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Passport To Adventure: Disney On Ice
Make imagination your destination with Passport to Adventure, the new show from Disney On Ice.
Audiences will be taken on a fun-filled tour to four exciting destinations filled with favourite Disney friends. Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on a journey into the magical worlds of Disney's The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Peter Pan and Lilo & Stitch.
Discover Ariel and Sebastian's enchanting undersea kingdom; visit the Pride Lands with Simba and Nala; soar through starry skies with Peter Pan and his sassy fairy friend Tinker Bell; and say "aloha" to fun with Lilo and Stitch.
You'll be captivated by the music, beauty and laughter.
This event takes place at Metro Radio Arena, which has achieved Bronze Status for disabled access from Attitude Is Everything.
Disney On Ice
Disney's international team of award-winning, world-class figure skaters with your favourite Disney characters brought to life through grand production numbers, lavish costumes, colourful scenery, memorable music and spectacular skating.
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Loree Lough's Bio:
At last count, bestselling author Loree Lough had seventy-four books, sixty-three short stories and over two thousand five hundred articles in print. Dubbed by reviewers "the writer whose stories touch hearts and change lives," she has earned dozens of Readers' Choice and industry awards.
Her 2009 Love Finds You titles and Be Still and Let Your Nail Polish Dry! were recently joined by Prevailing Love and Tales of the Heart (Whitaker). Beautiful Bandit, first in Loree's Lone Star Legends series (Whitaker), will hit bookstore shelves this summer, while the release of From Ashes to Honor, first in her First Responders series from Abingdon, will coordinate with the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Her third Love Finds You title is slated for release in June 2011, and reissues of Love Inspired reader favorites (from Loree's Accidental, Turning Points and Suddenly series) will become available fall 2010 through spring 2012.
Loree and her husband split their time between a little house in the Baltimore suburbs and a really little cabin in the Allegheny Mountains, where they cater to a formerly-abused Pointer whose numerous vet visits inspired the nickname "Cash." She loves to hear from her readers and personally answers every letter sent to her via her website.
Visit Loree's website at www.loreelough.com

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Rachel Walter masters teaching and music on two continents04/12/2013
Rachel Walter was presented with this photo collage on her last day of teaching at Brisbane Girls Grammar School this semester. The students and staff treated her to a going-away party during morning tea.
Music may be a universal language, but the terminology used to create it is not, as Rachel Walter discovered with her student teaching assignment in music classes at Brisbane Girls Grammar School in Queensland, Australia.
The honors music education major has had the unique opportunity this semester to divide her required 16 weeks of student teaching between the private school in Australia and Glen Oak High School in Plain Township, near Canton. In fact, "Miss Walter" bid her Australian students goodbye on March 28, and greeted her Glen Oak students on April 8.
"There were some language barriers, and it took a week or so to get used to the accent I was hearing all around me," recalls a smiling Walter. The biggest barrier, to the amusement of her students, was learning to translate the American system of numerically named music notes into the British system, where, for example, an eighth-note is a quaver, a quarter-note is a crotchet and a whole note is a semibreve.
Rachel Walter with some of her music students at Brisbane Girls Grammar School.
"Rachel is our first 'international' student teacher," says Dr. Laurie Lafferty, professor and coordinator of the School of Music's music education program. "Sending a music student teacher to Australia was uncharted territory, and the success of the placement was largely due to Rachel's persistence and positive attitude."
Time to learn and teach
"I've always loved travel, and I had hoped to do a study abroad trip during college, but with music education, it didn't seem plausible," says Walter, who graduates in May and plans to teach and pursue graduate school. While the clarinet is her instrument of choice, her degree is focused on teaching instrumental music, so she had to follow a structured series of classes to learn, in depth, how to play every instrument in a band and orchestra.
But once her classwork was finished, Walter saw an opportunity to get a bit of the study abroad experience through student teaching.
"I was in a meeting for student teachers and learned that we could be assigned to an American military base," explains Walter. "So, I thought perhaps I could do my assignment in another country."
During a visit to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane, Rachel Walter makes a new friend.
On short notice, Lafferty, with the help of Dr. Ralph Hultgren at Griffith University in Brisbane, helped Walter accomplish her goal. Hultgren, a composer and conductor, has been a guest conductor at UA and he and Lafferty would like to establish an exchange program for their music students.
Home away from home
So Walter's eight weeks of student teaching in Brisbane came in the middle of two four-week assignments at Glen Oak. While down under, the UA student lived with the Hultgren family and often traveled with them on weekends to see more of the country.
This was not Walter's first trip abroad.
The Canton resident, a graduate of Jackson High School, says she got her love of travel during her nine years as a member of the Summit Choral Society. With the group, Walter performed around the United States and in several countries, including Italy, Germany, China and Austria.
Once in Brisbane, Walter was struck by the differences in how music education is valued in Australia and the United States.
Rachel Walter had the chance to meet two of Zippy's distant cousins at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane.
"Here, we make it part of the school day and students are graded on it, but at the same time, we have to almost justify its importance by showing how it helps students perform better academically," notes Walter.
"In Australia, the students aren't graded, and music is just appreciated as part of what makes a well-rounded person," adds Walter. "But it is a co-curricular activity. At the school where I taught, the students come two hours early or stay two hours late for band practice. They want to be there, and for me, that was a really good feeling. It's why I went into music."
While she wishes they would practice more on their own, as any good music teacher would, Walter says she was very proud of their efforts at a concert on March 15.
"I helped three bands each prepare a piece to perform, and it was my very first time conducting before an audience," says Walter. "It was a learning experience for them and for me, but we had a good result."


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The Open Group Oslo Conference 2014
This conference will focus on networking and hands-on experiences of implementing Enterprise Architecture as a tool in developing your business or organization.
Key Speakers Include:
Peter Haviland, Chief Business Architect, EY, and Vice-Chair of The Open Group Architecture Forum
Peter Haviland is the current Vice-Chair of The Open Group Architecture Forum and a Distinguished Chief Architect within The Open Group Open CA program. He is an author of numerous "World-Class EA" papers and was a key contributor to TOGAF® 9 as well as the Business Architecture certification requirements within the Open CA program. Based in the US, Peter is part of EY's Global Architecture Leadership Team and works with clients to set up architecture functions for success, and formulate and execute business change programs.
EA and Government: Trends, Observations, Winners and Losers
Government environments are happy hunting grounds for architects: the need to cut cost and increase efficiency, combined with complex legacy platforms and siloed government departments, means that there is no end to the value that Enterprise Architects can provide. Many governments have sustained investments in EA and many have achieved success, and continue to achieve success, and this presentation will talk about some of the critical success factors that are involved. The presentation will also talk specifically about the various stages of team development, as well as some new aspects that could be considered as part of the next version of TOGAF®. Practitioners will leave this session with an increased awareness of the issues facing architects in this environment, lessons learned from other parts of the world that have embarked on this journey, and insight into some leading practice team building and capability development approaches.
We are inviting speakers who have used Enterprise Architecture for strategic planning or governance which include migration planning setting up an architecture capability or building an architecture repository. If you are interested in speaking at this event, please submit your presentation proposal online.
Target audience
- Strategy & Planning Managers
- Business Developers
- CIO, IT Directors and Project Managers
- Enterprise, Business and Information Architects
Bjørvika Conference Center, Oslo


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Film Review
The Last Sin Eater
God is in the box office receipts
The Last Sin Eater
Directed by MIchael Landon Jr.
Cast: Liana Liberato, Louise Fletcher
The Last Sin Eater marks the latest release from FoxFaith, a subdivision of 20th Century Fox designed to create "morally driven, family-friendly programming." Although the word "faith" could be used with regard to Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism and just about any other "ism" on Earth, the Fox Corporation clearly has economic designs on one faith and one faith only. All FoxFaith films must "have overt Christian content or be derived from the work of a Christian author." Perhaps you caught FoxFaith's theological thriller Thr3e earlier this year. Or not.
The Last Sin Eater is based on the book by romance-
Despite a modest budget (around $2 million), the film is slickly and evocatively shot in rural Utah. (Is there any other kind of Utah?) Landon provides some moody visuals, especially in the film's darker and more haunting segments. The script is set in mid-1800s Appalachia and the filmmakers have done a credible job of recreating an isolated 19th-century mountain community. The Welsh immigrant accents are sometimes a bit tangled and difficult to understand, but the film gets full credit for transporting us to a different time and place without looking too awful much like a made-for-TV movie.
The story centers on the ancient religious practice of "sin eating." Imported largely (though hardly exclusively) from the Celtic tribes of England and Wales, the ceremony involves the hiring of some poor wretch to consume a bit of bread and drink from a dead body just prior to burial--the theory being that a person's sins would be removed and placed into the body of the sin eater. Some pope eventually condemned the practice, mostly because it involved absolution without the use of a priest. The Catholic Church has never taken kindly to being cut out of the loop.
Our main character here is 10-year-old Cadi Forbes (newby Liana Liberato), who becomes fascinated with the ritual of sin eating when she witnesses it being practiced on her recently deceased grandmother. Despite her young age, Cadi is lugging around some world-class guilt in connection to her baby sister's untimely death. She figures the Sin Eater can cure her of it and goes on a journey to discover the identity of this mythical outcast.
Though the film ultimately looks on sin eating as a pointless pagan ritual, it doesn't go out of its way to condemn it. In fact, the film's central theme of absolution is rather dependent on it as a symbol. In her own way, Cadi is a sort of sin eater, absorbing guilt for something she hasn't really done. In fact, she isn't the only one here carrying a heavy burden. Cadi's quest puts her in contact with members of her community both helpful (Louise Fletcher, Nurse Ratched herself, as a kindly old widow) and harmful (TV actor Stewart Finlay-McLellan as a bullying community leader)--all of whom tie into the theme of sin and redemption (or, more secularly, guilt and forgiveness). For most of the run time, it's absorbing stuff.
About an hour in, though, the film gets down to preaching, and the story becomes marginally less interesting (at least to those not in this entirely for the Sunday matinee sermonizing). After locating the Sin Eater and being somewhat disappointed in the results, Cadi encounters a mysterious stranger (E.T.'s Henry Thomas of all people) who lugs around a Bible and preaches the word of God. As it turns out, only one man can absolve us of our sins. (This "original sin eater" isn't actually mentioned by name, but it's safe to assume it rhymes with "freeze us.")
The film's religious content is only mildly heavy-handed. Even so, it comes across as a bit superfluous. The film could have actually followed its storyline to the same conclusion without the intervention of Thomas' Man of God character. Of course, that would have violated the whole "overt Christian content" thing.
Once the Bible-quoting is out of the way, Cadi continues on her quest, uncovering a string of ugly secrets about her community. In the end, it all comes out in the wash. Past sins are revealed (or "confessed" depending on how you want to look at it), Cadi fully confronts the dark tragedy in her past and everybody in the community cries ... and then gets baptized as born-again Christians.
Ultimately, I'm afraid, The Last Sin Eater isn't going to be much of a "crossover" film. Audiences will be made up almost entirely of evangelical church groups that are required to sing its praises. That's almost a shame. In some ways, The Last Sin Eater is a better secular film than it is a religious one. There are some interesting emotional and historical themes here, and they're nicely handled. The born-again Christian elements, on the other hand, seem clunky and not so well integrated. If he's gonna keep this kind of thing up, Our Lord and Savior might want to get himself a better Hollywood agent.


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Boosting Dublin & Laurens County for A Century
Once upon a time, just about a century ago, Dublin's people boasted that they came from "Dublin, Georgia - the only town in Georgia that's doublin' all the time." This proud proclamation was a reference to the meteoric rise of the town's population of about 400 in the mid-1880s to become one the state's top ten cities in population in merely a quarter of a century. Right in step, the county's population boomed nearly 400% in forty years. To maintain this unprecedented growth, the city needed just the right person to lead the divergent business interests in the city into a single forward-minded alliance. And, one hundred years ago this week, the Dublin Chamber of Commerce was born.
A decade or so before, when the century turned, the Young Men's Business League was formed to take the city a notch or two up the ladder to metropolitan heights. Dublin was growing, but the community's leaders knew that in order to keep growing, more investments would need to be made, not only in the field of agriculture and agri-business, but advancements in education, culture, and a better quality of life.
A mass meeting of Dublin's leading businessmen was held on the evening of March 23, 1911. The meeting was called to order by banking magnate John M. Williams, who turned over the gavel to Judge J.E. Burch, who acted as chairman of the meeting. E.H. Hyman chastised those present to cease being "tight wads" and join in the movement.
A "who's who" of Dublin's leading businessmen were named to the chamber's first board of directors. The board was composed of R.M. Arnau, D.S. Brandon, John M. Williams, Frank G. Corker, J.M. Finn, C.H. Kittrell, T.W. Hooks, H.M. Stanley, M.V. Mahoney, H.G. Stevens, Leo P. Baum, W.F. Schaufele, R.F. Deese, J.S. Simons, Izzie Bashinski, J.A. Kelley, and F. H. Rowe.
The chamber's directors hired Robert M. Martin, former city editor of the Savannah Press, to coordinate and focus the various business interests in a single direction. Martin set up his office in the New Dublin Hotel in a room which adjoined the lobby.
On the top of the list for economic development projects was the development of modern highways through Dublin. Just two months after the chamber was organized, members set out in cars to scout the best routes to adjoining county seats. With a decent road along the "Old Macon Road" and an acceptable one to Statesboro already in place, road backers were confident that the Macon to Savannah highway would be a sure thing. By the middle of the decade, the chamber was pushing very hard to secure the location of U.S. Highway 80 through the center of town. By the mid 1920s when the highway was the primary east-west highway across the state and the Southeast, chamber officials instituted a project to construct a modern hotel along the route in the center of the city. The city's newest hotel was named the Fred Roberts Hotel in honor the chairman of the committee, who died during its construction.
An early project was the construction of a major power line from Dublin to the Central Georgia Power Company dam and electric plant in Jackson, Georgia. The chamber channeled a lot of efforts into improving navigation along the Oconee River. The chamber worked for an entire decade to establish a "big city" hospital to provide the best medical care available in this section of Georgia.
The first two fund raising projects of the chamber were an auto race in the city and a large bar-b-que at East Lake on the 4th of July.
When the chamber was organized, Laurens County was at the top of the state in the production of cotton. In fact, that year the county set an all time state record which stood until the late 1990s when machine operated mega farms broke the record of 60,000 bales. With the invasion of the deadly boll weevil which destroyed the cotton crops for several years, the chamber worked with farmers in diversifying the crops and to provide information on newer and better methods of improving agricultural production, soil conservation, and marketing strategies.
In the spring of 1914, the city's businessmen gathered in the Bertha Theater to reorganize the chamber of commerce. Those in attendance were entertained with a movie and plenty of locally produced Chero-Cola. At least $8,000.00 in memberships were subscribed. The new organization would be governed by commissioners at large. Izzie Bashinski oversaw the organization, while D.S. Brandon (Business Development,) R.F. Deese (Retail Trade,) R.M. Arnau (Public Affairs,) and W.B. Rice (Agricultural Development) headed the chamber's departments. Charles Caldwell served as secretary for two years until 1916, when he was replaced by former Dublin High School principal N.G. Bartlett, who served until 1922, when he was replaced by W.H. Proctor.
Finally on the evening of November 12, 1914, the Dublin and Laurens County Chamber was organized in Dublin's city hall. Frank G. Corker, president of the 1st National Bank, was elected president. Stephen J. Lord was elected vice president. Con A. Weddington accepted the office of temporary secretary.
In February 1921, the chamber sponsored "The Farmers' Institute" to promote increased production of peanuts, sweet potatoes, livestock and poultry. Other agri-business projects were the location of a grain elevator, creamery, a meat curing plant, poultry clubs, and a dairy institute. Within a decade of the chamber's formation, Laurens County, with leadership from chamber supporters, became one of the leading counties in the state in the production of hogs and poultry.
When women received the right to vote in the early 1920s, the chamber moved forward by inviting all women interested in promoting the local economy to attend a mass meeting in the fall of 1922. For the first time, women were invited to join the organization. The male-dominated organization established at least one committee which would be controlled by the chamber's female members.
This year, the Dublin-Laurens Chamber of Commerce celebrates one hundred years of boosting Dublin and Laurens County. The efforts of thousands of the organization's members over the last century have led to our community to become one of the best places in Georgia to live.


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Blood transfusion is a medical treatment that replaces blood lost through injury, surgery, or disease. The blood goes through a tube from a bag to an intravenous (IV) catheter and into your vein.
You may need a blood transfusion if you lose too much blood, such as through:
If you have an illness in which your bone marrow doesn't make enough blood, such as aplastic anemia, you may need transfusions. Some diseases, such as hemophilia, prevent your body from making a needed blood component. Components are the different parts of blood, such as red blood cells, plasma, and platelets. You may need transfusions or injections of the missing blood component to help treat these diseases.
Blood used for transfusions in Canada is very safe and generally free from disease. Donated blood is carefully tested. It is very rare to get a disease through a blood transfusion.
Getting the wrong blood type by accident is the main risk in a blood transfusion, but it is rare. Getting the wrong blood type happens in about 1 out of 14,000 transfusions.1 Transfusion with the wrong blood type can cause a severe reaction that may be life-threatening, but this is very rare.
Some people bank their own blood a few weeks before they have surgery. If they need a transfusion during surgery, they can receive their own banked blood. This reduces the risk of disease and transfusion reaction from donated blood.
If you have many blood transfusions, you are more likely to have problems from immune system reactions. A reaction happens when your body rejects the new blood and tries to attack parts of it. But tests can help avoid this. Before you get a blood transfusion, your blood is tested to find out your blood type. And the blood you will get in the transfusion is tested to make sure it matches your blood.
You may have a mild allergic reaction even if you get the correct blood type. Signs of a reaction include:
A mild reaction can be scary, but it rarely is dangerous if it's treated quickly.
The most important blood type classification systems are the ABO system and the Rh system. A, B, AB, and O are the blood types in the ABO system. Each type of blood in the ABO system also has a positive or negative Rh factor. For example, if you have "A+ blood," it means your blood is type A in the ABO system and your Rh factor is positive.
If you get blood in a transfusion that isn't the right type, you may have a transfusion reaction. A mild transfusion reaction rarely is dangerous, but you must get treatment quickly. A severe transfusion reaction can be deadly.
Blood banks collect blood from volunteer donors. Before they donate, volunteers must answer questions about their current health, health history, and any diseases they may have been exposed to through travel to foreign countries, sexual behaviour, or drug use. Only people who pass this survey are allowed to donate blood.
Donated blood is then carefully tested for certain diseases and to find out the blood type. If there is any chance that the blood may not be safe to use, it is thrown away.
Most blood that passes the tests is then split into its components and sent out for use.
Blood and its components can be stored or used for only a short time before they must be thrown away. This is why blood banks are always looking for donors.
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Transfusions are used to treat blood loss or to supply blood components that your body cannot make for itself.
Blood loss may result from injury, major surgery, or diseases that destroy red blood cells or platelets, two important blood components. If too much blood is lost (low blood volume), your body cannot maintain a proper blood pressure, which results in shock. Blood loss can also reduce the number of oxygen-carrying red blood cells in the blood, which may prevent enough oxygen from reaching the rest of the body.
Whole blood is rarely given to treat blood loss. Instead, you are given the blood component you most need. If you have lost too many red blood cells or are not making enough of them, you are given packed red blood cells. If you have low blood volume, you are given plasma and/or other fluids to maintain blood pressure. If you have lost a great deal of blood, or if your clotting factors or platelets are low or abnormal, you may also need a transfusion of either of these to help control bleeding. Sometimes you may need replacements of some blood substances if your body does not make enough of them. For example, you may be given substances to help your blood clot (clotting factors) if you do not have enough of them naturally.
Blood lost during surgery sometimes can be recovered, cleaned, and returned to you as a transfusion. This greatly reduces the amount of blood you might otherwise need to receive. Receiving your own blood back is safer, because there is no chance of a reaction.
One of the most common diseases that prevent the body from making an important blood component is hemophilia, an inherited disorder that affects the blood's ability to clot. Many factors are needed for the blood to clot properly. A person who has a bleeding disorder such as hemophilia is not able to make one of these clotting factors. Regular injections or transfusions with the missing clotting factor are needed to protect against uncontrolled bleeding in case of injury. Von Willebrand's disease is another inherited disorder that affects both clotting factors and platelets.
Another blood component that affects the blood's ability to clot is platelets. A reduced number of platelets (thrombocytopenia) or the failure of platelets to function properly increases the time it takes for bleeding to stop (increased bleeding time). Transfusion with platelets improves the clotting time, which reduces the risk of uncontrolled bleeding. This treatment does not cure the cause of platelet loss.
Anemia is a decrease in the number of oxygen-carrying red blood cells or a decrease in the amount of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying substance in the red blood cells. There are several types of anemia, each with a different cause, and each is treated differently. Severe anemia may be treated with a transfusion of packed red blood cells. This temporarily increases the number of oxygen-carrying red blood cells in circulation and may improve symptoms, but it does not treat the cause of the anemia.
Blood is donated by human volunteers, who can give blood as often as every 8 weeks. To donate blood, you must:
The process of blood donation and the handling of donated blood in Canada is regulated by Health Canada's Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD). The TPD enforces five layers of overlapping safeguards to protect the blood supply against disease. These safeguards are implemented by Canadian Blood Services (CBS), the national organization that collects and distributes blood and blood products in all provinces and territories except Quebec. In Quebec, Héma-Québec performs this role.
If you are going to have surgery and expect to need a blood transfusion, you may want to consider donating or banking your own blood before the surgery (autologous donation). Many people consider this option to protect themselves from the risks of disease or mismatched blood associated with blood transfusion.
But autologous donation is not completely risk-free. Most problems that occur with any blood transfusion are the result of administrative errors that cause the wrong blood type to be given. These types of errors are rare but could cause you to receive blood other than the blood you banked before your surgery. It is also possible that banking blood before your surgery will increase the possibility that you will need a transfusion, because there was not enough time before the surgery for your body to replace all the blood you donated.
For more information on this option, see:
Your blood is typed, or classified, according to the presence or absence of certain markers (antigens) found on red blood cells and in the plasma that allow your body to recognize blood as its own. If another blood type is introduced, your immune system recognizes it as foreign and attacks it, resulting in a transfusion reaction.
The ABO system consists of A, B, AB, and O blood types. People with type A have antibodies in the blood against type B. People with type B have antibodies in the blood against type A. People with AB have no anti-A or anti-B antibodies. People with type O have both anti-A and anti-B antibodies. People with type AB blood are called universal recipients, because they can receive any of the ABO types. People with type O blood are called universal donors, because their blood can be given to people with any of the ABO types. Mismatches with the ABO and Rh blood types are responsible for the most serious, sometimes life-threatening, transfusion reactions.
The Rh system classifies blood as Rh-positive or Rh-negative, based on the presence or absence of Rh antibodies in the blood. People with Rh-positive blood can receive Rh-negative blood, but people with Rh-negative blood will have a transfusion reaction if they receive Rh-positive blood. Transfusion reactions caused by mismatched Rh blood types can be serious.
There are over 100 other blood subtypes. Most have little or no effect on blood transfusions, but a few of them may be the main causes of mild transfusion reactions. Mild transfusion reactions are frightening, but they are rarely life-threatening when treated quickly.
The risks of blood transfusions include transfusion reactions (immune-related reactions), non-immune reactions, and infections.
Immune-related reactions occur when your immune system attacks components of the blood being transfused or when the blood causes an allergic reaction.
Most transfusion reactions occur because of errors made in matching the recipient's blood to the blood transfused. These administrative errors may occur because of mislabeled blood samples or misread labels. Much effort is made to prevent these errors; they occur in about 1 out of 14,000 transfusions.1 Even receiving the correct blood type sometimes results in a mild transfusion reaction.
These reactions may be mild or severe. Most mild reactions are not life-threatening when treated quickly. Even mild reactions, though, can be frightening. Severe transfusion reactions can be life-threatening, but this is very rare.
There are several immune-related transfusion reactions.
Mild allergic reactions may involve itching, hives, wheezing, and fever. Severe reactions that involve anaphylactic shock can be life-threatening.
Doctors will stop a blood transfusion if they think you are having a reaction. A reaction may turn out to be mild. But at the beginning, it is hard for doctors to know whether it will be severe.
Fluid overload is a common type of non-immune reaction.
Very rarely, a person can develop iron overload after having many repeated blood transfusions. This condition, sometimes called acquired hemochromatosis, is often treated with medicine. Too much iron can have an effect on many organs in the body.
The transmission of viral infections, such as hepatitis B or C or HIV, through blood transfusions has become very rare because of the safeguards enforced by Health Canada's Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD) on the collection, testing, storage, and use of blood. The risk of infection from a blood transfusion is higher in less developed countries, where such testing may not happen and paid donors are used.
It is possible for blood, especially platelets, to become contaminated with bacteria during or after donation. Transfusion with blood that has bacteria can result in a systemic bacterial infection. Because of the precautions taken in drawing and handling donated blood, this risk is small. There is a greater risk for bacterial infection from transfusions with platelets. Unlike most other blood components, platelets are stored at room temperature. If any bacteria are present, they will grow and cause an infection when the platelets are used for transfusion.
Before you receive a blood transfusion, your blood is tested to determine your blood type. Blood or blood components that are compatible with your blood type are ordered by the doctor. This blood may be retested in the hospital laboratory to confirm its type. A sample of your blood is then mixed with a sample of the blood you will receive to check that no problems result, such as red blood cell destruction (hemolysis) or clotting. This process of checking blood types and mixing samples of the two blood sources is called typing and crossmatching.
Before actually giving you the transfusion, the doctor and nurses will each examine the label on the package of blood and compare it to your blood type as listed on your medical record. Only when all agree that this is the correct blood and that you are the correct recipient will the transfusion begin. Giving you the wrong blood type can result in a mild to serious transfusion reaction.
If you have banked your own blood in preparation for surgery (autologous donation), typing and crossmatching is not needed. But the doctors and nurses still examine the label to confirm that it is the blood you donated and that you are the right recipient. For more information on this option, see:
Sometimes a doctor will recommend that you take acetaminophen (such as Tylenol), antihistamines (such as Benadryl), or other medicines to help prevent mild reactions, like a fever or hives, from a blood transfusion. Your doctor can treat more severe reactions as they occur.
To receive the transfusion, you will have an intravenous (IV) catheter inserted into a vein. A tube connects the catheter to the bag containing the transfusion, which is placed higher than your body. The transfusion then flows slowly into your vein. A doctor or nurse will check you several times during the transfusion to watch for a transfusion reaction or other problem.
Doctors hope to soon have artificial blood or blood replacements available. Blood replacements being studied include oxygen-carrying chemicals (such as perfluorocarbon emulsions) and cell-free hemoglobin—the portion of the red blood cell that carries oxygen. There are several advantages to blood replacements.
The blood replacement products being tested still have problems. For example, blood replacement products can interfere with blood tests, are more quickly removed from the body, and are less efficient oxygen carriers.
Several of these products are being developed. But their use, after they are approved, will probably be limited to emergencies involving severe blood loss caused by serious accidents.
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ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER Launches Website!
The newly imagined Broadway production of ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER starring Grammy and Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Harry Connick, Jr. will open on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at The St James Theatre. Previews are set to begin on November 12, 2011. The delightful Tony Award nominated score by Burton Lane (music) and Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) is enhanced by classics from their film scores for On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) and Royal Wedding (1951). With a new book by Peter Parnell based on the original book by Alan Jay Lerner, the musical is reconceived and directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer.
The show just launched a brand new website, Facebook page, and Twitter account. Click the links above to check them out!
Tickets for ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER will be on sale exclusively to American Express Cardmembers from Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 10:00am through Friday, July 22, 2011 at 11:59pm, at Telecharge.com (212-239-6200) with Preferred Seating available to American Express Gold Card, Platinum Card® and Centurion® members. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 25, 2011 at 12:00am.
Originating producer Liza Lerner joins with Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman and Broadway Across America (John Gore, Thomas B. McGrath, Beth Williams) to bring ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER to Broadway.
Love blooms in unexpected places in the delightful, newly imagined world of ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER. Still in love with his deceased wife, Dr. Mark Bruckner (Harry Connick, Jr.), a dashing psychiatrist and professor, unknowingly takes on the case of his life with David Gamble, a quirky young florists' assistant. While putting David under hypnosis to help him quit smoking so he can move in with his perfect boyfriend Warren, Dr. Bruckner stumbles upon what he believes to be David's former self - a dazzling and self-possessed 1940's jazz singer Melinda Wells. Instantly intrigued by Melinda, Dr. Bruckner finds himself swept up in the pursuit of an irresistible (and impossible) love affair with this woman from another time and place, who may or may not have ever existed. Michael Mayer and Peter Parnell's enchanting new version celebrates much of the beloved score from the 1965 musical including the classic hits "Come Back To Me," "What Did I Have That I Don't Have Now?," "She Isn't You," and the titular "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever," while adding songs from the film score such as "Love With All The Trimmings," and "Go To Sleep." Songs from the Lerner and Lane score for the film Royal Wedding such as "Ev'ry Night At Seven," "You're All The World To Me," "Open Your Eyes" and "Too Late Now" complete the landscape for this romantic musical comedy. This production of ON A CLEAR DAY makes the case for living life with your eyes, and heart, wide open.
ON A CLEAR DAY originally opened on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on October 17, 1965 and starred Barbara Harris as "Daisy Gamble" and John Cullum as "Dr. Mark Bruckner," who both received Tony Award Nominations for their performances, as did the score. In 1970 it was adapted into a film directed by Vincente Minnelli, which starred Barbra Streisand as "Daisy Gamble" and Yves Montand as "Dr. Mark Bruckner."
Following a developmental workshop at The Vineyard Theatre in the fall of 2009, the production received a series of concert readings as part of New York Stage and Film and Vassar's Powerhouse Theater season in the summer of 2010. This summer, The Vineyard Theatre (108 E. 15 Street) will produce a developmental process for the show that will culminate in a developmental lab production.
Over the past two decades, Harry Connick, Jr. has proven to be among the world's most successful and multi-talented artists. While he first reached a mass audience as a pianist, singer and bandleader, his subsequent success in film, television and theatre have secured his place as a renaissance man and a versatile entertainer second to none, garnering him three Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award, as well as two Tony Award nominations. Following a sold-out concert series at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in 1990, Tony nominations for his performance in The Pajama Game and his music and lyrics in Thou Shalt Not, Connick dazzled audiences during the summer of 2010 with the critically acclaimed, sold-out run of Harry Connick, Jr. in Concert on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre. On March 1, 2011, Columbia Records released a hi-definition DVD/Blu-ray of the Neil Simon Concert. The show also aired on PBS on March 2nd as part of the national "Great Performances" series. Raised in New Orleans, Connick first performed publicly at age five, appeared on his first recording at age ten and released his self-titled major-label debut on Columbia Records at 19. Since then he has recorded over 24 albums which have garnered sales of over 25 million, and is ranked among the top best-selling male artists in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America. Film credits include the upcoming family adventure Dolphin Tale, with Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd, opening on September 23, and Memphis Belle; Little Man Tate; Copycat; Independence Day; Hope Floats; My Dog Skip; The Iron Giant; The Simian Line; P.S., I Love You; New in Town; Mickey; Bug; and Living Proof. Connick has contributed music to several films including When Harry Met Sally (leading to his first multiplatinum album), The Godfather III and Sleepless in Seattle. Television credits include "When My Heart Finds Christmas" (CBS) and "Harry for the Holidays" (NBC); three Great Performances (PBS) specials: "Swingin' Out Live," "Harry Connick, Jr.: Only You in Concert" (2004 Emmy Award), and "Harry Connick, Jr. in Concert on Broadway"; "The Happy Elf" (NBC); "South Pacific" (ABC); and "Will & Grace" (NBC, recurring role of Dr. Leo Markus).
In addition to writing ON A CLEAR DAY with Burton Lane, lyricist/librettist Alan Jay Lerner and Lane wrote the movie musical, Royal Wedding and the musical Carmelina. With his frequent collaborator Frederick Loewe, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre for both the stage and on film, including Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, My Fair Lady, Camelot, and Gigi. Lerner also wrote the libretto for An American In Paris, the first musical film to win an Academy Award. He won three Tony Awards and three Academy Awards, among other honors.
Composer Burton Lane is best known for his score for the musical Finian's Rainbow. In addition to ON A CLEAR DAY with Lerner, they also collaborated on the Broadway score for Carmelina and the film Royal Wedding. His other Broadway scores include Hold on to Your Hats, Three's a Crowd, Earl Carroll's Vanities and Laffing Room Only. During his career, Lane composed songs for over 45 films.
Peter Parnell's plays include QED, which starred Alan Alda both at the Mark Taper Forum and on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre (Lincoln Center Theater Company). His two-part stage adaptation of John Irving's The Cider House Rules won the American Theatre Critics Association Award. His other plays have been produced by the Atlantic, The Public Theater, and Playwrights Horizons. For television, Parnell was a co-producer for The West Wing (two EMMY citations), and a producer for The Guardian, Inconceivable, and Six Degrees. Parnell serves as Vice President of the Dramatists Guild.
Michael Mayer won a Tony Award for his direction of Spring Awakening and the Drama Desk Award for directing American Idiot, which he also co-wrote with Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong. His many Broadway credits include the Tony Award-winning musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, the Tony Award-winning revival of A View from the Bridge, the Tony Award-winning play Side Man, Triumph of Love, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, The Lion In Winter, Uncle Vanya, Night Mother, After The Fall, and Everyday Rapture.
For more information, visit www.OnAClearDayBroadway.com.


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U.S. Equal Employment
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Christian Employee Discharged After Refusing to Work on Sunday, Federal Agency Charges
INDIANAPOLIS – Magnetics International, Inc. (Magnetics), a Pennsylvania corporation that supports steel mills by regenerating hydrochloric acid used in the steelmaking process, violated federal law by failing to accommodate an employee's religious practices and by firing him because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed September 28, 2011.
According to the EEOC's suit (Civil Action No. 2:11-cv-364), filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Daniel Bewley notified Magnetics of a conflict between the schedule the company expected Bewley to work and Bewley's religious practices, yet Magnetics fired Bewley instead of offering a reasonable accommodation.
Bewley was hired as a laborer at Magnetics' Burn Harbor, Ind., facility. Before he accepted an offer of employment, he was told that he would not be required to work consecutive Sundays. When Magnetics scheduled him to work a second consecutive Sunday, Bewley reminded Magnetics of its commitment and informed Magnetics that he could not work because of his obligations to his church. Magnetics forced Bewley to choose between working the scheduled Sunday shift or losing his job, and ultimately terminated his employment.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires employers to make reasonable accommodations to the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees as long as doing so poses no undue hardship. In its suit, the EEOC seeks back backpay, reinstatement, compensatory damages and punitive damages for Bewley, as well as injunctive relief. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
"Employers are obligated to provide a religious accommodation unless they can show undue hardship," said Laurie A. Young, EEOC regional attorney for the Indianapolis District Office. "An employee should not be forced to choose between his faith and his job. The EEOC remains committed in its fight against religious discrimination occurring in the workplace."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Agustsson Gallery — Sculptures by Magnus Agustsson, works by others, 176 Broadway, Kingston. Call for hours: 331-1388.
Ai Earthling Gallery — "Winter Solstice Group Show," through Dec. 31, Ye Olde Hippie Shoppe, 69 Tinker St., Woodstock. Hours noon-5:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sun. 679-2650. aiearthling.net.
Ann Street Gallery — "Up Against — Emerging Artists," works by artists ages 18-25, through Feb. 2, 104 Ann St., Newburgh. Email for hours: firstname.lastname@example.com. 562-6940. safe-harbors.org.
ARTery Gallery — Works by members Rosalind Hodgkins and Debbie Gioello, through Jan. 6, 210 Broad St., Milford, Pa. Hours 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sun., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon. 570-409-1234. arteryonline.com.
Art Riot — Holiday Card Group Show," through Dec. 30, 36 John St., Kingston. Hours 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon., Thurs.; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Fri.; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun. 331-2421. theartriot.org.
Arts Society of Kingston — "Bells & Bows," season show of small works by members, through Dec. 29, 97 Broadway, Kingston. Hours 1-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. and by appointment. 338-0331.
Arts Upstairs Gallery — "Anything Goes," group show; paintings by Fred Woller; retrospective of wax encaustic and kinetic sculpture by Robert H. Draffen. Through Jan. 13, 60 Main St., Phoenicia. Hours 3-6 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. 688-2142. ArtsUpstairs.com.
Bannerman Island Gallery — "Take Me Home for the Holidays," exhibit of small paintings, through Dec. 31, 150 Main St., Beacon. Hours noon-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. and by appointment. Call 831-6346 or 234-3204.
Barrett Art Center — "The Beauty of Aging," works by Susan Sammis Goldson, 55 Noxon St., Poughkeepsie. Also: "Holiday Small Works Exhibition," group show, through Jan. 19. Hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., by appointment Sat. 471-2550. barrettartcenter.org.
Beacon Artist Union Gallery — "Apocalypse," group show, through Jan. 6, 506 Main St. (new address), Beacon. Hours noon-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun. and by appointment. 440-7584. firstname.lastname@example.com. baugallery.com.
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries — "As the Crow Flies," works by Linda Hubbard, through March 2, 199 Main St., Beacon. Hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. (until 8 p.m. second Sat.), noon-5 p.m. Sun. 838-1600.
BeanRunner Cafe — "All Creatures Great and Small," watercolors by Joy Tobin, through Jan. 20, 201 S. Division St., Peekskill. Hours 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun.-Wed., 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs. 914-737-1701. beanrunnercafe.com.
Bear Mountain Inn — "Small Works in a Big Way," group show, through Dec. 31, 55 Hessian Drive, Bear Mountain. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun.-Tues., 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wed.-Sat. 786-3269. visitbearmountain.com.
Betsy Jacaruso Studio — Paintings by Jacaruso and the Cross River Artists, through Jan. 26, Rhinebeck Courtyard, next to the back entrance of Bread Alone, 43-2 E. Market St. Rhinebeck. Hours noon-5 p.m. Thurs., noon-6 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. 516-4435. betsyjacarusostudio.com.
BlueStone Studio — Artists David Greenbaum and Joann Wells Greenbaum, a potter and painter duo, open a pottery studio and gallery space at 206 Broad St., Milford, Pa. Hours 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Mon., 570-409-4500. email@example.com.
Boscobel — "Reflections Renewed: Hudson River Images Revisited," through Dec. 31, Route 9D, Garrison, Also: 1808 house with great views of the Hudson River. Hours 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wed.-Mon. Admission $9, $8 senior citizens, $5 ages 6-14, free age 5 and younger. 265-3638. boscobel.org.
BrookHouse Gallery — "Holiday Show," through Dec. 30, 5 Austin Road, Barryville. Hours 4-6 p.m. Fri., 1-6 p.m. Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. 456-0066.
By Delaine — Works by Kenneth Bosch, 44 Main St., Narrowsburg. Call for hours: 201-951-6484, 252-9986. bydelaine.com.
Byrdcliffe Kleinert/James Center for the Arts — "5 by 7 Show," group exhibit of works measuring no more than 5 by 7 inches, through Jan. 6, 34 Tinker St., Woodstock. Hours noon-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sun. 679-2079. woodstockguild.org.
Cafe Mezzaluna — Works by Fay Wood, through Jan. 31, 626 Route 212, Saugerties. 246-5306. cafemezzaluna.com.
Carrie Haddad Gallery — "Sculpture," works by Stephen Walling, Roger Phillips, Birgit Blyth, Joseph Maresca, Amy Podmore and Linda Cross, through Jan. 20, 622 Warren St., Hudson. Hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. 518-828-1915. carriehaddadgallery.com.
CAS Arts Center — "Holiday Trains on Main," display of handmade model trains, 48 Main St., Livingston Manor. Also at Morgan Outdoors, 46 Main St., Livingston Manor. Also: "CAS Winter Members Show" dedicated to the memory of longtime CAS board member and artist Cecily Fortescue and including a selection of her pottery. through Dec. 31, Hours 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. and Mon., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun. and by appointment. 436-4227. catskillartsociety.org.
Center for Photography — "Made in Woodstock," works by the artists-in-residence in 2010-11, through Dec. 30, 59 Tinker St., Woodstock. Hours noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. 679-9957. cpw.org.
Clutter Gallery — "Dia del Helado Muerto," group show, through Jan. 5, 163 Main St., Beacon. Call for hours: 212-255-2505.
Columns — Permanent exhibit dedicated to the U.S. Marines, 608 Broad St., Milford, Pa. Also: Exhibits on Lincoln flag, Gifford Pinchot, others. Admission $5, $3 students, free for children. Hours 1-4 p.m. Wed., Sat., Sun. 570-296-8126. pikecountyhistoricalsociety.org.
Crawford Government Center — "A Winter's Gathering of Artists," presented by the Pine Bush Area Arts Council, with exhibition fees donated to Toys for Tots, through Feb. 8, Route 302, Pine Bush. Hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., 9 a.m.-noon Fri. 744-3862. email@example.com.
Cutting Garden & Domesticities — "Nature's Palette," watercolors and acrylics by Susan Pascale, through Dec. 31, 4055 Route 52, Youngsville. Sat.-Sun.; call for hours: 482-3333.
Dia:Beacon — "Opus + One," works by Paris-based artist Jean-Luc Mol�ne, 3 Beekman St., Beacon, through Dec. 31. Also: "Sol LeWitt: Drawing Series," ongoing; "24 Colors — for Blinky," works by Imi Knnoebel, ongoing. Hours 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Mon. Admission $10, $7 senior citizens and students, free age 11 and younger. 440-0110. diaart.org/sites/main/beacon
Dream in Plastic — "Enduring Factitious Inundation," works by Matthew Reid, through Jan. 5, 177 Main St., Beacon. Call for hours: 632-3383. dreaminplastic.com.
East Fishkill Community Library — Geneva Hamilton's artwork of wildflowers and other botanicals, through Dec. 31, 348 Route 376, Hopewell Junction. 221-9943, ext. 225. eastfishkilllibrary.org.
Exposures Gallery — "Mekong Journey," photos by Nick Zungoli, 1357 Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf. Hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. 469-9382. theexposuresgallery.com.
Family Traditions — "A Mixed Media Celebration of Winter," group show, through Jan. 31, 3853 Main St., Stone Ridge Towne Center, Stone Ridge. Call for hours: 377-1021. familytraditionsstoneridge.com.
Flat Iron Gallery — "Artisan Celebrate!!," group holiday show, through Dec. 30, 105 S. Division St., Peekskill. Hours noon-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sun. 914-734-1894. flatiron.qpg.com.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum — Museum and events devoted to the life and presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Route 9, Hyde Park. Hours 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. 486-1143. fdrlibrary.marist.edu.
Front Street Gallery — "Shade & Surface," works by Lewis Folden and Dan van Benthuysen, 21 Front St., Patterson. 490-4542. firstname.lastname@example.com. frontstreetgallery.org.
Galerie BMG — "Encaustics," works by Rita Bernstein, Christa Kreeger Bowden, Hope Kahn, Leah Macdonald, Kara Taylor, through Feb. 11, 12 Tannery Brook Road, Woodstock. Hours noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Mon. 679-0027. galeriebmg.com.
Gallery at Rondout Music Lounge — Works by Rebecca Caterson, through Dec. 31, 21 Broadway, Kingston. Call for hours: 235-7098. rondoutmusiclounge.com.
Gallery 508 — Works by Barbara Koffsky Tim Delaney, Jens O. Bille and Jack Lindholm, 508 Main St., Beacon. Call for hours: 765-2245. gallery508.com.
Gallery in the Gunks — Group show, 90 Main St., Pine Bush. Hours 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Fri.-Sun. 699-9378.
Gallery 291 — "The Cogent Force," digital works by Andrew Nelson, through Dec. 31, 291 Wall St., Clermont Bldg, second floor, Suite 2A, Kingston. Hours 9 a.m.-noon Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues., Wed., Fri. 340-8625.
Gardiner Library — "A Hungry Eye in Provence, Tuscany and Greater Barcelona," photos by Michael Gold, through Jan. 2, 133 Farmer's Turnpike, Gardiner. Hours 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tues.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun. 255-1255. gardinerlibrary.org.
Garrison Art Center — "Student/Faculty Exhibition," through Jan. 6, 23 Garrison's Landing, Garrison. Also: Paintings, pastels and drawings by Gene Garfinkle, through Jan. 6. Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 29-30. 424-3960. garrisonartcenter.org.
Gray Owl Gallery — Works by 35 artists, Water Street Market, 10 Main St., New Paltz. Hours 11 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. 518-2237. grayowlgallery.com.
Greenwood Lake Library — Works by Melissa Reichert and student artist Riley Persico, through Dec. 31, 9 Waterstone Road, Greenwood Lake. Hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon., Fri.; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Tues.-Thurs.; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat.; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun. 477-8377, ext. 108. gwllibrary.org.
Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame — "Sulky Slicks — Harness Racing as an Advertising Icon," the Carriage Room. 240 Main St., Goshen. Also: "The Story of Harness Racing by Currier & Ives" and "A Bevy of Bronzes," Currier & Ives Gallery. Also: "The Spirit of Harness Racing-Historic Track," William Haughton Hall Way. Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 294-6330. harnessmuseum.com.
Healing Arts Studio — "Through My Eyes," photos by Brianna Cox, 75 Broadway, upper floor, Newburgh. thestudiosat75broadway.com.
Highlands Photographic Guild — "Peace on Earth," group show, through Jan. 6, Wells Fargo Bank Building, 224 Broad St., Milford, Pa. Hours 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. 570-296-2440. highlandsphotoguild.com.
Hudson Beach Glass — "Russell Cusick: Photo/Acrylics," through Dec. 30, 162 Main St., Beacon. Hours 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun., 10 a.m.-9 p.m. second Sat. 838-285. 440-0068. hudsonbeachglass.com.
Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery — "A Midnight Clear," paintings by George Ballantine and pastels by Robert Selkowitz, through Dec. 30, Route 23A (Main Street), Hunter. Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun., noon-4 p.m. Mon., Thurs. 518-263-2060. catskillmtn.org.
Livingston Manor Free Library — "Trip Around the World," a 72-by-84-inch quilt by Willowemoc quilter Sally Abrams, through Jan. 1, 92 Main St., Livingston Manor. Hours 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon. and Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat. 439-5440.
Maria Lago Studio 502 — "Brain on Fire," paintings by Maria Lago, 502 Main St., Beacon. Call for hours: 914-844-8739.
Mikey Teutul's Wolf Gang Gallery & Store — "Robert Trondsen: Enlightened Views" and works by Gayle Fedigan, through Jan. 3, 40 Railroad Ave., Montgomery. Hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun., by appointment Mon.-Tues. therealmikeyteutul.com.
Mill Street Loft — "MSL ARTS Member/Faculty Exhibition," through Jan. 11, 45 Pershing Ave., Poughkeepsie. Hours 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. 471-7477. millstreetloft.org.
Morgan Outdoors — "Holiday Trains on Main," display of handmade model trains, 46 Main St., Livingston Manor. Also at CAS Arts Center, 48 Main St., Livingston Manor. Hours 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon., Thurs., Fri., Sat.; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. 439-5507. morgan-outdoors.com.
Motorcyclepedia — Collection of antique motorcycles, including Indians for every year from 1902-53. 250 Lake St., Newburgh. Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; tours can be scheduled in advance. 569-9065. motorcyclepediamuseums.com.
Mount Saint Mary College Desmond Campus — Small works by instructors at Mount Saint Mary College, with a percentage of proceeds of works sold to benefit the American Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy relief. Through Jan. 10, 6 Albany Post Road, Newburgh, Hours Mon.-Fri.; call for appointment: 565-2076.
Museum at Bethel Woods — "Across the Great Divide," photos by Roberta Price, through Dec. 31, 200 Hurd Road, Bethel. Also: "Celebrating Woodstock," photos by Lisa Law, through Dec. 31. Also: Exhibits highlighting the 1960s and the 1969 Woodstock music festival. Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thurs.-Sun. through Dec. 31. Admission $17, $15 age 65 and older, $13 ages 8-17, $8 ages 3-7, free age 2 and younger. 866-781-2922. bethelwoodscenter.org.
National Purple Heart Hall of Fame — Military-related exhibits and a 15-minute dramatic documentary, titled "For Military Merit: The Purple Heart," telling the story of the Purple Heart, 374 Temple Hill Road, Vails Gate. Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. Closed holidays except for Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day and Presidents Day. 561-1765. thepurpleheart.com.
Noble Coffee Roasters Cafe — Works by Joanne Kelly, through Dec. 30, Route 207 and Stony Ford Road, Campbell Hall. Hours 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Mon.-Wed., 6:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Thurs., 6:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Fri., 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Sat. 457-2773. nobleroasters.com.
One Mile Gallery — "Mark Hogancamp: Crash Landing!," through Dec. 30, 475 Abeel St., Kingston. Hours noon-5 p.m. Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun. and by appointment. 338-2035. onemilegallery.com.
Orange County Firefighters Museum — Museum chronicles history of firefighting in Orange County and houses a collection of firefighting equipment and memorabilia. It offers tours, exhibits, a fire safety education center, and presentations. 141 Clinton St., Montgomery, 1 p.m. Sat. Free, but donations are welcome. 457-9654.
Port Jervis Free Library — Works by Jaruwan Ponmak, Community Room, through Jan. 18, 138 Pike St., Port Jervis. 856-7313. portjervislibrary.org.
R&F Gallery — "Alexandre Masino: Geological Radiance," through Jan. 13, 84 Ten Broeck Ave., Kingston. Call for hours: 331-3242. rfpaints.com.
RiverWinds Gallery — "Buone Feste," through Dec. 31, 172 Main St., Beacon. Hours noon-6 p.m. Wed.-Mon. and noon-9 p.m. second Sat. Call Mary Ann Glass at 632-2174 or Linda Hubbard at 838-2880. riverwindsgallery.com.
RiverWinds Gallery @ Wells Fargo Advisors — "Living Color — a Group Art Show," through Jan. 28, 6423 Montgomery St. (Route 9), Suite 10, Rhinebeck. Hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 876-1667. riverwindsgallery.com/Rhinebeck.htm.
Schocoppee Schoolhouse — Old one-room schoolhouse open for viewing noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sun. at Apple Valley Village, Route 6, Milford, Pa. pikecountyhistoricalsociety.org.
Seligmann Art Galleries & Homestead — "Fantasy: Chaim Gross Drawings," and works by Kurt Seligmann, both through Dec. 31, 23 White Oak Drive, Sugar Loaf. Weekdays and by appointment. 469-9459. occf-ny.org.
Spire Studios — "Tempo Rare," group show, Route 9D and Beekman Street, above Royco Auto Parts, Beacon. Call for hours: 231-3275. spirestudios.org.
Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center — "Nature's Way," drawings, paintings and wall constructions by Gar Wang and Ron Gee, through Dec. 31, 1351 Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf. Hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sat. 610-5335. sugarloafpac.org.
Sullivan County Museum — "Exhibit of Holiday Trees," decorated by county organizations and individuals, 265 Main St., Hurleyville. sullivancountyhistory.org. 434-8044 or 671-9548.
SUNY Orange Newburgh — "Reality and Beyond," works by Clayton Buchanan, Linda Richichi and Mary Sealfon, through Jan. 4, CenterArts Gallery Kaplan Hall, 1 Washington Center, Newburgh. 341-4386. sunyorange.edu/culturalaffairs.
Taste Budd's Chocolate and Coffee Cafe — Works by Daniel Baxter, through Jan. 31, 40 W. Market St., Red Hook. Hours 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun. 758-9500. tastebudds.com.
Theo Ganz Studio — "Prints Without Pixels," curated by Hiro Ichikawa, through Dec. 30, 149 Main St., Beacon. Hours 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri.-Mon. and by appointment. 917-318-2239. theoganzstudio.com.
Unframed Artists Gallery — "Luscious (Hubba Hubba)," through Dec. 29, 173 Huguenot St., New Paltz. Hours 1-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. 255-5482. unframedartistsgallery.com.
Unison Arts Center — "Art of the Heirloom: Cultural Seed Savers," works from the Hudson Valley Seed Library, through Dec. 31, 68 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz. Call for hours: 255-1559. unisonarts.org.
UpFront Exhibition Space — "Winter Art Exhibit," group show, through Dec. 30, 31 Jersey Ave., Port Jervis.Hours noon-5 p.m. Thurs.-Sun. Contact Gordon Graff or Debbie Raia at 856-2727.
VARGA Gallery — "2012's Last Hurrah," 130 Tinker St., Woodstock. 679-4005. vargagallery.com.
Wallkill River School & Gallery — Solo exhibit by Linda Yater and "Members Show," through Dec. 31, 232 Ward St., Montgomery. Hours 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. 457-2787. wallkillriverschool.com.
Wallkill Town Hall — "Tranquil Retreats," paintings by Mitchell Saler, through Jan. 31, 99 Tower Drive, Building A, Town of Wallkill. Call for hours: 692-7800.
Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site — "Unpacked & Rediscovered: Selections From Washington's Headquarters' Collection," 84 Liberty St., Newburgh. New exhibit features more than 1,300 rare, curious, and important objects not seen by the public for many years. Admission $4, $3 senior citizens and students age 13 and older, free age 12 and younger. Hours 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. 562-1195. facebook.com/washingtonsheadquarters.
West Point Museum — Army-related exhibits, 600 Thayer Road, West Point. Hours 10:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m. daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. 938-2203. westpoint.edu.
Wired Gallery — "Group Show No. 4," through Dec. 30, Novi Barn behind the Depuy Canal House, 1315 Route 213, High Falls. Hours Sat.-Sun.; call for times at 682-564-5613. thewiredgallery.com.
Woodstock Artists Association & Museum — "The Under 40 Show," through Dec. 31, 28 Tinker St., Woodstock. Also: "Inspired by the North Light: Maud & Miska Petersham" and "Holiday Show," both through Dec. 31. Hours noon-6 p.m. Fri.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun., Mon., Thurs. 679-2940. woodstockart.org.


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Katie Holmes: Suri Celebrates Sixth Birthday!
Katie Holmes holds Suri's hand while leaving their NYC residence on Wednesday (April 18).
The 33-year-old actress headed out on her daughter's sixth birthday to catch a matinee performance of Broadway's Newsies. Happy birthday, Suri!!!
Katie's Dawson's Creek co-star, James Van Der Beek, was recently asked what she was like back when they filmed the hit series.
"She was really sweet – and 'Ohmygosh, I can't believe I'm here.' She was straight out of Ohio," he told The Daily Beast.
Earlier in the week, Katie and Suri arrived in Manhattan via helicopter.
10+ pictures inside of Katie Holmes and birthday girl Suri in NYC…


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Food Companies Cautious About Sales Performance at CAGNY
Food companies are optimistic, but cautious about sales performance.
Optimistic, but cautious about sales performance was the message food company executives delivered to investment analysts at the annual Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference.
Most of the presenters at the February meeting said they were cognizant of the need for convenient and affordable frozen meals, snacks and beverages for cash-strapped consumers dining at home more often. They plan to respond with less expensive lines, but said any price reductions on existing products are unlikely.
Most of their 2008 bottom lines were hurt by commodity price increases, weaker consumer spending, competition from private labels, tight credit markets and a global recession. So the food & bev execs attempted to reassure investors that they will meet their 2009 profit forecasts. To do that, focus will be on conserving cash, cutting costs, driving growth and nurturing brand loyalty with their top brands.
"Consumers are not only eating in more often, they are becoming increasingly more particular and sophisticated shoppers," said William Johnson, H.J. Heinz Co.'s chairman and CEO. "The weekly trip to the supermarket is now accompanied with grocery lists and coupons or replaced altogether with multiple trips in different channels geared specifically to cost-effectively optimizing the family's day-to-day menu."
Heinz plans to reduce costs, invest in core brands that appeal to value-minded consumers, focus on breakthrough products such as Ore-Ida Steam n' Mash and take advantage of long-term growth opportunities in emerging markets. Johnson said Heinz's key financial targets for fiscal 2009 are organic sales growth of 6 percent, earnings per share (EPS) of $2.87-2.91, a growth rate of 9-11 percent and operating free cash flow of around $850 million.
Despite the tight credit market, Campbell Soup Co. has its eye on possible acquisitions to add to its soup, snacks or beverage businesses. "We have a balance sheet, and we're not afraid to use it," CEO Douglas Conant told Reuters. "Some possible acquisition targets are tied up as private equity investors who own them look to maximize their investment," he said. "Others are locked up in the portfolios of companies in ways that make it difficult to sell the assets individually." Although he didn't name specific companies, Conant added, "There's evidence that there will be some good values coming free within the next year or two."
Campbell's focus is on sodium reduction (though the use of natural sea salt via a patent-pending process), elimination of nutrition negatives and the addition of positives. Sodium in all 25 varieties of Campbell's Healthy Request, Condensed, Chunky, Select Harvest and V8 soups will be lowered, and all-natural soup varieties will be launched. By the end of next year, Campbell expects 30 percent of its soups to have a full serving of vegetables, 36 percent to contain 80 calories or less per serving and more than half will have no MSG.
General Mills Inc. is on track for a good 2009, with margins expanding in its fiscal third quarter (which ended in February) as commodity prices declined. "General Mills has weathered the storm due in large part to the strength of our product categories and the strength of our brands," said CEO Ken Powell.
But Big G is not planning to roll back prices, partly because the company has been raising prices at a much slower pace than commodity inflation. "We never priced to the peak," said Ian Friendly, chief operating officer for its U.S. retail business. "As consumers work to stretch their food dollars, private label sales are kicking up. But private label penetration is lower in our categories (about 15 percent) than in food and beverage overall (19 percent) across the store."
General Mills estimates its consumer-marketing spending will be up by "double digits" for the full fiscal year. The company will target baby boomers with the launch of new versions of its most popular brands -- Banana Nut Cheerios, Cinnamon Chex and Fiber One Frosted Shredded Wheat cereals -- and Hispanics with Progresso products such as Menudo being tested in Texas.
Increased marketing also led to increased sales at Kellogg Co. Net sales for 2008 were $12.8 billion, up 4 percent from 2007, and earnings per share were $2.99. Kellogg has set an "aggressive goal" of achieving $1 billion in cost savings over the next three years through initiatives that range from a review of indirect procurement and purchasing to a best practices program called K-LEAN (which stands for Lean, Efficient, Agile and Network).
"We're going to apply the K-LEAN approach to help us review our processes and procedures to truly simplify our work across the organization," said David Mackay, president/CEO. "And it's very important when you think about what we're doing in manufacturing, streamlining there to reduce complexity and to save costs, that we review the organization from end to end to make sure that every aspect of our business is as streamlined as possible."
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Providence Hospital welcomes you with open arms, friendly faces, and exceptional medical care. No matter where you are in your need for medical treatment, Providence will remain dedicated to serving you, mind, body and spirit.
Providence has over 480 medical and dental staff members who are highly trained and qualified in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine and many other specialties and subspecialties. To find a physician, call the Physician Referral Service at (202) 854-7500.
Providence is a 283-bed community teaching hospital specializing in geriatric or older adult care, behavioral health, oncology, orthopedics, and wellness programs. There are over 2500 associates here able to cater to your needs. Both inpatient and outpatient services are conveniently available on the health care campus. Services provided at Providence include:
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Mobile Applications
Click on an icon below to see a list of available applications. We will update these lists regularly.
Catholic Quotes
Company: Mark Nemecek
A comprehensive library of inspirational quotes from over 200 notable saints, Catholic authors/theologians, and contemporary Catholic leaders.
What's New:
- Purchase in Android Marketplace
- Price: Free
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Sistine Chapel 3D Interactive Virtual Tour
Company: Jerusalem.com
Visit the site of the Papal Conclave and Michelangelo's famous ceiling and Last Judgment painting from home! Take a 3D virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as never seen
before! Follow the guided tour or navigate yourself and explore one of the holiest sites in Catholicism.
Explore & learn about the story of the Sistine Chapel – its function as the Papal Conclave where the Pope s elected and the incredible artwork which adorns the Sistine Chapel:
- The Conclave – Where the College of Cardinals adjourns and elects the new pope.
- The Last Judgment – Michelangelo's most famous frescoes which depicts the apocalypse and judgment by God and Jesus Christ.
- The Sistine Chapel ceiling and walls renowned frescoes – Depicting biblical stories of Jesus, Moses and the creation.
Walk around freely, learn and experience this site which is fundamental in human history, art, and faith.
- Company Website
- Purchase on iTunes
- Price: Free
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Wake Up to the Creed
Company: Little i Apps, LLC
Wake up to the Nicene Creed every morning! During the Year of Faith in 2012-13, the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI recommended that every Catholic pray the Nicene Creed daily. The Nicene Creed was formally established at the Council of Nicea in AD 325. For nearly 1700 years, Catholic Christians have lived and died for these powerful words!
We pray the Creed together every Sunday at Mass, and now you can make it part of your daily prayer life. This app includes:
– An alarm clock with beautiful chiming bells
– Several reverent readings of the Creed – follow along, or simply listen and enjoy
– Readings with or without background music
– English, Spanish, French, Polish and even Latin!
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Company: Gray Dog Apps
A novena is a nine day period of prayer. Usually the novena prayer is recited nine times in a row for nine consecutive days, the repetitive nature of the prayer serves to bring on a quiet and meditative state. When ones mind quiets down, it allows the solution to a problem to appear or even help in the acceptance of an unchangeable life challenge.
To help you find a saint that can aid you with your specific dilemma, we have divided this app of thirty-six saints into four categories: Health, Occupations, Situations and States of Life. You can find your saint by personally relating to their history, by being drawn to the illustrated depictions in their holy cards, or by searching the Glossary of extensive problems and life situations.
- Company Website
- Purchase on iTunes
- Price: $2.99
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The Pope App
Company: Pontificium Consilium de Communicationibus Socialibus
An app focused on the figure of the Pope. It will allow you to follow his events live and to set up alerts notifying you when papal events begin.
It will also give you access to all official papal-related content in a variety of formats: news and official speeches, galleries with the latest images and videos, access to his calendar, and links to other services of the Holy See.
Additionally, the app will let you see key areas of the Vatican through webcams distributed throughout St. Peter's Square that are always broadcasting images.Show More Information
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Advent Magnificat Companion 2012
Company: Magnificat
Welcome to the Advent Companion App designed to help you live Advent to the fullest this year. Presented in a day-by-day format, the Advent Companion App contains:
– Liturgy: daily Mass Prayers and Scripture readings
– Prayers: a cycle of prayers for morning, evening and night inspired by the Liturgy of the Hours
– Meditation: daily original meditations on the Gospel by fifteen gifted authors
Others unique features include: essays, blessings, an Advent Penance Service, poetry, and Advent Stations.
- Purchase on iTunes
- Price: $0.99
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Catholic Droid
Company: Rafael Benevides
This is an Application to help the Catholics. Contains the Bible (many translations), examination of conscience for confession. the Rosary, Commandments and Prayers. Thanks to Efraín Valcke who made a Full review on Spanish Translations. Thanks to Matheus D. Pagani who helped with some revisions and sugestions (like vibrate on Rosary) and giving information about the description of Gifts of the Holy Spirit and Sacraments. There is only need to be online to use the Bible and Daily Reading. The goal is to reduce the size of the application so the user does not have to download the entire Bible.
- Purchase in Android Marketplace
- Price: Free
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Vatican Radio
Company: Radio Vaticana
Vatican Radio presents its App for iPhone with a strong multimedia identity. News, editorials, live videos, web text, audio channels, all contained in a single app that lets you follow the Pope's activities in real time.Show More Information
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Company: Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception
The Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, creators of the popular DIVINE MERCY APP, are pleased to release the MARY APP.
This FREE app offers a complete resource for information on the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus, in an easy to navigate format. The app has three main chapters with these features:
• Introduction to Mary
• Marian Dogmas
• Titles of Mary
• Marian Timeline
• FAQs
• Resources
• Interactive Rosary with an audio option
• Marian Consecration
• Marian Sacramentals
• Marian Feasts
• Marian Chaplets
• Marian Prayers
• Images of Mary
• Apparitions
• Pilgrimage Sites
• Information about the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception
• Introduction to the Association of Marian Helpers
• Link to online religious catalog
Mary's whole task is to lead us closer to Jesus. The more we get to know her and have a fervent devotion to her, the better she can lead us to her Son. For this reason, the Second Vatican Council states, "Everyone should have a genuine devotion to [Mary] and entrust his life to her motherly care."
- Company Website
- Purchase on iTunes
- Price: Free
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Laudate – #1 Free Catholic App
Company: Aycka Soft
The most popular and most comprehensive free Catholic App also known as CatholicOne is here ! Daily Mass Readings (with Saint of the Day), Liturgy of Hours, New American Bible, interactive Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Stations of the Cross, prayers and latin prayers with English translation. Multiple podcasts for daily meditations and Rosary. Catechism of Catholic Church with ability to bookmark and share. My Prayers lets you store your own prayers.Show More Information
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Divine Mercy
Company: Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception
The Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, who have promoted the authentic message of Divine Mercy since 1941, are pleased to release the OFFICIAL Divine Mercy App.
This FREE app offers the complete Divine Mercy message and devotion in an easy to navigate format. The app has three main chapters with these features:
•Introduction to the message of Divine Mercy
•Biography of St. Faustina
•Hundreds of quotes from the Diary of St. Faustina organized according to themes.
•Divine Mercy Timeline
•Collection of the top 10 quotes on Divine Mercy from the "Mercy Popes": John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI
•List of recommended Divine Mercy resources
•Interactive Chaplet of Divine Mercy with an audio option
•Detailed explanation of the three ways to observe the Hour of Great Mercy
•Stations of the Cross, complete with images and the text of St. Faustina's Way of the Cross
•Images of Divine Mercy
•Explanation of the Feast of Divine Mercy, also known as Divine Mercy Sunday, complete with answers to frequently asked questions
•Novena to Divine Mercy and other popular Divine Mercy prayers
•Information about the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception
•Introduction to the Association of Marian Helpers
•Links to the award-winning Marian Helper magazine
•Information about Divine Mercy apostolates
•Information about the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, including pilgrimage information and spiritual renewal opportunities
•Frequently updated articles on the message of Divine Mercy
•A link to the online religious catalog of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception
According to Pope John Paul II, "There is nothing that man needs more than Divine Mercy." Moreover, Pope Benedict XVI said, "Devotion to Divine Mercy is not a secondary devotion, but an integral dimension of a Christian's faith and prayer."
Get this app, and discover why the message of Divine Mercy is the largest grassroots movement in the history of the Catholic Church.
Divine Mercy — Love it. Live it. Tell a friend.Show More Information
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3 Minute Retreat
Company: Loyola Press
With Loyola Press's highly popular 3-Minute Retreat now available for the iPhone® and iPod touch® and the iPad, you can enjoy a daily reflective prayer retreat wherever you are, whenever you need it most. Each day, a new retreat featuring soothing music, Scripture verses, and reflective thoughts and questions comes your way. So whether you're at home or at work, sipping coffee in a cafe or standing in line at the grocery store, meaningful time with God is always just a touch away.
- Company Website
- Purchase on iTunes
- Price: $0.99
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My Church – Meditate in Prayer
Company: Mobureau
Stunning catholic churches interiors from all over the World, classical religious music and Catholic liturgical calendar for 2012 – all in My Church iPad app!
It is inexpressible blessing to pray in such beautiful catholic churches like Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Church of Gesu e Maria al Corso in Rome or Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Or just to meditate and get deeper into your faith in God. But how to be in these churches just whenever you want to? My Church app was created for purpose to fulfill prayers needs to be able to pray in sacral atmosphere in all circumstances. At home, office, hospital, for special occasions or just for everyday pray – enjoy being in your church!
My Church app FEATURES:
• 75 photos of most beautiful indoors of the catholic churches from all over the world and religious figures to choose from. Photos could be set as still or a slide show.
• Collection (10 tracks) of the most famous pieces of religious classical music of Schubert, Bach, Allegri, Mozart, Händel, Donizetti and Faure is available to listen during your prayers.
• Catholic Liturgical Calendar for 2012.
- Company Website
- Purchase on iTunes
- Price: $1.99
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The Rosary of the Hours
Company: Little i Apps, LLC
St. Paul exhorted the young Church to pray always. Over the course of centuries, the Church introduced the Rosary, a simple yet profound prayer for praising God and meditating on the holy mysteries of Christ and His Blessed Mother. Now there is a way to pray the Rosary "around the clock," whereby a decade, with its own special theme, may be prayed for each of the twenty-four hours of the day.
The Rosary of the Hours includes the full, original text of the Rosary of the Hours, as well as a convenient reminder system that can be customized to fit your schedule. You can even post to Facebook and Twitter regarding your prayers, intentions and devotions, allowing you to pray both for and with the universal Church in a new way.
- Purchase on iTunes
- Price: $0.99
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Take the Challenge
Company: NO-COMPLY
Take the Challenge is a challenge to all teenage christians to become better christians. We all love taking challenges to do crazy things as teenagers, but can you accept this challenge? There is a challenge for every week. Start when ever and complete the challenge for that particular week with in a week. That simple.
- https://twitter.com/#!/TaketheChallen1
- https://www.facebook.com/TTChallenge
- Purchase on iTunes
- Price: $0.99
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Catholic Homilies
Company: Earblast
Catholic Homilies brings together a collection of over 100 Homilies with new Homilies being added weekly. We hope to add additional Priests in the near future. If you know of someone that you would like to be included, please email us and we will reach out to them. Also, if you are a Priest or Deacon and would like to share your Homilies, we would be pleased to add you to this application.
- Purchase on iTunes
- Price: Free
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Church Forum
Company: Grupo Imaginación Cibernética, SA de CV
Church Forum offers the following information from various Roman Catholic authorized sources: AICA – international news and top stories, catolica.tv – video portal, Comunicadores Catolicos – opinion pieces, Desde la Fe TV – video coverage, "The Gospel Meditated" from monsignor Pedro Agustin Rivera Diaz and Church Forum latest articles published and the Saints.
- Purchase on Blackberry App World
- Price: Free
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Company: Martin
PrayUp is a brightly designed and simple, but eye-catching Catholic reference app that provides you the fundamental prayers and mysteries for praying the Holy Rosary. In short, this rosary guide can be read from while you recite the Rosary; as it also includes a simple-to-follow "How to Pray the Rosary" mini-guide. Additionally,it's design interface was made to be calming and peaceful, while not over-complicating design elements.
- Purchase on Blackberry App World
- Price: Free


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By Invitation... One night only! Roland Evening in Huddersfield!
By Invitation... One night only!
Here's a message to all our Huddersfield customers, from our very own David Courtney, Dolphin Music manager at the Huddersfield store:
"We are holding a live music event on Thursday 27th March with Roland Digital Pianos & Dolphin Music, which teachers and pupils alike may well be very interested in.
We are hosting an intimate evening of light entertainment and product demonstrations starting at 6.30 pm at the GEORGE HOTEL, St. George's Square, Huddersfield (opposite the railway station).
Here's what's on offer:
- Barry Dallman Jazz Trio performance
- Roland HP range of Pianos on display
- Demonstration on NEW Flagship HP207 Digital Piano
- Special Offers on the night
- Hotel bar facilities
Doors open 6.30pm and the presentation commences at 7 pm with music from the Barry Dallman Jazz Trio. There will be a short interlude followed by a demonstration on the HP207 by Barry. Staff from Dolphin Music will be on hand to answer any questions on Roland's Digital Pianos.
The evening is specifically aimed at Teachers, their pupils and anyone interested in upgrading their existing acoustic or digital piano.
To book a place (for you and a guest) call the store on: 01484 427455 and do please spread the word to your pupils (and their families). For more information about the event, please call or visit the store.
We hope you will be able to attend this event and look forward tomeeting you at the event."
David Courtney
Manager, Dolphin Music, Huddersfield


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Johannes Somary, debuted in Wash. Sq., dies at 75
By Albert Amateau
Johannes Somary, organist, composer, conductor and founder of the Amor Artis Choral, who made his U.S. conducting debut in July 1960 with the Washington Square Music Festival, died Feb. 1 at age 75.
His most recent appearance at the annual music festival was in December 2008 at St. Joseph's Church in the Village in a program that included his own compositions as well as works by Bach and Haydn.
"After his auspicious debut in Washington Square, Maestro Somary achieved a prominent international career as a conductor, choirmaster and organist," said Peggy Friedman, the festival's executive director. "He was a well-known and respected figure in the New York music scene. We will all miss him and his joyous approach to music."
Johannes Somary also had a distinguished career as a teacher. He lectured at Brooklyn College, New School for Social Research, the New England Conservatory and Columbia University. In 1971, he began teaching at the Horace Mann School and served as chairperson of the school's arts and music department.
"He was at the top of his game when he had a stroke on Dec. 27," said his wife, Anne. "We kept hoping for a miracle but it was not to be." Several hundred colleagues, friends and former students attended his funeral Sat., Feb. 5, at St. Ignatius Loyola Church on Park Ave. at 84th St. "He planned all the music and readings seven years ago," his wife said of the service.
A native of Switzerland, Johannes Somary came to the U.S. at age 5 with his mother, brother and sister. His father, Felix Somary, a banker and economic adviser, was working in Washington, D.C., at the time. His mother, May Demblin, was an Austrian countess.
"They left on the last ship to the U.S. from Spain in 1940. Bela Bartok happened to be on the same ship," his wife said.
Johannes attended the Albany School, a prep school in Washington, D.C., and earned a B.A. from Yale in 1957. He continued at Yale to earn a master of music degree in 1959.
Somary founded Amor Artis in 1961, led its repertory of baroque music, and continued as the group's musical director. He led the U.S. premieres of little-known oratorios of George Frideric Handel, "Esther" in 1961, "Theodora" in 1963 and "Susanna" in 1965. He was also a guest conductor for the English Chamber Orchestra, New Orleans Symphony and London's Royal Philharmonic. His participation in international music festivals included Dubrovnik, Madeira, Israel and Greece.
James Adler, a composer, pianist and longtime Village resident, recalled his friendship with Hannes, as friends knew him.
"I first met him when he conducted my AIDS requiem in 2000," Adler said. "Being Swiss, he loved pastry, so we'd get together periodically and laugh, cry, schmooze and eat pastry. We were planning a joint recording session before he died. He wrote five bagatelles for piano for me. They are charming — fanciful, elegant fun," Adler said.
Johannes Somary made more than 50 recordings. His latest is "Three Is Company," the name of one of his compositions on the disc. He received critical acclaim for his recent recording of Handel's organ concertos.
In addition to his wife, he leaves two sons, Stephen and Geoffrey, and a daughter, Karen. A brother, Wolfgang, of Switzerland, and a sister, Maria Theresa Twaalfhoven, of Hilversum, Holland, also survive.


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Gallery: The 20 Best Dresses Of Fashion Month
Fashion month has happened and we're still picking up the pieces from the Spring 2012 shows. Coming up on TheGloss, we have some breathlessly thorough beauty guides for Fall (you know, the actual season we're in) but for the moment, let's just review some of those pretty, pretty Spring dresses. Here's our top 25 frocks of fashion month, from Alexander McQueen to Rodarte to Gareth Pugh, with all the crazy prints and textures in between.
Photos from Getty, Vogue and Style.com