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Windows 8 annoyances
I've been pretty negative about Windows 8 in the lead up to it's release. I think the goal of trying to have one platform to rule PCs, tablets and phones is highly ambitious and likely to be a disaster. I think that's a bit harsh and it will all work out, but having been hands on with it I have mixed results.
I've been running Windows 8 RTM for only 2 days now. I will admit some parts of it are better than I expected and there's a lot of potential. But there's a lot of annoyances that are going to piss people off.
I face some extra annoyances because I am running on a MacBook Pro – but that's my choice and where it was clearly related to the H/W I've omitted it from this list. But following are some of my beefs for now.
People who've had more experience with Windows 8 may already have complained about these, found solutions or just know how it is meant to work. I'm happy to hear if there are things I am doing wrong in the situations below.
Doesn't feel polished
This is very much a V1 of a major overhaul and there's plenty of jarring user experience that makes it feel like an unpolished product, plus the issues below. The fact that you can be on the Start menu one moment, go forward into something and when you exit out be on the desktop? Very confusing for a user. Maybe this is by design and I'm missing something but it's a jarring experience.
Can't configure wireless network
Windows detected my Wi Fi network, it let me enter a password and click 'Connect' but then did nothing. No error, no connection. This frustrated the shit out of me. The only workaround I could find was to get out the Control Panel and manually configure a wireless network. A second wireless network suffered the same fate and could only be added manually. I hope this is somehow specific to me, I can't imagine this has gotten through testing.
Camera App unsupported
One of the default tiles on the Start menu (or whatever it's meant to be called – Metro browser?!) is for a Camera app. I tried to run it but got an error that it was not supported on this operating system. WTF? So I removed the tile because it was annoying. Later in the Store I found the Camera app again and reinstalled because the description specifically mentions support for a webcam. So I figured it was meant to support a laptop / desktop PC and not just a phone. Reinstalled and suffered the same fate. Why would you let me install this if it wasn't supported on my OS FFS!
The webcam works fine in Chrome with Google Hangout without any trouble. If the OS manufacturer can't get their camera app working then they have issues.
Music won't play
The Music app starts up and tries to show me music that is trendy and popular now. I'm a nerd in my thirties, I don't give a rat's arse about that f-shizzle. Just let me play my locally stored music. I have to scroll to the left to access this, and then every time I play a song it crashes after half a second. Ridiculous. I could potentially write this off to being on a MacBook Pro, but I installed WinAmp which plays the music fine. Not sure what is going on here.
Shutdown, Logoff hard to find
So how do you uh, logoff? A bit tricky to find but you mouse over the top-right of the screen to show the Choices panel (or whatever it is called). From there you have to click on Settings, then Power to then chose Shut Down, Restart. If you're in the desktop mode you can just Alt + F4 your way out to get the traditional prompt if you please.
I spend a lot of my day on Android devices – phone and tablet. This is a world with widgets. The Tiles on Windows 8 seem to support a concept like this because they are updating content. They are also mixed in with just pure links to Apps which can be a bit confusing. I'm not sure how to add new content Tiles (these would be called widgets in Android). Or what is available. I installed a weather app and expected to have a nice new weather tile available but didn't. Either the app didn't support that, or I can't work it out or both.
This is an area that has a lot of potential though.
App Store
Wow there's a lot of tumbleweeds rolling through the App Store. I know the product has only just gone RTM for MSDN, partners etc. and doesn't become generally available until October. But it's sad to see the 'Great Apps for Windows 8' list finish at 9 apps!
The other annoyance is related to the Camera App example above. Surely if the App Store has apps that are OS specific it can filter them out like the Google Play Store? It could have just been an error with the Camera App itself.
Does anyone know if the App Store is region specific?
I installed the Windows 8 Enterprise United Kingdom edition for some mad reason. I figured it would give me a head-start on changing all the date / time formats etc. But this meant that the info on the Start tiles defaulted to UK centric content. I'm in Australia. It took me a long while to work out that I needed to change the Region to Australia in Control Panel. Trying to modify settings of the Tiles themselves was not available or the way to do it.
My quick hack to get to the Control Panel is to hit Windows Key + E (opens Windows Explorer), right click on Computer and then click on Properties. This is technically a Control Panel window and you can navigate to the root of Control Panel. Search for Region.
Navigation – Back
Do Windows Phones have a back key? Some of the Windows Apps have a back arrow in the top left of the screen to navigate back to the previous view / pane. This works well. But sometimes this is missing, or maybe it's just not there because you're at the root of that app. I find this confusing and would prefer to be able to back out back to the Start menu. Yes I know I can hit the Windows key to bring it to the surface, but if you're in a flurry of back activity you don't want to have to switch commands to achieve your final destination.
I'm sticking with it, it's very early days. I expect to see some things improve when more Apps are available and when I get more familiar with the new way of the world. I'm sure I will look back and wonder how I ever missed some of the cool features once I get to know them.


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West Indian Roti
- ½ cup channa dal
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt, plus more for sprinkling
- 1 ½ teaspoons cumin seed, toasted in a hot pan for 1 minute
- 4 cups flour, plus extra for the bench
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 oz. cold butter (half a stick) cut into small pieces (pea-size)
- Vegetable oil for shallow-frying
Bring 2 cups of water and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt to the boil in a saucepan. Rinse the channa dal, then add to boiling water. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
After 30 minutes, drain off water and reserve dal.
In a spice grinder, grind the cumin seed. Mix ground cumin with reserved dal, and place in food processor. Pulse a few times until the mixture is mashed, but with some whole pieces of dal remaining. Reserve.
Place the flour in a large mixing bowl. Mix with baking soda, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Add enough warm water, blending with your hands, to form a soft dough (2 cups water, or a little less, should do it). Do not knead, or even over-mix. Sprinkle the cold pieces of butter over the dough, and quickly blend in with your hands. Let rest for 5 minutes.
After the rest, divide the dough into 8 balls, then flatten each one slightly. Create a deep depression at the center of each ball, and fill each depression with 1/8 of the dal mixture. Bring the sides of each ball over the center, and twist–forming 8 balls with dal enclosed. Let rest for 2 minutes.
Sprinkle a little flour on a board, and add one of the balls. Flatten the ball, then start rolling with a pin. Your goal is a round pancake, about 10″ in diameter, no more than 1/8″ thick (the thinner the better). Make sure the roti doesn't stick to the board while rolling; turn frequently. Try to make the roti as even as possible in thickness. Try to keep the dal inside. Repeat until you have 8 uncooked rotis.
Place about a tablespoon of oil on a griddle or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add one raw roti (or more, if they fit), and cook for 2 minutes per side, turning occasionally. They should have golden-brown blisters on the outside. After removing rotis from pan, salt lightly and hold them under a towel. Repeat, replenishing oil, until you have 8 cooked rotis. Serve warm.


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Causes of Hair Loss and Effective Treatments in Singapore
Hair can be found in all areas of the skin except for the palm of our hands and the soles of our feet. Most of our hairs are so fine that it can be difficult to see with the naked eyes.
Hair Changes with Age
As we age, our skin and hair begin to change. Some changes to our hair include:
Our hair color is due to the presence of melanin, which hair follicles produce. Melanin is a pigment produced within the skin in cells called melanocytes. The more melanin our skin has, the darker our skin. With aging, the hair follicles produce less melanin, and this causes the hair to become gray or even white.
Hair is made of protein. The typical lifecycle of our hair is about 4 years. Our hair falls out and is replaced with new ones. Hair production slows down as we age. Nearly everyone has some form of hair loss with aging.
Hair Loss in Men and Women
Our bodily functions start to decline when we reach our 30s. In men, first signs of aging may manifest itself through hair thinning and receding hairline by the time they are 30 years old. By the time they are 60, some men can be completely bald. Such baldness is called male pattern baldness.
Male pattern baldness usually begins at the temples or the crown of the head. Most people see their hairlines receding upwards to form an 'M' shape. If the problem is not addressed in its early stages, the hairline will continue to recede until all the hair is gone.
Causes of Hair Loss in Men
Look at your grandparents and parents. If they are bald, you are probably predisposed to genetic hair loss. Research has shown that male pattern baldness is associated with dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a potent form of testosterone. DHT is known to weaken hair follicles.
We take medicine when we are ill or to relieve undesirable symptoms we may face to achieve a therapeutic effect. Like it or not, most medicines often have unwanted side effects. Some medicines can contribute to hair loss.
Some drugs that can cause hair loss are:
- Acne medicine containing vitamin A
- Anti-depressants
- Birth control pills
- Drugs that suppress immune system
- Drugs that treat cancer
- Hormone replacement therapy
- Thyroid medication
A major life event that affects you negatively may trigger noticeable hair loss. Such major life events may include a death of a closed one, loss of a job, or divorce. Stress can push hair follicles into a resting phase for an extended period of time, causing little or no new hair growth.
Hair Loss Treatments Available in Singapore
Minoxidil is one of the most effective and popular topical treatment that is applied directly to the scalp. If used daily, it can retard hair loss or even stimulate hair growth in some people. It requires daily application for at least 4 months to see some results. Hair loss may occur as soon as you stop using it.
It comes in two concentrations: 2 percent and 5 percent. 2 percent Minoxidil is designed for women and 5 percent is designed for men.
Side effects of Minoxidil include skin irritation, burning sensation and dryness of the scalp.
Finasteride, or commonly known as Propecia is an oral medication that reduces the production of the male hormones responsible for hair loss. Patients see a higher success rate when they consume Finasteride as compared to a topical application. It requires at least 3 months of consumption before you see visible results.
Side effects of Finasteride include rash, hives, breast tenderness, breast growth, painful testicles, difficulty in getting an erection, painful ejaculation.
It is the most invasive and expensive treatment to address hair loss. It works by removing healthy hair from the back of your head and transplant to thinning areas at the front of the scalp.
As it is considered a relatively invasive treatment, there are side effects associated with it. In the hands of an inexperienced doctor, there is a risk of scarring and infection.
A typical hair transplant surgery needs to harvest between 1,500 and 2,500 grafts, with each graft priced at about $7. The average cost of hair transplant surgery in Singapore is between S$10,500 and $17,500.
It is a minimally-invasive treatment that repairs and deeply rejuvenates the scalp from the inside. Unlike many other treatments that provide symptomatic relief, PDRN strengthens the scalp by providing a healthier foundation for hair to grow.
Side effects of PDRN Therapy are minimal. You may experience some mild swelling and discomfort for the first few hours post-treatment.
LASEMD is a relatively new concept in hair growth laser treatment. Cosmeceutical Delivery System (CDS) is a method that allows doctors to deliver cosmeceutical compound deep into the scalp to increase the absorption of the hair regrowth serum.
Topical applications are usually not effective because of its low absorption rate. The CDS concept significantly increases the penetration rate of hair growth serum.
Regenera Activa is a new technology that uses autologous micrograft. Simply put, it uses your own body's own ability to use healthy hair follicles to stimulate growth of hair follicles in inactive areas of the scalp.
Samples of healthy skin are harvested from the back of the scalp. The doctor proceeds to prepare the harvested graft and divide them into micrograft. The doctor dissolves them into a saline solution and reintroduces the regenerative fluid into inactive areas.
Regenera Activa is an FDA-approved, CE-marked, and HSA-approved device for the purpose of stimulating hair growth on the scalp.
As Regenera Activa does not introduce any foreign compound into your body, it makes the treatment very safe with no reported adverse side effects.
This treatment is a one-time treatment which may opt to repeat the treatment every 10 to 12 months.
Price of Regenera Activa is fairly standard at around $3,800 per session.
Radium Medical Aesthetics offers a wide range of hair loss treatment to address thinning hair and unhealthy scalp that inhibits hair growth.


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In this second installment of the "No Boundaries" series, we show how a long-known vulnerability in browsers' built-in password managers is abused by third-party scripts for tracking on more than a thousand sites.
by Gunes Acar, Steven Englehardt, and Arvind Narayanan
We show how third-party scripts exploit browsers' built-in login managers (also called password managers) to retrieve and exfiltrate user identifiers without user awareness. To the best of our knowledge, our research is the first to show that login managers are being abused by third-party scripts for the purposes of web tracking.
The underlying vulnerability of login managers to credential theft has been known for years. Much of the past discussion has focused on password exfiltration by malicious scripts through cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. Fortunately, we haven't found password theft on the 50,000 sites that we analyzed. Instead, we found tracking scripts embedded by the first party abusing the same technique to extract emails addresses for building tracking identifiers.


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Hello all,
It's been a while since my last update. Sorry. I've just been traveling and presenting and working on books and this slipped through the cracks a bit. I'll try to do better in the future.
Nothing major to report. As a board member I've been working primarily on two things. First, I've been polishing my goals for the Chapters Portfolio. I'll publish those below. Next, I'm working on the budget for Chapters for next year. In between times, a lot of what I do, is work with Regional Mentors (RM) and Chapter Leaders (CL) on an individual basis. As much as the stuff that PASS as an organization is involved with is around technology, the PASS organization, especially Chapters, is all about people. And you know how people are. I've already had online meetings with the RMs and CLs in which I let them know what was going on with the Board and with my goals. The one point I made that I want to share is my own focus. I told everyone, and I'm telling you, that I see my role as a means of figuring out what the PASS organization can do for the Chapters rather than telling them what they need to do for the organization. Other than that, at these meetings, I've listened and taken notes. I want to know what's needed by the CLs and the RMs to do their work as volunteers, and, where possible, make that work easier.
I also had the opportunity to have a meeting with the user groups of the UK (whether they were PASS chapters or not). This was an opportunity to listen to what their needs are and to understand whether or not PASS is meeting them. One of the most interesting things I learned revolved around Chapter Leaders and the Summit. There are a number of requirements for a Chapter to be in good standing with the PASS organization. And, if the Chapter meets all those requirements, then they can receive one free registration for Summit. Cool beans… unless you're overseas where the cost of getting to Summit is much higher than here in the States. Suddenly, this seemingly HUGE benefit just isn't that big. I'll see what I can do about this one. Not sure what yet, but I'm thinking about it.
Here is a rough draft of the goals I've been working on:
PASS Growth
- Create a pilot program that allows a regional email to be sent to PASS membership that highlights user group events within that region
- Purpose is to measure the work involved in order to understand the needs for expanding this to all regions
- Success is arriving at a measure of work that allows for creating plan for next steps
- Run for three months to arrive at measure
- Increase communication between Director for Chapters, HQ and Chapter Leaders by hosting quarterly meetings
Global Growth
- Create interface to connect Speakers with Chapters
- Purpose is to provide for Chapters to get in touch with Speakers using our existing local speaker list in SQL Saturday
- Success is mechanism for Chapter Leaders to find Speakers within their region
- 3 months to arrive at minimal functionality
- Complete definition of Regional Mentor Annual Rating process
- Purpose is to provide Chapters with mechanism for reviewing RMs
- Success is a completed document that has been reviewed by CL and RM represenatives
- Time frame requires completion by EOY 2015
- Continue efforts to establish chapters in countries with no or few existing chapters
- Targeting Baltics, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Argentina
That's about it for now.
Coming up I'll be going to the PASS Business Analytics Conference (use the code BFFGF, that's my Friends & Family discount, to get some money off the registration). I'll write something up about that right after it's over.


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A traditional sage green
This rich and traditional green is a cleaned version of a colour originally found in the breakfast room at Calke Abbey. It is best used either on its own on both walls and woodwork, or with a darker neutral like Old White to enhance its deep sage notes.
Recommended Primer & Undercoat: Dark Tones
Complementary white: Slipper Satin
Rated 5 out of 5 by Anonymous from I love everything about this paint. I never write reviews, but went out of my way to come back and leave one for F&B. I didn't think house paint could really be different but this paint is amazing. Once you find the right color it turns out even better than you thought it would be. Because of the high pigmentation, the color shifts in the light and in photos, making it difficult to photograph but SO GORGEOUS. I also only bought one can for the room I painted hoping I could get away with two coats. Not only did it do three coats there was still a half inch of paint in the bottom of the can when I was done. It never dripped, hardly smelled, and glows in the sunlight. I'll never buy any other paint.
Date published: 2021-09-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by Murphwell from Beautiful, rich colour I chose this colour for a small, north-facing bedroom with one small window. I was nervous about going with a dark colour but I wanted to experiment. It took one coat of primer and two coats of paint to cover the previous colour (Ringwold Ground) as the walls are textured. It is absolutely stunning, whether in low light at night or during the day. I used white trim and ceiling (Pointing) and I love it. My husband also loves it. I highly recommend this for a small dark space but make sure to use a primer, unless the walls are already medium green. I've used a lot of F&B paint and I love the colours but it is expensive so it isn't the best choice for everyone.
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Games For Women S Bible Study. Here's a new bible bingo game featuring. Some great icebreaker games for groups include night at the museum, women's ministry bingo, high school memories bingo, four corners, dract, meet your match, top 10 lists, and roll & poll.
A game that will test your knowledge and memory of stories and events from the bible! Quick, easy and fun bible game to play in your women's group. This blog post was inspired by a question another ministry mama asked me, so i decided that it might be.
Divide Your Group Into Teams And Make Sure Each Team Member Has A Bible.
Create a fun bible trivia game using facts from the bible study you will be hosting. One of our favorite ways to start out each bible study is by playing a fun game. Women's bible study is not just a time to learn about and reflect on the scriptures, but also an opportunity for women to build strong friendships and encourage each other in their spiritual lives.
Icebreakers And Games Provide Great Opportunities For Your Women To Relax, Laugh, And Uncover Shared Experiences And Interests.
Break the ice with guests. This can serve as an icebreaker game. Topical studies designed to apply god's word to your everyday lives
Create A Fun Bible Trivia Game Using Facts From The Bible Study You Will Be Hosting.
Games that encourage each others are also appropriate for women's bible study. Have each woman select a card from each basket. When you're just getting started studying the bible, sometimes it helps to have a good bible study guide.as you grow in your confidence at being able to read and interpret god's word, having help from women (and men) further along in their christian walk can definitely be beneficial.
A Player From Each Team Is Shown A Name Of A Woman From The Bible (Or Event, Moment Or Person) And Must "Buzz" In And Bid As To How Few Words As Possible It'll Take.
As your children read the scripture verses and answer the question, "who am i," discuss with them facts about each woman, such as her. Use this short worksheet to introduce your children or class to a few of the women in the old testament, who they were, and what they did. This blog post was inspired by a question another ministry mama asked me, so i decided that it might be.
The Best Printable Games For Women's Ministry.
The women of the bible are not stories about miracles, but about courageous women who used their intellect and spiritual resources to overcome adversity and ultimately to change the world. Also included is a list of books that are for teaching a bible study for teen girls. This is a list of 55 bible study ideas for personal use or a ladies bible study group.


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Oval-8 Finger Splints provide a highly effective finger orthosis that stabilizes or limits finger joint motion to treat several conditions with a simple turn of the splint. The Oval-8 is uncomplicated, inexpensive and often provides immediate relief for your patients. Oval-8's come in a variety of sizes, and may be worn differently, to ease pain and correct problems associated with many conditions including, but not limited to:Read More
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Hart's latest offering is a challenging, difficult journey, but her empathy shines light onto this collection of troubled, lost souls, making each appear worthy of readers' love. Meticulously sensual details and steamy interludes make this an achingly erotic read. Though the physical chemistry is sizzling, the emotional connection between the main couple isn't always as strong, obscured by their pain and self-defensive behavior. Nevertheless, fans will find much to praise in Hart's handling of her characters' pain and emptiness and their tentative steps toward redemption.
Every other weekend, Stella packs her bag and sets off for a new city. The destination doesn't matter, so long as she can escape painful memories and find an illicit respite with a total stranger. But when she encounters Matthew in Chicago, Stella is suddenly opening up about the scars she has kept so deeply hidden, inexplicably connecting to a man struggling under the weight of his own baggage. For the first time, Stella is desperate for another night with someone, but can she bear sharing herself, her name and her past with this damaged man and risk the reality of their connection? (MIRA, May, 384 pp., $14.95)
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Most FPV equipment uses a standard set of frequency channels. In the battle to offer ever-better specifications, some manufacturers now provide access to a much wider area of the radio spectrum. These expanded channels should not be used!
This article applies to pilots in the United States. If you live elsewhere, check your local regulations. Keep in mind that "lettered" bands are simply a construct of manufacturers to group a set of frequencies together and don't match up with the concept of a frequency band in the radio spectrum. If that's a new concept to you, take a look at "Understanding the Radio Spectrum" section in our article on frequency management.
Why not?
There has been a progression from 7- or 8-channel to 32-channel equipment, then Raceband came along and 40-channel equipment became the norm. Now, 72-channel equipment can access frequencies down to 5.3GHz. Isn't it a good thing to have an expanded ability for more pilots flying at once? Unfortunately, this is not a good way to achieve it.
The radio spectrum is divided and allocated into bands so that different types of uses don't interfere. It is not simply available for anyone to use as they see fit! It's important that you know who else might be using the frequencies you are on, otherwise you risk harmful interference. This is a technical term for making a signal unusable. You might cause harmful interference, making others' use of the spectrum difficult. You may also receive interference, causing your own video to drop out. This is much more likely to happen if you are operating outside of the bands specifically allocated for your use.
It's Illegal
You must either use Part 15-certified equipment or have a license to operate a radio transmitter. Most FPV equipment isn't certified, but the spectrum from 5650MHz to 5925MHz—commonly called the 5.8GHz band—is open for use to anyone with an Technician-class amateur radio (ham) license. There are many other bands available to licensed amateurs as well, with different restrictions and usage requirements. A Technician license is the easiest to obtain and only requires taking a simple test. We've written previously about getting your license, and we encourage all FPV pilots to do so.
All of the channels in "Boscam A", "Boscam B", "Immersion/Fat Shark", and "Raceband" fall within the allocated 5.8GHz band. The "Boscam E" band has a few offensive channels: E4 and E8 are completely outside the allocation, making them illegal to use. E7 doesn't allow for a signal with any bandwidth at all—in effect, it's also illegal.
The newly defined "L" band, in addition to "U" and "o" bands, operating from 5.3–5.6GHz, fall entirely outside the frequency allocation. The "H" band does stay within 5.8GHz, but gets dangerously close to the high and low edges. High-power transmitters would cause issues for nearby users outside the band, and it offers almost no actual benefit over Raceband. In the end, none of these extra channels are truly useful.
Other People Use These Bands
Just because you check your goggles before you power up and see static doesn't mean a channel is clear. Many types of radio transmissions won't show up on video goggles, or an application might simply listen to the natural environment at a given frequency. Here's a particularly relevant example: weather radar can pick up transmissions at 5.3GHz.
Your Antenna isn't Designed for it
Antennas are tuned for a specific frequency. They work best at or near this frequency, and their ability to pick up signals outside of that often drops off sharply. They are designed to do this on purpose, so they reject unwanted signals from other bands and reduce interference. If you're trying to use a signal outside the range your antenna is tuned for, there are some important adverse effects. On a receiver, there will be reduced reception. You'll be more likely to get interference and lose your picture—especially from the frequencies your antenna is tuned for. For a transmitter, sending power into an unmatched antenna can reflect power back where it can build up as heat and damage the transmitter. The further you are from the antenna's tuned frequency, the worse this problem will be.
Be a Good Neighbor!
If we abuse the radio spectrum, it may not continue to be available. It's up to the FCC to decide how it gets used, and they can change their mind. For example, use of the 4mm band is evolving as the FCC reviews vehicle radar applications. The FCC can also regulate imports and require compliance for transmitters, making it much more difficult for us to obtain FPV equipment. The radio spectrum is a shared resource—an attitude of respect will keep it usable for everyone.


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Buena Park, USA - In a suburban landscape dotted with evangelical megachurches and auto malls, followers of an Indian religion thousands of years old spent days decorating marble idols and lighting incense to herald the opening of one of their faith's largest temples.
The new $20 million Jain temple complex, celebrating a religion that promotes nonviolence and vegetarianism, and shares with Hinduism the concepts of nirvana and reincarnation, is expected to attract pilgrims and scholars worldwide.
The soaring marble-and-limestone facade takes up almost an entire block in this working class city and dominates a mundane scene of laundromats, auto repair shops and taco stands with its domed roof and gleaming, coffee-colored pillars.
It replaces a much smaller temple that opened in 1988 about a decade after 25 Jain families first came together to worship in this northern Orange County city. That original building was the first independent Jain temple in the United States.
Twenty years later, intricate images of instrument-playing goddesses, idols, elephants and flowering lotuses line the marble walls and ceiling of the new temple. The designs were inspired by two famous Jain temples in India, both about 1,000 years old; tons of Indian marble were shipped in crates over six months to recreate the imagery, paid for almost entirely by member donations.
"You don't see temples this size very often, even in India," said Dilip V. Shah, president of Federation of Jain Associations in North America. "It's so majestic. ... This is something to admire, and it inspires others."
Jains began migrating to the U.S. from India in the 1960s. Southern California was a popular new home because of the many universities and highly skilled jobs in the region, but Jains also settled in large numbers in San Francisco, Chicago and New Jersey.
The tiny religious minority has struggled to maintain its beliefs amid the distractions of Western life, especially for second- and third-generation Jains. The new complex was inspired, in part, by that challenge, said Ashok Savla, president of Jain Center of Southern California.
"In this day and age, there's so much violence in our lives and here we are with a philosophy of nonviolence. How do we pass these values on to the next generation?" Savla said. "We need a place where we can have our children start learning the values that we all believe in."
Less than 1 percent of Indians practice Jainism. Still, its followers number in the millions worldwide and a tight-knit community of about 100,000 faithful has flourished in the U.S.
The temple opened last weekend after 11 days of dancing, worship and theater organized by the 1,500-member community, topped off by a parade and sacred ceremony to install 47 marble idols in their new home. Twenty-four of the statues, which Jains worship, represent people who attained enlightenment through repeated reincarnation.
Together with its attached cultural center, classrooms and a planned 10,000-tome library, the complex will be the largest Jain spiritual center outside India.
The completed project will include 15 classrooms so that hundreds of children can take religion classes and learn Hindi and Gujarti to read religious texts, said Savla. Some of the classrooms will share space with the library, the largest collection of Jain writings outside India.
On the first day of the ceremonies, chanting worshippers flowed into their old, makeshift temple as men in toga-style white robes and white face masks painstakingly pasted rice-sized bits of bright blue and white yarn on idol statues.
The men, who wore the masks to keep the air around the idols pure, created a pattern of zigzagging bands on the smooth marble, then topped their work off with tiny jewels of red and purple. The men redecorated the idols daily for 10 days, sometimes adding elaborate headdresses.
"It's like how we dress up when we have a party," said Adhir Shah. "We try to decorate this way so we get more feelings inside of our own life, our own body, and we can worship more and more."
Later, young girls tossed flowers at the audience and rubbed red paint and rice grains on the foreheads of onlookers to symbolize renewal before a troupe of teenagers performed classical Indian dances. The ceremony ended with a solemn lamp-lighting to symbolize enlightenment.
Pina Mehta, who grew up worshipping at the crowded former temple, said she brings her 1 1/2-year-old daughter to all the religious functions to try keep family traditions alive.
"I'm going to try to raise her the same way my parents raised me," said Mehta, 30, wearing a deep blue sari and jangling silver bracelets. "I'm really proud of all the beliefs that I have."
For Paras Bhimani, however, the appeal of the new temple is much more immediate. Bhimani, 23, was so worried he wouldn't find a Jain temple when he moved from India last year that he brought along pictures of the most important idols so he could worship at home.
Now, he won't need them.
"This is better, because in this place everyone is doing the same thing," said Bhimani, as he took a break from walking prayer circles around an altar holding idol statues. "It feels like back home."
Religion today
Buena Park, USA - In a suburban landscape dotted with evangelical megachurches and auto malls, followers of an Indian religion thousands of years old spent days decorating marble idols and lighting incense to herald the opening of one of their faith's largest temples.


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French touch and very good cocktails take over Cap des Falco.. summer new hot spot!
After the successful locations of Paris, London and New York Experimental Cocktail Club choose the Ses Salinas national reserve in Ibiza for their latest opening. ECC is about elegant, dark, clubby bars serving experimental drinks to curious and open minded cocktail enthusiasts… (don't come asking for a vodka tonic!)
So how this translates to the beach?
Marvelous cocktails for a sunset apero, fresh local food for lunch and dinner, sumptuous sunbeds for you balearic tan.. The restauant is led by Chef Gérard Ortiz Arlandis.
A double Old Cuban is my drink of choice at ECC Beach these days.. fresh and minty.
- Experimental Beach is open from May 1st but the official opening party on May 17th from 6pm with BBQ & Live Music -
Cap Des Falco, Salinas - Ibiza
Reservation: firstname.lastname@example.com +34 644 331 269
Open every day 10am - 1am
(Photos by Ana Lui)