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	02.16.2001 - Sculptor, UC Berkeley scientist, fuse math and art with help of soap bubbles, computers
		Collins' sculptures of intertwined arches and saddles were conceived through artistic intuition, not mathematical principles, yet they exhibit the grace and balance of the saddle-shaped "minimal surfaces" that soap films form as they stretch within twisted wire loops.
		When he learned that for each new idea Collins first painstakingly fashions a prototype from wire mesh and beeswax, he suggested the use of a computer program to visualize novel shapes in a fraction of the time it takes to build the prototypes.
		Collins then uses these computer drawings as templates to pre-cut 7/8-inch wood boards into convoluted shapes, which, when properly stacked on top of one another, form the new sculpture.
	www.berkeley.edu /news/media/releases/2001/02/16_sculp.html (584 words)

	mathartfun.com gallery Collins page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Brent Collins is a sculptor living in Gower, Missouri.
		Brent creates his works by cutting layers of wood and then gluing them together to build up a rough version of the sculpture.
		Brent's work was profiled in the "Mathematical Recreations" section of "Scientific American" magazine in February of 2000.
	mathartfun.com /shopsite_sc/store/html/Collins.html (132 words)

	Brent Collins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brent Collins (1941 - January 6, 1988) was an American actor, best known for his role as Mr.
		A dwarf, Collins was also diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, which traditionally causes its sufferers to grow larger than normal in size.
		Late in 1987, Collins grew rapidly from his short stature, which led to his fatal heart attack.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brent_Collins (214 words)

	Ashland Hardwood Gallery
		Sculptor Brent Collins is a self-taught artist and mathematician and has already contributed significant new bodies of work to both these fields of expression.
		Brent's extraordinary gifts have led to numerous speaking engagements in forums for both professional artists as well as leading mathematicians from around the globe.
		Brent's work was profiled in the "Mathematical Recreations" section of "Scientific American" magazine in February of 2000 and is represented with pride by the Ashland Hardwood Gallery.
	www.hardwoodgallery.com /en-us/dept_101.html (139 words)

	Ivars Peterson's MathTrek - A Graceful Sculpture's Showy Snow Crash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Collins is not a mathematician, yet his intuition and aesthetic sense have led him to explore patterns and shapes that have an underlying mathematical logic.
		Last month, Collins had a chance to realize one such daring, ethereal form on a massive scale, carved from a 20-ton block of hard, packed snow.
		In the early 1990s, Collins had been working on a series of sculptures in which each piece consisted of a punctured ring of intertwined saddle surfaces.
	www.maa.org /mathland/mathtrek_02_10_03.html (800 words)

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		Collins has 35 years of experience in space and missile systems during which he served as an active duty officer and in civil service positions for the U.S. Air Force and in increasingly responsible positions in the private sector.
		Collins also served as the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Space at the Pentagon where he was responsible for managing the cost, schedule and performance of a $4 billion portfolio of programs.
		Collins received a B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a M.S. degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
	www.satnews.com /stories10/180.html (308 words)

	Collins Sculptures
		A sampling of Collin's work, photographed by Phillip Geller.
		Collins then also created this second version of the trefoil toroid.
		Collins' and Séquin's solution differ mostly in the size of the central hole.
	http.cs.berkeley.edu /~sequin/SCULPTS/collins.html (411 words)

	Twists through space: interactive software helps sculptors visualize and refine their creations - Brief Article Science ...
		Brent Collins has spent more than a decade carving gracefully curved sculptures out of wood.
		Collins has recently created a family of sculptures in which each piece consists of a punctured ring of intertwined saddle surfaces.
		Using Sequin's sculpture generator, Collins specifies a unit, based on a piece of a Scherk surface, having a specific number ob holes and saddles.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1200/is_n9_v154/ai_21211108 (616 words)

	Andrew Collins Interview
		Brent Raynes: Let’s talk about the many different kinds of books that you’ve written over the years.
		Probably the earliest and most enigmatic representation of a constellation which is found in a painted cave in southeast France shows Cygnus at this time in the form of a bird at the end of a pole, in association with a bird shaman.
		Andrew Collins: Well, having worked with UFO encounters for almost 30 years now there’s nothing in any of the cases that I’ve covered (some of the ones that I covered were the most bizarre that ever took place in Britain) there’s nothing that firmly proves that what was occurring was of extraterrestrial nature.
	www.mysterious-america.net /andrewcollinsint.html (4339 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		COLLINS: All right, Jeff, you know a little bit earlier in the evening I spoke with the deputy national security adviser, just wondering what you think about their claims that this is all about selling books.
		COLLINS: Back to the Middle East now, where Israel is preparing for new suicide bombings and has seen in just the last few days a wave of young would-be bombers.
		COLLINS: Before we go to a break, a few more items from around the world now, starting in Spain, where memorial services were held for victims of the train bombings nearly two weeks ago in Madrid.
	edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0403/24/asb.00.html (6827 words)

	Scherk-Collins Sculpture Generator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Some of Brent Collins' recent wood sculptures can be understood geometrically as rings of saddle surfaces resulting from a toroidal warping of a truncated Scherk minimal surface.
		An intellectual collaboration with Brent Collins has already resulted in a couple of intriguing new wood sculptures.
		Here are two recent sculptures by Brent Collins photographed by Phillip Geller: followed by a simulation with our sculpture generator:
	www.cs.berkeley.edu /~sequin/SCULPTS/scherk.html (342 words)

	CS professor and sculptor merge talents to create elegant works of art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When he learned that for each new idea Collins first painstakingly fashions a prototype from wire mesh and beeswax, Séquin suggested using a computer program to visualize novel shapes in a fraction of the time it takes to build the prototypes.
		Collins then pre-cuts one-inch wood boards into convoluted shapes, which in turn are stacked to form the new sculpture.
		Collins can choose from a number of complex prototypes before beginning a new project.
	www.coe.berkeley.edu /EPA/EngNews/01S/EN8S/sequin.html (448 words)

	Lifestyles: Motoring: Collins Takes Toyota International Trophy
		By the end of the weekend Timaru driver Brent Collins had secured the series' International Trophy, awarded to the driver with the most points from the first four rounds.
		Collins got a great start, leaping into the lead off the line over Hartley, then Knight took advantage of the pressure on Hartley also and slipped through into second place.
		Collins extended a substantial lead by the eighth lap with Knight and Pither holding steady in second and third places.
	xtramsn.co.nz /lifestyles/0,,12622-4131456,00.html (819 words)

	Md. Man Charged With Terrorism Conspiracy - News - TheWBALChannel.com \| WBAL
		Collins reported that the house is under repair and neighbors told him authorities raided the residence between 1 p.m.
		Shah later agreed to meet Brent in June at a Columbia-area hotel, during which time, Brent allegedly discussed with Shah hardships in communicating with the training camps and his alleged desires to return.
		Collins reported Brent was tape-recorded as saying that going to the training camps was "one of the best decisions of my life." Prosecutors said Brent allegedly explained difficulty he encountered while trying to travel to the training camps.
	www.thewbalchannel.com /news/4810923/detail.html (729 words)

	Brent Collins (I) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Brent Collins was a dwarf who suffered from Marfan syndrome - the same...
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		Find where Brent Collins is credited alongside another name
	imdb.com /name/nm0172183 (97 words)

	Computer Seized From Terror Suspect's Home - News - TheWBALChannel.com \| WBAL
		Collins said Brent met with a confidential source in July at a Columbia-area hotel where federal undercover agents secretly tape-recorded the conversation.
		Brent also told agents his decision to go to the camps was "one of the better decisions of my life."
		Collins said sources indicated that the FBI also confiscated books and documents from Brent's Baltimore home that are related to the Middle East.
	www.thewbalchannel.com /news/4816299/detail.html (403 words)

	02.21.2001 - Computer scientist, artist make elegant art based on soap-bubble mathematics
		The Berkeley professor’s foray into art was inspired by the graceful geometrical wood forms of Missouri-based sculptor Brent Collins, whose work Séquin first saw in an issue of the art journal Leonardo.
		Collins’ sculptures of intertwined arches and saddles were the product of artistic intuition, not mathematical calculations.
		Using these computer drawings as templates, Collins pre-cuts one-inch wood boards into convoluted shapes, which in turn are stacked to form the new sculpture.
	www.berkeley.edu /news/berkeleyan/2001/02/21_bubbl.html (549 words)

	Movie Info for Tornado on MSN Movies
		Attempting to rescue a wounded soldier, Brent is himself seriously injured and left to die by heartless commanding officer Tony Marsina.
		But Brent isn't about to die just yet: he spends several grueling days hacking his way through the jungle, for the express purpose of beating Marsina to a pulp.
		Facing a court martial, Brent escapes to the wilds of Cambodia, where he determines to live out the rest of his life.
	entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=50649 (127 words)

	Bay City Bylines, Edition 2, Page 3
		As we are aware these actors died in "real life" allowing their characters to die along with them.
		Please add your piece to the tribute at Dedication to Douglas Watson, Constance Ford, and Brent Collins.
		Brent Collins' portrayal of the loyal and loving friend was terrific.
	www.angelfire.com /il2/TAWABayCityBylines/news2page3.htm (1076 words)

	June 18, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Collins briefed the Committee members on the changes to the substitute Resolution.
		Collins is recommending the Investment Committee be the reviewing agency for approving the loans, and Tina Carroll has agreed to pull the credit reports on applicants.
		There was still quite a bit of discussion as to whether or not this was a good idea, however with the recommended changes, Collins encouraged support.
	www.cheyennecity.org /june_18,_2003.htm (780 words)

	Brent Moore: ZoomInfo Business People Information
		Poudre coach Brent Moore said it makes sense that Svendsen likely will ditch the 50 in favor of the longer 200.
		Brent has been coaching swimming for 10 years, mostly for various summer club teams in Ft. Collins.
		Hunt, though, has been able to beat her share of mainstream swimmers, which does not surprise Moore and probably should not surprise anyone else.
	www.zoominfo.com /people/moore_brent_127655201.aspx (378 words)

	Cleveland house fire kills 4 children - CNN.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The victims were all children, believed to be ages 3, 5, 8 and 15, said Assistant Fire Chief Brent Collins.
		A woman who jumped from the window hurt her leg and ankle, and the two boys suffered burns on about 30 percent of their bodies, Collins said.
		The boys who escaped the blaze were pulled through the basement window by a passing motorist who broke a glass block window, Collins said.
	cnn.com /2006/US/11/07/cleveland.fire.ap/index.html (288 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		And earlier, CNN's Brent Sadler and a CNN crew came under fire during a dangerous foray into the city of Tikrit.
		Brent Sadler joining us now live from northern Iraq.
		COLLINS: Brent, I'm sure you know what I'm going to say, but we are so very thrilled to have you standing there and the rest of the crew as well all right.
	cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0304/13/ltm.01.html (574 words)

	Amazon.com: The Bitch: Books: Jackie Collins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		With 190 million copies of her books sold in more than 40 countries, Jackie Collins is one of the world's top-selling writers.
		Of all the Collins' books I've read, this is one of my least favorites.
		Sequel to Collins 'The Stud', this one sees her heroine Fontaine Khaled pitted against the wits of another high-flyer - the hard gambling Nico.
	www.amazon.com /Bitch-Jackie-Collins/dp/0061012521 (1318 words)

	Ivars Peterson's MathTrek -Mathematical Art on Display (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A surprising number of contemporary artists count mathematics--from Fibonacci numbers and the digits of pi to tetrahedra and Möbius strips--as the inspiration for their creations.
		For those fortunate enough to be in New York City, the Art and Mathematics 2000 exhibit offers a rich sampling of artworks inspired by mathematics, ranging from the gracefully curved sculptures of Brent Collins and tensegrity structures of Kenneth Snelson to the playful polyhedra of George Hart and the wavy painted grids of Doug Pedens.
		Brent Collins (http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~sequin/SCULPTS/collins.html, http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~sequin/SCULPTS/scherk.html, and Sculpture Generator, Oct. 4, 1999)
	www.maa.org /mathland/mathtrek_11_4_00.html (607 words)

	Bridges 2001 by Daniel F. Daniel for the Nexus Network Journal vol.3 no.4 Autumn 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Highlights of the year's conference included the presentation to the college of a sculpture titled "Genesis" by sculptor and conferee Brent Collins.
		Collins, an independent artist, and Carlo Sequin, from the computer department of the University of California at Berkeley, have collaborated on the mathematical implications of Collins' intuitive sculptures.
		Sequin investigates the mathematics of the sculptures and produces three-dimensional models through a process known as sterolithography.
	www.nexusjournal.com /conf_reps_v3n4-Daniel.html (927 words)

	Dedication (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Please take a moment to sign the dedication to commemorate these fine human beings.
		Here you can read or sign the dedication to Douglass Watson, Constance Ford or Brent Collins.
		But in my opinion, the best characters and actors on the show were Douglass Watson (Mackenzie "Mac" Cory), Constance Ford (Ada Hobson), and Brent Collins (Wallingford).
	www.angelfire.com.cob-web.org:8888 /il2/anotherworldantholog/Dedication.htm (839 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Abstract sculpture -- short set of links compiled by Carlo Sequin (includes, Bruce Beasley, Brent Collins, Helaman Ferguson, Bathseba Grossman, George Hart, Ken Herrick, Robert Longhurst, Chales perry, John Robinson and Keizo Ushio).
		Brent Collins article Geometries of curvature and their aesthetics.
		This includes some nice pictures of Brent Collins work -- much of which relates to "minimal surfaces" (soap films).
	nothung.math.uh.edu /~mike/hti/resources/Sculpture (69 words)

	ITG Forum
		Many of Brent Collins' sculptures have interesting rotational symmetries, and saddle-shaped surfaces (like a soap film or minimal surface).
		His 1998 sculpture "Atomic Flower II" consists of a central disk (perhaps representing a nucleus) with three looping arcs around it (the electrons).
		I will also demonstrate software that Carlo Sequin has used at Berkeley to emulate earlier work of Collins.
	www.itg.uiuc.edu /publications/forums/2000-11-30 (116 words)

	USATODAY.com - Ohio home was neighborhood gathering place before tragic fire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Authorities said Carter, who was in her 30s, lived in the house with her six kids.
		Eleven people were in the home when the blaze started about 3 a.m., Assistant Fire Chief Brent Collins said.
		All nine victims died of smoke inhalation, Cuyahoga County Coroner Dr. Elizabeth Balraj said Sunday.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-05-22-ohio-fire_x.htm (611 words)

	4 children dead in Cleveland house fire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The four children died from smoke inhalation, authorities said.
		and appeared to have started in the basement, Assistant Fire Chief Brent Collins said.
		Authorities were trying to determine the cause of the fire, though they said arson was not suspected at this time.
	www.pressofatlanticcity.com /news/nation/story/3412124p-12535459c.html (275 words)

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