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By Ryan Black
For the AJC
ATHENS – Though Georgia's injury list has continued to grow since the end of the SEC Championship game, one key defender may be on the verge of returning.
Defensive end Abry Jones injured his left ankle on the first drive of Georgia's victory over Kentucky on Oct. 20 and has not played since. But the senior from Warner Robins has continued to rehab the injury, and after seeing how well he ran Thursday, Bulldogs coach Mark Richt felt optimistic about Jones' chances of playing in the Capital One Bowl.
"It's definitely a possibility; I think it's more of a probability now, just watching him run today," Richt said following Thursday's practice. "I think today gave him more confidence, because he was running pretty hard. He's not in the best condition right this minute, but he ran about as fast as he could and felt good. I was going from one drill to the other — from the defensive field to the offensive field — and I saw him flashing across there. . . . He really looked good, so I'm thinking if he doesn't have any setbacks, he'll be able to play."
Prior to the injury against Kentucky, Jones had proven his durability over the past four years. From the beginning of the 2009 campaign to this season's Kentucky game, Jones appeared in 46 of the Bulldogs' 47 games, with the lone exception being the 2009 contest against Georgia Tech. During that span, Jones started 31 of 47 games.
Jones' dedication to taking the field for Georgia one final time earned his coach's respect.
"A guy could easily just say, 'You know what? I don't want to do it anymore,'" Richt said. "But I don't think there's any doubt he wants to do it and I'm glad he has that attitude."
The Bulldogs may be trading one injured defensive lineman for another, however. While Jones may be back for the bowl game, noseguard John Jenkins has not practiced since Georgia began bowl preparations last Wednesday, missing a total of eight practices. According to Claude Felton, UGA's director of sports communications, Jenkins suffered a concussion during the SEC Championship game.
Jenkins status for the bowl game is murky.
"He's getting better, getting better," Richt said. "We'll see."
Richt also updated the outlook on receivers Malcolm Mitchell (groin) and Tavarres King (hamstring).
"Malcolm did practice today with the scout team, so he's kind of phasing his way back in, so we feel good about that," Richt said. "(I) talked to TK, and I think with this Christmas break and the break he's already had, I don't think there's much doubt that he would be able to play."
Other notable players listed on Thursday's extensive injury report included cornerback Devin Bowman (quadriceps), receiver Rhett McGowan (wrist sprain), tight end Jay Rome (hip flexor) and fullback Richard Samuel (shoulder).
No changes for Kolton Houston
Kolton Houston's career at Georgia remains on hold.
When asked whether Houston was any closer to becoming eligible to play, Richt said the redshirt sophomore was "still in the same situation" he has been in since he arrived in Athens nearly three years ago. Houston enrolled in January of 2010 and tested positive for a banned substance he was given during a shoulder surgery performed in high school. The substance has remained in Houston's system and has continued to prevent the offensive tackle from reaching an acceptable threshold for the NCAA to reinstate his eligibility. If and when Houston reaches that threshold, he would be cleared to play immediately.
Does Houston even have that desire anymore?
"You'd have to ask him," Richt said. "It's been tough on him to go this long and not get a chance to play. I'm not sure where he's at on that. We're in a situation where, whether he plays or doesn't play, he is part of our 85 [scholarship limit] number. … We can't give him a DQ on this thing. He's either going to make it or he's not, but in the meantime, he counts as part of the 85. If he ever gets to the point where he reaches whatever threshold they're looking for and he still wants to play, then we want him to play. It'll be up to him."
Offensive lineman Austin Long injured (again)
Junior offensive tackle Austin Long fractured his right hand during Wednesday's practice and had surgery Thursday morning. Richt said the injury occurred on a routine drill between the offensive and defensive lines.
According to UGA director of sports medicine Ron Courson, Long is expected to make a full recovery. In fact, Richt said the injury may not be serious enough to keep Long out of the bowl game.
"Not long into it you could club a guy and protect what's been done surgically, so there's even a chance that he could play in the game," he said. "We don't think it will affect spring ball at all."
Long, a 6-foot-4, 304-pound native of Memphis, Tenn., has appeared in all 13 games for the Bulldogs this season.
Etc. . . .
Richt refused to confirm or deny reports that defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Rodney Garner has spoken to Auburn about joining coach Guz Malzahn's staff. "I'm not discussing any personnel stuff right now," Richt said. Garner has not returned messages seeking comment. . . . Richt was pleased with Thursday's practice after what he believed was an underwhelming showing on Wednesday. "Today was a lot of really good energy," he said. "I think when it's a little chilly and rainy they tend to move around quicker and we skip the breaks. We just keep going."
December 20th, 2012
6:39 pm
Commits in the secondary:
S Tray Matthews 6′, 194 (4 stars)
S Shaq Fluker 6′1, 205 (3 stars) JC
S Paris Bostick 6′1, 208 (3 stars)
S Quincy Mauger 6′0, 197 (3 stars)
S Kennar Johnson 6′2 185 (3 stars) JC
CB Reggie Wilkerson 5′11 163 (4 stars)
CB Brendan Langley 6′1, 188 (4 stars)
CB Shaq Wiggins 5′10, 166 (3 stars)
I've also heard another player in the class is interested in playing corner. I believe it is J.J. Green, but it could be another commit or a player who decommitted.
December 20th, 2012
6:40 pm
Go Dawgs!
December 20th, 2012
7:13 pm
If Garner wants to go to Auburn, let him go. He has done a great job of recruiting at UGA but it is time to stop using other jobs to get a raise. I think there are a lot of other younger coaches out there who can relate to today's players. I don't remember the recruiting coordinator from Ga. Tech who left with Chan Galey but he was a great recruiter in Georgia.
December 20th, 2012
7:16 pm
Regarding Kolton Houston, since the banned substance is stored in the fat cells of the body, it seems that losing weight (and therefor losing fat cells) would reduce the level of the steroid.
December 20th, 2012
7:20 pm
The whole Kolton Houston thing is odd. I have never heard of a banned substance staying in somebody's system for 3 years.
December 20th, 2012
7:20 pm
Good news on A.Jones hope Big John can mend up both DGD's and we will need them vs the Huskers.
December 20th, 2012
7:21 pm
Just read that Bray from UT is going to declare for the draft…if Murray comes back our offense can be real special next year..
December 20th, 2012
7:31 pm
I think Murray leaves if he has a huge bowl game and scouts tell him he'll go in the first 3 rounds. Otherwise, I think he'll be back. From what I have read about him he doesn't seem to care that much for NFL. He seems more interested in coaching – like Major Applewhite. If does come back that will seal it for LeMay. He'll be gone. Who knows. Actually, I was a little surprised to see McCarron come back. The Jets sure could use him.
December 20th, 2012
7:51 pm
Murray is coming back. Bank on it. I have it on good authority that he is telling insiders that he'll be a Dawg next year.
December 20th, 2012
7:52 pm
The Houston situation is insane..
December 20th, 2012
8:31 pm
Rodney Garner has significantly increased the talent level at UGA over the years. He is a great recruiter coach and person and I hope he stays with the Dawgs.
December 20th, 2012
8:38 pm
If Garner gets an offer from Auburn, it's because he's getting the job done. If that results in a raise, he deserves it. That's called each according to his ability instead of each according to need. They don't have to give him a raise unless they think he's worth it! That's free enterprise at it's best.
December 20th, 2012
9:13 pm
@llf, how about use Libo Suction on Kolton and then send him to Guthries until he get the weight back on?
Seriously, can this stuff be filtered out of the young man's system? This all seems so very unfair. Is it having any physical effect that gives him an advantage? The NCAA is being petty children and poor justices in the way they are lording over this case.
December 20th, 2012
9:13 pm
@llf Losing weight shrinks fat cells, it doesn't make them disappear.
December 20th, 2012
9:15 pm
@Red Neckerson, some of the comments that Murray has made about the potential of UGA's offense next year leads me to think he is coming back. The one thing that might cause him to go ahead and jump is his loyalty and concern for Mason. Mason has been a DGD and backup. He has great potential and just needs playing time. What will Murray do?
December 20th, 2012
9:18 pm
@rogeriter, is Garner getting the job done? We got killed for 350 yards rushing against Bama. What is up with that? Also, he has missed on some huge recruiting opportunities… like offering Robert Nkemdiche's brother who has turned out to be a really good player and would have likely easily brought Robert along. Also, the late offer and pursuit of Dallas Lee who went to bama. what a freaking duh! moment.
December 20th, 2012
9:21 pm
@WDE, great news about Bray! That dude is special. I like Murray a ton, but Bray is better and he scared me every time we play them. Bray being gone increases and almost assures our chance of beating the Vols next year!
December 20th, 2012
9:24 pm
— everyone —-
I would LOVE to see Todd Gurley get 200plus on Nebraska and Keith Marshall to get 150+ … and Ken "BOO" Malcom to get 100+
December 20th, 2012
9:37 pm
Muschamp is counting down the days until his Gators get revenge. JJ will be a 3rd down pass rusher at best on Sundays,….might be have 2-3 years in the League.
December 20th, 2012
9:45 pm
if its not giving houston an advantage, why doesnt his parents sue the ncaa its about tome somebody called them out on some of ther insane rules.
December 20th, 2012
10:07 pm
@SEC Fan (so called), why are you hating on Jarvis Jones? He is a cool kid who didn't have to come back this year. I wish him the best weather he stays or jumps.
I wish Tim Teebow the best too. I hope he gets a gig at Jacksonville and does really well.
I am an SEC Fan.
December 20th, 2012
10:13 pm
I doubt many people will take this seriously, but it's true. A friend of mine is really close with a grad assistant at Georgia. He had some interesting comments about Mason and LeMay.
He said "Murray is without a doubt better than Mason. He makes the kind of throws that Mason has never been able to make. Mason is a solid quarterback and will be good for Georgia whenever Aaron leaves, but he's not Aaron Murray. Christian LeMay doesn't know what he's doing and needs to change positions or transfer from UGA because he'll never beat out Mason."
December 20th, 2012
10:16 pm
SEC, Muschamp also takes bubble baths and sees JJ in his nightmares, so what is your point? You do realize Muschamp was looking for "revenge" for a full year from the 2011 loss. He didn't get it because his quarterback screwed up big time. And you don't know how JJ will do in the NFL. Only time will tell.
December 20th, 2012
10:24 pm
Ddint realize it was 3 years on Kolton.. Man what a beast he would be.. a man playing with boys..
December 20th, 2012
10:58 pm
Auburn's AD is reporting and tweeting Garner is going "home" to Auburn.
This WILL affect some recruits and one can expect Foster to re-commit to Auburn with Garner leaving. Still do no see Auburn winning the SEC or the West Division for many years.
The NCAA thing would have put doubt in my mind about leaving UGA for Auburn.
December 20th, 2012
11:14 pm
@under the bleachers
Garner leaving only affects Toby and Adams. Adams is a long shot bc he wants to play end. Toby is being recruited by Grantham. Grantham is also leading the recruiting of Foster along with Richt. Garner has been slacking in the past few years as Grantham brought in both Jenkins after neither had any interest in UGA. Garner is realizing he is being out recruited at UGA and wants to make a last quick buck. Hopefully we go young and get us a guy that will actually go on the road and recruit.
December 20th, 2012
11:34 pm
Great news about Garner. His recruiting contributes to some of the problems this team has had in the past. Plus, our defensive line is horrible. All of these kids are capable of being superstars. Just watch next years NFL games. They will all be there. Part of the reason we can't stop anyone from running the ball is because Rodney Garner is our defensive line coach.
He recruits losers because he is a loser.
December 20th, 2012
11:43 pm
December 20th, 2012
11:44 pm
This is the perfect time to bring on Hines Ward as a Coach
December 21st, 2012
12:41 am
Law Dawg,
Hines is making over a million a year doing bit work for NBC, and various other media outlets and endorsements. Hines would need to really really want to coach to give up that income at this time. There have also been some reports that he has been offered a couple of positions in the NFL as a development coach and scout. Really do not see him going back to the Collegiate level to coach, it would be a great hire for UGA but it has to less than 10% of him coaching at this point in time.
December 21st, 2012
12:50 am
Hines Ward!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 21st, 2012
8:25 am
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December 21st, 2012
8:46 am
Jarvis will be a star on Sundays next year and years to come. Wish the Falcons could somehow get him.
December 21st, 2012
9:18 am
Garner did a good job, but he also made a couple of mistakes.ex: Giving up on Denzel Nkemdiche because they didn't think that he'd qualify when Robert was waiting two years later. Jim Donnan offered Champ's older brother, Ronald, with the sole purpose of signing Roland (Champ), and Rodney (Boss) later. It's called appeasing the family (mother).Ijs
December 21st, 2012
9:29 am
Great point Good luck!! There is currently an OLB from Cedar Grove who has several offers from Alabama to Southern California, but currently does not have an offer from the Dawgs. Although he is a junior (c/o 2014), we (UGA) need to get after this kid. Hell, everyone else has, even the Ole' ball coach has his offer in.
December 21st, 2012
10:00 am
Under The Bleachers,
When Hines retired from the NFL he expressed great desire to coach for his alma mater. In fact it sounded like his dream job.
December 21st, 2012
3:28 pm
I genuinely hope Georgia will be a full strength for the Cap one bowl against Nebraska. As a NU fan I hope both teams can field their best and provide a best effort.
December 21st, 2012
10:17 pm
Other than Herschel Walker, Hines Ward was the next best football player to play at UGA. What other player could play Widereceiver, Tailback, and Quarterback and play them well. I hope he comes back to coach. He is what a team guy is all about.
December 22nd, 2012
1:26 am
Murray coming back is not a good look for the dawgs, his performance is exactly what's wrong with the program, he has great stats against bad to average teams and poor stats against good teams, open up the competition to Hutson. Murray is the same guy, he has not improved at all, and who in the world is telling him he is a pocket passer, anyone that small has to move around and by time…….
December 22nd, 2012
11:49 am
Jenkins just may be the type to get a little lazy and complacent. He'll play Jan.1st.
It's a shame, but his pro workouts might wear him out. He got worn down in many SEC games the last two years. The pros are gonna just have to rely on when he decides to give his best, like he did UGA. But he better realize, the pros won't keep him around for two years if he doesn't get better.
There are many masses of fat out there with talent. He needs to bring his talent level up to his fat level.
December 22nd, 2012
11:54 am
grip, you're an idiot if you don't want Murray as UGA starting qb next year. Give the man credit for what he and his teammates on offense have done as much as you are to criticize him completely for any offensive shortcomings that have occurred.
December 22nd, 2012
11:56 am
Just think how ready Abry Jones would have been a week later for the national championship game, had UGA spiked the ball and then won!
December 22nd, 2012
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Splitsville: A win-win stock move falls out of favor
Coca-Cola will be the first blue chip since 2005 to divide its shares. What are splits, and why should investors care?
It's stupid. If you own 10 shares at $40, or one share at $400, it's the same thing! You just need to know how to divide.
--Larry Page
In light of his oft-cited quotation above, it was more than a little ironic to see Google's (GOOG) co-founder recently reverse himself and back the search giant's first stock split since it went public eight years ago. Page had nothing to say regarding his about-face, having conveniently lost his voice for the occasion, but the de facto 2-for-1 split was especially contentious, as it effectively consolidated his power, involving as it did the creation of a Class C stock that is devoid of voting rights.
Page is not the only high-profile investor to speak out on stock splits. None other than Warren Buffett rhetorically asked shareholders in a 1983 letter: "Could we really improve our . . . group by trading some present clear-thinking members for impressionable new ones who, preferring paper to value, feel wealthier with nine $10 bills than with one $100 bill?"
Omaha's oracle long viewed stock splits with disdain because of their tendency to foster the mindset of a mere trader, as opposed to a farsighted owner. Yet in 2010 he approved a 50-for-1 split of 'baby' Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) stock to finance the company's $26 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad. (Berkshire's (BRK.A) Class A stock, currently trading at about $125,000, hasn't split since Buffett assumed control in 1965.)
Let us look then at stock splits, a deceptively straightforward corporate action that has caused some of America's most successful businesspeople to flip-flop so spectacularly.
A stock split is simply a device that increases the number of a company's shares outstanding by dividing each one by a set amount, which in turn diminishes its price. The market capitalization therefore remains the same. Common split ratios are 2 for 1, 3 for 2, and 3 for 1.
For example, an owner of 100 shares of company XYZ trading at $50 per share will, once a 2-for-1 split takes effect, now have 200 shares worth $25 each. A slice of pizza has essentially been split in two but the overall amount of pie is intact.
On rarer occasions, as in the instance of Marriott (MAR) in 2009, a stock dividend will be made in lieu of a split. Recent examples of splits include those of Dollar Tree (DLTR), whose 2-for-1 split occurred on June 26, and Brown Forman (BF.B), which will split 3 for 2 on Aug. 10. Both issues have been trading at all-time highs of late, which is indicative of a common theme of stock splits. They are invariably seen as psychologically positive, a sort of confidence vote by company management.
Splits are closely associated with booming markets, and tend to dry up when times get tough. Indeed, they reached a record of 23% of all U.S. companies in 1982, at the beginning of Wall Street's biggest-ever bull run, and enjoyed a renaissance in the Internet bubble of 1999. During these heady times tech companies in particular split at dizzying speeds and websites would even spring up to try and predict when the next one would occur.
In their heyday, splits were seen as a win-win proposition for brokers, who typically generated fatter fees on transactions involving lower-priced stock, and individual investors, who wanted to avoid the penalty that resulted from "odd lot" purchases involving fewer than 100 shares.
Although splitting stock has no effect on underlying value, the perception of greater 'affordability' and liquidity that result can become self-fulfilling, attracting even greater interest.
More often than not, there is a spike in volume on the day of the split relative to other NYSE (^NYA) issues, and price gains often occur in the immediate aftermath. In the case of Berkshire for instance, the mere announcement of a split was enough to send it up 1.8% on the session. Yet prices tend to revert to the mean after only a few days, and a 1985 analysis showed that underlying volatility surges by 30% over the subsequent 12 months.
Famed University of Chicago economist Eugene Fama was the first to study stock splits in detail 40 years ago. His analysis showed that splits ultimately had no long-term effect on share price performance. More recently, in 2004, researchers at the Yale School of Management discovered that institutional investors are more likely to sell, and retail investors more inclined to purchase, shares that have recently split.
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"To boldly go where no man has gone before."
Ah, the immortal words of William Shatner, back when he commanded the Starship Enterprise. At the risk of offending Trekkies, English teachers the world over would say Captain Kirk's use of such a split (so to speak) infinitive is awful English. As, indeed, is the double negative long employed by Sara Lee, namely that "nobody doesn't like" it. Yet in 2003, Priceline.com (PCLN) conducted a 1-for-6 reverse stock split while Mr. Shatner was its spokesman, while Sara Lee, now known as Hillshire Brands (HSH), just split on a 1-for-5 basis.
It is almost impossible to recall now, with Priceline shares trading at over $670 to boast the highest stock price in the entire S&P 500 Index, but the online travel outfit could be bought for barely $2 nine years ago. Accordingly, it embarked on a reverse split amid real concerns a delisting was inevitable. More recently, Duke Energy (DUK) underwent a 1-for-3 reverse just this month.
Such actions are invariably undertaken as a way of reducing the number of total shares outstanding while enabling the issuer to continue meeting stock index listing requirements pertaining to minimum prices. The Nasdaq (^IXIC), for instance, sets its lowest threshold at $1.00 per share. However, absent simultaneous underlying structural change at the company, these measures are often seen as mere marks of desperation akin to shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic. Management may be looking for a short-term credibility boost, but investors often question why the stock price had sunk so low in the first instance.
Indeed, a study conducted by both NYU's Stern School of Business and Emory University examined over 1,600 reverse splits done from 1962 through 2001. The findings revealed that, three years after a reverse split, the equity in question had underperformed its unsplit peers by a 54%, a negative divergence which became even more pronounced when the issue traded at under $5 at the time of the action. (Many mutual funds are prevented from purchasing a stock that falls below this threshold.)
Examples of high-profile companies that have engaged in reverse splits when they had no other answer to troubled times include American International Group (AIG), the insurer doing a 1-for-20 in July of 2009 after essentially going belly up in the 2008 financial crisis. And Citigroup's (C) 1-for-10 in May of 2011 was powerless to prevent its stock sinking 24.28% in the subsequent three months amid accusations it was taking investors for fools with what was seen as simply a corporate slight of hand.
It should be noted that sometimes reverse splits have more innocent explanations. Examples from recent years include Time Warner (TWC) and Tyco International (TYC), each of which embarked on one as a way to cleanly siphon off specific units to investors.
Why splits are outta here
Stock splits have become something of an endangered species in recent times, with a mere dozen taking place in 2011, compared with as many as 100 just 15 years ago, when the late 1990s boom began in earnest.
There are several reasons for splits falling from favor. These include companies trying to avoid the higher expenses and increased fees that result from having ever more outstanding shares. Broker commissions have also evolved, with less emphasis now placed on pedaling droves of lower-cost issues.
Of arguably greater importance, high prices no longer seem to scare off investors -- certainly not when the market is increasingly dominated by institutions and price-agnostic exchange traded vehicles as opposed to individuals. Indeed many CEOs now view a triple-digit share price as a veritable badge of honor.
As a result, what was once rare has become almost dime-a-dozen. A record 47 stocks presently trade at over $100 per share and some, such as MasterCard (MA), which commands a price in excess of $400. Fast-food firm Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), a single share of which will set you back approximately $380, is similarly slow to warm to stock splits, having never announced one in its six years as a public company.
Considering that splits are seen as little more than superficial gestures, their demise has had some surprisingly profound consequences. The much-discussed evaporation of trading volume on Wall Street of late can be at least partially ascribed to the occurrence of far fewer splits. This situation is exacerbated by the mopping up of excess equity created by reverse splits. In fact Rosenblatt Securities Inc estimated that Citigroup's reversal alone accounted for roughly 6.1% of lost volume in the final eight months last year.
The reduction in stock splits is even exerting a major impact on the makeup of world's most prestigious equity index. As currently constituted, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI), being price-weighted, effectively excludes some of the most influential companies on Earth from joining due to their lofty levels. Chief among these are of course Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG), which many market mavens suggest should really be shoo-ins for membership.
Looking ahead
Interestingly, in April, Dow member Coca-Cola (KO), which reached a fresh 52-week peak at the start of this month, announced its first stock split in some 16 years. The proposed 2-for-1 distribution, subject to shareholder approval this week, already counts one prominent investor among those voting 'yes.' That would be none other than Howard Buffett, whose pop Warren owns 200 million shares of the Atlanta soft drink giant. The split, Coke's 11th in its history, is set to be the first by a blue chip since Caterpillar (CAT) in 2005.
All of which brings the subject back to Apple, which similarly split for the last -- or should that be latest? -- time seven years ago. Back then, its third split, a 2-for-1, occurred at about $80.
At this year's annual shareholder meeting in February, CEO Tim Cook appeared to pooh-pooh the idea of another, saying they "do nothing" for shareholders. Yet with Apple now back above $600 and trading at its highest price in three months, splitting may not be so bananas. Especially when the Cupertino company could probably guarantee its admittance into the prestigious Dow Index in an instant by adopting such a measure.
Will Cook become but the latest executive to end up with egg on his face in dismissing stock splits? Watch this space.
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e are happy to announce the Art Renewal Center's 2013-2014 International ARC Salon™. This will be our 10th annual competition in which some of the best contemporary realist artists in the world compete for recognition, cash prizes, and a chance to have their work seen by some of the more than 5,000,000 annual visitors to the ARC website, as well as in other reputable venues.
This year we will have press coverage in six magazines; Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine will be publishing an article on the top winners of the 2013-2014 Salon. In addition, Plein Air Magazine will be giving out a special award to one artist to be featured in their magazine. Also, for the first year ever, American Art Collector Magazine, Western Art Collector Magazine, American Fine Art Magazine, and International Artist Magazine will all be giving out awards as well. Lastly, ARC Director of Operations, Kara Lysandra Ross, will write an article on the top winners for the Epoch Times, a large international newspaper that publishes in 19 languages.
This year we are offering $61,450 in cash awards, though with purchase awards sometimes being well above the minimum stated below, the total amount is often much higher. For example, in last year's competition paintings valued at over $200,000 were purchased. Participants can compete and win in 7 categories: Figurative, Imaginative Realism, Landscape, Animals, Still life, Sculpture, and Drawing. We will also be giving out some special awards designed to encourage creativity and ambition in the arts: Best Portrait, Best Nude, Most Ambitious Work, Best Trompe L'oeil, and Best Social Commentary. Award winners and finalists will be featured on the Art Renewal Center's website and in our full color catalogue. Some of the winners will also be published in the venues mentioned above, those being Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, Plein Air Magazine, American Art Collector Magazine, Western Art Collector Magazine, American Fine Art Magazine, and International Artist Magazine, and the Epoch Times.
To enter the ARC Salon visit our online application form between October 1, 2013 and January 31, 2014.
We are an online competition only. Works do not have to be available for a physical show. You may enter works that have sold or are not available for sale in which case the only award it would not be eligible for is a purchase award. You may enter the work in other competitions. If we are interested in purchasing a painting we always check with the artist to reconfirm price and to see whether or not it is still available for sale. Putting a purchase price on the piece does not require you to have to sell it.
All winners, honorable mentions, and finalists will have their entries accompanied by their name displayed on the ARC website and will also be featured in the 2013-2014 Salon Catalogue. In addition, all winners and honorable mentions will receive an Award Certificate suitable for framing. Some top winners will also be featured in an article about the Salon in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine. Fine Art Connoisseur serves art collectors and enthusiasts with innovative articles about representational paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints - both historical and contemporary, American and European. Over the past decade, the magazine has developed a particularly strong reputation for its editorial coverage of realism, a field of artistic excellence.
Best in Show: $8,000 cash award plus feature in fully produced and released DVD ($25,000 value).
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The William Bouguereau Award - "Emotion, Theme, and the Figure": $3,000
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American Fine Art Magazine Award of Excellence - to be announced.
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The Fine Art Connoisseur Award, sponsored by Streamline Publishing. This award will be yet another article award given to an individual finalist. The Fine Art Connoisseur print magazine in addition will still be publishing an article on the winners of the event as they have done the past two years.
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Best Social Commentary - $250
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42 Honorable mentions: Award winners will receive an Award Certificate suitable for framing, and have their winning artwork accompanied by their name displayed on the ARC website.
All Finalists will have their entry accompanied by their name displayed on the ARC website and will also be featured in the 2013-2014 Salon Catalogue.
*ARC reserves the right to adjust awards up or down by a maximum of 20% based on the number of entries received.
All entries must be submitted by January 31, 2014. There is an entry fee of $50.00 US for the first artwork entered and $42.00 US for each additional artwork. Each entrant will receive one copy of the 2013-2014 Salon Catalogue which is included in their first entry fee. Shipping is an added charge, which can be selected when paying for your entries. If you do not select shipping, you will not receive a Catalogue. If you wish to order Catalogues after the finalists have been chosen, they can be ordered through the ARC Store at the standard price. Artists may enter and win in one or all seven categories; there is no limit to the number of artworks you may enter, and you may enter them in multiple categories. If you choose to enter the same work in multiple categories, the fee for a duplicate entry is $20. If you only enter it in one category and we feel as though it has been put in the wrong category, we reserve the right to move the entry to the appropriate category. It is possible the deadline will be extended for a short time period only, though we will be adding a late charge to entries that come in after the January 15th deadline, so please be sure to get your entries in on time.
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The latest in cost reduction and lowering the wait time is to "share appointments".
Would you discuss your medical problems .... your appointment with a room full of "other people"?
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Aug 12 2013: Salim, Look up ... shared medical visits ... on the web. It is a Wall Street Journal.com article that goes into depth about how this works.
It seems to be gaining popularity. Say I have a rash on my arm. I can get a individual appointment in six weeks or a group appointment in three days or maybe less. I would try it.
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Last week, a select number of students from German universities participated in one of the Deloitte Luxembourg Open Days. This was one of several Open Days organised by Deloitte over the past few weeks, each dedicated to a pre-selected group of students based on their fields and preferred languages.
The Open Days allowed students from Germany, France and Belgium to discover the environment of Luxembourg, while familiarising them with the working environment, career opportunities and the business culture which drive the Deloitte teams. Through activities, such as a treasure hunt around the city centre, the participants had the opportunity to interact closely with their groups and other Deloitte professionals.
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The family will be receiving friends for visitation Saturday, September 3, 2011, from 9 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Norco.
Mrs. Gros was born October 6, 1917, in Garyville, to the late Marcelin Eustach and Leonie LeBlanc Ory and passed away peacefully August 26, 2011, in Minden, surrounded by family. She was a dedicated member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post 195 for 57 years.
Mrs. Gros was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband of 62 years, Emile Victor Gros, Jr.; and one son, Michael Gerard Gros.
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Honoring her as pallbearers will be Brad Gros, David Gros, James Gros, Robert Norton, John Church and Charles Stubbs. Honorary pallbearers will be the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post 195.
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But other specific types of crime may be cause for some worry. Reports of burglaries and robberies are up, with robberies seeing a spike of nearly 30 percent.
And the number of forcible sex offenses had been declining in previous years but suddenly spiked by 25 percent in 2013.
The report covers college campuses and student housing in Tennessee.
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Head for the toy section of your local charity store and look at old puzzles and children's toys in a fresh light… Don't think of puzzles as toys with missing pieces and a limited shelf life, look at them as intriguing ways to style your home…
This cute-as-a-button mirror was designed by Marianne Norup from Dig and Mig blog. Marianne loves vintage fabrics and toys and has been holding on to these vintage children's blocks for some time. She didn't really want to throw them away or give them to her baby, so came up with this funky mirror surround. You can find full instructions on how to make the mirror on her blog.
Other jigaws can be going for a song in bargain baskets – there might be a missing piece or two, but that doesn't matter if you're going to recycle the pieces anyway. Here's another brilliant idea dreamt up by Muswerk. These shaped puzzle pieces are a bit of a find – Muswerk have used them to make magnets for a noticeboard. These retro puzzle shapes can be easily drilled too, if you want to make a piece of statement jewellery. Just add a ball chain for instant style.


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As the Miami Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now! begin their 20th season, we take a tongue-in-cheek, lyrical look back at their history of highs and lows, feats and foibles, majesty and missteps. It's sung to the tune of John Fogerty's baseball ode "Centerfield."The lyrics:
Wayne Huizenga bought a free agent lot in 1997
They won the World Series in Game 7
But in the following days he gave them all away
The fans were all aghast - they thought success would last, felt betrayed
Trade them all away, we don't want to win, that way
Money is no object unless you must pay, them to play
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Jeff Loria, hallelujah, in 2003
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Temperatures have plummeted across Mid-Michigan, with lows tonight expected to be in the single digits or even colder.
The Michigan Humane Society said that sadly, too many animals will be left outside to fend for themselves, forced to face the frigid winds and extreme temperatures with no food, no water, no shelter and no hope.
In order to protect Michigan pets, MHS is urging pet owners to protect their pets with these cold weather safety tips:
If pet owners leave their animals outdoors for any length of time, they are required by Michigan state law to provide enough food and water, as well as adequate shelter.
MHS recommends that dogs be provided a well-built, insulated, slant-roofed dog house. The interior should be just large enough for the dog to stand and to lie down comfortably and slightly elevated from the ground for air circulation. The door should face away from prevailing winds and have a protective flap to eliminate drafts. Clean, dry straw should be provided for bedding, rather than towels, rugs or blankets, which absorb moisture and freeze in frigid temperatures.
Examples of inadequate shelter frequently encountered by MHS Cruelty Investigators include an unheated garage or shed, a dog house that is too large or lacks straw, or dogs simply tied out to a porch, fence or deck with no shelter at all.
To report pets left outside without proper shelter, call your local humane society or animal shelter. Animal cruelty should be immediately reported to the local animal control or police.
Failing to provide proper provisions for pets can result in misdemeanor animal cruelty violations carrying a sentence of up to 93 days in jail, up to a $1,000 fine, community service, and loss of pet ownership for a specified amount of time. More serious violations could warrant felony charges.
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Bought myself some Nepals and wore them for the first time yesterday. They worked great apart from skinning my heels. The size 45 1/2 were to small when kicking and walking down the board in the shop my toes were hitting the front and causing pain so I bought a size 46. However after wearing them for a full day they ended up skinning my heels. Does anyone else have this problem and what can I do to help stop it e.g. Tape up my heels, lace up techniques, 2 pair of socks etc. i pit volume reducers aswell as my own inner solesfor shin splints in, maybe i should take them out and use the original inner sole, any advice or help would be appreciated, cheers
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Ranch Main Street eateries wage BBQ battle
Date: June 24, 2009
by: Pam McTeer | News Editor
LAKEWOOD RANCH — Watch out, Lakewood Ranch: A battle of epic proportions is about to ensue.
Restaurants on Lakewood Ranch Main Street will sizzle during the first Main Street Restaurant Cook-Off at 3 p.m., June 27. Guests on Main Street will have a chance to sample barbecue-style dishes created Main Street's restaurants and then vote for their favorite.
"It's just to generate some more people, new visitors to Main Street," event co-organizer and MacAllisters Grill & Tavern owner Karen Ronney said. "The restaurants have really gotten excited about competition part. That's something that is new."
Restaurant owners already have rolled up their sleeves to create some mouth-watering experiences. For example, MacAllisters Grill & Tavern will offer a marinated beef with salsa, while Polo Grill and Bar will offer ribs. Ed's Tavern will offer pulled pork for sampling and for purchase.
The winner will be announced around 7 p.m., and the winning restaurant will receive a trophy and a year's worth of bragging rights.
The cook-off also will include festivities such as pony rides and face painting, children's games, samplings from future Main Street merchants Big Olaf Creamery and Good Earth Natural Foods and live music by The Rum Runners.
"There's never an awful lot of events in the summer, and there's a lot of people who live in Lakewood Ranch all year round," said Ronney, who co-sponsored the event with Ed's Tavern owner John Breiner and Lakewood Ranch. "We wanted to do something where people could come out with their family. Main Street is perfect for hosting a big family event."
Beer and food sales from the event will benefit Veterans of Foreign Wars Braden River Post 12055, a veterans group that supports a regiment currently deployed in Afghanistan with needed personal items.
Ronney said she hopes to make the cook-off an annual event.
Entrance to the cook-off is free. Attendees are welcome to bring chairs, but no coolers are allowed. Dogs are allowed but must be kept on a short leash. Overflow parking will be available at the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.
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The Regeneration of East Manchester has been given a fantastic boost after the confirmation of funding for a new Sixth Form College in Beswick.
There is an opportunity to further enhance facilities at the National Cycling Centre by developing a world class mountain bike trail through Clayton Vale.
The new £40m shopping complex and retail facility in the centre of Openshaw will provide residents with 13 new retail units, varying in size, as well as a brand new Morrisons supermarket alongside a state-of-the-art leisure and fitness centre.
A major new masterplan for housing development in West Gorton will see over 1,000 new homes being built over the next 10 years.
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On Monday 11 June I'm reading at the wonderful regular lit night The Book Stops Here. Also appearing are two other novelists: Emily Perkins, whose most recent book is The Forrests, and Chibundu Onuzo, author of The Spider King's Daughter - a fellow Desmond Elliott Prize longlistee and one of the Guardian's literary talents to watch in 2012. It's at The Alley Cat, 4 Denmark Street, London WC2H 8LP - the event is free, doors open at 7.30pm, readings start at 8pm. Come!
Update, 11.6.12: Also reading is DW Wilson, winner of last year's BBC National Short Story Prize, who has either just been added to the line-up or (more likely) I missed the first time around - for which, apologies.
On Wednesday 13 June, I'm taking part in the launch of USELESS: New Writing in Art and Design, a publication produced by the students of the Royal College of Art's inaugural MA in Critical Writing. As the name suggests, the theme of the publication is USELESSNESS, a subject I'll be saying a few words about, before a series of performances on the theme. I led a couple of workshops on this project and the work being produced was really first rate - if you want to get a taste of the next generation of design writers then this is the place. The event is at the Banner Repeater gallery in Hackney and starts at 6.30pm. As far as I know it's free. Come!
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A potentially interesting premise is handled so badly that what might have been a provocative drama quickly and irrevocably devolves into the technological equivalent of…
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Well, they have the title right. I don't know how these people found one another, but they certainly belong on the same list. They all have roles in a screenplay titled "Seven Psychopaths," which is under development by a writer named Marty Faranan, played by Colin Farrell. In Hollywood, "under development" means "all I have is the title."
Written and directed by Martin McDonagh ("In Bruges"), this is a delightfully goofy, self-aware movie that knows it is a movie. You've heard of a movie within a movie? I think this is a movie without a movie. Some of it happens to Marty, some of it happens in Marty's imagination, and some of it seems to happen in one category and then invades another.
Consider an opening sequence with Michael Stuhlbarg and Michael Pitt, who, on the basis of their conversation, are professional hit men. Or perhaps not very professional, because although they are in a wide-open space, they allow a man in a mask to walk right up and shoot them in the head.
Does this really happen? Figure it out for yourself. Marty's best friend is Billy Bickle (Sam Rockwell), and if his last name is the same as the hero in Marty Scorsese's "Taxi Driver," I leave that for you to puzzle out. Eager to help Marty escape from writer's block, Billy suggests a classified ad asking psychopaths to volunteer for interviews. Tom Waits knocks on the door and introduces himself as a serial killer who specializes in killing other serial killers. I forgot to mention that Los Angeles currently has an active serial killer named the Jack of Diamonds killer, who wipes out mobsters.
Billy is in business with a man named Hans (Christopher Walken). They're dognappers who nab the beloved pets of well-off citizens, and pick the wrong victim when they snatch Bonny, the only creature on Earth who inspires the slightest affection from the cold-blooded gangster Charlie (Woody Harrelson). Bonny is a Shih Tzu, giving the film countless opportunities to employ the words "Shih Tzu," in which the "t" is sounded.
Intermixed with this story line, such as it is, are scenes for Marty's screenplay involving Harry Dean Stanton as a cold-faced, avenging Quaker, which play ever so much like first drafts for earlier versions of this script, not that Harry Dean Stanton isn't always enjoyable.
The film's climax takes place in the archetypal desert hills of a B-Western, where Marty, Billy and Hans find themselves hiding out from the relentless Charlie with the Shih Tzu. The logic of this action, which circles around the question of who can be trusted by whom, and for whose reasons, is sort of an elaboration of the elegant geometry in the Mexican Standoff in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."
Walken sometimes leans toward self-parody, but here his performance has a delicate, contained strangeness. All of the actors are good, and Farrell wisely allows the showier performances to circle around him. Like any screenwriter — like Tarantino, for example, who is possibly McDonagh's inspiration here — he brings these people into being and stands back in amazement.
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As most sportsmen in Wyoming know, that process is under way ahead of the 2013 legislative session to establish fees for 2014. Historical practice has it that G&F proposes license fee adjustments every six years. The last general license fee adjustment was in 2008.
Because the revenue from license fees (which fund about 90 percent of the G&F budget) must carry the department for six years, the increases at face value can be nothing short of whopping. Try 40, 50 and 60 percent, all the way up to an increase of 117 percent for resident bighorn sheep.
That's why a proposed change in statute has appeal. The Legislature's joint Travel, Recreation and Wildlife Committee has agreed to sponsor a bill in the coming session to put license fees on an indexing plan. The base fee would be set this year, and then G&F would use a government index similar to the inflation-tracking Consumer Price Index to determine recommended increases or decreases in fees on an annual basis going forward.
The TRW committee voted to send the proposed license fee bill to the full Legislature as a committee bill. That doesn't mean anything is decided as far as the license fees themselves. In hunter terms, it's open season on the fees when the Legislature meets.
For the most part, the G&F recommended license fees go to the Legislature as they were proposed. But there was one exception.
At least in round one, score a win for resident Wyoming fishermen.
The G&F had proposed an increase in the annual resident fishing license of 63 percent — from $22 to $36. When you throw in the $15 fee for the annual conservation stamp, a resident would have been asked to put out $51 for fishing privileges.
That 63 percent increase for a resident fishing license would have raised an additional million dollars in annual license revenue to G&F if the same number of residents (72,000) purchased a fishing license at the higher price. The resident fishing license is the most popular license sold by Wyoming G&F, by the way.
How much does G&F propose to raise non-resident fishing licenses? Not a dime.
The G&F proposal is to keep non-resident annual fishing licenses at $90, because there is a fear that the number of non-resident licenses sold (11,400) would go down if the price were increased.
The question becomes: Who are you trying to protect? It isn't the resident fisherman.
I am willing to accept the reality of fee adjustments from time to time to maintain the level of services as the cost of those services moves ever higher. But in this case the cost should not fall so heavily on residents.
The TRW committee saw it the same way. The proposed price for a resident fishing license in the bill was reduced to $30, still a 36 percent increase from the present $22.
Next stop: the full Legislature.