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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (13312)1/29/2011 9:46:29 AM
From: Kirk ©4 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 223269
 
EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE OVER 50 (While on a cruise?)

Begin by standing on a comfortable flat surface, where you have plenty of room at each side.

With a 5-lb potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax.

Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer. After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb potato bags.

Eventually you will get to where you can lift a 20-lb potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I'm am currently at this level.)

After you feel confident that you have reached this level, try putting a potato in each bag.



To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (13312)1/29/2011 9:51:30 AM
From: lassic1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 223269
 
goldbugs always think there is a conspiracy against them, its in their genes :)



To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (13312)1/29/2011 3:15:55 PM
From: Wayners1 Recommendation  Respond to of 223269
 
Another article explained it better. If you just go long or short contracts, yeah you're right. But apparantly this guy was doing calendar spreads and other spreads and these are considered very low risk positions so the exchanges allowed incredibly high margin. One example was something like $135 would buy tens of thousands of dollars of such spread positions.