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Andre Johnson, Houston Texans Player, Takes Abused Kids On $19,521 Toys 'R' Us Shopping Spree

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As seen on Huffington Post Good News Posted: Updated: 12/04/2012 6:39 pm EST

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Andre Johnson of the Houston Texans is scoring a lot of points today -- for kids.

The NFL wide receiver brought 12 children chosen by Child Protective Services to a Houston Toys "R" Us for a holiday shopping spree.

He gave them 80 seconds to fill their baskets with anything from Barbie dream houses to digital cameras, and by the end Johnson’s foundation footed a $19,521 bill, he told houstontexans.com.

 

Chris Ninos, Florida Man, Rewarded By Bosses For Hard Work With New Car (VIDEO)

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As seen on Huffington Post Good News Posted: Updated: 12/05/2012 1:56 pm EST

A Florida man was rewarded by his company with a brand new car, according to reports.

Chris Ninos, a resident of Boca Raton, has been BMI Elite's chief financial officer for the last two years. According to a press release, his bosses at the digital advertising agency describe him as being one of the most "loyal, honest, trustworthy and hardworking employees" at the firm.

On Thursday, Ninos thought he was going out for lunch with his coworkers when they insisted on stopping by at a local Ford dealership. There, to his astonishment, Ninos was given keys to a brand new 2012 Ford Escape.

Earth's Sounds Captured, Sound Like "Chirps"

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Weather.com - 12/05/12

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An artist's rendition of the Van Allen Space Probe provided by NASA and the Goddard Space Center.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Twin spacecraft have captured the clearest sounds yet from Earth's radiation belts — and they mimic the chirping of birds.

ASA's Van Allen Probes have been exploring the hostile radiation belts surrounding Earth for just three months. But already, they've collected measurements of high-energy particles and radio waves in unprecedented detail.

To listen to the sounds and read the rest of this story, visit Weather.com.

Flooding Causes 20-Foot Sink Hole To Open In The San Francisco Bay Area

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KMTV.com - 12/03/12, Paul Johnson

Lafayette, California (CNN) - Flood waters caused some major damage in the San Francisco Bay Area. In Lafayette, northeast of Oakland, a 20-foot sink hole opened under Mountain View Drive.


The flood waters undercut a section of the road, washing it away.

To watch the video and read the rest of this story, visit kmtv.com.

Mystery tremors in north Texas leaves experts puzzled

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Source: The Extinction Protocol - 11/06/12

December 6, 2012 – CORSICANA, TEXAS  — Reports of earthquake-like tremors starting Tuesday afternoon and continuing until early Wednesday can’t be confirmed as true earthquakes, but experts can’t say what it is, either. “We started getting calls at 3:09 p.m. (Tuesday),” said Eric Meyers, Navarro County Emergency Coordinator. “The first calls were north of Corsicana in the Hickory Hollow area with two separate residents out there reporting unusual tremors being felt along with a rumbling type of noise.” After checking with the U.S. Geological Survey website, Meyers also checked with the National Weather Service and state emergency management offices.

 

Moderate earthquake strikes eastern Iran, killing 8

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Source: The Extinction Protocol - 12/06/12

December 6, 2012 – TEHRAN - Eight people were killed Wednesday and at least a dozen injured in a moderate earthquake that struck eastern Iran near the Afghan border, a provincial emergency official said. “Based on the latest reports from the scene, the quake killed five people and injured 12 others,” Mohammad Ali Akhoundi, head of South Khorasan province’s crisis management service, told Mehr news agency.

 

The quake, which registered 5.5 on the moment magnitude scale, hit at 8:38 pm (1708 GMT). Its epicenter was 25 kilometers (15 miles) from Zohan, a small town in the province, according to Tehran University’s Seismological Centre. Five villages were also “destroyed or damaged” in the quake Akhoundi was also quoted as saying by the state broadcaster IRIB.

 

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