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Dr. Evans joined the School of Business in 2005 and has progressed through a series of teaching and advising roles. She earned her B.S. at Barat College and proceeded to gain an M.B.A at Washington University along with a Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina. Evans prides herself in teaching finance classes to graduate and undergraduate students along with her role as chair of the Economics and Finance department. Her research interests include banking, corporate governance, financial distress and compensation. Evans is also a proud mom with a son and daughter who both played collegiate soccer. She is the recipient of many awards including the Distinguished Research Award from the School of Business in 2008. She also finds the time to work with the MLK committee along with being a visiting researcher at the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta since 2007.
University of South Carolina - Columbia, South Carolina
Ph.D., Finance
Washington University - St. Louis, Missouri
M.B.A. in Finance
Barat College - Lake Forest, Illinois
B.S., Business Administration
Research Interests
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- Banking
Courses Taught
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- FINC 313 Management of Financial Institutions
- FINC 418 Advanced Valuation and Corporate Financial Analysis
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Honors and Awards
- Recipient of School of Business and Economics Distinguished Research Award, College of Charleston, 2008.
- Recipient of Multicultural ExCel Business School Faculty of the Year Award, College of Charleston, 2009.
Evans, J., Perrault, E., and Jones, T. (2017). "Managers' moral obligation of fairness to (all) shareholders: Does information asymmetry benefit privileged investors at other shareholders' expense?", Journal of Business Ethics, 140(1), 81-96.
Hogan, Robert and Jocelyn Evans, Does the Strategic Alignment of Value Drivers Impact Earnings Persistence? 2015, Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal 6, 2015, 374-396.
Jones, Timothy, Justin Benefield, and Jocelyn Evans, Should Investors Buy Bankrupt Properties from Private REITs and RELPs? An Empirical Examination, Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, 2016 22 (1), 31-46.
Evans, Jocelyn, Timothy Jones, and James Malm, The New AACSB Faculty Qualification Criteria: The Impact on a Teaching Focused Public and Private School of Business, 2016, Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice 16 (3), 43.
Evans, Jocelyn, and Timothy Jones, The Effectiveness of Stock Simulations and Technology: The Importance of Kolb Student Learning Styles in Introduction to Finance Courses, 2016, Journal of Economics and Finance Education, 2016 15 (3), 56-67.
Evans, Jocelyn, Timothy Jones, and Garrett Mitchener, An ownership network framework for managers' accelerated SEO decisions: The importance of connected institutional investors in the real estate industry, Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, 2016 22 (2), 159-178.
Evans, Jocelyn, Timothy Jones, and Glen Mueller, When Passive Index Investors Engage in Activist Corporate Governance: The Existence of Correlated Institutional Ownership across the REIT Industry, Forthcoming at the Journal of Accounting and Finance, 2017 16 (7)
Evans Jocelyn, Snyder Marcia, Wang Weishen " "Negative Externalities of Student Debt: the Impact on Human Capital Development" Forthcoming at the Journal of Economics and Finance Education 2014
Evans, Jocelyn and Leila Borders, Strategically Surviving Bankruptcy during a Global Financial Crisis: The Impact of Government Policies, Journal of Business Research 2014: 2738-2742.
Bryant, Lonnie, Evans Jocelyn and Anthony Bishari,"Status Quo Bias in the Mutual Fund Market: Consumer Inertia Amidst Benefitless Fee Increases" The Banking and Finance Review 3 (2) 2012: 90-107.
Evans, Jocelyn, "An Ethical Analysis of the Personal Financial Manager's Dilemma in a Bankruptcy Case" Journal of Financial Education 38 (1/2) 2012: 34-45.
Evans. Jocelyn, David Henderson, and Brad Trinkle, "The Link between Financial Internet Reporting and Information Asymmetry for American Depository Receipts" Forthcoming at the Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing 7 (9) 2011:
Evans, Jocelyn, Weishan Wang, and Joan Lin, "Comprehensive Study of the Stock Market's Reaction to Fairness Opinions" Journal of Investing 20 (3) 2011: 75-84.
Evans, Jocelyn, Kofi Dadzie, and Rhonda Mack, "An Examination of the Impact of Product and Service Quality Perceptions on Customer Loyalty in Rural Banks in Ghana: Some Empirical Insights, " Global Business and Economic Review Management 10 (1/2) 2010: 100-114.
Bryant, Lonnie, Jocelyn Evans, and Philip H. Siegel, "Analysts Reliance on the Capital Market's Estimate for Firm Growth Potential: An Empirical Analysis of Forecast Error and Bias" i-manager's Journal of Management Vol. 4 (2) 2009: 21-36.
Evans, Jocelyn and Frank Hefner, "Business Ethics and the Decision to Adopt Golden Parachute Contracts: Empirical Evidence of Concern for All Stakeholders," Journal of Business Ethics Vol. 86 (1) 2009: 65-79.
Evans, Jocelyn, Mark Pyles, and Hyuntai Choo, "Antitakeover Techniques and Corporate Ownership Structure," Managerial Finance Journal Vol. 35 2009: 6-24.
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India amended its Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986. A 2016 amendment bill was passed in the Upper House on July 19 and in the Lower House on July 27. Various newspaper reports suggested that around 37 Members of Parliament spoke during the debate. Many opposed certain contents of the Bill. There was a fair amount of opposition from the civil society working on the issue of child rights as well.
While amending the old Child Labour law is definitely a welcome step, the question remains if these amendments will ensure the rights of children and child labourers. Though the government says yes, the answer is not that simple.
Primarily, the amendment bans employment of all children below 14 years of age across all sectors. But it brings in two exclusions which are regressive in nature and that's where we fail to protect the rights of our children and child labourers.
First, the amendment excludes children who are engaged in family enterprises (these enterprises shouldn't be hazardous of course) or help their families, after school hours or during vacations. The government's hypothesis is that education and work for such children can go hand in hand and they can learn new skills and so, therefore, can be excluded. Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya's remark while defending this Amendment was outright appalling. He said, "In a Kirana shop, if there is a mother and child running it and the mother steps out for moment, who sits there? It's the child".
But isn't this a very narrow way of looking at the issue of child labour? Are we not defining a complex social problem in a very simplistic manner? The minister's view certainly reflects it.
According to 2011 Census, there are over 82 lakh children between 5-14 years who are engaged in labour activities. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are the top five states which have the most number of children engaged in labour activities. Odisha is ranked 12th with 2.5 lakh child labourers. Though these are official figures (where numbers are likely to be suppressed), yet it reflects a tragic situation. It is tragic especially in the context of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, which the minister tried linking it with the Child Labour Amendment Act in his speech.
Spotting a child labourer is not that difficult. In urban spaces, they are near our homes working in garages, close to our offices working in kirana shops (the kind the minister mentioned), and in the roadside dhabas and hotels. In rural areas, they help their parents in household work, take the cattle out for grazing, and also take care of younger siblings in the family. Most of the time, they do not have an employer-employee relationship as they work within the family supporting it.
The new amendment permits these activities if the child is going to school. But it is often the opposite. In fact these very activities are the reason why children drop out from school and why the retention rate is low. It is also the reason why children perform poorly in their studies. In most cases, it is the family which is responsible for engaging children in these labour activities.
Therefore, the big question is how can the very reason responsible for the drop out of children be excluded from the amendment?
The second exclusion in the amendment are children who work as artists in an audio-visual entertainment industry, including advertisement, films, television serials or any such other entertainment or sports activities except the circus; however subject to such conditions and safety measures, as may be prescribed and provided that such work does not affect the school education of the child. This is also a dubious move. Ranjana Das working on gender and development issues with Oxfam India says that "The appointment of children in entertainment industry even with their continuation in school is not a welcome step. We must not forget that entertainment industry as any other industry exhibits the same labour exploitation as any other industry and added to that brings in subtle sexism which may adversely impact adolescent girls and also boys in many cases."
The amendment further defines adolescents as being between the age of 14-18 years and their employment is stated to be prohibited in hazardous occupations and processes. But the list of 'hazardous occupations and processes' have been slashed down to just three – mining, inflammable substances and hazardous process under the Factories Act, 1948. In the earlier Act of 1986, there were 18 hazardous occupations and 65 processes which were prohibited. It is difficult to fathom how the hazardous activities in the previous Act became non-hazardous in the succeeding Act. One could only take a wild stab that perhaps some sort of market forces were at work. This Amendment means that children above 14 years of age will be allowed to be engaged in trades like cinder picking, transport of passengers, automobile works, glass and fiber industries, hotels, tea shops, spas and recreational centers, firework shops, as domestic servants, and so on and so forth. These are clearly unsafe spaces for children.
But not all is lost. One, the creation of Child and Adolescent Rehabilitation Fund is a positive move. Initial reports suggest that the Fund will be constituted for one or more districts, in each state, for the rehabilitation of the child or adolescent rescued. The Act itself will provide for a fund to carry out rehabilitation activities. Two, though not very stringent but punitive provisions for violators and regular offenders will definitely instil some fear.
But the larger question is if two good moves should justify one bad step. We cannot take lightly, matters that concerns 40 per cent of our population. Though passed by the parliament, a voice is definitely building up and should continue to be raised, against these provisions of the act.
After all children are children and we should not do to other children what we do not do to our own.
Jitendra Rath, Programme Officer - Essential Services, Odisha.
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I am all aboard the train heading to Pumpkin Town, USA. For some reason, I am crazy for pumpkin this fall. I have already made Pumpkin Scones with Spiced Glaze and Pumpkin Bread. But I cannot be stopped. The pumpkin bug bit me again this week. This time, I wanted a typical dessert. I wanted a fluffy, soft cookie with pumpkin incorporated in it. This led me to a pumpkin cookie with a sweet cinnamon glaze.
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In my Cinnamon and Vanilla Waffles post, I discuss my love for waffles. There is another breakfast food I enjoy every few weekends or so. It has a nice crunch on the outside and a soft fluffy inside. It has a touch of vanilla, sweetness, and cinnamon all throughout. This weekend I made one of the easiest breakfast foods: French toast.
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Thanksgiving is quickly approaching, and I am so ready for it. I absolutely love the holiday spirit. I also love food and eating. I am usually in charge of bringing something delicious to my family's Thanksgiving dinner. For the past few years I have brought rolls. I usually pick up some store bought rolls from the local grocery bakery in my town. They aren't terrible rolls by any means. However, their dinner rolls are typically higher in calories. I wanted to make dinner rolls this year that were slightly lighter in calories but still very flavorful.


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The Space
Two spacious double bedrooms on two separate floors are found in this apartment both with their own ensuite. Both bathrooms are equipped with a modern shower, sink and a toilet. All basic necessities like linen, towels and soap are provided on your arrival.
Both rooms have a 32 inch flat screen television connected to an android box which streams live TV and a large variety of movies and TV shows. Wi-Fi connection is available giving you the ability to connect phones, tablets, laptops or any other electronic device. Each room has a small balcony overlooking the street below, which is convenient for smokers. A cot can be catered for on request.
The third and top floor is a glass room with lovely views of Rabat and its surroundings. It is equipped with a sofa bed which can sleep up to two persons and a kitchen with all the modern appliances you would need during your stay including burners, oven, microwave, kettle, toaster, fridge/freezer and kitchen accessories. A lovely terrace is accessible from this floor which is great to sit in the evenings for a lovely relaxing time.
Guest Access
The apartment is private to the guests only.
Interaction with Guests
We will be there to host you when you arrive, show you around the apartment and make sure you have all the neccesities you need during your stay. Please do not hesitate to contact us before you arrive if you have any queries or requests.
The Neighborhood
Medina Lodge is located in the centre of Rabat, a village very well known for its history and culture. It is surrounded by many shops including traditional bread bakers, supermarkets, restaurants, cafe's, and the famous pastizzi shops. A market is set up every Sunday in the street below giving you a truly Maltese experience. The bank, hop on hop off buses and the bus interchange are just a five minute walk up the road.
Mdina which is a very popular tourist site is just a five minute walk from the apartment. The history of Mdina traces more that 4000 years. Mdina has had different names and titles depending on its rulers and its role but its medieval name describe it best 'Citta Notabile': the noble city. It is one of Europe's finest examples of an ancient walled city and extraordinary in its mix of medieval and baroque architecture.
Many historical sites are found in the area of Rabat and Mdina including:
Mdina Cathedral Wignacourt Museum St. Paul's Cathedral and Museum Mdina Dungeons Knights of Malta Mdina Glass Palazzo Falzon Historic House Museum Fontanella Tea Gardens Palazzo De Piro Don Mesquita Cafe / Wine Bar and many more...
Getting Around
Let us know if you need any help to get to Medina Lodge. If its by car, by taxi or by bus it would be a pleasure to help you out.
Bus Routes to Rabat from Airport:
X3 - to Rabat. Direct bus - runs every 60 mins from 05:35 till 22:35
The bus stop is located just a five minute walk away from the apartment. Parking spaces are available in front of the apartment free of charge for those who are interested in renting a car.


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If you truly want the full Kelly Kettle Experience, then look no further than the 'Ultimate Kit,' available in both Scout and Base Camp sizes (both made of Stainless steel). Each kit features all of the optional extras (apart from the whistle) that allow you to not only make your drinks, but also cook for yourself or small groups in the great outdoors.
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Like all Kelly Kettles, they are designed to be ultra-light, super portable (see image for how it nests together) and ultra-efficient - running solely on eco fuels, such as twigs, pinecones and dry grass.
Kelly Kettles are perfect for fisherman, hunters, bushcrafters, scouts, wildlife watchers, campers and allotment users. They make FANTASTIC and make for unusual gifts too, especially for Christmas. These kits are also ideal for prepping / disaster kits, or for keeping in the boot of your car.
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Rawlinson Middle School
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July 26, 2014
Rawlinson is a great school to be in. I've read a lot of reviews about being popular, etc. was needed in order to "survive" but is actually not true. I started going to Rawlinson in 8th grade and I was the new kid I thought I was going to be bullied but it was the opposite. You could say they "open the doors for me" everyone made me feel like I was at home. They're really nice the staff, and most of the students. There might be bulling in that school but it happens every where. But the thing I liked the most is the flex time it was like you're free period!!! There was dance, soccer, football, basketball, chat room, etc... a lot of fun activities. Thanks to that period my grades were high because you need to have a passing grade in order to be able to have your free period. So if you're planning in attending this school I really recommend it! Plus there's going to be a new principal starting in the school year of 2014/15. So a lot of things might chance!!! Good luck!!!
February 12, 2014
This school is excellent. The teachers treat the kids with respect and vise versa. Education is highly emphasized as a way to further yourself in life. We have been so impressed with the teacher/parent interaction we have experienced. Our child is enthusiastic about school and has excelled. We attribute this to the great teachers.Submitted by a parent
January 19, 2014
There is lots of bully's at rawlinson and the teachers don't do anything about it don't send your kids to ed rawlinson I am very disappointed in rawlinsonSubmitted by a parent
February 9, 2012
Great school,caring teachers and administration. Bullying IS NOT tolerated and addressed immediately when reported. No school is perfect. My son is doing very well at Rawlinson and I highly recommend it .Submitted by a parent
February 8, 2012
I LUV THIS SCHOOL. If you are a nerd, not the school for you. Bullying occurs daily, as well as dhalls and iss. Also, we hav to occupy three rooms for dhall. But i still love the school cuz it is the only school in nisd that acts like a traditional middle school. You gotta hav friends to go here. I fyou dont got friends, you dont got a chance to live at this school. yeah i luv it still cuz i got homies, BYE!
June 20, 2011
Although the school is has beautiful architecture, great nurse, and office personnel especially, Ms Salge and Richards THEY ARE AWESOME!. uNFORTUNATELY IT IS LIKE A PRISON DUE TO THE LACK OF AFFECTION, CARING, UNERSTANDING, and genuine direction and maternal instinct. SHe has obviously never had children. FROM PRINCIPAL PENA. Its ASHAME. She is truly COLD as ICE to parents and students!!! Since she sets the tone for the school lets just say she runs it hostile and keeps it like a prison as if she Hates kids. I think with a NEW principal this could be an awsome school. I do have to say it is filled with the MEAN girls crowd and extremly keeping up with the Jones bad attitiudes. SO a student will be fine if they dress to impress and are in only the right cliche with stuck up people who have no respect or regard for others. God help themSubmitted by a parent
April 16, 2011
Great school with Exemplary rating! My daughter is in 6th grade and is taking AP classes and still making straight A's. I credit this to excellent teachers. They also have a neat program called FLEX that allows the kids the opportunity to get intervention during school hours if they need it, otherwise the kids have the flexibility to attend and learn and explore lots of other fun activities. The school is not overcrowded and there is a very active PTA with lots of parent volunteering. Great school with even better kids!!!!!Submitted by a parent
March 5, 2010
My son is being supported by his teachers to be better. The patience that these teachers have is great. Thanks to everyone who works in this school for their efforts and understanding. They will indeed receive many blessings from our Creator.Submitted by a parent
August 11, 2009
I was new last year going into 7th grade and was so scared but when i got there everyone made me feel at home. The teachers are amazing and our principle is strict but he has his reasons. The overall students are very nice, very few bullies and so many activities.Submitted by a student
August 2, 2009
For a girl who has gone to a private school all her life and then to Rawlinson, a public school, well it was very different from what i was used to.This school is overpopulated, way to many children all over the school. In 7th grade there was hardly any homework. You do certainly learn things but I had already learned most of the things they were teaching, as in math and science because i had gone to private schools... The discipline here isnt the best. Children get away with many many things. They get some sort of punishment but well ya. teahcers give away detention/ISS (in school suspension) slips like everyday, which was weird. becasue in my old school having ISS and dention were rare. if someone had it, everyone would know. this school is just bad, but if your popular and have lots of friends ull be fine.Submitted by a student
May 24, 2009
Rawlinson is great school! Teachers are simply wonderful and very helpful. I think it's best school in the NISD!!Submitted by a parent
March 7, 2009
This school is above average in comparison to other schools within the city. There have been great changes this year with new administration setting higher expectations for behavior that has resulted in a more caring and safer school.Submitted by a parent
March 1, 2009
best school ever very nice teachers nice and clean and super safe school. awesome sports with excellent teamsSubmitted by a parent
October 10, 2008
I think Rawlinson is a great school. This is my second year here and it is great. The only thing is that if your not wiht the right people they will chew you up and spit you out. The kids here are not afraid to do things to you if you mess with them. If you dont dress right you will get picked on. If your hair is messed up y ou will get picked on. There are very obvious cliques at this school especially at lunch. The dances are lots of fun along with the football games. If have a certian group of friends then you wont have too many problems. Besides all that, Rawlinson is a really good school.Submitted by a student
October 10, 2008
I love this school so much. There are so many chances to meet new friends and meet great teachers!Submitted by a student
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Keeping your smile pretty and healthy has various benefits and has a great impact in your daily life. In today's world, everyone seems to be obsessed with an attractive set of pearly whites. Maybe, due to the link between discolored teeth and cavities and poor oral health, people are crazy about ivory white teeth. Actually, poor dental health also affects your overall appearance that keeps you on the backstage of life. However, taking good and proper care of your mouth is more beneficial than just looking after your white teeth.
Health of your gums and teeth totally depends on various health factors like your hormones and heart. This may result in a change in your dental needs from time to time. If you wish to possess pearly white teeth, then follow these simple steps daily for good oral hygiene:
- Brushing Your Teeth is Must
From childhood, your parents would have been after you for brushing your teeth properly but as we grow older, we tend to forget all techniques of brushing and even we forget to brush twice a day. To keep your teeth healthy, using a toothbrush with soft bristles and making an angle of 45-degree near your gum line is highly recommended by professional dentists. Brushing your teeth with fluoride toothpaste twice a day should become your daily routine.
- Flossing: Not a Thing to Ignore
As compared to brushing, flossing is equally important as it helps in making your gums strong and keeping plaque at bay. It also helps to keep your teeth clean. Do not worry about bleeding or hurting of your gums as it happens in starting if you are a newbie. Always remember that the more you floss the tougher your gums will get. To cut down possibilities of periodontics, flossing is essential.
- Diet Cola is Harmful
Diet cola can be your friend only if you are ready to compromise your overall dental health, otherwise, it's your mouth's enemy. Most of the soft drinks are carbonated which come with a high content of acid, especially sugar-free sodas. Basically, acid corrodes your teeth's enamel which leads to cavities and maybe tooth loss. Use a fluoride mouthwash or toothpaste to fix this.
- Say No to Smoking
Discoloration of teeth and stained teeth are some dental problems which can clearly be seen in the mouth of smokers. They are more prone to periodontal diseases as smoking leaves stains on teeth which lead to cavities and bacteria starts to destroy teeth. If you want pearly whites, you will have to quit smoking first!
- Hydrating Your Mouth Helps
In the world of dentistry, age and medications go hand-in-hand. As the age increases, you get walled with various medications. Some of the medications are the reasons for dry mouth that lead to the risk of decaying of the tooth. For that, drinking lots of water will surely help. Sugarless gum can also be an option to keep mouth hydrated.
Keeping your mouth healthy and clean is quite important in today's world, especially if you are in acting or modelling field. To get proper instructions, you can visit a Dentist Greenpoint and get your proper checkup done!
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Set in a futuristic negative utopia, George Orwell's novel, 1984, is a cautionary tale for the sake of mankind. In Orwell's society, the Party rules with a tenacious grip on humanity. They monitor and control every thought, action, and emotion, dehumanizing society in the process. Struggling with the prohibition of his expression, Winston's journey demonstrates… Continue reading Subjective Sanity
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The following is my first ever sonnet, written for my English 9HP class: If you stand about and dare look yonder Into the overwhelming, daunting sky You may stay little longer to ponder For will it truly matter when I die? As the universe goes on endlessly Farther away the more little we are,… Continue reading Sonnet
A True Monster: Mankind
The following is my English essay answering the prompt: What is a monster? A monster is never one specific thing; it's a much more complex idea that evolves with us. The word monster begins as just that: a word. However, as we develop, we begin to associate certain qualities with the word as our… Continue reading A True Monster: Mankind
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A poem I wrote is going to be published! So, a while ago I entered a poetry contest held by the American Library of Poetry. I recently received an email from them notifying me that my poem has been selected to be published in their annual poetry book. This year's book is entitled Eloquence. I'm extremely honored… Continue reading Exciting News!
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is about a contest within a virtual world called the OASIS, the prize being the multibillion dollar fortune left by the game's creator, James Halliday. The challenge is a search for his hidden egg in OASIS. Avatars searching for the egg (aka gunters) have to find three keys and… Continue reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Kody Keplinger Twitter Chat!
I recently received the amazing opportunity to participate in a Twitter Chat tonight with the author of The DUFF, Kody Keplinger! The event will take place tonight, Wednesday, June 10th, at 5pm PST/ 8pm EST on the @theDUFF Twitter handle with the #KodyQandA. This Twitter Chat is to celebrate the Blue-ray/ DVD release of The… Continue reading Kody Keplinger Twitter Chat!
The DUFF Review
I read the book early this year, and sadly I wasn't able to watch the movie when it came out in theaters, but I was recently able to watch it on demand. I want to start off by saying that the movie and the book are completely different. The book follows a "enemies with benefits"… Continue reading The DUFF Review


text: Way to go Canada 26 February 2015 Allison-Schmidt Social Security Appeal The story that I have recently posted has now generated close to 300 comments on what is happening to other people in Canada. Thank you to everyone who is speaking out. Mr. McClure's story has started a fire storm of a response. All the work, all the blog entries, all the calls, all the frustrations, all the support from all of you out there, all the encouragement I have received, all the kind words, all the prayers, I am overwhelmed each day by the emails that I receive. I want to thank Peter and Lee Anne, and Mr. G, and Mr. W. the Mr. P's and everyone out there who send me their stories. I do not know how this will all pan out - but I do know the strength and ground swell of the people that is happening and it is a wonderful thing. Don't stop believing - I know this sounds corny but it is true.


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QUEENSLAND pair Campbell Hodson and Liam Davison have won the team roping at the Myrtleford Golden Spurs Rodeo in Victoria and are odds on to qualify for another national finals.
Hodson hails from Emerald and Davison lives at Charters Towers and they have become one of the most feared team roping teams in the Australian Professional Rodeo Association.
The early rodeo action this year will be in the southern states and the odds are Hodson and Davison could head south for the Victorian long weekend rodeo in March.
There are three rodeos on the Victorian long weekend, Kyabram on March 8, Merrijig on March 9 and Chiltern on March 10 and a large contingent of Queenslanders are expected to head south in quest of prizemoney and points towards national finals qualification.
Last season, Hodson won three championship buckles at the national finals in October in Warwick. He won the all around cowboy, rope and tie and team roping header titles for 2017.
Davison is a team roping specialist and was the champion heeler last year in the APRA.
The Queensland ropers headed to Myrtleford on Boxing Day to win the team roping in 5.3 seconds, well ahead of runners-up Jay Pokarier and Sally Malay who were timed at 9.95 seconds.
Hodson missed out on a place in the rope and tie at Myrtleford. The event was won by Queensland rider Stuart McGuire-Spalding in 4.5 seconds from Warwick cowboy Brock Eastwell who was clocked at 4.7.
Eastwell won the buckle for highest aggregate in the rope and tie at the 2017 national finals in Warwick. He did not qualify for the 2018 finals but is in the form which should see him qualify in the top 15 for this year's national finals.
His brother Mitch is fourth in APRA standings this season after winning the rope and tie title last season.
The rough stock riders were in form in horse events at the Myrtleford Rodeo.
While none of the cowboys made time in the bull ride, Cody Angland from Springsure and Chiltern (Victoria) each scored 85 to win events.
Angland was two points ahead of second placegetter Heath Chalmers in saddle bronc and Phibbs won the bareback by six points from SA cowboy Tom Willoughby.
APRA program:
January 12: Alexandra Rodeo, Victoria
Carrick Bull Ride and Rodeo Spectacular, Tasmania
January 19: Peterborough Golden Spurs Rodeo, South Australia
Powranna Bull Ride and Rodeo, Tasmania
Yarra Valley Rodeo, Victoria
January 26: Neerim Rodeo, Victoria
Wilmington Night Rodeo, South Australia
January 28: Harveydale Rodeo, Tasmania
February 2: Ulverstone Rodeo, Tasmania
February 9: Xtreme Bulls, Penrith, NSW
Wagga Wagga Rodeo, NSW
Ballarat Rodeo, Victoria


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Pretty Pink Purse
This was made for a little girl's 3rd birthday party. The purse topper was a gum paste replica of the party invitation. Also on the top were gum paste toys the mom asked me to include in the cake (pink cell phone, ChapStick and princess dress-up shoes). The bow and plaque were 50/50 gum paste and fondant. This was a fun one to do...I loved the colors. The cake was white (I colored it pink for fun) with layers of vanilla SMBC. It was also iced in SMBC. Thanks for looking!


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2017 Australian Table Tennis Open will be conducted at the Gold Coast Sport and Leisure Centre from the 2nd – 7th July 2017.
Tickets are now on sale for the event which promises to have a majority of the world's best players on show. Entries have just started rolling in and already we know that in the Men's Division that 6 of the current top 10 players have entered and in the Women's Division 8 of the top 10 players have entered.
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While links between physical health and wellbeing and the built environment are now well understood and embedded in urban policy, factors affecting mental wellbeing and their relevance to urban policy and city-making endeavours are a little fuzzier.
Charles Montgomery, a well-known proponent of the emerging urban happiness movement, maintains that "there is no more crucial ingredient for human happiness than strong, positive social connections. Connected communities are happier, more resilient in hard times and better equipped to handle economic challenges."1
Insofar as Victoria's Latrobe Valley has a (self) image problem, it presents an interesting territory for the exploration of the concept of urban happiness and collective wellbeing. While it was once a region that took pride in powering the state of Victoria through its electricity generation, successive changes in state and federal politics from the early 1990s have led to a progressive loss of positive image and identity. First the privatization of the State Electricity Commission saw a disconnect between industry and its local social conscience. Then subsequent council amalgamations caused a blurring of the distinctive identities of local townships. Recent shifting goalposts relating to national energy policy have further fuelled a disenfranchised community that largely sees change as negative, externally driven and ultimately beyond its control. The Hazelwood coalmine fire in February 2014, which saw a literal lingering dark cloud on the horizon, has put the area's health and wellbeing in the spotlight and on the policy agenda.
It is within this context of change that the Get Sunflowered project by RMIT University's Office of Urban Transformations Research (OUTR) offers an un- ashamedly happy intervention. As part of the broader Transitioning Cities: ReActivate Latrobe Valley initiative, 100,000 sunflower seeds were planted on five vacant sites across the urban centres of Moe, Morwell and Traralgon in the spring of 2014. The project culminated in autumn 2015 with a series of garden parties within the networked patches of bright yellow blooms, which were harvested and given away to participants.
In Traralgon, the plantings occupied a disused tennis court adjacent a previously underused Victorian Railways Institute hall. The first of the garden parties, with a tennis theme, was used as a platform for the reopening of the renovated hall and its grounds for community use under new management by the Traralgon Neighbourhood Learning House. The sea of sunflower heads served as a secondary backdrop, framed by generous windows located stage left, to performances within the community hall. Restored umpire chairs at head height provided mini outdoor stages for impromptu performance and photo opportunities.
In Morwell, plantings occupied a former service station site adjacent Latrobe Community Health, at an intersection within the town centre. A diagonal linear void (beeline) through the site invited walkers to take both a shortcut and time to stop and literally smell the flowers. The garden party accommodated a long seated lunch co-hosted by Lifeline Gippsland, which began regional operations nearby in the late 1960s. One of the site's internal built edges was adapted to incorporate a performance stage elevated to flower-head height, almost rendering the flowers active audience members. Smaller outcrops of sunflowers appeared within the forecourts of Latrobe City Council headquarters and the Latrobe Regional Gallery, subtly linking the administrative functions of the town centre across areas of health, art and planning.
The largest and arguably the most "designed" of the plantings took the form of a 2.4-kilometre-long spiral occupying the site of the former Moe public hospital. The site's inclined landform was used for maximum visual impact for passing cars and trains. From within the site, the maze-like quality of the spiral served as the basis for a children's Easter egg hunt as part of its garden party picnic event.
The idea for the use of sunflowers was inspired by a 2014 art installation in North Melbourne by Ben Morieson, who came onto the Get Sunflowered project as an adviser and collaborator. Beyond their similarities in technical requirements and visual outcomes, the two projects are distinctly different. Within the context of the arts, the Get Sunflowered project is firmly rooted in community cultural development practice: its focus is on the engagement of locals in the production of the spaces rather than mere visual consumption. In this regard the sunflowers, with their bold colour and symbolism, served as a tactical device deployed within a strategically designed framework for longer-term change: the core message being that the community can transform its own city and that a positive outlook is central to this endeavour.
Vital to the project's delivery and success was the recruitment of one hundred and fifty local volunteers who were engaged across all stages of the project, from planting, maintaining and event hosting to site clearing. A well-considered social media campaign supported by simple and positive project branding was instrumental to the recruitment process, high attendance rates at hosted events and, perhaps most importantly, the community's sustained positive and largely self-regulated discussion about their city. It is within this dialogue that the roots of improved collective wellbeing can be found.
What elevates the project above a mere feel-good exercise is its role in a broader suite of initiatives within OUTR's ambitious ReActivate Latrobe Valley program, which is expected to be carried out over five years. The ultimate success of the project(s) will rest on their directors' ability to design in their own redundancy within that timeframe. With a second year of Get Sunflowered recently delivered on the back of a positive community mood and willingness to act, the future is looking bright.
1. Charles Montgomery, "Building Happiness" in Connected Worlds (Liverpool: British Telecom, 2014).
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Office of Urban Transformations Research (OUTR), School of Architecture and Design, RMIT University
- Project Team
- Rosalea Monacella, Craig Douglas, Greg Afflick, Farah Dakkak, Lynton Azlin, Tech Ooi, Jane Darling
- Consultants
Event partners
Latrobe City Council, Regional Development Victoria, Gippsland Water, Suleman Group, Gibsons Groundspread, Gary Lee Sprinklers Gippsland, Outdoor Cameras Australia, Nuseed, Copsley Ornamentals, The Diggers Club, CanDo Hire, Paper Dolls,,
Traralgon Neighbourhood Learning House, RMIT University, Strzelecki Stringbusters, Electric Promotions, Stafeg
Project collaborator Ben Morieson
- Site Details
- Project Details
Completion date 2015
Category Landscape / urban
Type Outdoor / gardens
Published online: 3 May 2016
Words: David Bullpit
Images: Andy Nguyen, Craig Douglas, RMIT University
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Last night, the Friends of the Costume Institute hosted an intimate conversation between American style icons Michael Kors and chair of this year's benefit Aerin Lauder—moderated by journalist Alina Cho. The backdrop for the conversation—Estée Lauder's Upper East Side townhouse—provided guests including Lizzie Tisch, Indre Rockefeller, and Lauren duPont with a taste of Gilded Age splendor, featuring paintings by the masters and suits of armor greeting guests over cocktails and canapes. Befitting the grand surroundings, the conversation quickly turned to the Costume Institute's upcoming exhibition, "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" and how Kors and Lauder became such good friends. "The first time we met was at 7th on Sale in Washington D.C.," said Lauder, before Kors exclaimed, "We like to shop and we like a cocktail." As the evening progressed, the iconic 1948 Cecil Beaton photograph of James's gowns was shown to the audience with Lauder chiming, "it was a beautiful moment and it's American couture." Kors met the designer, who at that time was living at the Chelsea Hotel, and saw his work firsthand. "When you see that craftsmanship—he understands a woman's body," said Kors. With the night coming to a close, Kors's fans and patrons flocked to him—the majority, including Lauder, wearing his designs—and Kors beamed, "the biggest thrill is seeing [my designs] on the street."
Here, five things we learned about Michael Kors last night:
1. He is a great singer.
2. He has an encyclopedic memory. Kors demonstrated this during the conversation when he recalled that the first store to carry his first season outside of New York was Hattie's in Detroit.
3. He is Swedish and Jewish.
4. He knows how to make spaghetti and meatballs.
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The ExxonMobil-led joint venture which holds the P'nyang gas field in Western province is conducting pre front-end engineering and design studies to use the newly-discovered resource as the basis for an expansion of the PNG LNG project, partner Oil Search said Tuesday.
"The PRL 3 joint venture has agreed to move forward into the pre-FEED concept selection stage, with the primary option being to utilise P'nyang as a foundation resource for train three (at the PNG LNG project)," Oil Search said in its latest quarterly report.
"Preliminary studies on potential design concepts and costs have now commenced."
The work is expected to continue through to the end of 2012, Oil Search added.
The PRL 3 permit containing P'nyang is held 38.5% by Oil Search, 49% by operator ExxonMobil and 12.5% by JX Nippon.
ExxonMobil is also the operator of the $15.7 billion PNG LNG project, which is currently two years into a four-year construction schedule and is on track to start up in 2014.
The liquefaction facilities will comprise two LNG production trains with total capacity of 6.6 million mt/year.
Oil Search, which operates all of PNG's producing oil and gas fields, posted net output for third-quarter 2012 of 1.33 million boe, at an average of 14,466 boe/d.
Output was 26% lower than the second quarter's 1.8 million boe due to an initial curtailment and then a full shutdown of production for nearly four weeks while investigations were undertaken to identify the source of a minor oil sheen on the sea surface close to the Kumul marine terminal.
No source of any leak in the oil export system was found and loadings resumed in late August with no reappearance of the sheen, the company said.
"Once production resumed, there were some delays in establishing optimal plant operations," Oil Search added.
"In addition, major flooding in PNG during the quarter had an impact on logistical and operational activities."
Oil Search managing director Peter Botten said strong oil production had been recorded since operations resumed and despite the shutdown, output for full-year 2012 was still expected to be within the company's 6.2 million to 6.7 million boe guidance range.
Oil Search's operating revenue for the third quarter of 2012 was $107.8 million from oil sales of 680,000 barrels.
Sales were substantially lower than in the second quarter due to the suspension of liftings during August, partly offset by higher oil prices.
Shortly after the end of the quarter, French major Total farmed into Oil Search's exploration acreage in the PNG Gulf area.
"Total has extensive experience in developing major LNG projects and has similar aspirations to Oil Search in assessing and, in the event of success, developing an LNG project in the Gulf of Papua," Botten said.


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MCI offers a complete range of solutions for your new projects ( Equipment supply, Water-to-wire packages, ...etc. ), and modernization, upgrade, maintenance and repair services for your existing plants.
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Presented by Mesa Arts Center in partnership with Live Nation
**Please note that there is not an opening act for this event, and the performance will begin promptly at the scheduled start time.**
In the course of Chris Isaak's career, he has released nine extraordinary albums, twelve singles, been nominated for two Grammy awards, acted in several motion pictures and starred in his own critically acclaimed TV series. His legendary shows with his longtime band Silvertone have entertained tens of thousands of people for over two decades. Even his hair has its own fan club.


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Oh, the Places You've Gone! 17 Unbelievable Realities About Our Elders
My childhood neighbor and surrogate grandmother, Ethel, died recently. She was just a few months shy of a hundred years old, but I'm willing to round up. It struck me just how much happened over the course of her lifetime, something that often escapes my attention. I, like many if not most of us, am usually preoccupied by youth - all those things that are arrestingly true of generations younger than mine: * They think of the 1980s as ancient history! * They presume you can watch, see, read or review anything that ever existed at a mere swipe of the hand! * They've never seen a roll of film! * They've never known a world without the Internet or The Simpsons! It's perfectly understandable to me why such things amaze and enthrall us, if only because I find myself amazed and enthralled by them. But our attention is directed toward youth, and as a consequence we overlook what's amazing and enthralling about those older than us. Here, for example, are some things that were true about my dear Ethel:


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Frozen Male Hatchling
Name: Hjarnskadi
Species: Jord Jormungandr
Birthday: Sunday, April 15, 2018
Owner: Morohtar
Jord jormungandr will only hatch when buried in sand, and are surprisingly small; approximately the length of a man's forearm, and thin enough that they can be confused with snakes. However, they grow rapidly and with this growth comes a large appetite, with a marked preference for fiery creatures. As hatchlings, jormungandr don't yet have the ability to generate poison, but they can still deliver a nasty bite if provoked or caught unawares. Jord jormungandr seem to need heat to grow and are happiest when kept in a desert environment, especially if they can easily get to a nearby volcano.
Jormungandr are great serpents who grow endlessly and, as far as magi can tell, have achieved immortality. Although a jormungandr can be killed by weapons or accidents, they seem unable to age or become ill. Generally antisocial, jormungandr rarely bond with magi and must be politely asked to cooperate, else they can become aggressive. Though once thought to be strictly an ocean species, where they can grow to great lengths in the depths, a second species of jormungandr has been recently found in the Etain Desert.
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Kill Or Be Killed
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Zombies have infested ever last inch of this world! Luke must survive for as long as possible in the hope that someone is still around who can help!
Luke was just an ordinary business man until he worked a late shift one night, when leaving the office he heard a weird grumble and went to investigate, he grabbed his pistol and walked towards the sound. What he found made him feel sick, one of his colleagues had died! Was he murdered? The dead figure lunged at Luke growling one last time as Luke quickly placed a bullet straight in its head! He began walking towards the exit of the office cautiously and as he walked outside, what he found was a living nightmare… The zombie apocalypse has begun…
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|Arron Burch
|Shooter, Survival
|Exploration, Halloween, lone-survivor, Loot, Pixel Art, Top down shooter, upgrades, Zombies
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|Keyboard, Mouse
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Event Recycling
Lincoln is a vibrant city with many community events ranging from neighborhood gatherings, to business events and community-wide festivals. By recycling at your event, you are telling participants that your organization is a good steward of the environment. It also helps the City attain its waste reduction and recycling goals.
We encourage recycling at all events no matter the size or scope. Use the resources here to learn about services available to event organizers to add recycling services and reduce the waste generated.
In addition to the City's Recycling Container Lending Program, the Nebraska Recycling Council also has containers available for organizations that wish to promote "zero waste." Go to: nrcne.org/contract-services/zero-waste-events for more information.


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Saturday Night Science: Into the Black
On April 12, 1981, coincidentally exactly twenty years after Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth in Vostok 1, the United States launched one of the most ambitious and risky manned space flights ever attempted. The flight of Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia on its first mission, STS-1, would be the first time a manned spacecraft was launched with a crew on its first flight. (All earlier spacecraft were tested in unmanned flights before putting a crew at risk.) It would also be the first manned spacecraft to be powered by solid rocket boosters which, once lit, could not be shut down but had to be allowed to burn out. In addition, it would be the first flight test of the new Space Shuttle Main Engines, the most advanced and high performance rocket engines ever built, which had a record of exploding when tested on the ground. The shuttle would be the first space vehicle to fly back from space using wings and control surfaces to steer to a pinpoint landing. Instead of a one-shot ablative heat shield, the shuttle was covered by fragile silica tiles and reinforced carbon-carbon composite to protect its aluminium structure from reentry heating which, without thermal protection, would melt it in seconds. When returning to Earth, the shuttle would have to maneuver in a hypersonic flight regime in which no vehicle had ever flown before, then transition to supersonic and finally subsonic flight before landing. The crew would not control the shuttle directly, but fly it through redundant flight control computers which had never been tested in flight. Although the orbiter was equipped with ejection seats for the first four test flights, they could only be used in a small part of the flight envelope: for most of the mission everything simply had to work correctly for the ship and crew to return safely. Main engine start—ignition of the solid rocket boosters—and liftoff!
Even before the goal of landing on the Moon had been accomplished, it was apparent to NASA management that no national consensus existed to continue funding a manned space program at the level of Apollo. Indeed, in 1966, NASA's budget reached a peak which, as a fraction of the federal budget, has never been equalled. The Saturn V rocket was ideal for lunar landing missions, but expended each mission, was so expensive to build and operate as to be unaffordable for suggested follow-on missions. After building fifteen Saturn V flight vehicles, only thirteen of which ever flew, Saturn V production was curtailed. With the realisation that the "cost is no object" days of Apollo were at an end, NASA turned its priorities to reducing the cost of space flight, and returned to a concept envisioned by Wernher von Braun in the 1950s: a reusable space ship.
You don't have to be a rocket scientist or rocket engineer to appreciate the advantages of reusability. How much would an airline ticket cost if they threw away the airliner at the end of every flight? If space flight could move to an airline model, where after each mission one simply refueled the ship, performed routine maintenance, and flew again, it might be possible to reduce the cost of delivering payload into space by a factor of ten or more. But flying into space is much more difficult than atmospheric flight. With the technologies and fuels available in the 1960s (and today), it appeared next to impossible to build a launcher which could get to orbit with just a single stage (and even if one managed to accomplish it, its payload would be negligible). That meant any practical design would require a large booster stage and a smaller second stage which would go into orbit, perform the mission, then return.
Initial design concepts envisioned a very large (comparable to a Boeing 747) winged booster to which the orbiter would be attached. At launch, the booster would lift itself and the orbiter from the pad and accelerate to a high velocity and altitude where the orbiter would separate and use its own engines and fuel to continue to orbit. After separation, the booster would fire its engines to boost back toward the launch site, where it would glide to a landing on a runway. At the end of its mission, the orbiter would fire its engines to de-orbit, then reenter the atmosphere and glide to a landing. Everything would be reusable. For the next mission, the booster and orbiter would be re-mated, refuelled, and readied for launch.
Such a design had the promise of dramatically reducing costs and increasing flight rate. But it was evident from the start that such a concept would be very expensive to develop. Two separate manned spacecraft would be required, one (the booster) much larger than any built before, and the second (the orbiter) having to operate in space and survive reentry without discarding components. The orbiter's fuel tanks would be bulky, and make it difficult to find room for the payload and, when empty during reentry, hard to reinforce against the stresses they would encounter. Engineers believed all these challenges could be met with an Apollo era budget, but with no prospect of such funds becoming available, a more modest design was the only alternative.
Over a multitude of design iterations, the now-familiar architecture of the space shuttle emerged as the only one which could meet the mission requirements and fit within the schedule and budget constraints. Gone was the flyback booster, and with it full reusability. Two solid rocket boosters would be used instead, jettisoned when they burned out, to parachute into the ocean and be fished out by boats for refurbishment and reuse. The orbiter would not carry the fuel for its main engines. Instead, it was mounted on the side of a large external fuel tank which, upon reaching orbit, would be discarded and burn up in the atmosphere. Only the orbiter, with its crew and payload, would return to Earth for a runway landing. Each mission would require either new or refurbished solid rocket boosters, a new external fuel tank, and the orbiter.
The mission requirements which drove the design were not those NASA would have chosen for the shuttle were the choice theirs alone. The only way NASA could "sell" the shuttle to the president and congress was to present it as a replacement for all existing expendable launch vehicles. That would assure a flight rate sufficient to achieve the economies of scale required to drive down costs and reduce the cost of launch for military and commercial satellite payloads as well as NASA missions. But that meant the shuttle had to accommodate the large and heavy reconnaissance satellites which had been launched on Titan rockets. This required a huge payload bay (15 feet wide by 59 feet long) and a payload to low Earth orbit of 60,000 pounds. Further Air Force requirements dictated a large cross-range (ability to land at destinations far from the orbital ground track), which in turn required a hot and fast reentry very demanding on the thermal protection system.
The shuttle represented, in a way, the unification of NASA with the Air Force's own manned space ambitions. Ever since the start of the space age, the Air Force sought a way to develop its own manned military space capability. Every time it managed to get a program approved: first Dyna-Soar and then the Manned Orbiting Laboratory, budget considerations and Pentagon politics resulted in its cancellation, orphaning a corps of highly-qualified Air Force astronauts with nothing to fly. Many of these pilots would join the NASA astronaut corps in 1969 and become the backbone of the early shuttle program when they finally began to fly more than a decade later.
All seemed well on board. The main engines shut down. The external fuel tank was jettisoned. Columbia was in orbit. Now weightless, commander John Young and pilot Bob Crippen immediately turned to the flight plan, filled with tasks and tests of the orbiter's systems. One of their first jobs was to open the payload bay doors. The shuttle carried no payload on this first flight, but only when the doors were open could the radiators that cooled the shuttle's systems be deployed. Without the radiators, an emergency return to Earth would be required lest electronics be damaged by overheating. The doors and radiators functioned flawlessly, but with the doors open Young and Crippen saw a disturbing sight. Several of the thermal protection tiles on the pods containing the shuttle's maneuvering engines were missing, apparently lost during the ascent to orbit. Those tiles were there for a reason: without them the heat of reentry could melt the aluminium structure they protected, leading to disaster. They reported the missing tiles to mission control, adding that none of the other tiles they could see from windows in the crew compartment appeared to be missing.
The tiles had been a major headache during development of the shuttle. They had to be custom fabricated, carefully applied by hand, and were prone to falling off for no discernible reason. They were extremely fragile, and could even be damaged by raindrops. Over the years, NASA struggled with these problems, patiently finding and testing solutions to each of them. When STS-1 launched, they were confident the tile problems were behind them. What the crew saw when those payload bay doors opened was the last thing NASA wanted to see. A team was set to analysing the consequences of the missing tiles on the engine pods, and quickly reported back that they should pose no problem to a safe return. The pods were protected from the most severe heating during reentry by the belly of the orbiter, and the small number of missing tiles would not affect the aerodynamics of the orbiter in flight.
But if those tiles were missing, mightn't other tiles also have been lost? In particular, what about those tiles on the underside of the orbiter which bore the brunt of the heating? If some of them were missing, the structure of the shuttle might burn through and the vehicle and crew would be lost. There was no way for the crew to inspect the underside of the orbiter. It couldn't be seen from the crew cabin, and there was no way to conduct an EVA to examine it. Might there be other, shall we say, national technical means, of inspecting the shuttle in orbit? Now STS-1 truly ventured into the black, a story never told until many years after the mission and documented thoroughly for a popular audience here for the first time.
In 1981, ground-based surveillance of satellites in orbit was rudimentary. Two Department of Defense facilities, in Hawaii and Florida, normally used to image Soviet and Chinese satellites, were now tasked to try to image Columbia in orbit. This was a daunting task: the shuttle was in a low orbit, which meant waiting until an orbital pass would cause it to pass above one of the telescopes. It would be moving rapidly so there would be only seconds to lock on and track the target. The shuttle would have to be oriented so its belly was aimed toward the telescope. Complicating the problem, the belly tiles were black, so there was little contrast against the black of space. And finally, the weather had to cooperate: without a perfectly clear sky, there was no hope of obtaining a usable image. Several attempts were made, all unsuccessful.
But there were even deeper black assets. The National Reconnaissance Office (whose very existence was a secret at the time) had begun to operate the KH-11 KENNEN digital imaging satellites in the 1970s. Unlike earlier spysats, which exposed film and returned it to the Earth for processing and interpretation, the KH-11 had a digital camera and the ability to transmit imagery to ground stations shortly after it was captured. There were few things so secret in 1981 as the existence and capabilities of the KH-11. Among the people briefed in on this above top secret program were the NASA astronauts who had previously been assigned to the Manned Orbiting Laboratory program which was, in fact, a manned reconnaissance satellite with capabilities comparable to the KH-11.
Dancing around classification, compartmentalisation, bureaucratic silos, need to know, and other barriers, people who understood what was at stake made it happen. The flight plan was rewritten so that Columbia was pointed in the right direction at the right time, the KH-11 was programmed for the extraordinarily difficult task of taking a photo of one satellite from another, when their closing velocities are kilometres per second, relaying the imagery to the ground and getting it to the NASA people who needed it without the months of security clearance that would normally entail. The shuttle was a key national security asset. It was to launch all reconnaissance satellites in the future. Reagan was in the White House. They made it happen. When the time came for Columbia to come home, the very few people who mattered in NASA knew that, however many other things they had to worry about, the tiles on the belly were not among them.
(How different it was in 2003 when the same Columbia suffered a strike on its left wing from foam shed from the external fuel tank. A thoroughly feckless and bureaucratised NASA rejected requests to ask for reconnaissance satellite imagery which, with two decades of technological improvement, would have almost certainly revealed the damage to the leading edge which doomed the orbiter and crew. Their reason: "We can't do anything about it anyway." This is incorrect. For a fictional account of a rescue, based upon the report [PDF, scroll to page 173] of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, see Launch on Need.)
This is a masterful telling of a gripping story by one of the most accomplished of aerospace journalists. Rowan White is the author of Vulcan 607, the definitive account of the Royal Air Force raid on the airport in the Falkland Islands in 1982. Incorporating extensive interviews with people who were there, then, and sources which were classified until long after the completion of the mission, this is a detailed account of one of the most consequential and least appreciated missions in U.S. manned space history which reads like a techno-thriller.
Special thanks to Ricochet member Seawriter for his review of this book, which brought it to my attention. I'd probably have never discovered it otherwise. I hope I haven't stepped on his review (which I encourage you to read); I've used it more as a point of departure to discuss the history and development of the shuttle.
White, Rowland. Into the Black. New York: Touchstone, 2016. ISBN 978-1-5011-2362-7.
Before the shuttle was launched into space, NASA had to be confident it could be flown in the atmosphere and guided to a precision landing with no propulsion. The Approach and Landing Tests (ALT), using the non-space-qualified orbiter Enterprise, launched from the back of the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and then glided to landing on the dry lake or runway at Edwards Air Force Base. Here is the first ALT free flight on August 12, 1977. For the first three ALTs, a tailcone covered the nozzles of the engines to reduce turbulence. The tailcone was removed for the final two tests.
A Remarkable Flying Machine is a NASA documentary made after the STS-1 flight. All of the involvement of intelligence assets in the flight remained secret at the time.
The Greatest Test Flight is a thirteen part series presenting the entire flight of STS-1, including all of the air to ground communications, mission control shift change press conferences, and on-board video. I will link to all parts and embed video of the most interesting. Parts 1, 2. Part 3 includes the launch starting at 52:00.
Part 4 shows the opening of the payload bay doors at 48:00 and the missing tiles at 52:00.
Parts 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 cover orbital operations. If you've read the book, you'll know what's going on as they discuss and perform the maneuvers to position the orbiter for photography by ground based telescopes and the reconnaissance satellite. Part 16 contains the deorbit burn at 1:10 and the landing sequence at 1:33.


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How to visualize a win
Have you ever visualized a successful lift in your mind before attempting it? If so, you've used mental imagery to enhance your performance. Mental imagery can be a powerful tool for achieving your goals, whatever your sport. Here are four lessons on improving your performance through visualization.
Use mental imagery
According to new research, mental imagery can be a powerful tool for overall success, and it only takes five minutes a day. First, visualize the goal you want to achieve, be it increasing your vertical, running faster, becoming stronger or even winning the finals. Visualize yourself achieving your goal. Next, just prior to taking the ball, imagine a successful victory; replay the win over and over in your mind.
Use all your senses
The most important thing with imagery is using multiple senses, like sound, sight and smell. When you visualize scoring a basket, actually feel your hands on the ball, feel the sweat on your face, the smell of the leather, and the sound of the crowd. This incredibly vivid imagery helps an athlete to prepare mentally, by improving their confidence, focus, clarity and speed of thought.
Kick it up a notch
Visualization is important, but what's even more important is the feeling it creates inside. Feelings lead to emotions, and emotions are the fuel of your performance. Imagine how it will feel once you've achieved your goals. Who will be there, what will you say, and who will you thank? If you're an emotional person then technically you should be crying tears of joy or screaming at the top of your lungs during this process, to recreate the emotion you'll be feeling once you've accomplished your goals.
Use meditation to bring it all together
As an athlete, you know that giving your mind time to recover is important, and visualization can be a tool for success. Here's how to quiet the mind and get started on this beneficial practice. Close your eyes and take your awareness to your breath. Trace the movement of the breath through your body. If possible follow it all the way to your belly, and then back up, releasing any tension as you go. With each breath you relax a little more. If an idea or thought pops into your head, go back to a simple mantra like Om. Once you've reached this peaceful state of mind, stay there as long as you wish.


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These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God"
Titus 2:4-5 NLT