@ WebSideStory reports that the US leads in terms of worldwide web surfers, with 42.6% of global traffic already followed by China with 6.6%. @ Meanwhile the total Bhutan internet population is estimated at 500 people. Microsoft however aims to enter the reclusive kingdom by launching "Windows for Bhutan". @ Google strengthens its position further through new agreements with AOL and Ask Jeeves won over from competitors Overture. Yahoo has not tried again to buy Google this month. @ According to Anonymizer's CEO a company tracked a new competitor's product lifecycle merely by analysing the web logs for which parts of its site were accessed by the rival and how frequently. Scary? @ The UK Electoral Commission approved the registration of the "mp3 Party" (.mp3), which aims to "radically simplify government" through free downloads presumably. @ 5 Republican Senators object to new "South African" HIV positive doll of Sesame Street "entering" the United States. In Spain HIV-positive delegates are refused entry to international conference on HIV. @ Klez-H, officially the worst virus ever tops the viri charts in July for the fourth month in succession. @ Defcon the annual hackers convention meets in Las Vegas. Among typical entertainment events offered, the "Coffeewars" - the "how much coffee one can drink" competition. @ A Swiss study has found people who believe in the paranormal have higher levels of dopamine in their brains. The chemical is a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure and addiction. This scientific fact however could get you in serious trouble in many, or should we say most, countries. @ A painless ozone gas treatment for tooth decay could replace injections, drilling and fillings, say its inventors at Queen's University, Belfast. @Two more ancient than expected humanoid skulls, one 7 million years old from central Africa and one 1.75 million years from the Black Sea republic of Georgia, both found in July, have shaken human family tree theories, let alone anthropologists. THE GEORGE ORWELL COLLECTION: "George goes fishin" Source: http://www.private-eye.co.uk/fow.htm An internal Environmental Protection Agency
(USA) document claimed that "It is not a
ridiculous hypothesis, to suggest that
dumping toxic sludge into the Potomac River actually protects the fish, and
is beneficial for them. Our studies suggest that the sludge affects the
behaviour of the fish, making them lethargic, and less likely to bite on
fishermen's lines. So instead of being caught and eaten by humans, they
gradually move upstream, and those that survive can lay eggs. That is why we
are recommending that the dumping of toxic sludge into this designated
American Heritage River should continue."
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