Metro Herald - 15/10/2009 digital edition

D Thursday, October 15, 2009 METRO 13 Rationalizer: For when you cant tell youre getting stressed Picture: Reuters by joanne aheRn 100m plan promises a fast broadband service such household names as Intel, Goog- le and Motorola. The service is expected to be avail- able in 250,000 homes in Dublin, Wexford, Sligo, Tralee and Athlone before the end of November. The new network will not be re- stricted to high-population areas, but will also be rolled out to smaller towns and rural communities at a rate of 15 new WiMax areas per month. Taoiseach Brian Cowen described the launch as a boost for the smart economy, which he said would spark Irelands economic renewal. WiMax has the potential to bring significant economic rewards to our country, he said. Jim OHara, general manager of In- tel Ireland, described WiMax as a game-changing technology. He said: Many people in the coun- try are operating on a 1Mbps speed at the moment, even if they think they are paying for higher. WiMax is easi- ly achieving 8Mbps, and this will be increased. Motorolas Steve McCaffery said the new technologys benefits are quick, cost effective and high quality. WILL URL FORGIVE ME? AT LONG last, the man behind the forward slashes at the beginning of internet addresses has apologised for using them. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, admitted that the // in a web address were unnecessary. He said that when he devised the web, almost 30 years ago, he had no idea that they would cause so much hassle. He apologised for the amount of wasted time, printing and paper that the inclusion of the slashes had caused and confessed that he could easily have designed URLs not to have the forward slashes, but: It seemed like a good idea at the time. Removed: Fr Pilarskiego, centre Drunk priest evicted by parishioners AN ANGRY congregation has taken action against a real-life Father Jack in central Poland. Father Edward Pilarskiego regularly spent collection money on drink and cigarettes and peppered his sermons with foul language until his parishioners snapped, dragging him from his pulpit and throwing him out of the church, still clutching a bottle of vodka. Villagers claimed the 62-year- old cared nothing about the church. He was nothing but trouble. Having no priest is better than having that one, said one villager in Parciaki in the Mazovia region. Parishioners even changed the locks on the church so the carousing cleric couldnt get back in. In true Fr Jack fashion, Fr Pilarskiego hid inside while they were doing this before making a slurred last-ditch plea for clemency. Sea turned red in bull shark attack A DIVER has told how he fought for his life after being attacked by a bull shark off the Australian coast. Matt Bowen, 23, kicked out to try to free himself after the three-metre-long predator sank its teeth into his calf. He first thought it was his diving buddy playing a prank until he turned round to see his leg in the sharks jaws and the sea around him turning red. Mr Bowen, from Cheshire, UK, spent two weeks in hospital in Perth and needed six weeks of physiotherapy before he was able to walk again. I cant trade now, my bracelets gone red ITS only 18 months too late but this is the gizmo that could have saved us all from the credit crunch. It may look like a light-up ashtray and a naff watch that doesnt tell the time but the Rationalizer will tell City traders if they are getting too stressed. The idea is that galvanic skin response sensors (thats a pulse and sweat monitor to you and us) measure your level of stress, sending signals to the gently pulsating EmoBowl sitting on the desk. When you get too stressed, the EmoBowl turns red. And everyone knows red represents bad. A risky trader should then get the message and turn off their computer. It could help those whose behaviour is influenced by emotions, most notably fear and greed, which can compromise their ability to take an objective, factual stance, said Philips, who came up with the device with troubled bank ABN Amro. Enjoy Sensibly Visit Follow Captain Morgan on facebook as he continues his global adventure. Win weekly legendary prizes, get the lowdown on upcoming parties all over the country and challenge Captain Morgan and his Morganettes to Dare The Captain and win 1,000 in cash. Got A Little CaptainInYou? Visit facebook.com/CaptainMorganIreland The CAPTAIN MORGAN words and associated logos are trade marks. Captain Morgan Rum Co. 2009. Oh deer, can I have my ball back? A BOY of seven playing in Ohio was attacked by a deer after his ball rolled into the woods. There, the child encountered the buck, which flipped him with its antlers. The boys nine-year-old friend beat the deer with a stick to make it go away. INTERNET users will be able to avail of faster, cheaper and better broadband and phone services by the end of next month. Imagine Communications Group made the promise as it announced a 100million investment in high speed broadband yesterday. The initiative is expected to create up to 200 hi-tech jobs. Imagine head Sean Bolger said that the upgrade of its wireless technolo- gy infrastructure for a 4G WiMax network would provide faster Inter- net and better phone services for half the price of existing services. This means that we can provide high-speed broadband and phone services faster to more people across Ireland cost effec- tively. This has to be good news for Irish consumers and businesses espe- cially in the current environment, he said. 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