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June 19, 2013
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Plan for new Tulsa park to be unveiled

The final plan for A Gathering Place for Tulsa park along Riverside Drive will be unveiled Tuesday - a moment officials at the George Kaiser Family Foundation have been anxious to see come for nearly seven years.

Find stories, interviews and photos about the upcoming Tulsa park designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh and his team of architects.

 
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Heat comes back in OT to force game 7

LeBron James' 32 points and Ray Allen's 3-pointer gave the Miami Heat a chance to come back in OT. The Spurs led by 10 going into the fourth quarter.

 
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Australian aerospace supplier expanding to Grove

“Ferra chose to expand to Oklahoma because its central location enables us to easily provide service to our customer base on both coasts and international markets, said Ferra Engineering CEO Mark Sherrer in a statement Tuesday.

 
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VIDEO: The Swon Brothers take 3rd place in 'The Voice' finale

The brothers from Muskogee made it further than any other duo on the four seasons of the NBC reality singing competition but lost out to fellow Team Blake artist Danielle Bradbery.

 
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Matt Clayton floats between being a nerd, geek or a dork. Has an extensive collection of toys, comics and video games that would make any adult feel ashamed to call themselves a parent. Unlike most nerds, he does enjoy sports, but his favorite sport is soccer, so that really doesn't count as a sport anyway. Can quote "Clerks" at the drop of a hat and owns a soft-coated Wheaten Terrier named Will Wheaton. And no, Ewoks could not have possibly taken down the Empire with just sticks and rocks.

Nerd strengths: Zombies, Star Wars, Video games, Game of Thrones, Tech, cars, British soccer.
Micah Choquette is a self-proclaimed web geek who generally despises the term "nerd." He can hold his own in a conversation about comics or movies with the other Prairie Nerds, but his heart belongs to the internet and his soul was sold long ago to Apple. He routinely follows many of the design and development gurus of the day, soaking in their ideas and putting them to work for the 'World. He's also an avid user and abuser of Social Media, and can be found on Twitter, Facebook and yes, even Google+.

Nerd Strengths: Apple, Coffee, Google, Coffee, Code, Coffee. In that order.
Anna Codutti has been a card-carrying nerd since high school and the beloved academic team. Now merely a pub-trivia ringer, her refined nerd tastes have focused on Buffy (yep, she's still going!), Doctor Who and anything Felicia Day does. Her childhood crush was "TNG's" Wesley Crusher, but now she wants to marry "The Big Bang Theory's" evil Wil Wheaton.

Nerd Strengths: Music blog snobbery, tabletop/party game dominance, and ability to read supernatural young adult novels at lightning speed.
Michael Dambold is a comic fanatic who has been reading Marvel Comics since he was 11. He's read almost every X-Title book in existence. He thinks Jean Grey needs to stay dead. He also has an obsession with Star Trek, Stargate and MST3k. He's a literary nerd, obsessed with works by Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov and Jules Verne.

Nerd strengths: Coffee chugging, X-Men & Marvel Comics, Star Trek, Stargate, X-Files, paranormal mysteries (Bigfoot, etc.), classic sci-fi TV, movies and books.
Chris Moore is not ashamed to be called a Geek. It is who he is first and foremost. While some out there hide from others that they play video games, he proudly displays his love and knowledge of the pastime. He hopes one day to have a collection of games which rivals that of a city library. To this day one of his greatest moments is that he was able to watch and record the original three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies by sheer luck.

Nerd strengths: Video games and TV.
Jason Powers is the resident geek dad. He is trying hard to raise his kids to be smart, thoughtful nerds just like his Dad raised him. He was brought up on a steady diet of Doctor Who, JRR Tolkien, Douglass Adams, Sherlock Holmes, Vertigo Comics and vintage pulp noir novels. He's been watching shows made by the BBC for so long, he sometimes has a hard time grasping American television. He still enjoys Legos a great deal.

Nerd strengths: British Science Fiction, Star Wars, Sherlock Holmes, X-files, Coffee, Zombies, Space.
James Royal can tell you what Kirby crackle is. His favorite X-Man is Nightcrawler. He owns more than two dozen Star Wars novels. He knows how much damage a magic missile does. His favorite T-shirt features the insignia of Cobra, the ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. He liked the Walking Dead before the Walking Dead was cool.

Nerd strengths: Comic books (especially Marvel), movies, Star Wars, fantasy novels, pro wrestling (does that count), 1980s cartoons and television shows, video games.

Geek Gifts: Pocket Tripod Stand for iPhone is small but really handy.

Even The Woz himself says that this handy little iPhone stand 'blew me away'.

Steve Wozniak, one of the original founders of Apple and affectionately known as 'the ... 

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Netflix making series of upcoming 'Turbo' movie, cuts deal with DreamWorks for more original content

In my house, Netflix and Hulu Plus have long-replaced traditional television for this generation's version of Saturday Morning Cartoons. My son would rather watch the ... 

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"Man of Steel" leaps to #1 in biggest June opening ever.


'Man of Steel' pummeled the box office this weekend with an impressive $113 million take over the Friday to Sunday part of the weekend, and when you factor in Thursday, ... 

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'Avengers' news and rundown

A lot of news has been buzzing lately about Joss Whedon's newest installment of the 'Avengers' movies.

Recently, it was announced that Loki would not return in any ... 

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The 3 things I didn't expect at Apple's WWDC Keynote

Apple announced a bunchaton of stuff last Monday at WWDC. A new OSX with a new naming scheme (which I liked, by the way - much better than pastries, if you ask me). Upgrades ... 

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'Man of Steel': A nerdy review

You’re already familiar with the story: A father on another planet places his son into a spaceship destined for Earth. The child is raised by farmer parents in the Midwest ... 

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VIDEO: 'Hobbit' stars react to video of fangirls freaking out over 'Smaug' trailer

Two 'Hobbit' fangirls get the gift of a lifetime from director Peter Jackson and his stars.

Kili and Fili of TheOneRing.net decided, for their first viewing, it ... 

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Review: 'X-Men' Vol. 4, the all-female cast comic

I have to be honest.

I was initially dubious about an all-female X-Men team. Not because I didn't want one, or that it was decades past due. It was. This should ... 

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"300: Rise of an Empire" official trailer surprises absolutely no one


Next March will see the release of the long awaited sequel to 2006's '300.'

'300: Rise of an Empire' takes place before, during, and after the events of '300,' ... 

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Hobbit trailer gives us glimpses of new faces and places

In exciting news for all peoples geek and nerd, the 'Desolation of Smaug' trailer debuted yesterday.

The trailer is fantastic, and worth several watches.

However, ... 

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iOS 7: Apple's mobile operating system all grown up

Let me start off by saying that I was never one to buy into the Skeumorphism debate. Not really. People who complained about the real-world textures, leather stitching ... 

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