Thursday, January 24, 2008

Space Tourism - Business or could mean something else?

Today morning i was listening to the news on CNN when they showed that Richard Branson of 'Virgin' along with some other business partner is going to launch a space tourism jet by the end of the year. The jet will carry 6 passengers to outer space along with 2 crew members. The price is targeted to be 200,000$ per passenger. Sounds like a great business plan for Virgin who are ready to invade the outer space. Well there are 2 sides to this. This program which will be a cup of tea for the affluent will enable people to travel to outer space. There are already 200 passengers from different countries who are signed up for the program. However the other side to this is that man has started putting his footsteps in space for commercial purposes. Where would it lead to? It has been seen in the past , that wherever man goes he brings with him pollution, acts which harm the nature and destroys peace. This is not too far if we dont stop our rapid invasion of space. I think space should be kept for research and exploration as much as possible and not for commercial use. This will help maintain the sanity and peace of space.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Tangy Honey Kissed Baked Potatoes

INGREDIENTS:
-Potatoes
-Honey
-Mustard Seeds
-Ginger
-Black Pepper
-Red Chillie Powder
-Turmeric Powder
-Salt
-Cooking Oil

RECIPE:
1. Peel the potatoes and cut them into small rectangles.

2. Take some cooking oil in a pan and heat. Once it is hot, put some mustard seeds in the oil.They will sputter. Now add some turmeric powder, ginger juice, black pepper and red chillie powder,salt to it. Mix them and heat for sometime. Now add one table spoon of honey to this and mix to form a glaze.

3. Coat the potato pieces with the glaze and spread them on an aluminium foil to bake.

4. Once baked, garnish them with coriander leaves. Serve hot. Enjoy the spicy and tangy flavor.