An online survey from Earth Day Network attempts to determine an individual’s “ecological footprint,” the effect one person’s actions and routines have on the environment. “(The survey) takes a look at an individual’s consumption of resources, and it projects how much acreage would be devoted to producing those resources in a sustainable manner at that […]
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Gay/lesbian group to hold summit in OKC
Cimarron Alliance Foundation, a local organization formed to focus on issues facing gays and lesbians in Oklahoma City, will host a summit Saturday at the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library, 300 Park Ave. Cimarron Alliance Chairman Richard Ogden said The Oklahoma Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Leadership Summit is about, “first of all, educating our own […]
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Former Oklahoma lawyer gives up practice for Nashville dreams
After graduating from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, Dameon Allensworth has given up his legal practice to live the life of a struggling country music songwriter in Nashville, Tenn. He spent his spare time writing songs in college and being in the band Briar Branch Road, which gained a fan base throughout […]
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Norman museum holds Native American Youth Language Fair
A battle of wits and words will be waged Thursday and Friday at the fifth annual Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair. Held at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua in Norman, participants will demonstrate their knowledge of more than 18 different American Indian languages. Students compete in spoken […]
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OKC-shot ‘Sex Machine’ set for DVD release
Despite what the title implies, the locally shot film “Sex Machine” isn’t X-rated. Lensed in 2005, the feature film is a horror-crime hybrid written and directed by Christopher Sharpe. Anthem Pictures will release “Sex Machine” on DVD May 1. “It’s kind of a combination of comic books and horror movies from the Sixties ” lots […]
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Norman documentary to chronicle state’s 100 years of history
A centennial documentary currently in preproduction in Norman will focus on the people ” rather than the places and events ” that make Oklahoma grand. When filmmaker Peter Zhmutski ” originally from Kazakhstan ” moved to Oklahoma in 2003, he said he was impressed by Oklahoma and its “friendly” citizens. “Sometimes it’s really hard for […]
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Oklahoma State ecology department has faculty thinking green
A new department at Oklahoma State University will focus its research on conservation and sustainability of Oklahoma’s natural resources. The Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management opened its doors in July 2006. “We have had an interest for some time on campus to bring together several disciplines of natural resource management which […]
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OKC couple finds money in making mermaid tails
People anywhere in the world can swim like mermaids and mermen, thanks to Angela Mullens. In 2000, she performed at the annual Medieval Fair of Norman and created her first mermaid tail. Many would follow. “I came up with a design of my own that was both functional in the water and on dry […]