Solid heterogeneous catalysts are plated on meshes in ceramic catalytic converter s in order to maximize their surface area.

Solid superacid catalysts alleviate the need to dispose of spent acids, thus providing a significant environmental advantage over dissolved acids.

A variety of topics in Physics such as crystallography, metallurgy, elasticity, magnetism, etc., were treated as distinct areas, until the 1940s when they were grouped together as Solid state physics.

Solid black and solid chocolate dachshunds occur, and even though dogs with such coloration are often considered handsome, the colors are nonstandard, that is, the dogs are frowned upon in the conformation ring in the US and Canada.

This was the case with the overseas versions of Final Fantasy VII, Metal Gear Solid and Rogue Galaxy, which contained additional features ( such as new difficulty settings for Metal Gear Solid ), resulting in re-released versions of those respective games in Japan ( Final Fantasy VII International, Metal Gear Solid: Integral and Rogue Galaxy: Director's Cut ).

Hoover managed to crack the so-called " Solid South ", winning such Democratic strongholds as Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Texas and Tennessee ; the Deep South stood with Smith.

Some disco songs incorporated sounds produced with synthesizers and drum machines, and some compositions were entirely electronic ; examples include Giorgio Moroder's late 1970s productions such as Donna Summer's hit single " I Feel Love " from 1977, Cerrone's Supernature ( 1977 ), Yellow Magic Orchestra's synth-disco-pop productions from their self-titled album ( 1978 ), Solid State Survivor ( 1979 ), and several early 1980s disco-pop productions by the Hi-NRG group Lime.

* Solid items that can be poured and are measured by their containers ( such as, in many places, berries )

For example, Konami was forced to remove all references to cigarettes in the 2000 Game Boy Color game Metal Gear Solid ( although the previous NES version of Metal Gear and the subsequent GameCube game Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes both included such references, as did Wii title MadWorld ), and maiming and blood were removed from the Nintendo 64 port of Cruis ' n USA.

Plans for the new network were scrapped when sufficient advertising slots could not be sold, though Paramount would contribute some programs to Operation Prime Time, such as the mini-series A Woman Called Golda, and the weekly pop music program, Solid Gold.

For this, scripting languages such as PLaSM ( Programming Language of Solid Modeling ) are more suitable.

This led to the release of mid-range packages such as SolidWorks in 1995, Solid Edge ( then Intergraph ) in 1996 and Autodesk Inventor in 1999.

One week, the entire group of Solid Gold Dancers managed to squeeze into a single square ; at other times, the lower left square was modified into a rectangle to accommodate extra stars or props, such as kitchens for Wolfgang Puck, Joe Carcione or Justin Wilson.

Since Norman's first professional release in 1967 as a lead singer of the one-hit wonder band People !, more than 100 of his own albums have been released through such commercial record labels as Capitol, MGM, Verve, and his own independent labels: One Way Records, Solid Rock Records, Street Level Records, and Phydeaux Records.

and Larry Norman's Solid Rock Records, home to such artists as Randy Stonehill, Tom Howard, Mark Heard, and others, leased the recordings from Word.

Grace Slick would appear frequently on MTV and such music-oriented television shows as Solid Gold, giving the band a high visibility in the MTV era.

Ico received several gaming acclamations from the video gaming press, and was considered to be one of the Games of the Year by many publications, despite competing with releases such as Halo, Metal Gear Solid 2, and Grand Theft Auto 3.

Several game designers, such as Eiji Aonuma, Hideo Kojima, and Jordan Mechner, have cited Ico as having influenced the visual appearance of their games, including The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, respectively.

* Solid state, tapered chain shock absorbers, using one or more tapered, axial alignment ( s ) of granular spheres, typically made of metals such as nitinol, in a casing.

Solid, inanimate objects on the holodeck — items such as a book, a rock, or an apple — are composed of matter arranged by the replication system and, when deemed appropriate by the computer system, can be interacted with or even consumed.

* Design — 3D wireframe geometry creation, dimensioning, importing and exporting of non-Mastercam CAD files ( such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Inventor, Parasolid, etc.

* Lathe Entry — 3D wireframe geometry creation, dimensioning, importing and exporting of non-Mastercam CAD files ( such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Inventor, Parasolid, etc.

* Router Entry — 3D wireframe geometry creation, dimensioning, importing and exporting of non-Mastercam CAD files ( such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Inventor, Parasolid, etc.

*, Solid state solar to microwave energy converter system and apparatus, Kenneth W. Dudley, et al.

The Space Shuttle is launched with the help of two solid-fuel boosters known as Solid rocket booster | SRB s

Note the bright orange flame from the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster | solid rocket booster's combustion of ammonium perchlorate and aluminum, compared to the blue and clear flame of hydrogen and oxygen from the Space Shuttle Main Engine s.

In 2009, Wired included the game in its list of " The 15 Most Influential Games of the Decade " at # 13, concluding that every " videogame story that subverts a player ’ s expectations owes a debt to the ground broken by Metal Gear Solid 2.

For The Twin Snakes, Metal Gear Solid < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s gameplay was altered to resemble that of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.

The city pioneered the Color-coded transport system, Integrated Solid Waste Management System, Volunteerism, Organized vendors, elderly, youth and women ’ s groups, use of slogans, People ’ s Law Enforcement Board, Emergency Response Team, and international awards such as the UNESCO Cities for Peace representing Asia and the Pacific in 1997 and the Konrad Adenauer Local Medal of Excellence in 1999.

The Daily Vanguard calls Duke " a badass, something like a cross between Dirty Harry and Metal Gear Solid < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s Solid Snake "

Joe, Universal ’ s Land of the Dead and Shaun of the Dead ; and Konami ’ s Silent Hill, Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid and Speed Racer.

January 2002 saw TAS ’ s first studio recorded demo which subsequently landed in the hand ’ s of Seattle based label Solid State Records, that eventually granted the band a record deal.

If a player is spotted, the Ki meter will turn red, the enemy will alert everyone in the area, and the player is forced to fight hand-to-hand or hide somewhere until the enemies give up their search and resume their patrol routes ( similar to Metal Gear Solid < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s " Soliton Radar ").

Richard Quine, on the other hand, would go on to " A " features, most memorably with The Solid Gold Cadillac ( 1956 ), which starred Judy Holliday and Paul Douglas and established Quine ’ s career as a major Columbia director.

In Metal Gear < nowiki >' s </ nowiki > cover Solid Snake no longer holds his gun ; 1up. com < nowiki >' s </ nowiki > Scott Sharkey said that without the gun, Snake was " making a vaguely masturbatory gesture.

A spokesperson stated that it was ' New Zealand ’ s first state-sponsored species extinction ' and that Chris Carter, the Minister of Conservation at that time, had bowed to pressure from Solid Energy and had ignored consistent advice from the Department of Conservation.

While the 38 bars and 10 men ’ s clubs known to police — including Crazy Bodies, Keop ’ s, Men ’ s Club, Foxy ’ s, and Solid Gold — report good business, they also create problems for the area.

Solid concrete blocks, relatively heavy and dense, are used for this shelter.

Solid blocks are recommended because hollow blocks would have to be filled with concrete to give effective protection.

Solid fats from the seeds of the mahua tree, the shea tree, and the coconut palm are used to make candles in tropical countries.

Solid backs and sides can also contribute to a pleasant sound, although laminated sides and backs are acceptable alternatives, commonly found in mid-level guitars ( in the range of US $ 300 –$ 1000 ).

Solid ink printers, also known as phase-change printers, are a type of thermal transfer printer.

Solid ink printers are most commonly used as colour office printers, and are excellent at printing on transparencies and other non-porous media.

Examples are the Matthew Reilly books Temple and Hell Island, the James Rollins books Sandstorm, Map of Bones, The Judas Strain, The Doomsday Key and Black Order, and the video game series Metal Gear Solid, as well as the video games Infamous, Vanquish, and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction.

Solid linings are often used in classical guitars, while kerfed lining is most often found in steel string acoustics.

Solid body guitars are also used.

Solid iron and steel tips are seldom used because they store less heat, and rusting can break the heating element.

Short stories by Virginia Woolf are " Kew Gardens " ( 1919 ) and " Solid Objects ," about a politician with mental problems.

While the goal of automated CAD systems is to increase efficiency, they are not necessarily the best way to allow newcomers to understand the geometrical principles of Solid Modeling.

Solid rockets are still used today in model rockets and on larger applications for their simplicity and reliability.

Solid rockets are used as light launch vehicles for low Earth orbit ( LEO ) payloads under 2 tons or escape payloads up to 1100 pounds.

Solid propellant rocket motors can be bought for use in model rocketry ; they are normally small cylinders of black powder fuel with an integral nozzle and sometimes a small charge that is set off when the propellant is exhausted after a time delay.

Solid black spots in place of open rosettes are generally seen along the face, limbs and underbelly.

One notable example is in Metal Gear Solid 4 where a few elevator music themed tracks are accessible on the in-game iPod.