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Print version ISSN 1413-9596On-line version ISSN 1678-4456
Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. vol.35 n.3 São Paulo 1998
Evaluation of extraction methods for progesterone determination in rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) feces by radioimmunoassay
Métodos de extração para determinação de progesterona em fezes de coelho (Oryctolagus cuniculus) através de radioimunoensaio
Clotilde Maria KORNDÖRFER1; Cyro Ferreira MEIRELLES1; Ives Cláudio da Silva BUENO1; Adibe Luiz ABDALLA1
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The purpose of this study was to find a practical procedure for the extraction of progesterone (P4) from feces and to determine if the P4 plasma profiles during pregnancy were reflected in the total fecal P4 of pregnant rabbits. The rabbit was used as model for the techniques. Plasma and feces were collected from 11 rabbits during a period of 42 days. Three different methods of P4 extraction were used. The total P4 was measured by solid-phase radioimmunoassay (RIA) with 125I-P4 as the tracer. Results suggested that it was possible to extract total P4 from rabbit feces with methanol and petroleum ether. Plasma and fecal P4 profiles were compared for both pregnant and ovariectomized rabbits. It was possible to differentiate total P4 extracted from day two through 28 after breeding (p<0.01).
UNITERMS: Progesterone; Feces; Radioimmunoassay; Rabbit.
A technique for extraction of reproductive hormones from feces is an important tool for monitoring reproductive functions and also for animal ethologists. As a non-invasive process, it presents several advantages: permits the monitoring of reproductive physiology under diverse conditions, and samples are easily collected, transported, and stored.
Several reports show the use of non-invasive fecal estrogen and progesterone metabolite evaluations for monitoring reproductive function8 but using a variety of extraction methods with different solvents. Bamberg; Schaerzenberger1, described methods to detect progestins from feces of zebras (Equus zebra) and rhinoceroses (Rhinceros spp) and their methods seem to be practical and easy. Other authors have published methods to reduce labor and made limited use of organic solvents9,11. Three of those methods were used in this study in order to find a practical procedure for the extraction of progesterone (P4) from feces. In this study we describe methods for P4 extraction and assay from feces, using the rabbit as a model. We also observed P4 plasma profiles during pregnancy to determine if they reflected the total fecal P4 of pregnant rabbits as compared with ovariectomized females.
Eleven sexually mature, 150 days old White New Zealand rabbits, weighing an average of 2.9 kg were used. Five rabbits were bilaterally ovariectomized. Thirty days later, six rabbits were mated. This was considered as Day 0 for the ovariectomized (Group I) and non-ovariectomized (Group II) rabbits. The animals were maintained in individual cages under standard laboratory conditions at the Animal Science Section of the Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura of the Universidade de São Paulo, from January to April, 1992. Blood and feces samples were obtained three times a week, during a period of 42 days. The blood was withdrawn from central and marginal veins into heparinized tubes, centrifuged immediately, and the plasma was stored at -15ºC. Fecal samples were collected in the morning. They were homogenized and stored at -15ºC. Three methods of P4 extraction were used: Bamberg; Schwarzenberger1; Möstl* and Desaulniers et al.3 (referred to as methods A, B and C, respectively). Before removing the subsamples for extraction, the stored samples were well mixed to avoid steroid variations among individual fecal pellets.
Sample Preparation
Method A: Undried feces (0.5 g) were weighed in glass tubes. Distilled water (0.5 ml) and methanol (4.0 ml) were added. The tubes were shaken on a vortex for 30 min. Petroleum ether (3.0 ml) was added. The tubes were again shaken for 15 sec. and centrifuged for 30 min. (1500g, 4ºC). To reduce temperature and to obtain clear separation of the two liquid phases, the tubes were frozen for 5 min. in a bath of methanol and dry ice. The methanolic phase (1.0 ml), which formed the lower layer was transferred to capped vials and stored at -15ºC until assayed by RIA.
Method B: Undried feces (0.5 g) were weighed in glass tubes, deionized water (2.5 ml) and methanol (1.0 ml) were added and mixed for 30 min. The tubes were centrifuged for 15 min (1500 g). The upper phase was then transferred to capped vials and stored at -15ºC for further RIA assay.
Method C: Ground dried feces (0.25g) were weighed in glass tubes. Deionized water (1.5 ml) and ethyl ether (3.0 ml) were added to the tubes. They were shaken on a vortex for 4 min. and centrifuged. The ether layer was transferred into another tube. The same procedure was repeated twice without adding deionized water. The pooled ether fraction (9 ml) was evaporated and reconstituted in ethanol (1.0 ml).
Fecal extracts were obtained from Group I and Group II. They were extracted by the three methods above. Concentrate and dilution serial (1:2; 1:4 and 1:10) were prepared in phosphate buffer (0.01M; pH 7.4; 0.01% BSA) and assayed. The final chosen dilution was 1:4 for methods A and B, and 1:10 for method C. After appropriate dilution and homogenization, 100 m l of the fecal samples were used for RIA.
Measurement of both plasma and fecal levels of P4 were performed by solid phase RIA, using a RIA-kit (FAO-IAEA, Seibersdorf, Austria) and 125I-P4 as the tracer. As the RIA-kit was designed for use with plasma, the fecal standard curve was prepared adding crescent concentrations of P4 diluted in fecal extract of castrated male rabbits. The standard curve ranged from 0.25 ng/ml to 16.0 ng/ml. The curves were tested to verify their parallelism. All samples were tested in triplicate on the same RIA and were compared to the standard curve on the same assay. The interassay coefficient of variation for P4 fecal assays was obtained using three controls. They had high, medium and low levels of P4 as they were respectively obtained from a fecal pool of pregnant animals on days D1, D11 and D23 of gestation. The pools were divided equally and used in every assay. The biological control of RIA was obtained comparing plasma from ovariectomized and pregnant animals.
A factorial design with two factors was used. Factor one was ovariectomized (n = 5) and non-ovariectomized (n = 6) animals. Factor two was method of P4 extraction of feces including blood plasma as a check. Regression analysis was used to find the more appropriate method of P4 extraction. Linear, quadratic and logarithmic models were tested to verify the relationship between P4 profiles from plasma and those from feces extracted by methods A, B and C. Normal parameters of correlation coefficient (r) and the F test were used. Hotellings T2 test was used to confirm parallelism between plasma and feces standard curves. Statistical analysis was performed using SAS10.
Quality control of RIA
Radioimmunoassay for P4 on plasma had an average maximum binding (B0/T) of 47.7%. The average of nonspecific binding (NSB) of the reagents was 5.1%. Twenty zero standard tubes were processed by the laboratory of origin: 100% for P4, 14% for 11-alfa-hydroxy-progesterone, 5.3% for in a single assay along with a set of non-zero standards and quality control samples. From a standard curve obtained using a logit-log plot and using the mean as the zero point, the apparent progesterone concentrations were determined at increasing standard deviations from the mean (0.1 ng/ml) as Midgeley et al.7. The intra- and inter-assay coefficient of variation for plasma was 6.39% and 8.82%, respectively. The antibody specificity, expressed by cross reactivity, was given corticosterone, 2.4% for alfa hydroxy - progesterone, 3.5% for desoxycorticosterone, 0.02 % for testosterone, 0.02% for androstenedione, 0.01% for cortisol.
A total of 9 assays measured P4 from feces. The mean B0/T for fecal assays was 43.6% within a variation of 39.9% and 47.7%. For low, medium and high concentration of P4, the inter-assay coefficients of variation were respectively 8.7, 6.8 and 15.7. The intra-assay coefficient of variation was 6.7%. The heterogeneity of slopes test (SAS10) was applied to the dilution curves to verify relationship to the P4 standard curve. The results showed parallel curves (p>0.234) for method A. The analysis of RIA for method A was satisfactory, allowing use of the results for physiological studies of P4 on rabbit feces. The slopes tested for methods B and C did not show parallel results (p<0.049 and p<0.012, respectively) and the methods were inadequate for P4 studies on rabbit feces in this experiment.
P4 on plasma
In Fig. 1 the average profile of plasma P4 can be seen, determined in ovariectomized and non ovariectomized animals, within the periods before mating, during gestation and after birth. The levels of plasma P4 agrees with values in studies by others who used RIA2,4,6. The plasma P4 peak was between D9 and D15. Hormonal concentration obtained between days D25 and D28 exhibit a small increase but does not differ statistically from D21. The P4 increase in this period corresponds well with the peak found in other studies4,6.
Figure 1
Mean P4 concentration in plasma (n = 6) and P4 in feces (n = 6) extracted with petroleum ether and methanol (method A), considering physiological days in pregnant (preg.) and ovariectomized (ovar.) rabbits.
P4 on feces
Hormone levels were characterized exclusively by RIA. Therefore, the concentration obtained may be interpreted as the sum of both metabolites plus immunoreactive substances and will be referred herein as total fecal P4. Comparisons of results from mathematical models of P4 profiles in both plasma and feces are made in Tab. 1. The three methods, denoted as A, B and C were used. The logarithmic model, suggested by Wilcox et al.12 gave the best results for method A. This relationship of plasma P4 and feces P4 was statistically significant. The correlation coefficient for plasma and feces (Fig. 2) was r = 0.9257 (p<0.01). The calculations were made by accumulating amount of P4 in plasma and in feces. The biological control of RIA was evaluated using feces of pregnant and ovariectomized animals. The fecal P4 profile in method A, using petroleum ether and methanol as solvents, agreed with both physiological situations. Animals without ovaries should have basal values as seen herein. However, the distribution of P4 values in fecal samples obtained with methods B and C could not be explained by the tested methods.
Table 1
Mathematical models tested between plasma (independent variable) and the P4 extraction methods from feces (dependent variable). LANA/CENA/USP, São Paulo, March 1992.
|ns = non significative; ** p<0.01.
Figure 2
Correlation of P4 in plasma and feces using mean values for P4 concentration in plasma (n=6) and feces (n=6), and using petroleum ether and methanol as solvents (method A).
Method A: The results obtained from method A reproduced what was happening in plasma (Fig. 1 and Tab. 2); probably, due to the better solubility of P4 in the organic solvents. Because of its high polarity, the methanol may have extracted other lipids. However, the use of centrifugation and low temperature probably reduced the interference caused by other lipids. Compounding this observation, the other solvent used to extract P4 was petroleum ether. This solvent specifically extracts P4, excluding some other steroids5 and might allow the method to extract P4 better to reach a greater specificity for the RIA. The progestin 20-alfa-0HP is also largely secreted by the rabbit ovary and extracted by petroleum ether. However, the influence of 20-alfa-OHP could be restricted by the RIA specificity to P4. Fecal P4 extraction with this method was easy, did not require special equipment and was not labor intensive.
Table 2
Values of T test comparing plasma and fecal P4 amounts, extracted with petroleum ether and methanol using ovariectomized and pregnant animals. LANA/CENA/USP, São Paulo, March 1992.
|ns = non significative; * p<0.05; ** p<0.01; D0 mating day.
Method B: According to Tab. 3, the plasmatic P4 profile from pregnant animals was reflected on fecal P4 around D10 and D28, when using this method of extraction. However, none of the mathematical models tested were satisfactory to explain that observation. Methanol, the most polar solvent used on the three tested methods, was the only one used in method B. Probably, with this method other metabolics with similar solubility of P4 in this organic solvent were extracted and caused some interference on the RIA.
Table 3
Mean concentration and standard deviation (SD) of plasma and fecal P4 observed with different extraction methods, in pregnant animals considering physiological days. LANA/CENA/USP, São Paulo, March 1992.
|Extraction methods: A (petroleum ether + methanol); B (methanol): C (ethyl ether). D0: mate: D31: birth; D-8: P4 mean value of ovariectomized animals (n = 5) during experimental period; D-5 to D37: mean daily value of pregnant animals (n = 6).
Method C: This method, using dried feces for P4 extraction, was the most labor intensive due to the different required steps. It was tested for the advantages it could offer in regard to transport and conservation of samples. The feces could be collected in distant locations, dried, and then sent to the laboratory for RIA assays. The biological evaluation (Tab. 3) and the parameters considered on the RIA quality control showed that the method was not valid for the conditions of this study. The high temperature used to dry the feces could be a possible explanation for the interference detected on RIA. The heat could facilitate the breakdown of some compounds into small fragments that could interfere with the assay as analogous compounds or metabolites. Under the conditions of this study, methods B and C did not extract P4 from feces which could reflect ovarian activity during rabbit pregnancy.
Physiological analysis
Fig. 1 shows a continuous increase of P4 on plasma and feces, extracted by Method A, until reaching a peak between D11 and D14. Plasmatic and fecal profiles of P4 then decreased gradually to D21. Between days D23 and D25 a second outstanding peak of P4 in feces occurred. It was greater than D14 and fell sharply after delivery. There was a suggestion of a secondary peak of P4 in plasma present between D25 and D26, but the values did not differ statistically from plasmatic P4 at D21 (p>0.05). Graphically, when the data were pooled within experimental groups, it was observed that the second peak of P4 on feces happened before the elevation of P4 on plasma. The anticipation of the second P4 peak in feces may be explained by the individuality of the animals with some females exhibiting earlier and higher P4 fecal concentration than others. Steroids were possibly transferred from plasma and detected on feces through RIA and can be noticed in Fig. 1 when the P4 profiles from plasma and feces of pregnant animals were compared. The results support that there is a discrimination of P4 fecal between days D4 and D28 for the two studied groups.
Determination of P4 from rabbit feces was possible using methanol and petroleum ether as extraction solvents. Modification of the profile of plasma P4 was reflected by alterations of P4 fecal concentration occurring during the discrimination of P4 profiles in feces excreted by pregnant and ovariectomized rabbits from the second to the 28th day after breeding.
O propósito deste estudo foi determinar uma metodologia mais prática para a extração de progesterona (P4) das fezes e observar se os perfis plasmáticos de progesterona (P4) durante a gestação de coelhas era refletida na concentração total de P4 nas fezes. Esta espécie animal foi utilizada como modelo para as diferentes metodologias. O plasma e as fezes foram coletadas de 11 coelhas, durante período de 42 dias. Três métodos diferentes de extração de P4 foram testados. A P4 total foi medida com auxílio de radioimunoensaio de fase sólida (RIE) utilizando 125I-P4 como traçador. Os resultados sugerem que foi possível extrair P4 total das fezes de coelhas com metanol e éter de petróleo. Os teores de P4 plasmática e fecal foram comparados entre animais gestantes e ovariectomizados. Foi possível a diferenciação (p<0,01) dos teores totais de P4 excretados nas fezes entre a 2º até 28º dia após cobertura.
UNITERMOS: Progesterona; Fezes; Radioimunoensaio; Coelhos.
1- BAMBERG, E.; SCHWARZENBERGER, F. Fecal steroid assay for monitoring of oestrous cycle and pregnancy. In: CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, 4., Davis, 1990. Proceedings. Davis: University of California, 1990. p.95-9. [ Links ]
2- BATTISTA, M.G.; POPE, W.F.; FOOTER, R.H. Plasma and uterine progesterone and embryo survival in rabbits following asynchronous transfer to unilaterally ovariectomized recepiens. Theriogenology, v.27. n.6, p.897-905, 1987. [ Links ]
3- DESAULNIERS, D.M.; GOFF, A.K.; BETTERIDGE, K.J.; ROWELL, J.; FLOOD, P.F Reproductive hormone concentrations in faeces during the oestrous cycle and pregnancy in cattle (Bos taurus) and muskoxen (Ovibus moschatus). Canadian Journal of Zoology, n.67, p.1148-54, 1989. [ Links ]
4- HARRINGTON, F.E.; ROTHERMEL, J.D. Daily changes in plasma progesterone concentrations in pregnant and pseudopregnant rabbits. Life Science, v.20, p.1333-40, 1977. [ Links ]
5- JOHANSSON, E.D. Plasma progesterone in pregnancy measurement by a rapid competitive protein binding technique. Acta Endocrinologica, v.61, n.4, p.607-17, 1969. [ Links ]
6- LEE, V.H.; FIELD, P.A. Rabbit relaxin: the influence of pregnancy and ovariectomy during pregnancy on the plasma profile. Biology of Reproduction., v.45, p.209-14, 1991. [ Links ]
7- MIDGELEY, A.R.J.; NISWENDER, G.D.; REBAT, R.W. Principles for the assessment of the reliability of radioimmunoassay methods (precision, accuracy, sensitivity, specificity). Acta Endocrinologica. p.142-63, 1969. Supplement. [ Links ]
8- SCHWARZENBERGER, F.; MÖSTL, E.; PALME, R.; BAMBERG, E. Fecal steroid analysis for non-invasive monitoring of reproductive status in farm, wild and zoo animals. Animal Reproduction Science, v.42, n.1-4, p.515-26, 1996. [ Links ]
9- SHIDELER, S.E.; ORTUÑO, A.M.; MORÁN, F.M.; MOORMAN, E.A.; LASLEY, B.L. Simple extraction and enzyme immunoassays for estrogen and progesteron metabolites in the feces of Macaca fasciculares during non-conceptive and ovarian cycles. Biology of Reproduction, v.48, p.1290-8, 1993. [ Links ]
10- SAS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM. SAS system for linear models. Cary : SAS Institute, 211p, 1986. [ Links ]
11- WASSER, S.K.; MONFORT, S.L.; WILDT, D.E. Rapid extraction of fecal steroids for measuring reproductive cyclicity and early pregnancy in free-ranging yellow baboons (Papio cynocephalus cynocephalus). Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, v.92, p.415-23, 1991. [ Links ]
12- WILCOX, C.J.; THATCHER, W.W.; MARTIN, F.G. Statistical analysis of repeated measurements in physiology experiments. In: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY. Vienna, 1990. Proceedings. Vienna : Livestock Reproduction in Latin America, 1990. p.141-55. (Panel proceeding series) [ Links ]
Received: 23/01/1996
Accepted: 02/09/1997
1 Seção de Ciências Animais do Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura da USP, Piracicaba - SP
* Möst, E. Wien: Institut Für Biochemie, Veterinarmedizinische Universität Wien. Personal communication. 1991.


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City's executives are understood to argue emphatically that they have not breached the rules, and are particularly affronted that their sponsorships with Abu Dhabi companies and the country's tourist authority have been called into question – and, on Friday, the deadline passed with no action by Uefa. It is now said that Uefa will decide on Monday what to do next; whether to stick with its finding and refer City to potentially tougher sanctions from its "adjudicatory chamber", which the club's ownership will almost certainly fight.
While, in crude terms, the Abu Dhabi relaunching of Manchester City is the most spectacular injection of cash by an owner to buy rapid success in football history – anathema to traditionalists and influential German clubs that are still owned by their supporters and have always sought to break even, financially – inside City, they pride themselves on having done things professionally and properly.
Uefa's break-even rules – the stated aim of which is to encourage financial responsibility and dampen down player wage inflation – limits clubs' losses to €45m between 2011 and 2013. City are understood to be adamant, however, that their £151m loss is brought within that much smaller limit after they discount major expenditure on youth development, community work and infrastructure, which is allowed by Uefa to encourage long-term progression.
The rules also say clubs will be considered "favourably" if their £37m deficit is due to their loss in 2011-12, and was due to player wages on contracts signed before the rules came into force. City, who lost £99m in 2011-12 and £52m in 2012-13, are understood to believe this applies to their situation.
Galling to City was the apparent Uefa determination that the sponsorships with Abu Dhabi companies – including the airline Etihad's £35m a year naming rights for the stadium, shirt and new training campus – are not "fair value"; that they are more lucrative given their connections with Mansour. City insist their sponsorships were properly agreed, and that Etihad receives good value, as opposed to the Qatar tourist authority's €200m per year deal with Paris Saint-Germain, which looks flagrantly overpriced.
Uefa's investigators are also thought not to have accepted the two deals that City's accounts stated had earned them £47m in 2012-13: £22m selling their branding, football and other expertise to their own women's and New York teams; £25m selling players' image rights to third-party agencies. Again, City executives argued these were genuine transactions for good corporate reasons.
More generally, they argue that they have shaped their football project the right way, whatever people feel about the gulf states' extraordinary super-funding to claim English and European trophies. They point to City's extensive community activities and the enormous campus – a £200m development on 80 acres taking concrete shape across Ashton New Road – where they will aim to develop young players. One corner, on 5.5 acres, has been given to a new college, sports centre and swimming pool, at a £20m cost to City, improving a blighted area of east Manchester.
After the loadsamoney talk of the first few days after Mansour's 2008 takeover – fronted then by the Dubai entrepreneur Sulaiman Al Fahim – Al Mubarak, a senior government advisor on his country's image and strategy, has steered a more seemly course, Manchester City being the most far-reaching, globally televised projection of Abu Dhabi. The country has been criticised by human rights groups alleging a repressive crackdown on dissent – long prison sentences for people found guilty in disputed trials of planning to overthrow the ruling regime – and for the historically low pay and poor conditions of migrant workers. In Manchester, they have been keen not to put a foot wrong: City are the only Premier League club committed to paying all staff a recognised living wage.
Across Manchester, the Glazer family bought United with £525m of borrowed money and have caused almost £700m to drain out of the club in interest, fees and other charges. Yet, because that has not pushed United into big losses in 2011-13, they face no sanction.
Uefa do approve of City's community investment, but, simply put, the club breached the rules, which were agreed in 2010 by the 200 top clubs in the European Club Association, and the European Professional Football Leagues, which includes the Premier League.
Eight of the nine clubs sanctioned, including PSG, have apparently settled, but City's ownership faced down Friday's deadline. They expect to win the Premier League on Sunday, and face Uefa again on Monday. Such is the state of the new Manchester City.


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How much does augmented reality app cost? That question is becoming pretty frequent as more and more researches and surveys show positive trends of AR. We will answer that question and provide as many details as possible. Furthermore, we also talk about what you need in order to create an augmented reality app for Android and iOS.
Augmented reality SDK
Augmented reality SDK
A software development kit (also known as devkit) is nothing else than a package of software development tools. AR developers need it to make applications by using completed solutions. SDK helps and simplifies the coding phase, especially with AR development, to avoid writing steps from scratch. Popular SDKs to develop augmented reality mobile apps are the following.
It seems like Vuforia is the most popular SDK around the globe. It provides AR developers with powerful and comfortable tools. By using Computer Vision tech it provides the possibility to recognize and track target images. As a result, the app may project 3D objects or Media in real-time.
Moreover, Vuforia has one of the best characteristics for the minimal angles of the marker recognition algorithm. It also has the minimal requirements for tracker visibility of overlapped targets. Besides, the stability of immovable and movable markers is the best among other SDKs.
Supported platforms: Android, iOS, UWP and Unity Editor.
You can get source code of Vuforia SDK.
Supported platforms: Android, iOS, Smart Glasses.
You can get source code of Wikitude SDK.
Kudan is faster than most frameworks. It also provides an unlimited number of recognized images. Furthermore, Kudan requires less memory storage for its libraries. This SDK could become a good analog of Vuforia and Wikitude. However, developers should know that in some parameters, it is inferior to Vuforia. Kudan also doesn't have some functions that Wikitude has. For example, it does not support geolocation and cloud recognition.
Supported platforms: Android, iOS.
You can get source code of Kudan SDK.
Want to know more about AR SDK? Check out our best augmented reality SDK for AR development review !
Requirements for AR app development
Requirements for AR app development
A mobile application draft is nothing else than the basis of a future product. It outlines the business logic and list of technical specifications. Documentation guides the development team from rough concepts to final scripts.
It's always better to have it finished and ready before contacting anyone for app development. Drafts help to build any app you desire from the start. Managers can help clients without experiences in creating a detailed project draft.
Worldwide augmented reality development rates
Worldwide augmented reality development rates
Northern America – from $50 to $250 per hour.
Western Europe – from $50 to $200 per hour.
Australia – from $40 to $170 per hour.
Eastern Europe – from $20 to $100 per hour.
Southern America – from $15 to $75 per hour.
Asia – from $10 to $50 per hour.
There are many augmented reality SDKs available around the market and there are some appmakers like Zapwork. AR technology is pretty new and it is still in developmental fields, so DIYs and freelancers can't do much. To be sure, it's better to partner with development companies.
Project documentation cost for AR app development: $500-$1,000, and it takes 3-10 days.
Documentation should include as many details as possible. Try to provide developers with details about your product vision, its features, APIs and technical details, dependencies and others. It's also great if a client can provide some photos, sketches or wireframes to illustrate his or her own requirements.
Note: If you don't have an AR project draft ready it's hard to be more specific. Also, it's almost impossible to make accurate estimation of the cost to develop the augmented reality app.
This step engages communication between a project manager and a client. They solve the main question and discuss every important detail. This phase also includes:
- creating development team and allocating roles and the task of each person
- setting timelines, deadlines and milestones
- making detailed clear estimations
AR development project estimate cost: completely free, but may take 2-5 days. The length of this phase depends on project size and complexity. Obviously, large and complex projects take more time to estimate, so it is likely to cost more. On the other hand, the cost to estimate a project similar to existing applications is cheaper.
Estimation of augmented reality app cost
Estimation of augmented reality app cost
This phase includes writing the main code architecture and creating application design. Both processes are closely related and interdependent issues. So the main parts of each them are:
- The 3-rd party APIs integration.
- Access to enterprise data.
- Setup and basic controls.
- Data storage.
- Encryption.
- Scalability.
An average time is 250-600 hours.
- Wireframe creation.
- 3D graphic models.
- UI/UX design.
- Visual design.
- Animation.
An average time is 150-500 hours.
Of course, all cost are averaged and the duration of the development listed are only approximations. The length of each part is highly depended on each and every individual augmented reality application. It may cost less than average, or go far beyond.
Create your own AR app with ThinkMobiles
There is a great option to build AR apps in a faster and cheaper way. Our developers have constructed a ready-made application for augmented reality, called MyAR, that we can then adjust and make a new one on it's basis. A project to create an AR app will consist of the following steps:
1. Customize MyAr app
The primary feature of My AR app is to visualize objects/products in augmented reality on any mobile device. So we can amend the way we render items into 3D models for you, create presets, change user interface, make corrections to design, etc.
2. Customize MyAr CMS
For high performance of the app we have also developed a custom content management system (CMS) for it. And we can customize it as well for your AR project! You get the full control in a way you like it, and without any other external services.
3. Create 3D models and upload to your CMS
Do not have virtual models of your products? No problem. Our team of dedicated developers and designers is always ready to help to create professional 3-dimensional models in a matter of hours.
4. Release iOS and Android apps to stores
In such short way we can build your AR app together, and now you can login to your app and demonstrate products in AR. If you want to make a public release, our managers and marketers can help you submit the app to the App Store and/or Google Play.
The cost of such augmented reality app, using MyAR, will be just $3,000.
AR features
There are many common features that may be added to the application. The most important feature of AR applications is the augmented reality itself. How augmented reality apps work may be experienced in 4 different ways. We will also show examples of some of the top augmented reality apps.
Gyroscope-based AR
The simplest way to make AR application is the use of device's gyroscope. According to the information from the gyroscope, applications can place virtual models around the user.
No SDK is required to do such simple features.
Vortex Planetarium – Astronomy. The app uses the gyroscope to place planets, costelstellars, stars and others around a user.
Average time required is 150-250 hours.
Marker-based AR
Another way to initiate augmented reality in application is to use trigger-markers in the real world. Markers may be anything from simple QR-codes, icons, cards, images, or even movie posters. Device's camera captures such kind of triggers. Then application then projects a specific AR model or media onto it.
Marker-based technologies are pretty easy to develop and integrate. However, most of the time is spent setting triggers. Each trigger image should be designed, specialized, scanned and integrated into the app individually.
Vuforia, Wikitude, Kudan and Maxst SDKs allow to create such features.
Inkhunter uses simple markers to project AR tattoos.
Quiver uses printed images as markers to project 3D AR models.
Layar allows to scan printed media pictures and movie posters to project 3D AR models, or video.
Average time required is around 200-400 hours.
SLAM (Simultaneous localization and mapping)
The concept of SLAM was born in the 80s but only modern devices have enough resources to support it. SLAM technology is used by self-driving vehicles, drones and robotic industry. Complex algorithms integrate data from multiple sensors, calculates precisely the user's position and creates a map of the unknown environment.
Applications use this feature to place different 3D objects in the real surroundings. Advantages of this technology is that it doesn't require any trigger-markers. Additionally, virtual objects can react with different objects in the real world that appears on the scene. You also may use SLAM to build 3D model of random real objects by simply moving camera around it.
Wikitude, Kudan and Maxst SDKs allow developers to create such kind of feature.
IKEA augmented reality app, Like some other furniture apps use SLAM technology to allow a user place 3D models of furniture in real environment.
Average time required is around 250-500 hours.
Location-based AR
Feature uses the device's data from GPS, compass and Wi-Fi to augment reality around a user by placing virtual models, media, text info or link in the real world. The user should be in right location with good internet connection to get the best AR experience.
Wikitude SDK allows developers to create this feature.
Pokemon GO. The app places different Pokemons around the world to engage players to catch them.
Flightradar24. Uses the user's GPS, gyroscope and astronomic data to allow a user to identify planes that may be seen from the device's camera.
Average time required is around 400-800 hours;
Common features
There are many features that may also be added into AR application if necessary. They can certainly enhance user experience. Additional features can make apps more flexible, personalized, secured or customized. Each feature will take time to integrate and result in increased budget cost.
Here is a list of features with their average time required for development:
- Native device features (such as the address book, access to photo gallery etc.) – 80 hours.
- User engagement feature (such as social sharing, push notification etc.) – 32 hours.
- Log-in (email verification, password restoration, social media log-in etc.) – 32 hours.
- Payment gateway integration (one or more) – 40 hours.
- Multi-language support – 40 hours.
- Device hardware usage – 16 hours.
- Sync across device -32 hours.
- Chat and forums – 50 hours.
- Analytics tools – 32 hours.
- CMS tools – 48 hours.
Testing and deployment
This is the final phase of development process. It includes internal, user and deployment testing as well as bug fixing. Games and apps that need a high level of security require additional attention. Deployment phase is about accounting application and submitting it to the app store.
Post release expenses
Releasing an application is just the start of a big journey. Be prepared to meet new challenges and pitfalls here. Depending on application size and complexity, post release expenses may be different. It varies from 10% to 40% of its total cost per year. Maintenance may include the app's update, security patches, adding new features, third party fees and other.
Popular genres of AR
Popular genres of AR
AR turns the world around the user into a digital interface. It enhances surroundings with different virtual objects to provide the best user experience. AR may be provided through a wide range of experiences. We can divide all apps that use augmented reality into 3 main categories.
Augmented Reality 3D viewers
These AR apps allow a user to place and see 3D models of different objects through their device's camera. Real world environment may expand with virtual objects, with or without the usage of trigger markers.
IKEA Augmented Reality App
Furniture AR app enables customers to try furniture stuff directly at home in its actual size. After the release of the app IKEA reported increase in customer's interest and the sales rate of their products. Application also significantly decreased return rate.
Printed and colored images spring up to life by using AR's capabilities. 3D models will be the same color as it was colored before by the user. Afterwards it will become interactive with some sound effects and can be saved for later use.
This AR app uses simple real world markers that are drawn directly onto the user's skin to project augmented reality tattoo on it. A user can check different tattoo images in real-time and capture what he likes best.
How much does AR Viewer development cost?
Augmented reality 3D viewer is all about showing virtual 3D models in the real environment. The complexity of these apps hardly depends on the type of AR feature that a client needs. It may be the simplest gyroscope based on AR or an advanced one by using SLAM technology.
3D models and simple user interfaces are also necessary. Both the 3D modeler and UX/UI designer should be engaged in the development process. The part of their work highly depends on how many models the app would include, and how many screens it would lie on. Other common features may also be added to improve user experience.
Augmented Reality Browsers
Augmented reality browsers try to be competitive to common browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Opera. Yet, for almost 10 years they still have fewer users than common ones. Mobile devices become more and more advanced day by day. The internet becomes increasingly available outdoors. It is not surprising that various researches predict that there will be near 1 billion AR users by 2020.
AR browsers are mobile apps that display different contextual information and show media through the mobile device's camera. Virtual content may be triggered by marker devices that exist in the real world. Or by location-based markers depending on geolocation.
Wikitude is a really a powerful tool which enhances surroundings around a user. It allows a user to check information about various products powered by Wikitude, watch media, see location events and others.
This is the top rated AR browser that has partnership with various printed media, brands and companies and enhances their products with AR. The main part of Layar content is generated by users and anyone can join it.
How much does AR Browser development cost?
To work, augmented reality browsers use location-based and market-based AR features. They also require stable internet connection to work properly, as well as GPS, compass, gyroscope and the device's APIs. While the core of an app is ready, it may still be customized by adding some other features to advance its usability. For example, AR browser owner may cooperate with print media to add augmented reality content to its pages. Such products also may be purchasable directly from the browser. It would require additional payment gateway integration, security measures and 3D models of a product.
Augmented Reality Games Apps
The last category where AR may be experienced is games. Such kind of augmented reality app uses the real environment to enhance the player's gaming experiences. Such AR applications add virtual objects, items and characters in the real world around a player.
Pokemon GO
This is probably the best augmented reality game that blew up the market on release. It uses geolocation data to spawn pokemons and engages a player to catch them in the the real world. Afterwards a player may train captured pets and challenge other players to fight them.
Two factions of players are involved in the conflict for world domination. They hunt for "exotic matter", that flies through energy spots (portals) in the real world. Such spots are mostly interconnected real places of cultural significance. Factions try to overpower each other, and capture portals.
How much does AR game development cost?
Games do not have any standards, so it is hard to say how much it would cost without documentation. Obviously, a large amount of content and in-game mechanic would drive app development time and cost. Popularity of Pokemon Go did not depend on just its brand name and people's nostalgia. Pokemon franchise releases new games regularly every year.
Like Ingress, Pokemon Go offers players a new and original format to catch Pokemons. It is highly important to make the world around a player interactive in order to build AR bestseller app. Additionally, to give a user better a playing experience, there can be some additional in-game features. While it may increase the time and cost of development, it might also make game apps more interesting, and enjoyable. The following list includes popular game features:
- Advanced storytelling with intros and in-game video – 100 hours.
- Player rating and leagues – 32 hours.
- Music and sound effects – 80 hours.
- Real-time multiplayer – 250 hours.
- Achievements – 56 hours.
Mobile device's capabilities are becoming more and more advanced each year. It's just a matter of time when people would start to use AR for everyday activities. Therefore, it's better to already be established when there is an explosive interest in AR would on the market.
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Grate article!
Now we can estimate how much money to take from the clients.
Аnd we are really enjoying of what we are doing.
Lets not forget a real 3D Augmented Reality viewer, the Aryzon AR headset. (www.aryzon.com)
In the section 3D AR viewers there are mainly apps which still remains 2D considering you look through it via a smartphone screen.
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Chinese science communication goes mobile
[SHANGHAI] From this week, residents of the Chinese city of Shanghai will be able to improve their science knowledge by reading text messages sent to their mobile phones.
The Shanghai Association of Science and Technology (SAST) is running the 'Messaging Science' initiative with technical support from the Shanghai Communications Administration and three major telecommunications companies in the city.
Chen Jifang, SAST's vice-president, says the increasing popularity of text messages in China means that sending them could have a much bigger impact than traditional methods of science communication such as exhibitions.
SAST spent six months preparing the initiative, calling on its 100,000 members in Shanghai to contribute interesting science facts based on published information.
Zhu Hui of SAST's public science education department says that the scientists, university students and others have provided nearly 2,000 messages so far in 20 categories including biology, aerospace, weather and health.
Professional science writers have edited the messages to make them more interesting, readable and, in some cases, humorous.
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The test batch will be sent to members with mobile phones from the three companies participating in the scheme: Shanghai Mobile Communications Co, and China Unicom Group Shanghai Co and the Shanghai Telecommunications Co.


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by: Robert Louis Stevenson
I incline to Cain's heresy ... I let my brother go to the devil in his own way.
Hence it came about that I concealed my pleasures; and that when I reached years of reflection, and began to look round me, and take stock of my progress and position in the world, I stood already committed to a profound duplicity of life.
If he be Mr. Hyde, I shall be Mr. Seek.
You start a question, and it's like starting a stone. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others; and presently some bland old bird (the last you would have thought of) is knocked on the head in his own back garden and the family have to change their name. No, sir, I make it a rule of mine: the more it looks like Queer Street, the less I ask.
In the law of God, there is no statute of limitations.
O poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend.
He is not easy to describe. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. He must be deformed somewhere; he gives a strong feeling of deformity, although I couldn't specify the point. He's an extraordinary-looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of the way. No, sir; I can make no hand of it; I can't describe him. And it's not want of memory; for I declare I can see him this moment.
He put the glass to his lips, and drank at one gulp. A cry followed; he reeled, staggered, clutched at the table and held on, staring with injected eyes, gasping with open mouth; and as I looked there came, I thought, a changehe seemed to swellhis face became suddenly black and the features seemed to melt and alterand at the next moment, I had sprung to my feet and leaped back against the wall, my arm raised to shield me from that prodigy, my mind submerged in terror. "O God!" I screamed, and "O God!" again and again; for there before my eyespale and shaken, and half fainting, and groping before him with his hands, like a man restored from deaththere stood Henry Jekyll!
It was on the moral side, and in my own person, that I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man; I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both; and from an early date ... I had learned to dwell with pleasure, as a beloved daydream, on the thought of the separation of these elements.
There comes an end to all things.
It was a fine ... day.... I sat in the sun on a bench; the animal within me licking the chops of memory; the spiritual side a little drowsed, promising subsequent penitence, but not yet moved to begin. After all, I reflected, I was like my neighbours; and then I smiled, comparing myself with other men, comparing my active goodwill with the lazy cruelty of their neglect. And at the very moment of that vainglorious thought, a qualm came over me, a horrid nausea and the most deadly shuddering. . . . I began to be aware of a change in the temper of my thoughts, a greater boldness, a contempt of danger, a solution of the bonds of obligation. I looked down; my clothes hung formlessly on my shrunken limbs; the hand that lay on my knee was corded and hairy. I was once more Edward Hyde.
Man is not truly one, but truly two.
All human beings ... are commingled out of good and evil.
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I met my boyfriend in Princeton, New Jersey, for a wedding, and then we ventured into Manhattan for the rest of the weekend. One of my oldest girlfriends' and her husband just moved there, so we couldn't not visit them while back east. But I'm back in San Francisco now, and despite the roughness that is a 6am NYC flight to SFO, and rolling straight into work, after over two weeks of traveling, it feels good to be home.
These are some of my favorite pictures from the end of my trip.
Oh, and on Friday, I'll be sharing a cookie recipe. Life is pretty good sometimes.
The gorgeous, lush, green campus that is Princeton
The most beautiful crab cake with pickled cabbage - delicious wedding appetizer!
Sunday evening at Central Park
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Our friend's amazing terrace, complete with happy pups, on the Upper West Side
My Fortune Teller Fish after a wonderful meal at The Mermaid Inn
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Book 2 in the fascinating series The Marker Chronicles!
Book 2 in the fascinating series The Marker Chronicles!
Not All Exorcists are Equal….One is Marked.
When defrocked ex-priest, Jimmy Holiday, agrees to help an old friend with his sick daughter, he doesn't expect the horrors that await him. Blackmoor, his friend's new residence, rests upon the outskirts of the town of Sorrow's Point. The mansion's history of magic, mayhem, and death makes it almost a living thing – a haunted mansion straight out of a Stephen King novel. Jimmy must decide if the young girl, Lucy, is only ill, or if the haunting of the house and her apparent possession are real.
After the house appears to affect him as well with colors of magic dancing before his eyes, rooms warded by a witch, and a ring of power in his voice, Jimmy is met by a transient who tells him he has "the Mark". Whatever being "marked" means, Jimmy doesn't care. All he wants to do is help Lucy. But, helping Lucy means performing an exorcism.
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It's such a pleasure to welcome Danielle DeVor back! This time she brings her collection of short horror stories!
A new bastion of horror—named one of the Examiner's 2014 Women in Horror: 93 Horror Authors You Need to Read Right Now for her novel Sorrow's Point—the amazing Danielle DeVor brings us her first collection of stories—a showcase of wicked imagination and imagery.
In these tales, we see what happens when you use the skin of a vampire for a mundane purpose (The Case), a ghost hunting trip gone wrong (Love Me to Death), a little girl who has a furry friend with red eyes (Emmy's Puppy), and more. This is DeVor at her best. Expect chills, gore, and stories that stay with you long after the lights go dim and the house begins to settle.
Named one of the Examiner's 2014 Women in Horror: 93 Horror Authors You Need to Read Right Now, Danielle DeVor has been spinning the spider webs, or rather, the keyboard for more frights and oddities. She spent her early years fantasizing about vampires and watching "Salem's Lot" way too many times. When not writing and reading about weird things, you will find her hanging out at the nearest coffee shop, enjoying a mocha frappuccino.
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Finding the truth can sometimes be harder than exorcising a demon…
Jimmy Holiday, defrocked priest- turned- exorcist, is trying to make sense of his life. With his on-again-off-again witchy girlfriend moving in, Lucy- the spirit from his last exorcism hanging around, and a secret organization of exorcists hounding him, Jimmy is feeling the stress.
When a stranger calls in the middle of the night asking for help with a possession, Jimmy is puzzled. Especially when the dude on the phone says he got his number from Jimmy's old mentor. Too bad his mentor has been dead for several years.
After a mysterious silver flask arrives at his doorstep, Jimmy is left with two options: either ignore the phone call and the flask, or listen to Lucy and travel to Arizona to solve the mystery before all hell breaks loose- literally.
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Named one of the Examiner's 2014 Women in Horror: 93 Horror Authors You Need to Read Right Now, Danielle DeVor has been spinning the spider webs, or rather, the keyboard for more frights and oddities. She spent her early years fantasizing about vampires and watching "Salem's Lot" way too many times. When not writing and reading about weird things, you will find her hanging out at the nearest coffee shop, enjoying a mocha frappuccino. Visit her at danielledevor.wordpress.com
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Being a vampire isn't all it's cracked up to be- in fact, it kind of sucks.
After surviving his duel with Lilith, Mathias thought that he could relax. That is until he discovers that, Nossy, the new king, has been kidnapped.
When the investigating vampires seem to have no clue how to rescue Nosferatu, Mathias must step in. Everything is peachy until Mathias is named the next new king in order to stop the man behind Nossy's kidnapping from taking over the throne.
Suddenly, his life is not his own again, and Mathias must make a choice: risk his life to find his friend, or sit back and watch disaster unfold.
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Welcome to the Book Tour & Giveaway for Constructing Marcus by Danielle DeVor. You can find Danielle's complete tour schedule at MythBehaving Book Tours.
Sixteen-year-old ghost hunter, Emma Hoffman thought that moving into an old Victorian was going to be awesome– ghosts galore.
Much to her delight, she discovers that the house is haunted—not by a ghost, but by a construct (a spirit created to be a servant). As she gets to know Marcus, the construct, he asks her to help him avenge his maker and find her killer. Emma's not too sure this is a good idea, she's a ghost hunter after all, not a detective, but she agrees to help him anyway.
While trying to discover more information about the killer, Emma begins to have feelings for Marcus- feelings she isn't ready to admit. Then the sorcerer who killed Marcus's maker shows up at Emma's house with an insane plan to capture Marcus and absorb his power- Emma isn't having it. Marcus is hers.
When the killer performs a spell that begins to steal Marcus's life force, Emma risks losing him. It's a race against time for Emma to figure out how to stop the sorcerer and his spell before Marcus fades away and disappears from her life forever.
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Danielle DeVor spent her early years fantasizing about vampires and watching "Salem's Lot" way too many times. After living briefly in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she moved back to her hometown to write. When not writing and reading about weird things, you will find her hanging out at the nearest coffee shop, enjoying a mocha frappuccino.
Danielle has been on a writing roll this year! With the release of Tail of the Devil, Constructing Marcus and Sorrow's Point she already has three books out.
You can find Tail of the Devil and Sorrow's Point at Amazon.
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I have been thinking a lot lately about the many ways that government has become a provider or enabler of many economic activities. We take it for granted that government should provide for our retirement (Social Security) which is why we have a looming crisis. We hardly consider, let alone actively question, the necessity of having government subsidize the production of various foods (Farm Subsidies). The idea of having a private industry for educating our children sounds like class warfare (Public Education). We think it irresponsible that anyone should have to rely on the support of family, friends, and neighbors – instead we blindly expect them to rely on help administered by complete strangers (Food Stamps and Unemployment Insurance). We can't imagine that anyone besides the government can fund our exploration for new energy sources and now we are sure that government needs to nationalize our health care system.
I have concluded that, if Social Security and the 1930's was any indication, the problem that caused this mindset was that we enacted a permanent solution to solve a temporary problem. The result is that our attitudes have changed so that we are willing to preemptively create permanent government solutions to perceived potential problems. The only solution that I can see is to automatically have an expiration date for government programs (excluding the three branches of government) so that they have to be explicitly reauthorized on a regular basis (perhaps every decade as the default and shorter if the authorization specifies a shorter time period). We could then stop looking for ways to make Social Security solvent forever and look at reasonable ways to phase it out, just like Senator Lugar is trying to do with farm subsidies (and he's a farmer by birth).


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crime novel review by Lori
We all know there is an overload of high quality mystery and detective novels out there for anyone who loves the genre. Sometimes, it's next to impossible to decide what to read next. My new solution to the problem is too simply read crime novels by Darcia Helle. I just finished her book Hit List which kept me fascinated from beginning to end. This is an author who should not be missed.
Hit List is the story of a P.I. named Lucianna Martel. She is everything you would expect in a strong female lead character, but in Darcia's hands, she is also very human and even vulnerable at times. Don't let her softer side fool you; I would trust her to solve the case every time.
Lucianna employs her Uncle Vinnie as her office manager. A military veteran and former police officer, Vinnie's skill set is far more than merely that of a receptionist.
As the story begins, Lucianna is a professional who seems content with her business as well as her independent personal life. Living alone with her cat, who absolutely exudes personality without ever speaking, there is no sense of her missing out on anything. At least, until Lucianna meets Ian.
Ian McCormick is a contractor/carpenter who doesn't even know if he needs a P.I., but is willing to give it a shot. His mother, Corinne, has recently gone insane. Non compos mentis! At least she seems to be certifiable and Ian is barely managing. It's one thing to work for a living but working and caring for a deranged mom is more than Ian can handle. Going to an investigator feels like a last ditch effort to try to understand where and how his mother's mind went off the rails, and if it can be restored. So Ian hires Lucianna to try and get to the bottom of things.
Although we as readers feel the instant attraction between Ian and Lucianna, the author develops the characters with skill and patience, until it feels right for them to connect personally.
Unraveling the fact that a normal, functioning woman of 48 years has lost her mind in one day is no easy task, but Luciana is determined to break the case. Early on we discover that even though Corinne really is crazy, there is much more to the story. We want to know what, and who and why. Darcia does not disappoint. She unveils the layers of her mystery with considerable skill. Each interlocking piece falls into place at just the right time to keep you reading. The descriptions are vivid; Darcia is an expert at showing, not telling. As readers, we are allowed to eavesdrop on what the characters are saying. Their speech is not unlike our own which adds to the overall believability. The imagery can be almost too strong; at times, I felt like closing my eyes during particularly wrenching passages.
The perspective shifts throughout the book from one character to another; even minor characters get their chance to be heard. Theses shifts in perspective were seamless and felt entirely natural. Needless to say, only a talented writer can pull this off.
Perhaps surprisingly, I felt sympathy, or maybe even empathy, for the villains; they are also human in Darcia's world. I wanted them to lose but I felt their pain strongly as their fortunes unwound. Looking inside the head of someone who has lost their marbles is uncomfortable, to say the least, but felt strangely normal in Hit List, at least in the case of Corinne. The reader wants to delve deeply into her mind, but can't, because she can't.
Despite her insanity, we can see the person she really is and that person is witty, strong and intelligent. Referring to her psychiatrist as "Dr. Hartley" (AKA Bob Newhart) appears to be just one more piece of crazy on the outside, but becomes hilarious as we strive to get into her head. We also root for Lucianna and Ian to connect; the author presents us with two realistic and very "human" human beings.
As the story moves forward, the author gives us poignant glimpses into how the lives of these characters came to overlap. The good guys are flawed and the bad guys are not evil incarnate, but they come close, they are really bad. What began as the straight-forward desire to understand what caused Corinne to lose her mind, evolves into a fast-paced, multi-layered plot that keeps you guessing. The old adage, "just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you", is all part of the fun. Nothing is predictable in this journey of discovery.
I hope Lucianna and Vinnie reappear in future stories, but for now I will see what treasures Darcia has in store for me in her other books. With the ease of ordering books at the touch of a button in our high-tech world, it can be a daunting task to sort out the real gems. I am so pleased to have found a new (to me) author, and I can't wait to see what else she has up her very talented sleeves.
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Darcia Helle lives in a fictional world with a husband who is sometimes real. Their house is ruled by spoiled dogs and cats and the occasional dust bunny.
Suspense, random blood splatter and mismatched socks consume Darcia's days. She writes because the characters trespassing through her mind leave her no alternative. Only then are the voices free to haunt someone else's mind.
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6 Responses to Don't Miss Ms. Darcia Helle's Scintillating Crime Novel, "Hit List"
Darcia Helle says:
Thank you, Lori! I'm both thrilled and honored that you enjoyed Hit List!
Lori says:
You're welcome Darcia- I really am a fan!
lise Lasalle says:
Great review Lori. I am already a fan of darcia's writing but you sold me on this book.
Lori says:
When will I find a book by you Lise? I love everything you write for this site!
Lise LaSalle says:
Thanks Lori. I am working on it..
Rick says:
Great review, Lori! Your review really piqued my interest in reading Darcia's latest book.
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It's Thursday again so it meant my weekly riding lesson. Last week we'd worked on circles but today I would be working on my position, leg, hands and overall riding style.
I entered the school and attempted to walk around, but it felt so tense and hard work. Bella was really making me work and I was tense and frustrated. She did keep taking me to jumps to, that horse is trying to tell me something.
My riding instructor spotted a lot of things I'm doing that is not helping to get Bella moving forward and therefore creating the tension between us. Instead of giving her a hard squeeze, which I have been doing, my RI asked me to change my style today. She pointed out, that over familiarity is playing its tricks on me and because I know Bella so well, I'm constantly thinking, move on pony and its creating such tension and frustration in my riding. She asked me to think about if I were riding a horse I didn't know, would I give it such a huge squeeze to begin with? I replied no and she asked why not? I said because, it could shoot off into a gallop. I was right and she told me to think of Bella as though I've never ridden her before. Ask quietly and lightly and only increase the pressure if and when she ignores me. Also, I had to work hard on being still in the saddle. Apparently, I've been bum shuffling. How do we not realise we are doing these things but she said, whenever I would get ready to ask Bella to walk or trot, my whole body would make a move.
So, we were starting to work on hardly sitting on Bella's back, sitting tall and ensuring all my weight was down through my legs. She also spotted that when I was sitting tall, I was tensing my arms and shoulders so we worked on loosening everything so I was moving with Bella more. Once we'd worked on those things, getting Miss Diva to walk and trot with much more forwardness was a breeze. Although I seemingly have lost my rising trot but I'm blaming Christmas and over indulgence.
I really need to get back to Pilates and start swimming. We definitely went back to basics a little today but I felt like I learnt so much to. It's one thing knowing the theory, but another putting it into practice and truly understanding it.
I chatted to my RI about doing the BHS stage one and she said, it'd be useful to broaden my knowledge and when I mentioned the book, she suggested I read it and then decide if I want to take the exams as they can be pricey. I also shared with her my goal for the year, to do an intro dressage test which she thinks is totally achievable. So now much more practice on light seat, light leg, and becoming much more effective.
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I don't know about where you live, but here, Independence Day celebrations always seem to start a day ahead, and I like to be ready with a patriotic outfit in tow. This skirt is one of several versions I've made out of men's shirt sleeves. It's fun to wear because some people figure it out or ask about it, while others don't seem to notice what it is at all.
The chambray shirt is one of my very favorite items of clothing that I own, which is strange because I was initially a bit on the fence about buying it, since I'm not generally that enthusiastic about button-downs. Does that ever happen to you; you aren't in love with at item at first sight, but it soon becomes a favorite?
Anyway, the chambray is very, very lightweight which makes it perfect for a sweltering day like yesterday.
Ruffled chambray shirt - The Limited
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Pavé cable link bracelet - gift, J.Crew
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