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Deloitte M&A Integration and Divestiture Manager in San Jose, California
M&A Integration and Execution Manager
The Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) offering portfolio pairs leading acquisition and divestiture experience with broad global scale and industry and functional depth. Driving a deal to value creation requires identifying a critical sequence of activities and milestones but also lining up the resources and tools to achieve them.
Work you ll do
As a Manager, you will lead and deliver small or components of large, complex client engagements that identify, design, and implement creative business and technology solutions for large companies. Manager levelresponsibilities include: providing service excellence by identifying key client business issues, determining clientneeds by supplementing the standard assessment techniques and tools with innovative approaches, evaluatingand validating analysis and developing recommendations for the client in the context of the overall engagement.You will be expected to implement and oversee the quality of deliverables and effectively manage the team andday-to-day relationships to ensure exceptional performance. Managers participate in the development andpresentation of proposals for business development activities.
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M&A | Restructuring and Cost Transformation
Our mandate is to enable our clients ability to grow, optimize, and fundamentally change the nature of their business and competitive position. We do this via M&A, divestiture, and restructuring services from beginning to end.
Our Offering enables pre-deal and post-deal integration, divestiture, and major restructuring/cost transformation activities to achieve/exceed deal value, synergy targets, or strategic cost takeout objectives.
A candidate must meet the minimum experience in one or more of the below:
Must have a minimum of 6 years M&A or M&A Service Delivery:
Experience planning and implementing integration and separation projects as the result of M&A activity.
Ability to work with clients on Day One readiness and execution.
Proficiency executing synergy targeting and realization.
Experience conducting operating model fine-tuning and organizational design.
Understanding of cross-functional and functional coordination.
Experience with staff development and eagerness to mentor junior practitioners.
A minimum of 6 years consulting and/or industry experience is required.
A Bachelor's Degree is required.
Ability to travel 80-100% required.
Additional Requirements:
Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills (MS Visio, MS PowerPoint).
Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment.
Apply practical experience with communications, culture, and change management.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple task assignments.
An advanced degree is preferred.
How you ll grow
At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there s always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs at Deloitte University, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career. Explore Deloitte University, The Leadership Center. at https://zoomforth.com/s/deloitte/du#home
At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you. at http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/life-at-deloitte-benefits-and-rewards.html
Deloitte s culture
Our positive and supportive culture encourages our people to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them to be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and are continuously looking for new ways to maintain a culture where our people excel and lead healthy, happy lives. Learn more about Life at Deloitte.
Corporate citizenship
Deloitte is led by a purpose: to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our people and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities. Learn more about Deloitte s impact on the world. at http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/deloitte-corporate-citizenship.html
Recruiter tips
We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Deloitte to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your interview, we suggest that you do your research: know some background about the organization and the business area you re applying to. Check out recruiting tips from Deloitte professionals. at http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/topics/recruiting-tips.html
Category: Management Consulting
About Deloitte
As used in this document, Deloitte means Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.


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Finding Peace in Art – An article on Gail Gelburd's exhibition in India
Category Archives: Exhibition Review
Imna Arroyo: La Sagrada Familia —The Sacred Family
Terry Lennox's Portrait wins award
Aerosol Evolution : Graffiti Art Transcending Past, Present and Future Boundaries
Art to Stage
Big Impression
Robert Greene's solo exhibit: Frenetic Composure
MAC Spotlights Robert Greene's Intriguing Work by Karen Barthelson
Robert Greene's solo exhibit , Frenetic Composure, represents his interest in the figure and is inspired by as he states, "…the activity of the human mind…" and "…deals primarily with the human condition…"
What drew me to Robert's work and what I found so surprising is how his pieces, while made of sticks of wood, manage to have an organic feel to them, particularly the figures. The figure stands still while the wood pieces forming the figure appear to be moving in various directions, giving it a frantic energy.
Robert lives in Ledyard, Connecticut and currently teaches at Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT where he received his undergraduate degree in sculpture in 2006. He went on to earn his MFA in sculpture at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in North Dartmouth, MA in 2010, and stayed to teach in the 3D department for two years until 2012.
Robert has been gaining some recognition exhibiting mostly in Connecticut and Massachusetts. He has won awards, has works in many private collections and was mentioned in a Boston Globe article "Stand Out Students" in 2013.
While active with his own work at his Ledyard studio and at the Noank Foundry, Robert also enjoys teaching. He explained "…everybody has the creative potential; there is nothing more rewarding than seeing a student's excitement when they discover exactly what they can make with their own hands…".
Rob's solo sculpture exhibition Frenetic Composure reception is January 16 from 5:30-7:30 at the Mystic Arts Center.
Art Rocks: An interdisciplinary exhibition of art & geology
Painting Exhibit curated by John O'Donnell
Smart Painting is an exhibition organized and curated by John O'Donnell. This exhibition opens at ArtSpace in New Haven, Connecticut Friday, February 7th and runs until Saturday, March 22nd, 2014. The opening reception is Friday, February 7th from 5 to 8 pm.
A show of paintings by artists who respond to the institution of contemporary abstraction. These painting are sharp, quick, bright, amusing, elegant and are aware of their own limitations and forge on, in the familiar, but ambiguous territory of abstraction. Confidently defining space through the use of line and structure these paintings challenge traditional notions of abstraction through rational constructions that examine concepts of composition and depth.
Featured artists are: Blake Shirley, Sharon Butler, Deborah Dancy, Zachary Keeting, Ben Piwowar, Jenn Dierdorf, Rob D. Campbell, Derek Leka, Clare Grill, Tatiana Berg.
Here is a review by the New Haven Independent of the exhibition.
John O'Donnell lives and works in Connecticut. He is a multidisciplinary artist and has created performance pieces and videos for museums, galleries, and artistic festivals nationally and internationally.
More information can be found at ArtSpace, 50 Orange Street, New Haven, CT. Artspace is open from noon to 6 p,.m. Wednesdays & Thursday from 12-6 pm, Fridays & Saturdays from 12-8 pm. The gallery is free and open to the public.
Professor John O'Donnell is an Adjunct Professor of Art teaching painting and drawing.
Two Textile Design Exhibitions Reviewed by Bisantz in Paris
"Science, art and industry come together in Paris," June Bisantz's article in Specialty Fabrics Review October 2013, analyzed innovative fabric design. To read this review click here.
Professor June Bisantz is Professor of Digital Art and Design.


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- Sauber team CEO calls for budget caps for Formula One teams
- Monisha Kaltenborn says "some kind of budget cap" would make the sport "more interesting"
- F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone said in March that elite teams need to cut spending
- Sauber enjoying a strong start to 2012 season with second place at recent Malaysian Grand Prix
The chief executive of Formula One team Sauber has backed recent calls for a budget cap saying that it would make the sport "more interesting."
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Category Archives: News & Updates
Privilege & Grace
Privilege is like a a two sided coin. On one side lies a world of unimaginable opportunity to do good and help others. One the other side is a license to fulfill the greatest intent of ones self. In general, privilege is not bad, but left unchecked it can evoke a sense of entitlement that hardens our hearts toward others. Grace, like privilege is
an unearned gift, but from God. Grace does not exist in a selfish form, instead it relies on the generosity and love of one to another.
I had a few hundred dollars in my wallet, but was unable to exchange it anywhere in Zwickau. My worldly wealth became useless, and twice I was invited to have tea with some refugees in their room. In both cases, the men showed extraordinary grace, sharing oranges, apples, and bananas. One of our hosts even ran to the market a block away to get peanuts for us to snack on. It was interesting how God made my dollars useless, so I could receive grace from these refugees. As I sat next to them, I thought wow what if I was one of them. My passport took on a whole new meaning in that moment. The privilege that came with it was humbling, after all, I did nothing to earn it.
Often when we met with refugees from the Middle East, when they would find out I was from the Unties States they would say, "America is Great!" I was always humbled in these moments. Not knowing what they have seen, not knowing what they think, I could not imagine what the basis was for their opinion. After all, many of them came from war torn parts of the word were American military forces had operated for over a decade now. Were they scared of us? Were they thankful for us?
Lead Pastor Henry Dietrich from Stadtlicht Church mentioned in a conversation with me that his family, along with other Christians in Communist East Germany were put on list by the Stazi with everyone's name and an assigned prison cell number. Fortunately, the Wall came down and those lists were never carried out. I thank God that I have been privileged enough to never be persecuted by my government for my faith.
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I learned so much about my privilege this week. As I reflected on how most of my life I has been spoiled by a selfish nature of entitlement. I am sad by how I have waisted my God given talent, by focusing on inabilities and not strength. It is clear my enemy wishes to rob me, and keep me from realizing the true nature and reason for my privilege. That God has blessed me graciously, and has called me to use my privilege to be a blessing to others.
So as I return home, my prayer is that God will keep me focused on Him. That I will do more for others and less for myself. That the spirit would lead me with a faith without boarders. That I could freely extend grace, love, and mercy to The Least of These, regardless of where they came from or how they came.
Special thanks to my wife and all those who have supported me with prayer, encouragement , and financially.
This has been a incredible journey for me, and I hope an encouragement to you! Blessings.
In the midst of a miracle
I was told Zwickau is the most spiritually dead place in all of Europe. I
was told that east Germany is the grave yard of church plants. Well then I must be in the midst of a miracle, because what I have seen, and what I have heard is nothing short of amazing. Stadlicht Church is on Fire! People by the hundreds are getting to know Jesus, lives are being changed, and they are truly a City Light.
I was asked by my team, "What has touched you so far this week?" My response was, "Them." They have
touched me, they have amazed me with their hearts to serve in such a joyful way. We are having so much fun together. We are always laughing, and working together is so much fun. I experience this with both the team from Forum Wiedenest and Stadlicht. All of them are all amazingly gifted and anointed by God. I truly believe I am in the midst of a miracle.
On Monday night, as I sat on the floor and had dinner with a man who fled from Syria, he shared pictures of Damascus both before and after the war. I was moved by the sadness in his heart for the incredible loss of his home. I could not help but weep for him. Yet, when I looked at these pictures God placed hope in my heart, as I was reminded of Germany after the allied air attack of world war II. It hit me, there is hope. Like Germany, Syria can rebuild again into a great nation. This message of hope Germany can tell so well. I just love how God is at work in this way. I love how God uses our brokenness to teach us and bring us closer to Him. I love how God is near the broken hearted, the widows, and the orphans. I love how God restores us.
Tuesday and Wednesday our team split into many groups. Together, amongst other things; we taught German classes, served refugee families, showed the Jesus Film in Arabic, distributed over 200 bibles in Arabic, and hosted a soccer tournament at a men's refugee facility. I joined the team hosting the soccer event, and it was nothing short of awesome. Forum Wiedenest had sent a trailer with a complete indoor soccer arena called a Sport Kit, which we set up at Max Bahr. Max Bahr is like an old Home Depot, that now houses refugees in Zwickau. This facility is currently hosting about 500 men, of all ages, and many countries. The tension can be high at times in this place as the men don't have much to do. They can't work or travel until they receive the proper passport which can take over a year. So they sit, and drink tea, and try to pass the time. Almost like in prison. Yes, they can go out into town, but often going into town is not nice for them. Almost every refugee I spoke with has experienced some form of racism or even physical violence while in Zwickau. So we brought the City Light to them. Over 50 men participated, and many more watched and cheered.
All of our work has had one simple theme, relationship. We are simply building relationships. All of the activities and events point back to relationship. And it is through these relationships, that love is on display, hope is offered, and the Holy Spirit does it's finest work. After such a hard journey, and reaching a place where it is easy to feel unwelcomed, we have been blessed with the opportunity to bring hope. To let them know that there is God who loves them, and has not forsaken them. A God that cares for their deepest needs, and will provide for them everything they need. My favorite part is to say with a smile and handshake, "Welcome."
Prepare to be Amazed!
I am officially old. Considering that I am the oldest of my group by 15 years, it is very clear I am no longer 25. On Saturday I was assigned my team, which consists of 12 FW Bible Schools Students, 1 missionary from Mavuno Kenya, and myself. It is awesome to experience this time through the eyes of a young adult who still has the eyes of optimism and the ability to do so much.
The first day in Zwickau started the week off with two amazing worship services. The first at our host church, called Stadtlicht, and the second was a refugee service hosted by a local church network called Cross Culture Network.
Stadtlicht is a church plant with a vibrant congregation of 20-40 year olds. The worship was great, and the message was impactful. Pastor Henry Dietrich message centered around Mathew 14:28 when Jesus calls Peter out of the boat; ""Lord, if it's you," Peter replied, "tell me to come to you on the water." "Come," he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.''. The idea of stepping out of ones boat/comfort zone into faith hit me. This was in part my story regarding this whole trip. Should I go? Should I sacrifice 12 days away from my family, 7 days from work? Will this trip mean anything? Jesus called me out of the boat and said, "Come."
The other piece of his message was the idea that God will bring people into our lives that need our help, even when we think we are not able to care for them. This is an obvious reaction to the refugee crises. But I a reminded God brought them into my life for a reason and he will provide what I need to help fullfill his plan. I just need to do what I can, and let Him do the rest.
I love the emphasis on "Just bring what you got, let God do the rest." God is telling me just step out in faith, and I will handle the rest. So good!
Cross Culture network is an amazing concept. It is a coalition of about 5 local churches in Zwickau which come together and pool resources to host a church service in the neighborhood where many refugees live. They are exploring together what it looks like to serve the needs of the city. The service consists of a message translation along with many biblical resources in Arabic. The service has lots of worship music, message, and the best part was the food and fellowship after. This is a great way for refugees to connect with each other and local Germans. This is a grass roots effort by all means. For example, about 20 of us split up into groups of 2-4 and went door to door throughout the apartment buildings which house refugees. We used Arabic invitation cards, and spoke German & English to invite people to church. Talk about 'stepping out of the boat,' it was amazing!
The most resounding message I am experiencing is at the attitude of those I am serving with. There is no talk of politics, no talk of if this work with refugees is right or wrong, no talk of terrorism..Instead, they are joyful, and confident in what they are doing. It is such a blessing for me to watch the Holy Spirit lived out in this way.
So I feel like a young adult again, full of hope and optimism about how I can "Step out of the boat." I look fwd. to letting God use these Bible students and refugees to teach me things about life I never learned, and most importantly how to walk in faith.
".. as it is written: "What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived" — the things God has prepared for those who love him—"
1 Corinthians 2:9 NIV
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Life is like a rug. Looking at the bottom it is hard to make out the pattern, but looking at the top it is easy to make it out. Similarly, this side of Heaven it is hard to make out the plans God has for our life, but looking back we can see how he has worked all things together for good. Such is the story of how I find myself in Germany.
In 1932, Winfried Schroeder was born the youngest of 6 children. He grew up the son of bakers, in the small town of Bergneustadt. This was a memorable era in Germany history as Hitler worked to advance his objectives. As for young Windfried, he recalls stories such as trading bread for hand carved wooden airplanes to Russian soldiers in hiding out behind their home. An innocent trade until the Gestapo found out. Rumor also has it, one of the soldiers even gave him and his brother a pistol which is still thought to be in the woods behind the house.
At the age of 8 young Winfried accepted Jesus at a small Bible school near his home. This small Bible school is know today as Forum Wiedenest.
In 2004 shortly after I accepted Christ, I was asked to participate in a singles ministry leadership retreat through Mariners Church. The first night of the event a beautiful blonde hair girl, named Carolyn Schroeder, caught my eye. Although she does not remember this moment, she later became my wife.
Over the last 14 years Carolyn and I have served in various ministries at Mariners Church. Mariners has become our home church and it's many of it's members part of our family. In the spring of 2015 we were introduced to Christian and Marit Boguslawski, who at the time where global interns at Mariners from Mavuno Church in Berlin. Marit and Christian Aka the Boogys, quickly became friends and the seeds for ministry in Germany were planted in our hearts.
In the fall of 2015, I awoke form a nap and felt called to immediately contact Christian as thoughts of refugees overwhelmed me. Quickly in my discussion with Christian I was struck by the ministry potential, and could not contain my desire to act.Many of you know the journey I have been on the last few months. However, one of the most amazing stories is yet to be told.
As fait would have it, Mariners Church had long established a global partnership with Mavuno Berlin, and also with a extraordinary man of God in Germany named Horst Engelmann. As I would come to find out, Horst was the head of missions at Forum Wiedenest in Bergneustadt. Coincidence? I don't believe so.
As if this was all not enough, God had more. In the spring of 2010, a young student at Carolyns school named Jackie came to her class. She introduced herself as a student from Germany who was attending American school for 1 year. Jackie is also from Bergneustadt.
I believe after decades, God is pointing our hearts back to this small town in Germany to do something big. Although I am not sure where this road leads I walk in faith with such clear signs to move ahead.
My first two days in Germany are an amazing example of how God has woven this story together. My team from Mariners has been sent to Forum Wiedenest for a week of outreach to serve refugees. Jackie met me at FW, drove me Richard & Barbels house (dear friends of Johanes Schoreder, Windfrieds brother and whom we name Laim after) were I will stay while in Bergneustadt.
Mariners Team preparing for Refugee Outrearch week at Forum Wiedenest.
On Saturday we will be form 6 teams all commissioned to work with refugees around Germany. My team will be deployed to Zwickau in the east. All this said, I am at home, away from home, participating in an incredible story only God can orchestrate.
Stay tuned, more to come!
Sunday Morning, the most segregated time in America
Social media, the internet, and advances in transportation have made our world increasingly smaller. And history tells of people being scattered for various reasons; some bad like slave trade, others good like job opportunities spurred on by a more global economy. Regardless of the reason though, as time goes and our world gets smaller and smaller people become increasingly scattered. Thus, our culture gets more and more diverse. The question is then, if Heaven will be place of fellowship for people of all ethnic and generational backgrounds, why is Sunday Mornings the most segregated time in America?
Webster's defines Diaspora as the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away
from an established or ancestral homeland. In a biblical context it also refers to the Jews living outside Palestine or modern Israel. Globalization, is defined by the state of being
globalized; to make (something) cover, involve, or affect the entire world. Different terms but similar in nature, as they relate to people.
However, If the Whites go to the White church, Blacks go to the Black church, Asian's go to the Asian church, etc., is church then a foretaste of Heaven? I don't think so. Then what are we doing as Christians in America so that "..thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven?"
If diaspora and globalization continue to impact society, will we choose to become more segregated or seek cultural reconciliation? Put another way, will we seek shalom?
As you know I am passionate about how God is using refugees in Germany. When you consider the history of Germany in the context of their new roll as the front lines for cultural reconciliation the implications are astounding. No clearer example of diaspora and a country that is also very globalized. One of Germany's largest challenges is how to integrate over 1 million new Syrian Refugees. History has shown the world segregation and persecution of a people by religion or race is not the answer. No country knows this better than Germany. My belief is God has blessed them with the monumental challenge of working towards cultural integration and reconciliation. We Americans can learn so much from this.
The mission of our trip to Germany in March 10-20, is that participants from other countries will mix with the Germans in a way that will be a shining example of how people
from different ethnic backgrounds can work together in unity. In other words, what it could look like to be part of a globalized culture. We will do this as mixed cultural groups working to serve refugees and build relationships. Additionally, we will also aim to help churches get a clearer vision of the Great Commission, and help build awareness to God's command to love strangers.
Lord willing, we will learn how to make Sundays NOT the most segregated time in America? My prayer is we will learn how to make Sunday morning a foretaste of heaven, where people from diverse ethnic and generational backgrounds will fellowship together.
I want to invite you on this journey with us. Our team is grateful for the opportunity, but knows we can't do it without the support of our own community. Please be praying for us, for the work God has called us to do, and for our partners in Germany. Also, if you would like to support me financially, you can do so directly by clicking here.
Be Encouraged!
Ben Benjamin
Faith Adventure -Germany March 2016
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."
Matthew 9:36-38
Dear Family & Friends,
"The harvest is plentiful," says the Lord!
I am excited to tell you that the lord has placed this verse on my heart, and has called me to return to the mission field. On March 10, I will leave again for Germany with a team from Mariners Church. We will be convening at Forum Wiedenest (FW is a small bible college in Bergneustadt) with missionaries from Egypt, Sri Lanka, Kenya, and South Africa to form multi-cultural teams. The teams will consist of Bible Students, FW staff, and global missionaries. Each team will be sent to various churches in Germany to assist in reaching out to refugees with the Love of Christ
The intent is that participants from other countries will mix with the German participants in a way that will be a shining example of how people from different ethnic backgrounds can work together in unity.
The goals along with serving refugees will also be to help churches get a clearer vision of the Great Commission, and help build awareness to God's command to love strangers.
I want to invite you on this journey with us. Our team is grateful for the opportunity, but knows we cant do it without the support of our own community. Please be praying for us, for the work God has called us to do, and for our partners in Germany. Also, if you would like to be a part of this trip financially, you can do so by clicking here.
Be Encouraged!
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As you know, Africa is not exactly the most prosperous continent on earth, and many people there still live in poverty without gaining access to the basic needs of life such as food, water and shelter. Well, it is nice to know then that the Huawei 4Afrika handset has taken this into consideration, and will be marketed as an affordable option for students, small businesses, developers, and first-time smartphone owners. Expect the Huawei 4Afrika that runs on Windows Phone 8 to debut later this February in seven countries, and they are Angola, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa, where you can pick up this stylish device in blue, red, black, and white colors.
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Clint Roenisch has made a reputation in Toronto as a gallerist willing to support what too often are called "avant-garde" artists. However his own approach and the approach of those he represents is refreshingly traditional: well thought out, well executed work presented in a respectful way. It's further proof an educated personal taste and confidence combined with professional standards are still valid ethics in the business and art worlds concurrently.
Chris Cran, Portrait of BG, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2006
Joseph Staples: You've been incorporated in Toronto since 2003. Can you talk about where you came from, what drove you to art and how you became an art dealer?
Clint Roenisch: I studied art history at Queen's and later I was a curator at two small public museums and then in 2001 a Vancouver gallerist asked me to open a space for them in Toronto. I directed that for two years and then opened my own space on November 22nd, 2003, coincidentally the same day Kennedy was shot forty years prior and the same day Marcel van Eeden, an immensely talented Dutch artist I represent and whose work has to do entirely with the period before his own birth, was born. I had been intrigued by the possibilities of art since I was a teenager in Calgary and Doug Maclean, who for many years ran his gallery – Canadian Art Galleries – there, was always very patient and welcoming when I would visit as an inquisitive teenager. After university when I worked as a curator I was thrilled to realize that it could be someone's job to be around artists and talk with them and work on shows and publications together and help to present their worldview to other people.
Niall McClelland, Rubber Maiden, hung rubber mesh, 2011
One of my first exhibitions – enabled by a very sympathetic and encouraging director, Carolyn Vesely (now at the Ontario Arts Council) – was a forty-year survey of paintings by an artist I had long admired, the late Montreal artist Guido Molinari. To be able to linger in his studio and understand half of what he was talking about, in terms of painting and perception and the elasticity of the brain's mechanics, was very inspiring. He died in 2004, under-appreciated in my opinion. Eventually I realized I wanted to be involved in something that moved faster than museums do so when the chance to direct a commercial gallery presented itself I didn't hesitate.
Being free from museological restraints was liberating but the foregrounding of the fiduciary aspect of everything also forced a kind of recalibration. Now it was primarily about sales so the gallery could continue but, thankfully, the sales were of credible work by credible artists. I never felt my integrity was threatened. In 2003 I had the chance to open my own space and although at the time I thought my name was too clunky and I did not have much money or any real backing, I went ahead. I opened my own gallery so that I could have a say in what got seen and I'm thankful it's still here nine years later.
Dorian Fitzgerald, Elton John's Sunglasses, Woodside Estate, Old Windsor, England, acrylic and caulking on canvas. 2010
JS: That turn of phrase, "credible work by credible artists", is one that I imagine is an ideal most gallerists would aspire towards. In looking at the artist's you represent, the only obvious connection is a seriousness of practice and a depth of understanding in the materials that they use to compose work, despite differences in length of career or notoriety. How would you connect the artists you work with back to you and your concept of the gallery?
CR: I meant credibility in that I was leaving the curatorial world to work for a commercial gallery that had credible artists; it was a good offer. But ultimately it was another gallerist's vision and I wanted my own. The artists I work with now – despite the generations-gap between the oldest and the youngest – each interrogate their own practice with an eye to art history and what came before them. None of them are dilettantes; all of them scrutinize their respective mediums even when they work across many fronts the way Jason de Haan and Tony Romano do. And each of them presents to me a vision of the world that I find penetrating and unique. Lastly that each in their own way speak, either obliquely, like Harold Klunder does with his primordial paintings, or directly, like Marcel van Eeden with his obsession with his "pre-history," to the transience of our time here. A brief blip for each of us is all we get.
Tony Romano, Waiting for Blue, c-prints, 2010
JS: History and death are more prevalent themes in the contemporary art world. Yet in better work it may not be obvious, like Tony Romano's Waiting for Blue. Contemporary culture seems to push us away from our impermanence and the past we come from. I think there is an understanding with your artist line up that you are not selling landscape paintings, but do you find these themes can be alienating or bitter to the public once the surface layer is pulled back on the work?
CR: What I said about transience was meant in a more positive way: Klunder's paintings, to continue the example, are shot through with vitality and erotic desire. They are fecund and rich with commingling figures, odes to being alive now. The collective T&T (Tony Romano and Tyler Brett) habitually look at post-apocalyptic/ post-oil scenarios in their work. But instead of being unrelievedly dark, as in Cormac McCarthy's The Road, they have distilled out the optimistic, adaptable aspects of the situation and present communal bands of people solving problems of shelter and resource-gathering in elegant, ingenious ways. The British artists Heather and Ivan Morison, who just finished an outdoor commission for the Tate Modern, are engaged in some of the same themes.
Heather and Ivan Morrison, Dark Star, Medium format transparencies transferred to HD video and collaged with CGI imagery, 2007
JS: Your show Black To Back And Light of Niall McClelland and Jeremy Jansen with Ellsworth Kelly and Richard Serra was like a museum show and put the elder and junior artists in a complimentary light. This type of contrasting of younger and senior artists would only been seen in a museum 30 years ago. Do you feel it's the gallery's responsibility to educate the public as well as make sales or is it simply a role you choose to accept?
Black To Back And Light installation, Clint Roenisch Gallery, 2009
CR: That's kind of you to say it was museum-worthy. I think that the commercial galleries in every city in the world do a great public service, albeit inadvertently. Every six weeks there are great new shows opening and they are free for anyone to just walk in. Strong, deeply-considered contemporary, modern and historical shows. Certainly the blossoming of interest in contemporary art over the last ten years is a boon to the galleries but whether they are actively interested in educating the public… I don't think so. I think putting on an authentic, persuasive show educates by osmosis. I just knew that the dark, formal strengths of Kelly and Serra would dialogue well with the sneering elegance of young McClelland's folded photocopies and the punk energy of Jansen's sculpture and images.
Roger Ballen, Retreat, Silver gelatin print, 2005
JS: You made the leap to the art fair circuit fairly quickly from your initial opening. Do you feel this is an essential part of being a dealer in today's market or a "necessary evil"? How have they affected the way that you do business?
CR: They are so useful to a Canadian gallery because so few international collectors roll through, relative to New York or London. When I did the NADA Fair last May in New York we had such a crush of people right from the opening hour. Aleksander Hardashnakov, a Toronto painter without equal in Canada, had such interest from that fair that we sold nearly everything that weekend and it also led to him having his first solo show in New York, which is on now at Martos Gallery on 29th in Chelsea through December. None of that would have happened if I hadn't done that fair. Also with artists like Marcel van Eeden (whose small drawings are a few thousand euros now) there is less resistance to prices at fairs than there is in Canada. Collectors outside of Canada don't question it and even think of them as a bargain. But in Toronto it can be a different story. Meanwhile Canadian artists generally make strong, undervalued work so when you bring them to a foreign fair, even if they aren't known to a foreign audience, there is often immediate interest because the work is good and the prices are very reasonable.
Jimmy Limit, Fruit Tape Basketball Tower (accuracy, anger, architecture, assemblage, competition, cooperation, danger, excitement, fun, hope, level, prosperity, succulent, support, tradition), 2012
JS: With the popularity world wide of Canadian art bigger than ever and pricing within the country lower than abroad, new collectors in Canada are in a unique position. How would you describe the life of the collector? What would you say to a new collector in this environment?
CR: Collecting art can become a life-long obsession. Every person that begins a collection ends up making their own self-portrait via the works they've chosen to surround themselves with. A collection can come to represent the collector's worldview and it can often reveal the collector to herself in a way that nothing else can. Becoming a collector starts with looking and then more looking and then talking with gallerists, curators and artists.
Part of the pleasure of becoming a collector is taking part in the many social aspects of the contemporary art world: going to openings, to artist's studios, to museums and to art fairs introduces you to people you would never otherwise meet, to artists and fellow collectors and that can help open your mind in a way that helps you, in turn, with your business life. Plus I have to say, the person that takes an aesthetic and fiduciary risk to begin collecting art immediately makes them more intriguing in a way that investing in the stock market doesn't.
All images courtesy Clint Roenisch. For more information on the gallery and the artist's featured, please visit Clint Roenisch Gallery.


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MassCEC offers rebates to homeowners who install qualifying modern wood heating systems. This program is part of MassCEC's Clean Heating and Cooling program, which supports technologies that provide customer cost-savings and environmental benefits while maintaining a high level of comfort and reliability.
Rebates are available for new or existing single-family homes and apartment/condomunium units. Project sites must receive electrical service from National Grid, Eversource, Unitil, or participating municipal lighting plant communities.
In the interest of increasing access to clean energy to all residents of Massachusetts, MassCEC offers additional incentives for households with incomes below 120 percent of state median income. Learn more about Income-Based Rebate Adders here.
Homeowners should first select an installer, who will submit the rebate application on their behalf. MassCEC maintains a list of eligible modern wood heating installers.
MassCEC recommends that residents:
- Solicit proposals from at least three installers.
- Check references from prior installations, and ask the questions listed on our List of Eligible Installers webpage.
- Ask the installer to provide a written quote from a bulk pellet delivery supplier, showing the price per ton and any applicable delivery fee.
Prior to deciding to move forward with a system, residents who may meet income criteria should determine if they are eligible for the Income-Based Rebate Adder, as described in the program manual. For example, a household of four with annual income of $127,408 or less may qualify.
Standard Rebate
Once you've selected an installer and is ready to move forward with the project, your installer should:
- Complete the design of an eligible modern wood heating system.
- Apply for a rebate on your behalf. You can assist by learning about modern wood heating, and:
- Providing your installer with information and documents, including a signed participant's agreement, an electric bill and other information about the project.
- Scheduling a free Mass Save Home Energy Assessment to take place within the next six months, if you have not had one completed within the past four years.
- Wait for MassCEC to approve the rebate application, at which point the installation process can begin
- Once MassCEC issues an award letter, your installer may proceed to complete the system installation.
- Once the project is complete, the installer submits documentation verifying the project is complete.
- MassCEC may schedule an inspection prior to payment to ensure installation quality.
- Once complete, MassCEC will issue the rebate amount.
Payment will typically be issued within four weeks of the time the documentation is received.
Emergency Replacement Option
MassCEC offers an Emergency Replacement Rebate option for homes where the current heating system cannot safely function, or the installer believes that for safe and reliable operation the system has to be replaced within 30 days. In these cases, eligible installers can install modern wood heating systems immediately and then apply to MassCEC for a rebate, instead of waiting for MassCEC to approve the rebate award before the installation begins. Only installers who have had two successful inspections by MassCEC with no unsatisfactory issues identified are eligible to apply for this type of rebate. If you are interested in this option, ask your installer to confirm that they are eligible for this option.
Please read the program manual for full details on eligibility, program requirements and rebates. Installers looking to participate in the program or apply on behalf of homeowners should visit the installer resources page.
How much will my rebate be?
Homeowners are eligible for a base rebate of up to $10,000, depending on system cost. To help cover the cost of thermal storage, MassCEC also offers a thermal storage adder up to $2,000. Residents qualifying for the Income-Based Rebate Adder can qualify for a total award of up to $16,500.
When can I use the emergency replacement option?
The Emergency Replacement Rebate option is only available for homes where the current heating system cannot safely function or the installer believes that for safe and reliable operation the system has to be replaced within 30 days.
Which installers are eligible for the emergency replacement option?
Only installers who have had two successful inspections by MassCEC with no unsatisfactory issues identified are eligible to apply for this type of rebate. Ask your installer to confirm that they are eligible for this option.
Why isn't everyone in Massachusetts eligible for this rebate program?
Projects receiving rebates through MassCEC must be located in an electric utility territory that contributes funding to the Renewable Energy Trust (RET), which includes communities served by investor owned electric utility companies or a participating municipal light plant.
What is an MLP and where are they?
MLP stands for "municipal light plant" and refers to communities who are serviced by a publicly owned local utility instead of an investor-owned electric company, such as National Grid or Eversource. Some of these MLP communities contribute to RET, which is the original source of our funding for rebates. We are unable to provide rebates to MLP communities that do not contribute to the RET.
The Residential Central Wood Pellet Heating program is part of a suite of MassCEC Clean Heating and Cooling programs. MassCEC authorized long-term funding for these programs.
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Long Term Disability – Subjective Complaints
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In cases where the claimant's subjective complaints are the primary disabling impairment, an insurance company's credibility findings concerning those complaints are not valid without conducting a medical examination. If you have a claim against a long term disability insurance company, and your claim has been denied on the basis that your complaints are purely subjective, feel free to contact my office for a free consultation.
See: Shaw v. AT&T, 795 F.3d 538 (6th Cir. 2015); Godmar, (6th Cir. 2016).


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Merlene Davis: I will miss my conservative friend Ann Ross
I considered Ann Ross a friend.
Ross, the former councilwoman and vice mayor of Lexington, always greeted me with a smile and words that would lighten my day.
I am almost sure we never voted for the same political candidates and I'm just as sure it didn't really matter much.
I am going to miss her. Ross passed away last weekend.
She was a strong, lifelong Republican — except for a brief period when she switched to the Democratic Party after she married her husband, Ed Ross. "Then I changed back as fast as I could," she said, laughing. "It's not because I don't like the Democratic Party. That's silly."
Every time I visited her, the conversation would turn to politics. She loved those discussions and so did I.
I could be as liberal a Democrat as I wanted to be and she could be conservative to the core, but there was never any name-calling.
Ross didn't judge the people she interacted with by their party affiliation. All she wanted to know from me is what I planned to do to improve the lives of those who couldn't fight City Hall by themselves.
She told me it is the responsibility of members of both parties to "take care of the poor, take care of the older people and those who cannot help themselves. I don't care who you are ... that is what we are supposed to do. That is what this country is about. And we have politicized that."
Her principles were directed by her Christian faith and her beliefs challenged her to live as altruistically as she could.
But all bets were off if she perceived you to be abusing your power or taking resources that would benefit the poor.
I first met her in the 1980s when charges of mismanagement, sexual discrimination and dictatorial leadership in the fire department began bubbling into the public arena. The emergency services program had outdated addresses on index cards which sometimes failed to dispatch the closest unit to an emergency.
When Ross heard about it, she made an unannounced visit to the alarm room and discovered the index cards for her own address had incorrect information as well.
She spoke out against the system, giving fire department employees a sense they wouldn't be left dangling from a limb. Women stepped up and complained of discrimination in the department and Ross used her position to ensure they would be heard.
She also spoke out in favor of background checks on volunteers who worked with children in Fayette County and not just paid employees as was being pushed.
But by walking the talk, she often found herself in heated debates on the council, creating an image of an un-recalcitrant, bull-headed woman who could not compromise.
Her favorite foil was Mayor Scotty Baesler and their battles were great for me as a reporter, but they didn't send a positive message to voters.
In 2007, years after losing in two attempts to be mayor, she said, "I entered politics in the '70s because I believed the things that I believe today," she said, "and because I wanted to be a part of the system that was created to hold this country together.
"I don't know anybody, and I would challenge anyone, who says they have gotten more out of it than I have," she said, smiling. "I have loved it even in losing. I go home in my little corner, have my little pity party and dust myself off."
But she didn't stay home. Instead, she was a board member for the Nathaniel Mission and with a Suburban Woman's Club project in which she and three others taught school children and adults about the significance of the Great Seal of the United States.
"We talk about freedom and independence and the beginnings of the great American era," Ross said years ago.
"We get down to the seal of this country resting on the chest of the eagle with nothing holding it up. Other countries have lions or pillars or something holding up their seal. The support system here is the republic form of government.
"I tell the children never forget what holds up this seal on the breast of the eagle: You do. You do this through your vote. If you ever stop voting there is a great risk this country cannot function the way it was intended."
That's the woman I called my friend, warts and all.
It is unusual for liberals and conservatives to be friends nowadays. Today, we curse, yell and drown out the opposition.
Ann and I wouldn't have voted for the same candidates, but we would have sat down, enjoyed a great meal and shared a great conversation.
With her passing, there is one fewer conservative for this liberal to do that with.


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As you think TOWARD the upcoming holiday, what are you feeling? What pressure are you experiencing? What do you fear? What do you hope for? What is your heart telling you?
I know I used to dread holidays because I was often disappointed. I had expectations about how I wanted things to go and how I wanted people to act toward each other. But lately, things have changed drastically for the better. I've had an attitude shift!
Do any of these words describe the mood of you or others during holidays?
** Cranky
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** Anxious
** Disappointed
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What if you decided to do what I have begun to do? To CHOOSE JOY???
What if you prayerfully turn to your Father God and ask Him to help you choose a new way of handling holidays?
What if little by little, you begin to turn your cranksgiving attitude into times of gratitude for the small things…choosing an attitude of thanksgiving…choosing gratitude for what is good and right and lovely in your world, rather than focusing on what is overwhelming you or hurting you.
If you have found this attitude shift to be true in your own life, would you take time to post here? It could help someone else have a much better experience going through their next holiday. Who knows whose heart you might encourage because you took the time to share. Bless you bunches!


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md5sum Checking for Verifying Downloads
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Transferring files is one of the most basic elements of networking. We download things from the Internet. We make backup copies of our data and transfer them to other machines. We email cute pictures of the baby to grandma. How can we know for sure if a file has been corrupted during the transfer? On proprietary operating systems, this is near impossible (in 12 years of using such operating systems, I never once heard of a way to do this).
For people using Linux, however, this is quite simple. We use a little command called md5sum.
Let's say you want to download the SUSE Linux Professional 9.3 Live DVD. You head over to the mirror list and select a mirror. Many sites that offer open source downloads will also offer a file called an "md5 sum." An md5 sum is kind of like a fingerprint of a file. It's uniqeness provides a way to check the integrity of the file that's been downloaded.
So, we click on the download link for the Live DVD and start that downloading. When it's all finished, we grab the md5 sum file also. Save both of these files in the same directory. When everything is downloaded, open up a terminal window. Change to the directory where the Live DVD image and md5 sum file are.
Now, we're ready to check to make sure the Live DVD image downloaded properly. View the contents of the md5 sum file with the cat command, as follows. MD5SUMS is the name of my md5 sum file:
[1702][smorris@linux:~/home]$ cat MD5SUMS f200cfcd6e43a787ba7894585e14a721 README.txt e7f56b1c7f2e6bde63b15699e114b98a SL-9.3-LiveDVD-amd64-1.iso 1a78ae0591907f51af892cad2447fdae SL-9.3-LiveDVD-i386-1.iso [1702][scott@nex:~/Desktop]$
Depending on which Live DVD image you downloaded, you will see what the md5 sum fingerprint should be there on the left.
Now, we need to determine what the md5 sum fingerprint actually is on the file we downloaded (mine is called SL-9.3-LiveDVD-i386-1.iso). This is done with the md5sum command, as follows:
[1705][smorris@linux:~/home]$ md5sum SL-9.3-LiveDVD-i386-1.iso 1a78ae0591907f51af892cad2447fdae SL-9.3-LiveDVD-i386-1.iso
When you run this command, it will think for a minute or two and then give you the output. We can see that the file says that the md5 sum should be '1a78ae0591907f51af892cad2447fdae'. Based upon the output of the md5sum command, we see that the md5 sum of that file is indeed '1a78ae0591907f51af892cad2447fdae'. This means that the file was downloaded perfectly, and that no corruption has taken place.
If the md5 sums are different, you will know that the file got corrupted somehow when it was being downloaded.
This tool is great for verifying that you have transferred and/or downloaded files successfully without any data corruption. It also comes in handy as a troubleshooting tool. If you want to check file integrity when transferring files, md5sum is a sweet way to go.
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