VERY VERY VERY VERY cool banner

[signu459]

Whoever ( Larry???) put up the flag banner deserves the first ever RC medal of honor for being a good citizen

Great work

God bless America

Sig

[jimhobbs]

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[This message has been edited by jimhobbs (edited 06-29-2000).]

[bmw]

a question you may have never asked.

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. There 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
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."

b.

[JamesB]

Amen.

[Larry M]

I liked the photo too. I went to webshots.com looking for something 4th of July related--saw this one, thought "perfect".

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[Larry M]

It sounds like it's already been refreshed, though, right? If she can read the responses to her original post about not seeing the new logo, then her browser must have refreshed. ????

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[hesaias]

Excellent!
Very good, Larry!

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[Fishwife]

Hey Beemer - we must have received the same email message - moving tribute isn't it?

Larry - Wonderful banner!!!! But we do expect to see MegaVac soon :D

HAVE A GLORIOUS 4TH EVERYBODY!!!

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Fishwife

Ouch, what's that burning sensation in my finger tips? Is it nematocysts? Is it electricity? NOOO! It's...PAPERCUTS!!!

[signu459]

Actually Fishwife I am very happy seeing that for a very long time. Magfa vac is funny the current banner has ton of meaning. With Arlington being overlaid by the flag it is a very patriotic symbol that we should all take a close look at from time to time.

On a similar note some idiot up here in Chicago is sueing his neighbor for flying the flag. He is complaining that it makes to much noise whipping around in the wind. I say tie his a$$ to the flag pole see how much noise he makes flaping around in the wind. After that is all he is doing right now.

[JSM]

What banner? Where? I'm not seeing any banner.

Janna

[signu459]

JSM,

Did you happen to notice the large flag/arlington cemetary picture in the upper left hand corner?

Not trying to be a smart a$$ but......

[JSM]

No, I can't see it, that's what I'm trying to tell you. I don't know if it's just my computer or what but I really can't see it. I think I'm smart enough to tell if there's a banner up there, it's still the megavac picture.

Janna

[Fishwife]

Signu - You are right - my bad :( It is very, very beautiful!

Got it yet, Janna? It's way too neat to miss.

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Fishwife

Ouch, what's that burning sensation in my finger tips? Is it nematocysts? Is it electricity? NOOO! It's...PAPERCUTS!!!

[signu459]

Sorry JSM,

try refreshing your page. This weird either that or larry doesn't like you??? Muuuhahahaaa

[Larry M]

LOL

I have absolutely no idea why the old logo would still be displaying, other than perhaps your browser has cached it and keeps reloading it instead of looking for the new one. I can tell you with total certainty, the old logo has been temporarily removed from the server, so it is impossible that your browser is calling up the old version from our server.

Man, the software glitches that come up....

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Larry M

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[horge]

Not a glitch.
Janna's browser is simply saving on download time by using the cached banner. A simple refresh should bring out that fantastic banner Larry picked out.

Beautiful.

[FishDaddy]

Larry, thanks for the banner, it really is awesome!
Dick

[Aquaman]

Way cool banner!

[rshimek]

Hi Larry,

Let me add my agreement about the banner.

NICELY DONE!!!!

Ron

[signu459]

JSM,

Were you able to see to the new banner yet?

I feel like a horses a$$ for my earlier comments. I am still a little bitter about my recent losses and I suppose you got a taste of it.

Good luck

[This message has been edited by signu459 (edited 07-01-2000).]

[Raszagil]

Wow... that banner is gorgous! And sad too...

Very appropriate...

Sara

[JamesB]

Keeping it forefront in our thoughts.

[JSM]

Just got back from a long weekend, NOW I can see the banner. Don't know what the problem was.

Signu459,
That's ok, I'd be feeling a bit cranky too if I were in your shoes. No offense taken.

Janna

[hubris007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=41407#post41407 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bmw
a question you may have never asked.

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. There 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
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."

b.


IBTL

[BigSkyBart]

doc, been down in the basement?

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