In February 1967, some of the largest Zippo missions was operated in the Iron Triangle, located between Saigon and Routes 13 and 25.

Zippo missions were counterproductive towards the U. S. war effort in South Vietnam.

The Zippo lighter and company were invented and founded by George G. Blaisdell in 1932.

Anthrax, who were initially set to play on the Zippo Encore Stage, were brought up to the main stage ( later dubbed the Jim Marshall stage ) due to Five Finger Death Punch's cancellation.

Europe were scheduled to play the Zippo Encore stage on Friday before Little Angels, but it was announced at the last minute that they will not be able to perform due to traffic and transportation issues.

When the homes were cleared, the Marines burned their thatched roofs with flamethrowers and Zippo lighters.

For 2009, Harvick planned a one-car effort, but with additional sponsorship for the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen from Shick Canada, J. R. Fitzpatrick drove the second car at Watkins Glen, carrying the # 4 for KHI's second team.

Nenene gives him a Zippo lighter, which eventually returns to the giver along with important information.

Many early Pink Floyd songs such as " See Emily Play " ( played with a Zippo lighter for a slide ), feature Syd Barrett's slide guitar performances, reflecting the band's original Chicago urban blues repertoire from musicians such as Bo Diddley and Slim Harpo.

His brother Harpo offers a different account in his 1961 autobiography, Harpo Speaks !, claiming ( p. 130 ) that there was a popular trained chimpanzee named Mr. Zippo, and that " Herbie " was tagged with the name " Zippo " because he liked to do chinups and acrobatics, as the chimp did in its act.

" In addition to drinking, Bender also has an affinity for cigars, which he lights up with a lighter built into his finger, although in " Decision 3012 " he uses a Zippo.

" The show featured new characters such as Zippo ( changed to Zippeau for the TV series to avoid legal issues with the lighter maker Zippo ), a troodon who is said to have worked with Sylvia ; and a new plot device, the sunstones, which are described as a source of power and protection originating in the World Beneath.

While the Zippo Manufacturing Company never had an official contract with the military, soldiers and armed forces personnel insisted that Base exchange ( BX ) and Post exchange ( PX ) stores carry this sought-after lighter.

March 2011: Due to significant decrease of sales from 18 million lighters a year in the mid-1990s to about 12 million lighters this year, combined with increasing pressure on people not to smoke, Zippo Manufacturing Co. decided to try offering a wider variety of products using Zippo brands, such as watches, leisure clothing and eau de cologne.

One of the recognizable features of Zippo is the fact that it burns with a wick.

* M67 " Zippo ": M48 armed with a flamethrower inside a dummy model of the main gun with fake muzzle brake.

After getting acquainted with Chester and his friends, Ted is asked to take part in a challenge: Chester's friend Norman ( Paul Calderón ) has bet he can light his Zippo cigarette lighter ten times in a row.

What else could we do, but come up with the idea of a Zippo lighter with the word Momart on it ?.

He ran in the series for three different teams and in 4 different numbers, running Braun Racing's number 32 with Beringer and Dollar General sponsorship, the 92 Toyota with Zippo BLU sponsorship for D ' Hondt Motorsports in the Zippo 200, and for Joe Gibbs Racing in the number 18 with sponsorship from Interstate Batteries, DLP, Z-Line Designs and Southern Farm Bureau Insurance and the number 20 with Doosan Infracore, Farm Bureau and Z-Line as sponsors.

Besides having gained popularity as “ windproof ” lighters, Zippo lighters are able to stay lit in harsh weather, due to the design of the windscreen and adequate rate of fuel delivery.

The younger men, Vere, and Pembroke, who was also Edward's cousin and whose Lusignan blood gave him the swarthy complexion that caused Edward of Carnarvon's irreverent friend, Piers Gaveston, to nickname him `` Joseph the Jew '', were relatively new to the game of diplomacy, but Pontissara had been on missions to Rome before, and Hotham, a man of great learning, `` jocund in speech, agreeable to meet, of honest religion, and pleasing in the eyes of all '', and an archbishop to boot, was as reliable and experienced as Othon himself.

There were several missions which demanded instant attention but Helva had been of interest to several department heads in Central for some time and each man was determined to have her assigned to his section.

Gemini missions developed some of the space travel techniques that were necessary for the success of the Apollo missions.

Apollo / Saturn vehicles were also used for an Apollo Applications program which consisted of three Skylab space station missions in 1973 – 74.

It covers their lives and the historical context that their missions were set in, summarizes their work, and discusses their psychological state.

The bombings of Guernica, Rotterdam and Warsaw were tactical missions in support of military operations and were not intended as strategic terror attacks.

When the reconnaissance missions were re-authorized on October 8, weather kept the planes from flying.

The trains went to battlefronts on agitation-propaganda missions intended primarily to bolster the morale of the troops ; they were also intended to stir up revolutionary fervor of the masses.

Untethered spacewalks were only performed on three missions in 1984 using the Manned Maneuvering Unit ( MMU ), and on a flight test in 1994 of the Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue ( SAFER ).

The small directorate of Naval Intelligence ( while the headquarters and personnel, facilities, and directions were coordinated by West ) had vital role in directing special and reconnaissance missions, and intelligence gathering, also was charged with taking reasonable actions to slow down the Indian threat.

Recent high-profile missions that were controlled from ESOC include ERS-2, SMART-1 and Huygens.

The start of the 19th century saw an increase in missionary work and many of the major missionary societies were founded around this time ( see Timeline of Christian missions ).

In response to the Soviet invasion, diplomatic missions were de facto removed.

Francis devoted much of his life to missions in Asia, after being appointed by King John III of Portugal to take charge as Apostolic Nuncio in Portuguese India, where the king believed that Christian values were eroding among the Portuguese.

French and British military missions were invited for the army and navy respectively, and arms purchases were made.

French military missions were sent to Japan in 1872 – 1880, in 1884 – 1889 and the last one much later in 1918 – 1919 to help modernize the Japanese army.

At the Sea Islands Conference of the G8 in 2004, the Carabinieri were given the mandate to establish a Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units ( CoESPU ) to spearhead the development of training and doctrinal standards for civilian police units attached to international peacekeeping missions.

So far the only benefits of this type have been " spin-off " technologies which were developed for space missions and then were found to be at least as useful in other activities ( NASA publicizes spin-offs from its activities ).

What was different was the systematisation and organisation, a pattern yielding major benefits when the Zulu were dispatched on raiding missions.

The first three missions, overland from Greece, were trouble-free.

Plans were also set forth for several missions to explore and chart the territory, the most famous being the Lewis and Clark Expedition.