Sampathkumar Sampath
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Sampspeak - the thoughts of an Insurer
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a Blog on Insurance especially Marine Insurance, Sports and Current Affairs
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From Vajpayee to Narendra Modiji ~ BJP's National Security Policy Consistent
By the time Japanese airplanes bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the Military Intelligence Service Language School had been operating for more than a month i... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Failure of Socialism in Venezuela ~ US Hospital Ship USNS Comfort
A tale of a ship - like her sister ship USNS Mercy, Comfort was built as a San Clemente-class oil tanker in 1976 by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. Read more
Posted on 06 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Piracy ! Kiwi Former Paua Diver Killed in Panamas
Often we hear about ‘piracy’ when a new movie gets released. It is reported that in Russia, stringent punishment has been imposed for the piracy of digital TV... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Hardik Pandya, Manish Pandey Heroics - Super Over Thriller
IPL has entered its feverish pitch – if CSK is playing sleeplessness is guaranteed – match would boil down to last over rather last ball ! Read more
Posted on 03 May 2019 SOCIETY -
This Day (3rd May) 80 Years Ago ! ~ Political Significance in India
The problem with Cine stars is – ‘after acting in a few films’ they feel they are Scientists, technologists, and .. … and start building-up political... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Dividing on Religious Lines ~ Act of Settlement 1701
Be it a Saturday, Sunday or a Holiday ~ you tune the channels – might end up watching Baahubali (either the Beginning or Conclusion) in Hindi, Telegu or any... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Cocks Fight with Razor Blades Attached to Legs ~ Not Only Here - in Mexico !
Some call it ‘Sport’ ~ to others, it is ‘brutal savagery’. If you are to see shocking pictures depicting how cockfighting birds have razor blades strapped to... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Nose Area (radome) Badly Damaged by Bird-hit ~ Not an Angry Bird !!
An aeroplane continues to be a marvel – many of us still look to sky on hearing the sound ~nearer Airports, you could find people standing to watch the flight... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Wedding Photography and the Unbecoming Post on Facebook !!!
The couples actually wanted a few nice photos and one big photo to put in their bedroom above bed. A normal wish for any couple getting married – but their... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Gold Fish Thrown into Fish Tank as Prey Survives Against Odds !!
Survival skills are techniques a person would use in a dangerous situation to save self. It is not only tools and technics, more importantly, the attitude and... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Water Crisis, Plastics .. London Marathon and Debut of Seaweeds !
Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to several species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. Seaweed species such as kelps provide essential nursery habitat... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2019 SOCIETY -
TN X Standard Results ~ SYMA Growth Students Do Well - 2019
Old timers will recall that the First Public Examination for the students used to be at Class XI – those who passed would join PUC in College and those days, th... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2019 SOCIETY -
Duke of Susses Showcases Care for Earth Day with Edited Photos
The British media celebrated it writing that ‘the Duke of Sussex is an amazing photographer’ and he chose Earth Day to give a proof of that, as he posted 8 of... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2019 SOCIETY -
the Tragic Tale of a West Indian Pace Bowler
A few years ago, the Brooklyn-based, Vincentian group, bestowed its Lifetime Achievement Award on former West Indies fast bowler Winston Davis. When Winston... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2019 SOCIETY -
Thala MSD ~ the Ultimate Finisher
o Sachin once after a famous loss when his brilliant innings went in vain said - Never leave it to others what you can do yourself ! Read more
Posted on 22 April 2019 SOCIETY -
+2 Results - SYMA Growth Students Secure 'All Pass' - 2019
Today 19th Apr 2019 is a Happy Day for us all ~ SYMA Growth students have performed exceedingly well. It is ‘all pass’ ** SYMA has an unsaturated desire for... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2019 SOCIETY -
Bangla Campaign in West Bengal ~ Vellore Election Cancelled
In 2016, for the first time in electoral history of India, the Election Commission of India (ECI) based on reports of large scale distribution of money and gift... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2019 SOCIETY -
Marine Salvage ~ Costly Cars from Sunken Baltic Ace
On 5 Dec 2012, Baltic Ace collided with the Cyprus-registered container ship Corvus J in the North Sea while underway from Zeebrugge, Belgium, to Kotka,... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2019 SOCIETY -
That Final Over ~ Jadeja Falling, Dhoni Walking in and Santner Hitting
Another thriller ~ last ball finish – an unlikely or rather unexpected one as it came from bespectacled spinner Mitchell Santner – another match that made you... Read more
Posted on 12 April 2019 SOCIETY -
Why Many Are in Race in Locating the Lost F-35 Japanese Aircraft ..
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company is a major unit of Lockheed Martin with headquarters at Air Force Plant 4 in Fort Worth, Texas. The company draws upon the... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2019 SOCIETY