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2015 Media Guide
20152015 MediaMedia GuideGuide 2015 San Jacinto College Baseball Roster 2015 San Jacinto College Baseball team No. Name Pos. B/T Ht./Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School (Previous School) 3 Riley Smith RHP R/R 6-1/180 Soph. Lufkin / Hudson HS 5 Alex Walker OF R/R 6-4/215 Fresh. Conroe / Oak Ridge HS 6 Colton Schmidt LHP L/L 5-10/150 Fresh. La Porte / La Porte HS 7 Austin Homan INF/OF R/R 5-11/180 Soph. Mont Belvieu / Barbers Hill HS 8 Devon Wilson INF R/R 5-10/160 Fresh. Houston / Stratford HS 9 Aaron Ford LHP L/L 5-11/170 Soph. Klein / Klein HS 10 Baine Schoenvogel C R/R 6-0/180 Fresh. Galveston / Galveston Ball HS 11 Jon Meyer INF L/R 6-0/185 Soph. Phoenix, Ariz. / Mt. Ridge HS (ASU) 12 Will Foreman C R/R 5-10/185 Soph. Houston / Lamar HS (TCU) 13 Donny Diaz RHP R/R 6-1/230 Fresh. Kingsville / King HS 14 Garrett Luna 3B R/R 6-1/200 Fresh. Magnolia / Magnolia HS 15 Hillin Warren INF R/R 5-11/170 Fresh. The Woodlands / The Woodlands HS 16 Cameron Williams RHP R/R 6-7/210 Fresh. Bastrop / Bastrop HS 17 Cody Nesbit RHP R/R 6-2/170 Fresh. La Porte / La Porte HS 18 Tyler Newcomb OF R/R 5-11/195 Fresh. Mont Belvieu / Barbers Hill HS 19 Eric Garza INF R/R 6-0/185 Soph. San Antonio / Ronald Reagan HS (TCU) 20 Clay Pittman C R/R 6-0/190 Fresh. -
40 Years of Covering South Belt
4040 yearsyears ofof coveringcovering SSouthouth BBeltelt Voice of Community-Minded People since 1976 Thursday, September 8, 2016 Email: [email protected] www.southbeltleader.com Vol. 41, No. 32 Easthaven Church turns 75 Easthaven Baptist Church, 13100 Beamer Road, will celebrate its 75th anniversary on Chamber to hold second homeless meeting Sunday, Sept. 18, from 3 to 5 p.m. The South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Com- sistant to the mayor’s homeless initiatives under Eichenbaum has also been directed by Turner The number of homeless individuals in the Kirkmont meets Sept. 14 merce, located at 10500 Scarsdale Blvd., will Mayor Annise Parker. Prior to that, Eichenbaum to address the city’s Kush epidemic. A synthetic South Belt and Clear Lake communities has sig- The Kirkmont Association Section 1 will host a follow-up meeting to discuss the commu- served as a public affairs offi cer in the city’s drug with effects similar to marijuana, Kush re- nifi cantly increased in recent weeks, prompting meet Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 10102 Black- nity’s growing homeless problem on Tuesday, Housing and Community Development Depart- portedly goes hand in hand with the city’s tran- an unprecedented number of complaints to the hawk, at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are the second Sept. 27, beginning at 8:30 a.m. ment. sient population, offi cials said. Leader and local law enforcement agencies. Wednesday of the month. The next meetings The guest speaker at the event will be Marc Turner has tasked Eichenbaum with leading Eichenbaum’s efforts will be supported by the While the overall number of homeless in will take place Oct. -
Storm Surge and the Future of the Houston Ship
Storm Surge and the Future of the Houston Ship Channel By Jim Blackburn, SSPEED Center, Rice University Excerpted from work-in-progress with Amy Jaffe, Council on Foreign Relations The Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay are home to eight major refineries and over 200 chemical plants producing a variety of plastics and other synthetic products. This industrial infrastructure provides about 12% of U.S. refining capacity, produces about 27% of the nation’s jet fuel and an even larger percentage of military-grade jet fuel, about 13% of the nation’s gasoline, and about 25% of the U.S. production of ethylene/propylene. This is a key region for U.S. national security as well as for the Texas and Houston-area economies. Unfortunately, this petrochemical complex is at significant risk of long- term catastrophic failure due to the potential impact of hurricane storm surge. Over the last 100 years, severe hurricanes with substantial surge have missed the Houston region. Galveston was destroyed by a major hurricane in 1900, about the time that oil and gas was discovered on the Texas coast. The major development of the Houston Ship Channel industrial complex lagged behind that oil discovery in Spindletop by at least two decades and experienced major growth and expansion before and after World War II. To date, the largest surge recorded up the Houston Ship Channel was from Hurricane Ike in 2008 and Hurricane Carla in 1961, and neither of those storms generated more than about thirteen to fourteen feet of surge up the channel, a level that can generally be accommodated by these industries. -
Bastrop County Since 1890 OBITUARIES 13951395 US-290US 290 Page 2 Elgin, TX 78621 NIE Sponsored Special (512) 281-2210 Content on Page 12
ELGIN COURIER Serving Bastrop County since 1890 OBITUARIES 13951395 US-290US 290 Page 2 Elgin, TX 78621 NIE sponsored special (512) 281-2210 content on page 12 www.rushchevrolet.com ThankTh a veteranve or School to provide free lunches for all students a militarym personpe every daday for his or By Julianne Hodges Elementary School and Last Monday, the Elgin lunches at 40 cents each balance will remain in the herhe service [email protected] various locations through- ISD school board held a and 676 students who pay general fund. to America! out the community. In special meeting, during full price for lunch: $2.50 “We would like to be All Elgin ISD students April, the school district which they discussed a at the elementary schools, able to fund our student SEPT. 2, 2020 will have access to both instead offered breakfast budget amendment that $2.75 at the middle school lunches for this school free breakfast and lunch and lunch for the entire would fund free lunches and $3 at the high school. year particularly,” Elgin VOL. 130, NO. 36 for the upcoming school week each Monday at the for each student, not just The school district’s ISD Superintendent Jodi year, whether they are three elementary schools. those who qualify. general fund will cover Duron said. “Under the 12 pages • 1 section learning on-campus or re- This continued throughout Assuming every student the cost of the meals, and current circumstances, motely. the summer. On August takes advantage of the funds will be transferred we certainly want to give $1 • elgincourier.com When the schools first 24, meals were again of- free lunches provided, the monthly into the child nu- families some relief if we shut down, Elgin ISD fered daily; at first, regular cost would be $350,000 trition fund based on the can. -
Advancing the Ike Dike
Applying Best Practices To Galveston Bay November 2012 COLOFON Applying Best Practices From The Delta Works And New Orleans To Galveston Bay Author: Kasper Stoeten, Master Student Hydraulic Engineering, Delft University of Technology [email protected] Release date: November 2012 Released for Public Review Cover photo: McKay, P. (2008, December) A beach house on the Bolivar Peninsula near Galveston, Texas, destroyed during Ike. Acknowledgement: The author would like to express sincere gratitude to Professor W. Merrell, George P. Mitchell '40 chair in marine sciences, at Texas A&M Galveston. His encouragement, guidance and support were invaluable in my work. The Author also wishes to acknowledge the support of the Netherlands Business Support Office (NBSO) and in particular the support of Mr. Brikkenaar-van- Dijk. Significant recognition and thanks are extended to IV-Infra USA. Their kind support proved invaluable during this internship. Disclaimer: This report is the result of an internship at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Texas A&M University. It has not been fully corrected by TU Delft or Texas A&M staff, and should be considered as product made in the framework of education. The barrier system presented in this report, also known as “Ike Dike” represents a preliminary concept for a coastal spine along the Galveston Coast. It is one of many possible solutions. Page | ii November 2012 Applying Best Practices To Galveston Bay SUMMARY This report provides a comparison of the Dutch Delta Works, New Orleans and the Ike Dike concept. Methods of research include a study of literature, site visits and personal interviews. -
Let's Build the Ike Dike
Let’s Build the Ike Dike William Merrell One hundred years ago in response to the 1900 Great Storm, we built a seawall to protect the East End of Galveston Island from storm surge. The seawall was severely tested by the 1915 Hurricane and again many times after. It stands today as a testimony to the community leaders who funded it and the engineers who designed and built it. The seawall continues to do its job of preventing catastrophic overflows. In the early 1900s, the seawall was a reasonable response to protecting the most precious manmade infrastructure in the region which was then concentrated on Galveston Island. However, over the last century, we have developed many large human settlements and industrial centers throughout the entire Galveston Bay region. In addition to representing considerable wealth, this human footprint now restricts or prevents movements of natural ecosystems in response to storm surge. It is no longer enough to strive to protect Galveston Island alone, we need to protect the entire Galveston Bay region from coastal flooding. Not surprisingly all community leaders are interested in protecting their citizens from the many real and hidden costs of flooding. Recent discussions have focused on building a dike around the east end of Galveston Island - essentially surrounding the area now behind the seawall. This approach argues that, while the seawall did its job in preventing catastrophic overflows like that at Bolivar, a surrounding dike is needed to prevent the backfilling of the Island by heightened bay waters. On the mainland, because the existing Texas City Dike was almost topped, discussions have begun about strengthening it and increasing its height. -
Protecting the Urbanized Areas of the Texas Coast the Ike Dike Example
Protecting the Urbanized Areas of the Texas Coast The Ike Dike Example The Texas Coast y Much of it is relatively unsettled so ‘soft’ solutions are desirable y But it has urban and industrial concentrations y These existing human settlements need coastal barriers as part of an comprehensive surge suppression strategy y Largest coastal settlement is around Galveston Bay y Use the Ike Dike example to discuss what a structural solution might look like Professorial Digression y Resistance (Structures) is but a component of resilience y But a critical component in that it prevents or lessens initial damage y “Dark” side of the “we can bounce back” theory of resiliency is that some things and some people don’t y Small business y Poor and the elderly 1932 hurricane image y But I digress - so sum up with y Barriers give us certain protections in urbanized areas that no other resilience strategy can y How might we use barriers better in the Houston/Galveston area to help protect the region against Hurricane surge A Coastal Barrier Protecting the Houston/Galveston Region from Hurricane Storm Surge Longer version at www.tamug.edu/ikedike 6/4/2010 Source: Dr. Gordon Wells, UTA Possible Cat 4 Surge The overall strategy is to keep the ocean surge out of Galveston Bay using a coastal barrier (the Ike Dike) similar to the Dutch Delta Works Houston Ship Channel High Island ula ins en r P liva Bo Bolivar Roads d an Existing Seawall Isl n sto lve Ga Intracoastal Waterway Coastal Spine • San Luis Pass The first component of the Ike Houston Ship Dike already -
The Status of the Ike Dike/Coastal Spine
Proceedings THC-IT-2017 Conference & Exhibition THE STATUS OF THE IKE DIKE/COASTAL SPINE William Merrell, Leonard Waterworth, Samuel Brody, and Cherie Coffman Texas A&M University, Galveston Campus, Texas The Ike Dike is a coastal barrier that, when completed, would protect the Houston- Galveston region including Galveston Bay from hurricane storm surge. The project was conceived by Texas A&M University at Galveston in response to the extensive surge damage caused by Hurricane Ike in September of 2008. The project would extend the protection afforded by the existing Galveston Seawall along the rest of Galveston Island and along the Bolivar Peninsula, with a sand-covered revetment near the beach or by raising the coastal highways. The addition of flood gates at Bolivar Roads, the entrance to the Houston, Texas City, and Galveston ship channels, and at San Luis pass would complete a coastal spine that would provide a barrier against all Gulf surges into the Bay. The Ike Dike could be built using existing, proven technology such as the gates and barriers currently used in the Delta Works project located in the Netherlands. Figure 1 is a schematic of the IkeDike concept. Figure 1: Ike Dike concept The Houston/Galveston area is home to the largest and most important concentration of petroleum refining and petrochemical processing plants in the United States and the Port of Houston is the second-busiest port in the nation. But the region is hit by a major I-17 Proceedings THC-IT-2017 Conference & Exhibition hurricane about every 15 years. Hurricane Ike caused about $30 billion in damages, loss of life and considerable damage to the natural environment, yet it was not nearly as destructive as future hurricanes could be. -
Final Report State of the Bay: a Characterization of the Galveston
Final Report State of the Bay: A Characterization of the Galveston Bay Ecosystem, Third Edition Submitted for completion of Contract #: 582-8-84951 Submitted By: Lisa A. Gonzalez, PI Geotechnology Research Institute (GTRI) Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) 4800 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77381 Prepared For: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Galveston Bay Estuary Program 17041 El Camino Real, Suite. 210, Houston, Texas 77058 Submitted To: Kelly Holligan Director, Water Quality Planning Division and Project Representative Texas Commission on Environmental Quality P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 January 2012 Prepared in Cooperation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The preparation of this report was financed through grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................3 Galveston Bay Status and Trends Project ...............................................................................................................3 State of the Bay, 3rd Edition ...................................................................................................................................4 Galveston Bay Ecosystem Services Workshop .......................................................................................................5 -
The Ike Dike
The Ike Dike A Coastal Barrier Protecting the Houston/GalvestonA Coastal Barrier Region from Protecting the Houston/GalvestonHurricane Region from HurricaneStorm Storm Surge Surge The Houston/Galveston Region Nationally-important population and economic Center Considerable infrastructure near sea level with storm surges channeled up the Bay Supports largest petrochemical complex in US Port of Houston alone generates over $178 Billion in economic activity annually Galveston Bay provides valuable ecosystem services Affected by a major storm about every 15 years Large-scale evacuations are increasingly difficult, especially for Hurricanes that quickly increase in intensity and/or change direction Hurricane Rita killed three people. The three day mass evacuation 1932leading up hurricane to Rita's landfall killedimage 108. If farther west, many more lives lost, much more damage Dutch Delta Commission Considered Two Major Options Continue building and strengthening internal dikes/barriers Shorten the surge defense needed with a coastal spine Start of Gate Closing Texas Delegation Eastern Scheldt Barrier A giant engineering structure, The Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier ('Oosterscheldekering'), was completed in 1986 and is part of the 'Deltaworks' started after the 1953 flood. The barrier has 62 steel doors each 140 feet wide. They are normally open but are closed when there is a North Sea high water level alert. The door gates slide between big concrete pillars, each one up to 130 feet high. The barrier consists of three parts between artificially created islands. When open, the gates allow water exchange between the North Sea and the estuary assuring a healthy bay. These gates, like much of the Deltaworks, are major tourist attractions. -
Hologram Prefix Hologram # Pitcher Batter Description Date of Game
Balls Hologram Additional Notes Prefix Hologram # Pitcher Batter Description Date of Game Price JD 540335 Felix Pena Rougned Odor Double 04/05/19 $80.00 JD 540338 Felix Pena Elvis Andrus // Nomar Mazara Single // Strike 04/05/19 $60.00 JD 540352 Hansel Robles Jeff Mathis // Delino DeShields Strike out // Bunt single 04/05/19 $75.00 JD 540355 Ty Buttrey Nomar Mazara // Joey Gallo Single // Foul ball 04/05/19 $60.00 JC 125355 Luis Garcia Asdrubal Cabrera Strike out 04/06/19 $50.00 JC 125343 Drew Smyly Andrelton Simmons Force out 04/06/19 $20.00 JC 125338 Drew Smyly Kevan Smith // Peter Bourjos Single // Foul ball 04/06/19 $60.00 JC 125339 Drew Smyly Peter Bourjos // Tommy La Stella Strike out // Foul ball 04/06/19 $50.00 JC 125356 Adrian Sampson Kevan Smith Hit by pitch 04/06/19 $40.00 JC 125359 Jeanmar Gomez Albert Pujols Foul ball 04/06/19 $40.00 JD 540392 Chris Martin Tommy La Stella Strike out 04/07/19 $50.00 JD 540394 Noe Ramirez Logan Forsythe // Isiah Kiner-Falefa Fly out // Foul ball 04/07/19 $20.00 JD 540366 Shelby Miller Albert Pujols Foul ball 04/07/19 $40.00 JD 540365 Shelby Miller Albert Pujols Ball in dirt 04/07/19 $40.00 JD 540368 Shelby Miller Zack Cozart Hit by pitch 04/07/19 $40.00 JD 540367 Shelby Miller Albert Pujols Ball in dirt 04/07/19 $40.00 JD 540372 Shelby Miller Justin Bour // Andrelton Simmons Strike out // Ball in dirt 04/07/19 $50.00 JD 540387 Luis Garcia Logan Forsythe // Isiah Kiner-Falefa Ground out // Hit by pitch 04/07/19 $40.00 JD 540384 Cam Bedrosian Joey Gallo Strike out 04/07/19 $50.00 JD 540377 Shelby -
Chicago White Sox Game Notes
CHICAGO WHITE SOX GAME NOTES Chicago White Sox Media Relations Department 333 W. 35th Street Chicago, IL 60616 Phone: 312-674-5300 Senior Director: Bob Beghtol Assistant Director: Ray Garcia Coordinators: Joe Roti and Megan Golden © 2016 Chicago White Sox whitesox.com orgullosox.com whitesoxpressbox.com @whitesox WHITE SOX 2016 BREAKDOWN CHICAGO WHITE SOX (1-0) at OAKLAND ATHLETICS (0-1) Streak ......................................................Won 1 Current Trip...................................................1-0 LHP Jose Quintana (NR) vs. RHP Chris Bassitt (NR) Last Homestand .......................................... N/A Last 10 Games .............................................1-0 Game #2/Road #2 Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Series Record ............................................0-0-0 Series First Game.........................................1-0 WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE WHITE SOX VS. OAKLAND First/Second Half ....................................1-0/0-0 Home/Road ............................................0-0/1-0 The Chicago White Sox continue the 2016 season tonight The White Sox posted a 4-3 victory last night to improve to Opp. Above/At-Below .500 .....................0-0/1-0 against the Oakland Athletics … LHP Jose Quintana, who ranked 2-2 all-time vs. Oakland on Opening Day. vs. AL East/Central/West ..................0-0/0-0/1-0 second in the American League with 25 quality starts in 2015, The Sox have won 12 of their last 17 games overall against Interleague....................................................0-0 takes the mound for the White Sox. the A's, including fi ve in a row at The Coliseum after losing the Comeback W's/L's After Leading ..................0/0 Extra Innings.................................................0-0 Quintana will be followed tomorrow by LHP Carlos Rodon and previous seven. One-Run/Two-Run Games .....................1-0/0-0 RHP Mat Latos in Thursday's fi nale.