Stem Cell Therapy Provided by Pend Oreille Veterinary Service Helps Local Leonberger Get the Bounce Back in His Step …

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Poway, California (PRWEB) May 22, 2014

Zeke was in pain from arthritis caused by an old injury and was facing possible surgery on both knees. Christine Ponsness-Wetzel, DVM, at Pend Oreille Veterinary Service determined that Zeke was a good candidate for stem cell therapy by Vet-Stem, Inc. as an alternative, and just a few months later, he now has a bounce back in his step.

Zeke is a 125-pound Leonberger who lives in Idaho and enjoys going on back country ski trips. Zekes hobbies came to a halt two years ago when he was diagnosed with a partial cruciate ligament tear. He had gone lame and two weeks of rest was recommended, but his owners did not see improvement. After a month of rest, x-rays revealed arthritis had developed in one of Zekes knees.

After a year of pain medications to control the discomfort and pain, Zeke started having more difficulties. He had a delayed ability to comfortably bend his leg, often needed help getting up from a laying position, and would whimper in pain. This time, x-rays would reveal arthritis in both knees. After a few months of increased pain medications and only mild improvement, Zekes owners opted for stem cell therapy with Dr. Ponsness-Wetzel.

Zeke was still quite active and happy, so the thought of double knee surgery and the long recovery time was not in my books, so we opted for stem cell therapy, Zekes owner explains. It has been four months since the stem cell injections (both knees and an IV dose) and Zeke has definitely improved. He no longer needs help getting up. He does not whimper in pain. His delay in bending his knee is non-existent, and his pain medication has been reduced by about 80%. Hikes are no longer sheer drudgery and he has a bounce in his step that I forgot existed.

Pend Oreille Veterinary Services celebrates its 50th anniversary in the Bonner County, providing basic health care services to small animals and reptiles, as well as cutting edge therapies such as acupuncture, laser, and stem cells. Pend Oreille Veterinary Services also offers boarding and grooming to the cities around their two locations in Ponderay and Bonners Ferry. To find out more about Pend Oreille Veterinary Service and Vet-Stem Cell Therapy with Dr. Ponsness-Wetzel, visit http://www.sandpointvets.com.

About Vet-Stem, Inc. Vet-Stem, Inc. was formed in 2002 to bring regenerative medicine to the veterinary profession. The privately held company is working to develop therapies in veterinary medicine that apply regenerative technologies while utilizing the natural healing properties inherent in all animals. As the first company in the United States to provide an adipose-derived stem cell service to veterinarians for their patients, Vet-Stem, Inc. pioneered the use of regenerative stem cells in veterinary medicine. The company holds exclusive licenses to over 50 patents including world-wide veterinary rights for use of adipose derived stem cells. In the last decade over 10,000 animals have been treated using Vet-Stem, Inc.s services, and Vet-Stem is actively investigating stem cell therapy for immune-mediated and inflammatory disease, as well as organ disease and failure. For more on Vet-Stem, Inc. and Veterinary Regenerative Medicine visit http://www.vet-stem.com or call 858-748-2004.

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TRUE SPIRITUALITY: Giving God What He Wants – Romans 12:1 – cbchurch.net – 3/16/14 – Video

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Is There Really A Connection Between Sexuality & Spirituality? -The LanceScurv Show – Video

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Perspectives on Faith And Culture 17 – The relationship between food and spirituality – Video

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Karen #39;s guests will share on the relationship between food and spirituality and how we can begin to address some of the food challenges in the central valley. It is easy to become overwhelmed...

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Professional athletes celebrate role of spirituality in sporting prowess

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Gold Olympic Medalist, Jason Gardener MBE, is one of a group of Olympic, Paralympic and Special Olympic medalists who will gather in London in June for a unique conference to explore the relationship between spirituality and sport.

Organised by The Kairos Forum, which specialises in issues related to intellectual or Cognitive Disabilities the one day 'Spirit in Sport' Conference will be held on 12 June 2014 at the historic Charterhouse, London. Cristina Gangemi MA, co-director of The Kairos Forum said: Jason Gardener is one of the most decorated sprinters in British history. We are absolutely delighted that he joins us to share his riveting account of his journey in sport and share very real insights into how mind, body, spirit and faith are truly united.

Keynote speakers at the event from across the sporting spectrum include Jason Gardener MBE, Silver Paralympic Medalist, Stefanie Reid and Gold Special Olympic Medalist, Peter Loftus will lead presentations, conversations and ideas for how sport can be a catalyst for living well in both society and church. The day will build on the legacy of the Olympics and Paralympics of London 2012 and comes in the run up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Stefanie Reid, GB Silver Medalist at the 2012 Paralympics said: "You are venturing into new territory when you start examining the role of theology in elite sport. My faith should impact every aspect of my life, but what does that look like in practical terms in my sport? It is a difficult question, but one that I am excited to discuss with other leaders in faith and sport at this event".

The day aims to inspire those who attend and also equip them for when they return to their place of work and communities to encourage anyone of any ability to celebrate the expression of their spirit through participation in sport at all levels.

The conference is open to anyone to attend and everyone is very welcome. It is likely to be of particular interest to those working and participating in the field of education, the caring professions, pastoral care and sports.

This is a unique opportunity to discuss the connection between spirituality and all aspects of sport and how it is lived out through personal experience. Leading academics in the field of intellectual disability will also be presenting, including Professor John Swinton from the University of Aberdeen. For more information and to book a place at the Conference, please go tohttp://thekairosforum.com/content/spirit-sport

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Robot, heal thyself: Dextre becomes the first robot to repair itself in space – Video

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In space, take your protein pills and get your Sriracha on

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Space food has come a long way since 1966 when this photo was taken of a NASA test subject consuming a meal of pot roast and gravy through a feeding tube pack aboard a Gemini spacecraft mockup. Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images

In space, green beans taste like grass and sliced strawberries are repulsively sweet. Thats according to NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock, who spent more than 178 days living and eating aboard the International Space Station and space shuttle Discovery.

The astronaut palate is a mysterious thing. Some say their favorite foods taste like plastic in space. Others say flavor gets better. What is undisputed is that a persons taste for something on Earth cant be trusted in orbit.

This is partly because the bodys fluids realign in microgravity, causing nasal congestion, says Pamela Dalton, a researcher at the Monell Chemical Senses Center. Swelling in the nasal passage also obstructs the transport of odor molecules to their receptors, which, Dalton said, can translate to a 70 percent reduction in flavor. After a few weeks the swelling subsides, but some congestion remains.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield known by earthlings as the guy who performed a rendition of David Bowies Space Oddity while commander of the International Space Station said being in space was like suffering a perpetual head cold.

Imagine standing on your head for hours, he said. Its kind of like that.

To compensate, astronauts have been known to go heavy on the hot sauce. Wasabi, Louisiana hot sauce, peppery olive oil and Tabasco clutter the ISS cabinets.

The perennial favorite? Shrimp cocktail freeze-dried shrimp and a tomato-based sauce with bits of horseradish.

Its got a really strong, searing, wasabi kind of cut to the flavor that opens up the sinuses, Hadfield said. Moreover, the distinctive texture of shrimp that fibrous chewiness survives rehydration better than other foods.

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Safety First? It's Time for a Fresh Look at the Risks of Spaceflight

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In the wake of all the jabs about trade sanctions, trampoline launches and a space station pullout, America's dependence on Russian space hardware is suddenly looking like a bad idea. But Rand Simberg, a self-described recovering aerospace engineer, says policymakers should have seen it coming.

"I think the scales have been falling off people's eyes in Washington, and now they realize what a huge mistake they made 20 years ago," Simberg told NBC News.

Simberg argues that there's a connection between the current troubles with Russia and America's post-Apollo space policy. "The reason that we're dependent on the Russians," he said, "is because we're chicken...," he said. (Simberg added another word after "chicken" that may not be suitable for a family publication.)

In his book "Safe Is Not an Option," Simberg argues that America's space program has stagnated because it's become so risk-averse. The way he sees it, policymakers learned the wrong lessons from the 1986 Challenger shuttle disaster and the 2003 loss of the shuttle Columbia.

Rather than doubling down on an expensive launch system, NASA and Congress should have looked to more reliable, more commercially viable alternatives, he says. And Simberg fears that they're making the same mistake with the heavy-lift Space Launch System, which is arguably more expensive than the shuttle.

Some members of Congress argue that spaceflight has to be expensive, and has to be under the control of the government, because commercial launch providers may not measure up to their safety standards. But Simberg says the bureaucratic fixation on complete safety is wrong-headed.

"The point that I make in the book is that there is no 'safe,'" he said. "It's always a continuum. There is no 'safe' or 'unsafe' unless we quantify what's the cost of a loss of crew."

He explains that the safety of a risky endeavor should be measured against the importance of that endeavor. For example, the U.S. military's role is so important that casualties, even non-combat casualties, are a given. If space exploration and settlement is in the national interest, Simberg argues that there should be a more reasonable balance between those endeavors and their risks.

"We're behaving as though space isn't important," Simberg said. "I am not going to try to convince somebody that space is important. I'm just saying that if it is, we should be doing things differently."

This week he laid out some recommendations in an op-ed column for USA Today and a follow-up on The Corner, a blog at National Review Online. The top item: Accelerate NASA's commercial crew program, which is currently supporting the development of U.S. commercial spaceships to carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station. NASA is aiming to have those spaceships ready by 2017, but Congress has consistently pared down funding requests for the effort.

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Private sector has solid position in space business

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A group of advisors and space program experts gathered Tuesday to discuss legislation and policy flowing from the nations capital during the Space Symposiums A View from Washington panel at The Broadmoor.

Much of the discussion surrounded the future of commercial space programs, including private-sector satellites and rockets used to transport cargo, as well as space tourisms surge in popularity and the possibility of it becoming a prominent industry in several states, including Colorado.

The panel was comprised of Richard DalBello, assistant director, Space and Aeronautics Office of Science and Technology Policy, executive office of the president; Tom Hammond, staff director, Majority House Science, Space and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Space; George C. Nield, associate administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration; and Ann Zulkosky senior professional staff, Majority Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Subcommittee on Science and Space. It was moderated by Brendan W. Curry, vice president of Washington Operations for the Space Foundation.

Future opportunities Zulkosky, when asked why Congress should continue to be involved in the space industry, quoted the Committee on Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program: Civil space activities are central to the [research and development] enterprise of the nation, often in a transformational way, and thus presents powerful opportunities to address major national objectives.

Nield said he was supportive of commercial ventures working in tandem with the government to expand space flight capabilities. Im all for including the private sector in national space efforts, Nield said. By its very nature [the private sector] is better positioned to be more innovative, to take more risks and be more in tuned with advanced technologies.

He also addressed a need for industry standards for commercial space flight.

Existing regulations cover launches and reentries, Nield said. Congress decreed they need to gain more experience before putting more regulations in place. Nield said a moratorium is in place until 2015 regarding new regulations until more data can be gathered in order to create pertinent policies.

We need to try and have people talk to one another and take advantage of the 50 years of space flight experience weve got, he said. We have got to put together a guide of established practices for space flight and safety, share that with the community and get feedback.

The panel discussed the proliferation of commercial launches over the past two years. In 2012, according to Nield, there were three commercial launches and six times as many last year. He said commercial launches in the U.S. are on pace to beat that number this year. Spaceports growing fast There was also discussion of spaceports, of which there are currently eight in the country.

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AIA Supports Lifting of Export Restrictions on U.S. Space Systems

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May 21, 2014 - AIA applauds Administration's issuance of revisions to Category XV of the U.S. Munitions List that will end excessive restrictions on space systems, such as commercial satellites. After6 month delayed implementation, interim final rule will remove many less sensitive technologies from USML and place them under more appropriate controls of Commerce Control List. Revision, together with re-authorization of Export-Import Bank by Congress, would dramatically level global market playing field. Aerospace Industries Association 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1700 Arlington, VA, 22209-3928 USA Press release date: May 13, 2014

Together with Ex-Im Reauthorization later this year, the Interim Final Rule will open the door to increased international space-related sales

Statement by Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Marion C. Blakey

Arlington, Va. The Aerospace Industries Association applauds the Administrations issuance of revisions to Category XV of the U.S. Munitions List (USML) that will end excessive restrictions on space systems like commercial satellites and related articles. After a six month delayed implementation, the interim final rule will remove many of these less sensitive technologies from the USML and place them under the more appropriate controls of the Commerce Control List.

In a 2012 report, AIA estimated that U.S. manufacturers lost $21 billion in satellite revenue from 1999 to 2009, costing about 9,000 direct jobs annually once USML controls were applied to commercial satellites. This rule implements legislation passed by Congress in early 2013 allowing the Administration to once again have discretion to control these technologies for export.

This revision, together with the re-authorization of the Export-Import Bank by Congress later this year, would dramatically level the global market playing field and greatly enhance the prospects for U.S. companies selling space related goods and services overseas. As indicated in our new report on ExIm Bank, the projected international market outside the United States for satellite manufacturing and launch services through 2021 is $132 billion, with developing markets in South America and the Middle East experiencing a steady increase in growth. Ex-Im Bank increasingly provides the export financing that helps U.S. space manufacturers compete on a level playing field for foreign customers.

Both actions are required for the United States to maintain a strong industrial base, support our efforts in manned space flight and boost space-related jobs. In 2012, the Administrations budget request for 2013 non-classified military space programs was $8 billion. Through sequestration-related cuts that number has been reduced $7.2 billion a 10 percent reduction even as potential adversaries continue to grow their space investments and capabilities. While government spending on space has declined, the space market is rapidly changing with new opportunities in commercial space emerging. It therefore has become even more important to increase the space sectors sales in the commercial arena and enhance its global competiveness.

AIA expresses its appreciation to the Administration and Congress for the removal of these stringent export controls on essentially commercial space technologies, and encourages them to work together again to make our companies and their space products and services more competitive in the international marketplace by supporting the reauthorization of the Ex-Im Bank.

CONTACT: Keith Mordoff (703) 358-1075 office (240) 338-1255 mobile keith.mordoff@aia-aerospace.org

Francis X. Chip Sheller (703) 358-1058 office (703) 964-6271 mobile chip.sheller@aia-aerospace.org

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Blue Jays deep-six Red Sox

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At this rate, it almost would be better if Clay Buchholz was injured.

Then, at least, this would make sense.

But there he was last night, after getting knocked around again like it was batting practice, talking about how good he felt physically, chalking up his problems to rotten luck more than awful pitching.

If you didnt know better, you would have thought Buchholz latest dud five runs (four earned) allowed on nine hits, including two home runs, over 423 innings in the Red Sox sixth consecutive loss, a 6-4 defeat against the Toronto Blue Jays, was just a blip rather than his new norm.

I felt like I had the best stuff in this start, velocity-wise, that Ive had all year, Buchholz said. There is absolutely nothing physically bothering me. Its tough to go out there and, when you miss with one pitch, it gets hit every time. Thats sort of where Im at right now.

Where Buchholz is at is a 6.32 ERA that ranks as the second-highest among all major league pitchers who have thrown at least 40 innings. Only Minnesotas Kevin Correia (6.52) is worse than Buchholz, who has given up 14 runs on 29 hits in his last 15 innings.

The last time he pitched this poorly for this long a nine-start stretch to open 2012 in which he posted a 7.84 ERA he still was concerned about letting loose because of a back injury that eventually ended his season in 2012.

Then, like now, Buchholz strayed from his signature changeup, a pitch he didnt throw at all last week in Minnesota. Last night, 12 of his 90 pitches were changeups, but once again, he relied heavily on his fastball and cutter.

Manager John Farrell, the former pitching coach who helped Buchholz through tough times early in his career, suggested the culprits are inconsistent command caused by flaws in his mechanics. Too many pitches are catching too much of the plate, and hitters have been teeing off rather than swinging and missing.

But Buchholz insisted his mechanics are relatively sound.

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