June 2011
May 2011
Threatened Tortoise Finds New Romance at Age 130 →
At long last, love is in the air for two old tortoises from the Knoxville Zoo. Al and Tex, a pair of male Aldabra tortoises aged 130 and 90, respectively, have been living the bachelor lifestyle for the last few decades — but thanks to a little matchmaking from the facility’s reptile expert, the duo are getting another chance at romance. Recently, the two males were introduced to a...
She found her compass rowing for UMass →
LOWELL — Katrina Walther was 16 when her parents split up and she didn’t want to be in the middle of it so she just left. She moved away.
“I lived out of my car,’’ she said. “I was young. I didn’t know any better.’’
She went to high school during the day and worked full time at the Taco Bell in Walpole at night.
“They told me I was the fastest American employee they had,’’ she said.
In the...
Fujifilm helps salvage photos in disaster zone →
…The company’s website has video clips explaining various ways to restore photos. Fujifilm has also made the information viewable by mobile phone so Tohoku residents who have lost their computers can access it.
Fujifilm’s technical team has much experience cleaning up photos damaged by natural disaster; the company engaged in a similar project after massive flooding in...
Taylor Swift Delights Nashville, Raises $750,000... →
Taylor Swift invested countless hours to prepare for the North American leg of her Speak Now World Tour. And after opening her final tour dress rehearsal in Nashville to the public on Saturday night (May 21), she helped the storm-ravaged Southeastern states invest $750,000 into their own communities. After the first two songs came off without a hitch, Swift told the audience that during breaks...
Marlon Favorite works with at-risk folks in... →
“I do use my football experience — being cut seven times isn’t easy, ” Favorite said while tucking into a blackened shrimp quesadilla with green chili sour cream prepared and served by Café Hope participants. “But I never gave up. And that’s the same message I want to send to the youth in this program. I keep it real with them; I tell them, ‘it’s...
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