A funny fwd from a random friend..

Every time someone hears of nuclear fusion and light bulb in the same sentence, they probably would have been very comfortable linking the article to some 2050ish article/post in a sci-fi magazine but not any more! or atleast hopes so, a certain Mr. Kaw..

He thinks the technology in this field is finally maturing to produce some serious non-academic electricity ..

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1505890.cms
http://en.shunya.in/article/permalink?article=441
http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2006/06/the_future_of_fusion.php?page=2

ITER (International Thermonuclear Energy Reactor) is the international organization responsible for this effort and, surprisingly or not so enough, India is playing a pivotal role in this process by some form of technological contributions (rather than cash ofcourse, duh!).

Check out the seed magazine article for a timeline on this effort.

Dear All,
I dont klnow why all are silent.
I am sure it must be due to Examinations or anyother reason.
Here I was too busy in celebrating my son’s marriage
and hence I could not make a visit to this world.
With GOD’s Grace everything went on well.
I expected one or two, who live in or around Chennai
might have had time to attend it.
But none is there I suppose in or around Chennai.

Ever wondered where the most expensive coffee in the world might hail from? I always thought starbucks was a buck too much for a cup of latte` but this one takes it to whole new level

In case you wanted to take a look at it, this is how it looks.

If you are wondering where it comes from…you might not be able to guess it unless you read it before, it comes from the half-eaten coffee-seed excretions of a Luwak ! That’s right..someonez busy running after the hiney of a creature that would scare the shit out of a kid face on ..what a job ! but hey, it pays

Apparently, the intestinal juices of a Luwak subtract the bitterness of a coffee seed and add a per pound value of anything between $400 - $600 per pound or a meagre $50 per cup of coffee!

So in case we meet in Indonesia and you are in the mood for it, lets go have some Kopi Luwak baby !