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Each year, the city installs new handicap access equipment to comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. This year, new curb ramps will be placed at the main entrance to Brand Library. |
In addition, tree roots have damaged several blocks of sidewalks, according to a city report. The project includes repairs at sidewalks in an area of the city bounded by Glendale Avenue, Pacific Avenue, San Fernando Road and Kenneth Road, extending to the Verdugo Mountains between Virginia Avenue and Pacific Avenue, ac... |
Sidewalk maintenance is also planned for the southeast corner of Glenoaks Boulevard and Pacific Avenue. |
The project is scheduled to begin in November and last through April 2012. |
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice today notified the NCAA that it has opened a formal antitrust inquiry into the Bowl Championship Series, used to determine who’ll play in the national championship and other major college football bowl games. |
The move follows a request from the attorney general of Utah for the DOJ to take up the matter, following two seasons where the Utah Utes football team has gone undefeated but been snubbed by the BCS. After the 2008 football season, Utah was the only undefeated team in the nation, but one-loss Florida and Oklahoma met ... |
NCAA football championships among smaller schools are decided by playoffs, such as the Division III title recently won by the University of Minnesota-Duluth, as are championships for every other NCAA-sanctioned sport, like men’s ice hockey, which was also won this year by Minnesota-Duluth. |
President Obama has said repeatedly that he’s a proponent of a playoff in college football. His proposed system is an eight-team, win-or-go-home playoff, contested among the top eight ranked teams in America. |
The Big Ten Conference is affiliated with the BCS, and its champion is automatically designated to go to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., unless selected for the national championship game. The University of Minnesota has never played in a BCS game since the formation of the BCS in the late 1990s, and last played in ... |
Maturi, Minnesota’s AD, said there’s not an equitable system of distributing revenue because it’s not equitably generated. Nine of the 10 teams in BCS bowls last year represented the big six conferences. |
BCS games are a financial windfall for the conferences selected, as bowl revenues are largely split among the conferences selected. BCS games pay out $18 million each. The largest payout for a non-BCS bowl game is the Big Ten-affiliated Capital One Bowl in Orlando, which doles out $4.25 million per participant. Split e... |
To address some concerns of inequality, the BCS recently added a provision that the highest-ranking non-BCS-affiliated team will be selected, so long as it’s among the top 12 teams at the end of the season. However, smaller schools are routinely passed over by bowls for major teams that guarantee they’ll bring tens of ... |
Officials at the University of Minnesota athletic department referred MinnPost to the Big Ten Conference, and a spokesman there did not immediately return a call seeking comment. |
Update: BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock, reached by the Associated Press, scoffed at the potential investigation. |
“Goodness gracious, with all that’s going on in the world right now and with national and state budgets being what they are, it seems like a waste of taxpayers’ money to have the government looking into how college football games are played,” he said. |
Which, as political observers will very quickly note, is an answer that doesn’t fit the central question. |
My quick take on this is that, as has been the case for years now, the BCS isn’t trying to win this case on its merits, but rather preserve the status quo via the court of public opinion. |
BCS officials know full well that their best shot of staying as the BCS is if either a) the weight of public opinion is overwhelmingly on their side saying the BCS is a good thing, or b) the weight of public opinion is overwhelmingly on their side saying it’s a waste of the government’s time to step in and do something... |
The antitrust case against the NCAA is sort of the nuclear option here. No doubt the NCAA feels its system is in full compliance. But no doubt the NCAA knows full well that if it loses such a case, then everything they do is on the table, including a fundamental restructuring of collegiate revenues away from universiti... |
On your article ''Cars, Bikes, Skates: All Wheels but Can They Coexist?'' (April 26): Prospect Park Administrator Tupper Thomas's plan ignores a basic fact: It is well known that safety is less of a concern when the park is crowded, and peak park recreational use is at the same time as the vehicular rush hour. She oppo... |
I would ask Ms. Thomas: ''Why do we need any cars on park drives from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M., when the park is at its most congested?'' Drivers will not stop and rescue them from a mugging. |
Khartoum — The First Vice - President of he Republic and Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Awad Ibn-Auf, received in the Republican Palace Sunday the Envoy of Russian President and Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, who conveyed the congratulations of the Russian leadership and wished of success in his new position... |
The Envoy of President of Russia stressed in a press statement following the meeting strong will of his country to bolster its relations with Sudan , particularly in economic, political and military fields. |
He said that he and the First Vice - resident have discussed ways of tightening political coordination betwee the two countries at international level and to work together to enhance level of commercial, economic and investment cooperation. |
He said that Russia would work for boosting Sudan's military capabilities,, referring to the Russian contribution to the training of Sudanese military cadres as well as civil service cadres. |
The Russian envoy underlined his country' supportive stance to Sudan to overcome the current stage, adding that Russia will stand alongside the Sudanese people and leadership to surpass the current stage, expressing confidence on the capability of Sudan leadership to overcome the economic difficulties. |
The State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Osama Faisal, has asserted the importance of visit the Russian delegation is currently paying to Sudan, saying it avails opportunity for the two countries to deliberate on a number of bilateral dossiers and issues of common concern. |
He added that Foreign Minister, Dr Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed, would visit Russia in April to particiapate in the Russian - Arab Forum. |
ModelMe3D won the first Krypto Labs competition during the inauguration of its headquarters in Masdar City in Abu Dhabi in October. |
Half a million dollars in funding is on offer for the creator of the best unmanned aerial vehicle through a drone technology start-up competition. |
Krypto Labs, a technology incubator based at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, has launched a worldwide drone technology start-up competition, aimed at highlighting the growing importance of the industry. |
The competition covers all sectors of the UAV industry including transportation, services, healthcare, defence, security, medicine, humanitarian aid, media, archaeology, agriculture, industry, internet and global information systems. |
Apart from the $500,000 in funding, the winning entry will have the opportunity to join the Krypto Labs incubator and receive professional sponsorship. |
Managing director of Krypto Labs, Dr. Saleh Al Hashimi said Krypto Labs is focused on discovering and nurturing the most innovative ideas across the MENA region and the world. |
“It is through initiatives such as the global drone technology start-up competition that we seek to draw out the world’s best innovators from every corner of the globe,” Al Hashimi said. |
Krypto Labs is in the process of forming a jury committee comprising international UAV experts and specialists, who will be judging ideas based on hardware and/or software and/or services quality. |
To qualify, the entry should offer innovative, intelligent and realistic technologies that disrupt markets and businesses, while also contributing to community development, and facilitating services. |
Worldwide registration, for individuals or groups, opens mid-January 2018 and will run for three months until the second half of April 2018. |
Last October, Krypto Labs picked Dutch startup ModelMe3D as the winner of its first global competition during the inauguration of its headquarters in Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. |
The space comprises an integrated 2,600 square meter business environment that serves as a fully equipped co-working space ideal for entrepreneurial incubation and development. |
Shane Jones has shown it all this week: from a lack of transparency to looseness with spending to rank incompetence, National’s Economic and Regional Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. |
“Hard on the heels of revelations that Mr Jones had ‘remembered’ 61 meetings he had previously forgotten to disclose is the news that the inaugural venture in the One Billion Trees scheme was a bust, with millions of pine seedlings bought that couldn’t be used. |
“Of the 1.1 million seedlings bought, only 191,000 could be planted because the land was too overgrown. |
“Government papers appear to show more effort was put into the launch event for the $32 million Ngāti Hine Forestry Trust joint venture than in assessing the land to ensure it could be replanted. Much of it couldn’t. |
“This is incompetence laid bare. It shows the risks of wild and frenetic spending to an overtly political timetable. Jones concedes as much, telling the Herald that he has ‘three years to roll out planting of 23,000ha’. |
“Mr Jones has refused to disclose financial terms of deals already agreed and papers show even the Treasury was concerned about the loose arrangements, commenting in one paper about ‘the lack of detail around grants’ and schemes that got $240 million in Budget 2018. |
Finding the right pillow is worth an in-depth investigation. |
Count yourself lucky if you’ve already found the perfect pillow. For most of us, the search is an unending one. You'll find one that seems great, but lets you down as it begins to lose its shape. What's more, pillow shopping is a maze of products featuring proprietary cooling gels and memory foams promising you the sno... |
There is no one perfect pillow for everyone, but there are some important factors to keep in mind to help you understand what's out there. |
For every type of sleeper—side sleepers, back sleepers, stomach sleepers, or somewhere in-between—there are multiple types of pillows for every kind. Other pillows say they accommodate more than one type of sleeper. |
As WebMD explains, in the most general sense, side sleepers (the most common sleeping position) will generally want thicker and firmer pillows to fully support their head, while back sleepers will want thinner pillows and stomach sleepers will want the thinnest and softest pillows of all. |
That’s the simple part. Where it gets more complicated is choosing a pillow made with the right type of filling, materials, and features to suit your sleeping needs. |
A microscopic view of a memory foam "cells," which allow for the material's unsual viscoelasticity. |
Most of the inexpensive pillows positioned as impulse buys at the department store are made with polyester or other synthetic filling. They can provide a good night’s sleep, but they don't last long. A better (and pricier) alternative traces its origins back to NASA's labs—memory foam. |
Created in 1966 by Charles Yost, an aeronautical engineer who helped build the Apollo Command Module, this "temper foam" (as it was known at the time) helped improve comfort and safety in NASA airplanes. The material had "unusual viscoelastic properties," according to NASA, which uses foam bubble-like structures to all... |
When the invention entered the public domain in the 1980s, it quickly became the high-tech material of choice for sleeping, and today many experts recommend shredded memory foam, which can combine the benefits of a traditional pillow and a solid memory foam pillow. |
The Wirecutter singles out the Xtreme Comforts Shredded Memory Foam Pillow ($50) as their favorite for both side and and back sleepers, while the Coop Home Goods Original Pillow ($60) and Sleep Whale Premium Adjustable Shredded Memory ($26) are two favorites among Amazon customers. Like many shredded memory foam pillow... |
If you prefer the support of a solid memory foam pillow, the Weekender Ventilated Gel Memory Foam Pillow ($30) is a well-reviewed and fairly affordable choice that also promises to stay cool thanks to a gel-infused, ventilated design. More expensive but also well-regarded is Tempur-Pedic’s Adapt Symphony pillow ($95), ... |
In addition to gel-infused pillows like the Weekender, many pillows also have a gel layer on one side to help keep the temperature down even further, especially compared to a solid memory foam pillow. No gel is remains perpetually cool, so the cooling effect can wear off during the night. |
The National Sleep Foundation recommends replacing your pillow every one to two years. |
When it comes to more traditional pillows, Good Housekeeping recommends Pacific Coast Double DownAround pillows ($48 and up), which are available in varying degrees of firmness for different sleepers. For a down-alternative option, Amazon’s own Pinzon pillows ($23 and up) are both affordable and consistently well-revie... |
Utopia Bedding’s Gusseted Quilted Pillow is another favorite of Amazon customers and a decidedly inexpensive option at just $25 for a pair pillows, while something like the Beckham Hotel Collection Gel Pillow (also available as a two-pack) is also worth a look if you need something that’s hypoallergenic. |
If you’re struggling to get a good night’s sleep regardless of the type of filling inside your pillow, then you may want to consider looking for a more specialized shape. The L-shaped snuggL pillow ($75) is one that comes recommended by Reader’s Digest and is designed specifically for side-sleepers (although it can als... |
As Health magazine explains, a contoured pillow like the Hullovota Contoured Memory Foam Pillow ($36) may also be a better option for anyone suffering from neck pain as they can offer more support where you need it most. |
And, if you’re still unsure about what pillow may be best for you, there are those that offer additional customization beyond simply removing some of the filling. The Leesa Hybrid Pillow ($125) has both a reversible design and a removable insert that together offer four different sleeping options, while the Sleep Numbe... |
Even if you invest in a pricier pillow, it’s important to remember that it won’t last forever. The National Sleep Foundation recommends replacing your pillow every one to two years to ensure it’s still providing the support you need, and to wash it every six months to keep dust mites out of it (assuming it’s made of a ... |
But even the best pillow can't promise a good night's sleep if it isn’t also paired with a good mattress. |
Which Tires Hydroplane More Easily? |
June Mower, DeLand, and Laury Lee, Davie, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelly Jo, to Jeffrey Long, Davie, son of Jeffrey and Kitty Long, DeLand. The wedding is planned for Nov. 14. The bride-elect graduated from Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach. Her fiance graduated from DeLand Senior High Sc... |
You can call him Herbert Sickel. Or you can call him Herbert van Sickel, which is really his name. After a series of uncorrected mistakes in the Fort Lauderdale telephone book and on work applications and contracts, van Sickel has learned to tolerate the misnomer. "This has been going on so many years now that it's too... |
A man with two names, he also has two sides. There's van Sickel the administrator, who retired two years ago as assistant director of the Fort Lauderdale Building and Zoning Department. And there is van Sickel the artist. |
"I don't see anything imcompatible in being both artist and administrator," he says. "A good administrator is a creative person." |
Van Sickel the administrator is a man with a conservative image. "I am a 69- year-old preppie who still likes button-down shirts, blue blazers and seersucker suits. I love to dress up in black tie for parties and always appear in suit and tie at board meetings." |
When he retired, he maintained his civic and cultural contacts. During his working years he joined Broward Art Guild, served on the board of directors of Broward Mental Health Association and as president of the PTA at Hortt Elementary School. He joined the Museum of Art of Fort Lauderdale, became its president and pre... |
Three years ago he was asked to serve on the committee for the restoration of Stranahan House. Today he is a member of the Stranahan House board of directors and its treasurer. |
"One of the reasons I am still in town doing what I am doing is that I can't stand people who live here, make their money here and then retire and leave. They dump the place. All I am trying to do is pay back what the city did for me. People who have lived here owe something to the area. |
"I don't mean to give the impression I am alone with this idea. I am in a position to see how many people in Fort Lauderdale, from age 20 to beyond 80, make contributions to this city every day, giving time, expertise, work and money to make us better. I can sit here and name you two dozen of these people off the top o... |
"Through the years this has all been fun," he says. |
It was even fun when he got arrested for painting without a license. |
"One day a guy walked into my office and turned to close the door behind him. I said, 'Why are you closing the door?' and he said, 'I am here to arrest you.' I said 'Well, leave the door open while you do it.' They took me to the jail, fingerprinted me, took mug shots and I had to put up $50 bond. Paul Hodges volunteer... |
The case was thrown out of court. |
Striking another blow for personal independence, he spent five years changing a fence and hedge ordinance which, in pre-air conditioning days, prohibited any fence or hedge higher than 5 feet, lest it cut off the flow of air. "But, where I came from, there was a saying that high hedges and strong fences made good neigh... |
When the meetings are over and work on the committees is finished for the day, van Sickel, the artist, emerges. |
This man wears denim shirts, jeans and tennis shoes without socks. He drives a 1979 white Checker Cab-style car with an Oriental rug on the floor, flowers in vases in the back windows and a bumper sticker he bought in England that says "Save the BloodyWhales." Sometimes people honk at him when the bridge goes down and ... |
The old Florida-style house he shares with his cat, Emily, is stuffed with finished and unfinished work and junk collected by friends and family members to provide him with inspiration. "I like to try new things -- new things constantly pop into my mind," he says. |
Among things that have popped into his mind, and will bring prices from $200 to $2,000, are seats made of life-size wooden sheep covered in deep-pile wool and a 5-foot-tall red and gold jumping jack. His colorful semiabstract paintings, together with the work of friends, hang from high-ceiling, stucco walls, looking do... |
"Who could ask for a better life?" he says. "I have a good time. I have been extremely lucky. I have friends, am a part of the community, have two wonderful children and three grandchildren. I have also had disappointments, but hasn't everybody? |
"I even had a lovely divorce. I gave my wife everything she asked for and moved into my studio. I lived in a bare-bones situation and enjoyed it. Then a friend who was building apartments on east Las Olas dropped by and was disturbed that I didn't have a rug. The next day he sent me a huge piece of new red shag rug lef... |
"But this gift changed things. It meant I had to get a vacuum cleaner. Then, one thing led to another and now here I am back in a house with everything that goes with a house. |
"Well, that's the way it is," he says. "And why not?" |
Former Marshall County linebacker Dont'a Hightower, who has been in the NFL seven years, is gearing up for his fourth Super Bowl on Sunday while former Columbia offensive lineman Shaq Mason, who has been in the league four years, will play in his third. |
Hightower and Mason are New England Patriot veterans. |
Those are two of the connections the Super Bowl LIII teams have with Tennessee. |
• John Kelly, running back, rookie from Tennessee. The Vols' former leading rusher has played in four games and gained a total of 74 yards on 27 carries. He had two catches for 27 yards. |
• Artis Twyman, senior director of communications is a Tennessee State graduate who served as public information officer after he graduated. |
• Coach Bill Belichick was born in Nashville in 1952 when his father, Steve, was an assistant coach at Vanderbilt. Belichick dates Franklin native Linda Holliday, who graduated from Vanderbilt in 1986. She is director of The Bill Belichick Foundation. |
• Adam Butler, a defensive tackle from Vanderbilt is in his second season with Patriots after signing as a rookie free agent in 2017. Butler has 17 tackles, three sacks and forced a fumble this season. |
• Keionta Davis, defensive end from Chattanooga is in his first season in New England. He's started in three games and made six tackles, including five solos. |
• Stephen Gostkowski, kicker from Memphis. In his 13th season with the Patriots, Gostkowski has connected on 27 of 32 field goals with a long of 52 yards. |
• Hightower has rebounded from an injury-plagued 2017 season. He has 48 tackles, including three for losses, and a sack. He also has an interception and forced a fumble. |
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