100% Genuine : Get paid to complete a survey

Valued Opinions is a trustworthy provider of market research focused on delivering quality data. Member of the ESOMAR (The World Association of Market Research Professional) which is a company partner of the MRS (Market Research Society).


Valued Opinions is a service which rewards you for taking part in market research surveys.
It is absolutely free to join and time to time they send you surveys in your email box for which you get paid, if you completes them. They give your rewarded money in the form of gift vouchers or gift certificates like amazon's, sodexho's, PVR's, Barista's, wallis's, sanity's etc.


It is not a referral scheme, so you don't get paid for referring your friends. But till now it is looking very genuine to me, I have completed two surveys and got INR 180 in my account.

Surveys are nice, not too long, for me it lasted upto 10-15 minutes. You have an option to donate your earnings to the charity listed for the respective country.


For different countries they have different links to join :-

• India : http://www.valuedopinions.co.in, INR50 to INR100 per survey and up to INR1000 for specialist surveys. Minimum payout INR 400.


• U.K. : http://www.valuedopinions.co.uk, £1 to £5 per survey and up to £50 for specialist surveys. Minimum payout £10.
  


• U.S. : http://www.valuedopinions.com, $2 to $5 per survey and up to $50 for specialist surveys. Minimum payout $20.
  


• Australia : http://www.valuedopinions.com.au, $2 to $5 per survey and up to $50 for specialist surveys. Minimum payout $20.
  


• New Zealand : http://www.valuedopinions.co.nz, $2 to $5 per survey. Minimum payout $10.
  


• Ireland : http://www.irishopinions.com, €0.50 to €50 per survey. Minimum payout €10.
  

Do read FAQs first and then join.....Happy Online Earning......
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AMFI-Mutual Fund Certification Mock Tests

The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) is dedicated to developing the Indian Mutual Fund Industry on professional, healthy and ethical lines and to enhance and maintain standards in all areas with a view to protecting and promoting the interests of mutual funds and their unit holders.


Following are the Mock Test sites which offers similar simulated test environment as by AMFI-Mutual Fund Certification Test :-

• HSBC Mutual Fund Simulated AMFI Mock Test


• Kotak Mutual Fund Simulated AMFI Mock Test


• Karvy mfs Simulated AMFI Mock Test

*These are only the practice Mock Tests, by passing this Mock Test, the participants are not certified.

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Win Cash & Jackpot : The Great Sensex Challenge

If you are good at stock market, then here is an opportunity for you to win handsome cash prize daily. "The Great Sensex Challenge"

You don't have to invest any amount, just guess and win. It's absolutely free.......

• Register and give your true asked details


• Guess the day's exact Sensex closing figure right down to the decimal to win the jackpot amount .


• Even if your guess is not correct, you can still win prize money. You win:
  Rs. 1000 if the last digit is correct
  Rs. 2000 if the last 2 digits are correct
  Rs. 4000 if the last 3 digits are correct
  Rs. 8000 if the last 4 digits are correct
  Rs. 16000 if the last 5 digits are correct
  Jackpot if all the digits are correct


• To encash the prize, player should accumulate minimum Rs.10000 (10000 points).


• When three players reach the figure of 10000, all player's points will be reset to 0.

For more details and play, click the logo image above...........

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Google Adsense Revenue Sharing with lots of Backlinks & Credits.

Searching for the sites that offers google adsense revenue sharing, I found a very good site "qassia.com".

You can add your websites for free, and without having to add reciprocal back links, you'll get unlimited quality backlinks. You can also add intels (posts). Qassia rewards users who add intel in three ways.

1. Backlinks: You get one backlink for every piece of intel you add. Every intel will carry a direct backlink to one of your sites. So the more intel you add, the more backlinks you get.


2. Credit: When you add intel, you also get credit, in the form of Qassia dollars. More Qassia dollars means higher ranking in their directory.


3. Revenue : When your intel is displayed, Google adsense ads will be displayed along. You get 100% of the advertising revenue generated by that page.

In the long run, it will be a good traffic and revenue generator for your website or blog.

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Giftmate Diwali Offer : Flat 25% Discount

Here it is, Gifmate Vouchers are back with a bang .

Diwali Offer : Get flat 25% off on giftmate vouchers of Rs. 400 and Rs. 200.

This offer is valid from October 20, 2008 to October 30, 2008.

The voucher is valid till December 31, 2008 and must be redeemed until then. No credit or validity extensions shall be given for unredeemed vouchers.

Each customer is eligible for the offer only once during the promotion period basis unique mobile number and/or email ID.

For more Details click the image above......

Hurry Up!
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10% cashback on ICICI Bank Debit / Credit cards at FutureBazaar.com

FutureBazaar.com has come up with an another Diwali offer by giving 10% cash back on purchase through ICICI Bank Debit / Credit cards.

Following Limitations are there :-

• Maximum cash back is of Rs 500. per transaction.
  
• Offer period : 10th Oct to 31st Dec 2008.
• Cash Back offer is applicable only for Indian Resident.
• Cash back shall be valid for purchases with full payment.
  
• Product purchased on EMIs will not be eligible for this offer, etc.
  

It means if you want to shop more than Rs. 5000, then shop in more than one transaction to avail the maximum benefit of this scheme.

To read more about the offer, terms and conditions, click the image above or visit FutureBazaar.com.

Happy Shopping.

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ICICI Bank Gold Coins Diwali Offer

On the eve of Diwali, ICICI Bank is giving discounts on its Gold Coins which are as follows :-

• On 2.5 gm Gold Coin – Rs. 150 Discount
• On 5 gm Gold Coin – Rs. 250 Discount
• On 8 gm Gold Coin – Rs. 400 Discount
• On 20 gm Gold Coin – Rs. 1000 Discount
• On 50 gm Gold Coin – Rs. 2500 Discount

Good offer for those who are planning to buy gold coins right now. Now they can buy silver coins also from the discounted money.

But, following limitations are there on this offer :-

• Offer valid till October 31, 2008 in select branches.
• Purchase through ICICI Bank Debit Cards only.
• 0% EMI on purchase through ICICI Bank Credit Cards.
• Other terms and conditions apply.

For more details either click the image above or visit icicibank.com

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Maran.com : Awesome Collection of Free Online ebooks

My bookworm friend had sent me this link which I want to share with you all. Believe me it's truly worth to visit this site.

Great collection of some good titles on Fitness, Yoga, Piano, Guitar, Cooking, Wine, Microsoft Office etc. Checkout it's full catalog Here

Guess what, each title is free for online viewing on scribd.com Click here to read free

You can also order them from Amazon.com, visit this site for details.


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Best Humorous ways to handle irritating Telemarketing calls

If you are irritated by telemarketing calls and used to shout on the calling executives, change your way to handle them, try to be polite, naughty and humorous. It will give you a good small break from your stressful life and also, you will often find them enjoying this stuff.

• Practice your English speaking or any other language.
  

• Ask for a loan to buy a bicycle for your child. Try to bargain for interest rates.

• Tell them to speak louder as there is some problem in your hearing aid.

• Ask for an Evening Date or discuss about Contract Marriage.

• Ask them frequently to repeat.

• Ask them to speak slowly, so that you can write every point as you have a very short memory.

• Pretend as if he/she is your lost love, start convincing him/her to get back in your life. Give a male name to female executive or vice-versa. If they deny, tell them to stop joking and continue..............
  

• Put them on hold and start planning a small, fake & funny kidnapping with your friends.
  

• Ask them for a loan to buy some guns to execute a fake bank robbery. Try to be humorous in explaining the bank robbery plan.
  

• Ask them for some tips to save your falling love life.
  

etc...


Do comment about some more cool ways............

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10 Important Characteristics of an Effective Communication.

From my personal experiences, these are the 10 most important characteristics of an Effective Communication and Public Speaking. Also, given below are the quick tips for improving these characteristics.


1. Clarity :

• One of the most essential characteristics of an impressive communication is "Clarity".
• Use Simple and Sound words, so that listeners can grab it easily.
  
• Be clear in your thoughts, jumbled & confused mind cannot deliver a good and clear saying.
• Avoid using any technical terms, try to explain in laymen language.
• Use Examples to explain & support complex scenarios.
  
• Work a little bit on your accent and pronunciation.
  

2. Aim or Goal :

• At every stage of your talk/communication, don't forget your "Aim or Goal".
• Try to deduce an acceptable stuff by judging Pros & Cons impartially.
• Communicate with a broad and practical mind.
  

3. Precision :

• Be precise & exact in your approach. Neither be too deep nor be too short.
• Include some good facts acknowledging your topic.
  

4. Avoid Repeatability, unless required so.


5. Linkage :

• Try to maintain a logic link between your sayings.
• Don't put two opposite faces of coin at a same time.
• Deliver in a structured & planned way.
  

6. Globalization & Localization :

• Try to explain the broader aspects but not on the cost of local values.
• Aggregation of local values should result into global and broader aspects.
  

7. Style of Expressing :

• Control various speech parameters like pitch, tone, intensity etc. according to the environment.
• Don't be too fast or too slow.
  
• Light Humour at the right time is always accepted.
• Look straight & forward. Keep a light smile on your face.
• Avoid using words that show arrogance.
• Feel what you say.
• Avoid being too formal, be natural and practical.
  

8. Know & Analyze your audiences.


9. Do a good Homework.


10. Dress Properly :

• 25% confidence and 25% Respect from audiences comes automatically, if you have dressed up well.
• Be neat, clean, ironed and polished irrespective of the fact that you have dressed up formally or informally.
• Do a good hair styling, avoid any casual or unethical looks.
  

These habits are hard to develop but once developed, they become hard to give up.

Live your life lively because life is very short.

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12 Must for everyone Firefox add-ons

Here is the list of Firefox Add-ons that are must for every individual who works on Mozilla Firefox. This list is prepared on the basis of my personal usage, hope it will help you also in your daily Firefox Surfing. To visit the Add-on web page, click the corresponding image...


1. Rainbowpicker 0.5


Pick any color from the color-picker and get it copied to the clipboard. Get Hex-Code, RGB values of the selected color. Useful when there are few color options for selection like while sending e-mail, selecting color for the google ads etc.



2. Flagfox 3.3.3

Shows a flag icon in the address bar or status bar indicating the current website's server location. Clicking the icon loads Geotool, which provides a map of the location as well as more detailed information such as the ISP, city, and local time.




3. Image Zoom 0.3.1


Adds zoom functionality like zoom in, zoom out, fit image to screen or custom zoom etc. to individual images in a web page.





4. CoolPreviews 2.6.4

Preview web links, images, and videos without even clicking. ust mouse over any link, and the preview window immediately appears to show you the content. Instantly send links to friends and family by e-mail with just a click. Customize preferences to control preview window parameters.




5. CustomizeGoogle 0.75


Enhances Google search results by adding extra information (like links to Yahoo, Ask.com, MSN etc) and removing unwanted information (like ads, spam etc.). All features are optional and can be easily configured.





6. Quick Locale Switcher 1.6.5.9



Allow you to quickly switch to a different language (User Interface, Spell Checker Dictionary, Website content etc.) in your Firefox webpage. Available in: en-US, nl-NL, fr-FR, it-IT, ja-JP, de-DE, es-ES, tr-TR, ko-KR, pl-PL etc.





7. DownloadHelper 3.3

DownloadHelper is a tool for web content extraction. It helps to download embedded video, audio and image files from websites. Just surf the Web page, when DownloadHelper detects any embedded content, the DownloadHelper icon gets animated and a simple menu allows you to download the embedded content by simply clicking the listed item.



8. Media Converter 1.0.1


This is a video download and video converter add-on. This add-on will enables you to download your favorite web videos and to convert directly from the browser conversion wizard into the required video format.


9. Stopwatch 0.8.3

Adds a "Stopwatch" in your Tools menu and can be used to count/measure the required time.


10. Show MyIP 0.2

Displays your current IP address in the status bar.




11. Flashblock 1.5.6

Blocks annoying Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Shockwave or Macromedia Authorware animations. It will show blank placeholders in place of flash animation and if you want to see the animation, just click that placeholder to download and view the flash animation. It also saves a lot of downloading bandwidth of a web page.

12. MozAmPeek Streamer 1.01


It enables Firefox Download dialog to directly stream media files instead of downloading then opening. Just add player and its supported media file extensions in this add-on options. Default Player is Real Player.




I hope these add-ons will remarkably improve your Firefox surfing experience.

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NobelPrize.org : Educational Games based on Nobel Prize achievements

NobelPrize.org offers educational games in animated & simulated environment. These games are based on Nobel Prize-awarded achievements and will teach, educate and inspire you while having FUN!.

These games are categorized in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, noble peace and economics.

Some of the games offered are :-

• Invar & Steel Alloys : How to make alloys
• Lord of Flies : Challenge your memory
• Nuclear weapons : Disarm the world of Nuclear Weapons
• Trade : Learn about International Trade

There are total of 16 games which can be played by any age (specially students). Believe me, it's worth to spend some good time on these educational entities.

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Project Gutenberg: Huge Free Online Book Catalog

There are over 25,000 free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog. in over 30 international languages.

The Project Gutenberg collection was produced by tens of thousands of volunteers.

It includes books written by authors like Charles Dickens, Alexis Thomson, Alexander Miles, Mark Twain, William Shakespeare, Arthur J. Thomson etc.

Titles available are like A Christmas Carol, Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi, As You Like It, Hamlet, The Outline of Science, Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome etc.

Site is hosted by ibiblio.org.

In Short, it's a treat for the people who likes reading but don't have great titles with them. Must visit site for everyone........

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Notification : Management Aptitude Test ( MAT Dec-2008 )

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) on December 7, 2008



MAT Bulletin :
Rs. 750/- by cash across the AIMA, New Delhi counter / select Bank of Baroda branches / AIMA Study Centres all over India. Rs. 790/- against Demand Draft (DD) by post.The Demand Draft should be in favor of "All India Management Association", payable at New Delhi.

Important Dates :

• Last date of Availability of MAT Bulletin : 12 November 2008(Wednesday)
• Last date for Receipt of Filled form At AIMA, New Delhi : 17 November 2008(Monday)
• Test Date : 07 DECEMBER 2008 (Sunday)

Participating Management Institutes


For More Details Click Here

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Tux Paint: Absolutely Free Drawing Program for Children

Tux Paint is a free, award-winning drawing program for children ages 3 to 12.

It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program.

Read Its Complete Features.

Tux Paint is Absolutely free, Open Source software, distributed under the terms of the GNU.

This software is available for different operating platforms like Windows, Linux, BSD, Mac, Handheld Devices etc. Download It From Here.

Reserve Bank of India : Features of Genuine Indian Rupee Notes

The Reserve Bank of India has launched an elucidation drive to aware the public about differentiating between fake and genuine currency notes.

Details of Following Denominations are given :-

10 rupee note
20 rupee note
50 rupee note
100 rupee note
500 rupee note
1000 rupee note

Visit here to know various features of Genuine Indian Currency Notes

There are also few films and games, helping to understand the difference between fake and genuine currency notes.


RBI has also displayed following comics on its website ( Go to Financial Education ->For School Kids ) in order to educate students about its Financial Functioning in the easiest possible way.

Basic Banking
Money Kumar & The Monetary Policy
Old Man Monetary
Raju and The Skyladder

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Global Warming : Cause, Challenge and Campaign

Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans.

Major Consequences:-

• The massive ice sheets in the Arctic are melting at alarming rates which will lead to destructive catastrophes like floods, hurricanes etc.

• As temperature rises, disease-carrying mosquitoes and rodents will spread and infect people badly
  

Following two great e-books (free to download) explain the various aspects of Global Warming.




The Challenge of Global Warming, edited by Dean Edwin Abrahamson, summarizes the scientific aspects of the greenhouse effect and climatic change, explains why the issue is important, and shows that there are measures which, if implemented soon, can reduce the social, economic, environmental, and political impact of changing climate.

Click here to read the book(15.7MB)





Global Warming: What You Can Do, By Stephen Ewings, explains many ways by which we can reduce the impacts of Global Warming, some very simple whilst others require a more focussed approach. One of the biggest cause of global warming today is the release of carbon dioxide through burning of fossil fuels in our power stations, vehicles and transport systems.

Click here to read the book(768KB)




After reading this book, I am sure that you will definitely take stated preventive measures to fight against Global Warming. Come and join stopglobalwarming.org movement.......




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Play and Donate Cups of Clean Drinking Water to Needy

FreePoverty.com allows everyone to contribute in donating water to people from all over the world who live in extreme poverty. By letting users locate places on the map, their accuracy will determine how many cups of water will be donated on their behalf. Therefore, FreePoverty aims to:

- Provide clean drinking water to those in need

- Make users realize that they can make a difference

- Let users learn something about geography that they may have not known before

Please take a few minutes of your time to do this, because not only will it expand your knowledge but you will be providing water to people in need as well.

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Play and Donate Grains of Rice through the UN World Food Program

FreeRice is a sister site of Poverty.com. Partners are Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and the United Nations World Food Program.

FreeRice has two goals:

• Provide education to everyone for free.
• Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.

You have to play a simple Vocabulary game. For each correct answer, FreeRice donates 20 grains of rice to help end hunger.This is made possible by the generosity of the sponsors who advertise on the site.

It is a great investment in yourself, your donated rice makes in hungry human beings, enabling them to function and be productive. Somewhere in the world, a person is eating rice that you helped provide.

Free slots from Megaupload

Mozilla FireFox Addon " Megaupload SX.3.2", enables to get free slot for downloading file from Megaupload.

Install this addon on firefox, then go to Tools --> Megaupload 3 --> Enabled

Now enter the Megaupload Url and press enter, that's it .....now there is no waiting for free slots, just enter captcha digits and download the file.

Hope it helped..............

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Send 100% Free letters via U.S. postal mail

eSnailer.com provides a 100% free service to send your letter via regular U.S. postal mail.

Address the envelope, write a letter to a friend or relative and that's it. They will print, envelope, stamp, and send your letter via regular U.S. postal mail at 100% free of charge. You pay nothing!

The reason for it's being free is that eSnailer is supported by ads, after you write your letter you will be asked to accept one of their free offers. This also at no cost or hassle to you and takes truly no time. Enjoy.....

They also have a paid option for people who do not want to accept one of their free offers.
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