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  • UC Berkeley commencement Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak gives graduates a happiness equation

    BERKELEY -- Apple-co-founder Steve Wozniak sent UC Berkeley graduates into the world Saturday with a freewheeling and informal commencement speech -- and two mathematical formulas a fifth-grader could understand:1) Happiness equals S minus F (smiles minus frowns).2) Happiness equals F cubed -- food, fun and friends."I said this once at my high school, and the kids started laughing," he ...

  • Netflix Soars on Earnings Report

    POSTED April 23, 2013 LOS GATOS -- Netflix reported stellar earnings for the first quarter sending its shares rocketing 25% to over $210. The company reported $1.02 billion in revenues and net income of $2.6 million. Revenues were up nearly 20% from a year ...

  • Plea For Help For Families Devastated By Fire In Redwood City

    REDWOOD CITY (CBS SF) — Redwood City officials were asking for the public’s help for families who lost everything in an apartment building fire in the unincorporated North Fair Oaks neighborhood last week. The fire at the five-unit apartment building early Wednesday morning left two residents with minor injuries and displaced 26 people, according to fire and city officials. The ...

  • Oxbow Upsets Orb In Preakness

    Gary Stevens celebrates atop of Oxbow #6 as he crosses the finish line to win the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 18, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Justin Heiman/Getty ...

  • CHP Officer Working on Amgen Hit by Car

    The officer was providing forward traffic control for the race. The CHP said he collided with a car on Marsh Creek Road, just east of Deer Valley ...


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Movie Review

Solaris (2002) [DVD]

Solaris (2002) [DVD]

Steven Soderbergh's film of Polish novelist Stanislaw Lem's Solaris was advertised as a romance during its theatrical release, which is not entirely inaccurate, depending on what your definition is of a romantic movie. Solaris is a love story, but it's not exactly a date movie, unless your date is a graduate student in philosophy. Rather, it is a difficult and enigmatic exploration ... ...

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  • Tesla Reports First Profit

    POSTED May 9, 2013 PALO ALTO -- Tesla Motors announced the first profitable quarter in its 10 year history with a profit of $11.2 million. Tesla revenues were $561.7 million for the first quarter up over 18 times from a year ago. During Q1, Tesla consistently produced 400 or more Model S vehicles per week, for a total of over 5,000 during the quarter. The company recognized 4,900 vehicles as ...

  • Thousands Turn Out for Free Trip to the Dentist

    The lines outside the San Jose Convention Center started forming Friday morning as the first people began to wait their turn to get free dental ...

  • Newark Homeowner Reports Suspicious Woman Posing As PGE Worker

    NEWARK (CBS SF) — A Newark resident reported a suspicious person posing as a PG&E employee knocked on her door Thursday, according to police. A resident on Marguerite Drive reported that around 3:30 p.m. a woman knocked on her door, claiming to be a PG&E employee, according to Newark police. The person, who had a PG&E logo card hanging from a lanyard but no uniform or company ...

  • 17 Bodies Removed From Modesto Funeral Home After Complaints

    MODESTO (CBS/AP) — Officials say 17 bodies have been removed from a Modesto funeral home after complaints the home was taking too long to cremate the bodies. Stanislaus County sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Anthony Bejaran says the removal of the bodies on Friday from McGuire Cremation & Funeral Service comes as the department investigates what he termed ';potential criminal and ...

  • Man Arrested For ‘Sexting’ Scotts Valley High School Girl

    SCOTTS VALLEY (CBS SF) — A man was arrested in Scotts Valley Friday after allegedly sending sexually explicit text messages to a high school student, according to police. Officers learned Wednesday that a suspicious man had been spotted at Scotts Valley High, police said. When confronted by a school employee, the man said he was hoping to hand a bag of baked goods to two students he ...

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