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I don't believe those chrome grilles, Mack part number 6MF519P2, applicable to the R/U/DM and F-models, are still available from Mack (i.e. Volvo) in the states. Try asking the Mack people there. There are some plastic aftermarket versions. I can't speak for them.

Lloyd’s Loading List / August 9, 2016 The Port of Calais today opened a “smart” and “more secure” reception zone for trucks, which it says will greatly facilitate their transit through the French Channel port. Located on a 4-hectare site and equipped with 15 lanes, the new facility can handle up to 300 HGVs at any one time and will “optimise the arrival of the 1.9 million HGVs that use the port of Calais each year and assure a more secure passage to Dover”, the Port Boulogne-Calais Authority said. Directly accessible from the A16 and A26 motorways, its opening coincides with the introduction of free wireless access throughout the port. The authority underlined that the new facility “will substantially reduce the waiting time for lorries, which will now be more efficiently directed lane by lane to the different check-in points. This new process will also optimise flow management taking into account the ferry companies and lorry type.” By the end of September, the operation of the new truck zone will be automated using a signalling system, backed up by CCTV provision and new security fences. On the busiest days, Calais’ existing truck waiting area will continue to offer the capacity for up to 800 trucks, bringing total capacity to 1,100 HGVs. “The commissioning of the new truck buffer zone is very good news for the Port of Boulogne-Calais, through which more than 3,000 lorries transit every day. This new equipment fully reflects our commitment to streamline access to the port and to increase security. It also allows operators to optimise the load factors of their vessels by reducing the average waiting time for lorries," said Port Boulogne-Calais Authority chief Jean-Marc Puissesseau. http://www.portboulognecalais.fr/en/the-port-of-boulogne-calais-optimises-the-reception-of-lorries .

Commercial Motor TV - sponsored by DAF Trucks / August 11, 2016 .

JcNews.ru / August 11, 2016 Ford Otosan in Antalya, Turkey has showed a new generation of Cargo heavy trucks. Following the 1846T (Russian market N566) 4x2 tractor, Ford has now launched a newly designed vocational range for construction applications. And there is a new 13-liter engine meeting Euro-6, aimed at the European market. Two-axle tractors Ford calculated on the total weight of 18 tons, three-axle 6x2 - up to 25 tons, three-axle 6x4 - up to 35 tons, and four-axle 8x4 -. to 41 tons. An 8x2 version for the Russian domestic market should have a rating of 35 tons. Ford Otosan said it is still planning a 6x6 chassis as well. Last fall, Ford began assembling Cargo heavy trucks in the Russian city of Kaliningrad. Let me remind you, the 460 horsepower Cargo 1846T 4x2 tractor took third place in the competition Truck of the Year 2013 (the Iveco Stralis Hi-Way took 1st placce, and the Mercedes-Benz Antos took 2nd place). Now, Ford wants to offer trucks for the construction and public utilities segments that offer the same high level of design. The Cargo’s competitors are the Mercedes-Benz Axor, MAN TGS, Renault Premium, Iveco Stralis Active Time and Volvo FM, and in Russia - KamAZ. The latest generation of Cargo heavy trucks are intended for the broader European market, so the need for Euro-6 level engines. Ford first launched the 9-litre Ford Ecotorq in 2012, but its rating (330 hp, 1300 Nm) is insufficient for truck gross weights of 41 to 44 tonnes. The 9-litre diesel, purchased from Fiat Powertrain, was called it a temporary solution. Now, Ford is offering a 12.7-litre engine which it will also produce in China with joint venture partner JMC. The engine features overhead camshaft design, four valves per cylinder and timing gear located on the flywheel side. The new engine’s compression brake capacity of 340 kW, and a transmission-mounted retarder retarder with 600 kW capacity can be fitted. Flywheel-driven power take-off is rated at 130 kW and 650 Nm. The gear ratio of 1.18. Standard solution for diesel engines Ford Ecotorq - filter with corrosion inhibitors in cooling system. Instead of the usual heat exchanger "air to air" intercooler type, a more efficient, but rarely used the “air to water” heat exchanger is fitted. The engine features wet cylinder liners for easier repair. The water pump is driven by an electromagnetic coupling, which provides two fan speeds for enhanced fuel efficiency. The air compressor has completely disable the function: for keeping the pressure in the pneumatic system monitors electronics. Ford’s new Ecotorq 13 has two power ratings: 420 hp (2150 Nm) and 480 hp (2500 Nm). European competitors offer more powerful 500 to 530 horsepower ratings. Like many global truckmakers, Ford is featuring manual and AMT transmissions supplied by ZF. We observed with the 12-speed ZF AS Tronic AMT, the mode controller is located on the tunnel near the joystick rather than the steering column switch or dashboard. Not a good place. ZF AS Tronic transmissions are not only fitted to Ford Cargo on road tractors, to its new vocational range as well. The Cargo’s instrument panel has become more interesting in appearance, with better materials. The top is made from a soft, pleasant to the touch plastic, which does not creak. Ford calls the interior door panels ergonomic, and it really is comfortable, with a good armrest and a pocket for small items. Ford Otosan originally offered several vocational spec axles from Meritor, as well as Iveco, Volvo and Renault. Now, Ford-branded planetary hub reduction axles, possibly produced at a joint venture in China with FUWA. Ford designers have developed a new look for the Cargo. Gone are the rounded arches over the wheels steering axle on which the former Cargo recognizable from afar. The cab feels roomier with richer interior trim, and has greater overhead storage capacity above the windshield. But the cab width can not be increased without changing the basic structure. Nevertheless, the ceiling is no longer presses on the back of the head, and the bunk is not as narrow. Previously, the width of the mattress bottom shelf was 59 cm. It is now 67 cm (due to changes in the roof and rear wall). Sorry, the engine tunnel is still high. While tractors use a four-point cab air suspension, vocational trucks are fitted with four spring struts. The trucks sound insulation has been improved, it was noticeably quieter. It seems that this is the last upgrade of the current generation Cargo. Ford representatives in Russia say a new, wide cabin will arrive within three years. .

9,000 more trailers added to recall Overdrive / August 11, 2016 After a group of trailer manufacturers issued a recall in late July on more than 30,000 trailers due to an issue with Bendix SR-5 Trailer Spring Brake Valves, another group of manufacturers has joined in recalling some of its trailers. The valve is a “reservoir-mounted trailer valve that can control up to four spring brake actuators during parking or emergency applications,” Bendix says. Manac, Polar Tank Trailer, Heil, East and Hyundai recalled a total of more than 9,000 trailers to add to the original group of recalls. The following trailers are now also included in the recall: 2016 Manac flatbed 2017-2018 Manac van trailer 2014-2016 Polar Tank DOT 406 tank trailer 2014-2016 Polar Tank DOT 407 tank trailer 2014-2016 Polar Tank DOT 412 tank trailer 2014-2015 Polar Tank MC 331 tank trailer 2014-2016 Polar Tank non-code tank trailer 2014-2016 Heil crude trailer 2014-2016 Heil dry bulk trailer 2014-2016 Heil flatbed 2014-2016 petroleum pull trailer 2014-2016 East flatbed 2014-2016 East flatbed tipper 2014-2016 East frame dump 2004-2016 Hyundai Translead chassis 2004-2016 Hyundai Translead container 2004-2016 Hyundai Translead van reefer 2004-2016 Hyundai Translead van trailer Trailers already recalled include: 2015-2017 Brenner liquid tank 2015-2016 Cheetah Bridgemaster chassis 2016 Cheetah curtainside flatbed 2015-2016 Cheetah extendable chassis 2015 Cheetah flatbed 2014-2016 Cheetah gooseneck chassis 2015-2016 Cheetah straight frame chassis 2015-2017 Fontaine Revolution 2015-2017 Great Dane dry van 2015-2017 Great Dane reefer 2015-2017 Great Dane flatbed 2014-2016 Hackney beverage trailers 2014-2016 Kindron reefer trailers 2015, 2017 Strick tandem axle van trailers 2015-2017 Transcraft platform trailers 2014-2016 Utility dry van trailers 2014-2016 Utility flatbed trailers 2014-2016 Utility reefer trailers 2015-2016 Vermeer TR620 2015-2016 Vermeer TR626 2014-2016 Vermeer DT6 2014-2016 Vermeer HG4000 2014-2016 Vermeer HG6000 2014-2016 Vermeer HG8000 2014-2016 Vermeer TG5000 2014-2016 Vermeer TG7000 2014-2015 Vermeer TG9000 2014-2016 Vermeer WC2300XL 2015-2016 Vermeer WC2500XL 2015-2017 Wabash National van trailers 2015 Wilson CD-1080 2015 Wilson DWH-550 Bendix’s PR firm said that “under a combination of a unique set of circumstances, it is possible (though not probable) for an internal leakage to develop in the SR-5 unit, resulting in slow to apply spring brakes when parking the trailer,” and added that “the leak is heard or observed at the supply (red) gladhand when uncoupled from the tractor,” and “if coupled to the tractor, a leak may be heard from the exhaust of the park control valve or from a quick release valve in the trailer supply at the trailer protection valve.”

http://chicagomackinfo.tripod.com/cab_closure_kit.htm .

You certainly should be able to convert your truck from steel rectangular to aluminium round. You want new parts? What did your Mack dealer say?.............https://www.macktrucks.com.au/find-a-dealer/ If they weren't helpful, call Mack Trucks Australia direct at 1300 69 6225.

You would want to use an ex-Post Office truck. But what are you going to do about parts? Volvo doesn't want to support trucks in excess of 15 years of age. When/if they still do, they charge you a ridiculous amount. If your goal is to make a profit............... .

August 11, 2016 More details are coming out today about the FBI wanting to investigate the Clinton Foundation, and the Department of Justice’s decision to turn the agency down. CNN reports that three FBI field offices were in agreement and wanted an investigation launched earlier this year, but the Loretta Lynch-led DOJ pushed back pointing to a preliminary investigation done on the Clinton Foundation a year before, after the book 'Clinton Cash' was released. At that point, not enough evidence was there to launch a case, and some at the Justice Department feared the request for a fresh investigation would look politically-motivated, especially in light of the FBI's investigation into Clinton's private email server. The FBI wanted to pursue a lead from a bank that tipped them off to suspicious activity from a foreigner who had donated to the Clinton Foundation. The initial news of the Justice Department going against the FBI's wishes was buried in a CNN story yesterday that detailed the latest release of Clinton's emails to the public at the hands of the conservative watchdog, Judicial Watch. Judicial Watch released 296 pages of Clinton's emails this week including 44 that the former secretary of state didn't initially hand over to the State Department. These new conversations shed light on how intertwined Clinton's State Department was with her family foundation. In one highly-cited example, the now-former head of the Clinton Foundation, Doug Band, reaches out to Clinton's top State Department aides, including Cheryl Mills and Huma Abedin, in April 2009 and notes that it's 'important to take care of' a particular person whose name has been redacted. In another exchange that year Band requests that Abedin and Mills put Gilbert Chagoury, a longtime acquaintance of Bill Clinton's who donated millions to the Clinton Foundation, in touch with 'the substance person re Lebanon' at the State Department. 'It's Jeff Feltman,' Abedin replied in an email. Feltman was then the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon. 'I'm sure he knows him. I'll talk to Jeff,' she said. The Clinton campaign is attacking Judicial Watch, whose dogged inquiries and Freedom of Information Requests led to the discovery of Clinton's private email system. Today, it was revealed that Clinton's State Department chief of staff Cheryl Mills visited New York in 2012 and interviewed two executives for a top position at the Clinton Foundation. Mill’s lawyer has called it “volunteer work for a charitable foundation”, rather than a conflict of interest. The State Department is describing the act as personal time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Officials from the FBI and DoJ met several months ago to discuss opening a public corruption case into the Clinton Foundation. At the time, three field offices were in agreement an investigation should be launched after the FBI received notification from a bank of suspicious activity from a foreigner who had donated to the Clinton Foundation. FBI officials wanted to investigate whether there was a criminal conflict of interest with the State Department and the Clinton Foundation during Clinton's tenure. The DoJ had looked into allegations surrounding the foundation a year earlier after the release of the controversial book "Clinton Cash," but allegedly found them to be unsubstantiated and there was insufficient evidence to open a case. As a result, DOJ officials refused to open a corruption case into the Clinton Foundation. The FBI's investigation into Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and his tie to a Clinton Foundation donor was also raised during the meeting. Representatives from the Clinton Foundation, FBI and DOJ refused to comment. The Clinton Foundation is under increased scrutiny this week. Newly released emails from Clinton's tenure as secretary of state depict a shady relationship between the department and the Clinton Foundation. A CNN investigation found that Clinton aide Cheryl Mills was involved in the Clinton Foudnation while she was also employed as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State. On a trip to New York in 2012, Mills interviewed two executives for a top position at the Clinton foundation. The State Department said she was on personal time. Mills' attorney says she was, doing "volunteer work for a charitable foundation. She was not paid." In a hearing last month on Capitol Hill, FBI Director James Comey refused to say whether the Clinton Foundation was under investigation, saying "I'm not going to comment on the existence or non-existence of any investigation." The newly released emails from Judicial Watch raise questions about the relationship between the State Department and Clinton Foundation. Hillary Clinton pledged she would not be involved with the Clinton foundation when she became secretary of state.

In 1789, George Washington wrote to Marquis de Lafayette, the French military officer who fought for the American Revolution: “Nothing but harmony, honesty, industry and frugality are necessary to make us a great and happy people.” And Americans were a frugal people well into the 20th century. But then came the era of instant credit, rampant consumerism and record personal bankruptcies.

Wall St. banks ask Fed for five more years to comply with Volcker rule Reuters / August 11, 2016 Big Wall Street banks are asking the U.S. Federal Reserve to grant them an additional five-year grace period to comply with a financial reform regulation known as the Volcker rule, people familiar with the matter said. If the Fed agrees, the extension would give banks more time to exit fund investments that are difficult to sell, but no longer allowed by the law. The added grace period, which follows three one-year extensions, would start next year and run through 2022. The law on Volcker rule implementation says banks can ask for an extra five-year extension for "illiquid" funds, where banks had contractual commitments to invest. In deciding whether to grant Wall Street more leeway, the Fed has asked banks to provide details on their specific investments to prove that they fall under the statutory definition of "illiquid," said the people, who requested anonymity to discuss non-public regulatory discussions. Those seeking the extension include Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), Morgan Stanley (MS.N), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and some other banks, the sources said. They are making their push in part through Wall Street lobbying group the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). "SIFMA is working with our members to ensure that regulators have the data they need to adequately appraise the situation," the association said in a statement to Reuters. Congress intended to provide "an appropriate transition period" so that banks could exit illiquid funds without disrupting markets, SIFMA added. The banks and the Federal Reserve declined to comment. The Volcker rule, named after former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, is part of the sweeping 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law. It aims to reduce risk-taking by preventing banks from using their own capital to make speculative bets. Critics say its many loopholes – with exemptions for activities like merchant banking and foreign exchange trading – have made it less effective than it was intended to be. "It's laughable that the biggest, most sophisticated financial firms in the world claim they can't sell the stakes year after year," said Dennis Kelleher, CEO of non-profit Better Markets. "Everyone else in America has to comply with the law and Wall Street should also." The Fed has already granted three one-year extensions for compliance with a broader provision of the Volcker rule regarding stakes in hedge funds and private equity funds – the maximum number of extensions it could provide in that context. The new requests, which were widely expected, concern "illiquid" fund investments. The Fed risks criticism for giving Wall Street more wiggle room, but also risks blame for fire-sale losses or for banks and their investor clients getting tied up in court if they are forced to exit certain contractual agreements quickly. Before the crisis, big banks had proprietary trading desks that made bets on market direction, as well as in-house hedge funds, investments in external hedge funds and co-investments alongside clients in internal private-equity funds. Underlying assets could range from investments in private companies to real estate and long-dated derivatives. While the regulated banks have spun off much of that activity, bankers say there are still some investments that do not contractually expire for years or lack a liquid market for an immediate sale. But disclosures are few and far between, making it difficult to independently discern how truly illiquid the investments are. Banks are now asking the Fed for more time to exit stakes in funds they deem to be illiquid, sources said. In response, the Fed is demanding more details about why the funds, or their underlying assets, are considered illiquid, how much time it would take to exit the investments and what efforts have been made to exit investments sooner, sources said. In granting banks its final one-year extension last month, the Fed said it would soon provide details on how it will address illiquid funds. Banks have been selling down non-compliant investments over the last several years, with Goldman having reduced its exposure by more than half since mid-2013. Yet in regulatory filings, banks have said they may face difficulty in getting rid of those investments by upcoming deadlines. As of June 30, Goldman Sachs held $7 billion worth of private equity investments, real estate holdings and hedge funds affected by the Volcker rule. In March, Goldman said it expected to sell the majority of those stakes before the July 2017 deadline, but it removed that language in its most recent quarterly filing. Morgan Stanley, which has about $3.2 billion in real estate and private equity funds, recently said it expected to be able to divest much of those investments. But the bank said in a second-quarter filing that it expected to ask for further extensions "for certain illiquid funds." JPMorgan has around $1 billion in hedge funds, private equity and real estate investments.

Your Mack dealer can sell you a "kit" to make the conversion.

Paul, they are claiming virtually all of the South China Sea as their territory (good luck with that), but not Micronesia (includes the Northern Marianas, Marshall and Caroline Islands), the Philippines, Hawaii and Antarctica.

Of course BC Mack is the expert, but one can sense the decline of investment in the Royal Navy, and Royal Air Force, was first felt in 1982 when Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on short notice had to send the fleet, fleet air arm and air force to a far corner of the globe and evict Argentinian trespassers. This superb video reflects a small part of that brilliantly executed operation, and the challenged caused by a lack of reinvestment. Two of the three V-Force members, the Avro Vulcan and the Handley Page Victor, were instrumental in sending a clear message to the invading army (The Vickers Valiant has already been retired in 1965). As the film mentions, the RAF's aging Vulcan bombers, that with their mechanical post-WW2 systems were suddenly called upon to save the day, were in a state of disrepair due to being just three months away from being scrapped! There's no more beautiful aircraft in the sky than a Vulcan. Note that the V-Force manufacturers were the same brilliant bomber designers of WW2, with the Avro Lancaster, Handley Page Halifax and Vickers Wellington (The Short Stirling, older and slower, was replaced by the Lancaster and Halifax as soon as possible). .

Rare photograph Paul. A captured Focke-Wulf 190A-5 (WkNr. 150 051) undergoing comparison testing during the war at NAS Patuxent River (down the river from the Glenn L. Martin plant). Not every day you see a 190 with a U.S. Navy tri-color paint scheme. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Captured_Focke-Wulf_Fw_190_in_flight_near_NAS_Patuxent_River_in_1944.jpg

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Steve Brooks, Owner/Driver / August 11, 2016 Despite troubled beginnings, S. & S. Tyquin Bulk Haulage continues to see the benefits of PBS trailers Victorian tipper operator Steve Tyquin takes great pride in all his gear but perhaps none more than a new A-double combination operating under Performance-Based Standards (PBS). From any angle it’s an impressive outfit and Steve is obviously convinced of the potential for big benefits but after almost a decade of complying with PBS requirements for truck and dog trailer applications, and enjoying the commercial advantages it provides, he wonders why the process continues to be so frustrating. The founding principal of S. & S. Tyquin Bulk Haulage, Steve splits his time between a home office in Keilor East on Melbourne’s north-western fringe and a truck depot on 12 hectares of rural property little more than a stone’s throw off the Calder Highway near Sunbury. There are 12 trucks in the business ranging from water trucks and a couple of Isuzu 4x2 rigid tippers through to a Kenworth T359 eight-wheeler and a mix of Kenworth T909 and K200 body trucks hooked to three and four-axle dog trailers, plus a pair of K200 prime movers towing semi-tipper combinations. It is, without exception, one of the best presented tipper fleets you’re likely to find anywhere. The latest member of the Tyquin team is a new K200 ‘Big Cab’ hauling the equally new Hercules A-double tipper set, believed to be the first A-double combination to operate within the 26m overall length limit of B-doubles. His first introduction to PBS came in 2007 and he concedes it was the threat of encroaching competition that first influenced him to give serious thought to combinations working under Performance-Based Standards. At that point he was largely running 19m truck and quad dog combinations grossing up to 50.5 tonnes. However, the prospect of PBS compliance providing a jump on the competition by allowing a gross weight of 57.5 tonnes on the same number of axles arranged within an overall length of 20m was too good to ignore. However, the timing for his first foray into PBS wasn’t perfect. In 2007 PBS was in its infancy, with compliance sure to demand any number of bureaucratic checks and balances. What’s more, the Global Financial Crisis had kicked in and any investment had to be carefully considered. Still, the potential benefits ultimately drove him headfirst into the cost and confusion of the PBS process, singlehandedly working his way through the seemingly endless hoops and hurdles of VicRoads and the National Transport Commission. "It was a bloody stressful nightmare," he says with cold conviction. "The costs were scary and the whole process was daunting to say the least." "It was bloody ridiculous," he said sharply. Still, the commercial attributes of a truck and quad dog combination able to carry seven tonnes more payload were quickly realised when his first unit finally started work in early 2008. The costs of compliance were recouped in a matter of months, he asserts. In fact, so prompt was the payback that 12 months later he went through the whole PBS process again, admittedly a tad wiser, to put an identical unit on the road. Today, PBS is the norm for all his front-line truck and trailer combinations. "The process is a still a pain in the arse but for what we do, PBS pays off," a resolute Steve Tyquin confirms. As for development of the A-double, he says it all started over a dinner with leading compliance engineer Ken Cowell and Hercules Engineering sales manager Kevin Wright. The conversation revolved around a combination able to deliver inherently high levels of manoeuvrability, operational flexibility, and of course, maximum payload potential. It was eventually concluded that an A-double built within an overall length of 26m would satisfy all requirements, including access to the B-double road network. Four months passed from the time of the initial design through to the PBS application and assessment process, build time for the truck and trailers, and final certification and approval. Then, just when everything appeared ready for the A-double to start work, there was a delay in receiving the final road access permit from the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR). Despite the frustrations and setbacks, Steve concedes that productivity stands as the key to the combination’s commercial merit, with gross weights up to 74.5 tonnes delivering close to a 50 tonnes payload. "There’s nothing to complain about as far as earning capacity goes," Steve says earnestly. As he candidly states, "There’s no way I would’ve invested so much on this combination if I wasn’t absolutely sure of a good payback." Related reading - http://www.ownerdriver.com.au/product-news/1608/pbs-builds-hercules-strength .

If you're displeased with this dealer's response to your concerns, I suggest you call Volvo Group's Mack brand "customer satisfaction " hotline for the U.S. and Canada at +1 (866) 298-6586 and speak to them about it.

Canadian police kill radical Islamist CBC News / August 10, 2016 A suspect being sought in connection with a terror threat, 24-year-old Aaron Driver, has been killed in a confrontation with police in Strathroy, Ontario. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) shot Driver after he detonated an explosive device that injured himself and another person. Police shot Driver after seeing he was going to detonate a second device. The suspect planned to use a bomb to carry out a suicide bombing mission in a public area, but was killed in a police operation. The RCMP were conducting an operation in a residential southwestern Ontario neighbourhood of Strathroy on Wednesday evening after it said credible information of a potential terrorist act was received earlier in the day. "A suspect was identified and the proper course of action has been taken to ensure that there is no danger to the public's safety," the RCMP said. Driver, a known ISIS supporter, agreed to the conditions of a peace bond in a Winnipeg court earlier this year after being arrested in June 2015. By agreeing to the peace bond, Driver was "consenting or acknowledging that there are reasonable grounds to fear that he may participate, contribute — directly or indirectly — in the activity of a terrorist group." Driver caught the attention of CSIS, Canada's spy agency, in October 2014 when he was tweeting support for the militant group ISIS under the alias Harun Abdurahman. He also said the Parliament Hill attack in October of that year by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau was justified. The Mounties planned to hold a news conference on Thursday to provide details. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BBC / August 11, 2016 A man killed by police in the Canadian province of Ontario planned an attack within 72 hours, police said. The United States FBI sent the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) a video appearing to show a person preparing for an attack. Police quickly identified the suspect as Aaron Driver, 24, and apprehended him in a taxi in Strathroy, Ontario. Driver, who was known to authorities for supporting ISIS, was killed by police. Mike Cabana, RCMP deputy commissioner, said the FBI alerted Canadian authorities early on Wednesday about an "unknown individual that was clearly in the final stages of planning an attack using a homemade explosive device" in Canada. "Obviously it was a race against time," Mr Cabana said. "How quickly this was all established is actually a testament to the level of collaboration that exists between law enforcement agencies." The tip included a "martyrdom" video showing a masked suspect, later identified as Driver, saying he planned to detonate an explosive device in an urban centre during morning or afternoon rush hour. Police played the video at a news conference, showing a masked man denouncing Western "enemies of Islam," making reference to the attacks in Paris and Brussels and pledging his support to IS. "You will pay for everything you brought against us," Driver said in the video. Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) first learned of Driver when he tweeted his support for IS under the alias Harun Abdurahman in October 2014. Mr Cabana added that Driver had been in contact with a 15-year-old British boy who plotted to behead police officers at an Anzac Day parade in Australia. Driver, who was arrested in Winnipeg last June for supporting IS on social media, was under a peace bond, or a court order restricting his movements. Conditions of his peace bond included restricting access to a computer, cell phone, mobile device, social media and prohibiting him from having any contact with IS or other terrorist groups. He was ordered to wear a GPS tracking device, but it was removed earlier this year. Though his movements were restricted, RCMP officials said that he was not under constant surveillance. Police said Driver detonated a device in the back of a taxi, injuring him before he was killed by police. The taxi driver was also hurt. Driver was about to detonate a second device when police shot him. .

Yes, a running prototype was built. The program was mature.

The key questions that all the 2016 presidential candidates only faintly skimmed over: 1. How do you intend to stimulate and grow the economy above its dismal 1.2% growth? 2. How do you intend to spark private-sector job growth? 3. How do you intend to secure our borders? 4. How do you intend to defeat ISIS? 5. How do you intend to reduce the crushing national debt? 6. How do you intend to balance the budget? 7. How do you intend to improve foreign relations with our allies?

Take the time to watch this video in its entirety. Your government (of the people, for the people and by the people), your employees in Washington, D.C. refuse to tell share with you..........anything. Your State Department’s spokesperson, Elizabeth Trudeau, refused to answer even the most reasonable and basic of questions. Reporter: I’m sorry, are you – am I not speaking English? Is this – I mean, is it coming across as a foreign – I’m not asking you if – no one is saying it’s not okay or it’s bad for the department to get a broad variety of input from different people. Asking – the question is whether or not you have determined that there was nothing improper here. Trudeau: “We feel confident that all the rules were followed.” Sarah Westwood of the Washington Examiner adds that Trudeau “also dismissed inquiries about whether Cheryl Mills, Clinton’s former chief of staff, lied under oath when she denied involvement in the botched handling of a 2012 Freedom of Information Act request for documentation of the email accounts Clinton used for official communication.” Asked why Mills didn’t respond correctly to the FOIA request in the first place, Trudeau answered, “Yeah. It’s a good question. I don’t have an answer for you.” .

Commercial Motor / August 10, 2016 NHS Supply Chain, which is operated by DHL, has begun taking delivery of 120 new Dafs from dealer Ford and Slater in Leicester as part of its fleet renewal programme. The new equipment includes 49 DAF LF 14-tonne rigids, 50 DAF CF 18-tonners, 16 DAF CF drawbar units, five DAF CF 6x2 tractors and 19 new Gray and Adams trailers including three double-decks. DHL will manage the day-to-day operation of the fleet through its central maintenance control facility in Manchester and the vehicles will be introduced over the next few months across NHS Supply Chain’s seven UK locations. The trucks all come with DAF MultiSupport compliance contracts, covering vehicle servicing, tachograph calibration, MoT inspection/certification and legal inspections. They feature birds-eye view 360° camera systems, near side detection systems for vulnerable road-users, left turn audible warning systems, four-camera monitoring systems and front/rear proximity warning systems. NHS Supply Chain is operated by DHL and managed by the NHS Business Services Authority, providing more than 300,000 products to 1,000 different customers. DHL recently extended its contract for a further two years until October 2018. Tim Slater, CEO at NHS Supply Chain, said: “Our investment in the new vehicle fleet reinforces our commitment to deliver a great service with vastly increased safety and environmental credentials.” .