| Brooks resigns as COO from Broadstripe
Bill Shreffler was named president and chief executive of Broadstripe in September 2006 and replaced Westbrook, who was named chairman and chief strategic officer of the company. Westbrook resigned from that position in October 2007. Chesterfield-based Broadstripe currently provides voice, video and high-speed Internet data services to 120,000 residential and commercial customers in Maryland, Michigan, Washington and Oregon. Broadstripe is the 111th largest privately-held company in the area with approximately $105 million in 2006 revenue, according to St. Louis Business Journal research. .
Pick 'n' roll: Wednesday's best NBA bets
Just when it seemed this season had gotten as bad as it possibly could, things got even worse for the Miami Heat. They were torn apart at home to the Raptors Monday night, losing by 23 points as nine-point underdogs. The 114-82 defeat was Miami's biggest of the season and it allowed the Raptors to shoot 66 percent through the first three quarters. At one point in the final period the Heat were down by a remarkable 39 points. They have now lost 19 of their last 20 games, covering the spread just twice over that time. They have also dropped nine straight on the road and their 9-38 record is easily the worst in the NBA. Pick: Pistons Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets (-2, 219) Carmelo Anthony returned from an ankle injury last weekend and suddenly the Nuggets look like a more dynamic team.
Morning Express: February 22nd
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China extends ban on animation
Sarft has also increased the daily broadcast ratio to 7:3 for Chinese-made cartoons and foreign product, part of a campaign to "provide a favorable environment for the innovation of China's cartoon industry." Previous restrictions on the denizens of Bikini Bottom and other foreign animated laffers had expanded the output of local content and continuously improved the quality of works, it said. The number of minutes of domestic toons grew 23% last year. As well as following a tight quota system for foreign movies, China introduces regular blackout periods of foreign pics to help boost the domestic industry. Most of the titles are still available in pirate DVD shops, however. Sarft also called for more funding from local broadcasters to buy local product. Last week, China's General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP) called for a ban on ghosts and monsters, or any other skeins that were there "for the sole purpose of seeking terror and horror," although it said that hugely popular titles such as "Harry Potter" would not be included in this ban, following an online outpouring of grief.
Polaroid Says Goodbye to Instant Photo Technology
Polaroid, the company famous for their instant cameras and photos, has decided to shut down factories within the United States and abroad as they abandon the technology that made instant photos possible. Polaroid will cease all production of its film by next year. It seems that the instantly gratifying Polaroid images have finally been done in by digital cameras and the endless Flickr pages full of digital images. Polaroid's instant camera was first introduced in 1948. When it was first unveiled, it was large and bulky with a stainless steel body and black bellows, and the film came on a roll. The next incarnation of the Polaroid instant camera came in 1963, when they introduced cartridge film with their 100-series camera. It became an instant hit with pro photographers, who would use the Polaroid to take test photos, and instantly use it to check lighting and composition.
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And finally the piste de resistance: Trekell said he has received e-mails from people "as they are crying at their computers and students just enraged and vowing vengeance." Crying at your computer just because someone won't pat you on the head and call you a "good boy" for sodomizing your buddy? Give me a break. That last part gives me a little concern, though. Vengeance? In what form? If it's a political effort to sway public sentiment, then that's their First Amendment right. But if it's something else, they'd better cool their heels and get a grip. .
Flushed with shame at Britain
We now live in a violent, disrespectful society where social standards have ceased to exist. Who hasnt seen a bunch of drunks stagger from their local pub and start fighting? Who hasnt had some idiot screaming abuse at them for driving with appropriate care (ie obeying the speed limit) and who hasnt been on the wrong end of some little yob hurling profanities. Yes of course England still has so much to offer but why do we now choose to accept all the wrong instead of actually doing something about it? .
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