Photos of a recent fire incident - How do we forget?

Photos of a recent fire incident - How do we forget?

Accidents happen in many ways. Many times, it takes a lot from our life in not time. The photographs in this post is from a worksite accident that happened to one of my friend. In no time, his business was gutted. What surprised me from the photos he sent me of that incident was a book which remained partially burned. Titled in Malayalam "Engane Naam Marakkum" meaning "How do we forget", this book was on his table as he was working on it for updating his collection of websites. Strange was the fact that the author of the book Ravi Menon happened to be also an email contact of mine. I consider this mortal remains as a a pointer to some of the principle values I carry on in life. One of them is sharing our knowledge. Whatever happens to us, end of the day or end of our life, what remains is what knowledge we had with us and what we shared with our daily contacts. All other things are mortal according to me.

My Letters - THE NATIONAL - Dangerous roads need policing

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Today in History - 30 June

2005 Spain becomes the 3rd country to permit same-sex marriage

1992 1st pay bathrooms in U.S. open: 25 cents, New York City

1984 Last sixpence minted in Great Britain (in use since 1551)

1973 Biggest U.S. tanker "Brooklyn" christened (230,000 ton)

1973 Observers aboard Concorde jet observe 72-minute solar eclipse

1972 1st leap second day; also 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985

1953 1st Corvette manufactured

1930 1st round-the-world radio broadcast Schenectady NY

1914 Mahatma Gandhi's 1st arrest, campaigning for Indian rights in South Africa

1894 London Tower Bridge opens

1893 Excelsior diamond (blue-white 995 carats) discovered

No News 20th edition - To or Not to?

No News 20th edition - To or Not to?

My Letters - GULF TODAY - Lifting up spirits

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Today in History - 29 June

1985 NASA launches Intelsat VA

1969 1st Jewish worship service at White House

1952 1st aircraft carrier to sail around Cape Horn-Oriskany

1929 1st high-speed jet wind tunnel completed Langley Field Ca

Today in History - 28 June

1983 NASA launches Galaxy-A

1976 1st woman was admitted to Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo

1956 1st atomic reactor built for private research operates Chicago, Illinois

1918 1st flight between Hawaiian Islands

1917 Potato entrepreneurs begins in Amsterdam

1909 1st French air show, Concours d'Avation opens

1859 1st dog show held, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England

1820 Tomato is proven non-poisonous

1762 1st reported counterfeiting attempt, Boston

Today in History - 27 June

2008 Bill Gates resigns from Microsoft to focus on his charity work

1980 1st female state police graduates, New Jersey

1979 Muhammad Ali retires as boxing champ

1955 1st automobile seat belt legislation enacted, Illinois

1954 1st atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia)

1940 U.S.S.R. returns to Gregorian calendar

1929 1st color TV demo, New York City

1867 Bank of California opens doors

1693 1st woman's magazine "Ladies' Mercury" published (London)

1652 New Amsterdam (now New York City) passes 1st speed limit law in US

Today in History - 26 June

1992 India leases Tin Bigha corridor to Bangladesh

1992 New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority votes to ban cigarette ads on Jan 1, 1993

1989 Canada updates coins with a new potrait of the Queen

1984 1st flight of Shuttle Discovery (41-D) scrubbed at T -4

1978 First dedicated oceanographic satellite, SEASAT 1, launched

1975 Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of emergency

1949 1st Belgian parliamentary election where women can vote (CVP gains)

1917 1st U.S. Expeditionary Force arrive in France during WW I

1896 1st movie theater in U.S. opens, charging 10 cents for admission

1848 1st pure food law enacted in U.S.

1498 Toothbrush invented

1284 Pied Piper lures 130 children of Hamelin away (actually happened)

My Letters - KHALEEJ TIMES - Flagged Fish

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Today in History - 25 June

1961 Iraq announces that Kuwait is a part of Iraq (Kuwait disagrees)

1953 1st passenger to fly commercially around the world < 100 hours

1951 1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from New York City to 4 cities

1950 Israeli airline El Al begins service

1947 Tennis shoe introduced

1919 1st advanced monoplane airliner flight (Junkers F13)

1867 1st barbed wire patented by Lucien B Smith of Ohio

1864 Horse tramway at the Hague, opens

Photo Speaks - Closer to the tan

Photo Speaks - Closer to the tan

Photography as we say "keep clicking" is like the sound of a pendulum of clock. Continous 60 seconds, 60 minutes, 24 hours, 365 days... Once you get addicted, you will never stop CLICKING...

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Today in History - 24 June

1994 1st French "all news" TV, LCI, begins broadcasting

1985 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 returns to Earth

1982 Soyuz T-6 Launch (U.S.S.R.)

1982 Supreme Court rules President can't be sued for actions in office

1967 Zaire adopts constitution

1963 1st demonstration of home video recorder, at BBC Studios, London

1930 1st radar detection of planes, Anacostia DC

1901 1st exhibition by Pablo Picasso, 19, opens in Paris

1894 Decision to hold modern Olympics every 4 years

1817 1st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast

1793 1st republican constitution in France adopted

1717 1st Free Masons' grand lodge founded in London

1692 Kingston, Jamaica founded

1441 Eton College founded by Henry VI

Today in History - 23 June

1996 Nintendo 64 goes on sale in Japan

1994 South Africa reclaims its seat in U.N.

1991 Mazda becomes 1st Japanese car to capture Le Mans 24 hour race

1990 Moldavia declares independence

1989 Movie "Batman" premieres

1985 Bomb destroys Air India Boeing 747 in air near Ireland, 329 die

1982 Intelligence Identities Protection Act (Public Law 97-200)

1980 1st solar-powered coast-to-coast two-way radio conversation

1974 1st extraterrestrial message sent from Earth into space

1961 Antarctic Treaty goes into effect

1958 Dutch Reformed Church accepts women ministers

1950 Swiss parliament refuses voting right for women

1949 1st 12 women graduate from Harvard Medical School

1860 U.S. Secret Service created

1848 Antoine Joseph Sax patents Saxophone

1784 1st U.S. balloon flight, 13 year old Edward Warren

1775 1st regatta held on Thames, England

930 World's oldest parliament, the Iceland Parliament, established

My Letters - THE NATIONAL - Our Own Himalayan Slog

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Click here to read the oringal article Enjoying a long slog in the Himalayas.

Today in History - 22 June

1983 1st time a satellite is retrieved from orbit, by Space Shuttle

1970 President Nixon signs 26th amendment, voting age lowered to 18

1962 1st test flight of Hoovercraft

1910 1st Zeppelin with passengers sets afloat

1870 1st Boardwalk in America invented

1870 Congress creates Department of Justice

1847 Doughnut created

1832 John Howe patents pin manufacturing machine

1814 1st match at the present Lord's, MCC vs. Herefordshire

1775 1st Continental currency issued ($3,000,000)

My Letters - GULF TODAY - Take it easy policy

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Today in History - 21 June

1948 1st stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I

1768 1st U.S. bachelor of medicine degree, Dr. John Archer

Today in History - 20 June

1966 Sheila Scott completes 1st round-the-world solo flight by a woman

1949 Central Intelligence Agency Act, passes

1909 1st balloon honeymoon (Roger Burham and Eleanor Waring)

1895 1st female PhD (science) earned (Caroline Willard Baldwin)

1895 Canal of Smock official opens

1874 1st U.S. Lifesaving Medal awarded (Lucian Clemons)

1863 1st bank chartered in U.S., National Bank of Davenport, Iowa

1837 England issues its 1st stamp, 1P Queen Victoria

Today in History - 19 June

1988 World's Largest Sausage completed at 13 miles long

1981 European Space Agency's Ariane carries 2 satellites into orbit

1981 Heaviest known orange (2.5 kg) exhibited, Nelspruit, South Africa

1981 India's APPLE satellite, 1st to be stabilized on 3 axes, launched

1961 Kuwait declares independence from U.K.

1947 1st plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca

1931 1st photoelectric cell installed commercially West Haven Ct

1910 1st airship in service "Germany"

1910 Father's Day celebrated for 1st time (Spokane, Wash)