Q: Studies have been mixed on the effectiveness of duct tape as a removal treatment for warts. Many physicians believe the duct tape treatment to be no better than a placebo and not a very effective way to remove warts. However, there has been some documented success with the use of duct tape on warts. You can try the duct tape method by covering the wart in duct tape or electrical tape for six days. After six days, you can soak the wart in water and then gently remove any dead skin on or around the wart with a pumice stone or an emery board. You will need to then let the wart be exposed to the open air for 12 hours and repeat the process again until the wart is removed. This home remedy claims that the caustic effect of garlic can make the warts blister and fall off. Keep in mind this is not a medically verified treatment and may not work as effectively as medical treatments for warts. Crush one to two cloves of garlic in a mortar and pestle until it forms a paste. Apply the garlic to the warts and cover them with bandages so the garlic can interact with the warts. Re apply fresh garlic to the warts once a day but avoid putting the garlic on any of the healthy skin surrounding the warts. You can smear the healthy skin with petroleum jelly so the garlic does not stick to the skin. Apple cider vinegar will not kill the HPV that is causing the warts but it has a high acidity content that can help the skin on the wart to peel off and fall away. You may experience some soreness and swelling on the warts once you apply the apple cider vinegar, but this should fade after a few days. Keep in mind this is not a medically proven removal method for warts. Soak one to two cotton balls in two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. Squeeze out any excess vinegar from the cotton balls but make sure they are thoroughly soaked. Apply the cotton balls to your warts and secure each cotton ball with gauze or medical tape. Leave the apple cider vinegar on the warts overnight. Repeat this every night with fresh cotton balls for one to two weeks. After several days, the warts may appear darker or black, which is a good sign the apple cider vinegar is working. They will eventually fall off on their own. Fresh basil contains several anti-viral components and can help to speed up the removal process of the warts. Be aware this is not a medically proven method for wart removal and should be used at your own discretion. Use clean hands or a mortar and pestle to crush 1/4 cup of fresh basil leaves until they appear mushy and wet. Gently apply the crushed basil to your warts and cover the warts with a clean bandage or a clean cloth. Re apply the basil for one to two weeks until the warts fall off.
A: Try a duct tape treatment. Use raw garlic. Soak the warts in apple cider vinegar. Apply basil leaves.

Q: When you're on stage, you shouldn't be wearing what you would to go to the grocery store. It should feel put-together in some way. That doesn't mean you need to wear a coat and tie! However, it should tell the audience a little bit about who you are even before you start playing. For example, for a heavy metal band, you might opt for leather and metal, while for a rock and roll band, maybe you want torn jeans and metallic t-shirt. Go a little crazy. You're allowed to pick out something you wouldn't normally wear to help you stand out. If you're not having a good time, the audience is going to notice. You have to be engaged with the music and act like it's totally consuming you. Make sure you're moving the whole time you're on stage, whether it's just bouncing your head or moving your whole body to the beat. You can fake this if you're not feeling it. Just act like the music is really making you want to move to the beat! If you're not singing, walk away from the mike. It separates you from the audience, so when you can, you want to go to the side or in front of it. It will help you engage your audience better. You can also engage with the lead singer and other members of the band as you move around. However, be mindful of your cord! You don't want to get it wrapped around the mike or get tangled up in it. An even better solution is to go wireless if you can. Similarly, if you don't need the guitar for part of the show, slip it behind you so it's not between you and the crowd while you sing. Don't just stare down at your guitar the whole time you're playing. You know those riffs by now! Look out into the crowd and connect with people by looking them in the eye. The more you engage, the more people will enjoy your show. If you don't have your chords or riffs memorized, work on getting them down so you can just groove while you're on stage. Engagement is key to getting the crowd into your music and making them feel like they're part of the show. Nod or smile at people who are trying to make eye contact, for instance, or go and high five those people who are holding their hands up at the front. You could even bring 1-2 people up on stage to dance with you. Engaging with people makes it personal, and they're more likely to invest in you in the future! If you're hunkered over your guitar near the back of the band staring at the strings, that doesn't exude confidence. Stand up, push your chest out, and get to the front of the stage. Show the crowd you know what you're doing and you're ready to play! It's also good to take a wide stance. When you're feet are together, it makes you look smaller and less confident. When you're performing in front of a live audience, particularly a large one, you have to make your movements large. That way, even the people in the far back can see them, and they will look intentional instead of accidental. For instance, if you're strumming extra hard, move your hand farther up and down than you normally would.
A: Pick outfits that help you stand out. Enjoy yourself while you're playing. Get out from behind the mike when you can. Make eye contact with people in the audience. Engage with the audience. Act confident to feel confident. Exaggerate your movements so people in the back can see you.

Q: You will receive this in the mail or you can look it up online under your account. You can also find this information on the company's website. There will likely be a number of figures within the report that show how the investment rose or fell during that time. What you want to annualize is the percentage figure, called the rate of return (ROR), which shows the percentage of growth (or shrinkage) you received during the previous three months. For example, at the bottom of the page of numbers it may show that your quarterly return is 1.5 percent. The annual return would be larger, because your money could be expected to have grown each quarter. The annualized return would be the percentage of growth if the investment grew at the same rate all year. In order to annualize, you first consider the time period being featured. In this case it's three months since it's a quarterly report. Then calculate how many such periods are contained in a year. Thus, there are four three-month periods (quarters) in a year. You would then use the number 4 when called for in the annualizing formula. If you were trying to annualize a monthly return, you would use the number 12.
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Obtain the investment's quarterly report. Find the quarterly rate of return. Calculate how many time periods there are in a year.