Heatmaps – What are They and What Can I Learn from Them?
Sometimes it's easier to process information by looking at graphics. Viewing graphics helps us realize the essence of something quicker than viewing text or numbers. But this isn't to say text or numbers don't matter – they do! Besides, a picture is worth a thousand words. Fortunately, you can take advantage of this famous saying by utilizing heat maps in your very own Conversion Rate Optimization testing.
Heat maps are known as visual representations of data. You can use them to track mouse or trackpad movements and quantify the activity of visitors to your website. Overall, it's about transforming text and numbers into graphics that are visually appealing. To visualize what we're saying, imagine you are watching a weather forecast shared by one of your favorite meteorologists.
It's the middle of summer, and she is speaking about the varying intensity of heat across the country. In the process, she uses a heat map to graphically display what can be shown with numbers. Allows you to better understand what's happening on a large scale, right? Put to use the same practice and you'll be able to quickly draw user behavior insights within seconds of identifying hot spots on a heatmap. These takeaways are extremely valuable when it comes to formulating and strengthening your tests' hypotheses. Here are the three popular types you can get started with!
They show areas where visitors have hovered and moved their mouse on the screen. Using them makes it convenient to figure out where users concentrate their activity on a web page without clicking anything.
It's ideal to visualize this data regarding how users interact with content. Are they truly engaging with it? If so, you know they're interested in what you shared.
To excel at conversion rate optimization with these maps, compare hover engagement with click engagement. Do this for click-based elements of your web pages. If you find there is a high hover rate over any CTA, but a low click rate is evident, this may mean people are hesitant to click your CTA.
They are an aggregate of all mouse-click data in certain spots of each web page. This method is very useful for checking the success rate of CTA clicks. Using them for visualizing the success rate of form sign-ups is also especially good. We applied this practice to a past client.
And it was tied to the name area of a final submit form CTA. We found a high drop-off rate in clicks among users in this area. The username and password requirements for the CTA happened to be confusing.
Discovering new areas to add links on your web pages is also possible with these maps. A high click rate in an area with no links suggests users are expecting a certain action when they click there. Adding in one or more links can turn out to be a profitable conversion rate optimization tactic.
They show how far a user has scrolled down a web page. These maps show the drop-off – areas above the fold get 100 percent of traffic and tends to drop off significantly as the page goes on. Also, using them can help you determine where the average fold for the majority of your visitors is.
Keep in mind that we all work on different screen resolutions. Some users may not realize there is more below the page from the false bottom, leading them to not scroll down.
Understanding the most important elements on a web page, such as primary CTAs, is possible with these maps. They can indicate the best places to put them for conversion rate optimization. Make sure they're placed where 100 percent of users above the fold interact.
Each version of heat maps is much more valuable when used with the other versions. To upgrade your conversion rate optimization techniques, See How to Convert: Top 10 CRO Tips.


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From concert posters to politically charged fine art pieces, Cleveland-based artist Derek Hess has tested the waters of both the music and art world for over 15 years.
Growth, in general, has been an unwavering theme throughout both Hess' personal and professional life. From a young age, Hess was transfixed by his father Roy's ability to create on paper the images of planes and tanks that his son had swimming in his head.
In addition to his father's artistic ability, Hess also inherited his desire to make a living from art. Beginning his career as a student at the ClA, Hess than transferred to The Center for Creative Studies in Detroit to focus on graphic design and illustration before settling in on a major in fine art print-making and subsequently moving back to Cleveland and returning to CIA and their strong print-making program.
In 1993, while still booking bands at the Euclid Tavern, Hess' flyers caught the eye of Marty Geramita, who suggested that Hess turn his flyers into a business venture. In the years immediately following, Hess, with Geramita as his manager, garnered the attention of countless bands as well as both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the infamous Louvre in Paris, who both have Hess' art in their permanent collection.
In addition to posters for bands such as Pantera, Thursday, Pink Floyd and Pearl Jam, Hess has also created CD covers for bands like Motion City Soundtrack and Unearth. He has also been featured on television shows and in magazines – MTV, Fuse, VH1, Alternative Press and Juxtapoz as well as many others.
More recently, Hess started a clothing line, Strhess, as well as Hessfest and the Strhess Tour, a collaboration of music and art that features bands such as Thursday, Shadow's Fall, Stretch Arm Strong and Taking Back Sunday.
While the clothing company and the tour gain notoriety and popularity, Hess' main focus is still art. In addition to the work he continues to do for bands, Hess also participates in art shows both across the United States and around the world that show his skill as a fundamentally sound artist, which he stresses, is the key to being successful.
Hess' aptitude to convey his work through this showcase of fundamentals has helped take him from an artist who was known for his poster art to one who now works mainly on his fine-art pieces using pen and ink, acrylic paint and silk screen prints with hand made separations.


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Marc Schulthess iniziò a militare nelle giovanili dei Kloten Flyers, dal 2002 al 2004, collezionando 7 punti in 55 partite disputate. Nella stagione 2004-2005 fece il suo esordio in Lega Nazionale A sempre con la maglia dei Flyers, disputando 15 partite; dopo un incontro giocato con i Rapperswil-Jona Lakers nella stagione 2005-2006 giocò 20 partite in Prima Lega con l'EHC Winterthur.

Dal 2006 fino al novembre del 2010 ritornò a giocare con il Kloten, dove in 208 presenze fornì 19 assist e mise a segno 7 reti; per il resto della stagione 2010-2011 fu mandato in prestito all'HC Ambrì-Piotta, con i quali giocò 39 partite con 4 gol e 2 assist. Al termine del prestito nell'estate del 2011 fu riscattato dall'HC Ambrì-Piotta per un'altra stagione; nel mese di settembre si infortunò contro gli ZSC Lions, rimanendo fuori squadra per un mese.

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Thursday 18 June, 11am–9pm
Thomas Hirschhorn participates in MAXXI: A Story for the future' in celebration of the Roman museum's first decade Curated by Hou Hanru with curatorial and research MAXXI team
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In celebration of its tenth anniversary, MAXXI, Rome hosts a programme of events, including 'A story for the future', a ten-hour social digital marathon. The event is a partnership with Vanity Fair Italia and takes place on the museum's social media channels on Thursday 18 June (11am–9pm). The event features major Italian and international institutions, artists, architects, designers, critics, curators, scientists who discuss the social function and digital potential of museums around the world following the pandemic.
The event is divided into two thematic sections, 'MAXXI in the world, or are global museums still needed?' and 'Towards a new ecosystem of creation'. The former reflects on how Covid-19 has affected the function, organization, perception of museums whilst the second examines how museums might become laboratories for experimentation, involving ever-wider communities in sharing new ideas.
The event is introduced and moderated by Giovanna Melandri (President of the MAXXI Foundation); Hou Hanru Artistic (Director, MAXXI); Bartolomeo Pietromarchi (Director, MAXXI Arte); Margherita Guccione (Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity, MiBACT); and Pippo Ciorra (Senior Curator, MAXXI Architettura). Amongst the guests are Dario Franceschini (Minister of Culture) and Roberto Fico (President of the Chamber), who open the Festival.
The live dialogues and the recorded contributions alternate with videos telling the most significant exhibitions, performances and moments of the first ten years of the MAXXI. Among the participants are: virologist Ilaria Capua; architects including David Adjaye, Petra Blaisse, Rem Koolhaas, Renzo Piano, Carlo Ratti, Hashim Sarkis, Patrick Schumacher, Cino Zucchi, Sara Marini; artists including Thomas Hirschhorn, Piero Gilardi, Miltos Manetas, Diego Marcon, Margherita Moscardini, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Tomás Saraceno, Marinella Senatore, Nico Vascellari; designers including Formafantasma and Daniel Perlin; and media partners Malcom Pagani (Vice Director, Vanity Fair), Roberto Pisoni (Director, Sky Arte), Massimiliano Tonelli (Director, Artribune).
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The need for the younger generation to be engaged in politics has been reaffirmed by the vice president, Prof Yemi Osibanjo. As the campaign season commences , there has been calls for the youths to be part of the trend and jettison the idea of politics isn't our thing.
Young people can make a difference. Nothing is going to change overnight, but we can make efforts to change the process, the vice president remarked .
"We can do a lot more, but it depends on our commitment. I absolutely like the idea of young people getting a quota in the party structure to run for office", he added.
The vice president has called the youth to utilise the new political narrative and join politics to make the needed difference in the country's political and economical landscape.


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Ncojane is een dorp in het district Ghanzi in Botswana. De plaats telt 1958 inwoners (2011).

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Hundreds of additional pictures from the Venice Film Festival's photocall, premiere and after-party for "The Leisure Seeker" have been added to the photo gallery. Also, there are three clips from the film that were posted for the festival's release, which give us a good insightful look. A press junket with Donald Sutherland, Helen Mirren and director Paolo Virzì has been added as well. Enjoy.


In an interview with Radio.com, Gene Simmons, singer and guitarist for the Rock band Kiss, complained about the induction of Hip Hop artists like Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and Run-DMC into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In the same interview, Simmons described his dissatisfaction with the selection committee's decision to induct only the original members of his own band, overlooking both a guitar player and drummer in the current lineup. As a result, Simmons and Kiss have decided not to perform at the ceremony scheduled for April 10 at the Barclay's Center in New York City.
In 2007, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were inducted into the Hall of Fame as the first Hip Hop artists to receive the honors. According to the Hall's website, Flash called the induction "a wonderful feeling." "This is bigger than me," he said. "This induction is total acceptance from one of the most prestigious music associations in the world…It's a wonderful feeling to be remembered [sic] the architects that pioneered an idea that the whole world fell in love with. It is called Hip Hop." Since Grandmaster Flash in 2007, Eminem presented the Hollis, Queens group Run-DMC with their induction honors in 2009. In 2012, the Beastie Boys were honored similarly as inductees. Most recently, Public Enemy was inducted as a part of the 2013 ceremony.


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Location of School: Impact on Secondary Students' Performance in Mathematics
Usashi Kundu (De) Department of Education, Diamond Harbour Women's University, Sarisha, West Bengal-743368, India
Performance in mathematics, Locational variable
In the present day, the examination results of different school boards of India in general and West Bengal in particular are not much satisfactory in respect of performance in mathematics. It has been an observed fact that educational facilities provided in a school has to play a vital role in the performance of its students. The present study attempts to examine whether the performance of students in mathematics depends on the location of school where they study. Ex post facto research design has been employed in carrying out the study. The scores in mathematics of 1104 Madhyamik examinees from six secondary schools of Kolkata and outskirts served as the source of data and the sampling technique used was purposive. Results indicate that there exist significant differences between mathematics scores in Madhyamik Examination of students from Kolkata and outskirt schools. Students from Kolkata schools score better in mathematics than the students from the schools that are situated in the outskirts. The study, therefore, recommends that schools located in the outskirts should be provided with better infrastructure to help in better performance of their students in mathematics.
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Facebook Suspends 5 Accounts for 'Inauthentic Behavior' During Alabama Election
One of the accounts that Facebook suspended belonged to Jonathon Morgan, the chief executive of research firm New Knowledge
Published at 1:24 am on December 23, 2018
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Facebook says it has suspended five accounts that were being run by multiple people for "for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior" on the platform during the Alabama special election last year.
In a statement to NBC News, a Facebook spokesperson declined to name the account holders, but said an investigation into the improper behavior is ongoing.
"We take a strong stand against people or organizations that create networks of accounts to mislead others about who they are or what they're doing. We've removed thousands of Pages, Groups, and accounts for this kind of behavior, as well as accounts that were violating our policies on spam and coordinated inauthentic behavior during the Alabama special election last year," the platform said.


On Waitangi Day, February 6, Treaty educator, Robert Consedine, addressed two gatherings in which he looked forward to a hope-filled future.
'The gains for Māori in the last 30 years have been significant. However, it is worth remembering that every gain has been achieved only through struggle and with courage. The words of the slave abolitionist, Frederick Douglas, remain as true as when he uttered them in the 19th century: "Power cedes nothing without a demand—it never did and it never will".
'Just as men could not envisage a world where women voted, so our society struggles to imagine power being successfully shared as anticipated in the Treaty.
'The Treaty is about relationships. Those who signed it saw Māori and Pakeha living peacefully together sharing power and resources. This vision has not changed.
'Despite the ongoing struggle, there is much to be hopeful about.
In the recent election, the Māori Party has entered into an historic relationship with the National-led government. One aspect of the agreement is to establish, by no later than 2010, a group to consider constitutional issues, including Māori representation.
Image: The choirmaster at St Mary of the Angels, Robert Oliver, and Maisie King of Te Ngakau Tapu hongi during the Waitangi Day Mass.


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For external reference, now you can select Faces (all types), Edges (all types), Vertices, Sketch Entities (all types), Reference Entities (planes, points, coordinate systems, axis).
You can now create a linear or circular pattern of components in an assembly.
From within the context of assembly, you can now mirror components about the selected plane or optionally constraint them to remain symmetrical.
Using CATIA V5 and want to bring parts and products created in CATIA V5 to SOLIDWORKS xDesign? Now you can right from the Import dialog*.
The 3D Interconnect feature in SOLIDWORKS now supports SLDXML which is the native format in which you export out xDesign model data. This further improves collaboration between SOLIDWORKS and xDesign.
When sketching, many times we have to draw multiple circles – all with the same radii. Now, as you sketch circles, you will be delighted with the equal constraint feature which lets you quickly snap the circle to the visual inference and constraint it to same radius as the last one. Additionally, when sketching a circle if you hover over other circular geometry, you will see an inference line to size the circle equal to the radii of that circular geometry. Talk about being fast!
7. Make Objects – You can now create objects from group of open entities.
One of the cool features of xDesign is that it automatically locks components from modification when it is being worked on by a user or when it is in a particular maturity state. Now, an improved dialog better informs users that the component is reserved and provides a choice to perform a save-as. This lets the user make changes to the copy.
All input fields that accept numeric input let you do math operations. No need to have that calculator on the side for quick math.
Now you can export xDesign models in 3DXML format. 3DXML is the native 3DEXPERIENCE file format that allows to exchange data between different 3DExperience platform (public or on-premise).
Divi is a Senior Manager, Product Portfolio Management at SOLIDWORKS. He is passionate about how new technologies are coming together to change the way how products are designed, made and sold and engaging/teaching kids in STEM activities. Divi graduated from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay with a dual degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters degree in Engineering from University of Texas at Austin.


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Pendogo est une localité située dans le département de Lâ-Todin de la province du Passoré dans la région Nord au Burkina Faso.

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Pendogo se trouve à  au sud-ouest du centre de Lâ-Todin, le chef-lieu du département, et à  au sud-ouest de Yako, le chef-lieu de la province, ainsi qu'à  au nord de la route nationale 2 reliant le centre au nord du pays.

Histoire

Économie
Les habitants de Pendogo vivent essentiellement de l'agriculture dont le rendement est tributaire de la saison pluvieuse. De petits commerces se développent mais les revenus par habitant sont très maigres.
Ce qui est remarquable, c'est l'engagement des femmes qui se battent pour leur auto-prise. L'Association Anetz-Pendogo initiée par Gérard Ringard d'Anetz et Gaston Yerbanga ressortissant de Pendogo, à travailler pour munir les femmes de métiers à tisser. Ainsi elles apprennent à tisser des pagnes traditionnels, Faso danfani dont la vente leur apporte de petites économies. L'Ong HAMAP en partenariat avec ATS (Association Tous Solidaires) a permis de construire un centre de travail et de concertation pour les femmes. L'association TODESOL pilotée par Dominique Sœur a travaillé avec ATS pour construire un jardin clôturé par un grillage pour la culture maraîchère. Grâce à deux puits qui tarissent malheureusement en cours d'exploitation, les femmes cultivent de légumes variées pour le bonheur de leur famille. Les petites ventes des récoltes leur permettent de participer aux frais de soins et de scolarité de leurs enfants. Si les femmes gagnent un accompagnement financier conséquent, elles pourront sortir de leurs misères. Todesol œuvre chaque année pour soutenir l'activité des femmes.
L'ATSB (Association Tous Solidaires pour le Burkina) œuvre aussi depuis 2018 pour Pendogo. Créée à l'initiative de Gaston Yerbanga et de ses amis Philippe CUESTA, actuel président et sa femme Sonia(chargée de la communication), Pascale Bruley(trésorière) et de son mari Jean François), ATSB travaille depuis la France à faire changer les choses au Burkina, notamment à Pendigo. Elle a apporté à maintes reprises secours aux déplacés et aux habitants de Pendogo par dons de vivres et autres. En 2021 avec l'aide financière de la fondation Arnaud Massenet, elle a pu creuser deux puits à grands diamètres dont le visage n'est pas encore terminé.

Santé et éducation

Le centre de soins le plus proche de Pendogo est le centre de santé et de promotion sociale (CSPS) de Lâ-Todin tandis que le centre médical avec antenne chirurgicale (CMA) de la province se trouve à Yako.

Le village accueille une école primaire publique de trois classes. Cette école a été construite grâce à la prise en conscience des ressortissants du village, sous la houlette de Gaston Yerbanga, sur la nécessité de favoriser l'éducation au village. Les élèves ont commencé les cours sous des paillettes en paille et sous l'ombre des gros arbres. Aujourd'hui, l'école n'est pas encore normalisée à 6 classes par faute de moyen. L'Association Tous Solidaires pour le Burkina travaille pour l'émergence des infrastructures scolaires pour désenclaver le village de Pendogo. Beaucoup de choses manquent énormément dans ce village. L'éducation doit être une priorité.

Notes et références

Ville dans le département de Lâ-Todin


Eurodiet is not only about high nutritional-quality health food. It also involves a worldwide network of several thousands of practitioners who, for more than 20 years, have been fighting excess weight, currently the largest non-infectious global epidemic. The tools provided here are the fruit of this collaboration and enable Healthcare Professional to better support patients.


Elevation HR are currently recruiting for a Learning and Development Business Partner. My client is a fast paced, expanding commercial business in North Yorkshire.
The successful L&D Business Partner will join a small HR team and will take responsibility for driving and implementing the organisation's training and development strategy business wide. This is a stand-alone L&D role for the business, so the level of autonomy and scope to implement your own ideas is assured.
*Work with HR to assist in identifying and introducing a Learning Management System to the company.
Elevation HR is a specialist division of Elevation Recruitment focusing on Human Resource positions in Yorkshire and surrounding regions. If you match the specified criteria and are interested in discussing the position in more detail, we would love to hear from you.


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Roger Camille (Heliópolis, 24 de mayo de 1936-Bruselas, 23 de mayo de 2006), historietista belga conocido como Kiko.

Biografía
Nació en Egipto, pero abandonó este país cuando lo gobernaba Nasser en los años 1960. Empezó a trabajar en la revista Spirou donde se hizo famoso su personaje de 1965 Foufi, que había diseñado para un semanario libanés. Después trabajó como publicista, sobre todo para la compañía de helados Motta. Vivió en Schaerbeek y murió la víspera de su 70 cumpleaños.

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 Kiko

Historietistas de Bélgica
Artistas de Egipto


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One romantic fairytale that has continued to intrigue young and old people alike is the 16th-century story of Beauty & The Beast. Even though this story was published in France way back in 1740, it has continued to fascinate readers across the world to this day. Today, this story has been transformed by Yggdrasil into a video slot of the same name.
Playing Beauty & The Beast
Beauty & The Beast comes with 20 fixed-line bets, 3 rows and 5 reels. The reel set is set against the backdrop of an eerie woodland. You can make out servant characters from the story on the left side of the reel set.
On the reels are 4 high-ranking symbols that include; the Prince, the Beast himself and Beauty with the Maid. You also have 6 gemstones on the reels. These gemstones are low-ranking symbols and come in different colours, namely; yellow, pink, red, blue, purple and green.
A mysterious magic mirror takes from the classic story is the Wild icon. This Wild symbol replaces the other symbols on the reels, but not the Scatter represented by a red rose.
The Golden Bet Bonus Feature
When you look below the reel set there is a Spin button which gets the reels spinning. However, besides the Spin button (to its left) is a button which triggers the Golden Bet bonus feature of this slot.
With this feature active, players can play a base game spin with added features, but only if they increase their respective bets for the spin. Below are the boosters that players can get as well as what they need to pay to get them.
Pay an additional 5 coins for the "Boost" with a couple of features granted.
With 15 extra coins, you can have a scatter symbol "Nudged" on the reels to enable you to activate the free spins feature.
By paying 30 additional coins you will have both the "Boost" as well as "Nudge" features activated.
Beauty & The Beast Servant Bonuses
In Beauty & The Beast slot, you have randomly activated Servant bonuses. These bonuses occur during a base game spin.
With the Butler, you have one reel nudged either upwards or downwards to help you achieve a combo win.
There is a Chef character which ensures that the symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4 matches up to earn you a combo win.
The Maid ensures that as many as 4 wilds are thrown onto the reel set to help with wild assisted wins.
You can also trigger the game's Free spins by landing at least 3 red rose Scatters on the reels to earn 10 free spins. Beauty & The Beast is a lively video slot with a gameplay that is exhilarating.
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Nepal's confirms 2,225 fresh cases, COVID-19 tally jumps to 155,233
24 October, 2020 5:38 pm
24 October 2020, Kathmandu
Nepal's COVID-19 tally has reached 155,233 as of Saturday afternoon after 2,225 persons tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, altogether 13,846 sample tests were conducted across the country in the past 24 hours.
A total of 2,846 individuals got discharged from the hospitals in the past 24 hours while the number of people winning the battle against the virus reached 108,334 in the country.
Nepal currently has 46,057 active cases.
Likewise, 3,322 people are in quarantine facilities across the country at present.
Likewise, 13 people succumbed to the virus in the past 24 hours taking the COVID-19 death tally in the country to 842, the Ministry confirmed.


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This summer marks the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer—a time when black Mississippians worked with northern students to confront Jim Crow and claim their rights as citizens. To commemorate this Freedom struggle, we are combing the collection to bring you a series of Mississippi Moments that explore Freedom Summer from a variety of perspectives: from organizers to volunteers to yes, even law enforcement.
In this episode, we hear from Charlie Capps. While Capps would later go on to a distinguished career as a Mississippi legislator, in spring of '64, he was the newly-elected sheriff of Bolivar County. As an elected sheriff in a county where few blacks could vote, he was the first line of defense of Mississippi's segregated order. He recalls the fear, apprehension and resentment many in the white community felt as civil rights workers came to Mississippi to upend the Jim Crow system of racial segregation.


Using gel memory foam quilted into the bottom of the cover and also a layer of memory foam under, the Nectar shapes well, but doesn't have the exact same hug often associated with memory foam beds. Both the gel memory foam and the lack of sink-in feel mean the Nectar sleeps significantly cooler than many memory foam models.
A support core consisting of high-density polyfoam is built to withstand the test of time. Given its makeup, we expect the Nectar to survive at least 7-8 years, which makes it a durable option. The Nectar is difficult to beat at this price, so if you're looking for a reasonable mattress constructed with quality materials, your search can end here.
Founded in 2017, Nectar Mattress has become one of the most loved brands in the mattress industry. The Nectar Mattress is an affordable and great investment for your home and here's why. While the company has an adjustable foundation and frame, its flagship mattress is still its crowning jewel, mixing a breathable base with thick layers of memory foam for intense relaxation. Also, it contains cooling features that keep heat away from you as you sleep. Nectar uses a combination of memory foam, base foam and gel quilting foam that offers a secure sleep surface. You will surely experience that contour feel you expect from a memory foam mattress. That is 5 layers of comfort and customization for you.
The most noteworthy component of the mattress' construction is its whopping 4″ of memory foam up top, which leads to a significant amount of body sinkage and contouring. This is an all-foam mattress made up of three distinct layers that pile as much as an 11″ profile.
First, the cover is made up of both cotton and Tencel, an eco-friendly substance known for its softness and breathability. With that there is an inch of gel memory foam quilted into the cover, which offers the sleeper with immediate comfort. The combination of the Tencel fibers and gel infusion make for an ultra-cool layer which will help regulate temperatures while you sleep.
The second layer is 3″ of memory foam, the Comfort Layer. This material has an incredibly slow reaction to pressure, allowing sleepers to really sink in for some gratifying pressure relief. As the foam contours to the curves of your body, you are most likely to feel like you're sleeping more "in" the mattress compared to "on top" of it, which is a pleasant feel and perfect fit for side sleepers needing cushiony support in the shoulders and buttocks.
Up next you'll find a transitional layer of memory foam, which has a slightly quicker response to pressure compared to the foams above it. This section is supposed to alleviate the sleeper into the firmer base under, helping extend the contouring of the comfort layer even deeper into the mattress.
Lastly, we have got 6″ of high-density poly foam. This foundation layer gives the mattress its stability and contour, providing a firm foundation upon which the softer foams will react.
After breaking down the construction of the mattress, let's talk about the firmness and feel. By applying some light hand pressure into the mattress you will find that instantly you will be feeling all the thick layers of memory foam up top. Lying down you will find yourself sinking into the Nectar, with the gentle foams contouring around you.
Another important component is pressure, or more specifically where pressure points are most likely to form while lying on top of it. To help you picture where these pressure points may be, I've listed the parts of the body where people feel most pressure when sleeping.
Side – Side sleepers tend to prefer softer mattresses which shape snuggly into the shoulders and hips, and the Nectar more than delivers on that front.
Stomach – Regrettably, this comfort does not necessarily carry over for the stomach area. The thick layers of memory foam causes the hip area to sink out of alignment with the shoulders, which makes for some tension along the spine. Overall, stomach sleepers typically opt for firmer mattresses, so I was not overly surprised by this conclusion.
Upon further research, the top thick layers from Nectar's memory foam work to dampen movement across the structure, making sure that you will not be bothered by your bed partner's tossing and turning at night.
Testing out the Nectar, I was really surprised by the feel of the foam. Because as I rolled and moved around the mattress I actually felt like I was sinking just enough and not too much. Having said that, I was excited to do some more research and find out the actual sinkage measurements for this mattress. I was quite amazed by how much my body sank into the top layers of memory foam. Based on our research: 45kg or 100lbs created 15.24cm of sinkage. That is 6cm for a 100 pound human being. It's safe to say, you are still more likely to feel as though you're sleeping "in" the Nectar rather than "on top" of it.
If for any reason you discover that the Nectar isn't for you, just contact the company and they will arrange a free pickup; and also give you all of your money back.
The mattress fares very well in comparison to other memory foam mattresses that come in at a higher cost. With quite positive consumer evaluations on comfort, bounce, construction, and extra benefits, the Nectar is a really good buy for the money.
Now that we've broken down the particular, nitty-gritty details of the Nectar, let's widen the scope and have a peek at a few of its biggest competitors in the game. While every mattress has unique characteristics that make it a different product in the market, it can be useful to contextualize these differences against other mattresses. Plus, who doesn't love a tiny cross-referencing before making a large purchase?
Unlike most other memory foam mattresses that generally sleep a bit warm, the Nectar offers a high amount of cooling. The top layer of gel memory foam, paired together with the infused cover keeps it cool, while giving maximum comfort.
The Nectar mattress can be sat right on a box spring. Or if you prefer, a platform or almost any other flat supportive surface. It can also be utilized with any adjustable bed frame, which can fit an 11 inch mattress.
You can also put the Nectar right on the floor if that is what you would like to do. Just make sure there isn't any moisture or water around.
After the first 5 years, repairs and replacements will be honored for a one time shipping fee of $100. If a flaw is found, the $100 will be waived.
In addition, it's risk-free one-year sleep trial,"Forever Warranty", free transport, easy return/refund process and very affordable prices finalize the long list of quality attributes and options offered to customers at the time of the first purchase and thereafter.


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The application wants to use device X. If device is already paired, it could just ask for the list of known devices and uses them. There is no point that every time some application would like to search some device, the device should be put into the discoverable mode application to find it. It can be used just so that if device X is paired or connected, it is used immediately. If not, the developer asks the user to put the device into discoverable pairing mode and pairs it. Next time the application finds it automatically.


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Threads for Teens HERlead Vital Voices
by Allyson | Jul 11, 2012 | Awards | 0 comments
This post originally appeared on the Vital Voices official blog in connection with the HERlead program. Click HERE for the link.
My working group at the 2012 HERlead Leadership Summit, with mentor Maria Pacheco of Wakami
Last month, I was extremely fortunate to be able to attend the HERlead Vital Voices Leadership summit, along with forty-nine other talented teenage girls. To say it was incredible is an understatement. The program truly impacted me in a way that has helped to better shape myself as a leader. During the four knowledge-filled days, all of us were split into working groups, where, under the guidance of an extremely empowering mentor, we learned how to successfully implement different leadership strategies into our service at home. I was able to work with the fabulous Maria Pacheco, who started her own non-profit in Guatemala, called Wakami. From her, I learned about the importance of changing the terminology and mindset from 'helping others' to 'giving others the tools they need to realize their dreams'. This has helped me to understand how to not label people as just 'charity cases'.
Allyson Ahlstrom and ANN Inc. CEO, Kay Krill
Jennifer Morrison of 'Happily Ever After' and Allyson Ahlstrom, founder of Threads for Teens at the 2012 HERlead Summit.
Also as a part of the weekend, we had the incredible opportunity to hear from Jennifer Morrison of the TV show "Happily Ever After" and ANN Inc. CEO, Kay Krill! Over lunch, they spoke to us about both of their career journeys, and the best leadership advice they could share.
Mary-Brent Brown, Diane Von Furstenberg, Allyson Ahlstrom at the 2012 Global Leadership Awards for the HERlead Leadership Summit.
One night, we attended the Global Leadership Awards, where many incredible women from around the world were honored. They have led incredible change and I was incredibly inspired. Diane Von Furstenberg is an incredible supporter of Vital Voices, and at the after-party, several of us even got to take a picture with her!
Attending a talk with the incredible honorees of the 2012 Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards
In the future, it is my main goal to open Threads for Teens boutiques in all fifty states. In this way, many more teenage girls will be given the tools to succeed. To accomplish this, I have been working on creating a model to implement in each boutique to make it self-sustainable and run on as little overhead money as possible. I hope to accomplish this goal within ten years.


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air conditioning fresno – without this, modern life is no longer possible. Lets look at the question and take some life hacking on your note.
Areas of application air conditioning fresno?
air conditioning fresno is applied in one of these places.
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Brisbane McDonnell Academy Symposium to tackle world's great challenges
Issues critical to communities across the world will be discussed at an international symposium in Brisbane from September 22 to 25.
UQ system set to launch Australia into space
Researchers at The University of Queensland have moved one step closer to sending small satellites into space via a reusable launch system.
Smart money is on storing energy, not carbon, says economist
The question of whether the future will be powered by coal and oil or by renewable energy is crucially important, both to the medium-term future of the Australian economy and to the long-term future of the planet. For either to succeed, there is a...
Philanthropy takes researchers to new depths
University of Queensland marine neuroscientists are plunging to new depths in submersibles on the Great Barrier Reef and in the Coral Sea.
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Horrible thus far. 6200 part assy-large assy mode took 4.23 minutes to load. 2018 ( 30 seconds) in same mode. 2018 is stable and works well at this level. Updated quadro card. Really disappointed . I wont be switching any time soon.
Re: Installed SW 2019, sadness!
Did you update the parts and assemblies to 2019 as well. It will get faster once the files is updated as well. Have to do this each upgrade.
We see this every year. As much as I would like to utilize new features in a release I never switch right away. SP0 is typically not very good (I'm being nice). Personally I never install before SP3 is released even if some of my customers make the switch before I do.
It's a double edged sword, if nobody installs the new version right away SolidWorks doesn't get enough feedback to make the service packs better, but since I rely on SolidWorks to generate income for me I can't afford to waste my time working with a buggy release.
I will be happy to wait for SP3, am in absolutely no rush to make the switch. Will simply continue to do my work with the 2018 version.
I know with every release we see issues. I dont go live until service pack 2 at least. After going to a "whats new" i assumes the large assy behavior would be decent out of the box. When i went from 2017 to 2018 , I did not see that much lag with the same large file. Less bugs then than now. I will toy around with it when i have time but will not go live for a while.
I've just installed 2019 SP2.0 and it's the buggiest version of Solidworks I think I've ever used. It is truly horrible!! Some really strange issues with bodies I've never seen before (like when creating a shell on a body in a two body part it weirdly sort of half merges the bodies, so although you can hide and show each body, they've both got the same name and it corrupts all the features afterwards).
It's also really slow and even though I've turned off all the add-ins at start up, when I restart it still loads the forum, which takes baout 4 minutes. Reallly bizarre and pathetic. 2018 was one of the most stable and best so far. 2019 seems to have gone massively backwards.
Some had used 2019 since SP0 and no major problem.
You might have found something that need to be fix.
Yes I think you're right! There must be something wrong. See of the VAR can find it.
I have SW2019 SP2 and can load my largest assembly which is just over 5,300 parts with hardly any delay or hiccups.
Excellent - there's hope then!
News function in Large Design Review its amazing to handle large assemblies.
'This is beta functionality not intended for production use' seems quite a worrying alert if picked.
Does it still say that in sp2?
We have enabled the 'Beta Option' and it does, indeed, open big assemblies much faster: One which took over an hour to open in 2018, SP5 takes a little over 10 minutes in 2019, SP2.
On the other hand, my colleague who provided me with these figures also told me 'It crashes 5 times as often, too'.
My colleague attended the Sheet Metal course over the last two days.
They were using 2019 SP1. The instructor found two regressive bugs so that the training material didn't work.
I have been using 2019 SP0 and now I'm on 2019 SP2 - Much better than 2018, what I've seen. Yes there will be bugs and glitches, but keep in mind that SW is very versatile and each model and each project can be approached from many different directions, using many different features and techniques, therefore posting that this or that version is buggy, I would love to see your workflow and your approach.
Having said that, installing it using an administrative image didn't work, and, despite spending a whole morning logged into my workstation, the VAR couldn't get it to work, either.
Also, the upgrade from PDM Standard 2018 to 2019 seemed to take away the user permission that allowed the PDF Convert task to run, so we couldn't upgrade that to 2019. The VAR had to poke about in the SQL server to reinstate the permissions before it would work.
Generally speaking, though, it seems to be behaving itself now.
What would be nice is if you could see a list of new bugs associated with the given years release + expected time line of fix. Obviously this would ebb and flow as the SP's are released.
As a user then you could look at them and say well nothing concerns me too much I will load it on. Or if there is something really particular to what you do wait until that bug is fixed.


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While the plan to twin the parish of Hanover with the Chinese city of Huangshi appears to be moving at a snail's pace, the Chinese are ramping up to their efforts to get the deal done and are seemingly showing far greater interest than their Jamaican counterparts.
When the plan was first contemplated, both sides stated that such an arrangement would yield great economic, social, and cultural benefits. Discussions have been taking place since early 2018, and a delegation from the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) was invited to visit the Chinese city in the latter part of last year, but that trip did not materialise.
The matter remains an item in the minutes of the monthly meeting of the HMC, with David Gardner, the chief executive officer of the corporation, reporting at last week's monthly meeting that a Chinese delegation is set to visit the HMC in a few months.
Gardner told The Gleaner that the HMC had sent documentation on the plans and discussions taking place to the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development from last year for perusal and feedback. However, he said, to date, the ministry has not responded.
"We are still awaiting a formal response from our ministry on the matter, but just to advise that in the last few days, we have received information out of China, from Huangshi city, and they are essentially telling us that they are very determined to have this friendship arrangement established between Hanover and Huangshi City.
A delegation of six of their high-profile members out of China will be the guests of the HMC sometime about the middle of July," said Gardner. "They have decided to finance themselves fully, and they are willing to explore all possible areas or possible arrangements that can be established between us and them," he added.
Lucea's mayor, Sheridan Samuels, who is also the chairman of the HMC, and his deputy, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Dinham, both expressed pleasure that the proposed visit by the Chinese was still on track.
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Lakeshore All Sports HOF to honor local college seniors
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The Lakeshore All Sports Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday the recipients for the Male and Female Senior College Athlete Awards.
Andrew Schwoerer and Ben Stelzer will be honored as co-male winners while Sally Linzmeier was chosen for the female award.
The Hall of Fame banquet will be held April 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn.
St. Norbert's Andrew Schwoerer, a Valders graduate, was named the 2014-2015 Midwest Conference basketball Co-Player of the Year. He was the third Green Knight to be named conference player of the year. Schwoerer currently ranks seventh on the St. Norbert all-time career scoring list.
Michigan Tech's Ben Stelzer, a Roncalli graduate, was the 2014-2015 GLIAC basketball Player of the Year. He broke the school record and ranked fourth in the nation in 3-point attempts and shots made in a season. Stelzer is the seventh all-time leading scorer in Michigan Tech history.
UW-Superior's Sally Linzmeier, a Valders graduate, has twice been named the WIAC basketball Player of the Year. She holds the UW-Superior records for points scored, steals, free throws made and field goals made.
Tickets are now available for the banquet and can be purchased by contacting Keith Bonde at 920-684-4324 or kbonde@att.net, Al Fenlon at 920-775-3819 or Brian Ulness at 920-758-2881.


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Why I Love America
I read a quote recently that pretty much sums it up for me:
"There are three kinds of patriots, two bad, one good. The bad ones are the uncritical lovers and the loveless critics. Good patriots carry on a lover's quarrel with their country." – William Sloane Coffin, Jr. (American clergyman and peace activist)
After living in Uganda for just over 6 weeks, I've never loved my country as much as I do now. And I've also never felt more critical of my country in my life as I have over the past 12 months, for apparent reasons. But the beauty of America is that it encourages and embraces difference, relative to other parts of the world…yes, even today.
Last summer, as I was traveling from continent to continent, I gave the 4th of July a passing nod as I visited Paris and took in all that amazing city has to offer.
This was in Avignon later in the summer, not Paris…but feeling the democratic vibe all the same.
But this 4th of July, I felt a homesickness I've never felt before…for New York City, for my home in Alabama and Mississippi, and for my country generally.
A scene from our 4th of July celebration in Kampala… we Americans were joined by some Brits ❤
Celebrating American Independence this week has sparked some interesting conversations. I've been laughed at by some (not all!) Western ex-pats (particularly, but not limited to, Canadians) whom I've spoken with here this week when I said that I love my country because we're free. "I hate when Americans say that," they said. "You're not really free."
I respectfully disagree. While it's painfully true America still has so many inequities and injustices, and we still can't figure out how to provide quality healthcare for all, I can't help but appreciate the degree of freedom we still enjoy relative to the rest of the world. The freedom of assembly, the freedom of speech, the freedom of opinion, the right to vote. God bless the Bill of Rights. Over the last 2 weeks, I've witnessed live police violence against unarmed Ugandan citizens on television when a by-election took place in the nearby district of Kyandondo.
Just today, driving by on a boda in Kampala, I witnessed a man being assaulted by another group of men for no apparent reason, and felt helpless as we passed by. I know America has its own share of violence, but this was still shocking to observe.
One important thing I've learned over the last 6 weeks is that many in the world still look to America as a beacon of hope and freedom, despite all of our issues. This takeaway is based on direct personal conversations and observations—the most indisputable evidence you can find when the global conversation tends to center around media regimes (on both the political left and right) looking to make more money in a 24/7 news cycle. As a self-proclaimed "liberal," I know this view is unsavory to many U.S. liberals who want to think we should now stay out of every else's business and obediently abide by international consensus (when and if that can be found in a world so ideologically divided). At the end of the day, everyone wants to feel secure and protected within their own social and cultural contexts, whatever that looks like, and many still look to the U.S. as a positive example of democracy and freedom.
Playlist at work on the 4th of July… judge me all you want
If it's not cool to be patriotic anymore, I guess I'm not "cool" in that regard. This past week, which included the 4th of July, has been more emotional to me than I ever expected before traveling to Uganda. I have gained a new appreciation for my country, even as I've been personally and directly asked (by Ugandans and Western ex-pats alike) what "I'm doing about" the fact Donald Trump is our president. In response, I've reminded them that America has one of the oldest and most enduring democratic constitutions in the world, that the electoral college is (currently) part of our Constitution, that we peacefully abide by the outcome of our elections, that I want him to succeed in his role only in ways that will help America and its global neighbors to prosper, and that I'm looking with hope to 2020.
Sadly, his administration has already fallen short in so many ways. But thankfully, we Americans still have the right and obligation to protest and speak out against actions of our government that do not align with the ideals upon which our nation was founded. We still have a separation of powers that many nations do not have. Our judiciary is an institution that operates independently of our executive and legislative branches. The 22nd Amendment to our Constitution sets a presidential term limit. These are facts I've admittedly taken for granted until this summer.
Does America need to improve in many ways? Yes. But I am I ashamed to be an American? Never. Am I proud to be an American? Yes, even if I get laughed at by some. Is there still reason for Americans to have hope? Absolutely. Patriotism trumps cynicism.
"I thank God for my life
And for the stars and stripes
May freedom forever fly, let it ring.
Salute the ones who died
The ones that give their lives
So we don't have to sacrifice
All the things we love." – Zac Brown Band
Last summer in Prague. A message I still believe in my heart of hearts most fellow Americans agree with.


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Bowling Green Studies in Applied Philosophy is a series of conference proceedings produced by the philosophy department at Bowling Green State University on the subject of applied philosophy. Each volume consists of selected papers presented at the annual conference on applied philosophy held at Bowling Green from 1979 to 1986. These conferences were sponsored by the university's Applied Philosophy Program with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.  The eight volumes in this series explore the philosophical implications of social problems whose solutions require rational planning and decision making. The series was produced in cooperation with the Philosophy Documentation Center. Contributors to the series include Frithjof Bergmann, Myles Brand, David Hoekema, Jaegwon Kim, Joseph Margolis, Jan Narveson, Douglas Rasmussen, Nicholas Rescher, Robert C. Solomon, James Sterba, and Iris Young.

Volumes in the series
 Values and Moral Standing - Volume 8, 1986
 The Restraint of Liberty - Volume 7, 1985
 Social Policy and Conflict Resolution - Volume 6, 1984
 The Applied Turn in Contemporary Philosophy - Volume 5, 1983
 Social Justice - Volume 4, 1982
 Reason and Decision - Volume 3, 1981
 Actions and Responsibility - Volume 2, 1980
 Understanding Human Emotions - Volume 1, 1979

External links

 Philosophy Documentation Center
 Bowling Green State University, Philosophy Department

Philosophical literature
Publications established in 1979
Philosophy Documentation Center academic journals
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December 6, 2022 by Awix
Context is very important, first impressions too. We have discussed in the past how Netflix's attempts to copy the traditional Hollywood action blockbuster or special-effects extravaganza would probably benefit from being seen in a traditional movie theatre rather than on a small screen somewhere else, while it does seem to me that the first time you cross paths with a film kind of establishes your relationship with it in perpetuity – when it comes to the handful of films I first watched in a foreign language without the benefit of subtitles, no matter how many times I've watched them since in English, all seem to have been marked by the experience – a lingering sense of bafflement, frustration, and vague disappointment.
I still think the best place to watch movies is in a cinema, but there are so many old films I've only ever seen on a TV that this is usually less of a problem. The UK archive channel TPTV is currently doing a sterling job of cranking out old horror films, usually by American International, two or three times a week (which is why there've been quite a few AIP golden oldie reviews in the last few months). It is, as I say, an archive channel so there shouldn't really be anything surprising about this. What is a bit unexpected is the appearance of something like Joshua Kennedy's House of the Gorgon, which premiered in 2019.
The story is set in the late 19th century in the small, indeterminately European town of Carlsdadt (sic). Surprisingly Welsh-sounding local priest Father Llewellyn (Christopher Neame) is deeply concerned that some ancient, monstrous evil is about to descend on the town, mainly because of a recent wedding he officiated at where everyone but him turned to stone halfway through, in rather suspicious circumstances. Could the padre be onto something?
Making her way to the town is innocent young lady Isobel Banning (Georgina Dugdale), accompanied by her mother (Veronica Carlson) and friend Christina (Jamie Trevino). The reason for her trip is so she can finally marry her fiance, Julian (Kennedy himself – he also wrote the script and edited the film, this is that kind of movie). The place seems quite charming, although some of the locals treat them rather strangely, and there is the inevitable warning that they should get straight back on the train and leave. But why?
Well, Isobel and her party find themselves staying with Julian and his benefactor, Baroness Bartov (Caroline Munro), a strange and reclusive noblewoman who, just possibly, has a peculiar hold over Julian. (Shouldn't she be Baroness Bartova? Probably – but, once again, it is that kind of movie.) Is it somehow connected to the priest's fears? Might a strange rhyme about the blood of a virgin being required to unleash an ancient evil somehow be pertinent to whatever is happening?
Even if you'd never heard of this thing there is a fair chance, given that you visit this blog in the first place, that you've figured out what's going on here – the fact that the Baroness' sister is played by Martine Beswick will probably push you over the line. This is very much a film for the initiated – for the uninitiated, Caroline Munro was in Dracula AD 1972, Captain Kronos, At the Earth's Core, and various other fondly-remembered genre movies. Martine Beswick was in One Million Years BC, Prehistoric Women, and Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde. Veronica Carlson was in Dracula Has Risen From The Grave and The Horror of Frankenstein. (All three also both had stints in the Bond franchise, although Carlson was only in the non-Eon version of Casino Royale.) Christopher Neame's Bond film was Licence to Kill (though he had a less decorative role, obviously); prior to that he appeared in Lust for a Vampire and Dracula AD 1972. (He's also one of the very few actors to have had roles in all four of Dr Who, Blake's 7, Star Trek and Babylon 5.) In short, we're in cult jamboree territory here; the only film I can really compare House of the Gorgon to is House of the Long Shadows (the similarity in titles may not be coincidental).
Regular readers (seek help) will recall that my verdict on House of the Long Shadows was that it is a terrible movie which makes very poor use of the legendary horror stars assembled for it. House of the Gorgon's horror-veteran cast isn't quite as stellar – how could it be? – but it's still pretty impressive; you get the sense that Kennedy would definitely have been on the phone to the agents of Ingrid Pitt and Julie Ege, if only they were still with us, just so he could get the full Hammer glamour set. In any case, the script here is probably better than that of the older film, and the cast are properly better served.
And yet, and yet… I really don't want to be horrible about House of the Gorgon, as it is clearly a labour of love which everyone involved has approached with great enthusiasm. But: how did this production come about, you may be wondering. Well, Joshua Kennedy apparently got to know Martine Beswick on the American horror movie convention circuit, and through her also made the acquaintance of Munro (the two of them are apparently besties). When Munro suggested, jokingly, that they should all make a movie together, Kennedy sprang into action, writing the basic plot outline on the back of an airplane sick bag (sometimes it is necessary to make a joke, and sometimes it is not), and raising $13,000 via crowdfunding to make House of the Gorgon a reality.
I'm not sure if you've ever seen a film made on a budget of $13,000, so you may not know what it looks like. Well, the main thing that such a low-budget film doesn't look like is – er – a film. Many films aren't actually made on film any more, of course, they're shot digitally and put through a process that gives them the look of traditional film. House of the Gorgon is just shot on videotape, which gives it the bright, occasionally garish look of – well, the wedding sequence at the beginning does actually resemble someone's wedding video. The rest of it inescapably resembles a student film project.
Like I say, I don't want to be nasty, but the limitations of the production are constantly visible, often jarringly so. Someone is clearly reading a contemporary newspaper in a scene supposedly set on a 19th century train; although this does distract a bit from the obvious back-projection of the train windows. A surprising number of people in 'Carlsdadt' (whether the use of this name is because Karlstadt, as featured in Dracula and The Evil of Frankenstein, is under copyright, or simply the result of a typo, is not clear) appear to be Hispanic. Tourist brochure photos of somewhere picturesque in central Europe take the place of establishing shots. The set dressing prominently features paintings (done to monkey-Jesus standards) of not just the main cast but various other horror icons – I think I spotted Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, and Vincent Price, but it's sometimes not clear whom the artist has been trying to paint. It's sometimes a bit painful to watch, like an am-dram production of a Hammer horror pastiche, albeit one mounted in a village where various actual Hammer stars live. (Most of the problems are down to the tiny budget, but even so – why does nobody in Carlsdadt have a remotely central-European sounding name?)
I should say that the veteran actors are doing their best, despite the terrible special effects and make-up they generally have to contend with; Martine Beswick's quite arch and deliberately camp performance is the best thing in it. She certainly seems to have her tongue in her cheek and isn't taking it entirely seriously – perhaps that's the best way to approach House of the Gorgon. I know this project – I can't quite bring myself to call it a movie – has been highly praised in some quarters, and advocates for it argue trenchantly that it's unfair to hold the project to the same standards as better-resourced productions.
I get that. Really I do. And I suspect that if I'd come across it on the internet, I'd probably have been more inclined to give it a pass on some of its shortcomings, as with most of the Star Trek and Star Wars fan films I've come across. But finding it on an actual proper TV channel, it's almost impossible not to be arrested by all the myriad ways in which even the worst professionally-produced movie outclasses a project like this one. This is the audio-visual equivalent of self-publishing, a fan-made Hammer horror pastiche (with a few famous faces roped in). There's nothing actually wrong with that, and I can appreciate the impulses which led to it getting made. But by all the usual standards this is pretty thin stuff.
Posted in Film Reviews | Tagged 2019, Caroline Munro, Christopher Neame, Georgina Dugdale, horror, House of the Gorgon, Joshua Kennedy, Martine Beswick, Veronica Carlson, very very low budget | Leave a Comment


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How do they get the Etihad and Old Trafford pitches perfect after a summer of gigs?
Manchester City groundsman Lee Jackson talks us through the challenges of getting the pitch fit for football stars
Tens of thousands of people have packed into the Etihad and Old Trafford for massive summer gigs in recent weeks.
The usually-pristine pitches have taken quite a battering.
But when the new season gets going in August, they will be immaculate once more.
While City and United stars compete at the World Cup - or kick back at their Cheshire mansions - ground staff are already putting in the hours.
It's Lee Jackson's job to make sure the Etihad playing surface is perfect in time for the start of the Blues' next campaign.
Tuesday's Foo Fighters gig brought a bumper run of huge concerts at the Etihad to a close.
Some of the biggest names in pop - including Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Jay-Z - played to thousands of fans at City's Beswick home.
Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters performing at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester
As head groundsman Lee surveys the pitch from the stands, the last bits of the stage, lighting and rigging are being dismantled.
Lee and his team have just eight weeks to get the grass in impeccable condition.
"People look at me like I'm daft, but I actually think of the season as our quiet time," he says.
"This is the period that really matters. Between now and the first home game on August 18, our intensity really steps up.
Transforming the stadium from a football ground into a massive music venue - and back again - isn't easy
"What we do during these two months will define what we do for the next nine or ten months, in terms of preparing a surface for the players. It's crucial."
Lee has worked at the club for more than 27 years. He's been head groundsman since 2009.
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Growing and maintaining a pitch for some of the world's best players requires constant work.
Working on the pitch (Image: Manchester Evening News)
Lee and his team have it down to a fine art. Pep Guardiola isn't the only one at City striving for perfection in his work.
"The initial plan when we moved from Maine Road in 2003 was that we would be a multi-use venue, so it's something we have taken on," Lee says.
"This year we'll have had eight concerts, which is more than any other stadium in the UK.
"It's been quite a big year. The pitch has been under cover for 34 days, which I think is the longest it has ever been.
"But we're comfortable with it. It's something we've done before and had success with."
Ed Sheeran at Manchester's Etihad Stadium (Image: Zakary Walters)
Lee and his team started preparing for the 2018/19 season even before Gabriel Jesus' last minute goal at Southampton's St Mary's ground in May capped off the Blues' record-breaking 100-point campaign.
By that point, the grass at the Etihad had been killed with chemicals, ready to be ripped up.
Like many of their Premier League rivals, City play on a hybrid GrassMaster pitch.
The surface is made up of around three per cent synthetic fibres, which lie beneath the real grass, binding to the roots.
The technology means the pitch is less likely to be damaged.
"Our pre-work for this year actually started at the end of the season," Lee says.
The covers were lifted on Wednesday. The surface was then spiked for a couple of days to help with future drainage. By Friday, the process of growing the new grass had begun. (Image: Manchester Evening News)
"The pitch was killed off in the last week of the season, before the Brighton game [the final home game of the campaign in May].
"We started stripping it on the Saturday night, the day before City were away to Southampton, before top dressing it with sand.
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"All that's left are the artificial fibres. The crucial thing for us after this concert period is that those fibres remain.
"We use really good flooring, regarded as the best around. It's very rare that we get any issues."
Once the natural grass was gone, covers were placed over the pitch ready for the gigs.
At that point, only the artificial fibres remained.
Beyonce and Jay-Z perform on the On The Run II tour at Manchester's Etihad Stadium (Image: Raven Varona/Parkwood/PictureGroup)
The covers were lifted on Wednesday. The surface was then spiked for a couple of days to help with future drainage.
By Friday, the process of growing the new grass had begun.
It's not a case of laying rolls of turf.
Instead, around half a tonne of seed will spread across the pitch.
The surface will then be fertilised and sprayed with chemicals to help the grass grow naturally.
The pitch will then be covered with germination sheets for around a week.
The pitch will develop well into October, with special heat lamps used to help things along (Image: Manchester Evening News)
After that, the grass will have partially re-grown and will look a beautiful green colour from a distance.
But it will still need constant cutting, watering and spraying to help it gradually thicken out and get it to a playable standard.
There is one thing that can cause Lee and his team a few headaches.
They spend many an hour fretting over the weather.
Bright, sunny conditions are a must for a luscious lawn.
In Manchester, that's sometimes a problem.
When the new season gets going in August, the pitch will be immaculate once more (Image: Vincent Cole)
"The fixtures have been kind to us this year," Lee says.
"It's given us just over eight weeks to the first game, which is quite a big window.
"The one thing we need on our side is the weather.
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"As much as we can do, we do, but we are very much in the hands of the gods.
"In Manchester, keeping the seed wet isn't a problem. It's the sunshine and the heat that will be the critical things for us.
Crowds gather to watch Taylor Swift at the Etihad Stadium
"A repeat of the weather we've had over the past few weeks would be perfect for us.
"We do have the equipment to manage it.
"You just have to keep your eye on it and make sure you are one step ahead whatever happens."
The grass doesn't stop growing when season starts.
The pitch will develop well into October, with special heat lamps used to help things along.
"It will be ready on the day of the first game," Lee says.
"But we use every minute of every hour of every day and keep working to get it right.
Ongoing work at the Etihad (Image: Manchester Evening News)
"If you meet a happy groundsman, you've met a liar. We're never happy, it can always be better.
"The manager will probably train on it the day before the first home game to help the players get a feel for.
"Then we'll know where we're at and what tweaks we need to make.
"Ultimately they're our guide as they are the end user."
Lee's job has changed a lot in recent years.
"When I started there was very little expectation of pitches really," he says.
"Now with the TV deals, footage of them is going out all around the world.
"There's pressure to provide a very good pitch, primarily for the players.
"But equally, what we do during the week will be seen all the around the world at the weekend.
The Rolling Stones performing at Manchester United Old Trafford Stadium (Image: Sean Hansford)
"It's far more intense than I've ever known it, but rightly so.
"The football is so much more intense, so there's an expectation that comes with it to support that process."
Old Trafford staged concerts for the first time in many years this summer, with the Rolling Stones and Billy Joel among the acts to take to the stage.
United, whose pitch is also partially artificial, have an identical challenge to get their surface in tip-top shape in the next few months.
Dedicated City fan Lee isn't one to put football rivalries ahead of his craft.
He regularly speaks to the Reds' top groundsman Tony Sinclair - and colleagues at clubs across the country - to share ideas.
"You need to be out there seeing what other people are doing," he says.
"No two grounds are the same.
"None of us are shy of getting in touch. If you've got a problem you can ask if they've had the same and how they dealt with it. It's always been like that."
Asked how he will feel as he takes his seat ahead of City's opening game at the Etihad against Huddersfield on August 18, Lee said: "You look forward to it like everyone else but then it's like running into a brick wall and it hits you.
"But, at the end of the day, I'm a City fan and I can't wait for it all to start again so we can pick up where we left off."


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Date: 28 November 2019 | Author: Sean Keywood
Plug-in hybrids still have a big role to play in electrification, as a way to help ease drivers across from petrol or diesel cars to fully electric vehicles (EVs), according to PSA Group.
Helen Lees, the firm's head of EVs and connected services, spoke to Business Car at an Auto Futures Live seminar entitled 'The Future of Fuel'.
PSA - which owns brands including Peugeot, Citroën, Vauxhall and DS - is pursuing a diverse electrified powertrain approach based on vehicle size, with pure electric being the preferred choice in superminis such as the upcoming new Peugeot 208 and Vauxhall Corsa, and a plug-in hybrid option set to arrive in larger vehicles such as the Vauxhall Grandland X SUV. An electrified version of every PSA vehicle is planned by 2025.
Plug-in hybrids have had a bad press recently in the fleet industry, with reports of drivers choosing them for lower tax rates but then never plugging in, resulting in high fuel bills.
However, speaking before news broke of a potential merger between PSA and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Lees told Business Car she is confident that her firm's approach can overcome this, although she admitted it was a concern that plug-in hybrid registrations had fallen recently, which she attributed to the government's removal of grant support.
She said: "For a lot of customers that are nervous to make the jump to battery electric, a plug-in hybrid can be a really useful middle ground. Also, it is just far more viable and suitable for people who could maybe commute on the battery all week and then do a longer journey at the weekend. It is a more versatile solution that would meet a lot of customers' needs, and that they would have less concerns about operating.
"We are bringing newer plug-in hybrids to the market, as a lot of other manufacturers are, so hopefully we can get away from some of the historic bad press, where it was all largely to do with tax benefits and discounts up front.
"I think ultimately you need to change consumer behaviour. When you are operating a plug-in hybrid, there is no environmental benefit if you don't charge it, and there are lots of different ways in which you can help educate consumers on that, or reward them in terms of business mileage appropriately for using electricity."
Lees said that a big factor in driving EV take-up is persuading customers to look at total cost of ownership, rather than just the upfront cost of a car.
With fleet managers being used to making these sorts of calculations, they would appear to be well placed to take a lead on this, but Lees acknowledged that they have their own cost challenge to face.
"I think the challenge when it comes to fleet is even though they might look at total cost of ownership and know that a vehicle works from that perspective, a lot of them are still constrained by capital funding, so they have got a certain pot of money to spend on vehicles that year, and the fact is they buy less EVs than others because the upfront cost can still be a challenge," she said.
"The other thing we see is that because ultimately fleet vehicles have to do a job, businesses aren't keen to jump in with both feet straight away to what is a new technology or perceived as a new technology, so most of the fleets that we have been working with actually run a few vehicles for a few years and then scale up."
PSA expects 7% of the vehicles it sells in Europe next year to be plug-in, while 19% of UK sales of the new 208 in its first year are expected to be of the electric version.
With some EVs on the market having left fleets frustrated due to long lead times, Lees says PSA is helped by the fact its electrified cars are built on the same platform as the petrol and diesel versions.
She said: "We have certainly got security of production for the amount which we intend to sell in the next couple of years.
"[Battery and internal combustion vehicles] are on the same production line, so we have got loads of opportunity to flex production to meet demand, [compared with] if we had a standalone electric car, for example."
Lees added that while the government's announcement of a 0% BIK tax rate for pure EVs from April 2020 was welcome, PSA would like to see more long-term support planned out.
"Information on long-term signals, and long-term policy, is absolutely vital as far as we are concerned, because we know we are on a road to zero for the future, and we need to be able to map out for businesses and individuals what that road looks like, - and what realistically it is going to cost them."
The issue of encouraging adoption also came up during the seminar's main panel discussion, when Ricardo Martinez-Botas, professor of turbomachinery at Imperial College London, was asked about the gap between the current level of EV take-up and that needed to meet government zero-emissions targets.
He said: "I think it is hugely disappointing such a small number of vehicles are EVs.
"Social acceptability has to be earned. It will not be imposed, it has to be earned by the technology, by battery development, by the infrastructure.
"We have to earn that trust and we are not there because there are only six million or so [electric] vehicles in the world. The fact is we are a long way from being able to reach any target of any substance.
"The challenge is great, and the need is even greater. We cannot afford not to improve air quality in our cities."
Martinez-Botas did, however, go on to suggest that a range of solutions would be needed.
"The city has to be very clean, and that has to be achieved with a fuel cell or an EV," he said.
"And yet when you take your car out somewhere else on holiday you have a bigger machine. So we need to provide a second set of solutions that allow us to go a longer distance.
" In a way, [looking at] hybrid vehicles versus EVs versus internal combustion engines, there is a place for all of those, even in the future, even the internal combustion engine in some niche solutions. I am convinced about that."
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The "lifecycle" of coal is a long one, with many environmentally harmful steps. The activities involved in generating electricity from coal include mining, transport to power plants and burning of the coal in power plants. When burned, numerous greenhouse gases are released, making it one of the biggest contributors to global warming.
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