text: Canis ISSN: 2398-2942 Wound: vacuum-assisted closure Synonym(s): VAC; sub-atmospheric closure Contributor(s): Otto Lanz, Laura Owen Introduction Requirements Preparation Procedure Aftercare Outcomes Introduction VAC therapy is the controlled application of sub-atmospheric pressure (-125 mmHg) to a wound using a therapy unit to intermittently or continuously convey negative pressure to a specialized wound dressing to help promote wound healing. VAC therapy is an alternative strategy in the management of a variety of wounds encountered in human medicine and surgery. In human surgery VAC is used for decubital ulcers, degloving injuries, distal extremity wounds, as a means to secure split thickness skin grafts in anatomically challenging areas, post-sternotomy dehiscence following cardiac surgery, open peritonitis, abdominal wound dehiscence and perineal wounds. In dogs, VAC has been described for use in the treatment of distal extremity shearing injuries and for stabilization of skin grafts. In cats, VAC has been described for promotion of granulation tissue and contraction of large skin/soft tissue defects. Application of sub-atmospheric pressure causes the foam dressing to collapse and the resultant mechanical forces are transmitted to all wound surfaces in contact with the foam dressing. In response to applied forces, an increased rate of mitosis is induced, new vessels are formed, and adjacent tissues are recruited through viscoelastic flow. Ilizarov bone distraction technique demonstrates how tissue moves and grows in response to the application of mechanical force, with viscoelastic flow increased mitotic rate, and distraction histiogenesis. Severalin vivoandin vitrostudies have proven that mechanical stress applied to cells increases the expression of certain growth factors (eg vascular endothelial growth factor and fibroblast growth factor-2) that are known stimulators of angiogenesis and cell proliferation. A recent study reviewed the use of sub-atmospheric pressure to treat wounds and proposed two broad mechanisms of action: removal of fluid and mechanical deformation. Fluid removal both decreases edema, thus decreasing interstitial pressure and shortening distances of diffusion, and removes soluble factors that may slow the healing process. The relationship of mechanical deformation to increased growth is well known to plastic surgeons, as it is the basis of tissue expansion. Vacuum application results in continuous removal of the excess fluid from the interstitium at the wound periphery. This results in a decrease in the local interstitial pressure, thus restoring blood flow to those vessels previsouly compressed. Experimental studies found that VAC promoted capillary blood flow velocity, increased capillary bed and blood volume, stimulated endothelial proliferation and angiogenesis, narrowed endothelial spaces and restored the integrity of the capillary basement membrane. By increasing capillary bed and blood volume and by stimulating angiogenesis, VAC could improve blood circulation in wounds. By narrowing endothelial spaces and by restoring the integrity of capillary basement membranes, VAC could decrease the permeability of blood vessels and wound edema. However, another report found a relative hypoperfusion close to the wound edge. The hypoperfused zone was larger at high negative pressures and was especially prominent in subcutaneous tissue. Bacterial colonization of the wound is reduced via improved blood flow and local tissue defences, as well as the continuous removal of exudate from the wound surface. Minimizing movement of the area treated must be considered. Veterinarians should be aware that the vacuum-asssisted closure system is patented in most countries in EuroAsia and Americas. Uses Distal extremity wounds. Thoracic wounds. Chronic wounds. Bolster full thickness mesh grafts Skin: free grafting. Open peritoneal drainage Peritoneal drainage techniques. Septic arthritis Arthritis: septic. Advantages Early surgical debridement Wound: debridement remains the mainstay of early wound care. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) however, as an adjunctive procedure, offers significant advantages compared to conventional wound care methods. VAC decreases the time to wound healing by increasing the deposition of granulation tissue: Early wound closure. Early skin grafting (with improved graft adherence). Early hospital discharge. In a retrospective study of shearing wounds in dogs treated using traditional dressings, a complete bed of granulation tissue was evident in 2.0 to 8.7 weeks (Beardsley & Schrader, 1995). In a study evaluating 15 dogs with distal shear wounds treated using VAC, all cases showed a significant decrease in the amount of tissue edema surrounding the wound by 2-7 days after the initial application of the VAC, and granulation tissue was typically present within the first 48 hours of VAC application following 2-4 days of traditional wound care. The overall mean time until surgery with the VAC system was 4.6 days (range, 2-7 days). The results of that study indicated that VAC therapy is emerging as an acceptable adjunctive modality for wound care of the distal extremities of dogs. Argentaet al, found that the VAC negative pressure technique is effective in accelerating granulation tissue formation and subsequent wound shrinkage, allowing fewer procedures or treatment options to be instituted to achieve wound closure. The VAC provides a safe and effective adjunctive method for securing skin grafts and is associated with improved graft survival as measured by a reduction in the number of repeated skin graft attempts. The use of negative-pressure dressing as skin graft reinforcement has a number of advantages: Can be applied easily and quickly. Conforms readily to any surface. Removes fluid, thereby minimizing seroma or hematoma formation. Immobilizes the graft tissue interface, reducing failures due to movement. Discomfort to the patient is minimal. Bandage changes can be done less frequently than with customary techniques, reducing stress/risks associated with sedation/anesthesia and enabling improved nutrition, with fewer days of forced starvation for dressing changes. Infection potential is diminished. Disadvantages The most common complication is erosion of surrounding tissue due to pressure caused by the evacuation tubing. Excessive in-growth of granulation tissue into the foam dressing, which predominantly occurs if dressing changes are performed at >48 hour intervals. Removal of the foam, if left in place longer then the recommended 48 hours, can disrupt the newly formed capillary beds and can result in minor bleeding. Desiccation of the tissue when an inadequate seal is obtained. Dermatitis immediately adjacent to the wound can occur as a result of completely removing the adhesive at each bandage change. This problem can be prevented by removing the adhesive tape only around the open cell ether foam, while sparing the remaining of the adhesive tape attached to the body. VAC therapy should not be used in cases with overt signs of infection, with significant necrotic tissue within the wound (debride first!), if active hemorrhage, or in neoplastic lesions. Loss of vacuum if the adhesive seal is broken or if the drain tube is punctured. Requirements This article is available in full to registered subscribers Sign up now to purchase a 30 day trial, or Login Preparation This article is available in full to registered subscribers Sign up now to purchase a 30 day trial, or Login Procedure This article is available in full to registered subscribers Sign up now to purchase a 30 day trial, or Login Aftercare This article is available in full to registered subscribers Sign up now to purchase a 30 day trial, or Login Outcomes This article is available in full to registered subscribers Sign up now to purchase a 30 day trial, or Login Prognosis Good. Further ReadingPublicationsRefereed papers Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource. Owen L J, Hotston-Moore A, Holt P E (2009) Vacuum-assisted wound closure following urine-induced skin and thigh muscle necrosis in a cat. Vet Comp Orthop & Traumatol 22 (5), 417-421 PubMed. Ben-Amotz R, Lanz O I, Miller J M et al (2007) The use of vacuum-assisted closure therapy for the treatment of distal extremity wounds in 15 dogs. Vet Surg 36 (7), 684-690 PubMed. Guille A E, Tseng L W, Orsher R J (2007) Use of vacuum-assisted closure for management of a large skin wound in a cat. JAVMA 230 (11), 1669-1673 PubMed. Lambert K V, Hayes P, McCarthy M (2005) Vacuum Assisted Closure: A review of development and current applications. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 29 (3), 219-226 PubMed. Benson J A, Boudrieau R J (2002) Severe carpal and tarsal shearing injuries treated with an immediate arthrodesis in seven dogs. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 38 (4), 370-380 PubMed. Brière C (2002) Use of a reverse saphenous skin flap for the excision of a grade II mast cell tumor on the hind limb of a dog. Can Vet J 43 (8), 620-622 PubMed. Argenta L C, Morykwas M J (1997) Vacuum assisted closure: a new method for wound control and treatment: clinical experience. Ann Plast Surg 38 (6), 563-576 PubMed. Morykwas M J, Argenta L C, Shelton-Brown E I et al (1997) Vacuum-assisted closure: a new method for wound control and treatment: animal studies and basic foundation. Ann Plast Surg 38 (6), 553-562 PubMed. Beardsley S L, Schrader S C (1995) Treatment of dogs with wounds of the limbs caused by shearing forces: 98 cases (1975-1993). JAVMA 207 (8), 1071-1075 PubMed. Swaim S F (1985) Management and bandaging of soft tissue injuries of dog and cat feet. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 21 (3), 329-340 VetMedResource. Vig M M (1985) Management of integumentary wound of the extremities in dogs: an experimental study. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 21 (2), 187-192 VetMedResource. Other sources of information KCI Medical: http://www.kci-medical.com.


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The task was to create a suite of tools for the client to promote her music classes for pre-school children and infants in Lanzarote. I created the name and secured the domain name, then created a brand identity with associated communication tools; printed matter, electronic templates and a cms website, so the client can create her own promotional tools and build community for the project. Musical characters were crafted to aid teaching.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled to revive a lawsuit a Muslim American woman had brought against a clothing store that denied her a job because she wore a headscarf. Samantha Elauf had been awarded $20,000 by a jury, but an appeals court in Denver overturned it, saying Elauf never told Abercrombie & Fitch that she wore a hijab for religious reasons before the company hired her. On Monday, the Supreme Court sent the case back to the appeals court, where Elauf is likely to win.
While Elauf wore a headscarf during her interview in 2008 for a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch store in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she did not say she wanted the company to provide her a religious accommodation. According to Justice Antonin Scalia, who wrote the majority opinion in the 8-1 ruling, Elauf, then 17, did not have to ask for religious accommodation in order to be protected from religious discrimination in hiring.
The Washington Post's Simran Jeet Singh wrote that Elauf's victory was a win for all Americans. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said that the hiring manager at the company had deliberately lowered Elauf's score after learning that she wore a headscarf.
Singh added that the decision would impact how America dealt with religious differences at work. Reuters referred to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prohibits employment discrimination based on religious practices.
Abercombie & Fitch issued a statement that the court did not declare that discrimination had taken place at the workplace. The company said that it would determine its next steps.
"The ruling serves as an opportunity to improve existing legislation on workplace discrimination and religious freedom," Singh wrote. "Americans are one step closer to not having to choose between their faith and their work."
Justice Clarence Thomas was the sole dissenter in the Supreme Court's ruling.


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American Jazz pianist to perform in Vietnam for first time
American jazz pianist Myra Melford will make her Vietnam debut in Ho Chi Minh City on August 24.
|International piano competition comes to Vietnam
|Concert features Vietnamese pianist
The music show "Myra Melford in Black & White," which is part of the Soul Live Project Series: Jazz Through Time, will take place at 8.pm at Soul Live Project Complex in District 3, Ho Chi Minh city.
|American jazz pianist Myra Melford. (Photo: Organiser)
Also featuring Japanese bassist Stomu Takeishi and American drummer Rudy Royston, the show will bring audience "a unique night of musical contrast – at once delicate and graceful yet equally dynamic and explosive – under the autumn moonlight," according to the organiser.
Melford is an American jazz pianist and composer who was described by the San Francisco Chronicle as an "explosive player, a virtuoso who shocks and soothes, and can make the piano stand up and do things it doesn't seem to have been designed for."
She has released more than 20 albums and collaborated with famous artists, including trumpeter Dave Douglas, guitarist Liberty Ellma and clarinetist/composer Ben Goldberg, among others.
She won a Fulbright scholarship in 2000 and was honoured by the Jazz Journalists Association as Composer of the Year in 2004 and Pianist of the Year in 2008 and 2009.
She is currently a professor of music at University of California, Berkeley.
|French flutist, pianist to perform in Vietnam
Internationally acclaimed flutist Nicolas Duchamp and pianist Hélène Jeanney will perform at Ho Chi Minh City's International Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on May 24 ...
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Popular Vietnamese pianist Luu Hong Quang won the second prize at the Oleggio International Piano Competition held in Italy from May 3-6.
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The champagne-soaked carpet in the visitor's clubhouse at Minute Maid Park wasn't even dry before odds came out for the 2020 World Series. The Washington Nationals ended a long drought for D.C. baseball by taking down the title. The Chicago Cubs ended their long drought in 2016. Will that open the door for a team like the Cleveland Indians, who are now at 71 years and counting?
How about a 28th championship for the New York Yankees, who haven't won one since 2009? Maybe the first in franchise history for the Tampa Bay Rays? Or the Oakland A's, who haven't won since 1989. Or the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are now over 30 years with their drought, despite spending millions upon millions of dollars the last few years in pursuit of the Commissioner's Trophy.
Multiple options are out there for bettors looking to get the best prices, including odds from DraftKings Sportsbook and PointsBet Sportsbook. We still have to get through free agency and the bevy of trades that will happen, but those that have the ability to predict the future or speculate on where big free agents like Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rendon will end up can get a leg up on the rest of the market.
The Astros and the Dodgers are the co-favorites with odds of +550 at DraftKings. PointsBet has Houston slightly ahead of the Dodgers at +400 and +450 respectively. All of the same teams you would expect to see are listed among the short prices. Basically, take a list of this season's playoff teams and add the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago Cubs and you have all of the prices that are +2500 or lower.
The Red Sox, Phillies, and Cubs have a lot of money and a lot of resources and can be major players for the big free agents. They also have a lot of high-priced talent that underachieved in 2019 to fall back on.
In the current landscape of Major League Baseball, long shots are not particularly attractive. The gap between the good teams and the bad teams has never been larger. The small number of teams that fall in the middle, like the Cincinnati Reds and Arizona Diamondbacks are up against it. It is hard for the Reds to compete with teams like the Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals that have huge payrolls. If Arizona can get in, a Wild Card Game awaits because the Dodgers are not losing their hold on the NL West anytime soon.
It can be done. We just saw the Nationals do it. They beat the Brewers and Josh Hader in the Wild Card Game. Then they bested the Dodgers, Cardinals, and Astros. Getting hot at the right time is sometimes all that it takes, but it also helps to have an elite rotation like Washington's to pair with a very talented lineup.
As far as the short prices go, the Astros are a tough sell. As great and as balanced as that team is, innings from Cole are going to have to be replaced. Cole's postgame comments after Game 7 regarding his non-appearance in the deciding game make it seem as if he is moving on with a big pay day.
Until the Dodgers get over the hump, taking them at short prices is nearly impossible. The Yankees look attractive, especially because there's a chance that they could loosen the purse strings for somebody like Cole. They should also have a full season of Luis Severino next year, which is like a free agent signing in and of itself.
With 162 games plus the Tournament of Variance known as the playoffs, betting those single-digit prices is not easy. You're better off taking some shots on the mid-range teams that could get better through free agency or trade.
With that in mind, here are some contenders for next season in the futures market:
Cleveland Indians (+2000 DK; +1600 PB) – The Indians only have one team to worry about in the AL Central and it is the Minnesota Twins. The Twins were on an historic pace offensively for most of the first half and the Indians still managed to have a few days tied atop the division in August.
Corey Kluber returns and a full year off should help, as his innings workload was starting to create a lot of wear and tear. With the emergence of Shane Bieber and Mike Clevinger, not to mention guys like Aaron Civale and Zach Plesac, the Indians have the makings of a Nationals-esque rotation. The lineup should be improved both internally and externally, with Jose Ramirez and Francisco Lindor healthy and some dollars to spend on some position player depth.
Minnesota Twins (+2200 DK; +2000 PB) – The same applies to the Twins. Their lineup is not going to get worse going into next season barring some sort of injury. Just about all of the position players are back in the fold. The time is now for the Twins to spend on some pitching help and options will be available out there. Pitching coach Wes Johnson did a phenomenal job with the in-house hurlers and should continue to help those guys grow and develop.
The Twins only have to worry about the Indians. Some will talk themselves into the White Sox, as was the case last season, but Chicago isn't there yet, even if Michael Kopech comes back healthy. Unless you back the elite teams that are likely to win divisions, you probably have to sweat a Wild Card Game and then a series against that league's best team. With the Indians and Twins, one of them will win the division, which creates an immediate hedging opportunity.
Cincinnati Reds (+6600 DK; +5000 PB) – The Reds are an interesting team in the NL Central. The acquisition of Trevor Bauer and some very imaginative hires should allow this team to improve in a lot of key areas. Spending money on some offensive upgrades should be a priority, but the renaissance of Sonny Gray and the development of guys like Luis Castillo should leave the Reds in good shape on the pitching side.
All of the NL Central teams are flawed in one way or another. The Cardinals aren't a great offensive team and will lose Marcell Ozuna. The Cubs have all sorts of issues going on and something of a payroll crunch with escalating salaries for some of their core players. The Brewers operate on thin margins with a very small payroll. The Reds aggressively pursued trade options for front-line pitching last offseason and the expectation is for more of the same on the trade market this year, but with a hitter in mind. Don't be surprised if this is a team that gets much better on paper over the winter and winds up with lower odds than this going into Opening Day.


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The Consequences Be Damned! Speaking Your Truth Even When It's Tough
Walking around with an unspoken truth can feel like you're carrying a heavy weight on your shoulders. Here are some thoughts about why we hold our truths in, and how we can let go of our fear of the consequences to gracefully speak our minds and ultimately, release that burden.
Often, what holds us back from speaking up or out – speaking our truth – is fear of the consequences. We worry that we'll offend someone or be seen as "impolite" or worse yet, "selfish" or "too much". Women especially tend to shy away from confrontation. Speaking up for ourselves can sometimes lead to conflict or disagreement, but what are the consequences of NOT speaking up?
When I have found myself reticent to speak up for fear of rocking the boat, it has often led to feelings of powerlessness, increased stress and sometimes even physical illness. I worry that no one takes me seriously or really cares what I have to say. These feelings are real consequences – it's kind of like a never-ending cycle of passiveness and regret, which then leads to resentment and anxiety. Sound familiar to you?
"It takes courage to consider your own needs and priorities along with the needs of others. But it's worth it." – Dr. Christine Carter
Whether at work or at home, when we hold in our inner truths, the consequences can eat away at us and sometimes even damage or destroy relationships. While we might be afraid to say what we mean to say – perhaps we fear we will be seen in a negative light – we can do real damage to ourselves and others when we stay quiet.
And what of the positive outcomes which might occur when we speak our truths?
Perhaps you decide to speak up at a meeting, only to find that others were thinking the same thing you were. Or maybe you take the risk to talk with your partner about some behaviors that have bothered you for a long time and find out that they are more than willing to change or adapt. You say something to your boss about the amount of time and energy you have dedicated to a project, and find yourself getting a raise during the next review cycle. When we hold back, we are missing out on opportunities for growth in our relationships and in ourselves.
"True belonging and self-worth are not goods; we don't negotiate their value with the world. The truth about who we are lives in our hearts. Our call to courage is to protect our wild heart against constant evaluation, especially our own. No one belongs here more than you." – Dr. Brene Brown
Tips for speaking up for yourself:
• Get clear about what it is that is really bothering you about a situation; step back if you need to gather your thoughts
• When you can clearly articulate the issue, make time to speak with the individual about it
• Take deep breaths and remind yourself that you have every right to speak your mind
• When you speak, do so as calmly and clearly as you can
• Listen; give the other person the opportunity to respond to your concerns
• If possible, work with the other to co-create a solution to the issue at hand
You might be surprised at the response you get when you find the courage to stand up and speak your truth.
There comes a time when the need to speak out far outweighs the desire to stay quiet. But you don't need to wait until the pressure to speak up gets too great – why not start now and begin by saying what you mean, meaning what you say and letting go of unrealistic fears of the consequences?
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." – Anais Nin


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- I have a part file in which someone previously imported a body from a master model. (Part in part)
- Additional features have been added to the imported body after importing. So the tree contains the imported body and then additional features performed to the imported body.
- I want to edit the original imported body feature, body move, so that the origin and planes are useful when mating in an assembly. The original body move import feature was aligned to an incorrect user-defined origin.
- The result in my edit will rotate the model in two axis.
- This seems to result in the destruction of any sketch utilizing vertical or horizontal sketch mate references.
- I don't want to add a move to the end of the tree, because this results in the inability to perform in context edits as the model jumps to the original orientation that each feature was created in prior to the move feature.
- To prep moving all the features in such a way, all features referencing the origin have been removed and replaced with local references or dimensions.
- We also tried replacing horizontal and vertical mate references with perpendicular and parallel mates to avoid orientation issues with the rotating view.
- It now appears that dimensions also contain some type of reference to horizontal and vertical.
- How can I address Horizontal and vertical relationships to dimensions?
What other feature types do I need to change to prepare for moving the original important body?
- I do want to maintain editability of the features. So exporting as a solid is not an option.
Recap issue.
- Sketch references to Origin have been removed for obvious reasons. Replaced with relations to features.
- Sketch references to horizontal and vertical were replaced with perpendicular and parallel to remove rotational orientation about the origin.
- Edit body move within imported body feature.
- Results rotates the model about x such that Z becomes Y. And the origin moves in all 3 X,Y,Z.
- Resulting Sketches will not rotate with the change in step 4. (Assuming there is a horizontal and vertical relation imposed on dimensions created in horz and vert.)
- Request: How do I remove the dimensional horz and vert relations mentioned in step 5. (Prior to step 3 of course)
- Note: This seems to be the same issue when adding dimensions to library features. I've found that the dimensions must be created on an angle, to avoid containing a horz and vert relation. But I'm asking how I remove them, without creating the sketch on an angle, to begin with.
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[ More ] August 30th, 2013 | 14 Comments | Posted in Developing Discernment, Dominionism/ Kingdom Now, Importance of Doctrine, Miscellaneous, Twisted Scriptures |
Are You Easy Prey for False Prophets?
The Bible is clear: false prophets are wolves that devour unsuspecting sheep. But despite its clear warnings, many people are still naive to the threat.
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'Voice of the Apostles' Day 1
Yesterday, I watched the opening session of the 2013 Voice of Apostles conference in Orlando, Florida, sponsored by Global Awakening. Here are some of my initial impressions.
[ More ] August 14th, 2013 | 52 Comments | Posted in Bill Johnson/Bethel Church, Che Ahn, Evangelical Supporters, Miracles/Supernatural Powers, Miscellaneous, Randy Clark/Global Awakening |
Children, Miracles, and Toilet Paper Mummies– Oh My!
You may already know that apostles and prophets in the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement promote spiritual exercises designed to help people tap into the Holy Spirit's powers, such as prophesying, healing the sick, and raising the dead. But did you know these same exercises are being taught to children?
[ More ] August 7th, 2013 | 11 Comments | Posted in Bill Hamon, Bill Johnson/Bethel Church, Dominionism/ Kingdom Now, Good News Ministries/David Walters, Kids in His Presence/Mike and Marilyn Seth, Kids in Ministry International/Becky Fischer, Miracles/Supernatural Powers, Miscellaneous, Rick Joyner |


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Masters Theses
Mining asteroids for volatile resources: an experimental demonstration of extraction and recovery
"Gaseous compounds trapped within carbonaceous asteroids may prove to be important targets for prospective space miners in the near-term. Volatile release is from hydrated, hydroxylated and carbonated phases present, making such bodies attractive as feedstock for the production of H2O, CO2 and simple organic compounds. A source of these species in orbit provides an opportunity to locally produce space-craft propellant and other life-support gases through the application of In-situ Resource Utilization (ISRU).
For this study, an experimental vacuum system was modified and used to test the technical validity of radiatively heating asteroid simulants to extract contained gaseous resources while simultaneously recovering evolved products using a cryogenic trap. A furnace placed within the vacuum chamber carries the sample and provides resistive-radiative heating, temperature is applied in ramped steps and held at four plateaus for extended periods. A mass spectrometer scanning the spectrum from 1-200 atomic mass units records the composition of the residual environment as gas is produced from the simulant and retrieved as a solid icy mixture on the surface of a liquid nitrogen cooled trap. K-type thermocouples emplaced within the simulant sample mass yield information on the nature and progress of heat and mass transfer.
Results indicate that volatile production is driven by predictable endothermic reactions such as dehydration and de-hydroxylation. Material properties of bulk bodies strongly influence the pace of thermal devolatilization and cryo-trapping was found to effectively capture released species within limits"--Abstract, page iii.
Gertsch, Leslie Ss
Committee Member(s)
Moats, Michael S.
Wronkiewicz, David J.
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Geological Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Publication Date
Summer 2017
xii, 128 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-127).
© 2017 Egboche Christopher Unobe, All rights reserved.
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Thesis - Open Access
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Recommended Citation
Unobe, Egboche Christopher, "Mining asteroids for volatile resources: an experimental demonstration of extraction and recovery" (2017). Masters Theses. 7688.


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Now that the decision has been made, I'll try to get past it and have a good time this weekend. I think tomorrow or at some point this weekend we are going swimming over at Kim's. (What day is that, Kim?) Saturday we have a swimming birthday party to go to and we had great fun shopping for a little girl. I swear, the bathing suits they have for little kids these days are just smaller versions of bikinis!
It is also time for MORE SIDE MONEY. The two guest dogs we have should be leaving on the 6th, so they give me that check when they leave, and today the geckos I watch are coming over for a 10 day stay. He generally writes the check when he drops them off. If so, that would be great, as it will give me grocery money to make it through the next 2 weeks.
I have GOT to force us out the door tonight for Tae Kwon Do. I've slept through it the last two nights.


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Featuring a floral embroidered, cape gown. Intricate embroidery using sequins and beads has been beautifully done on the cape.
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We have a project which doesn't use version control tool. Developers will place the input files in the shared drive folder. Bamboo has to trigger the deployment plan only when new files are found in that location. It should be like Polling repository. Bamboo has to check the folder every 10 mins and triggers a job if new file is found. Is there a way to achieve this trigger in Bamboo?
Hi Elavarasan,
This isn't possible by default but you could build ascript (outside Bamboo) to look for changes in that folder and trigger a REST call to Bamboo to fire off a build if there's a change every 10 minutes.
Here is a guide to the Bamboo REST API documentation to get you started! In addition, here is a Sample script provided by one of the Bamboo Premier Support Engineers:
#!/bin/bash COUNTER="COUNTER.txt" DIRECTORY_COUNT=$(ls -lr | wc -l) if [ ! -f $COUNTER ]; then # create counter file # used to store the amount of files/directories within a directory echo $((DIRECTORY_COUNT+1)) > $COUNTER fi COUNT=`cat $COUNTER` if [[ "$COUNT" -lt "$DIRECTORY_COUNT" ]]; then # new file/directory was created echo "$DIRECTORY_COUNT" > $COUNTER # replace BAMBOO_ADMIN_USER with Bamboo administrator username # replace BAMBOO_ADMIN_PASS with Bamboo administrator password # replace http://localhost:8085 with Bamboo's Base URL # replace PROJ-PLAN with planKey that should be triggered curl -k -u BAMBOO_ADMIN_USER:BAMBOO_ADMIN_PASS \ -X POST 'http://localhost:8085/rest/api/latest/queue/PROJ-PLAN' fi
P.S. You must make the script executable.
The above script is for Linux/OS X, however, that should help you get started. You will need to make sure you use the correct system calls, etc. for Windows. To make it platform agnostic you may want to consider using Python to create the script.
In addition, I would also recommend you create a Suggestion on JAC to have this feature added to Bamboo. Once you do that please post the link here so others can vote on it and add impact.
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Hi Branden,
Thanks for the answer. I will try that using REST APIs. As you recommended, I have created a Jira ticket. Expecting this feature soon :)
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Demand for senior executives in the design and research and development industries has fallen faster than in any other sector, according to new research.
Figures released yesterday by recruitment consultancy MSL Search and Selection for the first quarter of 1999 show an overall decrease in demand for senior staff of 17 per cent, compared to the same period last year. The Design/R&D category showed a 39 per cent decline, the fourth consecutive drop since a peak in the second quarter of 1998.
Professor of Economics at Imperial College Management School Stephen Hall says the trend reflects a serious problem. "Our monetary policy has created an over-valued exchange rate and a serious recession in the sectors of the economy open to foreign trade and competition," he says.
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I can help. Working with high school students for over 18 years, I have developed a philosophy supported by skills and techniques proven to result in superb SAT Tutoring and ACT test results.
We all move through the world with a self-image that sets what we believe we are capable of. This self-image often under serves our potential because it has been formed by a hodge-podge of experiences, some encouraging and affirming, others anything but. The sense of self is malleable particularly in young people.
I work to expose their doubts and fears as more imagined than real and to convince them that they are much more capable than they realize. This serves the all-important self-image in a very powerful way. It not only results in vastly improved standardized scores but also recalibrates the belief in what's possible.
As I work with my students, I never lose sight of my real objective. I may be helping them ace their standardized tests, but ultimately I am elevating more than just a score.
My program is not a traditional "one on one" tutoring situation. I have learned from my almost two decades of experience that there is a better and less painful way to prepare kids for these tests. Over the course of each 2-hour session, students meet with me for three private, one-on-one conferences (totaling about 20 minutes per student, each session),
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Now that we are in the very midst of exam season, I often look back at the times during my life where I have been overwhelmed with a wide selection of information that all needs to be processed at the same time. Our brain is powerful, but feeding it too much data is a sure-fire way to cause depression and ultimately see you enter a meltdown.
I feel like the limit is two different things that I can comprehend at one time. Once it gets over that amount, my brain decides to cripple me down and cause an extreme amount of anxiety. This all comes down to the fact life is crammed full of different emotions and factors that need to be comprehended almost all of the time.
This is difficult enough for any neurotypical person let alone someone with mental health issues. That's why I have listed some very simple ways you can help ease the pain and stress that comes from brain overload, which is one of the most common signs for Asperger Syndrome.
Visualise Your Problems
One of the best courses of action for brain overload is the take your thoughts out from your mind and list them down for you to see. If you have a number of things swirling through your head at once, there is every chance you are probably going to blow things out of proportion despite the fact they could be something that is easily managed.
When you write down something you are worried about such as an exam or an upcoming social event, you can then write down a list of things you are most worried about and aim to tackle them head on first. In the case of examinations, it could be a particular part of the curriculum you have most struggled with which you can then decide to dedicate the most amount of your revision time.
On the other hand, social events are typically big ordeals for anyone with Asperger Syndrome but deciphering the exact issues you believe could cause you stress is the only way to truly clear your mind. Again, there is going to be certain parts of socialising you most struggle with so counter them with things you feel slightly more confident. For me, I always find speaking with people much easier when they are creating topics of discussion.
Making a list of problems also gives you the opportunity to prioritize the things that are the most important. If you are worried about an important GCSE or A Level exam, then worrying about the prospect of being around people with a proposed shopping trip should pale in significance. At the end of the day, there are things that are justifiably scary and things that should not really cause too much stress when you put everything into perspective.
Quieten Your Mind
Escapism is a powerful thing and is guaranteed to slowly ease away the problems that come from overloading your brain. This could be from exercising or indulging into some home entertainment, both of which will provide the perfect platform for you to forget about problems and instead focus on something typically more exhilarating.
Take some time to think about yourself and your well-being rather than focusing on other people and the problems that they may be causing you. Its vitally important to reduce your stress levels in order to then take on issues with more precision and accuracy since your brain will have been through a moment of relaxation and harmony.
Reducing stress levels is also about taking care of problems straight away rather than waiting until the last possible moment to get them completed. Brain overload could be caused through a series of neglections to get tasks done, creating a backlog of thoughts that cram together into your brain. As you move forward, new problems are inevitably going to arise which means having previous issues still circulating is only going to make things that much worse.
The biggest issue with taking care of problems when you have Asperger Syndrome is the fact you are likely to not understand why or how you are starting to feel anxious. Its can be difficult to put your finger on whether your anxiety is reactionary or down to your mental health condition. You just need to channel your brain into on single focus and start to draw up a plan that can help you brush away the information that is causing your brain to feel overloaded.
Speak With Others
It feels like I am repeating myself with this point from previous blog posts but speaking about issues is so important for anyone. If you are young, you are going to be fairly novice to certain situations which means working out accurate coping methods could be difficult. That's why speaking openly with older individuals such as your parents could be hugely beneficial as they can draw on years of experience and provide solutions based on things they have been through themselves.
A single thought can be picked apart when you get someone else's perspective. You will also gain some much-needed reassurance that certain issues have been prominent in other people's lives, which should make you feel less alienated about your current situation. Finding approachable people that are honest and respectful is going to give you a much-needed lift which should restore a lot of faith you have in life generally.
Have you ever experienced severe brain overload? How have you managed to cope and what strategies did you use? Feel free to post your stories or directly contact me with your thoughts.


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A Gift to the Body of Christ
City of Refuge is A full For My Life® Retreat offered for only $49 per person. We host it annually at the end of the year as our special gift to the body of Christ.
The dates this year are:
November 30 – December 4, 2020
December 14 – 18, 2020
We are offering City of Refuge twice this year, registration is available on a first-come, first-served basis for each program, and seating is limited to 150 per class. If you are planning to attend the December Walk Out Workshop (WOW) following attending City of Refuge, you must register for the November 30 class.
December WOW is ½ price (only $229/person). If you stay in our accommodations for the November 30 City of Refuge week and the following WOW week, you will also get a free night of lodging ($74 savings). You must register early in order to reserve accommodations with us.
Katie's Testimony After Attending the City of Refuge
Many who attend the City of Refuge program have come as a last resort. They have tried many other scientific or alternative sources providing minimal temporary relief. That is where Katie Treesh found herself before she came to City of Refuge. She was afflicted with hypothyroidism, chronic pain, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Allergies, and Inflammation and desperately looking for real solutions.
"For twelve years I went through all this yuck…" –Katie Treesh
Katie: "For twelve years I went through all this yuck. I went to the medical doctors; I don't even know how many doctors. When the medical doctors did not have any answers, I went to the alternative medicine doctors, and they could not give me anything except supplements.
Yes, the supplements kind of helped. But then I would always be dependent on the supplements. It was so expensive; it took so much of our money. We were spending thousands of dollars, and the devil was just stealing from us."
How they heard about Be in Health®
In 2016, Katie and her husband, Aaron, heard about Be in Health through a lady in their church. They saw there was going to be a free Be in Health conference near them in Knoxville, TN in October 2016.
They knew they had to go.
It was there that they found out about the City of Refuge. Katie knew this was her opportunity, and she immediately made plans to attend the next month.
A huge breakthrough for Katie
Katie: "The number one thing I left the City of Refuge Retreat with was that I knew that my Father loved me, I just knew, it was not a doubt in mind anymore.
The first thing that happened when I went home was my relationships with people started to be restored. At City of Refuge I had learned that the issues I had were because of a breach with God, myself, or others.
I started to have time with the Lord, getting out of self-pity, and that is when my heart really started to be healed. I then made it intentional to go to those people where there was a breach and make things right."
An unanswered desire
Katie and Aaron have a 4-year-old son named Caleb, but they really desired to have more children. However, Katie's cycle had not been regular since she had been 16, and the only way she had a cycle at all for the past twelve years was through medical intervention.
At the City of Refuge Katie found out that one of the possible spiritual roots behind not having a regular cycle is a breach in relationship between herself and another woman. She knew it was true. Her relationship with her mom had been struggling for years. That relationship was the first one she restored.
Katie: "It really started while I was there at City of Refuge when I forgave my mom. Then two weeks later, in December, my cycle started. I had my cycle twice in December, and I thought; what is going on!? But my doctor said that I hadn't had one in so long that it was probably just my body cleansing.
I really felt as though God was washing me of all uncleanness and shame. I had restored hope again, that I could be normal; that I could have children."
A new normal
Having a regular cycle became the new normal for Katie. For six months in a row, she had her cycle, but in June of 2017, it just stopped. She had hopes that it meant she was pregnant, but the test she took came back negative.
A battle for victory
Katie: "All this hope deferred and self-pity started coming over me like a flood. The accusation toward God wanted to come out. The devil was taking advantage of this opportunity to attack me.
When I went to Aaron, he used his military background to help me. He said that when you are under attack, you contact headquarters and alert them. At the same time you attack back and also call in help, you have to do all three.
That has helped me so much because all I had been doing was calling headquarters, I wasn't attacking back and I wasn't calling in help. So being vulnerable with other people during hard times has been a propeller. It has propelled me ahead in the journey.
When I reached out to one friend, she told me that it might take up to 40-days for my body to respond positively to a pregnancy test. After that I prayed and in two hours I was back to peace instead of waffling in fear for a week."
A praise report!
On July 1st, 2017 Katie took another pregnancy test, and this time it was positive! Aaron got his prayer journal out and read a prayer request that he had written down months before, it read, "pregnant by July 1st."
At the time these pictures were taken, Katie was eight weeks pregnant with their second child. They are now expecting a third child! In addition, they no longer need all the supplements and meds, what they saved from those expenses helped them to buy a home for their growing family! Praise God!!!


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From the beginning of this year, 'open access' applies, at least in theory – any potential operator can, subject to meeting safety and compatibility requirements, demand the right to run their own freight trains on any route crossing European borders (liberalisation of purely domestic traffic is not in place yet, except in the UK). Open access has applied for some years to designated routes on the Trans European Rail Freight Network between specified ports and hubs, but other than a few operations out of the Dutch ports, take-up has been low and it's not hard to see why this further liberalisation may also turn out to be a damp squib.
But why do we need 'open access'? It is generally agreed that the combination of environmentalism, higher fuel costs, increased road congestion, and measures such as the Working Time Directive are increasing the theoretical attraction of rail freight, at least over longer distances (the tipping point is typically put at 300-400km but can be much lower for some traffic). In theory governments, who own or control most of Europe's rail networks, want to encourage rail freight.
But in practice the present vertically integrated monopolies such as SNCF in France (the French are always held up as the prime example here, but all the state or quasi-state railways are guilty to some extent) have little incentive to encourage efficient cross border rail freight. If SNCF, say, has successfully hauled a load across France to the German border, it's earned all the money it is going to: if DB is left with just a 50km drag that conflicts with more lucrative passenger services, it is in no hurry so border delays can run into days.
The miracle of the market
Open access operators would of course be paid on the success of the entire journey, paying suitable access charges to the infrastructure operators in each country (who are already required to separate out infrastructure costs to form the basis of a fair and transparent charging regime, although that is easier said than done – just think of the problems independent telephony providers have experienced in the UK getting fair access to BT telephone exchanges). Open access would force state rail operators to address their costs, remove much of the potential for hidden cross-subsidy (whether between different freight users or between freight and passenger), improve their own service if they wish to compete, and thus through the miracle of the market pull freight off the roads and onto rail.
Well, that's the theory. In reality, the monopolies can and will raise almost insuperable barriers, often with the tacit approval of their government owners.
The bar for meeting technical and compatibility standards is raised ever higher. Despite UIC standards it is in many ways harder to run rolling stock across Europe now than it was before the Great War. But politics, not technology, is the real killer. Fundamentally, passengers, and public sector union members, have votes – freight containers do not.
The unions are right to be concerned about job losses. An open access operator doesn't need a new locomotive and crew at every border, nor an army of clerks to hand over the traffic to the next rail administration.
Passenger rail use is growing (spectacularly so in the UK, which is already hitting serious capacity constraints) and such public money as is available for rail naturally follows the voters. Often, the cheapest way of increasing capacity for passengers is to pre-empt capacity and infrastructure hitherto used by freight. Sidings and sorting yards typically are used for commuter car parking and if you can build a supermarket on top, so much the better. Planning policies across Europe place new distribution centres and industrial parks at motorway intersections, not potential railheads, while what passes for public accountancy deems that a 10km branch line that generates just a couple of trainloads a week is uneconomic. Even if those trains are going on for 1,500km, the parent rail network sees relatively little of the revenue.
None of this makes sense by governments' and the EU's own criteria for economic efficiency and sustainable development. But such are the obstacles in the way of open access operators it is probable that in a few years, Europe will turn round and say, 'Well, there's no demand for increased rail freight,' and the dismantling of freight infrastructure will continue unabated.
A sign of the political will? A 2004 proposal for a Europe-wide regime to compensate rail freight users for failures by rail network operators never made it through the relevant European Parliament committee (by no coincidence that committee is Transport and Tourism), and is not even on the agenda for the Council of Ministers. By contrast, there is great enthusiasm among MEPs for a compensation regime for rail passengers, applying even to local commuters who are hardly a priority at the European level.
If logistics providers and users do not make every effort to exploit the open access provisions and create merry hell when they are unreasonably frustrated, there will be nobody to blame when the rail freight option disappears and we are left hostage to a high-cost, low hours, congestion-ridden road transport system.
Key points
- The legal regime now exists under which anyone – manufacturers, logistics firms, freight forwarders – has the right, if they can meet safety and technical criteria, to operate their own cross-border railfreight services across the EU.
- In theory this will give operators better control of transit times, security, and other issues, and will also force a more transparent and competitive approach to pricing and service delivery by the (largely state-owned) infrastructure operators.
- In practice, there is little incentive for the incumbent monopolies to co-operate or facilitate the entrance of new players. Moreover, there appears to be little political will to ensure that the potential benefits of the new regime are realised.
- If potential independent operators do not fairly quickly make reasoned cases to exploit the new rules, European politicians will turn their priorities elsewhere.
- This suggests that for long-term benefit to all potential freight rail users, the European logistics industry must be mutually supportive, even of competing proposals – difficult, but necessary.


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|Albums > Princess Mary Hospital
|A series of photographs taken of the former Princess Mary Maternity Hospital in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Now converted into apartments and re-opened as St Mary Court in November 1997.
The building was first opened in 1869 as a Girls Orphanage and there is a memorial plaque describing the place as The Jane Philpson Orphanage - 1873. This was later to become the Northern Counties Orphanage.
Additionally there is a memorial stone entitled Abbott Memorial, although I have yet to discover who Abbott was.
Princess Mary Maternity Hospital moved into these premises in 1939, with only half of its facilities having moved from its former premises in Jubilee Road. The Jubilee Road part of the operation moved to this site in 1943.
The Hospital closed in 1993 and relocated to become part of the Royal Victoria Hospital.


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Beijing warns of chaos if path is wrong
08:44, March 11, 2011
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Wu Bangguo, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, walks to the podium to deliver a work report of the top legislature in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday.[Photo/China Daily]
The country's top legislator on Thursday warned of a possible "abyss of internal disorder" if China strays from the "correct political orientation".
China will never adopt a multiparty revolving-door system or other Western-style political models, Wu Bangguo, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said while delivering a work report.
The establishment of a socialist law system, with Chinese characteristics, institutionally and legally ensures the country stays on the right path, he told about 3,000 NPC deputies.
"On the basis of China's conditions, we've made a solemn declaration that we'll not employ a system of multiple parties holding office in rotation," he said.
He ruled out the possibility of separating executive, legislative and judicial powers, adopting a bicameral or federal system, and said privatization was not under consideration.
"Following our own path and building socialism with Chinese characteristics is ... the only correct road to development and progress for our country," Wu said.
"If we waver (from the correct political orientation and major issues of principle, such as the fundamental system of the State), the achievements gained thus far in development will be lost and it is possible the country could sink into the abyss of internal disorder," he said.
So far, China has enacted 239 laws, over 690 administrative regulations and more than 8,600 local statutes, covering every area of economic, political, cultural, social and ecological development.
Wu said the formation of such a system has generally solved the problem of having laws for people to follow, and more efforts will be made to revise and improve existing laws, enact rules of implementation, and ensure better enforcement.
Wu also made it clear that while China wants to improve its legal system, it will "never blindly follow or imitate others".
"Different countries have different systems of laws, and we do not copy the systems of laws of certain Western countries," he said.
NPC deputies spoke highly of Wu's remarks.
"China's existing political system is based on our own conditions and can thus better ensure stability," said Han Yuchen, a deputy from Handan in Hebei province.
"Such a system shows its merits particularly when the country faces emergencies and disasters, such as the 8.0-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan in 2008."
Han said the Chinese people have greatly benefited from social and economic development over the past decades thanks to the stable political system.
"Although there're some social problems existing, the leadership is making great efforts to address them. I don't think the riots that recently occurred in some other countries will happen in China," he said.
Wang Dongzhou, a deputy from Chengdu in Sichuan province, said the recent chaotic situation in Libya and Egypt once again demonstrates that internal disorder will ruin the fruits of years, or even decades, of social and economic development.
"The establishment of a socialist law system has laid the foundation for the rule of law in China and institutionally ensures the right direction for the country," he said. "We must follow it to prevent any disorder."
Source: China Daily
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