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"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" is no longer an out-of-control curiosity in which somebody might get killed.
Now, buried under an avalanche of mostly negative reviews, it's just another Broadway flop — more expensive than every other, but a flop nonetheless.
So how long will it take to die?
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The flacks will spin a tale of allegedly "strong" ticket sales. Celebrity friends of Bono and director Julie Taymor will plump for it on their talk shows. Glenn Beck will see it a fifth time.
"The show is dead," says a source privy to its finances.
The hard-cash advance is barely $10 million, not enough to prop up a $65 million production with a weekly overhead of $1.2 million.
Depending on how much more money its backers are willing to lose, my hunch is that "Spider-Man" will stagger through the spring, pick up with the tourist traffic in the summer and then collapse in the fall.
It should be gone by September.
Killing people may put you on the front page, but it is not, on the whole, a sound business plan.
In a nutshell, "Spider-Man" never had what every hit show has — a tough, creative producer.
Taymor was allowed to run wild with the budget, the special effects and all of her pretentious nonsense about Greek mythology and Peter Parker's search for identity.
She rehearsed 15 weeks and never got through the show. She had nearly three months of previews and fixed nothing. And nobody challenged her.
She's always been a self-absorbed spendthrift. But she came up with "The Lion King," so she was a genius. Now, with "Spider-Man," she's finished.
Sure, she'll work in nonprofit theaters and opera houses in Europe. And she's got $30 million from "The Lion King." But no one will hire her to direct another Broadway musical.
Michael Cohl, the official lead producer, is a cynical rock-concert promoter brought in by Bono to save the show when the original producer, a nincompoop named David Garfinkle, couldn't raise the money.
Cohl did his job. He got the show on. And he cleverly made it clear in interviews last fall that he really wasn't responsible for the creative end of things.
As for Bono, he's washed his hands of this fiasco. When he finally got around to seeing it, he knew it was a mess, sources say.
Which is why he didn't bother to write any new songs. Instead he headed to Davos, Switzerland.
Better to sip wine with media moguls in a chalet than watch your bomb go off on Broadway.


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Take a Multi-Generational Pilgrimage Across Mexico in Jorge G. Camarena's 'La China'
DN invited Director Jorge G. Camarena and his team to share the epic production journey they embarked on to create Porter's 'La China' music video
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In his third music video for Porter's Moctezuma album, Director Jorge G. Camarena brings the series to a close with the ancient metaphysical journey of La China. Combining narrative elements of renewal through pilgrimage, transformation and mutli-generational evolution, La China speaks to issues of female power and the importance of self-reflection as a means to discover inner strength. DN invited Jorge and his team to share the equally epic production journey they embarked on to create La China.
Director: Jorge G. Camarena
The story of La China is composed of different elements that introduce us to the pilgrimage from Aztlan to Mexico Tenochtitlan through a symbolic perspective represented by the transformation of a woman (La China) and her path – a multi-generation evolution that interconnects and complements each other. La China represents the harshness of the road and the importance of seeing into ourselves to find our inner strength. She manages to connect with her spiritual animal "Nahual" to carry on her mission. The different stages throughout our character's growth represent essential values that translate to our own paths; trust, determination, courage and the alignment of the heart with mind, body and soul. The feather that La China puts in her belly represents the call of Huitzilopochtli and the symbolic pregnancy of will to continue the journey. The fire, water, blood, stone, feather, bone and heart elements represent the great Tenochtitlan. This is also a film that tries to embrace the power within women and the importance that their inner strength has on our culture and society. It's a music video inspired by ancient Mexican tales and legends with no intention to be a lecture on actual history, but rather an opportunity for self reflection on the harshness of our own paths and a small peek into the world of Porter´s album Moctezuma.
The La China music video is the third of a consecutive series that attempts to represent the ideas and messages behind Porter's most recent album Moctezuma. The previous two videos were for tracks Huitzil and Rincon Yucateco. Each video represents a different aspect of the Spanish colonization and life before it. The loss of identity is the main concept and La China talks, in a symbolic manner, about the path to regaining that identity as Latin Americans: to know and remember where we come from, so we can figure out where we are going.
We got the commission because we knew some of the band members from school or friends in common. When they recorded the Moctezuma album, Diego Bacter who is the bass player from Porter approached us with the concept for the album and the ideas they wanted to portray in the video. Porter has a visual artist named Christopher Houweling Voigt who is in charge of the entire visual concept for the band, he painted the album cover and designed the stages for the live shows. Christopher and Diego worked a lot in creating what would become the "Visual Universe" for the album, so Christopher was involved in the concept designs for all of the videos as well as in the script writing and became a fundamental part of our team as well. Not only because of his visual talent but because he has a vast knowledge about Mexican pre-Hispanic culture. So Diego, Christopher and I sat down to start sketching some of the ideas that would eventually become the video for Huitzil (which luckily ended being a Latin Grammy Nominee for best Short Video). We became a good team and there was good synergy between the band and our production crew so we continued to work together.
When we first planned the story for Huitzil we never thought the video would become part of a series and it was never intended to be so. However we wanted the videos to be part of the same universe not just from one video to another but have a message that goes in line with concept of the album and what the band was presenting live. That was something that really captured my attention because I think it is rare nowadays to see an album with a concept, not just different tracks put together to sell an album but tracks that are arranged in an order that has a meaning, and that the band and their visual style has everything to do with the concept of this album, their live shows, their costumes and the whole art that surrounds it. I think that when this happens and there is a conceptual universe created, the videos should only exist to strengthen this idea and give visual life to the ideas presented on the album. So when we realized that there was a narrative universe being created, we decided the videos should not have specific narrative continuity but had to be part of the same world.
This music video was made possible thanks to the talent and dedication of everyone involved, we like to work as a tight team so everyone's ideas where not just welcomed but encouraged so that we could build the best video we could. Here are some of the crew perspectives on the project from their various roles:
Producer: Gabriela Alvarado Fregoso
The production of La China was challenging because we wanted to portray the beautiful landscapes of Mexico, so the scouting process was exhaustive especially because we where on a tight schedule and budget. Therefore it was imperative that we simplified everything without losing its essence and importance to the story. Locations were indispensable for the story, they needed to be beautiful but also demanding so that we could emphasize the harshness of our character's journey. Production lasted a total of 3 days of principal photography. We shot at three different locations. The first stop was the Nevado de Toluca which is located about 80 kilometres (50 miles) west of Mexico City with an elevation of 4680 m (15,350 ft). The weather was cold with a lot of wind so it was physically demanding especially for our 11 year old actress, but it was important that the story began in a snowy mountain. We shot the scenes and then came back to Guadalajara, which is our production company hometown. We waited a few weeks because we needed to secure the other location permits and when we finally did, we went and shot 2 days in a row.
In La China we wanted to show not only the scenery that Mexico has to offer but also the strength of women.
The second place was the Nevado de Colima, which is one of the most active volcanoes in Mexico, and North America – to get there is not easy, it requires effort and perseverance. We shot in Cuitzeo Lake in the state of Michoacan, which is the second largest freshwater lake in Mexico. The casting was a challenge also, it was important to find indigenous women who could transmit the feeling and effort of our character so that the audience could identify with her not as a person but as a symbol of our own selves. In La China we wanted to show not only the scenery that Mexico has to offer but also the strength of women. We started filming on International Women's Day, an interesting fact because it was our mission and source of inspiration to empower women. It is not the role of a submissive woman (which is very common in the misogynist culture here in Mexico) but rather one of a persistent woman who tackles complex situations as they come. We are extremely glad to fulfil the dreams of Christopher Houweling (who had the original idea and was our Production Designer) and Director Jorge G. Camarena, and capture each one of their ideas in images while improving them and attempting to make them more meaningful with the assistance of Porter, who gave us the opportunity to collaborate on a song that we all identified with.
Art Director: Alex Arbesu Norton
We tried to represent the evolution of the different cultures that evolved from this ancient land through her weapons and clothes. We needed this girl to appear as a very strong and independent being so we decided to equip her and give her a strong look with the falcon claw and thorn piercings. She's a nomad, so she has to travel light. Her hair is so long at the end to help understand that a lifetime (longer actually) had past. Finally the eagle lands on the cactus and her journey comes to an end, the promise land is now under her tired feet.
Director of Photography: Gerardo Guerra
Depicting a pre-hispanic world that was credible to the audience was a mayor feat in the video. I think we all saw La China as an origin story, one that talked about the roots of the Meshika and their journey to Aztlán. It was of huge importance for the tonality of the piece to have a production design that could convey all the texture and elements we needed to make the story real in camera. We shot on RED EPIC at 5k WS .r3d using Canon EF and Zeiss ZF lenses (16-35mm L Series, 24-70mm L Series and 35mm, 50mm, 85mm Zeiss Distagon) on a DJI Ronin gimbal. I tend to want to have the camera in my hands, but the use of movement was important for Jorge…. gimbal use still seems to take a bit of control from my hands, so the confidence of the operator and the assistants was crucial.
The use of lights overall was minimal, except for the night shots where mini-brutes and a couple of fresnels where used. For the transition scene of the La China character as a teenager and the night shots we used a Sony a7s shooting in S-LOG2. This seemed like a good idea since we really couldn't use too many lights as a result of the limited crew and power we had on location. For most of the shoot we embraced natural light using it in our favor and complementing that with fill light were it was possible. The REDCODE RAW files allowed us to efficiently maximize post-production and in some cases making use of the HDRX capabilities of the camera proved to be beneficial to the lighting circumstances that we encountered during the shoot. Jorge uses extensive storyboarding, so it really becomes a matter of interpreting the frame on location and making it work visually for camera. Working in remote locations became a feat of its own, since we had to trek to most of the locations within a limited time to get the takes.. Practically speaking it was a risky move, but one that actually turned out to give us the world we where trying to portray.
I believe La China was the last video for the Moctezuma album, Porter is doing a big live show in Mexico City to end the tour and the Moctezuma era. We are currently editing another music video for a band from Hermosillo called The Mud Howlers who are also about to release an amazing album. Here's a small teaser for the next video:
We are eager to keep doing the kind of projects that require extra effort, team work and the opportunity to become better at what we do.
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The Rise Of Femtech In 2022
As we enter 2022, "Femtech" is a well-established and often discussed term in the tech sphere. Technologies catering to women's health and fitness are a hot topic, now moving beyond the fertility tracking apps where it all began. First coined by early femtech pioneer, Ida Tin, back in 2016 and today a rapidly growing industry, femtech refers to startups and companies designed to research, innovate, and support women's health.
With 49.5 percent of the global population as it's target audience, the category has expanded to encompass pregnancy and maternal care, sexual health, and chronic disease, amongst others. From your first period all the way to menopause, women's health is complex, messy and has historically led to gaslighting or misunderstanding by doctors as a result of lack of research.
However, despite the initial enthusiasm for the sector, femtech still has some glass ceilings it needs to break through. Going into 2022 it remains an undeveloped area of healthtech with only 4% of healthcare R&D going towards women's health, according to TechCrunch. Analysis from Rock Health shows Femtech funding declined to 3.3% in 2019 and while average deal size grew between 2013 to 2018, it has stagnated in the past few years.
The lack of investment in femtech startups has been linked in the difficulty in getting capital to female entrepreneurs. 2.8% of VC funding that went to women-led startups fell to 2.3% in 2020, according to Crunchbase figures. 92% of the 200 femtech startups worldwide are founded and led by women. When you compare that to the 12,000 fintech startups in operations today, you can see where the problem lies.
But it's not all doom and gloom. With a global market forecast to stand at $50 billion by the year 2025, the future of femtech is still something to get excited about. With the opportunity for clinical diagnostics, bio-pharmaceuticals and medical device companies are tapping into this ever-growing market, with established and startup companies both making waves within the industry.
One such company is FEMNA, a female-led telemedicine startup based in Berlin, rethinking women's health in Germany and offering diagnostics, advice and solutions online. Perifit is another Paris-based startup to watch, who launched a wireless Kegel trainer designed to help women strengthen their pelvic floor muscles by controlling video games with their Kegels.
Alongside the personal benefits of these technologies, they are also proving to be integral to developing and improving the scientific understanding of women's bodies, which to this day have been poorly under-researched. Read Your Body is a menstrual cycle charting app created by an all-female, non-profit organisation – The Body Literacy Collective – based in the UK and 100% crowdfunded by users in the fertility awareness (FAM) community. Another startup you are probably familiar with is inne, based in Berlin, who landed 8 million euros in a Series A funding round to create the first hormone-based mini lab that tracks fertility and ovulation based on saliva.
Until 2021 femtech service providers have focused on menstrual health, menopause, sexual health, mental health for women, lactaction, postpartum depression, and dating services. But what are the top trends to watch out for in 2022?
Apps designed to track and prevent violence against women have high potential, with the market valued at just under $25 million in 2021. Also apps to track and monitor mental health in women and at-home vaginal testing for other-than-pregnancy like conditions have been tipped as ones to watch.
Rather than evolving as a marginal sub-category, despite the odds the femtech industry is demanding space and attention and opening up conversations about traditionally taboo topics. This is the energy we want to carry into 2022. Are you with us?
Want to read more about inspiring women in FemTech? Check out our 7 Women In Medtech You Need To Know About here.


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What a day. My morning started early, with our first full four-hour watch shift starting at 4 am! The peace and quiet of Argo slowly motoring along in the calm seas was an amazing feeling, and I found myself staring at a wide-open sea surrounded by what seemed like hundreds or thousands of stars. We learned to steer by looking at the stars rather than the compass, which was an amazing feeling. After a long night, we had a relaxing morning followed by an afternoon full of class time.
During class time, we learned our first bit of sailing terms. Many of us have our own sailing experience, but it was a great way to refresh everyone's memory and learn some new skills. Next was our leadership course, where we learned how to become a leader in life, and not just on the boat.
We all are settling in well to life here on Argo, and the days seem to fly by. Each day seems faster than the last as we grow closer and closer to each other, but many of us have one thing on our minds: land. Our next stop is in Kupang, Indonesia, where we will clear through customs and stay for a few days. As much as we enjoy being away from land and being on the boat, we keep thinking about what Indonesia has to offer. We have been motoring for over 24 hours, and have covered 220 miles since departing the Tiwi Islands. Once the wind picks up, we will hoist sails and our minds will settle and we will focus on learning as much as we can about Argo.
Dinner flew by, and it was my favorite meal so far: Chicken wings! Everyone is hard at work keeping Argo safe and clean with their bellies full, and another day has come and gone. We are growing closer together as a family each day, and I can't wait to see what the rest of the semester brings us.


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The Rise of Islam Out of A Revived Roman Empire!
I remember when Yigal Allon first proposed building a barrier around the West Bank in 1968, and how it never got past the proposal stage in the Knesset. Well, that was 36 years ago, and now the barrier is about one-quarter finished, and the current estimated time of completion is the end of 2005. I have lived among the followers of Islam, gone to school with them, and taught them, and I have watched the steady growth and formation of a religious revival among them that I am persuaded will be instrumental in the fulfillment of a lot of end-time prophecies.
I retired from the National Security Agency as a synoptic analyst whose primary function had involved Soviet and Chinese missile launches, nuclear development, and oceanography. For years I watched the Arab nations playing off the United States and the Soviet Union against one another by seeking favors from them in military assistance, and they, in return, would tell both super powers they were in their camp. When I first arrived in the Middle East in 1952, most of their military hardware had been given to the them by the U.S. and U.S.S.R on what we called the never-never payment plan, and what they did not get from the big two, they got from France and China.
When World War II ended, the Arab nations could not take Barney Fife in a fair fight. But between 1952 and 1971, when I retired from the USAF-NSA, I watched their massive oil revenues being spent on the very latest military hardware available from France, Germany, the Soviet Union, China, and numerous other nations. Hal Linsey had published his first book, "The Late Great Planet Earth," the year before I retired, and, because of my time in the NSA, there were several things he presented, with which I was totally at odds.
I wrote my first book in the middle of the seventies for that specific reason. I was convinced he had overestimated the future rise of the Soviet Union at the expense of a rapid decline of the United States of America. He thought the U.S. power would decline after 1970, and a United States of Europe would arise during the eighties to replace us as the new counterbalancing power against the power of the Soviet Union. And he believed that when the European Common Market increased from six to ten in number, then the antichrist would arise as the eleventh horn in the midst of the ten European nations. Well, here we are, some 34 years later, with 15 horns of the European Union about to become 25 in number in May, and the United States as the one world power.
There were several areas of his teachings I simply could not accept. His prophetic teachings have had more effect on preachers and teachers from 1970 to the present that any other writer of this era of time. At the present time our web site averages about 175 hits a day, but after I put up this Update I expect it to fall by 50 percent because of Hal Linsey's tremendous popularity with the followers and teachers of prophecy. I like Mr. Linsey, and, with true candor, I am very pleased he wrote the many books he has published since his first book, even though I disagree with many of his predictions.
I like him because he was the first religious writer with flair, and his style of expressing prophetic events has sold multi-millions of books. His style of presenting prophetic events with catchy titles awakened much of the world population to the prophetic times in which we are living, for which I am thankful. His first book was published in May 1970, and I have long since misplaced my copy, but I still have a copy from December, 1972, by which time more than 1,700,000 copies had been sold.
In this book, published by Zondervan, Lindsey stated, on pages 94 & 96, "We believe that the Common Market and the trend toward unification of Europe may well be the beginning of the ten-nation confederation predicted by Daniel and the Book of Revelation." And, as to the time that that these nations were to become the powerhouse ten in number, Linsey quoted Dr. Charles Hallstein, saying, "At about 1980 we may expect the great fusion of all economic, military, and political communities to gather into the United States of Europe." And Hal Linsey said, referring to this quote, "Hallstein cited 1980. The timetable may be accelerated."
But my problem with Linsey's teachings has never involved arguments about timing of events. It has been about what part of the old revived Roman Empire will see the rise of the ten-nations. All prophetic teachers have been wrong about the timing of events in the past, and we will continue to be wrong until the event finally occurs, and then someone will finally be correct. So, as you read this, if you are a fan of Hal Linsey, don't think I am picking on him. I am sure he has changed his mind about some of his early writings, just as I have changed some of mine. The only person who ever wrote a book and did not have to change his mind about what he wrote as time passed is the Holy Spirit of God, and anyone who never changes his mind about his early prophetic interpretations of Scripture must think he is God. From 1971 to 2004 I have changed my mind about quite a few of my early beliefs in prophetic interpretation.
How can you ever learn prophetic truth if you are unwilling to change your mind with the passage of time? On page 112, Linsey clearly identifies antichrist as a Roman Dictator, but are you aware that this teaching has its roots in a single scripture, namely Daniel 9:27, and are you aware that the "he" in Daniel 9:27 was never taught, in any commentary on the Bible, as being the antichrist prior to 1690, but was taught by all before that time, and by most until 1900, to be Christ? (See Whole Numbered Prophecy Updates 55 to 58, 123B, 123D & 147D).
In 1972, Mr. Linsey, after having stated previously that the creation of the United States of Europe might actually come into existence prior to Dr. Hallstein's prediction of 1980, went on to say, on page 184, "The United States will not hold its present position of leadership in the western world; financially the future leader will be Western Europe." On page 185, he went on to say, "As the United States loses power, Western Europe will be forced to unite and become the standard-bearer of the western world. Look for the emergence of a United States of Europe composed of ten inner member nations. The Common Market is laying the groundwork for the political confederation which will become the mightiest coalition on earth. It will stop the Communist take-over of the world and will for a short while control both Russia and Red China through the personal genius of the European confederacy." Even if you do not agree with my conclusions, please do at least know why I have drawn them. Most of the prophetically inclined world is still waiting for an antichrist to arise out of Europe as Daniel's eleventh horn. After which he will dominate the whole earth as we know it today.
But, not to worry, all believers will be whisked out some seven years before the final battle of Armageddon, and the Jews and all of the unbelievers will be left. That is the scenario painted by about 85 percent of the TV evangelists and popular prophetic writers of today. I hope you will at least consider what I believe about this teaching. Why? If I am wrong, it will have cost you nothing. But if I am correct, it could be of considerable use if the 85 percent are wrong.
I searched England and the United States, trying to find how far back the teaching of the first-of-the-week position extended. I have yet to find a record of anyone who taught it prior to 1742, and I have never found a book that was in print before 1788 that presented it. (See Prophecy Updates 73D, 74A, 76, 144F & 147D). I am merely saying that those called mid-tribbers, seventh trump, or last-of-the-weekers, should not be labeled heretics, which a few first-of-the-weekers are prone to do. Furthermore, I was never able to find a published commentary on the Bible, printed prior to 1690, that indicated antichrist would rule the earth DURING THE LAST SEVEN YEARS of this age.
If you do want to know what preachers taught before 1690, concerning the identity of the three "he's" in Daniel 9:27, please take a look at Special Prophecy Update Number 144A and 147D. The majority belief that the three "he's" were Christ did not begin to change rapidly until 1830, and it did not become the minority belief until the arrival of 1900.
If you want to accuse me of having changed my mind during the last 40 years concerning what I once believed about prophetic events, I would have to say your charge is valid. What I discovered, as I studied the Scriptures, comparing them with the teachings on the same subjects by interpreters prior to 1690, 1742, and 1827, shocked me. It simply amazed me to discover they made more sense than what is being taught by the majority of interpreters of today.
What events do the vast majority of today's Christians believe will be fulfilled between now and the Second Advent of Christ?
(1) The Temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem before the rapture.
(2) The antichrist will arise as the eleventh horn among ten European nation horns.
(3) The rapture of the saints will occur seven years before the Second Advent.
(4) The saved will not have to go through any of the tribulation period.
(5) Seven years of tribulation will follow the rapture.
(6) The antichrist will rule over all of the world, as we know it today, for seven years.
(7) The antichrist will sign a peace treaty with the Jews, but will then break it by attacking Israel 1260 days before the Second Advent.
The major areas of disagreement that caused me to have written three books are based on what I believe about the following end time events.
(1) The antichrist will come out the area that includes Lebanon, Syria, extreme southern Turkey, and northern Iraq, most likely out of Syria. (See Whole Numbered Prophecy Updates 62 to 69).
(2) The ten toes and ten horns associated with Daniel and Revelation will be Islamic nations out of the southern half of the old revived Roman Empire. They will be the nations that launch the attack, which starts the last three and one-half years of the tribulation period. (See Prophecy Updates 46, 47, 50 to 53, 92A. and Whole Numbered Prophecy Updates 71 to 75).
(3) I do not believe the rapture will occur seven years before the battle of Armageddon. (See Prophecy Updates 73D, 74A, 76, 78A, 82A, 114A, 115D, 117B, 144A, 144F, & 147D).
(4) I do not believe Russia and China will attack Israel until the battle of Armageddon. (This is sprinkled throughout the Prophecy and Birth Pangs Archives).
(5) I do not believe the Temple will be rebuilt before the return of Jesus Christ. (Prophecy Update Number 79).
(6) I do not believe the three "he's" in Daniel 9:27 refer to antichrist. (See Prophecy Updates 55 to 58, 123B, 123D, 144A, & 147D).
(7) I do not believe the antichrist's empire will dominate the entire world as we know it today. (See Prophecy Updates 73A, 77, 77A, 77B, 77C, 135A, & Birth Pang Number 33).
You will find a listing of where to find the location of all Prophecy and Birth Pang Updates on Prophecy Update 158C. You will find a list of Prophecy Update Subject Exposition Series on Prophecy Update Number 159B. If you will scan through the Prophecy Archives you will find many other line-by-line expositions that give proof of the validity of statements one through seven above, in addition to those listed above in parenthesis.
Many of those who read my updates have never met me. So, for your sakes, considering all you have read in this update, you could well draw conclusions about me that may not be true. One of those is this, many have said to me, well, then that means you don't believe in an imminent return of Christ, you don't believe he could come at any moment. But, in all truth, that is not so. Why? Because I am not so foolish as to believe I could not be wrong. So, believe it or not, I look for him to come at any time. I merely interpret what I believe the Scriptures teach about all the issues involving end time events, of which his coming ranks as the most important of them all. I will tell you what I expect, knowing I could be wrong, and the decision as to whether or not you believe it is up to you. I BELIEVE THE ANTICHRIST WILL ATTACK ISRAEL FROM THE NORTH BEFORE 2008, AND, THAT BETWEEN 3 AND 4 YEARS FOLLOWING THE ATTACK, THE RAPTURE WILL OCCUR ON THE SOUNDING OF THE 7TH TRUMPET.
The same city, that Jesus overlooked when he gave his famous discourse known as the Olivet Discourse, was given some 40 years to repent, but its occupants did not, and Titus destroyed it in 70 A.D. The same city came back into Jewish hands in June of 1967. They have already had 36+ years to repent and accept Christ as their Messiah, and they have not. I BELIEVE THE ATTACK WILL OCCUR BEFORE 2008, AND THAT MESSIAH WILL RETURN PRIOR TO 2012. Could all that I have just stated be wrong – CERTAINLY! But now I have plainly stated what I believe, and time will tell! So, I plan to hope he comes at any minute, while I wait to see if I am right in the timing I have put forward.
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Britain's worst traffic warden fired.
She has fortunately been fired, and given her publicity and notoriety, will struggle to. get a job a a trialling for an animal laboratory.
Re: Britain's worst traffic warden fired.
Hmm, I wouldn't call them "victims" - people shouldn't park illegally if they don't want a ticket. However, talking about her job on social media in that manner is very stupid - not that uncommon though.


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by Chan Ho-Kei (translated by Jeremy Tiang)
Nga-yee is devastated when her younger sister Siu-man jumps from their Hong Kong tenement flat to her death. She finds someone who can help her satisfy her desire for revenge on the people who drove her to it.
After the early loss of their parents, Nga-yee is obliged to work long hours to support her sister Siu-man, who is still at school. She is devastated when Siu-man jumps from their Hong Kong tenement flat to her death.
Siu-man's suicide comes as a horrible surprise, and although Nga-yee had been vaguely aware of her sister being unhappy, she had put this down to no more than grief over the death of their mother.
Determined to find out more, Nga-yee hires a private detective who discovers that Siu-man had been the victim of a frotteur on a train; a man was prosecuted and imprisoned. Subsequently, however, a post on social media claimed that Siu-man had falsely accused the man, and that she was a degenerate who had a history of making spurious accusations. This leads to a storm of vicious on-line abuse.
The detective is unable to take the case any further but puts her in touch with someone known only by the initial N. Nga-yee is at first repelled by N: he is dishevelled, his flat is dirty, and he is very impolite. However, his skills with communications technology prove to be extraordinary, and he is able to reveal who was behind Siu-man's problems and provide an opportunity for Nga-yee to obtain her revenge.
Revelations slowly emerge about the background to the case which expose a history of on-line bitchiness and bullying. N's ability to retrieve the chain of events is accompanied by a convincing explanation of the workings of the internet, much of which is interesting if only to demonstrate how communication can be subverted, and thus how to protect yourself.
Nga-yee spends much of the book very ignorant about social media and indeed much else, slow to recognise N's expertise, which extends to acting and logistics as well as telecommunications wizardry. N takes on the role of teacher as he enables Nga-yee to understand that the truth is somewhat complicated and that several people through minor transgressions or omission contributed to her sister's despair.
A parallel story details the developments at a small internet start-up in Hong Kong, where a big-name overseas investor arrives, and a key employee seeks to exploit this to his own advantage. There is an apparent connection to the main story which turns out to be other than suggested, providing an unexpected twist at the end.
Despite some minor criticisms – rather too much tell, an overly-naive protagonist and N's suspiciously perfect expertise – I found Second Sister to be very readable. The slow release of revelations and developments sustains interest and builds to an unexpected conclusion. The theme of online persecution is certainly topical, and clearly a world-wide problem.
Reviewed 21 November 2020 by Chris Roberts
Chris Roberts is a retired manager of shopping centres in Hong Kong, and now lives in Bristol, primarily reading.


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Q: Bluetooth comunitation between Arduino and Raspberry pi 4 I'm trying to connect an Arduino (with a 4.0 bluetooth module) and a Raspberry pi 4 (with bluetooth module included).
I just want the Rasp to receive a string and never to send, so thats the arduino sketch:
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
SoftwareSerial bluetooth(2, 3);

void setup() {
  bluetooth.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
  delay(500);
  bluetooth.println("string");
}

Now, if I try connecting my smartphone with a bluetooth terminal it works fine but when i try doing the same on the Raspberry it doesn't receive any byte.
Here's what i tried:
import serial
bluetoothSerial = serial.Serial("/dev/rfcomm0", baudrate=9600)
print(bluetoothSerial.readline())
bluetoothSerial.close()

Despite the two devices are paired and connected, after some seconds of receiving nothing it gives me an error saying that "The Host is down".
These are the screenshots of bluetoothctl

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Get - GET With Two Parameter

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This Blow Dryer works very well, much like the other Blow Dryers I have purchased from Conair. I like to stick with a company whose products last a long time and no I don't work for Conair. The settings on the Dryer all work well. I like the cold air button feature and it shifts to cold air quickly. Not sure about the slide switches on the Dryer, I think the toggle switches may be better but only time will be the judge. For the money, the dryer seems good. Purchased this item in August 2012.
Totally worth my every penny! It could have been much costlier and then I might not have had a chance to operate it and see for myself the great ionic function and powerful setup this guy has. It's definitely not your regular low weight hair-styler but then it's not meant to be. It's a professional one. It's serious about its business to give you exactly what you want. It's like my personal gizmo with so many functions to try on! One needs a little practice to get used to handling it but it works wonders! I am overjoyed with my purchase! Say good bye to frizzy hair!
This is an excellent dryer! I got it as a replacement for my old dryer that died, and I'm absolutely thrilled about all the features. I have long thick hair, and the drier is powerful enough to dry it even on "warm" or low setting.
I love that there are 4 heat settings- hot, warm, cool, and cold shot. High and low settings allow to style any hair. And there's also an ion button. The dryer came with a diffuser and a concentrator, it is powerful, quiet, and efficient.
The huge plus for me is that this dryer has a long cord, which makes styling so much more convenient.
The only problem with this product is that it's a bit heavy, but I see it as a plus, cause I do need a bit of an upper body workout :).
This dryer lasted me 10+ years!
I bought this dryer sometime in the early 2000's because it had great reviews, even back then. It finally conked out today, and I was in a pinch so I had to run to Target and buy another dryer. I ended up purchasing the Conair Infiniti Pro (paying $8 more than the price on Amazon... BOO)! I'm just hoping it lives up to this dryer. This was a great dryer and I definitely got my money's worth! It dried my hair fast without damaging it, and I love the cool shot feature. The only con is that it's quite heavy, but being that it lasted so long, I still have to give it five stars!!
Too HEAVY and doesn't get hot!
Posted Fri, Mar 16th, 2012 by Lynn W.
This item is way too heavy for a hairdryer and does not get hot! only warm!! Going to return! Don't waste your money!
I love this hair dryer! I have very thick hair so need a powerful hairdryer and this one is perfect! It's also quieter than my last one, which is nice. The only minor drawback is it's a bit heavy, but that doesn't really bother me.
I finally had to replace my 7 year old hair dryer and decided to try this one because it was a good deal (got it when it was a lightning deal). Now have been using it for a while and I really like it a lot. It's pretty quiet compared to some other hair dryers - so that's good when I'm drying my hair at 5:30AM! Also, it dries my hair very quickly - lots of power. Not too hot but just right. Love the attachments.
Other than that, great dryer. I will keep it!
Purchased this dryer after my first Infinity finally burned out after about 8 years of use. Love how this dryer keeps your hair smoother and prevents frizzy dryness. One BIG complaint about this new version: the cord is 3 FEET shorter than the older model! I now need an extension cord to use it! That's the only reason for 4 stars, if it still had the long cord, it would be a perfect 5! The purple color is pretty, too!
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Q: Bluez profile and device connect callback I am developing custom profile with GATT service server (acting as peripheral). I define profile via structure btd_profile, and there are function pointers to adapter_probe, device_probe, connect ...
When bluez deamon started adapter_probe is called and there I create GATT service.
After I connect to server via gatttool I see my services and characteristics, but device_probe function is not called. How can I then get nofication about device connection/disconnection, when some device is connected/disconnected to my server? And how works this device_probe and connect callback functions? When are they called then?
Thanks for help

A: While registering profile if we pass Role as "server" then only server related function will be called i.e adapter_probe etc. if we pass Role as "client" then device_probe will be called.
By default bluez enables both the thing but if you pass role as "server" or "client" then it will change accordingly. While registering profile pass role as NULL then both will be enabled


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The holiday season is here and while spirits are merry and bright, there's always annoying parts about the holidays. Long lines at every store, the stress of buying presents and balancing your checkbook or trying to get along with your in-laws during holiday dinner can be unbearable. But nothing compares to the unbearable pain of listening to Christmas music.
Christmas music is the equivalent of nails on a chalkboard. Every fall, Christmas music invades the airways of almost every radio station wherever you live. Some stations start playing Christmas music as soon as October, while others start as soon as Thanksgiving is over. Getting in your car and trying to find a radio station that isn't playing Christmas music is almost impossible. It's too early to be blasting "Jingle Bells" through every car speaker and through department store.
Christmas music is the tenth circle of Dante's Inferno, simply because there are 12 Christmas songs that are constantly re-recorded by different artists. These songs never change, they're the same lyrics year after year. Plus, the more they get recorded by new artists, the more they lose the charm of what they once were. No one is writing new Christmas music and if they do, the songs aren't what people end up listening to over Christmas.
Christmas songs are just bad. They have no beat, no sustenance and there can only be so many songs about one single holiday. If Christmas songs want longevity they need to be more original but able to stand on their own. But that means that the public has to support these songs like they support Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole's renditions of their holiday favorites.
When I turn on the radio in winter, it's because I want to relax and hear something that I can drive home to, not to hear "Deck the Halls" and its nine different copies on repeat. Christmas music shouldn't be shoved down everyone's throats and stations that blast "Santa Baby" on repeat should opt for pure silence.
Christmas music is overrated and not even Michael Buble could save this one.


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All the information on these pages is based on our personal experiences while cycling through Swaziland in October 2013. Our visit to Swaziland was part of a longer bike trip through South Africa.
We flew into Johannesburg and arranged transport to Ermelo. From Ermelo we cycled to Amsterdam and into Swaziland. We entered Swaziland at the border post of Sandlane. The extremely hilly road tot Bhunya was almost deserted. From Bhunya we cycled down into the Malkerns and Ezulwine Valleys on a very hot day. We visited Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary and took a shortcut from Mbabane to Maguga Dam. Cycling the unpaved roads in the interior without any traffic was a great experience. So was the unpaved road from Piggs Peak to Bulembu. We left Swaziland at Bulembu and continued North to Nelspruit and towards the Blyde River Area.
These pages contain specific background on cycling in Swaziland.
Some safety precautions may apply to surrounding South Africa but Swaziland is a different country. As Swaziland has never suffered from apartheid the Swazi people are open and will approach foreigners without hesitating.
You won't get lost in the Swazi highlands, as there are not many roads. We used the maps we carried for the South African part of the trip.
Very enjoyable was the shortcut from Mbabane to Maguga Dam. Kieren Vincent, son of the owners of Bhuleni Chalets we stayed at at Ezulwini, and a cyclist himself, showed us this route.
We used the well known Lonely Planet travel guide and bought online the chapters we needed.
See our South Africa – Swaziland tour report for details about road conditions.
Main roads are paved and often busy. The minor roads are unpaved en the road conditions change regularly. On the unpaved roads there is hardly any traffic. Wide tyres with good grip are recommended. A mountain bike is a good idea but not essential. There are no flat roads in this part of the country. You either go up (steep) or down (steep). We often had to walk many kms to reach the next top. 50 km is probably as far as you can get in a day.
Every village will have at least a small shop selling basic foodstuff. We brought some supplies from South Africa. Tap water everywhere is safe to drink.
We visited Swaziland in October (2013). This is spring on the southern hemisphere. Entering the Ezulwini Valley we experienced a one day heat wave, with temperatures reaching 43 degrees centigrade. Next day the temperature had dropped with 25 degrees to below 20. Leaving Swailand only a fwe days later we had to wear our rain gear because of a cold drizzle and a lot of fog.
Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Ezulwini Valley. The good news: you are allowed to cycle in the park. We spent a great day in the park, saw all kinds of bucks, and birds. Tip: buy the sketch map at the entrance.
The first day we arrived at Bhunya in the late afternoon. There was no accommodation available in the village. We asked permission at the police station to put up our tent. A couple of years earlier another cyclist had camped here for a night. We stayed at a lodge in Ezulwini Valley and camped at the Maguga Dam (as the lodge had no vancancies). In Bulembu we were invited to stay with people of the Bulembu community.
Even in the smallest villages all people speak English very well. In Bhunya we had a long conversation in front of our tent with kids aged from 5 to 15. They were all educated bilingual in both English and Swazi and very curious about the world outside Swaziland ("how many wives has your king?").
Trucks and pickups are most likely to give you a ride. We were even offered one without asking on the road from Piggs Peak to Bulembu (but did not need it at that time).
We didn't see much public transport in Swaziland.


At certain times, in certain situations, we can grow tired of waiting for the outcome we desire — and so we tell the One Who Listens how we feel.
How long, O Lord? Are You going to ignore me forever?
How long must I wrestle with my worries and fight against my fierce fantasies?
There are days when my worst impulses are winning.
I need some help here, God.
Give me some insight or I swear I'll go crazy, and then my enemy will have won! I can just imagine their celebrations.
But I trust in You, O Gracious Source of Love and salvation. I trust that You will keep me safe from my foes, and protect me from myself.
And I remember all of my many blessings, and give thanks to You.
How Long, O Lord? Sometimes you need to ask.
O God, what's taking so long?
but don't I have enough already?
that all will be well…..
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Is this real? Am I real? – Bec Hart – The light that connects the heart.
Is this real? Am I real?
In this space, a vast space.
A feeling of being invisible.
Am I losing my mind, reality?
Have I arrived in a reality in which I never realised was already here.
A destination I need not travel yet I'd been looking for all my life.
Sensations of my body melting, merging into everything in which, I see, feel, taste, touch and hear.
I feel nothing yet everything.
I feel nowhere yet I am here.
Lost yet so very found.
Everywhere I look, I see myself.
I feel myself merging into all that surrounds me, no conditions, no attachment, no bleed-through.
My heart pours, overflowing with love like hot honey oozing from the hive of the bees.
Golden, magnificent, abundant and so wealthy.
How can one feel so whole yet so invisible.
Experiencing all colours whilst feeling invisible, all at the same time.
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Texas Chainsaw (2013)
This latest Chainsaw movies begins with scenes from the original (1974) seamlessly combined with new footage that shows new characters and deranged family members. Gunnar Hansen (the original Leatherface) has a cameo, as does Bill Mosley (TEXAS CHAINSAW II). The African-American sheriff shows up to investigate the kidnapping and murders an demands that the Sawyer family give up Leatherface. A bunch of local yahoos show up and there's a shoot out. It reminded me of the end of the original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, with the hunters killing all the zombies. Everyone in the family is killed and the house burned to the ground. Even the chainsaw is burned. but a woman with a baby is discovered by one of the rednecks. He takes the baby and kills the woman, then gives the child to his wife, who has also wanted a baby.
Years later we see that this child has grown into Heather (Alexandra Daddario of the PERCY JACKSON movies), a young woman who works at the meat counter in a grocery store. She gets a notice in the mail that her grandmother died and learns she was adopted. Her "adoptive" parents tell her she came from a "shit heap" and that she shouldn't pursue it. They're assholes. So she drives to Texas in a van with a group of her friends. Along the way they pick up a hitcher, who you know is going to be a problem later on.
They arrive at the grandmother's property and are given a quick tour by the lawyer. The place is hers if she wants it but she can't sell it. And there's a letter from her grandmother, Vera. She decides to take it. While Heather and her friends go into town for food, the hitcher stays behind and starts looting the place. He comes across a hidden door which leads down into the basement--and there's another hidden room, sort of like an apartment, down there. This is where Leatherface has been living the past few decades. He's literally mince-meat. The first friend to die also discovers the basement--and then Leatherface comes up and attacks her. She's knocked unconscious, though she later escapes for a horrible fate, and is rescued by the police. She goes through a file in the sheriff's office and discovers that her family was killed by the current Mayor and his cronies, who are as bad, if not worse, than Leatherface's family. She takes off and calls the lawyer, who explains that Leatherface is her cousin, Jedidiah Sawyer. And for her family--her real family--is important. So she helps him--and gets some justice.
At first I wasn't sure about this movie, though after the first half I was enjoying it and by the end thought it was an extremely logical sequel to the original film, though it ignores the previous three sequels, as if they never happened. Recommended. This TEXAS CHAINSAW movie is far better than you'd think it would be.
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CARLOS António DELGADO SOUSA BRITES
Assistant Professor | Physics Department, University of Aveiro
BSc in Physics and Chemistry Teaching, 2004, University of Aveiro.
Ms.C. in Optoelectronics and Lasers, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 2007.
Ph.D. in Physics, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, 2012
Auxiliary Professor, University of Aveiro (Physics Department), since 2019.
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Luminescent properties of trivalent lanthanide ions
Lanthanide ions as nanoprobes
Molecular thermometry
Molecular logic devices
Selected scientific publications
C. D. S. Brites, X. Xie, M. L. Debasu, X. Qin, J. Rocha, X. Liu, L. D. Carlos, "Instantaneous Ballistic Velocity of Suspended Brownian Nanocrystals Measured by Upconversion Nanothermometry", Nature Nanotechnol., 11, 851–856 (2016)
E. C. Ximendes, W. Q. Santos, U. Rocha, K. U. Kumar, F. Sanz-Rodriguez, N. Fernández, A. S. Gouveia-Neto, D. Bravo, A. Martín-. Domingo, B. Del Rosal, C. D. S. Brites, L. D. Carlos, D. Jaque, C. Jacinto, "Unveiling in Vivo Sub-Tissue Thermal Dynamics by Infrared Luminescent Nanothermometers", Nano Lett. 16, 1695–1703 (2016)
R. Piñol, C. Brites, R. Bustamante, A. Martínez, N. J. O. Silva, J. L. Murillo, R. Cases, J. Carrey, C. Estepa, F. Palacio, L. D. Carlos, A. Millán, "Joining Time-Resolved Thermometry and Magnetic-Induced Heating in a Single Nanoparticle Unveils Intriguing Thermal Properties at the Nanoscale", ACS Nano, 9, 3134–3142 (2015)
C. D. S. Brites, P. P. Lima, N. J. O. Silva, A. Millán, V. S. Amaral, F. Palacio, L. D. Carlos, "Thermometry at the Nanoscale", Nanoscale, 4, 4799–4829 (2012)
C. D. S. Brites, P. P. Lima, N. J. O. Silva, A. Millán, V. S. Amaral, F. Palacio, L. D. Carlos, "A Luminescent Molecular Thermometer for Long-Term Absolute Temperature Measurements at the Nanoscale", Adv. Mater., 22, 4499–4504 (2010)
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SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS
LUMINESCENCE OF LANTHANIDE IONS
Fluorescence and phosphorescence of trivalent lanthanide ions (eg. Eu3+, Tb3+, Yb3+, Er3+, Nd3+) and interactions between lanthanide complexes and organic-inorganic hybrid materials.
Nanosensors and nanoprobes based on the emission properties of trivalent lanthanide ions. Applications of lanthanide ions as nanotools for biomedical and engineering at submicrometric scale.
Application of luminescent probes as non-contact thermal probes, based on Ln3+ ions (Ln=Eu, Tb, Er,Yb, Nd). Nanothermometry as a diagnostic or characterization technique.
Application of lanthanide ions as molecular logic devices for basic boolean functions and logical operations, using exclusively physical inputs.
JOURNAL ARTICLES BY CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
F. Gonell, A. M. P. Botas, C. D. S Brites, Pedro Amoros, L. D. Carlos, B. Julián-López, R. A. S. Ferreira "Aggregation-induced Heterogeneities in the Emission of Upconverting Nanoparticles at the Submicron Scale Unfolded by Hyperspectral Microscopy" Nanoscale Adv. 1, 2537−2545 (2019) http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8NA00412A
[Selected by Editors FOR THE collection OF International Year of the Periodic Table]
E. D. Martínez, C. D. S. Brites, L. D. Carlos, A. F. García-Flores, R. R. Urbano, C. Rettori "Electrochromic Switch Devices Mixing Small- and Large-Sized Upconverting Nanocrystals" Adv. Funct. Mater. 29, 1807758 (2019) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201807758
[HIGHLIGHTED IN THE FRONT COVER]
E. D. Martínez, C. D. S. Brites, L. D. Carlos, R. R. Urbano, C. Rettori "Upconversion Nanocomposite Materials with Designed Thermal Response for Optoelectronic Devices" Front. Chem. 7, 83 (2019) http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00083
Carlos D. S. Brites, Eduardo D. Martínez, Ricardo R. Urbano, Carlos Rettori, Luís D. Carlos "Self-Calibrated Double Luminescent Thermometers Through Upconverting Nanoparticles" Front. Chem. 7, 267 (2019) http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00267
O. A. Savchuk, J. J. Carvajal, C. D. S. Brites, L. D. Carlos, M. Aguilo, F. Diaz "Upconversion Thermometry: A New Tool to Measure the Thermal Resistance of Nanoparticles" Nanoscale 10, 6602−6610 (2018) http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7nr08758f
J. Ramalho, S. F. H. Correia, L. S. Fu, A. S. Pinho, C. D. S Brites, L. D. Carlos, P. S. André, R. A. S. Ferreira
"Luminescent QR Codes for Smart Labelling and Sensing" Opt. Laser Technol. 101, 304−311 (2018)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2017.11.023
C. D. S. Brites, K. Fiaczyk, J. F. C. B. Ramalho, L. D. Carlos, E. Zych "Widening the Temperature Range of Luminescent Thermometers Through the Intra- and Interconfigurational Transitions of Pr3+" Adv. Optical Mater. 6, 1701318 (2018) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adom.201701318
S. Balabhadra, M. L. Debasu, C. D. S. Brites, R. A. S. Ferreira, L. D. Carlos "Radiation-to-heat conversion efficiency in SrF2:Yb3+/Er3+ upconverting nanoparticles" Optical. Mater. 83, 1−6 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2018.05.069
S. Balabhadra, M. L. Debasu, C. D. S. Brites, R. A. S. Ferreira, L. D. Carlos "A Cost-Effective Quantum Yield Measurement Setup for Upconverting Nanoparticles" J. Luminescence 189, 64 – 70 (2017) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.03.054
S. Balabhadra, M. L. Debasu, C. D. S. Brites, R. A. S. Ferreira, L. D. Carlos "Upconverting Nanoparticles Working as Primary Thermometers in Different Media" J. Phys. Chem. C 121, 13962–13968 (2017) http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b04827
C. D. S. Brites, M. Fuertes, P. Angelomé, E. Martínez, P. P. Lima, G. Soler-Illia, L. D. Carlos "Tethering Luminescent Thermometry and Plasmonics: Light Manipulation to Assess Real-Time Thermal Flow in Nanoarchitectures"
Nano Lett. 17, 4746−4752 (2017) http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b01433
A. Millán, L. D. Carlos, C. D. S. Brites, N. J. O. Silva, R. Piñol, F. Palacio "Organic–Inorganic Hybrids Thermometry", em Thermometry at the Nanoscale - Techniques and Selected Applications, edited by L. D. Carlos & F. Palacio
RSC Nanoscience & Nanotechnology No. 38, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 2016 (ISSN: 1757-7136), pp. 237–272 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781782622031-00237
C. D. S. Brites, A. Millán, L. D. Carlos "Lanthanides in Luminescent Thermometry", in Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths, edited by J.-C. Bünzli & V. K. Pecharsky Vol. 49, Elsevier B.V., 2016 (ISBN: 978-0-444-63699-7), pp. 339–427 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.hpcre.2016.03.005 [ most cited chapter in 2016 on Science Direct for the book series]
J. Rocha, C. D. S. Brites, L. D. Carlos "Lanthanide Organic Framework Luminescent Thermometers" Chem. Eur. J. 22, 14782–14795 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201600860
C. D. S. Brites, X. Xie, M. L. Debasu, X. Qin, J. Rocha, X. Liu, L. D. Carlos "Instantaneous Ballistic Velocity of Suspended Brownian Nanocrystals Measured by Upconversion Nanothermometry" Nature Nanotechnol., 11, 851–856 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NNANO.2016.111 [ HIGHLIGHTED IN THE COVER ]
A. M. P. Botas, C. D. S. Brites, J. Wu, U. Kortshagen, R. N. Pereira, L. D. Carlos, R. A. S. Ferreira
"A New Generation of Primary Luminescent Thermometers Operating in Different Media Based on Silicon Nanoparticles" Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 33 740–748 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201670030[ HIGHLIGHTED IN THE COVER ]
C. D. S. Brites, P. P. Lima, L. D. Carlos "Tuning the sensitivity of Ln3+-based luminescent molecular thermometers through ligand design" J. Lumin. 169, 497–502 (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2015.01.025
M. Rodrigues, R. Piñol, G. Antorrena, C. D. S. Brites, N. J. O. Silva, J. Luis Murillo, R. Cases, F. Palacio, N. Torras, J. Antonio Plaza, L. Pérez-García, L. D. Carlos, A. Millán "Implementing Thermometry on Silicon Surfaces Functionalized by Lanthanide-doped Self-assembled Polymer Monolayers" Adv. Funct. Mater. 26, 200–209 (2016), http://dx.doi.org/adfm.201503889 [ HIGHLIGHTED IN THE COVER ]
E. C. Ximendes, W. Q. Santos, U. Rocha, K. U. Kumar, F. Sanz-Rodriguez, N. Fernández, A. S. Gouveia-Neto, D. Bravo, A. Martín-. Domingo, B. Del Rosal, C. D. S. Brites, L. D. Carlos, D. Jaque, C. Jacinto "Unveiling in Vivo Sub-Tissue Thermal Dynamics by Infrared Luminescent Nanothermometers" Nano Lett. 16, 1695–1703 (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b04611
D. Ananias, C. D. S. Brites, L. D. Carlos, J. Rocha "Cryogenic Nanothermometer Based on MIL-103(Tb,Eu) Metal Organic Framework" Eur. J. Inor. Chem. 1967–1971 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201501195 [ HIGHLIGHTED IN THE COVER ]
M. L. Debasu, C. D. S. Brites, S. Balabhadra, H. Oliveira, J. Rocha, L. D. Carlos "Nanoplatforms for Plasmon-Induced Heating and Thermometry ChemNanoMat 2, 520–527 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cnma.201600061
S. Balabhadra, M. L. Debasu, C. D. S. Brites, J. Rocha, L.D. Carlos "Implementing Luminescence Thermometry at 1.3 Micrometers Using (GdNd)2O3 Nanoparticles" J. Luminescence 180, 25–30 (2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2016.07.034
S. Balabhadra, M. L. Debasu, C. D. S. Brites, L A. O. Nunes, O. L. Malta, J Rocha, M. Bettinelli, L. D. Carlos, "Boosting the Sensitivity of Nd3+-based Luminescent Nanothermometers", Nanoscale, 7, 17261–17267 (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5NR05631D
Z. Wang, D. Ananias, A. Carné-Sánchez, C. D. S. Brites, I. Imaz, D. Maspoch, J. Rocha, L. D. Carlos, "Lanthanide Organic Framework Nanothermometers Prepared by Spray-Drying", Adv. Funct. Mater. 25, 2824–2830 (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201500518. [HIGHLIGHTED IN THE COVER and by Wissenschaft aktuell]
Ren, Min, et al. "A Cryogenic Luminescent Ratiometric Thermometer Based on a Lanthanide Phosphonate Dimer." J. of Mater. Chem. C 3, 8480-8484 (2015); http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5TC01468A
P. P. Lima, F. A. A. Paz, C. D. S Brites, W. G. Quirino, C. Legnani, M. Costa e Silva, R. A. S Ferreira, S. A. Júnior, O. L Malta, M. Cremona, L. D Carlos, "White OLED Based on a Temperature Sensitive Eu3+/Tb3+ β-diketonate Complex", Org. Electron. 15, 798–808 (2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2014.01.009
R. A. S. Ferreira, C. D. S. Brites, C. M. S. Vicente, P. P. Lima, A. R. N. Bastos, P. G. Marques, M. Hiltunen, L. D. Carlos, P. S. André, "Photonic-on-a-chip: a thermal actuated Mach-Zehnder interferometer and a molecular thermometer based on a single di-ureasil organic-inorganic hybrid." Las. Phot. Rev. 7, 1027-1035 (2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lpor.201300080
C. D. S. Brites, P. P. Lima, N. J. O. Silva, A. Millán, V. S. Amaral, F. Palacio, L. D. Carlos. "Organic–Inorganic Eu3+/Tb3+ Co-doped Hybrid Films for Temperature Mapping in Integrated Circuits." Front. Chem., 1, 9. (2013) https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2013.00009
C. D. S. Brites, P. P. Lima, N. J. O. Silva, A. Millán, V. S. Amaral, F. Palacio, L. D. Carlos, "Thermometry at the Nanoscale Using Lanthanide-Containing Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Materials", J. Luminescence, 133, 230–232 (2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2011.12.050
C. D. S. Brites, P. P. Lima, N. J. O. Silva, A. Millán, V. S. Amaral, F. Palacio, L. D. Carlos, "Thermometry at the Nanoscale", Nanoscale, 133, Nanoscale, 2012,4, 4799-4829 (2012) http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2NR30663H
[Invited Review Article]
C. D. S. Brites, V. T. Freitas, R. A. S. Ferreira, A. Millán, V. S. Amaral, Fernando Palacio, L. D. Carlos, "Metal-Free Highly Luminescent Silica Biolabels", Langmuir, 28, 8190–8196 (2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la300288j
C. D. S. Brites, P. P. Lima, N. J. O. Silva, A. Millán, V. S. Amaral, F. Palacio, L. D. Carlos, "Lanthanide-based Luminescent Molecular Thermometers", New J. Chem. 35, 1177–1183 (2011); Special issue: "Molecular Materials"; http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C0NJ01010C [HIGHLIGHTED IN THE COVER]
C. D. S. Brites, P. P. Lima, N. J. O. Silva, A. Millán, V. S. Amaral, F. Palacio, L. D. Carlos, "A Luminescent Molecular Thermometer for Long-Term Absolute Temperature Measurements at the Nanoscale", Adv. Mater. 22, 4499–4504 (2010) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201001780
S. S. Nobre, C. D. S. Brites, R. A. S. Ferreira, V. de Zea Bermudez, C. Carcel, J. J. E. Moreau, J. Rocha, M. Wong Chi Man, L. D. Carlos "The Role of Structuring on the Photoluminescence of Eu(III)-Doped Lamellar Bridged Silsesquioxanes Self-Templated Through an Hydrogen Bonding Array" J. Mater. Chem. 18, 4172–4182 (2008) http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/B807262K
C. D. S. Brites, A. Millán, L. D. Carlos "Lanthanides in Luminescent Thermometry", in Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths, edited by J.-C. Bünzli & V. K. Pecharsky Vol. 49, Elsevier B.V., 2016 (ISBN: 978-0-444-63699-7), pp. 339–427 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.hpcre.2016.03.005
A. Millán, L. D. Carlos, C. D. S. Brites, N. J. O. Silva, R. Piñol and F. Palacio. "Organic–inorganic Hybrids Thermometry" in Thermometry at the Nanoscale: Techniques and Selected Applications edited by L.D. Carlos & F. Palacio Vol. 38, Royal Chemistry Society, 2015 (ISBN: 9781849739047) 237-272. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781782622031-00237
Carlos António Delgado Sousa Brites (born in Nazaré, Portugal, in 1981) got his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Aveiro in 2007 working on luminescent nanothermometers based on Ln3+ ions. He got a degree (Licenciatura) in Physics and Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 2004, then he got a MsC. in Optoelectronics and Lasers, University of Porto, 2007 and his Ph.D in Physics , University of Aveiro, 2012. Carlos was a post-doctoral researcher in CICECO- Aveiro institute of materials until 2019 when he joined the Department of Physics at the University of Aveiro as Auxiliary Professor.
carlos.brites@ua.pt
http://hybrids.web.ua.pt
University of Aveiro, Physics Department, office 13.2.9
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A World Apart: Portland Island (Hawkes Bay, New Zealand) and Portland Bill (Dorset, England)
By Peter Tait on May 28, 2021 in Summer Solstice
Portland Island
Portland Bill
On 12th October 1769, sailing south in the Endeavour, Captain James Cook first viewed an island off the tip of Mahia Peninsula which measured some three kilometres in length. He named it Portland Island "on account of its very great resemblance to Portland in the English Channel".
What Cook didn't know was the island already had a name – Waikawa (meaning 'Sour Water') or that the island had been settled for over 600 years. Moreover, the great waka Tākitimu had landed there and it was the home to an important centre of learning, a whare wānanga, called Ngāheru-mai-tawhiti. The island had an active settlement and traded in fish and shellfish when it became the site of one of the first whaling stations in New Zealand, a lighthouse station, a sheep farm and even today, a conservation refuge for the endangered shore plovers.
Portland in Dorset, by contrast, is an 'almost island', a huge block of limestone joined to the mainland by a long shingle spit called Chesil beach. It was famed for the source of Portland Stone, used by Sir Christopher Wrenn to build St Paul's Cathedral and was mentioned by various writers including Thomas Hardy and in fictional and factual accounts of smuggling (Moonfleet being the best known of the novels). Apart from the comparisons in shape (although they are similar, Portland Bill is significantly larger, being six kilometres long and two to three kilometres wide), both are largely outliers, places of isolation and confinement that by their very remoteness have been described as stark and and barren, and, over their history, vaguely threatening, especially to shipping.
Today Portland Island is unpopulated although at one stage it had several houses and even boasted a school for the fourteen children of the families who worked there. Many family trees, Maori and Pakeha can trace links with Portland island and one example being that of the assistant keeper, Nicholas Sciascia who, in 1898, was gored to death by a bull, yet can lay claim over two thousand descendants from his eleven children). Portland Isle, by contrast has a population of more than twelve and a half thousand and remains a busy and active community with its quarries and harbour. In many ways, the two places linked only tenuously by Captain Cook, have very little in common. And yet . . . .
Both Portland Island and Portland Bill have been the scenes of numerous shipwrecks. While the history of lighthouses on Portland Bill dates from 1716 when the two early lighthouses were erected, the lighthouse on Portland Island wasn't built in 1875
The original lighthouses on Portland Bill, first built in 1716 and rebuilt in 1869.
After it shut down (and eventually moved to Wairoa in 1960 where it has pride of place beside the bridge), its place is now taken by a rather automated lighting system built in 1984 and housed in an ordinary white square metal lattice tower (and now called a light rather than a lighthouse). Yet despite the lighthouses, shipwrecks continued to bedevil both coastlines.
The current light on Portland Island
The current lighthouse on Portland Bill, built in 1906 and the historic Portland Island lighthouse, now a distinctive feature of Wairoa's riverfront.
There was one shipwreck whose story is particularly poignant. In September 1877, the sailing ship 'Avalanche' set sail to New Zealand where, in heavy seas off the Bill of Portland, it collided with another ship, 'Forest' with disastrous consequences.
All sixty three passengers on board were drowned, but what made the disaster poignant for New Zealanders also was that most of the passengers were New Zealand colonists returning to their families along with some new emigrants travelling to settle out there. Wanganui suffered worst with twenty two from the town losing their lives – a huge blow to the settlement whose population at the time wouldn't have numbered more than a few thousand. A memorial still stands outside St Paul's Church in Wanganui to those who lost their lives while on Portland Bill, a new Church, the St Andrew's Avalanche Memorial Church was built to commemorate the dead. The Mayor of Wanganui William Watt (who has his own memorial in the centre of the city) donated a memorial window to the Portland Bill church and also bequeathed the land for an orphanage in memory of his daughter who was one of those lost in the disaster. For those who live in Wanganui, the Margaret Watt Children's Home, first opened in 1931 is still remembered as an important charity in the town. It ho continued operating until its closure some twenty years ago (although the Margaret Watt Children's Trust still continues).
So what does all this mean? Here I shift from being a historian to being a participant. Portland island has always been a part of my landscape from when I first saw it, probably aged five. Although I have never a put foot on it, the island is inextricably linked to Mahia where I spent so many summers in my youth and its presence, as a disconnected part of a familiar world, remains fused in my memory.
Since I moved to England more than two decades ago, with Portland Bill no more than an hour away, the nameplace has served as an evocative reminder of that time and place 'back home.' Different in almost every regard, apart from the bleakness that comes with isolation, it is joined by the glue of that one tragic shipwreck to the people of Wanganui, where I spent eight years of my life. It is strange how when we look, we can find connections for places and events and that memory find the parts that draw the story together.
I think of Portland Island now, windswept, under the flightpath of rocketlab, whose rockets are launched into space off the tip of Mahia, and the coursing and unreasonable sea as winter settles in for another stay. And of Portland Bill, where I went only last week, viewing the old fortifications, the setting of Thomas Hardy's novel, 'The Well-Beloved' and visiting St Andrews Avalanche Memorial Church and thinking of shipwrecks, of early explorers, and of the different histories of place, Maori and Pakeha, and feeling every one of the twelve thousand miles that links my two homes.
Mahia Beach
Mahia Beach (top) and the anchor of the Avalanche outside ST Andrew's memorial Church, Portland Bill (above)
For more on Portland Island go to https://www.visitwairoa.co.nz or https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/countrylife/audio/2018682685/portland-island-a-long-history-of-occupation
About Peter Tait
A retired teacher and head for 17 years, now focusing on writing, both on education and further fiction and non-fiction (previously having published two novels and a non-fiction book on Thomas Hardy's wives and other women, a biography, poetry and numerous articles on education).
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2 Responses to A World Apart: Portland Island (Hawkes Bay, New Zealand) and Portland Bill (Dorset, England)
Nita McIntyre May 29, 2021 at 9:15 pm #
Thank you Peter for that very interesting article on Portland Island. loved it. We seem to all be connected to things, places and people of that area, Northern Hawkes Bay.
Peter Tait May 30, 2021 at 6:13 pm #
Thank you Nita. There is something about Northern Hawkes Bay that draws you back . . . .
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