| LOCAL VOICES: Emergency workers involved with rescues at Union ...
"The night of the tornado, I carried my wife and my son to my neighbor's house because they had a basement. And I went straight to Union. I saw the UPS truck on its side, so I got out and walked with my flashlight. We started searching rooms and making sure no one was in there. Everyone was helping out. As a police officer, you become cynical about human nature. And it was good to see the good side of people. At one point, when the next storm front was headed our way, I thought about safety. I used to not be afraid of storms, but now I am because you can't get away from them. They're so random." - Jackson police Sgt. Phillip Whitman, 17 years with the department .
New Louisiana Tech blog: Rare WAC road win big for progressing ...
One thing Louisiana Tech football coach Derek Dooley noticed early on during the 2007 was the lack of his team's defensive front four to rush the quarterback in non-blitz situations.The Tech coach said that hurt the team because the Bulldogs had to blitz in order to pressure the quarterback, and blitzes usually leave an opening somewhere else.Openings often exploited by opposing defenses. Openings Dooley feels can be closed when opposing offenses don't know when to expect the blitz, which necessitates a solid rush from your front four to begin with.Dooley and Co. targeted a JUCO defensive lineman to help provide a little experience and hope that Kwame Jordan from Fort Scott (Kan.) Community College fills the bill.Recruited by the likes of Arkansas, Marshall and West Virginia according to PelicanPreps.com, Jordan (6-5, 245)ranked No.
Toyota troubles
Q. When I try to fill my 2003 Toyota Camry with gas, the nozzle clicks off. I have to fill the tank as slowly as possible, or else gas backs up the spout and stops the gas pump. What's wrong? A. The most common problem is with the evaporative emissions system. A vent line runs from the fuel tank to the charcoal canister. This line can become become clogged. Or it may have been clamped off during some diagnostic testing. Q. I recently got involved in a front collision with a 2007 Nissan Altima sedan, in which the crash-zone sensor broke. I hit this car at 35 mph. Should the airbag have deployed? A. For an air bag to deploy, it generally takes a combination of speed, angle of impact and velocity of the crash. If one of these criteria were not met, the airbag may not deploy.
Motorist killed by flying pizzeria rooftop
Forbes: A powerful wind gust blew off a section of a Castlewood, Va., pizzeria rooftop, killing a passing motorist when it slammed into his car. Michael Brandon Hess, 19, was traveling on Route 58 Tuesday evening when the roof and possibly remnants of an air conditioning unit landed on his Ford Mustang, police said. .
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