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To: Triffin who wrote (41)	7/4/1999 12:01:00 AM
From: Triffin	Respond to of 869

JULY 4th 1776 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." They gave you and I a free and independent America. The history books never told you a lot of what happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't just fight the British. We were British subjects at that time and we fought our own government! Unfortunately, most of us take these liberties much to much for granted. So, take a couple of minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank those who have sacrificed so that we might all enjoy our liberty and freedom. EOM------------------------------------------------------------------

To: Triffin who wrote (41)	9/29/1999 5:37:00 PM
From: Triffin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 869

BRAIN CLOUD An ongoing dialogue with SI Admin .. To: BryanB (2171 ) From: Triffin Wednesday, Sep 29 1999 4:59PM ET Reply # of 2176 Bryan B .. Thought I'd try my request again .. Squeeky wheel gets the grease .. As you know stock market information is extremely time sensative .. 5 - 10 minutes late is like reading yesterday's newspaper .. We all 'bookmark' various individuals who's comments/observations we deem worthwhile .. A really valuable additional feature would be to incorporate an 'audible prompt' when someone from one's bookmark file makes a post .. as close to 'real-time' as possible .. this could also function as a sort of broadcast instant message feature .. if I have ( pick anyone ) bookmarked .. it would be much more valuable to know in real-time that that individual had made a 'post' .. also anyone that had me bookmarked is presumably interested in what and more importantly 'when' I post .. An 'audible prompt' would alert the SI user in real-time to check his/her bookmark file to see who just posted .. and to be able to act on the input .. Most users of SI spend all their time on various threads of interest or on a thread/s with like minded individuals in an effort to do 'collective' research/analysis of moment to moment opportunities in the market-place .. this audible prompt feature on one's bookmark file would facilitate/enhance the process .. Jim in CT .. Please make my Christmas and add this feature !! Traders would like/want this .. --------------------------------------------------------------------- And reply .. To: Triffin (2173 ) From: BryanB Wednesday, Sep 29 1999 5:21PM ET Reply # of 2176 Triffin: A really valuable additional feature would be to incorporate an 'audible prompt' when someone from one's bookmark file makes a post I agree that this would be a very cool feature. Unfortunately, it's not nearly as easy to do as one might think. Other members have requested the same feature, so it's definitely on our list, but no promises as to when (if ever) we'll actually be able to do it. btw - If you happen to know of some other site on the Web that offers a similar feature, i.e. audible alerts, we'd love to have a look at what they're doing. Thanks, Bryan ps: Sorry we can't be your Santa. :( ------------------------------------------------------------------- more from me .. To: BryanB (2175 ) From: Triffin Wednesday, Sep 29 1999 5:29PM ET Reply # of 2176 Bryan B .. I agree that this would be a very cool feature. Unfortunately, it's not nearly as easy to do as one might think. Other members have requested the same feature, so it's definitely on our list, but no promises as to when (if ever) we'll actually be able to do it. I think most of the necessary boiler plate exists .. how real-time is the existing 'counter' in one's bookmark file .. Whenever I open my bookmark file I can see the small red numbers that indicate how many unread messages each person in my bookmark file has made since I last read them or reset the 'counter' to zero .. if you could just make the 'counter' "whistle" or "whack" me over the head then you'd have it .. no ??? Jim in CT .. EOM --------------------------------------------------------------