#fairfield challenger

[stateofsport211]

📸 🎥 ATP Challenger Livestream (via website)

The second set became a one-way traffic once Z. Svajda kicked in from his form in the first set. After three consecutive holds, a working drop shot set up an important equalizer before Nishesh’s double fault opened the gate before Z. Svajda’s working volley right to the open space resulted in the break point creation, which was eventually converted to 3-1. Z. Svajda then consolidated his lead to 4-1.

However, Nishesh tried to sustain the moment for at least another service game hold, but Z. Svajda had a swift return to secure the first break point of the game. Despite the save and a game point, Nishesh foiled that game point due to his double fault and had a failed smash (due to the sunlight blocking the vision) securing Z. Svajda’s break point before its conversion at the cost of his forehand rush. Z. Svajda then had the opportunity to serve for the match, and even though there were several hiccups (including a notable forehand error), Z. Svajda successfully served it out for his third Challenger title of the year, securing his entrance to the Top 140 for the first time by landing at 139.

[corvid-ink]

Chapters: 19/? Fandom: Dead by Daylight (Video Game) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Frank Morrison/Jake Park, Dwight Fairfield & Claudette Morel & Jake Park & Meg Thomas, Dwight Fairfield & Jake Park, Joey & Julie Kostenko & Susie Lavoie & Frank Morrison Characters: Jake Park, Frank Morrison, Jeffrey "Jeff" Johansen, Claudette Morel, Dwight Fairfield, Meg Thomas, Evan MacMillan | The Trapper, Danny "Jed Olsen" Johnson | The Ghost Face, Julie Kostenko, Susie Lavoie, Joey (Dead by Daylight), Ji-Woon Hak | The Trickster, Adriana Imai | The Skull Merchant Additional Tags: Canon-Typical Violence, Temporary Character Death, Enemies to Lovers, Slow Burn, Banter, Mild Gore, ish, will tag as I go, Stalking, Paranoia, typical ghostface behavior, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Crows, Major Character Injury, Broken Bones, Predator/Prey, trauma response, Pining, Hurt/Comfort, Unrequited Crush Chapter Summary:

Susie, Joey, and Julie are on a recon mission to figure out how to handle the ghostly menace in their midst. Meanwhile, Frank encounters an unexpected visitor at the Lodge.

[ignitedarcadia]

New ghostface mori just dropped

Goretober Day 1: Visual Viscera 🔪♥️

[tortoisesshells]

10 Songs

tagged by the wonderfully talented @boltlightning!

Rules: You can usually tell a lot about a person by the type of  music they listen to. Put your playlist on shuffle and list the first 10  songs, and then tag 10 people. No skipping!

(this is using my spotify likes, which is the most spotty possible look into my listening habits)

1. “Theme From Red Dead Redemption” Bill Elm & Woody Jackson 2. “Shady Grove” Takénobu 3. “Stop Dragging My Heart Around” Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 4. “Providence” Poor Man’s Poison 5. “Cadillac Dust” Elliot BROOD 6. “Wax and Wane” Alana Henderson 7. “The Crane Wife 3″ The Decemberists 8. “Kill Me Now” The Chapin Sisters 9. “Hesitating Blues” Frank Fairfield 10. “Lighthouse Daughter” I Draw Slow

Tagging: @fatherramiro, @pomprincesse, @mercurygray, @theonlyredcar, @vimeswasright, @sagiow, @dying-suffering-french-stalkers, @flameandignite, @undisclosed-serendipity, @enchi-elm

[thahxa]

ok so when doing some (extremely basic) research for the reply for the pin thing i was looking on alibaba just to see the working conditions/processes of some factories i found this one in guilin which, alongside making DND dice also seems to be doing some more professional stuff on the side, for the US like high school sports metals or whatever, that makes sense

and then i see this

wait. that looks a bit official... zoom in?

isn't that the logo of CBP? and uhhh homeland security??? ok this is weird... maybe it's not real

well, it turns out CSI is like. a real thing, and it does operate in panama, so... well that's weird, maybe its just for a LARP or something? that's really weird to LARP for though... "yes i work for the container security initiative panama port task force", 20 minutes ago i didn't even know the container security initiative was a thing

wait are those police patches???

huh. looks like the DPS of fairfield university, and two from "plainville, CT" which I didn't even know was a real town until now, i would assume these were fake if it weren't for the fact that the first one matches the police car in the twt acct of the first and the last two seem to match real badges of the police department, with the last one being on sale on ebay (for some reason?)

at which point i can only conclude that this factory in guilin which makes DND dice and challenge coins also for some reason sometimes makes shoulder badges for various american police forces

in conclusion:

[charliehoennam]

The Letter

Summary: Tony gets the order to deploy well into the relationship with the girls of his dreams and fears of history repeating begin to bubble.

Pairing: Tony Swofford x F!reader

Warnings: a lil smut towards the end (NO MINORS, PLEASE) and unprotected sex in established relationship (wrap yalls willies)

SHARING IS CARING, SO REBLOG!

One early Friday morning, Tony rolled out of bed. He splashed some water on his face, slid into his basketball shorts and sneakers. He then headed to the kitchen to make his usual protein shake.

Just another regular day before heading into work.

Once he was set for his morning jog, he set his MP3 player in its holster and latched it onto his arm, letting the music flow from the earbuds to energize his body.

Tony's neighborhood wasn’t anything too fancy. Fairfield was definitely a nice town to live in with it's growing economy and military influence.

Although he'd grown up in the nice part of the suburbs, he now lived in a less nicer part of town due to military housing. There were definitely worse parts of Fairfield to end up in, so he couldn't complain about the neighborhood. Despite being a little far from town, there wasn't really much to complain about...except some neighbors.

Early morning was his favorite time of day. The air was cool and crisp before the California could fully set out and melt the town away. What he really enjoyed the most was the peaceful calm before the daily whirlwind of routine and people.

Tony wasn’t much of a fitness freak. The Military did help him realize the importance of staying in shape, having strong stamina - something that came in handy when you slept over each other's place - and staying hydrated.

He jogged along the sidewalk, weaving through his neighborhood and panting as he controlled his breathing until his walking break where he would hum out the song he was listening to.

The best thing about this time was that there were very few people who were also up and about.

It allowed him to avoid the flirtatious single (and not so single) women. He didn’t give them much time of day, but he always found it challenging to simply ignore them.

He had been raised by traditional parents and taught to always respect women, no matter what. However, being a heavily influence military town, there were the usual lonely mothers and wives seeking company.

Tony loved you more than anything, so he wouldn't stand for it.

He had already been cheated on and getting over his cheating ex was one of the hardest things he'd gone through, given that it happened while he was on deployment. He couldn't imagine causing that pain onto you or to a fellow marine.

So, as soon as the flirting would start coming from the lonely neighbors that greeted him in questionable silky robes or lacy nightgowns, he’d either excuse himself to extract him from the situation as quickly as possible or avoid stopping, only responding with a nod of his head.

Having you as his girlfriend helped to get away. Sometimes, at least. The more vulgar women brushed it off nothing that could stop them and offered to keep the secret, but Tony wasn’t interested or attracted to anyone else but you.

And, in the cases where the lonely women would try to convince him to come inside for some coffee, he'd simply remind them that he had a girlfriend to pick up to take to work.

You didn't need the ride, but it was a subtle reminder that he was off limits.

Ignoring them that morning was only much easier since his mind wouldn't stop thinking about the following day when he would be taking you to the Santa Monica Pier.

He couldn’t believe you when you’d said you had never been there yet. Although a California native himself, the Santa Monica Pier was known worldwide. It had also been one of his favorite places growing up.

He was more excited to see you that night. He’d invited you to come over to his place to spend the night so you could leave early in the morning for your five-hour road trip.

He wanted to surprise you with freshly made pasta although he knew he was in over his head, but you were worth all the effort.

He took notice that the mailman was already making his rounds around the neighborhood. So, when he came up his street and reached his humble abode, he made a quick stop to check his mailbox.

A couple bills, invitation to magazine subscriptions; nothing out of the ordinary. Until he found an envelope that froze him in place. He didn’t have to open it to know its content, but he did so anyways with the hope that it could be another matter.

His heart sank in his chest.

“Ordered to active duty” he read to himself.

Taking a deep breath to calm his anxiety, he slowly walked back into his house. He read the letter once more, praying the words had magically rearranged themselves to prove he’d misunderstood.

Though it hadn’t been his first time during your relationship that he'd been deployed and you both had been expecting it, this deployment  was different.

He hadn’t expected it to be so long. Both you and him were used to short tours. This time, his stay overseas would be longer than that.

All he could think about was you; about having to leave you for all that time. Although he knew that you loved him, he was terrified to think about what the loneliness could do.

There was no comparison between you and his ex. But he couldn’t stop thinking about everything that had happened between him and his ex; about how she started seeing someone else while Tony was out on his first deployment. Or how she dumped him through a letter while they were miles apart.

You were nothing like her and he tried to remind himself of that. He’d be lying if he said that he wasn’t afraid of history repeating itself.

Despite the growing apprehension within him, he set the letter – along with the other mail – in a cabinet drawer.

‘Out of sight, out of mind’ he thought to himself.

Going about his day, he tried his best to keep the recent news as far as he could from his mind. In spite of his best efforts, he found himself coming back to that damned letter.

On his way from the grocery store, his car rolled to a stop at a red light. Taking notice of a white sign on the side of the street for a jewelry store, he read the words composed of black letters in his rearview mirror.

Every kiss begins with Kay.

It was a little insane when he thought about it. You’d only been dating for a few months.

It would've been a long time for some people, but in this situation, you had barely spent even half of those months together with Tony's tours.

The little time you did have together was precious.

You'd both already talked about your pasts. Tony even expressed how he felt that he had dived into his relationship with Kristina too early.

Though it wasn't any hint towards you, you felt that a subliminal reasoning was behind his sharing it, albeit unknowingly to Tony.

To him, he was sharing his experience. To you, he subconsciously expressing his preference to take his time with what you two had going on. And you were okay with that, given your own experiences.

Every moment with each other was like an escape from the world around you. Every overseas phone call to him made him forget the ocean of sand that surrounded him. Or the highly testosterone-intoxicated base of soldiers he had to live with.

You were his getaway from all his troubles and you felt the same about him.

Neither of you wanted to ruin it with labels, especially since the time you had spent together was still so little. So, you agreed to roll with the punches and enjoy each other while you could, whatever way you could.

Getting married at this point would definitely be premature. However, he wasn’t simply thinking about wedding bells. It was about showing you his commitment.

Forced out of his trance by the honk of the impatient driver behind him, he made a U-turn and turned into the shopping plaza parking lot.

Tony felt a bit out of his element once he walked through the doors. The jewelry store was white – with bright lights and sleek black details and countertops.

He looked around the engagement rings in the glass display cases. His palms were beginning to sweat. It was a leap of faith, but he needed to show how much you meant to him before he left.

He wasn’t expecting you to run off and get hitched at the nearest chapel. The ring wasn’t only a promise of marriage. It was a reason for him to survive out there. Something to comfort you during his absence and subtly prove to others that you belonged to him.

He finally had someone amazing in his life. The break-up with Kristina was painful. They always were naturally, but the way it had been done was what hurt Tony the most.

Discarded. Thrown away after the thrill of her military-man kink had worn off.

He had nothing against 'war bunnies', as he and his comrades called them. As long as they didn’t get his hopes up of still being there when he came home after months of being away. The uniform may look attractive, but the reality of being a military girlfriend or wife wasn’t for everyone.

He understood it wasn’t for Kristina and he made peace with that. But would it happen again? Could you wait for him?

He stood staring at all the different designs and wondered why there were so many.

He believed he had a pretty good idea of what you’d like. Luckily, his savings were quite full to guarantee you a nice ring. But with so many options, he became more and more confused.

It must have been visible when the sales attendant approached from behind the counter and flashed him a smile.

Tony was thankful she had all the patience in the world. He spoke about you with sparkling eyes and profound admiration. It was obvious to her that he was in love and she was committed to finding the best ring within his budget.

He was quite proud of the ring he’d bought for you. It came with a hefty price, but he didn’t care about it. Now, he had to wait for the perfect opportunity to propose and pray that you’d agree.

Once his ring was successfully purchased, he walked back to the car and climbed inside. He stared at the black velvet box in his hands and opened it to find the diamond shining against the black silk inner lining of the box. He deeply felt like he was doing the right thing.

After a moment, he closed the box and tucked it into his pocket before driving home.

You arrived just after work with a plastic bag of wine and dessert, a small travel suitcase of spare clothes, shoes and other personal items.

“Hey, honey. I’m here,” you smiled using the copy of his key to walk into his house.

“In the kitchen, babe!”

Closing the door behind you, you walked inside and set your suitcase in the hallway by the wall. As you reached the kitchen, you found Tony stirring a pot of sauce with a dish towel hung over his shoulder.

Although you were always elated whenever you saw him, watching him cook was quite a heart-warming show. The attention to detail, the suave confidence in his movements were just a couple of characteristics of the touching dedication to one of his few favorite therapeutic pastimes.

However, he was a bit different today.

You could hear him wincing and cursing under his breath before you even walked into the kitchen.

As you rounded inside, he clumsily burned his arm taking out a tray of baked vegetables from the oven. The chicken he’d been grilling on the stove was starting to burn despite his attempt to be as quick as he can be turn it off.

The lack of the usual confidence he presented in the kitchen was very obvious. Something was off about him.

“Hey, you need a hand?”

“Uh, could you flip the chicken over there while I drain the pasta?”

“Of course,” you nodded as you quickly made your way to the stove.

“Sorry dinner’s a bit late. I tried to make it to be ready before you arrived, but I caught got up in some shit,” he sighed annoyed.

“It’s fine, babe. Really. I had a big lunch anyways, but just the smell here is making my mouth water.”

A failed attempted to cheer him up. He didn’t even crack a smile.

“Got us some wine" you continued. "You want a glass?”

“Yeah, I’d love one. I could use a drink,” Tony agreed. He seemed stressed.

“It’s that good wine that we had with Juan and Maria, remember?”

He loved it so much when you’d tasted it at the last double date you went on a couple days ago. You’d taken a picture of the label to buy a bottle for yourselves. Hopefully, that would’ve cheered him up.

“Yeah, I remember.”

You moved the bag you’d set on the counter and pulled out the dessert to set it in the fridge quietly. Then you walked back to pull out wine bottle from the paper bag. He seemed so bothered that you couldn’t help but ask.

“Should I go home, babe? You wanna be alone tonight?” you asked lowly, looking up at him with worried doe eyes.

He took a deep breath in, realizing how he’d be since you arrived.

“No, babe. No. I’m sorry. I just got a lot on my mind.”

He stopped and turned off everything to stand in front of you, holding your hips to give you the attention you deserved.

“I missed you” he says lowly, resting his forehead against yours.

“I missed you… You wanna talk about what’s bothering ya?”

“Nah, not right now. I wanna enjoy tonight with you.”

He smiled, but you could tell it wasn’t entirely sincere. He didn’t want to talk about it, so you decided to go along .

“Let’s open this up, huh?”

He reached behind you to grab the bottle, redirecting the conversation to change the subject.

“Mind getting some glasses for us, babe?”

“Not at all.”

You grabbed the delicate wine glasses and set them beside Tony as he opened up the bottle.

The food wasn’t as good as he usually made it. The sauce lacked a little salt, the chicken was a bit overcooked and the vegetables were slightly overseasoned.

When he asked you how it was though, you smiled and said it was perfect. The last thing he needed was to worry about that too.

Although he was well aware of how the dish tasted, he smiled at your attempt to cheer him up.

After dinner, you sat on the couch talking about your day as you enjoyed the chocolate dessert you’d picked up. He nodded and hummed in agreement, but it was clear he wasn’t really paying much attention.

His mind just seemed somewhere else.

“Alright. Can we please talk about what’s bothering you?” you confessed with pleading eyes that he couldn't resist.He knew he’d have to say it sooner or later.

It couldn’t have been good because he couldn’t even look at you.

“I got a deployment letter today.”

You frowned. It wasn’t his first deployment since you’d gotten together. You couldn’t understand why it was bothering him so much. So, you waited to let him go on.

“It’s longer this time. 3 months longer… Pay will be good though.”

“O-oh, wow... That's longer than usual, huh?”

Your heart sunk. Now everything made sense. The same dread that filled him seeped into the air and infected you too.

Silence hung over the living room as Tony watched you, fearing the reaction he’d expected.

“When do you have to leave?”

“Next week…”

“Then we’ll make the most of this week.”

He could hear the sadness in your voice despite your best attempt to be strong for him and accepting of the situation.

The thought of being apart for so long was unbearable for the both of you. A lot could happen in that time.

There was a bittersweet cloud that hung over that night.

You held each other on his bed and mindlessly watched TV after dessert. Neither of you were really too focused on the movie. You were too busy remembering each other’s warmth, memorizing heart beats and scents that you’d loved so much.

Tears were quietly shed. You could hear his sniffling and he could feel the wet spot on his chest from your eyes. Neither of you wanted to talk about it. It was inevitable and foreseen, but it still made your heart sink low.

You looked up at him and he quickly rubbed the tears away from his eyes. Your hand reached for his cheek and wiped a missed tear drop away with your thumb.

“Everything is gonna be alright. I promise.”

You reassured him with a kiss.

He didn’t want to ever let you go. He gently rolled you over to place himself over you. He deepened the kiss, using his tongue to ask you for entrance to which you allowed. Your parted legs invited him closer as they clung to his hips.

Feeling the cold metal of his military dog-tags dangling on your chest, you carefully pulled them back over his shoulder to rest against his back. Nothing would come between you, not even the military.

The sex was different that night. Tony was different that night.

The thought of being away from you was driving him wild. He wanted to consume you in the slowest way possible so he could savor every second. Every kiss. Every touch. Every moan.

His kiss was slow and passionate. He relished in the faint winey taste of your mouth. Your hands clung on his broad muscular back, roaming up and down to his ass with a firm squeeze when you pulled his hips down to grind against yours.

The sweet moan that escaped your lips when you felt his hardened cock made it twitch against your dampening panties.

He pulled back, standing on his knees, and gazed down at you. His eyes locked on yours as his large hands slowly crept up under the t-shirt you’d borrowed.

“I love you,” he whispered hooking his fingers into your panties.

“I love you so much,” he repeated as he slid them down your legs and off your feet, one at a time.

He admired the glow of the TV light against your skin as he pushed his boxers off.

“I love you too, Tony.” So much that you could cry right there and then.

The thought of him not coming home tormented you from the back of your mind. He had to make you forget about that possibility. He had to forget it for himself.

His kisses down your neck were soft and gentle, in much contrast to the fireworks exploding within you. He slid the shirt up to expose your breasts to himself. The mere sight of such a vulnerable you made his cock jerk harder.

He took your breasts into his hands and delicately suckled on them. He took his time, kneading them each tenderly as he sucked and twirled his tongue around your hard nipples.

Your hands cradled the back of his fuzzy head. Your back arched into him and your legs spread wider. Your pussy fluttered when his dick grazed your folds.

“God, Tony. I fucking love you so much,” you moaned.

Now that it was finally said, he wanted to hear you say it every single minute to remind himself that your heart was his now.

With butterfly kisses trailing down your belly and all around your mound, you chuckled as he teased you and moved down to kiss your inner thighs.

“Gotta kiss you all over first, sweetheart. So you can feel how much I love ya” he smirked widely.

For such grief-stricken news, he felt happy to hear you laugh again.

You laughed as he lifted your legs to kiss the soles of your feet.

“Tony, that tickles!”

“Sorry, babe. How about here huh?” he smiled placing kisses on each of your ankles.

“Tickles a little still.”

He grinned staring down at you, basking in your loving smile and adorable laugh. He continued his trail down your legs and reached the sides of your knees.

“How about on your sexy knees huh?”

“Sexy knees?” you chortled.

“Every inch of you is sexy to me. Even your toe hair.”

“I do not have toe hair!” you laughed as your cheeks warmed instantly.

“It’s okay, baby. I got hairy feet too,” he joked with a laugh.

“You got hobbit feet.”

You watched as he slowly trailed down the inside of your supple thighs.

“Yeah, and you love them.”

“Damn right I do. Every inch of you.”

“You know what I love?” he asked lying down on his front as he gazed up at you. “This right here.”

He licked a strip up between your pussy lips with the tip of his tongue. You moaned and bit your lower lip, closing your eyes for a moment to relish in the warmth of his mouth.

Your hips rolled forward, welcoming his mouth while Tony slid your legs over his shoulder. Relishing in your taste, his hands moved up your torso.

One of them kneaded your breast and delicately rolled your nipple between his fingertips. The other caressed your beautiful belly, grazing up and down to soothe your growing pleasure.

Tony moaned lowly as his eyes closed. He adored burying his face between your legs. His tongue slithered up and down through your soaked folds. His cheeks hollowed as he sucked on your most sensitive area.

“Oh, right there,” you gasped.

The sensation of his rough calloused hands roaming over your body and his mouth working on your pussy had you writhing. You slowly grinded your hips against his mouth, skin hot to the touch.

“Tony, please. I need you,” you pleaded, rubbing his fuzzy head with your open hand.

Tony was as hard as a rock. His cock was throbbing against the mattress, aching to be buried in the sweet cunt he’d just devoured.

You felt like you were floating the clouds.

“I got you, baby.”

Tony slowly moved up and kissed you, letting you taste yourself on his lips. You moaned as you felt him glide his cock between the plush soaking lips of your pussy.

Breaking the kiss for a moment, he reached for the lube in his nightstand drawer and looked down at his cock to guide it into your entrance. He only held himself there, but he didn’t push in just yet, leaving you to clench around nothing as he rubbed his dick with a bit of lube.

He looked back up at you and pushed in slowly, watching your face react to the delicious stretch of his thick intrusion. The pinching of your eyebrows, your eyes shut and mouth hanging open in an O, your body curving and arching at the pleasure.

You looked so beautiful to him. He wanted to see every detail, every reaction to etch the moment into his memory.

While his hips moved slowly in and out of you, he kissed every spot over the skin on your neck and shoulders. His fingers intertwined with yours as he held a hand above your head under the pillow.

He dragged his cock out leisurely and pushed back in with the same unhurried pace until you were entirely comfortable to the stretch and able to take him deeper and deeper.

His hips gave a thrust to bottom himself out, his balls pressed to your perineum. Your pussy was aching for more friction and force. He knew this well; your growing slickness made it more than evident.

The throbbing of his cock and the squeezing of his hand around yours told you he craved the same.

Leaning down to kiss you, he held his cock deep inside you.

“I love you,” he whispered resting his forehead against yours for a moment.

“I love you too, Tony.”

[lydiaahowell07]

Master List

Dylan Stevens

Pt. 1- The Fairfield Challenge

Pt. 2- The Blood Prison

Dylan Stevens Imagine

Steve Brodt

Nate Hardy

Sam Golbach

Colby Brock

I will obviously write parts for everyone on this list, but I’m currently obsessed with Dylan Stevens 😂 Lmk if you guys have any requests or ideas for parts of the lil series currently I’m writing.

XO Lydia

[lonestarflight]

Space Shuttle Challenger rollout ceremony at Rockwell International's Palmdale Facility.

Date: June 30, 1982

"Commander Paul J. Weitz (far right) and the other NASA astronauts who will fly the new space shuttle Challenger — from left, Dr. Story Musgrave, pilot Karol J. Bobko and mission specialist Donald H. Peterson — attend turnover ceremonies, at Rockwell International's final assembly site in Palmdale, Calif."

"She is named after HMS Challenger, a British corvette that was the command ship for the Challenger Expedition, a pioneering global marine research expedition undertaken from 1872 through 1876. The Apollo 17 Lunar Module, which landed on the Moon in 1972, was also named Challenger."

-Information from Wikipedia: link, link

She was built as Static Test Article 099 (STA-099) and was a prototype of the light weight orbiter (OV-103 to OV-105). It underwent vibration tests designed to simulate entire shuttle flights, from launch to landing. When it was determined the design changes learned from STA-099, the Construction of Columbia and the Approach and landing tests meant the Enterprise (OV-101) would be expensive to refit into an operational orbiter. It requires a complete tear down and rebuild to bring it up to the latest design specs and delay the completion of Discovery and Atlantis by 12 months. It was found it would be cheaper to refit STA-099 and only delay the completion of the other two orbiters by 6 months.

Lessons learned from the first flight of Columbia (OV-102) led to her being 2,200 pounds (1,000 kilograms) lighter than Columbia, although still she was 5,700 pounds (2,600 kilograms) heavier than her sister Discovery (OV-103). Upon completion, She possessed fewer thermal protection system tiles and carry 2,500 lb (1,100 kg) more payload than Columbia.

Construction date milestones (STA-099):

1972 July 26: Contract Award to North American Rockwell

1975 January 6: start long lead fabrication of aft-fuselage

1975 November 21: start structural assembly of crew module

1976 February 16: start fabrication of forward-fuselage

1976 June 14: start structural assembly of aft fuselage

1976 August 2: start structural assembly of forward-fuselage

1976 October 1: start assembly of vertical stabilizer, Fairchild-Republic

1976 October 1: start assembly of wings, Grumman

1976 October 16: mid-fuselage on dock, Palmdale

1977 January 25: aft-fuselage on dock, Palmdale

1977 January 28: simulated crew module on dock, Palmdale

1977 March 16: wings on dock, Palmdale

1977 April 1: lower forward-fuselage on dock, Palmdale

1977 April 6: upper forward-fuselage on dock, Palmdale

1977 April 1: vertical stabilizer on dock, Palmdale

1977 May 20: forward landing gear doors on dock, Palmdale

1977 May 26: aft payload bay doors on dock, Palmdale

1977 May 31: body flap on dock, Palmdale

1977 July 22: forward payload bay doors on dock, Palmdale

1977 September 30: start of Final Assembly

1977 September 30: mating of vertical stabilizer, Palmdale

1977 November 7: forward RCS module on dock, Palmdale

1978 February 10: completed final assembly

1978 February 14: rollout from Palmdale

Testing as STA-099:

1978 February 14: delivery to Lockheed for testing

1978 August 11: complete test preparation, Lockheed

1978 August 14: start coefficient tests

1978 September 29: finished coefficient tests

1979 August 6: complete limited testing

1979 October 5: complete setup and thermal tests

1979 November 7: delivery to Rockwell for conversion to Challenger (OV-099)

Conversion date milestones (OV-099):

1979 January 2: start long lead fabrication of crew module

1979 January 5: contract Award to Rockwell International, Space Transportation Systems Division

1979 June 21: start structural assembly of crew module

1979 November 7: delivery from Lockheed, Palmdale

1979 December 7: demate payload bay doors

1979 December 14: demate body flap

1979 December 21: demate elevons

1980 January 18: vertical stabilizer returned to Fairfield-Republic for reworked

1980 January 25: body flap returned to Downey facility for reworked

1980 January 25: payload bay doors returned to Tulsa for reworked

1980 January 28: start instrumentation removal and prepare mid-fuselage for reworked, Palmdale

1980 February 1: complete aft-fuselage demate Palmdale

1980 February 1: aft-fuselage on dock, Downey

1980 February 1: elevons on dock to be reworked, Grumman

1980 February 4: start instrumentation removal and prepare wing for modification, Palmdale

1980 February 8: demate forward RCS module, Palmdale

1980 February 15: complete demate upper forward fuselage, Palmdale

1980 February 23: upper forward fuselage on dock to be reworked, Downey

1980 March 21: forward RCS module on dock to be reworked, Downey

1980 May 30: complete preparation lower forward fuselage modification, Palmdale

1980 September 1: start body flap modification, Downey

1980 November 3: start of final assembly

1980 November 3: start initial system installation crew module, Downey

1980 November 21: complete modification lower forward fuselage, Palmdale

1980: December 12: complete rework aft-fuselage, Downey

1981 February 2: start initial system installation forward RCS module, Downey

1981 February 13: left outboard elevon on dock, Palmdale

1981 March 1: body flap on dock, Palmdale

1981 March 27: vertical stabilizer on dock, Palmdale

1981 March 30: elevon rework complete, on dock, Palmdale

1981 July 2: upper forward-fuselage on dock, Palmdale

1981 July 10: payload bay door on dock, Palmdale

1981 July 14: crew module on dock, Palmdale

1981 July 17: complete body flap modification, Downey

1981 July 21: aft-fuselage on dock, Palmdale

1981 July 24: body flap on dock, Palmdale

1981 October 23: complete airframe modifications, Palmdale

1981 October 23: completed final assembly

1981 October 26: start initial subsystems test power-on, Palmdale

1981 November 2: start initial subsystems test, Palmdale

1982 January 29: complete initial subsystems test, including Delta F, Palmdale

1982 January 31: forward RCS module on dock, Palmdale

1982 February 21: right-hand OMS/RCS pod on dock at Palmdale for thermal protection system installation

1982 March 3: left-hand OMS/RCS pod on dock at Palmdale for thermal protection system installation

1982 April 16: complete subsystems test, Palmdale

1982 April 30: complete final acceptance test, Palmdale

1982 June 21: complete configuration inspection, Palmdale

1982 June 30: rollout ceremony from Palmdale

1982 July 1: overland transport from Palmdale to Edwards

1982 July 5: Delivery to KSC

NASA ID: 2650-A, 13-219

Photo from the Phoenix Aviation Research Facebook page: link

source, source, source, source

Posted by Stephen Isherwood on the "Space Shuttle Challenger - The Legacy and History of OV-099" Facebook group page: link

[clove-pinks]

tell us about McArthur's Raider

Whew... I BELIEVE this is where I left off with the WIP asks. I write these silly stories for my own comfort and self-indulgence, and yet it is surprisingly challenging to talk about them. (Although I enjoy the challenge, because it forces me to think about my OCs a little more rigorously.)

I titled it "raider," singular, but I have at least two guys competing for the title. Heck, I may decide that various unnamed background characters get a spin! Here's how it begins:

Upper Canada, 1814.

Near the burnt-out ruins of Fairfield, a group of Kentucky Volunteers laughed around a fire as they ate and drank. It was a welcome meal for the hardy borderers, who had gone off in search of food and supplies for the main body of men. All of them were mounted riflemen on swift Kentucky horses, and they cut a dash in their black hunting-frocks and gray trousers. Every man had a beaver round hat adorned with a plume and cockade, and their clothing and accouterments were trimmed with scarlet. The men wore cartridge boxes and powder horns and carried tomahawks in their leather belts.

[golbrocklovely]

any recommendation for a old snc video?

oh tough question, bc it depends on what era you want to focus on.

i'm gonna just stick to snc's main channel and not their personal ones, bc that would make this too long lol

these are also some of my favorite vids from these different times periods

sit down/challenges

this was at the very beginning of their careers, talking circa 2015-2016. they were absolute babies in these lol

this is also the era of when they were basically doing the "things we like about girls" vids which personally, i vibe with bc i think it's funny.

my perfect date

accuracy challenge

truth or strip (a classic vid if i do say so myself lol)

bonus vid: not technically on their channel anymore but secrets about guys was my favorite video from this time period, so much so i reuploaded it :)

prank wars/challenges

they were still doing challenges at this point, but they had just moved into the trap house, and that started the prank wars. personally, i'm not including any of the pranks bc i myself didn't like any of them bc pranks are dumb. sorry, that's just my personal hot take there lol

exploring an abandoned hotel (the first video i ever saw of theirs btw)

fidget spinner vs microwave

shooting potato cannons in abandoned warehouse

bonus vid: truth or strip part 2

exploring/XPLR

one of their better eras for sure. there are so many great vids from this time period that could go here, but i'm just gonna list my favorites

climbing abandoned skyscraper

exploring secret abandoned city

trapped in abandoned waterpark

bonus vid(s): have to be included - queen mary part one and queen mary part two

haunted with jake and corey

this is an interesting era, especially bc they do basically this but way better now. that being said, when i tried to rewatch most of these videos, they became a bit… insufferable, strictly bc i do not find jake and corey funny like i once did. but these are a few of the vids that i enjoyed from this era

biltmore hotel presidential suite (probs my favorite snc video ever)

overnight queen mary ship with kian and jc

cerro gordo series

bonus vid: the origin series

25x25/seychelles

the last era before the one they are currently doing, which is honestly weird to think about. a short lived one, but one i enjoyed a lot honestly. too bad we never got the video about colby making the song skin. such a shame really lol

it was hard to say goodbye…

our terrifying shipwreck experience

exploring abandoned beach hotel

bonus vid: chernobyl series (highly recommend honestly)

current era (but the older vids)

self explanatory, basically anything before the conjuring series.

fairfield infirmary

dracula's castle

bowers mansion

villisca axe murder house

shanley hotel

bonus vid: sallie house

please don't feel like you have to watch everything on this list. this is just what i like from snc. pick and choose what you think sounds good to you. god knows you aren't missing anything from skipping any of these lol

[ferociiumarchive]

« file name: fairfield, dwight » @leadxxr

Cheeky. Danny couldn't help but chuckle at his lover's behavior, lately it seemed he got a taste for challenging him; for being nothing short of a brat, and he would be lying to say he didn't love every second of it.

Heat making intense hazel hues that much brighter and Danny found himself taking a hold of Dwight's chin, making sure to keep him from looking away. " Haven't you heard, though ? Brats don't always get what they want. " As if he was going to deny him anything. He could have his fun first, though. Thumb pressing against his lover's bottom lip. " C'mon. Open up and suck, doll. "

[stateofsport211]

Fairfield Ch F: Learner Tien [1] def. Bernard Tomic [7] 6-0, 6-1 Match Stats

📸 ATP official website

It was a complete masterclass from Learner, overpowering B. Tomic as the former tried to bring the latter off-balance from the start of the match. While this match was supposed to be an out-smarting contest in terms of their point construction, the American first seed dominated from having smooth service games until leaving B. Tomic less to no options. This way, not only Learner converted 5 out of his 9 chances to break while the Australian was unable to even open some gates to create his chances, he also had a decent serving day by winning 90% of his second serve points, 12% more than his first as he left B. Tomic's second serves even more attack-prone since the latter only won 27% of his second serve points.

This match not only became the shortest final match of the year not only in game (13 games) and duration (39 minutes) right after the Noumea Challenger earlier this year, but also became the all-time shortest finals in duration right after the Cassis Challenger 2019 between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Dudi Sela (43 minutes), as well as the Zhangjiagang Challenger 2023 between Terence Atmane and Mikalai Haliak (44 minutes). Outside of this record, Learner also became the fourth American to win three Challenger titles before turning 19 after Taylor Fritz, Andy Roddick, and Sam Querrey, propelling his rank to a career-high of 124, with a possible push for the Australian Open main draw wild card or the Top 100 (and a direct entry to the Australian Open). On the other hand, B. Tomic's next tournament is the Calgary Challenger, where he will face qualifier Patrick Maloney in the last timeslot of the next day of action. And the grind continues.

[daftlads]

i give you nothing for so long and then come back with so many ocs. anyway here they are

𝐫𝐡𝐞𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐨𝐧: (she/her) affiliated with @eternityafraid's fairfield, ct universe. tradgoth tortured artist, nicer than she looks (and sounds), heavily involved in set design/costuming for school plays, tried to convince everyone she was a vampire when she was like 8 and hasn't lived it down

𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐬-𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐬: (he/him) affiliated with @eternityafraid's fairfield, ct universe. very polite young man. kind of acts like he's made of plastic. knows he can keep calm during a crisis because he's rehearsed his crisis response in front of his mirror. saving the day is going to do so much for his reputation. not because he's egotistical, you understand!

𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: (she/her) incredibly driven. loves all things nature, an avid hiker and runner. competitive high-diver, recreational surfer and aspiring marine biologist. relaxed, knows how to hang and keep her head on straight. might be a mermaid. or a siren. can definitely breathe underwater.

𝐢𝐯𝐲 𝐦𝐜𝐦𝐚𝐧: (he/she) group photographer. it's also his major. big into y2k fashion - dyed his hair blonde to look more like britney. turns invisible on command, but trust and believe that's the least interesting thing about her. can be found at a rager or sneaking into bars.

𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫: (he/him) struggling jock. never been qb1 in his life. pyrokinetic firefighter, ain't that something. kind of just wants to spend all day saving kittens from trees and shit. born to be a yearner conditioned to be a tough guy. kind of dumb, very tired. friendly boy swag. loverboy!!

𝐭𝐚𝐛 𝐨𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐜: (xe/xem) auditioned for a reality tv show with xyr best friend lane. the show centered around groups of friends travelling and vlogging their experiences, completing challenges and being subject to public vote at the end of each episode. tab and lane didn't win in the end, but they did win a fan favourite award post-show. kind of miserable, overly-logical, bossy and rude. soft spot for lane and lane alone.

[the-pairing-ao3-feed]

you already hurt my feelings three times (in the way that only you could)

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/LOwX1lZ by bcbyroses He didn’t have to do it, of course. He could have left and allowed them to their own devices, challenging them to overcome a language barrier all on their own. But he was there, and he knew exactly what Juliette was trying to say to Theo, and if he was being honest with himself (which he wasn’t, in that moment) he wasn’t ready to forfeit all of Theo’s attention for the night. This way he could make sure that they were still looking at him, still listening to the words he was saying, even if they weren’t his own. In order to have this, they had to be Theo-and-Kit first. Just for a moment. So he looked right into Theo’s eyes and said: “She was saving this one for you. She’s happy she got to see you again.” Or, Saint-Jean-de-Luz from Kit's point of view. Words: 4631, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: The Pairing - Casey McQuiston Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: Other Characters: Kit Fairfield, Theo Flowerday Relationships: Kit Fairfield/Theo Flowerday Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Jealousy, paloma and juliette both have dialogue but neither exist in the characters list, kit is suffering a lot, but thats canon at this point, dont worry theres still a happy ending

[nerdgasmnoire]

Nerdgasm Noire 49: RNs to the Rescue

This is Not a RN’s Idea of a Good Time(s)

Your six favorite nerds are not here for this reimagining of Good Times. Not only is it chock full of stereotypes and tired tropes, it isn’t even remotely funny. 

00:34 The “Good Times” trailer and show

10:30 JP tries the “Say Something Nice” Challenge

10:49 No one else participates in the challenge

15:00 BTS of the Original “Good Times”

16:38 The Times are Bad, actually

18:03 Sweet Daddy and the white writer’s room

20:18 Beristein or Berenstain Bears? 

21:47 Booger & Buffalo Butt

22:31 Melissa watched “Insatiable” 

23:34 Melissa loves YNB

26:22 “Bad and Crazy”’s King of Pop

29:10 X-Men 97

32:56 De spins the block on Melissa

34:32 Rogue & Magneto.. RoguNeto? Mague?

35:45 Storm & Wolverine, and other mutant ships

38:51 Do you need to watch the original animated X-Men?

44:15 Gambit’s Crop Top

45:58 Professor X says “F*ck them kids.” and more X-Men 97 talk

50:10 “Heartbeat” the KDrama on Amazon Prime

51:19 “Love & Leashes”

52:53 Find us online!

  Check out our carrd to see where you can find us!  https://nerdgasmnoire.carrd.co/ Make sure you join our new discord channel and hang out with the community! discord.gg/7DqMZSy ENJOY! Hosts: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm Producer: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm Writing Team: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm Editor: De Audio Production: De Theme Song: Feelin Good provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield Social Media: Melissa, Storm

Latest Episode of Nerdgasm Noire On-Deck!

[fairfieldthinkspace]

William Wyler: A Master Filmmaker Revisited

By Jay Rozgonyi

Associate Vice Provost for Pedagogical Innovation & Effectiveness

Director, Center for Academic Excellence

Instructor of both Educational Technology and Film Studies

How about this for a great Final Jeopardy question under the category The Oscars: “He’s the Hollywood director with the most Best Director nominations (12), the most Best Picture nominations (13), and the most acting nominations in his films (36).” Pretty good, I’d say. But chances are that the question will never be used—not because I’m not a staff writer for the show, but also because the answer would likely be considered too hard for most contestants, even serious film fans.

That they wouldn’t be able to name William Wyler is unfortunate, as he was one of the truly great filmmakers of the 20th century. A lot of his movies are well known: Wuthering Heights, Ben-Hur, Roman Holiday, Mrs. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives, Funny Girl… I could go on and on. But unlike Alfred Hitchcock and suspense, or John Ford and Westerns, Wyler didn’t focus on a particular genre; instead—as the list of films I just mentioned demonstrates—he moved from comedy to drama to romance to historical epic. Because of that, he was brushed aside by the critics of the 1960s and 1970s, who considered him a gifted Hollywood studio director but thought that he lacked a coherent artistic vision. In fact, Wyler’s highly diverse output was the result of a quest for innovation and a desire to challenge himself by always trying something new throughout a career that lasted nearly 50 years.

If you Google William Wyler filmmaking style, you’ll learn about the way he carefully composed his shots, staggered his actors from deep in the frame to extremely close up, and staged dialogue scenes with few cuts so all the characters are visible at the same time—all directorial techniques that demonstrate his meticulous craftsmanship. I see another element to his films, however, which hasn’t received much attention at all: a steadfast attention to social justice and basic human morality. Once you look for these themes, it’s as easy to spot as his striking camera setups and his precise use of light and shadow. Wyler’s firm sense of conscience comes out in the nuances of his stories and the characters who inhabit them, and in the subtle ways they speak to the issues of their respective days. We see it in 1937’s Dead End, where the Depression has left families broken and juveniles with little sense of hope for their future. We see it in 1946’s The Best Years of Our Lives, where GIs returning from World War II confront a home front that seems to have moved beyond them and their sacrifices, and toward a future focused on making money and assailing anyone who might be a “Commie.” And we see it in 1970’s The Liberation of L.B. Jones, Wyler’s last film and in many ways his most courageous—a brutally honest look at racism in America and the dehumanization it brings upon us all. 

Over the course of 2024, Fairfield University is celebrating the career of William Wyler with an undergraduate course devoted to his work, a series of film screenings at the Fairfield Bookstore on the Post Road, and an exhibition of materials from his private collection titled William Wyler: Master Filmmaker, Man of Conscience, which will be on display at the DiMenna-Nyselius Library from September through December. We’re just a few years away from the 125th anniversary of Wyler’s birth in 1902, so this seems like a good time for a lot more people to get acquainted with the man and his films. Then, perhaps, by 2027, the Final Jeopardyanswer might even be too easy for contestants to ponder. Wouldn’t that be nice?

Fairfield University’s celebration of the life and work of William Wyler would not be possible without the generous support of his daughters, Catherine and Melanie Wyler. We thank them for all that they’ve done to enable us to share their father’s work with our community.

The following movie screenings will be open to the public at 6:30 p.m. on these dates at the Fairfield University Downtown Bookstore, located at 1499 Post Road, Fairfield, Conn.:

April 9: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946); guests: Melanie Wyler (in person) and Catherine Wyler (via Zoom).

October 1: The Desperate Hours (1955); guests: Melanie Wyler (in person) and Catherine Wyler (via Zoom); other Wyler family members may attend via Zoom.

November 19: The Liberation of L.B. Jones(1970); guests: Melanie Wyler (in person) and Catherine Wyler (via Zoom); other Wyler family members may attend via Zoom.