Category: economics
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International Collaboration and Bluetooth Prosthetics in Oklahoma #cwf2010
The Oklahoma Presbyterian Health Foundation Research Park in Oklahoma City has an amazing, diverse array of international scientists, engineers, and researchers. Dr Michael Anderson addressed a group of international guests attending the Creativity World Forum on November 18, 2010, and provided background about the dynamic ways PHF Research Park is catalyzing innovation in Oklahoma and…
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Creative Placemaking at the Creativity World Forum #cwf2010
These are my notes from the “Creative Design and Art Spaces Fueling Urban Growth” breakout session at the 2010 Creativity World Forum in Oklahoma City on 16 November 2010. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. (An audio podcast/recording of this session is available on “Fuel for Educational Change Agents.”) The official session description…
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Ready for the Creativity World Forum #cwf2010
The 2010 Creativity World Forum starts tomorrow morning at 8:30 am in Oklahoma City, and I’m thrilled to be attending in person with my wife. It’s not only rare for an event like this to come to my home state of Oklahoma, it’s also rare to have a chance to simply attend and enjoy a…
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Learning about the amazing iOS Square Credit Card solution
On October 28, 2010, I attended and presented at OpenBeta5 at the Co-Working Collaborative (OKC CoCo) in Oklahoma City. Prior to the start of the lightning talks, David Glover took a few minutes to explain and demonstrate the amazing SQUARE device which permits anyone with an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch to take credit card…
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UNT Socialists Protest Upcoming Speech by former President Bush
As a Storychaser interested in amplifying voices not often heard in the mainstream media, I couldn’t resist an opportunity to interview UNT student Will Clark last week about the reasons he opposes his university paying $100,000 to former President George W Bush for a speech to students later in the month. Will also explained some…
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Education in Oklahoma 2010 Elections: Barresi wins, 744 defeated
If you were running for an Oklahoma public office on November 2, 2010, it was a good day to be a Republican. Republican candidate Mary Fallin will become Oklahoma’s first female governor, winning over 60% of the popular vote over her Democratic opponent, Jari Askins. Republican Janet Barresi won the race against Democrat Susan Paddack…
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Oklahoma Students Deserve Your YES Vote on SQ 744
In this 90 second video, Oklahoma parent and educator, Wesley Fryer, explains why students in our state deserve your YES vote on State Question 744. For additional background on SQ 744, see Wesley’s October 28th post, “The Backstory of Oklahoma State Question 744” as well as November 1st podcast, “State Question 744 and Oklahoma Education…
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Podcast362: State Question 744 and Oklahoma Education Funding @YESon744
If you are an Oklahoma voter, take 17 minutes and listen to this audio podcast. Tomorrow on November 2, 2010, Oklahoma voters will go the polls and have an opportunity to approve State Question 744. SQ 744 is a proposed amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution which would require the legislature to allocate to education at…
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The backstory of Oklahoma State Question 744
It’s almost election time, and Oklahoma voters statewide will be voting on “state question 744” next week on November 2nd. Given the HUGE importance and impact of this proposed state constitutional amendment to the educational future of our state, it seems quite odd the “backstory” to this initiative has not (to my knowledge) received more…
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Construction Engineers and Concrete Masons can save MILLIONS of lives (Haiti earthquake story)
Did you know the February earthquake in Chile which followed the devastating quake in Haiti in January this year was 500 times stronger, but caused only 1% of the loss of life which was attributed to the Haitian earthquake? Why the difference, when the earthquake in Chile was so much stronger? In the eight minute…