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The movement, called It Takes a Village, has since grown well beyond small town Greystones of 22,000 residents.
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Sally McGrane
GREYSTONES, Ireland - Twelve-year-old Bodie Mangan Gisler says a smartphone can be quite handy.
For one thing, he collects coins, and if he wants to know how much a special coin is worth or what metals it contains, he can ask his mother for her phone and get the answer.
