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Super Bowl Pizza for US Troops

Good Mood Admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:38:30 +0000

Frank Guidara,a Vietnam veteran and the CEO of Boston-based Uno’s Restaurant Corp., helped in organizing a 10,000 pizzas delivery to the U.S. troops in Afghanistan for the super bowl game.

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Americans gave more to charity in 2011

Good Mood Admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:35:52 +0000

According to a report released last week by Atlas of Giving, during 2011, Americans gave a total of nearly $347 billion to charity. This total is a a 7.5% increase comparing to 2010.

Read the full story (MSNBC)

Police giving gift cards

Good Mood Admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:24:32 +0000

A North Texas police department decided to hand out gift cards to good drivers and by that reward good traffic habits. The police officers are pulling over good drivers and instead of a ticket giving them a $10 gift card.

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Girl reunite with family after 7 years

Good Mood Admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:15:51 +0000

A girl from Indonesia, who was swept away in the Indian Ocean tsunami 7 years ago, tracked her parents, who had long lost hope of finding her alive last week.

Read the full story (Washington post)

Secret Santa at Reading

Good Mood Admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:57:51 +0000

A secret Santa handed $100 bills to people he thought needed some extra help at Christmastime. The secret Santa is estimated to give away $20,000 of his own money.

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Cheap broadband & PCs for low-income families

Good Mood Admin — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 05:17:01 +0000

Few internet service providers such as Cox, Charter, Time Warner Cable and others will offer $9.95 monthly broadband service to households eligible for aid. Refurbished PC’s and Laptops will sell for $150.

Read the full story (USA Today)

Royal daughters win equal rights

Good Mood Admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 05:50:11 +0000

Since of last Friday female members of the British royal family are granted the same rights as males to ascend to the British throne. This changes a 300 years rule stating that first-born sons inherit the throne. The only way for a woman to ascend to the throne had been if the previous monarch had no sons.

Read the full story (Washingtonepost)

100-year-old marathoner finishes Toronto race

Good Mood Admin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:29:24 +0000

At the beginning of the week, Fauja Singh, a 100 year old marathoner , finished Toronto race and became the oldest man to complete a full distance marathon.

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Saudi king for women rights

Good Mood Admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:37:52 +0000

On Sunday, Saudi King Abdullah, granted women in his country the voting right and the right to run in municipal elections. This is an historic first for the ultra-conservative country where women are subjected to many restrictions.

Read the full story (vancouversun)

First Month of Iraq War With No U.S. Military Deaths

Good Mood Admin — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:45:04 +0000

August of this year is the first month since the US-led invasion in 2003 that no US soldiers were killed in Iraq. The data is displayed by icasualties.org, which tracks US fatalities in Iraq every month.

Read the full story (BBC)