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Review for DAKOTA BOYS AND GIRLS RANCH , Minot, ND, USA
I've worked at Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch since 1998. They have truly changed many children's lives. One child loved the Horse Program, and in particular, her horse Itch. This child had issues with anger, stemming from a tough home life. At one point in the summer of 2010, she helped another girl overcome her fear of horses by taking her out to the pasture with a staff-led group, allowing her to pet Itch and to stand beside her all the time. This was a beautiful moment when our resident could feel "success"--something she dearly needed.
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Updated: October 3, 2003, 3:32 PM ETBy Ralph Wiley | Page 2 columnist
How did we come to yet another "Yikes!" moment in NFL broadcast history? Who's guilty of what here in the Strange Case of Rush Limbaugh? The usual suspects are there: pride, ego, greed, power, hubris. But where does this episode stack up between Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder's lame and obtuse history lesson and Howard Cosell's "That little monkey!" naivete.There was Rush Limbaugh, and then there he wasn't, resigning, quitting on his stool, so to speak. I wasn't glad about it. I wanted more. ...
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Article: SAT0562 The Consort Criteria for Eligibilty, Study Settings, Locations, and Center Effects are Seldom Met in Randomised Clinical TrialsAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases 01/2014; 72(Suppl 3):A772-A772. DOI:10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.2286 · 9.27 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: HLA-B*51 and HLA-B*52 are two close human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele groups with minor amino acid differences. However, they are associated with two different vasculitides (HLA-B*51 in Behçet's disease and HLA-B*52 in Takayasu's arteritis (TAK)) and with major clinical and immunological differences. In this study, we aimed to screen a large cohort of TAK patients from Turkey for the presence of HLA-B*51 and HLA-B*52 as susceptibility and severity factors. TAK patients (n = 330) followed at a total of 15 centers were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 37.8 years, and 86% were women. DNA samples from the patients and healthy controls (HC; n = 210) were isolated, and the presence of HLA-B*51 or HLA-B*52 was screened for by using PCR with sequence-specific primers. We found a significant association of HLA-B*52 with TAK (20.9% vs HC = 6.7%, P = 0.000, OR = 3.7, 95% CI = 2.02 to 6.77). The distribution of HLA-B*51 did not differ between TAK patients and HCs (22.7% vs 24.8%, OR = 0.9, 95% CI = 0.60 to 1.34). The presence of HLA-B*52 decreased in late-onset patients (> 40 years of age; 12.0%, P = 0.024, OR = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.20 to 0.91). Patients with angiographic type I disease with limited aortic involvement also had a lower presence of HLA-B*52 compared to those with all other disease subtypes (13.1% vs 26%, P = 0.005, OR = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.23 to 0.78). In this study, the previously reported association of TAK with HLA-B*52 in other populations was confirmed in patients from Turkey. The functional relevance of HLA-B*52 in TAK pathogenesis needs to be explored further.Arthritis research & therapy 02/2012; 14(1):R27. DOI:10.1186/ar3730 · 4.12 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a chronic, rare granulomatous panarteritis of unknown aetiology involving mainly the aorta and its major branches. In this study, genetic susceptibility to TA has been investigated by screening the functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of PTPN22 gene encoding the lymphoid-specific protein tyrosine phosphatase. Totally, 181 patients with TA and 177 healthy controls are genotyped by PCR-RFLP method for the SNP rs2476601 (A/G) of PTPN22 gene. Polymorphic region was amplified by PCR and digested with Xcm I enzyme. Detected frequencies of heterozygous genotype (AG) were 5.1% (9/177) in control group and 3.8% (7/181) in TA group (P = 0.61, odds ratio: 0.75, 95% CI: 0.3, 2.0). No association with angiographic type, vascular involvement or prognosis of TA was observed either. The distribution of PTPN22 polymorphism did not reveal any association with TA in Turkey.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) 06/2008; 47(5):634-5. DOI:10.1093/rheumatology/ken106 · 4.44 Impact Factor
Article: IL-6 receptor, IL-8 receptor and TNF238(G/A) polymorphisms are not associated with Behçet's disease in patients of German or Turkish originClinical and experimental rheumatology 01/2008; 26 (Suppulement 50):S103-6. · 2.97 Impact Factor
Article: The role of HLA-DRB1 shared epitope alleles in predicting short-term response to leflunomide in rheumatoid arthritis[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To investigate the role of shared epitope (SE) alleles in the short-term clinical response to leflunomide for the treatment of active RA. In an open-label, multi-centre study of 16-weeks duration, 93 patients (82% female) fulfilling ARA 1987 RA criteria were treated with leflunomide (100 mg loading dose for 3 days, then 20 mg/day as the maintenance dose). The primary efficacy criterion was the response status according to the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) response criteria using Disease Activity Score-28 (DAS28) activity measure. SE determinations have been undertaken by polymerase chain reaction and sequence-specific oligonucleotide genotyping methods. The mean (s.d.) Disease Activity Score-28 (DAS28) was 5.1 (1.3) before the treatment, which was significantly decreased after 16 weeks [3.0 (1.1), P < 0.001]. According to the EULAR response criteria, 55 patients (59.1%) were classified as good responders. SE was positive in 51 (54.8%) of the patients, with 13 (13.9%) having SE homozygosity or carrying any two SE alleles. Among SE-positive patients, 68.6% (35/51) were good responders, compared with 47.6% (20/42) in SE negatives (P = 0.04). No difference was present according to SE hetero- or homozygosity (68.4 vs 69.2%). RF was also present significantly more frequently in the SE-positive group compared with negatives (78.4 vs 57.1%, P = 0.03). However, no significant difference was observed in the prevalence of RF positivity in patients with a good clinical response (72.7 vs 63.2%, P = 0.32). The results suggest that HLA-DRB1 SE presence may favourably affect the outcome of leflunomide monotherapy in an unselected group of RA patients with an active disease and naive to leflunomide.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) 12/2007; 46(12):1842-4. DOI:10.1093/rheumatology/kem278 · 4.44 Impact Factor
Article: Infliximab in the treatment of hepatic vein thrombosis (Budd-Chiari syndrome) in three patients with Behcet's syndromeRheumatology 08/2007; 46(7):1213-4. DOI:10.1093/rheumatology/kem103 · 4.44 Impact Factor
Article: Interleukin (IL)-12, IL-2, and IL-6 gene polymorphisms in Takayasu's arteritis from Turkey.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a chronic arterial inflammation of unknown etiology involving mainly the aorta and its major branches. Genetic polymorphisms of cytokines are screened as susceptibility factors for TA in Turkey. A total of 94 patients with TA were investigated for the genetic polymorphisms of the interleukin genes IL12, IL2,and IL6 and were compared with 108 healthy control subjects using polymerase chain reaction-sequence-specific primer method. The frequencies of IL12B 1188 C allele (p = 0.03, OR = 1.7) and CC genotype (p = 0.007, OR = 3.7) were both higher in TA patients than in control subjects. TT genotype at IL2-330 (p = 0.006, OR = 2.4) and GG genotype at IL6-174 (p = 0.04, OR = 1.9) were more frequent in TA patients. Lower prevalence of GT genotype at IL2-330 (p = 0.005, OR = 0.4), CG genotype at IL6-174 (p = 0.001, OR = 0.4), and AG genotypes at IL6-598 (p = 0.01, OR = 0.4) were also detected. The polymorphism of IL-12 as well as IL-6 and IL-2 genes may contribute to susceptibility and pathogenesis of TA by altering cytokine production and inducing inflammation.Human Immunology 10/2006; 67(9):735-40. DOI:10.1016/j.humimm.2006.06.003 · 2.28 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Corticosteroids are widely used in Behçet's syndrome despite the absence of controlled studies. We assessed the effect of depot corticosteroids primarily for genital ulcers and secondarily for the other mucocutaneous manifestations of Behçet's syndrome. We randomized 86 patients who had active disease with genital ulcers to receive either intramuscular corticosteroid injections (40 mg methylprednisolone acetate) or placebo every 3 weeks for 27 weeks. Seventy-six patients (88%) completed the treatment. There were no significant differences in the mean number of genital and oral ulcers, or folliculitis between groups. The mean number of erythema nodosum lesions was less in the corticosteroid group as a whole (P = 0.0046); subgroup analyses revealed that this was significant for females (P = 0.0148) but not for males (P = 0.1). Low-dose depot corticosteroids did not have any beneficial effect on genital ulcers. However, it was useful in controlling erythema nodosum lesions, especially among the females.Rheumatology 04/2006; 45(3):348-52. DOI:10.1093/rheumatology/kei165 · 4.44 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: It is widely appreciated that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) get thinner and shorter hair. However little work has been done to quantitate this. We assessed hair thickness of SLE patients and compared this to that of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and healthy controls (HC). Fifty-seven female patients with SLE (mean age: 32 +/- 8 years) and 77 female patients with RA (mean age: 50 +/- 12 years) were studied along with 75 healthy women (mean age: 27 +/- 6 years). Five strands of hair were taken from each subset and mounted on glass slides. Two independent observers, blind to the sources of the hair, measured the hair strands under a light microscope, using a micrometer. Finally, the mean hair thickness between each of the three groups was calculated. The hair in both SLE and RA patients was found to be thinner than that of HC by both observers (P < 0.001). Age adjusted analysis between SLE and HC showed similar results. However, there was no significant difference in hair thickness between SLE and RA. SLE patients have thinner hair compared to HC. More studies are needed to investigate the effect of disease activity, therapy and other factors on hair diameter.Lupus 02/2006; 15(5):282-4. DOI:10.1191/0961203306lu2303oa · 2.48 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: In order to evaluate the role of human parvovirus B19 in the etiopathogenesis of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), synovial fluid and blood specimens were collected at 1-month intervals from 20 patients with early synovitis (ES) and 31 with RA. Blood specimens were also collected from 25 patients with SLE, 25 with osteoarthritis (OA) as the diseased control group, and 50 healthy blood donors (HBD) as the healthy control group. Detection of B19 IgM and B19 IgG were performed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay from serum specimens, and B19 DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction from synovial fluid samples. B19 IgM, B19 IgG, and B19 DNA were found in the three patients of the ES group. Subsequently, two of them were diagnosed with RA and one with SLE. B19 DNA was also detected in the synovial fluid of eight patients in the RA group. Of them, all were positive for B19 IgG and half were positive for B19 IgM. B19 IgM was not detected in either of the control groups. To define the role of B19 in the etiopathogenesis and prognosis of undiagnosed arthritis and other chronic inflammatory diseases such as RA and SLE, we need broader serial and prospective studies based on clinical and laboratory collaboration. In conjunction with case reports, these studies would also serve to detect other possible factors in the etiopathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases.Rheumatology International 12/2005; 26(1):7-11. DOI:10.1007/s00296-004-0494-5 · 1.63 Impact Factor
Article: Effects of interferon-alpha treatment on serum IL-6, IL-8, TNF-alpha and soluble TNF-alpha receptors in Behçet's disease.Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology 02/2005; 34(1):75-6. · 2.61 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: An erythematous response to intradermal injection of monosodium urate crystals (MSU) has been demonstrated in Behçet's syndrome (BS). To further elucidate the pathogenesis of this response, the effects of MSU on in vitro oxidative burst reaction of neutrophils and monocytes were investigated. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with Behçet's syndrome (BS), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and healthy controls (HC) were incubated with 100 ng/ml phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) and MSU at different dosages (25-500 microg/ml). Oxidative burst reaction was evaluated in neutrophils and monocytes by flow cytometry. In patients with BS, oxidative burst of neutrophils was significantly increased compared to HC at 125 microg/ml and 250 microg/ml dosages of MSU (p < or = 0.001 and 0.004 respectively). In patients with FMF; there was also an increased oxidative burst reaction at 75 microg/ml, 250 g/ml and 500 microg/ml (p < or = 0.007; 0.001 and 0.004 respectively). In patients with BS, oxidative burst of monocytes was increased only at 125 g/ml dosage of MSU (p < or = 0.002). However, in patients with FMF monocyte burst response was increased at 25 microg/ml, 75 microg/ml and 125 g/ml (p < or = 0.004; < 0.0001; < 0.0001 and 0.002 respectively). In RA group, stimulation with PMA resulted in a higher oxidative burst reaction than FMF and BS (p < or = 0.000 and p < or = 0.008). No correlation was observed between oxidative burst of neutrophils or monocytes and intradermal responses to MSU crystals. Oxidative burst reaction with MSU is augmented in neutrophils and monocytes of BS. However, the response is not specific and is unassociated with skin dermal test which has a high specificity for BS.Clinical and experimental rheumatology 01/2005; 23(4 Suppl 38):S81-5. · 2.97 Impact Factor
Article: Effects of interferon‐α treatment on serum IL‐6, IL‐8, TNF‐α and soluble TNF‐α receptors in Behçet's diseaseScandinavian Journal of Rheumatology 01/2005; 34(1):75-76. DOI:10.1080/03009740510017896 · 2.61 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate the oral health of Turkish patients with Behçet's disease (BD) and whether it is associated with the disease course. One hundred and twenty patients with BD, 35 patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) and 65 healthy Turkish controls (HC) were included in the study. Oral health was investigated by indices applied in a BD out-patient clinic. The mean scores of plaque, sulcus bleeding and gingival indices, probing depth and the number of extracted teeth were observed to be higher in patients with BD and RAS compared to HC (P<0.05). In the linear regression analysis, plaque index score was associated with the presence of oral ulcers and male gender. An elevated plaque index score was observed to be a significant risk factor for increased severity score in patients with BD in the logistic regression analysis (P = 0.034). Oral health is impaired in BD and associated with disease severity. Improvement of the oral health of BD patients may affect their disease course, leading to a better prognosis.Rheumatology 08/2004; 43(8):1028-33. DOI:10.1093/rheumatology/keh236 · 4.44 Impact Factor
Article: Massive hematuria in rheumatoid arthritis: an unusual manifestation of reactive amyloidosis.Clinical and experimental rheumatology 01/2003; 21(6):799-800. · 2.97 Impact Factor
Article: Comparative analysis of the association of HLA-B*51 suballeles with Behçet's disease in patients of German and Turkish origin.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The distribution of the different HLA-B*51 suballeles among patients with Behçet's disease (BD) of German (n=33) and Turkish (n=92) origin in comparison to their presence in the respective ethnically matched healthy control groups (German: n=325, Turkish: n=93) was studied. HLA-B*51x was significantly increased in both patient groups in comparison to the controls (Germans: 58% vs. 12%, OR 9.76, P<0.001; Turkish: 75% vs. 25%, OR 9.13, P<0.001). Molecular subtyping of B*51x revealed HLA-B*51011 and B*5108 as the predominant suballeles in both patient groups and controls although with a slightly increased frequency of HLA-B*5108 in the diseased individuals. HLA-B*5105 was the only further HLA-B*51x subtype detected in one Turkish patient heterozygous also for HLA-B*5101. HLA-B*5107 although present in a Turkish as well as German control was absent in the patient groups. There was also a tendency towards a higher degree of homozygosity for HLA-B*51x in both patient groups versus the matched controls (Germans: 10% in patients vs. 2,5% in controls; Turkish: 27% in patients vs. 13% in controls). Our study further supports previous hypothesis of an association of BD with B51 suballeles which share amino-acid residues at positions 63 and 67 as well as at positions 77-83 for specific peptide binding and natural killer (NK)-cell interactions. This applies to HLA-B*5101 and B*5108, but not to HLA-B*5107 different at position 67, which could be negatively associated with BD.Tissue Antigens 10/2001; 58(3):166-70. · 2.35 Impact Factor
Article: Comparative analysis of the association of HLA‐B*51 suballeles with Behçet's disease in patients of German and Turkish origin[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The distribution of the different HLA-B*51 suballeles among patients with Behçet's disease (BD) of German (n=33) and Turkish (n=92) origin in comparison to their presence in the respective ethnically matched healthy control groups (German: n=325, Turkish: n=93) was studied. HLA-B*51x was significantly increased in both patient groups in comparison to the controls (Germans: 58% vs. 12%, OR 9.76, P<0.001; Turkish: 75% vs. 25%, OR 9.13, P<0.001). Molecular subtyping of B*51x revealed HLA-B*51011 and B*5108 as the predominant suballeles in both patient groups and controls although with a slightly increased frequency of HLA-B*5108 in the diseased individuals. HLA-B*5105 was the only further HLA-B*51x subtype detected in one Turkish patient heterozygous also for HLA-B*5101. HLA-B*5107 although present in a Turkish as well as German control was absent in the patient groups. There was also a tendency towards a higher degree of homozygosity for HLA-B*51x in both patient groups versus the matched controls (Germans: 10% in patients vs. 2,5% in controls; Turkish: 27% in patients vs. 13% in controls). Our study further supports previous hypothesis of an association of BD with B51 suballeles which share amino-acid residues at positions 63 and 67 as well as at positions 77–83 for specific peptide binding and natural killer (NK)-cell interactions. This applies to HLA-B*5101 and B*5108, but not to HLA-B*5107 different at position 67, which could be negatively associated with BD.Tissue Antigens 08/2001; 58(3):166 - 170. DOI:10.1034/j.1399-0039.2001.580304.x · 2.35 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: To evaluate the clinical features and outcome of patients with Behçet's syndrome (BS) and amyloidosis and to assess the associated risk factors. A chart review was done to determine the frequency of amyloidosis in BS among 4000 patients. Data from 14 BS patients with amyloidosis were compared with data obtained from 718 patients with BS without amyloidosis. Multiple stepwise logistic regression analysis was used to assess the risk factors. All patients with amyloidosis presented with the nephrotic syndrome or significant proteinuria. The mean time to the onset of amyloidosis was 8.1 yr (range 3-15 yr). The mean duration of follow-up after amyloidosis was 3.4 yr (range 1-11 yr). Seven out of 14 patients were alive at the time of the evaluation. Peripheral and pulmonary arterial involvement and arthritis were associated with amyloidosis (P<0.05). Amyloidosis in BS is rare and has a 50% mortality rate at 3.4 yr (range 1-11 yr). Peripheral and pulmonary arterial involvement and arthritis seem to be the strongest predictors of amyloidosis in BS.Rheumatology 02/2001; 40(2):212-5. DOI:10.1093/rheumatology/40.2.212 · 4.44 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: To measure the intestinal permeability in patients with Behçet's syndrome (BS) and to compare the results with those obtained from healthy and diseased controls. The study group comprised 34 patients with BS without known gastrointestinal disease. Ten patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), 6 with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), 17 with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and 15 healthy subjects (HC) constituted the controls. All patients received 100 microCi (3.7 MBq) of chromium-51 EDTA ((51)Cr-EDTA) as a radioactive tracer after a 72 hour abstinence from all drugs. The percentage of the isotope excreted in a 24 hour urinary specimen was the measure of permeability. The percentage (SD) rate of excretion of (51)Cr-EDTA was 4.6 (2.6) in BS, 6 (2.4) in AS, 5.2 (1. 9) in IBD, 5.56 (1.78) in SLE, and 2.3 (1) in healthy controls. (Analysis of variance: f=6.4, p=0.0002. BS v HC, AS v HC, SLE v HC significant.) The intestinal permeability in BS was significantly more than that seen among the healthy controls. Similar results in all the diseased controls cast doubt on its specificity.Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 02/2001; 60(1):65-6. · 9.27 Impact Factor
Article: Behçet's Disease.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Clinical and imaging data suggest that Behçet's disease (BD) can present with a variety of neurologic complications, which may be subclassified into two forms. One is attributable to small venous inflammatory disease with focal or multifocal central nervous system involvement and is seen in the majority of patients. It is designated Central Nervous System-Neuro-Behçet syndrome (CNS-NBS). The other form is due to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and has limited symptoms and a better prognosis. It is very uncommon for these two types of involvement to occur in the same individual. It is very likely that the two major forms have different pathogeneses. Patients with small vein inflammation should be considered for aggressive treatment. A substantial number of patients in this group will have a relapsing-remitting course; for some, this will evolve into a secondary progressive course. A few patients from this group will have progressive CNS dysfunction from the onset. Acute attacks of CNS-NBS are treated with either oral prednisone (1 mg/kg/d up to 4 weeks or until improvement is observed) or high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP), 1 g/d for 5 to 7 days. After either treatment, an oral tapering dose of glucocorticoids should be given over 2 to 3 months to avoid early relapses. Some patients may require the long-term use of low maintenance doses of glucocorticoids to prevent exacerbations. Immunosuppressive agents (eg, azathioprine, cyclosporine A, cyclophosphamide, and chlorambucil), given either alone or in different combinations (eg, azathioprine with cyclosporine) for the long-term treatment of various systemic manifestations of BD, have not been shown to prevent the development of the neurologic complications of the disease, reduce its exacerbations, or stop its progression. Immunomodulatory treatments such as interferon alfa and thalidomide have been shown to be effective in treating some of the systemic manifestations of BD, but there is no information on their effects on the development and progression of CNS-NBS. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in BD is treated with either intravenous unfractionated heparin or subcutaneous low-molecular-weight heparin given together with a short course of glucocorticoids. Evidence of benefit from this treatment, however, is weak.Current Treatment Options in Neurology 10/2000; 2(5):435-448. · 2.18 Impact Factor
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Geoffrey Beevers reads this brand-new adventure featuring the Third Doctor, from award-winning science fiction writer Alistair Reynolds
After billions of years of imprisonment, the vicious Sild have broken out of confinement. From a ruined world at the end of time, they make preparations to conquer the past, with the ultimate goal of rewriting history. But to achieve their aims they will need to enslave an intellect greater than their own
On Earth, UNIT is called in to investigate a mysterious incident on a North Sea drilling platform. The Doctor believes something is afoot, and no sooner has the investigation begun than something even stranger takes hold: the Brigadier is starting to forget about UNIT's highest-profile prisoner. And he is not alone in his amnesia.
As the Sild invasion begins, the Doctor faces a terrible dilemma. To save the universe, he must save his arch-nemesis the Master.
About the Author
Alastair Reynolds is the author of many short stories and eight novels, including "Chasm City", winner of the British Science Fiction Association's Award for Best Novel, and "House of Suns".
Geoffrey Beevers has worked extensively at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond upon Thames, both as an actor and as an adaptor and director of George Eliot s novel "Adam Bede", for which he won a Time Out Award, and Balzac s "Pere Goriot".


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Check engine light comes on then starts flashing. The engine sputters and misfires. - Visitor
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#2 misfire - changed electrical stuff first, cleaned with seafoam in fuel,oil, and vacuum- no help. swapped #1 and #2 f. injectors - no help (same code). Compression ck good. Noid ck on #2 injector - cks good - Visitor
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check engine light came on reader says its an egr code with 2nd cyl.misfire. This happened at about 90000 miles too. nissan dealer had to take the intake apart and clean the carbon out there are ports by each cyl that have to be cleaned. - Visitor
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i have 2006 Nissan Frontier some time is take long time to start, i like to know how to fix this problem. - Visitor
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Vikas Swarup
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Vikas Swarup in 2006
|Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
|Novelist, short-story writer, civil servant
|Realism, fiction
|Notable works
Six Suspects (2008)
The Accidental Apprentice (2013)
Vikas Swarup is an Indian writer and a career diplomat who is best known as the author of the novel Q & A, adapted in film version as Slumdog Millionaire, the winner of Best Film for the year 2009 at Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and BAFTA Awards.
He has joined Indian Foreign Services in 1986 and has served in Turkey, the United States, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Japan in various diplomatic missions of India. His other best known novels are Six Suspects and The Accidental Apprentice. In March 2015, He has been appointed as the new official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs of India to head the Public Diplomacy divisions of ministry at New Delhi, succeeding Syed Akbaruddin.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Vikas Swarup was born in Allahabad in north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in a family of lawyers.[2] He did his schooling at Boys' High School & College, Allahabad and pursued further studies at Allahabad University in Psychology, History and Philosophy.
Diplomatic Career[edit]
Vikas Swarup is a officer of Indian Foreign Service batch of 1986.
He is currently, since 18 April 2015, posted in New Delhi as official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs. His previous postings include stints in Ankara, Washington DC, Addis Ababa, London, Pretoria and as Consul General in Osaka-Kobe, Japan.
Writing career[edit]
Q & A[edit]
His debut novel, Q & A, tells the story of how a penniless waiter in Mumbai becomes the biggest quiz show winner in history. Critically acclaimed in India and abroad, this international best-seller has been translated into 43 different languages. It was shortlisted for the Best First Book by the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and won South Africa's Exclusive Books Boeke Prize 2006, as well as the Prix Grand Public at the 2007 Paris Book Fair. It was voted winner of the Best Travel Read (Fiction) at the Heathrow Travel Product Award 2009.
A BBC radio play based on the book won the Gold Award for Best Drama at the 2008 Sony Radio Academy Awards and the 2008 IVCA Clarion Award. Harper Collins brought out the audio book, read by Kerry Shale, which won the Audie for best fiction audio book of the year. Film4 of the UK had optioned the movie rights and the movie titled Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle, was first released in the US to great critical acclaim. It won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival and three awards (Best Film, Best Director and Most Promising Newcomer) at the British Independent Film Awards 2008. The National Board of Review picked Slumdog Millionaire as the best film of 2008. The movie swept five awards out of its six nominations at the Critics' Choice Awards, and all four nominations awarded at the Golden Globe Awards which includes best director, picture, screenplay & score, and seven BAFTA Awards. It received 10 Oscar nominations of which it won 8, including Best Picture and Best Director. From The NY Times report: "[T]hough it had no actors nominated for prizes, [it also] swept many awards other than those on the top line, including prizes for cinematography, sound mixing, score and film editing. Slumdog's eight Oscars was the largest total won by a single film since The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won 11 in 2004."[3] The film was released in the UK on 9 January 2009 and in India on 23 January with William Losch.
Six Suspects[edit]
Vikas Swarup's second novel Six Suspects, published by Transworld, was released on 28 July 2008 and is being translated into more than thirty languages. The US edition was published by Minotaur Books in 2009. It has been optioned for a film by the BBC and Starfield productions and John Hodge, who wrote the script for films like Trainspotting, Shallow Grave and The Beach, has been commissioned to write the screenplay. Noted Argentinian filmmaker Pablo Trapero is due to direct.
The Accidental Apprentice[edit]
Vikas Swarup's most recent novel is The Accidental Apprentice which has been published by Simon & Schuster (UK) in 2013. A Bollywood film is due to be made on it as Hindi film rights have been acquired by Matchbox Pictures with Sriram Raghavan helming the project as Director.
Other works[edit]
Swarup's short story "A Great Event" has been published in The Children's Hours: Stories of Childhood, an anthology of stories about childhood to support Save the Children and raise awareness for its fight to end violence against children.
Vikas Swarup has participated in the Oxford Literary Festival, the Turin International Book Fair, the Auckland Writers' Conference, the Sydney Writers' Festival, the Kitab Festival in New Delhi, the St. Malo International Book & Film Festival in France, the 'Words on Water' Literary Festival at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, the Jaipur Literature Festival in India, the Hay-on-Wye Festival in Wales and the Franschhoek Literary Festival in South Africa. In 2009 he participated in the 33rd Cairo International Film Festival as a jury member for the International Competition for Feature Digital Films.
He has written for TIME, Newsweek, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph (UK), Outlook magazine (India) and Libération (France).
Writing style[edit]
Swarup's works use first-person narrative for the situation narrative.
On 21 September 2010 the University of South Africa (UNISA), the largest university in South Africa and one of the largest distance education institutions in the world, conferred the degree of Doctor of Literature & Philosophy (honoris causa) on Swarup at a graduation ceremony in Pretoria.
He has taken over as the next spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs on 18 April 2015.
Personal life[edit]
Vikas Swarup is married to Aparna and the couple have two sons, Aditya and Varun.
His wife Aparna is an artist who has held exhibitions in India and abroad.
- Six Suspects
- The Accidental Apprentice (published in India and the Commonwealth)
Short stories[edit]
- "A Great Event" – published in The Children's Hours: Stories of Childhood
See also[edit]
- ^ http://www.firstpost.com/india/slumdog-millionnaire-author-vikas-swarup-succeed-syed-akbaruddin-mea-spokesman-2174715.html
- ^ http://www.vikasswarup.net/bio/
- ^ "A 'Slumdog' Kind of Night at the Oscar Ceremony" by Michael Cieply and David Carr, The New York Times, 23 February 2009. Retrieved 2–23–09.
External links[edit]
- VikasSwarup.net
- Vikas Swarup at the Internet Movie Database
- Works by or about Vikas Swarup in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Ampersand Agency blog including posts on Vikas Swarup's work
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Six Suspects
Interviews and articles[edit]
- Vikas Swarup: Mumbai will recover from this, just as it has many times before
- Doubleday • Modern fiction
- The Rediff Interview/Vikas Swarup
- Channel NewsAsia: Author Speak – Vikas Swarup
- Indian Diplomat's Novel Maiden Musical Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup's acclaimed first novel, Q And A, is being made into a West End musical.
- How the story of Slumdog Millionaire started.
- Interview with Vikas Swarup about his novel "Q and A"


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I need some advice on a Cylinder Head replacement for a 2002 Audi TT - 4 Cyl, 1.80 L Turbo, 4 wheel drive - engine code ADP. Timing belt broke while driving car and all valves are bent. I am searching for a used Cylinder Head not a rebuilt one. I was told by someone that this engine is a VW engine and I get a used cylinder head from A VW. Is this true? I am searching the internet and it asks me the make and model of the car - I believe I can broaden my search if I can also look for cylinder heads out of a VW. Also how do I go about choosing the best used cylinder head. All cars have been totaled and the salvage yards are giving me the miles off the of the totaled car. Does the mileage really make a difference e.g. 77,000 or 95,000 and what questions should I be asking? If you can also recommend where to search, I would appreciate it. Do you know an estimate for such a repair? Thank you! - kmcdon
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Did you have a machine shop check the valves and the head? When this happens often you can just replace the valves. Are you SURE that the head is ruined? It is WAY cheaper to replace a few valves and maybe some valve seats and then re-surface the head. I am not completely sure about the VW/TT head swap. I know that the engines are very similar but I would verify this with a VW/Audi parts dept. Good Luck! - dandd
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Wait? Did Bobby Cox really pencil in the right lineup tonight?
Oct 11, 2010, 4:30 PM EDT
An hour ago I said that Bobby Cox did the best he could given some bad choices with tonight's lineup. My friend Rob Neyer views it a bit differently:
If Cox really thought his best lineup included Troy Glaus at third base and Omar Infante at second base, that's the lineup he would have been writing out every game.
He hasn't been. In his heart, Cox believes his best lineup includes Infante at third base and Brooks Conrad at second base. Except now psychology has come into this thing . . . If Conrad really isn't good enough to start, Cox should have known that
before today. And I can't stop thinking that all this could have been
avoided, if Cox had simply lifted Conrad for a better defensive player
in the ninth inning of Game 3.
I'm sorry to say this about a Hall
of Fame manager who's on the way out. But he blew this one from six
ways to Sunday. Plain and simple.
Is psychology such a bad thing in this instance? I ask because in many ways Cox has operated like this for his entire career. He has pitched Charlie Liebrandt or started Keith Lockhart or any number of other things that weren't always the best tactical move. Maybe not even what he thought was the best tactical move himself. Such an approach may have cost him some games. Maybe even some big ones.
But he's never lost his clubhouse. He's never, as far as I know, had his players seriously question his judgment. His steadiness and his attention to player psychology has arguably been his greatest asset over the years. It's who he is as a manager. It's who the Braves are as a team for better and for worse.
We on the outside can't know for sure, but I bet Cox's decision to go with Glaus is a function of him knowing — as really only he can know — that his players need that lineup tonight. That no matter how politic he has been, Derek Lowe will freak out if he looks back and sees Conrad at second tonight. That Alex Gonzalez or Derek Lee will try to do too much if they see him there. That Conrad himself may freeze up and, if it's at all possible, play worse himself if he gets the start.
Maybe Cox does realize, deep down, that starting Glaus is the wrong move, tactically speaking. But for him to ignore what is most likely unanimous — albeit likely unspoken — team sentiment that Conrad shouldn't start tonight would be for him to reject everything that has made him the manager he is. At this late date — perhaps six hours before his career comes to an end — how could he possibly change the only approach to managing that he's ever known? And why would any Braves fan want him to, no matter what the stakes?
We've reached a point where the micro-level tactical considerations seem, I don't know, beside the point. The Braves are bleeding. They're tired. There's only one bullet left in the chamber and the place they've holed up in is surrounded. Even if they get out of this mess, there's a much scarier horde waiting for them just over the ridge.
No manager is perfect. Bobby Cox certainly isn't perfect. But I believe in Bobby Cox. I have no choice but to. And if he's going to go down tonight, I want him to go down doing it the way he always has. I think his players do too. And I think he's doing just that.
- Jonny5 - Oct 11, 2010 at 4:46 PM
I think Bobby just realized that Conrad is way worse fielding than he ever imagined he was. In his wildest dreams worse. Think about the nightmares of Braves fans, now consumed by Brooks Conrad. Bobby has 'em too guys. And Craig, it's "In Bobby I trust". Just for next time. If there is a "next time". :>P
- FlyEaglesFly - Oct 11, 2010 at 4:55 PM
Or maybe cox F'd up and it took him 3 errors in one game to realize it…
- nps6724 - Oct 11, 2010 at 5:26 PM
Bobby's mistake was starting Conrad over Glaus in the first place. Glaus may not be much, but Conrad is in no position to be a starter more than once every 2 weeks.
- FrankZappa - Oct 11, 2010 at 8:32 PM
maybe they can do something useful with that bullet in the chamber and take out the leader of that stupid tomahawk chant…
- Flyinghigh - Oct 11, 2010 at 10:57 PM
Bobby should know better Conrad is accident waiting to happen. Some managers get a gold watch, Bobby gets Curly Conrad.
- Route36West - Oct 12, 2010 at 10:19 AM
"At this late date — perhaps six hours before his career comes to an end — how could he possibly change the only approach to managing that he's ever known? And why would any Braves fan want him to, no matter what the stakes?"
I dunno maybe because he has been 1 of the most over rated managers in mlb history. No manager has done less with more. Managers are suppose to get the best out of the talent they have. The Braves gave him more talent then almost any other team in baseball over the last 20 years and all hes got to show for it is 1 championship? The regular season is all about talent usually the most talented teams come out on top. Managers job in the regular season is pretty much just a baby sitter. GMs, scouts, and people like that deserve the credit when there teams make the post season. Every team in the playoffs has talent so guys like gms really have done all they can do. This is when the real test of a manager comes into. How can he put his team in position to out play a team just as good. Cox consistently proved he wasnt up to the task. He never took advantage of the great job his organization did for him and most of the team did the opposite. Braves fans seem to have forgotten how many times this guy cost them an entire season.
So why should he change what has done for his entire career? Because he has failed to make the right decisions almost his entire career.
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Farm machinery and sustainable agriculture must evolve together
New book turns critical eye on the mechanization of the world's fields
Machinery's role in an environmentally sustainable future is one of the issues covered in the publication.
17 January 2014, Rome – Farm machines have revolutionized agriculture and reduced drudgery for millions of farm families and workers, but the machinery of tomorrow will have to do more than that – it will also have to contribute to agriculture that is environmentally sustainable.
A new FAO book Mechanization for rural development, a review of patterns and progress from around the world, explores the inexorable rise of the use of machinery in farmers' fields, drawing lessons for policymakers and economists from some of the big winners and also the regions lagging behind.
For example, Bangladesh went from using human muscle and ox power in the early 1970s to being one of the most mechanized agricultural economies in South Asia, with 300 000 low-power 2-wheel tractors, a million diesel powered irrigation pumps and widespread mechanized crop threshing.
On the other hand, Africa, which has comparatively the most abundant land resources, has less than 10 percent of mechanization services provided by engine power. About 25 percent of farm power is provided by draught animals and over 60 percent by people's muscles, mostly from women, the elderly and children.
Mechanization for rural development draws lessons from these trends, with in-depth studies of mechanization in countries and regions in Africa, Asia, the Near East, South America and Eastern Europe, as well as chapters on themes such as development needs, manufacturing and information exchange.
"The book delves into many aspects of farm mechanization, not only how machines will contribute to an environmentally sustainable future, but also what policies will put machines at the service of family farms so that they too can profit," said Ren Wang, Assistant Director-General of FAO's Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department.
Future of agriculture
The book also looks to the future, arguing that the design of agricultural machinery must evolve in parallel with the roll out of Sustainable Crop Production Intensification (SCPI). That means fewer chemicals, more efficient use of water, and more efficient use of machines.
Farm machinery needs to be intelligent, lean, precise and efficient in order to minimize the impact on the soil and the landscape. Two of the farming activities that have the greatest impact on the environment are soil tillage, because it can severely damage soil ecology, and pesticide application.
Conservation agriculture is an approach that reduces or eliminates soil tillage and pesticide use. To control weeds, conserve soil moisture and avoid soil disturbance, a mulch layer of crop residue is retained on the unploughed field.
Special machinery is needed to plant seeds and apply fertilizer through the mulch at the correct depth without disturbing the crop residues. An added advantage to this type of mechanization is that, without the need for high-draught tillage, lower powered and therefore cheaper tractors can be used. These lighter machines have the added advantage of not compacting and therefore damaging the soil like a heavy tractor would.
The use of agrochemicals for the management of insect pests, disease and weeds can have a significant impact on the environment. Besides reducing pesticide use overall through integrated pest management including biological control, when chemicals are necessary they can be used with greater precision since it is estimated that about 50 percent of all pesticides applied do not reach their intended target. Many technological innovations exist to improve this situation, for example, low drift nozzles and spray shields.
In irrigation, technologies such as micro sprinklers or drip irrigation that save water and consume less power are the environmentally friendly way of the future, according to the book.
Defeating poverty
Mechanization for Rural Development argues that government policies should encourage the agricultural machinery sector to develop markets for agricultural mechanization, especially for conservation agriculture, and to establish the required infrastructures.
"Such support, especially to the smallholder sector, can have a dramatic impact in moving farm families out of poverty into a more profitable, commercially oriented agriculture," said the book's lead editor Josef Kienzle.
"The global agricultural machinery industry should provide more support to smallholder farmers with equipment designs and models that better suit the needs of smallholder farmers and service providers," he said. "Without this change in the machinery sector, the needs of developing countries for food security, poverty alleviation, economic growth and environmental protection cannot be achieved."
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