Did you know that Vendetta Online was the first MMO to support the Oculus Rift virtual reality device? And did you know that Vendetta supported the Oculus Rift way back in 2013? If you answered yes to both of those questions, good for you and have a gold star along with this delicious cup of spaghetti squash!
Vendetta has also released an update for the latest Oculus SDK (0.8). Guild Software still considers its VR implementation to be in a "beta test state," but the firm has nonetheless added new configurable options, VR-specific interfaces, and enhanced controller support to its sci-fi sandbox. Guild has also updated its DX11 renderer with enhanced shadows, glow effects, and various other features, according to the announcement post.
The Rift uses its own SDK that's open to whoever wants to use it. Because of that it's supported by OpenVR. Vive is only supported with OpenVR and uses its own SDK, which also supports the Rift.
GleefulGrognard MyNameIsIllegal Do we have any assurance that the Vive will work with everything the Rift works with? Or won't it be competing standards, one sorta open (HTC) one sorta proprietary (Facebook/Oculus)? Then add a 3rd standard, Playstation VR.
This, Elite: Dangerous, and War Thunder are probably the best "real" games for OR that I know of.
I would have to imagine any cockpit, racing, flying type game would be sorta fun, but you have to remember that there's a big difference in viewing a traditional MMO in the visor versus a game made natively for VR. I think EVE: Valkyrie is being made for VR from ground up, that's probably going to be one of the first really groundbreaking games in VR.
CastagereShaikura Isn't it one guy doing almost all of the work?
This would be great, if they would RELEASE THE CONSUMER VERSION.
This game is so underrated. It can run on phones and tablets too. Amazing work for just a few guys.


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Z dějin císařského Říma je název knihy, obsahující překlad díla, jehož autorem je Cornelius Tacitus. V knize jsou tři drobné práce z počátku jeho literární tvorby (Život Iulia Agricoly, Germánie, Rozprava o řečnících) a jeho první velký historický spis, nazvaný Dějiny.

Pro překlad byla užita tato vydání: P. Cornelii Taciti Libri qui supersunt (Historiae, Agricola, Dialogus de oratoribus), ed. E. Koestermann (Lipsko 1957); Cornelius Tacitus, De origine et situ Germanorum liber, ed. E. Koestermann (Lipsko 1962).

Z uvedených latinských originálů přeložili, poznámkami a seznamem vlastních jmen opatřili Antonín Minařík, Antonín Hartmann a Václav Bahník. Předmluvu napsal Jan Burian.

Knihu vydalo Nakladatelství Svoboda v roce 1976 jako 31. svazek edice Antická knihovna.

Knihy z roku 1976

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Ryan Cohen, co-founder and CEO of Chewy .com, will be the keynote speaker at the Maverick Reception. At just 32, he has already made history. Since founding Chewy in 2011, Ryan with his management team, grew the company to be one of the largest and fastest growing retailers in America. With more than 6,000 employees, 3 million-square-feet of warehouse space in six states and 3.8 million customers, Ryan created a highly scalable, vertically integrated e-commerce retailer with world-class customer service and fulfillment operations.
In 2017, PetSmart acquired Chewy in one of the largest acquisitions in e-commerce. Ryan was recently ranked in Fortune's 2017 " 40 Under 40 " list . His lifelong passion for helping animals has been the driving force for creating Chewy.com. Ryan and Tylee, his miniature poodle, are always together, be it at the office or traveling across the country.
Devin Willis, a Venture Class 5 student entrepreneur and FAU High School freshman, competed this week to become America's Top Young Scientist during the Discovery 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Devin, 14, is one of 10 finalists that competed for the title and a $25,000 prize. FAU is the first school to have two students place in the top 10 in the national competition.
Devin has developed an innovative machine called SLIDEMAP that increases the speed and accuracy of a cancer diagnosis. Using a 20X microscope, the machine captures several images of a tumor at the cellular level, then uses an algorithm to stitch the images together. The final image is passed through a neural network to analyze the tumor and determine whether it's benign or cancerous.
Two Degrees, a Venture Class 5 company, recently sponsored a pool party in South Beach to celebrate the pre-release of their app. The company is gaining a celebrity following, including the singer, songwriter and producer Robin Thicke. Steven Fleisher, founder and CEO, attended a company party with the artist this month in Miami.
Two Degrees has also contracted JUICE to help maximize their ROI through lead generation campaigns. JUICE is an industry leader in results driven strategy development, social advertising, search engine marketing, and lead generation.
MATRIX Labs and Visa invite you to the IoT and AI Hackathon Oct. 21 – 22 at Rokk3r Labs in Wynwood, Miami. Participants will be challenged to re-imagine the retail and consumer payments experience by building on MATRIX Creators and integrating Visa APIs, for the chance to win a total of $10,000 in prizes. To register and for more information, click on the link below.
The celebration will include cutting-edge technology showcased by Tech Runway Venture Class companies, drone demonstrations, and a distinguished keynote speaker that represents a true maverick.
Join the Florida Venture Forum and Venture Education Foundation for the 2017 Florida VentureTech Showcase, 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at FAU Tech Runway.
The deadline to submit a presenter application has been extended to Oct. 23 .


I love Irish dancing, especially watching the old gets waltzing on a sunday evening in the hotels. Timeless still.
both Irish Americans in Riverdance which is still storming ahead, all shows I belive sell out.
slow down Michael Ireland and all things Irish are universally popular now, even the English want to be celtic if not Irish now, in no small way down to your feet it is so, for good or bad it is the craic.


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from __future__ import absolute_import

from datetime import timedelta

import pytest
from django.db.models import ProtectedError
from django.utils import timezone

from sentry.models import (
    Group,
    GroupRedirect,
    GroupSnooze,
    GroupStatus,
    Release,
    get_group_with_redirect,
)
from sentry.testutils import SnubaTestCase, TestCase
from sentry.testutils.helpers.datetime import iso_format, before_now

class GroupTest(TestCase, SnubaTestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        super(GroupTest, self).setUp()
        self.min_ago = iso_format(before_now(minutes=1))
        self.two_min_ago = iso_format(before_now(minutes=2))
        self.just_over_one_min_ago = iso_format(before_now(seconds=61))

    def test_is_resolved(self):
        group = self.create_group(status=GroupStatus.RESOLVED)
        assert group.is_resolved()

        group.status = GroupStatus.IGNORED
        assert not group.is_resolved()

        group.status = GroupStatus.UNRESOLVED
        assert not group.is_resolved()

        group.last_seen = timezone.now() - timedelta(hours=12)

        group.project.update_option("sentry:resolve_age", 24)

        assert not group.is_resolved()

        group.project.update_option("sentry:resolve_age", 1)

        assert group.is_resolved()

    def test_get_latest_event_no_events(self):
        project = self.create_project()
        group = self.create_group(project=project)
        assert group.get_latest_event() is None

    def test_get_latest_event(self):
        self.store_event(
            data={"event_id": "a" * 32, "fingerprint": ["group-1"], "timestamp": self.two_min_ago},
            project_id=self.project.id,
        )
        self.store_event(
            data={"event_id": "b" * 32, "fingerprint": ["group-1"], "timestamp": self.min_ago},
            project_id=self.project.id,
        )

        group = Group.objects.first()

        assert group.get_latest_event().event_id == "b" * 32

    def test_get_latest_almost_identical_timestamps(self):
        self.store_event(
            data={
                "event_id": "a" * 32,
                "fingerprint": ["group-1"],
                "timestamp": self.just_over_one_min_ago,
            },
            project_id=self.project.id,
        )
        self.store_event(
            data={"event_id": "b" * 32, "fingerprint": ["group-1"], "timestamp": self.min_ago},
            project_id=self.project.id,
        )
        group = Group.objects.first()

        assert group.get_latest_event().event_id == "b" * 32

    def test_is_ignored_with_expired_snooze(self):
        group = self.create_group(status=GroupStatus.IGNORED)
        GroupSnooze.objects.create(group=group, until=timezone.now() - timedelta(minutes=1))
        assert not group.is_ignored()

    def test_status_with_expired_snooze(self):
        group = self.create_group(status=GroupStatus.IGNORED)
        GroupSnooze.objects.create(group=group, until=timezone.now() - timedelta(minutes=1))
        assert group.get_status() == GroupStatus.UNRESOLVED

    def test_deleting_release_does_not_delete_group(self):
        project = self.create_project()
        release = Release.objects.create(version="a", organization_id=project.organization_id)
        release.add_project(project)
        group = self.create_group(project=project, first_release=release)

        with pytest.raises(ProtectedError):
            release.delete()

        group = Group.objects.get(id=group.id)
        assert group.first_release == release

    def test_save_truncate_message(self):
        assert len(self.create_group(message="x" * 300).message) == 255
        assert self.create_group(message="\nfoo\n   ").message == "foo"
        assert self.create_group(message="foo").message == "foo"
        assert self.create_group(message="").message == ""

    def test_get_group_with_redirect(self):
        group = self.create_group()
        assert get_group_with_redirect(group.id) == (group, False)

        duplicate_id = self.create_group().id
        Group.objects.filter(id=duplicate_id).delete()
        GroupRedirect.objects.create(group_id=group.id, previous_group_id=duplicate_id)

        assert get_group_with_redirect(duplicate_id) == (group, True)

        # We shouldn't end up in a case where the redirect points to a bad
        # reference, but testing this path for completeness.
        group.delete()

        with pytest.raises(Group.DoesNotExist):
            get_group_with_redirect(duplicate_id)

    def test_get_group_with_redirect_from_qualified_short_id(self):
        group = self.create_group()
        assert group.qualified_short_id
        assert get_group_with_redirect(
            group.qualified_short_id, organization=group.project.organization
        ) == (group, False)

        duplicate_group = self.create_group()
        duplicate_id = duplicate_group.id
        GroupRedirect.create_for_group(duplicate_group, group)
        Group.objects.filter(id=duplicate_id).delete()

        assert get_group_with_redirect(
            duplicate_group.qualified_short_id, organization=group.project.organization
        ) == (group, True)

        # We shouldn't end up in a case where the redirect points to a bad
        # reference, but testing this path for completeness.
        group.delete()

        with pytest.raises(Group.DoesNotExist):
            get_group_with_redirect(
                duplicate_group.qualified_short_id, organization=group.project.organization
            )

    def test_invalid_shared_id(self):
        with pytest.raises(Group.DoesNotExist):
            Group.from_share_id("adc7a5b902184ce3818046302e94f8ec")

    def test_qualified_share_id(self):
        project = self.create_project(name="foo bar")
        group = self.create_group(project=project, short_id=project.next_short_id())
        short_id = group.qualified_short_id

        assert short_id.startswith("FOO-BAR-")

        group2 = Group.objects.by_qualified_short_id(group.organization.id, short_id)

        assert group2 == group

        group.update(status=GroupStatus.PENDING_DELETION)
        with self.assertRaises(Group.DoesNotExist):
            Group.objects.by_qualified_short_id(group.organization.id, short_id)

    def test_first_last_release(self):
        project = self.create_project()
        release = Release.objects.create(version="a", organization_id=project.organization_id)
        event = self.store_event(
            data={"release": "a", "timestamp": self.min_ago}, project_id=project.id
        )
        group = event.group

        release = Release.objects.get(version="a")

        assert group.first_release == release
        assert group.get_first_release() == release.version
        assert group.get_last_release() == release.version

    def test_first_release_from_tag(self):
        project = self.create_project()
        event = self.store_event(
            data={"release": "a", "timestamp": self.min_ago}, project_id=project.id
        )

        group = event.group

        assert group.get_first_release() == "a"
        assert group.get_last_release() == "a"

    def test_first_last_release_miss(self):
        project = self.create_project()
        release = Release.objects.create(version="a", organization_id=project.organization_id)
        release.add_project(project)

        group = self.create_group(project=project)

        assert group.first_release is None
        assert group.get_first_release() is None
        assert group.get_last_release() is None

    def test_get_email_subject(self):
        project = self.create_project()
        group = self.create_group(project=project)

        expect = u"{} - {}".format(group.qualified_short_id, group.title)
        assert group.get_email_subject() == expect

    def test_get_absolute_url(self):
        for (org_slug, group_id, params, expected) in [
            ("org1", 23, None, "http://testserver/organizations/org1/issues/23/"),
            (
                "org2",
                42,
                {"environment": "dev"},
                "http://testserver/organizations/org2/issues/42/?environment=dev",
            ),
            (
                u"\u00F6rg3",
                86,
                {u"env\u00EDronment": u"d\u00E9v"},
                "http://testserver/organizations/%C3%B6rg3/issues/86/?env%C3%ADronment=d%C3%A9v",
            ),
        ]:
            org = self.create_organization(slug=org_slug)
            project = self.create_project(organization=org)
            group = self.create_group(id=group_id, project=project)
            actual = group.get_absolute_url(params)
            assert actual == expected

    def test_get_absolute_url_event(self):
        project = self.create_project()
        event = self.store_event(
            data={"fingerprint": ["group1"], "timestamp": self.min_ago}, project_id=project.id
        )
        group = event.group
        url = u"http://testserver/organizations/{}/issues/{}/events/{}/".format(
            project.organization.slug, group.id, event.event_id
        )
        assert url == group.get_absolute_url(event_id=event.event_id)

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JoJo's is a party superstore in the Gosford CBD. We have the largest range of jumping castles and rides for hire anywhere on the Central Coast. We also have party equipment hire, party supplies, fancy dress costume hire and balloons!
For the biggest, friendliest, best-value shop for all your party needs, call or drop in to JoJo's!
JoJo's is a family business with very talented and friendly staff who go the extra mile to help their customers. With a varied range of services on offer, from an entertainer for your event or child's party, to a full hire and set up service for your wedding or special event, and everything in-between, our wealth of experience will prove invaluable.


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Q: Why is my React Use-Effect Hook Not Working? I am re-posting a question I asked a week ago where I left out the steps I took to solve the issue. I am working on a simple MERN app off a tutorial and the use-effect function is not rendering the content onto the page. Here is the code:
App.js File
import './App.css';
import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import Axios from 'axios';

function App() {
  const [listOfUsers, setListOfUsers] = useState([]);

  useEffect(() => {
    Axios.get("http://localhost:3001/getUsersFakeDataGen").then((response) => {
      setListOfUsers(response.data)
    })
  }, [])

  return (

        {listOfUsers.map((user) => {
          return (

Name: {user.name}

Age: {user.age}

Username: {user.username}

          )
        })}

  )
};

export default App;

I tested the functionality by commenting out the "useEffect()" function and putting in an object in the "useState([])" element of "function App()". That object did correctly render on the page, but when I deleted that object and un-commented useEffect(), the page was blank again.
I confirmed that my APIs are working because my API client (Thunder Client) is showing that the GET and POST requests are reading and writing to the database (MongoDB). Also, the server is working properly (confirmed by a console log).
Any suggestions would be appreciated. If more information is needed, please let me know. Thank you.

A: if your problem is not resolved, yet I suggest the following:
  import axios from 'axios'
  ...
  const [listOfUsers, setListOfUsers] = useState([]);

  const fetchData = async () => {
     const result = await axios.get("http://localhost:3001/getUsersFakeDataGen").then((response) => {
     setListOfUsers(response.data)
     return response.data;
  });

  useEffect(() => {
    fetchData();
  }, [])

Note [] in the useEffect, it means it will render only once when the page loads. Also I used async and await to wait for data to be retrieved before processing (maybe that's why you get empty elements). You can also setState outside of useEffect.

A: import './App.css';
import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import Axios from 'axios';

function App() {
const [listOfUsers, setListOfUsers] = useState([]);

  useEffect(() => {
    Axios.get("http://localhost:3001/getUsers").then((response) => {
      setListOfUsers(response.data)
    })
  }, [listOfUsers]); // THIS IS WHERE YOU ADD YOUR useEffect DEPENDENCIES

  return (

       {listOfUsers.map((user) => {
         return (

Name: {user.name}

Age: {user.age}

Username: {user.username}

         )
        })}

 )

};

export default App;

OK look so the issue is if you only provided an empty array as your second argument. Your useEffect will only run one time, when you add stateful values to the array the useEffect will render every time that piece of state changes. If you omit the second argument the useeffect will run over and over again.
Also here-- Remember that you array starts empty, You need a check it's existence
{listOfUsers?.map.map((item))=>{}}

or
{listOfUsers.length && listOfUsers.map((item))=>{}}

.
    {listOfUsers.map((user) => {
      return (

Name: {user.name}

Age: {user.age}

Username: {user.username}

      )
    })}

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Baja Night Sky Observers Guide
(Looking for the periodic/timely highlights? Check out the Baja Night Sky Journal)
Fundamentals of Stargazing
Bucket List for Baja Sur Stargazers
October Night Skies
November Night Skies
December Night Skies
January Night Skies
February Night Skies
March Night Skies
April Night Skies
Fundamentals of Star Gazing
Latitude Changes the Night Sky
La Ventana and El Sargento are at about 24 degrees latitude north. That's 20 degrees farther south than Bend, Oregon at 44 degrees latitude north. That difference in latitude with cities in the north allows us to see stars, star clusters, nebula and galaxies that are still "over the southern horizon" from back home to the north. So while you are visiting the Cape Region, or making this your winter or permanent home, get to know the night sky's wonders that can not be viewed farther north.
Naked Eye Stargazing
Your eyes need at least 15 minutes to adjust to faint starlight. Go outside early. Protect your eyes from porch lights, street lights and car head lights. You want your pupils to open wide in order to catch individual photons that have been traveling for light years across space. When trying to find faint star clusters and faint nebula and galaxies use averted vision. The part of your retina most sensitive to faint light is off center. Look slightly away from where you think a faint object is located. This takes practice/
Binoculars can help you star hop to faint, deep-sky wonders. If you are comfortable following technical instructions, then looking at the Moon's craters, Saturn's rings, and deep sky wonders with a telescope can be an interesting and enjoyable hobby pursued by thousands of stargazers. I find that 8×42, 7×50 , and 10×50 are all excellent for finding deep sky clusters, nebulae and galaxies.
The Stars Rise 4 Minutes Earlier Every Night, An hour Every Two Weeks
Since Earth travels 1.6 million miles a day orbiting the Sun, our view of the stars changes nightly. They rise 4 minutes earlier each night. That's two hours earlier every month. If you have not checked the night sky for a few weeks, there are new constellations to explore. Spend an hour under the stars where both science and storytelling got their start.
Compass Bearings (azimuth) and Altitude
The easiest way to describe the location of a star or planet is to use bearings and altitude. The compass rose below shows compass bearings or azimuth. They are measured in degrees from north clockwise around the horizon. For example due east is 90 degrees. But for stargazing it is easier to be less accurate and use the 16 compass rose bearings. Notice that halfway between N and E is NE. Halfway between NE and N is NNE (North of NE). Altitude is measured in degrees from the horizon (0 degrees) up to the zenith (90 degrees). The angle your fist (thumb on top) spans held at arms length is approximately 10 degrees. That's about 2 degrees for each digit of your hand. So if Mars is located at WSW, 40 degrees, first locate W and SW ad go halfway from SW towards W. Next hold your fist at arm's length so the bottom is on the WSW horizon. Put the other fist on top and alternate fists until you have measured up 4 fists. This should get you close to your target.
Azimuth Bearings and Compass Rose
The Star Maps below are for a given time and date. Stars on a map for 9pm on January 1 will be farther west at 9pm. A month later they will be in the same location 2 hours earlier at 7pm. If a map does not appear like the night sky when you are out observing, look higher or lower in the sky, and for the same constellation turned at a different angle.
Smart Phone Apps
There are many free apps for smart phones and tablets that make finding and identifying stars, planets and deep sky object much easier. The maps on this page are from Sky Safari 6 Plus, about $15 at online app stores. But don't become dependent on an app. Sit down before going outside and bring up the night's sky for the time you will be outside. Check where things are. Locate a list of best things to observe. Bring up information about the history and science related to your observation. Memorize a few names. The put your phone in your pocket and go out and test yourself. Soon you will be comfortable without referring to maps or phone.
1. A total eclipse of the Moon
2. A crescent 1-2 day old Moon setting soon after sunset in the west.
3. Terminator of Moon through Copernicus or other crater during sunrise on the Moon 9 days after New Moon to see mountain tops illuminated.
4. The five naked-eye planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
5. The moons of Jupiter on successive nights showing their movement.
6. Rings of Saturn
7. A crescent-shaped Venus
Stars (of 200+ billion stars in Milky Way only some 300 have proper names)
8. Ten brightest stars in the night sky: click here.
9. Polaris, the north star (Sky Map #3)
10. Stars of Big Dipper from handle to Bowl: Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Phecda, Merak, Dubhe
11. Thuban in tail of Draco, North Star during building of Pyramids. Phecda and Megrez in bowl of dipper point to Thuban.
12. Double stars Mizar and Alcor in handle of Dipper. (Sky Map #6)
13. The Demon Star Algol in constellation Perseus viewed at lowest and highest brightness over about 3 days. (Sky Map # 10
14. Alpha Centauri, star system closest to our Sun. Along with Hadar (Beta Centauri) they point to the top of the Southern Cross.
15. Arcturus in Bootes (follow the arc of the Dipper's handle to Arcturus)
16. Spica in Virgo (from Arturus spike on to Spica)
17. Regulus in Leo (Use other two bowl stars of the Dipper pointing away from north)
18. The bright stars in the constellations of the Winter Circle: Sirius, Procyon, Pollux and Castor, Capella, Aldebran, Rigel (clockwise from Sirius)
19. Zubeneschamali and Zubenelgenubi in Libra (because they have cool names and the head of the scorpion points at them)
20. Betelgeuse, left hand or Orion, ready to go supernova any time soon.
21. Vega, Altair and Deneb forming the Winter Triangle
Constellations and Asterisms
22. Constellations of the Winter Circle (see Sky Map #1)
23. The Southern Cross known as the constellation Crux. (See Sky Map #5)
24. Constellation Scorpius
25. The constellation Sagittarius and its asterism the Teakettle
26. W-shaped constellation of Cassiopeia (Sky Map #4)
27. Ursa Major and its asterism The Big Dipper (Sky Map #3)
28. Hercules
29. Perseus
Nebula Star Factories
30. The Great Orion Nebula star factory in the hunter's sword (See Sky Map #2)
31. Coalsack dark nebula in the constellation Crux. (Sky Map #5)
Open Star Clusters (stars being born and dispersed within the Milky Way)
32. The Jewel Box cluster in Crux
33. The Ptolemy and Butterfly star clusters between Scorpius's tail and the Teakettle's Spout. (Sky Maps # 7 a,b)
34. Use Cassiopeia to find the Double Cluster. (Sky Map #4)
35. Beehive cluster in Cancer
Globular Clusters (Ancient balls of stars held together by gravity and orbiting Milky Way)
36. Omega Centauri, the giant globular Cluster of 5 million stars orbiting around the outside of the Milky Way. Easy to find the moon-size glow of Omega with binoculars. (Sky Map #5)
37. Globular cluster M4 in Scorpius (Sky Maps # 7 a,b)
38. Great globular cluster M13 in Hercules (Sky Map #9)
Nearby Sister Galaxies of our Milky Way Galaxy
39. Use Cassiopeia to find the Great Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda (M31) (Sky Map#3)
Meteor Storms, Eclipses of the Sun, Super Novae, and Comets
40. A meteor storm
41. A total eclipse of the Sun
42. A super nova in our galaxy ( Average of 1 every 50 years. Last visible one Oct 9, 1609. We are overdue). About 1 a year are spotted by telescope in other galaxies.
43. A comet
October Night Sky
Summer constellations are setting in the west during early evening. Winter constellations are just rising in the east. October is also a good month to look for meteors. There are several different meteor showers, but on any evening you are likely to spot a few bright ones shooting across the sky.
Go outside by 7:10pm to let your eyes adjust to the darkness. Can you see the constellation Scorpios the scorpion with red Antares at its heart and its head pointing at Jupiter? Saturn, in the SW, is just to the right of the up-tipped teakettle asterism in Sagittarius. The Ptolemy Star Cluster is a good test for your eyes in dark skies. Look for it between the stinger of Scorpius and the teakettle's spout (see maps 7a-b below). Averted vision helps (see Star Gazing Fundamentals below). The Butterfly Cluster is above and to the right of The Ptolemy Cluster. Binoculars help. Look for other clusters in both constellations. Very red Mars is high in the south. The faint elliptical glow of the Andromeda Spiral Galaxy in the SW is 2.5 million light years outside of our galaxy (see maps 3 and 10 and detailed explanation of how to find it in December's summary below). High overhead look for the giant Summer Triangle with bright stars Altair, Deneb and Vega (brightest of the three) at the corners.
For early risers, there is a lot to see from 5:30 to 6:30 am . High in the south the Winter Circle of 6 constellations is anchored by Sirius, the night sky's brightest star (see map #1 below). And below it near the horizon is the second brightest star Canopus. In the NE the Big Dipper is standing on its handle over Isla Cerralvo with Leo the Lion anchored by the bright star Regulus just to its right in the east. . Look to the NNW for Cassiopeia's M shape with the 3rd and 4th star from the bottom pointing up at the faint Double Cluster . Use averted vision or binoculars to spot the Double Cluster between Cassiopeia and Perseus. See map #4.
November Night Sky
Early Morning: Go outdoors around 5:30 am. Look NE for the Big Dipper standing vertically on its handle over Isla Cerralvo. The two pointer stars its bowl, Merak and Dubhe, point to Polaris, the north star. In the south, Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, is high above Canopus, the second brightest star. The Winter Circle (or hexagon) is high in the southwest. Start at Sirius and go clockwise to find Procyon, Pollux& Castor, west to Capella, then down to Aldebaran, back east to Rigel, and finally end back at Sirius. Of course that is the constellation Orion standing on the star Rigel.
Evening observers should be outside by 7pm. Directly south is the star Fomalhaut (pronounced Foam-a-lot). It is a loner with no other bright stars nearby. Using indirect methods, Astronomers have recently discovered many exoplanets orbiting other stars. But the one orbiting Fomalhaut is the first discovered directly from a photograph. Overhead between about 7 and 9pm floats the Great Square of Pegasus. Not far to the north of its bright NE corner is the Andromeda galaxy, our nearest sister galaxy visible from the northern hemisphere. It forms a large, faint spiral that is easy to spot with binoculars in a dark sky. Scan slowly back and forth as you move north from the corner of the Great Square. One of the best meteor showers of the year, the Leonids, hits earth's atmosphere late on the evening of the 17th up to dawn the following morning. While most Leonids shower 50 or so meteors per hour, the great meteor storm of 1949 1000 or more meteors per minute.
NE sky: 9:30pm Nov 1, 8:30pm Nov 15, 7:30pm Nov 30
SW sky 6:30am Nov 1, 5:30am Nov 15, 4:30am Nov 30
December Night Sky
The shortest day of the year is the winter solstice, around December 21, when the sun rises, transits, and sets furthest south in the Northern Hemisphere. While it is the shortest day of the year, it is not the day of the latest sunrise or earliest sunset. For reasons related to Earth's tilt, elliptical orbit, and increasing speed as it orbits closer to the sun than average during our winter, the earliest sunsets occur early December, and the latest sunrises occur early January. The winter solstice is the day to check noontime shadows. The sun's low path across the sky casts the longest shadows of the year. Use them to position your kitchen garden or other sun-loving plants.
The Geminids Meteor Shower begins Saturday evening, December 13 and continues until morning. Most meteor showers are caused by tiny debris from comets. The Geminids come from a rocky asteroid with a comet-like orbit. As the asteroid passes close to the sun every 1.46 years, thermal fracturing sheds rocky chunks into the asteroid's orbit. When Earth crosses this orbit, chunks entering our atmosphere burn as bright fireballs. They tend to come in groups, so be patient if you go out to watch for them. 4) Orion returns in December, another sign of approaching winter. Look for the hunter climbing the SE sky around 10pm, 9pm mid month, and 8pm by month's end. The group's brightest stars, Betelgeuse and Rigel, are at opposite corners. Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, shines just below Orion.
Dec 20 Sunset is around 5:37 pm. Recall that if there are mountains to your west sunset will occur around 15 minutes earlier; the same for moonset times. So sunset Wednesday evening is 5:37/5:22 pm depending on your view to the west. Find a dark location shielded from outdoor lights by 6:50pm. While your eyes are adjusting to the dark, look for the 5th brightest star, Vega, setting in the NW. Altair to its upper left and Deneb above form the Summer Triangle. Capella, the 6th brightest star, is in the NE over Isla Cerralvo. The constellations Orion and Taurus are rising in the east. Betelguese (reddish) and Rigel (blue-white) are the two brightest stars in Orion. Orion's three belt stars points up to red Aldebaran in V-shaped Taurus the Bull. It's the 13th brightest star in the night sky. Can you pick out 6 or 7 of the stars that make up the Pleiades a fist or so above Aldebran? They also form the logo you see on Subaru autos. Polaris, the North Star and 48th brightest star, is 2+ fists above the northern horizon.
Finding the Great Andromeda Galaxy With Binoculars: Dark skies provide a chance to spot the most distant object possible with the naked eye at 2.5 million light years. Around 7:30 find a dark location shielded from outdoor lights and wait for your eyes to adapt to the dark. The Andromeda Galaxy is our nearest neighbor outside our home galaxy, the Milky Way. Light from Andromeda begins as photons created by nuclear fission at the centers of the galaxy's 200 billion+ stars, then travel for millions of years to reach Earth. Search from 7:40 to 8:00. First find the North Star. It's not the brightest star in the sky, but easy to find standing alone 2.5 fists above the north horizon. Look three fists above Polaris for Cassiopeia, the constellation whose 5 brightest stars form an M. The second and highest star from the left is Shedar. A line from Polaris up to Shedar and extended another 1 ½ fists ends at Andromeda. Look for a fuzzy patch of light the size of the moon. It helps to use averted vision, turning your eyes slightly to one side so that photons from Andromeda strike the night vision part of your retina. Binoculars make the galaxy easier to find. Don't give up. It may take a few minutes to collect enough photons for your brain to put Andromeda's image together.
January Night Sky
The Winter Hexagon:
The brightest stars of winter form the famous Winter Circle, a giant oblong hexagon of bright stars now in the eastern sky. Best viewing is from 8 to 10 pm. Start with Sirius, brightest star in the night sky, rising low in the SE. Sirius is close at only 8.6 light years. Move clockwise to Procyon, 8th brightest star in the night sky, due east and the same altitude as Sirius (from 8-9pm). Slightly higher moving clockwise are Pollux & Castor at the next corner of the hexagon. Pollux is the 17th brightest star. High above Pollux & Castor is Capella, 6th brightest star. Now swing back south (to your right) to the giant red star Aldebaran, 13th brightest star and eye of Taurus the Bull constellation. The famous Pleiades star cluster is about a fist+ above Aldebaran. People with good eyesight can make out 8-10 of the clusters brightest stars. Continue right and down to Rigel, one foot of Orion and 7th brightest in the sky. Rigel is a young blue-white star. To Rigel's left is the giant red star, and shoulder of Orion, the 9th brightest star Betelgeuse. It's big and living a fast life. Once it has burned up it hydrogen fuel it will explode into a nova and be the brightest star in the sky for a short time. At a distance of 500 light years, the explosion should not affect Earth. From Rigel down to Sirius completes the trip around the Winter Circle. See that bright star rising in the SE? That's Canopus, 2nd brightest star in the night sky. Since it is far from the plane of the bright planets,the ecliptic, it is used by spacecraft for navigation purposes.
With 100 billion or more stars in our galaxy, with naked eye we can only see about 10,000 of the closest and brightest ones during a year's trip around the Sun. While astronomers have assigned coded letter and numeral designations to several million stars, only 313 of the brightest or most interesting actually have names. Most are ancient Arabic, Greek or Latin such as the ones named above. But 86 were recently added to the named stars by the International Astronomical Union. All of these have names from other cultures such as Chinese, Polynesian, and Aztec.
The Double Cluster in Perseus during January:
During a spur-of-the-moment star gazing session with a friend we were looking overhead at the M-shaped constellation of Cassiopeia. Suddenly he remarked that he could see a cluster of many faint stars just above the last two stars on the right side of Cassiopeia's M. He was using averted vision, the more sensitive periphery of the retina rather than the color-sensitive center we use during the day and for fine detail work. He had spotted the famous Double Cluster in Perseus, two adjacent clusters of young stars, more than 300 all together. They were first cataloged in 130BC by the astronomer Hipparcos who must have also had superior vision. They are spectacular through binoculars or on low power through a telescope. And a great naked-eye test for your night vision. At around 7:00-7:30 pm for the next couple of weeks, you can look for the clusters more or less above the North Star about 5-6 fists above the horizon.
January's Before-dawn Sky — Finding the Southern Cross and its neighbors. The Southern Cross is visible here in the Cape Region from about January 15 to June 15. The best time to look is when it is highest, within half an hour or so on either side of due south. It is very low on the horizon, the bottom star of the cross only a finger or two above the mountains. When directly in the south, the Cross stands more or less upright. There is a false cross low in the south 4 hours earlier that is on its side. As we orbit the sun, we see the same stars 4 minutes earlier each night. In a month that adds up to two hours earlier. So since we can see the Cross at 5:45 am January 15, in 4 months it will be visible 4 x 2 = 8 hours earlier at around 9:45 pm on May 15. That is why the local Mexicans call the Southern Cross La Cruz de Mayo.
To find the constellation's 4 brighter stars in January, go outside by 5:30 am. You will need a dark location with a building or other object blocking the street lights of the town. By 5:45, two bright stars on the SSE southern horizon point west a fist+ at the bright star at the top of the cross. The left crossbar star is also relatively bright. The other two stars of the Cross are dimmer. The pointer stars are (on the left) Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri), the closest star system to us, and Hadar. Alpha Centauri is the 3rd brightest star in the night sky and less than 4 light years away.
To find Omega Centauri, the largest of 150 globular clusters orbiting the Milky Way, start at the right pointer star Hadar. About 4 fingers above Hadar is the next naked eye star called Burdin. Extend a line from Hadar through Burdin and extend it about 3 finger widths. Using averted vision, scan this region watching for a faint round cloud. Use binoculars for a more impressive view. At 15,600 light years, the cluster, even with 5 million stars, is too distant to make out individual stars through binoculars.
Globular clusters are compact collections of very old stars just outside the Milky Way. Open clusters are groups of young stars recently formed from giant molecular gas clouds inside the Milky Way. The Jewel Box is a sparkling open cluster of young stars of varying colors. Start at Becrux, the left crossbar star of the Cross. Scan down to the 7 o'clock position about 1 finger width. Just below the Jewel Box there is a large dark area of no stars caused by a giant cloud of dust blocking star light. The cloud is known as the Coal Sack.
Magellan and other explorers sailing around South America were encouraged when they spotted the Southern Cross whose long axis points to the south celestial pole. The constellation was memorialized in the Crosby, Stills and Nash song of the same name in the following four lines:
When you see the Southern Cross for the first time
understand now why you came this way
'Cause the truth you might be runnin' from is so small
But it's as big as the promise, the promise of a comin' day.
February Night Sky
Early February Night Sky — The Stars and Myths of Orion: The brightest constellation in the night sky, Orion, is easy to find during February evenings high in the southeastern sky. It is one of the six constellations lying on the Winter Circle. The red giant Betelgeuse (upper left) along with the bright blue-white star Rigel (lower right), and the three equally spaced stars forming Orion's belt make the hunter constellation easy to identify. But there is a lot more going on in this constellation than meets the eye.
Stars are born, live anywhere from a few million years to billions of years, and die, some with a whimper and others with a bang. And it's all happening in Orion. Stars are being born now in the famous Orion Nebula. With binoculars or a telescope, you can see the greenish hued cloud of gas & dust surrounding some of the middle stars of Orion's sword which hangs beneath his belt. This giant cloud of mostly hydrogen, with heavier elements such as silver and gold that were created by earlier supernovae, is collapsing under the force of gravity. This has already produced the pressure and heat necessary to ignite thermonuclear fusion in denser pockets of gas, releasing massive amounts of energy as described by Einstein's famous equation E = mc^2. The Trapezium is a group of newly born stars at the center of the Nebula. Just last year, the Hubble Space Telescope found more than 17 new brown and red dwarfs in the nebula. Brown dwarfs are bigger than planets but so small they never warm up enough to go nuclear. Red dwarfs have ignited but because of their size are difficult to detect. They are probably the most numerous stars in our galaxy.
Rigel represents Orion's left foot (but from our perspective at the lower right). It's living a fast life and has already turned all its hydrogen into helium. At only 8 million years, it is younger than some of our earliest human ancestors. Its small size (compared to Betelgeuse) leaves uncertain as to whether it will explode as a supernova or collapse into a super-dense Earth-size neutron star. Betelgeuse, on the other hand, could go supernova at any time. It's low on fuel. When gravity overcomes the outward pressure of fusion energy, the giant star will collapse in seconds creating a super fusion bomb that will create the heavier elements and blow them all back out into space for inhabitants of some future Earth to use in jewelry making. I hope I'm around when it happens. No worry. It's too far away to endanger our planet..
You may be familiar with Orion in Greek mythology. The warrior bragged he could kill all the animals on Earth. Gaia sent the scorpion to sting Orion's heel and kill him. Zeus rescued Orion and placed him in the sky. But fearing the scorpion, Orion only rises in the east after Scorpius has set in the west.
For the Pericu Indians of the Cape Region, the three stars in the belt of Orion represented the stones their God Niparaya used to descend from heaven onto Cerro Puerto, the highest peak to the west of El Sargento. From there, Niparaya created humans and all the plants and animals they would need to survive in happiness. Incidentally, the stars in the belt are only 5-6million years old. There are older rocks in your back yard.
Orion's belt has other uses for star gazers. It points down to Sirius, brightest star in the night sky, and up to Aldebraran, the eye of Taurus the bull. Spend an evening with Orion. Explore the region with binoculars. Two sides of the Winter Hexagon are formed by lines connecting Aldebraran to Rigel and Rigel to Sirius. Can you trace out the other four sides?
Mid February Baja Night Sky — Sirius, Canopus, Regulus, Big Dipper, Southern Cross, Scorpius. By 8 pm the constellation Orion is high in the south. You probably know that the three belt stars point down to Sirius, the brightest star in our night sky. Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky has been up for about an hour. It is twinkling several colors far below Sirius at the 5 o'clock position.
Turn around and face north and see if you can find the bowl of the Big Dipper rising over Cerralvo in the NE. By 9pm the Dipper's handle is visible. Three stars make up the Dipper's handle. The middle star at the bend in the handle is Mizar, the first star to ever be photographed. If you have good eyesight you should be able to see that Mizar is a double star. Look for its companion, Alcor, close by at the 7 o'clock position. Mizar and Alcor are themselves double stars but you need a spectroscope to detect their companions. You know the last two stars in the bowl point to Polaris, our current North Star. Use the same two stars to point in the opposite direction, east, and the first bright star you come to should be Regulus, the star at the bottom of the Sickle in the constellation Leo rising in the east.
The entire constellation Scorpius, with Antares at the scorpion's heart, is now high in the SE. With binoculars there are clusters to find just east of the stinger. First spot them with the naked eye, then with binoculars. Below Saturn is the famous Teakettle asterism in the constellation Sagittarius. The handle is on the eastern edge, the top just below Saturn, and the spout near the stinger of Scorpius. Surrounding the Teakettle are many globular and open clusters waiting for you to discover with binoculars or telescope.
March Night Sky
Before Dawn: Between 4:30 and 5:30 am, the constellations Scorpius and Sagittarius hang in the SE morning sky. Scorpius is the J-shaped "scorpion." To its left is Sagittarius the archer. However, within Sagittarius is a teakettle asterism. The handle is on the left, tipping the spout on the right slightly upward. A bright star marks the conical top of the teakettle's lid. Within the region of these two constellations there are a dozen or so open star clusters (nearby small groups of recently formed stars). There are another dozen or so globular clusters (compact globes of a few hundred thousand to a few million ancient stars orbiting around the outside of the Milky Way Galaxy).There are also a dozen or so nebula (giant clouds of gas just beginning to form stars). In a dark morning sky away from offending outdoor lights, you can spot many of these wonders by sweeping the area with binoculars. Give it a try.
There are 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Union of Astronomers, including around 48 groupings of stars described by the ancient Greeks. Most of the newer ones can only be seen from the Southern Hemisphere. There are many asterisms, easily recognized patterns of stars, such as the Southern Cross and the Big Dipper, that are a part of one or more constellations. Many asterisms have geometric shapes, and probably inspired ideas we all learned in geometry. One of those is the large Winter Triangle with stars from three different constellations. This week, between 8pm and 10pm, when you are facing south, the Winter Triangle is high in the sky, Its bottom star is Sirius, brightest star–not planet–in the sky. It's just below the constellation Orion. To the upper left of Sirius is Procyon, a corner of the Winter Hexagon asterism. To the upper right of Sirius find Betelgeuse, the red star at the right shoulder of Orion (left facing Orion). In your mind's eye, connect straight lines from Sirius to Procyon to Betelgeuse and back to Sirius. That's the Winter Triangle, an almost perfect equilateral triangle. Remember her? Equal sides imply equal angles, and an altitude to any side creates two 30-60 right triangles with hypotenuse twice as … I'm sorry, I just can't help it. Some other asterisms are kites, sails, teapots, DNA strands, fish hooks, and squares. Go out tonight and find yourself an asterism of your own.
● Seven of the ten brightest stars in the sky are visible during March evenings. Here they are in order of brightest: 1) Sirius: Orion's belt points to it. 2) Canopus: Below Sirius. 4) Arcturus: Follow the arc of the Dipper's handle. 6) Capella: High in the WNW. 7) Rigel: Bright knee of Orion. 8) Procyon: High above Sirius. 10) Betelgeuse: Red Giant star in Orion that could go supernova anytime.
April Night Sky
Early April around 8pm:
Look high in the south for Orion the hunter, one of the brightest and most easily recognizable constellations in the night sky. The three stars in Orion's belt point down towards Sirius in the constellation Canis Major and up to Aldebaran in Taurus the Bull. When you've found Sirius, brightest star in the night sky, look for Canopus, the second brightest star, which is far below Sirius near the horizon. Two fists to the left of Canopus is the False Cross lying on its side. As described below, when the true Southern Cross is over the south point of the horizon it stands upright. Once you find Sirius you can go clockwise around the Winter Hexagon (also known as the Winter Circle ) of 6 constellations. From Sirius go to Procyon in the two-star constellation Canis Minor, then to the stars Pollux and Castor in the constellation Gemin. The next corner, Capella, is overhead in the constellation Auriga,. Now trace down to Aldebaran in Taurus. Now go to Rigel, the right foot of Orion, and then close the hexagon by returning to Sirius. Hidden in these 6 constellations are deep sky objects such as open and globular clusters, the remains of exploded super novae, galaxies and giant clouds of hydrogen.
If the sky is now dark enough to see the Big Dipper back in the north, follow the arc of its handle down to Arcturus, 4th brightest star in the night sky. It is just rising over the southern end of Isla Cerralvo.
Early April just after midnight and also around 5am
To see the Southern Cross and nearby globular cluster Omega Centauri, go out at 12:15 am when the Cross is standing upright just above the mountains in the south. For directions to finding Omega Centauri with binoculars, read Baja Night Sky #119 below but use the 12:15 am time.
The teakettle-shaped asterism of 8-9 bright stars below Saturn is part of the constellation Sagittarius. Can you spot it? It is tipped as though pouring boiling water onto the stinger of Scorpius the scorpion. Between the spout and the stinger is the beautiful Ptolemy cluster of relatively young stars. It's a fuzzy patch to the naked eye, but 100 or more sparkling stars through binoculars. The Butterfly Cluster is just above it. This region is near the black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy.
Star Maps — Planets & Moon may not appear as shown
1. The Winter Circle
2. Constellation of Orion
3. Great Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda
4. Double Cluster Between Cassiopeia & Perseus
5. Southern Cross, Omega Centauri Globular Cluster, Jewel Box
6. Big Dipper in Ursa Major
7a. Ptolemy's Cluster Between Sagittarius and Scorpio early mornings
7b. Ptolemy's Cluster Oct/Nov Evenings in the West
8. Summer Triangle on Winter Mornings
9. M13 — The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
10. Algol the Demon Star in Perseus

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Hollywood sets sail to Halkidiki!
Halkidiki will host major Hollywood stars in the spring. More specifically, Oscar nominees have won a $ 1,000-dollar prize package in order to visit the charming Greek destination of Halkidiki and promote the region internationally through the media (NBC, Daily Mail, Times, USA Today, Sun, Vogue Australia, Elle UK, etc.). This year's "Everyone Wins" bag by DA, includes a truly extravagant gift for all awarded nominees as well as for Jimmy Kimmel the Oscars' host. Apart from the luxurious accommodation that the famous stars will enjoy, they will also have the opportunity, among other things, to experience private yacht trips, helicopter flights, to be waited on by a personal butler, etc.


I am currently recruiting for a leading membership organisation located in the centre of London. The organisation is a new and exciting membership. They are looking for an energetic and ambitious Senior Public Affairs Officer to join there fast growing team This role would be ideal for a communications executive looking to laterally progress within the membership sector.
As the Senior Public Relations Officer you will be drafting and actioning stakeholder engagement and campaign strategies with guidance from the Head of Marketing and Communications, including gathering stakeholder intelligence and data for stakeholder mapping to raise the profile of the organisation in the UK Parliament and with key political / policy influencers and to promote the policies. You would organise public affairs events including overseeing the organisations presence at party conferences and the parliamentary reception.
* A good working knowledge of Whitehall, Westminster and the devolved governments.
* Excellent written communication skills including a proven ability to produce high quality written work within short timescales.
* Experience of using social media The ability to understand and communicate complex information effectively.
* Ability to build effective working relationships at all levels an organisation.
* Ability to plan and prioritise a busy workload with conflicting priorities.


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Dr. Douglas R. Lindsay is the founder and current Editor in Chief of the Journal of Character & Leadership Development (JCLD) that is published by the Center for Character and Leadership Development (CCLD) at the United States Air Force Academy.
Dr. Lindsay graduated from Lansing High School, KS and then accepted a Falcon Foundation Scholarship where he attended New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, NM. He then attended the Air Force Academy and graduated in 1992 with military distinction. Doug entered the Air Force as Behavioral Scientist and spent his entire Air Force career in that career field retiring as the senior behavioral scientist (at that time, the longest serving) in the Air Force. During his first assignment, he served as a Test Psychologist and Quality Control Psychologist for the Occupational Measurement Squadron developing Specialty Knowledge Tests for enlisted force promotions. From there, he went to Air Force Basic Military Training at Lackland AFB, TX where he served as Deputy Flight Commander and the Group Executive Officer. After a brief stint as a Research Psychologist, he joined Air Force Recruiting Service as a Complaint & Inquiries Officer and ultimately became the Inspector General for Recruiting as a Captain. Doug then went to the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH where he again served as a Research Psychologist, Military Assistant to the Chief Scientist and Chief, Homeland Defense Office.
In 2002, he was selected by the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) to attend the University of Texas at San Antonio and get his Master's Degree in Experimental Psychology. Upon completion of his degree in 2003, he joined the faculty in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership (DFBL) ant the United States Air Force Academy. After only 18 months as an instructor and the Department Executive Officer, he was selected by the Department for sponsorship of his PhD. Doug attended The Pennsylvania State University where he earned his PhD in Industrial Organizational Psychology with a focus on leadership graduating in 2008 after only 2 ½ years in the program. He then returned to DFBL where he had a myriad of roles as Deputy Department Head for Research, Research Center Director, Deputy Department Head, and acting Department Head. During that time, he became the first DFBL Senior Military Professor, established the Warfighter Effectiveness Research Center, attained the rank of Full Professor, and was honored by having the Department Research Award named after him for his track record of scholarship.
During that time, he deployed to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Joint Command in Kabul, Afghanistan to support Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. He served as the Chief of Assessments and as the Deputy Communication Director for the 235 international member Directorate. In that role, he created the first-ever operational level guidance regarding religious engagement for all coalition forces in theater.
Upon retiring from the Air Force in 2014, he was selected as a Professor of Practice and the founding Director of the Masters of Professional Studies Psychology of Leadership Program at The Pennsylvania State University (PSU). Over 3 short years, he developed, launched, and stabilized one of the fastest growing programs at PSU's World Campus, providing an evidence based, practical leadership degree for students around the world. During this time, he was also selected to return to DFBL as a Distinguished Visiting Professor while still establishing his program at PSU. After, 3 years in that role, he returned to DFBL as a Professor before assuming his current role as Editor in Chief of the JCLD in 2018.
Dr Lindsay is an accomplished author, speaker, professor, and coach with over 125 publications and presentations on topics related to leadership, character, and development.
Air War College, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AL (2011, correspondence)
Doctorate of Philosophy in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (2008)
Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AL (2006)
Master of Science in Experimental Psychology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, TX (2003)
Squadron Officers School, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AL (1998)
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Sciences, Military Distinction, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO (1992)
New Mexico Military Institute, Falcon Foundation Scholar, Roswell, NM (1988)
Editor in Chief: Journal of Character & Leadership Development, Center for Character and Leadership Development, USAF Academy, CO (Jul 18 – Present)
Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership, USAF Academy, CO (Aug 17 – Jun 18)
Professor of Practice & Masters of Professional Studies Director, Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, PA (Nov 14 – Aug 17)
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership, USAF Academy, CO (Jun 16 – Jun 17)
Deputy Department Head, Director of Research Center, Full Professor, & Senior Military Faculty, Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership, USAF Academy, CO (Apr 11 – Oct 14)
Department Head & Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership, USAF Academy, CO (May 11 – Aug 11)
Deputy Communication Director & Chief of Assessments, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, Kabul, Afghanistan (Jul 10 – Feb 11)
Deputy Department Head for Research, Associate Professor, & Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership, USAF Academy, CO (Dec 07 – May 11)
Doctoral Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Pennsylvania State University, PA (Aug 05 – Dec 07)
Deputy Director of Air Officer Commanding Master's Program, Executive Officer & Instructor, Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership, USAF Academy, CO (Dec 03 – Aug 05)
Masters Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX (Aug 02 – Dec 03)
Chief, Homeland Defense Office, Military Assistant to the Chief Scientist, & Human Factors Research Scientist, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (Nov 99 – Aug 02)
Inspector General & Complaints and Inquiries Officer, Air Force Recruiting Service, Randolph AFB, TX (Mar 98 – Nov 99)
Behavioral Scientist, Air Force Research Laboratory, Brooks AFB, TX (Jan 98 – Mar 98)
Deputy Squadron Commander, Group Executive Officer, Behavioral Scientist, & Instructor, 331st Training Squadron & 737th Training Group (Basic Military Training), Lackland AFB, TX (Apr 96 – Jan 98)
Chief, Plans and Programs, Occupational Analyst, Quality Control Psychologist, & Test Psychologist, Occupational Measurement Squadron, Randolph AFB, TX (Jul 92 – Apr 96)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (one oak leaf cluster)
Air Force Commendation Medal (one oak leaf cluster)
Air Force Achievement Medal (three oak leaf clusters)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with gold border)
National Defense Service Medal (with bronze star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with campaign star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon (with gold border)
NATO Medal – International Security Assistance Force
2013 & 2009 Air Force Academy McDermott Award for Faculty Research Excellence
2009 Air Force Academy Outstanding Academy Educator Award
Lindsay, D. (2019). The Power of Conversations. Journal of Character & Leadership Development, 6(3), 3-7.
Dobbs, J., Jackson, J., & Lindsay, D. (2018). The impact of perceived leader and organizational integrity on extra-role behaviors in a military context. Military Behavioral Health. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2018.1515132.
Sadler, A., Lindsay, D., Hunter, S., & Day, D. (2018). The impact of leadership on sexual harassment and assault in the military. Military Psychology, 30, 252-263.
Lindsay, D., Watola, D., & Borman, W. (2018). The leader's role in motivating performance. In D. Watola & A. MacIntyre (Eds.), From "knowing" to "doing": International perspectives on leading effectively (pp. 1-22). Canadian Defense Academy Press.
McClernon, C., Lindsay, D., Guerrero, C., & Tossell, C. (2018). How to influence cadet motivation: A case study in research. In S. Rawat (Ed.), Cadet Diary: Psychology of Warrior Ethos and Cadet Leadership Development (pp. 273-283). Jaipur, India: Rawat Publications.
Lindsay, D., Bond, A., & Smith, D. (2017). Shared leadership: Understanding the power of leader-full organizations. In Smith, Brazil, Cornwell, Britt, Bond, & Eslinger (Eds.), West Point Leadership. New York, NY: Rowan Technology Solutions.
MacIntyre, A., Legace-Roy, D., & Lindsay, D. (Eds.) (2017). Global Views on Military Stress and Resilience. Canadian Defense Academy Press.
Lindsay D., & Woycheshin, D. (Eds.) (2015). Overcoming Leadership Challenges: International Perspectives. Canadian Defense Academy Press.
Lindsay, D., & Jackson, J. (2013) Coaching in organizations: The importance of meeting expectations. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching, 11, 71-76.
Lindsay, D., Day, D., & Halpin, S. (2011). Shared leadership in the military: Reality, possibility, or pipedream? Special Issue on Military Leadership: Past, Present, and Considerations for the Future. Military Psychology, 23, 528-549.
Chiaburu, D. S., & Lindsay, D. R. (2008). Can do or will do? The importance of self-efficacy and instrumentality for training transfer. Human Resource Development International, 11, 199-206.
Sanders, J. E., & Lindsay, D. R. (2009). The vision of the journal of character and leader scholarship. Journal of Character and Leader Scholarship, 1, 1-6.
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The Kohler Alpha is an American, mid-wing, V-tailed, FAI Open Class single seat glider that was designed and built by Spud Kohler of Cleveland, Ohio.

Design and development
Kohler built the Alpha in 1965 as a development of the Schreder Airmate HP-11. He used the wings from the HP-11 and combined this with a newly designed fuselage and tail. Kohler expressed the opinion that a sailplane's performance is mostly determined by its wing, while the fuselage imparts character to the design. The fuselage that he designed must have contributed to the performance, though, as the Alpha has a glide ratio  two points higher than the HP-11 with the same wing.

The Alpha fuselage is made from wood, with some fiberglass components incorporated. The fuselage uses a circular cross-section from nose to tail, with the diameter varying from the  diameter at the tail to a  diameter at the cockpit. The HP-11 wing is of all-metal and features a 26:1 aspect ratio, a  wingspan and a NACA 65 (3)-618 airfoil. The v-tail is removable by first removing the tailcone and then withdrawing two pins. The controls are adapted from a Piper PA-24 Comanche. The landing gear is a retractable monowheel and a tail skid. The tail skid was later replaced with a tail wheel.

Operational history
The Alpha had a number of owners and, according to Federal Aviation Administration registry records was most recently transferred to the Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum at Travis Air Force Base, in Solano County, California. The museum does not currently indicate the aircraft is part of their collection, nor is it on display.

Specifications (Alpha)

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1960s United States sailplanes
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Aircraft first flown in 1965
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By Lillian Ross
Talk story about a visit to the salesroom of Young Naturals, Ltd., a division of Puritan Fashions Corp., 1400 Broadway to see the new Miss American Teen-Ager, Lynnell Bass, 17, wear some of their clothes. Paul Young 35, is the senior vice-president of Puritan Fashions & the inventor of, and in charge of the Youthquake Program, which is a trade-marked fashion movement. He explained that Youthquake is the name of the young clothes by the English designer Mary Quant, who started the Mod look 5 years ago & for which teenagers are clamoring. It features short hair, short skirts and sculptured lines as opposed to froufrou; it relies on clever seaming and clarity of line. Also present was Terence Hooper, 31, fashions director of the Youthquake Program, Kari-Ann Moller, an 18 year-old model for Youthquake, some Puritan salesmen & publicity people. Messrs. Hooper & Young & Miss Moller are from London. Mr. Hooper was in the Beatles' first movie; Kari-Ann is the star of their Youthquake movie. Mr. Young traced the development of this type of fashion in England. Miss Bass modelled several costumes. Tell about her background, including all the other titles she won. Mr. Young said she was too trained & not a typical American teenager.
Lillian Ross (1918-2017) joined the staff of The New Yorker in 1945, during the Second World War, and worked with Harold Ross, the magazine's founder and first editor.
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Home TV News CW Seed Series to Debut First Gay Superhero Lead
CW Seed Series to Debut First Gay Superhero Lead
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DC's The Ray is coming to the CW Seed network in a new, animated series titled Freedom Fighters: The Ray, compliments of Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim. This particular iteration of The Ray – based on writer Grant Morrison's version milling about his reality-bending maxi-series, Multiversity – "will introduce the first gay Super Hero to lead a show." Anyway, let's check out the very first promotional image for Freedom Fighters: The Ray!
In more recent incarnations of the Freedom Fighters, the membership included Phantom Lady, the Ray (Stan Silver), the Human Bomb, Doll Man, Bigfoot, Destroyer, Black Condor and Face. The team is usually led and selected by a walking, talking embodiment of the American Spirit, Uncle Sam. Well, it looks like Uncle Sam is absent, but we're getting Phantom Lady, Black Condor and…not sure about the other guy. I think that's Doll Man.
Who's The Ray? CW Seed has the answer-
"Raymond 'Ray' Terrill was a reporter who discovered a group of government scientists working on a secret project to turn light into a weapon of mass destruction. But before he could report on his findings, the project head exposed Ray to a "genetic light bomb." The bomb failed to kill him and instead gifted Ray with light-based powers. With these abilities, Ray realized he could go beyond reporting on injustice – he could take action to help stop it. Calling himself the Ray, he was recruited by Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters to fight violence and oppression wherever it exists."
Freedom Fighters: The Ray hits the CW Seed in 2017. Will we see a live-action iteration crossover with the ever-expanding DC/CW-verse? Probably, but don't hold me to it.
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John Ingolf Alvheim (ur. 21 maja 1930 w Øygarden, zm. 5 grudnia 2005), polityk norweski, wieloletni deputowany do Stortingu.

Był z zawodu pielęgniarzem, asystującym przy czynnościach anestezjologicznych, pracował m.in. w misji norweskiego Czerwonego Krzyża w Libanie. Działał w Chrześcijańskiej Partii Ludowej, z ramienia której był zastępcą deputowanego do parlamentu w latach 1973-1977. Przeszedł następnie do Partii Postępowej. W latach 1989-2005 reprezentował z jej ramienia okręg Telemark w Stortingu, pełniąc m.in. funkcję przewodniczącego Komitetu Spraw Socjalnych od 1997. Mandat parlamentarny sprawował wyborów we wrześniu 2005.

Znany był głównie z zaangażowania w sprawy socjalne. W 2000 pewne kontrowersje wzbudziła jego wizyta na Kubie, gdzie był gościem rządu Fidela Castro.

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Great news for shark conservation in the Caribbean. Today it was officially decided to protect eight shark species under the international Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol following a proposal by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs in cooperation with a team of shark experts. The SPAW protocol is the only cross-border legislative instrument for nature conservation in the Wider Caribbean Region.
Political representatives of 14 Caribbean countries came together in Cayenne, French Guiana to vote which species would officially be added to the SPAW protocol. Through the SPAW protocol, which is a United Nations initiative, the signatory countries set agreements to protect vulnerable animals and their unique habitats. The agreements concern trade and fisheries, as well as tourism and coastal development. Until now, no sharks or rays were included in the protocol, despite being an especially threatened animal group, both on a global scale and in the Caribbean region. The main threats to shark populations are overfishing and destruction of vital habitats such as coral reefs and mangroves.


Historian Gary Gerstle to join Critical Theory and the Arts for a Post-election discussion of his new book, Liberty and Coercion.
The presidential campaign now underway presents the nation—as seen through our very own eyes—with a vision of the wrenching apart of its party system. It is an astonishing situation: even when obliged to argue vociferously for one candidate or the other, approximately no one is in favor of the nominees. The opposing sides of this fraying nation share unanimity, if nowhere else, in 'disgust' for, or 'mistrust' of the candidates. But however directed toward individual candidates, a slight shift of optic shows that these feelings expressively characterize how the nation senses itself as it threatens to breech long established representational boundaries. Populations amounting to much of the nation, no longer find their lives, their ideas, their moods, fears and aspirations credibly contained and represented by the political parties as evinced in their standard bearers. The parties themselves are excruciatingly aware that their constituencies are preparing to bolt, and would perhaps do so in a moment, if they had somewhere else to turn. Once this election is over, no doubt, the national parties will be scrambling to find ways credibly to recapture a suddenly remote electorate. How did it come to this?
In his brilliant, broadly learned and constructively illuminating new book, Liberty and Coercion, historian Gary Gerstle—the Paul Mellon Professor of American History, University of Cambridge—provides a study of the development of the political dynamic of representation in United States. The work reaches its conclusion in this thought, which the whole of the book develops: "A deep commitment to allowing individuals to live freely cohabits in one system of governance with a profound determination to police the population" (p. 349). That cuts to the quick; Tocqueville would have admired it. It is an essential formulation of the puzzle shaping the rage at government that otherwise now, mostly blindly, preoccupies the nation. Gerstle has written a valuable study, and it will present the context for our post-election discussion of the presidential contest with him later this year.


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Sokoto decries NULGE boss' claims
Sokoto State Government has said it has taken exception to the false claims by Mr. Ibrahim Khalil, who parades himself as the National President of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), adding that it is demanding an apology from him on behalf of the Northwest governors.
Khalil spoke at a news conference.
He said governors in the Northwest zone have created a vacuum at the local government level by refusing to conduct council elections.
A statement signed by the Special Assistant to Governor Aliyu Wamakko on Media Matters, Sani Umar, described the claims as not only misleading but ignorant and ill-informed, adding that it showed that Mr. Khalil is not aware of the happenings in his constituency.
"It is equally self-serving and sycophantic for him to single out one state and make a sweeping generalisation, while in fact, he lacks information about what obtains in other states in the zone because he has confined himself to his office and chosen to be an armchair critic.
"Mr. Khalil's statement is a claim by a disgruntled leader, who leads without knowing those he leads or where they are. Otherwise, he would have known that there are other governors, who abhor vacuum and make sure it does not exist in their local government," the statement said.
It said for the avoidance of doubt, Khalil should be educated on the facts about Sokoto State with regards to council poll.


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On The Mississippi Gulf Coast
Tour the last home of Jefferson Davis and Presidential Library. The home and grounds are amazing. We love to walk to the grounds to visit the graveyard. Beauvoir also holds sixteen annual events each year.
Ohr O'keefe Museum of Art
The Museum is named after the most famous and flamboyant George Ohr "The Mad Potter of Biloxi". The Building designed by Frank Gehry. The Museums calendar is packed with plenty to do and lots to see.
Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum
The Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum was established in 1986 to preserve and interpret the maritime history and heritage of Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. It accomplishes this mission through an array of exhibits on shrimping, oystering, recreational fishing, wetlands, managing marine resources, charter boats, marine blacksmithing, wooden boat building, net making, catboats/Biloxi skiff,
Walter Anderson Museum of Art
The Walter Anderson Museum of Art inspires discovery, imagination, and community-building on the Gulf Coast and beyond through programs, exhibitions, and outreach.
Biloxi Lighthouse
The Biloxi Lighthouse built in 1848 is the only lighthouse in the United States to stand in the middle of a four-lane highway. The lighthouse survived Hurricane Katrina and is reported to be the most photographed landmark on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Ship Island Excursions
Ship Island Excursions is a favorite of locals and tourists alike. Its miles of white sandy beaches, clear water beautiful wildlife and Fort Massachusetts are absolutely amazing.
Impulsive Charters
The Charter Boat Impulsive is one of the most recognized, reputable and well-known charter fishing services on the Mississippi coast. Captain Scott prides himself on providing excellent service to each client.
Great Southern Club
Located on 129 acres of spectacular Gulf Coast scenery, the Great Southern Golf Club has been serving the golfers of the MS Gulf coast since 1908. Offering unparalleled views at an affordable rate.
Award-Winning Golf Coast MS Golf Courses
Great Southern Golf Club
Windance Country Club
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Following up on last week's UFTO Note (Oct 17) about DOE's Roundtable meetings and the mysterious account of the O'Leary-CEOs meeting, here are more developments.
1. More details on the proposed DOE SEAB Task Force on Elec. Reliability. There's been no decision as yet. The writeup attached below appears on the DOE-SEAB web site.
2. See related news story about EEI's plans to form an industry committee, presumably to represent IOUs in dealings with DOE and the task force.
Also, copies of the DOE report to the President about the July 2 western power outage (DOE/PO-0050) are available from the DOE Office of Policy. Contact is Paul Carrier, 202-586-5659.
Objectives and Scope of Activities: To provide advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board on issues related to the reliability of bulk electricity systems in the United States.
The major power outages in the western U.S. of July 2 and August 10, 1996 have brought widespread attention to the issue of electric system reliability. The electric industry is in the midst of a complex transition to competition. This transition will induce many far-reaching changes in the structure of the industry and the institutions which regulate it. The transition also raises many issues related to reliability, as new entities emerge in power markets and as generation becomes less integrated with transmission.
The role of the Task Force on Electric System Reliability will be to advise on critical institutional, technical, and policy issues that need to be addressed in order to maintain bulk electric system reliability in the context of a more competitive industry. Among other things, the Task Force will consider whether existing federal law should be modified and will also identify key technical issues that need to be addressed in order to maintain the reliability of the electric grid as it is used more intensively for regional power transfers. These issues should be framed as an agenda for a collaborative research program involving the Department, its national laboratories, the North American Electric Reliability Council and the regional reliability councils, the Electric Power Research Institute, academic institutions, corporate participants in wholesale power transactions, and others.
The Task Force shall prepare periodic reports identifying and suggesting ways to address key institutional, technical, and policy issues associated with maintaining bulk electric system reliability in the context of a competitive electric industry.
The Task Force shall report to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board.
The Task Force is expected to meet approximately six times per year. Meetings will be scheduled as the Task Force chair deems necessary for the Task Force to accomplish its duties and purposes.
The Task Force's membership shall reflect a balance of expertise and viewpoints. Members shall include members of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, as well as members of the public, and shall include representatives of affected electricity producer and marketing groups, federal and state agencies, reliability organizations, academic and other experts on reliability, and other relevant stakeholder groups. Members shall be appointed for terms of two years, renewable for a second term.
The Secretary of Energy shall designate a chair or two co-chairs for the Task Force on Electric System Reliability.
To facilitate the functioning of the Task Force, the Task Force may establish working groups on its own initiative. The objective of a working group would be to undertake fact finding and analysis on behalf of the Task Force, with respect to matters within the responsibilities of the Task Force, focusing on short and long term requirements.
The Chairperson (or co-chairs), in consultation with the Department, will appoint members of working groups. Persons from outside the Task Force may be appointed to a working group to secure expertise needed to conduct committee business. Working groups shall meet as the Task Force deems appropriate.
This Charter shall expire three years from the date of the Task Force's establishment, subject to extension or dissolution by the Chairman of Secretary of Energy Advisory Board.


You'll rest easy knowing you've outfitted your beloved camper with one or two Helinox chairs, a Helinox table, two pair of Point6 socks with some essential Rocky Mountain munchies (PowerIce, Nutterly by Nature cookie snaps, Chocolates by Daniela, Sweetwood jerky & Honey Stinger snack bar, a waffle & organic energy chews). Ranch Organics Lip Creme, Rocky Mountain Soap Factory hemp soap, and two Steamboat Springs stickers also accompany the burly basket.
One can never be too prepared for a deep woods adventure!
Helinox - The 1.9lb. folding camp chair is a friend to anyone on the go. Packing down smaller than the Sunday Times, you can take your Helinox Chair One anywhere. Utilizing anodized DAC aluminum poles, Chair One is strong enough to support folks up to 320lbs. It's both comfortable and stylish, and you and all your friends will be psyched to have it around the campfire, outdoor concert venue, or even on a backpacking trip.
Point6 Socks - There is a huge range of quality of merino wool and the Point6 team has spent over 20 years producing merino wool products and have the expertise to select only the best fibers with very tight specifications. The result is high performance merino wool whose quality, durability and comfort is unmatched.


Home to one of Ghana's former presidents, Dzorwulu is a beautifully planned residential area catering to the middle and upper classes of Accra society. Bordered by Roman Ridge, Abelemkpe and, Shiashie, most residences in this neighbourhood are walled and many residents have hired private security guards, which makes it a haven for the more security-conscious.
This neighbourhood is teeming with lots of businesses cutting across multiple industries: Law, Retail, Consultancy, Entertainment, Education, Beauty and Fashion, including rapper Sarkodie's store and designer Aya Morrison's atelier. Right at the Dzorwulu traffic light is also the well-known Perez International Chapel. Just about any service, a new resident may need is most likely attained in the area or close by. This makes Dzorwulu one of the prime areas to seriously consider if you are in the market for a house for rent in Accra.
According to residents here, there are lots of Nigerians and Ivorians in this neighbourhood and 'Everything is too expensive in this area, from food to services and rent.' A no frills 1 bedroom apartment in Dzorwulu can be found for upwards of GHS 400 per month, with much nicer properties with modern amenities averaging GHS 5,000.
Dzorwulu is a very central neighbourhood with fast and easy access to the N1 George Bush Highway, Olusegun Obasanjo Roa,d and Abelenkpe Boulevard (which takes you to Airport Residential and Roman Ridge).
Within Dzorwulu, you're most likely to find Circle-bound trotros. If you are not headed in that direction and do not want to take taxis (which are available in abundance), you will have to make your way to Dzorwulu junction or to the Expresso (telecom company) building opposite the Fiesta Royale Hotel.
If you are not headed in that direction and do not want to take taxis (which are available in abundance), you will have to make your way to Dzorwulu junction or to the Expresso (telecom company) building opposite the Fiesta Royale Hotel to get a trotro to other parts of Accra.
Be mindful, though, that after 9pm, it is very unlikely you will find a trotro within the area. Some workers we spoke to in the neighbourhood, while very glad about the ease with which they get public transport (taxi and trotro) to and from Dzorwulu during the day, complained about getting a reasonable price from taxi drivers at dusk when it's time to go home after work.
, Even more, can be found in the neighbouring localities like Roman Ridge, Achimota and Abelemkpe, where Golden Age school and the famed American Lincoln Community School is.
Even more can be found in the neighbouring localities like Roman Ridge, Achimota and Abelemkpe, where Golden Age school and the famed American Lincoln Community School is. The Astros Football park offers amazing after-school and summer sports programs for school aged kids who can train, make friends, develop teamwork skills and engage in the extracurricular activity.
If you are looking for a hotel or to spend some quality time alone, with friends or with family, there are a few really good spots in Dzorwulu to check out. Marvel's offers the capital's only mini golf course and also serves food with free WiFi on the side. Other middle priced eateries are Perfect Touch, Urban Taste and Peter Pan fast food.
The very classy African Regent Hotel and Fiesta Royale Hotel serve fantastic buffets and live music on weekend nights. Want Chinese food? There's a Palace restaurant in the area as well. There are few pubs and mostly local spots like Bongo's where you can get some Ghanaian bitters.
The very classy African Regent Hotel and Fiesta Royale Hotel serve fantastic buffets and live music on weekend nights. Want Chinese food? There's a Palace restaurant in the area as well. There are few pubs and mostly local spots like Bongo's where you can get some Ghanaian bitters .
There are few pubs and mostly local spots like Bongo's where you can get some Ghanaian bitters or a nice cold beer and some khebabs. When dusk falls and you want somewhere to shake your bum-bum, Dzorwulu nightlife has two great options: Shaka Zulu and Afrodisiac nightclubs.
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