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Diversified business conglomerate United Technologies Corp. ( UTX ) was recently selected by Russian flagship airline service provider Aeroflot to manufacture some components for its upcoming fleet of The Boeing Company 's ( BA ) 737-800 Next Generation aircraft.

UTC Aerospace Systems, an operating unit of United Technologies, is entrusted with the job of manufacturing wheels and carbon brakes for Aeroflot. The components will be supplied through UTC Aerospace Systems' Wheels & Brakes business in Troy, Ohio. The first aircraft delivery is scheduled to commence from Sep 2013.

Carbon brakes manufactured by UTC Aerospace Systems use proprietary DURACARB carbon heat sink material for superior brake performance and increased life expectancy. In addition to increasing brake life by about 35%, these brakes reduce total weight of aircraft by approximately 318 kg (700 pounds) compared to steel brakes. Consequently, the new components are likely to reduce Aeroflot's cost of ownership for Boeing's Next Generation aircraft.

Based in Hartford, Conn., United Technologies provides high-end technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. The company is a diversified business conglomerate serving various end markets such as aerospace, defense and commercial construction. The business diversification allows the company to remain profitable amid tough economic times.

The operations of the company are primarily classified into two principal businesses: commercial and aerospace. Under its commercial business, the company has Otis and the UTC Climate, Controls & Security division, which combined the former Carrier and UTC Fire & Security divisions. The aerospace business of the company consists of Sikorsky aircraft and the UTC Propulsion & Aerospace Systems, which includes UTC Aerospace Systems and Pratt & Whitney divisions.

United Technologies presently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Other notable companies in the industry include ITT Corporation ( ITT ) and Federal Signal Corp. ( FSS ), both carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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Diversified business conglomerate United Technologies Corp. (UTX) was recently selected by Russian flagship airline service provider Aeroflot to manufacture some components for its upcoming fleet of The Boeing Companys (BA) 737-800 Next Generation aircraft.

UTC Aerospace Systems, an operating unit of United Technologies, is entrusted with the job of manufacturing wheels and carbon brakes for Aeroflot. The components will be supplied through UTC Aerospace Systems Wheels & Brakes business in Troy, Ohio. The first aircraft delivery is scheduled to commence from Sep 2013.

Carbon brakes manufactured by UTC Aerospace Systems use proprietary DURACARB carbon heat sink material for superior brake performance and increased life expectancy. In addition to increasing brake life by about 35%, these brakes reduce total weight of aircraft by approximately 318 kg (700 pounds) compared to steel brakes. Consequently, the new components are likely to reduce Aeroflots cost of ownership for Boeings Next Generation aircraft.

Based in Hartford, Conn., United Technologies provides high-end technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. The company is a diversified business conglomerate serving various end markets such as aerospace, defense and commercial construction. The business diversification allows the company to remain profitable amid tough economic times.

The operations of the company are primarily classified into two principal businesses: commercial and aerospace. Under its commercial business, the company has Otis and the UTC Climate, Controls & Security division, which combined the former Carrier and UTC Fire & Security divisions. The aerospace business of the company consists of Sikorsky aircraft and the UTC Propulsion & Aerospace Systems, which includes UTC Aerospace Systems and Pratt & Whitney divisions.

United Technologies presently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Other notable companies in the industry include ITT Corporation (ITT) and Federal Signal Corp. (FSS), both carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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Flatand BMX World Travel – Tony Aguirre – Mexico – Diversion Video Mag Issue 3.0 (Part6) – Video

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Advanced Care Veterinary Services Proves Stem Cell Therapy May Be the Best Weapon in Fighting Pet Pain Due to Arthritis

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Lewisville, TX (PRWEB) September 05, 2013

Douglas P. Stramel, DVM, CVPP, CVMA owner of Lewisville based Advanced Care Veterinary Services and a certified Pain Practitioner and Veterinary Medical Acupuncturist has been a firm believer in stem cell therapy for over six years and continues to prove its effectiveness in relieving his patients from the chronic suffering that osteoarthritis can create.

A recent patient, Jake, suffered from pain caused by chronic osteoarthritis in both hips. At the young age of seven months he had special surgery on both hips, but unfortunately by seven years old this Catahoula dog was showing severe suffering and lameness. He had problems getting up from a lying position, decreased activity, and was taking a long regimen of anti-inflammatory and pain medications to manage his discomfort. Jakes range of motion in his back legs was very limited and when asked to move he would whimper in pain.

Jakes owners had become increasingly concerned, Jake wants to stay outside, hes less interactive with the family, limps while taking walks, and doesnt want to play ball. Previously these activities were Jakes favorite ways to pass time with his family. The pain had become so serious that Jake even hesitated to obey a sit command, only following with a whine and vocal protest. Jakes owners feared they may have exhausted all therapies for their beloved pet, but were relentless in their search to help him.

They found their answer at Advanced Care Veterinary Services with Dr. Stramel. His recommendation of stem cell therapy seemed to have unrealistic expectations, but was worth a try. In a matter of 48 hours Jake started the process by having a small amount of fat collected from his side that would be shipped overnight to Vet-Stems labs in California. There, Jakes fatty tissue would be processed to create small injectable doses of Jakes own concentrated stem cells to be put directly into the joints that were causing him pain. Two days after Jakes fat sample was collected he received a stem cell injection in each hip and a stem cell dose by IV.

Jake was able to start rehabilitation two weeks after his stem cell therapy where his range of motion increased as well as his willingness to be more active. It seemed stem cells were doing their job of decreasing pain and encouraging healing in Jakes arthritic joints. Jake steadily improved and was able to discontinue rehabilitation at six weeks. He stopped taking daily medications at eight weeks, and was able to minimize his physical health regimen to a supplement that supported his joint cartilage and a fatty acid diet. Jakes owners were very pleased with the progress, and could not believe his ability to play so aggressively that he wore the pads from his paws.

His first stem cell injection wasvery successful.It allowed Jake to run, play ball and swim. In May 2013 we decided that due to his age, we should utilize the stem cells that were in storage. It is amazing how this has improved Jakes functional ability. At age 11, Jake enjoys a full, pain-free life of running, playing ball and especially swimming. I believe the stem cell injections have prolonged his life as well as his functional status, Jerry & Debbie testify to Jakes improved quality of live.

Jake was able to live in comfort for years after his first stem cell therapy, only being treated a second time recently at a ripe age of 11 years old. His owners and Dr. Stramel are confident Jake has a few more good years left in him still.

Jakes response to the stem cells has dramatically improved his life and the life of his owners. He is one of many patients that we have treated and seen good success," reports Dr. Stramel.

About Advanced Care Veterinary Services Advanced Care Veterinary Services is proud to announce the opening of the first Pain Management and Rehabilitation Clinic in Lewisville, Texas. The first of its kind in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, it has a state-of-the-art 4,000 square foot facility equipped with an indoor public canine pool, physical therapy, acupuncture, electrical stimulation, laser therapy, and other rehabilitative exercise activities. This new facility focuses on multi-modal pain management of osteoarthritis, intervertebral disc disease, and cancer. The clinic also offers cutting edge technology in obesity/weight management, geriatric and sport conditioning programs, and regenerative medicine including stem cell therapy for small animals. To find out more visit the website at http://stoppetpain.com/

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Baba Ram Rahim : Meditation and Spirituality | Dera Sacha Sauda 1st sep. 2013 jaipur satsang – Video

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Unlike Christianity, sex isn’t taboo in Hindu spirituality

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NEW DELHI: Asaram is being pilloried by everybody, from parliamentarians to journalists, for alleged sexual assault on a teenager and is in jail now. Some of the horrified public responses at his alleged act can also be attributed to the general notion that dissociates sex from spirituality. This notion considers everybody on the spiritual path as 'wedded' to celibacy. But is this perception correct?

A spiritual person, such orthodoxy goes, must not have a carnal side, a belief that stems from the sanyasi tradition where it is popularly believed that a seeker after God renounces all desires. This possibly explains why many Hindi newspapers and TV channels are aghast at the preacher's "fall from grace". In the English language media, the same horror is related: that men of cloth, like the Christian missionaries, must be celibate and breaking the vows of chastity would call for de-frocking of the erring priest.

In fact, the Boston Globe in the United States had run a series of reports on sex abuse in the Catholic church. Several such reports have appeared also in TOI. Since 2002, much of the US media has been critical of the approach of the bishops while dealing with sex abuse by priests. The net has a number of reports like this and this. This is because in Catholic church priests are bound by religion to be celibates. The instances of aggravated sexual transgressions by priests are worse as they involve under-age children, often of the same sex.

However, according to many Indian traditions, the path of spirituality does not preclude sex. In fact, drawing from the divine Krishna tradition, there is a spirit of joy and celebration around the idea of sex and loving union. It follows logically that sex forms a vital part of self-realization. Osho Rajneesh, a modern master, said forced celibacy was not just wrong, it was damaging to the soul of man.

It was against man's natural instincts. Celibacy as a vow had to be voluntary, and under the guidance of a capable preceptor. Otherwise, there was every possibility of the act of self-mortification destroying the initiate. All Hindu gods had families while several Indian traditions emphasized the sense of the sensual.

However, other streams of Indian spiritualism also grew, drawing from more severe notions of renunciation. One of the best that exists in Sanatani philosophy on the subject of the human body is Patanjali's statement, 'Swa-ang jugupsa, parai asansargah.' It means that with increasing spiritual insights, with greater realization, with the mind's constant attachment with truth, there develops apathy for the physical body, and it loses its physical affiliation with others. This is considered a high state of spiritual being, and that is what has made celibacy the plinth of sanyas as many understand it.

Yet, ancient Hindu rishis were known to have families and children. Even modern spiritualists like Swami Ramakrisnha Paramhansa, Lahiri Mahasaya and Sri Yukteswar Giri, the master of Paramahansa Yogananda, were all householders.

If Asaram has broken the law with the alleged sexual assault on a minor then of course the book must be thrown at him.

However, he cannot be held guilty, as a householder, of having sexual relationships or desire just because he is a spiritual preacher.

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Space station crew launch cargo ship full of rubbish

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The crew of Expedition 36 released Japan's H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-4) shortly after noon eastern time.

HTV-4 will manoeuvre to a safe distance where Japanese flight controllers will take over and safely guide the craft into a deorbit on Saturday.

The craft, now loaded with rubbish will burn up as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.

Known in Japanese as the "white stork" the craft symbolised the special delivery of needed materials for the ISS.

With the Japanese transfer vehicle moving away from the space station, the company, Orbital Sciences will begin commercial space vehicle demonstration procedures.

The vehicle will launch on September 17th as part of Nasa's transfer to commercial transportation services.

The mission is designed to demonstrate the space craft's rendezvous and berthing capabilities with the space station.

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Russian cosmonaut set for space station mission resigns

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Published: Sept. 5, 2013 at 4:32 PM

MOSCOW, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- An experienced Russian cosmonaut scheduled to fly to the International Space Station in 2015 has resigned for reasons that are unclear, officials say.

Yury Lonchakov will formally leave his job Sept. 14, Irina Rogova of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center told RIA Novosti.

Russian media quoted the training center's head, Sergei Krikalev, as saying Lonchakov "found a more interesting job," but he did not elaborate.

No replacement has been announced announced for Lonchakov, who was set to fly as the commander of Expedition 44 to the ISS in May 2015 with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Korniyenko and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly.

Lonchakov, 48, had been a cosmonaut since 1998 and made three space trips between 2001 and 2009 spending a total of 200 days in orbit, and made two spacewalks with a combined duration of more than 10 hours.

The Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center has had organizational problems since 2009, when it was transferred from the Defense Ministry to the civilian Federal Space Agency.

One Russian cosmonaut told a newspaper last year the prolonged reorganization had affected cosmonauts' income and career prospects, breeding discontent among personnel.

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Orbital Sciences Names 1st Space Station Cargo Ship After Astronaut

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When a first-of-its-kind commercial cargo spacecraft launches toward the International Space Station later this month, it will fly under the name of the astronaut who helped make the historic mission possible.

Orbital Sciences Corp. revealed Wednesday (Sept. 4) that it had christened its first Cygnus resupply ship after G. David Low, a space shuttle astronaut who was overseeing the Dulles, Va. company's development of its commercial resupply launch system when he died of cancer in 2008.

"Orbital has a tradition going back 25 years or more of naming many of our launch vehicles and spacecraft, and we're going to continue that tradition on this one," Frank Culbertson, Orbital's executive vice president and a former NASA astronaut, told reporters Wednesday. "We are very proud to name the spacecraft 'G. David Low' and carry this tradition and honor him in this way into space." [Gallery: Orbital Sciences' Cygnus Spacecraft and Antares Rocket]

Scheduled for a Sept. 17 launch atop an Orbital Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's Pad 0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, the resupply ship G. David Low will demonstrate for the space agency that Orbital's Cygnus freighterscan safely deliver supplies to the space station.

The barrel-shaped unmanned spacecraft will carry about 1,540 pounds (700 kilograms) of cargo on this first flight, comprised mostly of food for the orbiting laboratory's crew. After this demonstration proves Cygnus' capabilities, later missions will deliver science experiments and their related hardware, spare parts and other more critical supplies.

Orbital developed Cygnus and Antares as part of NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) effort. After a successful completion of this mission, Orbital will begin conducting eight planned cargo flights to the space station under a $1.9 billion Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with the space agency.

"Our name for this [spacecraft, G. David Low] is going to reflect a real pioneer in the space program, particularly at Orbital, who was instrumental in winning the COTS demo mission and also winning the CRS [contract]," Culbertson said.

Low, who was the son of an Apollo program manager and deputy administrator of NASA, flew three space shuttle missions between 1990 and 1993. He joined Orbital Sciences three years later as the company's vice president for safety and mission assurance. He became senior vice president and COTS program manager in 2006.

Orbital is one of two companies flying missions under the COTS and CRS programs for NASA. The agency awarded similar partial-funding contracts to Hawthorne, Calif.-based SpaceX, which since 2006 has flown two demo flights and two resupply missions using its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule.

Orbital's G. David Low flight to the space station is slated to be the final mission under the COTS program.

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Talking robot calls home from space station

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A Japanese robot orbiting 370 kilometres above the Earth called home for the first time.

In video released today but filmed two weeks ago, Kirobo, Japan's first robot astronaut, spoke from the International Space Station.

"Robots take their first step towards a shining future," the one-kilogram, 34-centimetre-high automaton said as it floated around the ISS.

The researchers behind Kirobo a compound word made from the words Kibo, or "hope" in Japanese, and robot said this is the first time a robot has spoken from space.

Packaged into an insulated box, Kirobo was deployed to the space station aboard a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency cargo transfer vehicle mounted on an H-IIB rocket on Aug. 4.

Kirobo arrived at the space station six days later, and will stay there for about a year and a half, the aerospace agency said.

The robot is set to conduct experiments in space by taking verbal orders from astronaut commander Koichi Wakata and by remote-control from earth.

Wakata will also arrive at the space station toward the end of the year to directly communicate with the robot.

The other astronauts will not be able to interact with the visiting robot unless they speak Japanese, Kirobo's native tongue.

Kirobo was developed by Tokyo University, Toyota Motor Corporation, advertising agency Dentsu and Robo Garage. It is scheduled to return to earth in December 2014.

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Mars 2020 Space Flight Instrument Development Partnership Opportunity

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Solicitation Number: 107-2013 Posted Date: Sep 03, 2013 FedBizOpps Posted Date: Sep 03, 2013 Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No Original Response Date: Sep 17, 2013 Current Response Date: Sep 17, 2013 Classification Code: A -- Research and Development NAICS Code: 541712

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.S, Greenbelt, MD 20771

Description

NASA/GSFC is interested in finding partners for a WRP subsystem that will enable measurements of chemical and isotopic compositions using mass spectrometry of solid samples acquired by the Mars 2020 rover. Mass spectrometry requires low pressure (high vacuum conditions) to be maintained within a vacuum vessel for operation. The controlling electronics for the WRP system will be provided by GSFC.

This partnership opportunity is for participation in a potential response to a 2013 NASA Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for a science investigation for the upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission. A potential NASA/GSFC investigation may include instrumentation incorporating subsystems from non-NASA/GSFC partners.

The AO is expected to be a single-step process with selected investigations comprising the baseline payload for the flight mission, entering Phase A in 2014. This partnership opportunity is being issued to select teaming partners to help prepare NASA/GSFC science instrument concepts for the proposal submittal; and to provide a spaceflight qualified instrument subsystem should the instrument be selected for flight.

Responses will be treated as proprietary information and controlled as such.

The respondents shall deliver the requested information in a presentation format. Final presentation packages must be received by 4 PM EST on September 17, 2013. Please provide one DVD or CD of the presentation and deliver them to:

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