What We Do For The Holidays (24 December)

Highlights of a new holiday season activity poll by the Policy Exchange think-tank ...

• Brits increase their alcohol consumption by 41% over the holiday season, more than any other nationality. Canadians and Germans tie for 2nd with a 36% increase.
• The odds of being killed by a drunk driver are highest in France.
• Americans lead in holiday season church attendance with 55% making at least one visit to a church, followed by Italians at 49%.
• Germany tops the world poll for unlawful killings at Christmas, although murders increase in every country. Only in Japan do break-ins & burglaries decrease during the holiday period.
• 19% of Brits celebrate the holidays abroad, exiting the UK to vacation elsewhere in greater numbers than any other country. By comparison, only 4% of Americans travel abroad (mostly to Mexico, Canada and the UK).
• Worldwide suicide rates actually drop at Christmastime (contrary to popular belief), with Italy and Japan registering the greatest decrease.

Out To Pasture (24 December)

Shortly before his death last month, a Swiss farmer made an unusual last request: save his 2 cows from the slaughterhouse and put them in - a retirement home. The family organized a church collection and donations poured in from local farmers. Now 8-year-old Maya and her 4-month-old calf Toni will be placed on a retirement farm by the group 'Viva la Vacca' ('Long Live the Cow'). The animals will no longer have to 'work' for a living.
- "Globe & Mail"

What Brown Can't Do For You (24 December)

A UPS driver was on his way to deliver parts to Cheshire Medical Centre in Keene, New Hampshire when his delivery van was involved in an accident during the first major snowstorm of the year. The driver was then taken to - you guessed it - Cheshire Medical Centre by ambulance with a head injury, but the hospital couldn't perform some of the tests he needed because one of its machines was down ... awaiting the parts he'd been delivering!
- "Keene Sentinel"

The Silver Lining (23 December)

Silver has been one of the most popular colours with new-car buyers in recent years, according to companies that supply paints and finishes to automakers. Lorene Boettcher, manager in global design and colour marketing for automotive coatings at PPG in Troy MI says: "The reason for this is silver's ability to make any model type, new or old, appear more hi-tech, futuristic, luxurious and prestigious."
- "Seattle Post-Intelligencer"

International Noos (23 December)

• 'Stick 'em' up took on a whole new meaning in Rio de Janeiro, when 6 pistol-packing men robbed a drugstore of all its - anti-impotence pills. The bandits took more than a hundred packages of Viagra, Cialis and Levitra worth about $2,600.
• An 18-year-old man visiting his brother in a Swedish prison swapped clothes with him and traded places so the sibling could escape. Authorities at the Kronenberg Jail said the only noticeable difference between the two was a birthmark on the face of the one doing time, but that was taken care of with an ink pen. Now they're both behind bars!
• British naval brass has admitted paying the cost of a boob job - for a male sailor. The seaman, who is in his 20s, had a breast-reduction operation to remove saggy 'man boobs' after losing a lot of weight. Navy officials insisted the surgery was carried out for 'serious clinical reasons'.
• Only 3 people have so far tried (and failed) to eat what is believed to be the 'World's Biggest Burger' offered up by a restaurant in Glasgow, Scotland. Baloo Burger Company promises that anyone who finishes off the 10-lb burger in under 3 hours will get it free, along with a certificate and their picture on the eatery's wall. It'll cost you a fair bit to try - the big burg goes for $125.

Buzzwords (22 December)

New cutting-edge vocab ...

• 'Affluenza' - A new malaise identified by psychologists that affects many who become wealthy too quickly. It seems the nouveau riche can suffer from shame, guilt and a sense of disorientation. (Awww, that's so sad!)
• 'Power Hour' - An increasingly popular, and sometimes deadly, celebration during the first 60 minutes after someone achieves legal drinking age. At the stroke of midnight, the goal is to hammer back 21 shots of liquor (18 or 19 if the legal age is lower).
• 'Ping' - To get someone's attention. ("We're behind on planning the project. Make sure you ping Derek to get the ball rolling.")

Scientists Say (22 December)

A compendium of recent 'discoveries' ...

• Scientists say ... women with cosmetic breast implants have a higher rate of suicide.
• Scientists say ... we may soon be able to pop a pill to lose weight, thanks to Australia's Metabolic Pharmaceuticals which has developed the first weight-loss pill that kick-starts the body's metabolism to help burn fat.
• Scientists say ... people who use dating Websites are more likely to smoke.
• Scientists say ... people who sleep on their stomachs have lower night time blood pressure than people who sleep in other positions.

Ban Tinted Windows? (22 December)

Barry Wellar, director of the University of Ottawa's 'Walking Security Index Project', claims dark-tinted windows on vehicles are hazardous to pedestrians and cyclists, preventing them from making eye contact with drivers before crossing in front of them. Darkened windows also prevent police from seeing into cars. The Ontario Ministry of Transport seems to be listening; it's currently reviewing the issue of 'after-market tinting' to see if a new law against it needs to be introduced.
- CBC Online

Here's What's Good For Ya (21 December)

A round-up of health & science news for 2004 finds that...

• Sunshine eases pain.
• Commuting makes you fat
• The Atkins Diet can lower fertility chances among women.
• Hot-tubs spread infection.

Weird World Of Noos (21 December)

• A renowned, 82-year-old Beijing physicist has stunned colleagues by popping the question to a 28-year-old student ... who further surprised them by saying 'yes'. Dr Chen Ning Yang, who won the Nobel Prize in 1957, says of his hottie bride-to-be, Wong Fan, "She has very good English and she is nice and not calculated. She is my last gift bestowed by God."
• An Australian man whose car wouldn't start got revenge - by attacking the vehicle with a sledgehammer. Witnesses to the bizarre scene called Adelaide cops, who expected to catch a vandal in the act. Instead, they found a sorry-looking auto with its windshield smashed and the doors and hood dented, and the owner sporting a look of grim satisfaction. No charges were laid.

Perfect Timing (20 December)

Scientists from the National Institute for Standards & Technology have created the first 'Atomic Wristwatch'. The extreme time-keeping device is only about the size of a sugar cube but keeps time accurately within about 1 second every 300 years, about 1,000 times more accurate than a standard wristwatch. The first batch will cost about $100 but the price will come down quickly as consumer demand increases.
- CNN

For The Record (20 December)

Santhosh Kumar of India has finally been rewarded for 5 years of practising how to drive with no hands. With his hands tied behind his back, Kumar managed to drive 375 miles using only his legs to operate the brake, clutch and steering wheel. He averaged a speed of 25 mph, taking 15 hours to complete the trek.

Weird Christmas Superstitions (20 December)

• Wearing new shoes on Christmas Day will bring bad luck.
• Snow on Christmas means Easter will be green.
• Place shoes side-by-side on Christmas Eve to prevent a quarrelling family.
• If you don't eat any plum pudding, you will lose a friend before the next Christmas.
• If you refuse mince pie at Christmas dinner, you will have bad luck for a year.
• On Christmas Eve all animals can speak, but it is bad luck to hear them.
• It's bad luck to let any fire go out in your house during the Christmas season.
• A blowing wind on Christmas Day brings good luck.

Holiday Gift Superstitions (17 December)

This is a list of dos and don'ts for holiday gifting. Failing to follow these guidelines could be bad for your karma ... or damage your feng ... or something -

• Don't give sharp objects like a knife, scissors, or letter opener. It sends harsh energy to the receiver and is said to sever the friendship.
• Don't give watches and clocks. They're popular gifts in North America but in eastern culture they suggest a limited lifespan.
• Don't give empty wallets and purses. Always include a small amount of money.
• Don't give handkerchiefs. They suggest that you expect the recipient to be doing a lot of crying in the future or to be wiping away sweat from frustration.
• Don't give long-stemmed red roses with thorns because they are said to cause the relationship to suffer. Yellow, cream or pink roses with no thorns would be a better choice.
• Sweets are a great gift. They symbolize that you wish the person to have a sweet life, so they mean good fortune. Thank goodness there is a variety of low carb sweets these days so dieters don't have to be left out!
• Never recycle gifts. When you recycle a gift, it symbolizes that you are giving away your friendship with the person who gave you the gift.
  For more info check out the Fengshui Diva website.

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New English (16 December)

More than 2,000 new entries have been added to the online edition of "The Oxford English Dictionary" this month. Among them ...

• Backsplash - A strip of tile, wood or other material placed against the wall behind a sink. Now a popular term thanks to all the reno shows on TV.
• Benjamins - Money, $100-bills in particular.
• Chinglish - A patois language in which both English and Chinese words are used together.
• Co-Sleeping - A baby or child sleeping with parent(s) all night, every night. Either due to childhood fears or parental worries over SIDS.
• Hoochie - A young woman who dresses or behaves in a seductive manner.

Noos From Around-The-World (16 December)

• A horny 81-year-old man in Wiesbaden, Germany couldn't believe his luck when a pair of hotties asked him to join them in a nude photo-shoot. But after he removed his pants in eager anticipation, the women picked them up and fled - along with his wallet containing $275 in cash.
• McHenry County College in Crystal Lake IL has a new course no student should sleep through - 'Coffee 101'.
• A would-be thief in Georgetown, Guyana who was attempting to tape a child's mouth shut during a home invasion was chased and caught by neighbours and - duct-taped to a telephone pole!

Buzzwords (15 December)

New cutting-edge vocab ...

• 'Shnovel' - A self-help book disguised as a novel. ("We're gonna clean up with Dr Phil's new book, "The Da Vinci Relationship Rescue.")
• 'Living Assets' - A company's employees, also referred to as 'human capital resources' or 'carbon units'. Similarly, students in educational institutions are known as 'funding units'. (Next semester we expect to average 32 funding units per classroom.")
• 'Wal-Martian' - A person who does most of their shopping at Wal-Mart or who works there. ("Thanks to my masters degree in philosophy I can look forward to a scintillating career as a Wal-Martian greeter.")

For The Record (15 December)

This week the Persian Gulf emirate of Bahrain celebrated its national day by unfurling the 'World's Largest Flag', a red & white banner measuring 556-feet-long (169.5 m) and 319-feet-wide (97.1 m). It was officially declared world's largest by a rep from the "Guinness Book of Records" and will appear in next year's edition of the book. Oh, by the way, the flag was made ... in China.

Amazing Fact (15 December)

A Bengal tiger has given birth to a lion's baby in Russia's Novosibirsk Zoo. It's the first recorded 'Liger' cub in history. She's called 'Zita'.

You, Robot (14 December)

Dr Kevin Warwick, a professor of cybernetics at Britain's Reading University says that many of us may become cyborgs in the future. He's already experimented on himself, wiring his nervous system to a computer and injecting an RFID chip into his arm. Warwick says that being networked to computers will create an upgraded human with an almost infinite knowledge base. Those who are not cyborgs, he claims, will be in the minority. On the downside, Warwick admits that, once we're all plugged into this network, attacks by hackers will become even more serious as cyborgs will be vulnerable to software viruses much the same as personal computers are.
- zdnet.com

Lost In Translation (14 December)

The US Office of National Drug Policy has published a 'Street Terms' database on the Web which contains over 2,300 slang names for drugs and drug activity. See if you can guess what these terms mean ...

• 'Interplanetary Mission' (traveling from one crackhouse to another searching for drugs)
• 'Carpet Patrol' (crack smokers searching the floor for more drugs)
• 'Hippie Crack' (inhalants)
• 'A-Bomb' (joint laced with heroin or opium)
• 'Sweet Jesus' (heroin)
• 'Gutter Junkie' (addict who relies on others to obtain drugs)
• 'Mind Detergent' (LSD)
• 'Devil's Dick' (crack pipe)
• 'Fly Mexican Airlines' (smoke marijuana)
• 'Bag Bride' (crack-smoking prostitute)

Start Making Plans For Next Millennium New Year's Eve (13 December)

A geneticist from Cambridge University believes that human life expectancy will someday reach an average of several thousand years, and says that the first human to live to the age of 1,000 is probably alive today and about 60-years-old. Dr Aubrey de Grey claims that all of the technology needed to dramatically slow the aging process is already in existence and needs only more clinical trials in order to be applied to humans. He estimates that anti-aging therapies will be perfected in mice within 10 years, and a further 10 years will bring similar results in humans. And because these therapies can repair accumulated damage, they can reverse the symptoms of age in people who are already alive today.
- BBC News

It's Super Shoe! (13 December)

Czech inventor Antonin Kaspara has created the world's first vibrating 'Bat Shoes' to help the blind navigate while walking. The sole of each shoe contains a built-in device which shoots out a beam of infrared light in all directions, then a sensor picks up reflected light off potential obstacles causing the shoe to vibrate, thereby warning the wearer. It works like a bat's sonar except it uses light beams rather than sound.
- "Curious Times"

Cheating In The New Millennium (10 December)

In China, cheating on college-entrance exams has gone hi-tech. Educators have discovered students using mobile phones to send digital photos of exam questions to an outside accomplice who then sends the answers back via text message.
- "The Chronicle of Higher Education"

Faux Canadian (9 December)

New Mexico-based company 'T-Shirt King' is offering Americans the chance to avoid discussing their politics while travelling abroad by going incognito as - Canadians! For $24.95 you get a complete disguise kit that includes a T-shirt featuring a Canadian flag over the slogan "O Canada!", a 'Canada' patch for your luggage or backpack, a 'CDN' bumper or window sticker, a maple-leaf-flag lapel pin, plus the free brochure "How to Speak Canadian, Eh?!".
For more info check out the T-Shirt King website.
- "The Standard"

Sleeping It Off (9 December)

A good night's sleep may be the best remedy for a bad day at work, a new University of Florida study reveals. The researchers found that employees who have stressful days tend to bring their negative moods home with them. The study suggests the boundaries between work and family are permeable and people do tend to import their work-life into the home. On the upside - in most cases the blues disappear by morning, thus hinting a link between sleep and de-stressing.
- ANI

Urban Myth's? (9 December)

Are the following true or just a widely spread legend?

• Christmas cards date back to 1843. [TRUE. In fact , it was 161 years ago TODAY when the first commercial Christmas card went on sale in London. A thousand 'Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year' cards by British painter John Callcott Horsley were marketed, depicting a family raising their glasses in a toast.]
• The day after Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year in America. [MYTH. According to the International Council of Shopping Centres, it usually ranks about 5th.]
• German and British front-line soldiers sang carols, exchanged gifts, and played soccer during a World War I Christmas truce. [TRUE]
• Jesus was born on December 25. [MYTH. The idea of celebrating the birth of Christ on December 25 was not suggested until early in the 4th century. It was a clever move on the part of the church, which wished to eclipse the December 25th festivities of the rival pagan religion.]
• Angels sang during the first Christmas. [MYTH. Not mentioned anywhere in the Bible.]
• Poinsettia plants are poisonous to humans. [MYTH ... sorta. A 50-lb child would have to eat more than 1.25 lbs or 500-to-600 leaves, according to the Poison Index Information Service.]
• The suicide rate increases significantly during the winter holiday season. [MYTH. In fact studies show the exact opposite seems to be true, due to all the social interaction during the season.)
• Animal crackers were first introduced as a Christmas ornament. [TRUE. The National Biscuit Co began marketing them in 1902 in a box with a string attached so you could hang it as an ornament.]

Buzzwords (8 December)

New cutting-edge vocab ...

• 'Just-In-Time Learning' - A new education strategy in which knowledge and skills are delivered exactly when the individual needs them. (We used to call it cramming for an exam.)
• 'Vapour Trail' - The tell-tale lingering odor left by a co-worker who uses too much cologne or perfume. ("It must have been Lance that took the report off my desk, I can smell his vapour trail.")
• 'Microwaiting' - The time spent waiting for your lunch to heat up in the employee break-room microwave. Of course, it shouldn't count as a part of lunch hour. ("I didn't leave early! I was just microwaiting from 11:45 until noon.")
• "Fashion Week Daily" has just launched a contest to come up with new words to describe cutting edge fashion and those who are fashionable so that tired old terms like 'bling' and 'fashionista' can be laid to rest. Ideas anyone?

Too Stupid For Us To Make Up (8 December)

• A man in central China was refused permission to name his son '@' because the 'at symbol' cannot be translated into Mandarin, as government law requires. In fact, there is no official, universal name for the symbol in any language.
• British scientists are developing 'EcoBot II', a fly-eating robot that generates power by breaking down the sugar in insect skeletons. This will enable it to be sent into dangerous areas without refuelling. The downside to the system - in order to attract flies, the robot must first be doused with raw sewage.
• The US Air Force is developing non-lethal microwave ray guns for aircraft. The weapons will emit radiation to disable large groups of enemy fighters without killing them.
• As part of a new literacy program called 'Bark for Books', public libraries in Douglas County CO are encouraging children to read out loud - to dogs. A spokesperson claims that even kids who have trouble with literacy just love reading to a dog.
• An Indiana mom is trying to cure her 6-year-old son's fear of his grandpa's ghost - by selling it on eBay. The 'ghost sale', headlined by the phrase "This isn't a joke!" has already drawn more than 34 bids with a top offer of $78 so far.
• Sleep experts in Australia say they've successfully treated a woman who had sex - while sleepwalking. It seems for several months, she'd leave her home and partner during the night and have sex with strangers. Even though she had no memory of what occurred, evidence such as condoms tipped her - and her hubby - off.

True Crime (7 December)

• A Callaway FL couple is under arrest after they called cops to report a break-in and the theft of - their quarter-pound stash of marijuana. They dim-wit teens made things worse when they claimed they needed it back because they were going to sell it later. They're now being held on $17,500 bond.
• A 41-year-old Greensburg PA woman has been charged with arson after fire fighters found her most valuable household items (TV, microwave, clothing) had already been placed in the yard under a tarp - by the time they arrived to put out the fire!
• An 18-year-old wannabe burglar was captured by a security guard outside the Orlando FL restaurant he was attempting to break into. A brief chase ended after the suspect climbed into what he thought was a garbage can to hide but which turned out to be - a vat of discarded restaurant grease.

No Reply At All (7 December)

Here's an interesting discovery from researchers at the University of Southern California - the longer you've been using e-mail, the less likely you are to promptly reply to incoming messages. In fact, new users are more than twice as likely to reply to new messages ASAP compared to those who've used e-mail for 7 years or more. 65% of e-mail veterans allow 1 to 3 days before replying to messages. 10% wait for an entire week!
- "Minneapolis Star-Tribune"

St Nicholas Day (6 December)

Today is "St Nicholas Day", commemorating the 4th-century bishop who died December 6, 342 AD and from whom the traditions of 'Santa Claus' and exchanging gifts were derived. No wonder he's the patron saint of both children and merchants! Many European kids awake today to find candy and oranges in their shoes, or if they've been bad - a piece of coal. The name 'Santa Claus' evolved from St Nicholas via the Dutch form of the name - 'Sinte Klaas' or 'Sinterklaas'. According to Dutch tradition, naughty children are whisked away to Spain by St Nick's helper 'Black Pete'.

Number Mnemonics (6 December)

The free Website 'PhoneSpell' spits out all the names and words that your phone number spells. Try looking up radio station numbers or providing suggestions for listeners' numbers.
For more info check out the Phone Spell website.

Who's The Racing King Of The World? (3 December)

Tomorrow the 17th annual "Race of Champions - Nations Cup" will be run in Paris in which NASCAR stars Jeff Gordon & Jimmie Johnson face off against F1, WRC, Champ Car and IRL Champions, including perennial Formula 1 champ Michael Schumacher. The drivers race on a special figure -8, dirt-and-paved track inside the 70,000-seat soccer stadium Stade de France. They'll compete in F-1 cars, Ferrari sports cars and World Rally Championship cars. The winner is anointed 'The Champion of Champions'.
- HDNet

The Automated Turn-Down (3 December)

Have you ever applied for a job online and gotten the old 'thanks, but no thanks' message back within a day or so?. It could be that a computer program searched the application for key words specified by the job lister. Because the words - such as a particular qualification or previous job titles - were not there, the rejection message was automatically generated by the computer and e-mailed. The e-mail can be sent back within minutes, but recruiters who use these programs often put a delayed response in place ... presumably to give the impression the application was actually read by a human.
- "New Zealand Herald"

Amazing Fact (3 December)

Here's an offshoot of 9/11 you've likely never heard of - by federal law the airspace over Disney amusement parks is now restricted in order to thwart terrorists who might target them. That meant that the "Jingle Bell Jump", in which Santa parachutes into the Town Square Shopping Centre in Anaheim CA, had to be cancelled for the 2nd year in-a-row. You see, the centre's too close to Disneyland for air traffic.

Attractive Birds (2 December)

Scientist have long wondered how homing pigeons manage to be such good navigators. Now a new study suggests that it may be because they have - magnets in their beaks. It seems the magnetic particles act as a crude compass, helping the birds find their direction. Researchers at New Zealand's University of Auckland think the tiny particles of an iron oxide called 'magnetite' may never have been detected before because they are so minuscule. The study debunks the previous theory that pigeons find their way by interpreting odours in the atmosphere.
- The journal "Nature".

Excuses For Staying Home (2 December)

In a new CareerBuilder.com poll, more than a third of employees say they've played hooky from work in the past year. 30% skipped work at least once, 10% admit doing it 3 or more times. Most common excuse? Sickness. But here are some of the more unusual ones reported ...

• "I was sprayed by a skunk."
• "I tripped over my dog and was knocked unconscious."
• "I was arrested as a result of mistaken identity."
• "I couldn't find my shoes."
• "I hurt myself bowling."
• "I was spit on by a venomous snake."
• "I totaled my wife's jeep in a collision with a cow."
• "My curlers burned my hair and I had to go to the hairdresser."
• "My cat unplugged my alarm clock."
• "I forgot to come back to work after lunch."

Noos From Around-The-World (2 December)

• After a survey found that 30% of drunken phone calls are made to ex-partners, Australia's Virgin Mobile phone company is now offering customers the chance to blacklist numbers - on their own phones! By requesting out-going call blocks on specific numbers, Aussies can now head out for a night on the town knowing they won't be making any embarrassing, incoherent late-night calls.
• 22-year-old German model Samira, who's played 'Snow White' for the past 5 years at the Christmas Market in Dresden, Germany, has just gotten the axe after a series of saucy photos of her appeared in the newspaper "Bild". The actors who play the 'Seven Dwarves' say they'll boycott the market until 'Snow' is reinstated.
• South Korea's U & I Impression Corp is offering the opportunity for proud parents to have their child's umbilical cord - gold-plated. The company has been processing about 100 umbilical cords a month since it began offering the service, with prices ranging from $75 to $100. And oh ... it also offers mail order.

Buzzwords (1 December)

New cutting edge vocab ...

• 'Serious Games' - Video games developed to help train professionals such as fire fighters, soldiers, currency traders and administrators. ("OK men, this morning we'll be working out with a serious game of 'HazMat: Hotzone'.")
• 'HD-DVD' - A newly-developed disc format especially for High-Definition TVs. The first movies available in the new format should be out by the end of 2005 ... presumably making your present DVD player an expensive doorstop.
• 'Post-Gay' - A term suggesting sexual behaviour no longer defines one's lifestyle. ("In the post-gay world, shows like 'Will & Grace' and 'Six Feet Under' are likely to seem less chic.")
• 'Zerotasking' - A highfalutin way of describing having nothing to do. ("Sorry I can't help you out after the meeting, I'm zerotasking all afternoon.")

Room At The Inn (1 December)

Britain's Travelodge hotel chain is offering couples with the names 'Mary' & 'Joseph' one free night at their inns over the holiday season. Those wishing to take advantage of the freebie will have to produce ID proving their names. A spokesperson says the chain is simply trying to make up for the hotel industry not having any rooms left on Christmas Eve ... 2004 years ago.
- Reuters

Phone Etiquette Goes South (1 December)

In her new book "The Jerk With the Cell Phone: A Survival Guide for the Rest of Us", business communications trainer Barbara Pachter says the most common cell phone faux pas is talking too loudly. That's only slightly worse than loud & annoying ring tones. And thanks to the rapid rise in the number of cell phones, she says the etiquette problem is only going to get worse. Just a few of the truly tacky cell phone gaffes she documents ...

• A Louisiana minister interrupting his Sunday sermon to answer his cell phone.
• A dentist spending 45 minutes on his phone planning his next golf outing - while capping a tooth.
• A woman at a job interview interrupting her prospective employer to answer her phone and yell at her daughter for wanting to get her nose pierced.
• A woman in Greece too busy gabbing on her phone to notice that she'd gotten off the bus - without her baby.

New Screensaver Tackles Spam (1 December)

Today a new screensaver will be launched by Lycos Europe that may drive spammers out of business. The device works by endlessly requesting data from Websites that sell the stuff mentioned in spam e-mail. Lycos hopes it will make the monthly bandwidth bills of spammers soar by keeping their servers running flat out 24/7. The net firm thinks that if enough people sign up and download the tool, spammers could end up paying to send out terabytes of data on overloaded servers.
- BBC News UK Edition

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