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Understanding the dividend of a company can be a valuable asset in making an informed decision to invest, stay invested, or not to invest.
It is important for an investor to consider the benefits that dividends can offer and how easy it is to include dividend paying stocks in any portfolio. Some of the advantages a quality dividend stock can offer are attractive returns, less volatility, and, over time, increasing yields. These are some aspects that a quality dividend stock can add to a portfolio.
In this article, I will be analyzing Emerson Electrics' (NYSE:EMR) historical dividend payout, earnings per share growth rate, and historical dividend payout ratios. Based on these criteria, we should get a good understanding of the history of the dividend and some estimates of what to expect in the future.
According to the company website, "Emerson was founded in 1890 in St. Louis, Missouri, as a manufacturer of electric motors and fans. Over the past 100-plus years, Emerson has grown from a regional manufacturer into a global technology solutions powerhouse."
Below is a chart of the dividend payout per fiscal year for Emerson Electrics' common shares since 2003.
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The current dividend payment as of Nov. 16, 2012, for Emerson Electric is $0.41 per common share. The current expected payout for fiscal year 2013 is $1.64. In 2013, analysis at MSN Money are estimating that Emerson Electric will have an EPS of $3.60, while analysts at Bloomberg Businessweek are estimating Emerson Electric will have an EPS $3.59.
Bloomberg analysts are estimating Emerson Electrics 2013 revenue to be at $25.1 billion, which would give the company a net profit margin of 9.59% and a projected net income of $2.61 billion. This would be an increase in revenue and net profit margin over 2012. In 2013, with a dividend payout of $1.64 and an EPS of $3.59, Emerson Electric would have a payout ratio of 45.68%.
With a payout ratio of 45.68%, or 0.4568, Emerson Electric should be able to maintain its 2013 estimated payout of $1.64. This would be a 2.5% increase over 2012.
Since 2003, the average payout ratio for Emerson Electric is 0.49. The estimated dividend payout ratio for 2013 is 0.46. This ratio would be in line with the company's payout ratio average since 2003.
Based on many of the company's financial ratios, Emerson Electric appears to be very strong regarding its financial health. The company seems to have an handle on its debt, as I described in my article "Analyzing Emerson Electric's Debt And Risk." The company looks to have some strong growth, and plenty of free cash to maintain its growth and continue to provide a dividend, as described in my articles "Emerson Electric: Profitability Analysis" and "Emerson Electric: Inside The Numbers."
Looking forward to 2013, the indications noted above reveal that Emerson Electric should be able to maintain its tradition of raising its dividend.
All numbers sourced from Emerson Electric's website and MSN Money.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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03-13-2011 01:33 AM - edited 03-13-2011 01:38 AM
Hi, I recently got a X41. However, I am experiencing two issues:
1. I cannot seem to update the embeded controller firmware from 1.1 to 1.2. The BIOS update to 2.09 was fine.
2. The battery light likes to stay on after I charge the laptop and unplug the ac adapter. In order to turn the light off, I must manually unplug the battery. It also seems that Fedora Linux agrees with my battery light--acpi says the computer is charging when this occurs, even though the adapter is not plugged into the machine.
Is there any old news or are there fixes that address these problems?
03-13-2011 11:33 AM - edited 03-13-2011 11:44 AM
Here's 2 threads on the battery issue. The 2nd one has a video.
As far as your imbedded, what os are you running?
Sorry, I see you're running linux. I had a few problems on mine updating the bios and the imbedded controller. When I tried to do it manually from the driver list, it wouldn't work. I used Lenovo's system update to update them and it worked. That's why I asked what os. I don't think you can use system update in linux.
03-13-2011 02:12 PM - edited 03-13-2011 03:34 PM
Thanks for replying. I actually had Windows XP on the machine when I tried to install the embeded controller firmware. I didn't use System Update though. I downloaded and installed the exe directly. It would reboot and enter the program, but then hang when I tried to flash the controller. Does anyone have an alternative solution to System Update?
Also, it seems "buying a new battery" fixes the problem. Surely there's a more elegant solution?
03-13-2011 07:35 PM - edited 03-13-2011 07:41 PM
I guess that only fixed one poster's problem. Did you see the video where the guy was unscrewing and screwing that screw and the battery would register and not register just from the screw.
Are all the screws in the bottom of your machine? Might be a grounding issue.
One of the guru's on this forum just sold an x41t that had the same issue. He tried everything except play with the board. He seemed to think that the problem was on the board somewhere.
I think there's a way to update the imbedded controller with a floppy disc.
There is a version further down the page for a floppy. There's also a fix for the battery query. This just might fix your battery. That would seem too easy, though.
I'm unsure that it's a grounding issue. I can take out the battery and put it back in to fix it. The controller is running on 1.1, which was the revision in which they fixed the battery query. I updated from 1.0 to 1.1 fine. It seems to hang on 1.0 to 1.2 and 1.1 to 1.2.
03-13-2011 10:47 PM - edited 03-13-2011 11:03 PM
Update: I believe there's something wrong with the board/bios/etc. My friend owns a x41 and he does not expierence this problem. We swapped the battery and the charger (seperately and togther in combination) and the battery light still stayed on.
you're probably right.
I've got a new lead, but I need some help. How do you disable acpi completly via BIOS?


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Annette Funicello's account of her battle with multiple sclerosis (PEOPLE, Aug. 17) elicited an outpouring of affection and sympathy.
I remember two years ago at the Orange County Fair watching Annette and Frankie Avalon perform. We had all aged—everyone except Annette! She is living proof that it is possible to be famous and yet genuine at the same time. I admire her honesty in dealing with multiple sclerosis and sharing her personal down moments as well. Thank you, Annette, for all those wonderful years and memories. I, along with all your fans, pray for a happy ending to this story.
CATHY HAAS, Irvine, Calif.
As one of the many who have multiple sclerosis, I was saddened to see that Annette Funicello had joined our ranks. But she was so right when she said that you shouldn't let MS stop you from doing as much as you can. MS is inconvenient but not deadly! You may not be able to run around like you used to, but your head and heart still work as well, or maybe better.
KATHLEEN KELBY, Fullerton, Calif.
I was diagnosed with MS in 1990 and experience many of the same symptoms Annette does. The disease is frustrating, but the worst part is that most people immediately jump to the conclusion that well bean invalid. Life with MS is not easy, but with certain adjustments it is surmountable. Thanks, Annette. Spread your story and educate the public. Your voice speaks for all of us with MS.
PATRICIA MCCLINTIC, West Seneca, N.Y.
I am a 29-year-old woman who has suffered with MS for the last five years. The reality is, you can't beat this disease. You can only learn to live with it in a positive; manner, with the hope that one day a cure will be found. I hope that Annette will use her position as a celebrity to promote awareness and generate interest for research for this often overlooked illness. There is much ignorance about multiple sclerosis.
MYRNA ESCOBAR, Miami Beach
When I was a little girl, I watched The Mickey Mouse Club faithfully and dreamed of being just like Annette. As a teenager, I saw every beach movie made. I wanted to romp on the beach with Frankie Avalon, just like Annette;. I still haven't seen the beach, much less romped with Frankie. But now that I'm forty-something and no longer daydream of being just like Annette, what happens? I end up with MS—just like Annette. Good luck, Annette, and God bless you!
LINDA RQDGERS, Jonesboro, Ark.
Just what is it that these beautiful women see in Mick Jagger? They certainly can't say it's his warm, caring, sincere personality or dashing good looks! If he weren't a famous rock star, the young blond babes he finds so irresistible wouldn't give him the time of day. Face it, girls, if you passed a hitchhiker with his looks, you'd speed on by!
NANCI HARKER. Ames, Iowa
Jerry Hall knew what she was gelling when she took up with Mick Jagger. She should be understanding of his imperfections and simply relax and enjoy all his many good qualities: intelligence, charm, wit, good humor, the love that he has bestowed upon her and their children, and his great musical talent. Mick needs a woman's unconditional love, not the hypocritical whinings of a has-been model.
THERESA KOSCHNY, Falls Church, Va.
Poor Jerry Hall!?? You'd think a gal from Texas would have had more horse sense. At least get married legally! Didn't her mama ever tell her that Rolling Stones gather no moss?
Colorado Springs
It's sad that Jerry Hall has experienced such heartache, but it's more pathetic how Western civilization condones older men dallying with females their daughter's age and looks upon any woman past 30 as disposable, like an old, used pair of shoes.
JANICE DUDGEON, Dearborn, Mich.
I couldn't help but laugh when I read Waylon Jennings's and Willie Nelson's comments about Billy Hay Cyrus. You make it in music with your voice and your looks, and those two guys have neither. What's their problem with Billy Ray? Is it his triple-platinum album? Or that he knows what a razor and shampoo are for?
BOB ATHERTON, Centerburg, Ohio
Every man I know has testosterone problems when it comes to Billy Ray Cyrus. You guys are sounding like us gals when we said way back when that Madonna sounded like Minnie Mouse on helium and would be a shooting star. Face it, guys: Billy is not only an awesome hunk but the boy also has beaucoup talent. Don't you hate it when that happens?
CAROLYN TATE, Mountain Home, Ark.


text: Ok people need a little help here, I have a recurring problem last Saturday I went out in my 86 Gt. car ran beautiful, then I shut Her down for an hour or so. Got back in it and nothing just kept cranking without starting just like if I pulled the coil wire off. Had to have it towed home. Next morning got in it and it started right up... Blogged the problem did the checklist everything pointed to that awful accel ignition module, so I bought a new in the box motorcraft replacement. New ignition module came today I coated the module and distributor with the proper lube and installed it. Took the car out for a hour long ride, parked it for an hour or so and wallah it won't start again, tried playing with all connectors under the hood, car is getting fuel the pump primes and fuel pressure auge is showing good pressure but it just won't start. After giving it another hour to cool down I was cranking it up While flooring the gas pedal and it started up. got her home fast, but I just can't figure it out...help!.... Modifications: Canfield aluminum heads , custom grind cam .630 lift, 1.72 rollers, 75mm mass air, vortech v1, msd 6al digital and separate boost retard box also msd, 30lb injectors, typhoon intake, 250 liter in tank fuel pump,


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Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
I've disabled a number of the sites that the Nerd searches based upon their performance projections from last week. I'll continue watching their projections and can very easily add them back. There's one more that I may disable depending on how it's projections go this week. I've reviewed today's search index and they're not that far off so I'll give them another week.
This is also the first week where the individual source projections get weighted based on last week's performance. This will continue throughout the season.
I had to do a double take when I saw today's search index results. Seattle's Defense ranked #1? From 15 last week to number 1? Against Gore and the remaining 49'ers? I think Seattle will have a good week on D, but I'm not sure I would rank them #1.
As I looked at the individual source projections, I noticed that FOX ranks Seattle at #3 and CBS ranks them #1. CBS projects the Seattle D to have 2 interceptions, 1 forced fumble, 5 sacks, 1 defensive TD, and 368 total yards allowed. FOX projects 3 sacks, 1 interception, 0 TD's, and 293 yards allowed.
The other sites weren't that far off, all listing Seattle in the Top 8. So...Seattle it is. I'll be watching tomorrow to see how often changes occur during the week leading up to Sunday.
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DER has collaborated with numerous partners to develop inventories of potential wetland restoration sites throughout Massachusetts. The purpose of these inventories is to identify, evaluate, and prioritize restoration opportunities that can be advanced by DER and others. The majority of coastal areas have now been covered, along with several inland watersheds.
In 2013, DER began a project to consolidate and update information on all potential tidal wetland restoration opportunities identified in these inventories. This effort will produce a comprehensive GIS geodatabase covering the entire Massachusetts coast. The geodatabase will be maintained and updated by the division as new restoration sites are identified, existing sites are further investigated, and restoration projects are completed.


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Do you have an early A4 chassis TDI? Odds are you have a blue 4 pin coolant temperature sensor. Later years use the green sensor which we also stock.
Look at your connector to be sure - the blue sensor uses a rectangular 4 pin connector. (The green sensor uses a round 4 pin connector.)
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text: Posted December 29, 2013 · Report post This is my neck acne. I have never had it on my neck before but suddenly it's appeared here, on my chin and jawline. I know it's probably hormonal but it's really irritating. Sorry it's not a very flattering photo! Does anyone reckon it's anything to do with wearing a scarf in the winter? I wear one pretty much everyday (I'm from the UK) and probably will have to until at least march. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


text: Farve is coming a sure first ballot hall of famer to Relient this Sunday, now we have had a chance in person to see some of the best come to town, Manning, Leftwich, McNAir, Culpepper, Brees, Brady, Vick & of course Carr. Among those that you have seen in person who captured not just your imagination but your heart as a football fan? Who is the most exciting & fun to watch QB in person? (This would include not just stats but presence, showmanship, sportsmanship, sideline antics or celebrations and athelticism)


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NEW ORLEANS — Sebastian Pereira-Pinzon scored in overtime to give Jesuit a 2-1 victory over St. Paul's in the Division I boys soccer final on Saturday night at Tad Gormley Stadium.
"I saw I was getting unmarked because they were playing zone, so I started floating and I thought this just might be my chance," said Pinzon, a junior forward.
The two teams have met in three consecutive Division I state championships. St. Paul's won in 2011. Last season, Jesuit rallied late to take the title.
Entering Saturday's title game, neither team had allowed a score.
That changed when St. Paul's Daniel Garraway scored on a header in the 16th minute. For Jesuit (20-4-2), a No. 2 seed, Joseph Kepper forced overtime with his header in the 58th minute.
"The last couple of years of this rivalry, if you lose, it's such a bitter loss," said Kepper, a senior captain. "The first year, we lost to them and if just left this terrible taste in our mouths. Last year, we beat them and I'm sure they had the same terrible taste. And so that just made the rivalry so much more intense."
St. Paul's, the No. 5 seed, ends the season at 22-3-1.
"We pride ourselves on the fact that we work on our fitness," Jesuit coach Hubbie Collins said. "I think at the end of the game, we were a little bit stronger. They had some players that were cramping; it was kind of a humid night our here. But we were just a little bit stronger at the end."


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Daniel Girard '84, managing partner at the complex-litigation firm Girard Gibbs, is featured in "Roundtable," a sponsored section in the February 2010 issue of California Lawyer magazine.
In the "Roundtable" article, Girard is one of seven attorneys who discuss controversial issues facing securities litigators. In response to a query about standards of conduct, Girard says, "The financial crisis has exposed cases where you have some very large Ponzi schemes -- and it's not just Madoff -- where responsibility for the fraud extends well beyond the primary actors. Restoring aiding-and-abetting liability would be a step in the right direction to improve investor confidence."


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Try it.
I think you will find that it's a lot of what you've been looking for in a Perl object system. Then realize that a lot of people will be thinking the same as you. That will answer your question.
If you feel it could/will work long term (which I do) then there is a good shot many other will also. If you don't like it then at least you know you don't like it and who cares if lots of others do.


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Metro 2033 Review
Metro 2033 is based on a Russian novel of the same name by Dmitry Glukhovsky that has been an enormous bestseller in its home country and has just recently been translated into English. It is set in a post-apocalyptic Moscow, or rather mostly below it. When the bombs fell, tens of thousands of Russians took refuge in the city's metro system. Twenty years later the former subway stations house city-state communities and the tunnels connecting them are the domain of bandits and mutated animals. The surface above is locked in perpetual winter, overrun with mutated creatures, and the air is too poisoned to breath. It's also home to The Dark Ones, a strange and mysterious race of creatures with psychic abilities that destroy the minds of anyone unlucky enough to encounter them. You play as the novel's hero, Artyom, a young man who has grown up in one of the stations and hasn't seen the surface since he was an infant brought below ground to escape the nuclear apocalypse. Artyom makes a secret promise to a friend to deliver an important message to another station and so he volunteers for guard duty on a diplomatic mission to the neighboring station as an excuse to get out of his home station, and so begins a long and dangerous journey through the subway's tunnels and the ruins of Moscow.
Metro 2033 does a good job of bringing the world of the novel to life. The stations are filled with people actively engaged in conversation, and you can learn a lot about the world of Metro 2033 by simply eavesdropping. The stations are cramped and claustrophobic, and sealed off from the dangers of the tunnels by enormous vault doors. The tunnels are dark and foreboding, and the desolate city above is suitably frozen and forsaken. It's an interesting world to visit, but unfortunately the shooter built around it isn't nearly as interesting and fails to do its setting justice.
Let's start with the weapons, because in Metro 2033's world weapons are not only critical to survival they drive the economy as well. The game uses a "bullet economy" in which everything is bought with bullets, even bullets. In addition to the various calibers, bullets come in two varieties: pre-apocalypse and post-apocalypse. The pre-apocalypse bullets, and weapons as well, are more accurate and deadly, and are correspondingly worth more at the station markets. Because bullets are literally money, each shot that you fire comes straight out of your wallet. An interesting concept, but it just doesn't work in practice. The main problem is that it takes a lot of bullets to take out enemies in this game, especially when it comes to the mutated creatures you'll encounter. You have no option but to rapidly drain your bullet cache in just about every battle. The lack of a melee option for the weapons and a knife that is apparently a rubber butter knife mean that you don't have any other option but to shoot, and to shoot a lot. You never really find yourself with a surplus of bullets and so when you arrive at a station you won't be able to afford any new weapons.


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The manufacture of integrated circuits with single-molecule building blocks is a goal of molecular electronics. While research in the past has been limited to bulk experiments on self-assembled monolayers, advances in technology have now enabled us to fabricate single-molecule junctions. This has led to significant progress in understanding electron transport in molecular systems at the single-molecule level and the concomitant emergence of new device concepts. Here, we review recent developments in this field. We summarize the methods currently used to form metal-molecule-metal structures and some single-molecule techniques essential for characterizing molecular junctions such as inelastic electron tunnelling spectroscopy. We then highlight several important achievements, including demonstration of single-molecule diodes, transistors, and switches that make use of electrical, photo, and mechanical stimulation to control the electron transport. We also discuss intriguing issues to be addressed further in the future such as heat and thermoelectric transport in an individual molecule.
Miniaturization of electronics devices has been progressed rapidly owing to the advanced silicon technology for integrating billions of silicon-based building blocks in a millimeter-scale chip. Ultimate downscaling of active electronic components such as diodes and transistors can be achieved by making use of electron and hole transport in single organic molecules connected to two electrodes (
This attractive idea is called molecular electronics (or single molecule electronics) and has been actively pursued since Aviram and Ratner proposed the first basic design of molecular rectifier in 1974 [
While physical properties of organic thin films have already been well-studied and proven to be useful in industries as flexible electroluminescent devices for multicolor display applications, however, single-molecule electronics is an emerging field because only recently has it become possible to form stable metal/single-molecule/metal systems and identify the molecular signatures to ensure their existence in the electrode gap. In this review, we summarize the technical approaches to form single-molecule junctions with an emphasis on their advantages for fabricating stable molecular bridges. It also covers essential spectroscopic techniques now incorporated in many single-molecule electron transport measurements that exploit inelastic electron-phonon interactions for revealing the presence of a target molecule in the electrode gap. We then introduce recent remarkable experimental progress in demonstrating single-molecule device functionalities including diodes, field-effect transistors, and mechanical-switches. In the final part of this paper, we discuss the potential use of single-molecule thermoelectric devices.
Investigation of single-molecule electron transport calls for a reliable and efficient method for constructing metal/single-molecule/metal system. Early measurements on molecular junctions have discovered many intriguing phenomena such as the Kondo effect, negative differential resistance, and Coulomb blockade. In these works, various apparatus have been utilized to form meta/molecule/metal structures such as electromigrated nanogaps [
Discussion about single-molecule conductance has become possible by applying a repeated break junction approach (
SPM break junction is probably the most widely used method for studying electron transport in single-molecule junctions. It usually utilizes scanning tunneling microscope or atomic force microscope facilities (
The SPM approach has contributed considerably to advancing our understanding of electron transport in single molecules. Measurements on alkanedithiols have revealed an exponential decrease in the single-molecule conductance with the number of methylenes in the backbone that manifested tunneling electron transport through the saturated molecules [
Besides the Fermi alignment issue, a suitable anchoring group for developing highly conductive and stable molecular junctions has been pursued, which is important from viewpoint of electronics device applications. Thiol (SH) has been the most frequently employed anchor group because one can exploit the strong Au-S bonds to form a stable metal-molecule-metal structure when using Au electrodes. However, the wide variation in the Au-S contact motif, whether it binds to top, bridge, or hollow sites of Au surface, gives rise to a broad distribution of the single-molecule conductance not suitable for device applications [
The careful and systematic SPM break junction experiments have led to the advance in understanding and control of electron transport in single molecules and provided a useful guideline for constructing robust and highly conductive molecular junctions. Beyond this, there is growing interest in using SPM to construct and realize single-molecule device concepts such as single molecule diodes and transistors. However, thermal drift poses a critical difficulty in holding molecular bridges for more than 10 s at room temperatures, and such research is often possible only under cryogenic vacuum conditions. In this sense, EBJ and MCBJ techniques have advantages in that they possess superior mechanical stability as described below.
MCBJ consists of a free-standing metal wire fixed on a flexible beam (
In addition to their applications for studying single-molecule electron transport, the unique capability of micro-fabricated MCBJs of adjusting the electrode gap distance at sub-picometer precision has been utilized for studying the stability and current carrying capacity of individual organic molecular wire at room temperatures [
Special care was taken to avoid possible effects of Au nanocontact thinning processes on the molecular junction stability and meanwhile to optimize the production efficiency [
The self-breaking method to rupture molecular bridges without external mechanical forces also offers a platform useful for studying heat dissipation [
Pioneering studies on three-terminal single-molecule devices utilized electromigration to form two electrodes separated by a nanometer gap for constructing molecular bridges [
Recently, improvements have been introduced to the original electromigrated gap formation method for achieving better reproducibility and yield [
It is important to understand the underlying physics of the electromigration junction breakdown. Electrical breaking of metallic nanocontacts occurs via the current-induced forces and the local heating. Which factor becomes critical depends on material. It is predicted theoretically that contact tends to break by local heating when the heat cannot be removedefficiently from the contact to the bulk leads by thermal conduction [
In fact, three-terminal single-molecule device concepts have long been explored using the electromigration break junction method. In these experiments, identification of the molecule species in the electrode gap is crucial for dealing with the nanoparticle nucleation issue. In this context, increasing effort has been devoted to incorporate spectroscopic techniques such as Raman spectroscopy and inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy (IETS) in break junction experiments, which serve to ensure the presence of target molecules between the electrodes thereby improving the measurement data reliability as summarized below.
Mechanical break junction methods have proven to be a useful tool for determining the electrical conductance of molecular tunneling bridges at the single-molecule level by the fact that theoretical calculations of the electron transport in molecular junctions in the elastic tunneling regime can now quantitatively explain the break junction measurements [
An essential ingredient for conducting reliable single-molecule device characteristics has been a technique that can identify molecular signatures of the molecule in the junction. In the early discussions of quantized conductance of metal quantum point contacts, high resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has played an important role by elucidating the evolution of metallic single-atom chains by
One of the practical methods for identifying molecular junctions is to incorporate Raman spectroscopy, a well-established technique in chemistry for fingerprinting molecules [
Another useful single-molecule technique is inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy (
IETS has been used as a tool for studying the conformation and adsorption sites of molecules adsorbed on a metal substrate with a vacuum gap at the tip side using STM [
Beyond single-molecule fingerprinting, when combined with mechanical break junction measurements, IETS has been proved to be useful for studying the correlation between the molecular conformation and the electron transport properties [
The vibrational spectroscopy can also be implemented in a single electron tunneling regime by using the electronic gating effects. In this method, the differential conductance of a single-molecule junction is measured using a three-terminal device and plotted as a function of the source-drain voltage and the gate voltage. The thus obtained stability diagram reveals fine structures assigned to the excitation energies of the Raman- and IR-active molecular vibrational modes of the single-molecule bridges, thereby constituting another useful strategy for single-molecule fingerprinting [
In single molecule experiments, the stochastic nature of molecular fluctuations in general acts as an inevitable source of noise that obscures fine details and complicates the identification of the molecular identity. In contrast, it was reported that molecular-vibration-induced current noise can itself be a useful molecular signature for single-molecule identifications [
As we have seen in the preceding section, the progress in single-molecule junction fabrication technologies and statistical approaches for evaluating the electrical properties has led to better understanding of electron transport in an individual molecule sandwiched between metal electrodes. Besides the academic interest, industries demand for discoveries of useful functions of molecules for various device applications. In this section, we review recent efforts for development of functional single-molecule bridges that can act as electronic components such as switches, diodes, and transistors.
A conductor capable of changing its impedance between two distinct levels controllably and repeatedly can be used as a switching device for storing information as we do so with flash memories. The nanometer size of single-molecule switches promises applications for memory devices by realizing unprecedented integration densities. For this, it is important to demonstrate high speed conductance switching with a long retention period and good endurance by single-molecule junctions under ambient conditions.
Binary switching of single-molecule conductance was first inferred in scanning tunneling microscopy studies of individual molecules adsorbed on a surface [
Controlled conductance switching has been demonstrated for various kinds of molecules using the electric field tuning of molecular conformations [
The conductance states of BPDN-DT junctions could also be controlled by applying a voltage pulse: a positive pulse (+1.6 V) could bring it to the on-state, while a negative pulse (−1.6 V) switched it back to the off-state. Using the voltage pulses, the on/off conductance ratio at the read voltage of 1.1 V was estimated to range from 7 to 70. Furthermore, the retention period was longer than several minutes at 100 K. However, the excellent performance of BPDN-DT switches could not be realized at room temperatures as the junction collapsed during voltage sweep [
Alternatively, mechanical forces can be used to manipulate the molecular junction geometries. The idea is based on deformation of bistable electrode-molecule contact configurations by pulling and compressing a single molecule junction (
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Another example of a bistable mechanical switch was reported in Au/hexanedithiol/Au systems [
The advantage of the mechanical approach is that it does not require high voltage for controlling the on-off, unlike the case for operating BPDN-DT switches [
It has also been demonstrated that conductance of a single-molecule junction can be switched by light control of the reversible photochromic reactions (
Single-molecule conductance of diarylethene derivatives has been measured using break junction techniques [
Attempts have been made to realize reversible photochromic switching by weakening the interaction between the HOMO of the open form diarylethene and Au electrodes (
A diode is a two-terminal electronic component that facilitates current flow in one (forward) bias direction and suppresses under the opposite (reverse) direction. Molecular design for diodes is essentially similar to the p-n junction configuration and consists of donor and acceptor molecules connected via
The first single-molecule diodes have been fabricated using a lithographically defined MCBJ [
The fact that the current was suppressed in the negative bias regime suggested an important role of asymmetric electrode-molecule coupling that yields lower threshold voltage in the positive bias regime for attaining resonance between the anode and the molecular HOMO (
Most of today's integrated circuit chips are based on metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs). As the gate length is already far below 100 nm and continues to become smaller, the solid-state silicon devices are starting to face fundamental physical limits, e.g., dopant fluctuations, short channel effects, and oxide-gate tunneling. Whether single-molecule junctions can find applications as FETs is of practical interest for further downscaling of transistors to sub-10 nm scale.
Theoretical verifications of back-gated single-molecule transistors have predicted that the conductance can be modulated by the gate-field induced electrostatic shifts of the molecular energy levels with respect to the electrode Fermi level [
Development of single-molecule FETs has been vigorously explored in the past decades. Three-terminal molecular junctions were fabricated often by utilizing electromigration break junction method to form source and drain metallic electrodes with nanometer separation on a bottom gate electrode using a silicon micro-fabrication technology [
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Now that individual organic molecules are found to be potential building blocks for logic and memory in nanoelectronics, the important future challenge in single-molecule electronics is to explore commercially viable fabrication methods and molecular functionalities. Operations of single-molecule electronic components were in many cases confirmed only in a cryogenic vacuum. Thus, it is essential to examine the device performance and durability of single-molecule junctions in a practical environment. Development of a cheap and reliable method for integration of the single-molecule logic and memory devices may also be required. While electromigration break junction is a promising technology for mass-production of functional molecular wire arrays, the poor production yields need further improvement. An alternative strategy for achieving high device yields is to exploit self-organized processes via sequential chemical reactions [
Schematic model of a single-molecule junction.
SPM break junction method. (
Principle of operation of micro-fabricated MCBJs. The MCBJ set up (bottom) is comprised of a free-standing metal junction formed on a polyimide-coated phosphor bronze substrate using electron beam lithography and metal deposition processes (middle). The narrowest constriction at the center is usually sub-micrometer size. The phosphor bronze substrate is deflected by the pushing rod in a three-point bending configuration, which induces the tensile force on the free-standing junction to break it. After breaking, an electrode gap of size
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Bias voltage controlled bipolar binary conductance switching in single-molecule bipyridyl-dinitro oligophenylene-ethynylene dithiol sandwiched between Au nanoelectrodes. The conductance jumps to the on state at 0.8 V during sweeping the bias in the positive direction, which was attributed to conformational change of the dithiol molecule by the electrostatic forces originated from the electric field across the electrode gap at the dipole moments induced by the NO2 groups (white arrow). Subsequently, the junction conductance was switched back to the off state by decreasing the bias voltage to −1.0 V associated with the electrostatic force now acting in the opposite direction (yellow arrow) that reverses the conformational change. The on-off switching was reproduced in the successive voltage cycles.
Mechanically-controlled conductance switching of single-molecule junctions. Binary conductance switching occurs synchronous to the sinusoidal modulation of the tip motion that repeatedly deforms metal-molecule contact structure between two stable configurations such as hollow-to-top Au-thiol bonding sites.
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Single-molecule diodes. (
Au/1,4-benzenedithiol/Au single-molecule FETs. (
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Patang: 'An Anthem for Ahmedabad'
By Aarti Virani
Director Prashant Bhargava's debut feature film, "Patang," is a lyrical glimpse at the lives of six people, intertwined like a web of tangled kite strings.
Set against the kaleidoscopic canvas of India's largest kite festival in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, the film releases in the U.S. this Friday.
Starring Seema Biswas and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Patang follows a successful Delhi businessman, Jayesh (Mukund Shukla), and his daughter Priya (Sugandha Garg), as they return to his hometown for the annual Uttarayan festival, facing uncomfortable family truths upon arriving.
"There's an importance to the festival—the whole city needs it to move on," said Mr. Bhargava in a recent interview. He aspired to capture the city in a positive light, steering clear of the communal violence that has often characterized its past. "We need not always tell stories of the riots, there's also love and laughter," he claimed.
The 39-year-old director, who was born and raised in Chicago, spent approximately three years researching the film in Ahmedabad, getting to know local kite-makers, police-officers and even bookies.
"By the third year, I could hold a camera one foot away from somebody anywhere in the old city and they would be perfectly comfortable," he remembered.
"Understanding how the city works and paying complete respect to it formed the foundation of how we shot the film," he added.
While Patang has already garnered acclaim on prestigious platforms, including the Tribeca Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival, Mr. Bhargava acknowledged the film isn't for everyone.
"I wanted to make a film that was an anthem for Ahmedabad, a film that was an authentic reflection of the rhythm of the city," he asserted. "But the drama isn't high-amplitude. From a Bollywood perspective, there's not enough on-screen emotion and from a Western perspective, this is not Slumdog."
For the actors, Mr. Bhargava's experimental approach helped them deliver natural performances. Single takes often lasted for up to five hours and an overwhelming majority of the performers were non-actors.
"I've always done conventional 'to be or not to be' kind of stuff," revealed Mr. Siddiqui, 45, who portrays Jayesh's tempestuous, wayward nephew, Chakku. As a trained theater actor who wowed audiences with performances in recent films like "Kahaani" and "Gangs of Wasseypur," Mr. Siddiqui found himself "unlearning" the classical method he was previously acquainted with.
"Prashant would provide us with the essence of a scene or what it was supposed to accomplish," he recalled. "And that was really it."
Other performers, like Ms. Biswas, of "Bandit Queen" and "Water" fame, spent a whirlwind 12 hours in Ahmedabad, exploring vegetable markets, meeting with local housewives and attending a puja, a Hindu ritual, before agreeing to sign the film.
In Patang, Ms. Biswas, 47, plays Sudha, Jayesh's unflappable sister-in-law. "Initially, I wasn't very excited about my character—I felt like she was going to be in the background, silent," she admitted.
"But I realized that Sudha is like water. She'll take the shape of whatever vessel you put her in," Ms. Biswas described.
In addition to the actors themselves, a kite featured in the movie is practically a character in its own right. "When it's flying high, everyone is happy. When it crashes, the family goes down. And when Sudha mends the kite, their destinies improve," explained Mr. Bhargava, who said he was inspired by the pivotal role of objects in films like Albert Lamorisse's 1956 classic, "The Red Balloon."
In his first feature-length film, Mr. Bhargava was also keen on displaying an unvarnished India. "Cinema is our country's biggest brand ambassador," he stated. "And it's great that Bollywood exists," he continued. "But Patang showcases India in a very different light than what we've seen before."
Patang will be releasing on June 15 in New York City (Cinema Village), New Jersey (Big Cinemas in Edison and North Bergen), and Chicago (AMC River East 21).
Aarti Virani is a New York-based arts, culture and entertainment writer. You can follow her on Twitter @aartivirani.


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I was wondering If I Could Repair my Hernia and get them to reduce the Roundness of My Tummy at the same time??? What type of Doctor would I need to see??? I suffered a Stroke two years ago and have had a Few blood clots am I kinda stuck with this body???n I'm only 30 I have 1 Child and My Husband and I are done with Having Kids Any Responses are welcomed.~Thank You
Hernia and Round Stomach?
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Hernia, Loose Abdominal Wall Repair with a History of Blood Clots
The hernia can be fixed at the same time as improving the abdominal contour. Some plastic surgeons perform hernia repairs, and some do not. Some ask the general surgeon to repair the hernia.
The history of clots and the stroke needs to be worked up an internal medicine doctor or hematologist or neurologist. Specific recommendations need to be made by one or several of these specialists. Based upon their recommendations, surgery may be considered.
Hernia repair and cosmetic abdominal surgery.
Hernias may be repaired at the same time as tummy tucks. However, caution is needed in patients with coagulation disorders particularly in combination abdominal procedures. The risks of deep vein thromboses and pulmonary emboli are elevated in abdominoplasties and patients with a history of a clotting disorder have a significantly higher risk. Thorough consultations with a general surgeon, plastic surgeon, and a hematologist are recommended. Your individual factors may preclude you from having the cosmetic portion of the procedure performed.
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Tummy Tuck
You would probably do well with a tummy tuck. Given your history of stroke and blood clots you should proceed with caution. You should have had a workup for your clotting disorder or need that prior to surgery. You should seek out the opinion of PS to see what can be accomplished.
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Hernia, Tummy Tuck, Stroke and Blood Clots...What to Do? Ask Dr Ellen
Hello Tatiana,
These are GREAT questions- let's prioritize the issues:
Be sure to see a Hematologist and have clearly diagnosed the cause of your multiple blood clots. It sounds as though this could also have been the cause of your stroke. You are a very young woman/mother/wife and given your medical history, are at a high risk for another blood clot or complication (stroke) if this matter is left undiagnosed or untreated.
* a great looking tummy tuck is meaningless if you can not enjoy it due to a blood clot, complication or stroke
2. Hernias and tummy tucks are often done at the same time
3. The shape of your tummy can be changed with a tummy tuck
First things first- get all of the medical issues safely resolved and only then explore body sculpting options.
Thanks for asking! Dr Ellen
Combination Hernia repair and Abdominoplasty?
We commonly do hernia repairs in combination with tummy tucks or abdominoplasty. This is not a problem in and of itself. Depending on the type of hernia, we work with a general surgeon if it is a complicated hernia. This can be done in the same setting. Patients with a potential for blood clots are at higher risk for blood clots with abdominoplasty. This needs to be worked up with a hematologist to see why you have blood clots. You may need to be a blood thinning medications after the procedure.
Best Wishes,
Pablo Prichard, MD
Hernia Repair & Tummy Tuck Can Be Combined.
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You are not stuck with your body. In our practice we need a clearance and blood work to determine whether you're a good candidate for a tummy tuck or Liposuction. Without an exam we cannot advice on what you would benefit from the best. Make sure you go to Certified PS and that they do surgery in a safe Environment using certified anesthesiologist.
Hernia and Round Stomach
Without some more info about your particular abdominal contour (especially photos) it is not possible to give too useful of a response. It is quite common to do tummy tuck and hernia repair at the same time. Sometimes this is done by a plastic surgeon, sometimes by a plastic surgeon and a general surgeon, the latter to fix the hernia.
The largest risk to health after tummy tuck is blood clots, and having had one already magnifies the risk. If you are a candidate for such surgery you may need to take blood thinners after the surgery.
When you ready for an in person consultation, RealSelf has listings of surgeons in your area. You should consider cross referencing the listings from the The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (plasticsurgery dot org). A listing in the ASPS website assures you that your surgeon is not only board certified, but also is a member in good standing of the major plastic surgery organization in the U. S.
Thank you for your question, best wishes.
Tummy Tuck Candidate?
Thank you for the question.
Although I cannot provide you with precise advice without much more information, I would not necessarily say that you are "stuck with this body". Prior to undergoing elective surgery, it would be wise for you to seek a medical workup to determine the safety of any planned procedure. This work up should include a hematologic evaluation to determine your risk for additional "clots".
When the time is right, seek consultation with board-certified plastic surgeons who will be in the best position to evaluate the areas of concern. Generally speaking, body contouring operations are best done when patients have achieved a long-term stable weight.
Best wishes.
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/Procedure_tummyTuck.htm
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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British driver Jon Lancaster will be on the GP2 Series grid at Sepang in Malaysia this weekend, working alongside Nigel Melker in the season opener.
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Ocean Racing Technology's co-managers Jose Guedes and Tiago Monteiro are confident that their squad is heading to the GP2 season opener in Malaysia this weekend with every chance of success.
"We have brought together the necessary conditions to do great things," they said as the team arrived at the Sepang International Circuit ready for Friday's practice and qualifying sessions. "Our technical crew is excellent and our two drivers are great professionals, fast and consistent. We just hope that these qualities will be reflected in the race results."
The Portuguese team recently confirmed that it was handing an opportunity to British driver Jon Lancaster to take the second seat in the opening race weekend of 2012. The 23-year-old from Leeds has already been involved with Ocean's testing programme at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona in Spain earlier this month.
"Words cannot describe how I feel about this opportunity," said Lancaster after the announcement. "I know that I have a lot of work to do to adapt to this new stage in my career, the GP2 Series."
Lancaster hasn't had a full time ride in a series since the end of his second season in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2010. Last year, he had one outing in Formula 2 and then two rounds of Auto GP - which included a race win at Donington Park driving for Super Nova Racing alongside Luca Filippi.
"There have been a lot of ups and downs over the past few years," Lancaster admitted. "But now that I have this opportunity, I'm looking forward to getting the job done."
Malaysia will be a tough way to start in the series, with its notorious energy-sapping humidity taking its toll on even the fittest drivers, and a likelihood of thunderstorms threatening the challenge of some seriously wet sessions to contend with.
"The first weekend will be very important because it will be the first time I am racing in a competition in this championship, but also because it will be the first time we can compare ourselves to our competitors and find out where we stand," agreed Lancaster. "I am optimistic and confident."
Lancaster's signing means he will be racing alongside another GP2 Series rookie in 2012, 21-year-old Dutch driver Nigel Melker who was signed up by Ocean before Christmas after what Monteiro and Guedes called "a remarkable season" in GP3 and F3 in 2011.
Melker finished in third place in last year's GP3 championship with victory in the season opener and five podiums during the season with Mucke Motorsport, while also competing for the team in the F3 Euro Series where he finished fourth. He took part in close-season GP2 testing with Ocean and also competed for them in last November's GP2 Final event at Abu Dhabi.
"After the tests we made, I think that we are well prepared for the first race," said Melker ahead of the Malaysian weekend. "The weekend will be difficult, and we are all expecting a lot, but I have to say that with all the work we have done in the past few weeks, I am confident and can't wait to race at Sepang."
GP2 Series action in 2012 begins on Friday, with practice at noon local time (4am GMT) and then the all-important first qualifying session of the year at 3.55pm local time (7.55am GMT). The feature race takes place on Saturday at 11am local time (3am GMT) and the sprint race is on Sunday at 1.15pm local time (6.15am BST).
Live coverage of all GP2 practice, qualifying and race sessions is being shown on the new Sky Sports F1 channel this weekend.


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Testimony continues this week in the Michael Jackson wrongful death lawsuit. Jackson's mother and children are suing AEG, the concert promoter responsible for the London leg of the singer's "This is It" tour.
They allege that AEG paid Dr. Conrad Murray, currently serving time for involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death, and that Murray served the best interests of the promoters, not his patient.
AEG says they only paid Murray through advances, and that Jackson was responsible for hiring Murray. LA Times senior writer Jeff Gottlieb has been following this case closely, and he joins the show with more.


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The presidential election season is in full swing, and lawyers have been among the most active participants in the political process, at least financially speaking.
Barack Obama has benefitted the most from lawyers' largesse, earning nearly $12.4 million in contributions from attorneys and law firms in June. In fact, lawyers and law firms are the president's second largest donors by industry, and six of his top 20 contributors by organization are law firms: DLA Piper, Sidley Austin, Skadden Arps, Morgan & Morgan, WilmerHale and Kirkland & Ellis.
Attorneys aren't just donating their own cash to the Democratic cause. After reaching their individual contribution limits, lawyers and their firms have continued to solicit, or "bundle," donations from family, friends and colleagues. The legal sector has bundled $22.4 million for Obama, far outstripping the second-place securities and investments industry, which has bundled $14.5 million.
Lawyers aren't entirely neglecting the right, either: Almost $5.2 million of Mitt Romney's campaign cash last month came from lawyers and law firms. And, though Kirkland & Ellis was the only law firm represented among Romney's top 20 contributors, five of the 25 registered lobbyists bundling money for the GOP candidate work for other major firms.
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Hyundai Motors Nigeria Limited, foremost distributors of Hyundai range of vehicles has unveiled four new models into the market.
The vehicles which include the all-new Hyundai Veloster hatchback, Santa Fe SUV, Azera and Genesis luxury sedan are already on display at Hyundai showrooms nationwide.
The all-new Hyundai Veloster, is a fashionable funky three-door sport-like hatchback designed for drivers who want something uniquely different and stimulating.
Equipped with a 1.6-liter four cylinder engine that produces 138 hp and 132 Ib-ft of torque mated to a six-speed traditional automatic transmission, the Volester is the first of its kind in the country.
Mr. Jatin Nadkarni, Director, Sales and Marketing, Hyundai Motors Nigeria described the Volester as Hyundai's "icing on the cake." It is trendy and youthful and would definitely change people's perception of hatchbacks in Nigeria," he said.
Continuing, he said, "from the driver's side, the Veloster looks like a regular two-door but when turned 180 degrees through, it looks like a four-door – thanks to the perfectly normal-looking rear door," the director remarked.
Introducing the all-new Santa fe SUV Nadkarni explained that Hyundai has raised the quality of its cars to highest standard in their segments with array of quality materials. "Hyundai want to be recognised as a premium brand, hence it has improved in quality. The redesigned Santa Fe SUV adopts the automaker's 'fluidic sculpture' design incorporating a third row of seats that increases the passenger count to seven thus effectively replacing the outgoing Hyundai Veracruz.
Although the new Santa Fe comes in three variants of 2.4-litre four cylinders, a turbocharged 2.4-liter and 3.3-liter V6, only the 2.4-liter and 3.3-liter variants will be available in the domestic market, the Director assured.
According to him, the 2013 Santa Fe will be targeted at the families because of its ample leg room and passengers' space especially in the first two rows that conveniently accommodate taller adults.
Drivers with high taste for details are also expected to fall in love with the all Santa Fe's admirable interior materials as well as intuitive controls and extensive number of standard and optional features that distinguishes the new SUV.
On the new Azera, he explained that the 250 hp 3.0-liter Azera mid-to-up-scale sedan is stylishly designed to emit all the trappings of luxury that is unprecedented in its class.
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No. 1 fairway gets Tiger again
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – The No. 1 fairway at the Bethpage State Park Golf Course has not been kind to Tiger Woods this week.
For the third time in four rounds at The Barclays, Woods missed the fairway left on the 430-yard dogleg right opening hole.
His tee shot in Sunday's final round ended up next to a tent. Woods then took a free drop in front of a lemonade and pretzel stand. Woods was distracted by clicking cameras on his second shot, with his approach landing in the rough left of the green.
Woods ended up with bogey on the hole. It's his second bogey (with two pars) at the opening hole this week. That dropped Woods to 3 under, seven shots behind tournament leader Sergio Garcia, who tees off at 1:40 p.m. ET.
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Originally Posted by Webleymkv
Sounds to me like the founders knew right from the beginning that Switzerland-style mandatory militia service would not work. Yet the Second Amendment was still included in the Constitution and Hamilton made the earlier comments that I posted in the very same document as his admission that mandatory militia service was not feasable.
Really? Is that why in 1792 an Act of Congress was passed that said:
That each and every free able-bodied white male citizen of the respective States, resident therein, who is or shall be of age of eighteen years, and under the age of forty-five years shall severally and respectively be enrolled in the militia,
Anyway, other than your affection for him, why should John Hamilton be the sole arbiter of our discussion? I bet John had no trouble with not allowing women to vote either. Doesn't make him right today.
First of all, it is
Hamilton I am quoting. The reason that I choose to quote Hamilton and not the other founders is that he seems to have the clearest explanations for the purpose of the issue at hand. If you know of others, I would be quite interested to read them (note, this is not a challenge to your argument but rather a request to satisfy my own thirst for knowledge on the subject).
Secondly, whether he is right today or not (that's a separate issue), he gives the most clearly stated purpose for 2A at the time it was written. If you wish to debate wheter or not that purpose is still valid, that's a separate issue which is composed mainly of opinion. Such a debate would likely generate more heat than light.
Thirdly, the only aspects of the Militia Acts of 1792 that have been abandoned are the semi-annual requirement to report for active milita duty and the requirement to provide one's own arms. However, it should be noted that two separate types of militia were commonly recognized: the Volunteer Militia and the Conscripted Militia. The Volunteer Militia took part in much more extensive training and drills than the Conscripted Militia were required to and the Volunteer Militia was not abandoned. The Volunteer and Conscripted Militia were defined by the Militia Act of 1903 as the Organized Militia (our present-day national guard) and the Unorganized Militia (all male citizens aged 18-45 who are not members of the National Guard or other branches of the Military).
It should be pointed out that even when the abandoned requirements of the Militia Act of 1792 were in effect, the Conscripted/Unorganized Militia was not subject to requirements nearly as demanding as that of the Volunteer/Organized Militia or our present National Guard.
Regardless of your obvious disdain for the abilites and/or usefulness of the Unorganized Militia, the fact remains that it does still exist as citizens who meet the criteria for membership in it are still subject to military conscription should the need arise. While the government has always been able to provide arms to the Unorganized Militia upon their conscription into the regular military, there is no guarantee that it will be able to do this in every possible crisis. Likewise, the right of the Unorganized Militia to own and become familiar with arms makes them both more effective and useful should they be needed.
Originally posted by Tennessee Gentleman
Originally Posted by Webleymkv
The argument that lack of use necessarily equates to obsolescence has far too many problems and exceptions to be valid.
I am not arguing that it is obsolete because it isn't used, I argue it is obsolete because it does not exist and has been replaced by other institutions. Like the US Navy replaced Privateers and Letters of Marque and Reprisal.
They have not been replaced. Unlike the other institutions you point out, an armed citizenry is still in existance, it simply has not been necessary to use them.
Originally Posted by Webleymkv
You still are unable to support your claim that the oath alone would prevent the military from carrying out illegal orders (it hasn't always done so in the past).
You are still spinning and must be dizzy by now. I have said that the Oath of Office all Military personnel take would prevent a rogue President form overthrowing the other two branches of government that you said could happen. A rogue President could not accomplish that feat as the military does not answer to the President alone.
You assume that every single soldier always has and always will take that oath seriously and there is not guarantee of that. The President also takes an oath to preserve and defend the Constitution, but there's no doubt that several of our Presidents have ignored it. What is to prevent a rogue president from convincing the military that his orders are legal, or from seducing them into ignoring the legality of his orders through promises of reward in his new regime. While I concede that such a situation is highly unlikely, improbability does not equate with impossibility. While I have great respect for our military personnel, at the end of the day they are still just people and are subject to the same weaknesses and temptations as the rest of us. I find it rather naive to assume that an oath, in and of itself, will prevent anything under every possible circumstnce as oaths are broken or misinterpreted all the time.
Originally Posted by Webleymkv
COTUS cannot prevent anything if the would-be tyrant has no respect for the law and the means to carry out his wishes in spite of COTUS.
Again I say that unless the tyrant had a force outside and apart from the military (such as a private army) he could not have such means.
This argument is only valid if one assumes that the military cannot be convinced to follow illegal orders, a notion that I find illogical.
Originally Posted by Webleymkv
I've answered that question numerous times, you simply continue to modify and qualify it because you don't like my answers but are unable to refute them. This is a game that I refuse to play.
Webley, lets be frank, you have not answered the question. The issue we are debating was whether an armed citizenry or democratic institutions protected us from tyranny. Admittedly I did not word the challenge carefully and the only example you gave was the Revolutionary War. Then I qualified the question and you have not answered to date.
In post #24, you said
Originally posted by Tennessee Gentleman
Can you show any instance in history where an armed population keep a leader from doing something tryannical.
I replied with the following in post #27
Originally posted by Webleymkv
As far as an instance of an armed population throwing off a tyrannical government, what do you call the American Revolution? An armed population rose up and threw off a tyrannical government. While the outcomes weren't as favorable as the American Revolution, the French Revolution and Bolshevik Revolutions are also examples of an armed population throwing off a tyrannical government (in those cases monarchies). The reasons that the French and Bolshevik revolutions did not have as favorable outcomes as our own is that nothing like the constitution was put in place afterwards to keep the new government from becoming tyrannical.
You apparently did not like that answer, as you felt a need to re-phrase the question in post #39
Originally posted by Tennessee Gentleman
Originally Posted by Webleymkv
As far as an instance of an armed population throwing off a tyrannical government, what do you call the American Revolution?
I should have said after the Revolutionary War. Caught me there but still no good. Why? Because we in America had no part of that system in 1776. No representation, no free press, no right to trial by jury, no free speech. Revolution in that case, and in some other similar ones in history, was the only option because there were no other means of redress.
Not only did you try to qualify out my example of the Revolutionary War, you completely ignore my examples in foreign countries. Now, while the examples I quoted did eventually devolve back into tyranny, they were nonetheless examples of armed populations rising up and overthrowing tyrannical governments and the reasons they devolved back into tyranny were explained.
So, yes I did answer your question. I simply refused to participate in your attempt to qualify away the validity of my answer. However, I will address your question one final time. Many of the colonists did indeed enjoy the right to free speech, free press, and other right that we enjoy today under the governments of their individual colonies and some of those rights, though certainly not all, under British law. So long as the British government left those rights unmolested, it was not viewed as tyrannical over the colonies. It was only after these rights were taken away that the British government was viewed as tyrannical. When this happened, the colonists attemted to use the means afforded to them by British law to rectify the situation, but the British government refused to comply. Only after every other option had been exhausted (not because of a lack of options) did the colonies revolt. While it is true that the governmental system in effect them was not exactly the same as that we have today (very few national governments fuction in exactly the same manner), they are not so dissimilar as to make the comparison invalid. Honestly, a request for another people throwing off a tyrannical government that operated in exactly the same manner that our own does is a loaded question as there is no other government, nor has there ever been, that operates in the exact same manner as our own. However, comparison of events in two similar, though not identical, governments is still valid as the same events have occured in very similar fashions with governments whose operation, and even culture, is more dissimilar that our own and 1770's Great Britain.
Originally posted by Tennessee Gentleman
whether an armed citizenry or democratic institutions protect us from tyranny.
Since during the reign of Britain over us as a colony there were no democratic institutions in place to protect or even acknowledge our rights as people the only option left to us was war. So, using the Revolutionary War as your example won't work because only half (armed citizenry) of the equation was in play.
There was a democracy in England (Parliment) and that government infringed upon the rights of British citizens (the colonists) who attempted to use the legal means of redress available to them. It was only when these legal means, and thusly the democratic institutions of Great Britain, failed that there was no other option but armed rebellion.
Originally posted by Tennessee Gentleman
I concede that if there is no political way to gain freedom or prevent tyranny force of arms may be the only way (apologies to Gandhi) but that is not what we face in the question I posed.
Then we are in agreement. The heart of my argument is that the Second Amendment is in place to combat tyranny through armed resistance
if and only if our democratic institutions fail and thusly leave us no legal or political means to do so.
Originally posted by Tennessee Gentleman
On the other hand I have shown in each example of government abuse since our government was formed that in every case, the democratic institutions we have either prevented of reversed the abuse.
I now state you cannot show that an armed citizenry has ever in the history of our republic prevented or reversed an abuse by the government. You may believe it (or want it) to be true as you claim John Hamilton did, but have nothing to support that belief. I have shown the efficacy of our democratic system to right those wrongs.
No, armed citizenry has not ever combated or prevented government tyranny since the Revolution because our other democratic institutions were still in effect. However, I still maintain that part of the founder's purpose for including the Second Amendment in the BOR is to ensure that the people have the means to combat tyranny through armed resistance
should our other democratic institutions fail and no longer be able to.
Now, if you choose to believe that these institutions could never fail or be removed without the consent of the people, that is your right. While I find that position naive, you are obviously entrenched in it and no argument I make will sway you from it. However, I think we can agree that such confidence, whether misplaced or not, was not present at the time the Constitution was drafted and that, at least at the time, the necessity of armed resistance to tyranny was still a very real possibility. Thusly, a guarantee of the right to arms was a guarantee of the ability to mount an armed resistance, at least at the time the Constitution was drafted. I maintain my position that while its necessity may be less likely, the concern is no less valid now than it was when the Constitution was drafted.
Originally posted by Kleinziet
The fact that Hitler and Stalin believed it was necessary to disarm the populace doesn't prove that it was, any more than the fact that some people believed it is necessary to not disarm the populace proves that it is. It's quite possible that, if Hitler and Stalin had let the people keep their guns, it wouldn't have made any significant difference to their hold on power.
It does however show that both Hitler and Stalin feared the reaction of an armed population to their acts of tyranny. While fear of the people in and of itself may not prevent tyranny, it would seem to be useful in, if nothing else, making the tyrant more hesitant to commit his tyrannical acts. To borrow a line from one of my favorite films "People should not be afraid of their government, governments should be afraid of their people."
Smith, and Wesson, and Me. -H. Callahan
Well waddaya know, one buwwet weft! -E. Fudd
All bad precedents begin as justifiable measures. -J. Caesar
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John 3:1-21
We talk about a fresh start in assemblies with children and young people at the start of the Autumn or Spring term, but we can talk about it at any time. This assembly can be used in the traditional places, or at easter (links in with talking about the action of the cross), or even transition for year 6 (new start at a new school.)
It would be easy to end up with a 'moral' at the end of the story – thus 'we can all have a new start and be eager to learn in our next year', but that would be to undermine scripture. Rather, try to emphasise that as well as making a new start in the term, we can know that we always have a new start with Jesus when we come to him. This puts the emphasis in the right place.
- A baby doll
- An eraser/rubber
- A jug filled with water and a bowl to pour water into
- A hairdryer
- A cross (optional, at Easter)
You may also like to have a memory stick if you have the facilities (Power point and data projector) with the following images (search google!)
In order,
A baby
- Rubbing out mistakes
- A dirty faced child
- The trees being blown by the wind. If you can get a video of this, all the better (see tips category on how to download clips to your computer from Youtube to use without an internet connection.)
- A picture of Nicodemus
Invite three volunteers out (best choosing older children for this).
Show the eraser, pour the water, and blow air across the children with the hairdryer, and ask them what each of the items has in common. Get feedback first from the children at the front, then give a moment or two for the children in the assembly to discuss what they think the link is. It is unlikely that you will get the right answer, but encourage them all the same. Point out that they all have to do with making new starts. As you explain, show the images on the data projector. You use a rubber when you make a mistake so that you can make a fresh start. You use water to wash the dirt away and make a clean fresh start each morning. But what about the wind?
Explain that the wind is in the following story about someone who Jesus said could make a fresh start…. listen out for it. Jesus used it as an example to explain what he meant by a fresh start.
Tell the story of Nicodemus.
Point out that the question Nicodemus was the one Jesus answered: how can I get to heaven? Jesus answer – you need a fresh clean start. How that happens, and how the God's spirit makes it happen is a mystery, but it happens all the same. Just as we have now idea where the wind comes from, or where it goes, but we know that it is there: we can hear it and feel it.
Say something like, 'at this time of year we think of new starts and new beginnings. Each day we can start by remembering that the last day and night have gone, today is the start of new things if we want them to be. We can try new things, even change the way we are. It's a new beginning. And the bible tells us that whenever we want to, no matter what we have done that we feel we shouldn't have done, Jesus will always forgive us. And when he does, we make a brand new start as if we were brand new babies'


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Ape Machine Bring '70s Inspired Riffing on 'The Sun' — Song Premiere
Blending equal parts rock 'n' roll, blues, stoner rock and psychedelia, Ape Machine is a band whose heart is steeped in the rich musical history of the late '60s and '70s. That doesn't mean they're some kind of hippie dippy throwback band. Ape Machine delivers their material with heavy metal muscle and all of their arrangements are sharpened by Ian Watts' ballsy guitar work.
The Portland, Ore. combo will be issuing 'War to Head,' their sophomore album, next month.
Recorded at The Magic Closet Studios with Isaiah "Ikey" Owens [Mastodon, The Mars Volta] and mixed at Supernatural Sound, the record delivers nine tracks of heavy, organic music that melds exhilarating ambitiousness with a well-honed accessibility. Noisecreep has the exclusive premiere of 'The Sun,' the second track off the upcoming album.
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"We went into the studio with the idea of slamming out a record that's played live, heavy-as-sh– and the way we feel it should be done," dishes guitarist Ian Watts. "Bringing Ikey Owens in as producer and guest organist added another dimension and a musical co-conspirator. We kept things fully analog throughout the mix process for an end result that's raw, uncut Ape Machine."
Ape Machine's 'War to Head' will be out September 20th via the band's guerilla label, Ape Machine Music.
The track listing is as follows:
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2.) The Sun
3.) Can't Cure Deceit
4.) Death of the Captain
5.) Black Night
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Welcome to Transformation Glory
Gary Beaton, an award-winning television and film producer, shares his remarkable journeys and supernatural stories relating to historic events in America and the nations that have never been made public before.
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William F. Jasper
New American
April 12, 2013
The latest global warming apocalypse about to befall us is (drum roll): giant blue crabs. Yes, according to theWashington Post, "It is the dawn of the super crab."
The April 7 Post story by Darryl Fears headlines the paper's "Health & Science" section. It warns:
Crabs are bulking up on carbon pollution that pours out of power plants, factories and vehicles and settles in the oceans, turning the tough crustaceans into even more fearsome predators.
That presents a major problem for the Chesapeake Bay, where crabs eat oysters. In a life-isn't-fair twist, the same carbon that crabs absorb to grow bigger stymies the development of oysters.
Over the next 75 to 100 years, ocean acidification could supersize blue crabs, which may then eat more oysters and other organisms and possibly throw the food chain of the nation's largest estuary out of whack.
Throw the food chain out of whack? Yes, according to Fears, increased levels of man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) — a naturally occurring beneficial gas that is an essential fertilizer for our planet's plant life, but which is increasingly referred to by enviro-activists and their media allies as "carbon pollution" — it appears, are responsible for yet another TEOFTWAWKI ("The End Of The World As We Know It") doomsday scenario.
However, before succumbing to Fears' fears, readers would do well to take a look at an analysis of the Post story by the always-enlightening Anthony Watts, the meteorologist whose WattsUpWithThat.com website has scored numerous takedown victories against scientific frauds in high places — especially as it relates to global warming, aka "climate change."
In his April 8 posting, "'Carbon' to blame for giant crabs," Watts points out the internal inconsistencies in Fears' story and the wild speculation that the Post writer transforms into "science" and "research" to justify the fearful TEOFTWAWKI conclusion.
Among other things, Watts notes that this is recycled news, based on a 2009 study. When the global-warming alarmists run out of new ideas, it seems, they simply pull an old story out of the file and send it through again.
But Watts also notes what many casual readers may have missed: The dreaded CO2 conditions Fears fears were created in aquariums, not the oceans. And the original 2009 research paper Fears cites says nothing about giant, super crabs. Says Anthony Watts:
But, ah, another "not in the real world, aka ocean" experiment conducted in tanks. No mention of "giant, oversized, or supersized crabs" in the paper it seems. We've been down this road before with "tanked" experiments where they try to extrapolate captive life experiments to the real ocean.
Watts humorously illustrates his review of Fears' story, appropriately, with a photo of humans battling a house-sized crab, from the 1961 sci-fi movie, The Mysterious Island, based on the Jules Verne classic of the same title.
We may now add giant crabs and disappearing oysters to the burgeoning list of hundreds of disasters, plagues, social pathologies, and existential calamities supposedly caused by anthropogenic (human-caused) global warming, or AGW. There is no problem, crisis, tragedy or mishap, it seems, that is not somehow caused by AGW. Some of the more notable examples of these catastrophic results of our CO2 extravagance, as reported by "climate researchers" and their handmaidens in the media — in addition to the usual melting glaciers, rising oceans, drowning polar bears, etc. — are:
Air France Flight 447 Crash,
Terrorism: AGW helping Al Qaeda,
Animals shrinking in size,
Declining beer quality,
Increased prostitution,
Balding hedgehogs,
Less fragrant rice,
Tectonic plate shifts,
Gravity shift and Earth's rotation,
Super intelligent lizards,
Smaller human brains,
Deaf fish,
Women cheating on their husbands,
Slavery and human trafficking,
Increases in spider bites,
Increased street crime,
Civil war and genocide,
Threat to NFL football,
Mass cannibalism,
The end of human civilization,
And on and on and on ….
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