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    NUCLEAR REACTOR
    August 22, 1950 - Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    The pile achieved criticality in the Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor (BGRR), the world's first nuclear reactor dedicated to the peaceful applications of atomic energy. It was patterned after a successful reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The improved reactor design of the BGRR added facilities to accommodate research in medicine, biology, chemistry, physics and nuclear engineering. The reactor pile consisted of a 700-ton, 25-foot cube of graphite fueled by uranium, enclosed in a steel-lined, high-density, five-foot-thick concrete shield. A total of 1,369 fuel channels were available with roughly half in use at any given time. Reactor power was controlled by insertion and removal of boron steel control rods.

    VICTROLA
    August 22, 1906 - New Jersey, USA

    The Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, New Jersey, began to manufacture the Victrola record player. The hand cranked unit, with horn cabinet, sold for $200. Unlike previous phonographs, which were toy-like turntables with a large speaker horn to amplify the sound, this was housed in an elegant wood cabinet in several contemporary (for the time) furniture styles. The speaker horn and turntable mechanism were totally concealed, and there were convenient storage compartments for records thus transforming the phonograph into a popular household item, and setting the pattern of wood cabinetry enclosures later imitated by radios and television sets well into the 1950s.

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While you are purchasing a wedding ring the texture, color and shapes of the rigs are the important factors which you have to take care of. If you consider all these matters you are sure to be gainer.

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If we say a "wedding ring" then it sounds very simple. It is a thing that the bride and groom exchange on their wedding day. But if we think deeply then we can understand that it is something that binds the husband and the wife throughout their lifetime. If we think thus, it becomes a matter of great importance. It becomes obvious that everyone must be conscious while choosing the wedding ring for their loved ones. It will be with them forever as the sweet memory of their wedding day.

There are certain aspects of a wedding ring that should be paid attention to. Wedding rings differ from each other in color, texture, shape and size. These facts may create problems for you when you go to market for buying a wedding ring. So it is better for you that you make your mind up and then visit any store. This article will hopefully help you in this matter.

At first the wedding rings are different from each other in their base metal. Some are made of yellow gold or white gold or silver; some are made of platinum or titanium or tungsten. These metals vary in their cost.

The color of the rings differs according to the color of the metal. If it is normal gold, then the color will be yellowish. Now-a-days white gold is available in the market. White gold is developed when palladium and silver are alloyed with gold. Platinum and titanium are also white metals. Titanium is cheaper than platinum. For this titanium wedding rings are becoming popular day by day.

The wedding rings are found in the market in various shapes. It depends on you to choose the perfect one. You should at first visit any jewelry store or simply visit the online stores staying at home. This inspection will help you to have a clear idea about the thousands of models. To do this through internet is the best way. If you visit any online store, the online merchants are able to show a huge number of models throughout the whole world.

In the market many types of designs are available. There are solid rings as well as rings of intricate designs with subtle finishing. Some wedding rings are decorated with diamond or other precious stones. You may like white stones as diamond or you may also like the colorful stones. There are many colorful stones like ruby, sapphire, emerald etc.

These are all the types of wedding rings. When you are purchasing the ring you should keep in knowledge all these information. But the most important thing that you should not forget is the personality of your partner, and his or her choice.

You must choose the metal of the wedding ring with great care. Some of the metals are not at all suitable for the sensitive kind of skin. They can be the cause of skin rashes or skin allergy. The wedding ring is worn by everybody till their last breath. So this is a vital factor to be taken care of.

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