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Flag of the Vatican City The flag of the Vatican City consists of two vertical bands of gold (hoist side) and white with the crossed keys of Saint Peter and the Papal Tiara centered in the white band. It is one of only two square country flags in the world, the other being the flag of Switzerland.
Flag of Tibet The flag of Tibet was introduced in 1912 by the 13th Dalai Lama, who united the army flags of various provinces to design the present one. Since then, it served as the all-Tibet military flag until 1950The flag was not completely banned from 1951 to 1959 as exceptional case exists, see Melvyn C.
Flag of Tristan da Cunha The Flag of Tristan da Cunha was adopted on October 20, 2002 in a proclamation made by the Governor of Saint Helena under a Royal Warrant granted by Queen Elizabeth II. Prior to this, as a dependency of Saint Helena, Tristan du Cunha used the Flag of Saint Helena for official purposes.
Flag of Tunisia The national flag of Tunisia has undergone very minor changes since it was first adapted in 1831 by the Tunisian bey Hassine I. The crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam, and are also considered to be symbols of good luck.
Flag of Tuvalu The current Flag of Tuvalu was instated when the country became independent in 1978, after the separation from the Gilberts in 1976. Like many former and current British dependencies, the Tuvaluan flag is a light blue ensign based on the Union Flag, which is shown in the upper left canton of the flag.
Flag of Uganda The flag of Uganda was adopted on October 9,1962; the date that Uganda became independent from the United Kingdom. It consists of six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red; a white disk is superimposed at the center and depicts the national symbol, a grey-crowned Crane, facing the hoist side.
Flag of Ulster The Flag of Ulster, one of the four provinces of Ireland, consists of a red cross on a golden field (from the arms of Norman coloniser, John de Courcy), charged with a white shield and the red hand. The red hand is from the arms of the O Neill (hUa NĂ©ill, later Ă“ NĂ©ill) Kings of Ailech and Tir Eoghan.
Flag of Uruguay The national flag of Uruguay (PabellĂłn Nacional) has a field of alternating white and blue stripes with a white canton charged with the Sun of May. The flag was first adopted by law on December 16, 1828 and had 17 stripes until July 12, 1830, when a new law reduced the number of stripes to nine.
Flag of Valdivia The flag of Valdivia is a red saltire (crux decussata or X-cross) on a white field. It is thought to have originated from the Spanish Cross of Burgundy Flag as Valdivia was a very important center for the defence of the Spanish Empire.
Flag of Vancouver The Flag of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada was adopted by City Council on May 17, 1983. It was designed by Robert Watt, then the Director of the Vancouver Museum, and later the Chief Herald of Canada.
Flag of Vietnam The flag of Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is also known as "Red flag with Yellow star". This flag was adopted as the National flag of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) on November 30, 1955.
Flag of Wallis and Futuna The unofficial flag of Wallis and Futuna features a red saltire on a white square, which in turn is placed on a red field (alternatively, a larger white cross pattée is used). The cross is shifted a little off center toward the fly (the cross pattée is also shifted slightly downwards); the flag of France outlined in white on two sides is in the upper hoist quadrant.
Flag of West Papua The flag of the proposed state of the Republic of West Papua for Western New Guinea, and supported by the OPM, consists of a red vertical band along the hoist side, with a white five-pointed star in the center. To the fly side are 13 horizontal stripes alternating blue and white.
Flag of Western Sahara The flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic was created in the early 1970s by supporters of an independent Western Sahara (then Spanish Sahara) to represent that territory as flag of Western Sahara. The Western Sahara is presently largely administered by the Kingdom of Morocco.
Flag of Windsor, Ontario The Flag of Windsor, Ontario is a flag that was adopted in 1992. The flag contains the seal of the city in the upper left, and a rose in the lower right, for windsor's alternate motto, "The Rose City"/"City of Roses".
Flag of Yemen The national flag of Yemen was adopted on May 22, 1990, the same day that North Yemen and South Yemen unified. The pattern of red, white and black stripes was also present on the flags of North and South Yemen, symbolizing Pan-Arabism, as are the flags of Egypt, Syria, Iraq among others.
Flag of Zakynthos The Flag of Zakynthos, Greece or Flag of Zante has a dark green background with an orange depiction of Zakythos, the mytho-historical first resident of the island and its namesake, in the centre. Zakythos, partially draped in a robe, is sitting on rock holding a semi-coiled snake to the right.
Flag protocol Flag protocol defines the proper placement, handling and use of flags. Some countries have added certain protocols into their law system while others prefer to have "guidelines" without civil or criminal consequences attached.
Flag Planting Flag planting has become popular celebration in college football, prompting some conferences to ban it. Flag planting usually occurs after rivalry games in which the away team gets a victory, then plants the school's flag in the home team's turf.
Flag rank A flag rank is one of naval officer ranks that permit its holder to fly a flag to represent where he exercises his command. This commonly means the ranks of Rear-Admiral, Vice Admiral, Admiral, or Admiral of the Fleet.
Flag Satyagraha Flag Satyagraha is a term that describes campaigns of peaceful civil disobedience during the Indian independence movement that focused on exercising the right and freedom to hoist the nationalist flag and challenge the legitimacy of the British Raj in India through the defiance of laws prohibiting the hoisting of nationalist flags and restricting civil freedoms. Flag Satyagrahas were conducted most notably in the city of Nagpur in 1923 but also in many other parts of India.
Flag State Flag State refers to that authority under which a country exercises regulatory control over the Commercial vessel which is registered under its flag. This involves the inspection, certification, and issuance of safety and pollution prevention documents.
Flagfish The flagfish or American flagfish', Jordanella floridae, is a killifish native to Florida. It received its name because the male fish resembles the American flag, with a large black/blue dot and alternating red and black/blue stripes on its body.
Flagg Flagg is a small Peak District village, set in the Derbyshire Dales, halfway between the small market town of Bakewell and the spa town of Buxton, in the area officially known as "The White Peak". 1000 feet above sea level, Flagg is recorded in the Domesday Book as "Flagun", and is believed to have originally been a Viking settlement engaged primarily in lead mining, the evidence of which can still be seen today with many spoil heaps and disused mine shafts in the area.
Flagg Township Public Library Flagg Township Public Library is found in the Ogle County, Illinois city of Rochelle. The library, on the outskirts of the city's downtown, is one of three Rochelle sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Flagging dance The art of flagging dance sometimes called flag dancing, but more commonly referred to as flagging, is the undulation, spinning, or waving of flags in a rhythmic fashion to music. Practioners of this form of performance art are usually referred to as flaggers, though until the 1990s this mostly referred to those waving flags in the context of sending signals across short distances in circumstances where the intended recipient cannot hear (as in signaling airplane pilots taxiing on airport runways, or regular motorists at road construction sites).
Flagler Monument Island The Flagler Memorial Island is an artificial island that was built in 1920Miami-Dade Portal: along with the other Venetian Islands of Miami Beach, Florida, complete with a monument visible from the Flamingo Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. A 110 foot high obelisk with allegorical sculptures at its base stands as a monument to Miami, Florida pioneer Henry M.
Flagler Museum Flagler Museum, also known as Whitehall, is a 55-room mansion open to the public in Palm Beach, Florida in the United States. The building is listedNational Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary accessed on June 13, 2006 on the National Register of Historic Places.
Flagmaster Flagmaster is a vexillology magazine published by the Flag Institute and edited by Michael Faul. Since November 2005, the magazine has been printed entirely in color; it is the second periodical principally about flags to have been so printed (the first being Nordisk Flaggkontakt, the magazine of the Nordic Flag Society).
Flagon A flagon (Song of Solomon 2:5) is large metal or ceramic pitcher often used for wine (and water) to be consecrated at the Eucharist. If more than one chalice is used during the administration of Communion, the flagon (or an additional cruet filled with wine and water) is placed on the altar at the Offertory, and other chalices are brought to the altar after the Breaking of the Bread.
Flagpole annexation A flagpole annexation is an annexation by a city, town or other municipality in which the entity acquires new territory that is not broadly contiguous to the existing territory but is connected to it by a thin strip of land along the right-of-way of a street or road. The annexation thus resembles a flagpole, in which the connecting right-of-way is the "pole" and the annexed territory is the "flag".
Flags and symbols of Malta This article is a vexillological summary of all flags and symbols in current use by the island nation of Malta. More information on the history of the various flags and emblems, as well as on their equivalents which are no longer in use, is found on the specific articles, linked to in the subtitle headings.
Flags Act 1953 The Flags Act 1953 was as act of the Parliament of Australia which was notable as it established the official Flag of Australia. The Act was amended by the Flags Amendment Act 1998 which added a mechanism for public participation in any future change to the Australian Flag.
Flags of country subdivisions This overview lists flags used by first-level country subdivisions. The status of these flags varies from one country or sovereign state to the next: most of them are official flags, whereas others are only used de facto, sometimes to indicate a desire for more autonomy or independence.
Flags of formerly independent states This gallery contains the flags of states that were (at least de facto) independent in the past. The independence of many of these states has not been acknowledged, but the flags had been used as their state/national flags.
Flags of German states The flags of the German states usually come in two variants: one variant (the simple striped flag) is for the use by everybody (civil flag); the other variant, showing the state arms is for government use only (state service flag). In addition to these flags, in some states there are specific flags for high-ranking officials, mainly used as car flags.
Flags of North America This is a gallery of flags of North American countries and affiliated international organizations. The categorisation of countries is according to the United Nations scheme of geographic regions and subregions.
Flags of Our Fathers Flags of Our Fathers (2000) is the New York Times-bestselling book by James Bradley with Ron Powers about the five United States Marines and one United States Navy Corpsman (Medic) who would eventually be made famous by Joe Rosenthal's lauded photograph of the flag raising at Iwo Jima, one of the costliest battles of World War II's Pacific Theater. One of the flag raisers was John Bradley, a Navy corpsman, and the author's father.
Flags of Rhodesia 1896-1979 This is a list of flags used in Rhodesia between 1896 and 1979. The evolution of Rhodesia from a British South African Company concern, to a British Colony, then to a member of a Federal Government, then to a self-declared state is evident by the different flags used.
Flags of the autonomous communities of Spain This gallery of flags of the autonomous communities of Spain shows the distinctive flags of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain (constitutionally they are the regions and nationalities in which Spain is territorially organized).
Flags of the Confederate States of America The following flags were used by the Confederate States of America. Although they have not been in official national use since the end of the American Civil War, personal and official use of some of these flags and their decendents has continued under considerable controversy.
Flags of the Egyptian Armed Forces The several branches of the Egyptian armed forces are represented by flags, among other emblems and insignia. Within each branch, various flags fly on various occasions, and on various ships, bases, camps and military academies.
Flags of the Governors of the Australian states The Governors of the Australian States, who represent their respective Head of State (the Queen of Australia), have a personal flag in that role. With the exception of Queensland’s, these flags originate from the 1970s and 1980s.
Flags of the Philippine Revolution During the Philippine Revolution, various flags were used by the Katipunan secret society and its various factions, and later, after the Katipunan had been dissolved, the Philippine Army and its Civil Government.
Flags of the Soviet Republics Flags of the Soviet Socialist Republics all featured predominantly red flag with hammer and sickle that both symbolised communism, quite similar to the flag of the Soviet Union. Their final versions prior to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991 looked like this:
Flags of the United States armed forces The several branches of the United States armed forces are represented by flags, among other emblems and insignia. Within each branch, various flags fly on various occasions, and on various ships, bases, camps, and military academies.
Flags of the World Flags of the World (or FOTW) is the Internet's largest website devoted to vexillology, containing comprehensive information about all kinds of flags. Currently it contains more than 31,000 pages about flags and more than 59,000 images of flags.
Flags of the Yugoslav Socialist Republics Flags of the Yugoslav socialist republics were defined by each of its six constituent republics. The flag of the socialist republic was hung together with the flag of the SFRY on national holidays and other special occasions.
Flags of unrecognized states This overview contains the flags of self-proclaimed states that have declared their independence, exert control over (at least part of) the claimed territory and population, but have not been acknowledged as independent states by the international community at large. These are usually called unrecognized countries or quasi-states.
Flagship A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. The term originates from the custom of the commanding officer (usually, but not always, a flag officer) to fly a distinguishing flag.
Flagship (company) Flagship is an independent developer funded by Capcom, Nintendo and Sega that was founded by game designer Yoshiki Okamoto. Flagship has often created scenarios for new and existing products, and has developed for Nintendo several times recently on the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance.
Flagship species A flagship species is a species chosen to represent an environmental cause, such as an ecosystem in need of conservation. These species are chosen for their vulnerability, attractiveness or distinctiveness in order to best engender support and acknowledgement from the public at large.
Flagship Studios Flagship Studios is a computer game company currently mostly known for their high ratio of former employees of Blizzard Entertainment, one of the most successful game companies in the world. Flagship Studios was formed to a large extent because of the frustration among Blizzard employees from the communication problems between Blizzard Entertainment and their parent company Vivendi Universal.
Flagstaff (Amtrak station) The Flagstaff (Amtrak station) is located at 1 East Route 66 in Flagstaff, Arizona. The Station, formerly the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot, doubles as a Visitor Center, and is located in the midst of the shops, cafes, and boutiques in downtown Flagstaff.
Flagstaff Hill, South Australia Flagstaff Hill (, postcode 5159) is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga local government area. It is named after the hill by that name in the area, where Colonel William Light erected a flagstaff during his survey, which was then used as a trig point.
Flagstaff railway station, Melbourne Flagstaff is an underground station in the suburban train network of Melbourne, Australia. It is one of five stations (and one of three underground) on the City Loop, which encircles the central business district.
Flagstaff Unified School District The Flagstaff Unified School District ("FUSD") is the primary school district for Flagstaff, Arizona area and neighboring areas. The district has approximately 11,500 students and is comprised of 22 schools; including three high schools (9-12), four middle schools (7-8, except Leupp K-8), five magnet schools (various grades), nine elementary schools, and two alternative schools (7-12).
Flagstaff War The Flagstaff War -- also known as Hone Heke's Rebellion, the Northern War and erroneously as the First Māori War -- was fought between 11 March 1845 and 11 January 1846 in and around the Bay of Islands, New Zealand.
Flagstaff, Maine Flagstaff, Maine is a unorganized township and the site of a ghost town, located in Somerset County, Maine, United States, near the existing town of Eustis and about about 20 miles north of Rangeley. The town was physically abandoned and dismantled (and legally disincorporated) in 1950 to allow construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Dead River, which enlarged Flagstaff Lake and submerged the site of the settlement.
Flachgau The Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung is an administrative district (Bezirk) in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Flachgau region, except for the Statutarstadt of Salzburg, which forms a district of its own.
Flachmine 17 The Flachmine 17 was a German landmine mass produced during the First World War. Production of the mine began in 1916 after the appearance of British and French tanks, and by the end of the war over three million had been produced.
Flail (weapon) The flail is a medieval weapon made of one (or more) weights attached to a handle with a hinge or chain. There is some disagreement over the names for this weapon; the terms "morning star," and even "mace" are variously applied, though these are used to describe other weapons, which are very different in usage from a weapon with a hinge or chain, commonly used in Europe from the 13th century to the 15th century.
Flail chest A flail chest occurs when a segment of the thoracic wall breaks under extreme stress and becomes detached from the rest of the chest wall. It is a serious chest injury often associated with underlying pulmonary injury.
Flail limb A Flail limb, or "flail arm", is a medical term which refers to an extremity in which the primary nerve has been severed, resulting in complete lack of mobility and sensation. Although blood typically continues to flow through the limb, it is completely useless and generally cannot be surgically repaired.
Flaine Flaine is the name of a ski area located in the Haute Savoie region of the French Alps, and part of linked Grand Massif domain. Flaine is linked to Samöens, Morillon, Les Carroz and Sixt, with 267km of piste in total.
Flak Bait Flak Bait is a famous B-26 Marauder aircraft that holds the record within the United States Army Air Forces for number of bombing missions survived during World War II. A B-26B manufactured in Baltimore, Maryland by Martin, this aircraft was completed in April, 1943.
Flak jacket A flak jacket is a form of protective clothing originally developed by the Wilkinson Sword company during World War II to help protect Royal Air Force (RAF) air personnel from the flying debris and shrapnel thrown by German anti-aircraft guns' flak (Fliegerabwehrkanone), a type of exploding shell. The jacket consisted of Manganese plates sewn into a waistcoat made of ballistic nylon (a material engineered by the DuPont company); therefore, flak jackets functioned as an evolved form of plate armour.
Flak tower Flak towers (German: FlaktĂĽrme) were large anti-aircraft gun blockhouses used by the Luftwaffe to prevent overflights of key areas in certain cities in World War II. They also served as air-raid shelters for tens of thousands of people and to coordinate air defence.
Flake (fish) Flake is a term used in Australia to indicate the flesh of any of several species of small shark, particularly Gummy shark. The term probably arose in the late 1920s when the large-scale commercial shark fishery off the coast of Victoria was established.
Flake point The flake point is the term used in software engineering to describe, against some metric, the transition between stable execution of an application or process to unstable execution. A typical metric for expressing the flake point is the RAM usage of the application or process.
Flakfortet Flakfortet is a sea fortress located on the artificially built island, Saltholmreb, in Øresund between Copenhagen and Malmö. The Island and Fort are simple known as Flakfortet, the name of the Island, Saltholmreb, is seldom used.
Flambé Flambé (also spelled flambe and pronounced as ) is a cooking procedure in which alcohol (ethanol) is added to a hot pan to create a burst of flames. The word means flamed in French (thus, in French, flambé is a past participle; the verb is flamber).
Flamborough railway station Flamborough railway station was located in the village of Marton, and was originally named thus. It was situated on the Yorkshire Coast Line line from Scarborough to Hull and was opened on 20 October 1847 by the York and North Midland Railway.
Flamboyant flower beetle The flamboyant flower beetle or striped love beetle, Eudicella gralli, is one of the most brightly colored members of the scarab beetle family. Their shells seem to have a prismatic quality, refracting the ambient light to give the green of their carapace a rainbow tint.
Flame (song) "Flame" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Claire Sproule and is featured on her 2005 debut album, Claire Sproule. It was released 31 July 2006 as the second single from that album (see 2006 in British music).
Flame Bowerbird The Flame Bowerbird, Sericulus aureus is one of the most brilliantly colored bowerbird. The male is a medium-sized bird, up to 25cm long, with flame orange and golden yellow plumage, elongated neck plumes and yellow-tipped black tail.
Flame cell [flame cell is a specialized excretory cell found in the Platyhelminthes] (except the tubellarian [[order (biology)|order Acoela); these are the simplest animals to have a dedicated excretory system. Flame cells function like a kidney, removing waste materials.
Flame cutting (firearms) Flame cutting is a destructive phenomenon that occurs in some firearms (usually Revolvers) as a result of hot gasses under high pressure. The most common manifestation is on the underside of a revolver top strap, where the hot, high-velocity gases begin to cut through just above and in front of the cylinder.
Flame Dragon 2: Legend of Golden Castle Flame Dragon 2: Legend of Golden Castle is a tactical role-playing computer game published by Dynasty International Information, a Taiwanese company. It was released in 1995 and is the second game in the series.
Flame emission spectroscopy Flame emission spectroscopy (FES) is a form of emission spectroscopy in which energy is provided to a sample through use of a flame. This energy is absorbed by the sample by promoting its electrons to a higher energy level.
Flame maple Flame maple, also known as flamed maple, curly maple, fiddleback or tiger stripe, is a feature of maple in which the growth of the wood fibers is distorted in an undulating pattern, producing wavy lines known as "flames". This effect is often mistakenly said to be part of the grain of the wood; it is more accurately called "figure", as the distortion is perpendicular to the grain direction.
Flame of Liberty The Flame of Liberty (Flamme de la Liberté) in Paris, France, is a full size, gold leaf covered, replica of the flame carried in the hand of the Statue of Liberty in New York City. The Flame was erected at the time of the restoration of the Statue of Liberty in 1987.
Flame on the Iceberg Flame on the Iceberg (冰山大火) is a dessert popular in Hong Kong, similar to Baked Alaska in western cuisine. Decades ago, the delicacy was served only in high-end hotel restaurants, but today it can be tasted in many western restaurants and even in some cha chaan teng.
Flame retardant Flame retardants are materials that inhibit or resist the spread of fire. Naturally occurring substances such as asbestos as well as synthetic materials, usually halocarbons such as polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorendic acid derivates, most often dibutyl chlorendate and dimethyl chlorendate, have been used in this capacity.
Flame Robin The Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea) is a moderately common resident of the coolest parts of south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Like the other two red-breasted Petroica robins—the Scarlet Robin and the Red-capped Robin—it is often simply but inaccurately called the robin redbreast.
Flame Trees "Flame Trees" is a song by Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel for their 1984 (see 1984 in music) album Twentieth Century. Along with "Saturday Night" (also from Twentieth Century), "Bow River" (from Circus Animals) and "Khe Sanh", Flame Trees is considered one of the best Cold Chisel songs.
Flameback angelfish The flameback angelfish or flameback pygmy angelfish (Centropyge aurantonotus) is an omnivorous marine angelfish, with blue body and yellow to orange colouration from the face to middle or end of dorsal fin. It is easily confused with the orangeback angelfish (Centropyge acanthops), but in the latter the yellow to orange colouration extends to cover the entire back.
Flamebait Flamebait is a message posted to a public Internet discussion group, such as a forum, newsgroup or mailing list, with the intent of provoking an angry response (a "flame") or argument over a topic the troll often has no real interest in. (This is not to be confused with tweaking someone.
Flamenco Sketches "Flamenco Sketches" is a jazz song co-written by American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991) and American jazz pianist Bill Evans (1929-1980). It is the fifth track on Davis' 1959 album Kind of Blue, one of the best-selling jazz records of all time, and an innovative experiment in modal jazz.
Flamengo (povo) O termo Flamengo (holandês: Vlamingen) atualmente costuma se referir ao grupo étnico nativo de Flandres (a metade setentrional da Bélgica, historicamente parte da Holanda), que se compõe de por volta de seis milhões de pessoas na Bélgica (a maioria de todos os belgas).
Flamengos, Cape Verde Flamengos (Portuguese meaning Flemish from its origins, also in Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC and the SĂŁo Vicente Crioulo) is a beach area and a coastline in the southwest of the island of SĂŁo Vicente in Cape Verde. Flamengos is linked with only one 4WD road linking to the valley with SĂŁo Pedro, Mindelo and the island's airport (SĂŁo Vicente Airport).
Flameout A flameout refers to the failure of a jet engine caused by the extinction of the flame in the combustion chamber. It can be caused by a number of factors, including fuel exhaustion; compressor stall; insufficient oxygen supply; engine ingestion of foreign substances (such as birds, hail or even volcanic ash); severe inclement weather; mechanical failure; and other factors.
Flames of Paris Flames of Paris (original Russian title Plamya Parizha) is a classical ballet with music by musicologist and composer Boris Asafiev based on songs of the French Revolution, and originally choreographed by Vasily Vainonen, with design by Vladimir Dmitriev. The four-act ballet is based on a book by Nicolai Volkov.
Flamewar (Transformers) Flamewar is an exclusive Transformers action figure, from the Hasbro Toy Company, available only at the Transformers Collectors Convention known as Botcon in 2005. She was only offered as a free gift for those who pre-purchased an Iacon Action Figure set and attended the convention.
FlameWizardmon FlameWizardmon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. He is a Demon Man Digimon and an Armor Digivolved form of both Tentomon and Wormmon through the Digi-Egg of Courage; their other forms are Salamandermon and Shadramon respectively.
Flaming (Internet) Flaming is the act of sending or posting messages that are deliberately hostile and insulting, usually in the social context of a discussion board on the Internet. Such messages are called flames, and are sometimes posted in response to flamebait.
Flaming beverage Flaming beverages include cocktails and other mixed drinks that contain a small amount of flammable high-proof alcohol, which is ignited prior to consumption. The flames are decorative and do not change the flavor of the drinks noticeably.
Flaming Carrot Comics Flaming Carrot Comics is a surrealist comic book by Bob Burden originally published by Aardvark-Vanaheim, then by Renegade Press and Dark Horse Comics between 1984 and 1993. The book was relaunched in 2005 with Image Comics.
Flaming Cliffs The Flaming Cliffs site is a region of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, in which important fossil finds have been made. It was given this name by American paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews, who visited in the 1920s.
Flaming Creatures Flaming Creatures is the name of a small experimental film produced in the USA in early 1960s. Due to its surreal, graphic depiction of sexuality, the film was seized by the police at its premiere, and was officially determined to be obscene by a NY Criminal Court.

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