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I don't care how well you think you are ready for an emergency, nothing beats professional training to make sure.
It's pretty common for the family and close friends of a pilot to consider that pilot "the only one I'd feel comfortable flying with." It's no different with my family and non-flying friends. (Those friends of mine who do fly know better!)
Radio Flyer, Part 3: It's in the plane, but how do I really use it?
In the past two issues, I have covered the decision process leading to selection and installation of the UPSAT Apollo Full IFR system in my airplane. My installation includes the GX60 IFR GPS/COM and dedicated indicator and associated annunciator panel, SL30 Nav/Com and dedicated VOR/ILS indicator, SL15 stereo audio panel with marker beacon and ICS, SL70 digital transponder, and the MX20 Multi-function display (MFD). With flight testing and certification completed, it was now time for me to learn how to really operate all this new stuff.
George — A new autopilot makes the trip easier
In June, I flew my plane 38.4 hours, of which 37.3 were all cross-country. I was in IMC for 15.9 of those hours and shot two localizer, two ILS, and two GPS approaches — and all six were to within 100 feet of minimums. My personal airline had a 100% dispatch reliability and on time record for those trips, but I did all the work. Well, maybe not all the work. I had George to help me.
Diving into Flying
Like many other pilots in my age group, I acquired my initial interest in flying by watching the CBS television series, "Sky King," which aired from the mid-'50s through the early '60s. I had the good fortune to meet the star of the show, Kirby Grant, in 1975 and we immediately formed a close friendship that lasted until his untimely death in 1985.
In the zone
My Cardinal RG recently returned to service after a pretty extensive annual inspection. The 12 months leading up to that annual were good because not one trip was canceled due to maintenance problems and only one trip was delayed.
AOPA is Well worth those dues — In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, AOPA staff showed they are there to help GA survive and thrive
I joined the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) in 1973. I had just received my flight instructor's certificate and the solicitation came in the mail. What caught my interest was that, with my paid new membership, I would receive a small "transistor VHF receiver radio." I already knew of AOPA but hadn't got around to joining. Now, not only would I finally make the move, but I'd get a great little radio with which I could listen to my students when they were in the pattern of our controlled field while on supervised solos. For years I used that radio to monitor students while standing alongside the taxiway at Morristown, N.J. In similar fashion, for the past 19 years AOPA has been returning to me far more than the dues I've paid.
Recoveries:As with flying, preparation is the key to regaining medical after surgery
From mid-November of last year until mid-February of this year, I was at "non-flying" status while recovering from surgery to repair a rotator cuff tear. I used the time as effectively as I could. I put my Cardinal RG in for an extensive annual inspection, leaving my mechanic with a long list of items to check and attack now, while they weren't problems. With the airframe having just turned 3,000 hours, I wanted to have a "hit list" of favorite items looked at in greater detail. Now that the plane is fully refurbished, I feel it's time to start going back through it again during regularly scheduled maintenance to double check additional items which, although not a problem now, are known to give problems.
Canadian Connection
What better way to end another great year of traveling in my Cardinal RG than a December business trip to Canada? (Yeah, I know, a better way might have been a trip to the Bahamas.) Wheels up from my Rowan County, N.C., airport (RUQ) base at 1 p.m., with an OAT of 55°, and 3.5 flying hours later (and a 35° temperature drop) I'm landing after a back-course localizer approach in snow at the Waterloo Airport in Kitchener, Ontario.
Radio Flyer, Part 2 — The search for the right avionics package continues
This is the second in a three-part series describing the problem with the writer's currrent avionics package, the solution and his experience flying with the new avionics choices he made. – Editor.


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|February 2011
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In this issue...
Coin-Operated Machines Tax
Franchise Tax
Insurance Tax
Sales Tax
Recently Adopted Rules
General Business License Holder Must Have Criminal Background Check
Criminal background checks are completed on all persons applying for or renewing a general business license, but are not requested on persons applying for or renewing a registration certificate.
The Texas Coin-Operated Machines Law (Occupations Code Chapter 2153) provides that a person must have a general business license to operate and exhibit a coin-operated amusement machine at another person's place of business. A general business license holder may also manufacture, buy, sell, rent, lease, trade and transport coin-operated amusement machines. See Section 2153.152(b).
The law, in Section 2153.302, requires the Comptroller to deny a general business license to an applicant who has been convicted of a felony within five years of the date of application. Also, an applicant cannot have been placed on community supervision or released on parole for a felony conviction during the two years prior to the date of application.
The Texas Department of Public Safety conducts the criminal background checks. After receiving the criminal history on an applicant, the Comptroller will issue or deny the general business license.
In addition to not being subject to a criminal background check, a registration certificate holder is also exempt from the licensing and recordkeeping requirements of the Coin-Operated Machines Law. Section 2153.008 exempts a person who owns or exhibits a coin-operated amusement machine if the person operates or exhibits the machine only at the person's business; does not own a coin-operated machine located at another person's place of business; and does not have a direct or indirect financial interest in the coin-operated machine industry other than ownership of a coin-operated amusement machine.
The person is, however, required to obtain a registration certificate and to comply with all application information requirements. See Sections 2153.156 and 2153.157, respectively.
Additional information is available in the Coin-Operated Machines Tax section of our website.FRANCHISE TAX
Determining the Tax Rate for Retailers/Contractors
In recent months, we have discussed the franchise tax as it relates to both the construction industry (August 2010) and the retail industry (January 2011). In this month's article, we discuss the franchise tax rate in relation to entities that have revenue from both retail and construction activity. Examples of such entities may include flooring retailers/contractors, window and door retailers/contractors, heating and air-conditioning retailers/contractors and plumbing retailers/contractors.
Specific instructions for determining if an entity is eligible for the 0.5 percent tax rate are provided in Texas Tax Code Section 171.002. Subsection (b) of this section allows a rate of 0.5 percent of taxable margin for those taxable entities primarily engaged in wholesale and retail trade as described in Division F and G of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual. Subsection (c) provides three steps to determine if an entity is primarily engaged in retail or wholesale trade. (Our April 2010 newsletter article provides complete instructions for determining if an entity is primarily engaged in retail or wholesale trade.)
For retailers/contractors, the confusion lies in the first step, Tax Code Section 171.002(c)(1), which involves analyzing and separating total revenue by SIC code to determine if total revenue from activities in retail or wholesale trade is greater than the total revenue from activities in trades other than retail or wholesale trade.
In its introduction to Division C, Construction, the SIC Manual concedes that,
"Establishments primarily engaged in the distribution and construction or installation of equipment often present classification problems."
The introduction further concludes that:
"...separate establishments primarily engaged in the sale and installation of the following illustrative types of structures or integral parts of structures generally site assembled, are classified in construction rather than in trade:
- Steel work on bridges or buildings;
- Elevators and escalators;
- Sprinkler systems;
- Central air-conditioning and heating equipment;
- Communications equipment; and
- Insulation materials.
On the other hand, establishments primarily engaged in the sale and installation of the following illustrative types of preassembled equipment are classified in trade rather than in construction:
- Major household appliances, such as refrigerators, dishwashers, clothes washers and dryers, stoves and ranges; and
- Partitions for banks, stores, and restaurants."
Therefore, the sale and installation of materials into real property is properly classified as construction activity. The total revenue from a business activity (Construction, Division C) cannot be broken out into components of that business activity to be classified in Division F or G.
A taxable entity has a retail store where it sells various types of flooring: wood, tile, carpet, etc. Customers come into the store, purchase flooring and remove it from the premises to either install themselves or have a contractor install. The store also offers installation of the flooring, where customers come into the store, choose flooring, and the store installs the flooring for the customer, using either the store's own employees or a subcontractor to complete the job.
Following is the entity's 2010 revenue breakdown:
|Materials purchased without installation
|$5 million
|Materials purchased with installation
|$3 million
|Installation services
|$4 million
To determine if this entity is primarily engaged in wholesale/retail trade and, therefore, eligible for the 0.5 percent franchise tax rate, the entity's total revenue must be separated by SIC Classification. Revenue from materials sold without installation, $5 million, is classified under Division G, Retail Trade. Revenue from the sale of flooring that is installed falls under Division C, Construction, which encompasses the sale and installation of materials and totals $7 million. This entity will not qualify for the 0.5 percent tax rate as the total revenue from activities in construction, $7 million, is greater than the total revenue from activities in retail or wholesale trade, $5 million.INSURANCE TAX
Surplus Lines Premium Tax Prepayments, Including Penalty and Interest Considerations
Premium tax is collected from three groups of taxpayers: insurance companies, surplus lines agents and policyholders who have purchased policies of insurance outside Texas from companies that are not licensed to do business here. Insurance companies, including health maintenance organizations, pay the greatest portion of premium tax. The second largest group of premium taxpayers is surplus lines agents.
Until Jan. 1, 2000, surplus lines agents were required to maintain separate tax trust accounts in the name of the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), with the agent shown as a trustee on the accounts, for the deposit of premium taxes collected on policies placed in the surplus and excess lines insurance market. The TDI adopted rules in an effort to require agents to monitor the balances in such accounts so that the accounts remained below the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's $100,000 insured limit. While this did afford some protection of state tax monies in the event of a bank insolvency, it failed to provide adequate protection of state funds when multiple agents maintained accounts at the same financial institution since all accounts in the name of the TDI that carried the TDI federal tax identification number were considered together for purposes of FDIC insurance.
In an effort to address this situation, House Bill 3211 (passed by the Texas legislature in 1999) removed the requirement for a separate account and has since required agents to prepay taxes by the 15th of the month following any month in which the accrued taxes equal or exceed $70,000. The prepayment amount must equal the accrued liability at the end of the month in which the $70,000 prepayment threshold is reached. The surplus lines prepayment form (PDF, 50KB) is not required if prepayments are made electronically.
During an audit of an agent or agency's premium tax returns, the tax prepayments that were made will be compared to the monthly tax liability according to the agent or agency's books and records. If the auditor finds that taxes were prepaid late, and if the taxpayer did not exercise reasonable diligence in making these prepayments, these payments are subject to penalty assessment. Regardless of a finding of reasonable diligence, accrued interest will be assessed for these late prepayments. Remember that the reports produced by the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas are not to be used for tax reporting and payment purposes.
In addition to prepayment penalty and interest, the auditor will separately evaluate any audit penalty and interest that might be assessed on additional tax due.SALES TAX
The Sales Tax Export Exemption - An Overview
Tax Code Section 151.307 provides an exemption from Texas sales and use tax on tangible personal property purchased in Texas and exported to another country.
Texas sales tax is not due when a purchaser buys an item here and has the seller ship it to another country, or has the seller send it directly to a freight forwarder for export. Shipping documentation must be maintained in the seller's records to show why tax was not collected on these types of sales.
A receipt from a common carrier, such as the United States Postal Service, United Parcel Service (UPS) or Federal Express, is sufficient to show that the seller shipped the item to another country provided the receipt includes a description of the item or items being exported.
When the seller delivers the item to a freight forwarder, the seller must receive both a freight forwarder's receipt and a copy of the original bill of lading issued by a licensed and certificated carrier that describes the property being exported to document the exemption. In some cases, customers purchase items from several retailers and the freight forwarder ships in one shipment with one bill of lading.
Even though the shipment is exported with only one shipper (consignor) showing on the bill of lading, the shipment leaves the country with several invoices, thus more than one shipper. In these instances, a copy of the bill of lading together with the receipt from the freight forwarding company showing that the seller delivered the items are sufficient to prove export. See STAR letter 9303L1230B12.
A seller must collect sales tax when a customer picks up or takes delivery of taxable items in Texas, even if the customer later exports those items.
Once the items have been exported, the purchaser may request a refund of the tax paid from the store where the purchase was made, or, in some situations, directly from our office, as long as the purchaser provides the necessary proof of export documentation, and the applicable waiting period has passed.
Examples of acceptable proof are a bill of lading, customs broker's exemption certificate, or entry documents from the destination country. Only one type of proof relating to a particular piece of property is necessary. See Rule 3.323 for more information.
Use Before Export Causes Loss of Exemption
If the owner uses the goods before exporting them, the export exemption is lost.
For example, if a customer buys a hat in Texas and wears it, the purchaser may not request a refund of the tax paid on the hat, even if the purchaser subsequently exports it when leaving the U.S. Wearing the hat is a taxable use of the item in this state.
Property kept in Texas for more than 30 days from the date of purchase is presumed to have been stored, a taxable use of the property under Texas law. Property stored in Texas by the owner loses its exemption as an export. Property in the hands of a freight forwarder is not covered by this provision.
Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair
Texas tax is due on motor vehicle repair and replacement parts (including tires, batteries and windshield wipers) installed on a motor vehicle in Texas, even if the vehicle is licensed or registered in another country. The export exemption does not apply, and the purchaser is not eligible for a refund of tax paid on such parts.
Since the vehicle on which the parts are installed is in Texas at the time of the service, any driving, storage or movement of the vehicle after installation constitutes a use of the parts here.
As an example, a customer from Nuevo Laredo brings his car to a tire shop in Laredo to have new tires installed. After the tires are installed, the customer immediately drives the vehicle back to Nuevo Laredo. In this scenario, the customer must pay tax on the tires at the time of purchase and is not eligible for a refund of tax paid on the tires. Since the vehicle on which the tires were installed was driven in Texas, the tires were used here prior to export and thus are not eligible for the exemption.
The export exemption does, however, apply to parts exported to another country before being installed on a vehicle.
For example, an auto parts store in Brownsville sells a battery and windshield wipers to a purchaser who plans to export them to Somalia to be installed on a truck there. The purchaser must pay tax on the parts at the time of purchase because he is taking possession of the goods in Texas.
If the parts are not installed on a vehicle, or otherwise used in Texas before export, the purchaser may apply for a refund of the tax paid on the purchase after the parts are exported by providing the appropriate documentation.
Although the general exemption under Section 151.307 for exported items does not apply to motor vehicle repair and replacement parts installed on a motor vehicle while in Texas, Tax Code Section 151.3071 does provide a specific exemption for electronic audio equipment (such as car stereos) purchased for use outside the U.S., even if the equipment is installed in a vehicle while in Texas.
Under this exemption, a person who purchases electronic audio equipment for use outside the U.S. must still pay tax on the goods at the time of purchase, but can seek a refund of the tax after the equipment has been exported.
Internet Purchases and Exports - Original Receipt Required
Texas Tax Code Section 151.1575 provides that a purchaser seeking a refund of Texas tax paid on exported items must provide an original receipt to a Texas licensed customs broker to receive an export certification. In addition, the purchaser must show the original receipt and the appropriate export documentation to the seller in order to obtain a refund. An original receipt has traditionally been a cash register receipt issued to the customer by the seller at the time of purchase.
When a customer purchases an item over the Internet, a cash register receipt may not be provided, and many online sellers recommend that purchasers print a confirmation page as proof of purchase. A receipt printed by the customer for an Internet purchase, however, is not sufficient documentation for export certifications and refunds.
Packages shipped to Texas locations from Internet vendors should contain an invoice, shipping document or original receipt printed by the seller showing the amount of Texas tax collected on the sale. Rule 3.286(d)(3) specifies that the amount of sales tax collected must be separately stated on a bill, contract or invoice to the customer.
When applying for an export certification for Internet purchases, customers must provide the shipping documentation or receipt enclosed in the package by the vendor.
The shipping documentation or receipt should provide a description of the items purchased; clearly display the amount of Texas tax collected on the sale; and indicate that the package was received by the customer in Texas.
If the shipping documentation included with the package does not include all of the information required, the customer may provide a receipt printed from a personal computer in addition to the seller's shipping documentation.
Exports by U.S. Citizens and Legal U.S. Residents - Customs Broker Certifications
Whether a purchaser is a U.S. citizen or legal U.S. resident (with a green card) is not a determining factor in obtaining a refund of Texas sales and use tax.
Anyone who purchases taxable items in Texas for export may seek a refund of the taxes paid on those items as long as they provide the necessary proof of export documentation as outlined in Rule 3.323(c).
According to Rule 3.360, however, a licensed Texas customs broker may only issue an export certification form to a permanent legal resident of the U.S. or a U.S. citizen if the customs broker, an authorized employee or a verification contractor personally witnesses the property being transported across the U.S. border or personally witnesses the property being placed on a common carrier for delivery outside U.S. territorial limits.
Travel documentation (such as a passport, airline ticket or bus ticket) cannot be used by a U.S. citizen or legal resident to obtain export certification from a licensed Texas customs broker.
Travel documentation may only be used to obtain an export certification when the purchaser is a citizen of, and resides in, another country, and the destination country is where the purchaser resides. See Rule 3.360 (b) (3) for additional information.
Sales to Mexican Retailers for Resale
Retailers from Mexico may claim an exemption from Texas sales and use tax when purchasing taxable goods that they will resell in the normal course of business in Mexico by issuing a properly completed Texas Sales and Use Tax Resale Certificate (Form 01-339) (PDF, 57KB) or the Border States Uniform Sale for Resale Certificate (Form 01-909) (PDF, 47KB) to suppliers at the time of purchase.
The resale certificate must show the retailer's Mexico Federal Taxpayers Registry (RFC) identification number, and the retailer must give a copy of their Mexican Registration Form to the Texas supplier. A resale certificate may not be issued or accepted for taxable items that will be resold in any other country. See Rule 3.285.
A maquiladora enterprise is a business entity chartered by the government of the United Mexican States and authorized by that government to make duty-free imports of raw materials, component parts or other property into Mexico to be used in manufacturing, processing or assembling items by the business entity in Mexico primarily for export from Mexico.
A maquiladora enterprise wishing to make tax-free purchases in Texas for export to Mexico may file a Texas Application for Maquiladora Export Permit (Form AP-153) (PDF, 331KB) with our office, including a copy of the maquiladora authorization form issued by the Mexican Secretaria de Comercio y Fomento Industrial showing the number by which the company is listed in the registry of in-bond companies.
When buying taxable goods that will be exported to Mexico, a maquiladora export permit holder may claim an exemption from tax at the time of purchase by providing the seller a Texas Maquiladora Exemption Certificate (Form 01-374) (PDF, 90KB) and a copy of the maquiladora export permit issued by our office to the seller.
Do Export Certifications Issued by a Licensed Texas Customs Broker Expire?
The statute of limitations for seeking a refund of Texas sales and use taxes is four years from the date the tax was originally due and payable. Once a purchaser has obtained an export certification from a licensed Texas customs broker, the purchaser may seek a refund of tax paid on exported items for up to four years from the date of purchase.
The expiration date printed on the certificate is the date that the export certification stamp attached to the certification expires, not the date that the certification itself expires.
Export certification stamps expire each calendar quarter and are color coded and numbered so our office can easily monitor them. Texas licensed customs brokers must purchase new stamps each quarter and cannot issue a stamp after its expiration date has passed.
An export certification stamp attached and assigned to an export certification prior to the stamp's expiration date is valid for four years. The export certification stamp expiration date does not affect the validity of the purchaser's refund claim.
Sales and Use Taxes Paid to Other States
The provisions related to obtaining a refund of Texas sales and use taxes on exports apply only to taxable items purchased in Texas.
Sellers in Texas should not issue a refund of tax based on export documentation for items purchased in other states, even if the purchase was made at another branch of the same company or an affiliated company. For example, a purchaser who buys a television set at a Wal-Mart in Oklahoma and exports it cannot obtain a refund of the taxes paid to Oklahoma on that purchase from a Wal-Mart in Texas.
Purchasers who bought items in another state and paid tax must contact that state for information about obtaining a refund.RECENTLY ADOPTED RULES
State Sales and Use Tax - Section 3.346 Use Tax
The following rule adoption was filed with the Secretary of State on Jan. 20, 2011, with a publication date of Feb. 4, 2011, effective 20 days after filing.
Section 3.346 - Use Tax
State Sales and Use Tax - Section 3.333 Security Services
The following rule adoption was filed with the Secretary of State on Feb. 02, 2011, with a publication date of Feb. 18, 2011, effective 20 days after filing.
Section 3.333 Security ServicesABOUT THE NEWSLETTER
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Contributors to This Month's Issue
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Halloween Candy - which big names are peanut free?
Hey everyone! Does anyone know of a list of peanut-free halloween candies? Not just candies without peanuts, but without any chance of peanut contamination, etc.
Tootsie candies are safe:
We usually buy the Child's Play assortment to give out at the door, that way we can keep any leftovers.
Try sticking to fruity candies, like starburst, gummy bears, nerds, gobstoppers, runts, skittles and smarties!
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Ithaca College Concerts Will Present Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
ITHACA, NY — The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra will conclude the yearlong Ithaca College Concerts season "Ensembles Great and Small" on Friday, March 27. The performance will begin at 8:15 p.m. in Ford Hall in the James J. Whalen Center for Music. Ford Hall will also be the venue for a free workshop at 4 p.m.
Tickets for the concert are on sale at the Ticket Center at Clinton House at (607) 273-4497 or (800) 284-8422 or at ithacaevents.com, and at the door if available. Individual ticket prices are as follows:
- Children, senior citizens, and Ithaca College students—$11
- Ithaca College alumni, faculty, staff, and administrators; Friends of Ithaca College; other students—$19
- General public—$22
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra is an ensemble that began as the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1966 and has performed continuously ever since. In 1966, the cornetist, composer, and arranger Thad Jones and drummer Mel Lewis founded a band in New York. Having settled in the city after leaving their respective touring jobs with Count Basie and Stan Kenton, Thad and Mel, along with many of their colleagues, needed an outlet for their creative energies and relief from the tedium of studio work. With a handful of arrangements they approached legendary club owner Max Gordon and were booked at the Village Vanguard for three Mondays in February. Critical acclaim, awards and international success soon followed.
The original three weeks have become a permanent gig that has survived over three decades and resulted in the group changing its name to the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Several of the current key members played for Thad Jones, so the orchestra's unique sound and swing are proudly held and displayed, while other original precepts of creativity and experimentation are nurtured and encouraged.
For more information on Ithaca College Concerts, call (607) 274-3717.
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Friday, May 25, 2012
Poetic Book Titles!
23 comments:
- Dana said...
I love these posts! One of these days I'll post my own. :)
Have a great weekend!
- May 25, 2012 at 7:55 AM
- Annalisa Crawford said...
That was fantastic :-)
- May 25, 2012 at 8:16 AM
- Tara Tyler said...
did that for a janet reid contest. it's fun! i like your titles,
- May 25, 2012 at 8:18 AM
- Tara Tyler said...
cant do that with ebooks!
- May 25, 2012 at 8:19 AM
- LD Masterson said...
Aw, come on, Laura. I'm having enough trouble getting all the books in my TBR pile read. If I start looking at the titles as possible poems, I'll never get anything done.
Too late, I think I see one forming.
- May 25, 2012 at 8:39 AM
- Stina Lindenblatt said...
OMG! I can't believe you managed to do that with book titles. I'm totally going to have to try this. :D
- May 25, 2012 at 9:20 AM
- Julie Dao said...
That was beautiful - WOW. I'm going to have to try this...
- May 25, 2012 at 9:47 AM
- DL Hammons said...
*Shaking head*
The places your mind goes!
Have a wonderful weekend! :)
- May 25, 2012 at 9:56 AM
- L. Diane Wolfe said...
I wouldn't have caught the music.
Have a great weekend, Laura.
- May 25, 2012 at 10:49 AM
- Jennifer Shirk said...
Oh, very cool! I don't know enough poems to do it for a book title. But what a great idea about a song though.
Have a great weekend!
- May 25, 2012 at 1:33 PM
- Carrie-Anne said...
My most-recently completed manuscript took its title from Shakespeare's Sonnet 145, and the sequel takes its title from Sonnet 29. A number of chapter titles in various manuscripts have also taken titles from songs I like, like "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long," "Trading in His Shelter for Danger," and "Who Will Stand, Who Will Fall?" The third novel in my Russian family saga, which I'm hopefully going to start this year, also has a title taken from the second line of The Divine Comedy, and each of the four Parts will similarly have titles taken from the first stanza.
- May 25, 2012 at 1:33 PM
- Margo Berendsen said...
You are the first person I've ever come across who has ever mentioned a Ring of Endless Light, one of my childhood favorites!
I agree with you about titles, they matter more to me than covers, but ultimately it's the premise and the first page that matter most to me.
Lovely poem!
- May 25, 2012 at 2:12 PM
- Elana Johnson said...
Wow, super creative post. I don't think I could do this if I tried.
- May 25, 2012 at 2:37 PM
- Clarissa Draper said...
How clever you are. I bet I could so a haunting poem with mystery titles.
- May 25, 2012 at 3:31 PM
- Krista McLaughlin said...
Very cool! I like that!
Have a good weekend! :)
- May 25, 2012 at 4:24 PM
- Laura Marcella said...
Dana- They're fun to do! I had so many other books that could've worked for poems.
Annalisa- Thank you! Have a great weekend!!
Tara- You mean you can't take a picture with ebooks! But you can still discover a poem among ebook titles.
LD- LoL, whoops, I hadn't thought of that! I hope you share your book titles poem!
Stina- Definitely do it!! It's really fun.
Julie- Thank you for saying so! Have fun!!
DL- I hope that's a good thing! I think it is. So yes, I've decided to take it as a compliment. Thanks! :)
Diane- Have a great weekend!!
Jennifer- You can certainly check out any poetry website for book title or chapter title ideas!
Carrie-Anne- Wow! That's awesome. I'm glad to see another author who is inspired by poetry. Thanks for sharing!
Margo- I LOVE that book!! I remember reading it for the first time in fifth grade. I'd borrowed it from my homeroom teacher's classroom library and loved it so much that my parents surprised me one day after school with my own copy! I re-read it every few years. It's been a while, though. I'll have to try and squeeze it in this summer!
Elana- Thank you! You're a talented writer and I know you could do this!!
Clarissa- You're right! That would be awesome with mystery titles. I hope you give it a try!!
Krista- Thank you very much! Have a wonderful weekend!
- May 25, 2012 at 9:50 PM
- Carissa Taylor said...
This is such a fun idea - what a lovely poem! I'll definitely have to post one of my own someday soon!
Love your blog BTW - new follower!
- May 26, 2012 at 10:46 AM
- Libby said...
I would never have thought to do that!
- May 26, 2012 at 2:04 PM
- Melissa Ann Goodwin said...
What a creative idea - Now when I'm wandering through bookstores, I'll always be putting titles together. Very cool!
- May 27, 2012 at 8:09 AM
- Beth Camp said...
Thanks to LD Masterson, I'm now looking at my to be read pile as a source of . . . gasp . . . poetry! A lovely post -- again.
- May 27, 2012 at 1:50 PM
- Laura Marcella said...
Carissa- Hello and welcome to Wavy Lines! I hope you try it. It's really fun! I have so many other books that would make great poetry. Thanks for stopping by and commenting and I appreciate the follow!!
Libby- It's so much fun! Definitely give it a try!
Melissa- LoL, I hadn't thought of that!
Beth- Poetry and prose go hand-in-hand!! Thank you for your kind words. :)
- May 28, 2012 at 10:33 AM
- Saumya said...
This is such a cool idea and thought! I never knew some titles were inspired by poems. I LOVE that you love poetry. And Ring of Endless Light brings back childhood memories.
- May 28, 2012 at 3:00 PM
- Laura Marcella said...
Saumya- Thanks! A lot of people were doing this last year and I finally got around to doing it for myself. It was a lot of fun! I have so many other books with titles that could make interesting poems. I haven't read A Ring of Endless Light in a while, so I think this summer will be a good time for a re-read!!
- May 30, 2012 at 11:19 PM


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Gorham Paper and Tissue hires Mike Cummings as CEO
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Mares-Moreno press conference slated for Tuesday
Abner Mares will put his unbeaten streak on the line against Anselmo Moreno on Nov. 10 at The Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Abner Mares will put his unbeaten streak on the line against Anselmo Moreno on Nov. 10 at The Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo will have been out of the ring for more than a year when he meets Raul Casarez on Nov. 10.
HBO's Jim Lampley will review Sergio Martinez's unanimous decision over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Saul Alvarez's fifth-round knockout of Josesito Lopez on the latest episdoe of The Fight Game this Saturday.
The quadruple-header whose main event featured a fifth-round knockout by WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez over Josesito Lopez established viewership records.
Junior middleweight Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's fifth-round knockout of Josesito Lopez on Saturday drew a live gate of $1,618,150, according to Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director, Keith Kizer.
WBC junior featherweight titleholder Abner Mares calls Leo Santa Cruz a smaller version of Antonio Margarito and considers Anselmo Moreno to be one of the sport's premiere fighters.
A fierce body attack by IBF bantamweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz retired Eric Morel on his stool prior to the sixth round, and may have retired him for good.
WBA titleholder Saul Alvarez received an extra $100,000 for the night's best knockout on Saturday.
Daniel Ponce de Leon scored a sixth-round knockdown and emerged with a unanimous technical decision that ended a 12-fight winning streak for Jhonny Gonzalez.
WBC junior middleweight beltholder Saul Alvarez will pocket $2 million compared to $212,500 for challenger Josesito Lopez.
WBC junior featherweight belt-holder Abner Mares has a defense against Anselmo Moreno on Oct. 27.
Nonito Donaire on facing Toshiaki Nishioka: "You have to find the fighters who can challenge you and who will put you at risk. You put yourself at risk of losing, at risk of getting hurt, at risk of losing your life. That's all part of boxing."
IBF and WBO junior featherweight beltholder Nonito Donaire portrays a poor man driven by love in the movie Palad Ta Ang Nagbuot, which he recently completed filming in his native Philippines.
Birthday knockouts have become a tradition for WBC featherweight beltholder Jhonny Gonzalez, and this Sept. 15 — Gonzalez's 31st birthday — he'll be looking to collect a $100,000 bonus against Daniel Ponce de Leon.
An IBF bantamweight title fight between beltholder Leo Santa Cruz and Eric Morel may complete the Sept. 15 quadrupleheader headlined by WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul Alvarez and Josesito Lopez.
WBC junior featherweight titleholder Abner Mares, lightweight contender Sharif Bogere and featherweight prosepct Gary Russell Jr. could be a part of a big weekend that includes 2012 Olympian pro debuts, Oct. 13-14, on Showtime and CBS.
Abner Mares is not contractually bound to Showtime, said his promoter, Richard Schaefer.
A rib injury prompted Abner Mares to turn down an Aug. 25 clash in his native Mexico.
Abner Mares has fought 60 consecutive championship rounds, but has yet to compete in his native Mexico.
Will the skill and savvy of southpaw veteran Antonio Tarver overcome the youth and athleticism of undefeated cruiserweight contender Lateef Kayode in the main event of Showtime's "Four Warned" quadrupleheader on Saturday?


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FILE - In this combo made with file photos, logos for the Big Three automobile manufacturers, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, are shown. The Detroit Three have made big improvements to new vehicle quality over the last year, but still lag behind their foreign competitors, according to the marketing and consulting company J.D. Power and Associates. (AP File Photos)
Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp. and Chrysler Group LLC all plan to add or retain Michigan jobs with the help of state tax incentives.
The Michigan Economic Growth Authority was set to approve tax incentives for the automakers and several other companies Tuesday.
Ford has said it plans to hire 1,200 new workers in Michigan by 2013 if the state approves the incentives. Ford would invest $850 million in several Detroit-area plants to build its new six-speed transmissions and improve facilities.
Ford plans to hire 900 hourly manufacturing workers and 300 engineers and other salaried workers.


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NCSE is pleased to congratulate Andrew J. Petto on receiving the Evolution Education Award for 2015 from the National Association of Biology Teachers, sponsored by BSCS (Biological Sciences Curriculum Study) and the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action.
Robert J. Schadewald (1943-2000), a former president of NCSE's board of directors, was working on a manuscript about the history of the flat-earth movement until the week of his death. Now, thanks to his sister Lois Schadewald and his widow Wendy Schadewald, a final version of The Plane Truth is freely available on-line in web and ebook formats.
Two in three Americans think that global warming is happening, and about half think that, if it is happening, it is mostly owing to human activity, but only about one in ten know that nearly all climate scientists agree that global warming is happening as a result of human activity. Those were among the key findings of Climate Change in the American Mind: October 2015 (PDF).
At its meeting on November 18, 2015, the Texas state board of education voted 8-7 to reject a proposal to add "a state review panel that could include college and university scholars assigned specifically to look for factual errors" in textbooks submitted for adoption in Texas, according to the Austin American-Statesman (November 18, 2015).
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Minute by Minute
Music/Lyrics: Michael McDonald/Lester Abrams
Vocals: Fish (lead), Mike, Page, Trey (backing)
Original Artist: Doobie Brothers
Original Album: Minute By Minute (1978)
Debut: 1990-09-13
Historian: Erik Swain
This slice of slick late-70s pop from The Doobie Brothers made its debut on 9/13/90. It was one of eleven debuts during the fall 1990 tour's legendary first show at New York's Wetlands Preserve. Fishman's attempts to copy Michael McDonald's husky baritone are amusing (to put it charitably), as are the others' attempts at the falsetto harmonies. The song appeared only twice more (9/15/90 and 10/3/90) before disappearing. Some fans would say that is a good thing, even though the performance was intended as a joke, like many other Fishman routines.


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|Watching television, including educational DVDs specifically aimed at babies, does not help their development.
In fact, the research from the Seattle Children's Research Institute and the University of Washington, found that watching TV can actually slow communication and lead to hyperactivity in later life.
Parents have been advised to limit the amount of TV their children watch under the age of two.
The research found that as many as nine in ten babies under the age of two watch TV regularly, while some spend as much as 40 per cent of their waking hours in front of the TV.
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Officials must now print their ID cards from DeckPass. DeckPass can be accessed from the USA Swimming website in the upper right corner. Once you sign in to your account, you can access your membership card under My DeckPass in upper right corner. To print, click on "Print Official Card. You can also check the status of your membership and certifications from DeckPass at any time during the year.
Qualifying times for the state championships meets have been published. There are two separate time standards - one for short course and the other for long course. The page layout has changed but there are only new time standards for the Short Course Feb. and Mar. meets.
12 & Under Female: Rylee Moore (CRAW)
12 & Under Male: Bret Serpas (PAC)
13 - 18 Female: Clayton Black (TAQ)
13 - 18 Male: Colin Bone (CRAW)
Senior Female: Kara Kopcsco (TAQ)
Senior Male: Silas DeJean (TAQ)
The USA Swimming Safe Sport Program now offers free athlete protection training to athlete members of USA Swimming.
Read the latest stories about USA Swimmers who are in the national news.
The USA Swimming Safe Sport Program now offers free athlete protection training to the parents of our member athletes.
To connect Louisiana Swimming's parents, swimmers, and certified coaches to the USA Swimming community for a stronger Louisiana Swimming, through the concept of build the base, promote the sport and achieve success.
We strive for a competitive swimming community in which all of our members work toward a faster and cohesive competitive swimming environment, properly funded so that everyone has an equal opportunity to develop and excel.


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Definición de eruption en inglés:
1An act or instance of erupting: the eruption of Vesuvius
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- Most of Mars' surface was shaped later by meteorite impacts, volcanic eruptions and erosion by dust and wind.
- This record has been obscured on the Earth by billions of years of rain, wind, erosion, volcanic eruptions, mountain building, and plate tectonics.
- Geochemical analyses of these clasts show that the eruption tapped two chemically distinct rhyolitic magmas.
discharge, venting, ejection, emission, explosion
1.1A sudden outbreak of something, typically something unwelcome or noisy: a sudden eruption of street violence
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- Many other instances of alleged inaccuracy, distortion and misrepresentation have remained on file and I may well have ignored them but for the sudden eruption of complaints in recent months.
- A sudden eruption in the manager of common sense on tactical deployment, a rediscovery of cohesive drive among the players, and England could yet bid convincingly for glory in the summer.
- The eruption of street violence also made clear to foreign investors that Indonesia was unsafe and that political interests remain on top of economic ones.
2A spot, rash, or other mark appearing suddenly on the skin: irritable skin eruptions
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- A common cause of allergies, rashes, skin eruptions and more serious autoimmune problems is leaky gut syndrome.
- Skin eruptions resembling eczema are reported regularly.
- Logically, a blister is an abnormal eruption of the skin that eventually goes away.
rash, outbreak, inflammation
Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin eruptio(n-), from the verb erumpere (see erupt).
corrupt from Middle English:
Corrupt comes from Latin corrumpere 'mar, bribe, destroy', from cor- 'altogether' and rumpere 'to break'. Also from rumpere are disrupt (Late Middle English) 'break apart'; eruption (Late Middle English) a breaking out; interrupt (Late Middle English) 'to break between'. See words at rut
Palabras que riman con eruptionabruption, corruption, disruption, interruption
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SUBJECT: MODELS: Loss of Power Steering Assist – Replace Electric Power Steering Motor 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt 2005 Pontiac Pursuit 2005-2006 Pontiac G4 2006 Pontiac G5 Pursuit 2007-2010 Pontiac G5 Equipped with Electric Power Steering 2005-2010 model year Chevrolet Cobalt vehicles; 2005 model year Pontiac Pursuit; 2005-2006 model year Pontiac G4; 2006 model year Pontiac G5 Pursuit; and 2007-2010 model year Pontiac G5 vehicles equipped with electric power steering. Some of these vehicles have a condition in which a sudden loss of power steering assist could occur at any time while driving the vehicle. If the power steering assist is lost, a chime will sound and a "Power Steering" message will be displayed in the Driver Information Center to inform the driver of the condition. Steering control will be maintained, as the vehicle defaults to a manual steering mode. If power steering assist is lost, it may require greater driver effort at low vehicle speeds, for example, below 15 mph (25 km/h). Unless a driver compensates for this additional effort, it may increase the risk of a crash. Typically, the next time the vehicle is started, the power steering assist will return and the "Power Steering" message will no longer be displayed. EPS Motor Replacement Procedure Note: The use of Loctite is no longer required. Loctite should not be used for any further applications. 1. Connect the Tech 2® to the vehicle and check for diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs). 2. Record any present DTCs on the repair order and during claim submission. 3. Clear any DTCs that are present. 4. Remove the power steering assist motor. Refer to Power Steering Assist Motor Replacement in SI. Note: For 2005 model year vehicles only: Do NOT install the o-ring between the motor assembly and the steering column assembly. The new service motor kit will include an o- ring, but DO NOT install the o-ring for 2005 model year vehicles only. 5. Install the new power steering assist motor. Refer to Power Steering Assist Motor Replacement in SI. 6. Perform Test Drive.


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had an ob appt on friday. it was for 2pm and i was supposed to get to hear the heartbeat that day. started having real bad pains. when we got to the obs office, i had to pee. there was a lot of blood. doc decided to do a vaginal exam. found a couple blood clotsn and said my cervix was pointing straight down. sent me back to for an ultrasound on ovaries and cervix. afterwards, she told me what i was miscarrying. i decided to pass naturally. i was almost 14 weeks.
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Dear Editor:
The 12th Ward Community congratulates Deborah Walker on her appointment as the new OMI Chief. Officer Walker has an outstanding reputation for truthfulness and fairness. Honesty and equality in the delivery and investigations of police services and other employee misconduct are essential to re-establishing trust in the community. This is an excellent appointment by Mayor Peduto!
Rev. Jacque Fielder
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The high school and college age kids who shovel excrement at the Santa Monica farmers market have no workers compensation protection should their feet get crushed or they develop an infection from contact with the animals — this despite the fact that CA law requires their employer to provide it.
The city of Santa Monica in its contract with the pony ride and petting zoo operators (Tawni Angel and Jason Nester) is complicit in denying this basic protection (even minimum wage protection) by labeling the workers as "independent contractors" — an erroneous label given that they do not set their own hours, have their own business, or determine their working conditions. I learned of this complicity when I submitted a California Public Records request to see the insurance policy (attached) for the pony ride and petting zoo – no workers comp.
In my communication with Jason Harris, Economic Development Division Manager overseeing the farmers market, I wrote, "What makes this particularly egregious is that the market and the department overseeing it promote "sustainability." There is nothing sustainable, admirable, or legal about the treatment, both by the operator and the city, of these young high-school and college-age "employees" working at the Main Street market. I ask that you comply with the law in the state of California and require that the operators, Tawni Angel and Jason Nester, provide workers compensation insurance for their employees at the farmers market."
Harris responded with, "The City contract does not require workers compensation and the City cannot unilaterally amend the contract. As for whether the workers are currently acting as independent contractors or as employees within the meaning of state or federal law is a determination needs to be made by the appropriate state or federal agencies. The City cannot determine that. The workers themselves can pursue that if they wish."
Let's hear it for a living wage and worker protection, even (Mr. Harris & City Hall management) for the pony ride and petting zoo excrement shovelers!
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The positive effects of USAID programming continue even after a project ends. When it was time to choose where to give birth, this mother-to-be turned to a hospital that had benefited from USAID support -- support that ended three years before the birth of her child. Ukraine's recent 25th...
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by George Orwell
Analysis: Plot Analysis
Most good stories start with a fundamental list of ingredients: the initial situation, conflict, complication, climax, suspense, denouement, and conclusion. Great writers sometimes shake up the recipe and add some spice.
Initial Situation
Winston leads a squalid existence in 1984, Oceania; he is sexually frustrated and psychologically oppressed by the Party. He starts a journal to catalog his subversive thoughts against the Party.
Although there's some action right off the bat regarding Winston's subversive act and whatnot, it's still kind of boring. And pessimistic. We get the sense that Winston's life has always been this way—totally banal—and he's finally gotten to the point of expressing that frustration. But not quite enough to constitute a conflict.
Julia approaches Winston, and the two start a secret love affair. They meet at places they think evade telescreens and microphones and fall deeper and deeper in love with each other, all the while talking incessantly about rebelling against the Party.
Real acts of subversion! Winston has gained an ally in his covert acts of rebellion against the Party. Will they succeed in their plans against the Party? Julia's involvement adds a second dimension to our protagonist's life, and we wonder how it will all turn out. Now, not only does Winston have to hide his journal writing from the Party, but must find hideouts to consummate his love. Will this make it harder or easier for Winston to survive and succeed? All these questions sound like conflict, don't they?
O'Brien approaches Winston and inducts both him and Julia into the Brotherhood. Supposedly. O'Brien arranges for Winston to receive a copy of Goldstein's manifesto, detailing the "how" and "why" of the rebellion.
We all knew it was going to get complicated once the enigmatic Inner Party member got involved. Why does Winston trust him? Why isn't Winston paranoid, for once? And what about that odd interaction at O'Brien's residence? That was sure fishy. And in traditional English Major language, fishy = complicated.
Winston and Julia wake up feeling like an ordinary, non-repressed couple. They discuss their future, now that they have joined the Brotherhood. They conclude that they are "the dead." A voice coming from behind the picture of St. Clement's Church echoes what they say. They are surrounded by the Thought Police.
Were the entire first two Books hinting at Winston's ultimate demise? Didn't Winston know from the moment he put ink to paper that he was going to get caught? We knew it was coming. But at this of all moments – come on. The poor guy's in bed after sex and feeling all loved and happy, until his metaphorical teddy bear is ripped violently from his grip.
Winston is cooped up at the Ministry of Love, where there is no darkness. He meets a series of other prisoners, who all seem to fear being sent to the mysterious "Room 101." He undergoes a series of torturous interrogations by O'Brien, but still does not know what waits for him in Room 101.
What is Room 101? What happens there? Why does everyone fear it? Just when we thought things could not get worse than being cooped up and beaten to near-death, they do.
Winston is sent to Room 101, where O'Brien confronts him with a cage of vociferous rats ready to chew him up. Winston's spirit is finally broken by this, his biggest fear, and he betrays Julia in a final cry of surrender.
Room 101, where one confronts one's worst fear, has arrived. This is where the last inkling of rebellion – and, figuratively speaking (or possibly literal, given the torture), the last backbone of Winston's subversion – is broken. We know nothing more will come after this. This is the anti-climax, the "falling action," as Winston surrenders his will.
Having been released, Winston sits at the Chestnut Tree Café and reflects about scenes in his life, as well as an apathetic chance meeting with Julia. Winston smiles, and is overcome by a feeling of total love and acceptance for the Party.
Quite the resolution, Orwell. The rebel has been reformed and now loves the Party he attempted to overthrow. His being at the Chestnut Tree signifies the ending also – that's the spot where old Party members go to spend their retirement. Not to mention that his chance meeting with Julia, the former love of his life and muse to his soul, was apathetic. This guy is obviously done for.
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Care to get the most out of your old hard drive? Even if the drive is dead, there may be one more creative use left in it before submitting its remains for recycling. It is called upcycling!
When you've re-used your old hardware in every conceivable way, it's usually time for it to leave its current form of existence and break it apart to create something new. The extraction and production of metals and plastics is a laborious and resource-intensive process. Recycling feeds precious materials back into production, which saves energy and conserves natural resources.
Upcycling is a way to re-use these (future) scrap materials one last time, to create an object that otherwise might have been produced from raw materials. When you upcycle your own electronic waste, you also conserve your financial resources. Being creative pays off in many ways. So let's look at what treasures are hidden within an old hard drive.
Salvage Strong Hard Drive Magnets
In a recent article, I explored reasons to save an old hard drive from the trash. Two commenters noted that hard drives contain strong Neodymium magnets that can be removed and re-used. Dwight had a particularly cool recommendation, which I would like to share unedited:
Some motorcycles, sub compact cars, and bicycles have trouble tripping traffic lights. Attach magnets like those underneath them to fix the problem. There is a pit under each lane at traffic lights in the USA. In this pit is a wire loop that creates a magnetic field. When your vehicle breaks that field the light is tripped. Smaller vehicles don't generate enough magnetism from their tires or engines to trip the lights.
Wondering how you can salvage those magnets from your broken old hard drive? Instructables offers several cool guides:
- ProfMuggs: Reusing Old Hard Drive Magnets
- Everfalling: Cool Hard Drive Platter Fridge Magnet
- tzny: Magnetic Knife Rack Built Using Hard Drive Magnets
Make Use Of The Hard Drive Platter
In that same article of mine mentioned above, other commenters brought up the hard drive platter. Apparently, it is an unbreakable mirror and can be used as a heliograph. And if you have several, you can turn them into windchimes. And that's not all.
Instructables features several projects that make the platter the face of a clock:
- albetcha: Hard Drive Platter Clock
- kzbynski: Hard Drive Desk Clock
- aloew: Recycled Hard Drive Desk Clock
Turn The Empty Case Into A Storage Container
Now that you have salvaged the hard drive's internal components, give the empty case a new use. You can turn it into a place for storing valuables. It's not really safe, but it's unsuspicious — no one would think of looking for stuff in a hard drive.
Here are some cool projects from Instructables:
- julienrl: Simple Secret Hard Drive Safe
- bobert610: Broken Hard Drive Safe
- dani1x: Hard Drive Shelf
More Tips For Reusing Electronics & Conserving Resources
Do you have more old electronics lying around at home? Before you get rid of them, make sure you retrieve valuable parts and recycle the rest. I previously wrote about laptop parts to keep before disposing of it.
A device that is no longer useful for you may be invaluable for someone else, provided it's still working. Consider donating your old computer or giving your old phone to a good cause.
When you are ready to buy a new desktop or laptop, make sure to check out Matt's post on upgrading computers responsibly. My energy saving tips can help you choose an efficient device and there is some good advice for lowering the energy usage of your old electronics.
Upcycling Is Fun!
Did you get hooked on repurposing your waste — or what you considered to be waste before? You can turn an old computer into many cool objects. Motherboards can be made into jewellery and solar panels from old garden lamps can be used to power radios. Upcycling works with almost anything. And if you cannot be bothered, you can still recycle or get cash for your old stuff. Whatever you do, keep it away from the trash can! The materials are too precious to be wasted in a landfill or incinerator.
What is your coolest upcycling project and what gave you the idea?
Image Credits: Hard Drive Via Flickr


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MUMBAI: National Social Security Numbers, proposed to be introduced by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation to all members of the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) as part of its modernisation project, will be issued by December 31, '03, to the organised sector, labour minister Sahib Singh Verma said.
He was speaking at the National Conference on Industrial and Corporate Laws organised by Alok Sinha and Co, solicitors and advocates, along with the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies on Monday. Mr Verma was confident the project would be completed on time and said the administrative cost for such an exercise globally was 30% of the project cost, but only 1% here. Social security numbers will also be issued to the unorganised sector, but it will take some time, Mr Verma added.


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Introduced at this year's Prefab Showcase in Palm Springs, the C6 Home delivers modern green living at an affordable price. Constructed to meet LEED Platinum standards, the building is 51% more efficient than Title 24 building energy codes. The C6 Home is the result of a fitting collaboration between Los Angeles based LivingHomes and New Orleans nonprofit, Make it Right. Founded by architect William McDonough and Brad Pitt, the organization was built with a goal of building 150 sustainable and affordable homes in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward.
Priced at just $179,00, the 3 bedroom, 2 bath home is designed to allow for plenty of natural light with the installation of solar tubes, clerestory and transom windows, and floor-to-ceiling glass. The home includes many sustainable energy saving features and materials like cork flooring, LED lights, counters made from recycled materials, super insulation and ceiling fans, a real time energy consumption monitoring system, and a Verve living system which can control the lighting in specific areas or the entire house with one switch.
The C6 Home will be open for tours until February 26th as part of the Palm Springs Modernism Week.
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Granny Drawstring Tote Bag
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Required Supplies:
- RED HEART® "Eco-Cotton™ Blend": 2 skeins each 1370 Candy Marl A, 1645 Moss B, 1340 Almond C and 1373 Linen Marl D; 1 skein each 101 Snow E and 1897 Denim F
(Eco-Cotton Blend is discontinued)
- Crochet Hooks: 5mm [US H-8] and 5.5mm [US I-9]
- Stitch markers
- Yarn needle
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by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Analysis: Sound Check
Remember when you had to sign people's yearbooks? You get a yearbook back that's filled with stuff like "BFF 4Eva" and "You're so cool. Thanks for sitting next to me in study hall." It's all pretty run-of-the-mill stuff, right?
But then there's that one person – the crazy, cool, not-scared-to-do-anything-or-say-anything friend of yours – who takes up an entire page writing out that story about that one time that the two of you did…well, you know what you did.
Just turning back to that page is enough to make you smile. And that's what this poem "sounds" like – a private smile as the speaker remembers a really, really good night. You can almost see the poem scrawled across the last page of someone's calendar or tucked into their backpack. It's a personal memory.
The repetition of the first line in each stanza works almost like an incantation: as you read it, you remember what it was like to feel tired and merry. And as each line rushes into the next, using first words such as "and" to pull us straight into the new line, we feel the excitement of a memory being built, layer by layer.
Then, just like a yearbook entry, it ends on a happy note – "you" and the speaker did something pretty remarkable, really. And that's as good a place to stop remembering as any!