10 ANIMATED SHORTS MOVE AHEAD IN 2009 OSCAR® RACE

— The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Thirty-seven pictures had...

Congress provides $7.7 billion in funding to combat H1N1 flu virus

In April, the first case of H1N1 influenza in the United States was identified in our home state of California. The threat to the public health is serious, with more...

Soledad O'Brien, Rep. Waters, Rev. Sharpton, Other Honorees At Black Star News's

Soledad O'Brien, Rep. Waters, Rev. Sharpton, Other Honorees At Black Star News's Annual Dinner 2009 Friday Special To The Black Star News  [Black Star News Annual Dinner 2009]   The new venue for The...

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending November 20, 2009

1.  Washington Field: Twenty-Six Charged in Nationwide Scheme to Defraud FCC’s Video Relay Service Program Indictments were unsealed against 26 people charged with engaging in a scheme to steal millions of dollars...

Account Director Philip Keightley Takes Clean Sweep At Punch Annual Awards

Search and PR company Punch Communications has announced the winners of various team awards at the company’s inaugural team award ceremony. Account Director Philip Keightley has made a particularly strong showing,...

IBM Moves Closer To Creating Computer Based on Insights From The Brain

Scientists perform cat-scale cortical simulations and map the human brain in effort to build advanced chip technology November 18, 2009 at SC 09, the supercomputing conference, IBM (NYSE:  IBM) announced...

Apple tablet PC reportedly delayed until 2H10, with OLED model now included

Apple tablet PC reportedly delayed until 2H10, with OLED model now included Max Wang, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Thursday 19 November 2009] Apple reportedly plans to postpone the launch of its tablet...

Microsoft Announces New Dynamics ERP Online Services

Customers can now combine online services with on-premise ERP or on-demand ERP to quickly increase business capabilities.   — Microsoft Corp. today announced a collection of online services that can be attached...

2010 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NEW FRONTIER ARTISTS

International Lineup to Feature Breakthrough Installations and Performances from Nao Bustamante, Gina Czarnecki, Petko Dourmana, Jens Franke and Thomas Gläser, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eric Gradman, Michael Joaquin Grey, Ragnar Kjartansson, Kalup Linzy, Matthew...

Nearly 100 neglected sled dogs rescued in Quebec

Imagine being left in a forest, chained to a tree, without regular access to proper food, clean water or adequate shelter. Imagine growing more and more desperate as the days...