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Guessing Game on Rates Lifts Bearish Bets on Financials
Callie BostThe guessing game over when the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates is underpinning bets for more volatility across shares of banks, brokerages and insurers.
Traders are buying up options that pay off if the industry slumps and now own 2.2 puts for each call on the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund, the most in almost a year. The cost of one-month bearish contracts is above the five-year average relative to bullish ones and puts make up nine of the top 10 options with the highest ownership, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Investors are parsing economic data for signs of inflation and improvement in the labor market that may lead the Federal Reserve to increase borrowing costs sooner. In June, policy makers forecast they would raise the Fed funds rate above zero sometime next year, without specifying a month. While higher interest rates may increase bank profit margins on loans and returns from new investments, it can also hurt earnings if borrowing costs rise before the loan yields increase.
"People who own financials are getting nervous," Joe "JJ" Kinahan, chief strategist at TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., said in a phone interview. The Omaha, Nebraska-based firm manages about $650 billion in client assets. "With so much uncertainty around interest rates, financials could be affected in a big way. If we're in this limbo land for a while, some of those stocks will suffer."
Fed Funds
The first increase in the Fed funds rate will probably be in the third quarter of next year, according to the median economist forecast from a Bloomberg survey.
Vague forecasts from central bank leaders and mixed economic data has made it difficult for investors to gauge when rates will rise. In July, the Federal Open Market Committee repeated that the central bank is likely to keep interest rates low for a "considerable time" after ending bond purchases.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen reminded investors in her testimony to Congress last month that if labor markets improve more rapidly than the committee expects, increases in the federal funds rate would probably occur "sooner and be more rapid than currently envisioned." While her view of the economy has turned "more positive," she's concerned about low participation in the labor force and sluggish wage growth.
Bearish Contracts
At the same time, U.S. gross domestic product expanded 4 percent last quarter amid a rebound in consumer spending and business investment. When the report was published on July 30, traders exchanged the most bearish contracts on the XLF fund in more than seven years relative to bullish ones, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Options protecting against a 10 percent drop in the fund cost 10.4 points more than calls betting on a 10 percent rise, according to one-month data compiled by Bloomberg. That's above the 9.3-point average for the price relationship known as skew since 2009.
Puts with a strike price of $21 and $19 that expire at the end of the week have the highest ownership. The exchange-traded fund rose 0.2 percent to $22.45 at 4 p.m. in New York.
"There's just tons of bearish activity," Mark Sebastian, founder of Option Pit LLC, a Chicago-based education and consulting firm, said by phone. "There's a lot of things up in the air between now and the October, November time frame for these stocks."
Market Turbulence
The conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Israel's strikes against Gaza and concern the turmoil is hurting the European economy has increased the turbulence across global equity markets. The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index has jumped 38 percent since reaching a seven-year low on July 3.
Bigger price swings may lead to higher trading volumes and support profits for banks and brokerages, according to Julian Emanuel, a U.S. equity and derivatives strategist with UBS Securities LLC in New York. An average of 6.1 billion shares have changed hands on U.S. exchanges this month, compared with 5.7 billion in July, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
"We are buyers of large-cap financials on further weakness as this group will benefit from more volatility," Emanuel said in an Aug. 4 note.
Low interest rates have crimped banks' profitability. Net interest margin, the difference between what a firm pays in deposits and charges for loans, was a record-low 3.1 percent last quarter, according to St. Louis Fed data on U.S. banks with average assets greater than $1 billion.
Getting Out
Other investors are less bullish. About $230 million was pulled from the XLF last week, the fund's seventh week of withdrawals out of eight.
The ETF, which counts Wells Fargo & Co., Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. among its largest holdings, is up 50 percent in the past two years. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index has rallied 38 percent since then.
"The more volatility you get in the market, the more people are going to take money out of the financials," Matt McCormick, a Cincinnati-based vice president and portfolio manager at Bahl & Gaynor Inc., which manages about $12 billion, said by phone. "They've had a good run. For the most part, the news has looked OK, but the news going forward looks choppy."


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Former football standout Scotty Caldwell, track and field all-American Gwen Clardy-Ross and volleyball All-American Chris Rudiger as well as the 1981 men's basketball team and the 1995 women's track and field team are this year's honorees to be inducted in the 2005 UTA Hall of Honor Banquet, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. at the Hilton Arlington, 2401 East Lamar Boulevard in Arlington. There is no admission.
The event is currently scheduled despite the forecast for heavy rains Saturday coinciding with the arrival of Hurricane Rita on the Texas coast.
Formed in 1985, the Hall of Honor recognizes former student-athletes, coaches and administrators for their academic and athletic achievements at UTA. The inductees become the 21st class inducted into the Hall and Caldwell, Rudiger and Clardy-Ross are the 70, 71 and 72nd inductees into the Hall.
Caldwell, a four-year letterman from 1981-84, earned All-Southland Conference honors three times, was an honorable mention All-American one year and played in the East-West Shrine Game in 1984. At UTA, Caldwell is fourth all-time in total offense, second in rushing and second in scoring. He owns the season scoring record with 80 points in 1982 and has the second highest season rushing total of 1,216 yards. He led his team in rushing three years, in pass receiving two years and scoring two years. He rushed for 100 yards or more 14 times during his career.
Clardy-Ross was a four-year letterwinner in track and field from 1993-96. She qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100- and 200-meter dash for four consecutive years beginning in 1993. Her personal-best marks of 11.44 in the 100 meters and 23.65 in the 200 meters during the 1993 season were the fastest in the nation among freshmen that year. Ross was a member of the record-breaking indoor mile relay and outdoor 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay. She was a four-time Southland Conference individual champion in either the 100 meters or 200 meters and was the top individual scorer in the SLC Outdoor Championships in 1994.
Rudiger was a member of the 1989 volleyball squad that played in the NCAA Division I "Final Four." The outside hitter was a second-team AVCA All-American, a member of the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team and was UTA's "Female Student-Athlete of the Year" in 1989. A four-year letterwinner, Rudiger was named to the NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team in 1988 and 1989. She ranks in UTA's career top 10 in kills, attempts, hitting percentage, service aces, digs and total blocks. Rudiger lettered one year in basketball in 1989.
The 1981 men's basketball is the only team to advance to postseason tournament play, playing in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) after compiling a 20-8 record under colorful coach Bob "Snake" LeGrand.
The 1995 women's track team won both the Southland Conference Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
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The Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 90th anniversary by honoring its six longest-serving member companies and inviting Pennsylvania's pro-business governor to deliver the night's main message.
Gov. Tom Corbett used the occasion to restate his strong belief in private-sector job growth as the main engine to solving to the nation's economic woes.
"It's not government that is going to bring us back. It's you," he told the 160 chamber members gathered Nov. 27 in a banquet room at Parx East in Bensalem for the Anniversary Accolades Celebration.
Corbett said when he was running for governor in 2010, the economy was already shaky, and he pledged to end what he saw as "government getting in the way of business."
When he took office in 2011, he said, he took aim at "bureaucracy that exists for the sake of bureaucracy" and regulations that were not consistently applied.
"We want to change the direction of government to work with you," the Republican governor said.
Corbett said his administration has helped to create a business climate that has led to 105,000 new jobs in Pennsylvania over the last two years, including jobs in the expanding natural gas industry. He also pointed out his administration had worked with the private sector to help save the Sunoco refineries in Philadelphia.
"We've worked with the private sector, and not against them," he said.
The chamber honored Corbett with its Crystal Vision Award, presented by chamber chairman Kent C. Lufkin and chamber president Al Taubenberger.
Corbett was chosen, the chamber said in a statement, for his "pro-business and pro-growth policies that have led to strong economic development strategies."
Corbett's remarks were bookended by a story of his family's recent Thanksgiving at the Governor's Residence in Harrisburg — ldquo;We had twenty-eight people and four dogs. It was chaos" — and a history quiz. After pointing out that he was born in Philadelphia, Corbett, the state's 46th governor, asked who was the last native-born Philadelphian to become governor before him.
He even offered the crowd a little help, telling them that it wasn't former Gov. Ed Rendell, the city's former mayor, who was born in New York.
After stumping the crowd, Corbett enjoyed providing the answer: Thomas Mifflin, the state's first governor, who served from 1790-99.
After the governor's remarks, much of the remainder of the night was dedicated to celebrating the legacy of the chamber, which was chartered in 1922 and was headquartered in the Frankford section. The evening's chatter quieted briefly for a moment of silence in memory of Ed Kelly, the dynamic former chamber executive director who helped the group acquire its current building on Roosevelt Boulevard. Kelly died in August at age 86.
Taubenberger introduced each of the longest-serving members, who were given Accolade Awards, by mentioning news items and prices from the year they joined. PECO, then named the Philadelphia Electric Company, is the longest-serving active member at 91 years. It joined the chamber in 1921, a year before it officially received its charter. Other honorees were Kingsbury Inc., 89 years; National Airoil Burner (NAO), 78 years; M&T Bank, originally Frankford Trust Co., 75 years; 3rd Fed Bank, 61 years, and Beneficial Bank 58 years.
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Welcome to the Internet home of CorridorWatch.org, an organization of concerned Texans and public officials who questioned the wisdom of the Trans-Texas Corridor. Our effort, together, has brought the immediate threat of the Trans-Texas Corridor to an end. Accordingly, this website is no longer actively updated and now serves as a reference for materials related to the myriad of issues related to that project.
National Coalition Formed to Oppose Privatization of Toll Roads
New coalition of highway user groups will combat the growing trend toward the privatization or leasing of toll facilities to private investors.
Group to hold government accountable for ensuring financing is transparent, motivated by public good and dedicated to transportation purposes.
Assemblyman Questions Role of Goldman Sachs, MIG & Cintra
Concern raised about privatization advisors with a vested interest.
Promises Made To Investors
Seeing Gold at the End of the Privatized Road
"Thirty years from now, when they're charging exorbitant tolls and the adjacent roads are way over capacity, [motorists will] be looking for someone with pitchforks"
RPA: Proceed with Caution on Public-Private Partnerships
Report Identifies Steps to Protect Public Interest Before Deals are Pursued on Turnpike, other Transportation Assets
A Documentary Film
What Does That Mean? Transportation Glossary
CorridorWatch.org Submitted Three TTC-35 Draft Environmental Impact Statement Comment Documents
July 27, 2006
August 17, 2006
August 21, 2006
CorridorWatch.org Files Complaint with the Federal Highway Administration charging that TxDOT is using a CDA to circumvent NEPA requirements.
Cintra Lobbyist With Ties To Governor Perry Offers TxDOT Officials and Key State Lawmakers a 4 Day, 3 Night, All Expense Paid Trip to Canada.
Resolution Filed in U.S. Congress Objecting to NAFTA Superhighway System and Foreign Consortium Funding and Management.
Who Represents You?
Cintra's Inside Man: Dan Shelley
Cintra consultant turned Governor Perry's legislative aide, turned Cintra lobbyist. It's hard to keep up with who is working for who. Or is it?
Austin lobbyist Dan Shelley has been one of Governor Perry's aides and Cintra's inside man.
Shelley worked for Cintra making introductions to TxDOT just in time to see them get a winning proposal submitted for the Trans Texas Corridor. Then he worked for Governor Perry just in time to lobby the Legislature to protect and strengthen laws benefiting Cintra. Now he's back working for Cintra again planning all expense paid trips to Canada for TxDOT and Texas law makers.
CorridorWatch.org Files Comment and Complaint at NEPA Tier One TTC-35 DEIS Public Hearing
During the July 27, 2006, Public Hearing in Dallas, Texas, David Stall presented oral comments and submitted written comments on behalf the members of CorridorWatch.org.
"TxDOT has failed its NEPA mandate to alert and inform the public of their planned actions."
"Under the leadership and direction of the Texas transportation commission TxDOT has failed the NEPA mandate of a careful and informed decision-making process conducted fully and in good faith."
June 23, 2005, the Supreme Court abandons a long-held, basic limitation on government power.
The U.S. Supreme Court has greased the wheels of the Trans Texas Corridor.
"If you look behind the surface you'll see that a lot of what we 'know' about privatization is mere puffery. Groups such as the Reason Foundation and the National Council for Public Private Partnerships (formerly the Privatization Council) have spent a lot of time and money convincing the public that privatization is better."
Ellen J. Dannin, Professor of Law, Wayne State University Law School
SCORE: Taxpayers 0 Wal-Mart $2.8 Million
The State of Texas has gone into the land development business using powers and leverage only available to government. By doing so the State is now directly competing with private enterprise and violating the most fundamental principles of capitalism.
The Newest Oxymoron: Private Property Rights
Texas Representative Frank Corte of San Antonio issued a release saying, "The right to own and use property is inherent to a free society. When a government decides they know how to use private property better than the individual, private property rights cease to exist." CorridorWatch.org couldn't agree more.
Trouble in Public-Private Toll Road Paradise?
CorridorWatch.org learned some of the most interesting information about public-private partnerships and related activities taking place in the U.S. from sources outside the country. April 2008 was no exception.
An article titled, "Macquarie model blowtorched," appeared in that Friday's Sydney Morning Herald and it told us there was trouble in PPP paradise. The Herald report pointed us to a document just released by RiskMetrics Group, an international corporate governance service headquartered in New York. The document they authored is a report titled, "Infrastructure Funds: Managing, Financing and Accounting; In Whose Interest?" The 39-page report details a host of concerns and issues that should give pause to anyone who thinks PPP infrastructure deals are free of serious risk.
Michael West of The Sydney Morning Herald writes, "The RiskMetrics research is likely to send shockwaves through the sector and give both state and federal governments cause for concern as governments have mostly privatized public assets via these structures." And so it should.
We have often described the financial model being used by Cintra's partner Macquarie as 'Enron-style accounting.' History has demonstrated time and again that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't true. This report is another step forward in debunking the PPP easy money myth. We have consistently described the Trans Texas Corridor financial scheme as highway alchemy and are certain we will eventually be proven right.
Summarizing the report the Herald article says, "RiskMetrics critiques the financially-engineered infrastructure model for its high debt levels, high fees, paying distributions out of capital rather than cashflow, overpaying for assets, related-party transactions, booking profits from revaluations, poor disclosure, myriad conflicts of interest, auditor conflicts and other poor corporate governance."
We hope government officials at both the federal and state level will carefully study the RiskMetrics report. As we all know tremendous pressure is being applied by the Federal Highway Administration to push state government into public-private partnerships deals, partnerships we fear will lead to disaster. We also hope this report will give rise to a greater examination of the financial impact these partnerships will have on the public. Special caution must be exercised to ensure that public infrastructure such has highways, rails, and utilities serve the public interest above any private interest.
It's not about transportation . . . It's about revenue. "Governor Perry and his friends spent a great deal of time researching ideas to create more revenue" — Transportation Commissioner Ric Williamson (March 25, 2003) [citation] [full text] "in your lifetime most existing roads will have tolls" — Transportation Commissioner Ric Williamson (October 11, 2004) "It's either toll roads, slow roads or no roads" — Transportation Commissioner Ric Williamson (May 2004) [more about tolls]
It's not about transportation . . . It's about revenue. "Governor Perry and his friends spent a great deal of time researching ideas to create more revenue" — Transportation Commissioner Ric Williamson (March 25, 2003) [citation] [full text]
"It's either toll roads, slow roads or no roads" — Transportation Commissioner Ric Williamson (May 2004)
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"It's either toll roads, slow roads or no roads"
"If you aggressively invite the private sector to be your partner, you can't tell them where to build the road" – Ric Williamson, Chairman, Texas Transportation Commission, May 24, 2006
"If you aggressively invite the private sector to be your partner, you can't tell them where to build the road"
Borrowing money by issuing bonds will make highways more expensive.
Bonding will not generate new money for highways.
Toll roads represent double taxation.
Creates an incentive to turn toll projects into cash cows.
Users of toll roads will subsidize other highways.
Undermine legislative oversight bypassing legislative control of a treasury-based fund.
The California Experience
"When the state first embraced toll roads, think tanks, politicians and government officials couldn't find enough superlatives to describe them."
But this public-private toll plan turned into disaster.
Camino Colombia Toll Road
The state's first and only private toll road fails, Jan.'04.
"The highways of Texas are built and paved in part by paths of gold leading to the Texas Governor's Mansion."
"Highway contractors, chemical pipeline executives and financial bond firms that stand to benefit from the plan have contributed more than $300,000 to Mr. Perry."
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Everyone wishes they could go to the moon, at one point or another. This is definitely not the way to do it, though. NASA launched the LADEE spacecraft, bound for the moon, from Wallops Island, Va. on Friday (September 6), and now one little frog has joined the photobomb hall of fame.
The animal can be seen silhouetted in the smoke coming from the rocket. NASA officials confirm the photo is very real and that it's definitely a frog pictured, Space.com reports. There is one thing they don't know, as the image description reads, "The condition of the frog, however, is uncertain."
It's not entirely surprising something like this would happen. That particular NASA facility happens to be next to the Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge. Outside of the weird frog photo, everything else about the launch went as perfect as can be. The probe now begins it's journey to the moon, which will take a month.


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The reservation desk via phone says 1 room left, I guess within the vicinity of the club block, but it's some kind of large suite @ something like $229/nite, plus all the fees, taxes and extra charges on top of that. The computer reservation system shows rooms available, I guess somewhere on the complex but not in the block area (assuming the block area is more-or-less together) for a lowest of $159/nite, plus the extra charges, which come out to just under $200/nite. The Holiday Inn Express still has rooms left at the block rate as of today, June 20th, via phone call to the motel directly. The website showed nothing available. Unless the economy keeps O'fest attendees away in droves, I wouldn't be surprised if another couple of motels in the area, assuming there are some, fill up w/ O'festers for the last week of Sept.
I'm going to try to find someone to share a room with because I just can't afford to spend $1,000+ on a hotel room for 6 days.
New Hotel open by OFest! There is a brand new (not yet opened) Country Inn and Suites opening across I-85 from where Chateau Elan is. It is on Hwy 124 (Braselton Hwy). Not sure if it is a Braselton address or a Hoschton one. Steve Jones
Sounds like a bait-and-switch deal with the resort where they provide only "so many" rooms at the BMW negotiated price while holding back on other rooms in order to get a higher price for them. The club national office should look into this "deal" they obtained from this place.
Hotel Rooms at Lake Lanier All, Our contracted block of rooms at Legacy Lodge has been sold out for quite sometime. (good news for O'Fest, not good news if you dont have a room) The hotel expanded our orginal block more than once and extended our rate. The available room Chuck saw is a Villa suite and is not a standard room. However the rate he saw is a discounted rate based on our negotiated rates for suites. It is possible that between now and O'fest some rooms may become available, as not everyone who books a room will attend. Please don't give up and ask the hotel to put your name on the waiting list for cleared rooms. See you at O'Fest! Frank
It was a standard room with a quoted price of $159.00 per night. They also have a standard room rate of $179/night with breakfast included. Hence I assume they do have additional rooms available since these reservations can be made as of right now. These are standard rooms in the Lodge.
That's possible, but I would think it more likely that the resort has no insight as to the likely number of O'fest attendees, and the size of the block and the discounted rate offered is more a function of the resort's expectations about whatever demand they expect for their quarters usually, in that time frame, and reserving enough non-block rooms in anticipation of other, non O'Fest demand. I don't think the club has any way to predict, beyond generally, how popular any particular O'Fest will be either - some years it's 1000+- attendees, and some other is lucky to break 400. Once the locale is determined, I would think the club probably asks for as many block-rate rooms as possible, with the end amount being the result of some negotiations with the selected venue/resort/hotel, depending on whatever the hotel is willing/able to offer. But yes, once the block rooms are taken and the place apparently has identical-to-the-block rooms left, it might look as if something deceptive is being perpetrated. However, I doubt any large resort/hotel is likely to bet that if they only offer say, 1/2 of the rooms an organization requests at a discounted rate, that they can count on selling the majority of the remainder to late-to-the-party reservers. Particularly when there is competition in the area, offering plenty of other options priced substantially less than their lowest regular, non-discount, rate. We probably could have a much larger block if O'Fest was there in, oh... two weeks perhaps, instead of late September; anyone in for all day on an auto-x giant parking lot or Road Atlanta on a 100° day with 98.97% humidity? Woohoo!
My thought process was that if there was additional demand for rooms from this very large "convention", I would meet that demand, especially this early on, by selling them rooms I have available. O'fest will be a VERY large convention for this facility. My wife and I just stayed at the Legacy Lodge back in May for a few days, and it is not "that" big of a place. O'fest will essentially own the facility while there.
How about Lake Lanier Islands Resort? I read on the home page that Lake Lanier Islands Resort is the "Host hotel" for Ofest. Yet it does not appear in the list of accomodations... http://www.lakelanierislands.com/ - Do festers stay at this hotel? - Will this be a center for the fest events? Which ones? - Are there any rebates available? Many thanks! FM
It's listed. 2nd one down since they are sold out. The Beach Party, autocross and concours will be on Lake Lanier Island. TSD Rally starts at the Legacy Lake Lodge and ends at the Performance Center in Greer, SC. No rebates. http://www.bmwccaofest.org/hotels.phtml
Will BMWCCA members who are not staying at Legacy Lodge have to pay the daily access fee at the gate to Lanier Islands for each day they want/need to enter the islands?
The gate fee is $8. When we stayed at the Legacy Lodge in May, we had to pay the $8 upon our first entry. I asked at the check-in about a refund, and they said no. They provided a pass for the remainder of our stay however. I assume for non-guests that you only have to pay the $8 once a day, but I'm not sure of that even at the moment.
There will be no charge for Ofest registrants that have pre-registered. Your name will be on a list at the gate. If you haven't pre-registered, we can't add you to the list. Most likely you will need to pay the one-time fee. So pre-register! Spectators (those not registered) will need to pay to access the island.
Steven, I haven't checked whether you have already done so, but this info should probably be publicized to attendees, not just buried in this thread. Just my $.02.
I live very close to Lake Lanier islands and may have accomodations for someone. It is a mother-in-law suite (separate kitchen, bath, entrance etc.) that is currently unoccupied. I had relatives coming in town for the event but it doesn't appear they will be able to make it. You can contact me if interested at firstname.lastname@example.com. and we can discuss details.


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by Mike Vogel / Washington CapitalsWith Friday's signing of defenseman Shaone Morrisonn, the Capitals have inked all their players for the 2008-09 season. No further off-season personnel issues remain for the Caps to address, and training camp is still six weeks away. The final week of July qualifies as the dog days in these parts these days, but it wasn't always this way.
Thirty-four summers ago, Caps general manager Milt Schmidt and his advisors were trying to put together a competitive hockey team to take the ice for the Washington Capitals' first ever season in the NHL, 1974-75. The Caps drafted 24 players from the existing 16 clubs in the league during the June, 1974 expansion draft. Schmidt and Co. drafted 25 more players in the amateur draft that summer, the most ever chosen by the Capitals.
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Those 49 players represented far more in the way of quantity than quantity, as history illustrates. Having added six teams in five years and 12 teams in eight years, the NHL was spread fairly thin in talent at the time. In those days, virtually all the rosters of all the teams in the league were comprised of Canadians. Factor the rival World Hockey Association – then getting set for its third season of existence – into the equation and you had more major league hockey jobs than you had major league hockey players.
Such was the dilemma Schmidt faced that summer. Days after the drafts, Schmidt wrote a check to the Atlanta Flames to purchase aging defenseman Doug Mohns. Mohns was 40 at the time; he turned 41 during the Caps' inaugural season. Washington's first-ever team captain, Mohns remains the oldest player ever to pull on a Capitals sweater. Schmidt and Mohns had been teammates in Boston, and Schmidt later coached Mohns with the Bruins.
In the final days of July, Schmidt added three more players to the nascent Washington organization, two of which – like Mohns – he was familiar with from their days together in Boston.
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For a period of about 15 years, the swift-skating Williams was the NHL's all-time leading scorer among American-born players. In 1972-73, Williams jumped from the NHL's Bruins to the WHA's New England (later Hartford) Whalers. He scored the first goal in Whalers' franchise history on Oct. 12, 1972 against the Philadelphia Blazers. After two seasons in the WHA, the 34-year-old Williams was looking to return to the NHL.
Six days after obtaining Williams, Schmidt acquired another ex-Bruin in checking winger Bill Lesuk. Although he broke into the NHL with Boston in 1968-69, Lesuk had gained most of his NHL playing experience with Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Lesuk – who scored 20 goals for the 1969-70 Hershey Bears – had scored 36 goals in 260 NHL games. At 27, he was among the oldest and most experienced of the '74-75 Capitals.
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Finally, on July 29 Schmidt sent cash to the New York Rangers in exchange for 23-year-old forward Andre Peloffy. The Peloffy deal was actually agreed upon a month earlier, when Schmidt agreed not to select certain players from the New York roster during the expansion draft in exchange for future considerations. Peloffy turned out to be those future considerations.
Born in Sete, France, Peloffy was New York's 10th round (111th overall) draft choice in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. Peloffy played his junior hockey in Quebec, and had played three seasons as a pro in the minors in North America before joining the Capitals.
All three of Schmidt's late-July acquisitions went on to earn berths on Washington's first opening night roster. On Oct. 9, 1974, the Caps took to the ice for the first time at Madison Square Garden in New York against the Rangers. Peloffy made his NHL debut that night, becoming the first player from France ever to play in the NHL.
The opening night tilt was one of just nine games Peloffy would play for Washington and in the NHL. He was held without a point and posted a minus-8 in those nine games. He spent the remainder of the 1974-75 season with Washington's AHL affiliate, the Richmond Robins. Peloffy led the Robins in scoring with 73 points (29 goals, 44 assists) in 62 games. He later jumped to the WHA and played in 10 games with the Whalers before returning to Europe where he concluded his playing career at the age of 39 in 1990.
Lesuk spent the entire 1974-75 season with Washington. He led the team with 79 games played, missing just one contest during the campaign. He totaled eight goals and 19 points for the Caps.
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Lesuk went right from the ice to the front office, working in the Jets' scouting department for years. He moved with the team to Phoenix in 1996. Lesuk also served as the director of amateur scouting for the Chicago Blackhawks for several seasons.
Of the three late-July acquisitions in the summer of '74, Williams had the longest NHL career and also stayed in Washington the longest. He led the first-year Caps in all offensive categories with 22 goals, 36 assists and 58 points. Williams was the only one of the three who was still with the club when the Caps' sophomore season of 1975-76 got underway.
A widower with five children, Williams missed his family and became frustrated by the Capitals' perpetual losing ways in the middle of that '75-76 season.
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Shortly after the Caps absorbed a 14-2 beating at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres on Dec. 21, 1975, Williams announced his retirement. He decided he would spend Christmas at home with his children.
Williams passed away in 1992 at the age of 51. Along with Mohns, goaltender Ron Low and Yvon Labre, he remains among the few well-known Caps from that first season.
That week late in July of 1974 came just days before Richard Nixon resigned the U.S. presidency in disgrace. Washington's maiden voyage on the ice didn't go much better; the Caps were 8-67-5 that first season. But that busy week in late July of that summer stands as one of the busiest late July weeks in franchise history.


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Approximately how many pounds would an amputated leg weigh if the patient were 6` tall and 150 pounds? Thank you.
The weight of the amputated limb will depend upon the level of the amputation and the presence of additional medical problems. The weight of the leg will also depend on the body type of the person. People with a more muscular body type will have a heavier leg than those whose body is made up of more fatty tissue. Some types of severe swelling such as lymphedema will add a significant amount to the weight of the leg.
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Do you recall, a few months back, when Gwyneth Paltrow was seriously, seriously P.O.ed at Vanity Fair? At the time, the head honchos over at the famed magazine were planning to run a tell-all story abou Gwyneth, one that included some rumors (and possibly confirmations) about her cheating on her husband Chris Martin.
The whole debacle quieted down after a couple of weeks and, apparently, a phone call from Gwyneth herself to the Vanity Fair editor, Graydon Carter.
However, it seems that things might not be back to normal … the usually A-List packed Vanity Fair Oscars After Party was lacking some serious star power this year, and one source is reporting that it's directly related to the Gwyneth/Graydon spat. Apparently Gwyneth's publicist Stephen Huvane and his brother, Kevin Huvane – who is a managing partner over at CAA – encouraged their A-List clients to skip the Vanity Fair party. While some A-Listers, like Anne Hathaway, did attend the party ("it would have been too obvious" to pull everyone, says the source) many – including Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Aniston, Meryl Streep, and Kevin Spacey all skipped and attended different parties. And for her part, Gwyneth didn't attend any of the after parties, and just headed home.
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Brian Belski, Chief Investment Strategist, BMO Capital Markets: As leader of the Investment Strategy group, Brian Belski provides strategic investment and portfolio management advice to both institutional and private clients. He is based in New York and Toronto. Mr. Belski's group produces several investment-strategy publications on a regular basis, with particular focus on the U.S. and Canadian equity markets.
Paul Taylor, Chief Investment Officer, Fundamental Equities, BMO Asset Management Inc.: Responsible for Canadian equities and asset allocation strategy, Paul Taylor oversees portfolio management, equity research, trading, asset allocation and portfolio analytics. Mr. Taylor is based in Toronto and is a frequent media commentator in Canada on market and investing issues.
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A recent fund-raising reception for David A. Paterson at the National Arts Club in Manhattan was not intended as a setting to kick off a candidacy. But, from the array of politicians and the crowd of more than 100 cheering supporters, it had all the trappings of an initial campaign rally.
Mr. Paterson, a 45-year-old State Senator from Harlem and deputy leader of the Democrats in the Senate, is very much moving forward with plans to run in 2001 for public advocate, New York City's second-highest office.
And, given Mr. Paterson's aspirations to run for citywide office, many of his admirers at the reception found it curious that he was one of a handful of Democrats in the Republican-controlled State Senate who supported a measure last month to repeal a 33-year-old tax on commuters in the state who work in New York City. ''David is normally a conscientious senator, but he voted that way because he is the deputy minority leader,'' said one of several elected officials who criticized the vote but requested anonymity, seeking to preserve cordial relations with Mr. Paterson. ''He was supporting the Democratic leader instead of the City of New York.''
Mr. Paterson acknowledges that his vote may appear to defy the logic of a candidate seeking to enhance his political stature within New York City, particularly since he had voted in favor of renewing the tax six times in his 13 years in Albany. Still, he defended his position on the vote, suggesting that the repeal of the tax may one day have a positive effect on city residents.
Continue reading the main story''The Republicans force us to trade hundreds of millions of dollars in boondoggles for the upstate region in exchange for this commuter tax,'' Mr. Paterson said in an interview. ''Now those programs are off the table. They will now have to negotiate for us, for what we in the city consider gains of equal value.''
Moreover, Mr. Paterson said, as deputy minority leader in the Senate, he felt an obligation to advance measures that were heavily supported by suburban New Yorkers. ''If we're ever going to become a majority in the Senate and to win back the Governor's Mansion, we will have to find new areas of support around the state,'' he said. ''The suburbs are one place where we can gain that support. This is a move that could help bring more people back to the Democratic Party.''
Despite his concern for attracting suburban voters to the Democratic fold, Mr. Paterson has turned his energy back to the city in recent months, focusing on the prospect of running for public advocate, a position he sought in 1993, finishing second in the Democratic primary to the eventual winner, Mark Green.
So far, Mr. Paterson has raised slightly more than $60,000 of the $1 million he estimates he will need for the campaign, and he has been working to line up political support. Mr. Paterson is not alone in considering the race. City Councilman Stephen DiBrienza, a Democrat from Brooklyn, has said that he intends to run for the office. Others who are frequently mentioned in political circles as potential candidates include Assemblyman Scott M. Stringer, a Manhattan Democrat, and Betsy Gotbaum, the executive director of the New-York Historical Society who was Parks and Recreation Commissioner in the Dinkins administration. Term limitations preclude another run by Mr. Green.
Though Mr. Paterson has not said with certainty that he will run for the office, he shows little ambivalence and, at times, sounds like someone in the heat of the campaign. ''There is no one on the political scene in the city who has the kind of experience that I have had in terms of stepping into crisis situations and advocating on behalf of people,'' Mr. Paterson said. ''I have already been a people's advocate. The public advocate position would be a perfect place for me.''
Though the election for public advocate is two years away, Mr. Paterson is widely seen as a formidable contender.
''Most people who know Senator Paterson know him to be an excellent, eloquent, hard-working legislator,'' said Assemblyman Roberto Ramirez, the Democratic Party chairman in the Bronx who also ran for public advocate in the 1993 Democratic primary. ''I would say to you that he would make an extraordinary candidate for public advocate.''
Should Mr. Paterson enter the race, he will presumably benefit from having a well-known political name. (His father, Basil A. Paterson, is a former State Senator and Deputy Mayor.) But Mr. Paterson's failed campaign for public advocate in 1993 and his aborted candidacy for Manhattan borough president in 1997 could leave voters questioning how widespread his support for higher office might be.
In the 1993 race for public advocate, Mr. Paterson encountered resistance from politicians who said a Democratic ticket with both Mr. Paterson and former Mayor David N. Dinkins, both of whom are black, would not attract broad enough support.
Mr. Paterson said that in the coming campaign, he will work persistently to build political support among officials and Democratic organizations throughout the city.
''I am trying to put together a consensus of what I consider to be progressive elected officials,'' he said. ''The last time, half of them were not supporting me. But 2001 presents a different political picture.''
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Dakota Johnson is visiting Jamie Dornan at the office.
The 24-year-old actress, who portrays Anastasia Steele in the steamy film adaptation ofFifty Shades of Grey, was photographed filming a scene on Sunday, Dec. 8 in Vancouver.
Johnson was sporting a layered schoolgirl look, wearing a flower patterned blouse, a baby blue sweater, long blue coat, a bright blue skirt, black tights and black boots. Her hair was styled in a ponytail and she was also toting around some books.
The blond beauty, who has some darker locks for the role, was making her way towards a building with the sign "Grey Enterprises," which refers to Christian Grey's business company.
Johnson is the innocent and beautiful college student turned recent graduate, who falls for Dornan, the handsome copper-haired entrepreneur. His obsession with S&M is eventually revealed and he asks her to be his submissive lover. But that's the tame version of the erotic romantic story, of course.
The star is working hard to stay in shape for all her time in the Red Room of Pain, and it seems that she has adopted the latest Hollywood diet trend: juicing.
Johnson and director Sam Taylor-Johnsonhave been ordering juices from The Juice Box, an organic cold-pressed raw juice company based in Vancouver.
"They order the organic cold-press juices. They love them. They have a standing order for them," an insider exclusively told E! News, adding that the pair "are not doing a cleanse and are basically drinking a couple each day."
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Action star Dolph Lundgren talks about his pre-Hollywood days, his rise to fame due to his role in Rocky IV and what it was like working with other action stars like Jason Statham, Jet Li and Sylvester Stallone on the upcoming movie, The Expendables.
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The 3D-printed gun that Cody Wilson calls the "Liberator."
Eight months ago, Cody Wilson set out to create the worlds first entirely 3D-printable handgun.
Now he has.
Early next week [the] founder of the non-profit group Defense Distributed, plans to release the 3D-printable CAD files for a gun he calls the Liberator,
All sixteen pieces of the Liberator prototype were printed in ABS plastic, [except] a single nail thats used as a firing pin. The gun is designed to fire standard handgun rounds, using interchangeable barrels for different calibers of ammunition.
Technically, Defense Distributeds gun has one other non-printed component: the group added a six ounce chunk of steel into the body to make it detectable by metal detectors in order to comply with the Undetectable Firearms Act. In March, the group also obtained a federal firearms license, making it a legal gun manufacturer.
Since it was founded last August, Wilsons group has sought to make as many components of a gun as possible into printable blueprints and to host those controversial files online, thwarting gun laws and blurring the lines between the regulation of firearms and information censorship.
Stay tuned for more. In the mean time, heres another photo of Defense Distributeds prototype.
Congressman Steve Israel issued a press release Friday responding to this story: Security checkpoints, background checks, and gun regulations will do little good if criminals can print plastic firearms at home and bring those firearms through metal detectors with no one the wiser, his statement reads. When I started talking about the issue of plastic firearms months ago, I was told the idea of a plastic gun is science-fiction. Now that this technology is proven, we need to act now to extend the ban [on] plastic firearms.
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Obvious solution is to ban 3-D laser printers..
Hmm, maybe I will make one out of LEGO bricks, LOL
Now if he could just print ammo...
I just wish they could print .22 Long rifle rounds!
That will be next.
Well that won't hold back the federales.
Well you could do that or just enforce nudity in all public locations.
The boston bombing could never have happened if everyone was forced to go nude and all containers including backpacks were rummaged through for valuables by TSA agents.
Hmmmmm, looks like they're going to search the place. Let me just push this button ... OK. Nothing to find on the premises now.
There was a scenario outlined on some show where a gun dissolved in water. The perp dropped it in the fish tank after the crime.
only 2 minutes - pass it on after viewing. it is going viral ...
I've battered my parts over the decades, but still got all of them!
How long before somebody gets through airport security with one? ...and uses it?
I'm sure the solution will be to just ban all of them ;)
And now we have the justification required for TSA in bus stations, train stations, subway stations, along with billions in new high tech xray scanners to detect these plastic guns. Oh, and of course, almost every public access to political events curtailed, as there would be no way to assure security.
That'll be the government's take on it, rather than simply: The people have debated the 2nd Amendment, and the 2nd won.
It might be more effective just to throw the Legos at the person.
Now they can do it all I can say is intelligence will (once again) enhance stupidity.
Or make them walk barefoot through a carpeted room with little Lego mines lurking everywhere - says the father of a five-year-old.
I don't think we will see that happen but there are propellants that can be manufactured from household chemicals. You won't get the velocity of powder but you will get enough to be deadly at close range. If the propellant is stored as part of the weapon, it could be metered on an as-needed basis. I think we are going to see a lot of innovation in the production of printed weapons, including the ammo.
The gun may be "undetectable," but the bullets won't be, numbnuts.
Good thing they don't make plastic cartridges.
The Sterling however, was built like a tank and served for over 60 years.
That will happen if this catches on, without-one-single-solitary doubt. How do you like this story yesterday in the NY Post...Store owner fined $60,000 that's sixty THOUSAND dollars for selling a 3 inch lighter that looks like a gun.
Even though it's the despotic state of New York city, it shows besides banning, liberals will also try to wipe people out financially if they do not agree with something. This is a war!
They better hurry. I just saw on Fox Business that Staples is going to start selling 3DSystem's printer.
Great, the Congressmen gets it, and surely will propose we do away with these regulations that have been made obsolete by advances in technology! Right?
When I started talking about the issue of plastic firearms months ago, I was told the idea of a plastic gun is science-fiction. Now that this technology is proven, we need to act now to extend the ban [on] plastic firearms.
Call now and get a free TSA agent with your 3-D printer! Just pay additional postage and handling. (And we do mean "handling.")
The purpose of the liberator was to sneak behind the enemy, shoot them, and get a BETTER gun.
That is correct.
It was basically a throw away.
It was not expected to survive much more than 6 shots.
Brass had to be cleared with a wooden dowel.
Staples selling 3D Systems' Cube printer online, select retail availability starting in June
Not everyone should be allowed nude in public.
Those are M-3 "Grease Gun" submachine guns. Fired a .45ACP cartridge. They had barrels that would allow them to fire 9x19 rounds in some cases.
They were produced to bring down the cost of sub-guns, because the Thompson "tommy gun" was (and still is) a very expensive, exquisitely machined piece of work. Those are mostly sheet metal stampings.
I don't go out in public nude for two reasons. First I don't want to and more importantly the public certainly doesn't want me to.
That's not a gun, that's a hand grenade. There is no way that plastic is going to hold the pressures of a real centerfire pistol round.
The best they might manage is a one-shot device that destroys itself without harming the user.
Ban black backpacks. Only allow see-through backpacks...
Do TSA scanners pick up graphite?
So you're saying we would just be trading one form of terrorism for another.
The broken trigger suggests that the designer was a CAD commando, obsessed with extrusions, volumes of revolution, splined curves, and constructive solid geometry, but spent his time napping during strengths of materials class.
They'll be push to outlaw cad soon.
The WW II Liberator was designed to fire a .45ACP shot into someone's head, after which the shooter would take the victim's full-featured gun.
The scary thing here, is that a single bullet starts to get into false alarm territory. People don't like false alarms (turn the sensitivity down...!) or having to explain their implants (a LOT of people have some kind of metal part).
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Ottoman Tutorial | DIY Ottoman $50 | Emma's Nursery
I do not hesitate to invest in furniture pieces that will last a lifetime. Somethings, however, I can't stand to spend money on. For Emma's nursery (to see all of the photos, click here!), we spent our money on the Crib and Chair. I knew I would need a high quality and comfortable chair, and we selected a classic crib that will never go out of style so I didn't mind spending the money on those two items.
When we went to order the ottoman that went along with the rocker/glider from Pottery Barn Kids, I was shocked that it was almost $450! For a little padded box? I just couldn't do it. So, Mike and I set out on a mission to create our own matching ottoman. With great success we created a perfectly suited version for less than $50. We were so excited that we made a coffee table version for our living room, too.
DIY Ottoman Materials :
4" Foam Pad
Soft Wool Batting
Staple Gun & Staples
Cream Twill
4 Furniture Legs
Here is the photo DIY :
Mike made a box out of plywood screwed together.
We topped it with a 4" piece of foam.
Then covered the entire top and sides with batting, stapling it underneath.
We turned the box over, foam side down to cover the box.
We repeated the step with a soft wool batting for a smooth finish under the final twill upholstery fabric.
I covered the entire thing in a cream twill upholstery that I ordered from Pottery Barn to match the chair. I created the cover by draping the fabric inside out, then tapering the sides with pins. Then I sewed seems down the sides and where the pins were to create a tight slip cover. I trimmed the excess and then stapled it underneath. To finish, I glued a square of fabric on the underside of the ottoman for a finished look.
Here you can see how I pinned down the sides to create a tight slipcover.
To complete, just attach furniture legs. We bought legs and the mounts at Home Depot for about $15 total... I'm still trying to decide if I like the legs we selected, or if I want something chunkier. They have many other choices there. After I decide, then I'll need to decide if I want to paint or stain them... or leave them natural. Never ends! I'll keep you posted on how I finish them!
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Adobe and measured how mobile devices were used for shopping over Thanksgiving and Black Friday in the U.S. They both found that devices were used at a significantly higher rate than Android's. This type of usage will be critical when retailers and third party developers determine which ecosystem to support. (Note that my family and I own Apple shares).
Adobe's survey showed a 118% increase in on-line sales using mobile devices
Adobe calculated that on-line sales on Thanksgiving Day were just above a billion dollars at $1.06 billion (up 18% year over year) and that Black Friday's almost doubled that to $1.93 billion (up 30%) by looking at over 400 million visits to more than 2,000 retail websites. It also determined that over the two days nearly one quarter of on-line sales (24% or $718 million) were generated from mobile devices which was a 118% increase from last year.
Its data showed that the iPad generated $417 million in sales over the two days (58% of the total) compared to the iPhone at $126 million (18%) and Android smartphones at $106 million (15%). Apple's combined iPad and iPhone sales (76%) were over 5 times more than Android smartphones (15%). Even if all the remaining mobile sales (9%) were from Android tablets Apple would still hold a 3 to 1 advantage.
Note that Adobe's numbers indicate that Apple devices were responsible for 18% of all on-line purchases (76% of mobile's 24% share).
IBM's data has iOS on-line generated sales 5x Android's
IBM released a report that showed on average iOS users spent $127.92 per order on Black Friday compared to $105.20 for Android users when reviewing millions of transactions to 800 U.S. retail websites. It also determined that iOS traffic was 28.2% of all on-line traffic vs. 11.4% but more important iOS sales were 18.1% of all on-line sales compared to 3.5% for Android, again over a 5 to 1 advantage.
Note that IBM's calculation of Apple being responsible for 18.1% of all on-line sales matches Adobe's result.
offering a $100 Apple iTunes or App Store gift card for $85.
As part of its Cyber Week deals Best Buy is selling a $100 Apple iTunes or App Store gift card for $85. While itself not too unusual I did not find a Play gift card on Best Buy's site. This is another indication of the importance of a robust ecosystem for any player in the on-line and mobile space.
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Meditation For Beginners: 6 Easy Steps To Start Now.
You have heard several times that meditation was good for your health. However, as a beginner you have absolutely no idea where and how to start.
Meditation refers to a state where your body and mind are consciously relaxed and focused. Practitioners of this art relate increased awareness, focus, and concentration, as well as a more positive outlook in life.
The reason why you have really never tried is you believe that meditation is most commonly associated with monks, mystics and other spiritual disciplines. However, you don't have to be a monk or mystic to enjoy its benefits. And you don't even have to be in a special place to practice it. You could even try it in your own living room or bedroom!
Although there are many different approaches to meditation, the fundamental principles remain the same. The most important among these principles is that of removing obstructive, negative, and wandering thoughts and fantasies, and calming the mind with a deep sense of focus. This clears the mind of detritus and prepares it for a higher quality of activity.
1) Shut down negative thoughts
The negative thoughts you have – those of noisy neighbours, bossy officemates, and that unwanted spams– are said to contribute to the 'polluting' of the mind, and shutting them out is allows for the 'cleansing' of the mind so that it may focus on deeper, more meaningful thoughts.
Some people who practice meditation even shut out all sensory input – no sights, no sounds, and nothing to touch – and try to detach themselves from the commotion around them. You may now focus on a deep, profound thought if this is your goal. It may seem deafening at first, since we are all too accustomed to constantly hearing and seeing things, but as you continue this exercise you will find yourself becoming more aware of everything around you.
2) Find a comfortable position
If you find the meditating positions you see on television threatening – those with impossibly arched backs, and painful-looking contortions – you don't have to worry. The principle here is to be in a comfortable position conducive to concentration. This may be while sitting cross-legged, standing, lying down, and even walking.
If the position allows you to relax and focus, then that would be a good starting point. While sitting or standing, the back should be straight, but not tense or tight. In other positions, the only no-no is slouching and falling asleep.
3) Wear comfortable clothes
Loose, comfortable clothes help a lot in the process since tight fitting clothes have a tendency to choke you up and make you feel tense.
4) Find a quiet and suitable place
The place you perform meditation should have a soothing atmosphere. It may be in your living room, or bedroom, or any place that you feel comfortable in. You might want an exercise mat if you plan to take on the more challenging positions. You may want to have the place arranged so that it is soothing to your senses.
Silence helps most people relax and meditate, so you may want a quiet, isolated area far from the ringing of the phone or the humming of the washing machine. Pleasing scents also help in that regard, so stocking up on aromatic candles isn't such a bad idea either.
5) No need to perform a mantra
The monks you see on television making those monotonous sounds are actually performing their mantra. This, in simple terms, is a short creed, a simple sound that, for these practitioners, holds a mystic value.
You do not need to perform such; however, it would pay to note that focusing on repeated actions such as breathing, and humming help the practitioner enter a higher state of consciousness.
6) Staying Focus
The principle here is focus. You could also try focusing on a certain object or thought, or even, while keeping your eyes open, focus on a single sight.
One sample routine would be to – while in a meditative state – silently name every part of you body and focusing your consciousness on that part. While doing this you should be aware of any tension on any part of your body. Mentally visualize releasing this tension. It works wonders.
In all, meditation is a relatively risk-free practice and its benefits are well worth the effort (or non-effort – remember we're relaxing).
Studies have shown that meditation does bring about beneficial physiologic effects to the body. And there has been a growing consensus in the medical community to further study the effects of such. So in the near future, who knows, that mystical, esoteric thing we call meditation might become a science itself!
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Thought I'd introduce myself here after joining the site two months ago XD
I'm Marcella from the Netherlands and have been cosplaying since 2006. For some years now I'm also attending the London Expo, with great pleasure!
My name here, Ralaxcelm is derived from my own name with a X addes and scrambling the letters (Kingdom Hearts fan? )
I collect about everything from the Legend of Zelda and love cosplaying like nothing else. The next event I'll attend in the UK will be London MCM Expo October as Ultimecia from Final Fantasy VIII/Dissidia (Duodecim): Final Fantasy
Last London Expo in May 2011, I cosplayed as the Warrior of Light from Final Fantasy along with the humongous group of FF cosplayers.
I think that about wraps it up for my intro, wouldn't you say?
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You sound awesome. I am somewhat of a OoT geek, and I do like Twilight Princess and Majora's Mask. Pleased ta meet ya B] __________________ I tried to fit a sig about my nerdery here. It was too long. Oh dear. |
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Me . . . awesome . . . ? Now you're making me blush ^///^ I'm just a regular girlgamer with a soft spot for green wearing men/boys in tights XD My personal favourite of all Zelda games is Oot, with aLttP being a close second. |
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Tiffany & Co. said it will create all the jewelry for Baz Luhrmann's, The Great Gatsby, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 literary classic.
Working with Luhrmann and costume and production designer Catherine Martin, the luxury jeweler said it created a collection of platinum-set diamonds and lustrous pearls that complement the period clothes that will help give the actors a true sense of the high life as celebrated by their characters.
Tiffany was a significant part of the symbolism and unbridled optimism that swept the country during the era that the book and movie describe, the New York-based company said. It was the chosen adornments for the period's light, shimmering gowns.
"This collaboration is a natural for us," said Jon King, executive vice president of Tiffany & Co. "Our archives contain spectacular jewels from the 1920s that are the basis of the one-of-a-kind designs we have created for this iconic American story."
Fitzgerald was a regular Tiffany customer and Louis Comfort Tiffany, the brand's first design director, mixed in the actual Long Island circles described in the novel.
"The Tiffany & Co Archives have proven to be an invaluable resource in looking back at this Golden Era of affluence and fine jewelry," Martin said.
In addition to the jewelry, the interior of Jay Gatsby's home in the film will contain china, sterling silver flatware and other accessories by Tiffany & Co.
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