1.
Cross-country drive on 2 gallons of gas
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- The head of lost-and-found for Metro-North Railroad in New York says he expects a new computer program to cut phone calls about lost items by a third.
Mike Nolan, who leads the effort to return the 20,000 or so items left on Metro-North trains every year, said a new section of the commuter line's Web site allows users to describe items they lost on trains and leave contact information, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
He said he expects the new system to eliminate a third -- or about 500 -- of the phone calls his office receives every week.
"It's great to have other people do my data-entry work for me," he said.
Nolan said about 60 percent of the goods left on trains are eventually returned to their owners -- items ranging from scarves to laptops to a banjo owned by folk singer Pete Seeger.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Odd News Stories | |
'Men in Black' leads U.S. box office ... Michelle Obama, daughters see Beyonce ... Lady Gaga cancels Jakarta gig for security ... Madonna asks for pool at Israel venue ... News from United Press International.
|
MIAMI, May 27 (UPI) --
Tropical Storm Beryl neared hurricane strength ahead of its expected landfall Sunday night on the Southeast Coast of the United States, U.S. forecasters said.
|
Wedding parties told to quiet down ... Jersey falcons put up a squawk ... Man charged in drive-through gun incident ... iCloud sends pics of suspected phone thief ... Watercooler stories from UPI.
|
To avoid a meltdown in 2006, Ford Motor Co. mortgaged the farm putting up its assets – including its Blue Oval logo, and F-150 pickup and iconic Mustang trademarks – to secure $23.5 billion in credit.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
