Archive for July, 2011
Lubahn named Michigan State men’s coach
July 2nd, 2011
Casey Lubahn has been named the men’s head coach at Michigan State, athletic director Mark Hollis announced Thursday. Lubahn, a former MSU letterwinner and assistant coach, had been the head coach at Miami of Ohio.
Lubahn replaces Sam Puryear, who resigned after four years to care for an ailing family member.
“It is hard to describe how excited Rachel (wife) and I are to be returning to Michigan State University and the East Lansing community,” Lubahn said. “To have the opportunity to lead your alma mater as a head coach is a dream come true. We look forward to building on the strong tradition of MSU and embracing the alumni, staff, supporters, and friends that care so deeply about Spartan golf.”
A three-year letterwinner and 2003-04 team captain, Lubahn compiled a 75.00 career stroke average, the fifth-best in MSU history. A native of Sand Lake, Mich., Lubahn earned a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from Michigan State in 2004.
In Lubahn’s three seasons, Miami posted three victories and five runner-up finishes.
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CSU meet seeks ways to fix water systems in poorer areas
July 2nd, 2011
About a hundred engineers, government officials, community advocates and others at a conference sponsored by the California State University’s heard the story Tuesday of Enchanted Heights. It is not a fairytale.
Enchanted Heights, a community of 446 homes that straddles the boundary of the city of Perris in Riverside County, is fouled by failing septic systems, with untreated wastewater migrating through groundwater and emerging into yards and lanes.
It is one of thousands of relatively poor communities in California, many classified as “disadvantaged.” In hundreds of those communities, public health is threatened by faulty wastewater treatment or contaminated drinking water. Most are served by small water districts.
For example, a Tulare County district that serves about 100 residents, was cited 11 times over a recent 10-year stretch for excessive levels of coliform bacteria and nitrates in drinking water. In 2006, a State Water Resources Control Board study of 181 Tulare County drinking-water wells found excessive levels of coliform bacteria (in 33 percent of wells), fecal coliform bacteria (8 percent) and nitrate concentrations (41 percent).
“Developing Funding for Disadvantaged Community Infrastructure Projects” was the theme of the conference on Tuesday, June 28, in Rancho Cucamonga.
The conference supports a larger WRPI effort to advance technical, social and other ways to foster environmental restoration and economic development in disadvantaged communities by improving water infrastructure. The CSU has proposed to create a federally designated “technical assistance center” to help California’s disadvantaged communities develop and manage effective, sustainable water and wastewater systems.
Such communities can be a challenging enigma for the districts and agencies that serve them because the entities are often unaware of available funding, according to Karl Longley, emeritus dean of engineering at Fresno State, a long-time member of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, and a champion of the CSU proposal.
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Pigskin Classic All-Star Football Game rosters
July 1st, 2011
North team
No.
Name
School
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
2
Antwan Gilbert
Trotwood-Madison
RB
5-11
180
4
Anthony Cole-Young
Kenton Ridge
DB
5-10
180
6
Josh Bass
Springfield
DB
5-8
165
8
Josh McClain
Northmont
DB
6-2
225
10
Jordan Taylor
Northmont
WR
6
175
12
Jordan Price
Bellefontaine
K/P
6-1
170
14
Adam Martin
Milton Union
DB
6-1
212
16
Travion Ramey
Meadowdale
WR
6-2
185
18
Marcus Graham
Trotwood-Madison
QB
6-1
190
20
Aaron Patrick
Tri-County North
DL
6-0
215
22
Xavier Roberts
Piqua
RB
5-8
150
24
Freezer Grigsby
Trotwood-Madison
ILB
6-2
210
26
Tyrell Russell
Northridge
DB
5-9
170
28
Mike McKee
Tecumseh
WR
5-10
175
30
Luke Sheridan
Cedarville
OLB
6-5
185
32
Zeke Eier
Tecumseh
ILB
5-11
215
34
Tyler Holzapfel
Greenville
WR
6-0
195
36
RJ Heins
Sidney
RB
6-0
190
38
Chavez Leath
Northmont
DL
6-0
294
40
Hayden Davis
Springfield
ILB
5-11
225
42
Anthony Hunter
Wayne
ILB
5-11
215
44
Will Myers
Northmont
OLB
6-2
205
46
Sean Miliner
Wayne
OLB
5-11
190
48
Tre Thomas
Wayne
DB
6-0
190
50
Josiah Riggins
Northmont
OL
6-2
285
52
Jerald Davis
Meadowdale
OL
5- 11
245
54
Scott Poffenberger
Bethel
OL
6-4
250
56
Josh Ryan
Graham
OL
6-1
240
60
Josh Boehringer
Covington
DL
6-2
215
62
Tanner Wright
Vandalia Butler
DL
6-2
240
64
Brandon Krugh
Northeastern
OL
6-3
325
66
Rodney Huston
Lehman Catholic
OL
6-2
250
72
Paul Shough
Bellefontaine
OL
6-3
285
78
Aaron Hayes
Shawnee
OL
6-4
290
80
Brad MacLeod
Shawnee
OLB
6-2
225
82
Austin Alber
Brookville
DL
6-3
250
84
Landon McKirahan
Ben Logan
OLB
6-1
185
88
Tyler Cooper
Southeastern
WR
6
165
90
Alex Cotton
Northwestern
DL
6-4
250
Head coach: Roy Thobe, Fairborn
Assistants: Bosie Miliner, Meadowdale; Mike Hetrick, Brookville; Jason Stephan, Arcanum; Austin Steward, Cedarville; Aaron Shaffer, Fairborn; Dion Black, Meadowdale; Mark Landers, Fairborn.
South team
No.
Name
School
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
1
Logan Evans
Clinton-Massie
LB
6-2
200
11
Donovan Layne
CJ
SS
5-11
190
3
Ryan Adams
Carroll
K/P
6-2
195
5
Zac Wilson
Eaton
DB
5-9
165
7
David Routson
Monroe
QB
5-9
175
9
Spencer Roscrans
Kings
DB
6-1
170
13
Brandon Fox
Valley View
SS
5-11
200
15
Chase Gianattasio
Waynesville
WR
6-0
165
17
Kenny Lewis
Hamilton
WR
5-11
160
19
Matt Longo
Bellbrook
TE
6-4
220
21
Matt Morrow
East Clinton
RB
5-8
150
23
Brody Wolf
Lebanon
WR
6-2
185
25
Joe Desjardins
Beavercreek
SS
6-1
205
27
Jake Jarbo
Valley View
RB
5-10
195
29
Devon King
Monroe
FB
5-10
180
31
Chris Benton
Lebanon
DE
6-0
215
33
Jordy Scanlon
Clinton-Massie
RB
5-10
210
35
Julius Young
Xenia
FB
6-0
270
37
Tyler Caudill
Greeneview
SS
6-2
185
39
Tyler Hodge
Wilmington
QB
6-
180
41
Devin Croley
Xenia
LB
6-0
185
43
John Ward
Dunbar
DT
6-3
215
45
Sam Schaeffer
Beavercreek
SS
5-8
180
47
Matt Bertrams
Mason
DB
5-8
180
51
Brett Timming
Monroe
OL
6-1
265
53
Chris Cowman
Wilmington
LB
6-0
221
55
Brandon Craig
West Carollton
N
6-1
210
57
Justin Straight
Clinton-Massie
DE
6-4
235
59
Justin Cox
Fenwick
DE
6-4
220
61
Tim Trummer
Fairmont
OL
6-2
265
65
Jake Rigg
Springboro
OL
6-2
255
67
Zach Harlow
Beavercreek
OL
6-2
270
69
Neal Cates
Carroll
OL
6-3
295
73
Dustin Underwood
Eaton
OL
6-2
280
75
Conner Donnini
Centerville
DT
5-11
280
77
Chris Willis
Centerville
OL
6-3
265
79
Seth Everhart
Carlisle
OL
6-5
290
83
Terrion Jackson
Hamilton
DT
6-4
225
89
JT Johnson
CJ
N
6-0
300
Jon Overstreet
Centerville
QB
5-10
170
Matt Fornshill
Carroll
WR
6-0
175
Chaz Veal
Hamilton
DB
5-10
155
Clay Allen
Wilmington
DL
6-0
270
Head coach: Dan McSurley, Clinton-Massie
Assistants: Scott Killen, Aaron Seewer, Jeskee Zantene, Doug Howard, Clinton-Massie; Rob Vida, Wilmington; Matt Hodge, East Clinton, Barak Faulk, Monroe.
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Solving oil spill disaster: 4-H science team heads to international contest
July 1st, 2011
SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. – If an oil spill like the April 2010 BP disaster occurs again, members of the WSU Extension Sea-Tech 4-H Club just might be the future scientists to address it. Fascinated by science, engineering and technology, and wild about the thrill of competition, the four teams of 20 teens recently earned top honors at the MATE (Marine Advanced Technology Education) regional event. One team will advance to the international contest in Houston, Texas in mid-June. There were 35 groups competing from around the region.
Real-world experience
This years mission simulated the remote operated vehicle (ROV) activities performed to cap the blowout of the BP well off the Louisiana coast. Teams needed to capture and remove a collapsed pipe, insert a nozzle into a blowout preventer and close a valve on the well head, said Lee McNeil, Sea-Tech Club leader. Our more experienced Explorer Class team will have the added challenge of capping the well under pressure and flow at the international competition. Teams also took water samples, measured ambient pressure and collected specimens from the floor of the pool. The pool mission is half of the overall score. A formal technical report, a project poster and an engineering presentation before an industry panel of experts weighs equally. This real-world experience translates to a variety of potential career paths. Students become a subject-matter expert for their team and are solely responsible for their portion of the project, said McNeil. Creative problem solving, planning, budgeting, oral and written skills and decision-making under pressure have broad applications in any technical field.
Long hours and teamwork
Starting in October, the teams worked nights and weekends through April to design, build and refine their robots. They practiced pool missions repeatedly to hone their skills. We had 15 minutes to complete the mission tasks, which was exciting and stressful at the same time said Matthew Atilano, 16, from Camano Island. As a third year Sea-Tech member and team captain, he created work schedules, documented completed tasks and provided leadership to his teammates. This year I learned more about design and how to build an effective ROV that not only can complete all the tasks but is also robust, agile and stable, he said. The Sea-Tech Club teams and their regional awards are: Team Omega, qualified to compete in the international event in Explorer Class
Team Endeavor, first place Explorer Class
Team Neptune, second place Ranger Class
Team Hydrozilla, sixth place overall
Tags: Disaster, Oil Spill
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June Board Mtg: Raise Or No Raise? No Raise.
July 1st, 2011
Board of Ed to Vote on Teacher Pay Raise Fox: On Wednesday, the Chicago Board of Education will vote on whether taxpayers can afford to give teachers a 4 percent pay raise… New school board to mull teacher raises today WBEZ: Less than four years ago, it was Chicago Public Schools that pushed the Chicago Teachers Union for an agreement that locked teachers into 4 percent raises each year until 2012… CPS board will vote on fate of pay raise Tribune It’ll be a baptism by fire when the new Chicago Public Schools board meets for the first time Wednesday… A primer on the budget deficit Catalyst: The amount of the deficit is important, as the larger it is the stronger is the district’s claim that it can’t pay the raises–if indeed that is the case they want to make… Education reform would affect teachers’ right to strike WBEZ: The school year or day may get longer. In addition, teachers can now be laid off because of poor performance, regardless of seniority. And it will be harder for teachers to strike, especially in Chicago. SEE COMMENTS FOR UPDATES
Tags: Raise, Raise No
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