Generating Some Buzz

For several weeks last fall, different artistic interpretations of Buzz were present around campus. An auction next month gives people the opportunity to own them.

In Buzz Around Town, part of the Alumni Association’s centennial celebration, alumni, student groups and campus organizations were able to sponsor one of 25 five-foot-tall Fiberglas Buzz statues. Each sponsor then paired with a local artist, who helped translate their vision to Tech’s beloved mascot.

Starting May 15 at the President’s Dinner, 20 of the 25 statues will be available for auction online. For a minimum bid of $500 or $1,000, members of the Tech community can own part of the campus-wide celebration.

“Since a lot of the Buzzes were created specifically for campus organizations, alumni who align with these groups are expressing interest,” said Renee Queen, vice president of Marketing Services for the Alumni Association. “Alumni from around the country are sending e-mails asking about them.”

Queen says 10 statues on each side of the walkway will flank attendees as they enter for dinner. The auction will be open for a week, closing May 22.

Sponsors have purchased four of the 50-pound Buzz statues ”two individual alumni, the Alumni Association and Auxiliary Services” and one was sold in a previous auction. Winning bidders must sign an agreement in compliance with the use of Buzz’s image and trademark.

Queen says there have been many requests to hold another Buzz Around Town event, which was held specifically for the Association’s centennial.

“While people have expressed interest, we have no plans to do this again,” she said.

“As far as I’m concerned, these 20 statues will be the only ones available for auction.”

After the fall semester, each statue was taken for repair and paint restoration. Proceeds from the auction will go toward the sponsoring organizations, with a small percentage being used for administrative costs.

“It’s been a wonderful experience,” Queen said. “We’ve been able to support student organizations and many local artists. And I feel so attached to each one. Each one epitomizes and shows the Tech community.”

Buzz Around Town facts

For Buzz Around Town, sponsors paid $1,600 to acquire and decorate a Buzz. Student organizations paid $800. Of the 25, 11 were sponsored by student organizations. Alumni sponsored nine, and Tech departments and organizations sponsored five.

Although every Buzz statue has undergone repair and restoration, Queen says the BuzzCard Buzz, sponsored by Auxiliary Services, was the only statue not damaged.

Tech organizations included the College of Engineering, the Alumni Association, the Georgia Tech Foundation, Auxiliary Services and the Tech Parents Program.

On the Alumni Association’s Web site, visitors were able to vote on which they thought were the best. The A.E.K.D. Buzz, sponsored by Kappa Sigma Fraternity, was voted the favorite.

Alumnus Kimberly Davis-Blackstone sponsored “Heritage Buzz.” Artists included David Boyd Jr., the art teacher at Heritage High School in Rockdale County, and Davis-Blackstone’s daughter, Nicole Young.

Alumnus Susan M. Davis sponsored the “Celebrating the Power of Women’s Contributions at Tech and Beyond.” Davis was the first female Buzz mascot, and the yellow shoes on the statue recall a time when she forgot her black high-tops while the team was playing out of town. The only shoes she could find at the last minute were yellow.

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Holiday Iron Pour Continues Annual Tradition December 13

Annual holiday iron pour and silent auction
2 p.m. Dec. 13
Edgewood Sculpture Studio, 184 Edgewood Ave. S.E., Atlanta
For information: E-mail George Beasley at gbeasley@gsu.edu.

Flowing easily from the ladle and splashing into the molds below, it’s easier to compare the orange liquid to water than to metal. But that’s exactly what it is, molten iron so hot the artists handling it are forced to suit up in tough leathers and protective headgear.

“It’s very scary-looking,” says George Beasley, a professor in Georgia State’s School of Art and Design. “But, you know, that’s part of the drama. It’s almost medieval.”

Every year, Georgia State sculpture students, faculty and alumni come together for the annual Holiday Iron Pour, a celebration of their craft and a chance for the uninitiated to take a peek at this very physical art form. For a small donation, anyone can make a scratch mold, and sculpture students will cast the molten iron to create take-home souvenirs.

“Usually, the children love it,” Beasley says. “Last year, we did 150 of those. So it’s children and their parents and then anybody who wants to. We prepare the sand mold in advance and so all you have to do is just carve into it. We have all the tools and equipment.”

The tradition started in the early ‘70s and is one of the longest-running annual iron pours in the United States. It owes its origins to a handful of students who were getting antsy as the winter holidays approached.

“My students were right at the end of the fall semester and started doing all these knick-knacks and Christmas presents and stuff, and I got really mad about that,” Beasley recalls with a laugh. “I said, ‘You’re supposed to be making sculptures. If you just wait until after the semester, I’ll run a special iron pour and you can do Christmas presents.’ And that became kind of like a party, and it grew and it grew and it grew.”

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Great holiday gifts available now during the Atlanta Braves Foundation Holiday Online Auction

Just in time for holiday shopping, the Atlanta Braves Foundation will auction off valuable and unique items during the Atlanta Braves Foundation Holiday Online Auction, Dec. 4 - Dec. 15 at Braves.com/foundationauction.
Fans will have the chance to bid on valuable items including:

• 1966 Atlanta Braves team signed jersey featuring Hank Aaron and Phil Niekro
• Twenty Atlanta Braves autographed baseballs framed together, including baseballs signed by Bobby Cox, Chipper Jones, John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Brian McCann, and Tim Hudson
• Framed 2008 Atlanta Braves team-signed jersey
• 2008 Atlanta Braves starting line-up autographed bat

Fans can also bid on other valuable memorabilia including Atlanta Braves autographed baseballs, autographed bats and autographed jerseys from current and former Braves greats including Hank Aaron, Chipper Jones, Jeff Francoeur, John Smoltz, Brian McCann, Tim Hudson, Bobby Cox, Dale Murphy, Phil Niekro, and David Justice.

The non-profit arm of the Atlanta Braves, the Atlanta Braves Foundation actively supports community organizations and their programs within the metro Atlanta area. Since its inception in 1992, the Atlanta Braves Foundation has provided support to thousands of metro Atlanta based organizations and has contributed more than three million dollars in financial assistance to the community. Through the generous support of Braves players, employees, sponsors and fans, the Atlanta Braves Foundation continuously strives to improve the quality of life for our youth.

Other great gift ideas for Braves fans this holiday season include:

• Atlanta Braves Holiday 6-Pack - available for a limited time (Nov. 14 - Dec. 15) at Braves.com/holiday or 404-577-9100. Includes a pair of tickets to six marquee games in 2008 including Opening Day, Boston Red Sox, and New York Yankees games. Other season ticket packages are also available.
• Atlanta Braves Foundation Legacy Brick inscribed with personalized message, available at Braves.com/bricks or 1-877-ABF-BRIX [1-877-223-2749]. Gift certificates also available.
• A wide variety of Braves merchandise is available at the Braves Clubhouse Store at the CNN Center or through the Braves Clubhouse Collection catalog by calling 1-800-433-BRAVES. Free ground shipping on all orders before Nov. 14.
• Atlanta Braves Gift Cards, redeemable for Braves tickets, concessions, and merchandise, are available at Braves.com.

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Ivory Auctions Condemned

The Humane Society of the United States and its global arm, Humane Society International, condemn auctions of African elephant ivory by four southern African nations to buyers from China and Japan. The first of four auctions started October 28.

The auctions, part of an agreement reached in 2007 by the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), began in Namibia October 28, to be followed by one in Botswana on Oct. 31, in Zimbabwe on Nov. 3 and in South Africa on Nov. 6.

Each country is permitted by CITES to auction a specified amount of stockpiled ivory totaling 107,769.94 kilograms, equivalent to the tusks of an estimated 14,642 African elephants. The stockpiled ivory originated from a variety of sources including seizures, natural mortality and government culls, or killing, of elephant herds. The 2007 CITES agreement also included a component that will stop further ivory trade from these four countries for at least nine years after the sale of this stockpile of ivory occurs.

African elephants are a threatened species with fewer than 600,000 remaining in the wild. CITES banned the international commercial trade in African elephant ivory in 1989—the trade in Asian elephant ivory had been banned earlier.

Between 1979 and 1989, the number of African elephants was decreased by half due to poaching to supply the then-legal international trade in ivory. CITES tried but failed to regulate the ivory trade during the decade preceding the ban. Ivory from poached elephants was funneled into the legal ivory trade, which provided cover for the illegal ivory trade. Some estimated that more than 90 percent of the ivory on sale in 1989 was from poached elephants.

Since then, CITES has allowed only one other such sale of ivory, which was in 1999, from three southern African countries to Japan. A surge in illegal ivory trade followed that sale, indicating renewed demand. Between 20,000 and 23,000 African elephants are poached every year to supply the illegal ivory trade.

"We are deeply concerned that the influx of ivory into Japan and China will only serve to stimulate demand," said Teresa M. Telecky, Ph.D., policy director for Humane Society International. "The sales will only fuel poaching of elephants to supply the bloody ivory trade, just like the last time. No one needs ivory trinkets," said Telecky. "We ask consumers to think about the elephant who died a horrible death to create an ivory bracelet."

Facts:

Ivory objects in trade are most commonly made from the tusks of African or Asian elephants, but the term can also be used to describe the teeth of other animals including walrus, hippos and whales.

The auctions are scheduled to occur as follows:
o Namibia: Oct. 28 (9,209.68 kg)

o Botswana: Oct. 31 (43,682.91 kg)

o Zimbabwe: Nov. 3 (3,755.55 kg)

o South Africa: Nov. 6 (51,121.8 kg)

Asian elephants are an endangered species with fewer than 32,000 remaining in the wild. African elephants are threatened species with fewer than 600,000 remaining in the wild.
An investigation conducted by Care for the Wild and cosponsored by The HSUS and HSI reported that the United States is the world's second largest ivory marketplace. The investigators found thousands of ivory retail markets in 16 American cities that they visited in 2006 and 2007. More than 24,000 ivory objects were found for sale, almost half of them in New York City alone; other top cities included Honolulu, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Most ivory objects for sale were jewelry or small carved figures, an estimated one-third of which were carved and imported illegally from China in the past 18 years, during which the international trade in elephant ivory was banned by CITES. The objects were often mislabeled as "antiques" or "mammoth ivory." Sale of such ivory, if genuine, is allowed by U.S. law. This confirms the findings of a 2002 HSUS report which examined the U.S. ivory trade and demonstrated that ivory marketers use false labeling to take advantage of loopholes in U.S. laws and regulations. Ivory is sold in the United States at flea markets, on the Internet, at craft exhibits and at stores.

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Record-breaking Ritchie Bros. Auction Taking Place in Atlanta This Week

PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer, expects to attract bidders from across North America and around the world when it conducts the largest Atlanta auction in company history this week (on June 26 & 27, 2008).

The Ritchie Bros. auction site in Newnan (Atlanta), Georgia is filled with millions of dollars worth of heavy equipment and trucks - and every item will be sold to the highest bidders at this week's public auction, regardless of price. In total, more than 2,000 items will be sold over two days, including late model articulated dump trucks, wheel loaders, motor graders, motor scrapers, pull scrapers, dump trucks, truck tractors, trailers and crushing equipment. The auction will be strictly unreserved, with no minimum bids and no reserve prices. Every item will be sold on auction day. Registration to bid is free and open to the general public.

Ritchie Bros. has been conducting unreserved public auctions in Atlanta for more than 20 years. Ritchie Bros. sold almost 1,200 truck and equipment items during its largest Atlanta auction to date (held at the same site in November 2007). That auction generated a record US$31 million in gross auction proceeds and attracted bidders from 30 countries, including 46 U.S. states.

Thursday, June 26 & Friday, June 27, 2008
Auction start time: 8:00 a.m.

Ritchie Bros.' Atlanta auction site (4170 Hwy 154, Newnan,
Georgia). Site phone: +1.770.304.3355

A Ritchie Bros. auction is a fast-paced, exciting event. Mobile
equipment moves over a ramp in front of the crowd of bidders in
the auction theater. Interested buyers bid competitively on the
items, either in person at the site or live over the internet.
Most items sell in less than one minute. Ritchie Bros. auctions
are completely unreserved, meaning there are no minimum bids
and no reserve prices, unlike many traditional or online-only
auctions. Every item is sold to the highest bidder on auction
day, regardless of price.

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16th Annual High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction Surpasses $2 Million Mark for Second Year in its History

In its 16th year, the 2008 High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction reached a Live Auction total of more than $1.5 million. Silent auctions on Friday and Saturday and a Paddle Raise during the live auction brought the total to over $1.76 million in auction sales. The auction total along with event ticket sales brought the net profit for the 2008 Wine Auction to $2.1million, marking only the second time in its history to have raised over $2 million. Proceeds from the auction are a vital part of the Museum’s acquisition, exhibition and educational programming funds. The dates for the 17th annual High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction are March 26–28, 2009.

The High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction celebrated its anniversary in 2008 with the theme “The Sensational Sixteenth High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction: How Sweet It Is!” Organized by volunteer co-chairs Liz Lazarus and Joan Marmo, the auction events were held in Atlantic Station under festive big-top tents decorated with the colors of lipstick red and chocolate brown.

More than 250 live- and silent-auction lots offered exclusive opportunities to taste, tour and visit with more than 85 vintners from the world’s premier wine regions, including California, Oregon, Washington, France, Australia, Argentina and South Africa, as well as the chance to purchase cult wines, rare vintages and large-format bottles. Celebrated Burgundy vintner Alex Gambal and California Central Coast winemaker Joseph Davis were the auction’s Special Guests of Honor. Teaming up to wield the gavel for Saturday’s live auction were esteemed wine auctioneers Michael Davis and Leah Hammer of Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., Chicago.

The 3rd annual Paddle Raise was held in support of youth education at the High, including programs such as the “I See Literacy/I See History” project, Summer Teacher Institute and the Atlanta Public Schools After-School Project. This year’s Paddle Raise allowed bidders to contribute to the fund from $500 to $10,000 each, with the total reaching $100,000.

The highest single auction bid of the day was $85,000 for a Girls’ Trip to Napa Valley including private jet travel and a stay at the Meadowood resort. Another record-breaking sale came when a “Puttin’ on the Hog” party for 30 people with Linton Hopkins, of both Restaurant Eugene and Holeman and Finch Public House, and a special cuvée by Tuck Beckstoffer, of 75 Wine Co., sold three times for a total of $92,000. In the most moving bid of the day, an extraordinary collection of 50 bottles of wine sold for $65,000 in memory of longtime auction supporter Taylor Stuckey.

Other Live Auction Highlights
$70,000 for events hosted by auction co-chair Joan Marmo and husband Joel Knox in their home
$40,000 for dinner with Julie Martinelli and her wines, plus Hugh Acheson of Athens’s Five & Ten in the kitchen, and $30,000 for a rare Beaux Frères tasting of 16 vintages with owner/winemaker Michael Etzel and Kevin Rathbun as chef
$60,000 (sold twice at $30,000 each) for a wine dinner hosted by Louise Sams with Gerry Klaskala of Aria and Carvel Gould of Canoe in the kitchen
$58,000 (sold twice at $30,000 and $28,000) for a “Cellar Raid” at West and Katie Johnson’s house, with food by chefs from Atlanta’s Les Dames d’Escoffier
$45,000 for a 9L of D. R. Stephens Estate’s 2005 Moose Valley Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, plus a poolside evening barbecue in Napa Valley
$45,000 for a customized trip to China to view the Terracotta Warriors with business-class airfare from Delta Air Lines
$40,000 for a California-Bordeaux Gourmet Extravaganza with Shari and Garen Staglin of Staglin Vineyards, Greg Gregory and Jeff Murray and the chefs from Blackberry Farm
$38,000 for an Insiders’ Trip to Burgundy with Special Guests of Honor Alex Gambal of Maison Alex Gambal and Joe Davis of Arcadian Winery
$35,000 for an African Safari by Singita Grumeti Reserves
$30,000 for dinner at Tiffany & Co. in Phipps Plaza with Chef Tom Catherall and wines by Iron Horse Vineyards
$30,000 for a collection of Kosta Browne wines and a tour and tasting at the winery
$24,000 for a Sweet 16 collection of Colgin Cellars wines and a painting by Suzanne Hughes Sullivan
$24,000 for Sixteen Sensational Bottles from Paul Hobbs wines

The 16th annual festivities commenced on Wednesday, March 26, with the Artist’s Dinner, and continued on Thursday with the sold-out Winemaker Dinners and a Trade Tasting. Friday featured premiere Tasting Seminars and the Gala Dinner leading up to the grand Vintners’ Reception and the Live Auction on Saturday, March 29. More than 85 distinguished wineries and 37 of Atlanta’s finest chefs were represented at the Vintners’ Reception to the sold-out crowd of 900 food- and wine-lovers. On Friday evening, Gala Dinner guests dined on a menu from Southern Foodways Alliance star chefs Gerry Klaskala and Kathryn King of Atlanta’s Aria; Hugh Acheson of Five & Ten and The National in Athens, Georgia; Mike Lata of FIG in Charleston, South Carolina; and Todd Richards of The Oakroom in Louisville, Kentucky, with dinner presented by A Legendary Event. Austin Hope, winemaker for his family’s Treana Winery and for his own Austin Hope Winery, served as the Special Guest for The Big Finish on Saturday evening.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. was Presenting Sponsor for the fourth year. Premier Sponsors included “Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles” magazine, Geographics, Wachovia Wealth Management, KPMG, Montaluce and The Streets of Buckhead/Ben Carter Properties. Delta Air Lines was the Official Airline Sponsor, and Atlanta Area Lexus Dealers were the Official Automotive Sponsor. Atlantic Station was Site Sponsor for the third year, and other sponsors included A Legendary Event, Arnall Golden Gregory Private Wealth Group, Callaway Gardens, The Coca-Cola Company and Evian, Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta, Holder Construction Company, Novare Group-The Atlantic, Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Sherlock’s Wine Merchant, TwinEngines and Wilmington Trust. The Big Finish was sponsored by “Skirt!” magazine. Media partners included “Flavors” and “Restaurant Forum” magazines.

The Wine Auction is the single largest fundraising event held annually for the High Museum of Art. One of the top charity fundraising events in Atlanta and the largest charity wine auction in the U.S. benefiting the arts, it was named number five in a national ranking of the Top 10 charity wine auctions in the United States by “Wine Spectator” magazine in their March 31, 2008, issue. Proceeds from the Auction are a vital part of the Museum’s acquisition, exhibition and education plans.

Brock Built Kicks Off Going Green – “The Green House”

Brock Built kicked off their Going Green - “The Green House” project on last month with the pouring of the foundation walls. Brock Built has partnered with WSB-TV and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to build an environmentally responsible demonstration home that will showcase sustainable design features attainable by the typical Atlanta family. As green living becomes more popular among the community, Brock Built is teaching people that going green begins at home.

“Our green home will demonstrate the ins and outs of living green in a person’s everyday life,” said Steve Brock, Founder and CEO of Brock Built. “We are excited about the partnership with WSB-TV and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Hopefully the home will help to create a healthier Atlanta while raising money for a good cause.”

The house itself will be built to EarthCraft standards and constructed of innovative Green building materials. Other Green features will include: grey water collection, rain barrels, a water saving drip irrigation system, Energy Star appliances, extreme envelope protection, and much more.

Located in the West Highlands Community, the house will be conveniently located to the best dining, shopping and entertainment that Atlanta has to offer. To visit from I-75/85, take the 10th street exit towards Georgia Tech University and make a left onto Howell Mill Road. Make right onto 8th street and go two blocks, merging with W. Marietta St. which will become Perry Boulevard. Proceed on Perry Boulevard and pass the MARTA Bus Maintenance Facility on the left and immediately make the next left on to Habershal Drive. Proceed past the new homes for sale and make the first left onto Craftsman Road.

Construction on The Green House is expected to be complete in August, when the public will be invited to tour the home. WSB –TV will film the entire building process and will run a special one-hour prime time program in September telling the story of the innovative partnership behind the home’s creation, as well as the remarkable transformation of the larger West Highlands community. The program will also help consumers understand what they can do in their own homes to go green.

The Green House will be auctioned off to the highest bidder in October 2008. All proceeds from the sale will be given to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, a not-for-profit organization that provides care, research, teaching, wellness and charity care for the children of Atlanta.

Auction of Over 500 Foreclosed Atlanta Homes Likely to Lure Buyers With Bonanza of Deals

Valued from $30,000 to nearly $700,000, Bank-Owned Homes in Atlanta and other Georgia Cities Will Be Auctioned January 15th - 20th

ATLANTA, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a slumped housing market, continually hamstrung by falling home values and soaring foreclosures, picky buyers are in hot pursuit of discounted property. As prices continue their decline, homebuyers are flocking to foreclosed real estate auctions to find bargains. Hudson & Marshall, America's largest auction firm of foreclosed (bank owned) real estate, will auction more than 500 homes in Atlanta and nearly 100 homes in other cities throughout Georgia on January 15th - 20th at various locations.

Valued from $30,000 to nearly $700,000, the homes come with title insurance paid for by the sellers. There are no minimum starting bids on the properties. The buyers dictate the bidding. Interested buyers may register to bid on site the day of the auction and winning high bidders will be required to make a cash or check deposit of $2500 or 5% of the total sales price, whichever is greater. All properties are sold "as is" and buyers are encouraged to inspect homes prior to auction. Most homes will be open for inspection January 5th and 6th from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Property listings may be found at www.hudsonandmarshall.com.

"The meltdown in subprime mortgages has pushed more foreclosures into America's overstocked housing market and sellers, especially banks holding foreclosed homes, are turning to auctions to quickly dispose of properties. Auctions are a win-win for banks anxious to sell foreclosed homes and buyers in search of discounts," said Dave Webb, principal, Hudson & Marshall. "The auction's open and competitive bidding process eliminates speculation and negotiation, allowing the home to be sold quickly for its true market value," added Webb.
According to Realtytrac(R), Georgia ranked 7th in the nation among states with high foreclosure rates, reporting one foreclosure filing for every 421 households for a total of 8,968 filings in November 2007. The spike in foreclosures nationwide resulted from borrowers defaulting on subprime adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) issued in recent years. Primarily made to borrowers with bad credit or undocumented income, these loans started with low teaser rates that reset to higher rates in the second or third year, making the loans unaffordable for many borrowers.

Hudson & Marshall will auction over 500 Atlanta homes on January 16 and 17 at 7:00 pm at the Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center and January 19 and 20 at 1:00 pm at the Hilton Atlanta. Other homes will be auctioned in cities throughout Georgia on the following days: January 15 in Athens; January 16 in Macon; January 17 in Ellijay; and January 18 in McDonough. All the homes have been repossessed by the banks and are known as foreclosed or Real Estate Owned (REO) homes.

Prior to the auction, buyers can purchase property online by visiting www.hudsonandmarshall.com and clicking on the Bid Now icon and submitting a bid. Sellers usually respond to offers within 24 hours. This is a reserve auction, which means the sellers have the right to accept or reject any offer or "highest bid." In past auctions conducted by Hudson & Marshall, over 90% of offers have been accepted.

Having sold over 50,000 homes for sellers in the past eight years, Hudson & Marshall is the undisputed leader in the REO auction industry. From marketing to selling and closing, the company's accelerated sales process enables it to swiftly and efficiently sell large volumes of property in a way that minimizes expenses for sellers and maximizes return. In the past two years alone, Hudson & Marshall's sales exceeded $400 million.

About Hudson & Marshall of Texas Inc.

H&M is America's Premier Auction Authority. Our 38-year history combined with our continued process enhancements have allowed us to become one of the largest and most respected real estate auction firms in the United States. H&M has set the standard as a full service auction company and continues to consistently raise the bar for our industry. Our number one priority is to provide top-quality service to our customers. Buyers know they can count on H&M to provide value and service from the initial property offering through the closing process. This same approach provides sellers with a one stop single solution to the disposition of real estate assets. Sellers particularly appreciate H&M's streamlined approach that handles their assets from marketing through closing and funding. The H&M process allows the seller to minimize expenses and maximize return. H&M has assisted clients ranging from individuals to large, medium, and small corporations, government agencies, and financial institutions. Recently, H&M has sold and closed over 40,000 homes throughout the country. See more about H&M at www.hudsonandmarshall.com.