Pakistan Forex Reserves Edge Up To $16.51 Bln

Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves rose to $16.51 billion in the week ended March 30, from $16.44 billion in the previous week, the central bank said on Thursday.

Reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) rose to $11.84 billion from $11.77 billion a week earlier, while those held by commercial banks remained unchanged at $4.67 billion.

Foreign exchange reserves hit a record $18.31 billion in July last year, boosted by inflows of $411 million, including a $191.9 million loan from the World Bank and a $196.8 million loan from the Asian Development Bank.

Higher exports and record remittances have also supported Pakistan’s reserves.

Remittances from overseas Pakistanis rose 23 percent to $8.59 billion in the first eight months of the 2011/12 fiscal year, compared with $6.96 billion a year earlier.

In February, overseas Pakistanis sent back $1.16 billion. Reserves have since been drained by debt repayments, including $399 million in the week ending Feb. 24 due on an $8 billion International Monetary Fund loan.

The next repayment is due in April.

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Pakistan Fuel Oil Imports Rise 18 Per Cent

Pakistan bought more than 450,000 tonnes of fuel oil in March, its highest level this year, led by higher imports of high-sulphur grade fuel, official data showed on Thursday.

Total fuel oil imports, used for power generation, climbed 70,328 tonnes to 460,688 tonnes, up around 18 per cent, figures from the Oil Companies Advisory Committee showed.

High-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) volumes rose by 132,492 tonnes at 392,499 tonnes, while low-sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) fell 62,164 tonnes to 68,189 tonnes.

The rise was in line with expectations, as Pakistan imported only about 390,000 tonnes last month, out of the term volume of 890,000 tonnes state-owned company Pakistan State Oil (PSO) purchased for delivery between February and March.

PSO has also sought similar second quarter volumes, but has refrained from buying expensive low-sulphur fuel oil.

The country is looking to increase its hydropower capacity through a recently approved $1 billion World Bank loan in an effort to reduce its reliance on fuel oil imports.

The bank said $840 million of the loan will be used to boost capacity at the Tarbela hydro power project, northwest of Islamabad, by 1,410 megawatts.

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Taliban Kill Eight Afghan Police

Taliban gunmen killed eight local policemen in an attack on a remote post in westernAfghanistan, a provincial official said Thursday.

The attack happened late on Wednesday, said Naqibullah Farahi, spokesman for the provincial administration of Farah, which bordersIran. Earlier a suicide bomb attack had claimed 12 lives in northern Afganistan the same day.

“The Taliban attacked an Afghan local police post” in Khaki Safed district, he told AFP. “There were eight people in the post and all were killed.” Investigators have gone to the area, he added.

Contacted by AFP, Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the attack and said 12 local policemen had been killed. The Taliban regularly exaggerate their claims.

Afghan police are regularly targeted by the militants who have been fighting a decade-long insurgency against President Hamid Karzai’s Western-backed government.

Earlier this week six people including four policemen were poisoned and shot dead at a police post inHelmandprovince, which neighbours Farah, days after a policeman in Paktika province poisoned and then shot dead nine of his colleagues while they slept.

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Oil Recovers In Asian Trade

Oil recovered in Asian trade Thursday after sharp overnight losses triggered by a larger-than-expected jump in US crude stocks, analysts said.

New York’s main contract, West Texas Intermediate crude for delivery in May, gained 49 cents to $101.96 per barrel while Brent North Sea crude for May settlement was up 33 cents at $122.67.

Investor sentiment had taken a hit after the US Department of Energy said Wednesday in its weekly report that national crude reserves soared by nine million barrels in the week ending March 30.

That was a far bigger increase than the average estimate of 1.9 million barrels, according to analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires.

Jonathan Barratt of Barratt’s Bulletin commodity research firm said Thursday’s recovery in crude prices reflected an improvement in investor sentiment towards the US economy which is the world’s number one oil user.

“The important thing to note is regardless what the numbers say is that the Fed has withdrawn any chance of a QE3,” Barratt told AFP from Sydney.

“What this tells us is the Fed is comfortable with the US economy. The market is coming to a little bit more common sense.”Minutes from the US Federal Reserve’s March 13 policy meeting published Tuesday eased the likelihood of a third round of quantitative easing (QE) to boost growth in the world’s largest economy.

The Federal Reserve has previously introduced two rounds of massive stimulus spending in an effort to kick-start the US economy.

At the height of the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the US central bank injected more than $1.5 trillion into the markets.

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Kevin Pietersen Warned Over Switch Hit

Umpires warned England batsman Kevin Pietersen twice for changing his stance to attempt a switch-hit during the second Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday.

The flamboyant Pietersen was spoken to by Bruce Oxenford and Asad Rauf after bowler Tillakaratne Dilshan had to stop twice in his run-up as the batsman turned around in his stance.

The laws of the game say that the eye-catching switch-hit — a right-hander playing a shot with a left-hander’s grip — is legal but a batsman cannot change stance before the bowler has delivered the ball.

The 31-year-old Pietersen, who smashed an explosive 151 off 165 balls studded with 16 fours and six sixes, played down the incident, which ended with him walking up to the umpires to clarify the warning.

“There was no altercation at all,” he said.

“I was just finding out what it was and they were telling me what it was.

“It was just timing. No drama, no issue.”

Match referee Javagal Srinath of India confirmed that Pietersen had been warned twice for time-wasting under Law 42.10.

A third offence by any of the England batsmen would have resulted in five penalty runs being awarded to Sri Lanka.

Oxenford explained the ruling and emphasised the International Cricket Council (ICC) was not trying to discourage switch-hitting.

“The ICC think switch-hitting is an excellent innovation,” the Australian official said.

“But when the bowler sees intent on the part of the batsman prior to delivering the ball and stops, we can get a stalemate situation.

“The bowler won’t deliver because he wants to change his field if he thinks the batsman is going to switch-hit.

“When we get to that situation the way to move forward is to give the batsman an informal warning, then a formal one for time-wasting.

“If it happens again, it’s a team warning under time-wasting by the batting side and it’s an automatic five-run penalty.”

England, who lost the first Test in Galle, need a win to draw the two-match series and retain their number one Test ranking.

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Real Stroll Chelsea Squeeze Through To CL Semis

Nine-time champions Real Madrid and Chelsea both booked their places in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday but in vastly different fashions.

Real beat the surprise packages of the competition APOEL Nicosia 5-2 at the Bernabeu – Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a double to take him to 49 goals for the season – and an 8-2 aggregate win to seal a semi-final meeting with four-time winners Bayern Munich.

Chelsea, though, look far from being able to cope with holders Barcelona in their last four meeting if they repeat their performance in the wobbly 2-1 home win – 3-1 on aggregate – over a Benfica side that was down to 10 men after 40 minutes.

The visitors played the more fluent football and deservedly equalised six minutes from time before Chelsea’s Portuguese substitute Raul Meireles sealed the Blues place in the last four for the sixth time in nine years.

It will be their fifth semi-final meeting with Barcelona, with the Catalans holding a 3-1 advantage.

Lampard, though, refused to accept that the match would be too big a challenge for them.

“You have to respect Barcelona because they are the best side in the world,” said Lampard.

“They will obviously start as favourites but we have a lot of self belief and we believe we can beat them.” Chelsea had looked to be cruising when Javi Garcia bundled over Ashley Cole in the penalty area and Frank Lampard squeezed home the resulting penalty in the 21st minute despite keeper Artur getting a hand to it.

It was the England veteran’s 22nd Champions League goal and 184th for the club.

The odds were stacked further against Benfica in the 40th minute when their skipper for the game Uruguayan Maxi Pereira went in studs showing on Jon Obi Mikel and was sent off for a second bookable offence.

The hosts should have made it 2-0 in the 50th minute and only Brazilian midfielder Ramires will know how he failed to tap into an empty net from a yard out after being set up by Salomon Kalou.

Despite the one man disadvantage it was Benfica who produced the best football and it was little surprise when Javi Garcia levelled with six minutes remaining.

However, Meireles broke free in stoppage time as Benfica pressed all their players forward and the Portuguese international made no mistake with a rising effort from the edge of the area.

“It was a tough game and having won 1-0 away it presented us with a bit of a conundrum,” said Lampard.

“It is a relief to get through as they’re a good side and deserve respect.”

“We didn’t want to be too gung ho.” Benfica boss Jorge Jesus was left disappointed and feeling that the wrong team was going to play Barcelona.

“We’ve been the better team in both legs and I’m very proud of my players,”he said.

“We played with 10 men for the best part of an hour and made Chelsea look ordinary. We were penalised by the referee, unjustly I feel.” Ronaldo’s double may have taken him to one shy of the half century mark, but it is still nine behind great rival Barcelona’s Lionel Messi.

His second-half free kick was almost as sublime as Brazilian star Kaka’s first-half effort a curling shot from out on the left.

However, the Cypriot side – who confusingly had their own Kaka playing in the game as well – bowed out far from humiliated and delighted to have come to the Bernabeu and scored twice, something many La Liga teams would kill for.

Real coach Jose Mourinho was happy with his team’s performance but reserved most of the praise for his opponents.

“I can’t criticise my team, we are here on merit (the semi-finals),” he said.

“For APOEL to get to the quarter-finals is the biggest achievement of this season’s Champions League, bigger than if ourselves, Bayern or Barca win the competion, so I am happy for them.”

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Mohommad Amir Appears In Anti Corruption Video

Disgraced Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Amir has appeared in an official video from the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit of the International Cricket Council warning players of the dangers of corruption.

The five minute video has been posted on the official ICC website.

Highly-rated 19-year-old left-arm paceman Amir was released from a UK jail in February after serving half of a six-month sentence for his part in the spot-fixing scandal during the Lord’s Test between England and Pakistan in 2010.

His former teammates Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif are serving sentences of 30 and 12 months respectively, handed down by a British court in November, after the trio were found guilty of corruption and receiving illegal money.

The ICC also banned all three players, with Amir receiving the minimum five-year punishment after he was found guilty of deliberately bowling no-balls as part of a plan orchestrated by Butt and agent Mazhar Majeed, also now serving a jail sentence.

Last month Amir gave a broadcast interview in Urdu to ex-England captain Michael Atherton where he said former Pakistan skipper Butt had betrayed their friendship by luring him into the scandal.

However, in the ACSU video Amir, speaking in clear English, made no specific references to other cricketers but instead issued a general warning.

“Prison is a bad place for everyone,” he said.

“Don’t make the mistakes which I did. I was stupid I didn’t tell anybody because I didn’t have courage…If someone comes to you go straight to team management and ICC team.”

Amir said his “life had been ruined “ in a couple of hours as a result of being put under pressure by senior players to deliberately bowl no-balls at Lord’s although he accepted his mistake.

“I always knew this was cheating at cricket but I was under pressure but I accept my mistake,” he added.

“When I was in ICC hearing, I knew I was totally embarrassed. I wanted to tell the truth but I didn’t have courage…When the police put me in handcuffs I was literally crying.” There is no suggestion Amir’s participation in the ACSU video will lead to a reduction of his ban, which was imposed by an independent disciplinary tribunal.

But it can be seen as part of the “rehabilitation” that outgoing ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat has said the bowler should undertake while banned.

“I would prefer that the starting point should not be about whether we (ICC) could reduce the sentence,” Lorgat said last month.

“If Mohammad Amir stands up and delivers a message of caution about this murky world, people are going to sit up and listen,” the South African added.

“That is one example of rehabilitation.”

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Euro Weak On Eurozone Debt Crisis Distress

The euro remained weak against the dollar and yen in Asian trade Thursday as new worries over Europe’s fiscal woes prompted traders to look for safer bets.

The single currency bought $1.3136 and 108.12 yen in Tokyo in the morning, compared with $1.3141 and 108.35 yen in New York late Wednesday. The dollar edged down to 82.28 yen from 82.46 yen.

On Wednesday, the euro unit hit $1.3107 at one stage, its lowest level since March 16 as Spain’s borrowing costs rose sharply at a disappointing bond sale, its first since passing a tough austerity budget last week.

A key survey on Wednesday also showed that eurozone private sector activity retreated in March, fresh evidence that the 17-nation bloc was in recession.

Junichi Ishikawa, forex analyst at IG Market Securities in Tokyo, said the euro could test the $1.3000 mark as dealers seek out safer assets.

Risk appetite was also subdued ahead of Friday’s US non-farm payrolls data and the Easter holiday weekend, he told Dow Jones Newswires.

“With the prospect of little additional monetary policy accommodation globally and despite the signs of modest global growth, markets have refocused on the worst-case scenario,” National Australia Bank said in a note.

“A rotation back to euro-area worries sees equities and commodities slump, the dollar rally and yields (outside the EU periphery) fall,” it said.

“Europe’s woes never really went away, and it was nice while it lasted, but we are returning to the inevitable discussion of who’s next.”

The European Central Bank on Wednesday ruled out winding down its anti-crisis measures for now and kept key interest rates at record lows, after regional finance ministers reached a deal on expanding a so-called firewall to battle the eurozone’s debt crisis.

ECB chief Mario Draghi also said it was “important to keep in mind that all our non-standard monetary policy measures are temporary in nature and that all the necessary tools are available” to fight inflation if it got out of hand.

That was a signal that the ECB would not hesitate to raise rates if it felt that new liquidity being pumped in the financial system posed an inflationary danger. The bank is aiming to keep inflation below 2.0 percent.

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Strauss and Cook Hit Intrepid Half Centuries To Lift England

Under-pressure skipper Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook hit gutsy half-centuries as England made a confident reply to Sri Lanka’s 275 in the second Test in Colombo on Wednesday.

The left-handed openers compiled a 122-run partnership as England combated Sri Lanka’s pace and spin attack to reach 154-1 by stumps on the second day at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo.

Strauss, under fire for his batting and leadership skills, roared back to form with 61, before he attempted to cut off-spinner Tillakaratne Dilshan and edged a catch to the wicket-keeper in the final session.

It was his best score on England’s forgettable Asian sojourn so far this year, in which they were routed 3-0 by Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates before losing at Galle in the first Test.

Cook returned unbeaten on 77, but was fortunate to be still there after Lahiru Thirimanne floored a sharp chance at forward short-leg off Rangana Herath when the batsman was on 20.

Jonathan Trott was the other batsman at the crease, on 15, as the tourists trailed by just 121 runs on the first innings with nine wickets in hand.

England’s batting finally prospered in a match they must win to level the series and retain their number one ranking. Even a draw will see Strauss’ men slip to second spot behind South Africa.

Strauss showed no signs of strain after falling for 26 and 27 in the first Test, which Sri Lanka won by 75 runs to take the lead in the short two-match series.

But the England skipper’s dismissal against the run of play left him without a century in 24 innings and just one three-figure knock in his last 49 innings.

Strauss hit four boundaries, his only false shot before his dismissal coming on 23 when he edged Herath, but the ball fell just short of Mahela Jayawardene in the slips.

Off-spinner Graeme Swann, who claimed four wickets in Sri Lanka’s innings, was delighted at his team’s batting response.

“It was important to start well and the score speaks for itself,” said Swann.

“We are in a good position, but we’re not completely there. We need to push past their score. We’ve got to look for 400.”

Swann also backed Strauss, saying the long-awaited century from the skipper was not far away.
“He proved himself today,” the spinner said.

“He got another good start and he will be kicking himself he got a half-century and did not go on.

“The hundreds will come. Every time he bats he gets a start. He’s probably in one of those patches when you don’t quite perform as you want to.”

England’s openers resisted the temptation to play the dangerous sweep shot till the 39th over, when Strauss swept a wide ball from Suraj Randiv for a single, underlining the captain’s growing confidence.

As the batsmen pushed on, Cook was even emboldened to execute a reverse sweep off Herath which raced to the fence to bring up his 14th century partnership with Strauss.

Cook has so far hit seven boundaries, while Trott, who scored a century at Galle, looked solid as he played out the day.

Earlier, Sri Lanka added 37 runs to their overnight score of 238-6 before they were all out 30 minutes before lunch. Swann claimed three of the four wickets to fall in the morning.

Angelo Mathews, who scored 57, said Sri Lanka needed to take early wickets on Thursday to prevent England from running away with the game.

“This won’t be an easy wicket to bat on, so it is important we restrict England,” he said. “We must not allow the batsmen to settle tomorrow.”

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Madonna Keeps Pop Crown “MDNA” Tops Billboard Chart

Madonna retained the title Queen of Pop by taking the throne of the Billboard 200 album chart for the eighth time on Tuesday, as her latest album “MDNA” beat Lionel Richie’s country themed “Tuskegee” to the top of the weekly sales list.

Madonna’s 12th studio album, dedicated to club-friendly dance tracks, sold 359,000 copies in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan, despite lukewarm reviews from critics and minimal promotional appearances by the singer.

This is the fifth time in the 53-year-old singer’s career that her album has debuted at No. 1, following her 2008 CD “Hard Candy,” and she is the second woman to top the chart eight times behind Barbra Streisand, who holds the title with nine chart-topping albums.

“MDNA” also was No. 1 on iTunes charts in 40 countries and had the biggest single day pre-sales on iTunes by any artist in history, Madonna’s label Interscope Records said in a statement.

Album sales were also boosted by Madonna’s upcoming world tour because customers buying tickets also were given the option to receive the album as part of their purchase.

Veteran soul singer Richie, 62, changed directions musically and embraced country music for his 10th studio album “Tuskegee,” collaborating with country stars such as Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Shania Twain and Willie Nelson on classic Richie tunes.

The album sold 199,000 copies in its first week and entered the Billboard chart at No. 2, boosted by its all-star lineup and an hour-long concert special on the Home Shopping Network channel two weeks ago, when 20,000 copies were sold.

“Tuskegee” is Richie’s highest charting album since 1986, when “Dancing On The Ceiling” topped the chart.

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10 Free Websites To Watch Full Length Movies Online

Of course, movies are the most preferred mode of entertainment and it is obvious that almost every human in this world likes to watch movies. Most people prefer going to the theaters to watch movies and some prefer to watch sitting at their homes itself. Movies are available in CDs as well as DVDs and are also available for downloads in the internet. You can watch these movies if you have a DVD player or a system having a DVD drive. Well, I must tell as well as assure you that you can watch full movies online via some free websites for which you need a system connected with internet. Erase those old ideas of getting a DVD to watch a movie and be Techno-freak; watch movies online.

There are a lot free website which will enhance your entertainment to a higher level by giving you the exact and proper scope to watch the majority and popular movies of your choice. You don’t need to sign up to these websites but a few clicks will land you to the world of movies. But, as a matter of fact, there are some illegal sites as well as legal or genuine sites too. Due to some legal disputes, some sites don’t provide files and instead they provide links to the sources where as the genuine sites host movies along with the acknowledgement of the producer. Be careful, the devil makes work for idle hands. Therefore, check these best and genuine free websites discussed below and Ace up your sleeve.

LetMeWatchThis

This website allows you to watch as many movies you want to watch and is sported with a variety movie sections. This site is very well-secured and therefore you need to go through a sign up process and there are no restrictions or particularities. A huge number of movies are available here from which you need to select your choice with just a click on it. It hosts a particular segment – Hottest new releases, which specify all the hot and recent movies released till date. Moreover, one of the amazing facts about this particular site is its facility to stream movies in HD qualities.

SuperNovaTube

This site is one of the top video sharing networks and provides you with full length high quality English movies online and allows you to watch as well as download these videos freely. This site is one of many video uploading sites and facilitates you to upload full length videos and do not trouble you in sharing videos with your friends and other contacts. The site has a specific segment linked as “Film”, which lands you to the world of movies of the site.

FreeMoviesTheatre

This website allows you to watch full length online movies for free with no streaming and also enables you to download your favorite movie. This site puts forward a vast collection of online full length films which are accessible to watch, download and to stream them in HD. One of the most amazing facts about this site is that it is receiving a huge number of views per day which is approximately equal to 125,396 pageviews per day. This site is followed by 751 people on various social networking sites like Facebook, twitter, etc. Major bookmarking services, such as Delicious, have bookmarked this particular site more than 50 times. Hence, these facts clarify that this site can be preferred for online movies.

Film.fm

This site is a free movie database that offers information about each movie and enables you to watch full length movies online. You are allowed to rate the videos and this rating is based on various parameters such as accuracy and quality of videos. This site does not host movies on its own but uses crawlers and other automatic search engines that collect movies, videos and trailers from different sites. Users are recommended to download DivX web player as most of the movies are based on DivX. Here, the movies are not arranged according to their names, genre, popularity, year, language, etc. A detailed movie summary is displayed with each movie’s year and duration.

iMovieTube

This is a 100% legal site that enables you to watch movies online freely and legally along with a super fast video streaming and playing experience using the iMT high quality player. It avails a vast selection of movies, public province movies and independent movies which are specifically licensed to stream on iMovieTUBE. These online movies are listed in 18 diverse genres and the most amazing fact about this site is that it allows you to browse through movies and watch them immediately without buffering them. Hence, I would like to suggest iMovieTube as one of the best preferences to watch movies online legally.

Youtube-Movies

This particular website is a video-sharing website that allows you to upload, view and share videos. This website was found in February 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim, the three former PayPal employees. This website is one of the popular and widely used websites for watching and sharing videos. In this site, all you need to do is type the name of the Movie you want to watch; a list of related videos appear and then you need to select the one you exactly want to watch.

Crackle

Crackle is a digital video-entertainment network and studio which features full-length movies and television shows. This site is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and therefore its content mostly consists of Sony’s library. Especially, it features supported marketable videos which are streamed in Flash Video formats. This website offers its content through a web syndication network which also includes other video sharing sites like Youtube, Hulu, AOL, MySpace, etc.

MoviesFoundOnline

This site finds movies, documentaries and other videos online and allows you to watch streaming movies instantly for free. The videos provided in this site are collected from Google Video, YouTube, etc and no online streaming media is sported on this site. You can watch movies, documentaries, cartoons and TV-shows which also include free public domain movies too. You can instantly stream and view videos without downloading.

Alluc.org

This particular site is a link-sharing-website that provides links to TV shows, movies, music videos, sports, animations and cartoons. This site does not host any kind of videos by itself but provide links to some streaming video sharing sites.

MoviesPlanet

This particular site is basically a social network and also a movie database which is designed for people who like to watch, download and share videos. This site allows you to follow a specific segment of lists which features latest, new, and hit movies. This site also facilitates you to keep an account of what’s new and see more movie lists and suggestions as well as read celebrity biographies.

The above discussed Free Websites for watching free full length movies are the ten best websites which enhance your entertainment. These top ten websites listed are based on some parameters like quality of video available, HD videos or not and full length video availability. Some of these sites are popular and well known to people around the world where as some are rarely known to most people. Hence, you need to go through these discussions to grab a detailed information and better preference of the free websites to watch full length movies. Well, hope you would like this piece of article and do convey your feedback.

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Trailer For Whitney Houston Final Film Debuts

The trailer for Whitney Houston’s final film, “Sparkle” debuted on Monday, offering a brief look at the last project made by the late singer and actress that she had hoped would help spur a career comeback.

Houston, who died suddenly in Los Angeles in February at the age of 48 of accidental drowning due to the effects of cocaine use and heart disease, appears sporadically in the trailer that was shown on Monday’s “Today” show.

In the film she plays the mother of three daughters in a successful singing group dealing with the fallout of fame and drugs.

“Sparkle,” a $17 million remake of a 1976 film with the same name, stars former “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks and is due to be released in the United States on August 17.

It was Houston’s first acting role in more than 15 years after a small part in the television movie, “Cinderella” (1997) and a co-starring effort in “The Preacher’s Wife” (1996) opposite Denzel Washington.

Those films followed “Waiting to Exhale” in 1995 that came three years after Houston made her successful big screen acting debut opposite Kevin Costner in “The Bodyguard,” playing a pop star dealing with fame.

Houston spent years battling drug addictions and was found submerged in a bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel room. Those close to the singer, including mentor Clive Davis, have said Houston had promised them she was getting back into shape.

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Some Valuable Tips To Secure Online Transactions

In terms of transaction, now a days people want to be more flexible by getting used to the online transactions. You can see that most of the people are getting habituated with it and due to which they come up with easy transactions while shopping online, saves up their time, they can shop for anything straight from home and lots more other ways too. So, we come to a conclusion that at the time being transactions are no longer restricted to real world. With the speculation of Internet survey occurrence, now a days each and every renowned farms & companies including the other ones too have systematize their own e-commerce sites with various payment options which are offered for a secured online shopping and transaction. Nevertheless, almost on a daily basis we hear about security issues related to transaction such as hacking scams that is happening all around the world.

At this present era there are most of the consumers who prefer to have digital goods which are purchased through online transactions so often. Yes, surely the companies are serving there customers with a hard-to-hit security options, but still it is the duty in the part of the consumers to get themselves well-prepared to deal with any of the transaction problems or entrapment’s. Discussed below are plenty of instructions which you may apply in your routine life but what you need to do is! Just be glued to certain best carry outs and there you can have a smarter online purchase. This is the best way to keep your money secured.

Sign up in favor of a Trusted System

It is due to the availability of Credit cards that all of our lives has got easier with some simple ways. Now a days people are being facilitated with many of the things that make there work easy along with the consumption of time. It has become more simpler than always to buy anything online such as you can purchase new devices, clothes, furniture’s, books and even you can order for chocolates, flowers, jewellery, etc just within a less period of time. But still the online phishing scams are going on which is credited for thousands and many of such types burglary cases have been spotted each year.

If you need to have an online experience in a more safer way then you must purchase your desired goods through a 3rd party system. Here are some of the external websites which bond into your bank account and execute the transactions with a lot of security and without sharing any security data to any other website. You’ll be thinking that what is the process? It generally needs a convey to the service website where you need to enter a user ID along with a password and if it gets accepted then you’ll be sent back to your order page along with a small token for payment which is for the approval of your order.

You can look at this ‘’PayPal’’ which is the most trusted one for the various purchasing system on the Internet. The PayPal offers any possible solutions for linking your credit card or in the other case it connects your bank account into one PayPal account. When you are finished up with your signing up after that you need to wait for some days so that the system possibly will procedure your new information. In case you are connecting a saving account or a checking account then there will be a few cents deposited in it by PayPal in order to test measure for transaction.

Just make out everything with Security dealings

As a universal rule you must follow that use your best checking options before you’re going to purchase anything online. You all are quite known to the fact that Internet is a very big platform in which anyone can get lost very easily. It’ll just take a while to check Google and just search for the names of all e-commerce store in which you usually shop. And as a result you’ll be able to mark the review by folks in which they have discussed about the the authenticity of those website and along with this what other than that you’ll notice is the top links talk about scams or fraud.

Now a days it has become quite tough to hide your information and alas! In case you are planning to have an online purchase then it is quite impossible. Yet there is a better way to be secured. Think that you’re purchasing something via 3rd party merchant account then you’re on the right track and so as you’re secured. Just have a look at your browser URL bar for a padlock or any other icon same as it. The HTTP:// previous to the web address ought to change to read HTTPS:// and in this the this extra S pertains a secure layer to the data transfer so that your packets cannot be spied by anyone.

You need to double-check at the time you glance at the address bar and along with this you also should check out for the website you’re on is the trusted one or not. All the previous scandals and hacking’s gets positive as the people purchased through alike appearing URLs and spread the links throughout online.

If you look for a safe browser, then you’ll get the ‘Google Chrome’ as it has been titled as one of the most secure and trusted browsers. Likewise ‘Mozilla Firefox’ also has been facilitated with many of the security features which is built-in for SSL and checkout pages. In fact both of these are quite good options which are far better than the OS defaults such as Internet Explorer and Safari. The people who are not in favor of browser then they can make out with Opera which is specially the real techies one. It’s a very fast and helpful browser and is grumbled with good security features.

Profit with PayPal

The most significant reason about why to have a sign up for PayPal? is that how far and wide the network is conventional. You will find that most of the Internet based websites or the e-commerce websites online will accept the PayPal payments. People use to buy products online and all of those transactions have been through the PayPal itself. Apart from these the transfer of fund is safer than ever before.

You need to be conscious about certain things before you register for your new PayPal account. You need provide an e-mail address as it will be required for all of your future dealings as PayPal payments and money requests. You will be provided with the options each time while you’re using your credit card or bank account.

PayPal is somewhat different from the other platforms as it additionally facilitates you to keep five more e-mail addresses too. And for this you’ll be able to send as well as receive payments online thereby keeping your major e-mail ID hidden. If you desire to purchase from a few websites but wish to keep your inbox free then it you should add a few addresses into your account. This is a feature which offers you to keep your business and personal life stay apart on multiple levels.

Really it’s a fact that PayPal does not have any specific disadvantage rather than it lacks support in some of the countries. This company provides an easy way for its signup as well as the payment system and it is accepted by almost all the e-commerce sites online with any require of your data. Even though the e-commerce systems are clever enough to pull your information and keep it as a record in their databases, in case of this it is not publicized. If any question arises in your mind regarding this then you can have a look at each website’s privacy policy or can even contact the webmaster for the information.

Mobile PayPal Way Out

Some of the technological companies have moved up their methods into the mobile PayPal ways. Through this the users can intermingle with the web server’s miles away and it is the PayPal iPhone app which is a solution that manages the details of your account and current balance with tough security. If you’re not able to do as it from your Smartphone then also there is nothing to worry about because the possibility still goes on to request data from PayPal. You can make out with any mobile system that facilitates for text messaging and can again come back with the notifications to your phone.

With a check of their text commands, if you message their number 729725 (PAYPAL) along with any outlined keywords then you will be getting a reply with thorough information related to your account. By following this you may have an access to current balance, send and request money, or cancellation of a current payment. You can’t even find any of the other as secure as their mobile application.

After you sign up for your PayPal app and start to move cash around then you’ll get it very quickly that how secure it is for you. With each and every transaction of yours you’ll be confirmed with a PIN or a password. It shelters you against the possible poke around hackers in case you lost your phone or stolen. In addition to this you can also store your private contacts in the PayPal app which will facilitate you a quicker account on the move. This feature can be downloaded for free and is a great one.

Google Checkout Option

If the PayPal is not getting trustworthy for you with your account details then Google can be another best substitute for you. As per the happenings Google is running more of our digital lives in with the juxtaposition of our physical reality and it is not even uncommon to find any user having a Google account by using it to store messages, email, and bank account related information along with documents and the other information.

The most important about this is Google Checkout is as protected as any of the other Google app. In terms of hacking’s and scams there is very less chances and if at all then very few major hacks into the Google servers where data was stolen. It can’t be said as totally impossible, but everything of it is in their favor. Google holds a small and much restricted team of developers who always have a work as a spotlight on the proper security measures.

If you are a Google user then just get into a checkout. PayPal is positively a good option and is even much more conventional for the businesses and individuals. The Google Checkout system is almost accepted in many of the e-commerce stores around the web but sorry to say its ease of use is presently limited to U.S. and U.K. merchants at the time of inscription. You can just check out theMerchant Help page if you need to have any furthermore information related to it.

Google Checkout has Sky-Scraping Elasticity

The entire frequent Internet users are somewhat a type similar to a digital expert. Whether it is a designer, mobile engineer, web developer, blog writer, digital artist or the rest we all contribute similar needs. Likewise a Google Checkout account will get attached to your other Google Accounts automatically which means that you may share payments evenly between apps.

This system is quite beneficiary for the AdWords users who all wants to put on advertising links running. Google can also link into your attached bank account or the credit card and draw some new funds for your ad campaigns. Along with this you can also set up vouchers or auto-payment procedures too.

Similarly, the AdSense publishers can also move their income straight through the Google Checkout. This one is necessary while the AdSense would send each of its publishers a check at the end of the month. Yet it is very usual and good mass of users are following this widespread system. However, Google runs such a complicated company and supports for the various innovative techniques of publishing where advertisers may work with their AdSense wages vigorously or can even transfer straight to their account through Checkout.

Finally Google Checkout is a safer one and it there are a few major issues yet. The system gout launched in the month of June of 2006 and it is now 5 years since its establishment. But it has just come up with some superb development. Currently you’ll be able to see the Google Checkout buttons glued all along the Amazon and in some infamous Yahoo merchant accounts too.

Limit the Flow of Information

In fact all of us are very unconvinced of the system and always look for something which guards our personal information. Actually the matter is that, why to put so much information into the Internet unnecessarily? Except you have a justified reason for doing so why go on feeding the internet with your personal information. Suppose you are sensing itchy giving out your exact living address to a company which doesn’t need any address for your purchase then you may put on some false information as an alternative.

If you are buying some kind of physical products then you need to provide your mail address as well as your house number so that they can mail you leaflets and coupons. In case you are receiving paper bill payments through mail then it is required to share your information openly and truthfully. But there are also some of the companies that provide strict digital goods having the payment option via PayPal or some other likely systems without any further information.

Truly saying there isn’t any type of risk to be worried about related to your personal account information. Usually, the simple e-commerce systems are brought up with the incredible safety measures and database logs in order to hide your information. The chances to be a sufferer of your information hack are rare but the risk is wandering around, be a good judge of you while purchasing from a site, particularly a new website.

Mobile Purchases with Square

Just recently in past we have seen the bringing of some really fabulous mobile apps and along with some of the recent build up of renowned companies like PayPal and Amazon there also lies a number of other options to choose for example ‘Square’. The Square was founded by ‘Jack Dorsey’ who is the co-founder of Twitter in San Francisco and this one is been online since early 2009. It has served with a passionate mobile experience. The application resembling it is provided with a small card reader that connects into your headphone jack and from where you can swipe cards as well as can accept payments too while on the move. And this can be done through your Square account. Really, incredible technology work!

Now you must be thinking that what all it can do with the current cash register? In terms you can record all the purchases directly from an iPhone or iPad then this entirely reforms the way business is done. I can’t say about the others but the mobile apps are on the rising stage to touch the popularity.

What about the Future of Online Purchases?

Currently you just need a few steps to follow for an online purchase that too with a very easy process. Even it is very simple to offer a PayPal compensation, which is done perhaps within a few minutes. With the progress of years, the speeds of the online matters are also growing tenfold of it. So where do you see the technology to be after few years?

There will be an ultimate society which would be entirely mobile on their funds. After a few years there will be no need for paper cash and all the transactions will be recorded straight from mobile devices. Just think that if we could directly take out and accept new funds into our bank account immediately by calling a friend or a co-worker. In the next mobile world the checkout method in stores would be much less of irritation and you’d also be able to update funds and other payment process anywhere.

What is required in most web apps that perform for secure data transfer is SSL, particularly in terms of money. It is the process to transfer information and this style is used for HTTP web browsers in order to access any secure web account. All the people involved in scams or the hackers are often trying to develop a kind of software to redirect ports for entering the secretive sites but the present developers are also not in the back, they are smarter enough and are developing some astounding software to protect the future from scams. So, in the future the security for both the web users as well as the mobile apps will increase. Let’s watch out which technology will come up to touch the peak.

All the above discussed information would be the useful one for all the people who are frequently adequate with online shopping. The above showcased guide is to let you in the right track to purchase goods safely online. All the day to day digital transactions have become a commonplace in today’s futuristic society and thanks to the advancement of our technocracy as it is frequently focusing for a better tomorrow.

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