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
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
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
Disputed date March 2012 context date March 2012 Please do not redirect. Metallic elements are not chemical elements nor gas. The eight metallic elements found in transition metals of the Periodic Table include ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, and silver known as the light platinum group , osmium, iridium, platinum, and gold known as the heavy platinum group . These elements are the only monoatomic, or single atom, elements found on the planet. Minerals are metallic elements, but most metals have so much charge, they are rarely found as pure elements. Instead, they readily react chemically with other atoms to form oxides, chlorides, sulfides, sulfates, silicates, carbonates, etc. Thus, metallic elements become mineral as the first step to becoming biology. The metal atoms in minerals are the centers of charge in large molecules that form cells and living tissues. There is no sensation, motion, light, no life without metallic elements. Our human body is 99.5 hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen only four light weight elements. The other 0.5 is 20 other elements, most of which form our hard, dense skeleton. Being the least, lowest and simplest of all nutrients, these daily dietary trace elements are also the most taken for granted. ref General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry by H. Stephen Stoker ref Metallic elements, iridium and rhodium, are contributed to the healing effect of Acemannan mucopolysaccharide found just under the skin of the Barbadensis Miller Aloe Vera leaf. ref An Herbal Legacy of Courage by Dr. Christopher s son, David Christopher ref References Reflist Category Chemical element groups ... 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 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
may have metallic hydrogen in their centers Metallic hydrogen is a phase matter state of hydrogen ... it is an example of degenerate matter . Solid metallic hydrogen is predicted to consist of a crystal ... electrons in a metal . In liquid metallic hydrogen, protons do not have lattice ordering rather ... ul atm or val 3500000 ul psi , hydrogen atom s would display metallic properties, losing hold over ... On the possibility of a metallic modification of hydrogen journal Journal of Chemical Physics volume 3 pages 764 doi 10.1063 1.1749590 bibcode 1935JChPh...3..764W issue 12 ref Since then, metallic hydrogen ..., but can t find elusive metallic hydrogen url http www.news.cornell.edu releases May98 misbehaving.hydrogen.deb.html ... s core center of the Earth , in hopes of creating metallic hydrogen. ref cite web date 27 June ... and east 6244778.stm publisher BBC News accessdate 2010 01 02 ref Liquid metallic hydrogen Helium ... Bonev first1 S.A. coauthor et al . year 2004 title A quantum fluid of metallic hydrogen suggested by first ... put forward that metallic hydrogen may be a superconductivity superconductor , up to room temperature ... electrons and the lattice vibration s. ref cite journal last1 Ashcroft first1 N.W. year 1968 title Metallic ... and gases, and supersolid s. Egor Babaev predicted that if hydrogen and deuterium have liquid metallic ... types of quantum fluids superconducting superfluids and metallic superfluids . Such fluids were predicted ... N.W. year 2004 title A superconductor to superfluid phase transition in liquid metallic hydrogen journal ... 100 GPa , the first identifiably metallic hydrogen. ref cite journal last1 Weir first1 S.T. last2 ... metallic hydrogen, as it was not using solid hydrogen , thought to be necessary, and was working at temperatures ... , the hydrogen might be considered metallic. Other experimental research since 1996 Many experiments are continuing in the production of metallic hydrogen in laboratory conditions at static compression ... to see metallic hydrogen in laboratory at low temperature and static compression continues. Studies ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Metallic K.O. Type Live album Artist The Stooges Cover MetallicKO.jpg Released 1976 Recorded October 1973 & February 1974 Genre Hard rock , protopunk Length 82 37 Label Skydog Records Producer Iggy Pop Last album Raw Power br 1973 This album Metallic K.O. br 1976 Next album Open Up and Bleed br 1995 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score Rating 5 5 ref Allmusic class album id r41214 first Dave last Thompson accessdate August 14, 2011 ref rev2 Robert Christgau rev2Score C ref cite web publisher Robert Christgau title Consumer Guide, Iggy & The Stooges reviews url http robertchristgau.com get artist.php?id 3055&name Iggy and the Stooges accessdate August 14, 2011 ref noprose yes Metallic K.O. is a live recording by American hard rock band The Stooges . In its original form, the album was purported to contain the last half of a performance at the Michigan Theater Detroit Michigan Palace in Detroit, on February 9, 1974 the band s final live performance until their reformation in 2003. The performance was notable for the level of audience ... tapes and the 1988 release of the double album Metallic 2X K.O. reveals that the original album ... s. Metallic K.O. outsold The Stooges major label official releases, selling over 100,000 copies ... out of control. He describes the Stooges concert he attended that immediately preceded the Metallic ... the Michigan Palace on Thursday night. They do play, that is , and nobody gets killed, but Metallic ... There have been many wildly varying releases of Metallic K.O. over the years on many different ... url http www.connollyco.com discography iggy pop metallic.html title METALLIC K.O. accessdate 2009 ... 52 Cock in My Pocket 3 21 Louie Louie Richard Berry 3 24 Metallic 2X K.O. 1988 release This expanded ... Metallic K.O. it Metallic K.O. nn Metallic K.O. pl Metallic K.O. pt Metallic K.O. ru Metallic K.O. fi Metallic K.O. sv Metallic K.O. ... more details
File Metallic microlattice.jpg thumb A block of metallic microlattice being supported by a dandelion seed head. A metallic microlattice is a synthetic porous metallic material, consisting of an Ultralight material ultra light form of metal foam . ref name cw Its creators claim it is the lightest structural material known, with a density as low as 0.9 mg cm sup 3 sup . ref name cw It was developed by a team of scientists from HRL Laboratories , in collaboration with researchers at University of California, Irvine and Caltech , and was first announced in November 2011. The prototype samples were made from a nickel phosphorus alloy. ref name cw Synthesis To produce the metallic microlattice, a polymer template was first prepared using a technique based on self propagating waveguide formation, ref name j2 ref name j3 though it was noted that other methods can be used to fabricate the template. ref name j1 The process passed UV light through a perforated mask into a reservoir of UV curable resin . Fiber optic like Total internal reflection self trapping of the light occurred as the resin cured under each hole in the mask, forming a thin polymer fiber along the path of the light. By using multiple light beams, multiple fibers could then interconnect to form a lattice. The process was similar ... is etched away, leaving a free standing, Periodic function periodic porous metallic structure. Nickel ... precipitates . ref name j1 Properties Metallic microlattices are composed of a network of interconnecting ... air by volume, ref name cw cite web title Metallic microlattice lightest structure ever url http www.rsc.org ... by US engineers . BBC News, 18 November 2011. Retrieved 2011 11 25. ref Metallic microlattices are characterized ... current aerogels, which are brittle, glass like substances. This elastomeric property in metallic microlattices ... nanotube foams. ref name j1 Applications Metallic microlattices may find potential applications as thermal ... Ultralight Metallic Microlattices date Received 25 July 2011, published 12 October 2011 last1 Schaedler ... 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 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 form ... 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 only as present in a chunk of condensed matter, be it crystalline solid, liquid, or even glass. Metallic ... 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 phenomena ... 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
Bioabsorbable or bioresorbable metallic glass refers to a class of bulk metallic glass , which is based on magnesium . Research is underway to assess its feasibility for use as a biomaterial , specifically for orthopedic screws and fixation devices. The most well known publication, by a group of Swiss scientists led by http www.metphys.mat.ethz.ch people group head joergl Professor J rg L ffler , tested a Mg Zn Ca metallic glass with a composition of Mg sub 60 sub Zn sub 35 sub Ca sub 5 sub . No observable hydrogen bubble was formed as a by product of the degradation process. This was a significant finding, because hydrogen evolution has always been problematic in the magnesium based alloys crystalline . Another group from the University of New South Wales led by http www.materials.unsw.edu.au staff michael ferry Professor Michael Ferry is also tackling this topic. ref cite news url http www.materials.unsw.edu.au research bulk metallic glasses for biomedical electronics aerospace and advanced structural applications title BMGs for Electronic, Biomedical and Aerospace Applications date Apr 28, 2010 publisher University of New South Wales ref More information on https sites.google.com site unswbmg Bioabsorbable metallic glasses research undertaken from UNSW can be found here. Properties Unlike traditional steel or titanium, this material dissolves in organisms at a rate of roughly 1 millimeter per month and is replaced with bone tissue . This speed can be adjusted by varying the content of zinc. ref cite news url http physicsworld.com cws article news 40573 title Fixing bones with dissolvable glass date Oct 1, 2009 publisher PhysicsWorld ref References Reflist External links https sites.google.com site unswbmg Bioabsorbable metallic glasses See also Materials science Metallic Glass DEFAULTSORT Bioabsorbable Metallic Glass Category Metallurgy Category Alloys Category Amorphous metals Category Biomaterials ... more details
orphan date January 2010 main Earthquake engineering A metallic roller bearing is a base isolation device which is intended for protection of various building and non building structures against potentially damaging seismic loading lateral impacts of strong earthquakes. This bearing support may be adapted, with certain precautions, as a seismic isolator to skyscrapers and buildings on soft ground. Metallic roller bearings are employed by a housing complex 17 stories in Tokyo, Japan ref http www.okumuragumi.co.jp en technology building.html Base Isolated Building Construction Method by Metallic Roller Bearing ref . See also Commonscat Structural control Earthquake engineering structures Elevated building foundation References reflist Category Earthquake engineering Category Seismic vibration control architecture stub ru ... more details
Bi metallic coins are coin s consisting of more than one metal or alloy , generally arranged with an outer ring around a contrasting center. Common circulating examples include the 1 euro coins 1 , 2 euro coins 2 , United Kingdom British Two pounds British coin 2 , Canada Canadian Two Dollar Coin Canada 2 , South Africa n South African rand R5 , Turkey Turkish Turkish lira 1 lira , Rupiah IDR 1K and all Mexico Mexican coins of Mexican peso 1 or higher denomination. Bi metallic coins have been issued for a long time, with examples known dating from the 17th century, while the Roman Empire issued special occasion, large medallions with a center of bronze or copper and an outer ring of orichalcum , starting with the reign of Hadrian . The silver center cent pattern coin pattern produced by the United ... large numbers of bi metallic penny model and less common halfpenny model tokens, as a proposal ... times, the first circulating bi metallic coin was the Italy Italian 500 Italian lira lire , first issued ... , and Thailand , with a 10 Thai baht baht , issued bi metallic coins for circulation in 1988, all based on the Italian 500 lire s minting process. India introduced 10 Indian rupee rupee bi metallic coins in 2009 that are dated 2006 minted at Noida . France and Monaco also introduced tri metallic 20 franc coins in 1992. These were similar to the corresponding bi metallic 10 franc coins, but had two rings instead of one. These were the only tri metallic circulating coins ever minted. As well as circulating coins, where they are generally restricted to high denomination coins, bi metallic coins are often ..., the only bi metallic coin of the United States is the 2000 Library of Congress bimetallic ten dollar ... alongside the bimetallic coin. br External links http wbcc online.com Worldwide Bi Metallic Collectors ... articles bi metallic.asp A History of Bi metallic Coins http bimetalliccoins.blogspot.com Bimetallic Coins Collection DEFAULTSORT Bi Metallic Coins Category Bimetallic coins coin stub de Bimetallm nze ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Clouds Taste Metallic Type Studio album Artist The Flaming Lips Cover FlamingLipsCloudsTasteMetallic.jpg Released September 19, 1995 Recorded Genre Alternative rock , Noise pop , Neo psychedelia Length 47 31 Label Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Producer The Flaming Lips , Dave Fridmann Last album Transmissions from the Satellite Heart br 1993 This album Clouds Taste Metallic br 1995 Next album Zaireeka br 1997 Misc Singles Name Clouds Taste Metallic Type studio Single 1 Bad Days Single 1 date 1995 Single 2 This Here Giraffe Single 2 date 1996 Single 3 Brainville Single 3 date 1996 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score Rating 4.5 5 ref Allmusic class album id r224094 pure url yes Allmusic review ref rev2 NME rev2score 5 10 ref name NME Review cite journal first Mark last Sutherland title Review The Flaming Lips Clouds Taste Metallic journal NME publisher IPC Media issue September 30, 1995 page 55 ref rev4 Sputnikmusic rev4score Rating 4.5 5 ref http www.sputnikmusic.com review 31792 The Flaming Lips Clouds Taste Metallic ref Automatically generated by DASHBot Clouds Taste Metallic is the seventh album by the band The Flaming Lips , released on September 19, 1995. It is the last Flaming Lips album featuring guitarist Ronald Jones musician Ronald Jones , and the last album presenting the group as a guitar driven, alternative rock band. They Punctured My Yolk was sampled on Beastie Boys To the 5 Boroughs album in the song We Got The. The album s recording is featured heavily in the documentary The Fearless Freaks . An alternate mix of Bad Days had previously been released on the Extended play EP Due to High Expectations... The Flaming Lips Are Providing Needles for Your Balloons and the Batman Forever soundtrack Batman Forever soundtrack. Track listing Track listing title1 The Abandoned Hospital Ship length1 3 38 title2 ... Clouds Taste Metallic it Clouds Taste Metallic pl Clouds Taste Metallic pt Clouds Taste Metallic ... more details
Refimprove date February 2011 Non metallic inclusions are chemical compounds and nonmetal nonmetals that are present in steel and alloy alloys . They are the product of chemical reactions, physical effects, and contamination that occurs during the melting and pouring process. These inclusions are categorized by origin as either endogenous or exogenous. ref name van cite book last Vander Voort first ... Non metallic inclusions arise because of many physical chemical effects that occur in molten and consolidated metal during production. Non metallic inclusions that arise because of different Chemical ... in the metal. Such non metallic inclusions are called foreign, accidental or exogenous. Most inclusions ... of non metallic inclusions Non metallic inclusions, the presence of which defines purity of steel, are classified ... non metallic inclusions are divided into the following groups oxide s simple FeO, MnO, Cr sub 2 sub ... crystalline silicates. Silicates are the biggest group among non metallic inclusions. In liquid steel non metallic inclusions are in solid or liquid condition. It depends on the melting temperature. By stability, non metallic inclusions are either stable or unstable. Unstable inclusions are those ... properties. Influence of non metallic inclusions to the properties of steel and alloys Present ... any non metallic inclusions. Inclusions are present in any steel to a greater or lesser extent according to the mixture and conditions of production. Usually the amount of non metallic inclusions in steel ... small size. Non metallic inclusions in steel are foreign substances. They disrupt the homogeneity ... , non metallic inclusions can cause cracks and Fatigue material fatigue failure in steel. When investigating the influence of non metallic inclusions on the quality of steel, of great importance are the properties ... of non metallic inclusions have been developed and are now in use. These make it possible to determine content, structure and amount of non metallic inclusions in steel and alloys with high accuracy ... more details
Iron metallic discoloration occurred more frequently in the past when soluble iron compounds were used in the treatment of allergic contact and other dermatitis , and in eroded areas iron was sometimes deposited in the skin, like a tattoo . ref name Andrews James, William Berger, Timothy Elston, Dirk 2005 . Andrews Diseases of the Skin Clinical Dermatology . 10th ed. . Saunders. ISBN 0 7216 2921 0. ref rp 859 See also Skin lesion References reflist Cutaneous condition stub Category Disturbances of human pigmentation ... more details
Expert subject Technology date November 2008 Complex metallic alloys CMA s are intermetallics intermetallic compounds characterized by the following structural features large unit cell s, comprising some tens up to thousands of atoms, the presence of well defined atom cluster physics clusters , frequently of icosahedral point group symmetry , the occurrence of inherent disorder in the ideal structure. Research Most physical properties of CMAs show distinct differences with respect to the behaviour of normal metallic alloys and therefore these materials possess a high potential for technological application. Since 2005, the European Commission is funding the Network of Excellence CMA http www.cma ecnoe.org , which unites 19 core groups in 12 countries. Examples Example Phase matter phases are Aluminium Al Magnesium Mg 1168 atoms per unit cell, face centred Cubic crystal system cubic , atoms arranged in Friauf polyhedron polyhedra . Al Palladium Pd Manganese Mn 318 atoms per unit cell, face centred Orthorhombic crystal system orthorhombic , atoms arranged in Mackay type clusters. T Mg Al Zinc Zn Bergman phase 163 atoms per unit cell, body centred cubic, atoms arranged in Bergman clusters. T Al sub 3 sub Mn Taylor phase 204 atoms per unit cell, face centred orthorohombic, atoms arranged in Mackay type clusters. Further reading cite journal last Urban first Knut coauthors Feuerbacher, M. title Structurally complex alloy phases journal Journal of Non Crystalline Solids volume 334 335 pages 143 150 publisher Elsevier B.V. date 2004 03 15 doi 10.1016 j.jnoncrysol.2003.11.029 External links http www.cma ecnoe.net EC Network of Excellence Complex Metallic Alloys Category Intermetallics chemistry stub ... more details
Metallic path facilities MPF are the unshielded twisted pair of copper wires that run from a main distribution frame MDF at a local telephone exchange to the customer. See also Telephone exchange Local loop unbundling Local loop Main distribution frame References cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Openreach Local Loop Unbundling work publisher BT Group BT Interconnect date url http www.btinterconnect.com llunbundle index.htm format doi accessdate 2006 10 27 Category Broadband Category Networking hardware Category Local loop ... more details
Taxobox status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Nectariniidae genus Aethopyga species A. pulcherrima binomial Aethopyga pulcherrima binomial authority Richard Bowdler Sharpe Sharpe , 1876 synonyms The Metallic winged Sunbird Aethopyga pulcherrima is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is Endemism endemic to the Philippines . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest s and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest s. References FieldianaZool114 1. BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 53038 all Aethopyga pulcherrima . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. Nectariniidae stub Category Birds of the Philippines Category Aethopyga nl Glansvleugelhoningzuiger pt Aethopyga pulcherrima sv Smaragdvingad solf gel ... more details
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