February 2007 Show Archives
Week 1 Show 0705
Breaking Apartheid
He's an Oklahoman who made history. We meet Edward Perkins, the man responsible for breaking the apartheid color barrier in South Africa.
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Africa Trade
The country of South Africa as changed dramatically, both socially and economically. This change is helping South Africa become a market of opportunity and an important market to America's wheat growers.
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Oklahoma Moment--TAT Airlines
We take a peek at a moment in Oklahoma's History from the Oklahoma History Center. This week's peek showcases TAT Airlines, the beginning of TWA.
For more information visit this link:www.okhistorycenter.org Back to top
New Legislative Session
Oklahoma lawmakers reconvene this week at our state capitol. They do so, at least on the Senate side, split down the middle...half democrat, half republican. Which could make for a very interesting legislative session.
For more information visit this link:www.oksenate.gov Back to top
Value Added--Oklahoma Living Cover Story
(1 of 2)
Bipartisanship will the be key word at the Oklahoma capitol. Read more about it in the February issue of Oklahoma Living.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Living
After Castro
No one is probably following Fidel Castro's heatlh any closer than those in farm states, hopeful, that with new leadership in Cuba, our government will relax trade restrictions and open up a lucrative market just off our coast.
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Value Added--Cuba (2 of 2)
Learn more about our state's efforts to open the Cuban market.
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Cybersecurity--Wireless Networks
If you have a wireless home computer network, you may be surprised by who's logging on. We show you the dangers of unsecured wireless devices.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Cyber Security Education Consortium Back to top
Interview with Robert Hamilton
We visit with Robert Hamilton of the Oklahoma Cyber Security Education Consortium about tips we can use to make our wireless devices more secure against hackers.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Cyber Security Education Consortium Back to top
Week 2 Show 0706
Terror
From what was our state's darkest hour, an awareness has helped Oklahoma lead the way in not only preventing terror but responding to it and recovering from it.
For more information visit this link:www.mipt.org Back to top
Interview with Major Kerry Pettingill--Homeland Security
We visit with Major Kerry Pettingill, director of Oklahoma's Office of Homeland Security.
For more information visit this link:www.homelandsecurity.ok.gov Back to top
Value Added--Homeland Security (1 of 3)
Some Oklahoma celebrities are helping spread the word about being prepared.
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Disaster Drill
Videographer Allan Krahl followed a group of Metro Tech students in Oklahoma City as they underwent a diaster that seemed all too real.
For more information visit this link:Metro Tech's EMT Program Back to top
Interview with Kristi Van Ness--EMT Program
We visit with Kristi Van Ness, coordinator of emergency medical services training at Metro Tech about the need for EMT training.
For more information visit this link:Metro Tech's EMT Program Back to top
Oklahoma Moment--Machine Gun Kelly
We take a peek at a moment in Oklahoma's History from the Oklahoma History Center. This week's peek showcases the trial of Machine Gun Kelly.
For more information visit this link:www.okhistorycenter.org Back to top
Animal ID
Terrorism isn't limited to blowing up buildings. Our food supply is also a target and a big one. We take a closer look at work to track where our food has been and where it's going.
For more information visit this link:National Animal Identification System Back to top
Biosecurity
Protecting our food supply is the job of Oklahoma's Department of Agriculture and thanks to a bond approved by Oklahoma's legislature, construction on a new eleven million dollar laboratory is set to begin this spring.
For more information visit this link:OK Dept of Ag Laboratory Services Back to top
Value Added--Isreal Food Safety (3 of 3)
See how other countries are addressing food safety.
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Cyber Terror
The next attack on our nation may well be in bits and bytes. Terrorists of a different kind freely roam in the cyber realm. We visit with Jim Adams, special agent with Oklahoma's FBI cyber crime unit about this threat.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Federal Bureau of Investigation Back to top
Week 3 Show 0707
Natural Resources
Gypsum. A natural occurring mineral now used in construction of virtually every home and office building around the world.
For more information visit this link:www.usg.com Back to top
Value Added--History of Gypsum (1 of 2)
Learn more about the history of gypsum in Oklahoma.
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Coal Mine
Southeastern Oklahoma is home to our state's timber industry, but what's underground also energizes our economy. We take an indepth look at Oklahoma's coal mining industry.
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Oklahoma Moment--Arthur Ramsey
We take a peek at a moment in Oklahoma's History from the Oklahoma History Center. This week's peek showcases Arthur Ramsey.
For more information visit this link:www.okhistorycenter.org Back to top
Solar Salt
In an area known for hot, dry summers and never ending wind, salt has become an industry.
For more information visit this link:www.cargillsalt.com Back to top
Capitol Insight
Oklahoma lawmakers are entering the thrid week of session with a budget surplus and plenty of ideas where to spend it.
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Food Check Out Day
Americans currently spend just 9.9 percent of their disposable personal income for food, less than anywhere else in the world. That means just thirty-six days into the new year, our grocery bill is paid in full. A fact the Oklahoma Farm Bureau highlights each year.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women's Program Back to top
Interview with Steve Stadler
One of our most abundant natural resources we can't even see but it may be a key in reducing our dependence on foreign energy. We visit with Steve Stadler from the Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative about work underway to develop wind cooperatives.
For more information visit this link:www.seic.okstate.edu/owpi Back to top
Value Added--Windpower (2 of 2)
Learn more windpower in Oklahoma.
For more information visit this link:www.horizonwind.com Back to top
Rose Rock
One of our naturally occuring resources is also our state rock. We take a poetic look at the rose rock.
For more information visit this link:www.roserockmuseum.com Back to top
Week 4 Show 0708
Bioscience Boom
Bioscience is booming in Oklahoma, without a lot of people knowing exactly what it is.
For more information visit this link:www.arlok.com Back to top
Value Added--Israel Tech
Learn how one Oklahoma dairyman is using technology from Israel to create a new kind of product in hopes of adding value to their operation.
For more information visit this link:www.wagoncreekcreamery.com Back to top
Interview with Michael Anderson
We visit with Michael Anderson about bioscience research being done in Oklahoma.
For more information visit this link:www.phfokc.com Back to top
Oklahoma Moment--John Zink
We take a peek at a moment in Oklahoma's History from the Oklahoma History Center. This week's peek showcases John Zink.
For more information visit this link:www.okhistorycenter.org Back to top
Biotechnology
Plant breeding is nothing new. Yet with the advent of biotechnology, changes that used to take generations, can now be done in a matter of years.
For more information visit these links:www.whybiotech.com
University of California, Davis
Oklahoma State University
Monsanto
The Land - Epcot Back to top
Food Fight
While biotech is now a scientific reality, acceptance on a social level has been slower and nowhere has there been more opposition to the manipulation of genes than in Europe.
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Biotech Academy
Biotechnology is one of the top ten growing industries in our nation and there's a tremendous effort to attract these companies to Oklahoma.
For more information visit these links:Southern Oklahoma Tech Center
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Next 100--Global Perspective
We visit with Sherwin Pomerantz, Oklahoma's trade representative to Isreal, about his global perspective.
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