LONDON and LOS ANGELES, June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Endemol, a world leader in entertainment programming, today announced it has acquired distribution rights outside of the U.S.

The star of the fourth season of music talent show "Star Academy," Muhammad Qamah, is getting ready to release a new solo single before releasing of his first album. The new song is written by Baha Al Deen Muhammad and composed and distributed by Hani Yaqoub.

Lebanese singer Tina Yamoot, participant in the talent show "Star Academy," has recorded a new duet with Chris Duberg called "Live For The Day". Tina composed the Arabic lyrics and Chris composed the English lyrics.

By Jc Reindl, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Nov. 1--The new Star Academy of Toledo gives its students free tablet notebook computers -- the type that can read handwriting -- to help prepare them for the high-tech work force.

When Gov. Mark Sanford this spring vetoed funding for a local program aimed at improving graduation rates, Diane Mangiante admits she was "baffled." Ms. Mangiante is the executive director of Public Education Partners, a nonprofit group created to help public education in Aiken.