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Vacations from work and school are great ways to make summer memories, and the following are some ways to get even more out of these relaxing breaks from the norm.
Read moreThe Boomer Seminole Duplicate Bridge group met Tuesday, June 5. There were two and one-half tables in play.
Read moreOklahoma State University will name Scott Senseman as the new associate vice president of the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station in the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Senseman’s appointment will be considered by the Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents at their June 18 regular meeting.
Read moreMany people want to lose weight and unhealthy fat for personal reasons or at the suggestions of their doctors. Weight loss often involves a combination of increasing exercise and decreasing calorie consumption. As excess weight starts being shed, it becomes evident that a biological process is taking place. Many people refer to it as burning calories. But fat loss is a complicated process that's spawned various misconceptions.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) will host two career fairs, with one in Tulsa at the Tulsa Expo Square - River Spirit Expo on June 23 and with one at the Oklahoma City Convention Center on June 25. With CARES Act funds authorized by Gov. Kevin Stitt to support the events, registration fees are waived for participating employers.
Read moreThe number of people who have been infected by the novel coronavirus COVID-19 is difficult to determine, as millions of people may have had the virus but been asymptomatic. But as of April 2021, the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University reported that more than 31 million people in the United States have had confirmed coronavirus infections, and Canada reported 1,087,158 confirmed cases with 80,204 considered active at that time. Thousands of new cases are reported daily nationwide, and many others have occurred around the world.
Read moreExtreme heat stress can be very harmful to plants. The online gardening resource Gardening Know How notes that some plants can withstand summer heat waves better than others. For example, succulents conserve water in their leaves, helping them to withstand heat waves when the dog days of summer arrive. But succulents are unique, and many plants will require a little extra help to withstand a heat wave.
Read moreLike a total eclipse of the sun or rare blood moon, the mass emergence of periodical cicadas is a natural phenomenon that piques interest worldwide. While the 17-year cicada is crawling aboveground now on the East Coast and in the upper Midwest, state Extension specialists say Oklahoma is in the clear.
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