COVID has had an immense impact on individuals and corporations alike. During this recent bleak period, numerous businesses collapsed. In contrast, the pharmaceutical industry flourished. One of these pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer, was among the first to create vaccines fighting the coronavirus and ultimately, the pandemic. Even though pandemic-ending pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer have existed for decades, many never received the recognition they deserved. One such case is a pharmaceutical company that was based here in Southeast Michigan. Once the world’s biggest pharmaceutical company, Parke, Davis & Co. was founded in Detroit in 1871 by Dr. Samuel Duffield, Hervey Parke, and George Davis. While its headquarters and research buildings were rooted downtown, the production buildings were located 40 minutes outside Detroit, in Southfield, Michigan. The Parke-Davis research laboratory was built in 1873 along the Detroit River. The Southfield facility was loca
When a player gets frustrated about his or her playing, they tend to break their rackets in order to relieve their anger. Since tennis is a game of mistakes and mental strength, negative emotions don’t help the players win points. Therefore, these players need to clear their mind of these negative emotions. In this case, by breaking their racket and playing with a new, “better” racket. Below is a compilation of players breaking their rackets to give you an idea of what it looks like. On April 16, 2019, Novak Djokovic (currently ranked #1 in the world) played Philipp Kohlschreiber (ranked 40 in the world) at Monte Carlos Masters . The two were in their second set; Djokovic had won the first set, 6-3. Losing 2-3, Djokovic hit an approach shot and crossed over to the left side of the net to volley a ball that was high on his backhand side. This type of volley is a low percentage shot but without any other options, Djokovic went to take the volley and missed the sideline by a few i