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Q: How to simulate the run button with a command line in Pycharm I'm working on a script using the PyAutoGUI module. Sometimes the script gets stuck in a while loop because it's looking for pictures/images that are not shown due to connection problems etc. If this happens I want the program to start again from zero, so I want to simulate the play/run-button in Pycharm with a command line. Is this possible?

A: What it sounds like you want to do is restart your program if it doesnt respond. A similiar question appears to have been posted here: Python help - Need the ability to restart the script when it hangs or automatically set a timer so I would reccommend having a look at that. Simulating the run button in Pycharm might seem like a good idea at first but it is very specific and a bad practice to simulate user actions like that unless there is absolutely no viable alternative.

A: Thanks to Patel I managed to solve my issue. You can use ctrl+f5 to restart a script so now when I'm stuck in a while loop I'm using this code:
        #Click toolbar Pycharm
        pyautogui.moveTo(1672,15,1)
        pyautogui.click()
        #Rerun the script
        pyautogui.hotkey("ctrl","f5")

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2-year-old boy had multiple fractures, weighed 18 pounds, ate his own feces; Parents arrested: Report
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A North Carolina couple was arrested this week intentional child abuse causing serious bodily injury after their 2-year-old child was found severely malnourished with multiple fractures and brain injuries.
Jade Newman, 21, and Delane Bostic, 25, made their first court appearance in Fayetteville on Friday and were ordered held on $250,000 bond each, ABC 11 reported.
Prosecutors said the couple brought the toddler to a hospital earlier this week, and doctors found he weighed no more than 18 pounds. According to an affidavit read in court, the boy ate his own feces.
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X-rays performed at the hospital found skull fractures, rib fractures, and injuries to the brain.
Bostic was arrested on Thursday, and Newman was taken into custody the following day, according to Cumberland County jail records.
Neighbors said two children lived at the home shared by Bostic and Newman and were often seen unattended and naked. The condition of the second child wasn't clear, nor was the location of either child.
One neighbor, Tay Graham, told ABC 11 he was shocked.
"I never looked at them like that," he said. "I never thought they would do something to a kid like that. I don't even know what to say about it. I'm glad it wasn't one of my young ones."
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Zika - Know your options
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has released Flexibilities and Authorities for Federal Employees Affected by the Zika Virus. The below memorandum can be found at: https://www.chcoc.gov/content/human-resources-flexibilities-and-authorities-federal-employees-affected-zika-virus
CPM 2016-13
From: BETH F. COBERT, ACTING DIRECTOR
The World Health Organization has declared the Zika virus to be a "public health emergency of international concern" (www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/emergency-committee-zika-microcephaly/en/). President Obama has emphasized that "We all have to remain vigilant when it comes to combating the spread of diseases like Zika." (www.whitehouse.gov/zika) The Zika virus is spread primarily through the bites of infected mosquitoes—the same types of mosquitoes that spread other viruses like dengue and chikungunya. While most people have mild or no symptoms from a Zika infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has established a link between Zika infection during pregnancy and serious birth defects and other poor pregnancy outcomes. We also know that there can be other serious neurological disorders for some people who are infected with Zika.
As the Zika virus spreads into certain parts of the United States, we must remember that our Federal workforce is our most valuable resource and take steps to minimize the impact of the Zika virus on our employees while continuing to ensure continuity of operations. Agencies are strongly encouraged to utilize all available human resources flexibilities, along with providing workplace accommodations, if appropriate, to support employees who have a significant risk of a severe outcome due to contracting the Zika virus—for example, female employees who are pregnant.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has convened a working group of agency representatives that will meet regularly to discuss the developing situation and support OPM efforts to provide agencies and employees with current information and guidance related to the Zika virus. As a first step, this interagency working group was involved in the drafting of this memorandum. The interagency working group will continue to monitor developments related to the Zika virus and support OPM in issuing additional guidance as necessary. OPM will also communicate with the Chief Human Capital Officers and national labor unions concerning the impact of the Zika virus on the Federal workforce.
This memorandum has three attachments providing information and/or guidance from OPM, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). They present current guidance on protecting workers from occupational exposure to the Zika virus and remind the Federal community of the various human resources flexibilities and authorities that may be available to help affected Federal employees. The attachments are as follows:
Attachment 1 – OPM Guidance on Workplace Flexibilities and Authorities for Dealing with the Zika Virus
This attachment provides information regarding the various workplace flexibilities and authorities available to assist Federal employees affected by the Zika virus, including leave and telework.
Attachment 2 – EEOC: The EEO Laws for Employees Affected by the Zika Virus
This resource document discusses workplace issues that may arise under the laws the EEOC enforces, particularly in situations where pregnant employees ask for accommodations to avoid exposure to the virus or employees ask for accommodations related to symptoms of the virus.
Attachment 3 – OSHA Zika Job Hazard Analysis for Federal Agencies
This attachment provides a template to help Federal agencies develop job hazard analyses and hazard control strategies to protect their workers from occupational exposure to the Zika virus.
While no Zika vaccine currently exists, there are several ways for Federal employees to protect themselves from mosquito bites, including using insect repellents with Environmental Protection Agency-registered active ingredients, wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants, and removing sources of standing water whenever possible. For more prevention tips and the latest updates on Zika, please visit the CDC's website at www.cdc.gov/zika/, OSHA's website at www.osha.gov/zika/,andthe National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) website at www.cdc.gov/niosh/zika/.
Finally, OPM would like to remind agencies considering work-related travel to Zika-affected areas to use appropriate flexibility to accomplish the necessary work using alternate means, such as teleconferencing, whenever possible. Supervisors should carefully consider requests from employees who wish to opt out of this travel, and/or solicit qualified volunteers if travel is necessary. For more information, please see OPM's memorandum (CPM 2016-04) at https://www.chcoc.gov/content/notification-cdc-travel-alert-regarding-zika-virus.
Agency headquarters-level human resources offices may contact OPM at pay-leave-policy@opm.gov. Agency field offices should contact their appropriate headquarters-level agency human resources office. Individual employees should contact their agency human resources office.
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Involvment
With the current climate and posture that technicians are working and all of the secondary, tertiary, and whatever comes after tertiary duties that are continually thrust upon us, finding time to be a good steward or officer gets harder and harder.
Still, being involved and active is the most important thing that you can do for your chapter and its members. The reason ACT works is because we are able to speak with one voice and that voice carries the weight of many. The best way to avoid a situation in which only one or two officers end up doing most of the work or even worse, the membership not feeling like their voice is being heard, is to communicate.
Share, not only the work load but the information. You are privy to many conversations that you would not normally be and you owe it to your members to communicate what you are doing or what issues are pressing on the chapter. Some chapters have Facebook groups which they make "secret" (meaning that only people who are invited can participate or even see the conversation) allowing a private forum to discuss issues and communicate. Some chapters have email distribution lists which allow information to flow back and forth. There are many ways to accomplish this and you shouldn't feel bound by any method, just so long as the method is effective. All chapters should be having regular meetings which are allowing their members to be heard.
Once an effective method for communication has been established the chapter needs to begin recruiting. Our voice is effective because it is the voice of many, recruiting from the whole of the bargaining unit to have the largest voice possible makes a chapter stronger and more financially robust. One chapter gives every member a pocket knife, which is engraved with the chapter name, when they join and then enters them into a drawing, at the end of the year, a name is chosen for a custom rifle. The names not chosen remain in the "hat" for the next year. Other units have evenings out with spouses as a civilian pseudo dining-out. ACT National conducts an annual recruiting contest every year (a form is included in this edition or it's available on actnat.com). There is no shortage of creative ways to recruit and we would love to hear them and help you share them, what is important is that we are recruiting and expanding our voice.
Train your young stewards and officers and give them exposure to the process in action. If you have a meeting or forum bring along an inexperienced member to give them some exposure to the process and possibly even gain some new ideas and perspective.
Lastly, ensure that you are being active and working in good faith for the membership. Keep The Faith


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Light Shining in a Dark Place
By Travis Prinzi • August 14, 2012
I like scary stories, in case you couldn't already tell. I believe George MacDonald was correct that we are to "make righteous use of the element of horror." I recently had the honor and privilege of fleshing out these ideas a bit in a new book called Light Shining in a Dark Place: Discovering Theology in Film. This was a fun book to contribute to, because I got to write about one of my all-time favorite films: Poltergeist. The last two years at Hutchmoot, I've tried to sneak a reference to the spiritual metaphors in Poltergeist into my talks, and haven't had the time for it. (I'm talking with Andrew about "Tales of the Fall" this year, so perhaps third time's the charm.)
Here's just one paragraph from my essay, "The Parable of the Poltergeist:"
Here we've come to the real truth-telling value of the horror genre. We can do everything in our power to mask the Fall, to create an illusion of safety and tranquility. But underneath it all, the terror of our rebellion against God and its consequences remains. Nothing symbolizes this better than death, which is why the horror of Poltergeist culminates in dead bodies coming up from the ground. As the perfect, pristine house is destroyed in a supernatural explosion, the lies they formerly believed about the world come undone: The world is not predictable. It is not safe. It is not peaceful. Even those who believe in Christ are risen from the dead. "You were dead," St. Paul reminds us. And if that weren't enough, our sinful nature still wages war against us (Galatians 5). The destruction of the Freelings' house by the supernatural dead tells a much truer story than the image of the tranquil neighborhood which opened the film.
It's not October yet, which is when this subject is perhaps more seasonally appropriate, but I might as well take the release of this book and the subject matter of my essay to ask the question: What's your favorite scary movie? And perhaps even more importantly: What truth does it tell?
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I really love the Mothman Prophecies. As horror movies go, it's not the scariest. It does have some jump scenes and freaky moments, but that's not what gets me about this film. The whole plot is propped up on the true events of the bridge collapse in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. For months prior to the tragedy, locals reported seeing a "mothlike" figure that terrorized the town. Yes, there are questions raised in the movie about what the creature really was (if it was real at all) and what can such creatures do to humans and all the fun cryptozoology stuff. But the main truth I think the movie tells is this: there are greater things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in our philosophy. Mankind is finite and God's world is weird. We are not in control of all elements and we are certainly not omniscient. This film pumps a little cognitive modesty into the human brain that has a sure fire answer for everything in the universe.
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M.Night Shyamalan's 'Signs'. The thing that really stays with me is the idea that 'there are no coincidences' … not in a fatalistic-we-have-no-choice type way … but just that God's hand is upon everything, always making a way out (or in) for us … if only we have the eyes to see it.
@andrew August 14, 2012 at 12:44 pm
Thanks, Travis, for writing about what is for so many a touchy subject. Because I was a kid who was drawn to creepy stories, and as an adult I still have a soft spot for a good old fashioned ghost story, I'm fascinated by the true spiritual underpinnings of so much of it. Obviously, darkness for its own sake isn't spiritually healthy, but the genre seems to have a lot to say about reality.
I've had a Rabbit Room post in the works for about two years called, "The Delightful Shiver: Why I Like Ghost Stories", but I haven't had the guts (or the time) to finish it yet. Maybe the ensuing discussion here will motivate me. Then again, maybe it'll scare me off.
About Poltergeist, I watched it again last year on the SCC bus in my bunk, and it scared the tar out of me–even with the ultra-lame special effects! Spielberg once again demonstrates that he remembers what it was like to be a kid in a big, scary world. I thought about watching it (on ClearPlay, of course) with my boys, but Jamie told me I was nuts and changed the subject. One of these days. Maybe when she's out of town. 🙂
Good thoughts, Jason. I really liked that film, too. Years ago, we played in the town where that happened, and I got stuck in a bookstore reading all about it. I think part of it is that I really want there to be strangeness in the world. It's good for mankind to be reminded from time to time that we don't know everything—just like a good thunderstorm reminds us how small we are.
whipple
In keeping with the Shyamalan theme, I love The Village. SPOILER ALERT: The terror involved is, in the end, manmade, but it is also elemental for Ivy, who has her father's tale of the creatures ringing in her head. Her innocence and guile are pitted against evil both internal and external.
Also, though it's not a great movie, I can't help but think of Event Horizon and Sam Neill's line, "Hell is only a word," meaning that we cannot even begin to comprehend the horror involved.
I agree with Whipple, my favorite scary movie is The Village, which I think provides an interesting tie in to Lewis' quote in The Weight of Glory, "It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you say it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare." Those-We-Don't-Speak of in the film are the monster-manifestations of the evil that the elders of the village are trying to spare their children from but ultimately can't. I think we get a particularly interesting picture of this "dullest person can be a thing of horror" in the character of the village idiot, Noah, at the end of the film.
Dave Kuhns
I don't usually "do well" with horror movies, and so avoid them mostly, but I have seen Signs and The Village and would agree that they are both profound for the reasons mentioned above.
Loren Warnemuende
And once again with the Shyamalan theme, while my favorite has been 'Signs', I really did love 'The Sixth Sense.' It was so amazingly mind-bending, and even though sad, it had that redemptive element.
In terms of ones I hated, 'Dark Water' was one. It was just such a horrible, sad ending that has clung to me since seeing it years ago. I don't like that about a lot of horror movies.
@pete August 14, 2012 at 7:11 pm
Evil Dead 2. I'm just sayin'…
Ditto what Dave said.
John Barber
As usual, Pete is right. There's something downright truthful about swapping your hand for a chainsaw.
Also, man, I love zombie movies. Dawn of the Dead (the original) is a brilliant social and moral allegory about consumerism, etc.
Also, I used to have a website called "Where's My Hockey Mask?" if that tells you anything.
Long-time fantasy and horror fan (much to my wife's chagrin).
I think it was Chesterton who said ""Fairy Tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." You could say a similar think about the horror genre.
I'd echo my namesake and go with the Evil Dead movies – something to be said for the Everyman triumphing. I still chuckle whenever I hear someone allude to a "boom stick". And I'll watch pretty much anything with Bruce Campbell in it (but Bubba Ho-Tep is his best, IMO).
yankeegospelgirl
Andrew said, "Obviously, darkness for its own sake isn't spiritually healthy, but the genre seems to have a lot to say about reality." More often than not though, isn't the "reality" merely the reality of darkness? As Loren pointed out, most horror films end horribly and sadly. Referring to the Chesterton quote, they seem to delight in letting the dragon triumph.
We live under a curse, but we long for paradise. Blackness without light can stifle the spark. It seems there are better ways to search for truth.
I will second Signs, The Sixth Sense, although I refuse to watch the latter because it freaks me out too much.
I wonder how many scary movie fans saw The Cabin in the Woods. It's hard to discuss the movie without giving too much away but that was an amazing commentary on this whole subject and its cultural implications.
Troll 2 suddenly comes to mind. Can't think why.
Oh yeah, and I forgot to answer the question… I realize this is not a horror movie, but I found Schindler's List very harrowing. Nevertheless, it had a point.
Another one that might be closer in genre is Take Shelter. But that's more subtle than your average horror movie, though it contains some elements of horror. Highly recommend.
Travis Prinzi
Great comments, everyone, and fantastic films mentioned. I'd love to discuss Cabin in the Woods, which was one of my favorite recent movies, but I think I need another viewing before I can comment half-intelligently about it. It's been too long since the one time I watched it.
Yankeegospelgirl, I actually address that issue directly in my essay. I'm probably giving away more material than the publisher would prefer, but here's how I address it:
'An important question should be raised and answered here: What about horror films that do not have happy endings? What if the bad guy, the demon, the vampire "wins"? Isn't that anti-truth? Consider the classic horror film, Night of the Living Dead. The walking dead succeed in killing the main characters. Or Hitchcock's The Birds; the terrifying birds are not defeated in the end. How can these films be embraced by Christians? Don't we believe that good wins in the end?
Yes, of course we do. But I submit that a horror film which ends with evil winning is not, by default, a movie which tells a lie. At the end of all things, justice will be done and evil eradicated. In the meantime, however, in this fallen world, many stories end, in the short term, with the victory of evil over good. We should not shy away from this in our storytelling. Even Tolkien, who argued strongly for the importance of the "happy ending" for fairy tales, wrote stories like The Children of Hurin, which hardly has what you could call a "happy" ending. If we're committed to the truth in our storytelling, we will probably, at least sometimes, create or view movies where the bad guys win. It will hopefully drive us once again to hope only in Christ for salvation, and not in ourselves.'
And re-reading that, I wish an editor or I would have caught that awkward double-use of hope in the last sentence. Oh well.
Hi Travis, thanks for answering my question. I appreciate that this is a place for thoughtful dialogue where all sides are respected.
I certainly agree that in the short term, we see many stories unfold that end sadly, even tragically. Sometimes this is handled beautifully, as you pointed out with Tolkien. I think there can also be merit in leaving things open-ended, like the end of _Gilead_ (can't say much more because it would spoil a lovely book for y'all who haven't read it). The truth is we don't always know whether a story ends happily or not, and sometimes we do know that it ends sadly.
At the same time, don't you think there's a line between "worth absorbing" and "not worth absorbing" when it comes to this kind of genre? I think that I understand the point that you are ultimately making where happy endings are concerned, and in fact I agree with you. But I don't think I need to watch or "embrace" a horror movie in order to be more fully enlightened. Shoot, if we want to talk about depressing, grim stories with sad endings, all I need is the daily news.
@andrew August 16, 2012 at 1:14 am
I'm so glad someone mentioned Take Shelter. Jamie and I saw that on a date without knowing a thing about it, and MAN did it haunt me for days. I couldn't stop thinking about it. One of the fun things about indie movies is their quiet unpredictability.
I also saw The Woman in Black recently, which was, for the most part, a good old fashioned Victorian ghost story. I jumped straight into Jamie's lap several times, which was weird because she was trying to jump into mine. We collided mid-air and ended up on the floor, where we hid under a bowl of popcorn.
Anyway, I think an important point to remember is that people are wired so very differently that what is horribly unsettling for some is no problem for others. I have a friend who's a doctor, and is able to stomach some pretty gross things on a daily basis, just because she's not as freaked out as others by cadavers and weird excretions.
I tried to watch The Godfather with Jamie, which was a terrible, terrible idea. About halfway through what I had promised her was one of the greatest films of all time, she looked at me pleadingly and said, "You know, not one of my friends is watching this movie right now." I realized I was trying to push my movie tastes on her, and it wasn't fair. She shouldn't have to deal with severed horse heads if she doesn't want to.
On the other hand, I've always enjoyed the "delightful shiver" that comes from a good spooky movie, and while I happen to think there's no call whatsoever for "gore porn" like the Saw movies, Poltergeist seems to fall into a different category altogether. And yet—it's still not the kind of film I heartily recommend at dinner parties.
I understand what you're saying—that there may be other, better ways for us to learn some of these things. It's a good point. I think of Phillipians 4:8: "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." I struggle sometimes when I try and apply this verse to a film like The Woman in Black, to be honest. But I think at the very least it's interesting that the most bankable film genre in Hollywood (87 Friday the 13th films don't happen unless someone's making piles of cash) sometimes unwittingly tells the truth. Whether or not we all approve of certain films, it seems apparent that Travis (and others) are more than just entertained by a spooky movie, they're able to learn from them too.
A few more fun ones:
JAWS (the monologue about the U.S.S. Indianapolis is amazing)
Arachnophobia (a silly movie, but super creepy)
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (Ha! Because Don Knotts was the MAN.)
I second the mentions of The Village and Signs. What happened to M. Night, anyway?
Speaking of sad endings, I'm reminded of the Flannery O'Connor stories a bunch of us have been reading this summer. Not exactly horror–but I wonder how they'd come across in the film genre.
'Aliens'! Good call, Andrew! For some reason those freaked me out in a deliciously scary way.
And while I haven't seen 'The Woman in Black,' the title makes me think of an old Wilkie Collins mystery, 'The Woman in White.' There was a movie made of that that's definitely scary in a good way. It also has a lovely happy ending 🙂
Again, appreciate the very long and thoughtful answer Andrew. I think you understand what I'm trying to get at.
Yeah, I actually loved _Take Shelter_ as haunting as it was. I think the reason I got into it was that it tried hard to give the viewer some glimpses of light, courage and hope through the bleakness, even though the ending is (again) open-ended. (That's one ending I actually kind of wished was clearer, but it is what it is.) I ugly cried at several points because my heart was torn out by the main character's mental anguish and love for his family. It was beautiful and sad at the same time. I loved the way the marriage was portrayed, and I loved the relationship between the parents and the little girl. These were all beautiful things. So I didn't feel like I was just sitting through two hours of gross, pointless thrills. Even though I wasn't sure I wanted to see it again (like you I was haunted by it for days), I thought, "Well, that wasn't time wasted." Although the more I think about it, the more I kinda want to go back to it.
Andrew Wiley
I'm new to the Rabbit room but I love what I'm seeing! I thought I would chime in on this discussion because I actually drawn to horror films and tend to enjoy them depending on the content. My favorite horror (maybe overall) film is The Exorcist. It's rough and dark but the beauty of it is that the first two-thirds of the movie show how the world and all its knowledge can't help the girl. God enters into the third act and there sacrifice and redemption. I also like goofier stuff like Evil Dead. When I say I like horror movies I tend to get weird looks from my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ but I do believe light can shine brightest in the darkness.
Just saw 'Take Shelter' a couple days ago, and there's plenty to chew on with that one. Liked it a lot. His wife was an incredible picture of fidelity and grace.
It seems to me the horror genre, when it's done well, is simply presenting modern day morality tales, where a character's demise or redemption is wrapped up in his own continuously selfish or unselfish choices. Those stories are some of my favourite films to squirm through ("No! Don't do that! That's not the way!").
And since we're talking about Sam Raimi, a great movie about a person going down the road of bad choices and suffering their results is the audaciously titled, 'Drag Me To Hell'. It's like Raimi saw the present state of the cheap horror genre and said, "Step aside, kids. Lemme show you how it's done." (And somehow he kept it PG-13.)
Sheesh, you all are making me want to watch horror movies-a phrase I never thought I'd utter (or type).
It all comes to a kind of exchange: Is the redemptive content of this movie (if it has anything redemptive at all) enough to outweigh the "ick" factor to the point where it's worth watching? Particularly if I have a full life, full plate, etc.?
There's a point beyond which I think Christians just shouldn't go, even if something noble or laudable happens in the story (there are always these things called books if you're interested in a particular theme, e.g. Charles Williams' _Descent into Hell_). But I realize there will be differences of opinion on that front.
Yankeegospelgirl, thanks for continuing the discussion. I want to answer your questions in this paragraph:
Yes, I'm sure there is a line to be drawn somewhere, and we could talk about some of that criteria. Certainly some of it will be personal and some will be more broadly applicable. But I don't think the line is drawn before the entire horror genre, and that's the overall point I'm making. Wherever the line is specifically to be drawn, in includes the genre of horror broadly, but allows us to make discerning choices about which horror movies and books we should or should not take in.
Regarding the last sentence, that is precisely why we need the horror genre! It's the same reason we need the broader genre of imaginative/mythopoeic storytelling. Many of us turn off the news, because the steady diet of depressing stories about this fallen world is just too much. We tend to shy away from stark portrayals of the reality we live in. At the same time, we all know deep within that the world is a mess, and our avoidance of its daily stories does not change what our reality is really like. So as with all spiritual truth (as the writers of apocalyptic Scripture well knew), we are beings that learn truth through imagination and through symbol. Goblins, vampires, Horcruxes, zombies, shadows, and monsters of all kinds become symbols of our fallen world that we read in story form in order to get a spiritual picture of our fallen state and learn what not to become.
I used to have a thing for horror movies, especially zombie movies. I'm not much of a horror guy now. I stopped watching them years ago and now I can't really take things that are too scary. Which is interesting in and of itself. Repeated viewings of scarier and scarier movies made them easier to watch. And stopping them altogether I can hardly think about some movies (like The Grudge…shiver) and not get freaked out.
But anyway, I'm not sure why I'm going to share this, but it seems appropriate. I had a dream in my late 20s where I was basically a zombie/Frankenstein monster. Shambling around life, surrounded by my (normal, healthy human) friends. I remember being in total agony. Physically, mentally, emotionally. I woke up, thinking it was from all the horror movies I watched. Later that day while driving home from work I suddenly had a flash of a dream I had as a kid, which is still very vivid to me. It basically involved a headless monster coming out of our laundry room and, basically taking my head, placing it on its own neck, and walking back into the laundry room. No one helped me. My brother was nearby just watching it happen as I pleaded with him to help.
After getting that quick glimpse/reminder of this dream, I felt certain that God said, 'The monster doesn't have you anymore. I'm putting you back together.' I burst into tears. I don't know if it would have effected me as much if I hadn't been immersed in horror movies at the time. But the impact of how God used those two horrifying dreams, separated by at least 30 years, still blows my mind.
I think even sharing the story again (which I had forgotten) is a reminder of how loving our God is. He takes the most broken, wounded, and flawed people, and makes them whole and new again. That's probably what I like so much about Stephen King and his books. His heroes are flawed. They're not superhuman. But they're often fighting things bigger than themselves. It's the same with us. But our battle has been won by our Lord fighting on our behalf.
@JJ-wow! Thanks for sharing the amazing way that God worked in your life. That's just so very cool. thank you.
Thanks for sharing JJ—I think the genius of God is that He's constantly working in spite of. In spite of our choices, in spite of our failures, in spite of our brokenness… in spite of us! It sounds like you did wisely to wean yourself off of those films and images.
I've now put "Take Shelter" and "The Woman in Black" in my Netflix queue.
JJ, I think the use of those images to understand truth about God and yourself is exactly the kind of thing I was trying to get at in comment 27. The use of grotesque imagery to portray a fallen world is a type of truth-telling – symbolism that communicates in ways that propositional statements cannot.
It's funny though about horror and my current tastes in books. I can't stand horror movies anymore. But I fell in love with Stephen King's books 2 years ago after reading The Gunslinger. I originally planned to avoid his "horror" books, until I realized his idea of horror isn't really what most people think of as horror. I tried to read Richard Matheson's Hell House a few years ago and had to stop. Now THAT'S horror, and I couldn't take it. But King books like It, The Shining, The Stand, Salem's Lot, Desperation, etc., are much deeper than the scary stories on the surface (even though they can be scary and sometimes gross). I think AP talked about it in another RR post, so I won't go into it again. But I can handle that kind of stuff any day. When it's scary just for the sake of being scary, no thanks. But when there's something deeper going on, and it's telling a more meaningful story (which is pretty much 99% of King's books), then it hooks me.
The scariest stuff I watch now is Doctor Who. But that's not horror. It's just great fun. The Weeping Angels anyone? 🙂
Oh my gosh, JJ, The Dark Tower! So completely, satisfyingly good. And so many tie-in books to read! Love 'em.
JJ, Oh, but Doctor Who is horror! Or at least horror is one piece of that masterful genre blend, when you factor in the Weeping Angels and The Silence. Really, it's Moffatt who has introduced a Lovecraftian/horror element to the sci-fi show.
Lovecraft was the master of horror, but Lovecraft's horror was actually frightening sci-fi. It's why Ridley Scott's Alien is both sci-fi and horror. Jeffrey Overstreet's book, Through a Screen Darkly actually analyzes Alien in the same chapter as The Exorcism of Emily Rose. And these sci-fi/horror elements have made their way rather brilliantly (at times … that follow-up two-parter at the beginning of season 5 with the Angels was not so good. "Blink," however, was fantastic.)
Travis, I never would have said that Doctor Who was horror, but after reading your comment, my brain went, "Of course that's true."
I was watching the episode with the werewolf the other day, clinging to the edge of my seat and trying to peek around corners. I think that what makes that show so poignant is the way you look at the deepest, darkest, most terrifying places you can imagine, (particularly in a few of the Moffatt episodes) and just when you think there is no way out, light shines in the darkness.
Looking through other posts, it seems to me that that is a pretty common theme we're having (even as we embrace the stories that end before they're finished), maybe because it feels so personally true. Maybe we love these moves and stories so well because we look at them and think, "I know what that is; I remember that." And that leads us to the moment where light shone in our darkness.
Danielle, precisely! And think of the "The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances." Same thing. Creepy, gothic elements ("Are you my mummy?"), and light shining in the darkness.
And all this time I thought Doctor Who was super-dorky and worth watching only for David Tennant's unbearable cuteness. Silly me…
Great comment, Danielle.
1st, let me just say that I'm really enjoying this post.
2nd, I've always had conflicting feelings when it comes to horror. My first encounter with a slasher movie in high school, Urban Legends, left me a bit cold to the genre. I couldn't get the "gore porn" images out of my mind and had a hard time sleeping for weeks. The Ring had a similar effect on me as well a few years later, if not worse, despite being less gory, the idea of a child villain was something I couldn't tolerate. I wouldn't have seen it if I had known what I was getting into (got invited to the movie with a friend without really knowing anything about it). Last Halloween my husband and I watched The Exorcist, from which I am still reeling. I'd love to hear a fellow Rabbit's opinion on that film. I don't think I can ever watch it again. I think the majority of the horror I've seen, I've really hated, if only because I don't find any resolution, only darkness and despair. I have a very vivid imagination and imagining the grotesque isn't my favorite, especially when trying to get a good night's rest.
The kinds of horror movies I can really appreciate are those that aren't there simply for a blood bath. I'm so glad everyone keeps mentioning M. Night. Signs is my favorite of his films and I really enjoyed The Village and The Lady in the Water despite what many others thought. His signature twists at the end get me every time.
One I'm surprised no one has mentioned yet is Pan's Labyrinth. If I've got to gear up to make myself watch a horror movie, I'd take that one any time. Yes, it creeped the heck out of me and it is extremely violent, but the symbolism present points to Christ. I won't say more than that so as to keep from spoiling such a great film. It's been quite a while since I've seen it, but I think I'll have to add it to my Halloween watch list this year.
Does anyone else out there have any love for Pan's Labyrinth?
Other horror films I've enjoyed: 28 Days Later, House on Haunted Hill (1959), Nosferatu, Night of the Living Dead, The Invisible Man (1933), and all the classic Universal Monster movies…those are always fun.
Also, THANK YOU, for mentioning Doctor Who. Blink and The Empty Child are 2 of my most favorite episodes of the series. Blink was actually my first encounter with the Doctor and it hooked me. Horror with resolution, that's what I like to see.
Danielle and Travis,
You are correct about Doctor Who and horror. I've been rewatching the series again and just finished Season/Series 2. It definitely has horror elements, but not the kind of horror I used to watch in my teens. So I have a hard time labeling it that. But having just finished The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit episodes…holy cow those were scary. Not so scary that I couldn't go to sleep afterwards, but definitely horror.
I actually really liked the Season 5 Angels episodes (The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone). I enjoyed the first part more, and it was no Blink, but I liked the episodes.
But I'm hooked all over again with this show. It's just so brilliant.
JJ,
The Satan Pit was definitely one of the scariest episodes. My husband and I stumbled upon The Impossible Planet episode, which was supposed to be the "last one" we'd watch before going to bed. Nope! Had to finish the 2 parter and then watch something funny afterwards so as though not to have bad dreams! Gosh, I can't believe I didn't think about that one before. *shudders* I don't think I can watch that one again.
Elizabeth of the Kirk in the Woods
I would definitely say DW is horror… (And brilliant. Love the show, and chewing on all the ideas. I'll stop gushing before I get started.)
Some things don't bother some people as much as others. But I think there's another kind of horror. A friend of mine puts it this way…
" Friend: Do you not like scary stuff?
Me: No. Hate it.
What I realized, upon reflection, is that this is a complete untruth. I love scary stuff.
I write horror, of the most chilling kind. You won't find the unbelievable hair raising elements commonly associated with the genre, but what you will find won't be so easily forgotten. What you'll find is not the dark ravings of a lunatic but the cold calculations of a perfectly sane mind." –Katie Daniels, http://katielynndaniels.com/wordpress/2012/02/my-kind-of-horror/
I think horror gives us a glimpse. It sticks in our heads, and shapes what we do. And ultimately, hopefully…It gives us light. 🙂
My 2 bits, anwho..
Joel Pike
This has been disappointing. The only real light I've seen in this post thus far is AP's quotation of Philippians 4:8 and the statement, "there may be other, better ways for us to learn some of these things." There is enough horror in this world for us to understand evil and God's ensuing redemption without entertaining ourselves with fiction horror. If you need darkness to lead you to light open your eyes to the extreme poverty and injustice and hatred under which people are dying by the thousands as we write, then go and be a part of the redemption for which God has saved you to be a part of.
I don't need any more horror than the memory of watching the pool of blood grow on my nine day-old daughter's chest as the nurses desperately tried to get her heart to work again while my wife and I sat silently by screaming on the inside. And I also know deeply the redemption God has brought through her life and death. My story is only one among so many.
Instead of wasting time on movies let's get involved in real people's lives – the people for whom God's heart breaks, our brothers and sisters living under oppression, persecution, extreme poverty, extreme loss. Do something real. "Lift up the least of these. Lean into something lasting: Planting trees" – AP.
@andrew September 2, 2012 at 1:18 am
Joel,
Thank you for your comment. It was painful to read about your daughter, and I can only imagine that a discussion like this must be hard for you to read. I don't think Travis or anyone here is suggesting that we forsake getting involved in peoples' lives, or fighting against oppression, persecution, poverty, and loss. In fact, I believe Travis and the others who have commented are deeply involved in peoples' lives and in the work of the Kingdom. They just happen to like movies.
Much of the discussion in the Rabbit Room is about the way the truth ambushes us in the most unlikely places, and in this case the subject matter (scary films) is understandably troubling. I think, however, that's all the more reason to engage it in discussion. You raise some good questions, for sure. Please know this: if it seemed like we were making light of a tragedy like yours, I truly apologize. I'm certain that was no one's intent. Thanks for speaking up.
Joel, I also thank you for your comment and your willingness to share such a tragic and awful thing. I hardly even want to make any counterpoints to what you've said after having read that. But I do think there are some important distinctions to make here.
I echo Andrew's comment, most importantly in an apology if this conversation has turned in ways that make tragedy seem like something to be entertained by. No one is advocating watching movies (or going to museums or reading books or blogging or commenting on blogs, for that matter) instead of getting involved in people's lives. What I'm exploring here is whether or not art can, as George MacDonald and most of the earliest Gothic writers believed, symbolically portray spiritual truth about the Fall and our fallen state. My point is that Gothic literature, architecture, art, and, yes, film (as art, not as "entertainment") does indeed do that.
We can go down this road in all kinds of ways:
"Why read fantasy fiction (symbolist literature) when we could be out serving the poor? There's enough truth in the world for us to avoid wasting time on those kinds of books."
"Why read science fiction when we could be out working for a better future? There's enough truth in the Bible about our world that we don't need to waste our time on fictional portrayals of the future."
"Why read historical novels when we could be learning from real biblical history and becoming better Christians?"
And all of that is a line of thinking that takes us away from the pursuit of truth-telling and beauty in art. Maybe I have not been clear enough in my definition of "horror;" I've tried to clarify in later comments. I wonder about a few things in response to your final paragraph: Do movies fit into the category of art (whether good or bad)? If not, why not? If so, is all art-making and art-enjoying a waste of time that we should be spending doing something else?
Because I'm seeing "horror films" as a genre of art, not as celebration of or entertainment by gruesome things. And when it becomes the latter (and it certainly does at times), I'm in full agreement that none of us need it.
Travis and Andrew, thank-you for taking the time to respond. Please do not feel the need to apologize; I'm not seeing this discussion as trivializing real pain and suffering. I do trust that you guys are in people's lives for the work of the Kingdom and am humbled to think that I would bring judgment on people I do not know.
My hope is that we would hold up our art, and our entertainment, to the light of Col 3:17 "And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."
It is into the horror of sin and it's repercussions that Christ came to bring light. Our artistic representations of the gospel do have to depict evil to be truth-telling and to really glorify what Jesus has done. I honor that and see your intention in the music and books you create.
Let us just be careful that the art we take in actually leads us to Jesus. I think that is what you are saying.
My vote is for The Shining. The technical side of the film is amazing. The things that he did with the camera…I'm still learning from him. But I always find the simple "don't go in there if you're told not too" idea to be one of my favorites. There are just some things that we shouldn't play with and we should listen when we are told no.
Will Meyers
An excellent film that many people dismiss as cliched horror is Shyamalan's "The Village." I've realized that its genre is easily mislabeled because of the plot containing elements of terror such as the unknown and the threat of "an evil in the woods", but it's not just that. If you peel back the surface layers, positive lessons abound beneath. While "The Village" is by no means a Christian film, it does lack the junk that's so prevalent in Hollywood today. There is no sex, no language, no drug use. The only scene of violence is mild on purpose, because violence is not the focus of the movie. But it's included to help the audience understand the bigger picture: perfect love casts out all fear. And when you consider it, that's just what the protagonist (a terrific performance by Bryce Dallas Howard, by the way) does. Her perfect love for the main guy in the story eventually conquers the evil that antagonizes her community. And in a way, that's what Christ did for us. His perfect love for the human race – His death on Calvary's cross – provided us a way to escape the insidious evil of our nature. We could chose to get saved from it and follow Him. I view Shyamalan's thriller as a great reminder of that. And story-wise, it's well-written, too. 🙂
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Q: Add a series of dates with a series of hours I have a dataframe 'df' with two columns: 'Date' and 'Time Start (UTM)' (see attached png).
I WISH a new column with the addition of both, for example:
Date                 Time Start (UTM)  New Column
2018-04-10 00:00:00  13:03:00          2018-04-10 13:03:00
2018-04-10 00:00:00  14:01:00          2018-04-10 14:01:00

dtypes are:
df['Date'] --> dtype = datetime64[ns]

df['Time Start (UTM)'] --> dtype = object

But when I see element by element I get
df['Time Start (UTM)'].ix[0]

datetime.time(13, 36)

df['Date'].ix[0]

Timestamp('2018-04-04 00:00:00')

A: You can use DataFrame.to_timedelta() function for this one
df['DateTime'] = df.Date + pd.to_timedelta(df.Time)
df

Output:
    Date        Time        DateTime
0   2018-04-10  13:03:00    2018-04-10 13:03:00
1   2018-04-10  14:01:00    2018-04-10 14:01:00

A: One way is to convert your Date column to str, concatenate with Time, then pass to pd.to_datetime:
df['DateTime'] = pd.to_datetime(df['Date'].astype(str) + ' ' + df['Time'])

print(df)

        Date      Time            DateTime
0 2018-04-10  13:03:00 2018-04-10 13:03:00
1 2018-04-10  14:01:00 2018-04-10 14:01:00


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Today is the 10th anniversary of the occupation of Wheeler Hall at UC Berkeley. To honor this event, which inspired many truants of our generation, we're bringing this call to the future back from the past. Watch a video from the occupation here.
On Friday, Nov. 20th a brilliant revelation appeared on UC Berkeley campus. Students and workers on this campus held true to their aging chants and actually stood up and fought back. Mocking the days preceding where apathy seemed to reign on campus, when we forced ourselves to mutter "Whose University? Our University," while shuffling along and doing our duty as concerned citizens, for once, in and around occupied Wheeler we really meant it.
Continue reading "A CALL TO THE FUTURE FROM IN AND AROUND OCCUPIED WHEELER, NOV. 20 2009"
Cutting Class: Counterinfo for the Ungovernable Generation
In April 2017, a wave of vandalism broke out at the University of Texas in Austin. Over the course of 3 nights, various fraternities were vandalized with the words "racist" and "rapist," among other slogans. One of the frats targeted on two of the nights held a controversial "border patrol" themed party in 2015, and was otherwise notorious for homophobic & racist pledge rules and rumors of a secret "rape room." A study published in March of 2017 found that 15% of undergraduate women on UT campus reported being raped. Actual statistics are believed to be much higher.
The following anonymous communique claiming credit for the action was originally sent to It's Going Down, and quickly became notorious across the country. The vandalism came at the end of a school year marked by controversy around fascist activity on campus, the University's failure to address racism, and other A few weeks later, a stabbing occurred at UT Austin on May 1st –and instantly, both the local fraternities and the national alt-right were claiming that the incident was a targeted attack by the left and pointed to this piece as evidence. While these claims were bogus, the extra attention brought on top of the initial reception the piece had found made the article one of the most read pieces on IGD—back when their page still tracked the most viewed articles.
We at Cutting Class, who were students when this shit went down and found ourselves inspired by the impact of this piece, have turned this into a zine to preserve the memory of these actions and their effects. This was not the first nor the last spurt of insurgent action against Greek Life. But it's bombastic, insurrectionary fervor and the localized effects of the action—which polarized students, but were in many ways well received by those who saw reflected in the communique their own perspectives of Greek Life—made this piece stand out for student insurrectionaries of our generation. We hope this can inform and incite future, more developed forms of attack.
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An Anonymous Submission
We dropped our banner on an overpass near Harrisburg,PA in solidarity with this past month's prison strike. We want to honor their wishes to keep this issue in the public eye, letting our friends (and enemies) on both sides of the prison walls know that this is struggle will be ongoing, and that it will be at the cutting edge of the radical agenda until the last ashes of the last prison are blown away.
We also wanted to make the same connection the striking prisoners did by acknowledging the struggle of the migrant families imprisoned in our own backyard by a proto-fascist regime. One of the three family detention centers in operation, Berks Family Detention Center is a monument to all we find disgusting, so we decided to put up a monument of our own in defiance. We were inspired by our comrades in Frederick, MD, and we hope we can inspire even more actions like this.
Fire to the Prisons. Set the Captives Free.
-Concerned Citizens


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September 16, 2013 Jason Morgan
Speakeasy Ales & Lagers' West Coast-style brews will be available statewide in Colorado starting in September thanks to an exclusive statewide distribution agreement with the Summit Beverage division of Beverage Distributors Co. based in Aurora, Colo.
Speakeasy Ales & Lagers—which this year has already expanded to Illinois, New Jersey and Washington state—is now making it's first push into the Mountain West region with plans to bring Speakeasy beers to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Idaho over the course of the next 18 months.
"Colorado represents one of the most vibrant and exciting craft brewing cultures in the country, and we're excited to be part of it," said Brandon Borgel, director of sales and marketing. "We've been getting calls for Speakeasy beer in Colorado for quite some time, and we're finally ready to make it happen."
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What makes us who we are? What makes our kids who they are? Use the force and you will find out.
It may seem like a stretch to tie the Star Wars franchise to the struggles and importance of parenting, but a traveling exhibition called Star Wars Identities does just that. Using the characters in Star Wars, the exhibit shows how the choices we make in life shape who we are.
There are parenting lessons in parenting.
Think about it: Anakin and Luke came from the same planet, and similar stocks in life, but when you look at the end game, things turned out differently. Choices they made, how their parents and caregivers raised them, and their chosen mentors played a role in who ended up on the dark side.
I have to tell you, the exhibit had me a little freaked out.
You know the saying "you're born with it?" We all are, but what matters is what we do with it.
I took my kids to the Star Wars Identities exhibit which showed off the original artifacts from the Star Wars franchise and arranged them in such a way as to tell a story of identity. As you walked through the exhibit, you made similar choices to the characters in the movie. In the end, you ended up with who you are and there was no hiding it – was I raising Darth Vader?
There are 10 factors that affect our identity as told by Star Wars, scroll through to see how they affect you and your family.
The first choice you must make when you enter Star Wars Identities, is to choose your species. Will you be a human, a wookie, or maybe an ewok? While we are all human on Earth, Star Wars was a groundbreaking movie for showing aliens in everyday environments – the Cantina, for example, was a place where humans were the outsiders as the aliens simply gathered for a drink.
Many factors decide who we become through our life, but we are all born with a unique set of building blocks – our genes. Genes from our parents decide our hair and eye color, but they can also set the foundation for our natural aptitudes like reflexes. It was these inherited reflexes that allowed Anakin to become the first ever human to win a Podrace.
This is the largest piece in the Star Wars Identities exhibit. It is a life sized Podracer used in the filming of Episode I.
Parenting plays a key role in shaping identity from an early age. Parents are our first educators, and role models. Even the style of parenting determines our personality and how we interact.
Demandingness and Responsiveness are the axis on a parenting chart that determine how we treat our children.
Shmi Skywalker was a single mother raising Anakin. You could argue she was a permissive, neglecting parent letting her son discover things on his own without much guidance.
Owen and Beru Lars, Luke's aunt and uncle, had a very different attitude. They had him doing chores, scouting for droids and were very tight with the leash but compassionate.
This sketch is of Luke with his aunt and uncle. This was from an early draft the young hero's name was Luke Starkiller, not Skywalker.
Much of who we are is determined by cultural practices. From moral expectations to customs, traditions, and values, the people around us in our cultural group are highly influential. They shape things like our musical preference, the language we speak, and the clothes we wear.
Luke and Anakin both started in the same place – Tatooine.
This photo of a painting by Ralph McQuarrie depicts the streets of Mos Eisley.
Over the course of our lives, we come in contact with many people who are willing to share their wisdom and help us on our path. Mentors play a very strong role in who we will become.
This is an archival replica molded from Frank Oz's original Yoda puppet. Before he was called Yoda, a working name for the character was Minch. Some early sketches had him looking like a garden gnome.
From colleagues to close friends, the people we socialize with shape our personality and identity. When you have a group of friends, the influence is increased. You have loyalty to the members of the group, and the sense of belonging strengthens those ties.
The inspiration for Chewie came from George Lucas' Alaskan malamute, Indiana.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger – or does it? When life presents challenges, how we respond will define who we become. Some of us embrace change, others struggle.
Luke and Anakin's stories share many parallels. When Darth Vader asked Luke to join the Dark side, he rebelled while Anakin was easily tempted by the Emperor. They met mysterious strangers who would show them the future. For Luke it was Obi Wan, for Anakin it was Padme.
What you choose to do for a living can define your personality. What we do each day not only feeds our soul (or starves it) and defines ourselves to the world. Whether it's a calling, a career, a pastime, or a job, it shapes your identity. Meet Boba Fett, the Bounty Hunter.
The Star Wars Identities exhibit has you take a detailed personality test. You rank your openness, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism. Psychologists call them "the big 5." Each piece of those traits combine to form your personality.
Anakin, for example, is high on neuroticism and low on agreeableness. He's anxious, impulsive, and arrogant. Is it any wonder he went to the dark side?
After all that, it comes down to what we value most, and our culture, occupation, friends, and personality will shape those values. How important is power, benevolence, or security?
For the Jedi, their core values revolve around wisdom, benevolence, and patience.The Sith, however value passion, hatred, and fear.
My wife and I walked the boys through the entire questionnaire in the exhibit. Some of those personality questions were a little tough, so we answered them as best we could.
In the end, I didn't end up with Darth Vader, I scored me a couple of Ewoks. One is a Senator, the other is an X-Wing pilot. Not bad.
The biggest takeaway from the exhibit I had, in terms of parenting, is that I can lay the groundwork, but in the end it is up to them to decide. I can give my boys the culture, genes, and parenting but it is their friends, mentors, and how they react to events in their lives that will truly shape who they are and what they become.
That's scarier than coming face to face with the Darth Vader.
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Piechota wybraniecka (wybrańcy) – rodzaj oddziałów wojskowych w Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodów, do której rekrutowani byli jedynie chłopi z dóbr królewskich w Koronie od 1578 i na Litwie od 1595.

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Ten rodzaj piechoty inaczej zwanej łanową utworzono, na wzór siedmiogrodzkiej, za panowania króla Stefana Batorego ...abyśmy w koronie i państwach naszych dostatek pieszych ludzi do potrzeb wojennych mieli. Początkowo król planował objąć zaciągami wybranieckimi wszystkich chłopów, co pozwoliłoby na stworzenie stałej, kilkunastotysięcznej piechoty narodowego autoramentu, jednakże Sejm ograniczył ją do chłopów z królewszczyzn, po jednym z 20 łanów (... ze wsi królewskich ma być jeden człowiek na pieszego obrany..., któryby się do tego sam dobrowolnie (domyślnie zgłosił) ... między inszemi śmielszy i dostateczniejszy i do potrzeby wojennej pochopniejszy...). Wybraniec otrzymywał własne gospodarstwo, był zwolniony od wszelkich powinności (rozkładanych na gospodarzy z pozostałych 19 łanów), natomiast zobowiązany był do stawienia się na wezwanie w błękitnym mundurze określonego kroju i z uzbrojeniem, na który składały się rusznica, topór o długim stylisku i szabla. W czasach pokojowych miały odbywać się raz na kwartał ćwiczenia wybrańców (stawić się u rotmistrza czy porucznika do monstrowania z rusznicą swą dobrze narządzoną, z szablą, siekierą, w sukni swej barwy takiej, jaką mu rotmistrz albo porucznik naznaczy, z prochem, ołowiem do kul...). W potrzebie wojennej miał stawić się u rotmistrza natychmiast i od tej chwili otrzymywał żołd równy temu, jaki otrzymywali inni żołnierze formacji pieszych. Po raz pierwszy wybrańcy zostali użyci pod Wielkimi Łukami i Pskowem podczas wojny polsko-moskiewskiej 1577-1582.

Nigdy nie było tych piechurów więcej niż 2000 w Koronie i kilkuset na Litwie. W drugiej połowie XVII wieku było ich tylko około 1000. Działo się tak dlatego, że dzierżawcy królewszczyzn lekceważyli, a nawet sabotowali uchwały sejmowe o wybrańcach, nie chcąc tracić przypadających na nich czynszów i innych danin. Czasami wykupywali wybraniectwa, częściej starali się wybrańców zastraszyć i siłą ściągnąć należności. W 1595 r. po całym Podhalu i Spiszu szerokim echem odbiła się tragedia Piotra Fleszara, wybrańca ze Szczawnicy, który odmówił dzierżawcy dóbr czorsztyńskich, Janowi Łękawskiemu, zapłaty bezprawnie nałożonego nań czynszu w wysokości 14 zł oświadczając: "żem jest wolny od wszelkich czynszów i robót, bo służę Rzplitej i wyprawiłem się na wojnę". Dzierżawca kazał ująć Fleszara i zakuć go w kajdany, po czym zostawił go na mrozie na dziedzińcu zamku czorsztyńskiego, gdzie ten po dwóch tygodniach zamarzł.

Z czasem wartość wybrańców stopniowo malała. Wynikało to z faktu, iż ani dzierżawcy królewszczyzn ani chłopi nie byli zainteresowani zaciągami. Częste były przypadki przekupywania oficerów werbunkowych przez wybrańców w celu uniknięcia udziału w wojnie. Z uwagi na niski poziom wyszkolenia wybrańców w czasach późniejszych nie używano ich do walki, lecz do prac inżynieryjnych.

W 1726 roku Sejm podjął uchwałę, by piechotę wybraniecką zastąpić podatkiem od sołtysów osadzonych na łanach wybranieckich (100 złp rocznie od wybrańca) i utworzyć w jej miejsce piechotę łanową. W ten sposób sfinansowano utworzony w 1729 roku dodatkowy regiment pieszy cudzoziemskiego autoramentu (6 Regiment Pieszy Łanowy) o stanie około 350 żołnierzy.

System wybraniecki z powodzeniem funkcjonował natomiast w pewnych okresach w niektórych innych państwach, np. w Szwecji.

Zobacz też
 piechota łanowa
 piechota dymowa
 piechota węgierska

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Józef Urbanowicz [red.]: Mała Encyklopedia Wojskowa, Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, Warszawa 1970

 Andrzej Grabski, Jan Wimmer i inni, Zarys dziejów wojskowości polskiej do roku 1864. Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej. Warszawa 1966.
 Roman Rybarski, Skarbowość Polski w dobie rozbiorów, Kraków 1937, s. 261-262.

Linki zewnętrzne
 Zaciężna Rota Piechoty polskiej
 Piechota wybraniecka – geneza powstania, zasady rekrutowania, organizacja i uzbrojenie

Historia chłopów w I Rzeczypospolitej
Piechota I Rzeczypospolitej
Wydarzenia 1578

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Successful Capitalists "Get" Real Capitalism
Any capitalist that is successfully a capitalist must, at some level, grasp Marx's scientific analysis of capitalism. This is not to say that these capitalists will necessarily read Capital but only that they will understand, as Marx did, the core logic of the system in which they are the ruling class. And though sometimes we will encounter capitalists who study Capital and other marxists (i.e. at one point it was a fad for committed capitalists to read and appreciate Gramsci, but from an opposing position), the average capitalist who is actually successful is only successful because s/he gets the basic logic described by Marx. It is important to recognize this fact, and find instances where it is demonstrated, because it proves that Marx's understanding of this mode of production was correct but from the other side––the ruling class, when it is most successful, understands with eerie precision precisely the logic of its success and what it must do to persist in its hegemony. Inversely, since Capital was intended to be a manual for the revolutionary overthrow of capitalism, we must understand what must be done to annihilate this hegemony.
At the same time, however, capitalism necessarily produces an ideological constellation that rejects the scientific analysis of its core logic. Despite the fact that the successful capitalist must, at least unconsciously, grasp the labour theory of value and everything that is built upon this scientific theory so as to remain successful, it is also necessary to develop narratives and discourses that obscure this fact. These are not narratives and discourses that will be useful for a successful capitalist––because, if followed, they won't help the would-be capitalist to sustain themselves as a capitalist––but they are part of a general ideology that is significant insofar as generating a common sense acceptance of capitalism's imaginary, the way in which capitalism would like itself to be apprehended by society as a whole.
Take, for example, the libertarianism of the Ayn Rand variety (so-called "objectivism" though it is anything but objective) that is bizarrely popular amongst would-be capitalist individuals who most often fail to become successful capitalists. Here we have a perfect example of capitalist delirium where an "imaginary capitalism", to use Samir Amin's terms, stands in for "actually existing capitalism". The former is the way in which capitalism would exist as capitalism if it was just an academic exercise and a utopian proposition; the latter is what capitalism really is. The latter produces the former as an ideology in order to justify its existence but no truly successful capitalist, who has succeeded long enough to be entrenched in the ruling class, believes in this delirium. They might project this dream as a common fantasy amongst the masses, because it is in their interest, but they refuse to get lost in its logic because they know that to believe in its utopian processes is to lose sight of those processes that concretely allow them to persist as capitalists.
(A side point: every Ayn Rand loving libertarian I have ever known has never been a successful capitalist. When they aren't maladjusted university students who hate their leftist professors, they are university drop-outs who have failed in becoming capitalists. Of course they will complain that they would succeed if capitalism could become real capitalism––that is, the utopian capitalism existing in their delirium––but this is just evidence of their idealism: they want a fantasy, a made up version of real-world capitalism, that is about as logically possible as Lost Lemuria. Just as Engels castigated the utopian socialists for not being scientific, the successful capitalists could castigate their libertarian counter-parts for the same reason.)
This is why the Milton Friedmans of the world, though useful ideologues of capitalism, would never succeed as actual capitalists. If they attempted to apply their para-mathematical models to the real world to actually succeed as capitalists rather than academic apparatchiks, they would sink to the level of poverty. Sometimes they possess enough influence to trick other would-be capitalists into their imaginary, and thus disgrace them at the moment of crisis, but otherwise what they are promoting is a delirium that those bourgeois subjects who weathered the crisis have little interest in pursuing consciously.
The Sears corporation's recent bankruptcy is a perfect example of why a successful capitalist must, to some degree, reject imaginary capitalism. Its CEO, Eddie Lampert, was an Ayn Rand fanatic who actually believed that this libertarian ideology was "rational" and, consistently and thoroughly, ran the corporation according to Randian principles––hell, he could even quote passages from his guru's shite novels. Rejecting the labour theory of value and believing that technology produced value, and selfishness produced rationality, he ran his corporation into the ground. Making departments compete against each other produced a climate of false reporting, completely crushing workers rather than realizing that they created and value and crushing them in a way that made them identify with their crushing, meant that there was nobody to exploit value from. This failed capitalist, who apparently believed that the mode of production was a supernatural force and thought that this was rational and objective, was weeded out by his own precious free market that is not at all as independent as he imagined––and could never be so. Good Lord, look at the other brutal capitalist ventures that are similar to Sears: Walmart and Target realize that the majority of their profit comes from their over-exploited workers and, in this realization, can produce effective systems that keep these workers over-exploited.
Simply by adhering to the purist capitalist ideology does not make one a good capitalist
And yet Lampert, who is now being castigated by Forbes, was once celebrated by the same pro-capitalist propaganda for being a visionary! This is simply because Forbes, along with the Wallstreet Journal and other such tripe, is meant to primarily defend the ideology of capitalism––that is, its imaginary/delirium––and not capitalism as it actually exists. It thus has no problem celebrating the most rabid capitalist, even if they don't really understand capitalism, and then castigating this fanatic when they fail to become, due to their own ignorance, the capitalist they thought they had become. Forbes simply celebrates an elite club; when a member of this club falls from grace, they can and should be dismissed.
Here I am reminded of every libertarian I encountered when I was an undergraduate who, a far cry from Lampert, clung to a utopian conception of capitalism that was useless. Since such a conception could not actually teach these would-be capitalists what was required to become a capitalist––let alone reveal the truth that even a scientific understanding of capitalism would never be enough to become one of the privileged few exploiters (so much of this, after all, is like the lottery)––these sad little individualists were always doomed to failure. I do not know one Randroid who was a successful exploiter: dogmatically adhering to an imaginary conception of capitalism, and believing that they were akin to "John Galt" simply because they liked this fictitious character, they all failed to become anything more than pasty-faced, trench-coat wearing curmudgeons who couldn't figure out how to profit from exploitation because they didn't understand exploitation in the first place. The tendency is to follow their idol into the realm of poverty and an over-reliance on social services, making the bullshit complaint that they would not have to sink so low if their capitalist utopia wasn't properly functioning in the first place. The fact that they are incapable of thinking through the question who would impose your utopia if you hate the state––let alone the connected, and uncomfortable, question who would refuse to accept your utopia if there was no state and thus make you require a state in the first place––is just more evidence of their literal idealism.
Such (tragically) amusing libertarian figures would demonstrate their utopianism by always referring to a capitalism that never existed. While they mocked communists for their supposed theory-that-doesn't-work-in-practice (and thus failing to grasp that most active commies think this "true communism" narrative is actually bullshit), they demonstrated the height of utopian delusion. Unlike communism, which is a classless society that exists on the horizon of socialism and thus may never be brought into being, capitalism actually does exist in the real world and function according to real processes; it works pretty well according to these processes and to suggest otherwise is to imagine a pretend capitalism, to hide from its general laws. And yet the average libertarian likes to talk about some "pure capitalism" that has never existed, even since capitalism's rosy dawn, and so we have to wonder just what mode of production they are inventing. The fact that capitalism could never function without a state, without a military apparatus to enforce its laws––that is without workers forced into working to generate all of the social wealth––is side-stepped by appeals to some Platonic market. So what precisely is this imaginary capitalism if it is not the capitalism of the real world? The ideology of those real-world capitalists who know precisely what is required to keep them in power: the state, workers forced into exploitative relations, and maybe even a bunch of misguided and failed capitalists to babble about the mythology of an imaginary capitalism!
Real capitalists, while recognizing the importance of a propaganda that promotes their imaginary, are successful because they know, at some level, precisely what it takes to be successful––they grasp the core logic of their beloved system. The Koch family, which was partially behind the mobilization of the Tea Party, was very aware that the mass mobilization of people, and state intervention on the level of control, was necessary––this is why they worked extremely hard to create a social movement consisting of masses who would argue for the basis of exploitation.
After all, successful capitalists understand the fact that some sort of mechanism of state repression is necessary––why would the majority of people (this "herd" who, according to the Randroids, are unremarkable and pull down the unique and "productive" individuals) accept brutal capitalist exploitation in the first place? How the hell can you generate all of the value required for modern capitalism without those masses of workers you despise tricked into working for you? Just because they decide to because they think you're brilliant? Well, maybe, but some mechanism of hegemony has to function so as to get them to think this way in the first place––this is probably why so many conscious and successful capitalists were reading Gramsci! So no, the end-game scenario of Atlas Shrugged is ludicrously utopian: the rugged capitalists would, in actual fact, find themselves in a world where no value could be produced… who would make the food, till the fields, work the factories, etc. without the very state these utopians believe is in the way of their self-actualization? Nobody.
Hence, every successful capitalist proves the significance of historical materialism since s/he must, in order to be successful, abide by the logic Marx uncovered in Capital. And yet this logic is self-defeating because it also explains the contradiction these successful capitalists must invest time and energy to mute, hide, and actively repress/suppress: the fact that, while capitalists require workers to be capitalists, workers do not need capitalists.
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This is great - I encourage you to convert the piece into a Financial Post op-ed!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z044ysBEaAc
Further evidence: When this Sri Lankan Marxist economist teaches Marx to investment bankers, they often respond along the lines of "Wow, that's what I've been doing the whole time. Now it makes sense." It's true, on some level, the successful ones understand how it actually works. What that says about them as people is another question..
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Family papers lawsuit against Mall of America after young thrown end balcony in 2019
The household of the young thrown over the balcony in ~ the shopping mall of America and seriously injured has filed a lawsuit versus the mall.
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) - The family members of the young boy who was thrown off a 3rd floor balcony at the shopping mall of America in 2019 is currently suing the mall for negligence.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Hennepin County ar Court, alleges the man who threw the boy over the railing should have never been permitted into the mall the day, or if he was, the should have actually been complied with by security. The boy, climate 5 year old, has only been established by his very first name, Landen.
"But, the mall fail to take either of this simple, vital precautions, in order to breaching that duty to carry out a safe atmosphere to its guests," the lawsuit reads. "As a result, and also their whole family were forced to endure horrific, completely unnecessary injuries and also suffering that will influence them because that the rest of your lives."
On April 12, 2019, Landen and also his mom were through friends outside the Rainforest Café on the 3rd floor that the mall of America once Emmanuel Aranda, currently 26, choose up Landen there is no warning and also threw him end the railing. Landen fell around 40 feet before landing on the very first floor that the mall, fracturing lot of bones and suffering huge head trauma.
Charges: man went come Mall the America through intent to kill
According to the charges, Emmanuel Aranda checked out the mall of America with the will to death someone, and also ended up severely injuring a young young after he threw him over the balcony.
According to the lawsuit, Aranda was famed to the mall's protection department as a "violent and also aggressive man with an explosive temperament." He had actually been banned native the mall twice prior to for assaulting patrons, make terroristic threats, being combative and damaging property.
Aranda pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and was sentenced to 19 year in prison. According to the charges, the told police he had come to the shopping mall on April 11, 2019 intending to kill an adult, yet it did no "work out." He reverted the adhering to day and also chose Landen instead.
The lawsuit says mall security ended up being concerned about Aranda's actions on April 11 and had sent a security officer come speak v him together he was standing on a balcony peering end the railing and talking to himself. However, the protection officer never asked Aranda's name and therefore never checked his name versus its records to uncover whether he had any kind of prior cases at the mall.
Man who threw 5-year-old young from mall of America balcony sentenced to 19 years in prison
The man who threw a five-year-old boy from the third floor balcony at the shopping mall of America to be sentenced Monday to 19 year in prison.
According come the lawsuit, Aranda walked approximately the shopping mall for an ext than two hrs after he to be approached by mall protection for his suspicious and also unusual conduct, repetitively looking over 3rd floor balconies in the same area whereby he would certainly throw Landen over the following day.
The lawsuit likewise notes that Aranda had actually returned come the shopping center of America several times when his 2 previous bans to be in effect, saying this additional shows the shopping center "lacks any effective means to screen dangerous or banned individuals from entering the mall."
Medical bills complete over $1.75M
Landen's family has collected over $1.75 million in clinical bills end the food of Landen's recovery from the near-fatal fall, according the family's attorney, mark J. Briol. He to be hospitalized for number of months complying with the incident.
Briol write in the lawsuit that Landen has actually been "permanently damaged in number of ways" by the serious head injury he continual at the shopping center of America ~ above April 12, 2019. Because the incident, he has suffered significant softening and loss of brain tissue ~ above both political parties of his mind and his behavior and also personality have been altered.
"He exhibits confusion around day to day activities. His memory, adaptive an abilities and academic performance have deteriorated," the sue reads.
Landen will need follow-up therapies for years to come, including occupational and physical therapies and also provisions for his life-care, follow to the lawsuit.
His family is suing for monetary and also other loss for the mall's negligence in the incident.
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Middlesex Community College hosting 'Enroll in a Day' registration Saturday in Middletown
By Press Staff
Updated 11:02 am EST, Monday, December 9, 2019
Saturday is "Enroll in a Day" at Middlesex Community College in Middletown. Registration is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 100 Training Hill Road. Shown here is a CNA student.
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MIDDLETOWN — Middlesex Community College is hosting class registration Saturday during "Enroll in a Day" from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The spring 2020 semester begins Jan. 22. Students can choose from more than 70 degree and certificate programs to advance their education and career, according to a press release.
Accepted students may also register in Middletown Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The test is at 9 a.m., and walk-ins will be admitted until 11 a.m.
There will also be open registration Dec. 12 at MxCC@Platt in Meriden from 3 to 7 p.m.; with the test taking place at 3 p.m.; as well as Dec. 16 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. That test is at 9 a.m., and walk-ins will be admitted until 4 p.m., according to the college.
Visit mxcc.edu to learn about upcoming open registration dates in Middletown, 100 Training Hill Road, or at MxCC@Platt in Meriden, 220 Coe Ave., or call Enrollment Services at 860-343-5719.


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UN To Distribute Cash Aid To Gaza Families – Envoy Says
The United Nations will begin on Monday to distribute cash aid to thousands of poor families in the besieged Gaza Strip under a programme funded by Qatar, the UN Middle East envoy has said.
Qatar has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to Gaza since Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip in 2014. But another round of fighting in May with Hamas, the Palestinian group that rules Gaza, prompted Israeli and United States demands to revise the payouts to ensure they did not reach Hamas. They have since been on hold.
Under a revised funding scheme coordinated by Qatar and the UN and supported by Israel, cash will be given out at more than 700 distribution points throughout the Gaza Strip, a UN official said.
Nearly 100,000 beneficiaries will begin to receive the cash aid on Monday, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland wrote on Twitter on Sunday.
Officials did not say if or how the distribution points were being monitored to ensure the cash bypasses Hamas.
Qatar was also due to provide aid to civil servants in Hamas-run ministries under an agreement with banks under the jurisdiction of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority (PA).
But the PA withdrew from that arrangement on Friday over concerns its involvement would expose it to legal issues. Hamas is deemed a "terrorist group" by several Western countries.
The Qatari funding scheme for Gaza's poor has won support from Israel, whose prime minister, Naftali Bennett, said on Monday it would ensure money reached those in need while bypassing Hamas.
However, according to Bennett, the payments would be made in vouchers, not in cash as the UN official said.
"The grant is being transferred in vouchers and not in suitcases of cash as has happened in the past," Bennett's office said in a statement.
When asked about the discrepancy, Bennett's office declined to comment.
Officials were still working to find a mechanism that would distribute cash to civil servants without funding Hamas military activities, Bennett's office added.
Israel and Egypt hold Gaza under a blockade, citing threats from Hamas. The World Bank has said that the restrictions have contributed to soaring poverty in the enclave, home to two million Palestinians.
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