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Mack
Mack may refer to: People *Mack (given name) *Mack (surname) *Reinhold Mack, German record producer and sound engineer, often credited as simply "Mack" *Richard Machowicz (1965–2017), host of ''FutureWeapons'' and ''Deadliest Warrior'', known as "Mack" Places United States *Mack, Colorado, an unincorporated town *Mack, Louisiana, an unincorporated community *Mack, Minnesota, an unincorporated town *Mack, Ohio, a census-designated place Bahamas *Mack Town Businesses *Mack Trucks, an American truck maker *Mack Group, an American corporation providing contract manufacturing *Mack Brewery, a Norwegian brewery *Mack Rides, a German ride manufacturer *Mack Air, a Botswana air charter line *Mack (publishing), an art and photography publishing house based in London Other uses *USS Mack (DE-358), USS ''Mack'' (DE-358), a destroyer escort which served in World War II *Mack (naval architecture), in naval architecture, a structure combining a ship's radar masts and funnels *''The Mack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mack Trucks
Mack Trucks, Inc. is an American truck manufacturing company (law), company and a former manufacturer of buses and Trolleybus, trolley buses. Founded in 1900 as the Mack Brothers Company, it manufactured its first truck in 1905 and adopted its present name in 1922. Since 2000, Mack Trucks has been a subsidiary of Volvo, which purchased Mack and its former parent company Renault Trucks, Renault Véhicules Industriels. Founded originally in Brooklyn in 1900, the company moved its headquarters to Allentown, Pennsylvania, five years later, in 1905. The company remained in Allentown for over a century, from 1905 until 2009. In 2009, the company relocated its headquarters to Greensboro, North Carolina. Mack products are produced in Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, Lower Macungie, Pennsylvania, and Salem, Virginia. Its powertrain products are produced in its Hagerstown, Maryland, plant. Mack also maintains additional assembly plants in facilities in Pennsylvania, Australia, and V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mack, Ohio
Mack is a census-designated place (CDP) in Green and Miami townships, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,088 at the 2020 census. At prior censuses, the community was listed as two separate CDPs, Mack North and Mack South. History Mack was originally known as Dry Ridge in the 19th century. It was renamed after Andrew Mack, a local politician. Geography Mack is located northwest of downtown Cincinnati. Ohio State Route 264 (Bridgetown Road) is the main road through the community, running east into Bridgetown and west to Cleves. Its neighbors are Bridgetown to the east, Covedale to the southeast, Delhi Township to the south, Addyston to the southwest, and North Bend and Miami Heights to the west. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2020, there were 11,088 people living in the CDP, for a population density of 1,244.58 people per square mile (480.55/km2). There we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mack Air
Mack Air is a charter airline based in Maun, Botswana. The company has been operating in northern Botswana since 1994. The company provides aircraft for Air charter, charter, scenic, medical evacuation, and services a wide range of tourist destinations within Botswana and the Southern Africa region; as well as providing supply flights to camps and lodges within the Okavango Delta and Kalahari Desert, Kalahari regions of Botswana. The ''Botswana Travel Guide'' says of the airline that it "maintains a good reputation as an reliable, high-quality air charter company which doesn't have ties to any of the camps." History Mack Air was founded at Maun Airport, Botswana in 1994 by Lara and Stuart Mackay with a single Cessna 206 Stationair. In 2007 Mack Air employed 15 people and in 2019 reported 50 employees, including 19 pilots. By 2021 it had 110 employees, including 30 pilots. In 2017, the company took delivery of ten new Cessna Grand Caravan EXs as part of its fleet expansion. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Mack (DE-358)
USS ''Mack'' (DE-358) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. The ship was scrapped in 1973. Namesake Harold John Mack was born on 29 December 1917 in LeMars, Iowa. He enlisted in the United States Navy on 18 May 1938. He reported to on 14 September 1938 after completing training at Great Lakes, Illinois. During the Battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942, Gunner's Mate 2/c Mack was incapacitated by severe wounds in both legs. In spite of his injuries he continued to fulfill his duties as gun captain until ordered to abandon ship. After the loss of the ship, Mack was reported missing in action and was declared dead on 10 August 1943. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. History The warship was launched on 11 April 1944 by Consolidated Steel Corp., Shipbuilding Division at Orange, Texas, sponsored by Mrs. Gertrude Mack, mother of the ship's namesake. The destroyer escort was commissioned on 16 August 1944. Pacific Theatre operations A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mach (other)
Mach or Mach number is speed expressed as a multiple of the speed of sound. Mach may also refer to: Computing * Mach (kernel), an operating systems kernel technology * ATI Mach, a 2D GPU chip by ATI * GNU Mach, the microkernel upon which GNU Hurd is based Places * Mach, Balochistan, a town in Pakistan ** Mach railway station, a railway station in Machh, Pakistan * Machynlleth or Mach, a town in Wales * Mach (crater), a lunar crater * 3949 Mach, an asteroid People * Mach (surname) * Hayato Sakurai (born 1975), Japanese mixed martial artist known as "Mach" * Mach, a fictional character in ''Mach a Šebestová'' Arts and entertainment * Mach (song), "Mach" (song), a 2010 song by Rainbow * Mach (Transformers), Mach (''Transformers''), a Multiforce character in ''Transformers: Victory'' * M.A.C.H. (video game), ''M.A.C.H.'' (video game) * M.A.C.H., a fictional series of cyborg and robot agents in ''M.A.C.H. 1'' Other uses * Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mACh), of cells * MACH ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac (other)
Mac or MAC may refer to: Common meanings * Mac (computer), a line of personal computers made by Apple Inc. * Mackintosh, a raincoat made of rubberized cloth * Mac, a prefix to surnames derived from Gaelic languages * McIntosh (apple), a Canadian apple cultivar Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * Mac (''Green Wing''), a television character * Mac (''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia''), a television character * Mac Gargan, an enemy of Spider-Man * Mac, a character on ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' * Angus "Mac" MacGyver, from the television series ''MacGyver'' * Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie, from the TV series ''Veronica Mars'' * Lt. Col. Sarah MacKenzie, from the TV series ''JAG'' * Dr. Terrence McAfferty, from Robert Muchamore's ''CHERUB'' and ''Henderson's Boys'' novel series * Mac McAnnally, in ''The Dresden Files'' series * Randle McMurphy, in the movie ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' * Mac Taylor, from the TV series ''CSI: NY'' * Mac, a canine cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macks Peak
Macks Peak is a summit located in Clark County, Nevada, Clark County, Nevada, United States. Description Macks Peak is part of the Spring Mountains which are a subrange of the Basin and Range Province, Great Basin Ranges. The peak is located northwest of Las Vegas in the Mount Charleston Wilderness, on land managed by the Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly above Macks Canyon in . This mountain's toponym has not been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, however Macks Canyon has been. Climate Macks Peak is set within the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters. The desert is an example of a Desert climate#Cold desert climates, cold desert climate as the desert's elevation makes temperatures cooler than lower elevation deserts. Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures Diurnal temperature variation, drop sharply after sunset. Summer nights are comfortably cool. Winter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macks Creek, Missouri
Macks Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southwest Camden County, Missouri, United States. The population was 244 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Macks Creek has been in operation since 1872. The community takes its name from a nearby creek of the same name, which most likely was named after the local Mack or Hack family. In 1997, a state audit of Macks Creek's treasury uncovered major financial woes. Shortly afterward, virtually every town official resigned from office and the city itself declared bankruptcy. On August 7, 2012, voters approved dissolving the town with 69% in favor of the motion (above the required amount of 60%). The disincorporation turned out to be a slow and challenging process. Speed trap designation For years, Macks Creek had one of the most infamous speed traps in the nation, with a strictly enforced speed limit along US 54, which had a speed limit on either side of town. In 1995, this practice e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mack (Cars)
'' Cars'' is a media franchise including the 2006 film '' Cars'', the 2011 film '' Cars 2'', the 2017 film '' Cars 3'', the 2022 series '' Cars on the Road'', the 2013 film '' Planes'', and the 2014 film '' Planes: Fire & Rescue''. This page is a list of characters that have appeared in the franchise. Piston Cup Championship Lightning McQueen Lightning McQueen, known as Montgomery "Monty" McQueen before the events of the ''Cars'' films, (voiced by Owen Wilson in the films, '' Cars on the Road'', '' video game adaption'', '' Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure'', and '' Lego The Incredibles'', Ben Rausch in '' Cars 3: Driven to Win'', and Keith Ferguson in ''Cars Toons'' and most video games), is a custom-built race car who competes in the Piston Cup Racing Series, with 95 as his racing number. His design is a hybrid of Generation 4 NASCAR vehicles and Le Mans endurance racers. Lightning was initially arrogant and struggled with teamwork until becoming stranded in Radiator S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mack Park
Mack Park was the original home field of Detroit's Negro National League baseball franchise, the Detroit Stars. It was constructed in 1914 by Joe Roesink, sponsor of a local semi-professional team, a Dutchman of Jewish descent born in Grand Rapids who owned a chain of haberdasheries. Location The park was located on the east side of Detroit, about four miles from downtown, at the southeast corner of Fairview Ave. and Mack Ave., after which it was named. The location was then in the heart of the city's German community, some distance from the city's African American neighborhoods of Paradise Valley and Black Bottom, which were closer to downtown. However, the ballpark was easily reached from those areas via the Mack Ave. streetcar line. Specifics Mack Park's single-decked structure, constructed of timber and tin sheeting, was built to seat 6,000 occupants; however, varying reports suggest as many as 10,000 could fit in the stadium's wooden bleachers. The park is said to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mack
''The Mack'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation crime drama film directed by California native Michael Campus and starring Max Julien and Richard Pryor. The film also stars Oscar-nominee Juanita Moore and Tony-nominated actor Dick Anthony Williams. Filmed in Oakland, California, the movie follows the rise and fall of Goldie, who returns from a five-year prison sentence to find that his brother is involved in Black nationalism. Goldie decides to take an alternative path, striving to become the city's biggest pimp. Although reviews were less than favorable when initially released, ''The Mack'' is considered by many critics to be the best entry in its genre. The film is often categorized as blaxploitation, but Michael Campus, Max Julien and others involved in its production have argued that the genre label oversimplifies the film. The film's soundtrack was recorded by Motown artist Willie Hutch. Plot After returning home from a five-year prison sentence, John "Goldie" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mack (naval Architecture)
In naval architecture, a mack is a structure which combines the radar Mast (ship)#Modern masts, masts and the Funnel (ship), exhaust stack of a surface ship, thereby saving the upper deck space used for separate funnels and the increasingly large tripod masts used to carry heavy radar Aerial (radio), aerials. The word is a composite (portmanteau) of "mast" and "stack". It is a common design feature on post-World War II warships (e.g. the rebuilt Baltimore-class cruiser, ''Baltimore''-class cruisers) and on some cruise ships. The French Navy (''Marine Nationale'') used a combined exhaust stack and rear director mast on the Richelieu-class battleship, ''Richelieu''-class battleships in the late 1930s. The Royal Navy used this design feature on the 1944 Weapon-class destroyers and the subsequent Daring class destroyer (1949), ''Daring''-class destroyers, and in the diesel-engined Leopard class frigate, Type 41 "Cat" class and Salisbury class frigate, Type 61 "Cathedral" class friga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
