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Minutes of Whitestone Parish Council held at Whitestone Parish Hall on Thursday 12th October 2017 at 7.30pm.Attendance: Chairman ‐ Councillor L Hickman
Mr Sam Norton attended the meeting for a short time at 7.30pm to explain that he and his wife have moved into land down from "Chapel Cottage" where they are setting up for market gardening. He wished to explain to parishioners who may be concerned that he is at present opening and splaying the entrance onto the land in order to obtain better viewing for exiting onto the main road.
67. Cllr Hickman opened the meeting and the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on Thursday 14th September 2017 having been circulated were taken as read and signed by the Chairman.
68.1 County Councillor Connett reported on meetings he had attended in regard to school funding and on Strategic Policing. He also reiterated, as reported to the September meeting, that Devon County Council allocated him funds to enable him to give Community Grants to deserving causes and requested that any organisation wishing to take advantage of this should apply to him for an application form. Cllr Hickman requested applications are sent to the Parish Council in the first instance to prevent any duplication. Mr Connett accepted questions relating to the strategic change in regard to the balance of PCSO&rsquo:s and Warranted Officers in respect of rural policing
68.2 District Councillor Bromell updated the Council on Teignbridge District Council matters.
Planning Applications
Cllr Mrs Bramhall declared an interest in both the applications for Halsfordwood Lane as she lives in a neighbouring property.
The following applications were examined and discussion took place with the subsequent observations:-
69.1 17/02363/FUL Single storey side extension at Pound Hill, Halsfordwood Lane. The application was supported.
69.2 17/02452/FUL Retention single storey ancilliary accommodation at Woodlands, Halsfordwood Lane. There were no objections but the Councillors expressed disappointment that this is a retrospective application as they felt that this scenario is becoming more frequent when persons complete work without prior planning permission.
Granting of Request for Prior Approval
69.3 17/01938/NPA Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3 Class P of the GPDO for change of use of a storage or distribution building (Class B8) to a dwelling at Rebecca Springs, Nadderwater.
70.1 2 School Houses
A new tenant moved into the property on the 2nd October 2017. A Council Tax Bill for £29.05 has been received from Teignbridge District Council for the period from 25th September to 1st October when the house was untenanted.
70.2 Remembrance Sunday
The Clerk requested clarification regarding the purchase of a Poppy Wreath for presentation at the Whitestone Parish Church Service on the 10th November. It was resolved that if the Poppy Wreath from last year is still available a new one should not be purchased but a donation of £20 should be sent to the Royal British Legion to support the Poppy Appeal,
70.3 Whitestone Parish Hall Committee of Management
Dr Jane Richards, Chairman of the Hall Management Committee, has informed the Council that as from the 1st April 2018 they would no longer require the historic arrangement of a contribution from the Parish Council towards the wage of the cleaner for the Hall to continue. However the Parish Council would be charged for the use of the Hall for their meetings at the local organisation rate. The Clerk informed the meeting of the monetary implications regarding this change and after discussion the Council resolved that as Trustees of the Parish Hall paying a hire charge was inappropriate and therefore a donation of £160 per annum would be offered to the Parish Hall Committee commencing in April 2018 as a goodwill gesture to cover regular and exceptional meetings.
70.4 Crossway Park
The Annual Play Park Inspection was completed by the Play Inspection Company on the 31st August and the report was circulated to all Councillors. Cllr Hickman said that the report has shown that on the whole there were no major deficiencies to be dealt with but he felt that the repairs needed on the Multi Play Activity Equipment should be referred back to Sovereign Leisure who had supplied the apparatus as experts in the maintenance of this type of equipment.
70.5 Teignbridge District Council Elector Fund 2017-18
The Clerk reported receiving information that this Fund is now open and the Parish Council could make a claim for a grant up to £640 which application must be submitted by 3rd February.
70.6 Speed Activity Signs
Cllr Hickman raised the issue of vehicle activated speed signs being installed within the village and various situations were suggested based on previous reports on potentially dangerous situations which might be most effective without damaging the environment and causing light intrusion.
70.7 Environmental improvements
Cllr Hickman suggested areas which could benefit from improvements such as the bus shelter area and the possibility of installing planters beside the "Whitestone Signs" at the village edge which could be filled with flowers. He has also contacted Mr Pike regarding the milk churn stand which has been ascertained as belonging to him. A suggestion is to obtain an old farm implement which could be placed on it to enhance the area. The condition of the Nadderwater triangle was also raised by Cllr Baird who suggested that flower troughs may be available and arrangements put in place to ensure regular cutting of the grass. The meeting agreed that any enhancement to the roads leading into the village would be of advantage.
70.8 Condition of Public Footpath adjoining Crossway Park
Cllr Munro reported that the grass has been cut back on this footpath.
71.1 Cllr Hickman reported on attending the Teignbridge Association of Local Councils meeting together with Cllr Reed on 27th September.
71.2 Cllr Hickman reported that the glass on the telephone box at Nadderwater has now been repaired and the vegetation around it has been cut back. The line at the box in Whitestone is now in working order. He requested that two volunteers regularly check that these important facilities are in working order.
72.1 Bank Balance at Nat West at 30th September 2017
Current A/c
Business Reserve A/c 1
Business Reserve A/c 2
72.2 1 School Houses rent for August/September £675.00 ‐ £64.80 includes £10.80 VAT = £610.20.
72.3 2 School Houses rent to 25th September £447.12 ‐ £42.92 includes £7.15 VAT = £404.20
72.4 Teignbridge District Council 2nd half year Precept £3,000.00
The following expenditure was proposed and seconded for payment. All in favour and the cheques were signed by Councillors Belt and Munro.
72.5 Whitestone Parish Hall Management Committee (October) £108.00 Cheque 360.
72.6 Clerk&rsquo:s quarterly salary/expenses £308.92 Cheque 361
72.7 The Play Inspection Company Ltd £78.00 (includes £13 VAT) Cheque 362
72.8 Mr Dicker ‐ Grounds Maintenance £413.32 Cheque 363
72.9 Teignbridge District Council ‐ Council Tax 2 School Houses £29.05 Cheque 364
72.10 Devon Association of Local Councils AGM Conference 10/10/17 £50.00 Cheque 365
73.1 Campaign to Protect Rural England has written to ask for support by the Parish Council joining the membership at a cost of £36. Following discussion it was decided not to take up this offer.
73.2 Information received from Devon Highways Services Manager regarding the filling of grit bins prior to the start of the winter period. Following a request from Highways Cllr Hickman agreed to inspect the bins.
74.1 Cllrs Rose and Belt reported on their attendance at the DALC Conference where they had attended various workshops which they had found most interesting. Councillor Rose noted that Ms Alison Hernandez, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, in answering a question regarding the lack of local policing and contact points for the police told the gathering that a 'Community Safety Partnership' link officer for the Teignbridge area may be invited to talk about policing in the community at the Parish Hall. The link officer is Ms Vicky Booty.
74.2 Cllr Belt reported on the poor state of the posts at the bus stop area.
74.3 Cllr Baird asked if some investigation could be made into the lack of bus service through the village regarding the 7pm bus into Exeter.
74.4 Cllr Hickman stated that all the action points will be undertaken from these minutes.
Mrs Greenfield gave the following report on behalf of the Parish Plan Steering Committee:- "The Parish Plan Steering Group Committee is currently in the last stages of the pre-printing quality assurance of the appendices to the final plan document. Committee members wish to thank the Parish Council for their support for the Action Plan as expressed at the September Parish Council meeting."
The meeting closed at 9.50pm


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"Early on Friday, a "symbolic" march a few kilometres (miles) towards Tunis drew a crowd of thousands, who took part on foot, in cars and on motorcycles, chanting: "With our souls and our blood we sacrifice for Siliana."
My Tunisian friends & family tell me this is going to be BIG…but I'm still not fully convinced. They say the events resemble the build up that took place in December 2010 which eventual lead up to the mass uprising on January 2011. Although I can see their point…I am not totally convinced.
What is clear is that the opposition is taking a strong position in Siliana and there's a lot of supportive chatter on the social media sites. Here's a good assessment of the current situation:
"At a time when Siliana is in an uproar that risks spreading to other areas in the west and north-west, Ennahda, the majority party in the Troika, is refusing to order the Interior Ministry to cease using force against protesters."
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Cuba has become the first country to eradicate mother-to-baby HIV and syphilis transmission. In 2013, just two babies were born with HIV and five with congenital syphilis.
The eradication has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO), who class eradication as reducing it so such a low level that it is no longer a public health problem.
The treatment for preventing transmission is not yet 100 percent effective, but countries are required to meet strict criteria for validation.
WHO Director-General, Margaret Chan, said, "Eliminating transmission of a virus is one of the greatest public health achievements possible. This is a major victory in our long fight against HIV and sexually transmitted infections, and an important step towards having an AIDS-free generation."
Over a million women living HIV become pregnant every year. If they are not treated, there is a 15-45% risk that the virus will be transmitted to their baby during pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding.
If anti-retroviral medicines are given to both the mother and child, the risk of transmission drops to less than two percent.
HIV And Syphilis Eliminated in Cuba
In 2009, 400,000 children were born with HIV. Thanks to global efforts, this number had almost halved to 240,000 by 2013. There is a global target of just 40,000 new child infections per year, though there is still a long way to go before this reached.
It is expected that a number of other countries will follow Cuba's example and soon eradicate mother-to-baby transmission of these illnesses.
Each year, one million pregnant women are infected with syphilis. If caught in time, syphilis can be treated with antibiotics. If left untreated, however, this condition can result in miscarriage, stillbirth and neo-natal death. Screening and treatment during pregnancy can reduce the risk of these outcomes.
Global efforts are being made to tackle syphilis transmission. In 40 countries, as many as 95% of pregnant women now undergo testing for this condition. There are still countries, however, who are yet to prioritise prevent mother-to-baby transmission of syphilis.
Cuba has worked hard to provide early access to prenatal care, HIV and syphilis testing, and prenatal treatment.
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Ambassador Nikki Haley will travel to Honduras and Guatemala February 26 – March 1 to underscore the United States' strong ties and partnership with those countries. Ambassador Haley will meet with government and civil society leaders to highlight U.S. partnerships in the region focusing on anti-corruption and counternarcotic efforts. In addition, she will engage with communities affected by the international drug trade, violence, and human trafficking.
Biography of Ambassador Nikki R. Haley
United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Ambassador Nikki R. Haley is the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations. She serves as a member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet and National Security Council.
At the United Nations, Ambassador Haley is making sure the American people see value for their investment; advocating for reforms that make the organization more efficient, transparent, and accountable. Those reforms include comprehensive reviews of United Nations' peacekeeping missions — negotiating over half a billion dollars in savings and renewing them on a mission by mission basis to ensure more effective and targeted operations, while at the same time preserving and maintaining the integrity of peacekeeping forces around the world, whose job it is to protect civilians in conflict.
On the United Nations Security Council, Ambassador Haley is working to defend Americans' interests and keep our country safe. She spearheaded negotiations for the unanimous passage of the strongest sets of sanctions ever placed on North Korea — cutting off the regime's exports by 90 percent, and its access to oil by 30 percent.
Ambassador Haley is a champion for human rights. During her Security Council presidency in April, 2017, she hosted the first ever session devoted solely to the subject. Her first overseas trip as Ambassador was to visit camps for Syrian refugees in Jordan and Turkey. And she is partnering with like-minded nations to reform the UN Human Rights Council, while challenging human rights violators across the globe.
Under her leadership, the United States has taken a strong stand against the chronic anti-Israel bias at the United Nations. These efforts have included successfully removing a false and defamatory report against Israel, which led to the resignation of the head of the United Nations' agency behind the report.
Prior to becoming the twenty-ninth U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Haley was elected in 2010 as the first female and first minority Governor of South Carolina. She was reelected in 2014, where she served until she was appointed to the President's cabinet in November of 2016.
During her tenure as governor the state's unemployment rate hit a 15 year record low and South Carolina announced jobs in each of its 46 counties – more than 85,000 jobs in all. Governor Haley also ushered in the state's largest education reform in decades – as a result, education funding was made more equitable for schools in the state's poorest communities, reading in early grades became a priority, and classrooms were equipped with the latest technology.
Born in Bamberg, South Carolina, the daughter of Indian immigrants, and a proud graduate of Clemson University, Ambassador Haley's first job was keeping the books for her family's clothing store -at the age of 13.
Ambassador Haley and her husband, Michael, a Captain in the Army National Guard and combat veteran who was deployed to Afghanistan's Helmand Province, have two children, Rena, 19, and Nalin, 16.


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Friday, 3. March 2017 | Morocco – Fès-Meknès, Fès | Win & Petra
After enjoying fantastic weeks at the coast we feel attracted to the interior of the North African Empire. From Guelmim we head 420 kilometers east along the Anti-Atlas mountains to Foum Zguid within two days. The desert is our destination.
At Tarhjijt we stop for the night, because we have planned a slight detour for the next day to the Valley of Amtoudi nearby. Two very interesting agadirs (grain storage facility) should be perched high up on a hill overlooking the Berber village Amtoudi.
It's already getting dark when we arrive at Tarhjijt and we still don't know where to camp tonight. This is our chance to test if we are allowed to park at the local police station. We read about it in one of our guide books. Indeed, we are welcome with handshake and are invited to park next to the police station. Police, your friend and helper.
The next day we get done the detour to the Valley of Amtoudi and as well the remaining 340 kilometers to Foum Zguid in one go. The fully developed regional roads are almost empty. That gives us time to look around and wonder. Time and again completely different landscapes of rocks and stones apear in front of us. Mother Earth had been extremly constructive during the making of these masses of rocks back in the days.
Elated and with sufficiently much water on board we start our desert expedition for several days. Kilometer by kilometer we jolt on rough pistes passing massive rocks that continually alter their appearance depending on the altitude of the sun. Sometimes dark brown, sometimes bright red to purple. The endless fields of stone around us shine sandy brown, dark grey and even blue. Stone as far the eye can reach, a hard prickly bush here and there or some solitary grasses. Solitude and nothing but a horizon – as it seems.
At a late hour we park our vehicles right beside the piste. Silence. A bird twitters. Silence. From afar we can hear the sound of a car. Some minutes later the car appears. The driver gets off, salutes with a friendly "Labas?" (How are you?) and shakes hands. He just wants to know if he is on the right way to Foum Zguid and continues his trip after he excused not to follow our invitation for dinner. He has still to go some 15 kilometers and it is already getting dark.
In a group of four we enjoy the silent evening in the middle of the stony desert. We chat with each other and faraway in the darkness we watch a small light. Is there somebody coming up to us? It seems to be a camp fire and also a headlamp. Tonight we won't find out what's going on in front of the mountains. But the very next morning the binoculars help to clarify the situation. It is a Nomade, who made camp there with his herd of dromedaries and now continues his way early in the morning to find food for his animals.
It seems to me that I could hear some voices from afar. I cock my ears. It sounds like a cheerful chattering. Do we get visitors? Actually children appear soon accompanied by a young girl. They are on their way to school. To Foum Zguid on foot. We have no idea how long already these five are on their way. Later on our route we even can't find a house or a tent where they could have come from. The only thing we know is, that they still have another 15 kilometers to go until they arrive at their school.
Susanne rummages around in her charity box for some shoes, which should fit one of the girls. Some minutes later the kids bid goodbye and move on equipped with new pens for school and a new pair of sneakers.
A long time we look after the kids and are just baffled about their long way to school.
"This is exactly how I always imagined our journey. Vastness and to camp free in the middle of a sublime landscape. To be alone without any needs having everything necessary with us. No man far and wide." Win is not the only one who goes into raptures when we arrive at Erg Chegaga the next afternoon after many kilometers of pistes.
I am melting away at the sight of softly curved sand dunes that contrast strongly with the glorious blue sky. What a sight and we are in the middle of it!
With our enduro Win makes off to the stone desert for a while and enjoys the fascinating nothing, that is intangible much at the same time. Great moments of happiness.
More moments of happiness the boys experience when driving off-road over smaller and bigger sand dunes. This is the ultimate test of the expertise of vehicles and drivers. Susanne and I capture the sensational maneuvers on camera.
Not possible to capture on camera is the Fata Morgana, we are misled on our way to the erg (= sand). We are sure to see the big Iriki Lake in front of us. We clearly can see the sparkling surface of the water and can make out even reeds and men in the distance. The whole thing is just a figment of our imagination.
Two days later, just as we pack all our stuff and want to move on, eagle eye Susanne makes a dramatic discovery in the battery storage. The console, that has to keep the four batteries (75 kilogramm each) of our cabine safely in position, is broken. At several spots on top of that. The high-grade steel construction obviously didn't withstand the strain caused by off-roading.
Fortunately even this time our personal truck engineer Stefan knows how to deal with it. The two batteries on the the top level will be removed and fixed safely to the motorbike rack on the back of the truck. This makes sure to avoid any further damages especially of the batteries. The two left batteries on the lower level will still provide electricity. Perfect!
Let's go to Oasis Sacrée our next stage of our journey. There we meet the eremite Abbas. He lives alone here with a herd of goats, runs a kind of desert camp and farms a big vegetable garden, all organic of course (apart from the cigarettes). He probably is a doctor and lived in switzerland for many years. He speaks german, english, french in turns and offers us some tea in the style of Berber. We can't work out him and can't make sense of the discussions he is having with Susanne.
We will never forget Oasis Sacrée and Abbas.
To those who want to know facts and details Wikipedia offers the following:
Oum Lâalag is an oasis located 50 kilometers southwest of M'Hamid El Ghizlane in Morocco at the old trade route to Timbuktu, only a few kilometers from the border of Algeria.
The oasis is approximately 15 hectares in size and is presumed holy by the nomads. According to local beliefs, a fairy lives at its source. A bivouac camp site is available in the oasis, which offers ecologically sustainable tourism. The high dunes of Erg Chegaga can be reached by camel or 4×4 off-road vehicles.
The oasis is part of the 123,000-hectare Iriqui National Park, which was set up in 1994. In its vicinity live houbara bustards, ostriches, Barbary sheep, dorcas gazelles, oryxes and hyenas.
(Source: Wikipedia )
At the end of our desert trip we want to get cut a working makeshift solution for our battery holder by the local carpenter. Two young guys from the village offer help and usher us to carpenter's workshop. The first carpentry may have the wood, but not the machine to cut it exactly. The second one may have the machine, but the one who is able to operate it is out of town for two days. So let's ask the village blacksmith after all, if he is able to weld high-grade steel. Under the direction of Stefan he welds and stiffens the existing console perfectly. Fortunately later that evening within two hours everything is well repaired. All involved are very satisfied with the result.
We fell in love with the desert. We are addicted to it. Even a week later Win and I decide to visit Erg Chebbi as well. This time we will spend some days on our own in the desert, Susanne and Stefan have other ideas.
From Oasis Source Bleue at Meski we take the national road N10 to Boudnib. A little distance out of town a piste leads to Arfoud through a stone desert landscape not far from the border to Algeria. Our friend Mohammad from the camp ground Oasis Source Bleue gave us the advice to use this route of 95 kilometers. He should know it, because he often organizes guided tours through the desert.
Along the east route of Erg Chebbi occasionally we come across some Nomades or just their tents
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Chiboy's selfness is not different from a thug at a motor park. He lacked major etiquettes. He talks gibberish, dresses crazily and has a bad temper. Although he has a hansome face but his brain is empty. I did a surveillance on him and I discovered that he keeps a chain of girls on and off campus, smokes and drinks heavily. Telling Kemi about my discovery did not make any difference. His handsomeness as enchanted her soft heart.
At that time, she was both deafened and blinded by lust called love she was getting from Chiboy. Kemi would yell at me whenever I complined about her boyfriend. She would say: " Abbey, you do not have any control over my life. I can do whatever I like with my life on campus. After all, you are not the one paying my school fee".
I gave up on her when I realized she had hardned her heart against any negative discussion about her boyfriend.
I was shocked when she suddenly showed up in my room one morning, weeping profusely, lamenting and cursing Chiboy's generations. She was badly wounded in the heart. Amdist tears, she told me she had gone to visit Chiboy who was not expecting her and had found him romping another girl in his room. When she accused him, he insulted her and walked her out of the room.
She confessed to me she had aborted four pregnancies for him. She had used her 300level school fee to organised a birthday party for him and had been the one paying for his rented apartment since they were in 200level with the proceeds from her campus petty businesses. Which has affected her badly. I was not surprised by her story. If I told her Chiboy was having a sexual affair with two close friends in my department who never knew would only add to her injury.
Kemi's story is similar to that of Kate who's boyfriend dated two of her course mates and finally settled with one of them.
Segun and Kate were known to all as lovers. They lived together as a couple and Kate was doing her duties as a wife. Their relationship was barely two years old when Segun started dating Eniola and at the same time was seeing Hope.
Since the girls were not staying in the same area, he scheduled his visits and frequently passed the night in Eniola and Hope's place.
In the long run, the secret relationships became known to all with Kate and Hope (the losers) badly hurt. Kate was emotionally disturbed as her loses were two abortions and wasted fortune on a flirt like Segun. Hope's lose was irreparable: her virginity. She was close to suicide when it dawned on her that Segun was only after her body and has
moved on with Eniola afterwards.
Many ladies on campus have been victims of campus flirts. They have spent their fortune, time and pleasure on the relationship with the hope that he would one day ask them the question every lady is always eager to hear from her man. "Will you marry me"? They are dedicated and committed to the relationship. They ignored all other admirers and sometimes had to result to insult inorder to chase away some desperate admirers. But these campus philanderers do not get emotional at all. They jump from one girl to another. The truth is, they see it as a fun.
Ladies should beware of campus flirts. They see you as sex object. What they sell is their beatuty. Most of them, their pockets and brains are empty. They are after getting between your legs. After some abortions, you will have a bitter story to tell. Do not be deceived by their good looking. That should not be the only reason to love. Learn from the mistakes of others and take heed.
So that you won't fall into the hands of campus womanizers.
A word is enough for the wise.


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Five friends at an engineering college - Prabhu (serious but dashing), Ilango (conservative and timid), Sundar (the Casanova), Indira (feisty) and Priya (shy and homely) - decide that the only way to preserve their friendship is for all of them to work at the same company after they finish college. The alternative would be to join hands and strike out on their own venture. Through a series of machinations, they succeed in finding jobs at the same company. During their celebrations, Ilango's disciplinarian father arrives to take him away, only to forcibly marry him off to his sister?s daughter. Ilango, who submits silently to the wedding, returns to college afterwards, where he keeps the truth from his friends.
When the rest of the gang learns that Ilango has requested a placement away from them, they are furious at his "betrayal". However, they relent when they find out about his wedding, and promise him his space, letting him know that he is welcome to join them whenever he is ready. As he heads home to his village at his friends? insistence, Ilango is overwhelmed by his dislike for his father, and alights from the train midway.
Six Years Later, Prabhu encounters and falls for a young lady named Easwari while traveling by train from Chennai to Mumbai. As he daydreams in song, she gets off the train, leaving Prabhu crestfallen, with only Sundar to console him.
Living in a home with five bedrooms, the four friends live their own lives. Indira and Priya have both married and live with their husbands and children under one roof with Prabhu and Sundar. One room is held in place for Ilango, whenever he chooses to join them again.
Prabhu runs into Easwari again at a photography lab, and he invents multiple excuses to keep meeting her. Her response to his overtures is enigmatically stoic and withdrawn, until Prabhu finally drums up the courage to proclaim his love for her. He and his friends go to Easwari's house for coffee, and to deliver his message (through an electronic music card) to Easwari. During the course of the visit, the group is shocked to learn that Easwari is the girl whom Ilango married and deserted six years before. Since then, both Ilango's and Easwari's families have been fruitlessly looking for him. In the nervous commotion that follows, Prabhu's music card faIls down and opens loudly singing out Prabhu's feelings for Easwari, his friend Ilango's wife.
The four friends now take upon themselves one singular mission - to find Ilango and restore him to Easwari. Through alumni associations and Internet usergroups they grasp at every straw that might lead them to Ilango. But six years has been a long time and they draw blanks in many of their initial attempts. Meanwhile, Easwari endears herself to the four friends until she becomes a part of their circle.
Through an alleged 'sighting' by a college-mate, they learn that Ilango might be in a town near Geneva, Switzerland. Prabhu travels to Switzerland to track IIango down and bring him back. The tip has been genuine; after a sequence of chases and misses, Prabhu finds Ilango - only to discover that Ilango is married to a Swiss girl, and they have a son.
As Prabhu confronts Ilango and raps him for his cowardice and irresponsible actions, Ilango retorts by saying that it was the oppressioon that he suffered under his tyrannical father that drove him to such drastic action. Prabhu coaxes him to return to his homeland and his waiting Indian wife but Ilango is unrelenting. Prabhu returns back to India empty-handed, but decides not to reveal the truth about Ilango.
Meanwhile, Ilango's father, who has been the target of taunt and ridicule by his village, sees his failures and repents. Unable to face the world and accept his own deeds, he decides to end his life by jumping into the village well.
Even though Prabhu is silent about the truth regarding Ilango, the latter himself, in a final act of ridicule and rebellion, sends the village a photo of himself, his Swiss wife and their son. Set against the backdrop of this revelation and the father's suicide, the village gears up to get Easwari remarried to the next eligible bachelor in the family without her consent. Tired of submitting silently to tradition and dogma, Easwari turns them back, insisting that only she will be in charge of her life.


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Last week, Year 6 went on their residential trip to France. They all had an amazing time doing a wide variety of different activities. The girls did well with the help of our tour guide, Ellie to understand the French language and even asked and answered many questions in French.
Activities included visiting a French market in Boulogne, learning the traditional ways of making bread, visiting a snail farm, going on a sunny boat ride, and visiting a rural goat farm. Every day they ate an appetising dinner which obviously included a lot of French bread…
The snail farm was loved by all of the girls, where they enjoyed holding the snails and putting them on their faces as a beauty treatment, as well as tasting the delicacies with different flavourings, such as garlic butter, chocolate and cinnamon and feta and tomato.
On the last evening, the girls enjoyed participating in a fabulous, 'MHS Talent Show,' where a variety of acts were performed from gym displays, to singing, comedy and drama monologues.
They all experienced an exhilarating trip and came back with many unforgettable experiences. #UnforgettableExperiences
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The controversial Destiny Church is under fire for using children in a campaign against gay marriage and other reforms it claims are ruining society.
Destiny, a nationwide conservative evangelical church that also has political ambitions, was behind the "enough is enough" rally in Auckland last Saturday that attracted 1000 angry marchers, many of them children.
Another, larger demonstration is planned outside parliament on August 23 to protest against legislation such as the Civil Union Bill and prostitution law reform.
Critics say it is exploitative to use children for political purposes, but church leaders say they are marching with their parents and it is part of the church's message of protecting the "next generation".
Right-wing think tank the Maxim Institute has also been criticised for involving children in the civil union debate. It distributed a template of a submission on the bill that students could send in, which included the following: "We feel it is important for the government to say it is best for children when parents are married . . . we would hate even more the idea of having a second mum in the house, pushing dad out of the way. Some of us are also very confused. We thought it was good to get married. But now the government seems to be saying that marriage doesn't matter."
Maxim's communications manager, Scott McMurray, said the template was sent out in response to repeated requests from young people for advice on how to make submissions on the bill.
Last weekend's rally was led by Destiny leader Brian Tamaki on a Harley Davidson and involved leaders of Destiny New Zealand, the political party that will contest the next election.
One 12-year-old who took part, when asked why she was marching, said: "Umm, we're standing up against the bad people, aren't we?"
Dr Margaret Mayman, a Wellington Presbyterian minister and spokeswoman for Christians for Civil Unions, said it was exploitative to take children to the event. Mayman will join a human rights rally organised to counter the Destiny demonstration next week. Her group, including gay people with children, will not be involving their kids.
"We are concerned children are going to be brought to parliament and used to make a point about something that they don't really understand," she said.
"Whether (Destiny) likes it or not, a significant portion of those children will grow up to be gay or lesbian. It really is a very dangerous and damaging message that they're sending. I just hope the children become aware the people on the other side (of the debate) are human beings with families who share a lot of the values they (Destiny) purport to represent."
Dr Leonie Pihama, director of the International Research Institute for Maori and Indigenous Education, said she had no problem with children being involved in such rallies, as there was a long history of people taking their children to protests. "The issue for me is the underpinning philosophy they carry . . . that is far more damaging. The preaching of homophobia, the preaching of conservatism.
"It's harmful because if you return to that kind of conservatism you return to an idea that a colonial, Victorian nuclear family is the only way that family can be and it's not a reality."
The president of Destiny New Zealand, Richie Lewis, said there was nothing wrong with involving children in the rallies.
" 'Enough is enough' is about the next generation and the well-being of children so it's entirely relevant. It's a family message . . . the last thing any parent in their right mind would want is their child walking down the pathway of prostitution." Asked what would happen if one of the young marchers struggled with their sexuality later in life, Lewis said: "I can't see those children struggling with those issues because their parents are together in their marriage and their commitment to each other, and are leading by example."
Anne Williamson, a spokeswoman for "enough is enough" and manager of the Destiny Church primary school, which has 22 pupils, said it was up to parents to decide if they wanted to take their children along. "These issues are about the next generation and if their parents feel that strongly that they wanted their children there, then great."


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Is it beneficial to have plants in a bedroom?
People used to think that having plants in a bedroom wasn't such a good idea since plants release oxygen during the day but absorb it at night. Today, we know that the oxygen they absorb is minimal. An average bedroom contains about 5,000 litres of oxygen. While an adult inhales around 200 litres a night, a plant takes in 50 ml. – an insignificant amount. These days, it's even said that having plants in a bedroom is beneficial. Find out the reasons why in this article.
Purifies the air
NASA, the American National Aeronautics and Space Administration, conducted a study a number of years ago intended to discover the best methods of filtering the air in a space station. The findings showed that certain houseplants such as Anthuriums could neutralise toxic substances by means of natural processes. This means cleaner and fresher air in your bedroom.
Also read: How should I care for my Anthurium?
Increases humidity
Another reason why plants are beneficial in a bedroom is that they increase its humidity. This reduces the risk of respiratory infections and irritations. Brilliant!
Promotes relaxation
Plants have a relaxing effect that helps you sleep better. After all, the most important cause of sleeplessness is stress. Research has shown that being outside in a natural environment for longer periods reduces stress. So why not bring more of this natural environment indoors? In any case, you know it couldn't do any harm.
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Did you mean Basil the herb? If so then yes!! Great partnership as the basil deters all sorts of tomato loving pests.
Also means when you pick the toms you can grab some basil for wonderful salads, pizza, pasta dishes etc
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Yes the herb. I was told the tomato would taste like Basil. Is this true?
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Crossroads Inn is a real-time management sim with role-playing games elements. The game consists of two unique modes offering totally different experiences. In Sandbox mode gamers will focus solely on managing their business and economy – to build their very own tavern, hire and oversee staff, manage the supply chains and create new dish recipes. In Campaign mode, micromanagement is just a prelude to a rich story as the kingdom is in turmoil and a shift of power is expected. Your Inn will soon attract the attention of important political and military figures, who are desperately trying to hold on to the reins of power. Gamers will become part of a large-scale drama full of political intrigues, vivid characters, treacherous NPC's and dangerous quests inspired by RPG games – You will even have a damsel in distress to save!
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The Atlanta Falcons had a bit of a tumultuous off-season. Most of the starters returned on both sides of the ball, which is either good or horrible, depending on your perspective. The coaching staff is what has changed.
It's unfair to pin too much credit or blame on coordinators before a regular season snap, but we're finally at the point where we can begin to evaluate what kinds of changes Dirk Koetter and Mike Nolan will bring to the offense and defense, if any. The way this team plays against a worthy Chiefs squad will tell us quite a bit about those potential changes and how the team is gelling under new coaching.
For the offense, that obviously means getting the passing game clicking effectively against a good Chiefs secondary. For the defense, it means getting after Matt Cassel without imploding completely against a terrific Chiefs ground game. What happens today will help set the tone for the rest of the season, and I damn sure would like a nice tone.
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Over the weekend, I pulled out my retired SU Tea Party stamp set to take a look at the images as I started to plan for a fun ladies tea party my dazzling girlfriend puts on each year. Then I remembered a project I created for the Paper Crafters Sampler a year ago that I am allowed to share online now.
Can you guess what is in the little favor in the middle?
Everything I used is still available- the Hexagon Hive embossing folder, the doilies, and the burlap ribbon- only the stamp set and the chevron ribbon is retired but you may still have it in your stash…well, I hope this inspires you to get it out and have a tea party!


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By popular demand after our last dinner at Morningstar, I have been requested to post the recipe for this colorful veggie mandala tart!
Pie crust:
- 3 cups flour (360 grams)
- 170 grams margarine or butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Cold water
Prepare the pie crust by briefly blending the butter or margarine, flour and salt in a food processor in about 10 short one-second bursts until there are crumbs about the size of a pea. Add the mixture to a bowl and then slowly add in about 6-10 tablespoons of ice cold water until the mixture is able to create a lump. Be careful not to add too much water and not to overmix or your crust will be tough and hard to cut. Refridgerate the dough for at least 15 minutes in the freezer. Roll out the dough into a very thin circle that is bigger than your pie tin. Once placed in the tin, trim the excess and crimp the edges.
Weigh down the center of the raw crust by placing a piece of baking paper with dry beans over it. Partially bake the crust for about 15 minutes at a medium temperature. Let it cool slightly, then spread a layer of filling over the bottom of the tart:
1 cup of cooked spinach
1 tofu (unsalted)
3-4 tablespoons soya mayonnaise
1 T of olive oil
1/4 t asafoetida
1/2 t dry mustard powder
1/2 lemon juiced
1/4 c nutritional yeast flakes
salt and pepper to taste
Heat up a tablespoon of olive oil, and add the asafoetida until it is aromatic. Add the mustard powder, and then the spinach, salt and pepper. Saute for just a few minutes until the flavors have been absorbed. Blend the tofu, lemon juice and soya mayonnaise until smooth and creamy – add more mayonnaise if necessary.
Combine the spinach, tofu mixture and nutritional yeast. Adjust the salt to taste.
Vegetables for the Mandala:
3 carrots
1-2 zucchini
1 eggplant
Use a y-vegetable peeler to peel off long ribbons of a variety of colorful vegetables: carrots, zucchini, eggplant;
Starting from the center, tightly coiling the first vegetable ribbon, continue adding more vegetable ribbons in concentric circles, until the tart is complete!


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'I hope I can inspire others' British teen youngest person to row solo across any ocean
Lukas Haitzmann, 18, talks to Sky News about the challenges of crossing the Atlantic and why he hopes he inspires others.
Tuesday 12 February 2019 22:14, UK
A British teenager has become the youngest person to row solo across any of the world's oceans.
Lukas Haitzmann - The Wild Oarsman - rowed 3,000 miles (4,800km) from the Canary Islands to English Harbour in Antigua as part of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.
Arriving in Antigua on Saturday, the 18-year-old, from Windsor, Berkshire, beat two world records by becoming the youngest person to row across any ocean solo, and the first Austrian - his father is from Austria - to row solo across the Atlantic.
He was also the fastest solo rower from the 2018 challenge, completing it in 59 days, eight hours and 22 minutes.
While most young people leaving school last summer were thinking about the universities they would be going to, the jobs they could get or where they would travel, Lukas decided he needed a serious challenge.
Having grown up rowing and sailing, he decided to put university off for a year to row across the Atlantic.
His dyslexia was put to the test trying to fundraise enough money to buy a specially-built ocean rowing boat and everything he would need, from food to suncream.
He told Sky News: "To be honest, the fundraising bit was harder for me than the training - I already had the fitness from rowing for the past five years.
"I really like to challenge myself and think it's important to. My mum wasn't so impressed when I first told her but I managed to persuade her eventually.
"I didn't realise I was going to be the youngest person to ever cross an ocean solo until I started doing a bit of digging, because others who have done it have broken some records.
"It wasn't why I did it, but that did help push me along during the row."
Many people who do the Atlantic Challenge hallucinate and struggle with the loneliness, but Lukas said he felt it was quite peaceful.
He would sleep for about five hours in the middle of the night as his boat drifted, then a couple of hours around lunchtime to get his energy back up in the heat of the day.
"I didn't really talk to myself, it was more talking my thoughts out loud. My music ran out after a month so that was a bit hard for the second half.
"I think the most difficult part was my water changer broke after 10 days so I had to use a manual pump to change sea water into drinking water which was very tiring, but I finally managed to fix it."
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The Four Oarsmen - Stuart Watts, Dicky Taylor, George Biggar and Pete Robinson - have set a new record for rowing the Atlantic.
During his nearly two months at sea Lukas said he saw dolphins, which he swam with, a whale swam under his boat, and he saw a turtle and fish.
"I had a storm petrel, a type of bird, following me for a while which was really great, he kept me company, although he wasn't great at conversation!
"I thought I'd see a lot more though, it wasn't like there was wildlife every single day, which was quite sad.
"I did see a lot of pollution, some which had been there for a long time, which was awful.
"Being out on the ocean for that long made me really respect it. There's no messing around, and you really have to have your wits about you."
The teenager is hoping his feat will help inspire other youngsters to push themselves at whatever they want.
"I'm just a normal kid really, I'm not Superman, I just really enjoy a challenge and this was a way of really pushing myself," he added.
"I hope it shows people that no matter what age you are, you really can do more than you think. If you don't succeed, it doesn't matter, just keep trying and try something else to challenge you if that doesn't work."
Not one to remain on terra firma for long, Lukas is going to use his time in Antigua to go sailing with his family before going back to the UK where he wants to go to university.
"After uni, we'll see, I want to get an education, and actually being at sea really made me appreciate learning more because I couldn't Google what fish that was, or why the clouds were forming like they were.
"I did miss not being able to pick up my phone all the time, but actually I really relished it because it made you appreciate the ocean."


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MOSCOW, April 7 (RIA Novosti), Daria Chernyshova – Demographics have played a huge role in the transformation of Afghanistan into a member of the democratic states of the world, according to Shuja Nawaz, the director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center.
"The Afghan people appear to have won another round with the Taliban and against the forces that want to derail the progress achieved by them – despite heavy odds – over the past decade plus," Nawaz said.
Despite the Taliban's threats of violence, some 60 percent of eligible voters in the country turned out for a presidential election on Saturday. According to preliminary estimates, 7 million ballots were cast at 6,000 polling stations across the country.
In explaining the country's move towards democracy, Nawaz cited the youthful population "that is connected to each other and to the world" as well as increasing urbanization and the growing market economy, despite official sluggishness and corruption.
"All these factors have been evident in the manner in which the population defied the Taliban threats and voted this weekend," he added.
In the run-up to the election, the Taliban said it would violently disrupt the vote, which it saw as a "waste of time." Dozens of attacks occurred across the country and several polling stations remained closed on election day due to security threats, yet the vote took place as scheduled.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) congratulated Afghanis on the election, which is largely seen as the country's first democratic vote providing for the peaceful transfer of power from one elected president to another.
"Ordinary Afghans turned out to vote in remarkable numbers, defying Taliban attacks and threats. Often in long queues and bad weather, voters patiently waited to exercise their basic human right to vote," said Ján Kubiš, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA.
"They chose to determine the future direction of the country by political means and resolutely rejected the enemies of peace and democracy," Kubiš said.
The results will start to become clear in another week or so, but early indications seem to validate the various polls indicating that a runoff appears likely, with Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani the likely candidates.
"Regardless of who comes out ahead, and Ghani seems to have the early edge, the Taliban will need to find a new means to assert themselves," Nawaz told RIA Novosti, adding that Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif seemed committed to furthering ties with Afghanistan.
"China and Russia will also have to step up their support and rather than competing for influence, [they should] compete to help Afghanistan. India already has invested close to $2 billion," Nawaz said.
Afghanistan's new president will succeed Hamid Karzai, who has been in power since 2001 and cannot run for a third consecutive term after having reached the constitutional limit of two terms in office.
"After Afghanistan, the Indian elections of this week will close this phase of important political change in the Greater South Asia region: first Iran, then Pakistan, Afghanistan and finally India," Nawaz continued. "South Asia may yet become the economic and political fulcrum of Asia."
Preliminary results are scheduled to be announced on April 24. If no candidate wins over 50 percent of the votes, a runoff election will be held at the end of May.


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A band from Blackpool Sixth Form has won a national student music competition.
The group, called SIXX, is made up of six BTEC level three music students, and took the top spot in Pearson's BTEC Awards 'Showstoppers' Challenge' with their original rock ballad.
Applicants were required to submit a video performance of an original song, with entries judged by Pearson's subject adviser for performing arts, Paul Webster, and the founder and director of talent agency Living the Dream, Zoe Jackson.
#btecawards New Showstopper Award – performance from 'Sixx' @BlackpoolSixth pic.twitter.com/0yj7srIHUI
— FE Week (@FEWeek) July 6, 2017
As their prize, the winning band – made up of students Liam McNaught, Will Plunkett, Chloe Moyle, Dan Chettoe, Leoni Jane Kennedy and Max Weilding – performed at Pearson's BTEC Awards ceremony, at the Royal Horticultural Halls in Westminster.
Band member Leoni Jane Kennedy, who composed the song SIXX performed, said: "We are so excited to travel to London and perform at the national BTEC awards.
"To be chosen to entertain teachers, students, performers and professionals from all over England is such a great honour. We just couldn't wait to take to the stage."


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No, but it is recommend since if you have multiple configurations it would be easier to manage with a single dbvserver installation and manage all the primary and standby pairs. If you have only single configuration and cannot afford to have a separate machine , you could still install the dbvserver in standby machine thereby in case of a true DR scenario the central console GUI is still available and you can use it to activate.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: COVER ART
For this week's Photo Challenge, I had to stimulate my creative process and imagine which of my images you would like to see gracing the cover of a book, an album, or a magazine. Would the image inspire you to take a peek through the pages, listen to the music, or buy a ticket to the show? Would it strike a chord with viewers, making them reflect on or revisit memories of places, people, and experiences?
I found these images the ideal choices for a stunning cover page……
These two images are very close to me and have transcending capacity which can surely inspire anyone to flip through the pages of a book or listen to soul stirring music of an album.
Don't you think these captures have already struck a chord with you ! Aren't you going to trawl here for some more time 🙂
You may like to see these posts to recharge your soul.


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How Security B Sides Puerto Rico (#BSidesPR) came to be.
Recently Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico really hard, just a week after Hurricane Irma and I had to cancel Security B Sides Puerto Rico (October 6, 2017) for the time being. This was our fifth year and this had me nostalgic and thinking on how BSidesPR came to be.
The story starts 5 years back (2012) when I was whining and complaining on social media that in Puerto Rico the tech community was nonexistent, and that all events where boring sales/expo type events and a stranger on twitter and now a good friend Juan Sanchez (@goze) basically told me to shut up and do something about it. That comment made me stop and consider that if I wanted something to get done I should not wait for anyone else to do it for me, pretty obvious when you think about it, right.
What I did next was start to get information on how to do a conference because of course, I knew nothing about it. By that time, I used to listen to Pauldotcom Podacast, now Security Weekly Podcast and heard Jack Daniel talk about Security B Sides and loved the idea of sales free conference, centered on community. There was this guy, Carlos "Dark Operator" Perez (@carlos_perez) that worked in the podcast and he also complained that in PR the all tech events were sales/expo shit. He is Puerto Rican so I decided to reach out and to my surprise the guy lived 10 minutes from my home. Probably cross paths at the mall and never new better (Carlos is now one of my closest friends). So after I met Carlos and talked about how to make this work I still needed more troops to execute. I went to a couple of good friends: Jose Arroyo (@talktoanit), Daniel Mattei (my brother from another mother), Angel Colon, and Juan Sanchez to start sizing up the community and plan the event. In that process I met my right hand and good friend Johana Martinez (@johanaMRPhD) a Doctor in Psychology that was introduce to our group by curiosity of how hackers think and a common friend Jose Arroyo.
But then I had another problem, in Puerto Rico there was no tech community that I knew of. Looked for it and found 2600 group that did not meet anymore, also found DC group that was no more so I had to start from scratch. There were a couple of startup meetups, but does that really count? usually startup meetups are about building a company and making money "fast", you know the idea that makes you rich. But, I was pleasantly surprised. There I met couple of true nerds and InfoSec curious guys, so we started doing meetups every other month, and visiting Universities to talk to the Computers Sciences & Information Systems students about InfoSec and started building build the community.
Finally we did our first Security B Sides Puerto Rico on April 2013 only 150 people showed and we had massive losses but we had a blast. I was super happy and proud of what we accomplished and I still am.
(Security B Sides Puerto Rico 2013 Speakers hanging out.) #LobbyCon
It's been 5 years of hard work doing InfoSec community work, workshops and meets in schools, universities, government agencies, law enforcement and even church groups. As you may know because of crashing economy in Puerto Rico a lot people that started with us and not in Puerto Rico anymore, so it's been a war of attrition. Some times I've felt alone, sometimes I've been alone, but we've hold up, this is not over, we will come back.
… stay tuned, we are looking into a date in December 2017.


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Banks in the United Kingdom will have to sign legally-binding commitments over pay structures if they want to sign up to the government's new asset protection scheme.
The move would be an attempt to crack down on the bonus culture in the City of London, which had led to accusations that bosses were "grossly overpaid".
The Sunday Telegraph newspaper quoted Treasury insiders as saying that a clause in the asset protection scheme should be interpreted as a sign that lenders will need to demonstrate that their bonus policies are designed to reward long-term value creation by the banking industry.
The clause said participation in the scheme will be subject to "a number of further conditions… including in relation to remuneration policy".
A spokeswoman for the Treasury would not comment directly on the article, but said: "We stated our intentions on Monday on asset protection. We are taking that forward. It is a matter of negotiations with banks on whether they take up that scheme."
The remuneration framework would be different to the one being considered by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), the City watchdog. The FSA is proposing a series of good-practice measures, including a higher fixed-income salary and remuneration in shares or deferred bonuses that are linked to the performance of the business.
Companies are expected to offer bonuses in the form of shares over cash, said analysts, and may base remuneration on profits, rather than revenue.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has made it clear that banks need to set up a "system of remuneration founded on long-term success, not short-term irresponsibility" in return for the billions of pounds of taxpayers' money injected into the sector following its near collapse last October.
On Saturday, City Minister Paul Myners accused the bank bosses of being grossly overpaid.
"I have met more masters of the universe than I would like to, people who were grossly over-rewarded and did not recognise that. Some of that is pretty unpalatable," he said.
"They are people who have no sense of the broader society around them. There is quite a lot of annoyance and much of that is justified."
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E-waste, the largest growing form of waste in America, is any electronic device that is discarded by its user. This could range from a broken pair of headphones or an old phone charger to a TV or a microwave.
Only 12.5 percent of old electronics are recycled — 20 to 50 million metric tons end up in landfills worldwide. Many people don't realize the environmental impact of throwing these items in the trash.
After two years of research and planning, the first official draft of the Sustainability Action Plan was submitted Friday, July 21, to Western President Sabah Randhawa in the hopes of having an official plan agreed upon by the administration before the start of fall quarter.
The plan consists of 10 chapters including transportation, student life, housing, dining, grounds maintenance and waste. The waste chapter of the Sustainability Action Plan touches on e-waste.
However, the options for disposing e-waste on campus are limited. The only place to recycle electronics on campus is a bin tucked away in the Western Associated Students Bookstore.
According to Western's Electronic Waste policy, many electronic items, including computer components and accessories, contain toxic materials such as lead, cadmium and mercury that can harm the earth when tossed inthe garbage. The policy states: "Broken or obsolete items cannot be thrown into the trash or the toxic materials can leak out and contaminate the surrounding area, eventually making their way into our air, food, or water."
It is through reusing and recycling electronics that these toxins stay out of our landfills, protecting not only our own health, but the environment as well.
"We're an electronic society. Everybody has a computer, they all die. That's the nature of electronics," said Paul Zemler, the manager of Safe & Easy Recycling, an e-waste disposal company in Bellingham.
Despite technological advances in recent years, many are unaware of how to dispose of their electronics, or even what constitutes e-waste.
Senior geography major Christian Berres said he was unaware of the correct way to dispose of e-waste and didn't know where to take his waste in Bellingham, so he threw it in the trash.
"I usually only throw stuff away once it's broken. Otherwise, I try to pass it on if I can," Berres said.
In a society that constantly replaces the oldwith the new, it's no wonder so much e-waste is being produced. Peter Miterko, a graduate student in anthropology, agreed with Zemler.
"In this hyperconsumption day and age, when people are exchanging softwares [that are] in this year and out the next, I think it's super critical for a university that drives that kind of innovation to have resources for the proper disposal of [e-waste]," Miterko said.
Western's Zero Waste coordinator Gwen Larned said the Sustainability Action Plan was written by Western faculty and included student input.
"I know one of the big goals was reducing how much waste we're producing," Larned said. "We always recycle electronics owned by Western, and we always try to refurbish them first."
Dave Keeney, a safety officer for Western's Environmental Health & Safety program, discussed the university's policy on reusing and recycling its e-waste.
"When an item is no longer needed by a campus entity, it is collected and evaluated for reuse as part of the University surplus program. If possible, the item is reused elsewhere on campus."
Dave Keeny, Western Environmental Health & Safety program officer
"When an item is no longer needed by a campus entity, it is collected and evaluated for reuse as part of the University surplus program. If possible, the item is reused elsewhere on campus," Keeney said in an email.
Items that are beyond repair or outdated are sent to a recycling facility in California, where they are separated into parts that can be reused.
But for students wishing to recycle their old technology, campus doesn't have many options. Although there is one e-waste bin located at the entrance of the bookstore, recycling large items requires going off campus.
E-cycle Washington, a statewide program that allows residents and small businesses to recycle some unwanted electronics for free, is supported by several businesses in Whatcom County.
Safe & Easy Recycling is one recycling option and has been serving the Bellingham area for the past nine years. Its main facility, located on Hannegan Road, Safe & Easy collects old technology and recycles it while selling refurbished electronics in store.
As a collection site, Safe & Easy transports e-waste to a processing plant in Mukilteo, which then extracts valuable materials and sells them to manufacturers, Zemler said.
Susanna Hamilton, Western's Sustainability Action Plan coordinator, encourages students who are passionate about the management of e-waste to reach out to the university's Office of Sustainability and Zero Waste program because they are always looking for new ways to inform the student body on the issue.
Click here to learn more about e-waste and for a complete list of Bellingham businesses participating in the E-cycle Washington program.