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Jun 11, 2013
Omaha World Herald-That's because researchers have believed the maximum ground-level wind speeds from a tornado are slightly higher than 200 mph, said Ernest Kiesling, an expert in tornado shelters and researcher at Texas Tech University. Texas Tech is the premier institute studying tornado damage and shelters.
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Jun 11, 2013
The Telegraph – U.K.-Pleasant as the leafy suburb is, it's quite hard to quantify exactly what it is we like about it. Birds don't worry about such things – they know what they like, and vote with their feet (or wings anyway). This is demonstrated by a recent study in the city of Lubbock, Texas, published in the journal Urban Ecosystems. A team from Texas Tech University took the logical step of asking the question: if birds and people like the same kinds of neighbourhoods, can we link birds directly to house prices?
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Jun 11, 2013
Minnesota Public Radio-But his real offense may have been serving in public office for a long time and accumulating enemies, suggests Cindy Rugeley, a political scientist at Texas Tech University. The recall effort is being led by someone Hernandez once defeated for office.
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Jun 11, 2013
Chronical of Higher Education-Two faculty members from Comanche Nation College and Texas Tech University worked with tribal elders to create a digital archive of what's left of the language. Only about 25 people nationwide speak Comanche, down from about 15,000 in the late 1800s, they estimate.
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