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5 reasons Martin Havlat has played last game for San Jose Sharks

Martin Havlat might finally help alleviate their deficiency when he returned to the lineup Saturday, May 18. Instead, he played just a few shifts and ...
Norman Wielsch to Be Sentenced in Federal Court Faces 17 Years

A former Contra Costa County drug task force commander pleaded guilty today in federal court to a number of felony charges stemming from a police corruption case that scandalized the Bay Area. Norman Wielsch, 51, of Concord, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Oakland to charges including narcotics possession, distribution and sales, theft from a federally funded program, and civil rights ...
Richmond 5-year-old girl dies after SUV flips

Richmond Police Department investigators examine the scene of a fatal rollover crash on the Richmond Parkway at Hilltop Dr. in Richmond, Calif. on Monday, May 20, 2013. A 5-year-old girl died after she was ejected from the sports utility vehicle. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News ...
Slumping Giants Return Home To Face Talented Nationals Squad

The Nationals posted a 9-4 record against the Giants in the 2011 and 2012 seasons combined, tied for the best record by any SF opponent in that span (Miami also went ...
A’s Look To Exploit Banged-Up Pitching Staff Of West-Leading Rangers

The Rangers have just two losses in their last 11 games overall and have won six of their last seven home games. Texas has won 13 of its last 18 home games against ...

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The Island

(This review contains what I would call spoilers about the movies premise, except that Im not giving away anything that isnt in the films trailers. Thus, if you dont know a single thing about the plot, it might be better to see it without reading about it first. If, like most others, you ha ... ...

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SVBJ parent invests $1.65M in SF news discovery startup Newsle

Advance Publications led a $1.65 million Series A funding of Newsle, a company that delivers customized news to subscribers through emails and online dashboards. Advance owns American City Business Journals, which owns about 40 papers across the country including the Silicon Valley Business Journal and San Francisco Business Times in the Bay Area. Whitney Shaw, president of American City ...
Smells of San Francisco Bacon Waft to Saturday Night Live

The smells of bacon wafting from a San Francisco restaurant have not only generated local debate, but have become joke fodder for Saturday Night ...
NorCal Man Uses Samurai Sword To Kill Home Invasion Robber

FIREBAUGH, Fresno County (CBS/AP) — A Fresno County homeowner killed a robbery suspect with a samurai sword during a home invasion, according to authorities. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office said two suspects armed with a handgun and an axe invaded a house in Firebaugh near Fresno in the middle of the night Saturday intending to rob the home. The suspects, 34-year-old Aaron Baeza ...
Animal Update Preventing Dog Bites

(KCBS) – Sunday marked the beginning of National Dog Bite Prevention Week. ';About 4.5 million Americans will be bitten by a dog this year,'; said Jennifer Scarlett, DVM, co-president of the San Francisco SPCA. ';About 1 in 1,000 people will go to a medical facility to receive treatment. These are just snap and release, not maulings. And this is about equal to the number of ...
Governor Brown Says Opening Of New Bay Bridge Span May Be Delayed

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Teenage Indian hacker gets paid by US organization for dropping off college

An Indian immigrant is set to become the most accomplished hacker in US as he is being paid for dropping college studies and engaging himself in Silicon Valley's entrepreneurial environment.

Diwank Singh Tomer, 19 has enrolled himself with the Facebook's first investor and the co-founder and former CEO of PayPal, Peter Thiel, who is paying 100,000 dollars to 20 teenagers to launch a business of their own, ABC News reports.

Tomer, who is designing an interactive learning environment with funding from the Thiel Foundation, had dropped out from an Indian University after continuing only for less than a month when the computer science major realized that he can launch a startup to help people learn to code while learning coding basics himself.

Tomer said that he believes that dropping out is an important part of the growing up process, adding that instead of promoting students to ask questions, traditional Indian schools force the students to only appear smart.

The unconventional entrepreneur also said that people learn best when they have access to mentors and the ability to learn in a way that suits them.

The Thiel Foundation mentors the young entrepreneurs during the two year fellowship as they pursue advance studies and practices in everything from robotics to fashion but does not entitle them to join school or get employed during the period without special approval from the foundation. ...