Teams Set to Compete in 2013 USA Wakeboard Collegiate National Finals

May 23, 2013

Bayou Buzz - The finals will feature 12 teams with seven riders each working their way through seven different heats. Competing universities include Central Florida, University of Miami, Florida State University, Oklahoma State University, University of Louisiana at Monroe, University of Wisconsin, Louisiana Tech University, Texas Tech University, San Diego State, and Arizona State. Several riders from other universities will compete for individual honors.

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Oklahoma Tornado: 2 Devastated Elementary Schools Had No Safe Rooms

May 23, 2013

news.gnom.es “There are above-ground and below -round storm shelters that offer near absolute occupant protection from the worst-case tornado,” said Ernst Kiesling, professor of civil engineering at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.

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Storm shelters in demand after Oklahoma tornado

May 23, 2013

Delaware Online - Storm shelters certified by the National Storm Shelter Association are tested against 250-mph winds and debris traveling at that speed, says Ernst Kiesling, head of the NSSA and a research professor at Texas Tech University’s National Wind Institute in Lubbock. “They would have easily survived the 200-mph winds reported from Oklahoma,” Kiesling says. “We’re greatly chagrined that the message has been sent that the only safe place is underground. That’s simply not accurate. People can feel very safe in a modern storm shelter.”

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Texas Business Hall of Fame Inducts Texas Tech Business Student

May 23, 2013

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