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Previously six years alone, Houston has confronted seven main disasters together with a number of floods, an influence grid failure, Hurricane Harvey and a global pandemic.
The frequency of those occasions has prompted Houston Group School to spend money on an formidable new coaching program for first responders, building employees and enterprise workers to minimize the lethal toil these disasters deliver.
On Tuesday, HCC leaders unveiled their plans for this system that features a $30 million resiliency operations middle outfitted with a 39-foot-wide swift water rescue channel, a 15-foot-deep dive space, and a 100-foot-long “rocky gorge” of boulders which are above and under the water floor to supply further impediment coaching.
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“Our imaginative and prescient for this essential initiative is to construct a stronger, extra resilient Houston the place each Houstonian may be plan conscious and response prepared,” HCC Chancellor Cesar Maldonado stated at a information convention asserting the middle. “Each enterprise can put together for the long run.”
The catastrophe simulations a part of the resiliency operations middle is on the coronary heart of this new program, which is able to practice first responders and residents in find out how to sort out flooded residential streets that embrace obstacles like floating particles, underwater automobiles and downed energy strains.
The middle will embrace coaching in rescue automobiles and will likely be used yr spherical to copy varied emergency conditions.
“What a firefighter would undergo with the coursework to get certification could be a lot totally different from a citizen,” Maldonado stated. “However definitely residents are going to be utilizing that facility to have a greater understanding of what flooding means, what could possibly be within the water, what sort of contaminants, what sort of hidden drains may cause an issue for youngsters. So it’s not going to be only for the high-level first responders.”
HCC will supply its first courses this summer season for big employers and small companies. This system is in response to a name from Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner that 500,000 metropolis employees change into licensed in “resilience efforts.” As the consequences of local weather change present further threats, cities and states throughout the nation have begun to consider find out how to put together and mitigate for catastrophic occasions.
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A rendering of HCC’s deliberate resiliency operations middle.
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A complete price ticket to construct and function the brand new program has not been launched. Price of the programs vary from a couple of hundred {dollars} to only over $1,000 relying on the extent of coaching concerned. Program organizers say they anticipate federal workforce coaching {dollars} and employers to cowl a lot of the fee for first responders and enterprise workers that enroll.
The Texas Legislature permitted almost $5 million to design the coaching middle. One other $10 million has come to HCC in personal donations, Maldonado stated. To date, the two-year neighborhood faculty has developed a 20-hour non-credit primary preparedness and restoration program that features public rescue, medical triage, particles elimination or facility building.
The course will even assist college students perceive provide chain challenges, building and facility wants, catastrophe communications and coordination.
College students can take courses in danger evaluation for his or her houses, find out how to help neighbors throughout an emergency, and the function and worth of insurance coverage.
Maldonado stated college students will take an evaluation to measure their expertise and pinpoint areas of coaching they need or want. This system will begin out with non-credit programs which are open to all residents.
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“The pathway {that a} scholar takes will likely be a operate of the place they’re right now,” he stated. “Whether or not they wish to do that professionally or whether or not they’re after this as a neighborhood supporter and wish to assist handle their neighborhood. “
Finally, Maldonado stated, the varsity hopes to develop affiliate diploma packages.
The brand new resiliency middle design is anticipated to be accomplished by 2024.
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BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Texas A&M baseball is set to hire Washington head coach Jason Kelly as its next pitching coach, as first reported by The Eagle.
Kelly’s hire comes hours after former pitching coach Michael Earley signed to become the Aggies’ head coach.
Other reports are out that A&M is targeting Texas pitching coach Caleb Longley to join the staff.
I would expect former @TexasBaseball assistant Caleb Longley to end up on Michael Earley’s staff at @AggieBaseball. Another spot is expected to be a Power 5 head coach.
Kelly spent the past two years as the head coach for the Huskies after seven seasons as the Huskies’ pitching coach.
In Kelly’s first season at the helm of the UW program, Washington had a 17-12 league record was good for third in the standings. The Huskies garnered a 35-20 overall record, earning the 12th NCAA Regional bid in program-history. The 35 wins were the second most by a first-year head coach for the Huskies.
Six players from Kelly’s inaugural UW squad were selected in the 2023 MLB Draft, the second time Washington has had at least five players drafted since 2014. Kiefer Lord, taken 86th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, became the highest-drafted Husky since 2015. Case Matter (Texas Rangers), Stu Flesland III (Colorado Rockies), Johnny Tincher (Cleveland Guardians), Will Simpson (Oakland Athletics) and Coby Morales (New York Yankees) also heard their names called.
In 2024, Washington had a 19-31-1 record and missed the postseason.
Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning is set to begin the 2024 college football season as the backup to Quinn Ewers. More than likely, fans will have to wait until next season to see him in action.
Despite being a backup quarterback, Manning is one of the most popular names across the nation.
A lot of his popularity comes from him being the nephew of former NFL superstars Peyton and Eli Manning. However, he has also shown massive potential for the future.
Many fans are curious about just how much the young Manning works with his uncles. Peyton Manning, especially, is viewed as one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play football.
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In a recent quote during the Manning Pass Academy, Peyton opened up about his relationship with Arch.
“I’m well-documented on how proud we are of Arch. I try to be a resource to him. He and I worked out several weeks ago together.”
Clearly, Peyton has been a key mentor for the young quarterback. While he has been a mentor and a resource, he doesn’t seem to be taking a very active role in Arch’s development.
At this point in time, no one knows exactly what to expect from Manning’s future. Until he’s on the field and playing, no one knows if he will live up to the hype.
Even though he hasn’t played much as a college football player, he has found plenty of success.
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His success has come off-the-field, in the form of the NIL market.
Right now, Manning ranks No. 3 among all NIL athletes. The only two athletes ahead of him are Shedeur Sanders and Livvy Dunne.
Currently, the young quarterback has received an NIL valuation of $2.8 million. That is an insane number for a player who has only thrown five passes as a college quarterback.
All of that being said, Manning is staying ready for an opportunity to play. He knows it likely won’t be this season, but he’s one injury or a slow start from Quinn Ewers away from possibly seeing playing time.
Expect to see the young quarterback continue racking up impressive NIL money. He has stayed the course and has handled his situation perfectly. A bright future awaits him with the Longhorns when his number is finally called.
RETURNING STARTERS: Offense – 5; Defense – 7, Special Teams – 1
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PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Quinn Ewers, RB Jaydon Blue, WR Silas Bolden, WR Isaiah Bond, LT Kelvin Banks Jr., Edge Ethan Burke, LB Anthony Hill, S Andrew Mukuba
VERSUS GEORGIA: October 19 (Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium)
Quarterback Quinn Ewers leads what should be an explosive Texas offense. (USA Today)
Will the Texas offense just reload?
Last year’s Longhorn offense averaged 36 points. Can Texas keep that up in its first season in the SEC?
The fact quarterback Quinn Ewers is back after a year that saw him complete 69 percent of his passes for 3,479 yards and 22 touchdowns bodes well.
So does the fact Texas returns four of its starting offensive linemen.
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The team has to replace Jonathan Brooks – the first running back taken in last April’s NFL Draft – but features some excellent returnees in CJ Baxter and Jaydon Blue, who combined for 1,057 yards last season.
There are some questions at wide receiver, but only because so many are new to the program.
Otherwise, Alabama transfer Isaiah Bond, Houston transfer Matthew Golden, and Oregon State transfer Silas Bolden accounted for 140 receptions for 1,818 yards and 15 touchdowns combined for their former teams.
Can Texas replace some key losses on its defensive front?
Gone are defensive tackle Byron Murphy II and T’Vondre Sweat, selected in the first and second rounds of the NFL Draft.
As they did at wide receiver, the Longhorns dipped into the transfer portal to hopefully fill the voids, adding former Georgia player (Bill Norton via Arizona), Tia Savea (Arizona), and Louisville flip Jermayne Lole.
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The Longhorns also hope fifth-year player Alfred Collins will be able to make a jump, and if he can, then the unit may be able to do the job.
Still, it might be a bit unfair to expect the same production as Sweat and Murphy provided a season ago.
How will the Longhorns do in their first year in the SEC?
A Week Two trip to defending national champion Michigan will give the Longhorns an excellent early test before hosting Mississippi State in its first game as an SEC member on Sept. 28.
The two weeks that follow, however, will tell the tale.
Texas and fellow SEC newcomer Oklahoma in Dallas on Oct. 12, followed on the 19th by the highly-anticipated game with Georgia.
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If the Longhorns can survive that, the rest of the conference schedule is certainly manageable.
Home games against Florida and Kentucky highlight the remaining part of the conference schedule, before closing at arch-rival Texas A&M on Nov. 30.