News Tuesday, January 26, 2010 D Todays menu Keep public transport clean and tidy by taking your Metro with you when you leave the bus or train Contact usGuilty Pleasures P6 Mail P10 MetroLife, inc TV P12-16 60 Second Interview P15 Puzzles P16 Business P17 Sport P22-24 Lotto Monday Draw: 2, 5, 8, 20, 32, 34 Bonus: 3 Saturday Draw: 02, 15, 18, 35, 38, 40 Bonus: 04 Euro Millions: 04, 22, 27, 36, 44 Lucky stars: 07, 09 Recycle for DUBLIN E-mail: news@metroherald.ie Visit: www.e-metro.ie Newsdesk: 01 637 5975 Advertising: 01 637 5972 Distribution: 01 637 5901 Classified: 01 637 5979 Fact of the day The theory that yellow fever was transmitted to humans by mosquitoes was confirmed in 1900 by US physician Jesse William Lazear. He rather recklessly tested his idea by allowing infected mosquitoes to bite him in a study he carried out at a US army barracks in Cuba. He subsequently contracted the disease and died. The Ridiculant Something we found down the back of the internet Stand-off: A cat confronts a bear in Canada Nobody knows exactly what perils the future holds, what with economic collapse, global warming and an upcoming Apple product launch all threaten- ing to destabilise the world. The one thing were pretty sure of, however, having seen lots of post-apocalyptic movies, is that we will probably see more hungry bears wandering around. With that in mind, how can you best defend yourself and your property against the ever-increasing threat of these animals? The answer can be found in a video doing the rounds on the internet and its surprisingly simple get a cat. The pet in this clip, at least, turns out to be an excellent bear-guard. A simple Top Trumps-style comparison suggests the grizzly would win hands down in the crucial weight, strength, claws and being a bear categories. but this Quebecois cat squares up to a large black bear, intent on raiding its owners rubbish bags (and probably their picnic baskets as well), and sends it running back to the forest. Next question: How good is the cat against robots? Belfast Dublin 2day Max: 7c Sunrise: 8.20am Max: 9c 2dayaroundEurope Athens Barcelona Berlin Brussels London Geneva Madrid Paris Rome 8c 13c -13c -1c 4c 4c 10c 1c 12c Min: 0c 7c9c 8c 8c 9c 8c Sunset: 16.56pm 2night Limerick Cork Galway Cavan Derry Tipperary WaterfordKerry Kilarney Donegal 5c 7c 6c 4c 5c 7c Some patchy rain at times in parts of the north and northwest, but most other places dry with fog lifting slowly and will persist in some parts through the day. Some sunny spells developing in southern areas. Cold with highest temperatures 3 to 7C. Southwest to west winds, increasing moderate to fresh later, temperatures will rise and clear any lingering fog, but will bring outbreaks of rain to northern areas. Outbreaks of mostly light rain will then extend southwards during the day as winds veer west to northwest, moderate to fresh, many southern parts of the country will remain dry index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html