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Editors Note: This article is the second in a three-part series chronicling the process of having a total knee replacement and the sequence of events through the operation and rehabilitation.

I talk with Dr. Jason Thackeray to try to understand what happens in the operating room during a total knee replacement. Im introduced to Mike Kurth, Orthopaedic Sales Consultant and part of the team who gives me a feel for the part he plays in this incredibly amazing surgery.

Dr. Thackeray compliments Roger Hall, CEO of Sacred Heart Hospital, for the outstanding operating room team the hospital provides for performing this procedure. I feel like a swirling dervish has blown through as names are tossed into place. Sacred Heart provides a dedicated Scrub Tech in addition to Second Surgical Assistant, operating room Circulating Nurse, and Anesthesiologist along with many others Im sure I have missed. Shoulder to shoulder with Dr. Thackeray in every surgery is Certified First Surgical Assistant Chad Lindley.

Dr. Thackeray is quick to tell me and often repeats the fact that the medical people who will gather in this operating room are all professionals and act not as individuals but as a team.

All are important to receive the remarkable outcomes we strive for.

For my husband Norms knee implant, Dr. Thackeray chooses the Sigma rotating platform knee offered by DePuy Synthes Joint Reconstruction. This is one of the only companies in America that offers this rotating platform technology.

This knee implant is designed to accommodate bending and rotation by as much as 15 degrees. It was the first knee available in the United States designed uniquely for this type of natural rotation. The DePuy knee has been implanted since 2000 with more than 1 million chosen by surgeons around the world.

The Scrub Tech and Circulating Nurse along with Mike Kurth of DePuy Synthes are the first people to enter the operating room to begin preparations for my husbands total knee replacement. When Mike enters the room it is quiet and a bit on the chilly side. The smell is clean with a touch of crispness in the air. All of the arriving instruments were developed by DePuy for this operation. Mike brings in five or six instrument trays, each piece to be washed and sterilized. The Surgical Tech lays each instrument out on the table with extreme exactness. He works with the precision of a diamond cutter.

Each one pound knee replacement requires a femoral component, rotating platform insert, tibial component and patella (knee cap). Mike says, I have to be ready for anything the surgeon asks me for. I usually bring seven sizes of component parts to be positive I will always have the perfect match needed for each patient.

Lights come up in the room and the sounds from the arriving surgical team begins to drift around the room like quietly falling snow as each prepares his position.

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Looking like a deathtrap in a movie, this room at one of the ESA's test centers plays a critical role in satellite building.

They might look mean, but all those blue spikes are actually made from foam to help absorb sound in the chamber. (Click to enlarge.) ESA/Guus Schoonewille

Just as vacuum chambers and swimming pools are used to test space suits, special environments can be necessary to make sure that satellites built on Earth can function in space.

That's exactly what you see in this photo released Thursday by the European Space Agency. It shows the interior of a room with 30-foot-high walls called the Maxwell Test Chamber. It's located in the ESA's facility in the Dutch city of Noordwijk at the largest satellite-testing facility in Europe.

The room has metal walls that convert it into a Faraday cage, a structure that shields the inside from any external electromagnetic signals. In addition, the walls are coated in hundreds of foam pyramids that absorb sound as well as any other signals produced inside the room, "mimicking the infinite void of space," according to the ESA.

This creates an environment in which researchers can test a satellite to see if its equipment all works together or if there's any internal interference.

Faraday cages are named for electrically minded scientist Michael Faraday, who invented and tested out the idea in the early 1800s. They work on the principle that an electromagnetic discharge will travel along the outside of a conductive cage, keeping the inside free from the current.

Airplanes act as Faraday cages, protecting passengers when the plane is struck by lightning. An artist even created a wearable dress that saved her from a million volts. You can build your own cage with some cardboard and aluminum foil (and a few other things), or you can just use a trash can as a makeshift way to protect your electronic devices if your neighborhood ever gets hit with an electromagnetic pulse device.

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Matt Schmidt at the downtown Milwaukee Water Street Brewery.

Schmidt owns four bars and restaurants on or near Water Street in downtown Milwaukee, including Water Street Brewery. He has four other establishments in Milwaukee and three suburban restaurants, including Water Street Brewery locations in Grafton and Delafield. Water Street Brewery also has a major presence at Summerfest and the Wisconsin State Fair.

Schmidt still owns the first establishment he bought in Milwaukee, RC's Bar at 1530 E. North Ave., which he took on in 1974. The success of RC's was the beginning of an entrepreneurial journey that has led Schmidt to expand his business over and over again.

Matt Schmidt speaks with Vagabonds executive chef, Ramses Alvarez.

He works every day, Matt said. No doubt he is going to be working for a while. Part of it is because he loves it. But Matt, 35, is increasingly becoming the public face of the business.

I think I have that same passion, too, Matt said. I love doing this. My favorite part is being in the places, especially when its busy, and seeing us take great care of people.

The Schmidts are always looking for growth opportunities. They recently completed a major restaurant makeover project and are building another new restaurant.

Rudys Mexican Restaurant, which R.C. Schmidt bought in 2000 and moved from the citys Walkers Point neighborhood to 1122 N. Edison St. near Water Street, was recently renovated and renamed Vagabond. It re-opened in mid-December. The highlight of the renovation was the use of a pair of Airstream trailers that were gutted and built into the two bars of the restaurant.

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Chantilly, VA (PRWEB) February 09, 2015

Moss Building and Design, a home remodeling company in Chantilly, VA, received the 2014 Angies List Super Service Award for the fifth year in a row. Moss is proud to once again receive an award which speaks to their continued focus on customer service and high quality.

The Angies List Super Service Award is given to companies that have met strict eligibility requirements. These requirements include maintaining an overall A on Angies List, staying in good standing with Angies List, and abiding by Angies List guidelines. As a result, Moss has superb consumer reviews and demonstrates excellence in remodeling as well as the home services they offer in Northern VA.

Moss Co-Owner, Jason Hampel, is proud of the dedication his company and employees have once again displayed to win the award. I am proud to witness our growth as a company as well as our continued attention to our clients and their remodeling experience. This award speaks to our success in this arena and our steps to consistently improving the clients experience.

Moss has also received additional recommendations on sites such as Houzz.com for their remodeling projects and services in Northern Virginia.

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Since 2001, MOSS has established a reputation for excellence in remodeling additions, kitchens, bathrooms, and basements and home services throughout Northern Virginia. Their customers see them as a trusted partner, and they are very proud of their exceptional 80% repeat customer and referral rates. Moss Building & Design has won consumer awards from Angies List and also has an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, as well as many industry building and design awards.

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The Clifford M. Scholz Architects firm of Sarasota has received a Best Of Houzz for Design on Houzz, a home remodeling and design website and app.

The 22-year-old firm was chosen by the more than 25 million monthly visitors to Houzz from among more than 500,000 home-building, remodeling and design professionals.

Winners will receive a "Best Of Houzz 2015" badge on their profiles on Houzz.

The Sarasota firm on South Orange Avenue also received Best of Houzz for 2014 and 2013.

"It is an honor to have received the design award for 2015 continuing a trend with Best of Houzz for the past three years," Scholz said in a statement. "Houzz has been an incredible resource for our clients to gain ideas and inspiration."

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The Clifford M. Scholz Architects firm of Sarasota has received a Best Of Houzz for Design on Houzz, a home remodeling and design website and app.

The 22-year-old firm was chosen by the more than 25 million monthly visitors to Houzz from among more than 500,000 home-building, remodeling and design professionals.

Winners will receive a "Best Of Houzz 2015" badge on their profiles on Houzz.

The Sarasota firm on South Orange Avenue also received Best of Houzz for 2014 and 2013.

"It is an honor to have received the design award for 2015 continuing a trend with Best of Houzz for the past three years," Scholz said in a statement. "Houzz has been an incredible resource for our clients to gain ideas and inspiration."

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