The Aussie salute , also known as the Barcoo salute after the Barcoo River ref cite book title Queensland author Joseph Bindloss date 2002 publisher Lonely Planet isbn 0864427123 page 484 url http books.google.com books?id gKWRXn2nGzYC&printsec frontcover&source gbs v2 summary r&cad 0 v onepage&q&f false ref or Bush salute is the waving of one s hand in front of the face at regular intervals in order to prevent bush fly bush flies from landing on it, or entering one s nose or mouth. Eric Pianka Pianka characterizes it as a gesture that is diagnostic of Australia . ref name Pianka cite book title The Lizard Man Speaks author Eric R. Pianka pages 120&ndash 121 date 1994 publisher University of Texas Press isbn 0292765525 ref The bush fly Musca vetustissima , is the species that is the cause of the Aussie salute as opposed to other flies such as the housefly , as the bush fly is attracted to bodily fluids such as sweat , snot , saliva , blood and eyes. ref Roger D. Moon 2009 . Muscid flies Muscidae . In Gary R. Mullen, Gary Mullen & Lance Durden. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Academic Press. pp. 268 288. ISBN 9780123725004. ref The Aussie salute can often be seen in outdoor television news reports or interviews, a recent example being a news report by the ABC Television on flooding in Eugowra at the 23 second mark . ref http www.abc.net.au news video 2010 12 10 3090645.htm ref A video of an United States American tourist visiting Melbourne and repeatedly doing the Aussie salute at the 6 and 18 second marks and at 2 23, 2 25, 2 30 and accidentally swallowing a fly at the 22 second mark appeared on Youtube in 2007. ref http www.youtube.com watch?v 1Agn4y7rv8g&feature related ref Historically in Australia, the cork hat was worn to discourage flies but has been replaced by insect repellent s and mesh masks in areas where the flies swarm . Bush flies are disease vectors, since ... eye infections such as sandy blight . Pianka reports that the Aussie salute is effective ... more details
Wikify date December 2011 Salute to Excellence is a category of awards issued by the Helicopter Association International since 1960, for outstanding achievements in the international helicopter community . ref name annu2009 http helicopterannual.org portals 27 pdf ann p6c4.pdf Salute to Excellence Awards , 2009 Helicopter Annual ref Salute of Excellence includes the following individual awards ref name annu2009 Aviation Maintenance Technician Award since 1994 Aviation Repair Specialist Award since 1995 Igor I. Sikorsky Award for Humanitarian Service since 1989 incorporates the former Crew of the Year Award Crew of the Year 1980 1995 The Joe Mashman Safety Award since 1987 Outstanding Certified Flight Instructor Award since 1985 Agusta Westland Community Service Award since 1990 Raise Your Sites Award 1983 1988 Max Schumacher Memorial Award 1967 1988 Fly Neighborly Award 1982 1988 Eurocopter Golden Hour Award since 1982 Excellence in Communications Award since 1975 Helicopter Maintenance Award since 1973 MD Helicopters Law Enforcement Award since 1972 Lawrence D. Bell Memorial Award since 1971 Robert E. Trimble Memorial Award since 1961 Pilot of the Year Award since 1960 References reflist Category Aviation awards aviation stub ... more details
A sail by salute or near shore salute is a salute performed by bringing a ship close to shore to salute those on land. Often the salute is performed for a crewmember s family. ref name usatoday The practice dates back to ancient times. fact date March 2012 In Italy, massive ships regularly came very close to shorelines or jetty jetties in the Mediterranean, including the island of Procida , off the Amalfi coast, and Sicily . ref name shipProxmity The six major U.S. based cruise lines have been reluctant to answer questions pertaining to what extent salutes are performed today. Passenger ship historian and writer Peter Knego says that salutes are still performed whether approved by cruise companies or not. ref name usatoday Costa Concordia disaster see Costa Concordia disaster The custom of sail by salutes was brought to mainstream focus following the 2012 Costa Concordia disaster . In the case of the Costa Concordia disaster, there is controversy about whether the captain s on shore superiors had ordered such a salute or had anything to do with it at all. Costa Cruises chief executive Pier Luigi Foschi told a newspaper that the owners of the ship were not aware of unsafe practices involving ships coming close to shore to give tourists a better view ref http www.csmonitor.com World Latest News Wires 2012 0120 Costa Concordia owners deny knowing about captain s near shore salutes Costa Concordia owners deny knowing about captain s near shore salutes By James Mackenzie, Reuters January 20, 2012 ref but also acknowledged and defended the practice in a testimony before an Italian parliamentary committee where he said that sail by salutes do happen with cruise line approval, calling ... cruises post 2012 01 cruise lines ship sail by salute 612784 1 Cruise lines won t say whether ... of appreciation for the near shore salute made by costa ships Costa Concordia and the practice of near shore salute Category Cruise lines Category Nautical lore Category Nautical terms Category Naval ... more details
salute first received literary honors in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Goethe s drama G tz von Berlichingen ... viel sch nen Reden , 1975 DEFAULTSORT Swabian Salute Category Profanity Category German words and phrases ... more details
for the British band founded by Mojave 3 drummer Ian McCutcheon The Loose Salute Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Loose Salute Type Album Artist Michael Nesmith & The First National Band Cover Nesmith Loose Salute.jpg Released 1970 Recorded April October 1970 Genre Country rock Length 30 31 Label RCA Records RCA Producer Michael Nesmith Last album Magnetic South album Magnetic South br 1970 This album Loose Salute br 1970 Next album Nevada Fighter br 1971 Loose Salute is the second solo album by United States American singer songwriter Michael Nesmith during his post Monkees career. Released by RCA Records in 1970 and dedicated to Tony Richland, it peaked at No. 159 on the Billboard 200 Billboard Pop Albums charts. History The version of Listen to the Band song Listen To The Band featured on the album is the song s third version previous versions appeared on 33 Revolutions Per Monkee 33 fraction 1 3 Revolutions Per Monkee featuring The Monkees final performance of the 1960s with Peter Tork and as a late 1969 single by The Monkees . Nesmith also re recorded his then unreleased Monkees song, Carlise Wheeling . However, for Loose Salute , he changed the name of the song to Conversations . The album featured a quasi instrumental number, First National Dance, which was recorded for the album but replaced at the last minute by Silver Moon . A cover of Jerry Reed s song Guitar Man was recorded but not issued on the album. When the album was reissued with Magnetic South album Magnetic South on CD by BMG International in 2000, the above mentioned First National Dance is included on this release. The track Bye, Bye, Bye went through eleven recording and mixing sessions before Mike deemed it ready for release this delayed release of the album. Reception Album ratings ... ref Automatically generated by DASHBot Allmusic stated in their review Loose Salute doesn t cohere ... and Loose Salute reissue review on Allmusic. ref Track listing All songs by Michael Nesmith except ... more details
Infobox film name Salute the Toff image caption director Maclean Rogers producer Ernest G. Roy writer John Creasey starring John Bentley actor John Bentley br Carol Marsh br Valentine Dyall cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull music editing Jim Connock distributor Butcher s Film Service released January 1952 runtime 75 minutes country UK language English language English Salute the Toff is a 1952 in film 1952 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley actor John Bentley and Carol Marsh . The film was based on the 1941 novel of the same name by John Creasey , the sixth in the series featuring upper class sleuth Richard Rollison, also known as The Toff . This film and another Toff adaptation Hammer the Toff were shot back to back at Nettlefold Studios in the summer of 1951. They were released to cinemas in January and May 1952 respectively. Neither film is known to survive and both are classed as missing, believed Lost film lost , although there is a degree of hope that they may be lurking as yet uncatalogued in British TV archives. Both films are included on the British Film Institute s BFI 75 Most Wanted 75 Most Wanted list of missing British feature films. ref name bfi http www.bfi.org.uk nationalarchive news mostwanted salute the toff.html 75 Most Wanted Salute the Toff BFI National Archive. Retrieved 18 10 2010 ref Plot The Honourable Richard Rollison Bentley is a well known private detective who has friends and contacts in all echelons of society from the wealthy West End set to the lowest East End hovels. He likes to take on cases on behalf of underdogs, and is feared by the criminal underworld for his fearsome reputation of always getting his man. Pretty young secretary Fay Gretton Marsh comes to Rollison, worried that her employer has not shown ... is innocent of any wrongdoing. Reception Salute the Toff appears to have received a favourable reception ... 0045117 Salute the Toff DEFAULTSORT Salute The Toff Category British films Category 1952 films Category ... more details
In pyrotechnics a salute is a device primarily designed to make a loud report bang , and may or may not have a visual effect. Most salutes will also have a very bright flash and are made from many different formulas depending on manufacturer and desired effect. They may have aluminum, antimony, titanium and other metals added for sparks or flash effects. The salute may be fired on the ground ground salute or launched from a mortar as a shell aerial salute . Salutes are one of the more dangerous type ... of flash powder contained in any salute can vary widely according to both physical size, number of individual ... 0913022004 ref The process of coating kraft salute casings in order to make them round is called ... fireworks documents FireworksEnforcementGuide2005SecondEdition.pdf Page 29 ref Silver Salute image Silver Salute.jpg 180px thumb right Commercially made American Silver Salute predating 1966 1 1 2 ... as the M 80. The Silver Salute was typically side fused, like the M 80. Some silver salutes bootleg ... professional aerial salute shells contain such flitters. One might be end, or side fused. No true standard ... of bootleg manufacturers. Quarter Stick AKA M 1000 image Quarter Stick Salute QuarterStick 1.jpg thumb right 280px Quarter Stick Salute 3 1 2 Long 3 4 I.D 1 O.D 25 Grams of Flash Powder ... of bootleg manufacturers. Half Stick AKA M 1000 image Half Stick Salute HalfStick 1.jpg thumb right Half Stick Salute 4 Long 1 I.D 1 1 4 O.D or 6 Long 3 4 I.D 1 O.D 50 Grams of Flash .... Full Stick AKA M 1000 image Full Stick Salute FullStick.jpg thumb right Full Stick Salute 4 1 2 ... M 1000 can be put on any large salute. Generally dealers use names that will entice consumers. The specific ... in a certain area, then whatever large salute the individual has will take that name. Professional Salutes image 2.5 Inch Titanium Salute Shell Aerial Device .jpg thumb right 2.5 Inch Titanium Salute ... needed date January 2012 . A five inch ultra salute is one of the largest commercial aerial pyrotechnic ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Salute to the Streetz Type Studio album Artist Young Buck & Savion Saddam Cover SavionSaddamYoungBuck.jpg Released TBD, 2012 Recorded 2010 2012 Genre Hip hop music Hip Hop Length Label Ca hville Records , CPK Musik Producer Last album This album Salute to the Streetz br 2012 Next album Misc singles Name Salute to the Streetz Type Studio Single 1 Birdshit Single 1 date September 17, 2011 Single 2 My City Single 2 date September 17, 2011 Salute To The Streetz is a compilation album by Young Buck and Savion Saddam, and is slated to be released in the summer of 2012 through Cashville Records and CPK Musik. ref name blogspot1 cite web last Carolina first The url http thecarolinainquirer.blogspot.com 2012 02 savion saddam young buck spazz.html title The Carolina Inquirer Savion Saddam & Young Buck Spazz featuring Ion Philly publisher Thecarolinainquirer.blogspot.com date 2012 02 09 accessdate 2012 03 19 ref Background Young Buck left popular hip hop label G Unit Records late in 2011 after two consecutive top 10 albums to join forces with Kinston, NC s Savion Saddam to drop a collaboration album. As Buck prepares his third studio album Ghetto Inspiration which is to drop in late 2012 through Maybach Music Group , Salute To The Streetz is just one of many projects Buck plans on dropping in 2012. The others being Live Loyal Die Rich , Bond Money & Back On My Buck Shit Vol. 3 ref cite web url http rapfix.mtv.com 2011 12 06 young buck releasing mixtape via maybach music group title Young Buck Releasing Mixtape Via Maybach Music Group publisher Rapfix.mtv.com date 2011 03 23 accessdate 2012 03 19 ref ref cite web url http www.vibe.com posts young buck joining rick ross maybach music group title Is Young Buck Joining Rick Ross Maybach Music Group? publisher Vibe date 2011 12 06 accessdate 2012 03 19 ref The first singles were released on September 17, 2011 along with the music videos to the songs Birdshit & My City . Track listing ... more details
Infobox Single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name Salute to a Switchblade Cover Artist Tom T. Hall Album I Witness Life B side That ll Be All Right With Me Released June 15, 1970 Format Recorded Genre Country music Country Length 3 23 Label Mercury Records Mercury Writer Tom T. Hall Producer Jerry Kennedy Last single Shoeshine Man br 1970 This single Salute to a Switchblade br 1970 Next single Day Drinkin small with Dave Dudley small br 1978 Misc Salute to a Switchblade is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall . It was released in June 1970 as the only single from the album, I Witness Life . The song peaked at number 8 on the U.S. country singles chart and at number 14 on the Canadian country singles chart. ref cite book title The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits 1944 2006, Second edition last Whitburn first Joel authorlink Joel Whitburn year 2004 publisher Record Research page 149 ref Chart performance class wikitable sortable align left Chart 1970 align center Peak br position align left U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles align center 8 align left Canadian RPM Country Tracks align center 14 References reflist Category 1970 singles Category Tom T. Hall songs Category Songs written by Tom T. Hall Category Songs produced by Jerry Kennedy 1970s country song stub ... more details
states coloured green, British India coloured red Princely States topics A Salute state ... granted a gun salute by the British Crown as paramount ruler i.e., the protocollary privilege for its ..., as recognition of the state s relative status. Salute states and equivalents Overview When the ruler ... power a 21 gun salute was considered the highest. The King or Queen of the United Kingdom who until 1948 was also the Emperor of India was accorded a 101 gun salute, and 31 guns were used to salute the Governor General of India Viceroy of India . The number of guns in a salute assumed particular importance ... salutes. There were, however, other Princely States, which enjoyed a salute of 21 gun within the limits ... of Travancore also held a personal 21 gun salute. In 1917, the Maharaja of Gwalior was upgraded to a permanent and hereditary 21 gun salute, and the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir was granted the same .... Salute of guns was one such protocol that was strictly adhered to. Salute states that acceded ... of India, then or later, were class wikitable Serial No. Hereditary salute No. of guns Personal or Local salute No. of guns Title of Rais Name of state Clan of Rais Present Location 1. 21 H.E.H. ... gun salute has in modern times become customary for Sovereign Monarchs hence also known as royal salute and republic. Some of the rulers not listed above were granted increased gun salutes after the independence ... Privy Purses of ex rulers were abolished by the Government of India. Salute states that acceded ... in January 1972. The order of precedence of the salute states that acceded to Pakistan in 1947 was as follows class wikitable Serial No. Hereditary salute No. of guns Personal salute No. of guns ... in Pakistan were as follows in 1966 Hereditary salute of 21 guns H.H. the Amir of Bahawalpur princely state Bahawalpur Hereditary salute of 19 guns H.H. the Khan title Khan of Kalat princely state Kalat Hereditary salute of 17 guns H.H. the Mir title Mir of Khayrpur princely state Khairpur Hereditary ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2007 Infobox mountain pass name Vulcan Pass photo photo caption elevation traversed Jiu River location ROM range coordinates topo Vulcan Pass lang ro Pasul Vulcan is a mountain pass in the Hunedoara County Hunedoara county of Romania , on the Jiu River Jiu valley. The nearby city of Vulcan, Romania Vulcan is named after the pass. coord missing Romania Category Mountain passes of Romania Category Mountain passes of the Carpathians hunedoara geo stub ... more details
Infobox film name Red Salute image image size caption director Sidney Lanfield producer Edward Small writer Humphrey Pearson story and screenplay br Manuel Seff screenplay br Elmer Blaney Harris Elmer Harris additional dialogue narrator starring See below music cinematography Robert H. Planck editing Grant Whytock distributor released 12 September 1935 runtime 80 minutes country Film US language English Red Salute is a 1935 American film directed by Sidney Lanfield . The film is also known as Her Enlisted Man reissue title and Her Uncle Sam working title . Barbara Stanwyck plays the daughter of a general, in love with a Communist agitator. The general arranges for her to be taken off to Mexico against her will. Determined to return to Washington, she falls in with a rowdy soldier Robert Young who more or less accidentally goes AWOL, crosses the border in a stolen military vehicle, and kidnaps an easy going traveler Cliff Edwards to hide in his homemade trailer. Cast Barbara Stanwyck as Drue Van Allen Robert Young actor Robert Young as Jeff Hardie Albright as Arner Cliff Edwards as Rooney Ruth Donnelly as Mrs. Rooney Gordon Jones actor Gordon Jones as Lefty Paul Stanton actor Paul Stanton as Louis Martin Purnell Pratt as General Van Allen Nella Walker as Aunt Betty Arthur Vinton as Joe Beal Edward McWade as Baldy Henry Kolker as Dean Allan Cavan as Army Officer Ferdinand Gottschalk as League Speaker Selmer Jackson as Army Officer David Newell as Student External links IMDb title id 0026919 title Red Salute Internet Archive film id her uncle sam name Her Uncle Sam incomplete Use dmy dates date January 2011 Sidney Lanfield DEFAULTSORT Red Salute Category 1935 films Category 1930s romantic comedy films Category American films Category American comedy drama films Category American romantic comedy films Category English language films Category Black and white films 1930s comedy film stub fr Mexico et retour nl Her Uncle Sam ... more details
Eight ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vulcan , after the god Vulcan mythology Vulcan , of Roman mythology Ships HMS Vulcan 1691 6 was an 8 gun fireship launched in 1691 and sunk as a breakwater structure breakwater in 1709. HMS Vulcan 1739 6 was an 8 gun fireship, previously the civilian Hunter . She was purchased in 1739 and hulked in 1743. HMS Vulcan 1745 6 was an 8 gun fireship, previously the civilian Mary . She was purchased in 1745 and sold in 1749. HMS Vulcan 1777 6 was an 8 gun fireship, previously an American merchantman. She was purchased in 1777 and destroyed in 1782 to prevent her capture. HMS Vulcan 1783 6 was a 14 gun fireship launched in 1783. She was destroyed in 1793 to prevent her capture. HMS Vulcan 1796 6 was a 10 gun bomb vessel , previously the civilian Hector . She was purchased in 1796 and was sold in 1802. HMS Birkenhead 1845 HMS Vulcan was to have been an iron paddle frigate . She was renamed HMS Birkenhead 1845 6 in 1843 before being launched in 1845. HMS Vulcan 1849 6 was an iron screw frigate launched in 1849. She was converted to a troopship in 1851 and was sold in 1867 as the barque Jorawur . HMS Vulcan 1889 6 was a depot ship launched in 1889. She was converted to a training hulk and renamed HMS Defiance III in 1931 and was scrapped in 1955. Two replacement ships were named HMS Vulcan II HMS Onyx 1892 6 was HMS Vulcan II between 1919 and 1924. HMS Lily 1915 6 was HMS Vulcan II between 1923 and 1930. Establishments HMS Vulcan was a trawler used as a depot ship for Coastal Forces of the Royal Navy Coastal Forces between 1937 and 1947. HMS Vulcan was the Ministry of Defence United Kingdom Ministry of Defence naval nuclear reactor shore establishment at Dounreay between 1970 and 1981, when it was renamed the Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment . Shipindex Italic title prefixed 3 DEFAULTSORT Vulcan, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
Vulcan , in comics , may refer to Vulcan DC Comics is the name of several characters published by DC Comics, one of whom featured in Son of Vulcan Marvel Comics characters Vulcan Marvel Comics , a character who is the brother of X Men members Cyclops and Havok Vulcan, another name for the Marvel Comics character Hephaestus Marvel Comics Vulcan, an enemy of Bill Foster comics Black Goliath ref http www.marvunapp.com Appendix vulcan3.htm Vulcan Black Goliath , at the Appendix to the handbook of the Marvel Universe ref Vulcan, a member of First Line comics First Line ref comicbookdb type character id 3934 title Vulcan First Line ref Vulcan, a character from Charlton Comics , who has also appeared in Son of Vulcan ref comicbookdb type character id 24054 title Vulcan Charlton Comics ref Vulcan, a character from Fawcett Comics ref comicbookdb type character id 3392 title Vulcan Fawcett Comics ref Vulcan Fleetway Vulcan Fleetway , a British comic Vulcan, a character from Avatar Press ref comicbookdb type character id 18508 title Vulcan Avatar Press ref It may also refer to Vulcann, a character from X Men 2099 ref comicbookdb type character id 24396 title Vulcann ref Vulcanus, a DC Comics character who has appeared in Batman and the Outsiders ref comicbookdb type character id 13471 title Vulcanus ref See also Vulcan disambiguation References Reflist 2 SIA comics ... more details
Infobox Film name Salute to the Marines image Salmarpos.jpg image size caption Original film poster director S. Sylvan Simon producer writer narrator starring Wallace Beery br Fay Bainter music cinematography editing distributor MGM released Film date 1943 runtime 101 min. country Film US language English budget Salute to the Marines is a 1943 World War II film starring Wallace Beery . It is set in the Philippines and shot in Technicolor in Hollywood , was directed by S. Sylvan Simon . It is a comic book propaganda film which has Beery as a retired USMC Non commissioned officer NCO who, when the Japanese invade the Philippines, leads a heroic defense, first by strangling a Nazi agent, and then dying in his dress blues uniform while blowing up a bridge. Cast Wallace Beery as Sgt. Maj. William Bailey Fay Bainter as Jenny Bailey Reginald Owen as Henry Caspar Ray Collins actor Ray Collins as Col. John Mason Keye Luke as Flashy Logaz Marilyn Maxwell as Helen Bailey William Lundigan as Rufus Cleveland Donald Curtis as Randall James Noah Beery, Sr. as Adjutant Dick Curtis as Cpl. Moseley Russell Gleason as Pvt. Hanks Rose Hobart as Mrs. Carson Hugh Beaumont actor Hugh Beaumont as Sergeant uncredited Robert Blake actor Robert Blake as Junior Carson uncredited Jim Davis actor Jim Davis as Pvt. Saunders uncredited Chester Gan as Japanese Officer External links IMDb title 0036328 Category 1943 films Category 1940s war films Category American films Category World War II films made in wartime Category American World War II propaganda films Category Metro Goldwyn Mayer films Category English language films Category Pacific War films Category Films directed by S. Sylvan Simon Category United States Marine Corps in popular culture Category Films shot in Technicolor war film stub ... more details
Football club infobox clubname CS Vulcan image Image Sigla cs vulcan.gif 150px fullname Clubul Sportiv Vulcan short name CS Vulcan nickname founded 1921 ground Stadionul Central Vulcan Central capacity 2,000 record attendance chairman manager league Liga IV season Liga III 2008 09 Seria V 2008&ndash 09 position Liga III, Seria V, 16th Relegated website CS Vulcan is a Romania n professional football soccer football football team club from Vulcan, Hunedoara Vulcan , Hunedoara County , Romania , founded in 1921. They currently play in Liga III , Seria V in the 2008 2009 season after finishing 15th in Liga III , Seria V in the 2007 2008 season. Portal Romanian football DEFAULTSORT Vulcan Category Hunedoara County Category Association football clubs established in 1921 Category Football clubs in Romania Romania footyclub stub ro CS Vulcan ... more details
There is also another Romanian Vulcan, Hunedoara town of the same name in Hunedoara County . Infobox settlement more fields are available for this Infobox See Template Infobox settlement coordinates display inline,title coordinates region RO subdivision type Countries of the world Country subdivision name ROU timezone Eastern European Time EET utc offset 2 timezone DST Eastern European Summer Time EEST utc offset DST 3 map caption Location of Vulcan, Bra ov official name Vulcan image map Brasov in Romania.png subdivision type1 Counties of Romania County subdivision name1 Bra ov County subdivision type2 Subdivisions of Romania Status subdivision name2 Communes of Romania Commune settlement type Commune leader title Mayor leader name Claudiu Druia leader party PNL image map1 Vulcan jud Brasov.jpg population total 5640 sup latd 45 latm 38 lats 07 latNS N longd 25 longm 25 longs 02 longEW E File Wolkendorf1.JPG thumb left Main street of Vulcan village. Note the tower of the local Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania fortified church . Vulcan lang de Wolkendorf lang hu Sz szvolk ny is a commune in Bra ov County in the centre of Romania , 16 km west of the county capital Bra ov . It is composed of two villages, Colonia 1 Mai and Vulcan. It also included Holbav village until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune. Since its founding around the year 1377 it was one of the most important villages in the Burzenland area, where there was a strong Transylvanian Saxons Transylvanian Saxon community. References Reflist External links ro icon http www.judbrasov.ro localitate.php?ID Bra ov County council s page about Vulcan de icon http www.burzenland.de wolkendorf.html Vulcan page at www.burzenland.de Bra ov County DEFAULTSORT Vulcan, Brasov Category Communes in Bra ov County de Vulcan Bra ov eo Vulcan Bra ov it Vulcan Bra ov hu Sz szvolk ny pt Vulcan Bra ov ro Vulcan, Bra ov uk vo Vulcan Rum n ... more details
Vulcan Corporation is a materials manufacturer that specializes in rubber , plastic s, foam products, and bowling pin s. Vulcan Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vulcan International Corporation, based in Wilmington, Delaware . The General Accounting Offices of Vulcan are located in Cincinnati, Ohio . Foam products and rubber are manufactured in Clarksville, Tennessee at the Rubber Division s 272,000 square foot 25,000 m plant. About 57 of sales of their products created were by shoe companies. Vulcan Corporation entered into an agreement with Brunswick Bowling & Billiards to form a joint venture for the manufacture of bowling pins using its Surlyn coating process. External links http finance.yahoo.com q pr?s vul Yahoo Financial Profile http www.vulcorp.com Vulcan Corporation Category Bowling Category Wilmington, Delaware Category Companies based in New Castle County, Delaware US manufacturing company stub ... more details
Cleanup date October 2007 Infobox Motorcycle name Vulcan image Image Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 2000 .jpg 250px ... height dry weight wet weight fuel capacity oil capacity fuel consumption turning radius related The Vulcan ... cc to 2,053 cc. Model history 1984 2006 Vulcan 750 series Main Kawasaki Vulcan 750 Kawasaki introduced its first cruiser and first V twin engine worldwide in 1984 with the Vulcan 750, however, due ... cruisers. 1986 2004 Vulcan 400 series Kawasaki introduced the Vulcan 400 in 1986 as an entry level cruiser. The Vulcan 400 featured a 399 cc liquid cooled V twin engine similar in design to the 750 .... Citation needed date June 2011 The Vulcan 400 was fitted with a chain drive and five speed transmission ... and more ornate bodywork, the Vulcan 400 weighed in at convert 510 lb abbr on , a full convert 30 lb abbr on heavier than the Vulcan 750. Citation needed date June 2011 1990 2009 Vulcan 500 series Main Kawasaki Vulcan 500 The Vulcan 500 was introduced in 1990, and was the first motorcycle in the Vulcan series not to feature a V twin engine. Instead, the Vulcan 500 was fitted with the parallel twin 498 cc engine from the Kawasaki Ninja Kawasaki Ninja 500r . The Vulcan 500 thus had a high ... convert 438 lb abbr on with a 13,000 rpm redline. Citation needed date June 2011 The Vulcan 500 was discontinued after the 2009 model year for a nearly 20 year production run. The Vulcan 500 LTD was the successor to the Kawasaki 454 LTD. 1991 2008 Vulcan 1500 series The Vulcan 1500 Classic has ... a convert 27.6 in adj on seat height, wide handlebar, forward mounted floorboards. The Vulcan 1500 Mean Streak had the same engine. The Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Drifter Vulcan 1500 Drifter ceased production in 2005. 1995 2006 Vulcan 800 series Two models of the Vulcan were discontinued in 2006 with the introduction ... fenders and 16 inch wheels on both front and rear. Vulcan 800A Classic Drifter 805.00 ccm 49.12 ... transmission Hidden mono shock spring rear 2002 2009 Vulcan 1600 series Vulcan 1600 Classic convert ... more details
Infobox airport name Vulcan Airport IATA ICAO TC CFX6 type Public owner operator Town & Vulcan County, Alberta County of Vulcan city served location Vulcan, Alberta elevation f 3,437 elevation m 1,048 latd 50 latm 24 lats 17 latNS N longd 113 longm 17 longs 00 longEW W coordinates type airport coordinates region CA AB pushpin map Canada Alberta pushpin label CFX6 pushpin map caption Location in Alberta website r1 number 05 23 r1 length f 2,100 r1 length m 640 r1 surface Sod Turf r2 number 16 34 r2 length f 2,950 r2 length m 899 r2 surface Asphalt footnotes Source Canada Flight Supplement ref name CFS CFS ref Vulcan Airport , Airport codes CFX6 , is located immediately west of Vulcan, Alberta Vulcan , Alberta , Canada . References Reflist External links http archive.copanational.org PlacesToFly airport view.php?pr id 2&ap id 480 Page about this airport on Canadian Owners and Pilots Association COPA s Places to Fly airport directory List of airports in Canada Category Airports in Alberta Category Vulcan County, Alberta Alberta airport stub id Bandar Udara Vulcan pms Vulcan Airport ... more details
The Vulcan laser is an 8 beam 2.5 kJ per 2 nanosecond pulse infrared neodymium Neodymium glass neodymium glass laser at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory s Central Laser Facility in Oxfordshire , United Kingdom . Vulcan is also capable of operating in frequency doubled mode where it can deliver about 1 kJ to a target at 532 nm in 2 ns pulses. One of Vulcan s beams is also available as an ultra short pulse 700 Joules in 700 femtosecond ultra high intensity beam using chirped pulse amplification called the Vulcan petawatt . Main uses for Vulcan and Vulcan petawatt are the investigation of high intensity light matter coupling experiments and inertial confinement fusion experiments including the investigation of the fast ignition scheme of target implosion. In 2005 the Vulcan laser was the highest intensity focused laser in the world, capable of producing a Petawatt laser beam with a focused intensity of 10 sup 21 sup watts per cm sup 2 sup . ref http www.clf.rl.ac.uk news CLF News Archive vulcangbowr2005.htm VULCAN in the Guinness Book of World Records for Second Year Running CLF, Laser website ref See also Laser List of laser types External links http www.clf.rl.ac.uk Mission Strategy.htm Vulcan and other lasers at the CCLRC http www.clf.rl.ac.uk Facilities Vulcan 12248.aspx Vulcan laser References references fusion experiments Category Inertial confinement fusion research lasers Category Science and technology in the United Kingdom ... more details
About the commune in Bra ov County Vulcan, Bra ov other uses Vulcan disambiguation Infobox settlement more fields are available for this Infobox See Template Infobox Settlement coordinates display inline,title coordinates region RO subdivision type Countries of the world Country subdivision name ROU timezone Eastern European Time EET utc offset 2 timezone DST Eastern European Summer Time EEST utc offset DST 3 map caption Location of Vulcan, Hunedoara official name Vulcan subdivision type1 Counties of Romania County subdivision name1 Hunedoara County image shield Coa Vulcan HD RO.png pushpin map Romania pushpin label position the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location of Vulcan, Hunedoara pushpin mapsize image map subdivision type2 Subdivisions of Romania Status subdivision name2 Autolink Municipality settlement type Municipality leader title Mayor leader name Gheorghe Ile leader party Conservative Party Romania Conservative Party area total km2 87.31 population as of 2002 population total 30188 latd 45 latm 22 lats 52 latNS N longd 23 longm 17 longs 29 longEW E website http www.vulcan vj.ro Vulcan IPA ro vul kan formerly Jiu Vaidei Vulcan lang hu Vulk n , Zsilyvajdejvulk n Zsily Vajdej Vulk n lang de Wolkersdorf, Wulkan is a city in Hunedoara County Hunedoara county , Romania . With a population of 30,188, it is the second largest ... after the Vulcan Pass that connects the Jiu Valley to Oltenia , itself being derived from Slavic ... General Landau defended Vulcan from the Ottoman Empire Ottoman Turks . One night the soldiers could ... See also Jiu Valley CS VulcanVulcan Pass External links http www.jiuvalley.com Jiu Valley Portal ... Feedback 5 hunedoara geo stub Hungary hist stub ace Vulcan, Rumania de Vulcan Hunedoara es Vulcan Rumania eo Vulcan Hunedoara fa fr Vulcan Hunedoara id Vulcan, Rumania it Vulcan Hunedoara hu Vulk n Hunyad megye nl Vulcan Roemeni pl Vulcan miasto w Rumunii ro Vulcan ora ru ... more details
notability date March 2012 Infobox company name Vulcan Sales Inc. logo Image Vulcan Tire Vulcan Sales Inc Logo.gif type Private company Private genre fate predecessor successor foundation start date 1997 ref http www.bbb.org utah business reviews tire dealers vulcan tire sales in sandy ut 22009617 ref founder defunct location city Sandy, Utah location country USA area served key people industry Retail products production services revenue operating income net income aum assets equity owner num employees parent divisions subsid homepage http www.vulcantire.com www.vulcantire.com footnotes Vulcan Tire is an American online retailer . Their merchandise includes tires, tire chains and TPMS and accessories. Vulcan Tire was founded in 1997 and is based in Sandy, Utah . History Vulcan Tire sales was formed with a focus on performance tires for the autocross market. The company later expanded their products to include tires for general passenger vehicles, trailers, RVs, off road vehicles, winter traction, and most recently classic cars. Vulcan Tire also offers tire chains for passenger vehicles, snow blowers, lawn tractors, heavy trucks and RVs as well as tire totes, tire gauges and tire pressure monitoring systems. Community Activity Vulcan Tire is active in the club racing community. The company has offered sponsorships and given away prizes and other gifts at local club events around the United States. ref http www.facebook.com vulcantire events ref In addition, Vulcan Tire has been an advertiser in Grassroots Motorsports Magazine for many years. Reviews Vulcan Tire offers customers the opportunity to review tires on their website. Customers also review products, shipping, service and prices on Bizrate.com and ResellerRatings.com. Over 10,000 customers have reviewed Vulcan Tire Sales. ref http www.bizrate.com ratings guide cust reviews mid 29634.html ref ref http www.resellerratings.com store Vulcan Tire ref Notes Reflist External links http www.vulcantire.com Vulcan Tire ... more details
nofootnotes date April 2011 refimprove date April 2011 Vulcan of the alchemists was the patron deity ... Paracelsus who first introduced the mythological figure of Vulcan god Vulcan . Paracelsus Discoveries on Vulcan alchemy To Paracelsus, Vulcan was synonymous with both the alchemist physician s manipulation .... blockquote Alchemy is an art and Vulcan the governor of fire is the artist in it He who is Vulcan ..., but Vulcan must bring all things to their completion. Everything is at first created in its prima materia , its original stuff whereupon Vulcan comes, and develops it into its final substance ... God created iron but not that which is to be made of it. He enjoined fire, and Vulcan, who is the lord ... it can be forged. This process is alchemy its founder is the smith Vulcan. What is accomplished by fire is alchemy whether in the furnace or in the kitchen stove. And he who governs fire is Vulcan, even ... in its prima materia , its original stuff whereupon Vulcan comes, and by the art of alchemy develops it into its final substance. Alchemy is a necessary, indispensable art ... It is an art, and Vulcan is its artist. He who is a Vulcan has mastered this art he who is not a Vulcan can make no headway ... and wisdom they play court to the sooty smith Vulcan and his pots and pans, blockquote However ... as Vulcan s art, whilst Arthur Dee in his Arca Arcarnum wrote blockquote Though I am constrained to die and be buried nevertheless Vulcan carefully gives me birth. blockquote The Roman god and Paracelsian ... in The Garden of Cyrus of 1658, firstly in its opening lines blockquote That Vulcan gave arows ... of Classical Greek myth in which Vulcan constructs casts an invisible network in order to ensnare ... blockquote As for that famous network of Vulcan, which inclosed Mars and Venus mythology Venus ... shall not pry into it. blockquote The Classical myth of Venus and Mars trapped by Vulcan s cunning ... factors for determining truth, namely authority, reason and experience Vulcan here representing ... more details
Infobox Company company name Vulcan Software Ltd. company logo Image vulcan logo.jpg 200px Vulcan Software logo company type Limited company Private limited company .ltd foundation 5 January 1994 location Portsmouth , UK key people Paul Hale Carrington, Director br Lisa Tunnah, Director industry Computer and video game industry Interactive entertainment products revenue operating income net income num employees 4 2006 1 2011 1 2012 homepage http www.vulcan.co.uk www.vulcan.co.uk Vulcan Software is an Indie gaming independent computer games company founded in 1994 in the UK . Vulcan started creating software for the Amiga computer systems. Its first commercial game was Valhalla and the Lord of Infinity , which was notable for being the first ever Amiga speech adventure game . In January 1999, Vulcan Software started development for IBM PC PC computer systems. The Director of Vulcan Software is Paul Carrington. In 2007, Vulcan announced a partnership with Amiga, Inc to develop older Amiga games for PCs and other devices. ref cite web url http www.amiga.com. news index.php?art 29 title Vulcan Software Limited and Amiga, Inc. announce new relationship bringing Classic Amiga games to PCs and other devices date 2007 05 23 accessdate 2008 06 29 publisher Amiga, Inc archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20080115120530 http www.amiga.com news index.php?art 29 Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2008 01 15 ref Games Valhalla and the Lord of Infinity Valhalla Before the War Valhalla and the Fortress of Eve Timekeepers JetPilot Burnout Tiny Troops Hybrid Hillsea Lido Genetic Species The Strangers Software Mother3D Engine Vulcan Uploader Vulcan Portal Dev Software S.A.C.K Speech Adventure Construction Kit 3D Model Creator, Makes Mother3D files. Third Party Creations Linked to Valhalla It s a skull References reflist External links Official website http www.vulcan.co.uk Category Companies established in 1994 Category Video game companies of the United Kingdom UK videogame company stub ... more details
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