Eimeria parasites can cause the disease coccidiosis in poultry and even subclinical infection can incur economic loss. Diagnosis of infection predominantly relies on traditional techniques including lesion scoring and faecal microscopy despite the availability of sensitive molecular assays, largely due to cost and the requirement for specialist equipment. Despite longstanding proven efficacy these traditional techniques demand time and expertise, can be highly subjective and may under-diagnose subclinical disease. Recognition of the tight economic margins prevailing in modern poultry production and the impact of avian coccidiosis on poverty in many parts of the world has highlighted a requirement for a panel of straightforward and sensitive, but cost-effective, Eimeria species-specific diagnostic assays.
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is an uncomplicated, quick and relatively inexpensive diagnostic tool. In this study we have developed a panel of species-specific LAMP assays targeting the seven Eimeria species that infect the chicken. Each assay has been shown to be genuinely species-specific with the capacity to detect between one and ten eimerian genomes, equivalent to less than a single mature schizont. Development of a simple protocol for template DNA preparation from tissue collected post mortem with no requirement for specialist laboratory equipment supports the use of these assays in routine diagnosis of eimerian infection. Preliminary field testing supports this hypothesis.
Development of a panel of sensitive species-specific LAMP assays introduces a valuable new cost-effective tool for use in poultry husbandry.
The Eimeria species are obligate intracellular protozoan parasites which cause the enteric disease coccidiosis in all livestock species, most notably poultry . The cost of eimerian infection is difficult to quantify, but has been predicted to exceed £1,500 million per annum worldwide . Eimeria have an enzootic distribution and both clinical and subclinical infection can compromise efficient meat and egg production as well as animal welfare [2–4]. Four species, Eimeria acervulina, E. maxima, E. necatrix and E. tenella, are widely considered to pose the greatest threat to chicken production [5, 6], although pathogenic examples have been reported for all seven species that infect the chicken (e.g. ). Traditionally eimerian infection has been diagnosed by microscopic examination of faecal or litter samples, looking for the environmentally resistant oocyst lifecycle stage, or post-mortem by lesion scoring [2, 8]. While these traditional approaches can be highly effective, they can both suffer from a requirement for technical expertise, especially when identification of the infecting species is required . Detection of subclinical infection can be particularly demanding in the absence of pathology. Advances in laboratory technologies have supported development of valuable new molecular diagnostics in response to these problems, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR), random amplification of polymorphic DNA PCR (RAPD-PCR) and DNA fingerprinting protocols [9–11], as well as quantitative PCR . Although these technologies have been shown to be highly effective for use with Eimeria, requirements for relatively expensive specialist laboratory equipment or processing has limited their use in a manner similar to that described previously for many other pathogens [13, 14]. Recognition of the tight economic margins in modern poultry production  and the impact of avian coccidiosis on poverty in many parts of the world, especially Asia , has highlighted a requirement for a panel of straightforward and sensitive, but cost effective, Eimeria species-specific diagnostic assays.
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a relatively simple technique which facilitates rapid DNA amplification with a high level of sensitivity [13, 14, 17–19]. Importantly, LAMP utilises the enzyme Bst DNA polymerase, which is active under isothermal conditions at a relatively high temperature and supports cost effective, rapid, target-specific amplification [18, 19]. Briefly, LAMP is based upon an autocycling strand-displacement reaction using a set of four oligonucleotides which recognise six DNA sequences within the target genomic region and form a loop-structured amplicon. Additional loop primers may be added to improve amplification . The efficiency and high yield of a LAMP reaction supports the use of intercalating dyes such as SYBR Green or hydroxynaphthol blue, enabling identification of a positive reaction with the naked eye [20, 21]. LAMP assays have previously been developed for apicomplexan parasites including Babesia orientalis, Cryptosporidium species, Plasmodium falciparum, Theileria parva and Toxoplasma gondii [14, 17, 22–24]. In the absence of an easily accessible bloodstream form the robust nature of the eimerian oocyst has until recently hindered development of LAMP protocols for use with the Eimeria species. DNA extraction protocols from Eimeria oocysts in faecal material or litter can be time consuming, risk contamination with faecal PCR inhibitors and require a range of laboratory equipment . Following the adaptation of a simple protocol for the isolation of DNA from forensic-type samples  for use with intracellular Eimeria in mucosal tissue we have developed a panel of LAMP assays specific for each of the seven recognised Eimeria species which infect the chicken.
Total genomic DNA extracted from the Houghton (H) strains of E. acervulina, E. brunetti, E. maxima, E. mitis, E. necatrix, E. praecox and E. tenella where used throughout these trials, all of which were isolated at the Houghton Poultry Research Station (UK). All parasites were propagated in vivo in three to seven week old Light Sussex chickens under specific pathogen free (SPF) conditions at the Institute for Animal Health and purified using established methods . Genomic DNA was extracted from mechanically disrupted purified oocysts (i.e. free of bacterial and host cell contamination) and chicken blood as described previously .
Eimeria genomic sequences identified previously during the development of a panel of Eimeria species-specific quantitative PCR assays were chosen for use in this study . Candidate LAMP oligonucleotide sets including F3, B3, FIP and BIP were designed for each target using Primer Explorer V4 http://primerexplorer.jp/e/ Table 1) using default parameters with the exception that each component oligonucleotide melting point was targeted within the range 60-64°C. Loop primers LB and LF were designed independently using Pimer3  using default parameters.
Oligonucleotides developed for Eimeria species-specific LAMP PCR.
aEimeria species-specific SCAR markers .
Each outer LAMP primer pair (F3 and B3; Table 1) was initially tested for Eimeria species specificity using PCR with BIO-X-ACT Short DNA Polymerase (Bioline Ltd.). Each PCR reaction contained 25 ng template DNA, 20 pmol of the relevant F3 and B3 primers, 0.5 U Taq polymerase, 10 mM Tris-HCl, 1.5 mM MgCl2, 50 mM KCl and 0.2 mM dNTPs. Standard cycle parameters were 1 × (5 min at 95°C), 30 × (30 sec at 95°C, 30 sec at 58°C, 1 min at 68°C) and 1 × (10 min at 70°C). Post-amplification PCR products were resolved by agarose gel electrophoresis. PCR fragments of interest were gel excised and purified (minelute gel purification, Qiagen), cloned using pGEM®-T Easy (Promega) in XL1-Blue Escherichia coli (Stratagene) and miniprepped (Qiagen) as described by the respective manufacturers. Candidate plasmids identified by Eco RI digestion and gel electrophoresis were sequenced (GATC Biotech) and analysed using CLC Main Workbench version 5.7.1 (CLC Bio, Denmark).
Each LAMP reaction was performed in a final volume of 25 μl containing 8 U Bst DNA polymerase (large fragment; New England Biolabs) in 1 × ThermoPol Reaction buffer (20 mM Tris-HCl, 10 mM KCl, 10 mM (NH4)2SO4, 2 mM MgSO4 and 0.1% Triton X-100; New England Biolabs) supplemented with 2 mM MgCl2, 1 M betaine and 400 μM of each dNTP. LAMP oligonucleotides FIP and BIP (40 pmol), LB and LF (20 pmol) and F3 and B3 (5 pmol), were added together with 10 ng or 2 μl template DNA (assay screening or sensitivity/field sample testing respectively). Each reaction was incubated at 62°C for 30 min and then 80°C for 5 min to terminate the reaction using a standard heat block or water bath.
Positive LAMP results were identified by the addition of 120 μM hydroxynaphthol blue to each test reaction pre-incubation. At the conclusion of the incubation the colour of each reaction was assessed by eye under indoor light where negative results were differentiated from positive by a colour change from violet to sky blue [20, 21]. LAMP reaction products were also resolved electrophoretically (2% Invitrogen agarose in 1 × TBE buffer) and visualized using SafeView nucleic acid strain (NBS biologicals).
Each candidate LAMP assay was initially screened for specificity against a panel of genomic DNA representing each of the seven Eimeria species that infect the chicken as well as chicken genomic DNA (background control). Where assay screening indicated species-specificity additional reactions were run using logarithmic genomic DNA dilution series in triplicate for the relevant Eimeria species only to establish sensitivity. DNA dilution series representing 105 to 100 parasite genomes per 2 μl were produced using glycogen (33 μg ml-1) as a carrier and validated by quantitative PCR as described previously .
Intestinal sections collected from commercially produced broiler chickens reared under an extensive pasture-based system in Virginia, USA, were used as field samples to test the panel of LAMP assays. One bird was randomly selected from each of ten pens containing 50-60 birds for post mortem at 28 days of age. Intestinal sections of ~5 cm in length were collected from the duodenum, jejuno-ileum (spanning Meckel's diverticulum) and caeca. Samples were stored in RNAlater at -20°C after a period of stabilisation in the ambient conditions as described by the manufacturer (Ambion) and transported to the UK under IAPO importation licence. Subsequently, cells from ~1 cm2 of the mucosal layer were scrapped free using either the edge of a sterile glass microscope slide or an ethanol/flame sterilised scissor blade and placed in a sterile 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tube containing (i) 100 μl sterile Tris-EDTA (TE) buffer or (ii) 100 μl 10% (w/v) Chelex 100 resin (Bio-Rad) in sterile TE buffer. Each sample was shaken vigorously for 1 min prior to incubation in a boiling water bath for 10 min. After boiling each sample was left to cool at the ambient temperature for 1-2 min before microcentrifugation at top speed (~10,000 g) for 1 min. Two microlitres of the resulting supernatant, containing the majority of the sample genomic DNA separated from the sample protein and Chelex 100, were assayed in each test LAMP reaction using genomic DNA recovered previously from uninfected SPF chicken mucosa as a negative control .
Additionally, each field sample was tested for the presence of Eimeria species parasites by traditional lesion scoring at the time of post mortem and by Eimeria species-specific multiplex PCR as described elsewhere [8, 30]. Template genomic DNA for the multiplex PCR was extracted from an ~20 mg portion of each RNAlater preserved tissue section using the Qiagen Allprep DNA/RNA mini kit as described by the manufacturer.
This study was carried out in strict accordance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. All animal studies and protocols were approved by the Institute for Animal Health and Royal Veterinary College Ethical Review Committees and the United Kingdom Government Home Office under the project licence 30/2545.
Preliminary PCR screening using a DNA panel which included the seven Eimeria species that infect the chicken, in addition to chicken DNA as a background control, suggested that the outer primers designed for each LAMP assay were species-specific (F3 and B3; data not shown). Subsequent LAMP screening found each assay to be specific for the relevant target species when visualised using electrophoresis (Figure 1) or hydroxynaphthol blue.
Eimeria LAMP assay species-specificity. Electrophoresis of LAMP products amplified from a DNA panel representing Eimeria acervulina (lane 1), E. brunetti (2), E. maxima (3), E. mitis (4), E. necatrix (5), E. praecox (6), E. tenella (7) and the host (chicken, 8) as a background control. Panels represent LAMP assays specific for E. acervulina (a), E. brunetti (b), E. maxima (c), E. mitis (d), E. necatrix (e), E. praecox (f) and E. tenella (g).
LAMP using pure parasite genomic DNA dilution series revealed reproducible amplification from 101 genome copies but not 100 for all seven assays using electrophoresis (Figure 2) or hydroxynaphthol blue. Similarly, all seven species assays retained efficacy up to and including 105 genome copies, the highest concentration tested.
Eimeria species-specific LAMP assay sensitivity using Eimeria tenella as an example. Neg = no template negative control.
A total of ten randomly selected birds, each representing a separate pen, were humanely culled and subjected to post mortem. Lesion scoring identified low-grade E. acervulina and E. maxima infections in three and two birds respectively (Table 2). Eimeria species-specific multiplex PCR obtained identical results from high quality template DNA prepared using the Qiagen Allprep DNA/RNA mini kit (Table 2). Application of each LAMP assay using DNA extracted by boiling in the presence of Chelex 100 achieved results consistent with those obtained by lesion scoring and multiplex PCR, in addition to one further sample positive for E. maxima (Table 2, Figure 3). The inclusion of 10% (w/v) Chelex 100 in the LAMP field sample preparation protocol was essential to obtaining reproducible results that were consistent with the other diagnostic tests examined (Figure 4).
LAMP diagnosis of eimerian infection from field samples compared with lesion scoring and multiplex PCR.
Underlined entries were only detected using LAMP.
1Lesion scoring performed as described by Johnson and Reid . 2Multiplex PCR performed as described by Fernandez et al .
LAMP diagnosis of eimerian infection from three field sample examples. D = duodenal sample, J/I = jejuno-ileal sample, C = caecal sample. (a) Eimeria acervulina LAMP assay (b) Eimeria maxima LAMP assay.
The importance of Chelex 100 during field sample DNA preparation. Eimeria acervulina LAMP of all three duodenal samples found to be positive for E. acervulina by lesion scoring and multiplex PCR. Samples prepared in the absence (-) or presence (+) of Chelex 100.
Eimeria parasites can cause severe disease in poultry and even subclinical disease can incur economic loss [2, 4]. Despite the development of several sensitive molecular tools the diagnosis of avian coccidiosis is still primarily achieved using traditional techniques including lesion scoring and faecal microscopy. Although robust, such techniques require expertise, can be time consuming and prove subjective when diagnosis is required to the species level . Given these limitations it is likely that subclinical disease is under-diagnosed and that the true prevalence of Eimeria species parasites is unknown in much of the world. If molecular diagnostics are to address these problems, issues including equipment cost and availability of facilities will need to be resolved. Recognition of the influence of coccidiosis on global poultry production, as well as its impact on poverty in much of the world [15, 16, 32], has stimulated the search for reliable, sensitive and most importantly cheap new diagnostics.
LAMP has been widely recognised as a straightforward cost effective diagnostic tool with excellent reproducibility and sensitivity for nearly a decade and several assays targeting apicomplexan parasites have been described [14, 17, 22–24]. For the Eimeria species a limiting factor has been the ability to access the genomic DNA template. The environmental oocyst stage is the most readily accessible phase of the lifecycle but genomic DNA extraction from oocysts remains challenging in the absence of a laboratory, at least for those species which infect birds. The ability to extract eimerian DNA of a quality suitable for LAMP using equipment no more specialised than a microcentrifuge and a water bath now promotes the wider use of molecular biology in coccidial diagnostics. Similarly, the use of hydroxynaphthol blue or an equivalent indicator to use LAMP as a colorimetric assay removes the requirement for electrophoresis and provides an instant result [20, 21]. While preserved tissue samples were used in the field trial described here there is no requirement for preservation. Supplementary LAMP tests using fresh, unpreserved tissues collected during standard parasite passage have demonstrated equal efficacy (data not shown).
The inclusion of Chelex 100, a chelating agent widely used in DNA extraction protocols for PCR, was found to be valuable in the preparation of DNA from unwashed and unpreserved avian mucosal cells for LAMP. The precise function of Chelex in the successful preparation of DNA for PCR remains unclear, although its sequestration of divalent heavy metals is likely to reduce PCR inhibition . While LAMP is considered to be less sensitive to inhibitors than PCR  it is clear that inhibition was detected here, although this might have been a result of degradation during DNA preparation rather than genuine LAMP inhibition .
The choice of genomic template influences the sensitivity and specificity of a LAMP or PCR assay. Standard and quantitative PCR assays targeting Eimeria have used multicopy sequences including the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions and the 5S rDNA to improve sensitivity [29, 34], although the relevance of sequence polymorphism has been highlighted . Initially we designed LAMP oligonucleotide sets targeting the ITS-1 region of each Eimeria species, but found incomplete species-specificity to be an occasional problem when working with archived samples (data not shown). Our decision to target the sequences used previously in the development of an Eimeria species-specific qPCR panel reduced the sensitivity of each assay to between one and ten genome copies, which was comparable to the qPCR , but provided the necessary specificity. Knowledge that eimerian lifecycles feature multiple rounds of replication and several distinct stages, most of which contain ~14 or more genomes when mature, suggest such a sensitivity range is appropriate . Indeed, LAMP was found to be a more sensitive diagnostic of eimerian infection than lesion scoring or non-quantitative PCR. In addition to species-specificity and sensitivity a reliable diagnostic assay also requires a lack of intra-specific variation in order to avoid false negative results. Although the nature of the LAMP targets is unknown for six of the Eimeria species tested (the exception is E. maxima, where the microneme protein 1 coding sequence was used), importantly parallel PCR and/or sequencing described previously support the existence of a suitable level of conservation in all isolates tested to date [11, 12].
The development of a panel of technically straightforward, fast and inexpensive LAMP assays suitable for the diagnosis of eimerian infection introduces a valuable new tool for use in poultry husbandry. Further validation using a wider range of field samples containing additional Eimeria species from different geographic regions and production systems will complement the studies described here.
The authors wish to thank Dr Robert Owen for his expertise in coccidial lesion scoring. The research described here has been supported by the Royal Veterinary College through BVetSci and BVetMed studentships and the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. This manuscript has been assigned the reference PID/00222 by the RVC.
CB, RP and DB carried out the laboratory studies. RP carried out the field studies. VV contributed to preparation of the manuscript. DB designed and coordinated the study, and led preparation of the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.


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Do you have the feeling that you could be accomplishing soooo much more than you are?
I had a day like that recently.
I did some important things—had an awesome foundation session with a new client, Skyped with my mom (we are determined not to fall out of touch!), and completed some writing…but I still felt a little underwhelmed with my productivity.
Looking back on the day, I knew that some potential had slipped through my fingers.
So I woke up the next day determined to GSD*.
I used a strategy that I think might help you too.
…because I don't think of myself as a tech dinosaur.
I left my house to meet a new friend for coffee in the morning, and ended up finally—unexpectedly—completing a project that has been incomplete for over a year.
When you can feel in your gut that you're on the verge of completing a long-procrastinated task, sometimes it's good to accept the gift of inspiration and allow your day's plans to change.
If you're like—oh, just about anyone—you've had that moment.
Perhaps you have it many times a week.
One minute you're sitting down "just to check something real quick," and what seems like the next, you're an hour or two in.
An hour into Facebook commenting and sharing, Hulu clicking, TV watching, or thumb twiddling, you realize that you have just completely wasted an hour of your time.
You're not recharging, relaxing, or replenishing.
Instead, you're procrastinating, and further draining yourself, sinking further into inertia.
Stalling on taking action—any action—that will actually move you forward, feed your soul, or enhance your relationships, business, or life.
What are you avoiding because you feel like a total newbie?
What physical pain are you not getting checked out, because it's scary to think of what might actually be wrong?
What unmade phone call or inquiry is draining your energy?
How would it feel to have that action behind you?
What would you be able to do with that extra energy?
Need to clean up your to-do list?
Never in my life has my living space been neater than it was during college finals.
Truth be told, I have never been the naturally neatest person.
But you would not have guessed that to see my room in college.
For four years, everything had a place.
My bed was always made, my desk always organized, with nary a paper clip astray.
How did I maintain such a neat and tidy space when my room at home was always a disaster area?
The feeling of having a task hanging over you all day? That one to-do that you keep bumping into in your brain—until you do it?
Maybe it's that tricky email that you need to write…that phone call you're nervous about making…that pesky errand you don't want to run.
Now—approximately how many times throughout the day do you imagine doing that task, think, "Ugh!" and move on to something else…only to have it pop up again in your mind?


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Q: Lines in rake routes with no HTTP verb What does it mean when there are no HTTP verbs next to the URL pattern?  For example, when I type
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Here's a snippet of what I see:
PUT     /articles/:id
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Notice lines 3 and 4 have no http verb.  Do I assume it defaults to GET?
By the way, I'm working on a Rails 2.3.18 project.

A: It means that the route is accessible via all verbs.
This is not recommended and since Rails 4, you are encouraged to specify a verb.
Indeed, in Rails 4, you must explicitly mention via: :all:
match 'hello', to: 'dashboard#hello', via: :all

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The checklists below contain features you may want to consider for your next new construction or renovation project. They also give you a quick reference for various aging-in-place issues. While these lists are not all-inclusive, they will get you thinking on the right track.


You read that right. A new Missouri record jugging catch! But, a walleye?
Jason Reynolds of Warsaw, Missouri caught a walleye on a jug line on Truman Lake in Benton County while (obviously) catfishing. The new record eclipsed the old "alternate method" catch by 1 lb, 1 oz. A HUGE difference, compared to most fishing records.
The "alternate method" category for Missouri records refers to: throwlines, trotlines, limb lines, bank lines, jug lines, spearfishing, snagging, snaring, gigging, grabbing, and archery. Basically, everything but your standard cast and retrieve.
Props to Jason Reynolds, who also holds the state alternative method record in Missouri for spotted bass, which he caught only 100 yards away from this walleye! Note to self: break records by jugging..


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Treatment for allergic conjunctivitis includes topical mast cell stabilizers and antihistamines; bacterial conjunctivitis treatment includes topical antibiotics; viral conjunctivitis requires symptomatic treatment.
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Q: Improve htaccess rewrite for SSL, non WWW using subdirectories All the possible ways of writing a domain name should be rewritten to https and non-www. i.e.
example.com => https://example.com

www.example.com => https://example.com

http://example.com => https://example.com

http://www.example.com => https://example.com

https://www.example.com => https://example.com

Those rules also applies for all of the sub domains (https and non-www).
The main site should be rewritten to a folder called "main". At the moment I have one sub domain which should be rewritten to a folder called "sub".
So I got it working trough .htaccess but this code is a bit messy and I'm pretty sure there is a nicer/cleaner way to achieve what I want.
Could someone help me out to improve the following .htaccess?
RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.
RewriteCond http%1://%{HTTP_HOST} ^(https?://)(www\.)?(.+)$
RewriteRule ^ %1%3%{REQUEST_URI} [R,L]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?example.com$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/main/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
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RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?example.com$
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# Force https
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

The URL of the main domain should be like: https://example.com and sub domain should be like https://sub.example.com

A: You can use these rules
RewriteEngine on

#redirect main site to https non www
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\. [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(?:www\.)?(mainsite\.com)$
RewriteRule ^ https://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [NE,L,R]
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I suspect it is highly unlikely that increases such as in the income tax will find bipartisan support.
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I get the "knee jerk" reaction to taxes being raised. But the property tax and income tax rates haven't been raised in over 20 years with one being 30 years.
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An RTO must ensure it complies with the conditions of its registration throughout the period of its registration. These conditions can include those that are described within the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 and apply to all RTOs, and those imposed by ASQA on the registration of a particular RTO.
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A research study recently conducted by EIT InnoEnergy reveals that the world's top ten universities offer, on average, 2.8 courses focusing on sustainability and energy, compared to a global average of 5.6. KU Leuven leads Europe's sustainability offering. The Master Energy for Smart Cities and Smart Electrical Networks and Systems developed with InnoEnergy, are also supported by EnergyVille.
A research study recently conducted by EIT InnoEnergy reveals that the world's top ten universities including the University of Cambridge and Harvard University offer, on average, 2.8 courses focusing on sustainability and energy, compared to a global average of 5.6. KU Leuven leads Europe's sustainability offering with five sustainability courses (6.84 percent) including Master's degrees in sustainable development, energy management for smart cities and nuclear engineering. The Master Energy for Smart Cities and Smart Electrical Networks and Systems developed with InnoEnergy, are also supported by EnergyVille.
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The output highlighted limited sustainability courses (under 1%) at the University of Oxford (ranked 1st) and Harvard University (7th). The University of Cambridge (3rd) is marginally higher at 1.21%. However, this is significantly less than the likes of institutions such KU Leuven (45th) with a suit of 6.84% sustainability courses in their offer or Universidade de São Paulo, which falls outside of the top 200 Times ranked institutions, but has a greater concentration (7%) of courses teaching specific sustainable energy skills.
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Presidente Olegário est une municipalité de l'État du Minas Gerais au Brésil. Sa population était estimée à  habitants en 2010. Elle s'étend sur .

Elle appartient à la Microrégion de Paracatu dans la Mésorégion du Nord-Ouest du Minas.

Personnalités
 Gusttavo Lima, chanteur

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SXSW 2017: visits to St. David's, the Velveeta Room and the British Music Embassy (Friday, part 2) – 17th March 2017
By Mary Chang on Tuesday, 4th April 2017 at 3:00 pm
I want to add another rule to those I presented yesterday as part of how I saw five bands in 1 hour on my Thursday night at SXSW 2017. Rule #5: take advantage of secondary or even tertiary shows your favourite artist is playing. Knowledge is power, and any research you do into additional shows an artist is playing will help you make the most of your time in Austin. Research is not just for the purpose of avoiding schedule clashes: smaller, less prominently advertised shows, especially those off the beaten path, are likely to give you the priceless opportunities to meet your heroes and/or to see them in more intimate settings. And if you're anything like me (short and small) and have any level of claustrophobia, this is an unsaid key to keeping your sanity during SXSW.
For a long while, the only show Berlin-based Dane Agnes Obel had scheduled at SXSW was Thursday night at Clive Bar, in the Rainey Street area of the city. Unfortunately (for me anyway), closer to the time of SXSW, it was announced Clive Bar would become the Twin Peaks Showtime venue to celebrate the reboot of the cult tv show. Further, on Thursday night the showcase would host a very special appearance by none other than FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper himself, Kyle MacLachlan. Coupled with the announcement that '90s boy band Hanson would be appearing at Bungalow around the corner, it didn't make sense walking all that way and to queue up only to be disappointed.
Thankfully, Obel announced a second show at the main room at St. David's Historic Sanctuary as part of the Communion Presents showcase, which afforded her fans like me to have a better chance of seeing her and to be able to sit down while doing so. Many did, filling the venue easily and well before she even took the stage. SXSW was just one stop in her North American tour that had already passed through the East Coast the week before. I'm still unclear why venues seem to think throwing red light on their performers is a good idea. The celebrated Obel and her truly international, all female backing band were under a sea of crimson for her entire set, so I took a rare break at shooting bands at St. David's.
Released in autumn 2016, her third and latest album 'Citizen of Glass' demonstrates the imaginative Dane's commitment to defying convention in an industry where fitting in is de rigueur. With a flurry of instruments both conventional (piano, guitar, drums) and unusual (cello, celesta, mandolin) the unique performance was beautiful, especially in the confines of such a hallowed space. 'Stretch Your Eyes', which I reviewed ahead of SXSW, was a masterpiece live, exceeding all my expectations.
While there are two queues for the two stages at St. David's, the main room and Bethell Hall, I can think of only one time I've been in Bethell Hall in the last 6 years where the place has been packed and they weren't letting anyone in. In that respect, it's a placid, infrequently visited SXSW venue hidden in plain sight. Good news for me, as I was wanting to catch up on the new material from an artist who had wowed me in DC a few years ago. Stepping out of Agnes Obel's show a little early, I was able to catch the tail-end of another set here.
Bethell Hall is less pretentious than its name suggests. It has a recreation / social room-type vibe, and therefore it has more of an everyman flavour. While it's not like I didn't enjoy his set at B.D. Riley's Thursday morning at the Full Irish Breakfast, there's something very special about seeing Ciaran Lavery performing in such of a room. Think about where many legendary singers of popular music honed their craft: that's right, with their families and in the church.
With the acoustics of the bare walls of Bethell Hall bouncing back Lavery's gritty yet gorgeous vocals and acoustic guitar chords to us, you couldn't have asked for a better venue to see the Northern Irishman. Deadpanning that he would warn us next time if he was to perform another set of "overly positive songs", he had the audience not only in rapt attention but also chuckling at his dry Irish wit. Ending with an incomprehensibly rich sounding a capella version of Tom Waits' 'If I Have to Go', it's not an understatement to say Ciaran Lavery slayed the audience at Bethell Hall.
It fell to Oxfordshire's Lewis Watson to follow such a great performance. The contrast was unfortunately stark, as even though I don't think the two artists differ that much in age, lack of festival experience (or perhaps lack of practice in recent months) showed in Watson's comparatively lacklustre set. While I am very familiar with and loved Watson's 2014 breakthrough LP 'the morning', I haven't yet had a chance to listen to his latest album released the week after SXSW, 'midnight'. Based on his performance in Austin, I'm not sure I want to. Maybe his latest breakup knocked him harder than he's willing to admit? The one bright spot of new material was the wispy 'Hello Hello', in which he asked the audience to join in.
Watson's nervously chuckled assurances that the new songs sounds better with his full backing band and his asking us to imagine one song or another with a thumping drum beat implies, whether he meant it or not, that these new songs cannot stand on their own in their original form in which they were written. Further, while I completely understand the prohibitive travel and visa costs involved in bringing a full band over from England to America, one wonders why Watson appeared at SXSW solo at all, when a North American tour with his band was already in the works for later in the spring. It's also hard to overlook that he broke not one, but two strings in the middle of his set. Chalk it all up to nerves or unpreparedness, but I was sorely disappointed.
After a quick brisket and coleslaw break and a gawk at and a farewell wave to the hordes already queued up to see Rag'n'Bone Man's show in St. David's main room at 1 AM, I headed back down to 6th Street. It was St. Patrick's Day, so a visit to The Velveeta Room's Music from Ireland showcase was definitely in order. (Sadly, there was not even time for a Guinness!) I had been interviewing Hull punks LIFE at the British Music Embassy while Carrie caught the Academic at the Full Irish Breakfast Thursday afternoon. It was now my turn to catch part of a set by the band I'd been wanting to see live for a long time.
Having seen the Music from Ireland showcase at Maggie Mae's Gibson Room for so many years, I have to say the Velveeta Room feels like a much better venue for the bands. It also oddly reminds me of The Tivoli where MFI's Canadian Music Week showcase was in 2016, so it has that going for it. The Academic from Mullingar were worth the wait. Full of the fun and vigour that made me fall in love with Two Door Cinema Club back in 2009, they brought an intensity and energy to the venue that only youth can. Singer/guitarist Craig Fitzgerald is an effective frontman, leading his band into every dynamic number, from single 'Mixtape 2003' that we reviewed last summer to their 2015 EP standout 'Different'. Check out my very funny interview with the whole band that we did after their set through here.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu8M3Cw6fuU[/youtube]
I then returned to the British Music Embassy for the BBC Introducing / PRS for Music showcase to witness Glasgow pop rockers Catholic Action have Latitude 30's punters in the palm of their hand. They proved that being given a much bigger room that earlier at the Mohawk was no problem at all. (Stay tuned for Carrie's report of their performance Saturday afternoon at El Sapo, which was additional evidence that outdoor Mexican-themed venues are no match for them either.) Following the Scots was another band I'd been recommended to see, though to be honest, I was expecting it to be full of shenanigans. I wasn't wrong, and it seemed everyone who was there that Friday night to see them couldn't talk about anyone or anything else the last day of SXSW.
Bristol punks IDLES (yes, all caps again) are probably best known to 6 Music listeners for their track 'WELL DONE', which hilariously name-checks not only Steve Lamacq but also ex-Great British Bakeoff octagenarian Mary Berry having a job and enjoying reggae. People are angry with what's going on in Britain and in a similar vein to what LIFE are doing in East Yorkshire, IDLES are the South West equivalent in providing the opening of a pressure valve. In Red Hot Chili Peppers-style, guitarist Mark Bowen seems to enjoy performing in nothing but his underpants, which if you're a photographer is not for the faint of heart.
I get that it's part of their anarchic style that continues into their debut album 'BRUTALISM' out now, but it's distracting (I think negatively) from the messages Joe Talbot wants to send in his lyrics. Their live performance is everything you would expect: a ruckus onstage, leading to equally crazy scenes down on the floor. IDLES did everything they set out to do: create havoc.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Oxqf_15k0w[/youtube]
(CMW 2016 flavoured!) Live Gig Video: Broken Hands play 'Four' for BBC Introducing at Maida Vale
By Mary Chang on Wednesday, 27th April 2016 at 4:00 pm
Tomorrow night, Broken Hands will be playing their biggest London show today, at Camden's Dingwalls. The exciting times don't stop there for the hard-rocking Canterbury band, who like TGTF will be heading out to Toronto next week for Canadian Music Week. They'll be playing the following shows: Wednesday the 4th of May at the Garrison at 12 AM, Thursday the 5th of May at Drake Underground at 11 PM and later at 2 AM at Sneaky Dees; and Friday the 6th of May at Velvet Underground at 9 PM and later at Smiling Buddha at 1 AM. I've broken into a nervous sweat just thinking about all the shows! ::cough, wheeze::
For a taste of the band live, well, you're in luck. Last week, the South East group were in session live for the BBC at Maida Vale for BBC Introducing, broadcast on Steve Lamacq's 6 Music drivetime programme. A whole slew of videos were filmed, and this is just one of them, for 'Four'. The track is one of many highlights from their debut album 'Turbulence', which was released back in October on SO Recordings. (Read my review of the LP here.) For the whole suite of videos from Maida Vale, go here, and you'll see what all the fuss is about. For more on Broken Hands on TGTF, go here.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHp1aIkjR1E[/youtube]
SXSW 2016: thoughts on Viola Beach and part of Music from Ireland (Wednesday night, part 1) – 16th March 2016
By Mary Chang on Monday, 4th April 2016 at 2:00 pm
I've always loved Wednesday night at SXSW. The initial worries of Tuesday – getting your credentials and seeing your first batch of shows – are over, and the true heart of Austin's massive music festival is revealed. You're spolit for choice on what genres and bands to see, and as Carrie described in the start of her post last week on her Wednesday night, it is often a difficult decision of who you should and could be seeing.
In mid-February when we learned of the tragic passing of Warrington indie band Viola Beach in Sweden, I settled on rather quickly that the best ways I knew how to honour their lives were to facilitate our and all our friends to have a good time while in Austin, as well as continue on in the tradition of TGTF in supporting up-and-coming bands much like Viola Beach had been themselves. I asked Carrie to situate herself at the British Music Embassy at Latitude 30 for Steve Lamacq's opening presentation to pay tribute to the late Viola Beach, so that one of us would be physically on hand to provide support to our fallen comrades and our friends at the BBC and beyond who championed them. It may make me sound like a total wimp but in all honesty, despite all the tragedy I have seen in my life, I feared being in the room during Lammo's eulogy. In that very room that had hosted so many great bands, I have witnessed so much magic and so many great moments over the last 5 years, I didn't think I'd be able to handle myself without blubbering.
Instead, I decided in my quiet and steely determination that Wednesday night would be devoted to seeing indie acts hungry for success like Viola Beach. My first stop was the wonderful Maggie Mae's Gibson Room, which has seen the Music from Ireland showcase Wednesday night for many, many years. As regular readers of our Web site already know, while I enjoy a great many Irish bands, Carrie is truly the de facto Irish expert of TGTF currently, having churned out the Irish and Northern Irish SXSW showcasing artist list the last 2 years, as well as covering the full Irish breakfast. Knowing that I had other things to attend to Friday afternoon and would not be present for the plethora of Irish acts on show at B.D. Riley's then, it was just my good luck that they were at the start of the bill at the Gibson Room this night.
Producer Neil O'Connor is a man who never stays put too long in one place, and with a hand in many different projects. While he's part of The Redneck Manifesto, having nothing to do with the negative American stereotype and everything to do with the making of instrumental music as a collection of musicians assembled far back in 1998, the project I came to see this night was his solo project Somadrone, joined live by drummer Gareth Averill and not to be confused by a "modern hard rock" band of the same name from Massachusetts.
I was very excited to see what this one-man band had to offer, given that my introduction to him was via the haunting 'Invitation' from his latest album 'Oracle' (watch it below). This is the kind of music I love: so many layers and textures, yet holding it all together is an underlying dance beat. I don't know what I was expecting. Maybe more beats, more atmosphere? As I stood in front of him, I wondered if Carrie would have been more appropriate to cover his set here, as I was surprised at the more singer/songwriter-y vibe I was getting as he stood onstage playing his guitar, only occasionally messing with his pre-programmed setup. Or maybe it was just too early in the evening and I hadn't gotten into my groove yet. As O'Connor's set went on, the energy level increased, but I felt an opportunity to truly inspire the audience had been lost.
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/136193953[/vimeo]
Young Hampshire lass Rosie Carney, now calling County Donegal home, shimmered in an unearthly way under the Gibson Room stage lights, looking like a rosy (no pun intended) apparition. Onstage with nothing else but her acoustic guitar, she looked vulnerable, all alone. She has a pretty enough voice and her songs are good, having a gentle fragility, but something I thought that was validated and echoed by other friends who had seen her that week was that she had a pretty dour attitude through her appearances during the week. I don't know if she herself felt sullen or just shy, but it gave her performance an unsettling, stifling air that may have been appropriate to match the sombre mood of honouring Viola Beach's memory, but it left me cold.
SXSW 2016: Wednesday night at the first half of BBC Introducing and second half of Ground Control Touring showcases – 16th March 2016
By Carrie Clancy on Thursday, 31st March 2016 at 2:00 pm
The Wednesday night of SXSW 2016 turned out to be quite a busy one, with no shortage of interesting showcases to choose from, including stages hosted by Music from Ireland, Austin record label Modern Outsider, Paradigm Talent Agency, Simon Raymonde's Bella Union Records, Dine Alone Records, and Communion Music, just to name a few. Mary and I had conferred at length about how to use our time most wisely, and it transpired that I spent my Wednesday evening at two venues, our beloved British Music Embassy for the BBC Introducing / PRS for Music Foundation showcase, and the Sidewinder (formerly Red Eyed Fly), a new-to-me location playing host to the Ground Control Touring stage.
BBC 6 Music presenter and indie artist champion Steve Lamacq was left with the rather daunting task of leading into the BBC Introducing showcase with a tribute to Warrington indie pop band Viola Beach, who were tragically killed in an automobile accident while touring in Sweden in February. Viola Beach had been scheduled to play the BBC Introducing stage on this Wednesday night; instead, Lamacq opened with a very brief eulogy emphasising the band's promise and potential.
Lamacq closed his remarks with possibly the most appropriate commentary he could have made, reminding us that it's not too late to listen to the brilliant music Viola Beach made before their untimely passing, and that our finest tribute to the band would be in doing so. Following Lamacq's short speech, we were treated to a skillfully crafted video montage featuring live clips of Viola Beach, including their November 2015 studio session at Maida Vale, which you can view in part just below.
[youtube]https://youtu.be/LrhRlCf_NJM[/youtube]
The night's first live set was then left to up-and-coming singer/songwriter Isaac Gracie, who was introduced to the British Music Embassy stage by BBC Radio 1 presenter Huw Stephens. Gracie took advantage of his audience's somewhat sombre mood, opening his set with an as-yet-unreleased song called 'Down and Out' before proceeding into the heartfelt 'Terrified'. He saved his more upbeat tracks for the end of his brief set list, in particular 'Running on Empty' and 'Last Words', which I had the chance to discuss with him in this brief interview before he hurried off to his next engagement.
Next on the docket, BBC Radio 2 host Jo Whiley shepherded the youthful and somewhat shy singer/songwriter Billie Marten, who played a lovely handful of songs and impressed me with the sweetness of her singing voice and her delicate touch on the guitar, despite having to work through a bit of a battle with her own nerves. Marten played tracks from her 2014 EP 'Ribbon' before switching to last November's EP release 'As Long As', which includes the female-centric track 'Bird' and the eponymous title track. Steeling her nerve, she also played a remarkably effective cover of Royal Blood's 'Out of the Black' before diving into two new tracks, 'Milk & Honey' and 'La Lune'.
[youtube]https://youtu.be/iJx8dGYbGBc[/youtube]
After Billie Marten's set, Mary and I swapped places, as she came over to the British Music Embassy for the end of the BBC Introducing show, which would feature Sheffield indie pop quartet The Sherlocks, Oxford songstress Frances and Welsh punks ESTRONS. Meanwhile, I headed down East 7th Street to the Sidewinder to catch three American bands on the Ground Control Touring showcase.
I arrived just in time to catch the end of avant-experimental act Your Friend, who I wrote about in my preview of the Savannah Stopover Festival back in December of last year. Your Friend, aka Taryn Miller, hails from Lawrence, Kansas and released her debut LP 'Gumption' in January on Domino Records. Miller was accompanied on the small and dimly lit Sidewinder stage by a full band, notably including a flautist, who helped her to realise the drones, loops and thick textures of the songs on the album.
Following Your Friend was a band I'd seen before in Phoenix, Brooklyn-based quartet Big Thief. Led by frontwoman Adrianne Lenker and guitarist Buck Meek, the band played almost exactly the same set I'd heard from them on that previous occasion, when they had opened for fellow Brooklynites Here We Go Magic. Lenker hadn't been particularly chatty with her audience on that evening at Phoenix's Valley Bar, concentrating her energy instead on the songs, but on this night at the Sidewinder, she was even more subdued, playing through the set in a pair of large headphones. As I found out later, Lenker had burst an eardrum just before playing the aforementioned Savannah Stopover festival prior to SXSW. Despite the obvious difficulty, Lenker and company made it through their set without any major problems, and their latest singles 'Masterpiece' and 'Real Love' were among the highlights of the night.
The final act of the evening on the Sidewinder stage was the much-hyped, Chicago-based indie pop band Whitney, who had come up in conversation earlier in the day during my interview with singer/songwriter Roo Panes. Despite their billing as a duo comprising Julien Ehrlich and Max Kakacek (both formerly of the Smith Westerns), Whitney somehow managed to cram no less than six band members onto the Sidewinder stage, with Ehrlich's drum kit shoved to the front so he could double as drummer and lead singer.
This might normally have been an engaging setup, but on this particular occasion it opened Ehrlich up to a bevy of proffered beverages from the female audience members at the front of the stage, and he appeared to have had plenty to drink already. Not that the band weren't tight on stage – guitarist Kakacek seemed especially sharp – but they trudged through their 1 AM set in a rather uninspired manner, and I have to admit that to my own ear the songs were largely indistinguishable from one another. Nevertheless, the crowd inside the Sidewinder were eager to hear them, grooving along from the first notes of the set through to the final strains of Wednesday night.
TGTF Guide to SXSW 2016: BBC Introducing and PRS for Music Foundation's SXSW 2016 showcase, 16th March 2016
By Mary Chang on Tuesday, 9th February 2016 at 11:00 am
Editor's note: The band Viola Beach and their manager Craig Tarry were killed in a fatal car crash is Sweden on the evening of Saturday, the 13th of February. Our deepest condolences are with their families. Read Communion Records' statement on their passing here. They will also be eulogised at a special tribute on the night of this showcase in Austin.
What has now become an annual highlight of the week at SXSW is the BBC Introducing and PRS for Music Foundation's evening showcase at Latitude 30, the home of the British Music Embassy in Austin during the event. Last week, Steve Lamacq announced the six artists that will be gracing the BME's stage the night of Wednesday the 16th of March, and we can't wait to introduce them to you. Impressively, nearly every region of the UK is well represented on this list, except for Northern Ireland (which will be putting on their own afternoon showcase on St. Patrick's Day, when else?) and Scotland (who we hope will have their own showcase as well).
Hailing from the North East of England, Billie Marten is a young female singer/songwriter from Ripon, North Yorkshire. Even 2 years ago when she still sported braces on her teeth, her musical talent was picked up by Burberry Acoustic. Fast forward 2 years, and the young Marten's delicate, yet smoky vocals have further matured; check out her evocative single 'Bird' below. With over 13,000 Facebook likes even before setting foot in America, something tells us mainstream success is just around the corner for this lass.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smX6xCPDbrE[/youtube]
With a name sounding like they should be a variant of Transformers than a band, Cardiff-based quartet ESTRONS will be representing Wales at the BBC Introducing night. It's no surprise their fresh and frenetic music has already received backing from BBC Radio 1's Huw Stephens and Annie Mac. Fronted by Canadian-Swede Taliesyn Kallström who appear to be channelling the spirit of riot grrls like Siouxsie, Courtney Love and MayKay of Fight Like Apes for her vocal delivery, they'll definitely be bringing unbridled energy to the evening.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EErfTqtnEhw[/youtube]
If it hasn't happened already, Newbury, Berkshire born singer/songwriter Frances will be on the lips of the world's music pundits before the month is out. Despite having only one EP to her name – 'Grow', released last summer via Communion Records – she's already nominated for a BRIT, the 2016 Critic's Choice Award. She's been compared to Florence Welch and Ellie Goulding, but except for the ginger colour of her hair and the length of it, I don't see much of a comparison. Frances is her own woman.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5X5ZUvq5XY[/youtube]
Isaac Gracie first gained prominence on BBC Introducing Norfolk, but it appears he's decamped now to the West London area of Ealing. He's already sold out a who in London, garnered attention from NME, and been anointed with a Zane Lowe World Record on Beats 1. For brokenhearted fans of the late Jeff Buckley, to devotees of Johnny Flynn and the Sussex Wit, you'll definitely take to Gracie's style of rough, dusty, contemplative songwriting, as exemplified in his track 'Last Words'.
Lammo loves the Crookes. A lot. So I was gobsmacked he'd found another Sheffield band to put his weight behind. The lucky recipients? The Sherlocks, who our own Rebecca has been aware of since her schooldays some years ago in South Yorkshire when they first started knocking around the Steel City. More like the Arctic Monkeys when they began than the Monkeys sound these days, their sound is one of brash guitars and cool rock 'n' roll. Have a listen to their debut single 'Live for the Moment'.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4GW14_Sodk[/youtube]
Staying in the North but heading due west, we reach Warrington, whose most famous musical son up to this point has been Ian Brown of the Stone Roses. This is all about to change when Viola Beach will bring their sunny and terribly infectious indie pop / rock to the BBC Introducing night in Austin. Will they follow in the footsteps of BBC Introducing 2015 night alums Blossoms to bring acclaim to another town outside of Manchester? Definitely. 'Get to Dancing' below.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyP0DvEwrh8[/youtube]
Live Gig Video: Longfellow perform 'Choose' at BBC Radio 2 Live at Hyde Park festival
By Mary Chang on Wednesday, 23rd September 2015 at 4:00 pm
If you've been following TGTF for the last few years, you know that one of my favourite bands is London's Longfellow. Frankly, I'm still really annoyed that they've still not been signed to a major yet. The details surrounding a recent live performance of theirs in the Capital reinforces this annoyance.
BBC Radio 2 has been a longtime supporter of the band, playing their singles during the day, which should tell you a lot about the band's sound having mainstream appeal. One further, Radio 2 invited the band to headline the BBC Introducing tent at their annual autumn 'Festival in a Day' BBC Radio 2 Live at Hyde Park 2 Sundays ago, and they drew a massive crowd. Major labels, are you listening? Here is the band performing their most recent single 'Choose', their indie label Fierce Panda's 300th single, and we have the video thanks to the kind folks at BBC Introducing. Watch it below.
You can read my review of 'Choose' here. For more Longfellow goodness, sashay this way.
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I told you on Friday that I was headed to Austin, Texas for a weekend retreat with some awesome ladies from my Rodan + Fields team. Well let me tell you, it was amazing!!!!
There are Rodan + Fields consultants all over the US and it was so awesome to finally get to meet several of my team members who I only know from social media. To put their pretty faces with their names (and voices) was incredible. After a quick six months in the business, I have already made some terrific friends and spending a weekend with them solidified that they will be lifelong friends.
We spent the weekend relaxing, hanging out by the pool, doing some training, talking, laughing and having an amazing time in the biggest house I have ever stayed. I'm telling you, I thought I was on MTV Cribs or even the Bachelor - minus the drama. The house was incredible. I'll share some photos of the house below for you to drool over.
Who can say that their job offers them a chance to have a relaxing weekend at an incredible house on Lake Austin? Not many people, so I consider us all very lucky. We come from all different walks of life, all with different stories. Some of the girls work full time, others are stay at home moms, while others work a part time job; but we all work our Rodan + Fields business in very part time hours. And I mean VERY part time.
If you are reading this and know that you need to make some extra money, I would love to talk to you! Maybe you're trying to pay off some debt. Maybe you are struggling to pay back student loans so you are working your tail off just to make ends meet. Maybe you want to pay for some extra curricular activities for your children. Maybe you want a shameless shoe fund. Or maybe you have your heart set on adoption or a special ministry and you have no clue where the money is going to come from. Whatever your want is, whatever you need extra money for, this is a "job" that can help you get there.
What I love most is that Rodan + Fields is a "job" that can fit into the nooks and crannies of my life. I can work while Baby K sleeps, I can work whenever I have just a few minutes. We aren't a party company so you're not having to take time away from your super busy schedule and family to throw parties (this was a BIG reason I joined). If you have a phone and a computer then you are good to go. You can work this business around your schedule and your life.
And the awesome thing is, the people that are the busiest in life are the most successful! My girlfriend Ashley is a busy stay at home mom to FOUR children. She runs a very successful blog and blog consultation program, home schools her oldest child (age 6), manages her family and is KILLING it with Rodan + Fields. If she has time to be super successful, you do too.
If you are interested in making some extra money for any reason, whatever it is, let's talk. Even if you are interested just a little bit, I would love to talk to you.
Send me an e-mail (lindsay@pursuitofpink.com) and let's schedule a chat. And who knows, maybe this time next year you will be joining me on the next episode of Rodan + Fields cribs.
Oh my gosh!! You were RIGHT by me!! My neighborhood has some lake Austin front homes and I wish I had a boat to comezoom over to meet you!
Beautiful! Looks like it turned out to be a wonderful weekend!
Glad you had a great time. The place you stay at looks amazing.
Look at that house! And the views! :) Gorgeous. Glad you had fun!


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Has anyone ever seen or used one of these? If so, what is your opinion on it? Do you know how much thread is on the cartridiges that you have to purchase? The price is right for me. I don't mind doing applique.
I bought one of these a couple of weeks ago from HSN.. I just happened to hit that channel by mistake and it said sewing , so I stopped to see.. I got the station, 1 cd w/ instructions 15 thread cartridges 10 patches and wonder under for backing and the basic designs.. No extra disney with mine.. Your offer has much more software than mine.. I haven't used it yet.. I have been reading the instructions over thoroughly.. I like to understand all of it before I start.. I also ordered extra thread and patches when I ordered the station.. My prices were $59.00 for basic, and $21.95 for additional packet.. I will look and let you know how much thread is on each cartridge.. I figure at my age, I don't need to invest in an embroidery sewing machine.. (nobody to leave it to who sews.) LOL.. but I wanted to have a little something I could do monograms etc with, so I thought this would hit the spot.. I saved your source , so I might order the extra software ..
Sorry it took me so long to get the answer to your question, but I had to search the Brother website and I had to do it twice before I found the info.. I knew I had read it on there, but the first time I looked, I couldn't find it.. Each thread cartridge has 1000 feet or 300 meters.
Wow, that is a lot of thread. I figured it would be less than that, so you would have to keep buying. I'm going to go ahead and order mine today. I was waiting for opinions as I posted it here and on another board. So far, haven't heard anything bad. I'm like you, I don't need an embroidery machine at this time. I found a lady in town who teaches free hand embroidery. My old reliable White Mechanical Sewing machine can do that, so I'm thinking of maybe I will take a class from her.
Here's a link to the sale add.
But AOL is seems to be having problems. It keeps sending them back to me.
I was going to give you my phone number. I will email a private message to you here on this board.
Can anyone update me on how they are enjoying there machine. I ordered one the other day and I am patiently waitling on it to arrive.
Also does anyone has any pictures of there creations? The sky's the limit and I plan to sew what I can dream of.
"What is to give light must endure the burning"
Hi Monica, I can't help you with your question as I don't have this machine but I wanted to welcome you to SWN. Someone will be along with pics of their creations, I'm sure.
Thanks Lyn, I am new at this posting stuff but I love challenges. I also love asking questions if I need help. Happy holidays to you!
I used it this past Holiday season to make lettering for names to put on Xmas socks. I also have used it for some of my quilt blocks and door banners. I find it very useful.
Thanks Liz for sharing your beautiful work with me. How did you attach the applique to your project? It sounds like you are really enjoying your machine. I can't wait to enjoy mines, it should be here this week.
You iron them on. I also sewed around them to insure they would stay on.
I hope you get yours soon.


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Tyler, The Creator Returns to U.K. After Ban Expires
C. Vernon Coleman II Published: May 18, 2019
FeliciaTheGoat via Instagram
Guess who's back? Tyler, The Creator is across The Pond in the United Kingdom for the first time since 2015 when he was banned over controversial lyrics.
Wolf posted photos outside of Buckingham Palace, in London, on Twitter on Saturday (May 18). In the pic, the rapper is wearing a pink and red suit, and blond wig. In another video, he has a fake fight with the camera and frolics around a large statue. According to The Guardian, Tyler's ban, which was implemented by then home secretary Theresa May, was only a three to five year deal, and it has since expired, giving Tyler the ability to return to the country freely.
The initial ban was over Tyler's lyrics that were deemed by those in power to "encourage violence and intolerance of homosexuality" and "foster hatred with views that seek to provoke others to terrorist acts." He was forced to cancel parts of his 2015 world tour because of the ban and was also petitioned be feminine groups. Time heals all wounds. Tyler's fans may have had something to do with the ban expiring sooner too. Last month, they started a petition to get the ban lifted.
Tyler is fresh off the release of his latest album Igor, which dropped on Friday (May 17) and features the Playboi Carti collab "Earfquake."
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There are students who think about the future during the study and because of the lower interest rates for a student loan, borrow more money than necessary for the study. They are thinking of using part of the mortgage debt, because less and less extra can be borrowed and the additional costs have to be paid more and more from their own pocket. Bank has calculated that more than 30% of the students borrow more than they need and save 10% to be able to buy a home after their studies. This mortgage loan debt is smart because of low interest rates, but is that?


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Sentencing set for West Covina serial rapist…
Fred Roggin retiring
IE Curious
Sentencing set for West Covina serial rapist who had tongue bitten off by victim
By Brian Day | bday@scng.com | San Gabriel Valley Tribune
August 4, 2011 at 12:00 a.m.
MURRIETA – A West Covina man faces multiple life terms in prison after being convicted this week of four rapes, including one in which his victim fought back by biting off a portion of his tongue.
A Riverside County jury on Tuesday found Ronald Douglas McGowan Jr., 34, guilty of twelve felony charges connected with the sexual assaults of four women, Riverside County District Attorney's spokesman John Hall said. Jurors Wednesday determined that McGowan will be sentenced as a third-strike offender when he returns to court Oct. 7.
McGowan was already a registered sex offender for criminal convictions in Sonoma County in 1995.
On June 5, 2009, he attacked a Murrieta woman inside her apartment, investigators said.
The woman called 9-1-1 to report being raped and beaten, Hall said in a written statement.
"When officers arrived a short time later, the rapist was gone but he left behind a portion of his tongue – about the size of a 50-cent piece – which the victim had bitten off and spit out during the attack," he said.
McGowan than badly beat and choked the woman, and stole her cell phone, officials said.
As the woman was being interviewed by Murrieta investigators at a hospital, "police were notified that a man was at the same hospital saying he cut his tongue on a can," Hall said. Doctors were unable to re-attach the severed portion of tongue.
The Murrieta victim told investigators she was working as a prostitute at the time of the attack, and that she met McGowan through a website on which she advertised "erotic services" before she was beaten, raped and robbed, according to the District Attorney's Office.
When reports of McGowan's arrest found their way into the media, three additional women came forward to report being raped by the West Covina man, Hall said.
One of the victims was McGowan's ex-wife, who reported he had beaten and raped her numerous times between June 2007 and January 2009, according to officials and court documents.
A third woman, a former co-worker of McGowan's, also came forward to report he had raped her in January 2009, according to officials and records.
Another woman, also an admitted prostitute who met McGowan online, also came forward to report being pinned down, choked, raped and robbed by McGowan in April 2009.
McGowan was ultimately convicted of three counts of rape, four counts of rape of a spouse, two counts of assault with force likely to create great bodily injury, robbery, sodomy by force or fear, and use of force causing serious bodily injury.
Brian Day | reporter
Brian Day has covered crime and breaking news for the Southern California News Group since 2007. He's a graduate of California State University, Fullerton and Cerritos College in Norwalk. He loves dogs and has a pet German shepherd, which in turn, has a pet cat. Brian is a local news junkie, a licensed drone pilot and a part-time science geek with an unfortunate predilection for puns.
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Japan b.o. sets second consecutive record
5:38 AM PST 2/1/2010 by Gavin J Blair , AP
2009 total take up 5.7% to $2.3 bil
TOKYO -- Japanese films enjoyed a second all-time record boxoffice year in a row in 2009, clocking up ¥117.3 billion ($1.3 billion), and pushing the total annual take back over the ¥200 billion mark.
The overall boxoffice grew 5.7% to 206 billion ($2.3 billion), on 169.3 million admissions, up 5.5%.
Domestic productions -- led by high school baseball movie "Rookies," which grossed ¥8.5 billion ($95 million) -- outsold foreign competition 57% to 43%.
Revenues for overseas films actually recovered solidly, up 12.3% to ¥88.7 billion ($982 million), after a weak 2008. However, this remains far off their 2002 peak when they pulled in ¥143 billion. Japanese films have more than doubled their combined grosses over the same period.
There were 34 local productions that broke the billion-yen ($11 million) barrier. That number doesn't include "Okuribito" ("Departures") which, though released in 2008, raked in more than half of its ¥6.5 billion total in 2009 following its Oscar win. Nor does it include any of the revenue from "Red Cliff II"-- the second biggest imported film with ¥5.6 billion -- heavily invested in by domestic music powerhouse, Avex.
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was the biggest foreign hit, with ¥8 billion ($88.6 million).
Gavin J Blair


This month, in Beckett Hockey #210, my fourth article for Beckett media has been published. Entitled A Force to Be Reckoned With, it details the history of fighting in hockey, and fighting's general exclusion from trading cards.
Printed on pages 6,7 and 8, I am pleased to say that this article is in color. My past three articles were in black and white–I'm moving up in the world! I also penned two sidebars that support the main piece: Five for Fighting notes five hockey cards that actually did show fighting, while Goon Squad talks about some of hockey's most famous enforcers, past and present.
All I can say is "wow!" A few months back, I was jazzed just to have an article published in Beckett. That was awesome in itself. But this–a full-color, 2,000-plus word, feature story–definitely trumps all.
If anyone buys–or borrows–an issue and reads my article, please give me some feedback. I am always striving to improve my writing, both for Beckett and for Puck Junk.
As always, love reading your articles, either here or in Beckett. For some reason, I've loved the fighting aspect from the get go. I never really identified with the skill players.(might have something to do with my skill level). Very entertaining. Keep up the good work.
Nice! I am definitely getting a Beckett this weekend. Congratulations!


Last Monday night was my night off for a couple of hours from the kids and after dinner clean-up. I play Keeno with a group of women once a month. We get together and eat, discuss what is going on in our little town, and try to go home with at least one prize. It's not so much going home with a prize, but the time with other moms and the couple of hours away from the kids that I enjoy. That is a subject for another post.
On Tuesday, Austin announced that he is going to make French bread. I thought to myself, "Lord, help me" and He did. He kept my mouth shut because it was about to say that French bread was very hard to make, that it would make a mess, the mess wouldn't get cleaned up, and that Austin would get frustrated because it wouldn't turn out well. Boy, was I wrong. I don't really know how hard or easy French bread is to make because I've never made it. A couple of reminders had to be given for the mess, but not nagging ones. The bread was fantastic – much better than anything you can get from the store. He made two loaves. One loaf was gone in about 15 minutes. We saved the second loaf for dinner the next night. We sliced it, put butter and garlic on top, and then toasted it in the oven. Magnifique! And he did it all by himself.
In our eyes you are doing all the right parenting things. Your kids are amazing… not just this post about the kids making bread, but a recent podcast where Luke was helping Mom make a pie, and Hannah making a bird house… Allyson & David – you are doing such a great job of teaching them to be self-sufficient… you should write a book!
I enjoy your podcast and really like all your tips – I'll have to try the window cleaner and that bread sounds just wonderful! I wish I had known about the free weekend at Washington on the Brazos, it would have been fun to visit (my family lives about 45 minutes east of you in Montgomery County). I'll probably make a trip there once the bluebonnets are in bloom again. That's one of my most favorite times to make the drive out towards that area.
Thanks again for providing such a great podcast!


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But, as with normal seasons, we had a couple of questions to be answered over winter.
Will we have white Christmas: Answer: ?????
What will we do for New Years: Answer: ?????
Who will win the Super Bowl: Answer: ?????
How much snow will we get for the season: Answer: ?????
How many snow days will we get: Answer: ?????
What will be the lowest temperature: Answer: ?????
Who we be at war with Will it be Syria, North Korea or Iran. Maybe all three!!!! Who knows with Bush and Co.: Answer: ?????
What will the state of Iraq be like: Answer: ?????
Just follow the links in the table of contents to go the particular section of interest.
Christmas 2009. Were shall we be, who will we be with and what shall we be doing. Given our pas history, we shall probably be in Sterling, Illinois.
Will the over sized rodent see it's shadow??? Will we have an early end of winter???
The annual right of winter in the US of A....the Super Bowl. Who will be playing and who will win????? Which bar will be crashing at this year????
Yes, the world's most famous Hallmark Day. Also proudly sponsored by chocolate companies and flower shops. Where will we be??? What will we be doing????
And that was Valentine's Day 2010.
It will be taken care of...and, as with previous years, it was taken care of. We had a net sum of zero outstanding to Uncle Sam, so this one was extremely easy. Just sign the form and send it back to our accountant. Problem solved. QED.
This is the seventh anniversary of Bush and Co's invasion of Iraq. What mess will the country be in????
This will be the last posting of the season. Winter 2010 will be officially over, and spring with us. After all these months of snow and cold, we're all looking forward to some sunny, warm weather!!!!
So, that's pretty much our Winter 2010. Alas therefore, this will probably be the last update for season 2010 (unless we remember something really fantastic that happened!!!).


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Played a successful game? Post details here to get listed in our Game Tracker!
Entries from this thread will then be posted to our Game Tracker. This is a manual process so please be patient for entries to be added.
If you guys could use the following format it would help me out bigtime with entering these quickly. Simply copy the bit below, and enter your info where specified. Thanks!
"PSO Episode 1&2", "08/28/2012", "2", "TheMytho, Everynewday84"
"PSO Episode 1&2", "08/26/2012", "2", "TheMytho, kbuzz"
"PSO Episode 1&2", "08/25/2012", "2", "TheMytho, Everynewday84"
"PSO Episode 1&2", "08/23/2012", "3", "TheMytho, Everynewday84, SEGA RPG FAN"
"PSO Episode 1&2", "08/29/2012", "4", "Whoobin, TheMytho, SEGA RPG FAN, Everynewday84"
"PSO Episode 1&2", "08/31/2012", "3", "SEGA RPG FAN, Everynewday84, Whoobin"
"PSO Episode 1&2", "09/1/2012", "3", "SEGA RPG FAN, Everynewday84, Whoobin"
"PSO Episode 1&2", "09/4/2012", "3", "SEGA RPG FAN, Everynewday84, Whoobin"
"PSO Episode 1&2", "09/14/2012", "2", "SEGA RPG FAN, Whoobin"
"PSO Episode 1&2", "09/24/2012", "2", "SEGA RPG FAN, Whoobin"
"PSO Episode 1&2", "10/6/2012", "2", "Starwalker, Whoobin"
"PSO Episode 1&2", "11/1/2013", "3", "TheMytho, Whoobin, lordnikon"
Starwalker, you have been playing a lot recently with blitzwing. Can you toss me some dates for when you guys played to add to the game tracker?