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Facebook Linked to Teen Depression

Facebook Linked to Teen Depression

Recent stories about Facebook are indicating that the site could cause depression in teenagers, but several experts disagree.

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To-Do List: Mar. 28-Apr. 1

To-Do List: Mar. 28-Apr. 1

Five reasons to look forward to the work week: the science of meditation, Legacy of Light, Snow Falling on Cedars, sustainable landscaping, Septeto Nacional Ignacio Pineiro de Cuba.

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Local Companies Begin Hiring Again

Local Companies Begin Hiring Again

There’s some good news for the unemployed throughout the Bay Area. Many local companies are planning to start hiring again.

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County to Consider Greater Transparency

County to Consider Greater Transparency

The Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County is looking for ways to increase public access to the inner workings of county government. At its weekly meeting on Tuesday, Supervisors will discuss enacting a new Sunshine Ordinance.

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Local Man Wins Oakland Marathon

Local Man Wins Oakland Marathon

There’s a lot of competition these days between San Jose and Oakland, with the fate of the A’s lying in the balance. On Sunday, San Jose proved where the real winners live, when a local man won the 26.2 mile Oakland Marathon.

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Robert Gibbs Offered Job at Facebook

Robert Gibbs Offered Job at Facebook

With Facebook now valued at $85 billion, the company is looking for ways to polish its corporate image, especially in places like Washington, D.C. One possibility for a new company spokesman is the recently unemployed Robert Gibbs, who just stepped down from the position of White House Press Secretary.

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Review: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Quidam’

Review: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Quidam’

If you put the past, our present, and Quidam in a cauldron, and give it a stir at 98.5 degrees, you’ll find yourself having a cathartic release from your life for a good two hours. When that soup is done simmering, the applause dies down, and the lights come up, you will find yourself satisfied, humbled, entertained and somehow connected to the two women next to you wearing sensible shoes and comfortable sweatshirts.

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Teatro Vision: ‘Bless Me, Ultima’

Teatro Vision: ‘Bless Me, Ultima’

Teatro Vision takes its audience on a magical adventure in the new production, ‘Bless Me, Ultima,’ based on the novel by Rudolfo Anaya. The production runs through Apr. 3.

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Wael Ghonim to Receive Profile in Courage Award

Wael Ghonim to Receive Profile in Courage Award

The most recent recipient of the JFK Profile in Courage Award is Google executive Wael Ghonim, who became a face of the pro-democracy uprising in Egypt.

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Will Virtual Girlfriends Take Off?

Will Virtual Girlfriends Take Off?

The new trend for men is adultescence, that long transitionary period between adolescence and adulthood, rife with signs of both. They can now sign up to get a “Cloud Girlfriend,” a virtual partner who fulfills their every fantasy and doesn’t cost a penny. It’s a Facebook friend with benefits, and it’s not real.

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