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![]() What it never does is settle cleanly into the corner. You can brake later, it’s sharper to the apex and more communicative in turn in. The rugged mountain twisties of Reefton Spur are about as far from the micron-burnished hotmix of this pair’s autobahn homes but act as the perfect laboratory to pare things back to handling fundamentals. The route chosen was one that would certainly punt both vehicles a long way outside anything that could be described as their natural comfort zone. Like most of these sensory sleights of hand, however, the illusion is transitory, so when driven hard the two cars begin to show their raw talent is a more unfiltered manner. The overall effect is to trick you into thinking that the Ingolstadter is carrying about 250 kegs less. Much of that is down to the steering, which feeds more back through its thinner rim than the rather taciturn 8 Series, and which also dives quickly for the apex thanks to four-wheel steer. Yet having swapped into the RS7 for our test route, it’s clear within the first few metres that it feels lighter and more alert. Still, the BMW is lighter than the Audi, despite the latter’s much-vaunted aluminium componentry, the M850i tipping the scales at 1995kg before options and the Audi 2065kg. Of course, these are the exact same outputs of another elegant five-seat notchback in BMW’s range, the M550i xDrive sedan, a car which retails at $125,000 less (or $140,000 for the marginally more austere Pure version) and carries 80kg less timber up the strip, but that’s an argument for another day. Nevertheless, 390kW and 750Nm is nothing to be sneezed at. Had Mercedes-AMG made an E63 Coupe with the 450kW/850Nm V8, that would have been comparable but as it stands, the pinnacle of that range is the $179,335 six-pot 320kW/520Nm E53 AMG which would have been massacred by the RS7.ĭespite its 4.4-litre engine boasting another 401cc of swept capacity over the RS7, the BMW can’t match the Audi’s outputs. With 441kW and 800Nm, it’s within a sniff of a $409,500 Porsche Panamera Turbo S (463kW/820Nm). On a strict bang for your buck basis, the RS7 Sportback appears the more convincing case. Were we to have brought the M8 Competition Gran Coupe out to play, that would have been $354,900 worth of jingle-jangle or, to put it another way, only a couple of option choices off the prices of an RS7 and a TT RS combined. The M850i xDrive Gran Coupe carries a price tag of $277,900, a not insignificant premium of $53,900. As it stands, without taking options into account, the Audi RS Sportback retails at $224,000. It’s basically because the big Eight is so much more expensive than the equivalent Audi. Whereas there’s an element of rightness about the RS7’s shape that rests easily on the eye, the 8 Series Gran Coupe is a more complex, challenging shape, with some interesting details, such as the reinterpretation of the Hofmeister kink in the rearmost side window that looks almost Stinger-like.Īt this point you’re probably asking why we’ve lined up the very pinnacle of the Audi A7 range with the penultimate driving machine in the 8 Series Gran Coupe walk-up. Sitting on a wheelbase of 3023mm versus the Audi’s 2934mm, the Munich express is a long, low and lithe thing, its bulk disguised by some svelte detailing. DRC uses steel springs and three-way adjustable dampers to counteract the movements of the vehicle body without the use of electronics.The pugnacious, foursquare stance of the Audi delivers in terms of road presence, especially in contrast to the lower-key BMW M850i xDrive Gran Coupe. An RS sport suspension with Dynamic Ride Control is also available, which integrates roll and pitch compensation. The air suspension can be adjusted between three different modes, allowing drivers to seamlessly switch between long-distance comfort and high-performance dynamics. The RS 7 is equipped with an adaptive air suspension with controlled damping specifically tuned to suit the car. It also has a bolder tail with stronger shoulders, an RS-specific bumper with a rear diffuser. The headlights are also new - dynamic matrix LEDs with daytime running lights embedded within. Up front, the grille is more pronounced with larger air inlets. ![]() The performance capabilities of the 2021 RS 7 are underscored by its lowered stance, aggressive RS styling and flared wheel arches that make it 20 millimetres wider on each side over the A7, of which the RS 7 shares just four bits - the front doors, roof and platform. The full-size five-door coupe is equipped with a 4.0L TFSI bi-turbo V8 that generates 591 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque. The second-generation RS 7 joined the suite of Audi RS-engineered models in 2020. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Think about being in a position where nobody ever really cared what you feel,” Ball said. The week begins with the teens writing song lyrics and ends with them performing their song in a concert. “So, we want to break that cycle, we don’t want to be transactional. “They’ve lived transactional lives, largely,” Ball said. They create a nonjudgmental space where kids from all walks of life can freely articulate and work through difficult feelings. “Expressing yourself is so powerful, and indispensable, really.”Ī key element of the Lost Voices program is the trauma-informed care approach, which Ball and his team are specifically trained to implement. He says he’s always known the power and freedom that comes from sharing your story. He made a career out of his passion and became a columnist and author. Sometimes they’re heartbreakingly real.”īall has been writing and playing music since he was a child. ![]() But beneath the silliness, they’re really revealing. “I’m often surprised by the songs they write,” Ball said. The organization offers weeklong programs where musicians go into juvenile detention centers and residential treatment facilities to work with children in small groups, helping them write songs and find their voice. He got other local folk and blues musicians on board, and Lost Voices was born in 2007. “I saw these kids coming in, and I thought, ‘My god, they’re just like other children, they’re just in a different situation,’” he said.Īs a writer and music lover, Ball knew songwriting could be a positive, creative outlet for these young people. Let’s bring their voices out.”īall first learned about this population of youth in 2005 after he was invited to speak about his writing career at a juvenile detention center near his home in Michigan. They have no idea what the kids are like, where they’ve been, what’s happened to them,” said Mike Ball, whose nonprofit, Lost Voices, works with teens like these. Many of these young people have experienced serious trauma in their lives. There are hundreds of thousands of children across the United States who are living in juvenile detention centers or residential treatment facilities. ![]() ![]() She looked at me with a smile and looked at the knife. ![]() I reached the well and jumped down and there stood lady Bold. I hesitantly walked to the wall where Bold was with a knife in my hand. *timeskip to a well somewhere in a forest, Kite's pov* I let out a laugh and stared at the piece of paper, the words written by me were: 'As you wish, queen (Y/N),' He said then walked out. When he saw my "wish", his eyes widened and he placed down the piece of paper. I gave the bottle to Kite and he opened it with hands that were shaking. I grabbed a piece of paper and wrote my dearest "wish" now and placed it in a bottle. I laughed insanely a little and said 'You love that peasant, don't you?' Kite took a step back and said 'I would never do something so disrespectful!' he said with slightly pink cheeks. 'What's her name?' I asked while holding a picture of Yusei. 'But queen (Y/N), I saw it with my own eyes,' Kite said and I smashed a box filled with all of Prince Yusei's gifts he had given me. *a few days later brought to you by chibi Kaito* With a smile, he said 'The one of my queen,' He lifted his head until I could see his beautiful blue eyes. 'Kite Tenjo?!' I screamed out and the guy turned around. The new servant stared out the window wistfully with his back facing me. I, of course, immediately bought the dress as soon as I could! I finally squeezed out enough money from the citizens to buy a new dress. I happily skipped around the castle while humming my favorite song. *9 Years later brought to you by CARD GAMES ON MOTORCYCLES! Bold: *slaps Jack* Jack: Ow! Bold: You're not allowed here!* Suddenly, mum and dad came into the garden and stopped both of us playing.ĭad gave a bitter look at Kite and said '(Y/N), since you are to be the next ruler, your friend here shall be a servant of yours,' I gasped and said 'No! You can't take Kite away from me!' but Kite ended up going there after much struggling. Me and Kite were running and playing around in the garden with nanny smiling and looking at us. For a more understanding version, please find the real songs or even search up the characters! I recommend to start with Allen or Rilian Lucifen d'Autriche first since they are the main characters. Seriously, it's really nice to hear the song! I don't own the song, Akuno-P / Mothy. Queen of evil and Servant of evil are among my favorite Vocaloid songs. ![]() ![]()
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Others turned south and found their way down the coast of British Columbia. ![]() Some turned north and made their way along the coast of what is now the Chukchi Sea. ![]() Originating in Japan or eastern Russia, they most likely found their way to North America along the land bridge formed during the last ice age. The most ubiquitous and adaptable of the Alaskan char, Dolly Varden have a evolutionary history almost as interesting as their name-which comes from a character in a Charles Dickens novel. Like brook trout, their Vermont cousins, Dolly Varden are not true trout they belong in the char genus Salvelinus along with two other native Alaskan species: lake trout and arctic char. I had come to the river to research a book on Alaskan char, and some of the environmental problems now threatening them. He dropped his fat-tired vehicle down on a riverside gravel bar that served as a 75-yard long landing strip, dumped us out with our camping gear, provisions, bear spray, and shot-gun loaded with slugs, and told us he’d be back in three days to get us-weather permitting. After a long fog delay, a local outfitter had then flown us inland in his small bush plane. The afternoon before, I, my friend David O’Hara, and my nephew Michael, had taken a commercial flight from Anchorage to the small city of Kotzebue. I was at the end of my first full day north of the Arctic Circle. But then it went aerial, showing off its silvery green sides and bright magenta spots, and my hopes were confirmed. I’d been fighting it for a few minutes, without much progress, and not completely sure what I’d hooked. That is, it would become my first if I could land it. My heart was pumping with adrenaline because I’d just seen that the big fish at the end of my fly line was not another chum salmon, but my first ever sea-run Dolly Varden trout. But at the moment, I was not aware of the pain. So I was standing barefoot, knee-deep in the icy waters of an arctic river flowing across tundra toward the Chukchi Sea. I’d been in leaky waders all day and didn’t want to put them on again. ![]() ![]() Calculated levels of hemoglobin, total CO 2, bicarbonate, extracellular base excess, and anion gap are derived from the relevant measured constituents by the analyzer Including Na, K, Cl, iCa, hct, glucose, UN, creatinine, pH, pO 2 and pCO 2. 1 ⇓): the hand-held analyzer, and the single-use cartridges that are available in different configurations of measured analytes, The i-STAT analyzer consists of two parts (Fig. I-STAT measurement problem that would have affected clinical management. We also report here theĭiscrepancies that we found for blood creatinine assays after observations in our neonatal intensive care unit detected an Using aqueous commercial solutions, blood products enriched in vitro, and patient blood samples, we performed the requiredĪnd additional studies to comply with accreditation regulations and attain our specific objective. Linearity (analytical range), and accuracy before reporting patient test results by a newly introduced analytical method. Were comparable to those obtained by the clinical laboratory’s primary methods.Īccreditation regulations require clinical laboratories to verify or establish performance criteria for reproducibility (precision), Our aim was to determine if results obtained by this analyzer, under considerationįor bedside use in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) settings, Of oxygen (pO 2), and partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO 2) performed at the MUSC Medical Center. (K), chloride (Cl), ionized calcium (iCa), glucose, urea nitrogen (UN), creatinine, hematocrit (hct), pH, partial pressure In this report we describe precision, linearity, and comparison studies of i-STAT measurements of blood sodium (Na), potassium One of our major concerns as health-care providers and clinical laboratorians is the validation of measurements by POC devicesĬompared to the primary instruments and methods used in the central clinical laboratory, to ensure the transferability andĬonsistent interpretation of test results. Previous evaluations of assays of whole blood electrolytes, metabolites, and blood gases with this analyzer in variousĬlinical settings have generally provided favorable, but occasionally somewhat unfavorable, critiques. Windsor, NJ), a POC device that uses various single-use multisensor cartridges, that was marketed in the United States early We evaluated the i-STAT Portable Clinical Analyzer (PCA i-STAT Corp, East Glucose, coagulation assays, and urine analysis. The need for more specialized and efficient support systems for neonatal and pediatric patients who require intensive careĪt our medical center mandated our clinical laboratory to expand point of care (POC) testing, in addition to that for blood Previous Section Next Section Introduction ![]() Of the PCA is attributed to careful analytical evaluations and ongoing communication with the clinical staff. ![]() This problem notwithstanding, the successful implementation Samples) and to our eventual discontinuation of the PCA creatinine assay. Neonatal blood samples that would have affected clinical management led to a second creatinine comparison study (59 additional Reproducibility (CV) was good ( or < 3 mo) showed that agreement between the PCA and the primary methods was clinically acceptable.Īfter the PCA was implemented for clinical testing, the observation of discrepant results of creatinine concentrations in Supplemented with several analytes, and ~225 blood samples from patients. Four cartridge types: (a) EC8+ (sodium potassium chloride urea glucose pH blood gases ), (b) EC6+ (sodium potassium ionized calcium glucose hematocrit pH), (c) G3+ (pH pO 2 pCO 2), and (d) creatinine, were assessed for reproducibility, linearity, and method comparisons using aqueous samples, blood samples The clinical laboratory’s primary methods (Radiometer ABL 725 blood gas analyzer Vitros 750 chemistry analyzer and Coulter The neonatal and pediatric intensive care units of the MUSC Children’s Hospital would be as reliable as those performed by Our objective was to determine whether PCA measurements at the bedside of patients in Of a hand-held analyzer and single-use cartridges that measure different panels of electrolytes, metabolites, blood gases,Īnd hematocrit in 65–100 μl of blood. 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Rachel Parsons is the perfect assistant, but she's completely in love with her boss. ![]() ![]() ![]() I would add “-ity,” to Pinker’s list of nominalizing suffixes and note that you can nominalize adjectives as well as nouns. A process called nominalization takes a perfectly spry verb and embalms it into a lifeless noun by adding a suffix like -ance, -ment, or -ation.” Harvard professor and linguist Steven Pinker explains in a 2014 article in the Chronicle of Higher Education titled “ Why Academics Stink at Writing - and How to Fix It: “English grammar is an enabler of the bad habit of writing in unnecessary abstractions because it includes a dangerous tool for creating abstract terms. Most editors I know are not familiar with this term, but they don’t need to be. Aim to be as succinct as possible while telling readers what they need to know.”Īlso, “regularity” is a nominalization. Here’s a line from that company’s own editing guide: “Always edit for tight writing. As puts it, “Great writing is conversational.” Know who shares this belief? The very organization that employs that editor. Feature articles are supposed to meet the reader on her own turf. Why? Because, as puts it, “unnecessary words waste your audience’s time.” The prepositional phrase “with regularity” contains more words and syllables than you need: “a lot,” “often” or “regularly” would be more efficient.Īnother problem with “with regularity”: People don’t talk that way. Every word that can be cut, should be cut. “If some grammar books say you can’t do something and others say you can, it means you can,” writes June Casagrande, but she disagrees with Merriam-Webster’s on one rule in particular.įor starters, skilled editors know that, in publishing, conciseness is a virtue. Opinion A Word, Please: Does a trio include? Not if a writer follows the rule So what’s so bad about “with regularity”? A number of things. “With regularity” may be the worst assault against my prose yet. And in that role, I am, from time to time, the victim of editorial malpractice. ![]() And it produces a lot of useful examples for anyone who wants to write better or just understand good writing.īut sometimes I wear the other hat, the writer’s hat. In that role, I have a bird’s-eye view of many common writing problems and how to spot and fix them. In this column, I usually share experiences from my work as an editor. I know this because I’m the chagrined writer. ![]() If you had this reaction, congratulations: You have a better sense of language and communication than the real-life editor who changed “a lot” to “with regularity” - much to the writer’s chagrin. It’s vaguely reminiscent of a laxative commercial. I suspect your inner editor cringed at “with regularity.” It’s stuffy. See if you can tell which phrasing for a light feature article was penned by the writer and which is the edited version. Here’s a before-and-after, but not necessarily in that order, from the world of editing. ![]() |
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