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Reviver plate4/18/2023 ![]() Text notification via Reviver app if plate has been removed from mounting bracket Tamper proof mounting and Robust Anti-Theft Features Switch from a white background with black text or to a black background and white text via Reviver mobile app at any time. Choose from 1,000's of already approved text or submit your own for approval by the Department of Motor Vehicles. *Actual plate numbers cannot be customized.Ĭustomizable text beneath actual plate digits. ![]() Customized plate numbers must first be ordered and transferred to your vehicle before uploaded to your Reviver plate. Actual plate numbers must be registered with your local DMV. Standard or Customized plates may be uploaded. Pay your registration via Reviver App and never worry about DMV visits again! *Updates instantly. So think of this are a long term investment to all your future cars! In the Box Your digital plate can be transferred for an indefinite period of time from vehicle to vehicle. To learn more, visit .*Currently Rplate is available for rear plate only. The RPlate can be purchased online here or at your auto dealership. “We appreciate partnership, and I think that’s what we’re focused on this year as we’re growing, is partnering-not recreating the wheel, but using partnership to expand and grow.” Those guys really get it, they’re really smart, they’re really wanting to do what’s best for their consumers and they look at things in a very creative way, so we really appreciate that,” Boston adds. “Working with the Department of Transportation and DMV in Arizona has been an absolute pleasure. So there’s a lot of really interesting things that you can think about integrating when it comes to how you deal with compliance.”Īdditional upcoming features of the RPlate include the ability to utilize the plate as a virtual wallet, allowing you to store and tie personal information to your wallet, such as vehicle registration cards, and pay for tolling fees directly on the Reviver app, plus an expanded selection of fully customizable banner messages to personalize your vehicle and license plate. And then we’re also looking at payments to be able to streamline the ability to make payments through the license plate because it knows proximity. “We’re also going to be working on a parking aggregation, so that you can actually use the plate as a parking meter when you’re parked. anywhere in the country, you know, from here to New York and back, which is fantastic,” says Boston. “We’re working on-and we’ll be launching in the next two weeks-a tolling application, so you’ll be able to do tolling through the plate. In addition to safety alerts and in-app registration, the battery-operated, DMV-approved RPlate offers quick and easy self-installation, customizable visuals, bluetooth connectivity and more-all monitored and controlled through the RPlate mobile app.Īs possibilities for the connected car continue to expand, Reviver is set to introduce new developments that will reimagine the everyday driving experience for Arizonans even more. So, just think about everything on the vehicle being smart except for the plate. ![]() So, you can update your registration renewal, you can do messaging, if the vehicle is stolen you can put ‘stolen’ on the plate- you have the ability to track the plate. ![]() “ is an e-paper device that is digital and what it allows you to do is to update the plate remotely. “It’s been probably a hundred plus years that we’ve been using the same kind of technology for the license plate-it’s a piece of tin metal that’s attached to the vehicle,” says Reviver Co-Founder Neville Boston, pictured below. Reviver, developer of the world’s first digital license plate and connected vehicle platform, is transforming and modernizing the driving experience here in Arizona and across the country.Ĭurrently available for purchase in Arizona, California and Michigan, the Reviver digital license plate uses innovative technology and a convenient smartphone-controlled platform to connect drivers to their vehicles and improve the auto world for everyone, including drivers, DMVs, highway patrol, auto dealerships and commercial fleet businesses. ![]()
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Average weather santa cruz ca4/17/2023 ![]() ![]() While the next round of rain may not be as strong as what the state has already received, he added, “because of the cumulative impact, we are still in a situation where things can get dangerous quickly”. “It has really been a weather whiplash all throughout the season,” said Brian Ferguson, a deputy director for California governor’s office of emergency services, adding that years of drought followed by so much precipitation put extra pressure on state systems. Wildfire burn scars left sparsely vegetated slopes vulnerable to slides. The dramatic swing from devastating dryness to drenched has compounded the effects of the storms, as drought-weakened trees were easily pummeled by thrashing winds kicked up during the storms, and punched trees through windows, across roads, and into power lines, leaving thousands in the dark. Officials have not yet determined the extent of the winter storms’ damage overall, but dozens are believed to have lost their lives as a result of the severe weather since the start of the year. Meanwhile, mountain towns tucked along the Sierra Nevada range spent weeks socked-in by the snow that buried homes and businesses and left mounds as high as buildings. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images Below: A snowbank piled up from multiple snowstorms in Mammoth Lakes, California. Top: A house is left hanging from a cliff after a landslide in Orange county, California. Sinkholes opened in streets across the state since the storms began, swallowing cars and adding to travel headaches exacerbated by winter weather closures, flooded roadways and thoroughfares clogged with mud. Some may have nothing to return to.ĭown the coast, the rains chewed into mushy hillsides that line the coast in Orange county, prompting evacuations as homes dangled precariously over the bluffs that gave way behind them. Hundreds of displaced residents who had to escape the rushing waters before dawn last Saturday remain in shelters scattered throughout the region. Repairs in the breached levee that left the town of Pajaro submerged are ongoing as crews work to fill holes with stones and sand. ![]() “It is also going to hamper ongoing relief efforts.”įorty of California’s 58 counties remain under emergency declarations and with little time to spare before the next dousing, officials and residents across the state rushed to secure saturated hillsides and inundated infrastructure, and clear strewn debris and downed trees left behind by the last storm. “ is going to exacerbate things further with the flooding and the other impacts going on unfortunately,” said Jon Gottschalck, who heads the operational prediction branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (Noaa) climate prediction center, noting that more heavy rainfall and higher elevation snowfall is in the forecast. ![]()
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![]() If you've forgotten to turn off FRP and send a phone to someone else, you'll likely need to help them get it set up. If it doesn't, you're good to go: power it off and box it up! Oops! Too late, I already sent it. If it asks for the previous username and password, FRP is still enabled. Just try to sign back into it after you've reset it. You can make sure any reset protection has been removed from a phone you want to find a new owner for. If you try to reset a phone through the bootloader, FRP will kick in, and it can't be set back up without the previous account's password. This will automatically remove all the associated accounts in a way that "frees" the phone from FRP. On modern Android phones, there shouldn't be any problems as long as you choose to factory reset your phone through its settings. When you've made sure all of the Google accounts have been erased, you can then factory reset your phone or tablet through the device settings.With an account selected, look for a delete or remove option, usually hidden behind the three little dots in the top corner of the screen. That's also done in the settings - look for a section labeled Accounts. Once that's done, you need to remove any and all Google Accounts from the phone or tablet.This isn't a required step for all phones, but some want you to do this, so we're including it here. ![]() Open your device settings and remove any security you have for the lock screen. ![]() If your phone is really old, you might need to remove the accounts that are signed in manually: There may be a few devices still in use that require a bit more hands-on work. If your phone has an extra layer of reset protection from the company who built it or has a "find my phone" app from the company who built it, you'll want to disable that manually first. ![]() On most phones, it will be automatically done whenever you choose to reset the data through the phone's settings. Disabling FRP (Factory Reset Protection) is simple. ![]()
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Supreme commander cheat engine4/17/2023 ![]() ![]() Later waves will include gunships that will target your shield generators. If your resources permit (don't forget to scavenge wreckage) build a few additional anti-air defences and shields. You won't build one but it saves having to replay this annoying mission. After that you can research land units, especially the Megalith for the secondary mission. Build a few point defence towers near your factories and build a few more Engineers to repair your buildings.įocus your research on improving your defences, getting a shield and then improve on the game and health of your turrets. For the first one or two waves you can go around repair the Mass Extractors and fight the waves but you should focus on building shield and anti-air add-ons on both your factories. As soon as the mission starts you want to group your forces in the corner of your base and protect your factories and the mission-crucial building. You will be assaulted from three directions and not have enough resources to even defend your initial base. I am not beating around the bush, this operation is hard. ↳ Field of Glory II: Medieval - Open Beta v.1.5.*** Spoiler - click to reveal *** Survive more attack waves after the download completes. ![]() ↳ Field of Glory II: Medieval Beta Archives.↳ Field of Glory II: Medieval - Frequently Asked Questions.↳ Field of Glory II: Medieval - Tournaments & Leagues.↳ Field of Glory II: Medieval - After Action Reports.↳ Field of Glory II: Medieval - Modding. ![]() ↳ Field of Glory II: Medieval - Scenario Design.↳ Field of Glory II: Medieval Tech Support.↳ Panzer Corps 2: Multiplayer & Tournaments.↳ Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War: Suggestions.↳ Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War: Modding.↳ Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War: Tech Support.↳ Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War.↳ Field of Glory II: Frequently Asked Questions.↳ Field of Glory II: The Divisional Championships.↳ Field of Glory II: Tournaments & Leagues.↳ Field of Glory II: After Action Reports.↳ Gettysburg: The Tide Turns - After Action Reports (AAR).↳ Gettysburg: The Tide Turns - Technical Support.↳ Slitherine/Matrix Press Event 2012 - The Home of Wargamers.R: Change hovered unit facing (left/right) Shift + Click (with unit selected): Move unit to new locationĬTRL + numpad number (with unit selected: Set AI team ĪLT + numpad number (with unit selected: Set AI team 10 + ĬTRL + click (with valid transport type selected): Assign transport to target unit on the mapĬTRL + T: toggle overlay image on/off (_template.jpg) Page Up/Down: Scrolls through units that still have movement or attack points leftį9: Take screenshot, saved in the game documents folder (PNG file format) Kill a unit with a single shot (used for scenario testing - applies to the AI as well unless turned off or the AI is disabled)įroBodine wrote:So, where might we find the cheat code list please, in case we are tempted to use them? Hotkeys Turns the UI display off or back on again (#videomode on means the UI display is off, and vice versa) Unlocks all purchased DLC scenarios for individual play, even if preceding missions in the campaign are not yet completed #gimmeall (works with the game's main menu screen in view may take a few seconds to complete) Unlocks the gorgeous commander Lieutenant Lena, who is not just eye candy (adds 100 shock capability to her assigned unit) With a unit in focus, adjust its strength to value X with a maximum of 20 (adjusted after current turn ends) X extra turns (added after current turn ends) ![]() + or - X income per turn (applies to all human-controlled factions) + or - X resources (applies to all human-controlled factions) +500 resources (applies to all human-controlled factions) Enter hashtag (#) followed by the cheat code. Press Shift + c to open the cheat code console. ![]()
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Palia pragmata4/16/2023 ![]() ![]() The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. These cookies can only be read from the domain that it is set on so it will not track any data while browsing through another sites. This cookie is used to track how many times users see a particular advert which helps in measuring the success of the campaign and calculate the revenue generated by the campaign. This cookie is set by Google and stored under the name. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. The cookie is set by Addthis which enables the content of the website to be shared across different networking and social sharing websites.Īnalytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. This cookie is used for social media sharing tracking service. This cookie is set by the provider Addthis. This cookie is used for sharing of links on social media platforms. This cookie allows to collect information on user behaviour and allows sharing function provided by This cookie is used to recognize the visitor upon re-entry. This cookie is set by to enable sharing of links on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter The cookie is used for security purposes.įunctional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. The cookie is set by Wix website building platform on Wix website. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It helps in load balancing and optimizing the visitor experience. ![]() The cookie is used for registering which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This cookie is set by the provider Twitch. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Advertisement". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Sign up for the Palia Pre-Alpha to be one of the first humans to emerge!Ĭategories Adventure, Download, Indie, MMO, RPG Tags alpha sign up, indie games, Palia, Palia alpha sign up, Palia game Post navigation The lore seems pretty intriguing and its cozy world looks for a delightful place to spend some time in. It’s a beautiful looking game that looks set to be more about exploration, discovery and enjoying yourself than the traditional MMO fare of fighting everything you see. In Palia you’ll step into the shoes of one of these newly-emerged humans and build a life for yourself in its friendly fantasy world. That is until one day humans mysteriously begin to appear back all over the world. There are tales of their grandeur and mastery of magic, but they were thought to just be tales. In the fantasy world of Palia, humans were thought of as a legendary race after being thought to be extinct for thousands of years. Palia is a beautiful new massively multiplayer open world adventure set in a cozy fantasy world where humans mysteriously begin to appear after thousands of years of being extinct. ![]()
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Postico vs psequel4/16/2023 ![]() Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Sequel. Sequel Pro alternatives are mainly Database Managers but may also be Relational Databases or Business Intelligence Tools. Despite the higher kidney and liver uptake and retention of compound 7, the simple radiosynthesis and the exceptionally high tumor uptake (SUV 60min 2.11) and retention make radiotracer 7 an interesting alternative to radiotracer DCFPyL for PET imaging of PSMA in prostate cancer.į-18 Positron emission tomography (PET) Prostate cancer Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA). Other interesting Windows alternatives to Sequel Pro are MySQL Workbench, HeidiSQL, DataGrip and Valentina Studio. Radiotracer 7 displayed the highest uptake and retention in LNCaP tumors, which exceeded uptake values of reference compound DCFPyL by more than 100 %. Postico 2 is the next major version coming after Postico 1.5. ![]() Whether you want to enter data, search data, or perform SQL queries, Postico has you covered. Postico offers SQL developers a top-notch SQL editor and query interface to Mac users who work with PostgreSQL databases. Our customers range from researchers and analysts to app developers and students. The observed tumor uptake and clearance profiles demonstrate the importance of the selected prosthetic group on the pharmacokinetic profile of analyzed PSMA-targeting radiotracers. Postico 2 is a database app with a very strong focus on its core audience: people who use databases. Dynamic PET imaging revealed the following SUV 60min for radiotracer uptake in PSMA(+) LNCaP tumors: 0.98 (DCFPyL), 2.11 (7), 0.40 (4), and 0.19 (8). ![]() The IC 50 value of reference compound DCFPyL was 13 nM. Compounds 4 and 8 showed IC 50 values of 13 and 62 nM, respectively. Compound 7 displayed an IC 50 value of 6 nM reflecting very high affinity for PSMA. Tumor uptake and clearance profiles of three F-18-labeled PSMA inhibitors (4, 7, and 8) were studied with dynamic PET imaging using LNCaP tumor-bearing mice.į-18-labeled PSMA inhibitors were synthesized in 32-69 % radiochemical yields using (1) acylation reaction at the primary amino group of the lysine residue with SFB and (2) oxime formation with 4-fluorobenzaldehyde and FDG using the respective aminooxy-functionalized lysine residue. All fluorine-containing PSMA inhibitors were tested for their PSMA inhibitory potency in an in vitro competitive binding assay in comparison to an established reference compound TAAG-PSMA. ![]() Prosthetic groups N-succinimidyl-4-fluorobenzoate (SFB), 4-fluorobenzaldehyde, and 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) were used for bioconjugation reactions to PSMA-binding lysine-urea-glutamate scaffold via acylation and oxime formation. Here, we describe the synthesis and radiopharmacological evaluation of various F-18-labeled PSMA inhibitors which were prepared through different prosthetic group chemistry strategies. The favorable positron emission tomography (PET) imaging profile of the PSMA imaging agent 2-(3-(1-carboxy-5-fluoro-pyridine-3-carbonyl)-amino]-pentyl)-ureido)-pentane-dioic acid DCFPyL in preclinical prostate cancer models and in prostate cancer patients stimulated the development and validation of other fluorine-containing PSMA inhibitors to further enhance pharmacokinetics and simplify production methods. Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is an important biomarker expressed in the majority of prostate cancers. ![]()
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Arangodb performance4/16/2023 ![]() ![]() Main praises include the reasonable price, quick-installation, and that it is user-friendly. The main criticism of reviews seems to be the desire for more robust documentation. The majority of the reviews are very positive, and it should be noted that the last average review was from June 2016, so it seems like OrientDB is doing a stand-up job of fixing bugs and deploying fully-developed features. ![]() There are 33 user reviews on G2 with an average rating of 4/5 stars. It does not simply “add layers for additional models, resulting in decreased performance.” It is open-sourced, but commercial support is available from OrientDB as well.Īccording to their website, OrientDB provides the service of a graph database system without the need to “deploy multiple systems to handle other data types.” This method serves to increase “performance and security while supporting scalability.” OrientDB differentiates itself from the many graph database systems by managing a multi-model system by design. OrientDB is implemented with Java, so it can be run on all operating systems with a Java JDK ≥ JDK6. Gremlin and SQL queries are both supported for graph traversal. It supports schema-less, schema-full, and schema-mixed modes. OrientDB is a schema-free multi-model database system supporting graph, document, key/value, and object models. Net, C, C#, C++, Clojure, Java, JavaScript, JavaScript(Node.js), PHP, Python, Ruby, and Scala. To get more developers to buy-in to the multi-model approach, ArangoDB needs to continually evolve and innovate.Initially released in 2010, OrientDB supports many programming languages including. ![]() The feedback we receive from this benchmark enables us to improve by listening and reacting to community opinion. Our findings illustrate again that native multi-model ArangoDB not only competes, but frequently outperforms single-model. The full open source NoSQL performance benchmark is available here with full details about data, machines, software and tests.Ĭlaudius Weinberger, CEO of ArangoDB, said: “One of our main objectives, when conducting the benchmark, is to demonstrate that a native multi-model database can compete with single-model databases on their home turf. Since the last benchmark, OrientDB hasn’t improved and is slower by 20x.įurther benchmark results include neighbors search and neighbors with profile data, shortest path and memory usage. For the same task, but with data stored as a JSONB document, PostgreSQL needed more time when compared to MongoDB and more than twice the time when compared to ArangoDB. As expected, PostgreSQL, as the representative of the relational world, demonstrated the best performance with 0.3sec (but only when the data was stored as tabular). It did not put a secondary index for this attribute on any of the databases, so they all had to perform a full collection scan and do counting statistics – a typical ad-hoc query to perform.Ĭomputing the aggregation in ArangoDB took on average 1.07sec. It computed statistics about age distribution in the network by counting which age occurs most frequently. It aggregated over a single collection (1,632,803 documents). ![]() To test aggregation, the benchmark analysed age distribution in a social network. Note, lower percentages indicate higher throughput, higher percentages indicate lower throughput. In fundamental queries like Single Read, Single Write and Single Write Sync, ArangoDB achieved positive results and outperformed PostgreSQL. The benchmark results below demonstrate how a multi-model database competes and often outperforms single-model databases in their speciality. The operating system for the servers was Ubuntu 16.04, including the OS-patch 4.4.0-1049-aws - this includes Meltdown and Spectre V1 patches. The latest GA versions (as of January 26, 2018) of database systems were used: Neo4j 3.3.1, MongoDB 3.6.1, PostgreSQL 10.1 (tabular & jsonb), OrientDB 2.2.29 and ArangoDB 3.3.3.Ī simple client/server set up was used, alongside instances AWS recommends for both relational and non-relational databases. Additionally, it tested ArangoDB against a multi-model database, OrientDB. The benchmark is completely open source and therefore driven by community input.įor the 2018 benchmark, three leading single-model database systems were compared against ArangoDB: Neo4j for graph MongoDB for document and PostgreSQL for relational database. The goal of the benchmark is to measure the performance of each database system when there is no cache used. To enable vendors to respond to the results and contribute improvements, ArangoDB has published the necessary scripts required to repeat the benchmark. ArangoDB, a provider of native multi-model NoSQL database solutions, announced the latest findings of its open source NoSQL performance benchmark series. ![]()
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Billy joe royal looking ahead4/16/2023 ![]() ![]() The additions may not be without flaw, but then that's why they were higher on the editing hierarchy than the rest of the stuff! However they add interest and minutes to the journey - both of which are good things. The film easily stands up to the longer running time - as another user said, I could easily give the five hour version a stab (well, maybe once!) as the journey is the all. ![]() Suffice to say that, if you loved Apocalypse Now then Redux will likely both enhance your enjoyment and slightly irritate you at the same time. I won't go into details on cast, performances and the themes of the film as I have already done that in my other review. Other minor additions to existing scenes serve to enhance them, but improvement in some areas is difficult when it comes to this film. How he interacts with the rest of the crew is also improved. Little moments in the boat show Willard to be more relaxed as a man than the original did - and this greatly benefits my understanding and appreciation of his character. Some of the smaller additions actually contribute a lot more to the film. Despite these two major scenes not totally fitting, they are still interesting and, if you came for the journey, then that is what matters and they present themselves as a flawed part of that journey - but a part of that journey nonetheless. ![]() Likewise the playboy bunny scene intrigued me as I tried to get more from the bunny's semi-speech about being made to do things and the theme of objectification, but again it didn't totally work and seemed out of place. I can see what Coppola was trying to do and, if you watch Hearts Of Darkness, you can see that it frustrates him that it doesn't work, but he got it right first time, it doesn't fit despite it's standalone merits. The plantation scene has some great dialogue (that strikes a real chord so recently post-Iraq) and it makes it's points but it just didn't seem to fit. None of the added scenes or sequential movements are bad or even average, they are all interesting, but some just don't seem to really fit. However this increased material also brings with it the problems that not all the material compliments the film in terms of total quality. So for that reason it is a good thing that, simply put, there is now more of the journey to be enjoyed! `49 minutes of new material' my dvd cover screams at me combine this with the movement of scenes and certainly it does have the feel of a different (albeit familiar) film rather than just a bit of spit and polish with some new CGI effects (yes ET, I'm looking at you). The strengths of Redux is that Apocalypse Now was never about the straight story, it was more about the journey Willard undertakes rather than a build up to a traditional conclusion - while the ending is big, it is no more or less important that anything that has gone before it. It was for this reason that I was interested to see what the additions and rejigging of scenes had done to the film. I have seen the documentary about the making of the original film, wherein Coppola derides many of his scenes and decides to cut them out of his movie even as he finishes shooting them - the plantation scene being one of the key ones that he felt just didn't work. What was in question to my mind was whether or not Coppola should have just left well enough alone. That Redux was going to be anything less than brilliant was never in doubt: it was never going to be so different from the original that it would destroy or significantly damage the reputation or impact that the film has. ![]() However the further he travels the more madness appears to have become the norm. Willard joins a military boat and travels up river to his destiny. Despite his history of brilliance and decoration he has clearly gone mad. Kurtz is operating without orders and is leading a group of natives in brutal violent strikes against the enemy. In an updating of `Hearts of Darkness' a soldier is given a mission to travel up a river During the Vietnam war in order to terminate the command of Colonel Kurtz. ![]()
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Flexify gimbel for sale4/16/2023 ![]() ![]() Included in this download are numerous examples of what you can do with this plugin, presets, a html help guide, and all the information you'll need to create something spectacular asap. ![]() If the Filters menu is greyed out, it's because your image is not in RGB mode.From the menus, choose the plugin you want to use.Open any RGB-mode image and select an area."?:/Program Files/Adobe Photoshop CS ?/Plug-Ins" ![]()
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Reaktor form4/16/2023 ![]() The automatic rods are regulated by feedback from in-core detectors. The main control rods are inserted from the top down and provide automatic, manual, or emergency control. A few short rods, inserted upwards from the bottom of the core, even the distribution of power across the reactor. Control rodsīoron carbide control rods absorb neutrons to control the rate of fission. Heat conduction between the blocks is enhanced by a mixture of helium and nitrogen gas. They act as a moderator to slow down the neutrons released during fission so that a continuous fission chain reaction can be maintained. Graphite moderatorĪ series of graphite blocks surround, and hence separate, the pressure tubes. When fuel channels are isolated, the fuel assemblies can be lifted into and out of the reactor, allowing fuel replenishment while the reactor is in operation. ![]() Each channel is individually cooled by pressurised water which is allowed to boil in the tube and emerges at about 290☌. Within the reactor each fuel assembly is positioned in its own vertical pressure tube or channel about 7 m long. Two of these end on end occupy each pressure tube. A set of 18 fuel rods is arranged cylindrically in a carriage to form a fuel assembly. Pellets of slightly-enriched uranium oxide are enclosed in a zircaloy tube 3.65m long, forming a fuel rod. A number of significant design changes were made after the Chernobyl accident to address these problems. As the Chernobyl accident showed, several of the RBMK's design characteristics – in particular, the control rod design and a positive void coefficient – were unsafe. The combination of graphite moderator and water coolant is found in no other power reactors in the world. (The ADE reactors at Zheleznogorsk and Seversk used for plutonium production are similar to the RBMK but with much lower power density and smaller fuel elements.) Its precursors were an experimental 30 MWt (5 MWe) LWGR at Obninsk which started up in 1954, and two small prototype LWGR (AMB-100 & 200) units – Beloyarsk 1&2, which ran from 19 respectively. It was designed over 1964-66 and is very different from most other power reactors. As with a boiling water reactor (BWR), water boils in the fuel channels (at about 6.9 MPa) and steam is separated above them in a single circuit. It is also known as the light water graphite reactor (LWGR). The Soviet-designed RBMK ( reaktor bolshoy moshchnosty kanalny, high-power channel reactor) is a water-cooled reactor with individual fuel channels and using graphite as its moderator. Major modifications have been made to the RBMK reactors still operating.The design had several shortcomings, and was the design involved in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.The RBMK is an unusual reactor design, one of two to emerge in the Soviet Union in the 1970s. ![]() ![]() RBMK Reactors – Appendix to Nuclear Power Reactors ![]() |