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"jesus in the year 2000/next on the shitlist" as written by and James Dewees Sean Ingram....
Out of the way, John's coming through and you're next on the shit list. In memory of the man, who taught me how to live. When the chips were down, and the barrel was loaded. Oh, John. Master (peace brick) theif. How can we ever forget you? Everything we did you did bigger. And you could bring the kid out of anyone of us. And I will never understand what you thought you were doing. You didn't have to go out like that, John. You didn't have to do that. We love you.
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"Dad" ( my 7 year old son ) " can i use that old box to play with ?, I want to put my buzz lightyear in it"
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This is just a conversation that happends all the time at my place. Also other people dont , wont and can never understand the value of just an old box, yes... a few pieces of old paper, put together with some stapels.
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NBTY Europe, which owns Holland & Barrett, has built up a portfolio of health retailers over recent years and it will run Julian Graves as a going concern.
As well as owning the 544 Holland & Barrett stores, NBTY owns 31 GNC stores in the UK and 71 De Tuinen shops in the Netherlands.
The addition of 345 Julian Graves stores will take its portfolio to just under 1,000 stores.
Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed, but a source close to the deal said that NBTY paid "between £10m and £20m" for Julian Graves. Baugur bought the chain in December 2003 for £14m.
An executive close to the deal said that Holland & Barrett approached Baugur, rather than the other way round.
Peter Aldis, managing director of the Holland & Barrett group, described the acquisition as an "exciting milestone for our company".
"We have always identified Julian Graves as a key competitor. It has therefore continued to be an acquisition target," said Mr Aldis.
"The acquisition delivers synergies to the Holland & Barrett group and ensures that through all of its brands the group continues to be at the forefront of healthy retailing in Europe. This will now give us more opportunities to achieve our expansion plans within the UK and Europe," he said.
Pre-tax profits at Julian Graves fell to £700,000 in the year to March 31, down from £3.2m the year before. Sales at the chain increased to £61.7m, up from £52.3m the previous year.


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Tuesday, February 03, 2015
Pixar offers a cautionary tale for filmmakers reluctant to back up their work
The good folks at mental_floss recently uncovered a particularly incredible story from film history that serves as a warning for filmmakers working in the digital age.
Pixar was one of the first studios to work with fully digital animation, and as trailblazers in the industry, they learned hard lessons about the perils of that once-new frontier. Specifically, during production of Toy Story 2, Pixar staff accidentally deleted the entire movie and only continued production after finding an incomplete copy on a colleague's personal laptop.
The whole story, available here, explains that a malicious line of code slowly deleted the studio's files, and a faulty backup system prevented their total recovery. It's startling to think that a mammoth company like Pixar can still be prone to these sorts of failures, but since they were the first major studio to explore this field, it's clearly possible that no one had yet assessed the full dangers of working in an all-digital production environment.
These sorts of historical stories are great reminders of how the film process is continually evolving. Pixar's backup system has drastically evolved since the Toy Story 2 incident, but it's still possible to imagine that current filmmakers working on effects-heavy movies are still learning from the cautionary tale of this near-miss. A similar incident occurred recently in which the entire run of a children's television show was accidentally deleted before it aired (we sadly couldn't find the exact story about this), so it's clear that these sorts of backup problems will continue to be something filmmaker's deal with for a long time.
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I decorated both of my boys' nurseries with pretty straight forward neutral design decisions. I choose mostly primary colors, mixed with maybe one or two accents. I never went with a full on theme of any sort. Why? I guess because I always had the future in mind and would ask myself "what if they aren't 'into' whatever I decorate their room as?" Even as little ones I feel your personal space should be a reflection of your personality and interests.
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This dresser is vintage, so it needed a paint job. We went with a bright yellowish green color which we also painted on the letters of his name.
Kasen means pure, by the way... which is the same meaning as Catherine which is my middle name. And his middle name is Joseph, after my Father's middle name.
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I found this small table at Goodwill for a couple of dollars and when paired with the little white chair from my Dad, it functions as a nice little activity table for puzzles and other playing.
I only keep a few select toys in the nursery which are all stored on the wall opposite of the crib. They are stored on this little wooden shelf or in the green tub.
All of which are super easy for little man to get things out of and clean up. My little one is quite the helper when it comes to clean up time. He love it! And I love that. :)
These pictures are how it looks now, at it's transitional toddler stage. I did scrounge up some photos from instagram when the nursery was more in it's baby stage. I actually loved how it looked way more during that stage. Probably because there were a lot less toys lying around... Ha!
See him in there? Aww, my little boy is growing up so FAST!


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September 14th, 2007, 10:36 AM #1Tons of hits and little Sales
Ok, I am helping my wife with here handbag blog. The site has been up for about 3 months and it is averaging around 20 to 30 hits per day, mainly search engine traffic. Most of the product links on the website redirect to a affiliates website where visitors can purchase the product they reviewed on her site. The web site does not have any how to help or any thing, it just describes the product and gives them the option to purchase it, which will redirect to here merchants.
How do would she increase the conversion rate of hits to more sales?
September 14th, 2007, 10:57 AM #2
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Do you know how many people are clicking over to those offers? Not how many on her blog but how many going over to look?
She really should be getting a sale for every 100 to 200 people looking at a page if it converts at all.
Plus how friendly and conversational is the blog? How does she suggest items? Do you have any metrics of how much time people spend on her site? ie Google Analytics or something...
September 14th, 2007, 10:57 AM #3
20 to 30 hits per day is not near enough traffic for starters. When it gets up into the 200 - 300 visitors a day, then you might start seeing some sales.
One thing she could try for boosting traffic is to start answering questions on Yahoo Answers, and post links to her blog as the source (they have a section at the end of each answer where you can post links to pages that support your answer).
If people like her answers, they'll rate them "Best Answer" and then she'll get several hundred hits that day and plenty of hits moving forward too. I try to answer a question a day on that site, and had 2 of them recently voted best answers... which made for a nice boost in traffic.
Don't focus this early on sales/conversions. Just focus on writing more articles and reviews.
Also, I've found that the fewer the banner ads and other advertisements I have on my site, the better. In fact, sales seem better higher when I don't have any banner ads in the side bar margins. I don't know if that's what you have on your site, but it's typical for people starting out to throw a bunch of banner ads and hope for sales. It actually backfires for blogs imho.
September 14th, 2007, 11:20 AM #4
As already stated traffic to your site, although obviously meaningful, is secondary to click throughs to the merchant site. Do you know how many people are leaving your site to the merchant? You can then compare your order to CTR rate see is you are driving good traffic or not.
But I agree with the others. Your focus now needs to be getting far greater numbers than 20 daily visitors. Get the eyes and then make sure you make it easy and appropriate to click off to the merchant.I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die
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September 14th, 2007, 02:48 PM #5
it takes a lot of eyes looking at a site before sales are made. Also, you say you get a lot of hits, but are those people really coming looking to buy those handbags? Maybe you ranked high for some ancillary term, where people are looking for "patent leather" but wanted pants instead of a handbag, so they come to your site and don't buy.
It takes a lot of analysis to figure it out, but keep at it, and as you grow you'll hopefully get a targeted handbag audience.
September 14th, 2007, 03:11 PM #6
The google and yahoo bots usually don't purchase anything.
September 14th, 2007, 03:58 PM #7
I have a site devoted to all sorts of handbags which gets hundreds of visitors on a number of different phrases - and I get hardly any sales. Maybe handbags are one of those items people research on line but then like to go and see the real thing!
September 14th, 2007, 08:48 PM #8
Ok, I understand that the more hits the better the chance, but she has people hitting here blog, using keyword phrases dooney & bourkes + the handbag they are searching for. And I understand every hit want convert, but how can I encourage visitors to buy.
I am thinking that when a visitor comes to the site, their intent maybe to purchase a handbag, but once they click the link to redirect to the merchant site, they maybe getting turned off. Does anyone think here merchant is losing here sales or is it something more to encourage visitor to buy.
September 14th, 2007, 08:51 PM #9
If you know who's hitting the site, then in your text put a sense of urgency. Maybe list a coupon that will expire soon, or sale items, so they need to buy soon to get the sale. Also offering comparisons or reviews can help people decide.
September 14th, 2007, 08:52 PM #10
Do you mean 20-30 hits or 20-30 visitors? There's a difference.
September 14th, 2007, 08:55 PM #11Originally Posted by SeymourButts
Seriously, check out this thread:
Roland was using datafeeds [he might have been paying for the feed?] ... Anyway, he had thousands of hits with no sales. That thread is an LS thread but the idea of hits with a lack of sales isn't specific to any one network.
September 14th, 2007, 08:55 PM #12
Maybe have her point out clearly that they are being redirected to a merchant site to BUY the purse.
She could add: Buy this purse here: linktomerchant.com
If click throughs drop off, that will at least give an indication of what they're going to her site to find: information or to buy purses, then she'll need to re-work her blog into a site so she can sell stuff or link from her blog to an actual site.Peace,
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September 15th, 2007, 10:18 AM #13
Read the Affiliate Masters ebook: http://aff-masters.sitesell.com/AffMasters.pdf
Especially applicable for blogs is the concept of preselling, NOT selling.
The harder you try to sell on a blog, the faster they'll run.... away. (learned from personal experience failing on 8 out of 10 blogs this last year - but I'm getting it right on the other two, which are making good money now)
September 15th, 2007, 01:03 PM #14
I agree with RickPlmr on the pre-selling. It's the merchants job to "sell" the merchandise, it's our job to get the visitors in the buying mode. I have a site that has very little traffic right now, I average about 15-20 visitors a day, but I also average 1 sale for every 30 visitors.
Hopefully my traffic will pick up soon, been working on getting backlinks, submitting to directories, etc.
September 15th, 2007, 01:40 PM #15Originally Posted by Rhia7
September 16th, 2007, 02:51 AM #16Originally Posted by ProWebAddict
September 16th, 2007, 02:55 AM #17
[QUOTE=Rexanne]Maybe have her point out clearly that they are being redirected to a merchant site to BUY the purse.
She could add: Buy this purse here: linktomerchant.com
If click throughs drop off, that will at least give an indication of what they're going to her site to find: information or to buy purses, then she'll need to re-work her blog into a site so she can sell stuff or link from her blog to an actual site.[/QUOT]
My wife said, "Great Idea", she will try it!!
September 16th, 2007, 03:13 AM #18
How many merchants is the site using? Try spreading out the opportunities for a sale. The downside is you have to wait even longer to evaluate things.
From my experience, there are a lot of 'dud' merchants out there, you'd be more likely to win the lottery than make a sale from them, lol.
September 16th, 2007, 03:25 AM #19Originally Posted by karnetics
It often takes more than 20-30 hits to sell a product.
September 16th, 2007, 05:13 AM #20
It often takes me 20-30 clicks to sell a product, which can often mean about 400 visits. (although this ratio varies widely from site to site)
In fact, that was close to my situation yesterday from a technology-gadget-related site that has been converting about $10 a day on average all month. I had 399 visitors and 16 clicks... and sadly no sales (yet, anyway... sometimes they don't show up until the next day, and it's 2 in the morning right now, so I'm still crossing my fingers).
Then again, there are other times when I'll get lucky on a low traffic site and get a sale after only 30 visits and a single click out of the blue (which is great when it's a $90 commissioned web hosting sale). But that's very rare - happens maybe once every other month.
Others on this forum may have different/better/worse experiences with conversions on their sites, but I always wondered when I first got started what others were experiencing on their sites. And when they were willing to share this kind of information, it helped me reset my expectations and dig in for the long haul marathon that is finally starting to pay off after almost a year of persistently trying to find a formula that works.
September 16th, 2007, 11:29 AM #21
September 17th, 2007, 06:42 AM #22Originally Posted by SeymourButts
Seriously, you need to have more traffic to gauge that.
And also for blogs, most of the time, they are browsers. I had 600 views but no sales. It variesMa, where the beer? :escape:
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3. The Government's Comprehensive Spending Review in 1998 concluded that benefits would be gained in terms of efficiency and effectiveness from a series of structural changes in the way the Government provides funding and support to culture, media and sport. The structural changes include:
4. Implementation of changes has already started and, with the exception of the Safety Authority, the new organisations have been established. Some of the changes cannot, however, be made without primary legislation and many of the bodies lack any statutory basis (other than the annual Appropriation Acts) for the provision of their funds. This Bill therefore:
5. In addition, the Bill implements a range of other measures arising from the Comprehensive Spending Review which are designed to remove anomalies hampering the efficient and effective delivery of public services.
6. The Bill also establishes Culture Online whose purpose is to secure that materials and services relating to culture and the arts are made available in digital form on the Internet and through other forms of digital technology.
7. The Bill is in six Parts.
Part I: Safety at Sports Grounds
8. Safety at sports grounds is regulated by a number of different pieces of legislation and the Bill's provisions should be read in that wider context.
9. The Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 ("the 1975 Act") applies to all sports grounds with accommodation for spectators. Safety controls are imposed primarily through safety certificates issued by local authorities for sports grounds designated by the Secretary of State, currently:
10. Part III of The Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 ("the 1987 Act") provides safety certification by local authorities of stands able to accommodate, under cover, at least 500 spectators (so-called regulated stands) at sports grounds not designated under the 1975 Act.
11. Local authorities are advised to take into account the technical advice contained in the Government's Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds (Fourth Edition, Stationery Office, 1997, ISBN 0-11-300095-2) also known as the Green Guide.
12. With its history of safety disasters, football has been treated as a special case. The report The Hillsborough Stadium Disaster 15 April 1989: Enquiry by the Rt Hon Lord Justice Taylor, Final Report (Cm 962, HMSO, 1989, ISBN 0-10-109622-4) led to the Government requirement that all FA Premier and First Division football grounds be all-seater, and that a high standard of terracing be in place for grounds belonging to clubs in Divisions Two and Three of the Football League. These requirements were met by the clubs concerned, supervised by the FLA. The FLA was set up under the Football Spectators Act 1989 ("the 1989 Act") to administer a licensing system established by that Act in respect of stadia in England and Wales used for FA Premier, Football League and international matches. The FLA's licensing system is in addition to the general safety certification duties of local authorities under the 1975 Act.
13. The FLA also has a statutory duty to keep under review the discharge by local authorities of their duties so far as they relate to sports grounds in England and Wales at which FA Premier, Football League and international matches are played. The FLA is empowered to require local authorities to include conditions in the safety certificates which local authorities issue in relation to such sports grounds.
14. The Taylor Report and the FLA's licensing regime have led to major structural improvements at those grounds, a programme which has now been completed. Football stadia are much safer places for spectators than they were, with only one significant safety incident recorded since 1990.
15. With completion of the Taylor improvement programme in prospect, the Government reviewed the regulatory regime in 1998 as part of its wider Comprehensive Spending Review and consulted widely on the proposals which are set out in the Bill. The conclusions drawn from the Review in relation to sports ground safety are:
16. This Part therefore:
Part II: Parks Regulation
17. The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (as one of the successors of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings) manages the Royal Parks and certain other open spaces under:
18. The Royal Parks and other open spaces in question are:
19. Section 2 of the 1926 Act provides that the Secretary of State may make regulations for securing the proper management of the parks and the preservation of order and the prevention of abuses there. The current regulations are the Royal Parks and other Open Spaces Regulations 1997 (SI 1997/1639).
20. Currently, under the 1926 Act, if a person contravenes or fails to comply with any regulation, he is guilty of an offence. The punishment on conviction is a penalty not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale (currently £200), unless the offence is one which has been designated as a "trading offence" under the Royal Parks (Trading) Act 2000, in which case it is punishable with a penalty not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale (currently £1,000).
21. The purpose of clauses 15 to 17 is to allow the designation of regulations made under the 1926 Act as "fixed penalty regulations" and the establishment of a fixed penalty regime which will apply when an offence is committed in relation to a fixed penalty regulation. A constable will be able to offer a person who has just committed such an offence the opportunity to discharge any liability to conviction by payment of a fixed penalty. Payment of a fixed penalty will not be mandatory and the person may choose to proceed to court.
22. The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food manages the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and certain other open spaces, under the powers referred to at paragraph 17. As a result, the provisions contained in clauses 15 to 17 may be applied to Kew in the same way that they will be applied to the Royal Parks and other open spaces managed by the Secretary of State.
Part III: The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
23. The National Heritage Act 1983, which contains the legislation governing English Heritage, does not give English Heritage any powers to act below the mean low water mark. This means that English Heritage is unable to survey underwater sites or fund work on them, give advice relating to them, or assist the Secretary of State in the discharge of the functions conferred on him by the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. This Part therefore removes this anomaly, and gives English Heritage these powers in waters adjacent to England up to the 12 mile limit of UK territorial waters. This Part does not give English Heritage powers relating to underwater archaeology in UK territorial waters adjacent to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
24. The National Heritage Act 1983 restricts the activities of English Heritage almost exclusively to ancient monuments and historic buildings situated in England. There is a demand for English Heritage's expertise, goods and services outside the United Kingdom and the intention is, therefore, to give English Heritage the powers needed to meet this demand. As English Heritage will be able to charge for the expertise, goods and services it provides, the Bill will enable it to generate additional income. There is nothing in the Bill that will enable English Heritage to exercise its new functions in relation to monuments or historic buildings in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, as those countries have their own heritage bodies.
Part IV: Culture Online
25. The Government wishes to promote the provision of digitised material and interactive services related to the arts, culture, heritage and science, through the Internet and other forms of digital technology. At present, factors such as cost, geography and unfamiliarity with artistic, cultural and other institutions are considered barriers to access to the assets they hold. The Government's objective is to overcome any such barriers and to increase the educational benefits of those assets by providing supporting material which puts them into their cultural or historical context. A further objective is to provide a means of access to under-utilised assets such as the expertise of curators and the teaching of artists and directors. The intention is that these new materials and services will be made available, free of charge to users, through digital technology. Culture Online will aim its materials and services at English users but people throughout the world will have access to the material through the Internet.
26. There are arts and cultural websites producing materials of a high standard, but coverage is not comprehensive, there is no quality assurance and materials are not easy to find using conventional search engines. The intention is to produce a more coherent approach with central co-ordination. It is therefore proposed to set up a new statutory corporation, Culture Online, with public subsidy which will be free to enter into partnerships with the public and private sector, as it sees fit, for the production and delivery of materials and services. It will also be authorised to enter into agreements for future commercial exploitation of these materials.
Part V: Miscellaneous Provisions
27. This Part:
Part VI: Supplementary Provisions
28. This Part sets out the supplementary, commencement and extent provisions for the Bill.
Part I: Safety at Sports Grounds
The Sports Ground Safety Authority
Clause 1: Football Licensing Authority to become the safety authority
29. Clause 1 provides for the continuation of the FLA, created by the 1989 Act, but under the new name of the Sports Ground Safety Authority. Its board will continue to be appointed by the Secretary of State and will consist of a chairman and four to eight other members. Detailed provisions about the constitution of the Safety Authority are set out in Schedule 1. Two small consequential amendments to the 1989 Act are made by clause 2.
Spectators at designated football matches
Clause 3: Abolition of offence of admitting spectators to unlicensed premises
30. Following the 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review, which included a specific consultation exercise on this issue, the Government decided that the licensing regime established by the 1989 Act and operated by the FLA is no longer necessary. Clause 3 repeals section 9 of the 1989 Act (which makes it an offence to admit spectators into a ground at which a designated football match is being played without an FLA licence) and sections 10 to 12 of the 1989 Act (which set out the FLA licensing system). The Secretary of State has the power under section 1(2) of the 1989 Act to designate football matches to which the provisions of the Act refer. FLA licences currently cover grounds where FA Premier, Football League and international matches are played. Clause14 makes further provision in relation to designated football matches for the purposes of Part I of the Bill.
31. Subsections (3) and (4) transitionally provide for conditions in licences issued by the FLA and in force when subsection (1) comes into force to have effect as conditions of the appropriate local authority safety certificate issued under the 1975 Act.
32. Subsection (5) transitionally provides for any notification by the Secretary of State under section 10(12)(d) of the 1989 Act (that the FLA should have regard to any matter when taking a licensing decision) which is in force when subsection (1) comes into force to have effect from commencement as if it were an order under clause 5.
33. Subsection (6) transitionally provides that any order under section 11 of the 1989 Act (seating) in force when subsection (1) comes into force shall have effect from commencement as if it were an order under clause 5.
Clause 4: Terms and conditions instead to be included in safety certificates
34. Clause 4 amends the 1975 Act to widen the types of conditions which local authorities have power to include in safety certificates issued under section 1(3) of that Act. This will give them the necessary power to include conditions which the Safety Authority requires them to include as a result of a direction of the Secretary of State under clause 5.
35. Subsection (4) makes an amendment to the 1975 Act arising from the fact that section 16 of that Act provides that the Secretary of State (not local the authority) is the safety certification authority in relation to Crown premises.
Clause 5: Directions by Secretary of State: conditions as to seating or standing
36. Clause 5 introduces provisions similar to those contained in section 11 of the 1989 Act (repealed by clause 3). Section 11 of the 1989 Act provides a power for the Secretary of State to direct the FLA to include conditions in their licences in respect of the seating of spectators at designated football matches. Since the FLA licensing regime will no longer exist, clause 5 provides that the Secretary of State may by order direct the Safety Authority to require local authorities to include certain terms or conditions in the safety certificates which they issue under the 1975 Act. These relate to provision for both seating and standing spectators at designated football matches at the sports ground to which the local authority safety certificate relates.
37. Subsections (2) to (6) set out in more detail the types of terms and conditions which the Safety Authority may require a local authority to include in a safety certificate, following a direction of the Secretary of State under subsection (1). These must include the power for inspectors appointed by the Safety Authority to enter and inspect the sports ground. Under subsection (7) the Safety Authority has power to vary such terms and conditions.
Clause 6: Provisions supplementary to section 5
38. Clause 6 supplements clause 5 by requiring the Secretary of State to consult the Safety Authority before giving a direction under clause 5(1).
39. It provides that the Safety Authority may, if it thinks fit, make recommendations to the Secretary of State, but must consult the local authority first.
40. Subsections (4) to (6) provide that the Safety Authority shall not require a local authority to include any terms or conditions in a safety certificate (following a direction by the Secretary of State under clause 5(1)) without consulting the local authority, the police and the fire or building authority (as appropriate). The local authority is consequently relieved of its duty to consult these bodies about terms and conditions to be included in a safety certificate under section 3(3) or 4(8) of the 1975 Act.
41. Subsection (7) provides that the Safety Authority shall not vary the terms or conditions required to be included in a safety certificate as a result of a direction by the Secretary of State under clause 5 without first consulting the holder of the certificate.
42. Subsection (8) provides a power of entry and inspection for Safety Authority inspectors in relation to the exercise of their function of requiring local authorities to include terms and conditions in safety certificates as a result of a direction of the Secretary of State under clause 5.
Supervision of local authorities by the safety authority
Clause 7: Review of local authorities' discharge of functions
43. Clause 7 introduces a revised version of section 13 of the 1989 Act (repealed by Schedule 7 to the Bill) which presently confers on the FLA the function of keeping under review the discharge by local authorities in England and Wales of their functions under the 1975 Act in relation to sports grounds at which designated football matches are played.
44. Subsection (2) confers on the Secretary of State the power by order to confer on the Safety Authority the additional function of keeping under review the discharge by local authorities in England and Wales of their functions under the 1975 Act, or under Part III of the 1987 Act, in relation to sports grounds which are specified or described in the order and which are not sports grounds at which designated football matches are played. This might include, for example, extending the Safety Authority's duty of review to cover cricket or rugby grounds. The Government intends this to be a reserve power for use in the event of a major safety incident or series of incidents affecting safety at grounds other than those at which designated football matches are played. By virtue of clause 48(3), any order made in exercise of this power would have to be laid in draft before, and be approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament, so that there could be a full debate in both Houses.
Clause 8: The further powers conferred by section 7(3)
45. Clause 8 sets out in detail the Safety Authority's powers in relation to its function of keeping under review the discharge of local authority functions under the 1975 Act and Part III of the 1987 Act. This includes their functions in relation to conditions inserted in safety certificates as a result of clauses 5 and 6 of the Bill.
46. Subsections (2) and (8) set out the Safety Authority's power to require the local authority to include in, or delete from, safety certificates, specified terms and conditions.
47. Subsections (3) to (5) set out consultation requirements for the Safety Authority in relation to conditions which they consider should be included in safety certificates or other amendments they propose to make to existing conditions. Local authorities are consequently relieved of their duty under the 1975 or 1987 Act to carry out similar consultations.
48. Safety Authority inspectors are provided by subsection (6) with a power to enter and inspect sports grounds for the purpose of their clause 7 review functions, and the Safety Authority also has power under subsection (7) to require local authorities to furnish information to it about the discharge of their functions.
Appeals against terms or conditions
Clause 9: Prevention of suspension pending determination of appeal
49. Both the 1975 Act and the 1987 Act provide a right of appeal by interested parties, including the safety certificate holder, against the imposition of anything in (or the omission of anything from) a safety certificate. The appeal is brought against the local authority in the magistrates' court. Clause 9 provides that in the case of an appeal against the imposition of a condition in a safety certificate which the Safety Authority has stated is included by reason of an emergency, the condition is not to be suspended pending the outcome of the appeal.
Advisory functions of the safety authority
Clauses 10 to 12: Advisory functions of the safety authority
50. These clauses give the Safety Authority the power to provide advice about safety of sports grounds in general to those seeking it, including foreign governments and international bodies (clause 10), the Secretary of State (clause 11) and local authorities (clause 12). Currently the FLA has no power to do this. The Safety Authority may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, charge a fee in respect of advice provided under clause 10 or 12. This fee must not exceed the cost of providing the advice.
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William J. Caragol, Chairman and CEO of PositiveID Corporation (OTCBB: PSID), called into Smallcapvoice.com to provide an update to the PSID shareholders and the SmallCapVoice.com audience. PositiveID Corporation is an emerging growth company and developer of advanced technologies for diabetes management and rapid medical testing, as well as airborne bio-threat detection systems for America's homeland defense. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Microfluidic Systems, or MFS, is focused on the development of microfluidic systems for the automated preparation of and performance of biological assays in order to detect biological threats at high-value locations, as well as analyze samples in a medical environment.
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I reflect a lot on the fact that there is just so much involved in building a plane that I could simply never follow through when I was a youngster. I really respect kids who have the patience and planning an attention span and "stick-to-itness" to build a flying RC plane out of balsa or even foam. I think things are a bit easier now, but sometimes when I look at the balsa kits in my awesome LHS, I remember how I just never ever could have accomplished building one as a kid cause I didn't have the patience experience money or guidance necessary. I am so happy I never gave up on my dreams and now am a semi accomplished builder and flyer with many more planned
Rolling cane hoops with the aid of a stick was a fun thing for kids at one period of time. Model building will go thru the same evolutionary process I suppose. The key is what Seegeyegod states in that he 'never gave up on his dreams' about the hobby. Kids just aren't interested in this stuff as they were when Charles Augustus Lindbergh first crossed the Atlantic. That was probably the height of 'airmindedness' the world over. The interest will wax and wane but the reality is that this hobby is declining from a kit building/ scratch building point of view as far as I can tell in my myopic world view. I certainly don't have statistics to support my view!
The "airmindedness" of the 30's reaped great dividends in the 40's during WW2, during the 50's in jet development, the 60's for the space race, and the 70's with airliner improvements.
What dividends can we expect in the future from the ARFers and video gamers ...
What dividends can we expect in the future from the ARFers and video gamers ...
We are already seeing a decline in skilled trades people to build, wire and plumb the structures required to accommodate the ARFers and Video Gamers.
Our lack of trades people has flooded our environment with expired shipping containers that are being converted into dwellings, next we will be assembling partition walls and furniture in them with used ARF boxes.
Brian T.
My next two sons worked at the local True Value for a few years. The older has been working for his college doing remodeling, maintenance, etc.
Now if I could only get all three boys here for a week this summer to help me do some fixing around my own house ...
However, I still enjoy using my skills as a modeler and love to build my models. Little in life is more satisfying than seeing something I've built take to the air for the first time! My enjoyment in this aspect of this hobby and the other hobbies I enjoy is why I keep attempting to promote the building part of this hobby. Am I (are we) being successful? I doubt it; but, I have to try, as I just can't believe that so much enjoyment could/will simply "Go by the boards"!
Like Andy just stated happened in my family too. If my brother and myself wanted a boat, go kart, dirt bike or any other young boy stuff Dad would help us acquire something in need of a rebuild or restoration to be safe for use. He would help us to achieve a working project. Even our first car's were purchased by him for us as used and needing repairs that we had to do ourselves and get passed a safety inspection. Than we had to earn the insurance money ourselves. Gimmees were not an option in our family.
I think parental guidance and help has a lot to do with giving a youngster the desire to be involved with hands on projects.
Brian T.
My Dad used to say (still does), "If they want it bad enough, they'll work for it." My first car was a my sister's 72 Pinto that I maintained for her. It needed some work (and tires!) before I could get it on the road when I got my license. Working on something makes you appreciate it more - kind of like building vs. ARFing.
We need more guys like him running this country.
I bought a Chrysler Valiant at 15, got it roadworthy for my learners licence at 16 and drove it to shool on my provisional at 17. Still have it, just got the front suspension rebuilt and shes driving nicely.
Other farkles include increasingly better ignition kits, performance plugs with inductive wires and an original factory tuned-length exhaust manifold - all fitted by me at some point between last year of highschool and the end of university.
I'd highly encourage anyone with kids (or any kids reading this) to think twice about buying a shiny new loan-purchased car... just get one you can afford and that 'turns you on'. Every time I look at my Valiant - even just over the shoulder on the way into the supermarket - I think how much I love it!
- boingk
I was given a 97 Mustang GT as a Graduation Gift 9 months before graduation. Along with the car keys came a very thick card. I was very perplexed as why a Card would be so thick.
When I opened the card, A very large booklet fell out. I picked up the book with a puzzled look, and then read the car "happy graduation gift, make the payments and you'll get to keep it".
The large booklet was the payment stub booklet from the bank. I appreciated that car more than anything I had ever had at that point b/c I was the one responsible for paying for it and maintaining it.
It sickens me when I see 16 year old kids driving around in brand new BMW's, mercedes, Toyota's, or any other vehicle. If parents would make their kids work harder for what they want, then the whole populous would be better off.
I miss most of my old cars starting with a 47 jeepster i put a 283 chevey in ,then a dodge dart with 3 on the tree and a six cylinder motor,ugly yellow but it was a great car. I fixed up a guys barn in trade of a 73 lotas he had road raced .About five 65 and 66 chevys super sports or ss and the one i miss the most was a 62 ss impala with a hurst 4 speed i built the motor myself with a little cam ,big carb and headers . I was building motorcycles and built a 54 panhead harley that i owned for 25 years till i sold it and bought a bike that i dont have to kick start . All the cars bikes and other toys were bought and traded for from money i made by farming startng at the age of 10 when i first learned how to keep the tractor straight while planting rows of corm or beans. lol I gave each one of my kids their first car and they were old caddys i had restored but they all knew i would only give them one and they had to work for the next car or bike . I miss them all but i did buy a 46 chevy pick up for my last street rod a month ago and got a nice bike still. joe
Remember (early 90's) us pulling up in the family car - an ageing Chrysler Valiant wagon - and the young neighbours next to us pulling in as well in their brand new 4WD. The wife said:
"Oh, are you still driving that old thing?"
To which my mother quipped:
"Yes, but we actually own ours."
- boingk
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Back by popular demand! Okay, this will only be a few chapters, nothing as long as the previous stories. I hope to update within the next week. I hope you guys like this glimpse into the future. Remember, I will beg for reviews if I need to!
Chapter 1
Using an Aikido throw to toss his opponent over his shoulder, Brady twirled around in time to see Allie land on her feet and bounce into the air. For a girl with no physical powers, she was pretty good in the ring. Dodging a kick to his ribs, he grabbed her leg and twisted it, sending her spinning in the air.
Landing hard, the air sucked itself from her body before she could get up. It took a moment for her breath to return. "I give! I give, already!"
"Yeah, I figured as much."
The flying throwing stars that twirled past his ear made Brady yelp. "We said no magic!"
"Well just remember that I can kick your ass no matter how strong you are! I don't need to move a muscle to beat you!" Standing with her arms crossed across her chest, she smiled. There were no adult around to hear her language.
Sighing, he started to the benches on the far side of the room to grab a towel. Allie's powers had grown since she had turned thirteen. It had seemed when she was a little girl that she would be the one human in the group of children. As puberty approached, though, her powers had grown exponentially. Her dad had promised her as soon as school let out that she would go to see Willow to train with her.
Slinging the towel around his neck, Brady frowned when Ronny and Kitty opened the door to the gym.
"Mom says we have to get cleaned up for dinner."
His sister was still the dumbest girl he had ever met. She annoyed him, on purpose, every chance she got. Or so he thought.
"We'll be in soon."
"Mom said now."
"I heard you!" Throwing the towel in her direction, he was more incensed when she didn't even cock an eyebrow.
Ronny's face remained placid. Kitty, on the other hand, threw the towel back but with more force. Turning on her heel, Kitty was through the threshold, towing Ronny along behind her. Brady and Allie were not far behind.
Their schools let out in a week and Angel and Buffy had decided to organize a cook out to celebrate the coming commencement of the school year. The expanded family had a lot to celebrate. Angel and Buffy were grandparents for the first time.
Connor and Amelia had married over six years ago but had waited five years until starting their own family. The couple was leading The American Academy of Slayers since three years ago when Faith had decided to retire from the position of Headmaster. Connor had seemed the most natural replacement. Faith had gone to work at Wolfram and Hart after that, along side her still boyfriend, Gunn.
Gunn and Faith had refused to get married, bucking tradition. They lived together and had purchased a house together nine years ago, but refused to give in to the institution of marriage. Faith was content to live with the man she loved, childless; she felt her life was more than full enough. Babysitting a few times for her friends had been enough of a deterrent to having children of her own.
Willow and Cerise were transporting in for the cookout. The couple had been married six years ago, but had, like Gunn and Faith, opted to forgo having children. Cerise had offered to carry a child, but after careful consideration, had decided against it. Willow had laughed at the idea, saying she had enough responsibility without worrying about another life.
Setting the tables, Buffy smiled at her third and last child. Moira Joy was seven and the sweetest of all her children. Kissing Joy on the forehead, Buffy handed her a stack of paper plates.
"Set these out for me, will you baby?"
Buffy sighed contentedly. Brady was twelve and possessed the combined tempers of both his parents. He was quick to anger and more manipulative than she had thought a child was capable of being. He was sweet when he needed to be though, so she wasn't concerned he was going to be the next great super villain.
Ronny was the quietest of the three children; she was constantly being introspective. At only ten, she was exhibiting signs of incredible intelligence. The school had pushed Buffy last year to have her tested for advanced classes. Ronny had passed with flying colors and was taking one of the same classes her brother was. That had been quite a fight, Buffy remembered. It had been resolved after Brady made Ronny promise not to talk to any of his friends. Of course, Allie was in the same class, so that promise had gone unfulfilled. Brady scowled every third period, but Ronny and Allie would sit together and giggle.
Pushing her hair out of her eyes, she smiled at her husband as he started putting steaks on the grill. For a thirty-eight year old woman, she still looked good, she thought. Angel certainly hadn't lost interest in her. After the birth of their third child, they had decided to stop reproducing. There were no regrets in that regard, Buffy barely managed to keep up with three children.
Dawn had decided that one little surprise was enough and had told Will in no uncertain terms that Kitty was to be an only child. So far, the mantra had held but Buffy knew there was still time for Dawn to change her mind. Fred had been unable to have a second child but was content with her daughter. The five children had formed their own Scooby club, though they didn't understand that reference.
Straightening table cloths, she watched as her sister and Will argued about how much to spike the punch for the grown ups. Shaking her head, Buffy grinned to herself. The unlikely pair was still as passionate towards each other as ever.
She had hid her nervousness from Angel well in the past few weeks. It had been years since she had seen Cordelia, even though the seer had eloped with Xander. After relocating permanently to Chicago, Xander had waited a few years before whisking her away to New York City and begging her to marry him. Buffy had cried when Xander had moved from LA, and cried even harder when she heard the news he had married Cordy secretly.
They were bringing their six year old son, Alex, to meet the other children. They had brought Alex to Los Angeles when he was a toddler, but Buffy doubted he would remember anyone. Cordy had changed throughout the years; the choppy black hair was replaced with soft brown waves and her serious countenance had softened with laugh lines. Buffy thought Alex had something to do with that.
"Ready to put the salad together?"
Turning to her Angel, Buffy put her arms around his neck and stood on her tip toes to touch her lips to his.
She smiled up at him. "Dawn will help me."
"I think she's dunking Will in the pool."
Shaking her head, she turned to see that Dawn was indeed threatening to throw Will in the pool if he didn't stop dictating how much rum to put in the punch. After a moment's hesitation, Buffy nodded and pursed her lips. "Okay, I'll have Will help me."
"Bloody hell, woman!" Turning from his wife, he stalked to Angel and Buffy, his hands in his pockets. "She gets nuttier every day. That woman's off her rocker."
Nodding with a sympathetic smile, she started towards the house. "Think of it, Will, another fifty years of wedded bliss."
"If I live that long. And it seems Dawn is determined to make sure I don't."
Laughing, she set the lettuce on the counter and grabbed the potato salad from the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.
"Start with the greens; I have to finish some other things."
Nodding, he started hacking into the lettuce. "Everyone's coming to this shin-dig, right? No stand ups?"
"Everyone's coming."
Smirking, he threw the smaller pieces of vegetable into a wooden bowl Buffy set in front of him. "How many are going to be here, then?"
"Uh…," stopping what she was doing to count with her fingers, she took a moment to answer. "Fifteen adults and seven kids, if you count Derek as a kid."
He looked a little stunned. "We know that many people?"
Laughing, she nodded. "Intimately. Xander promised they would be here on time. Willow is teleporting herself, Cerise and Giles her in about an hour. Wes and Fred left to pick up more wine; they'll be back in a few minutes. Yup…it's going to be a party."
"And grandpa out there gets to hang with the new addition."
Smiling, Buffy sprinkled paprika over the macaroni and potato salads. "Yeah, Angel's excited. I can't believe Connor had a kid already. Well, I mean, it wasn't sudden or anything, but I am not old enough to be a grandma."
"Best lookin' old bird I've ever seen."
Slapping his arm, she frowned. "I'm not old. I'm young and spry. I could take you down, you now."
Wincing, he put his hand on his back and made a pleading face. "These old bones can't take it, Buffy. Spare a stupid old man."
Shaking her head at his antics, she set the massive bowls of salads onto the kitchen table. Opening her mouth to call outside to the children to have them take the salads outside, she stopped herself at the last minute. She wanted people to eat the salad; she wasn't crazy about the idea of the sidewalk and her son wearing the concoctions.
Turning at the sound of the door opening, she smiled as Fred and Wesley came in bearing paper bags.
"We got everything we could think of. I might have to sleep here, after we crack all of these open." Setting the bags down, Fred glanced around the kitchen. It was apparent that Angel and Buffy had prepared to feed an army. Which was good, there was one assembling.
Wes sighed and slipped a few bottles into the freezer to chill. "I think we cleaned the store out. I wasn't sure what everyone likes, so I got a good variety." He was aware of the tastes of the people he saw on a daily basis, but he wasn't sure what the out-of-towners would prefer to drink, or if they would imbibe at all.
"We got a case of beer, too, just in case." Looking pointedly at Will, Fred stood with her hands on her hips.
Sighing, he wiped his hands on a dish towel and bowed before heading outside to their car. "I live to serve."
Wesley immediately made himself busy with carrying the salads outside and fitting them into their ice lined containers to keep them cool and fresh. Joining Angel at the grill after carrying two bowls, he leaned against the brick wall and smiled.
"This is going to be nice, I think. We haven't all been together like this in…"
"Ever. We've never been all together like this, Wes. I can't believe we were all available this weekend."
Nodding, he watched as Angel flipped a few hamburgers into a foil container sitting on the grill. There would be no shortage of food, Wesley thought. "Yes, Allie wanted to wait until next weekend, after they actually end their school year, but this was the only time we were all free."
"Willow has a conference next Saturday and Xander's flying out to Paris on Wednesday. I don't know when he'll be back."
"Something about disappearances, yes? No connection? You think it's got something to do the supernatural, I take it."
Nodding, Angel moved the steaks around. Buffy had bought him the grill last Christmas, and he had been itching to use the monstrously large contraption. "Well, I asked him to go check it out. I know he's busy with the Chicago Wolfram and Hart branch, but I couldn't think of a better guy for the job."
Xander had brought up the idea of opening a branch of the business in the windy city, and Angel had left everything in the capable hands on the younger man. Xander had chosen a location, and with Cordy, had designed the building and hand chosen the executives. His occupation still took him over seas to other branches to weed out corruption, but he tried to stay with his family as much as possible.
The next half hour passed with little occurrence. The children helped to set the tables while Angel, Wes and Will grilled. To Buffy, it looked like they mostly talked and only grilled a little. She was in too good of a mood to make fun of them for it, though, so she kept her observation to herself. She, Dawn and Fred finished preparing food. When Gunn and Faith arrived, everyone converged outside to await the arrival of the others.
Some of the last to arrive, Connor entered with his new family, all smiles. Connor was greeted with open arms and a lot of hugs. Amelia was kissed by many people, and after Buffy stole the baby away from her, she was hugged as well. Snuggling the four week old infant, Buffy cooed to the baby. It had been a very long time, in her estimation, since she had held such a young baby.
Angel pulled his son into a tight embrace. "It's good to have you here, Connor."
Smiling at his father, Connor looked as though he was beaming. His hair was short and well kept. He was still thin but he had managed to add a few pounds to his slight frame. Slinging his arm around his wife's waist, he breathed easily. It felt good to be with his family.
Amelia had been accepted into the family immediately, though she had been intimidated by the infamous people. Being a slayer, she had heard of all of them, even before entering the Slayer Academy. After graduating and marrying Connor, she had joined him when he took over as Headmaster. It had taken her years, but she was finally comfortable around Buffy. The older slayer was intimidating to all the students, even when she had visited the school pregnant.
Amelia was looking forward to seeing Cordelia and Cerise. The three, since meeting at Brady's first birthday party, had stayed in touch. They had taken an instant liking to each other and Amelia had traveled to Chicago a few times to see Cordy. After Alex had been born, Amelia had been excited at the prospect of having her own child and had traveled to see Cordy just to be around the baby.
Hugging Buffy, Amelia smiled. "Can I help with anything? You must have a million things to finish." Even before she was finished speaking, she felt a tap on her shoulder and turned towards the stimulus.
"Brown noser." Faith hugged the younger slayer as Amelia turned towards her smiling. Faith had taken an instant liking to the woman when she had entered the school and had been thrilled when Connor had expressed interest in her. There was no one else Faith could think of that complemented Connor's personality so well.
"Shut up, Faith." Hugging her back fiercely, Amelia immediately launched into a diatribe about the school and new challenges facing them. Faith had to smirk. No one would have it as hard as she had when she first started at the school.
Making their way outside, Derek was handed off to Angel and he abandoned the grill to the others as he rocked his grandson. He was entirely too young, in his opinion, to have a grandson, but the tiny baby boy was precious. Derek reminded Angel of Brady when he had first been born. Both boys had a dark shock of hair on their heads and delicate facial features, like their fair haired mothers.
With a flourish, Willow, Cerise, and Giles appeared in the middle of the crowded gathering. Giles was shaking his head at the blue smoke Willow had thought necessary to add to their arrival.
"Had to make a scene," he said.
Avoiding being tackled by Angel and Buffy's three children, he assured them he had brought presents with him. Giles thought it his duty as the only grandparent to the children to spoil them every chance he got.
Of course, he couldn't neglect Allie and Kitty, who also got presents. Kitty was as much his grandchild as Buffy's children. Allie had endeared herself to the aging gentleman with little problem. Spoiling them rotten was his life's single greatest goal since their births.
With a shy smile, Cordy opened the sliding glass door to the scene of Giles being mobbed with children as he handed them small unwrapped parcels from a backpack. She heard Dawn shriek at their arrival. Her smile immediately spread across her face and shyness evaporated as Alex was beckoned over by Giles. Of course the old watcher wouldn't leave one child out, she thought.
"I am so glad you're here!" Enveloped in a tight hug from Amelia, she was met with a barrage of questions.
Laughing freely with Cerise, Cordy was pleasantly surprised when Faith and Dawn started sharing war stories with her. Her previous nerves about the party slipped away even as Xander left her to catch up with Buffy and Willow.
As the party progressed, there was non stopping laughing, music and food as the evening approached. Moira Joy was most curious about the baby. Allie, Kitty and Ronny each held him once; Brady kept his distance.
"Cake, everyone!" Pulling the full sheet cake from its box, Buffy smiled ear to ear. The cake was larger than she thought it would be, but she was glad for that. There was little likelihood there would be any left.
As everyone gathered around and Buffy started to cut at one end while Dawn started at the other end, congratulations were extended to all the children for surviving elementary or middle school. All their names, including Alex's were listed on the cake. There was even a happy birthday message to Derek on the corner of the white icing.
As Buffy handed the first piece to Kitty, a blinding white light tore through the lawn and hit the group ferociously. Screaming, Kitty dropped the cake and flung herself to the ground.
"What the hell!" Brady was the first to recover.
"Mom?" Allie's voice did not sound like that of a thirteen year old. Looking around the patio, she called out again and received no answer.
"They're gone…" Standing, Alex looked shocked and ready to faint.
Swallowing hard, Ronny licked her chapped lips. "Oh my…" Her breath escaped her as she saw that all of the adults were gone.
Looking at each of the young people left on the patio, Brady started to speak when a wailing starting. Turning around quickly, they all jumped at the sound. Sitting in his carrier, which had been held by Amelia, a previously sleeping Derek was now screaming at the top of his lungs.
Breathing hard, Moira looked around one last time, not wanting to believe that her parents had disappeared in a wave of light. Allie was the first to reach Derek and lift him into her arms. She didn't know a lot about babies, but she had noticed that Amelia had fed him every two hours or so during the party. He hadn't eaten in an hour, and she dreaded having to figure out how to feed him. Amelia had dropped her shirt a little and put him to her breast. Allie doubted they would be able to find another lactating woman willing to feed the infant.
"We have to find help," Ronny finally managed to choke out.
"Good idea," Brady said sarcastically. "Let's call the cops and tell them all the adults disappeared! Right."
"That's enough! We have to find them. Let's….let's go inside and figure this out." Turning to the glass doors, Allie swallowed hard. She hoped this was going to be easier than she thought.


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C.D. Howe: Zoning Problems Key To Toronto's Housing Woes
2017-04-18 17:39:31
High home prices have made owning a home in Toronto difficult. C.D. Howe Institute Associate Director of Research Ben Dachis and Scotiabank Chief Economist Jean-Francois Perrault appear on Bloomberg North to discuss Toronto's housing supply problem and what actions need to be taken to cool the market.


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Police are describing an an arson attack on a service station in Sydney's south as strange.
They say a man entered the station at Sans Souci in the early hours of the morning and tied up a 22-year -old male employee in the back room.
The attacker then allegedly threw petrol around the office area, released the employee and set the station on fire.
Police do not believe anything was stolen in the attack.
Detective Inspector Gary Ballard says there may have been witnesses.
"Police are appealing for any witnesses around the location at the time and any persons who went to the service station and knocked on the door and were sent away by the victim whilst the offender was inside," he said.
Anyone with information can contact police via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Topics: arson, law-crime-and-justice, crime, sans-souci-2219, australia, nsw
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For centuries, people have turned to classical music for its calming and relaxing effects. Internationally acclaimed water researcher Dr. Masaru Emoto has discovered why certain music has healing benefits: Music with the appropriate rhythm, tempo, tone, and melody can correct distorted frequencies within our cells, assisting our health and healing.
Here, you can enjoy Dr. Emoto's captivating water-crystal photographs and text in this unique collection. The possible… (more)
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Kenyan gender advocate Vivian Onano for innovation summit
Kenyan gender advocate Vivian Onano is one of the key speakers at the Liberty VUKA Knowledge Summit. In this Q&A, we find out what her entrepreneurship lessons are for women and young people in the workplace
Africa's ambitious new biodiversity laws come with teeth, will protect people too
Africa is known for its rich biodiversity. On a continent where people depend on this biodiversity for their daily livelihood, the question of how animals and plants that live on it will be protected, remains crucial
Willem Daniel Lubbe 11 Sep 2017
Intra-African trade critical for economic growth
Participation of women in the economy is key to unlocking intra-African growth opportunities
Deepa Vallabh 8 Sep 2017
The second 'Scramble for Africa' reveals need for IP rights protection
For the second time in history, the African continent has become a focal point for global expansion and brand protection is critical
Carla Collett 25 Aug 2017
Social media is a key for terror groups
WASHINGTON, USA: Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups have expanded their online presence with increased use of social media, creating new challenges for thwarting attacks, said a study released Wednesday, 14 May.
Concern grows over rising piracy off West Africa
Grey, sleek, bristling with massive cannon and an assortment of machine guns, the French navy's Commandant Birot is well-equipped to patrol Africa's most dangerous stretches of ocean.
Bowman Gilfillan to increase of offices in Africa
South African law firm Bowman Gilfillan' which established an office in Botswana in October' is moving quickly to implement a medium-term strategy to have between 8 and 12 offices across Africa.
Evan Pickworth 28 Oct 2013
Divisions over 'aggressive' tax planning
Tax authorities are being more aggressive in challenging companies' tax practices, but this is leading to a disparity over what tax practitioners and politicians consider aggressive tax planning.
Amanda Visser 11 Oct 2013
Counterfeit medicine trade targets Africa's poor
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON: From Cameroon to Ivory Coast, Kenya to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), traders in counterfeit drugs do a thriving business with the utmost cynicism and sometimes at the cost of human lives.
Ship arrested with suspected hijacked oil
ACCRA, GHANA: Ghana said it had seized a ship suspected of being involved in the heist of some 3,500 tons of fuel from a tanker off Gabon, one of many such pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea.
Africa is focus for international law firms
Expansion into Africa by the world's biggest law firms gathered steam on Monday (3 June) with the official tie-up between Norton Rose and Fulbright & Jaworski to form Norton Rose Fulbright.
Cocoa plundered by Ivorian warlords
NEW YORK, USA: - Warlord military commanders in Ivory Coast are making hundreds of millions of dollars by plundering the country's exports of cocoa and other resources, according to a report by UN experts.
Agriculture offers real growth potential
Although structural impediments such as poor logistics render the search for new avenues of deeper intra-African trade challenging' there is an immediate and compelling growth potential in the trade of agricultural products' Standard Bank research analyst Simon Freemantle said last week.
Helmo Preuss 22 Apr 2013
Hackers pose threat to Africa's governments
Hackers have claimed the scalp of the South African Ministry of State Security's Twitter account, underlining concerns that Africa may be the soft underbelly of global cyber security.
Pirates seize French tanker off Abidjan
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE: A French tanker has been hijacked by pirates off Ivory Coast, port authority officials in the economic capital Abidjan confirmed on Monday (4 February).
Tanker seized in seas off Abidjan
ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE - Pirates seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker which was anchored in the Ivory Coast's economic capital of Abidjan, authorities said on Monday (21 January).


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I placed this rug in our bedroom and it adds color and nice touch to our furniture. The rug is top quality and heavyweight. Be aware though that because it is made of wool, every time you vacuum, you'll have lots of its fibers collected but don't be alarmed 😳-- the rug remains beautiful after years of walking on it....
Alliyah Handmade Multi-Color New Zealand Blend Wool Rug (8' x 10')by Alliyah Rugs
ITEM#: 12712488Random geometric shapes scatter across a multicolored background on this hand-tufted wool rug. This area rug features shades of rust, red, black, olive green and silver.
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Route 66
Route 66 is a Yesterday Television drama that premiered on CBS October 7, 1960, and ran until March 20, 1964, for a total of 116 episodes.
Originally aired February 15, 1963
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Route 66 followed two young men traversing the United States in a Chevrolet Corvette convertible, and the events and consequences surrounding their journeys. Martin Milner starred as Tod Stiles, a recent college graduate with no future prospects due to circumstances beyond his control. He was originally joined on his travels by Buz Murdock, a friend and former employee of his father (played by George Maharis), with the character leaving midway through the third season after contracting echovirus. Near the end of the third season Tod met a recently discharged Vietnam veteran named Lincoln Case, played by Glenn Corbett, who decided to follow Tod on his travels and stayed with him until the final episode.
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