No matter the name, the film focuses on the family — in particular, the Hughes clan, headed by Mark (Joshua Close, The Master) and Mary (Selma Blair, TV’s Anger Management). With their young son (Quinn Lord, The Possession), they head to their country cottage for a little R&R. Shortly upon arrival at night, Mary asks […]
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Green power
Credit: Brad Gregg “Purchasing green power helps our organization become more sustainable, while also sending a message to others across the U.S. that supporting clean sources of electricity is a sound business decision and an important choice in reducing climate risk,” said OSU President Burns Hargis. Of the power that OSU purchases from Oklahoma Gas […]
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With Great Power …: The Stan Lee Story
But no household name has led a life devoid of conflict and drama, and the three-director doc skirts over those portions, because I assume this project was made with the subject’s full approval. It is — pardon my French — one ass-kisser of a career retrospective. To give credit where credit is due, Lee truly […]
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Frack it up
Credit: Brad Gregg Oklahoma’s own corporate sugar daddy recently got the green light from Pennsylvania state officials to begin hydraulic fracturing a well located about a mile away from the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport, Penn., along the Ohio River. While there is no proven link between seismic activity and hydraulic fracturing — […]
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Childish melodies
Surprise: The guys behind power-pop outfit Forever the Sickest Kids never wanted to grow up. Playing a brand of music popular mainly with the Clearasil set, the Dallas-based outfit hasn’t overhauled its sound dramatically since its 2008 debut, Underdog Alma Mater, even as its four members approach their 30s. Their friends and ex-bandmates are getting […]
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On rotation
Piece by piece, 18 helices are being installed on the roof of OMRF’s new research tower to turn Oklahoma wind into energy. The project makes OMRF one of the first entities in the U.S. to receive the helix turbines, and they will stand alone among medical research facilities that receive on-site wind-generated power. All together, […]
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CFN Headline of the Week
“Olivia Munn, The Power of Padded Bras and Other News” —from thesuperficial.com, Aug. 8
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Crysis 2 / Dragon Age II / Yakuza 4
Crysis 2EA Games (PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360) The “Crysis” franchise is renowned for its visuals, and that certainly rings true with “Crysis 2,” which covers an invasion of New York by squid-like aliens. The vistas of the smoldering city are quite a sight. Although the game looks good on all platforms, the PC version […]
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Sweeping down the plains
The project will create enough clean energy to power 46,000 homes and avoid the emission of approximately 339,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from conventional power plants, said Lisa Leipzig, project development manager for Acciona Energy North America. “Sustainability is core to how we do business,” Leipzig said. “We’re excited to be bringing another project […]
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Haze hearing
A little more than 40 people submitted their comments at the EPA public hearing in Oklahoma City, held April 13 at the Metro Technology Center Springlake campus, although far more people were in attendance. above Susan Schmidt participated in an April13 Sierra Club press conference that protested coal-fired power plant pollution. Those commenting were about […]