Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version.

It was only when I was cleaning this photo up after scanning it that I realised how dirty the aircraft was. I guess the awful dark green colour doesn't help.

light field reflective lighting and a strip box camera right to light the plant.

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 16-Aug-25

This aircraft was delivered to British Airways as G-BDXF in Apr-78. 24 years later it was sold to European Skybus Ltd in May-02 and leased to a subsidiary company, European Aviation Air Charter the same day.

It was wet-leased to Corsair, France in Jul-05 and returned to European Air Charter in Nov-05. The aircraft was parked at Exeter, UK for a couple of weeks before being ferried to Kemble, UK at the end of Nov-05 and permanently retired. It was broken up a Kemble in Dec-06. Updated 05-Jul-25.

I believe I was the first lower limb amputee in the world to compete in an able-bodied Half Marathon using crutches here in New Zealand in 1991. [1991 Arrowtown to Queenstown Half Marathon] The previous year; 1990 I competed in the same event as an able-bodied runner and finished in 15th Place in a time of 1 hour 15min. And then of course 2 weeks later I had my near-death motorcycle accident on 27 April 1990. So it was exactly one year between being an able-bodied runner and an amputee athlete.

I completed my 1st Marathon as an amputee on crutches in November 1992 in our local Speight's Riverton to Invercargill Marathon. I finished in a time of 6 hours 28 minutes 6 seconds.

I went on to complete a total of 6 Half & 6 Full Marathons as an amputee [hemipelvectomy] athlete using standard hospital issue crutches between 1991 and 1998 [8 years] here in New Zealand aged 28-35. I weighed around 70-72kg, height: 172cm/5ft8in, and was optimally fit in muscle strength, endurance, and elasticity/flexibility, plus cardiovascular [aerobic] endurance. My body fat percentage was around 10-12%. That enabled me to achieve such extreme athletic performance. I trained in the gym for muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility. I trained mainly on hard grass, sand, and gravel surfaces when 'crutching'. I believe I would have crutched around 1 million hops in training & racing over my lifetime. 1 crutch hop is equal to around 800-900cm or just short of 1 meter. Work it out: a full Marathon is 42.2km...so for me that equated to around 42,000 hops. My technique was a 2-step-skip/hop.

I don't believe there is another hemipelvectomy amputee anywhere else in the world who has achieved that feat. And I have paid the ultimate price for such extreme athletic performance. In 2010 I had my good right leg hip joint replaced.

I also competed in the 1993 New Zealand Disabled Sporting Championships in Auckland. I won 7 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medal/s and broke 5 New Zealand records in the Men's S9 category in Swimming. I represented the Otago-Southland provinces. It was a great moment in my sporting career.

Today now aged 58 I enjoy learning to use my new prosthesis. I will upload pics of it a.s.a.p. I ride my Diamondback mountain bike for exercise - I tilt the seat to 40 degrees to the left of center so that my one gluteus maximus [cheek butt] of my good right leg can sit on the seat safely without slipping off under hard acceleration. I still swim. And I still exercise regularly in the gym.

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Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better copy 07-Apr-23.

First flown in Oct-94 with the Airbus test registration F-WWAK. The aircraft was stored at Toulouse, France before delivery to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and lease to Air Afrique as TU-TAH in Apr-95.

It was returned to the lessor in Oct-01 and stored at Bordeaux, France. It was re-registered N744LF in Mar-02 and leased to Onur Air (Turkiye) as TC-OAA in Jul-02.

The aircraft operated many Haj Pilgrimage wet-leases for Saudia Saudi Arabian Airlines between Jan/Mar-03, Jan/Mar-04, Jan/Mar-05, Dec-05/Mar-06, Dec-06/Feb-07 and Nov-07/Jan-08. It was leased to Saudia again in Jun-11 and returned to Onur Air in Dec-12.

It was parked at Kiev-Borispil (Ukraine) in Apr-13. The aircraft was sold to Qeshm Air (Iran) as EP-FQL in May-18 and ferried to Tehran-IKA. It never entered service and was used for spares.

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 03-Sep-21 (DeNoiseAI).

An early build DC-7, this aircraft was delivered new to American Airlines as N308AA in Dec-53. It stayed with them for just over 5 years before being sold to leasing company GALCO in May-59.

It was leased to Overseas National Airways as N308A the following month. Overseas National went on to buy it in Dec-62 and then sold it a year later, in Dec-63, to US Overseas Airways.

They only kept it for 4 months before selling it to Ostermanair Charter as SE-CNG in Apr-64. Ostermanair merged into Internord in Nov-65. The aircraft was retired at Stockholm-Bromma Airport at the end of 1967 and was broken up in Jun-68.

Built in 1903-1905, this Prairie-style mansion was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Larkin Company executive Darwin D. Martin, whom built the house as a way to bring his family, which had been scattered in various parts of the United States when his mother had died early in his childhood. The house was the culmination of immense personal wealth and professional success that Martin had enjoyed in his life despite his difficult childhood, starting as a soap seller in New York City, being hired by the Larkin Company in 1878, before moving to Buffalo and becoming the single office assistant to John D. Larkin in 1880, and in 1890, replaced Elbert Hubbard, who was a person that Martin immensely admired, as the Corporate Secretary of the Larkin Company. When the Larkin Company was seeking a designer for a major new office building for the company at the turn of the 20th Century, Martin, whom had witnessed Wright’s work in Chicago and Oak Park, wished to hire the architect as the designer of the new building, but needed to convince the skeptical John D. Larkin and other executives at the company of Wright’s suitability for the project. As a result, Martin decided to have Wright design his family estate. Darwin D. Martin became such a close friend of Wright that he commissioned the family’s summer house, Graycliff, located south of Buffalo on the shores of Lake Erie, to be designed by Wright in 1926, and spearheaded the effort to assist Wright with his finances when his personal residence, Taliesin, was threatened with foreclosure in 1927.

The main house is made up of four structures, those being the house itself, which sits at the prominent southeast corner of the property closest to the intersection of Summit Avenue and Jewett Parkway of any structure on the site, the pergola, which is a long, linear covered porch structure that runs northwards from the center of the house, the conservatory, which sits at the north end of the pergola and features a statue of the Winged Victory of Samothrace, which is visible from the front entrance to the house down the long visual axis created by the pergola, and the carriage house, which sits immediately west of the conservatory and behind the west wing of the house, enclosing the rear of the house’s main garden.

On the grounds of the mansion are two other houses, those being the Barton House, built at the northeast corner of the property along Summit Avenue to house Darwin D. Martin’s sister, Delta Martin Barton, and her husband, George F. Barton, which was the first structure to be built on the property and very visually similar to the main house, using the same type of bricks and incorporating many smaller versions of features found on the main house, and the Gardener’s cottage, built in 1909 to house gardeners who maintained the grounds of the property, which is the smallest and plainest of the three houses, which is sandwiched into a narrow strip of the property between two other houses, fronting Woodward Avenue to the west.

The main house features a buff roman brick exterior with raked horizontal mortar joints and filled in vertical joints, giving the masonry the appearance of being made of a series of solid horizontal bands with recessed joints, accentuating the horizontal emphasis of the house’s design and creating texture with shadows. The roof is hipped with wide overhanging eaves, with the gutters draining into downspouts that drop water into drain basins atop various one-story pillars at the corners of the house, with the roof having a T-shaped footprint above the second floor and three separate sections above the first floor, which wrap around the second floor to the south, west, and north, with the roof soaring above a porte-cochere to the west of the house, as well as a separate roof suspended above a porch to the east. The house’s roof is supported by pillars that sit near, but not at the corners of the building, with windows wrapping the corners. The windows are framed by stone sills and wooden trim, with some windows featuring stone lintels. The front door is obscured inside a recessed porch on the front facade, with the tile walkway to the door turning 90 degrees upon its approach to the doorway, a quite common feature of many of Wright’s houses at the time. The house is surrounded by a series of low brick walls with stone bases and stone caps, with sculptural decorative stone planters atop the pillars at the ends of many of these walls, with some of the planters containing carefully chosen decorative vegetation, and others serving as semi-hidden drainage basins for the adjacent one-story roofs.

Inside, the house features a foyer with a head-on view of the pergola and the conservatory to the north, simple but finely crafted wooden trim elements, the beautiful Wisteria Mosaic Fireplace between the foyer and dining room on the first floor that reflects light in different ways via various types of tile with different types of glazing, rough plaster painted a variety of colors, careful use of shadow to highlight certain elements while obscuring others, art glass windows featuring stained glass and clear glass panes in decorative patterns, wooden built ins and Frank Lloyd Wright-designed furnishings, a large kitchen with lots of white surfaces and wooden cabinets overlooking the garden, a living room with a vaulted ceiling and brick fireplace featuring an arched hearth opening, extensive use of expansion and compression via ceiling height to drive movement through the space, ventilation ducts that can be operated via decorative casement windows at the pillars ringing the various spaces of the house, wooden screens to obscure the staircase and second floor, custom light fixtures, art glass ceiling panels, and five large doors with art glass lights to the eastern porch on the first floor. The second floor of the house has multiple bedrooms with a variety of Frank Lloyd Wright built-in and freestanding furniture, wooden trim, and multiple bathrooms. The house is further decorated with Japanese art pieces procured by Wright in Japan, as well as being heavily inspired by traditional Japanese architecture, with usage of shadow and light to obscure and highlight different features, as well as the general form of the house, with the wide eaves providing ample shade to the interior during the summer months, while still allowing light to easily enter the space during the darker winter months.

To the north of the main house is an approximately 90-foot-long pergola with evenly spaced brick pillars framing the tile walkway, decorative wooden trim on the ceiling at each column, light fixtures at each column, and a glass transom and a door with large glass lights and a narrow frame providing a nearly unobstructed view of the interior of the conservatory at the north end of the pergola, focusing the attention of visitors upon their entrance to the house, as the conservatory and pergola form a continual visual axis from the foyer to the statue of the Winged Victory of Samothrace that stands in the northern end of the conservatory. This entire section of the house was rebuilt during its restoration, having been demolished in the 1960s after falling into disrepair. The pergola features a gabled roof that terminates at the bonnet roof around the perimeter of the conservatory to the north and at the first floor hipped roof of the house to the south.

The conservatory sits at the north end of the pergola, and has a latin cross footprint, with a glass skylight roof with a gabled section running north-south and a pyramidal hipped section at the crossing. The skylight terminates at a parapet that surrounds it on all sides, which features distinctive and decorative “birdhouses” at the north and south ends, apparently intended to house Blue Martins, but were not designed appropriately for the specific needs of the species, and have thus never been occupied. Two of the birdhouses survived the decay and demolition of the original conservatory in the 1960s, and were prominently displayed atop a wall in front of the house until the restoration of the complex in 2007. The interior of the conservatory features only a few concrete planters flanking the walkways and below the large Winged Victory of Samothrace that sits in the northern alcove of the space, with this apparently not having been what the Martin family had in mind, leading to the erection of a prefabricated conventional greenhouse made of metal and glass to the west of the Carriage House shortly after the house’s completion. The conservatory utilizes the same small tile on the floor as other areas of the house, with suspended wooden trim frames breaking up the large void of the space into smaller sections, supporting the space’s light fixtures and carefully framing the planters, fountain, and sculpture.

To the west of the conservatory is the two-story Carriage House, which features a simple pyramidal hipped roof with wide overhanging eaves, recessed corner pillars with central sections featuring wrap-around bands of windows on the second floor, a large carriage door in the center of the south facade, flanked by two smaller pillars and two small windows, and a one-story rear wing with a hipped roof. The interior presently houses a gift shop, but is set up like the original structure, demolished in the 1960s, would have been, with horse stables, red brick walls, a utility sink, and a simple staircase to the upper floor.

The house complex was home to the Martin family until 1937, when, owing to financial difficulties brought on by the loss of the family fortune during the 1929 Black Friday stock market crash and Darwin D. Martin’s death in 1935, the house had become too difficult for the family to maintain, with the family abandoning the house, allowing it to deteriorate. Additionally, Isabelle Reidpath Martin, Darwin’s widow, did not like the house’s interior shadows, which made it difficult for her to see. D.R. Martin, Darwin’s son, tried to donate the house to the City of Buffalo and the State University of New York system for use as a library, but neither entity accepted the offer, and the house remained empty until 1946, when it was taken by the city due to back taxes. In 1951, the house was purchased by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, which intended to convert the house into a summer retreat for priests, similar to the contemporaneous sale of Graycliff by the Martin family to the Piarists, a Catholic order. However, the property languished until 1955, when it was sold to architect Sebastian Tauriello, whom worked hard to save the architecturally significant and by-then endangered property, hoping the house would avoid the fate that had befallen the Larkin Administration Building five years prior. The house was subdivided into three apartments, with the carriage house, pergola, and conservatory demolished and the rear yard sold, and two uninspired apartment buildings with slapped-on Colonial Revival-style trim known as Jewett Gardens Apartments, were built to the rear of the house. In 1967, the University at Buffalo purchased the house, utilizing it as the university president’s residence, with the Barton House and Gardener’s Cottage being parceled off, both converted to function as independent single-family houses. The university attempted to repair the damage from years of neglect and did some work to keep the house functioning, modernizing portions of the interior and returning several pieces of original furniture to the house. The house would exist in this condition for the next half-century.

In 1975, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and in 1986, was listed as a National Historic Landmark. In 1992, the nonprofit Martin House Restoration Corporation was founded with the goal of eventually restoring the historically and architecturally significant complex, and opening it as a museum. In 1994, the organization purchased the Barton House, and had the Martin House donated by the University of Buffalo in 2002. The restoration of both houses began under the direction of Hamilton Houston Lownie Architects shortly thereafter, and the Jewett Gardens Apartments were demolished upon the acquisition of the site by the nonprofit around the turn of the millennium. In 2006, the Gardener’s cottage was purchased from private ownership, and work began to rebuild the lost Pergola, Conservatory, and Carriage House, which were completed in 2007. Additional work to restore the house continued over the next decade, restoring the various interior spaces, with extensive work being put in to restore the kitchen and bedrooms. Finally, in 2017, the last part of the house was restored, being the beautiful Wisteria Mosaic Fireplace between the dining room and foyer, which had been extensively altered. An addition to the grounds, located on the former rear yard of an adjacent house, is the contemporary, sleek glass and steel-clad Eleanor & Wilson Greatbatch Pavilion Visitor Center, designed by Toshiko Mori, with a cantilevered roof that appears to float and tapers to thin edges, with glass walls on three sides, which houses the visitor information desk, ticket sales, presentation space, a timeline of the Martin House’s history, and restrooms. The restoration of the house marks one of the first full reconstructions of a demolished Frank Lloyd Wright structure, and is one of several significant works by the architect in Buffalo, including three designs that were built posthumously in the early 21st Century - the Fontana Boat House in Front Park, the Tydol Filling Station at the Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum, and the Blue Sky Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery, which was designed for the Martin family in 1928, but not built until 2004.

Today, the restored Darwin D. Martin House complex serves as a museum, allowing visitors to experience one of the largest Prairie-style complexes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, faithfully restored to its circa 1907 appearance, giving visitors a sense of the genius and design philosophy of Wright.

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 13-Mar-25.

This aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to Air Europa, Spain as EC-HKS in May-00. It was returned to ILFC in Apr-07 and leased to Zoom Airlines UK in May-07.

Zoom Airlines UK ceased operations on 28-Aug-08, the aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA and later at Dothan, AL, USA. It was re-registered N201LF in Oct-08.

In Feb-09 the aircraft was leased to RAM Royal Air Maroc as CN-ROV and returned to the lessor in Jan-19 when it was stored at Shannon, Ireland. In Feb-19 it was sold to DHL Holdings as N276DH and ferried to Mexico City for freighter conversion.

It was converted to full freighter standard with a main deck cargo door in Nov-19. It was leased to Kalitta Air in Dec-19 and operated on behalf of DHL Airways. In May-22 it was transferred to DHL Air UK as G-DHLN. The operation for DHL Airways continued.

In Oct-23 the aircraft was transferred to DHL Air Austria as OE-LYA and operated for DHL Airways. Current, updated 13-Mar-25.

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 21-Mar-18.

The aviation photography purists won't like this one (too much fence and grass) but in my book, a poor photo is far preferable to no photo at all...

On the left... N120FE.

Delivered to Eastern Air Lines as a Boeing 727-25C in Feb-67 as N8156G, the aircraft was fitted with a main-deck cargo door and could be used in either passenger or freighter configuration. Eastern operated it as 'QC/Quick Change' version with the seating mounted on full width pallets which enabled faster turnrounds between passenger and cargo services. It was sold to FedEx Federal Express as N120FE in Aug-81 and converted to full freighter configuration. The aircraft was sold to a lessor in Nov-91 and leased back to FedEx. It continued in service until it was returned to the lessor in Nov-02 and permanently retired at Memphis, TN, USA. The registration was cancelled in Jan-03.

Note: The registration N120FE has been re-used on a Boeing 767-300F with FedEx.

On the right... C-FBWX.

This aircraft, a standard Boeing 727-25, was delivered to Eastern Air Lines as N8135N in Sep-65. It was sold to Aerostar in Jul-82 but they don't seem to have been able to keep up the payments and it was repossessed by Eastern Air Lines in Aug-83 and stored. The aircraft was sold to FedEx Federal Express in Jul-88 and remained stored until it was converted to freighter configuration with a main deck cargo door in Jan-89, when it was also re-registered N.1.5.3.F.E. The aircraft was leased to Brooker-Wheaton Aviation Ltd (Canada) in May-91 and operated for Federal Express. It was re-registered C-FBWX in Nov-91. The aircraft was transferred to Morningstar Express in Aug-92 and continued to be operated for Federal Express. It was returned to FedEx Federal Express (USA) as N.1.5.3.F.E. in Jan-01 and continued in operation until it was permanently retired and stored at Mojave, CA, USA in Jan-02. The aircraft was ferried to Jacksonville-Cecil Field (VQQ) in Apr-02 and donated to the FCCJ Foundation for use as a training aid by the Florida Community College - Cecil Commerce Centre. It was seen still intact at Cecil Field in Nov-11.

Replacing an earlier digital photo with a slightly better version 25-Oct-19.

A long rang photo, unfortunately suffering from some heat shimmer.

First flown in Jun-88 with the Airbus test registration F-WWCQ, this aircraft was delivered to Wardair Canada as C-GKWD in Aug-88. Wardair was merged with Canadian Pacific to form Canadian Airlines International in Oct-89. The aircraft was sold to Polaris Aircraft Leasing in Sep-91 and leased to Kuwait Airways as A6-KUD the same day (see Note below). It was returned to Polaris Leasing in Sep-93 and stored at Hanover. It was re-registered D-APOP in Oct-93 and was leased to MEA Middle East Airlines (Lebanon) in Jun-94. It was re-registered F-OHLI in Jul-95 and continued in service with MEA until it was returned to the lessor in Apr-01. In Jun-01 the aircraft was leased to Air India as VT-EVH. It returned to the lessor in Jul-04 and was immediately leased to Jordan Aviation as JY-JAH. It was wet-leased to Ariana Afghan Airlines (Afghanistan) between May/Aug-05. It continued in service with Jordan Aviation until it was permanently retired at Khartoum in Feb-14.

Note: This was at the time of the first 'Gulf War' when the State of Kuwait had been occupied by Iraqi forces. The aircraft was based in Dubai, UAE.

Produce department, looking towards floral. The lights in this part of the store were all replaced with LED fixtures sometime in 2014, which probably didn't help them when they ran out of money.

Sun-faded pictures on board - about to get replaced

[Brazil / ブラジル]

SUBGENUS Crispae SECTION Crispae Pfitzer

Distribution: Brazil (SE. Bahia to Espírito Santo) (84 BZE BZL)

Lifeform: Pseudobulb epiphyte

Basionym/Replaced Synonym:

Laelia grandis var. tenebrosa Rolfe, Garden (London, 1871-1927) 1891: 36 (1891).

Homotypic Synonyms:

Laelia tenebrosa (Rolfe) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 1: 146 (1893).

Sophronitis tenebrosa (Rolfe) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 15: 118 (2000).

Hadrolaelia tenebrosa (Rolfe) Chiron & V.P.Castro, Richardiana 2: 20 (2002).

Brasilaelia tenebrosa (Rolfe) Campacci, Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 4(Pré-anexo): 100 (2006).

Chironiella tenebrosa (Rolfe) Braem, Richardiana 6: 109 (2006).

Heterotypic Synonyms:

Laelia tenebrosa var. pittiana O'Brien, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 16: 7 (1894).

An original mill was built by Squire Boone in the early 1800's but the mill burnt in the1920's'. Another mill replaced the original with the work being completed in 1980. Realtor websites say the gristmill was found near Laconia, Indiana and the grinding stones were found near White Cloud Indiana then brought to the present site. The Mill is now part of the Squire Boone Caverns and Village Tourist Attraction.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis

St. Louis is an independent city and inland port in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is situated along the western bank of the Mississippi River, which marks Missouri's border with Illinois. The Missouri River merges with the Mississippi River just north of the city. These two rivers combined form the fourth longest river system in the world. The city had an estimated 2017 population of 308,626 and is the cultural and economic center of the St. Louis metropolitan area (home to nearly 3,000,000 people), which is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri, the second-largest in Illinois (after Chicago), and the 22nd-largest in the United States.

Before European settlement, the area was a regional center of Native American Mississippian culture. The city of St. Louis was founded in 1764 by French fur traders Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau, and named after Louis IX of France. In 1764, following France's defeat in the Seven Years' War, the area was ceded to Spain and retroceded back to France in 1800. In 1803, the United States acquired the territory as part of the Louisiana Purchase. During the 19th century, St. Louis became a major port on the Mississippi River; at the time of the 1870 Census it was the fourth-largest city in the country. It separated from St. Louis County in 1877, becoming an independent city and limiting its own political boundaries. In 1904, it hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Summer Olympics.

The economy of metropolitan St. Louis relies on service, manufacturing, trade, transportation of goods, and tourism. Its metro area is home to major corporations, including Anheuser-Busch, Express Scripts, Centene, Boeing Defense, Emerson, Energizer, Panera, Enterprise, Peabody Energy, Ameren, Post Holdings, Monsanto, Edward Jones, Go Jet, Purina and Sigma-Aldrich. Nine of the ten Fortune 500 companies based in Missouri are located within the St. Louis metropolitan area. The city has also become known for its growing medical, pharmaceutical, and research presence due to institutions such as Washington University in St. Louis and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. St. Louis has two professional sports teams: the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball and the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. One of the city's iconic sights is the 630-foot (192 m) tall Gateway Arch in the downtown area.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busch_Stadium

Busch Stadium, also referred to informally as "New Busch Stadium" or "Busch Stadium III", is a baseball park located in St. Louis, Missouri, the home of the St. Louis Cardinals, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. The stadium has a seating capacity of 44,494, and contains 3,706 club seats and 61 luxury suites. It replaced Busch Memorial Stadium (aka Busch Stadium II) and occupies a portion of that stadium's former footprint. A commercial area, dubbed Ballpark Village, was built adjacent to the stadium over the remainder of the former stadium's footprint.

The stadium opened on April 4, 2006 with an exhibition between the minor league Memphis Redbirds and Springfield Cardinals, both affiliates of the St. Louis Cardinals, which Springfield won 5-3 with right-hander Mike Parisi recording the first win. The first official major league game occurred on April 10, 2006 as the Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6–4 behind an Albert Pujols home run and winning pitcher Mark Mulder.

The highest attendance for a sports event other than baseball was on May 23, 2013, when 48,263 people watched Chelsea Football Club and Manchester City Football Club play a friendly match. To date, the largest attendance for a baseball game occurred Mothers Day May 12th, 2019 with an attendance of 48,556 in a game between the Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In 2004, then Anheuser-Busch president August Busch IV announced the brewing-giant purchased the 20-year naming rights for the stadium. Team owner William Dewitt, Jr., said: "From the day we began planning for the new ballpark, we wanted to keep the name ‘Busch Stadium.' August Busch IV and Anheuser-Busch share our vision for continuing that tradition for our great fans and the entire St. Louis community."

The stadium is the third stadium in St. Louis to carry the name Busch Stadium. Sportsman's Park was renamed Busch Stadium in 1953. Team owner August Busch Jr. had planned to name it Budweiser Stadium, but league rules prohibited naming a venue after an alcoholic beverage. Busch named the stadium after himself and later created Busch Beer. The first Busch Stadium closed in 1966 and both the baseball Cardinals, and the National Football League (NFL)'s team of the same name (now the Arizona Cardinals) moved to a new multi-purpose stadium, named Busch Memorial Stadium.

Seen here having skirt panels replaced is 455. It will be soo nice to have it looking tidy again but their not cheap! Note the Vauxhall Nova passenger seat inside the bus.

Photo replaced on 8th of the January.

This image has been replaced by improved "Stars variety" version edited by Chris W. Hart.

Thank you Chris !!!!

HA HA, Now we can talk about gourmet-food-magazine-looking photos!!!

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Hasselblad 503CX, 60mm Distagon, Portra 400

My A12 has developed a light leak and the light seal has since been replaced :p

Replacing the Echo in Toyota’s U.S. product lineup and making its debut at the LA Auto Show, the 2007 Yaris is the second generation of a car that was Toyota’s best-selling model in Europe. With 3-door hatchback and 4-door sedan body styles with modern styling and upscale interiors, Yaris is aimed at youthful buyers. Powering the Yaris will be a 1.5-liter, 106 horsepower 4-cylinder engine mated to either a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission.

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 25-Jul-17, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 08-Aug-24.

English titles. Not a lot of colour on this Nouvelair MD-82.

This aircraft was delivered to Korean Air as HL7203 in Sep-93. It was sold to GECAS in May-98, re-registered HL7547 and leased back. it was returned to GECAS as EI-CTJ in Jun-99 and leased to Nouvelair Tunisie the following day.

The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Jan-02 and stored at Bordeaux, France. It was leased to Lion Air (Indonesia) as PK-LMF in Mar-02.

The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Jun-06 and immediately leased to GMG Airlines (Bangladesh) as S2-ADM. It was retired and stored at Dhaka, Bangladesh in Jan-13.

The aircraft was last noted still stored at Dhaka in Jul-15 without engines.

Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 11-Nov-19.

Additional 'FIFA World Cup Germany 2006' logo & titles.

First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWJK, this aircraft was delivered to Singapore Airlines as 9V-SJI in Jul-97. It was traded-in to Boeing Capital in part exchange for Boeing 777's in Jul-02 becoming D-ABGM and was stored at Berlin-Schoenfeld. Boeing Capital leased it to Emirates Airline as A6-ERP in Apr-04. It was initially stored at Dubai in Oct-16 before being moved to Teruel (Spain) in Dec-16 for further storage. At 19 years old it was thought it would be scrapped but it was sold to AS Air Lease IX (Ireland) Ltd as EI-GAC in Jan-17 and remained stored at Teruel until it was leased to Hi Fly Airlines Malta as 9H-FOX in Jun-17. Current, updated (Nov-19).

Replaced with processed version :) looks more cheeky

photo deprecated has been replaced by new scan:

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Wascana Golf and Country Club in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Toyo Omega View 45F Large Format 4"x5" monorail view camera

Nikkor SW f4.5 75mm lens in Synchro-Compur #0 shutter (~20mm effective)

Instax Wide 800 ISO film by Fuji (10.6x8.4cm) in 4x5 holder

exposed at f4.5 for 1/500 with front swing and shift for selective focus

"scanned" with Nikon D5100 DSLR and macro 35mm f2 lens

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 07-Sep-22 (DeNoise AI).

In Khalifa Airways basic livery with Corsair titles.…

First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWKM, this aircraft was delivered to LTU International Airways as D-AERS in Apr-97. It was sold to a lessor in Jun-00 and leased back to LTU until it was returned to the lessor in May-01.

The aircraft was leased to Skyservice Canada as C-FRAV the following month. Skyservice had a problem with licensing and the aircraft was wet-leased to new Algerian airline Khalifa Airways later in Jun-01 for a joint service with Air Algerie from Paris-Orly / Oran. It was sub-leased to Air Algerie in Jul-02.

In Feb-03 Khalifa ceased trading and the aircraft was repossessed by Skyservice. It was stored at Zurich, Switzerland in Mar-03 and returned to the lessor in Jun-03 when it was leased to Corsair as F-GJSV.

In Apr-04 it was returned to the lessor and leased to Skyservice Airlines, again as C-FRAV. The aircraft was wet-leased to MyTravel Airways (UK) in Nov-04 for the winter season, returning to Skyservice in Mar-05 when it was wet-leased to LTU International.

In May-05 Skyservice returned the aircraft to the lessor. The lease was transferred direct to LTU and the aircraft was re-registered D-AERS again. LTU was taken over by Air Berlin in Mar-07 although the two airlines operated independently until LTU was fully integrated into Air Berlin in Feb-08.

The aircraft continued in service with Air Berlin until it was returned to the lessor in Oct-11 and stored at Abu Dhabi (UAE). In Dec-11 it was re-registered EI-ETI and ferried to Chateauroux, France for repaint into I-Fly livery.

It was stored at Chateauroux until it was delivered to I-Fly Airlines (Russia) in Apr-12. It was withdrawn from service in Nov-15 and stored at Perpignan (France). At the end of Feb-16 it ferried to St. Athan (Wales, UK) and was permanently retired. The registration was cancelled in Mar-11. Updated 01-Jan-23.

*replaced, the last ones emotion looked so fake. When it really wasnt :/

I have lots of really close friends (and Im so aware of how lucky I am to have them) but the one Ive known for the longest and am closest to is away, I havent seen her for too long, and I don't think I've missed her as much in the 10 years I've known her as I do now. I actually quite honestly love her to pieces. She makes everything more bearable and this pathetic little paragraph cant possibly sum up how much shes appreciated. I wish i could magic her next to me. That'd be great.

So, dedicated to her

I was so close to giving up my 365 project this morning because I was and still am SO tired. To take this i shoved on those flowers and jumped over my garden wall to a shrub land because i just couldn't be bothered and I'm sorry. :/

Also I've realised I'm completely limited to what I can say on flickr these days because of the people I know who are likely to see it and that ruins the whole reason of why I like to take pictures – to express myself.

Im going to a music festival with some friends tomorrow, Ill be back uploading on Sunday but then Im basically away again for two weeks. Hectic!!!!!! Im going to miss you lot. xx

Replacing an earlier scanned print with a better version 29-Dec-18.

Janes Aviation was renamed Emerald Airways in Sep-99.

First flown with the British Aerospace test registration G-11-8, this aircraft was delivered to Trinidad & Tobago Air Services as 9Y-TFS in Dec-77. TTAS was merged into BWIA International in Jan-80. It was sold to Chieftain Airways as G-GLAS in Jan-87. Chieftain started services in Mar-87 and by mid Apr-87 they'd ceased operations. The aircraft was stored until it was sold to Scottish European Airways as G-BPDA in Oct-88. They didn't do much better than Chieftain Airways and the aircraft was sold to Greyhound Financial Services in Aug-90. It was stored until it was sold to Janes Aviation in Oct-91. Janes was renamed Emerald Airways in Sep-93. The aircraft was wet-leased to Reed Aviation in Feb-95 and re-registered G-ORAL in Aug-99. It continued to be operated for Reed Aviation until Emerald ceased operations in May-06. The aircraft was stored at Blackpool UK and was eventually broken up with the forward fuselage section going to the Avro Heritage Museum at the old Avro factory at Woodford, Cheshire, UK.

This bus is one of 8 2019 Thomas C2's currently in the fleet. This bus replaced a 1999 AmTran Conventional. 9 is the only C2 in the fleet with a Thomas emblem next to the entrance door

The Avenio tram 5012 has replaced the old GTL trams (like the 3107) on line 11, which is not the case for line 12.

Replaces my previous version. Changes include removal of upper nose sensor, removal of windscreen green sun tinting, landing gear doors closed (as would be on the actual aircraft), revision of the camoflauge scheme to to more accurate colors and pattern, and new armament including 2 Mk84 2000lb LGBs, 2 LAU-19 FFAR (Folding Fin Aerial Rocket) pods, 2 AIM-9 Sidewinder air to air missiles, and the retained 25mm belly gun pod system.

A visit to Caernarfon Castle in North Wales. It was here in 1911 and 1969 that the Prince of Wales was inaugurated (Prince Edward later Edward VIII and the current Prince of Wales, Prince Charles).

Caernarfon Castle (Welsh: Castell Caernarfon), often anglicized as Carnarvon Castle, is a medieval fortress in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, north-west Wales cared for by Cadw, the Welsh Government's historic environment service. There was a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Caernarfon from the late 11th century until 1283 when King Edward I of England began replacing it with the current stone structure. The Edwardian town and castle acted as the administrative centre of north Wales and as a result the defences were built on a grand scale. There was a deliberate link with Caernarfon's Roman past and the Roman fort of Segontium is nearby.

While the castle was under construction, town walls were built around Caernarfon. The work cost between £20,000 and £25,000 from the start until the end of work in 1330. Despite Caernarfon Castle's external appearance of being mostly complete, the interior buildings no longer survive and many of the building plans were never finished. The town and castle were sacked in 1294 when Madog ap Llywelyn led a rebellion against the English. Caernarfon was recaptured the following year. During the Glyndŵr Rising of 1400–1415, the castle was besieged. When the Tudor dynasty ascended to the English throne in 1485, tensions between the Welsh and English began to diminish and castles were considered less important. As a result, Caernarfon Castle was allowed to fall into a state of disrepair. Despite its dilapidated condition, during the English Civil War Caernarfon Castle was held by Royalists, and was besieged three times by Parliamentarian forces. This was the last time the castle was used in war. Caernarfon Castle was neglected until the 19th century when the state funded repairs. In 1911, Caernarfon Castle was used for the investiture of the Prince of Wales, and again in 1969. It is part of the World Heritage Site "Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd".

A Grade I listed building.

Caernarfon Castle

History

Begun in 1283 and still incomplete when building work ceased c1330. Built for Edward I of England, it combined the roles of fortification, palace and administrative centre. A motte and bailey castle had been built here in the late C11 by Earl Hugh of Chester, although it became a residence of Welsh princes, including Llewelyn ap Gruffudd, after the Welsh regained control of Gwynedd by 1115. The English conquest of N Wales followed quickly after the death of Llewelyn ap Gruffudd in 1282 and Caernarfon was built to consolidate the English gains. Edward I employed James of St George as his architect, who had previously been employed by Philip of Savoy and had designed for him the fortress-palace of St Georges d'Esperanche. James also directed the building other castles for Edward I, including Harlech, Conwy and Beaumaris, using English craftsmen and labourers. The design of Caernarfon Castle echoed the walls of Emperor Constantine's Roman city of Constantinople, which also has polygonal towers and banded stonework, and was thus intended by Edward to be an expression of imperial power. Edward I and Queen Eleanor visited Caernarfon in 1284 and it was said that their son, Edward, the first English prince of Wales, was born at the castle in 1284.

Construction of the castle was integrated with the construction of town walls protecting the newly established borough, the town being situated on the N side of the castle. By 1292 the southern external façade of the castle was probably complete, while on the N side the castle was protected by a ditch and the walled town. The castle was damaged during an uprising in 1294 led by Madog ap Llewelyn, but Edward I swiftly regained control of Caernarfon and the castle, where restoration work began in 1295. The uprising had demonstrated the need to complete the castle's defences on the town side, which were largely built in the period 1295-1301. Work subsequently continued at a slower pace in the period 1304-30 and included the completion of the towers, including the Eagle Tower which was completed 1316-17 and in 1316 the timber-framed 'Hall of Llewelyn', the Welsh prince's residence at Conwy, was dismantled and shipped to Caernarfon. The upper portion of the King's Gate was constructed in 1321 and included a statue of Edward of Caernarfon, who had been crowned Edward II in 1307.

The castle was garrisoned for nearly 2 centuries but was increasingly neglected as hostilities softened from the C16 onwards. The castle was garrisoned for Charles I during the Civil War but was surrendered to the Parliamentarians in 1646. In the C18 the castle became one of the most celebrated of ruins in Wales, which began its present phase as tourist attraction and ancient monument. Restoration was undertaken in the final quarter of the C19 under the direction of Sir Llewelyn Turner, Deputy Constable. In 1908 ownership passed from the Crown to the Office of Works and restoration work continued. This included the reinstatement of floors in most of the towers and reinstatement of the embattled wall walks by 1911. The castle was the venue for the investiture of both C20 Princes of Wales, in 1911 and 1969.

Exterior

Constructed of coursed limestone with darker stone banding to the S and E external façades between the Eagle Tower and NE Tower. The plan is polygonal, resembling a figure of 8, and constructed around an upper and a lower ward in the form of curtain walls and mainly 3-stage polygonal towers with basements (in contrast to the round towers of the town walls). The structure is in 2 main phases. The earlier is the S side, from and including the Eagle Tower to the NE Tower, was constructed mainly in the period 1283-1292, while the N side facing the walled town was built after the uprising of 1294. The curtain walls are embattled with loops to the merlons and a wall walk. Openings are characterised by the frequent use of shouldered lintels, giving rise to the alternative term 'Caernarfon lintel', and 2-centred arches. The towers have reinstated floors of c1911 on original corbels. The outer walls have arrow loops. Windows are mainly narrow single-light, but some of the mullioned windows incorporate transoms.

The principal entrance is the 3-storey King's Gate on the N side. It is reached across the ditch by a modern segmental-arched stone bridge with stone steps to the outer side, replacing the medieval drawbridge. The King's Gate has polygonal towers with 2-light windows to the outer facets in the middle stage and 2-light windows in the upper stage. The entrance is recessed behind a segmental moulded arch. It has a 2-centred arch beneath string courses and 2-light transomed window. Above the main arch is a statue of Edward II in a canopied niche with flanking attached pinnacles.

To the R is the outer wall of the kitchens and then the Well Tower, of 3 stages with basement. The Well Tower has a higher polygonal turret reinstated in the late C19 and full-height square projection on the W side housing the well shaft. The tower has 2-light windows in the middle and upper stages.

The Eagle Tower at the W end is the largest of the towers, having been designed to accommodate the king's lieutenant. It has 3 stages with basement and 3 higher polygonal turrets. The battlements are enriched by carved heads and eagles, although much weathered. On the N side are 2-light windows and an attached stub wall with drawbridge slot. This is the planned water gate through which water-borne supplies were intended to be conveyed to the basement of the Well Tower at high tide, but it was not completed. It has polygonal responds to the gate, a portcullis slot and 2 superimposed windows between the basement and ground-floor levels. On the N side is a flight of stone steps to an arched doorway at basement level. This postern was the main entrance for those approaching by sea. On the S side the curtain wall is built on exposed bedrock and the Queen's Tower, Chamberlain Tower and the Black Tower each have a single higher polygonal turret. The outer faces have only narrow loops. On the W side of the Chamberlain Tower are stone steps to a doorway under a shouldered lintel that led into the great hall. On the E side of the Black Tower is the shorter polygonal Cistern Tower, with the unfinished Queen's Gate at the SE end. Between the Chamberlain Tower and Black Tower the curtain wall is stepped in, from which point there is a substantial raked stone plinth continuing around to the NE Tower. The Queen's Gate has double polygonal towers linked by a straight wall above the gateway, while the openings are all narrow loops. The gateway is raised above a high basement storey (and would have been reached by the building of a massive stone ramp) and is recessed beneath a segmental arch with murder holes. The Watch Tower to the N is narrower and higher than the remaining towers, beyond which is the 2-stage NE Tower, which has a 2-light window. Returning along the N side, which was built after 1295, the curtain wall and the 4-stage Granary Tower incorporate 2-light windows.

The King's Gate has murder holes to the vault and porters' rooms to the L and R, leading to the interior. Internally the castle is planned around an upper ward on the E side and a lower ward on the W side. Through the entrance passage is a 2-storey projection on the R (now housing a shop), the S side of which retains 2 portcullis slots and a vault springer, indicating that a second entrance was built here, although it no longer survives above the foundations. Above the main gate is a former chapel, which retains its original piscina. The upper storey hall has window seats. On the W side of the King's Gate are the foundations of the kitchens in the lower ward, in which are 2 round foundations for copper cauldrons and springer of a former vault. The Well Tower does not have reinstated floors, but in each storey a fireplace and garderobe are retained and in the second stage is a small kitchen above the well chamber. The fireplaces all differ in detail: in the basement is a segmental arch, the lower storey a tripartite lintel, the second stage a projecting lintel on corbels with raked hood, and chamfered lintel to the upper stage. The tower has a full-height newel stair. The basement is reached by external stone steps. Between the Well Tower and Eagle Tower is a restored fireplace with a raked hood in a chamber whose outline walls are visible.

The Eagle Tower has stone steps to the basement to the L of the main doorway, both lower stage and basement having pointed doorways. The upper stages have 2-light windows similar to the outer faces. The thick walls incorporate mural passages and stairs. In the lower stage is a large fireplace with raked hood and a small octagonal chamber that probably served as a chapel. The great chamber in the second stage also has an octagonal chapel, which retains a stoup or piscina. Between the Eagle Tower and the NE Tower the curtain wall and towers have mural passages in addition to the wall walk and generally have stone steps in either straight flights to the wall walks or newel stairs, and most chambers in the towers have associated garderobes. The Queen's Tower, known as the 'Banner Tower' in the C14, and the Chamberlain Tower have chambers in each storey with small square subsidiary chambers that probably served as chapels, and 2-light windows. The Queen's Tower has 3 octagonal chimney shafts behind the parapet. In the Chamberlain Tower the lower storey retains a fireplace with shouldered lintel. Both towers are occupied by the museum of the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Between Queen's Tower and Chamberlain Tower are the foundations of the great hall, while the 2 superimposed mural passages in the curtain wall have 2-light windows that formerly opened into the hall.

The Black Tower is smaller than the other towers and has only single chambers in each stage, with cambered fireplace in the upper chamber, and 2-light windows. The Cistern Tower has a vaulted hexagonal chamber beneath an open stone-lined rainwater tank visible on the wall walk. In the unfinished Queen's Gate the position of porters' rooms is discernible in the flanking towers of which the S has a lintelled fireplace while both have garderobes. Portcullis slots and murder holes are in the passage. The upper storey over the passage was to have been a hall but was not completed. The Watch Tower is entered by a doorway at the wall walk level only.

The NE Tower is simpler with single chambers in each stage, as is the Granary Tower, which incorporates a well shaft and has a fireplace with raked hood in the upper stage. Between the NE Tower and the King's Gate the curtain wall has corbels representing former buildings built against the curtain, and its mullioned windows incorporate window seats.

Reasons for Listing

Listed grade I as one of the finest medieval castles in Wales, and unique in its royal associations.

Scheduled Ancient Monument CN 079.

World Heritage Site.

The walk over the walls via the towers. Leaving the Eagle Tower, heading via the Well Tower, around and over the King's Gate, up the Granary Tower, then down the North-East Tower.

Well Tower

Has a well 50 feet (15m) deep and remains of medieval plumbing. The castle's kitchens lie between the Well Tower and the King's Gate.

footbridge seen after going up a spiral staircase.

Replacing phone pole snapped in windstorm previous night. 255 Blue Hill Avenue, Milton, MA 10/8/20

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 10-May-19.

Canadi<n Airlines / Air Canada hybrid livery.

This aircraft was delivered to the Nissho Iwai Corporation and leased to Canadian Airlines International as C-FCRA in Feb-91. Canadian Airlines was merged into Air Canada in Apr-01. It was withdrawn from service in May-03 and initially stored at Vancouver, Canada. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Jul-03 and re-registered N895NC. It remained stored at Vancouver until it was ferried to Marana, AZ, USA in Nov-03 for further storage. It was leased to Aerolineas Argentinas as LV-AXF in Aug-04. The aircraft operated Aerolineas Argentinas' last Boeing 747 service from Madrid, Spain to Buenos Aires on 31-Jan-12 and was stored at Buenos Aires-Ezeiza in Feb-12. It was ferried to Mojave, CA, USA in Mar-13 and returned to the lessor. The aircraft was stored at Mojave, re-registered N268LM and permanently retired. It was sold to Atlas Air in Apr-13 for spares use and was last noted still at Mojave in Oct-15, still as LV-AXF and in basic Aerolinas Argentinas livery.

Replacing an earlier scanned print with a better version 25-Nov-18 (also the date of the final British Airways Boeing 767 service). Plus Topaz DeNoise AI 17-Jul-21.

'Waves of the City', USA World Tail livery.

The World Tail Liveries... For most people it was either like 'em or hate 'em (I liked 'em!). The UK's Prime Minister of the day, Margaret Thatcher, most definitely disliked them and drooped her handkerchief over the tail of a large model on the BA stand at a Conservative Conference to show what she felt, in front of the World's media. After that they were gradually repainted into the Chatham Historic Dockyard livery which then became the standard BA livery.

First flown with the Boeing test registration N6005C, this aircraft was delivered to British Airways as G-BNWH in Oct-90. After 24 years in service the aircraft was permanently retired at Victorville, CA, USA in Aug-14.

Replacing a regular King County Metro coach on route 57

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 24-Sep-16, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 13-May-25.

As well as operating their own charter flights and US Military Contract services, World Airways was one of the original ACMI airlines involved in leasing and operating aircraft for other airlines.

Fleet No: "277".

First flown with the McDonnell Douglas test registration N6203D, this aircraft was initially leased from McDonnell Douglas and delivered to World Airways as N277WA in Nov-95.

It was leased back to McDonnell Douglas as N6203D again for some test flights between Feb/Mar-96. It was sold to a lessor in Mar-96 and leased back to World Airways.

The aircraft was sub-leased to Philippine Airlines between Jun-96 / Sep-97, VASP Brazil between Jun / Aug-98, Monarch Airlines (UK) between Aug / Nov-98, Garuda Indonesia Airlines Feb / Apr-00 (Haj Pilgrimage Ops), El Al - Israel Airlines between Aug-00 / Jan-01 and Garuda Indonesia between Jan/Apr-01 (Haj Pilgrimage Ops).

From 2001 onwards the aircraft was mostly involved in US Military flying between the USA and the Arabian Gulf. As military operations wound down World Airways had to wind down as well and the aircraft was returned to the lessor in Apr-12 and stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA.

It never flew again (World Airways ceased operations in Mar-14). The aircraft was sold to Unical Aviation Inc in Nov-12 and was last noted at Goodyear in early 2015, stripped of parts. It was broken up at Goodyear in 2015 and the registration was cancelled in Aug-15.

Ferrari 360 Modena On Black

The Ferrari 360 is a mid-engine midsize two-seater sports car produced from late 1999 until 2005. The 360 replaced the Ferrari F355 and was itself replaced by the fairly similar Ferrari F430. For the 360, Ferrari partnered with Alcoa to produce an entirely new all-aluminum space-frame chassis that was 40% stiffer than the F355, yet 28% lighter despite a 10% increase in overall dimensions. Along with the new frame was a new Pininfarina body styling that broke ranks with the last decade's sharp angles and flip-up headlights, replacing them with a rounded appearance that harkened to the 1960s. The new V8 engine, common to all versions, was only slightly larger and more powerful than the F355's at 3.6 litres and 400 bhp (300 kW) of power, but the lighter frame and added stiffness improved performance; the 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration performance improved from 4.6 to 4.4 seconds, . An engine replacement resulted in the V8 road model that followed, the F430 (internally referred to as the evoluzione or evo) which came out in 2004.

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I was on my way to the store where I bought my Nikon D90 to change the Nikon Camerabag, which was falling apart after only half a year, with a friend of mine when I saw this Ferrari appearing in my rearview mirrors.

I quicky grabbed my Nikon from the backseats and set the settings so I would be able to get some decent shots.

When I was to busy watching the traffic and trying to keep up with the yellow beast, I passed my camera to my friend which managed to get some shots too.

Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 14-Dec-19.

Named: "Nordrhein-Westfalen".

This aircraft was delivered to Lufthansa as D-ABVY in Dec-00. Current, updared (Dec-19).

During Week 47 of the One a Week 2020 Flickr Group, it's almost time to take down the autumn decor and replace it with merry Christmas decorations. Looking forward to Christmas and the end of a difficult 2020 for many. Have a great week!

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 18-Aug-18

With additional '50 years' logo.

Fleet No: '504'.

First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWKM, this aircraft was delivered to Gulf Air as A4O-KD in Jul-99. It was leased to TAM Transportes Aereos Regionais (Brasil) as PT-MSE in Jun-01 and returned to Gulf Air as A4O-KD in Oct-02. It was re-registered A9C-KD in Nov-07. The aircraft was permanently retired at Kemble, UK in Nov-19. Updated Jan-21.

Note: Gulf Air was formed as the Gulf Aviation Company in 1950 and BOAC became a 22% shareholder in 1951. In 1973 the airline became a 'multi-national' company when BOAC sold their share and investments were made by the Governments of Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Each held 25% of Gulf Air. In Sep-05, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi pulled out of the group to form Etihad Airways, closely followed by Qatar who formed Qatar Airways. The company became jointly owned by Bahrain and Oman until Nov-07 when Oman pulled out to expand Oman Aviation into Oman Air. Bahrain became the sole owner and all aircraft were transferred to the Bahrain register.

Some new arrivals and the crazy roe deer dash.

Thermit reaction

Comerica Park is an open-air ballpark located in Downtown Detroit. It serves as the home of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball, replacing Tiger Stadium in 2000.

The park is named after Comerica Bank, which was founded in Detroit and was based there when the park opened. Comerica's headquarters have since been moved to Dallas, though the bank still retains a large presence in Detroit. The stadium's seating capacity is 41,297. There is a Detroit People Mover station about a block from the stadium (at Grand Circus Park). Comerica Park sits on the original site of the Detroit College of Law.

Since their founding in 1901, the Tigers had played at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues in Detroit's Corktown section. For the last 88 of those years, they played at what eventually became Tiger Stadium. By the mid-1990s, it had become apparent that the much-beloved park could not be renovated any further.

Groundbreaking for a new ballpark to replace Tiger Stadium for the Tigers was held on October 29, 1997 and the new stadium was opened to the public in 2000. At the time of construction, the scoreboard in left field was the largest in Major League Baseball. The first game was held on April 11, 2000, against the Seattle Mariners. The new stadium is part of a downtown revitalization plan for the city of Detroit, which included the construction of Ford Field, adjacent to the park. In December 1998, Comerica Bank agreed to pay $66 million over 30 years for the naming rights for the new ballpark. Upon its opening, there was some effort to try to find a nickname for the park, with the abbreviation CoPa suggested by many. It is often referred to simply as Comerica. The first playoff game at Comerica was played on October 6, 2006 against the New York Yankees. It hosted its first World Series later that month.

In contrast to Tiger Stadium, which had long been considered one of the most hitter-friendly parks in baseball, Comerica Park is considered to be extremely friendly to pitchers. Except for dead center—420 feet (130 m) versus Tiger Stadium's 440 feet (130 m)—the outfield dimensions were more expansive than those at Tiger Stadium. This led to complaints from players and fans alike, most famously from Bobby Higginson who sarcastically called the venue Comerica National Park. After Minute Maid Park reduces its center field fence from 436 feet (133 m) to 409 feet (125 m) in 2017, 420 feet will be the longest in baseball.

Although a few public figures—notably radio announcer Ernie Harwell—supported the dimensions, most agreed that the left-field wall, in particular, needed to be brought closer to home plate. Before the 2003 MLB season the club did so, moving the distance from left-center field from 395 to 370 feet (120 to 113 m). This also removed the flagpole from the field of play, originally incorporated as an homage to Tiger Stadium. Two years later, the bullpens were moved from right field to an empty area in left field created when the fence was moved in. In place of the old bullpens in right field, 950 seats were added for a new capacity of 41,070. This made one of the most pitcher-friendly ballparks transform into the third most batter-friendly (with extra bases also taken into account).

Also of note, the current layout of the playing field at Comerica Park means that when a player is at bat, the direction he is facing looks farther to the south than at any other Major League Baseball park.

The stadium also includes many baseball-themed features, including a "Monument Park" in the deep center field stands, complete with statues of former Tigers Ty Cobb, Hal Newhouser, Charlie Gehringer, Hank Greenberg, Al Kaline, and Willie Horton.

Entrance to the ballpark is located across from the Fox Theatre and between two historic downtown churches, St. John Episcopal Church and Central United Methodist Church. Outside of the main entrance to the stadium there is a tiger statue that is approximately 15 feet (4.6 m) in height. There are 8 other heroic-sized tiger statues throughout the park, including two prowling on top of the scoreboard in left field. These tigers' eyes light up after a Tigers home run or a victory and the sound of a growling tiger plays as well. The tigers were originally created by sculptor Michael Keropian and fabricated by ShowMotion Inc. in Norwalk, Connecticut. Along the brick walls outside of the park are 33 tiger heads with lighted baseballs in their mouths.

The field itself features a distinctive dirt strip between home plate and the pitcher's mound. This strip, sometimes known as the "keyhole", was common in early ballparks, yet very rare in modern facilities (the only other current major-league park to feature one is Chase Field in Phoenix).

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Fourth generation (1991–1996)

The 1991 model was completely restyled—It replaced the 1977-based rectilinear design with rounded, more aerodynamic sheetmetal. While the body and interior were all new, excluding the Anti-Lock Braking System, the chassis and powertrain were carried over from the 1990 model. and several major components (including the floor pan) are entirely interchangeable between 1977 and 1996.

Motor Trend awarded the new Caprice Classic Car of the Year. Two trim levels were initially offered—Caprice and Caprice Classic, replacing the previous Classic and Brougham models. General Motors had hoped to regain the top spot as America's favorite automobile with the new aerodynamic styling of their full-size offering.

The last-generation Caprice was not well received by critics and did not hold on to high sales numbers. The car's styling was criticized with car aficionados calling it a "beached whale" and "an upside-down bathtub". For 1993 there were some revisions, the most obvious being the removal of the skirted rear wheel wells in favor of more conventional, open wheel wells. This applied only to the sedan model; station wagons retained the skirted wheel wells. In 1995, minor modifications were made to the C-pillars & the wagon was given the same mirrors as the sedan; 1995 was the final year for the Caprice wagon.

In 1994 the Caprice received the new-generation GM engines, including an optional detuned version of the Corvette's LT1 350 cu in (5.7 L) engine that put out 260 hp (194 kW) and 330 lb·ft (447 N·m) of torque. The standard engine in all sedans, including the 9C1 police cars, was the 200 hp (150 kW), L99 263 (4.3 L) V8. The LT1 was optional in the 9C1 police-package and standard in the wagon. The LT1 350 was standard in the civilian sedans with the addition of the B4U towing package. The towing package also gave a heavy duty suspension nearly identical to the 9C1 police car suspension, 2.93 gears, heavy duty cooling, heavy duty rear drum brakes and positraction. The 265 (4.3 L) L99, and 350 (5.7 L) LT1 look nearly identical externally. Many 4.3 L99 equipped sedans are passed off as 5.7 LT1 cars. The 8th digit in the Vehicle Identification Number is the Engine code. W: 4.3 L L99, P: 5.7 L LT1. The 1994 Caprice's interior had a redesign which featured a Camaro steering wheel, digital speedometer and a new console.

The Caprice 9C1 with the LT1 engine became one of the fastest and most popular modern day police vehicles. This vehicle established such strong devotion by many police departments that a cottage industry thrived in refurbishing Caprices for continued police service after GM discontinued production of the car.

The car's production was stopped in 1996 from sales pressure from the mid-size Chevrolet Lumina, financial troubles at General Motors, and consumer demand shifting from full-sized family sedans to the increasingly popular sport utility vehicles. The Arlington, Texas vehicle assembly plant (used for Caprices, Buick Roadmaster, Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser, and Cadillac Fleetwood) was converted to produce GM's more profitable full size SUVs (the Tahoe and Suburban). In 1997, the Lumina LTZ would take the Caprice's place as Chevrolet's premium passenger car. Total production of 1991–96 models was 689,257 with production ending on December 13, 1996.

Aftermath

With the exit of the Caprice, the Ford Crown Victoria and its corporate siblings (Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car), continued as the sole traditional rear-drive, body-on-frame, V8-powered American sedans (though the final assembly point is in Canada) until their discontinuation in 2011. Thereafter the Ford Crown Victoria dominated police vehicle sales from 1997 through 2011. Dodge would introduce the unibody Dodge Charger in 2006 (Chrysler Corp and AMC had a long history of using unibody rather than body on frame for their full sized cars since 1960 and 1948, respectively), the division's first rear-wheel drive sedan since 1989.

The Chevrolet Impala nameplate was reintroduced to the American passenger car market in 2000 as the marque's premium offering, albeit in a front wheel drive configuration.

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Caprice

The car shown here is a 1992 Caprice Taxi from the film '28 Days'.

www.imcdb.org/vehicle.php?id=3421

www.imdb.com/title/tt0191754/

This miniland-scale Lego Chevrolet Caprice Taxi (1991 - '28 Days') has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 92nd Build Challenge, - "Stuck in the 90's", - all about vehicles from the decade of the 1990s.