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United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz, Glenn N. Anderson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - Boston Field Division, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley and Police Commissioner Edward Davis of the Boston Police Department announced that, on January 15, 2009, United States District Judge Richard G. Stearns sentenced EARL DESSESAURE, 44, of Quincy, MA, to 15 years in federal prison, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of ammunition.
At the change of plea hearing on August 25, 2009, the Government told the Court that on February 24, 2003, members of the Boston Police Department Drug Control Unit, assisted by members of the Quincy Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police, searched DESSESAURE's Quincy apartment pursuant to a search warrant and found, among other things, a Smith & Wesson revolver loaded with six rounds of .357 magnum caliber ammunition and a box containing an additional 50 rounds of ammunition. Federal law makes it a crime for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to possess a firearm or ammunition that has crossed state lines. At the plea hearing, the Government told the Court that DESSESAURE had such a prior conviction, and that each of the rounds of ammunition had been manufactured outside of Massachusetts and thus had necessarily crossed a state line before being found in DESSESAURE's apartment.
The case originally was charged in 2003 and drawn to Judge Nancy Gertner. At a suppression hearing Judge Gertner made adverse findings as to the credibility of two Boston police officers and granted in part DESSESAURE's motion to suppress evidence, including the gun and the ammunition. The Government appealed the suppression order and the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed, ruling that all of the evidence seized was admissible. In 2007 Judge Gertner ruled that the entire case should be dismissed with prejudice owing to a violation of DESSESAURE's statutory right to a speedy trial. The Government appealed again and, in early 2009, the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed this order, holding that the dismissal should have been without prejudice, a determination that permitted the Government to re-institute the charges against DESSESAURE. An Indictment was returned two days later, and the new case was drawn to Judge Stearns.
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A person who makes improvements to or repairs property adds to its value. Consequently, the Wyoming Legislature granted such persons a lien right against the property to secure payment for contributing to the value of the property. Title 29 of the Wyoming Statutes grants lien rights to persons who perform work or materials to improve real property, mineral interests and personal property. Title 29 also provides lien rights for other work or services performed. This article is intended only as a primer, discussing only liens against real property, minerals and personal property.Lien Rights and Requirements, GenerallyChapter 1 of Title 29 includes general provisions that apply to all liens. Contractors, subcontractors and materialmen are granted lien rights if the work is performed or the materials are provided pursuant to a contract entered into by the property owner. The general rule is that a lien claimant must provide services or material to the owner or a general contractor. While this language suggests that a supplier to a subcontractor does not hold lien rights, this is not the case, as discussed in more detail below. The key document to create and enforce a lien is the Lien Statement. For liens against real property or mineral interests, the Lien Statement must be recorded in the real property records of the county in which the improved property is located. The Lien Statement must contain the following information: 1) name and address of lien claimant; 2) lien amount; 3) name and address of the property owner; 4) itemized list of materials delivered or work performed; 5) name of the person against whom the lien claim is made; 6) date labor was last performed or services rendered, or date when the project was substantially completed; 7) legal description of the real property to which the lien is claimed; and 8) copy of the contract, if available. As soon as the Lien Statement has been recorded, notice by certified mail must be sent to the last known owner of the liened property. All liens enjoy the same priority. Priority is not established by the lien filing date. Rather, the priority date of liens is the date work was first commenced on the property. A perfected lien is expressly granted priority over subsequently perfected other types of liens, security interests or mortgages. Only other types of liens, security interests, or mortgages which have been perfected prior to the commencement of work on the liened property have priority over the Title 29 liens. The Wyoming Supreme Court has not yet ruled when work on a project is first commenced, but the fact that an architect, engineer and surveyor are granted lien rights might suggest that, for purposes of lien claims, work may commence before dirt is first moved. A ruling that follows that logic would preclude a construction lender from ever obtaining legal assurance that its mortgage lien enjoyed priority over any Title 29 lien because architectural and engineering services are almost always performed before a loan application is submitted to a construction lender. In the event proceeds from sale of the liened property are insufficient to pay all liens in full, then proceeds are to be prorated among all lien claimants (e.g. [the amount of a lien claim divided by all lien claims multiplied by the net sale proceeds available for distribution to lien claimants). An owner may obtain a lien release by depositing a bond, letter of credit or other security in an amount equal to 1½ times the lien claim with the district court in the county in which the lien is filed. The bond or other security substitutes for the lien against the property. A property owner who believes that a lien claim is forged, groundless or based on a false claim may file a petition for damages in the district court in the county in which the property is located. The owner has the right to a prompt hearing (no sooner than six nor later than 15 days following the date of serving the petition) at which the lien claimant must show cause why relief requested by the owner should not be granted. If the court finds that the lien claim is forged, groundless or false, the court must order the lien claimant to pay the amount of actual damages suffered by the owner, but in no event less than $1,000, together with reasonable attorney's fees. If the court finds that the lien is valid, the lien claimant may recover attorney's fees from the owner. Liens for Improvements to Surface InterestsChapter 2 of Title 29 governs, and provides more specifics for, liens for work performed on surface interests in real property. The lien rights under Chapter 2 are granted to every person performing work or furnishing materials or plans on a project. It does not contain the same apparent limiting language contained in Chapter 1 that subcontractors or materialmen must perform work or furnish materials to the general contractor or owner. Rather, Chapter 2 lien rights have been construed to allow a materialman for a subcontractor to successfully assert a lien claim. The lien attaches only to the interest of the owner in the property. If the owner holds only a leasehold interest, the lien attaches only to the leasehold interest, unless the landlord agreed to pay for the construction costs, or improvements are specifically authorized by the landlord. Enforcement of a lien under Chapter 2 is subject to several potential notice requirements. If the property is 1) an existing single-family dwelling, 2) a residence constructed by the owner or under contract prior to its occupancy as the owner's primary residence, or 3) a single-family, owner-occupied dwelling unit, then the general contractor or a subcontractor must provide the owner with written notice that the failure of the general contractor or subcontractor to pay suppliers may result in the filing of a lien, and to avoid a lien the owner may ask for lien waivers from all persons supplying materials or services. Notice given by only one general contractor or subcontractor relieves the general contractor or other subcontractors from the obligation to provide this notice. For construction projects of $50,000 or more, a subcontractor or materialman is required to give notice to the general contractor of such person's right to claim a lien. This notice requirement only applies if the owner has included in the project specifications the notice requirements and the general contractor posts on the construction site a prominent sign providing the details regarding notice. A subcontractor or materialman who is required to provide notice to the general contractor must do so no later than 60 days after first providing services or materials. The notice must be sent to the general contractor by certified mail (suggested with return receipt requested) or personally delivered and receipted by the general contractor. The notice must 1) state that it is a notice of a right to claim a lien, 2) be signed by the potential lien claimant, 3) provide the name, address and phone number of the potential lien claimant, and the name of a contact person for the potential lien claimant, 4) contain the name and address of the potential lien claimant's vendor[s], and 5) state the type or description of the materials and services to be provided to the project. Failure to provide this notice waives the right to a lien. All lien claimants, no matter what type of project, are required to give notice to the property owner of intent to file a lien before filing a Lien Statement. Failure to provide this notice at least 10 days before filing a Lien Statement invalidates the lien claim. The notice must be given to the owner of record as of the date of the notice even if that owner was not the owner at the time the services were performed or materials delivered. Failure to do so invalidates the lien. Assuming the notice of intent to file a lien has been properly sent, a contractor must file a Lien Statement no later than 120 days, and all other lien claimants must file a Lien Statement no later than 90 days, after 1) the last day work was performed or materials furnished under contract, 2) the date work was substantially completed or materials furnished, or 3) with respect to an employee or subcontractor, the last day work was performed at the direction of the employer or contractor. Failure to timely file a Lien Statement makes the lien void. A general contractor has a statutory duty to indemnify the property owner against lien claims of subcontractors and materialmen. The general contractor must defend the owner against lien claims of subcontractors and materialmen, and the owner is entitled to withhold payment due to the contractor for the amount of any filed liens. If a lien claim is adjudged to be valid, the owner may deduct the judgment for the lien claim from the amount owing to the general contractor or recover such amount from the general contractor if the amount owing is less than the lien claims. The limitations period for bringing a lien foreclosure action is 180 days after a Lien Statement is filed. Failure to commence a foreclosure action within that period invalidates the lien. Liens for Work on Mineral InterestsChapter 3 of Title 29 governs liens for work performed on or materials provided to mineral interests. Lien rights are granted to "[e]very person who works upon or furnishes material … under contract with the owner" of an interest in the mineral estate. "Materials" and "Drilling" are broadly defined to include most services between the time onsite work commences and wells or mining is completed, and "work" also includes repairs to wells and mines. Notably, drilling rigs are expressly excepted from the definition of materials provided. The lien granted under Chapter 3 secures payment not only for work performed or materials provided, but also for transportation and mileage charges, advertising and sales costs in enforcing the lien, and (notably) attorney's fees and other costs of collection. A lien to secure attorney's fees is not provided for real estate liens under Chapter 2 (but may be allowed to the general contractor if provided in the contract between the general contractor and owner).Unlike real estate liens under Chapter 2, no notice of intent to file a lien is required before filing a Lien Statement for work performed on or materials provided to mineral interests under Chapter 3. However, the lien amount must be at least $750.Since mineral interests can be owned by a large number of persons, the mineral interest subjected to a lien is limited to the interest for which work was performed. The lien does not extend to fee or royalty interests unless expressly allowed by contract with the owner of the underlying fee or royalty interest. For pooled or unitized interests, the lien extends to all interests included in pooling or unitization agreements or by operation of law. The Lien Statement must be filed within 180 days after 1) the last day materials were delivered or work performed under contract, 2) work was substantially completed, or 3) with respect to an employee or subcontractor, the last day work was performed at the direction of his employer or contractor. As soon as a Lien Statement has been recorded in the county where the liened property is located, the county clerk must provide notice, by certified mail, to the mineral interest owner. (emphasis added) A lien claimant may also provide notice of the lien claim by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the purchaser of oil, gas or other minerals. The notice must provide the 1) name and address of the lien claimant, 2) lien amount, and 3) description of the interest to which the lien attaches. At the time such notice is received, proceeds payable to the owner of the liened interest are immediately subject to the lien, and the purchaser is required to withhold payments for oil or gas runs or minerals purchased up to the amount of the lien claim until the purchaser receives written notice that the lien claim has been settled or otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. In addition to the notice from the county clerk required to be given when a Lien Statement is recorded, a lien claimant (who is not the owner's contractor) is required to send the owner by certified mail return receipt requested a notice stating the unpaid claim amount. Upon receipt, the owner is authorized to retain from payments owing the contractor the amount claimed to be owing, and the owner must provide the contractor with a copy of the notice. Within 10 days following contractor's receipt from owner of the notice, the contractor is required to provide the owner written notice of the contractor's intent to dispute the claim, or consent that the claim should be settled in the amount claimed to be owing. If the contractor fails to provide the owner with such written notice, the contractor is presumed to agree to the validity of the claim and the owner is authorized to make payment to satisfy the claim. Like the limitations period for surface improvement lien proceedings under Chapter 2, a mineral lien foreclosure action must be commenced within 180 days after the Lien Statement is recorded or the lien is void. Liens for Work on Personal PropertyChapter 7 of Title 29 governs liens against personal property. It grants a possessory lien right to persons who perform work on tangible personal property and those who care for or keep animals. A lien claimant can retain lien rights by filing a Lien Statement in the county clerk's office where the personal property is located, provided the Lien Statement is filed before voluntarily releasing possession of the property. In addition to the information required under Wyo. Stat. § 29-1-301, a lien claimant must also include in the Lien Statement a statement whether the claimant was in possession of the liened property or the property owner consented to the Lien Statement filing. Further, a lien against titled vehicles requires that the lien be affixed to the certificate of title. The lien terminates if possession is voluntarily surrendered or, if not, 180 days after the date 1) work was performed unless a Lien Statement has been properly filed, or 2) the Lien Statement was filed, unless action taken to enforce the lien is taken. The lien can be enforced by public or private sale. Judicial action is not required. The lien claimant must provide prior notice of sale to the owner, giving the amount claimed to be owing, nature of the proposed sale, and time and place of any public sale. The lien granted under Chapter 7 has priority over all other liens, encumbrances and security interests, except that it is subject to other possessory liens granted under Chapter 7 if the liened property is not in possession of the lien claimant. However, the lien rights granted to a lessor of mobile home space is subject to prior perfected security interests in mobile homes. A mobile home space lien claimant is authorized to remove the mobile home no sooner than 30 days after notice of the lien has been given to the owner. Mobile home space lien claimants may enforce their lien rights in the same manner as secured parties under the Uniform Commercial Code. ConclusionThe lien rights afforded to persons who improve the value of another person's real or personal property gives the lien claimants security that they will be paid in whole or part from the property if the person with whom they contract fails to pay. The lien claimant must be attentive to all of the notice and recording requirements and diligent in asserting lien rights. Proper lien creation and enforcement should be undertaken with surgical precision. Failure to strictly comply with the statutes applicable to the particular lien type may invalidate the lien and could subject a lien claimant to damages and attorney's fees under the lien statutes. James R. Belcher earned a B.S. in finance from the University of Colorado in 1972. After a 13-year career as a commercial banker, he earned his law degree from the University of Wyoming, graduating in 1988. He joined a large regional law firm and practiced as a partner in the Cheyenne office. 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Since she has been with her foster mom, it is apparent that she gets scared easily, but comes around with lots of TLC. Maggie's perfect home is one where someone is home often, perhaps a retired person, or couple, who would love to spoil her! She has become good at going on walks, but also would like to have a backyard. If she gets taken out often, she does well with being housebroken.
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|24 Jan 2012
How can I remove a program from the D drive?
Hi everybody,
I tried to find the answer by searching and more than one said this to other members: Uninstall anything you have installed to the D drive then re-install it to your C drive. Can someone tell me how to uninstall program on the D drive? I installed a new program and somehow it got on both the C and D drives, and now the D drive is almost full and not only that, the icon for the program I installed is in front of the D drive in the My Computer screen! That makes me think I have a really big problem. I uninstalled the program from the C drive hoping that would get it off both drives, but it didn't. So how can I get it off the D drive? I need to tell you that I am not a computer expert....obviously , so I hope there is an easy solution. I have no idea how this happened.
Thank you so much!
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|24 Jan 2012
My first inclination would be to do a System Restore to a date prior to the unintended installation.
With any luck, you should have restore points dating back several weeks.
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|24 Jan 2012
Thank you for responding. I installed it on Jan 7th. Would doing a system restore with that D drive having that program icon in front of it be risky? I've never done a system restore. So from your response I'm assuming there is no way to simply uninstall a program from the D drive?
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|24 Jan 2012
Hello dlindah, welcome to you to Sevenforums!
If I understand correctly, the 'C' drive has more space on it than the 'D' drive, and the 'D' drive is running out of room. If so, you might be interested in Revo Uninstaller free (found here: Download Revo Uninstaller Freeware - Free and Full Download - Uninstall software, remove programs, solve uninstall problems). Use this program to uninstall every part of the program. After you click 'uninstall', it will ask if you want to go 'moderate' or 'advanced'. click 'advanced', and next. When you get to the place where you see blueish green box-looking registry items, click only the registry items to delete much like this:
And delete all the files on the next page that pops up as well, if it does. Then you can install the program (if it is free online or on a disk at home) on the 'C' drive. Do this for however many programs you need.
The reason you use Revo is it will remove more of the program than you could with Windows uninstaller.
Let me know if the problem persists, or if you need help with anything further.
*Edit - Ignant posted before I did. You might try his method first. And no, the restore is fine, so long as you don't need anything you've installed after the restore point's date.
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|24 Jan 2012
Thank you for responding. I installed it on Jan 7th. Would doing a system restore with that D drive having that program icon in front of it be risky? I've never done a system restore. So from your response I'm assuming there is no way to simply uninstall a program from the D drive?
At any rate----System Restore works correctly at least 95% of the time in my experience and is harmless if it fails.
You can investigate your available System Restore points in a matter of seconds. It takes a few minutes to run if successful.
As far as I know, uninstalling from a D drive is no different than uninstalling from the C drive---you march through the available steps. But I have never installed anything to D.
I assume you already tried to uninstall from C?
I'd think System Restore is the slickest choice, but do you have Restore Points dating back to Jan 6?
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|24 Jan 2012
Space sniffer is free and small, and will show you a picture of your D drive so you can see what files or programs are taking up the most space. Step 1 here is to get your D drive down to below 90% full. Don't forget to empty the recycle bin after you've uninstalled whatever programs or files you don't need.
SpaceSniffer download
Step 2 is to figure out what is happening with the program icon that's showing on the D drive that you mentioned. Would you be able to post a screenshot of that?
|My System Specs
|24 Jan 2012
You all are great! I'm overwhelmed with all the help. Thank you! I'm so nervous about doing more damage.
I tried to copy and paste the icon, but that didn't work. Not sure how to do a screenshot. Like I said, I'm not real a computer whiz. But when I click on "My Computer" the screen comes up showing the drives that are there. In front of the C drive is a picture of something that looks like a thin box with a windows symbol on top of it. In front of the Cd/DVD drive is a picture of the same kind of thin box with a picture of a CD or DVD on top of it. In front of the "Factory_Image D" drive is the same icon for the program I installed on the 7th and uninstalled from the C drive this morning. It's a genealogy program and it's a yellow tree in a green box.
I looked at the Revo Uninstaller online. I also looked at the list of restore points in system restore and the oldest one is Jan 6th! WHEW! But I stopped short of clicking finish, because in the box that says drives, which I assumes it means the drives it's going to restore to that point, it only says this: HP (C (System). D isn't in there. Is this going to even work? Should I hurry and do it before I lose that oldest date -- the only one that would be any good?
Thank you!!!
|My System Specs
|24 Jan 2012
I can't be sure it would work. I install only to C and only use it to restore C.
However, even though your prog is installed to D, the Windows registry is still on C and I would think the registry would still contain the references to the installation on D.
So my guess is it would work--and wouldn't hurt if it failed.
Revo may or may not help. If you already uninstalled the prog from C, Revo may not find it on D?
That Jan 6 date won't stay around long.
It could be that your uninstall from C did the necessary and all you really have to do is delete the offending program folders from D---but that is a guess also.
I would not be concerned with the icon thing.
|My System Specs
|24 Jan 2012
If you haven't uninstalled it yet, Revo will work even if it is located on another drive. However, restore will not work if it is on another drive (and you don't have restore for that drive) as the drive will simply keep its contents, including the program you are trying to be rid of. You can set up restore on different drives, but it seems a little late for that right now. Believe me, Revo will get it (if it is still installed). If you can find it in control panel, most likely you can find it in Revo.
See this for info on system restore: System Restore Point - Create
|My System Specs
|24 Jan 2012
when you install a program, windows will associate that program with certain files. For instance if you install the freeware program irfanview, all your .jpg and .bmp files will now have an icon of a red cat next to them, telling you that if you click on them, irfanview will be used to open them. It could be that when you installed your geneology program, windows has associated your D drive with it. So if you uninstall that program (you can always re-install it later), the icon on the D drive will probably go away. You could also try rebuilding your icon cache
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Reporting from Washington—Two Yemeni men arriving in Amsterdam on a flight from Chicago were arrested Monday on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack after peculiar items turned up in their luggage, Dutch officials said.
U.S. authorities asked the Dutch to make the arrests after discovering that one of the men had checked his luggage from Chicago to Dulles International Airport in Virginia, then taken a flight to Amsterdam, said a Dutch official, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the case.
The luggage sent to Virginia on Sunday night contained a cellphone taped to a bottle of Pepto-Bismol, three cellphones taped together and several watches taped together, Dutch and U.S. officials said.
The owner of the luggage, Ahmed Mohamed Nasser al Soofi, a Yemeni citizen who lives in Detroit, also was carrying $7,000 in cash, said the Dutch official.
After sending his luggage to Dulles, Al Soofi was joined at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport by a second man, Hezem al Murisi, and the pair took United Airlines flight 908 to Amsterdam. Air marshals were aboard that flight, according to a U.S. law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
Al Soofi's luggage went to Virginia, apparently without officials realizing he was not aboard that flight. From there, his luggage had been scheduled to go to Dubai, then Yemen. But once authorities learned Al Soofi had taken a different plane, federal officials in Virginia ordered the aircraft back to the gate and removed Al Soofi's baggage. An inspection revealed no explosives.
In a statement Monday night, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that authorities found "suspicious items" in checked luggage belonging to two passengers aboard a United flight from Chicago to Amsterdam on Sunday night.
"The items were not deemed to be dangerous in and of themselves, and as we share information with our international partners, Dutch authorities were notified of the suspicious items," the Homeland Security statement said.
U.S. officials said the matter was under investigation because of the types of items found taped together.
The arrests were first reported by ABC News.
Authorities' suspicions were aroused in Birmingham, Ala., where federal airport screeners stopped Al Soofi for an additional security check because he wore bulky clothing in the summer heat. Officials found the watches and the Pepto-Bismol taped to the cellphone, but because those were not banned items, he was permitted to board a flight to O'Hare. It was unclear what he was doing in Birmingham or how long he had been there.
In Chicago, the two men were searched and their luggage inspected. Again, officials found no banned items and allowed them to board the flight to Amsterdam.
Dutch authorities questioned the men Monday. The luggage that went to Dulles remained in the possession of U.S. officials, the Dutch official said.
No court appearance is expected for several days, the Dutch official said.
Jon Hilkevitch of the Chicago Tribune contributed to this report.


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Updated July 31, 2012 at 10:40AM PST - Following the publication of our story, we got contacted by ARM representatives from the company and Racepoint Group. After a conversation with Ian Smythe, Director of Marketing for Media Processing Division at ARM Holdings PLC, we requested a statement with the company in which it would be clear why for example, a VP or a C-Level executive from financial side of a large tablet or smartphone vendor would state that the Mali GPU "is offered 'free of charge' to silicon makers". We're publishing the statement in full:
"ARM Mali GPUs are never provided free of charge. The ARM business model entails a license payment for any GPU adopted by an ARM Partner, and that will lead to royalties paid to ARM for each SoC sold by that partner. ARM Partners sometimes license single or multiple GPUs and other ARM intellectual property. The value of licensing ARM technology is the scalable nature of the ARM architecture, as well as the tools and system approach to design that are also available."
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A lot is being said about the smartphone market and about who's capturing and who's bleeding the market share. But, who has the best hardware packed under the hood (well, touchscren)? Thanks to Rightware's PowerBoard database with hundreds of smartphones, we can provide you with that answer.
Rightware PowerBoard is an ORB (Online Result Database), similar to the one created by Futuremark Corporation. However, while Futuremark's ORB focuses on user submitted desktop and notebook performance with 3DMark and PCMark scores, PowerBoard is targeted towards the professional users, featuring results from Basemark and BrowserMark (consisting mostly of smartphones and tablets).
Basemark ES 2.0 Taiji is perhaps the most interesting test, since it squeezes every last rendered pixel and determines the 3D performance of a mobile device at hand. This is the closest you can get to measuring the 3D experience on your mobile phone. Do note that at current time, Basemark ES 2.0 exists solely for Google Android operating system.
Excluding the different carrier versions, these are (currently) the fastest 10 mobile devices utilizing OpenGL ES 2.0 API:
- 49 fps – HTC One S (960×540, Qualcomm Adreno 225 GPU)
- 48 fps – ASUS PadFone (897×540, Qualcomm Adreno 225 GPU)
- 41 fps – Samsung Galaxy SII SGH-I777 (800×480, ARM Mali-400MP GPU)
- 37 fps – Samsung Galaxy SIII GT-i9300T (1280×720, ARM Mali-400MP GPU)
- 36 fps – OPPO X907 (800×480, Qualcomm Adreno 220 GPU)
- 36 fps – LG MS840 Connect 4G (800×480, Qualcomm Adreno 220 GPU)
- 35 fps – Lenovo S2005A-H (800×480, Qualcomm Adreno 220 GPU)
- 35 fps – T-Mobile Galaxy S Blaze 4G (800×480, Qualcomm Adreno 220 GPU)
- 34 fps – Xiaomi MI-ONE Plus (854×480, Qualcomm Adreno 220 GPU)
- 34 fps – Pantech Burst (800×480, Qualcomm Adreno 220 GPU)
You can see the original version of the Top 10 with numerous carrier phones is here (screenshot below). However, our decision to remove the different carrier versions was solely for the sake of clarity, unless the mobile phones had different chipsets (which was not the case).
Rightware's Top 10 list features same phones from different carriers, prompting us to create our own list
Regardless of the list you look at, we can all see that Qualcomm absolutely dominates the Top 10 list, with Adreno 225 GPU being the fastest GPU your money can buy. Even though ARM's Mali-400MP is offered 'free of charge' to silicon makers, at present time we're not seeing a competitor that can match Snapdragon processors.
If you are wondering where are the NVIDIA or Vivante-based smartphones, the answer is simple – NVIDIA Tegra 2 and Tegra 3 simply don't carry enough graphics power (no, it's not a joke) to compete against the Adreno GPU, which carries ATI legacy. Back in 2009, AMD sold off mobile graphics unit to Qualcomm for mere $65 million, which we believe to be the biggest mistake Robert "Bob" Rivet (ex-CFO) and Dirk Meyer (ex-CEO) made. At the same time, Vivante GPUs dedicated themselves to build in GPGPU capability inside its silicon and currently does not compete for the performance crown.
Coming back to the list, Samsung Galaxy SIII surprised being slower than SII, as keeping the same GPU (Mali-400MP) and squeezing in two more cores proved to be quite a difficult task for Samsung's engineers.
Samsung's Exynos SoC chips feature a significantly different clock management between a quad-core 4412 (4 Cortex-A9 cores at 1.4GHz) and a dual-core C210 (2 Cortex-A9 cores at 1.2 GHz). Thermal load between the two chips was too high to keep the GPU clock at the same rate, and the difference in performance is far from being negligible.
Still, it is HTC that takes the cake with One S – the closest mobile phone to crack the 50 score.


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The ship is finally found but the crew has been taken. When Carter is tasked with attempting to rescue the kidnapped crew by following them into the virtual Eureka, will he be able to get them out before their matrix world collapses for good?
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Google takes on Facebook with new social media service
Google is introducing a new social media site, one that takes aim at privacy concerns about Facebook. The Google+ Project is in invitation mode only — and it's not accepting any more for the moment — but a tour of the site provides a good overview. For starters, it provides a way to set up groups of friends, called "Circles."
Writes Google: "You share different things with different people. So sharing the right stuff with the right people shouldn't be a hassle. Circles makes it easy to put your friends from Saturday night in one circle, your parents in another, and your boss in a circle by himself – just like real life."
This is a direct shot at Facebook. Information I want to share on Facebook with, say, my high school friends, can't be aimed directly at them. (You can do a workaround through Facebook Messages, but what a pain.)
You can also have group text and high-def video chat, a feature known as "Hangouts" which a bit like a group Skype chat. Drop in and drop out with ease.
There are several other features, some of which you'll already find with Facebook. It would seem that the major development here is one of privacy. Google+ lets you break out your friends and family in a way that, puzzlingly, Facebook has ignored. Anyone who has had Mom see a picture of you holding a beer at a party will be able to relate to this one.
Also, Google+ is going to utilize the +1 feature it has already rolled out. Writes the New York Times: "Google+ will also improve the usefulness of other Google products that have not gained traction, like Latitude for sharing your location and +1 for giving a thumbs-up to a particular site in search results, the executives said."
Yes, it's true that Google+ may turn out to be Just Another Social Network. However, it will have one big thing going for it – Google TV. Integration of a social network into Google TV will give the product a big boost. It's not hard to picture Google+ deeply embedded into Google TV — especially the "hangouts" video chat — and Google Android apps.
What do you think? Would you consider joining a Google social media project?
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Phnom Penh the capital of Cambodia oozes French colonial charm and remnants are evident in the architecture and cuisine. The city though is entrenched with rich Khmer history and Buddhism and this is put on show each year when two festivals are co joined, the Water Festival and full moon of the Buddhist calendar month of Kadeuk.
In November each year for three days, Phnom Penh plays host to the most magnificent carnival in South East Asia, the Water Festival or Bonn Om Toeuk. A celebration of the unique phenomenon when the great freshwater lake of Tonle Sap reverses its flow forcing the river to do the same. The city is adorned with colorful bunting and the Royal Palace is lit with thousands of lights, the night air is filled with the sight and sound of fireworks and street food and parks come alive with food stalls and amusement rides as Khmer people travel from all over the country to be part of this significant event. The highlight of this national holiday is the boat race.
More than three hundred boats take part in the annual race on the Mekong River, each propelled by a team of up to 70 oarsmen. The boats are colourfully decorated and come to the city from temples and provinces all over Cambodia. Villagers come to support their boats swelling the cities population by a further 2 million. Click on the thumbnails below and scroll through the images for a window on this incredible annual festival.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post7318483442479207225..comments2014-12-17T04:34:45.125-08:00Comments on Vanilla Garlic: Know Your Vanilla - A Guide to Vanilla VarietiesGarrett McCordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-38473273006310434262014-07-08T08:41:35.129-07:002014-07-08T08:41:35.129-07:00These days it's usually classified under Tahit...These days it's usually classified under Tahitian. Garrett McCordhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-85393757717002521922014-07-08T08:41:03.555-07:002014-07-08T08:41:03.555-07:00Go Tahitian or Mexican. =)Go Tahitian or Mexican. =)Garrett McCordhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-84847742157318716482014-07-08T07:55:01.611-07:002014-07-08T07:55:01.611-07:00Great info . I am a new learner about all this and...Great info . I am a new learner about all this and I have a question for you if you could please answer me as soon as possible I would be very grateful. So all I want to do is a kind of essential oil, or infusion , don't know exactly how to call it. I don't wanna use it for cooking but for fragrance in my diffuser and in my organic home made cosmetic products... my question is witch kind of vanilla bean should I use for the most strong, beautiful aroma vanilla like ? I don't mind if it has a bit of fruity - chocolate smell too, what do you recommend? Thank youoanayarishttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-34366129179895639262014-06-04T18:27:56.053-07:002014-06-04T18:27:56.053-07:00By the way, I couldn't find the Tahitensis &am...By the way, I couldn't find the Tahitensis & Planifolia Blend on Beanilla. Is that where you get yours?The Enchanted Bathhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-69264186260553052462014-06-04T18:25:55.852-07:002014-06-04T18:25:55.852-07:00Enjoyed this post! Are you on Pinterest? Enjoyed this post! Are you on Pinterest? The Enchanted Bathhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-63451789484116796662014-03-09T18:59:17.896-07:002014-03-09T18:59:17.896-07:00I bought a variety pack from Beanilla and made thi...I bought a variety pack from Beanilla and made this recipe so I could taste a couple varieties! Can't wait to try them!Kristinhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-20769198533286936932014-02-28T17:27:27.709-08:002014-02-28T17:27:27.709-08:00Thank you so much for all the info.....first time ...Thank you so much for all the info.....first time here but will never buy Extract again :) (after the next 2 month of course) I am going to have to look for some of these varieties :)Karihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-75534834460797120872013-12-11T09:37:44.771-08:002013-12-11T09:37:44.771-08:00I just use three beans for a bottle fo vodka and c...I just use three beans for a bottle fo vodka and call it a day. =)Garretthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-59446882738596509252013-12-11T09:37:21.633-08:002013-12-11T09:37:21.633-08:00I would just place them in an airtight container. ...I would just place them in an airtight container. =)Garretthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-9939493020391944142013-12-10T23:23:18.590-08:002013-12-10T23:23:18.590-08:00How do I package the vanilla to mail to another st...How do I package the vanilla to mail to another email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-19450444819374230172013-10-18T21:21:21.256-07:002013-10-18T21:21:21.256-07:00Do you have to use 3 beans for a small jar? You s...Do you have to use 3 beans for a small jar? You said that you use 3 beans for a whole bottle of vodka?
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-7439783118787431482013-05-27T14:35:58.764-07:002013-05-27T14:35:58.764-07:00Hi there- Am just about to make an order from Bea...Hi there-
Am just about to make an order from Beanilla for my retail store- Great to see your blog and this post. Thanks for the info, recipes and advice.
Awesome to see how long this post has attracted visitors. cheers... wendy twendy@chezchloehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-637360206219359832013-03-13T23:05:46.884-07:002013-03-13T23:05:46.884-07:00Thank you so much for all the information on the d...Thank you so much for all the information on the different varieties of vanilla beans. I've been wanting to make some vanilla extract for gift giving. I feel a little more knowledgeable about it now. Thanks again.
bcook715bcook715http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-64722887642395479982013-03-06T08:37:25.183-08:002013-03-06T08:37:25.183-08:00Dear Garrett, I love, love your writing style. Ve...Dear Garrett, I love, love your writing style. Very fun and funny.

I just want to give you this interesting info. My mother uses vanilla extract to give her white hair a light brown color. A great way to dye hair without chemicals (or much money, if you make your own extract from beans).

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-58517578475310478302013-01-18T10:57:43.359-08:002013-01-18T10:57:43.359-08:00I love vanilla!I love vanilla!Arthur in the Garden!http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-73762660680544497792012-09-05T20:47:47.729-07:002012-09-05T20:47:47.729-07:00Wow. Thanks for this! I've been intrigued for ...Wow. Thanks for this! I've been intrigued for the last year. I've wanted to make and EXcellent gift for my friends who know how to cook and bake. But I wanted the best. So...I'm still not too sure which to buy. I asked two of my friends and they both used madagascar vanilla extract. Now...to use vodka or bourbon? melody brownhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-26793667066934193902012-08-08T22:49:30.528-07:002012-08-08T22:49:30.528-07:00This is so well detailed and useful! Thank you fo...This is so well detailed and useful! Thank you for this great reference - using it to make a variety of homemade vanilla extracts to cook with and email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-81267459522822499872012-07-12T13:45:34.813-07:002012-07-12T13:45:34.813-07:00I'm so glad that I ran across your blog, peopl...I'm so glad that I ran across your blog, people like you, is what make the difference in me continuing baking and cooking , using vanilla flavor, due to the cost of buying it over the counter, going to attempt to make my own..
Thanks a million.KGhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-67255280616969717962012-06-28T10:07:58.526-07:002012-06-28T10:07:58.526-07:00So I wonder now about Tahitensis / Planifolia from...So I wonder now about Tahitensis / Planifolia from Indonesia ???

Will it be the excellent Planifolia bean or will it be the Indonesian "prune flavor" as noted in this review ?

thanks,
email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-10788935710853746602012-06-27T22:57:04.764-07:002012-06-27T22:57:04.764-07:00Which bean would you use to copy the pure Mexican ...Which bean would you use to copy the pure Mexican vanilla that we bring back from Mexico? The Mexican firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-20371271895851821162012-06-23T19:14:03.645-07:002012-06-23T19:14:03.645-07:00It should be fine. I usually just buy a bottle of ...It should be fine. I usually just buy a bottle of vodka and dunk three split beans in and forget about it for a few months.Garretthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-50767083688991042732012-06-22T17:55:03.050-07:002012-06-22T17:55:03.050-07:00Garrett, I bought the vanilla bean sampler from Be...Garrett, I bought the vanilla bean sampler from Beanilla, comes with 9 different varieties of beans (3 beans per vile) is a 1/2 pint jar big enough or too big to make vanilla extract out of 3 email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-89871016040461986462012-06-22T06:44:53.867-07:002012-06-22T06:44:53.867-07:00Just keep them in the alcohol to continuously incr...Just keep them in the alcohol to continuously increase he potency of the extract.Garretthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-48109122944425751912012-06-22T06:44:17.822-07:002012-06-22T06:44:17.822-07:00I would dry them out and grind them =)I would dry them out and grind them =)Garretthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-67693885978551616452012-06-22T06:30:38.138-07:002012-06-22T06:30:38.138-07:00I am so glad I found your blog, I bought samples o...I am so glad I found your blog, I bought samples of all the beans that Beanilla offers and in the process of trying to make my own extract among other things. How often can I reuse my beans after they have sat in a particular type of alcohol for 8 email@example.com


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John Harrigan: Idle thoughts, hither and yon, while packing for trek to camp

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Newspaper ads that are different catch my eye, and so I was drawn to an ad in the Feb. 23 issue of the Sunday News that carried an image of an old White Mountains inn, which looked like an artist's rendering of one of the famed early 1800s inns at the northern doorstep of Crawford Notch.
The ad announced the inaugural exhibition of the Museum of the White Mountains at Plymouth State University, which opens on Feb. 23.
Plymouth is to me the geographical center of the state, and this is one more step to bring the White Mountains' rich history and culture to the fore.
PSU made a great stride in this direction when it assembled and catalogued the Brown Company's huge archive of photographs of logging and river-driving from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s, and is pursuing a wide-reaching effort to work with the people, towns and institutions of the Whites and above and beyond the notches to preserve history and foster exchanges about life then and now.

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I always look for Gail Fisher's "Dog Tracks" column in the Sunday News. Her most recent piece dealt with cautions about winter.
I liked her advice about clearing snow from a big enough area so your dog can do its business without having to squat in deep snow (think, "Ouch").
That's why we have a shovel on an outside wall at camp, where the outhouse, in the middle of nowhere, is the great outdoors. If we're considerate about our own creature comforts, we owe the same to our dogs.
And I liked her bit about booties for dogs. It doesn't take a dog very long to get accustomed to them, and, as Gail noted, there's nothing "wuss" about it. "Some of the most athletic dogs in the world," she wrote, "those that run the thousand-mile Iditarod race across Alaska, wear protective boots."

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As I wrote this column Friday, more snow was predicted for the North Country, which was anticipated with great glee.
Snow is money. Snowmobiling is the main fuel for the region's economic engine, but snowshoeing, downhill skiing and cross-country skiing are major contributors too, and then there are the die-hards who love to ice-fish, and the crazed fringe element (that would be us) who just want to go into camp, and damn the torpedoes.
One of the fine little odd-ball stories in the far-flung and informal snowmobiling scenario is the Deer Mountain Warming Hut, just off Route 3 far north of Pittsburg village and just shy of Third Lake and the Canadian border. It's open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and within its cozy confines volunteers from the Pittsburg Ridge Runners and other local groups serve up hotdogs, hamburgers and assorted home-made food, contributed by local individuals and institutions, in a cozy and convivial environment enhanced by a well-stoked antique kitchen range.
It's a great scene, there in the shadow of Deer Mountain, and all who visit and help out have stories about how they got there, and how much they love it.

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Moving, again:
This column has moved from the Sports section to the Section B front page to its present front-section slot over its 39 years (and counting) in this newspaper, and now the radio show I've been on is moving, too.
Jack Heath is stepping south a bit from Concord's WTPL to Manchester's WGIR 610 AM and Portsmouth's 96.7 FM. His "New Hampshire Today" show, where I've been having fun being a call-in guest host, will air during morning drive-time, from 6 to 9 a.m., and Jack tells me that beginning Monday, I'll be on at 8:05, although this might change.
I've done a lot of radio in my time, and it's a kick in the butt - a fun switch of gears from print. Listeners of WGIR-AM 610 and WQSO-FM 96.7 can also go to the stations' websites www.wgiram.com and www.967thewave.com, as well as on iHeartRadio, Clear Channel's all-in-one digital radio service. The call-in number is 645-6161 (Jennifer Wells is the traffic officer).

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I can't write about Ray Burton without stealing a line from an ancient play, "We come not to bury Ray, but to praise him." Ray, the longtime Governor's Executive Councilor representing the Upper Valley region and most of the northern third of the state, is dealing with curable kidney cancer, and vows to be right out there passing out business cards and, famously, his trademark combs.
If I were teaching a high school civics class, I'd hold Ray Burton up as the all-time best example of a dedicated elected official serving the people like no other.
The guy is phenomenal. He has a huge territory to cover and is at some chicken-dinner event, somewhere, just about every night.
The old joke is that if more than two people are visiting at one spot, Ray will pop up out of the ground to hand out cards and combs.
It's halfway true, but the absolute truth is that if you have a problem or want information concerning state government and services, and if you call Ray, he'll get back to you in a hot second.
So keep those combs coming, Ray, and all the rest that you do too.
John Harrigan's address: Box 39, Colebrook NH 03576 or email@example.com.
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Pick-up six: Blackhawks want to close out series Sunday
BY MARK POTASH Staff Reporter April 26, 2014 8:26PM
Hawks captain Jonathan Toews ended Game 5 with a breakaway goal against Ryan Miller. All five games in the series have been tight, thrilling affairs. | Chris Lee/AP
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For all their skill, depth, all-star talent and championship pedigree, the Blackhawks are not a team known for a knockout punch in the postseason. Even with a big left hook, the team somehow always ends up winning on points.
The defending Stanley Cup champions already have lost a lead six times in five games of their first-round series against the St. Louis Blues. They've allowed five goals in the final two minutes of a period — including tying goals with 1:45 and 6.4 seconds left in regulation. Too often it seems with a belt up for grabs, the Hawks float like a bee and sting like a butterfly.
But with three consecutive split-decision victories after a 2-0 series deficit, it's pretty clear the Blackhawks still have the heart of a champion. So even though they've struggled and fought their way to a 3-2 series lead with the equally game and equally deserving Blues, the Blackhawks might be at their most dangerous with a chance to clinch the series Sunday at the United Center.
Though they often can't stand prosperity throughout the course of a playoff series, the Hawks of Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane & Co. know how to get the job done. Under Joel Quenneville, the Blackhawks are 10-2 with a chance to clinch a series, including 4-0 last season when they won the Stanley Cup.
The only losses in that span were against the Canucks in the second round in 2010: In Game 5 at the United Center when the Hawks knew they had another home game in their pocket and lost 4-1; and in Game 7 against the Canucks in the opening round in 2011, when they lost 2-1 in overtime in Vancouver.
Six of those clinching victories have come in Game 6, when the Hawks avoided a roll-of-the-dice Game 7. Though the Blues will be in full desperation mode, the Blackhawks figure to be particularly mindful of closing this one out now knowing that Game 7 would be at Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The Hawks famously work without a net in the postseason, but they seem to have a knack for avoiding death-defying stunts.
"It's tough to say exactly the reason why," Quenneville said. "I like the competitiveness of our group. We've got some guys who like to rise to the challenges in big games and big settings and I think they've proven that with their history. They get excited in that situation. I think that experience in these situations can be beneficial."
The way this series has ensued, the Hawks know what they're up against. The Blues aren't a nuisance like the Wild was in last year's opening round, or even the Predators in 2010. They're a dangerous team that can win the Cup if they can get past this series.
"We don't want to go back to St. Louis," defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson said. "We're going to try and do everything we can to finish it off. They have a great team and they were close. They could've had both games [at the United Center] and we could've had both games [in St. Louis]. It could have gone either way so far. Hopefully we can just release the handbrake and just go full force."
It remains to be seen if the Hawks even have that in them. Even in crucial moments they tend to play with fire. In Game 7 against the Red Wings last year, the Hawks had all the momentum after victories in Games 5 and 6. But they still needed overtime to win 2-1.
"[The Blues] were a dominating team in the regular season and that's why the game are so tight," forward Marian Hossa said. "So we would prefer to do it [Sunday]. We know how important it is to win [Game 6]."


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© Charlie Hill of Swinefleet near Goole.
Completed 1968 from the Rolandwerft at Bremen, Germany, and delivered as the cargo vessel VESTLOLLIK O.X.C.N. (Nakskov). Owners: Partnership Vestlolland c/o K. A. A. Rasmussen of Nakskov, Denmark. IMO 6806731.
Yard no 951 – GRT 1400 / 781 – NRT 921 / 363 – TDW 2400 / 1500 – Measurements: 79.20 / 72.00 (lpp) x 12.20
Subsequent History: 1972 MERC ENTERPRISE O.X.C.N. (København) – Owners: Partnership Merc-Scandia V, a company under the umbrella of MERCANDIA Company of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Disposal Data: She capsized & sank 17 n.m. to the South of Eddystone LH on 16.01.1974 with the tragic loss of 7 lives. The vessel was on voyage from Le Treport to Cork, carrying barley in bulk.
Images show the vessel as the MERC ENTERPRISE in service, and further below you will find images from the dramatic rescue at her tragic loss in 1974. Mr. Lars Brunkman of Helsingborg, Sweden, has kindly supplied an image of the Soviet trawler LENINGRAD, which also played an essential role in the rescue.
16. January 1974 was indeed a day of sorrow in Danish seafaring history
7SEASVESSELS.COM wishes with this article, especially to pay tribute to the exceedingly brave air force crews from Germany and Great Britain who came to the rescue of the stricken vessel – may their bravery and fortitude in this action never be forgotten – therefore, please read the citations below:
The Captain is hoisted from the sea, assisted by one of the brave German rescuers. The name Schuler or Schüler is seen in his helmet. The rescuer's facial expression clearly shows, describing way beyond what words can tell, the strenuous effort required on this rescue mission.
"Outstanding among the rescues of 1974 was that of the MERC ENTERPRISE which capsized in 50 ft waves and 80 kt winds. During a rescue lasting 2'2hr, the naval crews performed magnificently and were rewarded by two AFCs and three AFMs".
Awards for helicopter crews:
The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society is to present engraved tankards to the crew of three Royal Navy and two Federal German Navy Westland Sea Kings which rescued seven people and recovered five bodies from the sea off the Devon coast last January. The five helicopters, from RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall, were called out when the Danish coaster Merc Enterprise capsized. Winds exceeded 50 kt, with gusts to 80 kt, and waves were up to 60ft high.
The awards recognise "the very high degree of courage, fortitude and perseverance shown by all the men involved in the face of extremely unpleasant and dangerous conditions".
Petty Officer Fowles was an air crewman in one of the helicopters called to the rescue of the Danish merchant vessel "MERC ENTERPRISE" which had capsized in exceptionally heavy seas south of Plymouth. Conditions were very severe with winds gusting to 70 knots and waves of 30 to 50 feet from crest to trough. On sighting an apparently unconscious person in the water the aircraft was brought to the hover to enable Petty Officer Fowles to be lowered into the sea to recover the body by means of a double lift. The attempt was frustrated when he received facial injuries from the winch wire which suddenly tautened in a deep wave trough. Undaunted by the adverse conditions and his personal injuries Petty Officer Fowles continued in his efforts to recover two bodies from the sea but without success. His perseverance, courage and fortitude were in the highest traditions of the Service.
Able Seaman A. J. Williams was an air crewman in one of the Sea King helicopters called out from the Royal Naval Air Station at Culdrose to assist in the rescue operation when the Danish merchant vessel " MERC ENTERPRISE " capsized in very adverse weather conditions, south of Plymouth. On arrival the pilot, despite winds gusting to 70 knots and waves up to 50 feet, fought to maintain a low hover height so that Able Seaman Williams might be lowered on the aircraft winch wire in order to recover a body from the sea. He was several times dragged through the crests of waves to be swung violently in the air and eventually he had to be raised 'to prevent being struck by another wave. In spite of this Able Seaman Williams made a further attempt and succeeded in grasping the body as he was swept downward, and they were winched back into the aircraft. His persistence in the task, with little regard for his own personal safety, and his courage and fortitude were in the highest traditions of the Royal Navy.
Five Culdrose Sea Kings, including two German a/c from the Foreign Training Unit (the others from 706 and 824 Squadrons) lifted seven crew from a 480 ton Danish coaster when hurricane force winds were blowing down the Channel, and a further four who had been picked up by a Soviet trawler. The ship had capsized off Plymouth. One of the German aircraft and the 824 aircraft suffered severe salt ingestion in the engines, and both made cautionary landings in fields on the way back to Culdrose. The turbine blades were found to have severe corrosion.
On 16 January 1974, near the coast of Plymouth, a British Sea King helicopter together with two German Sea Kings (89+51 and 89+55) saved eleven men in a severe storm from the Danish freighter 'Merc Enterprise'.
Just four weeks later the same three helicopters rescued twenty-eight men from the freight ship 'Lutria'. The ship's crew had to abandon their ship and were already in lifeboats, on a sea with waves thirty to fifty feet high – despite these terrible weather conditions, the ship's entire crew was saved.
Station honours: At Plymouth Lifeboat Station the following awards have been made:
Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum 13
Bronze Medal 5
Silver Medal 15
1974 A Bronze Medal was awarded to Coxswain John Dare for assisting the Merc Enterprise in difficulties in hurricane force winds and phenomenal seas.
© Lars Brunkman of Helsingborg, Sweden – The LENINGRAD Northbound passing Helsingborg 03 May 1980.
The Soviet factory trawler with side no. NB-0273, which managed to rescue 4 crew from the stricken vessel, was the LENINGRAD (IMO 6922042), built 1969 (# b26/34) at the Gdanska Lenina Yard at Gdansk, Poland. She was a co-called "Kosmos" type, a vessel of GRT 2947 – TDW 1316 measuring 83.10 / 78.00 (lpp) x 13.90. She was broken up at Alang on 20.12.1994.
Machinery Overview: 1 oil engine driving 1 FP propeller at 225 rpm – Total Power: Mcr 1,765kW (2,400hp) – Service Speed: 12.75kts.
Prime Mover Detail: Design: Sulzer, Engine Builder: Zaklady Przemyslu Metalowego 'H Cegielski' SA – Poznan – 1 x 8TD48, 2 Stroke, Single Acting, In-Line (Vertical) – 8 Cy. 480 x 700, Mcr: 1,765 kW (2,400 hp) at 225 rpm.
7seasvessels.com salutes likewise our Russian colleagues for their exceptional display of seamanship in very dangerous, adverse weather conditions. Their endeavour bears witness to a display of seamanship of the highest order attainable. One can only imagine the tremendous and skilful effort required of the Captain and crew in order to succeed in saving 4 crew members from the Danish ship.
We who operated ships on the oceans and lived to tell the tale, have always held in the absolutely highest regard, the brave men and women who comes for us when needed. They come with little or no regard to their own safety, and regardless of weather conditions.
This article is a tribute to their courage, fortitude and selflessness in executing this most honourable profession, which they have chosen for themselves. May they be remembered, honoured, and appreciated forever.