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Gloria Roheim McRae

Known for her bold approach to life, Gloria is an author, strategist and speaker. She began her career in public affairs, and slowly transitioned into the not-for-profit and then private sector before starting her first company in 2010. Today, she is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategic Officer of Wedge15.

During her years in market research consulting, she led projects in the telecommunications, healthcare and cultural arts sectors. She also interacted extensively with public affairs files during her time as a policy advisor in The Ministry of Finance and as a project manager in Eastern Europe. With over a decade of experience across multiple sectors, Gloria has fused it all to become a powerful strategist at Wedge15, sought-after for her interdisciplinary approach to project work.

Gloria earned her B.A. at McGill University and an M.A. in International Affairs from The University of Toronto. She speaks four languages fluently, is a regular Huffington Post columnist and a HuffPost LIVE commentator. You’ll see her in the media too, from Rogers TV to Chatelaine Magazine, Glow Magazine and CTV. Her first book BYOB: The Unapologetic Guide to Being Your Own Boss became an best seller in entrepreneurship and self-esteem in October 2013, less than one month after publication.

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Extensions and Home improvements - Top TipsExtensions and Home improvements

Do you need some space? Then why not extend your home.

In one cost-effective and seamlessly efficient package, an extension can transform any part of your home into the bright, airy living space you’ve always wanted.

Kitchen extensions and loft conversion, an extra bathroom, single-storey extension or terraced house extension.

Wherever you want more space, we can create it from start to finish. And that includes all the surveys, planning legislation paperwork and red tape.

Why Renovate your home?

Choosing a good renovation service, whether that’s for a single room or your whole home, is important. We recommend looking at a contractor’s gallery of work and testimonials to get an idea of how good they are.

Things to consider when choosing a renovation service:

  • You save time and money. The entire project happens under one roof. No waiting around, no mark-up costs on outsourcing.
  • You have just one helpful and knowledgeable point of contact throughout the entire process.
  • We’ll treat your home as if it were our own. Our team of skilled craftsmen have been hand-picked for their professionalism.
  • No unexpected costs or nasty surprises. You’ll get an accurate project cost upfront.

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Home extensions… More space, less hassle.
Let’s be honest, building work is disruptive. You lead a busy life and need to be certain that your new extension will be completed on time, within budget and to an excellent standard.

With a reputable contractor, professional reliability is part of the service. Generally, they will provide a team of experts and will meticulously plan the project around you, from your initial idea through to the all-important finishing touches.

Most providers will be all-inclusive of plumbing and electrical services, however, if they are not they should give you a number of recommendations.

The biggest downfall to getting home renovations is when electrical work is not done to a high standard.

If your builders of contractors do not include electrical updates and installation as part of their work you should make sure you find a trusted electrician who can complete this aspect for you.

Bespoke design for your individual space requirements – imaginative, practical and workable.
3D visualisations so you can see your new living space in realistic detail.

Cost-efficient project management to ensure everything runs smoothly and exactly to budget.
Professional, conscientious builders who turn up precisely on time, every time.

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Yes to leggings!

We fell in love with them in the ’80s and we’re still smitten with them today. Whether they’re printed, leather, studded or check, we’re mad about leggings and all their transformations. When in doubt, leggings can be the statement, simple and, importantly, most comfortable way to go!

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, leggings are here to stay (at least for another season) and, like sunglasses, sandals and sun dresses, they’ve managed to find their way into every girl’s summer wardrobe. I personally love leggings. When done right, they can look hip, fashionable and effortless. Done wrong, they are the epitome of tacky, shabby and, at times, vulgar.

It means you must follow one simple rule: wear tops that go past the buttocks. Think tasteful mini-skirt as a cut-off. The point is to avoid the potential for overexposure. No one is interested in seeing your hip bones, VPL or, heaven forbid, camel toe and believe me, we can see it all. Try leggings paired with a long, flowy top, an oversized button-down or long, punk-inspired t-shirt. Thick, unshiny fabrics like double knits don’t show bulges. Longer tops (at least to midthigh) camouflage tush, stomach, and hips. Leggings can look tacky with the wrong footwear. I prefer flats, boots, or a low heel.

So I say YES to leggings—comfortable, cool-looking, body-friendly:
  • Floral Print Leggings from Pull&Bear
  • Heart Print Leggings from ShopBop
  • Tribal Aztec Flock Leggings from TopShop
  • Edita Long Leggings from Pieces
  • Milky Way Leggings from NastyGal
  • Leggings In Mono Stripe Print from ASOS

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What is SEM? - Search engine marketing

SEM is a form of Internet marketing involving the promotion of a website by increasing a website's overall visibility within search engine results pages, and is known as search engine marketing or SEM.
Search engine marketing can be used with website advertisements generated for a specific market demographic, particularly through paid placements, inclusions and contextual advertising. The term also refers to the many ways to market a website, which may include search engine optimization.

Increase visability with SEM
Many webmasters use search engine marketing to market or advertise their websites through search engines like Google, all for the purpose of improving their web presence and gaining natural search engine results rankings.
In fact, most search engine marketing techniques involve four different factors that makes a search engine marketing campaign successful.

  • Keyword analysis and exploration
    A three step process that helps index a website within a search engine. It mainly finds the most popular and relevant keywords associated with a website and/or its products, in turn, turning the keywords and information in a way that will generate traffic.

  • Website popularity and/or saturation
    A factor that measures how much presence a website has within a search engine. A website can also be analyzed through the amount of pages within the website itself that are indexed, in addition to its corresponding back links. Often, webmasters are required to include oft searched keywords, to ensure the possibility of ranking higher in a search engine results page.

  • Back-end tools
    The full spectrum of web analysis and HTML validation tools. These tools provide data about a particular website and its visitors, for the purpose of measuring its success. These tools range from simple stat counters and even what's known as page tagging, a technique that allows a webmaster to use JavaScript or another language to track user actions.

  • Who-Is tools
    Tools that help reveal the owners of any particular website. These tools are mainly used to get notable information regarding website-related copyright and trademark complications.

Most common SEM tools
Search engine marketing is also best used with an advertisement campaign, as an ad can potentially help a webmaster gain and/or retain traffic after implementing the campaign. Two types of advertising campaigns a webmaster can use include Pay Per Click advertisements and Pay For Inclusion advertising, both advertising venues utilizing direct search engine advertisements and direct web directory promotions.

Here are some of the advertisement tools/services you can use:

Follow the rules, and remain a good reputation
Before implementing search engine marketing into their marketing strategy, a webmaster should consider what works best for their site and follow the guidelines of the search engine they're targeting.

» What is SEM?
» What is SEO?
» What is PPC?
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AMMDS 2016 : Activity Monitoring by Multiple Distributed Sensing

When Aug 23, 2016 - Aug 23, 2016
Where Colorado Springs, USA
Submission Deadline Jun 3, 2016
Notification Due Jun 12, 2016
Final Version Due Jun 23, 2016
Categories    computer vision   image processing   surveillance   distributed networks

Call For Papers

IN CONJUNCTION WITH IEEE AVSS (Advanced Video and Signal Based Surveillance) 2016 - August 23-26, Colorado Springs, USA

The focus of the Workshop is on distributed computing issues in large-scale networked sensor systems (including algorithms and applications, systems design techniques and tools, and in network signal and information processing). Aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers from different communities (such as Computer Vision, networked embedded sensing, artificial intelligence and so on) which address the problem of interpretation of the information coming from multiple distributed sensing systems.

Previous AMMDS Workshops:
- 2015: 3rd AMMDS Workshop, in conjunction with AVSS - Karlsruhe, Germany
- 2014: 2nd AMMDS Workshop, in conjunction with ICPR - Stockholm, Sweeden
- 2013: 1st AMMDS Workshop, in conjunction with AVSS - Kràcow, Poland

We would like to invite original research papers describing significant results by using multiple distributed sensing for monitoring and surveillance purposes.

Single and multiple object tracking
Human behavior analysis
Individual activity detection and recognition
Multi-agent/multi sensing activity detection and recognition
Scene understanding
Sensor calibration
Event detection
Distributed collaborative information processing
Abstractions for modular design

Important dates
Submission deadline: June 3rd, 2016
Paper acceptance notification: June 12th, 2016
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MFSens 2021   International Workshop on Maintenance-Free Context Sensing
Signal 2021   8th International Conference on Signal and Image Processing
ICDCS 2021   International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems
IJITCA 2020   International Journal of Information Technology, Control and Automation
ISWC 2020   the 24th annual International Symposium on Wearable Computers
NLPI 2021   2nd International Conference on NLP & Information Retrieval
IPDPS 2021   35th IEEE International Parallel & Distributed Processing Symposium
SI: Adaptive HAR in smart spaces 2022   Special issue : Adaptive Human Activity and Behaviour Recognition Models for Context Awareness in Intelligent Environments


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Category Archives: Parks

Anything related to the Parks in the City of Wildomar.

An email sent to the City of wildomar

An email sent to the City of Wildomar on Monday morning details the condition of our parks as they were on a beautiful Sunday morning. This email was sent to the City Manager, Gary Nordquist, Councilman Ben Benoit, 1st Distric, Councilman Dustin Nigg, 2nd Distrct, Councilman Timothy Walker, 3rd District, Councilwoman Bridgette Moore, 4th District, Councilwoman Marsha Swanson, 5th District.
It was also sent to the members of the Measure Z Oversight Advisory Committee members, Sheila Urlaub, Doug Ames, Scott Rux, Shelley Hitchcock and Steve Regalado. Three of those emails were returned as undeliverable. A look at the City of wildomar parks website shows it has not been updated in at least 9 months.

The following conditions were noted during a walk thru of the parks on Sunday morning March 18, 2018

Windsong Park
The restroom facility was filthy

The gate on the southwest corner was broken

The fence on the northwest corner has been cut allowing access to the Creek Garden area

The electrical box on the west fence, near the Creek Garden is bent and has been for months.

Marna O’Brien Park
Automobiles have been driven on the fields during the evening, park cameras should be used to identify the culprits. This city has on two occasions gotten quotes for gates to secure the parking lot at night, these parking lot gates should be installed.

The restroom plumbing is still taped together, and has been for months, resulting in an unsightly appearance.

The drinking fountain, installed as a scout project, does not work and hasn’t in over a month

The “Freedom Swing” is still locked, even after the city spent $31,000 to re-install it 2 years ago.

Regency Heritage Park
Two swings remain missing, the two that remain still have no safety harnesses. In a city with a total of 7 swings to have 5 out of commission is unconscionable.

The drainage for the tot lot still has not been fixed.

Anchor supports for the chain ladder nearest the ADA ramp are exposed creating a safety hazard.

Basketball hoop still bent, has been since April 2014, nets in disrepair.

BBQ missing, has been since April 2014

New plants in area with broken sprinkler

For this the residents of this town more than $350,000 to maintain our parks in this condition.

Freedom Swing Unchained, but, Not How It Should Have Been

This is what happens when a good idea goes bad because city officials don’t think it out.

The Freedom Swing was installed, for the second time, at a cost of more than $31,000 more than a year ago. It has not been available for use by the general public because this city was unable to come up with an instructional sign which would allow people to properly use this swing.
In the interim the swing was kept behind a locked gate which the children of this community figured out how to circumvent. (Bend the Latch)

Notice the tilt of the swing because the chain on the bottom left has been broken by people jumping up and down.

You can see where someone has tried to fix it with a piece of wire rendering this device unsafe for the general public.

The opposite side has been stretch almost to the breaking point

Freedom Swing at Marna O’Brien Park One Year Later

Towards the end of the video it appears someone has gotten tired of waiting for the city to unchain this swing in the park. This is the second time I have noticed the latch having been bent so the citizens that paid more than $31,000 could use this apparatus that has been installed twice in the same park. (The first time it was installed it was removed less than a month later, after having failed a safety inspection.)

Some still Photos show the swing has a broken catch that hold the ramp in upward position

Upper Right side of swing has broken clip. The swing is also leaning to one side for some strange reason.

Is Wildomar About to Get Trump’d

This is a proposed park that will use precious Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to construct. These monies have been handed out with the following intent :

“The program allocates annual grants to larger cities and counties to develop viable communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and opportunities to expand economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons. To achieve these goals, program-funded projects must satisfy one of three U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) national program objectives required in 24 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 570.208: provide a benefit to low- and moderate-income persons, prevent or eliminate slums or blight, or meet other urgent community development needs due to disasters or other emergencies.”

This project, Malaga Park or Gateway Park, first came to light in December of 2013 when the city set aside $100,000 of CDBG money to fund the proposed project which will consist of landscape architecture, planting,irrigation and aesthetic improvements and the installation of walkways, paths and monument sign

Because this project meets none of the above, except maybe providing refuge for those leaving a neighboring facility (not the doctors office) it proves once again that a Federal Program is being abused by local officials. These abuses have resulted in now 2 administrations trying to eliminate it (CDBG).

Barack Obama’s FY 2012 Budget to Congress stated:

While flexibility may be one strong characteristic of the CDBG program, the use of funds and how states and communities distribute their funds lead to resources spread across many activities, diverse constituencies, and geographies without clear or focused impact. This makes the demonstration of outcomes difficult to measure and evaluate.

President Trump’s upcoming budget proposal calls for slashing funding for a block grant program primarily because it was difficult to determine whether it was getting the desired results. “The federal government has spent over $150 billion on this block grant since its inception in 1974, but the program is not well-targeted to the poorest populations and has not demonstrated results,”

Also, ostensibly to better the lives of low-income residents, the city proposed to “pave and repair sidewalks along Wildomar Rd. and Secdo Blvd. at a cost of $91,867 for FY 2015-16.

The city set aside another $75,533 to purchase a property to be used as a community garden in FY 2016-17

Lastly, and the only project designed to really help a depressed area, the city set aside for FY 2017-18 $110,067 in funding for a Fire Hydrant project that will decrease the risk of loss due to a fire and increase the fire protection system currently in place in the target area, primarily the Sedco area of Wildomar. (After a local eating establishment had perished in a fire)

It has been said “The CDBG is a $3 billion program that ostensibly goes to developing poor communities but mostly goes to Graft, Corruption and Waste. It blows massive amounts of money on wasteful projects, while seeing huge chunks disappear into administrative costs.

The Heritage Foundation, called the Community Development Block Grant program a “slush fund for urban mayors.”

The CDBG program is chock full of cronyism and corruption and should be eliminated. Much like the corrupt city redevelopment agencies, what actually ends up happening is that this money gets funneled by politicians to friends with connections for various projects that aren’t really about helping the poor at all.

The Embarrassment Continues in Wildomar

On February 11, 2017 I wrote an article about the poor condition of the City’s ball fields.

In that article was a video of a gentleman pumping out water from the first and third base area.

Early last week the city attempted a poor fix for this flooding by bringing in material of unknown origin (the origin will be known and reported when the city pays the invoice). This material was used to fill-in what was deemed the low spots, therefore the problem, around 1st and 3rd base.

Today after approximately 0.50 (one-half inch) of rain in a 12 hour period the flooding is back only worse as it has spread further into the infield.

The problem is a result of no maintenance on these infields since the city took over the parks from the county. These fields need to be laser-screed to ensure the water flows away from the infield. This process will require that the drainage swales are not higher than the ball fields.

This poor state of maintenance extends to all three fields currently in the one city park.

This city also needs to eliminate the gophers before someone breaks their leg.

The embarrassment continues well into the evening

Citizens of Wildomar Check Your Tax Bill

Pieter Brueghel the Younger, ‘Paying the Tax (The Tax Collector)’

The property owners of Wildomar need to check their property tax bill to ensure they paid the proper amount for Measure Z Parks Tax.

Notice the Measure Z Tax which is $14.00 per installment or $28.00 Annually

Unbeknownst to the Measure Z Oversight Committee which has never questioned whether the proper amounts have been billed and collected, some properties are being bill and improper amount.

Notice the improper amount of tax on this property tax bill, it totals $33.00 Annually

A responsibility of the Measure Z Oversight Advisory Committee can be found in the City of Wildomar Municipal Code Section 3.18.060 Oversight committee.
By no later than March 1, 2013, the City Council shall establish a Wildomar Community Parks Funding Measure Citizen’s Oversight Advisory Committee to advise the City Council regarding the collection and expenditure of tax revenues collected under the authority of this chapter. The Committee shall consist of at least five members, who shall be residents of the City. The terms of the Committee members and their specific duties shall be established by resolution of the City Council. (Ord. 71 § 1, 2012)
The question asked when the voters approved the Measure Z Parcel Tax can be found in Resolution 2012-38:

These responsibilities are further expounded upon in Resolution 2013-37 Exhibit A
Role, Responsibilities and Duties
The responsibilities and duties of the committee shall be limited to:
3. Understand municipal revenue collection and distribution from local, state and federal sources
Per City of Wildomar Municipal Code 3.18.080 Special tax.
Commencing as of July 1, 2013 and continuing annually thereafter, there is imposed a tax on all parcels in the City for the privilege of using community park and community park related facilities, programs and services and the availability of such facilities, programs and services. The maximum tax rate imposed hereby shall not exceed $28.00 per parcel per year. For purposes of this chapter, “parcel” means a unit of real estate in the City as shown on the most current official assessment roll of the Riverside County Assessor. (Ord. 71 § 1, 2012)

In the haste to satisfy their financial obligation many people just pay their taxes without looking closely at the detail. Now is the time before the next installment is due to look at the details and make sure you are paying only what you should be paying.

If the amount on your tax bill is incorrect please e-mail your councilperson and ask why? With the Measure Z Oversight Committee in place to protect your interest how can this happen.

Especially after the infamous quote found in  “Officials have said the committee was key to the Measure’s success, citing nationwide distrust of how tax dollars are spent.”

Councilmembers e-mails can be found at the following links:

District 1
Ben Benoit, Mayor Pro Tem

District 2
Dustin Nigg, Council Member

District 3
Timothy Walker, Mayor

District 4
Bridgette Moore, Council Member

District 5
Marsha Swanson, Council Member

Santa’s Dough and the Annual Report Go “Poof” in a Puff of Smoke

Santa’s Dough has disappeared like Santa up the chimney right along with the Measure Z Annual Report.

It appears that the Measure Z Oversight Committee’s reviewing of the the funds collected during the Breakfast with Santa starting in 2013 has come to an end, this along with preparing the Measure Z Annual Report.

During the February 2016 Oversight Committees meeting Agenda Item #2.2 Special Events several events will no longer be funded with funds from the Measure Z Parcel Tax, amongst them is Breakfast with Santa (a co-event with the Rotary Club)
Wildomar Night at Storm Stadium (a co-event with the Chamber of Commerce) and Drive-in-Movie (a co-event with Wildomar Little League). These events will now be funded through the Wildomar General Fund. Good luck keeping track of that money.

This still leaves the question of what happened to the original $4.000 budgeted for the 2016-17 as shown in the 1st Quarter Report.

In the Mid-Year Report this $4,000 has disappeared from the Revenue Summary: Breakfast with Santa (a category that no longer exist) and has been switch to the Revenue Summary: Special Event Revenue which had no budget listed.

Finally, the Measure Z Annual Report is usually reviewed, approved and forwarded to the City Council during the January February meeting. This year the last mention of this report was during September 8, 2016 meeting item #2.2 Annual Report Writing Process wherein “It was the consensus of the Committee to prepare the Annual Report from the Committee to the City Council.”

Beware your Privacy at Windsong Park

Your privacy and the privacy of your children may be violated at Windsong Park, when some unsuspecting person stops by to use the facilities, as the lock on the portable restroom is missing (like gone)

Your health may also be in jeopardy as the hand sanitizer dispenser is also broken and laying about.

So much for daily maintenance that is costing $4,500.00 a month ($150 a day) we had better service when we paid $850.00 a month ($28.33 a day) to a small company

New water feature in Wildomar dubbed the Queen’s Lake is located in the Tot-Lot at Regency Heritage Park, 20171 Autumn Oaks Place Wildomar, CA 92595 near Wildomar’s only dog park.
So grab the dog and your water wings

And take your children to visit this vernal swamp before it evaporates, which could take some time as this is turning out to be a “normal rainy season” unlike the past 3 years which were extremely dry.

Ramp Provided for ADA access

While visiting Queen’s Lake bring your water dog to play in the mud at Wildoslavia’s premier dog park,

Future home of a drinking fountain for your pooch.

Or maybe you would like to play hangman on one of two half-court basketball courts, as long as you don’t mind a bent rim or a little mud.

In order to prevent a traffic jam on entry there really needs to be a no-fishing sign on the bridge into this city facility.

For your $28.00 a year you should be proud of this wonderful features brought to you by the city of wildomar.

Good Idea, Bad Plan

There is a move about town to install a “Drinking Fountain”, for dogs and humans, at the infamous Regency-Heritage Park located in the northwest side of Wildoslavia. While the idea has been batted about for a number of years the city has apparently located a willing child and sold them on doing a “Scout Project” to cause this fountain project to spring to life.

The idea is a good one and has been long sought after by dog owners, the few that use the DG covered dog park, as the summer months are rather warm in this part of the world where there is little grass to play on.

Above Picture taken in July

Even in Winter there is little grass in this neglected park

The above picture taken in December, the green outside dog park is weeds

The plan is bad plan because this park is a part of the, poorly maintained, drainage system that directs waters from several areas of Wildoslavia, namely to the south as far as Marna O’Brien Park and the hills to the Southwest of the park above the Woodmoor Tract of homes.

The red lines are the existing storm drain infrastructure, the blue line is the proposed additon. The following pictures show the areas where these enter the park

The above picture is looking southwest towards the hills above the Woodmoor Tract

The above picture is looking south towards Marna O’Brien Park, notice the wire has been lifted to facilitate the flow of water, presumably by city staff.

Above picture is looking east towards Palomar St.

The above picture is looking into the park from the Palomar pipe, notice the debris that has been there for years and still is.

In the past it has resulted in much damage being done to this park.

The above pictures were taken in September of 2014

This damage still happens today

Notice the engineered material that cost thousands of dollars is saturated from a December 2016 storm. The damage is so severe the swings have been removed.

Taken the day after Christmas 2016 near the drain for this Tot-Lot in Regency-Heritage Park

This poorly maintained drainage system for this park is slated for an upgrade somewhere in the future, brought to you by Riverside County Flood Control and Water  Conservation (RCFC&WCD), the upgrade is a part of the recently (January 2014) adopted Lakeland Village Master Drainage Plan

This Lakeland Village Master Drainage Plan (Lakeland Village MDP) calls for the current 10 foot wide X 18 inch deep channel through Regency-Heritage Park to be widened to 42 feet in width X 6 feet in depth. This new channel, referred to as “Open Channel A” will be capable of handling a 100-year event consisting of 1,115 cubic feet of water a second.
The city has known about this concept since they were notified by a concerned citizen more than 2 ½  years ago. Refer to

The above article was written in February of 2014

What does the city lose when this “Open Channel A” is constructed. Nobody really knows at the present time. The RCFC&WCD has a concept but no engineering has been done.

It is possible that 30 feet of the enclosed area currently called the dog park will disappear making the existing dog park smaller while at the same time making it more likely to survive as future flooding will be eliminated. It also means that whatever “Drinking Fountain” installed will lose its water source as the metered water is located on the east entrance nearest Autumn Oak Place.

That is unless the city plans for the new water pipe feeding the “Drinking Fountain” to be installed below the 6 foot depth of the future channel. Does that sound like a “Scout Project”, not many are qualified to operate a backhoe.


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Offshore wind farms considered for Rhode Island

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. - Gov. Don Carcieri's administration this week unveiled a report calling it feasible to build wind farms off the coast of Rhode Island as part of a plan to get 15 percent of the state's energy from wind in five years. Wind is plentiful in pockets along Narragansett Bay, and wind farms could supply much-needed energy to the Ocean State. But in a region where other wind projects have met with opposition, and in a state that prizes its shoreline, there's a lingering question over whether residents will support such a project. "Is aesthetics going to be a problem for people? That's the question. That's really the only question," said Andrew Dzykewicz, commissioner of the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources.
22 Apr 2007

Keep coordinated on regional energy

Although the approach is too late for projects that have already begun a federal review process, a dozen New England congressmen and senators have asked for help from the Department of Energy in coordinating a regional approach to siting liquefied natural gas facilities. Reps. Tom Allen and Mike Michaud have both signed on to this request, which makes sense for future energy projects.
8 Dec 2006

Wind energy strategy to be conference topic

Renewable-energy groups from throughout Rhode Island will meet here Saturday to discuss ways communities can install wind turbines that would be used to offset the cost of electricity. The meeting, at Roger Williams University, was organized by Bristol Wind Power, a local group that formed in support of a nonbinding referendum on wind energy that won overwhelming approval from voters last month. The referendum capped a two-year study of wind power in Bristol that has yet to produce a concrete proposal to erect a turbine in town. The Town Council decided to hold the vote to gauge the sentiments of townspeople before moving forward with any plan.
6 Dec 2006

ISO New England warns $3.4B in plant investments needed

New England will need to add power plants capable of generating 4,300 megawatts, and $3.4 billion of additional transmission investment, by 2015 to avoid blackouts, the region’s grid operator says. The area will need 170 megawatts of new power before the summer of 2009 to assure adequate supplies, according to ISO New England Inc., the power grid and wholesale market operator that serves the region’s 14 million people........ If a 1,000 megawatt coal or nuclear power plant had been installed in 2005, buyers in the wholesale market would have saved $600 million in power costs, the report said.
28 Oct 2006

Energy officials: Supply looks good Flurry of power plant plans may ease crunch

Under the agreement, ISO New England will project regional power needs three years in advance and hold annual auctions to buy power resources, including new and existing power plants. Incentives would encourage private operators to respond to power system emergencies, and operators that don't make extra capacity available would face penalties.
1 Oct 2006

State launches initiative to tap hydroelectric plants

COVENTRY -- Governor Carcieri yesterday unveiled a state initiative to develop several small hydroelectric generators along major rivers. Carcieri said that harnessing the water's energy could generate up to 10 megawatts of power, or roughly 1 percent of the state's overall electricity consumption...........The wind-power initiative is on track, Carcieri said. Applied Technology & Management of Newport has been hired to complete a feasibility study that will recommend potential sites, both on- and offshore, for wind turbines, he said.
9 Sep 2006

Stonington Looking into Clean Energy

With the commitment to clean power, however, come increased costs in the short term. The costs come from investments in renewable energy certificates or building alternatives such as wind turbines, Wall said. Extra costs could also come if, like residents have already done, the town turned some buildings over to clean energy through the utility company, he said.
20 Aug 2006

Wood-burning plants gain power

``The problem we're having with all these wind farms is . . . they're proposing to put them in all the worst places," said Thomas W. French , assistant director of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. ``If they could do what the Russell Biomass plant did, which is to find a preexisting, historical industrial district, we'd be applauding them." As part of the ongoing state permitting process for the plant, French's division worked with its developers to reroute proposed power lines to reduce their impact on wildlife.
6 Aug 2006

Regional leaders discuss energy at governors, premiers conference

Lee also warned that renewable energy sources, though desirable, were not a "silver bullet" solution. "It does leave an environmental footprint," Lee said, noting that wind energy and solar energy take up large areas of land, making it difficult to find a place to put them, especially in densely populated parts of the world.
13 May 2006

The Challenge of Energy Policy in New England

Rr0602_thumb Renewable energy sources have disadvantages as well as advantages, however. Although their costs have decreased in recent years, many renewables are still more costly than traditional sources. Some are also available only intermittently; for example, wind can be variable and hydroelectric is seasonal. And while many people are in favor of renewables in principle, many are also unhappy when faced with the prospect of a windmill or a trash-burning power plant in their neighborhood. These facilities face the same siting and investment difficulties that any electrical facility would, as the developers of a proposed wind farm off the coast of Cape Cod have discovered in recent years.
1 Apr 2006

Draft 2004 New England Marginal Emission Rate Analysis

Marginalemissionrateanalysis_thumb ...the MEA Report can be used to estimate the value (avoided emissions) of Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) by providing both REC suppliers and stakeholders with information that can be used to communicate the environmental benefits of RECs and works to enhance the overall REC marketplace. Editor's Note: As noted below under Methodology [emphasis added], this report appears to substantiate the point that wind energy would not backdown "baseload" generation.
28 Feb 2006

Change in the wind

PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri yesterday announced an ambitious plan to supply 15 percent of the state's total electricity demand with wind power, and he named his choice to fill the new position of energy adviser.
13 Jan 2006

MIT team analyzes wind energy potential in Northeast

There's more to determining the value of wind power than knowing which way the wind blows -- or even how hard. MIT researchers studying winds off the Northeast coast have found that estimating the potential environmental benefits from wind and other renewables requires a detailed understanding of the dynamics of both renewable resources and conventional power generation. Data show that wind-energy facilities would generate far more electricity in winter, because that's when winds are strongest. But the need for electricity is greatest in summer, when air conditioners are going full blast.
21 Dec 2005

ISO-NE Load Forecast Methodology

This presentation indicates that for New England the increasing demand for summer-time electricity is greater and increasing faster than winter-time demand. The fast-rising need for power in summer will likely result in construction of new power plants to keep ahead of demand - although inland industrial wind plants will not be able to contribute much to this demand period due to their very low capacity factor during summer months.
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Obama's economy speech: 'He spoke eloquently, but ...'

“Clarity in Need of Courage” is the title of an editorial in today’s Washington Post about yesterday’s speech on the economy by President Obama. A very good speech, according to the WP, on many fronts, but Obama “overstates” his case in one crucial area and “loses all candor and courage” in another. The overstating comes

in linking his policy agenda to the economic recovery. The agenda focuses on education, renewable energy and health care. These are all worthy pursuits, areas where we support many of his proposals.

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have little to do with the economic crisis, and they are not the key to economic recovery. The recovery will result from successfully transitioning away from an economy overly dependent on debt and the American consumer, unclogging the banking system, stabilizing housing -- and dealing with the fiscal imbalances facing the country that were bad before, are worse now and, if left unattended, could well cause the next crisis.
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Twisting Dagger Chapter Five
       The next morning, a meeting of the company was held early and Philip was introduced to Paul, the director, a young man with the enthusiasm and the innovative personality that complimented Eddie.  However, this morning, both men were uncharacteristically quiet.
     The damage to the set and the equipment was assessed and the losses tallied.  The result did nothing to improve anyone's mood.
     "We'll have to reshoot everything," Paul said.  "To do that means new equipment, returning to former locations...we're virtually starting from scratch."
     "What about insurance?" Philip asked.
     He had remained silent throughout most of the meeting, watching and studying everyone in the room, gauging their reactions and emotional levels.  None of them showed any signs of being anything but what they were.  The entire company showed signs of fatigue, worry, and fear.  Eddie most of all, plus he had anger added into his mix.
     Eddie hadn't slept at all the night before.  He was too worried about Jaing and refused to relax until Jaing's call came that he was with Eddie's people in Los Angeles.
     "We've already spoken to the company," Paul said in answer to Philip's question.  "They're sending a claims adjustor to go over the inventory.  They aren't happy, I can tell you.  It took me over an hour to convince them that I wasn't exactly thrilled and that Eddie was outright furious over what's happened.  What's worse, they say it could be weeks before they settle.  They'll be investigating with a fine tooth comb."
     'Downtime', Philip thought.  How well he understood that.  He also understood what it was like to have everything one had worked for suddenly jerked out from under one's feet.  Memories of those lost days were still fresh in his mind.
     "I'll call the studio tonight," Paul said.  "We'll see what they say, but I have a feeling..."
     He didn't finish.  It wasn't necessary.  Everyone felt much the same way.  The cast and crew were on standby.  What equipment that had been salvaged from the warehouse was secured with armed guards at the doors.  Eddie was distracted and restless.  After the meeting, he informed Philip he wanted to be alone and went to his trailer.
     Reluctant to leave him, but respecting his feelings, Philip went to his office and tried to concentrate on some of his pending cases, checking every 30 minutes through the binoculars to make certain everything was quiet at the site.
     Darla had already handled the smaller cases; a couple of background checks for applicants to the fish packing plant; an insurance claimant who said he was injured on his job at the local automobile crusher; and a few others that required mostly phone work.  There was one missing person's case and Philip managed to locate the arrant brother of an upstate woman through the man's credit card history.  The man was found safe, but intoxicated in jail in Olympia.  The grateful sister explained to Philip her brother had just lost his job as an accountant after his wife ran away with his partner.
     Philip hung up afterwards with a shake of his head.  He wondered how those cases always found their way to him.  They only served to remind him of days he'd just as soon forget.
     The house phone rang and he answered, his mind still on the previous conversation.  It took a minute before he realized the new caller was Eddie's son checking in.  He glanced at his watch: two o'clock on the dot.
     "I tried to call dad," Jaing said.  "But his phone is off."
     "He's had a rough day," Philip said and gave him the number to the trailer's phone.
     "Is ba ba okay?" Jaing asked.  "Last night he was freaking out.  I've been worried about him all day."
     "He'll be alright," Philip said.  "But he had good reason to be freaked out.  He was worried sick about you after that phone call.  I'm glad you kept your word and called now.  Let me know if he doesn't answer the phone.  I'll check on him and let him know you called."
     The phone disconnected and rang again a few minutes later.
     "No one answered," Jaing said.
     "Okay," Philip said.  "I'm on my way.  I'll have him call you.  Do you have your cell phone?"
     "Yeah," Jaing said.  "Ba ba's got the number."
     They hung up and Philip drove to the set.  He knocked on the trailer door and after a few tense minutes heard the lock click.  He breathed a sigh of relief as the door opened and a disheveled Eddie appeared dressed in a pair of faded jeans and an oversized sweatshirt that had seen better days.  He was unshaven, the shadow of his beard making his face look gray and drawn.  His eyes were bleary and puffy from sleep.
     "I know you wanted to be alone, but Jaing called," Philip said.
     Eddie squinted at the clock on the wall behind him.
     "Oh shit," he said and grabbed his cell phone.  "I forgot to leave it on."
     "How about the other phone?" Philip asked.
     "I unplugged it," Eddie said as he punched in Jaing's number.
     He waited then spoke quickly in Cantonese.  There was a brief exchange before he disconnected.
     "He was worried," he said as he set the phone aside.  "I told him I was sleeping and din't heard the phone."
     "He'll be alright," Philip said.  "I think the threat against him was just that; a threat meant to keep you off balance."
     "I can't stan' this," Eddie said.  "I can't stand to do nothing.  I can't concentrate.  I don' want to stop the movie.  I have too much time, too much everything invested.  We only have few weeks left.  This was final shooting."
     As always, the more upset he became, the more fragmented his English became.  The cell phone rang and he jumped, a testimony to how raw his nerves were.  He snatched it up.
     A submissive look crossed his features and he spoke to the Caller in Cantonese, but only said a few words.  When he disconnected and put the phone down, he looked more dejected than every.
     "That was Ba ba," he said.  "He jus' heard on the news."
     "How?" Philip asked, alerted.  "There hasn't been any news coverage of what's happened."
     "Maybe the studio," Eddie said.  "News people were here first day."
     Philip remembered.  There had been reporters at the site the day of the crane incident.
     "Ba ba is upset," Eddie said.  "The news showed the fall, you rescuing me, everything!"
     "I understand his feelings," Philip said.  "He's concerned, the way you are about Jaing.  Is he in Hong Kong?"
     "No.  He's staying at my home in Los Angeles until after the filming," Eddie said.  "He likes to stay there." He laughed.  "He likes the swimming pool.  What about your father?  Do your parents still live?"
     Philip suddenly felt very uncomfortable.  He shifted uneasily in his chair.  That was a subject he didn't want to discuss, but he couldn't very well ignore Eddie's question.
     "As a matter-of-fact," he said, "Yes, they live just outside of Los Angeles."
     The same piercing scrutiny Eddie had used at their first meeting returned.  His eyes never left Philip's face as he waited for him to go on.
     "I've...not...been in touch with them," Philip said.  "I've hardly spoken to them in the last ten years."
     "Did you have falling out?" Eddie asked.
     Philip felt like an idiot.  It was going to be had to explain and would make him look like the ass he felt.
     "No," he said.  "After what happened with...well, I felt too humiliated to face them.  They don't know what I do for a living...what I did.  They think I'm a lawyer in Olympia."
     He fidgeted, unable to look into Eddie's searching brown eyes.  He really didn't want to talk about it, but it was a matter of trust, like Eddie had said in the beginning.  He had a right to know about the man who was guarding him.  Part of that knowing included all of his background.
     "I hurt them pretty badly," he said.  "I thought I was more than I really was and then found out the hard way I was a fool and a jerk.  I never told them the truth, never told them I was married...never told them anything.  Then I didn't have the courage to tell them."
     "So silence is what you have given them?" Eddie asked, but there was a trace of scolding in his voice.  "Is not right.  When I'm struggling and go to my parents, I feel that way, but the love me anyway.  Ba ba didn't like what I'm doing, but I know nothing else.  When I return to Hong Kong, he is not pleased, but now, it's different.  I work hard.  I do what I had to.  He understands.  So will your parents."
     Philip couldn't answer.  Eddie was right, but it was hard to face.  The pain was one Philip didn't want to deal with.
     "Do they know where you are?" Eddie asked.
     "No," Philip said.  "Like I said, they think I'm a lawyer in Olympia.  I do have a law degree, but I never wanted to be a lawyer.  I've wanted to be a P.I. since they read all those mysteries to me when I was a kid.  They kept telling me to remember it was only fiction, that reality was nothing like that.  That only encouraged me more.  I thought I'd be a successful P.I. and they'd be too proud to disapprove.  Sometimes I wish I'd listened to them.  This life is different, but I like what I do.  When I did achieve that success..."
     "You were too embarrassed," Eddie said.  "You knew they would still disapprove because you lied to them."
     "I tried to convince myself it was because I didn't want to embarrass my wife," Philip said.  "I know I was wrong.  If I'd been honest with my parents, I would've saved myself a lot of heartache over the past five years.  Now I just don't know how to tell them."
     Eddie studied him, his eyes boring, it seemed, right into the core of his soul.  Eddie could do that.  Philip had noticed it from day one and not just concerning him.  Paul and several men of the crew had met that same stare.  They knew what it meant.  When it was aimed at them, they stopped whatever they were doing to warrant it and got away as soon as they could break the spell.
     "Let go of the past," Eddie said, reaching over to plug in the phone.  "Give me their number."
     That caught Philip completely off guard.
     "Give me their number," Eddie said.
     He wasn't asking.  He was ordering.
     "I don't think," Philip said, but Eddie cut him off.
     "Now is as good time as any," he said.  "You can't run away forever.  They deserve to know."
     They stared at each other for several long minutes, the phone held in Eddie's hand, his finger poised over the number pad.  Philip had an idea what it must feel like to Jaing when Eddie was in his father mode.  He gave in and told him the number.
     Eddie turned on the speaker and pressed the numbers.  The phone rang several times before a woman answered.
     Eddie looked to Philip who stared at the phone in uncertainty.  He was having second thoughts.
     "Hello?" the woman said again.  "Is anyone there?"
     Eddie gave Philip an encouraging nod.  Philip took a deep breath and started to answer.
     "Who is this?  If this is a prank..."
     The voice had changed.  This one was male.  Philip swallowed hard and vehemently shook his head.  He couldn't do it.
     "Listen you," the man said, "I don't know..."
     "Mr. Chandler," Eddie said, glaring at Philip with disapproval, but keeping his voice quiet and pleasant.
     Philip hissed an intake of breath through his gritted teeth.  He was tempted to disconnect the call, but Eddie put his hand over the disconnect buttons.
     "Who is this?" Mr. Chandler demanded.
     Eddie gave his name and a long silence followed.
     "That's not funny," Mr. Chandler said at length, but there was a wariness when he spoke.
     "It's not a joke," Eddie said.  "I promise you, I am calling on behalf of someone here who needs to talk to you."
     Eddie waved for Philip to speak.  Philip shook his head, having a hard enough time breathing, let alone talking.
Eddie nudged his foot.
     Swallowing the knot that had suddenly formed in his throat, Philip took a deep breath.
     "Uh, uhm, Dad?"
     He heard a gasp on the other end of the line.  His mother was listening on the extension.
     "Philip?" Mr. Chandler asked.  "Is it you?"
     He spoke as if he was afraid he might be wrong.
     Philip sighed heavily, feeling ashamed and embarrassed.  Suddenly he wanted very much to see his parents, to beg their forgiveness and feel their arms around him.  He offered Eddie a smile of gratitude.  He was glad that his new friend possessed the courage that he didn't.
     "Yeah, Dad," he said, "It's me."

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

US Decoupled from EU. -Not-

Also Paul Kedrosky, 5/6:
Even in the best case, a Euro decline – cascading or otherwise – is likely to lead to severe austerity programs and prolonged European recessions. That will not be good for anyone selling into Europe, which is to say, all advanced economies.

But what does it mean specifically for the U.S.? One starting point is to look at the U.S.’s largest export markets, which I have summarized below. The five largest European markets for the U.S.’s good are, in order, the U.K., Germany, Netherlands, France and Belgium, which collectively account for 15% of U.S. exports. While that is not immense, and none of those countries are current in the bond vigilantes’ cross-hairs (is that mixed military metaphors?), it isn’t tiny either.  Further, it ignores knock-on effects, as German imports, say, decline driven by declining exports to trouble European countries. Similarly, we shouldn’t forget that banks are far from clean here, with many over-exposed to PIIGS debt, whether directly or through having sold credit-default swaps on these sovereigns.

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The Yogic Concept of the Mind

Paramahamsa Niranjanananda, Satsang at Ganga Darshan, January, 1994

We are all aware of tile modern concept of the mind as far as modern science and psychology have understood it. However, the yogic concept of the, mind differs from the present day concept.

It is said in the Upanishads that when God had the inherent desire to become many from one, he first created two forces. The first force was known as aditya (prana) and the second force was known as rayi (matter). Sometimes rayi is translated as the total field of consciousness which interacts with the manifest and un-manifest dimension of name, form and idea.

This total field of consciousness goes through a progression which gradually becomes more refined, more subtle and freer from the influences of Nature or the three gunas. This progression of rayi is known in yogic terminology as the states of jagriti, swapna, nidra and turiya, which have been grossly translated as the conscious, subconscious and unconscious mind. It is from this concept that the theory of the mind begins in the present age. What are the experiences of the subconscious, unconscious and superconscious? It is this aspect of mind which modern science is trying to define.

Total field of Consciousness

Yoga looks at the mind in a different way. Although for the sake of understanding we often use the word 'mind' in our day-to-day lingo, the total concept has to be understood in a different light: that there is one broad field of consciousness. The word chetana means one who is aware, one who knows that it exists, one who is conscious of itself. This chetana is defined as consciousness in English.

The chetana or rayi of the Upanishads is the self-luminosity of the so-called purusha tattwa of Samkhya philosophy, Shiva of Tantric philosophy or Brahman of Vedantic philosophy. This self-luminous nature Which is both visible and invisible is again classified according to the experiences which it gains in the course of evolution.

The first aspect, and the first manifestation, is known as jagriti, awareness of the interaction which is happening between the self and the world of name, form and idea. I know that I am thinking, and that I am thinking this particular subject. I know that I am feeling and that I am aware of the feeling. I know I am acting and that I am aware of the action. This is the state of jagriti which has been translated as 'wakefulness'. It is being aware of one's actions and interactions, thoughts and behaviour with the individual self and also with the cosmic self.

The next stage is known as swapna. In the state of swapna there is awareness of two different dimensions, although swapna is translated as dream, the dream world or fantasy. According to yogic philosophy, the state of swapna or the state of the subconscious, is the experience of two dimensions happening at one time. The experience which we gained in the waking state is seen in the un-manifest dimension in the inner screen. So, in the swapna state, there is awareness of the visible and also the invisible, the manifest and the un-manifest, the gross world and the subtle world, in harmony with each other. This state is a meditative state. We do not experience the state of swapna at the time of sleep. From distraction of consciousness in the world of name, form and idea, there is concentration of the mental faculties in the swapna state.

The next stage is nidra, absence of awareness of the manifest world, where the attention is not being projected outwards, but is withdrawn in order to see the invisible within. When it sees the invisible there is no direct cognition and this is the state of nidra which in yoga is called shoonya - nothingness or void. The experience of this shoonya and nidra is also another state of meditation.

After this comes the state of turiya, the state of being completely alert in the total field of consciousness. Alertness means sharpening of all the faculties that are inherent in one's personality, being attentive and ready to move or act in any direction necessary. That is the state of turiya, where the self-luminosity of the chetana tattwa, the totality of consciousness, is experienced, where one is the observer, the drashta, of past, present and future. This is the concept of consciousness and mind in yoga.

Yogic discipline

Now, the question remains as to how we can develop this mind? Generally, developing the mind means improving one's memory, one's concentration, one's intellectual powers and modes of expression. No doubt, the practices of yoga go a very long way in improving these various manifestations within the mind. However, the concept of developing the mind is again different as per the theory of the mind.

Yoga says that things we express and experience in our day-to-day life in the form of buddhi (intellect), smriti (memory), bhaya (insecurity or fear) and bhavana, (the positive emotions of compassion and love, etc), are different manifestations of chetana tattwa. As you go deeper in spiritual life, developing your personality and consciousness, these different manifestations also become more refined and one is able to express transcendental feeling. The process of expression is just one type of manifestation, it is not final. These different manifestations are called vrittis (mental modifications) and it is here that yogic philosophy begins.

When, in the Yoga Sutras it asks, "What is the aim of yoga?" people say that the aim is to control the vrittis. This is wrong. The aim of yoga is not to control the vrittis. You see, there are two sutras. To the first question, "What is yoga?" Sage Patanjali replied, Atha yoga anushasanam - yoga is a form of discipline. When he was asked, "What is the result of this discipline?" he then replied, Yogaschitta vritta nirodhah - through this discipline you will gain control over the different modifications of chitta. Chitta means the aspect which observes, which sees, which is consciously active in the world. Chitta does not mean the mind, because the vrittis are the mind, and it is the aim of the yogic discipline to alter the vrittis.

The word for discipline in Sanskrit is anushasanam. The word anu means 'atomic', 'the most tiny and subtle'; (you know the nature of an atom; invisible yet potent) and shasanam means 'to rule over' or 'to govern'. So, the concept of discipline in yoga is a process in which we learn to govern the subtlest aspect, the unknown aspect, of our own selves. Therefore, it is very important that we understand the first sutra, Atha yoga anushasanam, properly, because the second and third sutras are just outcomes of this ability to govern or control.

Altering the vrittis

It is here that the concept of developing the mind begins in yoga: change the vrittis, know the vrittis, sublimate the vrittis. It is here in the five major classifications of the vrittis that all the traits of our personality, all the thoughts, desires and actions come, and these five vrittis have not less than a thousand sub-vrittis in each one. Therefore, it is very clearly said that to govern, modify and master the subtlest aspect of our personality from where such units are generated, is the practice of yoga. This is the statement of the first sutra.

Much later in the Yoga Sutras there is another passage which recognises that one needs to follow a particular system or path, in order to have that self-control. To follow that path one needs to have shraddha (conviction), vishwas (belief), ishta (object of faith) and deergaa kal abhyasa (long-term practice).

It is human nature to become bored with something very fast. First there is craving or desire, then there is action, then the result of the action, which in turn produces either satisfaction or dissatisfaction. According to the results, another cycle of desire begins. If that process is stopped one becomes bored very easily. In abhyasa (practice) that happens to many people, because our expectations go faster than the abilities of the body and mind. With expectations there is boredom. In our meditation practices we want to see the light in the very first sitting. Before we begin our meditation, there are mental problems, there is mental conflict, dissatisfaction and a desire to create a change in order to escape from that boredom.

Yoga says that any process which you adopt eventually becomes fruitful. It becomes fruitful when you have the conviction, when you are able to continue with that practice for long periods. Regular daily practice must be maintained. This regularity, this simple discipline, helps to change the pattern of the vrittis. When you are able to change the pattern of the vrittis, the development of mind takes place.


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Millions of people love sharing their photos with everyone on Instagram, but there are also plenty of people who like to post their photos on the app but prefer that not every person in the world has access to them. Those users set their account to private, only allowing their friends to see their photos. However, it turns out there is still a way to access their pics and a guy on TikTok has shared the way to do it. He captioned his post, "This might ruin a lot of relationships."

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