Paul McDonald Voted Off "American Idol,"

Hollywood producer Rob Reinerstopped by the "American Idol" set this week (the theme was movie music).

After amusing the kids (and us) with a lyrical version of the "Chariots of Fire" theme, he cut to the chase -- did any of these burgeoning little fameballs have the acting bug?

Half of the contestants -- Casey Abrams, Jacob Lusk, Haley Reinhartand Stefano Langone -- raised their hands to say that yes, they are.

Abrams wanted to know if he can be the next Jack Black, who "acts very well and sings very well."

Reiner said yes. "Why couldn't you be Seth Rogen's younger, bass-playing brother? Why couldn't that happen?"

This is what comes of growing up in a world of Disney-Channel-bred triple threats, we suppose.

But it makes it more of a shame, then, that Paul McDonald, who appears to have no interest in anything but singing, got sent home.

Haley Reinhart, Stefano Langone andPaul McDonald, with Paul tapped as the one who had to leave us this week. 

But before we got to the elimination, we had some other highlights:

• Jennifer Lopez came out looking like she's auditioning for Cleopatra in Space.
• Lauren and Scotty performed Lady Antebellum's "American Honey" and it was nice. Lauren handled the girl part with more aplomb than Scotty did the boy part, but he got better as the song went on.
• There was a behind-the-scenes video of the zombie Ford music video, which was actually kinda cool and not annoying, like most of these filler bits.
• Haley and Casey dueted on "Moanin'" and it was pretty awesome. Their voices are very complementary and Haley's hair looked incredible.
• Kelly Clarkson (squeeeee) and Jason Aldean were on hand to perform "Don't You Wanna Stay" and it was lovely. What a wonderful song.
• A mop-top foursome from Liverpool the Soggy Bottom Boys The Folksmen Jacob, James, Paul and Stefano performed "The Sound of Silence"/"Mrs. Robinson" and it was ... yikes. I mean, seriously? Simon and Garfunkel is the call for Gospel, Rocker, Breathy and Broadway? Are you kidding me with this?
• Paul sang us out on our second-favorite performance by him, "Maggie Mae." Fun way to end the night. 

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INFOSYS RESULT | INFOSYS Q4 RESULT | INFOSYS PRICE

ANIRUDH SETHI RESIGNED 

BANGALORE, April 15 (Reuters) - Infosys Technologies Ltd , India's No. 2 software services exporter, missed quarterly profit estimates due to higher costs and said its human resources chief would quit the board, knocking its shares down more than 7 percent. 

Bangalore-based Infosys, the first to kick off results for India's nearly $60 billion IT sector, also forecast tepid sales growth for the year ending March 2012.

"Infosys has a history of generally beating market expectations. So, the street is disappointed," said Gajendra Nagpal, CEO of Unicon Financial in New Delhi. "Also, the market may now bring down its expectations from the entire IT pack."

Infosys, founded in 1981 by seven engineers with $250 borrowed from their spouses, reported a net profit of 18.2 billion rupees ($408.5 million) versus 16 billion rupees a year ago.

This compares with a Reuters poll forecast for net profit of 18.81 billion rupees for Infosys , whose clients include Goldman Sachs , BT Group and BP .

Indian technology firms have seen a shake-up in recent months. In January, smaller rival Wipro replaced the chiefs of its key outsourcing business after struggling to keep up with peers. 

Infosys, which boasts higher profit margins versus local and global peers, said its margins could decline this year, mainly due to a volatile local currency.

"Currency volatility continued to be a challenge," chief financial officer V. Balakrishnan told reporters in Bangalore.

Infosys, larger rival Tata Consultancy Services , and No. 3 Wipro have all stepped up hiring in the past few months, reflecting strong demand from clients.

However, a possible appreciation of the rupee and pay increases for employees as they battle the likes of IBM and Accenture for orders and staff, will be key concerns for export-oriented firms.

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