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On 06 May 2015 a memorial service was held at the Major Edwin Swales VC DFC memorial at the Durban High School to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Edwin Swales (1915 – 2015), the 70th anniversary of the death of Edwin Swales (1945 – 2015) and the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (1945 – 2015).
The event was organised and coordinated by David R. Bennett, a Durban High School Old Boy and Edwin Swales biographer. During the event the following were presented to the Durban High School:
• A one in thirty-two scale model, in a glass display cabinet, of a Lancaster Bomber Aircraft (a copy of the type of aircraft flown by Edwin Swales on the operation during which he was tragically killed) sponsored and presented by Mile Jacklin. The Model was built by Peter Jacklin.
• The original Edwin Swales Flying Log Book was found in the Archives in the United Kingdom by Paul Kilmartin who has had a copy bound made.
• The personal file of Edwin Swales, a pre-war employee of Barclays Bank DC & O (now First National Bank – FNB) was traced and a copy will be presented by Mr Preggy Pillay.
Numerous persons assisted David with organisation which include Messer’s Pat Goss (a DHS Old Boy) and Preggy Pillay both Directors of FNB. FNB sponsored the event.
Following the welcome by David Bennett the South African National Anthem was sung. This was followed by a short address by Mr Leon Erasmus, the 14th Headmaster of the Durban High School which was founded in 1866. Mr Paul Kilmartin then provided a historical background on Major Edwin Swales VC DFC SAAF and Victory in Europe Day (08 May 1945) where after the presentations took place.
Dr Edwina Ward, niece of Edwin Swales, thanked everyone on behalf of the family followed by the dedication of the memorial events by the Reverend Canon R. N. van Zuylen. Then followed the Last Post, 2 minutes silence, Reveille and the laying of wreaths.
Following the tragic loss of Edwin Swales, Air Chief Marshall Sir Arthur “Bomber” Harris KCB OBE AFC Chief of Bomber Command Royal Air Force, wrote a letter to Edwin’s mother, Mrs Olive Essery Swales, saying inter-alia the following: “On every occasion your son proved be a fighter and resolute captain of his crew. His devotion to duty and complete disregard for his own safety will remain an example and inspiration for all of us.”
The documents from the South African Air Force promoting Edwin Swales to Major only reached the British authorities in the United Kingdom after his death and the awarding of the Victoria Cross was gazetted, hence the rank “Captain” on the citation of his Victoria Cross. His headstone and all other official documents reflects his rank as “Major”.
In 2013 Swales was awarded the “Bomber Command” clasp to be worn as clasp on the 1939 – 1945 Star.
On 11 November 2009 the then Chief of the South African Air Force, Lieutenant General Carlo Gagiano, and Dr Edwina Ward unveiled the memorial to Major Edwin Swales VC DFC SAAF at the Durban High School.
You can watch the short interview by the South African Broadcasting Corporation with Dr Edwina Ward, Paul Kilmartin and David Bennett at
A TRULY SOUTH AFRICAN HERO.
Story for the South African Legion of Military Veterans by Charles Ross with information and photos provided by David Bennett.
It is with great pleasure that we welcome the following members that were elected to the committee at the 27th AGM of the Friends of the SAAF Museum on Saturday, 7th March 2015.
Robin Meyerowitz: Chairman/Secretary
Norman Larsen: Vice-Chairman/Fund Raising/Librarian
Mike Phillips: Treasurer
Janine Nudblicher: Projects Co-Ordinator/Membership
Dave Smith: Projects Co-Ordinator
Mike von Bentheim: Marketing/Sales/Kiosk
Please contact us should you wish to volunteer for any activities (secretary required), for any info, or just to chat.
Our first committee meeting will take place at 09:00 on the 4th April, 2015 at the Tunnel, AFB Ysterplaat.
(Chairman Friends of the SAAF Cape Town Branch)
Comments or questions are welcome.
The Commanding Officer
Lt Col Brian Bell
Requests the honour of your presence at
22 Squadron, AFB Ysterplaat
at 5 o’clock in the afternoon on Jun 5th, 2015
for a Chopper and Friend Reunion in sight of the one and only Table Mountain.
It’s time to reflect, remember, to re-unite and enjoy the passion, not only for the Chopper Manne, but also for the many friends.
The favour of your reply is requested by May 15th, 2015.
Cost of function R120-00
Tel 021 508 6336/6430 for initial booking
Confirmation of booking will take place once proof of payment is confirmed to
ABSA ACC no 0370980063 –
Ref: CR Initials and Surname, eg: CR PH Surname.
Please FWD proof of payment to above email or Fax to 021 5086371.
Dress: As you are
PLEASE TAKE NOTE
Identification will be required at security gate and entrance will be confirmed against the guest list.
The Chopper Manne will never say No!
THE MTR Smit Children’s Haven and the South African Air Force (SAAF) Museum will benefit from a World War One Centenary Commemoration evening with Rocco de Villiers.
The event takes place on Saturday, February 28, at Grey High School in Port Elizabeth and will boast Rocco’s unparalleled talent, raising much needed funds for the beneficiaries.
The evening will also showcase the extraordinary vocal talent of PE’s Niqui Cloete Barrass and the programme will be run by aviation fanatic and Breakfast Show co-host, Charlton Tobias of Algoa FM.
Tickets cost R250 per person and include a light meal. A cash bar facility will be available. People must be seated by 7pm.
To book call Amoré at MTR Smit on 041 367 1103 or 079 177 5471.
According to Dr Crystal Watson, who heads the MTR Smit Children’s Haven, this institution was founded in Ugie in 1918 as a direct result of the social effects of WW1 (the Haven was later moved to PE).
Watson said support for this project will be much appreciated. “The PE Air Show, which takes place every second year, is our main fund raising event, but with the rapidly escalating cost of living, every cent helps.”
Captain Mark Kelbrick, curator of the SAAF Museum in Port Elizabeth, said a commemoration event of this nature is important, because people tend to forget. “People tend to forget about the sacrifices that were made during World War One in order for us to have a better quality of life.”
Explaining the importance of the SAAF Museum, Kelbrick said the Air Force in the Bay has always played a huge role in aviation and that many firsts for the South African Air Force actually took place right here. “It is important to guard our rich aviation history for generations to come.”
The 2015 Aircraft Raffle has started – Win a Piper Cherokee 180 plus a
PPL course or advance training worth R100,000.00
redeemable from any flight school of your choice within RSA
and a free PPL medical from 24/7 GP.
DJA have, since 1998, been raffling an aircraft and pilot license course each and every year for the Reach For A Dream Foundation, fulfilling not only the children’s dreams who have life threatening illnesses but also many ordinary South Africans whose dream it has been to get their PPL and own an aircraft. In addition to this annual event, DJA also raffle an extra PPL prize around Christmas time each year to raise additional funds for the Reach For A Dream Foundation.
Over the years the proceeds of the Aircraft Raffle has helped many children realise their dreams. Browse through the Reach For A Dream Foundation (RFAD) website for more information.
The winner of the Mirage digital art raffle displayed in the PE SAAF Museum reception during the air show is Sally Soule of Port Elizabeth.
Well done and thank you to all those kind donors who supported the raffle – your contributions have been invaluable.
Willie (Buskruit) Burger
Velddrif Dec 2014
SAAF Boats – Short History
THE NOW ALMOST INVISIBLE BOND BETWEEN THE NAVY AND THE AIR FORCE
By 1940, when the first South African forces were deployed in East Africa, the Mediterranean Sea was under German and Italian control. The Suez Canal was thus an ambush, just waiting to happen. The Cape sea-route was the longest but safest route to East Africa and Egypt. By the middle of 1941, Japanese forces had overrun so much of the Eastern Indian Ocean territory that it was obvious that Australia would fall next. Japan made contact with the Vichy-France government in Madagascar and Japanese aircraft deployed to this “permanent aircraft carrier”. It is a fact that Japanese reconnaissance aircraft flew over Durban on two occasions.
Under these circumstances, it became necessary for the Royal Navy, British ground forces and the South African Air Force to invade Madagascar. The campaign did not last long, but few people realise how close the War came to South African shores. But, German U-boats and surface raiders still sank 153 Allied ships within 1 600 km of the South African coast.
In 1939/40, the patrolling of the sea-route was carried out with commandeered SAA Junkers Ju-86 airliners. When these aircraft were needed in East Africa as bombers, the reconnaissance and patrolling of the long coastline was taken over by Avro Ansons of 32 Flight at Brooklyn Air Station, (now Air Force Base Ysterplaat – Cape Town). The Anson was made mainly of wood and canvas, it had a range of 1 050 km and could carry 4 X 40 kg anti-submarine bombs.
In December 1939 a unit was formed at Youngsfield, to operate a 40 foot (12 metre) armoured target boat in False Bay. The MALGAS was used as a target on the bombing and gunnery range at Strandfontein. Seven tonnes of armoured steel were fitted to the deck and sides to protect the crew and engines. A second armoured boat (MALGAS II) and a high speed rescue launch (MALMOK) arrived at Cape Town in March 1940. The unit was visited by General Pierre van Ryneveld, Chief of the Air Force, who gave the order that the unit should be known as the SAAF Motorboat Wing. The first military craft of this type, to operate on our coast, was thus under the control of the Air Force, and would remain so for almost 30 years.
The Motorboat Wing received 19 “Crash Boats” between May 1941 and May 1944. They were built in Florida, USA, and were 63 feet (19 m) long. They could maintain a speed of 40 knots (74 km/h) for 15 minutes, but their cruising speed was 22 to 25 knots (41-46 km/h). They had a range of 500 nautical miles (926 km), and they were all equipped to handle six casualties/patients. They were numbered R1 to R20. (Superstition regarding the number 13 caused the number to be omitted). The nineteen boats were distributed between Durban, Port Elizabeth, Gordons Bay, Cape Town and Donkergat (opposite Langebaan).
(In 1961 and 1962, two German built, Krogerwerft (29,3 metre) Crash Boats – R30 and R31 were delivered . These were the forerunners of the T-craft, now used by the Navy in the air-sea rescue role.
In 1942, the war in North Africa was at its peak, and the front moved backwards and forwards, as Allied and Axis forces attacked and counter-attacked. All supplies to the Allied forces in Egypt had to pass round the Cape by sea. The antiquated Ansons could not cope with the defence of the sea route any more, and a Royal Air Force Squadron, number 262, started operating from Durban’s Congella Base, using Catalina flying boats for the long flights, to assist shipping against the U-boat threat. Langebaan lagoon was used regularly by the Catalinas, and in 1943 a detachment of Dutch Navy Catalinas was also active in Saldanha Bay. Congella Air Station (Langebaan Detachment) was built in this period, where Langebaanweg is situated today.
The Catalina flying boats needed support boats during daily operations. At Lake St Lucia, Richards Bay and Langebaan, the motorboat squadrons had to operate five other boat-types, to support the flying boats, viz, Seaplane Tenders, (for towing the Catalinas and later the Sunderlands), Safety boats, Refuelling boats, Fire Tenders and Marine Tenders, which were also used as bomb-scows, for the transport and loading of bombs and depth charges.
For the sake of continuity, the term “flying boat” is used throughout this narrative. The British preferred the term “sea-plane”, but the SAAF used “flying boat – vliegboot” in daily conversation. By the American definition, an aircraft with a boat shaped lower fuselage was termed a flying-boat, and an aircraft with added-on floats was regarded as a “float-plane.”
The loss of life in South African waters, as a result of enemy action, was very high. The NOVA SCOTIA was 34 km off St Lucia, when it was torpedoed by a German U-boat. 750 people, mostly Italian prisoners of war, went down with the ship. But on the positive side, it is a fact that the crash boats were able to rescue almost 500 lives during the war.
To supplement the search and rescue ability, the Air Force acquired Lockheed Ventura Mark 1& 2 bombers. The first arrived at Brooklyn Air Station in 1942. The Ventura had a range of 3 100 km at a speed of 450 km/h.
Lockheed manufactured a maritime version of the Ventura; the PV-1 patrol bomber. Except for the American forces, the SAAF operated more Venturas than any other country. Between 1942 and 1960, the SA Air Force operated 130 B-34 bombers and 134 PV-1 maritime patrol bombers.
After the war, the number of crash boats was decreased, but the Motorboat Squadron at Donkergat and Langebaan survived. The boats remained under Air Force command and control until November 1969. With the bombing range at Tooth Rock (Jacobsbaai) in daily use, it was necessary to have a crash boat on constant stand-by just outside the danger area. There were accidents and incidents and the crews were seldom bored. The Navy took over the crash boats in 1969, and got rid of all but two of them. This was not because the sea-rescue ability was no longer necessary, but the arrival of the helicopter drastically changed the whole perspective.
The maritime role of the SA Air Force did not change or end after the Second World War. Remember that 262 Squadron (RAF) and the Dutch Navy, patrolled the territorial waters and coastline with Catalina flying boats. As the RAF crews returned home after their tours of duty, more and more South Africans were absorbed into 262 Squadron. Number 35 Squadron (SAAF) was born out of 262 Squadron, (in February 1945) before the end of the War. The new squadron’s 8 Catalinas were supplemented, and eventually replaced by 15 Sunderland flying boats, and anti-submarine warfare remained a priority until the end of the War. The emblem of 35 Squadron was a Pelican standing on the map of Africa. The Motto then was SHIYA AMANZI; which was Zulu for “Rise from the Water”.
After the War, 35 Squadron remained at Congella. The boats which served the Sunderlands, Catalinas and Anson, were Air Force boats, and remained in service until the Sunderlands were withdrawn in the mid–fifties. Yes, the Squadron also had an Anson float-plane. This Anson with floats, was the only one in the world.
The Squadron moved to Ysterplaat (Cape Town), and from there continued its tasks – coastal patrols and search and rescue, using PV-1 Venturas. In 1957/58, the Avro Shackleton MR-3 long range, maritime reconnaissance bomber replaced the Ventura. The Squadron Motto then changed to SHAYA AMANZI; which was Zulu for “Strike the Water”.
ENTER THE SHACKLETON
Eight Shackletons were acquired by the SAAF in 1957/58. Not long after they arrived, they made headline news when one of the aircraft flew non-stop, right around South Africa in 14 hours. In 1958, one of the Shackletons remained in the air for 21 hours and 10 minutes. The Shackleton had a take-off mass of almost fifty tonnes, of which just over 14 tonnes was fuel. The total fuel capacity of a Shackleton was 17 802 litres.
The sight and sound of an approaching Shackleton, must have been the most beautiful thing on earth, to many a shipwrecked sailor. With the bomb-bay doors closed, the Shackleton could carry a SARO 3 airborne lifeboat. The metal boat could be dropped by parachute and it had an inboard engine, mast and sail, supplies and emergency equipment. However, the airborne lifeboat was never used in an actual rescue mission. The drag limited the aircraft’s range drastically, and Lindolm-gear was carried instead. The Lindolm-gear consisted of three rope-linked canisters, each with its own parachute. One canister contained a ten-man dinghy, and the other two contained water, provisions, food and blankets.
In later years, when the Cold War (between East and West), had the World in its grip, no ships, of any country, sailed round the Cape without being observed, photographed and documented by Shackleton or Albatross crews. The twin-engined Albatross was acquired to supplement the Shackleton. The “Trossies” were used for close, inshore work, leaving the Shacks to take care of the long distance calls for surveillance and help.
Willie (Buskruit) Burger
Velddrif Dec 2014
The SAAF Museum extends its thanks to Lionel Barnard and CS AUTO BODY, Vehicle Specialists of note for their kind donation of CIC anti-corrosion products.
These products will be used to preserve & protect the Museum aircraft at the Ysterplaat & PE Museums.
The Museum is growing from strength to strength. This growth is made possible by the kind sponsorship of Individuals, Companies and Associations.
Among the individuals who contribute to this website, the following stalwarts assist with historical and other queries, advice and support:
Regular Advisors: Brig-Gen Derrick Page, Chris Teale, Steve McLean, John Coutts, Greg Pullin, Dean Wingrin, Kirk Kinnear and the late Kevin Furness and Eric Tyler.
Photographers: Jans Schmidtgen, Kirk Kinnear, Nic Wonfor, Greg Pullin. Alan Wienburg, Irene McCullagh, Monique Lyons and Dean Wingrin.
We would like to thank the following companies in particular for their unstinting assistance and support in many different areas:
The South African Aviation Foundation Museum (Association Incorporated Under Section 21) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the preservation and display of the history and aircraft of the South African Air Force (SAAF).
It’s stated Goal is: To promote the SAAF Museum and aviation in general as well as to raise funds to achieve the objectives of the Foundation.
The Foundation is run by civilians and does not receive any funds from the SAAF or the government. Thus, we rely solely on fund-raising activities in order to achieve our aims.
The organisation is also registered as a Non-Profit Organisation with the South African Department of Social Development (registration number 016-007 NPO). The company registration number is 2000/029820/08
Our kind sponsors include:
The professional distributor of Engineering & Industrial Plastics, Signage and Glazing materials,
Digital Print Media, Aluminium Sign Systems and Point of Purchase components to the Southern Africa industry.
ER24 is a national, private emergency medical care provider that provides fast and efficient medical care to everyone in South Africa.
3M – Staunch supporters of the Museum’s restoration projects
Southern X have kindly provided sponsorship for the Team working on the Sabre.
Denel Aviation are proud sponsors of the South African Air Force Museum
Goodyear Aviation have provided a superb sponsorship in the form of tyres for the 6832 Restoration Project.
SABAT have provided batteries and support for our restoration projects.
Duram Paints have kindly provided us with materials to refurbish “The Tunnel.”

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Welcome to the Delaware County Health Department website
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Visit our COVID-19 Testing web page for the latest testing info.
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WASHINGTON —of Sacramento, Calif., wrapped up development testing on a pair of launch-abort engines for the space capsule Boeing is developing to ferry astronauts to and from the international space station.
The latest round of tests took place near Mojave, Calif., during the second half of October. A pair of engines, each capable of generating about 39,000 pounds of thrust, were fired for a combined 29.7 seconds, Boeing spokeswoman Kelly George wrote in a Dec. 16 email. The successful development tests clear the way for qualification tests, in which each engine will be fired for 11 seconds — double their design requirement, George said.
Developed by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne before the company was acquired this year by Aerojet parent Gencorp Inc., the engines are for CST-100’s pusher-style abort system. In the event of a launch mishap, four such engines would propel CST-100 and its crew to safety. In a normal launch, the system will be carried to orbit, where its fuel could be used to pad margins for the rest of the mission, Boeing Space Exploration of Houston said in a Dec. 16 press release.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. () is working on a similar pusher abort system for its Dragon space capsule, which is a competitor to the CST-100 in NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The program aims to field a commercial crew taxi service for the space station by 2017.
Pusher abort systems are different from tractor-style abort systems — such as the one used on the Saturn 5 rocket for Apollo missions and the one planned for NASA’s Space Launch System — which are discarded shortly after liftoff during a nominal launch.
NASA in August 2012 awarded Boeing, Sierra Nevada Corp. and SpaceX contracts to continue developing their crew taxi concepts in the third round of the Commercial Crew Program. Boeing’s award, at $480 million, is the largest of the three.
Competition is now underway for the fourth and final round, under which a crewed demonstration flight to the international space station could happen as soon as 2015. A fourth-round award is expected by September.
NASA wants at least one commercial crew taxi flying by 2017 so that it can stop paying Russia to take crews on round trips to station aboard Soyuz spacecraft.
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Some of the most popular games have a ton of players, and as the years go by, Roblox even gets better and better. In July 2021, we will talk about the top best Roblox games you must play.
Roblox is a platform that has a huge collection of games that players love and some that players don't. If we talk about the ratings, players on Roblox can provide ratings to their games. People who appreciate their experience offer it a high rating, while those who have gone through a hard time often don't or offer a low rating.
In July 2021, some of the most common games were not highly ranked. More players mean more chances for a less than favourable rating. The highest-rated games are currently not necessarily what fans would expect.
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It’s 70 degrees out and the sun is shining. We headed to Kinder Park. The Pond looks like it’s frozen but that’s not ice – it’s just scum. Like the shadows
We decided to do something different and headed to Cape Henlopen Park in Delaware
Turtle Pond at Downs Park in winter
Liked the shadows on the snow.
There is a fox who lives in the neighborhood – we haven’t seen him in a long time but he might have been enjoying the snow in our yard last night
Backyard looks pretty in the snow
The Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge is the sole surviving example of a revolutionary design in the history of American Bridge engineering. It’s one of the oldest standing iron railroad bridges in the USA It was built in 1852 and was moved to Savage in 1887.
The old tobacco barn was moved from Gambrills. The only part of the barn that is original is the interior framing. It was really interesting to see the old tools If you look closely you can see all the different size wagon wheels.
Tried to so something different with sunflowers tonight. Could not decide which one I liked best

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Roblox is one of the most played games in the world. However, one of the biggest problems of this game is How to Use FPS Unlocker for Roblox. If you are having problems with this, there are some steps you can take. Thus, the 60 fps limit limited by the game will be removed.
The 60 FPS limit in the game is mandatory by the producers. It is not possible to remove this limit in accordance with the settings in the game. Additional tools are required for this. However, you should remember that these tools are not produced by Roblox.
How to Use FPS Unlocker for Roblox?
For the How to Use FPS Unlocker for Roblox question, you must follow the steps below. You should proceed carefully while following the steps. Thus, you will not have any problems while removing the 60 FPS limit.
- First of all, you should go to the Github site using the link we gave you. Thanks to the files on this page, you can download the tool that will remove the 60 FPS limit. This file is free to download. It is also quite small in size.
- It should be noted that this file is only for Windows devices.
- Then download the Roblox game using the Microsoft Store.
- Then run the Github file you downloaded. Grant the necessary permissions. The terminal item will run and then continue to run in the background.
After this step, you can run the Roblox game. And thus, the 60 FPS limit in the game will be removed. The disappearance of the FPS limit will increase the pleasure you get from the game even more. However, you may need quality hardware to support the FPS you receive. You should make sure that you have the necessary equipment for this.
Roblox 60 FPS Limit Removal
You can find the answer to the How to Use FPS Unlocker for Roblox question with the file you download from Github. Moreover, it is a very safe program. However, you should remember that you are still responsible for using this program.
To reach values of 60 FPS and above, this tool is actively a single engine. Apart from this, we will continue to inform you on our site if new methods come out up-to-date.
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SAGINAW - Technically, Kelsey Rhind doesn’t run.
But miracles don’t believe in technicalities.
Rhind was one of approximately 50 special-needs children who christened the Great Lakes Bay Miracle League Saturday at the special baseball field at the Frank N. Andersen Recreational Complex.
“When I saw the field, I said, ‘Holy cow,’” Rhind said. Rhind, 10, is from Gladwin and has spina bifida. She has lived in a wheelchair her entire life.
“I can run without hitting bumps and everything,” Rhind said. “I’ve been practicing throwing and hitting whiffle balls and playing catch. This is the first time I’ll ever get to play baseball. That makes me nervous.
“But at least I can run without worrying.”
Rhind is just one reason Eric Rutherford, executive director of the Great Lakes Bay Miracle League, began the project more than four years ago. As he was working on a field near Millet Learning Center, he watched the students come out of the school to the playground and saw how difficult it was for them to traverse the grass and stones.
“I took longer than what we wanted, but it is everything we dreamed of,” Rutherford said. “I’m a big fan of Field of Dreams. I look at this field and I remember when it was a corn field and I start thinking that we have our own little Field of Dreams right here in Bridgeport.
“And it’s only going to grow as people find out about it. Because we’re a regional league, we can draw from a large area. We’ve had seven new players sign up in the last couple of weeks.”
Also helping christen the new field was Indianapolis Colts receiver and former Nouvel Catholic Central star Blair White, who caught the opening pitch from Rutherford.
“I see these kids and think of all the opportunities I had growing up,” White said. “I can’t imagine not being able to play, I really can’t. That’s what makes this so awesome. I’ve never seen a field like this and what it means to these kids just to be able to play.”
Also present were Stephanie Davis, the program director of the National Miracle League, and Meghan Chisholm, a representative from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund, a cooperative effort from Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association.
“We look for opportunities to support opportunities for kids to play baseball in places where they don’t have those opportunities,” Chisholm said. “Supporting this is a no-brainer.”
According to Davis, there are 245 Miracle Leagues in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Australia, with 130 special fields.
“We actually have three Opening Days today,” Davis said. “Every Opening Day brings tears to my eyes.”
They weren’t the only wet eyes. The games drew players, parents and more than 20 buddies to help the players.
Nanci Rhind, Kelsey Rhind’s mother, didn’t mind the drive from Gladwin, which took almost 90 minutes.
“When I heard about it, we didn’t have to think twice about signing up,” Nanci Rhind said. “The drive is totally worth it ... we might have done it if it took three hours to drive here.
“My daughter has been to (Detroit) Tigers games and Great Lakes Loons games and she loves baseball. She’s always been the one to cheer for her brother (Evan) at his baseball or soccer games.
“This is the day she will hear the cheers. This is the day she gets to play. This is the day she gets to run like the other players.”
Technically, and miraculously, speaking.

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Developer Jimmy Gray recently posted a short video (see above), showing the latest version of a DIY motion-tracked VR stylus prototype. Using an HTC Vive Tracker mounted above a stylus-shaped unit, a VR stylus can be tracked and rendered, usable in Photoshop and capable of pressure sensitivity.
Update (7/8/17): Gray has released a new video showing a more polished version of his prototype which he now calls the Versa. The video shows how the device can be held like a traditional controller (with the Tracker facing upward), utilizing a thumbpad for typical interactions.
— Jimmy Gray (@jimmygray_) July 7, 2017
When flipped upside down with the tip pointing outward the Versa is in Stylus Mode, which gives the user a pencil-grip for better control with drawing tasks like sketching in Tilt Brush. Gray calls it Tablet Mode when the device is used against a flat surface, allowing for precise control for 2D interactions.
This latest Versa prototype appears to be fully wireless now compared to the prior version which appeared tethered to a computer. Though bulky today, it’s an interesting concept for a different type of ‘tool’ that might become a staple of VR input in the future. It isn’t clear how far Gray plans to take the project, which seems like it could be on a trajectory to a crowdfunding campaign; we’ve reached out to learn more about Versa’s future.
Original Article (4/12/17): According to Gray’s tweets, the prototype emulates an HID device using ‘Teensy‘, a very compact USB development board. For now, this part of the device appears to connect directly to the PC via a USB cable, but it could potentially be made wireless, like the Vive Tracker itself, in future iterations.
It’s easy to see where the motivation to start this project came from, as Gray is also an artist, with a few examples of his 3D sketch work in Tilt Brush on his YouTube channel. Like many of these motion-tracked accessory projects, the stylus started life using a Vive motion controller to perform the tracking, and this earlier footage shows the flex of a stylus tip being connected to an input on the Vive controller’s trackpad, acting as the pressure sensitivity gauge.
Tracking a stylus in this way is yet another example of the precision of Valve’s Lighthouse technology, something that was highlighted by Valve themselves in a similar way with the marker board in The Lab. However, the system has its limits, and is not going to be as accurate as using a conventional stylus, but there may be applications where a VR stylus is favourable, especially thanks to the real feedback it can provide.


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Because When I Get Sick I Want To See Someone Now, Not 2 Weeks From Now.
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Pre- Entry Quarintine Nursery
Breeding (including maintenance of coconut seed gardens & South Pacific Coconut Gene bank)
KIK ongoing Projects to Safe guard PNG from BCS
The arrival of the Coconut Phytoplasma disease of coconuts has placed the International Coconut Gene bank (ICG-SP) at a very high risk of being infested by the phytoplasma with devastating consequences of losing all its important genetic diversity. As a significant bio security risk every possible bio-security measure are taken to ensure the disease does not spread to the new areas and the ICG-SP. Apart from the containment the accessions must be saved from the possible BCS attack.
Following measures have been adopted by the BCS committee to address the problem;
- Relocation of the ICG-SP
- Gene Bank Sanitation
- Monitoring its spread
- Victor Studies
- BCS Tolerance Trials
Pre – Entry Quarantine Nursery Misima Island
The Kokonas Indastri Koporesen has started to collect coconut ascensions from all the original sites as recommended by the BCS committee. It has been 26 years since the last collections and most of the palms remaining are at least 50 years old. Currently the status of most of these palms are either nonexistent or are senile. The collection from the ascensions will be done on the condition that the regrowth is from the same population. Replants that have been introduced from elsewhere will not be collected.
According to the BCS committee the collection will be done in four stages. From stages 1-3 the collection will be done in non BCS affected provinces including:
- New Ireland
- East New Britain
- West New Britain
- Milne Bay
Pollination and Collection from ICG-SP (ex-situ).
The option on collection of accessions from the ICG-SP will occur due to the following reasons:
- The provinces known and suspected of BCS presence include: Western Province; East Sepik; and Madang. These accessions will be collected last to ensure we keep them away from others in the event that BCS is unknowing present on the materials during the nursery tests.
- The absence of accessions in the original location (in-situ).
This will require the production of seeds with control pollination as recommended by the BCS committee. The time period for pollination to maturity will be 11-12 months depending on the varieties.
Pre – Entry Quarantine Nursery Setup and Management
The microorganisms that causes the BCS disease cannot move by itself to another host plant. Extensive Research have proved that the mode of BCS spreads by means of insect vectors involving in plant to plant transmission or humans moving infected host plants. The choice of Misima Island to house the Pre-Entry Quarantine Nursery was critical considering the possible dangers of the BCS spread. As Misima island, is separated by sea it creates an excellent natural barrier for any possible pest and disease out breaks moreover containing the possible spread.
There is a total of three Pre-Entry Quarantine Nursery’s with an aphid screen enclosure. From the Nursery building, fifty meters radius has been cleared solely for keeping the insect vector and host plants away from the PEQN. At any one time the PEQN can germinate up to 1,700 seeds, with 300 seeds in each seedbed arranged in 10 rows with 30 seeds per row.
Presently 1 out of 3 nursery’s contains all the Southern Region Coconut Accessions. These accessions are now being germinated on the seedbeds in an aphid screen enclosure. The arrangement will keep each accession separate in each seedbed to avoid mixing of accessions. In addition, the seedbeds are separated by access roads which is clearly labelled according to the Name of accession, date of collection and the date sown in the nursery.
Transplanting to Punipuni Poly-bag Nursery
To comply with phytosanitary requirements all seed nuts will be treated before shipment out of the provinces by NAQIA and the collections team.
The BCS test will take at least a month. Once the accessions are cleared of BCS presence the seedlings will be uprooted, packed and shipped to Punipuni plantation. At Punipuni the seedlings will be raised in the poly- bags nursery for 6-12 months before field planting in a replicated trial.
Coconut Accessions collection around coastal areas of PNG
Below are the regions and provinces scheduled for the collection;
- Southern Region – Oro Province, Central Province, Gulf Province, Milne Bay Province
- New Guinea Islands – ENBP, WNBP, New Ireland Province, Manus Province, (Buka) North Solomon Province
- Momase Region – Morobe Province, Madang Province, East Sepik and Sandaun Province.

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UDR, a leading multifamily REIT, has formed a new real estate joint venture with MetLife, UDR/MetLife II, wherein each party owns a 50 percent interest in a $1.3 billion portfolio of 12 operating communities containing 2,528 apartment homes.
The 12 communities in the joint venture include seven from Denver-based UDR’s first joint venture with MetLife (UDR/MetLife I), which was formed on November 8, 2010, and five which have been newly acquired by UDR/MetLife II. The newly acquired communities, collectively known as Columbus Square, are all recently developed, high-rise apartment buildings located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, and were purchased for $630 million.
The acquisition of Columbus Square was partially funded through a combination of 10-year, fixed- and floating-rate debt totaling $302.3 million at an average rate of 3.8 percent from Fannie Mae. Approximately 88 percent of this amount is fixed at a rate of 3.9 percent. The new joint venture also assumed $363 million of debt associated with the seven communities contributed from the UDR/MetLife I joint venture. In total, the debt associated with the UDR/MetLife II joint venture carries a weighted average of 4.2 percent and a term of nine years.
The five communities that make up Columbus Square are: 801 Amsterdam, a 100-unit high-rise built in 2009 and 97 percent occupied; 775 Columbus, a 56-unit high-rise built in 2011 and 100 percent occupied; 795 Columbus, a 132-unit high-rise built in 2011 and 95.5 percent occupied; 805 Columbus, a 63-unit high-rise built in 2011 and 79.4 percent occupied; and 808 Columbus, a 359-unit high-rise built in 2009 and 97.5 percent occupied.
The seven communities contributed from UDR/MetLife I are:
Ashton Austin, a 259-unit high-rise in Austin, Texas, built in 2009, and 92.8 percent occupied; Ashton Bellevue, a 202-unit high-rise in Bellevue, Wash., built in 2009, and 95.1 percent occupied; TEN20, a 129-unit high-rise in Bellevue, Wash., built in 2009 and 91.9 percent occupied; Lodge at Foxborough, a 250-unit garden apartment complex in Foxborough, Mass., built in 2009 and 92.4 percent occupied; Lenox Farms, a 338-unit garden apartment complex in Braintree, Mass., built in 2009 and 96.1 percent occupied; Charles River Landing, a 350-unit mid-rise in Needham, Mass., built in 2010 and 98.1 percent occupied; and Domus, a 290-unit mid-rise in Philadelphia, Pa., built in 2008 and 98.3 percent occupied.
With the closing of UDR/MetLife II, UDR will own, have an ownership interest in or have under development nine communities consisting of 2,626 homes in Manhattan, nine communities consisting of 2,721 homes in the Boston metro area and 14 communities consisting of 2,720 homes in the Seattle metro area.
“These latest transactions speak to the success of the first UDR/MetLife joint venture and the opportunities available to us to further grow our partnership with MetLife in the future,” Tom Toomey, president and CEO of UDR said in a statement. He noted that the joint venture’s ownership interests in high-quality apartment communities “were all acquired in off-market transactions.”
“This joint venture is in line with MetLife’s commercial real estate investment strategy and also builds upon our strong relationship with UDR,” added Robert Merck, senior managing director and head of real estate investments for MetLife. He said that the joint venture will enable MetLife to increase its investment in “high-quality, multifamily properties in top-tier markets.”


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Yesterday we brought you news of union members in Michigan becoming violent against conservatives. First, there was the tearing down of a large Americans for Prosperity tent while women and elderly people were inside and then conservative activist Steven Crowder was punched in the face four times and threatened with murder. Now, straight out the Saul Alinsky playbook, the Left, the Teamsters Union and MSNBC's Ed Schultz are accusing AFP of tearing down their own tent down and are accusing Crowder of provoking union workers to attack him. The Teamsters have gone so far as saying the protest...
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It has been many years since I have used the Butt Stroke to the Head technique, seems like a good place to go and practice. Think of it this way, it's not going to make them any more brain dead then they already are.
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The Force is strong with this one.
Today is a great day for Star Wars fans and gamers. It was just last month when Disney shut down LucasArts and the future of Star Wars games were put on hold. Well earlier today Disney announced a multi-year deal with Electronic Arts that gives exclusive rights to develop and publish Star Wars video games. According the agreement:
“EA will develop and publish new Star Wars titles for a core gaming audience, spanning all interactive platforms and the most popular game genres, while Disney will retain certain rights to develop new titles within the mobile, social, tablet and online game categories.”
“This agreement demonstrates our commitment to creating quality game experiences that drive the popularity of the Star Wars franchise for years to come,” said John Pleasants, Co-President of Disney Interactive. “Collaborating with one of the world’s premier game developers will allow us to bring an amazing portfolio of new Star Wars titles to our fans around the world.”
“Every developer dreams of creating games for the Star Wars universe,” said EA Labels President Frank Gibeau. “Three of our top studios will fulfill that dream, crafting epic adventures for Star Wars fans. DICE and Visceral will produce new games, joining the BioWare team which continues to develop for the Star Wars franchise. The new experiences we create may borrow from films, but the games will be entirely original with all new stories and gameplay.”
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
I am very excited to see where Visceral Games, DICE, and BioWare, take the Star Wars franchise. No word on any specific games were announced. Nothing about Star Wars 1313. Hopefully one of these publishers will take the reigns and give us a Star Wars game we all want and deserve. Star Wars Battlefront III? Only time will tell.
We will keep you updated with any new info about EA, Disney and Star Wars as soon as it’s released.


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National Night Out is Tuesday
National Night Out will be observed on Tuesday, August 7. The goal of this annual event is to heighten crime-prevention awareness, build support and participation in local anti-crime programs, and most importantly, send a message that our neighborhoods are organized and fighting back against crime. It’s also the perfect opportunity to get to know our neighbors even better. In 2017, Hanover County ranked 12th in the nation of communities of a similar size and 1st in the Commonwealth of Virginia. If your community is planning to have an event on this night to celebrate National Night Out, or you would like more information about National Night Out, please contact Deputy Russ Beltran at 804-365-7116 or by email at [email protected] so that the Sheriff’s Office can make plans to stop by and thank your community for your support in keeping our communities safe.

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This Jasper report allows you to see everyone that is still scanned into the building on a given day for emergency purposes.
How it Works
There are 2 ways for customers to be scanned into the location and hence will appear on this report:
- Customer Profile: There is a check-in option on the profile page.
- Manual Scan: If you have a card reader scanner set up at your front desk, customers can walk by and scan into the location.
If a customer has a Card ID number on their profile page that is different than their customer ID number, it will be displayed here.
Once a customer has been checked in, they will appear on the Fire Drill report. If you decide to track checking out as well, the report will display a check mark when a customer has successfully checked out of the location for the day.
For child accounts, all parent names plus their phone numbers will display.
The report can be separated by location or all locations can be run at one time. The summary line will show the number of customers that checked in, how many were remained in the location and how many had checked out.


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Michaels Stores investigating possible data breach
Michaels Stores could be the latest big retailer to have a data security breach.
The Texas-based company said Saturday that it is launching a probe into potential fraudulent activity on payment cards used at the retailer, Reuters reports.
The arts and crafts retailer is working with data security experts and federal investigators.
Michaels decided to announce the possible data breach after the FBI warned retailers to expect more attacks.
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This shore fishing licence will allow an adult (over 18-year-old) to fish anywhere along the Spanish shoreline, for 2 days. It is issued by the government of Catalonia, and is valid for fishing throughout Spain. This includes the islands, like the Canaries as well as the Balearics.
What you get: a digital copy of the licence by e-mail. This has to be printed out before fishing.
What does it include: shore fishing with up to 2 rods, on the dates specified on the licence.
What it does not include: fishing on dates not specified on the licence or fishing in rivers, lakes, or estuaries.
Please fill in all the optional fields on the order form. No documents are necessary for this type of licence. Processing time is 1 day, but if you contact us, it can be a few hours.
You will need to follow the rules and regulations of the region where you are fishing (minimum sizes, maximum total weight). There is little to worry if you’re just going to do “catch and release”.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 11:30AM // NATIONAL WESTERN COMPLEX, DENVER
I am thrilled to be offering this workshop at The Market Beautiful, one of the most amazing vintage markets in the US! In this class, you’ll learn basic weaving techniques to create distinctive and personal pieces of wearable art. Using a simple miniature handmade loom and natural, plant-based fibers in an array of gorgeous colors, you will weave a one-of-a-kind necklace pendant and leave the class wearing it! No experience required, but space is limited!
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Learn the basics of weaving on a simple frame loom in this class for beginners. We’ll cover warping, basic weaving technique, how to create shapes, and how to add fun texture to your work. Class includes a portable loom and workbook to take home!

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Worked with David Reece (Accept, Bonfire), Lauri Tuohimaa (Charon), Marcos Rodriguez (Rage), Second To Sun, The Lust, Alkonost, Petri Lindroos (Ensiferum, Norther). The founder of 'Slaughtered Studio' that has succeeded in mixing metal and rock music. Good reviews from producers such as Mark Kramer and Peter Tagtgren.
I have been producing music for more than 10 years providing an extensive approach to your songs, including professional deep MIDI drum humanizing or live drums triggering, guitar reamping and all you need. I am interested in a good result, so I am ready for as many revisions as needed and usually give 15 business days from first pass.
Be sure to send me 2-3 reference tracks. This is important for understanding your views on the sound of your music.
We have a large set of guitar amps and experience in getting the sound of most of your favorite metal bands.
You can also get high-quality humanization of your MIDI-drums, including live replay with MIDI recording. This will allow you to save all the details of a live performance, groove, natural velocity and use it with the best samples.
Tell me about your project and how I can help, through the 'Contact' button above.
18 Reviews - 1 Repeat ClientEndorse Theodor Borovski
Perfect again! Theodor knows his stuff and never disappoint!
We made a cover song into a metal track and Theodor brought my dead mix back to life! Everyone who worked on this song is extremely happy and glad it got the love it deserves. 10/10. Two thumbs up. Will hire again.
Mah boy did it again! This time I threw something I was extremely worried about. That being a 7-minute long song with multiple time signatures and tempo changes. But he struck through and made my song shine bright. Communication was smooth and was quick to fix an updated version of the mix. He's so good at it that my notes for all the demos have gotten smaller. Highly recommend getting your song a punchy mix.
Took one of my older tracks and gave it a new life. Great mix, great master, great communication, highly recommend him! Give him all the cookies!
Great as always. This mix and master was even better than the first. I didn't get a demo as early as last time, but when he took his time to get the mix just right and it was worth the wait.
I used more variety in instruments in this, mainly more synths and he nailed the balance on his first try while adding small stuff like risers, impact and a looping hi-hat which made the already weird disco beat of my chorus even better.
Highly recommend him, 10/10, two thumbs up, best boi!
Great to work with and excellent at mixing and mastering! Works great with both clean and growls for metal! It sounded great on the first demo, then the track got better after giving him some notes and feedback. everything was adjusted to bring the song into life. The quality was top notch on its own and I'm looking forward to work on the next song.
Theodor was great to work with. Excellent communication and overall understanding of the music we were creating.
Every suggestion we had for the drum arrangements we needed help with was executed exactly how we were expecting - highly recommended.
Many thanx to Theodor for working with my commercial stock music. We made great heavy metal stuff!
Absolutely professional. I am happy!
A very attentive sound engineer who listens to all your wishes. It was very nice to work with him.
Many thanks to Theodor and Slaughtered Studio. Great job for mixing my four metal bands last 5 years. I got a lot of good reviews about the albums from my listeners
It is very cool that today there are producers who make the same classic metal sound of the early 2000s. Thank you very much!
I am a vocalist and it is very important for me how the voice will sound on the final mix. I worked with many sound engineers, but only Theodor showed me how my timbre in a song really can and should sound. We have been cooperating for about 3-4 years, and I hope to continue.
Theodor mixed the album Eight of Swords for our band Decadence Dust.
He did guitars reamping and drums sampling along with the mixing.
And we were overhelmed by the results. From the first mixes our songs sound almost perfect. And all little corrections were made fast and very accurate.
It was a pleasure to work with him.
Theodor was mixing tracks of our band Serpens et Leo.
I want to especially note his producing work with vocal and drum parts, cause he knows how to we must do and prepare our sources anb materials, I think this is very important in dat craft.
I worked with Theodor two years ago for my band. We had almost nothing but Midi, GTP, and home-recorded guitars. Ted did a great job and was able to turn these sources into professional sounding songs. I didn' t even know we could sound so good. Thanks :)
Our work and communication was really perfect! Real Involvement. Real professionalism. Real sound! Theodor was sound engineer that I've been searching for the years.
I had a good experience working with Ted and his Studio to mix my royalty-free music for top-end audio stocks. Great job!
Interview with Theodor Borovski
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: As a child, I was a fan of the German band Accept. And I was very happy to produce one of the projects where the former vocalist of the band David Reece performed lead vocals.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: I was very pleased to collaborate with Mark Kramer, who did the mastering for my mix and expressed gratitude for the good work. It is a great honor for me to receive a high rating from such an experienced and famous producer.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Of course, I choose "in-the-box" when it comes to editing and mixing music. But many analog devices still do not have decent digital counterparts at the stage of creating sound.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The most pleasant thing is to hear the final result and see the success of the album after its release
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Over 10 years working with metal and rock music. It all started with an official cover versions contest of the Swedish band PAIN, for which I recorded and mixed one of the songs by myself. It was very nice to win this competition and get praise from Peter Tagtgren and his band. At that moment, I realized that my job had to be more than just mixing local bands.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Rock, Pop-Rock, all types of Metal, OST, Punk, Electronic
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: One of my strengths is the ability to create exactly the type of sound that the client needs. I have studied many approaches and techniques for mixing classical and modern metal, and I know exactly how to get the right sound.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: The first important thing is to make my clients give me as much information about their expectations and influences. I spend enough time analysing reference tracks. Next I'm looking for the most suitable reamp solution and the best drum samples. And after that, I can fully engage in editing, mixing, and mastering
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Andy Sneap, Jacob Hansen, Daniel Bergstrand, Peter Tagtgren. I grew up listening to their mixes. These talented producers greatly influenced the formation of my own sound and mixing techniques.
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Here is the Fujifilm X-E4 vs Nikon Z50 vs Sony a6400 vs Canon EOS M6 Mark II comparison that shows the highlights of the mid-range mirrorless cameras with a price tag around $850.
The Fujifilm X-E4 ($849 at Amazon, B&H, Adorama) is a rangefinder-style mirrorless camera that was officially announced on January 27th, 2021. Featuring the same 26.1MP X-Trans CMOS 4 APS-C sensor and X-Processor 4 from the X-T4, the Fujifilm X-E4 offers rich color rendering, wide dynamic range, and an impressive sensitivity range for working in difficult lighting conditionsm. The camera is capable of 8 fps continuous shooting with the mechanical shutter, 20 fps rate with an electronic shutter, or a 30 fps rate with an electronic shutter and a 1.25x crop, and it supports DCI/UHD 4K video recording at up to 30 fps and Full HD recording up to 240 fps for ultra slow-motion playback.
If you’re trying to decide which one to buy as your first camera, it’s most direct competitors to be the Nikon Z50, the Sony a6400 and the Canon EOS M6 Mark II. As you know X-E4 doesn’t offer IBIS just like all of these cameras. All use APS-C sensors. Check out the differences between the Fujifilm X-E4 vs Nikon Z50 vs Sony a6400 vs Canon EOS M6 Mark II.
Specifications Comparison of Fujifilm X-E4 vs Nikon Z50 vs Sony a6400 vs Canon EOS M6 Mark II Cameras
See the Fujifilm X-E4 vs Nikon Z50 vs Sony a6400 vs Canon EOS M6 Mark II comparison table below.
|Fujifilm X-E4||Nikon Z50||Sony a6400||Canon EOS M6 Mark II|
|Sensor res.||26MP X-Trans||21MP||24MP||32.5MP|
|LCD size/res||3.0″ / 1.62M-dot||3.2″ / 1.04M-dot||3.0″ / 921k-dot||3.0″ / 1.04M-dot|
|EVF res / mag
|Burst w/AF||20 fps||11 fps||11 fps||14 fps|
|Log||F-Log (8-bit internal, 10-bit over HDMI)||No||S-Log (8-bit)||No|
|Mic / headphone socket||Yes / Yes (with adapter)||Yes / No||Yes / No||Yes / No|
|SD card speed||UHS-I||UHS-I||UHS-I||UHS-II|
|Battery life (LCD)||460 shots||320 shots||410 shots||305 shots|
|Weight||364g (12.8oz)||450g (15.9oz)||403g (14.2oz)||408g (14.4oz)|
Just a side note if you add $150 USD to the X-E4’s MSRP you can get into Fujifilm’s X-S10; that camera has very similar core features to the X-E4, but adds in-body image stabilization and a bigger grip.
The Fujifilm X-E4 is scheduled to start shipping on March 11, 2021, and it is expected to be one of the hot selling mirrorless cameras in 2021.
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Since yesterday, my book is available for sale in Paranoia City, a wonderful, little, independent book shop in Zurich. Paralian is officially out of print, so these are the last 6 copies available for now. What better place to sell them at than in my old home which inspired a large part of this book anyways. On Amazon and other ebook providers Paralian is still available in e-book format as well https://www.troubador.co.uk/bookshop/autobiography/paralian/
Ever since writing this blog, I’ve noticed how I lose followers when, for a while, I don’t specifically write about being transgender. I guess some people are hoping for specific insights into a trans existence. But what is a trans existence? The truth is – and I can’t stress this often enough – we are all the sum of our experiences. That being said, no matter what I do and write, being trans (or being categorized as trans in our society) is undeniably part of who I am.
However, when you are trans it isn’t foremost on your mind every single day. It isn’t what you think and talk about all the time. It just is. I transitioned 25 years ago. Yes, I have faced and still face many challenges because of being trans. But, in essence, I am facing what everyone else does. Like every other human out there, I fight my battles, struggle, grow, love, hurt, long to belong, long to be loved, and aim to find a healthy balance between taking care of myself and taking care of others.
Over the years, what has become most important for me is to open my mind wide and see beyond the labels. If I am any sort of activist, then this is it: I fight for a world of compassion and mutual respect. A world in which labels become obsolete.
The more I experience life all over the globe, the more I realize that, rather than focusing on what makes us all different, it is so much better to focus on what connects us. The best I can do for myself and for everyone else out there is to be authentic, ignore the labels, and rather write about life in all its rawness. I want to observe the world around me with empathy. I want to understand those around me, no matter what their background, and write about the beauty and painfulness of our shared existence.
The longer I think about it, I even wonder, “What does transgender mean?” I was born as who I am. The gender assignation of the body I was born with did not match with my soul. But my soul was always human. I was just another splotch of color in our diverse universe. No matter what my physical shell looked like at any point in time, inside of it I was always beautiful, flawed, unique, struggling Liam. Society will classify me as a trans male. I classify myself as male. But in the end, does it even matter?
I am Liam. And I believe that is enough.
Photo by Susanne Stauss
Hello 😊 Shout-out to all of you, who have read my book ‘Paralian’. If you haven’t done so already, can you be so kind and write a little review for it? Even if it’s just one word? Like a thought shared with buddies around a camp fire, books live on and grow through word-of-mouth.
If you search for either ‘Liam Klenk’ or ‘Paralian’ on any Amazon page, you’ll find my book immediately. Scrolling down, you’ll find a link where you can add a review.
And/or you can write a review for it here on Goodreads.
The more the merrier. Cheers! Much appreciated!
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited by UBS Hong Kong to give a presentation about my life journey. It was my first ever speaking engagement in Hong Kong. The audience was wonderful. Curious, openminded, and not shy to bombard me with questions after the talk. Standing in the conference room on the 56th floor of the IFC tower, dramatic clouds piling up across the horizon, I was happy to be alive… and grateful to be given the chance to make a little difference.
Flashback to 2016, the year Paralian was first published. Writing this book was one of the best things I’ve ever done, even though letting myself be seen to such an extent was also terrifying. Over the last year, life has been so turbulent, I wasn’t able to focus on anything at all. But, I will keep on writing and will always be the quiet yet gently persistent voice in the background promoting mutual respect, love, compassion, inclusion, no labels, and the basic human right of freedom for us all to be the unique individuals we were born to be. Diversity is a precious gift and privilege, not a threat. (Photograph courtesy of LiterallyPR)
Beginning of this year, ‘Writers Resist’ events were held all over the world. These readings were to remind ourselves of the importance of human rights, freedom of speech, and mutual respect.
Here in Zurich, on a mid-January evening, we spoke up as well, reading from many different works of literature (including our own) in front of a sincere, spell-bound audience. I’m glad I was able to do my part. Because, as I pointed out in this article by JJ Marsh in ‘The Woolf’: “Kindness, compassion, and freedom of mind are key to our existence.”
The road is the destination and every milestone serves a purpose.
In my case, to name just a few, being orphaned and then adopted; living with my gay, often helpless father; surviving my paranoid, neurotic mother; having the greatest grandma of all; spasticity in my legs as a child which kept me from being able to play like other children; diving deep into the turquoise blue of the Indian Ocean; growing up in a girl’s body; being a social outcast in high school; cuddling with my animal companions; finding my biological mother and sister; being trans; coming steadily home to my true self; meeting and engaging with people from a multitude of different cultures; living in a show family; savoring friendship and love; waking up to the smiling eyes of my soul mate gazing into mine; traveling the world; listening to water; rejoicing, despairing, longing…
And moving forward. Always moving forward towards opening doors and new life experiences…
The unforgettable day I met my birth mom for the first time… and, at the same time, a rare photographic moment, captured just months before I had gender reassignment surgery…
“My biological mom lived on the top floor of the four-story apartment building. There was no elevator. With every step up, my heart soared and fluttered a bit more. My legs were made of feathers and lead at the same time. Finally, I reached her floor.
In the doorway of what looked like a modest little apartment stood the same short, forty-something, elegant lady I had observed the weekend before. Her eyes were careful and guarded yet also filled with wonder. Her expression was vivid. She looked me up and down and said, “Oh my god, you are so tall and pretty!” I was instantly amused, since I am only five foot six and stood in front of her in my usual, rather boyish attire: tennis shoes, faded jeans, and an old red tank top. My hair was cut short and, as always, I wore no make-up. My biological mom took a hold of my hand and pulled me into her little rooftop domain.
I had not arrived with any expectations – of the situation, of her, of anything. I savored the moment and treasured the opportunity to find out more about her and, maybe more about myself at the same time. Sandra hadn’t started talking yet, but I already recognized impulsiveness and an emotional intensity in this woman that seemed all too familiar.” (excerpt from Paralian, chapter 2)
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I have always been drawn to water. Any body of water. Oceans mostly. Wanted to immerse myself. Dive in. Explore and discover.
But, as I grew up, I developed a spastic in my legs and couldn’t learn to swim properly. Later, becoming more and more aware of being stranded in a wrongly-gendered body, I felt too shy to take off my clothes and take the plunge. Until my 30ieth birthday it was all trial and error, climbing one obstacle after another. Searching for myself, slowly changing my body so I could truly become one with it, inhabit it, come home to myself.
After my gender reassignment surgeries, I gathered all my courage. Away with the shirt on hot summer days. Exposing ugly scars that looked like tectonic plates had clashed and created a whole new set of tender, jagged mountain ranges in the process.
At 31, during one stormy October week, I learned to scuba dive in the Mediterranean Sea.
One year later, I took swimming lessons, claiming the revitalizing, unpredictable element like I had always dreamt of doing.
In the years that followed, I left everything I knew behind. I lived barefoot on a Maldivian island, spent hours every day in the water – first as a snorkel guide then as a diving instructor. Every fin stroke brought me closer to my true self.
I hovered underwater. Weightless. Effortless. Aware. In the moment. Most of all: Alive.
I navigated pumping currents with the elegance of an adolescent dolphin. I helped people overcome their fear of the deep blue. Taught hundreds of students. Grew as a diving instructor until I finally even trained instructor candidates. Travelled the world. Then went on to coach performers underwater for ‘The House of Dancing Water’ in Macau – back then the biggest aquatic show on our planet.
Bottom line: Live your life. Own it. Dive deep. Don’t let anyone tell you what you can or cannot do (least of all yourself). No matter how impossible or hopeless something seems at the time, no matter how daunting the circumstances: You can. You always can.


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The Friday, July 31, 2020th broadcast may be heard “Live” or “On Demand”. Access is achieved using the following hyperlink … http://tobtr.com/s/11777711
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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — New York State Assemblyman Nader Sayegh representing AD-90 speaks to recently passed legislation underwritten/supported by his effort, we speak to the yet to be released Yonkers Public Schools (YPS) District, the Charter School of Educational Excellence, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, and the Andalusia School. We speak to the recently announced Police Reimagining Forum, the continuing challenge faced in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, get an update, if any, regarding the MGM Resorts / Empire City Casino development, the effort underway to engage people to participate in Census 2020, among issues of concern. This segment from 10-11am.
Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large Hezi Aris engages in hyperlocal, county, state, national and international news with commensurate analysis thereafter. This segment from 11am-12Noon.


Toronto's 5 largest new or under-construction office buildings
With Toronto's office vacancy rate at about one per cent, developers have about 9.4 million square feet of new office projects under way.
When compared to their North American office market peers such as San Francisco, Boston, Miami and Washington D.C., developers in Toronto are building far more office space these days, but they’re also facing incredibly high demand for that space.
“If you look at Manhattan, Chicago, Washington, San Francisco, Boston, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Miami (and) Phoenix as all major central business districts within North America, Toronto has the lowest vacancy rate of all of them,” he told Postmedia.
Toronto’s office vacancy is about 1 per cent.
San Francisco — with its overall office inventory of about 93.5 million square feet — has roughly the same inventory as Toronto (at 91.3 million square feet), but the Northern California centre is facing an overall office vacancy of about 5 per cent, according to Colliers.
Toronto office inventory set to expand by about 10 per cent
In an attempt to make up ground on the critically-low vacancy rate, developers in the GTA have about 9.4 million square feet of new office projects under way, Holmes said.
The majority of that new office product will complete next year or the year after, said Michael Rowe, an analyst also with Colliers in Toronto.
Toronto’s recent notable waves of office construction were 2013-2014 and 2016-17, he said. Both cycles included a “handful” of new office buildings. This wave is dramatically different, he said.
“We’re now looking at 10 to 15 developments (overall),” Rowe said. “That’s not including the ones that will potentially kick off as well.”


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Revealed: Numbers show extent of security fears about security biz Kaspersky Lab
Global sales up 4% but North America element down 25%
Eugene Kaspersky's security biz saw turnover crash by a quarter in North America following the US government's decision to remove the antivirus software from federal systems.
Sir, you've been using Kaspersky Lab antivirus. Please come with us, sirREAD MORE
That ruling came in late 2017 with the rationale being that Kaspersky Labs was possibly too close to the Russian administration or was that it was subject to orders from the Kremlin. Appeals failed.
Wider panic concerns about Kaspersky wares were also evident in the commercial sector stateside with Best Buy yanking the boxed products off its shelves, and to the UK where the red flag was raised (forgive the pun).
Kaspersky then moved its tech pipes and plumbing from Russia to Switzerland as part of a Global Transparency Initiative but that didn't prevent the Netherlands government ruling its software was still too risky to use.
Homeland Security drops the hammer on Kaspersky Lab with preemptive banREAD MORE
With all this in mind, the privately owned AV slinger today revealed the impact of those challenges: unaudited global sales went up 4 per cent in calendar 2018 to $726m.
In 2017, Kaspersky’s global sales grew 8 per cent year on year to $698m, from the $644m filed in 2016.
The results came straight from the company, so we have to bear in mind these are preliminary numbers, not filed with a repository such as Companies House.
Kaspersky said digital (presumably SaaS) was up 4 per cent year-on-year to an unspecified number, enterprise was up 16 per cent and end-point grew 55 per cent.
Unsurprisingly, Middle East, Turkey and Africa grew the fastest by 27 per cent, sales in Russia, Central Asia and the Commonwealth of Independent States were up 6 per cent as was Europe, and Asia Pacific. Latin America was down 11 per cent "caused mainly by currency devaluation in the region".
As for North America, sales dropped 25 per cent but there was a beacon of light in the shape of an 8 per cent hike in new digital license sales.
"2018 was a crucial year us," said Kaspersky the man. "After all the challenges and unsubstantiated allegations we faced in 2017, we had a responsibility to show that the company and our people deserve the trust of our partners and customers, and in turn, to continue to clearly demonstrate and prove our leadership."
"Our continued positive financial results are proof of this, demonstrating heat users prefer the best products and services on the market and support our principle of protecting against cyberthreats regardless of their origin," he added.
In addition to shifting its tech infrastructure to Switzerland in 2018, Kaspersky underwent an audit by one of the “big Four professional services firms of its engineering practices on the creation and distribution of threat detection rules databases.
Kaspersky the man may be thanking Huawei for taking the Eye of Trump and co off of his software business and very much onto Huawei’s networking equipment biz. ®


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By Leif Skodnick
World Baseball Network
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – He doesn’t say it, perhaps because it doesn’t seem to need to be said, but Matt Harvey, once the Dark Knight of Gotham, knows he’s something of a fallen star.
After all, it feels like yesterday that Mets fans wished each other a “happy Harvey day!” every fifth day when the best home-grown starter the organization had seen since Dwight Gooden was taking the mound.
A lot has happened since then.
But near the left field line of a high school baseball field more than seven years removed from starting two games in the World Series, Harvey, a free agent with no contract for the 2023 season and no invitation to spring training, is looking forward to the World Baseball Classic, where he’ll play for Italy.
“I was actually kind of surprised that they found out,” Harvey said of his Italian heritage. “We had our Italian Sunday night dinners and a huge family get together every holiday. On Christmas Eve, I remember having all the fishes… Just to be able to put the uniform on, represent the country and my heritage, it’s really special.”
The innings he’ll throw during pool play in Taichung City, Taiwan might be the most visible, televised tryout any former ace looking for a chance to return to the top of a Major League Baseball hill has ever undertaken.
“As a free agent and getting a little bit older, it’s always a tough situation, so I’m very blessed to have this opportunity,” Harvey said on the field at Notre Dame Preparatory High School, his Italy teammates doing fielding drills.
He’s the veteran of this team, the oldest player, the biggest name by far, with the biggest of big game experience: He’s a pitcher who’s appeared in the World Series in New York.
And without a contract, Harvey had a full offseason to rest and recover at his own pace. His deal with Baltimore expired after the 2022 season, 60 games of which were burned while serving a suspension for distributing oxycodone to his Angels teammates in Los Angeles. He last appeared in an MLB game in 2021, a year that saw him make 28 starts for the Baltimore Orioles, throwing 127.2 innings with a 6.27 ERA, a WHIP of 1.543 and 95 strikeouts.
“To have a full offseason and being able to really get ready, and a little bit of extra time this year, obviously, with not signing with the team and going to spring training,” Harvey said, “I really had time to push it and get things where I needed them to be. I’ve been throwing a lot and doing a lot of lifting and my body is feeling great.”
“It’s a very good showcase to go out there, pitch well, put up some good numbers, and do everything I can to help the team win and see what happens,” he said, the McDowell Mountains looming behind him.
Though there’s a touch of gray in his beard, Harvey knows that the silver lining of pitching in the WBC for Italy would be one probably-final shot to recapture the magic that made him, for a magical few years.
As does his manager, Mike Piazza.
“If he wants to continue to play this game, he’s gonna have to play well in this tournament,” Piazza said while Italy’s position players finished up batting practice.. “… It’s always good to have guys that have an incentive, you know, a little carrot hanging over and incentivizing them to play well.”
With pitchers limited to 65 pitches per appearance during pool play, Harvey won’t get to extend his auditions beyond four or so innings unless Italy makes it out of pool play at the World Baseball Classic, and with Cuba, the Netherlands, Panama, and Chinese Taipei in Pool A, there is a mountain for Italy to climb. Italy opens the World Baseball Classic against Cuba on March 9 at 6 a.m. ET. The game will be streamed on Tubi.
But he’ll face live batters, live batters who can hit, live batters from the best leagues around the world, live batters who will give the 33-year-old a chance to show he can still play the game at the highest level.
“You have to succeed against good opposition and then be able to handle tight situations and big crowds,” Harvey said. “Tight situations can either fold you or make you who you are. Luckily, I’ve pitched in some pretty tight, intense games and I have the experience.”
He’ll have two more games to harness that experience and earn another summer in the sun, two more games, halfway around the world, for the Dark Knight to try to rise again.
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