Founded in 1900 by Jack and Gus Mack.
Mack Trucks, Inc. was founded in 1900 by Jack and Gus Mack in Brooklyn, NY, and was originally known as the Mack Brothers Company.
The Mack brothers actually entered the vehicle manufacturing business seven years earlier, when they purchased the Fallesen and Berry carriage company.
The company produced its first successful motorized vehicle in 1900. In 1905, the company moved its headquarters to Allentown, PA, where it is currently located in the heart of the Lehigh Valley. The company adopted its present name, Mack Trucks, Inc., in 1922.
The company's trademark is the Bulldog. Mack trucks earned this nickname in 1917, during World War I, when the British government purchased the Mack AC model to supply its front lines with troops, food and equipment.
British soldiers dubbed the truck the Bulldog Mack. Its pugnacious, blunt-nosed hood, coupled with its incredible durability, reminded the soldiers of the tenacious qualities of their country's mascot, the British Bulldog.
John M. "Jack" Mack takes a job at the carriage and wagon firm of Fallesen & Berry in Brooklyn, NY.
Jack Mack and brother Augustus F. Mack purchase the Fallesen & Berry factory.
William C. Mack, who had operated a wagon-building plant in Scranton, PA, joins his brothers in the business.
The early years of this century were years full of invention, the revolutionary effects of which we're still feeling today. In 1902, Willis Carrier introduced air conditioning; in 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright flew the first successful airplane at Kitty Hawk; and in 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T.
During this same time, John Mack and his brothers were hard at work setting the pace for an entirely new mode of commercial transportation. In the spirit of these other great pioneers, John Mack had a vision -- to produce the most durable and powerful heavy-duty trucks and engines in the world. The innovative designs and products he created began a tradition of innovation that has continued to this day.
John Mack had already spent years researching and experimenting with his own design for a motorized wagon by the time he and his brothers opened their first bus manufacturing plant in 1900. The work paid off the same year, when the brothers introduced their first successful vehicle -- a 40-horsepower, 20-passenger bus. The Mack bus, built for sightseeing concessionaire Harris and McGuire, operated in Brooklyn's Prospect Park for eight years before being converted into a truck. The vehicle racked up a million miles of service, the first in a long line of Mack vehicles to do so. The success and acceptance of "Old No. 1" initiated a history of truck development unparalleled in the industry, and established a company whose reputation for tough, high-quality products has since become "part of the language."
Mack Brothers Company begins using "Manhattan" as the trade name for their motorized vehicles, probably to distinguish them from the company's horse-drawn product line.
The acceptance of Mack as a rugged, heavy-duty truck led to the selection in 1905 of Allentown, Pennsylvania as the home of the main manufacturing operations of the new Mack Brothers Motor Car Company.
Mack was one of the first manufacturers to mount a cab directly over the engine, which increased driver visibility and maneuverability, particularly on crowded city streets. The "Manhattan" cab-over-engine model was introduced in 1905.
Mack built rail cars and locomotives from 1905 until 1930. In the period 1951 through 1954, the company built 40 forward control diesel rail cars.
Mack Brothers Manufacturing Company is set up to continue the operation of the Brooklyn plant, which is still manufacturing wagons, and repairing automobiles.
Mack introduces the Junior model, a light-weight 1-1/2 ton truck.
The Mack Senior truck was right-hand steer and chain drive. The Junior was left-hand steer and chain drive.
The "Manhattan" trade name is dropped, and trucks begin carrying "Mack" nameplate.
The Manhattan Motor Truck Company incorporated in Massachusetts to operate several dealerships in that state.
Mack produced the first motorized hook-and-ladder fire truck for the city of Morristown, NJ.
Charles Mack, the fifth brother, joins Mack Bros. Motor Car Co.
In August of 1911, the brothers sold the company, and the new owners continued operation as the International Motor Company - a holding company for the Mack Brothers Motor Car Company and the Saurer Motor Company, another truck manufacturer which had a plant in Plainfield, New Jersey. The two truck manufacturing companies continue as distinct organizations, but the selling and servicing of Mack and Saurer trucks is combined as a distinct function of the holding company.
The International Motor Company's size increases with the addition of the Hewitt Motor Company, a New York City based builder of highly engineered motor trucks..
John and Joseph Mack, who'd been directors of the International Motor Company, leave.
The Hewitt nameplate is discontinued.
The Manhattan Motor Truck Company (which ran the Mack branches in New England) becomes the Mack Motor Truck Company.
The Mack AB was the company's first standardized, high volume model series, introduced in 1914. The first ABs had chain drive or worm drive. In 1920, a dual reduction drive replaced worm drive as an option. The AB filled the medium-duty role and incorporated many innovations particularly adapted to the times. Its simple, classic styling and overwhelming customer acceptance endured continuous modification and a production run extending through 1937, for a total of over 55,000 units.
The famous AC model was introduced in 1916. With its chain drive rear axle, the AC model earned an unparalleled reputation for reliability and durability, and was called on to help accomplish nearly impossible military and civilian tasks. The AC model was manufactured continuously through 1939 -- a remarkable 24 years, and 40,299 were built. The AC is not only credited with giving Mack its famous Bulldog identity, but also with achieving a degree of success and international fame that has never been accomplished by any other motor truck in history.
Mack built a military armored car on an AB Chassis for the New York National Guard. During World War I, Mack delivered approximately 4,500 AC model trucks of 3-1/2, 5-1/2, and 7-1/2 ton capacity to the US government. During that same period, Mack delivered over 2,000 units to Great Britain. These trucks did an outstanding job under very difficult conditions.
The story goes that the British soldiers ("Tommies") would call out when facing a difficult truck problem, "Aye, send in the Mack Bulldogs!" The primary, and generally universal, story is that the British engineers testing AC's and the Tommys in France said that "the Mack AC's have the tenacity of a bulldog." At that time, the symbol of Great Britain was the bulldog, and this was high praise for the trucks. American "Doughboys" expressed the same opinion of the truck.
A new holding company, the International Motor Truck Corporation, is formed; it assumes the notes payable obligations of the International Motor Company and owns 98 percent of its stock. The International Motor Company, through its ownership of the Mack Brothers Motor Car Company, the Saurer Motor Company, and the Hewitt Motor Company, becomes the operating organization, with its main plants in Allentown, PA (Mack), Plainfield, NJ (Saurer), and Brooklyn, NY (Hewitt).
The International Motor Company also owns the International Mack Motor Corporation, which had been set up in December 1915 to run most of the company-owned branches. However, by the end of World War I, the title of this company is changed to the Mack-International Motor Truck Corporation.
The Saurer nameplate is discontinued in the United States.
Mack became the first truck manufacturer to apply air cleaners and oil filters to trucks after Mack engineers discovered the fuel and maintenance savings these products offered customers.
In 1920, Mack pioneered the use of power brakes on trucks by using a vacuum-booster system.
Mack pioneered the use of rubber isolators as cushions in mounting chassis components to improve shock resistance in 1921. The applicability of this technology to automobiles was so great that the Rubber Shock Insulator Company was formed to handle license agreements with other automotive firms.
Mack played a major role in a trans-continental convoy conducted by the US Army. This project underscored the need for a national highway system.
The title of the parent company is changed from International Motor Truck Corporation to Mack Trucks, Incorporated. This change in title was basically made to identify the corporate name more closely with the company's product and lessen any misidentification of Mack products with those of a competitor, the International Harvester Company. The International Motor Company continues as the manufacturing subsidiary of Mack Trucks, Inc. until 1936.
In 1922, the company adopted the Bulldog as its corporate symbol. The first usage of the Bulldog as a symbol was on a sheet metal plate riveted to each side of the cab. It was first drawn on June 3, 1921 and was released, printed, and specified for the AB chain drive (CD) and dual reduction (DR) carrier drive trucks. The plate shows the Bulldog as two words, i.e., a bull dog chewing up a book entitled "Hauling Costs," "Mack" on his collar, and International Motor Co. of New York. This plate was used much later on M model off-highway trucks, except that the plate then showed Mack Trucks, Inc., Allentown, PA.
In the early afternoon of March 14, Jack Mack was enroute to a business meeting in Weatherly, Pennsylvania in his Chandler coupe. His car became involved in an accident with a trolley car of the Lehigh Valley Transit Company, which was crossing the road diagonally. Jack was killed almost instantly when his light car, being pushed off the road ahead of the trolley, was caught against a heavy pole and crushed like an egg shell. His body was interred in Fairview Cemetery in Allentown, just above the former Mack plant on 10th Street.
Over the years there have been few Mack models as famous as the AC model. The Mack BJ and BB models, the first of the "early B Series" introduced in 1927, represented the company's first trucks developed in response to the demand for larger capacity, higher speed haulage. The growing acceptance of trucking as a transport mode required the application of new design and engineering principles, and a variation of sizes and weights to satisfy emerging state regulations. More than 15,000 units were built through 1941.
Whether the first bulldog hood ornament was soap or wood, we do know that shortly after his release from the hospital, he did in fact carve a bulldog in wood.
Masury applied for and received a patent for his design; that Bulldog design has adorned Mack trucks ever since!
A year of growth and building in America, and Mack Trucks, Inc. played a major role, including the building of Boulder Dam!
The name of the International Motor Company is changed to the Mack Manufacturing Corporation.
The Mack E series, introduced in 1936, were streamlined, medium-duty trucks with gross vehicle weight ratings ranging up to 23,000 lbs. The E models were available in both conventional and cab-over-engine configurations and proved themselves among the most versatile products ever offered by Mack. Over 78,000 were produced through 1951.
Mack was one of the first truck manufacturers to apply four-wheel brakes to heavy-duty trucks, increasing braking ability and safety, particularly with heavier loads. In 1938, Mack became the first truck manufacturer to design and build its own heavy-duty diesel engines, establishing the tradition of "balanced design" (in which the integration of the powertrain and vehicle design maximize performance) that continues today.
Mack was a major military contractor on a much larger scale in World War II, with more specialized products. Mack trucks served the Allied forces 35,000 strong in that second conflict, in the form of prime movers, personnel carriers, wrecker trucks, tank transporters, and more.
Mack merchandised a series of trucks under the name "Mack Jr." The vehicle was actually built by the Reo Truck Company in Lansing, Michigan. The vehicles were built according to Mack specifications and were sold through the Mack sales organization. In total, there were 4,974 chassis built during this time frame.
This was the second time in its history that Mack sold a Mack junior chassis. The 1936-1938 units should not be confused with the earlier Mack Junior; production on that version began in 1909.
During the 1938 to 1944 period, Mack built and sold a model called the "ED," which was essentially a three-quarter ton vehicle. Records indicate that a total of 2,686 ED model trucks were delivered.
During the war years, Mack built heavy-duty trucks to support the Allied forces.
And, just like other companies, Mack had its own version of "Rosie the Riveter" to help in the effort!
The Mack L series heavy-duty trucks of the 1940-1956 era exhibited clean, timeless styling and proved extremely popular. Certain models in this series combined many aluminum components with the more powerful engines to satisfy the long distance hauling needs of West Coast operators. Some 35,000 Mack L models graced the highways in their day.
The 1950s brought significant product advancements from Mack, including the G, H and B models. The G series featured an all-aluminum cab for light weight and the ability to haul big payloads, especially in West Coast applications. The H series, dubbed the "Cherry Pickers" for their very high cabs were designed with a short bumper-to-back of cab dimension to accommodate 35 foot trailers within 45 overall legal limits.
The B series, introduced in 1949, was surely one of Mack's most successful and popular products. Its pleasing, rounded appearance set a new styling standard for trucks, as did the wide range of model variations offered. There are B models still in active service today, part of the 127,786 built through 1965. The year 1953 also marked the introduction of the famous Thermodyne open chamber, direct-injection diesel engine, which established Mack's tradition of leadership in diesel performance and fuel efficiency.
"International" is dropped from the title of the main Mack sales organization; henceforth, the Mack Motor Truck Corporation handles the branch operations in the continental United States, except in New England, where the Mack Motor Truck Company operates as before.
Mack changes the titles of its manufacturing and sales subsidiaries to Mack Trucks, Inc.
The first diesel-power fire truck -- a Mack B85F model -- was sold to the city of Hamilton, Bermuda in 1960.
Mack Trucks, Inc. purchases Brockway Motor company. Brockway ceased production in 1977.
The F Model all-steel sleeper and non-sleeper, cab-over-engine trucks were introduced. This was the first model of the completely new family of COE and Conventional models to be introduced in the 60's. Following models included the R, U, and DM.
Mack Produced one Super Pumper System for the Fire Department of New York City. It was delivered in 1965 and its first fire was on August 12, 1965. It answered 2,200 alarms and was placed out of service in 1982.
The system included a Super Pumper, Super Tender, and three satellite tenders. The combinations of tender and/or satellites used at any particular fire depended on the situation.
The R series, which replaced the venerable B series in 1966, proved itself in the tradition of its predecessor as one of the worlds most popular heavy-duty diesel trucks. Shortly after introducing the R model, Macks revolutionary Maxidyne constant horsepower diesel engine debuted, along with the Maxitorque transmission.
RW model trucks were built at Mack Western in Hayward, CA from 1966 through 1981, when production was transferred to the Macungie plant.
Mack Trucks, Inc. becomes a member of the Signal Oil and Gas Company, a Los Angeles based petroleum company. In August 1967 Mack Trucks, Inc. officially became a member of a growing industrial family, The Signal Companies, Inc.
The Maxidyne engine was introduced in 1967, and provided maximum horsepower over a wider range of engine speeds than any other standard diesel engine of its day. The engines design leveled the horsepower curve and as a result, increased fuel efficiency and significantly reduced the need for shifting. It was such an improvement that a transmission with five speeds, rather than ten or more, could be used for most over-the-road applications.
The Maxitorque transmission (TRL 107 series), created in 1967, was the first triple countershaft, compact-length design for Class 8 trucks, featuring the highest torque capacity in the industry. The five-speed Maxitorque was only two-thirds as long as multi-speed transmissions, and its light weight made it a popular choice among operators concerned about gross vehicle weight.
In 1969, Mack pioneered and patented cab air suspension as a major truck ride and cab durability improvement.
Mack was the first heavy-duty diesel engine manufacturer of the day to produce its own engine compression brake -- the patented Dynatard engine brake in 1971. The Mack design was a customized, simpler brake system that was integral and compatible with the engine for top performance.
New Mack World Headquarters opens in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The Cruise-Liner, produced from 1975-1983, served as Macks premium offering in a cabover configuration. Macungie plant opens for business.
The Super-Liner, a boldly-styled conventional designed for heavy hauling with the ultimate in driver luxury and convenience, was introduced in 1977. Its 15-year production run ended in 1993.
The MC/MR series, introduced in 1978, are the industrys most advanced low-cab-forward trucks with exceptional maneuverability and visibility for refuse, construction, and urban delivery applications.
Renault takes a 10 percent share in Mack Trucks, Inc.
Renault increases its holdings to 20 percent.
Signal reduces its holdings in Mack by 10 percent.
Mack introduces the MH Ultra-Liner model, featuring the industry's first successful all-fiberglass, metal cage-reinforced cab. The new design resulted in industry-leading advancements in cab-weight reduction and corrosion resistance.
When Mack Trucks, Inc. again became a public corporation in 1983 with a public offering of 15.7 million shares of Mack Trucks, Inc. common stock, closer ties had been established with Renault. These ties originated when the two organizations negotiated in 1977 regarding the distribution of a medium-duty diesel truck series in North America and parts of Central America and the Caribbean. Renault and Mack forged a working partnership with the successful introduction of the Mack Mid-Liner series in 1979, studying many of the key issues facing both companies on a global basis.
Renault increases holdings to 40 percent. Signal holdings reduced to 10.3 percent.
The commercial vehicle division of Renault -- Renault V.I. -- undergoes a financial reorganization, and buys out the Mack shares from its parent company.
Mack introduced the E7 series of 12-liter engines in 1988. Today, the line includes 16 different engines with horsepower ratings ranging from 250 to 454. The E7 boasts the industry's best horsepower-to-weight ratios for customers concerned with achieving maximum productivity.
Mack introduces the CH series for highway applications.
Mack Trucks, Inc. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Renault V.I. The company became one of North America's largest producers of heavy-duty diesel trucks, in addition to major product components, and is an integral member of the worldwide Renault Group.
When coupled with the V-MAC Electronic Engine Control System - introduced in 1990 - the company's current engine line offers customers an unprecedented level of control in tailoring performance options to their specific requirements. The V-MAC system has led the industry with such innovations as cruise auto-resume and dual-PTO capability.
Mack patented a unique, electronically controlled, variable-injection timing system for exclusive use with its E7 engines. The Econovance Variable Injection Timing system optimizes fuel efficiency and lowers emissions.
In 1991, Mack developed the High Swirl/Moderately High Injection Pressure Combustion System to optimize the mixing of diesel fuel and air in its E7 and E9 engines. The system increases combustion efficiency, and in the process, improves fuel economy, lowers emissions, maintains oil viscosity, and lengthens oil change intervals.
Mack introduces the LE (low entry) refuse vehicle.
In February, Mack introduced the Vision by Mack, a new premium highway tractor. The new Vision by Mack, with its sleek, aerodynamic styling and leading-edge technologies, was designed from the ground up to give drivers the power, handling, and comfort they want -- without compromising the low operating cost, efficiency and serviceability demanded by fleet managers in the competitive transportation industry.
On December 18, 2000 the United States Department of Justice approved the acquisition of Mack by AB Volvo, Sweden. Mack celebrates its Centennial anniversary.
The Granite series construction trucks line is introduced, combining traditional Mack application excellence with modern styling and an improved driver environment.
Mack is acquired by AB Volvo.
The ASET (Application Specific Engine Technology) 12L engine family was introduced to meet the 2002 emission requirements while maintaining optimum performance. The VISION Day Cab chassis began production. This non-sleeper cab version of the Vision long-haul sleeper provided the Vision's comfort, styling, and durability to operators in more localized applications.
The production of Mack CH and VISION Model trucks was moved from the Mack Winnsboro, SC Plant to the VOLVO New River Valley Plant at Dublin, VA.
Mack renews its entire product offering to incorporate the new MP engine line designed to optimize performance while meeting stringent environmental regulations. New models include the Pinnacle highway tractor, a redesigned Granite vocational truck, and the Terra Pro cabover line.
First Bull Dog Use on AB Name Plate 1921.
More Recent Use of Name Plate, M Series Off-Highway 1960's Era.
The Mack grill, with the company's trademark, the Bulldog.


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Cairns is a city in Queensland, Australia. 120.000 people live there. Cairns is about 1720 km (1,069 miles) north of Brisbane and about 2500km (1,553 miles) from Sydney by road. It is built on the shores of Trinity Bay.
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Cairns is an important travel destination for tourists because it is warm all year round and is near many attractions. The Great Barrier Reef is only one-and-a-half hours away by boat. The Daintree National Park and Cape Tribulation, about 130km north of Cairns, are popular areas for experiencing a tropical rainforest. It is also a starting point for people wanting to see Cooktown, Cape York Peninsula, and the Atherton Tableland.
Captain James Cook named Trinity Bay when he arrived there in his ship HM Bark Endeavour on Trinity Sunday, 1770.[1] The first Europeans to settle arrived in 1876 when gold was found near Cairns. It was named after the Governor of Queensland, Sir William Cairns.[1]
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If you'd like to live like an Osbourne (and who wouldn't?), now's your chance. The Beverly Hills, CA, home that rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Sharon, rented for four years has hit the market for nearly $ 27 million.
The currently on-again couple, who recently reconciled after a five-month split, rented the Paul Williams-designed home for four years of marital ups and downs. And although we're not entirely sure how much the Osbournes spent on rent each month, the property was previously listed for as much as $ 50,000 a month, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Built in 1955, the two-story brick home sits on an acre that includes gardens and a mosaic-tiled swimming pool.
The 5,389-square-foot house features four slender columns that front the entrance, a wood-paneled family room with wet bar, and dining room with built-up dentil molding. There are four bedrooms and six full bathrooms.


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Keeping the faith: A history of northern soul
Gildart, Keith; Catterall, Stephen (Manchester University Press, 2020-12-31)
In the 1970s, Northern Soul held a pivotal position in British youth culture. It originated in the English north west and midlands in the late-1960s, and by 1976, it was attracting thousands of enthusiasts across the country. They flocked to hundreds of venues where 'rare soul' records, by predominantly black performers recorded mostly between 1964-68, were spun by 'disc jockeys' (DJs) who became legends of the scene. For much of the 1970s Northern Soul was largely ignored by the national music press and found little space in the wider media. The lack of awareness and marginalisation of Northern Soul in the lexicon of youth culture and popular music was linked to three inter-related factors. First, the scene predominated outside of London and was most prominent at the margins of cities and towns of the midlands (Wolverhampton, Stoke-On-Trent) and the north west (Wigan, Blackpool). Secondly, it was a retrospective scene that was steeped in nostalgia, locality and an identity that could not easily be absorbed by other music scenes and related youth subcultures. Thirdly, Northern Soul was largely a working class scene, which did not produce influential intellectuals and commentators that would proselytise on its behalf in newspapers, magazines and television shows. In popular characterisations of post-war youth culture and popular music there is an orthodox chronology that stretches from Teddy Boys/Rock 'n' Roll in the 1950s, the Mods and Rockers and the counter-culture/hippy scene of the 1960s and on to punk rock in the 1970s. Yet in 1976/77 the ground zero for punk rock, Northern Soul was arguably far bigger in terms of the number of specialist venues, participants, and organisations that gave the scene a distinct identity
The determinants of services FDI location in the UK regions
Cook, Mark; Fallon, Grahame (Inderscience, 2020-12-01)
This paper contributes to scholarly knowledge and understanding of the way in which economic conditions and government policy affect foreign direct investment (FDI) location in the United Kingdom (UK) regions. It does so by exploring their impact on inbound services FDI location in a sample of the UKs core (the Southeast) and non-core (West Midlands; Wales; Scotland and the Northwest) regions. Use is made of multiple regression techniques to analyse a set of official, longitudinal data gathered for the period from 1980 to 2015 as a means to this end. The findings offer new insights into the relative influence of the search for markets, efficiencies and strategic assets and government policy over the location of services FDI in all five regions. The resultant implications for future inward investment policy development after the UK leaves the EU are also considered, including the potential benefits of increasing policy variations from region to region.
The intrinsic value of formative assessment and feedback as learning tools in the acquisition and improvement of a practical legal skill
Jones, Dawn (Taylor & Francis, 2020-12-01)
Teaching a practical legal skill in a classroom setting can be challenging, it is an attempt to teach the practical in a theoretical way to students who are unlikely to have undertaken this type of practical task previously. The module considered in this research, Practical Legal Drafting, comprises taught sessions that first introduce the 'rules' of legal drafting and then allow the development of key skills. The module includes tutor led taught sessions, student in class group and individual activities and ongoing tutor verbal feedback in class, followed by a formative assessment, extensive specific individual written and generic online feedback, and finally face to face feedback on the formative assessment. This combination forms the learning process for the module considered in this study. The formative assessment is not a compulsory element of the module, the data for three academic years was analysed to determine whether those students who undertook the formative assessment were more successful in the summative assessment than those students who did not and whether it could therefore be said that this was evidence that the formative assessment was beneficial as a teaching tool. The student's engagement with the feedback available on the VLE was also assessed to determine whether any conclusions could be reached about the impact this may or may not have on improved student performance.
The use of Socrative in university social science teaching
Pryke, Sam (Berghahn Press, 2020-04-01)
Socrative is an online platform that allows a teacher to put questions to students through an app on their smart phone or tablet. In existence since 2011, its use is now quite common in university teaching. But is Socrative any good? This article reviews the literature on the device and discusses my research on the use of the app, the first carried out with social science students. The secondary research findings are that students find Socrative easy to use, fun, of genuine benefit to their learning and a medium that aids active participation. Further, there is evidence that it benefits attainment as testing helps memory retention. My research findings broadly concur. Also considered is how Socrative use can be extended beyond revision style testing, to introduce students to new information that challenges existing beliefs and to elicit controversial opinions and sensitive information.
Rebellion and resistance in French Indochina, 1914-1918
Krause, Jonathan (Taylor & Francis, 2020-03-31)
Nearly every major French colony experienced some form of organized anticolonial resistance during, and as a direct result of, the First World War. Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Niger, Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, New Caledonia, and Indochina all experienced rebellion of some notable scope. Similar patterns of unrest also developed in the British, Russian, Italian and Ottoman empires during the First World War, suggesting a global moment for anticolonialism. These rebellions took place for many different reasons, in a wide range of historical, cultural, political and economic contexts. For all their contextual diversity, however, the anticolonial rebellions that erupted from 1914 through to the 1920s could not help but be influenced by the realities presented by the First World War. The two principal realities that influenced and helped spark anticolonial rebellions in the First World War were the reduction of colonial occupation forces across Africa and Asia and the recruitment of Afro-Asians for military and industrial service in Europe, often through coercive means. The direct influence of aspects of the First World War in sparking anticolonial rebellions across large swathes of Africa and Asia demand that we discuss these rebellions as part of both the global experience and legacy of the First World War.
Legal challenges for the cannabis industry
Yeoh, Peter (Emerald, 2020-03-31)
Purpose-This paper examines laws and regulations applicable to cannabis in the US and the UK, and including legal reforms and international treaty obligations. Design/methodology/approach-The paper relies on primary data from statutes, and secondary data from online and offline resources, and including relevant case studies. Findings-Federal laws in the US and existing UK cannabis legal regime generally prohibit recreational use of cannabis. Increasingly, various individual states in the US have enabled the use of cannabis health-related uses thereby challenging the status of the UN treaties on drug enforcement. As US struggles to reconcile the conflicts between federal law on cannabis and individual states within its borders, much of the rest of the world including the UK are also struggling with how best to reconcile their domestic positions with their UN treaty obligations. Social Implications-Recent disclosures of past recreational use of prohibited drugs by several candidates vying to be UK Prime Minister suggests why understanding of the laws governing the use of cannabis is useful and relevant to the general public. Originality-The paper provide a general but integrated review of national laws in the US and the UK, and international treaties governing the use of cannabis.
Determinants of environmental sustainable behaviour amongst logging companies in Cameroon
MBZIBAIN, AURELIAN (Academic Star Publishing Company, 2020-03-31)
This paper presents the findings of an indepth qualitative study of the most important forest logging companies and syndicates to explore the factors which influence forest exploitation and related businesses in the Congo Basin of Africa to act or not in environmentally sustainable ways. More specifically, the study explored the motivations, the benefits and the factors which facilitate or constrain sustainable behaviour amongst forest exploitation companies in Cameroon. Data analysis was undertaken using a holistic model consisting of institutional, economic and resource based factors. Economic motivations were the most cited factors driven by increased awareness and demands from clients. Interestingly, the most cited benefit from adopting environmentally sustainable behaviour related to gains in internal organisation, transparency and productivity within the company. The regulatory institutional environment was the most cited constraint because of illegality, weak law enforcement and corruption in the country's forest sector followed by high costs of investment and unclear financial premiums from environmentally sourced timber. The policy implications are discussed.
Internationalism, peace and reconciliation: Anglo-German connections in the Youth Hostels movement, 1930-1950
Cunningham, Michael; Constantine, Simon (Wiley, 2020-03-31)
This article examines the close relationship that existed between the English and Welsh Youth Hostel Association (YHA) and the Deutsche Jugendherbergswerk (DJH), the German pioneer movement, between 1930 and 1950. It emphasises the importance of shared cultural values and the influence that the German DJH had on the YHA from its beginnings. It argues that the internationalism and pacifism of the fledgling national association, its debt of gratitude to the parent organisation, and close relationship between leading figures, all pushed it towards a position of accommodation with Germany, even when the German movement was subsumed within the racist, nationalist and militarist Nazi movement in 1933. The YHA thus reinforced the spirit and policy of Appeasement between the wars. In the aftermath of war, the same commitment to peaceful cooperation between nations, and the same personal ties, saw the hostel movement re-emerge as a vehicle for reconciliation.
The Nadir of the Regular Army: 28th Division and the Battle for the Hohenzollern Redoubt, September-October 1915
Jones, Spencer (Society for Army Historical Research, 2020-03-15)
The year 1915 was a difficult one for the British Army. The Official Historian, Sir James Edmonds, lamented that the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) of 1915 consisted of 'partly trained' officers and men who suffered 'awful slaughter and pitiably small results' on the Western Front. This was demonstrated at the Battle of Loos, when the novice 21st and 24th Divisions were prematurely committed to action with disastrous consequences. Edmonds acknowledged the courage of these formations but was critical of their lack of field craft and felt that the exertions demanded of them were 'small as compared with the original five divisions of professional soldiers of the B.E.F.'
Police misconduct, protraction and the mental health of accused police officers
McDaniel, John; Moss, Kate; Pease, Ken; Singh, Paramjit; McDaniel, John LM; Moss, Kate; Pease, Ken G (Routledge, 2020-02-26)
The chapter describes findings from a research project carried out in collaboration with one UK police force. The project was designed to examine and understand the force's welfare practices towards officers accused of misconduct and the impact of prolonged misconduct investigations on the mental health and wellbeing of police officers, specifically police officers who were subsequently exonerated. The aim was to identify new opportunities for mental health support, points of avoidable delay, demotivation and embitterment, and stress-reducing possibilities throughout the misconduct process, and to produce a simple and clear evidence-based set of recommendations for improvement.
"Something is happening and you don't know what it is": The music and entertainment press
Glen, Patrick; Conboy, Martin; Finkelstein, David (University of Edinburgh, 2020-01-01)
Coleman joined the Melody Maker at their Fleet Street office in 1960, and at first found it hard to adjust to a different style of showbiz journalism. He couldn't see what was 'newsworthy' about a string of Cliff Richard tour dates and preferred to stir up a row with the BBC or research a heavily angled investigation into the music business. Feeling frustrated, he planned to defect to the Daily Telegraph. Then he encountered a classic put-down from a Telegraph executive at his job interview. Asked where he worked, he replied: 'The Melody Maker.' And before that? 'The Manchester Evening News.' After a long pause, the executive inquired icily: 'Tell me, Mr Coleman, why did you leave journalism?' The anecdote, taken from Roy Coleman's obituary (Independent 13 September 1996) reveals a common preconception about the entertainment press: it was a journalistic backwater, a place for fanatics and second-rate journalists, where publishers made easy money. The view misses the significance of a medium where the entertainment industry and the public came together to discuss the creative practices, performances and commercial products of artistes. These journalistic and publishing practices were not performed in isolation: the entertainment press, often implicitly but also knowingly, constructed and represented broader understandings of society, politics and culture.
"Who is Mr. Karlheinz Stockhausen? Introduce Me": Responses to Krautrock/Kosmische in 1970s Britain
Glen, Patrick (Taylor & Francis, 2019-12-31)
During the 1970s, British music fans came to know several West German avant-garde rock or 'Krautrock' bands through the music press, radio, television, tours and record releases. This occurred as Britain's relationship with Europe and West Germany shifted through membership of the Common Market from 1973 and as Cold War allies. This article explores how musical encounters and the broader historical and socio-political context affected British representations of Germany and Germans. It argues that in spite of a changing historical context and space for meaningful, nuanced representations, the myths and memory of the Second World War and general clichés about Germans remained highly resilient. Representations of Germans and Germany in popular music culture, authored by the post-War generation, suggest the importance of Germany as a counterpoint to understandings British national identity and characteristics, and the ways in which ideas of British cultural superiority circulated in popular culture.
Black Britain in the weekly music press during the late-1960s and 1970s
Music is a means of communicating and sharing. Sounds and lyrics, even the most abstract or oblique, can document memories, impressions of the present and articulate desires for the future that listeners unpack and reinterpret imposing their own contexts, experiences and prior understandings. Recorded music provided a memory technology that allowed these ideas, sounds and cultures to be articulated, transmitted and interpreted more quickly and further than oral cultures previously allowed. A culture industry and mass media (newspapers, magazines, books television and radio) gave certain—profoundly shaped by capitalism, creating and perpetuating structures of power in society—recorded songs and musics the chance to be shared across and between countries and continents. Within the colonial and post-colonial context Britain after 1945, music made and performed by people who had arrived in Britain from colonies, created in dialogue with those who remained, and the reaction to it by their 'hosts', provided an impression of both new arrivals and British society. As Jon Stratton argues regarding Caribbean migration to Britain, '[music] offered sites for memory and identity, a refuge from the present and a source of opposition and to and commentary on the migrants' circumstances. In the new situation cultural exchange with the dominant culture was inevitable.'
Dust, diesel, and disability in the British coal industry: a view from the coal face, 1985-1992
Gildart, Keith (Social Sciences Academic Press China, 2019-12-31)
In September 1992, I worked my last shift as an underground coal miner at Point of Ayr Colliery in the small North Wales coalfield. Yet I never really left the industry. As a researcher and academic my work has been underpinned by my own background as a coal miner and continued engagement with the collective memory of coal. The article reflects on this process using memory, autobiography, archival research and ethnography. Drawing on personal experiences of working in the coal industry between the years 1985-1992, it examines the shifting attitudes to health, safety and disability in one colliery, and how such responses were mediated by masculinity, humour, and the shifting industrial relations culture of the British coal industry. In 1989, the Labour Research Department published a pamphlet, The Hazards of Coal Mining, which became a crucial source for trade union officials in stressing the continued problems of miners' health and safety. Yet the reception of the publication proved problematic in the context of colliery closures, new forms of coal extraction and payment, and an emphasis on increased production. This examination of miners' attitudes to health and injury was complemented by ethnographic work in one Welsh mining community. The legacy of coal in this locality is still apparent with miners conveying both the physical and mental scars of exposure to dust, diesel and noise, yet working to create their own histories and representations of a mining past.
A snapshot of company voluntary arrangements: success, failure and proposals for reform
Walton, Peter; Umfreville, Christopher; Jacobs, Lezelle (Wiley, 2019-12-31)
The Company Voluntary Arrangement ("CVA"), introduced by the Insolvency Act 1986, was born out of the Cork Committee, which in 1982 identified the need for a simple procedure where the will of the majority of creditors in agreeing to a debt arrangement could be made binding on an unwilling minority.1 Despite the availability of this flexible restructuring tool for over three decades, the frequency of CVAs is reasonably low when compared with alternative corporate Insolvency Act 1986 procedures and it has been commented that CVAs have a high failure rate.2 The CVA has risen to prominence recently with a number of highprofile cases drawing media attention and, at times, creditor criticism.3 It is in this context that the authors were commissioned by R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals, and the ICAEW, to consider the reasons for the 'success' or 'failure' of CVAs and investigate the outcomes where CVAs fail. The aim of the project was to identify key characteristics which will allow practical guidance to be provided to insolvency practitioners ("IPs") and also inform policy recommendations to Government. This led to the publication in May 2018 of Company Voluntary Arrangements: Evaluating Success and Failure ("the Report").4 This paper represents a summary of the key findings of the Report.
Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility in Hospitality and Tourism
Rahimi, Roya; Taheri, Babak (Emerald, 2019-12-31)
Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in hospitality and tourism is laden with contradictions. From the simple "carbon offsetting" of budget flights to the warning from the Maldivian Government that their country will disappear due to rising water levels whilst also building, in one year, at least seven additional airports to service their resort islands. The academic literature does not always help; the continually inconclusive or contradictory findings of financial impact studies, often meaningless CSR reporting, and consumer cynicism over perceived "green-washing" activities (Farrington et al., 2017) further contribute to the lack of clarity in this area. There is a need for a substantive move towards sustainable, ethical, responsible, environmentally or socially friendly strategies, but also towards concern for the well-being of future generations in the coming decades (Farrington et al., 2017; Jones et al., 2016; Wells et al., 2016a). Despite continued interest, this is a challenge for many countries, particularly with regards to meeting the ever-shifting opinions and customer expectations surrounding environmental issues pertaining to modern hospitality and tourism. Research should fundamentally debate the relevance and application of sustainability to the sector and its relationship with external stakeholders, and move away from narrow focuses. More specifically, 'one size does not fit all' with regards to sustainability and CSR, hence societies and organisations with different cultures and beliefs may be motivated to be involved in sustainability and CSR developments for different reasons, and may also face diverse barriers to implementation (Nyahunzvi, 2013; Thompson et al., 2018; Wells et al., 2015; Wells et al., 2016b; Xu, 2014; Yadav et al., 2016). Hence, the goal of this special issue was to encourage new theoretical and empirical development on sustainability and CSR studies in the hospitality and tourism field.
Banks' vulnerabilities to money laundering activities
Purpose This paper provides insights as to why money laundering persists in banks, and their weaknesses as gatekeepers. Design/methodology/approach This paper contextualizes the design and proliferation of AML measures; investigates the different manners of conceptualizing them; and provides insights pertaining to probable limitations of these measures. The paper relies on primary data from statutes and secondary data from published sources. Findings The paper's findings suggest that competitive pressures, shareholders returns imperative, and lucrative misaligned incentives for management contributed to weaknesses in effective compliance in banks. Practical implications Insights drawn from this paper reinforces the notion that banks need to seriously review their business approaches, as well as their roles as gatekeepers. Social implications Given the slew of corporate scandals and other materially harmful misjudgments in moneylaundering compliance, banks might need to seriously review their role and obligations in the economy. Originality/value Much has been said about money-laundering activities enabled by the banking sector. This paper contributed to insights as to why they persist despite AML rules, and what measures could be further taken to enhance compliance effectiveness. Keywords Anti-money laundering, bitcoin, European banks, financial disruptions, jurisdictional risk, virtual currencies, whistleblowing
Von der Gstättn nach Auschwitz. Jüdische Kinderzwangsarbeiter 1938-1945
Steinert, Johannes-Dieter (Vienna Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies, 2019-12-10)
This lecture is based on a research project that evaluated – alongside contemporary documents – over 500 autobiographical testimonies in which survivors of the Holocaust reported on their time under German occupation, on ghettos and camps, on the fates of their families, and on forced labour. Jewish children were forced to work in all sectors of industry, mining, and agriculture. They worked in the ghettos, in the concentration and extermination camps, and in the construction of motorways and railways, defensive fortifications, barracks, and airstrips. On the basis of a sample, the lecture traces an arc from the forced labour performed by Jewish children in the Viennese dump in 1938 to the Sonderkommando in Auschwitz. In summary, the lecture focuses on the attempts made in the personal testimonies to explain one's own survival and the lifelong consequences of forced labour in the shadow of the Holocaust.
Book Review: Susan Harris Rimmer and Kate Ogg (eds), Research Handbook on Feminist Engagement with International Law (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) ISBN 978 1 78536 391 7 (cased), 558 pp.
Potocnik, Metka (University of Wolverhampton, 2019-11-29)
The time has passed for feminist theories of law to be placed at the back of a jurisprudence book. Equally, experts in international law would benefit greatly by expanding their theoretical approaches and methodologies, to include feminist expertise. In this edited research handbook,1 Edward Elgar introduces a much-needed collection of expert views on feminist engagement with international law, adding to some of the pre-existing literature. 2 With thirty chapters and an Afterword, 3 this edited volume is a welcome addition to the research literature on international law and feminist jurisprudence, to be read by experts and novices alike. For readers not yet familiar with feminist theories, this edited collection offers a glimpse to the possibilities (both theoretical and methodological) that feminist approaches offer in all areas of fragmented international law.
Book Review: Robin West and Cynthia Grant Bowman (eds), Research Handbook on Feminist Jurisprudence (Edward Elgar, 2019) ISBN 978 1 78643 968 0 (cased), 544 pp.
Feminist jurisprudence is unfortunately not an extensively studied subject in law courses in the United Kingdom. Most researchers with extensive careers would struggle with clearly explaining the key schools of thought, authors or concepts in feminist jurisprudence. Arguably, however, all areas of law would greatly benefit from a feminist investigation. This is true for areas, which expressly deal with women issues, but equally important in areas of law, which are written as "gender-neutral." To dispel some of the mystery around feminist jurisprudence, Edward Elgar has published a much-needed collection of expert views on feminist jurisprudence. Although most contributions offer the United States' perspective, this research handbook's rich spread of twenty-six chapters (including the Introduction), represents a welcome addition to jurisprudential literature.


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The Eye Of The World
By Robert Jordan
Author: Robert Jordan
Series: The Wheel of Time
Format reviewed: Paperback
Review date: 01/11/2009
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Books in the series
A Crown Of Swords
A Memory of Light
Crossroads of Twilight
Knife of Dreams
The Dragon Reborn
The Fires Of Heaven
The Great Hunt
The Lord Of Chaos
The Path Of Daggers
The Shadow Rising
Towers of Midnight
Winters Heart
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Review by Ant
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth return again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, when the World and Time themselves hang in the balance, a wind rises in the mountains of mist . . .
And so begins the epic Wheel of Time series. The series is amongst the most successful published in the fantasy genre and the majority of the books in this series have been placed in the top ten of the New York Times best-sellers list.
Before we get to the first book, lets just get a bit of background to the main plot. Roberts style of writing is quite different to most fantasy authors with a backdrop of a vivid and painstakingly detailed world around which the story is set.
In Roberts vision time and history are all part of a metaphysical "Wheel" with history and events repeating when the wheel turns full circle. The True Source (magic) can be channelled by both men an women but each draw from a different half of this source, men draw on "saidin" while women draw on "saidar". This is complicated by the fact that thousands of years ago there was a battle between the forces of good and the "Dark One", which resulted in the Dark one being imprisoned, and the breaking of the world. before being imprisoned the dark one was able to "taint" saidin so that any male channelling will go mad. It has been prophesied that he will break free again and the only man who can stop his reign of terror is the Dragon Reborn, a man who can channel...
Ok so on to the first book, The Eye of the World. Rand Pippin and Mat are all best friends having grown up together in a remote corner of the world a village called the two rivers, however their lives are turned upside down after an attack by Trollocs, creatures that up to that point had been thought to be part of make believe stories to scare children. To make matters worse, it appears the three friends are the target of the attack.
The Wheel of time does have a bit of a slow start but it really is worth persevering with as after the first quarter of the book, the pace does pick up.
There are many that have criticised this book (and the series) as taking the plot line and details from the lord of the rings, and while there are similarities to the stories, this is purely superficial, a fact that becomes clearer the more of the story you read.
In my opinion, The Eye of the World does a very good job of setting up the main plot, sub plots and introducing us to the world and the main characters, some of which excellently realised (Padin Fain is deliciously crazy and twisted). Robert manages to avoid the style that some writers take of making people good or evil, black or white and his characters have a more realistic attitude and outlook.
On a final note, the book really builds at the end and really makes you want to pick up the second book straight away (The Great Hunt) which to me means a success.
Written on 1st November 2009 by Ant .
Dragon Wing
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The Hobbit: Illustrated Edition
The King of the Crags
The Legends of Light
The Seventh Gate
The Way of Kings Part 1
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Its a good replace for paladins and warriors, since they are the only ones avaible to wear mail armor at that level and it may be the one of the first green that you will encounter.
Also, its a random world drop, can get this from nearly everyone at its level range.
I got "of the monkey" with fishing in Ironforge.
All thats left of this set for me to get is the cloak and shield!
Yes, apparently this can be fished up (somehow), because I got of the Bear while fishing in Stormwind.


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Q: SIGSEGV error with BFS Algorithm I have a BFS algorithm error.
Have tried to debug with the gdb but I don't understand why I get this.
Can anyone tell me why i get a SIGSEGV error with the code below. Does it depend on the compiler that you use how the pointers are addressed? As there is an invalid pointer error in the code
#include<iostream>
#include<stdlib.h>

#define TRUE 1
#define FALSE 0

using namespace std;

const int MAX = 8;

struct Node
{
  int data;
  Node *next;
};

class Graph
{
  private:

    int visited[MAX];
    int q[8];
    int front, rear;

public:

    Graph();
    void BFS(int v, Node **p);
    Node *getNode_Write(int val);
    static void addQueue(int *a, int vertex, int *f, int *r);
    static int deleteQueue(int *q, int *f, int *r);
    static int isEmpty(int *f);
    void del(Node *n);
};

// initialize data memeber
Graph::Graph()
{
   for(int i = 0; i < MAX; i++)
        visited[i] = FALSE;

   front = rear = -1;
}

// function that implements breadth first search (BFS) algorithm
void Graph::BFS(int v, Node **p)
{
    Node *u;

    visited[v-1] = TRUE;

    cout<<v<<"\t";

   addQueue(q, v, &front, &rear);

   while(isEmpty(&front) == FALSE)
   {
       v = deleteQueue(q, &front, &rear);
       u = *(p+v-1);

       while(u != NULL)
       {
          if(visited[u->data-1] == FALSE)
          {
            addQueue(q, u->data, &front, & rear);
            visited[u->data-1] == TRUE;
            cout<<u->data<<"\t";
          }

          u = u->next;
       }

     }
  }

 // Creates a node
 Node *Graph::getNode_Write(int val)
 {
     Node *newNode = new Node;
     newNode->data = val;
     return newNode;
 }

 //Adds node to the queue
 void Graph::addQueue(int *a, int vertex, int *f, int *r)
 {
    if(*r == MAX -1)
    {
       cout<<"\nQueue Overflow.";
       exit(0);
    }

    (*r)++;

    a[*r] = vertex;

    if(*f == -1)
       *r = 0;
   }

   // Deletes a node from the queue
   int Graph::deleteQueue(int *a, int *f, int *r)
   {
       int data;

       if(*f == -1)
       {
         cout<<"\nQueue Underflow";
         exit(0);
       }

       data = a[*f];

       if(*f == *r)
          *f = *r = -1;
       else
         (*f)++;

      return data;
    }

    // checks if queque is empty
  int Graph::isEmpty(int *f)
  {
     if(*f == -1)
        return TRUE;
    return FALSE;
  }

  // deallocate the memory
  void Graph::del(Node *n)
  {
       Node *temp;

      while(n != NULL)
      {
           temp = n->next;
           delete n;
           n = temp;
      }
   }

  int main()
  {
      Node *arr[MAX];
      Node *v1,*v2,*v3,*v4;

      Graph g;

      v1 = g.getNode_Write(2);
      arr[0] = v1;
      v1->next = v2 = g.getNode_Write(3);
      v2->next = NULL;

      v1 = g.getNode_Write(1);
      arr[1] = v1;
      v1->next = v2 = g.getNode_Write(4);
      v2->next = v3 = g.getNode_Write(5);
      v3->next = NULL;

      cout<<endl;

      g.BFS(1,arr);

      for(int i = 0; i<MAX; i++)
          g.del(arr[i]);

    }

A: There is an uninitialized array arr in the stack frame of main. Only arr[0] and arr[1] become initialized. At the end of main it is iterated over the whole array and delete is called in Graph::del(Node *n) on a garbage value.

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"Does it depend on the compiler that you use how the pointers are addressed?"

No, it doesn't depend on the compiler primarily. As Joachim pointed out in his comment:
To see the real source of the error, you should just step up the stack trace, and check out how all the variables and parameters were actually set.
Most likely you've been calling some undefined behavior, due to missing, or wrong variable initializations.

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Between January and June 2013, Porsche shipped over 81,500 new cars globally for the first time ever by the midway point in the year – an increase of 18 per cent compared to the first half of 2012. In June alone the Stuttgart-based business sold 14,300 vehicles around the world, up 13 per cent on the same month last year.
In the first half of 2013, all sales regions achieved figures above those for the same period last year: during the first six months in the Asia Pacific, Africa and Middle East regions 30,400 new cars were handed over to customers (+25.2%). With 18,300 vehicles sold, Porsche achieved an increase in China compared to the first half of 2012 of 20 per cent. In the USA deliveries to customers rose between January and June 2013 by 30 per cent to a total of 21,300 units.
In its '50 Years of Porsche 911' anniversary year, the iconic sports car has already provided a significant boost to sales worldwide: 15,834 sports cars were supplied to customers during the first six months of 2013, representing a 10 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. With sales figures of 12,886 units, the mid-engine Boxster and Cayman models also recorded an almost threefold increase compared to January to June 2012. As expected, however, the most successful range in the first six months of this trading year was the Cayenne: 42,354 vehicles sold represent a year-on-year increase of 22 per cent.


KANAGAWA (TR) – Kanagawa Prefectural Police last week arrested a former executive of a frozen food company who is suspected of embezzling 2 billion yen over a four-year period, reports the Sankei Shimbun (Nov. 21).
On at least 300 occasions between June of 2010 and January of 2014, Masaru Oshida (48), then the director of sales at Yokohama-based Iceco Corp., is believed to have misappropriated a total of at least 2 billion yen in proceeds for non-existent sales of frozen foods, including shrimp, pork cutlets and salmon.
Thus far, police have formally accused Oshida of using the same tactic to embezzle 150 million yen in January of 2014. The suspect admits to the allegations, police said.
With a substantial amount of accumulated debt, Oshida is believed to have used the money for repayments, police said.
The matter emerged after an internal investigation conducted in February of 2014 showed large expenditures for non-existent items. In June of the following year, the company lodged a complaint with police.


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Comic Book Review: We Are Robin Vol. 1: The Vigilante Business
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On Thursday, Gerard Way, writer of The Umbrella Academy and co-founder of the alternative rock band My Chemical Romance, crashed Emerald City Comicon 2016 with a surprise announcement. That announcement is Way'...
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Writer Mark Russell (Prez) will team-up with artist Steve Pugh to bring to life Fred, Wilma, Barney, Betty, Pebbles, and Bamm-Bamm in The Flintstones #1 on sale July 6th. The Flintstones #1 will be a 40-page...
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*Massive Spoilers Below* The almost three year wait for the release of Batman v Superman is finally over. I'm more relieved about its arrival than anything else, to be honest. With its arrival, the launch of...
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Like oil prices, twitter stock, and Jeb Bush Super PACs, you could say that superhero films are in a bit of a recession. Experts with film degrees from Trump University like myself believe this superhero downt...


I would like to start off by wishing all of the mothers out there a very Happy Mother's Day.
I just wanted to share a quick post with you of the mother's day card that I have made for my mother in law. I tried my hand at making an easel card. I think I have done a pretty good job considering that I don't really do a lot of cardmaking. However I must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed making this card and might have to make cards more often.
Thanks for looking and I hope that you all have a fantastic day!!!
Love your card! The flowers are stunning!


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National Trust doubles the number of curators and seeks new Director to champion curatorial excellence
Published : 25 Oct 2016 Last update : 29 Sep 2017
The National Trust is recruiting for a newly created executive role which will champion curatorial excellence and deliver exceptional visitor experience.
The Director of Curation and Experience will oversee the delivery of one of the charity's key strategic aims – to provide experiences that 'move, teach and inspire' visitors to National Trust houses, collections and countryside.
The conservation charity has also announced that it will nearly double the number of curators it employs – from 36 to around 65 full time staff over the next two years. These changes mean that the Trust is committed to investing more in curatorial excellence than at any time in its history.
The new director will join the executive board and deliver the outcomes of the charity's curatorial review, which has been assessing the changing needs and skills of its curators, and the resources they need to enable them to support and inspire properties to deliver outstanding interpretation.
Dame Helen Ghosh, the Trust's Director-General, said:
"We have many curators in the Trust who combine deep knowledge of places and collections with flair and imagination in how they are presented to visitors. But we need more of them.
"The new role of Director of Curation and Experience is a critical one for the Trust; it will help to marry high standards of scholarship and research with a compelling, inspiring and enjoyable experience for all our visitors.
"We will be looking for someone with world class expertise and an outstanding track record for delivering programmes, experiences and exhibitions which bring our houses and landscapes to life."
Sandy Nairne CBE, former Director of the National Portrait Gallery and one of the Trust's Board of Trustees said:
"There are now many examples across the heritage and museum sector of innovative projects which attract new and existing audiences while promoting high standards of academic research and curatorial excellence.
"The Trust has been recognised recently for some outstanding projects, including the recreation of a First World War hospital at Dunham Massey and the Turner and Constable exhibitions at Petworth. It will now be investing in more curatorial posts and expertise at all levels of the organisation to ensure that these levels of excellence are achieved across all its properties.
"This new senior role is a clear sign of the National Trust's commitment to put inspirational curatorship at the heart of how it cares for and interprets its places."
Applications for the role of Director of Curation and Experience open on November 7th 2016.
The job will be advertised on the National Trust Jobs website www.nationaltrustjobs.org.uk
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Former Staffer's Nonprofit Strives to Combat Sexual Harassment
The Purple Campaign focuses on education, action and elections
Posted Jun 7, 2018 5:00 AM
Alex Gangitano
@alexgangitano
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The nonprofit that Ally Coll Steele founded now has fellows, senior advisers and interns working for it. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)
Nearly six months after leaving her law firm to start a nonprofit to combat sexual harassment, former Capitol Hill staffer Ally Coll Steele has no regrets.
"I just felt strongly that this moment was an opportunity for real, substantial policy change," Steele said of the #MeToo movement. "I was concerned that it may become just a moment of awareness-raising and wanted to ensure that it turned into a moment where we saw workplace policy change and also public policy change come out of it."
Steele, 32, teamed up with former college classmate Jessica Patterson to launch The Purple Campaign in January. The nonprofit has three components: education, action and elections.
The education component involves working with employers and employees on policies to root out sexual harassment. Steele met with officials from Uber after it announced last month it was ending its practice of forced arbitration for sexual misconduct claims.
[Former Congresswomen Share Stories of Harassment]
The action component focuses on overhauling the Congressional Accountability Act. The organization led a social media campaign until the Senate passed legislation to crack down on sexual harassment, and Steele has been working with the House on implementing its own efforts to protect staffers on the Hill.
As for elections, Steele's group is working with campaigns to help them develop broader workplace policies.
"It's the workplace setting I'm probably the most familiar with, on a personal level," she said.
Steele previously worked as field organizer for the Obama campaign in 2008 and later as statewide field director on two Democratic Senate campaigns: Washington Sen. Patty Murray's 2010 re-election and Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine's winning 2012 bid.
In 2013, Steele became Murray's press secretary when the senator was chairwoman of the Budget Committee. She then left the Hill to attend Harvard Law and spent a semester clerking at the Justice Department's Office of Legislative Affairs. After graduation, Steele worked in the Hillary Clinton campaign's legal department.
[Life After Capitol Hill: Ex-Staffer Is Connecting D.C. to Silicon Valley]
Patterson, who is based in Silicon Valley, brings a different perspective to campaigns with her tech world experience.
"There are a lot of parallels with startup culture and campaign culture in that you often have a lot of people working very closely together, very long hours, fast-paced, very team-oriented environment and oftentimes you're scaling up so quickly that HR policies are a bit of an afterthought," Steele said.
In addition to Steele and Patterson, The Purple Campaign team has five fellows, five senior advisers and a handful of summer interns.
Steele had a personal experience with sexual harassment as an 18-year-old Capitol Hill intern in 2004. She told The Washington Post last year that a former Democratic senator grabbed her buttocks at that year's Democratic National Convention.
And the issue followed her once she started life as a lawyer.
After the 2016 election, she worked as elections counsel on the House Administration Committee, before moving on to Boies Schiller Flexner, the firm that retained private investigators to target the women coming forward with allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
"When that news hit, it created a moment for real internal conversation in my own workplace about sexual harassment, about #MeToo, about what the role of lawyers is in the movement," Steele said.
After just eight months at the firm, she left to start The Purple Campaign.
Watch: McConnell and Klobuchar High-Five After Passage of Sexual Harassment Bill
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Raf's Recollection | Tim Kennedy is never short on soundbites.
Last time he was on our podcast [Episode 42], he let it be known he wants to die fighting a set of bionic sharks underwater.
This time, he leaves us with perhaps the most memorable way we've had any MMA practitioner describe their fighting style.
But it's not all fun and games, Tim Kennedy gets serious with us when he talks about his upcoming fight against Michael Bisping. And, by serious, I mean he takes the time to pretty much shut down the Count's attempts to insult him before they face each other at next month's TUF Nations Finale (congrats, you have a reason to watch it now!).
We also stage an intervention and confront Tim on his reported status as a "bully" at Jackson's MMA, we get him to talk the rough night at the office that was UFC 171, and we take him to The Danger Zone.
Also, somehow in the conversation, we got around to talking about Rocky IV.
Which somehow lead me to the following working of art on the right hand side here. I don't have much to say about it, other than I think it's important I bring it to your attention so that we can all bask in it's collective beauty.
Obviously, Tim crushes it on this week's installment and makes it worth your time.
For further reading: We highly suggest you take a look at Tim's recent yahoo blog response to Michael Bisping (which is nothing short of epic).
Don't forget to make plans to watch Tim return to the Octagon, April 16th for the TUF Nations Finale.
We don't often get to chat with game-changers on the podcast, but when we do, we make sure to make the most of our time with them.
Brian Cimins has been at the forefront of the grappling community for over fifteen years, but he isn't just resting on the established popularity of the brand he created with Grapplers Quest.
Recently, Cimins launched LiveGrappling.com, a subscription based YouTube page (described as "the Netflix of submission grappling") that gives you full access to the Grapplers Quest library.
In addition to the hours of Grapplers Quest footage, you'll also have the ability to live stream GQ tournaments and exclusive seminars with some of the most recognizable names in the BJJ community. The channel will run you about $5 a month, or the cost of about one DVD instructional set you'd purchase from just one major BJJ player.
And as we discover on the podcast, Brian is more than just a guy behind an impressive grappling brand or a guy with an impressive set of ties to MMA community (his story about Dana White is NOT to be missed), he also serves as a motivational life coach and is a major proponent for Autism research.
During our time with Brian, we got him to share his philosophy about his charitable efforts and offer some words of wisdom to the next generation of BJJ and MMA promoters and entrepreneurs. You can find out more about Brian's charitable efforts and life coaching advice over at his blog right here.
But Wait, There's More Car-shal, the collective brain trust of Artechoke Media's Marshal D. Carper and his lovely wife Caris, return to the show this week to find out who won the UFC 171 installment of Over/Under Kevin.
Please send your deepest sympathies over to Marshal here and your thanks to Matt here.
I briefly mentioned this on our shout out section of our podcast (and I don't want to bum anyone out), but one of my favorite high school teachers recently passed away. In my own life, Coach Martin was instrumental in providing a framework for a playful, educational, and inviting environment within the classroom—which is something I've worked hard to cultivate with the students I've mentored along the way (as well as the very podcast you listen to today).
On this episode, I tell a short story that doesn't even begin to do him justice for the influence he had in my life. The long of the short of it is: Mr. Martin was the only reason I ever remotely considered doing an activity like mock trial (yep, way nerdy, right?). I didn't even know what it was (we basically conducted a trial, as lawyers and witnesses, learning the legal system throughout the process), but Coach Martin didn't bother with the details. He pitched it to me as a great opportunity to try something new and that I might find I'm pretty good at it.
His unwavering confidence in my ability and his persistence in getting me to join was always appreciated, as it underscored the importance of what it felt like to have teachers who believed in and fought for you.
Not only did I have the opportunity to be on the mock trial team with Mr. Martin, but I had the pleasure of being one of his students. Mr. Martin didn't just teach civics, he had a passion for getting his students to want to learn about their government and contribute back to the community.
I distinctly remember him starting every civics class with an open ended question, directed a specific student, with the intention of making everyone feel welcomed and invited over the semester. He never told you if you were right or wrong and often punctuated his answers with a whimsical "I don't know, that could be it."
It was around this time that I remember first becoming familiar with the philosophy of Socrates. Like any student exposed to something new, I found myself making the connections to the world I knew. And in the world I knew, Mr. Martin facilitated discussions with the same respectful sense of humor that also served as a means of encouraging students to find their own enlightenment.
And while I may have never gotten to meet Socrates in my lifetime, I got the chance to meet and befriend a Mr. Martin. You may never read about him in a book, but I think that's all the more reason to celebrate his life.
My condolences and thanks to his family, for allowing us the pleasure of getting to know him.


Spain: Liverpool are on the brink of a place in the Champions League semi-finals in what could turn out to be a dream season, but Jurgen Klopp warned his team still have a fight on their hands to finish the job in their quarter-final tie against FC Porto. The Reds travelled to northern Portugal in a strong position going into Wednesday's second leg after a 2-0 win at Anfield last week, when Naby Keita and Roberto Firmino both scored.
Little wonder the excitement is building with Klopp's side still tantalisingly in with the chance of doing the double of Premier League and Champions League, the kind of success not enjoyed at Anfield since the early 1980s. However, there was no hint of complacency from the Liverpool manager as he spoke at the Estadio do Dragao on Tuesday.
"It is so far a very positive season, that is why we are here, but we are not here to celebrate our situation," he said. "We are here to go to the next round because the season is not finished. We have to fight really hard.
For now their form is such that Porto coach Sergio Conceicao was full of praise when he spoke earlier on Tuesday."They are everything I like about football. I like the way they play, the way they are with the ball and without it," Conceicao said. "In my opinion, a lot of the time just now they are the best team in the world."
Porto have not made the semi-finals of this competition since they last won it in 2004 and, tellingly, Conceicao admitted the domestic league is his priority, with Porto currently level on points with leaders Benfica. They remain hopeful, though, especially with captain Hector Herrera back from suspension along with veteran defender Pepe.


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package com.percero.amqp.handlers;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

import com.percero.agents.sync.services.AccessorService;
import com.percero.agents.sync.vo.BaseDataObject;
import com.percero.agents.sync.vo.GetAccessorRequest;
import com.percero.agents.sync.vo.GetAccessorResponse;
import com.percero.agents.sync.vo.SyncRequest;
import com.percero.agents.sync.vo.SyncResponse;
import com.percero.framework.accessor.IAccessor;
import com.percero.framework.vo.IPerceroObject;

@Component
public class GetAccessorHandler extends SyncMessageHandler {

	public static final String GET_ACCESSOR = "getAccessor";

	public GetAccessorHandler() {
		routingKey = GET_ACCESSOR;
	}

	@Autowired
	AccessorService accessorService;

	@Override
	public SyncResponse handleMessage(SyncRequest request, String replyTo) throws Exception {
		GetAccessorResponse response = new GetAccessorResponse();
		GetAccessorRequest getAccessorRequest = (GetAccessorRequest) request;
		IAccessor accessor = accessorService.getAccessor(getAccessorRequest.getUserId(), getAccessorRequest.getTheClassName(), getAccessorRequest.getTheClassId());
		response = new GetAccessorResponse();
		((GetAccessorResponse)response).setAccessor(accessor);

		if (accessor != null && accessor.getCanRead() && getAccessorRequest.getReturnObject()) {
			// User has access and has requested that the object be returned.
			Object foundObject = syncAgentService.findById(getAccessorRequest.getTheClassName(), getAccessorRequest.getTheClassId(), getAccessorRequest.getClientId());

			if (foundObject instanceof IPerceroObject) {
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Q: Selenium RC not running on Firefox 9 The test cases (created in Robotframework and using Selenium RC) that I can successfully run in firefox 3.6 could not be run in firefox 9. It seems Selenium RC is not supporting Firefox 9. Can someone confirm this? What are the options that I have for my tests to run in Firefox 9, is this a mere change of settings in Firefox?
Note: When I run my tests in Firefox 9, upon opening of the page I get a message "Will you help improve Mozilla Firefox" and a white page in the browser. It does not seem to load.
Thanks!

A: Latest selenium-webdriver (2.18) works with Firefox 9.0.1 for me. The problem that I had was that I didn't have X11 forwarding between my development VM and host Mac.


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IOC creates refugee team for Tokyo 2020
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The International Olympic Committee IOC has announced there will be a Olympic team made up of refugees at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, as happened...
Buenos Aires:The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced there will be a Olympic team made up of refugees at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, as happened in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
"Last time (in the 2016 Rio Olympics) we were under very high time pressure. Now we have two years. We have already taken precaution... and we have a pool of athletes in place. Already now we're supporting 51 or 52 refugee athletes who we have identified. This pool can still grow in the run-up to Tokyo 2020," IOC president Thomas Bach of Germany said at the close of the 133rd IOC Session, which ended on Tuesday in Buenos Aires, Efe news reported.
The IOC said in a statement that with the creation of this refugee team, the committee seeks to convey a message of solidarity and hope to millions of refugee and internally displaced athletes around the world.
"In an ideal world, we would not need to have a Refugee Team at the Olympic Games. But, unfortunately, the reasons why we first created a Refugee Olympic Team before the Olympic Games Rio 2016 continue to persist," Bach said, adding: "We will do our utmost to welcome refugee athletes and give them a home and a flag in the Olympic Village in Tokyo with all the Olympic athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees."
In the 2016 Rio Olympics, the team comprised ten refugee athletes from Ethiopia, South Sudan, Syria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The 32nd Summer Olympic Games will take place from July 24 to August 9 in Tokyo.
Tokyo will hold this international sports event for the second time after the 1964 Olympic Games.
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IU football: Tom Allen on Penix injury | Allen and OC Nick Sheridan on Tuttle's readiness
As you have no doubt heard by now, Indiana lost starting quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. for the season due to a torn ACL. The injury was suffered to the same knee (right) as Penix's 2018 ACL tear.
Stepping in for Penix at quarterback will be redshirt sophomore Jack Tuttle.
Head coach Tom Allen and offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan spoke at length on Monday about Penix and Tuttle.
Allen's full Monday press conference video is below.
A transcript of Allen and Sheridan's comments on the two quarterbacks are further below.
No. 10/11 Indiana will travel to Madison to face No. 18/19 Wisconsin on Saturday for a 3:30 p.m. ET kick. The game will be televised on ESPN.
See also: Who is Jack Tuttle? Background and video
Video credit – IU Athletics
HEAD COACH TOM ALLEN
Finally, before we move into questions, I wanted to give an update on Michael Penix. He has torn his ACL and will be out for the season. It is a really tough situation for all of us. My heart breaks for Michael. His family is here with him and I am thankful for that. It is tough, it is hard. I really feel for him and all of the work he has done to get back. The bottom line is that setbacks and adversity is part of this life. We told the team, even last week, it is about how you respond to these challenges that define who we are. This is a great opportunity for him to grow amidst the difficulties he has been put through. I am excited for the opportunity that this presents for our football team to come together and rely on our defense, the run game and Jack Tuttle to come in. As you saw on Saturday, he made a great first throw right out of the gate for the two-point play. He has worked extremely hard and prepared at a high level. He is a very good football player. That is why we recruit, why we develop, and why he came to Indiana, was for opportunities like this. We will support Michael in every way possible, through prayers and physical encouragement, to help him through this process as he will have a chance to overcome another hurdle in his life to grow closer to meeting his full potential as a man and eventually as a player. I appreciate the ability here to lead this football team. Questions.
Q. On how Penix and the team will handle this adversity…
ALLEN: Michael and I spent some time together. What do you say? It is a tough thing. It is about love and support at this point. It was a challenge, even before we knew the result. We were talking to him and preparing him for what he might have had. It attacks the core of who you are. How are you going to respond to things that happen that do not seem fair when there is no good answer? That is the case here. You fall back on what you believe in. You fall back on your faith, your family, all the people that care the most about you, and you battle. You fight, you do not back down. It is discouraging, disheartening when it first happens but once you get through the first part of that, you realize it is time to fight. That is why grit is such a great word. It describes this program with perseverance and passion towards a long-term goal. Michael has some big-time long-term goals. It is going to take tremendous grit to fight through this. It is going to create more character, toughness and resolve inside of him that you could ever get if you do not face adversity. As a football team, it is very indicative of those same words. To me, it is about every group elevating one percent. Every position group, every phase of the game. Our defense has played phenomenal this year, but that needs to be elevated. I talked to them today and said that we needed to get one more takeaway, one more key stop or one more big play on defense. The offensive line needs to elevate their attention to detail and their preparation. The receivers need to elevate their attention to detail, their route running and do one more thing that allows this team to be great. Jack Tuttle is a special player, too. I know that he has not played a lot here, but he has a big-time arm and has tremendous football instincts and football IQ. He is extremely bright, but his greatest quality is his work ethic. He was the first guy to our walk-through this weekend and was doing drops on air. He did not even know if he was going to play a snap. As you could tell, when he entered the game, he was ready. That is part of the opportunity that has been presented to him. Same with Dexter Williams, who is now our backup quarterback. We recruited these guys to come here and they have dreams, too. When the opportunity presents itself, you step up and seize those moments. That is what great teams do. This is a football team. It is offense, defense and special teams. All of the other areas need to step up. That is what happens when you lose a special player. Michael is a special player and an even better person. Like I said, our heart is with him and we will continue to support him in every way possible. He will be a great leader on the sideline, in the film room and all of the ways he can continue to help this football team be great on game day.
Q. On Tuttle's improvements…
ALLEN: I think the consistency has really helped. He came here and the inconsistencies of that… I think I probably noticed it the most during spring ball and fall camp. I think we got four practices in back in the spring before everything was stopped, but then we came back with the system not changing. That has been a big benefit for him and his development. I was really impressed with how he performed in fall camp. I think he was consistent across the board and our staff was impressed and thought he was playing at a level that we brought him here to play at. Sometimes it takes time. There are a lot of variables that go into a young man's performance. This is why he came here. He was a highly-recruited player out of high school and has a lot of arm talent. He just needs to understand that he has a lot of talent around him. He has a great receiving corps, tight ends, running backs, an offensive line and a great coaching staff that is going to support him. He needs to go out there and relax, just play football. He needs to help lead this team. I am excited for him in the midst of this situation and being able to give him a chance to prove who he is as a football player. You only get those opportunities when they are presented and this situation has presented itself to him and he needs to take it on.
Q: On Tuttle's poise…
ALLEN: You can call it what it is, it was a tough moment. As Michael went out of bounds, I did not even think anything of it. When he went down, I did not even know what happened. Obviously, we took him off the field and then Jack had to run right in there. That throw that he made on the two-point play was not an easy throw. That was a tough angle, but we work on that a lot. He made that throw in practice many times. We cannot emphasize it enough, the critical component of next man up and always being ready. I was excited for him to be rewarded for his preparation because he was ready to play when he was called upon. Was it unfortunate circumstances? Without question. The team has to rise up and has to be able to execute as a football team. As that happened, the play of our team kept getting better and better for the rest of the game. To me, that is indicative of this football team. This is a tight group of guys, a close-knit family that trusts in each other, loves each other and cares about each other. Part of that is being ready when called upon.
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR NICK SHERIDAN
Q. On how your heart breaks for Michael Penix…
SHERIDAN: My heart breaks for Mike and his family. Just a tough deal. Yeah, my heart breaks for him.
Q. On how much you have seen Jack Tuttle improve over the last several months…
SHERIDAN: I think Jack has continued to improve since the day he got here. And we are excited for Jack. Obviously, not the circumstances that you would want but we had a lot of confidence in Jack. He works really hard. He prepares his tail off. He has a lot of talent and he is ready. He did a good job Saturday when he came in the game. He executed and did the things that we asked him to and helped our team win. We have a lot of confidence and faith in Jack and we are excited for him to have that opportunity. And we know that he will do a great job.
Q. On Jack Tuttle being ready to go when called upon…
SHERIDAN: I did. I certainly did. And he has prepared really hard. He has each and every week. I think that gave him confidence to go in the game. And so, he really, he just did his job as soon as what happened, happened. He just put his helmet on, ran out there on the field, took a couple snaps like we normally would. It was really very normal and the conversations that he and I both had were normal just like you normally would with Michael Penix when Mike is in the game. He really did a nice job and did not flinch and did not blink and just went out there and his first pass was a two-point conversion, which was a big play, and he did not throw an incompletion Saturday and did what we asked him to do. I thought he did a nice job of managing the game. Helped us put some drives together that helped us get some points and kind of secured the game toward the end there, so I thought he did a nice job.
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In pictures: Matteo Berrettini, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, and others walk the red carpet at Netflix documentary premiere
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Thursday saw tennis stars like Matteo Berrettini, Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, and many others dazzle on the red carpet as they arrived at the Rod Laver Arena for the premiere of the Netflix documentary — Break Point.
The first five episodes are set to be released on the leading OTT platform on Friday, January 13. It will give fans an insight into what the players go through in the locker rooms and in their personal lives. The first five episodes will cover tournaments in the first half of the 2022 season until the clay season ends.
The second part, scheduled to be released in June this year, will begin with the grass season and include events like Wimbledon, the US Open, as well as the ATP and WTA Finals.
While the docuseries will not feature Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Serena Williams, it will focus on the newer players which include Iga Swiatek, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Paula Badosa, Taylor Fritz, Nick Kyrgios, and Ons Jabeur, among others.
Guests who walked the red carpet in Melbourne on Thursday included Berrettini, Tiafoe, Frtiz and his girlfriend Morgan Riddle, Ajla Tomljanovic, Kyrgios, and his girlfriend Costeen Hatzi, Holger Rune, Patrick Mouratoglou, and Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley.
Apart from the players, Break Point will also feature retired players and experts like Toni Nadal, Martina Navratilova, Maria Sharapova, Chris Evert, and Andy Roddick.
The trailer for the docuseries was released on January 5, with the first episode set to focus on World No. 21 Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis.
"I'm going to skip the parts when I'm on screen" – Matteo Berrettini on Netflix documentary
In a recent interview with the ATP Tour, Matteo Berrettini was asked quite a few questions about the upcoming Netflix documentary Point Break.
When asked about his plans to watch the documentary, the 14th-ranked nodded but added that he wouldn't watch his own part since he felt "weird" about himself.
"I'm weird with myself," he said. "For example, my interviews and my stuff, I barely watch it. I don't really like to see myself on screen and I'm always like, 'Oh why did I say that, why did I say it like that?'
"Probably I'm going to watch it because I'm curious also about the other guys. But probably I'm going to skip the parts when I'm on screen."
Matteo Berrettini is all set to face Andy Murray in the first round of the 2023 Australian Open, starting January 16. Berrettini leads 3-1 head-to-head against the Brit.
"A better chance of success" – Rivaldo names Premier League club that would be 'perfect' for PSG superstar Neymar
Real Madrid promote 18-year-old midfielder dubbed 'next Casemiro' – Reports


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