In a country where the only game that is most played, followed and covered is cricket, it is some times possible to also look at other sports. Viswanathan Anand is currently playing against the Israeli, Boris Gelfland, in Moscow, for the World Chess Championship. The winner will be crowned World Champion. At the moment, three games have been played,and both the players are drawn at 1.5-1.5 . Chess lovers will be eagerly watching the outcome. If Anand wins then he'll retain his World Championship and it will be first time for Gelfland.

Retail marketing has undergone a great change. Just about 4 decades back all retail marketing was on cash or a hire and purchase scheme. Such schemes were normally associated with a bank. Sales were just passable, though the concept of mail order sales came up, yet the volume of sales remained where it was.

This poem I wrote in response to a poetry challenge at another site on December 31, 2011

Unravelling The Secrets

A moth, once it sees a flame,
circles around it, not from wonder
but from sheer essence it knows
of itself, the aim of existence

Fruits living in trees know all too
well why they exist which is for their
mother trees to nourish them for us
to consume

The cranberry martini is the perfect vodka martini for a hot summers day.  The cranberry martini is not only very refreshing but also extremely easy to mix, making it the perfect cocktail for the those wanting to give cocktail making a try at home.

Mixing a cranberry martini really is very simple as it uses just three ingredients, vodka, cointreau and cranberry juice.  You will need a cocktail shaker for this recipe, if you do not have one you should be able to pick one up pretty cheaply from your local super market or mall.