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Kevin Hern to become Oklahoma's next senator Nov. 30
Oklahoma Congressman Kevin Hern will become the state’s next US Senator by the end of the month. The timing of Hern’s swearing-in has been in dispute. However, on Tuesday, Hern’s communications director confirmed reports that he will officially take the oath of office on Nov. 30. Hern was elected Nov. 3 to fill out the rest of the term of former Senator Markwayne Mullin, and those results will be certified Tuesday by the Oklahoma State Election Board.
Friday ceremony set for completed Woodward Park renovations
The City of Tulsa's Parks Department will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday to celebrate the completion of the Woodward Park North Ponds Improvement Project, a collaboration between the Parks and Water & Sewer Departments. The $6.7 million dollar project began in June 2025.
Voting for midterms is underway
It’s Election Day. Polls are open until 7. Here are some reminders before you head out to vote. If you’re unsure of your precinct, you can verify it through the Oklahoma voter portal at O-K voter portal dot OK elections dot gov. Electioneering, advocating for a candidate or ballot proposition is not allowed within 300 feet of a polling place or the last person in line at the polling place. That includes clothing, hats, pins or water bottles with a candidate’s name or a political message.
Councilor's abstaining vote dooms Tulsa's public safety review ordinance
Tulsa City Council has rejected an ordinance that would have established a public safety oversight system including an independent office to review police investigations. It was the abstention by councilor Anthony Archie that doomed it. The 2nd district councilor said he supports the idea in general but, he heard enough concerns from people both for and against public safety oversight to keep him from voting for this version of the ordinance. He hopes a better version can be crafted.
Tulsa County Adds Two Early Voting Locations
Tulsa County is adding two additional sites for in-person early voting. Those sites will be in addition to two existing sites, for a total of four, each in a different quadrant of the city. Two months ago, Mayor Monroe Nichols and city councilors urged the county election board to open an early voting site in north Tulsa. But Tulsa County Elections Secretary Gwen Freeman says that is not why this is happening now.
Former Mayor Wonders If Tulsa Needs a Police Review Board Now
Former Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum Tulsa City Councilors meet today to discuss, and possibly vote on, an issue that’s been brought up several times in the past: The establishment of an official police or public safety review office.
Downtown Tulsa No Longer a Food Desert
For the first time in over a decade, downtown Tulsa has a grocery store. It’s the newest location of Oasis Fresh Market in the Historic Arco Building at 6th and Cincinnati. Monday morning at 11, doors opened for a “soft launch” of the new supermarket. There hasn’t been a full-service grocery store in downtown Tulsa since 2014. That’s when Folks Urban Market closed within 7 months of opening. Before that, you have to go all the way back to when Homeland Grocery at 11th and Denver shutdown around 2001.
Once Again, It's 918 Day!
Happy 918 Day! This year, it’s 918 times two and then multiplied again by 66. Since the actual date, 9/18, is today, a Friday, the annual celebration of our area is spread out over two days. And, since it happens in the middle of the year celebrating the centennial of the Mother Road, many of the activities and places featured have a connection to Route 66.
Tulsa City Council has plan to establish public safety oversight board
The notion of establishing some sort of oversight board to review the actions of the Tulsa Police Department has been around for years but no plan has ever made it past city council. Now, councilors are looking at a new public safety oversight proposal and could vote on it as soon as next week. Former Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum first proposed establishing what he called the "Office of Independent Monitor" in 2019. Councilors ultimately rejected the idea.
Oklahoma Primary Aluminum, Stitt respond to Inola moratorium extension
The town of Inola may have extended a moratorium and set a vote on a permanent ban but the fight over construction of a $4 billion aluminum smelter is far from over. Instead, the fight appears to be shifting back to the courts. The smelter’s developer, Oklahoma Primary Aluminum, as well as the Tulsa Ports Authority are indicating they may sue the town of Inola over the Board of Trustees vote to extend an original 60-day moratorium on smelter construction through to April 2027.
TCC announces $57 million renovation to Metro Campus
Close to 22, 000 students attend classes at one of Tulsa Community College’s campuses in Green Country. Over 5,000 of them study at the TCC Metro Campus downtown and much of that campus hasn’t been updated in decades. In fact, there are some labs at the TCC Metro campus that haven’t been updated since the 1970s.
Flock Camera concerns aired at Tulsa Town Hall
Tulsans concerned about police use of Flock cameras gathered in a classroom at Tulsa Tech’s Lemley Campus last evening. City Councilor Karen Gilbert called the meeting after she heard many questions about the cameras during her recent re-election campaign, especially after it was reported that officers in other cities had been abusing the Flock system.
Affidavit reveals more behind felony charges of Tulsa man in connection to Sand Springs explosion
More is being revealed about why a Tulsa man faces two first degree murder charges following a big explosion in Sand Springs last week. Reports show a probable cause affidavit outlines a potential felony linked to the deaths of two men. Ryan Bassham reportedly just recently purchased the Solos Extract cannabis processing facility on Morrow Road, the business the explosion originated from on Aug. 27.
Statewide Runoff Elections Today
Runoff elections are being held today in Green Country and across Oklahoma. But what you see on the ballot will depend on your party affiliation and where you vote. The most consequential race on the ballot is the GOP Gubernatorial primary showdown between Attorney General Gentner Drummond and former state senator Mike Mazzei. The winner of the runoff will face Democrat Cyndi Munson in November.
Are cyber pros fooling themselves with skills development?
Our benchmark data shows that while 94% of organizations believe they would be effective in a cyber incident, actual decision-making accuracy drops drastically in a crisis situation. During breach exercises, decision makers are making the right calls just 22% of the time on average, with incidents taking hours to contain. The gap between confidence and capability isn’t down to a lack of effort, but misjudged focus.
Are cyber pros fooling themselves with skills development?
Cybersecurity teams have never been more confident in their ability to respond to a major incident. Boards are engaged, training programs are expanding, and investment continues to rise. On the surface, this looks like progress. However, that confidence can be misleading. VP of Cyber Resilience at Immersive. Our benchmark data shows that while 94% of organizations believe they would be effective in a cyber incident, actual decision-making accuracy drops drastically in a crisis situation.
A creepy critter may be to blame for dead spots in your Kansas lawn this summer
Kansas is experiencing less severe drought this year, and it’s no question yards are enjoying the extra moisture after a rainy June. So if you’re still finding brown spots on your lawn this summer, a creepy, crawly nuisance may be to blame. Armyworms have been confirmed in Wichita and other parts of Kansas recently, and they may not be going away soon, according to one entomologist.
Why a skills-first approach is key to minimising financial services cyber risk
By Dan Potter, Senior Director, Operational Resilience at Immersive Labs Cyber attacks are a concern for every sector, with the risk of operations halting or data being stolen. However, financial services face another challenge, unique to their sector. One attack, or even the rumour of one, can cause mass hysteria among the public, which could lead to a financial crisis.
Taking the temperature of the future of drum corps
Dr. Kevin Kloesel is the director of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey and a meteorologist for the Oklahoma University Department of Campus Safety who works as part of DCI's Marching Arts Safety & Health initiative. Kloesel sat down with DCI’s Dan Potter to discuss developing issues and conversations related to the intersection of weather patterns and drum corps. The following transcript of their conversation is lightly edited for length and clarity.
How One Amazing Fossil Is Upending Our Understanding of Ankylosaur Behavior
Note: Dr. David Evans will be a keynote speaker at NHMU's DinoFest: Damage & Defense on January 27-28, 2024. Learn more and prebook DinoFest tickets here. By Daniel Potter For paleontologists trying to tease hints from fossils mangled by geologic time, insights into the activities of a particular dinosaur are precious. Consider the ankylosaur, a four-legged Cretaceous plant-eater known for its armor plates and hefty club-like tail.
Dreaming of Stegosaur Mysteries with Dr. Susannah Maidment
January 10, 2024 Note: Dr. Susannah Maidment will be a keynote speaker at NHMU's DinoFest: Damage & Defense on January 27-28, 2024. Learn more and prebook DinoFest tickets here. By Dan Potter “This is a true story. It doesn’t sound like a true story, but it is,” Dr. Susannah Maidment begins. The paleontologist and world-renowned expert on stegosaurs, now based out of London’s Natural History Museum, was thinking back on her childhood.
One Lucky Dog: Milo
I was adopted, with my brother Shilo, and we’re a wild pair on the island. He lives up the street. My full-time family is Angela and Dan, and there’s also a cat named Leo. He thinks he’s a dog – duh. I also have two older friends, Roxy and Duke; they’re cool and Duke is the mayor. He’s popular and we get treated like kings at the Dingy. I get to stare at as many people as I like. Rides on the golf cart are like flying, however, my mom holds me so tight, I can’t lift off.
How to Build Cyber Resilience Across the Entire Workforce
The boardroom and c-suite are becoming increasingly aware of the business risks posed by cyber-attacks. This is leading to more questions for security teams; particularly, is the company prepared to deal with a cyber crisis? It is crucial that security leaders truly understand how their team and the wider organization performs during a cyber-incident to answer this question.
Monumental Record
Papyrus containing the diary of Merer from day 19 to 25 (read right to left) at the Wadi al-Jarf exhibition, Cairo Museum, 2016. In 2013 archaeologists uncovered what has since been called ‘the greatest discovery in Egypt in the 21st century’: hundreds of papyrus fragments dating to the last years of King Khufu’s reign (c.2500 BC) at the oldest harbour in Egypt, a site on the Red Sea coast called Wadi al-Jarf. Excavations, led by Pierre Tallet and Gregory Marouard, began in 2011.
Ancient Egyptian tomb warnings, curses and ghosts
Detail of a stone inscribed in black ink (hieratic) with a tomb warning, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Egypt, c.1295-1069 BC. With The Tomb: Ancient Egyptian Burial exhibition currently on display at the National Museum of Scotland, I wanted to take the opportunity to discuss the popular misconception that ancient Egyptian tombs all contain curses. This idea became widespread due to the sensationalist journalism that followed the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.
5 requirements for success with DataOps strategies
5 requirements for success with DataOps strategies Spring is traditionally a time to commence Spring cleaning. It’s also a great time for IT teams to look at how to better streamline the development and delivery of data to better support the business operations. Here is where a DataOps approach to data integration comes into play.
Guns N' Roses 'Not In This Lifetime' Tour
concert touring - 2020 Creative Works London delivers immersive and spectacular visuals to Guns N’ Roses' North American Tour using disguise and Unreal. When Guns N’ Roses’ successful ‘Not In This Lifetime’ tour switched to disguise for its North American leg, it opened up new creative possibilities to enhance the already visually spectacular rock show. The tour wrapped last November with two shows at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.
Real-Time Data Streaming, Kafka and Analytics Part 3: Effective Planning for Data Streaming Improves Data Analytics
Data stream processing is defined as a system performing transformations for creating analytics on data inside a stream. In Part 1 of this series, we defined data streaming to provide an understanding of its importance. In Part 2, we got a bit more technical in explaining data integration and ingestion into one of the more popular stream platforms, Apache Kafka.
Real-time Data Streaming, Kafka,and Analytics Part 2: Going Beyond Pure Streaming
Data transaction streaming is managed through many platforms, with one of the most common being Apache Kafka. In our first article in this data streaming series, we delved into the definition of data transaction and streaming and why it is critical to manage information in real-time for the most accurate analytics. As more individuals increase their data literacy and use data to make business decisions, real-time data is becoming a critical factor.
Empowering Retail Managers To Drive Greater Customer Engagement With DataOps
As retailers constantly adjust to shifting customer preferences, data becomes a crucial tie between the brick-and-mortar and online experience. Data is a window into the customer base, helping to drive individual engagements, moving marketing from a push model to custom offerings, and ensuring stock can match purchasing demands. However, many retail managers, marketers, buyers and team leads are limited in their ability to access and use relevant information properly.
Real-Time Data Streaming, Kafka, and Analytics Part One: Data Streaming 101
(spainter_vfx/Shutterstock) The terms “real-time data” and “streaming data” are the latest catch phrases being bandied about by almost every data vendor and company. Everyone wants the world to know that they have access to and are using the latest, greatest data for making business decisions. But using the term is not enough. Do your business executives and users know what data streaming is, where the information comes from and why it is important?
How Data Ops + Data Literacy Can Turn Everyone into a Data-Driven Professional
Sponsored Content by Attunity, A Division of Qlik Agility is key to today’s enterprises responding to competitive pressures and market changes in real-time. However, most enterprises don’t have the right mix of internal processes and data-enabled talent to quickly create and leverage the insights necessary to drive real-time decisions and action.
DataOps: The Antidote for Congested Data Pipelines
DataOps is an emerging set of agile practices, processes, and technologies for building and enhancing data and analytics pipelines to better meet business needs. Data keeps increasing every second of every day, giving us a potential treasure trove of information to choose from for analytical purposes. But more times than we care to admit, analytics stalls out due to a variety of data issues. We’re not sure what data we have access to, where the data comes from, or if it is trustworthy.
Madison Scouts will open ranks to all genders
Forward Performing Arts, the parent organization of the Madison Scouts, announced Sunday a new policy that will open the ranks of the traditionally all-male corps to all genders beginning next year. “This is a historic day for the Madison Scouts,” said executive director Chris Komnick. “No doubt it will challenge our long history, but the value it brings to our mission and the members we serve is immeasurable.” That long history covers more than eight decades for the Madison Scouts.
Cavaliers embark on long-awaited California adventure
The last time The Cavaliers trekked out to the west coast, they left with a bronze medal. It’s been a dozen years since; the 2007 DCI World Championships, which took place at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, were the last held outside the state of Indiana. The Rosemont, Illinois corps’ return trip, according to corps director Dr. Michael Vaughn, has been years in the making. But members of the Green Machine, in 2019, are headed back to the Golden State for just the third time in this millennium.
Modern Data Integration: The DataOps Catalyst
Sponsored Content by Attunity, A Division of Qlik Agility and real-time insights have become the holy grail of the data-driven enterprise. In an increasingly competitive environment, being able to move data at the speed of change makes the difference between an ultimately successful business and one that falls short. The ongoing shift to modern architectures such as cloud, data lakes and streaming technologies, require a modern approach to data integration.
5 requirements for success with DataOps strategies
Spring is traditionally a time to commence Spring cleaning. It’s also a great time for IT teams to look at how to better streamline the development and delivery of data to better support the business operations. Here is where a DataOps approach to data integration comes into play. Similar to DevOps, DataOps is an emerging set of practices, processes and technologies for building an enhancing data and analytics pipelines to better meet the needs of the business.
Digital Transformation and Agile, Modern Data Architectures
Save {{ articles[0].views | formatCount}} Views Join the DZone community and get the full member experience. Join For Free The Architect’s Guide to Big Data Application Performance. Get the Guide. Digital transformation is one of those industry keywords that a lot of executives toss about but that most are not really sure really what – or how – their firms are doing to make it a reality.
4 Principles to Enabling a Pristine Data Lake
What are the challenges you need to tackle to keep your data lake from becoming an unwieldy “data swamp?” When data lakes were first introduced in the 2000s, it was with the promise of providing enterprises with a simple way to store their growing data volumes and various data formats for analytical purposes.
Pioneer membership revoked
After thoughtful deliberation this afternoon, the voting membership of Drum Corps International revoked the membership of Pioneer Drum & Bugle Corps. As a result, the corps will no longer be permitted to participate in DCI. In August of 2018, Pioneer received disciplinary action for policy violations, resulting in suspension from all DCI activities.
6 Guiding Principles for an Effective Data Lake
Organizations are looking to leverage modern analytics such as AI, machine learning, and streaming analytics to provide a competitive advantage. To accomplish this, they must establish a physical or logical foundation to integrate the enterprise’s disparate data, along with the proliferation of real-time streaming data including both IT (transactional) and OT (operational) data that is coming in even greater volumes and variety.
Six Reasons Why Enterprises Need a Modern Data Integration Architecture
Data is instigating change and giving rise to a new data-driven economy that is still in its infancy. Organizations across industries increasingly recognize that monetizing data is crucial to maintaining a competitive edge and are adapting their business models accordingly. There is tremendous opportunity, as applications, instrumented devices and web traffic are throwing off reams of 1s and 0s, rich in analytics potential.
Spotlight of the Week: 2016 Bluecoats
A lot of talk during the 2016 Drum Corps International Tour was about the unexpected charm of The Academy's "Drum Corpse Bride" production, which put the World Class corps among the top 12 of the DCI World Championship Finals for the very first time. In 13th place after the Prelims competition, Boston Crusaders rallied to 12th, at the expense of the Madison Scouts who finished their season after the Semifinals for the first time since 2009.
Analytics Strategies | @CloudExpo #BigData #Analytics #IoT #M2M #CIO
As the Big Data marketplace moves closer to a point of mass-maturity, business leaders have begun to take new approaches to implementation and utilization. Advanced analytics solutions have made their way into a range of industries and regions, and companies that successfully align these investments with core goals and requirements will enjoy more progressive improvements to operational sustainability, intelligence and general performance.
Analytics Strategies | @CloudExpo #BigData #Analytics #IoT #M2M #CIO
Is Your IT Career Ready for the Cloud? The IT industry is undergoing a significant evolution to keep up with cloud application demand. We see this happening as a mindset shift, from traditional IT teams to more well-rounded, cloud-focused job roles. The IT industry has become so cloud-minded that Gartner predicts that by 2020, this cloud shift will impact more than $1 trillion of global IT spending. This shift, however, has left some IT professionals feeling a little anxious about what lies ahead.
Extreme Computing | @CloudExpo #HPC #BigData #MachineLearning
Latest Articles As It Happens Do you know how much your organization risks with every potential outage? Application performance issues can impact away more than revenue, your brand might take a substantial hit as well. Hundreds, thousands of potential customers could take to Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, the App Store and voice their complaints and give poor reviews simply because your app crashed, stalled, or they weren’t able to...
Analytics Strategies | @CloudExpo #BigData #Analytics #IoT #M2M #CIO
As the Big Data marketplace moves closer to a point of mass-maturity, business leaders have begun to take new approaches to implementation and utilization. Advanced analytics solutions have made their way into a range of industries and regions, and companies that successfully align these investments with core goals and requirements will enjoy more progressive improvements to operational sustainability, intelligence and general performance.
The Big Data Science | @CloudExpo @Codero #IoT #M2M #ML #BigData
In his session at 18th Cloud Expo, Sagi Brody, Chief Technology Officer at Webair Internet Development Inc., and Logan Best, Infrastructure & Network Engineer at Webair, focused on real world deployments of DDoS mitigation strategies in every layer of the network. He gave an overview of methods to prevent these attacks and best practices on how to provide protection in complex cloud platforms. He ...
DDoS Mitigation | @CloudExpo @WebairInc #BigData #InfoSec #DataCenter
In his session at 18th Cloud Expo, Sagi Brody, Chief Technology Officer at Webair Internet Development Inc., and Logan Best, Infrastructure & Network Engineer at Webair, focused on real world deployments of DDoS mitigation strategies in every layer of the network. He gave an overview of methods to prevent these attacks and best practices on how to provide protection in complex cloud platforms. He ...
The Big Data Divide | @CloudExpo #BigData #IoT #IIoT #M2M #IternetOfThings
Latest Articles As It Happens The Big Data Divide: Business Users vs. IT Within enterprises – and even small businesses – there are two distinct groups with differing goals, needs and objectives when it comes to business intelligence and analytics strategies. Business users are tasked with analyzing Big Data to help their companies make timely and more meaningful decisions, and as such, require immediate access to a wide variety of sources, including structured, semi-s...
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