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Friday, 12 June 2015

Ways To Make Lamp Shades From Home Scrap

Making lamp from home scrap is an interesting and fun task. In fact, it is the optimum utilization of resources that have outlived their life and are no more used in the house. Lamps and lamp shades play an important role in adding to the beauty of the house by magnetizing the environment. They express serenity and solitude along with adding to the grace of the room and, if they are home-made, they look all the more beautiful. ADVERTISEMENT Six Simple Ways To Decorate Small Room You may feel that it is a cumbersome job which would require long hours of time investment. But, it is not so. In fact, it is a quick, easy and painless task that would enhance the beauty of your personal space and save you from buying those expensive lamps from the market place that cost a fortune.

Then again, the question that most people would ask is- How to make lamp shades with home scraps at home without wasting much time? Actually, it needs no expertise and could be made in just a few hours. Also, it gives a personal touch to the room. To make this task easy for you, given below is a small list of home scrap items that can be used for lamp shade making.

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2 sought in Greene County scrap metal theft

The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in identifying a couple suspected of scrap metal theft about a week ago.

The sheriff’s office on Wednesday released photos of the suspects, who had a toddler in the back seat of their car at the time of the theft.

A surveillance camera at a property in Spring Valley Twp. recorded the suspects on June 4.

If you recognize the suspects or the car, you are asked to contact Greene Central Communications at 376-5111 and leave a message for Deputy Rob Rickels or Sgt. Beth Prall.

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U.S. Is Awash in Glut of Scrap Materials

American companies have complained for the past year that the headwinds of a strong dollar and a slowing Chinese economy are hurting their earnings.

For sellers of scrap metal, used cardboard boxes, and other waste, those headwinds are more like a hurricane.

Waste has long been a major U.S. export, providing material to be melted in foreign steel mills or made into new paper products. But the strength of the dollar has made American waste pricier abroad, cutting demand in China, Turkey and other markets.
Bob Hooper scavenges dumpsters and roadsides around Pittsburgh looking for steel, aluminum and other metals. But he's finding it harder to make a living. Photo: Jeff Swensen for The Wall Street Journal

U.S. exports of scrap materials have fallen by 36% since peaking at $32.6 billion 2011. Prices of shredded scrap steel have plunged about 18% so far this year and are down 41% since early 2012, according data collected by the Platts unit of McGraw Hill Financial Inc. The dollar is up about 17% since last July against a basket of major currencies compiled by the Federal Reserve.

That has been hard on the network of waste dealers and scrap gatherers who are the backbone of the industry.

Bob Hooper, who goes by Hoop, finds discarded metal on curbs and in dumpsters around Pittsburgh and carries it to scrapyards in a rusting Chevy pickup with a bungee cord to keep the driver’s door shut. He was making as much as $400 a day selling scrap just three years ago, he said. “Now I’m doing $100 to $200.”

Or less. On a recent day, he hauled in more than 1,000 pounds of scrap, including two discarded refrigerators, a water heater and a broken microwave buried in egg shells and other moist trash. After gasoline expenses, he netted about $80.
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Turkey, whose steel mills are big users of scrap, has been buying less from the U.S. and more from Russia, Ukraine and other places with weaker currencies. Meanwhile, U.S. steel production has fallen in response to more imports, so American producers are buying less scrap.

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Audio Visuals: Scrap The Martian. It’s Been Done Already

You know what’s better than one little Björk dancing around in the sand? Lots of little Björks dancing around in the sand! That’s the major takeaway from this week in the music video landscape, and it’s oddly emotional. Just like the latest entry from Jennifer Hudson, which isn’t so much oddly emotional is it is obviously emotional, since its telling the story of a gay man beseeching his disapproving father to come to his wedding. Tears! There are also robots, an adventure videogame, a walk on the Martian surface, and a couple of sweet cartoons. So check them all out. Oh, and once you’ve gone through the main list, check out this lovely video for Nelson Diaz’s “In The Beginning,” and “High Off My Love” by Paris Hilton. They’re both worth a look, though for entirely different reasons.
“stonemilker”—Björk (Above)

Leave it to Björk! The Icelandic nymph brings you a 360-degree video experience with “stonemilker”—provided your browser plays nice with the clip, Chrome worked for us, but Safari did not—and the result is actually kind of awesome. Follow the songstress as she dances around you on a dreary beach, splits apart into multiple Björks, and then comes back together again. Get just the right camera angle and you can watch three Björks at the same time!

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Hednesford scrap fire: Residents told to shut windows as plumes of smoke seen for miles

Staffordshire Fire control took more than 50 calls about the blaze in East Cannock Road, where large amounts of scrap metal were alight.

The fire is believed to have started at Chase Car Spares.

Staffordshire Police say A460 East Cannock Road and Old Hednesford Rd Hawks Green area were closed because of the fire, and asked people to avoid the area.

Around 100 tonnes of scrap metal, mainly cars were involved in the blaze.

Crews were called to Chase Scrap Cars at around 7pm and an investigation will now be carried out into the cause.

Around 20 firefighters were involved as they managed to bring it under control within an hour-and-a-half.

The road blocks were removed at around 9.15pm as the operation was scaled back, but firefighters were expected to remain at the scene overnight.

A controlled burn was being allowed to allow the smoke to clear.

Neighbouring businesses such as KFC and Hawks Green MOT Centre were evacuated when the fire started.

Alan Snell, station manager at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, said the metal was contained to one area.

He said: "We have changed our tactical plan a little bit and we are allowing the fire to burn so the smoke is more buoyant and rises into the atmosphere in an attempt to clear it.

"It is under control and I would anticipate as we start to loose the daylight we will probably scale back our resources.

"We will wait until light again tomorrow when we will finally bring the incident to a close.

"Due to the nature of the things that were burning there was a considerable amount of smoke which was visible from a considerable distance away."

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Bibek Debroy panel report: Get regulator in for 5 years, then scrap Rail Budget

The much-awaited Bibek Debroy committee report on the restructuring of Indian Railways lays down a five-year roadmap to evolve a statutory rail regulator, scrap the Rail Budget and make room for more players in an “open access” regime which turns the Railways into just another train-service provider in the country.

Instead of an aggressive approach as was seen in the interim report submitted in March for comments, the final report, to be presented to Railway Ministry on Friday, calls for more gradual changes.

The report, accessed by The Indian Express, makes the existence of an independent, quasi-judicial Railway Regulatory Authority of India a prerequisite in five years for reforms like un-bundling and restructuring of Railways.The Rail Budget as we know it, should cease to exist after that, it says.

“Once the changes of the first five years are implemented, including the resolution of the social costs issue, the Railway Budget should be phased out,” the report says adding that the government should take the entire burden of social cost borne by Railways by way of subsidy.

Pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the high-level committee was formed in September to restructure the Railways and suggest ways for resource mobilisation. After the receipt of the final report, the Railway Board is to submit a report on it to the PM by June-end.

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Warning for illegal scrap metal dealers across Boston

Two scrap dealers have been told by the authorities to get a licence – or risk legal action.

All recyclers in the Boston area are being urged to follow rules that ensure scrap metal is dealt with properly – or end up facing a fine.

The warnings have been issued by Boston Borough Council, Lincolnshire County Council and the Environment Agency, which have all been checking out sites around the town to ensure people are abiding by the rules.

They have also been clamping down on vehicle dismantling to ensure it is carried out without harming environment.

The warning comes after the three agencies made visits in the area which resulted in two dealers being issued with enforcement letters and scrap metal licence application forms. The maximum fine following conviction for an offence of operating as a scrap metal dealer without a licence is £5,000.

The borough council confirmed that enforcement action would be taken against an operator who has been given advice regarding applying for a licence but who failed to act upon this advice.

Fiona White, Boston Borough Council's principal licensing and land charges officer, said: "We initially visited and offered advice to some of the scrap metal dealers in Boston.

"Dealers who are not licensed have been issued with enforcement letters and application forms. If they fail to regularise their activities in line with the legislation they face fines of up to £5,000."

Read more: http://www.bostontarget.co.uk