With claims of having multiple data files regarding its Formula One endeavors stolen, Mercedes-Benz filed a lawsuit against a team engineer understood to be on his way to join a competitor—the Ferrari F1 team.
Filed on Oct. 19 and released last week, Bloomberg News reports the suit from Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains to be against engineer Benjamin Hoyle. His contract with the team ends this month, and Hoyle informed the team that he would resign at its conclusion. Mercedes soon discovered that Hoyle planned to head to the Ferrari team, taking him off of F1 duty and assigning him to work unrelated to the series for the remainder of his contract.
But apparently, Hoyle still managed to get his hands on a number of files. According to Bloomberg, the lawsuit claims that Hoyle obtained data concerning mileage and damage in relation to the Mercedes engines, codes to decrypt raw race data files and a report from the Hungary Grand Prix. As you can imagine, Mercedes' filing includes a note that Hoyle's "actions were calculated to destroy or seriously damage the relationship of trust" he has with the manufacturer.
Mercedes is seeking the return of all documents and information, payment of its legal fees, and wants to block Hoyle from joining Ferrari or any other F-1 competitor until after the 2016 season.
That's right, Hoyle—Mercedes wants you to sit out and think about your (alleged) actions. But Ferrari says there's not currently a job offer on the table, so perhaps Hoyle will will need the extra year to find a new team anyway.


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The Realschule affects as many areas of life for young people to give them impulses for their career choice. According to their inclinations and skills they can choose from a wide range of elective subjects.
At the end of year 10 they take part in the central final exams for the Intermediate Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Mittlerer Abschluss) in the subjects German, English, mathematics (written exams) and an oral exam as a presentation in a subject they can choose freely. All exams taken at Schulzentrum Marienhoehe are equivalent to those at state schools and state-approved.
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Instruction in Secondary Level I provides our students not only with the knowledge on which Secondary Level II is based but enables them also to discover their talents, to strengthen their personality and to train their social skills.
Secondary Level II builds on the educational work of Secondary level I/Realschule and has the objective to equip all our graduates with everything they need for university studies. It is subdivided into a one-year Introductory Phase and a Qualification Phase.
During the first year our students coming from different types of school adapt to the standard of the Secondary Level II. They spend the whole year together as a class. At the end of the year stands the admission to the Qualification Phase. It is based on the performance in the Introductory Phase. Coaching conversations with all students are conducted by our tutors.
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The final exams follow the regulations of the Hessen state exams. All exams at Schulzentrum Marienhöhe are equivalent to the graduation results at state schools and state-approved.


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Q: What are the applications of reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces? (outside of statistics/machine learning) I'd like to learn about some applications of RKHSs outside of machine learning and statistics. For instance, do they feature in physics (maybe quantum mechanics)? It would good to have a brief explanation of the usage too, if possible.

A: There are loads of applications outside machine learning and statistics. Actually the concept of RKHS is more than 100 years old and was originally developed to solve problems in complex analysis. The theory was formalised by Aronszajn in the 50s obviously predating much of modern statistics and machine learning.
Check out the introduction in
wikipedia on RKHS
or the description of certain prominent RKHS of analytic functions such as
Segal-Bargman space or Hardy space. I heard that applications in quantum mechanics involve Fock spaces.
My conclusion on RKHS: They are everywhere!

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The Story Behind My Name
Maribel Ramírez Hinojosa is a clinical psychologist in Texas. She attends Hope for the Broken, a Mennonite Church and is a steering committee member for MC USA's Women In Leadership. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.
My first name is María, but ever since I can remember, people have called me by my middle name, Maribel. That people called me by my middle name was something that my mother insisted on for reasons that are entirely understandable.
You see, I was born in México, and when my then Catholic parents took me to church to get baptized, they introduced me to the priest as "Maribel." The priest, much to my parent's surprise, was troubled that my name was not "María." In fact, the priest was more than troubled and refused to baptize me unless my parents made "María" my first name and "Maribel" my middle name.
My parents were shocked. But my mother was especially upset. After all, "Maribel" already had the name "María" in it; it is a joining of María and Isabel. But in those days, it felt as if the authority of the priest was final. My mother, frustrated of course, believed she did not have a choice.
My family is from a rural part in northern México, and we lived an hour and a half away from the closest town, so my parents had limited options in terms of where they could baptize their daughter. Reality set in for my mother. If I was to get baptized, my parents would be forced to name me María. Maribel would get pushed to middle name status.
Looking back now, I can certainly sympathize with my parents, and as a mother myself, I understand my own mother's frustration.
Here was this male religious leader who had imposed his authority over a family who he knew he could manipulate.
Nowhere in scripture is it mandated that Mexican families name their daughters María and their sons José. Yet, travel anywhere in México, Latin America, and Latino USA, and you will run into your share of Marías and Josés. These naming practices have been a Catholic tradition for so long that in some places it's taken as just something that people do as an offering to God, perhaps.
My mother has a couple of sisters whose first names are María, and my dad and his brother's first names are José. Maybe my grandparents didn't mind naming their children like that, and that is okay, but my mother did not have a choice in the matter. For her, it felt more like coercion, and that's why, to this day, both my parents refuse to call me María. Perhaps it's their way of undermining the priest's authority and pushing back against his obvious abuse of power.
I'll never forget the day, shortly after having arrived in the United States, that I went with my mother to apply for a social security card. We were in a new country, far from home, and here was my mother demanding that my middle name appear on my social security card. The way my mother understood it, when I grew up and applied for a job, people were going to call me by the name that appears on that card. And she wanted it to be clear that people should call me by the name that she and my dad wanted for me, Maribel.
And you better believe that every year when I registered for school, or met my new teacher for the year, she would make it crystal clear that they were to call me by my middle name. That was my mom's way of rebelling against what was imposed on her, and I love her for that.
I've always known the contested story around my name and why everyone called me Maribel. But to be honest, I never thought much about it until the summer of 1996, when I was twenty years old. That summer, I participated in an anti-racism drama troupe, sponsored and organized by Mennonite Central Committee. I and six other participants (African American and Latino) traveled the west coast to perform dramas on our experiences with racism. We spent a long time on the road, going from one place to another.
One day, as I sat in the backseat of one of the cars we rode in, I started drawing with my finger on the back of the front seat. I would draw something and then erase it. I then started to write my name, María, because Maribel was too long and my then friend, now husband, Felipe, asked me who María was. I told him that that was my first name and from that day forward he started calling me María.
It didn't bother me at all until, a couple of years later, when we started dating and he visited my home and met my parents. On one occasion, he was having lunch at our house and he called me "María" in front of my mom. I think you know what happened next. My mom, ever the cool and collected one, did not say anything in that moment, but after Felipe left, she pulled me aside and told me to tell Felipe to never call me "María" again. It was a reminder of how close my mother carried that wound, and it made me sad.
I don't think it had registered with me how strongly my mother had felt about what people called me. I immediately told Felipe, but by that point he had been calling me María for so long and the habit was hard to break. He still, occasionally, calls me María, although not as often.
Baptism is a sacrament that my parents believed their children needed to partake in to be able to go to heaven, and my name was the price they had to pay to get me there.
Religious leaders can sometimes abuse their power and often are not aware of the implications their words carry or how "made up" mandates can impact an entire family.
My mother did what she needed to do to get her daughter baptized and made sure nobody called her daughter the name that was imposed on her. I get that now. My angst and frustration are, of course, with that priest in México.
But here's the complicated thing with me and my first name, I actually love the name "María," even with its complicated story and all. Maybe I like it so much because I enjoyed memorizing my many familial last names and when I said the eight last names I had memorized, I would always preface it with my first and middle name: María Maribel.
Maybe the love for María has to do with feeling a connection to my country of origin since there are so many Marías in México. In fact, so many that there is even a written abbreviation (Ma.) to an already short name, since most people use it along with their middle name.
Maybe I have a strong affinity to the name María because my husband was the first one who called me that.
Whatever the reason might be, while I will never call myself by my first name, out of respect for my mother, I love hearing the sound of "María" when spoken and I love being part of a María tradition.
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Q: Expect Script : spawn id exp4 not open I have created an expect script to download some files via sftp.
I now need to copy the files so I have the script:
#!/usr/bin/expect

set now [clock seconds]
set date [clock format [clock seconds] -format {%Y-%m-%d}]

spawn sftp test@user
expect "sftp>"
send "cd public_html\n";
expect "sftp>"
send "get *\n";
expect "sftp>"
send "quit\n";
expect " $"
send "cp -R /media/user/A/$date /media/user/B\n"

But I am getting the error:
sftp> quit
send: spawn id exp4 not open
while executing
"send "cp -R /media/user/A/$date /media/user/B\n""
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What is causing this?


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It all began 25 years ago
Below is an extract from the Ampthill News from 1969…
Villagers at Flitton & Greenfield started collecting for a new village hall 25 years ago and on Saturday they saw it being officially opened.
The opener was Mr John Shine, a member of the building committee, who said they had been collecting since the war, but there was a break in activities and the villagers started up the fund again only about two years ago.
The land for the hall was bought 20 years ago and until Easter when the building started, it was being used to grow rhubarb. The total cost of the Hall was £10,000 but the local authorities helped out and the villages had to raise only £5,000.
In the picture are left to right- Mr B Fossey, Mrs Davis (Chairman of the Management Committee) Mr & Mrs Shine
Mr. Shine said most of the money had been raised by sponsored walks, bazaars & barbecues. After the opening ceremony, there was a short concert by children and in the evening a dance was held.
This was an extract from the Ampthill News and Flitwick Record published on Tuesday, September 16th 1969, after the hall had been opened on Saturday 13th.
We know from local residents that many of the residents of Flitton, Greenfield & Wardhedges actually helped with the construction of the hall, in terms of getting the land ready and laying the base where the hall still sits to this very day. Many are still living within the local area. The architect was a Mr Ray Walker of Greenfield. Unfortunately as time goes on residents pass on or move out of the area, therefore we are limited with the information we do have. However we have found a few snippets of information that are true to the best of our knowledge!
The land was purchased from the council in around 1951 where the Trust Deed for the hall was formed and signed by Mr. Eric Roberts of Wardhedges. Many members of the local community formed the management committee, whose occupations ranged from a retired milkman to a market gardener, butcher to a retired police officer. It is fair to say it was a real village effort to get the hall off the ground with an unbelievable amount of fundraising, from the Gala (which still runs today) to dances & Totes. We know Dorie Fowler who was the caretaker of the hall for many, many years used to walk around the village, with others knocking doors for the Tote which was run for a number years around the village.
There are so many names that have been mentioned with regards to the village hall that it would be hard to mention them all. Over the years the hall has been transformed into what we see today. A local man, Mr. Pyper donated money to the hall to construct a bar. This was known as Pypers Bar. Past memories recall Ken & Annie Gibson running the bar, with all profits donated to the village hall.
MORE NEWS JUST IN…………………….
With special thanks to David & Sonia Evans, former owners of Puzzles Farm Shop in Greenfield we have some more information with regards to the Hall & Bar.
As previously mentioned Mr. Pyper donated money for the refurbishment of the Bar. It has come to light that this was just a loan.
The Bar was originally located in a cupboard in the hall where the Disabled Toilet is now situated. For those that pay attention when they go into the hall, they will notice there are 2 doors at the rear of the hall that resemble a serving hatch. This is where the Bar used to be.
Sonia's mother & father, Elsie & Bill (aka Button) Carr took over the running of the Bar. In 1976 they successfully applied for a 'on' licence for the sale of drink. The Village Hall was the first bar in the area to have this. Please see the article below.
They paid to equip the bar out of their own pocket, and ran monthly dances with Live bands, and Friday night bingos plus other fundraising events to pay back the loan. Sonia's mother also donated the Glitter Ball that is located in the centre of the hall. We are pleased to say that the Ball is still there to this day and fully operational.
The dance's were very much a Village Highlight with balloon's in a net on the ceiling. Sonia's daughters have happy memories of helping their grandparents bottle up on a Saturday morning for ' Crunchies and a bottle of coke'
When they closed the shutters they always joined in for a dance and to sell tickets for the next month's dance.
Below are further happy photo's supplied by David & Sonia.
A sign made for Button which hung behind the bar.
Button & @Elsie enjoying themselves


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Tools discovery pushes back hominin migration, calling current theories into question. Andrew Masterson reports.
An artist's impression of Homo erectus, who possibly arrived in China more than two million years ago.
The timing of hominin dispersal out of Africa needs to be re-examined, according to a team of Chinese archaeologists who present evidence that human ancestors reached China much earlier than thought.
In a paper published in the journal Nature, Zhaoyu Zhu from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and colleagues reveal more than 100 artefacts unearthed from 17 sediment layers at a location known as Shangchen on the southern Chinese Loess Plateau. The oldest of these dates to 2.12 million years ago – making it the earliest hominin find outside Africa by more than a quarter of a million years.
Until this find, the earliest evidence for hominin presence beyond Africa came from Dmanisi in Georgia, where in 2011 bones and stone tools including flakes and choppers were dated to just after 1.85 million years ago.
The next two earliest finds were both discovered in southern China, in the same broad area as the new artefacts. They comprised two teeth, tentatively identified as coming from Homo erectus, and a skull, conclusively identified as belonging to the same species. They dated from 1.7 and 1.63 million years ago, respectively.
The latest finds comprise 88 stone flakes and another 20 unmodified stones, all thought to have been used as tools. They include scrapers, points, borers and possible hammers.
The 17 sediment layers account for two quite different types of climate-determined environments. Most of them formed during warm and wet periods, while six were classified as "loess", a type of sediment that forms from accumulated wind-blown dust indicative of colder and drier environments. The artefacts were much more common in the former than the latter.
Altogether, the evidence suggests that Shangchen was occupied by hominins repeatedly – although not necessarily continuously – for about 850,000 years.
Zhu and colleagues say that the finds imply that members of the genus Homo "had left Africa before the date suggested by the earliest evidence from Dmanisi".
In a commentary included in the same issue of Nature, anthropologist John Kappelman from the University of Texas at Austin, US, says that the journey of hominins across 14,000 kilometres from Africa to Asia "represents a range expansion of dramatic proportions".
However, he adds, even at a dispersal rate of just five to 15 kilometres a year – "a value well inside the daily foraging range of modern hunter-gatherers" – the distance could have been covered in as little as 1000 years.
Zhu and his colleagues have made a valuable addition to the tale, he says, but the current archaeological record and the dating techniques currently available "are not sufficient to resolve a dispersal event of such potential speed".
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I absolutely love Missouri Baptist. I've never once encountered someone who didn't have a smile on their face, even on my campus visit. Everyone is so nice and don't hesitate to help you with anything you might need. The campus reflects its students and staff perfectly, its so beautiful and I love sitting outside doing homework or just talking to all the friends I've made there! The best decision I've made was to attend MBU!
Missouri Baptist University is a beautiful campus where you happen to see smiles every way you turn. There's a lot of fun in and out of the classroom and the professors are fantastic people. The athletic program is insanely into sports. Every athlete from each sport trains and works incredibly hard in and out of the classroom too.
Missouri Baptist University is a good college. It's not a great college, just a good college. The professors care about the topic they are teaching, but some are definitely more passionate than others. There are different student activities to get involved in; the most popular is the varsity sports games.
Ever since I first came to MoBap to visit and look around the campus, I was very impressed. It didn't look so much like a college that I would have imagined, it looked more like a home. Everyone is very kind, friendly and very welcoming. The chapel is beautiful and they have made me a believer in Christ once again. Amazing university.
I picked MBU for the small class sizes, the accredited teaching style, and the good Christian base it had. I also play golf and I was given a great scholarship for it. I have yet to be disappointed in the school. It has a great sense of family and student priority and the professors are very helpful. It's good having a small class size because the professors can then get a one-on-one relationship with the students and I think that's really important.
It's fine but there are some things that I really just don't like about the school. It's really difficult to get involved as a freshman, along with the fact that some of their professors are less than great. My English professor was teaching things that were blatantly wrong, and the classes are not really interested in idea exploration. It's not really interested in the education or what their degrees are worth, and it's more of a sports-oriented school. They also don't have very good food options, especially for vegetarians. I will say, though, that I do love their honors program. It's one of the better parts of the school along with the Perk. Other than that, the school is not really challenging or easy to get involved in.
Missouri Baptist University is a great school for people who are looking for something small. People who would like to get more involved with the professors may do so easily. Also, the school is great for the baptist faith or for people that want to get closer to God. On the other hand, the cafe food is not good,the university is pricey for college, and when homework is done good luck on trying to find something to do on the campus.
Missouri Baptist is a great college to attend if you are really into sports. Sports is a big deal here and you can likely find a sporting event going on every week. Also, the academics are top notch. The teachers will provide the help you need as long as you ask for it. While lunch is great with the brio, dinner is a big down fall. Then, housing could be improved by not having so many rules. They could also make tuition and housing less expensive. Other than those three negatives Missouri Baptist University is a great school.
I would tell myself to explore more options and apply for more scholarships. Also, I would have told my self to attended Community College in the summer and knock out my general education classes, in order to graduate earlier and lessen the amount of student loans that I took out. On a similar note I would tell myself to save money and pay for school outright.
I brag most about the community in the residence life department.
The most frustrating thing about Missouri Baptist University is the lack of integrity towards students who are not college by offering scholarships that look bigger than what they really are.
I honestly dont know what Missouri Baptist University is known for. I live off campus so it's really hard for me to get involved but I think Mobap is known for their scholarships because i have heard that one hundread percent of the students get some kind of scholarship. We have a lot of athletes at Mobap and the volleyball team is really good.
Dear self please apply to more colleges. I hope you will look for more options because you are not going to be happy with the option you have chosen. I hope you understand that even though Mobap has Human Services as their major, it is not what you are looking for. Please don't settle for anything less than what you are passionate about. I hope you gain more courage in yourself. Don't be afraid to make decisions and mistakes. College is the time to learn more about who you are and what you want to be in life. Trust me I think it would be better for you to learn earlier than two years later. I really hope you will think about yourself more and be confident in the decisions you make for yourself. I know you care about your family and their struggles with money, but please don't let that stop you from pursuing what you love. I hope you will step out of your comfort zone and try new things. Something I learned from firsthand experience is if you want to help others, you have to know how to help yourself first.
What I wished I had known about Mobap before going there is how hard it was and still is to find a good community when I am communiting. I also wish I knew more about the diversity at this school. I don't feel like there is enough diversity at this school that applies to my ethnicity.
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The Battle of Thule was the final battle during the Dark Reaper crisis during the Clone Wars, in which the Republic managed to locate and destroy the Separatist superweapon.
"Anakin will lead a strike force on the Thule moon to take out the shield generator."
As the Republic fleet neared Thule, Padawan Anakin Skywalker diverted a single Acclamator-class assault ship down to the surface of the planet's barren moon Sivvi to deal with the Separatists' shield complex, landing in a large crater. Unfortunately, they were quickly detected by the CIS forces and two C-9979 landing craft touched down around the crater's edge and deployed GAT fighter tanks, Armored Assault Tanks (AATs), and armored mortar tanks to destroy the assault ship before it could offload all of its troops and artillery. Skywalker took control of a TX-130S fighter tank and fought off the Separatist attack, allowing the Republic AT-XT walkers and Republic Troop Transports to disembark.
Taking to the cockpit of an AT-XT himself, Skywalker led a squadron of the bipedal walkers in escorting the convoy of Troop Transports carrying clone engineers to the shield complex north of the crater. He and his men combated further attacks from GATs and AATs, but lost one of the three Troop Transports in the convoy to mortars. When they approached the complex, further resistance was mounted in the form of Separatist gun towers and OG-9 homing spider droids in addition to continuing assault from several AATs. When they were finally destroyed, Skywalker proceeded to take down three auxiliary reactors outside the complex as the clone engineers managed to slice their way into the control systems outside, bringing down the thick, armored doors. Their task completed, the engineers and the Troop Transports peeled off from the entrance as Skywalker piloted his AT-XT walker through the heavily defended generator complex and destroyed the four charger couplings that supplied power to the shield, disabling it and allowing the bulk of the Grand Army's forces to land on Thule.
"Sir, we're picking up enemy tanks moving on our position. We're going to need some cover fire."
After the Battle of Sivvi, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and a clone crew flew a LAAT/i gunship into battle on Thule, to clear a Separatist landing zone of all anti-aircraft emplacements and droid presence, including several OG-9 homing spider droids. When the grounds had been cleared, Mace Windu landed a pair of Acclamator assault ships and began offloading gunships and armored walkers, and disembarking troops. Among the new trooper arrival was a division of clone engineers that Windu tasked with disabling the internal shields of the energy farms surrounding and supplying power to the Separatists' command center. Each was well guarded by droid tanks, requiring Kenobi to clear the perimeter of each before deploying the engineers aboard his gunship and then safeguarding them as they worked. When the farms' shields were down, they became easy targets for the LAAT/i gunship's weapons and were soon destroyed; Kenobi then turned his attention toward the Separatist main command center. With the loss of power resulting from the energy farms being brought down, there was little the command center could do to withhold the attack and quickly fell, crippling Separatist communications and their ability to mobilize forces across the planet.
"Anakin and Obi-Wan have done their jobs. Now it's our turn. The fate of the Republic rests with this battle; we cannot fail. Move out!"
After the fall of the communication command center, Windu teamed with fellow Jedi Master Luminara Unduli, leading a squad of AT-XT walkers to attack two droid starfighter hangars that were allowing the Separatist the advantage in the air. Once they were destroyed and the Separatists' air presence neutralized, the two Jedi Generals left their walkers in favor of piloting Saber-class fighter tanks and turned their attention toward the droid foundries that still churned out AATs and mortar tanks. Unable to penetrate the thick armor with the weapons aboard their tanks, the two Jedi instead took up defensive roles for the more heavily armed and slower-moving AT-TE walkers, protecting them from the incoming fire of more nimble craft while they moved to destroy the foundries. When the walkers had obliterated the foundries and cut off the Separatists' supply of reinforcements, Unduli and Windu pushed forward toward the gates of the ancient Sith city and capital of Thule: Kessiak. On the way, however, the two encountered a pair of Protodekas that they had to fight their way past before finally arriving at Kessiak's outer wall.
There, Unduli informed Windu that Master Yoda had sent in an additional Acclamator assault ship to land reinforcements. But just as Windu approached the gates, Count Dooku's hired mercenary, Cydon Prax, attacked him in his personal Dreadnought battle tank, destroying Windu's own fighter tank. Though he managed to escape the blast and survive, Windu was forced to fight on foot as he made his way across the battlefield and into an underground tunnel complex that led to the gate controls. After cutting down countless battle droids and destroying numerous dwarf spider droids, Windu reached the controls and opened the city gates to the Republic forces en masse.
As Windu's forces began entering Kessiak, Skywalker's own strike force arrived from Sivvi and launched an attack from the opposite side of the city. While legions of clones battled overwhelming numbers of battle droids and AT-TE walkers clashed with homing spider droids, Skywalker raced toward the city center in a fighter tank, blasting through roadblocks and Separatist forces alike. Eventually, he came across Count Dooku and Cydon Prax, guarding the Dark Reaper in his Dreadnought tank. Dooku took his leave—claiming "more important tasks" requiring his attention—though not before ordering Prax to kill Skywalker. The two dueled in their respective vehicles and Skywalker emerged victorious, destroying Prax and moving on to engage the Dark Reaper without awaiting backup, with the spirit of Ulic Qel-Droma as his guide. Piece by piece, the Jedi first crippled the Reaper and then finally destroyed the Force Harvester—the source of the Reaper's power. With the Harvester destroyed, the Reaper could no longer function and quickly fell from the air, powerless and defeated.
The Reaper was, for a second time, destroyed. However, the knowledge Anakin gained from Ulic Qel-Droma, including immunity to the Reaper's effects, was yet another thing that set him apart from his master and caused him to act more arrogantly towards Kenobi. It was possible that the battle and the power Skywalker had gained throughout the Dark Reaper Crisis indirectly led him to take another step towards the path of the dark side of the Force. Count Dooku had escaped, eluding capture yet again, and the Republic forces prepared to depart for the Mirgoshir system. Mace Windu regarded the battle as a turning point in the war, but Yoda was less convinced, pointing out that the war was still far from over.


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The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) at the European Parliament has today adopted a compromise agreement from the trialogue on the regulation of money market funds (MMFs).
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Appeal Brief Appeal Letter Appeal Analysis
Appeal Brief
Disaster 4332
Applicant Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas
Appeal Type Second
PA ID# 000-UTFZB-00
PW ID# GMP 13400
Date Signed 2021-10-06T16:00:00
Summary Paragraph
From August 23 to September 15, 2017, rainfall from Hurricane Harvey impacted the roof of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas' (Applicant) Beaumont Pediatrics Medical Office Building (Facility) in Beaumont, Texas. A contractor hired by the Applicant assessed that rainfall from the disaster overwhelmed the roof's surface membrane, damaging subsurface materials. FEMA created Grants Manager Project 13400 to document the restoration of the Facility's roof, but denied Public Assistance (PA) funding for the project in a June 16, 2020 Determination Memorandum. On July 22, 2020, the Applicant appealed, arguing that the roof was in good condition prior to the disaster. Based on its contractor's assessment, it asserted that unprecedented rainfall from the disaster damaged the roof. The FEMA Region VI Regional Administrator denied the appeal on May 6, 2021, finding that the available documentation did not support disaster-related damage to the Facility. The Applicant submitted a second appeal dated June 10, 2021, reiterating its first appeal arguments, and requesting PA funding to replace the roof.
Authorities and Second Appeals
Stafford Act § 406.
44 C.F.R. § 206.223(a)(1).
PAPPG, at 19-20, 118.
Conway Hosp., FEMA-4394-DR-SC, at 3.
Republic Cty. Highway Dep't, FEMA-4230-DR-KS, at 4.
Headnotes
To be eligible for PA funding, an item of work must be required as a result of the disaster.
The documentation provided by the Applicant does not enable FEMA to verify the predisaster condition of the Facility's roof.
Post-disaster assessments of the disaster's impact conflict with the Applicant's contractor's assessment, and indicate pre-existing damage to roofing surfaces.
As a result, FEMA determines that the Applicant has not demonstrated the clear presence of disaster-related damage, nor has it demonstrated damage to the Facility's roof to such an extent that it required replacement.
The Applicant has not demonstrated that work to replace the Facility's roof is required as a result of the disaster. Such work is ineligible for PA funding. Therefore, this appeal is denied.
W. Nim Kidd
Chief, Texas Division of Emergency Management
Vice Chancellor – The Texas A&M University System
1033 LaPosada Drive, Suite 370
Re: Second Appeal – Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, PA ID: 000-UTFZB-00, FEMA-4332-DR-TX, Grants Manager Project (GMP) 13400, Result of Declared Incident
Dear Chief Kidd:
This is in response to a letter from your office dated July 6, 2021, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency's denial of funding in the amount of $558,845.00 for the replacement of the roof at the Beaumont Pediatrics Medical Office Building (Facility).
As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined that the Applicant has not demonstrated that work to replace the Facility's roof is required as a result of the disaster. Such work is ineligible for Public Assistance funding. Therefore, this appeal is denied.
Please inform the Applicant of my decision. This determination is the final decision on this matter pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206, Appeals.
Ana Montero
Public Assistance Division
cc: George A. Robinson
Regional Administrator
FEMA Region VI
Appeal Analysis
From August 23 to September 15, 2017, wind-driven rain from Hurricane Harvey impacted the roof of the Beaumont Pediatrics Medical Office Building (Facility) in Beaumont, Texas. The Facility is owned and operated by Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas (Applicant), an eligible Private Nonprofit.
Following Hurricane Harvey, the Applicant hired Zero/Six Consulting (Zero/Six) to inspect and assess various properties, including the Facility. Zero/Six released a report finding that rainfall from the disaster overwhelmed the Facility's "building envelope systems … allowing for water infiltration beyond the building envelope."[1] It found that the Facility's roof required complete replacement.
FEMA created Grants Manager Project (GMP) 13400 to document work to replace the Facility's roof, and conducted a site inspection on March 13, 2018. However, while the FEMA Site Inspector (SI) noted the roof's surface material had separated from the base, FEMA was unable to verify any damage attributable to the disaster.[2]
The Applicant's insurer, American International Group (AIG), hired Envista Forensics (Envista) to inspect and assess the roof assembly on the Facility. In an August 20, 2018 report of findings, Envista disagreed with the Zero/Six recommendation that the Facility's roof required replacement. Envista noted that the roof was a "recover," and found that much of the roof was dry, with isolated exceptions "immediately around roof drains and mechanical and screen wall penetrations."[3]
At the Applicant's request, FEMA conducted a second site inspection on October 8, 2019. FEMA found that there was no visible wind damage from the disaster on the Facility's roof. Additionally, it determined that the roof's drainage capacity was sufficient to clear the rainfall that occurred during the disaster for all but a single hour-long period. Therefore, in the absence of wind damage to the roof, FEMA "could not validate any potential disaster related damage that is distinguishable from the pre-existing condition."[4]
FEMA issued a Determination Memorandum signed June 16, 2020, denying Public Assistance (PA) funding for the project. Based on the available information, FEMA found that the Applicant had not provided documentation indicating the claimed damage was caused by the disaster, and therefore work to replace the Facility's roof was ineligible for PA funding.
First Appeal
The Applicant submitted a first appeal dated July 22, 2020, requesting FEMA approve PA funding for estimated costs totaling $558,845.00 to replace the Facility's roofing system. The Applicant stated that the Facility's roof was 12 years old and was well maintained and in good condition with no pre-existing damage at the time of the disaster. In support, it provided maintenance records and a predisaster Facility assessment (COPE report) prepared by AIG. The Applicant stated that the Facility roof sustained subsurface damage during the disaster that could not be detected through visual observation. It noted Zero/Six's assessment that the disaster produced unprecedented rainfall, and asserted that the Facility's roof held water for 96 hours during the disaster.[5] In a July 31, 2020 transmittal letter, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (Grantee) expressed support for the appeal.
The FEMA Region VI Regional Administrator denied the appeal on May 6, 2021. FEMA noted that AIG's predisaster assessment in the COPE report was for the Applicant's Main Hospital Building, and as such did not apply to the Facility. Further, FEMA found that the post-disaster assessments done by Envista and FEMA contradicted the assessment made by Zero/Six, and that the Applicant had not "provided sufficient reasons to rely solely on the Zero/Six Report and dismiss the other contrary reports."[6] Therefore, FEMA determined that the Applicant had not demonstrated that the damages claimed were a direct result of the disaster, and work to restore the Facility's roof was ineligible for PA funding.
The Applicant submitted a second appeal dated June 10, 2021, reiterating its first appeal arguments. Additionally, it states that although AIG did not "directly" reference the Facility in the COPE report, the assessment was nevertheless used "as the basis of insuring the entire campus," and should therefore be considered by FEMA.[7] The Applicant also references a second predisaster assessment prepared by Paragon Risk Engineering (Paragon), which it claims establishes the predisaster condition of the Facility's roof. In a July 6, 2021 transmittal letter, the Grantee expresses support for the appeal.
FEMA provides PA funding to eligible applicants for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of facilities damaged or destroyed by disasters.[8] To be eligible for PA funding, an item of work must be required as a result of the disaster.[9] FEMA does not provide PA funding for repair of damage caused by deterioration, deferred maintenance, the applicant's failure to take measures to protect a facility from further damage, or negligence.[10] For buildings and building systems, distinguishing between damage caused by the incident and pre-existing damage may be difficult.[11] Before making an eligibility determination, FEMA considers each of the following: the age of the building and building systems; evidence of regular maintenance or pre-existing issues; and the severity and impacts of the incident.[12] It is the applicant's responsibility to demonstrate that damage was caused directly by the declared incident, and where pre-existing damage exists, to distinguish that damage from the disaster-related damage.[13]
The Applicant states that the Facility's roof was 12 years old, and was thus a "new roof" in good condition at the time of the disaster.[14] In its report, Zero/Six indicated that the Facility's roof dates to December 2005 and is a "recover";[15] this was confirmed by FEMA's SI at the first site inspection. Therefore, information in the record establishes that the Facility's roof was approximately 12 years old at the time of the disaster.
The Applicant provides the Paragon report, the COPE report, and maintenance and inspection records to establish the predisaster condition of the Facility's roof. However, neither the Paragon report nor the COPE report apply to the Facility at issue in this appeal.[16] The Applicant's maintenance and inspection records confirm that the Facility's roof was cleaned twice, and inspected once, in the eight-month period prior to the disaster. However, none of the maintenance work orders record the observed condition of the roof prior to the disaster.
Likewise, Zero/Six did not assess the predisaster condition of the Facility's roof in its report. It nevertheless found that the Facility's roof was compromised by rainfall from the disaster, and recommended complete replacement of the roof. Post-disaster photographs in the Zero/Six report show the general condition of the surface membrane in one area of the roof and a roof core sample; other imagery indicates areas where core sampling found damaged subsurface materials.[17] In contrast, Envista determined that much of the roof's subsurface was dry, and its own core sampling "revealed good adhesion" of the surface membrane to the subsurface materials beneath it.[18] FEMA's site inspection assessments also contradicted Zero/Six's findings. At both the March 2018 and October 2019 site inspections, FEMA was unable to attribute any damages to the Facility's roof to the disaster.
Work must be required as a result of the declared incident to be eligible and the Applicant has the burden to demonstrate that the requested work is necessary.[19] The Applicant's records do not enable FEMA to verify the predisaster condition of the Facility's roof, and post-disaster assessments of the disaster's impact, prepared by Envista and FEMA, conflict with the Applicant's assessment, prepared by Zero/Six. As a result, FEMA determines that the Applicant has not established the clear presence of disaster-related damage, nor has it demonstrated damage to the Facility's roof to such an extent that it required replacement. Therefore, the work the Applicant is claiming on appeal is ineligible for PA funding.[20]
[1] Zero/Six Consulting, Post Disaster Facility Evaluation of Baptist Hosps. of Se. Tex. (Pediatrics Center), at 8-9 (Apr. 10, 2018) [hereinafter Zero/Six Report (Pediatrics Center)]. Zero/Six released an initial report for all of the Applicant's buildings on March 6, 2018; it issued a revised report for the Facility on April 10, 2018.
[2] FEMA, Project Report (GMP 13400), at 1 (Undated) (stating, in the damage description and dimensions section, "FEMA was unable to locate and document any storm related roof-damages due to rain water ponding, wind born debris, or wind gusts" and "[n]one of the roof cap membrane or equipment had any visible damages that can be attributed to the event [sic]").
[3] Envista Forensics, Report of Findings, Cmty. Hosp. Corp., Baptist Hosp. of Se. Tex., at 10 (Aug. 20, 2018) [hereinafter Envista Report]. Envista stated that recovered roofs were "older roof coverings found within the assemblies"; Id. at 7.
[4] FEMA Region VI, Site Inspection Report, Pediatrics Medical Office Building, Project 13400, at 3 (Undated).
[5] The Applicant makes additional arguments regarding changes to AIG's position on disaster-related damage; it also accuses FEMA of disregarding the Zero/Six assessment of damages, including the Applicant's cost estimate; see Letter from Chief Exec. Officer, Baptist Hosps. of Se. Tex., to Reg'l Adm'r, FEMA Region VI, at 2-3 (July 22, 2020).
[6] FEMA First Appeal Analysis, Baptist Hosps. of Se. Tex., FEMA-4332-DR-TX, at 7 (May 6, 2021) (emphasis removed).
[7] Letter from Chief Exec. Officer, Baptist Hosps. of Se. Tex., to Reg'l Adm'r, FEMA Region VI, at 2 (June 10, 2021) [hereinafter Applicant Second Appeal].
[8] Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act § 406, Title 42 United States Code § 5172 (2012).
[9] Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations (44 C.F.R.) § 206.223(a)(1) (2016); Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide, FP 104-009-2, at 19 (Apr. 1, 2018) [hereinafter PAPPG].
[10] PAPPG, at 19-20.
[13] Id. at 19; FEMA Second Appeal Analysis, Conway Hosp., FEMA-4394-DR-SC, at 3 (July 7, 2021).
[14] Applicant Second Appeal, at 2.
[15] Zero/Six Report (Pediatrics Center), at 8.
[16] The Applicant references the Paragon report on second appeal, and provides a copy of the report with the second appeal for GMP 11156. However, the report clearly states that "this report focuses only on the Main Hospital Building," which is a structure separate from the Facility; Paragon Risk Eng'g, Prop. Risk Control Survey Report, at 2 (Aug. 19, 2014). Likewise, in the COPE report provided with the second appeal, AIG assessed the Main Hospital Building and several attached structures, but did not assess the Facility; see American Int'l Grp., Inc. (AIG), VHA Sw. Cmty. Health Commercial Prop. COPE Report, at 6 (July 14, 2015). As neither report provides an assessment of the Facility's roof, FEMA is unable to apply the findings contained therein to any analysis of the Facility.
[17] Zero/Six Report (Pediatrics Center), at 11.
[18] Envista Report, at 10.
[19] 44 C.F.R. § 206.223(a)(1); FEMA Second Appeal Analysis, Republic Cty. Highway Dep't, FEMA-4230-DR-KS, at 4 (July 26, 2017).
[20] Finally, FEMA notes that it reviewed the Applicant's cost estimate during the analysis of the second appeal. However, the issue of costs for permanent work under GMP 13400 is moot, as the Applicant has not demonstrated the claimed items of work were required as a result of the disaster.
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Sen. Gillibrand On Cold Temps Impacting Area: 'Everybody Has To Work Harder' November 5, 2012 at 8:22 pm
Filed Under:Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny, Brooklyn, Chris Wragge, Coney Island, Sea Gate, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Superstorm Sandy
Sea Gate was devastated by Superstorm Sandy. (Credit: CBS 2)
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Along the Brooklyn waterfront, piles of debris lay strewn about from homes soaked with sea water and sand during Superstorm Sandy.
As CBS 2's Chris Wragge reported Monday, the recovery was a struggle, particularly in communities such as Sea Gate.
The neighborhood was without power as the temperatures dropped, and looters were out in force. Homes on the once-pristine beachfront were left looking like ruins from a past civilization.
But beach officials and some local officials insisted that the area would come back stronger.
"I never imagined that it would be that bad, really," said state Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny (D-Brooklyn), who represents Coney Island and Dyker Heights. "It was devastating – standing on the balcony, looking at all the water coming to Sea Gate from right here where we're standing now, it was terrible, I have to say."
On Coney Island, the situation was not much better. Power was out in much of the area, as long lines of people waited for food and other necessities.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) made appearances in the area Monday.
"They still need help. There's so much need because the electricity hasn't been restored," Gillibrand said. "If you talk about people who are freezing in their apartments tonight, where temperatures may dip below freezing, it's a real health concern. So folks are here looking for food, looking for warmth; they're looking for blankets, mittens, gloves, hats – they're just looking to keep warm. So everybody has to work harder."
Back in Sea Gate, one neighbor said earlier that he wasn't sure the community could even survive. Michael Paladino, a 22-year resident of Sea Gate, spoke with CBS 2 this past Saturday morning.
"It's sad, because I really don't know – it's really a nice community. It's a lot of fun during the summer. People enjoy it," he said, "and I don't know if it's going to come back the way it was. Without a government seawall here, I don't know if we're going to be able to survive if these weather changes continue."
But neighbors said they would tough it out and bring the community back to the way it was.
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Good Morning and Welcome to Monday the 9th day of May, 2016.
The sky was overcast and looked quite dreary less than one hour ago but now it is beginning to clear as the sun rises to meet the day.
It is cool in the house this morning as I turned the furnace off a couple of weeks ago with the heat wave we have been experiencing.
The air conditioning is on but I have the temperature high enough that it does not kick in or we would be freezing.
Monday mornings always seem to come quickly.
I certainly could have slept longer.
Mr. Alvin is curled up on the foot of our bed looking like a bug in a rug, so comfy and cozy.
He had a haircut and bath on Saturday and is looking mighty handsome, I will say.
Our beloved Elton was not feeling well and his Mom and Dad took him to the Emergency hospital very early Mother's Day morning.
They were able to take him home as they gave him medicine so that he would not get sick to his stomach.
We are hopeful that it is nothing serious.
He is a tough little guy.
Today they will have some answers hopefully.
Does it not seem that we all have a few days that seem to run kind of smoothly and then things go wrong.
I do try most of the time to be positive but some days I will admit it is a struggle.
I hope that you have a great day wherever you may be.
Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with all of our Northern Neighbours.
We also hope that our four-legged and other little ones are able to be rescued.
There are also fires burning in and around Fort St. John, B.C. – our thoughts and prayers are with each of you.
Good Morning and Welcome to Friday the 6th day of May, 2016.
Stories just keep coming from the northern Alberta City of McMurray.
Each person that I speak to either has loved ones or knows of folks that lived in Fort McMurray.
Call the Red Cross ….
The Government will match donations made to the Red Cross for Fort McMurray.
My heart is with the little animals …. the wildlife.
I cannot get them out of my head.
Special Hello to: all the life in our North ….. I hope that you are safe and secure.
I am also grateful this morning to a young man, a friend of my kids who is helping to get my computer back in full operation mode.


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You can finally upgrade to macOS Sierra later today
Siri will be on your desktop very soon, not to mention a load of other features
Apple is pushing out the latest version of its desktop operating system, macOS Sierra, later on today.
Following the release of iOS 10 last week, macOS Sierra will be made available for download and installation at some point in the course of the day. Usually, it's around teatime for us over here in the UK, or maybe slightly later in the evening (due to the time difference with the US – it should come out in the States around 10:00 PDT, 13:00 ET, which is 18:00 BST).
As ever, Sierra is a free upgrade, so you've got nothing to lose grabbing this update – although it does have slightly more demanding hardware requirements than OS X. The new OS is compatible with the following Macs:
MacBook (Late 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2010 or newer)
Mac mini (Mid 2010 or newer)
iMac (Late 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)
On the software front, you'll need to be running at least OS X 10.7.5 (Lion) or better, and you'll also need to have at least 8.8GB of free space on your drive. If you're running an older OS, you'll have to upgrade to a newer version before you can then subsequently install Sierra.
Later on, when macOS becomes available, you'll see it on the Mac App Store – you can find full instructions on how to download and install the OS in our guide here (note that as of the time of writing, this is instructions for downloading the final release candidate, as the full and finished version isn't out just yet, as mentioned – we'll be updating the article shortly).
Siri and much more
So what can we expect from macOS Sierra? The most obvious fresh addition is the inclusion of virtual assistant Siri on the desktop, and Apple is also making a big thing of tying its desktop OS and mobile OS closer together in general. So there's now a Universal Clipboard to allow users to cut and paste between iOS and macOS devices.
And you'll also be able to use your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac just by being near the machine, which is a pretty nifty and convenient improvement on the security front.
The new OS also boasts an upgraded file system, and picture-in-picture capability, the latter meaning you can, for example, take a video playing in Safari and 'float' it over your desktop so you can keep watching it with one eye while doing something else with an app.
There are the usual updates to the main apps such as Messages and Photos, plus some other nifty tricks like Optimized Storage. The latter helps keep your drive free of junk files so you have more space, plus it will actually shift infrequently used files to iCloud where they can be accessed on-demand. That will definitely help those with Apple laptops that don't have so much storage space.
It's also worth noting that Apple Pay is now supported on the web, and macOS Sierra users are able to benefit from this added functionality in Safari – although bear in mind that you'll need to authenticate any purchase via a hook-up with an iPhone 6 (or later) running iOS 10 or an Apple Watch with watchOS 3 on board.
If you want to read up more about the fresh features Sierra is introducing, then check out our full round-up of them all here. And stay tuned for our full review of macOS Sierra which will be going live later today.
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The Half-Time Shirt Swap in Soccer
Half time shirt swap? Half time jersey exchange? This is new, right? I don't think I've seen the half-time jersey swap in soccer….You know you've really made it to an elite level of as a soccer player when other players want to swap jerseys with you at half-time of the game, not after.
The halftime jersey exchange is probably not that big of deal if it's a friendly match or if your team is ahead by a wide a lot of goals. And if a player is nearing the end of his career, it's probably understandable for a lot of players to want their jersey. Imagine when Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo are nearing retirement, everyone is going to want the jersey at the start of the game in the tunnel!
We've seen players swapping jerseys a million times before but never at halftime of a game. But Chelsea manager Gus Hiddink says it is wrong to swap shirts at half time, after Eden Hazard angers Chelsea fans by swapping with Angel Di Maria as the Blues lose to PSG in the Champions League.
While the actually jersey exchange between England's Alex Oxlade Chamberlin and Brazil's Neymar wasn't made at the half, it was arranged during the actual game. Can you blame him though, he got Neymar's jersey after all. Is the half time shirt swap going to become a trend in world football…
Arsenal's Andre Santos wants Robin Van Persie's Manchester United shirt so badly he ask for it at the half and right in the face of his manager, Arsene Wenger, who had just traded Van Persie to Manchester United.
Chelsea's Samuel Eto'o and Liverpool's Mamadou Sakho swap shirts at half-time. But then Eto'o went on to score the game winner by beating central defender Sakho to the ball as Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-1. Liverpool manager Brenden Rogers wasn't too happy to hear about the half-time shirt swap. I almost wonder if it was a ploy by Chelsea's Jose Mourinho, telling Eto'o to swap shirts to get inside Sakho's head.
And finally, at least the Raja Casablanca players waited until the end of the game to strip Ronaldinho of his football jersey and his soccer shoes! This was during the FIFA Club World Cup in 2013. Again, can you blame these professional soccer players from wanting a piece of Ronaldinho's gear….? I don't think so.
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Portrait of a Serial Killer Makes the Casual Truly Terrifying
Sarah RidleyOctober 12, 2022
Trigger Warning: The following contains references to violence and sexual assault. Possibly one of the most disturbing movies of all time John McNaughton's Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer feels like a true independent film that unnerves audiences with its nonchalance. While serial killer movies often instill fear through wild killings and gory deaths, this image uses deliberate pacing to show without apology just how brutal its titular character is. The killings are slow, direct, and downright disgusting, even embodying some elements of a snuff film: it feels real, and in a way it is. Systematically draw from the crimes of Henry Lee Lucas and Otti's tool, McNaughton's work is a shining example of a film that dares to terrify without all the cheapness and effects. Everything in this picture is a systematic, burning build-up that never seems to end, even when it ends.
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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer opens uncompromisingly with a montage of corpses, the work of the film's title character, Henry (Michael Rooker), a psychopathic, perpetually traveling individual who kills along the way. He lives with Otis (Tom Towles), who then met her sister Becky (Tracy Arnold) back to their shared apartment. Becky meets Henry by asking her how he murdered his mother, and he relentlessly answers her questions, justifying it with her abuse to him. Becky reveals that her father exploited her as a teenager, to which Henry replies that he doesn't like sexual abuse of women. In this first exchange, they probably form a bond. In another conversation at dinner, Otis goes after his own sister. Henry relents and threatens him not to do it again, and the scene hints at the idea that Becky is in love with his "protector". Early on, the film unnervingly presents and critiques audiences' affinity for tough, mysterious villains. Becky, perhaps out of innocence, reveals one of her secrets to a man she barely knows, a mistake most are familiar with. Because of this nonchalance, she now has a dangerous man in his sights. It is worth noting that this painting's characteristic carelessness acts as its driving force, both narratively and thematically.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer finds fear in the casual
After a series of "heartwarming" conversations, Henry and Otis decide to cool their hot heads and head into town for some fun. They take two sex workers with them, and in one of the film's most iconic scenes, the camera slowly zooms in and surveys the car to reveal a kind of dichotomy: Henry kills his partner while Otis kisses and caresses his. However, when Otis' girl sees what Henry has done, the latter breaks her neck. They dispose of the two bodies and Henry drives the car with a stoic expression on his face as if nothing happened. He persuades Otis to stop talking about it, and Henry grabs a bite to eat and, in a moment of unintentional hilarity, offers Otis some fries. What's striking here, and probably McNaughton's whole intent, is to show just how cold, calculated, and ruthless a serial killer is, especially when standing (or, in this case, sitting) next to an unwilling accomplice. Once again, the nonchalance of the images of Henry eating a cheeseburger after having just brutally murdered two innocent women strikes fear into the hearts of viewers. Henry terrifies the audience while paradoxically having the demeanor of your everyday neighbor after scratching his back, grabbing a beer from the fridge and enjoying a beautiful summer's day in front of his lawn.
The following sequence further emphasizes Henry's everyday behavior. Otis, now noticeably cold-hearted and more violent after their encounter, breaks his TV and they head to a fence to get another one. When the fence starts berating them for only having $50 in their pocket, Henry snaps and repeatedly stabs him with an electric wire while Otis holds him down. Henry ends his suffering by banging a television on his head while Otis plugs in the device to electrocute him. Increasingly, the violence in this image becomes more apathetic. In the transition, McNaughton shows every gruesome detail of the murder. Each stitch feels like a gut punch to viewers, seeming to revel in its disturbing nature. Similar to its main character Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer has no remorse, no shame, and no emotions. Just the thrill a psychopath gets from this deplorable activity. They then snatch a camcorder from the dead fence's inventory, a new toy that would only fuel their emerging bloodlust.
Increase in terror through voyeurism
After unsuccessfully attempting to sexually assault a teenager, Otis retires to Henry for advice on how to end the boy's life. Henry advises him to forget it. Perhaps in love with their previous murders, the two set out on a killing spree, first murdering a driver who tried to help them with their "broken" car. The two soon arrive at what looks like a suburban home. The film later reveals that they videotaped the entire endeavor and they are gleefully watching the results from their apartment. What transpires on the videotape is perhaps the most disturbing scene in the entire film, perhaps even in film history. The tape continues to show how Henry presumably murders the father and son of the family who live there, while Otis sexually assaults the mother. It's a sequence that asks the audience to look away, but at the same time wants them to keep looking. The camera lens has become a watchful eye, representing its viewers, who have no choice but to continue watching this brutal defiance of morals and ethics, still carried out in nonchalant ways. As the savagery of the murders continues to increase, Henry, and consequently Otis, still represents the coldness and nonchalance of killers who have become desensitized to the whole idea of taking another person's life. Another thing that makes this interesting is that it messes with viewers' "standard of badness". While Henry is indeed a hideous character who embodies pure evil, Otis seems to fly away as the more repulsive and irrevocable character. One can read that it is a slap into the reality of life. The film indirectly tells us that no matter how despicable a person is, there is a more despicable person somewhere in the world.
Does this mean Henry is a replaceable character? As we near his end, it makes us believe that he is. When Otis interrupts Henry and Becky's lovemaking, Henry, frustrated, rushes out for a drink. Otis ends up sexually assaulting his own sister when they are left alone, and seeing this, Henry brutally kills his "friend". The serial killer might save a damsel in distress? no The movie completely throws that out the window when we see that after disposing of the body, they move into a motel together, but in the morning only Henry comes out the door. Henry pulls up in the middle of a country road, pulls out a suitcase and leaves it there, presumably with the mutilated remains of Becky. After faking a redemption arc, McNaughton brings us the stark reality of the fictional portrayal of a real killer: there is no love or nostalgia in her eyes. Only death and sorrow hide behind a casual look, waiting to come out to smack his next unsuspecting victim.
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We are packed and leaving in the morning. But in light of Giving Tuesday yesterday, we wanted to say one more 'Thank you!' to everyone who has supported us.
Your generosity has amazed us and we are encouraged, warmed, and inspired by the small army of people who have come alongside us in this adventure. Thank you for your giving. Thank you for your faith that God can do good things through us. Thank you for your prayers. Thank you for being in this with us. Asante sana (thank you very much).
We have been so well-gifted that we have no need to ask for anything this Giving Tuesday. We will have needs in the future, but God has provided through all of you, and we want you to have joy with us in that. Thank you so much!


Everyone knows you can return sweaters that don't fit to department stores, dolls given to your tomboy daughter to the toy store and even paperbacks in unread condition to the bookstore. Yet few people would ever think to return a fish filet still sporting plenty of bones or fruit labeled "ripe" that was a few days past its prime. Here's return food to a supermarket.
Check your receipt to see if the supermarket has a stated return policy explaining return unsatisfactory items. If no policy is stated, even language reading, "Satisfaction guaranteed" is a good sign you'll be able to get a store credit or your money back.
Salvage whatever's left of the food you found unsatisfactory. If you simply purchased the wrong item and it's still sealed in the box or original packaging, you should have no trouble returning it. For bad produce, meat, poultry and fish, you might need to bring along some evidence.
Go to the customer service desk armed with your receipt and the food, if it's available. Explain the situation to the customer service representative who waits on you.
Ask to speak to the manager if the customer service representative will not process your return. If the manager also refuses, file a complaint with upper management and then follow up with a formal letter. Corporate headquarters might be more likely to take your issues seriously and issue you a credit, coupon or other reimbursement.