Saturday, April 6, 2013

Cats compete in Hallmark Channel's 'Kitten Bowl'

NEW YORK (AP) ? The rivalry on Super Bowl Sunday is already shaping up as a battle between puppies and kittens.

Hallmark Channel says it's introducing an annual "Kitten Bowl" on Feb. 2. It's a three-hour showcase of feline agility, but the network says any form of cuteness is key to the game.

Cat contenders will be recruited from animal shelters. The prize will be a loving home for these orphans.

"Kitten Bowl," produced in partnership with the American Humane Association, will be vying for viewers with Animal Planet's 10th annual "Puppy Bowl," which features its own "Kitty Half-Time Show."

Hallmark's "Kitten Bowl" will air at 12 noon Eastern time, then encore twice immediately after.

Of course, viewers who don't care about puppies or kitties won't be forgotten. There'll be football on another channel.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/cats-compete-hallmark-channels-kitten-bowl-162048728.html

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Roger Ebert Remembered As 'A Gentleman' By President Obama, Directors

Director Steven Spielberg says the movie critic's passing marks 'the end of an era.'
By Jocelyn Vena


Roger Ebert
Photo: Getty Images

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1705054/roger-ebert-president-obama.jhtml

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University Lockdown Caused By Zombie Game, Nerf Gun

Police swarmed Rhode Island campus after blind panic

Steve Watson
Prisonplanet.com
April 5, 2013

Panic ensued when a university campus in Rhode Island was placed on lockdown after a professor overheard a student saying that he was ?a good guy? with a gun, unaware that he was most likely referring to an ongoing ?zombie? game.

Police were called in as the professor immediately ordered his students take cover inside a classroom, and later to evacuate the room altogether, following voices he overheard coming from outside, according to reports.

Kayla Gilmore, a URI Student who was in the class told reporters, ?We were in physiology class and heard somebody pounding on the door saying that they have a gun and let them in. ?I have a gun.? So we all dove underneath our seats and then our professor told us, ?everybody run!??

When word got around about the incident via twitter and text messages, students subsequently reported seeing an armed man in a lecture hall, which was also immediately evacuated, with some students suffering minor injuries in the stampede to flee the building.

The sighting is thought to have been part of the panic, rather than any real threat, with police saying that they later recovered a toy ?nerf? gun.

?No evidence was found that an active firearm or active shooter was there,? Captain James Manni of the Rhode Island State Police said. He added that it had become apparent that students at the school were participating in an unofficial ?zombie week,? where ?humans? shoot ?zombies? with nerf guns.

?It was possibly some type of game that was being played,? Manni said, adding that police were investigating if it was connected to the gun scare.

Capt. Frank Castellone, of the Rhode Island State Police said, ?At no time was there ever an active shooter or a handgun on campus. And at no time was there ever anyone in danger.?

Police said they are still attempting to ascertain who ?pounded? on the door and for what purpose, presuming it was a prank.

Following the lockdown, which lasted for two and a half hours, the university canceled all classes at the Kingston campus, with officials saying it was a precautionary measure. Classes resumed Friday as normal.

Some students reacted on Facebook, with one noting:

?This whole ordeal is really annoying, people are now freaking out over a ?threat? which was not carried out. this is proof that gun bans do not work, if the alleged really did have a firearm it sure as hell did not stop the individual from bringing it.?

This is now an all too familiar scene on campuses ?and at schools across the nation in the wake of increased hysteria following the Sandy Hook tragedy in December.

Back in January, a discussion between two children about a toy nerf gun caused a lockdown and a massive armed police response at two elementary schools in the Bronx.

The two schools were locked down for over an hour with pupils kept inside as police with weapons drawn hunted down the deadly non-existent toy gun.

Earlier in January, a Long Island high school was also?placed on lock down for 6 hours in response to a student carrying a toy nerf gun.

We have also seen a long string of incidents where students have been suspended or expelled for bring anything remotely resembling a gun, pointing fingers into the shape of a gun, or even inadvertently biting food into the shape of a gun.

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Steve Watson is the London based writer and editor for Alex Jones? Infowars.com, and Prisonplanet.com. He has a Masters Degree in International Relations from the School of Politics at The University of Nottingham, and a Bachelor Of Arts Degree in Literature and Creative Writing from Nottingham Trent University.

This article was posted: Friday, April 5, 2013 at 11:26 am

Tags: domestic news





Source: http://www.prisonplanet.com/university-lockdown-caused-by-zombie-game-nerf-gun.html

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Sector Snap: Tobacco companies

NEW YORK (AP) -- A Citi Investment Research analyst said Friday that a new federal excise tax on cigarettes could actually lead to improved profit growth for tobacco companies.

Analyst Vivien Azer said tobacco companies have reported weak profit growth because they have made only small increases to their prices. However if the government creates a new tax on cigarettes, the companies would raise their prices to cover that increase and then some. Azer added that some states would probably add their own new excises on top of the federal increase.

The New York Times reported Friday that President Barack Obama will send Congress a formal budget proposal next week. The proposal would include a new tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. That tax would be used to pay for aid that would allow states to offer free prekindergarten programs nationwide.

Azer said she believes tax would have to be between 75 cents and $1 per pack to fund the program. She added that 15 states are considering increasing their own tobacco excise taxes.

"While Republicans hold more power in Congress today than they did in 2009 (which may create a hurdle in terms of this legislation passing), we think that using another children's initiative to justify the tax increase greatly increases the chances of the proposal receiving bi-partisan support," Azer wrote.

The last federal tax increase on tobacco products went into effect in April 2009, and it raised the tax to $1 a pack.

Reynolds American Inc. shares declined 56 cents to $44.20. Lorillard Inc. shares fell 51 cents to $40.57 and Altria Group Inc. stock fell 32 cents to $34.84.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/sector-snap-tobacco-companies-202508532.html

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Deployment of Metro Fiber Providers, Fiber Optic Internet Maps, and ...

SolveForce brings its new Metro Fiber Internet Providers to market that provide businesses with Metro Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet services around the world.

Irvine, CA (PRWEB) April 05, 2013

In an international and national push to bring advanced business telecom services that facilitate communication at the lowest possible prices, SolveForce has now launched its Metro Fiber Internet products in the existing telecom markets in the United States of America and its environs.

SolveForce has been able to partner with all the major Metro Fiber providers and this has been a great campaign when it comes to providing comprehensive telecommunication services to businesses and residents. The Metro T1 Line and Metro T3 line connections offered by the company for example are dedicated T1 lines which are great for companies that need exclusive copper or fiber connections for voice and data transfer. SolveForce also throws in low cost business VoIP services to companies in this nationwide area and this helps business owners manage telephone systems and other business functions without the large overhead expenses.

Highlights of Metro Fiber Connectivity:

  • Bandwidth Scalability
  • Burstable Bandwidth
  • Managed Routers
  • Free Install
  • SLAs with Uptime Guarantees
  • Provider Diversity

For Metro Fiber Quotes in Real-Time visit: http://www.metrofiber.org

SolveForce also provides affordable voice and Internet services to residents and businesses in the metropolitan and rural areas providing services like Dark fiber, analog and digital phone lines as well as satellite Internet. Satellite and DSL services work well for businesses with offices built in rural or metro areas depending on the application.

Top Metro Fiber Provider City Footprint:

Albuquerque, Arlington, Atlanta, Austin, Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Chicago, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, El Paso, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Worth, Fresno, Fullerton, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, Mesa, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Tucson, Tulsa, Virginia Beach, District of Columbia, and Yorba Linda to name a few.

All businesses can benefit from the VoIP services offered by SolveForce. These voice services allow businesses to utilize the Internet while reducing costs incurred through telephone call management in the company. Making telephone calls via the Internet is much cheaper than calling through other means. Businesses can also make use of point to point lines that allow connectivity between offices throughout the world.

Gigabit Ethernet and Fast Ethernet in metropolitan areas are suitable for many businesses that need to send large amounts of data at very high speeds. SolveForce also provides Metro Ethernet Internet as well as MPLS connections for businesses that need secure connections for their Internet connectivity.

Common Metro Fiber Ethernet Symmetrical Speed Ranges:

-10 Mbps
  • 20 Mbps
  • 50 Mbps
  • 100 Mbps
  • 250 Mbps
  • 500 Mbps
  • 1 Gbps
  • 5 Gbps
  • 10 Gbps

To get price estimates on Mbps and Gbps Connections visit: http://www.gbps.us

Online security for business transactions cannot be overlooked and SolveForce understands the need for very private and secure connections to the Internet. For this application, SolveForce offers VPN and VPLS networks that facilitate such high privacy levels. Businesses will also experience the technology when using Ethernet over Copper, which offers very fast and reliable high-speed Internet connections.

For high Bandwidth connections and services, SolveForce provides Dark Fiber Networks within the entire USA coverage area. Other high-speed Internet solutions offered by this telecom solutions company include PRI T1 Lines, DS3 Bandwidth, OC1, OC3, OC12, OC48, OC192 and Fiber Optic Internet services to name a few.

Source: http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2013/04/05/deployment-metro-fiber-providers-fiber-optic-internet-maps-and-metropolitan-ethernet-netw

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