Tuesday, January 03, 2006

~ Goods from Herald Sun Newspaper ~

~ Dogs Hop To It ~

DOGS in the Northern Territory of Australia are getting “high” on cane toads.

Dogs were licking the toads’ back and becoming addicted to the hallucinogenic poison, NT vet Megan Pickering said yesterday (18/02/2005).

“We have had quite a number of cases of dogs that are getting addicted to the toxin,” she said.

Copyright © Herald Sun @ 19/02/2005 Herald Sun Newspaper

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~ Warning On Xbox ~

XBOX owners are being urged to stop using their machines after the discovery of a fault that has resulted in some consoles bursting into flames.

A recall notice issued by Microsoft warns almost one in 10,000 consoles may be fire hazards and the fault is in the power cord. In 30 consoles worldwide, it has caused minor injury or property damage. In seven cases, customers sustained minor burns to hands.

Copyright © Herald Sun @ 19/02/2005 Herald Sun Newspaper

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