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Optional Events
APALA Cultural Tour Event: Tour of Historic Chinatown in Chicago
Friday, July 10, 12-3:30 p.m.
UCLA alum and Chicago Chinese American Historical Society president Gene Moy will lead a one-hour walking tour of Chicago's Chinatown, including historic highlights such as the On Leong Tong building, family associations, places of worship, and the newer section of Chinatown with its residences, shopping and dining, and riverfront park. The tour will end with dim sum! Please RSVP so we have an exact head count to email@example.com
LLAMA sponsors fundraiser at Chicago's famous Second City Tickets are now available for "A Night of Laughs at Chicago's Second City," presented by the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 10, in conjunction with the annual conference of the American Library Association in Chicago. Since 1959, The Second City has established itself as a Chicago landmark and a national treasure. Join LLAMA for a night of improvisational comedy at the theatre that launched the careers of such comic greats as Tina Fey, John Belushi, Mike Myers, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner and countless others. A portion of the ticket price will help support future LLAMA programming. Tickets prices are $60 for ALA members and the general public and $40 for student members. They may be purchased online through the ALA Annual Conference website at www.ala.org/annual.
Printer's Ball lead up events, plus Chicago Underground Library The Printers' Ball (http://www.printers ball.org), founded by Poetry magazine with Chicago literary organizations, is an annual celebration of print culture, featuring thousands of free magazines, books, and broadsides; live readings and music; letterpress, offset, and paper-making demonstrations; and much more. It's on July 31st, but don't fret! We've got some equally festive pre-Printers' Ball events planned for the weekend of July 10th-12th.
The Chicago Underground Library is also open for browsing on Saturday, July 11th, from 1-5pm, and by appointment.
Friday, July 10th: Chicago Underground Library celebrates the Science of Obscurity! Jupiter Outpost, 1139 W. Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, 7-10pm
Sunday, July 12th: Reading: Collaboration at Woman Made Gallery Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642, 2-4pm
July 10th: Chicago Underground Library celebrates the Science of Obscurity! An evening of new, unpublished, and in-progress works presented as science fair experiments. The night will also feature a public book launch via catapult and the mass purging of rejection letters--community literary rituals in need of revival!
If you are a writer, publisher, bookmaker, or booklover of any stripe who has recently finished writing a book, has published a book in the past year, or just feels like taking out some aggression on a publication of your choice, we invite you to celebrate by launching your work into space--or at least halfway down the block. We define "book" broadly, so zines, magazines, chapbooks, textbooks, and more are welcome. Read a paragraph, then release!
And while we're busy launching texts outside, we'll be dissecting the mysteries of the literary universe inside. Join a dozen local, national, and international writers as they intricately explain the scientific principles underlying their work, real or imagined. Dioramas! Volcanoes! Colorful graphs! Higher mathematics!
We'll cap the remarkable evening with the shredding and launch of your collective rejection letters, so take them out of storage and cart them along to hand over to our nurturing, accepting staff at the Rejection Table.
This event is free and for all ages. Its other attractions will include the dazzling debut of the Chicago Underground Library's artist-designed drop boxes, debutantes, prizes, and a raffle!
Logistics: Friday, 10 July 2009, 710pm At the Jupiter Outpost (1139 W. Fulton Market, Chicago) Food and drink will be available for sale + BYOB Free, all ages http://www.underground-library.org http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=11959875 5357&ref= mf#/event. php?eid=11959875 5357&ref= mf
July 12th: Reading: Collaboration at Woman Made Gallery Join curator Nina Corwin and a group of fabulous writers for this special collaborative/ interactive reading during the "Interactive" group exhibition, on display from June 19 to July 23, 2009.
For this event, writers work and/or performance will involve interaction with other writers, performers, art forms, media, maybe even with the audience. Participants in the event include Simone Muench and Philip Jenks, collaboratively written poetry; Mars Gamba-Adisa Caulton (working with her own music); Performance poetry duo Marty McConnell and Andi Strickland just back from their Wandering Uterus tour; Jennifer Karmin, in a live improvised collaboration with Chicago writers: Carrie Olivia Adams, Daniel Godston, Laura Goldstein, Amira Hanafi, Coman Poon, and Larry Sawyer performing the text-sound epic Aaaaaaaaaaalice; and curator Nina Corwin in collaboration with Janice Misurell-Mitchell, internationally known improvisational flautist.
As a SPECIAL FEATURE (time allowing), Jennifer Karmin will lead a Tag Team reading (such as the one she presented at Links Hall during AWP) in which audience members will be invited to participate with their own poetry.
Sunday, 12 July 2009, 2-4pm At Woman Made Gallery (685 N. Milwaukee, Chicago) Free, all ages http://www.womanmade.org/poetry.html
Chicago Underground Library 2129 N. Rockwell Chicago, IL 60647 Sat. 1-5pm and by appt. email@example.com


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MIAMI — Once the jump ball goes up, something will appear just as striking as a LeBron James dunk.
When the Lakers (16-26) take the floor tonight against the Miami Heat (30-12) at American Airlines Arena, the contrasts between the Lakers' injury-riddled lineup and the Heat's championship roster fighting off complacency won't just stick out. The elements that drive how most NBA teams play the game these days will become glaringly obvious, too.
Both teams will space the floor. They'll look for open 3-point shots. They'll push the pace in hopes to maximize results.
Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni will stand there patrolling the sidelines, wishing the quick-strike offense he constructed nearly a decade ago with the Phoenix Suns didn't become a system the Heat emulated.
"I was hoping they wouldn't do it," D'Antoni said, chuckling. "But Miami took it to another level."
So much that Miami could become only the sixth team in NBA history ever to three-peat. D'Antoni joked that "If you have LeBron, you can probably play anyway you want." But after the Heat lost in the 2011 NBA Finals to the Dallas Mavericks in their first season involving James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh playing together, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra faulted himself for how he used his personnel.
Since then, Spoelstra adopted what he called a "hybrid" of D'Antoni's system, while still featuring James and Bosh at times in the post.
"That was our kryptonite and it was puzzling to figure it out," Spoelstra said. "It took a loss and humbling summer to figure out something more unconventional."
Golden State, San Antonio and Houston have adopted similar philosophies, but not everyone seems enthusiastic with the trend.
Kobe Bryant recently argued that the hand-check rule adopted a decade ago during the 2004-05 season made it easier for less talented players to thrive. Bryant also conceded D'Antoni played a part of that movement after his Suns teams earned the nickname "Seven seconds or less" by averaging 110-112 possessions per game from the 2003-08 seasons.
"It's more of a finesse game," said Bryant, who won five of his NBA titles under Phil Jackson's triangle offense. "It's more small ball, which, personally, I don't really care much for. I like kind of smash-mouth, old-school basketball because that's what I grew up watching."
It doesn't help D'Antoni's two Western Conference Finals appearances with the Suns preceded a 121-167 record with New York (2008-12) and a first-round flameout last season with the Lakers.
Instead of critiquing his philosophies, D'Antoni lamented other factors. Joe Johnson suffered an orbital fracture that sat him for two games before losing to San Antonio in the 2005 Western Conference finals. Phoenix also fell to the Spurs two years later in the 2007 Western Conference semifinals after Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw both drew a one-game suspension after getting up from the bench after Robert Horry decked Steve Nash in the waning minutes of the Suns' Game 4 win.
"The cards weren't aligned," D'Antoni said. "But we had enough to win the title."
The Heat has had enough. After seeing Nash win two league most valuable player awards by running an offense that Spoelstra said "took us all by storm," he's convinced his players to buy into such concepts.
"He maximizes the talent that he has," James said. "He has guys out there playing positions they're not accustomed to, but they're comfortable because D'Antoni puts you in a position to succeed."
The success stories appear wide-ranging.
Shawn Marion, a 6-foot-7, forward became a four-time All-Star and thrived as an undersized power forward.
"He always believed in pushing the tempo of the game," said Marion, who plays in Dallas. "If you got an open shot, let it fly. I think there's nothing wrong with that. He turned some guys that weren't very good guys in the NBA into some very good players in his system."
The most notable one involved Jeremy Lin, who enthralled New York tabloids after toiling in obscurity.
"He lets guards play through their mistakes," said Lin, who plays for Houston. "He gives them a lot of freedom and creativity. He does a great job and he makes you feel like he empowers you."
Meanwhile, Lakers point guard Kendall Marshall has averaged 11.8 assists as a starting point guard before toiling in the Development League.
"You have to have guys that fit the system. You get guys like Wesley (Johnson) and Xavier (Henry) who use their athleticism and slash. It highlights Jodie (Meeks), who can shoot the ball well. Stretch fours like Ryan (Kelly) are mobile. It's all about having the personnel to fit the system."
Last season, Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol mostly argued the system didn't fit them since it didn't feature them enough in the post. D'Antoni eventually relented and paired Howard and Gasol together. Through seven games last April, the Lakers' output from both Howard (21.6 points) and Gasol (17.6 points) represents their highest all season when they played together in the starting lineup.
"I'm always been more of a fan of having two bigs dominate the paint and pound teams and take advantage of their skill and size if you do have it," said Gasol, who has averaged 22 points on 53-percent shooting and 12.4 rebounds in the last five games. "As long as I'm the center, I'm OK with it. If I have to play power forward and adjust to that position and be outside the paint and spacing out a lot, then it takes me out of my best game."
The Heat say such ideas coupled with more defensive consistency have brought the best out of them.
"There's always philosophical differences with every team," Miami forward Shane Battier said. "But we've bought in and understand what works for us. It helps when you see results."

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Seven months after my release from captivity in Iran, I am standing in a prison cell again. Like the cells I've gone back to in my dreams, this one was built for solitary confinement, and as I look around, I feel myself struggling to breathe, as if I can't get enough air. It's something that happens to me from time to time, especially in tight spaces. And this cell, at a little more than 11 by 7 feet, is smaller than any I ever inhabited.
I'm in the Security Housing Unit, or SHU, at Pelican Bay State Prison in Northern California. Here, 94% of SHU inmates are celled alone for 23 hours a day. They spend one hour a day, also alone, in a concrete, 16-by-25-foot "dog run." They are not allowed phone calls or contact visits. Clocks, playing cards and chessboards are banned.
My guide asks me how it compares to Iran, where I was held for 26 months. I want to tell him that no part of my experience — not the uncertainty of when I would be free again, not the tortured screams of other prisoners — was worse than the four months I spent in solitary.


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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About An SEO*
*(But Were Afraid To Ask)
What follows is a survey I completed for a student at Alverno College today. I think it's interesting what students, hearing about SEO and SEM, want to know about the field. What follows is the survey of 37 questions I was asked to complete on SEO.
**Student Questions in RED | My Answers: BLACK
1. What influenced/inspired you to pursue this career/field/position?
I started in search marketing several years ago, after a long stint in teaching in the Milwaukee Public School system. I called in a favor to a friend, who happened to be working in real estate website design, and the rest is history.
As for the Optimization side of SEM, I saw that not many people actually knew what it meant to optimize or how to do it efficiently. Therefore, I spent time learning through experimenting with websites, reading professional industry sites and blogs, attending conferences.
2. What are the educational requirements (and other forms) did you need for this job/type of work/career area?
Educationally, there really are no requirements. (Although I have heard of marketing curriculums now offering a very basic segment in "Search Marketing"). I have my Masters, but I think all you need is someone who has a genuine interest in search marketing, is pragmatic, and is analytical by nature. Our work is steeped in data analysis. Those who can break this information down, relay it in its simplest terms to prospective clients, implement it, and then form strategy based on their knowledge, will be the truly successful ones in this field.
3. Where did you attend college and what did you study?
- University of Wisconsin – La Crosse : Bachelors: Literature and Sociology
- University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee: Masters: Creative Writing and Literature
4. What was your starting position out of college? What was your "career path" to your current position?
My first position out of college was teaching 9th – 12th grade Grammar, Literature, Social Studies, and History to "at-risk" students. In 2003, I was deployed to Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom). Upon completion of my tour, I decided that teaching was something I would always do; I just wanted to do it in a different capacity.
I started as an Interactive Account Manager, held the position for 6 months, promoted to Senior Account Manager for Move, Inc. It is at this point that I began my foray into the world of website design and usability, working closely with clients to achieve marketing goals.
I was then offered a position at a traditional ad agency, Laughlin Constable, as a Senior Account Manager in their "digital" division. Digital is being gracious to them. It was nothing more than an over-priced web design division, not interested in truly engaging in search engine marketing. My stint was very short at this agency, as I could not stand by and participate in nothing more than a traditionalist's perspective on "digital" branding with no thought as to how it was truly received and perceived to the online public.
From there, I moved to Aloha Digital Marketing, as the Search Marketing Manager (head of SEO and SEM). It's at this position that I truly learned the balance between what was in the best interest of the client search marketing strategy and what was achievable with their budget. I learned to make concessions while staying true to solid search marketing and optimization. Looking back on this, this was the key position I held, and quite possibly the one that taught me the most. And due to my success here, a better offer came along that I could not pass up.
I then moved to my current position at Top Floor Technologies. I have been here over 1 year. During this time, I have started my own LLC, Silver Arc Search Marketing, which focus solely on search engine marketing strategy and search engine optimization, my strongest disciplines. For accreditation, I have taken the Google AdWords Professional exam, and I am taking the SEO Master Course through Market Motive.
5. What is your suggested career path someone should take?
Honestly, there is no suggested career path one SHOULD take. Everyone arrives at SEO/SEM in his/her due time. If out of college and working w/ a digital crew, then this is the perfect opportunity to learn an SEM discipline: SEO, SMM, PPC, or SMO.
- College major and minors, and then entry level positions suggested:
If you look at the search landscape today, our backgrounds come from multiple and various educational disciplines. Some have marketing degrees, some philosophy, some history, some engineering; the list goes on and on.
At some level, once you graduate, where you end up is based on availability of positions and what you want to do. If search marketing is something that sets you off, then find entry level positions, such as Account Management, or entry-level position at a search firm.
- And any other outside education (e.g: SEMPO Institute training or ??):
Anything you can to further your education through conferences or certification is always a plus. More than anything else, whatever discipline of search marketing you decide to throw yourself into, it is always wise to have a good understanding of how other disciplines engage the space. This way, you'll build your value and become multi-faceted threat in the search marketing space.
6. What are the most important skills needed for this job?
The most important skill(s) need for this job is to be analytical and have vision. You'll spend most of your time analyzing keyword and keyword phrase selections, reviewing site architecture in conjunction with the client's marketing goals, dissecting websites looking for optimization flaws, and creating strategy in comparison with those in their vertical or space.
7. I understand 80% of SEO positions reside in the marketing department, but I've read many people that enter the field from I.T. areas (database, web back-end, web front-end, etc.) can troubleshoot problems better? Do you agree?
Perhaps. It's a difficult question to answer as each individual's skill level, when dealing with code will be different. If an SEO dedicates himself/herself to working with developers/designers, which will be a large part of your daily interaction, as you will have to teach them what things MUST be done as a part of your optimization, you'll learn to understand what goes on in their world and pick up on it.
Simple answer: In the beginning, yes, a person deeply embedded in development/design is going to troubleshoot better. The question arises when actually principles of SEO/SEM must be employed, can an I.T. person do it with the deft touch a person rooted in SEO/SEM can do it?
8. What are employers looking for in a candidate that they continually have a hard problem finding?
Someone willing to learn. Someone who is dedicated to continually learning their craft, their science. It's taken me a long time to be comfortable giving SEO advice to clients that are spending tens of thousands on SEO/SEM.
The moment you think you know enough to stop learning, is the moment you need to find another line of work.
9. What software and tools do you use and what's the most important to know?
Wow. Nothing like giving away trade secrets, huh? I use the following on a daily basis:
- Google Analytics / Google Webmaster Tools / Google Local Business Center / Google Search Query Functions (not an actual app, just knowing specific queries to get the results I want) / Google Trends
- Browsers: Firefox and Chrome and Opera (Internet Explorer only if I have to J)
- Open-Source CMS Platforms: Drupal / Modx / DotNetNuke
- Social Media Tools: Twitter / Google Wave / Facebook / PRWeb/ Social News Media Sites (i.e. Various Blogs, Digg, Reddit, Mixx, Sphinn, Newsvine, etc.)
- Dreamweaver
- Keyword Tools: WordTracker, Google Keyword Tool External, Trellian
- Competitive Analysis Tools: SEO Quake/ SEM Rush / SpyFu / Link Diagnosis / SEO 4 Firefox
- TechSmith SnagIt
- Microsoft Excel / Word
- LinkScape
10. How long have you been working in this field?
I've been working in Search Engine Marketing for 5 years now.
11. Things you wish you would've done before entering this field?
The honest answer: nothing. I've been blessed with leading a charmed existence and have done a lot of things with my short time on the planet.
However, if the question is directed as in, "Do I plan on making this field my long-term career?" I would say yes to that. Will it be my career forever? Perhaps. I couldn't tell you what's going to happen 10 years from now, but I know that this field will always be apart of my life, and I'll have some connection to it, no matter what my job title says.
12. What values are important to you and to your career area?
This is going to differ depending on who you ask. But, for me, I value strong work ethics as the premium. I do whatever is necessary to get the job done, no matter how long it takes, no matter the hour count, no matter the day.
I also value ethics. There's certainly room in this industry for highly unethical behavior (i.e. spamming techniques). If you're coming across to me that your ethics and mores are flexible, I don't want you on my team. Period.
As an independent, you may have sites to torch, but mine is the business of providing results while maintaining one's integrity. Applying strategy and optimization, for me, has to be in a way that doesn't comprise my values or ethics, I want to be able to know that I've provided honest work, with proven techniques, to help someone's search marketing efforts catch fire.
13. What do you like about your job? What do you dislike?
I love my job as a SEO/SEM. I like that I get to help make someone's business go from ZERO to AWESOME by applying my knowledge. I love creating strategy and implementing it; it's like giving birth in a sense. You have this idea, this little spark that catches lightning, and turns into something tangible right before your eyes.
Dislikes? There aren't many of them, but the monotony can be draining. There will be occasions where you are repeating the same tasks over and over. And over. The long hours can be rough too. Sometimes, in this business, you have to go on runs of 24 and 48 hours without much sleep in order to meet deadlines. Coffee will be your best friend.
14. What do you find most challenging in your work?
Creating the right search engine marketing strategy for the client based on their budget and goals. Learning to comprise is going to be an essential skill.
15. How stressful is this position?
Depends on your client base and what internal initiatives your company wants to accomplish. If you have needy clients and many internal company initiatives, then your life is going to be extremely stressful.
I don't find the position stressful, though I have needy clients and quite a few internal "projects"; I find it to be more of a challenge to outperform expectations and our surrounding competition.
16. Do you have to travel at all? Locally, or otherwise?
I don't travel much out of state, except for conferences. Otherwise, its day trips to meet with clients.
17. Describe the typical work environment for this field?
Again, this is dependent on a number of factors. But, typically, it's a close-knit SEM team interacting with developer teams, design teams. You don't have to be a social butterfly, but it helps if you can communicate effectively.
18. What is a typical day like for you?
Email. Strategy Building. Client Meetings. Internal Meetings. Keyword Research. Strategic Results Reports for clients (reports that tell our clients how our strategy performed in conjunction with website)
19. How many hours on average do you work per week? Weekends too?
On average, I work anywhere from 45-55 hours Monday – Friday. Add in the weekends, and it's closer to 70.
20. Do you ever need to take work home? Is it expected?
That's the one nice thing about our field: you take work home. It is, unfortunately, a bad thing too. Is it expected, not really. I expect that you get work done at work, and that you LEAVE WORK at WORK.
However, since a lot of what SEOs and SEMs do can be done nearly anywhere, there is a tendency to bring work home. It will take time, but you must learn to create a separation of WORK and HOME.
21. Can much of your work be done at home? (Telecommuting)
I would say that nearly 90% of the work that needs to be done each day can be done from home. Save client meetings and specific software that is housed on the office server. Yet, even then, if you can get remote access to office servers, you could conceivably accomplish 95% of what you need to get done daily from home.
22. What obstacles or struggles did you have to overcome to get where you are today?
Quite a few actually. The biggest being that what you have expertise in is NOT "dark art", "mystic", or otherwise known "Snake Oil". That there is an actual science behind the things we recommend, and that optimization can't just be done without specific knowledge of knowing how a single effort will affect another effort down the line.
23. What are the future trends expected in this field? Do you expect this industry to grow tremendously?
As for the future trends in SEM and SEO, well, that's an entire paper unto itself. 🙂 As far as growth in this field, yes I expect that it will grow tremendously. Current projections for industry-specific pollsters and general pollsters indicate that the boom has only just begun.
24. Do you find that people need to know more (wear more hats these days?) or is the field geared toward specialties and becoming and expert at one thing?
It's not a question of "hat wearing" but a question intertwined knowledge. In my case, I certainly favor SEO over other SEM disciplines and would consider myself a highly knowledgeable professional in this niche, but with my SEO knowledge, in order to be effective, I need to know about all disciplines and be fluent in them. The days of specific, niche knowledge of a single discipline are drawing to a close, and not just in SEM.
25. If so, which specialties are becoming more prevalent in this industry? (software, education, experience)
The huge buzz "specialty" is certainly SMM (social media marketing) and SMO (social media optimization). There are certainly professionals in these areas, who've been doing for as long as SEO has been around, but this specialty explosion will only lead to second-rate hacks. These second-rate hacks who feel that because they've got a Facebook account and Twitter account, believe they know something about the mechanics of how people operate online.
In the same way that SEO has been the bastard step-child of the online marketing community, most because of second-rate hacks posturing and feigning knowledge, so too will SMO and SMM go through this.
26. What are you teaching yourself right now?
Actually, I'm trying to teach myself how to build a website from the ground up: applying CSS templates and writing code. Time's pretty lean right now, but I make small strides toward this goal. Mostly, I spend time reading SEM professional blogs and books not related to anything SEM.
27. Do you attend informational events in the U.S? If so, which ones?
I've attended a couple events the past few years, mainly conferences from the SMX family tree. But if given the choice of one conference, the only that is a must attend for any SEM/SEO professional is SMX Advanced in Seattle.
28. What is the one thing that interests or excites you most about this field?
There's never a dull moment. The technology changes so rapidly and the possibilities of optimization opportunities materialize in step, that there is no possible way you could ever be bored! 🙂
29. Are freelancing and contract jobs becoming more mainstream (or less) in the future?
I believe that Todd Mintz wrote, "If your SEO isn't moonlighting, they're not doing it right." Freelance will become more prevalent in the future. Be on the lookout for small SEM/SEO shops to springing up across the country.
30. Are there any SEO positions/jobs (Guru, Specialist, Marketing Consultant, Link Builder, Content Writer, SEO Researcher, Client Relations Coordinator) that will be downsized because of outsourcing overseas?
Don't let any SEO tell you they're not outsourcing, it's a lie. Every one of us outsources something, it depends on what you can a) trust the outsourcer with, and b) what you absolutely don't have time to do yourself. The majority of what an SEO does encompasses all of these things; one should be competent in every single facet you have listed above. This is your job description.
As far as the positions, I'll tell you this: if there is a "Guru" position out there (in writing) don't apply for it and never hire them. Via David Leonhardt: "Guru" is a term that must be bestowed upon someone by others. Coming from oneself, it is meaningless."
31. GoogleBot doesn't read Flash pages unless it's built in. Do you teach your Flash expert to build the pages properly, or this is not a concern really as other means are enough to get ranks.
(Small correction: GoogleBot is learning to read Flash, but parses it horribly.) If you MUST use flash, then it is imperative that it built with some engine readability behind it. The term is graceful degradation. That is, when it the flash fails to operate, in this case in the presence of GoogleBot, it can still provide key information that would otherwise be "hidden" or "locked up" within the flash application.
32. What are the best steps to take to get an entry-level job and then move up and get better experience?
The best steps? The best steps are to use your social networking connections to get in to a search marketing outfit. Save that, the next best steps to an entry level position is to keep your ear to the ground for positions (even within traditional agencies) for anything they have open in their search marketing divisions or "interactive" divisions.
As for accruing more experience, it's about finding a mentor. I had one (James Shore), someone who led me to waterholes and then let me find my own way from there. Beyond finding a mentor, the first years will be spent listening and absorbing all the information you can. Yes, that means even the pure nonsense. Once you start understanding the jargon and idiosyncrasies within the field, you'll be able to distinguish what's credible and what's pure nonsense.
After a time, you'll move through the ranks, applying your knowledge and expertise. I hate to say it's results-based, but it is. The better results you can provide, the fast more doors will open for you.
33. How many years experience does it take to move from entry-level to average and then expert level employee (I realize the dynamics in SEO are always changing, but please generalize).
This is a difficult question to answer. There are so many externalities in relation to this question that even a generalization is difficult to assume.
Honestly, it depends on how quickly you pick up the art and science of SEO. If you show an expert ability early on, people are going to recognize it, and you'll can leap-frog your way through the ranks quickly.
34. What can I start doing now that would prepare me for working in this field in the future?
Start familiarizing yourself with various aspects of the field. There excellent primers out there by some of the best and brightest in the field:
- SEOMoz SEO Beginners Guide
- Google Webmaster Central Blog: SEO Starter Guide
- Hobo Web: SEO Beginners Guide
- SEO Book: SEO Training Overview
- Silver Arc Search Marketing: SEO Beginners Guide
35. If you could choose this career path all over again, would you and why?
Absolutely. Beyond finding my calling in business, I've made amazing relationships over the years. The SEM/SEO community is a tight one, and once you become one of us, it's a life-long community. (That is, of course, unless you happen to be complete and utter anti-social person)
36. Do you belong to any professional organizations? If so, which ones and why?
At this time, no. But, credentialism is an important factor of the game. Having acronyms associated to your name can go along way toward earning credibility with clients and prospective clients.
37. Are there any websites that you refer to or research to help you in your field?
See Question #35
I also use Twitter as a means of information gathering on the industry. The amount of information is truly staggering, so being judicious with your time is something that will go along way.
Sites I read religiously:
- Search Engine Land
- SEO Roundtable
- The Huomah SEO Blog
- Search Engine Journal
- Search Engine People
- Outspoken Media
- SEOMoz
36. What is the average starting salary? What is the salary potential with experience?
The average starting salary is going to be largely based on the COL (cost of living) of your area. I would expect the starting salary to be anywhere between $30,000 and $40,000 a year. SEOMoz did a great survey themselves that could help you answer a lot of these questions: http://www.seomoz.org/dp/seo-industry-survey-results
As for the salary potential, it's limitless. If you can prove your value to an organization, or to a marketplace, there's no limit to what people will pay for a competitive advantage.
37. Can you suggest other professionals who may be willing to speak with me about their careers?
Absolutely. There's plenty of agencies, firms, and independents in the Milwaukee and Chicago area who'd love to talk. Contact me and I'll give you a list of locals.
Dec 22 2009
Everyone has a different process to get from point A to point B when it comes to SEO and SEM. Continuous education is important just because this industry is always changing and evolving. Just reading lots of blogs and getting your hands dirty is the best way to learn it.
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FINAL UPDATE 05/01 -13:38 UTC : 54,000 people have now been resettled. 8,017 damaged buildings (24,242 rooms) occurred. 148000 people affected. Total direct economic losses have totalled CNY 49.62 million or USD 7.5 million. This is equivalent to the scale of the Jianchuan 01-01, Shidian 01-06 or Yanjin 17-10 earthquakes in 2010 (can be read in CATDAT 2010 earthquakes summary).
Chinese news sources quoting the Yingjiang County Government say that 54,000 people have have now been properly resettled, and basic supplies have been given to them. Schools have been closed for 2 days, but will open on the 6th, returning to normal life.
From January 1 to 5, Yingjiang earthquake sequence occurred with more than 100 shocks: the 2 main shocks were 4.6 and 4.8, the rest being below 4.0 following the earthquake.
Currently, provincial, state and county levels cumulatively have 1155 tents, 1930 quilts and 58.5 tons of rise and other basic disaster supplies. Yunnan Red Cross Society donated 500 quilts and 500 cotton and they are being shipped to Yingjiang the way, is expected to arrive tomorrow.
UPDATE 04/01 -11:07 UTC : This almost forgotten earthquake and aftershocks in YingJiang county (Southwest China's Yunnan province) has become a real tragedy in loss of peoples belongings.
The numbers being reported out of China are steadily increasing.
UPDATE 04/01 - 06:41 UTC : Yingjiang earthquakes have damaged 7,839 houses (23,645 rooms), of which 3 collapsed houses, 1,700 have been severely damaged houses and 6,136 slightly damaged houses. 148,000 people have been affected, of which 54,000 of 85,900 in the direct disaster area have been evacuated.
UPDATE 02/01 - 17:44 UTC : Yingjiang county was also hit by a devastating earthquake on August 21, 2008 UTC, killing 5 people and injuring 127. This was however a M 6.0 earthquake !
UPDATE 02/01 - 17:18 UTC : This earthquake was in fact a series of earthquakes (up to 5 quakes associated with it).
In total 37,200 households containing 97,400 people have been affected, 6531 homes have been damaged but no casualties associated with the earthquakes.
1 office has collapsed and 1,604 of the 10,400 damaged rooms (6531 homes) have been severely damaged.
UPDATE 01/01 - 13:26 UTC : Chinese news services are reporting an earthquake in China that occurred in the Yingjiang plains at 07:31:58 UTC, 15:31:58 Local on January 1st 2011.
The towns affected include the Dehong Yingjiang Plains with a preliminary focal depth of 10km.
There are reports of housing being cracked but more details will soon come to hand as Yunnan Seismological Bureau has sent a 4 man team to the Dehong. Specific property damage and casualties are unknown at this point.
Initial report just after the earthquake
The epicenter of this moderate but shallow earthquake was located in the Chinese part of the border near the village of Yingjiang.
105 km (65 miles) SE of Myitkyina, Myanmar and 89 km NE Banmo (pop 47,920)
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Magnitude : 4.7 and 4.9
UTC Time : Saturday, January 01, 2011 at 07:32:03 UTC and Saturday, January 01, 2011 at 23:33:42 UTC
Local time at epicenter : Saturday, January 01, 2011 at 03:32:03 PM at epicenter & Sunday, January 02, 2011 at 06:03:42 AM at epicenter
Depth (Hypocenter) : 21.4 km and 52.7 km
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Main shock :
105 km (65 miles) SE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
250 km (155 miles) WSW of Dali, Yunnan, China
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Now, was that so hard?
After so many stinkers last year and this spring, Mike Pelfrey finally came up smelling like roses last night. At least somebody wearing Pelfrey's number did.
Yes, I realize it is one game after so many bad ones, but spring training is for getting your hopes up, and if not for Pelfrey, then for whom?
One run on three hits in 6.1 innings is a quality start, one I'd take every time, and one reminiscent of 2010 when for most of the summer he was all the things he was supposed to be.
Pelfrey significantly regressed last year and by his own admission said this could be a make-or-break season for him. If he duplicates last year, it is easy to see the Mets cutting ties with him. They've already bounced that around in passing this spring, but realistically had no other choice but to keep him.
He had a bum ankle early in camp, but his arm seems fine. He has experience. He's been successful at times, although inconsistently so. He has a reasonable salary ($5.68 million). He's young enough to turn it around. There have been a lot of late bloomers in the sport (Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax come to mind). While not saying he has the potential of either, two summers ago he had months of dominance worthy of the hope of seeing it again.
Because of his inconsistency, Pelfrey's value to the Mets is greater with the hope of him turning it around. And, with pitching their biggest concern – and no guarantees with Johan Santana – if the Mets are to have any semblance of a competitive team they need Pelfrey to start cashing his potential chips.
A lot of things must happen for the Mets to avoid the season everyone is projecting for them, and it begins with Pelfrey to quit licking his fingers and start pitching to his expectations. Beginning now.


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A frantic finish and confusing sequence wasn't enough Saturday for the Wabash College Little Giants. Top-ranked Wooster escaped a packed Chadwick Court with a 67-65 NCAC victory to improve to 14-0 while Wabash fell to 13-1.
See pictures here, here, and here.
The nation's top-ranked DIII basketball team, and perennial NCAC power, shot 48 percent from the field to Wabash's 33 percent. Still, Wabash almost pulled off the impossible comeback. Trailing by 12 with 2:14 to play, the Little Giants went on a tear taking advantage of Wooster fouls, a couple of missed free throws, and turnovers.
Wabash got it to 61-66 on two Ben Burkett free throws with just 49 seconds to play. Wes Smith added two free throws to cut the margin to three with 23 seconds remaining. Then after a Fighting Scot turnover Aaron Zinnerman hit a driving layup with just 10 second on the clock, 65-66.
Then things got confusing. Wooster inbounded the ball and Wabash forced an apparent turnover. Zinnerman drove the lane and missed a pull up jumper but the officials were blowing a whistle. The explanation after the game was the clock never started after Zinnerman's layin and Wooster was awarded the ball.
The sequence left Coach Mac Petty shaking his head. "When AZ made the layup, the clock stopped. They took it out and threw it in and we stole it. The clock never started they're (officials) were saying. They said they needed to take two seconds off the clock and give it to Wooster again."
After the game the explanation was the clock was not turned off when the Zinnerman basket was made and the time should have been 4 seconds. Wooster got a free throw but missed the second. Wes Smith grabbed the rebound, raced down court and let fly from 35 feet. The ball rimmed out as the buzzer sounded.
"They shot well and they made a lot of layups," Petty said. "They got a lot of inside shots. We took some quick shots and didn't really let the offense come to us. I think part of it was playing in front of that crowd; we're not used to it. The crowd was fantastic."
The crowd was a big assist in the rally. Petty and other long-time Wabash observers speculated the standing room only crowd as the biggest in Chadwick since 1997.
Wabash couldn't match points in the first half hitting just 32 percent of its shots and only 3-of-12 three-pointers. They were out-rebounded 20-16 and still trailed by just one.
"We were trying to work to get good shots," junior forward Derek Bailey said. "Things did fall our way eventually and we were only down one point at half. We knew we had better basketball in us. So that was reassuring. We had No. 1 team in nation and we're down only 1 point at half time; we're ok with that."
Wes Smith led Wabash with 21 points but hit 7-21 shots, while battling the flu. Petty said his star and leader was about 75 percent but the real difference in the game was just not hitting shots.
Bailey and Zinnerman added 11 apiece, Ben Burkett scored 9. Wooster was led by their All-American Ian Franks who finished with 27. Franks seemed to answer every Wabash run with a key basket.
The Little Giants will now have their mettle tested with four straight road games starting at Allegheny Saturday. Then three of the following four are also road trips.
"I've been talking to guys one on one saying this next stretch of four games is where we find out what we're made of," Bailey said. "We're going to have to be mentally tough and be able to fight through things. We're not going to have 2,000 people there for us like today. We know we're going to have to stay mentally tough and be ready to work every night."


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We've got a batch of super detailed photos from the prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing (also titled The Thing). So take a look at what the beast looked like right after it emerged from the ice block. Could this be the original version of The Thing? Or is it just another poor mutated beast (hence the UFO crash we saw many years earlier, in the 1982 movie?) Your guess is as good as ours.
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- The heart beats approximately 100,000 times per day;
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Outstanding story! I love how you presented it and tied everything together. Well done! :)ReplyDelete
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Actually, I would love to have seen you do a happy dance in the cemetery. :)
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Thanks to Robin at My Two Blessings (www.mytwoblessings.com/ I discovered the "A Blogger's Best Friend" award created by "Bandit" at the world from down here (http://theworldfromdownhere.blogspot.com/2009/04/drumroll-please.html) According to Bandit, the "A Blogger's Best Friend Award" shall be given to your most loyal blog readers. Thus, the award should be given to a follower of yours who takes the time to comment regularly on many of your posts. In addition his or her blog should be creative, funny and always entertaining. Upon receiving this award, pass it along to two fellow bloggers who fit this criteria.
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The dream of a fully flash-based laptop may be a reality by the end of the decade, according to flash memory manufacturers who are talking up their technology at CES this week. We at Ars are excited about the possibilities offered by flash as prices fall and densities continue to rise, but we aren't optimistic that things will move far enough in this direction to be economical soon. Comments made this week bear this out. Steve Appleton, CEO of Micron Technology, says that flash will indeed find its way into laptops, but not for a few years yet.
"The average notebook has 30GB (of hard drive storage). How long is it before the notebook has solid state memory? Five or six years," he said. "I'm not saying drives will go away. There will always be a need for storage, but when was the last time you tapped out a drive?"
I hate to break it to Steve, but my music collection alone would "tap out" a 30GB hard drive. His point is well taken, though. Flash will never store as much as a hard drive, but it may well store enough for most users. The benefit of using flash is not capacity anyway, but speed, battery life, and convenience. The idea of a notebook with zero boot time is enough to set many geek mouths drooling, and a few extra hours of battery life (the hard drive motor is one of the highest energy-consuming parts in a laptop) only sweetens the deal.
Flash is certainly poised for this sort of growth. The wholesale cost per bit for NAND flash has fallen 35 to 45 percent per year, and bit densities are rising at about 50 percent a year. When it comes to cost, though, flash still has nothing on hard drives. Flash currently runs about US$35 per gigabyte, while hard drive storage is sold for about 65 cents a gigabyte, or nearly 50 times less.
What's currently driving the impressive growth of the flash memory market? Cell phones and iPods. While the greater storage needs of computers still favor hard drives (for now), flash is ideally suited for current consumer electronics devices, which are enjoying explosive growth. Cell phones in particular require ever-greater amounts of memory as they transition from simple phones to complex contact managers, music players, and digital cameras. The growth of USB flash drives has also been a Good Thing™ that finally took the venerable floppy disk out behind the woodshed and put a shotgun to its head. These flash drives are also enabling new classes of applications that do not need to be installed on a local computer, but are entirely self-contained on the drive.
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Rppassis necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 90 diseños de 36 diseñadores freelance.
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Freshmob is in the business of developing mobile apps for companies wanting to take advantage of the mobile revolution.
We are a creative shop that understands technology and the mobile app space. We can offer our clients fresh ideas in a full range of services from strategy and creative design, to technical development.
Our current focus is on developing apps for iPhones and iPads (iOS) but over time I expect this to change as the market and demand for other platforms such as Android grow.
We like to see ourselves as a well balanced company that is not just about technology, but also about how people interact with it.
So it is important that we are seen not as an IT company. We have a good mix of technical knowledge along with creative flair and innovative, sexy, unique ideas that really make people excited.
Sort of like the ying (creative) and yang (techie) metaphor...
We have a couple of key target audiences that we'd like to focus on:
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2) Advertising & communications agencies looking for a partner who can complement their skill set. Most agencies don't have permanent internal resources to work in this area, so we are looking at aligning ourselves with some of them and become an extension of the services they can provide to their clients.
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In case it is not clear yet, I want the business to come across as having a good mix of emotional (creative) and rational (technology) qualities.
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I think this book would be very good for people and for smaller children who don't have any manners at all. The bear in the book does not have any manners but he learns them. I also liked this book because it teaches a very good lesson. It teaches a lesson of manners. My favorite part was when the mother bear comes in and tells the little bear to clean up the mess. It was my favorite part because it is very unpleasant to make a mess in someone's house or apartment. My favorite character is the mother bear because she tells the bear with no manners to clean up and say sorry to the little girl.
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its human nature
Just to expand on this idea further: how would you explain why many humans don't have faith?
Faith is complete trust or confidence.
Faith is strong belief in a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than proof.
This denies rational thought.
I agree with Tom Sarbeck that this is very dangerous and destructive in many instances. I went to catholic school too.
its human nature
Should be mentioned, the destitute i.e. drug addicts or those that are otherwise "down on there luck" have a tendancy to be susceptible to influence, substituting the void they feel for the god concept and/or a group to belong to that helps them thus associating god with otherwise negativity. Not eveyone is brainwashed at birth..thus the convict that "turns to god" etc...
Appealing to a person's weak mental state is a good tactic for indoctrination. Alchohalics Anonymous is a good example, on the surface it helps millions yet it teaches a need for a "higher power" taking self disciplin away allbeit in a kind hearted way.
Realigeon does the same thing..it (on the surface) offers peace and hope, then denies self confidence.
Just my opinion...
People have faith only because trained to have faith. People sustain their faith only because of the fear of god. Mny persons may give many different reasons for their faith but the truth is this that faith is sustained by fear of the supernatural.
I wish i had a good answer for you. I think it is an important and fascinating question you ask.
Somewhat humorously: I think part of the reason people have faith is being exhibited by the answers here to your question!
Most people don't seem to like uncertainty ...so they try to just believe in the first answer that "feels right" even if they don't have any evidence to support that. To many, having a possibly wrong answer is better than simply saying "I'm not sure, let me get back to you on that when i find out more"
I suspect it's not even the biggest reason, but it does seem to be a contributing factor.
Undoubtedly the most important source of religion is fear; this can be seen in the present day, since anything that causes alarm is apt to turn people's thoughts to God.
With all due respect to Bertrand Russel, i have to disagree. I suspect his opinion on the matter is being influenced by the time and place he grew up in. In todays modern world i see a lot of counter examples...
1. People with minimal fears turning a great deal of their thoughts and energy to studying, ritualizing, and "observing" gods. (Usually as a means to answer "big questions" and give a clam/clarity to their lives.)
2. People who grew up in religious surroundings in a climate of extreme fearfulness, but yet felt absolutely no inclination to embrace religion.
Honorable mention 3. People who are religious and grappling with fear who use much the same coping mechanisms as atheists, and who seem to lean on their belief in gods very little in problem solving ways to tackle their fears
I don't deny fear CAN be a strong motivator in religion, or other beliefs as well. But to claim it's the MOST IMPORTANT source of religion seems a bit of a stretch.
OK Joe, I think you are on to something especially with that last line. I think we do need to look at the evolutionary strength of religion. Yes there is something to be said for the fear factor and certainly the ignorance point.
I would have to say that a lot comes from the need to be part of something bigger than ones self. A lot comes from dependency relationships. The dependent is afraid of being the one in charge. (too damned much responsibility in that.) We (except for charismatic Nazi cultists) are rarely so dependent that we can totally subordinate ourselves mentally and physically to another human being. Though, stemming from childhood, we might all have a touch of this.
I do think all these factors and more enter in to the totality of the religious tendency in human society. Most big upsurges in religiosity occur during times of social movement and dislocation. Our society has become more and more atomized for variety of reasons and people have often responded by attaching themselves to charismatic religious phenomena. This gives some faux security to replace what should be there from overall socialization and social norms, but alas is not.
Then there is control of arbitrary surroundings. We sometimes have little control so in the attempt to feel in control we like to say a rosary or, if governor of Texas, call a big prayer meeting for rain.
My contention is that all these factors and more are important and that we need a comprehensive theory of the attraction of religion.
Everything you say is a truth, but a part of the truth. The kind of people you describe are only a small part of a faithful population. The common man acquires his faith in god as a personal god who observes all that he does, punishes him if he does not do good, rewards him if he does good etc. Thus effort is made to make him a good person by fearing the god. He he then is taught the importance of prayer and in this mannner is made so much dependent on god that he needs the crutches of faith for all his life. he remains a believer because he needs to be a believer.
Madhukar, your use of the term dependent is critical here. It seems that a good deal of religion stems from dependency. You describe it well and indeed I think it permeates most aspects of what we are describing here.
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Author(s): Ann Potter (WDFW), John Fleckenstein (DNR), Scott Richardson (WDFW), David Hays (WDFW)
The mardon skipper is a small, tawny-orange butterfly currently found at only four, small, geographically disjunct areas in Washington, Oregon, and California. In Washington, nine of 18 historic sites are known to be occupied. Based on several years of repeated survey effort, it has been concluded that populations at five historic sites have been extirpated. Four of these are in south Puget Sound and one is in the southern Cascades. The current status of four other sites is uncertain. Grasslands of the Puget prairies and Washington's southern Cascades are believed to support just a few hundred individuals.
In the Puget lowlands, the mardon skipper is found on glacial outwash prairies where it inhabits open grasslands with abundant Idaho fescue interspersed with early blue violet. In the southern Cascades, the mardon skipper is found in open, fescue grasslands within Ponderosa pine savanna/woodland, at elevations ranging from 1900' to 5100'. South Cascade sites vary in size from small, ½ acre or less meadows, to large grassland complexes, and site conditions range from dry, open ridgetops, to areas associated with wetlands or riparian habitats. Within these southern Cascade and Puget prairie grassland environments, a variety of nectar source plants are important. The short, open stature of native, fescue bunchgrass stands allows mardon skippers to access nectar and oviposition plants.
During the past 150 years, native grasslands have been developed, fragmented, and degraded. Fire historically played an important role in maintaining grassland plant communities. More than 95% of the original prairie grasslands are gone from western Washington. Mardon skippers were likely more widespread and abundant prior to large-scale loss of their open, fescue dominated, grassland habitat.
The grassland and savanna landscapes upon which mardon skippers depend are threatened today by forest encroachment, invasion by native and non-native plants, development, recreational activities, grazing, agricultural practices, and application of herbicides. The butterflies are threatened by insecticides, control practices for invasive plants, military training, fire, and recreational activities.
The extant Washington mardon skipper population consists of a few hundred individuals present at only nine geographically isolated sites, three in Puget Sound and six in the southern Cascades. Many of these sites are under assault from invasive non-native plants, and have human uses which are incompatible with butterfly management. At none of the mardon skipper sites does a mandate and dedicated funding occur for managing the site for mardon skipper habitat.
Due to the mardon skipper's small population size, limited distribution, isolation, and the numerous factors threatening the species and its remaining habitat, the Department believes the species is vulnerable to extirpation and the Puget Sound population in particular, is seriously threatened with extinction. The Department, therefore, recommends the mardon skipper be classified as a State Endangered species.
Suggested Citation:Potter, A., J. Fleckenstein, S. Richardson, and D. Hays. 1999. Washington state status report for the mardon skipper. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia. 39pp.
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It was so much fun meeting new dancers, and I got a ton of complements on my hair, which was an experiment in DIY. I had made myself some hair falls out of yarn (what else?), and while they were super easy to make, they looked quite sophisticated. Here's a better picture of them being modeled on Little Lovely.
Little Lovely has chin-length brown hair, so as you can see, these hair falls are a great way to add the illusion of length and color to any hairstyle.
A couple of my fellow Gypsies asked me to show them how to make them, and coincidentally Little Lovely has been begging me for a blonde hair fall, so we got together last weekend to make them. Here's the full tutorial.


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4x4 Ultimate Adventure - EventsPosted in Features on February 1, 2000
As kids, most of us went on sometimes crazy and dangerous adventures, whether it was rattlesnake hunting or jumping off a bridge into the local river. As adults our adventures often lose their outrageousness in favor of safety, sanity, and comfort. We go four-wheeling on some of the toughest trails, but so does everyone else. There's very little adventure in that, especially when you trailer your 4x4 to the trails.
Why not make a tour of the hardest trails we can find and do them all in an eight-day stint? Most trail rigs can handle a 20- or 30-minute drive on pavement to the trailhead, but suggest throwing down 1,200 miles and most four-wheelers become queasy. Then toss in the thought that if you break down on one of these difficult trails, you have until sunup the next day to get your steed ready for the road. That would be the Ultimate Adventure. And that's just what we did.
Our trip of trips would start in Southern California and encompass the Southwest. The trails of choice were located in Phoenix, Arizona; Las Cruces, New Mexico; Farmington, New Mexico; and Montrose, Colorado.
It wouldn't be nearly as much fun alone, so for the inaugural event we hand-picked a few people that we knew would be up for this rattlesnake hunt. Most of our invitees responded with "That's crazy! When do we leave?"
First we contacted Brian Cox, which wasn't difficult because he works in our building. He said he would come and he knew a couple of people who would join us. So, into the group came Jon Bundrant from All-Pro Off-Road, Drew Persson from Persson Off-Road Systems, and Steve Sasaki from Powertank. Brian, Jon, Drew, and Steve all drove well-built Toyota 4Runners. We also called Trenton McGee from Superlift and Sam Patton from Sam's Off-Road. Trenton drove his beat-up early Blazer, and Sam drove one of the biggest, best-working CJ-7s we've ever seen.
A quick call to Greg Miller at Klune-V and he was sold on bringing his bright-green Bronco on the trip. Rob Harris was already touring around in his motor-home, so he brought along Ol' Spot Too, a spotted Wrangler. Jody Campbell from 4x4review.com caught wind of our plans and had his CJ-5 ready to go. Tom Boyd had known about the event for some time and guaranteed us he'd make it in his quarter-elliptic Bronco, along with his friend Dan Trudo in his Wrangler.
We'd like to thank all of those who sacrificed their time and vehicles to join us on the trip as well as those that met us at each trail. We're in the midst of planning the next Ultimate Adventure, which will be open for anyone, but space will be limited. Keep your eyes peeled on future issues for more infor-mation.
Day OneOn the way to the official meeting and kick-off spot at the Cabazon exit off Interstate 10 near Palm Springs, California, the luster of driving our trail rigs such a distance glimmered brightly. Many of us had not met before, but we soon realized that we all had something in common: insanity. With four Toyotas, two early Broncos, a Wrangler, a fullsize GMC pickup, and a CJ-2A, we began our trek to Apache Junction, Arizona. The others would meet us there and continue on.
Arizona in the summertime isn't exactly cool. With temperatures far enough over 100 to make sheetmetal sweat, highway driving in some of these vehicles wasn't a picnic. The interior temp in John Cappa's CJ-2A was hot enough to literally melt the soles off his shoes. However, all of the Toyotas were sporting air conditioning, a fact which garnered the Toyota drivers many disgruntled comments about a compressor being used for something other than on-board air.
The first breakdown occurred in Blythe, California. Greg's Bronco suffered a chaffed oil-cooler line as we were exiting for gas. The subsequent leak sprayed about 2 quarts of oil all over the front of the Bronco. A quick fix bypassed the cooler but gave us enough time to install a winch on Tom's Bronco.
It was a relief to reach the hotel in Apache Junction before dark. Drew changed a lower ball joint on his IFS Toyota that had been rattling for weeks before the trip.
The rest of our traveling companions met us at the hotel to fill out our attendance expectations. These included Trenton, who had towed his Blazer from Louisiana to Las Cruces and then drove the orange bomber to Apache Junction. We understood why Sam towed his monster CJ-7 from Tulsa. It would otherwise be a long drive on unbalanced 39.5-inch Boggers. Rob towed his Jeep too, but we have to give him extra credit for camping at every stop, even though it was in a 90-foot motorhome. We frowned on trailering rigs for this tour, but each of their cases was understandable. Even so, we still affectionately called them trailer weenies.
Day TwoWe woke and met in front of the hotel to find our trail leader Mr. Ed and quite a gathering of locals to make the run over Upper Ajax. We drove to the trailhead to find even more vehicles waiting to make the run with us.
Local Rick Hanse separated a steering shaft just minutes before Tom snapped his first axleshaft. A little wrenching got them both back on the trail in no time.
Upper Ajax was the perfect trail for us to start this adventure: difficult, but not impossible. The fullsizes didn't struggle too badly, and the Toyotas made quick work of the trail...in air-conditioned comfort.
We made it back to the hotel before sundown to wrench on our rides, gather parts, and share expectations for the rest of the trip.
Day ThreeThe heat from the previous days had gotten to most of us, and we were ready to get out of Arizona and head for the next stop on our adventure-Las Cruces. We hit Highway 60 east to enjoy higher altitude and much welcomed cooler temperatures. This was the first two-lane highway we used for our trip, and it was a pleasant departure from the Interstate. Highway 60 winds through the mining towns of Globe and Superior, Arizona, where we were treated to living history.
About an hour away from Las Cruces we ran into dark skies and light rain. Ordinarily this wouldn't be a big deal, but several of the vehicles had open tops and at least one didn't have windshield wipers.
When we made it to the hotel it was still early, so those that needed to make repairs did so in the parking lot or went to Jim Huff's shop, Hytech Automotive and 4x4 Service. Jim was kind enough to let Trenton park his tow rig and trailer there for a couple days. He also supplied Tom with another spare axleshaft since his spare was being used. Jim also gave Sam room and tools to bolt his steering box back on the frame. Jim's hospitality didn't stop there. We spent much of the evening conversing at the shop and he offered us Coronitas (miniature Corona beers) and shots of something we were afraid to try. Some of the Toyota boys went to a local Mexican village called Juarez to catch the late-night stage show.
Day FourThe trail was a little further from the hotel, which meant more pavement before we hit the dirt. This didn't discourage Sam, who had taken his Jeep off the trailer to drive it to the trailhead of Tabasco Twister. Homer Van Zandt and Jim's brother, Fred, were our trail leaders.
The Twister made radial tire sidewalls look like papier-mch. Our group had an uncountable number of flats. Tire-plugs in the sidewalls were hard to keep in because the sharp rocks would pull them out and, in some cases, make the holes bigger. Jody broke a front-axle U-joint early on but made repairs to take up the back of the pack. One of the locals broke a pitman arm so Jim hung back to help make repairs with Sam and his onboard welder. The Toyotas didn't seem at all flustered by the rock ledges, but the fullsize and short-wheelbase vehicles had troubles. The end of the trail didn't come until way after dark, and many drivers' nerves were frazzled.
Day FiveThis was the longest day of on-road driving, with 430 miles to travel from Las Cruces to our next stop in Farmington. But before we could hit the road, we needed to replace a total of seven BFGoodrich Mud-Terrains and one Super Swamper Radial. The search for replacement tires started at a Discount Tire in Las Cruces and ended at a Discount Tire in Albuquerque. Before we could get there, though, John's Plexiglas windshield blew out of the frame on Interstate 25. A duct-tape job with help from Tom got it back into place, and we were all rolling again.
The Discount Tire store in Albuquerque had everything we needed, including one of Cole's elusive 36x12.50-16 Swampers. While we waited for all the tires to be mounted, Steve made wheel repairs, John replaced a muffler that had blown itself apart on the highway, and Greg rebuilt his Bronco's steering column.
The trailer weenies had increased by one with Trenton now towing the bomber. Jon had to get back to his shop in California so we bid him farewell. Jody had had about enough of the abusive trails and overheating CJ-7 on the long on-road sections so he cut out. Drew took a different path in search of an alignment rack for his ill-handling IFS Toy.
The rest of us hung a left out of Albuquerque and faced the last four hours of driving to Farmington with the sun setting. Night came quickly and so did the rain. The temperatures dropped too, but not too low for the no-top crowd so we pushed on. We finally made it to the hotel in Farmington, and we dragged ourselves into our warm waiting beds for a few hours of sleep to prep for the next day.
Day SixAlarm clocks were becoming extremely annoying by this point. Awake but far from energized, we met at the local breakfast hangout (Sonya's, if you're in the area) to get a little direction from our trail leader Harold Off.
Harold led us on the Waterfalls trail, and many of us learned that we had to hit some of the obstacles with just a bit of momentum. The Farmington Bump, it's called. This made for some scary situations.
Call us wimps, but we heeded Harold's wise suggestion and bypassed the first 100 yards of the trail, which are the toughest. Anyone who didn't have enough by the end of the day could come back here to play.
Right after Trenton repaired a wobbled-out axle U-joint, he climbed up an uncomfortable sidehill. A winch cable was pulled and Trenton changed his shorts.
When we reached the end of the trail almost everyone was up to heading back to the first obstacles. If you can imagine a steep waterfall carved into sandstone with a few rocks and trees thrown in for good measure then you'll have a good idea of what this trail looks like. There are only two obstacles here; the first is a six-foot vertical cliff. That alone wouldn't be too bad, but you have to drive onto a ledge just big enough for a Bronco and then make a hard left turn up this cliff. And there's plenty of loose dirt to throw around and slide on. The second waterfall climbs about 50 feet and changes directions three times. Cool.
Cole claimed he wasn't interested in doing it, but after a little prodding from John he was in the driver seat hitting the first cliff. The suspension on Tom's Bronco stretched to mind-boggling limits, and he went all the way through the 100-yard trail. Sam showed us why he built his CJ-7 the way he did and made quick work of both obstacles. Sam also let Cole drive a short section of the trail in his Jeep, causing the tires on Cole's imaginary flatfender to grow. Dan made it to the top of the waterfall only to spit out a rear driveshaft. For some reason we couldn't get Dan's winch to work (we later found out that a three-prong remote doesn't work with Warn's new five-prong plug) so local Phil Collard winched him up. John and Dan repaired the driveshaft while the others traversed the falls and helped an unprepared Toyota (not with our group) out of trouble. Tom had tried to make a second pass on the waterfall only to break an axle U-joint on the first section. He turned around and we all headed back to town.
Day SevenDan and Tom woke early so they could replace Tom's broken axle from the day before. Harold was kind enough to let them use his shop, Off Again Off-Road. John and Tom later helped Dan weld a cracked and sagging spare-tire rack in the hotel parking lot, while everyone else choked down breakfast.
By now most of us had noticed a trend of increasingly more difficult trails on this wondrous adventure. We could only speculate as to what was in store for us at the last trail we'd traverse on this trip: Die Trying.
The drive between Farmington and Montrose was perhaps the most scenic and relaxing of the whole trip. We did, however, run into two separate road crews working on the two-lane mountain road, which held-up traffic for about 45 minutes apiece. The drive was short compared to the previous on-road day, and the scenery made it much more endurable.
We made it to the hotel before nightfall and geared up for Die Trying. The locals told us a little about the trail and how a short wheelbase would benefit on the tight corners (finally, a trail for flatfenders). We also found out that this was the longest trail of the adventure (in time, not distance).
Day EightWe were now pros at the routine. Breakfast was something you ate while greasing U-joints or packing the truck for the day. Gas station food became the staple, and McDonald's was health food. We all met in front of the hotel with trail leader Sherman Mathieu after completing our daily morning rituals. The skies were for the most part clear, but dark clouds lingered in the direction of the trail.
The trail began with a smattering of large rocks that required slow, low-geared crawling. This is the kind of wheeling we were accustomed to, and most of us entertained the thought that this wouldn't be too bad. However, several tight sections made fullsize truck navigation almost impossible, and climbing the 5-foot-tall boulders that the Jeeps were able to steer around was the only option. Even with six spotters yelling at Cole, he couldn't avoid major body damage. The first 100 yards of the trail took several hours. It was enough time for some at the back of the lineup to rethink if they really wanted to do this trail badly enough to ugly their vehicles. Trenton, Brian, Drew, and Steve wisely turned tail and came around to the top of the trail. They walked down to where we were only to confirm that we had completed about one sixteenth of the trail. By this time Greg had broken a front axle U-joint without a spare and was headed out the way he came in. The trail leader had broken some steering components and had to catch a ride back into town for spares. We continued on as rain clouds approached.
By mid-afternoon Cole had smashed the driver-side fuel tank enough that the fuel pick-up no longer functioned (but still no leak). The lower portion of the fenders, doors, cab, and bed resembled a wrinkly prune. Cole had to enter and exit the truck like the Duke boys. Tom's Bronco wasn't in much better shape. Dan and Rob trudged on with little faltering or body damage while John and Sam goofed around with different lines in the back of the pack. It was obvious we weren't getting out of here until late in the night. Fortunately the clouds passed without a trace of rain.
The final 200 yards of the trail involved an uphill climb and a series of small switchbacks and ledges. Most of us just wanted to get out so we pulled the winch cable after giving one or two attempts at each section. Cole had given up trying to save the GMC's body; it could only get straighter now. Tom drove as though he had the same philosophy. We made it out without any further breakage.
Day NineWe had traveled over 1,200 miles and had been on some of the best trails the Southwest had to offer. We made new friends and found weaknesses of each vehicle. The Ultimate Adventure had come to an end. Sort of like when Mom was calling the kids in for supper, we all knew it was time to get back to our day jobs. A few goodbyes, some mention of a reunion and the next Ultimate Adventure, and we were on our separate ways.
Ultimate BuildupYou would think we would build vehicles for this trip that were super comfortable and reliable and that worked great on all trails. But that takes all the fun out of it. Instead we used our usual trail rigs.
Cole had installed a new engine in the GMC only two weeks before the Adventure kick-off. He added a Holley Pro-Jection fuel-injection only two days prior. As if that weren't close enough, the last two days were spent installing a Klune-V Crawler box between the transmission and transfer case and breaking a stock front axleshaft during testing. A new set of 4340 chrome-moly axleshafts from Offroad Design were tossed in the Dana 44 at Off Road Unlimited along with new seals. The crew there also replaced the worn-out shocks with Rancho RS 9000s. With the list of must-dos checked off and a list of like-to-dos taped to the dash, the GMC was ready.
John installed a set of new 35-inch Mickey Thompson Baja Claws mounted to M.R.T. heavy-duty bead-lock wheels on the flatfender. He changed everything resembling a U-joint and installed two new turbo mufflers. The Jeep averages about 1,000 miles to the muffler. He also replaced the early analog Pro-Jection computer with a new digital one-although he's not sure all the adjustment the new computer affords was really a good thing for his application. Finally, he replaced his front Dana 44 axleshafts with Warn chrome-molys.


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my name is david kavanagh, in ireland people know me as the relationship guy that people in the media turn to for advice and commentary. in the last two years i have built a small business of ten couples a month to 400 and the logo i have is too simplistic to be any good,i am hoping that you can help me and find one that says corporate, successful and marital. i run marriage training courses for couples around ireland
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MarathonMan wrote:Without consummate, pathological arrogance, atheists are virtually speechless. To the extent that there may be a few exceptions to this rule, they never have the courage, the balls to admonish their fellow atheists. Never.
Yoohoo, mr troll? Qwerty's doing a pretty good job of proving that statement hilariously wrong at the moment in the Musings section
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Reporting from Tucson —
This year, Arizona became known as the state with the toughest policies against illegal immigration. That's why Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Eric Peters didn't think the Pima County coroner would see a surge in migrants killed while trying to cross Arizona's southern deserts.
But despite beefed-up efforts to stem illegal immigration and an economy that makes work harder to come by, migrants are still trying to get into the country. And many are dying.
In 2007, a record 218 bodies were found in Pima County. This year, the death toll could be worse. Already, authorities have recovered the remains of 170 migrants.
"We're kind of looking at a record-breaking year this year," Peters said.
July was the worst month of this year so far, with 59 people found dead. More than half of them died from heat-related causes. On July 15, the deadliest day of the month, seven bodies were found, among them the remains of Omar Luna Velasquez, 25. The high temperature that day was 108 degrees.


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