Monday, March 24, 2008

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Today's book shelves Article
Google's Books May Make You Wobble


Google is expected to open its books this week. Will it be revealed that they are making more money than they allure too?

No matter what the numbers say, other search engines namely Yahoo and Microsoft(MSN) are eager to find out what they are. Since the secretive Google has been able to hide behind being a private company.

They hope to find clues on what Googles profits are and possibly how much money Google spends on technology for their search engine. All in the desire to get their own share of the Online Search Market.

It is expected that Google makes more than they say each time someone uses their engine. Indicating that there is possibly plenty of cash for all interested in the search engine game. Even if they are smaller players offering 'niche' services.

Yahoo who has approximately 5% of a stake in Google, anticipates that there is plenty of room for both Google and Yahoo to thrive with search engine services.

Larry Page one of Googles founders told Reuters recently that he expects online search to be a "healthy market with many companies".

Even Microsoft, seeing that Yahoo is breaking away from Google and coming up with their own Yahoo Slurp is also hard at work trying to design a better search engine in MSN and expects to offer a better way to search as early as July.

All this in trying to get a piece of the over $6 billion dollar search engine advertising pie. Plus the hopes of making search engine results more useful to surfers.

We all know that Google makes money with Google Adwords by displaying results along side or on top of search results. Now Google is announcing their own email service which will also provide even more revenue by having advertisements along side email messages.

The Security and Exhange Commission is most likely going to require Google to show their books. Since they expect that Google has over $10 million in assets and possibly over 500 equity holders.

The bottom line is whether Google makes an initial public offering or not. Their financial disclosures will hopefully show that there is plently of room for all to have their share of the search engine market.

James Hoffman is owner of Inet Goodies.
An internet help company offering SEO,
Traffic, and Hosting solutions.
http://www.inetgoodies.com



Featured book shelves Items
Risk



Risk
In this classic game of military strategy, you will lead your armies as they sweep across vast continents to launch daring attacks against your enemies. But keep an eye on your flanks: your opponents are fighting to capture your troops and claim your territories. Reinforce your armies with additional infantry, cavalry and artillery, then attack with a throw of the dice. Now fortify your positions and prepare to defend your borders from rivals' attacks. Capture all 42 territories - and you conquer the world! Are you up to the challenge' Then embark on the classic Risk game of World Domination. For more challenge, use the rules variations for experts. And for a shorter variation, try the Capital Risk game. For the first time, Risk includes the European game variation called Secret Mission Risk, whose special cards give each player a specific "mission" to complete to win the game. So join the battle to conquer the world... and learn why, since 1959, millions of players have made Risk the military strategy game of choice. For 2 to 6 players. Game includes: game board; 5 battle dice; deck of 44 Risk cards and 12 secret mission cards; 6 sets of military miniatures: infantry, cavalry, artillery.

Customer Review: Risk

This is a game that take a great deal of time to play, but it causes your mind to work as you progress through the levels.

The sudden turn of events will always keep the players on edge.

Customer Review: Good game - but I miss the army boxes

We bought this game of risk to replace our old game, which was lost in a move. There are several differences in the new risk and the old risk. One difference is the mission cards. At first I was disapointed that the mission cards were not the same as the old risk, but after playing a few games, I admit that it is just as much fun. The other difference with the game is the lack of army boxes. The old game came with a clear plastic box to store each army color in. This game does not have boxes, just wells in the box to store each color. The clear boxes were quite useful during the game as you spend a lot of time taking armies out and putting armies in the box as you lose or gain reinforcements. I find the lack of boxes a pain as pieces fall on the floor etc. when you just have them piled on the table. However, it is still a great game and we are happy with this version.



Live in Atlanta



Live in Atlanta
Four track EP, captured LIVE, at The Tabernacle, Atlanta, Ga, July 31, 2003. TRACKS; 1.Whole Lotta Love/Ramble On/Walk On The Wild Side:7:20(Medley) 2.Dream On-4:11 3.My Private Nation-3:54 4.When I Look To The Sky-4:43(Acoustic Version) / Extremely limited, issued in a flat, generic slipcase, with a sticker on the back.



Golf Crosswords (Crossword)



Golf Crosswords (Crossword)
You dont have to be a pro on the course to ace Golf Crosswords. The next best thing to going out on the links, these challenging crosswords will test your knowledge of golf greats, lore, and trivia. From Big Bertha drivers to Fuzzy Zoeller, the clues cover every aspect of the game. With its spiral-bound design, the pages lay flat so that filling in the puzzles is easy and fun! This collection of championship golf puzzles is the perfect gift for duffers and low-handicappers alike.



20x by 21mm TRIPLET professional JEWELERS LOUPE Black with LEATHER CASE



20x by 21mm TRIPLET professional JEWELERS LOUPE Black with LEATHER CASE



Tot Tutors Book Rack Organizer



Tot Tutors Book Rack Organizer
Customer Review: Review for Tot Tutors Book Rack Organizer

I had high hopes for this cute book rack for kids. But within a week one seam on the nylon fabric had split and shredded rendering 25% of the rack unusable. And, no, I didn't overload the rack. There were only 3 lightweight books in that slot. I'm not sure if it was a defect or poor quality fabric. It's not worth sending back as the shipping would amount to more than the benefit. I'll probably buy sturdier fabric and replace the nylon as the wood part of the rack seems to be ok.

Customer Review: Plastic sleeves

I had planned to purchase this item, but didn't after reading the reviews on Target's website. This item has plastic sleeves, not canvas. I will continue to look for a similar product with more longevity.



Back to Black



Back to Black
Ivor Novello Award Winner, Mercury Music Prize and Triple Brit Nominee Amy Winehouse, Follows the Release of her New Single "rehab" and Recent Sell-out Mini-uk Tour, with the Hugely Anticipated Release on October 30th of her New Album "back to Black". On "back to Black", the Follow-up to her Platinum Debut "frank" which Established her as One of the Most Exciting and Challenging Artists in Pop Music, Amy Confirms, Beyond Any Reasonable Or Unreasonable Doubt, What a Truly Remarkable Talent She Is.

Customer Review: awesome!

this is an awesome cd even for old people like us (in our 50's). Amy Winehouse is an unusual young lady with an interesting voice and character. We love her retro music. Plus the cd came in record time from Amazon. Thanks!

Customer Review: what a dissapointment

i looked forward to receiving this c.d.

seeing ms. winehouse on t.v. made me curious as to how well she performed.

sufficient to say i was not happy with the c.d. as a whole.

she has great talent, is unusual and has a shot at super stardom. i hope she doesn't drown in her own negativity. both professionaly nor personaly.



North & South Book I (VHS, 6 videos)



North & South Book I (VHS, 6 videos)
Customer Review: Hubby pleaser

Great flick. Easy for you to watch with the hubby while he appreciates the gift!!!

Customer Review: Well made but not exactly Revisionist History

Plenty of talent on hand. Swazee comes off

best in here as Southern fighting for his

land (and later country), but badly stereo-

typed rest of cast (except for Leslie Ann

Down), especially Alley, Carradine and many

blacks (how about the Buckwheat meets Fred

Williamson act by Forrest Whitaker?!) hurts

overall production. Beautifully filmed and

edited like the sorry Broke Back Mountain,

but wastes too much time inputting the Pro-

ducer (especially Dave Wolper, I'm told...)

ideas. Yes, there are several redeeming

(white and black Southerns in here; especi-

ally Washington and Sally Reemus) but there

never was any guy named Bent who tried to

"off" CSA Pres. Jeff Davis, who is played

very well by Lloyd Bridges(, who comes off

much better than small-faced Hal Holbrook

as Lincoln). Also, where are the blacks that

fought for the Confederacy?! There where 100,

000 more than fought for the Yanks during the

war between the states. Also, no mention of

white or Indian indentured servants! Oh well,

that's Hollyweird for ya, Y'all! Long live

the South! But go to atlanticbullionandcoin

dotcom for the real South, in DVDs and videos!



Western Digital My Book Premium II WDG2T20000N 2TB External Hard Drive



Western Digital My Book Premium II WDG2T20000N 2TB External Hard Drive
WD's My Book? Pro Edition II offers a triple interface dual-drive storage system offers formatted for Windows, with RAID mirroring for extra data protection or RAID striping for extraordinary capacity and performance. A three-year limited warranty, triple-interface and a powerful combination of features and performance make this system the storage solution of choice for creative professionals, workgroups, small offices and anyone looking for extra assurance that their data is safe. Triple interface provides flexibility and performance with connections for ultra-fast FireWire 800, as well as FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 EMC Retrospect Express Backup and System Recovery Software includes full system backup and recovery, easy scheduling, and encryption Capacity gauge shows how much space is available on your storage system Automatic power-up, Safe Shutdown, and LED activity lights Efficient convection cooling system and a thermostatically controlled fan 3-year limited warranty System Requirements - Available USB Port, either Mac OS X 10.3 or later or Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Customer Review: Solid, quiet and fast

I've had this for a little over a month now, and have been using it in a mirrored RAID configuration. It is currently serving as my TimeMachine backup destination, and as the storage for my media server. It's nice and fast, and quiet enough that it does not distract from watching movies or listening to music. Additionally, it looks quite nice on my bookshelf.



I would recommend this drive to anyone, and will most definitely buy another when this fills up.

Customer Review: Terrific Drive

This is my second My Book drive; I liked my 500G one so much that I had to upgrade to the 2T with RAID and I am very impressed with the performance. Installation is really easy and the drive is fast and reliable. It automatically sleeps if you don't access it for a while and wakes up when you need it so it's energy efficient too. Works fine on all the interfaces but Firewire 800 is obviously the best. No negatives at all.



book shelves in the news
Staircase Library: Step Up The Lit

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:25:15 -0800
So you want something that will help you get organized similar to the Storage In Stairs, but you find yourself too squashed by your massive book collection to move around your house. The Spacesaver Staircase Library merges the two issues, creating one solution. The Staircase Library utilizes all of its space by creating book shelves in the space under each individual stair. Imagine all of the wasted space in a normal set of stairs. Not here.

The Lure of Manga

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:36:28 GMT
… shelves in your local chain bookstore and you'll find a bewildering array of genre work: a broader spectrum of story types that also skews toward a wider age range. In

'Through The Wire' by Charlotte Hill O'Neal after a visit with Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:03:53 GMT
This poem was written in March 2008, after a first time visit to Brother Albert Woodfox and Brother Herman Wallace, political prisoners who have been locked down unjustly for 40 years in Angola State ...

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Today's book shelves Article
Google's Books May Make You Wobble


Google is expected to open its books this week. Will it be revealed that they are making more money than they allure too?

No matter what the numbers say, other search engines namely Yahoo and Microsoft(MSN) are eager to find out what they are. Since the secretive Google has been able to hide behind being a private company.

They hope to find clues on what Googles profits are and possibly how much money Google spends on technology for their search engine. All in the desire to get their own share of the Online Search Market.

It is expected that Google makes more than they say each time someone uses their engine. Indicating that there is possibly plenty of cash for all interested in the search engine game. Even if they are smaller players offering 'niche' services.

Yahoo who has approximately 5% of a stake in Google, anticipates that there is plenty of room for both Google and Yahoo to thrive with search engine services.

Larry Page one of Googles founders told Reuters recently that he expects online search to be a "healthy market with many companies".

Even Microsoft, seeing that Yahoo is breaking away from Google and coming up with their own Yahoo Slurp is also hard at work trying to design a better search engine in MSN and expects to offer a better way to search as early as July.

All this in trying to get a piece of the over $6 billion dollar search engine advertising pie. Plus the hopes of making search engine results more useful to surfers.

We all know that Google makes money with Google Adwords by displaying results along side or on top of search results. Now Google is announcing their own email service which will also provide even more revenue by having advertisements along side email messages.

The Security and Exhange Commission is most likely going to require Google to show their books. Since they expect that Google has over $10 million in assets and possibly over 500 equity holders.

The bottom line is whether Google makes an initial public offering or not. Their financial disclosures will hopefully show that there is plently of room for all to have their share of the search engine market.

James Hoffman is owner of Inet Goodies.
An internet help company offering SEO,
Traffic, and Hosting solutions.
http://www.inetgoodies.com



Featured book shelves Items
Risk



Risk
In this classic game of military strategy, you will lead your armies as they sweep across vast continents to launch daring attacks against your enemies. But keep an eye on your flanks: your opponents are fighting to capture your troops and claim your territories. Reinforce your armies with additional infantry, cavalry and artillery, then attack with a throw of the dice. Now fortify your positions and prepare to defend your borders from rivals' attacks. Capture all 42 territories - and you conquer the world! Are you up to the challenge' Then embark on the classic Risk game of World Domination. For more challenge, use the rules variations for experts. And for a shorter variation, try the Capital Risk game. For the first time, Risk includes the European game variation called Secret Mission Risk, whose special cards give each player a specific "mission" to complete to win the game. So join the battle to conquer the world... and learn why, since 1959, millions of players have made Risk the military strategy game of choice. For 2 to 6 players. Game includes: game board; 5 battle dice; deck of 44 Risk cards and 12 secret mission cards; 6 sets of military miniatures: infantry, cavalry, artillery.

Customer Review: Risk

This is a game that take a great deal of time to play, but it causes your mind to work as you progress through the levels.

The sudden turn of events will always keep the players on edge.

Customer Review: Good game - but I miss the army boxes

We bought this game of risk to replace our old game, which was lost in a move. There are several differences in the new risk and the old risk. One difference is the mission cards. At first I was disapointed that the mission cards were not the same as the old risk, but after playing a few games, I admit that it is just as much fun. The other difference with the game is the lack of army boxes. The old game came with a clear plastic box to store each army color in. This game does not have boxes, just wells in the box to store each color. The clear boxes were quite useful during the game as you spend a lot of time taking armies out and putting armies in the box as you lose or gain reinforcements. I find the lack of boxes a pain as pieces fall on the floor etc. when you just have them piled on the table. However, it is still a great game and we are happy with this version.



Live in Atlanta



Live in Atlanta
Four track EP, captured LIVE, at The Tabernacle, Atlanta, Ga, July 31, 2003. TRACKS; 1.Whole Lotta Love/Ramble On/Walk On The Wild Side:7:20(Medley) 2.Dream On-4:11 3.My Private Nation-3:54 4.When I Look To The Sky-4:43(Acoustic Version) / Extremely limited, issued in a flat, generic slipcase, with a sticker on the back.



Golf Crosswords (Crossword)



Golf Crosswords (Crossword)
You dont have to be a pro on the course to ace Golf Crosswords. The next best thing to going out on the links, these challenging crosswords will test your knowledge of golf greats, lore, and trivia. From Big Bertha drivers to Fuzzy Zoeller, the clues cover every aspect of the game. With its spiral-bound design, the pages lay flat so that filling in the puzzles is easy and fun! This collection of championship golf puzzles is the perfect gift for duffers and low-handicappers alike.



20x by 21mm TRIPLET professional JEWELERS LOUPE Black with LEATHER CASE



20x by 21mm TRIPLET professional JEWELERS LOUPE Black with LEATHER CASE



Tot Tutors Book Rack Organizer



Tot Tutors Book Rack Organizer
Customer Review: Review for Tot Tutors Book Rack Organizer

I had high hopes for this cute book rack for kids. But within a week one seam on the nylon fabric had split and shredded rendering 25% of the rack unusable. And, no, I didn't overload the rack. There were only 3 lightweight books in that slot. I'm not sure if it was a defect or poor quality fabric. It's not worth sending back as the shipping would amount to more than the benefit. I'll probably buy sturdier fabric and replace the nylon as the wood part of the rack seems to be ok.

Customer Review: Plastic sleeves

I had planned to purchase this item, but didn't after reading the reviews on Target's website. This item has plastic sleeves, not canvas. I will continue to look for a similar product with more longevity.



Back to Black



Back to Black
Ivor Novello Award Winner, Mercury Music Prize and Triple Brit Nominee Amy Winehouse, Follows the Release of her New Single "rehab" and Recent Sell-out Mini-uk Tour, with the Hugely Anticipated Release on October 30th of her New Album "back to Black". On "back to Black", the Follow-up to her Platinum Debut "frank" which Established her as One of the Most Exciting and Challenging Artists in Pop Music, Amy Confirms, Beyond Any Reasonable Or Unreasonable Doubt, What a Truly Remarkable Talent She Is.

Customer Review: awesome!

this is an awesome cd even for old people like us (in our 50's). Amy Winehouse is an unusual young lady with an interesting voice and character. We love her retro music. Plus the cd came in record time from Amazon. Thanks!

Customer Review: what a dissapointment

i looked forward to receiving this c.d.

seeing ms. winehouse on t.v. made me curious as to how well she performed.

sufficient to say i was not happy with the c.d. as a whole.

she has great talent, is unusual and has a shot at super stardom. i hope she doesn't drown in her own negativity. both professionaly nor personaly.



North & South Book I (VHS, 6 videos)



North & South Book I (VHS, 6 videos)
Customer Review: Hubby pleaser

Great flick. Easy for you to watch with the hubby while he appreciates the gift!!!

Customer Review: Well made but not exactly Revisionist History

Plenty of talent on hand. Swazee comes off

best in here as Southern fighting for his

land (and later country), but badly stereo-

typed rest of cast (except for Leslie Ann

Down), especially Alley, Carradine and many

blacks (how about the Buckwheat meets Fred

Williamson act by Forrest Whitaker?!) hurts

overall production. Beautifully filmed and

edited like the sorry Broke Back Mountain,

but wastes too much time inputting the Pro-

ducer (especially Dave Wolper, I'm told...)

ideas. Yes, there are several redeeming

(white and black Southerns in here; especi-

ally Washington and Sally Reemus) but there

never was any guy named Bent who tried to

"off" CSA Pres. Jeff Davis, who is played

very well by Lloyd Bridges(, who comes off

much better than small-faced Hal Holbrook

as Lincoln). Also, where are the blacks that

fought for the Confederacy?! There where 100,

000 more than fought for the Yanks during the

war between the states. Also, no mention of

white or Indian indentured servants! Oh well,

that's Hollyweird for ya, Y'all! Long live

the South! But go to atlanticbullionandcoin

dotcom for the real South, in DVDs and videos!



Western Digital My Book Premium II WDG2T20000N 2TB External Hard Drive



Western Digital My Book Premium II WDG2T20000N 2TB External Hard Drive
WD's My Book? Pro Edition II offers a triple interface dual-drive storage system offers formatted for Windows, with RAID mirroring for extra data protection or RAID striping for extraordinary capacity and performance. A three-year limited warranty, triple-interface and a powerful combination of features and performance make this system the storage solution of choice for creative professionals, workgroups, small offices and anyone looking for extra assurance that their data is safe. Triple interface provides flexibility and performance with connections for ultra-fast FireWire 800, as well as FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 EMC Retrospect Express Backup and System Recovery Software includes full system backup and recovery, easy scheduling, and encryption Capacity gauge shows how much space is available on your storage system Automatic power-up, Safe Shutdown, and LED activity lights Efficient convection cooling system and a thermostatically controlled fan 3-year limited warranty System Requirements - Available USB Port, either Mac OS X 10.3 or later or Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Customer Review: Solid, quiet and fast

I've had this for a little over a month now, and have been using it in a mirrored RAID configuration. It is currently serving as my TimeMachine backup destination, and as the storage for my media server. It's nice and fast, and quiet enough that it does not distract from watching movies or listening to music. Additionally, it looks quite nice on my bookshelf.



I would recommend this drive to anyone, and will most definitely buy another when this fills up.

Customer Review: Terrific Drive

This is my second My Book drive; I liked my 500G one so much that I had to upgrade to the 2T with RAID and I am very impressed with the performance. Installation is really easy and the drive is fast and reliable. It automatically sleeps if you don't access it for a while and wakes up when you need it so it's energy efficient too. Works fine on all the interfaces but Firewire 800 is obviously the best. No negatives at all.



book shelves in the news
Staircase Library: Step Up The Lit

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:25:15 -0800
So you want something that will help you get organized similar to the Storage In Stairs, but you find yourself too squashed by your massive book collection to move around your house. The Spacesaver Staircase Library merges the two issues, creating one solution. The Staircase Library utilizes all of its space by creating book shelves in the space under each individual stair. Imagine all of the wasted space in a normal set of stairs. Not here.

The Lure of Manga

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:36:28 GMT
… shelves in your local chain bookstore and you'll find a bewildering array of genre work: a broader spectrum of story types that also skews toward a wider age range. In

'Through The Wire' by Charlotte Hill O'Neal after a visit with Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:03:53 GMT
This poem was written in March 2008, after a first time visit to Brother Albert Woodfox and Brother Herman Wallace, political prisoners who have been locked down unjustly for 40 years in Angola State ...

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