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Crossloop: Peer to Peer tech support

The idea is anyone can take over anyone's computer to help them out. You can charge someone or do it for free. They make money by taking a cut of the fee. They have raised $9M and have about 12,000 registered 'helpers.' "CrossLoop is a do-it-yourself tech support app that lets you take over someone else’s computer remotely to fix it or walk them through technical issues. Anyone can use the app (it comes in handy when your parents call and they can’t find the pictures of the kids you loaded on their computer the last time you visited). But it is particularly targeted to IT consultants and professionals whpo are beginning to use CrossLoop to do their jobs remotely."
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Zambrano throws first no-hitter for Cubs in 36 years

"Zambrano became the first Cub to throw a no-hitter since Milt Pappas on Sept. 2, 1972, turning up the volume on his fastball and dominating from start to finish in a remarkable 110-pitch outing. He struck out a season-high 10 and walked one. Only two balls left the infield all night, and there were no close calls or spectacular plays needed to save him. "Pretty exciting stuff," manager Lou Piniella said. "Just a great game by Carlos. He had that good fastball from the first pitch all the way till the end, mixed in some sliders, split-fingers, and beat a team that's really been hot."
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The Wall Street Journal social network, your predictions?

The WSJ on Tuesday will allow its paying subscribers (only) to post profiles, comments and their real names and contact information. "The newspaper hopes that, by embracing social-networking tools, it can attract more people to its site for longer stays, Alan Murray, a deputy managing editor who oversees the site's editorial operations, told the AP. "We believe that in the future, social networks are going to be an important means of distributing content and of spreading news, and we want to be a part of those networks," Murray told the AP. "There's no technology here that you can't get at other places," Murray said. "What we have that you can't get anywhere else is the Journal community, the Journal subscriber base." "
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Gov't breaks contracts with Fannie and Freddie:No CEO bonuses

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(with pic from Central Casting) As part of its bailout deal, the gummint will not pay golden parachute bonuses to the departing chiefs, as previously stipulated in their contracts. If you love the sanctity of contracts, vote Boo! "Former Fannie Mae chief executive Daniel Mudd and former Freddie Mac chief executive Richard Syron together were eligible to receive as much as $25 million, according to outside compensation consultants who last week reviewed the companies' financial disclosures. "
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Home brewed biodiesel, the equipment is now available in catalog

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If you want to go around collecting french fry oil, this equipment will help you convert it to biodiesel. Before you snicker, "home brewers... produced 450 million gallons of fuel last year." "Go Green's interest in mass-marketing a processor comes on the heels of a decision earlier this year by Northern Tool, the Sears of professional-grade tools, to put biodiesel processors for home brewers in its catalog, for $3,000 to $13,500."
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Dog dials 911 after owner has seizure, may have saved his life

This guy has a medical condition from military injuries. "He adopted Buddy as an 8-week-old puppy and trained him to retrieve the phone when seizure symptoms manifest. If Stalnaker has blacked out or cannot place the call himself, Buddy uses his teeth to press programmed buttons until a 911 operator is on the line. Buddy, now 18 months old, can be heard whimpering in an audio recording of the 911 call placed about 11:45 a.m. Emergency responders arrived at the home about two minutes later. "
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Gay boxer gets into fight, wants hate crime charges, police: no

A passerby called this guy a 'faggot', to which he responded 'excuse me?' and was allegedly then assaulted. The assaulter didn't know the gay guy was a trained fighter, so he beat him up a bit, and held him in a headlock until the police arrived. The police let the attacker go. The gay guy is outraged because he wanted hate crime charges. "Assistant City Attorney John Eckhardt touts Denver's support for gay and lesbian rights, saying, "The training the city provides its police officers is exemplary in these areas." So exemplary, in fact, that Eckhardt asserted it was "not evident" to police "that Mr. Daivari is a homosexual," even after he told them his story. "Come on, I look like a raging homo," Daivari says proudly. "
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TestToob.com: Youtube for students to share science experiments

The premise is students video their experiments and share them. "TestToob was incorporated in October, and Mehrotra "just started preaching it to anybody who would listen." She soon found financial backing from an investor and began developing the business plan and the software the operation would need. In one of its first real-life tests, TestToob took part in the Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana summer Bizcamp. Each day, camp students conducted and recorded a science experiment and posted the videos to TestToob's Web site. "The kids were just fascinated by it," said Debra Hoffer, president of Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana. "I think the more that we can put kids directly in touch with scientific experimentation, the more we're going to pique their interest in science as a career."
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Jennifer Lopez completes triathalon. Do you like her?

She sings, she 'acts,' she does it all. Now she has completed an impressive athletic feat. "Jennifer Lopez completed the Nautica Malibu Triathlon in 2 hours, 23 minutes and 38.8 seconds on Sunday. The singer, 39, pumped her arms in the air and smiled broadly as she crossed the finish line of the swimming-running-biking event."
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Fire marshall (man) gives two lapdances to female employee, fired

Not much information here, but vote your gut reaction. "Records say an internal investigation revealed that DeAnda, who worked for Buckeye for more than two years, had a history of making inappropriate remarks to female staff members...Town officials say Fire Marshal Manny DeAnda performed two lap dances on the woman and complimented her appearance on her birthday in June."
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