Criquet - 1478 First Recorded Cricket Match

French hamlet claims to be site of the first recorded cricket match

In 1478, at the village of Liettres in northern France, a young man called Estiavannet came across a group of disagreeable people playing an unusual game. It involved “boules” or balls and a wooden post or “criquet”.

According to a letter of grievance to the king, which survives in the French national archives, an argument broke out. One of the players said: “Why are you staring at our ball game?” There was violence. Someone was killed.

This may be the first mention anywhere of the game of cricket, almost a century before the first written record of the game in England (although there are also suggestions that an early form of the game might have been mentioned in 1300).

The village of Liettres in French Flanders now stage an “international cricket tournament”.

The Liettres Challenge 1478 is an international cricket competition held every year at the end of September in the municipality of Liettres and celebrating the world's oldest witness of cricket authenticated in a letter of complaint addressed to King Louis XI who mentions a death during a match on October 25, 1478 in the Castle Park of Liettres.

The tournament brings together the 3 countries concerned by the birth of Cricket France (French Flanders), Belgium (Belgian Flanders) and England, country of cricket.

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Triumph of Labour

Triumph of Labour

The Triumph of Labour, also known as the Labour statue, is a statue at the Marina Beach, Chennai, India. Erected at the northern end of the beach at the Anna Square opposite University of Madras, it is an important landmark of Chennai. The statue shows four men toiling to move a rock, depicting the hard work of the labouring class. It bears a semblance to the famed World War II photograph of the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima by the American Marines. It was sculpted by Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is an iconic photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945, which depicts six United States Marines raising a U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi, during the Battle of Iwo Jima, in World War II.

The photograph was first published in Sunday newspapers on February 25, 1945. It was extremely popular and was reprinted in thousands of publications.

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கவிஞரின் டுமீல் வரிகள்

South indian politics and film industry are like two wheels of a vehicle. Poets are known for writing poetry and songs that has smell of politics.

But for audience who listen to the lines in the song from movie சூரியகாந்தி ( Suriyakanthi), they can experience a different odour.

"வண்டி ஓட சக்கரங்கள் இரண்டு மட்டும் வேண்டும்
அந்த இரண்டில் ஒன்று சிறியதென்றால்
எந்த வண்டி ஓடும்."

Does this lines criticize two famous personalities of tamil cinema (politics) or they are just lines written to complete the rhythimic sense of the song and attract audience.

How to make the South Indian Filter Coffee

If you are a coffee lover, try this recipe.

Many of us love having filter coffee but making decoction can be quite tricky. So here is the recipe.

Step 1: Select and grind coffee powder from any coffee grinding shop. Selection of coffee bean variety plays a vital role in the thickness and flavor of the decoction. Grind coffee powder in the ratio,

1 kg coffee powder -> ( 800gms PB Pure + 200gms Plantation A ) + Chicory 100gms .

Step 2: Fill up the 3/4th of the filter with coffee powder. Level the top of the coffee powder in the filter and compress / pack it gently. Don't pack it too lose or too tight. Meanwhile Boil 2-3 glasses of water very hot. 

Step 3: Add the water over the coffee powder. The coffee powder will get boiled in the hot water and you can feel a good aroma.

Step 4: Sometimes if the holes are too small or if the granularity of the coffee powder is very very fine, the decoction will not drip down. If after 10-15 mins you din't find any decoction dripped down, add more water and gently mix the water with a fork and make it into a pasty consistency. 

Step 5: Keep adding water at regular intervals till you find decoction is thick. You may need to add around 4 glasses of water to yield 1-1.5 glass of decoction.

Step 6: In a Tumbler Dumera add 1.5 spoons sugar, and decoction as needed. Boil the milk and add it into the tumbler. Mix all the ingredients well. Add decoction over the froth for flavor.

Points to Note :

1. Selection of coffee beans is important for thickness and flavor of the coffee

2. Adding more chicory will yield thick decoction, but it may cause nausea in the long run ( pitham ). Hence adding the above mentioned ratio will be perfect.

3. Selecting of the filter can be quite tricky. Please choose carefully and check if the holes are perfect without any blocks.

4. Granularity of the coffee powder is also vital .The powder should be 95% fine and at least 5% coarse. If it is too fine decoction will not drip down. If it is too coarse, decoction will be watery.

5. When ever you are re-adding water over the powder make sure it is hot or at least warm.

- this information was shared from a southindian blogger's page.

Beat the heat

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Taj Mahal minarets damaged in storm

Darwaza-a-Rauza, the main gateway, is a structure built of marble and strongly reminiscent of Mughal architecture.

Tajmahal minaret damaged

A 12-foot minaret with a metal finial, which is part of the main gate, also called Darwaza-e-rauza, was blown away by high-speed winds. It is from this royal gate that tourists get their first view of the 17th century Mughal-era monument.

- shared from internet news portal.