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COVINGTON, Ga., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Wireless(TM), a cellular provider offering free phone service through the federal Lifeline program, is providing replacement cell phones at no charge to customers in Oklahoma whose phones were lost or damaged in the May 20 tornado. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by this devastating storm," said Jim Carpenter, a senior vice president at Life Wireless. "The cell phone service we provide will help these families as...
Dividend Expected to Increase 55 to 65 Percent Between 2012-2015 TULSA, Okla., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John W. Gibson today gave a report on the company's 2012 business performance at the company's annual meeting and told shareholders that ONEOK expects to increase its dividend by 55 to 65 percent between 2012 and 2015, subject to ONEOK board approval, driven primarily by incremental earnings and cash flow to ONEOK...
AARP and AARP Foundation to match donations dollar-for-dollar up to $250,000 WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP Foundation today announced it has established the AARP Foundation Oklahoma Tornado Relief Fund [www.aarp.org/disasterrelief] to support victims affected by the recent "monster" tornadoes in Oklahoma. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070209/NYF043LOGO) AARP and its members are committed to helping those in need. AARP and AARP Foundation...
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of the devastating tornado that hit Oklahoma earlier this week, The Chrysler Foundation, the charitable arm of Chrysler Group LLC, today announced that it will provide $100,000 to First Response Team of America (http://firstresponseteam.org), a nonprofit disaster relief organization which assists local first responders with rescues and also provides help with cleanup efforts. "We know that the road to recovery for the...
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross continues to expand relief efforts across Oklahoma, with additional kitchens opening today and more trucks and volunteers flowing into the state. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090108/RedCrossLOGO) Already this week, more than 200 Red Cross disaster workers in Oklahoma have opened shelters, kitchens and emergency aid stations. In these locations, people can find a safe refuge, food and snacks,...
AAdvantage Members Can Donate via American Airlines to Help People Affected by the Storms' Devastation FORT WORTH, Texas, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines and American Eagle are working with the American Red Cross to aid people affected by the major tornadoes that have struck Oklahoma, including areas of Oklahoma City. The storms have left widespread swathes of destruction, injury and loss of life, and have left thousands homeless. Members of the American Airlines...
DENVER, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Brinx Resources Ltd. (OTCQB: BNXR) ("Brinx Resources" or "Brinx" or the "Company") would like to take this opportunity to confirm to shareholders that operations at its current Oklahoma-2013 drilling program are continuing and have not been affected by the devastating storms and tornadoes that have recently hit the State of Oklahoma. "Although we are relieved to report that operations at the site of the Oklahoma-2013 drilling program have not been...
Verizon Commits $100,000 in Grants to Disaster Relief; Verizon Foundation Will Match Employees' Donations to American Red Cross, Salvation Army OKLAHOMA CITY, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon is calling on its employees and customers to join in assisting the victims of the May 19-20 tornadoes that swept through the Oklahoma City area. Verizon has committed $100,000 in grants to disaster relief in the area, and the Verizon Foundation will provide a 1-to-1 match of employee...
TULSA, Okla., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) today announced that the ONEOK Foundation will donate up to $1 million to support disaster-relief efforts in Oklahoma following this week's devastating tornado outbreak. The $1 million contribution consists of $750,000 to organizations providing disaster assistance and $250,000 to the ONE Trust, the company's voluntary charitable organization created to help ONEOK employees in times of personal crisis....
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, pledged prayers and support for the people of the Archdiocese Oklahoma City, struck by tornadoes May 20. He promised the support of the U.S. bishops and Catholics in the United States in a letter to Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City. The letter follows. Dear Archbishop Coakley, Our hearts ache with you as we learn of the terrible...
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The Flint Hills, known historically as Bluestern Pastures or Blue Stem Hills, are a group of hills located in eastern Kansas reaching into north central Oklahoma, extending from Marshall County and Washington County in Kansas in the north to Cowley County, Kansas and Osage and Kay counties in Oklahoma towards the south. The people of Oklahoma usually refer to the same geologic formation as the Osage Hills or “The Osage”. The Flint Hills are designated as a unique ecoregion due to it...
The High Plains are a sub region of the Great Plains mainly in the Western United States, but also partially in the Midwest states of Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota, generally ecompassing the western portion of the Great Plains before the region reaches the Rocky Mountains. The High Plains are located in southeastern Wyoming, southwestern South Dakota, eastern Colorado, western Nebraska, eastern New Mexico, western Kansas, northwestern Texas and western Oklahoma. They rise in elevation...
Looking at our weather map above we can see a cold front moving through the states of Oklahoma and Kansas. The major thing about a cold front is the weather it can bring with it. The eastern side of the cold front provides two chances to receive precipitation. The first one is known as a squall line which usually forms some 50-150 miles ahead of the cold front. The squall line can be responsible for bringing severe weather in the form of super-cell thunderstorms. The second part...
Symbol: CAOK Group: Monocot Family: Cyperaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Graminoid Native Status: L48 N Synonyms: CASTO Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var. oklahomensis (Mack.) Gleason Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:KS, MO, MS, TN, TX Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision ...
Gordon Cooper was an American engineer and astronaut, and was the first American to sleep in orbit. He was born Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. on March 6, 1927 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America and achieved the second highest rank of Life Scout. He attended the University of Hawaii and completed three years of coursework before he received an Army commission. Cooper met his first wife Trudy and married her in 1947. Together they had two children, Camala and Janita....
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