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Bromham Youth Football Club officiels have spoken of their delight at hearing that 13-year-old footballer Quinton Barham is making a full recovery from the heart attack he suffered while playing an U14s match at Bromham last week.
Quinton, from Hyde Road, Trowbridge, collapsed into his father Paul's arms after feeling unwell during the match in which he scored three of his Bradford on Avon side's four goals. Coaches from Quinton's club and paramedics living locally rallied round to give first aid and CPR before the ambulance arrived.
Quinton was taken to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children where he underwent emergency surgery for a heart bypass, which was successful.
Peter Wallis, secretary of Bromham Youth Football, said: "We are absolutely delighted with the news about Quinton. Apparently, he is sitting up in bed and talking.
"It goes to show that the first five or six minutes after an incident like this are crucial. You can't wait for the ambulance to arrive. You have to do everything you can to save a life in the meantime."
Quinton was put into an induced coma by a doctor who attended the scene and admin- istered anaesthetics, enabling the lad to be stabliised for the journey to hospital by road. Weather conditions were thought too hazardous in Bristol for him to be airlifted.
He underwent a successful heart bypass operation on Friday afternoon and since then doctors have reduced his sedation. His tubes were taken out on Monday morning and he is now breathing unaided, chatting and smiling.
His father, Paul Barham, 48, said: "Doctors told me he's the biggest success they have known. I am shocked considering what he has gone through.
"He now has very little assistance and is aware of what is happening. He has not asked what happened to him and I won't tell him until he asks me."
Quinton has been at Bristol Royal Infirmary since his collapse last Sunday. It is hoped he will be moved onto a ward in the coming days but doctors will keep a close eye on him.
Mr Barham, who has been by his son's side throughout, added: "I am looking forward to having a party in the next few weeks."


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Hemet Police arrested a Tahquitz High School assistant principal Wednesday morning, April 3, on suspicion of multiple sexual misconduct charges with students.
Erin Henton, 45, is accused of having a sexual relationship with three male students from Tahquitz High School, Hemet police Lt. Duane Wisehart said.
Henton had been under investigation since March 8 by Hemet police following a report from one of the boy's parents, who discovered the relationship.
The school immediately relieved Henton of her duties and placed her on administrative leave, pending the outcome of the investigation.
A school resource officer at Tahquitz notified police, who have been working with school officials for the past month. None of the sexual relations occurred on campus.
Riverside County district attorney officials charged Henton Wednesday with 12 felonies.
She was charged with seven counts of unlawful intercourse with a minor, four counts of oral copulation with a minor and one count of distributing harmful material to a minor.
If convicted, she could face up to 10 years and four months in prison.
Henton is set to be arraigned at 1:30 p.m. Friday in French Valley. Her bail has been set at $1 million.
Henton has served as director of the Tahquitz associated student body and was involved in student athletics. She also served in a disciplinary role at the school.
Police do not know how the relationship with the students began. Though the relationships were voluntary, the boys are unable to give legal consent because they are minors.
The school issued a statement March 15, saying that officials were cooperating with Hemet police during an investigation of an unnamed school employee.
As of Wednesday morning, no charges against Henton had been filed, Riverside County district attorney's spokesman John Hall said.
Hemet police were submitting the case to the district attorney's office and seeking a bail enhancement.
The Hemet Unified School District issued a statement Wednesday afternoon on Henton's arrest.
"The investigation involving an employee of Tahquitz High School for alleged crimes committed against a minor has resulted in an arrest," the statement read. "We take these situations very seriously and have taken appropriate personnel actions in response to this arrest to ensure the safety of our students and staff."
Henton's arrest came 11 months after a teacher at Hemet High School, in the same district, confessed to three counts of sexual misconduct with a student whom she seduced because he reminded her of a popular actor.
Janel Pearl Ramirez, then 31, pleaded guilty May 3, 2012 to two felony counts of oral copulation with a minor and one felony count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor for her role in the sexual liaison between her and a then-16-year-old student that took place in her classroom. She was sentenced to five years of probation and 120 days of house arrest.
According to a search warrant in the case, Ramirez kissed the student the last day of his sophomore year after she told him he looked like Taylor Lautner from the "Twilight" movies. During his junior year, Ramirez twice performed oral sex on the student and the two had sex in her locked classroom, according to court documents.


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Temple to Goddess Sonia, as Saviour of Telangana
By Express News Service | Published: 15th December 2013 07:45 AM |
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AICC supremo Sonia Gandhi will soon join the revered ranks of M G Ramachandran, Amitabh Bachchan and Khushboo with a temple being dedicated to her.
Taking a cue from the ardent fans of these famous personalities, former minister and Secunderabad Cantonment MLA from Andhra Pradesh, P Shankar Rao, has begun constructing a temple to his party boss Sonia Gandhi for deciding to accord statehood to Telangana.
He laid the foundation stone for the temple to Sonia at Nandigam village in Kothur mandal of Mahbubnagar district in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh on December 9, the birthday of his party boss.
During the occasion, Hindu priest Sunder Rajan Sthapathi performed Bhoomi Puja with members of Shankar Rao's family along with his supporters present. Rao is planning to build the temple on a 9-acre plot and name it Sonia Gandhi Shanti Vanam. He wants to develop the entire plot, which is near the Bangalore-Hyderabad highway, into a tourist spot.
"We are installing a 12-foot bronze statue of Madam Sonia in the temple for delivering the T-state," Rao said.
The maverick politico, who has made it a point to throw brickbats at Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy ever since he was dropped from the state Cabinet, has justified his act saying Sonia had played a key role in the formation of T-State.
"The Seemandhra leaders had insulted Sonia Gandhi for announcing separate Telangana state. But in Telangana region, Sonia is in the hearts of the people as a Goddess for fulfilling the long-cherished dream of separate Telangana state," he maintained.
According to him, Sonia had also exercised utmost restraint even though Seemandhra people burnt her effigy, destroyed posters of her and even constructed a tomb for her. "Such patience is found only in the Almighty. That is why I have decided to construct a temple to Madam Soniaji," Rao said. Rao added he wants to build the temple so that people can offer prayers to Sonia Gandhi every day for ending the dominance of Seemandhra leadership over Telangana.
However, local BJP leaders are opposed to a temple for Sonia and have warned Rao that they would dismantle the structure if it is built. "Many youngsters laid down their lives due to the delay in Telangana announcement," they said.
But, Shankar Rao is keen on constructing the temple within six months. "Despite all the opposition from BJP, I have decided to construct the temple to express my gratitude as Madam Sonia is the Goddess for Telangana people," he insisted.
So far no temple has been built to any political leader in Andhra Pradesh barring a make-shift temple, constructed in Karimnagar recently, to Sonia. This temple was built by the Karimnagar district Congress leaders to neutralise the act of Seemandhra leaders, who had constructed a tomb in Tirupati for the AICC president for announcing T-State. Soon after building the temple, the T-Congress leaders offered special prayers and broke coconuts, offered arathi to the portrait of Sonia and also lit agarbattis.
Though it is a first instance of building a temple to Sonia, in fact, the phenomenon of constructing temples by fanatical fans to their beloved leaders and film stars is not new in the country. So far, temples have come up to honour leaders and actors, whom people not only love but worship like divinities.
Legendary Tamil actor and former chief minister M G Ramachandran, known as Puratchi Thalaivar, has been honoured with a temple at Nathamedu near Chennai.
A temple was built in South Kolkata to Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan. In that temple, priests offer daily prayers with a tailor-made Amitabh Chalisa.


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The most common way to screen for breast cancer is an X-ray examination of breast tissue called a mammogram.
If you have breast cancer, you should know that you are not alone. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women, and – although researchers do not yet know why – the Pacific Northwest has the highest rate of breast cancer in the United States. Breast cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer (lung cancer is the first).
You should also know that there is hope. The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute is leading the way in breast cancer treatment and research. With coordinated care teams, IntraBeam radiation therapy and expert surgeons, we are here to help you fight breast cancer. At OHSU, you also have the chance to participate in clinical trials (research studies) that can change the way doctors treat breast cancer, now and in the future. We are dedicated to reducing breast cancer in our state, region and country.
Women are not the only ones who can get breast cancer. Almost 2,000 men in the United States were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. Although the numbers are much smaller, men with breast cancer receive the same advanced treatments and caring support at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute.
At the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, we are dedicated to dramatically reducing the number of breast cancer diagnoses in our state, region and country. We are also dedicated to helping you find the best treatment, personalized to meet your needs. We are here for you.


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As a small business CEO observed a window washer at the Atlanta airport one day, she asked what she thought to be a straightforward question, "What's the secret to window washing?"
"No secret, ma'am," the window cleaner said as he continued working. "I just focus on keeping on with my tools and my experience. I keep on going."
The master continued working with repeated, slick motions, his tool remaining fixed to the glass, and leaving not one smudge. Then, true to his word, he kept on going.
When the CEO asked what was in the blue water, the cleaning professional smiled and said, "I can't tell you that! If you knew that, you could do my job!" Then, before attacking another pane, he said, "It is very special, though."
When a professional window cleaner uses just the right combination of resources—minimal tools; years of experience; a flowing, non-stop motion; and a secret concoction of suds—his or her work is efficient, engaging, and looks natural—perhaps easy—to those who observe.
Unlike the window washer, many team leaders don't find their work to be efficient, easy or appear natural. These leaders often do not have degrees in leadership; they are promoted because they are very good at their jobs. Their former colleagues and friends now report to these "peer leaders."
There is a skill to leading your former peers without encountering resistance, resentment and regret. When your toolbox contains a simple collection of thinking, communicating, and acting that is coherent, ordered and intentional, your leadership appears as if it is natural. When you're charged with leading a team of your peers or former peers, the right combination of resources makes all the difference. The following techniques should be at the core of every peer leader's toolbox.
1. Minimal tools keep you focused.
The most effective leader uses only one tool: his or her personality. One great peer leader uses his thirst for understanding and information. When a member of his team enters his office, he asks that person to be the teacher while he plays the role of student.
"Any questions I ask are merely a student asking," he explains. "Then, I never use the words 'I' or 'you'…I only use the words 'we' and 'us.' I want them walking out of my office feeling better than when they walked in."
By using the mindset of education, the pressure is removed from his "teacher" so that no question is off limits. This philosophy sets the tone for education and teamwork. If, instead, he were to use his intellectual curiosity to demonstrate that only he knew the correct answer, he could face resentment. The best peer leaders learn to harness their personality to inspire trust and teamwork.
2. Experience gives you credibility.
Just as window washers have well-exercised wrists, your team wants to see that you still need and relate to them.
While your team is working to create the next product, researching relevant case law, or driving across town at a moment's notice to meet with a customer, they want to know that you're there with them. Sometimes that means that they want your hands working alongside theirs, and sometimes it just means that they want to know that you understand their daily routines, frustrations and joys. Regardless of which approach your team members prefer, they want you to guide them in the next, and right direction.
Your team will remember that you were there with them when you encourage. Today's culture makes it easy for bosses to find faults, but you will have much greater influence when you frequently ask this question of your team members: "You know what I liked about what you did (or said)?" Be relentless as you look to find the ways that their input, skills and contributions have benefited the entire team. This is always of interest to the receiver; no one has ever responded, "No, I don't want to know what you liked!"
3. A flowing, non-stop motion is very intentional.
There are few things more beautiful than a leader who knows how and when to listen and where and when to speak; the times to agree and those to dissent; when to stay with the group and those other times when to go out on a limb. Just as the window washer intentionally follows a specific pattern, the successful leader never allows these moments to be chance events. Instead, they are always intentional. While employees sometimes want to be inquisitive, your peers want to be connected with you. With intimacy comes great trust and loyalty.
A consistent engagement with your team on a personal level (within the business environment) turns your role from that of a boss to one of a fearless leader, mentor, and teacher. This intimacy comes when you go beyond their favorite sports team to learn about their childhood passions, when you understand their family's immigration experience deeply affected their outlook on international business, and that their self-directed nature comes from their Eagle Scout training. To the inexperienced leader, these characteristics are mere factoids. The best peer leaders know that an understanding of these experiences and traits lead to unbreakable loyalty, an impassioned work-ethic and—most importantly to the company's owners—higher profits.
4. Your secret formula keeps you ever useful.
Famous chefs sometimes share their secret recipes, for they know what many of us have learned after carefully following the same recipe three times: there are just some techniques that can't be explained with words. Food rarely tastes the same way twice and rarely as good as it does in your favorite restaurant!
The window washer humorously refused to share the ingredients in his bucket for fear of being replaced. The best peer leaders are afraid that their talents and "secret concoction" may go unused, so they focus on how their team is furthering the company's mission. When leading a group of your peers, you must have a firm hold on the secret formula that lies within you. Ask your team members what they believe to be your "secret sauce," and be ready to listen without judging their responses. You may find that your team wants you to talk more at meetings, even though you might think you talk too much. Your team may want you to consult them but ultimately make a firm decision, while you may lead by consensus for you fear making decisions alone. When your team tells you what they want, find a way to do what they have asked!
Dolly Parton said, "Figure out who you are and then do it on purpose." All of what you do as a leader must be naturally intentional, obviously purposeful, yet elegantly skillful.
Kevin E. O'Connor, CSP, is a facilitator, medical educator and author. He focuses on teaching influence to scientific and technical professionals who are charged with leading teams of their former peers. His latest book, "Fearless Facilitation," is due out in 2013. For more information, please visit www.kevinoc.com.


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Please take the publication date into consideration for any date references. ] [ Media Contact: TPWD News, email@example.com, 512-389-8030 ] [SL] Oct. 24, 2005 Conditions Bode Well for Deer Hunting Success AUSTIN, Texas -- Dry range conditions across much of Texas heading into the general deer season should bode well for hunters looking to fill their tags, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists. The general deer season opens Nov. 5 statewide, except for a few counties in the Panhandle. The North Zone closes Jan. 1, while the South Zone continues for two additional weeks, ending Jan. 15. Special Youth-Only seasons are set for Oct. 29-30 and Jan. 21-22 statewide. For the last couple of years, many of Texas' 500,000 or so deer hunters had a tough time observing deer, which kept a low profile because lush range conditions provided ample cover and abundant browse. Hunters likely won't face that problem this fall, according to TPWD white-tailed deer program leader Mitch Lockwood. "We're dried up real bad. This will be the first year in the last four that I'm not telling hunters to get away from the corn feeders to find deer. I think people will have some success hunting over feeders." TPWD is encouraging hunters to take more does this fall in areas with deer overpopulation issues. "Take an extra doe - where regulations allow for such," Lockwood stressed. "It's true every year but especially this year that deer will have a harder time making it through the winter. It used to just be in the Hill Country, but now we're dealing with population issues across much of the state. When a hunter only takes one deer, you're probably not going to meet management goals." Hunters also need to be aware of several key changes to deer hunting regulations this year as state wildlife biologists work to simplify and restructure regulations. In particular, a number of counties saw changes in harvest restrictions and season dates this fall. Following is an overview of those changes. For additional information, hunters are urged to review regulations in TPWD's Outdoor Annual available wherever licenses are sold. Elimination of Aggregate Bag Limits -- The department in 1989 implemented what is popularly referred to as the 'aggregate bag limit' rule, which designated a number of one-buck counties, primarily in the eastern third of the state, from which, in the aggregate a hunter could take no more than one buck. For example, if a hunter took a buck in Nacogdoches County (one-buck bag limit), that hunter could not take another buck in any other county affected by the aggregate bag limit rule. The department has eliminated the aggregate bag limit, meaning that a hunter could take the statewide personal bag limit of three bucks by taking one buck in each of three one-buck counties. A similar provision applies to counties with a two-buck bag limit. In other words, a hunter can now take two bucks in a two-buck county, and a third buck in a different two-buck county. Alteration of Doe Days -- Biologists are encouraging hunters to take does this fall due to population concerns in some areas and poor habitat conditions in others. Numerous counties saw shifts in the numbers of doe days offered this year and hunters are urged to check the Outdoor Annual. Buck Harvest Restrictions -- The new regulations create special buck deer harvest guidelines in Austin, Bastrop, Brazoria, Caldwell, Colorado, De Witt, Fayette, Fort Bend, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Jackson, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Matagorda, Victoria, Waller, Washington, Wilson, and Wharton counties. The new regulation implements a two-buck bag limit, one of which must have at least one unbranched antler, and redefines a legal buck as a buck having an inside spread of 13 inches or greater or at least one unbranched antler. The six-points-or-better criterion in effect prior to this rulemaking is eliminated, as department data clearly indicate that the 13-inch-or-better standard is sufficient by itself to protect younger bucks. While hunting prospects can vary from property to property, here's a brief overview of what to expect this season across the state: Panhandle: "I think Panhandle hunters can anticipate a good to excellent season for both whitetails and mule deer," according to TPWD biologist Danny Swepston. "Even though we had some dry months during the middle of the summer the early spring rains got the animals off to a good start. Antler quality should be good and the majority of deer we have seen during surveys are in excellent body shape." North Texas: "Overall range conditions are good but an unusually hot and dry September may help bring deer to feeders more consistently this fall," said Kevin Mote, TPWD biologist for the Possum Kingdom district. He went on to report that while most areas of the district are reporting average to above average body weights and antler development, below average summer rain should be a signal for managers to take a few more mouths (deer and/or livestock) off early. Expectations remain high for a banner year due to good carry-over of older age class bucks from the last two seasons. Much of the district observed a light to moderate acorn crop, most of which has already hit the ground. East Texas: In the aftermath of Hurricane Rita, several counties in the Pineywoods saw extensive tree damage, particularly mast-producing hardwoods. Although deer have been enjoying easy and early access to acorns, the impacts to available food sources in the future could be costly, according to reports from TPWD field biologist Bobby Eichler. "The range is in moderate condition after a drought for much of the year," he noted. "The southern end of the Pineywoods was hit hard and we lost a lot of oaks, which could pose a problem next year. It should be a pretty good hunting season because deer will come to feeders; antler quality should be good because prior to the drought deer had good food early on in the year." Landowners with LAMPS antlerless deer permits are asked to be patient as the office that coordinates this program was shut down due to the storm and relocated to the Old Sabine Bottom WMA near Tyler. They are currently working about two weeks behind schedule in preparing permits and cannot guarantee permits in time for hunting season for new applicants. South Texas: Much of the southern portion of the state has suffered through an extended dry period, although recent rainfall may provide some relief going into the season. Jimmy Rutledge, TPWD biologist out of Carrizo Springs states South Texas has been blessed for the last 3 years of having abundant, timely rains and abnormally mild temperatures during this period; however South Texas was due for some below average rainfall and hot temperatures that characterize the region. TPWD biologist Ty Bartoskewitz of Jim Hogg County states most deer hunters this fall should find average numbers of mature deer, although overall production this year was down. Antler development has been average with some exceptional animals being seen on most managed ranches, but biologists are not anticipating the numbers of Boone & Crockett record book qualifying deer they've seen in recent years. Body condition on most deer looks to be good to excellent. Hill Country: The central and eastern areas of the Hill Country saw extremely hot and dry conditions interspersed with short periods of good rainfall this past summer. Except for the western edge of the Hill Country, where rainfall has been more consistent and range conditions are noticeably better than average going into the fall, deer should be readily available during the upcoming hunting season, according to Max Traweek, TPWD biologist in Kerrville. "The very spotty, below average acorn crop that most areas are experiencing should also translate to good deer movement and availability this year," he notes. "Body condition will most likely be no better than average, again except for the far western sections that have remained green most of the summer. Since most of the Hill Country had good range conditions this past late winter and early spring, I would anticipate that antler quality will be at least average and maybe better than average on those ranges not obviously overpopulated with deer and other browsers. As is the case every year, we highly recommend that landowners and hunters harvest an adequate number of both bucks and does and not wait too late in the season to work seriously on population control." Coastal Prairies: Hunters may be somewhat disappointed with this year's hunting season due to the poor range conditions necessary for good antler production, according to TPWD biologist David Forrester. "Hunters should take this opportunity to improve the genetics of the herd through selective harvest," he urged. "Antlerless harvest will be very important this year for several reasons including improving the buck per doe ratio and keeping the deer population within the carrying capacity of the habitat. Because there were fewer bucks harvested last year, that should bode well for increased opportunity this year, as well as increased quality." Trans Pecos: TPWD biologist Tim Bone reports Far West Texas is in good shape. "We've had above average rains over most of the district this year," he stated. "I am expecting an above average antler development year for both white-tailed deer and mule deer. Deer numbers should be up from last year in most areas. We had a good fawn crop last year, and I expect another good one this year. -30-


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Four Points by Sheraton Chicago O'Hare Airport provides a complimentary shuttle service to and from the airport at scheduled times. Guest parking is available for a fee on site. The hotel also features an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center open 24 hours on weekdays.
A 24-hour business center is on site while complimentary wireless Internet access is provided in public areas and in guestrooms. The Mirage Restaurant and Lounge is open from early in the morning until late at night. Room service is also available. The Oasis Lounge has a fireplace and serves complimentary hors d'oeuvres from 4 PM to 7 PM with minimum purchase.
The hotel is completely non-smoking. Pets are permitted.
- 24-hour front desk
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- Conference space size (meters) - 1115
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Mirage Restaurant and Lounge - This restaurant offers daily breakfast, lunch and dinner with exquisite specials for a unique dining experience.
The Oasis Lounge - This restaurant offers complimentary hors d'oeuvres from 4 PM to 7 PM. Serves classic cocktails and full restaurant menu.
Room service during limited hours is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The hotel features an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center open 24 hours on weekdays.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
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- Roll-in shower
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Check-in time ends at midnight
Minimum check-in age is 21
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- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.00 per day.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 7 and USD 10 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: USD 12 per night (in/out privileges)
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Starting today, PC players can track their stats on the Brink stats site located at http://battle.brinkthegame.com/ (for info on getting started, visit the site's FAQ page). Additionally, a new PC update has gone live on Steam. Some of the highlights are below:
- Server admins can set up a custom welcome message for their server that will show up on the loading screen when players connect
- Fixed Aquarium map from logging only one objective as being completed
- Incremented networking protocol
- Added objective timing info to the Stopwatch review screen
- Fixed player nametags disappearing despite not being affected by flashbang
- Fixed having a players' weapon stuck in iron-sights for the entire refire duration when needing to perform an auto-reload
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- Hacking terminals are now easier for the attacking team
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Tests and AssessmentAuthor:
Betz, Nancy E., Walsh, W. Bruce
Edition: 4
Pub Date: 2000
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Summary: Preface This fourth edition of the book, like the preceding three editions, has two basic assumptions. The first assumption is that assessment is apt to be more sound if based upon meaningful--that is, reliable and valid--information. Second, assessment skills may be developed by improving one's knowledge of tests used to gather meaningful information about people and environments. Thus, in a practical sense a primar...y objective of this book is to help students develop some assessment skills and improve their knowledge about assessment techniques and tests. The general rationale of the book is that human behavior tends to be influenced by many determinants, both in the person and in the environment. Therefore, within this framework it is our belief that any assessment of the person is incomplete without some assessment of the environment. People clearly affect and change environments and situations, but at the same time we cannot ignore the fact that environments, like people, have personalities and influence behavior. Thus, within this context our book focuses on theory and assessment techniques used to assess and understand the person, the environment, and behavior. The past years have been a period of significant advances in psychological and educational testing. Advances in theory, practice, and professional responsibility reflect rapid growth in the field. This fourth edition ofTests and Assessmentattempts to reflect this growth by contributing to a more intelligent understanding and use of psychological and educational tests and assessment. This edition updates and expands content areas in an effort to make the book more meaningful and useful for teachers, practitioners, and students in the field. The most profound revisions were made in Chapters 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 14. Chapter 1 (The History and Meaning of Assessment) was revised to include more elaborate discussion of the DSM-IV, discussion of cross-cultural assessment and standards of equivalence, and an updating of historical events and recent significant tests that have been developed. In Chapter 3 (Reliability, Validity, and Test Construction) computer administered adaptive tests received increased attention and the discussion of effect size and interpreting the differences between scores was expanded. Chapter 4 (Objective Personality Assessment) was updated to include extensive revisions to the California Psychological Inventory, the Comrey Personality Scales, the Jackson Personality Inventory, the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III, and the NEO Personality Inventory (revised). In Chapter 6 (The Nature and Assessment of Intelligence) revisions of the WAIS-R (now WAIS-III), Otis Lennon School Ability Test, Raven Progressive Matrices, and the Culture Fair Intelligence Test are presented and discussed. In addition, the theoretical work of Howard Gardner (Multiple Intelligence); John Carroll, Richard Snow, and Robert Sternburg (Triarchic Theory of Human Intelligence); and Philip Ackerman (Model of Adult Intellectual Development) are discussed. Also, updated research on cognitive psychological theories, neurological/biological theories, and research in genetics is presented. In Chapter 7 (The Assessment of Aptitudes) revised and updated descriptions of the ACT Assessment, Scholastic Aptitude Tests, Graduate Record Examination, Miller Analogies Test, General Aptitude Test Battery, and Multidimensional Aptitude Battery are discussed and descriptions of computer administered versions of the DAT-Adaptive and the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery are presented. Chapter 8 (The Assessment of Achievement) presents recent revisions of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Metropolitan Achievement Tests, Stanford Achievement Series, Iowa Tests of Educational Development, Wonderlic Basic Ski [read more]
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TORONTO - A quiet Dwight Howard didn't smile as he walked down a hallway toward the team bus. He was ejected late in the second half of the Lakers' 108-103 loss Sunday to the Toronto Raptors. | PHOTOS
"I don't want to talk about it," Howard said after posting five points on 1-of-3 shooting and two rebounds in only 17 minutes. "Not tonight."
Howard picked up his first technical with 4:43 left in the first quarter after appearing upset over a no-call over absorbing contact from Raptors center Aaron Gray during a reverse layup attempt. Howard was issued with another technical with 1:18 left in the second quarter after Toronto's Alan Anderson locked up with him.
Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni described the incident as a "referee's call."
But it's likely the Lakers will petition the NBA to have the technicals rescinded. Howard has six technicals this season and needs 10 more to draw a league-mandated suspension.
"Nothing they can do now," Howard said. "We lost the game."
Several officials talked with Kobe Bryant after halftime about the ejection.
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Heidi Stec
Your Kingdom Come!Its really funny that Im a Co-worker.
Dont get me wrong, Ive always had a desire to
be a missionary; I just had something more along the
lines of missionary doctor in Africa in mind. But
God has His way, and here I am in St.
Louis, Missouri, far from the huts of Africa, becoming more
and more aware of Gods fidelity with each passing day.
I began my journey to be a Co-worker at the
end of my senior year in high school, when two
friends decided to give a year. I knew very
little about what they were doing, but my curiosity was
sparked when I heard of their destinations: Washington, DC
and Ireland. I heard bits and pieces about them
over the course of their two Co-worker years, but went
my own way. I attended college at Franciscan University
of Steubenville, where my faith really began to become my
own, and graduated with four years of memories and many
good friends who were also a very solid support to
me in my faith. A year after graduating from
Steubenville, and only about a week after I had returned
from a four-month trip to Ireland to work and sightsee,
I received a phone call from Monterrey, Mexico. Well,
hello there! It was a young woman whom I
had not spoken with since my sophomore year in high
school, who was now consecrated in Regnum Christi, asking if
I would be interested in teaching English in Mexico.
At the time I had been looking for missionary work
in Central or South America, and saw Mexico as a
great opportunity to fulfill my desire for missions, learning a
foreign language, and traveling. I spent a year teaching
high school English at CECVAC, a school run by the
Legionaries of Christ in Monterrey, with a degree in biology
and very little knowledge of the Spanish language or Mexican
culture before I arrived.At this point in my life, when
many of my friends were working in the States, getting
married, and starting their families, all the while asking me
when I was going to settle down and get a
permanent address, I took a step back and looked at
my life. Obviously, I needed focus. And again,
six years after the first time I had heard of
it, being a Co-worker was presented to me. A
year of my life? I couldnt possibly! I
have so many other things that I could do
but they
would have to wait. I couldnt pass up this
opportunity to put Christ at the center of my life.I
have been in St. Louis for only eight short months,
but they have been packed months, as anyone who has
worked for the extension of Christs Kingdom can attest to.
Even though St. Louis is far from the mission
fields of Africa, our God is a very wise God,
because I know that its exactly the missionary experience that
I need. Keep this missionary in your prayers!Heidi Stec, Co-worker,
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BA (Hons), Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, 2001
I grew up in a small rural town, Greely, just south of our nations capital. I completed my undergraduate degree in Psychology not far from home at Carleton University, Ottawa, under the guidance of Dr. Timothy Pychyl. I pursued my graduate training in the Psychology and Law program at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC completing my MA thesis on deception detection among children with Dr. Deborah Connolly. I completed my doctorate in the same program under the mentorship of Dr. Kevin Douglas. My dissertation work explored the role of perceived stress, coping, and negative affect in predicting interpersonal violence and victimization among mentally disordered persons. I competed my Post-Doctoral fellowship at the Centre of Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, ON under Dr. Paula Goering, where my work focused on examining health and forensic outcomes among homeless Canadians living with mental illness. I joined the faculty of Criminology in July 2010 and make my home in beautiful West Brant, Ontario with my husband and young son.
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JUPITER, Fla. (April 11, 2014) – Jupiter Medical Center announced today that it has finalized negotiations with Sordina IORT Technologies USA, Inc. (SIT USA), to move forward with the Board approval process to purchase a Liac 12 Mobile Electron Beam IntraOperative Radiation Therapy (e-IORT) Linear Accelerator.
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Smart writing on big love, the end of summer, a new narrative of whiteness, and constellations of listening — all curated by our editor-in-chief.
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The light of Hanukkah can be found in the voice. A postcard on the fondness of listening and the musical warmth of words.
The feeling of being stuck is one we all have experienced at one time or another. Beleaguered by writer's block, Parker Palmer calls upon his beginner's mind and encourages us to move forward with hope.
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To round out the second day of Hanukkah, a poem on bringing the light through the art of asking.
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Born into a world of chaos and uncertainty, a millennial composer calls on his fellow generation to embrace the richness of this age and go berserk with gratitude.
Becoming invested in too simple of a moral story about others can lead to dehumanized outlooks. Our columnist remembers her childhood home and the lessons she carries with her today.
The chaos of the world can challenge our belief in the inherent goodness of humanity. Omid Safi marvels at the strength of a 1960's symbol in the form of a Parisian father teaching his son to overcome hatred with love and hope.
For the ordinary hours, a plaintive poem for those of us on our own.
Nearly 30,000 delegates from 200 nations are in Paris talking about climate change this week. Parker Palmer encourages us to open our eyes to the beauty with a poem and a challenge.
How do we continue to bear witness when violent loss becomes cyclical? How do we mourn? An educator grapples with her own struggle to uphold the memories of the victims of the Umpqua Community College shooting, in a time when we have started to become numb to tragedy.
Count Basie and Helen Humes' nostalgic rendition of a 1920's jazz classic provides the perfect accompaniment to a stunning piece about love, marriage, and lifelong partnership.
There's much confusion between sympathy and empathy. Our columnist tells the story of a wise elder whose suffering led her to become a model for how to have a meaningful life.
As we enter the contemplative season of waiting, an invitation to join us in reflecting on the myriad experiences of Advent.
With the world at our fingertips, why get dressed and go out at all? Jane Gross on being alone, venturing to the magic of a movie theater, and contentedly being alone in a crowd.
An unexpected exchange catalyzes a conversation about the essential truths of aphorisms and paring the excess without violating the mystery.
The recent atrocities in Paris and elsewhere in the world may be the new normal. We need to anticipate healing, our columnist says, before, during, and after these attacks in order to be whole and carry on with hope.
Genuine gratitude isn't necessarily about happiness or a soft, warm glow. It's messy and gritty and physical. From appreciating the glowing moon to marveling at the strange miracle of the human body, a celebration of thankfulness.
With the gift of a poem, a father marvels at the infinities embodied by his young son in this lyrical moment of parental reverence.
American democracy is illumined by multiple voices calling us to pursue questions of personal, communal, and political meaning. A Quaker reminds us to vigorously question those who say the U.S. is a Christian nation.
Recovery in the wake of trauma is a struggle, one we must sometimes work through collectively. Some guiding voices on thinking about grief and hardship with complexity — and move forward in a constructive and compassionate way.


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>Health and Nutrition>"Pink Slime" in 70% of U.S. Ground Beef
That dude has a way with words.
That dude has a way with words.
"Escamoles are the eggs of the giant black Liometopum ant, which makes its home in the root systems of maguey and agave plants. Collecting the eggs is a uniquely unpleasant job, since the ants are highly venomous and have some kind of blood grudge against human orifices.
The eggs have the consistency of cottage cheese. The most popular way to eat them is in a taco with guacamole, while being fucking insane."
In an infinite universe, the one thing sentient life cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion
And that's just the first food.
Well at least someone here is making relevance to the subject. - S.J.
I always thought an escamole was a snow gopher. Huh.
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I always thought an escamole was a snow gopher. Huh.
OK, I laughed
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
And that's just the first food.
can we call them "food" please?
Substance, then.
That pink slime is starting to look pretty delicious.
when you consider Haggis didn't make his top 6... yeah.
Feeling the growl again
Awesome. Thanks for this. Being half Scottish I'm not sure how haggis is not up there.
The Phillipino eggs deserve the spot they earned. One of my college XC teammates married someone of Phillipino descent. All of his groomsmen ate those things at the rehearsal dinner. Good stories.
"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand
I am spaniel - Crusher of Treadmills
I can't even stand to handle raw chicken. I buy mine already roasted at the market. mmmm hot rotisserie chicken.
Running is stupid
This thread is awesome. For my part, I think it is morally defensible to eat meat when you hunt (or raise it), kill, butcher and eat it. Else you pay someone else to do your dirty work. Every human who eats meat owes it to themselves to do this. If you could not do it yourself... perhaps you do not really believe it is OK to eat meat? You will also learn that storebought meat can be pretty disgusting. You need to really mishandle your meat to get it to look like a pile of cheap hamburger at the grocery store. That said, I do not always live my Ideal.
+1. People have lost touch with what it takes to put the food on their plate.
Growing up we raised our own meat and had it butchered. For years now most of the meat we eat at home I've taken myself in the field and processed in my own kitchen. It's delicious. But we buy store beef for guests whom I don't know for sure will want to eat game meat. I can barely stand store bought hamburger, unless it's the really expensive stuff. I don't understand why people would want to eat that and not my nice lean, carefully cleaned game meat.
There isn't anything wrong with lutefisk.
Lutefisk, Lutefisk
Lefse, Lefse,
We're from Ballard High School
Ya sure, ya betcha
Ballard High School is in a large Scandinavian neighborhood in Seattle
Other schools would sing this they played Ballard in the 50's and 60's
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'"I thought that Mika played a pretty good game. I don't think he had to make nearly the saves Belfour had to make. I like how he handled the puck in our zone. He made some really nice plays for us. He made enough saves but there was one goal that I really didn't like on him. There may have been a little rust from the length he has been out, but regardless it was great to get him a win."'
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DETROIT - While Governor Rick Snyder and State Treasurer Andy Dillon said today they're leaving the door open for the City of Detroit to redeem itself, let there be no doubt: Detroit will get an Emergency Financial Manager.
He or she will likely take up residence in the Mayor's Office Suite by the end of January. After all of the emotional drama the Treasury Department's been through with the City for the past year, [remember 'before you take over our city we will burn it down' and P.A. 4's demise?] making certain all the I's are dotted and the T's crossed have become an important norm. That is where we are, the State going through the motions. Tuesday night the State declared a "serious financial problem" after a preliminary financial review by Treasury. The process under Public Act 72 can take up to a month. Treasury needed a week, and why not? It's had unfettered access to Detroit's books for a year now and knows the numbers through and through. Still, all the bases need to be touched for the runs to count.
Read more: Is emergency financial manger inevitable for Detroit?
Now, as the result of this all of a sudden "discovery" of a "serious financial problem" Andy Dillon and the Governor have created a financial review team for Detroit. Its members are the Treasurer, Michigan Auditor General Thomas McTavish, Ken Whippel, Darrell Burks, Dr. Ronald Goldsberry [from Detroit's Financial Advisory Board] and Frederick Headen, Dillon's state lawyer. Together this group will take yet another look at the City's pathetic excuse for financials and make a determination whether a "financial emergency" exists. The team gets up to ninety days to make its decision. Dillon says it's likely they can do this in under 30, but again, they need to go through the motions. Based on what the financial review team tells him, the Governor will then decide whether an Emergency Financial Manager needs to be appointed. Count on it!
To his credit, the Mayor is going down swinging. Dillon told Bing and his beleaguered turn around team last week the only way it can avoid an EFM is to find roughly forty million dollars in cash while the review team does its review. So, today Mayor Bing trotted out his Chief Financial Manager Jack Martin and new City Finance Director Cheryl Johnson to announce they intend to start collecting delinquent property taxes and sell off impounded cars for scrap as a way to raise that needed cash. Of course, this is something the Mayor said he would do this time last year and only could scare up ten or eleven million dollars during that time. So while the pronouncement is right minded and the norm in any other city; it's simply too little too late. Frankly, it's also inadequate to the task of staving off an EFM. This we know because Dillon said Wednesday knowing how close to the financial edge Detroit is he is already interviewing EFM candidates.
This means there is a pink slip for each and every member of the Detroit City Council. While it may meet in special session between now and the end of January, its days of holding court on how to spend money the city doesn't have and holding up progress are finished. Mayor Bing, who also bears considerable responsibility for this ignominious end, will fare somewhat better. Treasurer Dillon told Local Four News today that in Cities where EFM's are in place, [Flint and Pontiac] the mayor is kept on to help steer through the murky waters of paring back expenses and becomes co-captain of the turnaround. Ultimately though, the EFM is the one who makes all of the financial decisions.
Now comes the ultimate question; will Detroit end up in Chapter 9 Municipal Bankruptcy? Treasurer Dillon said Wednesday afternoon "Chapter 9 is not imminent. This can be resolved outside of that. That's our hope." There can be no doubt that is his and the Governor's hope. And while hope springs eternal, we are all now acutely aware the city's cash is not. Detroit has roughly seventy million dollars left in an escrow account, money it borrowed earlier in the year as a stop-gap to get to next June 30th. Dillon has been and is now still sitting on that cash. He released ten million dollars last week and he is now renegotiating the so-called milestone agreement Council and the Mayor could not complete previously as a way to release roughly twenty million the City needs to get through December without those legendary payless paydays. The Treasurer says he will need a minimum of fifty million in cash to deal with the turn around. But let's get real here. For all of Dillon's assertions to the contrary, once in, The EFM puts Chapter 9 into play. How? Because P.A. 72 says the EFM is the only person who can tell the Governor whether municipal bankruptcy is avoidable. Dillon is trying to get his preferred restructuring firm, Conway McKenzie, in place to help with that difficult determination. They will take a long serious look at whether it makes sense to declare the nation's largest ever municipal bankruptcy.
The Governor will likely have to make that very difficult decision. In a previous blog regarding Detroit's finances, I wrote "all roads lead to Chapter 9" because as a veteran journalist having covered more bankruptcies than I ever want to even count [General Motors, Chrysler, Kmart, Lear, Delphi] Detroit's financial troubles far exceed anything anyone can solve through budget cuts and layoffs. We won't know for certain whether it's preventable until sometime next spring or summer. Let's hope it won't happen, but it sure seems as inevitable as the EFM.
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Bethesda is a culturally diverse community in Montgomery County in the suburbs of Maryland, located just 15minutes outside of the district by metro. On the second Friday of every month, from 6-9pm, the area art galleries and studios participate in the Bethesda Art Walk , allowing visitors and locals alike to enjoy some of the local artists as well as some national and international artists as well. The studios and galleries showcase art in various media including painting, photography and sculptures. You can walk through downtown Bethesda and enjoy the open houses at your leisure or take advantage of the free guided tours offered during the Spring and Fall months. Downtown Bethesda has a variety of shops and restaurants offering cuisine from classic American, Mexican, Indian, Belgian Style Brasserie and Asian Fusion just to name a few. The area is lovely to walk through, an often busy and lively on the weekend evenings. This event is free!
Downtown Bethesda is accessible by the Bethesda metro station serviced by the red line. The downtown area is less than a 5 minute walk away from the metro station, or you can catch the Bethesda Circulator, which makes frequent stops near all of the area galleries.
Alexis, Innkeeper
American Guest House in Washington DC


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The Regnum Christi Movement offers its members some guidelines of a gospel-based spirituality as an ideal of Christian life. The spiritual path that Regnum Christi members walk mainly consists in knowing, loving, imitating, and proclaiming Christ. This is the path and these are the goals.
Below, we offer some resources that can help nurture the spiritual life of Movement members and of any Christian.
Daily Prayer 2004-12-01
Listen to podcast version here.
December 1, 2004Wednesday of the First Week of AdventFather
John Doyle, LCMatthew 15:29-37At that time: Jesus walked by the
Sea of Galilee, went up the mountain, and sat down
there. Great crowds came to him, having with them the
lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute, and many others.
They placed them at his feet, and he cured them.
The crowds were amazed when they saw the mute speaking,
the deformed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind
being able to see, and they glorified the God of
Israel. Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "My heart is
moved with pity for the crowd, for they have been
with me now for three days and have nothing to
eat. I do not want to send them away hungry,
for fear they may collapse on the way." The disciples
said to him, "Where could we ever get enough bread
in this deserted place to satisfy such a crowd?" Jesus
said to them, "How many loaves have you?" "Seven, they
replied, and a few small fish." He ordered the crowd
to sit down on the ground. Then he took the
seven loaves and the fish, gave thanks, broke the loves,
and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave
them to the crowds. They all ate and were satisfied.
They picked up the fragments left over seven baskets
full.Introductory Prayer:Lord Jesus, help me to spend these few minutes
with you. Help me to leave aside my worries and
concerns and go up the mountain to seek you out.
Petition:My Jesus, help me to recognize and thank you for
your gift of self to me in the Eucharist.1. Jesus
on the Mountain. Jesus is the focal point of history
and of all human aspirations. Even when he goes to
out-of-the-way places, as is the case in this Gospel passage,
he is sought after. He strides by the Sea of
Galilee and scales up the mountain, and all humanity seeks
him out. He doesnt interrogate them about their past or
condemn them for their sins. He simply gives to each
what he or she needs: to the blind, sight; to
the mute, the gift of speech; to the deaf, hearing.
Imagine for a moment this poor mass of humanity around
the Master. Place yourself with them. Your turn comes, and
suddenly it is as if the crowd disappears and you
are alone with Jesus. He looks into your eyes with
loving concern and asks what you are seekingeven though he
already knows it. My Jesus it is you that I
seek. Heal me and do not let any sin separate
me from you today.2. They Have Nothing to Eat. Love
is not always very practical. Jesus heart is moved with
compassion for all those who have sought him out. He
knows the sacrifices that they have made in searching him
out and he is not going to leave them disappointed.
The disciples only saw the practical problem, but in his
charity towards his neighbor, Jesus all but ignores it. What
can I learn from this attitude of Christ? Will I
ever be let down or not be satisfied if I
seek Christ with a sincere heart? 3. The Bread
of Life. The miracle that Jesus works in multiplying the
loaves is a prelude to an even greater miracle he
plans to bring about. Jesus knows the longings of our
hearts and he knows that material food has its limits,
even when it is as abundant. St Augustine states, You
made us for yourself, Oh Lord, and our hearts are
restless until they rest in you. The Eucharist is truly
Christs greatest gift to humanity, sustaining us on our earthly
pilgrimage. Our Holy Father affirmsin his recent apostolic letter Mane
Nobiscum (Stay with Us, Lord) written for the Year of
the Blessed Eucharistthat the Bread of Life is the supreme
fulfillment of Christs promise to be with us always, to
the end of the ages. Dialogue with Christ: My Jesus
I have a very wayward heart. I know that you
are the only one who can fulfill the longing of
my soul, and yet I so often seek after the
fleeting things of this world. Set my heart straight and
keep me going up the mountain where I will find
you and all I desire.Resolution: I will pause sometime during
the dayperhaps before lunchand make a spiritual communion by inviting
Christ into my heart and thanking him for the gift
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I love how making your own gifts is becoming more and more accessible (as in easy) since the brilliant resurgence of the popularity of make-it-yourself projects from the 70's. Except macrame somehow got lost in the shuffle. Which, upsets me – because macrame is AWESOME peoples! The latter of which has nothing to do with these awesome gifts that you can make for your (or someone else's) baby.
All of the research is done here for those of you who love to craft.
When I share a round-up of DIY projects here on DB, you can expect an array of tutorials ranging in skill level and time needed, which I've labelled quite nicely for you here. Also? These handmade gifts would do well for a baby shower too…not just for the holidays! So keep this roundup pinned (or bookmarked) for future reference!
Have fun looking, dreaming of the possibilities…and get busy!
Budget Friendly Gifts For Your Baby...
that you can make yourself!
Plush Octopus Sensory Toy
Bright contrast, crinkle paper, tentacles…this little sensory toy has it all. Your baby will love it!
Get the free pattern and instructions via Moda Bake Shop
Gauzey Swaddle Blankets
We all know how expensive those muslin swaddle blankets can get. With a project as simple as this one…why dish it out?
Get the easy instructions via Dana Made It
Fancy For Baby Boy
This bow-tied bodysuit is made by ucyclying man's dress-shirt. Love the lilac, lavender and hot pink tones going on. WHo says those colours are just for girls? Not me! In fact, I would put this on a boy OR girl. Adorable.
Get the tutorial vie Sew Mama Sew
Crochet Trimmed Bodysuits
PIck up a 5 pack of DB Cuddly Bodysuits, some lace, crochet, and rick-rack trim and have at it!
Get the super easy tutorial via iCandy Handmade
Fabric Beach Balls
All babies LOVE to play with balls! Especially if they feature vivid colours, different fabric textures and come in various sizes.
Get the free pattern and instructions via Purl Bee
Scalloped Baby Bunting
A sweet little decorative gift for baby's room, girl or boy! (Since you get to choose whatever fabrics you like).
Get the free tutorial via Dana Made It
Baby Life Quilt
Absolutely darling!
Get the detailed instructions (and free pattern for the words), via Moda Bake Shop
Little Red Riding Hood Stuffie
Making your little one a doll doesn't have to be difficult with this awesome tutorial!
Get the instructions via The Long Thread
Washcloth Hand Puppets
Two great things in one, which means you (I mean your babies), can play with them outside of the tub too!
Get the instructions via So You Think You're Crafty
Begin with some plain, unfinished wooden blocks – print up a mix and match set, adhere with mod podge and you're done!
Get the PDF digital download via Ollibird
Big Cuddly Bunny
I really, really want to make this. The pattern looks surprisingly easy, but I still categorized this one as needing some skills to pull off, because well – there's a PATTERN and one has to know how to knit more than a scarf.
Get the instructions and free PDF download via Purl Bee
Box-Fold Felt Flower Headband
So darling for a newborn baby girl, or a baby of any age really! That's the great thing about making things yourself – personal customizations are usually an option with the easy, pattern free projects.
Get the tutorial via iCandy Handmade
Baby Sleep Sacks
One of my favourite tutorials on how to make a sleep sack that will grow with your baby from birth to six months!
Get the instructions and free pattern download via Running With Scissors
Knotted Jersey Headband
Another easy (and ridiculously cute) headband for a baby girl.
Get the instructions via Love Stitched
Knitted baby Sleeping Bag
So soft, so warm and stunning. This would take some mad knitting skills to create – a definite heirloom/keepsake worthy piece.
Get the pattern via Ravelry
Reversible Baby Bib
I am especially amused by the placement of the bib here. Clearly, bibs don't just benefit babies.
Get the instructions and free pattern download via Prudent Baby
Baby Pull-Over
This gorgeous knitted sweater had me at hello. I wish I had the skills. Perhaps you (or someone you know), does!
Get the free pattern download and instructions via Purl Bee
Baby Moccs
Surprisingly simple to make, and so sweet.
Get all three easy tutorials over on a Beautiful Mess
If you like these, you'll LOVE THESE! (Plus a couple for the mamas)
Infant Carseat & Stroller Toys
Way easy on you (to make) and your pocket-book.
Get the instructions via Made by Joel
Upcycled Sweater Hats
Free-style, easy, adorableness here. Just use old sweaters and you imagination!
Get the easy instructions via Joybox
Sun Ray Crinkle Tag Toy
Another great (mess-free) sensory toy for little babies. This time with taggies!
Get the instructions via Made by Joel