Thursday, August 2, 2012

James Franco Joins Jason Statham In Sylvester Stallone's 'Homefront'

Categorize this news in "dream casting we didn't know we wanted until now": James Franco will be starring opposite Jason Statham in the upcoming Sylvester Stallone-penned action-thriller "Homefront." Variety broke the news, adding that "Don't Say A Word" and "Kiss the Girls" director Gary Fleder will helm the project. While "Homefront" is a movie that [...]

Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/08/01/james-franco-jason-statham-sylvester-stallone-homefront/

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

The Benefits of South Florida Professional Window Cleaning











Window cleaning is hard work. Sure, it's easy to squirt some window cleaner on the insides of panes and get off a layer of grime, but to have really clean windows requires serious labor. Hard water deposits, plus years of dirt and grime can really stick to your windows' exterior, and often the interior sides of your windows are far dirtier than you think. South Florida residential window cleaning services take a professional approach, using the tools, cleaners, and equipment necessary to achieve spotless, beautiful results. Professionals don't cut corners and take the time necessary to hand clean each and every pane. The results are spectacular!

Professionals Are Trained to Spot Problems

South Florida professional window cleaning services employ professionals who are trained not only to clean windows, but to spot problems, such as tiny cracks, or breaches in frames that can let moisture into your home. They take the time to clean every window, screen, frame, and sill, as well as cleaning the interior surfaces of your windows. It's a level of clean that you just don't get with a bottle of window cleaner and a roll of paper towels. And when a window cleaner spots a problem with a window, you can address it right away, rather than waiting for a major break to necessitate an emergency repair.

Sometimes You Can Avoid Replacement

Many people with serious water damage believe that they have to replace their windows, but this is not always the case. Water damage is fairly common, and can be caused by something as innocuous as water from a lawn sprinkler. Runoff from masonry can also cause water damage. While you can't remove these stubborn stains with ordinary cleaning products, South Florida residential window cleaning services have the tools and cleaning products that can do the job. It's hard work, but window cleaning professionals know how to get terrific results in removing unsightly water damage from windows and making them look like new.

No Streaks!

Don't you hate it when you set aside time to clean your windows and when it's all over, you notice streaks on your windows? It's very frustrating and makes you feel as if you've wasted your time. Why not hire a South Florida window cleaning service to tackle this demanding task for you? Not only will you get to avoid this labor-intensive task, you will end up with streak-free windows that make your home look beautiful inside and out.

You Deserve the Most Beautiful View Possible

Whether your home overlooks a beautiful garden or a parking lot, you'll enjoy your home more when you have sparkling, clear windows. Your South Florida window cleaning experts know how to make the most of your home's beauty, both inside and out. With professionally cleaned windows, you will enjoy more natural daylight in your home, a view that's unspoiled by dirt and grime, and an exterior that shows that you care for your home. Window cleaning is hard work, but by leaving it to professionals, you'll get superior results.

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Analysis: UBS's huge Facebook loss throws doubt on Nasdaq plan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - UBS's admission that it lost nearly $356 million on the botched Facebook IPO puts pressure on Nasdaq OMX Group Inc and raises questions about how quickly the exchange can put this problem behind it.

In its quarterly earnings, the Swiss bank said it plans to take legal action over the massive problems during Facebook Inc's $16 billion market debut, which caused it to lose far more than other market makers and trading firms. UBS AG said it would seek to recover the losses in full.

That throws into question whether Nasdaq's recently filed all-cash $62 million repayment proposal for market making firms harmed by the IPO will appease other customers, too. Market makers, including UBS, which facilitate trades for brokers and ensure liquidity, lost upward of $500 million.

Like UBS, Citigroup Inc's Automated Trading Desk is unlikely to accept Nasdaq's compensation plan, which would require firms to waive their right to sue Nasdaq over the IPO, while Citadel and Knight Capital Group Inc are likely to sign on, a source familiar with the situation said.

Representatives from three of Nasdaq's largest retail market makers - Citi, Citadel and Knight - had no comment. A representative from UBS said the firm has not filed any action against UBS so far and that it would not do so "frivolously."

Many have questioned how UBS could have lost nearly 10 times what other market makers say they lost. UBS provided some detail in its earnings report, but left many questions unanswered.

UBS handles most of the order flow from Charles Schwab Corp, one of the biggest U.S. brokerages, with about $1.8 trillion in client assets. It also takes orders from other retail brokerages, including TD Ameritrade and Fidelity.

But that alone may not account for the massive loss. UBS also said that, as a result of "multiple operational failures by NASDAQ, UBS's pre-market orders were not confirmed for several hours" rather than in the usual milliseconds. That triggered its internal systems to re-enter orders multiple times, it said.

When the confirmations finally came through, UBS and other market makers were left owning large amounts of unwanted Facebook stock, which led to losses as the stock plunged.

"As a result of system protocols that we had designed to ensure our clients' orders were filled consistent with regulatory guidelines and our own standards, orders were entered multiple times before the necessary confirmations from Nasdaq were received and our systems were able to process them," UBS said. "Nasdaq ultimately filled all of these orders, exposing UBS to far more shares than our clients had ordered."

It also is unclear what role UBS's own trading system might have played in the losses or what legal action the company will take.

"UBS is going to say, 'you did not perform the service a professional is supposed to perform' and that's malpractice," said John Coffee, a securities law professor at Columbia Law School in New York. He added that Nasdaq's potential liability may be linked to whether the trading issues can be tied to regulatory decisions or professional service problems.

Nasdaq declined to comment.

(Additional reporting by Karen Freifeld; editing by Jennifer Merritt, Alwyn Scott and Andre Grenon)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-ubss-huge-facebook-loss-throws-doubt-nasdaq-175850282--finance.html

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Fed to signal more easing but stop short of big steps

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is likely to show on Wednesday that it is ready to act against a weakening economy but stop short of aggressive measures for now.

Economists say the central bank could well push back its guidance for when it sees the need for an eventual rate hike into 2015 from the current Fed consensus of late-2014, a move that could signal the depth of the central bank's concerns about the economy and hint at new measures ahead.

Wall Street is braced for another round of Fed bond purchases, and some see an off chance that it might even come this afternoon. But analysts believe policymakers will wait until at least September, giving them more time to lay out the case for their preferred method for easing policy in speeches between now and then.

"We do not expect any new initiative from the Fed," said Eric Green, economist at TD Securities. "A dovish statement signaling willingness to do more will manage frustrated expectations for more (monetary easing)."

Fed officials will hint at their intent to deliver further stimulus in part through what most analysts envision as a substantially weaker outlook on the U.S. economy than that delivered in June.

At that time, the Fed predicted the U.S. economy would grow between 1.9 percent and 2.4 percent this year, an estimate that now looks optimistic.

"It seems like a virtual certainty that they'll mark down their expectations for growth," said Michael Cloherty, economist at RBC Capital. "Not doing so would seem almost out of touch."

However, the Fed will not release another set of official forecasts until September, so it will have to allude to such a shift through changes in the language of its closely-read post-meeting statement.

U.S. economic growth slowed to 1.5 percent in the second quarter as consumer spending faltered, and unemployment remains stuck at 8.2 percent, far too high for the comfort of a central bank that has a dual mandate of to keep inflation low and employment high. Job growth slowed sharply in the second quarter to just 75,000 jobs per month from 226,000 in the first quarter.

The Fed meets just a day before a key meeting of the European Central Bank, after its president, Mario Draghi, ratcheted up speculation of further ECB purchases of Italian and Spanish bonds by saying that he would do "whatever it takes to preserve the euro."

Global stock markets rallied sharply late last week on hopes that at least one of the two institutions would deliver some sort of fresh stimulus program. But investors have toned down their expectations since then.

Europe's crisis is blamed for part of the U.S. slowdown, as trade between the two giants economies slows and fears of another financial crisis keep businesses and consumers on the defensive.

Against that grim backdrop, many think Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke could use his speech at a the central bank's high-profile gathering in Jackson Hole in August to send a strong message to markets. He used that forum in 2010 to communicate the Fed's intention to pursue a second round of quantitative easing or QE2.

A third installment of QE would probably involve some component of housing debt as the Fed attempts to breathe fresh life into a housing sector that is finally showing some signs of healing.

Other tools Bernanke has signaled are under consideration include the possibility of lowering the interest the Fed pays banks to park their reserves at the central bank, currently at 0.25 percent, which could induce them to boost lending; and pursuing a 'funding for lending' scheme like the one recently implemented by the Bank of England, whereby the Fed might provide cheap short-term loans to banks in exchange for guarantees that banks will resume lending to individuals and firms.

The latter still requires some study, Bernanke said at his last press conference in June.

(Reporting by Pedro Nicolaci da Costa; Editing by Anthony Boadle)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/fed-signal-more-easing-stop-short-big-steps-050351972--business.html

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Hey there! Call me Yuri. I've been roleplaying for almost seven years and been writing stories and novels for more than twelve. I'm into a lot of genres and I am also very flexible when it comes to crazy ideas and plots--flexible in general, actually. :3 Here's more about me--and this will be long, along with the requirements, but you should read it all~ .3.

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+ I write from 700 words to 1500 per character, and if we're doubling, I will double the amount of words.

+ I live in the EST time zone. However, I am always up fairly late into the night, sometimes 2 or 3 am.

+ I have a phone. :3 I use it to check fairly often. c:

+ I like being friends with my partners. ;3 I'm very friendly and I do not have severe mood swings, I promise. xD

+ I like to chat with my rp partners. I use MSN constantly, but I usually stay away from other programs.

+ I love romance. <3 And I love angst. Put those together and you have a happy Yuri. I don't do love at first sight. That's boring~

+ As for Genres, I am very flexible in those terms. But all my roleplays will have romance in them, whether it is angst and tragedy ridden or fluffy and cute.

+ The rating will be up to you. I am perfectly fine with mature content, whether it be gore, rape or sexual situations, and I am also fine keeping it PG13. But if you turn this into a Saw movie, I will not be fine with that. If you turn this into a porn movie, I will not be fine with that either. :/ Bedroom scenes can be tastefully written out if that is comfortable with you.

+ I roleplay only on this site. Either through pm or threads; if we are doing mature content I suppose pms are the better way to go.

+ My characters will curse if they are the type to. |D

+ I use a lot of details and imagery in my writing--it makes things all the more fun, I think. ;3

+ I am very visual. I will put in graphics, pictures, and sometimes music along with my posts. Graphics like the ones I have in this post. |D With names and maybe a quote or something. :3 Makes things fun, right? I don't expect the same from you, but if you'd like, I'd be willing to make you some for your character.

Genres!

- Realistic
- Futuristic(Dystopian/Utopian)
- Myths(think Greek myths or folklore)
- Medieval
- Victorian
- Steampunk
- Supernatural
- Sci-Fi,
- Historical
- Fantasy
...etc...etc.

+ Here are some of the things I really like; the ones with * means I have a plot for it. ;3
- Fae lore. Maybe you've read Holly Black's novels--those are very good. Stuff with Changelings, glamour, dark and twisted fae--not Tinker Bell. xD
- Twisted Fairy tales. A bit dark, no? But I still love it. <3
- Alice in Wonderland. * We're all mad here. >:3
- Mafia. * C'mon, guns and suits and all that jazz.
- Vampires/other mythical creatures. I mean you know. As long as they aren't sparkly and stuff.
- Mythical lore/Mythology * Ahhh, myths are a beautiful thing.
- Time Travel. It always makes things wonderfully loopy and complicated.
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- Some topics off of books I like to roleplay--either with completely original characters or mixing in canon characters, or completely canon.

- Hunger Games.
- Holly Black's Tithe trilogy.
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. * I love love love this book. If you wanna rp this book, jasklfalksdf I will love you.
- Chronicles of Narnia. * My childhood. :3
- His Dark Matters Trilogy. Awesome series. Awesome story. Probably will make for an awesome rp.
- Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire One of the best things ever. <3

- Movies + anime + tv shows:

- Inception
- Push *
- In Time
- Avatar: the Last Air Bender
- The Borgias
- The Tudors
- Naruto

- Games <3

- Alice: Madness Returns
- Persona Series
- Dragon Age
- Skyrim

- ...There's more, I know it. Just ask! xD I have a few plots in mind too, so ask ask ask! c:

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+ The ability to roleplay as a male character. I'll be honest and say I am better at playing as a female character. However, I can double if you'd like--and I do roleplay well as guys too, if I do say so myself. |D

+ Literacy. Did I really have to write this? .3.;; Like I've said above, I write 700 to 1500 words per character, and I do expect you to respond likewise.

+ Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation. And sentence structure. No run-ons like this they are so annoying and I want to cry every single time I see one and crying makes my contacts go weird okay? (...It was so hard to write that, you have no idea! ;w;) I do make typos time to time, and I don't mind if you do, either. However, if it's going on five times in a paragraph I'm going to be sad. xD

+ Maturity. I can be random and all happy-go-lucky when we're chatting, but I write earnestly and seriously. I'd like the same from you.

+ Creativity. I will drop you like this if you stick a Mary-Sue or a Gary-Stu on me. I swear I will. ;~; I don't like to do that, but I cannot handle perfect or cliche characters. These characters are human. Human. As in, they have flaws and bad qualities, as well as good ones. Keep that in mind. |D

+ Contribution. I want in-put and teamwork. I am bad at making decisions for two people--not because I'm wishy-washy, but because I want this to be a group effort, yes?

+ Consideration. We both have lives outside of the internet; I am sure one of us will be busy, sick, on a trip, or etc at one point in time. I perfectly understand that, but I'd still like a warning if you are going to be away~ Of course, I will do the same. ;D

+ Honest opinions. Tell me stuff! ;D Tell me what you think of an idea, character, plot development! I do not sugar coat and I do not take well to it either. |D I can take honest opinions.

+ Dedication. I like to post. I do. Like, once a day. Please? ;w; I can understand if it's due to a special circumstance--or even if one person posts each day. :3 And if you are leaving, do say so. I swear I will not make a fuss about it. xD

This ended up being long, like I thought. :/ Hmmm. Well, if you've read all this, thank you~ So if there is anyone interested, please pm me or post a reply~ <33

- Yuri c;

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One of the most popular resolutions whether at the start of the New Year or for the summer season is to lose weight.

Yet so many people struggle or fail to meet their weight loss goals every year.

Besides the emotional pain and suffering caused by lower self-esteem and lack of acceptance from society, increased weight gain is linked to various medical conditions including diabetes, cancer, heart disease, etc.

There are many ways to lose weight, but most don?t offer lasting relief and are harmful for your body.? In my opinion, most weight loss diets, solutions and programs don?t address one of the critical reasons for not being able to lose weight and keep it off.

Accumulation of toxins in the body resulting in weight gain and poor health is one of the most important concepts in Ayurveda.? Toxins accumulate in the body as a result of poor diet, environmental pollution, increased stress, unbalanced lifestyle and poor digestion.

I will be sharing some of the most powerful secrets from Ayurveda for removing toxins from the body to help you achieve your weight loss goal.

These principles are some of the fastest ways to shrink your waistline and improve your overall health.

Weight gain due to accumulation of toxins in the body

Accumulated toxins cause the fine channels in the body to become clogged.? As these channels become clogged their ability to remove toxins and deliver proper nutrition to the cells gets impaired.

Some toxins are water soluble and more easily removed by the body. Other toxins are fat soluble and they often get stuck in the fat cells due to poor functioning of the cells.

Over time the fat cells accumulate more of these toxins and the cell?s metabolism gets more impaired resulting in weight gain and disease.

This often results in accumulation of pockets of fat around the stomach, hips and thighs that are hard to remove with diet and exercise alone.?? Most of us notice this as we get older, where it becomes more and more challenging to maintain an ideal body weight.

Ayurveda recommends simple detoxification programs to remove toxins from these cells and improve metabolism.? A lot of these detox programs are simple regimens that can be done at home.

The first step is to determine the level of toxins in the body or if you need to detox.? If you answer ?yes? to most of the statements below you have excess of toxins in the body and need to detoxify.

Signs of toxins in the body

1.? Often tend to have indigestion ? heaviness, bloating, constipation, etc.

2.? Often tend to feel heavy, sluggish, slow and not clear in the head.

3.? Often feel physically and mentally tired or exhausted.

4.? Often get colds, congestion or sick throughout the year.

5.? Often have bad breath or bad taste in my mouth.

6.? Often wake up with stiff and achy joints, muscles, etc.? Do not feel clear and takes some time to really feel awake.

7.? Often have poor appetite or no appetite.

8.? Tongue is often coated with a thick film especially in morning ? white, yellow, grey, etc.

If you have accumulation of toxins in the body or are looking to prevent build up of toxins follow these simple guidelines:

Detox program

1. ?CCF Detox Tea:? This is one of my favorite teas and it is very simple to make.? It helps improve digestion, unclogs the channels in the body to remove waste products and helps break down fat for weight loss.

The tea is made by boiling 1 teaspoon each of whole Cumin, Coriander and Fennel seeds in 4-5 cups of water for about 5 mins.? Strain and enjoy warm after every meal.? I often have patients put it in a thermos and take it to work, so they can have some throughout the day.

If the tea is too strong, reduce the amount to 1/4 -1/2 teaspoon of whole cumin, coriander and fennel seeds.? Some people tend to have increased urination with the tea, which is a normal effect with cleansing of the urinary system.

2. ?The second Ayurvedic secret for detoxification is intermittent fasting.? This is one of the best methods to burn toxins, open the channels and cleanse the body.? Regular fasting can be done by skipping anywhere from 1 meal to fasting for a whole 24 hour period.? This method is very powerful for weight loss and improving health.

Make sure to stay hydrated during your fast.? For those who have a difficult time skipping meals, feel irritable or tend to get hypo-glycemic, some juice or a fruit can be taken.? If you have diabetes, make sure to consult with your physician before fasting.

3. Ginger for weight loss: regular consumption of ginger is extremely beneficial for improving digestion and detoxifying the whole body.?? A small piece of ginger sprinkled with a pinch of salt and few drops of lemon when eaten before each meal helps improve digestion.? If the digestion is working properly there is less accumulation of toxins.

4. ?Triphala is a legendary Ayurvedic herbal formulation that?s been used for thousands of years. ?It is a combination of three fruits Amalaki, Haritaki and Bibhitaki taken in powder form. ?This herbal formula is the best detoxification and rejuvenation formula for the whole body. ?Triphala weight loss dosage is usually 1/2 to 1 teaspoon taken at night before bedtime with a little warm water. ?It promotes regular bowel movements and is non habit forming.

5. ?Drinking warm water with 1 teaspoon of honey and 10 drops of apple cider vinegar is very helpful for improving metabolism.? With the metabolism working properly the body is able to burn toxins more effectively.?? Regular intake of this also helps in losing weight.

6. ?Weight Care?natural weight loss herbal supplement with powerful time tested herbs to cut fat, improve digestion, detoxify and boost metabolism.

If the body is free of toxins it will not only lose weight naturally but will be stronger and free of disease.

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Share it on Faceboook?and also?tweet it on Twitter?as well and feel free to?plus one on Google Plus?as well, too.

This article is for educational purposes only. Please consult with your physician, physical therapist or medical practitioner before starting any exercise program or trying any of the herbal products/recommendations mentioned in this video/article.

Source: http://www.tridoshawellness.com/weight-loss-detox-secrets/

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Cheap Web Designer ? Cheap website Organization ? Cheap ...

Welcome to Effortless Webs and SEO, this i wanted to outline the way the trends of web design are changing so fast on a daily basis, what was after a long and drawn out experience for both the web site design team and the client is now a faster process thanks to many podium on the internet allowing actually anyone to build their very own website online, most web design agencies frown upon this, they say ?it?s all Flash? ?They don?t seem great? etc. etc., properly I would like to just established the record direct as these platforms go against everything a website developer coder has seen as it has vulnerable the lifeline with their livelihood, long gone are the days of sitting there programming a full a full website for the small business, the bottomline is they don?t have the spending budget of say 800 to have a site developed for a traditional decorator, what they really want is a fast and cost effective solution to an online business.

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Yes they can use the internet and attempt to build their very own website but I begin to see the same pattern emerging every time, they start with full enthusiasm, get the site looking good, allow it loose on the internet and it bottoms out, thin air to be seen and they forget about it, instead of putting in the job at the beginning, the problem is that will they know what the search engines are looking for?
No they don?t, SEO has evolved in a huge method over the last 12 months, many organizations were charging performance on Monthly agreements for the service, this really is not the case anymore, the thing that was once a monthly fee associated with 199.00 to keep a person up the rankings can be implemented for 40.00 and in some cases an online site can rise with the ranks without even coming in contact with it.

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Now we aren?t saying that website could be the be all and end all for the business as this is not the case, in some cases however some companies are built around an online business and if that was to reduce so would the business, but in today?s world of internet marketing a Website is essential, many people will ask you, ?do you have a website we can examine?? this gives the potential buyer the opportunity to browse through what you will be about in the convenience of being alone and making judging decisions that could convert in to a sale, or not.

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