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What a difference a few months can make!! I'm here, a better version of the person that I was 5+ months ago. I'm so in love with my renewed healthy lifestyle and I'm reaping the benefits on so many levels!
It is no longer about losing pounds....it's about inches lost and the fit of my clothes. I'll take muscles gained over pounds lost any day! :-) I've incorporated much more S/T into my program and have been including plyometrics 2-3 times a week. I'm no ...
What a difference a few months can make!! I'm here, a better version of the person that I was 5+ months ago. I'm so in love with my renewed healthy lifestyle and I'm reaping the benefits on so many levels!
It is no longer about losing pounds....it's about inches lost and the fit of my clothes. I'll take muscles gained over pounds lost any day! :-) I've incorporated much more S/T into my program and have been including plyometrics 2-3 times a week. I'm no longer a 'cardio babe'! The results of making this change are astonishing, to say the least! I'm looking forward to updating my SparkPage on my next big goal date...June 24, my 39th birthday!!
Hello. My name is Natalie and I am recovering from a nervous breakdown! Two weeks ago my life changed FOREVER when my partner [and best friend of close to 20 years] decided that she did not want to 'do this' anymore. As if that bit of news wasn't horrible enough in and of itself, she's also been in a new relationship for several months!! DEVASTATED does not even begin to describe how I've been feeling!! I will admit that several times during the first week, I lost the will to live, hence my opening sentence.
But, thanks to the encouragement of my male 'bestie', I am taking baby steps to regain some semblance of normalcy. Had it not been for his support [quite literally], I would not be here. I have started a new chapter in my life, one in which my previously held dreams and plans have been forever altered. This is my 'new reality' and I have to deal with it.
I know that exercising will be a major part of my recovery. After all, it IS something that I can depend on when all else fails. I do not intend to have to depend on medication in order to just get through the day! I've been there before, and have absolutely no desire to revert to that stage!
Note to self: Just keep swimming! (Dora- Finding Nemo)
So, it's official...... I am getting better results by doing less time at the gym! It sounds counter-intuitive, but it's actually true! I am focusing more on my nutrition and have decided to workout 3-4 times/week instead of my normal 5-6. I find that I'm not hungry all the time 'cause I am not putting my body in a constant state of recovery from hard workouts, so I end up being satisfied with much less food!!
I'm down 2 more pounds!
I've revamped my program and have decided to all but eliminate certain foods which do not agree with me, in particular soy and soy-based products. I've noticed such a difference in how I'm feeling! Additionally, I have increased the number of times per week that I have beans/legumes (pretty much everyday, actually) and have committed to having AT LEAST 2 cups of green and/or herbal tea everyday. So far, so good! I've lost 2 lbs in as many weeks since I started doing these things.
On the fitness 'frontier', I have continued to vary my program in order to avoid a plateau/boredom. I am pleased to say that I have reached the stage where I'm more likely to go to the gym and do a S/T session or S/T & cardio mix as opposed to just doing cardio. In particular, I'm loving doing exercises which use my own body-weight, e.g., planks, wall pushups and the basic ballet moves. Aah....back to the basics of my 6 y/o life when I took ballet lessons :-) Who knew it would come back to help me on my fitness journey? Even on the days where I'm just fitting in a quick workout, I make sure to do some S/T. Yay me!!! :-)
Birds flying high.....you know how I feel!
Sun in the sky......you know how I feel!
Breeze driftin' on by.....you know how I feel!
It's a new dawn!
It's a new day!
It's a new life....for me...... And I'm feeling good!
Fish in the sea......you know how I feel!
River running free......you know how I feel!
Blossom on a tree.....you know how I feel!
It's a new dawn!
It's a new day!
It's a new life.....for me...... And I'm feeling good!
Dragonfly out in the sun ......you know what I mean, don't you know?
Butterflies all havin' fun...... you know what I mean?
Sleep in peace when day is done......that's what I mean
And this old world is a new world, and a bold world.....for me!
Stars when you shine.....you know how I feel!
Scent of the pine......you know how I feel!
Oh freedom is mine, and I know how I feel!
It's a new dawn!
It's a new day!
These lyrics sum up exactly how I'm feeling!!
*** I was not very active on SP after re-joining in 2011. I got serious about reclaiming my life when I signed a 1 year contract with a 24hr gym in February 2012. Hands down, that was one of THE BEST decisions I've ever made!
Date ***** Weight
02/25 ------ 218/220 (??)
03/10 ------ 215
03/24 ------ 213
04/07 ------ 211
04/21 ------ 209
05/05 ------ 204.4
05/19 ------ 207 (?)
05/31 ------ 203.8
06/10 ------
07/08 ------ 6 week break from gym :-(
07/22 ------ No weigh-in
08/05 ------ No weigh-in
08/19 ------ No weigh-in
08/26 ------ 208 (approx) [6 month gym anniversary]
09/23 ------ 202
10/05 ------ 200 (!) [What changed? See note dd 10/05/]
10/21 ------
11/04 ------
11/18 ------ Goal - 200 (Will re-visit on 11/04 due to
weigh-in on 10/05)
12/02 ------
12/16 ------
12/31 ------ END-OF-YEAR GOAL - 197.5 (Will re-visit if necessary)
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Today, when I awoke, I suddenly realized that this IS the best day of my life, ever! There were times when I wondered if I would make it to today; but I did! And because I did ,I'm going to celebrate!
Today, I'm going to celebrate what an unbelievable life I have had so far: the accomplishments, the many blessings, and, yes, even the hardships because they have served to make me stronger.
I will go through this day with my head held high, and a happy heart. I will marvel at the Universe's seemingly simple gifts: the morning dew, the sun, the clouds, the trees, the flowers, the birds. Today, none of these miraculous creations will escape my notice.
Today, I will share my excitement for life with other people. I'll make someone smile. I'll go out of my way to perform an unexpected act of kindness for someone I don't even know.
Today, I'll give a sincere compliment to someone who seems down. I'll tell a child how special he is, and I'll tell someone I love just how deeply I care for her and how much she means to me.
Today is the day I quit worrying about what I don't have and start being grateful for all the wonderful things the Universe has already given me.
I'll remember that to worry is just a waste of time because my faith in the Divine Plan ensures everything will be just fine.
And tonight, before I go to bed, I'll go outside and raise my eyes to the heavens. I will stand in awe at the beauty of the stars and the moon.
As the day ends and I lay my head down on my pillow, I will thank the Universe for the best day of my life. And I will sleep the sleep of a contented child, excited with expectation because now tomorrow is going to be the best day of my life, ever!
~by Gregory M. Lousignont
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Thoughts are energy. And you can make your world or break your world by your thinking. - Susan L. Taylor
Don't forget the 3 R's; rest, replenishment and reflection.
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. - Harriet Beecher Stowe
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
.....happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.
- Dale Carnegie (1888-1955)
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It's a long, hard road and it's going to have its bumps; there are going to be times when you fall and times when you don't feel like going on anymore, times when you're just crazy tired but it takes focusing on that one step you're taking.
- Ryan Hall, on running a marathon
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Nike slogans which I've modified to use as my fitness mantras:-
Play [exercise] your heart out!
If you went running [walking/jogging/biking...whatever] when you first started thinking about it, you'd be back by now.
Others aren't staring at you. They're thinking how they should be running [exercising] too.
Someone who is busier than you is running [exercising] right now.
The road to hell is paved with couches!
It's easier to sleep than run [exercise]. That's why sleeping isn't an Olympic sport.
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The Ten Commandments of Permanent Fat Removal
1. Thou shalt honor and believe in thyself.
2. Thou shalt move thy booty. Move it and move it some more.
3. Thou shalt never go hungry again. Eat small meals and healthy snacks throughout the day.
4. Thou shalt stock the fridge with the right stuff - the fruits and vegetables of the earth, the melba toast of men who walked before us.
5. Thou shalt honestly write it down. If you bite it, you must write it.
6. Thou shalt weigh and measure thyself and thy food.
7. Thou shalt drink enough Holy Water to frighten Noah and map out all the restrooms in thy village.
8. Thou shalt not deny thyself a treat or two now and then.
9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's plate.
10. Thou shalt not eat out of misery, boredom, anxiety ... but should thou over-indulge, forgive thyself immediately.
All Is Forgiven, Move On!
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Don't Quit
When you've eaten too much and you can't write it down,
And you feel like the biggest failure in town.
When you want to give up just because you gave in,
and forget all about being healthy and thin.
So what? You went over your points a bit,
It's your next move that counts...So don't you quit!
It's a moment of truth, it's an attitude change.
It's learning the skills to get back in your range.
It's telling yourself, "You've done great up till now.
You can take on this challenge and beat it somehow."
It's part of your journey toward reaching your goal.
You're still gonna make it, just stay in control.
To stumble and fall is not a disgrace,
if you summon the will to get back in the race.
But, often the strugglers, when losing their grip,
Just throw in the towel and continue to slip.
And learn too late when the damage is done,
that the race wasn't over...they still could have won.
Lifestyle change can be awkward and slow,
but facing each challenge will help you grow.
Success is failure turned inside out,
the silver tint in a cloud of doubt.
When you're pushing to the brink, just refuse to submit,
If you bite it, you write it....But don't you quit!
- Author Unknown
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Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
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Pain doesn't tell you when you ought to stop. Pain is the little voice in your head that tries to hold you back because it knows [that] if you continue, you WILL change. Don't let pain stop you from being who you can be! Exhaustion tells you when you ought to stop. You only reach your limit when you can go no further!!
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Weight Comparisons
1 pound = a Guinea Pig
1.5 pounds = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts
2 pounds = a rack of baby back ribs
3 pounds = an average human brain
4 pounds = an ostrich egg
5 pounds = a Chihuahua
6 pounds = a human�s skin
7.5 pounds = an average newborn
8 pounds = a human head
10 pounds= chemical additives an American consumes each year
11 pounds = an average housecat
12 pounds = a Bald Eagle
15 pounds = 10 dozen large eggs
16 pounds = a sperm whale�s brain
20 pounds = an automobile tire
23 pounds = amount of pizza an average American eats in a year
24 pounds = a 3-gallon tub of super premium ice cream
25 pounds = an average 2 year old
30 pounds = amount of cheese an average American eats in a year
33 pounds = a cinder block
36 pounds = a mid-size microwave
40 pounds = a 5-gallon bottle of water or an average human leg
44 pounds = an elephant�s heart
50 pounds = a small bale of hay
55 pounds = a 5000 BTU air conditioner
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- Alternate my cardio: HIIT/MIT with steady sessions done 3-4 times/week.
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Above all, ENJOY the process and fall hopelessly in love...... WITH FITNESS!! :-)
- 8 to 10 glasses of water daily.
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- Beans/legumes as protein source 3-4 times/week.
- Green/oolong teas daily.
- 5:2 daily ratio of veggies to fruits.
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New Deal for Raveneaux/Cypress Forest PUD On Hold
The 295th District Court scheduled a hearing to consider a jurisdictional argument on May 14th
I attended a temporary injunction hearing today, along with our clients and numerous Champion Forest area residents, in which we asked the 295th District Court to preserve the status quo until trial. A temporary injunction would prevent the Cypress Forest Public Utility District from entering into an amendment, or new contract, with the Raveneaux Country Club owner/developer that changes the acreage involved or land-use restrictions. The court decided to consider Cypress Forest Public Utility District's plea to the jurisdiction, which is essentially an argument that it is too early in the process for the plaintiffs/homeowners to bring suit, before ruling on our application for temporary injunction. The court scheduled that hearing for 9:00 a.m. on May 14, 2010, and ordered that, in the meantime, the water board cannot enter into any new agreement or amendment modifying the terms addressed by our clients in the temporary restraining order.
Robert Painter
Robert Painter is an attorney and member of Painter Law Firm PLLC.
Success for Champion Forest homeowners
Trial court crafts a path for potential injunction if PUD decides to use park bond money [...]read more
The Sun Newspaper: Champions Forest residents concerned about Raveneaux green space
Homeowner clients press for an injunction to prevent the water board from ignoring the voters' decision [...]read more
Memorial Hermann sues uninsured patients for medical bills
Suits target the needy uninsured for bills that are multiple times higher than insurance companies, Medicare or Medicaid would pay
Robert Painter & Taunya Painter highlighted on H Texas magazine's "Top Lawyers" list
This marks the eighth consecutive years that Painter Law Firm medical malpractice attorneys have been included designated H Texas magazine "Top Lawyers"
Better Business Bureau honors Painter Law Firm with Pinnacle Award
For the eighth consecutive year, Painter Law Firm PLLC was recognized by the Better Business Bureau for its commitment to customer service and sound business practices.
Weekend hospitalizations bring an increased risk to patients
University of Southern California study shows more infections and falls on weekend hospital stays
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Sunshine Coast, Australia
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1,221 Posts
PLD-ESJ-3A-LMA-LVA question
Hi Paul,
I need a power supply solution for my new Needle 100 slope glider. It's called a Needle because the fuse is really slim. I have a 2S LiFe Hyperion pack which I'm standardising on for my moulded gliders. Unlike others though, this fuselage is so small I can't fit my usual double wiring from pack to Rx and additional LED voltmeter.
Your PLD-ESJ-3A-LMA-LVA looks perfect, except for a couple of questions. Firstly, would it detect the 2S LiFe as a 5 cell pack and if so is the alarm voltage too high at 5.9V? Secondly, what are the risks of the plug failing and either not making reliable contact as the 'pin' is withdrawn or simply failing in flight - i.e. what happens in those scenarios?
Hello Ken,
Regarding the voltage cutoff - I can actually build you a version with a LiFe cutoff, if you give me the preferred voltage you'd like it to 'alarm' at (other than that it'll still blink out the actual voltage of the pack as normal too).
As for the failure modes of the connector; The ESJs are designed to be fail-safe by defaulting to 'power on' mode; the 3.5mm plug has to forcibly shutdown the system by pulling it to ground. The power when "on" doesn't flow through the plug itself, so mechanical wear, pitting, corrosion etc won't come into play.
Hope that helps.
Sunshine Coast, Australia
Joined Sep 2004
1,221 Posts
Thanks for your reply Paul,
I've done a little more research and the 95% cutoff voltage is apparently 3.0V per cell so 6.0V would be perfect, although 5.9V should do nicely.
The plug fail mode sounds perfect!
I don't suppose you're planning anything like the french system which steps up the voltage of 2 single cell LiFe independently and manages them as separate power sources, to provide a fully redundant power system which fits in small fuses?
Do you have a URL for the French system?
I have been doing dual-input/failover systems recently but for larger 50~100cc aircraft, rather than the smaller ones.
The 3V/cell cutoff~alarm sounds fine. Of course, LiFe's do have such a flat discharge that it gets difficult at times to know how far down the discharge path it is. None the less, at least if it gets to 3V/cell you know it's really time to recharge
Sunshine Coast, Australia
Joined Sep 2004
1,221 Posts
here 'tis Paul:
Interesting device, certainly looks like they've got two active switchmode converters on the board there, feeding into the usual diode-pair. It's not how I'd personally have designed it but I suppose it comes down to where you consider your failure points.
I'd have gone with the dual-inputs being merged immediately into a single switchmode converter, it'd cut down on weight, cost and size considerably, as well as dropping the overall effective failure rate due to half the part count.
In my experience, the biggest causes of failures are;
1) connectors/cabling
2) batteries
3) solder failure / thermal fatigue
4) component failure
There is certainly some level of advantage to what they've done - but it does come with a lot of complexity (they have to synchronise their converters so that they don't do catastrophic things. To be fair, I do not have much experience with the way they've done things, mostly because of the synchronising issues - I'd be immensely curious to find out what their points were for doing it (and I'm sure they do have some good points - which is why I'm curious).
If I did a dual-input option, it'd be as mentioned above, dual packs in, merged, then switch-mode and dual physical connector outputs (again, dealing with the high connector failure probability).
Sunshine Coast, Australia
Joined Sep 2004
1,221 Posts
I guess the best thing to be said for their approach is that they do have full redundancy from the battery all the way to the Rx in a very small package. Their device is well proven in Europe, it is delivering reliable results in F3X gliders and it is the only redundant solution available which fits in the fuselages. It's pretty expensive though, but not compared to the cost of a plane.
I've been flying F3X gliders for a long time, and by far the biggest reason for total loss crashes is power failure. This is as true today as ever. A year ago I lost a new $2,600 glider within 2 months due to power failure while winch launching.
With regard to failure rates, as long as one half keeps functioning when the other half fails, their system would deliver higher operational reliability even though the component fail rate would be higher simply due to the doubling up of components. That really is the attraction of the system.
If you could deliver as high a reliability in a similar form factor at a lower cost There would definitely be a market. Talk to Bob at Soaring USA, I'm sure he would say the same.
The way I would design it, if I had to, would be that one has a primary and secondary booster.
For as long as the primary works, that's what is used - if the primary ever fails, it falls to the secondary.
Obviously on start-up it would be prudent for the control system to validate that both systems are functioning (would be rather unfortunate that if after 3 years your primary finally fails only to find that your secondary failed 3 months before hand).
Given the design criterion, I'd say that their ~60 Euro pricing isn't too far from the mark, especially with most of our suppliers dropping bombs on us like going from $1.50 to $5.50 on many crucial parts.
Sunshine Coast, Australia
Joined Sep 2004
1,221 Posts
"do you know what in the system failed (cable/connector, battery, electronics, PCB ?)."
No I don't. The plane had a previous crash and I had tested everything but my assumption is I missed something and had a wire or connector failure under the stress of launch. There wasn't much left intact to do post-mortem with.
Rather unfortunate when one cannot get a conclusive answer on the crash cause.
On to more products, one item I have been working on and probably will release soon is a simple dual-input, electronic switchjack. It's not a regulator and it's not exotic, however it does provide a rudimentary level of redundancy for those not quite after redundancy all the way up to the receiver.
An 'optional' version will also include a voltage readout (blinking readout, like the BAC units).
Sunshine Coast, Australia
Joined Sep 2004
1,221 Posts
That would be a really handy unit,
particularly if it had dual inputs and dual outputs to the rx, or options for them to be soldered on.
What I mean is that when using high relibility batteries like LiFe cells the most important thing is to have a redundant current path to the Rx. I solder a set of leads onto the balance connector leads and use those plus the normal leads, for example. This way, my only single exposure is a battery failure.
So an electronic failsafe switchjack with dual inputs and outputs would be a really cool device
I've been going wild in the last week and have created a whole swathe of devices in this area.
Most of the discussion is in the NQRC thread in the Australian area; http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=622895
Attached is a picture of the top-end beast I've created which does dual-inputs, electronic-switch, regulated (3A) and alarm (visual and audio).
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So, according to BabyCenter, I am 5w3d pregnant, and Thursday evening I experienced some mild cramping. Last night the mild cramping returned, coupled with some light spotting. Since it was brown, I tried not to worry, but as we all know, that's easier said than done. This morning I noticed that my one and only symptom, tender breasts, had disappeared. The spotting also is continuing very lightly.
I can't get in touch with my OB until Monday, and I have my first appointment on Friday to take my medical history and go over benefits. I will not be seeing a doctor or midwife at that time, as far as I know.
So here I am, absolutely freaking out. I know that brown spotting is okay, since it means old blood, but in conjuction with the mild cramping and loss of symptoms, I'm really worried. Advice and reassurance would be greatly appreciated.


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Earn academic credit by traveling to various countries to learn about and take part in regional cultures, and study the archaeology, anthropology, and history of indigenous peoples. Field trips are designed, arranged, and led by long-time Centralia College professor and experienced traveler Greg van Alstyne. Every effort is made to assure quality, safety, and affordability. For more information, contact Greg van Alstyne, email@example.com, 736-9391 ext. 552.
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A bit of a background on our corporate securities. Baytex is listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges. We have a lot of liquidity in our issue. Current enterprise value is just shy of $6 billion Canadian. We do pay a dividend on a monthly basis, $0.22 per share per month. That translates to a yield of 5.7% based on today's price. Since inception we have distributed about $1.4 billion of dividends and distributions. That's an important number to keep in mind when we look at our balance sheet. We have materially improved the strength of our balance sheet while growing our asset base and paying a significant dividend. We have not been a cash retention vehicle. We do have a couple of outstanding senior unsecured debenture issues. So where do we operate. The vast majority of our businesses in the few western provinces in Canada, we do have a small but growing business unit in the North Dakota Bakken. We're a heavy oil focused producer. 73% of our current production of heavy oil, 14% light oil and NGL and the balance about a sliver of natural gas production.The vast majority of our reserves are oil and liquids and our production is weighted 60% to Alberta, 34% to Saskatchewan and the balance between BC and the U.S. I'll spend a little bit of time talking about history and history is that, it's what we have in the past and it's maybe not super relevant for where we're going but we think it's important to give you a sense of what we've been able to deliver in the past because I think it should give you some confidence on our ability to continue to deliver going forward. 2012 guidance is to average approximately 54,000 Boe per day of production. 87% of that is oil. That level of production would translate to about an 8% compound annual growth rate over the last number of years of Baytex's existence.
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As part of my C++ project, I'm using a file-managing struct with the WinAPI file management functions.
When searching for a temporary file name, I have a function
OpenNewTempFile() which will generate a name, attempt to open it via calling another function in the struct, simply
OpenFile(), and if the file already exists, retry with a different name silently (and infinitely as it loops).
This is
OpenFile(), and it should only report file-already-exists errors if it's not opening as a temporary file.
Can someone explain why the
if block is executing? The second part of
&& shouldn't be true.
You can see the current variables in the VS dock below when the block is hit, and what
GetLastError() returns in the console window above. This is confusing me to bits.
EDIT: Due to suggestions, I've stored GetLastError in a variable.
...well, that just raises more questions. Why is it now 80?


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Butterfly wings cannot be very far behind geckos' toes so far as sources of inspiration for biomimicry research goes. Various properties of the wings of lepidopterans have triggered research into banknote forgery prevention, light reflection and solar cells. New research from Ohio State University suggests the delicate membranes may hold clues to dirt-resistance surfaces.Read More
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You know that thing that water does when it boils? The thing with the bubbles? Turns out, it doesn't really need to do that at all, with scientists finding a way to make boiling water a completely bubble-free zone. Researchers from Northwestern University, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia and Melbourne University in Australia teamed up to prevent water from bubbling when it boils by using tiny spheres coated with a hydrophobic material.Read More
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Kathy is Associate Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities, and Chair of the Department of Music at Lewis & Clark College. In 2014, she was an inaugural winner of the Lorry Lokey Faculty Excellence Award, honoring "inspired teaching, rigorous scholarship, demonstrated leadership, and creative accomplishments." At Lewis & Clark, she has conducted concerts including Mozart's Requiem, Orff's Carmina Burana, Carol Barnett's The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass, Britten's Ceremony of Carols, and music ranging from medieval chant to the premiere of a work for symphonic chorus and Javanese gamelan.
As Artistic Director of Portland's professional Resonance Ensemble, she has conducted repertoire ranging from Schütz's Singet dem Herrn to Feldman's Rothko Chapel as part of innovative thematic concert programs. These programs represent collaborations between the Northwest's finest professional singers and visual artists, poets (including the Oregon Poet Laureate), actors, dancers, and other musical organizations including Third Angle New Music, FearNoMusic, Cascadia Composers, and the Portland Chamber Orchestra. Resonance has been called "one of the finest choirs in the Northwest" by Willamette Week, and Kathy's interdisciplinary approach was cited in an article in The Wall Street Journal about Portland's collaborative arts scene.
Kathy has conducted undergraduate choirs at Harvard, Boston, Cornell, and Clark Universities, and at the University of Michigan. She has been Assistant Conductor of the professional ensemble Boston Secession, Chorusmaster of the Windsor Symphony Chorus in Windsor, Ontario, guest conductor of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, and a staff conductor at the Rome Opera Festival in Rome, Italy. She has directed secondary school choral programs, guest conducted honor choirs, and adjudicated solo and choral competitions, and she serves on the boards of the Northwest division of the American Choral Directors Association and the National Collegiate Choral Organization. A lyric soprano, Kathy is a frequent recitalist and concert performer of early through new music.
Kathy holds a Bachelor of Arts in music from Princeton University, Master of Music in conducting from the University of Michigan, and Doctor of Musical Arts in conducting at Boston University. Her doctoral dissertation discusses the use of historicism and German nationalism in the German Requiems of Brahms, Reger, and Distler. She has presented her research at conferences for the Institute of Advanced Study of the Social Sciences in Paris, France; the National Collegiate Choral Organization at Yale University; and the American Choral Directors Association. In 2012, she received a Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst fellowship (DAAD, the German equivalent of a Fulbright) to travel to Berlin to conduct further research on Brahms reception, German Requiems, and the Third Reich.
This year is Kathy's seventeenth at BCI and her fourteenth on the faculty. She will join BCI in Portland.
Ory has sung a variety of operatic roles with Sarasota Opera, Nashville Opera, Oswego Opera, and the Caramoor Opera Festival, including roles in The Medium, Falstaff, H.M.S. Pinafore, and Jenufa. She has been involved in several ongoing projects with American Opera Project (Kimper's Bridge of San Luis Rey, Patience and Sarah, Hamer's The Lost Childhood, and most recently, Stephen Schwartz's Séance on a Wet Afternoon). Active on the concert stage, Ory has appeared as soloist with the Orpheus Chamber Ensemble, American Symphony Orchestra, Little Orchestra Society of NY, St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, Hartford Symphony, Spoleto Festival, Voices of Ascension, Kalamazoo Bach Festival and the Mark Morris Dance Company. In 1998 she sang Beethoven's Missa Solemnis with Berkshire Choral International. More recent debuts include performances at the Bard Festival, the Center for Contemporary Opera, Dessoff, the South Dakota Symphony, and the S.E.M. Ensemble. Other interesting ventures include "The Late Show with David Letterman," the Salt Lake Olympics, several appearances with P.D.Q Bach, and Bravo's "Project Runway." Ory holds a graduate degree in Choral Conducting and an undergraduate degree in Church Music from Westminster Choir College. She has been on the faculty of the University of Richmond, Longwood College, the Brearley School and Bloomsburg State College. Last year saw the completion of three major projects: Ory collaborated with eMedia to produce the "Singing Method," an interactive voice training program. She wrote a chapter for "The Singer's Guide to Complete Health" edited by Anthony Jahn, MD, (Oxford Press), and most recently she became certified as an ANUSARA Elements yoga teacher.This is her sixth year with BCI, where she will be on faculty in Portland, Oregon, and Sheffield's War Requiem week.
Daniel is a multifaceted artist active as a singer, actor, composer, pianist and music educator. Last season, he made his European debut singing the St. John Passion with Finland's Kuninkaantien Muusikot and performed the role of Nemorino in The Elixir of Love at the Portland Opera. Other recent performances include the Portland Chamber Orchestra (Messiah), Portland Opera (Madama Butterfly), Walla Walla Symphony, a tour of the Greek Islands with Cappella Romana, title role of Werther with Opera Theater Oregon, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Newport Symphony and Mozart's Mass in C Minor at the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival.
For three years, he performed regularly with the Houston Grand Opera, including the roles of Tonio in The Daughter of the Regiment, Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville and The Witch in Hansel and Gretel. Other opera roles include Ferrando in Così fan tutte, the title role in Albert Herring, and Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni. Daniel enjoys frequent appearances with the Oregon Bach Festival (St. John Passion, Christmas Oratorio), Southwest Florida Symphony, Bach Society of Houston (St. Matthew Passion, Brockes Passion), Santa Fe Desert Chorale, and Houston Chamber Choir (B Minor Mass).
Since 2005, Daniel has sung with the Grammy-winning vocal ensemble Conspirare, based in Austin, Texas. With the group, he recorded "A Company of Voices," which was aired nationally on PBS. Conspirare was a featured choir at the Wold Symposium on Choral Music in Copenhagen in 2008. He is also a founding member of Opera Vista, an innovative opera company based in Houston, Texas. Presenting a festival of contemporary opera every year, Opera Vista has become a vibrant addition to the arts community. With the company, he sang in Amy Beach's Cabildo, including performances at the French Quarter Music Festival in New Orleans.
Daniel has served on the voice faculties of the Conservatory of Music at Wheaton College and Lone Star College. He is also the founder and primary instructor of an active voice studio called Resound NW. He joins BCI's faculty for the first time in Portland, Oregon. http://www.DanielBuchanan.net http://www.ResoundNW.com
Sean, originally from Brookville, Pennsylvania, is Assistant Professor of Voice and Director of Choral Studies at the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley, where he conducts the UTB Master Chorale and Chamber Singers and teaches applied voice, conducting and choral methods. Previously he was on the faculties of Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania and Central State University in Ohio. Sean holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. His primary area of research is Latin diction; he is a diction specialist with SingersBabel (www.singersbabel.com), for which he authors phonetic guides and recordings of Latin texts.
While a student at CCM, Sean served as assistant conductor of the CCM Chorale and Chamber Choir under Earl Rivers and as music director of the UC Cabaret Singers. An experienced church musician, he has served on the music staffs of Knox Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati and Third Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh. In addition to extensive freelance solo work, Sean has performed with the Cincinnati Opera Chorus, May Festival Chorus, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Opera Chorus. While a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University, he served as assistant conductor to Grammy-winning conductor Robert Page. Sean has sung with the Vocal Arts Ensemble, Cincinnati's professional chamber choir, for six years. The ensemble is now directed by Craig Hella Johnson.
Sean received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education with an emphasis in voice from Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA, and taught music in the Beaver Local School District in Lisbon, OH, before returning to graduate school. Recently, he led performances of Honegger's King David, Handel's Messiah, and Fauré's Requiem. This is Sean's eighth season with BCI, where he is serving as bass faculty in Portland and Sheffield.
Mitchell has an active performing career that has taken him to Europe, South America, Asia and throughout the United States. The German newspaper Hessiche-Niedersachsische Allgemeine wrote, "The sensitive playing of American pianist Mitchell Vines captivated the audience. He performed with virtuosity and bravura."
Mitchell's teaching and performing experience includes positions with the Aspen Music Festival, Mannes School of Music, Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, Harlem School of the Arts, Berkshire Choral Festival, New York Summer Opera Scenes, Cunard Cruise Lines, and CantaLyrica Chamber Choir. He was twice soloist with the New York Repertory Orchestra, performing Bartok's 3rd Piano Concerto and Milhaud's Le Carnaval d'Aix. Mitchell is highly in demand as a collaborative pianist and is a music director for theater, opera, and cabaret. He is the artistic director of Afternoon Music, a concert series in Summit, NJ.
Mitchell can be heard on the CD "American Music for Trumpet and Piano" on Capstone Records, and he is featured on a CD of vocal chamber music by North German composers on the Syrinx label. Recent recordings include a CD of compositions by Paul Zeigler, a recital with soprano Selena Miyazaki, and a duo CD with flutist Tia Roper.
A native of Portland, Oregon, Mitchell holds a Bachelor of Arts from Portland State University and a Master of Music from the Eastman School of Music. While at Eastman, he held a fellowship in accompanying and received the Performer's Certificate, the conservatory's highest honor. Previously music director of Bay Ridge United Methodist Church, he is currently music and choir director of the Unitarian Church in Summit and Temple Israel in New York City. This is his fifth year with BCI, where he will serve as accompanist in Portland and in Sheffield Weeks 2 and 3.
Julia is active in the stage, concert, and teaching arenas. Her recent concert engagements have included Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Tippett's A Child of Our Time, Handel's Messiah, Poulenc's Gloria, and Bach's Mass in B Minor. On the operatic stage, Ms. Foster was most recently seen as Beth in Adamo's Little Women, Vitige in Handel's Flavio, Pamina in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, the title role in Poulenc's Les Mamelles de Tiresias, and Rose Maurrant in Kurt Weill's Street Scene. She has performed with Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, Ars Lyrica Houston, Amadeus Operensemble, Orlando Ballet, Stoughton Opera, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, and Madison Early Music Festival.
In addition to concert and operatic performances, Julia is an advocate for the performance of Art Song and is a frequent recitalist. Alongside standard French, German, and American repertoire, her recitals have incorporated less traditional works, such as George Crumb's Apparition for soprano and prepared piano. Her early repertoire ranges from Armonia in La Pellegrina to Bach's celebrated cantata, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen. Julia has had the honor of singing for such dignitaries as the President of the Czech Republic and has premiered works for composers Scott Gendel and Daniel Crozier.
Julia currently serves as Assistant Professor of Voice and Opera at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where she leads a voice area of more than 90 students and teaches music in both the classroom and studio. She also co-founded and directs the Rollins Summer Music Academy for high school singers. Julia holds voice performance degrees from the University of Wisconsin – Madison (BM), the Eastman School of Music (MM), and the Moores School of Music, University of Houston (DMA). This is her second season with BCI, where she will serve on the faculty in Sheffield. www.JuliaFosterSoprano.com
Melissa is a native of Kansas, but resides in New York City. She has performed numerous operatic roles including the title role in Carmen, Dorabella (Cosi fan tutte), Lelia (Iolanthe), Kate (Pirates of Penzance), Pitti Sing (Mikado), Melissa (Princess Ida), Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Phoebe (Yeomen of the Guard), Stephano (Romeo et Juliette), Orlovsky (Die Fledermaus) and Mrs. Noye (Noye's Fludde). She made her Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Philharmonic singing Rosalia in West Side Story. Solo concert engagements include Messiah, Lord Nelson Mass, Purcell's Te Deum and Jubilate, Bach Mass in B Minor, Mozart Requiem and Mass in C Minor, and the Monteverdi Vespers. She was a featured soloist on the 2013 GRAMMY-nominated recording of Israel in Egypt with the Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Recent solo performances include Bach's St. Matthew Passion, several Bach cantatas as part of Trinity Wall Street's Bach@1 series, Handel's Messiah at Carnegie Hall, and the Stravinsky Festival of his late sacred works. She has performed as a soloist at BCI in Elijah. Melissa is the Associate Director of Music at Trinity Wall Street, conducts the Trinity Youth Chorus, and maintains a private voice studio. A complete performance schedule can be found at www.melissaattebury.com. Melissa joins BCI's faculty for the fifth time, this year in Sheffield Weeks 2 and 3.
Mark was raised in Wales, studied music at Oxford and singing at the Royal College of Music supported by The Countess of Munster and The Arts Council of Wales. He now continues to study with Joy Mammen. In 2004 Mark was selected to take part in the 'Operalia' competition in Los Angeles where he sang for Placido Domingo. In October 2005 he was announced as one of the recipients of the first Susan Chilcott Scholarship, enabling regular lessons with Dennis O'Neill, and in 2006 became a Samling Scholar. He has twice been a finalist in the Young Welsh Singers Competition and also won the National Federation of Music Societies Award.
Concert appearances include the Wigmore Hall with The Wallace Collection, Kurt Weill's Seven Deadly Sins with Cleo Laine, Messiah with the CBSO, Brubeck's La Fiesta de la Posada at the Barbican, and Haydn's Creation with the Northern Sinfonia. Mark's concert repertoire also includes Haydn's The Seasons, Janáček's Otcenas, Handel's Samson, Rossini's Stabat Mater and Petite Messe Solennelle, Kodaly's Psalmus Hungaricus and Tippett's The Tempest Suite. Mark is also a keen recitalist and has performed at St David's Hall in Cardiff, the Wigmore Hall with the Samling Foundation, at the Ludlow English Song Weekend with Iain Burnside, a Britten programme with Roger Vignoles, and has worked with Ned Rorem on a performance of his songs at Tanglewood.
Mark was an Associate Artist with Welsh National Opera. He sang Roderigo in Otello in the WNO Millenium opening gala conducted by Carlo Rizzi. Other appearances include Adonis in Blow's Venus and Adonis for the Benslow Music Trust, Bajazet in Handel's Tamerlano for Cambridge Handel Opera Group, 1st Trojan Man in Idomeneo and Giuseppe in La Traviata for Glyndebourne on Tour, as well as several roles during the Scottish Opera 'Essential' spring tour. Recordings include Durufle's Messe Cum Jubilo for Harmonia Mundi.
Other recent and future highlights see Mark performing Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance in Beijing for the IFC, Jacquino (cover) Fidelio and Albafiorita (cover) in Martinu's Mirandolina for Garsington Opera, Frisellino in Haydn's Le Pescatrici for Bampton Classical Opera and Arne Judgement of Paris at Wigmore Hall, Satyavan in Holst's Savitri at The English Music Festival with Janice Watson, Septimius Handel's Theodora at the Barber Institute in Birmingham, The Tempter in Britten's The Prodigal Son for the Ryedale Festival and Lysander (Cover) Britten A Midsummer Night's Dream and Steersman (cover) The Flying Dutchman for ENO. Also, staged performances of Carissimi's Jephte for the Spitalfields Festival followed by a recording for Harmoni Mundi and Aminta Handel's Atalanta for Cambridge Handel Opera.
Mark is also a qualified teacher of the Alexander Technique and teaches at Mountview Academy of Dramatic Art and Harrow School. He lives in London with many books, an old piano and three chickens. This is his third year with BCI, where he will serve on the faculty in Sheffield and Maynooth.
Michael is active as a collaborative pianist and choral conductor in New York City. He was recently appointed the first Assistant Music Director of Musica Sacra, New York's longest continuously performing professional chorus.
Michael is a full-time Music Associate at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, where he assists in the acclaimed concert series Sacred Music in a Sacred Space. He is a Teaching Fellow at the Juilliard School and serves as the Assistant Conductor of the Fairfield County Chorale in East Norwalk, CT.
During the summer Michael serves as chorus master and vocal coach for La Lingua della Lirica, a summer training program for young opera singers in Novafeltria, Italy. He was the assistant conductor and rehearsal pianist for the women's chorus of Holst's The Planets at the New York Philharmonic; other Philharmonic collaborations with Music Director Alan Gilbert include Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Ligiti's Kyrie from his Requiem, Ives Symphony No. 4, William Walton's Henry V and Varese's Noctural.
At the Lincoln Center Festival Michael served as Assistant Chorus Master for the Varese: (R)evolution festival. At the Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute, he played for the National High School Choral Festival under the baton of John Nelson and "La Pasión según San Marcos: A Creative Learning Project" under the baton of Maria Guinand and David Rosenmeyer.
Michael has served as accompanist for the Oratorio Society of New York and Manhattan School of Music Symphonic and Chamber Choirs. He has collaborated as accompanist with Kent Tritle, Roger Norrington, Pablo Heras-Casado, Meredith Monk, Philippe Entremont, Emmanuel Plasson, Steven Schick and K. Scott Warren. A recording of his playing with the St. Ignatius Children's Choirs was regarded as "consistently excellent" by the American Record Guide Review.
As a pianist Michael has performed live broadcasts on WQXR and Vermont Public Radio and has made recital appearances in Weill Hall and Alice Tully Hall. A native of Long Island, New York, Michael holds a Master of Music and two Professional Studies degrees in accompanying and conducting from Manhattan School of Music. He is a graduate of Vassar College. He joins BCI for the first time this year as accompanist in Sheffield's Week 1.
Matthew, a native of Iowa, appears frequently as a conductor, clinician, and singer in the greater Cincinnati area and in the United Kingdom. Recent conducting engagements include appearances with the Cincinnati Early Music Festival, the Cambridge University Baroque Ensemble, and the King's College Music Society. He serves on the musical staff of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and works frequently with the Training Choirs of NYCGB. As a singer, Matthew performs with the Vocal Arts Ensemble, Cincinnati's professional chamber choir, and with the May Festival Chorus, the official chorus of the Cincinnati Symphony. A former member of the mixed choir at King's College, Cambridge, he served as a choral deputy for the choirs of Clare and Jesus Colleges, among others.
An active scholar and practitioner of medieval and Renaissance music, Matthew received commendation from the Faculty of Music at Cambridge for his editions of unpublished Renaissance works. He formerly served as Master of Music at the Chapel of St. John Fisher in Cambridge and is currently the Assistant Choirmaster at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Cincinnati. He holds degrees in American Studies and trumpet performance from the University of Notre Dame and earned graduate degrees in conducting from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and King's College, Cambridge. For the second year, he joins BCI as a staff conductor in Sheffield.
Michael is a music teacher at Glenbrook Middle School in Longmeadow, MA. He teaches chorus and general music and enjoys the Longmeadow School District, which has a rich history of music making. In addition, Michael is Organist and Choir Master at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Longmeadow, MA. His musical interests include music technology, conducting, piano, organ and trumpet performance. He has been an apprentice at BCI for two years and joins the faculty as a staff conductor in Sheffield.
Katherine has been praised by The New York Times for her "rich tone," "deep emotion," and "lovely, passionate" performances. Her opera credits include Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Madame Herz/Goldentrill (Der Schauspieldirektor), the heroines of Cavalli La Calisto (title role) and Giasone (Hypsipyle), and numerous smaller roles in repertoire ranging from Purcell to the present day. She has worked with companies including De Nationale Opera (Amsterdam), VocaalLAB, Gotham Chamber Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Ash Lawn Opera, Opera Omnia, Capitol Opera Raleigh, Center for Contemporary Opera, and the Bard Music Festival.
2014 marked several professional debuts in Europe: her operatic debut with the Netherlands Opera in Claude Vivier Kopernikus (Coloratura Soprano), a co-production of the DNO Talent Development Programme and VocaalLAB; her recital debut in Amsterdam's Waalse Kerk in a prize recital for the 2013 Musico Lied Competition, of which she was the grand prize winner; and her debut in the Concertgebouw's Grote Zaal in John Adams Grand Pianola Music with the Asko|Schönberg Ensemble. She also jumped in at two high-profile festivals on short notice: first, Amsterdam's Holland Festival, in Luigi Nono Il Canto Sospeso with the SWR Radio Sinfonieorchester and Ingo Metzmacher, and two weeks later, Ireland's West Cork Chamber Music Festival, in John Tavener To a Child Dancing In the Wind. The Irish Times wrote of this performance that "soprano Katharine Dain was pure and heart-piercing, singing as if the music might have been written just for her." She has also co-founded a vocal quartet in the Netherlands, Damask Ensemble, which has concerts in several festivals in its first season including Operadagen Rotterdam.
In addition to her experience in opera, Katharine has an extensive repertoire in concert music and has appeared as a soloist in Bach Matthäus-Passion, Weinachts-Oratorium, B-minor Mass, and numerous cantatas, Handel Messiah and Judas Maccabaeus, Mozart Requiem, C-minor Mass, Coronation Mass and Vesperae solennes de confessore, Haydn Lord Nelson Mass and other masses, and Orff Carmina Burana, among others. She has been a soloist with orchestras and choirs including the Alexandria Symphony, Springfield Symphony, American Symphony Orchestra, Collegiate Chorale, Masterwork Chorale, Handel Choir of Baltimore, Choir of Trinity Wall Street, New England Baroque Soloists, Rebel Baroque Orchestra, and numerous others in venues including New York's Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall and throughout the United States. She has also collaborated as vocal soloist with the Mark Morris Dance Group (Purcell Dido and Aeneas, conducted by Morris) and New York City Ballet (a revival of the historic Jerome Robbins production of Stravinsky Les Noces).
As a recitalist, Katharine is especially passionate about the modern repertoire. She has been featured in recital at the Ravinia Festival (Steans Fellow 2009), Bargemusic, New York Festival of Song's contemporary-focused NYFOS Next series, Joy in Singing's composer series, Songfest (Stern Fellow 2011), a Marilyn Horne Foundation masterclass in Carnegie Hall with soprano Dawn Upshaw, and in regular recital tours with the Piatigorsky Foundation, often performing songs and cycles written for her. Katharine is increasingly sought after as a chamber musician, collaborating with groups including the Momenta Quartet, Talea Ensemble, New York Miniaturist Ensemble, North Country Chamber Players, and two critically-acclaimed New York chamber groups of her own co-founding: Callisto Ascending, a period-instrument ensemble, and Lunatics at Large, a contemporary ensemble lauded as "young, energetic and highly polished" by senior Times critic Allan Kozinn. Of her performance in Schoenberg Pierrot lunaire with Lunatics at Large, Kozinn wrote, "Katharine Dain, the ensemble's engaging soprano, gave as graceful, and as intense, a performance of Schoenberg's stylized vocal line as you could want. She moved easily between its slides, whispers and more straightforward expressivity."
Katharine holds degrees from Harvard University, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and Mannes College of Music, and she currently lives in the Netherlands. This will be her sixth season with BCI, where she will join the faculty in Maynooth. www.katharinedain.com
Eva Wöllinger-Bengtson was born in Upper Austria, and choir singing has almost always been a part of her life. She studied at the University Mozarteum Salzburg to be a music teacher, with piano and voice as main instruments. The education included also a focus on choir conducting with Herbert Böck as her main teacher. After finishing at the Mozarteum with a master's degree, Eva worked as a teacher of music, singing, piano, choir and talking techniques at different schools, but most of the time at the Gymnasium/ORG der Kreuzschwestern in Gmunden.
In 2010 Eva moved to Scandinavia to start her new job as a singer in the Danish Radio Concertchoir. Since 2011 she is part of the vocal ensemble Musica Ficta, which mainly performs old music and also is situated in Copenhagen, and has been assisting in other professional choirs and ensembles in the area. In addition to singing, Eva also conducts choirs and teaches piano and singing. She also continued her choir conducting education with a Master Class in Uppsala and a course at the University Lund in Sweden.
Eva has been a faculty member previously in Mondsee/Salzburg and Edinburgh. This is her eighth year with BCI, where she will join the faculty in Maynooth.
Berkshire Choral International Music Director Frank Nemhauser will serve as bass faculty in Maynooth.
Mary is in constant demand as an accompanist for singers, instrumentalists, ensembles, choral societies and musical societies. Coming from a musical family, her interest in piano accompaniment was nurtured from an early age by her father, baritone and choirmaster Tomás Ó Súilleabháin.
She studied piano with Rhona Marshall at the RIAM and organ with Sidney Greig at St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin and was the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships throughout her studies, including the award of Associate from the Royal College of Music in London , just after her 17th birthday. Following her graduation from UCD with an honors B.Mus. degree, she worked for some years as a secondary school teacher before being appointed as a lecturer at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama. She was awarded a 1st class MA in Performance and Musicology from NUI Maynooth in 1991. Her many duties at the Conservatory include playing for both undergraduate and postgraduate recitals, examinations, feiseanna, and opera productions. She also works regularly with professional groups such as Opera Ireland and the RTE performing groups, as well as privately coaching some of Ireland's leading vocalists.
Mary is honored to be associated with Our Lady's Choral Society since 1993. She marks her second time as a BCI accompanist in Maynooth.


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DetailsThe New Oxford Easy Anthem Book is an outstanding anthem collection, suitable for all church choirs and designed for use throughout the year. The emphasis is placed firmly on providing the highest quality, easy, and accessible anthem settings. * 63 easy and accessible anthems - scored for SATB with the minimum of divisi, and using comfortable ranges * Wonderful repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day - favourite and lesser-known pieces from all periods * 20 pieces and arrangements written for this collection - by Andrew Carter, Bob Chilcott, David Willcocks, Alan Bullard, Malcolm Archer, Simon Lole, and others * Music for every season of the Church's year - with a seasonal index for easy reference * Playable accompaniments - simplified wherever possible and mostly suitable for organ without pedals
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How: Advent Message
Archer: And I saw a new heaven
attrib. Arcadelt: Ave Maria
Mozart: Ave verum corpus
Pearsall: Ave verum corpus
Saint-Saëns: Ave verum corpus
Chilcott: Be thou my vision
Macbeth Bain, arr. Alan Bullard: Brother James' Air
Pitoni: Cantate Domino
Thorne: Christ is our Cornerstone
Foster: Christ the Lord is risen again
Attwood: Come, Holy Ghost
Thatcher: Come, ye faithful
How: Day by day
Gibbons, arr. David Blackwell: Drop, drop slow tears
Lully, arr. Georges Bizet: Far away, what splendour comes this way
Harris: Fear not, O land
Bullard: For all thy saints
Carter: For the beauty of the earth
Walford Davies: God be in my head
Wilby: God be in my head
Stainer: God so loved the world
Schubert: Holy, holy, holy
Carter: Holy Spirit, truth divine
Halls: Hosanna to the Son of David
Sweelinck: How brightly beams the morning star!
Aston: I give you a new commandment
Purcell: I will thank thee, O Lord
Tallis: If ye love me
J. S. Bach: Jesu, joy of man's desiring
Lole: Jesu, the very thought of thee
Rudolph: Jesu, the very thought of thee
German, arr. Andrew Carter: Joy is come!
Isom: King of all ages, throned on high
Wesley: Lead me, Lord
Vaughan Williams: Let us now praise famous men
Hurford: Litany to the Holy Spirit
Farrant: Lord, for thy tender mercy's sake
Handel: Lord, I trust thee
Willcocks: Love divine, all loves excelling
Ledger: Loving Shepherd of thy sheep
Howells: My eyes for beauty pine
Tye: O come, ye servants of the Lord
Elgar: O salutaris Hostia No. 3
Goss: O Saviour of the world
Vaughan Williams: O taste and see
Plainsong melody, arr. David Blackwell: O Thou, whose all-redeeming might
Corrêa: O vos omnes
Besançon, arr. Malcolm Archer: People, look East
Bullard: Praise ye the Lord
Shephard: Song of Mary
Bullard: Star of the East
Attwood: Teach me, O Lord
Archer: The Lord goes up
Rutter: The peace of God
Ellis: There is no rose
Bevan: There's a wideness in God's mercy
Dutch, arr. Charles Wood: This joyful Eastertide
Bourne: Thou art God
Purcell: Thou knowest, Lord
Rutter: Thy perfect love
Waters: Virgin-born, we bow before thee
Halls: Wash me throughly
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- Great for mixed ability choirs
We have used this anthem book in our church choir for some considerable years and we all enjoy singing these anthems as they are accessible for those who struggle. The simple arrangements make it easy for us to perform good quality music in every service.
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New relationship good practices
Please give me your best practices for starting a relationship off on the right foot. [more inside]
Does this email have romantic overtones?
My partner and I have minor trust issues to deal with. He had an email exchange with an old ex- that I asked to read and have mixed feelings about and I'd like to hear your outside unbiased perceptions of it. [more inside]
What should I ask the lawyer for
My parents have had some recent health issues and I've asked them to meet with an estate planning attorney. What should I specifically ask them to discuss with this attorney? [more inside]
Legal right to trust amount / accounting as sec. beneficary?
[YANAL] As a secondary beneficiary to a trust, do I have any right to see the original amount, current amount, and accounting information for a trust? Trust is held in PA, but I reside in MN. [more inside]
What do I do now that Facebook killed Parse
No sooner had I rewritten my iOS app to rely on the backend service Parse ("hundreds of thousands of developers trust us!" it said on the website) than did Facebook kill it. What should I do? [more inside]
How to deal with a loved family member with an addiction
My extended family always turns to me whenever there's a problem that they are having a hard time dealing with. Most of the time, I'm able to provide something based on research or I'm able to give helpful advice. This time, I need a little help. [more inside]
Problems with my therapist. Is the answer still "therapy"?
I'm completely confused and upset about recent developments in my therapy, and I don't know if I should continue it or not. I'm sorry but this is loooong, and there's really no good TL;DR I can come up with. Please be gentle; I realize I'm possibly wrong about everything, but I'm feeling fragile right now. [more inside]
Adressing emotional infidelity
I've been dating Laura exclusively for 6 months. She was recently vacationing at a resort without me, and I have found out that she spent a lot of time getting to know another guy in a pretty intense/intimate way. I don't believe she slept with him but I can't be sure. She has not talked to me about this herself, normally we share practically everything and have discussed the issue of exclusivity/jealousy in the past. She's omitting it in my case but has talked about it to others and this is how I found out. Now I can't shake feelings of hurt and betrayal and I'm not sure what to do with them. [more inside]
Boundary-ignorant husband: part of a bigger problem?
My husband keeps pulling up my clothes and rubbing my belly (not pregnant, not trying to get pregnant, dear god I can only imagine if I was). It's meant to be affectionate but I HATE it. I've told him to stop, but he keeps doing it. I think my problem has less to do with the touching (although I really, really, really don't like it and resent having to apologize or explain it) and more to do with the fact that I explicitly asked him to stop but he has not. This makes me irrationally angry. Am I overreacting by moving out of our bedroom into our spare room? [more inside]
I've maybe depended too much on the kindness of strangers...
How can I become a kinder and more trusting person? [more inside]
How to deal with feeling suddenly paranoid towards loved one?
Turning into this guys wife. Married a year and a half. Been together for a total of 3 yrs. Prior to around a month ago I had no insecurity issues or paranoia towards my husband. This is the best relationship that I've ever been in and I feel so lucky to have met him. [more inside]
One of those good problems . . . estate/trust questions
My SO receives a (small) monthly check from a trust in which she is named (distant relative). We want to know how to proceed with understanding details of the trust; what kind of estate lawyer we need and about how much that might cost us. Details below the fold. [more inside]
How much financial influence can be exerted from the grave?
Due to paranoia about and hatred of my spouse of nearly 20 years, my elderly parents have informed me they have set up their estate as a bloodline trust. 50% to me (I'm an only child) and 25% to each of my children once they hit a certain age (I assume 30 or 35). Fine. I'm happy that my kids are being taken care of even if it's years down the road. My question concerns my research into this type of trust. [more inside]
Will I ever be able to be trusted if I have been "the other man"?
My girlfriend is having a difficult time trusting me after I revealed I had in the past canoodled with a girl who had a boyfriend. [more inside]
Trusts - what are they and how do they work? Califorina Edition.
My adult brother has no income save my parents' monthly stipend. He is unable/unwilling to work. When they pass away, if he receives half their estate (which is not super large), he is likely to spend it all at once and then be without income or means of support. I am asking my parents to change their will to give my brother support for the longest time, so that he is not disabled and homeless on the streets as an older man, and so that I can minimize the impact on my own finances. What kinds of trusts or other legal mechanisms exist to help with the long term financial stability of a legally "competent" but life-skills-wise not competent adult? [more inside]
Trust issues...
..I got em. What can I do about it?? [more inside]
How can I get better at having eyes only for my fiancee?
I used to think it was OK to fantasize about other women as long as I wasn't emotionally or physically cheating. Fiancee did not, and we would both like me to be start being mentally faithful as well. What are your best tips for keeping thoughts of other women out of my mind? Details inside. [more inside]
"You can't handle the truth!" But I need to learn how to...
Last week, my partner admitted that he's been not just hiding things, but outright lying to me. The revelations hurt, but I need honesty if we're to stay together. How do I make it safe for my partner to tell me the truth when it's repeatedly been so startling and upsetting? Difficulty level: partner is dealing with Major Depression, and has been near-suicidal. [more inside]
How do I let go?
I'm having problems letting go of control and being authentically "me" in my relationship. [more inside]
Oops, I did it again :(
How can I forgive myself for exercising such poor judgment? [more inside]
Boyfriend has been honest about his past – should I end it?
I've been with my boyfriend 6 months and our relationship is great. He's a good guy, we treat each other well and communicate well, and we both see a future with each other in it. We're both late 20s. However, I'm concerned about his self control issues, and the fact he has confessed some things to me about his past / his personality that raise red flags. [more inside]
My partner lied to me about alcohol. Now what?
My partner lied to me about alcohol. Now what? [more inside]
How do we best donate to the family of a deceased colleague?
A friend and colleague recently passed away leaving behind two very young children. Although she did not have a substantial income, she was by far the primary wage earner for her household. Many of us at work and elsewhere are interested in contributing to the immediate support of her family and the future education of her children. Does anyone have suggestions about what the best mechanism(s) would be for doing this? Our office is in Maryland, and she and her family were residents as well.
Is it possible to be with someone who has friends you cannot stand?
Is it possible to be in a relationship with someone who has friends you cannot stand, especially if one of them is female? [more inside]
Shocked at boyfriend's behavior... Help me!
I feel that my trust has been betrayed by my boyfriend. [more inside]
Am I morally obligated to rent to someone after a huge breach of trust?
The person who was supposed to watch our pets while we were away on a short trip didn't follow through. Our animals are fine but this situation has set off a complicated chain of events and now I'm not sure what to do. Well, frankly, I am sure but I'd like to sort it through here because you all can be objective in ways I can't right now. [more inside]
My girlfriend snooped through my phone. Now what?
I found out my girlfriend snooped through my phone. I don't know how to proceed. [more inside]
It's a bad time...but when is it ever a good time?
I'm coming to realize that my partner is seriously abusing alcohol (and being cavalier about other substances) just as he's embarking on an existential crisis following a messy legal situation (finalizing a divorce that's 2+ years in the making). The relationship needs work; he needs work; hell, I might need work; but he's got a lot on his plate and I can't really pile on. I have kind of lost sight of what is reasonable here, and could use some perspective. [more inside]
How do payments on property in a trust work?
Father left his stuff to me in a trust. Not sure what that means, and need an answer to the most basic of questions. [more inside]
Husband and inappropiate pictures
I have discovered some questional pictures on my husband's computer. How do I approach him about them, without him getting defensive? [more inside]
How to stop thinking about my relationship?
My marriage is in limbo and I need to stop giving it so much emotional energy. [more inside]
Is there good reason to cry over spilled beans?
Throughout the entirety of my life, my immediate family has existed under a heavy shroud of secrecy. Within my current relationship, I cast it off for my boyfriend. Is this a decision I will come to deeply regret? [more inside]
How to get over the petty stuff to maintain a healthy relationship
The relationship is great and we both see a future together, but at times I tend to focus on insignificant things or feel insecure for no rational reason. I want to prevent unnecessary conflicts arising from these feelings. [more inside]
Help me figure out how to trust again (both other people and myself)….
What I'm trying to figure out now is how to trust people again, trust myself again, and find myself/my voice again. [more inside]
Achieve customer's confidence in a service they're not paying for
I work for an IT company that provides certain VIP customers with consultancy services, free of charge for them. My job is basically help them identify new business needs, get first-hand information about their plans and projects, do some consulting work related to IT management methodologies, suggest ways to fix non-optimal business processes and in general, manage the business relationship at the highest level (CIOs and CEOs). [more inside]
It's your pain, how can i help you carry it without collapsing myself?
How can i help support my partner when he's going through a rough time, when i feel sad too? [more inside]
Babysitter Business
My wife and I always have trouble finding a babysitter. Our friends have the same problem. This problem came up at a party last night. Our solution to the problem was a website / app that allowed parents to search for babysitters. There are plenty of services that do this already, but we all agreed that none of the services were solving the 'trust' problem. We felt that none of the existing services were local enough, e.g. tied to our local community / social circles. As a parent, what would this service need to do to put you at ease? Do the babysitters need to be vetted, and if so, how? Referrals? Reviews? Video interviews? Personality tests? What would you need to know to trust a babysitter with your kids?
Need an excellent estate attorney in NYC. Integrity a must.
Looking for an estate attorney so good it'll make us forget how our last estate attorney shamelessly ripped us off. [more inside]
What and where is a gut feeling?
Frequently on Askme people say to trust your gut or inner voice when it comes to relationships. What exactly does that feel like and how do you teach yourself that? [more inside]
Can/Should I rebuild trust in an LDR? How difficult might that be?
I broke up with my LDR significant other ("SO") because of SO's emotional affair, which SO concealed from me. Is my regret and doubt for breaking up with SO a signal to reconcile or a natural part of the loss? [more inside]
How do I deal with my spouse having an external romantic relationship?
I found out my partner of 20 years/spouse of 11 was having an emotional/romantic affair with our best friend and lied to me about it. Now that we've gone through the initial reveal, I've told her I've forgiven her; she's hinting she's been thinking about romantic relationships outside of our marriage. tl;dr- Are we done here or can this be saved? [more inside]
Struggling to forgive my SO's emotional cheating
How can I forgive my SO (and myself) for emotionally cheating on each other? [more inside]
I want to set up a fund for the children of a friend who passed away
A very close and dear friend of mine passed away a few days ago at a very young age and left behind a wife and 2 very young children ages 3 and 1. I would like to set up an investment fund for his children in his memory which people can donate to and will accrue interest until they are ready for college. To increase the chances people will donate I want it to be possible to use paypal or google wallet. I know nothing about finance or laws or any of the things that I imagine come with setting this up. Can anyone advise? Thanks in advance
Trusting after past abuse
I'm already in therapy. What can I do on my own, when I interact with others, so I won't feel so guarded? I'm noticing that despite a lot of healing from my past relationship, including EMDR, I continue to be very cautious and awkward with people. I feel vulnerable and expect to be criticized and rejected. The walls I'm putting up are leading me to a feeling of loneliness. How can I go back to being my authentic, warm, openhearted self? [more inside]
Should I tell her?
A friend's ex-husband confessed a number of sins to me. Should I tell her? Drama below. [more inside]
What should my elderly parents do with their only asset, a liquid $250K?
I'm seeking as many opinions as I can get from people with knowledge of financial advising and/or trusts & estates and/or estate planning, about what my parents (in their 80s) ought to do with their $250,000 in liquid assets. I'm NOT looking for the kind of detailed plan we'd get from an advisor whom we hire; I'm looking for short, quite general, common sense answers (such as "These ONE OR TWO types of instruments are good/bad; all others are to be avoided/considered.") I'm also looking for as many answers as I can get. In order to get that assortment of answers, I want to disclose only a very few specific things about the folks: 1. they currently rent an apartment; they do not own a home. 2. they are in their 80s--relatively healthy and can drive, shop, take care of themselves, but I'm not sure how long that'll last. I'd like to see them in a retirement community within a couple years. 3. Their only income (which doesn't amount to much) is social security. 4. They lose about $2,100 in total expenses every month. That's just about equal to what they take in each month. 5. Their one and only significant asset is a liquid $250,000. Okay, at their age, and considering all the above, WHAT IS/ARE THE MOST PRACTICAL THING(s) THEY SHOULD DO WITH THAT LUMP OF LIQUID MONEY? THANK YOU from their worried adult child with a family of my own!
Trustee won't distribute funds from the trust, won't even return calls.
A relative of mine died a over two years ago, leaving a very small estate and a small trust. There were various delays, so the trust was in stasis for nearly a year. The delays have been resolved, but I cannot get the trustee to pay out the funds. What do I do? [more inside]
Trust vs. Control
I posted a pervious question regarding dating a man who wasn't forthcoming about a detail in his life (a 2nd child with a different woman) and my creeping suspicions that learning about him hiding this child was an indication of a future of lies and trust issues. I have let this man go, not because of the child, but because I am unable to trust him for many other reasons and now I want to learn a healthy balance between Trust and Control in relationships and dealing with insecurities. How do you move past insecurities and know when to just trust someone and recognize if your insecurities are causing you to control and sabatoge. [more inside]
Is it ever ok to lie to your partner?
My job requires me to work away often with female colleagues. My girlfriend gets quite jealous and we argue if she knows I am away with girls. I have in the past confided in detail with one female colleague about problems in my relationship and I think this is where the aggravation comes from. There has never been anything romantic. To avoid an argument while I'm on the road I've started lying to my girlfriend about who is on these trips. So as far as she knows I only go away with men. So my question. Is it okay to lie to your partner if it saves stress and worry for both parties? Examples of similar situations would be useful...
Is this just a special-snowflake-petty relationship concern?
If your partner did something wrong when you first started dating and you didn't find out until later when you were deep in a happy relationship, what would you do? How much of the past do you let go and how much of the past do you let define the present (e.g., break up)? [more inside]


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May 20, 2010
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- Fort Sill recreation area on the lake set to open on May 28.
- Area includes 10 new cabins of various sizes for rent this year.
Lake Elmer Thomas Recreation Area water activities open for the season May 28 and admission to the park is free this year, thanks to the Army Family Covenant.
"Our budget allows us to give customers a break by not charging an admission fee at the gate to foster positive, family-centered recreational opportunities," said Kristy Prather, LETRA manager. "There is no cost for swimming or the water slide but there is no swimming or water slide activities unless a lifeguard is present and on duty."
The price for watercraft rental ranges from $5 to $13 an hour and for miniature golf the cost is $3 per day per person. To rent these items, stop in at the Country Store. The water slide, beach with lifeguards, watercraft rentals and mini-golf are open Wednesdays and Thursdays, noon to 6 p.m. and Fridays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The 10 new, rustic wooden cabins on the west side of the park are available in three different sizes: four small cabins that accommodate up to four people; three medium cabins that accommodate up to six people; and three large cabins that accommodate seven people.
Reservations can be made up to two months in advance at the Country Store daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The prices for the cabins are $55 to $75 per night with an additional $10 cost for civilians. The cabins come with all the amenities including all furnishings; heat and air; a TV and DVD player; fully-stocked kitchens with dishes and silverware; and linens and towels.
"All 10 cabins will be set aside for unit functions the second weekend of every month," said Prather. "We're providing these cabins as quality of life. We have lots of people pitching tents in summer and the cabins provide another option for campers."
According to Brenda Spencer-Ragland, Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation director, there is a trend for units to off-site family retreats, "Our goal is to keep the promise of the Army Family Covenant by providing other options to build family wellness and resiliency that won't put our units over their budgets," she said. "If there are units that want to take advantage of the free cabins for an off-site, we don't want them to be burdened with a cost. We are offering them a quality place these families can go for respite and for family wellness right here at Fort Sill."
"We have a complete playground onsite now but we will have a second playground near a group use site, which we will break ground on this month," said Prather.
The RV Park has 45 pull-through spaces available featuring both 30- and 50-amp service and on-site waste disposal and fresh water. The RV Park also features coin-operated laundry and shower facilities. In the event of a tornado or severe weather, the restroom facilities and the lodge basement serve as storm shelters.
The lodge
LETRA also features a lakeside lodge with a view of Mount Scott from the windows and deck, which is available for reservation in four and eight-hour blocks. No outside catering can be brought in but the Patriot Club offers on-site catering or customers can prepare food and bring it to the lodge. "Many people reserve the lodge for weddings and receptions because of the picturesque photo opportunities and serene setting," said Prather.
One of the scheduled events for LETRA this summer is the Co-Op Military Appreciation Family Fun Day on July 17. The event is open to all military and their families and Co-Op partners.
All price lists and additional information can be found at www.sillmwr.com or by calling 580-442-5854.


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