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Professorville parking program rejected
Original post made on Jul 17, 2012
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a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 17, 2012 at 6:20 am
Definitely a first world problem. If anyone feels frustrated, remember the people in the world with REAL problems and REAL issues to worry about, then try to justify your frustration...its difficult.
"I know there are massacres going on in Syria, and my heart goes out to the thousands of children orphaned by revolution in Rwanda, but I can't find a parking spot in front of my multi-million dollar mansion.
Sometimes I have to park a block away!!"
Just a little perspective for this "problem" some may feel exists.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jul 17, 2012 at 7:48 am
James, your logic is impeccable. Whenever you have a problem, just remember the REAL problems in the world. Your driveway is blocked? Big deal. Some people have no driveways. You were burgled? Other people have it worse. Armed robbery? Shrug it off, it's worse in Africa. Your job was outsourced? Think of the jobless in Lower Slobbovia.
Unfortunately, your wonderful and exemplary logic is a useful tool for exploiters and oppressors right here in the first world. And even though parking problems don't rise to such a level, it's not an entirely bad idea to take care of the things that bother you even if they're not world shaking.
Just a little perspective...
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 17, 2012 at 7:57 am
Another expensive time wasting study??????
How about a simple pay per hour machine in every city lot?
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 17, 2012 at 8:53 am
Logic, you jumped from a minor inconvenience of not being able to park, right to ignoring violent crime and complete financial uncertainty. Definitely more major problems than not being able to park in front of your house. I'm surprised you didn't bring up murder.
I'm not talking about ALL problems, just not being able to park in front of your house, You had to stretch way too far and still missed making a salient argument contrasting the issue(and only the issue) of not being able to park in front of your house, and the fact that there are bigger problems in the world, like being robbed or laid off or..Hey! you just made my point. :)
a resident of another community
on Jul 17, 2012 at 10:32 am
Streets are, and should remain, public....period.
If you don't like living across the street from Stanford, move.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jul 17, 2012 at 10:56 am
neighbor from another community - the parking problem has nothing to do with Stanford, employees of various businesses in downtown Palo Alto use the neighboring streets as parking lots instead of paying for parking downtown. In addition, most businesses do not provide adequate parking for their employees so they are forced to park in residential neighborhoods. This problem also happens in other parts of Palo Alto where businesses deliberately do not build large enough parking lots and instead instruct their employees to park in the neighboring residential areas.
Streets are public, but in many cities there are residential parking programs to allow the residents at least some of the parking just for them. Many homes in Downtown North and Professorville are old enough that they have no off-street parking and the owners and/or residents can only park on the street. This is a particular problem for older people who can not walk far or families with small children. Simply coming home with a load of groceries should not be an ordeal where you are forced to park blocks away from your home.
Certainly there are larger problems in the world and even in Palo Alto, but this is an issue which affects people on a daily basis.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jul 17, 2012 at 10:59 am
James, are you shocked, shocked that I jumped from parking problems to crime? You would never do such a thing, I'm sure. But wait--was it you who made the giant leap from parking problems to massacres in Syria? Or was that some other James masquerading as you?
I'm so relieved that you will allow us to complain about crime, although burglary does seem inconsequential compared to a massacre or children being orphaned in Rwanda. Are you SURE you, or other illogical people, won't try to deflect our criticisms of issues by claiming they aren't REAL issues?
The salient argument here is that the technique you used to deflect people from legitimate, although small issues like parking problems can be applied to issue after issue. And, it's illogical in the extreme to make small complaints invalid because they don't meet your cockamamie standard of what constitutes a REAL issue.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jul 17, 2012 at 11:11 am
The problem is that minimum wage employees working in downtown Palo Alto are living paycheck to paycheck and the city only allows yearly or quarterly parking passes. $135 per quarter may not seem like a lot of money for many of us, but it's hard for a minimum wage employee to pay that price. The city should lower the rate and allow weekly permits to accommodate these workers and maybe the garages won't stand empty.
a resident of Professorville
on Jul 17, 2012 at 11:13 am
Council did the right thing by shooting down a proposal drafted by a few neighborhood whiners and complainers. There needs to be a more inclusive process to discuss options.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 17, 2012 at 11:21 am
Logic(Ironic name), I hope you find a resolution to this crisis. It must be a horror. Good luck and be brave.
a resident of Professorville
on Jul 17, 2012 at 11:58 am
Have you ever looked at the impacted streets? They are DENSE with parked cars. One can barely cross Bryant Street (Bike Route) at an intersection. SUVs,cars,trucks are parked right up to the corner, leaving no visibility for on-coming traffic.
Add the downtown workers to the many construction workers employed in the neighborhood, and it is definitely an impacted neighborhood.
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 17, 2012 at 12:37 pm
People will park where ever it is cheapest (money and time) but can still easily walk to their destination. It is hard to see how the proposed trial would add much information.
The only solution is to get a balance between demand and supply. Make more parking available or force people who use/own cars to leave.
The city has to restrict new construction which doesn't provide adequate parking.
The city needs to make sure existing downtown public parking is used. If every residential area surrounding downtown has parking permits something will change. If one area has residential parking permits the problem will shift to their neighbors.
a resident of Menlo Park
on Jul 17, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Kick the can on down the road.
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 17, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Homeowners who park on the street often drive that car to work in another city. Residential parking permits reduce the available spaces.
Who pays to build more parking? New building construction, workers coming to Palo Alto, or homeowners?
Low density housing seldom supports a strong mass transit solution. Downtown isn't all that bicycle friendly.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 17, 2012 at 1:11 pm
Public streets are for public parking, not for any group that feels they should get preferential treatment. I have had exactly the same problems as they are describing, it can be very frustrating but everyone can park on a public street whenever they want.
I suggets they quit whining.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 17, 2012 at 2:04 pm
Parking in that neighborhood was worse when PAMF was there. I suspect most of these residents who are complaining moved there after PAMF left, and have no idea what things were like. I read one commentator who said these residents were like people who moved next to an airport and then complained about the noise.
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 17, 2012 at 2:12 pm
Another blown Palo Alto Process. It's time for heads to roll instead of just eyes.
a resident of University South
on Jul 17, 2012 at 2:57 pm
YIMBY is a registered user.
@ Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, who wrote:
Another expensive time wasting study??????
How about a simple pay per hour machine in every city lot?......................
I agree with your suggestion.
Other cities have 10-hr meters and all-day pay lots - Palo Alto only provides 'permits', a bureaucratic morass of a program that is entirely unnecessary and only makes a bad program worse.
a resident of Mountain View
on Jul 17, 2012 at 6:56 pm
the_punnisher is a registered user.
When it comes to solving issues, Palo Alto government has a bunch of MASTER DEBATERS in office....
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 17, 2012 at 10:30 pm
USE the underground spaces!!!! for business! Have a low price in the parking under, but need some cost for it.
Certainly homeowners should be able to have FRIENDS etc. find a place to park to see friends in these areas!!!!
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 18, 2012 at 6:29 am
Why do city council members get parking spaces reserved for themselves in the parking garage? Why don't they at least have to pay for a permit? or do like the rest of us have to do, find a parking spot?
Maybe if they had to deal with the parking issue like the rest of us they would have a little more urgency and understanding of the parking problem downtown.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 18, 2012 at 7:04 am
Palo Alto has become the most inconvenient, unfriendly, unlivable cities in the immediate area. Constant issues of this nature, horrific traffic, "Me first" drivers have taken their behavior out of their cars and brought it to every day areas like grocery stores, and a down town that is a mini "Market street". Sad what it has become.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jul 18, 2012 at 12:47 pm
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The city council was right to opt for a broader solution. It is absurd to have residential streets jammed with cars from downtown; it is unfair to ask low-paid workers to pay high prices for permits. Certainly Palo Alto should make resident permits available; the only question is how big an area should be included. The thorny issue is how to help out the workers who are part of our city and should be treated fairly. Palo Alto does not have a business tax; should such a tax be used to help solve this problem?
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 18, 2012 at 1:15 pm
Rather than spending money on research spend the money to compensate those who use transit,walk a bit and leave their cars at home. For at work short trips consider renting bikes and cars.
a resident of University South
on Jul 18, 2012 at 1:28 pm
The developer of 355 Alma Street gave the city something like $125,000 to "study" this parking problem, and a similar amount to study the problem in downtown north. Keeps everyone busy, and pays for the Planning Dept. doing studies.
One suggestion to the Planning Department to study:
what happened to the 63 spaces that were the public benefit for the construction of 800 High Street? The pledge was that that huge number, 63, would solve the downtown shortage. Does the city fulfill its promises or count on everyone forgetting.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jul 18, 2012 at 2:54 pm
@Logic & @Local
walk those streets every day - even houses with no garages have driveways - is it so impossible park your ca there?
and no, the driveways are NOT blocked, but SIDEWALKS are aften are - by local residents' cars - backed down from their driveways
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jul 19, 2012 at 11:09 am
I see that the capricious thought police of Palo Alto Online struck again, and my response to James, the logician extraordinaire, was removed. Fortunately, his response, though insulting, remained. Really, the editors should learn to apply a more reasonable standard for free speech.
MadamPresident, driveways do get blocked, probably as often as sidewalks are. Regardless of these side issues, parking in Palo Alto needs to be better managed, and that's going to mean residential parking permits. Let's hope it also means help for low-paid workers who are part of Palo Alto and deserve cheap and convenient parking, as do we all.
a resident of another community
on Jul 19, 2012 at 4:05 pm
Not enough parking or too many cars? Building more parking just attracts more cars, or makes people more likely to drive, so if you want tons of parking built, you have no place complaining about the traffic.
Seriously, a study that would find out how to get more residents and workers on buses and bicycles would be more productive for all involved and would allow citizens to pollute less and keep more fit.
a resident of University South
on Jul 19, 2012 at 9:00 pm
YIMBY is a registered user.
@ schmarking:
You are absolutely correct: Providing more parking only attracts more cars.
The goal must be how to remove cars from the neighborhoods and get them into existing parking, and if possible, do as you suggest - getting them to use alternatives. I differ from what you write in that I think current auto-commuters to downtown should be offered parking downtown WITHOUT having to buy a permit.
First, eliminate designated 'permit spots' - all spots should be open to anyone.
Manage all parking with pricing - two hour spots to attract shoppers - with provisions to add two extra hours as is done in San Mateo.
Have ten hour parking that would be in the less attractive places, e.g. top floors of existing garages, and surface lots further from downtown.
The city's major problem is that it tries to manage its existing parking very ineffectively by using time-only regulations with a color-coded scheme to prevent reparking, and using permits that do the opposite of what you suggest, Schmarking, because when you buy a permit for 3-months, why would you want to pay $2 or mor for the bus, or $4 or mor for Caltrain?....One way at that?!
a resident of Professorville
on Jul 20, 2012 at 10:05 am
Two (or 5) birds with one stone:
Hire local residents to work downtown so they can walk or bike to work. Employ residents, and they will spend more right here. Employees won't have to pay to park in their own town. That makes the job more attractive without employers having to increase payroll to compensate for permit parking costs, and creates more parking for shoppers.
Can't say it often enough - Palo Alto for Palo Alto...
a resident of Green Acres
on Jul 22, 2012 at 12:29 am
BOB~ I don't know of any residents who can AFFORD to live in Palo Alto ~ those who do most all of the LOWER paying jobs....get real....!!!
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A 2nd life for the TriValley Community Foundation? We hope so
Original post made on Sep 3, 2012
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a resident of another community
on Sep 3, 2012 at 1:51 pm
TVC does not face similar problems as CVB, which hired an embezzler, or Valley Community Health Center, overspending in delivery of health care.
TVC's board is ultimately responsible for the financial health of TVC and has been during David Rice's time there. The board should be swapped out. David Rice is a man with integrity, intention, and compassion. David Rice didn't embezzle, so your comparison is odious. Nor did he provide medical care ahead of adequate reimbursement, as in your other example. The only point this article articulates is the board and "even Hyde" who are responsible for the inaccuracy, are still in their positions of responsibility. David Rice is gone but my money in TVC is going to follow him.
a resident of Dublin
on Sep 4, 2012 at 10:30 am
William, you are mistaken. The CEO of a Community Foundation leaves an organization 3 million dollars in debt and he does not bear any responsibility. It is the boards responsibility to hold the CEO accountable and the CEO's responsibility to manage the organization. Neither of the two did their job!
a resident of another community
on Sep 6, 2012 at 11:01 am
So neither did their job. Now nobody answers the phone. The expertise and knowledge have left with the CEO and staff. Where is the money and who can account for it?
a resident of another community
on Sep 13, 2012 at 1:49 pm
Keep your eyes open, there is clearly another Foundation being formed. The same Board! I guess they are expecting a different result with the same people, WOW!!!!
a resident of Dublin
on Sep 13, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Indeed. Questions that I believe will not be answered till someone puts pressure on the board to answer them. They hired a crisis management PR firm so obviously they are concerned about information that would be divilged if there was a thourough inquiry.
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Assalamu alaikum.
The barrage of criticizing Muslims circulating in Western media is done out of ignorance and the sole purpose and desire of furthering the instability of the world. How do you describe an air craft in the sky? Allah described it in relation to a bird in Qur'an 16:79, "Do they not see the birds held (flying) in the midst of the sky? None holds them but Allah....."
What is the source of the milk you drink from your animals? Allah explained to Muhammad that in Qur'an 16:66, "And verily! In the cattle,there is a sign for you (to understand Allah and your limitation). We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies, from between excretions and blood, therein is indeed a sign for people who have wisdom."
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But if they turn away, say {O Muhammad (Sallallahu A'laihi wa Sallam)}: 'Allah is sufficient for me. None has the right to be worshipped but He), in Him I put my trust and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.' "
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My God will condemn all who do not treat all others as a brother in creation, in the true belief that all are redeemable.
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
3 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for [one another].
17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
The following is the Word of Yeshua;
33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
"If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother" - This, as well as many other parts of this epistle, seems to have been leveled against the Jews, who pretended much love to God while they hated the Gentiles; and even some of them who were brought into the Christian Church brought this leaven with them. It required a miracle to redeem St. Peter's mind from the influence of this principle. See Acts 10.
Let us seek Truth together
Blessed be God forever
"I believe in Jesus as I believe in the sun... not because I see it, but because by it, I see everything else.: - C.S.Lewis
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What we see here is one of the key differences between Islam and Christianity. To Christians other people are above all fellow human beings. To Muslims other people are above all Muslims (or non-Muslims). Promoting the idea of an Ummah is about dividing the world and about feelings of us versus them.
A religion that's intolerant of other religions can't be the world's best religion --Abdel Samad
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All human beings are equal,a person becomes better than another person,when he get closer to Allah.this is mentioned in Surah Al Hujurat ch 49 v 13.
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The Freedom Faith Church will host a revival starting Feb. 17. There will be a different minister each night starting at 6:30 p.m. For more information contact Bro. Bill Hampton at 692-3103.
Center Valley Church of God hosts fish fry
Farm raised "Heartland" catfish from the Delta of Mississippi, Fish fry will be help at the Hector Fire Station from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday. Feb. 9.
Meal prices are $10 for adults and $5 for children. The Fish fry is all you can eat, dine-in or carry out, hosted by Center Valley Church of God. For more information call, 280-3645 or 886-1675.
Arkansas River Valley singing convention
The annual Arkansas River Valley Singing Convention will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Freewill Baptist Church in Atkins. A potluck lunch will be served. For more information please call Trisha Watts (501) 662-4535.
Church celebrates 145 years in ministry
The Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), formerly Edwards Chapel Christian Church, will celebrate 145 years of ministry in Pope County during a Heritage Day program on Sunday.
The program will begin at 3 p.m. at the church, 224 South Independence Avenue in Russellville.
The theme of the program is "A Journey of Struggle, Hope and Faith." The program will feature a history of the church presented by board chairman and church historian William Richardson.
There will also be special music and reflections about the church's ministry by several people in the community.
Pope County Judge Jim Ed Gibson has proclaimed Sunday, February 10 as Central Christian Church Day in Pope County to honor the church and its membership.
The pastor, the Rev. Rita Richardson, invites the public to come and join in the celebration of the church's ministry. Cards and letters of encouragement may be mailed to Central Christian Church, P.O. Box 1963, Russellville, AR 72811.
For more information about the church and its history, visit the church's web site, www.centralchristianchurchrsvl.weebly.com, or call (479) 968-1413.
Church to host benefit singing with quartet
Baker's Creek Free Will Baptist Church will host a benefit singing with the River Valley Messengers quartet for Bro. Johnny Jones' medical expenses on Saturday.
The Rev. Jones has been a former veteran and minister of the gospel for approximately 50-plus years. The benefit signing will begin at 6 p.m. with refreshments following.
Gospel singing convention to be Saturday
The First Freewill Baptist Church in Atkins will host the Arkansas River Valley Gospel singing convention with a potluck lunch at 10 a.m. Saturday. The church is located off I-40 in Atkins (exit 94) and take the first street on your left.
Church to host 'Food on the Mount'
The Mount George Church of Christ will host a "Food on the Mount" grocery giveaway at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at the church building in Mount George at the intersection of Highways 28 and 154. No ID or qualifications, just free groceries.
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Speed Week: Lambo Aventador vs McLaren 12C
It's not quite the elephant in the room, but it's definitely a Lamborghini in the pit lane. And it's been sitting there a while. The fact is, any Top Gear Speed Week that descends on a proper racing venue will have its share of winners and losers. Cars that feel supple and compliant on the road generally struggle on the track, and barely legal circuit warriors usually feel like renegades on the road. Sometimes a car can handle both, which is partly why we do this thing. The McLaren 12C - smaller, vastly less in-yer-face than its Italian rival, more yellow - might be one of those. But could that duality also be its undoing?
The Lambo intimidates. That's a core part of its character. Honestly, I'm unsure what to expect from the Aventador Roadster round the Circuit de Charade. We all are. In fact, a charade is one of the possible outcomes. Having driven the Lamborghini around Miami - including a so-so stint on the city's Speedway - and with Sam Philip out of Italy and over the Alps, I know this car about as well as the lucky muddy funsters who have 300 big ones to shell out on the thing for real.
Nothing short of a Pagani Huayra can touch it for sheer visual wallop. With its clever carbon roof panels stowed, the Aventador really is the gift that keeps on giving, a masterpiece of contemporary car design undaunted by its Miura and Countach predecessors (surely the Sgt Pepper and Dark Side of the Moon of the automotive world). But we're not exactly rushing to drive it.Silly? Not really. We're only human - well, apart from The Stig - and even the most experienced among us needs to limber up before taking on the challenge this thing represents. That's part of its appeal, especially in our download world: if it's instant gratification you want, you're better off elsewhere. Yet, when you do finally grow some, the Lamborghini will comprehensively blow your mind. Forget about the fact that there's a 691bhp, 6.5-litre V12 behind your head, and that the Roadster can hit 62mph in three seconds (0.1sec less than the coupe) and 100mph in under seven. Ignore its colossal value, and expensively exotic carbon construction. Remember that there are 21in alloys at the back, wrapped in 355/25 super-sticky Pirelli Corsas, fairly chunky 255/35s at the front, and all-wheel drive. Engage brain and select launch control - Thrust mode, in vaguely pervy Lambo speak - and hold on. It's epic.
Size doesn't matter out here. We're not trying to park it, after all. The out lap is more exploratory than usual, a gathering of visual reference points for optimum braking and entry and exit, as well as general familiarisation. The hot French sun on your head is a reminder that this thing - with its noisy diff and power-station levels of combustion - has no roof. It's next-level stuff.
Start pushing, and the Lambo immediately scrambles your synapses, to the point where you have to deliberately and carefully recalibrate. Your senses - four out of the available five, and maybe even the faint taste of fear, too, for the full complement - go to DEFCON 1. But one of the weird and most wonderful things about the Aventador Roadster is how quickly you get used to it, and how magnificent it turns out to be once you realise that, actually, it isn't interested in killing you.
Unsurprisingly, much of the joy lies in the engine. It's carved on a tablet of stone somewhere that there's no substitute for cubic inches, but even primitive man must have thought - shortly after inventing the wheel - that 12 cylinders would really rock. They might go the way of the woolly mammoth eventually, but Lambo is wholly committed to the cause. Initially, the Aventador's surfeit of power is bewildering, and you'll get nowhere near its potential. On the road, you have to find a seriously long stretch - and have something of a death wish or a prison-food fetish - to scale the heights of second, third or fourth. But even just a paddle in the torque's shallows is fun. Rumble away in sixth gear from 1,000rpm, and the build is as euphorically 'please never stop' as the best banging old-skool rave anthem you can think of.
A few laps in, though, and sixth doesn't get a look in. It all goes a bit more heavy metal. Charade is a fantastic circuit, and its first corner is one of the best, a fast left-hander that demands chunky commitment from the driver and chassis excellence from the car. The Lambo sails round in fourth on part-throttle, confidence-inspiring but also surprisingly adjustable. In fact, it's so good here that it really does set you up mentally and physically for the rest of the lap. Into the tight right that comes next, second gear, and that sharky nose understeers no matter what you do, but, after that, it's gravy virtually all the way. Ride the kerbs through the next corner, hook third and power uphill for the quick left and right… It's not exactly agile, and you're second-guessing just how pendulous it might all get, but it's totally, awesomely connected, and everything is tingling in your hands like there's an electric charge passing through the controls. All the while, that V12 bellows outrageously. The sun is still hot.
Charade's downhill section is pretty senior, with a tight, second-gear turn waiting at the bottom if you get it right, and a gravel trap if you don't. The Lambo's brakes aren't the last word in feel, but you can throw it into the corner with shocking impunity. It's amazingly good here, and blisteringly fast on the up- and downhill section that follows. Clip the apex and take fifth. This is a mighty machine.
If only the gearbox could keep pace: an Aventador Achilles' heel since day one, the Roadster's software tweaks help, but only marginally. At least in Corsa mode you can chalk up the violence of the shifts to the overwhelming sense of drama. Also, and it might seem like a technical point, but left-foot braking is a no-no: even with the traction control disabled, the car's systems shut the power off abruptly, destroying your lap. Brake conventionally, and this big Miami poser's car is actually marginally faster than the AMG SLS Black and the McLaren 12C. I predicted as much; no one believed me…
The McLaren feels wildly different. It also disappears almost immediately from the pit lane - there's no pre-flight familiarisation necessary. Unlike the Aventador. It's relatively compact, easy to get into and see out of, and comes with such a reputation for usability that its sky-scraping performance is almost overshadowed. The Lambo is an event car; the Mac, an everyday one. Mind you, in Spider form, McLaren has also been forced to debug the 12C - those glitching doors and frozen satnav - as well as turning up the heat on the strangely anodyne Ricardo-designed 3.8-litre, flat-plane crank, twin-turbo V8. It now delivers 616bhp at 7,500rpm, but, perhaps just as importantly, the 12C also has sharper throttle response (to get round the ever-so-slightly deadening hand of the twin turbos) and more satisfying shifts from the dual-clutch 'box.
This is an odd sort of car. That might seem like a strange thing to write about the 12C, but this Speed Week, more than any other gathering we've held that's brought the McLaren together with various others, crystallises the debate about 'soul' (the Porsche Cayman is another contender that prompts this slippery discussion.) Objectively speaking, the 12C is the best supercar in the world. It just is. Optimise its various settings - Track mode for the suspension, full aero - then launch it off the line (no Thrusting onanism here), and it attacks the circuit in a way that literally will suck the air out of your lungs. It's mind-warp fast, and feels faster than the SLS Black and the Aventador because it's smaller, better-packaged, and there's no sense of being slung out back, as on the AMG, or pushed to the front with a monster on your ass, as in the Lamborghini. In the McLaren, you are part of that carbon tub, and the rest of it springs, tendril-like, from there. It's even a bit sci-fi, a Minority Report-style supercar that cancels your driving crimes before you've committed them. This car feels as though it's hijacked your central nervous system (one day, this'll happen for real).
Some areas of the 12C benefit hugely from McLaren's emphasis on efficiency. There's no doubt that its aero is off the scale, that its braking is impossibly good - though a few of us could have used more feel at the top of the pedal - and that it's amazingly rigid. In fact, it's worth pointingout that the Spider is more solid than the Ferrari 458 Spider. The 12C also steers beautifully.
But there's a problem. After a day swapping between cars - all of them, not just the pricey stuff - the sense that the McLaren is missing something is inescapable. It might be as simple as a straightforward off button for the traction and stability-control software. The 12C is almost certainly faster with some degree of control still on - McLaren is all about optimisation, after all - and this isn't just about being able to indulge in tail-out antics. It's more philosophical than that.
Fact is, the 12C is the Orwellian supercar, and while it's potent, it's all done on its terms. Objectively speaking, and we're sure telemetry would back this up, the 12C carves the optimum line around our circuit. It's so good it doesn't actually need any adjustability. But on a track, when you're pushing your own limits as well as the machine's, that sense of altering the car's line with your right foot is priceless. The 12C just needs to loosen up a bit. And besides, no one likes being told what to do.
So while the 12C's lap time matches the Lamborghini's and AMG's almost to the tenth, if there was a coefficient of fun to go with it, it might tell a different story. We're human, after all.
Photography: Rowan Horncastle
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While the stars flooded Hollywood on Sunday for the 85th Academy Awards, Britney Spears also managed to turn heads this weekend.
The singer surprised all with her newly dyed brunette hair at Elton John's 21st Annual AIDS Foundation's Oscar Viewing Party.
Britney attended the soiree in a low-cut black gown and posed with Elton for a few photos.
The viewing party was at Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California.
Do you want Britney's brown locks for yourself? Pick up a bottle of John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Liquid Shine Luminous Color Glaze to get Britney's look.
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Hepatitis C and the Ryan White Program
Hepatitis C and the Ryan White Program
Anywhere from 25-35 percent of the 1.1 million Americans infected with HIV/AIDS are coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). That's around 300,000 people. Infection rates are much higher among certain subpopulations of HIV-infected individuals, such as injection drug users. Liver disease that is tied to HCV infection is a leading cause of death among HIV-infected individuals.
Ryan White-funded clinics around the Nation are responding to these needs by taking on a greater role in HCV care. Much of the work of Ryan White grantees has focused on helping clients manage HCV infection by providing, for example, alcohol counseling to coinfected clients. However, clinics are increasingly looking for ways to take the next step and deliver HCV treatment, which was once considered too toxic and risky but is less so given new and emerging HCV drug regimens. Indeed, there is greater attention to viral hepatitis B and C across the board under the National Viral Action Plan, released May 12, 2011.
All Ryan White clinics should be monitoring HCV disease among their coinfected patients and evaluating them for potential HCV treatment.
What stands in the way of more clinic sites taking on HCV care? HCV care is expensive. Reimbursement sources are limited. Many clinics lack knowledge about and infrastructure to deliver HCV services. Some sites are reluctant to tackle HCV treatment with patients perceived to be poor candidates for treatment adherence. For these reasons, coinfected individuals face serious gaps when it comes to getting treatment for HCV infection.
Technical Guidance on HCV/HIV Care
HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau (HRSA/HAB) is providing technical support to grantees to help them expand HCV care and treatment services. In 2011, multiple HCV/HIV protocols and tools were issued by HRSA and more are to come (see sidebar). In 2010, HAB's performance measures added four hepatitis-related measures: hepatitis B vaccination, hepatitis B screening, hepatitis C screening, and hepatitis/ HIV Alcohol Counseling. Also in 2010, grantees around the country shared insights on HCV/HIV care in workshops at the Ryan White Grantee Meeting, available in the TA Library. In coming years, more insights on HCV/HIV care are expected from the HCV Hepatitis C Treatment Expansion Initiative under the Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS), which has funded 30 projects around the Nation and will run from 2011-2013.
The above efforts come on the heels of HRSA/HAB efforts over the past five years to increase Ryan White program attention to hepatitis. Early efforts included a 2006 report on expanding HCV/HIV access and a 2007 national teleconference on this same topic. These early initiatives were carried out in concert with 2006 and 2009 Ryan White legislative amendments that increased the Ryan White focus on hepatitis B and C, such as requirements for Part A planning councils to include coinfected individuals among their membership and identification of hepatitis services and coinfected persons as areas for attention by funded programs.
National Hepatitis Action Plan
From 3.5 to 5.3 million people in the United States are infected with viral hepatitis. See Combating the Silent Epidemic of Viral Hepatitis: Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis.
Hepatitis C Resources
- A Guide for Evaluation and Treatment of Hepatitis C in Adults Coinfected with HIV.
- Integrating Hepatitis C Treatment in Ryan White Clinics: Models & Steps.
- HAB Performance Measures. Indicators for use in monitoring the quality of care include measures on hepatitis B vaccination, hepatitis B and C screening and hepatitis/HIV Alcohol Counseling.
- Guide for HIV/AIDS Clinical Care (January 2011). The HCV chapter is just one of the 93 topics covered over 610 pages. See the guide along with the full set of HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau clinical protocols, which complement guidelines.
- The AETC National Resource Center's Hepatitis Coinfection Page has an extensive collection of Web Resources on Hepatitis Coinfection.


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Is Florida the Next Foodie Hot Spot?
Is there more to Florida cuisine than fried grouper, rice and beans and Key lime pie?
It's a question that begs to be asked in light of a culinary mini-revolution that seems to be taking place in the Sunshine State – one that's yielded a bold array of eateries, covering a broad spectrum of styles and specialties beyond seafood or Cuban (or beyond that signature pie, which true Floridians know should never be green-colored). And that's on top of a growing farm-to-table movement within the state, as evidenced by a relatively new book, "Field to Feast: Recipes Celebrating Florida Farmers, Chefs, and Artisans" (University Press of Florida).
Oh, and there's the ultimate proof of the trend – in the form of a blessing from the ultimate celebrity chef, Emeril Lagasse, whose newest TV series, "Emeril's Florida" on the Cooking Channel, looks at the state's growth and diversity as a culinary destination.
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Digging Into Big Data: Watch the O'Reilly Strata Conference Live Here
We've already seen data scientist described as the sexiest job of the next century, so by one metric, The O'Reilly Strata Conference -- which brings together big names in big data to talk about their big ideas -- is the sexiest event going today. We'll be hosting the live stream of the conference's keynote speeches today and tomorrow to help you keep up on the latest developments in data. Whether you want to know how better data analysis could make for more effective, efficient government services or you just want a better understanding of how EA is using data to make better games -- and track your spending on them -- there's something for you. Check out the stream of the event from Santa Clara, California and some of our picks for the speeches we're most interested in below. And don't worry -- unless something very surprising happens, this conference will stay very SFW.Read More