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Brian Becker Interview in TCMNet about Broadband Stimulus

Brian Becker — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:02:26 +0000

I was interviewed last week for an article on ISPs who have submitted to the Fed Government for grants under the Recover Act’s Broadband for Rural, Unserved areas programs by the Dept of Agriculture and Dept of Commerce.

TCMNet: Poplar Bluff: Where Broadband Stimulus Meets Green Technology

Butler County Distributing Three Types of New H1N1 Flu Vaccine

Butler County Health Department — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:38:42 +0000

The Butler County Health Department has been receiving three different versions of the new H1N1 flu vaccine – each one designed for a specific use. The health department will be distributing the vaccine according to the guidelines established for each of the three versions.

“There are three main types of H1N1 flu vaccine and each type is not right for everyone,” said Health Department Director, Robert Hudson. “It is important to remember that there will eventually be enough vaccine for everyone who wants to be vaccinated against the H1N1 flu.”
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Can Cardinals Afford to Pay Pujols $35m/year?

Brian Becker — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:43:19 +0000

I love baseball. I love Cardinal’s baseball. And I enjoy Pujols and Holliday as the best 3-4 combination in the majors. My youngest son’s room has a life-sized Pujols pin-up, I own five Pujols rookie cards (including a card that is one of only 15 printed), and I will join any “retire #5” club. But I do not support $35m to keep Pujols.

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semo.net’s “I WANT BROADBAND!” Campaign Expands Throughout S.E. Mo

Brian Becker — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:45:56 +0000

Semo.net has been working to develop a long-range strategy for bringing broadband Internet services to Southeast Missouri rural communities. In January, we began a campaign to have people contact our office and let us know that they wanted broadband service in their area.
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It’s For The Kids

Toni Becker — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:14:47 +0000

An enormous amount of energy from a wide cast of participants goes into carrying out a successful summer youth baseball season. You’ve got the Park Department staff, coaches, parents, players, concession staff and ball park maintenance staff, each playing a vital role in pulling it all together. Now we know that baseball enthusiasts come in all ages, but the cliché is true that the baseball program is primarily “for the kids.”
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In Case You Missed It: The Bible Belt Lengthens (sadly)

Brian Becker — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:45:39 +0000

Yesterday, the Trust for America’s Health organization published it’s State Obesity Rankings and its hard to miss that the Bible Belt is overweight. The swath across the mid-section of the United States that are among the fattest adults is unmistakable with Missouri weighing in at 13th largest. Read the rest of this article…

semo.net Continues To Get High Praise for Support Team

Brian Becker — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:43:29 +0000

After every technical problem a customer has with our company, our system automatically sends out a survey to the customer asking for their feedback. We can count on one negative comment each week, but the amazing thing is that people go out of their way to express their appreciation to our Support Agents.

Here is a sample of the comments we received this week:

SUPPORT AGENT: Bridgett (received an Excellent rating)
“The “tech” I talked to was very helpful. She talked me through hooking up my dial-up internet, adding a desktop icon, and gave me an estimated timeline for when my DSL might be up and running again.”
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An Evening of Baseball

Brian Becker — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:11:18 +0000

If you enjoy a good baseball game, then I strongly suggest you contact your local parks department and find out when games are played in your local area (in Poplar Bluff games are played at McLane Park from 5:30-9:30 Monday-Friday). For the baseball fan, watching the 8 – 14 year old youth play the game with such enthusiasm is inspiring.

You will see a wonderful display of baseball talent and future stars. You will see the joy of victory, the sadness of defeat and the amazing revelation that snacks after a game unifies all the participants.

So even if you don’t have a child or grandchild in the baseball program, I strongly urge you to come out and enjoy America’s favorite past time: Baseball!

Kids Programming Class Starts June 9th

Brian Becker — Sun, 24 May 2009 22:42:55 +0000

There’s still time to sign up for the Kids Programming Class in June. Your child, age 8 through 11, will learn how to program your computer with the language called Scratch, developed by MIT. Kids can program games like this one developed and designed by Jack Becker:

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The Now Network — Big Brother?

Brian Becker — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:24:16 +0000

Surely you’ve heard the latest Sprint commercial about the “Now Network.” It is a yellow-color schemed advertisement that discusses statistics related to what is happening right now on their network. Sure, we all have wondered whether our information providers are monitoring our messages, but this advertisement blatantly says “WE ARE READING YOUR TEXT MESSAGES!!!”

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