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Amphenol now offers rugged CTF media converters from DC to 10Gbps supporting multiple protocols for the military, aerospace and industrial markets.

SIDNEY, N.Y. - Amphenol Aerospace (NYSE: APH), a global leader in interconnect technologies, now offers additional Copper to Fiber Media Converter products. These assemblies are designed for military and aerospace environments.

AAO HSS has provided rugged high speed copper and fiber optic interconnect products for the military, aerospace, and industrial markets for decades. Such products include: fiber and high speed copper contacts, connectors, and cable solutions. Amphenol CTF media converter products blend the decades of experience in fiber optic and high speed copper capability with a new set of products that removes the need to convert from copper to fiber inside a given sub-system. The media conversion is completed within each turn-key unit that AAO HSS provides. This allows systems integrators to remove costly and fragile fiber transceivers and cables from circuit boards.

Jared Sibrava, Director of Amphenol Aerospace's High Speed Solutions Division says, "The CTF product line of media converters is a natural fit for Amphenol as we blend two tried and true capabilities together and establish a strong presence in emerging technologies for new platforms as well as upgrades to legacy systems."

Along with the standard off-the-shelf products as listed above, AAO HSS is customizing these offerings to meet unique needs from the market. Furthermore, many new additions to the CTF product line are underway.

Details of each product in the portfolio are as follows:

CTF-QUAD (quadrax)

- Quadrax form factor embedded fiber optic transmitters and receivers - Utilizes standard quadrax receptacle connectors and inserts (1 Tx or 1 Rx per size 8 cavity) - Industry standard 1.25mm fiber optic ferrules - Plug/socket side utilizes quadrax socket to ARINC-801 pin adapter for system fiber connection - Speed Support from DC to 10Gbps in both transmitter and receiver - PCB lead or flex connection to customer system - Industry standard operating temperature -40 degrees C to +85 degrees C - Link to web page

CTF-4G

- 2 Channel (2 Tx, 2 Rx) integrated hybrid connector and media converter - D38999 Series III Shell Size 13-4 M29504/5 Fiber Termini Interface - Up to 4.25Gbps on copper and fiber interface - Built-in Test and diagnostics capable - 37 pin nano connector - Up to 1G Ethernet, 4G Fibre Channel, PCI-Express 2.0, DVI and more - Options for ARINC-801, MT, PC Tail Copper and more - Industry standard operating temperature -40 degrees C to +85 degrees C - Link to web page

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Deloitte: 2014 good year for commercial aerospace sector

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NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Another positive year of revenue growth is predicted for the commercial aerospace sector by consultants Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.

According to the company's Global Manufacturing Industry group, revenue growth in the 5 percent range is expected for the overall industry in 2014, with record-setting production at the platform level and in the supplier base. On the other hand, continued declines in revenue and earnings are expected for the global defense sector.

Global revenues for defense companies fell 1.3 percent in 2012 and 1.9 percent in 2011. It is anticipated for 2013, global revenues for defense companies "will track to similar" levels in the past two years, around an estimated minus 2.5 percent."

The decline, noted in the group's latest Global Aerospace and Defense Industry outlook, is mainly the result of reduced armed conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan and affordability concerns in many traditional militarily active governments. However, it said, there is increasing defense spending in the Middle East, as well as by countries such as India, China, Russia, South Korea, Brazil and Japan.

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Comets Grab Victory in Pennsylvania

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January 11, 2014 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Missouri Comets INDEPENDENCE, Missouri - The Missouri Comets finished off their two-game road trip with a resounding 13-5 win over the expansion Roar at Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania. Missouri's Byron Alvarez finished with three points, scoring a goal and assisting on another. Reading's leading scorer, JerJer Gibson had a 3-point goal to lead his team.

Coming off a disappointing 11-8 loss last night in Syracuse, the Comets were determined to have a good showing against the winless Pennsylvania Roar. Robert Palmer started the night off on the right foot with an unassisted goal a little over a minute into the game. Coady Andrews added a three-point score midway through the quarter and Ramone Palmer chipped in a score midway through the second quarter to give Missouri a 7-0 halftime lead.

After suffering a third quarter collapse on Friday, the Comets controlled possession throughout the period. Capitalizing on a Pennsylvania mistake, Alvarez scored early in the quarter to increase their lead to 9-0. Now, with a comfortable lead, Missouri played it safe, passing the ball all the way back to keeper, Danny Waltman if they felt the play needed to be reset.

Perhaps a little too relaxed, a slow-paced pass back to Waltman allowed the Roar's newly signed Kingsley Onwuka to confuse the Comets defense and get his side their first points of the night with a little over four minutes remaining in the third quarter. Pennsylvania's Gibson found the far side netting past Waltman to briefly cut the Comets lead to 9-5 early in the fourth quarter.

Missouri remained calm as Pennsylvania hoped to climb back into the match by inserting Ptah Myers as a sixth attacker. Brian Harris pulled the ball out of the defensive zone and streaked down to the corner. Perhaps thinking he was just killing time, the Roar's defender allowed Harris to turn and hit a rocket of a shot into the net. Alvarez and John Sosa also beat Pennsylvania's pressure in the final minutes of the game, giving them a two-on-none breakaway against Roar goalkeeper, Peter Pappas. The indoor soccer legend, Pappas, had no chance as Sosa's score gave the Comets a 13-5 lead, which was all they needed as they played keep-away for the final minute of action.

The Comets return to the Independence Events Center on Friday, January 17th at 7:35p.m. CT to face the Milwaukee Wave. The match also features the World Famous Mascot Game at halftime. Calvin the Comets Canine, Dollar Dog and many of their costumed friends play an exhibition soccer match at halftime unlike any other. For tickets and information, call 855.4KC.GOAL.

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January 12, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets After falling behind 4-0, the Comets comeback bid came up just short, as the Travis Morin show proved to be too much for the Utica team Saturday night, at the Cedar Park Center. Morin's three goal night carried the Texas Stars to a 5-3 victory over the Utica Comets.

With the defeat, the Comets fell to 11-19-2-2, and the Stars improved to 23-10-2-3. Travis Morin led the Stars with a Hat Trick while Cal O'Reilly paced the Comets with two points (1-1-2).

After a Comets turnover that led to a Stars 2-on-1, Travis Morin lit the lamp for the 21st time, off a feed from Colton Sceviour. It was Sceviour's 38th point of the season.

Less than four minutes later Morin netted his second goal of the night. A failed Comets clearing attempt found Morin's stick on the point. Morin cut across the ice, and fired a wrist shot past Cannata from the top of the circle.

Morin was not done yet. 4:53 into the second period, Morin finished off his Hat Trick, with his league-leading 23rd goal of the season. Morin streaked down Cannata's right hand side, and tucked a wrist shot just under the crossbar to give the Stars a 3-0 lead. The goal was Morin's 50th point of the season, and was the first short-handed goal the Comets have given up.

Joe Cannata's night would end just under ten minutes later. Sceviour fired an off-angle shot from the boards that snuck through Cannata's pads, for the Stars' fourth goal of the night. The goal set the stage for Mathieu Corbeil's American Hockey League's debut.

With a 1:43 left in the second period, the Comets picked up a goal to trim the Stars lead to 4-1. Benn Ferriero, off a pass from Nicklas Jensen, put a shot on goal from below the face-off circle, Cal O'Reilly picked up the rebound, and backhanded it home. It was O'Reilly's third goal of the season.

The Comets pulled the game to within two, 8:03 into the final period. Cal O'Reilly, from below the goal line, found Alex Grenier streaking into the slot. Grenier one-timed the feed past Nilstorp for his 11th goal of the season.

Just two minutes later the Comets struck again, to make it a one-goal game. A blast from the point from Patrick Mullen was deflected right to Yann Sauve who was stationed at the other point. A blast from Sauve found its way through heavy traffic in front, and onto Brandon DeFazio's stick. DeFazio would not miss from point blank range, for his third goal of the season. The goal deficit would be as close as the Comets would come.

With 45 seconds to play, Curtis McKenzie put the icing on the cake for the Stars. McKenzie netted his 12th goal of the season, this one with an empty net to put the game away.

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Comets’ size too much for Buffaloes

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GEORGETOWN The Oakwood Comets had a decisive fourth quarter as they used their size and precision passing to pull away late and defeat the Georgetown-Ridge Farm Buffaloes 65-47 on Saturday in Vermilion Valley Conference play.

The Comets outscored the Buffaloes 24-6 in the fourth to notch their sixth victory of the season and first VVC win.

We try to put the ball inside to our post players because we have an advantage over most teams in the area in the paint, Oakwood coach Doug Robinson said.

Cutting to the basket throughout the game was the games leading scorer, 6-foot, 5-inch Jeremy Watson (15 points), who was the recipient of many good passes from the other bigs Skyler Slade (14 points 8 rebounds) and Parker Lee (10 points) who were double and triple teamed at times.

We do what we are told, Watson said. Coach Robinson says get the ball to the post and cut when the post receive the ball and tonight we finished at the rim.

We like each other and we want to see the team succeed so when theres an open teammate we find them and they can put the ball in the hole, Slade said.

To start the third quarter, the Buffaloes went on a 7-0 run with some fine shooting from guards Dylan Bina (13 points) and Tyson Reed (10 points) to take their first lead since early in the first quarter 33-31.

The Comets came right back with a run of their own to take the lead back with two minutes to go in 3rd quarter. Both teams finished out the quarter exchanging baskets and Oakwood held a slim lead going into the 4th quarter 43-41.

We had a tough game last night in a close loss (61-59 overtime loss to Chrisman on Friday) and today our legs just werent there in the second half but the team played hard and we got quality looks and shot opportunities like we normally do, but we just couldnt convert, GRF coach Adam Latoz said.

The first half was a well-played game and a seesaw battle with both teams having sound play.

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Gameday: Comets at Stars

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January 11, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets UTICA COMETS (11-18-1-2) @ TEXAS STARS (21-10-2-3)

Cedar Park Arena, 8 p.m. EST

Radio: 94.9 K-Rock

Tonight's Game: The Utica Comets are looking to end their active three game skid as they travel to Texas to take on the Stars. The Comets are currently in the midst of the four game road swing, which concludes on Monday night in San Antonio.

When They Last Met: The Comets dropped another tight game, 2-1 against the Stars back on November 16th at The AUD. Alexandre Grenier scored Utica's lone goal, while Joacim Eriksson turned aside 21 Texas shots. Despite a 29-23 advantage in shots on net, the Comets were defeated by a strong performance from Cristopher Nilstorp, who made 28 saves. Mike Hedden and Matej Stransky each scored for Texas.

Comets Outlook: The Oklahoma City Barons defeated the Comets in heartbreaking fashion on Thursday, a 3-2 nail biter at the Cox Convention Center. The Barons scored with just four seconds left in regulation to force overtime, before ending the game just 17 seconds into the extra session. Nicklas Jensen found the back of the net twice for Utica, while goaltender Joe Cannata made 29 saves on 32 shots to earn the Comets a point.

Stars Outlook: Texas is now on the second half of a home back-to-back, after they defeated the Abbotsford Heat 5-0 last evening. Brett Richie led the way for Texas with three points (2-1-3) and Justin Dowling, Travis Morin and Francis Wathier also scored scored for the Stars. Nilstorp earned his first shutout of the season, as he saved each of Abbotsford's 28 shots on goal.

Two Nickets To Paradise: Comets winger Nicklas Jensen led the way offensively against Oklahoma City with both goals in the 3-2 overtime loss. The Danish forward was also the only Utica player to finish with a positive rating (+1). Jensen, who had just one goal prior to the game, picked up the second multi-goal game of his AHL career. The winger previously had a hat trick as a member of the Chicago Wolves on Apr. 15 against the Peoria Rivermen.

A Grand Re-Benntrance: In his first game back from the Vancouver Canucks, Benn Ferriero recorded an assist, coming on Jensen's second goal of the evening. Ferriero now ranks second on the Comets with 13 assists for the season.

Enter The Lion's Gren: With his assist against the Barons, Grenier maintained his status in third place in helpers. Grenier is tied for 14th in rookie goal scoring and has moved into a tie for 14th in points as well with 22 (10-12-22). The Laval, QC native has now collected a point in three straight games for the third time this season.

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Study identifies population of stem-like cells where HIV persists in spite of treatment

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Contact: Sarah Dionne Sullivan ssullivan38@partners.org 617-726-6126 Massachusetts General Hospital

Although antiviral therapy against HIV suppresses viral replication and allows infected individuals to live relatively healthy lives for many years, the virus persists in the body, and replication resumes if treatment is interrupted. Now investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard may have found where the virus hides - in a small group of recently identified T cells with stem-cell-like properties.

"Most human cells are short lived, so it has been unclear how HIV manages to stick around for decades in spite of very effective antiviral treatment," says Mathias Lichterfeld, MD, of the MGH Infectious Disease Division, corresponding author of the report receiving advance online publication in Nature Medicine. "This question led to the hypothesis that HIV might infect stem cells - the most long-lasting cells in the body - but traditional organ-specific stem cells, even those that give rise to all immune and blood cells, are resistant to HIV infection. We have discovered that a new group of T cells, called T memory stem cells, are susceptible to HIV and likely represent the longest lasting cellular niche for the virus."

HIV has such a devastating impact on the human immune system because it infects the CD4-positive T cells that normally direct and support the infection-fighting activities of other immune cells. Several subtypes of CD4 T cells have different functions; and all are capable of being infected by HIV, although antiviral treatment keeps the virus in those cells from replicating. Most of these CD4 T cells are short-lived and die relatively soon. What is distinct about CD4 T memory stem cells is their ability to live for decades, while giving rise to several subgroups of T cells. Therefore, HIV-infected T memory stem cells could continuously regenerate new HIV-infected cells, fueling the fire of HIV persistence in the human body.

The MGH/Ragon team found that T memory stem cells express both CD4 and CCR5 - the receptor proteins used by HIV to enter cells - suggesting that these long-lived cells could be the long-sought HIV reservoir. They then found that these cells can be readily infected with HIV, which was unexpected since traditional stem cells resist HIV infection. Importantly, the investigators found that levels of HIV DNA in patients receiving long-term antiviral treatment were highest in T memory stem cells.

Testing blood samples that had been taken from patients soon after initial infection and several years later revealed that the viral sequences found in T memory stem cells after 6 to 10 years of treatment were similar to those found in circulating T cells soon after infection, indicating that HIV had persisted relatively unchanged in T memory stem cells. In addition, the amount of HIV DNA in these cells remained relatively stable over time, even after long-term treatment caused viral levels to drop in other T cell subsets.

"Our findings suggest that novel, specific interventions will have to be designed to target HIV-infected T memory stem cells," says Lichterfeld, an assistant professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. "Methods of inhibiting stem cell pathways are being studied to eliminate cancer stem cells - persistent cells that are responsible for tumor recurrence after conventional treatments kill proliferating tumor cells. We are now investigating whether any of the drugs that target cancer stem cells might be effective against HIV-infected T memory stem cells.

"Identifying the reservoirs for HIV persistence is a critical step toward developing interventions that could induce a long-term remission without the need for antiviral medication, or possibly eliminate the virus entirely," Lichterfeld adds. "Although a real cure for HIV has been elusive, it is not impossible."

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Poetry works show Alexie at his best – Sun, 12 Jan 2014 PST

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Death. Family. Loss. Love. Wealth. Poetry. Spirituality. Genocide. Prejudice. Sherman Alexies new poetry collection, What Ive Stolen, What Ive Earned, demonstrates the National Book Award-winning writers ability to tackle big themes, weaving them together in the context of his Indian identity and with his wry, unapologetic sense ofhumor.

And he wastes no time doing it. Alexie takes on all these topics in the collections first poem, the wide-ranging and powerful Crazy Horse Boulevard, always through the lens of his Indian identity (a member of the Spokane Tribe, he uses the term Indian almost exclusively

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Death. Family. Loss. Love. Wealth. Poetry. Spirituality. Genocide. Prejudice. Sherman Alexies new poetry collection, What Ive Stolen, What Ive Earned, demonstrates the National Book Award-winning writers ability to tackle big themes, weaving them together in the context of his Indian identity and with his wry, unapologetic sense ofhumor.

And he wastes no time doing it. Alexie takes on all these topics in the collections first poem, the wide-ranging and powerful Crazy Horse Boulevard, always through the lens of his Indian identity (a member of the Spokane Tribe, he uses the term Indian almost exclusively). He addresses being Indian in a white world (Most of the people who read this poem will be white people), as well as within Indian culture, on and off the reservation (Among my immediate family, Im the only one who doesnt live on the reservation. What does that say about me?). The poem brings historical prejudices into a modern context, and Alexie calls things as he sees them, especially when it comes to the choices people make from what he sees as places of luxury (If my sons, Indian as they are, contract some preventable disease from those organic, free-range white children and die, will it be legal for me to scalp and slaughter their whiteparents?).

The focus on racial and cultural identity comes through strongest in the books first section. Happy Holidays pointedly discusses the complicated relationship modern Indians have with American holidays. Sonnet, with Slot Machines wrestles with the politics of Indian casinos and issues ofgambling.

Slot Machines is one of many so-called sonnets in the book; the poems comprise the second section and are scattered throughout the others. In labeling these poems sonnets, Alexie initiates a conversation about form, forgoing the traditional 14-line rhyme and metrical structure and instead following formulas of his own. This reinvention of form allows Alexie to stay true to his own voice, never sacrificing his natural vocabulary for the sake of someone elses definition of poetic. Yet Alexie pays homage to formal poetry and to his literary forbears by recognizing the significance of the forms constraints while giving it his ownspin.

Whatever form he uses, Alexie stays true, too, to his own style of storytelling. And What Ive Stolen, What Ive Earned is, at its core, a book of stories, told piecemeal, which hit the reader with their poignancy in the way Alexie weaves the seemingly disparate pieces together. In Sonnet, with Tainted Love he does this with a missing persons case, nightmares and the movie Dirty Dancing. Hell links Dante, Jimmy Durante, Moses and a fear ofheights.

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Space Station: Live Getting a U.S. Spacesuit Ready for a Spacewalk – Video

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Space Station: Live Getting a U.S. Spacesuit Ready for a Spacewalk
Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Mike Hopkins downlinked a video description of a U.S. spacesuit Jan. 4. Hopkins and NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio conducted two spacewalks just before Christmas...

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Cygnus arrives at International Space Station

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Christmas has finally arrived for the six space station astronauts.

A privately launched supply ship reached the International Space Station on Sunday morning, three days after blasting off from Virginia. The space station crew used a hefty robot arm to capture the Cygnus capsule as the two craft zoomed side by side at 17,500 mph.

The Cygnus is carrying 3,000 pounds of equipment and experiments for NASA, including ants for an educational project. Also on board: eagerly awaited Christmas presents from the families of all six spacemen as well as some fresh fruit courtesy of NASA.

NASA is relying on private industry to keep the orbiting lab well stocked in this post-shuttle era and, in four more years, possibly supply rides for U.S. astronauts as well.

Orbital Sciences Corp. was supposed to make the delivery last month, well before Christmas, but the Virginia company had to wait. A space station breakdown in mid-December took priority, and NASA bumped the flight to January in order to repair the disabled cooling system at the orbiting outpost. Then, frigid weather at the launch site forced a delay. Then a strong solar storm interfered.

Flight controllers for Orbital Sciences, wearing mostly red company shirts, broke into applause once robot arm operator Michael Hopkins grabbed onto the Cygnus, more than 260 miles above the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar. Within two hours, the capsule was bolted to the space station.

Because of the long day, the astronauts were supposed to wait until Monday before opening the hatch to Cygnus. But with presents from their families awaiting them, there was no telling whether they would oblige.

As a holiday treat, NASA stashed away the fruit for the two Americans, three Russians and one Japanese, and Orbital Sciences included a few surprises of its own.

This is the second visit by an Orbital Sciences cargo ship. The first was a test run last September; this one is the first official supply run under a $1.9 billion contract with NASA.

"I've been up here on station for about 3 1/2 months," Hopkins said, "and I've seen two Orbital vehicles in that time, and I think that's very impressive. So congratulations to everyone."

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