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先日買ったニコワンことNikon 1用の単焦点レンズ「1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8」用にレンズフードを購入。純正品の指定ではフジツボ型の「HB-N104」だけど、これが実に気持ち悪い形をしてる。フジツボ型とは良く言ったモンで、フジツボ見ると鳥肌が立つタイプな私としては許しがたかった。ネットで調べてみると、同じくNikon1用標準ズームレンズ1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6のレンズフードであるHB-N101が流用可能なことが分かる。ただ、このHB-N101は私も１つ買ったことあるけれど実に作りが悪いのに1900円弱もしやがる。
いろいろAmazonを見ていると、無駄に高いHB-N101互換品（＝パチもん）として怪しい中華製の「HB-N101 互換品LH-N101」が出ていることを発見。価格も約半額。純正品も別に良いモノでは無いので怪しいコレでいいや、とポチる。実用上の問題は全く感じませんから、コレで良いと思います。
パッケージにも商品にも単刀直入に「Replaces Nikon HB-N101」と書かれているから実に笑える。中国ってナンでもアリなんだな。
Replaced the old worn rear shocks with fresh new shocks. The old ones were apparantly leaking.
Also replaced the bump stops and the rear top strut mounting cushion set.
Top Mounts: Magnum Technology A7V006MT
Shocks: Statim A.527
I replaced my old icon photo that was taken in 2003. This is what I look like when I head out on the trail these days. The thing around my neck is my homemade aspirator (aka "pooter") for sucking bugs into an in-line container. Since I spend so much time down on my knees looking for beetles I consider knee pads essential. Rubber boots are a necessity in the cloud forest. My belt pouch is full of collecting vials, 100% DEET, a white plastic collecting sheet, various small hand tools. The belt also holds water bottle, canister of powerful bear spray, binoculars, flashlight, multitool, and, once I find it in my luggage, a hatchet. Lunch and rain wear is in a separate bag.
Photo taken at the Yanayacu Biological Research Station, Cosanga, Napo, Ecuador.
1957 Chevy - Van
Body Work/Fabrication: Shaved Body Lines, Replaced All Flat Sheet Metal, Reshaped Front And Rear Wheel Wells,Front And Rear Roll Pan,, One Off Billet Snow Flake Grille, Tribar Halogen Headlights, Billet Specialities Tail Lights And Front Turn Signals,1932 Ford Door Handles,Custom Service Doors For Snow Cone Vending
Engine/Transmission: 400 Horse GM Crate Engine, 700R4, 3000 Stall Converter
Suspension/Chassis: Stock Solid Axle Front Suspension Replaced With R&B Obsolete Front Chassis Clip That Accepts S-10 Front Suspension Components. BYC 1 1/4 Narrowed Tubular Control Arms, Drop Spindles, 2600 LB Bags With Custom Cups. Rear Suspension AirRide Technologies 4 Link On An S-10 Axle with 9000 series bags, One Off Front Wheel Tubs, Engine Cover And Floor, Rear Tubs Raised 9 Inches With Step Notch.
Paint: White With White And Blue Flames, Stenciled Pearl Snow Flakes
Interior: Two Tone Leather Bucket Seats *Completed By Southtowne Upolstery*, Custom Smoothed Dash With 1932 Ford Oval Dakota Digital Guage Cluster, Billet Specialities Leather Wrap Steering Wheel On Top Of An IDIDIT Tilt Column,Gennie Floor Shifter, rear Of Vehicle Equipped For Snow Cone Vending.
Wheels & Tires: Billet Specialities 2005 3D Series Rail, 22x10's All Around.
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Puzzle with illustration by Frédérique Vallet-Bisson (French woman painter 1862-1948), old cardboard box without markings. 587 pieces, 4 pieces replaced and 1 knob reconstructed (plus a paper touch-up).
Newcastle Interchange has replaced the former Newcastle Railway Station as the terminus in the Hunter River city of the same name. After a protracted court battle in which locals who opposed the truncation of the lost to the NSW Government the interchange is now operational. In time Newcastle Light Rail will terminate here as well.
Intercity trains from Sydney as well as the Hunter suburban lines services both operate from the interchange.
Art Cinema Bury. Opened in 1922, replacing an earlier cinema on the site, and designed by Albert Winstanley. Used as a cine-variety theatre until closure in the 1960's. It then survived in various guises as a bingo hall for Walkers, a snooker hall, club and a Chicago Rock Cafe outlet until conversion into the Art Picture House pub for the Wetherspoon chain. It is grade 2 listed.
Bury Art Picture House
February 2012
Craig Bellamy's final appearance in a Welsh jersey?
Gary Speed Memorial match, Wales 0-1 Costa Rica. Cardiff City Stadium, 29th February 2012, 7:45pm Kick Off. Attendance 23,193.
Wales team: Price, Gunter, Blake, Williams, Matthews, Robson-Kanu, Allen, Crofts, Vaughan, Bellamy, Morison.
Subs: Brown, Vokes, Taylor, Ricketts, Gabbidon, Ledley, Earnshaw, Collison.
Costa Rica: Navas, Umana, Salvatierra, Miller, Cunningham, Barrantes, Azofeifa, Wallace, Oviedo, Ruiz, Campbell.
Subs: Cambronero, Mora, Brenes, Diaz, Tejeda, Gabas, Cubero, McDonald.
Referee: Howard Webb
She's an older Betty Spaghetti head modified to fit an articulated Mattel Stacie body, and with yarn replacing the plastic spaghetti lacing.
⚠️ Replaced in 2026
New Replacement - Aquarama Stargate S6
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(Bay 2) Out Of Service WashTec SoftCare Primo in black with black SofTecs brushes installed in 2018, replacing a WashTec SoftCare Pro
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Replaced the sky of the original Dalden Tower image with a moon. I added some effects to create a spooky atmosphere.
Dalden Tower is found in Dalton-le-Dale near Seaham in County Durham.
It was built at least as early as 1375, when it passed from the hands of the Escolland family to the Bowes family. Prior to the switch, the Escollands had changed their name to Dalden, hence the name of the structure.
For two centuries it remained a popular and well-used residence for the Bowes family, subsequently passing through the hands of the Collingwoods, Millbankes and Londonderrys, but it has been derelict since at least the early 1700s.
Info obtained from:
northeasthistorytour.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/dalden-tower-...
Replaced the plastic OEM skid plate with the beefy one from JNS Engineering. Just handling it, you know it is quality kit. In contrast, the stocker already had a crack in one of the mount point.
Now I don't need to fear driving off curbs any more. :-)
VDOT is replacing 11 bridges on I-95 in metro Richmond
This four year project covers a seven-mile stretch of I-95 between Lombardy Street in Richmond and Upham Brook in Henrico County.This is Sherwood Ave (forground) and Robin Hood Rd.(Photo by Trevor Wrayton, VDOT)
Disconnecting the flange joints, feeder pipes and cables 130 meters above the ground, the green mesh is to prevent small items from falling from the platform.
Replacing three bridges in Henrico County and one in Hanover County over the Chickahominy River on Mechanicsville Turnpike. (Photo by Trevor Wrayton, VDOT)
To replace the aging P-3 Orion (which first entered service in 1962), the US Navy has been looking for a replacement since the mid-1990s. It accepted and then rejected an upgraded Lockheed proposal, the P-7, and instead settled on Boeing's modified 737-800 airliner, the P-8A Poseidon. The P-8 is essentially a 737-800 airframe with the P-3's electronic suite, though it will be upgraded as time goes on. The first entered US Navy service in 2012.
India ordered a batch of P-8Is to replace their ancient Tupolev Tu-142 Bears, and these entered service in 2012 as well. I was able to get a shot of the fifth P-8I fitting out for delivery in May 2014, at the King County Airport facility. This aircraft now serves with INAS 312 Squadron.
皇后行 Queen's Building
All Photos from Richard Wong are shown in the Richardwonghk Photo Collection : www.flickr.com/groups/2674798@N22/pool/with/14578518712/#...
Queen's Building 皇后行was a late 19th-century neoclassical building located in Central, Hong Kong. Named after Queen Victoria, it was situated to the west of Statue Square on Hong Kong Island's waterfront with Victoria Harbour at the time. It was demolished in 1963 and replaced with the Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong.
Local architectural firm Leigh & Orange were hired to be the architects and in 1899, the construction was finished.
1899年 皇后行建成，有十六組辦公室。
● 1926年 被置地公司收購，設立股票交易場所。
● 1960年 11月，開始拆卸重建。
● 1961年 3月，建成皇后酒店。
● 1963年 10月24日，改以文華酒店名稱開幕。
● 2006年 9月28日，翻新工程完成，重新開業。
建築物的立面繪圖、建築風格、歷史人事、發展檔案與及其或其位置現貌照片將刊載於圖說香港歷史建築叢書第三冊《圖說香港歷史建築1897-1919》(Illustrating Hong Kong Historical Buildings 1897-1919)書中。
A new battery has been fitted and I'm pleased to report that the electrics all work fine, though somehow one of the lights has been replaced with a sealed-beam lamp, which is a pain as it's the right one - which as you can see here is only working at 50%.
It even turned over, however it won't start because of an empty fuel tank and a blockage in the fuel lines. I will look into this tomorrow.
Northern Rail Limited Walter Alexander & Company (Coachbuilders) Limited / British Rail Engineering Limited class 144 ‘Pacer’ three car diesel-hydraulic railbus unit number 144019 (55842, 55855, 55819) of Neville Hill Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot passes Castleton East Junction signal box 59 signal (Up Main Home 2) with R57 signal (Up Main I.B. Home 1 Distant) below it forming the daily 15:13 Leeds to Manchester Victoria (2U20). Monday 12th October 2009
Note, the class 144 unit was introduced by British Railways in 1986 as a two car railbus unit consisting of a Walter Alexander & Company (Coachbuilders) Limited body fitted on a British Rail Engineering Limited underframe. A powered trailer car was purchased by the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive in 1987 for some of the units to increase passenger capacity. The units passed to the Porterbrook Leasing Company Limited in 1994 as part of the privatisation of British Railways although the centre cars remained owned by the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive and managed by Porterbrook Leasing Company Limited. 144019 was on lease to Northern Rail Limited, and the powered trailer car was purchased by the Porterbrook Leasing Company Limited in May 2011
59 signal was the Up Main Starting signal although it was plated as the Up Main Home 2 and was carried on a tubular post commissioned on 3rd March 1985 replacing a London Midland & Scottish Railway Company two doll right hand bracket carried on a lattice post. The signals were decommissioned at 00:44 on 31st March 2013 in preparation for the replacement of absolute block working between Vitriol Works, Castleton East Junction and Rochdale West signal boxes by track circuit block working
Ref no Canon EOS50D 1st series - IMG_6915
•Replaced many of the expensive slope pieces with a 3x4 wedge piece.
•Reduced the part count by about 60 pieces!
•Reduced the parts cost by about $40!
•And the sections are now ever-so-slightly more rounded and uniform to boot.
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If you'd like the LEGO Studio file for this (which includes all my other pokemon models!), please kick me over a few bucks for my time designing this. I need to buy soup. :(
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My furnace was repaired on Tuesday but the new valve failed so the young man that came today upgraded my system for me with all new stuff and no charge.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 25-May-20.
This aircraft was delivered to the GPA Group (later to become GECAS) and leased to TAESA Mexico as XA-TAE in Oct-91. It was repossessed by GPA in Nov-94. Presumably TAESA paid the outstanding lease fees because it was re-leased to TAESA in Dec-94 only to be taken back again in Jan-95 and stored.
It was re-registered N400KL in Apr-95 and leased to Venus Airlines (Greece) as EI-CLP later the same month. It was returned to the lessor in Nov-96 when Venus Airlines ceased operations. Three days later the aircraft was leased to Air Transat for the winter season as C-GTSU.
It was returned to the lessor in Apr-97 and immediately leased to British Airways as G-CPEP. It was sold to DHL Holdings (UK) Ltd in Aug-00 and stored at Marana, AZ, USA. The aircraft remained in storage until it was leased to Air 2000 in Apr-02.
It was due to go on winter lease to Skyservice Canada as C-FPEP in Dec-03 but the lease was cancelled. Air 2000 was renamed First Choice Airways in May-04 and First Choice was merged with Thomsonfly to form Thomson Airways in Nov-08.
It continued in service until it was returned to the lessor in Oct-11 and sold 2 days later to FedEx Federal Express as N961FD. The aircraft was stored at Victorville, CA, USA until it was converted to freighter configuration with a main deck cargo door in Dec-12.
The aircraft was permanently retired at Victorville, CA, USA in Jun-24 after 33 years in service. Updated 22-Sep-24.
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Next, you just slide the circuit board back into its shell, with the wires going out the hole that you drilled, and snap the end cap back into place. Trim the wires to a convenient length, and attach a 1/4" female spade connector to each one.
(In the installation, I did not end up using the black wire, only the red and green.)
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 28-Dec-24.
'Gilgit - The Silk Route' tail livery.
This aircraft was delivered to PIA Pakistan International Airlines as AP-BID in Mar-08. It was repainted into standard livery Apr-10.
It was withdrawn from service in Feb-20 and stored at Karachi, Pakistan, presumably due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. However, it hasn't returned to service. Stored, updated 28-Dec-24.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 12-Aug-18.
This aircraft was delivered to SABENA Belgian World Airlines as OO-SDD in Jun-74. It was wet-leased to Spantax SA in May-87. It was re-registered EC-EEG in Jul-87 when the wet lease became a dry lease.
The aircraft was returned to SABENA as OO-SDD in Apr-88. It was leased to associate company Sobelair (Belgium) in May-91 and returned to SABENA in Oct-93.
After 26 years in service the aircraft was sold to European Aviation as G-BYRI in Sep-99. It was transferred to subsidiary company European Aviation Air Charter and re-registered G-CEAF in Jan-00.
In Jun-01 it was wet-leased to Air Europa (with Fly Europa titles) and returned to European Air Charter in Sep-01. It was sold to European Skybus Ltd (another 'European' company) in Feb-05 and leased back to European Air Charter.
The aircraft was leased to Palmair (a Bournemouth UK Travel Agency) in Apr-03 and returned when European Aviation Air Charter ceased operations in Nov-08. The aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Bournemouth, UK after 34 years in service.
It was broken up there in Jan-10. The forward fuselage was preserved at the DHL Flight Assembly Centre at London-Heathrow painted in full DHL livery.
I replaced the cool Canon Ultrasonic lens cap with a Sensei center-pinch lens cap. Also, I attached a B+W UV filter, which brings the lens cap a little farther forward. This makes it easier to pinch from the sides, but it is still easiest to pinch from the center.
Replaced with a slightly sharpened version now. Shows up it's spiral structure from a dark site, even in my 90mm (3.5") refractor.
The shots were taken with a QHY6 mono ccd on a Megrez 90 FD refractor and guided via PHD guiding and a mono toucam from Andy at Astronomiser. Red, green and luminance taken one night and the blue channel a couple of weeks later. The blue channel was way off though. Next steps, sharper and longer subs ;-)
I was surprised at how sparkling new much of downtown Santa Cruz looked, but then I passed a reminder (adjacent photo) that much of downtown Santa Cruz had been seriously damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, with many buildings replaced or extensively rebuilt. For example, the theater on the right has a marquee that I originally presumed to be historic, but it is not. At the location there had been a department store that was very heavily damaged, and thus replaced with a new theater. The link below provides a short and very readable description of the damage and reconstruction.
www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/After-Loma-Prieta-earthqua...
I'm in love with these shoes. Brown moccasins. I bought them in New York. No, no the city with flashy lights.. the more rural part of New York. My gradparents live up there and there's a mall near their house. One of the stores there is contantly "going out of business". I swear that they're shutting down every time we visit. But, lucky for us that means all of their merchandise is suuuper cheap! I think these shoes were like twelve bucks or something. I'd wear them every day if i could. I wear them everywhere. Sadly, theyre falling apart and I can't replace them.
When I wear them for too long, and my feet start to sweat (ew, i know) then the inside of the shoe starts to leave brown stains on my toes. It's quite ugly, but its worth it. I love these shoes.
Today, i helped some friends paint their newly purchased home (happy one year of marriage to them) and dripped some white spots on my mocassins. I almost cried.
not really.
The stories could go on and on about these shoes. I really do love them. Almost as much as i love being barefoot. (: haha.
Replacing three bridges in Henrico County and one in Hanover County over the Chickahominy River on Mechanicsville Turnpike. (Photo by Trevor Wrayton, VDOT)
Replaced the Cross Check with this beauty. White Industries drive train (38x18), Paul Mini moto up front, Neo-retro in the rear, Pacenti SL23 wheels, Salsa Woodchipper bars, Thomson cockpit. Weighs about 19lbs.
Tram tracks have a very limited number of years they can live. Contrary to most railway tracks, the changing of them is not easily done, as they are embedded into the street.
So this week the part between Goldbrunnenplatz and Gutstrasse is being replaced. Which means that they have around 48 hours to rip the old ones out, level the place again, put in the new drainage and install the new rails and start fixing them to the ground.
So it is a masterpiece of planning to get all the work done at the right point in time.
So that the custom wood cannons can adhere properly, I work the entire interior with bass frames and decks...in tiers.
Results have be very effective in past builds with the use of special adhesives. Also, because of the aging of this kit the beakhead of the model snapped, but was addressed after the deck frames were installed.
Replacing three bridges in Henrico County and one in Hanover County over the Chickahominy River on Mechanicsville Turnpike. (Photo by Trevor Wrayton, VDOT)
Replaced on the Anglo-Scottish Megabus work onto internal Scottish service is Stagecoach Cumbernauld Plaxton Panorama bodied Volvo B11RLE(T) 50406 - YX68LCJ heading to Inverness on the M10.
The Harlequin Hearts replaced the London Broncos Cowgirls from the start of Super League X1 as the Cheerleaders of London's Premier Rugby League Club.The London Broncos changed their identity to Harlequins Rugby League for the 2006 season.
Rugby League Links
groups.msn.com/LondonBroncosRugbyLeagueWebsite
This is all that is left of the medieval church of St Andrew in Worcester. It was demolished in 1949 after decline, disuse and decay. All that remains is this 15th century tower with its vaulted ceiling and fine series of 32 carved stone bosses.
The spire was created by local mason Nathaniel Wilkinson. It went up in the 1750s, to replace the smaller, wooden one destroyed by lightning in c.1730.
It is near a bank of the River Severn.
It is a Grade II* listed building.
Also known as: St Andrew's Tower COPENHAGEN STREET. Also known as: St Andrew's Church Tower ST ANDREW'S GARDENS. Church tower. C15 with spire rebuilt in 1751 by Nathaniel Wilkinson, a journey-man of Worcester. Limestone ashlar. 3-stage Perpendicular tower with slim, recessed, octagonal Gothick spire. Chamfered plinth. Diagonal off-set buttresses to first and second stages, those to first stage have engaged columnettes, with clasping pilasters to third stage. Pointed arches to east, north and south with Perpendicular moulding. 5-light pointed west window. First-stage band. To second stage a 2-light pointed window with Perpendicular tracery to head; second stage band. Third stage has 2-light pointed belfry window. Spire has one level of 2-light, then single light lucarnes. Surmounted by Corinthian capital. INTERIOR: lierne-vault over lower stage, to the east the springers of the first bay of the arcades. To south-west angle a plank door in ogeed surround. HISTORICAL NOTE: the medieval, probably C12 church was demolished after war damage. It now stands in a public garden, opened 1953 to commemorate the coronation of Elizabeth II. The original top of the spire stands in the same garden. The spire is locally known as "The Glover's Needle" due to its shape and to Worcester's association with the glove-making industry. A significant streetscape feature, forming an important landmark. It forms part of the visual context for Worcester Cathedral (qv) from the River Severn, together with Worcester Bridge, Bridge Street (qv), Gascoyne House, Brown's Restaurant and Bond House, South Quay (qqv) and grouping with Merchant's House, Quay Street (qv). NMR photographs. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner: N: Worcestershire: Harmondsworth: 1968-1985: 317-8).
Spire of Saint Andrew's Church, Worcester - Heritage Gateway
The Glover's Needle (or St Andrews Spire) is a spire-carrying tower in the city of Worcester, England.
The tower is a prominent landmark of the city, from road, rail, or the River Severn, and can be seen for miles around. It is located in St Andrews Gardens close to Worcester College of Technology. The spire used to crown the church of St Andrew but this was demolished in the late 1940s. The Glover's Needle is seated on Deansway Road, Worcester Cathedral being very close to the south and All Saints Church to the north. On the western side of the spire the pedestrian can descend into gardens that lead onto the River Severn. Across the road from the Glover's Needle is a "House of Fraser" shop which stands on the site of the old graveyard of St Andrews. At night the spire is illuminated (but not the tower below) and a blue glow is projected from inside one of the windows. The blue represents St Andrew, the colour of the Scottish flag. The blue glow and night lighting were paid for by the Rotary Club of Worcester Severn, to commemorate the millennium in 2000.
In the 15th century, Saxons built a church (called St. Andrews Church) with a tall spire but this was destroyed in a great storm of 1733. Shortly after this disaster, the spire was rebuilt. It was constructed by using the ingenious method of kite flying to carry up the stones. Worcester people took the new masterpiece to their hearts and named it the 'Glover's Needle'. This name came from the industrial glove making that was executed in Worcester. The entire structure measures approximately 245 feet. It is the tallest spire in the country to have such a narrow angle of taper. In the 1920s the slum housing which crowded round the church was demolished. The congregation of the church was thus reduced by a large degree. The church fell into decay, had an overgrown churchyard, few parishioners and a tiny parish of five acres. In the 1940s, the council accepted the Bishop of Worcester's offer of the church. They decided to demolish the church and create a garden of remembrance to replace it. However the council decided to leave the tower and spire, freestanding. Thus St Andrew's church was demolished in 1949.
As a millennium project, a clock was installed in the tower and now the hours are struck on the council bell. A recently reinstated custom is to have the council bell strike from 18:45 to 18:50 before a full meeting of the council. In the early 2000s a fence was put around the base of the spire. A few years ago, the RSPB has taken the Glover's Needle into their own hands and the actual spire is now used for special birds of prey for roosting. Live web cams have been installed in the tower.
The Glover's Needle formerly housed a set of five bells.[citation needed] These were hung full circle for proper English style change ringing. In 1870, four of the bells were sold but the tenor (heaviest bell) was retained in the old bell frame. This bell weighs 20 CWT — 1 ton. This is the so-called council bell mentioned above. It is unlikely that the Glover's Needle could sustain a ring of bells today as there is no church to buttress the swaying tower.
*Replaced this image with a new one on 2.10.2011*
Navy, Purple, Green and Red. An AM1 with nice colors and awesome materials. Where else are you going to get a AM1 with Denim, Corduroy, Nubuck, Laces with Red matching lace tips and the Thailand mold. It doesn't get any better than this in these modern Nike times.