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Berry's young charm comes through clear in this video. Also, get a bit of Keith Richards and other stars riffing on their love for "Johnny B. Goode."
A slightly less sharp rendition of "Johnny B. Goode" is nonetheless awesome, because John Lennon is singing along.
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Did anyone notice that the 1985 cult film includes a great "Johnny B. Goode" scene? Okay, if you didn't notice, you were probably sleeping through the film.
This metal version of the song charted in the late 1980s. Judas Priest totally took it there, and there is even stage-diving and moshing in the video.
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I agree with everything you said there Sean -- but every other league does it and it seems to help the development of the national team -- if it did ever come about I would like to see a rule that there had to be an english minimum of (say) 6 players out of the 11 on the pitch....but I understand why lower league clubs would object -- and in this country we don't seem to like change --everyone harps on about how many clubs we have and how 'if it's not broke don't fix it' -- but it is broken -- look at our national team -- and although I do rate Nugent as a prospect -- the fact that we have to call up a player who plays championship football week in week out shows that we are struggling....The managers of teams are saying that if they want the players to get experience to loan them out to them -- but the point is that they want them to play football in lower divisions but with a certain (managers) style and method (wheter it be Benitez, Moyes or SAF) --- this will keep fans away as the result won't be as important ---But the lower league chairman also have to have a look at themselves and realise perhaps they're to blame for the decline of the national team by placing stupid price tags on their players -- I mean £10m for a promising player with half a season in the top flight such as Curtis Davis -- I'd rather buy agger and Vidic -- combined they cost less!!! I'm not saying championship sides should sell all their good players -- i'm just saying that the reason say many managers go abroad is the ludicrious price placed on 'promising' players head if they are english --- with a chance they may not make it --- £12 million for Bale??? He's good but £12m --- even for any left back in the world is alot of money!!! But my question is why can't they revamp the reserve league system some how (I have no ideas by the way) so that it is more competitive ??? any ideas guys??


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[OpenGL] Deprecated methods - how to treat them?Posted Saturday, 30 May, 2009 - 11:43 by the Fiddler in
This has been discussed before, but no conclusion was reached: how should OpenTK treat deprecated methods?
Possible approaches, sorted from least to most intrusive:
- Do nothing. (This is the current approach)
- Add a message to the method summary: "This method is deprecated." (Minimally intrusive, no compile-time warning)
- Mark methods with the ObsoleteAttribute. (Compilation warning, potential breakage with "Treat warnings as errors" option)
- Move methods to a different assembly, called OpenTK.Graphics.Deprecated. (Reduces OpenTK.dll size by 287KB (15%), see below for more details)
- [New] Create two OpenTK.dlls, one with deprecated functions, one without. The consumer picks one. (one-time decision, no breakage, however increases download size and makes OpenTK build-system / distribution slightly more complex. Idea provided by Mincus)
I have toyed with approach #4 with mixed results so far. Ideally, we would like to introduce minimal breaking changes to the consumer:
- Add a reference to OpenTK.Graphics.Deprecated.dll
- Add "
using OpenTK.Graphics.Deprecated".
- Continue using OpenTK as before.
The question is how to implement this? One possible approach is to create a
GL class in the deprecated namespace that inherits from
// OpenTK.dll namespace OpenTK.Graphics { public class GL { /* Non-deprecated methods */ } } // OpenTK.Graphics.Deprecated.dll namespace OpenTK.Graphics.Deprecated { public class GL : OpenTK.Graphics.GL { /* Deprecated methods */ } }
The user can consume this as follows:
using OpenTK.Graphics; using GL = OpenTK.Graphics.Deprecated.GL; ... GL.ClearColor(Color.MidnightBlue);
- Which approach (1-4) do you prefer? Why? (If you have another idea, please post it!)
- Do you consider the approach I outlined as too intrusive or complex? It requires a new reference and a single line of code to each source file that uses deprecated methods.
- Can you think of a better / simpler alternative to
using GL = OpenTK.Graphics.Deprecated.GL?
- Do you know wheter C++/CLI, Boo, IronPython, IronRuby have anything equivalent to the "
using" directive? F# and VB.Net have, so it's not a problem.
1.1 & 1.2) Not a solution.
1.3) sounds interesting, individual warnings can be disabled so treating warnings as errors is not a problem. I've never tried this, but does it work to flag a single value in an enum as deprecated too? So for example calling GL.Enable( EnableCap.Light0 ); would generate a warning, but GL.Enable( EnableCap.DepthTest ); does not.
1.4) The flaws with this might be that it's non-obvious and it cannot eliminate deprecated tokens from enums. Do you have any numbers how much faster the GL ProcAddresses are loaded without the legacy stuff? But this certainly is a good idea too.
1.3) Indeed, you can mark individual enum values as Obsolete. Never thought of this before, but it opens up some interesting possibilities!
You can disable [Obsolete] warnings with
#pragma warning disable 0681 or the "/nowarn:0681" compiler option. Unfortunately, there is no way to disable this warning for e.g. OpenTK.Graphics but leave it intact for your code, unless you manually pepper the code with
"#pragma warning disable/restore".
In that light, 1.4 might be less annoying, as it's a "do and forget" solution.
1.4) Indeed, this requires more setup on the user side (1.3 is a mere warning by default, while 1.4 will cause cause compilation to fail unless you add the necessary declarations). It also adds the potential for future breakage, once more methods are marked as deprecated.
The cost of the extra assembly probably outweights the benefit of fewer GetProcAddress calls. I don't have exact numbers, but the number of deprecated functions is close to ~250 (judging from the size of the dll).
Something that has not yet been brought up: How do we deal with another situation where more deprecation occurs? For example Transform Feedback might become deprecated at some point in favor of OpenCL.
Our previous suggestions all consider only a separation between legacy GL and forward GL. Maybe in 5 years it will look like this:
legacy GL - OpenGL 1.0-3.0
forward GL - OpenGL 3.1-4.5
future GL - OpenGL 5.0-x.y
There's the clunky #define method similar to Microsoft's CRT deprecation stuff from C/C++ that is a possibility.
I've not played with #defines much in C#, but I suspect something similar could be knocked up so that there was a warning at compile time from both individual enum values and functions.
To disable the warnings, a user would just put #define use_opentk_deprecated or something similar in the files that use those calls.
Another option with splitting it out is that instead of creating a seperate OpenTK.Graphics.Deprecated, perhaps create two binaries, one with ALL the calls (current and deprecated) and one with just the current set of calls in.
The user would just need to switch to the deprecated DLL and nothing else.
Both of these would, imo, cause minimum interference, but they feel rather crude in some ways and doubtless have other issues.
Just throwing ideas out. :o)
As far as I can see, the lifetime of a method in the deprecation model looks like this:
- Vendor-specific extension (ATI, NV, APPLE, ...)
- Cross-vendor extension (EXT)
- ARB-blessed extension (ARB - likely to become core in next revision)
- Core
- Deprecated
- Extension (implemented at the disrcetion of each vendor)
- Dead (no vendor implements)
Now, we have two options: we can say that OpenTK will always track the latest version of the specs, treating the first four categories as core and the rest as deprecated (whatever we decide that "deprecated" means for us); or we can move OpenTK.Graphics outside of OpenTK and have several versions side by side:
- OpenTK.dll (contains, math, input and platform-specific functions)
- OpenTK.Graphics31.dll (tracks OpenGL 3.1)
- OpenTK.Graphics32.dll (tracks OpenGL 3.2)
When you create a new application, you pick a target OpenGL version and stick with that, without fear that a future spec revision (and subsequent OpenTK release) might offer a different OpenGL API and break your code.
Both of these would, imo, cause minimum interference, but they feel rather crude in some ways and doubtless have other issues.
Just throwing ideas out. :o)
Keep 'em coming.
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your point of view) .Net interfaces cannot be influenced by the consuming application. This means that the OpenTK.Graphics API is fixed as soon as OpenTK is compiled. If you need two different APIs (e.g. one with deprecated functions, one without), you have to use conditional compilation on the OpenTK side and allow the consuming application to pick which of the dlls it prefers.
This only leaves your "two binaries" model as an option, which indeed works. This is somewhat similar to model 1.4, with the difference that you have two complete dlls (one with deprecated functions, one without) and the consumer picks one. Model 1.4, on the other hand, offers one complete dll (without deprecated functions) and one "addon" (for the deprecated ones) and the consumer uses either the first or both.
Your idea is superior, in that the user can pick the correct dll and never need to change a single line of code. The cost is a more complicated compilation model for OpenTK (needs two passes, one for each binary, with different options) and slightly increased download size.
It's hard to make a call here, on one side I'd like to see the legacy stuff move to it's own .dll and R.I.P., but as long as enums still contain legacy tokens the split is not complete (see GL.Enable example above). #define or [Obsolete] both can deal with enums much better. #define probably results in the lightest .dll after building OpenTK and can handle future deprecations better than [Obsolete] or creating a 3rd .dll, however it will turn GL.cs from inconvenient-legible to painfully-legible.
I'd say GL.cs left the inconvenient-legible state a few revisions ago, when it gained documentation and debugging functionality. As of right now, it weights at 5727KB of source and has a 50% chance to make Visual Studio hang. Better check GLDelegates.cs instead, it contains the same information but it's much more manageable.
Well if that implies you have no objections about #defines, why not? IIRC it was one of the very first suggestions how to handle the problem, but I don't remember why it was abandoned.
It would also have the advantage that all CLS compliant overloads could be tied to a conditional, so you can compile OpenTK to use uint everywhere and only contain GL 3.1 functions&token. (No intent to start another CLS-Compliance usefulness discussion, but I would not object adding this manually to OpenTK.Audio to reduce overload choices)
No objections on that front. I just wish to gather more information before committing to a solution.
I will push this functionality to trunk shortly, so we can play with actual code instead of theory.
this is probably selfish of me. as i'm new to OpenGL and would like to start just coding for OpenGL3.0/3.1. it would make my life easier if all i had to call was say a OpenGL v3.+ dll. so that i would only be dealing with v3.+. therefor less likely to get confused. hopefully lesson the learning process at the same time as i wouldn't be using previous OpenGL stuff by mistake.


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The third installment of the Lost Planet series hit stores yesterday, and to coincide with the launch, Capcom released a new cinematic trailer to fill you in on the game's story.
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1A path formed by the repeated treading of people or animals.
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Situated in Ottumwa, this hotel is 2.5 mi (4.1 km) from Memorial Park and 3.1 mi (4.9 km) from Wapello County Historical Museum. Davis County Historical Society Museum and American Gothic House are also within 25 mi (40 km).
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An indoor pool, a business center, and dry cleaning are available at this hotel. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include laundry facilities, free newspapers, and barbecue grills.
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Lexington Inn and Suites - Ottumwa2813 N Court Street Ottumwa IA 52501
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Hotel Amenities
High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. A business center is on site at this 3-star property. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. This Ottumwa hotel also offers an indoor pool, barbecue grills, and a picnic area. Onsite self parking is complimentary. A total renovation of this property was completed in 2014.
- Total number of rooms - 61
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of floors - 3
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Business center
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Picnic area
- Free self parking
- Indoor pool
- Free breakfast
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- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
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- Premium TV channels
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
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Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast.
Nearby Things to Do
- Golfing nearby
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
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- Pets not allowed
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Rated 4.4 out of 5 by 180 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 by aaaaakkkkk Very nice & comfortable stay Nice hotel for a comfortable stay. I am a regular visitor & prefer this hotel in Puneas ccompared to others May 18, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mukkie 'Full on Comfort' at Four Points,Pune It has been a very good experience to stay almost 50 days at Four points by sheraton hotel,They have well trained staff takes care of every requirement. Superb spacious rooms, wonderful restaurant, friendly staff - the hotel has it all. Special thanks to Mr Joe & Mr Nilesh-Sales team,Mr .Dhawal,Prachi,Asish at front desk & Mr.TN Singh and other members at Restaurant.Would definitely stay here again and recommend this to anybody looking for a nice & comfortable stay in Pune. May 18, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by VV62 Great People! Any organisation in the hospitality industry is fully dependent on its staff for recognition. In this regard the staff of this hotel in the F&B, House keeping & reception have been excellent with delivering 'Customer Delight' at every step without a pause and taking genuine pride in their work! PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD SHOW! May 16, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5 by RSB2376 Good stay As per requirement was near to my office....good ambience...and pleasant staff members May 14, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5 by Nafisa Good one Meant for both business and leisure stay; this place is closeby to the happening mall Phoenix market city Good ambience; courteous front desk staff, plush rooms ..to summarize ...good one..would definitely recommend May 6, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by sbfun One of the best I have done a fair amount of international travel and stayed at many hotels as a business traveler. I would rate this hotel and its staff as one of the best. The hotel team exceeds in their hospitality and customized care to their guests. Try it yourself, you will love it as much as I do, I am sure. March 27, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5 by Gops Great Staff Attitude the staff are very courteous and helpful March 26, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Ian21 Comfortable & Seamless for a Business Traveller This hotel is perfect for the business traveller. The front office staff were very responsive and prompt. Food is great especially Panash. Overall a very comfortable stay. March 26, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by DarrenChen Excellent experience with Four Points Pune I have stay with them for more than 10 times for my business trip. The service and price is surprisingly good as I never had such kind of good experience. March 19, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by gosain12 hotel has good interior the staff is very much dedicated to serve the guest .food was very good and quality product March 17, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by AlokM Extraordinary service and attention to detail by Mukesh Patil and joe Pereira Both Mukesh Patil and Joe Pereira were extraordinarily hospitable and gracious with the German guests we had with us. Being top managers in a leading German MNC, we all stay in top hotels all over the world but they took time out to especially express their gratitude on the warm hospitality extended. However service over the corporate dinner in the initial period needs improvement and more training of the waiters and attention to detail would be appreciated. These things are very important! March 13, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by FromLondon Made me feel very welcome I stayed here for a week for a business trip. Everything about the hotel was great - the amenities, the decor, my room, the food. In particular I was very impressed by the consistent level of service of all the staff, from the people on the front door through to reception, dining staff, to housekeeping. Everyone was very friendly and went out of their way to be helpful in a very genuine way. I will be coming back to stay. March 10, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mudit27 Feel Revived Stay in this hotel is very relaxing and value for money. I would love to come again and again. Keep it up!! March 9, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5 by Kati2587 Exceptional Customer Service FP Pune is very close to the Lohegaon Airport . I have Stayed at this property every time i went to pune But , I would never forget my last stay here at FP , I arrived at the hotel @ 2400 HRS and requested for some dinner & restaurant prepared some hot pasta for me in less than 30 mins . Great customer service ,KUDOS !!!!!!!!!!!! February 21, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5 by Vishal8774 Comfortable Stay I have stayed in this hotel more than 10 times. The staff here is very co-operative and helpful. As a SPG member, I got upgraded to suite this time. It was a wonderful experience. The breakfast spread has also improved a lot. Keep up the good work!!! February 6, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Anah Stayed again n was wonderful again .... Stayed again at the same Hotel and the staff and service was top notch yet again ... Keep up the great work ... January 30, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Royshirly Four points Excellentè Excellent hotel superb service perfect ambience extremely good staff mouth watering cuisine . Nice place to relax . December 23, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by wn2014 Great staff! I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at the Sheraton 4 Points Pune. In particular the staff were incredibly cordial, attentive and helpful. They looked for ways to say yes and accommodate! I highly recommend! December 9, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by BusinessTrveler This hotel is OK. Everything worked fine and the staff was ok. However in some places it felt strangely cheap. For example, they had broken/ burnt toasters in the main restaurant (Eatery). December 5, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Tong045 Comfortable room Room was clean and staffs are freindly during my staying there. Air condition might need to maintenance during night it was noisy. December 1, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Rajiv21 Good Business Hotel Located near the Airport. Overall Experience was good. November 28, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Vasu The stay at the hotel was quiet comfortable Enjoyed my stay at this hotel. This was infact my second visit to this hotel. The support staff's are excellent. The breakfast was fantastic, there was a lot of variety available to choose from. All in all it was a wonderful experience. The room this time round was quiet spacious and comfortable. November 18, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Lalit64 Exceptional The Sheraton brand hospitality was exceptional in all regards throughout our 3 day stay. From the welcome to the farewell, it was all smiles. All requests were attended to immediately. It seems that the word 'no' does not exist in the Sheraton dictionary. This hotel(and chain) will remain my first choice of stay from now on. The internet is also very good and 'high' speed. I had booked on-line on the hotel's website and got a very good package. November 18, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Verified Reviewer Nice experience with Four Points I had a been there for a night and it was great to stay at Four Points by Sheraton. All staffs and service is very nice and cooperative. I would specially thanks for made my booking comfortable as per my expectation. I would highly recommend this hotel and would love to visit again. November 17, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by kriti Friendly Atmosphere Very responsive staff and extremely friendly. Hotel is very responsive to your needs. Special additives need to be more defined for booking some more alternatives can be added for non drinkers. November 16, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by anujneetu business travel overall a good experience but need to maintain standard of quality service provided earlier. things are going down in services and F&B. November 15, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by Pinaki77 Good facilities, but horrible food. Hotel location is good, facilities are decent. Food needs to be better. November 14, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Chandra26301 Food was average Food provided for dinner was just about average. Taste was bland, rotis were cold etc. November 3, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by AlokM Staff Responsiveness Great and motivated team...Its always a pleasure to interract with with Mr Vijayan Gangadharan -GM and Joe who is always ready to be of asisstance and enquiring of ways to make you feel pampered ! The eye for detail and responsivenesss by Adeet ( Restaurant manager ) and Chef Sanjay Mitra who is always stretching out to prepare my favourite barbecued brocolli is greatly appreciate !! Its always a pleasure being here !! Keep it up !! October 31, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by john1235643 Decent hotel decent hotel. Food is quite over priced and options are quite limited. October 20, 2014


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Five keys to the Chargers making a return to the playoffs:
> 1. QB Drew Brees must prove last year's Pro Bowl season wasn't a flukein a career which had been mediocre. Breesclutches the steering wheel of what is potentially among the NFL's most productive and versatile offenses. Butif Brees resembles the 2002 and 2003 model, the Chargers will stall.
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Driving Through Canyons in Reverse
Some insane dude decided to test the handling ability of his Audi yesterday by zooming down the curvy Laurel Canyon backwards.
Some insane dude decided to test the handling ability of his Audi yesterday by zooming down the curvy Laurel Canyon backwards.
A musician named Mister Moonbeam performs inside a storefront window in Echo Park, California.
From Copenhagen to California, here are some notable shows opening up in the art world this week.
A slow crawl across the vast contemporary landscape of Los Angeles.
From the east coast to west coast, galleries will open their doors from 6 to 8pm and pour white wine into plastic cups for you.
With Paris Photo LA in town, lots of nice art shows are happening all across this hot, dry city.
From New York to LA and up to the Bay, a list of some quality art shows opening this weekend.
The loneliest lion in the hills of Los Angeles.
This Sunday (4/19) is L.A. Taco's annual TACO MADNESS party, featuring a selection of L.A.'s best tacos. Since we're all for hunger inducing imagery, we got the rundown of some of the tacos to be on the lookout for.
With decent weather on both coasts, there's one less excuse you can use for not going out.
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Hi! sksmatt. I would like to ask, how can I call the gallery to slide show using php in a single post? Should I use do_shortcode or a code that will call the gallery to slideshow parameter?
Nice plugin!
Hi! sksmatt. I would like to ask, how can I call the gallery to slide show using php in a single post? Should I use do_shortcode or a code that will call the gallery to slideshow parameter?
Nice plugin!
Hi albertrubis17,
The gallery should work on single pages and posts or any other regular content that has the [gallery] shortcode. If you would like however to insert in some other placeyou could hook up to the
mv_gallery_to_slideshow_has_gallery and return
true on any page you want.
Kind Regards!
Hi Matt,
I'm relatively new to WordPress and the idea of plugins and hooks. I want to follow-up on your answer to the above question. I have a post-type of project, and I want the gallery to always show up on the project pages without the user having to add [gallery] manually. I'm starting to get somewhere from your answer and reading the WP codex but I'm still stuck.
Would I add something regarding "mv_gallery_to_slideshow_has_gallery" to the functions.php page and then a modified <?php add_action( $tag, $function_to_add, $priority, $accepted_args ); ?> to the single-project.php where I want the gallery to show up? Sorry that I have to ask for a more detailed answer than you gave above.
Thanks Matt! I really like your plugin, it's really clean and easy to understand and modify to suit my needs.
I figured out how to do it. It was pretty simple, and Matt had given the answer before.
<?php echo do_shortcode('[gallery]'); ?>
in single-*post-type*.php includes the gallery in the template.
and adding:
function my_gallery_to_slideshow_has_gallery( $params ){
return true;
add_filter( 'mv_gallery_to_slideshow_has_gallery', 'my_gallery_to_slideshow_has_gallery' );
to functions.php makes it show as the gallery-to-slideshow
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Exploring VoIP in Linux
Using a headset and a webcam to make phone calls is easy, interactive, and even free, thanks to VoIP. In this month's cover story, we'll help you choose a VoIP softphone, and we'll show you how to configure your own Asterisk exchange server.
VoIP offers many benefits, not the least of which is economy. PC-based phone calls are typically free, apart from the Internet charges you would pay anyway. VoIP also provides features that aren't available on most conventional phone lines. For instance, VoIP clients (also known as softphones) support video as well as voice, meaning that the person you call can actually see you. And VoIP is portable. If you register your current public IP address with your provider, your provider can forward your calls to wherever you are on the Internet.
Of course, VoIP has its disadvantages: for a good conversation over the Internet, you'll need a fast Internet connection. And if you want to receive incoming calls at any time, you will need to leave your computer switched on.VoIP might not be for everyone, but Internet telephony is growing increasingly popular as an alternative to conventional phone services. In this month's cover story, I explore VoIP in Linux.
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LinuxCon North America Convenes in Toronto, Canada
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If Contact Form 7 is not delivering your email even though it says it sent it successfully, you probably need to configure WordPress for SMTP email delivery.
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If I change permalinks and then try to navigate to another page I get "Object Not found" If I put the permalinks back to default it's all OK.
I am using XAMP and virtual hosts.
I have tried changing the Apache httpd file following advice on other sites. e.g.
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NIST awaits word on adoption
A set of five foundational technical standards for Smart Grid interoperability and security have undergone a cybersecurity review by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and have been submitted to federal regulators for adoption.
Four of the standards, produced by the International Electrotechnical Commission, deal with communications protocols for the exchange of information on the intelligent power distribution grid, and the final addresses cybersecurity for these protocols."This is the first set of standards that NIST has identified as ready for consideration by regulators," NIST Smart Grid leader George Arnold wrote to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. "These standards are identified because they are essential to uniform and interoperable communication systems throughout the grid."
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NIST was given responsibility under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 for coordinating development of communication protocols and other standards for an interoperable electric power distribution system that can support two-way flows of power and data. Once the standards have been vetted by NIST, it is up to FERC to adopt them through formal rulemaking procedures.
The act gave the Energy Department the overall lead for Smart Grid development, and the department is funding additional research into security technology for the smart infrastructure. It recently awarded about $6.5 million to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for research over the next three years on technology to ensure the reliability and security of the system.
"Compared with the grid of today, this is going to be a major transformation over the next decade," said Thomas King, director of the lab's Energy Efficiency and Electricity Technology program.
The Smart Grid program has been identified as an important element of the Obama administration's economic recovery program with the promise of creating jobs, contributing to energy independence and curbing greenhouse gas emissions. The Smart Grid would use intelligent networking and automation to better control the flow and delivery of electricity to consumers, enabling a two-way flow of electricity and information between the power plant and the appliance, and points in between. With money for developing and fielding new electric grid technology becoming available with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, industry now needs standards to ensure the interoperability and security of technology that is being implemented.
NIST led development of "A Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards," the first version of which was released in January. It identifies existing technical standards likely to be applicable to a Smart Grid and prioritizes future standards making activity.
The five standards identified by NIST as "ready for consideration" by FERC were among 25 grid-related standards identified in the Framework as "ready for implementation." Another 50 or so standards applicable to the Smart Grid were identified as needing additional development. But before standards can be passed along to FERC for consideration they must undergo a cybersecurity review by NIST. This could not be done until the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel spearheaded by NIST completed its Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security in September.
All other standards also will undergo cybersecurity review before submission to regulators. The first standards submitted by NIST are:
The Smart Grid will differ from today's grid in that it will include high visibility and situational awareness at all levels of the system, from power generation to smart meters in customer premises, and the ability to use this information to ensure reliability and security of the system, Kind said.
Researchers at Oak Ridge have received $3 million in Energy Department funding for work on Automated Vulnerability Detection for Compiled Smart Grid Software. It will be cooperating with Carnegie Mellon University and EnerNex Corp. It is getting another $3 million for work on a Next Generation Secure, Scalable Communications Network for the Smart Grid that will use a patented hybrid spread-spectrum technology developed at Oak Ridge. The hybrid uses a combination of direct sequence and frequency hopping spread spectrum radios to ensure availability and security of wireless communications.
"We foresee that wireless will be a big part" of Smart Grid control systems, King said.
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"The keyword doesn't appear in the first paragraph of the copy, make sure the topic is clear immediately." How to resolve it, Please ...
My site url http://www.spotlightbd.com
"The keyword doesn't appear in the first paragraph of the copy, make sure the topic is clear immediately." How to resolve it, Please ...
My site url http://www.spotlightbd.com
well, you could start by adding your keyword in the first paragraph of your copy :) if it isn't, please show me the content and the keyword.
Thanks for quick reply. I have already tried. But failed.
My keyword is : spotlight bangladesh
content is :
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This doesn't work.
Please tell me what is the real cause.
I can't see your keyword and text, please use pastebin or something to show me that so I can debug it. If your keyword is "spotlight bangladesh" it'll only count mentions of that combined term.
Sorry to jump in here but I am having the same issue. While I think the plugin is excellent, and am able to ignore the issue, it can be frustrating as the keyword is often right there.
For example, the keyword for http://englishlc.com/linking-structures-proofreading-scientific-articles/ is proofreading scientific articles
On the Page Analysis tab there is s red light highlighting that The keyword doesn't appear in the first paragraph of the copy, make sure the topic is clear immediately.
However, the first line of the posts begins: When proofreading scientific articles, the readability of some content is led down by ......
Site is up to date with WordPress 3.4.2 and WordPress SEO v. 184.108.40.206.
Could this be resolved on the next update?
Having the same issue - am wondering if perhaps I don't understand which is the first paragraph of copy? My focus keyword is "Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band" on this page http://blackhillsweekend.com/favorite-live-music/chancey-williams-and-the-younger-brothers-band/ and yet I continue to get the dreaded RED BUTTON with "The keyword doesn't appear in the first paragraph of the copy, make sure the topic is clear immediately." Am using WordPress SEO Version 18.104.22.168 with the latest version (3.5) of WordPress. Any ideas out there?
I get this all the time. Its a great plugin otherwise. But this really annoys me!
I have the exact same problem in 15 different WP installations. I also get this:
The page title contains keyword / phrase, but it does not appear at the beginning; try and move it to the beginning.
Even though the keyword is within the first few words in the page title.
Besides I upgraded from v. 1341 to 1432 this morning and got this:
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/www/billig-blog.dk/wp-admin/includes/template.php:1642) in /home/www/billig-blog.dk/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 876
Is that dangerous?
I also get errors witht he key words. It seems like it's not detecting them and giving me no on everything and the words are in title, in link and everywhere...
See this, and even if it's in Swedish you get the general idea
Same issue with us as well. The thread says this was resolved but, maybe it's a bug that has resurfaced with the last release? Doesn't bother me to much but, our writers try to get all of our posts to a green SEO level and this false warning makes it harder to do that.
Same for me too.
maybe it's a bug that has resurfaced with the last release?
I have only noticed this within the last couple days of seo work. The month before that was fine.
Same issue. SEO Yoast is telling me "The keyword doesn't appear in the first paragraph of the copy" when in fact I have my focus keyword spread liberally throughout my post. Can someone look at http://tabletraven.com/ and look at the Galaxy Note 10.1 post (the keyword is "galaxy note review". Then look at the Microsoft Surface Pro post (the keyword is "windows 8 tablet"). SEO Yoast is telling me the Microsoft post is fine and the Galaxy Note 10.1 doesn't have the keyword in the first paragraph.
I had the same problem . I had the paragraph tagged as "h3" for the first paragraph. I changed the tag to "p" while keeping the text the same and the problem went away. I guess if the text is tagged as anything but "p" then it does not consider it the first paragraph.
Is this the way it is to be or is it a bug?
The keyword doesn't appear in the first paragraph of the copy.
Has anyone resolved this annoying glitch.
It's the only thing that is letting down a supurb product.
Same issue, although not on every page. I'm trying to figure out what the the difference is....
Ok, so it seems when I have an image (with the keyword term in the alt & caption tags) below the h1 tag, the red light for not having the keyword in the first paragraph changes to green.
More of a workaround than a solution.
@marcusjkw I've also found that when I have an image at the top of the post, the plugin thinks the image is the first paragraph. Although annoying, it serves as a good reminder to edit the alt tag to include my keyword.
Same issue. Most pages getting the green light, but a couple of pages getting the red light:
"The keyword doesn't appear in the first paragraph of the copy, make sure the topic is clear immediately."
The keyword is on the first paragraph.
I have the same problem. I like how the developer just dropped off the face of the earth in this thread. Left everyone hanging. Nice. Makes me wanna fork over $$ for the paid version. Sarcasm. Will try the above noted work around.
Same with me i have tried in my page http://www.marthajeanshawwebmercial.com/konsumen-cerdas-paham-perlindungan-konsumen. But the result is nothing. Now i am confused...
I have decided to live with this until the developer resolves the issue. If the keyword is in the first paragraph, then the search engines spiders definitely find it. A little annoying maybe, but for me the rest of the plugin's functionality compensates.
adminda had the right answer. make sure your first paragraph is formatted as paragraph. The tool bar at the top of the writing area has a drop down menu where you can pick types of headings. Make sure your first paragraph is formatted paragraph. If you do not see this drop down menu click show/hide kitchen sink button.
I have my paragraph formatted as a paragraph, but I still see this message. Any ideas why it still thinks the keyword isn't there?
Same problem!
this is so basic!
I do not understand why this has not been fixed by now...
First start by switching from Visual Editor to Text Editor.
If for instance you start your page/post with an Heading2, you need to correct the coding in the text editor, because you will probably have this:
text+keyword

when you should have this:
That should solve your problem.
I noticed something that may be affecting this and other problems with plugins identifying specific parts of text, when copying and pasting from Word the formatting of Word is often a huge part at the beginning of the copy. If you copy and then paste from Office 2010 Word documents a large section of code is added with lots of formatting code before the actual stuff you see. If you copy then paste it looks okay in Visual view for WordPress but when you switch to text view the code is there for quite a few lines of formatting code. I remove this code and the red light for keyword not being in first paragraph and even no heading tags goes away.
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National Management- Dan Chasin And Sara Carl7678 E Greenway Road Ste 101 Scottsdale, Arizona U.S.A.
National Management- Dan Chasin And Sara Carl MASTER CON ARTISTS Perfume Distributers Scottsdale Arizona
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I took extensive notes during the 2 hour "interview" or what I like to call "brainwashing" session. Fortunately, I was not as desperate and naive as others so here are red flags to key in:
1. Called in for interview without seeing a resume. no respectable company or profession would do this.
2. NO company website
3. 1st interview was only 3 minutes. HIring manager Sara Carl talked a big game without giving any actual info about the company. Usually when you walk out of an office confused as ever, a whole lot of BS is coming out of her mouth.
4. 2nd interview is a group interview 2 1/2 hours long! A good portion of the room looked like kids right out of high school "trying to dress professionally", overall relatively young 19-29 years. All minds still gullible to fake promises.
5. Story does not add up!!! Do the math. IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT IS. How can you take all the "managers" on an All-Inclusive Resort vacations twice a year. From all the cities mentioned, there must be at least 80 "managers"! If your office "crew" only sells 200 bottles of perfume/wk where does the money come from??? They still need to pay personal offices space, personnels, accountants, and overhead costs. I'm not a rocket scientists, but COME ON!
Dan Chasin and Sara Carl are Master Con-Artists!!! They have no remorse for what they are doing. They have about 25 people they are training right now! Only a small fraction will wake up and smell the coffee. The ones that finally leave will only do so after wasting precious time, money, and their dignity.
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grow a heart?
AUTHOR: JAK - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, March 17, 2011POSTED: Thursday, March 17, 2011
All I know is that you didn't even give it a chance. We ask for 3 months, not 4 years like college. Oh, btw, did you know that the owner/founder of ripoff report is wanted in 14 states for fraud, blackmail and various other felonies? Honestly, you didn't even give the thing a chance and then you want to come online and spout your hate speak? You know NOTHING about the company because you were never there for any significant length of time. Don't steal away the chance to make something of one's self from another person out there just because it wasn't for you.
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AUTHOR: Notasucker - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, March 08, 2011POSTED: Tuesday, March 08, 2011
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AUTHOR: JAK - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, March 08, 2011POSTED: Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Dan Long himself started with the industry back in Chicago with Centura and has since seperated from them and bought the rights to the perfumes/colognes and packaging and started his company. We, as branches, make up the distribution end of said company, and are individually run and operated by the people that get promoted out of these offices.
Just so you know, we have just recently promoted out offices in Indianapolis, IN, Providence, RI, Virginia Beach, Parma Heights, OH. And of course our training centers in Middleburg Heights, OH and Worthington, OH. So yes, we really do help you open up your own office once you're done with the program.
Since each office is independantly owned and operated, there is no "listing...on the internet".
First interviews are supposed to be quick, btw. They are basically there just as a first impression for the employer to judge the attitudes, professionalism etc of the people looking for work. It doesn't take long to see if someone has a good attitude and is a people person. If we feel they are, then we invite them back to a second interview. Most times later on in the day when we've reviewed resumes/apps. BTW, just cause you can't see something happening doesn't mean that it doesn't happen.
Now, to the second interview (which you apparently didn't take very good notes in, or you would have understood all this to begin with). As far as the vacations offered to managers, and how it's paid for, if an office only does 200 sales a week, that adds up to $1600 going to the local office and $2200 returned to the company to cover cost of product and profit per week. It also means that the people selling the product made about $2200 as well ($30/sale, $11 to rep, $19 to office (of which $11 sent back to company, $8 to the branch)). This was all mentioned in the second interview, but apparently you missed that part. BTW, that was just one week. Most offices do well more than 200 a week - we just say 200 for easy math purposes. The overhead (again for easy math) is covered by 100 (usually offices are set up to operate at less than that) bottles per week. meaning $800 a week goes to the branch manager and the overhead is $800 as well. Again, the overhead is usually lower than that, so the BM makes the difference since it's his/her business.
Now, all that information was said directly in the second interview. I know this, because I've been through the second interview myself and apparently took better notes. Also, because I have now been with the company myself for 6 months now and have seen people promoted out and opening locations and making money. I myself have been brought in to help the office that promoted me here in Middleburg expand and promote more deals. It's really too bad that you didn't give it a chance, because at this point, you'd be in your own branch and making 50k plus (although with your attitude, you probably would have filtered out anyway way before that could ever happen).
I'm sorry if I don't address the other comments posted here, as I can not see them from this page, just the original.
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High School Kids BEWARE!!!
AUTHOR: respectforthelaw - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, September 11, 2010POSTED: Saturday, September 11, 2010
I once worked for this company undercover because some high school kids had interest in the position but I told them otherwise. Once I knew what the company was all about, what they did, and did not have a website, I told the kids if anybody from the company tries to contact them for any reason that they should contact the Attorney General Terry Goddard or the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
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Dan Chasin and crew are in Tukwila, WA now
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Just a few blocks from Boston's historic money-management names like Fidelity, Putnam Investments, and Wellington Management sits a small asset manager that took its moniker from a comic-book hero.
The firm's founder, Joseph F. Patton Jr., was a U.S. Navy lieutenant who served a dangerous tour in Vietnam as a swift-boat captain in the late 1960s. His radio call sign on these high-powered, heavily-armed riverboats was Captain Marvel, after the 1940s Fawcett Comics superhero. The name "brought me a lot of luck," says Patton, so he put it on his firm, J.P. Marvel Investment Advisors, when he went out on his own in 2007.
That was a perilous time to begin a fund firm and full-year 2008 losses, while easily beating the market's 38% decline, still amounted to about 28%. Patton, who spent the bulk of his work life in Boston as a senior institutional salesman at the former PaineWebber, persevered. Over five years the Marvel portfolio has gained an average of 2.7% a year, beating the S&P's anemic 0.2% annual return through June of this year, as well as its U.S. equity peer group. Marvel runs mostly separately managed accounts for a management fee of 1%, using hedge-fund techniques to limit risk. A hedge-fund version, the Captain's Fund, will launch in January.
Two themes for Patton: The "energy story is being rewritten" in the U.S. and the Fed has given banks "a gift." Jason Grow for Barron's
Now overseeing $350 million, the opportunistic firm invests in 40 or so core equity positions, holds some bonds and uses both cash and options on its equity positions to offset its bets. Patton explains that the "10 top positions do the majority of the work" for Marvel, which conducts bottom-up, fundamental analysis on roughly 100 companies, visiting "tons" of them each year. Annual turnover is a very low 20%. Monsanto mon 0.38321338442845126% Monsanto Co. U.S.: NYSE USD107.4 0.41 0.38321338442845126% /Date(1472245266318-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3960885 AFTER HOURS USD112.03 4.63 4.31098696461825% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 44715 P/E Ratio 44.3801652892562 Market Cap 46995661861.5356 Dividend Yield 2.011173184357542% Rev. per Employee 590044 More quote details and news » (ticker: MON), one of the firm's biggest positions at 3%, is a typical holding for 69-year old Patton, who's bought and sold some of his holdings a few times during a four-decade career. He first got to know Monsanto in the past 10 years when he bought the little-followed stock for some accounts at just $6 a share. Today he thinks its seed and fertilizers can be a valuable aid to farmers who are contending with a fierce drought. Marvel purchased the stock in January, at $72; it was trading last week at $91.16 and he thinks it could top $100.
At present, Patton, who gained hedge-fund experience running the high-net-worth group for Longwood Investment Advisors, is focused on an eclectic group of energy stocks, big drug companies paying fat dividends, banks, and municipal bonds.
The energy story, says Patton, "is being rewritten in this country" because U.S. imports, as a share of global consumption, have fallen to 42% from 60% in 1995. At the same time U.S. oil production is rising faster than in any non-OPEC nation, he notes. Marvel has been buying QEP Resources qep -0.60882800608828% QEP Resources Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD19.59 -0.12 -0.60882800608828% /Date(1472245309844-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4576232 AFTER HOURS USD19.59 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11154 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 4693881631.5622 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 2183840 More quote details and news » (QEP), an independent natural-gas and oil-exploration and production company, working mostly in the Rocky Mountains and Midwest. Spun off from Questar (STR) in 2010, QEP gathers, compresses, and processes natural gas. "A dozen years ago, shale gas represented only 2% of total U.S. dry production. It is now 37%," Patton says. QEP has stepped up its purchase of acreage in shale basins, and recently agreed to buy North Dakota oil assets, expanding its Williston Basin holdings. The shares trade at $32.04 and Marvel has a target of $35. It projects earnings of $1.45 a share in 2012, $2.10 in 2013 and $2.40 in 2014.
Like Monsanto, General Electric GE 0.06408202499198974% General Electric Co. U.S.: NYSE USD31.23 0.02 0.06408202499198974% /Date(1472245203539-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 21976648 AFTER HOURS USD31.22 -0.01 -0.03202049311559398% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 288996 P/E Ratio 22.887504580432392 Market Cap 279859314931.076 Dividend Yield 2.9458853666346463% Rev. per Employee 381222 More quote details and news » (GE) is an old acquaintance of Patton's, who sold it prior to the financial crisis in the high $30s and then bought it back early this year at $18. Marvel projects the industrial conglomerate will earn $1.55 in 2012, $1.74 in 2013 and then somewhere north of $1.90 in 2014. That should allow the stock to hit the mid-20s over the next year, he estimates. Its once embattled finance unit, GE Capital, he notes, has resumed paying a dividend to its parent, and should benefit as U.S. housing regains strength. Pricing is improving in many of GE's main markets like aviation, turbines, and oil and gas servicing, and the company seems to be getting back on track in China. An added fillip: a dividend yield of 3%.
Although he's underweight the group, Patton does like a couple of banks in particular: JPMorgan Chase jpm 0.22703193582563946% JPMorgan Chase & Co. U.S.: NYSE USD66.22 0.15 0.22703193582563946% /Date(1472245220947-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13822538 AFTER HOURS USD66.22 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 216059 P/E Ratio 11.223728813559323 Market Cap 239185448051.736 Dividend Yield 2.899426155240109% Rev. per Employee 408196 More quote details and news » (JPM) and SunTrust Banks STI 1.0063187456119822% SunTrust Banks Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD43.16 0.43 1.0063187456119822% /Date(1472245385050-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3646699 AFTER HOURS USD43.195 0.035 0.08109360518999073% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 16244 P/E Ratio 11.696476964769648 Market Cap 21396095754.4344 Dividend Yield 2.4096385542168677% Rev. per Employee 342012 More quote details and news » (STI). The rebound in housing should help all banks and the Federal Reserve's new program of buying mortgage-related securities will furnish even more support, he says. SunTrust rated highly on a Marvel technical screening of bank stock prices and posted a positive earnings surprise not long after the firm bought shares. "Management is accelerating the cleanup of nonperforming loans, plus they are based in high growth states" such as Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia and Washington, D.C. With the caveat that the turn in housing could take awhile, Patton forecasts SunTrust will earn $2.80 next year and $3.14 in 2014. His price target for SunTrust is $34-$35 a share, up from $29.03 recently.
Patton also bought JPMorgan in part because of the Fed's largesse: "They've been given a gift," as he puts it. He prefers JPMorgan to other big banks because of its dividend and high-quality service. Unfortunately, he snapped up the stock before CEO Jamie Dimon revealed its huge trading loss in London. Marvel started accumulating shares at $41, and bought more when they subsequently fell to $32. The firm believes they're worth $46 to $50 a share. It forecasts earnings of $5.20 to $5.30 a share in 2013, and $5.62 in 2014. At a forward price-earnings multiple of seven, the stock is cheap and its dividend yield is 2.9%.
Dividends are also a major attraction in the pharmaceutical sector, where Patton believes investors have to take a long-term perspective. There are near-term worries about the group, but "no matter what happens with health care, there will be people buying drugs and there are more people 80 years old and older than ever before." His choices are Johnson & Johnson jnj 0.396390317955638% Johnson & Johnson U.S.: NYSE USD119.04 0.47 0.396390317955638% /Date(1472245208468-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6410590 AFTER HOURS USD119.05 0.01 0.008400537634408602% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 72083 P/E Ratio 22.37593984962406 Market Cap 325678795004.77 Dividend Yield 2.6881720430107525% Rev. per Employee 558002 More quote details and news » (JNJ), Abbott Laboratories abt 0.32679738562091504% Abbott Laboratories U.S.: NYSE USD42.98 0.14 0.32679738562091504% /Date(1472245213603-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18308185 AFTER HOURS USD42.98 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 362361 P/E Ratio 28.634243837441705 Market Cap 63180384217.2264 Dividend Yield 2.419730107026524% Rev. per Employee 277784 More quote details and news » (ABT), and Bristol-Myers Squibb bmy 0.01701837985023826% Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. U.S.: NYSE USD58.77 0.01 0.01701837985023826% /Date(1472245295365-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7464626 AFTER HOURS USD58.83 0.06 0.10209290454313426% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 380568 P/E Ratio 33.775862068965516 Market Cap 98196384711.3918 Dividend Yield 2.586353581759401% Rev. per Employee 704720 More quote details and news » (BMY). His largest position in drug makers is Bristol-Myers, which he picked up in 2009 when it was yielding 6%. The rise in the shares has cut the yield to a still respectable 4%. He thinks the stock could hit $40 from $33 recently.
A LESSER KNOWN HOLDING is LKQ lkq -0.47406581148912436% LKQ Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD35.69 -0.17 -0.47406581148912436% /Date(1472245200452-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1295845 AFTER HOURS USD35.69 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4794 P/E Ratio 24.613793103448277 Market Cap 10960684159.245 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 255718 More quote details and news » (LKQ), essentially a collection of junkyards assembled since the late 1990s. Financier H. Wayne Huizenga was an early investor in the company. The Chicago-based outfit provides replacement parts to repair cars and trucks in North America, Mexico, Central America, and the U.K. "It's a commodities play as well as a play on the aging automobile replacement cycle in the U.S.," Patton says. The stock is up to $19 a share, from $12 a year ago.
As any of their equity positions approaches its target price, Patton and his seven-person crew must decide whether to sell or not. If they still like the company, they sometimes will sell call options on a portion of its holding, thereby continuing to collect income but allowing some of its shares to be called away. "Options help us minimize the risk in the portfolio," he says.
Patton has over the years owned municipal bonds for individual clients and right now he likes this sector of the fixed-income market. He sticks to general-obligation bonds rated above "A" from issuers with solid balance sheets like Virginia's housing authority as well as the states of Texas, Delaware, and Indiana. "The wild card is taxes" as the fiscal cliff nears, he notes. "If taxes on high earners go up dramatically, municipal bonds will mathematically become more attractive."
The former Navy skipper doesn't waste a lot time sweating about things he can't control, like the stock market's next move. Still, he thinks valuations are "reasonable but no longer dirt cheap." His expectation for 2012 earnings of the S&P 500 is between $100 and $102 a share, a little lower than Wall Street's consensus of $105-$108. Throwing out the tech bubble period, the average multiple of the S&P 500 since 1990 is 16.4 times trailing earnings, notes Patton. He forecasts 2013 S&P profits of $106-$108 with the S&P index hitting 1,525-1,550. "That's about 14 times earnings and that's not expensive," says Patton.
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