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DALLAS, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: The HDNet Concert Series presents the premiere of "Kansas: There's Know Place Like Home" Sunday, November 22, at 8:00 p.m. ET. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080324/HDNETLOGO) Kansas delivers unforgettable live performances and this is clearly evidenced in the HDNet debut of "There's Know Place Like Home," recorded at Washburn University's White Concert Hall in the band's hometown of Topeka, KS on February 7, 2009. Joined onstage by the Washburn Symphony Orchestra, the band and special guests (former members Kerry Livgren and Steve Morse) present some of the band's classic songs not previously recorded with a symphony. This unique concert, captured in true high definition, is a must-see performance! "I have seen many, many Kansas shows and this one is right at the very top," said Producer Jeff Glixman ...

DALLAS, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- With the prospect of thousands more US troops being deployed, Dan Rather returns to Afghanistan to report from the frontlines of the battlefield. Rather will be reporting on U.S. forces in eastern Afghanistan where some of the heaviest casualties have been reported. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080324/HDNETLOGO) This is Rather's third trip to Afghanistan for HDNet. Earlier this year he traveled to Kabul where he interviewed the commanding General of NATO forces. This year, Rather and his reporters have aired three, hour-long programs on Afghanistan in addition to other reports, including a piece on the dramatic rise in civilian casualties; an hour long documentary on the porous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan; the troop surge in Helmand Province and the difficulty of food distribution in remote areas of the country. Rather first traveled over the Khyber Pass 30 years ...

DALLAS, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- This Tuesday's "Dan Rather Reports" will feature never-before-seen footage from the island of Madagascar, where an ecological horror show is taking place. Madagascar's national parks are, according to scientists, being raped by loggers who are illegally chopping down rare and extremely valuable rosewood trees. The recently obtained video shows loggers hauling the trees out of the forests by hand. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080324/HDNETLOGO) Each of these trees is worth thousands of dollars on the international market, but the desperate residents of Madagascar are cutting them down for only a few dollars a day. The images presented in this story were taped as a part of an undercover investigation by two international conservation groups, looking to make the case for prosecutions in the trade of these trees and prosecution of foreign businesses who use this illegal wood for their products. The illegal logging also threatens the habitat for the ...

IRVINE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/16/09 -- Rock Software, developer of mobile phone applications, and Dallas Maverick's owner Mark Cuban announced today the launch of Mark Cuban's Puzzle Palace for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Cuban decided to design and develop the app because of his daughters' love of puzzles on their iPod Touch and their mom's iPhone. Puzzle Palace lets you take a picture with your camera or iPhone or choose photos from your library and create a puzzle with your images ...

DALLAS, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: HDNet will air live coverage of the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis, Mission STS-129, to the International Space Station. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080324/HDNETLOGO) Atlantis and its crew will begin the last phase of space shuttle flights, carrying large equipment and extra stocks of supplies for the day when the shuttle is no longer making deliveries to space. Atlantis will deliver two control moment gyroscopes, equipment and EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 and 2--about 28,000 pounds of supplies and spare parts for International Space Station. Also onboard is the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Communication Unit which was integrated in preparation for future flights to the orbiting laboratory. The unit allows for communication between the International Space Station, other spacecraft, and ground-based mission control. The ...