Thursday, December 12, 2013

Hippie Chippie - Banana Bread




  • Banana Bread - Rs.500
                   Ingredients - Butter, Eggs, Vanilla extract, banana slices, sugar, flour, salt


I have eaten Banana bread from alot of places such as The Fab, Sensaal. Banana bread from Hippie Chippie is definitely different, in both texture & taste. It has a spongy texture to it and tastes out of this world. Besides, this is one sweet delicacy you can eat as much as you like since its made from fresh ingredients, its rather healthy aswell.

Hippie Chippie [ open 11 AM - 11 PM Daily ]
GPS -   6°53'11.82"N  79°51'54.63"E
149 Havelock Road, Colombo 05,
Tel - 0112002222
web -  http://hippiechippie.com/


Sunday, December 1, 2013

Skyworth 32 inch LED TV







Product specs -
Model:32E65 LED
Video:
Screen Size:

Display Resolution:1920 x 1080p
Dynamic Contrast Ratio:3,000,000 : 1
Video Processing Engine:VII Digital Engine
Aspect Ratio:16:9 Wide With Options
Response Time:5ms
Viewing Angle:178° /178°
Color Function:PAL/NTSC
Brightness of Panel:500cd/m²
Comb Filter:Yes
Backlight Control:Yes
Clear Motion Rate:60hz
Audio:
Speaker Type:Down Firing
SRS Surround:Yes
2.1 Digital Audio:Yes
Sound Output (RMS):10w x 10w
Special Features:
Child Lock:Yes
USB Interface:Photos, Music, Video, and Text
Main Power Switch:Yes
V-Chip:Yes
Clock Timer:Yes
Design:
Type:Matte Finished
Soft Touch Control:Yes
Terminals:
HDMI Input:X3
USB:X2
PC Audio Input:X1
AV Input:X1
AV Output:X1
VGA Input:X1
S/PDIF:X1
Component Video Input:X1
Headphone:X1
Power:
Power Consumption:100w
Rated Power:100 to 240V
Standby Power Consumption:< 1 watt

Friday, November 29, 2013

Hippie Chippie - Signature Chicken Burger




  • Signature Chicken Burger - Rs.390
             Ingredients - Homemade Chicken Burger on a Healthy and Tasty Multi Grain Bun, Filled With Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Cucumber, Dressed With Chef’s Signature Sauce


Now, ive eaten many burgers from many places but, this " home made " chicken burger took me by surprise. It was extremely delicious and one can definitely tell by the taste alone, that  its " unique " to any other burger out there [ who wants to eat awful KFC/McDonalds burgers, when this decimates the competition right off its hinges ]. This has to be one of the " must have's " off the Hippiechippie menu, that id encourage my friends to   " try out " whether it be a Dine-in or take out order.


Hippie Chippie [ open 11 AM - 11 PM Daily ]
GPS -   6°53'11.82"N  79°51'54.63"E
149 Havelock Road, Colombo 05,
Tel - 0112002222
web -  http://hippiechippie.com/

What movies/ tv shows am i watching right now?

1) Farscape Season 1
2) Jobs 2013
3) Castle Season 1
4) Castle Season 2
5) Castle Season 3
6) Fast & Furious 5
7) Holly's world Season 1
8) Librarian Trilogy
9) He-man  TV series
10) She-ra TV series
11) Avengers 2013
12) The Iceman
13) Weird Science
14) Pacific Rim
15) Now You See Me
16) Kickass 1
17) Kickass 2
18) Caprica
19) Angel Season 1-5
20) Dr Who Season 1-7
21) Riddick 2013
22) Two and Half Men Season 1-11
23) Avengers 2013
24) Elysium 2013
25) World War Z
26) Superman Man of Steel 2013
27) Fantastic Four Rise of Silver Surfer
28) Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D
29) The Wolverine 2013
30) The Internship 2013
31) After Earth 2013
32) White House Down
33) Oblivion
34) Red 2
35) Iron Man 1-3
36) Fast & Furious 6
37) Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
38) Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters
39) Archies Weird Mysteries
40) Torchwood Season 1-4
41) Dr Who 50th Anniversary Edition - Day Of The Doctor
42) Thor 2 - Dark World
43) 2 Broke Girls - Season 1-3
44) Lost Girl - Season 1-4
45) Mortal Instruments - City of Bones
46) G.I Joe Retaliation
47) Witches Of East End - Season 1
48) Race To Witch Mountain
49) Hanna Montana
50) R.I.P.D
51) Enemies Closer
52) Egypt 2013
53) We Are The Millers
54) Carrie 2013
55) Escape Plan 2013
56) Welcome To The Jungle
57) Ender's Game
58) Spy Kids 1-4


Monday, November 25, 2013

Latest Satellite Weather Updates - Sri Lanka



Latest UW-MSSE Satellite Sea Surface Temperature


http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/sst/latest_sst.gif









Kalpana-1 - Indian Satellite Infra-red map


https://mausam.imd.gov.in/Satellite/3Dasiasec_ir1.jpg














Meteosat-7 - Upper Level Wind Speed














Meteosat-7 - Lower Level Wind Speed














Wind Sheer Magnitude














Wind Sheer

150-300mb layer mean minus
700-925mb layer mean













Wind Sheer Color

150-300mb layer mean minus
700-925mb layer mean













Meteosat-7 - Satellite Color Water Vapor












Meteosat-7 - Black & White Satellite Water Vapor











Lower Level Convergence

850-925mb layer mean













Upper Level Divergence

150-300mb layer mean













Kalpana-1 - Global Infra-red
















Kalpana-1 - Global Color Infra- red
















Aviation Weather Centre International Satellite Imagery














Naval Research Laboratory - Tropical Cyclones



Naval Research Laboratory - Global Infra-red





Saturday, November 23, 2013

Android Demon RSS Feed & Podcast Overload


RSS Feeds
Yup, It was inevitable, RSS feed information overload was bound to happen sooner to later for us uber geeks & gals. With the recent Google Reader shutdown, we had to find alternate rss feed readers. With ever increasing growing number of android rss feed readers, which one do you pick ? After experimenting with alot of readers, i settled for RSS Demon News & Podcast Reader V 3.1.19. Having used Feedly & Google Currents, both of them [ very high cpu/memory/bandwidth usage ] require a steep learning curve. To make matters more interesting is, if a user already has a list of rss feeds, he/she cant import them in, without doing a google search on  " how to import to ". For a short list of say 40 feeds, its a painstakingly slow process. But what if, you had to " factory reset " your phone, then, how do you restore your favourite feeds ?.  This app is a " minimalist " [ straight in your face ] rss feeds, on launch. For those who are migrating to this, rss import can be a bit numbing, as, conversion from other rss reader formats to opml format, which is used for the import process can fail sometimes. Solution that worked for me was by taking the source rss feeds xml file  [ having opened in a text editor ]  and copy/paste each rss feed to this app, thereby eliminating any problems during automated opml importation. Then, all one has to do is, update the feeds and backup the data  [ for just in case you have to do a full restore of your feeds ]. In order to minimize potential problems one can face in initial rss feed import, I keep all my feeds in a text file " not " xml or opml.  The minimalist feel & look of this app will put off some people but, for me, I couldnt be more happier with it. Demon RSS Reader has another cool trick up its sleeve, where it is, not only, a rss reader, but also a podcast reader. Sadly, the developer has stopped updating this app as of February 2012. 

Product features - 

Support all kind of news and blog formats (including not limited to RSS, ATOM, Podcast)
Offers advanced, cutting-edge capabilities, including the most comprehensive podcasting support available today. 
Support downloads Podcast for offline playback
Support download full article (mobilize) for offline reading
Add your own news source and choose from predefined feeds and podcasts
Easy Search: You can search for a news source by simple keywords
Integration with Google Reader: Import all your RSS feeds from Google Reader into RssDemon is easy
Import/Export from and to OPML: You can easily import feed from OPML and Export through backup
View article comments/image
Full application Backup / Restore (all settings, feeds and articles)
Highly customizable UI and support multiple theme colors with both dark and light background (
Smart notification to alert user when new article become available
Easy share: Share feed article and news on many sources. Sharing it via Facebook, Twitter and Email is easy (Requires Facebook and Twitter Android app installed)
Easy sorting: User can define Sort Article by Unread/Read First, Date ASC/DESC and Title
User can create news shortcut on desktop
User can choose to use SDCard for cache storage and even move application to sdcard (app2sdcard)
Feed grouping: With feed grouping, user cans easily categorize and locate feed; user can switch between Group View and Flat View
Hide unread: Don't like to see unread feed or article, this option make it easy to navigate
Offline reading: RssDemon download and cache article and image locally for easy offline reading. 
Automatic download for new article: User can also choose to download mobilize article and podcast automatically by application for any new article/podcast
HTTP-Auth/Password: for protected feed, user now can enter a http auth and password


manual RSS feed import
[ need only be done just once ]

RSS feed sync
RSS feeds just the way i like it 


Valdivieso Chardonnay White Wine - 2012



Chardonnay Smell and/or Flavor Elements

Varietal Aromas/Flavors Processing Bouquets/ Flavors
Stone Fruits: apple, pear, peach, apricot Malolactic: butter, cream, hazelnut
Citric Fruits: lemon, lime, orange, tangerine Oak (light): vanilla, sweet wood, coconut
Tropical Fruits: pineapple, banana, Oak (heavy): oak, smoke, toast, lees, yeast
Floral: acacia, hawthorn
Terroir: flint, mineral, mint

Chile Valdivieso Chardonnay 2012 750ml Made from 100% Chardonnay grapes. Nice crystal and shining yellow color with green reflections. Fresh and clean aroma.

Hold your glass up to the light. Color can vary substantially, even within the same varietal.

This White wine appear golden, sometimes with elegant green tints.

Swirl the wine in your glass; it will release a range of delightful aromas. Then take a quick whiff for an initial impression. Finally, smell more deeply and slowly. You might notice flowers or fruit, an earthy scent or an oaky aroma.

Take another sip of wine. Before swallowing, take in a little air. This will activate your senses further. Notice how the wine feels in your mouth. How does the touch affect your tongue and throat as you swallow ?

Chardonnay will pair well with poultry dishes, pork, seafood or recipes that have a heavy cream or butter base. Also consider pairing the fresh flavor profile of an unoaked Chardonnay with guacamole, garlic, salads, grilled shrimp or even curry dishes.

With a long and distinguished following, Chardonnay enjoys a very versatile image, with vintners offering a broad range of styles and structures. From rich, buttery Chardonnays that boast power and presence to the unoaked fruit-forward Chardonnays that allow the varietal character and expression to be in the spotlight, this white wine is capable of accomodating most palates and just as many food pairing combinations.

If you prefer a big buttery Chardonnay then look for ones that have been through malolactic fermentation, as they will yield the compound diacetyl, which makes up the dominant scent of fake butter used in microwave popcorn and imitation butter flavorings used in baked goods.

Chardonnay is an international grape variety that grows well in a number of regions. Keep an eye out for Chardonnay from California, Chile, Australia, Burgundy, and South Africa to get a glimpse of the range of styles and flavors across a wide array of price points.