Helping agency in need finds friends aplenty
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Y ou can forgive Jeri Alcock if she sounds a bit like an Academy Award winner. &quot;I&#39;d like to thank Bill and Melinda Gates .
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You can get good help, but beware empty promises.
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By MAY WONG    SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- Sometimes it pays to befriend an enemy...
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Social-networking principles have spawned a lending marketplace that lets individuals make loans to almost anyone.
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E-mail, text message or cellphone call? Making contact can be an adventure.
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Man's best friend could also be a  lifesaver in the fight against cancer.
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Two friends are at a party when one sees a potential love interest across the room. Immediately, the other friend swoops into action, making an introduction and helping to keep the conversation going &#151; all so the buddy can score a phone number.
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By Helen Bebbington Contributing Writer  DAYTON -- There was a time when Sandy Rash, 64, of Centerville would have to ask friends to help her surf the Internet for information. Her friends would encourage Rash to get her own computer.
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People search that connects users to chat to find answers.
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Thousands of people have turned to the Internet to search for lost friends and family members, but the Web has also become the main conduit of private donations.
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The following aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance that they or their affiliates are providing for those affected by the earthquake and tsunamis in Asia. U.S. organizations are members of InterAction, a coalition of relief, development and refugee assistance agencies. InterAction can be reached at 202-667-8227.
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By Jillian Cohan, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 25--Psychologists wonder whether teens' need to be in near-constant touch with friends is hurting their chances of developing authentic feelings and self-awareness.
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I&#146;m on teleconferences several times a day. They&#146;re either great, or a mess. Some people don&#146;t know how to start one; other times there&#146;s no one in charge of moving the call forward or there&#146;s no agenda. Sometimes you don&#146;t know who is on the call. Save yourselves!
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By Joe Marusak, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 4--TROUTMAN -- Helping us all embrace the outdoors TROUTMAN -- A Charlotte-based agency that serves people with developmental disabilities is about to give us all a gift.
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By Rio Rancho Business Editor RORY McCLANNAHAN Of the Journal  In the mail this week, I got press releases from two different sources. One said a survey shows that workers are happier when they work with their friends.
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By Oren Dorell  The same technology that keeps cellphone users in touch with their cellphone companies can also help locate people who are lost.
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The net is proving useful to agencies seeking to gather resources quickly to help cope with the tsunami aftermath.