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MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The New York Post is sorely misguided in its efforts to downplay the serious lapse in judgment exhibited in today's editorial cartoon by Sean Delonas. To think that the cartoonist and the responsible editors at the paper did not see the racist overtones of the finished product should insult their intelligence. Instead, they celebrate their own lack of perspective and criticize those who call it what it is: tone deaf at best, overtly racist at...

SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Capcom(R) Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced a game industry trendsetting program to allow Capcom community members to show their fan spirit with a unique Capcom Unity Visa(R) prepaid card. Capcom is the first video game company in North America to offer a co-branded Visa rewards card program specifically designed for gamers. The Capcom Unity Visa card program is now available for...

Nations around the world will join together to mark a milestone in space exploration this week, celebrating the 10th birthday of a unique research laboratory, the International Space Station.Now the largest spacecraft ever built, the orbital assembly of the space station began with the launch from Kazakhstan of its first bus-sized component, Zarya, on Nov. 20, 1998. The launch began an international construction project of unprecedented complexity and sophistication.The station is a venture...

In response to the international credit crisis, telecoms have stepped up their level of collaboration with uncommon partners in a strategic move towards recession-proofing. Sharon Nakama, Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC), forecasts a major reduction to the number of costly projects - such as network infrastructure-building - which are financed and operated by just one entity. Instead, she points to consortiums of varied and diverse members such as the...

Nation Earth, a film production company dedicated to socially urgent issues, today released a new special edition DVD of its award-winning film Earthlings, a feature-length documentary about the suffering of animals used for food, fashion, pets, entertainment and medical research. Considered one of the most persuasive documentaries ever made, Earthlings is nicknamed "the Vegan maker" by fans for its frank, straightforward presentation of the day-to-day practices in some of the largest...

HOUSTON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Boeing Company today was awarded a $650 million sole-source contract from NASA to continue to deliver and integrate the remaining components and software for the International Space Station (ISS). During the 24-month contract period that continues to Sept. 30, 2010, Boeing expects to apply additional resources to supporting NASA on ISS operations and sustainment as the assembly missions are completed. The contract also provides funding for the...

A FILM about asylum seekers in Edinburgh has won an award at a US film festival. Trouble Sleeping is set among a group of asylum seekers from the Middle East and North Africa living in the Capital. The film was made with the help of asylum seekers in Edinburgh. It tells of their constant battle to convince the authorities they should be allowed to stay in the UK. Screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June, it has also been shown on BBC2. The film won the prize for...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Wowza Media Systems, an emerging leader in streaming media server software, today announced that its flagship product, Wowza Media Server(TM) Pro, had been nominated to two categories, Best Server Hardware/Software and Best Streaming Radio Solution, as part of Streaming Media Magazine's 2008 Readers' Choice Awards. Each year the premiere publication of the streaming industry turns to its audience of C-level executives, analysts and other notables to...

NEC and Sumitomo Electric have jointly acquired Japanese undersea cable company OCC Holdings for an undisclosed sum from Longreach Group. NEC will hold approximately 75% and Sumitomo Electric will hold approximately 25% of OCC Holdings and its subsidiary OCC Corp, which manufactures submarine cables for telecommunications. The acquisition is in line with the company's strategy to increase its share of the global undersea cable market which is dominated by Alcatel-Lucent (40%) and Tyco...

By The Associated Press UNITY, N.H. (AP) - Phase II of the Democratic presidential campaign of a thousand arguments officially started Friday with a single embrace. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton stood side by side, seeking to turn the page on their bitter, history-making fight for their party's nomination and declaring the next chapter is about beating Republican John McCain. Choosing a small New Hampshire town aptly named Unity for their first joint appearance since the campaign...