AMERICAN IDOL RESEMBLES CAMBODIA

American Idol had better days and better talent - Fox photo   Did changing judges eliminate the successful natural chemistry? If it wasn't broke why fix it? - Fox photo   Decisions were made behind the scenes of Cambodia's Freshie contest - Evian photo

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TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 3 - ASIA'S MONARCHS on Channel News Asia - March, 2010
THE CAMBODIAN ROYALTY - For centuries many Asian cultures perceive their king to be a god on earth and to be worshiped. For many they continue to embrace these beliefs.- THE FRESHIE GIRL ANSWER from Part 2 - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL RESEMBLES CAMBODIA - March, 2010
Bad behaviors factor into behind the scene decisions. We the public really don't know what goes on behind the scenes of American Idol that has resulted in so many bad decisions and the worst selection of talent that we have ever seen. - Recommended TV Listings

Entertainment Business - ALMOST ALICE Debuts at #5 on The Billboard 200 - March, 2010
Album inspired by Disney’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND is #1 on Billboard’s Digital Album and Soundtrack Charts. Starring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter and Mia Wasikowska as Alice. ALICE IN WONDERLAND is in theaters worldwide in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D.

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 1 - AMERICAN IDOL CUT TO THE TOP 12 - March, 2010
FOR FOUR IT'S OVER - This week was a bad week for blondes to have no fun - You can say that America makes the decisions but these cookie cutter results leaves one to be suspicious of that. There is no real proof how the votes are tabulated nor a third party to account for them. - Recommended TV Listings

NBA NEWS - JAMES AND BOOZER NAMED NBA PLAYERS OF THE MONTH - March, 2010
CLEVELAND’S JAMES AND UTAH’S BOOZER NAMED NBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH for games played in February

NBA NEWS - JEREBKO AND COLLISON ROOKIES OF THE MONTH - March, 2010
DETROIT’S JONAS JEREBKO AND NEW ORLEANS’ DARREN COLLISON NAMED T-MOBILE ROOKIES OF THE MONTH for games played in February

NBA NEWS - SKILES AND BROOKS NBA COACHES OF THE MONTH - March, 2010
MILWAUKEE’S SKILES AND OKLAHOMA CITY’S BROOKS NAMED NBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE COACHES OF THE MONTH

Entertainment Business - BMI Latin Music Awards - March, 2010
Juanes Receives President’s Award at 17th Annual BMI Latin Music Awards Espinoza Paz Earns Songwriter of the Year Crown; "Te Presumo" Named Song of the Year; Editora Arpa Musical Earns Latin Publisher of the Year

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - THE COMMONALITY OF AMERICAN IDOL'S ELIMINATED FOUR - March, 2010
They had several things in common and the results can be questioned which raises just that... a question. IS AMERICAN IDOL GIVING ACCURATE VOTER RESULTS or ARE THEY PICKING AND CHOOSING WHO THEY WANT TO GO THROUGH? - AMAZING RACE LOSING PACE - JOURNO… IT'S ON!!! - Recommended TV Listings

Business - Dubai’s Iconic Grosvenor House Joins the Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts - March, 2010
Grosvenor House Dubai Offers Panoramic Sea Views, 12 World Class Restaurants and Lounges and Two Michelin Starred Chefs in one of the World’s Most Unique and Exceptional Destinations

FIFA TOP 10: Spain still on top - March, 2010
Greece back in top ten. The majority of changes in this month’s ranking are due to the devaluation of results from last year

Entertainment Business - ASCAP's Expanded Nashville Office - March, 2010
ASCAP Elevates Nashville to Regional Office to Serve all Musical Genres Industry Veteran Tim DuBois to Lead Expanded Nashville Office

Business - Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group Acquires Majority Stake in Rocksteady Studios - March, 2010
Founded in 2004 in London, England, Rocksteady specializes in developing action-adventure video games, including Batman: Arkham Asylum, one of the most critically acclaimed games of 2009.

TV Review Archive Feature - "The Rat Pack" on HBO
The central point of the picture surrounds Sinatra’s and the “Rat Pack’s” relationship and involvement with former United States President John F. Kennedy. The movie depicts that the relationship between Sammy Davis and May Britt almost prevented Kennedy from being elected. Kennedy’s father Joe, made it clear that he didn’t want Sinatra to be Davis’ best man for fear the American public would be outraged and turn against his son. It was implied that the public would not vote for the friend of a black man.

Business - Vivendi owns 80% of Canal+ France - March, 2010
The impact of this transaction had already been taken into account in Vivendi’s debt.

TV - VIDEO BEAT- AMERICAN IDOL DULL - AMAZING RACE STEPS UP THE PACE - March, 2010
American Idol judge Simon Cowell has really toned down his act and seems to be more in control of his criticism and not being as crude and rude as in previous seasons. Overall the judges lack the charisma they had in the past. They are monotonous and sound like parrots who repeat what the other has said. Up to this point the judges and the talent are boring - Amazing Race cowboys and brothers Jet 29 and Cord McCoy 30 talk slow but think fast and finished first in the second leg of the race in Chile. - Recommended TV Listings

Phnom Penh (Ah) - PHNOM PENH GETS STONED Part 2 - February, 2010
OLIVER STONE TALKS, KHMER STUDENTS LISTEN - Through life experience and wisdom filmmaker Oliver Stone has very strong opinions about life, war and the United States of America. He shared them with the University of Cambodia students.

Business - Belgian Hospital 50th Transplant Center - February, 2010
To Begin Certification Training to Implant SynCardia’s Total Artificial Heart OLV Hospital Aalst Will Be 1st Center in Belgium to Become Certified to Implant the World’s Only Approved Total Artificial Heart

Business - Honda Begins Operation of New Solar Hydrogen Station - February, 2010
Los Angeles-Based Station to Re-Fuel Honda Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

Entertainment Business - Songwriting team Leiber and Stoller - February, 2010
Leiber and Stoller to Receive NARM Outstanding Achievement Award for Musical Collaboration

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - AI TOP 24 - THERE ARE REGRETS - YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT - February, 2010
AI JUDGES GOT IT WRONG? Some great singers were cut while others with lesser talent went through to the Top 24. The question is are American Idol producers manipulating the show for contestants with positive interesting stories and have abandoned searching for the best talent competing for the AI title? - AMAZING RACE IS ON!!! - A new We Are the World recording to Help Haitian earthquake victims . - Recommended TV Listings

BIZ IT & Business - Adobe Photoshop Hits Twenty - February, 2010
Community Celebrates Software that Changed the Way We View the World

Sports Notes MAX - FREE JOHN TERRY & - February, 2010
BAD KARMA FOR JOHN TERRY - NBA ALL STAR WEEKEND WINNERS - WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND - IS FLOYD MAYWEATHER AFRAID OF PACQUIAO? - MARK McGWIRE WIRED OR NOT IS NO LONGER THE QUESTION

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA - TIGER - "PLEASE LEAVE MY WIFE AND KIDS ALONE" - February, 2010
The mass media continue to persecute Tiger Woods after his televised apology to his wife and the public. CNN decided that this was the biggest news of the day and ignored real NEWS STORIES of people suffering and dying in Haiti, Palestine, Pakistan and Afghanistan. CNN did everything but bring a wooden cross and nail Woods to it for a pay per view event. - Recommended TV Listings

BIZ IT - Samsung Electronics First to Begin Mass Producing 3D TV Panels - February, 2010
Samsung to Produce Six Panel Types Using ‘3D Active Glasses’ Technology

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA AMERICAN IDOL LOST THE PLOT - February, 2010
IDOL SCATTERED & BATTERED - This season AI has placed more salt into their wounds by replacing long time favorite though often memory challenged judge Paula Abdul. They replaced her with a talk show host who some consider a comedian Ellen DeGeneres who has a ZERO background in the music business. DeGeneres also has taken the lead in talking too much making more comments than his highness Simon Cowell. - Recommended TV Listings

BIZ IT & Entertainment - Samsung 500GB External HDD Available Pre-loaded with ‘Michael Jackson’s THIS IS IT’ - February, 2010
Timed with the DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of ‘Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT’, the pre-loaded external HDD will be available at major European retailers from February 22, 2010

Sports Notes MAX - FREE JOHN TERRY & - February, 2010
BAD KARMA FOR JOHN TERRY - NBA ALL STAR WEEKEND WINNERS - WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND - IS FLOYD MAYWEATHER AFRAID OF PACQUIAO? - MARK McGWIRE WIRED OR NOT IS NO LONGER THE QUESTION

Business & Sports - Counterfeit NBA All-Star Merchandise - February, 2010
Fact vs. Fiction League prepares for record-setting All-Star Game, educates consumers on prevalence of counterfeiters in North Dallas

NBA NEWS - ALL-STAR STARTERS - February, 2010
CLEVELAND’S JAMES IS TOP VOTE-GETTER IN 2010 NBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING - Becomes First Player to Top 2.5 Million Votes Three Times - L.A. Lakers’ Bryant Leading Vote-Getter in West - Surprisingly voted in was Allen Iverson the 2001 and 2005 All-Star Game MVP

NBA NEWS - ALL-STARS THREE-POINT SHOOTOUT FIELD - February, 2010
CHAUNCEY BILLUPS, PAUL PIERCE HEADLINE 2010 THREE-POINT SHOOTOUT FIELD which will be held on Saturday, Feb. 13, at American Airlines Center in Dallas as part of NBA All-Star Saturday Night - Miami’s Daequan Cook Vies for Repeat in Field of Six

NBA NEWS - ROSE TO DEFEND TITLE IN SKILLS CHALLENGE - February, 2010
Milwaukee’s Jennings, Phoenix’s Nash and Utah’s Williams to Vie for Title - MORROW REPLACES CHICAGO'S ROSE FOR ROOKIE CHALLENGE - KAMAN TO REPLACE PORTLAND’S BRANDON ROY IN ALL-STAR GAME

NBA NEWS - COACHES & ROOKIES OF THE MONTH - February, 2010
CHARLOTTE’S BROWN AND DENVER’S KARL NAMED NBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE COACHES OF THE MONTH - MILWAUKEE’S BRANDON JENNINGS AND GOLDEN STATE’S STEPHEN CURRY NAMED ROOKIES OF THE MONTH

NBA NEWS - JAMES AND WESTBROOK PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - February, 2010
CLEVELAND’S LEBRON JAMES AND OKLAHOMA CITY’S RUSSELL WESTBROOK NAMED NBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK for games played Feb. 1-7.

NBA NEWS - ALICIA KEYS, SHAKIRA, AND USHER TO PERFORM AT THE 2010 NBA ALL-STAR GAME - February, 2010
A one-of-a-kind performance headlining the 2010 NBA All-Star Game Halftime Show on Valentine’s Day, Sunday, Feb. 14.

Sports Notes EXTRA EXTRA - SAINTS TAINT AINTS NO MORE - WIN SUPER BOWL IN A BREES - February, 2010
SAY IT TAINT SO SAINTS LOSERS NO MO - FANS PUT THE BAGS AWAY - SECOND HALF SURGE TAKES THE ROMP OUT OF COLTS - Saints quarterback Drew Brees wins MVP award

Sports Notes EXTRA - SUPER BOWL TRIVIA - February, 2010
SECOND HALF SURGE TAKES THE ROMP OUT OF COLTS - Saints quarterback Drew Brees wins MVP award -

Archie Manning may have never won or participated in a Super Bowl but his sons are making him proud with their success - Do you know the answers to these Super Bowl trivia questions?

Sports Notes - IS JOHN TERRY THE NEXT TIGER WOODS? - February, 2010
NMMD's (Negative Media of Mass Destruction) are at it again. First it was Tiger Woods now its footballer John Terry's extra marital affair - FIFA TOP 10

Business & Entertainment - Muhammad Ali and Christina Aguilera Raise Funds - February, 2010
For United Nations World Food Programme Relief Efforts in Haiti by Appearing in Global PSA Public Service Announcement Urges People to Give $5 by Texting FRIENDS to 90999 or Donate Online at www.fromhungertohope.com – $5 Will Feed 20 Hungry Children in Haiti

NBA NEWS - BOSH AND & DURANT NAMED NBA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK- February, 2010
TORONTO’S CHRIS BOSH AND OKLAHOMA CITY’S KEVIN DURANT NAMED NBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK for games played Jan. 25-31.

TV - VIDEO BEAT GRAMMY AWARDS PROVES GOOD MUSIC DOESN'T GET OLD - February, 2010
Beyonce Knowles and Taylor Swift rock the Grammy Awards - The marriage of old talent singing with the new improved the program. The most outstanding was Leon Russell now 67 and Roberta Flack who will be 73 February 10th. - Booker T. Wins GRAMMY for Potato Hole - Recommended TV Listings

Entertainment Business - “JACKIE CHAN IN SHINJUKU INCIDENT” OPENS NATIONWIDE ON FEB. 5 - February, 2010
His most gritty movie to date. Chan plays “Nick” – an illegal Chinese immigrant trying to survive on the Yakuza (Japanese mafia) run streets of Shinjuku, Tokyo in the 1990's where he struggles with entering and exiting a life of crime in an attempt to make a better life for his people.