To: loantech who wrote (16607 ) 7/19/2006 1:14:23 PM From: E. Charters Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 78413 I think my ancestors fought for a number of reasons. 1. they were stupid. 2. they had too many cows to graze on the land they had. 3. they thought they could win. 4. they were drunk, sometimes with power. 5. all of the above. (Courage is only needed if it is a close fight. Harold Godwin lost that one. If his men had been better rested, and more disciplined, world history might have been much different.) One thing that is heritage from the Battle of Hastings, and not well enough averted 149 years later was institutionalized government theft whose sole purpose was to support an oppressive government. We inherited the Norman police state. May 4, 2006: 1/3 Million eBooks Free from July 4 Through August 1/3 Million eBooks Free from July 4 Through August 4. Press release: 1/3 of a million books, or 10 times the number found in the average public library, will be available for free downloading via the Internet and World Wide Web beginning July 4, as Project Gutenberg and the World eBook Library act on their dreams of increased world literacy and education. In the meantime, vulcanized gold. New York Spot Price MARKET IS OPEN Will close in 21 minutes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Metals Bid Ask Change Low High ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Gold 642.20 643.20 +14.60 +2.33 % 623.60 647.60 Silver 11.14 11.22 +0.73 +7.01 % 10.59 11.22 Platinum 1216.00 1226.00 +1.00 +0.08 % 1198.00 1232.00 Palladium 310.00 316.00 +1.00 +0.32 % 300.00 316.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Last Update on Jul 19, 2006 at 13:09.27 ----------------------------------------------------------------------