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24 lectures
30 minutes each
The Power of a Mathematical Picture
Professor Tanton reminisces about his childhood home, where the pattern on the ceiling tiles inspired his career in mathematics. He unlocks the mystery of those tiles, demonstrating the power of visual thinking. Then he shows how similar patterns hold the key to astounding feats of mental calculation.x
Visualizing Negative Numbers
Negative numbers are often confusing, especially negative parenthetical expressions in algebra problems. Discover a simple visual model that makes it easy to keep track of what's negative and what's not, allowing you to tackle long strings of negatives and positives-with parentheses galore.x
Visualizing Ratio Word Problems
Word problems. Does that phrase strike fear into your heart? Relax with Professor Tanton's tips on cutting through the confusing details about groups and objects, particularly when ratios and proportions are involved. Your handy visual devices include blocks, paper strips, and poker chips.x
Visualizing Extraordinary Ways to Multiply
Consider the oddity of the long-multiplication algorithm most of us learned in school. Discover a completely new way to multiply that is graphical-and just as strange! Then analyze how these two systems work. Finally, solve the mystery of why negative times negative is always positive.x
Visualizing Area Formulas
Never memorize an area formula again after you see these simple visual proofs for computing areas of rectangles, parallelograms, triangles, polygons in general, and circles. Then prove that for two polygons of the same area, you can dissect one into pieces that can be rearranged to form the other.x
The Power of Place Value
Probe the computational miracle of place value-where a digit's position in a number determines its value. Use this powerful idea to create a dots-and-boxes machine capable of performing any arithmetical operation in any base system-including decimal, binary, ternary, and even fractional bases.x
Pushing Long Division to New Heights
Put your dots-and-boxes machine to work solving long-division problems, making them easy while shedding light on the rationale behind the confusing long-division algorithm taught in school. Then watch how the machine quickly handles scary-looking division problems in polynomial algebra.x
Pushing Long Division to Infinity
If there is something in life you want, then just make it happen!" Following this advice, learn to solve polynomial division problems that have negative terms. Use your new strategy to explore infinite series and Mersenne primes. Then compute infinite sums with the visual approach."x
Visualizing Decimals
Expand into the realm of decimals by probing the connection between decimals and fractions, focusing on decimals that repeat. Can they all be expressed as fractions? If so, is there a straightforward way to convert repeating decimals to fractions using the dots-and-boxes method? Of course there is!x
Pushing the Picture of Fractions
Delve into irrational numbers-those that can't be expressed as the ratio of two whole numbers (i.e., as fractions) and therefore don't repeat. But how can we be sure they don't repeat? Prove that a famous irrational number, the square root of two, can't possibly be a fraction.x
Visualizing Mathematical Infinities
Ponder a question posed by mathematician Georg Cantor: what makes two sets the same size? Start by matching the infinite counting numbers with other infinite sets, proving they're the same size. Then discover an infinite set that's infinitely larger than the counting numbers. In fact, find an infinite number of them!x
Surprise! The Fractions Take Up No Space
Drawing on the bizarre conclusions from the previous lecture, reach even more peculiar results by mapping all of the fractions (i.e., rational numbers) onto the number line, discovering that they take up no space at all! And this is just the start of the weirdness.x
Visualizing Probability
Probability problems can be confusing as you try to decide what to multiply and what to divide. But visual models come to the rescue, letting you solve a series of riddles involving coins, dice, medical tests, and the granddaddy of probability problems that was posed to French mathematician Blaise Pascal in the 17th century.x
Visualizing Combinatorics: Art of Counting
Combinatorics deals with counting combinations of things. Discover that many such problems are really one problem: how many ways are there to arrange the letters in a word? Use this strategy and the factorial operation to make combinatorics questions a piece of cake.x
Visualizing Pascal's Triangle
Keep playing with the approach from the previous lecture, applying it to algebra problems, counting paths in a grid, and Pascal's triangle. Then explore some of the beautiful patterns in Pascal's triangle, including its connection to the powers of eleven and the binomial theorem.x
Visualizing Random Movement, Orderly Effect
Discover that Pascal's triangle encodes the behavior of random walks, which are randomly taken steps characteristic of the particles in diffusing gases and other random phenomena. Focus on the inevitability of returning to the starting point. Also consider how random walks are linked to the gambler's ruin" theorem."x
Visualizing Orderly Movement, Random Effect
Start with a simulation called Langton's ant, which follows simple rules that produce seemingly chaotic results. Then watch how repeated folds in a strip of paper lead to the famous dragon fractal. Also ask how many times you must fold a strip of paper for its width to equal the Earth-Moon distance.x
Visualizing the Fibonacci Numbers
Learn how a rabbit-breeding question in the 13th century led to the celebrated Fibonacci numbers. Investigate the properties of this sequence by focusing on the single picture that explains it all. Then hear the world premiere of Professor Tanton's amazing Fibonacci theorem!x
The Visuals of Graphs
Inspired by a question about the Fibonacci numbers, probe the power of graphs. First, experiment with scatter plots. Then see how plotting data is like graphing functions in algebra. Use graphs to prove the fixed-point theorem and answer the Fibonacci question that opened the lecture.x
Symmetry: Revitalizing Quadratics Graphing
Throw away the quadratic formula you learned in algebra class. Instead, use the power of symmetry to graph quadratic functions with surprising ease. Try a succession of increasingly scary-looking quadratic problems. Then see something totally magical not to be found in textbooks.x
Symmetry: Revitalizing Quadratics Algebra
Learn why quadratic equations have quad" in their name, even though they don't involve anything to the 4th power. Then try increasingly challenging examples, finding the solutions by sketching a square. Finally, derive the quadratic formula, which you've been using all along without realizing it."x
Visualizing Balance Points in Statistics
Venture into statistics to see how Archimedes' law of the lever lets you calculate data averages on a scatter plot. Also discover how to use the method of least squares to find the line of best fit on a graph.x
Visualizing Fixed Points
One sheet of paper lying directly atop another has all its points aligned with the bottom sheet. But what if the top sheet is crumpled? Do any of its points still lie directly over the corresponding point on the bottom sheet? See a marvelous visual proof of this fixed-point theorem.x
Bringing Visual Mathematics Together
By repeatedly folding a sheet of paper using a simple pattern, you bring together many of the ideas from previous lectures. Finish the course with a challenge question that reinterprets the folding exercise as a problem in sharing jelly beans. But don't panic! This is a test that practically takes itself!x
Many people believe they simply aren't good at math—that their brains aren't wired to think mathematically. But just as there are multiple paths to mastering the arts and humanities, there are also alternate approaches to understanding mathematics. One of the most effective methods by far is visualization. If a picture speaks a thousand words, then in mathematics a picture can spawn a thousand ideas.
The Power of Mathematical Visualization teaches you these vital problem-solving skills in a math course unlike any you've ever taken. Taught by award-winning Professor James S. Tanton of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), these 24 half-hour lectures cover topics in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, number theory, probability, statistics, topology, and other fields—all united by fascinating connections that you literally see in graphics and projects designed by Professor Tanton. In demand worldwide for his teacher and student workshops, Dr. Tanton is MAA's Mathematician-at-Large—a globe-trotting advocate for teaching math "with beauty and joy and wonder and humanness," as he was recently quoted in The New Yorker magazine.
As an example of Dr. Tanton's approach, see the many applications of a simple game called dots-and-boxes, which is the gateway to a universe of mathematical concepts and operations– some of which might seem quite unrelated:
Long division: Elementary school students typically learn a traditional method of long division that works but can seem abstract. By contrast, the dots-and-boxes approach is more intuitive and actually explains why the traditional method works.
Binary arithmetic: The binary base system uses only 1's and 0's, which is how computers calculate with on/off switches. The game of dots-and-boxes makes arithmetic in binary and any other base system child's play—even for fractional bases.
Polynomials: The study of polynomials in algebra is, astoundingly, mostly a repeat of grade-school arithmetic, done in base x rather than base 10. Dots-and-boxes comes to the rescue for intimidating-looking polynomial problems, and even for dividing polynomials.
Decimals: With dots-and-boxes, you can demonstrate that every fraction has an infinitely long decimal expansion with a repeating pattern. For example, 1/3 = 0.33333…; 1/4 = 0.25000… (the repeating pattern is zero); and 13/99 = 0.131313….
And that's just the beginning. Once your mind is attuned to think about mathematical relationships in terms of visual models such as dots-and-boxes, the insights start to pile up. That's when you are truly doing mathematics—not just mechanically following an algorithm or formula you memorized in school. Visual thinking lets you see the logical steps that lead to an answer and grasp the solution that must be true.
Throughout the course, Dr. Tanton often adjourns to his tabletop lab to illustrate mathematical ideas with activities that you can try at home, involving poker chips, marbles, strips of paper, and other props. Some seem positively magical, like the miraculous division of a pile of jelly beans in the last lecture, where your method is inspired by a simple folding pattern.
Do Math the Way the Pros Do
Visual thinking is not a trick or a crutch designed for beginners; it is a key technique often employed by professional mathematicians to achieve brilliant insights, forge new paths of discovery, and find deeper connections in the world of mathematics. For this reason, The Power of Mathematical Visualization is suitable for a wide audience, including:
math students at every level, who want to survey the subject from the refreshing heights of the visual perspective;
puzzle and math aficionados, who love the creative side of mathematics and the opportunity for endless exploration;
math teachers, who want an idea-filled 12-hour demonstration of joyous and effective teaching; and
parents, who can best help their children with math homework by fostering a playful, enquiring attitude—just like Dr. Tanton's.
You start the course with pictures that go with grade-school arithmetic. As you study them, you see how they are springboards to more advanced ideas. For instance, visual thinking about multiplication can make perfect sense of why negative times negative is positive. Then you venture deeper, seeing how pictures that help you keep track of combinations of objects lead to Pascal's triangle and from there to the concept of structure in randomness. And simple exercises in folding paper end up with exquisite fractal images and the consideration of a truly astronomical problem.
Next, the famous Fibonacci numbers come into focus thanks to a visual model that is a well-kept secret. You also learn how symmetry can save the day with quadratic equations. You play with balance points in statistics and the idea of a fixed point in a stirred cup of coffee. And there's more!
Life Lessons from Math
Dr. Tanton is a charming teacher who makes math both easy and enjoyable with his playful approach. As you might expect from the winner of Raytheon's Math Hero Award (plus other prizes) and the author of acclaimed books on the delights of math, he has plenty of problem-solving tips, among them:
Make it happen: "If there's something in life you want," he says more than once, "then make it happen!" If an additional five on the left side of an equation makes the calculation easier, just tack it on—along with five on the right side to keep things balanced.
Take an easier way out: Instead of learning formulas and procedures by rote, simply follow your nose and common sense. Once you discover the deeper reason for a rule, such as the quadratic formula in algebra, then you won't need to memorize anything.
Don't stop: Nothing in mathematics leads to just one place. Think of a mathematical picture as a doorway to many destinations. One of the big lessons from this course is that an image can be interpreted in multiple ways, which is a powerful technique in mathematics.
Mull it over: When perplexed, don't be intimidated. Do a lot of staring and mulling. Play with the problem. Then take a break. Go for a walk. More often than not, your brain will surprise you! This is actually a good approach to many of life's muddles.
Mulling comes naturally to Professor Tanton. As a research mathematician, he can't help sharing a recent discovery he made by contemplating a simple diagram related to the Fibonacci series, turning it over and over in his mind. In Lecture 18, he walks you through the result, which is the world premiere of a brand new theorem. He discusses it exactly as he would with his colleagues over dinner—with barely contained excitement that you will find infectious.
Discover the advantages of seeing math from an entirely new angle, guided by a brilliant and engaging teacher in The Power of Mathematical Visualization.
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Title: Oceans Apart
Author: J.K. Hogan
Publisher: Euphoria Press
Release Date: October 1, 2018
Genre(s): MM Romance
Page Count: 368
Reviewed by: Kirstin
Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
Bored of with his mundane life, Leo Takahashi heads to the East Coast to find a new adventure. A series of unfortunate circumstances leave him in a potentially disastrous predicament: a gay man stranded in a backwater town of coastal North Carolina.
Sellars Hodge is a farmer from a long line of farmers who has never left his family's land. He's never even seen the ocean despite living less than ninety miles from the coast. In fact, he's never done or seen anything interesting—he's never even had a date.
When a stranded motorist stays at his house, Sellers gets a glimpse of everything he can never have. Though fear of his father's reaction keeps him silent, Sellars' two deepest secrets won't stay hidden. The more time he spends with Leo, the less satisfied he is with the hand he's been dealt and the choices he never had.
Leo wants to set up a quiet, independent life on the coast, but he feels pulled toward Sellars. He hates the idea of leaving such a vibrant, gentle giant behind to waste away on that farm.
Storms, both figurative and literal, brew in their lives, and they can only hope those storms clear the path to self-discovery and, most of all, love.
I'm blown away by how much I enjoyed reading this. It was such a good, wholesome adventure.
Leo Takahashi is bored with his mundane life in San Francisco and drives his beater BMW across the country. His destination is pretty much any beach town in North Carolina. When he's 90 minutes from the ocean his car breaks down. He's officially worried about being obviously gay and stuck on the side of the road in a rural farm town until he is greeted by Sellars Hodge, local closeted Farm Boy.
OMG was Sellars so freaking SWEET!! From the first time he saw Leo he was smitten and he tripped over his words, he blushed, he stared, he gaped like a fish. It was amazing. And Leo fed right into it. By the time there was anything between them I was dying for it. This is exactly the kind of slow burn heat that's wonderful to read.
Leo was a very toppy top and he'd been burned in the past because of it. As a sometimes makeup wearing petite man, he was put in the box of a sub enough to be wary of a giant like Sellars, but he soon realized they were a match when Sellars melted at his dominance. It was fun to read about a romance that varied from the norm, but was super sweet.
There was plenty of story line to keep the plot going as Sellars had to make a lot of decisions about his life and his future. I really enjoyed the backing that he had from his sisters and his mom. They stood up to his father countless times and didn't put up with his close-minded ways. It was truly refreshing to read about such a close family that stood by the youngest and accepted him over and over again.
Overall, this story had everything you could want. The MC's were from totally different backgrounds and classes and meshed so well. There was low angst, high heat, slow burn, family values, and an overabundance of love.
I'd definitely recommend this sweet story of love to everyone.
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Mar 1
Men's Tennis - OAC Quarterfinals
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Mar 12
Housing Lottery Roommate Selection Begins
The Housing Lottery has begin.
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Mar 21
Swimming & Diving vs. NCAA Div. III Championships
9:00 am to 11:00 pm · Indianapolis, Ind.View Event Details
Mar 22
Turnitin - Technology to Improve Student Writing
Turnitin is an internet-based plagiarism prevention service to promote best practices among stude
10:00 am to 11:00 am · Taft 209View Event Details
Mar 22
Chapel worship is always a highlight of the week!
11:00 am to 11:50 am · English Chapel SanctuaryView Event Details
Mar 22
Good Neighbor Meeting
In addition to completing the Off-Campus Housing Form, all students leaving ONU housing to live o
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm · McIntosh BearcaveView Event Details
Mar 22
ONU HealthWise STRONG Class
Open to students, employees and retirees.
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CPNP Mental Health Week Pizza Party
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Brother2Brother Meeeting
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Love's Fire
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Officials warn against use of illegal aerial fireworks
KAILUA-KONA — The Hawaii Fire Department is cautioning residents about the dangers of illegal aerial pyrotechnics now that fireworks tents have opened across town.
While fireworks became available for sale on Tuesday, authorities warned about the dangers of illegal aerial fireworks as they have already had numerous reports of the devices being ignited. Officials asked the public to report information about the location of these pyrotechnics if they see them.
Just in the past week, Hawaii Island police received seven fireworks nuisance calls in Kona. Hawaii Police Maj. Robert Wagner said overall this year, there have been 37 calls in Kona and 336 islandwide.
"Please remember that anyone igniting aerial pyrotechnic displays risk not only their life but also the lives of loved ones nearby and potentially neighbors as well," a press release from the department issued Tuesday states.
Wagner said one specific concern is brush fires as the Kona side of the island is much drier compared to other areas.
The major suggested people keep fireworks confined to their property, away from dry grassy areas and think safety first.
State law dictates anyone purchasing, possessing, storing, setting off, igniting or discharging aerial devices, display fireworks or articles pyrotechnic without a valid pyrotechnic permit may face felony charges resulting in a five-year term of imprisonment if convicted.
Anyone having information about the location of illegal fireworks is asked to call the police department's nonemergency line at 935-3311 or 911 if it is an emergency situation.
Jeff Kreman, Phantom Fireworks West Coast distribution manager, is aware of the safety concerns officials have with fireworks. However, he said the fireworks industry has done the work to ensure they are abiding by each jurisdiction's regulations and testing their products to make sure they are safe for use.
Kreman was out overseeing setup of a tent in the Petco parking lot Tuesday morning. The dance group Te Ea O Turama is running the operation at that site.
Kreman said each local jurisdiction allows for different fireworks and regulations. In Hawaii County, safe and sane fireworks are allowed for purchase, as well as firecrackers with the purchase of a $25 permit.
With the fireworks, Kreman said, sparks can't go higher or wider than 10 feet.
"The illegal products hurt our business," Kreman said.
Kreman added those purchasing illegal aerial fireworks are breaking the law and authorities are just concerned about safety.
"It's supposed to be fun," he said.
Dance group coordinator Criste Ching and other dancers were excited about the products they were putting on display in the tent. While there are all the classic items available, there are a lot of new fireworks out for sale this year.
Ching said some people do ask about aerials and she tells them they only sell the legal fireworks.
"We tell them there's plenty of fun right here," she said as she gestured to the various colorfully-boxed fireworks in the tent.
Fireworks can be set off from 9 p.m. New Year's Eve to 1 a.m. New Year's Day.


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Below are exhibitions at Wayne State and around the country featuring work from the University Art Collection. To see our past exhibition, check out our Exhibition Archive.
Current Exhibitions
Robert Sestok, Rock and Roll, 1978-79, Gift of James Pearson Duffy, 1992, Wayne State University Art Collection
Rock and Roll by Robert Sestok
Long-term installation
COBO Center, Detroit, MI
Originally installed in the Duffy & Company warehouse, James Pearson Duffy's pipe warehouse cum Cass Corridor art museum, this singular work by Robert Sestok which combines his interests in painting, sculpture, line and form has been missing one major component since it was donated to WSU in 1992 - its colorful florescent lights, which helped give meaning to its title Rock and Roll.
The work has now been re-illuminated with LED lighting and vibrantly hangs at COBO Center on long-term loan. The restoration work was funded by Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority/COBO Center. The effort was spearheaded by the collection and Maureen Devine, curator of art for COBO.
Cass Corridor Culture: In and Around Wayne State, 1960s - 1980s
David Adamany Undergraduate Library, Third Floor
Gullen Mall, Detroit
This permanent exhibition highlights the work of artists, poets and musicians, many of whom lived and worked in 'the Corridor' during those years. The counterculture of the 1960s and `70s had its roots on college and university campuses, including WSU, where artists, musicians, poets and writers developed a strong and vibrant creative community. This display features some of the most iconic art created by artists of the Cass Corridor, including works by Jim Chatelain, John Egner, Brenda Goodman, Bradley Jones, Ann Mikolowski, Gordon Newton and The Alternative Press.
Click for more images and essay 'Art and the Industrial City,' by Dr. Dora Apel.
Online Exhibitions
Considered to be one of Detroit's most prolific and reclusive artists, Gordon Newton has never faltered in conveying the raw depth of his emotions or the story of his environment through painting, drawing, sculpting, or reconstructing. Newton's contributions to the art world help to define the style of the Cass Corridor movement as well as place it within the larger context of the history of avant-garde art in Detroit and beyond. Newton's work of the past several decades has been described as "dense" and "all-consuming," which can also be applied to the method in which he works. By exhausting ideas and themes and using different approaches to artistic invention over the course of his career, Newton has never failed to generate projects comprised of intricately layered meaning. This online exhibition focuses on Newton's decades-long series of daily mailings to his friend and most ardent collector, James Pearson Duffy. Click here to read more.
Roy Charles Gamble was an American impressionist painter, muralist and portraitist with Detroit roots. As a young painter Gamble's studies and travels branched from Detroit to New York to Paris and back. A combination of curiosity and happenstance took Gamble on a path directly through the epicenters of painting evolution in the early 20th century. Gamble was nourished with a unique blend of American Impressionism, Classicism, French Post-Impressionist, Social Realism and Ashcan School ideologies. The perfect storm of influence combined with Gamble's mid-western breeding developed an original artistic eye and laid the groundwork for a lifetime of skillful painting. Click here to read more.
Since its rise to prominence in the 1970's, Installation art has been a medium which encourages the use of non-traditional materials, forms of presentation, and processes of creation. Judy Pfaff (b. 1946), an artist who is most noted for such work, employs all of these approaches in her installations which span multiple media including drawing, sculpture and painting. Pfaff has received numerous awards, including a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Award (2004), fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation(1983) and the National Endowment for the Arts (1986).
Pfaff's life has been active and migrant—she lived in three countries, and attended four institutions, each in different states, before obtaining her first degree. Born in London shortly after the end of World War II, Pfaff relocated to Detroit with her mother when she was thirteen. While growing up in Detroit, she found herself struggling with subjects like math and science, but excelled in art and humanities. Pfaff enrolled in Cass Technical High School in Detroit—a school known for its vital arts program. In 1965, Pfaff attended Wayne State University, where she studied for a few semesters. Though Pfaff never received a degree from Wayne State University, she sites her experiences at the institution and the instructors she met there as being important to the formation and development of her work. Three years later, the artist moved to Illinois and began attending Southern Illinois University. Like Wayne State, Pfaff only attended this institution for a few semesters before moving to Lund, Sweden, where she worked on a farm for a year. Upon her return to the United States, Pfaff attended the Norfolk Summer School of Music and Art, and finally Washington University in St. Louis where she received her BFA in 1971. In Norfolk, Pfaff began assisting head of the summer program—Robert Reed, a noted abstract painter who later helped her get into Yale's prestigious MFA program. While at Yale, Pfaff studied under the abstract expressionist painter, Al Held, receiving her MFA in 1973. Click here to read more
Many are aware of the enormous contributions Arthur C. Danto has made to contemporary art. His pivotal works such asThe Transfiguration of the Commonplace (1981) and After the End of Art (1997) revolutionized the field of Philosophical Aesthetics. Few, however, know Danto as a successful artist—a decade-long career that preceded his tenure as one of the most highly regarded philosophers and art critics of our time. Through Danto's 2010 gift of all his prints and original woodblocks to the Wayne State University Art Collection, recognition of his art making is being revived.
Arthur C. Danto grew up in Detroit and in 1948 received his B.A. in Fine Arts from Wayne University (now Wayne State University) and his M.A (1949) and Ph.D. (1952) from Columbia University. He began exhibiting his art in national exhibitions in the early 1950's. During this decade Danto's woodcuts were exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Los Angeles County Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Following a successful solo exhibition at NYC's Associated American Artists gallery in 1960, Danto gave up making art and turned his interests exclusively to philosophy and art criticism. His essay 'Stopping Making Art' speaks to this pivotal moment in his life.
This online exhibition has been supported through a Wayne State University Research Enhancement Program Arts and Humanities grant. Through this valued support and the artist's generous permission, students of WSU's Printmaking program created two special editions of Arthur C. Danto woodcut prints from the artist's original woodblocks. These prints are available for purchase to benefit the newly established Arthur C. Danto Scholarship providing support to students in the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art & Art History.
Kathe Kollwitz, The Mothers (war series), 1923
Online Exhibitions feature selected gifts and new highlights from the University Art Collection. Our latest online exhibition showcases stunning German Expressionist works by Kathe Kollwitz, Erich Heckel, Otto Mueller, and more.
Mary Ann Aitken, Flowers 1 - 3, c. 1983
Online Exhibitions feature selected gifts and new highlights from the University Art Collection. Currently on display are works from John Sloan, an important figure in early 20th Century painting, and Peter Williams, one of Wayne State's celebrated painting instructors. View the Recent Additions gallery now.
Find out about the current, or upcoming exhibitions at Wayne State's Elaine L. Jacob Gallery and Art Department Gallery.


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Our panelists will consider the ways Los Angeles history and film history intersect. The first panelist will look at the Selig Zoo as an important component of the rise of film studios in Southern California, drawing connections between the spectacle of wildlife viewing and early film industry practices. Our next panelist will examine the porous boundaries between early Hollywood art/production design and modern architecture (what would become known as California Modernism). Next, our third panelist will explore how the image of Los Angeles as a white space, despite being one of the most diverse U.S. cities, continues on film through established film stars as celebrity tour guides. Lastly, our final panelist will focus on how the late 1970s and early 1980s Los Angeles punk rock scene overlapped with the region's independent film scene, infusing filmmaking culture with punk music's DIY ethic and influencing an approach to film production that can be seen in recent films such as Sean Baker's Tangerine (2015).
Chair: John Trafton, Seattle University
René Thoreau Bruckner, Columbia College Hollywood, "Wildness Enclosed: The Film-Animal Industry in Los Angeles"
James Tweedie, University of Washington, "The Art Director as Architect, or the Construction of Classical Hollywood"
Michael Green, Arizona State University, "Whiteness in the Los Angeles-set Films of Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling"
John Trafton, Seattle University, "L.A. Punk Cinema and La Caméra-Stylo"


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Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.
That in love he was free of their anger, that his tenderness was impervious to their brutality, that he had become from a world they could not breach, that aflame with love he was not consumed, that he had given himself to them more wholly than they could either fully receive or prevent was already resurrection.
Deep Blessings, Pastor Steve
______________________ Copyright © Steve Garnaas-Holmes Unfolding Light www.unfoldinglight.net


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Sometimes you can try other kind of watch if you are tires of wearing the wrist watch. You can wear the wrist watch this week and wear other different watch next week. With regard to the other watch, I see a unique different watch-owl bronze pocket watch from Banggood website. It is both a watch and a necklace jewelry. It is so characteristic that I want to possess it to embellish my outfits in the daily life. The whole appearance of it is the owl and the watch is on its body part. The most amazing thing is that it is linked by a chain so we can use it as the necklace. With this watch, it can add a retro feeling to our look and make us more charming.
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Nollywood Actress Wunmi Toriola shows off killer curves as she celebrates her birthday
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2015 was a good year for my hobby. I started developing and scanning my own black and white film at home. I acquired, in my opinion, one of the best looking cameras ever made, and I exposed more film than I ever thought I could. One of the reasons I thought it was a success was the fact that I set goals early in the year. Something to strive for.
So to start off 2016, I'm going to set some goals for things I'd like to work on this year.
Print More Photos
I did not print a single photo in 2015. Not one. I think as photographers we get stuck in the rut of showing uploading photos to the Internet for people to view on uncalibrated monitors and smartphones. Printing lets me control a number of variables including size, printing material, and how the final image looks. I'm not talking about getting stuff printed at Walmart or Costco, but taking it to someone who knows what their doing. I've already connected with a local print shop and can't wait to work with them to see what they can do.
I also want to learn to print photos in the darkroom. Our local darkroom has enlargers and printing facilities and I think it would be a great experience to have complete control over a photo from shooting it, developing it and printing it all through an analog process. This is a bit lower on the priority list though.
The third kind of printing I was to work on this year is making photo books. Nothing fancy. Just some photo books to capture things like our summer vacation, family photos, and my solo camping/photos. In the past I've simply used the Photos application on my iMac and it seems to work just fine.
Develop Colour Film at Home
Don't get me wrong. I love shooting and developing black and white film at home but that has partially been because the set of chemicals is different for doing colour. Until now, shooting colour film has been really expensive as I have to send it to a professional lab to get it done. Plus the cost of film isn't cheap either. After conducting some research, I've already purchased a bulk roll of 100′ of colour negative film (Rollei CN 200) and hand rolled it into about 21 film canisters. This reduces the cost of purchasing the film by at least 50%. I've also already taken the plunge and purchased a colour development kit which includes all the chemicals required. I just need to go shoot a couple rolls and dive right in. Apparently, the temperature tolerances are much tighter than with black and white film which can be out a couple degrees, so that is my biggest worry.
Host a Film Photo Walk in Peterborough
In 2015, I attended a couple film photo walks and absolutely loved it. Swapping stories and checking out gear of other film shooters was awesome. I've done a bunch of (digital) photo walks in the past, but you don't get that sense of camaraderie, and everyone stares at the back of their screens the whole time. With film shooters meetups, it just feels more social. With Peterborough having one of Canada's longest operating darkrooms, and home to the month long Spark Photography Festival, I figure it would be a great place for fellow film shooters to get together and do a photo walk.
Shooting & Home Developing Large Format Film
Large format photography is something that I never thought I'd be interested in. The cost and time it takes to get a single shot is well beyond what I'm used to with shooting 35mm film, medium format film, and especially with digital. Early last year, I started reading more and more about large format photography where a single image is made on a sheet of film instead of a roll. The more I read, the more intrigued I became. The image quality was awesome and really lends itself to large prints. Also in 2015, a new 4×5 camera was designed and built in England by the Intrepid Camera Company that offers what I would be looking for in a large format camera for a price that I'd be willing to pay. Fellow Ontarian film shooter Alex Luyckx was lucky enough to back the Kickstarter project and recently received his camera (pictured here). There's also a Kickstarter project for a SP-445 film development system for 4×5 sheet film. Both of these options bring the realm of large format photography within my reach financially.
That's all I have for now. My goals might shift throughout the year and I may add to it. I'm looking forward to diving right into it!


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Weekly News Recap: March 18, 2016
A rendering of the exterior of Studio Bell which will house the National Music Centre.
Events and activities
- The Future of the Not For Profit Sector and Fundraising ViTrēo's Andrea McManus will be presenting at this session. This is a ticketed event. EVENT DATE:Thursday, 31 March 2016 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM (MDT) (March 2016)
Philanthropic personalities
- Angelina Jolie 2016: Actress Encouraged To Quit Hollywood For Philanthropy Work Instead? [VIDEO] Some say she should quit acting and fully embrace her role as an 'international philanthropist'. I admire what she is trying to do but I do wonder how much of her celebrity is mixed in to this equation. Thoughts? (3/16/16)
Trends and shifts
Can China's New Charity Law Fix a Dismal Donation Rate? More on our ongoing look at charitable giving in China. China's dismal donation rate is attributed primarily to a lack of faith in charities in China. It will be interesting to see if this law changes this perception. (3/17/16)
Speed Museum Turns to a Spreadsheet to Increase Diversity Using a 'board matrix' to help diversify board composition is a great idea. I wish more boards would do this. (3/15/16)
European Museums Are Shifting to American Way of Giving "The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has seen government funding drop to 40 percent of the budget after supplying as much as 70 percent in 2012. The museum's development office now has 15 people, up from three in 2009." The more things stay the same, the more they change (or is it the other way around?). (3/15/16)
Three Trends for the Next 50 Years Deflation, chemistry, employee-free society. Interesting. "Idea sex." Chemistry is the one that I think will make the biggest impact. What do you think? (3/14/16)
Philanthropic Controversy
Board Chair Takes Helm at Wounded Warrior—but Donors Have the Floor A follow up on a previous story we shared. Cautionary tale with even more bad outcomes. (3/15/16)
Laval University to change campaign poster that looks like Nazi-era symbol ViTrēo's Scott Decksheimer notes, "Even the big universities get it wrong." Laval's fundraising campaign aims to raise $350 million for the school's 350th anniversary. CANADIAN STORY (3/13/16)
Staten Island: City Hall bungled $90M donation for rec center This was to be one of 27 Kroc Centers across the country. These centers all stem from from a $1.5 billion bequest by Joan Kroc, heir to the McDonald's fortune, to the Salvation Army. One of the requirements of the bequest require millions in local funding — raised by grass-roots groups and/or state and city governments — to confirm a commitment to long-term stability. (3/13/16)
NOTE - PAYWALL: Donor Beware: The New Realities of Philanthropy "The rest of us may wonder why we subsidize their giving." Great article in Wall Street Journal talking about Phil Knight's recent $400 million gift to Stanford. (3/11/16)
Tools and talent
- WHAT THE FACEBOOK FOR NONPROFITS WEBSITE LEFT OUT Follow up article to a previous post we did on Facebook's nonprofit website. Good stuff here, perhaps Facebook will take note. (3/14/16)
Ten things the charity sector needs to do to restore its reputation This is a follow up story from a previous post about problems with the U.K. charity sector. Good stuff here. Thanks to Mick Mulloy for sharing the link. (3/3/16)
Sorry about All That "Impact Revolution in Philanthropy" Stuff "...why he would continue to say from his bully pulpit at Charity Navigator that donors were increasingly clamoring for information proving impact even when the research (that's right – the research) in no way supported that..." Amen. Glad to hear that many are going back on their earlier comments about 'impact'. These comments were very damaging and...costly to the nonprofit sector. (3/4/16)
Heart and Stroke Foundation brings basic CPR training to your smartphone This is literally a life-saving app. Nice work from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. CANADIAN STORY (3/17/16)
Ingenico installs multi-payment charity donation screens in Paris This is very innovative and cool. Plus, I just love how you say daffodil in French...Jonquille. (3/15/16)
Life and career hacks
7 Surprisingly Simple Rules to Change Your Life I like all of these but #5 speaks to me...personally. (3/16/16)
8 Unintuitive Lessons on Being a Designer "Good design is obvious." Yes, yes it is. (3/14/16)
A better offer letter Brilliant. Truly brilliant. At ViTrēo we aspire to this level of simplicity. (3/11/16)
Remember to Slam the Door Behind You Stop doing things you hate. Burn bridges but make sure they are the right bridges. (3/11/16)
Millennials & Community Give, serve, inspire: The millennial mantra. (March 2016)
Studies, facts, and stats
Blackbaud Study Uncovers the Impact of Political Giving on Charitable Giving Is the pie finite? According to this study, it is not, "The study's overall assertion is that political giving during the 2012 election did not, in fact, suppress charitable giving. Donors to political campaigns continued their support of charitable causes." (3/17/16)
Canada's population surpasses 36 million Good to know. Stuff to use. CANADIAN INFO (3/16/16)
PDF: BEYOND FUNDRAISING: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BUILD A CULTURE OF PHILANTHROPY? An important report on the "culture" of philanthropy. (March 2016)
The Philanthropy Outlook 2016 & 2017 Marts & Lundy's annual trends document. Worth a look. (March 2016)
UK SURVEY SHOWS INTERIM MANAGERS MAKE BUSINESSES MORE COMPETITIVE Five reasons why: Flexibility and Scalability, Specialist Expertise, Speed, Outcome Focused, ROI/Value for Money. A service we offer at ViTrēo. Thanks to Mick Mulloy for sharing this link. (3/7/16)
Large Gifts
Wallace Foundation to invest $47 million in redesigning principal preparation These funds are directed to redesign as many as six university training programs each of which will be expected to partner with several school districts. The goal: Better prepare school principals. (3/16/16)
Alberta Food Banks receives its largest donation ever from CIBC Food banks in Alberta are experiencing significant increased in demand due to the economic downturn. This is a fantastic response. Thank you CIBC! ALBERTA STORY (3/16/16)
Nevada Museum of Art receives $1.5M donation The Nevada Museum of Art received a $1.5 million contribution from a local museum trustee and arts advocate, John C. Deane. The contribution makes it possible to maintain the position of senior curator and deputy director. (3/16/16)
Proposed Lismore gallery gets $500,000 donation Nice bequest in Australia. Interesting that this gift is four times what the State of New South Wales is giving. (3/15/16)
Nordea-fonden donation accelerates Amager nature park project in Copenhagen A 55 million kroner ($10.8 million CAD) from the charitable fund Nordea-fonden will help Copenhagen build an urban nature park ten times the size of New York's Central Park. What a fantastic gift to generations of danish and world citizens. Norden fonden is a danish foundation established upon the merger of three major banks. (3/15/16)
UDance student philanthropy raises $1.7 million to battle childhood cancer Dance dance baby! Awesome. The University of Delaware's students hosted their 10th annual 12-hour dance marathon on Sunday, March 13, with the theme "Pushing Cancer Overboard" and raised a record amount of $1,701,667.81 for the fight against childhood cancer. (3/15/16)
Masonic Children's Hospital gets $2.5M donation to treat victims of child abuse A $2.5 million gift from the Otto Bremner Trust has been given to the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital to help the hospital better treat the thousands of kids who are abused and neglected every year. Created in 1944, the Otto Bremner Trust assists people in achieving full economic, civic and social participation in and for the betterment of their communities. (3/15/16)
National Bank of Canada donates $1M to construction of Studio Bell in Calgary's East Village Lovely to see National Bank step up along with the rest of Canada's big banks. Nice work National Bank and thank you! CALGARY STORY (3/14/16)
Baudette receives donation to build hockey arena The town of Baudette, Minnesota is building a new arena thanks to an anonymous $5 million donation. (3/14/16)
Miracle On 17th Street? St. Adalbert Gets $3M Gift, Hopes To Stay Open A catholic church in Chicago gets a new lease on life from an anonymous donation. (3/14/16)
Liberty Science Center to create nation's largest planetarium with $5M donation Wowzers! Liberty Science Center is located in Jersey City, New Jersey. This gift is from Jennifer Chalsty, a Short Hills resident and former high school teacher who has served on the board since 2004. The contribution is the largest the interactive learning facility has ever received from an individual. (3/14/16)
Donation leads to quantum leap The construction of underground quantum physics test labs and research into the development of new superconductors will be supported by a $11 million donation from UBC Alumnus Stewart Blusson. Stewart Blusson co-discovered the Ekati Diamond Mine, 300 km north of Yellowknife. CANADIAN STORY (3/13/16)
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The Internet and Security
By Darby Patterson
Government Technology Magazine
Before September 11, Americans with Internet access might have assumed that surfing the Web was an international, 21st century right. However, as it became clear that the Internet could also used as a terrorist tool—for example, some terrorist organizations have their own Web sites—policy makers are questioning this assumption.
Many nations have been quite aggressive about encouraging online access with unlimited boundaries. Others, like Singapore, Russia, Cuba, Iran and China, support the use of technology but have strict guidelines about what kind of content may be posted. Surveillance of Web sites is a fact of online life in these nations. In much of the Arab world, content that conflicts with cultural and religious teachings is prohibited.
In the wake of the September attacks, there may also be renewed calls for surveillance of Internet communications in the US. Previously, advocates of a free and open Web raised a warning alarm when it was suggested that eavesdropping or tracking of messages might enhance global security. It is likely these voices could be drowned out by the call for heightened vigilance amid a new sense of danger.
It is not an exaggeration to say that, prior to Sept. 11, we were in the nascent years of a peaceful revolution that promised deep changes in our global culture. That peace has been shattered. How will the vast benefits of information technology be balanced with the potential evils it makes possible? Can resources in education, health, medicine, government, commerce and science remain fully open and available to the worldwide audience?
In the aftermath of the attacks we learned how important technology has become in daily life. Cell phone calls from in-flight victims shed light on the horrible event; New York City posted an emergency Web site; United Airlines pulled its site and posted disaster information. The Internet became a resource for information, communication and comfort, as scores of new sites were devoted to personal messages about the tragedy. E-mails sailed around the country as friends let friends know they were safe.
At the same time, commentators pointed out that Bin Laden and his people had access to that same technology. Terrorists monitor broadcasts, infiltrate security and communicate using sophisticated codes. Extremists who hide in remote areas are no longer remote — technology delivers as easily to a bunker as to a big city.
Almost as immediate as shock and outrage, was the pronouncement that this breech of our open society should not alter the freedoms we've come to take for granted. To allow an extremist act to close the doors would be to betray our history and principles — principles that are admired around the world.
Clearly, there are societies and nations that do not welcome Western ideals of individualism, democracy, equal rights and free speech. Access to the World Wide Web means exposure to these, and other concepts that that are not uniformly shared.
For example, in Saudi Arabia, where most women are forbidden to drive or work with men, the Web has become an economic tool. They are able to do research, establish home-based businesses and communicate while remaining within the strict guidelines of religious and political laws. Internet commerce is very popular in the country and, once its potential was understood, women flocked to the Web for opportunities that had not previously been available to them. Experts estimate that three-fourths of Internet users in Saudi Arabia are women. Of course, the country has strict censoring of Web content, according to its own standards about what is, and is not, appropriate.
Popularly known as the "most wired state in the Arab world," the United Arab Emirate's policy on Internet content demonstrates how subjective ideas about information can be. The UAE believes that restricting access to the World Wide Web is a benefit to its people, not censorship. Preventing exposure to certain ideas and images, UAE officials claim, will preserve morality and protect people. In a letter to Leonard Sussman, writing for a Freedom House survey, the Qatari ambassador to the U.N. wrote, "… Prohibition, in this respect, therefore, is not deprivation but enrichment; not suppression, but discipline, and not limitation but expansion."
Singapore, a world technology leader, also moved to make some Internet sites off-limits to users. Officials identified sites having pornography and hate language that could create public discord or criminal activity. The government directed some Internet service providers to block Web sites with "alt.sex" in the title. Providers must be licensed and agree to guidelines regarding political speech, remarks about religion and something vaguely described as "contents which propagate permissiveness or promiscuity." Certain types of satire are also forbidden.
Once again, society must consider basic questions that have been entertained since the great Greek philosophers first chronicled their thoughts on individual rights and freedom.
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Tricky Triangle
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Tricky Triangle
A new collection in threes By Jon Fischer
A new collection in threes By Jon Fischer
A TRIANGLE IS a plane figure with three straight sides and three angles.
- A triangle is a fundamental form–every triangle is self-balanced by nature.
- The angles of a triangle always sum to exactly 180 degrees because every triangle must perfectly fold back on itself in three straight steps.
- Any point along the perimeter of a triangle may be selected as the beginning of its closed path, but this also establishes the same point as the termination, and no one point along this path is more fundamentally suited than any other point to serve in this way.
"Tricky Triangle" is an ongoing collection of mixed media works. Tricky Triangles are relationships of threes that connect a closed path with no fundamental end nor beginning.
A Tricky Triangle could present a passing joke or a universal human truth, a tenuous impression or an irreducible metaphysical situation.
A Tricky Triangle could present a passing joke or a universal human truth, a tenuous impression or an irreducible metaphysical situation.
1. Past, Present, Future.
THE PASSAGE OF TIME is one of the least understood aspects of human existence.
- The (meta)physics:
There is no consensus about what time is. It is true that we can measure the passage of time like we can measure the distance of a football field, but this just ends up demonstrating that time not the fixed entity we perceive it to be. One period of time, according to the most precise measurements we are now capable of making, can behave differently for separate observers. The sense of mystery is deepened by the observation that pure energy appears to be fundamentally linked to time: for reasons that are not understood the speed of light is the only truly fixed measurement of time that is currently known. This furthers the sense that any direct understanding of time is impossible.
- The art:
This series asks the question "how is a physical imprint like our experience of time?" It consists of hundreds of screen prints on fabric, wood, and paper that are intricately layered and preserved in large geometric constructions. Here the screen printing process is used to recreate photographs, artifacts, and curiosities from many points along the course of a history that is definitely personal and possibly infinite. Part sixty pound tarot deck, part three way spacetime portal, and part optical illusion, each work sealed in resin is a unique capsule that contemplates the shifting interplay between natural rhythms, human cycles, and the closed path of time.
Also, there are rhymes.
- The solution: If memory of the past is just a neurochemical imprint that gives us the power to generate meaning and beauty from pure randomness, can a mechanical imprint through a screen reveal the same thing? For reasons that are not understood, you have the ability to use available materials to imprint available experiences. Screen printing is the most literal way to do this.
March 31 – May 31, 2015
Secession Art and Design
Curated by Eden Stein
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Secession Art and Design
Curated by Eden Stein
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Last year, the legislature passed a bill requiring the Department to come up with such a plan. In April, it did so, and the disability rights community in Wisconsin found it sorely lacking.
Over the last 15 years, Wisconsin has become a leader in creating two innovative programs for helping people with disabilities receive care in their homes. Those two programs are called Family Care and IRIS, which stands for Include, Respect, I Self-Direct. At year's end, there were about 40,000 people in Family Care and 13,000 in IRIS.
The proposed change "will not save money, but will disrupt the lives of people using IRIS and Family Care by forcing them into for-profit insurance companies," said a May 16 press release from a group called Save IRIS, Wisconsin's Self Direction Advocates.
Other disability rights groups also opposed the change, including Disability Rights Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Long-Term Care Coalition. Both of them urged the Health Services Department to scrap its plan.
On June 9, Health Services Secretary Kitty Rhoades did just that. She sent a letter to the heads of the Joint Finance Committee, Senator Alberta Darling and Representative John Nygren.
"We have received comments, feedback and questions from providers, advocates, legislators, and most importantly consumers," she wrote. "Therefore, I am writing to withdraw the concept plan."
One of the legislators she had heard from was Representative Melissa Sargent, who wrote a commentary in the Capital Times on May 9, calling the plan "an attempt to make a profit off of Wisconsin's most vulnerable citizens." Sargent said that UnitedHealthcare was one company angling for such a state contract. "Eric Schutt, Walker's former chief of staff, is the vice president of external affairs for this company. They have been aggressively lobbying the Legislature to ensure they receive the contract, and the profits that will come with it. Cronyism at its worst."
UnitedHealthcare spent $124,000 on lobbying in Wisconsin last year, according to the Government Accountability Board's website.
From 2009 through 2015, UnitedHealthcare of Wisconsin's PAC gave $21,000 to candidates and campaign committees. The top two gifts were $6,000 to the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee and $2,500 to the Committee to Elect a Republican Senate. The PAC also gave $1,500 to the State Senate Democratic Committee.
During the same period, employees of UnitedHealthcare gave $30,035 to candidates for office. Scott Walker received the most, with $6,833. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald was next, with $2,800.


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Arnett rebound with 3-1 win over newcomers Dunbeholden
Dunbeholden FC 1 Gayle (90+2) Arnett Gardens 3 Reid (20th, 80th), Morgan (45th)
After being held to two consecutive stalemates, former champions Arnett Gardens returned to winning ways in fine fashion as they got by Dunbeholden FC 3-1 in the Red Stripe Premier League encounter at the Spanish Town Prison Oval yesterday.
It was a more clinical display from the "Junglists" who were led by a brace from Fabian Reid (20th and 80th minutes), while Captain Marvin Morgan (45th) got the other before being forced off the field with an injury.
Kemone Gayle grabbed a consolation for Dunbeholden FC in 90+2 minutes.
With the win, Arnett Gardens regained their position in the top half of the table, jumping to fourth on 14 points, while the promoted Dunbeholden FC have slipped to the foot of the 12-team standing on seven points.
Winning coach Eugene Williams, standing in for Head Coach Jerome Waite who is away on national duties, welcomed the turn around.
"I am very pleased that we won today (yesterday)... we definitely needed this because we played a beautiful game on Monday night and had to settle for a draw, so today's performance was basically a carry over from that game and I am happy that we got some goals today," Williams told the Jamaica Observer in a post-game interview.
Despite being forced into two substitutions due to injury, Williams is not too concerned, pointing out that they have "good replacements" waiting in the wings.
Vishinul Harris, who was introduced in the 74th minute, had to be replaced 10 minutes later with a hamstring niggle.
Meanwhile, Andrew Fraser, assistant coach at Dunbeholden, is banking on his team to bounce back and pluck themselves from the relegation zone.
"Obviously we are disappointed because you never like to lose at home, but such is the nature of the game," he said.
It was not the best of start from the teams as they lacked conviction in the early exchanges, but Arnett Gardens started to show some enterprise as the game progressed and later found the go-ahead goal when Reid slotted home.
Arnett Gardens continued to dictate terms and enjoyed a sustained spell of pressure well past the hour mark, but failed to add to their tally at that point.
They eventually extended the lead on the stroke of half-time when Morgan, who was left unmarked at the far post, headed home a weighted cross from Rickardo Oldham to put Arnett Gardens 2-0 up at the break.
Unlike what they did in the first half, Arnett Gardens wasted little time in pressing Dunbeholden on the resumption, but failed to take full advantage of their dominance in possession and had to wait until the 80th minute to push further ahead.
A goalkeeping error on the part of Dunbeholden's Giovanni Smith allowed Arnett Gardens a quick throw-in which Reid received, then skipped a defender and fired home.
But Dunbeholden refused to throw in the towel and found a consolation in time added when Gayle's 25-yard free kick deflected off Ranike Anderson and lodged into the top right hand corner of the goal, leaving custodian Damion Hyatt flat-footed.
Dunbeholden FC — Giovanni Smith, Demorly Oliver, Shaquelle Dyer, Shavan James, Kemar Shaw (Craig Gayle 66th), Nathaniel Leslie, Samar Rowe, Graeme Green (Dwayne Smith 58th), Richard Orette, Deandre Thomas(Anil Ferguson 77th), Kemo Gayle.
Subs not used: Eric Edwards, Lorenzo Dubidad, Clayon Pusey, Kevin Reid
Booked: Oliver (50th), Leslie (59th)
Arnett Gardens — Damion Hyatt, Ramone McGregor, Jabeur Johnson, Ranike Anderson, Tamar Edwards, Marvin Morgan (Zamario Sinclair 46th), Fabian Reid, Steve Clarke (Vishinul Harris 74th (Lamar Nelson 84th), Rickardo Oldham, Jamiel Hardware, Lamard Neil.
Subs not used: Mikhail Harrison, Jamar Martin, Kemar Phillpotts, Zhelano Barnes
Booked: McGregor (15th)
Referee: Odette Hamilton
Assistant Referees: Jermaine Yee Sing, Rickton Archer
Fourth Official: Kasa Plummer
Match Commissary: Andrew Payne
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It's Holy Week. A time to reflect on the last week leading up to Christ's death and resurrection.
We're not making it to any special Easter programs or Good Friday services.
I barely got up a few Easter decorations onto the mantel before the baby got here.
The Bible Marathon that has been an enjoyable part of our Easter weekend the past couple of years is just not doable this year with a newborn.
But as I reflected some more, I realized that we ARE celebrating Easter week, in our own way. Scripture tells us that ''....Every good and perfect gift is from above."
And, while we may not be joining in some of the more 'traditional' Holy Week activities this year, we ARE rejoicing in the 'good gifts' that are all around us. We're holding Reagan James and realizing that he is one of the 'good gifts' from the Father above.
Every good and beautiful thing you see around you is a result of God's love for us--exemplified, of course, in the Ultimate Gift of Jesus.
We are celebrating Holy Week---in our own way. We are celebrating the fact that ''...the old things passed away; behold, new things have come."
When I hold my newborn baby, see the beauty of God's creation, and rejoice at my family living and growing together.....I'm reminded that we are ALL given a chance at new life through Jesus.
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Ok... so I have decided to continue what I started about true friends.
I had to stop in the middle of this before because I hit a mental dead end... Writers block you might say, but not really because it wasn't not being about to write it was not being about to get past the last thought I had. "What makes a true friend"?
I have been thinking of this for a while. It all started about a week ago when I put on this friendship bracelet that someone very close to me made a long time ago. I found it buried in some computer junk I was going through to pack what was worth keeping.
When I put it on I thought it would remind me of her and I would act better. That didn't work very well because I still did things that hurt her and that hurt me. After last weekend I know look at this bracelet with new purpose. It isn't to remind me of that friend; it is to remind me to be a friend, a good friend. You see I can't be a friend to this person anymore. I love her to much and it hurts to much to think of that right now. I have had to let that friendship go as well. That adds to the overall pain but it allows me to be a better person right now. The person I need to be for now. I still hope that I have not lost this friendship forever but I know right now that isn't something I can think about.
Like I said I am looking at this bracelet not as a reminder of the person but of the idea of what a friend should be. This is one of the hardest things I have ever tried to put in to words. It isn't easy to describe a true friend. I have many that I don't even know are true friends. I say this because many times they are with you and you don't know because neither of you had been in a situation where a true friend was required. It is almost like a trial by fire, you have to prove that you are a true friend. I know this is a hard concept to put in to writing. I didn't do a good job if it here. I will have to revisit this topic again sometime in the future when I am wiser and can better describe what it takes to be a friend.
We all have friends many of us treat friends like we can get a thousand more where they came from, but you can't. Great friends that are there for you through anything are really in short supply. I find myself with more great friends these days then I knew I had before. I am lucky.
I find myself thinking of another topic now. I have not only been finding friends, I am finding strengths and feelings within me that I didn't know could exist. When I had my breakdown, I opened myself for the first time in my life to the world. I would have never dreamed of writing something like this before. I was not someone who would share thoughts and feelings. I would only share small bits and pieces here and there as I thought I needed to keep the image of myself how I wanted it to be seen. It was a piece of my shell. Today, I have a new shell, me. I am not hiding real self anymore I am expanding who I am by not holding my emotions and thoughts in complete isolation as I have done before. I said complete isolation, if you didn't hold yourself back in some way you would be out of control.
I was out of control for some weeks after my breakdown. Looking back I don't even remember most of it and what I do remember was not something I want to experience again. I remember it as if I was watching myself, I feel like I wasn't really me. Even the images I remember are of me sitting on the floor near the couch and I am looking at myself. Not in a mirror but from outside myself. It is the strangest feeling in the world to remember looking at yourself as if you were anther person. I am glad to be back in myself again. I am not the same person because I have grown and I am going to be a better person.
Well to all of you friends out there, Thank you for being a friend to whomever you are a friend to. You mean more than you know to them as my friend mean everything to me. I am working on being a better friend for all of you.


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Kilns used to harden ceramics regularly reach temperatures in the range of 1000-1400 degrees Celcius (~1800-2500 degrees Fahrenheit). For this reason, this ceramic pendant by Surly Amy was one of the few objects that could survive the heat of a house fire which likely reached comparable temperatures. Surly Amy's pithy slogan is a strangely fitting reminder that even after the most personal and devastating losses, life marches on.


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Romney's trouble with Mormon Hispanics
An interesting group has emerged in opposition to Mitt Romney's candidacy — Hispanic Mormons.
Media stories in recent days have addressed this twist. This one by Russell Contreras of the Associated Press, includes interviews with Hispanic members, including a bishop in Arizona, who talk about the Book of Mormon's strong immigration themes. The story references, without being specific, 2 Nephi 1:6 in the Book of Mormon, which says, "…there shall none come into this land save they shall be brought by the hand of the Lord."
(The AP account includes some strange stuff about "Lamanites" living in the American Southwest in the Book of Mormon, something a lot of Mormon scholars who have tried to pinpoint the book's geography would certainly find interesting, if not amusing.)
This blog by ABC's Matthew Jaffe references the AP story and adds a bit.
Both accounts note the LDS Church's own statements on immigration.
Hispanic Mormons aren't numerous enough to derail Romney's candidacy. But his immigration stance, including his opposition to the DREAM Act, could hurt him among regular Hispanic Republicans overall, and that might have an effect.
As Jaffe notes, Hispanics are the fastest growing segment of the voting population. An estimated 12.2 million of them are expected to vote in November. Not enough to turn an election, perhaps, but that day may be coming.
It's frankly a bit tough to know how Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich or Ron Paul could benefit or be hurt by the issue. None of them has an immigration stance particularly attractive to the Hispanic population.
For that matter, President Obama hasn't done much on the issue, either, and it seems to have fallen off the radar screen a bit as the economy struggled.
That could change briefly as the GOP race goes to Arizona, where illegal immigration is front-and-center, an everyday issue.
Americans as a whole seem to be moderating on the issue. This Gallup poll, taken last month, shows 64 percent of Americans at least somewhat dissatisfied with current immigration levels, but that is down from four years ago.
When it comes to specifics about what the nation should do with illegal immigrants, however, 66 percent told a Fox News pollster they would support allowing them to apply for citizenship if they met certain requirements.
Being a hard-liner on immigration may not be the Republican requirement it once appeared to be, and it probably isn't going to gain a candidate much in November. It has, however, given Romney some trouble with a core constituency he ought to have locked up.
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**'Campaigning Mitt Romney seldom notes Mexican roots' – By Andriana Gomez Licon – AP – Published by DSNews – 01/26/11
"His (Romney) father, George, was born in Mexico and his extended relatives still live in the same community…" – article
Romney denies his hertiage.
There isn't just one "Hispanic Vote," so it's best for everyone if candidates simply communicate as truthfully on this point as possible. Being Hispanic, I take strong exception to the idea that being Hispanic means I am in favor of illegal immigration and opposed to candidates who would enforce the rule of law. Being LDS, I also take exception to the idea that illegal immigration is somehow okay if you joined the Church as a result of coming to the U.S.
There are immigrants, and then there are illegal immigrants. Romney isn't against immigrants, he's against breaking the law in a country that once believed in the Rule of Law and is trying to re-establish it.
That's what helps make this country so different from the rest. Just look at what has happened since the Rule of Law has been ignored the past 50-60 years.
Wake up America!!
If I were Mitt I would just wash my hands of this whole political mess in the US and retire. The US is lost – the people are mostly welfare want-to-bees with zero sense of who they are or where they came from. This is NOT your grand parents country for sure. Sad but true. I see us the same as Greece in less than 10 years. Bankrupt and burning cars in the street screaming for our non-existent entitlements.
I have a coworker that's of Mexican descent. He said that Romney's not a "real mexican". When I pointed out that by his own standard if Romney's father wasn't a real mexican (a citizen by birth in that country's native soil), then he wasn't a real American–he was upset–but later conceded that he'd never thought it through. He admitted he'd been manipulated by the media.
It's clear that Mitt's not the media darling. At every turn they've sought to cast a negative shadow on him and steal whatever appeal he might have to the classes of people they've decided to create as victims. Obama's appeal to minorities is supposed to be his big thing–so giving Mitt even one particle of credit among them would be a huge hit against their golden boy.
Clearly the media has bias to see that Mitt is not seen as anything other than a
"White" (the only race that it's okay to hate)
"Rich" (okay to envy)
"Mormon" (religion okay to hate)
"Robotic" (not human, does not compute)
"Picture-perfect" (won't relate to you)
"Man" (gender of evil).
Not all Hispanics support illegal immigration. I am Hispanic and I am all in favor of the rule of law. It is sad to see some Hispanics trying to justify their coming to the US illegally by citing their own interpretation of the scriptures. As far as I know, no church leader has said illegal immigration is OK. If our immigration laws are not enforced, then why bother to play by the rules? It will just encourage more illegal immigration.
Maybe Mormon Hispanics are smart enough to see through the Romney facade; a man that has proven that he will say and do anything to remain in the limelight; add to his resume; ensure his egocentric legacy in the annals of history.
Maybe Mormon Hispanics choose not to see Romney as the political chosen one just because he is a Mormon and that it is somehow their duty to support him for that reason alone.
Maybe Mormon Hispanics are smart enough to recognize that Romney is constitutionally weak, just like most of his constitutionally uneducated voting block.
Maybe Mormon Hispanics are smart enough to see someone like Ron Paul as the real man of the people; one not so wrapped up in self promotion; a man that considers it a honor to protect and defend the Constitution for the good of humanity.
No, Romney's troubles are not with intelligent Mormon Hispanics. Romney's troubles are with Romney himself.


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