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This year 870 bills, constitutional amendments and legislative resolutions were introduced in the Legislature. We will not know until June how many bills will actually change Nebraskas laws. If past patterns hold true, a relatively small number of proposals will survive the process.
This year I introduced 10 bills and a resolution to seek legislative support for an important issue in District 43. All the bills I offered were prompted by ideas to benefit our district.
The hearing on LB 643, the first bill of my legislative career, was held in the Urban Affairs Committee on Feb. 5.
The bill was brought to me by the Nebraska League of Municipalities, and the city manager of Alliance testified in support. LB 643 would grant more local control to first and second class cities as well as villages to regulate nuisances created by excessive growth of weeds and grasses. The bill would also allow the communities to determine how to notify a property owner of the nuisance and clarify the appeal process for the owner.
Between Feb. 19-22, I will introduce bills in the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committees.
On Feb. 19, LB 647 and LB 654 are scheduled in the Agriculture Committee.
Brand area
More than 70% of Nebraska is in the brand area representing all or part of 49 counties. The remaining 30% of Nebraska does not have an inspection program. This creates significant inconvenience and confusion for individuals who live on the edge of the brand area, as well as additional expense for inspection when going to and from summer grass. It is also a loophole, through which thieves can easily crawl to steal cattle.
Therefore, I introduced LB 654 which would move the entire state into the brand area.
There is significant interest in this bill, and I have been surprised by the number of supporters who currently live outside the brand area. This bill will also add revenue for Nebraska's beef checkoff, since brand inspectors would be the collectors for cattle in the area which was formerly outside the brand area. At the present time, those collections are based purely on the honor system.
Animal ID
The second and related bill is LB 647. This bill would specify that Nebraska will not require individual animal identification for cattle imported into Nebraska from a state with a registered brand inspection program.
The bill was originally introduced by Sen. Leroy Louden last session but died at the end of the session. Since that time USDA has issued rules that permit states to develop their own programs for importing and exporting cattle. LB 647 would help Nebraska's sale barns and feedlots, since it would not impose a significant ID workload on cattlemen exporting cattle to Nebraska from selected states.
Cowboy Trail
On Feb. 20, the Natural Resources Committee will hear LB 493 - my proposal to allow the Game and Parks Commission to lease or transfer portions of the Cowboy Trail to a political subdivision or a nonprofit organization.
Any entity that assumed responsibility for a portion of the Trail would be required to do so at its own expense. This bill would permit local government entities to develop the Trail in a manner that fits their unique needs or desires, but the Trail must remain available for conversion back to a railroad bed if the need develops.
Water reservoirs
The Natural Resources Committee will hear two of my bills and Legislative Resolution 40 on Friday, Feb. 22. Concerns have been expressed by District 43 constituents because federal reservoirs are prohibited from storing water when there is an irrigation need upstream from the reservoir.
The concerns were addressed by this committee at a meeting in December 2012.
LB 391 resulted from the meeting. I was asked to introduce the bill this year on behalf of Ainsworth and Mirage Flats Irrigation Districts, which are obligated to release water when upstream calls are made.
LB 391 would address the issues affecting federal reservoirs when the Department of Natural Resources issues a notice to prohibit the storage of water. This bill would not offer a solution to the problem. Rather, it would provide a forum through which the Natural Resources Committee and interested parties could come together to create an acceptable solution.
In general, LB 634 was prompted by the historic fires of 2012. The goals of LB 634 are to significantly improve the protection of life and property in Nebraska, use aerial resources to reduce the size and intensity of future fires, reduce the cost for wildfire suppression, and mitigate fire damage to watersheds.
We are seeking an allocation of approximately $1.7 million for fire suppression, forest thinning, surplus equipment purchases and training.
If passed, legislative bills become law. Legislative resolutions can be used for several purposes but are not introduced to change Nebraska's statutes.
My resolution, LR 40, would ask the Legislature to express its support for the federal government to share the cost to replace fencing destroyed by fire between private and public lands in Dawes, Sioux and Sheridan Counties. Just like a bill, LR 40 will have a public hearing. If approved by the committee, LR 40 would be advanced to the floor for debate by the entire legislature. If it is adopted, a copy of the resolution would be sent to the United States Forest Service in Chadron, to President Obama and to all members of Nebraska's congressional delegation.
When I became a senator, I was advised to consider public hearing testimony, listen to floor debate and consider changes that can alter the original intent of a bill before taking a position on most legislation. This was some of the best advice I received, and I try to heed it every day.
As always, I value your input, and welcome phone calls, emails and personal visits from you.
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- New garage increases commuter parking capacity — close to 1,300 garage spaces and 225 surface spaces.
- Part of the Board of Supervisors' First Four-Year Transportation Plan.
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors invites area residents to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Burke Centre Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Station Parking Garage on Saturday, June 28, at 1 p.m. The site is located at 10399 Premier Court, Burke. Speakers will include Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerald E. Connolly and Braddock District Supervisor Sharon Bulova.
The new garage, with close to 1,300 garage spaces and 225 surface spaces, will offer Burke commuters increased parking capacity.
"The community was involved in the garage design process, and I'm happy that we were able to make their vision a reality," said Bulova. "It's a beautiful facility where the community can connect to the region's transportation network through VRE."
The parking garage was part of the Board of Supervisors' First Four-Year Transportation Plan. The $28.8 million project was federally funded through the Congestion Management and Air Quality (CMAQ) program and other federal funds. The design was a coordinated effort among federal agencies, Fairfax County, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), VRE, the local Burke Centre community and commuters.
"As the demand for transportation alternatives continues to grow, we are pleased that more commuters can be accommodated at the Burke Centre VRE Station," said Fairfax County Department of Transportation Director Kathy Ichter.
The new garage provides a covered walkway to the train platform, elevators and stairways, and pedestrian and accessible amenities. The architecture features brick facades, decorative planters and a clock tower that was designed by retired engineer Sam DiBartolo, a Burke Centre resident and member of the Burke Centre VRE Parking Garage Community Task Force. In addition to the new parking garage, the Burke Centre VRE Station will have a designated bus loop, kiss-and-ride drop-off area and bus shelters when construction is completed this fall. The project design and construction was managed by the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services.
The Burke Centre VRE Station is served by Metrobus and EZ Bus, which continued to operate during construction. Additional shuttle service, which ran between the station and temporary offsite parking locations at the new Burke Centre Library and St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church, is no longer operating.
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Screen-detected Coeliac Disease, a Population Based Study
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|Celiac Disease
|Other: Gluten-free diet
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|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|Screen-detected Coeliac Disease. Prevalence and Impact on Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Quality of Life
- Gastrointestinal symptoms [ Time Frame: One year ]Change in GSRS (Gastrointestinal symptoms rating scale) score at 1 year compared to baseline
- Quality of Life [ Time Frame: One year ]Change in Quality of Life score (PGWBI - Psychological General Well-Being Index) at 1 year compared to baseline
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|Study Start Date:
|October 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|September 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Dietary instruction
Gluten-free diet
Other: Gluten-free diet
Dietary advice by clinical dietitian
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Few population-based studies have examined the prevalence of coeliac disease and the impact of undiagnosed coeliac disease on health. Moreover, the number of people with undiagnosed coeliac disease is much higher than the number who know their diagnosis.
The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of coeliac disease and the impact of undiagnosed coeliac disease on health.
In a health survey of the population of Tromsø Norway, serological markers of coeliac disease (transglutaminase 2, TG2 and deamidated gliadin antibody test) have been analyzed. Individuals with increased level of one of these markers, will be invited for upper endoscopy with small bowel biopsy examination to confirm the diagnosis of coeliac disease. All persons with screen detected coeliac disease, will be advised to start a gluten free diet.
Health status and Quality of Life will be examined by means of the Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scale (GSRS) and the Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWBI) respectively.
- At baseline GSRS and PGWBI will be analyzed in persons with screen detected and biopsy verified coeliac disease and compared with a group of healthy control persons from the health-survey cohort.
- In a prospective study of the persons with screen detected coeliac disease, health status (GSRS) and Quality of Life will be compared before and after one year on a gluten free diet.
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|30 Years to 87 Years (Adult, Senior)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Increased level of serological markers (Transglutaminase 2 or Deamidated Gliadin) and biopsy verified coeliac disease
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previously diagnosed coeliac disease
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01695681
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|Tromsoe, Norway, 9038
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|Jan- M Kvamme, MD PhD
|University of Tromso
|Study Chair:
|Trond Halstensen, MD PhD
|University of Oslo
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|University Hospital of North Norway
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|Study First Received:
|September 26, 2012
|Last Updated:
|November 28, 2016
Keywords provided by University Hospital of North Norway:
Quality of life
Celiac Disease/diet therapy
Celiac Disease/diagnosis
Prospective Studies
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Celiac Disease
Malabsorption Syndromes
Intestinal Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Metabolic Diseases
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Camp Parking is available through Gate 5 in Parking Structure A, or in the meters on Jefferson and Vermont. On-campus parking costs $8 for the day, while the meters are $1/hour.
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" Manufacturer: ELC / Age: 3 Years+ / Type: Music "
My daughter loves making noise, be it shouting or banging things against things. Last year I decided to buy her a few toy musical instruments so that she could make as much noise as she wanted without doing something she shouldn't be doing. One thing I purchased was these jingle bells from Early Learning Centre.
The jingle bells cost £3 from Early Learning Centre so I imagine they will be available to buy from Mothercare and Amazon too. It's worth bearing in mind that Early Learning Centre often have 20% off codes floating about so you could get the bells for £2.40 if you look around.
The bells are available to buy in a few different colours, red, green and blue. We purchased the green jingle bells. The handle is mainly green with red bits attaching the bells to the handle. The bells are of a nice size and are neither too big nor too small for the handle, they are in perfect proportion. To operate the instrument you simply pick the handle up and shake it around, it doesn't get much easier than that!
The jingle bells have a recommended age of three years, I'm not really sure why this is as now that we've got it, I didn't know why I didn't purchase them sooner. Under supervision, I don't see any reason why it shouldn't be giving to even younger children. My daughter had hers at around 18 months old and loved the bells from the start. In the beginning she just used to toddle around with the bells in the hand, then soon learnt that shaking them would create a nice tinkling noise and began shaking them more and more. 18 months on, my daughter now shakes the bells in one hand, with her maraca in the other while I have to sing nursery rhymes in time to her ringing. I believe that these bells have definitely helped in terms of teaching my daughter about rhythms.
The handle of the bells used to get quite grubbing when my daughter was younger but easy to wipe off with a damp cloth or wet wipe. My daughters bells are now around 18 months old and still in a new condition, these will definitely stand the test of time.
At only £3, or cheaper still if you find a 20% off code, I'd definitely recommend these bells to any child. They are a cheap musical instrument that makes a lovely sound and made to a high quality like most other Early Learning Centre products.
When my daughter was born we got the usual free photo vouchers from Pixifoto, when we first took her for her free shoot she was only about 6 weeks old and so it was difficult to get her to look at the camera. The photographer used a couple of different bells to get her attention and she seemed to love them so whilst we were waiting to look at the photos they had taken we had a wander around the Early Learning Centre section and bought these and some hand bells for her.
The bells cost us £2.50 and now cost £3 so not too bad considering we are talking about 2 years ago, they are only available from the Early Learning Centre although I am sure you would pick up similar from other shops. The bells are supposed to be for ages 3 and up but we used them for our daughter to help progress her tracking and get her attention.
The bells comes in a variety of colours and we bought a set which has a bright red plastic handle with 3 yellow pieces of plastic at one end each of which is attached to a silver bell like you would get on a cats collar. The bells are on a nice thick handle so it is easy for little hands to grasp and my daughter was able to start shaking this around herself at about 6 months although she was always supervised as it would hurt if she hit her face with it.
My daughter really loved the bells and once she could laugh she would giggle for ages watching them and listening to them. My eldest daughter had problems with her tracking vision when she was a baby and we used these on our younger daughter to encourage her to follow them with her eyes which she could do without any problems. Now my children are older, 5 and 2, they still play with the bells and the bells are still in one piece with no damage at all, my elder daughter likes to ring the bells and sing her nursery rhymes along to them.
These are great value bells and are really sturdy and durable, they have provide plenty of play for my girls already and they still love them.
ELC have been selling these Jingle Bells for years, I first bought a set around ten years ago for my eldest two children and have added to the original two over the years when Hollie (and now David) decided how much they liked them. The design hasn't changed much over the years, the only difference being that the handles on the Jingle Bells I bought most recently are slightly more streamlined and ergonomically styled.
They are an extremely simple concept; three largish tinkly silver bells attached to a thick plastic handle, to 'work' them you simply pick them up and give them a shake. It's as easy as that - no batteries required and not a flashing light or robotic sound in sight, just a lovely creative little toy that has provided my kids with a surprising number of years entertainment.
The shape of the handle is perfect; ELC state the minimum recommended age for the Jingle Bells as three years, but that's madness in my opinion. Three of my four children have played with these from under twelve months old, to create such a stimulating toy like this and then give it such a high recommended age is bizarre - they're without exception made to such a high quality that not so much as a chip of plastic has ever come away from one of ours, even the older ones are still in amazingly one piece. The bells aren't big enough that if your toddler puts one in their mouth it's going to have a cue ball effect, I just can't understand why these shouldn't be suitable for younger babies. There's one thing I suppose, the obvious eventuality that one day your baby is going to bash themselves with the bells - umm, that's not going to kill them but maybe ELC are covering themselves in case of freak accidents?!
I love the sound of these. They tinkle and sound beautifully musical even when they're being slung around by a miserable seventeen month old, David actually isn't as enamoured with them as his sisters were but then he's 'one of those' kids who would rather crash a saucepan onto the tiled floor than do something that's actually aurally pleasing. At five (and being a real girly poser) Hollie likes to prance around the house and garden shaking them gently, it can be much more relaxing than you'd think due to the high quality and generally 'nice' sound of the bells - you can tell ELC haven't palmed the little people off with cheap and nasty bells. Much nicer than listening to Hollie on the recorder <shudder> anyway...
The simplicity of this toy is fantastic, it's a hark back to the days when you didn't need a degree to get a toy working and is so basic that it didn't even come with an instruction sticker let alone a sheet! £3 each (I'd recommend buying two) means it's reasonably pricey for what it is, but for me that fact that it IS what it is makes the Jingle Bells worth every penny. I'd say ours are played with three times a week on average by one of the kids, I suspect they'd be used more often if they didn't slide to the bottom of the toybox so easily as sometimes it seems that they're only played with when Hollie happens to come across them underneath mounds of Peppa Pig and Disney Princess toys!
I recommend them 100%. They encourage the kids to be creative (to a point, it's only bell shaking!), will stimulate younger babies even if they're not big enough to hold the bells themselves and have so far lasted brilliantly! The decade old Jingle Bells are visibly older in condition, the plastic has faded slightly on the handles but in a patchy manner which is very aging. They're still as sturdy and tight as the newer ones and sound just as Christmassy and fabulous!
My little munchkin, who is now three years old, is at that stage where he's wanting to express himself as loudly as possible. We bought him a number of musical instruments (the toy kind!) so that he could express himself in that way rather than screaming around the house.....and while I think he's benefitted from having the instruments, he hasn't stopped screaming around the house. So now we have his voice as well as his melodic musical tones!
Among the instruments we bought him were two ELC jungle bells which cost me £3.00 each. I didn't feel that £3.00 was a bad price, especially as the ELC tend to make really high quality products, but it was probably slightly more than I would usually have guessed from the ELC. They come in a variety of colours, and we have a blue and a red one which were the colours that he opted for. They essentially are three bells (bigger versions of the kind of bells you see on a cat collar) that are then attached to a handle and so you shake them and they make a jungle sound.
The handle is made of plastic and is bulky enough and lightweight enough for a small child to grip onto. It doesn't take a lot of dexterity to be able to hold onto the handle and shake it about and so I would imagine that most children would deal with this, although the recommendation is to not give this to kids under 36 months (although supervised I couldn't see a problem). The bells are well attached and no matter how much abuse that is inflicted upon the instrument they always seem to stay in one piece. There are no sharp bits not the Jingle Bells and so unless they hit each other with them I can't see how they could inflict any damage!
The sound is okay.....not too irritating and not to loud, but loud enough to make a child feel heard. They are also good just for encouraging musicality and teaching a child about rhythm and different sounds. I do recommend them but I think they need to be bought in conjunction with some other instruments. It's a shame that the ELC hasn't done a musical instrument pack where you could buy several instruments that complement each other at a reduced price.
My little girl and I go to a few different music classes and during these there is always an instrument section where the teacher gets out the instruments for all the kids to play with. These usually include little drums, shakers and the jingle bells. As such we have played quite a few different types of jingle bells and these are some of our favourites.
So what exactly is a jingle bell? According to an article I read, a jingle bell (or sleigh bell) is a type of bell which produces a distinctive 'jingle' sound, especially in large numbers. The simplest jingle bells are produced from a single piece of sheet metal bent into a roughlyspherical shape to contain a small ball bearing or short piece of metal rod. This method of production results in the classic two- or four-leaved shape.
So there you have it, now we know how they are produced. The Early Learning Centre jingle bells have three bells grouped together at the end of a handle. With three it makes a fairly loud sound without being too deafening and annoying when your child is shaking them right next to your ear!! I actually prefer the jingle bells that you find on a rounded handle that you can grip as I think you can hold onto them better this way but I guess this is the more traditional way to have jingle bells, on the end of a long stick.
The Early Learning Centre bells come on either a green, red or blue handle and cost £3 per bundle which is a cheap price for a fun instrument to start your kids love of music early. I also find they make nice little gifts at a kids party as well as one of my friends did the other year, not too costly and a nice gift to receive.
Loved them!! Loved them!!! I thought that the Early Learning Centre Jiggle Bells were the best little rattle I have ever bought, they were defently worth there wait in gold!!
Neither of my children have been easy! My daughter is 1 and has always been very fussy!! We tryed everything to keep her interested but nothing seemed to keep her happy for longer than 10 mins. So one day my Husband and I were on the hunt for new things to keep her ocuppied! We went into the Early Learning Centre and found there selection of musical instruments. We came across a few things we liked and bought the lot. We got the bells that rapped around the wrist or ancle but she didn't like them! Then we tryed her on the hand held ones and she loved them!! ( They even kept her amused!!)
The Jingle Bells where easy to hold, I loved the bright colours, The bells were securally fixed on,so no chance of choking!! The bells haven't rusted in anyway. There the perfect size to carry around with you or to pop in the nappy bag.
My husband and I even pretend its santas raindeers on the morning of christmas!! My little boy bought it hook line and sinker!!
I thought the price was a little steep at £3 but i think you can pick them up from ebay for 99p now. I know a few mums that have bought these for there Babys/Children and I have only heard good things about them!!
I would like to see some kind of gift set with other things like this as I would concider getting it as a Birthday/Christmas present for other children I know.
I would defently buy or recommed this product to a friend!!
These fab little jingle bells retail at £3 usually in the Early learning centre but I was lucky enough to be able to pick 3 up at half price in one of their sales a few years ago so watch out for reductions. And what a great little addition to any childrens toy collection they are. Brightly coloured, easy grip handles for little hands and a really effective jingle sound. Comprising of the handle and three stems each with a bell attached these really are as simple as it comes. Shake to activate. They really feel substantial as well for what they are, not like something that is going to break within a few uses.
These are recommended for 3 years + and my 3.5 year old loves them as part of his musical instrument collection. He will happily dance around to his music shaking one in each hand to his hearts content. When his friends come round to play and the music box comes out these (as well as the drums!) are always first to be grabbed. Easy to wipe clean with a baby wipe after sticky fingers have been all over them. Despite the age recommendation my daughter (6 months) absolutely loves shaking them as well and is fascinated by the sound they make. Always supervised of course with younger children as the first place she attempts to put them is in her mouth and with the small parts inside the bell the age recommendation is there for a reason!
My mother fosters a two year old who is blind and hard of hearing and he had two of these as part of his xmas present from us. As someone who relies heavily on the little hearing he has he is very particular about the toys that make him smile and these were a winner straight away! Overall I'd definately recommend for younger children.
When I took my daughter to the ELC she came across these Jingle Bells and asked if she could have them so that she could make sleigh noises at Christmas (it was coming up to Christmastime) and a £3.00 for a set I thought they were fairly priced so I got them for her though if I knew how much noise they could potentially make I probably would have swayed her towards something else!
The ELC states that not only will the jingle bells enable your child to express themselves artistically, it will encourage their senses and their imaginations too. The imagination part was already working before we had even got them to the till!
There are 3 different Jingle Bells available - one which is pink, one is blue and one is green. My daughter chose the pink one. The handle is made out of very solid plastic and it is a nice size for children to hold on to. There are 3 silver bells attached to the end which jingle at the slightest movement. For some reason the overall shape of the Jingle Bells reminds me of the foot of a frog. I don't know why it just does!
My daughter started playing with these as soon as we got in the car and did not stop for a few days with each jingle being a sign that "Santa was closer"! The bells are not offensively loud or anything. It isn't a loud ringing noise but more of a tinkling type of noise. It is a pretty little noise but after a good half an eye of it being constantly done it does take you to breaking point!
My daughter and I have made up many games using these bells and not just as an instrument - we have made up Santa games with the bells being sleigh bells and also hide and seek where you tinkle the bells whilst hiding and my daughter would have to listen carefully to hear where I was and vice versa. This is always a good game to play.
A really good item from the ELC which I highly recommend.
We've got 4 of these Jingle Bells in our house, 3 of them are about 9 years old and the other one is quite new. When my 11 year old sister was little she loved them because she's always been musical and now our 3 year old sister plays with them all the time because she loves the tinkly noise of the bells.
They look exactly like the ones in the photo Dooyoo have got up and I think they are the only colours they are available in now but before you could get them in different colours as well. We've got red, pink, blue and purple Jingle Bells and they all look wicked with their bright colours and shiney silver bells.
The handle of the Jingle Bells is just right for kids to hold, it's made of the same bulky plastic that most ELC toys are made out of and doesn't slip out of my sisters hand even when she's giving it a proper good shake. The handle is quite slim so that little kids can get a good grip on it, my sister's favourite way to play is to hold a Jingle Bells in each hand and shake them like mad to get a proper sweet tinkly sound.
All 3 bells on the Jingle Bells make EXACTLY the same noise so it's not worth buying more than one in the hope that you're going to be able to play a tune, it's not like that but the bells have got such a lovely sound that you can liven up a song...... if your child is the sort who likes singing to you like my sister!
The bells are attacted well to the handle, even after all these years none of the bells have come off or been damaged or anything like that. The age to use the Jingle Bells is 3 years and that's a safety thing in case any of the bells were to come off because little kids could choke on them. I don't think that's likely to happen though because the instruments are too well made, it's a bit of a shame as well because the handle would be PERFECT for a teething baby!!!
I deffo recommend these Jingle Bells, it teaches little children about playing music and is loads of fun. The noise can be annoying sometimes but most of the time it's just a dead sweet jingly sound and it's not very often that they get on my nerves....... it does happen though!!!
These cost about £5.00 to buy and I know that sounds expensive but they're worth it because both of my sisters have had loads of fun with the Jingle Bells over the years and I reckon we'll keep them for another few years yet.
My daughter was bought the blue jingle bells as a gift about 4 years ago when she was a baby.
The bells are attached to a long piece of plastic which splits into 3 at the end. The product is about 6 inches long and about 3 inches wide at the end with the bells.
The area that you hold on to is about 3/4 of an inch in diameter, so perfect for chubby little hands to get a grip on.
There are 3 bells and each one is about the size of a large marble, so just under an inch in diameter. The bells are silver in colour and have little slits in them to allow the sound to come out properly. They make a very satisfying jingling sound when shaken.
These bells are specified as being for age 3 plus. Although my daughter was given hers as a baby, I would not let her play with them without supervision as she would always put them straight to her mouth. I am confident that the bells are well attached - they seem sturdy enough, however they are a very chokable size, so to me it was just not worth the risk. I would hold her hand and help her shake them and she was happy enough doing that.
Now my daughter is older she has quite a collection of ELC instruments - shakers, drums, rattling things and she will still play with the bells alongside these other instruments.
My 2 younger children also get plenty of use out of them, so they are proving to be very robust, having taken years of full-on rough use.
The bells usually cost £2.99 in ELC which is a bargain price. If you have young children you are sure to get years of use from these bells
These jingle bells have been in my house for many years now, my children played with them and now the children that I look after play with them, we have certainly had our moneys worth!
The jingle bells come in a set of 3, each a different colour- red blue and green. They are made out of a solid plastic and the handle is a good size for little hands to wrap round. They have 3 metal bells attached firmly to the end and these bells move slightly to help make the noise.
The bells themselves make a tinkling noise when shaken, it doesn't take a lot of movement to make the noise and it is a quiet sound, not a loud ringing which I think would drive me mad! The bells are more of an accompanying instrument than one which would be played a lot on its own.
The jingle bells encourage children to use their senses. We have played games whereas I will hide in a room and use the bells to help the children find me. They really have to concentrate to figure out where I am. We have also used these bells to stimulate their imagination. We have been a marching band using these and other instruments.
These jingle bells are for children 3 years and up due to the small parts and cost £3. They haven't been the most exciting toy in the toybox but have certainly been a reliable old favourite! I would definately recommend!
I must admit, when I caught a glimse of these delightful children's instruments on doyoo. I was immediatley transported back a couple of years to when my children were very little. I remember going to the early learning centre and being captivated by these cute bells which could be jinggled by holding the handle and gently shaking.
The handles are fairly thick and made from very durable plastic. They come in a variety of bright colours. I believe that I bought a pink one for my daughter and a blue one for my son. (how predictable!!)
Although they were very reasonably priced at under a fiver. They are really well made. The instrument is sturdy and can withstand a good bashing which is vital when considering the age group that are using this. The sound of the bells is also very impressive. The bells are clear and fairly loud. They certainly hold their own when being used in conjunction with other instruments.
Not only did I use these shakers in the house when singing songs. I also remember these bells being used by the children in the local playgroup. At the end of each session there would be song time and the children would pick out an instrument from the music box. These bells were so very popular, with a mass of children scrapping for them. Which always ended in tears and tantrums.(and that was from the mums!!)
All the children would love to shake these bells. I think because they are very easy to get a sound of. I think the children are impressed with the concept that the harder you shake the bells the louder the noise.
One last thing that I have to say regarding these bells. Is that they are perfect for adding extra magic to Christmas. After putting the children to bed of Christmas eve I let them settle and then go out the back garden and start shaking the bells. I know that they have thought this magical and believed that it is santa on his sleigh. I know this as my daughter who is too old to believe now has told me. When she heard the bells she would be beside herself with excitement.
So in conclusion these jingle bells are fantastic. They are suprisinglt versatile in what they can be used for. Firstly it allows the children to establish the concept of music and beat. Secondly it encourages hand eye co ordination. Also it encourages children to share and take turns if waiting for a turn of these bells. But lastly they are fun and delightful and a perfect addition to any toybox.


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Club racking up quality starts in bunches this year
CHICAGO -- Count the quality start as one of baseball's most maligned measurements. The minimum standard -- six innings and three earned runs -- computes to a 4.50 ERA, which is the quality of the back of the rotation. But when a team isn't meeting that standard consistently, like the 2012 Rockies, it means a lot. And it's meaningful to get some consistent quality starts, the way they are this season.
Jeff Francis' six innings, with one run and seven strikeouts, in Tuesday night's 9-4 victory over the Cubs, was the Rockies' 17th quality start of the season. Last year, they managed just 27 in 162 games. Even for Colorado, which can get away with less-than-dominating pitching more than most clubs, that's an unacceptable figure, and a key stat in its losing a club-record 98 games.
The most the Rockies have had in a season is 94 in 2009, when they earned a National League Wild Card. When they went to the World Series in 2007, they had 76 -- fourth-most. By August that season, however, four of their five starters were on the disabled list, but the team made the playoffs with decent work by call-ups and replacements, and stellar bullpen efforts.
The second-fewest quality starts Colorado has had was 47 in 1994.
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I'm tired of MS and I'm just plain tired
I cannot tell you; I cannot begin to tell you how tired I am of living with multiple sclerosis…
I'm tired of shots and infusions and injection site reactions.
I'm tired of the MRI tunnel.
I'm tired of explaining why I don't have my cane one day and have it another.
I'm tired of asking people for money for our cause.
I'm tired…
I'm tired of wondering when I go to bed what I'll wake up with the next day.
I'm tired of the pain and the numbness.
I'm tired of the weakness and the rigidity.
I'm tired of the lack of sensation and the hypersensitivity.
I'm tired of the juxtaposition and diametric opposition of MS.
I'm tired of my friends slipping and sliding down a slope and it being called "progression".
I'm tired…
I'm tired of my brain working so hard to find new pathways to get information to my body that I lay awake half the night.
I'm tired of taking drugs to help me sleep that do not work and leave me too groggy to get anything done when 2:30 A.M. finds me awake, but not able.
I am TIRED of living with MS…but it's still better than the alternative. I'm tired, and that's O.K.
Some time we all need a moment to say those things; the strong need a time and a place to be weak. I've taken a chance here today. Over the next month, those words will be looked at tens of thousands of times. I've taken that dark little place that we all hold for ourselves; the place to which we retreat at the darkest times, and I've made it public.
I'm inviting you to do the same.
This isn't a pity party; No, quite the opposite.
I think it's quite empowering to let it out now and again. Like that little regulator on a pressure cooker. A pressure cooker can do a most efficient job; cooking foods in a fraction of conventional time. If pressure isn't released now and again, however, the super-efficient device becomes a bomb!
Take a deep breath with me and let it all out for a moment. I am surprised by how much better I feel getting that out and off my chest. You don't have to sign your name (or in our case put type in your name into the name field), we don't really care.
Lighten the load, dump some of the baggage, blow off some steam. This is my blog version of the "primal screem."
Seriously, I'm ready to go on living with MS because, as a dear man to me once said, "Better bad breath than no breath." Ain't it the truth?
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Mariners recall 1B Justin Smoak from AAA Tacoma
SEATTLE, Wash. - Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jack Zduriencik announced the following roster moves:
- Michael Saunders, OF, placed on 15-day disabled list with strained left oblique
- Justin Smoak, 1B, recalled from AAA Tacoma
Smoak (#17) will be in uniform for tonight's game vs. the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field (7:10 pm).
Smoak, 27, hit .284 (21x74) with 4 doubles, 3 home runs and 11 RBI in 19 games with AAA Tacoma. In his last 10 games with the Rainiers (June 29-July 10), Smoak hit .325 (13x40) with a double and 2 home runs. He collected hits in his last four AAA games (12x19/.632), including two home runs on July 9 at Salt Lake City.
Smoak began the year with Seattle and hit .208 with 12 doubles and 7 home runs in 63 games. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list June 11 with a strained left quad, and began a rehabilitation assignment at Tacoma on June 18. He was recalled from his rehab assignment on optioned to Tacoma on July 4.
Saunders, 27, left last night's game vs. Minnesota in the middle of an at-bat in the 8th inning with pain in his left side. An MRI today confirmed a diagnosis of a strained left oblique muscle. Saunders was hitting .276 (54-for-196) with 7 doubles, 3 triples, 6 home runs and 28 RBI in 65 games with Seattle this season. Since May 16, he was hitting .313 (35x112) with 4 doubles, 2 triples, 5 home runs and 21 RBI in 31 games. This is his second disabled list stint of the season; he was on the DL June 12-June 27 with inflammation in his right AC joint.


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Topic: My husband went through the Mayo transplant protocol...
And was successfully transplanted on Feb. 24 in Jacksonville, FL. He's doing fantastic so far. Liver numbers are trending down and most are in the normal range already. You'd never know that he had major surgery two weeks ago, other than the awesome "battle wound" on his abdomen. I tell him he's been through a war for sure.
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Since 1950 livestock production has experienced many dynamic changes. Cattle production increased, and then declined to the point we have about the same number of cattle in the US as were being counted in 1950. Pastures have been converted to row crop production. Pork production has shifted from pasture to confinement. And the number of farms raising livestock has declined substantially. With all of those changes, have the fence laws in your state kept up to date, or are they way out of date?
Taking Illinois as an example, a 200-year old fence law might be seen as quite flexible and applicable to 21st century agriculture, or it might seem out of date. That spurred University of Illinois agriculture law specialists Bryan Endres and Lisa Schlessinger to question if the current law should be updated, a question that may be asked in many other Cornbelt state. After Illinois became a state in 1818, one of the first laws passed by the General Assembly was the Illinois Fence Law. It was an important piece of legislation designed to keep livestock where they belonged, or keep someone else's livestock out of your cornfield. It either provided containment or protection.
And the law said that adjoining property owners should share in the cost of the fence equally. But that was in a day when cows, sheep, and hogs needed to be kept home, and over 60 years ago the number of livestock in Illinois began to rapidly decline.
Today, your familiarity with a fence may be limited to a municipal code about putting up a barrier around your swimming pool. Subsequently, the Illinois Fence Law that has been tested for nearly two centuries may need some updating. After all why should 77% of Illinois farms without any livestock have to share the cost of putting up a fence to aid the 23% of farms which have livestock?
Endres and Schlessinger report fence law has its origins in English Common Law that required the owner of livestock to keep them "fenced-in." But problems eventually occurred when the property owner who did not spend the money to put up the fence got some livestock of his own, and used his neighbor's fence to restrict their movement. When you have neighbors all around you with fences, then you have no fence expense.
The corollary to that is fencing out, which is building a fence to keep someone else's livestock off your land. That is a popular concept in western states, where division fences were built to protect your land, from someone else's free range cattle. While that issue is pertinent in some states, it will not work in all, where livestock do not need to roam and may have adequate pasture in smaller acreage.
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Endres and Schlessinger report in their state of Illinois, if adjacent landowners cannot agree on splitting the cost of a fence, the law provides for the appointment of a disinterested third party—"a fence viewer"—who has the power to allocate the costs. And as recently as 1995 that concept was upheld by an appellate court. The court said the legislature has had 180 years to say each property owner pays half—but instead retained the law as saying each property owner should pay—what is termed—"just proportion"—and that can mean any percentage from zero to one hundred.
The agriculture law specialists have been looking at ways to make the Illinois Fence Law more fair and point to the Missouri law, which has evolved several times over the past 200 years, and has held up in a state which is the second largest livestock producing state in the US. The most current version of that law has the first livestock owner paying for a fence to keep his livestock in, but if a second adjacent landowner begins raising livestock, he is required to pay for half of the cost of the fence. And if they want a more expensive fence, then that is up to the second landowner.
"Good fences make good neighbors"
To help understand the impact of the law, the U of I ag law specialists say imagine a world without fences. The livestock owner would benefit from his animals grazing on someone else's property. And the property owner without livestock would not get to enjoy his property due to the damage of someone else's livestock. They conclude that a hybrid method of cost sharing would be the most equitable.
Such a hybrid would have adjacent livestock owners share the cost of the fence equally as current Illinois law holds. But if only one land owner had livestock, he would pay the full cost of the fence. But if the second owner began raising livestock, that person would pay half the cost, and also assume half of the maintenance.
Their analysis of current laws in Illinois cause one to wonder how fence laws in other states are structured and if they have kept up with modern day livestock dynamics. A fence may be horse high, steer strong, and hog tight, but without livestock around it does not do much to control corn pollen from one field to the next.
With changes in livestock production over the past few decades, many state fence laws may be out of date, and need either wholesale revision or only minor modification. Laws that call upon adjacent landowners to share the cost of the fence may be penalizing one landowner who has no livestock and no plans to use a fence. However some livestock owners still need fences, and laws need to be updated to accommodate those needs, which are growing rarer.
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Although challenges to planting the 2013 crop may provide some degree of support to corn and soybean prices, they have quickly faded from the 2012 highs and are threatening to diminish further from the highs that began in 2007. When corn prices were pumped up from ethanol demand and soybean prices had to bid for acres, a new era of commodity prices was declared by economists. Since we are six years into that era and prices are settling down as predicted, how far down will they settle, anyway?
Iowa State University economists Dermot Hayes and Lisha Li leave little doubt they believe commodity prices are high now, but offer some long term projections which may be valuable for farmers to engage in some long term financial planning. After all, if commodity prices fade further, it may be hard to make the cash rent payment. The economists offer a formula for projecting corn and soybean prices out for five years, using the same type of calculations used by USDA's Risk Management Agency for establishing revenue guarantees for crop insurance.
Their contention is that economic models designed to predict prices are not as good as the use of commodity futures prices, since traders are using information that helps establish prices. However, the more distant the contract the less the liquidity behind it and the less valuable it becomes as a predictor of prices into the future. Subsequently, the Iowa State economists have projected a six-year price trend, based on the futures market, plus an implied volatility factor.
But they are quick to qualify the accuracy of their projection. "Of course, any projected price level is subject to enormous uncertainty, and this uncertainty expands as one looks further and further into the future," they say.
Based on graphs that depict the price trend from their formula, they say corn futures will fall to a level just under $5 by December 2017. And soybean prices are expected to fall to about $11 per bushel by the same time frame…. the projected prices are substantially below current levels, indicating that traders expect world supply to expand to eliminate the current scarcity of corn and soybeans.
Based on futures prices and their implied volatility, which are used for setting crop insurance revenue guarantees, it is also possible to project corn and soybean prices several years out. This will help farmers with cash-flow projections.
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Authorities are looking for a 26-year-old man believed to have shot at a woman who stopped him while he was going through her vehicle Saturday night, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies were summoned at 6:10 p.m. Jan. 5 to room 178 at the Discovery Inn on State Street for a reported shooting. They learned when they arrived that a guest at the inn had left her room and found a man, later identified as Baraquel Simon Ruiz, 26, a transient, allegedly inside her vehicle and rummaging through it in the parking lot.
The guest confronted the Ruiz and grabbed his body to remove him from her vehicle, according to the MCSO, and a brief struggled ensued. When Ruiz began walking away from the victim, she reportedly yelled at Ruiz, who then allegedly pulled a small-caliber handgun from his waistband, pointed it at her and fired two or three rounds that hit the passenger side of her vehicle. Ruiz then left the scene on foot, according to the MCSO.
Deputies identified Ruiz as the shooter from a photo lineup with the victim, according to the MCSO.
Ruiz is still at large and is considered armed and dangerous. He was wearing a black beanie style hat, a black "puffy" style jacket and black jeans at the time of the shooting, the MCSO stated.
Sheriff's Detectives responded to the shooting scene and continue to investigate.
A photograph of Ruiz is expected to be added to the "County's Most Wanted" section of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office website (www.mendocinosheriff.com).
Anyone with information on Ruiz's whereabouts is urged to call the Sheriff's Office tip line at 234-2100 or Sheriff's Office dispatch center at 463-4086.


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I got to meet Alton Brown!!
As most of my readers are aware, I'm a HUGE Alton Brown fan. HUGE. I DVR Good Eats and I've seen most of the episodes. The engineer in me loves how he mixes science with cooking and baking. He talks nerdy to me. And I like it!
I've learned more from AB about being in the kitchen than from anyone else. And I've really enjoyed the recipes of his that I've tried. The Chewy is by far my favorite recipe from this blog. I recommend it to everyone who will listen. So you can imagine the excitement when my friend K emailed me about his book tour coming to Boston. Not only was he coming to Boston, he was going to be speaking at our local non profit movie theatre and signing books – just a few blocks from our house! I literally think I squealed (and I am not a squealer).
Now I'm not a big cookbook person. I prefer to just find recipes on the Internet because 9 times out of 10 when I use a cookbook I get it all messy. But I knew if I was going to an AB book signing I needed to have at least one of his cookbooks… After all, the whole reason for his book tour is his new book Good Eats, The Early Years. So I ordered the new book and his baking book from Amazon, got the tickets to the show and waited for the day to arrive.
Finally the wait was over, or, as we soon found out, it was just beginning… Hubby and I left work early to get in line. We lined up around an hour and a half before the show started. Luckily it stopped raining although it was a chilly evening. We were about 10th in line at the time. Little did we know, all the people in front of us were saving spots for people, so we actually ended up in the 3rd row, but that's ok.
Once we got in the theatre, we waited about 10 more minutes for him to come on stage. He didn't give a speech or anything, just jumped right into the Q&A. He was just as funny and quirky in real life as I imagined he would be. I had a question I was going to ask, but I got too nervous and chickened out.
So after about an hour, they announced that the book signing was going to be across the street at the local book store. WHAT!?! They didn't tell us that ahead of time!?! So basically it was a mad dash. Luckily someone up front found a side door we could all go out. There was a huge mass of people running over to the bookstore and it was pure chaos. The employees were not helping people get into an orderly line and it was just crazy. We finally found the end of the line, which was winding throughout the store.
At that point, our friend L and K decided they didn't want to wait. So K's boyfriend A stayed with Hubby and I to wait it out. About an hour later we were almost to the front of the line. Hubby went first and opened with "It's nice to meet the man who all the women in my life love more than me" (his mom loves AB too). AB laughed and made some joke and signed his book. Then I went up with two books and he asked who the man taking a picture was, so I explained he was my husband and AB said so you're one of his women I could take away from him!
Then I told him I love the Chewy and he said most people love that one best, but there are a few Puffy fans out there… We talked about my blog for a minute and he said he would never blog because no one would read it. I told him that people would love to read his blog. Hubby snapped one more pic and then it was A's turn.
A's post-it said to make it out to K&A. So naturally, AB asked where K was. A explained that she didn't want to wait in the line. So then AB goes into this elaborate story that at the time I didn't realize he was actually writing in the book. He almost forgot to sign his name after the story and said it was the longest inscription he's ever written in a book. Then A wanted a pic and AB pulled some random girl out of line to be in the pic with them. It was hilarious. Everyone who could witness what was going on was laughing.
Overall, I had a great night meeting a great guy. And don't worry Hubby enjoyed it too. Good Eats is the only Food Network show Hubby will watch with me. And if you love Alton Brown as much as I do, be sure to tune in tomorrow because I've got an AB giveaway that you won't want to miss!
Don't forget about my Power of Pink Challenge going on all month.
26 Responses to "I got to meet Alton Brown!!"
OMG that inscription is fabulous!!! hahahahaha Alton is totally a cute nerdy guy… I would have tried to hug him for sure!
That's so awesome, I'd love to meet him too! I tried the chewy and it didn't work out, but I blame that on myself. NONE of my cookie recipes turn out right, and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong…
I love what he wrote!! It would be so awesome to meet him!
That is wonderful! It's such a great feeling when you get to meet someone who inspires you so much!!
Ahhhhhhhh, you're so lucky! What a great inscription. I would totally frame that book!
I can't believe I've found such a huge Alton Brown fan. He's like the food version of Mr. Wizard, another nerd show I watched back in the day. I think Good Eats and Iron Chef America are my two favorite Food Network shows. Your night sounds like a blast, I'm sorry I didn't hear about it and get to join in fun.
SO fabulous that you met him!!
Oh how cool, I'm totally jealous! 🙂
I just looked in the mirror. It's true what they say…. I AM GREEN. LOL So exciting. I watched the 10th anniversary show last night on FN. I love him!!
(Side note: I think he got toooo skinny. He needs to be fattened up a smidge!)
That's awesome! His inscription is so funny!
Alton Brown is the ONLY FN star I would want to meet ever! And I live in his State..his county…heck… his city and shop where he shops. I never get to "bump" into him 🙂
You are so so lucky!!
Awesome! I love meeting people like that and I love it even more when they are cool and nice in person!
Sitting in RI jealous that you got to meet AB. You are so right about The Chewy! That's the ONLY recipe I use now.
HUGE AB fans down here 🙂
Lucky you!!
Very cool! One of my faves!
How cool! What a great experience!! And the picture is awesome to boot!
Joe – did you see the 10th anniversary episode? Apparently when he was dreaming up the show he said he wanted it to be Julia Child + Mr Wizard + Monty Python.
Sorry to make everyone jealous, and I do agree that he looks TOO skinny.
Everyone be sure to check back tomorrow for a big AB giveaway!
How fun! I love his shows, he seems like an interesting guy.
how exciting!
Very cool!
i cant say it is a specific favorite tip or show memory…but i always seem to remember his handy tricks and tips whenever i am making something!
I think my favorite episode is the one making biscuits with his grandmother, but my favorite recipe is the one for a dutch baby.
how awesome is that!! love the story 🙂
That's awesome. Too funny! I love AB.
Oh wow, how cool!!
Alton Brown is ultimate because he actually teaches you WHY you do things in certain recipes. A lot of steps that I would probably skip I learn why I shouldn't
I am a new follower of your blog (which I must say is an absolute inspiration with me having just started my own. I hope that one day mine can be half as good as yours!) and I literally squealed when I saw this post. I'm a huge fan of Alton too. What a guy! 🙂


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With surveyors reporting recentlythat house sales have increased for four months in a row there are sure signs that confidence in the housing market is slowly but surely returning.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has reported that more surveyors said sales rose rather than fell in January. This continues a general trend of sales increasing for the last four consecutive months.
At Hicks Hadley we have seen a positive start to the year with an unexpectedly high number of applicants registering with us which has in turn led to more viewings. This is certainly encouraging given the recent spate of bad weather we've had.
We always see a strong rise in sales towards Spring and I don't expect this year to be any different. This means that now is an excellent time to take advantage of this greater activity by putting your house on the market.
The Office of National Statistics has also reported an overall rise in house prices over the last year nationwide which is further evidence that things are looking up and our recent experience is in line with a study by property analysts Hometrack, which said that prices were broadly flat month-on-month in January but estate agents have already seen signs of uplifts in sales this year.
This sentiment is further echoed by Peter Bolton King, RICS global residential director, who recently said: "Price falls across the UK have gradually stemmed in recent months and it is interesting to see that the amount of completed transactions are on the rise, as confidence returns to the marketplace."
As many people are aware first time buyers have had somewhat of a tough time recently but mortgage lenders are now competing harder for business so flexible products are becoming available. An example of one of these products is Barclays' recently-launched "family springboard" mortgage for people with a 5% deposit. There is also a selection of fee-free deals from the Co-op.
Given the positive start to the year that we have had at Hicks Hadley I remain optimistic about the prospects of the local market in the coming months. I believe that there's no better time to get your paintbrushes out and start the renovations you've been putting off in order to get your home ready for sale.
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Discover the wild beauty and perfectly preserved heritage of Jordan. We spend two days exploring the fabled rock-hewn city of Petra, visit evocative crusader castles and roman ruins. We embrace the desert experience in Wadi Rum, travelling off the beaten track and experiencing the Bedouin lifestyle for a night. There is time for snorkelling among the coral reefs of the red sea and for the obligatory float on the Dead Sea!
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- Jerash - Visit one of the best-preserved Roman provincial town in the world
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A report from Oil World apparently boosted the soybean complex Tuesday. They indicated that recent rain in Brazil and cold in Argentina had reduced soybean production prospects in those countries, with the sum of their predicted reductions reaching 2.2 million tonnes. Talk that soybean meal production will also decline during the coming months probably supported prices as well. May soybeans rallied 10.5 cents to $14.4775/bushel late in the Tuesday CBOT session, while May soyoil gained 0.44 cents to 50.82 cents/pound, while May meal edged $2.4 higher to $420.1/ton.
Some west Texas fields reportedly suffered frost damage over the weekend, which traders seemed interpret as the dominant impact of the weekend storm that hit the Midwest. Relative firmness in the deferred contracts suggests traders are leaning toward reduced spring wheat plantings on the USDA Prospective Plantings report due out Thursday morning. May CBOT wheat futures climbed 4.25 cents to $7.315/bushel at the end of the Tuesday trading session, while May KCBT wheat surged 9.5 cents to $7.685, and May MGE futures gained 5.25 cents to $8.105.
Cattle futures traded firmly Monday night in seeming anticipation of improving packing industry demand after Easter. However, those ideas were apparently dampened when pit trading began. The sizeable wholesale losses posted lately are not at all conducive to bullish ideas at this point. April cattle dipped 0.50 cents at 125.90 cents/pound at its Tuesday close, while August dropped 0.47 cents to 122.62. Meanwhile, April feeder cattle futures gained 0.20 cents to 138.60 cents/pound, whereas August declined 0.37 cents to 147.80.
CME lean hog futures followed through upon their Monday rebound Tuesday. Hopes for a seasonal price advance across the hog and pork complex seem well founded, especially when one considers the historical tendencies for seasonally reduced production and rampant grilling season demand during the second quarter. Still, spring futures are already trading at significant premiums to cash values, so sustained CME gains are not at all guaranteed. April hogs closed 1.02 cents higher, at 79.50 cents/pound Tuesday, while June gained 0.30 cents to 91.07.


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