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Food TV News: Rachael Ray's New Show, Roy Choi
Here's a quick little food TV update this morning. First, we learn that EVOO queen herself Rachael Ray is getting a new show called 3 in a Bag (insert your jokes here) that will debut in 2014. The concept has Ray cooking three meals out of ingredients that fit into one grocery bag (not including pantry items like butter, garlic, mustard, etc.). Ray is known for time/money-related cooking gimmicks like 30-Minute Meals, $40 a Day and Week in a Day, and it seems like this one is no exception. [FNG]
Also of note, Kogi truck inventor/LA restaurateur Roy Choi will appear on Sundance's Dream School this Monday, October 28, at 10 PM ET/PT. Noting the disappearance of "home ec" instruction in today's schools, Choi proceeds to mentor the at risk students on cooking and nutrition. You can download a clip of the episode here.

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Director Abhishek Kapoor, who is all set with his next release, Kai Po Che, produced by UTV Motion Pictures, is now ready with a new formula to launch fresh talent. The director, who made his debut with Rock On!! (2008), is apparently looking for new talent, and he has come up with a cool idea to find it.
A source close to the director reveals, "Abhishek is starting work on his next project (he's currently in to talks with Balaji Motion Pictures and UTV Motion Pictures) and will be putting up a page on Facebook, where people can send in applications."
When we asked Abhishek about this, he says, "Yes, it is true. I am looking to rope in new talent in different departments, right from actors to technicians and script writers. If someone has a great idea or is a great performer and is new in the industry with no foothold, then I want to work with them as I have seen the hunger and the passion that debutants have."
Abhishek introduced Farhan Akhtar as an actor in Rock On!! and is launching Sushant Singh Rajput in Kai Po Che. "I'm proud to have worked with these youngsters who are a powerhouse of talent, says Abhishek.
He adds, "It would be great if directors like Anurag Basu, Rajkumar Hirani and Imtiaz Ali introduce new stars in their movies. We could change the dynamics of the Indian film industry forever."


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State police say they found more than 100 meth labs last year, double the number the year before.
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Jason Smith, owner of Tiki Pug Music, is concerned that a new law could put him out of business.
Smith primarily sells his wares — miscellaneous items including T-shirts, CDs and lingerie — on eBay and Amazon. He started selling online 17 years ago, "back when eBay was so small I actually looked at everything that was being sold online."
For years, Smith made extra money that way off and on. Eventually, he quit his "real job" at a Las Vegas hot tub store where he delivered tubs to customers, pursuing his online entrepreneurship instead.
Now, he operates two online stores via eBay and Amazon and runs his recently opened storefront at the Sin City Antique Mall.
Smith, with a business partner, also runs Thrifting with the Boys, a Facebook group that teaches people to shop in thrift stores and make money selling their finds online. The group has about 4,000 followers, including a contingent of retirees. Because of its success, eBay has hired the duo to speak at conferences; and Smith occasionally writes how-to articles for websites.
On any given day, he has 1,100 items listed on eBay and 700 CDs for sale on Amazon. Smith sells between 200 and 400 items each month from his upstairs bedroom, where he works in his gym shorts.
"It's definitely an at-home business," Smith said.
The Marketplace Fairness Act, if enacted into law, could prevent him from growing his business, contributing to his local economy and competing with large retailers, he said.
The proposed legislation grants states the authority to compel online and catalog retailers, no matter their location, to collect sales tax at the time of a transaction. The act passed the Senate earlier this year and goes before the House this session.
"It would be really crushing," Smith said.
He said retirees who supplement their income selling online will be completely wiped out if the Internet sales tax bill goes through.
"It's a daunting task to all of a sudden have to pay attention to almost 10,000 taxing jurisdictions," he said.
The United States has 9,600 sales tax jurisdictions, because cities and counties also impose sales taxes.
Smith's Tiki Pug Music, too, may cease to exist if the law's enacted. "It would eat into my bottom line so much, who knows if I would survive," he said.
Not everyone shares Smith's view.
Brian Harge is president and CFO of Sports Entertainment Gear, a local company that sells light-up game-day shirts online. He also is general manager of Passion Parties International, through which he has dealt with collecting sales taxes in most jurisdictions.
"It is a very complicated and tedious system to navigate. The Marketplace Fairness Act is much-needed legislation to ensure that all businesses are operating on the same playing field in regards to collecting sales and use taxes," Harge said.
As for the new law affecting his startup, Sports Entertainment Gear, Harge said the company has had the legislation on its radar, and doesn't think it will have a huge effect on business.
The International Council of Shopping Centers is among those lobbying for the legislation to pass, as it represents the $2.4 trillion shopping center industry. In 2012, shopping center sales accounted for $137.6 billion in sales tax.
After the legislation passed the Senate, the International Council of Shopping Centers released this statement through its president and CEO, Michael Kercheval: "We applaud this common sense development; the Senate's vote marks a big step forward for landlords and retailers, and for fairness in general. Now ICSC will turn our attention to the House of Representatives to ensure that all retailers, online and physical, are operating by the same rules."
Centers and shops are not the only ones who stand to benefit should the bill become law, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers. States could gain some $24 billion that currently goes uncollected, according to some estimates.
Devin Wenig, president of eBay Marketplaces, has said it's inevitable that an online sales tax bill will eventually become law, but that it won't stop his company from fighting to make it fair for small businesses.
EBay, for example, is fighting for as big a sales tax exemption as possible. The company also operates a microsite, eBaymainstreet.com, set up to assist and inform small businesses about what's going on.
However, Amazon favors the legislation and has said it levels the playing field for all sellers while addressing the states' needs without federal spending.
"I think people who are in support of it are just dazzled by the dollar signs. They're not thinking about the small seller online," Smith said.
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Top Indian executives are expected to see their salaries increase by a 'modest' 9.4 per cent this fiscal as corporates continue to grapple with economic slowdown, says global consultancy Hay Group.
The projected average hike in compensation is much lower than the double-digit increase—around 11 per cent—seen in the previous year.
"The compensation of CEO's and their (companies) is said to increase by a modest 9 per cent and 9.4 per cent, respectively, in the current financial year," Hay Group India rewards practice leader Shridhar Ganesan said.
In the next fiscal (2013-14), the compensation of Indian CEO's and top executives is projected to be around 8.9 per cent and 9 per cent, respectively, he said.
"The economic turbulence is having a cascading effect on executive compensation," Ganesan said.
The findings are part of the 'Top Executive Compensation Report', released today, that covered 158 organisations operating in India. The salary trend are for Indian and non-promoter CEO's.
Incentives—both short-term and long-term—make up for 30-44 per cent of the overall executive compensation mix. According to Hay Group, there is a trend of increase in external recruitment of CEO's in evolving sectors such as retail and basic resources.
"Impatience for business results has led to recruitment of ready-made CEO's and is one of the reasons for variance in the compensation multiplier across sectors," Ganesan said.
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A number of celebrities have descended on Toronto to attend the Toronto International Film Festival.
Carey Mulligan was looking as adorable as ever at a press conference for her film "Never Let Me Go", in which she co-stars with Keira Knightley. Have you read the book?
Ryan Reynolds is also in town. He's promoting his film "Buried". I'm still not sure if I'll be able to watch that one without feeling claustrophobic! I'm sure I'll still try. 😉
Hilary Swank, Juliette Lewis, Sam Rockwell, and Minnie Driver attended a press conference for their upcoming film "Conviction". I don't know if things weren't going well at the event or what, but in every single shot in this photo set they all look unhappy and agitated. The one of Hilary smiling is the lone happy shot.
James McAvoy was spotted leaving the Windsor Arms Hotel, graciously posing for photos with fans. James is promoting "The Conspirator" at the festival. He co-stars with Evan Rachel Wood, Justin Long, and Alexis Bledel.
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Lately Oli and I have become quite fond of pulling on our hiking boots and taking an afternoon stroll around the mountains. There are so many incredible walking trails and we intend on seeing each and every one of them. I love how each day the mountains look entirely different to the day before, my favourite days are the misty moody ones when everything looks mysterious and eerie. You can see Leura Cascades in some of these photos, one day soon we're going to fill our rucksacks full of snacks and hike all the way down to the bottom of the falls.
I had to giggle when I saw the seventh photograph, if you look closely you'll spy a tiny fly perched on my back. Its strange, after being overseas for a year I thought the presence of these tiny winged critters would serve as a constant annoyance upon our return. However, they are so ingrained in the Australian way of life that I hardly notice them, I simply issue a quick Aussie Salute and get on with my day.
Our little mountain cottage is coming along nicely. This week we not only acquired a kettle, two handsome houseplants and enough earthenware to last a lifetime, but perhaps the most exciting addition for me, a brand new industrial sewing machine. The hardest part of living on the road had to be the inability to whip up a frock whenever I felt the desire, I am so excited to get back into the swing of things. In the coming weeks I'll be reopening my etsy shop and sharing some brand new designs with you!


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The Oconee County Library Friends will host the annual Family Fun Day 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the library in Watkinsville.
The event features ponies, a petting zoo, moonwalk, bubble blowing, jewelry making, face tattoos and a magic show.
The day kicks off the Summer Reading Program and The Friends will also begin collecting books for the annual book sale. The event is free. For more information, call (706) 769-3950.


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The Fairfield Woods Branch Library is now home to a freshly-planted vegetable garden, courtesy of the many preschool helpers that attending our Garden storytime and planting event on Friday, June 6. Stop by the Fairfield Woods Branch this summer and watch our garden grow……….and maybe if you're lucky, it will be time to pick some peas, beans, or other yummy vegetables!
Thank you to Amie Guyette Hall, certified Square Foot Garden educator, for her efforts in bringing this to "fruition," and also to Ganim's Garden Center in Fairfield for their generous donation of seedlings for our project.
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Barcelona police are turning away theft victims who come to report the theft of their phones. Why? The victims can't provide the stolen phones' serial numbers (duh). In three minutes, we saw three separate victims of theft prohibited from filing official police reports.
I wish we'd surveyed the rest of the victims waiting in line. Doubtless some lost wallets full of cash, but smart phones are the hot item for thieves this year, and Barcelona Police aren't going to let them inflate their theft statistics.
The more I dwell on this, the madder I get. These are a subset of victims, already upset, who bother to make the trek to the remote police station to file official reports. They need these reports for their insurance claims. But they don't have access to records of their electronic devices' serial numbers while on holiday and Barcelona Police know it.
Now, with a brand new Apple store having just opened last week, stolen-iPhone victims might be in a bit of luck if Apple will provide the information the police require. If those victims have time to go across town to the Apple store, wait for employees to access their account histories, then return to the police station. Nice vacation!
When police make it impossible to file an official theft report, they tamper with statistics. The motivation is clear: what city doesn't want lower crime stats? What city doesn't want to show the effectiveness of its police department?
And what city desperately needs to show lower pickpocketing statistics than Barcelona? I get it.
Three stolen-iPhone victims in three minutes. Let's extrapolate on the conservative side and say three in ten minutes. That's 18 an hour, or what, 200 a day? More? Fewer? Impossible to say but "a lot" would be accurate. Police translators are only on duty ten hours a day, if I remember correctly, so reports from foreigners would be concentrated during those hours. I believe 200 smart-phone theft victims showing up each day at the Mossos d'Esquadra (Barcelona's Catalan police station) is conservative. That's 200 reports of theft not filed. Per day.
I didn't consider this possibility when I wrote 6,000 Thefts Per Day on Barcelona Visitors. Granted, smart phones weren't the hot target they are today. But I knew that Barcelona Police had other methods to thwart the filing of theft reports: limited hours of available translators; bouncing victims from one police station to another, demanding they come back in a few hours… Still, numbers in the hundreds of thousands are admitted by Barcelona Police as reports successfully filed by pickpocket and bag snatch victims.
We know we can't trust those numbers. The police admit to 9,000 violent muggings in the first ten months of 2011. That's 30 per day. And 2,000 bag-snatches in the same period—6 per day. But how many pickpocketings? How many other thefts? And how many people bother or try to file police reports? And of those, how many succeed?
I know—I've got far more questions than answers. I will revisit the police station in a few weeks and report back.
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As a Barcelona native, this is known. Doesn't make it any less shocking though.
A few observations.
1. Local mobile networks stopped subsidising mobile handset purchases this year. That means the cost of the loss for a victim and the value of the gain for the perpetrator is considerably more in 2012 than it was in 2011.
2. There's a new Apple shop open, as you mention, in Placa Catalunya. It's located about 30 seconds from one of the police stations where robberies can be reported. I wonder if this will result in more cross-over traffic between the two locations?
3. We're seeing a trend where stolen iPhones are finding their way to Pakistan. We've* had a number of reports of this. People who have lost the iPhones can still track them after they have been stolen. Phones usually get shut down or exported within 48 hours of robbery. We have received reports where a victim has managed to track his/her phone down to a particular building and informed the police, but the police refuse to enter the building because they don't know which specific apartment in the building is the apartment with the stolen iPhone inside. Hearteningly, we* did have one story on our site of a chap who had his iPhone stolen and he set off an built-in alarm on the phone that made it beep/ring a particular tone… an observant policeman overheard it, nabbed the thief and returned the phone.
4. There was a particularly frustrating account on our website* recently of a chap who figures he was drugged (pill in drink) in a bar and was robbed on the way back to his hotel. He was a determined individual and whilst annoyed by the police trying to put him off, he was insistent on getting his report down on paper, meaning he had to go back a number of times to them. On one occasion they had him visit the hospital to get a doctor's report of the bruises he had suffered. On another occasion they had him go to his (foreign) bank and gather all the information pertaining to attempts to extract money from his ATM card (which was stolen), and so on and so forth.
* Oh, I run a website about robbery in Barcelona. You ought to be able to click on a link accompanying this comment. [It's the excellent RobbedInBarcelona.com site. —Ed.]


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636 pages
March 2011
Fully revised coverage with the most current diagnoses and treatments for adolescents and adults living with learning and attention disorders
Reflecting the most recent and relevant findings regarding Learning Disabilities (LD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), this Second Edition of Learning and Attention Disorders in Adolescence and Adulthood provides practitioners in the fields of education and mental health with a set of practical guidelines to assist in the assessment, diagnosis, consultation, and treatment of adolescents and adults struggling with LD and ADHD. The new edition includes:
An emphasis on working from strengthsadapting to disabilities and dealing with them successfully on a daily basis
New coverage of the causes and long-term implications of LD and ADHD in adolescents and adulthood
New chapters on treatment effectiveness; building resiliency and shaping mindsets; cognitive therapy; and strategic life coaching to help guide individuals with LD and ADHD
Contributions from leading researchers, including Noel Gregg, Russell Barkley, Kevin Antshel, and Nancy Mather
Drawing on evidence-based techniques to meet the pragmatic demands for intervention, the Second Edition guides school psychologists, counselors, and educators in promoting positive change for adolescents and adults with LD and ADHD as they strive for success in school, work, and home settings.
Table of Contents
PART I: Background.
1 The Changing Face of LD and ADHD in Late Adolescence and Adulthood (Sam Goldstein and Melissa DeVries).
2 Learning Disabilities in Childhood (Sam Goldstein).
3 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Childhood (Sam Goldstein and Melissa DeVries).
4 Adults with Learning Disabilities: Barriers and Progress (Noel Gregg).
5 Children with ADHD Grown Up (Kevin M. Antshel and Russell Barkley).
PART II: Assessment.
6 Assessment of Cognitive and Neuropsychological Processes (Jack A. Naglieri and Sam Goldstein).
7 Assessment of Academic Achievement (Nancy Mather and Annmarie Urso).
8 Assessment of Psychiatric Status and Personality Qualities (J. Russell Ramsay, Bradley M. Rosenfield, and Lofton H. Harris).
9 Integration and Formulation of Data (Sam Goldstein and Melissa DeVries).
10 Legal Rights and Qualification Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (Peter S. Latham and Patricia H. Latham).
PART III: Treatment.
11 Overview of Current Treatment Protocols (Sam Goldstein).
12 Treatment Effectiveness for LD and ADHD (Anastasia L. Betts).
13 Building Resilience by Shaping Mindsets (Robert B. Brooks).
14 Using Neurocognitive Psychotherapy for LD and ADHD (Carol Ann Robbins and Judith M. Glasser).
15 Strategic Coaching for LD and ADHD (Nancy Ratey and Jodi Sleeper-Triplett).
16 College Programs and Services (Kevin Hills and Ian Campbell).
17 Classroom and Instructional Strategies (Robert J. Volpe, R. Julius Anastasio, and George J. DuPaul).
18 Medications Affecting Behavior and Learning (Anthony L. Rostain).
19 Vocational Programs and Practices (Rob Crawford).
20 Lifestyle and Family Issues (Arthur L. Robin).
Author Index.
Subject Index.
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10/18/2012 - South Side Leader
To the editor:
As a voter, one must consider what is best for our country as both political parties claim the quality of our nation depends upon whom we vote for and the policies they endorse.
Some claim that the less government we have, the better for all of us. But government is not necessarily bad. A compassionate citizen believes in conserving the health of our countrymen and women, our water resources and air quality. Also, it requires safeguarding our food supply, our lives at home and elsewhere. Our workers need job protection from "coolie wages" within and beyond our borders. Our fishing industry needs regulation so that it does not over-fish salmon, tuna and cod, to name a few. This requires regulation by the United States and the United Nations. Even some Republicans feel that Wall Street bankers need oversight to prevent their gambling with other people's money for their own personal gain.
The outcome of our Nov. 6 elections will influence the quality and fiber of our nation. Will we have more freedom from our corporations to be rid of regulations that they don't want? The insurance corporate industry wants to take over Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Never mind that their premiums would cover the cost of CEOs making far more than the $400,000 per year paid our president.
The fabric of our nation depends on quality education in public schools, universities and libraries. This election may determine whether we might lure back some of these teachers, librarians, nurses, police and firemen who have been curtailed, especially in Ohio and some other states. These are some of the people that certain politicians consider big government. The same legislators promote spending as much on our armed forces as do all the other countries combined when we do not have any powerful enemy nation. The money saved could be spent on beneficial programs that were cut federally and statewise.
Big oil and coal industry leaders can no longer convince us that there is no global warming, but they still claim that it is not largely made by burning fossil fuels. This is despite the fact that virtually all scientists not on their payrolls confirm that global warming is largely man-made. Too many Congress people are paid off by these fossil [fuel] people.
We need to elect candidates who will not be beholden to corporate pressures and who would not be afraid to tax those who could easily afford it to permit adequate services for the benefit of all citizens.
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* U.N. Security Council divided over Syria sanctions threat
* Planned vote delayed until Thursday after Annan request
* Western diplomats say Russia not engaging in negotiations
(Adds comment from U.N. chief Ban)
* U.N. Security Council divided over Syria sanctions threat
* Planned vote delayed until Thursday after Annan request
* Western diplomats say Russia not engaging in negotiations
(Adds comment from U.N. chief Ban)
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, July 18 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security
Council delayed until Thursday a vote on a Western-backed
resolution that threatens Syrian authorities with sanctions and
is aimed at ending the 16-month conflict, diplomats said on
International envoy Kofi Annan earlier had requested that
the vote, which was planned for later on Wednesday, be postponed
because he wanted to "ensure all efforts were made for U.N.
Security Council to speak with one voice and agree on concerted
pressure," Britain's U.N. mission said on Twitter.
"We will be voting tomorrow morning," Britain's U.N.
Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant told reporters on Wednesday.
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon urged the council to "shoulder its
responsibility and take collective and effective action."
"Time is of the essence. The Syrian people have suffered for
too long. The bloodshed must end now," Ban said in a statement.
The 15-member Security Council needs to decide the future of
a U.N. observer mission in Syria before its mandate expires on
Friday. The council approved the mission's deployment to monitor
a failed April 12 ceasefire under Annan's six-point peace plan.
But the permanent five veto-wielding members of the Security
Council -- the United States, Russia, Britain, China and France
-- are divided over whether stronger action should be taken.
Britain, the United States, and France, along with Germany,
want the council to threaten Syria's President Bashar al-Assad
and his government with sanctions in a bid to halt the violence,
but Russia and China are against such a move.
Russia, a key ally of Syria, has refused to engage in
negotiations on the Western-backed resolution that would extend
the U.N. observer mission in Syria for 45 days and place Annan's
peace plan under Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter, diplomats say.
Chapter 7 allows the council to authorize actions ranging
from diplomatic and economic sanctions to military intervention.
U.S. officials, however, have said they are talking about
sanctions on Syria, not military intervention.
"We had a useful discussion but I wouldn't call it a
negotiation," U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice told reporters after
further talks between the permanent five members. When asked if
she expected any new proposals from Russia, she said: "No."
Russia has said it would block the Western-backed resolution
because it does not believe it should be placed under Chapter 7.
Russia and China have already twice vetoed U.N. Security Council
resolutions designed to pressure Assad to halt the violence.
"A possible vote has been postponed until tomorrow," said
Russia's U.N. envoy Vitaly Churkin, without commenting further.
Russia has also put forward a resolution to extend the U.N.
mission for 90 days, but it does not contain a threat of
sanctions. It was not clear when or if Russia planned to put its
draft resolution to a vote.
"We have very clearly told our Russian and Chinese friends
'we are ready to negotiate,' French U.N. Ambassador Gerard Araud
told reporters. "The framework is well defined, it's a Chapter 7
resolution with a threat of sanctions."
The Western-backed draft resolution specifically threatens
Syrian authorities with sanctions if they do not stop using
heavy weapons and withdraw troops from towns and cities within
10 days of adoption by the Security Council.
"We want to give diplomacy a chance, but of course there has
to be meaningful engagement on the side of Russia and China with
our resolution," Germany's U.N. Ambassador Peter Wittig said.
"Syria is sliding into chaos. We have been warning about
such a development all along. The responsibility for that
development falls squarely with the Assad regime," he said.
A suicide bomber killed Syria's defense minister and two
other top military officials in Damascus on Wednesday, security
sources said, the worst blow to Assad's high command during the
"We condemn all kinds of terrorist actions," China's U.N.
Ambassador Li Baodong told reporters, adding that he hoped the
council could reach consensus on what action to take on Syria.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban also condemned the attack and
said he was alarmed at the intensifying violence in Syria.
Ban was also "concerned about reports of the continued use
of heavy weapons by the Syrian security forces, including in the
Damascus area, against civilians, despite repeated government
assurances that such weapons would be withdrawn."
(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Paul Simao and
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The goals of this proposal are full molecular and biochemical characterization of the human Dot1 complex and the human AFF4 complex, and molecular identification of how the components of their complexes contribute to the pathogenesis of hematological malignancies. Epigenetic modifications play a vital role in the regulation of transcription and gene expression. Therefore, it is not surprising that enzymes and molecular machineries engaged in epigenetic modifications have been linked to the pathogenesis of human malignances. Dot1, is a Histone Methyltransferase (HMTases) capable of methylating lysine 79 of histone H3 (H3K79) marking the elongation stage of transcription by RNA Polymerase II. Dot1 was recently reported to interact with AF10, one of the fusion partners of MLL involved in the pathogenesis of leukemia. Direct fusion of Dot1 to MLL also results in the immortalization of myeloid progenitor cells and this immortalization activity depends on the H3K79 HMTase function of Dot1. To learn more about the molecular role of Dot1 in leukemia pathogenesis, we have recently biochemically isolated a novel macromolecular complex containing the human Dot1. Therefore, Specific Aim 1 of this application is focused on the identification of the components of the human Dot1 complex using biochemical and mass spectrometric methods. Once fully identified, we plan to generate reagents such as antibodies and cell lines expressing tagged versions of the components of the complex to study how these subunits associate within the Dot1 complex with the ultimate goal of reconstituting a catalytically active Dot1 complex in vitro. Since H3K79 methylation by Dot1 contributes to the pathogenesis of leukemia, a full understanding of its molecular and enzymatic properties will allow us to better define how misregulation of its activity results in the pathogenesis of leukemia. With a possible role for the RNA polymerase II elongation complex in the MLL translocation- based leukemia, we have recently demonstrated that AFF4, and several of the known RNA polymerase II elongation factors are shared components of many of the MLL-chimeras. Therefore, the Specific Aim 2 is focused on the biochemical isolation and molecular characterization of the human AFF4 complex. In this aim of the application, we will identify the gene targets of AFF4 and the members of its complex in leukemic cell lines and in primary cells from patients suffering from MLL translocation-based leukemia. Studies proposed under Aim 2 of the proposal will be instrumental in defining the role of transcriptional elongation control in the regulation of gene expression and how the misregulation of such activity will result in the pathogenesis of childhood leukemia. Data obtained as the result of the implementation of the above proposed two aims will not only have a fundamental impact on our understanding on the regulation of the elongation stage of transcription by the Dot1 and AFF4 complexes, but also will be instrumental for an understanding of the role these factors play in the pathogenesis of MLL translocation-based hematological malignancies, and how such pathways could be used for targeted therapeutics of leukemia caused by MLL-translocations.
The focus of this application is on a group of proteins (MLL1, Dot1, and AFF4), which are involved in the pathogenesis of childhood leukemia. We plan to characterize the biochemical, molecular and enzymatic properties of these factors and generate small molecule inhibitor of their activities with the hope that they can be used for targeted therapeutics of translocation-based leukemia.
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Herz, Hans-Martin; Morgan, Marc; Gao, Xin et al. (2014) Histone H3 lysine-to-methionine mutants as a paradigm to study chromatin signaling. Science 345:1065-70 |
Smith, Edwin; Shilatifard, Ali (2013) Transcriptional elongation checkpoint control in development and disease. Genes Dev 27:1079-88 |
Hu, Deqing; Smith, Edwin R; Garruss, Alexander S et al. (2013) The little elongation complex functions at initiation and elongation phases of snRNA gene transcription. Mol Cell 51:493-505 |
Lin, Chengqi; Garruss, Alexander S; Luo, Zhuojuan et al. (2013) The RNA Pol II elongation factor Ell3 marks enhancers in ES cells and primes future gene activation. Cell 152:144-56 |
Luo, Zhuojuan; Lin, Chengqi; Guest, Erin et al. (2012) The super elongation complex family of RNA polymerase II elongation factors: gene target specificity and transcriptional output. Mol Cell Biol 32:2608-17 |
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TUESDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Most teens don't get enough sleep, putting them at greater risk for a slew of unhealthy behaviors, from physical inactivity to fighting, according to a new U.S. study.
The study findings also showed that sleep-deprived teens were more likely to seriously consider attempting suicide, the researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
For the study, the investigators analyzed the results of a 2007 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey of high school students who were polled about their sleep habits. The survey found that nearly 70 percent of the teens were not getting the National Sleep Foundation's recommended eight or more hours of sleep on week nights.
The research also revealed that the students who said they got less than eight hours of sleep on school nights were more likely to engage in behaviors that put their health at risk, including:
The survey showed there was no association between lack of sleep and watching three or more hours of television daily among the teens.
"Many adolescents are not getting the recommended hours of sleep they need on school nights. Insufficient sleep is associated with participation in a number of health-risk behaviors including substance use, physical fighting and serious consideration of suicide attempt," Lela McKnight-Eily, of the CDC's division of adult and community health, said in an agency news release.
"Public health intervention is greatly needed, and the consideration of delayed school start times may hold promise as one effective step in a comprehensive approach to address this problem," McKnight-Eily added.
The research was released online in advance of print publication in the journal Preventive Medicine.
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Department Of Homeland Security Drone Crashes Into Pacific
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Homeland Security Department drone has crashed off the coast of Southern California.
Customs and Border Protection says the drone was being flown on a border security mission when a mechanical problem developed about 20 miles southwest of San Diego. Spokesman Mike Friel says the crew operating the drone from Texas decided to crash it in the ocean.
The $18 million surveillance drone was one of 10 that Homeland Security uses to patrol the border with Mexico. It was just one of two Predator B drones equipped with radar specifically designed to be used over the ocean.
Friel said the cause of the mechanical failure is unknown.
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Like every generation of gaming, the Xbox 360/PS3/Wii era saw the introduction of number of new, innovative gameplay mechanics. Some of these ideas still hold up well, but others probably should be driven out to the country and left by the side of the road as the eighth-generation of gaming gets into full swing.
Here are six trends that defined the last generation of gaming, but hopefully won't dominate the PS4, Xbox One and Wii U…
Free Running
Simply run at a structure and suddenly you're scaling it like Spider-Man — it's easy to see why people were exciting by free running when it was first introduced in Assassin's Creed. It was okay if it felt kind of clunky, and that you'd often find yourself stuck or dropping off the side of a building to your doom. They'd fix that in later games!
Except they never really did. Six-and-a-half years after the release of Assassin's Creed, I've yet to encounter a free-running system that truly feels like the free-flowing experience I was promised. Instead it's always a start-and-stop thing — you get a good run going for a few seconds, but then you hit a figurative or literal brick wall, or accidentally leap off a roof into a cluster of enemies.
"But they just need more time to smooth out the kinks!" you say, "It'll work some day!"
I'm not so sure. Frankly, I think free running may be fundementally broken. The idea, in theory, is that the system is supposed to feel liberating, but it's anything but. You feel weighed down — like you're glued to every surface. A traditional "push the A button to jump" approach actually feels much more liberating. Turns out covering every structure in your game in Velcro just isn't that fun.
Cover-based Shooting
Much like free running, it's easy to see why cover-based shooting initially wowed people. Up until Gears of War, the shooter hadn't been a particularly deep genre. You ran around and tried to put more bullets into your enemies than they put into you, which was fun, but I don't blame people for thinking maybe the genre was capable of something more.
Cover-based shooting gives the impression that your shooter has a greater level of depth and strategy to it, but in most cases it's just an illusion. Most games that rely on cover-based feel like fancy, HD remakes of Duck Hunt. You sit in one place behind a wall and wait for the ducks/nazis to pop their heads out of the grass. Cover-based shooting can perhaps still live on as one tool in the shooter toolbox, but the era of "cover-based shooter" being an entire genre has to end.
RPG Elements in Everything
Back in 2009, Cliff Bleszinski (creator of the Gears of War franchise) predicted that the future of shooters would be RPGs, and he was right. It was, apparently, also the future of action-adventure, platformers, racing games and any number of other genres. For the past five-years or so the quickest, laziest way to give your game the illusion of depth was to throw some XP and leveling into the mix.
RPGs are one of my favorite genres, but I am sick and tired of having to navigate a skill tree in every second game I play. "It's a shooter/platformer/fighting game, but it's ALSO AN RPG" impresses precisely nobody anymore. If you want to make an RPG so badly, just make an RPG.
Super X-Ray Vision
Okay, so technically super x-ray vision was first introduced two generations ago in Metroid Prime, but it was this past generation that really glommed onto the mechanic in a big way. Assassin's Creed, the Arkham series and countless other games have relied on some sort of visual filter that turns everything into a glowy wire-frame.
Super x-ray vision actually worked in Metroid Prime because those games only used it to find secrets and extras, but in games like Arkham Asylum it's so essential you may as well leave it on the whole game, which might be fine except it's visually confusing and eye-straining, so you end up having to switch back and forth constantly. Super x-ray vision is supposed to make you feel smart and perceptive, but at this point it mostly just makes my head hurt.


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2010 Audi A5 Review
This car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.New engines drop entry price, raise top-down performance.
The Audi A5 and the high-performance Audi S5 are mid-size coupes and convertibles, larger than the Audi TT. The A5 is so gorgeous it has won design awards for its looks alone. A handsome, distinctive shape identifies the A5 from virtually any angle, with flowing curves bringing musculature to sleek, aerodynamic forms and arresting light patterns. Viewed from behind there's a chance of mistaking an A5 for a British GT, but from any other angle it's unmistakably Audi.
Changes for 2010 are found under that beautiful exterior, including new engine choices.
The A5 and S5 are grand touring cars designed to cover lots of ground at high speed while coddling a pair of occupants. They seat two-plus-two; the rear seats are for the occasional adult passengers or for bringing small kids along. The A5 involves the driver physically, audibly, and mentally though never to the point of making it a chore or less than inviting. The Audi S5 can be hustled down virtually any road at a good clip. These are big cars, however, so they don't behave like small sports cars.
Audi interiors have been racking up awards for a long time and the A5 is in the same mold. It has the features expected, good ergonomics, a central interface system that won't drive you to cursing, and it's all assembled to a high standard using appropriate materials. Despite the standard all-wheel drive it also has reasonable trunk space, so you can enjoy a road trip of just about any length or destination.
The A5 delivers confidence and luxury in a package not likely to be seen at every intersection and very likely to come across as a good value. The S5 delivers more performance and luxury, at a higher price, yet still represents a good value for the money.
A5 competes with the BMW 3 Series and 6 Series coupes and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe, but the A5's style and capabilities are such that it might also be shopped against the Jaguar XK or Porsche 911. All of these are terrific cars, but only the 911 can match the Audi A5 or S5 with the availability of all-wheel drive, and with the Porsche there would be a substantially higher price. Quattro all-wheel drive comes on all A5 models.
New for 2010 is the addition to the line of a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that makes 211 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. This not only offers buyers a choice with higher fuel economy, but also at a significantly lower initial price, the lowest priced 2010 A5 is $4,700 less than the entry model for 2009. EPA fuel economy numbers for the Coupe with the four-cylinder engine and manual transmission are 22 mpg City, 30 mpg Highway, and for the Cabriolet with the four-cylinder engine, Multitronic continuously variable transmission (CVT) and front-drive, the figures are 23/30 mpg.
The 3.2-liter V6, previously the standard A5 engine, continues in the A5 Coupe but not the Cabriolet. The A5 Coupe 3.2-liter engine produces 265 horsepower and 243 pound-feet of torque and comes with the Tiptronic six-speed automatic transmission and quattro all-wheel drive; the V6 is no longer available with a manual transmission.
Also new for 2010 is the introduction of a 3.0-liter supercharged V6 with S tronic seven-speed dual-clutch transmission for the 2010 S5 Cabriolet. The 2010 Audi S5 Cabriolet features top-down motoring with 333 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque on tap. With direct injection, a two-stage intake, and dual intercoolers, the S6 Cabrio's 3.0-liter supercharged V6 is both powerful and efficient, and is EPA-rated at 17/26 mpg.
The S5 Coupe features the 4.2-liter V8, with 354 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque, and is available with a six-speed manual transmission or the Tiptronic.
Finally, there have been changes in trim levels, option packages, some features, and wheel designs for 2010.
The 2010 Audi A5 line comes in Premium, Premium Plus and Prestige trim levels. The Audi A5 Coupe 2.0T Premium ($36,000) has the 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo engine, Quattro all-wheel drive, and six-speed manual gearbox or Tiptronic automatic ($37,200). There is also an A5 Cabriolet with Front Trak front-wheel drive and continuously variable transmission ($42,000) and an A5 Cabriolet Quattro Tiptronic ($44,100).
Premium trim includes leather upholstery, leather-trimmed steering wheel and shifter, climate control, power front seats, 50/50 split-fold rear seat with pass-through, tilt/telescoping steering column, glass roof with shade, driver information center, AM/FM/CD/satellite/SD-card 180-watt 10-speaker stereo, fog lights, 18-inch wheels, heated windshield washers, cruise control, and power windows/locks/mirrors.
Premium Plus for A5 Coupe 2.0T ($39,500), A5 Cabriolet 2.0T Front Trak CVT ($45,500), and A5 Cabriolet 2.0T Quattro Tiptronic ($47,600) adds xenon headlights with LED running lights, three-zone automatic climate control, six-step heated front seats, iPod interface, Bluetooth, Homelink garage-door opener, rain-sensing windshield wipers, and automatic headlights.
Prestige trim for the A5 Coupe 2.0T ($44,300), Cabriolet Front Track CVT ($50,300), and Cabriolet 2.0T quattro Tiptronic ($52,400) adds memory for seat, mirrors and steering wheel; and advanced key system; Audi navigation; voice control for phone and navigation; and a Bang & Olufsen 14-speaker, 505-watt sound system.
The 3.2 versions have the 3.2-liter V6 engine with 265 horsepower and 243 pound-feet of torque, the Tiptronic six-speed transmission and quattro. They are available only in the Coupe body style, in Premium Plus ($44,000) and Prestige ($48,000) trim levels. Their equipment levels mimic those of the 2.0T versions.
The S5 Cabriolet is available in Premium Plus ($58,250) and Prestige ($63,950) trim levels. S5 Cabriolet is fitted with 3.0-liter supercharged V6, seven-speed S Tronic transmission and Quattro. The S5 Premium Plus and Prestige are equipped similarly to the equivalent A5 versions, but add a larger brake system, high-pressure headlight washers, and numerous interior upgrades, including steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters, brushed aluminum trim and silk Nappa leather sport seats.
The S5 Coupe has the 4.2-liter V8, with 354 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque, and is available with a six-speed manual transmission in Premium Plus ($52,400) and Prestige ($58,100) trim, or with the Tiptronic in Premium Plus ($53,600) and Prestige ($59,300). Options include a navigation system that includes rear park assist with a rear-view camera ($2,500); Drive Select ($2,950), which allows the driver to adjust engine and shock absorber damping to suit personal preferences for performance and handling; Adaptive Cruise Control ($2,100); and a Driver Assist package ($900). The Sport package ($1,450) upgrades with 19-inch wheels and tires, sport seats, and sports suspension. There are also S-line versions of the A5, which include the Sport package contents and additional trim features.
Safety gear that comes standard on all A5 and S5 models consists of two-stage driver and adaptive passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side curtain airbags, Backguard headrests, electronic stability control, ABS, EBD, all-wheel drive, and tire-pressure monitors.
The Audi A5 and S5 are arguably among the better looking cars on the road, appearing at once formal and sporting. On each side a strong character line arches over the front wheel and carries all the way to the tail, but apart from the bottom of the door and sides of the panoramic glass roof there's hardly a straight line to be found.
Proportions are classic coupe with minimal bodywork ahead of the front wheels, a substantial rear roof pillar, moderate trunk lid and a longer tail than snout. The door windows are frameless and visual strength is added by a central pillar that hides as a dark panel behind the rear side glass.
Out in the open the A5 appears larger than it really is; almost the same length as a BMW 3 Series coupe or a Mercedes CLK, which is narrower; the Audi is half a foot shorter than Jaguar's XK, BMW's 650 or Bentley's GTC and just half a foot longer than a 911, yet it comes across at least as spacious inside as any of those.
In terms of styling, the A5 is the cleanest, the S5 the most aggressive, and the A5 with S-line package splits the difference. The leading edges of the car are the inner points of the lower grilles that separate the central grille section from the lights and side grilles, much like the leading points of a manta ray. On the S5 aluminum-look trim is used at the lower edge of the grille, on the outside mirrors, and at the bottom of the rear bumper between the four exhaust outlets.
Bi-xenon headlamps give these cars that wild-animal-stalking-prey look. Crisp, white LED daytime running lamps run along the bottoms and outer edges of these headlamps, setting a higher standard for appearance and function; they can be turned off if you wish, automatically dim for use as parking lights, and are off on whichever side the turn signal is blinking for better vision of said signal. Most car companies could learn something from this design.
All wheels are five-spoke or a derivative, like the two-by-five propeller-blade shaped spokes on the S5 which use a fingered center cap to cover all the lug nuts.
The designer of the A5 calls the car the most beautiful he has ever designed. The A5 made it onto Hagerty's Hot List, so a leading insurer of collector cars believes the A5 may become more desirable over the next 20 years.
Climb into an Audi A5 and you're immediately convinced this is a driver's car, albeit a nicely finished one that you could easily see using as a daily driver. The A5 and S5 offer multiple selections of leather and trim, including different types of wood, carbon fiber, aluminum or stainless steel. Every surface has a pleasant feel, regardless of the material from which it's constructed. It is modern Teutonic luxury in the vein of multiple finishes that complement each other well, with stark efficiency or warmth determined by color choices and trim components.
The S5 cabin is done in mostly dark materials, including the woven headliner and sunshade. Lighter trim highlights the roof panel pull (it slides forward from the rear), gauge nacelles, vents, speaker grilles, and control knobs with piano black centers. The black lacquer also surrounds the primary control area aft of the shifter.
A three-spoke leather-wrapped wheel has hand grips at all the right places and just two controls on each side spoke. However, each side has a thumbwheel that serves multiple functions by scrolling up or down or pressing to click, allowing a majority of system operations to be done without removing a hand from the wheel. Oft-used controls like cruise, signals, flash-to-pass/main beams, and wipe/wash are all on handy stalks. The wheel adjusts for reach and rake with a single manual release, giving all the advantages: Proper driving position, spacing from airbag, and instrument view. The center armrest also adjusts for height and rake, so it you can use it in cruise mode and slide it out of the way for lots of shifting on winding roads.
Front seats range from very good in the A5 to excellent in the S5, and the S-line models fall in between. Any A5/S5 seat provides for hours of comfort and wiggle room while maintaining all the lateral support required to explore the car's capabilities. On the S5 the headrests are integral with the backrest and not adjustable, yet the head rest and neck protection are all in the right place and satisfactory for those well past six feet. Thigh extensions in the seat cushions let those tall drivers use more chair than just the area under their pants pockets, and there's plenty of leg room and a good dead pedal.
A fast-slide switch on the front seat backrests eases access to the rear buckets which are nicely sculpted and comfortable for most up to 5-feet, 10-inches tall. A substantial armrest folds down over central storage trays and passengers are catered to with reading lights, two speakers per side, coat hooks, outboard storage pockets, cupholders, and a pair of vents with adjustable temperature control.
To enlarge the cargo area the rear seat folds in a 50/50-split, allowing a pass-through into the passenger compartment for carrying longer items.
The driver faces a tachometer and speedometer with smaller temperature and fuel gauges outboard in the two teardrop-shaped pods; in between, there's a bank of warning lights across the top and information display in the center. This panel shows a variety of data, much of it chosen by the driver using the stalk and wheel controls; even on manual transmission cars it displays the gear selected in white and, if another gear offers the same performance on less gas, an arrow and a number for that gear in green. Night driving is further aided by deep amber illumination that offers the fastest recovery time for your eyes, smoked-lens vanity mirror lamps mounted in the roof, and shaded map lights that light your lap, not your eyes.
A well-shaded screen for the MMI (multi-media interface) is located on the center stack and angled toward the driver. The MMI controls many of the car's functions and displays navigation maps and the rear camera view. MMI has a central control knob, somewhat like BMW i-Drive and Mercedes COMAND systems. This is the third generation of MMI, and its operation has been simplified by the adoption of a joystick that's integrated into the central control knob. It has a new complete-word input capability, three-dimensional map displays and a music jukebox on the internal hard disc drive. Operating it may require a little familiarization but it is quicker and requires less button-clicking frustration than similar systems. The MMI controller is immediately behind the shifter but not accidentally hit by a resting hand or quick shift. To the left of the lever are the parking brake and Start/Stop buttons, and to the right is the volume knob; this is less than convenient in sixth gear so you'll find the steering wheel control the logical, handy choice.
Below the central screen are a pair of vents, the six-disc changer, and some simple switchgear. At the base of the console are the climate controls, with buttons to select fan speed, temperature, airflow, and seat heat and a small rotary knob to make the adjustments. Full auto mode is available, as is full manual control without any confusion.
The navigation system works as directed. Sound from the optional 505-watt, 14-speaker Bang & Olufsen stereo system is most impressive.
Outward visibility is quite good, with relatively narrow pillars and the side posts far enough rearward that they don't interfere with lane-change or close-quarter over the shoulder glances. The rear pillars are generally unnoticed, the rear window usefully large and distortion-free, and the edges of the bodywork not totally lost in the distance.
Cabin storage includes a shallow bin in the armrest, one center cupholder and a phone-sized bin adjacent, glovebox, and door pockets with beverage stands at the leading edge.
The trunk opening is larger than many two-doors and takes advantage of the trunk lid length to open well out of the way. There are four tie-down rings, a spare underneath, and 12.0 cubic feet of trunk capacity.
Driving Impression
The Audi A5 offers precise handling, feeling at times like it's on rails. The A5 lineup offers a wide choice of powertrains that significantly affect its driving character.
The 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder is smooth and powerful. It produces strong torque to propel the car quickly from intersections and up hills. More impressive is the width of the powerband, that area of engine speed that delivers maximum power. The turbocharged engine makes big torque from just off idle at 1500 rpm all the way to 4200 rpm. And from 4300-6000 rpm it delivers 211 horsepower. It will rev to 6700 rpm, but there isn't much point when you've got that much midrange power.
If long highway cruises are on your agenda the A5 with the 3.2-liter V6 scoots quickly to speed, cruises all day at elevated velocities and returns better fuel economy than the V8.
Steering is nicely weighted on the A5, and it doesn't lack feel. We classify the Audi's steering heavier than a BMW in standard mode, but lighter than a BMW in Sport mode, so it's a happy medium. At parking speeds, it is light and quick, with a respectable cut for maneuvering.
The A5 has exemplary handling characteristics. The A5 rides more smoothly than the S5 does. The suspension has no slop or wallow in it but is more compliant than that of the S5, and the A5's tires absorb bumps better.
An A5 with the S-line package is a step firmer than the standard A5, though not as sporting as the S5. The S-line is perhaps the best for enthusiasts saddled with poor roads.
Quattro, Audi's all-wheel drive system, nominally sends 40 percent of the power to the front wheels and 60 percent to the rear wheels to give dynamics related to a rear-wheel-drive car with the stability and enhanced poor weather traction of all-wheel drive. This system is always on and requires no driver action, automatically distributing propulsion in the most efficient, effective, stable manner.
The S5 comes with a V8 that starts with a deep purr, then aligns with the V6's more mechanical song in the upper revs. The gas pedal has lots of travel so the driver can fine tune how much power to apply and how quickly. The S5 is an Autobahn bruiser, its elastic well of torque set up to accelerate with authority from virtually any speed (0-60 mph in around five seconds) and it's still pulling as it is reined in electronically at 155 mph. That speed isn't useful in the American landscape but the flexibility certainly is. Where some muscle cars reach 50 or 60 mph in first gear with the engine turning 6000 rpm, the freer-revving S5 does only 65 mph in second gear at 7000 rpm. Power comes on smoothly and progressively, with plenty of torque to get you moving and a soundtrack Mozart couldn't better, rather like a muted American LeMans racing sports car, as the engine approaches its redline. At 65 mph, the engine spins 15 percent to 25 percent faster than most big V8s, so even at that speed in top gear there is useful urge in acceleration.
The S5 gearing also pays dividends around town, where motion is so effortless you can start out smoothly from a stop in second gear. The car will idle in gear quite slowly and has decent compression braking so you can crawl along in traffic, and with just the slightest forethought, rarely have to use the clutch pedal. The manual shifter feels solid and of some heft, reminding us of a front-engine Porsche and heavier than the typical BMW; it is direct, precise and never misses a gear. Indeed, the only negative aspect of driving the S5 as a daily gridlock grinder is the gas mileage.
Big brakes and sticky tires haul the S5 down from speed in a drama-free hurry, without the nose diving to the pavement or the tail standing up like a hound on alert. Designed where repeated heavy slowing from 125 mph is common, the Audi's brakes will be tested in America only on racetracks. Naturally, the latest generations of electronic brake assistants are on board, but you have to be a real poser to have them come into play.
With quattro, the S5 is able to put down all 354 horsepower in any dry conditions and a greater proportion of it in inclement conditions than would be possible without quattro. There's no tire spinning nor even a chirp as it lunges toward the horizon. With a set of narrower dedicated winter tires the only alternative that might come close is the considerably more expensive Porsche Carrera 4.
The S5 is the first recent Audi in which the differential is mounted between the engine and the transmission, taking some weight off the front wheels. The S5 splits its weight almost evenly over the front and rear wheels which, when matched with the all-wheel drive, allows each corner to do a near-equal amount of work. That translates to a car that feels less nose-heavy than before, changes directions much more crisply, minimizes body roll (just enough to know you're pushing it) and delivers inspiring confidence; indeed, we covered one stretch of wet road without putting a foot wrong as fast as we'd covered it in dry weather with a top-notch rear-wheel-drive sport sedan still prone to twitching its tail and not because of too much power. Some credit is due the 19-inch sport tires, but it is the S5's lightweight, independent suspension, good balance, and all-wheel-drive grip that let it put on such displays of composure. Even a hack of a driver can frequently motor along quite briskly without any intervention from the stability system.
Although the S5 is heavier, with its larger engine and higher feature content, than an A5, the S5 has slightly better balance. The S5 weighs nearly 4,000 pounds, though, and doesn't have quite the feeling of place-it-anywhere lightness of a BMW 3 Series coupe or Jaguar XK. This isn't a bad thing, more a demonstration of the Audi's long-distance, high-speed touring philosophy as opposed to a less-compromised sports car. The ride is never punishing, but those more expensive rides with adjustable suspension do offer a bit more compliance for the marginal surfaces of some interstates.
Adaptive headlights, on models so equipped, swivel to illuminate the road in corners by reacting to steering wheel movement. And these are among the best, as they precisely follow the wheel and don't jerk from side to side as some do, better illuminating the road than making a distracting light show. So we recommend opting for them.
The Audi A5 is an immensely capable luxury coupe, especially for those who don't travel light or cancel plans because of weather. The S5 offers the same benefits with increased performance and a firmer ride. Other cars may excel at a given quality or quantity, but few can match the overall balance of the affordable A5 or deliver the performance blend of the S5. Both offer impressively handsome styling and top-notch engineering.
G.R. Whale filed this report to NewCarTestDrive.com after his test drive of A5 and S5 models in Southern California.
Model Lineup
Audi A5 2.0T Coupe Premium manual ($36,000); 2.0T Coupe Premium Tiptronic ($37,200); 2.0T Cabriolet Premium CVT Front Trak ($42,000); 2.0T Cabriolet Premium Tiptronic ($44,100); 3.2 Coupe Premium Plus Tiptronic ($44,000); S5 3.0T Cabriolet Premium Plus ($58,250); S5 4.2 Coupe Premium Plus manual ($52,400); S5 Coupe Premium Plus Tiptronic ($53,600); S5 4.2 Coupe Prestige Tiptronic ($59,300).
Assembled In
Ingolstadt, Germany.
Options As Tested
Bang & Olufsen sound system ($850); Navigation Package with back-up camera ($2,400) includes navigation, Sirius, voice control, driver information display, rear park assist, and back-up camera.
Model Tested
Audi S5 Coupe 4.2 Premium Plus with manual ($52,400).Perfectly elegant and aggressive all at once, the A5 is Audi's two-door, four-seat luxury sports coupe. For 2010, an equally stunning Cabriolet model joins the A5 lineup, offering the additional pleasure of open-air cruising. The A5 is available in four configurations: 2.0T quattro Coupe, 3.2 quattro Coupe, 2.0T quattro Cabriolet and 2.0T FrontTrak Cabriolet. All 2.0T models are powered by a new 211-hp 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, while the 3.2 quattro Coupe gets a 265-hp 3.2-liter V6 engine; both feature FSI direct fuel injection. Transmission choices include a six-speed manual, six-speed automatic with Tiptronic and available paddle shifters, and a Multitronic CVT. The 2.0T trims are equipped with a standard Premium package that includes a power sunroof (Coupe only), 18-inch alloy wheels, leather upholstery, automatic climate control, satellite radio and an auxiliary input jack. A Premium Plus package is standard on the 3.2 trim and available on the 2.0T, adding Xenon Plus headlights, LED tail lamps, heated front seats, three-zone automatic climate control, universal garage door opener, Bluetooth wireless connectivity and an Audi Music Interface with iPod integration. Standard safety features include six airbags, four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes with brake assist, electronic stability and traction control systems, active anti-whiplash front head restraints and a tire pressure monitor. Popular options include an S line Sport Package, Bang & Olufsen audio system, voice-activated navigation and adaptive cruise control with active braking guard. For 2010, the Audi A5 carries over with minor adjustments to standard and optional equipment. A 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder joins the engine lineup, and a new Cabriolet body style is offered in both front- and all-wheel drive configurations. Safety enhancements include a new Driver Assist package with Audi Side Assist blind spot monitor and a rear backup camera.