Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Odd News – Newsletter for April 27, 2010

Tuesday, April 27, 2010


Illinois firefighters rescue dog from mechanized recliner chair; owner says dog fine

Ill. firefighters rescue dog from recliner chair

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Three suburban Chicago firefighters rescued a small dog that became trapped inside a mechanized recliner chair by sawing the piece of furniture apart.
Eighty-seven-year-old owner Ken Makris says his terrier, Ebonyser, has nerve damage following his Thursday night ordeal but that he is “coming along fine.”
Firefighters who … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Illinois firefighters rescue dog from mechanized recliner chair; owner says dog fine.

UNICEF and Pakistan’s federal Minister at odd with each other

PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD: The UNICEF representative for Pakistan Martin Mogwanja has strongly rejected the remarks of former federal minister, Raza Hayat Hiraj, about polio vaccine being contaminated by water as highly irresponsible.

Mr. Mogwanja has declared that UNICEF, being an international agency, has always provided internationally acclaimed and accredited medicines worldwide; purchased on wholesale basis, and thoroughly …. Source  : UNICEF and Pakistan’s federal Minister at odd with each other.

Slow processing at passport office iriks Pakistanis

PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD: As many as 275000 passports are pending for issuance with passport office of interior ministry of Pakistan as 12 out of 35 passport machines are not working being out of order, it was learnt on Monday.

According to report presented by Directorate of Passports (DP) to parliamentary committee, passport department of interior Ministry … Read more >>.

Status Update Rejected From Harvard: A Hoax?

SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- It has been reported that the story of the student who got rejected by Harvard University a few days back is nothing but a rumor, and that there is no authenticity whatsoever in the whole story. This possibility might have been brushed off had it not been for the nature of … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Status Update Rejected From Harvard: A Hoax?.

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