On the Saturday 23rd February the community at Hyning had the joy of celebrating the First profession of Sr Mary Gabriel. Most guests will remember her as Julia who was a volunteer with us before she joined us. Her family came over from Germany, along with friends and relatives. The principal celebrant was Canon John Gibson, with Fr. Ambrose Henley, OSB giving the homily.
Posted on March 8, 2019 by Michaela Toulmin.
Posted on January 3, 2019 by Michaela Toulmin.
All Souls Day is traditionally a day for the remembering the dead, for praying for all those who have gone before us, made us the people we are now, laid the foundations on which we build our lives and live out our hopes and dreams, our tears and sadness. Remembering is always bittersweet, because though we can recall the bad times and the good times, they can't ever happen again because when one person we love, dies, the balance of the world is affected. We can't touch them, hold them, or hug them again in this physical world. As Christians we do have the comfort of knowing that we will see them again once more but it's not the same. I've been scanning lots of photos for my aunt for a memory book of all the family and I've seen pictures of people I've only ever heard about and who died before I was born. It's been a journey of family remembrance as well for me.
I remember hearing a story in a Richard Rohr CD. He shared a well known story about a story about a three-year-old's difficulty in falling asleep one night. After the ritualistic routine of bedtime prayers, goodnight hugs and kisses, drink of water, and a last trip to the bathroom, the father attempts to convince his toddler that his fears of being alone are unwarranted because God is looking after him. Time and time again, he reassures the boy that the Lord promises to be near for protection. Feeling confident that telling his son that God's presence would allay his son's fears, the father goes back to bed. However, the parents are awakened by their little boy's sobbing. In response to the inquiry of what is wrong, he replies innocently, "I bumped my head on my pillow." After more futile explanations by the parents that there is nothing to fear with God so near, the child comments insightfully, "I wish God had skin." And that's what we wish too that though we can pray for the dead, remember them and see them in so many other people's gestures and touch we wish they "had skin" again too. It made me think of one of the stories in the Harry Potter series, "The Prisoner of Azkaban". Harry thinks he has seen his father across the lake, coming to save him when he is on great danger but passes out before he is really sure. Yet what Harry is really seeing is himself because he looks so like his father. So the dead are always with us because they have left some mark, some memory that is imprinted upon us. That can help us and can also be a real problem.
The feast of All Souls has been linked with the ancient Pagan Festival of the Dead, known as Feralia which celebrated the Pagan belief that the souls of the dead would return for a meal with the family. This was celebrated in Rome originally in February time. Candles in the window would guide the souls back home, and another place was set at the table. Children would come through the village, asking for food to be offered symbolically to the dead, then the food would be donated to feed the hungry. It seems to have been celebrated in this country for over 2,000 years as the Roman conquest of Britain in AD 43 brought pagan feasts as well as existing Celtic feast. With the spread of Christianity and the establishment of All Saints Day, some of these pagan customs remained in the English speaking world for All Hallows Eve (or Halloween, All Saints Eve), perhaps at first more out of superstition. Nevertheless, All Saints and All Souls clearly arose from genuine a Christian devotion. The Christian Church had a long-standing policy of incorporating non-Christian traditions into its holidays in order to bring people into the Catholic faith. This included moving the dates of Christian holidays to those of established non-Christian occasions. Many historians believe, for example, that the church set Christmas on December 25 so that it would correspond with pagan winter solstice festivals.
Yet there are roots on the Jewish Christian tradition also. The commemoration of the dead dates back to the Jewish practice of praying for the dead. The practice of praying and sacrifice for the dead goes back to the Jewish custom of sacrifice for the dead. We find an explicit Old Testament description and exhortation of prayer and sacrifice for the dead in 2 Maccabees 12:39- 45.  Moreover, all the Church Fathers testify to the practice of praying for the dead in the Eucharistic liturgy. Praying for the dead is an example of one of the most ancient Christian customs – older than Christmas, older than church buildings even! This practice is evidenced in the New Testament by Paul's prayer for Onesiphorus in 2 Tim 1:16-18. For the earliest, post-biblical examples of prayer for the dead, see the Acts of Paul and Thecla, the Passio of Perpetua and Felicity, the Crown (3:3) and Monogamy (10) by Tertullian, Cyprian's 51st epistle, and Cyril of Jerusalem's Catechetical Lectures (23, 5, 9).
In the early days of the Church, the names of the faithful departed were posted in Church so that the community would remember them in prayer. St. Augustine in his "Confessions" recounts the story of St. Monica where St Monica asked St Augustine to remember her at the altar when he came to pray.
In the 6th century, the Benedictine monasteries held a solemn commemoration of deceased members at Whitsuntide, the days following Pentecost. We find an account of its origins in the writings of Saint Peter Damian, who records the following story. In the 900s, there was a French pilgrim returning from the Holy Land who was shipwrecked on an island with a cave from which belched heat and gas (maybe a volcano of some sort). This pilgrim met a Christian hermit who lived near this cave. The hermit explained that he could sometimes overhear demons in the cave complaining about all the souls that are released from purgatory through the prayers and sacrifices of the monks in Cluny, France. When the French pilgrim returned to France, he visited the monastery of Cluny and recounted the hermit's story to the abbot of the monastery, then Abbot Odilo. The pilgrim testified to the great number of souls delivered from purgatory through the humble prayers of the Cluniac monks. Odilo (who died in 1048) was deeply moved by this and redoubled the monks' efforts in assisting the souls in purgatory. Thus, he dedicated the day after All Saints Day to all the souls still in purgatory. St. Odilo, decreed that in all of the Cluniac monasteries, special prayers be offered and the Office of the Dead sung for all of the souls in Purgatory. On November 1, after Vespers, "the bell should be tolled and afterward the Office of the Dead be recited"; on the next day all priests had to say Mass for the repose of the souls in purgatory. Soon, the practice spread to the rest of France and the Benedictines and Carthusians adopted that same devotion, and then the universal Church so that November 2nd became All Souls Day for all the Church. Pope Sylvester II (d. 1003) approved and recommended it. It was some time, though, before the secular clergy introduced it in the various dioceses. From the eleventh to the fourteenth centuries it gradually spread in France, Germany, England, and Spain, until finally, in the fourteenth century, Rome placed the day of the commemoration of all the faithful departed in the official books of the Western Church for November 2 (or November 3 now if the second falls on a Sunday).
When All Saints' Day moved to November 1, the church did begin to incorporate Samhain traditions into the holy day's activities and into the celebrations of All Souls Day. The Pagan feast had been kept in February whereas the Celtic feast was held in October. This helped bring descendants of the ancient Celts into Christianity, but it posed some problems for the church. Much of the Samhain traditions centred on the supernatural and spirit world, ideas that don't have much of a place in Christianity. In the Middle Ages, superstitious belief, probably influenced from Celtic paganism, held that the souls in purgatory appeared on All Souls Day as witches, toads, goblins, etc. to persons who committed wrongs against them during their lives on earth. For this reason, some ethnic groups also prepared food offerings to feed and to appease the spirits on this day. These practices are probably remnants of the Celtic Samhain festivities. Recognising saints, who were by definition deceased, covered a lot of the same ground, but the converts were still fascinated by the idea of their familiar dead returning to the world of the living. The church tried to give these traditions a little more direction by establishing All Souls' Day, as an occasion to recognise and pray for the all Christian dead.
All Souls' Day was then celebrated with Masses and festivities in honour of the dead. The idea being that the church below can pray on behalf of Christians who are in purgatory, where souls are purified before proceeding to heaven. Souls in purgatory, who are members of the church just like living Christians, must suffer so that they can be purged of their sins. Through prayer and good works, living members of the church can help their departed friends and family. Nevertheless, despite some pagan trappings that may have survived and have remained attached to their celebration, All Souls Day as well as All Saints Day are rooted in Christian belief and arose in this life of the Church through a healthy spirituality.
 Ferālia /fɨˈreɪliə/ was an ancient Roman public festival celebrating the Manes (Roman spirits of the dead, particularly the souls of deceased individuals)  which fell on 21 February as recorded by Ovid in Book II of his Fasti. This day marked the end of Parentalia, a nine-day festival (13–21 February) honoring the dead ancestors.
Posted on November 1, 2018 by Michaela Toulmin.
Posted on October 15, 2018 by Michaela Toulmin.
On October 6th 2018 we celebrated the Golden Jubilee of Sr. Josephine Mary, Prioress of Hyning. It was a day of double celebrations as we also celebrated the Golden Wedding of Liz and John Field, sister and brother in law of Sr. Josephine Mary. Anne, the other sister came from Canada to celebrate with them. Family and friends came from Canada, Ireland and Southend. The Mass was celebrated by Fr. Kevin Hayden O.S.B and con-celebrated by 8 priests. Over a 100 people came to share in the service and enjoy the Buffet lunch afterwards.
Posted on October 6, 2018 by Michaela Toulmin.
Following their move from Slough in 2006, the Trustees of the Bernardine Cistercian Sisters are pleased to announce that St. Bernard's Preparatory School, Slough, will be transferred to the lay Trusteeship of St. Benedict's School, Ealing, with effect from 1st January 2019.
Posted on September 3, 2018 by Michaela Toulmin.
Until further notice, Mass at Hyning will be at 8:45 am. Vigils will be at 8:05 each night as well. Sr. Mary Bernard is away at the moment so please contact her after the 1st August for any booking enquiries as she will not have access to email while away. We hope all our guests and friends enjoy a time of rest during this time also.
Loving Lord, thank You so much for holiday times and the wonder and excitement that they engender in all our hearts, and we just what to praise You for all the goodness and grace You generously pour out on us and all people,– and specially we thank You for the many blessings we gain from these important times of holiday fun and family reunion.
I remember the many feast days and times of rejoicing that You planned for Your people Israel and we bless You that we too have holiday days and holiday seasons, when our inner soul can be refreshed and rejuvenated.. in a relaxed atmosphere, when we are surrounded by precious friends and family members – and which provides us with such a special opportunities of close fellowship and communal fun.
At this holiday season we particularly remember those that are alone, or ill or going through times of stress or difficulty, and pray that You would draw very close to each and every one. Let them know Your special peace in their heart and give to each one Your sufficient grace.
Posted on July 21, 2018 by Michaela Toulmin.
it seems ages since I've posted on here but don't forget to check out our Facebook page and group for news as well. These are a few photos of the garden day in May. This was attended by over 200 people!
There will be some changes in our community in August. Sr. Reina will be moving to Brownshill in August. Sr. Hilda, came in May in preparation for Solemn Profession, will return there to make her profession on the 19th August. We will welcome a new sister sometime after August from one of our houses in Asia as well.
Last weekend we had an excellent weekend welcoming young men interested in the priesthood. The vocation discernment weekend was organised by Fr. James Preston of the Archdiocese of Liverpool and several dioceses were represented over the weekend.
We close for a few weeks in July so don't forget to keep an eye on events before and after that.
Posted on June 25, 2018 by Michaela Toulmin.
Cost £10 or £16 (Materials included) Tea/Coffee and refreshments provided.
Posted on May 19, 2018 by Michaela Toulmin.
Sr. Mary Stella ran another very successful course for Beginners last week. Here are some of the pictures from the week.
Posted on March 26, 2018 by Michaela Toulmin.
Phones will be down tomorrow - Wed 21st February, as there is a power cut scheduled 8:30 - 3:30 pm!
Posted on February 20, 2018 by Michaela Toulmin.
Pope's Lenten message, please click on the link to read. Happy Lent!!
Posted on February 17, 2018 by Michaela Toulmin.
In February Fr. Michael came back to see his old friends (not just the cats!) and the community of course. It was lovely to have him back even for the day.
Here is an outline of the programme for the day.
3:00 p.m. (approx.) - The Bernardines….
Posted on January 21, 2018 by Michaela Toulmin.
After 5 days phone system is back up and running!
Posted on December 19, 2017 by Michaela Toulmin.
Apologies - phone system down! Please email until further notice! BT not being too helpful!
Posted on December 14, 2017 by Michaela Toulmin.
Posted on December 10, 2017 by Michaela Toulmin.
He would be delighted to receive letters, a phone call and or/a visit! We thank him for his discreet and faithful service over many years.
Posted on December 5, 2017 by Michaela Toulmin.
Apologies for the lack of phone system over the past few days. There was a fault in the system (not BT this time!) It is now working again!
Posted on October 19, 2017 by Michaela Toulmin.


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I wonder why we don't do this
The entire world could be powered by one deep-sea wind farm stretching across the North Atlantic.
Building a renewable energy project the size of India across the ocean would allow the entire world to get access to sustainable energy and fulfil its needs, according to a major new study.
There are likely to be very significant hurdles to building such a major project, especially one that would require international cooperation and incredible levels of investment. But it would also allow people to get access to vast amounts of energy: at least more efficiently than onshore wind power.
The two researchers found that if a wind farm were built across three million square kilometres of the ocean it would account for roughly the equivalent of all energy used today.
I mean, there must be some reason why we don't, mustn't there?
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Kevin Lohse October 11, 2017 at 8:40 am
Apart from lack of anchor points less than a couple of miles underwater, hurricanes,and energy transmission and storage technology we haven't conceived, let alone developed yet? It must be evil fossil fuel industry sabotage that's holding things up.
NielsR October 11, 2017 at 8:43 am
This is sounds more like a back-of-a-fag-packet calculation than a 'major new study'.
Also: "Power generation from a vast North Atlantic wind farm would be seasonal, with output dropping to a fifth of the annual average during the summer, the scientists pointed out."
Whoops. Well, what's 80% of civilisation between friends.
wat dabney October 11, 2017 at 8:50 am
We should definitely do this.
Rob October 11, 2017 at 8:53 am
There are likely to be very significant hurdles to building such a major project, especially one that would require international cooperation and incredible levels of investment.
When even loony Greens admit it would be fantastically expensive (sorry, "incredible levels of investment") you know the idea is mad.
Pah, the Pacific is much bigger. Build it there, we could power the entire Solar System!
monoi October 11, 2017 at 8:55 am
Wouldn't such a large wind farm effect on climate be significant, with unintended consequences, considering the amount of energy it would take out of the earth wind system?
And to account for the seasonal effect, we would need another one which is not affected at the same time. So the cost just doubled.
This is a perfect project for Murphy's Green QE. Turn on the printing presses and the "incredible levels of investment" are taken care of.
All we need now is to solve the technical problems, which, candidly, could be solved easily in a couple of blog posts.
It's interesting, but not surprising, how they put the international cooperation before and on par with the "incredible" level of investment.
So the cost just doubled.
And the unions working on it realised they had the entire world at their mercy, and the cost just doubled again and will take twice as long with the just negotiated three day week and 26 weeks holiday.
Henry Crun October 11, 2017 at 8:59 am
Translation: The Yanks and Brits pay for it.
bloke in spain October 11, 2017 at 9:09 am
OK, let's say you did this. Took a bit over 100,000 TWh per annum out of the North Atlantic wind system. And add the inefficiencies on top. Inefficiencies in the turbines themselves & also the turbulence induced in the airstream. All coming out as heat. And the resistance heating of a cable network distributing that power around the world being dumped in the N. Atlantic (And add a fair bit to that 100,000 TWh because inefficiencies in the distribution are just as much "world energy use" as anything else.)
Now you would see some f****g climate change. Either set off the next ice age or completely melt the polar cap. One of the two.
notonmywatch October 11, 2017 at 9:11 am
Would this not have a serious effect on global weather patterns? Thus potentially causing significant climate change?
Chris Miller October 11, 2017 at 9:14 am
Then we simply turn the Pacific into a giant pumped storage scheme. It's only the patriarchal hegemony of science that prevents this.
Ljh October 11, 2017 at 9:47 am
Green now means the disruption of natural habitat on a vast scale, the destruction of ecosystems and migration routes, and the massacre of species, in this case cetaceans affected by low frequency sound as well as the usual slaughter of seabirds.
Also on that page:
"Top ten photographs to show anyone who doesn't believe in climate change".
Some photos of nature follows. Er, so what? One is a closeup of dry cracked earth in a ploughed field. Er, so what? In July the fields around me are always like that, it's called Summer and a few weeks without significant rain.
Some penguins stood on ice, a bloke in an ice cave, a picture of a power station…what would be the intent of showing someone these pictures?
"THERE!! See??!! LOOK AT THE FUCKING PENGUINS! DO YOU BELIEVE NOW, INFIDEL?"
Not only will their pockets chink with the gold from the "incredible level of investment", but they'll have something new to moan about in this ecological destruction (caused by them).
Win/win for the Greens.
Jim October 11, 2017 at 9:51 am
This sort of shit is not only indicative of the mental rot that is global warming et al, its also indicative of the state of general practical knowledge in the western world these days. The concept that you plaster the Atlantic with wind turbines makes sense if you have no knowledge about the geography of the oceans, any concept of what is required to build stuff in the middle of the ocean and the vast destructive power of the sea and wind. After all the writer will have heard of offshore turbines, so they exist, so whats the problem? Just put them all over the Atlantic, just like that, problem solved.
I despair, I really do.
Mr Ecks October 11, 2017 at 10:02 am
Any Greenfreaks supporting this idea need to be set adrift in an open rowboat in the middle of a Atlantic storm. Even a "mild" one will suffice.
They may just have time to realise how full of shite they are before they drown–but I doubt it.
dearieme October 11, 2017 at 10:04 am
"likely to be very significant hurdles"
A common correlation according to Confucius – statisticians apart, man who say "significant" talk shite.
Murphy Richards October 11, 2017 at 10:29 am
Candidly I expected the reaction to this truly corajus idea to be an outpouring of neo-liberal cock rot. Firstly I was not disappointed. Secondly there is nothing but status quo thinking on display when pension funds desperately need gilts.
Gamecock October 11, 2017 at 11:17 am
'The two researchers found that if a wind farm were built across three million square kilometres of the ocean it would account for roughly the equivalent of all energy used today.'
'Roughly' is doing a lot of work there.
'Researcher' and 'journalist' seem to be merging.
abacab October 11, 2017 at 11:33 am
"The two researchers did a back of a fag packet calculation based on installed capacity rather than actual production, didn't take into account transmission losses or the fact that the ocean is miles deep there and is cut down the middle by a tectonic plate junction and decided that they could hand-wave everything else away to get some column inches."
That sounds more like it!
BraveFart October 11, 2017 at 11:47 am
I have not read the article, but if this is anything more than just a simple arithmetical computation of the area required to generate wind power for the whole planet's power needs, such as a serious suggestion that it could be done in such a way, then words utterly fail me.
Gaia would have her revenge, preferably disproportionately on the insane Green cvnts responsible.
Is that the real Murphy Richards back again? If so, welcome, you have been missed.
Josephine October 11, 2017 at 11:50 am
blame the journalists, not the authors.
The paper isn't about actual power generation, its about the difference in the potential wind power available using an ocean as opposed to land based wind farm – it has does not consider potential costs or viability.
The worked out the ideal separation between towers (about 3km) and how the wind is refreshed/maintained from the upper atmosphere, then created virtual wind farms in each regime – the land farm centred in Kansas in the great plains and the ocean field based in mid-Atlantic.
It turns out that the land based field has a maximum potential of 7 terawatts whilst the ocean based field has a potential of 18 terawatts.
How useful that information is I do not know, but then scientists spend billions on pure research and much has little value – its just no-one knows which will turn out to be important in the long run.
https://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-enough-wind-energy-over-the-oceans-to-power-human-civilisation?perpetual=yes&limitstart=1
Gamecock October 11, 2017 at 12:09 pm
But land based would have actual people who could use it. A gazillion terawatts at mid-ocean is useless.
Jim October 11, 2017 at 1:06 pm
Thats akin to saying if we can extract sunbeans from cucumbers the world sunbeam consumption could be produced using Xm acres of cucumber plantations. True using the prior assumptions, but otherwise fucking useless.
If this sort of tat is what passes for 'research' in universities these days the Ecks purge can't start a day too soon.
DuckyMcDuckface October 11, 2017 at 1:17 pm
Josephine, yup, the Indy have ballsed it up, because, reasons.
http://m.pnas.org/content/early/2017/10/03/1705710114.full
BiS;
From the paper (above linky)
"we also assessed potential climate impacts for each of the simulated wind farms. We find that the enhanced power generation rates in the Atlantic may come at the expense of exerting large nonlocal climate impacts.
Changes are particularly strong north of the Arctic Circle, where a cooling of surface temperatures down to −13 K is obtained regionally."
13 degrees below absolute zero? WTF? Got to hope there's a bit of a boo-boo there.
"Furthermore, sizable changes in the near-surface 950-hPa wind speed caused by giant wind farms in the North Atlantic may affect onshore wind energy installations in the United Kingdom, France, and Western Europe in general."
moqifen October 11, 2017 at 1:27 pm
give the problem to mr potatohead. Give him a couple of days and he'll write a blogpost with his solution to all these problems.
What! he's got no knowledge of this !- hasn't stopped him pontificating before
Bloke on M4 October 11, 2017 at 1:38 pm
Why don't these greenies do it then? Raise the money on Kickstarter, start building, make themselves rich and save the planet?
apologies to @Rob – respectfully i didn't see your posting which makes the same suggestion.
Gamecock October 11, 2017 at 2:07 pm
"blame the journalists, not the authors"
Why? You think the authors didn't put it out for publication? And don't use the "journalist screwed it up" defense – they screw up everything.
Dennis the Peasant October 11, 2017 at 2:37 pm
Yep. And if I ate 10 bowls of three bean chili and put a thumb in my ass I could fly to work.
Surreptitious Evil October 11, 2017 at 4:09 pm
And if I ate 10 bowls of three bean chili and put a thumb in my ass I could fly to work.
The maths seems to have been worked out with a comparable level of rigour.
Rob October 11, 2017 at 4:24 pm
"blame the journalists political activists, not the authors."
How soon before this becomes Green party policy?
dcardno October 11, 2017 at 4:38 pm
Either set off the next ice age or completely melt the polar cap. One of the two
So, you seem to have the climate science forecasting technique pretty-much nailed, then.
Bloke in North Dorset October 11, 2017 at 5:01 pm
Are we sure this isn't some form of Poe's Law piss take?
Martin October 11, 2017 at 5:19 pm
Surely the Green parties of each country can raise the sums themselves to produce a full sized working model including transmission method?
From their own funds, not national funds.
At which point every computer in green and left wing organisation falls over with the refrain: "Does not compute – they are the same"
Bloke In A Shed October 11, 2017 at 11:37 pm
Airbourne generators.
Haven't heard much about those in recent years.
Used to be a regular thing.
Did "studies" on those projects get ridiculed out of fashion to be replaced by "deep sea" ?
Bloke in Costa Rica October 12, 2017 at 12:21 am
Ah, the airborne turbines. From the sadly retired John Brignell (to the tune of Nuts in May): "Tell us how much does the cable weigh?" There's some utterly spectacular engineering constraints on putting a generator aloft—so much so that their total effect is make the whole idea impossible. At heart, the problem is that the cable has to simultaneously tether the generator and deliver power, and these two requirements are in direct opposition to each other.
Dave Ward October 12, 2017 at 10:28 am
@ BiCR – there is an alternative method which one outfit is working on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KiteGen
At least they keep the heavy stuff on the ground, but if this ever takes off (sic) in a big way it will kill private flying and make even commercial flight rather difficult…
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Where Eagles Dare: Five Questions
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last updated: 27 February 2019 (approximate reading time: 2 minutes; 322 words)
Where Eagles Dare could be mistaken for a straightforward World War II action/adventure movie.
Released in 1968, the film stars Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure. Some of the visual effects look clunky by today's standard—for instance, the scenes shot against a background look wrong and the stage blood is too orange to be believable—but the story is still fresh and intriguing.
There are five questions that I routinely ask to help me get to the heart of any story that I'm writing. These same questions can be asked to analyze other works and when they are asked of Where Eagles Dare they uncover a story that's more of a psychological battle than a physical fight.
While there is much derring-do and many explosions, at the heart of the story is an attempt by one character (Smith, played by Burton) to put others under strain such that they make a mistake and reveal their true natures.
Alastair MacLean wrote both the screenplay and the novel. This analysis focuses on the movie version.
question one: Who is the Main Character?
Major Smith (played by Richard Burton).
question two: What Does Smith Want?
Smith's goal is to unmask one or more German spies working in MI6 (British military intelligence).
question three: What is Keeping Smith From Getting What He Wants?
Smith does not know who is a spy and therefore who can and cannot be trusted.
question four: What Must Smith Sacrifice to Get What He Wants?
Smith takes huge personal risks to uncover the spies. His mission sees him parachuted behind enemy lines to rescue a fake general. Not only is he operating in the heart of Nazi Germany and in extreme weather conditions, but he is surrounded by several individuals who are his mortal enemies.
question five: What is At Stake?
If Smith fails, then MI6 will remain riddled with German spies which would likely cause the Allies to lose the war.
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City Mall in Famagusta is ready for Christmas shopping! The whole shopping centre is decorated with Santa Claus and Christmas decoration, Christmas trees and candles. Visit the newly opened Index Store for furniture, household goods and home decorations. Mert Optik can offer the latest eyewear trends, and at Toyzz Shop you will guaranteed find something for the little ones for Christmas presents.
City Mall opened last year and has a large number of shops inside the four floor shopping mall. At the top floor you will find a large food court selling Asian food, burgers and pizza. City Mall has its own cinema and games room. The cozy Mardo Café is where you can take a break during the shopping with ice cream, coffee or something else. For those who want to eat in a calm enviorment, there is the a lunch, bar and restaurant called The Republic where you can sink into the comfortable chairs and order food from a wide menu. In the basement there is mini golf and other activities that suit the whole family.
City Mall is open every day between 10 am and 10 pm. The shopping center is located at the entrance to Famagusta, see map below.


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Diocese of Lansing marks 75th Anniversary
On Friday, August 3, the diocese celebrated its 75th Anniversary with a Mass at St. Mary Cathedral in Lansing. The Diocese of Lansing was founded by Pope Pius XI in August 1937. The Most Reverend Earl Boyea, Bishop of Lansing, was the main celebrant of the Mass, and Archbishop Allen Vigneron of Detroit delivered the homily. Hundreds of priests, deacons, religious and laity of the diocese attended.
At the Mass, Bishop Boyea inaugurated a Year of Prayer for the entire diocese. "Everything that has ever happened in this diocese is preparation for the future" said Bishop Boyea. "Seventy-five years have passed. We are strong and able and blessed with great abundance. We now begin an evangelization effort that will touch every person in these 10 counties."
The Diocese of Lansing currently comprises 10 counties covering 6,218 square miles: Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee and Washtenaw.
The Diocese of Lansing celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Throughout the year, we'll be providing stories of the history of the diocese, thanks to our Diocesan Historian, Msgr. George Michalek.


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Home »MBA News » HBS Reduces Class Size for Fall 2020
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HBS Reduces Class Size for Fall 2020
Last Updated Jun 3, 2020 by Lauren Wakal
Harvard Business School is expecting 720 MBA students to enroll this fall, which is roughly 20 percent smaller than its typical class size of around 930. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, students accepted for the Class of 2022 had until June 1st to submit a request to defer for one or two years. About 700 accepted students confirmed they would be joining HBS this year, and Director of Admissions, Chad Losee, expects to draw a limited number of additional members from the waitlist. Losee announced this year's enrollment figure after the deferral window passed for admitted candidates.
Clear Admit Co-founder, Graham Richmond, observed, "It is surprising that HBS will only have around 700 to 720 students this year. It seems their blanket deferral policy was more popular than many expected."
Ripples from the Waitlist
Losee noted in the HBS Admissions Direct from the Director post that the school does expect to draw more classmates from the waitlist, enough to land at a total class size of 720. According to Richmond, "If HBS isn't digging deep into their waitlist, this may ease the burden at some of their peer schools, which would have potentially lost students had HBS taken a large number off of a waitlist. Of course, those peers schools may still be worried about melt within their committed class due to visa and logistics issues. The data we have been collecting from hundreds of admitted students at top schools suggest that most students are committed to finding a way to make the fall—and matriculation in general—happen, so we'll have to wait for the dust to settle before we really know the extent of 'melt' we'll see."
Section Structure May Also Face Scaling Issues
The smaller class size also calls into question how the learning experience will be structured. Typically, each class is broken up into 10 sections, with 90 students per section. Now, HBS will either create fewer sections with the same number of students, or only have ~70 students per section to yield 10 sections. Richmond notes, "The section experience is a hallmark of HBS, so this will be interesting to see. My guess is that whether you have 70 or 90 students in a lecture hall won't make a major difference from a social distancing standpoint. Many of those core classes may even need to be delivered online for the fall semester, with smaller elective courses using the large lecture halls instead. We will need to wait and see how the summer evolves."
Community Buzz on Future Class Size
In a post on Clear Admit's MBA LiveWire, one community member wondered how the new class size would influence later classes:
Richmond says, "One thing is for sure, if HBS has deferred 200+ people into the Classes of 2023 and 2024, coupled with the HBS 2+2 slots that are already reserved, we will likely see an unusually competitive admissions process for the next two years. Let's not forget that the applicant pool is already expected to grow due to layoffs and the impact of COVID-19. In short, we will likely see acceptance rates dip substantially as more candidates compete for fewer spots."
Several other factors surfaced in the community conversation:
Leading the Way with Transparency
Before publishing the public post, Losee contacted the HBS community with this message:
"The deferral window closed yesterday, and we are delighted to let you know that roughly 700 students confirmed they will join us in the fall. After drawing from our strong wait list, and knowing there may still be some small shifts because of extenuating circumstances, we expect to enroll a class of about 720.
"Moreover, the composition of the students who are joining us is similar to those who chose to defer, which means the class will have the diversity we strive for and the critical mass to carry on all of our usual curricular and extracurricular activities.
"We're equally happy to have given the other admitted students an opportunity to matriculate at a time that works better for them. We look forward to welcoming all of them to the HBS community over the next two years and will explore increasing our class size a bit as they enroll."
In conclusion, Richmond applauds HBS's total transparency—and flexibility—on all of this, saying, "They have absolutely done right by their students/admits in offering deferrals, keeping the class a bit smaller (to ensure high quality) and in keeping everyone informed along the way. I also think it was a smart move to have a simple policy (deferrals for anyone) but to gate it with a time frame, since it gave HBS a chance to very quickly figure out who's in and who's out."
See the full announcement from HBS here.
Schools: Harvard Business School
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It has been a term of creative flow as pupils from across the school have been working hard on a number of design projects.
In the Year 6 classrooms, the pupils have been creating wooden perpetual calendars inspired by their favourite books, films and TV shows. The project has enabled the children to work with a wide range of tools, which has in turn allowed them to develop their measuring and joining techniques – all transferable skills that they look forward to utilising in the coming months.
Meanwhile, our Year 5s have been putting their science knowledge to the test by assembling motorised cars. Since the start of term they have built their very own chassis and have even fit an electric circuit. This week they had a lot of fun racing their cars in the King's Hall Grand Prix!
DT lessons in the senior department have taken a more advanced approach. The Year 8 classes have been designing their own novelty clocks, whilst in specialist technology, the pupils have been perfecting their scholarship projects. Notable projects include a doll's house, bug hotel and hover board.
Tortoise fan, JJ Dayus-Jones, who spends a lot of time with our new school pets, decided that for his scholarship project he would create a portable home for his animal friends. He cleverly converted a crate into a cosy enclosure for Turbo and Everest, which they will be able to use when travelling. Year 8 pupils Maisie and Felicity have also been working hard on their projects. Keen designer Maisie, who has been in the specialist technology group for two years, has enjoyed working with textiles and resistant materials to create a chicken house, bug hotel and dress. Felicity has also been working hard on a saddle rack for her horse lorry. Her project was constructed from a pine frame and covered with memory foam to support and cushion her saddle. The final product even has its own logo - the 'tack rack' - which has been embroidered onto the front.
Head of DT, Rebecca Cole, said: "The pupils here at King's Hall amaze me with their creativity. We are very lucky to have excellent facilities which means the pupils have the opportunity to develop their skills and make quality products. DT is a popular subject and I am very proud of all that the pupils have achieved this term; we've had lots of fun!"


Tommy's back to "most scholars" again. There are many scholars who believe that Revelation was written before A.D. 70. Kenneth Gentry made a case for the pre-A.D. 70 date in his Ph.D. dissertation that was later published in book form as Before Jerusalem Fell: Dating the Book of Revelation.
As Gentry and others have pointed out and Ice fails to acknowledge, the pre-A.D. 70 date of composition for Revelation has a long and distinguished history. Consider the following from "The Identification of Babylon the Harlot in the Book of Revelation" written by D. Ragan Ewing in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Theology degree at Dallas Theological Seminary, a bastion of dispensational thinking.
Tommy offers no contrary scholarship to the pre-A.D. 70 date except to say that most scholars agree with him. The problem for Tommy is that there are lots of scholars that don't agree with him, and the list is growing every year.


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Q: Copy files recursively def ignore_list(path, files):
    filesToIgnore = []
    for fileName in files:
        fullFileName = os.path.join(os.path.normpath(path), fileName)
        if not os.path.isdir(fullFileName) and not fileName.endswith('pyc') and not fileName.endswith('ui') and not fileName.endswith('txt') and not fileName == '__main__.py' and not fileName == 'myfile.bat':
            filesToIgnore.append(fileName)

    return filesToIgnore

# Start of script
shutil.copytree(srcDir, dstDir, ignore=ignore_list)

I want to change the if line containing files to copy.  Here I have to give the filenames separately, but I want to change it like it should take filenames from a list containing all file names.
How can I do this?

A: What I could understand from your question is, you could simply write:
if fileName not in fileNameList:
    filesToIgnore.append(fileName)

where fileNameList is a list of file names which you want to copy.
Update:
fName, fileExtension = os.path.splitext(fileName)
if fileName not in fileNameList or fileExtension not in allowedExtensionList:
    filesToIgnore.append(fileName)

A: You could also write a method like the following.
def ignore_files(path, extensions, wantedfiles):
      ignores = []

      for root, dirs, filenames in os.walk(path):
          for filename in filenames:
            if any(filename.endswith(_) for _ in extensions):
                  ignores.append(os.path.join(os.path.normpath(path), filename))
            elif filename in wantedfiles:
                  ignores.append(os.path.join(os.path.normpath(path), filename))

      return ignores

# Start of script
ignore_list = ignore_files(srcDir, ['pyc', 'uid', 'txt'])
shutil.copytree(srcDir, dstDir, ignore=ignore_list)

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Piping hot, smeared with Mexican crema, and topped with lime, cotija cheese, and cayenne pepper, Mexican grilled corn, or elote, is a little piece of heaven. If you are like me, you may associate corn with summer. Summer is grilling season, when corn is the ubiquitous side dish. In the chilly winter, I long for the summer months when piles of corn, still in the husk, sit at the farmer's market with home chefs gathering around it, some husking it before placing it in their bags. Perhaps surprisingly, I also associate corn with ancient civilizations.
One of the incredible stories of history is the encounter between the Spanish and the unknown (to them) advanced civilizations in the New World, including their traditions, language, and food. It is hard to imagine never having tasted tomatoes, chili peppers, potatoes, chocolate, or corn until that moment. I expect that, once they experienced corn, the Old World separated time into "BC," or "before corn" and "AC," or "after corn." (You can substitute the "C" for chocolate too, which is a subject for a future yummy blog post!).
It is not a coincidence that I associate corn with civilizations that lived in modern-day Mexico. As a 20-year old college student, I had studied archaeology abroad in Mexico City. It was here that I first "discovered" corn, much like the 16th century Spaniards did. Sure, I had eaten corn before, but it had not made a strong impression until that trip. There, on the crowded and noisy streets of Mexico City, street vendors offered corn to eager customers.
Every time I watched a vendor serve corn to a customer, it played like a silent slow motion dance. The vendor would plunge his tongs into big pots of boiling water. As the tongs pushed deeper into the pot, a vibrant yellow edge would suddenly break through the top of the water, slowly revealing the whole cob, steam rising from the kernels. It was oddly beautiful, this symbol of ancient cultures offering itself to the modern masses.
Corn was life for the ancient Mesoamerican cultures. Long before the Spanish arrived, these civilizations had already cultivated corn for thousands of years, after domesticating it from a grass called teosinte.
To the Maya, whose civilization peaked beginning in 2000 BC, the creation of man from maize dough was an important myth. The Maya worshipped a corn god, Hun Hunahpu, and adapted their physical appearance to resemble corn by elongating babies' heads between pieces of wood. One theory about the demise of the rulers of Palenque, an ancient Maya city-state, is that the people rebelled when the rains disappeared and the corn crop, along with other staples, was in jeopardy.
Palenque, abandoned in 800 A.D.
The people known as the Aztecs also highly valued corn. Made up of various ethnic groups who spoke the Nahuatl language, the Aztec civilization flourished between the 13th and 16th centuries. They also worshipped a corn god called Centeōtl, celebrated the different phases of the corn cycle from planting to harvesting to drying, and sacrificed corn to the gods. During one of their celebrations, worshippers would soak one another in scented maize flour (which reminds me of the Hindu Holi celebration with scent in the place of the vibrant colors). Sounds like fun!
Clearly, to the Mesoamericans who first cultivated corn, corn was everything. The maize cycle influenced ideas about life, power, physical appearance, and spirituality. In other words, to the Mesoamericans, corn was like Beyoncé.
Lucky for us, the descendents of the ancient Mesoamericans still survive today, along with the maize plant. Today, we can still enjoy the food that created man, along with some of the staples of the ancient and contemporary Mesoamerican diet like tortillas, elote, and atole.
Corn Tortillas. Ah, tortillas, that delicious utensil. Have you had a freshly made corn tortilla? If not, I recommend it. Corn is the star of a freshly cooked tortilla. Tacos al pastor, which are tortillas filled with spit-fired grilled marinated pork, are extra delicious when the flavor from the hot corn tortillas melds with the fatty goodness of the pork. In Mesoamerica, in ancient times and today, hand-made tortillas are cooked on a flat pan, called the comal, over a log fire. Homemade tortillas are available right here in Fairfield County at Taqueria La Michoacana in Bridgeport, CT. This place is the real deal. Go there soon and have a taco made with a freshly made tortilla. You will need to explicitly ask for the hand-made tortillas and you may need to pay extra. Do it! It's worth it. The Taqueria also caters full trays of seasoned meats and tortillas so call them for your Cinco de Mayo party!
Mexican grilled corn, or elote. The word elote comes from "elotl" in the Nahautl language which means sweet corn. Elote, or Mexican grilled corn, is decadent. The salt and pepper provide the perfect contrast to the Mexican crema which melts into the sweetness of the corn kernels. Delicious grilled corn is available at Bar Taco in Westport and Stamford, CT and at Bodega in Fairfield, CT. To make it at home, shop for crema, cotija cheese, and tajín (a spice mix that includes salt, chili peppers and lime) at Los Portales Mexican Grocery Store on Fort Point Street in Norwalk, CT. By the way, Los Portales serves tacos, tortas, and more at the back of the store, so make it an event!
Atole. This may be a lesser known "staple" in our part of the world, but it is worth trying. Atole, typically served at breakfast or after dinner, is a warm drink made of corn flour and other ingredients, including vanilla and cinnamon. At Taqueria La Michoacana in Brdigeport, CT, the Atole is served with dulce de leche (similar to caramel). It is delicious!
They say Mexicans refer to themselves as people of the corn. Maybe next time you bite into a delicious cob of corn, perhaps topped with crema, lime, and cayenne, you will think of the ancient civilizations whose descendents still survive, along with their maize plants.
What are your favorite corn dishes? Drop me a line, or comment below.


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Q: Loading an image file in WinRT I have a WinRT project, and am getting an error when trying to preview an image.  I have set capabilities to allow access to the Pictures library, and am using the following code:
 var file = await Windows.Storage.KnownFolders.PicturesLibrary.GetFileAsync(path);
 var fileStream = await file.OpenAsync(Windows.Storage.FileAccessMode.Read);
 var img = new BitmapImage();
 img.SetSource(fileStream);

This error occurs on the first line:
A first chance exception of type 'System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException' occurred in mscorlib.dll

Additional information: Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component.

I've tried other operations, such as folder.GetFilesAsync() with the same error.  Is there another or capability that I need to allow this functionality to work correctly?
EDIT:
Based on @L.T.s answer, I tried some other capabilities.  The following gives me the same error:
var folder = KnownFolders.PicturesLibrary;
var files = await folder.GetFilesAsync();

However (obviously, providing I provide the Music capability) this does not:
var testfolder = KnownFolders.MusicLibrary;
var files = await testfolder.GetFilesAsync();

I don't doubt that this it something specific to my Pictures library, but I have no idea what that could be.

A: If your cost is just to preview an image. You can use this
        Uri uri = new Uri("ms-appx:///Assets/test.png");
        BitmapImage bitmap = new BitmapImage(uri);
        Image image = new Image();
        image.Source = bitmap;

and add the image to a canvas. But you need to add your test.png to your projects assets first or you can change the Uri to the location of your test image.

A:    <Grid Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
        <Image Name="img"></Image>
        <Button Name="btn" Click="Btn_OnClick"></Button>

    </Grid>

private async void Btn_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            var file = await Windows.Storage.KnownFolders.PicturesLibrary.GetFileAsync("images.jpg");
            var fileStream = await file.OpenAsync(Windows.Storage.FileAccessMode.Read);
            var image = new BitmapImage();
            image.SetSource(fileStream);
            img.Source = image;

        }

I have windows8.1 and with vs.2013. Don't see any error. Could be something else?

A:     //////to load an image file just do this
//put this in your app.xaml
protected override void OnActivated(IActivatedEventArgs args)
    {
        var root = Window.Current.Content as Frame;
        var mainPage = root.Content as MainPage;
        if (mainPage != null && args is FileOpenPickerContinuationEventArgs)
        {
            mainPage.ContinueFileOpenPicker(args as FileOpenPickerContinuationEventArgs);
        }
    }

//and this in your btn event

private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    var openPicker = new FileOpenPicker
    {
        ViewMode = PickerViewMode.Thumbnail,
        SuggestedStartLocation = PickerLocationId.PicturesLibrary
    };
    openPicker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".jpg");
    openPicker.PickSingleFileAndContinue();
}

//and this in you page

public void ContinueFileOpenPicker(FileOpenPickerContinuationEventArgs fileOpenPickerContinuationEventArgs)
{
    if (fileOpenPickerContinuationEventArgs.Files != null)
    {
        // Do something with selected file/s
    }
}


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For over two decades, Lewis & staff have shared the pain & sorrow endured by families with a troubled teen. Adolescence can be tumultuous. Our active work with families allows us to understand the difficulties in loving & living with a teen that seems out of control. In desperate attempts to find acceptance or from insecurity, your teen may experience anxiety, depression or rebellion. If you're the parent or loved one, we can help.
From the convenience of your office, car, or home, your session can be conducted with a counselor. Whether it's by telephone or on-line, you avoid the tedious drive required for traditional appointments. This option allows clients with busy schedules or odd work hours, to find a time that fits their day.
Israel Lewis works as an evaluator providing court-ordered social studies for adoptions and custody disputes, and more recently serving as a Collaborative Law Professional. Lewis has also been assigned by the Courts as a Parent Facilitator to work with couples having difficulty communicating after a divorce or custody dispute. Anger Management and Alcohol/Drug Awareness Classes also available.
Utilizing a child's natural expression through play, this therapeutic method assists him/her in coping with stress or trauma. It can be effective with children who are; distraught due to family problems (e.g., parental divorce, sibling rivalry), nail-biters, bed-wetters, aggressive, or victims of child abuse. Special education students whose disability is a source of anxiety benefit as well.


Time to face the Music as Australian and Polish runners top the parkrun rankings. Here are the top 10 times on Saturday (October 13).
With a 90.84% age grading, Polish distance runner Monika Andrzejczak had a fantastic 16:22 run this weekend. First overall at Szczecin parkrun in her home country by nearly two minutes, the time was good enough to beat the world to the top spot.
It's not far off Andrzejczak's PB of 16:19 that was run at the Lodz Marathon festival 5k race in April earlier this year.
Stefan Music, of Randwick-Botany Harriers AC, was the quickest male runner with a 15:04 at Rooty Hill parkrun in Australia.
The U20 law student has posted 1:54..69 for 800m in March this year and also already featured in our global top ten when he ran 15:26. The 22 second improvement was good enough to move music from sixth to first in the rankings just a month later.
18 year old Daniel Mikielski of Poland ran 15:37 to finish second in the global ranks, but even more impressively he also ran 72:44 to finish 12th at the Krakow half marathon the next day. A busy weekend for the youngster!
James Westlake, the former footballer who trains with the ABT group, was still quick enough for third, but it will almost certainly be a training run in preparation for upcoming Toronto Waterfront marathon. The Crawley athlete will be representing England Athletics for the first time.
Over 3000km apart two runners ran identical times at Woodbridge Riverside parkrun, Perth and Maribyrnong parkrun, Melbourne. Jai Edmonds and Matt Burton both ran 15:39 to finish joint fourth.
Tasmanian Melanie Daniels, who has a 10km PB of 34:00, was the second female globally with a 16:48 at Montrose Foreshore parkrun in Australia. The Northern Suburbs runner was third to Sinead Divers over 10 milers at the Launceston Ten this June, who then went on to run 2:25 to win Melbourne marathon this weekend.
Global parkrun tourist Hannah Oldroyd features again this week, but this time back in New Zealand. The Airedale Dodger ran 17:38 to finish third in the rankings.
Australia was the most featured country this week, with seven athletes, the UK had six, Poland notched three times, South Africa twice and Russia and New Zealand featured once.


Rub steaks with Slow Roasted Garlic. Let marinate at least 5 minutes and up to 1 day, refrigerated.
Toss shrimp with 3 tablespoons of the Lemon Garlic and marinate about 30 minutes, refrigerated. Soak wooden skewers in water for about 30 minutes.
Heat grill or grill pan to medium-high heat. Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper to taste and grill, turning once, about 3-5 minutes per side for medium-rare. Let steak rest 10 minutes before slicing.
While steaks are resting, thread shrimp onto skewers and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Grill until cooked through, about 1-2 minutes per side.
Brush romaine halves with remaining 2 tablespoons Lemon Garlic and grill on both sides until lightly charred, about 2 minutes.
Divide steak, shrimp and romaine among 4 plates and drizzle romaine with Creamy Caesar.


"Something 4 You Haters", "Black Rose", "The Definition Of A B.N", "Something 4 You Haters part 2- (Therial's revenge)", as well as "The Womacks".
Something 4 You Haters takes you through the ruff streets of South Central Los Angeles, as Shihe tells what it is like growing up and working his first job for the family business. A business that taught Shihe the meaning of tripple beams, weight slugs, and eying birds to a tee.


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Q: Не возвращается переменная в методе C# Здравствуйте сообщество!
Задуманно, чтобы метод maxim выдавал максимальное число в векторе, а переменная "maksik" возвращаемая.
Выдаёт ошибку:

Ошибка    CS0127  Так как "Program.maxim(int[], int, int)" возвращает
значение void, поэтому после ключевого слова return не должно
присутствовать выражение объекта.

Часть кода:
static void maxim(int[]a, int n, int maksik)
        {

            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
            {
                maksik = a[i];
                if (a[i] == a.Max()) a[i] = maksik;
                return maksik;

            }
        }

Подсвечивает красным return.
Если убрать название переменной и просто оставить return, то будет выведен полностью массив, а не один элемент.
Полный код:
    using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace work_17
{
    internal class Program
    {
        static void maxim(int[]a, int n, int maksik)
        {

            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
            {
                maksik = a[i];
                if (a[i] == a.Max()) a[i] = maksik;
                return maksik;

            }
        }
        static void one(int[]a, int n) // Переставить первый и максимальный элемент вектора
        {

            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
            {
                int maksik = a[i];
                if (a[i] == a.Max())
                {
                    a[i] = a[0];
                    a[0] = maksik;

                }
            }
        }
        static void two(int[]a, int n)
        {

        }

        static void Print(int[]a) // выводит вектор на экран
        {
            foreach (int elem in a)
            {
                Console.Write("{0}\t", elem);
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
        static void Input(int[]a, int n) // формирует массив
        {
            Random rnd = new Random();
            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
            {
                a[i] = rnd.Next(-100, 100);

            }
        }
        static void four(int[] a, int n)
        {
            int mx, mn;
            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
            {
                if (a[i] == a.Max())
                {
                    mx = a[i];
                }
            }
        }

        static void Main(string[] args) // Главный метод
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Введите количество элементов векторов (столбцов для матрицы): ");
            int n = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            Console.WriteLine("Введите количество строк матрицы: ");
            int j = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            int[] m = new int[n];
            int[,] mm = new int [n, j];
            Input(m, n);
            Console.WriteLine("Изначальный вектор: ");
            Print(m);
            one(m, n);
            Console.WriteLine("Меняем местами максимальный элемент с первым....");
            Print(m);
            Console.WriteLine("Максимальное число: ");
            maxim(m, n);
            Print(m);
            //two (m, n);
            //Print(m);
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}

Не судите строго, я новичок в C# и вообще в программировании.

A: Нужно void заменить на int, чтобы сказать методу что именно оно будет возвращаемым типом. А также в конце метода придётся дописать какой-нибудь return 0, чтобы вернуть значение int-a, иначе его будет не хватать. Так вы обозначаете, что данный метод результатом своей работы вернет (отдаст обратно,в место своего вызова) значение с типом данных int.


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Q: Qualms about encryption I would like to encrypt my disk, as while I don't have anything illegal, there are some things I would rather not be interrogated about or cause confiscation of my belongings while going through customs in the US or other countries.
I have 1 300gb hdd, which has about 100gb free. I would like to encrypt the contents, but do not want to be forced to give up the encryption key.
The solution to this seems to be to use a truecrypt hidden volume. However, my concern, is to allow my data to grow as needed, naturally. I was considering using a hidden OS partition, but wonder how reliable this is.
So, can a hidden OS partition be any size, and can it be protected against files written outside of it?
Is there a way to hide the size of a hidden volume? If Someone sees my 'main' volume, and see it only has 1gb of files, will this show as 299gb free, or will the hidden volume visibly be taking up space?
Otherwise, the used space would be a giveaway..., if so, is there any way to overcome this?
Is it possible to boot windows without a password, i.e. normally, and then boot my 'real' hidden OS volume only with a password?

A: The hidden partiton is inherently completely hidden - it lurks within the free space of the normal "outer" encrypted partition. There is no record of it, nor it's size, and you can only access it by providing it's own password.
There are two ways of mounting the outer encrypted partition. Only by it's own password, or also accompanied by the hidden partition's password to inform the system of the existence of the hidden partition.
If you mount it without the hidden partition's password, the system has no knowledge of it, and there's no way to know there's data to be found in the free space. Since it has no knowledge of it, the hidden data is not protected, and any writes done to the free space are potentially overwriting hidden data. Tough luck.
If you mount it by also providing the hidden partition's password, the system will know where the hidden data is, and the hidden data will be kept protected. It prevents any overwrites with an error. It will not move the hidden data around to avoid the overwrite, because this would compromize it's security - it will only prevent the overwrite with a write error (in fact also making the whole system read-only until a remount).
So in everyday use, you'd have to always mount it with both passwords - but if you're forced to provide a password, you can only provide the normal password, and there will be no way to know that you have created a hidden partition too. There is no huge "hidden.dat" -file or such, only free space, which if examined, will show random incoherent bytes.
Of course, if you're using the hidden area from an OS that's not itself running in a hidden partition, there is a risk that the OS or some of the applications used for handling the data betray the existence, or even store a cached copy, of files in the hidden partition.
In your case even the OS would be within the hidden partition, creating a hidden operating system. In this case, there's no risk of it being compromized. (Of course there are always risks from outside the system, like getting keylogged, monitored by hidden cameras, remotely viewed by psychics, socially engineered by spychicks, abducted by aliens, and so on... but you get the idea.)
You'd also need to have a decoy operating system on an different partition (using the outer encrypted partition for data), for plausible deniability. You'd also need to use the decoy quite often for non-sensitive work so that it wouldn't look suspicious. So yes, I would imagine size might become a problem there, since writes to the data area (that contains the hidden operating system within the free space) have a good chance of failing (when colliding with the hidden data) unless there's a lot of truly free space. But I'm not familiar with usage of hidden operating systems, and there might well be some countermeasure for this that I'm not aware of.
The TrueCrypt documentation has quite a lot of stuff about this, and it's well worth reading.

A: The best way would be not to encrypt your whole drive, but simply create a volume on the drive (as a file)...
Some tips:

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*Use a file archive extension (zip, 7z, rar)... It's rather easy to claim if they come upon it that the file contained a backup and seems to be corrupted now. [Don't use zip for a volume over 4GB... Zip files cannot exceed 4GB, having a larger file would arose suspicion].

*Or use a unknown extension (.sync for example) and if asked, say it is used to backup a smart device which isn't with you.

*Don't create a volume with a round number of bytes (say exactly 10GB). That's way too suspicious.

*If they ask why TrueCrypt is installed, just say you have an external hard-drive encrypted with it for security against thieves, which is not with you right now.

A: It is really up to you what to do... If you are stopped, they can request your encryption keys and detain you if you refuse to reveal them.
I personally would just opt for either full drive encryption using Bitlocker on Windows, or if that is a no go, I would use Truecrypt and just normally set up a drive from a file.
If you go to any effort to hide, it would just look a lot more suspicious than having the files unencrypted.
Sorry, I know that this is not really what you want to see, but if you really do not want anyone to see your files, you are probably just best off leaving your laptop at home and using remote desktop or remote access or similar.

A: I don't think that truecrypt would be able to make an OS volume that would boot normally.  If you are encrypting the OS partition then I'm not sure how much you would gain by using a hidden volume.  You would also have to install your OS twice, once in the hidden volume and once in the ordinary volume, and make the ordinary OS look full enough to be your actual OS.
Obviously I don't know what it is that you want to keep hidden, but I would agree with the other answers that making a volume in a file would be a better option.
Lastly, encryption is restricted in some countries.  For instance, France had laws that meant encryption was tightly controlled and you could be required to hand over keys.  Some brief research shows that they are changing these laws.
Have you considered using an on-line backup service like Mozy to store the files you want kept secret.  During travelling you could leave a backup copy on removeable media at home and delete them from your laptop.  Mozy make a network drive available that you can use to restore any files you want over the internet.  Or you could encrypt the files and put them on a service like MS sky drive, or whatever they call it now.


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THE ECONOMETRIC SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORTS, 2002 REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
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Recognition of Professional Qualifications post-Brexit
Dáire McCormack-George*
*The author is a Ph.D. Candidate in Law and Scholar of Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin. This blog post is based on his presentation at the third Radboud University Economic Law Conference, 'Upgrading Trade and Services in EU and International Economic Law', 15 June 2018. The author would like to thank the conference participants and attendees for their intriguing and thought-provoking questions. All errors remain the author's.
The present terms of the draft withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU substantially envisage the provisional application of Directive 2005/36/EC ('the Recognition Directive') until the end of the transition period. They also guarantee the continued recognition of qualifications recognised before that date. But what might any post-Brexit agreement on the recognition of professional qualifications between the UK and the EU look like in the light of the EU's current agreements with its regional and international partners? This post briefly canvases the options and suggests that a CETA or 'CETA plus' approach would be a good starting point for any future agreement.
Four Models of Qualification Recognition
The ideal approach in international economic law and EU external relations law is for contracting states to agree to the mutual recognition of professional qualifications obtained in either state. This approach, like the equivalent Single Market system incorporated in the Recognition Directive, provides for automatic and/or certain lesser forms of recognition, thus facilitating, to differing degrees, the free movement of persons and services. In the context of the EU's international agreements, the EEA Agreement and EC-Swiss Agreement provide the best examples of such an approach insofar as those agreements substantially incorporate and apply the entirety of the EU qualification recognition acquis to nationals of those respective states. Such a position, of course, reflects the highest degree of mutual economic integration possible.
A second approach is evident in CETA. According to the terms thereof, the EU and Canada are obliged to 'encourage' professional organisations and representative bodies in their jurisdiction to draw up 'Mutual Recognition Agreements' or 'MRAs'. CETA provides a rough template of what such MRAs should address, such as, amongst other things, the verification of equivalency; evaluation of substantial differences; compensatory measures; and the identification of the conditions for recognition. While the MRA template is non-binding, it nonetheless provides a helpful starting point for professional organisations in their negotiations. CETA therefore leaves it to the responsible authorities of each state to encourage professional organisations to draw up a MRA and, consequently, the domestic, regional and international market for mobility in each such profession. At present, no MRAs have been adopted, although the Architects' Council of Europe has expressed a desire to develop a MRA with its equivalent Canadian body in the coming years.
The third approach is very similar to CETA, but one step down—'CETA minus'. This approach requires the contracting parties to encourage professional organisations in the respective states to develop MRAs but, unlike CETA, no such MRA template is set out in the terms of any such agreement. Terms of this kind are found in some of the EU's stabilisation and association agreements (eg, Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Agreement, EC-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Agreement, EC-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Agreement, EU-Ukraine Association Agreement), as well as its international trade and economic partnership agreements (eg, EU-Andean Trade Agreement, Economic Partnership Agreement with CARIFORUM states, EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement, EC-Singapore Agreement, EC-South Africa Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement). The fact that no MRA template is included in these agreements is indicative of the fact that such MRAs are unlikely to be negotiated whereas, under CETA, such agreements are readily envisaged and, in some cases, negotiation is already under way.
The final approach is the least obvious but most interesting. This approach is found not in any term concerning the mutual recognition of professional qualifications but in equal treatment guarantees in respect of workers or service providers. Given the need to treat third-country workers or service providers equally in accordance with such terms, EU member states are, in principle, thereby obliged to recognise the qualifications of third-country nationals in the same manner in which those qualifications of its own nationals or nationals of another EU member state are recognised. Whether the recognition of professional qualifications falls under such equal treatment guarantees has yet to be addressed specifically by the Court, but in principle same could fall within the scope thereof. Equal treatment clauses of this kind are found in the EC-Turkey Agreement, the Cotonou Agreement, EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, EC-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, as well as in several other stabilisation, association and partnership agreements with countries in the Neighbourhood and Mediterranean. This approach is, however, the least stable for two reasons. First, the scope of application of equal treatment clauses in such agreements is generally unclear. Second, and relatedly, the distinction between workers and service providers tend to affect their scope.
Two cases of recent vintage before the CJEU illustrate this point most clearly. In Case C-265/03 Simutenkov, a Russian professional football player was required to hold a 'non-Community' licence to play football, a requirement which the Court of Justice concluded constituted unlawful discrimination under the terms of the EC-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. By contrast, in Case C-101/10 Petkov the Court held that equal treatment in working conditions does not include access to a profession itself. Specifically, the Court held that as the equal treatment clause at issue was contained in the workers title of the EC-Bulgaria Agreement but not in the title on service provision, the scope of the equal treatment clause therein did not apply to certain regulated professions. Problematic here is the unclear distinction between workers and service providers, a distinction which is, increasingly, being challenged by researchers in the area of service and labour migration. And further, the approach which the CJEU takes depends very much on the specific wording and location of the equal treatment guarantee in the relevant agreement. The context, thus, is vital.
Post-Brexit Realities
To recap, there are essentially four approaches to qualification recognition presently evident in the EU's external relations: full, automatic recognition; no recognition by default but recognition likely in future; no recognition by default and recognition in future unlikely; and uncertain recognition. Of these, CETA or a 'CETA plus' approach seems to me to be most appropriate for any post-Brexit agreement. Why so? My reasons (three) are as follows. First, CETA suggests that the contracting parties are ready and willing to recognise qualifications in the near future. It does not require total or partial qualification recognition across all sectors but is rather driven by market demand. At present, it is of course difficult to assess precisely what the labour and service market demands will look like in the EU and UK post-Brexit. But it is certainly plausible that at least some professions will want and need to mutually recognise qualifications so as to (i) maintain the highest of professional standards and (ii) satisfy domestic labour and service market demand. As such, the provision of a template for MRAs in CETA is most helpful and would be a good starting point for any post-Brexit agreement.
Second, insofar as international agreements reflect certain socio-economic and cultural preferences of the parties, CETA would be a good model for any post-Brexit EU-UK agreement because the UK and Canada are relatively similar in those dimensions. For example, services, professional and otherwise, increasingly constitute both Canada and the UK's export markets and their domestic labour markets. We therefore see similar domestic demand in both countries for low-skilled and high-skilled labour manifested in these countries' well-documented labour migration regimes. This is surely linked to the broadly liberal economic policies that both the UK and Canada have adopted over the course of their recent (and distant) histories. And in social and cultural terms, the UK and Canada share a linked culture and history given the imperial relationship of dominium between the former and the latter.
A third and final reason is pragmatic. Given that CETA has already been negotiated, and given the length of time it took to negotiate that agreement, it would be quite sensible and convenient for the UK and the EU to rely on their existing work. It is for these reasons, therefore, that the CETA model is, out of those approaches previously negotiated between the EU and its international partners, a most appropriate model for any post-Brexit deal, insofar as it relates to the mutual recognition of professional qualifications.
Barnard & Peers: chapter 27, chapter 14
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Labels: Brexit, free movement of services, mutual recognition
sophie 28 June 2018 at 08:03
My accountant in Belgium told me the Minstre des Finances expected all Brits to need a Belgian Professional Card. I guess something similar exists in other states:
http://werk-economie-emploi.brussels/en_US/carte-professionnelle-pour-ressortissants-etrangers
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