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I always loved circle time with preschoolers … although when I had a Montessori school, we called it "line time" since our lines (created from colored electrical tape on the floor) were in the shape of an ellipse in one room and a circle in another.
I even led "circle time" twice a week when I was a Montessori school director … too much fun to give up! And songs were always one of my favorite parts of "circle time." I typically accompanied the songs on guitar, although CDs work very well, leaving hands free to use props or hand motions. A cappella works well, too. And YouTube videos are easy to use in a home environment.
Even though there are lots of wonderful CDs you can buy that I absolutely love (and used both as a teacher and homeschooler), I'm just listing free resources here. There will be links to some CDs available for purchase as well as free resources in my Pinterest post linked to at the bottom of this post.
These are songs for any season that I've found online for preschool (and some for kindergarten and early elementary) teachers, whether you're a Montessori teacher, homeschooler, or any other style of teacher or childcare provider. Of course, they're also great if you're a parent supplementing your child's learning at home. Just choose the songs appropriate for the level and interests of your child/students. Even though the songs work for any type of educational orientation, I'm organizing them using Montessori curriculum areas.
Practical Life Songs
Care of Self
Handwashing songs (to help children learn to wash their hands for 20 seconds) Singing the "ABC Song" is often recommended during handwashing.
"Happy Handwashing Song" (sing 2 times through)
"Nursery Rhyme – Wash Your Hands" (sing 2 times through)
Scrub Squad from Kid Scoop.
"Rubba Dub Dub, Animated Handwashing Song" from The Singing Nurse
"The Brush My Teeth Song" by Matt R.
Grace and Courtesy
"Yes No Please Thank You Song"
Safety Songs
"Road Crossing Safety Song" from Training Happy Hearts
Sensorial Songs
"The Colors Song" by A. J. Jenkins
"Mix And Match Your Colors" by Kiboomu
"They Might Be Giants – Roy G Biv"
"Colors Song for Children" (Roy G. Biv) by Neel and Patty Shukla
"Shapes Song" by Kiboomu
"Shapes Song" by A. J. Jenkins
Language Songs
"Ants on the Apple" (I LOVE this song! When I did my master's school placement in a nursery in England, I purchased the book and CD of this song to use at circle times.)
"Phonics Song" (I love this series by A. J. Jenkins and KIDSTV123, too! Free Phonics Poster from KIDSTV123)
"Phonics Song 2" by by A. J. Jenkins
"Phonics Song 3" by A. J. Jenkins
"ABC Song" by A. J. Jenkins
"ABC Song" from Hoopla Kidz
"The Alphabet Song" by The LMNOPs
Math Songs
"Numbers Song" by A. J. Jenkins
"Three Little Fishies" by Kiboomu
"Three Little Men in a Fying Saucer" from My Vox Songs
"Five little speckled frogs" from My Vox Songs
"5 Little Monkeys" from Super Simple Songs
"The Big Numbers Song" by A. J. Jenkins (Free Numbers Poster from KIDSTV123)
Cultural Songs
"The Continents Song"
"The Continent Song" Versions 1 and 2
Music With Nancy – "The 7 Continents and 5 Oceans"
"Red, White and Blue" (with sign language) by Debbie Clement (While you're there, if you follow Rainbows Within Reach via Networked Blogs in the left sidebar, Debbie will send you a free mp3 of "Monster Spray," a fabulous song for helping children overcome fears of monsters. You can leave a comment in Debbie's Free Monster Song post letting her know you're following.)
"Animainiacs Wakko's, US States" (fun elementary song about states and capitals)
"The Planets Song" by A. J. Jenkins
"The Solar System Song" by A. J. Jenkins
Music with Nancy – "Planets, Planets"
"The Planet Song": a funny song by Bryant Oden
"Family of the Sun" from "Exploring the Planets" exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum until 2006.
Updated lyrics for beginning:
The Family of the Sun,
Its planets number eight,
Plus other rocky, icy worlds
That we appreciate.
Updated lyrics for Pluto:
Pluto's small and cold.
It has an icy face.
We call it a dwarf planet now,
But its still quite a place.
Listing of Songs from a Number of Curriculum Areas
Song Packet from Kelly's Kindergarten
Kids' Songs and Lyrics from Kiboomu (Links to music previews and complete lyrics for tons of songs)
Little Fingers That Play – simple songs and fingerplays (lyrics and many videos)
All the Posts in the Free Songs for Circle Time Series
- Free Educational Songs for Circle Time
- Free Back-to-School Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Handwashing Activities for Kids – Free Songs and Lessons
- Free & Fun Toilet Learning Songs {Potty Songs} for Toddlers
- Free Fall Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free Halloween Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free Thanksgiving Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free Winter Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free Christmas Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free Hanukkah Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free Kwanzaa Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free New Year's Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free Martin Luther King Day Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free Songs about 100 {Free Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time}
- Free Groundhog Day Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free Valentine's Day Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free President Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free Chinese New Year Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free St. Patrick's Day Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free Spring Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free Easter Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free Cinco de Mayo Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free American Patriotic Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free Summer Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Educational Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays Pinterest Board
Free Character Education Songs Series at my Bits of Positivity Blog
- Free Bucket-Filling Videos for Character Education
- Free Manners Songs for Home or Classroom
- Free Thank-You Songs and Rhymes for Home or School
- Free Gratitude Songs and Rhymes for Home or School
- Free Patience Songs and Rhymes for Home or School {Character Education Resources}
- Free Kindness Songs and Rhymes for Home or School {Character Education Resources}
- Free Responsibility Songs and Rhymes for Home or School {Character Education Resources}
- Free Respect Songs and Rhymes {Character Education Resources}
Do you and your child or class have a favorite educational song?
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Hats off to old Del Mar
Chris Banner would love to flip his lid over the grand tradition that is the wearing of the Del Mar Racetrack Opening Day Hat, but he didn't want to hurt anybody. Least of all himself.
"It's not heavy, but it is bulky," the Valley Center man said of his hat, a satellite-dish-sized creation featuring Styrofoam horses on a motorized track. "And it's a little bit bigger than I thought it was."
They suffer for their art, the Del Mar hat people. But neither sweat nor migraines nor the threat of toppling into a fountain could dim the power of the chapeau, which is as much a part of the Opening Day ritual as beginner's luck and wicked hangovers.
Whether they were competing for cash and prizes in the 19th edition of the racetrack's "One and Only Truly Fabulous Hat Contest," or just amusing their own sartorial selves, the members of the topper brigade were their own walking Winners' Circle on Wednesday.
If you could only pick one, would you rather go to Del Mar racing or attend Comic-Con?
Del Mar 63% (341)
Comic-Con 37% (200)
541 total votes.
Banner won the Bing Crosby Grand Prize for the second time, taking home $300 and two airline tickets. But there were no losers here. Except the ones who left their nerve (and their hats) at home. Here are some snapshots from this fashionable day.
If the hat fits: In this life, there are usually two kinds of people — those who embrace the hat and those who fear the hat. But on Opening Day, a new breed emerges. It is the Great Plumed Hat Dabbler, and those recently hatched birds were everywhere.
"I'm not normally a hat person," said Jen Terchek of Del Mar, who sported a frothy cotton-candy colored confection she bought at the Village Hat Shop in Hillcrest. "But my husband is part-owner of a horse, so I figured I'd better look the part."
Like many of the female Dabblers, Terchek went for a Kate Middleton-inspired "fascinator," a lightweight hat alternative that looks like a headband that threw a birthday party for itself. While Terchek's fascinator contrasted beautifully with her black dress and dark hair, its true charms were a lot more basic.
"Some of them were heavy, and some of them had a strap that went under your chin like a clown hat," Terchek said of the fascinators that didn't make the cut. "I thought, 'There is no way I'm doing that.' "
Return of the champion: From a shady spot near the Stretch Run Plaza, Daniella Lopez's hat was stopping traffic.
"I just want to get a picture with this queen," a dapper gent said as he approached Lopez with a grin and an outstretched cellphone. He wasn't the first, and he wouldn't be the last.
Lopez smiled graciously beneath the wide-brimmed black-and-white hat that won her the Grand Prize last year. She made it herself from fabric remnants, rhinestones and unidentified "hat stuff." It is big, glamorous and very flattering, and Lopez does not make a habit of wearing it.
"Sometimes I'll wear a baseball hat, but that's it," said the Jamul resident, a certified nursing assistant and part-time clothing designer. "I do this for fashion and for fun and entertainment. This hat took me about two or three months to make, and one day I worked on it for 16 hours straight. I just couldn't stop."
Of projectiles and princesses: Hat contest rules kept Lopez from competing this year, leaving her free to cheer on her many hat-creating friends. Not that Kimberly D'Ambrosia needed additional support.
"Anything with a projectile is cool," a dude in a straw fedora said to D'Ambrosia, whose towering purple hat was equipped with Disney princesses, a dancing Cinderella and Prince Charming and exploding Party Poppers that sent streamers shooting out of its lavender top.


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Former Bowyers site is being cleared to make way for Cineworld, Morrisons store, six restaurants and pub (From This Is Wiltshire)
Former Bowyers site is being cleared to make way for Cineworld, Morrisons store, six restaurants and pub
Updated 5:06pm Wednesday 12th March 2014 in By Craig Jones
Ground work has started on the former Bowyers site in Trowbridge in preparation for a new £46m leisure park being built.
This morning, contractors were seen removing dead trees and bushes at the site, known as Innox Riverside, which will home an eight-screen Cineworld, a Morrisons store, six restaurants and a pub when it is complete.
Developer Prorsus said that an asbestos survey still needs to be carried out before the former factory's buildings are knocked down, with hoardings expected to go up later this week.
Wiltshire Council rejected Prorsus' plans for the Bowyers site in 2012 with the developer appealing against the decision.
In January, following a three-day hearing, the Planning Inspectorate approved the scheme.
Prorsus has not yet revealed the date Innox Riverside is expected to open.
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4:18pm Mon 10 Mar 14
Terry Chivers says...
5:50pm Mon 10 Mar 14
1984 says...
8:45pm Mon 10 Mar 14
brandx says...
I have now heard that a developer has outbid Wiltshire Council for the Peter Black site. I wonder what will go up on there?. More developers chasing the consumer for his dollar. The recession must be over.
11:19pm Mon 10 Mar 14
trowbridge52 says...
8:46am Tue 11 Mar 14
D@ve says...
Terry Chivers wrote:Terry,
Will be interesting to see if this work will include a cinema
Do you think the developer would of spent hundreds of thousands of pounds modifying plans, going through the appeal process, postponing the Morrisons development by 18months only to not build it? That would be ludicrous!
Also Cineworld state on their website that Trowbridge is coming soon. It was also mentioned in their annual report recently.
I'm absolutely delighted that work is now starting, another eyesore off the map – Just need the former Peter Blacks site to be done now.
9:03am Tue 11 Mar 14
brasstacks says...
Wiltshire may needs new development but what it does not need is for tax payers money and Government Funding to be spent via political decisions instead of Democratically and based on needs and supply of Services..
9:12am Tue 11 Mar 14
WiltsCanary1972 says...
I know it is great to see this investment in the town and much needed but I would rather have seen a bowling complex or something like that so that people had choice of activity rather than choice of cinema.
Still great to see another eye sore being removed from Trowbridge (and hopefully they will be sorting out the road issues round there as well) and maybe Peter Black development site wll follow soon..............
11:49am Tue 11 Mar 14
dontchopsuey says...
WiltsCanary1972 wrote:Ten pin bowling complexes will NOT come unless there is a Cinema to back it up. You never know, now there is a cinema going there, they may build it. As the quote from the film says 'if you build it, they will come'. And seeing as there is only the Odeon in Bath (that is more expensive than the Trowbridge one) what with parking charges, it may be cheaper for them to come here on the train! It annoys me the negativity that happens whenever someone tries to do something positive for the town! At last! Something to get behind and enjoy once its all up and running. Surely it has to be better than what is there at the moment?!
I don't know why people keep saying about the train station help being a draw for the cinema. The only people that will benefit from this will be people from Bradford on Avon, Westbury or Warminster. Unless Cineworld and Prorsus are going to invest in train services from the likes of Devizes and Melksham - so that is not going to happen - also with the cost of rail travel it will add to the night out for those people in Bradford etc so that wont happen much either.
I know it is great to see this investment in the town and much needed but I would rather have seen a bowling complex or something like that so that people had choice of activity rather than choice of cinema.
Still great to see another eye sore being removed from Trowbridge (and hopefully they will be sorting out the road issues round there as well) and maybe Peter Black development site wll follow soon..............
1:07pm Tue 11 Mar 14
WiltsCanary1972 says...
If I was being negative I would have asked what is the need for SIX more restaurant units when we have empty units in Trowbridge already.
Maybe the solution would be to have the cinema and a bowling alley on the same site - it should be big enough!!!!!!!!!
The one thing I do know is that it is great to see this investment in Trowbridge as I pointed out in my NOT negative post!!!!!!!!!!!!
4:54pm Tue 11 Mar 14
Hilperton Man says...
1:09am Wed 12 Mar 14
AMVanquish007 says...
You just cannot redesign and resubmit the whole development to include a bowling alley or ice rink for that matter, such buildings even incorporating a 12 lane (which is the usual minimum for profitability purposes) are quite voluminous in length and width and as Dontchopsuey said, a ten pin bowling operator will not go into a development without a cinema as the anchor.
I suggest you look at the plans and you will see how inpossible it would be to site it anywhere on the plans without cutting down on the essential 550 car parking spaces.
And your other comment about being by the railway station is naive to say the least.
Yes those places you mentioned will benefit and not only that but Frome, Chippenham, Bruton, Pewsey and as far south as Salisbury.
I state the last places because since going to the Odeon i have stood in the foyer many times especially on a bargain tuesday and have heard people say thay have come by train from thoseplaces.
Not only that, I have overheard people say they have come by car from Shepton Mallet , Midsommer Norton and outlying villages and used the 49 bus to come from Devizes. So you are way off on this one to assume that a Cineworld wont be accessed by railusers.
You do of course realize that since December, 11 trains now go back and forth to Swindon and is now a very popular service cutting out the rigmarole of going via Bath.This service is guaranteed til the end of 2016.
When the development opens in late 2015/early 2016 you will then see the reciprocal benefits the station and Innox Riverside will bring.
It will certainly be interesting to see who has purchased the Peter black site. If its not going to be a car park and the Court St car park is developed on as part of the Trowbridge local plan, then the proposed campus/sports hub destined for the area that encompasses the old Wilts County archive building to the old library building is going to be in severe difficulties with car parking for the area.
1:00pm Thu 13 Mar 14
WiltsCanary1972 says...
I fully understand the planning process and know that you cannot just change it at will, that was not the point I was trying to make. My point was that personally I would rather have seen a bowling alley but I do understand what you are saying in respect to these companies wanting a cinema in place to work as an achor. Like with the buses Trowbridge has waited for over two decades for a cinema and then two come along so quickly.
My two concerns are whether Trowbridge can accomodate two cinemas and whether the new site will be able to fill in the 5 food outlets when the St Stephens Place site still has at least one empty outlet.
Please believe me I am delighted to see all this work happening to improve Trowbridge - long may it continue. Ten pin bowling anyone?!!!
9:46am Fri 14 Mar 14
AMVanquish007 says...
You must think catchment and not Trowbridge in this respect-a cinema operator builds a cinema to cover a 20/25 minute drive time and not just the town it sites in. The catchment here is between 300000-500000. more than enough to cater for 2 multiplexes.It is desperately underscreened and you will find that some films advertised on TV just will not play in the Odeon due to lack of screen space and due to the success of the high profile films playing there with big budgets.
In fact what should have been built here was one multiplex of between 12-14 screens. But thats not the case here.
Also -trust me-the outlets will be fully occupied and the site will open with everything on it and filled unlike SSP
Keep an eye on the Innox riverside website from april onwards and the info will come thick and fast
4:30pm Fri 14 Mar 14
eureka+ says...
1:54pm Sun 16 Mar 14
AMVanquish007 says...
There are many places where two rival cinema chains are in competition and in areas the size of where we are in Wiltshire. Don't forget these are the 2 largest cinema chains in the UK and they haven't shut any new multiplex since 1996. They will both fight for market share and they won't shut- its as simple as that .
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Ready for intrigue at the movies this weekend? A batch of enigmatic and mysterious thrillers are hitting theaters, with varying critical results. Danny Boyle's "Trance," starring James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson and Vincent Cassel, is getting praise for its hypnotically high-watt aesthetic, but critics point out this may be a case of style over substance.
Meanwhile, Shane Carruth's "Upstream Color" rates the highest review-wise, though critics understandably admit that they have no idea what's going on in the visually strong but deflatingly impenetrable tale of brain-eating worms, pigs and love in the midst of greater conspiracy.
Shola Lynch's TIFF documentary on incarcerated radical Angela Davis, "Free Angela & All Political Prisoners," is scoring top marks, while Antonio Campos' "Simon Killer," the creepy, austere follow-up to his debut "Afterschool," is also lauded in reviews.
Sony's "Evil Dead" revamp, going for straight gore, is liked by critics, despite being unfavorably compared to Sam Raimi's original.
Lastly, Robert Redford directs and stars in "The Company You Keep," centered on a Weather Underground activist on the run, but a panoply of Oscar nominees in the sprawling cast can't keep the film from receiving middling grades.
Upstream Color Dir. Shane Carruth, USA | erbp | Cast: Shane Carruth, Amy Seimetz | 88% Fresh | Vulture: "I've seen Upstream Color twice and liked it enormously while never being certain of anything."
Free Angela & All Political Prisoners Dir. Shola Lynch, USA | Codeblack Entertainment | 83% Fresh | A.V. Club: "In spite of its attention-grabbing opening and provocative
title, Free Angela And All Political Prisoners is less a work of agitprop than
straightforward history, intriguing but never unsettling."
Simon Killer Dir. Antonio Campos, USA | IFC Films | Cast: Brady Corbet, Constance Rousseau, Lila Salet, Solo, Mati Diop, Michael Abiteboul | 77% Fresh | Indiewire: "With a dense, often impermeable style and a mentally
unstable protagonist, Simon Killer is like watching the disturbed anti-hero of 'Afterschool' all grown up." | Our TOH! review.
Evil Dead Dir. Fede Alvarez, USA | TriStar Pictures | Cast: Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore, Jane Levy | 76% Fresh | Village Voice: "The plotting as a whole feels fresh, as does the emphasis on women strong enough to defend themselves."
Trance Dir. Danny Boyle, UK | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Cast: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel | 69% Fresh | The Hollywood Reporter: "Danny Boyle has great and plainly evident fun adding twists
and curves and tunnels and endless style to his modern London noir Trance, but
he makes so many left turns that the film turns in on itself rather than going
anywhere." | Our TOH! interview with Danny Boyle | Our TOH! interview with Vincent Cassel
The Company You Keep Dir. Robert Redford, USA | Sony Pictures Classics | Cast: Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Susan Sarandon, Julie Christie, Anna Kendrick, Stanley Tucci, Terrence Howard, Brit Marling, Chris Cooper, Nick Nolte | 63% Fresh | Time Out New York: "Redford's devotion to old-school liberalism and '70s
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best, The Company You Keep feels like a movie you'd have seen in 1975 — one
informed by political righteousness and made for adults." | Immersed in Movies talks to cinematographer Adriano Goldman.


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SDSU finally realizing baseball potential
LAFAYETTE, La. The San Diego State baseball team came a long way to find out it has a ways to go.
Still, we can finally say the Aztecs have reached the place where they belong.
Two lethargic losses – Saturday's 9-2 defeat at the hands of Louisiana-Lafayette bringing SDSU's two-game run total to four – don't wipe out a season of change.
There would seem to be indications that, unlike their stay in Louisiana, SDSU might remain in college baseball's upper echelon for a while.
"It's definitely tough to go out this way," junior center fielder Greg Allen said. "But we've had a great season -- a lot of great guys, a good group of guys who have set the foundation for years to come. We have young guys who will carry on the culture and get San Diego State back to a regional next year and for years to come -- and even exceed our expectations."
Yes, the next step will be turn in a performance worthy of the big stage.
"The status quo is not good enough," associate head coach Mark Martinez said. "We've got to find a way to win in a regional."
But you have to get there to win there.
And you have to make it to one regional before you can make a second in a row, which the Aztecs did this year for the first time since 1990-91, before most of the current roster was born.
Senior second baseman Tim Zier arrived at SDSU in 2010 out of Escondido High School expecting to be part of a successful program. That didn't come to fruition until SDSU made a surprise run in the 2013 Mountain West Conference tournament to make the regionals for the first time since 2009 and just the second time in 22 years. The Aztecs this year went 42-21 and again won the conference tournament.
"It's about time," Zier said earlier this week. ". . . It's starting to look like a successful, true program. I'm real excited for it."
It was two years ago that I first questioned whether Tony Gwynn should remain the coach at his alma mater. It was a valid question.
It has largely been an overwhelmingly disappointing tenure for Gwynn, who said more than once before taking the job that there was no excuse for San Diego State not being a perennial power.
Even now, we can correctly say SDSU has made it to a regional just three times in Gwynn's 12 seasons, which should be unacceptable considering the ridiculous riches of San Diego high school baseball talent.
But, even if only because Gwynn got excess opportunity due to his being perhaps San Diego's most treasured sports icon, Mr. Aztec and Mr. Padre, not to mention having the Aztecs' stadium named for him, the fact is it can also be said that SDSU has been to the regionals three times in the past six years.
There remains a different Gwynn issue now, one of far greater importance than his job status.
There is no indication of when, or if, Gwynn's health will allow him to return to coaching after he missed the final two thirds of the season while recovering from his latest round of cancer treatment.
Here's hoping he does, in part, because it's only right that he is around to see this program becoming what he envisioned.
Gwynn and his staff altered the way they recruit, largely focusing on prep players who won't be drafted too high to forego college. They've hit more than they've missed, stacking their roster to withstand each year's inevitable exodus due to the draft and graduation.


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Hour hand Minute hand Small seconds hand Date indicator Day of week indicator Month indicator Moon phase indicator
Crown with 3 positions (8): I Neutral position (not pulled out) II Position for adjusting date, month and moon phase (unscrewed*, half pulled out) III Position for setting time and day of the week (unscrewed*, completely pulled out). Models with a screwed crown IA Initial position (screwed down, not pulled out) IB Winding position (unscrewed, not pulled out)
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Moon phases Watches
We would like to congratulate you on having chosen a watch from TISSOT , one of the most highly renowned Swiss brands in the world. With its distinctive and nostalgic character and constructed with meticulous care from the finest materials and components, your watch is protected against shock loads, variations in temperature, water and dust. Your watch is equipped with an ultra-flat quartz movement delivering extremely high standards of precision and operation and the dial displays hours, minutes, seconds and date (with day and month), with a moon phase display programmed for the next 10 years into the future. After initial setting, all you need to do is to make adjustments to the settings whenever the battery needs changing. Initial setting of your wristwatch is performed in accordance with the moon phase calendar provided at the end of this User Guide. To ensure that your watch operates with perfect precision for many years to come, we advise you to pay very careful attention to the advice provided hereafter.
New moon
Waxing moon
On the 15th day of the lunar cycle (fig. 3), at the mid-point of its revolution, we see a fully illuminated circle, indicating the full moon. The moon at this point is directly opposite the sun. On the 23rd day of the lunar cycle (fig. 4), at the end of its third quarter and immediately prior to the last quarter of its cycle, the crescent appears curved towards the left like a large D. This shows that the moon is waning at this point. A new lunar cycle now commences.
Full moon
Waning moon
Usage / Settings
Models with a screwed crown To ensure that they remain water-resistant, some models are fitted with a screwed crown. Before proceeding to setting the time or the time-zone dial, you must first unscrew the crown into position IB before pulling it out into position II or III. Important: After each operation, you must always screw the crown back down to ensure that your watch remains water-resistant. Setting the time Pull the crown out into position III; the seconds hand (3) stops at this point. Turn the crown forwards or backwards until the hands display the correct time. Once the hour hand passes the 12 o'clock position, you can see if it indicates midnight (the date changes at this point) or midday (the date does not change). Advice on how to synchronise your watch To synchronise the second hand (3) with an official time signal (radio/TV/ Internet), pull the crown out into position III when the second hand is at 12 o'clock. This then stops. Guide the hands into the correct time setting. At the tone, press the crown back into position I (and tighten it down if you have a model with a screwed crown). Setting the day of the week Pull the crown into position III and move backwards and forwards between 23:00 hrs and 01:00 hrs (11 p.m. and 1 a.m.). Note: Due to the fact that this operation alters the date, this then has to be corrected by pulling the crown out into position II and turning it. Setting the date and the month Pull the crown out into position II and turn it forwards until the correct date (4) is displayed. During this operation, your watch will continue to function normally, so you will not need to alter the time. When the date changes from the 31st to the 1st, the month indicator advances by one month. Since the display for phases of the moon was programmed in advance, all you have to do is alter the date on months with less than 31 days. Setting the phases of the moon Pull the crown out into position II and turn it forwards until the correct phase of the moon (7) is displayed. Note: For precise adjustment purposes, place the moon phase indicator on the full moon setting. At this point, each jump of the indicator advances the setting by one whole day.
The moon changes continuously between these characteristic positions. The time which has elapsed between two new moons corresponds to approximately one month. This is known as a synodic cycle. The orbit of planet Earth around the sun describes what is known as an elliptical path, on a defined plane. Let's represent this plane extending to infinity up to the point where it intersects the sphere of fixed stars. Alongside this circle is a range of constellations, familiar to most of us as the constellations of the zodiac: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces. If it were possible to see stars during daylight hours, we would observe in the course of a calendar year that the Sun, when viewed from the Earth, passes in front of each of the twelve constellations of the zodiac from right to left, being in front of a different constellation at each point in time. The lunar orbit around the Earth shares almost exactly the same elliptical plane as the Earth describes around the Sun. It follows from this that the Moon's orbit also causes it to pass in front of this group of constellations. Due to the regular and repetitive nature of this movement and its phases, the moon has always served as a means of counting the passage of time. Indeed, this is why the lunar calendar is still used for timekeeping purposes. We are thus able to order our lives in terms of the lunar cycle. The rhythm of natural phenomena also has a profound influence on people, animals and plant-life. The new quartz TISSOT watch with lunar cycle function is therefore intended for hunters, mushroom collectors, fishermen, navigators etc., and for the enlightened amateur interested in following the trends of modern fashion. We would advise you to clean your watch regularly (except for the leather strap) using a soft cloth and warm soapy water. After immersion in salty water, rinse it in fresh water and leave it to dry completely. Do not leave it anywhere where it might be subjected to major variations in temperature or humidity, in direct sunlight or near strong magnetic fields. To benefit from the highest standards of service and to ensure your guarantee remains in force, please always contact an approved TISSOT representative or retailer. TISSOT Quartz watches benefit from the incomparable precision of quartz. Their power reserve usually enables them to operate for more than 2 years in continuous use. If you envisage not wearing your watch for several weeks or months, we would advise you to put it to one side with the crown pulled out into position II. This cuts the electrical power supply to the motor, thereby extending battery life considerably. Replacing the battery Once the battery has run flat, it must be replaced without delay by an approved TISSOT representative or retailer. Battery type: button-type zinc-silver oxide primary battery cell, Renata 373 / Service life: about 3 years. Collection and treatment of end of life quartz watches* This symbol indicates that this product should not be disposed with household waste. It has to be returned to a local authorized collection system. By following this procedure you will contribute to the protection of the environment and human health. The recycling of the materials will help to conserve natural resources. *valid in the EU member states and in any countries with corresponding legislation.
Care and maintenance
The moon and its phases
The phases of the moon cycle, from one new moon to the next one, lasts 29days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 2.8 seconds. The new moon corresponds to the first lunar day (fig. 1). The moon is invisible because its dark side is facing us. On the 8th day (fig. 2), after completing one quarter turn, a crescent moon appears with the curve facing to the right, like the belly of a large D. This shows that the moon is waxing at this point.
SAILING-TOUCH Users Manual
We would like to thank you for choosing a TISSOT watch, a Swiss brand among the most highly renowned in the world. Your SAILING-TOUCH watch has the most recent technical innovations. It gives you a constant analogue time display and a variety of digital displays. In addition, the following functions can be accessed simply by touching the glass: Alarm, Compass, Meteo, Regatta, Speed (Chronograph), Tide.
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2nd function 1st function 1st function 2nd function
Activate touchsensitive glass Activate light
Water resistance: 10 bar (100 m / 330 ft)
Time zone 1 Ante meridien
Time zone 2 Post meridien Alarm Hecto Pascals
Battery type: button-type lithiummanganese dioxide primary battery cell.
Low battery
Active touch-sensitive glass
Activate touch-sensitive glass / Activate light
Centre Time 1
REGATTA Countdown, chronograph
Centre Time 2
SPEED Chronograph, tachymetre
Centre Date
COMPASS Compass
Centre Options
ALARM Alarm
METEO Weather
TIDE Tide schedule
General user information
Activating the touch-sensitive glass
Activating the light
Setting mode
Display mode
Activate the glass
2 sec.
1 sec.
The display light will stay on for 5 seconds. Date display = Default display
Select a function
When the glass is activated, the symbol will flash on the digital display. If the watch is not manipulated, it will automatically deactivate after 15 seconds. Exception: In compass mode, the glass will deactivate after 30seconds. Touch one of the 7 touch-sensitive areas of the glass to activate the corresponding function.
Time 1 display: T
Time 2 display: T2 : move display and/or hand position forward : move display and/or hand position backward If no manipulation for 10 seconds, the setting mode is deactivated. Options Display Return to Date display
Setting > Times t & T2
or Pressing and holding will move the hands forward or backward. After a full revolution, the minutes hand will stop and the hour hand advances/reverses in steps of one hour. Time T2 is set in steps of 15 minutes relative to T1.
2 sec. 1 sec.
Activate glass
Time T or T2 display (example: T)
: forward 1 min. : back 1 min. (hands and display)
Validate setting a) The seconds restart at zero b) The seconds continue
Setting > Date
The calendar is perpetual, i.e. the number of days per month is predefined. In continuous setting, the days scroll past slowly at first, and then quicker. After a full month, the calendar scrolls in months, and then likewise in years.
Date display
: forward one day : back one day
Validate setting
Reading > Options
Options display (see page 4)
Switch to sub-menus Units display
Beep display
Swap timezones T1 with T2
Automatic switch to standby mode after 10 seconds Beep every second
Back to units display
At any time: exit sub-menu back to date display
Setting > Units
2 sec. or
Units display
Select mode 12/24 hours in 12 hour mode, AM or PM appears in the display below the time
Select mode NM, M or MI. NM: length in feet and nautical miles, speed in knots. M: length in meters and kilometers, speed in kilometers per hour. MI: length in feet and miles, speed in miles per hour.
Validate setting. Selecting 12 hour mode displays the date in the format MM.DD.YY (month, day, year) and 24 hour mode in the format DD.MM.YY (day, month, year).
Setting > Beep
2 sec. or or
Deactivating the sound silences adjustment beeps but not the alarms.
Activated = on , Deactivated = off
Setting > SWAP
Swap mode allows the exchange of time T1 with time T2. Example: Before travelling, one can set the local time zone of the destination under T2 and upon arrival use the swap setting to have local time displayed as T1. When returning simply swap the two time zones back again.
Swap display
Swap N = No, Swap Y = Yes
Setting > STANDBY
Standby mode is a battery economy mode. All the functions are deactivated, with only the time & date counters updated. This mode economises the battery when the watch is not being worn.
a) The watch is in standby Automatic switch to standby mode after 10 seconds Beep every second
Back to time & date mode
/ : stop the count, b) the watch does not switch to standby mode
SETTING > SYNCHrONISATION
The watch needs to be synchronised if the watch hands do not display the same time as the digital display, or if they are not correctly superimposed when accessing the functions. The watch is desynchronised when its electric motors mechanism is disturbed due to heavy impacts for example. N.B.: The glass must be active to access the synchronisation mode.
5 sec.
or or or
Synchronisation setting mode If the watch is synchronised, the hands should be perfectly superimposed in the 12 oclock position
Position the hour hand at 12 o'clock
Position the minutes hand at 12 o'clock
Validate setting Return to Time T mode
In weather mode, the hands are superimposed to indicate the weather trend.
Relative pressure in hPa
Histogram of relative pressure over last 6 hours
Setting > Relative pressure presetting
Calibrating this pressure makes weather forecast more accurate. The possible relative pressure is deliberately limited between 950 hPa and 1100 hPa.
: up one hectopascal : down one hectopascal
The weather histogram in the display shows the evolution of the relative pressure during the last 6 hours. Each of the 6 columns displayed equals 1 hour, the one on the right being the most recent, and each line equals a rise or a drop of 1 hPa in relative pressure.
1 line = one hectopascal
Histogram display
: press and hold + pusher for zooming in: difference of 0.5 hPa between lines
: press and hold - pusher for zooming out: difference of 1.5 hPa between lines
A flashing column means that at that particular time the pressure variated greatly (either positively or negatively)
-6 h -5 h -4 h -3 h -2 h 0-1 h
Glossary > weather
Description of function In weather mode, the hands are superimposed to indicate the weather trend. Explanations Weather changes are related to variations in atmospheric pressure. When atmospheric pressure increases the sky clears. The area is then referred to as a high pressure area or anticyclone (A). When atmospheric pressure decreases the sky clouds over. The area is then referred to as a low pressure area or depression (D). The SAILINGTOUCH measures these pressure variations and indicates the weather trend with the hands, which can adopt the following 7 positions according to the weather developments: - 6: - 4: Big pressure drop, rapid deterioration Moderate pressure drop, probable deterioration - 2: Small pressure drop, probable slight deterioration 12 oclock: No notable weather change + 2: Slight pressure rise, probable slight improvement + 4: Moderate pressure rise, probable improvement + 6: Big pressure rise, rapid improvement Histogram mode provides more details as to the weather forecast. While the hands indicate the tendency to either sunny or rainy weather, the histogram shows the exact amplitude of these variations. Knowing when and how the weather will evolve is particularly important while sailing. For example, when the hands are on 6 and the histogram is indicating that during the last hour the pressure variation lost 3 hPa (= 3 lines less), it means that a rapid deterioration in weather is to be expected. The SAILING-TOUCH program takes into account the atmospheric pressure variation over the last 6hours to calculate the trend to indicate. Furthermore, the pressure variation caused by a rapid change in altitude is detected by the watch and compensated automatically so it only has a minimal impact on the barometric trend. The SAILINGTOUCH digital display indicates the relative atmospheric pressure values in hectoPascals [hPa]. You can find relative pressure data on the website: www.findlocalweather.com Characteristics of function Measurement range: relative pressure: 950 hPa to 1100 hPa Resolution: 1 hPa Resolution histogram: no zoom: zoom in: zoom out: Unit conversion:
1 line = 1 hPa 1 line = 0.5 hPa 1 line = 1.5 hPa 1 hectoPascal [hPa] = 1 millibar [mb]
The Regatta function consists of a countdown that can be set from 0 to 10 minutes (numbers on the bezel) and is used as a timer for the departure procedure of a regatta. When the countdown reaches zero, it transforms into a race chronograph.
Regatta countdown display to = Minutes Example: countdown of 5 minutes
Start the countdown: minute hand shows seconds, hour hand shows minutes
Synchronisation with shot of canon
Countdown ends and switches automatically to race chronograph Hours and minutes indicated with the hands Seconds on the LCD display
Stop countdown or race chronograph Here: 1 h 30 min 24 sec
Regatta countdown display
: add 1 minute : remove 1 minute Minute range: 0 to 10 min
Regatta A regatta is a race between two or more boats, most commonly sailing boats. There are different phases in a regatta. It starts off with a departing procedure where all boats competing have to stay for up to 10 minutes behind the starting line. As the boats are constantly moving behind the line, the goal is to be as close as possible to the starting line when the countdown ends in order to gain the advantage of starting first. During the complete duration of the departure procedure, shots of canons are fired as indication of the time left to the competitors. In order to be as precise as possible, you can synchronize the Sailing-Touch with the canon shots. When the countdown is over, the race starts and all competitors have to follow a route delimited with buoys around which they will try and turn around before sailing to the finish line. The fastest to complete the route wins the regatta. Description of function Your SAILING-TOUCH is equipped with a special regatta countdown that can be set from 0 to 10 minutes and is used during the pre-start phase of a regatta. The watch emits a triple beep at the end of every minute, a double beep every ten seconds during the last minute, a simple beep for the last 9 seconds and finally a quintuple beep announcing the start of the race when the countdown reaches zero. Besides, during the countdown phase it is possible to synchronise your SAILING-TOUCH on the shots of canon using the - pusher. It is synchronised to the nearest full minute. When reaching zero, the countdown then automatically transforms into a special racing chronograph that indicates minutes and hours elapsed through the hands and seconds on the LCD display.
Resolution: 1/100 sec / Measurement range: 99 hrs 5959 and 99/100 sec
Chrono display
Start chrono
Stop chrono
Speed display
Split (partial time)
a) Flashing stop with partial time displayed, and chrono running in background
b) Restart the chrono catching back the elapsed time
Reset chrono
Set a distance or a length to enable the SAILING-TOUCH to respectively calculate an average speed or an instantaneous speed.
: increase length or distance : decrease length or distance
Description of function This function uses the chronograph and a chosen distance to calculate either the average or instantaneous speed of a moving object such as a boat, a car, a bike or a man. Average speed In order to calculate your average speed over a chosen distance, simply insert the distance in the watch using the pushers and use the chronograph to time your run. Instantaneous speed The speed function of your Sailing-Touch can also let you know the instantaneous speed of a moving object, e.g.: a boat. Enter the length of the boat in the watch and time the boat when passing a fixed object. For example: start the chronograph when the prow of the boat reaches a buoy and then stop the chronograph when the stern reaches the buoy. Note 1
The distance of the run or the length can even be entered in the watch after timing.
Note 2 Measurement units can be changed in the options menu. See page 5 of this manual. Note 3 ---kmh in the display means that the chronograph was not activated. Characteristics of function Length and speed limit: NM: 1 foot to 999 nautical miles / 0.1 to 999 knots M: 0.1 meter to 999 kilometres / 0.1 to 999 kilometres per hour MI: 1 foot to 999 miles / 0.1 to 999 miles per hour
The minutes hand points to magnetic North. By setting the magnetic declination the minutes hand will indicate True North. In compass mode, the digital screen displays the azimuth (angle between Heading (12 oclock) and the North (minutes hand)).
Compass display
User compass calibration
Back to Compass display
SETTING > cOMPASS > MAGNETIC DECLINATION
Setting mode and magnetic declination display
: +/- 1 degree East : +/- 1 degree West
In case you feel that your SAILING-TOUCH is no longer pointing to North (due to a shock or a strong exposure to a magnetic field), you can recalibrate it.
Compass calibration display
Activate calibration mode glass deactivated during calibration
Turn the watch more than a complete revolution on a horizontal surface (e.g. a table) in an environmentf ree from magnetic interference, at a rotation speed of around 30 per second. Total time: 20 seconds maximum
a) Calibration successful data stored
b) Calibration failed repeat calibration
Back to compass display
Glossary > compass
Compass In compass mode, your SAILING-TOUCH indicates the True North Pole, factoring in magnetic declination. Azimuth In compass mode, the LCD display of your SAILING-TOUCH indicates the azimuth (heading). Azimuth explanations Heading The azimuth is the horizontal angle Heading between the direction of an object (heading) and True North and is measured in degrees from 0 to 359 (e.g.: East = 90). In compass mode 12 oclock represents the heading given by the azimuth relative to True North Azimuth Azimuth 315o 315o (factoring in magnetic declination). You can follow a given azimuth (e.g.: 315) using your SAILING-TOUCH. Hold it horizontally in front of you and turn on yourself until you can read the given azimuth (here 315) in the LCD: the direction that you will face at that moment is the direction (azimuth) to follow. Note 1 For a correct indication of North, it is extremely important to hold the watch as level as possible. Note 2 The compass function, like any other compass, should not be used near a metal or magnetic mass. In case of doubt, you can recalibrate your compass. Characteristics of function Accuracy: 8 Resolution: 2
Compass explanations The vertical lines (meridians) on the Earth converge at the True North Pole (Ng), indicating its direction. The hand of a conventional compass indicates the direction of the Magnetic North Pole (Nm). The angle () between these two directions Ng and Nm is known as magnetic declination. The magnetic declination value depends on your location on Earth. Furthermore, the Magnetic North Pole is constantly moving. So the magnetic declination value also depends on the date. If the correct magnetic declination value (for the location and date) is set (see the setting procedure on page 10), the minutes hand of your SAILINGTOUCH will point to True North (Ng). If the magnetic declination is set to 0, your SAILING-TOUCH will point to Magnetic north (Nm). The magnetic declination values and dates are indicated on topographic charts, or can be found using special software available on the Internet. For the whole world: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomagmodels/Declination.jsp
The 2 alarms are associated with time T1. An alarm lasts 30 seconds, without repeating. When the programmed time is reached, you can stop the alarm by pressing one of the push-buttons. Stop alarm
or 1 sec. or
Alarm 1 display
Alarm 2 display
Alarm rings
Stop Alarm
Alarm 1 or 2 display
Activate or deactivate alarm
: time forward : time backward
The minute hand indicates the actual state of a tide at a chosen location and the hour hand shows the tendency to low or high tide.
Low tide
High tide
Activate tide
Hour hand indicates the tendency to low or high tide Minute hand moves between 9 oclock and 3 oclock and indicates the actual state of the tide (amplitude) Display: time of next high tide
Display: time of next low tide
For your SAILING-TOUCH to indicate correct tidal information, you need to enter the exact time of the next high tide at your location. Please visit one of the websites listed on page 15 for information about tidal times.
Tide display
Tides Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the rotation of the Earth and the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun. The interval between two high tides is of approximately 12 hours and 25 minutes. During high tide, the sea level rises because the side of Earth facing the Moon (nearest it) is attracted by the gravitational force of the Moon. Combined with the centrifugal force caused by the rotation of the Earth, oceans stretch into an ellipse with the Earth in the center. The ellipse has two peaks; one nearest the Moon and one farthest from it (at the antipodal point). As the Earth spins on its axis once a day and the Moon needs longer, about 30 days to rotate around the Earth, the ellipse stays aligned with the Moon meaning that there are two high and two low tides in one day. Description of function Upon activation of the Tide function, the hands of your SAILING-TOUCH indicate actual tidal information. The minute hand moves between 9 oclock and 3 oclock and indicates the actual state of the tide (amplitude). The hour hand points to 9 oclock (L) or 3 oclock (H). If it points to L, it means that the actual tidal tendency is to low tide and if it points to H it is to high tide. The LCD display indicates the time of the next high and low tides. Note For best accuracy of the tide function, set tidal times as frequently as possible. For your safety, always carefully plan boat trips with accurate information and tools that meet your needs. Useful links www.tides.info www.sailwx.info
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Tissot, with its signature 'Innovators by Tradition', has been pioneering craftsmanship and innovation since its foundation in 1853. For over 155 years the company has had its home in the Swiss watch making town of Le Locle in the Jura mountains but now also has a presence in over 150 countries. The Tissot innovation leadership is enabled by the development of high-tech products, special materials and advanced functionality. This Tissot PR50 Men's Watch, Tissot T012 423 11 032 00 comes in All Steel with a White Dial.
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Ravens fans are out celebrating in the streets of New Orleans and the confetti in the Super Dome is being swept up, but movie fans can still relive the best moments of the Super Bowl-- the trailers-- over and over again. All the night's biggest trailers are now available online, and with the ability to pause them and watch them forever
The scene of Iron Man rescuing stranded passenger from a downed government airplane was one of the first scenes from Iron Man 3 that got spoiled by set photos, so smartly, it's now become the focus of the movie's Super Bowl spot. Watch Iron Man arrive in the air and figure out how to rescue 13 passengers when he can only carry 4
Directed by Sam Raimi, the prequel to the Wizard of Oz centers on Oscar (James Franco), a magician and part-time con-man who finds himself on the run after swindling a town. Fleeing in a hot air balloon, he winds up getting stuck in a tornado and transported to the magic land of Oz.
The Fast and Furious franchise is all about unlikely friendships, and now it looks like we'll be getting a new one in Fast and Furious 6, with Dwayne Johnson's character reaching out to his former enemy, Vin Diesel's Dom Torretto. Naturally, a lot of car chases and mayhem ensues
Even though it's right there in the title, it might surprise you to learn that The Lone Ranger is not, in fact, entirely about Johnny Depp's character Tonto. Depp is a bigger star than the guy playing the actual Lone Ranger, Armie Hammer, so you can't really blame them for focusing more of the marketing on Tonto
Star Trek Into Darkness was going to be our most anticipated trailer of the entire Super Bowl, but now that it's gone online early, we might not even need to watch. Take a look below at the Big Game spot, which puts a lot of the focus on Benedict Cumberbatch's silver-voiced villain character
In addition to football playing football, the Super Bowl is also a major event for commercials and new movie trailers and TV spots. This year, that'll include World War Z, Marc Forster's feature adaptation of Max Brooks' popular novel. The thirty-second spot focuses on zombie mayhem for Brad Pitt's character Gerry Lane and his family.
Taylor Kitsch was the front and center star of last year's Super Bowl trailers, with spots for John Carter and Battleship, but this year seems to belong to Dwayne Johnson. During Sunday's game we'll see the first preview of the upcoming Fast Six, where the action star returns as DSS Federal Agent Luke Hobbs, as well as a new look at Snitch, the new thriller from director Ric Roman Waugh.
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Much of the European banking system seems mired in trouble and there are signs that emerging markets like Brazil are starting to show cracks as well. That is troubling news for Banco Santander (NYSE:STD), as this global bank has been counting on strong results in emerging markets like Brazil and Mexico to prop up and offset its troubled operations in Europe and the U.K.
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Nothing Changing Very Fast
Recent results from Santander were largely in line with expectations and recent trends. Operating expenses are tracking higher and there is some loan growth, but provisioning and credit losses in Europe remain a major problem. Worse still, the banking issues have spilled over into the broader economies, and it seems to be slowing business prospects overall.
Not surprisingly, results in Europe are soft. Spain is struggling to recover in the aftermath of its real estate bubble, and fiscal austerity is likely to lead to prolonged elevated unemployment. While the situations in markets like Poland and the U.K. are better, they're not good enough to really make a difference. (For related reading, see The Unemployment Rate: Get Real.)
Brazil is still a relative area of strength for Santander. Loan demand has remained solid, but credit losses are starting to tick up. Fearing that non-performing loan ratios may start moving up, Brazilian banks have been hiking their reserves - to the tune of 20% or more, recently. Although this does reduce near-term profitability, it would seem that perhaps Santander, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA), Itau (NYSE:ITAU) and Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBD) have learned from the meltdowns in Europe and the U.S.
Spain Still Sorting Itself out
Santander has built itself into a much diversified bank, with about one-third of its business in the U.K. and over 20% in Latin American markets like Brazil, Chile and Mexico. That said, Spain is still a major market and business segment for this company, and the situation in Spain is still evolving.
It looks like authorities are getting more aggressive and realistic about provisioning requirements. Although many (if not most) banks refused to mark down the value of real estate on their books beyond a 30% haircut, actual on-the-ground sales were showing value declines of 50 to 70%.
New rules aren't going to fully close that gap, but they are going to force Spanish banks to increase reserves. For Santander, that could put more than 10% of 2012 profits at risk, and the high unemployment and low growth environment in Spain today suggests no quick recovery.
On the more positive side, Santander and BBVA may get stronger through a process of elimination. These new requirements in Spain are likely to force banks to raise capital and many will be unable to do so - likely leading to a wave of mergers that will shrink the market fairly significantly.
The Bottom Line
There's a fair chance that Santander will get through this mess without further significant dilutive capital raises. There's little point in assuming best-case scenarios, but if things do not get radically worse Santander should be able to get by with internal profits and careful capital management (including lower dividend payouts). Remember, though, that Santander is limited in the extent to which it can move capital around between its operating units, so relative stability in Latin America or the U.S. has only limited impact on the situation in Spain.
With one of its largest markets (Spain) in a rut, the U.K. not exactly growing at a blistering pace, and Brazil possibly in for a slowdown, it seems prudent to take a more conservative stance on Santander's profitability improvement. To that end, a 10% return on equity (ROE) in 2015-2016 seems reasonable and through an excess returns model, that suggests a fair value of around $9 per share. Boost that targeted ROE to 12% and the target jumps to about $11. (For related reading, see How Return On Equity Can Help You Find Profitable Stocks.)
Investors have a tough decision with Santander. This is a fairly attractive franchise, even with the troubles in Spain, but the valuation is not so tremendously compelling. At this point, I'd be more inclined to be a watcher of Santander than a buyer.
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Hanging over the exquisitely secluded beach of Mawgan Porth, The Scarlet introduces cutting edge architecture, contemporary design, colour, art and a second to none spa to one of the most captivating locations in Cornwall.
Rambling hills of emerald green dotted with unpretentious cottages, shores lined with imposing sentinels of dark volcanic stone, big sandy beaches; king tides.. these are the ingredients that have made Cornwall the most desirable destination in the UK .
The food, like the Spa, is first rate. In France they would call it 'Cuisine Minceur' - food that is prepared with health and wellbeing in mind, as well as taste. The Scarlet strategy: 'look good' - 'feel good' applies to the design, to the location, the facilities, the view and just as importantly... to the food.
The Surf Shack caters to the surfer who has arrived empty handed. Boards, wetsuits, Boogie boards, Stand up Paddle boards, they have the lot. All you have to do is to turn up with a will to enter the 'green room'.
In surfing terms it is known as the 'line up' and Mawgan Porth's 'line up' is one of the best on Cornwall's Southwest coast.
From a distance, the waves look small. Up close, they are surprisingly big. Getting 'tubed' is a distinct possibility.
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The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is working a fatal accident in the Southwest Valley near the intersection of 99th Avenue and Buckeye Road, according to authorities.
Sheriff's deputies said two people died and that preliminary information indicated that a semi-truck was turning left when a motorcycle with two people aboard clipped the truck and lost control.
The motorcycle flew into a nearby ditch but the driver and passenger were left in the roadway where they were apparently struck by other cars, according to sheriff's officials.
Sheriff's detectives are in the process of collecting more evidence at the scene, a deputy said.
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Grant Green -- now, outfielder Grant Green? -- will be added to the Angels roster before Friday's opener of a series against the Texas Rangers. The Angels cleared a roster spot by sending down reliever Yoslan Herrera after Wednesday's game.
Green, who was among the final players cut before opening day, hit .349 with two homers and 28 RBI in the first month of the season at Salt Lake City.
He started the past six games in left field, after playing solely on the infield since the Angels acquired him last July from the Oakland A's. The A's had tried him in the outfield in the minors in 2012.
The Angels currently are without both of their starting corner outfielders, as Josh Hamilton and Kole Calhoun are on the disabled list for at least another three weeks. J.B. Shuck, who has been playing left field, is hitting .156. Collin Cowgill, who has played mostly right, is hitting .293.
It's not yet clear if the Angels would be comfortable with Green starting in the outfield. Asked about it on Sunday in New York, Manager Mike Scioscia said the move to the outfield was simply to improve Green's versatility.
So far Green has only played second base in the majors, but he played second, third and shortstop in spring training.
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University of Texas Regent Wallace Hall likely committed impeachable offenses, including abusing his office and potentially breaking state and federal law, in his campaign to oust University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers, according to a draft report prepared for the Texas House committee investigating Hall's activities.
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Microscopic evidence revealed in Weizmann Institute labs shows repeated fire use in the spot over time
These findings help us to fix an important turning point in the development of human culture – that in which humans first began to regularly use fire both for cooking meat and as a focal point for social gatherings.
Qesem Cave during excavation, with arrow pointing to the hearth
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Humans, by most estimates, discovered fire over a million years ago. But when did they really begin to control fire and use it for their daily needs? That question – one which is central to the subject of the rise of human culture – is still hotly debated.
A team of Israeli scientists recently discovered in the Qesem Cave, an archaeological site near present-day Rosh Ha'ayin, the earliest evidence – dating to around 300,000 years ago – of unequivocal repeated fire building over a continuous period. These findings not only help answer the question, they hint that those prehistoric humans already had a highly advanced social structure and intellectual capacity.
Excavations in Qesem Cave have been ongoing since 2000. The team is headed by Profs. Avi Gopher and Ran Barkai of Tel Aviv University.
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at the Weizmann Institute has been involved in this archaeological research since excavations began, and she collects samples on-site for later detailed analysis in the lab.
Shahack-Gross, whose expertise is in the identification of archaeological materials, identified a thick deposit of wood ash in the center of the cave. Using infrared spectroscopy, she and her colleagues were able to determine that mixed in with the ash were bits of bone and soil that had been heated to very high temperatures. This was conclusive proof that the area had been the site of a large hearth.
Scan of a sediment "slice" from the hearth area of the cave
burnt bone and rock fragments within the gray ash residue
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Next, Shahack-Gross tested the micro-morphology of the ash. To do this, she extracted a cubic chunk of sediment from the hearth and hardened it in the lab. Then she sliced it into extremely thin slices – so thin they could be placed under a microscope to observe the exact composition of the materials in the deposit and reveal how they were formed. With this method, she was able to distinguish a great many micro-strata in the ash – evidence for a hearth that was used repeatedly over time.
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were published in the Journal of Archaeological Science.
Around the hearth area, as well as inside it, the archaeologists found large numbers of flint tools that were clearly used for cutting meat. In contrast, the flint tools found just a few meters away had a different shape, designed for other activities. Also in and around the area were large numbers of burnt animal bones – further evidence for repeated fire use for cooking meat. Shahack-Gross and her colleagues have shown that this organization of various "household" activities into different parts of the cave points to an organization of space – and a thus kind of social order – that is typical of modern humans. This suggests that the cave was a sort of base camp that prehistoric humans returned to again and again.
"These findings help us to fix an important turning point in the development of human culture – that in which humans first began to regularly use fire both for cooking meat and as a focal point – a sort of campfire – for social gatherings," she says. "They also tell us something about the impressive levels of social and cognitive development of humans living some 300,000 years ago." The researchers think that these findings, along with others, are signs of substantial changes in human behavior and biology that commenced with the appearance in the region of new forms of culture – and indeed a new human species – about 400,000 years ago.
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Actress and Meridian native, Sela Ward, is the latest star to be honored on the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center Walk of Fame.
Ward attended the unveiling Wednesday outside the MSU Riley Center in Meridian.
Ward was instrumental in pushing forward the renovation of the Grand Opera House and Marks Rothenberg Building, which became the Riley Center.
Ward said she believes the arts are an important element to any community.
"It's our identity in terms of art and culture in Mississippi and in our community alone," said Ward. "We need to look at the past and learn to inspire our young artists moving
forward, and it's extremely important."
Ward has won two Emmys for her acting in the TV series, "Sisters" and "Once and Again", plus a Golden Globe for "Once and Again".
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Five Dogs owners Robert and Yako Hueston say McDonald's has encroached on their business by taking over their awning sign. Photo: Cameron Atfield
A Fortitude Valley hot dog vendor is spitting chips over a David and Goliath signage battle with fast food giant McDonald's.
McDonald's last month replaced an under-awning sign belonging to Five Dogs with one of its own – a move Five Dogs co-owner Robert Hueston said reduced his shop's visible presence in the mall by half.
But McDonald's and the body corporate of McWhirters, the building that houses both businesses, insist the fast food giant was within its rights to claim the sign for itself.
Workers remove a sign for Fortitude Valley hotdog vendor 5 Dogs. Photo: 5 Dogs/Facebook
Mr Hueston said when he leased the site, he also bought the shop's goods and chattels from the former lessees, Shah Café owners Necdat and Nilgun Öztürk.
The sale included the light box, which had displayed the Five Dogs sign since the shopfront opened about two and a half years ago.
It sat directly above Mr Hueston's business and across an arcade from the McDonald's entrance, which was several metres away from the sign.
"With that [McDonald's] sign in place, they're covering up my business," Mr Hueston said.
"The only reason McDonald's is doing it is because I'm affecting their business, so they're trying to block me out.
"You can't see my shop from 50 per cent of the mall now because they've done that."
Mr Hueston confirmed McDonald's had offered to share the sign with him, but he had "ethical" issues sharing the space with the golden arches.
McDonald's contractors then replaced his sign with its own on April 22 .
"They came around at 9.30 at night to take the inserts out of my light box and stuck their inserts into it, whilst the electricity was still on," he said.
"It was our electricity too – I could turn it on and off from my store, so we disconnected it a few days later."
Mr Öztürk confirmed he had bought and installed the light box for the sign himself, when he ran a kebab and pizza shop at the site.
"It was my light box, I put it there and it's [Mr Hueston's] light box now," Mr Öztürk said. "We installed it ourselves."
Mr Öztürk said McDonald's was "greedy" and had made no attempt to be a good business neighbour.
McDonald's Australia media relations manager Skye Oxenham-Lupul said McDonald's restaurant was recently sold to a franchisee who decided to claim the signage position after she perused the lease documents.
She said the company supported the franchisee's actions.. "We feel that McDonald's and Mr Hueston's business are capable of co-existing," Ms Oxenham-Lupul said.
"The sign is included in our lease and therefore McDonald's has the licence for signage rights.
"However we have reached out to Mr Hueston and suggested sharing the sign but he has not responded as yet."
Mr Hueston said he had no support from the McWhirters Retail body corporate, which told Fairfax Media McDonald's was entitled to the signage position as a condition of its lease, regardless of the years it had been occupied by Mr Hueston's and Mr Öztürk's signs.
A Brisbane City Council spokeswoman said there were a number of conditions for an under-awning sign, but was unable to say whether McDonald's had broken any local laws.
"If a complaint is lodged, council will investigate to ensure compliance with the local law," she said.
Mr Hueston has launched an online petition and social media campaign to pressure McDonald's to soften its stance.


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SAN FRANCISCO — Online-review site Yelp can lower or raise the rating of a business depending on whether it advertises with the company, a federal appeals court ruled in a lawsuit filed by small businesses claiming Yelp used the tactic to try to extort ads from them.
Yelp has denied that, saying it uses an automated system to cull reviews that determine ratings.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that even if Yelp did manipulate reviews to penalize businesses, the practice would not constitute extortion. The court said businesses do not have a right to positive reviews on Yelp, and that the San Francisco-based company can seek payments for its advertising.
"The business owners may deem the posting or order of user reviews as a threat of economic harm, but it is not unlawful for Yelp to post and sequence the reviews," Judge Marsha Berzon wrote for the three-judge panel. "As Yelp has the right to charge for legitimate advertising services, the threat of economic harm that Yelp leveraged is, at most, hard bargaining."
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Berzon said the plaintiffs could pursue other claims involving Yelp, but the extortion accusations did not hold up.
Yelp said in a blog post on its website that it has never altered business ratings for money. "We are obviously happy that the court reached the right result, and saw through these thin attempts by a few businesses and their lawyers to disparage Yelp and draw attention away from their own occasional negative review," the company wrote.
The ruling supported a lower-court decision that dismissed the lawsuit filed by four businesses that said positive reviews disappeared from their Yelp page, which dropped their overall star rating; or a negative review reappeared or was moved to the top of the review after they declined to purchase advertising from Yelp.
One of the businesses, Cats & Dogs Animal Hospital, claimed a Yelp representative said the company would hide negative reviews or place them lower on the page in exchange for advertising.
"The Mafia wishes it had this ruling," said Lawrence Murray, an attorney for the plaintiffs, who equated the alleged tactic to a "shakedown."
Murray said the plaintiffs have not decided whether they will appeal.
The lawsuit, a consolidation of two cases filed in federal court in San Francisco in 2010, was brought by Boris Levitt, owner of a furniture-restoration shop in San Francisco; dentist Tracy Chan, of San Francisco; John Mercurio, owner of Wheel Techniques, an automobile-body repair shop in Santa Clara, Calif.; and Cats & Dogs in Long Beach, Calif.
Two of the businesses accused Yelp of writing negative reviews. The 9th Circuit found there was insufficient evidence to support that claim.
Yelp, founded in 2004, says it has 138 million viewers a month and that users have posted 61 million reviews since 2004. It gains most of its revenue — $233 million in 2013 — from selling ads on its website to businesses for fees of $300 to $1,200 a month.
It has been dogged by concerns about the legitimacy of its ratings, in part because people don't understand the algorithm it uses to try to filter out fake reviews, said Georgios Zervas, a professor at Boston University who specializes in online marketing.
Zervas also said the algorithm can make mistakes. A business might see a 5-star rating one day, only to find it's gone the next, he said.
However, Zervas said his research did not find the algorithm showed any preference for businesses that advertise with Yelp.
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Of course, the big news around here is that Tyler Perry's latest offering, Madea's Big Happy Family, opened in second place, with a $25+ million box office take, which is right in line with his average, so just about what I expected.
Of the 9 films he's directed, 6 opened in the $20 million to $25 million range, 1 opened below $20 million, 1 opened at around $30 million, and the last, his highest grossing film today, Madea Goes To Jail, opened at about $41 million, for an average of about $25 million.
It's anyone's guess as to how much it will make total; though, I expect a significant drop-off in successive weeks, which is common for Tyler Perry's films.
The rest of this weekend's top 10 box office movies below - this weekend takes, and commulatives:
Rio (2011) $26,800,000 $81,261,126
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family $25,750,000 $25,750,000
Water For Elephants $17,500,000 $17,500,000
Scream 4 $7,154,000 $31,158,263
African Cats $6,400,000 $6,400,000
Soul Surfer $5,600,000 $28,664,404
Insidious $5,383,744 $44,177,538
Hanna $5,276,801 $31,720,661
Source Code $5,063,000 $44,664,244


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When the video of Casey Johnstone talking about being the only Los Angeles Dodgers fan at his Bay Area school published to YouTube, the goal wasn't to make the 10-year-old into a viral video star.
His dad, Ron, just wanted to share the video with family members and friends who couldn't attend Casey's fifth-grade graduation from Lincoln Elementary in Burlingame. All the kids, as they got promoted to intermediate school, were to give a speech about a memory from fifth grade. Casey talked about wearing his Dodgers hat and jacket in a school full of Giants lovers.
The video began to spread — getting posted on blogs like this one, earning Casey a story in the L.A. Times and then an invite to throw out the first pitch at the Dodgers game on Tuesday.
Now the Johnstones have decided to not just share the video, but the profits from it too. It's not much, but YouTube pays out ad revenue to people whose videos get a lot of attention online. So far, the video of Casey's speech has been viewed 147,000 times (and climbing). That's worth $120.
So where's the money going? Would you believe, to a Giants fan?Stow left his live-in rehab facility because insurance stopped paying for his care.
"We might as well do something good with it," says Ron Johnstone, who works as an attorney for Yahoo!
He and his wife came up with the idea and pitched it to Casey, who was familiar with the Bryan Stow story and agreed. Casey is far more excited to throw out the first pitch at a Dodgers game — against the Giants, no less.
"The last thing on his mind is money," Ron Johnstone told Big League Stew.
Dad hopes more people watch the video now, so more money can be raised from it. He also hopes it brings further awareness to Stow. Maybe, he figures, more people will donate money to Stow's cause just by hearing about this.
Sounds like Casey has one heck of a follow-up speech for school next year.
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Understanding Register Rewards (RR) * Walgreens Coupon Policy
Before we get started I want to thank my cashier Tim for being so helpful and answering my questions very patiently today. Thanks Tim!!
I went to Walgreens to "practice" doing Balance Rewards deals to see for myself exactly how they work so I could share my experience with you, our readers.
Here's what I learned:
Q: Do you have to have the Balance Rewards card to get the sale prices, RR and Balance Rewards deals?
A. You have to have the card (or your phone number you signed up with) to get the Balance Rewards, RR and sale prices. I was told by customer service when I called that you don't have to have a card if you don't want one
Q: Where do I sign up?
A: You can sign up online or in-store. You won't receive a card if you sign up online.
Q: How much are the points worth?
A: The more points you earn the more they are worth.
Q: How long does it take for the points to show up in my account?
A: Your points will be credited 3-5 days after your purchase but will show up on your receipt balance immediately so you can keep track.
Q: Is there a limit on how many of the SAME Balance Rewards deals I can do in one transaction?
A. There is no limit as long as there is no limit posted in the ad or in store. I was told you can buy more than the limit stated BUT you will only get Balance Rewards for the limit.
You can see from my receipt, when I bought 2 of the Mitchum deodorants with a Balance Reward of 2,000 points each, I received 4,000 points! My receipt also let me know I need 1,000 more points to reach a cash value of $5.00.
Just make sure you look for limits so that you won't buy something that won't earn you points.
Q: If I buy something that offers Balance Rewards and pay for it with Balance Rewards points will I earn points on what I bought?
A: No, unfortunately anything paid for with Balance Rewards points will not give you more points. You'll still get your points if you pay with RR! You can also use your points on deals that will give you RR
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A: If you redeem the rain check the week the product is offered you'll get your points. When the week is over you'll get the sale price but no points.
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A: If you return something that gave you points, the points will be deducted from your total. If you return something you bought with your points you won't get your points back but will get store credit.
Q: Is there a limit on how many points I can redeem in one transaction?
A: The limit is 50,000 ($50.00).
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More than 400 Gnome users and developers gathered in the United Kingdom for the July 2007 GUADEC conference.
GUADEC, the annual Gnome users and developers conference, is one of the larger project gatherings on the Linux calendar [1]. This year's gathering in Birmingham, UK, was no different. More than 400 people were in attendance, from all aspects of the Gnome community. A general buzz of excitement at the Birmingham Conservatoire focused on some early talks about the selection of Gnome and its applications for the Open Moko phone and the Nokia 770 and 800 mobile tablets, and as the desktop of choice for Canonical's Ubuntu distribution.
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