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June 14, 2000
Olympic Trials Qualifier Cobb Track and Angell Field Stanford University June 17, 2000
REVISED TIME SCHEDULE Please note that some events are scheduled EARLIER than orginally published.
The following events have been cancelled: Women's 100 Meter Hurdles Women's Shot Put Women's Hammer Men's 3000 Meters Men's Shot Put
Running Events 8:00 PM Men's 3000m Steeplechase 8:20 PM Women's 5000 Meters 8:45 PM Women's 800 Meters 8:55 PM Men's 800 Meters 9:10 PM Women's 1500m 9:20 PM Men's 1500m 9:35 PM Men's 5000m 9:55 PM Men's 10,000m
Field Events 6:00 PM Men's Hammer 6:00 PM Men's Discus 6:00 PM Men's Pole Vault 6:00 PM Men's Long Jump 6:00 PM Women's Long Jump 6:30 PM Women's Pole Vault
Olympic Trials Qualifier Cobb Track and Angell Field Stanford Univeristy June 17, 2000
The following athletes have been accepted into the meet. Please check the REVISED time schedule that has been posted to gostanford.com.
Packets can be picked up at the main entrance to the track on Saturday night.
Men 800 Meters - We will run 2 sections. Al Royster, Santa Monica TC Jeff Kuzma, Air Force WCAP Ned Brooks, Santa Monica TC Gabe Jennings, Stanford Aaron Samansky, Reebok Aggies Patrick Robinson, International SC Sean May, Unattached Jean Destine, Santa Monica TC Chris Johnson, Kajaks TC David Ulibarri, Cal Poly, SLO Evan McLeod, Nike Farm Team Sean Surerus, Nike Farm Team Ryan Chaney, Unattached D.J. Ozan, Sport Trend TC Ray Uto-Uko, Sport Trend TC
Women 800 Meters - We will run 1 section. Melanie Steere, Brigham Young Nicole Teter, Sacramento TC Priscilla Hein, Quest Club Vicky Fleschner, Unattached Melissa Flynn, Reebok Aggies Roxanne Bernstein, US Army WCAP Liz Morse, Cal Coast TC Eri Macdonald, Univ Oregon Suzy Jones, Nike Farm Team Samantha Read, Nike Farm Team Rachael Holloway, Nike Farm Team
Men 1500 Meters - We will run 2 fast sections with pacemakers in each section. Michael Stember, Stanford Jonathon Riley, Stanford Jason Lunn, Nike Farm Team Kipp Ortenburger, Reebok Aggies Jeremy Huffman, Arkansas TC Pascal Dobert, Nike Jake Maas, Nike Farm Team Chris Hollmann, Adams St Steve Agar, Nike Farm Team Jamey Harris, Reebok Aggies Peter Julian, Unattached Andy Powell, Stanford John Mackay, New Zealand Justin Rinaldi, Santa Monica TC Mike Jackson, Reebok Aggies Allan Klassen, Kajaks TC Ryan Hayden, Kajaks TC Bolota Asmerom, Univ California Chris Bennett, Nike Farm Team Jonathan Swanson, Fila
Women 1500 Meters - We will run 1 section. Melanie Collins, Australia Mary Cobb, Nike Farm Team Priscilla Hein, Quest Club Sarah Parkey, Adams St Melissa Teemant, BYU Track Club Katie Crabb, Univ Oregon Jennifer Peck, Nike Farm Team Christine Gentile, Nike Farm Team Shelly Steely, Asics Malindi Elmore, Stanford Sara Hallman, Univ Chicago TC Kim Fitchen, Nike Farm Team Staci Snider, Asics Elizabeth Chavez, Unattached Maria Ravazza-Giordano, Nike Farm Team Danielle Trelles, Brooks Sports Lindsay Hyatt, Stanford
Men 5000 Meters - We will run 1 section. Shaun Creighton, Flynn Sports Mgmt Darreus Burrows, KIM Richie Boulet, New Balance Kim Gillard, Australia Jeremy Deere, Calgary Spartans Meb Keflezighi, Nike Brad Barquist, Geffe TC Keith Dowling, Adidas Adam Batliner, Saucony Scott Touchette, Runners Pace Mark McManus, Nike Farm Team Charles Wallace, Bob Schul TC Rob Aubrey, Nike Farm Team Nate Bowen, Nike Farm Team Seth Hejny, Unattached Nathan Nutter, Nike Farm Team
Women 5000 Meters - We will run 1 section. Annette Peters, Asics Jenny Crain, Adidas Leigh Daniel, Unattached Nnenna Lynch, Unattached Alisa Rodgers, Unattached Magdalena Lewy, Transports Kristen Coogan, Adidas Kira Jorgensen, Asics Marie Davis, Nike Tania Fischer, Santa Monica TC Janelle Olson, Unattached Kelly Vanasse, Asics Club East Kim Bosen, Adams St Kate Fonshell, Asics Sarna Becker, Nike Farm Team Annie Devlin, Nike Farm Team Beth Niednagel, Asics Linn Schulte-Sasse, Nike Farm Team Tammie Carpenter, Nike Farm Team Sally Glynn, Stanford
Men 10,000 Meters - We will run 1 section. Shawn Found, US Army WCAP Greg Jimmerson, Nike Farm Team Eric Mack, Air Force WCAP Ray Pugsley, Reebok Enclave David Morris, Unattached Christopher England, Unattached Justin Young, Butler Rick Fuller, Nike Farm Team Jason Perscheid, Nike Farm Team Brian Clas, NY Athletic Club Steve Richards, Unattached Mike Dudley, US Army WCAP Sean Tynan, Unattached Jason Rexing, Nike Farm Team Donald Conrad, Unattached
Men Steeplechase - We will run 1 section. Casey O'Shea, Adidas Tom Reese, Saucony Jason Lienau, Reebok Aggies Carl Blackhurst, Adams St Trent Bryson, Nike Farm Team Bret Kimple, Reebok Aggies Thomas Kloos, Kings College TC Jeremy Lyon, Arizona Fred Carter, Nike Farm Team David Beals, Reebok Aggies Trevor Pettingill, Brigham Young Tim Miller, Humboldt St Steve Loughlin, Stanford
Men Long Jump Milton Little, Stanford
Women Long Jump Grace Upshaw, Unattached Tracye Lawyer, Nike
Men High Jump Hugo Munoz, Unattached A.J. Acker, Oregon Intl TC
Women High Jump Kim Stone, Stanford
Men Pole Vault Toby Stevenson, Stanford Scott Slover, Reebok Bruin TC Brad Pickett, Unattached Sean Brown, Unattached John Besmer, Ultimate AC David Grijalva, Unattached
Women Pole Vault Paula Serrano, Unattached Jill Wittenwyler, Unattached Kathleen Donoghue, Stanford Jenni Ashcroft, Univ Nevada Melissa Feinstein, Stanford Shannon Pierson, Sacramento TC
Men Discus Robert Weir, Great Britain Anthony Washington, US West James Dennis, UPS/Kentucky Omer Inan, Stanford Nick Welihozkiy, Stanford
Men Hammer Michael Henry, Pacific Bay TC Aaron Thurman, NSGW Track Club Damon Felice, Nomad F&T David McKenzie, Sacramento TC Nick Welihozkiy, Stanford James Parker, Unattached Matt Shaffer, Performance Athletics Jim Marheineke, NSGW Track Club


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Restore open applications, documents, and window state
Is it possible to reopen all the applications, Folder explorer windows, and all other windows which were open prior to a windows restart. I keep lot of tabls open on my taskbar, which i need, and it's kind of pain to remember al of them and reopen them again after a windows restart. Basically can windows/some other app which can be isntalled, remember what all I had opened and reopen the same after restart? I am using Windows 7 64bit.
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The 2014 NASCAR rookie class is the largest in twenty years. It contains many up and coming drivers, all of whom hope to become the next great driver in the most popular form of motorsports in the United States.
One of these drivers may have a better chance than most, if only because he happens to drive for "The King" Richard Petty. Dakoda Armstrong competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driving the legendary No. 43 for Richard Petty Motorsports. Though technically a rookie driver, he has been around racing for many years, and has seen a great deal of success in ARCA and other series.
Recently, the West Palm Beach Motorsports Examiner caught up with this young driver to discuss his hopes for the 2014 season, as well as his hopes for his burgeoning NASCAR career.
Why did you decide to get involved in auto racing?
"My dad had a friend that had a go-kart and when I was 6 years old. We went and tested, and then decided to go race. We won our very first race and everyone in the family has been a part of racing ever since."
What is your favorite racing memory?
"I would have to say winning at Talladega in the ARCA series. It was my first win in a stock car and it was on a big stage with the Sprint Cup Series being there that week."
With the current economy, how difficult is it for drivers like you to market themselves to sponsors?
" It is extremely hard to get sponsorship nowadays. As a driver you have to have something different that you can offer. It's not just a name on a car anymore; it's a business partnership and you have to help grow their business."
What are your feelings about the 2013 season as a whole, as well as your hopes for the 2014 Nationwide season?
"Well, 2013 started off ok. We had speed and we were running and qualifying in the top-10, but then we went downhill and didn't run as consistently as I would've liked. As for 2014, I just want us to get to where we feel like we can run top-10s. I feel if we're a top-10 car we have the chance to win if things go our way that day. The whole team is working really hard, and we're on our way there."
How do you feel about racing for The King?
"As a fan of racing, it's awesome and exciting as a driver. There is a lot pressure that you put on yourself to run well and win."
As you begin the 2014 NASCAR season, how do you feel your chances are for this year?
"We were definitely hoping for a better start to our season. As a team, we've been working really hard to improve on the season we've been having and I have faith that we will start to have those stronger finishes that I know we are capable of. "
Aside from yourself, who are the drivers to watch out for in 2014?
"This year has a strong class of rookies, all of them capable of winning. I feel that Ty Dillon is one that will be very hard to beat. That's a championship team, and they will run great every week."
With the ultra-competitive nature of the Nationwide series, how do you feel about the Sprint Cup stars coming in and competing with Nationwide regulars?
"It makes it much tougher with all of the Sprint Cup drivers running every week, but if they want to run we just have to get as good as they are and try to beat them. In the end, they make us all better drivers and teams because we have to continue to get better each week."
What is your favorite racetrack?
"Growing up in Indiana, I would say Anderson Speedway. I have turned so many laps there testing and racing. It's a place that, if I didn't run well, I would be mad for days. On the NASCAR circuit, I would say Iowa Speedway or Kentucky."
With NASCAR seeming to favor more strict enforcement of the rulebook, and imposing stricter penalties, "No. I think it will make it more competitive and gives the fans a chance to see a different winner each week."
How do you feel about the general state of motorsports in the 21st century?
"I think it's a lot harder to get into racing now than it has ever been. The teams and venues are still putting on good races and the economy of the sport is starting to get stronger again. It's a good sign that we're still seeing new faces in the sport. I believe that racing still has a strong future."
I recently completed the Competition 101 Racing School, driving 20 laps in a former NASCAR stockcar. Do you think that programs like this are important to help fans understand the sport more?
"Yes, anyone that hasn't raced before probably doesn't fully understand how different it is. Anytime I talk to someone that has been to the Richard Petty Driving Experience they say they are shocked when they drive as hard as they can and hit 150 MPH at a track. If you think about it, Sprint Cup drivers do 190 or 200 MPH."
How was your off season?
"My off-season was pretty busy. First, I just made sure that I would have a chance to be on the track this year. After I signed with RPM, it was just a lot for prep work, making sure everything was ready by Daytona. It was nice to go back to Indy for Christmas and see my family and friends."
The West Palm Beach Motorsports Examiner wishes to thank Dakoda Armstrong, Hannah Moody, and the entire Richard Petty Motorsports team for helping to make this interview possible. Stay tuned to this column for more interviews and coverage of your favorite drivers, teams, and more!
The NASCAR Nationwide series enjoys a rare weekend off before returning to action on Saturday, April 4 at the Texas Motor Speedway. The race will be televised live on ESPN2 at 8:30 p.m.
Be sure to subscribe to the West Palm Beach Motorsports Examiner, and keep track of your favorite racers, no matter how many (or how few) wheels they may or may not race on. If you're a motorsports fan, and know of an event, team, or person you'd like to see profiled, please let me know. Also, be sure to follow me on twitter, and read my articles about local getaways, HOAs, elections, and restaurants.
Suggested Links
- A few moments with world famous Miss Sprint Cup Madison Martin
- A brief interview with NASCAR Chase for the Championship driver Greg Biffle
- A few moments with motorsports guru Robby Gordon
- A brief interview with NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Juan Pablo Montoya
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Audi RS6 review
How good is Audi's 552bhp super estate? We test the RS6 Avant
Although a purchase price of £78,040 may seem steep, it could be argued the RS6 represents thoroughly decent value when you consider the sheer power and performance on offer, in combination with the Avant bodystyle's practicality. You could easily spend twice as much buying both an R8 sportscar for thrills and a luxury SUV for family duties.
The argument wears a bit thin if you stray too deeply into the RS6 options list, as it's easy to tick boxes that raise the price to 100k and well beyond. But if you can 'only just' afford a car like this, you probably shouldn't be buying it anyway.
With staggering performance, undeniable style and family-friendly practicality on its side, the only other fly in the RS6 ointment comes from a driving experience that just isn't as engaging or fun as more driver-focused rivals like the Mercedes-AMG E63 Estate or Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake. In spite of that, the Audi RS6 remains a hugely desirable package.
The Audi RS6 Avant is the latest in a long line of superfast Audi RS estates - a line that started back in 1994 with the Porsche-fettled RS2.
Back then, the RS2's 300+bhp seemed ludicrously OTT for a family hauler but the latest RS6 Avant almost doubles that figure. It's one of the most powerful cars the German firm makes and its 552bhp V8 engine produces a huge 700Nm of torque, allowing it to hit 60mph in under four seconds.
Now in its third generation, the A6-based model actually has a smaller engine than its predecessor, with the old 572bhp 5.0-litre V10 replaced by a 4.0-litre V8 in the quest for greater efficiency.
Yet despite the decrease in capacity and power, the new RS6 is faster than ever, especially if you pick the RS6 Performance edition - an even hotter variant which has a turbo overboost feature allowing the power to scroll up to a heady 597bhp - as well as shaving an extra couple of tenths off the 0-62mph time.
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The standard RS6 and the RS6 Performance are the only two model options in the line-up. Both are lavishly equipped as you'd expect for an £80k+ car, but the hottest Performance model is distinguishable by its sports exhaust, unique 'V-spoke' wheels, privacy glass and titanium grey exterior paint detailing for the front lip spoiler, front grille, mirrors, rear diffuser and window trims.
The RS6 is not the only game in town for fast estate fans though, as the hot Audi wagon is a rival for such automotive icons as the Mercedes-AMG E63 Estate and Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake, each of which vies for the title of the world's ultimate performance estate car.
The RS6 is also out to steal the limelight from fast SUVs made by the likes of Porsche and Range Rover - the big Audi offering similar practicality with the reassurance of the legendary quattro four-wheel-drive system, and perhaps a shade less ostentation.
Unlike its estate car rivals from Mercedes and Jaguar, the RS6 is not available as a standard saloon, although there is a slightly more expensive RS7 Sportback which shares the RS6's engines and running gear.
Engines, performance and drive
Outside of its power, the RS6 isn't as much fun to drive as you might expect.
There's so much performance on tap that it's hard to use it on the road, while the Audi feels a little subdued in corners. There's no shortage of grip and the upgraded air-suspension system provides rock-solid body control, but there's not much feedback through the major controls.
Choosing the Drive Select system's sportiest mode sharpens the throttle and helps reduce understeer by engaging a more aggressive setting on the electronically controlled Sports rear diff, but it also adds too much weighting to the steering. Make no mistake, the four-wheel-drive Audi is devastatingly quick on twisting roads, particularly in the wet, but it's not as agile as the Mercedes-AMG E63 Estate or as engaging as the Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake.
Still, what the Audi lacks in driver involvement it makes up for with top-notch refinement. There's virtually no wind noise on the motorway and in its comfort setting, the air springs soak up bumps well – only deep potholes really ruffle the RS6.
With the traction of quattro all-wheel drive the RS6 Performance will blast to 62mph in an amazing 3.7 seconds, with four-wheel drive handing giving it a unique selling point over rear–drive rivals like the Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake and Mercedes-AMG E63 Estate. Even the 'regular' RS6 can do the 0-62mph blast in 3.9 seconds. Top speed is limited to 155mph in both versions, unless you opt for the Dynamic Pack which raises the limit to 174mph.
The Audi's real world in-gear performance is equally impressive, and above 4,000rpm the RS6 accelerates even more ferociously than its key rivals. Adding to the drama is the eight-speed twin-clutch Tiptronic transmission, which provides rapid-fire shifts via the steering wheel-mounted paddles, plus it delivers a crisp throttle blip on downchanges.
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The RS6's V8 may serve up blistering performance, but it sounds a little muted alongside the vocal Mercedes E63. There's no menacing burble at idle, while at high revs the 4.0-litre unit is muffled. The optional sports exhaust delivers a more imposing soundtrack, and should be your choice if you want a more raucous RS6.
MPG, CO2 and running costs
There's no escaping the fact that a V8 estate car with more than 500bhp is going to cost you a lot to run. A near £80,000 price tag and CO2 emissions of 229g/km mean big tax bills for company car drivers, while trips to the fuel station will be regular and costly.
Audi claims a 'combined' test cycle figure of 29.4mpg for the RS6 in either standard or Performance guise. This is largely down to the engine's cylinder-on-demand technology which automatically shuts down four of the eight cylinders when you're coasting on the motorway or loafing around town.
This means, with a very light right foot, you could potentially eke the range out to 480 miles between fills of the large 75 litre tank. The reality of day-to-day driving is likely to be quite a bit different, of course, and we suspect the average RS6 owner will rarely see more than 300 miles out of a tank.
At least, Audi's fixed-priced servicing deals allow you to budget for maintenance, although it's worth noting that if you drive the RS6 hard or head to a track day –consumables like tyres and brakes are very expensive to replace.
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On the plus side, strong residuals are a plus for private buyers.
What's more, when compared to some more exotic two-seater sports cars with similar performance, the RS6 could be justified as something of a bargain. That's because the extra practicality could mean it's all the car you'll ever need, while the sports car owner will likely have to buy a family run-around too.
Insurance groups
No surprises here - the Audi RS6 Avant falls into the top insurance group - 50. Budget for big annual premiums.
It's unlikely you'll be in line for a significant discount when buying an RS6, so even though it's a solid performer on the depreciation front you're going to take a big cash hit at resale time.
With a predicted residual value of around 45 per cent after three years and 30,000 miles, it's going to be a sobering experience whatever happens. Even more so if you've piled on the expensive options up front, so make sure you really want all those bells and whistles...
Interior, design and technology
The RS6's lines are incredibly aggressive and give the low-slung estate serious presence on the road. Audi's designers have enhanced the standard A6 Avant's lines with a deep, tarmac-skimming front bumper, huge, flared wheelarches and 20-inch alloy wheels. Even with more understated paintwork, it demands serious attention.
A crease running back from the headlamps follows the shallow window line to the rear, giving the body a more menacing look. Meanwhile, at the rear there's a pair of fat tailpipes and a gloss-black bumper insert.
Audi has made the RS6's light signature very distinctive – the car gets LED headlamps with a sharp running light design that's reflected in the tail-lamps. There are also LED indicators that sweep in the direction you're turning. Together, this makes the Audi easily recognisable in the dark.
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Like the exterior styling, the interior design is very precise and crisp, with lots of high-quality materials covering the dashboard and doors. You sit low down in the Audi's deep bucket seats, while the dash wraps around with a sweeping profile that incorporates the neat pop-out multimedia screen and, lower down on the centre console, the climate controls.
As you'd expect from an Audi, refinement and quality are brilliant. All the controls feel solid and expensive, while touches like the RS dials, aluminium pedals, extra carbon-fibre trim detailing and diamond seat stitching give the interior a proper sporty feel.
At £78,040, you'd expect the RS6 to be packed with kit, and Audi delivers as there are plenty of gadgets on offer. LED headlamps, cruise control, nav and heated seats are all standard, but a reversing camera and keyless go are optional.
Sat-nav, stereo and infotainment
The Audi RS6 comes with MMI Navigation Plus, which is a HD-based system with a topographical/3D map display. The navigation system works well and is easy to control using the rotary metal wheel behind the gearlever, but this interface definitely feels a generation older than the new TFT display in the latest Audis - like the latest TT - that replaces the dials with a digital screen. This upgrade would improve the RS6's interior even further.
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The standard audio set-up is a BOSE surround sound system with 14 speakers and 600 watts, but for the princely sum of £6,300 you can upgrade to a 1200 watt system by Bang & Olufsen.
Practicality, comfort and boot space
Ever since Audi revealed the Porsche-tuned RS2 in 1994, it has been leading the way with its lightning-quick estate cars that match practicality with supercar performance and the latest RS6 is no exception. Based on the practical A6 Avant there's no shortage of space for luggage, while a deep glovebox, large door bins and an array of useful cubbies boost the Audi's family-friendly cabin.
There's no saloon option - you could consider the RS7 Sportback if you don't want an estate - and the car is a full five-seater.
The Audi RS6 is a big car, measuring almost five metres nose-to-tail - very similar to the BMW 5 Series Touring. The Audi's 4,979mm length is matched by girth of 1,936mm, so you might want to splash out £1,310 on the Parking Pack Advanced, which brings automated self-steering parking and an array of cameras for an all-round picture of your surroundings.
Leg room, head room & passenger space
Front seat comfort is exemplary in the Audi RS6, and rear passengers have plenty of room to lounge around too - although the large transmission tunnel gets in the way for passengers sitting in the middle seat.
Headroom in the rear is better than the A6 saloon, and there are ISOFIX child seat mounts fitted as standard.
While the RS6's 565-litre boot is roomy and well-shaped, it trails the Mercedes E63 Estate's spacious luggage area by a significant 130 litres. Folding the Audi's rear bench flat gives you a healthy 1,680-litre load space - although this is still 265 litres shy of the E63's. However, there is the option of a useful load-securing system, plus a standard-fit powered tailgate and handy netted storage bin.
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There's a £625 Convenience Pack which adds a reversible floor mat for the load bay plus a fixings set for the internal rail system with a telescopic pole and straps for dividing the luggage area. It also comes with a 'through load' facility in the seat back for longer items, complete with a removable ski bag.
Reliability and Safety
Audi came in with a 13th-place finish in our Driver Power 2015 satisfaction survey, which is one place worse than the year before, but not a terrible result considering there were 32 manufacturers represented in the survey.
However, when the survey's focus turned to the brand's perceived Reliability, Audi fared considerably worse with a 23rd place ranking – although that was only one place behind BMW, and actually three places ahead of Mercedes-Benz.
Audi dealers didn't fare very well either, coming a lowly 25th out of 32 – or 26th when judged on 'Helpfulness and Attitude', which suggests a reality that's somewhat at odds with the premium aspirations of the brand's marketing.
Still, the RS6 is based on Audi's regular A6 model, which we've heard no horror stories about, and because it's using a lot of proven tech from across the range, the RS6 shouldn't be unreliable.
Euro NCAP hasn't crash tested the estate yet, but the standard A6 was awarded a five-star rating back in 2011. Adult occupant safety was rated at 91 per cent, child occupant safety at 83 per cent, and pedestrian safety at 41 per cent. The BMW 5 Series tested the year before rated 95 per cent, 83 per cent and 78 per cent, while the latest Jaguar XF scored 92 per cent, 84 per cent and 80 per cent in 2015.
With differences between the A6 saloon and Avant/estate variants being relatively marginal from a front and side impact perspective, we'd expect the RS6 to perform similarly to the saloon in tests. And with safe six airbags and stability control as standard and Audi's £2,100 Assistance Pack on offer – featuring adaptive cruise control, pre-sense plus with braking assistance and active lane assist – the spec list is reassuring too.
Audi offers a three year/60,000 mile warranty on all its cars, but the mileage cap only kicks in during year three – in other words the first two years cover includes unlimited mileage.
For £560 you can boost cover to four years/75,000 miles, and for £1,335 you can extend it further to five years/90,000 miles.
The RS6 has different servicing schedules that are mileage dependent. If you drive less than 10,000 miles with lots of city driving and short journeys, you'll need annual oil changes and biennial inspections. High mileage drivers will have variable oil change schedules up to a maximum of 19,000 miles/2 years, and they'll still need the biennial inspections.
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Row 2: J Vannest, T Arthur, R Arya, A Hershey
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Our Comprehensive Neuromuscular Care Center continues to be a center of excellence for the coordinated care of patients with pediatric neuromuscular disorders, especially Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). More than 80 percent of our DMD patients travel here from other states and nations, including some from as far as Russia and Ireland. We also have become world-class experts in caring for patients with dystrophinopathy. Meanwhile, our new "one stop" interdisciplinary neuromuscular clinic brings specialists from as many as nine different fields to one location to serve our patients with multi-system needs.
We participate in ongoing industry-sponsored clinical trials as well as in a transcriptomics and proteomics study in DMD. This has been attained through training of residents and fellows and collaboration with multiple divisions, including endocrinology, cardiology and radiology.
Our Headache Center, formed 16 years ago, continues to grow in the management, treatment and understanding of headaches in children, adolescents and young adults. Our multidisciplinary outpatient clinic, acute treatment center, young adult headache program and a focused inpatient service provide the basis for the research and educational activities, including an UCNS-certified Headache Medicine fellowship. Our research highlights from the past year include an NIH-sponsored study that demonstrated significant effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy in a multidisciplinary care model of the treatment of chronic migraine that is comparable to pharmaceutical treatment in adults. We also are comparing the effectiveness of amitriptyline and topiramate in the prevention of pediatric and adolescent migraine (CHAMP) study with significant collaborative effort from Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, the Center for Clinical and Translation Research and the Department of Biostatistics and Clinical Trials Statistical and Data Management Center at the University of Iowa.
Tuberous Sclerosis Program is the World's Largest
Our Tuberous Sclerosis Program, now designated a Center of Excellence, is the largest in the world and the only one that manages every aspect of the disorder in both adults and children. We receive increasing numbers of national and international referrals because our program conducts leading-edge research while offering unique social and emotional support to patients and families, such as our TSC summer camp, the first and only one of its kind. Research conducted or led by our physicians has resulted in 15 peer-reviewed publications over the past year. We also have launched an NIH-sponsored, multisite, national study to continue to improve care for children with TSC.
We previously showed differences in neural activation during language processing in adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome in comparison with typically developing individuals matched for chronological age. We now show that activation in the adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome differs significantly in magnitude and spatial extent when compared with both chronological and mental age-matched typically developing control groups during a story listening task. These results provide additional support for an atypical pattern of functional organization for language processing in this population.
Reference: Jacola LM, Byars AW, Hickey F, Vannest J, Holland SK, Schapiro MB. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of story listening in adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome: evidence for atypical neurodevelopment. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, in press.
ADHD/ Tourette Syndrome: We have two ongoing NIH-funded studies of motor cortex physiology as a biomarker of behavioral control impairments and of pharmacological treatment responses in ADHD.
Neuroplasticity: Long Term Potentiation/Depression: Dr. Steve Wu has led a series of exciting studies piloting new methods of using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to study long term potentiation and long term depression in motor cortex.
Tourette Syndrome Genetics: We are a site in a new, international, NIMH funded collaborative study of genetics of Tourette Syndrome.
Clinical Trials in Tourette Syndrome: We just completed a phase 2a study of a new pharmacological treatment for Tourette Syndrome, and we are participating in an ongoing study.
The TSC Center, led by Drs. Franz and Dr. Krueger, has seen considerable expansion in both clinical care and research projects in 2013, building on similar successes of 2012. In 2013 alone, two major NIH-funded research studies and one major multicenter phase III clinical trial were officially launched. Major publications by the group included manuscripts in high-impact journals such as Lancet, Annals of Neurology, PlosOne, and Chest.
The Comprehensive Epilepsy Center discoveries ranged the entire spectrum from clinical trials results through epilepsy surgical evaluation techniques to animal models of epileptogenesis. In the ongoing NIH funded Childhood Absence epilepsy study, 12-month outcome data from the double blind portion of the study confirmed that ethosuximide is the optimal initial empirical monotherapy for CAE and established this study as the first randomized controlled trial meeting International League Against Epilepsy criteria for class I evidence for any type of generalized seizure in adults or children. In addition, this study reported the EEG characteristics of untreated Childhood Absence Epilepsy along with the associations between specific EEG findings and baseline measure of attention and short term outcome. The surgical epilepsy team identified that ictal high-frequency oscillations are commonly seen with intracranial EEG and have localizing value. Complete resection of the high-frequency oscillations region was a favorable prognostic indicator for surgical outcome. Lastly, using a transgenic mouse model, the epilepsy basic scientists discovered that deletion of PTEN from postnatally generated dentate granule cells led to hyperactivation of the mTOR pathway and subsequent spontaneous seizures, confirming that these abnormal dentate granule cells can cause epilepsy.
Neuroimaging of Childhood Apraxia of Speech,
Cincinnati MR Imaging of Neural Development-(C-MIND study)
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