earth quake in Chile and Tsunami warning .. .

A tsunami is crossing the Pacific as fast as a jetliner after a devastating earthquake of magnitiude 8.8 on the Richter scale in Chile, threatening Hawai and other Pacific Ocean rim countries, ie. almost 25 % population of the globe ..

The 2006 Tsunami triggered by an earthquake in Aceh, Indonesia was just 7.7 on Richter scale..

Here the distances are at least 10 times more and the magnitude also ten times more..

The Independent of UK surmises it all, Sachin - the Little Master ..

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/tendulkar-the-history-man-1909629.html

Bal Thackeray, the pain-in-the-neck, useless, old man of Mumbai and his bachaas must have had a terrible night yesterday, seeing Sachin steal the Marathi (or Indian) manoos from them !!

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Sridhar, Bloom and energy ..

Will this be an end to the power crisis of the world or will it get blown off like any other technology ? The fact that it has been in use at Google and Ebay for the last one year , gives us some hope that this is real technology from an NRI Sridhar, 49 years of age, Uty of Madras Mechanical Engineer ..

http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?author=236

http://www.oifc.in/Article/Overseas-Indian-American-rocket-scientist-'nanoforms'-power-plants-to-boxes

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/indians-abroad/Bloom-or-bust-moment-for-NRIs-green-power-technology/articleshow/5610216.cms

Quote from TOI : Sridhar's technology centers round a floppy-disk sized ceramic tile coated with a secret "sauce" (both propriety technologies) that are stacked together into bread-loaf sized boxes which in-turn can be scaled up to the size of a refrigerator. When fossil fuels like natural gas or renewable like bio-gas are fed into this Bloom Box, it combines with oxygen to create a chemical reaction that produces electricity, with no need for power lines from an outside source. Several such boxes are working in Google, eBay and other well-known US firms to much acclaim and minimum problems. 

So what's the big deal, since the Bloom Box still needs fuel – and why not use the fuel directly to product electricity as is traditionally done? Well, simply put, the Bloom Box produces more bang (electricity) for the buck (fuel). The precise numbers haven't been provided, but roughly, the Bloom Box is said to produce double the amount of electricity the same fuel can produce by traditional methods. Plus there is savings in terms of real estate and infrastructure. 

According to eBay CEO John Donohoe, the company uses five Bloom Boxes that run on landfill waste-based bio-gas and generate more power than the company's 3,000 solar panels. A four-unit box, using natural gas, has been powering a Google data center for 18 months. Ball-park calculations indicate that a 30,000-square-foot office building would use four of these boxes, each costing between $ 700,000 to $ 800,000. The unknown factors include how much fuel it uses, wear and tear, and maintenance. " Unquote.

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Students present the budget 2010 at T john ..

The students from T John college, T John Business School and T John Inst of Management and Science along with T John Inst of Technology ( VTU) will vie for honours as they present the Union budget on Friday, 26 Feb,  from 2 - 4 PM in the BHM Seminar Hall.

All are welcome to attend and see our FMs in show ...

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Nissan Micra, launch date, March 2010, 5L.

Reva NXR, June 2010.

Maoists, a menace or sincere outfit ??

Maoists strike again after their offer for a 72 day truce is placed before the govt.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Hours-after-ceasefire-offer-Maoists-attack-CRPF-camp/articleshow/5605827.cms

Are they really sincere about peace or are they buying time to regroup and attack with greater force ..?? Hawe they been cornered ?

Why the Maoists are getting public support ? Does it speak about the efficacy of our social benefits scheme and the low percentage of benefits and spending reaching the poor, tribals and downtrodden in society ..

The govt needs to seriously think why this is happening in the first place.. Why did the Maoist movement fail to take off in Kerala ? The social security system needs to be leak proof and fault proof..

Hard work for the govt in the coming days ..

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Prepare for a life of lower wages and unfulfilled dreams..

C'mon, Americans,your President is exhorting you to work hard. Stop being complacent, the world is overtaking you ..

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-giving-us-stiff-competition-Obama/articleshow/5597862.cms

By hook or crook, retain the leadership of the world (very difficult indeed..).. else get left by the wayside ..  Promise your young people a life of lower wages and unfulfilled dreams, one of misery and anarchy..

Let's all realise the world is indeed round..!

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