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Can This Small Cap Keep Defying the Experts? (pt. 1 of 2)
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Kelly Services (NASDAQ: KELYA) is an international workforce solutions provider, headquartered in Troy, Mi. Kelly's shares have bounced wildly from $11.26-$18.09 this year mostly on good or bad employment headlines. However, the stock has outperformed regardless of employment numbers as its beaten analysts expectations the past 11 consecutive quarters; most recently it beat quarterly estimates by 16%!
As I've previously stated, Kelly Services is one of my favorite long term opportunities. However, no opportunity no matter how promising should be invested in blindly; I do not endorse "buy and forget" investing even though I do take the long view. With Kelly set to report 3rd quarter earnings on November 7 we'll use this two part series to take a look at what has helped Kelly beat earnings up to this point (pt. 1) and dig in to what we should be looking for to make sure that they're staying on the right track (pt. 2).
How You Can Beat The Big Guys
"Don't go after large areas. Don't try to figure out if Merck's pipeline is better than Pfizer's. It's too hard. Go to where there are market inefficiencies. You need an edge. To succeed, you need to go where the competition is low. That's the best advice I can give to small investors."-Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger is extremely quotable but that quote of his is my favorite. In fact, if an individual investor were to base their entire investment strategy off any single quote, I think it'd have to be that one; I really mean it. That is because in order to have an edge on the big guys you really do have to find those opportunities where you have an edge and be on the right side of the facts.
That edge could be from a business being misunderstood or underfollowed, or perhaps it's an edge from the business benefiting from a long term bullish theme that the market hasn't accounted for yet. In the case of Kelly, as I've stated before, it's a business that is vastly misunderstood. That doesn't mean that edge will last forever. Let's take a moment to look back at what gives Kelly its edge and what we should be looking for when it reports earnings to make sure it's retaining it.
The Misinformation Edge
Kelly's edge comes from many different views of one misinformed sentence that goes like this: Kelly Services strictly provides temporary workforce solutions. First, the idea that Kelly only does this has kept the stock price somewhat depressed because investors feel this is a bad market for temp services; not true. In fact, in a recent CareerBuilder.com survey of 2,000 large employers 33% said they planned to increase their temporary workforce for the 4th quarter of this year, an increase of nearly 6% from a similar survey last year. Businesses hire temps before they hire full time employees, so a tentative or sluggish recovery is the sweet spot for temp services.
Furthermore, that sentence is just blatantly false. Kelly has, in recent years, moved away from strictly providing temporary services and these days is in the process of transforming itself into a full-fledged HR service provider. Similar to Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ: BBSI) and Insperity (NYSE: NSP) it is transitioning into a firm that gets every dollar out of its clients by providing multiple tailored HR and Recruitment services including temporary labor. The only difference is that while Barrett and Insperitys business models are understood and they trade at a premium (P/E's of 34.45 and 20.05, respectively) Kelly's business is still in transition and trades at a discount. So let's take a look at what has been going well so far with their transition as well as areas they'll need to keep delivering success on.
What Kelly Has Been Doing So Well
Not all revenues are equal and when it comes to service providers, revenue is the last indicator of success we look at. Like I previously stated, this is a good market for all temporary staffing but in the long term Kelly is making an effort to get away from the light industrial business it and companies like True Blue have been known for. Rather it is transitioning into more highly skilled temporary labor business similar to that of Robert Half International (NYSE: RHI).
While a dollar earned is a dollar any way you slice it, light industrial business is the bane of the staffing world for many reasons. First, the margins are notoriously low so even if you obtain the business you need everything to go right in order to be profitable, and second it never goes right. Yes, low skilled industrial labor brings with it injuries, workers compensation cases, unemployment hearings and a bunch of other headaches that eat into the already narrow profits.
Kelly has done a good job recently carving its own niche in the higher skilled labor pie, rather than go after the white collar markets that Robert Half dominates (accounting, creative, etc.) they've decided to leverage their existing client base into the higher margin areas those same clients need including scientific, legal and especially engineering through Kelly Engineering Services.
Kelly also has recently been able to expand its outsourcing solutions through their service called Kelly OCG; it is through this model of Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Business Process Outsourcing and more that Kelly hopes to become similar to the aforementioned Insperity and Barret. It's also an area where Kelly finds itself transitioning into these services at the same time that competitor and staffing juggernaut Manpower (NYSE: MAN) does so through it's "TAPFIN" service.
These services are really where Kelly wants to be long term. Through Recruitment Process Outsourcing service they are able to secure all of a client's staffing business and essentially work as the clients "outsourced HR" department. Kelly guarantees the client that all roles will be filled and through their vendor management service subcontracts out everything they can't fill to other firms. What a great business model; you either get the whole piece of the pie or a piece of your competitors (with no risk, just a fee) all while taking full credit in the eyes of your client.
Finally Kelly has managed to keep its risk in the European markets to a minimum while expanding in fast growing economies. In the staffing business, where you do business is sometimes just as important as the business you're in.
Nothing Goes up in a Straight Line Forever
If there's one thing that the crash of 2008 has taught me (and I hope all of you) it's that nothing goes up in a straight line forever. As of its most recently quarterly report it's safe to say that Kelly has a distinct edge on its competitors, particularly Manpower and Robert Half, as it transitions its business into profitable areas they just can't or won't. Even better, Mr. Market remains mostly oblivious. But nothing goes up in a straight line forever, so we'll want to make sure that when they report earnings on Nov. 7, Kelly is maintaining its edge. In the second part of this series we'll look specifically, in more detail, at these areas and Kelly's record to date as well as what we should expect to see if they're maintaining their misinformation edge.
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A dour victory for Glory that could spell the end of Frank Farina's reign as Sydney FC coach. You couldn't say the men in purple were ever really on fire but their defence was too tight for Sydney's sputtering attack. Vukovic was excellent in goal for the Glory, while captain Burns and Jamieson were solid at the back. The Glory goal was controversial but Sydney FC did little to suggest they would have won if it hadn't been awarded. Del Piero added spark when he came on, but there is something missing up front for the light blues. They can't convert their chances, despite Abbas showing great speed and skill throughout the match. All up, a grim but professional win for Perth.
Glory 1 Sydney FC 0
91st minute
Sydney FC are prone to getting caught on the counter at the moment, but a two-nil loss could be fatal to their coach's tenure. A tense injury time if ever there was. ADP is trying every trick in the book but often the Sydney FC players can't quite grasp what his ultimate vision is. And there's a 30m hoof from Emerton that ends up in Vukovic's hands. It was real hit and hope stuff.
Glory 1 Sydney FC
85th minute:
Sydney FC go close twice. ADP chips into the box for Tiago, whose free header deflects way over the crossbar. And now Thompson shoots forcefully but Vukovic dives to his right to execute a fine lowdown save. Glory holding out but Sydney throwing everything at them. But here come the Gory on the counter. Smeltz goes close with an outstretched lunge that propells the ball over the bar - just.
Glory 1 Sydney FC 0
77th minute:
ADP is beginning to control the midfield and the Sydney attack is regaining some momentum. Ryall and Thompson are working better up front now, but Jamieson in particular is a rock at the back for Glory.
Glory 1 Sydney FC 0
The puff seems to have gone out of the Sydney FC attack. Abbas crossed into the box but there was no one in a light blue shirt to contest the ball. Meanwhile Emerton tries a piledriver from 25 yards. It ends up in the stands. A desperation shot really.
Glory 1 Sydney FC 0
71st minute:
Shane Smeltz, who scored the winner in the last encounter between these two sides, is now on for Glory. He could be a gamechanger. ADP is not having a great effect on Sydney FC just yet. Can someone ignite this second half?
Glory 1 Sydney FC 0
67th minute:
Glory goes close. McGarry found himself in space 20 yards out, but couldn't curl the ball into the far corner.
Glory 1 Sydney FC 0
64th minute:
ADP is on for Marc Warren. Telling stat: Sydney concede a goal every 26 minutes when ADP's not on the park, but every 60 minutes when he is. Let's see what he can do.
Glory 1 Sydney FC 0
61st minute:
Have Glory shut up shop? They haven't forced the issue at all this half - except for some counter attacking. That said, Janjetovic has just saved well at close range from Nagal. Good signs for the Glory.
Glory 1 Sydney FC 0
58th minute:
You'd have to say Sydney FC are on top so far this half - but their execution in the 18 has not been good. Vukovic is very solid as the Glory gatekeeper, and the light blues will have to do a lot better if they're to get one past him.
Glory 1 Sydney FC 0
54th minute:
Sydney FC have looked stronger with Emerton on the pitch from the get-go. And there's Garcia heading over the bar, after a lovely cross from Abbas. He couldn't quite get over the ball - if he had, it would have been the equaliser.
Glory 1 Sydney FC 0
53rd minute:
Del Piero is warming up on the sideline - Sydney FC fans will be hoping he comes on soon. Pantelidis cops a yellow card for a dangerous challenge. The free kick - 35m out finds the head of Brett Emerton, whose effort is on target but easily captured by the keeper.
Perth 1 Sydney FC 0
Glory kick off. Despite being a goal down, Sydney FC have looked very determined to equalise. Nick Carle is looking very good for the light blues - his full skill set has been on display this afternoon. An even start to the second stanza. Lots of midfield hustle and bustle but no goal opportunities so far.
Glory 1 Sydney FC 0
HALFTIME: So, it's one-nil to Perth here after 45 minutes, with the Glory going ahead through a penalty from Steven McGarry which should never have been. Ryo Nagai was offside when the cross came in. By some distance. He was fouled by Janjetovic, but play should have been stopped for the initial offside.
It's been a physical and entertaining encounter, with most of the chances coming on the counter from Perth. Sydney will need to work on their marking and tracking back to stay in this one long enough to make any of their chances count.
Sidnei looks likely for Glory, but needs to trust both feet and make decisions quickly. He is not Cristiano Ronaldo by any means, but a handy man down the flank nonetheless.
Plenty of work to do for Sydney, who have enjoyed more possession than the home team, but as we have seen this season, possession counts for very little in the A-League.
Join us shortly for the second half.
We just have time for a freekick for Perth, which is swung in dangerously. It's messy, and the ref blows for a high boot from Thwaite. And that's that for the first half.
So, about a minute to go here in the first half. Perth have a free kick, centrefield about 45 yards out. They play it backwards, happy to keep the ball and get into the sheds. It goes all the way back to the keeper. Perth bring it back, and Sidnei gets the crowd oohing as he winds up for a shot, which is blocked.
Edwards makes a driving run in behind the FC defence, but he doesn't trust his left, cuts inside and is tackled in the box. Wasteful.
Abbas is ok to continue. Nikola Petkovic hits it straight into the wall. he could not have found a meatier part of that wall to hit to be honest.
And now Abbas has gone down needing attention. We'll go back for the first foul by McGarry on Emerton on the edge of the box. Sydney have had plenty of free kicks, but they have all been toothless to date.
So, ten minutes until halftime here, and Sydney are on the attack. It's a bit haphazard, but I get the impression that a goal would do wonders for their confidence right now. It'll be a tough dressing room if they go in 1-0 down at halftime. In good news for FC fans, the way Perth are tackling, they won't finish this game with 11 men.
Great break from Sydney FC, Jamieson finds Emerton, who puts in a tempting cross to Abbas at the far post, but he heads over. Lightning counter there from Sydney, but no end product. They will have chances here. So far it's been a game of counters and set pieces. And unfortunately, refereeing decisions. PERTH 1 SYDNEY 0
Sidnei has made a nuisance of himself down both flanks. He does like to hold the ball up a little too long though rather than pick out the cross, but he could be a handy player for Glory as the season goes on - he was excellent last week.
We have no midfield. We cannot mark. We cannot take set pieces.We don't know how to attack.This is so painful #foxfootball #PERvSYD #aleague — Phillip Russo (@prusso86) November 2, 2013
Decent training ground set piece from Perth, who dummy the ball into the box, and roll it back for Jacob Burns. He hits it low and hard, but there is too much traffic and Sydney clear. Horrible, horrible marking from Sydney FC, who left McGarry and Burns unmarked on the edge of the box. Completely. They had plenty of time to set up, and it was glaring. Wowsers.
Marc Warren puts in a bodycheck on Sidnei on the edge of the FC box. Now Perth have a similar dangerous set piece. Can they make it count?
Thwaite hits it straight to a purple shirt. Perth break at speed, and McClaren heads wide. Perth look dangerous with Vukovic launching those quick counters up the pitch. The longer the away side are down here, the more vulnerable they will be to that kind of attack.
OOOF. Richard garcia just got absolutely munched by Davies down by the left corner flag. Horrible challenge, and it earns the Perth youngster a yellow. Great attacking opportunity here for Sydney FC. Set pieces are their best chance at the moment.
World's worst cross or superb shot on goal? You decide... #aleague #pervsyd — David Meacock (@meacod) November 2, 2013
Marc Warren almost beats Vukovic with a wayward cross/shot. Vukovic backpeddles and puts it safely over. Sydney have now almost scored from a corner and a mishit cross. They are due a bit of luck. Expect a big deflection in their favour to seal a brave 2-1 come-from-behind win. You heard it here first.
That's better from Sydney. Carle puts his foot through the ball and hits across the leather to Vukovic's right hand post.
He does well to get down and palm it away for a corner, but it looks as if it was missing slightly.
A decent corner is headed out, and Chianese hits it first time from the edge of the box. Straight at Vukovic. More promising signs here for away fans.
Nicky Carle is lying pretty deep this afternoon, with Emerton driving forward. I'd expect them to interchange, especially if they aren't making inroads.
Sydney FC waste a free-kick on halfway after Richard Garcia is cleaned up. It's taken quickly, and straight to a purple shirt. Sydney FC have lost the purpose they began with. Emerton needs to get their heads up quickly.
Plenty of heat on Twitter about the missed offside (possibly two) in the lead-up to the penalty. And also the yellow card decision - last defender - surely it's a red or nothing and no penalty?
Here is one of the cleaner ones:
Ben Williams mystifying us all as usual. Professional foul, in the box, one to beat and not a red card...? #PERvSYD— Tippi McCullers (@ali_steventon) November 2, 2013
Great covering back from Nicky Carle. Vukovic finds Sidnei all on his own down the right flank, with McClaren screaming for it in the centre. Carle tracked back, and made the challenge as Sidnei tried to jink into the box. Crucial tackle. PERTH 1 SYDNEY 0
GOAL: Oh dear, FC fans. Steven McGarry has made it one-nil with a lovely pen to the bottom right corner, sending Janjetovic the wrong way. That's a tough break, the Sky Blues were just getting some momentum going.
PENALTY TO PERTH! Ryo Nagai is offside as the ball comes in on the counter, and Janjetovic cleans him up. He gets a yellow, but is lucky to say on. Definite pen for the contact, but regardless, it was offside. Sydney will feel very hard done by.
SAVE! Vukovic palms an inswinging corner over the bar. Sharp reaction that. Almost a dream start for the Sky Blues.
Nice link up play between Emerton, Ryall and Chainese sees Sydney triangulate their way down the right flank. Perth were left flat-footed by the quick one-touch play and clear the ball for a corner.
Great skills from Scott Jamieson down the left flank to beat his man. Bright start from the home side. The Sky Blues counter, and will have a free kick about 40 yards out on the left after a foul on Ali Abbas.
And we're off. Sydney FC kick-off, playing from right to left at a sunny nib Stadium. Brett Emerton, making his 50th A-League appearance today, looks to get stuck in early. He looks pumped and keen on grabbing the Sky Blues' season by the scruff of its neck before things get really serious for the away side.
Finally Sidnei is playing against Sydney FC! A commentator's nightmare! #PERvSYD — Oz Football Gossip (@OzFootbalGossip) November 2, 2013
Gday and welcome to our live coverage of the round four clash between Perth Glory and Sydney FC, live from the West Coast. There's plenty riding on this game for Sydney FC and their under-pressure manager Frank Farina.
Perth are looking for a club record three consecutive clean sheets, and could jump up to second in the table for a few hours at least. Shane Smeltz is back from injury, and will come on from the bench, while Alessandro Del Piero may get a few minutes in the closing stages.
Match details
NIB Stadium, Perth
Kick-off 5.30pm, Sydney time
Referee Ben Williams
TV 5pm, Fox Sports 1HD
Radio 702 ABC Sydney
Twitter #PERvSYD
Five to watch
1. Ali Abbas (Sydney)
Arguably Sydney's best player from their first three matches, Abbas was scarcely expected to feature this season. He will want to keep firing now Yairo Yau is available for selection.
2. Jamie Maclaren (Perth)
Came through the ranks at Blackburn Rovers youth academy but chose to come home this season to Perth, where's he's made an instant impression.
3. Vedran Janjetovic (Sydney)
Having conceded six goals in the past two games, Janjetovic needs to respond with a big performance between the sticks - not that he's always been to blame.
4. Shane Smeltz (Perth)
Returns after missing the first three weeks, and has been pegged for a spot on the bench. Despite lacking match fitness, he's such a sharp finisher that he can't be ignored.
5. Seb Ryall (Sydney)
Needs to produce after two substandard displays. Must marshal his defence with greater authority.
The key clash
Jacob Burns v Nicky Carle
Burns is both the Glory's enforcer and first line of attack - he's not just about studs and elbows as most think. He will still give Carle a torrid time, however, and the Sydney star needs to keep his cool. He might provide the spark the visitors need.
In the dugout
Frank Farina (Sydney)
Huge pressure is starting to mount on Farina, and if he loses this, next week is going to be hellish for the former Socceroos boss.


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The lush North Shore of Kauai has produced another young surfer oozing talent and potential in the form of Tatiana Weston-Webb. She keeps on winning. This time it was at the Final Day for the Surfing America USA Championships at Trestles.
She won both the 16 and 18 and under divisions. Tatiana Weston-Webb was the one and only kid to score a perfect 10 during the entire event after severely dismantling a lefthander.
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By Lisa Costantini, Hollywood.com Staff
Peter Jackson says everyone is a critic, but that's okay.
The Lord of the Rings director showed early footage of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey to mixed reviews this week during CinemaCon. But it wasn't the movie which won't be released until Dec. 14 that had cinema owners talking, but rather the technology used.
Jackson, who is shooting both part one and two of the Hobbit film adaptations, showed off a form of filming that will be the first of its kind. Instead of filming at 24 frames a second, Jackson's movie will project 48 images in that same time period. Jackson told Entertainment Weekly he understands people's hesitance. ""At first it's unusual because you've never seen a movie like this before. It's literally a new experience, but you know, that doesn't last the entire experience of the film; not by any stretch,"" he says.
The new technology will cost movie owners thousands of dollars to upgrade their projection equipment, but he says in the end it will create a more lifelike picture for moviegoers and make 3D less of a strain on the eyes.
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The Barons added two players this week (Eric Hunter and Jordan Henry) and of course the Hall-Ebs-Nuge-Schultz group should have plenty of success.The club has been horrible on the PK, solid on the PP and outshot at evens.
The Heat are on some kind of roll at evens and the PK. Abbottsford have killed off 39 of 40 man-advantages (97.5%) and have scored three PK GF. The Heat power play is also tied for top spot in the AHL on home ice converting 32% of its power play opportunities. That's ridiculous, and it won't last all season, but that doesn't mean it'll stop this weekend.
The Barons have an extremely nice group of young players. The Pitlicks and the Hamiltons are getting buried a little but we knew that would happen.
Justin Schultz is the story of the early season, with Nuge and Ebs finding their way now being a secondary story. Hall will impact soon, and I do think Hartikainen has proven all he can at this level and should get a push.
Beyond that, we have Mr. Paajarvi who I think is an NHL player, and Mr. Marincin who looks good beside Schultz and that's a win but he might have a year's worth of struggles around the corner.
A quick note on Fedun: he seems to be emerging as the "4th" option behind the Marincin-Schultz pairing and Teubert. That's basically the Alex Plante job so there's progress there too.


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Joel, who, at 53, is married to a nurse and living in Maine, was originally raised in White Plains, New York. Along the way, he lived in Connecticut, New Orleans, and Vermont, and has worked as a musician, teacher, school bus driver, camp counselor, and taxi driver, to name just a few of his many jobs. His core work, though, has always been as a musician and woodworker, two fields he conveniently combines in Earnest, a company making non-mainstream musical instruments.
His woodworking career began in 1972 when he took a course at Shelburne Craft School in Vermont. Rather appropriately, the name of the teacher was Woody Smith. Eckhaus decided he wanted to make musical instruments, and using instructions in a library book called "Musical Instruments Made to be Played" by Ronald Roberts, he built a zither. "I still have the zither," Joel told me, and I was to find out that keeping his early work is rather a theme for him. In the same course, he also started building a banjo, turning the rim on the lathe. "Other than the bowl I made in seventh grade shop class, that was my first lathe work. I still have the bowl, too. In fact, I made a T-square in that shop class, and I still have that. Don't ask me why I still have these things. I just do."
Long before woodworking, though, there was music, and that started when he was just eight years old. At a summer camp, he met a counselor named (I am not making this up) Dick Wiener who introduced him to the guitar. When he got home from camp, he pestered his parents for an acoustic guitar, and they eventually bought him one. He started taking lessons (again, I am not making this up) at a place with the quaint and novel name "Miss Borgia's School of Guitar and Accordion." In the grade school band, he chose to play bass clarinet, because, as he says, "I was always attracted to unusual instruments, and that was about the weirdest one they had."
By high school he was playing electric guitar, thanks, no doubt, to the influence of the Beatles. "I worked as a caddy to get the money for my first electric guitar. He parents did not want him to become a musician, preferring instead that he become an engineer, or some other professional, but his direction after high school was to lead elsewhere.
"I spent a year at Union College, where I got high a lot. Academics was not my long suit, but they had a coffeehouse that was a hangout for folk musicians. That confirmed my interest in folk and roots music, and convinced me to buy a mandolin. Everyone was playing guitar, and no one was playing mandolin. To my ear, the mandolin was an unusual instrument, so I had to have one. I found one for nineteen dollars and bought it."
Joel moved from Schenectady, New York (Union College's location) to Vermont and started playing "old-time" and contra-dance music. Old time, also called "old-timey," consisted of mostly string band music from the southern Appalachian region. Contra-dancing, which originated in New England, is a type of line dancing done in two contrary lines. By 1973, he found himself in a group called "The Arm and Hammer String Band. They toured, played clubs and schools, and recorded an album with the curious title "Stay on the Farm." The group also appeared on several musical anthologies.
Remember Woody Smith, Joel's first woodworking teacher? He was a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology near Rochester, New York, and in 1973, he convinced Joel to spend a summer there studying woodworking. His teacher was none other than James Krenov, who would later create the College of the Redwoods' Fine Woodworking School. "I thought he was an excellent teacher who gave me an appreciation for different woods and hand tools, and taught me to sharpen chisels, for which I am grateful," Joel said. After RIT, a CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) grant allowed him to apprentice to early musical instrument maker Peter Tourin making harpsichords and viola da gambas. There, he learned repair work, and began working full time as a luthier, a maker of stringed musical instruments.
"In the late '70s, I got interested in the ukulele, because it is weird. I was influenced by Ukulele Ike and Roy Smeck, the Wizard of the Strings. On the back of the Roy Smeck record, it said he was alive and teaching in New York. I went down to see him in 1979 while Arm and Hammer was playing in NYC. I took a lesson with him, and decided to move to New York to study with him. For the next two years, I studied ukulele and tenor banjo with Roy. At the time, he was 80 years old."
Roy Smeck was a multi-instrumentalist whose peak of popularity lasted from the 1920s through the 1950s. He was an endorser for guitars and banjos made by Gibson, Harmony, and Bacon and Day, a consummate performer, and a pioneer in entertainment, appearing in one the first "talking pictures" made by Warner Brothers.
Lacking a shop, but ready to return to woodworking, he went to work with Maine guitarmaker Dana Bourgeois in 1981. He stayed with him for three years, sharing work and shop space, but there was a career detour to come, and it arrived in the form of whirligigs.
"In '84, I had just moved to Litchfield, Maine, and was building instruments in a converted building on a farm. I made a whirligig for a friend as a birthday present. I think it was a swimmer." His friends liked the whirligig so much, they encouraged him to make more.
"The next one I made was a flying zucchini. It was a big hit. It was a green zucchini with a yellow propeller where the yellow flower would have been." It was such a success that he decided to make whirligigs n the summer and musical instruments in the winter. Before long, though, the whirligigs ate up all his time, summer and winter. This went on for about three years, during which he was a full-time whirligig maker.
Then end came due to external circumstances. "I lost my shop when my girlfriend kicked me out. By then, I was burned out on whirligigs. It was fun designing them, but less fun making them in dozens, and painting them was worse." In spite of his aversion to painting the whirligigs, he went to work briefly as a sign painter, then set out for New Orleans, where he spent a winter working for a furniture maker.
Once again, college swept into his life. Joel moved back up north and enrolled at the University of Southern Maine, earning a degree in vocational education, with a specialization in woodworking. His timing was less than perfect, for this was just about when schools across the nation were closing their woodshops, usually due to lack of funding.
His first job teaching was at Maine College of Art. He still teaches there to this day, offering a course called "Tool Technology." The course covers the basics of how to use woodworking machines and hand tools, including, of course, safety. During the course, students make four projects: a spoon, a box, a frame, and a final project of whatever they want.
By 1991, his old friend Dana Bourgeois had opened a larger guitar factory and hired Joel to work there. He stayed with Dana yet another three years, until he got burned out by the long commute and production woodworking conditions. Finally, Earnest came into existence.
Today, Joel runs Earnest Uncommon Musical Instruments, working alone, but sharing his shop with another luthier. He does some custom work, but mostly makes acoustic and electric ukuleles, mandolins, and tenor guitars. The tenor guitar was created in the late 1920s when the tenor banjo was being replaced by six-string guitar. It was designed to help banjo players cross over to the guitar, but never really caught on. "That's about as uncommon an instrument as you can find. There are only two or three people making them." He occasionally writes for a magazine called "The Ukulele Occasional."
These days, he likes keeping his business small. "I would never want it to grow into a major business. I enjoy the fact that I can work by myself." Of course, he still plays music. Last year, he recorded a CD with his current band, one christened with the rather unusual name "Ukulele Eck and the Fabulous Lacklusters."


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Around 200 people showed up at a race relations forum in Sanford on Tuesday evening, which was co-hosted by FOX 35 and the Orlando Sentinel. The forum was held in conjunction with the "In the Shadow of Race" series in the OrlandoSentinel.
FOX 35's Valerie Boey co-moderated the event along with Orlando Sentinel columnist and editorial writer Darryl Owens.
It was a chance to bring the community together including church pastors, residents and local leaders like Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett and Interim Police Chief Richard Myers. The forum also presented an opportunity to ask city leaders any question about race relations.
Community Activist Oscar Redden said he has been a victim of discrimination and is sick of it, telling the crowd, "We in Sanford are tired of messes! We are! I talk to people. We know that some of these things we have to learn from."
Redden is concerned about changes at the Sanford PoliceDepartment. Interim Police Chief Richard Myers said he has been revamping the department since the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, but major hires will be left up to the future police chief.
"My only focus is entry level, because that's where the department is able to meet the surface needs of the community," said Myers. He added that he is looking for talented candidates, whether or not they are minorities.
Pastor Valarie Houston of the Allen Chapel A&E Church said she would like to see people hired with both qualities.
Martin family attorney Natalie Jackson said the marches that took place last spring weren't just about Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged in Martin's death.
"I think people got the purpose of the march mixed up. They thought the purpose of the march was to go after one man," she said. "The purpose of the march was to say, 'Let's get rid of the inequality and injustice in the system!'"
Mayor Triplett said the city is working hard to come up with a solution to improve race relations, and that's why he continues to sit and listen at community forums. "I don't think we've come up with the answer yet," he said. "So you continue to listen and trudge through the mud to get there."
Houston added, "The only way to move forward is to get an understanding with the way they feel about certain situations."
Jackson said these types of events do make a difference. "I feel we have community activists that are pushing. And that's what activists do, we push and agitate and we move."
On Wednesday, the city will be hosting a meeting on what people are looking for in a new police chief. It takes place at 4 p.m. at City Hall.
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Located across the street from the Savannah River in the historic downtown district, Chart House is situated in the oldest masonry building in the state of Georgia. Combine the extraordinary setting with outstanding cuisine & it's not hard to see why the restaurant is a longtime favorite. Since 1961, Chart House has been dedicated to providing the ideal dining experience. With 28 historic, waterfront & showcase locations across the U.S., Chart House offers spectacular views & exceptional service that you're sure to enjoy. From fresh fish specialties to slow-roasted prime rib, our renowned chefs have tailored a menu to complement local cuisine while introducing a hint of the exotic. Choose from our famous entrées such as Macadamia Crusted Mahi, Pan Seared Scallops and New Wave Surf & Turf. We also offer a daily selection of fresh fish, an extensive collection of fine wines & decadent desserts like our famous Hot Chocolate Lava Cake. Lowcountry fare is also featured on our menu.Continued
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- Food4.5Service4.3
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- Special Occasion FavoriteBCTNDined on 9/25/2014Always dine here for special occasions. I'm a carnivore...Callahan cut prime rib is the best. Large seafood selection prepared many ways. Excellent service.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good food- great view- slow serviceFood4thoughtDined on 9/21/2014Both the steak & prime rib were great! The loaded potato was amazing as well! Our server was very attentive, our food just took awhile to come out. I'd definitely come back again!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- ran out of steakmelanie57Dined on 9/18/2014ordered a strip steak. was disappointed that they were out. ordered prime rib medium rare instead. came out rare. so all in all was not happy with the dinner. on the other hand my husband had salmon which he said was perfectSpecial Features:
- Great food great serviceCHhoppersDined on 9/15/2014We are never disappointed with a Chart House. Food was wonderful. Service was exceptional.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
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- CathyVIPDined on 9/12/2014My husband love his trio of soups and crab cakes. I thought my she crab soup was too spicy and I didn't really like my snapper Hemingway, so would order differently next time. The view was lovely, and the service was good.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- What a viewklbp7609Dined on 9/9/2014Sat outside, beautiful night, great food, no complaintsSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DisappointedClassyVIPDined on 9/8/2014We have dined at this restaurant many times over the last 10 years and for whatever reason this evening was a failure in all categories for me and my three guests. Normally when I do a review for Open Table I am able to find at least one category that has some merit but on this night there were none.
- Well Done Chart House !!!OpenTable Diner Since 2007Dined on 9/6/2014Surprised my wife for our 5th anniversary. When we arrived, we were greeted by name. We even received personalized menus. My wife was floored. The food and service were excellent. We will definitely go back. Thank You Chart House for making our night special.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great dinnerOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/5/2014Our waitress was phenomenal, and the food was amazing!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A bit pricy, but a great experienceDollarbillDined on 9/4/2014A very enjoyable dining experience on all levels. The atmosphere is laid back and comfortable, our service was excellent, the entire staff pleasant and accommodating, and although a bit on the pricy side, was delicious, beautifully prepared and presented. Overall we had a very, very nice experience at CH. BTW - their chocolate molten-style cake dessert alone may be worth whatever the cost!!! Amazing. Overall a great evening.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OverratedCal4dineDined on 9/1/2014The server was excellent.Brittany knew the menu & was friendly.She offered an apology for the bartender not knowing how to prepare a Kir Royale. Food was good but not great.View of the waterfront was outstanding.Special Features:
- Good Ambiance-Great ServiceNadyladyDined on 8/30/2014The view of the Savannah River and the Talmadge Bridge is wonderful. We sat outdoors and our waiter was wonderful. I have had better food at the Chart House in previous visits. We had appetizers, wine, meal and dessert. The calamari & friends was very good, the wine was pretty good as well, the key lime pie was the best ever; however, the shrimp served was small (unlike my other visits) and the roasted vegetables were soggy and tasted spoiled. I could not eat them. My date enjoyed his fish but was not told it was going to be blacken (not on the menu and the waiter did not ask if he wanted it blacken). I usually go to the Chart House whenever I am in Savannah but will look for another fine dining spot.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great atmosphereHawkmanDined on 8/28/2014Very friendly and great service. While it was an expensive restaurant it offered a lot of choices ways to stretch how you used your money. The only real gripe I had was that I was not expecting my shrimp to be so heavily fried. We dined outside on a Thursday so it wasn't that busy. There was a large crowd at the bar when we'd arrived, but that didn't affect the promptness of service.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- anniversary lunchOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/24/2014My boyfriend and I went to lunch for our anniversary. We were extremely excited about trying out this restaurant and ended up walking out extremely disappointed. The hostess was rude. The server was rude. I would give his name but he never introduced himself. The atmosphere just isn't friendly. Then we paid with two $25 gift cards. Our tab was only $35 and even though the server didn't deserve a penny as a tip, I gave him both gift cards and told him to keep the remaining $15. He chased us out of the restaurant saying one of the gift cards didn't work. After coming in and waiting for them to type it in, instead of apologizing, he walked over and told us we could leave. I will never return or recommend this restaurant.Special Features:
- Excellent but not over-the-topDJDinersDined on 8/23/2014Had a wonderful meal and good service. Just didn't get that over-the-top experience we were expecting. It was our 45th wedding anniversary and I choose the CH because it has, in the past, provided that type of experience. All in all, it was a very nice evening and dining experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A great NightPapaDined on 8/17/2014As a former owner of 2 restaurants in California, and having had a waitstaff of 64, I can't tell you how impressed I was with the caring, and knowledge of our waitress. She helped to complete a wonderfully prepared meal.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great serviceStallion19Dined on 8/15/2014Our server Megan? very attentive, hometown girl with a pleasant attitude. Knowledge of Savannah, places to go and things to see. She is an asset to the Chart House. Fried green tomatoes, yes they are fantastic.Special Features:
- Mary POpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/15/2014Excellent dinner. Tried new dishes this time and they were excellent. Highly recommend the Miso glazed salmon with green beans and the fried green tomatoes. The Chart House Savannah is a must when we are traveling down South.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DaveDined on 8/3/2014Great food and great views of the Savannah River. My wife and I have dined here several times and the food has been consistently great. Nice menu with a wide variety of choices. Prices are at the high-end, but it's worth it!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- We had a great time here!LovingoodDined on 8/2/2014We only had one night in Savannah and we chose Chart House! E had a great time! They have excellent drinks and the food is amazing! Our server Stacy was as good as it gets! ThanksSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- River view fun!BigoeatsDined on 8/2/2014Dinner was great! A gem and best food on river! I travel a great deal and landry's select club makes it a special treat!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- JImmyJimmyDined on 8/1/2014We have eaten a many Chart Houses all over the country, so we expected great food. However, this food exceeded our expectations. It was the best food we have had in Savannah including many top rated restaurants. I had the prime rib and my wife enjoyed the trout. Bith were fabulous! My only complaint is the steep stairs. We are elderly. The next time I will make reservation and ask to be seated on the main level. They do have a handicapped entrance.Special Features:
- hughacDined on 7/31/2014Food, service and atmosphere were all very good. Waitress did an excellent job of pacing courses. Tables are a little too close together to be considered "ROMANTIC", as is noise level.Special Features:
- DisappointedFoodismylifeDined on 7/31/2014Chart house has been in my list to try and was recommended, I found the food to be just okay. Was not overly impressed especially for what they chargeSpecial Features:
- Great place!SD75Dined on 7/30/2014Service and food were great. Outside dining had a terrific view!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Delicious dinnerOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 7/29/2014Atmosphere is calm and food is delicious. Mixture of locals and tourists. The steak is always prepared to perfection.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- TravisSADined on 7/28/2014We enjoyed a lovely evening celebrating a special occasion. From the moment we stepped in the door, the service was attentive. Our server, Elizabeth, was unobtrusive but readily available - such a gem! We were certainly impressed by the extensive wine list and settled for an excellent Australian red. Both the appetizers and the entrees that we ordered were out of this world delicious. However, we would have preferred to have a break between courses. Perhaps the answer to this would be to only order the entree once one is finished with the appetizer? After such a magnificent meal we didn't have room for dessert. All in all an excellent restaurant and to which we shall definitely return.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- RestaurantVanessaVIPDined on 7/27/2014Another great visit. Great food, drinks and service.Special Features:
- Six year anniversary. .InfiniteLoversDined on 7/26/2014It was soooo beautiful! I was greated by Tikka(sp), who surprisingly knew my name, was a really kind young lady(thanks to my sweetie for setting it up)! The food was outstanding! Service.. excellent! It was a wonderful anniversary.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent!AriellaDined on 7/26/2014A wonderful restaurant in every way. The broiled shrimp was fresh and cooked to perfection. Recommend this restaurant to anyone visiting Savannah.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful experienceSoccerMomDined on 7/25/2014We had never dined here before and were entertaining international guests visiting River Street. We wanted a scenic view and a nice seafood menu, but nothing too fancy or too casual. The Chart House was perfect. We had a wonderful table by the window with a beautiful view of the river. The wine menu was extensive and the food was delicious. I highly recommend the Grilled Scallops with Wasabi sauce - delicious! Our college kids also enjoyed the warm chocolate Lava Cake for dessert. We will dine here again!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- WOW 20th wedding anniversary dinnertgthr4everDined on 7/21/2014I made resivations for our 20th wedding anniversary and we had the best dinner, right down to them printing congratulations on our menu's! Everyone and the food was GREAT! Thank you so much!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very good!TNvacationersDined on 7/18/2014We had a nice experience at the Chart House. The waitress was very nice and knew her stuff! The fried green tomatoes were amazing! I had the shrimp over cheese grits and it was okay, though kind of luke warm and could have been a little spicier. My wife and daughter enjoyed their meals. The on-line reservation system worked very well.Special Features:
- Good for a group get togetherZralokaDined on 7/18/2014Food was fantastic! I highly recommend the Georgia Peach Mahi dish.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Another Great VisitDwdtfs1Dined on 7/10/2014This was our second visit to Chart House Savannah in as many years. The food was delicious once again and the service was top notch. I was entertaining a group of six and everyone raved after the meal. Would highly recommend.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- The Best4everyoungnloveDined on 7/5/2014I've never been to a place like this! My fiance and I went as a surprise date for our anniversary and everything was perfect. Our server knew the menu down to the T! Our drinks were delicious as well as our food. We'll be going back for sure.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Don't GoButchDined on 7/4/2014We had reservations for the Fourth of July and had requested an outside table to watch the fireworks. When we arrived we were told there was an hour and a half for outside seating. We had arrived a half hour before our reservation to allow for any crowds due to the Fourth. We took an inside table to wait for an outside table. They seated us right outside the restrooms where we had a constant stream of people coming and going. After having drinks and appetizers and waiting forty five minutes we spoke to Mike, the manager who said everyone wanted an outside table and unless we were "Club Members" we would just have to wait. We left. We have visited CH in Longboat Key and Weehawken and had a good experience. We won't be going back.
- Just OKbgrande63Dined on 7/4/2014Went to Chart House for my wife's birthday on July 4th. The food was a bit unpredictable. The fried green tomatoes were good but the calamari was chewy and a bit cold. As far as the entrees, my surf and turf was pretty lousy and my wife's Snapper Hemingway was very good. The biggest issue was that it took an hour to get our entrees after we received our salads. When I spoke to the manager, he barely apologized and did not even offer a free desert or any compensation for our issues. The place wasn't even crowded and I guess we know why. Never again. Too expensive to have poor service and unpredictable Food.Special Features:
- poor attention to detailupsidedownniteDined on 6/28/2014We selected chart house to send our kids to for both their anniversary and our daughters birthday this past week and put it in the notes for open table.I made sure they printed out the open table reservation. In addition our son in law is leaving for his 3rd overseas assignment next week to Korea. I called the restaurant 15 minutes before they arrived and spoke to the manager Eric to explain this was a special event because of not just the birthday and anniversary but his upcoming deployment. He assured me he would make sure it was special. When they checked in for the reservation they were told they had no reservation. Fortunately they had the print out. Not only did they not get special attention they didn't even acknowledge her birthday!


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"OK it's them, however...."
Preston and Child do it again..and this time sans Scott Brick. Frankly, I am becoming quite a fan of Colacci, and I feel he does great work here bringing this multifaceted story to life. Lots' of stuff going on here, and not the cleanest of work this team have done, but overall very compelling ( and excellend summer yard work/barbeque/beer drinking listening! my July 4th ribs were done to the sound of this book in our backyard! ) Enjoy.
Not in the top 10, but maybe the top 25. A tricky, rather interesting and compelling offering, that has several unanticipated plot twists and turns.
Certainly to other audio book fans.
Definitely one of the better performances of the years. Brought the characters to life, and owned the story
Not really extreme, but certainly kept my interest, and I did have some chuckles and eyebrow raises.
This book definitely sneaks up on the listener, and comes with enough wrinkles and twists to keep the story fresh and engaging. Recommended highly
"This one will really mess with your head..."
Yes, heartily so. For some, the accents may be difficult, and the common language abit difficult to understand as well, but for overall interest and content, it is a wonderful story.
It is difficult to speak of it without revealing plot details, but needless to say, it will leave the listener thinking, deeply.
Nigel, for what will become obvious reasons to the listener.
No, so no base line.
Nigel, as noted above.
There are many layers and movements to this fascinating story. I think it is difficult to comment on it withou revealing details, so all I can tell the prospective listener is to get this book and you will enjoy it as much as I did!
"I think I will go work out in the garden..."
Actually does have some rather interesting twists and turns, featuring characters that, while maybe abit too shallow ( at least intially ) turn out to be more complex and this makes the story that much more enjoyable.
Triffids, anything to do with Pod People, anything to do with plant/human communication.
I had somewhat of a tough time with her at the start ( and, dare I say, she did as well! ) . However, we both warmed to the task, and I was taken by her work in the last 3rd.
Honey, please cut the lawn?!
This is a very entertaining offering, much more so than I originally thought when I read about it and started listening. Bookshire's teenage girl is excellent, and she brought to life some domestic drama at the start that was truly discomforting.
Not to be too trite ( but somewhat so ! ) this book does..ahem..grow on you.
"Yet another archelogist tramping around the world!"
Probably. Daniels is a consumate performer, and does alot with the material here, but this story was somewhat lame ( as in, simplistic )
My first.
The conclusion in ( no spoiler here ) the garden rocked.
I hope not.
This offering is mild entertainment. Daniels does his usual fine work with rather simple material ( the concept is cool, the execution, not so much.)
Recommended mildly.
"Someone turn on the air conditioning please..."
Didn't read print version, so N/A.
It was not unexpected, but not so predictable as to be trite. Bova generally does a good job at wrapping things up nicely, and this story is no exception.
Stefan owns the Bova characters, and this one is particularly well rendered. His accents, emotions and rawness are always impressive.
Something to do with Lucifer.
This story continues the Bova/Rudnicki tradition of author and performer working as a team. If you enjoyed the other offerings in the Planet series, this one will entertain you. It works as a free standing story as well, however.
"A classic conspiracy theory story"
Historical background is reat, performance is strong and the overall story is compelling. There was just some tweaks that I found irksome. If I could give it 3.5 I would have.
The story got off the rails occasionally, but overall not bad at all.
More background on the key theory.
Nothing stood out, but all were good.
SyFy Network only
This is a reasonably decent presentation. Nothing awful, but nothing that stood out as remarkable as well. This author will likely get better in this genre i suspect.
Modestly recommended.
Unlikely, but i was deeply moved by this book. It is truly one of the best audio books I have ever heard. Both content and performance are amazing.
The integrity of the scientific defence. An obtuse concept made completely believable. Amazing.
He blew me away with his tone, consistency, and character development. I will look for this reader going forward.
I wish I could.
I urge you to get this book. I read reviews on Audiofile magazine, and downloaded it as a direct result, and am blown away. You will be as well!
"The Last Policeman series surprises yet again!"
Clarifying, thoughtful, powerful.
The Last Policeman is ont of my favourite Audible characters, and he doesn't dissappoint here. Self aware, honest, principle driven. A memorable fictional character.
He owns this series. All of it.
The last sections are amazing, clarifying the series.
So much to say, so little time and room. All I can say is, if you have tracked this series, this makes it even more worthwhile. Highly recommended.
"Sprawls all over the place"
Definitely have to be into Sigma Group, and ( of course ) the deeply detailed Rollins school of thriller writing. That said, it's a pretty rollicking thriller.
Is this not a duplication of the prompt above? Same answer.
Somewhat. I was torn about his narration. In some ways very compelling, in others, over dramatic and somewhat over done. I miss PJ Fernandez doing the Sigma Group, but this was OK. Not my favourite iteration.
Finish up the series.
Not the best offering in the series, but likely not the worst. Recommended with reservations.
"If I had only paid more attention...."
The dogmatic Christian preaching that wound it's way through the book. My own fault however, as I failed to read the publishing company source, which turns out to be a Christian publisher.
Not that there is anything wrong with that, it's just not what I expected.
Not at all.
Not much. He did a fine job. Good narration, for what it was.
The final scene is gratutitous, IMHO.
Listener be ware. Evangelical material here! That said, the basic precept of the book, and it's narration, are pretty damn good. I just don't personally need the preaching, but if you are into that, you likely will enjoy this offering.
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Now that Apple AAPL 0.639296773549096% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD100.75 0.64 0.639296773549096% /Date(1412110801709-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 53341150 AFTER HOURS USD100.48 -0.269999999999996 -0.2679900744416873% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1922989 P/E Ratio 16.168116314150915 Market Cap 603277619140.625 Dividend Yield 1.8660049627791564% Rev. per Employee 2214380 More quote details and news » is no longer a high-growth company, it may be time for it to stop hoarding cash and return more of its still-ample earnings to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.
Either move could help Apple shares, which tumbled 12%, to near $440, last week, 38% below their record high of $705, hit in early September. Apple is the S&P 500's biggest percentage loser this year.
Apple (ticker: AAPL) looks cheap, despite analysts' profit-estimate cuts for its 2013 fiscal year, ending in September. The cuts are based on disappointing current-quarter financial guidance suggesting earnings of $9 to $10 a share, well below prior consensus expectations of $11.78 and last year's $12.30. The tech leader fetches almost 10 times projected fiscal-year earnings of $45 a share. Before the earnings release the consensus estimate was near $49.
CEO Tim Cook is watching Apple's cash pile grow, up $16 billion in the most recent quarter alone. Noah Berger/Bloomberg News
Apple's P/E is just seven, when the company's $137 billion, or nearly $145 a share, of cash is worked into the equation. Cash, which rose by $16 billion in the quarter, accounts for more than 30% of Apple's stock-market value.
That cash keeps climbing because earnings way exceed Apple's modest dividends and buybacks. Apple initiated a $2.65-a-share quarterly payout last March, which now equates to a 2.4% dividend yield. It finally started buybacks in the quarter, repurchasing $2 billion worth of stock.
Only in the technology sector do companies hold so much cash, and Apple is the champ, with more than twice as much as No. 2 Microsoft MSFT -0.17226528854435832% Microsoft Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD46.36 -0.08 -0.17226528854435832% /Date(1412110802045-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 31720501 AFTER HOURS USD46.35 -0.00999999999999801 -0.021570319240724764% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1312585 P/E Ratio 17.428571428571427 Market Cap 381999387646.392 Dividend Yield 2.6747195858498705% Rev. per Employee 677570 More quote details and news » (MSFT). Tech outfits view cash as a security blanket, and Apple's struggles in the 1990s have made it especially conservative. The cash could hit $200 a share or more by the end of its fiscal 2014. Investors don't give Apple full credit for it, however, partly because they doubt they will ever get it.
"There's a strong belief among investors that a higher return of cash is warranted," says Toni Sacconaghi, a technology analyst at Bernstein. He argues that Apple should "significantly increase the dividend" to 3% or more. "The real magic number is 4%," which would mean an annual dividend of about $18 a share, which could boost the stock by attracting income investors. Such a payout would equal roughly 40% of Apple's projected 2013 earnings, versus 25% now. A 40% payout ratio would be in line with those of many other big companies, including Pfizer PFE -0.6718172657037286% Pfizer Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD29.57 -0.2 -0.6718172657037286% /Date(1412110821498-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 23714999 AFTER HOURS USD29.53 -0.0399999999999992 -0.13527223537368954% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1955327 P/E Ratio 18.328891092791174 Market Cap 187499310853.008 Dividend Yield 3.5170781197159284% Rev. per Employee 647709 More quote details and news » (PFE) and General Electric GE 0.7867820613690008% General Electric Co. U.S.: NYSE USD25.62 0.2 0.7867820613690008% /Date(1412110814727-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 38851898 AFTER HOURS USD25.56 -0.0600000000000023 -0.234192037470726% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1948927 P/E Ratio 17.818889970788707 Market Cap 255061748695.213 Dividend Yield 3.4348165495706477% Rev. per Employee 471622 More quote details and news » (GE).
One sticking point: Apple generates an estimated 30% of its profits in the U.S. A 40% payout ratio would require it to repatriate foreign earnings and pay taxes on them, dip into its domestic cash reserves of $43 billion–the other $94 billion is overseas–or sell debt. Sacconaghi says Apple should consider selling $50 billion of debt—enough to repurchase more than 10% of its 947 million outstanding shares or double its dividend for five years. Apple's debt cost would be low, at under 2%, for a combination of 5-year and 10-year bonds. Most other major techs carry debt. Microsoft has $14 billion, against $68 billion in cash and marketable securities.
Apple was noncommittal on dividend and buyback increases in its earnings conference call Wednesday. Said CFO Peter Oppenheimer: "We do consider increasing these programs, and we'll do what we think is in the best interests of shareholders." He pointed out that Apple is committed to returning $45 billion to holders over the next three fiscal years. That's not a lot, however, for a company earning more than $40 billion annually.
The Bottom Line
To lift its stock, Apple will have to be more shareholder-friendly. A big dividend hike would be best, says analyst Toni Sacconaghi, because it would provide an ongoing benefit.
Other techs, including Intel INTC -0.22922636103151864% Intel Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD34.82 -0.08 -0.22922636103151864% /Date(1412110801888-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 34150459 AFTER HOURS USD34.8 -0.0200000000000031 -0.05743825387708214% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1124096 P/E Ratio 16.82125603864734 Market Cap 172393818489.075 Dividend Yield 2.5847214244686962% Rev. per Employee 501041 More quote details and news » (INTC), Microsoft, and Cisco Systems csco 0.9626955475330926% Cisco Systems Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD25.17 0.24 0.9626955475330926% /Date(1412110802096-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 34957312 AFTER HOURS USD25.15 -0.0200000000000031 -0.07945967421533572% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1962023 P/E Ratio 16.78 Market Cap 128091986779.422 Dividend Yield 3.0194676201827573% Rev. per Employee 636693 More quote details and news » (CSCO), have higher dividends. And Apple's P/E ratio is below those of Cisco, Google GOOG 0.1735026719411479% Google Inc. Cl C U.S.: Nasdaq USD577.36 1 0.1735026719411479% /Date(1412110800236-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1510120 AFTER HOURS USD577 -0.360000000000014 -0.06235277816267147% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 108317 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 394258399284.934 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1321030 More quote details and news » and IBM. IBM 0.10018983336848766% International Business Machines Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD189.83 0.19 0.10018983336848766% /Date(1412110898207-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2770406 AFTER HOURS USD189.83 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 162150 P/E Ratio 11.931489629164048 Market Cap 197865186741.902 Dividend Yield 2.317863351419691% Rev. per Employee 229711 More quote details and news » IBM, which has had minimal revenue growth in the past year, boasts a higher P/E than Apple, in part because investors like its aggressive buybacks, which account for a good chunk of its per-share earnings gains.
There are legitimate concerns about Apple. For one, it may have lost smartphone market share in the December quarter, and profits in this fiscal year may be flat with last year's $44.15 a share. But there are promising developments, too, including possible new products, such as much-discussed Apple TV and a lower-priced iPhone that might draw new customers. Says David Rolfe, chief investment officer of Wedgewood Partners, a Missouri investment firm that holds the stock: "Apple is a broken growth stock, but it's not a broken growth company."
Still, broken growth stocks tend to trade at low valuations. When Apple was the world's biggest growth story, dividends didn't matter. Now they do.
Getting Little Respect
Despite still having strong earnings, tons of cash, and a reputation for innovation, Apple trades at a lower valuation than a number of other big technology companies.
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|Cisco Systems / CSCO**
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Falcons safety William Moore (hamstring) and wide receiver Roddy White (knee) sat out practice today.
Moore has missed the past two games with his injury. White played against the Giants on Sunday to keep intact his streak of never missing a game during his career.
Participating in practice on a limited basis for the Falcons today were defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux (ribs), wide receiver Harry Douglas (ribs), cornerback Christopher Owens (hamstring) and tackle Tyson Clabo (thigh).
Still no consistent running game with playoffs near
Lesson learned, Falcons expect focused effort at Detroit
Safety William Moore misses practice
If the playoffs started today . . .
One win away from wrapping up home-field advantage
Falcons look 'Super' in 34-0 rout of the Giants
Defense rides fourth down stops to shutout of Giants
QUOTES: What they said after the 34-0 Falcons victory
Diving intervention: Lord tells Roddy to play vs. Giants
Video: Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan's post-game comments
Linebacker Sean Weatherspoon takes over as leader of the defense
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Who's the best receiving tandem? Roddy & Julio? Cruz & Nicks?
Atlanta Falcons: Quarterback Matt Ryan is not going over the physical cliff
December 19th, 2012
4:02 pm
Woo Hoo
We need #25 in 4 weeks, not this week. Take it easy and get healthy.
December 19th, 2012
4:37 pm
Definetly do not want to hurry any players at this point, we will really need them soon enough.
December 19th, 2012
5:06 pm
With all the coaching changes, we may lose a few coaches. I just hope when they start the interview process its during the bi-week. Hate to sound negative but its going to happen.
December 19th, 2012
5:44 pm
Agree with resting Moore; it's good to see the inter-changeability of our Dbacks with little drop off in production.
December 19th, 2012
6:01 pm
@Fair catch Franks: I havent heard anything of the sort relax with that. If that were the case Nolan wouldnt have been available when we showed BVG the door
December 19th, 2012
6:13 pm
Moore isn't playing until the playoffs. No need to.
December 19th, 2012
6:28 pm
Stay Healthy Falcons we need you all
December 19th, 2012
7:20 pm
Go to the Detroit Free press and click on Sports/Lions. You won't even find a reference to the Falcons. I'm usually on guard against teams that are coming off a hard loss, but after the Lions' pitiful self-destruct against the Cardinals, they will be lower than low. They gave up and stopped blocking in the Cardinals game in the second half. They're talking about next year, and what has to be done to be good then. Take the Falcons and 14 in this one, unless they make huge mistakes (fumbles, interceptions, blown coverages, etc.).
December 19th, 2012
7:38 pm
rest roddy they can win with out him…
December 20th, 2012
5:53 am
i score
December 19th, 2012
7:38 pm
rest roddy they can win with out him…
I agree, Douglas and Davis can use the reps. Get Gonzo the ball, he only needs 120 yards to give us 3 recievers with 1000 yards each. It would also be his 5th time to do it.
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A season with three receivers each reaching 1,000 yards has happened one other time in franchise history. In 1995, Bert Emanuel, Eric Metcalf and Terance Mathis achieved 1,000-yard seasons. The total combined yards of the three receivers that season was 3,267. Through 14 games this year, the trio of Gonzalez, Jones and White has accumulated 3,107.
December 20th, 2012
5:55 am
December 19th, 2012
7:20 pm
Go to the Detroit Free press and click on Sports/Lions. You won't even find a reference to the Falcons.
Yep, I made reference to that yesterday. They are already looking at the Mock Drafts.
December 20th, 2012
5:59 am
Congrats Sabrina C, Falcons Cheerleader selected to go to the Pro Bowl………….!!!
Warning: Distracting pictures of a beautiful lady!!
December 20th, 2012
6:18 am
Fair catch Franks
December 19th, 2012
5:06 pm
With all the coaching changes, we may lose a few coaches. I just hope when they start the interview process its during the bi-week. Hate to sound negative but its going to happen.
December 20th, 2012
8:24 am
Looks like they all got hurt playing above the gmen level.
December 20th, 2012
9:38 am
haha yea been thats what it was your right. How many points did the "gmen" score in that game? Yea thats a pretty high level.
December 20th, 2012
2:17 pm
[...] WR Harry Douglas practiced in a limited fashion on Wednesday due to a rib injury. (Michael Cunningham) [...]


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