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Finds Untapped Niches That Your Competitors Are Overlooking!
Just $47!
One time payment!
Thanks for all you do Jon...
If I do what he teaches me I will have all the success I desire.
Thanks again Jon!
TJ Ward
Why Keyword Snatcher is Essential for Your Online Business...
So far my experience has been nothing short of amazing.
I am able to pull up relevant money long tail as well as primary keywords that get real targeted searches that have helped my businesses to generate more leads and more sales in the past week alone.
My PPC ad campaigns are better than ever and generating tons of new keywords that have increased my ROI by a massive 25%.
If you are in online marketing or run an online business you need to have Keyword Snatcher in your arsenal of tools.
Jamie Spear
An invaluable tool for online marketing.
Language nuances are also considered depending on which country the key words are required for.
Very simple to use, indeed. The time that this tool saves for research and the value it offers in terms of discovering untapped niches makes Keyword snatcher a valuable investment.
I cannot praise this tool highly enough and would recommend all online marketers to add this tool to their arsenal.
James Thomas
Soooo many keywords...
It allows you to have a dataset far superior to Google Keyword Planner to find the keywords that no-one else is researching!
Lee Hughes
Tired of Google Keyword Tool Getting More Restricted...
Over the last 2 to 3 years I have seen Google collect more and more data from us, but reduce the help given to us - to those using the Keyword Tool. So I needed a reliable tool to help my customers and myself so that I could access long tail keywords that I know can generate site visitors.
The time it used to take me to find these niches was often a couple of hours. It is now reduced because I can set Keyword Snatcher working and get on with other tasks.
It is definitely a great purchase because it has given me back that most valuable commodity - time.
Gordon Diffey
Keywords are Important...
I put in thousands of hours of work for several years and learned how to get a jump on the competition.
Penquin and Panda really hurt many of us that had used "link promotion experts" that actually killed us.
Finding long tail keywords with low competition may be one answer to climbing back up. I certainly hope so.
Tom Henricks
Killer Keyword Tool...
Using Keyword Snatcher, I found over 10,000 possible new terms on my very first run.
Thank you for this awesome keyword tool!
Bill G
Bill Gregory
Love This Keyword Tool...
It's so easy to use and has saved me a ton of time in my keyword research.
I love the fact that it gives me a few thousand keyword terms to plug into my paid campaigns, rather then just a few hundred.
Highly recommend getting this if you are serious about marketing.
Nicola Meyers
One of the best purchases I've made...
Being able to instantly produce 1000+ keywords within your niche is absolutely priceless and I have Keyword Snatcher to thank for this.
If there is one tool that you must purchase (above all else), it is this!
It's revolutionized my marketing!!
Nick Pratt
It makes a confusing concept easy...
It's a great time-saver and I would highly recommend it to anyone.
Bill Behr
Keyword Snatcher works so hard I can't even keep up with it!
Keyword Snatcher gives me both a great keyword and the knowledge that it's being searched for but it doesn't stop there. I now have spreadsheets full of great key phrases just waiting for me to write ( or have written for me).
A month ago a major part of writing an article was the keyword research, now I just load up my spreadsheet and pick one of the search phrases Keyword Snatcher has provided and move onto the next step.
The Keyword Snatcher output can easily be input into your keyword research (SEO) tools.
I love when technology provides an easy solution that goes above and beyond the requirement!
I highly recommended Keyword Snatcher.
John Conleth
Delighted Keyword Snatcher Owner...
I'm happy to say that today on my first day of usage I have generated over an additional 500 keywords that I've never seen before!
All this and no monthly fee!
Terrific Jon.
Lenny Robbins
My Favorite Keyword Research Tool...
It gives you the research you need so that you know WHAT content to create.
I am really impressed with its power and ease of use.
Isa Miranda
Fantastic Bit of Software...
Keyword Snatcher has allowed me to find those keywords that the big boys are not going for :)
It has literally unearthed thousands of keywords I would never have gone for and is super fast!
James Lum
Hands Down, This Is The Best!
Just a couple of lines to say thanks for "Keyword Snatcher" this is one great tool for any marketer, blogger or article writer.
Jonathan, one more thing on ocasion I have had to stop the program, because if I lived two life times, there is no way I would be able to use all the keyword ideas that "Keyword Snatcher comes up with!!
I use a couple of your other tools "Instant Article Wizard" and "Article Builder" and I can out put 100's of articles daily if I wanted to and still have a life.
Thanks Jonathan, you've made my Internet Marketing life sooooo easy.
Hands down this is the best!
Gerald Boykin
Gerald Boykin
Holy Crap! You Made It So EASY!
Glenn Campbell
This has many uses...
I also use this to filter keywords to target for my online advertising.
This is a must have tool for anyone who has a business online.
Jon Griffin
The best keyword research tool by far...
I immediately fired up my tool to get the same amazing results being shown in the training, and was dismayed to find out that the same keywords were not being found (important LSI terms).
I checked all 4 of the keyword tools I own and none of them were giving me those results, so I finally gave in and bought Keyword Snatcher, and am very happy that I did.
I am getting a wealth of keyword data, which is MILES beyond anything else I've gotten from other tools.
Honestly, I had no idea there was such a difference in the tools, I am still blown away even now.
Sean Daily
A Must Have Tool For Finding Keywords That Google Won't Give You...
Google's Keyword Planner does not give back ALL the keywords that are in its massive database and by relying solely on the GKP tool you are leaving a LOT of money on the table for your competitors to snatch up.
By adding Keyword Snatcher to your tool set you will uncover so many more keywords that you can target that would not have been revealed to you otherwise.
Steve Billesberger
Keyword Snatcher is a very useful keyword research...
We spend a lot of time on keyword research so it is amazing to have such a great tool. Good work!
Mario G Ferrer
Keyword Research Satisfaction...
I highly recommend this Keyword Snatcher tool... Simply gives amazing results.
Reggie Montinola
Client Authority Manager...
So many ideas for content development and adwords. A lot of keywords related to my query in few seconds. There is no excuse now for not developing content, and the right one too: niches, niches, niches.
That's the best thing.
It's a pleasure. Highly recommended.
Alessio Madeyski
Exactly what we were looking for!
Now, I can find almost every search query ever searched in Google for my targeted keywords.
I am also a fan of the long-tail keywords. We have already used this on several sites to make them "hummingbird" friendly.
Highly recommended.
Derek Abbring
Great tool to simplify your Adwords setup...
This is when I realised the full power of KeywordSnatcher and decided to become a member.
I am already a member of the other great services provided by Jon, such as KeywordCanine, and each service is really the best in class.
Thanks Jon! JC
JC Bougle
Awesome Software...
Ken Nelson
I Have Tried Many Keyword Tools. This Is The Best!
It delivers thousands of keywords that people are actually searching for and that competitors aren't targeting.
No messing around with desktop clients and proxies. Plugin in your seed keywords and go grab a cup of coffee. Fast and extremely effective.
This will be an integral part of your keyword research process from now on.
Matthew Shepherd
Best Tool for Keyword Research, Hands Down.
*Nothing* gets me all of the keywords I need faster than Keyword Snatcher!
Nick Eubanks
Wow this tool is amazing.. I am spoilt for choice...
If you are looking for different angles on keywords and long tailed ones as well, this is a must have. I am delighted at all of the new ideas and suggestions this puts in front of me.
If you do not have this fabulous tool, you are just plain putting yourself at a disadvantage!
Steve Thorn
Steve Thorn
Keyword Snatcher: A Great Tool for Finding thousands of Great Keywords...
The Keyword Snatcher software is so easy to use that I had it up and running searching for keywords in no time. The five minute video I watched before even purchasing the software explains exactly how to use the software.
It will find many more keywords then the new Google Planner could even come close to. This is a great Keyword search tool. Once you use Keyword Snatcher and see how many more keywords it will pull from search engines you'll laugh at the new Google's Keyword Planner with its limits of only 801 keywords per search.
Go for it - you won't be sorry!
Jim Rukas
James Rukas
Easy to grab niche ideas...
This sure makes finding other keywords(that are not necessarily found in the G keyword tool) easier for almost any niche, including Local targeted search too.
Chris Stewart
Blown Away...
To be able to find more keywords than I can ever handle in my niche is awesome. I will never run out of something to blog about.
I can't wait to share this with my clients.
Stacia Loo
Another great tool from JL...
It widens my choices almost infinitely with the vast number of keywords it spits out.
The low cost was another welcomed incentive :)
Rich McNeil
Keyword Snatcher shows keywords in Catalan language...
I've checked Keyword Snatcher for Spanish language keywords (Spain - Europe) and I've tested also for keywords in Catalan (another official language in Spain) and IT WORKED!!!!
You've done it once again!
Thank you!
Cool Web Design
I did not even dream there was was so much more...
Keyword Snatcher is by far the most convenient way to compile big keyword lists. But not just any list - the keywords it finds are spot on and there is actual search volume behind them.
As a Mac user I also love the fact that it is web based and can be used from anywhere on any OS.
Michael Busch
More readers to my blog...
Thank you, Jonathan, for another great product.
David Petrvalsky
Similarity between keywords and coffee....
I did not have any list of keywords, and as you probably know, to get a good list of keywords is rather time consuming.
I then found this tool called Keyword Snatcher. I purchased this tool, and 1 hour later my list of 800 up to date keywords was a reality.
My website builder is still asking me how I got these actual and updated keywords this quick.
My website builder now offer his services to find keywords to his clients using Keyword Snatcher.
Thanks Jonathan Leger for a 5 star product!
Best regards.
Alf Erik Christensen
Where did all those keywords come from?
As an SEO I've got a few keyword tools, but nothing as fast and as thorough as Keyword Snatcher. It makes keyword research exciting again.
This is my go to keyword tool from now on and it should be yours.
Richard Merry
Richard Merry
Keyword Snatcher - More Than I Can Believe!
Absolutely brilliant as always. Jonathan Leger always comes up with the goods!
Chris Harris
Simply the Best!
This is an incredible tool for ANY business. I found thousands of new keywords in no time. As a marketer and web developer, I've tried every tool imaginable.
Keyword Snatcher is Simply the Best!
Matt Kaey
30 seconds to Success! I Found the hidden keywords right away...
You think it would be easy to give away 250,000 advertising credits. Well it's not. I have a series of 45 blogs all driving traffic to one squeeze page.
Until Keyword Snatcher I had been using Google and another keyword tool to find keywords. The challenge was I could never drill down to the good stuff. Hours and hours trying in vain to get the keywords and keyword phrases that I could rank for.
Jon Leger's Keyword Snatcher found the words and the phrases in less than 30 seconds. It was amazing. I was so impressed that I just cant' tell you how much I value this easy to use tool.
Thank you Jon I literally increased my income potential in seconds.
Dori ONeill
Pleasantly surprised!
I now have them login and use this to get keyword ideas for new content, quickly and easily, and download the list so they can reference it in their content creation.
Great work John!
Duncan Elliott
Love The New Keyword Snatcher...
Sylvia Seamands
Best New Keyword Tool I've Found...
Jason Webb
Keyword Snatcher is an Awesome Keyword Tool...
Thank you Jon Leger for providing this incredible software tool. Keyword Snatcher�Highly Recommended
Joan Beaulieu
Keyword Snatcher works Great for my Real Estate Accounts...
My Real Estate Brokers and Agents all want to be found in the top pages so not only do they get the traffic but also they can demonstrate their site position to sellers and get more.
Real Estate being so competitive, it is hard to rank for the most obvious Keyword phrases such as "your city real estate" Using Keyword snatcher however gives me so many choices such as "your city real estate listings" The simple addition of just that one word makes it easier to rank in the top pages.
Using less competitive keywords to get good page position still brings traffic to my sites and also lets the Brokers and Agents demonstrate that they are aggressively marketing themselves on the internet and hence are in a better position to Sell their homes.
Bottom line: Keyword Snatcher is simply a Great Addition to my SEO stable of tools.
Dennis Handa
Talk about Snatching up a GREAT DEAL!
I just ordered my first NicheJet site from nichejet.com over the weekend and was so impressed that I ordered another. Without a doubt, you guys really deliver VALUE for the buck! The QUALITY of my new NICHEJET sites is AWESOME.
But what really blew me away is the value of Keyword Snatcher. It is so easy to dial in on the low competition keywords. What a time saver this is.
I was preparing mentally for a long dry spell before I could realistically expect a return on my sites' investment. But, someone is watching out for me, because along came KW Snatcher, Monday morning.
This is a "game changer". Why would anyone, in IM, who's aware of this tool, not have it? In my way of thinking, you would be paying for the system, without enjoying the benefits.
Just ask yourself, ...like I did. "How much am I losing in lost opportunities"?
Thank you, so much!
Mike Walker
Mike Walker
One Awesome Tool...
Thank you Jon Leger for such an awesome tool.
Please, if your looking to expand your niche, then look no further. "The Keyword Snatcher" is the way to go. GRAB IT and GO!
Anthony Wilkins
Anthony Wilkins
Too Many Keywords!!!
Jeff Ray
Faster Research and Better Writing...
What I didn't really expect is how Keyword Snatcher has made my article planning and writing more efficient by giving me comprehensive sets of short and long keywords to use in my article writing research tools. This has already led to better and more efficient writing.
Jerry Bishop
Keyword tool designed for the go-getter...
Kjell Andreassen
One Of My Favorite SEO Tools!
KeywordSnatcher is an amazing tool for the price. I use this tool almost daily for finding niche keywords and to also find related tags for my post and videos. Now with the new version it is even better and I'm very excited about these changes. Keep up the good work Jonathan!
I highly recommend this tool !
Fred Farnsworth Jabez International
Fred Farnsworth
Great value for advertisers...
I'm very happy with my results.
Thanks John!
Michael King
Keywordsnatcher Opened My Eyes...
I found thousand of buying keywords in minutes that I never thought of before. It's cool and easy to use.
Nyoman Subandi
Found the Niche Keywords for my Site...
Les Harper
Just Incredible...
I write short books which address the various problems that people have. So I'm interested in what they want solutions to.
I put in a broad term, not necessarily looking for keywords, more for niche ideas. It returned almost 50,000 results! Now all I've got to do is sift through them!! (shakes head)
I particularly like the fact that Keyword Snatcher doesn't only use Google. Yahoo, Bing, Amazon and eBay all get a look in too. Most other keyword tools and most webmasters only use Google.
Another great piece of software from Jonathan.
Stan Craigie
Help with the insurance long tail...
The only way for the little guy to make money is by focusing on long tail keywords people are actually searching for. Keyword snatcher makes this easy! I bought the original when it first came out and was instantly hooked. Version 2.0 is even better with fast web based searches and more search options.
You'd be crazy not to buy this product given the value it can deliver.
Ian Wright
This really works...
Well,...when I recieved the link for "Keyword Snatcher",...I didn't use it right away.
I know Jonathan made great software in the past,...I thought I would "Get around to it it in a while"...
When I actually did use the "Keyword Snatcher" software, Wow!,...I had no idea what I was missing...
This really works!,...I mean, everything Jonathan makes works,...but, "This really Works!"...
For an added plus,...it is totally accessible for blind computer users,...Yes,...I can't tell you how many times I come across a great piece of software, or program, only to find it not accessible for blind users...
So,...this was money well spent!,...Thank You Jonathan,...and I appreciate the fact that you make your software, and programs accessible for blind users...
This "Keyword Snatcher" is pulling some keywords that I never thought of,...and, the fact that I run an article directory,...gives me a huge way to put "Keyword Snatcher" to work...
Kevin Brown
Great job with Keyword Snatcher! I am an amateur webmaster and like to add visitor value to my pages with custom scroll boxes containing what I call "Magic Links." These are clickable links to exact match Google search results for hundreds (thousands?) of terms relating to my page content. I used to use the Google keyword tool, but, now I use Keyword Snatcher. For my purposes, it was love at first sight!
Very best regards,
John Burch
John L. Burch DDS
Keyword Snatcher is The Best...
Keyword Snatcher has made this job so much easier to find the niches I want to target and it actually gives me even more great niches than I ever expected. Its a wonder I managed without it for so long!
Well done, Jonathan - another great product that works, just like you said it would.
Barry Friedmann
Another Triumph!
Graham Taylor
Just Get It and Use It!
The existing keyword tools are not as useful as they once were. Keyword Snatcher easily finds many high value terms that it used to take me (or my staff) hours to dig out. It's a time saver.
This really is a secret weapon if you want steady increasing traffic and profits.
Mark Bossert
Suspect Confirmed...
With keyword snatcher you can have the confidence that you're getting the full results, and that my friends is what all Jonathan Leger products give you.
Ted Georgakis
Hidden Keywords Uncovered...
One tiny little keyword that you uncover can easily pay for this tool over and over again.
Another great piece to this tool is that it's simply a 1-Time fee rather than a monthly subscription!
How awesome is that? Pay once and get lifetime use.
Jon, the tools you continuously put out make life on the Internet so much easier.
Thank you for a fantastic tool and keep putting out these types of awesome high quality products.
Michael S Brown
Probiotics Keyword List Much Deeper Than Google...
I couldn't do without it now that I know there are a tonne more keywords to go for that Google fails to deliver. When I was searching for probiotics using traditional methods I got 800 keywords returned. Using keyword snatcher I got 4555. I think that says it all really.
If you're selling any kind of product this is a must!
Mark Rice
Keyword Snatcher - Latest Version Is Breathtaking...
Norman Holden
Keyword Snatcher Is A Must For Highly Competitive Niches Like Mine...
Thanks for creating this great product!
Glenn Robert
KeyWord Snatcher Is A Top Shelf Product...
No more having to dig around to come up with KWs & subjects to write about. KW Snatcher provides more than you will ever need.
Thanks Jon for another great product!
Wayne Stanila
Wayne Stanila
The Speed is Supersonic, the Results Rich in Reward...
I have used keyword research tools for quite a few years now, but Keyword Snatcher 2.0 takes the process to a whole new level. Highly recommended.
Roy Thomsitt
Keyword Snatcher Allows My Health Site to Easily Rank for 100's of Undiscovered Niche Keywords...
Glenn Freiboth
Keywords with Ease!
On the other hand overly competitive keywords like "insurance quotes" are nearly impossible to rank for.
Keyword snatcher has helped us find and target niche related keywords that are actually achievable and searched for in our highly competitive industry.
Thank you for developing this user friendly tool!
William Avon Agency
So Much Easier to Use Than Programs 3 X the PRICE!
With Keyword Snatcher life is so much easier; it helps you find so many alternative words within your Niche to really maximize your effort and RESULTS!
Not only does Keyword Snatcher save me so much time, but it even does the research for me. I will recommend it to everyone that is marketing anything on-line.
Great Job!
Cory Alan
Keyword Snatcher Opens The Long-Tail Floodgates...
I was looking at some pretty slim pickings as I was selecting keywords for my niche, but after using the new Keyword Snatcher tool, I found more than enough to choose from.
This is a great software to help me uncover those hidden long-tail keywords and give me more ammunition for my article marketing campaigns.
No doubt about it, this is money well spent!
Cliff Pasta
What a great tool!
Thanks again, Jonathan, for yet another great product!
Steve Smith
Loads of new keywords!
Almost as soon as I started using Keyword Snatcher I came up with a whole load of new keywords I never knew about before.
Andrew Chastney
Snatch me some keywords.
I have always used Google keywords to do my research and have bought the occasional keyword software, but I always found they were about the same as the Google product.
After purchasing and using the Keyword Snatcher sofware, from Jonathon Leger, I have found a multitude of keywords that I never knew existed for all my projects and future websites. I can't wait for all the page one slots I will get with these new keywords.
This is simply brilliant.
Thank you Thank you Thank you.
Phill Waters
Love This Time Saver...
Just thought I would drop you a quick note and thank you for this wonderful tool you've created. My time is very limited. This allows me to do very fast keyword research of not only Google but other major search engines at the same time. It also allows you to dig deep into the keywords very quickly to find your niche. Keyword Snatcher is surely accelerating my business.
Thanks and all the best!! Randy
Randy Hosking
David Atkinson
The key to a secret world...
Debbie Walsh
18 Keywords I had never discovered with any other tool...
I've been an internet consultant to local offline businesses for over a year now, and part of my job is researching buyer keywords for my clients. So you'd think I'd be on top of this whole thing right?
I decided to do a quick test for my own websites, and within 10 minutes, Keyword Snatcher had already found 18 keywords that I consider 'buyer' keywords, keywords I had never discovered before now!
Do you know what that can mean for myself and my clients? LOTS and LOTS of new traffic! The right kind of traffic!
Thanks Jonathan, I don't know how you keep doing it!
Roger Auge
Great Product For Affiliate Finding Cash Key Words...
You just keep on putting out products that help us make more money. I was able to pull out some really great cash sucking KW using your Keyword Snatcher. It's much more targeted than with the Google tool.
Thanks for making my online business easier and easier not to mention much more profitable :)
Wayne Stanila
Wayne Stanila
It's not just hot... It's on fire!
Not only by the ability of the tool, but also in your ability to develop such a cool tool! Great work, Jon! ;)
Previously, I had also gotten a copy of The Best Spinner and it has really helped me more than any other spinning tool, along with the frequent updates being fantastic.
With the release of Keyword Snatcher, you're on a roll!
After purchasing Keyword Snatcher, I've found that it helps me to find an amazing ton of keywords that I would never have found otherwise.
One of the main problems I have with tools like Market Samurai and Keyword Elite are that they started to concentrate too much on their other modules rather than thinking of ways to dig out more great keywords, which should really be the core.
This tool will really help me to overcome those weaknesses, and they work well together too.
Looking forward to more cool software from you.
Cheers, Allen Walker The Mysterious Marketer
Allen Walker, The Mysterious Marketer
Over The Hill?
Starting an online presence at my age hasn't been easy but this tool makes it a whole lot simpler.
The one word I hear over and over again when starting an online presence is niche, niche, niche. I've come to love and hate that word. I hate it when I can't find tools to help me with it and love it when I find a niche market that is not saturated.
Keyword Snatcher was a HUGE help with that. You should really consider purchasing Keyword Snatcher. It can help anyone at any age and all of us who are "Over the Hill" need all the help we can get!
Thanks Jon!!
Lynn Bryson
This New Keyword Tool is Amazing...
I got an email yesterday from a man that is having a difficult time figuring out what to do and where to go to get started online.
He just got ripped off to the tune of $4,000 with nothing but BS to show for it.
After reading his email, it was rather lengthy, I immediately new what niche he should be targeting, from his field of expertise.
I formulated a plan for him with instructions on how to go about implementing it. I did a short run with Keyword Snatch. I did not do a deep search, and I stopped it halfway through the search, just to save time.
I send him a keyword list of 3,148 keywords! Remember this was even a full scan.
These keywords came from Google, Yahoo, Bing and Amazon.
Oh, that's another thing - I did not include Ask.com in the search. The search I did was for the US, but you can search any country that you prefer to specify.
So if you live in India and want to target a local in India, you can do so.
I took a few of the high ranking keywords and went to Micro Niche Finder and found the exact search numbers and their SOC, located domains available and sent them off.
How long did this take me? 30 minutes.
I made a subscriber very happy and it only took me 30 minutes to give him a helping hand with an idea, domain names and a fist fill of keywords.
June Parker
Like Nothing I've Ever Seen!
William Level
You've truly got a winner on your hands!
Keyword Snatcher has everything I wanted in a Keyword Research Tool. The features sounded great and the benefits were too good to ignore. I bought it hoping that it could do even half of what it claimed to.
I have a number of Keyword Tools but they all seem to have something missing and they all rely on the use of the Google Free Keyword Tool � Ultimately I found that Google�s tool is overly complicated, tedious and lacking depth.
I started using Keyword Snatcher immediately. I didn't really expect much from it so quickly, but right from the very first keyword search, this tool has proven itself incredibly effective!
I really have to thank you for Keyword Snatcher, it is everything it claims to be and so much more. This Software stands head and shoulders above its competitors for the simple fact that there's no hype, no pressure and no hassle at all.
I was able to use Keyword Snatcher easily right from the minute I installed it. Keyword Snatcher completely over-delivered! Keyword Snatcher was by far the best investment I've made because of its simplicity, ease of use and clear direction.
Magreth McGill
Keyword Snatcher is a MUST-have tool in Affiliate Marketing!
If you do not have it yet, go ahead and buy it before it is gone. Cheers!
Xylene B.W.
Snatch A Long Tail With Keyword Snatcher...
I had seen the keywords pop up when I was trying to search for different keywords. It's great to be able to see additional keywords that not everyone and their brother are promoting.
I expect to find a lot of long tail keywords that do not have a lot of competition with my search results.
Thanks again Jonathan for another great product!
Chuck Smith
One Of The Best Tools I have Used...
Milton Cai
Take No Prisoners...
Within the first 3 minutes of using Keyword Snatcher, I had found 349 new keywords and keyword phrases to use for creating and promoting my site.
The results you get will immediately tune you into what type of content and sections you should be adding to your website that will cater to exactly what potential clients are looking for right now.
Excellent tool and affordable price, what more can you ask for.
Sherri Ashley
More Than You Can Ask For!
Chuck Arnone
A truly useful tool...
Dear old Google is indeed selective with the information it makes available to us in a useful form. Their keyword tool seems to be flooded with terms dredged from Adwords accounts rather than real queries, and may also be biased to the IM market.
I've found Google Wheel to be far more relevant, but it's hugely time consuming, even if you just surf through it.
Keyword Snatcher does everything I can do on Google Wheel in a very small fraction of the time, and then throws in heaps more keywords from Yahoo, MSN, and as of today, Ask and Amazon.
Even better, the keywords are very easy to incorporate into page or article titles with absolute certainty that a significant number of people have been and will continue to use them when searching for information that is really important to them.
I'm enraptured by Keyword Snatcher - it's undoubtedly the fastest way to find keywords that committed searchers are actually using. Thanks so much.
Graham McClung
Definitely a Winner...
As I started to research my options I found a bewildering array of products and �experts� all touting their system as the only way to go. This is very confusing for a newbie. Where on earth do you begin? How do you sort the wheat from the chaff?
By chance I happened upon a link to one of your products, Instant Article Wizard. This was the best investment I ever made. This got me started in the world of online marketing. I am now happily writing those articles, something I didn�t think I would ever be able to do.
Now you have released another product. I didn�t hesitate to take up your offer to purchase Keyword Snatcher. Again I can see this being another wise investment as it will make a huge difference to my life.
Jonathan you are so successful because you deliver: your products work, they don�t cost an arm and a leg and I always find your advice useful and informative.
Monica Latham
Awesome Long Tail Keyword Research Tool!
Samuel Orr
Wow, what an amazing app!
Thank you Jon and Keyword Snatcher for helping me succeed!
Mike Waller
Jessica Lauren
So many great article ideas...
Looking forward to exploring other parts of my niches. Great to ideas that are not just the same as everyone else.
Rob Wilson
Great Product - Saves Heaps of Time...
Betty Shilling
Wow Jonathan! You've Done It Again!
Judie Brown
Finally a Keyword Tool With a Difference!
Yours is so easy to use and really zeros in what I've thought for a long time - Google lies. I've never believed their numbers - but I do believe that the search phrases popping up in regular search reflect what's most often searched for. Google only seems to lie to affilate marketers.
I'm thrilled with the tool - it's given me precisely what I needed to round off my keyword research - and I LOVE the speed.
PK Clarke
Smarter Than Google!!!
Knowledge really is the key in the internet marketing world and this new found rich keyword knowledge provided by "Keyword Snatcher" will prove invaluable.
Joe Slavin
Finds Untapped Niches That Your Competitors Are Overlooking!
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I download the trial version of the VeriFinger Extended SDK and I'm trying to run the NServer on Linux, but is not working.
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2017-11-01 19:53:07 Linux ip-172-31-31-235 4.4.0-1022-aws #31-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 27 11:27:55 UTC 2017 x86_64
2017-11-01 19:53:07 PG started (pid: 16226).
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1509558406:server_main.c:469: init: starting server (revision 169754) ...
1509558406:server_main.c:472: init: Not registered.
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It's been a busy week as Cisco has been active with Microsoft's Windows Server 2012 launch activities around the world. We've spoken with customers at events in Toronto and New York City with many more in person and digital events to go…
While the week's focus was on Windows Server 2012 and the datacenter, I thought I would orient this post on how our UCS server family architecture is already benefitting customers in their own Microsoft focused environments. Below is a snippet of metrics, all from publicly available Cisco case studies, and they each demonstrate how Cisco UCS not only advances your data center forward technically but also drives efficiencies in OpEx and CapEx budget spend:
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The Marine Ecology Laboratory of the University of Reunion (ECOMAR) has formally become a partner of the "UNDP/GEF Seamounts Project" led by IUCN, providing additional expertise and knowledge on seabirds ecology in the open ocean and areas of potential interest for future marine protected areas.
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|2008-02-17, 17:14
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Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: England
Age: 29
I would hardly call myself morally virtuous as I said I am not a strict follower of Christianity but I was merely responding to the patronizing attitude of most non-believers. What I said before is correct, followers of religion will seek salvation through virtue, most religions believe this is the path to God, will an agnostic or athestic person strive to follow this attitude as fervently? probably not.
What you have said makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, in science something can be proven definitive and years later another scientist will disprove it with his own theory, scientific fact is not fact. It is as someone said science is one of the better explanations.
You are right in saying it works for religion as well as science that second hand knowledge isn't always truth but faith in God and in salvation is something that I think benefits people positively, as does science, but religion also gives people hope, guidance and solace.
|2008-02-17, 17:29
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It's the year 3030...
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Spaceport Colony Sicilia
Age: 34
First of all, because I don't believe in god, does not mean I lack a set of beliefs. Please do not try to patronize me, or lift up yourself, by saying that I subscribe to a "lack of beliefs."
Secondly, I don't think Vexx was at all patronizing, nor was I. Again, I cannot speak for him, but I was merely trying to point out the flaws in your original statement, which included far too many assumptions and blanket statements. And here you retort with yet another blanket statement. Therein lies my third point.
I try to live a virtuous life day by day, as I'm sure you do as well. However, religious and non-religious people might choose to do so for different reasons. I choose to make a daily attempt at virtue and kindness, because I believe that what you give, so shall you receive (Jesus said something about that, I think..."Do unto others as you would have done unto you."). A religious person might do the same, in the hopes that their actions would lead to the salvation of their soul. Since I do not believe in an afterlife, my soul has no need for salvation. It's as simple as that.
Next, you are correct to say that many scientific facts are proven wrong as the years progress. However, that does not make them incorrect for the time they are true. Concurrently, religion may have as many "points of fact" that would be false after the fact, but none of that could be proven because no one can report from the afterlife. In that respect, people who find comfort and stake belief in science do so because it is a tangible knowledge, whereas religion requires, even in the smallest amount, a blind faith in what will occur. That is not meant to slight religion in any way, it is simply a matter of fact. Some call it a leap of faith, I choose to use a different definition.
Lastly, the hope, guidance and solace argument makes sense. However, someone who does not believe in the existence of a supreme being, or who questions that existence, might not necessarily look for those feelings in that particular place. Religion isn't the only place to get hope, guidance and solace.
Likewise, science is not the only place for those feelings either. The key is to find a belief structure that allows you those feelings, while still being able to maintain tolerance for people who find those feelings in a different way.
|2008-02-17, 17:47
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Speaking in terms of Judaism and Christianity (both because of my lack of qualification to speak of anything else and their obvious influence in the mostly-western/less-so-global ideas of God), that is a mistaken hypothesis. I can't call it a straw-man (not that I would accuse you of such, Vexx), because so many people believe that's what they teach.
In Judeo-Christian understanding (though admittedly not the understanding of all who claim to adhere to it--heck, not even most of them), God designed the universe to be self-operating and self-sustaining, not relying on Him to make any action to keep the earth in rotation/start the precipitation process/switch the seasons/whatever. Attributing any action directly to God is mostly metaphorical in the sense of attribution to the creator, the sense of "what substance is the universe made from?", or the sense that it was perhaps arranged by him.
In short, the understanding is that every aspect of the universe was designed to run on auto-pilot, and any cases of manual intervention are done strictly by proxy.
Knowing this is why it irks me that people claim a scientific understanding of how the universe works or began disproves the idea of God. Not at all: It only disproves a misinterpretation of what these religions taught about God.
|2008-02-17, 18:10
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Asuki-tan Kairin ↓
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Fürth (GER)
Age: 38
In my opinion a true atheist is at least as devoted to science as a devoted christian is to god.
Faith is a common motivation that drives all people on this earth, that applies to atheist and agnostic people too.
Agnostics and atheists do not need a god as motivation to seek salvation through virtue yet many of them do it (just for different reasons).
|2008-02-17, 18:57
|Link #325
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 62
And while Blizzer shows himself a poster-child of patronizing, hypocritical, nonsense who failed to address my post and indeed went after the part I explicitly said I wasn't going to discuss (the moral guidance part) - and says this:
Then he proceeds to claim several posters making reasoned responses "make no sense" and demonstrates he's got no clue about what the scientific method is about .... sanctimonious is the nicest thing that comes to mind.
Fortunately, Kyuusai shines through as a thinking example of the kind of religious person I can have discussions with. I'd give him a dozen cookies for leading me to write as civil a post as this is. (Of course, some strains would burn him at the stake as quickly as I for having such Deist (aka modern Christian theological thoughts ). People of any faith or not could take clues from how he thinks and comports himself .
This thread is about what religious beliefs we have and why we believe them. I was explaining why I think as I do and got personally attacked by someone apparently very insecure with their own views. Very bad move on their part ...
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|2008-02-17, 19:33
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cho~ kakkoii
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 3rd Planet
I'm sure all of us will agree that this is an extremely personal topic that gives rise to a lot of emotion from both sides of the argument. What we can strive to do here is to try and keep those emotion in check. Please try to discuss this topic without resorting to petty insult, condescending remarks, patronizing tones and etc.
|2008-02-17, 19:42
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Join Date: Jan 2007
It is disheartening to see that not long after I explained why I don't like the atheism/agnosticism distiction several posts have popped up that seem to rely on what I've called the "folk definition" of these terms. I'm only quoting the last one
"I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried." Etcpp.
"I believe that the egg price will rise next month."
And when somebody says "I believe that God doesn't exist." it's normally the latter meaning. If you want to reduce the first meaning to the second, the whole concept of religion becomes void.
|2008-02-17, 21:58
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Feeling comfy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 44
I'm agnostic with a preference for aetheism.
Regardless, that is not an excuse to insult Christians (or any other religious person) for believing in silly "fairy-tales". Whether or not a religious person is "silly" depends on that person's actions, and not necessarily on his religion, which he may have misunderstood or misapplied.
Do you need a rational reason to believe? Sometimes yes, but not all the time.
I shall not go further than that. As monir has pointed out, this is likely to be a highly emotional issue, so I don't want to raise a ruckus over matters of belief. This thread is meant for sharing your beliefs. Discussions or disagreements ought to be taken to PMs.
|2008-02-17, 22:14
|Link #330
Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 33
I am aware that not everyone who participated in the Crusades were Christian. The Church basically announced an open-game session on the Middle East, and even non-Christians attended. It doesn't change the fact that the Church itself was the driving force behind the Crusades, and that Christians did participate as well.
|2008-02-17, 22:26
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EDIT: Whoops, seems I didn't read enough... I hate rushing my replies.
|2008-02-17, 23:05
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Nani ?
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Emerald Forest ( yes its a real place. )
Here is an interesting thing to ponder when questioning whether or not religious people who believe in an absolute being that dictates right from wrong have a better grasp on ethics then those who do not believe...
The entire premise that to be ethical requires an absolute being rests on the idea that the answer to the euthyphro dilemma is that it is "right because God says so". This makes God an objective being- meaning that all he says is 100% truth and reality. If God were to say leprechauns exist, they would. In comparison, we are subjective beings. Reality is not bended to our will. If we believe that we see a leprechaun during an acid trip, it does not mean that leprechauns exist. It just means they exist in our mind. Our thoughts and opinions on reality are subjective and thus open to question.
To put it in simpler terms, think of God ( Objective ) as a game programmer and us ( Subjective ) as characters in his game ( Reality ). The programmer dictates reality and we have no choice but to go with it.
The thing about being a subjective being is that pretty much everything we experiance or think is subjective. For all we know, everything we hear, breath, touch, and know is an illusion via a system similar to "the matrix". We can "know" things for 99.9999 % but we can never reach 100%. Every piece of knowledge we come accross must first be comprehended by our subjective minds. Which explains why we humans have different opinions on what things mean - different ideals mean different things to two different subjective minds that have experienced reality through other perspectives. Ironically, this is why we even have different religions in the first place.
Now lets take it up a notch and look at the relationship between a subjective being and an objective being. If one of us was to talk to God and God was to tell us the meaning of life, would he then have objective knowledge regarding life's purpose ? Actually, he wouldn't. In order to understand the objective knowledge that is being transferred, the subjective being in question would go through a number of subjective walls.
First: acknowledge that they are talking to an objective being ( God ) - Subjective. How does the person know they are talking to God and not their own hallucination ? Even if He really was talking to God, it doesn't change the fact that his understanding of the situation is still subjective.
Second: Acknowledge and comprehend the wisdom that has been given to you by the objective being. Wake up ! You just got told the meaning of life. So now what do you do ? Simple, the first thing the subjective being would do is attempt to figure out what he has been told actually means to him. whether this is done subconsciously or consciously doesn't matter, if the subjective being has any hope of remembering what he has been told, he goes through this step.
This creates a problem: No matter what, a subjective being cannot gain access to objective wisdom even if it is told directly to you by the almighty one himself, because Just by comprehending what it is you have been told through a subjective mind, the objective wisdom you have gained becomes subjective to your own understanding and thus becomes subjective in the process. Its the same as pouring water into orange juice, no matter how much watter is poured in their will still be some orange juice inside. its that barrier between 99.999999999999999% and 100% that we as subjective beings, by definition cannot ever cross.
In other words, even if an absolute objective being exists that dictates the reality behind ethics...as far as we are concerned and as far as we can comprehend, it doesn't matter. As subjective being's we will always find ourselves turning to our own reason at one time or another, because thats what we ultimately understand. Even if God were to give us Objective knowledge of morality we would still only be able to comprehend that objective knowledge through a subjective mind. Our ethical standards would still be subjective.
If God was to tell us that murder is in fact, morally good, how many of us would honestly just flat out stop thinking about what we feel is right or wrong and go kill everyone we know and love ? Except for the few extremely brainwashed individuals, most of us would try to protect our families from the inevitable onslaught to come. Personally, I would give God the finger. But thats just me.
In conclusion: absolute "Universal Laws" dictating what is right and wrong are as far as we're concerned, nonexistent.
Just my 2 cents.
EDIT NOTE: I am not posting this in an attempt to stir up flamewars. I'm simply posting my personal view of objective vs subjective morality. Take it to mean as you will. There is obviously nothing to stop anyone from flaming me for it, but just be aware that I will ignore any response to this post that I feel would result in this thread getting locked if it was taken seriously. Of course, for those who have something constructive and non flammatory to say, I'm all ears.
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|2008-02-17, 23:59
|Link #333
Vexx, thank you for the kind words. That's one of the highest compliments I've been paid.
I honestly hope that doing my best to be respectful, even-handed, and intellectually honest serves as a sort of apology for those religious folks who aren't. No matter who/what religion is correct, accuracy of religious belief doesn't make people any less, well, people, after all, and people can be (for lack of a better word) real goobers.
On the debate of the necessity of religion for a moral framework, I say this... Accuracy of religious belief does not make one a better person. It could serve as a most valuable tool in that pursuit, but Judaism/Christianity draw a clear distinction that religious belief and the condition of the heart are quite separate things (things that can work in tandem, but separate).
In Christianity/Judaism, the moral framework isn't just based on "God's whim", but is a set of "operating recommendations" for the world God created. Based on that, religion isn't necessary for a moral framework; all you'd need are observational skills and critical thinking (which is how half of the moral framework of these religions made it into the religions in the first place).
If a person has a religion, it should be a natural consequence of their critical thinking to form their beliefs, or some unmistakable revelation that makes it clear.
The mere question of the existence of a creator is good for little more than curiosity.
If there is a creator and/or a spiritual world, though, and we can know at least a little something about it that will actually be relevant to our lives, that would be good to know.
If there is a creator who loves you and wants to have a relationship with you... that would be REALLY good to know.
A religion won't do you much more good than an MMO guild. A knowledge and understanding of the world observable beyond our physical senses (should one believe it exists)... is another thing entirely. What good it would do you depends entirely on what the details of that are.
I guess that's just a fancy way of saying "Each religion has its own answer to that question."
The devout do, indeed, tend to do atrocious things. If it's in opposition to the teaching of their religion, though, how is the religion to blame?
Christians and Jews have religious texts that stress one theme above all the others: That people keep screwing it up! It's a constant cycle: The religious leaders and/or majority of the adherents ignore the teaching of their religion and screw things up beyond belief, and a small minority are left to try to reign them in and fix things.
If the religion itself admonishes its adherents of the preceding generations that ignored the moral teachings of the religion, how is the religion to blame when people again ignore those moral teachings? The religion is not the people, except in cases where the religion specifies a group of people as infallible keepers of the religion. Catholicism is the only example of that that comes to mind at the moment, but the Roman Catholic church has NEVER represented the entirety of Christianity. What we today call Judaism actually even considered the organized clergy and religious teaching/leadership to be different roles.
Atrocities are perpetrated regardless of religion. It's not that the people tend to do such things because they are devout, but that people tend to find excuses to do what they're after. That they'll be done in the name of religion can't be considered a reflection on the religion unless the religion calls for such atrocities. As I've said before in another thread, the only decent example in Judeo-Christian religious text of a divine mandate for gruesome acts (as opposed to gruesome acts being done along the way) was to a nation of people who'd been following a pillar of fire through the desert for forty years, and done specifically as an act of preservation. To quote myself: "I think that's a good litmus-test for a holy war, and no one has passed it since."
Anything since I would consider to be non-representative of the religions, no matter what the actors in these cases claimed.
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On reading Kyuusai's post, I felt the urge to post my (further offtopic) comment on religions:
I have no problem with people believing whatever they want. What I do have problems with is with other people using the beliefs as tools to herd people around. And, historically, that's what religions have been--a tool to herd people. Some currents of thinking may also argue that the very reason why they were born was to control people... so, under those views, religion is actually bad in and of itself (well, if you actually consider the manipulation of people a bad thing, that is).
I'm not alleging adherence to that line of thinking, but my heart would rather do so.
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@Edgewalker: I remember seeing this thought process in one of my first religious studies classes in university. Nice presentation of it and the translative boundary filter between Objective and Subjective.
@Kyuusai: I think he's pointing at the God-directed massacres of entire peoples (and their little dogs) that occupy a fair amount of the Old Testament as told from the perspective of the massacring agents. I'm not going to add to that because I suspect you and I have some similar ideas on the Old Testament in regard to its applicability on "how to live one's life."
Also, when the Roman Empire hoisted the "Christian" flag after that particular battle -- many aspects of that religion took a sudden turn.
@all: I'm a little concerned that this thread is transmogrifying from an explanation of one's belief system (or why one doesn't) ... into a critique of particular religions or non-religious views. Subtle difference, yeah. Just try to bat the sacred cows around without slamming them into each other, eh? Its hard to explain why you don't believe something without bumping someone else's personal tablets.
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I merely wanted to take his argument a step further and turn it slightly on the offensive by showing that even those with religion on their side can and have commit wrongs - they've committed some of the most atrocious wrongs in the history of the civilized world. I feel it's important to know this because many people feel that because they are religious, that they are superior to the non-religious and/or those of "inferior" religions. When you feel that you are morally and ethically superior to those around you, you are set to commit some horrible wrongs and not even realize it. I want the religious zealots to be sober and know that they're not immune from committing the very sins they dedicate their life to eradicating.
I am not anti-religious; I am not religious, but I belong to one of the "major three" religions. I feel it's important to know what religion can lead to partly because I've seen plenty of stuck-up Christians. They feel that they must save everyone else and that because they go to church every Sunday, they're saints. Many of these people are quite deplorable and unkind, to put it nicely. I feel that they've become drunk with moral righteousness while putting in very little effort to improve themselves. I will echo Vexx in stating that you approach these matters with a cool head, Kyuusai. You are a good example of a person who follows religion and takes its message the right way - or maybe you're just a good person at heart.
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But everybody have a religion, not just Christianity, or Buddhism, but it is the belief. If you believe that there is no god then that is your religion. So I don't really get why would people say things like "I have no religion" or "religion is bad for you"
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Is God a guide who points out the way to good behaviour, or is He the final arbiter of what is good? If God defines what is good by fiat, he is no different from an individual who defines what is good based on his own judgement.
For the statement, "God is good," or more generally, "X is good," to even make sense, we need some idea of what "good" means. Both theists and atheists have a hard time grappling with this concept.
Hm, in any case, I worry that any further discussion would lead this thread astray. Feel free to PM me instead if you wish to continue.
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(PS: We may discuss all day about whether people can live without believing in something or not, but the "true" definition of atheism still stands).
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In regards to this whole "Crusades" and "Jihad" discussion -
From what I understand, events of this nature are not perpetrated by the members of the religion at large, but rather by isolated extremist groups, who either take their religious texts too literally, or not literally enough. The Crusades (and now I'm assuming we're talking about the goings on in the middle ages, forgive me for not remembering dates) were a bit of a different scenario, in that those who chose not to go along with the Crusaders, were persecuted as heretics. Although the Crusades were still largely carried out by extremist sects of Christianity, the entire religion was sort of dragged along by the coattails because of what those people were actually trying to accomplish (a "cleansing," if you will, of the Christian faith).
Jihads, I think, are on a slightly similar wavelength, though slightly different as well. For the most part, Islamic and Muslim leaders who discuss Jihads, do so by aligning them with a specific (or non-specific) group of extremists (lately, Al-Qaeda has been popular). And I think, in a sense, that is true. From what I've bore witness to, Islamic and Muslim leaders neither agree with, nor adhere to, the standards and definitions procured by these groups. It's something like extremist Christianity; there's lots of people who believe the world is only as old as the Bible (Fundamentalist Christians), but that's certainly not the majority of the religion's followers. It's only one interpretation of the text, and it encompasses just a small group of believers, when compared against the whole Christian world. In a sense, those who participate in extremist Jihads are of the same fashion, in a different religion.
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OTTAWA -- The Ottawa Senators were done in by a couple of former teammates.
Marian Hossa scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period and Ray Emery made 25 saves as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Senators 2-1 on Friday.
Hossa spent seven seasons with the Senators and Emery was making his first appearance in Ottawa since having his contract bought out in 2008.
"It's always special to come to this building, this city where I still have lots of friends and know lots of people," Hossa said. "I have lots of great memories and this is another one now."
Before the game, Emery talked about his desire to win the game.
"It feels great," Emery said after the victory. "We're in a battle and we know they are, too. We needed that one, especially our last few games on the road we've had a tough time and to come out and outplay them like we did in the first two and then really hunker down defensively in the third.
"It's a good game and I think we played the right way to win it, too, so that's important."
The Blackhawks have had their share of struggles on the road, losing 13 of 15 before Friday's victory.
"This was huge, especially that it was on the road," Hossa said. "We weren't good lately on the road, so we need some wins on the road. So, this is good for the first game of a road trip."
Bryan Bickell also scored for the Blackhawks.
Milan Michalek scored the lone goal for the Senators, while Robin Lehner, making his third straight start for injured goalie Craig Anderson, looked solid stopping 37 shots.
"They were flying from the start," Lehner said. "It's too bad we came up short. I think we came back real good in the third and had some good chances. We have to move forward."
The third period featured end-to-end action as both Lehner and Emery, playing his 200th NHL career game, needed to make some big saves.
"[Robin] kept us in the game and gave us a chance to come back," Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson said. "We came close a couple of times. He did everything he could, obviously, and played a great game and made some really spectacular saves and we just couldn't come up with that extra goal for him."
Chicago took control right from the start of the second, as Patrick Sharp was robbed first on a breakaway and then again on a penalty shot.
On a delayed penalty call, Bickell roofed a rebound over Lehner to tie the game. Just over five minutes later, Hossa's wraparound, his 27th, eluded a sprawled Lehner.
"I thought we got caught in between," Alfredsson said. "They did a good job of stretching the rink the first 40 minutes and I don't think until the third that we took command of the puck a little bit more and created more chances, but overall they were the better team."
Despite being outplayed for much of the period the Senators got out of the first period leading 1-0. Michalek picked up his 29th of the season scoring off a great no-look pass from Jason Spezza, who extended his point streak to 11 games.
Ottawa's Erik Karlsson, playing in his 200th career game, saw his eight-game point streak come to an end.
- The Senators were without G Craig Anderson (finger, indefinitely), C Peter Regin (shoulder, out for season) and C Jesse Winchester (concussion, indefinitely).
- D Matt Carkner and C Kaspars Daugavins were healthy scratches.
- The Blackhawks were without C Jonathan Toews (upper-body, day-to-day), D Niklas Hjalmarsson (suspected concussion, day-to-day), LW Daniel Carcillo (torn ACL, out for season), D Steve Montador (upper-body, out indefinitely).
- D Sean O'Donnell, C Brendan Morrison and RW Michael Frolik were healthy scratches.


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Super Spinosaurus?/
In the past I have been skeptical of claims of 50+ foot Spinosaurus specimens - and with how little we know about the tail length in Spinosaurus there is still reason for caution.
That said, science is always based on data, and sometimes the data isn't what you expected. I was reminded of this once again recently after I tweaked the scaling of elements in my Spinosaurus skeletal reconstruction. The "main" skeletal seen above (the fully restored version is in the theropod gallery) is based on a composite skeletal of the type specimen and other various referred bits. Previously I'd had the mandible scaled up too much by about 6%. After correcting I measured and sure enough, a nice 14m (46 foot) long beast.
Now please use some caution here: as you can see the composite skeletal is missing large swaths of bones. I have filled those in with bones from other relatives (e.g. Baryonyx and Suchomimus), but there's definitely some uncertainty here. Of particular note, tail length varies quite a bit in dinosaurs (as demonstrated recently by Dave Hone), and I would feel a lot better about estimating the length if we had some more Spinosaurus tail vertebrae.
Still, unless you restore an almost comically long tail the type specimen of Spinosaurus was less than 50 feet. Ah, but that's not the largest specimen! The biggest specimen referred to Spinosaurus is MSMN V4047, a giant snout that Dal Sasso et al described in 2005.
Assuming that the composite is scaled correctly and that the giant MSMN specimen scales up isometrically (which seems probable) then it would be in the range of 15.6 meters (51 feet) give or take. That's one long theropod we are looking at! Given our margin of error it's entirely possible that the MSMN specimen is actually 48 feet (or 55 feet!), but assuming it had proportions similar to that of other spinosaurids, then it seems clear that 50 foot lengths were most likely attained.
Of course length is just one estimate of size, and mass is generally considered more important. And here things get interesting. Check back this weekend for a closer look at how much Spinosaurus may have tipped the scales in life.


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LOS ANGELES -- Richard Heckmann, founder of Heckmann Corporation (NYSE:HEK), delivered the graduation address for the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) on Saturday, August 9, 2008 at UCLA Anderson School of Management.
EBV is a free, three-part business management course for disabled veterans of the post-9/11 generation. The program started last year at Syracuse University, and then expanded to Florida State University; Texas A&M University; and UCLA, where it's based at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Fifteen students entered the residency phase at UCLA Anderson in July with an online tutorial in business fundamentals. A weeklong classroom session began on August 2nd with UCLA Anderson faculty. After the program, graduating veterans will have a year of mentorship.
Says Heckmann, "I am deeply honored to be part of this outstanding program. Our veterans deserve our gratitude, support, and much more."
"I am particularly delighted that Mr. Heckmann will join us at this ceremony," said Alfred E. Osborne, Jr., senior associate dean and faculty director for the EBV. "Not only is Heckmann an outstanding business leader, but he himself has seen active duty as a member of the Air Force Rescue Team in Viet Nam. He is an inspiration to entrepreneurs everywhere."
Heckmann is an entrepreneur extraordinaire. He is the founder of US Filter, the largest water company in the US. Under his leadership, US Filter grew from $17 million in sales in 1991 to almost $6 billion by the time it was acquired by Vivendi in 1999 for $8.2 billion.
From 2002-2007, Heckmann was the Chairman and CEO of K2, Inc., the manufacturer of sporting goods equipment, where he grew the company from $582 million to over $1.4 billion in revenue before it was sold to the Jarden Corporation in 2007.
HEK, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) recently raised $450 million in an IPO and has announced the acquisition of China Water and Drinks Inc., one of the largest bottled water companies in China.
Heckmann is a member of the investment group that acquired the Phoenix Suns in 2004 and the Phoenix Mercury in 2007, and he is the founding shareholder of Callaway Golf, owner of Smith Goggles, and other business interests.
Mr. Heckmann's philanthropy and public service is well known. He has served as Associate Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) in Washington DC in the Carter Administration. He, along with the State of California, donated the funds to build a 20-acre campus in Palm Desert, California, establishing the Heckmann Center for International Entrepreneurial Management for UC Riverside. He is a generous, avid supporter of entrepreneurship everywhere, and a founder of Entrepreneurs Hall at UCLA Anderson. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Advisors for the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.
About the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
The Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies is a recognized leader in entrepreneurial education. Now celebrating its 20th year, the Price Center supports teaching, research, extracurricular activities and management development programs in the areas of entrepreneurship, venture capital and social enterprise at UCLA Anderson. 90% of UCLA Anderson's full time MBA students enroll in entrepreneurial electives while at Anderson, and more than half are active members of the student-run Entrepreneur Association. The Center is known for its extensive outreach and the impact of its management development programs, which provide entrepreneurial education to such diverse groups as directors of Head Start agencies and community health organizations; leaders of NGOs in Africa that are working on the HIV/AIDS crisis; founders and executives of entrepreneurial companies (including minority-, women- and disabled veteran-owned enterprises); directors and officers of venture-backed and public companies; and K-12 teachers working to develop entrepreneurial curricula, among others.
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NBN Co is responsible for building Australia's largest infrastructure project, the A$37.4 billion National Broadband Network.
As construction peaks, NBN Co and its third party contractors will be installing equipment worth up to A$11 million every day, ranging from items worth a few dollars, to core network equipment worth tens of thousands of dollars.
A supply chain asset management system needed to be put in place quickly—one that would address NBN's needs during the construction phase and thereafter.
Starting in July 2010, a joint NBN Co and Accenture team designed an asset management system based on two Oracle E-Business Suite solutions: Oracle Asset Tracking and Oracle Enterprise Asset Management.
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Very well done and welcome to the forums. That aside you forgot one of the most impressive S.H.I.P.s (forgot what the acronym meant) ever built that I've seen. I Present the Blacktron II capital ship http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=241636NatalyaAF wrote:Brick link is a wonderful place... But I've been playing with Lego since I was 2 when the FBI got me some Duplo, so it's been a long time building my collection. But yea I had to order large quantities of bricks from brick link to make this thing.Rody wrote:wow, that's a really nice design.
and I kinda wish I had the lego collection to pull something like that off.
nice work.
Ehh, my ship is nothing. You need to look at these ships:Adean wrote:OSSUM SAUCE!!!!!!!! That is easily the most epic spacecraft I've seen so far with legos. Capital work!!!! I've been wanting to build something like that for a long time, but never had the resources. Excellent, this is incredibly inspiring.
Yes I'm a girl.Blitzen wrote:One question:
Are you a real girl, as your user name suggests? Either way, awesome.
Since you seemed interested, here are explanations for some of the smaller star fighters you see next to the Sonks.
Edit: I'm not trying to say yours is bad, it's great. I wish I had enough Identicaly colored parts to make a S.H.I.P(a lego spacecraft more than 100 studs long).


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When Kay Lindsey of Arboles, Colo., found out her granddaughter Whitney Frise of Marion and her husband, Max, were expecting their first child, she was unsure what the future would hold.
Both Frises were expecting to graduate in May from Tabor College, but Whitney Frise was considering taking a break from college to take care of the baby, Grayson Wayne Frise, who was born Jan. 7.
Lindsey and her husband, Wayne, talked about whether there was anything they could do. They offered for Kay Lindsey to temporarily relocate to Marion to baby-sit Grayson while his parents were at school and work, and the Frises accepted the offer.
"I go to class from 8 to 1, so it's a lot of help," Whitney Frise said Monday. "This way he gets to stay at home instead of getting lugged around the Tabor campus."
Lindsey is all too happy to help. Grayson is her first great-grandchild and the first boy born in the family in 45 years.
"It's great," she said. "You can't put a price tag on it. I can't think of anything else I'd rather be doing."
Lindsey arrived in Marion on Feb. 6 as her daughter and Frise's mother, Waynette Polosky, wrapped up a one-month stay. She is staying with Shirley Bowers until Tabor College graduation in May.
She chose to stay with Bowers so the Frises could have their evenings and weekends to themselves. An extra benefit for Lindsey has been having someone who is able to introduce her all over town.
"I enjoy going to church with her," Lindsey said.
Max Frise will receive his business management degree in May, and Whitney Frise will receive her degree in kindergarten through 12th grade health and physical education with special education and secondary education endorsements.
Lindsey is hoping her husband can make the trip form Arboles for birthdays in April.
"He will be here for graduation for sure," she said.
Lindsey said people have been friendly and welcoming, but she will be ready to return to her husband of 51 years, to her home, and to the mountains in May.


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How Washington beat Wall Street
NEW YORK — In 2009, Washington went to war against big Wall Street banks hoping to blow up the kind of high-risk, high-reward strategies that helped spark the financial crisis. Five years later, that war is largely over. And Washington won in a blowout.
You might not know it given continued demands from Democrats — and even some Republicans — to further bust up the nation's largest banks. And the standard media refrain is that Wall Street titans always win, no big bank bosses went to jail and the industry will just find new ways to keep the casino open.
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But the truth on the ground — at least at this moment in time — is very different.
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Goldman Sachs, the biggest money machine in Wall Street history, is a shell of its former self. Morgan Stanley, Goldman's one-time bitter rival in the swashbuckling world of high-risk trading, is transforming into a staid money management firm with a side business underwriting stocks and offering merger advice.
Citigroup and Bank of America sold off many of their classic "Wall Street" businesses, including proprietary trading desks and private equity and hedge fund stakes, to comply with the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill.
Washington's big victory came via widespread public outrage at the financial industry, which paved the way for a strong reform bill. And after President Barack Obama signed Dodd-Frank into law in 2010, the industry made mistake after mistake — from the interest rate rigging scandal to mortgage-foreclosure "robo-signing" — making it essentially impossible for the industry's lobbyists to beat back any of the newly imposed regulations.
"The scope of activities that U.S. banks engage in has been dramatically reduced," said Mohamed A. El-Erian, chief executive of giant bond fund manager Pimco, which itself may face new restrictions as regulators turn their attention to the asset management industry. "Even in a period when markets are performing well, the numbers the banks are pulling in are just nowhere near as strong as they once were."
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Even mighty JPMorgan Chase, once viewed as the only bank to come through the crisis largely unchanged, is now forking over tens of billions of dollars in settlement cash, seemingly on a weekly basis, to pay for its sins before the financial crisis — including allegedly turning a blind eye to the Bernie Madoff fraud and improperly selling risky mortgage securities. JPMorgan this week gave up its coveted title as the nation's most profitable bank to Wells Fargo, a buttoned down San Francisco-based bank not known as a Wall Street titan.
And JPMorgan's massive $6 billion loss in the so-called London whale trading scandal in 2012 helped ensure that a very tough version of the ban on proprietary trading by federally backstopped banks — known as the "Volcker rule" — was approved by regulators last month.
The transformation of Wall Street is so complete that even some of the industry's loudest critics — rarely willing to give an inch — are prepared to declare at least partial victory, albeit with plenty of "time will tell" caveats and complaints about the industry pushing to underfund its regulators in the latest spending bill working its way through Congress.
"There is no question that many of the highest-risk activities, which happened to be the most profitable activities for Wall Street, are now at least reduced and often totally gone," said Dennis Kelleher, chief executive of Better Markets, one of the most vocal pro-regulatory reform groups. "They've had to exit hedge funds and private equity funds and they sold off any business with 'proprietary trading' on the door."
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Those sales in part benefit smaller boutique investment banks not subject to the new rules as well as pure hedge fund and private equity firms that can snap up assets from the bigger players at low prices. It also means young talent now flows toward higher-paying private equity and hedge funds rather than the now more staid banks. Both Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse in recent months pitched themselves by saying junior staff should no longer come to the office on Saturdays, a hallmark of the old Wall Street.
In fact, perhaps the clearest example of the transformation is Goldman, which on Thursday reported a 15 percent fourth-quarter drop in net revenue in its once dominant fixed income, currency and commodities business to $1.72 billion. For the year, Goldman earned a total of profit of $8.04 billion.
In 2007, at the height of the last Wall Street boom, Goldman's trading wizards earned $4.89 billion in net revenue in the same business in the third quarter. And for the year in 2007, Goldman reported earnings of nearly $12 billion.