My advice to you after my first year in network marketing is Tip #2:

Your only job in multi level marketing is to open your mouth!  Seriously, if you think about it, that’s it.  Wherever you go, whomever you meet, learn how to open your mouth and tell everyone about your company’s product or service, and the great business opportunity that’s available as well.

By doing this one simple thing, you will be amazed at how quickly you will sign up both customers and business builders, and soon you will have a thriving organization.  Let’s face it, if you don’t, someone else will.  So the next person you meet – I dare you – open your mouth and tell them what you do!  Are you gonna do it?

Not to do that thing where a blogger reposts the same exact thing as whatever you saw on the front page of Yahoo!, but this is just too cool of a post to pass up. Additionally, I’m kind of hitting a dry spell with ideas for my posts. Don’t worry, though. Despite being on a sort of personal break, I’ve got part 2 to the back-to-school guide pretty much done. Expect that post within the next week.

Unless you’ve already figured this out by reading the hieroglyphics describing the long-lost process by the ancient Egyptians, you’ll want to check this out. It’s a freaking way for you to open a product that comes in one of those impossible plastic cases. Incidentally, did you know that those are called clamshell packaging or oyster packaging?Anyway, below, I’ve described the technique step-by-step.

1. First, buy one if you don’t already have a can opener (or have stumbled upon the majesty of an electric opener). Make sure it has a rotating blade, or the trick hardly works. The technique is to use a manual can opener (with a rotating blade) on the edges of the packaging.
2. A little bit like mowing the lawn, push the tool forward as you rotate the blade using the handle. Instead of pushing it in a circle like with a can, you just keep the opener going straight across the plastic. I prefer to cut in 3 straight lines if possible for simplicity’s sake, but feel free to make hairpin turns at the corners if you dare.
3. Peel the case apart
4. ????
5. PROFIT!
6. You’re done. Enjoy whatever it is that you would’ve worked so hard to open.

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NOTES (AND BONUS):

Check out this article on Yahoo! Green. It’s where I found out about the idea, and it goes into a little bit more depth than I did.

An older article describing the same idea is also available on LifeHacker. Apparently, it’s been there since 2007, making this post feel somewhat embarrassing. Either way, I hope at least one person besides me has never seen this before.

BONUS:

This bonus is actually one that you would give yourself instead of me doing all the work. Check out all of the links in a that Yahoo! Article, especially the Amazon one. It’s cool to see how the company has responded to the frustrations of the evil in PVC form.

Normally it is not possible to open multiple Gmail accounts simultaneously using Internet Explorer 8 browser. Therefore, when you are logged in Gmail, you can’t open another Gmail account using another tab or window. Because whenever you try for logging another account, it will automatically open the first login ID.
If you will use different browser means you can login multiple Gmail accounts simultaneously. If you still want to utilize the IE8 to use multiple accounts means here is the perfect solution by altering the default browser. The name of the feature is NoMerge, which can bring the finest solution for you.

Want to rename multiple files simultaneously ?

Just copy the text and paste it on the run menu or open manually as shown in the above picture.
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer

Then right click on the IE8 icon to create an IE8 shortcut to the desktop.
Append “-nomerge” into the Target field. The complete command becomes “C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe” -nomerge

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One of the most requested tutorials we get from customers is to show them how to properly use a waiter’s corkscrew so we thought we would make this handy little video.

One of the many things a new, unknown artist does to get in front of audiences is open shows for already established acts. While opening’s effectiveness at building your draw is debatable, and often varies from city to city and venue to venue, it is invariably something you will do not just at the beginning of your career but throughout. So it’s worthwhile to think thru how you approach opening shows, and evaluate how you are doing at it.

Openers are sometimes called “support” or “guest” in terms of how you are billed at any given venue, and sometimes the terminology differs based on how advanced or well known you are – or frankly, arbitrarily. Whatever you call it, generally it translates to be a 25-30 minute or 4 or 5 song set at the beginning of someone else’s show. After the audience has seated (for the most part) and is quiet (hopefully).

You might come to open a show because the venue took a shine to you and asked for the headliner’s approval for you to support. Or maybe the headliner took a shine to you and asked for the venue’s approval. An agent booking a tour may have asked the artist and venue to approve. Heck, some opening spots are even won by participating in song competitions. Knowing how you got there is kinda important – as it informs WHO YOU SHOULD REMEMBER TO THANK. It also informs the likelihood of your ability to secure other dates on the same tour if you ask for them.

However you got there, once you get the gig, you’ve got to stop thinking about how cool you are for having gotten the gig and start thinking about how to do it well – and what you want to gain from the experience.

Many inexperienced artists think opening is all about seizing your 25 minutes of fame, and that’s it. These artists are absorbed in their own desires to move up the ladder, and to be able to say they opened for so-and-so, or played at such-and-such venue. They confine the extent of thinking about the gig to which songs to sing and where to celebrate after with their friends who come see them shine.

Here’s the thing – opening is an important part of your job. It’s as close to apprenticeship as you can come. And there aren’t many professions out there that still have apprenticeships. So take advantage! Watch that headliner, learn. Ask questions (without being annoying).

Here are some quick dos and donts when opening:

1. THANK PEOPLE
   DO express your appreciation for being offered the opportunity to open – and if you are a fan of the artist you are opening for, don’t be too proud to say so. The people you are singing to in the audience are coming there as fans, too, so they will understand the feeling and it may endear you to them. But if you don’t know the headliner’s music, don’t lie. Thank the person who got you the gig, whether or not they are in the room. Chances are your appreciation will get back to them.
   
2. KNOW THE TIME, DON’T ASK PEOPLE TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAVE, AND DON’T YOU DARE GO OVER
   DO bring some sort of time measuring implement – either affix a watch to the mic stand or your tuner or know where there’s a clock in the room that you can see, preferably without the audience being able to detect that you are peeking. I have seen some musicians wear watches backwards on their wrist, so they can see the time when they look down at their guitar frets. Know precisely how long it usually takes you to play your songs, and whenever possible actually take LESS time than you are offered. If the headliner is gracious enough to give you 45 minutes take 35; if they give you 30 minutes take 25; if they give you 25 you probably do need that full time. But if you get to ~17 minutes and are picking between one or two more songs, just play one. In fact, whenever in doubt about time, just play one more song not two. Headliners will never fault you for going short. They will think you’re a pro if you get on and off the stage quickly, and if you They will be more likely to ask you to open for them again if you don’t eat into their set or make their show go late. It’s very important that you get good at this.
   
3. ONE INSTRUMENT, TWO TUNINGS TOPS
   (unless your whole schtick is multiple instruments)
   I’ve known many songwriters who use non-standard tunings in many songs – and when they headline they often do need to use multiple instruments to cut down the amount of time they spend tuning on stage. Unless you are opening on a major tour in which there are stage hands to help, and it is clearly acceptable for you to travel with more than one instrument, don’t. You should have 5 songs in similar enough tuning that you can avoid instrument changes and excessive tuning that takes up your already short time with the audience. Keep as much of your focus on the audience as you can, and they will stay focused on you. If you start tuning up and tuning down, they’ll start tuning out. Think thru tunings when you are figuring out your set list with this in mind. And in general, stay out of the way of the headliner’s setup – don’t move your things after soundcheck.
   
4. KNOW WHAT SONGS YOU ARE GOING TO PLAY
   For god’s sake. Make a set list and stick to it. When you make your set list, think about how long the songs are, what tuning they are in, and especially choose songs that you think represent any kinship you might have to the headliner that would entice their fans to also like you.
   
5. START WITH A SONG THAT LET’S YOU WARM UP
   This actually goes for your own full length shows, too. Your first song, whenever possible, should be one that has a hook and “sounds like you” – but also consider your vocal range, and how much you need to warm up before singing it. Some musicians like to start with a song that crosses their vocal range because they warm up best that way. Some like to start with a song that they could nail in their sleep, without any warm up (tho you SHOULD warm up). As it gives them a chance to get a sense of the room and relax into the set.
   
6. TALK BUT DON’T TALK TOO MUCH
   People want to hear your songs. Mostly. Definitely let your personality come across, but make sure you do not lose a precious song by talking too long. You don’t have to tell them everything about yourself on the first date. If you leave them wanting more, they will have plenty of time to get to know you.
   
7. BE THERE FOR THE HEADLINER’S SOUNDCHECK IF THEY ALLOW YOU
   Some headliners like privacy during soundcheck. So you don’t have to ask permission (unless it seems natural to do so – as in you’re talking with the headliner before they go check), but if they ask you to leave don’t feel rejected or offended. It’s just one of those things. Some people like everyone to be out of the hall when they soundcheck. But definitely try to slink off in a corner and watch not only how the artist describes what they want in terms of sound, but also the tricks the sound engineers implement to handle different things, and train your ears to hear what happens when the engineer responds to the requests of the artist and/or their road manager. You’ll learn quickly what frequencies are, what low end, high end, mids and reverb is. You’ll learn that some people like a lot of themselves in the monitor, a lot of instrument or vocal – and hearing these preferences will help you understand what you like. You’ll also learn what rooms have engineers that are amazing pros, and what venues have engineers who are still learning themselves. You’ll see what type of direction engineers like and don’t like. And you may even build rapport with engineers by asking questions about how things they did work, after the soundcheck is over. (Don’t get in the way! That’s a sure way to get asked to leave.)
   
8. STAY FOR THE HEADLINER’S SET
   Drinking with your buddies or hanging out in the green room or having a long drive ahead of you are not good excuses to leave the show before it is over. Not only does it make the headliner think you are not serious, but it also makes the club manager settle up specially for you (which means you’re high maintenance) and it just makes it obvious that you don’t know what it means or why a person opens shows. Watching various headliner’s shows is the way you learn to create your own show. You can watch what the audience reacts to, what they don’t react to – and most importantly the difference between a quiet audience that is enthralled and a quiet audience that is bored. You can see what tricks of the trade headliners have picked up over the years, and decide which of these might be helpful to you – and which don’t feel authentic to you. Like in grammar and most things, it’s always best to know the rules in order to break them.
   
9. BE GRACEFUL WHEN YOU’RE GIVEN ADVICE, EVEN IF YOU ALREADY KNOW IT’S WRONG
   Sometimes the advice you get when you are opening will feel wrong. You’ll know it in your gut. It’s offered with your best interest in mind. But it just doesn’t feel like something right for you. No matter. Right when that defensive voice rises in you, just remember it’s a small world and it’s ok to beg to differ but best to just say thank you you’ll consider that and move on. Could be that advice will never come in handy. Or could be that advice just isn’t right for you right in that moment. Sometimes advice that doesn’t apply to you now will become useful to you 5, 10, 20 or even 30 years later.
   
10. OBSERVE GREEN ROOM ETIQUETTE
    Okay, here’s the deal. You have to be very perceptive, and be confident but courteous. At some venues, you will have your own green room or dressing room area. But most venues has only one green room, so you will be sharing with the headliner. Do not mouse around like you don’t belong there, or feel like you have to kiss ass. You are performing that night, so it is totally reasonable for you to expect that you can be in the green room and that the provisions of the green room will be made available to you. However, the way you carry yourself and level of professionalism you profess will go a long way. Oftentimes it can be the thing that a headliner remembers about you. And what you remember about the headliner. SO, don’t be afraid to eat the fruit, but if there’s opportunity, definitely ask permission or make sure there’s no reason you shouldn’t. If the artist and/or their band are drinking alcohol, then that is an indicator that it is ok to do the same. But if you really want to be a professional, you will do so very subtly. You should by NO means use recreational drugs or other substances that produce scents or evidence in the green room unless the headliner literally hands you the joint. And I really don’t think they will. If they DO offer you a smoke, and you don’t smoke, you should feel totally comfortable saying NO. Really. Just be yourself. In general, it’s always best to have your beer after your set. Focus on your performance. If the headliner is running through songs with their band, and everyone stops when you come in, just casually ask “ok to be in here, or do y’all need alone time?” Most headliners generally hang from soundcheck to showtime – might take a nap – and if they’ve been doing this a long time and they want you out, they will not hesitate to tell you so. In general, follow the way of the indigenous people to that green room.

Things to consider when trying to book/secure opening slots…

EVENING WITH
Important terminology for you to know, when trolling calendars looking for gigs you might open on venue calendars, is if you see “Evening with” before the headliner’s name, it generally means that the show was intentionally booked with no opener. So it’s probably not worth inquiring about those ones. Just annoys the venue if you ask about gigs that are clearly marked to not have support.

HEADLINER’S PERSPECTIVE
Headliners like to support artists they know. So it’s important that you not take it personally if a headliner doesn’t approve you right away, especially if they haven’t heard of you or your music before. Give them time to let them get to know you and your music (and hear about you through the rumor mill about who rocks). You have to remember – the headliner is giving you 30 minutes with their hard earned audience. For your purposes, imagine they are giving you 30 minutes with their mother. Don’t be offended if they say no – but be honored if they say yes. And be especially honored if they talk about you during their set – that’s the type of endorsement you really want. Sometimes that can go just as far as you up there playing when it comes to folks visiting the merch table at intermission or after the show.

Most importantly, HAVE FUN and BE INSPIRED!!

In India, a demat account, the abbreviation for dematerialised account, is a type of banking account which dematerializes paper-based physical stock shares. The dematerialised account is used to avoid holding physical shares: the shares are bought and sold through a stock broker.

This account is popular in India. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) mandates a demat account for share trading above 500 shares. As of April 2006, it became mandatory that any person holding a demat account should possess a Permanent Account Number (PAN), and the deadline for submission of PAN details to the depository lapsed on January 2007.

Procedure

1.Fill demat request form (DRF) (obtained from a depository participant or DP with whom your depository account is opened).
2.Deface the share certificate(s) you want to dematerialise by writing across Surrendered for dematerialisation.
3.Submit the DRF & share certificate(s) to DP. DP would forward them to the issuer / their R&T Agent .
4.After dematerialisation, your depository account with your DP, would be credited with the dematerialised securities.

The benefits

- A safe and convenient way to hold securities;
- Immediate transfer of securities;
- No stamp duty on transfer of securities;
- Elimination of risks associated with physical certificates such as bad delivery, fake securities, delays, thefts etc.;
- Reduction in paperwork involved in transfer of securities;
- Reduction in transaction cost;
- No odd lot problem, even one share can be sold;
- Nomination facility;
- Change in address recorded with DP gets registered with all companies in which investor holds securities electronically eliminating the need to correspond with each of them separately;
- Transmission of securities is done by DP eliminating correspondence with companies;
- Automatic credit into demat account of shares, arising out of bonus/split/consolidation/merger etc.
- Holding investments in equity and debt instruments in a single account.

Required Documents

The extent of documentation required to open a demat account may vary according to your relationship with the institution. If you plan to open a demat account with a bank, a savings, current and, or other account for which the holder have been issued a check book, such holder has an edge over the non-account holder. In fact, banks usually offer additional incentives to customers who open a demat account with them. Along with the application form, your photographs (with co-applicants) and proof of identity/residence/date of birth have to be submitted. The DPs also ask for a DP-client agreement to be executed on non-judicial stamp paper. Here is a broad list:

- A canceled check, preferably MICR
- Proof of Identification
- Proof of Address
- Proof of Pan card (mandatory)
- Recent photographs, one and, or more

For proof of identification and, or address self-attested facsimile copies of PAN card, Voter’s ID, Passport, Ration card, Driver’s license, Photo credit card, Employee ID card, Bank attestation, latest IT returns and, or latest Electricity/Landline phone bill are sufficient. While they only ask for photocopies of the documents, they will need the originals for verification.

It’s amazing how aggravated you can get when trying to take a tiny marble out of a bottle. Some people will claim that I will have no life, but I’m sure in this situation you would do the same. If anyone wants to know how to get the marble out of the Ramune bottle without smashing it; this blog is for you.

I threw the damn thing away, I had to use my friend's one.

Today i went to Japan Day (this place where they sell Jap stuff) and i brought this drink. Then with a slight delay i managed to open it, I threw away the plunger, hell with the instructions (in the end I had to use my friends).

Yes i am obsessed with it, try and sue me for it!

After enjoying that creamy soda drink, I concentrated my current problem. How the hell did you get the marble out? I asked my Japanese friends and they said there was no way unless you smashed the bottle.

I completely killed the cap

But then there I was thinking, THERE IS A WAY! I basically screamed when i found a pre-made dent in the lid cap. My friends said they all ready tried pulling it. But it didn’t work. So with my ‘brainy’ brains I began thinking of ways, naturally i thought using a screwdriver as a lever.

THE MARBLE HAS COME OUT

There are sat for half an hour skewering at the dent before I nearly gave up. Then long story short, my best friend came over and began skewering over at it too.

She brought it home, ferocious at the fact that a tiny bottle had bested her, then about half and hour later she phones me telling she done it!  Three cheers to my best friend!

Now we opened it! Cheers.

Useless trivia

Ramune stands for lemonade, I just realized now. >___<

The bottle says “Do not try to remove the marble from the bottle to avoid injury.  “LOLOL i wonder what happened…

My family thinks I’m officially retarded; just cause I was caught screaming at the bottle for about 5 minutes.

My sister declares that I have no life, and I don’t deny it.

Steps on how to open a Ramune bottle

1. Empty all the liquid from the can.

2. Get a thin strip of metal to act as a lever, I used a screw driver.

3. Hold it against a table so it won’t easily slip.

4. Start swearing at it and attack the little dent in the front of the lid (use the screw driver as a lever and push the lid upwards.)

5. Use your patience and before long the lid will come flying out.

6. Take the marble out of the bottle.

Caution: Glass fragments made be flying out at the same time.