Can nofollow links hurt my site's ranking? Webmaster Question from - Timmy, UK

I'm building links, not for SEO but to try and generate direct traffic, if these links are no-follow am I safe from getting any Google penalties? Asked another way, can no-follow links hurt my site? Tubby Timmy, UK See here the Matt's Answer:

10 High Impact Viral Marketing Strategies

Viral Marketing is allowing people to giveaway and use your free product or service in order to multiply your marketing quickly over the internet.

The idea behind viral marketing is that you include your ad with the freebie people giveaway or use. Below are ten high impact viral marketing strategies:

1. Allow people to reprint your articles on their web site, in their e-zine, newsletter, magazine or ebooks. Include your resource box and the option for article reprints at the bottom of each article.

2. Allow people to use any of your freebies as free bonuses for products or services they sell. Include your ad on all your freebies.

3. Allow people to use your online discussion board for their own web site. Some people don't have one. Just include your banner ad at the top of the board.

4. Allow people to sign up for a free web site on your server. Since you are giving away the space, require them to include your banner ad at the top of the site.

5. Allow people to add their link to your free web site directory. Just require that they return a link back to your web site, advertising your directory.

6. Allow people to provide your free online service to their web site, visitors, or e-zine subscribers. They could be free e-mail, e-mail consulting, search engine submissions, etc.

7. Allow people to give away your free software. Just include your business advertisement inside the software program.

8. Allow people to give away your free web design graphics, fonts, templates, etc. Just include your ad on them or require people to link directly to your web site.

9. Allow people to place an advertisement in your free ebook if, in exchange, they give away the ebook to their web visitors or e-zine subscribers.

10. Allow people to give away your free ebook to their visitors. Then, their visitors will also give it away. This will just continue to spread your ad all over the internet.



You want strategies further? send me your mail and get reply from me :)

Why don't you turn off the PageRank feature in the Google Toolbar?

The question was asked by @Danielroofer (aka Daniel Weadley), Camberley, Surrey, UK "Why don't you switch off the PageRank Toolbar feature? It is widely used by link sellers as a link grading system. Why do you continue to display PageRank publicly? It appears to have little relevance, except to spammers."

and Matt replied:

SEMPO 2013 meetup - Chennai



We are in the auditorium and just few minutes to start the event. This SEMPO digital marketing 2013 meetup is just eagerly await by the professionals around from city Chennai, Madurai, Salem, Trichy and Bangalore. 

We planned everything and got train at 10 pm in Attur (Salem Dt). We are the team of 6 people including Mr. Sathishkumar Varatharajan – CEO of KUDOMETRICS, Ms. Gayathri Roobini – Social Media Strategist from KUDOMETRICS, Gayathiri Govindarajan – Content Professional from KUDOMETRICS, Ms. Priya Mathiyazhagan – Search engine strategist and Ms. Saranya Bharathi – Search engine strategist from same KUDOMETRICS.

INBOUND 2013 Keynote - Brian Halligan & Dharmesh Shah from Hubspot

HubSpot founders, Brian Halligan & Dharmesh Shah, introduce the Inbound Experience and the New HubSpot. With its 2013 release, HubSpot adds a Content Optimization System, Social Inbox, new custom analytics to the platform, plus Signals - a free Google Chrome app that gives you the context to know when to follow up with your leads. See the video.

How to Improve CTR Rank with Author Images on Google +



Did you Google it? Have you seen all your searches on Google have returned the SERP (Search Engine Results Pages) results mingled with images, videos, profile pictures and few website results?

Ranking #1, years ago brought ~40% of the traffic to a particular query results page. Today, that figure is less than 20%. Meanwhile, rankings in lower positions have gained some of those clicks. Here are a few reasons why:

 
In order to see an author image appear in Google search, you need to have “authorship.” Here’s how to do it:

1.       Make sure your Google+ profile page has a profile photo that is a recognizable headshot.

2.       Make sure you have an email address (for example, name@company.com) on the same domain as your content (company.com). If you don’t have an email address on the same domain, Google has an alternative method for linking your content to your Google+ profile.

3.       In the “About” section of your Google+ profile, add that email address so it’s easier for Google to associate your Google+ account with your domain.

4.       In addition, make sure each article you publish on that domain has a clear byline identifying you as the author (for example, “By John Doe” or “Author: John Doe”).

5.       Furthermore, make sure that byline name matches the name on your Google+ profile. Visit Google’s Authorship page, and submit your email address to Google. Regardless of the number of articles you publish on this domain, you’ll only need to go through this process once.

6.       In the “About” section of your Google+ profile, make sure the profile discovery box, “Help others discover my profile in search,” is checked.

7.       Once Google approves your authorship request, your Google+ profile will update with the domain on which you’re a content contributor in the “Contributor to” section of your Google+ profile. By default, it will also automatically make your email address visible to the public. If you want to keep your email address private on your page, you can change its visibility here.

You may also receive an email confirmation from Google once your request for Authorship has been approved.

VIDEO: How to THINK like a Confident Speaker!

Do you really believe you can become a clear and confident speaker? 
Look at here my favorite coach, Heather HANSON speak clearly about: "When I was young, my gymnastics teacher always told me, "Heather, your body is always able to achieve things before your mind will allow it." This lesson has crossed over to so many areas of my life! I see the same truth in this statement with my clients. They can speak clearly - they can make the sounds - but their mindset is holding them back. Do you have this problem too? Watch the below video to learn my 4-step System for Mastering Your Communication Mindset.

How to create a strategy plan for everything?

This is another post that I come up with every one should have the dedicated plan to make success. The sounds good? Yes.

Remembering the great quote now "All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better" Yes he is right. The life gets faster today. You do not have such a experiments in your life, you may fail to get achievements and gets boring.

I am herewith tell you the way and how you can derive yourself the strategy or experimental plan to make success.

Mission and Vision:

Gail Devers quoted "Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe."

You should have your long term goal and short term achievements. You derive yourself the milestones either personal or your business makes own stand. Do some check-points on every short periods and calculate the expenses and of-course the benefits.

Forgot your past movements. Plan your things today. Take the white paper and three coloured pencils or pens as your wish.

1. Write your 5 years plans:


You want to achieve something? identity the goal which will lead and after 5 years what will be. Make Green points in your white paper. List out all the achievements you should wanna be.

Now take red pen and strike through the least important.

2. Write your 3 years plans:

Three years are not far from 5 years. So make all the Green listed achievements from the five years and identify the possible achievements on three years. Identify the steps towards the peak. Separate the two sections on these above. Make the most important things on blue and rest are in same green.

3. Write your 1 year plan:

Now you can take all those blue listed tasks and list-out how you can derive yourself want to be achieved. What methods you can use it. Think about it. How much you can going to spend and how much you can get it from.

4. Write your 6 month plan:

There is much need of what you can going to do on six months from now. Again list out the tasks in blue pen. Make the expenses list in red. Identify the objectives.

5. Write you a month plan

Ah, yes you can get vision on your monthly goals. This month, how you can make money? or buy building? or hire people? how many? .. raise your most wanted questions, find the answers

6. Write your weekly / daily plan

This is the least but powerful. Derive yourself the day or weekly goals. once you commit to derive then your 1 year, three years or five years goals makes 100% achievable.

Still struggle to find the ways? Reach me webmaster.amsaraj.seo@gmail.com for more information.

Trekking to Yercaud - Awesome Sunday visits to Pallapatty village


It was a great experience that I have visited the small village Pallapatty which is located 10 Kms after you reached to Yercaud. My elder Brother Annnasamy has given me much hope to complete my trekking on this amuse forest has few killer animals like "forest buffalo".

We started to get bus from my city "ATTUR" at 11 am in the morning. Since we do not have any direct bus to Yercaud from Attur, we went to Salem and get another bus named as " SERVOIUS BUS" which goes to Muzhuvi directly.

We took the ticket to the stop named as "KADUKKA MARAM". and reached around 2pm. Then we begins our trekking.  

The Pallapatti village doesn't have frequent buses route to them. Most of the villagers have  two-wheelers or four-wheelers to reach the main road. See the road below. 

The village is 4km far from the main road "KADUKKA MARAM". The road to the village is awesome because it is just like slope that you wouldnt exactly slow walking. It was directly to down from the hill. I try to slow walk but couldn't! I was felt to running down. See my bro has given perfect click. 



and me as :)


 The forest has lots of plants like coffee, brinji, cinnomon and few more.

We also took rest from few water-falls headed to the village. The water is pure and completely cured my thirst. See here are the snaps i took from my bad mobile.

























 This below picture shows the village. I hope there is no much population. I have found only one shop. But no teashop.


After visited to the village, we start back to walkup the hill at 6 pm. I were feared because no vehicles or human on the road of 4 kms. We heard the sounds of "Forest buffalo" after 1 km far from the village. 

God is great, We finally reached to the main road after 60 minutes of journey to complete 4 kms. We got the bus but people in that said "You people dare at this night but great luck." because the forest buffalo blocked the road by gang yesterday nearly 20mins. 

We head back to the city and reached at 11.30 pm. Overall Great SUNDAY!

பரிட்சை பேப்பரில், அல்லது சிலேட்டில் முட்டை வாங்குவது எப்படி ?

எல்லோரும் நினைப்பது போல் முட்டை வாங்குவது அவ்வளோ ஈசி இல்லை, முட்டை வாங்க என்று ஒரு தனி திறமை வேண்டும்.

இதில் Veg , Non-veg என்று வித்தியாசம் கிடையாது யார் வேண்டும் என்றாலும் முட்டை வாங்கலாம், என்ன வாங்க தனி தில் வேண்டும்…

நான் சொல்லப்போவது கடையில் போய் முட்டை வாங்குவது அல்ல, பரிட்சை பேப்பரில், அல்லது சிலேட்டில் முட்டை வாங்குவது. எல்லோரும் நினைக்கலாம் என்ன வெறும் பேப்பரை கொடுத்துவிட்டால் முட்டை மார்க் போட்டுவிடப்போகிறார்கள் என்று, அதில் அத்தனை கிக் இருக்காது. நம் திறமையை காட்டி முட்டை மார்க் வாங்குவதில் தான் ஒரு கிக்கே இருக்கும்.

முட்டைகள் அவை என் வாழ்கையோடு பின்னிப்பினைந்தவை, தேர்வானாலும் சரி, சாப்பாடானுலும் சரி, முட்டைகள் எனக்கு பிடித்தவை.. என் வாழ்கையில் ஒரு முக்கிய அங்கமாக ஆகிவிட்ட முட்டையை பற்றிய என்னுடைய கதை!!!

முன்பே சொன்னது போல் முட்டை வாங்குவது ஒரு கலை, அந்த கலை சிறுவயது முதலே என்னிடம் இருந்தது இதைதான் பார்ன் ஜீனியஸ் என்று சொல்லுவாங்க போல்…….

எங்கள் பள்ளிக்கூடத்தில் இருக்கும் ஒரு கெட்டப்பழக்கம் தேர்வு சமயத்தில் மட்டும் பெஞ்சின் இரு மூலைகளில் பசங்களையும், நடுவில் ஒரு பெண்ணையும் உட்காரவைத்துவிடுவார்கள் ஏன் என்றால் அப்பொழுதுதான் பார்த்து எழுத முடியாதாம், .

உட்காந்த பிறகு பார்த்தால் நாம ”உ” என்று பிள்ளையார் சுழி, முருகன் துனை எல்லாம் மேலே எழுதிவிட்டு பெயரை எழுதி, நம்பரை எழுதி முடிக்கும் முன்பே பக்கத்தில் இருக்கும் எனிமி அதாங்க (பொண்ணு), சார் என்று கூப்பிடும் என்னன்னு பார்த்தால் அடிசனல் பேப்பர் வாங்கும், அடிப்பாவி நாம இன்னும் எழுதவே ஆரம்பிக்கவில்லை அதுக்குள்ள மெயின் பேப்பரை முடிச்சிட்டியா என்று நினைச்சுக்கிட்டு என்னத்த எழுத ஆரம்பிக்கலாம், என்று யோசிக்கும் முன் அடுத்த அடிஸ்னல் பேப்பர் கேட்கும் அந்த பயபுள்ள.

ஸ்கூலில் எல்லாம் அடிஸ்னல் பேப்பர் கேட்டு வாங்கினா ஒரு தனி மரியாதைதாங்க, நமக்கு எழுத தெரிஞ்ச மேட்டரு என்னன்னா தேதி, பெயர், தேர்வு எண் என்று மூன்று வரி அவளவுதான் இதில் எங்கே இருந்து முப்பது வரி + முப்பது வரி +முப்பது வரி + முப்பது வரி எழுதுவது..
இருந்தாலும் ஒரு கூடப்படிக்கும் புள்ளைய பக்கத்தில் வெச்சுக்கிட்டு எழுதாம எப்படி உட்காந்து இருப்பது? அது இழுக்கு என்று எழுத ஆரம்பிச்சா பேனாவுக்கு பேப்பரில் ஏதோ ஸ்பீட் பிரேக் இருப்பது போல் நகரவே நகராது.

இருந்தாலும் பேப்பரை நிறப்பி அடிஸ்னல் பேப்பர் வாங்கனுமே, அதுக்கு நான் கண்டு பிடித்த டெக்னிக் பேப்பரின் நான்கு புறமும் ஸ்கேல் மொத்தத்துக்கு இடம் விட்டு அழகாக ஸ்கெட்ச் வைத்து மார்ஜின் போட்டு பொட்டி கட்டினால்
எழுத வேண்டிய இடம் டக்குன்னு சின்னதாகிவிடும். எல்லோரும் எழுதி முடிச்சுதான் டெக்ரேட் செய்வாங்க ஆனா நான் வெறும் பேப்பரையே டெக்ரேட் செஞ்சவன். அதுபோல் எழுதும் பொழுது ஒரு வரிக்கும் அடுத்த வரிக்கும் இடையில் ஒரு பத்தியே எழுதும் அளவுக்கு இடம் விடுவேன்.

டெக்ரேட் எல்லாம் செஞ்சு முடிஞ்ச பிறகு ஈயத்தின் பயன்கள் என்ன?என்று இருக்கும் கேள்விக்கு இட்லி பானைக்கு ஈயம் பூச பயம் படுகிறது, சட்டி பானைகளுக்கு ஈயம் பூசவும் அப்படி பூசுவதால் பாத்திரம் சீக்கிரம் வீனாகமலும் சூடு எளிதில் பரவவும் பயன் படுகிறது என்று சம்மந்தம் சம்மந்தம் இல்லாமல் எழுதி பேப்பரை நிறப்புவேன். பக்கத்தில் இருக்கும் புள்ள அடே இவனும் என்னமோ எழுதி மெயின் பேப்பரை முடிச்சுட்டானே என்று பார்க்கும். அப்ப நம்ம கெத்தா எழுந்திருச்சு சார் அடிஸ்னல் பேப்பர் என்று கேட்கும் பொழுது அப்படியே கிளாசே நம்மள திரும்பி பார்க்கும் பாருங்க! சான்சே இல்ல ரொம்ப பெருமையாக இருக்கும், இதுக்காகவே என்ன என்னமோ எழுதி அடிசனல் மேல அடிசனல் வாங்கி அனைவரையும் ஆச்சர்யத்தில் ஆழ்த்துவேன்.

பேப்பரை நிறப்ப நான் செய்த டெக்னிக்ஸ்

1) பேப்பரின் நான்கு புறமும் மார்ஜின் விட்டு பொட்டி கட்டனும்.

2) ஒருவரிக்கும் அடுத்தவரிக்கும் இடையில்





இம்புட்டு கேப்பாவது இருக்கனும்.

3) கொஸ்டின் நம்பரை மட்டும் எழுதி பதில் எழுத கூடாது.

ஏதேனும் 3 க்கு சிறு குறிப்பு வரைக என்று கொஸ்டின் பேப்பரில் இருந்தால் அதையே திரும்ப எழுதி, கேள்வியை எழுதி பின் பதிலை எழுதவேண்டும்.

4)பொருத்துக என்று இருந்தால் கொஸ்டின் பேப்பரில் இருப்பதை அப்படியே எழுதி திரும்ப நாமும் நம் பங்குக்கும் அதை சரி செய்ய முயற்சிக்கனும்.

இப்படி கஸ்டப்பட்டு எல்லா டெக்னிக்கையும் உபயோகித்து எழுதிய பிறகு
பேப்பர் கொடுக்கும் பொழுது முட்டை மார்க் வாங்க எதுக்குடா இத்தனை பேப்பர் வாங்கின என்று அடி விழும் பொழுதுதான் கொஞ்சம் வெட்கமாக இருக்கும், பிறகு அதுவும் எனக்கு பழக்கமாகி விட்டது……

Google + : Fast growing new social service project from Google

Google+ is used as a covering for the different Google social services such as Google Profiles and Google Buzz, but also it deliver may new features including Circles, Hangouts, Sparks and Huddles. It also used for Desktop application, Android and iOS Applications. It has got the declaration that this is the Google's biggest attempt to rival social network ie Facebook, which had over half a billion users in 2010.
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Haji Mecca 2010, a festival tour to Saudi Arabia

A day before yesterday marked the start of the Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Press Agency said that a record number of Muslims were expected to make the Hajj this year - over 3.4 million anticipated over the five days of the pilgrimage. One of the pillars of Islamic faith, the Hajj must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by any Muslim who has the ability to do so. Pilgrims perform a series of rituals including walking around the Kaaba, standing vigil on Mount Arafat and a ritual Stoning of the Devil. At the end of the Hajj, on November 16th, the three day festival of Eid al-Adha begins around the world.


A Muslim pilgrim prays atop Mount Al-Noor during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca November 9, 2010. (REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)


A general view shows the Saudi holy city of Mecca, as seen from the top of Noor mountain, late on November 13, 2010. (MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)



A Saudi worker stitches Islamic calligraphy in gold thread on a silk drape to cover the Kaaba at the Kiswa factory in Mecca


An Indian Hajj pilgrim holds prayer beads prior to his departure for Mecca at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India on October 26, 2010. (SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images)


Saudi Arabian men ride on the newly-opened Holy Sites metro light rail in Mecca on November 2, 2010. The Chinese-built monorail project, will link Mecca with the holy sites of Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah, and will operate for the first time during the Hajj this month at 35 percent capacity to ferry Saudi nationals who will take part in the upcoming annual Muslim pilgrimage. (AMER HILABI/AFP/Getty Images)


Saudi special forces show their skills during a military parade in preparation for the Hajj in the Saudi city of Mecca on November 10, 2010. (MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)


Saudi special forces take part in a military parade, preparing for the Hajj in Mecca on November 10, 2010. (MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)


Saudi workers load carboys of "zamzam" water containers at the Zamazemah United Office in Mecca, on November 7, 2010. According to Islamic belief, zamzam is a miraculously-generated source of water from God, which began thousands of years ago when Abraham's infant son Ishmael was thirsty and crying for water and discovered a well by kicking the ground. Millions of pilgrims visit the well each year while performing the Hajj or Umrah pilgrimages, in order to drink its water. (MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)


Thousands of tents housing Muslim pilgrims are crowded together in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


Muslim pilgrims walk past construction outside the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


Muslim pilgrims are seen on their way towards a rocky hill called Mount Arafat, on the Plain of Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


An ambulance is parked among thousands of Muslim pilgrims praying near the Namira Mosque at Mount Arafat, southeast of the Saudi holy city of Mecca, on November 15, 2010. Pilgrims flooded into the Arafat plain from Mecca and Mina before dawn for a key ritual around the site where prophet Mohammed gave his farewell sermon on this day in the Islamic calendar 1,378 years ago. Pilgrims spend the day at Arafat in reflection and reading the Koran. (MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)


Muslim pilgrims pray outside Namira mosque in Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)



Pilgrims fill the streets in prayer, near Namira mosque in Arafat, Saudi Arabia on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


A Muslim man visits the Hiraa cave on Noor mountain late on November 13, 2010 during the annual Hajj. According to tradition, Islam's Prophet Mohammed received his first message to preach Islam while praying in the cave. (MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)


A Muslim pilgrim holds his daughter on Mount Arafat on the plains of Arafat, outside the holy city of Mecca on November 15, 2010. (REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)


Pilgrims pray on the side of Mount Arafat, near Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


Pilgrims climb up Mount Arafat on the Plain of Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


A Muslim pilgrim reads the Koran at Mount Al-Noor during the annual Hajj on November 11, 2010. (REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)


Muslims on the Hajj pilgrimage take a rest in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia on November 15, 2010. (REUTERS/ Fahad Shadeed)


His head resting on the Jabal al-Rahma pillar, a Muslim pilgrim prays atop Mount Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


Muslims touch and write on the Jabal al-Rahma pillar on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


Muslim pilgrims pray atop Mount Arafat, southeast of Mecca, on November 15, 2010. Pilgrims flooded into the Arafat plain from Mecca and Mina before dawn for a key ritual around the site where prophet Mohammed gave his farewell sermon on this day in the Islamic calendar 1,378 years ago. (MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)


At sunset, a Muslim man prays on Mount Arafat, near Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


Muslim pilgrims stand on top of Noor mountain where the Hiraa cave is located overlooking Mecca late on November 13, 2010. (MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)


The Grand Mosque and the four-faced clock, atop the Abraj Al-Bait Towers are seen from the top of al-Noor mountain in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Nov. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


The massive new clock atop the newly-completed Abraj Al-Bait Towers, above tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims walking around the Kaaba, inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba at the center of the Grand mosque in Mecca during the annual Hajj pilgrimage November 11, 2010. (REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)


Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims pray inside the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


Muslim pilgrims perform Friday prayers in front of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, on November 12, 2010. (MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)


In shadows and sunlight, thousands of Muslim pilgrims pray inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)



Muslim pilgrims move around the Kaaba, inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


Muslim pilgrims reach to touch the golden doors of the Kaaba as they perform their walk around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca early on the morning of November 9, 2010. (MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)


A Muslim pilgrim prays at the top of Noor Mountain, on the outskirts of Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)