Venus – A Runaway Greenhouse Effect?

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Venus – A Runaway Greenhouse Effect?

The Earth and Venus are near each other in the Solar System, and are similar in size, density, and composition. Based on our understanding of the origin of the Solar System, we would expect that their initial atmospheres would have been rather similar. Yet the present atmospheres of the two planets could hardly be much more different than they are. How did this come to be? The reason is thought to lie in what is termed the “Runaway Greenhouse Effect”.

Sunlight falling on the surface of a planet is primarily in the visible part of the spectrum. However, the reflection of light from the surface tends to produce light of longer wavelength called infrared (IR) radiation (also known as radiant heat; IR radiation is the heat that we sense being radiated from a hot surface like a hot piece of metal).

Now, because of their molecular structures, certain gases like carbon dioxide and water vapor (and many others) have the property that they are essentially transparent to visible light but absorb IR radiation very strongly. Such compounds are sometimes termed greenhouse gases because, if they are present in a planetary atmosphere, they absorb the scattered IR radiation and tend to raise the temperature of the atmosphere by trapping solar energy. (The analogy with a real greenhouse is imperfect because the mechanism by which a greenhouse stays warm is different, but it is sufficiently good that the name “(Planetary) Greenhouse Effect” is now the common one for this phenomenon.)

The greenhouse effect occurs for all planetary atmospheres containing greenhouse gases, and is responsible for their being warmer than would be the case otherwise. The greenhouse effect by itself could not account for the conditions that we find on Venus. However, under certain conditions we believe the greenhouse effect can “run away”. For example, consider the case of a planet like the Earth. The Earth has enormous amounts of two greenhouse gases: water vapor and carbon dioxide. However, for the Earth most of the water and carbon dioxide are not in the atmosphere. The water is mostly in the oceans, and the carbon dioxide is mostly bound chemically in rocks made from compounds that chemists call carbonates (for example, limestone).

Now suppose we increased the effectiveness of greenhouse heating of the Earth’s atmosphere, for example by increasing the amount of solar radiation falling on it, or by increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (for example, by burning fossil fuels, which produce water vapor and carbon dioxide as byproducts of burning). We would then expect the temperature to rise in the atmosphere (assuming no other effects intervened—a big “if” in the realistic case since the atmosphere is complicated). This would be a greenhouse effect.

It would become a runaway greenhouse effect if the rising temperature approached the boiling point of water, because then the oceans would begin to convert to water vapor, the water vapor would increase the effectiveness of heat trapping and accelerate the greenhouse effect, this would cause the temperature to rise further, thus causing the oceans to evaporate faster, etc., etc. (This type of runaway is also called a “positive feedback loop”.) When the oceans were gone the atmosphere would finally stabilize at a much higher temperature and at much higher density, because all the water would now be in the atmosphere.

We can envision even a further runaway stage in this scenario. Suppose the preceding runaway raised the temperature so high that chemical reactions begin to occur that drive the carbon dioxide from the rocks into the atmosphere (the process is called sublimation; a few hundred degrees Celsius would be sufficient). Then another runaway would occur as the carbon dioxide feeding into the atmosphere would accelerate the heating, which would in turn accelerate the transfer of carbon dioxide from the rocks to the atmosphere.

The atmosphere would finally stablilize at a still higher temperature and pressure after all the carbon dioxide had been driven from the rocks. In fact, we believe that if this sequence were to take place on the Earth, the resulting temperature and pressure of the atmosphere left behind would not be very different from that for present-day Venus: the atmospheric termperature would be hundreds of degrees Celsius and the pressure would be maybe 100 times greater than it is today.

Thus, we believe that in the case of Venus the initial solar heating kept oceans from forming, or kept them from staying around if they did form, and the subsequent lack of rainfall and failure of plant life to evolve kept the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rather than binding it in the rocks as is the case for the Earth; thus, Venus has an environmental disaster for an atmosphere.

The sobering warning for us is obvious: we have to be extremely concerned about processes such as burning of fossil fuels in large volumes that might (we don’t know for sure because the scientific questions are complex) have the potential to trigger a runaway greenhouse effect and produce on the Earth atmospheric conditions such as those found on Venus.

Stumble Effect Description

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Stumble Effect Description

As you know one of the most important and significant social network is Stumble Upon. Beside of Digg.com its importance is amazing for those of you who want tons of free traffic. I decided to use only two social networks on my site. Digg, because it is the widest, most spread and most efficient one. And then Stumble because it is –wait for the word- permanent. According to my personal experience if you get stumbled by users, you will get traffic permanently.

Let me show you some little comparsion to Digg. If you get dug, maybe you can do it to the front page. Maybe not. But whatever happens, you will be popular for no more then day or two. Your article will appear on main pages of Digg, but this so called dig effect is just temporary. There is plenty of articles about this effect and always one conclusion: this traffic can only harm your website. Hosting providers are usually not prepared to provide sufficient traffic for so many visitors and your site will be probably down. This is like a thunderstorm. But we would prefer just some weak rain, which would persist for some longer period.

And this rain is Stumble. What I usually do is that I stumble my own articles. But my site is quite new and I wanted to observe the stumble effect a little bit more in detail. I signed up to Subvert and Profit, where you can buy stumbles (and diggs as well). I decided to buy 30 stumbles (for this post). It took about a week to get them, but after that period I can’t stop wondering. I had about 50 to 80 uniques per day before. After my small investment I already have 200+ daily. And your question is obvious: will this trend continue or stop the very next day?

To answer this question we have to compare Digg and Stumble Upon more in detail of how visitors come to your site. Digg.com is a great website where all visitors can choose what articles they are interested in and they click only those which are considered to be interesting (title of the article is the key). On the other hand, Stumble users install a plugin to their browser and then click so called “stumble icon” to show next interesting page. But they never know what will appear – they can just choose the appropriate category. And that’s the difference. With Stumble you don’t have to have some amazing title of your story. It’s all about content – if the first visitors – users of Stumble- come to your site and find it interesting, they will stumble your article. Content is the key.

What is the lesson of this article:

If you want the thunderstorm, use Digg stimulation, you will get more than 20 000 unique vistitors per day, but after day or two, this will be over. It is one time business.

If you want the permanent rain, use Stumble upon. Invest some money to get required stumbles (thumbs up) and enjoy the coming visitors for a long long period.

Warning: Stumble and Digg visitors are certain group of internet users who don’t click on ads. If you want to spend for example 100 USD to promote your website via Stumble or Digg, your returns will be no more then 10USD. Social traffic are often webmasters and they really know that it is just an advertisement. Don’t expect any profits.

The last and very important question: Is it better to buy Digg (or other social things) or to buy backlinks? If you want tons of traffic immediately, buy social traffic. But for your permanent growth, it is better to buy quality backlinks and get traffic from Google. It is all about time. In long period, backlinks are more precious. Some people may like digg effect and stumble effect when they sell ads impressions. For all pay-per-click oriented webmasters I have only one advice: Invest to backlinks and create unique and quality content for a long period.

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Reverse Reverb Effect

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Reverse Reverb Effect

Reverse Reverb Effect is the effect that you hear before a vocal or riff starts in a tune that sounds like a sucking sound. This effect is easy to create using your current sequencer and audio editor.

First, you need to open your sequencer, and write your catchy riff or record your vocal sample. You can listen to your riff/vocal with Reverb and Delay whilst writing it if you like, but make sure it isn’t applied permanently. Once you are happy with it, export the riff/vocals without the effects into a wave file.

Next, you need to load the sample you have created into an audio editor, then using the tools available, reverse the sample so that it is playing backwards. Save this sample with a new name, such as vocalbackwards.wav. Load this sample into your sequencer, then load up your delay and reverb plugins and choose the settings you will be using in the track. Turn the knob in the reverb plugin so that its 100% wet. Now, save the reversed riff/vocals WITH the effects and make sure that the trailing echo is also saved into the wave file, save the file as something like vocalbackwardseffect.

Now, load the new sample into your audio editor, and flip it so that its playing the correct way again. Now you can hear the sucking reverse reverb sound at the beginning. But you don’t want the rest of the riff/vocal as there is too much effects on it. So, snip of the rest of the track using the tools available, making sure that you have the sucking sound without the rest of the riff/vocals. Now save it as something like reversereverbvocal.wav.

Now you can load it into your sequencer and place it into your track before your vocal/riff to give your track that extra something.

Photo Shop Tutorial Effect

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Photo Shop Tutorial Effect

Photographs will always be interesting conversation pieces and mementoes especially if they remind someone of a special person or event in his life. However there are ways of enhancing photographs and adding more spice and interest to it so that it is not just a good way to document people, places and events but a good way to highlight interesting aspects of the photographs as well.

Most photography studios make use of photo shop effects to enhance photographs. Magazines and other publications also rely on the good old photoshop effects to enhance their photos.

A person who wants to enhance his own photographs can look for photoshop tutorial effect that can be easily downloaded from the internet. Creating photoshop effects can be easy with the proper tutorial. Anyone can learn photoshop and apply photoshop effects in no time at all if they get an informative photoshop tutorial that is easy to follow.

The art of creating photoshop effect can also be a very good business tool. A person can establish a business just by becoming an expert in photoshop effect. Remember those photographs of kids sitting on large flower pots or kettles? Those were created using photoshop effect.

There are a lot of things a designer can do with photoshop including enhancing facial assets of clients. There are people who want to get perfect photographs but just taking their picture and developing that would not help them at all. The best thing to do is to process the photo first using photoshop effects.

With photoshop effects a designer can erase blemishes, repair facial flaws, get rid of those extra fats in the tummy of magazine cover models and a lot of other special effects. A designer can use photoshop to totally change the background of a person in a photograph.

There are various tools in photoshop that are especially designed to perform a particular effect. There is a tool that can change the background color or which can lighten or darken up a photograph. There is a tool that can create ripples or highlight a certain portion of a photograph.

Nothing is impossible with photoshop and a patient designer can make money just by manipulating photos. It is really a very good business so a person who is interested in getting extra on the side should start to learn photoshop.

Photoshop can be complicated for the beginner but with a lot of practice and patience it can be mastered and used to produce a lot of special effects. A person can even restore photos using photoshop or transform a new photo into an old photograph.

Learning photoshop and how to create special photoshop effects need not be expensive. The Internet is a veritable source or free goodies and photoshop tutorials are available for free downloading in most design sites.

While the downloading of the photoshop program and tutorial is free a person however needs to invest time and effort to learn how to use the program. Photoshop is always being upgraded by its makers and a person who already knows basic photoshop should look for tutorials that will introduce him to more tips on photoshop effects.

Creating special effects through photoshop is really a never ending learning session. But who would dare complain when the program can be used for a lot of thing including earning a living?

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GREENHOUSE EFFECT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS

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GREENHOUSE EFFECT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS

The Greenhouse Effect maybe the most important natural phenomena and may lead to major changes in our lifestyles within our lifetime. Today, whenever there is a natural disaster, the Greenhouse Effect seems to be on the agenda. It wasn’t so long ago that scientists were dismissive of the Greenhouse Effect and there are some still that do not believe it exists, just like there are still people out there that think the world is still flat and the Holocaust never existed. So what is the Greenhouse Effect?

What is the Greenhouse Effect?
The Greenhouse Effect is the culmination of various Greenhouse gases that have been trapped in the Earth’s stratosphere that is leading to the changing of the word’s climate.

• Under the influence of the sun’s rays, the earth’s temperature varies from 0 to about 50oC with an average through night and day, winter and summer, of about 15o C

• The warming is done by rays from the sun, including the very shortest, ultraviolet (UV) rays and the longest infra-red (IR) rays which give you that warm feeling when you walk out into the sunshine, much like an electric radiator warms you when you turn it on and get close to it.

• Some of the incoming rays are reflected back by the clouds in the sky and others by the sea and land, particularly deserts and snowfields.

• Not all those reflected rays go back into space, instead, the atmosphere re-radiates many of the IR rays towards the earth making it warmer still. It is this ability of the atmosphere to re-radiate warm rays which creates the Greenhouse Effect.

• Water vapour, carbon dioxide and certain other trace gases, absorb some of this radiation and prevent it being sent back into space. This “blanket effect” keeps the earth warm. History of the Greenhouse Effect It is not a new phenomena or concept. The term “Greenhouse gas” was first used in the Nineteen Century, by Irish born scientist John Tyndall in a paper he wrote in London’s Philosophical Magazine in 1863. It wasn’t until the 1960’s that Professor Bert Bolin of Stockholm University worked on the phenomenon. When he discussed it with fellow scientists they said “This is science fiction. We don’t believe it”. However by the mid 1970’s things were starting to change rapidly as scientists were starting to accept he was right.

How do we know the Greenhouse Effect exists? What is the evidence?

1. Scientists have analysed climates on planets like Venus and our moon. Venus which is covered by a very dense atmosphere of carbon dioxide. Its surface temperature is around 500 deg C. Whilst the moon which has no atmosphere has an average temperature of approximately -18 deg C. Our atmosphere keeps the surface of our earth, with an average of 15 deg C, some 33 deg C warmer and thus habitable. Evidence of ice cores Over the past 160,000 years carbon dioxide and methane levels trapped in ice cores have varied with global temperature. Scientists have been able to drill out ice cores from the Arctic and Antarctic and measure the levels of carbon dioxide and methane.
Increase in surface temperature of approximately 0.5 deg C over 100 years as carbon dioxide levels increase Studies conducted by scientists have concluded that the earth’s temperature remained fairly constant until the start of the Industrial Revolution. Indeed it did not change much until the start of the twentieth century. From 1880 to 1940 there was a warming of just a quarter of a degree. Most of it was lost between 1940 and 1970. From 1950 to 1980 the average surface temperature was 15 deg C. Between 1970 and 1980 the temperature average went up by three-tenths of a degree C. 1987 and 1988 were the warmest years on record and since then temperatures have been increasing.  In 2009, Victoria Australia, experienced the hottest two days on record- 46 deg C, and one of the days (February 6th) leading to Australia’s worst natural disaster in which over 170 people died as a result of bushfires.

4. Sea levels are rising and small glaciers are melting.

Scientists using satellite and imaging technology have been able to monitor the melting of polar ice caps and glaciers.

What are the results of the Greenhouse Effect?

By using very sophisticated computer modeling, scientists have been able to predict what the world’s climate will be like when carbon dioxide levels have doubled.

Increase in world’s temperature It is thought that there will be an increase in the average global temperature by between 1.5 and 4.5 deg C . • By year 2030 an increase of 2 deg C, by 2100 an increase of 6 deg C. The warming will be greater at higher latitudes and in winter. This will lead to the melting of polar ice caps and glaciers which is already evident, in places like Greenland, the Arctic and Antarctic. Changes in World’s climate The Greenhouse Effect will lead to world-wide changes in weather and climate. Some places may get more rain and storms while other places may get less. Not all changes will be bad. However, almost everywhere in the world will have changes in weather, which will have a big impact on our lives Rising Sea Level It is estimated that by the year 2030, the average sea level will increase by approximately 20 centimetres. This will be due mainly to the melting of the polar ice cap, but also warming of the atmosphere will heat the upper layers of the oceans, which will expand when heated. For low lying countries in the Pacific like Tuvalu and Kiribati, and in the Indian Ocean like Maldives and other countries like Holland may altogether disappear. Other impacts Other impacts could be the dieing out of some species of animals and plants, such as coastal marine environments and coral reefs. Some plants would not be able to survive temperature increases. It takes thousands of years for forests to move north or south to cooler climates. According to Joel B. Smith, co-author of an EPA report states that “such a warming over a century would require forests to move five times faster than the fastest rate recorded by paleontologists since the end of the last ice age”.

What are the primary Greenhouse gases?

They are a number of organic compounds which have more than two bonds (i.e 3 atoms). The seven major Greenhouse gases are:

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Ozone (O3) Methane (CH4) CFC’s (Freons F11 & F12) Water vapour (H2O) Nitrous Oxides (NOx) Ethane (CH3CH3)

Where do they come from?

Most of the Greenhouse gases have resulted from the burning of fossil fuels. Everything from power stations, motor vehicles, refrigerators, and factory emissions However, CO2 also results from deforestation which releases carbon locked in the soil when trees are felled. CH4 is released from agriculture such as sheep, cattle and manures and places such as tips, sewage treatment plants and mines.

Fossil Fuel contributions

Due to the nature of carbon to hydrogen ratio, different fossil fuels emit different levels of CO2.

Fossil Fuel Carbon to Hydrogen Ratio

Coal Approx.               1:1
Oil Approx.                  1:2
Natural Gas Approx.     1:4

• Hence combustion of coal produces twice the CO2 of natural gas

CO2 Levels in the atmosphere (parts per million)

Pre Industrial Revolution      270 ppm
1988                                  345 ppm
Today                               >355 ppm

By measuring bubbles of gases trapped in polar ice, scientists have shown that the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere prior to the Industrial Revolution was about 270 parts per million (ppm). A special monitoring station established atop from the mountain Mauna Loa in the Hawaiian Islands showed that by 1957 CO2 levels in the atmosphere to 315 ppm, an increase of 17%. By 1988, it had passed 345 ppm. A rise in 31 years of another 11%. An increased total of about 30% since the start of the Industrial Revolution. Expert’s further forecast that CO2 will reach a level of 500-700 ppm by the year 2050, a doubling inside 200 years.

Percentage Contribution of Greenhouse gases to the Greenhouse Effect

CO2                            55%
CFC (F-11/F-12)*         17%
CH4                            15%
NO                              26%
Other                            7%

* Please note that CFCs have been phased out since the mid-nineties

To stablise atmospheric concentration of various gases at present day levels, the following reductions would be required instantly:

CO2                     60%
CH4                    15-20%
NO2                    70-80%
CFC (F-11)*           70-75%
CFC (F-12)*           75-85%

Remaining Scientific Uncertainty
No argument that increasing concentrations of heat trapping gases will lead to an increase in average temperatures world-wide.

However there is an argument about the extent in some cases of various positive and negative effects.

1. Uncertainty in effects of clouds Cumulus- negative cooling effect reflect incoming sunlight High Altitude clouds- positive effect by trapping infra-red radiation from earth

This uncertainty explains variation in temperatures from 1.5 deg C to 4.5 deg C.

2. Combustion of fossil fuels e.g. coal to sulphur dioxide (SO2) has cooling effect.

3. Variations in sun’s output are responsible for temperature increases.

4. Ocean levels will naturally increase due to thermal expansion of surface ocean water and melting of glaciers.

An increase in temperature will lead to increased precipitation, which will increase ice thickness at poles, thus reducing sea level.

5. Natural regional climatic changes, such as deforestation and bushfires, as opposed to global changes.

Policies for Greenhouse Emission Reduction Problems

Different countries emit vastly different CO2 levels per capita Countries have very different per capita incomes Very difficult to work out the warming potential for each Greenhouse Gas in terms of CO2 equivalent. Emissions of gases from various countries are not known with certainty

Policies

1. Each country can reduce by the same percentage

Existing emission levels are uneven per capita are taken as standard Poor countries want to increase fossil fuel usage

2. Each country gets the same emission quotas on a per capita basis.These countries sell quotas to rich countries.

3. Rich countries could reduce emissions by 20% with no reductions required by poor countries.

• Not all rich countries have high emissions of CO2, and not all poor countries are low emitters because of deforestation.

4. Assume Australia which is high income and high Greenhouse Gas emitter per capita is required to reduce emissions by 20%.

• How should it be reduced? By: a) each state? b) each industry section?

Some methods of reducing CO2 emissions that have negative impact on our lives;
• Better managing of natural resource;
• Reducing waste in manufacturing;
• Find alternative end uses for waste (recycle and reuse);
• Buying less junks and goods that we don’t need (In Australia, estimated to be worth AUD billion per annum);
• Buying quality goods that don’t need replacing as often;
• Recycling more (e.g. it takes about 8 times more energy to convert bauxite to aluminium than it does to recycle it)
• Reduced use of motor vehicles;
• Increased use of public transport;
• More efficient lighting, heating and cooling;
• Better insulation;
• Less reliance on electricity and electrical goods and machines;
• More efficient electrical appliances;
• More efficient cars;
• Alternative technologies from natural sources such as wind, thermal and tidal;
• Converting landfills and sewage plants into methane plants;
• Bio-fuels such as bio-diesel, methanol and ethanol production from organic waste sources
• Reduce large scale deforestation and land clearing;
• Increase tree planting;
• More efficient agriculture including No till and Conservation agriculture methods;
• Organic farming.

Stress and the Law of Cause and Effect

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Stress and the Law of Cause and Effect

The number one challenge that many people in the modern world are struggling with today is stress. It is said that stress is one of the main causes of illness, and in many cases even suicide. What is the main cause of stress? Simply put, it is resistance to anything that is perceived to be undesirable or unpleasant, or alternatively trying to force that which is not, to be. This resisting or forcing is as a result of negative thoughts and perceptions about a situation or circumstance, which in turn cause negative emotions, creating stress. This, in medical scientific terms means the release of stress hormones (cortisol and adrenaline) in the body, creating the fear-based “flight of fight” response. How do you overcome stress? The best way is essentially by learning to accept every situation or circumstance as it is. This may sound like a tall order, impossible to do for some, but as soon as you learn to understand some very important principles in this regard, it will start to make more sense.

It is important to realise and understand the fact that as much as there are physical laws that govern the universe, there are also universal or spiritual laws that govern the experience of life. Unless you are aware of and familiar with these laws, you may continue to live in violation of or resistance to these laws, which are immutable. You then continue to experience the consequences of this violation or resistance in the form of suffering. You are bound to suffer serious consequences should you decide to jump off a tall building, as you will be violating the natural Law of Gravity. The same applies to any of the universal laws of life. For the purpose of this topic, we will focus on one of the many universal laws, namely the Law of Cause and Effect. Isaac Newton’s third Law of Motion, states that “for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” This essentially explains how the Law of Cause and Effect operates.

The obvious question that arises would be how the Law of Cause and Effect relates to your stress levels. To avoid a long-winded scientific explanation, it can be summarised in a nutshell. If you understand and believe in the Law of Cause and Effect, you will learn to realise that every circumstance, experience and event in your life are purely effects caused by something, invariably something that you are responsible for, namely your thoughts, beliefs and expectations. Even if you did not directly cause the circumstance, you cause your own response to it, and if negative, stress will be a possible effect. This is a difficult concept to grasp for those who have been conditioned from young to be victims of life, unable to control what happens to them. However, the reality is that you are potentially far more in control of the circumstances in your life than you may have been led to believe.

As mentioned earlier, stress is generally caused by non-acceptance of and resistance to perceived undesirable or unpleasant circumstances. What role does the Law of Cause and Effect play in this equation? Firstly, apart from the obvious, why do most people tend to resist negative circumstances? Upon reflection, the answer can only be because of the belief that things should be different; that they are not meant to be the way they are. Think about that for a moment. If things are not meant to be the way they are, why should I not resist them? At this point it is important to consider the three options available in dealing with negative circumstances. The first is to change the circumstances if possible. The second is to walk away from the circumstances if you can. If neither of these is an option, the only remaining one is to accept the circumstances. But how can I accept what in my opinion is not meant to be? This is where the potential braintwister comes in. Everything that is, is meant to be. This may be an unacceptable concept for the conditioned victim of life. However, the Law of Cause and Effect alludes to the fact that whatever is, is meant to be. Why? There was a cause that created the effect, therefore the effect is meant to be. To use a simple illustration; when I open a door, that door is meant to be open because I opened it. Although that may speak of intention, the principle applies to whatever the circumstance may be. If you understand the Law of Cause and Effect, you will understand your responsibility for being the cause of the effects in your life, through your thoughts, beliefs and expectations, including your response to possible causes from the outside. Even though you may not be consciously aware of the Law of Cause and Effect, it does not cancel out the Law. Instead, you may cause negative effects in your life through unconscious wrong thoughts, beliefs and expectations and then try to resist the negative effects, which then leads to stress. Whether conscious or unconscious, whatever effect you experience, it is meant to be, as it was created by a cause. This truth may need some time to sink in as it may contradict previous conditioning.

By understanding the Law of Cause and Effect and viewing the current circumstances in your life from this perspective, you will begin to understand that resisting these circumstances because in your opinion they should not be, is not such a wise thing to do and only creates unnecessary stress. They are meant to be, as they are merely the effect of a cause. When you accept the fact that they are there and stop resisting, you will allow the universe or God to provide you with solutions as to how you can effectively deal with the circumstances. First of all, there should be gratitude for the fact that you have learnt a valuable lesson from the experience. Either, there is something in your thoughts, beliefs or expectations that caused the circumstance, or your reaction to the circumstance is causing your experience. Understanding this is empowering as it means that you have the power to change the effect by changing the cause. Instead of expending valuable energy in resisting, you can redirect that energy to explore what the cause was that led to the undesirable effect. You can start by asking questions and examining your thoughts, beliefs and expectations. This is far more proactive and productive than playing the victim and fighting against the effect.

Common sense should tell you that the more you learn about the universal laws that govern your experience of life and learn to live in harmony with these, the less stress and the more peace you will experience in your life. This is the principle of knowledge of the truth setting you free. Instead of remaining a victim of life, you can learn to become a creator of your life. Instead of living at effect, you can start learning to live at cause.

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The Twitter Feedback Effect on Google SEO and Marketing Results

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Twitter has quickly become a Google SEO Experts best friend for the simple reason of how quickly it can help you grow your audience. Don’t be left out in the back of the pack. It is often that companies are slower to adopt cutting edge web technology, but as a major soft drink company CEO pointed out while Twittering; Twitter provides them with instant access feedback to marketing campaigns, web advertising strategies and TV Commercials.

People simply love the fact that they can provide immediate feedback to companies who otherwise they may never be able to influence. This particular resource is quickly becoming the tool of choice for instant feedback. Now imagine this scenario, major soft drink company is about to launch a marketing campaign costing 50 million dollars, the research tells them it is great, so they begin launch. With Twitter, they can search chatter about their product, and get immediate feedback. Now say that campaign is NOT liked by the masses, it will likely be on Twitter. This allows them to stop the campaign, and save a few million dollars in the process.

This is the power of Twitter. When people want to voice an opinion, it is quickly becoming the number one place to do it. Without Twitter, major soft drink company may have spent their entire campaign budget and not known why it did not work as expected. The ability of Twitter as a marketing tool provides invaluable instant feedback to a company or individual.

The more you talk the more you build your following, just make sure it offers value. Without value, nobody will ever follow.

Making Picture Changes – Getting Help With A Photo Shop Tutorial Effect

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While a picture speaks a thousand words, those words tend to have one main meaning – with the possible exception of the still-mysterious Mona Lisa. But what if you had the chance to change those words? Are you interested in having that chance? If so, all you need to do is get help with a Photo Shop tutorial on effects.

Adobe Photo Shop today is the world’s leading digital imaging software program, and it allows users to edit their pictures with an amazing array of tools.

Tone – With just a click of your mouse, you can immediately turn your 100% colored photo into a black and white picture to make it seem older. You can also choose to give it a sepia look for a similarly quaint but more artistic impact.

Text – With the help of an Adobe Photo Shop tutorial on effects, you can also add cute text or captions to and within your photos. Unlike older programs which require you to copy and paste text with white backgrounds, Adobe Photo Shop has a transparent background so that only the very shapes of the letters are pasted on your photo. With this option, the text you’re adding will be made a part of the very photo.

Selection – Sometimes, you wish to create an effect on only one part of the photo. Adobe Photo Shop anticipates this need, and even better, lets you choose the shape of your selected part. When you’ve selected which part of the photo you wish to edit, all subsequent changes will then take effect on that part alone. It’s as easy and simple as that!

Mosaic – Remember your old art lessons in primary school and you had to create a mosaic project? Well, how about doing a mosaic version of your photo? It seems to require harder work with only your keyboard and mouse, but think again. Thanks to Adobe Photo Shop, you can create your own mosaic with just a click and even choose the cell size for your photo.

Blur – Faded patches in a photo are interesting, and you can intentionally make such patches on your photo if there are none to begin with. Under the same category of tools – Filter – in which you’ll also find other effect options like Mosaic and Pointillize, you can use the Blur option and apply it to a selected part of your photo or all of it. Keep pressing the Blur button until you reach your preferred degree of blurriness.

Color Pencil – Have you ever imagined what your photo would look like if it had been drawn using colored pencils? Imagine no more with the help of Adobe Photo Shop. Under the colored pencil function (still in the Filter category), you can also choose the degree of stroke pressure, paper brightness, and pencil width applied to your photo.

Neon Glow – Do you want your photo to outshine everything else in its vicinity? You can literally achieve that with the neon effects of Adobe Photo Shop. Once more, it can be a part of or the whole photo that could be changed with this option. The impact of this function can be modified according to neon color, glow, and brightness.

There are many other effects that Adobe Photo Shop can provide you and to change your photo, but self-study and self-exploration won’t get you anywhere fast anytime soon. If you want to learn now, find the best Photo Shop tutorial in the Internet and start watching.

Speical Effect Photo Filters – Using The Apt Filter To Suit The Purpose

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Maybe you have seen photographs in magazines and on the net that look surrealistic or unreal. Most of them have no doubt been edited on computer, but some have been affected during the shooting process. This can be achieved with the use of glass rings called filters. They fit on to the front of your lens. Filters are available in a variety of categories and effects, and let us discuss some of them.

Black and white filters
Black and white filters are in fact made of colored glass! Their importance could be hard to understand by a person who has no clue about black and white photography. It is out of the scope of this article to explain why color filters affect black and white film, but we shall explain the effect. If you shoot a blue sky using a red filter, the sky appears darkish. this is because blue and red are complimentary colors like black and white. The red filter allows all other colors to pass through it, except for blue. And so, the image remains unaffected except for the blue areas which come out blackish. This is in fact the beauty of black and white photography, and it can never be faked or cloned on computers and digital cameras.

Color Filters
Color filters or filters for general use come in a variety of categories. The multi image filter multiplies the center of the image so you see many images repeated, like the disco effect of the seventies. The star filters make a point of light to appear as a star. They are very good for commercial uses. Have you ever seen images in magazines that make the model’s skin glow as if there was a soft light around the face alone? Well that effect is achieved with the diffusing filter. It softens the light as well as removes the blemishes of the skin. Never use this if sharpness is your main objective, such as when shooting interiors. It is good for portraits though. And then there is the warm tone filter which adds a warm effect to the skin. Other filters such as red and orange can add a dramatic effect to a sunset. Have you seen images where the center of the photo is clear but everything else is out of focus? That is done with the center spot filter, which has clear glass in the center of the filter alone, but diffuses all around it. These are just a few of the filters that one can use to get some amazing effects on photographs. Many if not all of the color effects can be done on computer today, so we now see a rise in shooting basic raw, sharp images which are later enhanced on computer using software such as the popular Adobe Photoshop.