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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Shane Watson | Shane Watson 15 Sixes | Shane Watson 185 | Shane Watson Video

With IPL Season 4 every one seems to be busy in T20 Cricket fever but people who follow Australia cricket enjoyed a splendid performance by Shane Watson against Bangladesh. His inning of 185 runs in just 96 balls that includes 15 sixes and 15 fours knocked down every bangladeshi baller in their second one-day cricket International in Mirpur.



Watson’s record setting outing was also market by him scoring the most runs from boundaries in a one-day match, and the combination of he and Ricky Ponting (37) totalled 170 – and even more amazingly Watson was NOT OUT. Australia got to 232/1 with 144 balls remaining for one of the most amazing innings in cricket history. About the only thing Bangladesh won was the coin toss yesterday.

Bangladesh batted first, reaching 229-7 for 50 overs. The lead tandem of Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes, got out for 5, being caught by Watson. Teamate Mushfiqur Rahim ended 81 not out, and Shahriar Nafees added 56, but those were the only bright spots in an otherwise dismal day for Bangladesh. It’s funny no one asked what it was like being on the other end of a shellacking like that?

Watson’s amazing feat topped West Indies’ Xavier Marshall, the previous record-holder, who smashed an amazing 12 sixes against Canada in 2008. Watson’s most runs (150) via boundaries broke South African Herschelle Gibbs’ previous record of 126 by 24. Of course, Watson was named “man of the match” – Watson was characteristically humble when talking to reporters about his soon to be legendary feat; “It was a nice day today as everything came off.” A nice day indeed.

Watson started off with a bang in the very first over hitting three fours, and then raced to his half century in only 26 balls. The third and final one day event is scheduled for today at Shere Bangla National Stadium. What will Watson have for Bangladesh today? This has to be on everyone’s mind at the moment. But, from Everything PR News, we congratulate Shane on an astounding effort. WOW – 15 Sixes! That’s up there with Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 point game.

Shane Watson hit 15 sixes in a career-best 185 not out as Australia played against Bangladesh with a nine-wicket win in the second one-dayer on April 11, 2011. The explosive opener Shane watson gave a superb display of power-hitting as he also cracked 15 fours in his 96-ball knock to help Australia achieve a 230-run target with 24 overs to spare for an unbeatable 2-0 lead. Shane watson completed his sixth one-day hundred off just 69 balls, the third-fastest by an Australia after Hayden (66 balls) and Gilchrist (67 balls). The final one-dayer Shane watson will be played in Dhaka on April 13, 2011 (Wednesday).

Shane Robert Watson is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast medium bowler. He mainly bats as an opener in international cricket, although he does not do so domestically. Watson played in the Indian Premier League for the Rajasthan Royals team. Signed up for US $125,000, he performed well with both the bat and the ball scoring four half-centuries to anchor his team to victory in three matches of the tournament and in the semifinals. He also picked up 17 wickets, won four man of the match awards in his first twelve games and also won the Man of the Series award.

On the back of his IPL performance, Watson was subsequently selected to replace Matthew Hayden in the one day series as part of Australia’s tour to the West Indies, after Hayden had injured himself during the IPL season. Watson went on to establish himself as an ODI opener in the series.

Watson missed the second IPL season due to national duty and injury, and Rajasthan failed to reach the top four in the qualifying rounds. For 2011 season, Rajasthan Royals successfully retained Shane Watson along with the skipper Shane Warne.

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Jenn Sterger : 'I Just Want My Life Back'

Jenn Sterger: 'I just want my life back' after Brett Favre incident

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Jenn Sterger will be watched by millions of viewers this week on ABC's "Nightline" and "Good Morning America," something that could be seen as a great opportunity for someone trying to revive her career as as a TV host and actress.

ut Sterger says she is just trying to get her life back after being linked to the alleged inappropriate behavior of former NFL quarterback  Brett Favre.

"I just want my life back," Sterger says in the hourlong interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos. "That's all I'm asking for. Just to be able to go back to work. To be able to go back to enjoying what I do. Entertaining people. Making people laugh. The hardest part about this whole thing is that I am a ridiculous person. I love to entertain people, and to say crazy things. And I'm pretty unapologetic about it."

Sterger is a former New York Jets game hostess who allegedly received inappropriate photos and phone messages from Favre when they were both employed by the team in 2008. NFL investigators were unable to determine if the photos and messages were from Favre and ended the process in December, fining Favre $50,000 for not cooperating with the investigation.

While Sterger has gained a much higher profile from the incident, she says it didn't do her any favors professionally.

“You know, I was trying to go to work. Do my job,” said Sterger, whose gig as a host on the Versus network ended in November. “But how are you supposed to report on the news when you are the news? It was tough. It was embarrassing. It was humiliating. All I wanted to do was go to work. Do my job. That's all I wanted.”

Other highlights from the interview:

-- Sterger insists she isn't a "gold-digger":  "I haven't made a dime off anything in this whole situation. Not from the pictures. Not from Favre. I never wanted to sue anyone. That was never an intention of mine. I'm not a gold-digger. The only way I wanted to make my money this whole time was to just have a job."

-- She says she never gave Favre her phone number: "I was approached one day at the beginning of the preseason games, by a man wearing a Jets badge, employee badge, who asked me, 'How would you feel if Brett Favre asked for your phone number? What would you say?' And I just looked at him, my usual smart-ass self. And I said, 'I'd say I like my job an awful lot. And I've been told I look remarkably like his wife.' "

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Mark Ballas dating American Idol Pia Toscano

Mark Ballas dating American Idol Pia Toscano

In fun celebrity couple news bringing the worlds of American Idol and Dancing With the Stars together, Pia Toscano and Mark Ballas are dating.

Pia and Mark became acquainted while shooting their respective shows and went on their first date Friday. According to reports, it was a 10!

Maybe an awesome date isn't enough to soften the blow of her stunning elimination from American Idol this week, but it can't hurt, right?

Pia was the instigator of the romance with Mark Ballas, sources say, but there was a surprise matchmaker involved who played a role in setting them up:

WWE great and current DWTS contestant Chris Jericho!

Pia and Mark both shoot American Idol and Dancing With the Stars on the same CBS Television City lot in L.A., and it turns out Pia is pretty resourceful.

She has a friend who is friends with Jericho, so Pia gave her friend a piece of paper with her number on it, who then passed it to Chris to give to Mark.

Sounds so high school, but apparently it worked out. Peeps connected with both Mark Ballas and Pia Toscano say they really hit it off. Way to go guys!


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According to TMZ, Mark “provided comfort” to Pia and the duo went on a “date” at an L.A. mall Saturday.

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The report claims the duo “were both gussied up”  as they left Gulfstream restaurant in Century City.

Pia told TMZ she was very surprised by her elimination on Idol as was the rest of the world.

While Pia was working on Idol and where Mark currently works on the set of DWTShappen to be right next door — at CBS Television City in L.A — and that is how their relationship reportedly began.

TMZ reports it remains unknown who “made the first move.”

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In other Pia news, Interscope Records reportedly wants the New York native singing sensation to sign with them record a song right away, even if its still while the competition show is airing.

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