There is a renewed appreciation for the iconic "farmer's walls" that still cover the state, reminders of its agricultural past.
On Monday, he noted, 32 people died in a train fire in Tamil Nadu State — a reminder that the nation's railway system, like the electrical system, is underfinanced and in dire need of upgrading.
But while he is drawing newspaper headlines and air time on television stations across the state, a reminder of the political battle that awaits him across the ocean came in the form of television advertisements for Senator John McCain, which are now on the air in Hawaii.
This was also the moment for the House of Lords' ruling that Augusto Pinochet was not entitled to claim immunity for international crimes alleged to have occurred while he was head of state, a reminder of the enduring and predominant role of national courts.
Mr Alogoskoufis is leading the counter-attack, meeting Socialist accusations of "looting the state" with reminders of a stockmarket bubble in 2000 on their watch.
The pushback from states is a reminder that state officials are still in charge of their elections, said Michael Steel, a former senior aide to former House speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio).
BAGHDAD — These days in Iraq, state-supported reminders of the horrors of Saddam Hussein's rule are always close at hand.
But Tressel's actions, and the relatively light punishment by Ohio State, are a reminder of a refrain that has been repeated over and over in college sports recently.
A few weeks ago, one of his business contacts had the ear of Hillary Rodham Clinton in her role as secretary of state, an uncomfortable reminder of the former president's far-flung interests and associates.
Freeman and his wife can't decide whether they should keep the blackened walls and beams in a charred state as a reminder that they survived this trial or just whitewash the walls to erase a bad memory.
