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Candice Glover (red pants) won the American Idol title - (Fox photo) CANDICE GLOVER WINS AMERICAN IDOL

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Business - CEA Names 15 Industry Leaders to be Inducted into The 2013 CE Hall Of Fame - May, 2013
Hall of Fame inductees include company founders and inventors, those who promote technology, and the retailers that educate and deliver products to consumers

ENTERTAINMENT BIZ - ABC And Univision Introduce Fusion - May, 2013
News and Lifestyle Network for U.S. Hispanics Launches in Second Half of 2013 - Five Leading Cable Operators Already Onboard to Launch Fusion’s Unique Mix of Culturally Relevant Programming in English for Youngest and Fastest-Growing Demographic in the U.S.

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 2 - CANDICE GLOVER WINS AMERICAN IDOL - May, 2013
BLACK IS BACK? -Throughout the competition Glover's voice was strong possessing the richest texture, fullness, range and body. Her greatest improvement was strengthening her self confidence. Although she is not as marketable as Angie Miller she can have a future that can be enhanced if she loses weight as did Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Jordan Sparks - CONTROVERSY REIGNS ON THE VOICE - WHO IS TELESCOPE? - A Glaring RED FLAG leaped up on THE VOICE - Recommended TV Listings

NBA NEWS - NBA ALL-ROOKIE & ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS - May, 2013
The Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard, the unanimous selection for the NBA Rookie of the Year, headlines the NBA All-Rookie First Team - Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen and Miami Heat forward LeBron James, winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, headline the NBA All-Defensive First Team - THIS DAY IN THE NBA

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA - IDOL FIRES RANDY JACKSON OTHER JUDGES RUMORED TO BE LET GO - May, 2013
CONTROVERSY REIGNS - The hey dog man judge Randy Jackson is outed from American Idol - There is also talk that the PTB's are interested in (gooey pants) Jennifer Lopez returning to the show. If Idol wants credibility this is a bad decision given her over reaction and promotion ("I WANT YOU TO WIN!") last season for Phillip Phillips - Recommended TV Listings

NBA NEWS - DENVER’S MASAI UJIRI EARNS EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD - May, 2013
Ujiri was instrumental in assembling an ensemble cast – nine players averaged between 8.0 and 16.7 points and Denver’s bench ranked second overall in scoring (41.3 ppg) – that finished with the league’s fourth-best record (57-25, .695) and secured the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference Playoffs - THIS DAY IN THE NBA

BIZ IT - Malwarebytes Releases First Online Backup Service - May, 2013
That Prevents the Upload and Sharing of Malware - Malwarebytes Secure Backup Now Available on Windows PC, Android and iOS Devices

ENTERTAINMENT BIZ - PBS Fall Season Offers an Array of New Series, Specials and Returning Favorites - May, 2013
Season Highlights Include Commemoration of President Kennedy, Heritage Specials, PBS Arts and Showcase of Independent Film

FIFA TOP 10 - No changes in the top ten - May, 2013
Spain continue to top the table ahead of Germany and Argentina, followed by Croatia and Portugal

Business & Entertainment - Comcast's Xfinity Launches Online Destination for Asian-Pacific Entertainment - May, 2013
Xfinity TV Celebrates Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month with Special Entertainment Collection - The Xfinity Asia website features news, blogs, and Xfinity TV programming information relevant to the Asian-Pacific community. Content on the site includes award-winning films, documentaries, history, bios, sports, anime and music featuring Asian-Pacific entertainers, artists and historical leaders that have contributed to the news, music and history of this country and the world

NBA NEWS - DENVER’S GEORGE KARL NAMED NBA COACH OF THE YEAR - May, 2013
Earns Red Auerbach Trophy after Guiding Nuggets to Best Home Mark in NBA - In earning his first NBA Coach of the Year, Karl totaled 404 points, including 62 first-place votes, from a panel of 121 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada - THIS DAY IN THE NBA

FIFA NEWS: More than 588,178 tickets sold for FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 - May, 2013
A line-up of four FIFA World Cup champions (Brazil, Italy, Spain, and Uruguay) in the starting blocks alongside continental champions Mexico, Japan, Nigeria and newcomers Tahiti, the senior team’s first international tournament outside Oceania - Current sales phase to conclude on 15 May 2013

BIZ IT - Canon U.S.A. Announces World’s Smallest and Lightest DSLR Camera - May, 2013
New EOS Rebel SL1 Digital SLR Camera Fuses Advanced Image Quality and Features into an Ultra-Portable Body - The combination of Canon’s new Hybrid CMOS AF system II and EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens is ideal for shooting video helping to ensure only the sounds of the scene are recorded. Allowing for clear and easy viewing even in bright environments, the Touch Screen three inch Clear View LCD monitor II provides a rich and expansive display as well as providing intuitive touch panel operation.

NBA NEWS - MIAMI’S LEBRON JAMES WINS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD - May, 2013
James totaled 1,207 points, including 120 first-place votes, from a panel of 121 voters that consisted of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada as well as the fan vote - THIS DAY IN THE NBA

NBA NEWS - Nuggets' Faried claims J. Walker Kennedy Citizenship Award - May, 2013
The Nuggets forward has been an integral part of the team's community outreach efforts this season, having purchased a block of season tickets for distribution to children from Special Olympics Colorado, Denver Public Schools and the Denver Rescue Mission as part of the team's community ticket program - THIS DAY IN THE NBA

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - MISS ADVISED is a NIGHTMARE PROGRAM - May, 2013
THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND - Three princesses make numerous disappointing decisions resulting in their own heartbreak. They all show signs of insecurity and all are materialistic. None appear to be at ease enough to be with someone as all are uncomfortable in their own skin. They have the audacity to call themselves relationship experts - Recommended TV Listings

NBA NEWS - JASON KIDD WINS SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - May, 2013
Becomes First Player to Win Consecutive Joe Dumars Trophies - Kidd (Atlantic) was one of six divisional winners, which included Chicago’s Luol Deng (Central), Golden State’s Stephen Curry (Pacific), Memphis’ Mike Conley (Southwest), Oklahoma City’s Nick Collison (Northwest), and Orlando’s Jameer Nelson (Southeast) - THIS DAY IN THE NBA

NBA NEWS - DAMIAN LILLARD NAMED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - May, 2013
Becomes Just Fourth Unanimous Selection All-Time - Lillard, the sixth overall selection in the 2012 NBA Draft, made a clean sweep of the NBA Rookie of the Month Award in the Western Conference this season. He set an NBA rookie record by making 185 three-point field goals, surpassing the 166 triples made by Golden State’s Stephen Curry during his 2009-10 rookie campaign - THIS DAY IN THE NBA

TV - VIDEO BEAT - AMERICAN IDOL'S CRASH & BURN - May, 2013
NO LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL - We believe American Idol will give Angie Miller (votes don't count) the win and then take her publishing rights. Hopefully they won't seize her songwriting rights. She's too young and impressionable to know any better about how the music business works .. - THE VOICE is a BETTER CHOICE - Recommended TV Listings

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Phnom Penh (Ah) - CAMBODIA'S PHONE WARS - April, 2013
GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER - Cellcard's acquisition of Mfone subscribers comes clear as political football came into play in defiance of a court order - The transition of Smart's acquisition of Hello has not gone seamlessly and a lack of clarity of information of what they are selling is missing