Wal-Mart Stores said
it is tripling the number of U.S. stores that lets shoppers scan items with
their iPhones and pay at self-checkout counters.
Wal-Mart's Scan
& Go program will soon be in more than 200 stores
For now, Scan &
Go only works on Apple devices. An Android version should be out soon.
Shoppers scan bar
codes on items they want to buy on their iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to keep
track of the planned purchases and the total cost
Then they pay at a
self-checkout screen, bypassing the typical registers.
As it expands the test
of Scan & Go, Wal-Mart is also adding self-checkout lanes to many more
stores
A nonprofit organization has bought a house across from the
anti-gay church and turned it into a gay-rights center, complete with a rainbow
flag.
The Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., might have
finally met its match.
The church, which is known for its anti-gay views, now has a
neighbor surrounded in the rainbow colors of the gay pride flag.
Nonprofit Planting Peace bought a house across from the
church and decided to turn it into a gay rights center.
The house even has a pride flag flying from a 30-foot pole.
Planting Peace has been documenting the painting on its
Facebook page, and uploaded pictures of the house after the painting was
completed Tuesday to show off the finished product.
Judging from the responses they have received so far, most
people like the bright colors.
Some said that the church would likely file a lawsuit
against Planting Peace, though it wasn't clear what the pretext would be.
A little effort goes a long way for this young boy…
Peyton Zitelli is a 19-month-old from Boonton who was diagnosed with a
rare childhood cancer. For her weekly treatment, The Zitelli family drives to a facility in Philadelphia. Her 8-year-old neighbor, Matthew
Santana, wanted to do something for her. Matthew felt really sorry
for Peyton when she lost all of her hair because of chemotherapy. So
Matthew decided to shave his head. With the help of his father, Ray Santana,
they create a Facebook event called Pledges for Peyton. Since Matthews effort
has raised so much awareness, the event had to be moved from his garage to the
Blackthorn Restaurant & Irish Pub on Route 46 in Parsippany. The event will take place this Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m.
Wristbands will be sold at the door.
Anyone who purchases a wristband will be given 10 percent off their food
bill and happy hour drink prices.
Now you might have
to wait until the following Monday to mail letters, credit card bills, and
subscriptions.
The United States
Postal Service plans to cancel mail delivery on Saturdays. For everything
except packages, the Postal Service is cutting back to five-day-a-week
deliveries. The department has lost almost 16 billion dollars last year because
of the Internet commerce. It plans to save 2 billion dollars every year if they
proceed with the Saturday cutback.
Things have changed and the Internet is free. Even though some feel
remorse for the ending of Saturday mail, most people don’t get anything of
interest on that day. Many people
younger than 40, think the mail isn’t important and is an ancient way of
communicating. At the end of August, Saturday mail delivery will end.
As of Sunday, you might want to think twice when you use a
credit card. Stores in most states are going to start charging you a checkout
fee. Retailers have the option to tack on a surcharge of about 3% if a customer
uses a credit card. This fee doesn't apply to purchases made using debit cards.
And it will still be illegal to charge the new fee in 10 states: California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New York,
Oklahoma and Texas.
Did anyone else see Malia photobomb Barack Obama and his wife kissing. I know I did!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/21/malia-obama-photobomb_n_2522543.html
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