Globalize India date June 2011 Refimprove date April 2011 A wet grinder is a grinder that utilizes water either to soften the product grinded or to keep the grinding elements cool. There are two main category of uses of wet grinders, Industrial and Household. Most of the grinding processes generates a lot of heat and this heat may be detrimental for the machine as well as the products being grinded. Generally, wet grinding is synonumous with water, some processes uses vegetable oil or other high flash point oils instead as it provides better lubrication as well as escapes the corrosive properties of water. Industrial Grinders Household Grinders Image Wet grinder.JPG thumb Electric powered wet grinder Wet grinding is not very common in western cuisine but is very popular in Indian kitchens and grinders are used to make pastes from grains and lentils. These grinders generally consists of a a few stone plates that are rolled again and again another stone plate with the items to be grinded between them. Generally, wet grinding is considered advantageous over mixers or blenders because the stone grinder does not generate a lot of heat, which can change the flavor of the food and also, the stones don t lose their sharpness as quickly as metal blades giving wet grinders a longer life. File Grinding stone.jpg left thumb Traditional wet grinding stone History Historically, a wet grinder would be of two types Mortar & Pestle Kundi Sotta Flat Stone Sil Batta The evolution of grinders has seen a dramatic change in their working. The earlier form of wet grinder, used mechanical energy in which the user had to rotate the top stone, to grind the medium. The harnessing of electricity led to the development of electric powered wet grinders. By this invention, the powered wet grinders have .... Modern stones usually don t need refinishing, as they last much longer. The wet grinder industry ... only in this region. ref http www.dcmsme.gov.in schemes wet grinder cluster.pdf Wetgrinder cluster ... more details
Grinder Island coor dm 77 34 S 149 20 W is one of the ice covered islands in Marshall Archipelago , located within Sulzberger Ice Shelf , coastal Marie Byrd Land . The island is 7 nautical miles 13 km long and 1 nautical mile 1.9 km wide and lies 13 nautical miles 24 km southwest of Steventon Island . Mapped by United States Geological Survey USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959 65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names US ACAN for Harry W. Grinder , aviation structural mechanic, U.S. Navy, of McMurdo Station , 1967. See also List of antarctic and sub antarctic islands usgs gazetteer Category Islands of Marie Byrd Land MarieByrdLand geo stub ... more details
Grinder s Stand was a stand, or inn, located on the historic Natchez Trace . A replica can be visited today at the Meriwether Lewis Park, located on the Natchez Trace Parkway in Lewis County, Tennessee , south of Nashville, Tennessee Nashville , southwest of Columbia, Tennessee Columbia , and east of Hohenwald, Tennessee . The inn is known as the place where Meriwether Lewis died, by suicide as suspected by his friend and colleague, Thomas Jefferson or murder as suspected by his family . ref http www.pbs.org weta thewest people i r lewis.htm ref The tavern is believed to have been established in 1807. Its proprietors were Robert Evans Grinder and Priscilla Knight Grinder . The original stand consisted of two rough log cabin s adjoined at right angles with a dogtrot between them. Both rooms had doors facing the Natchez Trace, and one room also had a door facing the detached kitchen behind the stand. A barn and stable were also located on the property, although the original locations of these two buildings have not been determined. According to tradition, Robert Grinder sold whiskey to the Native Americans in the United States Indians , whose lands came within a few feet of the cabin. The proper use of the stand was to provide food and lodging to travelers passing through the Natchez Trace. In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps built a replica cabin less than 20 feet from the remains of the original stand. However, the current cabin does not authentically match the design of the original. See also Grinder s Switch References reflist Tennessee struct stub coord missing Tennessee Category Civilian Conservation Corps in Tennessee Category Buildings and structures in Lewis County, Tennessee Category Natchez Trace ... more details
A concrete grinder can come in many configurations, the most common being a hand held Angle grinder , but it may be a specialized tool for countertop s or worktops. There are also purpose built floor grinders that are used for grinding and polishing marble, granite and concrete. Machines that grind concrete floors are usually made to handle much more stress and will have more power to drive the unit as concrete has a much higher sliding friction than marble or granite which is also worked wet, therefore with less friction. In fact some types of marble will spark when it is ground dry, causing deep damage to the marble surface. All concrete grinders use some sort of abrasive to grind or polish such as diamond tool s or Silicon carbide . The diamond tool s used for grinding are usually diamond grinding cup wheel s, and for polishing are usually diamond polishing pads. Concrete is usually ground dry for convenience, because it can be done with fewer people than wet grinding although a HEPA filter equipped vacuum is needed to capture the fine dust produced. Of course concrete can also be ground wet in which case no vacuum is used. Fine concrete dust contains silica which is very harmful to the lungs and can lead to silicosis so all effort should be made to avoid breathing concrete dust. For green building methods many Who date August 2010 have seen the benefit of using concrete grinders that are designed for wet grinding. These machines do not require electricity and are run on alternative fuels. The picture on the right is an example of a concrete floor grinder. This is a Levetec three head planetary grinder, which has a three phase motor and will run on single or three phase power. Image levetec grinder.jpg right thumb 160px DEFAULTSORT Concrete Grinder Category Grinders Category Power tools ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Scrotum Grinder background group or band origin Tampa, Florida Tampa , Florida , United States years active 1997 2001 genre Hardcore punk label Prank Records , Burrito Records past members Milton Chapman br Michelle Koger br Stan Kosiba br Brian Roberts Scrotum Grinder was a hardcore punk band from Tampa, Florida Tampa , Florida , United States . The band consisted of people who also were are members of the following bands Ass ck , Slap Of Reality , Failure Face , Hankshaw , Watermark 6000 and In humanity , to name a few. The band released a self titled Gramophone record 7 record and a split album split with another hardcore band called Combatwoundedveteran , both of which were released on Burrito Records . Later, they released a full length album called The Greatest Sonic Abomination Ever on Prank Records . The band are especially known for their epic cover of the Judas Priest version of Joan Baez s Diamonds and Rust . At a 1999 show in Atlanta, they played Diamonds and Rust for approximately eighteen hours. Toward the seventeenth hour of the song, prior to its explosive crescendo, singer Michelle Koger passed out from exhaustion. The band continued to play for another hour, after which Koger was revived and then able to sing the final verse of the song to the roaring applause of the crowd. They broke up in 2001. Members Milton Chapman electric guitar guitar , singing vocals Michelle Koger vocals Stan Kosiba bass guitar , vocals, kazoo , horn instrument horn Brian Roberts drum kit drums Discography Scrotum Grinder 1997 split with Combatwoundedveteran 1999 The Greatest Sonic Abomination Ever 2001 External links http kzsu.stanford.edu hannah s scrotumgrinder.html Scrotum Grinder at kzsu.stanford.edu http www.ssmt reviews.com artist scrotum.html Scrotum Grinder at Satan Stole My Teddybear Category American punk rock groups Category Musical groups from Florida Category Musical groups established in 1997 Category ... more details
. Frozen meat grinder Frozen meat grinders can process frozen blocks of meat, bacon and mechanically ..., for example by a foreign body. gallery File AD114 neu.jpg Automatic grinder AD 114 File AW00215 Trichter.jpg Feed hopper with the conveying screw of AU 200 File AM 160 250.jpg Mixing grinder AM 200 ... 1.jpg Frozen meat grinder GW 300 gallery See also Ground beef External links commons category Meat grinders DEFAULTSORT Meat Grinder Category Food preparation appliances Category Garde manger bg ... more details
Image AngleGrinder.jpg thumb Angle grinder Refimprove date June 2009 An angle grinder , also known as a side grinder or disc grinder , is a handheld power tool used for cutting, grinder milling grinding and polishing . ref http www.katools.com faq.html KA Tools FAQ ref Angle grinders can be powered by an electric motor , petrol engine or compressed air . The motor drives a geared head at a right angle on which is mounted an abrasive grinding wheel disc or a thinner cut off disc, either of which can be replaced when worn. Angle grinders typically have an adjustable guard and a side handle for two handed operation. Certain angle grinders, depending on their speed range, can be used as sander s, employing a sanding disc with a backing pad or disc. The backing system is typically made of hard plastic, phenolic resin, or medium hard rubber depending on the amount of flexibility desired. File Flex.ogv thumb Stil Grinder Uses Angle grinders may be used both for removing excess material from a piece or simply cutting into a piece. There are many different kinds of discs that are used for various materials and tasks, such as cut off discs diamond blade , abrasive grinding discs, grinding stones, sanding discs, wire brush wheels and polishing pads. The angle grinder has large bearing mechanical bearing s to counter side forces generated during cutting, unlike a drill power drill , where the force is axial. Angle grinders are widely used in metalworking and construction , as well as in emergency rescues. They are commonly found in workshops, service garages and auto body repair shops. There is a large variety of angle grinders to choose from when trying to find the right one for the job. The most important factors in choosing the right grinder are the disc size and how powerful the motor ... they do not contain heavy copper motor windings, while it is harder for an electric grinder to maintain ... DEFAULTSORT Angle Grinder Category Grinders Category Hand held power tools af Hoekslyper ar ... more details
Metallic skink may also refer to the Garden Skink Lampropholis delicata . Taxobox name Metallic Cool skink or Metallic Skink image Niveoscincus metallicus Austin s Ferry.jpg image caption Metallic Skink, Austins Ferry, Tasmania , Australia regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Reptile Reptilia ordo Squamata familia Scincidae subfamilia Lygosominae genus Niveoscincus species N. metallicus binomial Niveoscincus metallicus binomial authority O Shaughnessy, 1874 synonyms Leiolopisma metallica The Metallic Cool skink ref NRDB species genus Niveoscincus species metallicus ref or Metallic Skink Niveoscincus metallicus is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. It is endemic to Australia , found in southern Victoria, Australia Victoria , as well as in Tasmania where it is the most widespread and common lizard, occurring on many offshore islands in Bass Strait as well as the mainland. It gives birth to live young. It is highly variable and may be a complex of closely related species. ref http www.parks.tas.gov.au wildlife reptile Nivmet.html Wildlife of Tasmania Metallic Skink ref ref name Cogger1979 Cogger, H.G. 1979 . Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia . Reed Sydney. ISBN 0 589 50108 9 ref References reflist commons Category Scincidae Category Animals described in 1874 skink stub fr Niveoscincus metallicus nl Niveoscincus metallicus ... more details
italic title Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Metallic Spheres Type Album Artist The Orb featuring David Gilmour Cover Released Start date 2010 10 12 df y Recorded 2009 Genre Ambient br Progressive Rock Length 48 53 Label Columbia Records Columbia Producer Alex Paterson Chronology The Orb albums Last album Baghdad Batteries Orbsessions Volume III 2009 This album Metallic Spheres br 2010 Next album Misc Extra chronology Artist David Gilmour albums Type album Last album Live in Gda sk br 2008 This album Metallic Spheres br 2010 Next album Album reviews rev1 Allmusic rev1score Rating 3 5 ref Allmusic class album id metallic spheres r1959984 pure url yes Allmusic review ref rev2 The A.V. Club rev2score C ref http www.avclub.com articles the orb featuring david gilmour metallic spheres,46253 The A.V. Club review ref rev3 Pitchfork Media rev3score 7.0 10 ref http pitchfork.com reviews albums 14692 metallic spheres Pitchfork Media review ref rev4 QoQuaq Music rev4score 4 5 ref http qoquaq.blogspot.com 2010 10 metallic spheres.html QoQuaq Music review ref rev5 SPIN magazine SPIN rev5score Rating 5 10 ref http www.spin.com reviews orb vs david gilmour metallic spheres columbiasony SPIN review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot Metallic Spheres is the tenth studio album released by ambient techno group The Orb in October 2010 and features Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour . ref cite news url http www.prnewswire.com news releases the orb featuring david gilmours metallic ... title The Orb Featuring David Gilmour s Metallic Spheres to be Celebrated Through Original Laser ... author Columbia Records ref Track listing Metallic Side 28 42 Metallic Spheres Hymns to the Sun Black ..., and mixing by Youth. References reflist The Orb David Gilmour DEFAULTSORT Metallic Spheres Category The Orb albums Category 2010 albums 2010s album stub cs Metallic Spheres ka Metallic Spheres nl Metallic Spheres nn Metallic Spheres pl Metallic Spheres ru Metallic Spheres ... more details
Orphan date December 2010 Grinder Rock coor dm 63 58 S 61 26 W is the southernmost of a group of rocks extending from the southeast end of Intercurrence Island , in the Palmer Archipelago . Shown on Argentine and Chilean government charts of 1957. The name, given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee UK APC in 1960, is descriptive of this toothlike feature. usgs gazetteer Category Rock formations in the Palmer Archipelago PalmerArchipelago geo stub ... more details
The cylindrical grinder is a type of grinding machine used to shape the outside of an object. The cylindrical grinder can work on a variety of shapes, however the object must have a central axis of rotation ... Company, 1959. 104 141. ref File Cylindrical grinder, Landis, photo 291.png thumb A cylindrical grinder ... grinder, as with all other modern machine tools, stem from the experimentation and invention ... boring machine and first engine lathe , respectively. The cylindrical grinder owes much of its ... for the modern day cylindrical grinder was first built in the 1830s by two men working independently ... steel. It was this desire that led to their experimentation with building a cylindrical grinder. The first ... to the cylindrical grinder displayed at the 1876 Centennial Exposition and the subsequent patent. ref ... pursue his belief that the cylindrical grinder is not merely a finishing tool but could be a staple ... grinder to use faster rpm values and more precise grinding tolerances. He was acknowledged for his ... to the cylindrical grinder is almost identical and entangled in a sense, to the rest of machine ... grinder. Now the machine was able to receive instruction from a computer which would ... Centerless grinding Image Centerless cylindrical grinder.jpg thumb Centerless cylindrical grinder ... feeding the part through the grinder, is particularly efficient. ref Houghton, Phillip ... There are three basics ways in which an operator can interact with a cylindrical grinder. Either ... to communicate with the grinder. The first two options are rarely if ever used today. CNC operated ... industry. ref name eugene Applications The cylindrical grinder is responsible for a plethora ... in which extremely precise metalworking is required, the cylindrical grinder is able to provide a level ..., the benefits the cylindrical grinder have given us are immeasurable. ref name lewis See also Grinding ... Grinder Category Grinders Category Grinding and lapping de Rundschleifmaschine ... more details
Infobox Single Name Black Metallic Cover Artist Catherine Wheel from Album Ferment album Ferment Released 1991 Format Compact Disc single CD single Genre Alternative rock Length 7 18 Label Fontana Records Producer Catherine Wheel Last single Painful Thing br 1991 This single Black Metallic br 1991 Next single Balloon br 1992 Black Metallic is a song by the alternative rock band Catherine Wheel . It was a single from their 1992 album, Ferment album Ferment . Charts class wikitable align center Chart align center Peak br position align left Billboard magazine Billboard Alternative Songs ref name US http www.billboard.com song catherine wheel black metallic 463611 Black Metallic Catherine Wheel . billboard.com. Retrieved November 12, 2011. ref align center 9 align left UK Singles Chart UK Singles ref name UK http www.chartstats.com release.php?release 19129 Chart Stats The Catherine Wheel Black Metallica . chartstats.com. Retrieved November 12, 2011. ref align center 68 References reflist Catherine Wheel DEFAULTSORT Black Metallic Category 1991 singles Category English language songs ... more details
Italic title cleanup link rot date July 2011 Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Pistaccio Metallic Type studio album Artist The Beat Fleet Cover Cover size Border yes Released July 2011 Recorded 2011 Genre Rap rock Language Croatian language Croatian Length Label Dallas Records Producer Last album Perpetuum Fritule br 2010 This album Pistaccio Metallic br 2011 Pistaccio Metallic is the fifth album by Croats Croatian band The Beat Fleet TBF , released in 2011. The album was announced in late May with the release of the lead single Mater . Background Unlike previous studio albums by TBF, Pistaccio Metallic was released by Dallas Records . It is also the first studio album that feature new drummer Janko Novoseli . He also played on their 2010 live album Perpetuum Fritule . For the first time TBF recorded a studio album outside of their home town Split, Croatia Split . The album was recorded in Novo Mesto in Slovenia at the RSL Studio . It is also the first time TBF produced a studio album themselves without an external producer. Track listing Tragi ni junak San Spin doktor Uvik kontra Mater Grad spava Vrag Dalmatino Veseljko Pozitivan stav Uspavanka Sources http www.muzika.hr clanak 32262 vijesti u prodaji pistaccio metallic tbf a.aspx http www.mtv.com.hr vijesti novi singl tbf a Category 2011 albums Category The Beat Fleet albums 2010s album stub ... more details
Infobox film name The Meat Grinder image Meat grinder thai film.jpg image size caption Theatrical poster director Tiwa Moeithaisong producer Phra Nakorn Film Co. Ltd. writer Tiwa Moeithaisong starring Mai Charoenpura br Anuway Niwartwong br Wiradit Srimalai br Rattanaballang Tohssawat br Duangta Tungkamanee music cinematography Tiwa Moeithaisong editing Tiwa Moeithaisong studio distributor released 2009 runtime 170 minutes country language Thai language budget gross The Meat Grinder in lang th pronounced Cheuat Gon Chim directed in 2009 by Thailand Thai film director Tiwa Moeithaisong is a horror movie tackling cannibalism . Synopsis Buss Mai Charoenpura is a disturbed a woman who hears voices in her head is tormented by visions. Having been taught some pretty dubious and unconventional food preparation and cooking skills by her mother, she decides to open up a noodle stall, using the body of a man left over from a riot as the main ingredient. Soon enough, the customers are turning up in droves for her delicious meals, and life is starting to look good after a nice young man takes an interest in her. However, her past comes back to haunt her, and as her mental state breaks down, yet more people end up on the chopping block or hanging up on meat hooks in her basement. The film also tackles the themes of mental illness and the mistreatment of women, with Buss behavior being depicted as being part of an ongoing cycle of violence that she suffered as a child, and which she is now passing on to her own daughter. Cast Mai Charoenpura as Buss Anuway Niwartwong Wiradit Srimalai Rattanaballang Tohssawat Duangta Tungkamanee Censorship Meat Grinder was released in March 2009, just a few months before the ratings system came into effect in Thailand. After beef noodle shop owners and vendors protested, the movie was reportedly ordered to cut certain scenes. The title for the Thai ... Thai Film Journal On DVD Meat Grinder ref Award nominations In 2010, the film was nominated ... more details
Metallic fibers are manufactured fibers composed of metal, plastic coated metal, metal coated plastic ..., aluminized plastic yarns, and aluminized nylon yarns have replaced gold and silver. Metallic filaments ... Textiles metallic.htm Textile Reference Manual Metallic Fibers Spinning Straw into Gold? ref Historically, the metallic thread was constructed by wrapping a metal strip around a fiber ... Company produced the first modern metallic fiber in 1946. ref name straw In the past, aluminum was usually the base in a metallic fiber. More recently stainless steel has become a base as well. It is more ... high tech Clarifyme date February 2009 applications . ref name straw Fiber properties Coated metallic ... Other Pages ftc.htm Fiber Source ref If possible anything made with metallic fibers should ... basic processes that are used in manufacturing metallic fibers. The most common is the laminating .... There are many different variations of color and effect that can be made in metallic fibers, producing a wide range of looks. ref name straw Metallic fibers can also be made by using the metalizing ... to sizes smaller than one micrometre in diameter. Producers Currently metallic fibers are manufactured primarily in Europe with only three manufacturers still producing metallic yarn in the United States ... of laminated and non laminated metallic yarns. ref name metlon http www.metlon.com metallic.htm www.metlon.com metallic ref Trademarks The Lurex Company has manufactured metallic fibers in Europe for over fifty years. They produce a wide variety of metallic fiber products including fibers used in apparel ... straw Metlon Corporation is a trademark of Metallic Yarns in the United States and has been producing metallic yarns for over sixty years. Metlon produces their metallic yarn by wrapping single slit yarns ... around the metallic yarn. The most commonly used nylon is either 15 denier or 20 denier, but heavier deniers are used for special purposes. ref name metlon Uses The most common uses for metallic ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Gruber s Grinder a mountain bike trail in Holly, Michigan , United States . Paul Gary Gruber was born and lived in Michigan. Once a hard core mountain bike rider and racer, he took second place with Tail Wind Production and the MMBA Points Series. He was instrumental in developing a race venue that included bike races at the Big M and Owasippi trails. Gruber mapped off, designed, developed and built this mountain bike path at Holly Recreation Area in Southeast Michigan. This very technical trail measures 15.6 miles long. It is a tight, twisty, single track. External links http www.dnr.state.mi.us parksandtrails Details.aspx?id 278&type SPTR Michigan Department of Natural Resources Holly Holdridge Mountain Bike Trail http www.spokejunkies.com reviews michigan index.php?get page holdridge Holdridge Trail Information http mmba.org index.php?option com trailguide&task trail&cid 14 MMBA Trail Guide http www.3disciplines.com index.php?option com events&task view detail&Itemid &agid 34&year 2006&month 10&day 21 3Diciplins Grubers Grinder http www.dnr.state.mi.us parksandtrails Details.aspx?id 459&type SPRK Holly Recreation Area cycling stub coord missing Michigan Category Mountain biking venues in the United States Category Protected areas of Oakland County, Michigan ... more details
Taxobox name Metallic Ringtail image Austrolestes cingulatus male.jpg image caption male image2 Austrolestes cingulatus03.jpg image2 caption female image width 250px regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Odonata subordo Zygoptera familia Lestidae genus Austrolestes species A. cingulatus binomial Austrolestes cingulatus binomial authority Hermann Burmeister Burmeister , 1839 The Metallic Ringtail Austrolestes cingulatus is an Australia n damselfly . It is widely distributed in Tasmania , Victoria, Australia Victoria , eastern New South Wales and south eastern Queensland . They are a thin, medium sized damselfly with a green and gold or bluish green and gold coloration. Each Abdomen Invertebrates abdominal segment is marked by a pale ring this combined with its glossy metallic coloration give it its common name of Metallic Ringtail. It is active through October to March in still water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, and alpine bogs, being usually found amongst vegetation. References cite book title The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia year 2006 publisher CSIRO Publishing isbn 0 643 09073 8 author G nther Theischinger, John Hawking accessdate 11 August 2010 wikispecies Austrolestes cingulatus Commons Austrolestes Category Lestidae Category Animals described in 1839 Damselfly stub fa nl Austrolestes cingulatus sv Austrolestes cingulatus ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Metallic paint , also called polychromatic or metal flake paint, is used on the majority of new automobile s sold. Citation needed date June 2008 Metallic paint can reveal the contours of Coachwork bodywork more than non metallic, or solid paint, Close up, the small metal flakes included in the paint create a wikt sparkling sparkling effect. Description Metallics nearly always consist of a base coat with a clear lacquer or urethane top coat for protection and extra gloss. Historically, it was difficult to achieve an invisible repair if the paint was damaged because it is critical at which angle the flakes in the paint lie. Modern techniques have more or less eliminated this problem. Variations Two rarer variations are pearlescent paint , which appears as subtly different colours depending on the angle and intensity of the light, and flip colours where the colour changes more radically e.g. from purple to orange depending on the viewing angle. Flip colours have been used by Nissan on some special bits, and are frequently associated with TVR cars. A final variation, hardly ever used on automobiles but common on bikes and motorcycle s, is flamboyant or candy apple paint. This consists of a metallic silver base coat covered with a translucent coloured lacquer, or more commonly urethane. Flamboyant paint gives an unusual effect of depth, but is almost impossible to touch up after damage without leaving an obvious mark. Expense Manufacturers almost always charge a premium for the option of metallic paint on a new vehicle, although metallic usually account for all but one or two of the colors from the palette available only red, black, and white are available as solid colors from many makers . The price premium is around GBP 500 or USD 1000 for a large ... a car subsequently resprayed in a metallic color is no more expensive than for a solid color, many consider the price premium for metallic paint as a way to boost the base price of a new car. See ... more details
with metallic luster. The nucleus bead in a beaded cultured pearl is generally a polished sphere ...Other uses Infobox mineral name Pearl boxwidth boxbgcolor image PerlmuttAusst.jpg imagesize 150x150 alt ... A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue specifically the mantle mollusc mantle of a living animal shell shell ed mollusk . Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is made up of calcium ... pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes of pearls baroque pearl s occur. The finest ..., and because of this, the word pearl has become a metaphor for something very rare, fine, admirable ... rare. These wild pearls are referred to as natural pearls. Cultured or farmed pearls from pearl oyster s and freshwater mussels make up the majority of those that are currently sold. Imitation pearl .... ref http books.google.com books?id vO0fBTJKdBcC&q pearl v snippet&q pearl&f false ref Etymology The English word pearl comes from the French language French perle , originally from the Latin diminutive ... File Black pearl and his shell.jpg thumb A black pearl and a shell of the black lipped pearl oyster File Pearl farm Seram, Indonesia .jpg thumb Saltwater pearl oyster farm, Seram, Indonesia Almost any shelled mollusk can, by natural processes, produce some kind of pearl when an irritating ... pearls, are primarily produced by two groups of molluscan bivalve s or clam s. A nacreous pearl ... of pearl which lines the shell. A natural pearl or wild pearl is one that forms without any human intervention at all, in the wild, and is very rare. Many hundreds of pearl oysters or pearl mussels have to be gathered and opened, and thus killed, in order to find even one wild pearl, and for many centuries ... prices in the past. A cultured pearl is formed in a pearl farm, using human intervention as well as natural processes. One family of nacreous pearl bivalves the pearl oyster lives in the sea ... s such as the freshwater pearl mussel . Saltwater pearls can grow in several species of Marine ... more details
Atomic radius Metallic bonding constitutes the electrostatic attractive forces between the delocalized ... charged ions cations , metallic bonding is sometimes compared with that of molten salts however .... Metallic bonding accounts for many physical properties of metals, such as Strength of materials ... metallic.html Metallic bonding ref ref http www.chemguide.co.uk atoms structures metals.html Metal structures ... Campus ref Although the term metallic bond is often used in contrast to the term covalent bond , it is preferable to use the term metallic bonding , because this type of bonding is collective in nature and a single metallic bond does not exist. Not all metals exhibit metallic bonding one such example ... of a one dimensional row of metallic atoms, say hydrogen, an instability had to arise ... in the general question When is collective metallic bonding stable and when will a more localized ... as the concept of the band structure proved to be in the description of metallic bonding, it does ... electron s to itinerant ones partaking in metallic bonding became more comprehensible. The nature of metallic bonding The combination of two phenomena gives rise to metallic bonding delocalization of electrons ... the metal one can generally not distinguish molecules, so that the metallic bonding is neither intra nor intermolecular. Nonmolecular would perhaps be a better term. Metallic bonding is mostly ... at all . Thus, metallic bonding is an extremely delocalized communal form of covalent bonding. In a sense, metallic bonding is not a new type of bonding at all, therefore, and it describes the bonding .... Metallic vapors by contrast are often atomic mercury element Hg or at times contain molecules like ... to speak of a single metallic bond . The delocalization is most pronounced for s and p electrons. For caesium ... the communal metallic bonding very much. This gives rise to metals typical characteristic ... the heat conduction. Still, the bonding in diamond is better described as covalent than as metallic ... more details
Taxobox name Metallic Starling status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Metallic Starling RWD1.jpg Cairns, Australia image caption At Phoenix Zoo , Arizona, USA regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passerine Passeriformes familia Starling Sturnidae genus Aplonis species A. metallica binomial Aplonis metallica binomial authority Coenraad Jacob Temminck Temminck , 1824 The Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica also known as Shining Starling , is a bird in the starling family. It is native of New Guinea and nearby Australasia n islands, and a limited area of northeastern Australia . Description Image Metallic Starling female RWD6.jpg left thumb Female at San Diego Zoo File Aplonis metallica San Diego Zoo, California, USA head 8a.jpg right thumb Male at San Diego Zoo , California, USA The adult has brilliant red eyes, a long tail and green glossed black plumage. Immatures are pale below with dark streaks. Behaviour They migrate during August ref name banfield1917 Banfield, E.J. http www.publish.csiro.au ?act view file&file id MU917212.pdf Alike in Difference. Emu. Vol. 17, No. 4, 212 214. 1917. Accessed 2009 05 25. ref to the northern regions of Queensland , where they mate, preparing messy globular nests for their young which hang from tall trees. ref http www.wettropics.gov.au pa pa bird profile.html Plants and Animals in the Wet tropics. http www.wettropics.gov.au Wet Tropics Management Authority . Accessed 2009 05 25. ref There they remain until April, ref name banfield1917 whereupon they make their return journey to New Guinea. Gallery gallery File Aplonis metallica Phoenix Zoo, Arizona, USA two 8a.jpg File Shining starling cairns09.JPG Juveniles, Cairns Esplanade, N Qld File Metallic Starling RWD2.jpg Female with nest Cairns File AplonisMetallicaMetallica.jpg gallery Notes reflist References FieldianaZool31 31. IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 51859 title Aplonis metallica downloaded 12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification ... more details
Infobox book name The Metallic Muse title orig translator image File 41P4W2VF81L.jpg 200px image caption first edition cover author Lloyd Biggle, Jr. illustrator cover artist Ed Nuckolls country USA language English series subject genre science fiction short stories publisher Doubleday Books pub date 1972 english pub date media type pages 228 isbn oclc 2780647 dewey congress preceded by followed by The Metallic Muse is a collection of science fiction stories by Lloyd Biggle, Jr. , published in hardcover by Doubleday Books in 1972. It was reprinted in paperback by DAW Books in 1973. Contents The Tunesmith If magazine If 1957 Leading Man Galaxy Science Fiction Galaxy 1957 Spare the Rod Galaxy 1958 Orphan of the Void Fantastic Stories Fantastic 1960 Well of the Deep Wish If 1961 In His Own Image F&SF 1968 The Botticelli Horror Fantastic 1960 Orphan of the Void was originally published as The Man Who Wasn t Home. ref http www.philsp.com homeville isfac t10.htm A219 Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections ref Reception Theodore Sturgeon noted that Biggle s stories are usually constructed around an idea or solution witheld until the punchline. . . . a valid technique, except where the reader gets to the punchline first. ref Galaxy Bookshelf , Galaxy Science Fiction Galaxy , January 1973, p.171 ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Metallic Muse Category 1972 short story collections Category Science fiction short story collections ... more details
Metallic Blues in Hebrew language Hebrew , a transliteration of the English, is a 2004 film Co production filmmaking co production Israel Germany Canada directed by Israeli director Danny Verete . Plot The film often categorized as a tragicomedy , but the comedic elements are limited concerns two Israeli car salesmen who initially think the world is their oyster after a rare 1985 Lincoln Continental limousine curiously with Quebec license plates perhaps a nod to the largely Qu b cois production crew, although real plates in Quebec are actually only available in the rear of a car, not the front like in the film falls into their laps at their used car dealership in Tel Aviv . After reviewing a publication by the corporate German dealership Auto Decker in D sseldorf , they are led to believe that the car could net them as much as 50,000 and sail with the vehicle to Germany in order to sell it. While learning that the task may not be as easy as hoped, they are also confronted with a number of emotional episodes. Shmuel portrayed by Avi Kushnir is an Ashkenazi Jew , whose parents were Holocaust survivors, and is surprised to find how affected he is by the voyage. His companion Siso played by Moshe Ivgy is a Mizrahi Jew of modest means who, unlike his companion, has no working knowledge of English spoken routinely by Shmuel to the various German characters they encounter , and is therefore often overwhelmed and confused during their experience. To Siso, Shmuel s history is largely unknown, and a tragic curiosity. The dialogue between Siso and Shmuel is in Hebrew, but due to the circumstances, much of the film is also in English and German. Acclaim Metallic Blues received much acclaim in its native Israel upon its release, being nominated at the Israeli Academy Awards ... also garnered the award for best screenplay at the Jerusalem Film Festival . Moreover, Metallic .... External links imdb title id 0402374 title Metallic Blues http www.medialuna entertainment.de ... more details
Taxobox name Metallic Pigeon image IanthoenasGriseogularisKeulemans.jpg image caption C. vitiensis griseogularis status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Columbiformes familia Dove Columbidae genus Columba genus Columba species C. vitiensis binomial Columba vitiensis binomial authority Jean Ren Constant Quoy Quoy & Joseph Paul Gaimard Gaimard , 1830 The Metallic Pigeon , Columba vitiensis also known as White throated Pigeon is a medium sized, up to 37cm long, bird in the family Dove Columbidae . Identification The adult has an iridescent purple and green crown, black wing and uppertail coverts, yellowish red Iris anatomy iris , yellow Beak bill , red orbital skin, white or grey chin and ear coverts, and purplish feet. It has a dull chestnut or glossed purple green below, depends on subspecies. The nominate form C. v. vitiensis from Fiji has a dull underparts, while subspecies C. v. halmaheira of Maluku Islands has the most iridescent plumage. Both sexes are similar. The young is duller than adult. Distribution The Metallic Pigeon is distributed to tropical forests of eastern Indonesia , the Philippines , New Guinea , Solomon Islands , Fiji , New Caledonia , Samoa and surrounding southwest Pacific islands. A subspecies, the Lord Howe Pigeon , used to exist on Lord Howe Island in Australia , but was exterminated by hunting circa 1853 . Food The diet consists mainly of various fruits, grains, seeds and berries. The female usually lays one to two eggs. Conservation Widespread and common throughout its large range, the Metallic Pigeon is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. References FieldianaZool106 58,114 1. Higgins, P.J. & Davies, S.J.J.F. Eds. . 1996 . Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds . Volume 3. Snipe to Pigeons . Oxford University Press Melbourne. ISBN 0 19 553070 5 IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 48713 title Columba vitiensis downloaded ... more details
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