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Comets Game on January 30 Sold Out

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January 13, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets The Utica Comets are proud to announce that the Comets game scheduled for January 30 vs. the Toronto Marlies is now SOLD OUT.

The Comets have sold out The AUD 16 times now. In the previous 13 sold out games at The AUD, the Comets have compiled a 10-2-2-0 record. Through 19 games at The Utica Memorial Auditorium, The AUD has seen 70,740 fans walk through the door to attend a Comets game. Comets games average 3,723 fans per game, which is 97.6% capacity. Last year Comets games averaged 3,435 fans, which was 90% of The AUD's capacity.

There are limited tickets available for Wednesday night's game on January 14 vs the Grand Rapids Griffins. The game will mark the first time Utica and Grand Rapids will play.

Tickets to the all remaining games are now on sale at the Utica Memorial Auditorium box office and online through Ticketmaster. For more information, call 315-790-9070 or visit http://www.uticacomets.com.

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Rosetta's new to do: hunt for sugars in comet ice?

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The European Space Agency's Rosetta mission may have a new set of primordial chemicals to hunt for as the spacecraft scrutinizes 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

A team of chemists from France and Mexico reports finding what it says is the first evidence for a range of organic molecules known as aldehydes in the residue of lab-made ices. These ices were designed to simulate those found in the clouds of gas, dust, and ices between stars.

Of particular interest are a pair of sugar-like aldehydes found in some of the residue. These aldehydes are known to be important actors in the formation of DNA, which carries an organism's genetic information, and of RNA. RNA plays a number of important biological roles, including service as a genetic traffic cop for the production of proteins in cells.

Six of the 10 aldehydes the team found have been detected in space, including one of the two sugar-like aldehydes. But none of the sugar-like versions have been detected within the solar system, and one of the two has yet to be found at all in space.

The team's results imply that both of these "pre-biotic" molecules, as well as the rest of the aldehydes they produce, should be forming within interstellar ices.

If the results hold up and especially if Rosetta's robotic lander Philae can detect them on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko the work would provide another piece of evidence pointing to comets and asteroids as the the mobile chemistry labs that deposited the building blocks for organic life on a young Earth.

In space, ices form in large molecular clouds from simple molecules mainly water, with smatterings of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methanol, ammonia, and methane. When the ices are subjected to ultraviolet radiation from young stars and from heat, these building blocks can combine to make biologically important compounds such as amino acids.

The densest portions of these clouds collapse to form stars and planets, as well as the comets and asteroids that represent the leftovers from the era of planet-building.

For years, researchers have been conducting lab experiments that try to replicate the conditions in molecular clouds, bathing the ices in various levels of ultraviolet radiation or the lab equivalent of cosmic rays. The goal is to figure out how much of the pre-biotic chemistry on Earth was unique to the planet and how much "pre-processing" might have occurred in space.

In its experiment, a team led by Louis Le Sergeant dHendecourt, with the Institut dAstrophysique Spatiale at the Universit Paris-Sud, and Uwe Meierhenrich, with the Universit Nice-Sophia Antipolis in Nice, France, started off with a mixture of 12 parts water, 3.5 parts methanol, and 1 part ammonia. The ice was cooled in a vacuum to -319 degrees Fahrenheit and bathed in ultraviolet light. The experimental equipment had been carefully cleaned and sterilized to prevent contamination.

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Comets boys basketball off to great start

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The Melfort Comets senior boys basketball team has remained competitive. With a third place finish in Moose Jaw on the weekend and a first place finish at the Birch Hills Christmas Classic the season is off to a positive start. In Moose Jaw they placed third after losing 63-53 to Meadow Lake on Saturday afternoon. The Comets dropped to the third place game after losing 67-60 to Moose Jaw Peacock on Saturday morning. The Comets won their opening game 79 to 74 over Swift Current on Friday afternoon. The Comets clinched the title at the Birch Hills Christmas Classic with a 99-72 victory over the host Birch Hills Marauders on Friday, December 19. To advance to the final they defeated Prince Albert Carlton 73-56 on the morning of Friday, December 19. They opened the Christmas Classic with a 89-64 victory over Middle Lake on Thursday, December 18. The Melfort Comets will be in Nipawin for the LP Miller Bears Classic on January 16 and 17.

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Comets 'Pink the Rink' Game this Friday

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January 13, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets All fans are encouraged to wear pink this Friday as the Utica Comets will host this year's Pink the Rink night to benefit the Breast Care Center of the Regional Cancer Center at Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare. It is a night dedicated to raise awareness and funds for those fighting breast cancer.

Last year's Pink the Rink event was held on Jan. 31, 2014 and raised $35,752.87 for the Breast Care Center. This year's game against the Milwaukee Admirals is already sold out.

The Comets will be wearing pink accented jerseys for the game that will be sold during a live auction immediately following Friday night's game.

All proceeds from the jersey auction, as well as the money raised from sale of the 50/50 tickets and any fan donations will be given to the Breast Care Center.

Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare (FSLH) offers breast care services including digital mammography, minimally invasive breast biopsies, surgery, medical and radiation oncology services and support through our nurse navigator program. Accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR), FSLH is proud to be the only Breast Imaging Center of Excellence in the Mohawk Valley and one of a few in the upstate region.

The Breast Care Center offers newly diagnosed breast cancer patients understandable, practical advice. A consultation includes techniques for post-operative drain care, a review of post-operative exercise, tips to reduce the risk of developing lymphedema and information on community support groups. The Center employs a nurse navigator as well as a nurse practitioner who are dedicated to providing patients and their families with seamless, coordinated care. They follow women from the time of a breast cancer diagnosis, through treatment and into survivorship.

For more information, visit http://www.faxtonstlukes.com .

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Fourth Consecutive Year, World Travel Holdings Recognized as One of Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in North …

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Wilmington, Mass. (PRWEB) January 14, 2015

For the fourth consecutive year, World Travel Holdings, the worlds largest cruise agency and award-winning leisure travel company, announces its recognition as one of the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in North America. This annual award recognizes top employers that display leadership and innovation in engaging their workplaces.

An engaged and happy workforce is of the utmost importance to a companys productivity, success and culture, and this is why we will continue to develop new programs that encourage employee participation, said Debbie Fiorino, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for World Travel Holdings. It is an honor to receive this award for the fourth consecutive year and to be able to share this success with potential employees interested in joining our strong and dedicated team.

World Travel Holdings engagement success stems from its culturally engrained vision, mission, core values and lenses. Newly created company lenses, which launched in 2014, are filters through which the entire company can use to make the best decisions on behalf of its employees, its partners, suppliers and other key stakeholders.

Employees not only want to be guided by the company for which they work, but they want to know that they are appreciated by both their manager and their colleagues, added Fiorino. One of the companys Rewards and Recognitions programs does just that The Overboard Awards program encourages camaraderie among the workforce by giving employees an outlet to recognize each other for a job well done using STARS, a social recognition platform. The program is celebrated with bi-weekly video broadcasts where submissions are randomly selected and STARS points are awarded to the person being recognized and the person who gave the recognition.

The Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces Awards panel of judges evaluated each applicant based on the Eight Elements of Employee Engagement: Communication, Leadership, Culture, Rewards & Recognition, Professional & Personal Growth, Accountability & Performance,Vision& Values and Corporate Social Responsibility.

This marks our fifth year recognizing incredible, employee-focused companies that are changing the way the world works, and were excited to honor them with this award, said Cheryl Kerrigan, Vice President of Employee Success at Achievers. These companies are setting the benchmark for standards in employee engagement by making engaging, aligning, and recognizing employees a top priority, which sets them apart from their competition.

The panel of judges included various academics and thought leaders on employee engagement, and included representation from organizations such as the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Human Capital Institute, and Human Resource Executive.

World Travel Holdings will be honored alongside other recipients of the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces Award at the awards gala on March 11, 2015 at the Bellagio Las Vegas.

About Achievers Achievers delivers the only true cloud-based Employee Success Platform that enables remarkable business success. Designed specifically to meet the complex needs of todays changing, modern workplace, it is the most engaging software specifically designed to engage, align and recognize employees. It is software employees love to use every day in over 110 countries. Achievers is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco. Learn how your company can change the world works at http://www.achievers.com.

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Google has released an iOS app that makes it possible to access your Mac or PC from any iOS device with an Internet connection.

An iPhone 6 Plus controlling a MacBook Air using Chrome Remote Desktop. Jason Cipriani/CNET

Chrome Remote Desktop is hardly a new service from Google. It's been around for years, allowing users to access a Windows or Mac computer from another computer or an Android device. When it came to this Google service, iOS had been left out.

Then on Monday Google unceremoniously released the iOS Chrome Remote Desktop app into the App Store, making it super-easy to access your computer (or a family member's computer) from your mobile device wherever you have a connection.

Before we dive into setting up the iOS app -- or lack of required setup -- you'll need to make sure you have two things installed on the computer you plan on connecting to.

Chrome Remote Desktop app in the Chrome Web Store. Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET

The first is, naturally, Chrome. Second, you'll need to install the desktop version of the Chrome Remote Desktop app from the Chrome Web Store.

Once you have those two items installed, launch the app on your desktop and follow the prompts to complete the setup process. A video walking you through it all can be found here. Trust me when I say, you need very little technical expertise to get it installed.

The most important aspect of setting up the service is to remember your PIN. You did write it down, didn't you? OK, good.

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Fact Check: Adult stem cell research not opposed by church

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Religious groups have concerns that the ALS Association, which has been the recipient of millions of dollars in donations through its ice bucket challenge, supports embryonic stem cell research.

The facts: The ALS Association which fights amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrigs Disease primarily is involved with adult stem cell research, which the Catholic Church does not oppose, according to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The bishops statement on stem cells states that the use of adult stem cells and umbilical-cord blood have been shown to offer a better way to produce cells that can benefit patients.

There is no moral objection to research and therapy of this kind, when it involves no harm to human beings at any stage of development and is conducted with appropriate informed consent, the statement says. Catholic foundations and medical centers have been, and will continue to be, among the leading supporters of ethically responsible advances in the medical use of adult stem cells.

The ALS Association said it does, however, fund one study that uses embryonic stem cell research with money provided by one specific donor who is committed to this area of research, the Record reported.

The association added that donors could designate that they do not want their embryos used to fund any stem cell research.

Most embryonic stem cells are derived from embryos that develop from eggs that have been fertilized in vitro and then donated for research with the consent of the donors, according to the National Institutes of Health. They are not derived from eggs fertilized in a womans body.

After a couple completes the in vitro process, they either continue to freeze the leftover embryos or allow them to thaw, which destroys the cells. In some states, couples do have the choice to donate the embryos to research or to adoptive families, TruthOrFiction.com notes.

Embryonic stem cell research does not appear to rank as a major issue for most Catholics, according to a 2013 survey by the Pew Researchs Religion and Public Life Project. In the survey, 72 percent of Catholics said embryonic stem cell research was not a moral issue or was morally acceptable.

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Owner of stolen statue urged to come forward

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HAVE you found spiritual enlightenment?

More specifically, have you lost a statue of the human incarnation of spiritual enlightenment?

North Yorkshire Police have appealed to the public after a large metal statue of Buddha was found at a property in Huntington, and a check of recently stolen items showed no matching reports.

PCSO Laura Harper said she had been with the force for eight years, and this was the most unusual item she'd had to help find the owner of.

PCSO Harper said: "Every day is different in this job at the moment, there are always surprises around the corner but this is probably the most unusual item someone's reported. We normally get bikes, wallets, handbags, rucksacks, and try to locate the owners, but this is the first Buddha we've had.

"It was quite fun trying to search our system to work out what someone has put it in as. We tried everything. That brought quite a few giggles in the office."

PCSO Harper said the statue was found by a resident next to their garage in Skewsby Grove, Huntington, along with other items which are believed to have been stolen in recent weeks.

Although the other items which were found with the statue have been reunited with their owners, the foot-high statue itself has yet to be claimed.

PCSO Harper said: "We believe it could have been involved in some form of crime, but nobody has reported a brass Buddha missing.

"It's fairly heavy so whether it's an inside or outdoor ornament, we're not sure. Either way, we would think someone would be missing it."

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