Search

The article deals with the application of numerology in buildings. A condominium in Hong Kong, China built by real property developer Henderson Land Development Co. is said to have become controversial due to the unusual numbering of its floors. Some buildings avoid the number 13, which is usually considered unlucky, by renaming it as the 14th floor as in the case of the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City. Marc Realty marketing coordinator Dan Krc stated that the fear of 13 or triskaidekaphobia seems to be disappearing.

The author examines research on Internet users. A survey published in February, 2008 by a consulting firm in China claimed that that country's total number of users surpassed that of the U.S. to give China the world's largest population of Internet users. Other surveys disagree, and the methodologies are too imprecise to make comparisons useful. Given their much larger overall populations, China and India are sure to surpass the U.S. in the number of Internet users at some point.