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unusual facts about Replacements


Replacements

Replacements Ltd., a Greensboro, North Carolina retailer of china, flatware and related items


1706 Establishment

Following the loss of four 70-gun ships in a single night during the Great Storm on 27 November 1703, four replacements were ordered from the Royal Dockyards just three weeks later - the Northumberland, Resolution and Stirling Castle being launched in 1705 and the Nassau in 1707.

1903–04 Ottawa Hockey Club season

Because of the injuries of the first game, Winnipeg needed replacements and added Tammy Hamber of the Toronto Argonaut Rowing Club.

2006 Minor League Baseball umpire strike

Both AMLU lawyer Robert Weaver and a National League scout criticized the skills of the replacements.

Aarne Lakomaa

He was involved in the development of the fighters Saab 35 Draken and Saab 37 Viggen, and later headed R&D at Saab where he designed a number of prototypes, including a rocket propelled interceptor, nuclear weapon carriers, replacements for the Draken and Viggen, and a supersonic business jet.

Albert Mampre

The scene where Brewer was shot and a medic trying to save him was reproduced in the fourth episode, Replacements, of the TV miniseries Band of Brothers.

Carl Doherty

However, despite being one of the more successful replacements, he was not re-signed by the club for the 2000 season and instead joined the Mt Albert Lions in the new Bartercard Cup competition.

Emmy Kubainski

She finished as weekend presenter of Seven News in January 2013 with Blake Johnson and Samantha Jolly announced as her replacements in a sharing capacity.

First Army Air Service

A few pursuit patrols of Fokker airplanes were reported as operating in this sector, but it was quite probable that these were new airplanes received as replacements for the Albatross and Pfalz type formerly in use.

Frank Kovacs

In December 1941 - April 1942 the Pro tour consisted of round-robin matches between Don Budge, Bobby Riggs, Fred Perry, and Kovacs (with Gene Mako, Lester Stoefen and even Bill Tilden, for one match, as replacements).

G41

IBM ThinkPad G41, a model of the G-series Thinkpads, which were used as desktop replacements.

Greg Hay

His sustained form at a young age suggest a rare ability, although it has yet to catch the favour of national selectors, who are on the lookout for long term replacements in the Test team in the wake of the recent retirements of Astle, McMillan and Scott Styris, who continues to play ODIs.

Huw Stephens

In 2005, Stephens gained a national slot when he became one of the replacements for the late John Peel as part of the station's One Music strand, which was intended to keep the spirit of Peel's show going with DJs Rob da Bank and Ras Kwame.

Jagdpanther

The HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, episodes "Carentan" and "Replacements" feature a replica Jagdpanther which had been built on a Soviet T-55 tank chassis.

JoAnna James

JoAnna has also shared the stage with national and international touring musicians such as Jamie Cullum, Missy Higgins, Jessy Greene, Rami Jaffee (Foo Fighters, The Wallflowers), Ken Stringfellow (of R.E.M., The Posies and Big Star), Joseph Arthur, A Girl Called Eddy, The Honeydogs, Mason Jennings, Steve Poltz, The New Standards, Slim Dunlap (the Replacements), Cloud Cult, Mary Lou Lord, and Dan Wilson among others.

Love 4 One Another Charities Tour

Most of the long-standing New Power Generation were let go in 1996, and new musicians were brought in as replacements.

Mary Lucia

After Disney purchased Rev 105 and changed its name and format, Lucia maintained her dual role as host of a regular dayshift as well as a local music show called 'Popular Creeps' (named after a song by former Replacements drummer Chris Mars).

MASS Engineering

The Company also owns 12 Scania N113DRB deckers with Northern Counties bodywork and four further ex-Hong Kong 11m Leyland Olympian/Alexanders with air-conditioning as replacements for its fleet of Leyland Titans.

Mayasan Maru

Also aboard was the 24th Sea Raiding Battalion with Maru-Ni explosive motorboats, 740 replacements for the Southern Army, 88 Army communications school graduates, various specialists in artillery, communications, engineering, ordnance and transport, and 204 horses.

Mount Newman

Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1980 after John Newman, BAS Diesel mechanic, Adelaide, 1968–69; Stonington Island, 1969–70 and 1972–74; who was instrumental in modifying BAS motor sledges, first used successfully as replacements for dog teams on this survey.

Ponte Sant'Angelo

In 1669 Pope Clement IX commissioned replacements for the aging stucco angels by Raffaello da Montelupo, commissioned by Paul III.

Raupenschlepper, Ost

Although the vehicle was intended for use by the infantry anti-tank units, all pre-production vehicles were issued to armoured units (Panzer Jager Abteilungen 743 and 744, and 18th Panzergrenadier Division), due to the urgent need for replacements.

Run-flat tire

In 2006, it was expected that such tires would gain popularity with armored vehicle manufacturers, but growth figures were slow with one major model, the Michelin PAX System, no longer being developed by the manufacturer (though replacements will be produced for the foreseeable future).

Sebastián Toro

He first started in Colo-Colo's first team when Miguel Riffo and Luis Mena were injured and there were no other replacements.

Shitterton

The hamlet's name has resulted in its sign repeatedly being stolen (a fate similar to that of Fucking, Austria), requiring costly replacements to be acquired each time, to the increasing reluctance of the local council.

Sneak Previews

In 1982, WTTW quickly signed Neal Gabler and Jeffrey Lyons as replacements for Siskel and Ebert on Sneak Previews.

The Blue Things

After several unsuccessful replacements, Bobby Day from Salina, Kansas was chosen.

The Replacements Stink

The Replacements Stink is an EP by the band The Replacements, recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 13, 1982, and released on June 24, 1982 (see 1982 in music).

The Shrine

When writer Brad Wright was asked to write this episode, he originally came up with two ideas, "The Shrine", and "The Replacements", which was meant to be an episode about where Sheppard's team went missing for six months, and finally returned to see completely different crew in the Atlantis Expedition.

The Temptations in Japan

This album was significant in that it brought out the maturation and growth of members Damon Harris and Richard Street as worthy replacements for original members Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams.

Tim Laudner

Consequently he would share catching duties with a revolving list of part-time batterymates and potential replacements including: Butch Wynegar, Sal Butera, Ray Smith, Dave Engle, Jeff Reed, Mark Salas, Tom Nieto, Brian Harper, Dwight Lowery, Lenny Webster, Greg Olson, and Orlando Mercado.

Type 209 submarine

In the early 1970s, many navies began to need replacements for pre-WWII submarines, aging United States GUPPY conversions, and British units transferred postwar.

Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene

UHMWPE was first used clinically in 1962 by Sir John Charnley and emerged as the dominant bearing material for total hip and knee replacements in the 1970s.

Unwritten Law

Derik Envy, formerly of Red Light Sky, and Kevin Besignano, formerly of Bullets and Octane, are the permanent replacements for Kim and Morris, respectively.

Vane display

The New Jersey Turnpike uses vane displays for all roadway speed limit signs; it is not uncommon to see them blank; VMS sign replacements now use a new electronic speed limit sign.


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