Of all the wonders of modern life, there always seems to be one thing most of us don't really like doing, while also being one of the most important ones: job search. On average, every corporate job opening attracts around 250 resumes, so how can you make this process easier on yourself and give yourself an edge over others? It's simple – use a bot.
We've written a lot about bots for Messenger and the way they help us do all sorts of cool things, but now we need to add the ability to help you get hired to the list, which only means that bots can now make your life even easier just by chatting with them on Messenger.
Today it's simply not enough to send out resumes to different companies and addresses and expect an invite to a job interview right away. It's true that this method still works, but studies have shown that recruiters spend around 6 seconds on average reading your resume, so that means that an overwhelmingly large number of resumes will simply be skimmed over and dismissed.
This is probably why a lot of us have turned to some other forms of applications that are more unique, memorable and have greater chances of landing you that dream job of yours. There have been great cases of creative individuals "hacking" the job seeking process, with this one being quite smart indeed. A young developer from France simply used algorithms to find the companies that seek people like him and then developed a semi-personalized email to connect with them.
The results? More than half of companies answered him.
Less than one percent of the people who applied for jobs actually got hired.
So the big number of offers from our example goes to show that a little ingenuity goes a long way when searching for a job. There are more advanced examples of people creating their own bots to get hired, such as EstherBot, which is basically a bot that serves as a resume for Esther Crawford, a product marketer from San Francisco.
She tried to teach the bot to showcase her interests, discuss her own personal values and explain a little bit about her life in a relaxed fashion.
All of these things can't really be put on your LinkedIn profile, but often give you an edge over the other "paper-only" applicants. EstherBot has exchanged over 20,000 messages with all sorts of people and chatted with people from every industry, including Google, Facebook, and Microsoft. That's really something that would take a lot of time to do on your own.
It's clear from these examples that having a bot do the majority of work when it comes to hiring you should be amazing, and our advice here is to go the extra mile and follow Esther's example by building your own bot, but also to start using Jobbot.ME right this second if you're looking for a job.
Why Should You Bother With Applications When A Bot Can Do It?
Jobbot.ME is a simple bot that will really help you get hired much quicker than phone calls and emails. It works both on Messenger and Telegram and is so simple it's really hard not to get the idea behind the bot in the first few minutes.
You add Jobo on Messenger or Telegram – this is pretty straightforward as you need to talk to the bot if you want any help from him, right?
You set up your career profile so that the bot knows what you do and where your strengths lie.
And finally, you apply for jobs either directly or through Messenger. You can jump straight to the site and apply the "regular" way, or you can ask the bot to apply you for the job right then and there.
He could probably land you a gig or two..
The interesting thing is that when you look for jobs the bot actually offers you hundreds of listings, and you can really easily apply to as much of them as you want, with the bot doing most of the "boring" work. You are just chatting and swiping and tapping, and increasing your chances of getting hired while doing so.
The bot isn't just limited to applying for jobs in your name, but he can also notify you when there's a new opening for a position you want. This way you'll stay on top of things while also being relaxed because you know that you'll be the first to find out when a position opens.
All you have to do then is apply, and you're good to go. Of course, there's a lot more ways that can help you get hired, like building a personal website on the .ME domain or an about.ME profile, and while both of those things don't take up a lot of time they can really turn the tide when it comes to your future, and we all know that's really something you should invest a little bit of time in.


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Funeral Announcements for December 27, 2021
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A graveside service for Thomas Michael Jacobs, 71, of Sedalia, will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28 at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville. Arrangements are in the care of Heckart Funeral Home.
Visitation for Thomas Joseph Nelson, 54, of La Monte, will be 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29 at Heckart Funeral Home. Graveside service will be at a later date at La Monte Cemetery.
Funeral service for Frankie "Joe" Young, 75, of Sedalia, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28 at Rea Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, at the funeral chapel. Burial will be at La Monte Cemetery.
A memorial service for Monty Allen Ellis, 33 of Sedalia, will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, at Rea Funeral Chapel, Sedalia. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the chapel.
A celebration of life for Samantha Rose Friend, 53, of Sedalia will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29 at Rea Funeral Chape.
Funeral service for Emily Mae Wilcox, 102, of Tewksbury, Mass., formerly of Sedalia, will be at noon, Tuesday, Dec. 28 at Heckart Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Betty Jean Cote, 92, of Lenexa, Kan., formerly of Sedalia, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Heckart Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28 at Heckart Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation for Barbara D. Parker, 72, of Sedalia, will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30 at Heckart Funeral Home.
Interment for Charles Leslie Cooley, 95, of Springfield, will be held at a later date in the Garden of Memories, 3669 Logan Avenue, Waterloo, Iowa, 50703. Arrangements are in care of Fox Funeral Home, Cole Camp.
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Ireland Golf Tours
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Dublin Eastern Ireland Golf Trips
North West Ireland Golf Trips
Scottish Golf Tours
Historical & Sightseeing Tours
Golf Trips, Northern Ireland Tours, South West Tours of Ireland
Combination Northern & Southern Ireland Golf Trip
We have had the pleasure of the Sorrento Group on their Ireland golf trip. This tour combined playing golf courses in Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland as well as some sightseeing en-route. Our golfing group have travelled from the Sorrento golf club in Victoria, Australia.
No Northern Ireland golf trip is complete without a visit to the Royal Portrush golf club which hosted the Open Championship this year. Winner this year was Irish golfer Shane Lowry.
And no Southern golf trip to Ireland is complete without a trip to Lahinch golf club which hosted the Dubai Irish Open golf tournament this year. Winner this year was Spanish golfer Jon Rahm.
Golf courses on Trip
Below is a selection of golf courses that the Sorrento Group will play during their tour of both Northern Ireland and South West of Ireland. Golfing Tour was personalised by the Sorrento touring party.
Royal Portrush Golf Club
Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim is home to one of the best and most challenging links golf courses in the world, the Dunluce Links. 148th Open Championship was staged here on July 14th-21st 2019. This amazing golf course is a constant on our golf trips to Northern Ireland.
Portstewart Golf Club
Portstewart Golf Club, founded in 1894 and home to three fine true links golf courses. Few clubs in the British Isles or Ireland can claim to have three courses under their name. The outstanding Championship Strand Course was the host for the 2017 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. Jon Rahm, the 2017 Winner was certainly impressed, "the golf course is amazing. It's probably one of the most beautiful golf courses I have ever seen, if not the most".
Portmarnock Golf Club
Within a picturesque curve of coastline, 10 miles to the north of Dublin City and only a 15-minute drive from Dublin Airport, Portmarnock Golf Club sits majestically on a narrow tongue of shallow duneland. And as a measure of its enduring quality, it remains one of the most respected venues in world golf. It has staged the European Tour's Irish Open Championship 19 times.
Royal County Down Golf Club
Royal County Down is located in one of the world's most naturally beautiful links settings in the Murlough Nature Reserve. Set against the magnificent backdrop of the Mountains of Mourne, the links stretches along the shores of Dundrum Bay. Zigzagging back and forth to provide a different vista from virtually every hole.
Sorrento tour group at Royal County Down Golf Club – combining Northern and Southern Golf Tour of Ireland
County Louth Golf Club
Founded in 1892, County Louth Golf Club, or Baltray as it is more commonly known, has established itself as one of Ireland's finest links courses. Winner of the 2017 IGTOA Links course of the year and host to two Irish Opens the course stands as a par 72 and measures 7,031 yards from the Championship tee. Whilst the championship course is one of the purest tests of golf, a variety of teeing options are available to ensure enjoyment for golfers of all levels. The Irish Open professional golf tournament which is part of the PGA European Tour has been held there on two occasions, in 2004 and 2009.
Clubhouse at County Louth Golf Club
The Island Golf Club
Established in 1890, The Island Golf Club enjoys a unique setting bordered by sea on 3 sides. A classic links course set in a rugged terrain & nestled between the highest sand dunes along the east coast. Only 15 minutes from Dublin Airport and 30 minutes from Dublin City Centre, The Island is favourably located in the remote and tranquil Estuary of Donabate & Malahide.
Occupying a stunning and unique headland reaching out over two miles into the Atlantic Ocean, the Old Head of Kinsale is home to the most spectacular world-class golf course and luxury members' accommodation. Located in County Cork on the South West Coast of Ireland, as the incredible brainchild of the late John O'Connor together with his brother Patrick, the Club has developed into one of the most recognised and sought after golf experiences anywhere on earth.
Waterville Golf Links
LESS THAN1% OF ALL THE GOLF COURSES IN THE WORLD ARE 'TRUE LINKS'.
85% of these geological rarities are located in Britain and Ireland. Waterville Golf Links is No. 1 in Ireland, while Royal County Down is No. 1 in neighbouring Northern Ireland. Golf at Waterville is a mystical experience – the beauty of classic links land surrounded by the sea yet forever challenged and shaped by the elements.
Tralee Golf Club
Situated on the rugged Atlantic coast of Ireland's south west, the links features towering dunes, undulating fairways, punishing rough and cliff top tees and greens. Designed and built by Arnold Palmer, this stunning setting represents a true paradise for those willing to challenge what is widely acclaimed as one of the finest links courses in the world.
"I may have designed the first nine, but surely God designed the back nine" Arnold Palmer
Ballybunion Golf Club
Located on the north west coast of County Kerry, on a beautiful stretch of sand dunes overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. You'll find two wonderfully challenging and unique world class links golf courses at Ballybunion – the Old Course and the Trent Jones Cashen Course. Whatever your choice,every hole, every hazard and every shot is defined by nature's infinite presence.
Lahinch Golf Course
Established in 1892, the Lahinch Old Course is frequently referred to as the "Saint Andrews of Ireland". It looks out on the ever-changing Atlantic Ocean and is subject to all its mood swings. An abundance of exceptional golf holes, where the natural terrain is utilised to optimum advantage. It hosts the south of Ireland Amateur Golf Championship annually and should be on every golfer's itinerary.
Doonbeg Golf Club
Situated on over 400 acres of Ireland's most spectacular links overlooking the majestic Atlantic Ocean, Trump Doonbeg has been named the #1 Resort in Europe by Conde Nast Traveler, a World's Best by Travel + Leisure, and many, many more.
This already spectacular golf course was redesigned and reopened in 2016 by Dr Martin Hawtree with the exceptional drive, passion and expertise of a young Scottish course superintendent Scott Marr. This Championship golf links course is a stunning site to behold. Eighteen majestic holes, many with ocean views, soft underfoot grass pathways leading to large tee boxes facing beautiful rolling fairways that approach gentle contoured greens which should not be underestimated.
Sightseeing organised for Sorrento Group Golf Tour
RC Golf Escapes also organised some sightseeing for their tour. Some of the amazing places we visited in Northern Ireland include:
Ballintoy Harbour
Ballintoy Harbour is located in the picturesque village of Ballintoy.
The small fishing harbour can be found at the end of a small narrow steep road down Knocksaughey Hill. Passing by the entrance to Larrybane and Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. The village is just one kilometre from the harbour. A charming array of small shops, two churches, including the quaint white Ballintoy Parish Church on the hill above the harbour, as well as tourist accommodation, restaurants, commercial and social facilities.
For those looking to capture a true sense of Irish rural life, it is an ideal stop over whilst touring the coastal route.
Used as a filming location in HBO's epic series Game of Thrones. This stunning harbour location has been used for exterior Pyke shots and as the Iron Islands
The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. Located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles northeast of the town of Bushmills.
Ancients believed the Causeway was not a natural feature when you see it. The vast expanse of regular, closely packed, hexagonal stone columns beneath the waves looks for all the world like the handiwork of giants.
This spectacular rock formation is one of Ireland's most impressive and atmospheric landscape features.
Dunluce Castle
Dunluce Castle is a now-ruined medieval castle in Northern Ireland, the seat of Clan McDonnell. It is located on the edge of a basalt outcropping in County Antrim (between Portballintrae and Portrush). The castle is accessible via a bridge connecting it to the mainland. Surrounded by extremely steep drops on either side. An important factor to the early Christians and Vikings who were drawn to this place where an early Irish fort once stood.
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Q: Dynamic hitbox in Flame Engine I'm making a clone qix game with flame. Currently i don't know how to get dynamic hitbox for the line. How can I detect self collision in Flame?
Original game: https://youtu.be/Wvzyd0OZg1I?t=69

A: You will have to use several RectangleHitboxes (easiest is if they are separate components if you are on v1) that you add to represent the line and then have the "head" as another hitbox (also on a separate component), probably a CircleHitbox. Then you override onCollisionStart in the head component and handle your logic in there.

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Policy Committee - 25.10.2006
CEMR declaration on local and regional dimension of migration (Sevilla, 23 October 2006)
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) calls on the EU institutions to adopt a positive European policy on migration, which will help local and regional governments to act effectively.
This call is one of the key messages from the Sevilla Declaration which was unanimously adopted by local and regional elected representatives from 20 countries, at the CEMR's Policy Committee meeting, on 23 October 2006.
The Declaration* underlines the key responsibility of local and regional governments in that respect, in particular through policies for integration, cohesion and tolerance. The declaration therefore insists on the need for national systems of financing local government to take full account of the costs of managing inward migration, including in cases of urgency.
CEMR President and Mayor of Vienna, Michael Häupl, reiterated the importance of a high level of co-ordination between the different levels of government. Often local and regional governments have to implement decisions on migration and integration and thus need the necessary resources to tackle the issue.
The declaration also underlines that migration is above all an issue affecting individual human beings, whose basic rights and dignity must in all cases be upheld. Spain experienced first hand the trauma of immigration, said the Mayor of Seville, Alfredo Sanchez Monteseirin, who quoted Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero: One must do politics with one's head but also with one's heart.
The Declaration was adopted following a debate, including Wim Deetman, CEMR first vice-president and mayor of The Hague, Ilmar Reepalu, mayor of Malmö, and Heliodoro Gallego Cuesta, president of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP). Oldrich Vlasak (Member of the European Parliament, and President of the Czech Towns association), Louis le Pensec (French Vice-President of CEMR) and Sandra Pratt, from the European Commission's Immigration and Asylum unit, also took part in the debate.
Other issues adopted at the policy committee meeting
The Policy Committee voted to admit two new member associations - the Romanian Municipalities Associations, and the Romanian Towns Association. The city of Malmö (Sweden) won the vote to be the host city for CEMR's next three-yearly General Assembly (following this year's successful Assembly in Innsbruck).
* CEMR's Declaration on the role of European local and regional governments in relation migratio (Sevilla, 23 October 2006)
* Die Erklärung des RGRE über die Rolle der Europäischen lokalen und regionalen Gebietskörperschaften auf dem Gebiet der Migration
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Doris Sommer
Ira Jewell Williams Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Director of Graduate Studies in Spanish
Boylston Hall, 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138
Bio & CV
Publications by Type: Book
Sommer D. The Work of Art in the World: Civic Agency and Public Humanities. Duke University Press; 2014. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Celebrating art and interpretation that take on social challenges, Doris Sommer steers the humanities back to engagement with the world. The reformist projects that focus her attention develop momentum and meaning as they circulate through society to inspire faith in the possible. Among the cases that she covers are top-down initiatives of political leaders, such as those launched by Antanas Mockus, former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, and also bottom-up movements like the Theatre of the Oppressed created by the Brazilian director, writer, and educator Augusto Boal. Alleging that we are all cultural agents, Sommer also takes herself to task and creates Pre-Texts, an international arts-literacy project that translates high literary theory through popular creative practices. The Work of Art in the World is informed by many writers and theorists. Foremost among them is the eighteenth-century German poet and philosopher Friedrich Schiller, who remains an eloquent defender of art-making and humanistic interpretation in the construction of political freedom. Schiller's thinking runs throughout Sommer's modern-day call for citizens to collaborate in the endless co-creation of a more just and more beautiful world.
Sommer D. Cultural Agency in the Americas. Durham, NC: Duke University Press; 2005. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Cultural Agency in the Americas is an edited collection of 23 essays by a range of leading and junior social scientists and humanists to explore the "Wiggle Room" (my title for the introduction) between the cracks of globalization.
Sommer D. Bilingual Aesthetics: A New Sentimental Education. Durham, NC: Duke University Press; 2004. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Bilingual Aesthetics: A New Sentimental Education, a sequel to Proceed with Caution, attends to code-switching as a specific kind of rhetorical gate-keeper. If you haven't yet been wondering about the ways that bilingualism can improve a range of private and public moves—in aesthetics, politics, and philosophy (not to mention business and commerce)—let's take some time out together. What if I said that an extra language, beyond a coordinating lingua franca, promotes personal development, fair procedure, and effective education, while one-way assimilation derails progress on all counts? Would you be curious about the arguments and perhaps willing to change your mind if bilingualism had seemed irrelevant or even damaging? I hope you are willing, and I offer this book as an invitation to consider the cultural conditions for fair and fulfilling contemporary life. This book is about added value, not about remediation. More than one language is a supplement, not a deficiency. It is a dangerous supplement to monolingualism, whether the addition amounts to two languages or to many. Bilingualism overloads mono systems; and multilingualism does it more. But in principle bi- and multilingualism make similar mischief with meaning. The underlying goal of thinking about these overloads as intellectual, artistic, and ethical enhancements will be to open public debates beyond the failing standard of monolingual assimilation. Throughout this book, I address the enhancements in the most theoretically sophisticated terms I can muster, but in plain language. Partly the gambit is to demonstrate that theory is practically second nature to bilinguals who normally abstract expression from meaning; and partly the range of refinements that follow from the "open sesame" of bilingual readings means to persuade some readers that bilingualism is intellectually advantageous. Others will know that already.
Sommer D. Bilingual Games. (Sommer D). New York: Palgrave; 2003. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Bilingual Games is an edited collection of 20 essays by leading scholars on the aesthetics and politics of bilingualism.
Sommer D. The Places of History: Regionalism Revisited in Latin America. (Sommer D). Durham, NC: Duke University Press; 1999. Publisher's Version
Sommer D. Proceed with Caution, when engaged by minority writing in the Americas. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; 1999. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Proceed with Caution, when engaged by minority writing in the Americas (1999) notices signs of reluctance to belong to one coherent collectivity. Not everyone wants to be redeemed from the cultural differences that allegedly blocked national consolidations. The book expands our "toolbox" of rhetoric in a multicultural world. Classical rhetoric assumed that orator and listener shared the same culture and the same assumptions. The best rhetorician was the one who best manipulated the monoculture. Today, we cannot assume continuity, but should expect discontinuity. The difficulty in literary criticism (part of all educated readers' training) is that we don't yet expect it. We presume to be co-authors of what we read, intimates—or even experts—who exceed the inspired but confused writer in interpretive clarity. A range of rhetorical figures and tactics block these arrogant habits. They demote, or refuse complicity (or "slap and embrace" readers in Toni Morrison's phrase) to engage admiration and resist control. This range of possible techniques develops from readings of el Inca Garcilaso, Rigoberta Menchu, Toni Morrison, Cirilo Villaverde, and Mario Vargas Llosa, among others.
Sommer D. Foundational Fictions: The National Romances of Latin America. Berkeley: University of California Press; 1991. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Foundational Fictions: The National Romances of Latin America (1991) discovers an intimate, mutually constructive relationship between modern heterosexuality and patriotism. Freely chosen and productive passionate alliances seemed "natural" to defenders of laissez-faire, and were the basis for legitimating national independence where those alliances could prosper. And, conversely, the fate of the nation was so sublime a goal that it seemed the natural goad to making passionate alliances. In one country after another, including Brazil with its very peculiar history, the generation between 1850 and 1880 produced national novels that are still required reading in their respective countries. They are part of a civic education, where teenagers learn that passion and patriotism go together, that decent citizens make alliances across class, race, and regional lines in productive rebellion against colonial and corporatist practices. The book speculates generally on the mutual construction of marital love (a modern literary invention, to follow Foucault) and collective dreams of national community (to follow Anderson). Sex and nation are not separable, despite the narrow focus of other speculators on modernity. Together they draw readers into shared personal desires and public dreams of social coherence and economic prosperity.
Sommer D. Nationalisms & Sexualities. (Sommer D, Parker A, Russo M, Yaeger P). New York: Routledge; 1991. Publisher's Version
Sommer D. One Master for Another: Populism as Patriarchal Rhetoric in Dominican Novels. Lanham, MD: University Press of America; 1984. Publisher's VersionAbstract
One Master for Another: Populism as Patriarchal Rhetoric in Dominican Novels (1984) develops a theory of patriotic narrative in response to quandaries about the nature of populism. Historians and social scientists know that it is not exactly an ideology, or a movement, or a political position. But they don't say what it is. My reading of a range of novels that follow the nation-building period shows that populism is a culture, a set of symbolic relationships that translates national crises and projects into the language of family crises: the struggle of a legitimate husband/people to recover the wife/land from the usurper. The patriarchal culture operates left and right of political and ideological differences. Either way, it blocks fundamental change, by reducing the woman (along with other sectors of the non-active citizenry) to a prize, an object of desire and struggle, instead of imagining anyone but the masculine "pueblo" as an agent.
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Q: why can't I use mov dword[402000],[402010] so in ollydbg, when I wrote this code
mov dword[402000],[402010]
it gave me Constant is out of range error
which I don't know why it is.
I specified how much of data am I gonna use by stating it as "dword"
and [402000], [402010] have exact same size (If I'm right).
so can somebody explain me why does it happen ?


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use Cake\Console\Shell;
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/**
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    {
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title: Python imports and PYTHONPATH
date: 2012-03-30 13:28:00 +0800
author: Yuan Jiang
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Python imports and PYTHONPATH.

## Python imports
- "import foo.bar.x" style:
  + Full name of "foo.bar.x" must be used to refer to what's imported;
  + Each item except for the last one ("x") must be a package;
  + The "x" can be a module or a package;
  + The "x" can't be any of class, function, or variable defined in 2nd last item.

```python
In [1]: import selenium.webdriver.firefox

In [2]: selenium.webdriver.firefox
Out[2]: <module 'selenium.webdriver.firefox' from '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/firefox/__init__.pyc'>

In [3]: firefox
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
NameError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-3-38144139eb6a> in <module>()
----> 1 firefox

NameError: name 'firefox' is not defined
```

- "from foo.bar import x" style
  + "x" is now only directly available for use;
  + "x" can be either a module or a subpackage;
  + "x" can also be function, class, variable defined in the module.

```python
In [1]: from selenium.webdriver import firefox

In [2]: firefox
Out[2]: <module 'selenium.webdriver.firefox' from '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/firefox/__init__.pyc'>

In [3]: selenium.webdriver.firefox
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
NameError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-3-f5e8eabbe74b> in <module>()
----> 1 selenium.webdriver.firefox

NameError: name 'selenium' is not defined
```

- Package-relative import with . and .. using "from foo.bar import x" style:

```python
# Assuming code in A.B.C module is doing the following imports:
from . import D     # imports A.B.D
from .. import E    # imports A.E
from ..F import G   # imports A.F.G
```

## Python PYTHONPATH
1. Description:
- Environment variable like linux PATH;
- Defines search path for python interpreter to look for modules to import;
- NOTE that the following are always available in search path:
  + Python installation site-packages directory;
  + Current directory;
  + Current module's directory (relative import to be possible).
2. Set PYTHONPATH:
```bash
export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/home/user/testdir
```

## References
- [PEP 328: Absolute and Relative Imports](https://docs.python.org/2.5/whatsnew/pep-328.html)
- [Python Modules](https://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/modules.html)


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for Xbox 360
Conan is an action adventure video game featuring a story of epic brutality, sheer evil and visceral combat within an expansive fantasy setting. Players will follow the journey of Conan the Cimmerian as he fights a vicious battle against a variety of enemies and an elusive power that threatens to consume the world. Using everything at his disposal, including deadly weapons and environmental objects, Conan must fight everything in his path as he traverses a variety of unique realms within the Hyborian world.
* Intense Action Combat - Playing as Conan, players will utilize a deep and gratifying combat system that offers a variety of fighting styles to battle enemies. Through multiple movement trees, players can string together combos and fight foes using grappling moves, hand-to-hand combat, sword fights and dual-wielded attacks.
* Interactive Environments - Highly interactive combat locations and real-time physics will allow players to pick up any weapons in sight, such as swords, axes, spears and torches, and use surrounding environmental elements to inflict damage on enemies.
* Cinematic Game Play Experience - The Conan video game harnesses next generation hardware to deliver a cinematic game play experience, complete with innovative special effects, lighting and a powerful, epic soundtrack, to capture the essence of the Conan universe.
Thursday, 27th September 2007


We were delighted to have our first French class today with Caroline (Jenna's mother). We learnt how to ask somebody their name and how to reply. We learnt lots of other interesting facts about the French language and French food. We are looking forward to our next lesson.


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21 Incredible Stories We Told From Around The World In 2015
From the fight against ISIS in Iraq to the rise of the far right in Europe to those disappearing in Mexico, BuzzFeed World was there.
By Miriam Elder
Miriam Elder BuzzFeed News World Editor
Posted on December 31, 2015, at 7:32 p.m. ET
1. France's Far-Right Party Seizes The Moment — And The Youth — Rosie Gray
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Reporting from Paris in the wake of the attacks on Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish deli, Rosie Gray examined how France's far-right National Front party was seeking to capitalize on the fear and anger provoked by the violence.
2. The Government Is Losing Territory In Eastern Ukrainians' Hearts And Minds — Max Seddon
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Max Seddon reported from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic to show how months of war had alienated people from the government in Kiev.
3. These Are The Families Left To Reclaim Garissa's Dead — Jina Moore
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This heartbreaking story focuses on those who lost friends and relatives in the April attack on Garissa University in northern Kenya, as gunmen hunted and killed more than 140 people. As Jina Moore writes, "This is the story of Kenyans coming to claim their dead."
4. The Ghosts of Laprak — Anup Kaphle
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Anup Kaphle reported from a remote Nepali village to reconstruct what happened the day a massive earthquake hit.
5. Alan Gross And The High Cost Of Democracy In Cuba — Joshua Hersh
Michael Hastings National Security Fellow Joshua Hersh produced the most in-depth piece yet on what brought U.S. government contractor Alan Gross to Cuba — and how he landed in a Cuban jail for five years — and what it says about the perils of U.S. democracy promotion abroad.
6. The Other, Weirder Negotiations Going On Outside The Iran Talks — Rosie Gray
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Rosie Gray spent months flying in and out of Switzerland as the historic talks between Iran, the U.S., and other world powers hurtled towards their close. Here, she reported on the bizarre atmosphere surrounding the negotiations.
7. Nobody, Especially The Government, Knows How Many Mass Graves Have Been Found In Mexico — Karla Zabludovsky
Bernadino Hernandez / AP
This exclusive investigation relied on public records requests to reveal that the Mexican government was not keeping track of one of the greatest issues ravaging the country — the number of mass graves. Karla Zabludovsky also spent the year tracking the family of one man who disappeared in the most infamous contemporary case, that of the 43 students, to show what happens to those left behind to seek justice.
8. Putin's Action Hero: How Steven Seagal Became the Kremlin's Unlikeliest Envoy — Max Seddon and Rosie Gray
The U.S.-Russia relationship sank to new lows in 2015 and this tells the incredible story of how a faded action hero became the man who Vladimir Putin hoped would convey his hopes and dreams to the White House.
9. This Is How Syrian Antiquities Are Being Smuggled And Sold — Mike Giglio
Extensive interviews with diggers, smugglers, and traders reveal how all sides in Syria's horrific civil war are plundering the country's rich history to fuel the violence.
10. Women Refugees Fleeing Through Europe Are Told Rape Is Not A Real Issue — Jina Moore
Reporting from Serbia, Croatia, and Germany, Jina Moore became the first to expose the level of sexual violence and coercion women refugees were facing as they made the long voyage to Europe — and how governments and international organizations were wholly unprepared. Her reporting prompted the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to shift course and admit that sexual violence was indeed an issue.
11. Egyptian Doctors Think This Torturous Exam Can Detect "Chronic Homosexuals" — J. Lester Feder
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Egypt saw a renewed crackdown on civil society in 2015 — and on LGBT people. In this story, J. Lester Feder, who was named journalist of the year by the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, examined the discredited procedure through interviews with doctors in Cairo and the U.S., and revealed the extent of abuse being faced by LGBT people in Egypt.
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Borzou Daragahi looked at the spike in mosque building in Turkey and beyond — and showed what it revealed about the motivations of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his allies, as well as the global struggle for influence and power.
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As China struck down its infamous one-child policy this year, Beimeng Fu showed the world some moving — and surprising — reactions.
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Sheera Frenkel investigated the Yemen Cyber Army, which carried out one of the most audacious hacks of the year when it hit Saudi targets, and found links to Iran.
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Reporting from the frontlines in the war against ISIS in Iraq, Mike Giglio reveals how the group is deploying improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on an unprecedented scale.
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The story of a group of trans sex workers who were disappeared in the midst of El Salvador's civil war has been passed down from generation to generation of trans women in the country. J. Lester Feder heard it while reporting on other trans issues in the country, and spent a year crafting this incredible oral history which sets the story down in writing for the first time.
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Borzou Daragahi took the deepest dive yet into Iran's involvement in the Syria conflict.
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National security reporter Ali Watkins came back from Guantanamo Bay with this riveting story of the absurdities and inefficiencies plaguing its pre-trial hearings.
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Jina Moore revealed the story of a Canadian aid worker who was raped by a man contracted by the United Nations — and her infuriating quest for answers and justice.
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Contact Miriam Elder at miriam.elder@buzzfeed.com.


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A pünkösdi-karizmatikus mozgalom, pünkösdi mozgalom vagy pünkösdizmus egy új vallási mozgalom; olyan protestáns irányzat,
amelynek követői a Krisztusba vetett hit és a megtérés mellett a Szentlélekben való keresztséget hangsúlyozzák, melynek különböző bibliai jelei lehetnek.
Napjainkban a kereszténység legdinamikusabban növekvő mozgalma, megújulási célú irányzata.

A 20. század elején útjára indult pünkösdi–karizmatikus mozgalom az Isten-ismeretben, a keresztény életben és szolgálatban a Szentlélek bibliai szerepének helyreállítását célozta meg.

A mozgalom alaptétele lett Jóel próféta kijelentése, amely szerint: "lészen az utolsó napokban, azt mondja az Isten, kitöltök az én Lelkemből minden testre: és prófétálnak a ti fiaitok és leányaitok, és a ti ifjaitok látásokat látnak, és a ti véneitek álmokat álmodnak. És az én szolgáimra és szolgálóleányaimra is kitöltök azokban a napokban az én Lelkemből és prófétálnak" (Apostolok cselekedetei 2,17–18).

A pünkösdi irányzathoz tartozó gyülekezetek Magyarországon 1924 óta működnek, amelyek száz százalékban elfogadják a Biblia hitelveit.

Hittörekvései a Biblia tanításához való visszatérés, a tiszta evangélium hirdetése, az egyház anyagiasodásának visszafogása mellett a közösségi hitéletet is tartalmazzák.

Története

Előzmények
A pünkösdi-karizmatikus mozgalom egyik fontos célkitűzése a pünkösdkor született egyház helyreállítása.
A Szent Lélektől (Isten szellemi erejétől) való elidegenedés maga után vonta a Biblia (kinyilatkoztatott igazságok) háttérbe szorítását is a vallási tradicionalizmusban.

A kereszténység eredeti gyökereihez történő visszatérésre az egyháztörténelem folyamán többször is történtek egyéni vagy csoportos kísérletek, de végül az egyház megreformálásába Luther és Kálvin kapcsolódott be több más (ma már háttérbe szorult) reformátorral egyetemben. Újra a figyelem középpontjába került a Szentírás, Isten Igéje. A protestantizmus jótékony hatással volt a kapitalizmus kialakulására, a polgárosodásra és a nemzeti államok létrejöttére.

A reformátorok első nemzedéke a katolicizmuson nőtt fel, melynek tévelygéseit egyháztisztogató buzgalmukban túlreagálták. Azt állították, hogy a gyógyulás és a Szellem ajándékai (karizmák) kizárólag az apostoli Egyházban működtek. A gyógyulások és csodák megszűnéséről vallott nézetét a későbbi reformátorok a Szentlélek-keresztségre is kiterjesztették.

A pünkösdi mozgalom szoros kapcsolatot mutat a 19. századi ébredési mozgalmakkal. Ezt nemcsak történelmi kapcsolópontok bizonyítják, hanem a mai pünkösdi mozgalmak tanításának elemzése is. A Lélek-keresztség szükségét már a 19. század végi ún. "szentségi mozgalmak" is hangsúlyozták, mint "második áldást".

Észak-amerikai kibontakozása
A pünkösdizmus atyjának leginkább Charles F. Parhamet tartják. 1900-ban Kansas állam Topeka nevű városában vezetett bibliaiskolát, ahol szorgalmasan kutatták a Szentlélek-keresztség bibliai bizonyítékait. Az Apostolok cselekedetei könyvének tanulmányozása nyomán Parhamék arra a következtetésre jutottak, hogy – az Írások szerint – aki Szentlélek-keresztségben részesült, más nyelveken kezdett szólni (glosszolália). Beszámolója szerint hallgatói közül egy hölgy részesült először Szentlélek-keresztségben, aki ismeretlen nyelven kezdett el beszélni. A következő évben nyerte el a Szentlélek-keresztséget más lelkésztársaival együtt maga Parham is.

Hamarosan egy csoport támadt Parham körül, amely szent élettel és imádsággal kezdett a Szentlélekkel való keresztségre törekedni. A Los Angeles-i összejöveteleik az amerikai pünkösdi mozgalom központjává lettek. Gyors növekedés következett. Sokan elhagyták a történelmi egyházakat, hogy a pünkösdi egyházakhoz (Assemblies of God) csatlakozzanak.
A megtapasztalás terjedésének hatására sokan tanulmányozták a jelenséget és a korabeli újságok szalagcímekben hirdették: "Pünkösd! Eljött pünkösd!"

A mozgalom másik kiemelkedő személyiségének egy fekete lelkészt, William J. Seymourt tartják a pünkösdizmus szakértői, akire nagy hatást gyakorolt Charles Parham tevékenysége. Seymour a Los Angeles-i Azusa utcai ébredés vezetője volt, ahol 1906-tól tömeges méretekben töltekeztek be az emberek Szentlélekkel. A Los Angelesben történt szellemi megtapasztalások hírére az Amerikai Egyesült Államokból és a világ különböző országaiból misszionáriusok keresték fel az Azusa utcában működő közösséget, hogy Szentlélek-keresztségben részesülhessenek. Ennek következtében a pünkösdi mozgalom rövid időn belül világméretűvé vált.

Más tanulmányok úgy tartják, hogy a pünkösdizmus a világ különböző pontjain egymástól függetlenül jelent meg, de csaknem egy időben, a Szentlélek-keresztséget valló mozgalmak. Ausztráliában is már 1901-ben találkozunk a nyelveken szólás jelenségével. Azonban a két legnagyobb jelentőségű mozgalom a Los Angelesből elindult ébredés és a Robert Evnns által elindított walesi ébredés volt. Ezután a pünkösdi gyülekezetek 1907 és 1932 között egymás után jöttek létre a világ különböző pontjain.

A második világháború előtti amerikai pünkösdi mozgalom egyik tekintélyes képviselője Parham egyik tanítványa, Fred Bosworth lelkész volt, aki a hitből való gyógyulás teológiáját részletesen kifejtette magyarul is megjelent könyvében (Krisztus, a gyógyító). Bosworth már a 20-as években rádión keresztül hirdette az Egyesült Államokban több százezres hallgatóságának, hogy Krisztus megváltotta az embereket a betegségekből is.

A 20. századi pünkösdi mozgalomnak a nyelveken szólás mellett az isteni gyógyítás is alapja lett.

Az első európai gyülekezetek
A 19. század végén az ébredési mozgalmak között az utolsó nagyszabású a walesi volt. A Robert Evans (1879—?) nevű bányamunkás az általa vezetett istentiszteleteken megvalósította az úgynevezett "Szentlélek által vezetett istentiszteletet". A megtértek száma 1905 tavaszán sok ezer volt. A mozgalom híre az egész világra eljutott. Az "ébredés"nek jelentős visszhangja volt Magyarországon is.

A pünkösdi ébredés európai elterjedése részben Thomas Ball Barratt norvég származású prédikátornak köszönhető, aki Amerikában hallott az Azusa utcai eseményekről. Bár személyesen nem járt ott, már Szentlélekkel betöltekezve tért haza oslói gyülekezetébe, ahonnan kiindulva Európa többi részén is elterjedt a pünkösdi üzenet. Evangélizált Norvégián kívül Svédországban, Dániában, Németországban, Angliában és Svájcban. Munkálkodása nyomán alakultak meg az erős skandináviai pünkösdi gyülekezetek.

Különösen figyelemreméltó az első évtizedekben igen dinamikusan fejlődő svéd pünkösdi mozgalom, Lewi Pethrus vezetésével. Stockholmi gyülekezete, a Philadelphia Gyülekezet Európában a misszionálás és a rádiós evangelizálás úttörője volt.

Németországból terjedt el Hollandiába a pünkösdi mozgalom még 1907-ben R. G. Polman közvetítésével.

A többi nyugat-európai ország közül elsősorban a svájci pünkösdi mozgalom figyelemre méltó, különösen újabban betöltött szerepe miatt. Itt 1907-től ismert a pünkösdizmus. Franciaországban 1909- től, Belgiumban és Ausztriában 1923-tól folyt misszió. Olaszországban 1908-ban amerikai hatásra indult a mozgalom.

Megjelent meg a pünkösdi ébredés Magyarországon is, ahol a Viharsarokból kiindulva terjedt erőteljesen. A békéscsabai Esti Újság már 1913 márciusában hírt adott egy helyi közösség működéséről. Az első imaházuk 1926-ban Darányban nyílt meg.
A magyarországi munka élvonalában működők között meg kell említeni Mihók Imre és Rároha Dávid nevét.

A jugoszláviai, romániai, csehszlovákiai és lengyelországi pünkösdi mozgalmak többféle, az amerikai irányzat hatására létrejött csoportból tevődtek össze. A szomszédos országokban magyar prédikátorok is folytattak missziót. Mihók Imre 1933-34-ben a vendek között dolgozott, Berek János Romániában is úttörő munkát végzett, majd 1935-től a Rároha házaspár, majd pedig a Sárkány testvérek Csehszlovákiában dolgoztak.

A korabeli beszámolók szerint Európában Smith Wigglesworth angol prédikátor szolgálatát kísérték tömeges megtérések, csodák és jelek. Wigglesworth nemcsak a betegségekkel, hanem a démonokkal szemben is felvette a harcot. Az angol prédikátor nagyobb hangsúlyt helyezett a démonok kiűzésére, mint amerikai kollégái.

A 20. század második fele
A II. világháború után két típusú világméretű keresztény megújulás indult el:

Az evangéliumi ébredés leghatásosabb képviselője Billy Graham amerikai baptista lelkész volt, aki százezreket vonzó evangelizáló összejövetelein elsősorban a megtérés, újjászületés szükségességét hirdette hatékonyan.
A második megújulási hullám a pünkösdi mozgalom hatására indult el, amelynek legismertebb képviselői ebben az időszakban William M. Branham, Oral Roberts és Kathryn Kuhlman prédikátorok voltak. 1947 és 1958 között úgynevezett gyógyító evangélisták járták keresztül-kasul az Egyesült Államokat. Ez idő alatt a pünkösdi mozgalom olyan nagy növekedésen ment keresztül, hogy áttört bizonyos felekezeti, szociális, gazdasági határokat. A szakemberek a II. világháború utáni "gyógyító ébredést" tartják a karizmatikus megújulás szülőatyjának.

A mozgalom néhány évtized alatt világméretűvé szélesedett, és mára a kereszténység történelmének legnagyobb kiterjedésű evangelizációs sikereit érte el. A statisztikai adatok szerint az 1975–85-ös évtizedben például növekedési rátája 157%-os volt, miközben a többi keresztény felekezet és nagy világvallás (egyenként) maximum 1–12%-os szaporodást könyvelhetett el. Az 1901-ben "nulláról induló" mozgalom 1987-re az összkereszténység 21%-át tette ki, és növekedése azóta is exponenciális. A pünkösdi jellegű gyülekezetek száma a világon meghaladja a 150 milliót.

Szemléletesen megfogalmazva az adatokat: ha beszámítjuk az ókeresztény kor első századainak becsült hívőit is (hiszen a mozgalom szerint a kereszténység ilyen, pünkösdi–karizmatikus jellegű volt), akkor Jézustól 1996-ig az összes ilyen spirituális orientáltságú, újjászületett keresztény 70%-a a 20. században lett hívővé. A 20. századiak 70%-a a második világháború óta, ezek 70%-a pedig az elmúlt öt évben – írták a vallásszociológusok 1997-ben, szemléltetve a növekedés robbanásszerű voltát. E növekedést extrapolálva a szakemberek a 21. század első éveire a pünkösdi–karizmatikus keresztények létszámát egymilliárdra becsülik, akik így nemsokára az összkereszténység felét jelentik majd.

Különösen intenzív a mozgalom növekedése Latin-Amerikában, ahol jelenleg óránként átlagosan négyszázan csatlakoznak hozzá; de megemlíthetjük a kommunista Kínát is, ahol az elmúlt évtizedekben egyes területeken a lakosság 90%-a lett hitvalló kereszténnyé (illegalitásban). Az ő számukat összesen 85-100 millióra becsülik. Dél-Koreában, ahol 1900-ban még alig néhány keresztény volt, 1992-ben 37 200 gyülekezethez 12,5 millióan tartoztak, ezek közt sok a pünkösdi és ez a szám azóta tovább növekedett.

A mozgalom kezdettől fogva mindenfelé egységesen nagy hangsúlyt helyezett a "nyelveken szólásra" és úgy gondolták, hogy e megdöbbentő léptékű megújulás szorosan összefügg a nyelveken szólással. Jóllehet a természetes gondolkodásmód számára nehezen látható be, hogy mi köze egymáshoz egy szinte értelmetlenségnek, gyerekességnek tűnő sajátos viselkedésmódnak, és a mozgalom gyors növekedésének, a pünkösdi ébredés vezéralakjai kivétel nélkül középponti fontosságúnak tartják e karizma működését a siker szempontjából.

"Annak elfogadása, hogy ez is az érvényes keresztény megtapasztalások körébe tartozik – írja a félmilliós tömegeket vonzó evangélista, Reinhard Bonnke A Lélek erejével című könyvében –, korszakalkotónak bizonyult az egyház történetében. A nyelveken szólás indította be világszerte azt a folyamatot, hogy a Szentlélek kezd az egyház figyelmének középpontjába kerülni, ezenfelül egy olyan hatalmas evangelizációs hullám katalizátora is volt, amely mind méreteiben, mind sikerességében minden addigit felülmúlt… az egész keresztény kor legnagyszabásúbb lélekmentő megmozdulását indította el."
Ugyanakkor a pünkösdi és karizmatikus hívők egyre jelentősebb része nem tekinti központi fontosságúnak a nyelveken szólást, ez nagy mértékben elősegíti a mozgalom közeledését a kereszténység többi részéhez, valamint mutatja a rugalmasságát és differenciálódását.

Új hullám

Az 1990-es évek elejétől a modern pünkösdi-karizmatikus mozgalomban a hit és az érzelem újra összefonódott, ezt "új hullámnak" is nevezték. A karizmatikus öröm megtapasztalása következtében világméretekben gyakran egész tömegekre kiterjedő, hosszas nevetés jellemezte a pünkösdi-karizmatikus összejöveteleket; emiatt egyesek "nevető ébredésnek" vagy "öröm-ébredésnek" nevezték a jelenséget; nézetük szerint a "Szentlélek öröme" áradt rá a hívőkre, amit a nevetés mellett más érzelmi-fizikai megnyilvánulások is kísértek (mint például: földreesés, tánc, sírás, örömkiáltások, ugrálás, sikolyok stb.)
Másfelől ezek a jelenségek meg is osztották a mozgalmat, sokan nem fogadták el ezt a Szentlélek munkájaként. Az új hullám főleg a hit mozgalomban talált táptalajra. A magukat mérsékeltnek tekintő irányzatok azóta egyre inkább elhatárolódnak ettől a vonulattól. Egyes csoportjaik nyílt erőszakkal terjeszkednek, elsősorban Latin-Amerikában. Főként az ősi, afrikai eredetű vallások híveit üldözik.

Az "új hullámnak" rövid időn belül nemzetközi központjai alakultak ki: Észak-Amerikában például a floridai Lakelandben, Pensacolában, az oklahomai Tulsában, valamint Torontóban, Dél-Amerikában Buenos Airesben, Európában Angliában, Magyarországon pedig a Hit Gyülekezetében.

A pünkösdi-karizmatikus mozgalom Magyarországon is több gyülekezetből, közösségből, és felekezetből tevődik össze. Napjainkban igazából helyesebb mozgalmakról beszélni. Ezek teológiájukban és ökumenikus nyitottságukban jelentősen különböznek. Pl. a Vineyard mozgalom  jóval közelebb áll a konzervatív evangéliumi vonalhoz, mint a hit /Word Faith/ mozgalomhoz.

Típusai
Boross Géza egyháztörténész 1978-ban a pünkösdi-karizmatikus mozgalom alábbi típusait különbözteti meg:
 A két lépcsős üdvösség pünkösdistái. Szerintük az üdvösségnek két lépcsője van. Az egyik a megtérés (vagy újjászületés), a másik a lélekkeresztség. A szervezetek többsége ehhez a típushoz tartozik. E csoportokat a különböző nagygyűlések (Assemblies) reprezentálják.
 A három lépcsős üdvösség pünkösdistái. A három lépcső: a megtérés vagy újjászületés, a megszentelődés és a lélekkeresztség. E típus reprezentánsai a clevelandi "Isten egyháza", Németországban "Isten gyülekezetei", azután az ún. Pentecostal Holiness Church és sokan mások.
 Az egyedül Jézus csoport. Ez az irányzat csak egyetlen keresztelési formulát ismer el, azt, amelyik a "Jézus nevére" történik. A többi pünkösdisták ezeket unitáriusoknak tekintik, holott valójában ugyanúgy tanítanak, mint a szolid trinitáriusok. E csoport jellegzetes képviselői: az Egyesült Pünkösdi Egyház, sok fekete pünkösdi egyház Amerikában és csaknem az egész indonéz pünkösdi mozgalom (1978-as adatok!).
 Kvékeriánus, református, lutheránus pünkösdiek. A klasszikus pünkösdi mozgalom metodista tanokat, a Mülheim-Ruhr vidéki keresztyén közösségi egyesület református-lutheránus tanokat vall. Amerika pünkösdistái inkább a kvékerekhez állanak közel. Ezek közül a csoportok közül a legtöbb intézményesítette az apostoli és prófétai hivatalt, s sokat veszített a gyakorlatában abból a spontaneitásból, ami pedig a pünkösdi mozgalmakban elméletileg biztosított.
 Afrikai független pünkösdi egyházak. A dél-afrikai cionista egyházak pünkösdista misszionáriusok konvertitáira mennek vissza. A nyugat-afrikai Aladura, Serafim és Cherubim egyházak viszont az amerikai és brit pünkösdi egyházakkal voltak kapcsolatban a múltban. Más egyházak viszont, mint pl. a kongói kimbangizmus, történetileg egyáltalán nem tartozik a pünkösdi mozgalomhoz.

Hitnézetei

A pünkösdista mozgalomnak nincs egységes hitvallása. Az elvek nagyon széles változata és a hitelvi meghatározást illetően igazi szabadság uralkodik. Ez a szabadság a mozgalom egyik erősségét eredményezi (ugyanakkor talán egyik gyengesége is); képessé teszi a pünkösdizmust számos változat magába fogadására. A különböző pünkösdi szerzők által írt könyvek ezt a tényt nem mindig tükrözik világosan, minthogy a szerzők sok esetben arra a sajátos csoportra koncentrálnak, amelyhez tartoznak. Ebben a perspektívában más pünkösdista csoportok jelentéktelen, vagy periférikus csoportoknak számíthatnak.

A különböző közösségeket a következők kötik össze:
 "Jézus Krisztus egyháza az újonnan születettek gyülekezete."
 Az úr Jézusnak, mint az ő egyháza egyedüli fejének elismerése
 Imádkozás és tusakodás a Szentlélek kitöltéséért
 A Szentlélek korlátozás nélküli elfogadása az adományokban és erőkben való mindennemű hatásával
 Állandó és megrendíthetetlen bizonyságtétel arról, hogy a Szentlélekkel való személy szerinti beteljesedés az egyház megújulásának elengedhetetlen feltétele
 Kitartás abban a reményben, hogy Jézus újra eljön az egyház beteljesedése és Izráel helyreállítása végett

Megtérés
Ádám bűnesete miatt minden ember romlott természettel születik, aminek következménye a bűnös életmód. A bűn gyökere a hitetlenség, az Isten Igéjétől és törvényétől való elfordulás.

A Szentlélek által megelevenített Ige teszi képessé a bűnös embert arra, hogy romlott életmódjával szakítson, és az Úr akarata szerint éljen. Ez az átfordulás jelenti a megtérést.

A megtérés mozzanatai:

a bűnbánat, amely belső akarati döntésre épül, és Isten szerinti megszomorodás a bűn miatt,
a megalázkodás Isten előtt, amelyben a megtérő elismeri bűnösségét,
Jézus Krisztus engesztelő áldozatának személyes elfogadása és az ő nevének segítségül hívása,
a bűnök őszinte, töredelmes szívű megvallása,
elszakadás a bűnös cselekedetektől és életmódtól, ezek elhagyása, és odaszánás Jézus Krisztus követésére.

A megtérés gyümölcse a megigazulás, ami azt jelenti, hogy Isten Jézus Krisztus igazságát a megtértnek tulajdonítja, aki felszabadul a végső kárhoztató ítélet, a bűn és a bűntudat érzése alól, és hiszi, hogy Jézus Krisztus által örök életet nyert.

Vízkeresztség (Bemerítés)
A bemerítéskor a hívő teste teljesen a víz alá merül. Ez egy engedelmességbeli és hitbeli tett, amelyben a hívő azonosul Jézus Krisztus halálával, eltemettetésével és feltámadásával.

A bemerítés feltétele a Jézus Krisztushoz való megtérés és a belé vetett hit.

A bemerítés jelképezi a bűnök eltörlését, az óember megfeszítését és eltemetését, a föltámadott életre való újjászületést, a szív körülmetélését és a Krisztus Testébe, az Eklézsiába (Gyülekezet, Egyház) való beépülést.

Szentlélek/Szent Szellem-keresztség
 Másképp: Szent Szellemmel való betöltekezés, [eredetiben: beteljesedés].

Jézus Krisztus főpapi szolgálatának egyik legfontosabb része az Egyházban ma is az, hogy Szent Szellemmel keresztel. Ezáltal a hívő Isten erejének részesévé válik, ami alkalmassá teszi őt arra, hogy eleget tegyen tanítványi kötelezettségeinek (az evangélium hirdetése, bizonyságtevés, gyógyítás, szabadítás stb.).

A Szentlélekkel való betöltekezés leggyakoribb jele a nyelveken szólás/imádkozás, ami természetfölötti jel: ilyenkor az ember imádkozik nyelveken Istenhez, és a Szentlélek adja a kiejtést hozzá. Ez egy tökéletes, titkos ima, melyet csak Isten ért.

A Szentlélek vételének feltétele a megtérés és a hit Jézus Krisztusban.

Az újjászületés is a Szentlélek munkájának gyümölcse, de nem azonos a Szentlélekkel való betöltekezéssel, ami a megtérés után a második megtapasztalást jelenti a hívő életében.

Hit
A hit a nem látott dolgokról való meggyőződés, a remélt dolgok valósága (zsidókhoz írt levél 11.1). Biztos tudás arról, hogy amit Isten Igéje mond, az mindig, minden körülmények között igaz és megvalósul.

Hit nélkül lehetetlen Istennel személyes közösségre lépni, Tőle áldást nyerni. A bibliai hit alapvetően Isten ajándéka, ami által az ember Isten igazságának részesévé válik.

A hit Istennek a Szentlélek kenetével prédikált Igéje hallásából származik. Ezáltal a hallgató szívébe kerül a hit szelleme, amely képessé teszi őt arra, hogy higgyen Isten kinyilatkoztatott igazságaiban. A hit tárgya megvallás által lesz hathatós a hívő életében.

A hitet növelni lehet Isten Igéjének hallása és megvallása, könyörgés, böjt és Szentlélekkel való ima által.

Az úgynevezett általános hiten kívül, amelynek jutalma az üdvözülés, a Biblia a hitről mint szellemi gyümölcsről is beszél, amely az Úrral való együttélés következménye a hívő életében.

Ezenkívül szól a Szentírás a hit ajándékáról is, mikor valaki egy kritikus helyzetben különleges módon tud hitet gyakorolni Isten Igéjében, és ezt Isten természetfölötti módon megjutalmazza.

A Szentlélek ajándékai (karizmák)

A Szentlélek természetfölötti ajándékai három kategóriába oszthatók:

az ún. kijelentés ajándékai: tudomány beszéde, bölcsesség beszéde, szellemek megkülönböztetése
az erő ajándékai: hit, gyógyítás, csodatevés, ördögűzés.
a szólás ajándékai: prófétálás, nyelvek nemei és nyelvek magyarázata.

Ezen ajándékok céljai:

Jézus Krisztus szolgálatának folytatása és kiterjesztése minden nemzetre (evangélizálás)
Krisztus Testének (egyház) felépítése és megszilárdítása
az egyház szellemi és fizikai szükségeinek kielégítése és ellátása.

A pünkösdi–karizmatikus mozgalom követői úgy tartják, hogy ezen természetfölötti ajándékok működése és megnyilvánulása kívánatos része az istentiszteletnek, azonban használatuknak jó és ékes rendben, Isten Igéjének alávetve kell történnie.

Istentisztelet

A pünkösdi–karizmatikus mozgalom követői az istentiszteletük megtartásánál is igyekeznek hűek maradni a Bibliához, amely az istentiszteletet nem köti rituális formához, de bizonyos alkotórészeiről beszél:

ima (könyörgés, hálaadás, közbenjárás stb.), amely által Isten népe kifejezi háláját a már elvett áldásokért, és természetfölötti segítségért fordul Urához
dicséret, dicsőítés: Isten kegyelmének hirdetése és magasztalása énekszóval (szívvel-lélekkel), hangszerekkel, tapssal, tánccal…
imádás: az Úr jelenlétében való leborulás, Isten elismerése abszolút Úrként, Neki való hódolás
igehirdetés: az írott Ige felolvasása és magyarázata, valamint a Szentlélektől kapott üzenetek átadása
tanítás: a Szentírás mélyebb összefüggéseinek feltárása;
bizonyságtevés: a hívők beszámolója Jézus Krisztus bennük, értük és mellettük végzett munkájáról
úrvacsora: valóságos közösség Jézus Krisztus testével és vérével, ami minden áldás forrása;
a gyülekezet szellemi és fizikai szükségeinek ellátása a Szentlélek ajándékainak működése által (például gyógyulásokért, szabadulásokért, anyagi áldásért stb. történő ima).

Az istentiszteleteken a fentiek bármelyike – a helyi gyülekezet szükségeinek megfelelően – előtérbe kerülhet és meghatározhatja az egész összejövetel jellegét. Istentiszteletet szabadban és zárt helyen (magánházaknál, imaházban, sportcsarnokban stb.) egyaránt tartanak.

Híveinek száma
A klasszikus pünkösdi mozgalomhoz a 2010-es években kb. 279 milliónyi hívő tartozott világszerte. Ha hozzászámoljuk a pünkösdi mozgalomra alapuló karizmatikus és újkarizmatikus mozgalmak tagjainak számát is, a pünkösdi mozgalommal ugyanazt (vagy hasonló) evangéliumi felfogást képviselők száma meghaladja az 550 milliót szerte a világon.

Egyházak
Magyarországi karizmatikus egyházak:
 Hit Gyülekezete
 Krisztus Szeretete Egyház
 Magyar Pünkösdi Egyház
 MPE Agapé Pünkösdi Gyülekezet (az Evangéliumi Pünkösdi Közösség egyik budapesti gyülekezete)
 Élő Isten Gyülekezete
 Forrás Keresztény Gyülekezet
 Élő Ige Gyülekezete Teljes Evangéliumi Keresztény Egyház
 Budapesti Teljes Evangéliumi Gyülekezet
 SHALOM Nyitott Bibliai Gyülekezetek
 Boldog Isten Gyülekezete
 Négyszegletkő Apostoli Hit Nemzetközi Egyház
 Magyar Apostoli Egyház (Régi nevén Őskeresztyén Apostoli Egyház)
 Budapesti Autonóm Gyülekezet
 Omega Gyülekezetek Hálózata
 Mezőkövesdi Teljesevangéliumi Keresztény Gyülekezet
 Fáklya Gyülekezet
 Pestszentlőrinci Agapé Gyülekezet
 Ámen Gyülekezet, Miskolc
Külföldi egyházak
 Igaz Jézus Egyház

Kritika

Bibliográfia
 Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements by Burgess, Stanley M. and McGee Gary B. (Editors), Alexander, Patrick H. (Associate Editor) Regency Reference Library – Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1988. Third Printing with corrections, October 1989.
 Pentecostalism: A Descriptive History of the Origin, Growth, and Message of a Twentieth Century Religious Movement by Nichol, John Thomas, Ph.D., Boston University Graduate School, 1965, 526 pages; AAT 6511223
 The Early Years of American Pentecostalism, 1900-1940: Survey of a Social Movement by Martin, Robert Francis, Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1975, 256 pages; AAT 7529051
 Power and the Spirit: Methodological Studies in a Black Apostolic Church by Sarno, Charles R., Ph.D., Boston College, 2004, 912 pages; AAT 3122138
 Early American Pentecostalism and the Issues of Race, Gender, War, and Poverty: A History of the Belief System and Social Witness of Early Twentieth Century Pentacostalism and Its Nineteenth Century Holiness Roots by Smalridge, Scott, M.A., McGill University (Canada), 1999, 100 pages
 The Origins, Development and Nature of Pentecostalism in Ulster, 1907—c.1925: A Study in Historical and Theological Contextualisation by Robinson, James, Ph.D., Queen's University of Belfast (United Kingdom), 2001, 446 pages
 Theological Roots of Pentecostalism''' by Dayton, Donald Wilbrr, Ph.D., The University of Chicago, 1983
 A hit emberei Roberts Liardon (1996) (God's Generals – Why They Succeeded and Why Some Falied )
 Krisztus, a gyógyító F. F. Bosworth (1996) (Christ the healer )

 Jegyzetek

 További információk
 Ludwig Eisenlöffel: Égi tűz a Földön. Bevezetés a pünkösdi mozgalom tanításaiba; ford. Haury Gézáné; Loos, Bissingen, 1963
 Alföldy-Boruss Dezső: A pünkösdista és karizmatikus mozgalom rövid áttekintése és bibliai vizsgálata; szerzői, Gyúró, 1993
 Roger Liebi: Nyelveken beszélés vagy nyelveken szólás?; Evangéliumi, Bp., 2007
 Az Evangéliumi Pünkösdi Közösség hitvallása; Pünkösdi Teológiai Főiskola, Bp., 2008
 Rajki Zoltán: A pünkösdi mozgalom története Magyarországon 1945 és 1961 között; Gondolat, Bp., 2011 (Universitas Pannonica)
 Cecil M. Robeck: Az Azusa utcai misszió és ébredés. A pünkösdi világmozgalom születése; ford. Gulyás Melinda; Pünkösdi Teológiai Főiskola, Bp., 2015
 Demos Shakarian: A föld legboldogabb emberei; ford. Cseri Donatella, Joób Viktória; Patmos Records, Bp., 2016 (Karizmatikus klasszikusok)
 Pásztor József: Tűzben született. A Magyar Apostoli Egyház története; Magyar Apostoli Egyház, Bp., 2019
 Peti Lehel: "Krisztus ajándéka van bennünk". Pünkösdizmus moldvai román, roma és csángó közösségekben; Balassi–Erdélyi Múzeum-Egyesület, Bp.–Kolozsvár, 2020 (Vallásantropológiai tanulmányok Közép-Kelet-Európából)
 Marilyn Hickey: Ne add fel, míg nem győztél! Hogyan tapasztaltam meg életem során Isten csodáit; ford. Joób Viktória, Tóthné Kincs Vivien; Patmos Records, Bp., 2021
 biblia.hu – A pünkösdi események leírása a Bibliában
 Új exodus – Trójai faló a karizmatikus mozgalomban? (a katolikus karizmatikus mozgalom kritikája) (2001. június 1.) Új exodus – Színes pünkösd (az afroamerikai pünkösdizmus első száz éve) (2002. május 25.) Új exodus – A latin-amerikai ébredés (a neoprotestáns felekezetek dél-amerikai térnyerése a katolikus egyházzal szemben) (2005. június 10.)''
 Hetek – A kereszténység és az öröm
 Hetek – Második reformáció?
 Titkos beszélgetés Istennel – Nyelveken szólás
 A pünkösdi események leírása a Bibliában
 Evangéliumi Pünkösdi Közösség
 Csodakor a Viharsarokban
 Pünkösdi.lap.hu
 New Apostolic Reformation – külső kritikus értékelés
 Anti-szekta: a pünkösdi felekezeteket bíráló oldal

Kapcsolódó szócikkek
 Karizmatikus kereszténység
 Berlini nyilatkozat
 Pünkösdi-karizmatikus kereszténység kritikája

Új vallási mozgalmak

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Eat humble pie
To eat humble pie means to acknowledge one's mistake or wrongdoing and accept the humiliation that goes with that acknowledgement. Related phrase are eats humble pie, ate humble pie, eating humble pie. In the 1300s, umble or numble pie was a dish made from the offal of deer or other game, it was eaten by servants or other people of low rank. In the early 1800s the term humble pie came into use, probably as a convenient rhyme from umble pie. Eat humble pie is a British term, though it is seen in the United States, and may be considered interchangeable with phrases such as eat crow or eat one's words.
MANLY Marlins stars Harry Bergelin and Sam Lane have been served up a slice of humble pie northern beaches style after Saturday's 43-17 defeat by arch rivals Warringah in the big local derby. (The Daily Telegraph)
Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu had to eat humble pie when opposition legislators foiled his attempt to make a brief speech in the legislative assembly in response to Leader of Opposition Omar Abdullah 's speech in the House a day earlier. (The Kashmir Reader)
Distances on TV can be deceiving, so I was ready to eat humble pie and say maybe I got it wrong about Perez. (The Kansas City Star)
Politicians who cook up fanciful feasts during their campaigns rarely have an appetite for humble pie cooked to another recipe. (The Washington POst)
Yes, I've eaten a whole lot of humble pie the past two months, and spent many-a-late-night reading. (The Manila Times)
After years spent as a comment writer, I'm not immune to digesting a side order of humble pie after realising a firmly held opinion requires a re-think. (The Telegraph)


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EVs powered by renewable energy generated by the islands' wind turbines, for a low-carbon mobility
A 10-strong fleet of 100% electric Renault vehicles powered almost entirely by renewable energy can now be hired, on an hourly or daily basis, by residents and visitors to the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Much of the electricity needed to charge the electric vehicles will be generated by the Pentland Road Wind Farm. The nine ZOE hatchbacks and a Kangoo Van Z.E. have been introduced through a unique partnership between E-Car Club and the wind farm operators. The Renault models' specification, fun drive, reliability and excellent customer feedback (98%, a level never reached before at Renault), were key factors in the decision to integrate them in the car sharing scheme.
Representing an investment of £24 million and developed over a 12-year period, Pentland Road Windfarm will generate power for the new vehicles as part of providing renewable electricity to the islands. Such is the efficiency of the wind farm and the suitability of the local climate to support wind power, the six turbines will supply sufficient electricity to meet the entire domestic load of the Outer Hebrides.
A Renault EV's carbon footprint can only decrease with time, as the production of renewable energies grows. In comparison, an ICE car's carbon footprint will always remain the same. According to the International Energy Agency, 7 million EVs on the road could help save 400,000 oil barrels per day by 2020.
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UHRF2 promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression by Upregulating ErbB3/Ras/Raf Signaling Pathway
Jingjie Sun1, Kejia Wu1, Siyuan Chen1, Shiming Jiang2, Yong Chen2, Changzhu Duan1✉
1. Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Chongqing Medical University, #1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing 400016, China.
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Emerging evidence revealed that UHRF2 was implicated in a variety of human diseases, especially in cancer. However, the biological function, clinical significance and underly mechanisms of UHRF2 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is largely unknown. We analyzed the expression of UHRF2 in 371 HCC tissues and 50 para-cancerous tissues of TCGA database. We found that UHRF2 was significantly upregulated in HCC tissues, which was further confirmed in HCC cells and tissues by western blot. More importantly, the level of UHRF2 was correlated with pathological grade and clinical stage, and the patients with high level of UHRF2 had lower overall survival, disease-free survival and higher recurrence rate than those with low UHRF2 level. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that high level of UHRF2 might be an independent prognostic factor for HCC patients. Functional investigations suggested that ectopic expression of UHRF2 could promote the proliferation, migration and invasion of HCC cell lines, whereas knock down of UHRF2 exhibited an opposite effect. Additionally, gene set enrichment analysis indicated that ERBB signaling pathway was upregulated in patients with high level of UHRF2. Pearson correlation analysis indicated that the expression of UHRF2 was positively correlated with ErbB3 and its downstream targets SOS1, Ras and Raf-1. Furthermore, we found that overexpression of UHRF2 could upregulate the expression of ErbB3, SOS1, Ras and Raf-1. Our findings suggested that UHRF2 might accelerate HCC progression by upregulating ErbB3/Ras/Raf signaling pathway and it might serve as a diagnostic marker and therapeutic target for HCC patients.
Keywords: UHRF2, hepatocellular carcinoma, progression, ErbB3
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Former state police troopers charged in overtime scheme
Traffic enforcement official also misused business money
Shira Schoenberg	embezzlement, fraud, State Police	0 Comments Dec 11, 2020
TWO FORMER State Police troopers were arrested Friday for a years-long overtime scheme, which allegedly allowed them to embezzle thousands of dollars in overtime pay, according to US Attorney Andrew Lelling's office.
Former Massachusetts State Police lieutenant Daniel Griffin, of Belmont, and former sergeant William Robertson were charged in US District Court in Boston with conspiracy, federal programs embezzlement, and wire fraud in connection with the overtime scheme. Griffin was also charged with allegedly defrauding the private school that his children attended by concealing his income in order to obtain financial aid.
Both men are scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon.
"If these allegations are true, these troopers were paid substantial overtime in taxpayer money that was intended to keep the public safe on the roads. But for much of the time, Griffin and Robertson weren't even on the roads," Lelling said at a press conference.
Griffin was the commanding officer for the Traffic Programs Section at State Police headquarters in Framingham, and Robertson was a sergeant in the division. According to the US attorney's office, between 2015 and 2018, they and three other troopers would regularly arrive late to and leave early from overtime shifts, then falsify documents indicating that they worked the full shift.
For overtime traffic shifts that ran from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., they would work for an hour and a half during their normal shift time, then go home. For overnight shifts, they would arrive an hour late, then leave two or more hours early. Griffin instructed those working for him to come late or leave early and falsify payroll entries.
Griffin submitted forms for reimbursement for federal grant money knowing that the troopers had not actually worked the overtime. Overall, Griffin, Robertson and three other troopers collected $133,000 in fraudulent overtime pay between 2015 and 2018, according to court documents.
They are facing federal charges because the shifts were funded with federal traffic safety grants.
While only Griffin and Robertson are facing federal charges in this case so far, the charging documents say three other unnamed troopers were involved. Asked whether any other troopers will be arrested, Lelling said, "The investigation is active and ongoing."
When the State Police began probing overtime scandals related to other state police units in 2017 and 2018, prosecutors allege that Griffin, Robertson, and others shredded and burned incriminating forms – then claimed they were "inadvertently discarded or misplaced" during office moves.
After learning of the federal grand jury investigation this fall, Griffin allegedly told a trooper, "Don't tell them f-ing anything."
According to the charging documents, during the hours Griffin was supposed to be working for the police, he was actually running his business, KnightPro, which provided security for art galleries and university events. From 2012 to 2019, Griffin earned more than $2 million from KnightPro – on top of his state police salary of more than $220,000 annually between 2015 and 2017.
Griffin then hid more than $700,000 in KnightPro income from the IRS and used hundreds of thousands of dollars in business income to cover personal expenses, including golf club expenses, car payments, private school tuition, and expenses related to his second home on Cape Cod. Griffin obtained $175,000 in financial aid from his children's private school by concealing his KnightPro income and understating his income on financial aid applications by hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The most serious charge, wire fraud, carries a prison sentence of up to 20 years.
The latest charges are part of what appears to be a pattern of overtime fraud among the State Police.
Before this, 46 state police officers from Troop E, also a traffic enforcement division, had been flagged by a State Police audit for participating in overtime abuse. According to a tally by MassLive, eight troopers were charged in federal court and three in state court (one was charged in both court systems). Troop E primarily patrolled the Massachusetts Turnpike and was disbanded due to the overtime scandal.
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Shira Schoenberg is a reporter at CommonWealth magazine. Shira previously worked for more than seven years at the Springfield Republican/MassLive.com where she covered state politics and elections, covering topics as diverse as the launch of the legal marijuana industry, problems with the state's foster care system and the elections of U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Gov. Charlie Baker. Shira won the Massachusetts Bar Association's 2018 award for Excellence in Legal Journalism and has had several stories win awards from the New England Newspaper and Press Association. Shira covered the 2012 New Hampshire presidential primary for the Boston Globe. Before that, she worked for the Concord (N.H.) Monitor, where she wrote about state government, City Hall and Barack Obama's 2008 New Hampshire primary campaign. Shira holds a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
The Traffic Programs Section appears to be a separate unit, which was charged with manning sobriety checkpoints and enforcing seatbelt, distracted driving and other traffic laws.
Lelling called the State Police a "premier law enforcement institution that must do a better job of self-policing and eliminating this kind of conduct." For abuses like this to happen, Lelling said, "You have to operate in a culture that it seems okay to do it, and that's the problem."
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In an era where positive words make up a majority of our everyday speech, it can be tough to truly show your intention. How many of us are guilty of replying "maybe" when asked to an event when you know you won't go? How many of us say that we are good when somebody asks "How are you," even if that's not the case? How many of us have yelled mean things at the ones we love because we're feeling hurt? We seem to have a fear of expressing our true intentions in society and it's causing lots of communication problems.
To clarify, let's look at the previous scenarios in both the mental plane and physical world. You are eating lunch when you're approached by a peer and asked to go to an event later. You don't want to go but you don't want to hurt their feelings, believing they will be upset by a rejection. Your intention is to spare the feelings of your peer while not committing with a yes. You say "maybe." They will interpret your maybe as a likely chance that you will show and therefore create expectations of you there. Your absence is now more harmful than your rejection due to the unmet expectations.
Let's say you are in the grocery store and the attendant asks how you're doing, to which you reply "Good, and you?" The attendant will reply automatically and you'll both move on. In this scenario, the attendant's intention is to greet you; your intention is to reciprocate the greeting. Neither of you actually care about the robotic "good" response, but for some reason we are unwilling to reach out to those who ask when we are not "good." You might actually think "I'm actually having a terrible day but you don't deserve to have a terrible day too so I'll just lie." This is a lack of understanding between sympathy and empathy. Hearing about someone's bad day doesn't ruin your own day.
In each of these examples, significant differences between the intentions and the actions exist; and yes, speaking words is an action. We are constantly creating characters of the people we meet, learning more about them to form a more accurate character in our minds. When we meet a new person, it's natural to fill in some unknowns with what we do know, putting our assumed intentions onto them. However, just because we can anticipate a person's thoughts, does not mean that we are correct.
Just because you think a stranger doesn't want to hear you've had a bad day, doesn't mean the stranger would agree with you. If you would gladly be a stranger to hear about someone's bad day, trust that there are other humans out there who share your intention.


Happy Friday! Whew it's been a long, cold, tiring week. I'm excited to sleep in tomorrow. Last night I went to an Orchestra concert at my old university. It was so beautiful! I need to get out an enrich my mind with events like that more often. No thoughts of makeup the whole time, just enjoying beautiful music.
Anywho, a few weekends ago I did a makeover on a friend of a previous client. Adrienne was having a big birthday party thrown for her, and her friend gave her a makeover as a present.
Her makeup was pretty easy to do. We wanted to do something fun and sparkly. On her eyes I used a mixture of purples. We put Stars N Rockets eyeshadow from MAC on her inner lid and Adrienne loved it so much she asked me to pack on some more. Moving forward, I'll get more closed eye shots so that you can see the lid colors better.
As you can see in the picture, I did a little bit of contouring with the eyes. With the help of eyeshadow and liner, I gave the illusion of lifting up Adrienne's eyes on the outer corner. All with the power of makeup!
Unfortunately I don't remember all of the products I used, but I thought I'd post the picture anyways. Don't you love her hair too? Short and sassy!
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You did a great job! She looks really good!
She looks so rocker chick hot after. Great job!
Fabulous look Ren! I love how you made her eyes look lifted up. Have a great weekend!
beautiful! purples look great on her!
Damn she looks beautiful. Amazing job as usual.
U r absolutely amazing! I love the color combo, great for a bday party!
good job. i love the purple eyes you did on her... you really made her eyes look A LOT BIGGER.
i swear purple shadows looks soo good on eyes!
Wow that purple looks soo good on her. Another gorgeous makeup done by Ren Ren.
she's beautiful :) you did a superb job miss ren!!
I really like the before and after picture, she looks completely amazing! Keep up the work girl, you're awesome!
PS- Have a relaxing weekend.
Girl you hooked her UP!
The concert sounds inspiring, RR! Great before and after!
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She looks fabulous!!!. I'm loving the purple which has fast become my top fav eye color. Over the weekend I went to Sephora and spent my $15 gift card. Only got two things BUT I got to try so many things I had favored.
I was wondering if you could do a tutorial on how to contour eyes the way you did with the birthday girl? Thanks so much!


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Q: Condition to check the value of variable in C This is just for some extra credit, ive got a simple c program to calculate square roots, initially the program would just run away endlessly calculating them so i wanted a condition to check the value of the variable and if it is smaller or equal to i+(9^32)  to loop round if not to print end.
Unfortunately i can't seem to get the if condition to work correctly
If any one has any suggestions would be great
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <math.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  int m, i;
  if ( argc > 1) {
    m = atoi(argv[1]);
  } else {
    m = 1;
  }
for( i = 1; i <= i+1; i++)  {
    double param, result;
    param = i;
    result = sqrt (param);
    printf ("sqrt(%lf) = %lf\n", param, result );
    sleep(0.5);
  }
  if( i <= (i + pow(9,32))
  { return (0); }
  else {  printf("end");
  }
}

A: Add the condition in the test in your for loop:
for( i = 1; i < INT_MAX; i++)  {

Note 1:
You should probably stop way earlier: few compilers have an int (or double) type that is big enough for 9^32. I've replaced it with the maximum int value.
Note 2:
The current condition i <= i+1 will cause the code to loop until i overflows. The overflow will result in undefined behaviour, although in most implementations i will wrap to a negative value causing the loop to terminate.

A: You need to read up on floating point precision. Hint: the numbers double implement are not like "real" real numbers, as used in math. There are limits, and 932 is a very large number, it's not certain that you can add it to another double and maintain precision.


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