Try to find out who will be reading and judging your manuscript.

The Sobol Award promises 'at least two evaluations by qualified readers drawn from librarians, booksellers, and editors working under the direction of Weeks [Brigitte Weeks, chair of their panel of judges and prominent book industry veteran].' But what does 'working under the direction' mean? Brigitte Weeks will not be reading 50,000 manuscripts. Your first reader will be a lot lower on the publishing totem pole. He or she may be a literary genius -- or not. You have no control, and if you run into bad luck -- the guy reading your legal thriller hates lawyers -- too bad. You're done. In any contest with many entrants, the readers will be numerous and who-knows-how-qualified.

A group of Google employees have recently filed a patent application (#20050071741) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office which gives insight into how to optimize one?website to do well in the Google rankings. The filing of the patent gives verification that Google uses or intends to use historical data in its ranking algorithm. This patent also gives credence to the Google Sandbox Theory for new websites.

Norman Lewis?year-long diary of his personal account as intelligence officer during the Naples war of 1944 has painted a portrait of a war-torn Italy and its interesting mix of population.

With the improvement in technology, accuracy has increased. GPS systems have become more affordable as compared to earlier times. Accuracy differs depending on various factors. Sometimes it can even be as good as a few meters. The GPS systems can be used in a large number of areas. Further, decreases in costs have increased the number of users. Fishermen and hikers can use portable GPS to navigate in the wild. Cars are being equipped with GPS systems, which give drivers better navigation abilities and better protection against theft. It is used by the military to guide cruise missiles to pre-specified targets. Personal hand held devices like wrist watches are equipped with GPS to help in tracking people out and getting their exact location.

No, you haven銉?traveled in some kind of time warp back to Monday. (How cruel would that be?) Yes, these are man bags. Just like men銉?oversized watches, oxfords and loafers have become a trendy (not to mention totally chic) option for women in recent years, a men銉?bag can also add a fresh, slightly unexpected element to an ensemble. Plus, men銉?bags tend to be more neutral and less expensive than similar designs for women, so they銉 an amazing option for everyday schlepping.