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VST
VST may refer to: Groups, companies, organizations * Vancouver School of Theology, a theological graduate school in British Columbia, Canada * Public Security Service (VST, ), a Lithuanian law enforcement agency * VST Industries (Vazir Sultan Tobacco Company), Hyderabad, India * VST Enterprises, a cybertech company * Towner Railway (reporting mark VST) Arts, entertainment, media * Virtual Studio Technology, Steinberg's standard for audio software plug-ins ** in particular, may refer to some versions of the Steinberg Cubase program * .vst, the file extension for Truevision Vista graphics * ''VST'' (album), a 1978 album by VST & Company * VST & Company, a Philippine disco band * '' Star Trek: Very Short Treks'', an animated comedy anthology TV series Transportation and vehicular * BusTech ''VST'', the VST, a line of buses from BusTech * Vapor Separator Tank (VST) is a component in fuel systems, particularly in marine and automotive applications. Its primary function is to sepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VST Industries
VST Industries Ltd is an Indian Public company, publicly-listed company which manufactures and distributes cigarettes. The company is headquartered in Hyderabad. VST Industries started off as the Vazir Sultan Tobacco Company, and became an affiliate undertaking of British American Tobacco group of the United Kingdom, It became fully independent and registered as VST Industries Ltd in 1983. British American Tobacco, through its subsidiaries, owns a 32.16% stake in the company. History and founder Vazir Sultan Tobacco was started by the late Mr. Vazir Sultan in 1916, present Vithalwadi, Hyderabad. VST went public in 1930. He died on 12 June 1923. He was survived by 7 sons and 3 daughters. Eldest son Mr. Mohammad Sultan was the 1st chairman of VST Industries. Brands The company also operates under the names of Total, Charms, Charminar, Editions, Special, and Moments. Its headquarters are located in Hyderabad, India. It is the second largest cigarette manufacturing company i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver School Of Theology
The Vancouver School of Theology is a Christian ecumenical divinity school located on the campus of and affiliated with the University of British Columbia. Faculty * Mari Joerstad, Dean, Professor of Hebrew Bible * Joni Sancken, Professor of Homiletics * Steven Chambers, Director, Field Education * Rebecca Simpson, Director of Denominational Formation Presbyterian Church in Canada * Laura Duhan Kaplan, director, Iona Pacific Inter-religious Centre * Harry O. Maier, Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Studies * Rob James Director of Anglican Denominational Formation * Ray Aldred, Director of Indigenous Studies Program * Richard Topping, Principal, Professor of Studies in the Reformed Tradition and Principal * Mari Joerstad, Academic Dean * Ross Lockhart, Professor of Missional Theology * Hyuk Cho, Director of Denominational Formation United Church of Canada History Vancouver School of Theology was established in 1971, as an amalgamation of the Anglican Theological C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuela Standard Time
Venezuela uses the UTC−04:00 time offset, and they had previously used UTC−04:30 from 9 December 2007 until 30 April 2016. The time is commonly called ''Venezuelan Standard Time'' (VET), and legally referred to as ''Hora Legal de Venezuela'' (HLV) or Venezuela's Legal Time. The HLV is administered by the Navigation and Hydrography Service, in the Cagigal Naval Observatory, Caracas. The official time zone of Venezuela is determined by meridian 60° west of Greenwich, UK. UTC−04:30 was formerly the official time zone in Venezuela from 1912 to 1965, when the government changed it in order to adopt meridian 60° UTC−04:00, which passes through Punta de Playa, Delta Amacuro State. It was changed again to UTC−04:30 from 2007 to 2016. Background The Venezuela's Legal Time Service was founded in answer to the need of a standard time across the country, located approximately between meridians 60° W and 75° W, corresponding to UTC−04:00 and UTC−05:00 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VLT Survey Telescope
The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) is a telescope located at ESO's Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. It is housed in an enclosure immediately adjacent to the four Very Large Telescope (VLT) Unit Telescopes on the summit of Cerro Paranal. The VST is a wide-field survey telescope with a field of view twice as broad as the full Moon. It is the largest telescope in the world designed to exclusively survey the sky in visible light. The VST program is a cooperation between the Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte (OAC), Naples, Italy, and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) that began in 1997. The OAC is one of the institute members of INAF, Istituto Nazionale di AstroFisica (INAF), which created a separate institute for the coordination of both technological and scientific aspects of the project, named Centro VST a Napoli (VSTceN). VSTcen was founded and directed by Prof. Massimo Capaccioli of the VST project, and hosted at the OAC. ESO and VSTceN collabor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm Västerås Airport
Stockholm Västerås Airport , also known as ''Hässlö Flygplats'', is a minor international airport located near the city of Västerås, Sweden. The airport is located west of Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm, and is outside of Stockholm County, but is included in STO, the IATA airport code for Stockholm airports. The airport handled a total of 78,652 passengers in 2024, making it Sweden's List of the busiest airports in the Nordic countries, 18th-busiest airport. History Military base (1930s-1970s) Västerås Airport was originally established as a military airbase in 1931 to serve the Swedish Air Force, Swedish Air Force's 1st Flying Corps, which later became Västmanland Wing, ''F1 Hässlö''. Civilian flights from the airport began in 1976, with Scandinavian Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) operating the first route to Copenhagen Airport, Copenhagen. Transition to civil aviation (1980s - 1990s) Military operations continued until the base's closure in 1983. The a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAE Bedford
RAE Bedford was a research site of the Royal Aircraft Establishment between 1946 and 1994. It was located near the village of Thurleigh, north of the town of Bedford in England and was the site of aircraft experimental development work. In the book ''"A Short Illustrated History of the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Bedford"'', author Arthur Pearcy writes: ''"(RAE Bedford is) the finest research and development establishment outside the U.S.A."'' Starting in 1946, construction work began to turn the wartime RAF airfield into what became known as the Royal Aeronautical Establishment, Bedford. The runway was extended in the post-war period to accommodate the Bristol Brabazon aircraft, which required a very long runway but which never went into production. A lot of the development for what became the Harrier was done here, one early version became known as the ' Flying Bedstead'. Also Thurleigh had a catapult runway and it was here that the 'ski jump' later fitted to some aircra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vehicle Safety Technology
Vehicle safety technology (VST) in the automotive industry refers to the special technology developed to ensure the safety and security of automobiles and their passengers. The term encompasses a broad umbrella of projects and devices within the automotive world. Notable examples of VST include geo-fencing capabilities, remote speed sensing, theft deterrence, damage mitigation, vehicle-to-vehicle communication, and car-to-computer communication devices which use GPS tracking. Examples of VST were first implemented in the 20th century, when they were introduced by the automobile industry in response to legislators' efforts to reduce the number of road accidents. Early examples of VST included safety glass, four-wheel hydraulic brakes, seat belts, and padded dashboards. In 1934, General Motors began a scientific approach to vehicle safety by conducting the first crash barrier test. Gradually, existing systems were stabilized, followed by the introduction of disc brakes and anti-loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VST & Company
VST & Company (commonly abbreviated as VST & Co. or simply VST) was a Filipino disco band from Manila, Philippines, founded by Vic Sotto, Spanky Rigor, and Tito Sotto. Hailed as one of the most successful Filipino bands of the late 1970s, the group is considered by many to be one of the original proponents of OPM. The band originally consisted of Spanky Rigor, Roger Rigor, Male Rigor, Celso Llarina, Monet Gaskell, Val Sotto and Jun Medina. They pioneered the Manila sound genre along with bands such as Hotdog and Cinderella, and rose to fame with their first hit song, " Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko". The song ignited Philippine disco culture, and sparked "VST Mania"; a craze that swept across the country throughout the late 1970s. Their five albums which host a catalogue of hits such as " Rock Baby Rock", "Swing It Baby", "Disco Fever", " Magsayawan", "Kiss Kiss", "Magnifica" and "Step No, Step Yes", plus three critically acclaimed full-length films, ''Disco Fever'' (1978), ''Swing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Very Short Treks
''Star Trek: Very Short Treks'' (stylized as ''very Short Treks'') is a series of promotional short films created by Casper Kelly for the 50th anniversary of '' Star Trek: The Animated Series''. It consists of five non-canon shorts that are two to five minutes long. They feature characters and settings from all previous ''Star Trek'' series. The series was announced in July 2023. Kelly was encouraged to push the boundaries of humor for the franchise. The animation was provided by Awesome Inc and is in the same style as ''The Animated Series''. Many ''Star Trek'' cast members returned to reprise their roles, with several comedians also hired to provide voices. ''Very Short Treks'' were released on StarTrek.com and YouTube from September to October 2023. Episodes Production ''Star Trek: The Animated Celebration'', a celebration of the 50th anniversary of '' Star Trek: The Animated Series'', was announced in July 2023 at San Diego Comic-Con. As part of the celebration, CBS Stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Security Service (Lithuania)
The Public Security Service or VST () is a Lithuanian law enforcement agency under the Ministry of the Interior (Lithuania), Ministry of the Interior. It is primarily involved in restoring the public order and serving as the main riot police force equipped for riot control as well as critical infrastructure protection. VST is a partner of the European Gendarmerie Force. Similarly to gendarmeries in other states, VST is a paramilitary organization which has greater combat capability than the regular police. During the state of war, VST becomes directly subordinate to the Lithuanian Armed Forces. History The origins of the special purpose law enforcement can be traced back to the armed formations of the Lithuanian Tribunal in the 17th century, specifically the Infantry Company of the Lithuanian Tribunal. The modern precursor of the institution was the ''Brigade of the Local Army'' () established in February 1920, but disbanded a few years later. The current institution was form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VST (album)
''VST'' is the debut studio album by the Manila sound group VST & Company, released on October 22, 1978. The lead vocalist, Vic Sotto, was not credited and does not even appear in the group's picture at the back of the album, but was thanked in the album credits along with Tito Sotto and Joey de Leon. Songs The album contained five of their biggest hits including the ballads "Ikaw ang Aking Mahal" ("You Are My Love") and "Ipagpatawad" ("Please Forgive") as well as the disco numbers "Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko" ("You Sing, I'll Dance"), "Disco Fever" and "Magsayawan" ("Let's Dance"). Track listing Personnel According to the album's credits. * Jun Medina - drums, vocals * Spanky Rigor - bass guitar, vocals, executive producer * Male Rigor - keyboards * Celso Llarina - lead vocals * Val Sotto, rhythm guitar, vocals * Roger Rigor - vocals * Mon Gaskell - keyboards, guitar, vocals * Amado Triviño - arranger on "Disco Fever", "Ayos Ba?" and "Habang Buhay Kitang Mamahalin" * Lorrie Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
