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WESTIE SPACE ODYSSEY NASA TOUR |
April 15, 2006 - Club member Dexter White arranged for participating club members to get a look
behind the scenes on a guided tour of NASA's Johnson Space Center. We are grateful to Dexter and our other
guides, pictured below (left to right: Glen Cobb, Todd Quasny, Dexter, and Royce Renfrew).
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Our NASA Tour Guides
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The tour was an incredible experience involving space suits, vehicle mock-ups, artifacts, and the Mission Control
Center where we visited the old and new flight control rooms for the space shuttle as well as the flight control
room for the International Space Station ("ISS"). We witnessed firsthand the flight director and staff monitoring ISS
activities for this unprecedented mission involving the scientific and technological resources of 16 nations (U.S.A.,
Canada, Japan, Russia, 11 nations of the European Space Agency and Brazil). At the end of the tour, we all received
mementos and autographed photos of Astronaut Joe Tanner (who has been on several space flights, and on a couple of space
walks as a member of the crew servicing the Hubble Space Telescope). Following the tour, we all got together for
lunch at Pantera Bread Co., and Mary Brooks won the raffle for the Westie Space Odyssey tee shirt.
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Group Photo - NASA Tour
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To see other photos taken during the tour by club member Jennifer Garrison, click on the link below
(note - this link will only be active for a limited time).
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May 16, 2006 - The
club's May meeting was held at the home of Mary and Reed Brooks and was hosted by our speaker (and President) Kay L. McGuire,
DVM. In addition to basic CPR training, members received a free First Aid Kit courtesy of the club.
Kay had a CPR manikin that she used for demonstration to instruct us in how to perform basic Cardio-Pulmonary
Resuscitation (CPR), a combination of rescue breathing and chest compressions
(please note that the following is a general overview of instructions we received for giving CPR to a Westie-size dog). If
your dog is NOT breathing, use a finger to clear any mucus or other
objects from the mouth. Tilt the head back to straighten the airway passage. Hold the mouth shut with one hand,
and place your mouth over the dog's nose and mouth making sure the seal is tight. Blow into the nose while watching
to see if the chest expands. Give two full breaths. If the chest does NOT expand, start over again by clearing the mouth.
If the chest DOES expand, release your dog's mouth so it can exhale. Repeat the breathing procedure once every five
(5) seconds until your dog is breathing normally, or until your vet or other emergency technician is available to begin treatment.
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Linda Wible trying her hand at CPR |
If you cannot detect a heartbeat, then you must also perform chest compressions in conjunction with rescue
breathing. Put your dog on its right side. Put the heel of your hand on the ribcage just behind the elbow.
Put your other hand on top of the first hand. Firmly press on the ribcage in quick, smooth movements. The compression
should last no longer than 1/2 second. The smaller the dog, the fewer inches of compression and less force are needed
(about an inch for a Westie). At all times try not to damage the ribcage. Repeat this procedure 8 to 10 times.
Then, if your dog is not breathing, perform CPR again as described above. Alternate between chest compressions (8 to
10 in a row), and two full breaths into the dog's nose. CALL FOR HELP IF AVAILABLE,
AND DO NOT GET BITTEN!!!
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