James Loving - National Radio Text Service

 

 

Sports stories rule the All-Time International reader's interests in taking seven of 10 Top 10 positions on the ALL-TIME INTERNATIONAL TOP 10. The Williams tennis family made the most impact and Dennis Rodman made a strong effort in the most interesting section - A strong Southeast Asian flavor was added to the mix as former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made a stir as did former Thai national team football coach Peter Withe

 

Sunday, December 30, 2012

THE INTERNATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

Our analysis was derived from sample from search engines from around the world. Our observations indicate that Google is not trustworthy and is more into sales than reporting the truth thus we took the obvious step to search for the truth. The momentum of our ratings results go back to our beginnings on the Internet in 1997 prior to Google becoming the 1 million ton deceiving gorilla.

In taking a look back over of our most read International stories over the years sports jumped up to take seven of the Top 10 positions. The top spot was our coverage on Cambodia's national football team's mysterious rise in the FIFA ratings while having a losing record in the process.

Another Southeast Asian story jumped up to take 2nd place as former Thailand national football team coach Peter Withe returned to coach after a long sabbatical. Since that story was published he has returned to his home in Perth, Australia and is available for a new managing post. When you read between these lines it points out how political sports can be. Withe is the winningest coach of the Thai national team yet ignored for his ability to manage teams to win games. In that story his record validates his success.

The 3rd spot was from eons ago from our coverage of the then Virginia Slims tennis tournament in 1998 Manhattan Beach, California. The focus at that time was on the Williams sisters with Venus being the sister with the most wins. In a post match press conference Serena was asked by a reporter why her father did certain things. A very young Serena replied that she didn't know and if the reporter wanted the answer for him to ask him (her father) who was standing to the side in plain view in the press room.

Another young reporter who was on his way to Boston to take a job with the Boston Globe said to me that he didn't think the girl's father was managing them properly. My response was he knew what he was doing and how to communicate with his then children. I then went to the father and told him he was doing a great job and shook his hand. He smiled and acknowledged my sentiment.

Obviously their father knew what he was doing given the fact that the sisters have had such stellar careers in spite of the media constantly demeaning him for the manner in which he communicated with his children. But here's the real deal... THERE IS A BACK STORY TO ALL OF THIS.

When the girls were first introduce to the media around the age of 11 and 12 the father allowed a local Los Angeles TV station to interview them. During the interview he interrupted the reporter and scolded him that he didn't request to ask that type of question.

The station aired the interview and the scolding with the intention of embarrassing their father. It backfired as many including myself that that the reporter was out of line and rude in trying to emit a response from two young girls.

As it is in the news and entertainment business in many cases some reporters are required to submit the questions to be approved for the interview. In this case it was a father protecting his children from having a reporter trying to embarrass or make a fool out of them. That is one interview that I never forgot and it aired about 5-6 years before I became a sports journalist. I then deemed the Williams' as WE ARE FAMILY from the famous song recorded by the group Sisters Sledge.

Other sports stories to make the charts were WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH (Martin) O'NEILL? That question came about when he departed Aston Villa without an explanation. Cambodia's football program notched another spot in our story Cambodia Olympic Committee Denies National Team SEA Games. Another Sea Games story emerged with SEA Games $#!T Hits The Fan.

The Southeast Asian flavor ruled again with our report RONALDINHO AVOIDS THAKSIN TO SIGN WITH AC MILAN. That was back in the day when the former Thailand Prime Minister was the owner of Manchester City in the English Premiere League. A sidebar to that is Shinawatra tried to purchase Liverpool prior to purchasing the Man City franchise.

Two more Cambodian stories made the charts regarding inequities as CAMBODIA'S PEDO HEAVEN - The child sex trade documentary RED LIGHT notched 4th place in the ratings and SOMETHING IS FISHY & Cambodia Isn't Denmark. We'll leave you with a cliffhanger on that and you can read the story too find out what was fishy.

The only entertainment story to chart was from 2007 when PARIS HILTON meets LARRY KING. King is basically retired but he had the time to interview the often jailed Hilton Hotel heiress before he rode off into the sunset.

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SECTIONS MOST VISITED

There was a shakeup in the sections most visited with our BIZ WHO IS section taking the top position. Being number one in the past isn't the driving force that qualifies this ranking. The overall interest in the section over the years since its inception in 2007 enables it to attain the first spot.

Our reports on 19 Entertainment the American Idol partner and our report on Neil Portnow the president of NARAS who produce the Grammy Award show attracted the most interest. When the section was created CNN founder Ted turner and former CNN talk show host Larry King were the leaders in this category.

New additions include the Freshie Boy and Girl contest section from 2008 the last season that we covered the event due to our findings that the show was fixed as the votes weren't properly accounted for. That section with photos rocked up the charts to take the number 2 slot. Cambodia Sports and Soccer returned to the rankings. The new kid on the block was our NBA 2007 section.

Dennis Rodman is the most visited category within a category. That section came about due to the number of stories that we wrote about the Rod-Man aka Dennis The Menace supported by his ability to resurface in the news. His most recent escapade was he has been found in contempt of court and ordered to pay $500,000 in back child support to his ex-wife. When a particular topic surfaces and results in five or more stories it in nominated for having its own section. Rodman passed the test.

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ARCHIVES

Two vintage stories appeared on the all time charts. The top spot is a feature on who we deem the godfather of soccer in America Alan Rothenberg. He was the pioneer in bringing the sport to the USA and promoting female competition in the Olympics. What is little, known is Rothenberg was a in the house fan of the Los Angeles Clippers when it wasn't cool to do so. Rothenberg toughed it out during their losing ways seasons in his courtside seat which is deserving of a purple heart.

The second story was our feature on Manchester United's visit to Thailand with David Beckham in 2001 to play the Thai national team in a friendly. United narrowly escaped with a 2-1 victory.

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TOP 5 PRESS RELEASES

The NBA Rookie of the Month featuring the Charlotte Bobcats' Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and the Portland Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard notched the top spot. . Overall the NBA took three of the Top 5 spots.

The second position was notched by the rock band Circle of Fate releasing their Highly Anticipated New Single. The third slot was notched by Cartoon Network Celebrates 20th Anniversary. The fourth spot was taken by another NBA release MIAMI'S LEBRON JAMES WINS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD. The fifth spot was a report on the corrupt Cambodian judicial system titled Cambodia's Kafkaesque Court System.

1. NBA NEWS - NBA ROOKIES & PLAYERS of the MONTH

2. ENTERTAINMENT BIZ - Circle Of Fate Release Highly Anticipated New Single

3. NBA NEWS - MIAMI'S LEBRON JAMES WINS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD

4. LETTER TO THE EDITOR - Cambodia's Kafkaesque Court System

5. NBA NEWS - NBA FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

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SECTIONS MOST VISITED

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1.	NATIONAL RADIO TOP 10 - December 2012
	Sports Notes - CAMBODIA'S MYSTERIOUS RISE IN THE FIFA RANKINGS - March, 2011 WHAT'S UP WITH FIFA's RATINGS? - While some of the Top 10 teams lose points but hold positions Cambodia's gain in the ratings is mysterious. Over the years that we have been covering international football most notably in the Asian region there are things that jump up like RED FLAGS Previous - TV & Travel Tips - VIDEO BEAT SPECIAL Part 2 - AMAZING RACE - SCAM CITY - REVEAL TAXI THEFTS & SCAMS - November, 2012 SCAM CITY GETS CLOSE TO THE BONE - What has emerged over the past few weeks on the Amazing Race is mind-boggling. Two contestants named the ROCKERS due to their long hair and backgrounds in the music business became the third victim in the race's history to have their possessions and passports stolen by a taxi driver as well as their money taken by fellow Amazing Race contestants - Recommended TV Listings
2.	Sports Notes - PETER WITHE RETURNS - June, 2012 WHAT'S THE REAL ANSWER TO THE MYSTERY? - It's a go figure world when a coach wins and moves on. Former Thailand national team coach Peter Withe is the nation's winningest coach in their entire football history but moved on and reasons why remain cloudy. Five years after his time in charge of the Indonesian national side ended Withe returns to the game he loves with a club in his home country England Previous - TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX Part 2 - CNN's MURDERING JEW POINT OF VIEW - September , 2012 INSTIGATING with TERROR REPORTS - CNN reports with more of an agenda than reporting real news. They have a narrow focus with an apparent scheme to support Israel and defile Arabian nations. This is accomplished by reporting biased stories trying to instill fear to the general public - Recommended TV Listings
3.	Sports Notes - TENNIS' WILLIAMS ['We Are'] FAMILY - July 1, 2001 When Venus 18, defeated sister Serena 17, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, at the Lipton Championships this past weekend, it was another notch up the ladder of success. You can't lose against each other when you're on the same team and the Williams Family exemplifies that Previous - TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA - CNN's PIERS MORGAN TOPS THE NEWS MAGGOTS AGAIN - September , 2012 THE MAGGOT FACTOR - When it comes to news there is the real news, agendas and propaganda. This week once again American and British news organizations showed their spots by selectively airing or avoid televising certain news information. Piers Morgan tops the list with another sleazy presentation in attacking US president Barack Obama and Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. CNN and the BBC failed to air Julian Assange addressing the UN via a live video transmission but RT News DID - The new season 21 of Amazing Race is about to begin - Recommended TV Listings
4.	Phnom Penh (Ah) Part 2 - CAMBODIA'S PEDO HEAVEN - January, 2012 WHO'S AT FAULT? - The fight pedophelia craze is out of control. When we first arrived there were 300 NGO's in the country now there are over 3000. Many are claiming that they are noble and fighting to eliminate the child sex trade. The problem is that focusing on foreigners leaves 90% of the problem to continue with the child sex trade as usual given 90% of those involved are Khmers - NR Phnom Penh Top 10 stories - The child sex trade documentary RED LIGHT screens tonight Saturday January 28th @ the Meta House in Phnom Penh Previous - TV & Travel Tips - VIDEO BEAT SPECIAL - Part 1 - SCAM CITY REVEALS TOURIST SCAMS - November, 2012 SCAM CITY GETS CLOSE TO THE BONE - Scam City is a TV program where television meets the real world of scams that a tourist should be aware of when traveling. Host Conor Woodman walks on the wild side and sometimes puts his life in danger. In Prague he was slapped around by a huge bully gangster and had to pay $300 to get out of the backroom of a club a prostitute led him to. The gangster informed Woodmen that he pays money to leave or he will die. Woodman PAID... - Recommended TV Listings
5.	Phnom Penh (Ah) - SOMETHING IS FISHY & Cambodia Isn't Denmark - December, 2011 It is business as usual in Cambodia when something jumps up that defies logic. Google's listings went astray but the reasons why are currently in the GO FIGURE FILE - The floods in Thailand and Cambodia have caused a stir in the Cambodian economy - Something new TWO TOP 5 PHNOM PENH STORIES LISTINGS. One focuses on our Phnom Penh columns of interest the other from various other sections on National Radio - Overseas Press Club of Cambodia for the screening of "War Photographer" Previous - TV - OPINION - IS CNN THE ISRAELI NETWORK? - November, 2012 CNN OVERDOSES THE PUBLIC ON ISRAELI NEWS - Women and children are being slaughtered in Gaza from Israeli air attack bombings. CNN presents the Israeli perspective that they are protecting their country. They omit the part that they invaded and murdered Palestinians in 1948 to occupy that region - CNN needs to send their reporters and opinion makers to reeducation camp to learn the truth so they can tell the truth - Recommended TV Listings
6.	Sports Notes EXTRA - WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH (Martin) O'NEILL? - August, 2010 As the dust settles and before paralysis sets in news is leaking out that O'Neill and the teams American owner Randy Lerner had a disagreement - Freddie Ljungberg announced he that was joining MLS Franchise Chicago Fire Soccer Club - FIFA TOP 10 Previous - TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 1 - AMERICA'S CHOICE - Support Israel 4 More WAR OR... - November, 2012 REPUBLICAN'S LOVE WAR & MONEY - After the Jewish invaders on Palestinian land it became Israel who was defended by the American government and their support continues. Who is in the right and who is in the wrong? In what world is invading another country, raping and murdering its women and children right and then claimed to be right in the name of democracy? - Recommended TV Listings
7.	VIDEO BEAT SUPER MAX - PARIS HILTON meets LARRY KING - July 2007 Paris Hilton wants to help those in need - On The Lot down to final 6 - Who is On The Lot judge Garry Marshall? - Pirate Master eliminates Alexis Shubin & appoints new captain - The Apprentice down to final six of 3 gals and 3 guys - Reality show producer Mark Burnett is HOT - Cambodian TV network produces reality shows - Big Brother's Wendy Valdez has TV show - Recommended TV listings Previous - Sports Notes - IS IT ABOUT THE MONEY? - WORLDS APART - May, 2012 WHAT'S THE DEAL? - As they say money talks and bullshit walks. That may apply to the masses but Pep Guardiola chose to walk away from money due to failing the grind of the stress test. The question is… Is He The Best? - UCLA gives scholarship to P. Diddy's son creating outrage that since Diddy is worth over a half billion dollars some think it's unfair - Cambodia national football team seeks another manager as its South Korean manager walks citing teams poor work ethic - ASEAN Basketball League seeking to have a team in Cambodia?
8.	Sports Notes EXTRA EXTRA: Cambodia Olympic Committee Denies National Team SEA Games - November 11, 2005 Cambodia's Olympic Committee Give Club Team Khemara SEA Games Invitation - NR Top 10 - FIFA Top 10 Previous - Phnom Penh (Ah) - POLICE ATTACK & ASSAULT ACTIVIST THEARY SENG - November, 2012 POLICE ATTACK & ASSAULT THEARY SENG EVENT of Dart Games, SUNDAY, Nov. 18 at 4 P.M., the RIVERFRONT directly across from the FCC that featured Henry Kissinger - CAMBODIAN BASKETBALL HOPES & DREAMS - The inaugural season of the Cambodia Basketball Challenge ended with the Sabay Salty Crabs going undefeated and took the title. The question is... WHAT'S UP... NEXT?
9.	Sports Notes EXTRA - RONALDINHO AVOIDS THAKSIN TO SIGN WITH AC MILAN - JULY, 2008 THE RONALDO BLATTER MATTER - What in the world is wrong with FIFA boss Sepp Blatter? After his Cristiano Ronaldo is a slave comment it raises the question if Blatter needs a health checkup - Ronaldinho to sign with AC Milan for roughly US $18 million less a reported to be US $33.5 million compared to Man City's offer of US $51 million proving that good health is worth more than money - NBA FIXED GAMES SCANDAL Previous - Phnom Penh (Ah) Part 4 - SUPPRESSION AND DICTATORIAL METHODS RULE - MEDIA DISCRIMINATION - August, 2012 DOES EXCESSIVE CONSTRUCTION stem from the DESTRUCTION of ETHICS & INTEGRITY? - We recently questioned an English and Khmer language publication as to the ethics of some of their stories. The newspaper has cluttered its editorials with articles about these rags to riches entertainers that millionaire boyfriends in the military or the government gifting them hundreds of thousand or millions of dollars but the real story is WHERE DID THE MONEY COME FROM
10.	SPORTS NOTES -SEA GAMES $#!T HITS THE FAN - THE AFTERMATH - January 2006 Thai vs Cambodia Celebrity Football Game - 2005 SEA Games = PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS - Singapore & Thai coach rewarded for success - Cambodia's former national team has new identity & plays in Indonesia - MLB Players Help Children - NR Mail & Top 10 Previous - Phnom Penh (Ah) EXTRA - CAMBODIA CONTINUES TO DEFY INTERPOL & SERVE JUSTICE - June, 2012 INTERPOL'S MOST WANTED PEDOPHILE FREED AGAIN by CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT -It was a no brainer that Cambodia would not do the right thing and turn over their sacred Russian pedophile Alexander Trofimov aka Stanislav Molodyakov. The option was to give the fugitive from justice who is on Interpol's MOST WANTED list freedom to travel to Korea and the freedom torment Korean children - The Trap of Saving Cambodia will screen at 8:30 pm Sunday July 1st at the Meta House in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
ARCHIVE STORIES	FEATURE: ALAN ROTHENBERG "America's GODFATHER of Soccer" - 1999 He was the commissioner of soccer for the 1984 Olympic soccer tournament. He is the FOUNDER and chairman of Major League Soccer [MLS]. Rothenberg was instrumental in bringing the successful Women's World Cup to America. Among his credits, he served as the President of the U.S. Soccer Federation for eight years. He was Chairman and CEO of World Cup USA in 1994, which became the most successful event in FIFA history. His efforts helped contribute to a World Cup operating surplus of more than $50 million that serves as the initial funding source for the U.S. Soccer Foundation Sports Notes - Manchester United's Superstar Team Barely Defeat Thailand 2-1 "The Devils Made Them Do It" - Monday July 30, 2001 Manchester United's superstar team had a tough day in their close win over the Thai National team. The gritty little Thai's fought Man U's millionaire super stars to the tooth and nail. You want millionaire super stars? Try this out…David Beckham, Fabien Barthez, Ryan Giggs, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, and Juan Sebastian Veron, Dwight Yorke, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes, Roy Keane, Andy Cole, Quinton Fortune, Raimond Van der Gouw, Dennis Irwin, Phillip Neville, Ole Gunner Solskjaer, Gary Neville, Ronny Johnson, Wes Brown, Mikael Silvestre and Luke Chadwick. Man U was ready. They came with everything and everybody but the kitchen sink and Beckham's famous wife Posh Spice. It was awesome.

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