An APA citation lists the last name of the author, followed by a comma, then the author's first initial. For some online articles, the author may be the group or agency that publishes the website, rather than a specific individual. Place a period after the name of the author. Example: American Nurses Association. If the article lists a specific date it was published, type the year in parentheses after the name of the author. If more than one date is listed, use the most recent date on which the content of the article was changed or updated. Place a period after the closing parentheses mark. Example: American Nurses Association. (2015). Type a space after the period following the year of publication, then type the title of the article in sentence-case. Capitalize only the first word and any proper nouns. If the article has a subtitle, place a colon after the title and then type the subtitle, also in sentence-case. Include the document type, if available, in square brackets after the title. Place a period at the end. Example: American Nurses Association. (2015). Academic progression to meet the needs of the registered nurse, the health care consumer, and the U.S. health care system [Position statement]. Use the phrase "Retrieved from," and then include the full URL for the article. In APA style, URLs are not followed by a period. This is the end of your full citation. Example: American Nurses Association. (2015). Academic progression to meet the needs of the registered nurse, the health care consumer, and the U.S. health care system [Position statement]. http://nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy-Advocacy/Positions-and-Resolutions/ANAPositionStatements/Position-Statements-Alphabetically/Academic-Progression-to-Meet-Needs-of-RN.html After you paraphrase or quote information from the source in your paper, provide the last name of the author and the year the article was published in parentheses. Separate these elements with a comma.  Example: (American Nurses Association, 2015). If you have multiple articles with the same author and year of publication, place a lower-case letter after the year to distinguish them in your in-text citations. Make sure the same lower-case letter is reflected in your reference list.

Summary: Start your full citation with the author of the article. Include the date of publication in parentheses. Provide the title of the article in italics. Close with a direct URL (or permalink) where the article appears. Use the author's last name and date of publication for in-text citations.


Ribbon is an easy way to embellish your headband. You can use ribbon to accent one part of your headband or thread ribbon through the entire headband. Choose a ribbon that complements your yarn color and attach or thread it through the headband where you want it. You can even use the ribbon to hide your seam if you created a strip headband and sewed the ends together. Loop the ribbon around the seam a few times and tie it in a knot or bow. Adding a decorative button is a cute way to embellish a headband. You can even use a button to attach the ends of a headband if you have used a stitch with some gaps in it. Sew the button onto the headband with a needle and thread. You can either crochet a flower to add to your headband or you can attach a silk flower to your headband. Choose a yarn or silk flower color that complements your headband and attach it with a needle and thread or just use a safety pin to secure it temporarily. If you want to give your headband a bow-like appearance without actually adding a bow, then you can use a chain of stitches to create this effect.  Make a chain of about 10 to 15 stitches. Then, loop the chain around one part of the headband a few times. Make sure to wrap the chain around the headband tightly. Use a slipstitch to secure both ends of the chain. Pull the free end of the yarn through, cut the end, and tie off the end.

Summary: Add ribbon. Sew on a button. Attach a flower. Loop a chain around one portion of the headband.


Use a basic ballpoint pen that has a cap for the easiest results. Grab the tip of the pen and try pulling it out or unscrewing it from the tube. Remove the ink chamber from inside the pen so you have an empty tube to use as your coil gun’s barrel. Start your coil about 1⁄2 in (1.3 cm) from the closed end of pen tube. Make sure the coils are tightly wrapped and don’t overlap. Continue wrapping the wire around the pen until 1–2 in (2.5–5.1 cm) are covered with the wire.  The copper wire may also be called magnet wire when you buy it from a hardware store. Don’t cut the wire when you’re finished with the first layer since you’ll use it to make additional layers later on. Once you have your first layer of wires completed, wrap electrical tape around them to hold them in place. Cover all of the wires, but leave the last coil exposed so you can continue wrapping other layers.  If you don’t have electrical tape, you can use clear tape or duct tape instead. Make sure there aren’t lumps in the tape or else it will be more difficult to coil the next layer. Continue using the wire you used for your first layer and coil it back toward your starting point. Make sure the wire is still going in the same direction around the pen or else the gun won’t work. Wrap the wire back and forth, putting electrical tape between each layer, until you’ve completed 7 or 8 layers of wire. You can make more layers of wire if you want, but 7-8 should be enough to shoot a projectile.

Summary: Take apart a ballpoint pen so you can use the tube. Wrap 1–2 in (2.5–5.1 cm) of the tube in a single layer of 30-gauge copper wire. Place a layer of electrical tape over the coiled wires. Make 7-8 more layers of wires to make your coil gun stronger.


Most states have laws preventing you from leaving TVs and other electronics outside for trash pickup. Some individual companies also have rules against this type of disposal. However, most waste companies give paying customers the option of dropping off old TVs at a site for recycling.  Depending on the company, you may need to show a driver's license or utility bill to gain access to the site. Most of these centers accept TVs and other items, such as cameras, small appliances, cell phones, CD players, and photocopiers. Many cities and towns have pick-up or drop-off options for electronics and other large items. They may give you one day per month to take your TV to a specific spot in town. Some cities may even pick up your old (extremely heavy) TVs from your home. Go to your town or county's website to look for this information. In the United States, BestBuy is the only major retailer that picks up and recycles old TVs. They charge a fee for this service, and they limit you to getting rid of two TVs per family per day.  Unfortunately, BestBuy doesn't accept all TVs, especially if they're super big. Call the store to see if your TV qualifies. You can also drop the TV off at the store to avoid paying BestBuy's “haul-away fee.” If you buy a new TV from them, this fee is pretty minimal. For non-customers, it's about $100. Some manufacturers will accept your old television set and recycle it themselves. Contact the manufacturer to see if your TV qualifies for this service. You may even get a little money back in return for your old TV!  Usually, you'll need to find the nearest drop-off site by looking online or talking to a representative on the phone. Be sure to follow the company's guidelines for proper recycling. Remember that in addition to the tv you'll want to recycle your receiver.
Summary: Call your waste disposal company to find a recycling site. Look for a recycling program in your area. Call BestBuy to get rid of your old TV. Return the used television to the manufacturer.