" Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
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-- Proverbs 29:18, King James Bible (KJV)
Peter Robert Haje in Memoriam- A Brilliant Mind, A "Born" Lawyer, A Great Guy Peter (Pete) Robert Haje
, age 82, born July 31, 1934, passed away on July 2, 2017 in New York City. See the New York Times obituary
.The photograph below was taken in New York City in the year 1995 at the Helmsley Palace (recently renamed Lotte New York Palace
). When built, it was the tallest hotel in New York City
. Peter Haje
at the time of the photograph was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Time Warner Inc
.Peter Haje is in the middle of the photograph below (copyright Andis Kaulins), flanked by Andis Kaulins and Michael Rohrdrommel, who were on their way from Germany to California to meet with Sam Tramiel of Atari to try to negotiate a contract for distribution in Germany of the Atari Jaguar
, a home video game console
. One must recall, coincidentally, that Jack Tramiel
had purchased the Atari consumer division of Atari, Inc. from Warner Communications
.
Peter had invited us for a friendly lunchtime chat at the Helmsley Palace after we had visited him in the executive offices at Time Warner headquarters in Rockefeller Center.Peter had been a mentor to Andis Kaulins, the LawPundit, during the LawPundit's tenure as an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
, and "Pete" remained a dear friend for many years, even after the LawPundit moved to Europe and to other disciplines and projects.As written in the title of this posting, the LawPundit regarded Peter Haje to be a brilliant mind, a "born" lawyer, and a great guy.Thank you, Peter, for having been an important part of my life.Rest in peace.
This not an ad, just our report about a pocket-size camera mini-drone of the new generation.At Mueller.de in Germany for a reduced price of €69.99 we just acquired the DF-Models.com "Drive-Fly" 9300 SkyWatcher Pocket Racer Camera Drone with Controller (+ WIFI smartphone control via the VS FPV Android app (Google Play)).See https://shop.mueller.de/spielwaren/alle-kategorien/verkehr-action/drive-fly-skywatcher-pocket-racer-wifi-rtf-fpv-2159710
The SkyWatcher Pocket Racer quadrocopter can be ordered online but must be picked up at a Mueller.de general market store of choice (toy department). For us, it was a shopping deal for obtaining at a bargain price one of the new generation of camera "mini-drones".For comparison, the SkyWatcher Pocket Racer is listed by a shop in Amazon.de at a price of ca. €108 (plus free delivery).Here are the specs via online material in the original German as well as our edited version of the Google translation:" Drive & Fly - SkyWatcher Pocket Racer - WiFi - RTF - FPV
- Klappbarer „Selfie-Copter“, steuerbar per Controller oder Smartphone.
- Videos oder Fotos können per WiFi-Übertragung auf das Smartphone gespeichert werden.
- Automatische Start-/ Landefunktion und Höhenstabilisierung.
- 2,4 GHz Controller, Flugzeit ca. 8 Minuten, 100 % RTF Akkus und Zubehör inklusive (Es wird kein weiteres Zubehör benötigt!).
- Arme eingeklappt Hosentaschenformat 135 x 66 x 31 mm
Lieferumfang
:
- SkyWatcher Pocket Racer - RTF
- Flugakku 3,7 Volt – 500mAh
- Fernsteuerung inkl. Akku
- USB Lader (2)
- Ersatzrotorblätter (4)
- Anleitung
- Window-Box
Technische Daten
: - Antrieb: 4x brushed Motor
- Länge: 135 mm
- Breite: 66 mm
- Höhe: 31 mm
- Kamera mit FPV WiFi Modul"
English translation via Google translate (edited by us):" Drive & Fly - SkyWatcher Pocket Racer - WiFi - RTF - FPV
- Foldable "Selfie-Copter", controllable via controller or smartphone.
- Videos or photos can be saved to the smartphone via WiFi transmission.
- Automatic start / land function and altitude stabilization.
- 2.4 GHz controller, flight time approx. 8 minutes, 100% RTF batteries and accessories included (No additional accessories needed!).
Folded state, pants pocket format 135 x 66 x 31 mm
Delivery includes
:
- SkyWatcher Pocket Racer - RTF
- Flight battery 3.7V - 500mAh
- Remote control including battery
- USB charger (2)
- Spare rotor blades (4)
- manual
- Window box
Technical specifications
:
- Drive: 4x brushed motor
- Length: 135 mm
- Width: 66 mm
- Height: 31 mm
- Camera with FPV WiFi module
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Thus far, in our opinion, this beats the competition as regards quality and price. However, we make no statements or guarantees about drone performance or suitability to purpose.Caveat emptor. Buyer beware.After all, this is a toy.... but nevertheless potentially dangerous, especially to children (and adults!) of all ages, due to freely open, otherwise unprotected fast-spinning rotor blades as well as the use of lithium batteries. You have to read the manual (!), follow its instructions and know what you are doing!!
