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Roger Federer made his Wimbledon Centre Court debut today in his usual flair (couldn't Nike get him a better bag this year?) for his match against Chinese Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu and his quest for a sixth Championship and record-breaking 15th major.
The 5-time champ was in solid form today disposing of his foe 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 while hitting 10 aces, 42 winners against only 10 errors, making 19 of 23 net approaches, and connecting on 71% of his first serve deliveries. Nice moves. He'll face Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the next round.
Fed also debuted the Nike gear I previewed last week but it's what was covering those duds that made the story. He came out working a military style jacket featuring patch pockets on the front and white warm up pants while underneath he wore a sneaky white vest with gold piping:
Good thing for the RF's every-friggin-where or he might have been mistaken for staff at The All England Club. Phew.
All in all, it's very "Fed at Wimbledon" though the military themed jacket paired with a tailored vest is a strange combo.
Here's a closer look at the Nike Zoom Vapor VI Tour Men's Tennis Shoe featuring the "5" for his five Wimbledon titles.
Monday, June 22, 2009
FASHION FIX: Fed feeling good, goes tailored military in opening match
35 comments:
apologies to all fed fans but he looks ridiculous why the hell he wears that?! what was he thinkin'?ReplyDelete
Sgt. Pepper called - he wants his jacket back.ReplyDelete
Sorry, that's just a horrible ensemble all the way around.
Ahem... I'm speechless. NIKE normally get it sort of right, but this... It is meant to be sport after all, isn't it?ReplyDelete
*sobs at thought of not getting to see Rafa in his simple, yet gorgeous and SPORTY kit*
- TrompeteraJune 22, 2009 at 12:12 PM
It's awful, all of it.ReplyDelete
VOGUE should sue him.
- AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 12:30 PM
OMG -- I thought nothing could top the ridiculous cardigan from last year, but way to prove me wrong Fed, way to prove me wrong.ReplyDelete
This is just absolutely hideous!
Say, Richie...doesn't gold lame sort of belong to the gay community? Maybe you can join the Vogue litigation. ;)ReplyDelete
Interesting. Roger stands supine like so many of us mere mortals.
Seemingly close to Michael Jackson. Only things missing are sunglasses, a white glove, and military regalia.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 1:18 PM
I like it. The bag goes a bit too far though, way too much gold and the monogram is too big. A bit vulgar. However Fed does strangely manage look good while wearing that. I don't know who else has got the confidence to walk in front of 15,000 people (+ millions of tv folk) dressed like that. It would look really wrong on anyone else. Fed can carry it off. LOL. I can't stop laughing though.ReplyDelete
his outfit while playing is just fine! But the whole pre-grame outfit with the jacket and vest is wrong wrong wrong!! And, yes that bag with the gold is UGLY!ReplyDelete
But shorts and shirt while playing are quite nice!
- AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 1:43 PM
Ewwww...He's trying so hard.ReplyDelete
And that VUL-gar golden manpurse. Yuck.
What's up with all that? Evoking Michael Jackson, seems like it. Weird. Play the sport, Swissie, you're good at it. Stop being ridonkulous.
- AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 1:47 PM
This is the most ridiculous outfit I've seen. EW.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 1:50 PM
I dunno what I think about this one. I still prefer last year's bag and 07's blazer. The vest seems to serve no purpose although it looks nice. I know its Wimbledon and all but I really don't see the purpose of the long pants and what have you. He would have looked mighty fine in the french open sports jacket but in the gold theme.ReplyDelete
Oh, the horror! (Heh-heh-heh.)ReplyDelete
It really is a nightmare Rich, what is up with this? From Nike? Now I'm scared.
- Tennis ObserverJune 22, 2009 at 2:08 PM
Federer should play naked with gold body painting from tip to toe. The Golden Boy of Tennis.ReplyDelete
AWFUL! His whole ensemble is a hot mess! He wears more gold on his stuff than freaking Beyoncé!ReplyDelete
Can you say D-I-V-O!?
His outfit is just beyond ridiculous! What the hell was he thinking!?!?
With his jacket, he looks like a military dentist gone aristocrat or sth like that! And what's up with the vest? Doesn't he make enough $$$ and has a secret job as a waiter in SW19?
His long pants are incredibly ill-fitting for someone who seems so vain and wtf is up with his bag? Or can we call it a murse?*vomits*
His shoes look kinda fly, but this outfit is just a total fashion faux-pas and the vapors can't save it! It's an gold-overkill par excellence!
Anna Wintour would (should) not approve!
Roger Federer, the [s]Queen[/s] King of Wimbledon!
- AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 2:39 PM
/my goodness ! I have never seen such a ridicuous outfit in tennis, os another sport. Of course leaving the Bull player with the tatoos. We had a dicator kiler here for 30 years and those were his kind of well dressed fear emsembles. Is he trying to scare others as I am the KING! Forget it Fed! And how on earthdid your wife permit something like this?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Just had to add that the vest makes him look fat.ReplyDelete
Sir Vain, remove it from thine wardrobe post-haste.
- AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 2:48 PM
I actually really like the jacket, but the vest is an absolute thumbs down. The vest just looks awful (the cut is not flattering on him and he usually wears clothes really well). It completely does not go with the military style jacket so it's not even a cohesive look. The bag is garish.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 3:44 PM
BWA HA HA HA HA HA...wait, wait...AHA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. Fed must still be drunk from winning the French. Nike really sucked the pie-hole with this one.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 4:00 PM
I feel ashamed for him. The vest is hideous.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 4:14 PM
A fashion tip: you do not absolutely need to wear ALL your clothes at once, you know. Less is more.ReplyDelete
Oh, and too much gold makes you look like a Pharaoh's mummy. Which is basically a sallow formaldehyde-injected dead person with overblown sense of self.
Like Roger, your pants are way too short and you look akward.Neeerd.ReplyDelete
Did JJ borrow the bag?China anyone?NO.
Vast is not for SPORT!!Hate it.
Jacket and pants, not for sport also.So to sum it up- a glowing disaster which ruins tennis for me a bit.
On the other hand, makes me appreciate nice ACTUAL sportswear out there so much more.
I miss Rafa.
- AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Seriously, you've really outdone yourself this time, Roger. He looks like such a jackass! The only thing missing is an attendant carrying a gold plated mirror so he can check his hair during the change-overs.
Absolutely ridiculous.
LMAO! A VEST?! A vest?! What on earth are you thinking? What the HELL are you thinking, Roger? And Mirka, I'm ashamed that you let your husband leave the locker room like that. A VEST?! Ha! Nike punked you good.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 8:57 PM
Bodo totally rips Fed a new one for this fashion disaster:ReplyDelete
I can't believe I actually agree with something Bodo said.
- AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 9:47 PM
I love it. Only TMF can pull a look like this off.ReplyDelete
"The only thing missing is an attendant carrying a gold plated mirror so he can check his hair during the change-overs."ReplyDelete
They should do *exactly* that!Fed probably already asked, but he can always use the gold reflexive side of the bag...or is THAT maybe a mirror?Who knows with that mess.
Oh my headache does.Head.Ache.
- SabineJune 23, 2009 at 4:19 AM
He looks like he dressed up, but he didn't. It's horrible. Especially the bag of course!ReplyDelete
I can't believe I actually agree with something Bodo said.ReplyDelete
Here, here anon - I second that emotion. Bodo usually don't know but he may this time around!
- AnonymousJune 23, 2009 at 5:42 AM
WHAT A CRINGE.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2009 at 7:45 AM
The look on Lu's face when he came on wearing that monstrosity was priceless.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2009 at 8:16 AM
This is more embarrassing than wearing your pants backwards.:-DReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Princess Roger has turned into a huge joke.ReplyDelete
*speaking in Janice voice*ReplyDelete
Oh... my... GOD...
Ridiculous doesn't even roughly describe this DISASTER. Roger, what has happened to your sense of style? And, most importantly: your common sense?
The shoes look like Louis XVI. shoes will all the friggin' gold.
The vest... is he a chubby waiter or banker?
I could live with the jacket (the initials though... *shudders*).
But the purse!!! I refuse to call this a bag. I'm blinded by all the gold! And again, the initals! And the gold! It's such a nightmare...
That said: I miss Rafa. :'-(
I forgot to mention:ReplyDelete
"He wears more gold on his stuff than freaking Beyoncé!"


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June 25, 2013
West Virginia Attorney General's Office employee Elbert Lin is now officially West Virginia's solicitor general, and he said he is enjoying family, community and a slower pace of life in the Mountai......
I'm sure WV needed another political appointed employee....Did you know that little old WV has the most "appointed" employees of all the 50 states?
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This solicitor general seems to know you need ethics to do a good job because he complete the requirements before he got the job.
Unlike a person who got a MBA without attending required classes makes me wonder how many people are in positions because they led one to believe they graduated but only attended a college or never had a degree or could of got the degree in easier way.
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Next time Wheeling is looking for a CM they should think about hiring from DC if you get a Yale lawyer for $132000 with experience with the US Supreme Court you should be able to get a CM for under $80000 for the city level.
Ever notice how politicians say they attended a certain high school or college to give you the impression they graduated with a degree or diploma but never completed the college or school. This shows a lacking of basic ethics in the political field.
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The passing a mandatory background checks and an ethics exam would be a great idea for all elected and appointed people be required to do and results should be reported on the ethics part of the exam. This could change our local, county and state government all for the good of the people.
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Monday, November 9, 2009
PHOTO OP: Rafa receives Serge Kampf Award in Paris, named 2008's "best sporting talent"
Rafael Nadal posed with his Serge Kampf Award from the French Academy of Sports in Paris today.
The 6-time Grand Slammer was honored for being the "best sporting talent" of 2008 including winning his fourth consecutive Roland Garros title, his first Wimbledon championship, the Olympic gold medal and becoming World No.1. Alize Cornet won the Lafon newcomer prize.
Rafa is also scheduled to play either compatriot Nicolas Almagro or Swiss Marco Chiudinelli in the second round (his opening match) at the Paris Masters on Wednesday.
(Photo: AP)
Labels: award, photo op, Rafael Nadal, tennis
4 comments:
Why do people insist on creating an award that absorbs fingerprints like no other? Looks so...trashy :/ReplyDelete
Oh well. Congrats to Rafa & vamos is Paris!!!
ooops *in ParisReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 9, 2009 at 5:41 PM
at least he got an award to make up for the early round loss this year!lol!ReplyDelete
WTF happened to his hair? Seriously, every picture I've seen for the last month has had his hair in awful shape, with this being perhaps the worst of the lot.ReplyDelete
Whatever he did to screw up his look, he needs to change it back.
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Testimony :: H.E. Elena Borislavova Poptodorova
Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the U.S. -
Mr. Chairman,
Distinguished members of the Commission,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Thank you for the invitation to participate in this hearing. It is, indeed, a great honor for me to appear before you today and speak on behalf of my Government on a topical issue of concern for Bulgaria, Europe and the US. The protection and the promotion of the rights of Roma people quite justly stand in the focus of attention of governments, human rights activists and international bodies such as the UN, EU, OSCE and the Council of Europe. We are thankful to the Helsinki Commission of the US Congress for taking the lead in organizing a series of hearings on the same subject here, in Washington.
This hearing symbolically coincides with the International Day of Roma, 7 April, as well as with the International Day of the Holocaust which is today.
The work of the Helsinki Commission is broadly appreciated both among Bulgarian politicians and human rights activists, many of whom as "dissidents" under the totalitarian regime were inspired by America's overall commitment to freedom and democracy.
I would also like to thank the previous speakers who have outlined a realistic picture of problems, experiences and solutions with regard to improving the protection of the human rights of Roma in the OSCE area.
Let me start with a few general comments. There is no doubt that finding solutions to the complex issues of full-fledged integration and equal participation of Roma minorities in European democratic societies is inseparably linked to the existence of functioning systems of democracy, market economy, rule of law and human rights protection as a whole. No European government facing such issues can claim to be democratic, without addressing them properly and effectively.
Due to specific historic, economic and cultural factors, the social integration of Roma population features high on the agenda of many European countries. This is especially true of those countries in Central and Eastern Europe who have substantial Roma minorities and are, at the same time, undergoing radical reforms and deep transformation of their societies.
Mr. Chairman,
We are proud of the fact that in the past 12 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall my country – Bulgaria has been widely recognized as a positive example and a factor of stability in Southeast Europe, notably for having preserved its long-standing tradition of peaceful interethnic relations and a social climate of tolerance and solidarity. Against the background of permanent crises and instability in the Western Balkans and facing serious economic hardships Bulgaria has succeeded in maintaining political stability, holding a series of free and democratic elections, strengthening its democratic institutions, applying European standards in protecting the rights of its citizens. A most significant achievement of the Bulgarian people today is the obvious absence of interethnic problems or tensions that could potentially develop into a violent conflict, as well as the overwhelming public rejection of policies and politicians of aggressive nationalist and extremist brand. Bulgaria's foreign policy priorities of becoming a member of NATO and the EU are based on a firm consensus among the political parties and a strong public support for fulfilling with commitment all necessary criteria for membership.
Let me also add that rejecting aggressive nationalism and applying democratic European standards in both its domestic and foreign policy, Bulgaria has developed excellent relations with all its neighbors. It has conducted a consistent and proactive regional policy in defense of universal human rights and fundamental freedoms and has acted as a true partner and a de facto ally of the US and NATO - e.g. during the Kosovo crisis in 1999, the ethnic hostilities in the Republic of Macedonia in 2001 and, most recently, in the US-led global campaign against terrorism. I should also mention that Bulgaria now serves its term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council and is an indisputable candidate for OSCE Chairmanship in 2004.
The protection of the rights of persons belonging to different ethnic and religious groups is of primary importance for the government and is implemented on the basis of an intensive dialogue and involvement of the groups concerned and of other interested non-governmental partners.
Moreover, it is for the first time in modern Bulgaria that the junior coalition partner in the government is the Movement for Rights and freedoms – a party of the Bulgarian ethnic Turks, which has two Cabinet ministers and deputy ministers in all ministries.
Focusing on the situation of Roma in Bulgaria, I will quote the results of the latest 2001 census, according to which the Roma population in Bulgaria numbers 365979 representing 4.6 % of the total population of the country. Most of the persons of Roma ethnic origin indicate Roma language as their mother tongue – 85.8 %, and the rest of them – Bulgarian and Turkish. Eastern Orthodox Christians are a majority among the Bulgarian Roma - 55.2 %, while Muslims are slightly more than 26 %. Roma live in all parts of the country, but they are relatively densely concentrated in the districts of Sliven (13.5 %) and Montana (10.7 %).
The legal framework created in Bulgaria after 1990 (the Bulgarian Constitution and respective laws and legal norms) fully guarantees to all Bulgarian citizens equality before the law and totally precludes any form of discrimination on grounds of race, nationality, ethnicity, sex, origin, religion, education, opinion, political affiliation, personal or social status or property status. According to the Constitution, the international instruments to which Bulgaria is a party, form part of the domestic legislation and have priority over those domestic provisions that might contravene them. Bulgaria has ratified all basic international instruments concerning the rights of persons belonging to minority groups, including the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Moreover, the adoption of a comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Law is envisaged in the legislative program of the Government for the year 2002. A working group was set up in March 2002 to work on the draft.
It is an undeniable fact that Roma in Bulgaria, as other minority groups – ethnic Turks, Armenians, Jews, etc. - enjoy the same rights and freedoms as other Bulgarian citizens, including the right to freedom of association, the right to develop their own culture in accordance with their ethnic identity, etc. There are more than 300 Roma NGOs and associations officially registered in Bulgaria. These groups contribute to the integration and enhanced participation of Roma in social and political life and to the elaboration and implementation of programs and projects addressing their problems. There are 7 Roma political parties that participate in local and national elections. Members of Parliament of Roma origin have been elected to all National Assemblies since 1990 as representatives of various political parties. Exercising the right to receive and disseminate information in the Roma languages through electronic and printed media is an everyday reality in Bulgaria. In 2000 the first Roma private television operator was given a license in Vidin.
Having said that, let me assure you that the Government of Bulgaria fully recognizes the scope and the complexity of the problems faced by the Roma minority in our country as well as the fact that the progress in solving these problems in some areas by now has been far from satisfactory. Some of the problems are long-standing and rooted in history, while others have emerged with the radical changes that took place in Bulgaria after 1990. The Roma population is unfortunately among the most vulnerable social groups that have been most stricken by the hardships of economic transition. Poverty and unemployment have become a nation-wide problem, but it is the Roma communities and some other vulnerable groups that have been hit particularly hard by these phenomena. For example, if the average unemployment rate for the country ranges between 17 and 18 per cent, for the Roma population it amounts up to 70%. The high rate of unemployment of the Roma population is the result of a disparity between their labor skills and employers' high requirements under severe market conditions. The overwhelming part of Roma in Bulgaria have insufficient education, weak professional skills, poor discipline and low living standards. This places them in a non-competitive position on the labor market.
The Constitution guarantees the right of education in the mother tongue if other than Bulgarian, alongside official Bulgarian tuition. In the case of Roma, though, this right has not yet been adequately implemented despite the efforts made in the last decade. Some of the difficulties are related to the large variety of dialects spoken by Bulgarian Roma, the absence of textbooks and school aids. There is also a lack of trained teachers for the higher classes. The so called "segregated Roma schools" are also a de facto reality, though there is no legal ground whatsoever for the usage of the term "segregation". Concentrations of Roma children in district schools emerge as a result of territorial agglomerations of Roma population. According to available data on the educational level of Roma, 8 % of them are illiterate, 37 % percent finish fourth grade, 46 % have primary education, 8% finish secondary education, and less than 1 % higher education; over 50 % of Roma children of school age do not attend classes. The educational problems of Roma are due to a number of factors: among them are poor socio-economic conditions, low level of attendance of primary and secondary school, high percentage of drop-outs, as well as the vicious circle of Roma family - Roma school - Roma neighborhood, which does not facilitate their integration in the school system.
Specific Measures adopted by the Bulgarian Government
- Establishment in December 1997 of a National Council on Ethnic and Demographic Issues - a consultative body at the Council of Ministers which is tasked to perform dialogue and coordination among the government institutions and non-governmental organizations aimed at formulating and implementing the national policy on ethnic issues. The Council includes representatives of State authorities and 34 ethnic minority NGOs, 21 of which represent Roma. The Council is chaired by a cabinet minister who is an ethnic Turk.
Institutional and administrative strengthening of the Council started in October 2001 through a grant of the World Bank. Experts on ethnic and demographic issues of Roma identity have been appointed to work in the state and local administrations, including the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry on Labor, the Ministry of Education. District Ethnic and Demographic Councils have been established in 25 of the 28 districts, with a structure similar to that of the National Council.
- In April 1999 the Council of Ministers adopted a Framework Program for Equal Integration of Roma in Bulgarian Society, elaborated with the active participation of Roma NGO's. Preventing discrimination against Roma was defined therein as a priority task. The adoption of the Program marked a serious political commitment by the Government to go further in adopting additional positive steps in a number of sensitive areas especially designed to ensure equality and opportunities for the persons of Roma origin. The Framework Program was highly evaluated by the Council of Europe and the OSCE. Financing of the Program is done through the state budget, the EU PHARE program, and the World Bank.
- Significant efforts have been made in the field of education The Ministry of Education implements in cooperation with NGO's special programs and projects raising the educational and qualification level of the Roma population and promoting equal opportunities and equal access to education for Roma children. The successful implementation of such projects in several Bulgarian cities is an encouraging fact. The positive experience of integrated schools where Roma children learn together with their classmates of other ethnic identity must be supported and further expanded as conducive to long term solutions.
- In August 2000 a Commission on Human Rights was established within the National Police Service. Currently 92 Roma serve in the Bulgarian National Police Service.
- A Council on Roma Cultural Issues was established at the Ministry of Culture as a consultative body, which elaborated short-term strategy for the development of Roma culture. Roma Information and Culture centers were created in Sofia, Sliven, Plovdiv, Montana. The National Council on Radio and Television licensed a Roma TV station in Vidin in 2000.
- The Ministry of Labor has also developed and implements special projects aimed at the reduction of the high unemployment rate among Roma.
Mr. Chairman,
I believe the above facts demonstrate clearly that Roma issues are of utmost importance on the agenda of the Bulgarian Government, which cooperates closely with the NGO sector in the search of concrete solutions to them. Bulgaria is firmly convinced that its model of interethnic peace and cooperation serves as a stabilizing factor in Southeast Europe and a positive example for integrating diversity and building tolerant relations between the majority and minority groups within a country. It is clear that solutions to many of the above mentioned long-standing problems cannot be quick and easy. Finding the adequate approach and solutions to them is a complex, costly and a time-taking task which requires patience and perseverance. This is why Bulgaria is fully open to active international cooperation in this field on a bilateral basis, through the NGO's network or through competent international bodies, such as the EU, the OSCE and the Council of Europe.
We would welcome increased US support and material and financial assistance in improving further the social status and civic integration of Bulgarian Roma.
Mr. Chairman,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
In conclusion, I would like to convey to you my most important message. And it is particularly relevant on this day of April 9. Bulgaria has been traditionally a land of ethnic tolerance. The Bulgarians have never experienced ethnic hatred. These days the Bulgarian nation is being commended as a role model in the years of the Holocaust – when the Bulgarian Parliament, the Bulgarian King Boris III, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and the Bulgarian people rescued their 50 000 Jews (the largest rescue in the Holocaust!!). They did not let a single Bulgarian Jew to be deported to the gas chambers of Nazi Germany.
This dramatic historic legacy has far from been wasted. Moreover, we realize we must live up to it and keep up the respect for human life and human dignity.
Thank you for your attention.


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Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Former Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver died Friday. He was 82 years old.
The Baltimore Sun cited the team's public relations director, Monica Barlow, as saying Weaver was on a cruise when he passed away Friday night.
PHOTOS | Notable deaths in 2013
"Earl Weaver stands alone as the greatest manager in the history of the Orioles organization and one of the greatest in the history of baseball," said Orioles managing partner Peter Angelos in a statement Saturday morning. "This is a sad day for everyone who knew him and for all Orioles fans. Earl made his passion for the Orioles known both on and off the field. On behalf of the Orioles, I extend my condolences to his wife, Marianna, and to his family."
Weaver, a brilliant strategist sometimes better known for his fiery temper, guided the Orioles to six AL East titles, four AL pennants and one World Series championship in parts of 17 seasons as skipper. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.
After taking over during the 1968 season, Weaver guided an Orioles juggernaut to three straight 100-win seasons and a trio of AL pennants in his first three full seasons. The Mets stunned the Orioles in the 1969 World Series, but the 1970 club beat Cincinnati behind Brooks Robinson's stellar play at third base before the Pirates topped the O's in 1971.
The Orioles lost to Oakland in the 1973 and '74 ALCS before finally reaching the World Series again in 1979, but again the Pirates prevailed in a seven- game series.
Weaver retired after the 1982 season and the Orioles again won the World Series the following year under Joe Altobelli. Weaver returned to the dugout early in the 1985 season and retired for good after the 1986 campaign. Baltimore was 73-89 in '86, marking Weaver's lone losing season with the franchise.
In all, Weaver posted a record of 1,480-1,060, and his .583 winning percentage ranks ninth on the all-time list.
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UFC 110 competitor Stephan Bonnar, who suffered a TKO loss to Krzysztof Soszynsk at UFC 110 due to a deep facial cut, plans to appeal the loss and hopes to have it overturned to a draw.
Bonnar confirmed the plans to The Times of Northwest Indiana's Caged In MMA site, for which he also blogs.
Bonnar, who competed on the un-aired preliminary card of the Feb. 20 event, said the cut was caused by the early-third-round headbutt – an illegal blow – and that the referee should have gone to the scorecards after the third-round stoppage.
Instead, the referee determined the cut was caused by a punch, though multiple replays of the fighters bashing heads aired on the video screen at host site Acer Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Bonnar and Soszynski each won a round, so if the ref had done to the scorecards, which is customary after an illegal blow forces a stoppage, the fight would have been determined by the ref's scoring of the partial third round. With a 10-10 round possible, the fight could have been declared a draw. Instead, Soszynski earned a TKO win at the 1:04 mark of the third round.
A message that MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) left with the NSW Combat Sports Authority, the local regulatory body, was not returned on Tuesday. But the commission's executive director, Craig Waller, told Caged In the fight could be overturned to a draw, though Bonnar hasn't filed an appeal yet.
As MMAjunkie.com reported immediately after the show, both Bonnar (11-7 MMA, 5-6 UFC) and Soszynski (19-9-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) are open to a rematch at a future UFC event.
"It was a headbutt, and you know what the worst part is?" Bonnar asked while pointing to his forehead. "Take a close-up on this head. This cut is actually shaped like a 'K' for Krzysztof, so I now I've got to walk around with a scar in the shape of a 'K' on it.
"So yeah, I'm pissed off. … (I) would love a rematch."
Soszynski said he's more than willing to revisit the matchup.
"I agree with Stephan," Soszynski said. "If the UFC wants it and the fans want it, I think we should finish what we started."
For more on UFC 110, check out the UFC Events section of MMAjunkie.com.
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Someone help these men!
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Labels: Fabrice Santoro, fashion, Lacoste, Sebastien Grosjean, style, tennis
If you have muscular thighs like Fabrice Santoro, than the shorter the shorts the better.ReplyDelete
Great point killervirgo - although you may remember we'd prefer Gonzo over Santoro any day:
Gonzo needs a pair of short-shorts, stat! I've been searching for his Adidas poster were he is posing in his backhand position just because his thighs looks so great. But I saw Sampras a couple months ago, and I think she could give Gonzo a run for his money. Can't I enjoy them all?ReplyDelete
I like the short shorts on guys. Besides, Santoro & Grosjean might be on to something. They are in the quarters of Sydney ATP when most of the seeds have been knocked out.
Can't wait to see Clement
in short shorts...mmm..woof!!
Short shorts are gayReplyDelete


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UPS rolls out 2011 rate hikes
November 02, 2010
UPS announced that new rates will kick in, effective January 3, 2011.
Company officials said that 2011 rates will include a net increase of 4.9 percent for UPS ground packages and a net increase of 4.9 percent on all air express and U.S. origin international shipments.
And UPS Ground shipments rates, said company officials, are based on a 5.9 percent increase in the base rate, minus a 1 percent reduction to the index-based ground fuel surcharge, while the rate increase for air express and international shipments is based on a 6.9 percent base rate increase, minus a 2 percent reduction to the index-based air and international fuel surcharge.
On October 1, UPS Freight, the company's less-than-truckload subsidiary rolled out a general rate increase covering non-contractual LTL shipments in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico of 5.9 percent, which took effect on October 18.
UPS also announced that beginning on January 3, 2011, the divisor used to calculate dimensional weight will change to the following:
- U.S. Domestic UPS Air Services will change from 194 to 166;
- U.S. Domestic UPS Ground Services will change from 194 to 166 (for packages 3 cubic feet or larger)
- export services from the U.S. for all services will change from 166 to 139;
- UPS Standard to Canada will change from 166 to 139 (for packages 3 cubic feet or larger in size); and
- Import to the U.S. from Canada and Virgin Islands will change from 166 to 139.
UPS officials said that dimensional weight for international multiple packages will be based on the greater of the actual weight or dimensional weight of each shipment in the package.
"These [rate increases] are not a big surprise," said Jerry Hempstead, president of Hempstead Consulting. "I would have been surprised if they had not implemented the 166 dimensional weight rule after FedEx announced it. This is a major hit to shippers…it is all margin improvement for both UPS and FedEx as well. They do no additional work, make no additional capacity investment but get a windfall of incremental revenue on the same shipments they handle today."
Hempstead these dimensional weight changes are good for shareholders and bad for shippers. He added that he was surprised at how low UPS's ground increase is, considering that with only two ground parcel national carriers, whatever rate hikes one company announces is matched by the other, with the differences occurring in the discounting.
To put the dimensional weight changes into perspective, Hempstead explained that an 18"x18"x24" box with a dimensional weight of 40 pounds and an 8.5 percent fuel surcharge and a 50 percent discount would pay a rate of $92.58. But in January when the rate increase kicks in, the dimensional weight will bump up to 47 pounds (assuming the fuel surcharge stays constant but adjusted down 2 percent because of the way FedEx structured its increase) and the rate will rise to $109.91.
"The increase you are paying over your current charge is actually 18.7 percent…a far cry from the 5.9 percent discussed in the press release," said Hempstead.
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BETHESDA, Md., (WUSA) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall for 6,000 Life Lush power strips.
The undersized wiring in the six outlet power strips pose a shock and fire risk.
They come in four prints and were sold nationwide at Burlington Coat Factory and The Container Store.
The $10 power strips were sold from July 2011 through March 2012.
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I am using a Nokia E71/RoadSync with Zimbra Mobile, and the options I have active for my account are the following:
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I expected to see a button to perform a remote wipe of the device on this page, but there is none. Is remote wipe not supported for the Nokia E71? Or should there be some other issue I should be looking for?
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Fast weight gain can be bad news too, particularly for the heart and joints.
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Giro Pneumo Helmet $0.00
We can never get enough of versatility. Sure, there are some things that are better left dedicated, like time trial helmets, but this still doesn't dispel the excitement of using the same helmet on the road, trail, or commute to work. However, until the Giro Pneumo Helmet, this simply wasn't a possibility.
With the Pneumo, you receive technology straight from the top models, like the Roc Loc 5 --Giro's easiest to use and most comfortable retention system to date. Also used in Giro's top-of-the-line Aeon helmet, Roc Loc 5 adds more adjustability, while removing 40% of the weight from its prior iteration. So, what's different? For starters, the indexed Micro Dial on the back lets you adjust the tension to perfection with a two fingered twist. It's really that simple. Additionally, the Three Position Bracket allows 15mm of vertical adjustment in the retention basket -- enough to comfortably fit any head shape. But, what's comfort without ease of use? Giro facilitates quick donning of the Pneumo with clever strap management. The retention basket has strap holders to ensure that they'll be right where you want them by the time the helmet falls into place.
For protection, the Pneumo features an in-molded polycarbonate shell that, when combined with the expanded polystyrene liner, creates a structural skeleton that's abrasion-resistant for any high speed slides across the pavement. Giro has also ensured that it aids in the absorption of any direct high-speed impacts. And going a step even further, the Pneumo also has Giro's Roll Cage technology. Don't worry about looking for it -- you'll never see it. It's a net of tough nylon that's been molded into the foam liner of the helmet. Basically, this 'web' keeps the helmet from breaking apart like a rotten ice chest when you have a bad crash. The Pneumo has 19 Wind Tunnel vents to channel airflow directly to your head in order to keep you as cool as possible, regardless of high temperatures.
Giro has also given the Pneumo a few features that extend its versatility of use. For example, for use on the either the trail or your commute, the Pneumo makes use of Giro's Point of View visor technology. This visor anchors to the helmet with Giro's patented internal clutch mechanism. Why's this important? Well, the clutch eliminates rattle on harsh terrain, and it also allows for 15 degrees of tool-free vertical adjustment. So, as the light conditions change, so can your protection.
The Giro Pneumo Helmet is available in the sizes Small, Medium, and Large and in the colors Matte Black, Matte Black/red, and White/silver.
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|Adult Universal
|Women's Universal
|Head Circumference
|20 - 21.75in
(51 - 55cm)
|20 - 22.5in
(51 - 57cm)
|21.75 - 23.25in
(55 - 59cm)
|21.75 - 24in
(55 - 61cm)
|23.25 - 24.75in
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|24 - 25.55in
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|21.25 - 24in
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|19.75 - 22.5in
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|21.25 - 22in
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Solid helmet
I'm on at least my 4th Giro Pneumo helmet at this point, and I don't really have any complaints. It gets the job done without being too flashy, which I definitely appreciate.
It also fits my relatively oblong head pretty well. I find that rounder helmets such as the POC models are too round, but this one fits nicely.
Great helmet!
I am in love with this helmet! Super light and breathable. The style is awesome, not too bulky! Couldn't be happier about it! And of course, backcountry is awesome and got it to me in two days! Thanks!:)
light, comfy, sexy
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Just bought this helmet on clearance last week, so maybe this review won't help a lot, but I really like this helmet. It's the first high-end road helmet I've used. I've had a cheaper Giro Encinal from probably 8 or 10 years ago that served me well, and have been using a Bern Macon for the last year or so on my commute to work, so that's my perspective.
I bought the helmet mainly for my daily commute to work in Atlanta, where it's hot. Ventilation is fantastic, especially coming from the mostly vent-less Bern helmet. Ridiculously light, I look over my shoulder for fun just so I can feel how light it is.
Comfort is great, the RocLoc really snugs it down on your head, and adjusting it while it's on your head is very easy. Padding is minimal, but sufficient, and it fits my head well with no pressure points or irritating spots.
I got matte black, it's a really nice-looking color, but not the most visible. Very understated and stealthy.
Compared to my Bern Macon, the sizing was a bit off. I have a medium in the Bern, which fits large on me, I probably actually need a small. So I compared measurements for the Giro, and the lined up. I initially ordered a small Giro Atmos, and it was far too small for my head. Medium is the perfect fit. So either Giro runs small, Bern runs large, or a combination of both.
Compared to the Atmos, I liked the Pneumo more. You get a visor which is a nice plus, but I like the shape, colors, and the Pneumo feels a little more sturdy in the materials used, like the chin strap, shell, etc. Both are great, but the Atmos is lighter, at the cost of durability of some materials.
Is the visor removable?
yes, you can snap it on/off. it's a little flimsy.
Good Helmet
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Lightweight, fits well and the camo color keeps me hidden from other riders trying to find my secret trails. I'd buy another.
Doesn't Fit Like the Original Pneumo
- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
I have a 10-year old Pneumo, and my wife has one from 2010; both of those (original-version) Pneumos fit beautifully. This "new" Pneumo doesn't: the internal shape is ever so slightly shallower (in side view) and rounder/less oval (in plan view). As a result, the top of my forehead rams uncomfortably into the front of the helmet in a way that didn't happen with the original Pneumo. Still, this is a great helmet if your head is not unusually long. (For reference, my head is 61cm (long oval), and the helmet I'm returning is size Large.)
Amazing Helmet!
I LOVE this helmet!!! The fit is perfect.....And I took a huge chance on the size. I just started riding seriously in the last 18 months. Every person in the bike shops has been telling me that I needed a medium. I bought 2 different brands in medium, but both made my head hurt after I had been riding a while. When I saw this helmet on sale in the yellow, I decided to take the plunge and get it in a large. What a fantastic fit! So perfect for me because I have lots of hair, even pulled back. I had also been wanting to try a Giro, but none of the shops in my area had the nicer ones. Thank you Back County for carrying this helmet. Now I know where to buy my next helmet.
nice and durable
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I have an older pneumo as it use to be the top dog yrs ago. Its still a great helmet and works well. Sizing is spot on.
Giro Pneumo Helmet
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
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With drug sales continuing to decline, pharmaceutical companies are pinching their pennies and closely picking and choosing what areas they should invest in. Unfortunately, infrastructure technology is one of the more expensive areas, and also one of the first to be scaled back. From manufacturing mainframes to desktop computers, almost every aspect of IT is being evaluated. And if an existing solution is working, chances are that a non–mission critical update will be skipped, or a new installation will be put on the back burner. Pharm Exec reached out to some of the biggest players in IT to find out what advice they're giving to life sciences firms that are more interested in investing in dollars and cents than ones and zeroes.
Mike Naimoli
Director of US Life Sciences, Microsoft, Health Solutions Group
Pharmaceutical companies should consider an elastic service in which customers pay for computational services when they need it. By moving services into the digital cloud, companies can move not only their storage capabilities, but also compute programs to the Web at a variable cost. Then not only can they get away from the fixed cost of managing their own data centers, they can also leverage their partner company's internal resources. Those people can write applications for the cloud rather than have the pharma install them and maintain them internally. The best part is that you can pay for those applications when you use them rather than depreciate the fixed cost over a period of time.Companies must look for really well-articulated service agreements that can provide assurance that what they put in the cloud is secure. I think that's a problem for everybody getting into the cloud space. That is a paradigm that we have to establish. Increasingly, life sciences organizations are becoming global performance networks, so it's not just about research and manufacturing or development that's being done within the organization. Increasingly, these organizations are being spread out across entire continents and the globe. So when I think of applications, I think of managing all the consumables that go into R&D, managing the global integration of a company with the proper approved vendors, and manufacturing inventory-item lists that these vendors are providing product to. Those are all things that could be in the cloud. Establishing any information market in the cloud and having it be accessible by vendors and the organizations that make up the pharmaceutical company is a good use for this type of service.
We are working with our customers to establish guidance and procedure to get a cloud that can pass an FDA-validated environment. So expect to see more applications hosted in the cloud in the near future.
Jamie Hintlian
Vice President of Pharmaceuticals, AspenTech
Drug firms have committed to moving to a paperless environment for processes such as batch record management. The problem is that companies insist on keeping paper backup records that require an army of people to manage, process, and move it around in parallel with the electronic data. Going paperless is a binary thing—either you are paperless or you are not.
In the last 15 months, we have seen a greater push to truly paperless environments. That means that companies validate what they have in order to eliminate redundant paper-backup personnel. It becomes a productivity and cost of compliance enhancement by having a more disciplined approach to the assets they already have.
I've seen poorly considered investments in software and technology that proposed to solve a problem without having done the proper re-engineering or organizational change management. They throw a technology band aid on something and end up with a solution that is not used at all used or only partially used. That typically happens outside or above plants. Because of the regulatory nature of that environment, I think there has been a "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality within manufacturing. So sticking to a paper-based process has been perfectly acceptable. There's a risk of supply disruption when you have to implement any kind of change in a validated environment. That becomes an impediment to a new technology.
But I think that's changing right now. In the current economic climate, it is important to look at manufacturing and operations to save money. The spend on technology in operations has become a C-level priority.
On the supply chain side, I've seen planning and scheduling leveraged to increase capacity in manufacturing, particularly in the biologics area where the complexity of the scheduling environment tends to be extraordinary compared to traditional small molecule companies. Capacity is really expensive in biologics; the idea is to improve your scheduling to create capacity. We've seen companies erroneously move to commissioning more capacities when through better utilization of their planning tools, they could use the same capacity that they have. That doesn't go on forever, but it certainly can bridge a major capitol gap.


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Since the Atrotrac came out I was intersted in something that could be used for starfield pictures, compact enough to be taken on a holiday trip. However the size and the price seemed not suitable for this.
During the total solar eclipse in Turkey 2006 I would have been happy to have a simple tracking device to make my life easier. At that time I did not want to haul my GEM to Turkey for the eclipse and shot the images using a normal tripod which was quite painfull.
Fast forward to 2012 there are now several choices for compact tracking mounts:
- Astrotrac
- Vixen Polarie
- Unitec SWAT-200
But all of them have a price tag that is in the 500 dollar range or even higher...
Recently I discovered a new product sold here in Japan that is more compact and priced at 19'800 Yen (250$) that looks really attractive.
I went to the shop to check it out today and was surprised that the housing feels really solid and still the weight and size are reasonable. The name of the manufacturer is Sightron and they named the device the "nano Tracker"
Here is a link to some online information
(Japanese so you may use Google to translate):
I hope to make some real life tests in the comming weeks.
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HRC Still Facing Deep Cuts
May 8, 2013
The Wheeling Human Rights Commission will receive enough funding to pay a part-time employee next fiscal year, but the group still faces a 79-percent budget cut and the loss of its full-time......
The HRC should go..it does not help with "most" of its complaints. The rules and regulations are so biased. And they don't follow their own regulations. The State HRC would be completely fair...they don't have connections in the city. It is time...Goodbye City HRC.
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We are in a national fiscal crisis...it is time to cut redundant government programs!
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Help those without money and resources.
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I still don't see how the city can't find a way to work things out to save the HRC. If you are able to have the City pay the $11,000 out of their coffers for the health insurance/ benefits that they were willing to use for an assistant city solicitor, then way can't they use it for a program to have 1 full time well qualified committed 25 year employee, Theresa Garrett? If you managed to grant $14,000 then you only have $24,000 to go.Help arrange a fund raising event, Or get rid of the pet project Nelson community Center have they had the same employee 25 years?- heck hold a fund raising event for them too - we have a very friendly giving community who LOVE steak fry events and receptions.There is a way if everyone steps back and works together!IF early intervention is initiated in the Human Rights cases, the City could easily save $$Thousands in lawsuits$$. You can all still work together-fix this-you were elected to look out for ALL even those w money and resources................
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Made this chicken for my parents for dinner the other night, and it came out amazing! The chicken breasts I had were a little thick, and even after pounding them out thinner, they required a little extra cooking time. I just cut in to them a little to check for doneness before topping them with the mushrooms, cheese, and chives. Only substitution I made was Zesty Italian dressing since I didn't have balsamic! Make this, you'll love it!
I added oil to the pan for cooking chicken breasts but everything else was spot on. Delicious right out of the pan. Heats up well too.
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I'm still having trouble getting things going. I believe I have everything configured properly, but the mail just isn't getting sent.
Relevant lines from /var/log/zimbra.log when I attempt to send mail to the list
Oct 18 18:16:19 cssc postfix/smtpd[11465]: connect from my.server.net[220.127.116.11]
Oct 18 18:16:19 cssc postfix/trivial-rewrite[11467]: warning: do not list domain server.com in BOTH mydestination and virtual_mailbox_domains
Oct 18 18:16:19 cssc postfix/trivial-rewrite[11467]: warning: do not list domain server.com in BOTH mydestination and virtual_mailbox_domains
Oct 18 18:16:20 cssc amavis[6532]: (06532-01) FWD via SMTP: <firstname.lastname@example.com> -> <email@example.com>, 250 2.6.0 Ok, id=06532-01, from MTA([127.0.0.1]:10025): 250 Ok: queued as 0EC54ED06BD
Oct 18 18:16:20 cssc amavis[6532]: (06532-01) Passed CLEAN, [126.96.36.199] [126.96.36.199] <email@example.com> -> <email@example.com>, Message-ID: <email@example.com t>, mail_id: THs2mFclTyrS, Hits: -1.54, 465 ms
Oct 18 18:16:20 cssc postfix/smtp[11469]: A2341ED06BC: to=<email@example.com>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1], delay=1, status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok, id=06532-01, from MTA([127.0.0.1]:10025): 250 Ok: queued as 0EC54ED06BD)
Oct 18 18:16:21 cssc postfix/local[11792]: 0EC54ED06BD: to=<firstname.lastname@example.com>, relay=local, delay=1, status=sent (delivered to command: /usr/local/mailman/mail/mailman post list)
Oct 18 18:16:21 cssc postfix/qmgr[7697]: 0EC54ED06BD: removed
so right there, it's being sent, and mailman is processing it. that's good.
From the log file in /opt/zimbra/log/zimbra.log
2006-10-18 18:22:47,060 INFO [http-8080-Processor99] [mid=2;ip=18.104.22.168;email@example.com;] SendMsg - <SendMsg> LC(mbox=9bf45b17-39af-44f6-baeb-30fa107d9944, sessions=[1])
2006-10-18 18:22:47,093 INFO [http-8080-Processor99] [mid=2;ip=188.8.131.52;firstname.lastname@example.com;] FileBlobStore - Stored size=375 wrote=375 path=/opt/zimbra/store/incoming/1161212580624-5.msg vol=1 digest=2I6zqqXShjuSH+Pm39xaO2h0zv0=
2006-10-18 18:22:47,112 INFO [http-8080-Processor99] [mid=2;ip=184.108.40.206;email@example.com;] FileBlobStore - Renamed id=2443 mbox=2 oldpath=/opt/zimbra/store/incoming/1161212580624-5.msg newpath=/opt/zimbra/store/0/2/msg/0/2443-5604.msg
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so if I look in /opt/zimbra/store/0/2/msg/0/ for my message, I see it there. i assume that's good too -- but it never winds up in my mailbox.
nothing of note in the mailman error log.
i have subscribers on this list on the local machine, and in the outside world. the mail never makes it, nor is it put into mailman's archives.
i've tried with and without the mydestination line in the main.cf. the results above are with. pretty much the same behavior without the line though.
does anyone have any idea what else might be wrong, why mail isn't getting delivered, or where else i can look to diagnose what the problem is?
Thanks in advance..


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DURHAM, N.C. -- North Carolina Central University campus police have shot and killed a man they said fired at them twice on school grounds.
According to a note from University President Dr. Debra Saunders-White, leaders put the school on lockdown around 10:15 pm Monday. Police told WRAL there were reports of shots fired near Cecil St. and Alston Ave.
Officers said they found the alleged gunman around 1 a.m., but the man challenged them with a shotgun. The officers then shot and killed the man.
They have not released his name at this time but said he is not a student at NCCU.
Saunders-White told students and staff classes at the School of Education would be relocated Tuesday. She will hold a community town hall meeting later this morning.
Stay with www.digtriad.com for any new developments.
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