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Freiburg conceded five goals for the second game in a row with Borussia Dortmund coming from behind to move four points clear of third place Bayern Leverkusen for a couple of hours at least.
Three goals in five minutes helped Dortmund turn the game around after Jonathan Schmid had given the visitors the lead in the 28th minute.
Nuri Sahin got his name on the scoresheet twice as the Westphalians left their opponents no chance and cemented their second place in the table, Robert Lewandowski also netting a brace while Leonardo Bittencourt got a late fifth.
Freiburg's first goal in Dortmund in over 11 years, a close-range volley from Schmid, appeared to sting the home side.
The last player to score for Freiburg in the Westfalian city was Sebastian Kehl, the current Dortmund captain who missed out injured, and the man who replaced him in the starting XI inspired an immediate comeback.
Sahin teed up Lewandowski, who set a new club record by scoring in his eighth game in a row, heading past Oliver Baumann in the 41st minute.
Sahin then put Dortmund in front by himself, scoring his first goal since arriving at the club in January with a diagonal strike past Baumann.
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COLUMBUS -- When the first 787 Dreamliner takes off in 2008, Boeing will have several Ohio aerospace companies to thank for helping the first-of-its-kind airliner get off the ground. Six Ohio companies are involved in the research, development and manufacturing of parts and essential components for the Dreamliner, Boeing's next-generation, long-range jet. According to Boeing, the Dreamliner will provide airlines with unmatched fuel efficiency and passengers with increased comfort and convenience.
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• Rise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life: International Center for Photography, New York City
• The Shaping of New Visions: Photography, Film and Photo Book: NY MOMA
• Herb Ritts, LA Style: Getty Museum, Los Angelels
• 70 Years: 70 Photographs: Portland Art Museum
• Sky Scraper: Art and Architecture Against Gravity: Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago
• Juvenile-In-Justice: Photographs by Richard Ross Nevada Museum of Art in Reno
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Great suggestions and really great shots. I like it when AT encourages people to look at art.
If one is ever in Seattle, the Henry Art Gallery on the UW campus will always have at least one photography exhibit on display. It was a stipulation of a donation from a generous couple of collectors.
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We were served by David the Equatorian with a MoHawk. He was fantastic and added to the great vibe in the restaraunt. Well worth a visit.
I veto Uncle Vito's. – Mediocre food. Bad service. It was great until we sat down and then waited for someone to notice that we were there. Food was not that hot when it finally arrived. The waitress forgot the garlic bread that came with the pasta. When she remembered and brought it, it was burned and we refused it. She seem aggravated when we asked for a second glass of wine, and really perturbed that we thought about dessert. Tourist or local, stay away.
Great casual place! – I love love love the pizza at this place. I used to love real close so it was super convenient, but I still go back from time to time for a beer and pizza. Everyone there is great and I've never been disappointed. Always fresh and hot!!
Late nite hungries and hot food... – I found Uncle Vito's to be just what I expected, good hot food and lots of it. We ordered the specials which were a feta, spinach and sun dried tomato pizza and a chicken and cheese stuffed ravioli in garlic cream sauce with mushrooms...the ravioli was easily enough for 2 with a delicious rich creamy garlic suace and big tasty pieces of mushroom. The ravioli came with garlic bread that was hot and soft and buttery. The pasta covering the ravioli was a little thick but the sauce was very good. The pizza had a crispy crust and warm melty feta over the spinach and tomatoes...very tasty. There was quite a crowd and I waited prob 20-25 minutes for the food...not excellent but very good...worth the wait for a good late night snack.
Piping-hot pies and more Italian classics in an ultra-casual atmosphere. – In Short
The pizza takes center stage at this low-key chain, but diners can also take advantage of a fully stocked menu. Appetizers and salads include deep-fried ravioli accompanied by a marinara dipping sauce and a classic antipasto; entrees feature a roster of pastas and fat sandwiches, such as the meatball sub and eggplant parmigiana sandwich. Delivery is free, but requires a $10 minimum purchase.
good affordable delivery – Ordered delivery from Uncle Vitos during a recent visit to San Fran. Delivered promptly to my hotel, nice and warm. The cheesy garlic bread was delicious, and the two Alfredo meals we ordered were good, but pretty average, definitely a hefty portion. I would order from here again if I was looking for some affordable delivery food.
Loved the spagettini – San Francisco for Dummies recommended Uncle Vito's a good food at a reasonable price - and it really is! I loved their meatballs (my way of rating Italian restaurants), the house Chianti was good, and I recommend the Spagettini with brocolli and garlic. We went twice during our 6-day stay.
great for take out! – this place is excellent for take out! the restaurant itself is a dive and the wait staff is lacking, but the food is great... we walked over from our hotel, but should have just got the take out. the meatball sandwich is excellent and the chicken ceasar salad is pretty darn good too... and cheap! take out for sure though.
I'd rather eat frozen pizza than Uncle Vito's!!! – Uncle Vito's does for pizza what the KKK does for race relations. A (former) friend recommended this place for a quick bite...hopefully no one will find his body where I dumped it...
If there ever was an "Uncle Vito", he's probably spinning in his grave. This pizza was no better than from your grocers freezer. The "garlic bread" we ordered consisted of a grocery aisle hoagie roll cut in half with a schmear of garlic spread stuck in the oven for a couple minutes...now THAT' S ITALIAN!!! I'm just surprised that I didn't find Spaghettios or Bologna Alfredo on the menu. If you even consider eating here....you deserve what you get!!!
As for the service...I'll let you guess...
Poor imitation of Italian food – I'll be the first to tell the truth. I had to check out this restaurant after reading some rave reviews on the internet. What a hoax. It was not Italian food. The spaghetti was one big soggy mess with a tomato sauce that tasted like it came out of an old can. Vito's pizza was below average. DiGiorno's frozen pizza outranks this place anyday.
The place was crowded and noisy; reminiscent of a fast food joint. Service was poor; lunch took over two hours! Since the food wasn't edible, we left hungry. We immediately went to another restaurant in Union Square to have a real meal.
Don't let the friendly name fool you. If you value good food, then just pass this place and don't look back.
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Five hundred years ago today, he was born Jean Cauvin in Noyon, France—about 70 miles north of Paris. His father was Gerard, son of a barrelmaker and boatman. Gerard was a lawyer, and it was his law practice that brought him into the everyday sphere of the church.
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His first goal was a good shot, albeit one that took a deflection on its way in. His second is already guaranteed to be right up there when the Chelsea goal of the season is selected in May.
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Raheem Singleton, a former UMaine guard, will open the season with the Maine Red Claws.
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Last Post 12 Sep 2012 06:24 PM by Chris Fortuin. 15 Replies.
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19 Jul 2012 02:06 PM
Common Question:
The Sprint is over and some things did not get done. How do we handle that?
Richard Banks
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20 Jul 2012 01:08 AM
I've got a blog post on just this question at
To save you clicking through to the link here's the short version:
1. Unfinished/UnDone items are placed back on the product backlog
2. The Product Owner re-orders the backlog. Typically unfinished items end up at the top, but not always.
3. Do not resize the items to represent only the remaining undone work.
4. Do not split the story to represent what was worked on and what wasn't. An item is done or it isn't. There's no i-between.
5. Do not include any effort spent on the unfinished items in the velocity calculation of the current sprint. Velocity is a reflection of your rate of completion not your effort expended.
From an engineering perspective you should also consider approaches to development that will allow you to easily exclude unfinished code from the sprint's delivered increment. Two common approaches are the use feature toggles in the application and using source control with a branch per story pattern.
Vincent Tencé
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20 Jul 2012 06:47 AM
I agree with Richard except on #3
I say re-estimate the effort to complete the item when it goes back to the product backlog. There are several reasons to that:
1. You want your backlog to be transparent
2. Velocity measures how much done software the team delivers in a sprint, so assuming the item will be completed the next sprint, only the left over part counts in the velocity of the next sprint
3. You want your product owner to easily assess the ROI of completing the undone item
Ralph Jocham
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30 Jul 2012 12:16 PM
Same thinking as Vincent's
3. and 4. are perfectly fine if they make sense in the given context. If it becomes a pattern then it could be a smell to be addressed in a retrospective.
In the end it is about delivering value and to work with the Product Owner.
Chad Albrecht
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09 Aug 2012 06:27 AM
I'm with Vincent and Ralph here. I'd also add that there are many cases where the team realizes that a PBI can be decomposed into even smaller chunks of done work. For example, let's say that feature A can actually be broken down into chunks B, C and D. The team realizes it can deliver B and C to done, but not D. After talking with the Product Owner, they should return D to the Product Backlog (PB) and finish B and C. D then gets estimated and ordered along with everything else on the PB.
Remember, if we can take some work to done so it can be inspected, do it! Story Points, velocity and other estimation techniques are just that, estimation techniques. They are to be used by the team to determine what they can deliver.
Mark Noneman
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09 Aug 2012 11:39 AM
I think Vincent, Ralph and Chad are right. I do agree that if the PBI is not DONE, then you can't claim it is, demonstrate it, etc. But work was done and we want to know how much work remains in the release. So, partially completed items should be estimated for work remaining. Otherwise, velocity is not meaningful.
I also totally agree with one branch per Product Backlog item worked in the Sprint. I wouldn't want to work any other way (but it's up to the team and the Product Owner).!
Scrum on!
Chad Albrecht
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10 Aug 2012 05:23 AM
I want to be clear that I am not advocating the use of partially done work. I am saying that there are cases where teams may be able to break a story down further into work that can be delivered as done. If this is not the case, then it should go back on the PB wholesale. The team may choose to re-estimate due to the new knowledge they now have.
What do you mean by "one branch per Product Backlog item?" Are you talking about a code branch? If that's the case, this is pretty dysfunctional and does not promote good collaboration and CI practices. Teams that I have seen do this (and there are many), typically spend a ton of time at the merge trying to figure out how everything is going to integrate. A better (IMHO) practice is the use of Feature Toggles, extensive test automation, CI behavior (notice I said behavior not tools) and the idea that the product can be shipped at any time.
Chris Fortuin
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12 Aug 2012 06:12 PM
To avoid possible misunderstandings I just want to clarify the difference between "unfinished" and "undone" work. Unfinished work refers to Stories that weren't completed for the product increment according to the PO and DoD and what's discussed in this thread. However, undone work is any work that is required to release the product increment and must be transparent to the PO by capturing them in the Product Backlog as "Undone Work" or "Implementation Work" Stories (see also
Richard Hundhausen
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13 Aug 2012 08:54 AM
For those of us using Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server, I've posted the a similar request (for tooling support) on UserVoice (
Fredrik Vestin
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15 Aug 2012 10:06 AM
Chad & Richard
I guess ideally if a story is not done during the sprint, everything should be reverted back to its original state so you can have a potentially shippable increment. This would include source code, scripts, documentation basically whatever was changed when working with the story. However, creating branches causes merge-hell and if the work is planned to be completed in the next sprint it's a lot of waste to revert the work already checked in.
Richard Hundhausen
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15 Aug 2012 11:31 AM
Another solution would be to use a FeatureToggle.
Here's a (.NET) project on github: https://github.com/jason-roberts/FeatureToggle
Charles Bradley
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21 Aug 2012 08:41 AM
I agree with most of the above, including Chris. In short, do something like what Vincent suggests, and make a clear distinction between "Undone Work" and "Unfinished Work." The term "Undone Work" was described in a previous Scrum Guide optional strategy as what Chris describes it as. In 2011, the "Undone Work" strategy was removed from the Scrum Guide. The removal of "Undone work" is briefly alluded to here:
Charles Bradley
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21 Aug 2012 08:42 AM
Maybe this link will work? (removing the s in https)
Chad Albrecht
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26 Aug 2012 08:51 AM
Splitting hairs about "undone" and "unfinished" usually results in a dysfunction. We have a Definition of Done and work is either Done or Not Done every Sprint. The product is always in a "potentially shippable" state at the end of every Sprint so the use of other terms does not make sense. The PO can decide at any Sprint Review that the product and feature set are fit for purpose and want to ship. Certainly if more functionality is needed then the PB is ordered by the PO and more Sprints are performed. Similar to the forecasting we do every Sprint, the elements of a Release plan are also just a forecast. We should never count on them being set in stone.
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05 Sep 2012 05:30 AM
will the complexity of a undone/unfinished story be different to the complexity of the story before starting working on it? So why should the estimation changing when a story is started but not deliverable?
Maybe the estimation done in planing was wrong and this came clear after starting the work, but than you should redefine the story together with the PO?
Chris Fortuin
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12 Sep 2012 06:24 PM
Technically any Undone work (ie. work that is required to release the product increment) could be considered a dysfunction because if the PO decides to go live then it should technically just be pushing the "Go Live" button. However considering from the PO, management and stakeholder perspective always more needs to happen to Go Live. Just consider activities like technical QA/QC gates & transports, data migration, communication, training, handover to support & maintenance.
So my suggestion would be to introduce a "Definition of Go" similar to Definition of Ready and Done. DoG defines the incremental release state and allows identification of Undone Work until "Go Live". It's the Go-Go between the Scrum Team and their project stakeholders including management, support & maintenance teams, operations, etc. It should not be limited to what the Scrum Team is required to do (eg. technically deployment) but include all other incremental release aspects of comms, training, etc. that the Scrum Team is dependent on.
Overall, the DoG:
> defines the incremental release state of complex products in a complex environment
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In recent years a generational shift has occurred in the world of corporate art. Businesses are updating their addresses to state of the art buildings designed by iconic architects including Lord Norman Foster, Harry Seidler and newcomer Clive Wilkinson, and traditional corporate art collections are being replaced by innovative installations and changeable exhibition series. The reason for this transformation? To cultivate an image of innovation and success – a vital requirement in a dynamic and volatile commercial environment where corporate identity is crucial to maintaining a competitive edge.
In Australia, Deutsche Bank, Deloitte, Allens Arthur Robinson and Macquarie Group are some of the organisations that are leading the way in this new approach to corporate collecting. Their corporate art collections are being integrated into the branding strategy as their global footprints expand to include company logos, contemporary office space and art. There is a marked difference in the levels these firms have gone to in order to revamp their image. Some have employed leading art consultants and given them free reign on artistic direction, while others have a more conservative approach to the collection and exhibition of their collections.
Deutsche Bank, an international investment bank, is leading the way in the collection and display of their art. In their Sydney office at Deutsche Bank Place, the art collection is incorporated into the infrastructure of the aluminium and glass-clad building designed by Lord Norman Foster.
Art consultant, Virginia Wilson, says 'the bank's move in 2005 to Deutsche Bank Place was seen as an opportunity by the firm to get up to speed with the renowned international collection of contemporary art'. Artists were commissioned to create site-specific works and Wilson identified areas that would be the most receptive areas for the installations. Australian contemporary artist Nike Savvas, created the concept for Cascade, a waterfall installation in a staircase flowing from top to bottom. Varying shades of blue aluminium discs reflect the light creating a waterfall effect that is visible from the open plan offices.
Previously, the bank's collection had been dominated by the works of traditional Australian artists including Arthur Boyd, John Firth Smith and John Olsen, conflicting with the bank's contemporary direction. These older works were replaced with state of the art installations by experienced artists from around the world, more congruent with the bank's image as an innovative market leader.
Norwegian contemporary artist, Anna Karin Furunes was commissioned to do a work on a sound proof door in an executive space. Working from a photograph of a European winter landscape, aluminium was hand punched to recreate the scene, another example of the innovative manufacturing techniques used to transform the interior architecture into art.
There is an unmistakeable presence of art throughout Deutsche Bank, which Wilson attributes to the firm's boldness to bite the bullet and integrate a collection into the infrastructure. She says, 'It is about the integrity and commitment to having the art, as most of it cannot be sold if they renovate or move premises'.
Wilson has endeavoured to push the boundaries of how far art can be taken in a corporate environment, and whilst each work is put through a selection committee for approval, there are some controversial pieces. Tour of Duty, a photographic image of a helicopter transposed on to a glass wall is part of a series of photographic works making a political statement on the war. Initially receiving pushback with concerns surrounding its military theme, the helicopter was chosen because it is an icon of our times.
Deutsche Bank's endeavour to transform their art collection has been well received in the art world. 'I tell staff they should be proud of it because amongst my peer group it is incredibly well regarded' says Wilson. Internally it has created an inspiring environment in which to work, and is strategically displayed for the enjoyment of clients in reception and meeting areas.
Another firm leading the way in corporate art collecting is accounting firm Deloitte. Art Advisor Barbara Flynn has made company collections for ABN AMRO (RBS), UBS and Credit Suisse, each fine-tuned to the particular company. Understanding that accountants might prefer a methodical and considered way of collecting, Flynn dissuaded Deloitte from going to the market to buy a collection of Australian works all in one go when it came to thinking about the art for its newly refurbished office floor at Grosvenor Place. She recommended that the firm undertake an exhibition series instead, which she argued would be a unique form of corporate support for art in Australia like no other company initiative. Since 2005 the New Australian Art exhibition series has challenged stereotypes of all sorts, combining Asian-born, Aboriginal, emerging, mid-career and senior artists, who benefit equally from inclusion. The art on view is sourced from the artists' representatives from among Sydney and Melbourne's commercial galleries.
The firm holds two exhibitions a year, each long-running, and purchases artworks from these, to form a permanent collection. The exhibition space is the firm's main visitors' floor which receives upwards of three thousand visitors per week, an audience largely unaware of contemporary art. One side of the floor accommodates the temporary shows, and the other holds meeting rooms with the permanent collection. 'We intentionally structured the way art is presented on the floor to serve as a reminder to Deloitte executives and staff of the important role played by their support, which has both a permanent face as well as a dynamic, changing exhibition component' says Flynn.
The permanent collection consists of works by living Australian artists including John Barbour, Mikala Dwyer, Rocket Mattler, Tracey Moffatt, Simryn Gill and Noel McKenna and explores a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, photography and video installation. The works are selected by a panel of art specialists and Deloitte executives, with a strong representation of young people who undertake a conscientious process led by Flynn, involving careful vetting and passionate discussion of the relative merits of each work.
Flynn has free reign on the artistic direction and Deloitte is happy with the results so far. The list of artists who have been showcased is long and impressive, indicative of the intentional broad-mindedness of the series. Stephen Birch's installations of everyday objects, Susan Norrie's and Ricky Maynard's political commentary, Julie Dowling's complex paintings of cultural history and humanity, and Zehra Ahmed's social commentary via new media; are just a small sample of the 250 artists who have been involved.
In the context of a sporting nation, art is now the platform for Deloitte corporate entertaining and has proven attractive to prospective employees, who regard the firm's support for art as an important point of difference. So far Deloitte does not have a global strategy for collecting and exhibiting art, however Flynn believes that the success of the initiative in the Sydney office may set a trend and influence other offices. She admires Deloitte's boldness in having embraced the exhibition series and is proud of what has been achieved thus far, including recognition in 2010 with an Honourable Mention, Christie's International Awards for Best Corporate Art Collections and Programmes.
Deutsche Bank and Deloitte are examples of how the role of the art consultant has been crucial to reinforcing a company's chosen philosophy with art and ensuring their collection is particular to the organisation and, in the case of Deloitte, like no other initiative. Modest budgets have not restricted creativity, if anything creativity has been enhanced as consultants are encouraged to think outside the box of traditional corporate collecting.
Australian law firm Allens Arthur Robinson has a more traditional approach to collecting.
Since the mid-1970s it has built a substantial collection of Australian contemporary art. There are over 1,500 works that appear before the firm's staff in its national and international offices. Most of the paintings have been acquired for modest prices and for their vibrancy in enlivening office environments. The firm ensures that more people than the staff, and visiting clients, enjoy the works by: conducting internal tours, having many of the works available online and regularly loaning works to galleries.
The Allens collection reflects the passion of one of its former partners, Hugh Jamieson who was the driving force behind it. In 1993 during an introductory speech made by Jamieson for an exhibition of selected works, he said:
'Artists encourage us to confront the new, not only through the colour and vitality of their works, but also by the messages they convey. By supporting working artists – through the purchase of their works and, more recently by commissioning temporary site-specific projects for our offices – the firm is encouraging the development of cultural expression; by providing a platform for this expression, the firm makes a statement about the sort of Australia it believes in'.
In the Allens Sydney reception floor, the walls are lined with works by Rosalie Gascoigne, David Aspden, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Dale Frank and Ildiko Kovaks, works which had been purchased early in the artists' careers. The firm's strategy is to continue to support emerging artists, visiting artists at their studios and following their careers. .
Allens is also located in Deutsche Bank Place and uses the building's formidable architecture to showcase not only its contemporary art collection but also commissions artists to create site-specific works for its project space. This space is visible from the glass lifts and highlights works in the glass vitrines of its tenancy.. Here, artists create new works that remain in-situ for a minimum of twelve months. During that time the works are photographed, scholarly essays are written about them and a catalogue is created to mark the event. Works by Nigel Milsom, the most recent artist to be commissioned, are currently displayed in this space. These paintings are predominantly black and white and reflect Milsom's interests in still-life imagery, advertisements and photography. Potted orchids, martial arts figures, hawks and doves in flight make a visual statement, illustrating the firm's preference for art over company logos and signage. Allens sees this as another opportunity to support emerging artists by promoting their work in this way.
The curatorial approach to the collection is straightforward. There are thematic, and stylistic strategies to the hang in the Allens offices. Artists are grouped together because of their relationships not only to figuration, geometric abstraction, colour field and abstract expressionism to name a few, but to each other. At other times thirty years of an artist's practice may be presented in a particular hang which is the case for artist, Helen Eager.
The curators of the Allens art collection are Ewen McDonald and Maria Poulos. Poulos sees her role as disseminating the artwork and educating staff and visitors regarding the collection. As a result, many initiatives have been started within the firm including internships with the Sydney University wherein post-graduate students spend a total of twenty days with the curators. Artists are also regularly interviewed regarding their practice for the purpose of educating staff.
The firm has stuck firmly to Jamieson's legacy of collecting and although partner, David Maloney overseas the selection process, there is no committee involved in the collection strategy influencing the diversity of the collection. The collection reflects the cultural development of Australian painting.
When Macquarie Group relocated its head office to No.1 Martin Place, it was an opportunity to display their art differently and in so doing update their image. They began collecting in 1986, when the Managing Director at the time, Tony Berg, also a keen collector, was impressed by a Swiss Bank. In 1986 Berg decided to take it a step further and develop an art collection that would identify with the firm and reflect its identity. The theme of the collection was and still is the land and its psyche, offering interpretations of Australian landscapes. Helen Burton, the manager of the Macquarie Group Collection, says, 'We generally support emerging artists and if they progress and are successful we will follow their career; this is how we add back to the community'.
In the reception area of the client space, a large work has been commissioned by Australian artist, Savanhdary Vongpoothorn. Currents is largely influenced by her Lao heritage and represents the interconnectedness of different cultures, which translates as a rich and diverse landscape of interweaving plant and animal life.
Bronwyn Oliver was also commissioned to do a copper sculpture Cursive which represents the signature of a banker. The corridors are lined with paintings by familiar artists including; Ann Thomson, Emily Kngwarreye, Euan Macleod, Luke Sciberras, Susan Norrie, Louise Hearman, Rosalie Gascoigne, Fiona Foley, Tim Maguire and William Robinson.
An internal art committee manages the selection process and an art consultant supplements their information. 'The Committee go out and propose works to the other members saying it fits the bill. There is often a lot of debate as to whether it fits the theme and is an Australian landscape', explains Burton. Until his untimely death Nick Waterlow was for many years the external consultant to the Macquarie Group Collection, and encouraged these bankers to have faith in their own taste – the level of input from those on the committee is testament to this.
'We buy pending on our needs but generally we buy steadily throughout the year' says Burton. In each office globally a proposal will be sent with a selection of works that are a mini representation of the collection. They will include different media, ages and scales. 'Art has become part of the Macquarie signature. In any office around the world Macquarie is recognisable by their logo and their art', says Burton.
These corporate art collections have become more than just wall decoration and symbols of philanthropy – they are defining and represent the way in which an organisation wants to be seen. As a result the collections rival that of most museums. Whilst these varied and impressive collections are not, in some cases, accessible to the wider community, they have encouraged debate and have enlivened the communities within these organisations creating a more inspiring and stimulating environment in which to work.
Deutsche Bank http://australia.db.com/australia/
Deloitte http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_AU/au/
Allens Arthur Robinson http://www.aar.com.au/
Macquarie Group http://www.macquarie.com.au/mgl/au


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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — On a golf cart long ago after Notre Dame football practice, when Lou Holtz could be at his philosophical best, the coach wistfully recalled the time adversity reinforced what Holtz considered his career destiny.
"God didn't put Lou Holtz on this earth to coach professional football,'' Holtz told me.
I kept that notebook from the mid-1990s in a box because of my expectation Holtz one day would betray those words and give the NFL another shot. Wisely, Holtz stayed true to himself and never did.
It was a sentiment Holtz first expressed in 1976 after failing miserably, coaching the Jets to a 3-10 record before resigning to return where he belonged: college football at Arkansas. In his only NFL season, Holtz did hokey things like write a Jets fight song and line up players for the national anthem by height. He was mocked more than embraced by men who weren't 18- to 22-year-olds and won't respond the way kids on scholarship do.
Players in the NFL are around more but still harder to reach. The field is 100 yards but the game is different. Beware any coach who thinks football is football. Be careful what you wish for, leaders of college football fiefdoms.
That goes for NFL flavor-of-the-month Chip Kelly, who could be the next Browns coach and this decade's Steve Spurrier. That goes for Notre Dame's Brian Kelly, who already has had intermediaries gauging his interest in interviewing with the Bears after Monday's Bowl Championship Series title game. That goes for any college coach ambitious enough to forget how good they have it on campus. (Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald, a future NFL target, already realizes that, right?)
The NFL always can offer more green, yes, but the grass isn't always greener for coaches who already make millions. Spurrier earned $10 million in 2002-03 as the NFL's highest-paid head coach after jumping to the Redskins, yet his vaunted Fun 'n' Gun offense never compensated for other problems he couldn't control the way he could at Florida. Nobody told Spurrier what recruits to sign the way he was told what players to draft. He went 12-20 and tainted the ol' ball coach's legacy.
Alabama's Nick Saban, college football's best coach, never made the playoffs in two forgettable seasons with the Dolphins. If Saban ever again longs for the NFL, where the fight for final say on the 53-man roster frustrates many a coach, he should visit the statue Alabama erected in 2011. Saban makes $5.4 million. He is Tuscaloosa Ditka. No wonder Saban reiterated Saturday at BCS media day the belief among NFL executives that he has no intention of speaking with NFL teams. Why leave?
What Holtz said remains true: Not every coach is meant for pro football.
People often overlook that because once upon a time, two-time Super Bowl champion coach Tom Coughlin of the Giants was Boston College's coach. Jimmy Johnson preceded Coughlin by building a Cowboys powerhouse after leaving Miami. Before Johnson, Dick Vermeil once cried for UCLA.
But for every successful example, there are at least two Bobby Petrinos who let runaway egos lead to NFL doom. Where have you gone, Dennis Erickson?
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh represent the current exceptions more than the rule. Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano has been offered as evidence after the Bucs won three more games after he bolted Rutgers. But let's see how long before Schiano's rigid, college-like structure wears on pampered players influenced by agents and the CBA.
Chip Kelly indeed might revolutionize the NFL with an offense perfect for the Pac-12. Or he might win 12 games in two seasons with a quarterback that doesn't fit and be rumored to replace Lane Kiffin at USC. He has the stamp of Bill Belichick, but so did Josh McDaniels. Kelly's motives seem obvious: more money and a looming NCAA investigation. But as one NFL assistant suggested: Are Kelly's suitors motivated by the fear of missing out on the Next Big Thing more than the certainty it will work?
A safer bet as an NFL coach seems the other Kelly: Brian — even if he skillfully played the semantics game Saturday at Sun Life Stadium to suggest he was staying put.
Highly polished and organized, Kelly essentially serves as the CEO of Notre Dame football. He designs smart offenses. He skillfully delegates and communicates. He knows defense. His profile defines the "excellence" Bears GM Phil Emery deemed necessary in Lovie Smith's successor.
But Kelly just turned things around at Notre Dame. His $3 million salary goes a long way in South Bend, and the rewards go beyond money. Beat Alabama and Kelly can decide whether they should build his statue next to the Gug or the Grotto. If seeking a new challenge tempts Kelly to flirt with the NFL, remember Holtz always said it is harder to maintain a winner than build one.
Holtz has articulated other sage advice about college coaches considering the NFL. The Kellys can ignore it at their own risk.
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