Bible’s back, 145 yrs later
A number of different fur tag prototypes have been tested by a team led by York University in Toronto, Canada.
Lead author Tyler
Ross said: “Successfully attaching telemetry tags to polar bear fur has never been done before, and we’re excited to share the results of this innovative work.
“The fur tags showed great promise, and give researchers the ability to study the behaviours and movements of polar bears that we have very little data on, like sub-adult and adult male bears.”
For the study, 58 bears in Canada were tracked between 2016 and 2021.
A FAMILY has been reunited with their greatgrandmother’s 150-yearold Bible – after it was spotted at a car boot sale for 50p.
The book was bought at a boot fair in Ipswich in England by Adam Simpson-York, and has the message inside dating back 145 years: “Mary Ann Archer, a present from her aunt Sarah”, dated October 5 1879.
Mr Simpson-York (39) tracked down Mary Ann Archer’s family in order to return it to them.
A BIGHEARTED cabbie has raised thousands of euro for charity by running five kilometres every day for over 560 days in a row.
Nicholas Crowley (52) has easily chalked up over 3,000km since embarking on his fist 5K in aid of charity on New Year’s Day 2023.
The charity runner, from Tallaght in Dublin, has raised the cash in aid of different charities and was named Tallaght Person of the Year last November.
The Shamrock Rovers fan told
Star: “I had been running a bit with some charity runs like the Ray D’Arcy fundraiser, which raised €1.3 million a few years ago.
“After that, I continued running for charities and then I just started running
The every day.
“I didn’t know that I was going to do over 560 days in a row. I ran 10K in Fingal last Sunday.
“It isn’t a new charity every day, but running every day highlights that charities need our support.”
He added: “I just kept going. I wanted to raise €500 for a few different charities and I raised €5,000 in total, which was then shared out.”
Aid
Nico, who works as a taxi driver and is also a soccer referee in the Dublin area, has run in aid of charities like the LauraLynn Children’s Hospice, Suzanne House, Aoibheann’s Pink Tie and Debra Ireland.
And the dad-of-three has visited Crumlin Children’s Hospital in Dublin dressed as Spiderman to boost sick kids.
He is well known in his community for his involvement in sports clubs and charitable causes.
Nico has managed teams for Tallaght Town FC and is heavily involved with Thomas GAA Club which includes his sons Ryan and Zak as members.
He also acts with theatre group Now and Then Production Company with his daughter Rebecca.
Nico was named Tallaght Person of the Year by Tallaght Community Council (TCC).
He said at the time: “I don’t deserve the award. I just do bits and pieces.
“But we all have one thing in common and that is to keep the community going.”
His friend Ronan Costello praised Nico and said: “This man doesn’t get the credit he deserves. Today is Day 561 in a row, running 5K or more each day.
Events
“He goes quietly about it, not looking for endorsement or promotion, and all the while raising money for different charities.
“He turns up to events each week, singing at nursing homes, trying to raise money for schools.”
Nico plans now to keep running 5Ks every day until the Dublin City Marathon in October.