Not far from where the J P Churchill Hotel claims to be is a "Family" Bar & Restaurant called 70mm located within The Basant Residency; I visited it last a couple of years ago and they served reasonably good andhra cuisine and the place was certainly wallet friendly. Udhay might know some people who would have more recent reports on this place.
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 11:05:47 +0530, "Biju Chacko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Might be better to decide a place earlier -- with Bangalore traffic it's > incredibly inefficient to drive to the Churchill and then drive from there > to whatever is the final venue. We'd be in traffic all evening. ;-) > > Does anyone know a nice place in that part of town? Preferably slightly > more wallet friendly than the Taj or the Sheraton? Windsor Pub comes to mind > ... > > As the person responsible for the alternative plan I'll volunteer to > transport our directionally-challenged guest (ie Brian) to and from wherever > we decide. > > -- b > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:09:24 +0530 > Subject: Re: [silk] greetings and salutations > Biju Chacko wrote, [on 2/5/2008 11:05 AM]: > > > Does anyone know a nice place in that part of town? Preferably > > slightly more wallet friendly than the Taj or the Sheraton? Windsor > > Pub comes to mind ... > > Windsor Pub sounds good, or we could take our chances at the Churchill > itself. > > > As the person responsible for the alternative plan I'll volunteer to > > transport our directionally-challenged guest (ie Brian) to and from > > wherever we decide. > > I know! Let's get Venky to transport Brian and start a betting pool on > where they'll eventually land up! <g, d, r> > > Just kidding - I'm probably going to hook up with Brian earlier in the > evening, so will bring him along to wherever we're meeting. > > Udhay > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Madhu Menon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:00:27 +0530 > Subject: Re: [silk] greetings and salutations > > > My only requirements for a hotel are power, water, and clean TCP/IP. Oh > > a soft bed often helps, but I'll take a matt on the floor rather than > > give up connectivity. > > But will Matt enjoy that? ;) > > -- > <<< * >>> > Madhu Menon > Shiok Far-eastern Cuisine > Indiranagar, Bangalore > Visit us @ http://www.shiokfood.com > Phone: (080) 4116 1800 > My food photos: http://flickr.com/photos/themadman/sets/72157594457160531/ > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Srini Ramakrishnan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 14:28:31 +0530 > Subject: [silk] Lasers Make Other Metals Look Like Gold > > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/science/31metal.html?_r=3&ref=science&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin > > Lasers Make Other Metals Look Like Gold > > All that glitters golden is not gold. It could be aluminum. Or > tungsten. Or another metal of Chunlei Guo's choosing. > > In a feat of optical alchemy, Dr. Guo, a professor of optics at the > University of Rochester, and Anatoliy Y. Vorobyev, a postdoctoral > researcher, use ultrashort laser bursts to pockmark the surface of a > metal in a way that is not perceptible to the touch — it still feels > smooth to the finger — but that alters how the metal absorbs and > reflects light. > > The result is that pure aluminum looks like gold, and the appearance > is literally skin deep. > > "I cannot tell it's not gold," Dr. Guo said. "It looks very pretty." > > Dr. Guo and Dr. Vorobyev reported their findings in the journal > Applied Physics Letters published online Thursday. > > The golden aluminum follows work a little more than year ago where > Drs. Guo and Vorobyev reported that they could make gold and other > metals look black — indeed a black that is blacker than the usual > black, sucking up almost all light that impinged upon it. > > The laser bursts — each lasting only about 60 millionths of a > billionth of a second — melt and vaporize metal atoms near the > surface, which then reassemble in minuscule structures including pits, > spheres and rods that are a fraction of a millionth of a meter in > size. > > By changing the length, strength and number of pulses, the researchers > found they could vary the resulting color. > > In some cases, the change causes the structures to absorb a range of > colors so that they cannot be seen. But the colors that are not > absorbed are still reflected, and thus visible, resulting in gold > aluminum or dark blue tungsten. > > In other cases, the laser pulses create a periodic array of structures > that cause the reflected light to interact and interfere with itself, > producing an iridescent, shimmering rainbow — much like some butterfly > wings, Dr. Guo said. > > Dr. Guo imagines a kaleidoscope of potential uses, from the practical > (a reflective filter) to the whimsical (etching the family photograph > onto a metal refrigerator door, for instance). Another possibility is > custom colors for bicycles or cars, without the need for any paint. > > "It's pretty robust, because it's right on the metal, and it's not > going to peel off," Dr. Guo said. > > He cannot yet make all metals into all colors but says he believes > that it is only a matter of trial-and-error to find the right recipe > for each permutation. > > With his black metal finding, Dr. Guo suggested the possibility of > black gold rings. He was surprised when jewelers started calling. > "They are actually indeed interested in making colored jewelry," he > said. > > In the new article, he suggests a blue gold ring, perhaps a blue to > match the eyes of a fiancé. > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Srini Ramakrishnan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 14:40:29 +0530 > Subject: Re: [silk] greetings and salutations > On Feb 5, 2008 2:00 PM, Madhu Menon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > My only requirements for a hotel are power, water, and clean TCP/IP. > Oh > > > a soft bed often helps, but I'll take a matt on the floor rather than > > > give up connectivity. > > > > But will Matt enjoy that? ;) > > What, sleeping with Brian? Does it 'matt'er? It's the "Life of Brian" > and no one else's. In any case, always look on the bright side of > life... > > Some things in life are bad, > They can really make you mad. > Other things just make you swear and curse. > When you're chewing on life's gristle, > Don't grumble, give a whistle, > > Cheeni > > > > _______________________________________________ > silklist mailing list > [email protected] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/silklist > >
