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Conservation Workshop Grants
UPDATE: The Conservation Workshop Grant application is now OPEN for 2014.
Conservation Workshop Grants fund organizations to train communities, stakeholders, park guards, and others on local and regional conservation issues. These grants support training workshops with a strong hands-on learning component that will build capacity for people living in WWF priority places in select countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Local organizations from select WWF-US priority countries must meet all of the eligibility criteria to be considered for a grant.
Organizations may request up to $7,500 for the proposed training.
See below for grant guidelines or click here for a printable version.
Organizations working in the following countries are eligible to apply. Please note that within the eligible countries EFN gives preference to applicants working in certain WWF priority places, indicated in parenthesis below.
- Belize (Mesoamerican Reef)
- Bhutan
- Bolivia (Amazon)
- Cambodia
- Cameroon (Congo Basin)
- Central African Republic (Congo Basin)
- Colombia (Amazon, Eastern Pacific Ocean)
- Dem. Republic of Congo (Congo Basin)
- Ecuador (Amazon and Galapagos)
- Fiji
- French Guiana (Amazon)
- Gabon (Congo Basin)
- Guatemala (Mesoamerican Reef, Eastern Pacific Ocean)
- Guyana (Amazon)
- Honduras (Mesoamerican Reef)
- Kenya (Coastal East Africa)
- Laos
- Madagascar
- Mozambique (Primeiras e Segundas marine area, Quirimbas, Lake Niassa Aquatic Reserve, Ruvuma Landscape)
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal (Terai Arc Landscape, Sacred Himalayan Landscape, Chitwan Annapurna Linkage)
- Papua New Guinea (Coral Triangle)
- Peru (Amazon, Eastern Pacific Ocean)
- Republic of Congo (Congo Basin)
- Solomon Islands
- Suriname (Amazon)
- Tanzania (Coastal East Africa)
- Vietnam
- Zambia
To be eligible for an EFN Conservation Workshop Grant, the following criteria must be met:
- Your organization must have an established presence in an eligible country.
- Proposed training and capacity building activities must provide skills and knowledge to groups that will help advance conservation in an eligible country.
- Proposal must include an active learning, practical skills, or field activity component.
- Training must take place within one year of submission of the application.
- Priority is given to organizations established in an eligible country for at least 3 years.
- Priority is given to local and regional organizations that train local participants.
- Organizations are limited to one EFN Conservation Workshop Grant every two years. Priority is given to organizations that have not yet benefited from this opportunity.
- Priority will be given to organizations working in WWF priority ecoregions.
EFN encourages all applicants to apply at least 3 months in advance of the proposed workshop date. Applications will be reviewed 4 times a year as noted below:
- May 1, 2014
- August 1, 2014
- November 1, 2014
- February 1, 2015
Organizations may submit an online application at any time. Completed applications will be reviewed on the dates noted above.
EFN is now accepting Conservation Workshop Grant applications online. Please CLICK HERE to complete an application.
The Grantee and Publication Search Tool allows you to search grantee profiles and an accompanying list of grantee publications.
The EFN Facebook group is an opportunity to learn about grant availability and other program news.
For more information on Conservation Workshop Grants and other opportunities through the Education for Nature Program, send an email message to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please include your country of origin.


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It's day two of Operation Thunder, law enforcement agencies from all over Georgia are here teaming up with Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police to crack down traffic fatalities. They also trying to reduce the number of pedestrians hit despite another incident that happened Friday night.
Thankfully it was not fatal but Garden City Police are investigating after a pedestrian was hit while he was crossing GA Highway 21 near Burger King.
Garden City Police say the man was not using the crosswalk when he was hit by a car. They say he was conscious when they took him to the hospital but no word yet on his current condition.
Police say these are the types of incidents they want to minimize during Operation Thunder. Not only are they asking drivers to slow down and pay attention but they also warning pedestrians to obey the law.
"I know the crosswalks maybe a little new to some people but they are there for a reason and we want to make sure that they will be held accountable for abiding by that law," said SCMPD Interim Chief Julie Tolbert.
Operation Thunder continues for the next 89 days. Expect to see many different types of checkpoints including areas where they will be monitoring pedestrian traffic.
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Last night was the last game of the season of perpetual maladies. Thankfully the Wolves saw fit to put away the Spurs for the second time this year and for the first time in San Antonio in quite some time. Many of you were likely paying more attention to this victory than a small group of CHers who did a meetup at The Hole Sports Bar. I can't recall much of the game because my attention, which isn't all that laser sharp to begin with, was focused on enjoying meeting some of the CH faithful. We shared food, beverages and good stories throughout the game and absolutely enjoyed each others company. I snapped some quick phone shots of the group near the end of the festivities and thought it might prove interesting to see if other Hoopers could identify everyone.
I'm sure everyone will know Cynical Jason and TMiss from their avatar photos, and some may recognize me from a photo post from a couple years ago, but let's see if people can pick out everyone else. Present for the photos were; Don'tBeSoMeanYoungFella, Facial, E-6, and Slowbreak in addition to myself and CJ and TMiss. Here's the first photo:
Good looking group of guys for sure! Here's the next shot:
The only disappointment of the evening was that VooDoo Magic wasn't able to make it; we were all [primed to hear him doing a Prince song! VooDoo, you missed a great opportunity; there was really no competition at the microphone last night. On to photo number three:
I have to post just one more shot because a monocle should never go to waste:
As Slowbreak and Facial mentioned it feels a bit odd to go out to meet, for the first time, people that you've spent a considerable amount of time with already, but I suppose that is the nature of blogging. I, for one, absolutely had a blast spending time with these folks and found them to be every bit as enjoyable to associate with in person as they are on the blog. I'll definitely be at the next CH meetup, schedule permitting, of course!


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Kam Carman talks to Kim Novelle of Metro Parent Magazine about how to choose the right summer camp for your kid.
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Cannabis gang - including two from Bury - jailed
3:40pm Wednesday 23rd December 2009 in News
Four men have been jailed at Bolton Crown Court after drugs with a street value of £100,000 were seized by police.
Khalid Mahmood, aged 31, of Morley Street, Bury, James Albert Finlay aged 31, of Balmoral Close, Greenmount, Bury, Darren Hancock, aged 46, of Manchester Rd, Haslingden, Wayne Whiting, aged 30, of Norton Street, Kent, Khalid Mahmood, aged 31, of Morley Street, Bury, and Kabeer Hussain aged 31, of Hey Street, Rochdale, admitted being concerned in the supply of cannabis.
Hancock was jailed for two-and-a-half years Whiting was jailed for 18 months.
Mahmood and Hussain were jailed for two-years-and-eight months.
Finlay was given a nine-month sentence suspended for two years, ordered to carry out 200 hours unpaid work and given a 12-month supervision order.
On Thursday 1 May 2008, Mahmood and Hussain met up with Hancock and Whiting at Roach Bank, Bury. An exchange was witnessed and a package put into the boot of a Peugeot 307.
Whiting left Manchester and travelled on the M6 towards London.
At about 10pm the car Whiting was in was stopped by officers from Greater Manchester Police and Cheshire Constabulary between junction 17 and 18 of the M6.
In the boot of the car were six bin bags of cannabis bush weighing almost 20kg. The drugs had a street value of about £100,000.
The bags were forensically examined and DNA matching Hancock and Finlay was recovered.
Detective Sergeant Nicholas Edge of the Xcalibre Organised Crime Unit said: "The men were involved in a plot to supply a large amount of illegal drugs, which would have undoubtedly hit the streets.
"To make such a large recovery is clearly an excellent result, to get a group of drug dealers locked up is even better."


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By Tayleigh Davis - bio | email ALBANY, GA (WALB) - You don't have to be in Africa to enjoy an adventure through the Safari.
Chehaw held a safari-themed fundraiser on Jim Fowler's family plantation to raise money and awareness for the park. Chehaw wants to build a safari experience. Right now it has about 200 acres of property that's not being used.
It just needs millions of dollars to complete the project. Park Director Doug Porter says that shouldn't be a problem with help from the community. He'd eventually like to bring in some animals currently on Mr. Fowler's farm - some include zebras, antelope, and ostriches.
"I really think we can raise that money privately through grants," Porter said. "If we can simulate an African Safari I think it's pretty cool."
Porter has already begun staking out fences for the new project. If everything goes as planned he'd like to start bringing in some new animals some time this year.
Nearly 400 people attended the sold out event. They took a safari ride, enjoyed drinks, dinner and music.
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text: If you haven't made any plans for this Labor Day weekend, you might want to consider a family-friendly fundraising event that is going on in Rockport.It's the second annual Aquafest, and it will be going on this weekend at the Rockport Aquarium in Rockport Harbor. The event is expected to have games for the little ones, as well as the bigger kids, and a live band for the adults.Plus, they will be celebrating the birthday of Marley the Eel, who turns 12 this year.Organizers of Aquafest said this year's celebrations will be bigger than last year."We add more vendors this year," Aquafest Chair Dana Daniel said. "We have added food, which we didn't have last year really, and we'll have a beer tent for those who want to partake in that."The goal of the event is to help bring in money so the Aquarium can grow.The event begins at 10 a.m. Saturday and noon Sunday. For more information, you can call the Aquarium at Rockport Harbor at 361-727-0016, or visit www.rockportaquarium.com.


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12:00pm Thursday 25th September 2008 in Keighley By Court reporter
Two Polish men who waved kitchen knives outside the home of a homosexual couple while hurling threats and insults at them have been spared jail sentences.
The pair downed vodka with the couple, also Polish, before turning nasty, Bradford Crown Court heard last Thursday.
Mairiusz Klodzinski, 23, and Marek Szofer, 22, pleaded guilty to affray and having an offensive weapon in a public place on January 20.
Prosecutor Dave MacKay said the gay couple, from Keighley, asked the defendants to help move some of their property.
All drank vodka together and Klodzinski and Szofer began making homophobic comments.
Klodzinski, of Holker Street, Keighley, shouted: "I kill gays," the court heard.
Both he and Szofer, of North Street, Keighley, were told to leave but they returned to break a window and hurl plates at the couple.
One of the men was punched in the face by Szofer and kicked on the knee by Klodzinski.
Mr MacKay said the defendants again left but each returned with a kitchen knife. They waved the weapons in the street calling: "Come out" and "We're going to cut you up". The frightened couple locked themselves in their home, the court heard.
The defendants then dropped the knives and fled. They later told police they remembered little except waking up in the police station. Both expressed remorse, Mr MacKay said.
One of their victims suffered a grazed arm, cuts and a sore jaw and £100 damage was done to the couple's home.
The Honorary Recorder of Bradford, Judge Stephen Gullick, warned the men: "Excessive alcohol and knives do not mix well together."
Each was sentenced to a community order, with 240 hours' unpaid work and £150 court costs.


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All old school (or even semi-old school in this case) Hollywood producers are awesome (see Jerry Weintraub for a recent example). Mostly because they've been around the block often enough that they're simply too old to mince words or bother with a diplomacy filter.
Case in point, "300" and "Immortals" producer Mark Canton (who also has films like "The Spiderwick Chronicles" and "Fame" on his CV), who cuts straight to the chase.
While he thinks 3D works for some films like the "Piranha 3D" B-shlocker he produced, he's not necessarily keen on the technology for every film out there. And while James Cameron took a swipe at the what he called the inferior stereoscopic technology of "Piranha 3D" at WonderCon in San Francisco this weekend, Canton shot back. "Did you see the underwater movie ["Sanctum"] he released? It was in 3D wasn't it?" he asked making a something-smells-in-here stinkface with a long pause. "I rest my case. He's genius, but I don't even remember the name of the movie."
Canton is pretty candid about his thoughts on 3D in general and while he didn't outright say he didn't want "Immortals" in 3D, he sure danced around it. "The movie looks great as it is," he stressed. "but those are big decisions 3D, but i think it will be as well received [in any format]."
Asked if 3D is a gift because of Tarsem, who is perhaps one of the greatest visual directors out there today, Canton responded. "Is [3D] even a gift? I heard today that Jon Favreau said, when he showed the 'Cowboys & Aliens' footage that it was gonna be in 'glorious 2D,' and so was '300' and so was 'Inception,' so..."
"I don't particularly care..." he trailed off watching his words when asked what he specifically thought about 3D, but again stressed it was OK for certain films. "I disagree with Jim Cameron because 'Piranha' was a perfect 3D movie. I think that it's the type of movie that you wanna feel like you're in the screen. It's a different kind of ride. 'Immortals' [on the other hand] would look great either way. Tarsem is so visually superior to most filmmakers [long pause], but... we're going 3D so get your glasses."
"There's a lot of firepower in this movie," Canton said of the cast that includes Henry Cavill, Luke Evans, Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto, Kellan Lutz, John Hurt, Stephen Dorff and Isabel Lucas. "Mickey is bad-ass in this movie, it'll remind you why you love Mickey Rourke." Canton had immense praise for Tarsem as well and sounded uber-confident about the picture taking him to the next level (and it's probably no surprise that "The Brothers Grimm: Snow White" also shares a home with "Immortals" at Relativity; clearly they have strong confidence in the director). "He's a wonderful filmmaker who's about to hit the world of popcorn in a big way. You love that feeling. It's a great thing."
"Immortals" hits screens in 3D on 11.11.11, i.e. November, 11. --Reporting by Sean Gillane
James | April 6, 2011 7:20 AM
I don't understand the swipe toward Sanctum. Was it because underwater and 3D are a ripoff of the Piranha formula? Because first, Sanctum was -shot- in 3D, while Piranha was an inferior cookie cutter conversion. Second, Cameron has done underwater 3D before, with his Titanic documentary. Or maybe Canton was saying Sanctum was commercially panned? Which I again contest because then his own Piranha 3D was panned too, as it made just $2M more (and had 4x as long to do it btw).
All I know is, I'm less excited about Immortals in 3D now that I know it's a cookie cutter conversion from the a-hole who can't take constructive criticism about doing 3D natively.
Mark | April 6, 2011 5:14 AM
Yet to see The Fall, but The Cell was disastrous.
actionman | April 6, 2011 4:18 AM
I can't fucking wait to see Immortals. 3-D, 2-D, who gives a shit? Tarsem is a visual genius in any format. I'll see both versions.
The Fall is a complete masterpiece, a total work of art, one of the best movies ever made. Yup -- ever effing made. It's so personal and so utterly gorgeous and obviously something that was made with love in each and every way that it's hard to take other films seriously when you've seen something so special like The Fall.
Anything that Tarsem puts his name on is something that needs to be taken seriously. And I'm with Ebert on The Cell -- incredible.


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Works by Britten, Schöenberg, Satie, de Falla, & Stravinsky on the centenary of The Rite of Spring.
1913: Shaping ModernismLos Angeles Theatre Center (615 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014) Map it $30
If you appreciate classical music, but think it would be even more arresting with a more visual element, then you should check out the shows put on by the LA Grand Ensemble. The group delights in adding a painterly effect to all their show via costumes, set design, lighting, and technology. Consisting of musicians from some of the most noteworthy orchestras and music institutions in LA, the LA Grand Ensemble's members hail from such illustrious organizations as the LA Philharmonic, the LA Opera, and the Colburn School. Their newest show, "1913: Shaping Modernism," focuses on works by Britten, Schöenberg, Satie, de Falla, and Stravinsky. 1913 was a cultural watershed: that was the year that Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," at the time a scandalous work, was first performed. In the spirit of the liberation stemming from this event, the show includes an allusion to a dancer breaking free from the constraints that entrap her.


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Wink gets gameMarch 31, 2002 7:00 pm | by Staff | Comments
Wink Communications said it will develop and offer interactive television games via an affiliation deal with Two Way TV Inc. Wink added that it will distribute the games through existing partnerships with TV operators. The initial Wink-Two Way offering will include "virtual game channels" comprised of simple trivia, casino, arcade and word games.
EarthLink cuts out the wait with cable home network serviceMarch 31, 2002 7:00 pm | by Staff | Comments
Complementing a similar strategy for its DSL service, EarthLink said it has started to offer a home networking service bundle to its cable modem ISP customers. EarthLink's home networking service and gateway hardware will leverage both wired and wireless links to share high-speed connections and files among several PCs and peripherals on a home network.
Comcast opens high-speed doors to United OnlineMarch 31, 2002 7:00 pm | by Staff | Comments
Ushering in its own open access strategy, Comcast Corp. inked a non-exclusive deal with United Online Inc. to offer multiple ISPs in the MSO's cable modem markets. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The agreement gives United Online, owner of NetZero and Juno, the ability to offer broadband ISPs services for the first time.
Incanta down to skeleton staff as it seeks survival fundingMarch 31, 2002 7:00 pm | by Jeff Baumgartner | Comments
Falling prey to market and financial pressures that have hit scores of broadband and technology start-ups, Incanta Inc. is down to a skeleton crew while the broadband content company attempts to raise more cash to stay afloat. Atlanta, Ga.-based Incanta is now down to six staffers, down from about 37 last week, a company spokesman said.
Industry trio produces iTV/VOD/IPG packageMarch 31, 2002 7:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | Comments
TV Guide Interactive Inc., WorldGate and Concurrent Computer Corp. pooled their respective products and services to construct a combined iTV/VOD package the trio expects to release to cable operators this summer. The services are designed to work on Motorola Inc.'s DCT-2000 set-top box and not use a middleware platform, the trio says.
Shaw, Rogers target dial-up usersMarch 31, 2002 7:00 pm | by Staff | Comments
In an attempt to convert dial-up users to faster broadband connections and to lure entry-level Internet users, Canadian MSOs Rogers Cable Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. are offering "Internet Lite" services. Shaw has launched the service, and Rogers plans to offer it this month. Slower than traditional cable modem services but much faster than dial-up connections, the new Lite version ...
Global Crossing race not to the SWIFTMarch 31, 2002 7:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | Comments
Global Crossing will no longer be exclusive provider of services to SWIFT, a consortium of banks that operates a global financial-transfer system. In February 2001, Global and SWIFT struck a $300 million networking deal under which Global would co-develop and co-manage SWIFT's network operations. Under the new deal, announced today, Global will no longer manage the development and operation of ...
Wave7 Optics B-round nets $23 MMarch 31, 2002 7:00 pm | by Staff | Comments
Fiber-to-the-home and business equipment vendor Wave7 Optics said it raised $23 million in a second round of funding led by Advanced Technology. New investors included Mellon Ventures and Armada Ventures. Founding investors Morgenthaler and Lucent Ventures partners also participated in the round.
Imedia launches chip line; Enterasys delays 10-KMarch 31, 2002 7:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | Comments
Terayon's recent Imedia Semiconductor Corp. spinoff launched a line of custom-designed cable modem processors based on DOCSIS 2.0. First product in the line is the IM6030, a chip at the heart of Terayon's TJ 715 cable modem, the company says. The 2.0-based cable modem is DOCSIS 1.1 certified. The chip ties in with the company's new IM96030 reference design that includes production-ready hardwar...
Universal Broadband buys MonarchMarch 31, 2002 7:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | Comments
Universal Broadband Communications purchased the assets of San Diego-based Monarch Communications, a telecom reseller with service in Colorado, Oregon, California and parts of Mexico. "I can't disclose the financial terms," says CEO Mark Ellis. Assets include the company's 1,200-customer base. Most of Monarch's traffic is in California, with "a lot of traffic to Mexico," Ellis says.
FCC begins Comcast reviewMarch 31, 2002 7:00 pm | by Pamela McClintock | Comments
Copyright 2002 Reed Elsevier Inc. Daily Variety…04/01/2002 From LexisNexis The Federal Communications Commission has started the clock running on its review of Comcast's bid to buy up AT&T Broadband, the telco's gargantuan cable unit. Agency commenced its official 180-day review of the $75 million cable deal late Friday, just in time for the Easter holiday.
PCT 'taps' S-AMarch 31, 2002 7:00 pm | by Staff | Comments
PCT International will soon manufacture its own line of taps following a licensing agreement with Scientific-Atlanta. Financial terms were not disclosed. PCT, a cable technology subsidiary of Andes Industries, will employ S-A's patented power-passing technology and the trademarked design of the tap, which is designed to be compatible with the back housings and faceplates manufactured by t...
Cable 2002 to focus on tech's cutting edgeMarch 31, 2002 7:00 pm | by Staff | Comments
Next month's National Show will place a heavy focus on cable and other telecommunications technologies. Cable 2002 will feature topics ranging from advanced optical and IP network architecture, traffic/bandwidth management, IP streaming protocols, security and residential gateways. The 43rd volume of NCTA's technical papers will be presented during eight technical sessions.
R.I. won't pull plug on Warwick cable TV providerMarch 28, 2002 7:00 pm | by Timothy C. Barmann | Comments
Copyright 2002 Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Copyright 2002 Providence Journal Providence Journal…03/29/2002 From LexisNexis It's not really a cable company after all. State cable regulators have concluded that Starlight Communications, a small Warwick company that provides cable television services to apartment complexes, does not fit the definition of a cable system established by...
Network Associates back with bid for McAfee.comMarch 28, 2002 7:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | Comments
Network Associates' flip-flopping offer for outstanding shares of MAfee.com Corp. is on again, it says. The company had postponed the offer earlier this week with the announcement it was under an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. McAfee issued a statement after the offer's March 16 debut, calling the deal "financially inadequate.


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Anyone see the "Rockin' Santa" Dallas Cowboys ornament?
I was thumbing through the coupons in my Sunday newspaper (gotta save money--just bought a house), and there was an ad for the Dallas Cowboys "Rockin' Santa."
Who knew that Santa was a Cowboys fan? North Pole's team?
I love the Dallas Cowboys, but I'll pass on this.
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If your rear and hips are substantially larger than your waist, new jeans usually have a tendency to gape open at the waist. Denim designers are addressing this issue with new contoured waistbands. One of the best examples is Gap's Curvy Fit -- its center back seam hugs your waist for a smoother, more satisfying fit.


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On July 29, 2013, we filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Nevada Secretary of State to effect a 1:300 reverse stock split (the "Reverse Split"). The effective date of the Reverse Split will be August 2, 2013 (the "Effective Date"). On the Effective Date, every 300 outstanding shares of our common stock shall, without further action by us or the holders thereof, become one share of common stock. No fractional shares shall be issued in connection with the Reverse Split. A stockholder who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share will be entitled to receive one whole share. As of the Effective Date, our authorized shares of common stock shall be reduced in proportion to the split ratio. Accordingly, our 300,000,000 shares of authorized common stock prior to the Effective Date shall become 1,000,000 shares of authorized common stock on the Effective Date. Under Nevada law, the Reverse Split and corresponding reduction in authorized common stock did not require shareholder approval. The Reverse Split did not effect our authorized preferred stock which remains at 10,000,000 shares.
On July 31, 2013, we received approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") to effectuate a 1-for-300 reverse stock split of all of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock in the market at the open of business on August 2, 2013. At such time, our trading symbol will temporarily change to "RACKD". The added "D" will remain for 20 business days after which our trading symbol will revert back to "RACK". As discussed in Item 5.03 above, when the reverse stock split becomes effective, every three hundred shares of our pre-split issued and outstanding shares of our common stock, par value 0.0001 per share, shall be automatically converted into one post-split share of our common stock, without any change in the par value of the shares, and with a corresponding reduction of the number of shares of common stock we are authorized to issue. All fractional shares which would otherwise result from the reverse stock split will be rounded up. The new CUSIP number for our common stock following the reverse stock split will be 75008R203. Immediately prior to the reverse stock split we will have 135,065,034 common shares issued and outstanding and we will have approximately 450,318 common shares issued and outstanding immediately after the reverse stock split.
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I've noticed that the site lacks fantasy hockey coverage, so I've decided to hopefully fill the gap and write an article to help. I'll make this a weekly thing if people want. Anyways, here are some guys you should look to add to your roster:
Jean-Sebastian Giguere (Owned in 56% of Yahoo Leagues) - With the recent arrest of Varlamov, Giguere figures to potentially take the starting spot in the near future. Giguere already has sparkling stats to the tune of a .67 GAA, .981 SV%, and 2 shutouts. Expect these numbers to regress, but if Giguere can get the starting gig he should figure to be a solid bet on a surprisingly good Avalanche team.
Patrick Maroon (Owned in 3% of Yahoo Leagues) - Maroon figures to be in one of the best situations in hockey right now as the left winger for Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry. As a result, Maroon should be an add in deep leagues as he should be able to generate some solid numbers just by virtue of playing with such great players. He's got 2 goals in his last 2 games and is seeing time on the PP with Perry and Getzlaf as well. Dustin Penner is coming back from injury and was the top line option before he hit the IR, so if he regains his place and Maroon falls in the depth chart react accordingly.
Jason Demers (Owned in 11% of Yahoo Leagues) - Demers is the top line PP replacement for Dan Boyle, and so long as Boyle is on the IR with a concussion Demers figures to see some significant PP time. Don't expect earth-shattering numbers, but if injuries are plaguing you Demers should be a suitable replacement for a few weeks until Boyle comes back.
Kyle Okposo (Owned in 62% of Yahoo Leagues) - If Okposo is still available in your league grab him now. The player who should benefit from the Vanek trade the most, Okposo becomes a key component on one of hockey's most potent lines. He is already the 21st most productive fantasy player in the last two weeks since moving to Tavares line, and should only see that number increase. He sees a lot of offensive zone faceoffs alongside Tavares, and is a must add in any format.
Carl Hagelin (Owned in 11% of Yahoo Leagues) - The Rangers are not good this year, but don't give up on the Blueshirts just yet. The Rangers began the season on a prolonged, month long road-trip that has now passed, and the Rangers should begin to play better after a very tough October. The Rangers have also been decimated with injury so far, with Nash, Callahan , and Moore all missing extended periods of time. Carl Hagelin was injured, but he is back now and should provide an instant boost to the Rangers anemic offense so far. Playing on the first line with Brad Richards, the speedy winger could see heavy minutes and be put in situations where he should succeed. Keep track of his play in standard leagues, but if you're in a deep league it might be a good idea to get a jump on everyone and take a risk that could pay immediate dividends.
Alex Goligoski (Owned in 38% of Yahoo Leagues) - Goligoski may be one of the unluckiest players in the league right now. His stat line is terrible, which means its time for you to strike while his stock is low. He has a 1.33 team SH% at even strength (one of the lowest numbers in the league) that is bound to jump up, and currently has an on-ice SV% of .849. In short, he is terribly unlucky. Goligoski gets starts a good number of his shifts in the offensive zone and sees first line PP minutes. Historically, he is an above average offensive defenseman. Get him now while you can.
Josh Harding (Owned in 53% of Yahoo Leagues) - Harding is injured now, so keep that in mind, but he has been fantastic so far this season. He has 5 wins, a 1.00 GAA and a .953 SV% and plays on a dominant Minnesota team that controls play and will be one of the top teams in the league this year. Niklas Backstrom hasn't been strong since coming back from an injury of his own, and so Harding could be poised to take the starting job and run with it this year. Stash him on your bench and play him when he's expected to start.
Claude Giroux - Simply put, Giroux is too good to continue playing this poorly. He has been a point a game player for the last three seasons (0.93 in 2010/2011, so close enough) and has been one of the best players in the NHL over this time. He hasn't scored yet, but he will. I do have to point out that it is troubling that he is shooting less this season, but he should bump that up and still be good for 25 goals and 35 assists. If you can get him right now without giving up a lot, do it.
Niklas Backstrom - I know I just told you to pick up Harding, but hear me out. Minnesota is poised to be one of the leagues best teams this year, and currently boast the league's second best shot attempt differential in the league (or Corsi, as it is otherwise known). Because the goalie situation is unclear, you should be able to get Backstrom on the low, and if you can grab both him and Harding you will have a very good goalie situation going forwards.
Thomas Vanek - Vanek moves from flanking Cody Hodgson to being John Tavares' new right-hand man. Vanek was toiling on a terrible Sabres squad that has a bottom 5 offense and now moves to a line with one of the best offensive players in the game. Look for his game to skyrocket and look to reap the benefits in the near future.
Patrice Bergeron - Bergeron is the ultimate buy low candidate right now. He has one of the highest Corsi figures in the league (24.9 Corsi) which means that his offensive game is trending in the right direction. If there was one player that a hot-streak was going to hit it would be Bergeron, and his typical assist totals will come. Factor in that he wants to play well to show the Team Canada brass he should be on the team again for the Olympics, and a big turnaround should happen for Bergeron.
Brad Marchand - In similar fashion to Bergeron, Marchand should see a significant uptick in his offensive play in the coming future. He is currently shooting at 7.1% (career 15%) mark and also sports a low team shooting% mark (6.45). Marchand's luck should turn as he is on a very talented Boston team, and he should regain his preseason projections. Buy low on him right now before the hot streak starts.
Sell High
Matt Moulson - Much for the same reason as you would buy Vanek, Moulson's stock takes a huge hit by leaving Tavares' side. Don't let the 2 goals in his first game fool you, Moulson's play was largely driven by Tavares, and losing him will be a big blow. Sell while his stock is still high.
Ryan Miller - Buffalo is terrible this year, and while Miller hasn't had bad periphery numbers I do not think that he can be even remotely successful in Buffalo. His name has been in trade rumors recently, but I think its more likely to see him moved near the trade deadline than it is now. He should still garner interest because of his name alone, so if you can trade him, do it.
Jiri Hudler - If you didn't already know, Jiri Hudler is on a torrid pace to begin the year, with 5 goals and 8 assists. This is the best it will ever get for Hudler, and if you can sell high on him now (perhaps in a package for a player listed above) do it. He won't keep this pace up, so sell now if you can.
If you have any questions or need any advice, post it in the comments below and I'll try to help you as best I can.


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Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands grew up in Sheldon, Iowa, where he had a record of 109 wins and just 12 losses while winning a state title in 1986. Brands won three NCAA titles at Iowa and that's why a fourth place finish at the national tournament this past season didn't set well with him.
Appearing at the Siouxland I-Club banquet earlier this week, Brands said the Hawkeyes simply have to do better. Iowa was undefeated in Big Ten duals, but coming up short on their 24th team title has Brands looking for answers.
He returned to Siouxland to recruit Spirit Lake Park's Doug Miner, who was a 3-time state champion with 165 career wins. Brands says Miner is the kind of wrestler the Hawkeyes want.
"We like local, Iowa homegrown talent," said Brands. "And we like guys that want to come in and prove themselves and fight for the spot. That's the nature of wrestling but sometimes that philosophy gets skewed a little bit where there's entitlement. We have to make sure that we recruit the right type of guy that wants to come in and earn it. When I say earn it, you really go out and earn it."
The Hawkeyes led the NCAA in wrestling attendance for the seventh straight year, averaging nearly 9,000 fans per home dual.


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SOCHI, Russia — Four years on from the Vancouver Olympics, Norway's men's curlers haven't lost their taste for fashion.
The Norwegians were the talk of the 2010 Games for wearing a range of funky, diamond-printed pants during their games. And they have emerged for their first competitive games of the Sochi Olympics — against the United States on Monday and Russia on Tuesday — with more eye-catching patterns on their pants.
First, they donned the Ice Blocks range — a mixture of red, white, blue and grey squares and shapes. Then against the Russians, the pattern was red-and-blue splattered paint.
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Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - David Ross launched a two-run homer and scored twice as the Braves clinched a series win against the Giants with a 6-3 victory at Turner Field.
Alex Gonzalez and Brooks Conrad added two hits and an RBI each for the Braves, who have won five of seven games and maintained their division lead over Philadelphia by two games.
Omar Infante chipped in with a solo home run and Melky Cabrera collected three hits and drove in an insurance run in the eighth as part of a 12-hit attack.
Derek Lowe (11-9) pitched 5 1/3 innings and was reached for five hits and two runs before being pulled by manager Bobby Cox due to cramping in his left hamstring. Takashi Saito worked the ninth to record his first save since April 26, 2009 while with Boston.
"I think coming into the series...everyone looked at the rotations -- you expect it to be good pitching games all four games. It pretty much turned out to be that way," said Lowe, who along with Jair Jurrjens, Tommy Hanson and Tim Hudson held the Giants to five runs over 26 1/3 innings in the series.
Travis Ishikawa homered as part of a 2-for-4 showing for the Giants, who wrapped up a 2-4 road trip by dropping three of four in the series. Jonathan Sanchez (8-7) lasted just four frames in the start, allowing four runs on five hits and three walks.
San Francisco got things going in the second inning when Pat Burrell led off with a single and scored whenJuan Uribe hit a double to left-center.
The Braves came back with three in the bottom half to move in front for good. Conrad opened with a two-bagger and scored on Ross' one-out home run to left.
"It's baseball, you know, you can't expect to win all the games. We came here to win all the games, we just have to go back home and start winning again," said Sanchez. "They are a pretty good team. Ross was the pitch that killed me. That was bad pitching today."
A pair of walks and a Cabrera single loaded the bases and Gonzalez made it a 3-1 game with a sacrifice fly. Infante hit a two-out homer in the fourth to push the advantage to three.
Todd Wellemeyer took over for Sanchez in the fifth and loaded the bases right out of the shoot. Conrad came through with a base hit to score Gonzalez before Santiago Casilla entered and limited the damage.
Andres Torres doubled leading off the sixth and was allowed to score when Troy Glaus fumbled a grounder at first off the bat of Pablo Sandoval. Peter Moylan took over for Lowe with one out and got out of the inning without further incident, but he served up a leadoff homer to Ishikawa an inning later to make it a 5-3 game.
Jonny Venters was summoned after Moylan put another runner on and eventually induced an inning-ending double play from Torres. Venters and Kyle Farnsworth combined to pitch a flawless eighth.
Cabrera singled home Ross in the home half to increase the lead to 6-3.
Lowe is considered day-to-day and improved his record at Turner Field to 8-3 in 12 starts this season. The right-hander came in 1-4 in his last seven starts...Sanchez threw six shutout innings and scattered three hits with nine strikeouts his last time out in a 10-0 destruction of Colorado...The Giants went 2-for-33 with runners in scoring position during the series. They were 1- for-10 Sunday...Chipper Jones and Billy Wagner were both given the day off from their respective roles in Atlanta...The Braves are 40-2 this year when scoring five or more runs and 15-1 in day games at home...Highly-touted left- hander Mike Minor will make his major league debut Monday for the Braves in Houston to start a three-game series...San Francisco returns home for four games with the Cubsstarting Monday with Madison Bumgarner toeing the rubber...Infante has an 11-game hitting streak.
(Sports Network) - The Atlanta Braves shoot for a series victory over the San Francisco Giants this afternoon, when the two playoff-hopeful clubs collide in the finale of a four-game set from Turner Field.
The National League East-leading Braves have won two of the first three meetings of this series and are coming off Saturday's 3-0 victory behind eight shutout innings from starter Tim Hudson. Hudson improved to 13-5 this season and struck out six batters, while Billy Wagner was able to record his 27th save. Wagner blew the save in Friday's 3-2 loss in 11 innings.
"Any time you bounce back from a loss is huge. Any starter, when you can get a nice lead in the game, it makes your job a lot easier. You can be aggressive and pound the zone and that's pretty much what I did," said Hudson.
Troy Glaus drove in two runs and Rick Ankiel had the other RBI for the Braves, who have won four of six games and lead the division by two games over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phils lost to the New York Mets last night.
Atlanta will hand the ball to Derek Lowe this afternoon and he's 1-4 with a 4.50 earned run average in his last seven starts. Lowe did not record a decision in Tuesday's 3-2 loss versus the Mets, as he allowed just one run in six innings of work.
Lowe, who is 10-9 with a 4.44 ERA in 23 starts this season, has pitched well at home this season, going 7-3 in 11 trips to the Turner Field mound. He is 6-5 with a 3.00 ERA in 16 career starts against San Francisco and defeated the Giants back on April 10 this season at AT&T Park, where he fired six innings of one-run ball in his team's 7-2 victory.
San Francisco is still fighting for the top spot in the NL West, but Saturday's loss certainly spoiled any chances of pulling even with San Diego atop the division. The Padres also lost yesterday to maintain a one-game edge over the wild card-leading Giants, who have dropped three of four contests.
The Giants are 1 1/2 games ahead of Philadelphia and St. Louis in the NL Wild Card standings.
Matt Cain started for San Francisco last night and was dealt the loss for surrendering all three runs and six hits in five innings. Pat Burrell had the only extra-base hit with a double in defeat.
"I made a couple bad pitches. I left that pitch a little over the plate to (Jason) Heyward and Chipper (Jones) did a good job of fighting the ball off inside. It came down to one pitch at the end and I made the pitch I wanted to and he (Glaus) beat me with a ground ball up the middle," said Cain.
Jonathan Sanchez will try to build off a solid outing when he takes the ball Sunday for the visitors. Sanchez threw six shutout innings and scattered three hits with nine strikeouts in Tuesday's 10-0 destruction of Colorado.
Sanchez, a left-hander, evened his road mark at 3-3 in 11 tries and is 8-6 overall in 23 games (22 starts) in 2010. He faced Atlanta in a 5-4 win on April 9 this season and was reached for three runs over 4 1/3 innings for the no-decision. Sanchez is 1-2 with a 5.48 ERA in six career games, four of which have been starts, against the Braves.
The Giants took two of three at home from the Braves in April and have won nine of the last 15 meetings, though they did lose three of four at Turner Field a season ago.
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Tim Hudson worked masterfully through eight innings and Troy Glaus provided enough offense with a two-run single, as Atlanta notched a 3-0 victory against the Giants in the continuation of a four-game series at Turner Field.
Rick Ankiel followed Glaus' key hit in the fourth with an RBI double as the Braves gave Hudson (13-5) all the run support he would need in one at-bat.
The streaking right-hander ran his win streak to four consecutive starts in which time he's surrendered just two runs over 28 2/3 innings. He allowed just three hits Saturday with one walk and six strikeouts. Billy Wagnerstruck out the side in the ninth for his 27th save.
The outing gave Atlanta its third win in four games and maintained the club's slim lead over Philadelphia atop the NL East standings.
San Francisco's Matt Cain (9-9) was pulled after five innings having allowed six hits and three runs while walking two and recording four strikeouts.
The Giants had won five of their last seven games after taking Friday's result, 3-2, in 11 innings.
(Sports Network) - A battle of top tier pitchers is set for tonight in Atlanta, where Braves ace Tim Hudson takes on San Francisco Giants hurler Matt Cain in the continuation of a four-game series from Turner Field.
Hudson has won three straight starts and is 6-3 in his last nine decisions. He previously toed the rubber in Monday's 4-1 home victory over the New York Mets, as Hudson stymied the NL East foes with six innings of one-run ball. The effort lifted his mark to 12-5 and lowered his ERA to 2.36 in 22 starts.
The right-hander, who is 7-3 in 10 home starts, faced San Francisco in his 2010 debut back on April 9 and did not figure into the decision of his team's 5-4 loss. Hudson held the Giants to two runs in seven innings. In 12 career starts in this series, he is 4-4 with a 3.90 earned run average.
Atlanta's lead in the National League East dipped to just one game over the surging Philadelphia Phillies after Friday's 3-2 loss in 11 innings. Giants outfielder and former Phillie Pat Burrell lifted a sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th inning to put his team ahead for good, while Braves reliever Peter Moylan was dealt the loss for allowing Burrell's run and walking four over 1 2/3 innings of work.
Tommy Hanson had a strong start wasted, as he held the Giants to just a run and three hits over seven innings in the no-decision.
"I threw the ball well. I feel like I'm going out there and giving us a chance to win, that's my goal every time out," Hanson said. "These close games. hopefully they turn around and we're on the other side of it."
Chipper Jones finished with three hits, including a home run, and Alex Gonzalez also went deep for Atlanta, which lost for the fourth time in seven tries and saw Billy Wagner blow his sixth save of the season.
San Francisco tied the game in the top of the ninth inning when Pablo Sandoval reached first on Jones' fielding error, allowing Aubrey Huff, who was hit by a Wagner pitch, to cross the plate for a 2-2 score. Burrell then made it a 3-2 game with a sac fly in the 11th frame and Brian Wilson closed the door in the bottom half for his 32nd save.
Barry Zito started for the Giants and pitched seven innings of two-run ball with 10 K's and two walks in the no-decision. Javier Lopez fanned two in the 10th to record the win.
"I had some good stuff working tonight, breaking ball was good, the slider was probably the best its been all year and the boys scratched some runs across. Hanson was good on the other side. It's good to even the series," Zito said after the Giants pulled with a game of NL West-leading San Diego. The Padres lost to Arizona last night.
The Giants ended a two-game slide and have won five of their last seven games.
Meanwhile, Cain enters this matchup on a hot streak and is 3-0 with a 1.52 earned run average in his last four starts -- all San Francisco wins. Cain, who has yielded three total runs in his last three starts, delivered 7 2/3 shutout innings in a 2-0 win over Los Angeles the last time out on Sunday.
The big right-hander has lasted at least 6 2/3 innings in each of his previous six outings, and is 9-8 with a 2.98 ERA in 22 starts this season. Cain will try to build on his 3-5 road ledger this evening and is 2-1 in four career starts against the Braves.
The Giants took two of three at home from the Braves in April and have won nine of the last 14 meetings, though they did lose three of four at Turner Field a season ago.
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Pat Burrell's sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the 11th was the difference as San Francisco rallied for a 3-2 win against the Braves in the second installment of a four-game series.
Peter Moylan (3-2) walked the bases loaded with one out in the final frame and Burrell capped a 2-for-2, two-walk game by plating the deciding run.
Brian Wilson came on for his 32nd save to close it out and Javier Lopez (3-2) got the win for throwing a scoreless 10th.
San Francisco did just enough offensively to snap a brief two-game skid having scored only three runs in its last two. They grounded into three double plays, were 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and scored the tying run in the ninth thanks to a pair of Atlanta errors.
Chipper Jones hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth and Alex Gonzalez homered for a second consecutive game for Atlanta, which had won three of its last four.
Billy Wagner was called on to protect a 2-1 lead in the ninth after Tommy Hanson retired 13 of the final 15 batters he faced and Jonny Venters tossed a scoreless eighth.
Wagner put the lead runner on after hitting Aubrey Huff with a pitch and Buster Posey reached on an Omar Infante error. Huff raced to third on a Juan Uribe fly out to right and Pablo Sandoval sent a ground ball down the third- base line that Jones failed to look into his glove while going for the scoop.
The ball rolled into shallow left allowing Huff to score easily. It eventually set up a bases-loaded situation after Burrell was intentionally walked, but Travis Ishikawa hit into a tailor-made 6-4-3 twin killing to keep it tied at 2-2.
Sergio Romo sent the game to extras with a quick 1-2-3 inning of work and Moylan managed to dance around a walk and a single in the 10th on a caught stealing and inning-ending double play from Freddy Sanchez.
Hanson gave up first lone San Francisco run on a first-inning groundout by Huff. Andres Torres began the game with a base hit, then swiped second and third to set up the score.
All told, Hanson surrendered three hits and two walks and struck out three to help the Braves retain a 2-1 edge after Gonzalez and Jones homered in consecutive innings off Barry Zito.
"I threw the ball well. I feel like I'm going out there and giving us a chance to win, that's my goal every time out. These close games. hopefully they turn around and we're on the other side of it.
Zito struck out 10, walked two and gave up the two solo home runs as part of a four-hit, seven-inning outing.
"I had some good stuff working tonight, breaking ball was good, the slider was probably the best its been all year and the boys scratched some runs across. Hanson was good on the other side. It's good to even the series," Zito said.
Hanson has allowed just three earned runs over his last 20 1/3 innings spanning three starts. Still and all, the sophomore right-hander hasn't won since July 3...Zito is winless in four starts...The Giants avoided losing three straight for the first time since a season-high seven-game slide from June 26-July 2...Torres collected two hits and upped his stolen base total to 21 on the year...The Braves were 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position...The Giants have won nine of the last 14 meetings...Atlanta retired Tom Glavine's #47 jersey during a pre-game ceremony while inducting the pitcher into its team Hall of Fame. Glavine will became the seventh player to have his number retired by the club, joining Hank Aaron (44), Eddie Mathews (41), Dale Murphy (3), Phil Niekro (35), Warren Spahn (21), and Greg Maddux (31)...The game was also delayed an hour and 30 minutes at the outset by rain.
(Sports Network) - A lack of offense has the Giants in danger of dropping three straight games for the first time in a month. Things might not get better with Barry Zito on the hill.
Zito will try to avoid a third straight losing decision tonight when San Francisco tries to even its four-game series with the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.
The Giants have scored just three runs in dropping back-to-back contests since a four-game winning streak. They have also been held to a pair of runs or fewer in four of their last five, including last night's 3-2 setback.
Tim Lincecum struck out seven batters over 6 1/3 innings, but allowed a two- run homer to Alex Gonzalez in the second inning and a solo shot to Eric Hinske in the seventh inning.
"You never want to go in and lose the first game in a series," said Lincecum. "We got a lot of big arms coming up in the next few games. I don't see why we can't beat these guys. We've been playing well as of late, without these last two games we're flying."
Andres Torres had three hits and knocked in a run for National League wild- card leading San Francisco, which is also just two games back of San Diego for first place in the NL West. The club will try to avoid its first three-game slide tonight since dropping seven straight from June 26-July 2, a season high.
Atlanta, meanwhile, maintained its two-game edge over Philadelphia for first place in the NL East by winning for the third time in four games and improving to 37-14 at home.
Jair Jurrjens yielded two runs over six innings for Atlanta, while Gonzalez hit his second homer as a Brave and 19th overall this year. Hinske's blast was his ninth of 2010 and came on his 33rd birthday.
"It's nice definitely to hit a home run on your birthday, but the win is more important," said Hinske. "We know we're in a pennant race. Every game is important. We're just trying to take care of ourselves and win today."
Zito will look to shut down the Braves tonight and improve on his lifetime 3-1 mark and 2.42 earned run average against them. However, the lefty is just 1-2 over his last four starts despite a 1.88 ERA, with the Giants scoring just six runs in that span.
Zito had dropped consecutive starts before getting a no-decision on Saturday versus the Giants. The 32-year-old gave up just one run on three hits over seven innings of his team's eventual 2-1 victory and is 8-6 with a 3.38 ERA this year.
Braves starter Tommy Hanson can relate. The second-year righty has lost consecutive starts despite allowing just five runs in that span, two of those earned. He lost a 2-1 decision on Monday in Cincinnati even though he allowed just two runs -- one earned -- over 7 1/3 innings, his longest start since May 10.
Hanson, who hasn't won since July 3 and is looking to snap a three-decision slide, is 8-8 with a 3.83 ERA on the year and he faced the Giants for the first and only time as a rookie last year. He picked up a victory, allowing three runs over seven innings with a still-career-high 11 strikeouts.
The Giants took two of three at home from the Braves in April and have won eight of the last 13 meetings, though they did lose three of four at Turner Field a season ago.
Atlanta will retire Tom Glavine's #47 jersey during a pre-game ceremony while also inducting the pitcher into its team Hall of Fame. Glavine will become the seventh player to have his number retired by the club, joining Hank Aaron (44), Eddie Mathews (41), Dale Murphy (3), Phil Niekro (35), Warren Spahn (21), and Greg Maddux (31).
Glavine was drafted by the Braves in 1984 and spent a total of 19 years with the club. He owns 305 career victories and is a two-time National League Cy Young Award winner. Glavine was also named MVP of the World Series after going 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA in a championship victory over the Cleveland Indians and has a career mark of 244-147 with a 3.41 ERA in 518 starts with Atlanta.
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Alex Gonzalez and Eric Hinske homered off Giants ace Tim Lincecum and the Braves defeated San Francisco, 3-2, to kick off a four-game set between these playoff hopefuls.
Jair Jurrjens (4-4) went six innings and yielded two runs on seven hits and three walks to remain undefeated at home this year at 4-0 in six starts.
Gonzalez's two-run shot was his second homer as a Brave and 19th of the season, while Hinske put a solo shot just over the wall in right in the sixth to serve as the game-winner for Atlanta, which was coming off taking two of three from the Mets and improved its MLB-leading home record to 37-14.
Tim Lincecum (11-5) fanned seven in 6 1/3 innings, but was bitten by the longball in allowing three runs on six total hits while walking three. He had been 3-0 over his last five starts since a personal two-game slide.
Andres Torres had three hits and knocked in a run for San Francisco, which had a four-game winning streak snapped Wednesday with a loss to Colorado.
An RBI groundout by Aubrey Huff in the first and Torres' double to plate Aaron Rowand an inning later had the Giants out to an early 2-0 lead.
Gonzalez tied it up with one swing, though, taking Lincecum deep to left after Rick Ankiel walked to begin the bottom of the second.
Things remained locked at 2-2 until Hinske muscled a 2-1 changeup out to right that just cleared the wall to give Atlanta a slim lead. From there it was up to the bullpen, which sported three nearly spotless innings to lock down the win.
Jonny Venters and Takashi Saito worked an inning each to bridge the gap to closer Billy Wagner, who notched his 26th save by getting Freddy Sanchez swinging to end the game after Torres got on with a two-out single in the ninth.
Giants rookie catcher Buster Posey, who returned to his native Georgia for the first time as a professional Thursday, was named the National League's Player of the Month on Wednesday after hitting .417 with seven homers and 24 RBI in July, a month that also included a near Giants rookie-record 21-game hitting streak. He was 0-for-4 in Thursday's game...Lincecum dropped to 6-2 lifetime versus Atlanta, which he beat on April 11 after allowing just two runs with 10 strikeouts over seven innings...The Giants took two of three at home from the Braves in April and have still won eight of the last 13 meetings, though they did lose three of four at Turner Field a season ago.
The Giants are the current wildcard leaders and are just a game back of the Padres. A loss on Wednesday to the Colorado Rockies kept them a game back in the NL West, and now the Giants, winners of the last five of six, are looking to use the Braves to get in front or extend their wildcard lead.
Both teams are in similar positions now and are looking for the other to break in the four-game set.
(Sports Network) - July was a pretty good month for San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey. August hasn't been so bad either.
The Georgia-born Posey returns to his home state tonight hoping to help San Francisco to a fifth victory in six games as the team opens a four-game series with the Atlanta Braves in a battle of playoff hopefuls at Turner Field.
The 23-year-old Posey was named the National League's Player of the Month on Wednesday after hitting .417 with seven homers and 24 RBI in July, a month that also included a near Giants rookie-record 21-game hitting streak. He is 4-for-11 in three games so far this month, adding a double and three RBI.
Posey drove in the lone run in Wednesday's 6-1 setback to Colorado, but left the game in the sixth inning after getting hit on the shoulder by a foul ball. He isn't expected to miss tonight's game, his first in Atlanta since being drafted fifth overall in 2008.
San Francisco's loss to Colorado snapped a four-game winning streak and kept the National League Wild Card leaders a game back of San Diego for first place in the NL West.
"This is a hard place to play. Everybody who comes in will tell you that," said Giants manager Bruce Bochy of Coors Field. "You get the first [game] and want to get the second but you come up against a well-pitched game. But we're playing well in our division and can't get too down."
San Francisco has to feel good about its chances tonight versus the Braves, seeing as Tim Lincecum is the scheduled starter. The reigning two-time NL Cy Young Award winner is 6-1 with a 2.70 earned run average in his career versus Atlanta, which he beat on April 11 after allowing just two runs with 10 strikeouts over seven innings.
The 26-year-old righty is 3-0 with a 2.52 ERA over his last five starts since a personal two-game slide and used a new delivery on Friday to beat the Dodgers. Lincecum pitched seven innings of two-run ball and struck out nine that day. His new windup featured him bringing his hands higher up over his head before executing the pitch.
"Just so I could stay over my back foot longer," he told the Giants' website, "Lately I've had a tougher timing issue in my windup. [I wanted to] mess around with a little twerk. I guess for me it's a big twerk."
For the season, Lincecum is 11-4 with a 3.10 ERA.
His counterpart, Jair Jurrjens, will aim to remain undefeated at home this year for the Braves, as he is 3-0 with a 1.71 ERA in five starts at Turner Field.
The right-hander went 2-0 with a 2.29 ERA in his first three starts back from a two-month stint on the disabled list, but he has allowed nine runs over his last two starts. Five of those over 6 2/3 innings came in a loss at Cincinnati on Saturday.
Jurrjens, 24, is 3-4 with a 4.62 ERA on the season and 1-2 with a 2.61 ERA in three career starts against the Giants.
Atlanta upped its MLB-leading home record to 36-14 after taking two of three over the New York Mets this week. Atlanta capped that set with Wednesday's 8-3 triumph.
Brian McCann and Chipper Jones homered in the same game for the Braves for the first since June 8, 2009, and both ended with three hits. Melky Cabrera also went deep in a victory that helped the Braves stay two games up on Philadelphia for first place in the NL East.
Atlanta relievers combined to allow just one unearned run over 4 2/3 innings after starter Kris Medlen left in the fifth inning due to an injured ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow that could lead to Tommy John surgery.
"There's no real news yet, the elbow hurts," Medlen said after the game. "They are calling it a strained ligament, as of right now, I'll have an MRI and you don't know until the MRI. It was just that pitch, felt a little tightness in my elbow and kind of like a strain. We'll see [Thursday]."
The Giants took two of three at home from the Braves in April and have won eight of the last 12 meetings, though it did lose three of four at Turner Field a season ago.
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It will be at least another 12 years before the Olympics are held on American soil. The United States Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday it will not bid for the 2022 Winter Games, but will instead create a task force to explore the possibility of competing to host the Summer Olympics in 2024 or Winter Olympics in 2026.
A bid for the 2022 Games is due in 2013, which the USOC felt was too quick of a timeline.
"It's not so much about bidding for 2022 as what strategy gives us the best chance to submit a winning bid," CEO Scott Blackmun said. "Looking at 2024 and 2026 gives us the best chance to do that. It allows us to form partnerships with all the people who need to be involved in a bid. That would allow us to put our best foot forward."
The U.S. has not hosted an Olympiad since Salt Lake City had the Winter Games in 2002. Atlanta hosted the Summer Games in 1996.
The USOC's decision comes not long after it resolved a long-standing feud over revenue sharing with the International Olympic Committee. When Chicago finished last in a bid for 2016, the USOC felt much of the blame and was criticized for its poor international reputation.
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Stuart Broad has achieved a career-best position in the latest ICC Player Rankings following his maiden 10-wicket haul in England's first Test victory over the West Indies, which concluded at Lord's on Monday.
The fast bowler has vaulted up to third place in the rankings - level with team-mate James Anderson - after recording figures of seven for 72 and four for 93 in England's five-wicket win.
England off-spinner Graeme Swann drops one to fifth position on the list headed by South Africa's Dale Steyn.
In the rankings for Test batsmen, West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul extended his advantage over South Africa's AB de Villiers after scores of of 87 not out and 91 in the defeat to England, for whom Ian Bell, in 17th, and Andrew Strauss, in 27th, have climbed the rankings.


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It was midnight again when my pager went off. I groaned and called in to Washington Hospital .
"Who's there?" I asked. I knew a good portion of the deaf community, and I was certainly familiar with the "regulars" who visited the emergency rooms routinely.
"We have Anton White here. He says he has been sexually assaulted."
Oh, good. Anton. He was always a handful. He usually showed up when he had severe pain from sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell could be an extraordinarily painful disease, and I spent many a night with another deaf patient, Leonard, as he cried and whimpered from the pain. Leonard came in quite often, and sometimes the doctors didn't want to give him medication. They thought he was using his disease to get a lot of medication so he could sell it on the street. Because Percocet is the medication of choice for sickle-cell patients (along with morphine), hospital personnel often believed some of these patients were trying to get more pills than necessary in order to make money off the tablets. Some think this is a racist viewpoint, because sickle-cell patients are African American and often from the inner city. They also have a sadly short lifespan, usually dying by their early thirties. It is a tough and painful disease, and I always felt Leonard was simply trying to survive it as best he could.
Anton didn't come in as often as Leonard. But he had an easier time getting the medication than Leonard because doctors didn't see him as regularly, so they didn't feel he was abusing the system. I had to laugh. Anton didn't even have sickle-cell disease. He just learned the symptoms from his friend, Leonard, and put them to good use. The scenario usually went like this:
I step into the room. Anton is lying on the stretcher moaning and writhing. The doctor is asking him about his symptoms, and I translate the proper symptoms of this sickle-cell crisis for Anton. As the doctor is finishing up his notes, Anton clutches my hand and pressing his face against my arm, clearly in terrible agony.
The doctor comes over, and I sign to Anton what the doctor is planning to do. "We'll get you a shot of morphine right now and a prescription of Percocet to take home." Anton nods his assent, still pitifully clinging to my hand, and the doctor exits the room.
Then Anton pops up to a sitting position, a grin on his face.
"Yo, Pat, what's up? Hey, can you sneak me in a soda? I'm thirsty. And, hey, a candy bar, too. Get me one of those Snickers from the machine." He hands me a couple of bills.
When the doctor comes back, Anton is moaning and groaning again. Poor Anton.
But now Anton is the victim of a sexual assault. As I pull into the parking garage at Washington Hospital Center , I think, maybe he really has been attacked. He certainly doesn't hang out in the best places, and deaf people are often victims of assault because the assailant figures the victim won't be able to rat them out (and they would be correct; our legal system does a very poor job supporting the deaf as victims of crime). I decided I would keep an open mind about Anton's assault.
Anton was lying on his side on a stretcher in the cubicle. He was in his hospital gown, and the doctor was already by his side. Anton had his legs drawn up and his hands, palms together, were pressed between his knees. He was rocking back and forth, but not making a sound. The doctor was pulling on latex gloves and I wondered then if Anton had suffered an anal assault.
The police detective stepped inside the room with his notepad and pencil in hand. He patted Anton on the shoulder. Anton opened his eyes halfway.
"Can you tell us what happened, Mr. White?" he asked.
Anton stifled a sob and rocked back and forth some more.
"Mr. White? Tell us exactly what happened."
Anton drew his hands out from between his knees, and with his eyes closed and head hung down, began gesturing, using large movements to describe what had happened to him. Anton signed with a black DC accent (yes, deaf people sign with accents!). He signed in a large, dramatic way which didn't mean he was angry or upset. He really was fairly composed.
"I got off the bus," he started off. I wondered whether travel by bus wasn't becoming an unwise mode of transportation. "This guy came up to me and asked me to buy some pills. I told him no. He told me if I didn't buy the pills, he would knock me out and stuff them up my butt." At this, both the police detective and I made strangled noises through our noses that made us rather thankful the patient was deaf. The fact that the corners of my mouth had turned up also made me glad Anton was conversing with his eyes shut.
"I told him I wasn't going to buy the pills and I started down the street toward my apartment. Next thing I know, I am knocked out on the ground, and when I wake up, my pants are around my ankles and I got these pills stuffed up my butt."
The police detective tapped Anton on the shoulder to make him open his eyes.
"What did this guy look like?"
Anton shrugged. "I don't know. He was black. Just a regular guy. Never seen him before. He was "Hearing." I could read his lips under the streetlight."
The doctor told Anton he would have to do an exam. Anton sank back on the stretcher with his eyes closed.
The police detective and I walked out and fell laughing against the nurses' station counter.
The investigator wiped his eyes. "That was a good one, wasn't it?"
I laughed. "Yeah, that was a new one on me. Hope you catch the guy!"
"Must be a new sales technique." The detective shook his head. See you next time! Have fun with the patient."
The doctor came out. I went back in.
Anton popped up to a sitting position. He smiled at me.
"Can you see if they have any of those sandwiches available?"
Ah, now I understand. Anton must have been short on cash and hungry. The city of Washington DC just bought Anton a $1000 sandwich. I hope they served him some juice with that, just to make it worth the price.
There was a unique difference between Angela's and Anton's treatment. When the hospital finally caught on to the fact Anton was lying about his sickle-cell condition (after a doctor finally figured out that something wasn't adding up), they tossed him out and treated him like the lying dog he was. Angela, on the other hand, never seemed to get anyone very upset, even when it was clear she wasn't telling the truth. Somehow being a woman softened their attitudes; she must have a mental illness, or perhaps this so-called Munchausen's Syndrome. But no one ever just saw her for what she truly was: a cold-blooded psychopath.