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To conclude the project, you'll apply different styles of filters to the remaining pears. Because there are so many different filters for creating special effects, the best way to learn about them is to try out different filters and filter options. ImageReady supports the same filters included with Photoshop.
In the Layers palette, select Background.
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Wimps outlaw guns, every time.
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Posted by BackCommander 1 year ago
By the way, the response of nothing but "really" doesn't do well to assist anyone reading this in finding out what it is your stance actually is.
Wimp: a weak and cowardly or unadventurous person.
By saying people who are both weak and cowardly are the ones who ban guns, you are saying that those who do not ban guns, are the opposite. Strong and brave are those who oppose gun bans. It doesn't matter if that's not the message you intended, it IS 100% the one you're giving.
See how posted more than a one word response allowed you and everyone who comes to this comments section understand the message that I'm putting forth?
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About Suzi Moore
I am a Bristol based consultant and trainer who has been working in Social Care and Health for over 20 years. During this time I have developed and delivered support services for marginalized groups, as well as high-quality training packages for professionals across the sectors.
For the last three years I have been working on a freelance basis covering a wide range of subjects that include child sexual exploitation; intra-familial child sexual abuse, hidden harm and neglect; the neuropsychology of brain development; drug and alcohol awareness; resilience and protective factors in children; and basic safeguarding and child protection training.
As well as delivering training for Local Safeguarding Children's Boards such as Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire and Slough for the last few years, I have also been delivering training bespoke training packages to Independent organisations such as Substance Misuse Services, Education Providers and Youth Offending Institutions.
I have described some of my previous work experience below but for a full work and qualifications history, you can find this on my Linkedin profile
Professional Experience
Action for Prisoners' Families
Regional Development Manager (2011-2013)
My role here was to influence policy and improve practice across the South West region. I achieve this by providing workforce development opportunities for all sectors through the provision of training, workshops, presentations etc. I also disseminated good practice across the sectors and encouraged the development of policies and procedures which would benefit and support prisoners and offenders families.
Diversity Project – Barnardo's Cymru
Children's Services Manager (2010-2011)
Short term project set up in Caerphilly to raise the awareness of the need for improved practice around aspects of the Equality Act which had received little focus, those were sexual orientation and religion and belief. I developed and delivered a training course which I delivered across the county to a range of services working with young people such as the Police, Youth Service, Connexions etc. I also developed a package of prevention work which we delivered with young people involved with Youth Offending who had been involved in hate crime. as well as a group work package which we delivered to over 100 young people across the county to raise their awareness of the issues and reduce incidences of discrimination.
Seraf Service – Barnardo's Cymru (National Child Sexual Exploitation Service)
Training and Development Officer (2006-2010)
Developed and delivered an award winning training package (Child Sexual Exploitation Service) for professionals across Wales. Supported the development of policy and practice in working with young people at risk of or experiencing sexual exploitation as well as carrying out direct work with young people.
Newlink Wales (Substance Misuse training and volunteering organisation which operated across Wales)
Director of Volunteering (2004-2006)
Post Graduate Diploma (PGCE-PCET)
2009 – 2010
John Moore's University
Post Graduate Diploma (Drug Use and Addiction Studies)
1997 – 1998
University of Central Lancashire
Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Psychology)
1991 – 1994
2005 – 2006 – Managing in the Voluntary Sector and Women into Management Course
Cardiff University for Lifelong Learning and Voluntary Action Cardiff
1997 – 1998 – Counselling Skills, Level 2, Person Centred Counselling.
Southampton City College.
Care Council for Wales Social Care Accolades 2010 for Commitment to Training and Workforce Development (achieved for the Seraf CSE training packages)
Winston Churchill Award 2000, studied and worked with youth drugs, child sexual exploitation services across East Coast Australia.


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Mobility is the most important digital technology priority for large enterprises, according to a new global study by consulting and outsourcing firm Accenture. Some 43 percent of approximately 1,500 C-level executives surveyed in 14 countries ranked mobility as a top one or two priority, with 77 percent placing it in the top five.
Big data analytics came next, with 72 percent putting it in the top five, followed by connected products — defined as smart interconnected devices with contextual interfaces that provide customized services and that collect, send and receive relevant data — at 65 percent.
More than one-third of enterprises (35 percent) expect the convergence of social media, mobile, analytics, cloud and connected products to increase their sales in existing markets, according to the research, "Accenture Mobility Insights Report 2014.
Three-quarters view the adoption of digital technologies as a strategic investment rather than something to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, as 29 percent expect their adoption to generate additional revenue; 28 percent plan to build entirely new digital businesses or services as a result of convergence, and 27 percent expect to penetrate new markets altogether.
New revenue streams are not the only financial consideration, Accenture notes. One in 10 respondents reported more than 100 percent return on investment for mobility implementations in the last two years.
"Mobility was the forerunner to many of the digital technologies that are now being adopted, and businesses can learn from the mobility leaders' successes what they need to do to make their adoptions of analytics, social or connected products successful," Jin Lee, global managing director of Accenture Mobility, said in a statement.
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INJURY UPDATE: Shayne Gostisbehere has a torn ACL and will have surgery on 11/13. He will be out indefinitely. → http://t.co/WHjgT82q3C
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Cam Tucker from ProHockey Talk reported that Gostisbehere will have surgery on November 13 and is out indefinitely. He suffered the injury on Friday night while playing for the Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL). As you can see from the video above, the hit against the boards behind the net is where the injury happened. He is considered one of the Flyers' rising stars and an important piece to their future. This is a major setback in his development as ACL injuries can take over a year for the player to return to normal. Defenseman Braydon Coburn has returned to the lineup which should maintain the depth of the defensive line for the Flyers.
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"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." – Matthew 11:30
Despite my own desire to keep going with Fearless into 2013, I have chosen a new word for 2013. I have learned by now to pay attention to the nudges of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 11 has been significant in my life. When I was tired, worn out, burned out on religion, I turned to this chapter of the Bible to be reminded – often daily – that Jesus gives rest to the weary and helps us to recover our true lives. With my own possibly-controversial book coming out in the next year, with a heart awakened to justice and mercy in our weary and poor world, with three small souls in my own care, I want to learn what it means to be light. I want to give up my own burdens – real and imagined – and only pick up the burdens of Jesus. And he promises, his burdens are light, his yoke is easy, there is rest for our souls in him.
Light, space, zest— that's GOD! So, with him on my side I'm fearless, afraid of no one and nothing. Psalm 27:1
My word for 2013 is Light.
I see Light in dual definition: weight and illumination. So I won't take on the burdens that aren't mine to bear, I will let my soul find rest in God. God will fight any battles that may arise for me. I will walk with Him and learn his ways, lean into the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't take up my own defense or cop to an Evangelical Hero Complex. Even in the face of evil and suffering, pushing back injustice and misunderstandings, his ways are free and light, and I will learn to walk free and light, even while staying faithful in my own work. I look forward to life and zest.
I will also be part of his Light breaking into the darkness of our world in small daily ways. I won't hide my candle under a basket, but instead, I plan on setting this small candle of my life and my work up on a lamp stand, to watch what God will do. And I will look forward to God's light breaking into my own darkness. He is the Light of the world, and I won't stumble around in darkness, Jesus provides plenty of light in which to live.
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The renowned Eden Project is just 4 miles from the inn and being centrally located and close to bus and rail links the Royal is an ideal base from which to explore the enchanting county of Cornwall.
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For several years the Academy and our associated special school The Courtyard have been members of the St Mary Magdalene Education Partnership Trust.
At its meeting in July, the Trust Board decided it no longer had a role to play in the governance of the schools and will cease to operate. This means that the Courtyard and the Academy now exist as their own distinct organisations. They will continue to have a very close operational relationship. We are sure that the relationship will continue to flourish and this change will not materially alter the day to day operation of our schools.
Paul Hollingum has been at the Academy since 2006. He served as the Principal when we opened in 2007 and then became Executive Director of the Trust in 2012 as we expanded and established The Courtyard. Paul took the decision to retire as Executive Director in August but, I am delighted to say, will continue to provide consultancy work for us to the end of this year.
After a distinguished 40 year career in education, Paul has shared his wisdom and experience, directing and supporting the leaders of the three schools to create such exciting, ambitious, caring and high achieving institutions as well as places that take pride in the range of opportunities they offer pupils and the concern they show to every individual who works or studies in them. His legacy is vast and impressive.
There will be opportunities later in the term to pay full tribute to Paul's contribution and I am sure you will join me and the Governors in thanking him for his remarkable work and wishing him well for what I am sure will be a busy and fruitful next stage in his life and work.
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There's a new group that is forming, calling itself Million Vet March on the Memorials. It's yet another well-meaning, but misguided attempt to help during this completely unnecessary government shutdown caused by hostage taking in the House of Representatives. It was born out of the orchestrated storming of the barricades at the World War II Memorial last week, where Republicans voted to shut down the government, then raced down to the memorial to cynically pose for a photo op with unfortunate Honor Flight Vets who had come to DC and were locked out of the monument. During that photo-op, Congressman Randy Neugebauer, Teabagger from Texas, acted like a jackass, verbally accosting an unpaid National Park Ranger for simply doing her job. This new group plans on marching on memorials all over the country next Sunday to somehow "liberate" them somehow from the government. I'm not exactly sure what the goal is, since the group doesn't really articulate it.
The false narrative being pushed by the Republicans, right wing media, and this vet group, is that memorials have never ever been closed, even during the government shutdown in 1995. That assertion, of course, is patently false, but that doesn't stop them from organizing to protest the memorials and monuments being closed due to the government shutdown. Obviously conservative leaning, this group is insisting that a government shutdown doesn't mean that the government is actually shut down, but only the parts of the government they don't like. It only takes a minute perusing their posts to find the normal racist, bigoted insults, and GOP talking points repeated word for word.
It seems to us that if they do indeed mobilize one million vets, this group would be much more effective if they got them to flood Republican Congressmen's offices with calls to stop the hostage taking and re-open the government. If they were threatened with not getting re-elected, you can bet they would reverse course immediately. The votes are there if only Boehner would allow an up or down vote.
The vets are well meaning, but being lemmings for the Republicans. It's much more effective to lean on elected officials to get them to do their job, but they'll go to DC for a meaningless (and likely anemic) show of solidarity that will do nothing to actually breaking the stalemate.


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Highways contractors are being warned they could be breaking traffic regulations with their use of colour portable Variable Message Signs.
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Brickman added: "Multiple colours on one page are often combined with multiple scrolling pages – something that was outlawed by regulation 58(10) in last year's amendments.
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This photo was taken in the White Rocks area of the Snow Canyon State Park in Utah. This photo was a five frame HDR. As I was walking up to the white rock area I was slightly unimpressed by the formation. The rocks had a dirty white look to them. They looked very similar to the Petrified Dunes but without all the color. I was quickly proven wrong. This area was spectacular. It had a small stream that was flowing down one side, and the white rocks had incredible color. There was some reds, yellow, and oranges mixed in. As I followed this small stream it led me to the origin. Here was a small oasis in the desert. The water was coming from the rocks. The sand was white, and plants were growing out of the sand and rocks.
I like the details found in the sand.
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Perhaps you are wondering what it is like to be me? How glamorous it must be to sit around in the early morning and write a blog and some really weird stories that no one wants to even pay you for or possibly even read. Well...you are in luck because today I am going to let you know what a typical day in the world of Julie is like. I am sure you will come away thinking....I should write a blog myself or some silly stories or....not.
5:55 AM: I am awake. The alarm is set for 6:15. Why am I not asleep? I want to be asleep. I should be asleep. I close my eyes. I am not asleep. I open my eyes. I am tired. Who gets up at this unearthly hour? Why am I here? What is the answer to life the universe and everything? Why does it have anything to do with getting up before 6 AM? I hear the dog at the door. She somehow knows I am awake. If I don't get up now she will go and poop on the porch. I get up.
6:00 AM: I pick up my cat, Brutus, who needs to chew on my fuzzy house coat for approximately 3 minutes or all will not be well with the universe. I carry him to the food dish and feed all three cats.
6:15 AM: First attempt to wake up my fourteen year old daughter, Essie. I am pleasant. I turn on the light and tell her in a cheerful voice that it is time to get up. She pulls the blanket up over her head. I pull the blanket down so that I can see one glaring eye. "Get in the shower," I say loudly.
6:25 AM: I have started some bacon. I walk to the end of the stairs. I hear...nothing. I walk up the stairs. Essie is still in bed. I am no longer polite or cheerful. I bellow, "Get up and get in the shower...you are going to be late." I hear a shuffling noise and some banging around as I turn to walk back down the stairs.
6:29 AM: I realize that I have not given the cats their canned food. Brutus has also realized this. He is standing on the table howling, even though he is not supposed to be in the house. I take him down and split a can of some disgusting smelling tuna and egg between the cats. I bring up the remainder for the dogs. They are now unable to eat their morning food unless some small amount of canned cat food has been sprinkled on it.
6:32 AM: I get a bacon splatter on my arm. It hurts. I feel vaguely awake.
6:40 AM: I tell Essie that breakfast is ready.
6:43 AM: I tell Essie that breakfast is ready.
6:45 AM: I tell Essie that breakfast is ready. She says SHE KNOWS.
6:47 AM: Essie stumbles into the kitchen like the undead and eats half a piece of bacon and three tablespoons of oatmeal. I tell her to dry her hair and brush her teeth and find some shoes. SHE KNOWS.
7:00 AM: I take a break from reading emails and drinking coffee to yell up the stairs,"You have twenty minutes. Are you ready?" She has twenty-five or thirty minutes. Better that she doesn't know that. The sounds of I'M GETTING READY! rolls down the stairs. This means she has been sitting around petting her cat and contemplating her navel. She will now begin getting ready.
7:29 AM: We are on our way to school. I realize I have not let the chickens out. They will have to wait. Essie hands me some papers to sign. I remind her that I am driving. I sign them at the stop light.
7:48 AM: I drop Essie at school. A skinny kid dressed in baggy, superlong shorts that make his legs look like they belong to some sort of large prehistoric bird runs in front of my car as I am trying to leave. I would think that I am invisible to him but he turns to glare at me after I slam on the brakes to keep from hitting him.
7:57 AM: I am tempted to run through a drive-through and buy a diet coke on my way back home. I really need the caffeine. But it's probably really bad for me. I am too tired to listen to my own very persuasive arguments against buying the coke. I get it.
8:05 AM: I am in front of the computer. It's time to start writing.
8:06 AM: I am on the way to the chicken house. I have to let out the chickens.
8:10 AM: I am still trying to convince Lady Gwen to leave the chicken coop and walk across the yard with me. She is concerned that I have already let the rooster out. The rooster is angry because I have not let him out. I finally scoot Lady Gwen out of her own personal chicken house and let the other chickens out.
8:15 AM: I am in front of the computer. It's time to start writing.
8:16 AM: I am looking at FARK.
8:20 AM: I am looking at FaceBook. I am hoping you people have done something interesting so that I can continue to procrastinate for a few more minutes.
8:25 AM: Nope. Apparently you people have lives and you cannot spend all your time on FaceBook.
8:26 AM: I remember that I have not checked out Slactivist's website since yesterday morning. I get on Slacktivist. Goody! He has a big list of links. Hmmm...the first one looks interesting. The second one too. The third one...meh. I should skip the ones that don't look interesting since I need to start writing. There are seven. I read them all.
9:05 AM: I am reading the comments on the link page.
9:10 AM: I realize that I am not writing yet.
9:20 AM: I have my blog page pulled up and I am ready to start. I have to go to the bathroom. I go to the bathroom.
9:25 AM: I realize I left some laundry sitting in the washer last night. I go downstairs and put it in the dryer. I realize that I don't have any clean socks or underwear and load the washer too.
9:35 AM: I am back at my computer. It's time to start writing.
9:40 AM: I am not sure what to write. I had some good ideas for a story but I maybe should write a blog post...it's been a week. Actually, I should really write down the ideas for the story before I forget them. I will do that first.
9:45 AM: I am trying to remember my ideas for the story. Wait! I knew this was going to happen. I wrote them down.
9:50 AM: I am looking for my gold notebook. Found it!
9:52 AM: I realize that I wrote down my ideas in the black notebook. Why do I have two notebooks?
9:58 AM: I am cleaning up my office in an attempt to find my black notebook.
10:15 AM: I remember that my black notebook is in the car. Oh well...the office is a little cleaner.
10:30 AM: I am writing down my ideas for the story. Now that I have written them down...I don't like them. This is insane.
10:35 AM: I go out to see what Brutus is crying about. I suddenly realize that I can fix the story. I rush back to the computer to write down the new and better ideas. I trip over the dog.
10:36 AM: I sit down and write out a few ideas for the story. This might work.
10:45 AM: I am a little stuck. I unload a few dishes from the dishwasher and put them up while I am thinking.
10:46 AM: I realize the dishes were still dirty. I try to remember which ones I just put up and put them back in the dishwasher. I finish loading the dishwasher and run it.
11:00 AM: I am writing.
11:30 AM: I am hungry.
11:35 AM: I realize that I have not been to get groceries this week when I look in the refrigerator.
11:36 AM: I contemplate showering. I reject the idea in favor of lunch and just brush my hair and find some shoes. Makeup? No.
11:45 AM: I am at the Mexican restaurant.
12:30 PM: I am driving home and I realize that I am out of dog food.
12:40 PM: Tractor Supply
1:00 PM: I am back in front of the computer. I check out FB. I start writing.
1:45 PM: I have to do some more laundry, walk the dogs and get a package ready to mail before I can pick up Essie. Writing time is over for the day.
And that my dear readers is the story of how this blog gets written.
So yesterday morning, I buried a small chicken. The night before, it was squeezed to death by a six foot rat snake as it was going into its house to roost for the night. It was a little black hen with a gold neck that was almost pullet sized. I had actually been worried about not putting the babies back in the chicken yard and clipping their wings to keep them safe. Ha! I suppose the joke was on me because the monster that murdered her was not the fox in woods or the hawk in the trees, it was a monster that hid in her little house. (Try telling a chicken that the monsters under the bed aren't real.)
Anyway, it was a sad moment in the ongoing soap opera of the Carpenter Chickens. And the funny part, the part that makes me wonder about my sanity, is that it was so sad. After all, chickens are at the bottom end of the food chain. You would have to be a worm or a bug to get any lower. I have lost a number of chickens. There were Angelo's first two wives, Dottie and Millie. Millie went first...food for a hawk. Dottie was next done in by a racoon (who didn't even bother to eat her - at which I took a deep offense). There was Lady Gwen's sister who didn't even last long enough to get a name. And last year, there was a chick who just didn't make it after hatching. There was Sylvia, carried off by a fox in broad daylight and then the two hens Maria and Sophia, also known as the lost tribe of chickens for their wandering ways, and Roderick, Angelo's son, all of whom appear to have been eaten by our red-tailed hawks.
So this spring, when Ligeia hatched off five babies, I decided not to name them. I might as well name the worms I thought. I will see which ones live and which ones don't and name them later, I decided. After all, why should I get attached to an animal that I might eat under different circumstances. It doesn't really make sense. I was very stern with myself...there are plenty of bad things that happen in this world; there are people without enough to eat; people who live in war zones; people who lose the people they love every day. No more of this, I said to myself. "Self," I said very sternly, "This is ridiculous. What would a real farmer think. These are chickens and they do not require mourning."
But yesterday, when I went out to bury her, I kind of remembered her wandering around under the cedar tree with the light on her gold neck feathers. And I kind of thought about how she would turn her head sideways to see if I was going to give her any cat food. And how she was the calmest of the chicks and the fluffiest when she was first hatched and how I accidentally dropped her when I tried to put her into the special small cage I had for Ligeia and her brood when they were little. And even though she was a chicken and I felt that somehow it might be an affront to people who had "real" problems and "real" sadness, big people problems to be upset or sorrowful or angry about, I was sad anyway. And to be totally honest, and under no circumstances should you repeat this to a farmer, I might have even cried a little.
So I buried her under my biggest butterfly bush and I named her Buttercup. And if you ever come here, I can probably show you the place where I have put her under two of the most ornamental logs I could find.
I'm probably just crazy enough to do this again with more chicks next year. If anything happens to them? I'll still be sad. But they will already have names.
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Costa Rica's Organic Agriculture
Agriculture in Costa Rica has been the recipient of negative news recently, specifically in relation to its pineapple export. We thought this would be a good time to highlight a positive story on organic farming that recently appeared in Natureair's in flight magazine, Nature Landings.
At the beginning of the 1980s, the farmers of Costa Rica began to search for organic methods of planting and harvesting crops with the intent of benefiting from the fruits of the land without using chemicals and other harmful practices that could damage their harvest.
This is how organic agriculture began to take force, and slowly but surely it has today become a viable and productive alternative to traditional agriculture, one that aims to position itself as a means of producing quality and healthy produce that is economically feasible, respects nature and is a great ally to conservation efforts.
According to data derived from "The Costa Rican Organic Agriculture Movement," the internal demand for organic produce increases about 20% every year, which demonstrates that efforts dedicated to promoting this type of production are bearing fruit. Furthermore, Costa Rican organic production is recognized both nationally and internationally.
In Costa Rica some 9,000 hectares are dedicated to the organic cultivation of approximately 30 different products. This rural industry also directly involves and affects more than 4,000 people. The principal organic products for export are bananas, coffee, boysenberries, orange juice and grenadines.The organization of this sector has played a major part in Costa Rica's relative prosperity, allowing the nation to have an important leadership role in Latin America.Another important factor is the existing method of organic certification, which gives producers and buyers a guarantee of quality and confidence in being able to trust that the product acquired is not only healthy but was also produced with the utmost attention paid to responsible management of the land's natural resources and fair treatment given to laborers.
Agro-ecological farm El Progreso: A successful case study in Costa Rica
26 years ago, following a family tradition, the Alpízar Chávez family began to harvest their farm located in the hills of Colinas of Pococí. But an innovative project came knocking on their doors in 1997, thanks to the Fundación Neotrópica, a nonprofit environmental organization that promotes the sustainable management of Costa Rica's natural resources. Thanks to what they learned while taking part in this initiative, the Alpízar Chávez family successfully changed their method of planting crops. And thus the El Progreso agro-ecological farm was born. Mrs. Nuria, Mr. Carlos and their three children understood that planting quality produce does not require the use of agro-chemicals. Instead, they focused on using things found in nature to achieve results.
"Making the change was not easy," said Mrs. Nuria. "It was a long process that did not come about from one day to the next. But it has been worth it, and it has taught us that it is possible to do things without causing harm to the earth or nature, while also giving us all that we need in a healthy manner. What we plant here is different; it tastes better. How could it not? This is their natural flavor."
The products harvested include papayas, bell peppers, sweet potatoes, palms, cauliflower, lettuce, garlic and cilantro, among others. All are grown by using various methods of organic farming such as creating compost using worms that transform organic residue into fertilizer for the soil; also put to use is the organic residue of goats, chickens and cows. Another technique calls for treating the earth with calcium carbonate to eliminate the acidity of the soil to remove excess shrubbery that may then be utilized as fertilizer.
These products are part of the daily substance of this family, which not only harvests for their own consumption but also takes their fresh produce to the agricultural fair held every Saturday at the town center in Guápiles. Thanks to the success that the fair has generated, it now forms part of the Aula Verde (Green Classroom) project established by the Ministries of Agriculture (Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería) and Environment and Energy (Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía). The program aims to teach national and international students about organic agriculture.
In conjunction with other farms located in the same region, guided visits, lodging and food are offered. Contact Nature Vacations (www.naturevacations.com) for help in planning your travel itinerary into the world of Costa Rica's organic farming.
Organic agriculture has taken on a leadership role at El Progreso agro-ecological farm and at numerous other rural tourist projects in the country. These places offer the opportunity to learn, enjoy and interact within an authentic rural lifestyle. Also on an organic note, hotels such as the El Silencio Lodge & Spa, located at Bajos del Toro, a beautiful spot of cloud forest on the outskirts of San Jose; the Hotel Arenal Kioro Suites & Spa, situated near the basin of the massive Arenal Volcano; and the Hotel Hacienda Sueño Azul, of the Sarapiquí region, all strive to offers their clients locally grown, organic produce and a complete holistic experience. At these locations, it's easy to delight in yoga and meditation in conjunction with natural and relaxing spa treatments focused on harmonizing the mind, body and spirit. Furthermore, the Amatierra Yoga Retreat has an organic greenhouse on its own private reserve from which meals are prepared for their guests. At these hotel / resorts, you may find your self immersed within protected rainforests and allow yourself to come into personal contact with nature. Crystal clear waters are ideal for relaxation, and the personalized attention received will highlight the warmth and hospitality of the Costa Rican people. These locations believe in a philosophy of sustainability and respect for our natural resources. They strive to go green by encouraging visitors to value and contribute to conservation efforts by recycling and practicing the smart consumption of water and energy.
Where to find organic produce
Finding organic produce in the country is not difficult. Supermarkets such as Más x Menos, Hipermás and Automercado have specific sections dedicated to organic products. However, if you prefer a firsthand experience, you may visit the traditional agricultural fairs, which are easy to locate throughout the principal towns of Costa Rica:
Pérez Zeledón, inside the Feria del Agricultor Generaleño S. A. Thursday: 6AM to 9PM and Friday: 6AM to Noon.
San Ramón, Feria del Agricultor Convencional, at the Centro Agrícola Cantonal. "Tico Orgánicos S.A." stand (adjacent to the eastern campus of the University of Costa Rica). Friday: Noon to 8PB and Saturday: 6AM to Noon.
San Isidro de Coronado, inside the Feria del Agricultor Convencional, at the Centro Agrícola de San Isidro, 50 meters west of the Ministry of Agriculture. Sunday: 6AM to Noon.
Turrialba, all alongside the Catholic church's precinct. Saturdays: 6AM to Noon.
Guápiles, inside the Feria del Agricultor Convencional. Saturdays: 5:30AM to Noon.
Zarcero, along side the highway: "Tienda Santa Lucía," in front of the tajo El Espino Monday to Sunday: 8AM to 5PM
San Rafael de Escazú, 800 meters north of the Centro PACO, "Comercio Alternativo S.A.".Tuesday to Friday:10AM to 4PM. Saturday: 9AM to 3PM
Barrio El Carmen de Paso Ancho, "Centro Ferial El Trueque"; from the Catholic church of San Cayetano, 750 meters south, or from the Soda Castro, located at the Guacamaya Rotunda, 750 meters north. Saturday: 6AM to Noon.
Barrio El Carmen de Paso Ancho, "Bioproductos Oro Verde," next to Centro Ferial El Trueque. Monday to Friday: 7:30AM to Noon.
Cartago city center; 50 meters north of the restaurant Haros on the highway to Paraiso. Verdulería "Oasis de Salud." Monday to Friday: 8AM to 1PM/ 2PM to 7PM Saturday: 8AM to 7PM. Sunday: 9AM to 1PM
Grecia, San Luis. 1.5 km northwest of the school. "Finca San Luis." First Sunday of every month:8AM to 1PM
Limón, in front of Playa Chiquita Lodge, 5 km south of Puerto Viejo: "Centro Cultural Ecológico Gaia." Saturday: 10AM to Noon.


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Alastair Murray has been a professional make-up artist since 1998. His credits include Dark City, the second and third Matrix movies, Son of the Mask, Farscape and Mad Max: Fury Road. He was make-up supervisor for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, key make-up artist for Universal Studios Singapore 2011 Halloween Horror Nights and prosthetic designer for the Australian stage production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He teaches at the Australian College of Make-up and Special Effects.
Annette Hardy is a 30-year hair and make-up veteran in film, television and theater. Her credits include River Queen, The Last Samurai, Mission: Impossible II, Scooby-Doo, The Junction Boys, Holiday Heart and The Rage in Placid Lake, plus days on The Great Gatsby, Australia, Charlotte's Web, Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones and Moulin Rouge!, and Packed to the Rafters and Wild Boys for TV. She teaches at the Australian College of Make-up and Special Effects.
The competition is open to students of a recognized make-up school and to those who have graduated 12 months prior to the competition date. Eight competitors will be selected for each competition. Cash and/or prizes will be awarded to first-, second- and third-place winners for each competition. To qualify, you must fill out and send us the entry form, along with 8-10 photos of different looks you have done. Photos don't have to represent the make-up you plan to enter in the competition. All entries, photos and artwork become the non-returnable property of Key Publishing Group.
The character/prosthetic competition takes place on Saturday. Competitors will be given prosthetics on the day of competition, which they must incorporate into their designs. The time limit for the character competition is three hours. No outside prosthetics are allowed, only the ones supplied by IMATS. Our 2015 character/prosthetic theme is Age Make-up Challenge.
The beauty/fantasy competition takes place on Sunday, and the time limit is two hours. Our 2015 beauty/fantasy theme is Historical Beauty Trends.
Jordu Schell is a renowned American sculptor and concept artist who has been working in the film and television industries for more than 25 years. Films for which Schell has designed creatures and characters include Predator 2, Men in Black, Alien: Resurrection, Avatar, The Mist, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Edward Scissorhands, Creature of Darkness, Dragonball Evolution and more. Schell also teaches sculpting and design at his Chatsworth, Calif. studio.
Jos Brands learned make-up artistry at the Royal Flemish Opera; during his international career, he has worked for film, TV, stage, fashion photographers, designers and advertising projects. Brands has headed Kryolan Professional Make-up International Creative and Education for more than 10 years. He conducts seminars worldwide on airbrushing, body painting and high-definition make-up. He has developed a comprehensive pedagogical concept for the innovative techniques of high-definition make-up.
Julie Tattam is an award-winning body painter and the owner of Skincognito Body Painting. Her work has appeared in television, film, runway, theater, music videos and ads for Ricki-Lee Coulter, Joel Madden, Kyle Sandilands and Jarryd Hayne. Tattam is a body-painting and special effects judge at the Australian Body Art Carnivale and the Melbourne Body Art Competition, author of The Essential Guide to Body Painting and director of the Global College of Body Art.
Roshar is an international make-up artist based in New York City and Los Angeles who is known for his unconventional work in the fashion industry. His work has appeared in Vogue, Elle, Glamour, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar and countless others.


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Garlic Grilled Shrimp with Summer Vegetables is a refreshing dish that can be served warm immediately with a grain or later as a chilled salad. Leftovers can be used to build beautiful Po-Boy sandwiches.
Garlic Grilled Shrimp with Summer Vegetables
(Mark Kelly)
Serves 4 to 6
2 lbs. large shrimp, peeled and deveined
Extra-virgin olive oil
4 Tbsp dry white wine
2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1/2 cup minced onion
10 garlic cloves, finely minced
2 Tbsp chopped parsley
1 Tbsp Cajun Seasoning
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
10 mixed small sweet red, yellow and orange peppers, stemmed, seeded, and halved
1 large red onion, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
3 medium zucchini, trimmed, halved lengthwise and sliced 1/2-inch thick
To prepare the marinade: Combine 2 tablespoons oil with wine, lime juice, minced onion, garlic, parsley, Cajun Seasoning and salt and pepper to taste. Marinate the shrimp for no more than 20 minutes before grilling and place the shrimp on skewers for grilling. Shake away any excess marinade before grilling to ensure caramelization.
Preheat grill for indirect cooking over medium heat. In a large zip-top plastic bag, toss the vegetable with oil, salt and pepper. Cook the vegetables in a grill basket, stirring occasionally until the edges are beginning to brown and the vegetables are al dente, about 20 minutes. During the final 10 minutes, grill the shrimp, turning once.
Serve with rice or couscous.Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2014


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JAKE CLEMENTS AND HIS associates suspect there`s a cure for cancer, or at least for herpes, in the dark, mysterious depths of the ocean. The secret has been out there for millennia, just waiting for science to discover it, then figure out how to use it.
If he`s right, Clements and other scientists stand to make, in his conservative estimation, ``tens of millions`` in profit. And there will be incalculable benefit to mankind.
Step one, though, is finding it.
To do that, Clements and his fellow treasure hunters purchased state-of-the- art equipment, including the Johnson-Sea-Link submarine, which found wreckage from the shuttle Challenger deep in the Atlantic off Cape Canaveral. They manned sophisticated research vessels with biologists, chemists and electronics experts.
Next, the ships and crew were sent to the Caribbean to collect a variety of deep-ocean sponges. They prospected in the Bahamas, picking up gorgonian coral, the branch-like coral that souvenir hunters have stripped from the reefs in the Florida Keys for decades.
They went to the Keys too, returning with treasure in the form of tunicate, the slimy, jelly-like and fairly revolting ganglion organism drifting in glops with the winds and currents at sea.
Next, marine organisms and other compounds were extracted from the sponges, the gorgonian coral and the tunicate and taken to the lab. Scientists attempted to reproduce the materials synthetically, succeeding in some cases. Then they tested the substances on mice, obtained some U.S. patents, and now await permission for testing on humans.
And if it works, their discovery could make all of Mel Fisher`s old Spanish gold and silver look like parking meter change.
BIZARRE AS THIS may seem, it is exactly what is happening at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution in Fort Pierce. Clements is chief of the drug discovery program for a relatively unknown biotechnology company, SeaPharm, which has joined with the not-for-profit Harbor Branch to pursue this unlikely approach to medical cures and financial bonanzas. Harbor Branch would own the patents, and SeaPharm would get the marketing rights.


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They taste similar to kale, so I love to add them to my daily smoothie. If you're in a hurry though, you can just add it to water and be on your way! For more info about these magical little vegetable packets, you can see more info HERE. They are offering free shipping for a limited time, and I have a discount for you guys as well! Be sure to use promo code: SUMMER10 to get 10% off your order!


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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Elim is widely known for the love shown to others through its ministries and the care with which we nurture all who enter our doors. The huge heart of this congregation is reflected in our deep connection with local nonprofits, our steadfast dedication to service ministries across the country and around the globe, and the ways in which we care for one another. Our General Fund is the lifeblood of all Elim ministries. It is indispensable to their existence, because it pays for the support structure that makes these ministries possible.
At various times during this fiscal year – and with particular urgency in our April Source article – Elim's Leadership Team has brought to your attention a shortfall in giving to our general fund, which is now forecast to end the year $22,000 below the budget we approved together last May, and is expected to fall $12,000 below last year's actual giving.
As explained in April's Source, the fact that the General Manager position approved by the congregation at our May 2016 annual meeting, remains unfilled has enabled the Leadership Team to avoid a serious operating deficit, but the operational consequences have been serious. Elim urgently needs a General Manager to supervise the staff, handle accounting and provide administrative oversight for our operations, and, importantly, our solo-pastor call was predicated on the restructuring of responsibilities that allowed his role to be focused on the Ministry of Word and Sacrament and not administration.
Our April Source article also alerted you that our current draft budget for 2017–18, which includes filling the General Manager position, is approximately $26,000 in deficit after factoring in a modest 2.5% giving increase. Failing our collective resolution of the current giving shortfall, the Leadership Team will need to balance the 2017–18 budget through some combination of eliminating staff positions, breaking the congregation's promise to Pastor Patrick that his call would focus on ministry, and/or reducing our commitment to supported ministries.
On recent Sundays, members of our Elim community have shared their personal reasons for participating in and valuing our life together, and described what motivates them to give to Elim. In addition, a series of "Did You Know?" questions has appeared in bulletin inserts and in Elim Express, zeroing-in on various aspects of the subject and inviting you to prayerfully consider your own giving.
If you do not currently give to Elim's general fund, we invite you to step into the joy of giving. If you are already giving to Elim, we ask you to commit to an increase in your giving to Elim's general fund of at least $5 per week if possible. If you have already increased your general-fund giving in response to our call for support, thank you!
Your financial pledge to Elim's general fund promotes the mission and vision we all share, supports all that we care about in our local community and around the world, and is an expression of your core values as a follower of Jesus. Your pledge is also a vital planning tool that will enable the Leadership Team to prepare Elim's 2017-18 budget with confidence.
Pledge cards were mailed April 11. Please complete the pledge card and return it by Sunday, April 30, via US mail; deliver to Doris at the church office; place in the offering plate on Sunday; or complete the form online.
Consider scheduling a recurring electronic contribution today – no need to write out checks and prepare envelopes every week. Your electronic contributions will continue to be received on an uninterrupted basis.
Send a text to 707-317-6431 with the amount you would like to contribute (make sure to include the dollar sign before the amount, example: $25). You will then receive a text with a link to register. Register your cardholder name and credit or debit card information. Once your registration is complete, you will receive a text verification and emailed receipt. For future giving, simply send a text with the amount you wish to give and it will process automatically.
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Unlikely Inspiration
Inspiration is a funny thing. I get it from very obvious places (other blogs/Pintrest/nature) and from unlikely places (gun barrels/sizzling bacon/a pile of dirty laundry). Some day maybe I'll explain all of these inspirations and what I have planned because each one of them have led me to 'create' a quilt or other project in my brain. But the thing that seems most unlikely to me is that I'm an inspiration to others! In the past three weeks I have been told that I have inspired other people to sew/quilt projects that they would not have done otherwise. How wonderful!
- My good friend down the street told me (because she saw my quilts) I inspired her to make her son a denim quilt for Christmas (shhh!) I've seen the start of it and it will be gorgeous when it's done!
- My son's former babysitter (he outgrew her – so sad!) told me that she and her mom were inspired to sew a Halloween costume (Dorothy from Wizard of Oz) because of all the sewing she saw me doing in the past years. I must say, it was a very good dress! I knew the costume right away! It was well constructed and the fit was perfect! I am NOT a seamstress! I can hem pants but that's where it ends! But these two ladies made a lovely dress!
- My cleaning lady told me she has been inspired to make her second grand baby a quilt and because I have no little girls in my near future, I gave her a few yards of sweet girly fabric to get her started. I can't wait to see pictures of the baby (and the quilt when it's done).
- My dear friend (why are we not spending more time together? – we have sooo much in common) just texted me that I inspired her to have some quilty fun today! How sweet is that?
Who would have thought that I could be an inspiration! Most of the time I fumble, muddle and slug my way through the projects on my list, all the time feeling like I'm an impostor. I've never really thought any of my 'stuff' is that good, I just love making it all. I love to "make" and I love to give so in the end I hope my things are appreciated for the thought (love) that goes into it as opposed to the quality of the product. If I can inspire others to create and give in the process, then I shall count myself richly blessed.
K, now for those of you that want some real "quilty" content:
I've finished a few small things again this week. A few more Christmas table toppers (no photos yet) and 8 squares that will be 24″x24″ pillows. Yup, that's right, BIG pillows! I don't do things in a small way. Here are a few photos of the squares that will be pillows (all to be gifted out this Christmas – so if you see yours here… surprise!).
They are all using Winter's Lane fabric on Kona Bone background. I will quilt them using echo lines to emphasize the star shape (maybe some radiating lines inside the star?). I will back them with the Kona Bone and I will use the envelope style closure. I don't have enough zippers around here and I really don't want to spend more $$ on these. Euro sized pillows are not exactly cheap, but all of the recipients are very much worth it! I did not have a pattern, just kind of 'winged' it. I like it so much I may make a table topper like this for myself! We'll see if there's still enough time.
As for other quilty projects: I'm almost finished quilting the king quilt for my Soul Sister. I am hoping by Friday I will have it done. I am planning on FMQing swirls in the inside border and a Dot-to-Dot technique in the outside border. I'll have a full post and photos when I'm done the whole thing! I've made plenty of mistakes on it that I will show you in hopes y'all learn from my blunders.
I'll be linking with Sew Cute Tuesday and Show and Tell Tuesday.


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The following information will facilitate your progression through the Saint Louis University's BSN to DNP program.
We also encourage you to refer to the student handbook for this program. Please note that general student rules and regulations in place at Saint Louis University apply unless superseded by policies of the School of Nursing.
The following orientation video will introduce you to the BSN-DNP program and cover many requirements. Please note that this video will play in Tegrity. You will need to log in with your SLU Net ID and password to view Tegrity recordings.
View the Welcome and Orientation Video (coming soon)
Please also review our preceptor requirements, clinical requirements and make sure to acquire your SLU student ID badge, which will serve as your photo ID.
For information regarding the upcoming academic year's tuition rate, fees and financial aid, please visit SLU Financial Services.
All students in the BSN-DNP program have the following additional costs:


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The following is up for vote as a provision in the constitution. For further notes on the voting procedure and any questions about it, please see the sticky thread in this forum.
The vote closes at 11:59 PM Eastern, Wednesday night, February 11.
The vote is divided into two sections. Please submit your vote in the following format
1) Yes/No
2) Option 1/Option 2
Part 1
VI. Free Agency
A. In-Season
1. There shall be at least one time before each sim set for the signing of free agents. The time and method shall be set by the commissioner, with reasonable notice to the league.
B. Offseason
1. FOF's free agency process shall be used by FOFL.
2. At least the first five stages of the twenty-stage free agency process shall be simmed in full. Subsequent stages, including the eight-stage post-draft free agency period, may be simmed in chunks, at the discretion of the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors is to provide reasonable notice to the league about this decision, as well as the time and method of the submission of free agency exports.
3. The Franchise Tag may be used, subject only to the limitations set by the game.
Part 2: Option 1
C. Coaches & Scouts
1. FOF's process for signing coaches and scouts shall be used. No limits shall be placed on this other than those set by the game.
Part 2: Option 2
C. Coaches & Scouts
1. FOF's process for signing coaches and scouts shall be used, subject to the limits set by the game and the clauses below.
2. The shall be a separate cap for the signing of coaches and scouts. The cap shall be equal to seven (7) percent of the league's salary cap.
3. Teams that exceed the cap are subject to remediation from the Board of Governors. Punishments will vary depending on the severity of the violation and the existance of any prior violations. One or more of the following punishments may be applied:
a) Loss of draft picks
b) Loss of right to participate in one or more stage of Free Agency
c) A lower coach/scout cap the following season.
d) Assignment by the league of the head coach with the lowest overall demands the following season.


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As of later we're getting links with a quote and no view posted by the OP.
That in itself can be seen as link dropping, even if there is a quote. The Person posted that article for a reason so we should be able to have their input/view in the same post. Not a separate second post. Point 7 and point 4 clashes because of it. And people are getting warnings for it. It's retarded!
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I think this rule encourages trolling. In the past people needed to give their views relevant to the article they posted. Now they can just drop a news article without the need to give their views & then sit back and watch the dung bomb explode from a safe distance untouched by any of the stuff from the fan.4) Please post your own comments and opinions in a separate post AFTER the article. Rather keep the News Article in its own post. Also try to avoid re-quoting very long articles if you are only adding one line of comment. Please do not edit or highlight the source article. Rather quote the article in a separate post.
The reasoning was that it would prevent people from re-quoting the entire article every time they wanted to respond to the OP.
We were getting threads where almost every post on the first page requoted the ENTIRE article.
Makes for tedious scrolling. Now they can just quote the person's comments (like everyone else who comments after the article).
The point of this forum is for people to post news articles so that others can comment on it.
There is no requirement that they themselves HAVE TO comment on it.
If they are found to be trolling, we will deal with that as it arises.


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Technology is constantly evolving, and in order to stay competitive and keep attracting top talent, it's important to constantly reevaluate the way that you share information and keep your employees engaged.
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So, what's the solution?
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I've begun to think that the so-called "climate issue" is not just about climate but that it's a whole lump sum. The important thing is sustaining life and preserving resources, just like when I was a child and we re-used and repaired. And just like when we went camping or stayed in a motel, my parents taught me by word and example to try to "leave it better than we found it".
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last song you listened to: Sara Bareilles - Vegas
last album you bought: it might have been Chris Brown's new one
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last gig you saw: it's been a while, I can't even remember. I don't
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This farmhouse bench is so cute! I can't wait to show you guys how I built it! I've been wanting to build my own pieces of furniture for a while now, so when I came across this DIY farmhouse bench plan from Ana White, I knew I had to try it out–with a few modifications. This bench really isn't too hard. I actually built the entire thing 100 percent by myself, which really impressed my husband. I know that if I can do it, you can do it too.
It is 76 inches long, and can easily seat four adults. It is the perfect bench for anywhere in your house, or even outside. I'm using mine in my entryway, but it would also look adorable next to a dining room table, or imagine it out back by the firepit. I actually built a 2×4 garden bench that I use by my firepit- seriously, check it out, it's adorable.
Oh, and did I mention this farmhouse bench cost less than $20 in lumber? Yeah, that's pretty awesome!
(And how cute is my Doily Wreath in that giant frame?)
After I built my farmhouse bench, I added some super simple board and batten to my entryway. Um, hello. Isn't it adorable? Get the full tutorial by clicking {here}
Materials for the DIY Farmhouse Bench:
(Here's a little tip: I buy everything from the Home Depot online, then I just click the "pick up in store" option, and they have everything on a cart and ready for me when I get there. It's AMAZING! I've linked everything you need here, so just click on the links, then add to your cart and pick it up at your local Home Depot. You can find all the details for in store pickup here.)
- 7- 2×4 studs
- 2.5 inch grabber screws
- 2.5 inch pocket hole screws
- Wood Glue
- Wood Filler
- Stain or Paint (I used American Walnut stain from Rustoleum and DecoArt's Americana Decor Chalky Finish paint in "everlasting" for the paint)
- Miter Saw
- Kreg Jig This was the project that made me fall in love with my Kreg Jig. If you don't have one, buy one right now! They are less than $100 on Amazon, and it will change your furniture building life.
- Sander and 150 grit sandpaper
- Drill (this Ryobi drill/ driver kit is what I have and I LOOOVE it!)
- Countersink Drill Bit (comes with the Kreg Jig)
- Measuring Tape
- Pencil
- Eye and Hearing Protection
Cut List:
- 4- 2×4's @ 76 inches
- 2- 2×4's @ 14 inches
- 1- 2×4 @ 58 inches
- 1- 2×4 @ 54 inches
- 4- 2×4's @ 15.5 inches. Both ends cut at 10 degrees off square. Ends are parallel.
- 2 – 2×4 @ 12.5 inches. Both ends cut at 10 degrees off square. Ends are not parallel. (12.5″ from long point to long point).
- 2 – 2×4 @ 13 3/8 inches. Both ends cut at 45 degrees off square. Ends ARE parallel.
Instructions for the Farmhouse Bench DIY Project:
Start by building your legs. For each leg, you'll need your 15.5 inch boards, one 14 inch board, and one 12.5 inch board.
Use your Kreg Jig to drill your pocket holes.
Apply some wood glue to your joint, and screw your support pieces to your legs using your countersink drill bit.
Below is what your legs should look like once they are assembled.
After you've got your legs built, you will use your 54-inch board (on top) and 58-inch board (on bottom) to hook them together. You'll also need two 13 3/8-inch boards (not pictured), which will be your diagonal supports. Make sure you use wood glue at each joint.
Next, you'll assemble your top piece. You don't have to hook the boards together, but I wanted mine super sturdy, since I have three kids who will do their best to ruin this bench, I'm sure. So I used my Kreg Jig to create pocket holes and screwed the boards together. If you are using this for an outdoor bench, I would recommend leaving a 1/4-to-1/2 inch space between the boards to allow for drainage.
After you've got your top and your bottom assembled, fill in any holes with wood filler (make sure you get the this stainable kind if you are planning on staining). If you want the bench to look really sleek and smooth, you can putty or caulk the joints on your bench. I wanted mine to look more rustic, so I skipped the caulking.
Once the glue and wood filler is dry, take your sander and sand everything smooth. I made sure to round the corners on my bench too.
I used a Wipe-On Poly to finish the wood and add some durability.
Then I took my sander and lightly distressed the edges of the lower part of the bench.
My husband hates when I do this, but I know that after I put this much work into the bench, I would cry the first time my kids chipped or scratched it. So I beat them to the punch. Plus, I think it looks cuter distressed, and it's my bench, so I get to decide.
Once your pieces are stained and painted, you'll use some grabber screws and attach your legs to your bench top, from the underside. (I didn't fill the holes that face the wall, or on the underside, since nobody will see them.)
All in all, this project only cost me about $20 in lumber. And it only took me two afternoons from start to finish, which included a trip to The Home Depot, drying time, and doing all the necessary mom stuff, like feeding children and taking them to school.
For $20, this DIY farmhouse bench is a project you should definitely tackle this weekend. You could even let your husband help if you want.
Please click over to The Home Depot Blog to get the full plans and instructions.
And, if you like this bench, you might like some of my other DIY home projects:
DIY Farmhouse Coffee Table (Ikea Hack)
Pallet wall art (without the pallet)
Wooden Planter Box Centerpiece