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There's an old saying that the stock market climbs a "wall of worry," and that's never been truer than this year, as U.S. market indexes barreled ahead, brushing aside concerns about economic weakness in Europe, China, and the U.S. At its recent high, reached about a week ago, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 11% on the year and within 4% of its peak of 14,164.53, reached five years ago, on Oct. 9, 2007. Powered by Apple aapl 0.2067336089781453% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD101.79 0.21 0.2067336089781453% /Date(1411074002863-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 36506364 AFTER HOURS USD101.79 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 793071 P/E Ratio 16.335012998684086 Market Cap 608247559870.362 Dividend Yield 1.8469397779742607% Rev. per Employee 2214380 More quote details and news » (ticker: AAPL), Google goog 0.7695333207927904% Google Inc. Cl C U.S.: Nasdaq USD589.27 4.5 0.7695333207927904% /Date(1411074000222-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1427906 AFTER HOURS USD589.38 0.110000000000014 0.018667164457718873% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14106 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 398414875216.844 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1321030 More quote details and news » (GOOG), and General Electric GE 0.6142034548944337% General Electric Co. U.S.: NYSE USD26.21 0.16 0.6142034548944337% /Date(1411074005101-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 31232604 AFTER HOURS USD26.23 0.0199999999999996 0.07630675314765356% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 365546 P/E Ratio 18.229239115315064 Market Cap 263590567854.874 Dividend Yield 3.357497138496757% Rev. per Employee 471622 More quote details and news » (GE), and other giant stocks, the Standard & Poor's 500 was doing even better, with a gain of 16.5% at its high, making it one of the strongest major indexes in the world.
The wall got steeper last week, as renewed fears about profits contributed to a 281-point drop in the Dow industrials, to 13,329, a 2.1% decline. The index is now 6% away from its 2007 high. While it may be too much to expect a new Dow high this year, it could easily happen in early 2013.
"Our own economic recovery looks more sustainable, and that is the key to higher stock prices," says Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management in Minneapolis. "A housing recovery is under way, bank lending is rising, consumer confidence is at a five-year high, and the unemployment rate is at a four-year low."
Like other strategists, Paulsen doesn't carry a price target for the Dow, but he stands by his early-year call that the S&P 500 index could hit 1500 by year end, 5% above Friday's close of 1429. If that happens, the Dow could approach its high. Investors can play the index through the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average dia 0.6003030656253643% SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust U.S.: NYSE Arca 172.61 1.03 0.6003030656253643% /Date(1411074000305-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6155990 AFTER HOURS 172.98 0.369999999999976 0.214356062800533% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 303552 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 2.0571925149180235% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » exchange-traded fund (DIA), now about $133.
Interviewed in the current issue, Blackstone Advisory Partners global strategist Byron Wien also looks for the S&P to approach 1500 by year end. "The economy is stronger than the numbers reveal. That doesn't mean it's growing at 5%. But it does mean it is probably growing better than 2%," Wien said (feature, "The Big Picture, Boiled Down").
Despite the run-up this year, stock-market valuations don't look excessive, especially given super-low interest rates. The Dow industrials are valued at 13 times estimated 2012 earnings and at just under 12 times projected 2013 profits. The S&P 500 is pricier at 14 times this year's estimated profits.
The so-called earnings yield -- the inverse of the price/earnings ratio -- on the Dow is around 8%, a very wide six percentage points above the yield on 10-year Treasuries. The index's dividend yield stands at 2.5%, with plenty of room to rise, given that the payout ratio is less than 35%. IBM ibm 0.4927385892116183% International Business Machines Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD193.75 0.95 0.4927385892116183% /Date(1411074093569-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2936630 AFTER HOURS USD193.5 -0.25 -0.12903225806451613% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 26816 P/E Ratio 12.177875549968574 Market Cap 197865186741.902 Dividend Yield 2.270967741935484% Rev. per Employee 229711 More quote details and news » (IBM), ExxonMobil xom -0.48413679439637414% Exxon Mobil Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD96.61 -0.47 -0.48413679439637414% /Date(1411074068578-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8592235 AFTER HOURS USD96.66 0.0499999999999972 0.05175447676223993% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 44396 P/E Ratio 12.307006369426752 Market Cap 414016296929.978 Dividend Yield 2.8568471172756444% Rev. per Employee 5295050 More quote details and news » (XOM), Disney dis 0.011070519207350825% Walt Disney Co. U.S.: NYSE USD90.34 0.01 0.011070519207350825% /Date(1411074021228-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4308040 AFTER HOURS USD90.25 -0.0900000000000034 -0.09962364401151207% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 35578 P/E Ratio 21.407582938388625 Market Cap 155055516962.668 Dividend Yield 0.951959264998893% Rev. per Employee 273869 More quote details and news » (DIS), Caterpillar cat 0.3365708241177036% Caterpillar Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD104.34 0.35 0.3365708241177036% /Date(1411074036216-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3898272 AFTER HOURS USD104.5 0.159999999999997 0.15334483419589803% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 17729 P/E Ratio 17.04901960784314 Market Cap 65289806614.7068 Dividend Yield 2.6835345984282153% Rev. per Employee 465954 More quote details and news » (CAT), and Travelers trv 1.206620395088094% Travelers Cos. Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD94.78 1.13 1.206620395088094% /Date(1411074049479-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1605014 AFTER HOURS USD95.45 0.670000000000002 0.7069001899134839% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 15007 P/E Ratio 9.459081836327345 Market Cap 31751471711.7981 Dividend Yield 2.321164802700992% Rev. per Employee 866883 More quote details and news » (TRV) are just some of the Dow components with ample ability to boost their dividends.
THE DOW INDUSTRIALS are more reasonable now than at the 2007 peak, when the index traded for 16 times the then-current 2008 earnings estimates. That projection turned out to be way too high, as did even more bullish 2009 projections at that time, as the financial crisis and recession savaged earnings. Former Dow components Citigroup c 2.4241267417446077% Citigroup Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD53.66 1.27 2.4241267417446077% /Date(1411074015765-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 27065973 AFTER HOURS USD53.7 0.0400000000000062 0.07454342154304883% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 243062 P/E Ratio 17.59344262295082 Market Cap 158834582959.123 Dividend Yield 0.07454342154304883% Rev. per Employee 349582 More quote details and news » (C) and American International Group aig 0.8594449418084154% American International Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD56.33 0.48 0.8594449418084154% /Date(1411074006443-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7423955 AFTER HOURS USD56.34 0.017752529735487306% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 403803 P/E Ratio 9.310743801652892 Market Cap 79691471077.1423 Dividend Yield 0.8876264867743654% Rev. per Employee 1079890 More quote details and news » (AIG) are both down more than 90% since then, adjusted for reverse stock splits, while another erstwhile Dow member, General Motors gm 0.5317577548005908% General Motors Co. U.S.: NYSE USD34.03 0.18 0.5317577548005908% /Date(1411074189313-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8683105 AFTER HOURS USD34.03 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 247891 P/E Ratio 13.10761882751714 Market Cap 54318483482.8461 Dividend Yield 3.5263003232441963% Rev. per Employee 714726 More quote details and news » (GM), filed for bankruptcy in 2009, resulting in a near-total wipeout for shareholders.
The accompanying table shows the performance of the 30 current Dow industrials since the October 2007 market peak. At a time when many institutional and retail investors favor index investments over active management, the table makes a powerful case for stockpickers because of the huge disparity in returns of the individual Dow components in just five years. Home Depot hd 0.9537382153036614% Home Depot Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD92.09 0.87 0.9537382153036614% /Date(1411074043715-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5950962 AFTER HOURS USD92.18 0.129999999999995 0.09773048105114562% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 76728 P/E Ratio 21.822274881516588 Market Cap 122775006215.725 Dividend Yield 2.0414811597350417% Rev. per Employee 220997 More quote details and news » (HD) and IBM lead the pack with gains (excluding dividends) of about 75%, while Bank of America and Alcoa are down about 80%.
Table: Then and Now
There has been a net change of five companies in the Dow since 2007. Travelers, Cisco Systems csco 0.05951200158698671% Cisco Systems Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD25.22 0.015 0.05951200158698671% /Date(1411074000167-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 15703133 AFTER HOURS USD25.22 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 236836 P/E Ratio 16.813333333333333 Market Cap 128525414376.587 Dividend Yield 3.013481363996828% Rev. per Employee 636693 More quote details and news » (CSCO), BofA, Chevron, and UnitedHealth Group unh 0.7357167490516151% UnitedHealth Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD87.63 0.64 0.7357167490516151% /Date(1411074154133-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2564995 AFTER HOURS USD87.63 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18993 P/E Ratio 15.78918918918919 Market Cap 84521656674.3851 Dividend Yield 1.7117425539198905% Rev. per Employee 807910 More quote details and news » (UNH) joined the 116-year-old average while Citigroup, AIG, GM, Altria mo 0.2914144810580587% Altria Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD44.74 0.13 0.2914144810580587% /Date(1411074011743-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4904809 AFTER HOURS USD44.76 0.019999999999996 0.044702726866338846% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 22545 P/E Ratio 20.617511520737327 Market Cap 88481659967.9254 Dividend Yield 4.64908359409924% Rev. per Employee 1971440 More quote details and news » (MO), and Honeywell hon 0.8896797153024911% Honeywell International Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD96.39 0.85 0.8896797153024911% /Date(1411074108557-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2625853 AFTER HOURS USD96.39 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10309 P/E Ratio 18.680232558139537 Market Cap 74764255082.8955 Dividend Yield 1.8674136321195145% Rev. per Employee 305137 More quote details and news » (HON) fell out. Kraft Foods krft 0.209351011863224% Kraft Foods Group Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD57.44 0.12 0.209351011863224% /Date(1411074000195-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2629091 AFTER HOURS USD57.4515 0.0115000000000052 0.020020891364902507% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 85432 P/E Ratio 14.113022113022113 Market Cap 34046418014.5352 Dividend Yield 3.6559888579387185% Rev. per Employee 804356 More quote details and news » (KRFT) joined in 2008 and left recently as it split into two companies.
Probably the key market risk is a slowdown in profit growth. Current S&P 500 profit estimates of $103 and $115 for 2012 and 2013, respectively, are down about 3% from early-year projections. Third-quarter S&P earnings are expected to fall 1%, the worst showing in three years, hurt by double-digit profit declines in the material and energy sectors. Earnings warnings came last week from normally reliable Chevron, as well as Cummins cmi 1.0269482884195194% Cummins Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD138.71 1.41 1.0269482884195194% /Date(1411074056097-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1033653 AFTER HOURS USD139 0.199999999999989 0.2090692812342297% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3116 P/E Ratio 16.299647473560515 Market Cap 25747819213.8672 Dividend Yield 2.2492970946579196% Rev. per Employee 377662 More quote details and news » (CMI), a leading maker of diesel engines.
"For equities to march substantially higher, there needs to be economic validation," says Mark Luschini, strategist at Janney Montgomery. A more bullish Paulsen says that profit growth is unlikely to resume at a robust rate in the next 12 months, but that the market P/E ratio may continue to expand, lifting major indexes. The S&P P/E already has moved up about two multiple points.
IT'S BULLISH THAT U.S. STOCKS have done well without much participation by retail investors, who continue to prefer bonds despite historically low rates on Treasuries, mortgage securities, high-grade corporate debt, and junk bonds. The average junk-bond yield of 6% is only three percentage points higher than dividend yields on scores of high-quality, dividend-paying stocks. Junk bonds probably can't go much higher, although they could go a lot lower. If retail investors ever warm to stocks, the Dow could go much higher.
Sizing Up the Index
The Dow industrials are more attractively priced now than in 2007. That could lead to a new high by early 2013.
|Dow Jones Industrial Average
|Index Value
| Current
| Forward P/E
|Oct. 2007
|Source: Bloomberg
Even with the Dow's advance this year, none of its components trades for more than 20 times estimated 2013 profits, and only a handful fetch more than 15 times forward earnings. Six have single-digit P/Es: JPMorgan Chase jpm 1.6746808157851103% JPMorgan Chase & Co. U.S.: NYSE USD61.32 1.01 1.6746808157851103% /Date(1411074025505-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 16290630 AFTER HOURS USD61.46 0.140000000000001 0.228310502283105% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 683067 P/E Ratio 15.723076923076922 Market Cap 226842862628.712 Dividend Yield 2.609262883235486% Rev. per Employee 404867 More quote details and news » (JPM), Chevron, Caterpillar, Microsoft msft 0.34393809114359414% Microsoft Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD46.68 0.16 0.34393809114359414% /Date(1411074003144-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 34672588 AFTER HOURS USD46.79 0.109999999999999 0.23564695801199656% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 884044 P/E Ratio 17.548872180451127 Market Cap 383317762170.341 Dividend Yield 2.6563838903170525% Rev. per Employee 677570 More quote details and news » (MSFT), Cisco, and Hewlett-Packard hpq 0.9271884374147805% Hewlett-Packard Co. U.S.: NYSE USD37.01 0.34 0.9271884374147805% /Date(1411074073296-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7803945 AFTER HOURS USD37.08 0.0700000000000003 0.18913807079167794% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 36628 P/E Ratio 13.758364312267657 Market Cap 68436301728.0121 Dividend Yield 1.7292623615239124% Rev. per Employee 354132 More quote details and news » (HPQ).
The H-P P/E multiple of four isn't a misprint. That alone ought to attract the attention of value-oriented investors, plus the possibility of a corporate breakup instigated by activist investors. Three of the other Dow tech stocks, Microsoft, Intel intc 0.5431675242995998% Intel Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD35.17 0.19 0.5431675242995998% /Date(1411074002007-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 22068659 AFTER HOURS USD35.14 -0.0300000000000011 -0.08529997156667614% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1746827 P/E Ratio 16.99033816425121 Market Cap 173185977733.612 Dividend Yield 2.5589991470002844% Rev. per Employee 501041 More quote details and news » (INTC), and Cisco, all trade at about 10 times forward earnings, and the P/E ratios of cash-rich Microsoft and Cisco effectively are lower than 10 when their cash is stripped away. Microsoft, at $29, and Cisco, at $18, both have about $6 a share in net cash.
Some of the high-P/E Dow stocks, including Home Depot, Verizon Communications vz 0.9754115017272912% Verizon Communications Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD49.69 0.48 0.9754115017272912% /Date(1411074013815-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12144190 AFTER HOURS USD49.74 0.0500000000000043 0.1006238679814852% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 320028 P/E Ratio 10.527542372881356 Market Cap 203986859657.075 Dividend Yield 4.427450191185349% Rev. per Employee 699350 More quote details and news » (VZ), and Procter & Gamble pg 0.03564638783269962% Procter & Gamble Co. U.S.: NYSE USD84.19 0.03 0.03564638783269962% /Date(1411074007035-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5269958 AFTER HOURS USD84.12 -0.0699999999999932 -0.08314526665874807% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 39274 P/E Ratio 20.09307875894988 Market Cap 227819773819.521 Dividend Yield 3.0578453498040146% Rev. per Employee 703915 More quote details and news » (PG), don't look as attractive. Home Depot may already discount an upturn in housing, while Verizon's P/E is high historically at a time when its core wire-line business remains under pressure. Underperforming P&G has been targeted by activist investor Bill Ackman. At $68, its shares anticipate some improvement in its operating results.
With a bevy of reasonably priced stocks, the Dow industrials look poised to set a new record, if not this year then next, and investors can get a nice 2%-plus yield along the way.
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LIVEBLOG: And the Internet Swooped In
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And the Internet Swooped In
Mahir Cagri (I Kiss You)
David Devore (Father, David After Dentist)
David A. Devore (Son, David After Dentist)C
Charlie Schmidt (Keyboard Cat)
Christian Sandvig (The Berkman Center for Internet and Society) [Moderator]
It was a tale as old as the internet. Boy meets internet. Boy posts personal thing online. Thing becomes massively famous. Here we have three cases of unintentional internet fame, ten years apart. A lot changed. What was similar? What was different?
Recorded by: @wphillips49 & @devanjedi
Edited by: @alexleavitt
NOTE: This is not a full transcription of the panel. If you have any corrections, please contact email@example.com.
Christian: I'm not internet-famous. Basic introductions:
Charlie: I am Charlie Schmidt and I have the keyboard cat.
[major applause!]
David Sr: I'm the disembodied voice from "David after Dentist."
David: I'm David from "David after Dentist."
[big applause]
Mahir: My name is Mahir.
Christian: Could you also just introduce yourself?
Mel: I am Mahir's manager.
Christian: What we'll do is, I have some questions, have run them past the panelists already so no surprises. Then we'll open up to your questions. First, can you tell us some sort of amazing that's happened to you as a result of your internet celebrity? Let's start with the good.
David Sr: I would have to say, the whole experience, maybe not what was public, but what we've been able to experience as a family…we've been able to meet people, go places we never would have been able to do otherwise.
Christian: Aren't you a YouTube partner now?
David Sr: Yeah, we share in the revenue: that happened a few weeks in, I pushed that button and everything's been good since then.
Christian: What kind of money? Ballpark? Too crass?
David Sr: Yeah, but, with licensing, I just signed a deal in the UK, we're probably at about $125,000.
David Sr: Thank you for clapping.
Christian: Someone else? What good things?
Mahir: I must say many things. I first Internet celebrity. When I decided to do my web site. First day 800,000 people visited my site. Very simple web site. Only my pictures, my words. Then I am happy. I did many interesting things. I have many fans all over the world, US, Europe, Scandinavia. I am happy because I can use my face for good things. I have many famous fans like Julia Roberts, David Bowie. I continue living many nice, interesting things. If I live I can see many nice things.
Charlie: It reaffirms that in life if you do what you want to do full blast, something good will happen. I didn't have a job, I just had a cat, a camera and a keyboard and just do the best with what you have. That's what everyone should do. IF nothing happens, at least you did something you wanted to do.
Christian: So you're saying, you're passionate about putting your cats in a onesie.
Charlie: We try to humanize the cat.
Christian: Does your child also play the keyboard?
Christian: So the bad thing?
Charlie: The original keyboard cat died and went to heaven. There are no bad things that happened, but the reincarnated keyboard cat Bento pees on the rug.
Christian: I understand that Bento also plays the keyboard in a onesie?
Charlie: Bento also plays the keyboard. Right now, just for ROFLcon, Bento playing the Bongos is on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyctD6D1YAA
Christian: We just lost the whole audience…also, Bento was supposed to join us tonight but he's fallen ill. So I would like to dedicate the panel to Bento's health.
Charlie: He got sicker than a dog. They gave him a CATscan. $1400, blood transfusion, the whole bit.
Christian: Would the rest of the panel like to address, something BAD that came out of your internet celebrity?
Mahir: Sacha Baron Cohen stole my character and did the movie. All newspapers, TV say this. Borat stole Mahir. Guardian, NY Times, USA Today said that Borat stole Mahir your clothes, your words. I leave all good things. People love me.
Christian: The follow up, did you correspond with Sacha Baron Cohen?
Mahir: Why I must connect with me. He should connect to him. I never want to contact him before he did his movie.
Christian: So there was no communication, no participation in Borat?
Mahir: He must.
Christian: One of the Davids?
David Sr: Obviously the mischaracterization of what I'd done… people saying I was a bad parent, that the car was moving, which it wasn't. Hearing that stuff made me cringe, and I got defensive at times. The worst example was… a columnist, Mary something, I guess her daughter came home excited and showed Mary the video and she was upset, why was this so funny, so instead of reaching out, doing some research maybe, she decided to give her own opinion, which she's entitled to, but she wanted child protective services to be called… I don't know what I did was wrong, I don't see how taking your kid to the dentist, putting him in a seatbelt, and filming it… was child abuse. That I filmed it, I guess it was supposed to be child abuse?
Christian: We have a way of addressing the child abuse question, so David, do you feel exploited?
David: [emphatically] No I do not.
Christian: Would you like to elaborate?
David: The people ask my parents but they never ask me. If it's embarrassing me or not. It's not!
David Sr: David came up with that all on his own, he was wondering why people would ask me but not him.
Christian: So what kinds of fame does David Jr. experience because of this? Is her recognized?
David: Yeah.
Christian: A lot?
David: Sort of.
David Sr. It's the best of both worlds, we used to test it sometimes, about half the time people knew who he was. And were really happy to meet David. We've also walked around, maybe not here, but mostly no one knows who we are.
Christian: I want to extend the same question to the other panelists…how often are you recognized? Charlie, was Fatso recognized?
Charlie: Not in her lifetime. But she knows about it. And that's why she's back as Bento. It's all a big circle.
Christian: What about you Mahir, are you often recognized? Your hat has your name on it.
Mahir: You must ask my cheeks because of the many kisses.
Christian: We've come to the end of my planted questions, what about you guys. I'd like to ask Charlie in particular, how did the video get discovered?
Charlie: I had it on my website for a long time, 1 hit a year. I put it on YouTube. That was only 2 years ago. This guy named Brad juxtaposed it to the word FAIL, he emailed me to ask for permission to use it. When someone says maybe you can be famous, you just do it. He is not a normal person, and neither am I. He had the vision that putting a cat on a wheelchair and putting it down the stairs is something people would want to see. So many emails I can't read them. I'd love to teach a cat how to read.
Christian: I'd love to expand this question, are there any sides of popularity, some detail that isn't well known? How did your videos break out?
David Sr: In that first week it was radio. Our video is unique because it's a sound bite, I don't know if it was timing or what, but some morning show people, they played the clip and then went straight to YouTube before going on with their day. The only real proof is that that first week we did a lot of radio interviews. I thought that was interesting, helped it go viral.
Christian: Mahir, how did your website become the sensation we know?
Mahir: My home telephone non-stop calling November 1999. I opened and somebody talk about English, somebody France, somebody Espanol. Shocked.
Christian: Did your page have your phone number on it?
Mahir: Yes. I wrote everything about my life correct. My home telephone. How can I know whole world suddenly call me. Then 5 November, when I wake up I can't answer all telephone, I told my friends come help me talk telephone. First shock, surprise, I understand- I ask somebody why you call me, how you know me, she said I visited your website. Then I understood people visit the website.
Christian: I believe you said you'd wanted more friends.
Mahir: Then thousands. I am only one person, all the world at me. Hollywood offered movie, Universal wanted. Then step-by-step, 800,000 people visited and crashed my web site. Very interesting world, you don't need visa. Only kiss, and I wrote about my life. I play music instrument. I love travel. I wrote about normal things. But suddenly famous.
Christian: I understand there was controversy, if your fame was partly due to your website being hacked, and people adding words that you didn't write.
Mahir: First my site some Turkish guy hacked other places. But kept original site. No changes. Then I couldn't find my site. Where is my site?
Christian: So the words on the website were all yours, or some were written by the hacker?
Mahir: No one changed anything. He wanted only hits.
Christian: Who doesn't? Now we have questions for a variety of panelists. We have a question for little David, do your friends know about the video?
David: They do, but they never really say anything anymore. They used to. They mention it sometimes, like before I came here I told them.
Christian: You remind them.
David: I tell them, like when I'm on any shows. Like the Superbowl.
Christian: A lot of shows?
David: Mainly interviews.
Christian: How many?
David: I don't know.
Christian: Does big David know?
David Sr: More than 50, less than 100. Last week we had Inside Edition at the house, a morning show in Australia, in Germany… [references parody video person in audience]
Christian: Some people say the parodies are funnier than the original video…
David: No it isn't!
Christian: This is a leading question from the Backchannel. Where's the money going? To David's college?
David Sr: No, well. This has allowed us to continue the lifestyle we had before, I was in real estate in FL; that should tell you something. That was the short term vision. In the last 6 months we've realized we could do more long-term, I think we're gonna somehow incorporate this into our next video. In our video we might sign up for some pre-paid college… we'll see. That's one of our goals.
Christian: I haven't heard any of the other internet celebrities talk about charity…
[audience laughs]
Christian: What about you, Charlie? Any favorite videos?
Charlie: Wow. There is so many. It's different for me every day. I kind of like the one where the very overweight African American women is dancing on a coffee table. And the table goes down but she's hurting really bad. It's her looking at herself, and being surprised. [applause] and then having the courage to upload it.
Christian: I'm gonna look that one up. So it's actually gone off the Backchannel, because it seems like a hard question, but I'll ask it anyway… there's a distinction between laughing with and laughing at. Particularly Mahir, do you feel your fans are mocking you in their responses?
Mahir: If people visit my site, if they smile, this is good every time. Because people need smile to be happy. This is a good thing. I am happy.
Christian: Another question is, what do you guys do for a living? And Mahir, what have you been up to for the last ten years?
Mahir: I did many things. I did TV shows in US, Europe. I can't control my life because this time 3 camera followed me everywhere my documentary. To be famous is too hard, people follow you. You can't secret life, no, finish it. All people want to see you, follow you. This time maybe I will go Hollywood, do my movie.
Christian: Could you tell us about your movie?
Mahir: There are many offers. Somebody want to see Mahir, Peter Sellers. I don't know my acting capacity. I try to do nice things to because I am famous. I love music, sport, sex. I go to Africa help kids, try do do good things because I am famous. Other problems, Animal rights, orphans, homeless people.
Christian: Could you give me an example of the good things?
Mahir: I went to many countries in Africa, I see kids without arms. [I like sex]. I try to do good things.
Christian: There's a lot of tittering in the audience. He is saying what you think he's saying. So — Charlie, what have you been up to?
Charlie: I do create things on the internet, paint draw, creative endeavors. If you add it all together, this is what you get.
David Sr: I'm not doing the real estate stuff any more, I've been doing this full time. Managing our small empire. It's allowed me to have a lifestyle that I also enjoy doing. But it's fun doing this as well.
Charlie: I started the Keyboard Cat Church, and it has helped a lot of people.
Christian: You're ordained?
Charlie: Yeah. keyboardcatchurch.com, I am not making this up, it helps people
[audience laughs]
Charlie: People have adored and deified things a lot stranger than my cat. If you need help, check out my web site. If you don't, that's OK.
Christian: I'll be looking at it. So there's a question people have been dying to ask. David, is this real life?
David: Yes.
Christian: I'm a little surprised at the Backchannel… people want to know if you read theoretical works about this… I'm guessing no, but…
David Sr: There are books about internet fame?
Christian: The academic's lament.
[audience laughs]
Charlie: Because you can't explain stuff. It's just baloney. Everyone can tell you what just happened. You just take your chances.
Christian: In defense of academics… the most famous media scholars work or have worked here… it's a living…
Charlie: You've got a point. Cat food isn't cheap. I've got 3 cats.
Christian: Have you read academic works about your life?
Mahir: My life, I can't read anything but everybody reads me. There are masters and doctoral thesis taking Mahir as an Internet meme. And researching why he is famous.
Christian: yeah I don't know. Sorry Backchannel. Anyone have any questions to shout out?
David Sr: Copyright stuff?
Christian: Right, so remix, fair use…
David Sr: I don't charge anyone to see our video… on YouTube, people use it to create something, that's fine, but if I see something that's just to drive traffic, to rip us off, I use content management software to take care of it. Which drives traffic to us to… but licensing, some people outright steal it. Like Ebaumsworld, they don't care about the copyright…
Christian: Are there people making money off you?
David Sr: The news organizations, the clip shows, yeah, but then it becomes a matter of economics. Lawsuits aren't cheap. It's just more — it's nice to be asked.
Christian: Charlie, was there a transaction between you and Brad?
Charlie: No, he asked permission. He said he would monetize it. He might make money off it.
Christian: Are there knockoff keyboard cat t-shirts?
Charlie: Oh yeah. Right now there are. There's counterfeit money out there, still the real thing is worth more. Who can beat keyboard cat? No one can.
Christian: Apparently Bento.
Charlie: Yeah, Bento can. If it weren't for people taking stuff and sharing it, none of us would be here. I mean we would be on earth, but we'd be eating a cheeseburger alone somewhere. That's fine too. I'm hungry.
Christian: That's right, we'd be on earth but not at ROFLcon. Now, I can't speak for the organizers of ROFLcon, but if we COULD get Sacha Baron Coen to talk to you, what kinds of things would you say to him about Borat?
Mahir: I can't say anything. What I can say?
Christian: What's that?
Mahir: He did a movie. He never connect with me.
Christian: So you hadn't tried to contact him…
Christian: So you made a lawsuit…
[manager pulls Mahir back]
Manager: We are in to it for a lawsuit, it is confidential and can't talk about it. If Sacha Baron Cohen and Mahir meet, Mahir won't talk at all. He is very upset. Two points: Sacha copied his web site. And Borat gives Mahir a bad impression, because Mahir is a positive person does not do all the bad things Borat does.
Christian: But you DO share that swimsuit.
[Manager asks audience if they should sue Borat.]
[Audience mostly no.]
[Manager asks audience to compare Borat trailer and Mahir's webpage -- audience does.]
Audience man: Do you find yourself compulsively filming everything your children do?
David Sr: No, it's never to try to recapture that same thing. I think I've had my one… don't want to push my luck.
Christian: What about the dentist?
David Sr: There were two, a regular dentist and an oral surgeon. The family dentist thinks it's hilarious, the oral surgeon wants nothing to do with it. We talk about it when we go to the dentist.
Christian: Now we're all for love and happiness and cats, but if I could return to a theme from earlier, did you have any uncomfortable personal experiences because of your fame? Difficult conversation, inappropriate appropriation of your work…
David Sr: Our neighbor, where we lived at the time, did NOT like the video. And our relationship changed after that, and she had a really hard time with it because it showed a kid on drugs, medication, still a drug, because her brother passed away from drug abuse…and the family contends it was due to him being given novocaine as a child. I don't agree, and the kids still played, but… the grownup relationships totally changed. Or, when people ask you what you do for a living.
Christian: Do you have a concise answer? What you do for a living?
David Sr: It changes every time, I have to come up with something better, something consistent…
Christian: David Jr's could be "dental patient," it's been very lucrative for you. What about you Charlie?
Charlie: Really, no. I know things have a positive and negative side. But not keyboard cat. Just a problem with a carpet in that one corner.
[Charlie almost falls out of chair]
Christian: Mahir, you wanna answer? Is there an uncomfortable situation? Besides Sacha Baron Cohen?
Mahir: My grandmother angry me why all these girls want to kisses you. She says Mahir choose one girl. I say only kisses, I don't say other things.
Christian: We appreciate that. So… the scary side, that's what the Backchannel questions are about. Anything scary? Charlie, I know there's that one spot of carpet…
Charlie: If the internet went away, it would be bad.
David Sr: We're only planning 6 months out at a time. We're still getting 150,000 hits of the video every day…
Christian: But scary? What about the scary things?
David Sr: Sometimes people call and tell us our address, to show us how dangerous it is to be so visible…
Christian: The Backchannel already found your dentist.
[points to screen]
Christian: Is it [name of dentist]
David Sr: No.
Christian: Can we get 4chan to check on that?
Audience: what is your advice to someone on the beginning of internet fame?
Charlie: if there are keywords that define it, then go buy the URL. Somebody else will, if you don't. Before it happens, make sure you own everything in it. If you don't the song or something in it, you'll be famous but not rich.
David Sr: Get a good screen printer. I wish I'd jumped on that earlier, I had to reinvent the wheel, be all cute about it…would have liked to get "is this real life" on a shirt, but…
Charlie: Zazzle.com/yourname
Mahir: CafePress made my shirts when I was famous without permission. The head of Cafepress flew to Turkey and apologized to me.
Christian: What other pieces of advice do you have?
Mahir: Be open about your life, no lies, no secret anything. If you give positive energy, people will accept it. If you do bad things, people will be bad. If you can be honest, people will like it.
Christian: The guy in the hat, open your heart. Also… big David wants in on this.
David Sr: You have to be careful when you submit a video to America's Funniest Home videos, they own it. Don't give anything up. Read the contracts.
Christian: We're going to end it here… please join me in thanking all our presenters.
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Again, like the D7000, 4 of the 5 buttons along the side of the display on the rear of the camera offer different controls dependent on whether you're shooting or reviewing your images. You'll find quick access buttons to ISO, Quality, White Balance and Picture Control if you're shooting, while these revert to zoom out, zoom in, help and the retouch menu when looking at and reviewing images.
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Cook County Spending Over $200,000 for 'Fresh Rolls and Pastries'
April 28, 2010 | Filed Under Budget, Chicago, Cook County, Cook County Board, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, GOP, Government, Illinois, Illinois State Government, State Government, Taxes, Tony Peraica, Warner Todd Huston | 2 Comments
-By Warner Todd Huston
Last week we discovered through the Cook County online check register that the county spent $300,000 for coffee services from the ACE Coffee company. (See here, and here). This week The Prairie Stater has discovered that the county is spending more than $200,000 additional budget dollars on "fresh rolls and pastries" from Chicago's Alpha Baking Company.
So, not only do county workers make more than you on the job and far more than you in retirement, now we find out they even eat better than you on the job.
It must be like a party to go to work everyday in county government.
Here the rest of us are cutting back in every luxury item we can because of this bad economy, yet our county workers, people whose lifestyle is paid for by we, the taxpayers, are every day eating high on the hog as well as retiring richly… all on the backs of the regular, working stiffs of the county.
Head on over to The Prairie Stater to see all the details of yet another example of the waste and arrogance of our county officials.
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Old Gregg is a fictional character portrayed by Noel Fielding. He was created for the "The Legend of Old Gregg", a 2005 episode of the TV series, The Mighty Boosh. He later went on to appear in the 2006 stage show, The Mighty Boosh. The name of the character is derived from an incident where a friend of Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding's, while at a festival in the middle of the night, heard a girl named Jessi Kennedy yelling "I'm Old Gregg!".
Old Gregg is a transsexual merman who occasionally refers to his vagina (which emits a blinding light) as his "mangina." He inhabits a cave below the lake in a village called Black Lake. Old Gregg is extremely fond of Bailey's Irish Cream, as well as being a watercolor painter. Old Gregg falls in love with Howard, even though Howard is annoyed with him. He sings a song with him entitled "Love Games", chronicling his obsession and Howard's reluctance.
Old Gregg is first seen in the 2005 episode, "The Legend of Old Gregg" in which he meets and falls in love with Howard; who is then rescued by Vince. Old Gregg then joins Howard in the 2006 stage show, after tracking him down and having himself delivered in a box, where they sing a rendition of "Love Games" and are later seen kissing. Old Gregg last appeared in deleted scene from the 2007 episode, "Party", disguised as a woman who has taken a liking to Howard.
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Howard: Got something. I've got something! Ha! Come to Papa Moon. That's it, come on. (grunts)
Old Gregg: Hi there.
Howard: Who are you?
Old Gregg: I'm Old Gregg. Pleased to meet you.
Howard: What do you want?
Old Gregg: Maybe I should ask you the same question. What you doing in my waters?
Howard: Just taking the air, you know. Not fishing!
Old Gregg: Then how come this hook's in my head, fool?
Howard: It's nothing to do with me, sir.
Old Gregg: It's attached to your rod, motherlicker!
Howard: Don't kill me, I've got so much to give.
Old Gregg: Easy now, fuzzy little man-peach, hmm? You ever drunk Bailey's from a shoe?
Howard: What?
Old Gregg: Wanna come to a club where people wee on each other?
Howard: No?
Old Gregg: I'm gonna hurt you.
Howard: Excuse me?
Old Gregg: I like you. What do you think of me?
Howard: I don't rightly know, sir.
Old Gregg: Make an assessment.
Howard: I think you're a nice, modern gentleman.
Old Gregg: Don't lie to me, boy!
Howard: I'm not lying!
Old Gregg: I know what you're thinking. Here comes Old Gregg, he's a scaly man-fish. You don't know me. You don't know what I got. I got something to show you. (bright light shines) You know what that is? That's Old Gregg's vagina. I've got a mangina! I'M OLD GREEEEEEEEGG! (Echoes)
(at Gregg's place)
Howard: What's happening?
Old Gregg: I'm Old Gregg.
Howard: What?
Old Gregg: I'm Old Gregg!
Howard: Where am I?
Old Gregg: Gregg's place. You've been asleep. Do you want a little drinky? I'll get you a drink. You like Bailey's? Mmmm... creamy. Soft, creamy beige.
Howard: Mmmm... delicious.
Old Gregg: Do you like Old Gregg's place? I've got all things that are good.
Howard: You've done some nice things with it.
Old Gregg: I've got this. This is good.
Howard: That's nice.
Old Gregg: You can have it.
Howard: I'm fine, thanks.
Old Gregg: I'll keep it here for you.
Howard: Well, is this the way ... out? Uhm, I better be scootin'. Got meetings and a friend of mine is waiting, so perhaps I should be...
Old Gregg: Why are you going? We got everything we need here. We got Bailey's... creamy. And everything we need. I'll get you another Bailey's.
Howard: I'm fine, thanks.
Old Gregg: I do watercolors.
Howard: Do you?
Old Gregg: Let me show you something. I call that one Old Gregg. And then that one I call Old Gregg. And this one, you know what I call that one?
Howard: Old Gregg?
Old Gregg: Yes sir, thank you sir. I got some more. I got these too. That one's Bailey's. That one's Bailey's a bit bigger. And that one's as close as you can get to Bailey's without your eyes getting wet.
Howard: Mmm, that is quite a portfolio you've got going on there. But I really should be heading off, so it's been good.
Old Gregg: We could do some watercolors together. You and I.
Howard: Well, that sounds like great fun. Let's do it in the week then Gregg.
Old Gregg: What do you mean?
Howard: Well, you free Thursday at all?
Old Gregg: Why can't we do it now?
Howard: Well, you know, I'm a busy man, Gregg. You know, I got things to do. Howard Moon, man about town. (laughs awkwardly)
Old Gregg: Do you love me?
Howard: Oh dear.
Old Gregg: Do you love me?
Howard: Umm, gonna have to pretend I didn't hear that, Gregg.
Old Gregg: You think you could ever love me?
Howard:Uh, it doesn't really work like that, Gregg.
Old Gregg: How does it work? Tell me how it works.
Howard: Well, you get to know someone, you hang out, you see where that goes. This, that, the other, eventually... you know. I don't know you!
Old Gregg: You know me, hmm? What about the boat times?
Howard: That wasn't really a time, was it, Gregg? That was more of just a... an exposure.
Old Gregg: That was our first date, hmm? You pulled me up with your strong arms!
Howard: Oh dear, look, Gregg, I don't know you!
Old Gregg: Oh, you know me. You've seen my downstairs mix-up.
Howard: Yeah, I didn't ask to see that, did I?
Old Gregg: What did it mean to you to see that? Did it mean you love me?
Howard: No, It didn't.
Old Gregg: Could you learn to love me?
Howard: No, I couldn't. I don't love you!
Old Gregg: You do love me.
Howard: No, I don't!
Old Gregg: You do love me.
Howard: No, I don't.
Old Gregg: You love me and you've seen me and you know me. I'm Old Gregg!
Howard: Yeah, I know you are. You've told me 89 times now.
Old Gregg: You must love me exactly as I love you.
Howard: Well, I don't love you and to be honest you're starting to get on my nerves a bit now. If anything I find you slightly pathetic, so deal with that!
Old Gregg: Maybe I will deal with it. Hmm? Maybe I'll deal with it the way I dealt with Curly Jefferson!
Howard: You know what Gregg? Maybe I was being a bit hasty there, uh, when I said I didn't love you. Perhaps now in this light with you in the tu-tu and the water playing off your... seaweed. Maybe I could love you. Maybe I was lying because when you do love someone sometimes you say you don't because you're playing hard to get, playing a game.
Old Gregg: Games?
Howard: Yeah, I was just playing a game with you.
Old Gregg: Love games?
Howard: That's right, love games, Gregg.
(funky music starts)
Old Gregg: Love games?
Old Gregg: (starts singing) Do you love me?
Are you playing your love games with me?
I just want to know what to do, 'cause I need your love a lot, oh come on now.
Do you love me?
Are you playing your love games with me?
I just want to know what to do, 'cause I need your love a lot, oh come on now.
Howard: Moving too fast, this isn't a race.
Mmmmm baby, back off, and lower the pace now.
Slow it down and give me some space, mmmmm.
Moving too fast, this isn't a race.
Old Gregg: Do you love me?
Are you playing your love games with me?
I just want to know what to do, 'cause I need your love a lot, oh come on now.
Howard: Moving too fast, this isn't a race.
Mmmm baby, back off, and lower the pace now.
Slow it down and give me some space, mmmmm.
Moving too fast, this isn't a race.
Old Gregg: I'm Old Gregg!
Howard: I know, I think you saaaaid.
Old Gregg: Come on, don't make me beg now.
'Cause I'm not your regular guy!
Both: Don't be shy! Do you love me?
Howard: Well you put on a nice spread, Gregg.
Old Gregg: I did home economics.
Howard: Really...
Old Gregg: I got an A+. I did a crumble. The teacher said mine was the best one.
Howard: Well I'm very pleased for you.
Old Gregg: You don't look happy Howard.
Howard: You're picking up on that, are you?
Old Gregg: I could make you happy Howard. If only you'd let me.
'Howard: 'Oh, not another watercolor.
Old Gregg: You're a musician, yeah?
Howard: Yes I am.
Old Gregg: Butchya ain't very good, are ya?
Howard: I'm one of the best in town.
Old Gregg: Come on, I read your reviews. Hmm? You know what your problem is?
Howard: What?
Old Gregg: Ya ain't got the funk. You're all rigid. Hmm? You're like a breadstick. You got no rhythm.
Howard: Yeah, well I've heard all this sort of stuff before thank you.
Old Gregg: Well maybe I could help you. I got the funk.
Howard: Yeah I know, you're very funky Gregg.
Old Gregg: No, no. You don't understand. I mean, I got the funk, right here. It's in this box.
Old Gregg: You see, the funk is a living creature. It's about the size of a medicine ball, but covered in teats. Came from another planet. Landed on Bootsy Collins' house. Back then Bootsy was just a simple farmer, but he took one look at all those moldy titties and lost his mind. He began to milk the funk. Made himself a funk shake. He began to feel fizzy inside. He found he could see around corners. Suddenly, he passed out. But when he came to, baby, he was slappin' a bass guitar fast and loose like some sort of delirious funky priest. Two months later, he was world famous with his band Parliament, and everybody wanted a piece of the funk. Rick Wakeman, even the Bee Gees. One day, Parliament were traveling on the mothership, foolin' around with the funk, when George Clinton, kicked the funk clean overboard. And that was July the 2nd, 1979, "the day the funk died"... Two weeks later, I found the funk, in bed with a conga eel. At first I thought it was a sea anenome, but under closer inspection I realized it was a funky ball of tits from outer space. I offered to take him back to Parliament, but he said he was done with dat shit, and that they never listened to him anyway, and were only interested in his funky bra juice.
Old Gregg: So I let him live down here with me in this cave.
Howard: That was a nice story Gregg. What's it got to do with making me happy, exactly?
Old Gregg: I've got a proposition for ya. Hmm? We could take the funk, make ourselves some tasty shakes, travel the world, in a band. We'd become famous. We'd be the Family Funk.
Howard: What? And we can get out on dry land and get out of this place?
Old Gregg: Yes sir.
Howard: Well let's do it, let's move. Come on!
Old Gregg: Okay.
Howard: Let's do it!
Old Gregg: Just one condition.
Howard: What?
Old Gregg: That you take my sweet hand in marriage.
Howard: Oh god...
Old Gregg: Think about it Howard. Funky freedom for marriage. You get what you want, Old Gregg get's what he wants. Hmm? A strong man to hold me at night when it's raining outside.
Howard: And we can get out of this cave forever?
Old Gregg: You bet your life. Do you accept?
Howard:I do.
Old Gregg: Great. You've made me very happy. Old Gregg's gonna pick himself out a nice wedding dress. That's right. Crack open a fresh Bailey's. I'm Old Gregg!


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Few remember it today, but in 1873 "the Waswaset horror" broke the hearts of many in D.C. and the surrounding area.
On August 8, 1873, the Wawaset was heading towards Cone River from Washington. Around 11:30AM, near Chatterson's Landing, the fireman of the steamer raised the alarm that a fire had broken out on board. The boat was very dry, "almost like timber", and it spread quickly on the oiled machinery of the steamer. Captain Woods immediately steered the boat towards shore. He stayed in the pilot's house in order to keep the steering ropes from catching on fire; if those were lost, there would be no way to direct the steamer. If the steamer could make it to shore before the fire became too much for those on board, any loss of life could be avoided. Sadly, it didn't happen that way.
December 6, 1877 was a big day in local journalism as D.C.'s longest running local rag, The Washington Post, published its first issue. For three pennies readers got four pages of news. Sounds like a pretty good deal.
Understanding the history of local government in the District of Columbia is tricky business. The governance structure has changed several times since the city was founded in 1791 and, sometimes, these changes were quite dramatic... which brings us to the 1870s.
The territorial government prescribed by the Organic Act of 1871 gave D.C. a measure of home rule but the experiment would be short-lived. After Governor Alexander "Boss" Shepherd racked up big bills in an effort to modernize the city, President Grant felt compelled to make a change. What resulted was one of the more bizarre episodes in city history.
Here's a fun piece of trivia. America's most famous newspaper publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, than man who is often credited for rise of modern journalism, was married here in Washington 135 years ago today, June 19, 1878.
His bride was Miss Kate Davis of Georgetown, a cousin of Jefferson Davis, the former president of the Confederacy. (I wonder if cousin Jefferson knew that Pulitzer had fought for the Union army during the Civil War. In fact, his immigration expenses from Hungary to the United States in 1864 were paid by Massachusetts military recruiters!)
It's pretty cold right now, sure, and the city is in a flurry over the "snowquester," but none of that even comes close to the coldest March day on record, which was 140 years ago this week.
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School Performance Information 2011
The school is required to report to the school community on specific performance outcomes for 2011 in order to comply with the Schools Assistance Regulations.
Information About The School
General Information
The Hutchins School is an Anglican day and boarding school for boys and is one of Australia's oldest and most distinguished schools and, from establishment in 1846 has exhibited a commitment to excellence in all academic and co-curricular undertakings. The school has a progressive and forward-looking curriculum.
The Hutchins School is located five kilometres from the CBD of Hobart, Tasmania's capital city, and twenty minutes from the Hobart airport. The main campus lies on the slopes of Mount Nelson, overlooking the picturesque Derwent River. Its facilities are extensive and include modern classrooms, science and computer laboratories, three libraries, a performing arts centre, a chapel and the student boarding residence at Burbury House.
Hutchins has two turf cricket wickets, four playing fields, a well-equipped gymnasium, a weights training room, a rowing boats shed, a Marine Studies Centre, an off campus outdoor education facility at Southport in Southern Tasmania and six tennis courts. The School's sail training boat Aurora is used for outdoor programs on the Derwent River, which also forms the backdrop for rowing events. The school also has a campus at Marieville esplanade that provides a point of delivery for a specific Year 9 education program called The Power of 9.
Hutchins is a founder-member of the International Coalition of Boys' Schools and is a member of the Independent Schools Tasmania. The Headmaster is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia.
The Hutchins School this year brings to a successful close a five years Strategic Plan and Board committees together with the Headmaster and Executive are preparing a Strategic Plan for the next three years 2013 – 2015.
The Board of Management is governed by the Christ College Act 1926 and is responsible for the Governance of the School.
The Board consists of nine members: the Bishop as Visitor, three members appointed by the Visitor, five members by The Hutchins School Old Boys' Association and one by the Christ College Trust. The current Chairman is Mr. Lance Balcombe. The Board is served by three committees: Property and Development, Policy and Planning and Finance Audit and Risk.
The Headmaster is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the activities and operations of the School and the co-ordination of the Board's activities as requested by the Chairman. The Business Manager is appointed likewise. The Headmaster and the Business Manager are not members of the Board but attend all meetings of the Board and of its subcommittees.
The Hutchins School vision is to provide an inspirational education where each boy develops his personal best.
The Hutchins School is an Anglican school whose supportive, stimulating community works together to build character of boys.
The Hutchins School's constant purpose is to foster and maintain a tradition of developing young men prepared for today's world and that of the future; who are balanced in intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social and physical skills; are in possession of knowledge and attributes and a love of learning for life; and willing to serve their contemporaries and the wider community.
The Hutchins School is a school for boys from Kindergarten to Year 12, on one site, with three mini schools which is coordinated, coherent and connected and operates from a shared vision, mission and established core values.
As a community of learners and in keeping with our proud heritage we hold these core values to be the foundation of our endeavours:
- Relationships based on integrity and mutual respect
- A safe and secure environment for all
- Education of each student as an individual
- Compassion and pastoral care
- The pursuit of excellence appropriately celebrated
- Accepting best practice and academic challenge
- Active citizenship
- Building resilience through purposeful effort, participation and persistence
- Community connectedness
Hutchins is committed to challenging students to be:
Effective Thinkers who:
- develop a lifelong commitment to enquiry
- apply knowledge in creative and reflective ways and communicate ideas clearly and confidently
Effective Citizens who:
- have a realistic knowledge of self
- develop sound spiritual and moral values
- value, explore and embrace diversity, show tolerance and demonstrate respect for others
- shape our future through understanding our history and culture
- demonstrate a caring attitude with our local and global environment
- build and maintain lifelong friendships, displaying qualities such as integrity, flexibility, reliability and empathy
- actively initiate and participate in community service
- develop skills in independence, self-motivation, leadership, cooperation and good sportsmanship
- participate in a range of enjoyable physical and appropriate risk taking activities and are responsible for their own health and safety
- have a strong sense of self esteem
The Hutchins School culture encourages:
- a balanced education
- the best possible teaching practice
- open and effective communication
- learning experiences for parents that will enable them to assist their own children
- a happy environment where learning is fun
More information can be found at the School's website at www.hutchins.tas.edu.au.
Parent, Teacher and Student Satisfaction
Surveys of staff, parents and students are conducted biennially in Term 3. The last was in 2010 and the results are published to parents in the School's Communique newsletter and on the School's website. The next round is to be conducted this year (2012). Exit interviews of all departing staff are undertaken.
School Funding
The School's income presented is displayed as funding sources.
The Hutchins School
Income by Funding Sources – 2011
Key Student Outcomes
Proportion of Year 9 Students Retained in Year 12
This is based on the File Year. From this if there is a student inany other year level where they have attended Year 9 they are included in these figures.
Total Retained in Year 12: 98.78%
Post School Destinations
Total cohort 2011: 113
Number of students going straight to University in 2011 = 61 = 68.93%
Number of students taking a Gap year in 2011 with the intention of entering University in 2012 = 20 = 22.6%
Student Achievement
The Headmaster's Report and a record of all 2011 student academic activities and achievements and co curricular activities and achievements is found in each Term's Communique (which is archived and published on the school's website at www.hutchins.tas.edu.au in Semester journal editions of Magenta and Black and in the Schools annual chronicle, Virtus; both of these publications are mailed to all Hutchins community members and affiliated schools, parents, student families and to staff. Copies are available on request at Senior Reception.
NAPLAN Results
Are available at http://www.myschool.edu.au. Under "Find a School" type in the title The Hutchins School.
Attendance Policy and Procedures
Normal school hours are 8.10 am – 3.50 pm (3.15 pm for Early Learning Centre and 3.35 pm for Junior School) Monday – Friday during the published term dates.
In the event of a student's absence due to illness, parents must notify the School by 9.00 am each day
of absence.
Students who are late 'sign in' with a smart card and, if the parents have not previously contacted the School, un-notified absentees initiate a SMS message to parents enquiring as to their son's whereabouts.
A note to the Class or House Tutor explaining absence must be brought when the student returns to school. Boys will attend school during the published dates for each term. Under exceptional circumstances the Head of School may grant permission for a boy to be absent during these dates.
This is based on the File Year, School Days, Year Level From, Year Level To, Date From and Date To fields.
Student Total Absence Days includes:
- Current and Past Students who were marked as absent during the Date From and Date To
- Absent Periods of 'Day', 'AM', 'PM'
Student Average Population: This counts Students at school as at the Date From plus Students at school as at the Date To divided by 2 to give an average. Based on Entry, Returning and Leaving Dates.
Absence Percentage: (Total Absence Days / Student Average Population x School Days) x 100
Attendance Rate Percentage: 96%
TCE Results 2011
Academic results were strong in 2011 and there is much of which we are able to be proud in terms of academic outcomes and final post–school student destinations achieved by the year of 2011. There is no doubt that students from this year have achieved much, many beyond expectations, and we are indebted to the hours of effort, preparation and extra time put into assisting those students by a dedicated and supportive staff.
Tertiary Entrance Scores
In 2011, 87% of our Year 12 students received an ATAR.
The median ATAR was 82.25.
In 2011 students achieved the following:
21% of students achieved a score of above 95.00.
38% of students achieved a score of above 90.00.
46% of students achieved a score of above 85.00.
53% of students achieved a score of above 80.00.
This is represented in the graph below including a comparison in the State.
That is, 38% of students who received an ATAR were in the top 10% of the State or had an ATAR above 90. This is an increase from last year. Similar results were last seen in 2003.
Highest Possible Scores
Congratulations to the following Year 11 and 12 students who achieved the highest possible score allocated to a pre-tertiary subject in 2011:
Matthew Allanby (Year 12) Student Directed Inquiry, Benjamin Armstrong (Year 11) Physical Sciences, Julian Brown (Year 12) Geography, Frank Burridge (Year 12) Computer Graphics and Design, James Chew (Year 12) Chinese, Thomas Dobie (Year 12) Mathematics Applied, George Gavalas (Year 12) Health Studies, Sociology, Charles Haward (Year 12) Biology, Legal Studies, Mathematics Applied, Justin Hennessy (Year 12) Health Studies, Donald Holloway (Year 11) Physical Sciences, Student Directed Inquiry, Samuel Johnston (Year 11) Physical Sciences, Thomas Johnston (Year 11) Music, Seung Won Kim (Year 11) Mathematics Methods, Christopher Krushka (Year 11) Physical Sciences, Martius Lim (Year 11) Chinese, David Lord (Year 12) Mathematics Applied, John McMeniman (Year 11) English Communications, Rory Middleton (Year 12) Manufacturing Studies, Nanak Narulla (Year 12) Legal Studies, Mathematics Specialised, Modern World History, William Polglase (Year 12) Biology, Mathematics Applied, Callum Sinclair-Gibson (Year 12) Biology, Physics, David Titchen (Year 12) Health Studies, Physics, George Vavakos (Year 12) Chemistry, Daniel Westbury (Year 11) English Studies, Thomas Whitton (Year 12) Sport Science, William Wurf (Year 12) Health Studies, Jeremy Yang(Year 11) English Communications, Mathematics Methods, Physical Sciences.
The Top 100
In 2012 we maintain our policy of pursuing continuous improvement. Five students achieved this outcome.
Teacher Qualifications
All teachers at The Hutchins School are registered as qualified to teach their respective subject and school section areas or have a current Tasmanian Teacher Registration Board authority to teach under a Limited Authority to Teach.
All teachers undergo an appraisal process titled "Grow @ Hutchins" where specific performance criteria are used to determine performance levels of teaching against agreed principles of best practice. Outcomes of this process provide professional development maps that are implemented and recorded on at least a triennial continuum.


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Christmas and Geography
- Wednesday, December 11, 2002
During workshops I often ask folks what they think of when I say "geography." The most common answers are "maps" and "globes." Next, I read them the following definition of geography from the National Geographic Society and light bulbs go on. Oh! It's all about people and all about Earth. It's amazing how much is covered in geography.
Geography as Defined by the National Geographic Society: "A knowledge of place names, location of cultural and physical features, distribution and patterns of languages, religions, economic activities, population and political systems. Physical regions and physical phenomena, such as tectonic activity, landform, climate, bodies of water, soils and flora and fauna. The changes in places and areas through time, including how people have modified the environment. Cartographer's tools, such as maps, instruments, graphs and statistics are also a part of geography."
Incorporate Geography into Real Life
Teaching geography as a separate subject for at least four semesters during the homeschool years is a great idea. But that doesn't mean it should be ignored the rest of the time. This is a topic that can easily be integrated into real life as well as into other subjects such as history, science, and literature.
How do you incorporate geography into real life? The ideas for doing so are vast -- here are examples of ways to tie it into Christmas.
Christmas Ideas
A. Map the Christmas story. Using your favorite account from the gospels, follow Mary and Joseph's journey on an atlas map. Or, use an outline map and fill in their journey as you read about it. Seeing this familiar story develop on a map cements the events as having happened in a real time and place. This is not only a good geography exercise (that can be used with many Bible accounts) but it is also an excellent tool for bolstering our faith. A good Bible atlas is an important tool for this type of activity.
Talk about the weather and terrain in the Mideast. What was the weather like for Mary and Joseph and the newborn baby? What was the terrain like as they traveled first to Bethlehem and later to Egypt?
B. Read about countries where Christians are not allowed to openly celebrate Christmas and their faith. Find them on a map and make an effort to pray for God's work to be done in those countries. Operation World is a great resource for this activity. Buy it at your local Christian bookstore or www.ywam.org (This is also a fascinating site to view the wealth and depth of ministry taking place around the world thanks to this organization.)
At such a time as this, it is important to understand both where Christians are able to freely rejoice in the birth of Christ and His redeeming love, as well as where our brothers and sisters must worship Him in secret.
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The Driehaus Form-Based Codes Jury was faced with a number of difficult decisions as they discussed the superb codes considered for the 2010 award. Therefore it is a great pleasure to tell you that The Commons: Urban Design Standards and Guidelines adopted by the City and County of Denver was one of only three codes chosen for the 2010 Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust Form-Based Codes Award. In selecting the Denver Commons code, the jurors singled out these aspects of the code for comment:
This is a groundbreaking early form-based code with excellent built results.
The visioning and intent statements were so fine they made a convincing case for public and private support of the code. Area by area, the intent was clearly outlined.
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This code could be emulated at any scale.
While this code was adopted as a PUD using "design guidelines" language, its essential elements could be replicated today as a form-based zoning district.
The other two outstanding codes selected for awards this year were Miami 21 and the Heart of Peoria Form-Based Code Districts.
We are looking forward to our joint presentation with you of your code at CNU-18 in Atlanta on Thursday, May 20th for a fast-paced intensive session focused on the three winning codes. Beginning at 2:00PM this 3-hour session will enable an-depth discussion of each code with presentations by the jurors and code representatives, with the added opportunity for persons attending the session to present questions and comments.
Congratulations! Jury member Kaizer Rangwala will be contacting you to discuss the best way to present this achievement during the CNU session.
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Many government officials have been slow to buy wireless technology because of reliability and security concerns, but it's a different story at the Sheriff's Office in Pinellas County, Fla.
County officials have installed 60 wireless access points throughout the office buildings and jails, giving users access to a wired network and voice-over-IP services.
Wireless was a matter of necessity because traditional data and voice networks couldn't reach everywhere officers traveled, said Tom Baumgartner, network administrator for the Sheriff's Office.
"It's hard to wire in every area," he said. "Even when you think you've covered everything, you've missed something.
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