Konkan

Bhimashankar cliffs in karjat

Water falls on the way to Mahableshwar on Konkan side

Varandha ghat

Amboli ghat

Marleshwar waterfall in Sangameshwar

Backwater in ratnagiri district

Caves in Ladghar

Kashedi ghat

Typical village in Konkan

View from Kashedi ghat

Kumbarli ghat

Jog falls

Paddy fields in konkan

Pune to Shrivardhan bus

Rice fields in chiplun

Marleshwar waterfall

Mumbai-Goa Highway near Kashedi ghat

Mumbai-Goa Highway near Kashedi ghat

A fishing village in konkan

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10 Beautiful Special FX Films

1. What Dreams May Come (1998)

What if the afterlife was simply the adaptation or inspiration of what you made with your life? What Dreams May Come is the unforgettable meditation of Hamlet about the afterlife and the effects in this powerful film essentially become the story: they are not secondary to it.

In this film, the afterlife for Chris (Robin Williams) is a direct representation of what made him the most happy in life. After gathering the strength and confidence to leave the earth behind, he enters his heaven in the center of one of his wife’s (Annabella Sciorra) paintings. Before that world transforms to a realistic paradise, the audience witnesses an impressionistic version of nature, complete with swirls of paint which follow a bird in flight.

Chris then undergoes a journey to his late wife. This journey first takes him to a heaven inspired by his daughter’s (Jessica Brooks Grant) mobile. Soon after, he proceeds to a hell, inspired by his son’s (Josh Paddock) toys. Each representation of the afterlife is supremely executed, leaving the audience in awe of the film. The final product is the most beautiful special effects ever created in a feature film. Because of the masterful way director Vincent Ward and cinematographer Eduardo Serra crafted their unusual tale around the gorgeous computer-generated scenes, this film grabs our top spot.

2. The Fountain (2006)

Quite possibly the greatest visual effects not created by a computer, The Fountain is the host of astonishing scenes of interstellar nebulae created by a secret blend of ingredients that include oils and cayenne pepper. The futuristic scenes take place on a uniquely designed snow globe-esque living spaceship en route to the Mayan underworld, a dying star. The natural ingredients and technique create a truly chaotic environment which surpasses the capability of computer renditions and elevates this film to the top of our list.

Equally beautiful are the Inquisition age scenes, both in Spain and the Americas. This portion of the film climaxes at the tree of life, also gorgeously produced without the assistance of computer generated imagery. The beautiful effects, combined with the poetic script and perfect score combine to create an artistic masterpiece.

3. MirrorMask (2005)

In MirrorMask, Jim Henson’s Creature Shop brings us a world from the imagination of Neil Gaiman. Making up the majority of the film, this imaginary world’s dark tone at times looks like something that dropped out of a Salvador Dali painting.

In the reality of the film, the visuals are inspired by the imagination of the primary character, who draws herself many of the designs seen before she enters the fantasy world. Her journey through the fantasy is one of self-discovery in which she learns to conquer her selfishness and to love her family, especially her ailing mother.

4. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

One of the most famous films in history, The Wizard of Oz utilized color as part of the story in a novel way: dazzling sets envisioned in technicolor reveal a shining yellow brick road, a munchkin town, and the bold emerald city. These colors stand in sharp contrast with the sepia-toned Kansas, subtly hinting at the colorful fantasy world.

5. The Abyss (1989)

Beginning as a traditional undersea adventure, The Abyss transforms into a beautiful tale of warning to humanity’s self-destruction. As the crew members of an undersea oil rig encounter ‘intelligent’ creatures in the abyss, they face challenges from within their ranks in trying to understand and cope with their shocking discovery.

James Cameron delivers state-of-the-art special effects as always, creating moving bodies of water (see picture above), undersea ‘aliens,’ and a shining suboceanic city.

6. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

The first of three films on this list that feature a young girl who escapes to a fantasy world, Pan’s Labyrinth features the shocking and often violent reality of her tragic childhood. The beautiful special effects create the incredible fantasy world that Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) discovers upon her arrival to Capitán Vidal’s (Sergi López) military stronghold. After reading a fantasy book, the story becomes her reality and she meets a fairy who leads her to the titled faun.

The faun requires her to accomplish several challenges before taking her rightful place as princess of a magical kingdom. On the way, she encounters an ugly giant toad and a beautiful banquet which is guarded by a faceless creature. However, within the story, this fantasy world is overshadowed by Vidal’s brutal repression.

7. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon introduced many westerners to the Chinese mythology of martial arts masters with super-human powers. These abilities, especially weightlessness, lead to several visually stunning scenes, in which the actors fly across rooftops and over waterfalls, guiding the audience on a journey through Chinese scenery.

The most memorable and beautiful of these scenes features two of the main characters dueling on the treetops of bamboo. The beauty of the scene is perfectly complemented by the subtle music score which creates a serene experience for the viewer, even during a violent conflict.

8. King Kong (2005)

King Kong is a familiar story delivered by Peter Jackson with fantastic CGI throughout. As soon as the explorers reach the steep cliffs of ‘Skull Island,’ the viewer knows he’s in for a visual treat. A lush jungle island with dinosaurs, giant insects, and man-eating slugs are all fabricated to create the beautiful and deadly island.

The greatest visual highlights all feature Kong. In particular, two stunning sunsets that he shares with Naomi Watts as well as a delightful snowy moment on a frozen New York City lake show Kong’s true nature as a kind (albeit giant) primate who belongs in nature.

9. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

Perhaps the story of a liar might be the best story of all. Terry Gilliam makes his required appearance on this list, one that may eventually be overshadowed by the upcoming Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. This story takes the viewer on an incomprehensible journey, which includes visits into the stomach of a whale, on the moon with Robin Williams’s floating head, and into the depths of a volcano. The film is as beautiful as it is odd.

10. Legend (1985)

Ridley Scott ventures into the fantasy genre after establishing himself as a premier sci-fi director to much acclaim. His skill in directing special effects developed in Alien and Blade Runner transforms into a delicate practice of beauty in his 1985 morality tale Legend. The glitter-filled world is a triumph of the time and sets the mood for the film in impressive form.

The carefree fantasy world turns into a virtual hell when the action shifts to the layer of Darkness and his minions. Mia Sara (Does she count as a beautiful special effect?) watches in horror as her ‘wedding dress’ dances in these halls until the dark lord makes his striking entrance through a mirror to confront the captured beauty.

Since the medium of film was invented, special effects have been used to create the impossible: these ever-evolving techniques make movie-watching the greatest form of entertainment. Sometimes these effects are so beautiful that the viewer forgets that he is watching a film and instead thinks he is looking at a painting or seeing poetry in motion. This list is an attempt to compile the films which contain the greatest and most beautiful scenes ever created using special effects.

(note: No completely animated films were considered for these rankings.)

ടിപ്സ്:How To Write A Song

Learning how to write a song properly is often regarded as something mysterious and difficult, something which needs an awful lot of training and talent to undertake. However, many budding songwriters are surprised to find that there really isn’t a “wrong” or a “right” way to write songs. There are simply some ways to go about writing songs which are easier than others.

This interesting article by Steve Bishop explains:

3 Simple But Powerful songwriting Tips

Do you feel frustrated or unfulfilled with the songs you have written? Do you think your songs have to conform to a certain standard before they are any good? If so, what exactly are you comparing them to? You may find you have an unrealistic expectation of yourself or what you think a song is or should be.

If you are unhappy with the songs you have written or think your songs are not what they should be, examine these three songwriting tips to focus your attention on clarifying what you think you want to gain from your songs.

1. Why Do You Want To Write A Song?

What do you want to communicate? Don’t dismiss this, answering this question is more important than you think. If you know why you are doing something, your path will be a lot clearer. For instance, do you see yourself performing on some late night TV rock show with the audience going wild for more, or do you want to write a romantic love song to impress your partner? Or maybe you want to perform an acoustic set down at the local bar? The answer will influence your behaviour and your writing style.

2. Write About What You Know And Do What You Know.

Do you know how to put chord progressions together on the piano and improvise over the top or do you know how to link drum machines and turn tables together to a whole plethora of midi equipment to pump out the biggest, baddest beats this side of Georgia? There is no difference. Your song will have more style and impact if you can find the courage to be yourself and use those talents you have today, not in what you think you should be doing, or what your song should sound like.

3. Develop Your Habit Of Songwriting.

How are you coming up with your ideas? Repetition increases the likely hood of repetition, that means the more you do something, the more you are likely to do it. The more you get into the habit of writing down lyrics in a notebook that you carry with you at all times, the more likely you are to write down lyrics in a notebook that you carry with you at all times. Get into the habit of writing down your thoughts when your inspiration strikes because ideas always strike when you least expect them.

Your inspiration could be in the form of a lyric, a sound you heard in the street, an unusual chord change you heard on the radio or a rhythm your mum was tapping out on her coffee cup. By doing this, you can consult your own wisdom as and when you need it. These are the gems that will determine your style and show you your way forward.

Disciplining yourself to these three songwriting tips will give you confidence in yourself and your music. Realize that to write a song, you do not need to be anybody other than who you are, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Whether you are beating out a rhythm on a pair of spoons or bowing an upright punk guitar accompanied by someone tap dancing in a different time signature, songwriting is subjective. Someone somewhere will love whatever you do, someone somewhere will absolutely trash it as the most unbelievable pile of garbage to ever appear on the music scene in the history of music.

The most important question you need to ask yourself at the end of the day is, do you like it?

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Hopefully this article has gone some way to debunking the myth that writing song lyrics and songs is not as hard as it may seem. Get started now and you might have the next big hit on your hands in no time!

The World's Top-Earning Cricketers

1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Earnings: $10 million

Primary Club Team: Chennai Super Kings

National Team: India

Major Sponsors: Reebok, GE Money, Pepsi

M.S. Dhoni's $8 million of endorsement income over the last year is more than baseball's Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols and Ryan Howard, combined.


2. Sachin Tendulkar

Earnings: $8 million

Primary Club Team: Mumbai Indians

National Team: India

Major Sponsors: Adidas, Canon, Royal Bank of Scotland

Tendulkar, widely considered one of the greatest batsman in cricket history, is one of five IPL cricketers with "icon" status, meaning he's exempt from the league's player auction and instead automatically receives a paycheck 15% larger than his highest paid Mumbai teammate.


3. Yuvraj Singh

Earnings: $5.5 million

Primary Club Team: Kings XI Punjab

National Team: India

Major Sponsors: Fiat, Reebok, Microsoft

Singh earned $4 million over the last 12 months from endorsements and other commercial ventures off the field, including providing a voice in the animated film Jumbo, his Bollywood debut.


4. Rahul Dravid

Earnings: $5 million

Primary Club Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore

National Team: India

Major Sponsors: Castrol, Reebok

A former International Cricket Council Player of the Year, Dravid earns slightly over $1 million annually from Bangalore as one of the IPL's five icon players.

5. Andrew Flintoff

Earnings: $4 million

Primary Club Team: Chennai Super Kings

National Team: England

Major Sponsors: Puma, Volkswagen, Barclays

Flintoff will retire from five-day national team competition next month and is doing his best to go out on top: In July he bowled England to its first Test victory in 75 years over Australia at Lord's, cricket's most storied venue.

6. Sourav Ganguly

Earnings: $3.5 million

Primary Club Team: Kolkata Knight Riders

National Team: India*

Major Sponsors: Puma, Pepsi

Ganguly, captain of the IPL's Knight Riders, ranks fourth all-time in runs on India's national team, a squad he used to also captain.

*Retired from national team play in 2008.

7. Ricky Ponting

Earnings: $3.5 million

Primary Club Team: Kolkata Knight Riders*

National Team: Australia

Major Sponsors: Valvoline, KFC, Adidas

Ponting has slowly shed his bad boy image to become one of Australia's most marketable athletes, earning more than $2 million in commercial endorsements over the last 12 months.

*Did not play in the IPL in 2009.

8. Brett Lee

Earnings: $3 million

Primary Club Team: Kings XI Punjab

National Team: Australia

Major Sponsors: Gatorade, Volkswagen

One of the fastest bowlers in cricket history, Lee was once clocked at 99.9 miles per hour on the radar gun, just shy of Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar's record of 100 mph.


9. Kevin Pietersen

Earnings: $3 million

Primary Club Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore

National Team: England

Major Sponsors: Red Bull, Vodafone, Adidas

Bangalore purchased the rights to Pietersen at auction for a record $1.55 million annual salary--a sum that's tied with Chennai's Flintoff as the highest auction price in the IPL's two year history.


10. Michael Clarke

Earnings: $2.5 million

Primary Club Team: New South Wales Blues*

National Team: Australia

Major Sponsors: Gillette, Slazenger

Clarke is the highest-profile cricketer who has yet to join the IPL, instead preferring to leave money on the table and play club matches in his native Australia.

*Australian first-class cricket team, also known as RTA SpeedBlitz Blues.

Top 5 Fastest Cars in the World

Rank 1. SSC Ultimate Aero

The SSC Aero is an American-built mid-engine sports car by Shelby Super Cars. Its higher-performance limited production version, the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, is currently the fastest production car in the world, with a fastest recorded speed of 413 km/h (257 mph).This speed was reportedly achieved during tests on September 13, 2007 in West Richland, Washington, United States and verified by Guinness World Records on October 9, 2007.

The Aero and the Shelby Super Cars company are the brainchildren of Jerod Shelby, who spent over seven years designing the car. The basic Aero model is no longer produced, while, as of 2008, the Ultimate Aero costs about 620,000 dollars.

Rank 2. Bugatti Veyron

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is a mid-engine sports car produced by Volkswagen Group subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS introduced in 2005. It is currently the fastest accelerating and decelerating production car in the world. It is currently also the most expensive production car available at a price of 1.1 million Euro. It is able to achieve the second highest top speed for a production car, behind the SSC Ultimate Aero TT .

Powered by a 736-kilowatt (1,001 PS/987 hp) W16 engine, it is able to achieve an average top speed of 408.47 km/h (253.81 mph). The car reached full production in September 2005, and is handcrafted in a factory Volkswagen built near the former Bugatti headquarters in Château St Jean in Molsheim (Alsace, France). It is named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti firm. Two examples of the Veyron are known to have been wrecked since production began.

Rank 3. Koenigsegg CCX

The Koenigsegg CCX is a mid-engined roadster from Swedish car manufacturer Koenigsegg. The CCX has been engineered to comply with the US regulation and market demands and is an evolutionary design that replaced the Koenigsegg CCR. CCX is an abbreviation for Competition Coupe X; the X commemorating the 10th anniversary, (being the Roman numeral for ten), of the completion and test drive of the first CC vehicle in 1996.

The CCX was first unveiled on February 28, 2006 at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show although its existence was announced earlier. A derivative known as the CCXR is available, the difference being that CCXR's engine is tuned to run on biofuel. The different fuel and tune allows the CCXR to produce 25% more power than the CCX.

Rank 4. Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo

The Saleen S7 is a limited production, hand built high-performance automobile developed jointly by Saleen, Hidden Creek Industries, Phil Frank Design, and Ray Mallock Ltd. with RML taking full credit designing and developing the S7 and produced solely by Saleen in Irvine, California. It is the first car produced by Saleen not based on an existing design. The S7 debuted on August 19, 2000 at the Monterey Historic Races. From 2000 until 2004, the S7 featured a naturally aspirated V8 engine with 550 horsepower. In 2005, the S7 was replaced by the S7 Twin Turbo, which featured a more powerful twin-turbo system that boosted engine power to 750 horsepower (760 PS/559 kW) and the top speed to an estimated 250 mph (402 km/h).

Rank 5. McLaren F1

The McLaren F1 was formerly the fastest street legal production car in the world, holding this record from 1994 to 2005, the longest period the record has been held by any street legal or production car in the history of automobiles. It was engineered and produced by McLaren Automotive, a subsidiary of the British McLaren Group that, among others, owns the McLaren Mercedes Formula One team. Today, it is still the fastest naturally aspirated car in the world.

The McLaren F1 was at the time the fastest production car ever built, eclipsing the Jaguar XJ220. A standard version of the McLaren achieved a top speed of 371 km/h (231 mph) in 1994, holding this record for more than 10 years until it was finally eclipsed in 2005 by the Koenigsegg CCR.

Rank 6. Ferrari Enzo

The Enzo Ferrari is a 12-cylinder mid-engine berlinetta named after the company's founder, Enzo Ferrari. It is currently one of the most powerful naturally aspirated production car in the world. It was built in 2003 using Formula One technology, such as a carbon-fibre body, F1-style sequential shift transmission, and carbon-ceramic brake discs. Also used are technologies not allowed in F1 such as active aerodynamics and traction control. After a downforce of 775 kg (1709 lb) is reached at 300 km/h (186 mph) the rear wing is actuated by computer to maintain that downforce.

Questions to ask a client before Designing a Logo

Starting out as a freelancer can be quite challenging when trying to create client relationships. Almost all of my work comes from referrals. If you treat a client right then they will return the favor. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to go into the meeting with a plan. The way you approach a project determines how the client is going to value your expertise. If you go into a project without any direction you will probably end up wasting time during the development process. There is nothing worse than revising your designs more times than necessary. It’s best to know what your client is thinking before you start. It’s your job to gather your clients thoughts and goals then translate them into a design solution.

“If you do not know what the problem is then you cannot provide a solution.”

These questions to ask a client before design a logo will help you provide an accurate quote to your client. Things such as deadlines, usage, etc. you should take into account pricing.

Company Details and Competition

1- What is your company product or service?

2- What is the mission of your company?

3- What is your target market and ideal customer?

4- Who are your competitors and how do you differ?

Ask them to provide links to competitor websites if possible.

5- What are your thoughts on your competitors logos?

This is where you figure out whether the client would like to go a different direction than the pack. Many clients like to try a design solution that is already proven. I’m a fan of trying to break away, but if you dont have the green light for this then you might be prolonging the project.

The Clients Logo Details

What logo designs appeal to you and why?

Question 6 and 7 are essentially a break down of number 5. I find it important to make sure you know where the client stands.

What logos do not appeal to you and why?

What is the exact name you want to appear in your logo?

You could elaborate on exclusion of uppercase letters, italics, etc. Especially, if you are giving the client’s company brand a makeover .

Do you have any specific imagery in mind for your logo?

What is your tagline and would you like it incorporated into the logo?

What do you want the logo to say about your company?

Here is a good way to make this answer short and sweet. “Say it in three words.”

Do you have any color preferences, or existing brand colors?

Where will you be using the logo?

Find out where the logo will be predominately displayed. Ex. Website, print, merchandise, vehicle wraps
What is the most important application of your logo?
What’s your preferred deadline, time frame or exact date of completion?

Would you like any addition design services to be packaged with your new logo?

Example: business cards, envelops, letterheads, etc.

What is your budget?

This is where I provide various pricing and concept numbers. Decide how much your time is going to cost and how much of it they will need when contracting.

These questions can often be used in diagnosing another type of project so feel free to use them broadly. Always remember that you are a problem solver.

Best 50 Websites of 2009

The hottest thing on the Internet is not social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter, but Flickr-the popular photo-sharing portal - and the proof is: it has topped TIME's list of the best 50 websites this year.

One of the noticeable trends in this year's list, which was released this week, was on-demand video services, like YouTube, Vimeo and US services Hulu and Netflix.

However, the top two in the list were related to photographs, with California Coastline following Flickr at the second spot.

Third in the list was bookmark website Delicious, while community weblog Metafilter stood at the fourth place.

Popurls, the mashup of the web's most visited social news sites and portals, grabbed the fifth spot in the list.

Twitter ranked sixth and Facebook came 31st in the list, while YouTube and Hulu came at 12th and 14th place in the list.

TIME's list of 50 Best Websites of 2009 is:. Flickr

2. California Coastline

3. Delicious

4. Metafilter

5. popurls

6. Twitter

7. Skype

8. Boing Boing

9. Academic Earth

10. OpenTable

11. Google

12. YouTube

13. Wolfram|Alpha

14. Hulu

15. Vimeo

16. Fora TV

17. Craiglook

18. Shop Goodwill

19. Amazon

20. Kayak

21. Netflix

22. Etsy

23. PropertyShark.com

24. Redfin

25. Wikipedia

26. Internet Archive

27. Kiva

28. ConsumerSearch

29. Metacritic

30. Pollster

31. Facebook

32. Pandora and Last.fm

33. Musicovery

34. Spotify

35. Supercook

36. Yelp

37. Visuwords

38. CouchSurfing

39. BabyNameWizard.com's NameVoyager

40. Mint

41. TripIt

42. Aardvark

43. drop.io

44. Issuu

45. Photosynth

46. OMGPOP

47. WorldWideTelescope

48. Fonolo

49. Get High Now

50. Know Your Meme (ANI)

Fuel Economy Tips

Here are some very good tips on improving your vehicle's Fuel Economy / Increase Fuel Efficiency / Mileage. With increasing fuel prices it is becoming more and more prudent to use them.

Use your gears wisely.
Driving in the highest gear possible without labouring the engine is a
fuel-efficient way of driving. A vehicle travelling at 60kmph in third gear
uses 25 percent more fuel than at the same speed in fifth gear

Drive smoothly
Think ahead! By applying light throttle and avoiding heavy braking, you can
reduce both fuel consumption and wear and tear. Try to predict traffic at
junctions and when in queuing to avoid accelerating and then braking.
Research suggests driving techniques can influence car fuel efficiency by as
much as 30 percent.

Switch off your engine
There are two schools of thought on this one. Switching your engine off for
short periods of time can actually increase fuel consumption, as it requires
more fuel to get the engine started. Also your catalytic converter will no
longer be running at full temperature and so your car will be less
efficient, increasing the amount of pollution you cause. However if you are
stopped for more than a few minutes then your car will simply burn less fuel
with the engine stopped.

Drive off promptly to prevent wasting fuel
Don't leave your engine running when you first start up. Drive off straight
away if you can, but drive gently until the engine has reached its normal
operating temperature. This doesn't increase fuel efficiency as such, but it
does mean your engine is switched on for less time.

Lighten your load
Think carefully about what you need on a journey. if you do not need
something, do not pack it. Remove roof racks if not needed. The lighter the
load, the lower the fuel consumption, and emissions, and the higher the fuel
efficiency.

Tyres effect fuel efficiency
It is estimated that about 50% of tyres on the road are under inflated.
Aside from increasing the rate of wear, this wastes fuel and decreased your
fuel efficiency. Check your tyre pressures every fortnight. Worn tyres will
also decrease fuel efficiency (and your safety!), so check the tread
regularly. If you are replacing tyres then consider some of the newer 'Eco'
tyres that are designed specifically to increase fuel efficiency.

Driving with your windows open drastically reduces your fuel efficiency, far
more so than putting the air conditioning on when motorway driving. So in
those hot summers(?) preferably keep the windows shut, and the air
conditioning on if you want to keep cool. Of course the air conditioning
decreases fuel efficiency too, so try not to over use it.

Invest in a new fuel efficient car
New cars come in all shapes and sizes, but it is possible to pick a new car
that can greatly reduce your fuel bill, and your fuel emissions.

Size matters. Choose an economical car - small cars use far more fuel
efficient and produce lower emissions than large cars.

Drive the most fuel-efficient car that meets your needs. Compare models and
classes. Even similarly sized cars can vary in fuel efficiency by up to 45%.

Consider diesel engines (with a particulate trap), and LPG (Liquefied
Petroleum Gas) and CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) fuelled cars - all have
lower CO2 emissions than standard petrol cars.

Consider 'hybrid' vehicles - they combine a conventional engine with an
electric motor and battery. These offer reduced fuel consumption and CO2
with potentially lower emissions of all pollutants.

Diesel Engines
If your going to buy a diesel, ensure it is a new 'common rail' type, as
these are approximately 10% more efficient than older diesels. also replace
(or clean if applicable) air cleaner elements as often as is required by
your vehicles servicing schedule.

Regluar Maintenance maintains fuel efficiency

Air Filter:
One of the most common reasons for a drop in fuel efficiency is a dirty
intake filter. This will decrease the amount of air entering the cylinders
of the engine resulting in incomplete combustion. Check the filter regularly
to ensure that it is clean.


Spark Plugs
Ensure your spark plugs are in good condition. Renew the plugs and wires at
intervals specified by the owners manual. This will keep all cylinders
firing properly resulting in higher efficiency.

Lube Oil:
Change the lube oil at intervals specified by the owners manual. Use the
recommended oil only especially in newer cars. Use of an engine flush before
changing the oil will help to get rid of a lot of the dirt that collects in
the engine that a normal oil change will not remove. On older engines it is
advisable to use an oil treatment agent. This basically thickens the oil
which creates a better seal between the piston and the liner, preventing
blow past and consequent loss of combustion pressure, resulting in higher
fuel efficiency.

Exhausts alter fuel efficiency
Most cars have special sizes for the exhaust. When cars are reasonably old
the silences has to be changed. The garage people always try to fit a size
that they have in the garage it self. Which might not be the exact size
recommended for the car. The wrong size a bigger or smaller silencer size
effects on the MPG of the car and the HP of the car. It may be cheaper to
put another size than your recommended size for your car but on the long run
it will cost you in many ways, especially on fuel consumption. Always put
the recommended size of the exhaust that is indicated in your car manual
because the car company knows how to optimize the performance of your car.

Easy Christian Guitar Songs For Beginners

Looking for some free and easy Christian guitar songs that you can learn how to play starting today? Look no further. The following Christian songs are relatively easy to learn . Some are very simple while others may require a bit more time and practice. If you are passionate about playing these songs and are patient, then it is only a matter of time until you are playing them like a pro.

I have done my very best to include video lessons, tabs, chords and other helpful resource for each song listed on this page. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of any of the following lessons or resources.

I will be adding more lessons and songs to this site as I find time to do so, so please check back often.

Thanks and Enjoy!

Easy Christian Guitar Song 1

Amazing love by Chris Tomlin

Video Lesson From YouTube

As Performed by Chris Tomlin

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Lyrics For Amazing Love

Easy Christian Guitar Song 2

God of wonders by Third Day

Video Lesson From YouTube

As Performed by Third Day

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God of Wonders Chords and Lyrics

Easy Christian Guitar Song 3

Everlasting God by Brenton Brown

Video Lesson From YouTube

As Performed by Brenton Brown

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Everylasting God Chords & Lyrics

Easy Christian Guitar Song 4

Mighty To Save by Hillsong

Video Lesson from YouTube

As Performed by Hillsong

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Mighty to Save Chords & Lyrics

Easy Christian Guitar Song 5

Hosanna By Hillsong

Video Lesson From YouTube

As Performed by Hillsong

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Hosanna Chords & Lyrics

Easy Christian Guitar Song 6

Here I am To Worship by Tim Hughes

Video Lesson From YouTube

As Performed by Tim Hughes

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Here I am to Worship Chords & Lyrics

Easy Christian Guitar Song 7

Open The Eyes Of My Heart by Michael W. Smith

Video Lesson From YouTube

As Performed by Michael W. Smith

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Open the Eyes of my Heart Lord Chords & Lyrics

Easy Christian Guitar Song 8

Son of God by Starfield

Video Lesson From Starfield

As Performed by Starfield

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Son of God Chords & Lyrics

Easy Christian Guitar Song 9

I Can Only Imagine by Mercy Me

Video Lesson From YouTube

As performed by Mercy Me

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I Can Only Imagine Chords & Lyrics

Easy Christian Guitar Song 10

How Great is Our God by Chris Tomlin

Video Lesson From YouTube

Performance and Lesson By Chris Tomlin

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ഗൂഗിള്‍ releases Similar Images Search

Google just released a service that several other companies were experimenting with in the last years. Similar Images Search helps you find images that are similar, but not necessarily exactly the same. This can be very useful for certain projects and now that Google is behind this technology we have a huge library of images to search from.

To use it simply search for keywords and then click the Similar images link below the thumbnail. You can learn more by watching this goofy video by google:

Encrypt and password protect your pdfs

The confidentiality of the materials you create for you client is very important. And, the bigger the account the bigger the stakes. Email is not a secure communication channel by default. Admins of every server that your email passes through can theoretically read your non-encrypted email.

Therefore, it doesn't hurt to add an extra layer of security when sending through important documents and presentations to your client. So, how to secure your documents without complicated additional software?

Securing your pdfs and jpegs is very easy. You can open them in Preview and resave them as pdf with the Encrypt option switched on.

Now, enter your password twice.

When your client or any other unintended recipient tries to open the pdf it will ask for a password.

Make sure to send the password in a separate email or other communication channel, such as IM or phone.

If you are saving from Adobe graphics or Apple's iWork applications you will have extra options to secure your pdf separately securing against copying or printing. Altough I think both of these options are pretty much useless, because they don't protect against retyping or a screen-shoot.

Finally Microsoft is putting IE6 to death

Last Friday Eric Hebenstreit a lead programmer at Microsoft announced that starting from end of April MS will start offering IE8 as an update for users who are still on IE6 or IE7.

IE6 was a huge pain in back for all of us who ever tried to put a website together. It increased the time and effort required to build a website at least two fold, by requiring web designers to come up with bug fixes and tricks to find a way around IE6's poor HTML and CSS rendering capabilities.

This resulted in higher costs for clients and sometimes poor user experience for the visitors. Indirectly IE6 wasted a lot of money for end users and companies by increasing the bandwidth required to load websites and thus increasing internet subscription fees. IE6 also managed to hold back the industry several years by not allowing website builders use advanced technologies and forcing them to rely on technology that IE6 supported.

But, all is forgiven, because Microsoft finally turned things around and released IE7 and IE8 in a relative quick succession bringing IE up to speed with modern browsers.

Today IE6's browser market-share is between 10-20% depending on the statistics you look at and it's still large enough for companies to require compatibility. This number was dropping by about 1% in the last 6 month. And hopefully with the update to be released in the coming weeks IE6 will drop below 5% within 2-3 month. At that point we can disregard IE6 altogether finally putting an end to the misery.