Time online teaches kids important skills, study finds
By socializing, tinkering with technology and intensely delving into media, teens and children on the Internet "are picking up basic social and technical skills they need to fully participate in contemporary society," according to a three-year national study released today.

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	Task force to study city’s aggressive use of state law on public drunkenness A dramatic move toward change began late Tuesday night after dozens of people complained to San Jose City Council members of being falsely charged with public drunkenness by police who, they contended, were improperly using the law against Hispanic people downtown. Vote: How to fix drunk-in-public problem? Search drunk-in-public database


	Smoke police begin crackdown on newly illegal chimney fires Beginning at noon Wednesday, it became illegal for the residents of nine Bay Area counties to start a fire in their fireplaces or outdoor fire pits. And those who flout the new law, which is in effect on Spare the Air days, could face fines of several thousand dollars. Vote: Would you report a neighbor?


	California Supreme Court to decide fate of Prop. 8 same-sex marriage ban Justices agree to hear legal challenges to the state's latest ban on gay marriage, setting the stage for another historic courtroom showdown over gay rights. Vote: Agree with decision to review? Same-sex marriage page \| Widget \| RSS

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	Ex-SiPort engineer formally charged with murders; slain CEO's family gathers Clad in a bright yellow smock indicating his confinement in the county jail's mental health ward, former SiPort test engineer Jing Hua Wu, 47, was formally charged Wednesday with three counts of murder in the gunshot slayings of colleagues who met with him after he was fired. Sign a condolence book for Sid Agrawal \| Brian Pugh \| Marilyn Lewis


	Foothill-De Anza district looking for trustee Moffett Field to celebrate 75th anniversary Task force to study city’s aggressive use of state law on public drunkenness Fireworks erupt at Santa Clara council meeting over purported conflict of interest Fireworks erupt at Santa Clara council meeting over alleged conflict of interest

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	Killion: 49ers' Singletary, Martz play good cop, bad cop Back in Mike Singletary's playing days, NFL quarterbacks faced no tougher presence than the Chicago linebacker. Blogs: Hot Read \| Fan blog Forum \| More 49ers


	Mountain View to meet Archbishop Mitty in volleyball final Ex-Cal star Chuck Muncie rushes to inspire others Wilner: Stanford, Cal both have a lot to lose Spartans men's basketball team shows progress San Jose's Southworth tries to keep MMA career going

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	Web video developing into cable alternative For consumers fed up with their cable companies, a new alternative is emerging. Call it Cable 2.0: You get many of the same TV shows and movies, often with fewer commercials.


	Stocks plummet; Dow closes below 8,000 mark Microsoft's Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search eHarmony finds a match with gays after N.J. settlement Google, Procter & Gamble swap jobs, trade knowledge PC Magazine will be online-only

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	US says American troops attacked in Philippines MANILA, Philippines—American troops traveling in a Philippine army convoy came under fire this week from suspected Muslim militants on southern Jolo island but there were no casualties, the U. Full Story States disagree greatly on Amber Alert criteria Australian adult industry flirts with politics Police to end restrictions on ex-Gitmo detainee China to overhaul battered dairy industry SKoreans float more propaganda leaflets into North

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	Wanderlust: Finding the past in local parks In the once-agricultural Santa Clara County, the holidays were a busy time at ranches, vineyards and orchards. Local parks still hold clues to the region's rural and hardworking past. Video: Ghost ranches View photos Restaurant review: Douce France in Palo Alto Restaurant listings 'The Shield— comes to a galvanizing end Danny Boyle: A director on the verge Jamie Davis: A true jazz man

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