| Kids, teachers help Haiti by collecting pennies for Learning Link (Lodi News-Sentinel) Pennies have a bad reputation. They weigh down our pockets and purses. They add to the amount of change we need to carry around and they really won't buy anything on their own. It costs more to make a penny than it is worth. Many people won't bend over to pick up one that is on the sidewalk, because no one wants more pennies. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Pacifica vintage jewelry enthusiast takes collecting to new level (Pacifica Tribune) Pacifican Charleene Smith has been collecting vintage jewelry for more than 20 years — a passion she acquired while helping her mother-in-law downsize her home before moving to a senior residence. During the process, Smith ran across an old silver chest that contained an array of us.rd.yahoo.com |
Mail carriers collecting food Saturday WATERLOO (KWWL) The nation's largest annual food drive to "Stamp Out Hunger" will be conducted Saturday. Letter carriers will collect non-perishable donations from homes as they deliver mail along their kwwl.com |
BP's Oil-Collecting Effort Delayed as High Waves Hamper Vessel Connection Waves as high as six feet (1.8 meters) may persist for most of this week off the Louisiana coast, forcing BP Plc to postpone already-delayed efforts to double the amount of oil being captured from a leaking Gulf of Mexico well. bloomberg.com |
Brazil collecting census data with smartphones Thousands of census workers in Brazil are using GPS-enabled smartphones to gather local information, doing away with traditional pen-and-paper tools entirely. technology.canoe.ca |