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Fort Hood Suspect Says Rampage Was to Defend Afghan Taliban Leaders

Jun 5, 2013

New York Times - “I think the defense in this context makes no sense at all,” said Richard Rosen, the director of the Center for Military Law and Policy at the Texas Tech University School of Law in Lubbock. “These people were unarmed. They were thousands of miles from the battlefield,” he said. “If the Taliban leadership were present at the time of the shooting, I suppose then you might be able to raise the defense, but even then I think it would not fly.”

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Hardening Your Home Against Tornadoes

Jun 5, 2013

Popular Mechanics - Ernst Kiesling, executive director of the NSSA and professor emeritus of wind engineering at Texas Tech University, says there are different advantages to above- and below-ground structures. 'After the Moore tornado, I heard the media say that the safest place is being underground. That is absolutely incorrect,' Kiesling says. Underground structures will face significantly less wind force but can be difficult to access, especially for the elderly or physically disabled. Kiesling says that it's best to make a house function more efficiently, such as reinforcing small rooms and designing with load paths. However, it can be difficult to retrofit entire homes once they are built. Storm proofing is best reserved for new homes or major remodeling.

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