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No ‘likes’ for Salt Lake City complex’s Facebook requirement

SALT LAKE CITY

Tenants at a Salt Lake City apartment complex are not giving “likes” to a Facebook-centric condition to their lease.

KSL-TV reports that tenants at City Park Apartments received a notice on their doors late last week about a contractual add-on involving Facebook.

According to the document, a new lease agreement mandates that residents “friend” the complex on Facebook within five days of signing or be found in violation.

The document also has a release that permits the property to post pictures of tenants and their visitors on its Facebook page.

A message left at the office of City Park Apartments was not immediately returned Sunday.

Oregon collie saved by sharp-eyed vet intern

PORTLAND, Ore.

A paralyzed collie just moments from being euthanized and his Oregon owners have more days to share thanks to a sharp-eyed vet intern who spotted the culprit – a tick.

KPTV in Portland reports that Ollie’s owner Falline Fate says a thorough check at the vet revealed no answers to why he couldn’t stand, walk or do everything else a dog needs to do. So they made the tough decision to let him go.

But just before he was to be put to sleep, a tick was discovered behind the dog’s ear.

Aside from an unflattering haircut, Ollie was back to his energetic self about 10 hours after the tick was removed.

Now Ollie is doing well and back with his family.

Dr. Adam Stone explained that paralysis from ticks is pretty rare. He recommends using several different methods to prevent them, such as oral and topical treatment, in addition to a collar.

Airbus unit unveils 3D-printed electric motorcycle in Germany

BERLIN

What weighs 77 pounds, goes 50 mph and looks like a Swiss cheese on wheels?

An electric motorcycle made from tiny aluminum alloy particles using a 3-D printer.

European aeronautics giant Airbus unveiled the “Light Rider” in Germany recently. Manufactured by its subsidiary APWorks, a specialist in additive-layer manufacturing, the motorcycle uses hollow frame parts that contain the cables and pipes.

The frame weighs just 13 pounds, about 30 percent less than conventional e-motorbikes.

APWorks chief executive Joachim Zettler said the complex, branched hollow structure wouldn’t have been possible with conventional production technologies such as milling or welding.

The company is taking orders for a limited run of 50 motorbikes, costing 50,000 euros ($56,095), plus tax, each.

They’ll have a range of 37 miles.

Associated Press