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The Firehouse.
Score: 13.5/20
Let's see, now. You're relaxed at a smart, dark-stained timber table with your bottom comfortably resting on a matching, classic bistro bentwood. The air-conditioning system whirrs overhead, keeping the impressive 1930s former fire station - now done up simply and stylishly to provide a series of interesting rooms that form a snappy cafe/restaurant - as cool as a cucumber, despite summer's remorseless heat outside.
In your hand, a Riedel commercial series wine glass with a crisp, cool and hugely impressive Western Australian riesling (Frankland Estate's Isolation Ridge 2007) sloshing around inside, just a little too drinkable for its own good. A selection of different appetisers is spread across the table, each reflecting a competent hand in the kitchen when it comes to Mediterranean flavours. Somewhere just above the buzz of contented customers you detect a little pleasant background music, but it's subtle. The vibe is contentment.
Pick the suburb?
My guess is you ain't thinking Ringwood. Which is meant as no slight on the outer east; it's just that The Firehouse is the kind of place you'd almost certainly expect to find within a 10-kilometre radius of the CBD and that, quite frankly, any suburb would be pleased to have as a local hangout.
The Firehouse opened last year. Its principal dining room bears strong testament to the structure's original use as the local fire station. The big red roller-door still sits - furled - above a new glass frontage that connects the place with its busy main road location.
There are other hints (apart from the obvious masonry signage proclaiming this as a one-time home of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade) to the provenance of the restaurant, too. At reception, there's a brass fireman's helmet and, in a little alcove you'll find the stump of what was once the timber pole on-duty firemen must have come sliding down when the alarm was raised. It's all very Ghostbusters.
A clue to the modern usage is at reception, too; a chalkboard sign suggesting the restaurant is interested in buying produce, such as fruit and veg, from customers. Nice initiative.
I don't mean to suggest all the ducks are in a row, however. A couple of matters, such as salt in a shaker, cheap paper napkins that need to be replaced with every course and lack of bread provided to the table need addressing if the Firehouse wants to be completely true to its mission of bringing the inner to the outer. And the night we visited, the staffing was a little threadbare, a little on-call rather than pro-active.
The Firehouse calls its extensive list of Club Med appetisers "tapas and starters"; they're not really tapas, but it's a fashionable word, oft misused. For between $6 and $8 (mostly) are about 19 choices; small things to put on the table and play with over a bottle of wine.
There's a particularly good "carpaccio" of cured ocean trout - a vivid orange colour - scattered with capers, chopped red onion, olive oil, cresses and wafers of crostini (plus a wedge of lemon) that works very nicely indeed ($8).
Chargrilled baby octopus ($7) are chewy but with lemon, chilli, chopped parsley and finely grated parmesan redeem themselves; they come with small fronds of cos lettuce and radicchio.
Crunchy chicken pieces - winglets ($8) - resemble up-market KFC with a lovely, dry exoskeleton and a "salsa" - really more of a sludgy puree - of spiced blackened vegetables with a faintly Creole personality. A rich and satisfying little "bake" of tomato, onion and chorizo ($7) is crowned with molten (but not quite molten enough) mozzarella.
A "lasagnette" of pumpkin and goat's cheese finished under the grill and garnished with fresh basil and tomato oil, apparently ($6), is a bit ho-hum, a bit dry. I wanted sardines with a Spanish accent but was talked out of them. You get the drift, though; it's all user friendly and, for the most part, pretty good.
The main courses are in a higher league; generous, robust and cooked with great care. Sweetish twice-cooked lamb shoulder comes to the table, dark and glossy from a sauce that includes sumac, honey and rosemary.
The meat itself is exceptionally gelatinous and aromatic, the timing of its cooking spot-on. Scattered with parsley and preserved lemon, the meat is partnered by large couscous and silverbeet sauteed with sesame ($25). I'd temper the sweetness just a little, but it's a fine, fine dish.
And house-made pappardelle ($22) - broad, silken ribbons of well-made pasta - is tossed with a sage-infused ragu of oxtail with pistachio kernels, rocket and thin shavings of Grana Padano. It's another real hit, bold but not clumsy.
Shoestring fries ($6) are terrific but, in the context of the rest, over-priced.
While we're tossing around the free advice, the kitchen does itself no favours garnishing desserts with massive sprigs of mint; it's old-fashioned and detracts from what are, frankly, lovely dishes.
A vanilla-flavoured set cream in a tall glass resembling a Riedel O-Series (but not) is smothered with a summery compote of rhubarb and red grapes, sweet, but only just. The only garnish it needs is its nutty, crunch "praline dust" ($9).
The most expensive is the day's individual hot fresh fruit tart ($12): a rich, caramelised tarte tatin sort of thing with halved fruit, delicious (and obviously house-made) pastry, vanilla ice-cream that looked slightly more commercial and a big sprig of mint. We won't repeat ourselves.
The Firehouse is generous, unpretentious and relaxing. The food and wine is unambitious yet represents real value and, by and large, effort. Lucky Ringwood, I say.
Score: 1-9: Unacceptable. 10-11: Just OK, some shortcomings. 12: Fair. 13: Getting there. 14: Recommended. 15: Good. 16: Really good. 17: Truly excellent. 18: Outstanding. 19-20: Approaching perfection, Victoria's best.
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Get inspired at The Bob's Red Mill Cooking School! After Thanksgiving has come and gone, it's easy to feel burned out on cooking and baking. Fear not: we've got the cure for your kitchen fatigue with two wonderful holiday-themed classes the will reinvigorate this December. Call now to register and reserve your spot: 503-654-3215 x 208. Classes are held at our Whole Grain Store in Milwaukie, Oregon (see address below).
Holiday Italian Baking with Chef Amelia Hard
Thursday, December 6, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Chef Amelia Hard is back with one of her always-popular Italian baking classes! This one features delicious treats you can make for family and friends as part of your holiday celebrations. For gifts, you'll learn to make Torta Quattro Quarti, a moist pound cake that uses extra-virgin olive oil in place of butter and is baked in mini loaf pans; Zaletti, lemony Venetian cornmeal cookies with raisins; and Biscotti flavored three different ways: Almond-Anise Biscotti, Hazelnut-Orange Biscotti and Chocolate-Walnut Biscotti. Finally, for a spectacular finish to your holiday dinner, you'll learn to make Torta Barozzi, the most delectably decadent flourless chocolate torte you've ever tasted! You'll also receive a recipe for a delicious and unusual Italian spice cake, Torta Speziata. Class fee $50.00
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The holidays are always a great time to embrace your inner chef, but so much of the food going around will be full of processed ingredients that are high in sugar, low in fiber, and less than healthy. Learn how to make the holidays more delicious and healthy in this exciting class taught by noted cookbook author, food writer and Oregonian columnist Chef Ivy Manning. Recipes will include Gluten-Free Golden Flax Crackers with Light 'n' Creamy Dungeness Crab Dip, Mile-High Amaranth Biscuits with Green Chiles, Winter Squash & Quinoa Soufflé, and Teff Gingerbread Cake with Apple Cider Glaze. Please note, this is not a gluten-free class. Class fee $50.00
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Sophomore Ruben Garrido scored his first collegiate goal on a chilly Wednesday evening, but it was not enough as the West Virginia University men's soccer team tied Elon, 1-1, in double overtime at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.
The Mountaineers (5-2-5, 4-1-2 BIG EAST) got on the board first in the 47th minute. From the near side of the field, freshman Abel "Shadow" Sebele sent a cross into the 18-yard box in the direction of a Garrido. With the ball in the air, the Elkhart, Ind., native nearly completed a full bicycle kick from the far side of the field and laced the ball into the near post for the score. Sebele earned his fourth assist of the year on the play.
"It's good for him to get the goal," coach Marlon LeBlanc says of Garrido. "Hopefully it helps his confidence going forward because we need a lot more scores down the road."
WVU nearly went up 2-0 moments later courtesy of one of Sebele's team-high five shots. After dribbling around an Elon defender, Sebele tapped the ball in front of him and blasted a shot from about 20-yards out that sailed just wide.
WVU also proved to be aggressive on defense. On a ball that was crossed into the box by Steven Kinney, which could have been deadly, senior Jason Bristol put his head on the ball and cleared it out of WVU's 18-yard box.
Another opportunity arose for the Mountaineers with less than 20 minutes remaining in the second half. From the left side of the field, junior Dan Hagey saw sophomore Alex Silva sprinting into the box. Hagey crossed the ball toward Silva's direction, but the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, native slightly overran the ball, missing a chance for a shot on-goal.
The game, however, was tied with less than two minutes remaining in regulation.
Following a WVU foul, Erfan Imeni took a free kick from the near side of the field, just beyond the corner of the 18-yard box. Imeni sent the ball into the six-yard box and the ball was knocked down by a WVU defender. As it slid toward the back post, a WVU defender slid into the ball, knocking it past Zach Johnson for the score.
"Elon's a very good team," LeBlanc adds. "As much as you preach about not underestimating opponents, I think our coaching staff, myself included, and our players underestimated Elon."
Elon (6-4-2, 3-0-0 Southern Conference) was led by Justin Wyatt and Imeni, as the two recorded six shots apiece in the tie. Four of Imeni's six shots were on net.
The Mountaineers totaled 17 shots in the game, with six different Mountaineers recording at least two shots apiece in the contest.
WVU returns to the pitch and resume BIG EAST play on Saturday, Oct. 17, as the squad travels to Notre Dame. Kickoff at Alumni Stadium is set for 11:30 a.m.


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University of Illinois Springfield Police Department reported the following calls for the period of March 10 to March 18, 2013.
- Traffic Stops (11) – Police issued one citation and 10 warnings.
- Motorist Assists (16)
- Burglary Alarm Responses (0)
- Code Blue Responses (0)
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- Parking Tickets (0)
- Employee Lockout (4)
- Student Lockout (3)
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March 11, 2013 at 3:21 p.m. at PAC
Officers were dispatched to the above location to investigate a theft. A report was written.
Patrol Investigation
March 15, 2013 at 1:47 p.m. at Pennyroyal
While on patrol, an officer noticed a screen had been removed from a window at the above location. Housing was contacted and the screen/window was secured.
Residential Burglary
March 15, 2013 at 9:51 a.m. in Trillium Apartments
Officers were dispatched to the above location for a report of a residential burglary in progress. Subjects had left the scene prior to the officer's arrival. Evidence was collected and a report was completed. The investigation is pending.
Open Door
March 16, 2013 at 7:57 a.m. in Clover
While on patrol, an officer got out with an open door at the above location. Contact was made with the resident and the door was secured.
Gas Leak
March 17, 2013 at 11:22 p.m. at VPA.
Officers were dispatched after receiving a call in regards to a gas leak. The fire department determined there was no gas leak.


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HOUSTON - A Houston woman was arrested after police said she robbed and bit a man.
Police said Jazmin Curry, 21, didn't have a gun when she robbed a man, but she did have a weapon -- her teeth.
According to court documents, Curry bit David Scott while she was robbing him on Sunday.
Curry was arrested and charged with robbery.
She is expected in court Tuesday.
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Putin's thorn threatens protest as incumbent wins Moscow race
MOSCOW — Opposition leader Alexei Navalny swept up far more votes than expected on Sunday but finished second in Moscow's mayoral election, a pivotal contest that has energized Russia's small opposition in ways that could pose a risk to the Kremlin in the days and years ahead.
Even so, Navalny said he suspected that the vote count was inflated for the Kremlin-backed incumbent, and he threatened to call his supporters out onto the streets to protest on Monday if concerns were not addressed.
Nearly complete results released early on Monday showed Navalny with more than 27 percent of the vote and incumbent Sergei Sobyanin with a clear lead of 51 percent, just enough to avoid a runoff. Exit polls predicted Navalny would get as much as 32 percent.
As the results began to trickle in two hours after the polls closed, Navalny said he suspected the vote count was being manipulated.
"We don't recognize the results that are currently being announced, and I would like to say that we won't give up one vote that we received," Navalny told reporters at his campaign headquarters.
The election was being watched for what it bodes for the future of the opposition and for Navalny. He's been convicted of embezzlement in a case considered part of a Kremlin effort to sideline him, but his strong showing could lead to a shortening of his five-year sentence if the Kremlin feels it would defuse discontent.
Navalny's campaign said its own exit polls showed Sobyanin below 50 percent. A separate vote count by observers cast doubt on Sobyanin's clear majority.


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On a day when Dartmouth graduates leave their college life behind and look toward their future as adults, four seniors will get to see their former teachers recognized for their inspiration, dedication and steadfast support for young learners.
The June 8 Commencement ceremony will mark the second year of the Dartmouth Prize for Exceptional Teaching Award. In what is becoming a new tradition during Commencement, seniors are invited to nominate an influential teacher from kindergarten through twelfth grade. This year's winners are:
A nine-person committee made up of students, faculty and administrators reviewed the name-blind nominations and selected the four honorees.
The four recipients will be honored during Commencement, at a luncheon and a reception. Each teacher will also receive a $2,500 honorarium as well as a $2,500 award for his or her school.
Jay Davis '90, Director of the Education Department's Secondary Teacher Education Program and Program Officer in the Tucker Foundation, chaired the prize and selection committees.
"It is exceptionally important that Dartmouth has chosen to so publically acknowledge elementary and secondary school teachers," he noted. "It simultaneously celebrates and elevates a noble yet underappreciated profession."
The idea for the program grew out of a June 2005 New York Times column by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and commentator Thomas L. Friedman in which he praised Williams College's Olmsted Prize for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching. Since 1984, Williams has honored four secondary school teachers with a cash prize and recognition at commencement. A number of people, including Dartmouth faculty, students and alumni, approached the administration about developing a similar program and were met with enthusiasm.
"By establishing this award, the college is encouraging its graduating seniors to reflect on the extraordinarily gifted and dedicated teachers whose work has enabled them to be successful once they arrived at Dartmouth," says Education Department Chair Andrew Garrod, member of the Selection committee.
AlexAnna Salmon '08 nominated Kristin Hathhorn: "It takes a whole village to raise a child, but it only takes one great teacher to inspire an entire generation of leaders, and that is Kristin's legacy in Igiugig. Therefore, my success at Dartmouth is because I am standing on the shoulder of giants; I am a reflection of my parents and extended family, my village of Igiugig, and especially the dedication of teachers, of which Kristin has proven the most exceptional."
Carolina Velaz '08 nominated Jose Manuel Leavitt: "Professor Leavitt wrote my recommendation letters for college and he is without a doubt one of the most loved professors in my school, if not Puerto Rico. No one can call him an 'easy' professor. He is not easy because he expects a lot from his students. He is one of the best professors I have ever had. And not only as a professor but as a person of great sensitivity and humanity, I believe he deserves this prize more than anybody I have ever met."
Claire Wildermuth '08 nominated John Tintle: "Mr. Tintle helped shape who I am as a person by making history more interesting and closely tied to my life, inspiring me to be an independent person, being a strong, respected role model, and dedicating so much of his time and caring nature to ensure that his students strive to be the best they can be and have his whole-hearted support in all aspects of life."
Elizabeth Mendoza '08 nominated Russell Roepcke: "The diversity of his academic background, from being enrolled in a Ph.D. program to working in construction made students like me curious. As an eighth grader I had never heard of a Ph.D.! After he explained that a Ph.D. gave you the title of a doctor and bragging rights because you wrote a book-length study, I decided I wanted one. From then on, he called me Dr. Mendoza. It is incredible how much the little things matter. What the rest of America perceives to be insignificant details, for immigrant children means a new discovery of some concept of higher education, distant and blurry but still there."
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CHQ UTD collected their first trophies of what could be a treble-winning season with two local cup final successes in the past week.
Firstly they lifted the Alexcars Senior Charities Cup after beating holders The Beeches 4-1 in the final played at Cirencester Town`s Corinium Stadium last Wednesday evening.
The game saw the league`s two most prolific strikers come face-to-face as both Danny Gudger of The Beeches and Chris Saunders of CHQ look to finish as the season's top scorer. Saunders boosted his tally with two goals while Gudger got Beeches' consolation; Lee Harshorn and Ben Saunders were CHQ's other scorers.
The same sides met again in Monday`s CIA Arthur Shipway Cup Final, also played at the Corinium Stadium.
Although this game was a closer affair, CHQ emerged as 2-0 winners, thanks to goals from Joe Blackford and Chris Saunders.
CHQ finished the game with 10 men as they had Andy Forshaw sent off in the second half.
In Division One, there have been just two games played over the last week. Lechlade and Real Fairford, both of whom have struggled this season, played out a goalless draw, and the point for the Fairford outfit confirmed Sherston`s relegation to Division Two.
CHQ are virtually assured of the title with just two games to play so the main issue is who will finish runner-up.
This contest is between Poulton and South Cerney, who are now separated by a single point after Poulton came back from 3-1 down at half-time to force a 4-4 draw at Siddington Sports.
Siddington dominated the first half with some excellent football and deserved their lead, but a more determined performance from Poulton after the break, with vital goals from John Dawson (2) and Rob Paget, keeps them a point behind Cerney with both sides having one game to play.
There was just one game left in the Second Division, and CHQ Utd Res confirmed a third-placed finish with a 3-2 home win over South Cerney Res.
The Corinium Stadium was also the venue on Monday morning for the CIA Mills Roberts Cup Final between CHQ Utd Res and Siddington Sports Veterans, and it was the Vets who clinched the trophy with a 3-1 victory.
The contest was played in bright sunshine in front of a good crowd and in a sporting manner.
Two goals from Mark King and the other from Declan King gave the Veterans a comfortable 3-0 lead before Steve Reeves scored a consolation for CHQ late on, albeit the best goal of the game.


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The Celebrities Who Died In 2012
It is hard to believe the year is almost over, and it's also hard to believe some of the losses we suffered this year.
Here are some of the great performers who left us is 2012. On February 11th, the amazing voice of Whitney Houston was silenced forever. The grammy-winning singer who gave us hits that include "The Greatest Love of All", "Saving All My Love For You", "I Will Always Love You", "How Will I Know", and so many more was only 48.
We also lost the queen of disco this year. Boston native Donna Summer was 63. If you've attended any weddings in the past 20 years, you've heard the song "At Last." The beautiful voice behind that song was that of Etta James. After years of stuggling with various addictions, Etta James died in January at age 73.
The lead singer of The Monkees, Davy Jones, died of a heart attack in February. The powerhouse music and TV producer who was best known for "American Bandstand" and "New year's Rockin' Eve", also left us this year. Industry icon Dick Clark was 82 when he died in April. And the creator and host of TV's long-running "Soul Train" died in February. Don Cornelius was 75.


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Curacao, I highly recommend a "best of" type tour, especially one that includes a visit to the Curacao distillery. The last time we visited Aruba, we went to Palm Beach. It gave us a little view of the island since it was across the island from the port. It was a very nice beach, with ammenities, and not very crowded. I think the cab fare was under $20, but it's been a while. The beach was free, you could rent chairs and umbrellas, I think it was $5-$8 for each. We did a great snorkel excursion in Grand Turk through the ship. There's a little shopping area where you port as well as a beach. LaRomana we did a great snorkel through the ship as well, with a nice beach day.
If you're a shopper, Curacao is the best place. Just take the little ferry across the inlet to the shopping center and go crazy. LaRomana was VERY expensive, they wanted $65 for an island shirt that at the most was worth $20. Aruba and Grand Turk are pretty flat islands, but very clean. Curacao is very colorful with a little bit of hills, but more lush. A lot of people took a tour over to the mainland from LaRomana, it was an all day adventure and I really didn't hear anything that would have made me want to spend my day that way. However, you might want to do that as there are some churchs and historic areas. We just had a great snorkel/catamaran tour in the morning and relaxed on the beach for a while. There are a lot of vendors there, but you can say no and they'll leave you alone.
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Bringing on the Nightcaps.
My other shop www.mountaingoth.etsy.com has just grown to be too large.
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I have crocheted items since I was in middle school. During that time granny style crochet vest were quite the rage and I sold many of them to my classmates.
For the next 20 years I would crochet a piece or two a year, usually baby afghans and occasional hat to give as gifts, but with my work schedule, never really had the time to do many projects.
Since crocheting is a very hands on without huge equipment activity, I tend to work on projects here, there and everywhere, well everywhere except my studio. I store my yarn and finished pieces at the studio, but I tend to work on items whenever I have some free time. If you would like to see my studio, check out the about page for my other shop mountaingoth https://www.etsy.com/shop/MountainGoth/about
Running an Etsy shop has been a wonderful experience. Sharing stories with other shop owners. Working with buyers to create pieces that they love. Being part of a community of people who love handmade items. Learning the in's and outs of being a shopkeeper and photographer. Actually still working on refining my photography chops
I have a great passion for items made from natural fibers.
Been going around to farmers markets and wool fairs to pick up unique one of a kind yarns as well as commercial yarns.
Organic cotton, has become one of my favorite fibers to work with. Why Organic? Did you know that more pesticide is used in growing cotton than any other crop. Frankly the idea of wearing garments full of pesticide residue is not very appealing to me. Organic cotton is grown without all these pesticides.
Have been working with a lot of different wools such as merino, cashmere, alpaca and llama. On Occasion I come across some organic wool, but it is a rather hard fiber to find. Not only do the sheep need to be raised with an organic diet, but they can not be dipped in pesticides.
Lastly been working with silk and silk blends with wool and other natural fibers. I just love the touchiness of silk. It just feels good.
I also make versions of some of the hats from acrylic yarns. These yarns are less expesive than there natural fiber counterparts and are great for those of us on a budget.
This is actually my second etsy shop. The focus of this shop is fine crocheted items. These are everyday practical items with some hippie boho flair. Hats, scarfs and bags handmade from premium yarns.
Don't forget to check out my other shop, http://www.etsy.com/shop/mountaingoth
The other shop is focused on sewn items with costume themes and warm winter hats.
I have started to add patterns to my shops, so far I have gotten excellent feedback on them so I will continue to write some more. If you see an item you would be interested in a pattern for, let me know, and I can probably write something up.
Thanks for stopping in.
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Been making hats for many years, having made thousands of hats. PoorPoet Hats is an extention of MountainGoth. This shop features Sleeping Hats, Lounging Caps and crochet patterns.
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Often the yarns can have an unique qualities to them that enhances their beauty.
Many items are freeform crocheted.
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any problems there? I read on another message board that it can negate the effectivness of "the pill." I think this may be a lie, because I have never seen that or read that, and the person was discouraging someone from trying phen.
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any problems there? I read on another message board that it can negate the effectivness of "the pill." I think this may be a lie, because I have never seen that or read that, and the person was discouraging someone from trying phen.
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Thanks for the responses. I didn't think so. I mean, I would think that would be a "biggie" on the section about drug interactions, ya know?
Thanks again...my phen should be arriving today and I am excited and a little nervous.
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Wow guys-I don't know. All I know is that many gals who were on phen have gotten preggo-Casinogirl (twice-and I think she was on the pill), Monifa, JustMarried are the ones that come to mind. I would ask your doc. Also they say it is easier to get preggo when you are thinner so that may really be it. Not sure.
Just be careful. I told my hubby if he knocked me up now I would kick his a s s! I finally have a decent body for the first time in 34 years and I plan to keep it that way .
Plus I hear kids are expensive and I am too fond of shopping!
"Be not cheap or mediocre in desiring." Ezra Pound
I've been on yasmin for a few years now and I've been taking phen on and off for about 6 months. Everythings been fine with taking them together. Maybe it depends on what kind of birth control it is? Some may have a different reaction with the drug. Hope that helps, but of course nothing is guaranteed.
Let's not forget, lovelybones and sexymotogirl. They too are pregnant. I became pregnant while on phen. This topic has been covered numerous times. I'm sure a search could shed some light on your concerns. It definetely is not a 'lie' and I'm thinking the poster you speak of was maybe trying to give you a headsup.
Currently, June 1st
thighs 21"
calves 14"
biceps 11.5"
midriff (small of waist) 32.5"
waist (at bellybutton) 35.25"
hip 39.5"
bust 39"
First of all, I just wanna say to Fireplace, you pics are so incredible and motivating. It makes me happy to see them!
Hmmm, now I am scared...I will have to look into this further...thanks for the heads up.
NYsassy-I am on yasmin too.
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Yasmin here too.
Currently, June 1st
thighs 21"
calves 14"
biceps 11.5"
midriff (small of waist) 32.5"
waist (at bellybutton) 35.25"
hip 39.5"
bust 39"
I just went to my gyno doctor on Friday and she didn't say anything about Phen making the b/c pill less effective. She gave me a new one to try that has a little diuretic (sp?) so I don't gain so much water weight during my cycle. I know for sure that antibiotics affect your birth control, but I've never had a doctor tell me that Phen affects it.
179.5 CW 1/12/10 (re-starting Phen)
171 2/3/10
159.5 5/5/10
But were all the people that got pregnant while taking phen on the pill? I think sexymotorgirl said she had stopped taking the pill and I think in chat Casino said she wasn't on it either...if I remember correctly. I have asked this question before and never got any responses from anyone who got pregnant taking phen WHILE on the pill.
Let's bump it again to see if we get any responses.
I would call my local pharmacist, they are much more knowledgeable than Dr's when it comes to medications.
I asked my pharmacist, and she both said that phen does not affect birth control.
However, being overweight DOES. Apparently, if you are as much as 10 lbs. over the "normal" range, your body processes the chemicals differently. And if you are 20- 30 lbs. overweight, birth control can be uo to 50% LESS effective.
My pharmacist says that it can be worse with low dose pills. I take "the ring" Nuvo Ring, and my pharm said to use a back up if I want.
What I want to know is WHY NO ONE SAID ANYTHING TO ME BEFORE?
Or maybe everyone is just getting more action after they lose the weight?
I think phen does do something to make your hormones wacky and possibly more fertile...DO NOT GET SCARED BUUUTTTTT...... I had a 10 year IUD in place since my son was 4 months old. When he was 5 I started phen for just 3 WEEKS and got pregnant! The docs were dumfounded and told me straight out there was no way I shoulda been pregnant! The IUD was still in place and had a "failure rate" of less than 1% and that was for those people whose IUD would unknowingly get displaced. Mine was in place and had nothing wrong. They even sent it to the lab to see if it was defective after they removed it. There was no probs at all. I was nicknamed the miracle child lol. And it didnt have anything to do with weight loss because I had only lost 4 pounds was still extremely overweight (40 pounds). I was a "normal" weight for my other 3 babies so like I said if anything me being heavier should have been more a deterrent to getting pregnant. So who knows?? I have a beautiful 21 month old now who drives me crazy and I truly believe the phen helped in getting him here. I tell people I have the first Mexican American president here LOL. If you want more info or have ?'s feel free to PM me! Good luck!!
No, Phen does NOT decrease the effectiveness of the Pill. But yes, it is true that the Pill is not as effective for people over 155 lbs.
I just switched bc pills to Yasmin...not the new YAZ. My doctor advised me against the low dose pills because he said ANY other medications can negate its effectiveness. I trust him so I am sticking to the regular bc pills!
-^-That's not true. Not that I think that I know more than a doctor, but I have heard people say many wacky things about birth control that doctors tell them. Seriously, aside from certain antibiotics and some St. John's Wort supplements, most medication do not decrease the effectiveness of the Pill. Are you over 155 lbs? Maybe that's why he didn't want to put you on a lower dose pill.


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Brown (N.) Group PLC
10 May 2005
10 May 2005
N Brown Group plc
N Brown Group plc, the Manchester based direct home shopping company, today
announces its preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 26 February 2005.
•Significant improvement in performance of the core Home Shopping business
with operating profit up 13.6% to £59.2m
•Group turnover £460.3m (2004: £470.5m)
•Group profit before tax and exceptionals £44.1m (2004: £49.1m)
•Exceptional provisions of £25.5m in respect of restructuring of House of
Stirling and Financial Services businesses
•Net cash inflow before financing of £19.3m and reduced gearing of 52%
(2004: 60%)
•Total dividend per share for the year maintained at 5.84p
•Group current trading shows underlying sales growth of 2%
Alan White, Chief Executive, said:
'We are pleased with the successful home shopping performance this year. N Brown
is working to build on this positive performance and also deliver a program of
significant change to restructure and re-focus our business model. We are
concentrating on the areas where we see the strongest future growth
opportunities, from our more profitable home shopping brands and channels to
'Over the course of this year, we have put in place many profit improvement
initiatives across the Group, and we are delighted to see early signs of the
benefit of these programmes.'
Lord Alliance CBE, Chairman, added:
'The Group has made significant progress in the profit recovery of the core home
shopping business during a year in which the management team has worked hard to
exploit additional channels to market for our specialist larger size product
'Our performance in the new financial year has started positively as customers
are reacting well to improvements in product ranges and new catalogue
For further information please contact:
N Brown Group plc
On the day: 0207 554 1400
Alan White, Chief Executive Thereafter: 0161 236 2000
Dean Moore, Finance Director
Website : www.nbrown.co.uk
Gavin Anderson & Company
Charlotte Stone / Fergus Wylie Tel: 020 7554 1400
The Group results for the year ended 26th February 2005 show significant
progress has been made in the profit recovery of the core home shopping
business, reflecting the major focus on margins and new growth areas over the
past two years. In the continuing tough trading conditions, which have affected
the whole retailing industry, this division, which accounts for over 90% of
total revenues, increased operating profits by 13.6% on turnover up 0.9%.
A program to rationalise and restructure our other businesses will be completed
by the autumn. Impairment costs of £25.5m have been provided to effect these
changes with positive benefits for group profitability going forward.
Overall group turnover is down by 2.2% at £460.3m but operating profit before
operating exceptional items is up from £54.2m to £54.4m. Pre-tax profit is
£18.6m (2004, £31.0m) after accounting for higher interest charges, joint
venture losses and impairment provisions.
The borrowings have reduced to £126.2m during the year with a net cash inflow
before financing of £19.3m generated by a significant reduction in both the
working capital and capital expenditure requirements.
This results in gearing of 52% (2004, 60%) on net assets of £243.3m and interest
cover before operating exceptional items of 6.5 times. The Board is recommending
maintaining the dividend at 5.84p, covered 1.9 times before operating
exceptional items.
Home Shopping
Core home shopping results, excluding House of Stirling and Teleview which are
covered separately below, show a significant operating profit improvement, up
13.6% at £59.2m (2004 £52.2m) on turnover up 0.9% to £416.5m. This reflects the
concerted management action which has resulted in a 1.3% gross margin rate
improvement and a cost reduction programme which has reduced selling and
administration costs by over £4m.
Our home shopping strategy is to focus on specific customer and product niches,
with particular specialism in larger sizes and/or the over forty-five customer.
Whilst turnover growth has been modest we have shown considerable success in
certain key product categories. Overall sales of ladieswear were level with last
year despite strong deflation in the market place, and within this sales of
corsetry and lingerie were up by 9%. Footwear was our strongest performing range
with sales up 13%.
The total turnover for home and leisure products was, as expected, slightly down
at £116m. The tighter credit controls, introduced to improve profitability, had
the predicted impact on slowing sales of the higher value furniture and
electrical lines. This was offset by the launch of a new Christmas Gifts
catalogue which resulted in a greater contribution from toys, gifts and
Sales grew in all three of our customer age groups. Within the younger titles
(30-45 age group) Fashion World remains the dominant catalogue but the fastest
growing brand is still Simply Be, where sales grew by 18%.
The main mid-life group of catalogues targeted at the 45-65 age group rose by 1%
to £293m including sales from the House of Bath database we acquired in November
2004. Once this business is fully integrated we will use it as a platform to
increase sales from the ABC1 socio-demographic groups, where the market is
growing strongly.
Sales to the older customers (65 plus) rose by 2% to £22m with good performances
from Heather Valley and Special Collection.
Our emphasis on customer recruitment has been to improve the quality rather than
the quantity of our database. We discontinued the Value Catalogue and Home
Essentials on grounds of low profitability, which contributed to a 3% decline in
customer numbers. The higher quality customer base, together with improved
targeting and catalogue content, resulted in the average sales per customer
rising by 4%.
Our channels to market continue to evolve. Internet penetration has increased to
11% of total sales, reflecting growth of over 60% to £44m. We plan to increase
this further by both promoting this channel to our existing customers and
building new on-line brands. For example, Viva La Diva.com has been launched and
is aimed at a new audience, offering a range of high street and designer
footwear brands in addition to our own range of wide fitting footwear.
In late autumn we launched the Express Shopping Channel on the main digital
television channels in partnership with Northern and Shell. Our share of losses
was £1.9m as planned, including set up costs.
The gross margin has improved by 1.3% to 56.6% through a combination of reduced
bad debts, following the tightening of credit limits, and a deliberate move to
reduce the level of discounting.
As we outlined at the interim results, we have embarked on a focussed cost
reduction campaign, including using on-line auction techniques to improve
purchase prices and, where necessary, restructuring business processes. This has
yielded savings of £4m in the current year.
House of Stirling
The recovery plan implemented for House of Stirling, our door-to-door selling
operation, has delivered the expected reduction in losses in the second half.
The underlying results for the year show sales of £24m, down 27.5%, and
pre-exceptional operating losses of £6.3m (2004, £2.0m).
We have undertaken a fundamental review of the business and are taking radical
action to stem the losses, resulting in an impairment charge of £22.5m. This is
shown separately as an operational exceptional item.
The disposal process for our television rental operation has been protracted. We
are in negotiations with interested parties and hope to conclude a deal shortly.
The operating result was break-even compared with a £1.2m pre-exceptional
operating profit last year.
Financial Services
We have been making personal loans to our customers since 2001. After a thorough
review of the prospects for this business we have decided to offer these
products only as an intermediary, for which we receive guaranteed commission.
The existing loan portfolio of £19m will be collected out by our own debt
collection team but we anticipate a shortfall of £3m, including costs, which has
been taken as an operating exceptional item. The pre-exceptional operating
profit in the division was £1.2m (2004, £2.4m).
Fulfilment Services
An operating profit before operating exceptional items of £0.3m has been
achieved against £0.8m last year. The interactive services activity was closed
down in July 2004 and the focus is now clearly on more profitable fulfilment
contracts, helping retailers to establish their on-line and catalogue channels.
We are working on a solid pipeline of opportunities, and fulfilment contracts
have now been signed with Woolworths and more recently JJB Sports. The rapid
growth of multi-channel retailing continues to provide exciting opportunities
for Zendor.
Jim Martin, currently non-executive Deputy Chairman and distinguished former
Chief Executive, has indicated his intention to retire from the board at our
Annual General Meeting in July. Jim has served 31 years with the company, during
which it has grown from a market capitalisation of only £4m, much of it due to
his outstanding retailing skills, as well as sheer hard work. We thank Jim for
his enormous contribution to the company over many years and wish him well.
Prospects & Outlook
Despite the reported weakening of general customer demand in recent months, we
have seen some encouraging signs in current trading. Sales in our core home
shopping business for the 10 weeks since the year end are running 5% ahead of
last year, 3% of which is contributed by House of Bath customers. However in the
light of recent announcements in the sector we remain cautious in our outlook
for both sales and gross margin.
The restructuring program for our non-core activities will be completed by the
autumn, resulting in a significant improvement in the rate of return on capital
Overall we are delighted that the many profit improvement initiatives we have
put in place in the core business are starting to deliver positive results.
Sales in many of our key product categories are advancing and we have improved
both the gross margin and the cost base, with a further limited net benefit to
come in the current year.
The fact that this has been achieved in a very competitive retail market,
confirms our confidence in the program we are now pursuing. Whilst there is more
progress to be made, the hard work of management and staff is starting to be
Lord David Alliance, CBE
10 May 2005
We are pleased to report that in the year ended 26th February 2005 we have made
good progress in implementing our specialist multi-channel home shopping
strategy, whilst at the same time rationalising our other activities. We will
continue to pursue these two routes which we believe will enable us to succeed
in a highly competitive and deflationary retail environment.
Home Shopping
Turnover from our core home shopping activities was up by 0.9% at £416.5m.
Operating profit increased by 13.6% to £59.2m, giving an operating margin of
The key reasons for the improvement in operating profits are a reduction in bad
debts, a direct result of the introduction of a more tightly controlled credit
policy since 2003, and also reduced selling and administration costs resulting
from a group-wide campaign to improve business processes and reduce costs.
Channels to Market
Customers have never had so many ways to spend their money. We have responded to
this competitive environment by expanding our channels to market and by targeted
promotional activity.
The core route to our customer remains the mailing of catalogues. The frequency
of mailings has been increasing, with our best customers receiving a major
catalogue or brochure almost every month. This frequent contact helps to keep
the offer fresh, the customers loyal and increases our share of their overall
spending. These additional mailings also allow the introduction of new, and
seasonal products, and we can offer selective price reductions and promotional
offers to stimulate demand.
Varying catalogue formats has proved successful in achieving enhanced response
rates. The sales from leaflets accompanying customers' statements have been
declining and we have been deliberately switching our marketing investment into
the direct mailing of mid-season catalogues (such as New Now, Summer Value and
Classic Detail), where the sales rose by 5% to £91m.
In addition to direct mail we continue to expand telemarketing activity at our
call centres. In the last year £37m of revenue (up 3%) was generated through up
selling techniques used on inbound orders and from outbound calls to selected
customers promoting our special offers.
Our on-line activity continues to grow rapidly. Initially the internet was
merely an alternative ordering mechanism to the telephone and post. This is no
longer the case. We are now well into the development phase where our websites
carry a much wider range of offers and products than any of our catalogues.
These offers may be targeted at specific events, such as Mothers Day, or include
additional products, such as flowers and vitamins. This channel to market
therefore remains a key area for future development and growth.
The major internet launch last year was Viva La Diva.com which is targeted at
women who love shoes. In addition to our own range of wide fitting footwear a
number of high street brands (such as Schuh, Carvela and Hobbs) and fashion shoe
designers (including Emma Hope and Lulu Guinness) are helping us to provide the
most comprehensive on-line footwear selection in the UK.
The availability of delivery to customers direct from the supplier is vital to
these on-line ventures if they are to deliver an acceptable return. The ability
to launch new concepts for a low level of investment, and the reduced cost of
communication with customers, makes the internet an increasing focus of our
development activities.
Retail shops are a small part of our multi-channel mix at present. We have had
for some time a chain of nineteen stores in the North East of England to sell
off end of range stock. House of Bath has a shop at its headquarters in Bath
which attracts customers who want to buy the goods on sale in the catalogues in
person rather than by home delivery. We are testing this concept further with a
trial store in Harrogate for our Shoe Tailor brand, offering a selection from
our footwear range and a personalised measuring service, augmented with a much
wider range available for home delivery.
Customer Groups
We operate a portfolio of catalogues targeted at defined customer groups. The
common link is the product range which is targeted at either the larger customer
and/or those aged over forty-five. The customers are classified into three age
groups. The younger customers aged 30-45 are predominantly serviced by the
Fashion World and Simply Be catalogues. Total sales were £102m, up 1% on last
The midlife customer group, incorporating principally the J D Williams, Ambrose
Wilson, Oxendales, Premier Man and Fifty Plus brands, increased sales by 1% to
£293m, accounting for 70% of the home shopping total.
The new addition to this group was House of Bath, a business we acquired out of
administration in November 2004 for a total cost of £1.5m. This acquisition has
given us access to a database of over one million customers in the more affluent
ABC1 socio-demographic groups, currently the fastest growing sector of the home
shopping market. The key task is to integrate House of Bath's operations into N
Brown's facilities, which will be completed later this summer. This will
facilitate mailings to and from other parts of the customer database, allow
parcels to be distributed through our courier network and enable the provision
of a suitable credit offer.
The launch in January 2005 of a 200 page catalogue to our best performing
customers in our 65+ aged group has helped to reverse the recent downward trend
in sales from this customer group. There were good performances from both
Heather Valley and Special Collection in particular. Sales in total rose by 2%
to £22m.
Product Ranges
Our product ranges are tailored to the needs of our chosen groups. In order to
deliver authority in our larger sizes and fittings proposition we have over
50,000 different product options each season. The best performances have come
from our most specialist product areas.
Ladieswear sales of £224m represents 54% of our total sales, the same as the
previous year. Basic casual clothing was impacted by deflation in prices, driven
by the discount sector, but we saw strong demand for occasionwear, outerwear and
styles for the more mature lady. Corsetry and lingerie, where we offer a
comprehensive range of fittings and styles, saw a 9% sales increase. Menswear
sales of £31m were level with the previous year with the sales concentrated at
the lower price points. This pattern has been reflected in our 2005 menswear
ranges where we have a higher proportion of value for money lines.
Footwear is a core range where we sell in excess of one million pairs of
wide-fitting shoes each year. Additional sales from a range of footwear in
younger styles for the Fashion World and Simply Be customers, together with an
expanded range for the midlife customer, helped aggregate footwear sales to rise
by 13% to £46m.
Home and leisure sales were 1% lower at £116m. However the launch of the new
Christmas Gifts catalogues in the autumn gave new impetus to sales of toys,
gifts and decorations. Similarly, the bulk of sales from the House of Bath
catalogues are largely for home and leisure lines, generally in the 'hard to
find' category.
The plan for our product ranges in the 2005 catalogues is to increase further
our market share in our core product areas. We will be reducing the number of
stock lines but the product options will increase as we selectively introduce
more smaller sizes and variable garment lengths.
Other Activities
House of Stirling, our weekly collected credit operation incurred losses of
£4.2m in the first half, and we instigated a recovery plan which has been
implemented throughout the second half. This has resulted in a significant
improvement in the rate of cash collection, although sales have remained subdued
due to the more conservative underwriting criteria. The results for the year
show turnover of £24.0m, down 27.5%, and pre-exceptional operating losses of
£6.3m against £2.0m last year. A fundamental review of the business has
concluded that we need to rationalise the business, which is unique in being
product-based rather than loan-based, if we are to eliminate losses in the
future. We have taken an impairment charge of £22.5m to facilitate this
Zendor, which provides home shopping solutions for multi-channel retailers, has
seen a number of changes during the year. Eunite, the interactive services
division, was closed as planned in July 2004 and the focus concentrated on
securing fulfilment contracts from the top 200 UK retailers, many of whom are
planning to expand their catalogue and on-line activities. Zendor was successful
last year in winning contracts with Daisy and Tom, Woolworths and, most
recently, JJB Sports and there is a good pipeline of prospects. Sales were
£7.4m, down 16.9% with a pre-exceptional operating profit of £0.3m (2004,
Financial income is a core part of N Brown's activities. The major activity is
the provision of flexible credit accounts for our home shopping customers, and
this has continued successfully throughout the period. In addition we offer
warranty and insurance products and personal loans to our customers. Turnover
for the year from these activities was down 22.9% at £6.7m, as we tightened the
underwriting criteria, producing an operating profit of £1.2m (2004, £2.4m).
The insurance products are provided by financial services companies with N Brown
Group acting as a broker, but the personal loans have been transacted as a
principal. These loans have not delivered an acceptable return on capital
employed and we have decided to collect out the existing portfolio. We have
recognised a £3m impairment on the £19m loan portfolio as a consequence of this
exit. Going forward we will instead offer personal loans to our customers from
third party providers for which we will receive a guaranteed commission.
Balance Sheet and Cashflow
The group's borrowings have been reduced to £126.2m as a result of a net cash
inflow before financing of £19.3m against an outflow of £30.5m last year. The
main changes relate to a lower level of working capital requirements and capital
expenditure of only £9.4m. Net assets at the year-end are £243.3m (2004,
£244.3m) with gearing reduced to 52%. The underlying financial strength of the
business has significantly improved during the last year.
Future growth for the business will come from expanding our customer base,
developing the channels to our customers and refining the product range.
Once we have integrated House of Bath onto our logistics platform we see
opportunities for expanding sales to the more affluent customer. We will also be
concentrating on reactivating lapsed customers and on-line search engines will
be an increasing source of new customer recruitment.
Our internet websites will be further developed. Vivaladiva.com will be
supported with a public relations campaign and Petfoodnstuff.com has recently
been launched to satisfy the millions of pet-loving consumers. We see further
opportunities for specialist websites.
There is additional scope to improve the efficiency of the business and we
intend to build on the great response we had from the whole management team last
year in rising to the challenge to reduce costs and change our business
The clear focus on niche customers and products is starting to produce positive
results, and is helping us to succeed in a highly competitive and deflationary
retail environment. The business is developing a number of marketing channels to
customers and improving the targeting of products and catalogues to customers.
Current trading is 5% up on last year in the core home shopping business, and 2%
up on a like-for-like basis excluding House of Bath for the 10 weeks since the
year end.
We are pleased with the progress we have made in the last year and remain
confident that our strategy will provide a solid platform for the future.
Alan White
10 May 2005
for the 52 weeks ended
26 February 2005
Continuing activities Goodwill
activities before goodwill Amortisation
before Operating Unaudited amortisation & operating Audited
operating exceptional Total & operating exceptional Total
exceptional items 52 weeks to exceptional items 52 weeks to
items (note 4) 26-Feb-05 items (note 4) 28-Feb-04
Note £m £m £m £m £m £m
Turnover 1 460.3 - 460.3 470.5 - 470.5
Operating profit before
goodwill amortisation 2 54.4 (25.5) 28.9 54.2 (7.8) 46.4
Goodwill amortisation - - - - (10.3) (10.3)
Operating profit 3 54.4 (25.5) 28.9 54.2 (18.1) 36.1
Share of joint venture (1.9) - (1.9) - - -
operating loss
Profit/(loss) on sale of (0.3) - (0.3) 1.0 - 1.0
tangible fixed assets
Profit on ordinary 52.2 (25.5) 26.7 55.2 (18.1) 37.1
activities before
finance charges
Net interest payable (8.1) - (8.1) (6.1) - (6.1)
and similar charges
Profit on ordinary 44.1 (25.5) 18.6 49.1 (18.1) 31.0
activities before
Taxation on profit on (11.0) 7.7 (3.3) (13.8) 1.2 (12.6)
ordinary activities
Profit on ordinary 33.1 (17.8) 15.3 35.3 (16.9) 18.4
activities after
Equity minority - - - - (0.5) (0.5)
Profit for the financial 33.1 (17.8) 15.3 35.3 (17.4) 17.9
Dividends 6 (17.2) - (17.2) (17.1) - (17.1)
Retained profit/(loss) 15.9 (17.8) (1.9) 18.2 (17.4) 0.8
for the year
Underlying earnings 7 11.25p 12.02p
per share
Goodwill amortisation (6.07)p (5.91)p
& operating exceptional -------- --------
Basic earnings per 5.18p 6.11p
share -------- --------
Diluted earnings 7 5.17p 6.08p
per share -------- --------
Dividends per
share 6 5.84p 5.84p
-------- --------
as at 26 February 2005
Unaudited Audited
2005 2004
£m £m
(restated note 8)
Fixed assets
Intangible assets 1.5 -
Tangible assets 78.8 83.0
Investments 0.1 -
80.4 83.0
Current assets
Stocks 44.8 46.4
Debtors 332.6 354.1
Cash at bank and in hand 44.5 26.8
421.9 427.3
Amounts falling due within one year (84.2) (90.4)
Net current assets 337.7 336.9
Total assets less current liabilities 418.1 419.9
Amounts falling due after more than one year (170.0) (170.6)
Provisions for liabilities and charges (4.8) (5.0)
Net assets 243.3 244.3
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital 29.5 29.5
Share premium account 9.2 9.1
Own shares (1.5) (2.3)
Profit and loss account 206.1 208.0
Equity shareholders' funds 243.3 244.3
Equity minority interests - -
Capital employed 243.3 244.3
Gearing 52% 60%
for the 52 weeks ended 26 February 2005
Unaudited Audited
2005 2005 2004 2004
Note £m £m £m £m
Net cash inflow from operating activities 5 66.5 29.4
Returns on investments and servicing of
Interest paid (8.3) (6.3)
Interest element of finance lease payments (0.1) (0.1)
------- -------
Net cash outflow from returns on
and servicing of finance (8.4) (6.4)
Corporation tax paid (14.5) (12.8)
Capital expenditure and financial investment
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (9.4) (25.4)
Loans advanced to Joint Venture (2.0) -
Sale of fixed asset investment - 0.8
Sale of tangible fixed assets 4.9 0.6
Decrease in own shares held in trust 0.8 0.7
------- -------
Net cash outflow from capital expenditure
and financial investment (5.7) (23.3)
Acquisitions and disposals
Purchase of subsidiary undertakings - (0.3)
Purchase of trade and assets (1.5) -
------- -------
Net cash outflow from acquisitions and
disposals (1.5) (0.3)
Equity dividends paid (17.1) (17.1)
-------- -------
Cash inflow/(outflow) before financing 19.3 (30.5)
Issue of ordinary share capital 0.1 0.4
New loans - 34.0
Loan repayments - (0.5)
Capital element of finance leases (0.6) (0.5)
------- -------
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from financing (0.5) 33.4
-------- -------
Increase in cash in the year 18.8 2.9
-------- -------
GROUP CASH FLOW STATEMENT, contd.
for the 52 weeks ended 26 February 2005
Unaudited Audited
2005 2004
£m £m
-------- -------
Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net debt
Increase in cash in the year 18.8 2.9
Cash inflow from increase in loans - (34.0)
Repayment of loans - 0.5
Repayment of capital element of finance leases 0.6 0.5
-------- -------
Movement in net debt in the year 19.4 (30.1)
Net debt at 28 February 2004 (145.6) (115.5)
-------- --------
Net debt at 26 February 2005 (126.2) (145.6)
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for the 52 weeks ended 26 February 2005
Unaudited Audited
2005 2004
£m £m
Profit for the financial year 15.3 17.9
Exchange adjustments offset in reserves 0.2 (0.1)
Total recognised gains relating to the year 15.5 17.8
for the 52 weeks ended 26 February 2005
Unaudited Audited
2005 2004
£m £m
(restated note 8)
Profit for the financial year 15.3 17.9
Dividends (17.2) (17.1)
(1.9) 0.8
Other recognised gains and losses (net) relating
to the year 0.2 (0.1)
Share option charge 0.6 0.2
Issue of ordinary share capital 0.1 0.4
Net (reduction in)/additions to shareholders' funds (1.0) 1.3
Equity shareholders' funds at 28 February 2004 244.3 243.0
(originally £246.6m before deducting prior period
adjustment of £2.3m)
Equity shareholders' funds at 26 February 2005 243.3 244.3
for the 52 weeks ended 26 February 2005
Unaudited Audited
2005 2004
1. Analysis of turnover £m £m
Home shopping 416.5 412.6
Door to door selling 24.0 33.1
TV Rental 5.7 7.2
Financial services 6.7 8.7
Fulfilment 7.4 8.9
460.3 470.5
Unaudited Audited
2. Analysis of operating profit before goodwill 2005 2004
amortisation and operating exceptional items £m £m
Home shopping 59.2 51.8
Door to door selling (6.3) (2.0)
TV Rental - 1.2
Financial services 1.2 2.4
Fulfilment 0.3 0.8
54.4 54.2
Unaudited Audited
2005 2004
3. Analysis of operating profit £m £m
Home shopping 59.2 52.2
Door to door selling (28.8) (2.0)
TV Rental - (8.4)
Financial services (1.8) 2.4
Fulfilment 0.3 (8.1)
28.9 36.1
Unaudited Audited
4. Analysis of goodwill amortisation and 2005 2004
operating exceptional items £m £m
Amortisation of goodwill - 0.6
Impairment of carrying value of tangible fixed assets - 7.8
Impairment of carrying value of financial services 3.0 -
Impairment of carrying value of door to door selling
operation 22.5 -
Write-off of carrying value of goodwill - 9.7
25.5 18.1
Unaudited Audited
5. Reconciliation of operating profit to 2005 2004
operating cash flows £m £m
Operating profit 28.9 36.1
Decrease/(increase) in stocks 1.6 (4.7)
Decrease/(increase) in debtors 17.6 (23.2)
Increase/(decrease) in creditors 7.5 (9.6)
Depreciation 10.9 12.6
Amortisation of goodwill and other intangible fixed
assets - 0.7
Impairment of goodwill and tangible fixed assets - 17.5
Net cash inflow from operating activities 66.5 29.4
6. An interim dividend of 1.74p per ordinary share was paid on 7 January 2005 to
shareholders on the register at the close of business on 10 December 2004. A
final dividend of 4.10p per ordinary share is proposed to be paid on 27 July
2005 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 1 July 2005.
7. The calculation of earnings per share is based on the profit for the
financial year of £15.3m (2004, £18.4m) and the weighted average number of
shares in issue during the year of 294.0m (2004, 293.0m). To assist comparison,
an underlying earnings per share has also been calculated to exclude the impact
of goodwill amortisation and operating exceptional items and is based on a
profit for the financial year of £33.1m (2004, £35.3m). For diluted earnings per
share, the weighted average number of shares of 294.7m (2004, 294.1m) has been
calculated after adjusting for the potential dilution of outstanding share
8. The financial information set out above does not constitute the group's
statutory financial statements for the 52 weeks ended 26 February 2005 or the 52
weeks ended 28 February 2004. The financial information for the 52 weeks ended
28 February 2004 is derived from the statutory financial statements for that
year which have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditors have
reported on the financial statements for the 52 weeks ended 28 February 2004;
their report was unqualified and did not contain any statement under Section 237
(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 1985.
The accounts for the 52 weeks to 28 February 2004 have been restated following
the implementation of UITF Abstract 38 - Accounting for ESOP Trusts. The effect
of this change is that shares held within Employee Share Option Schemes are no
longer classified in the balance sheet as a fixed asset investment but as a
deduction from shareholders' funds. This change has no impact on the profit and
loss account. All other accounting policies adopted are consistent with those
set out in the Annual Report and Accounts for the 52 weeks ended 28 February
The auditors have not reported on financial statements for the 52 weeks ended 26
February 2005, nor have any such financial statements been delivered to the
Registrar of Companies.
This report was approved by the Board of Directors on 10 May 2005.
It is expected that the full Annual Report and Accounts for the 52 weeks ended
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Croydon Village Outlet plunged further into crisis this week as staff threatened to take legal action and go on strike over unpaid wages while debtors chased thousands of pounds in unpaid bills.
Employees of the troubled department store are understood to be in talks with workplace dispute arbitrator Acas, with many workers yet received last month's pay cheques and prepared to walk out in protest.
Staff also condemned the "appalling" conduct of managers who they allege threatened them with the sack if they took action over unpaid wages.
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