Fely was born in San Julian Bantay, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Her heart took its last …
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BY RICK PORCARO Steph Curry and the Warriors came up just short of a Cinderella …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Kevin Gausman pitched six strong innings and the Giants jumped on Padres pitching for three home runs, including a three run blast by Brandon Crawford in the second inning that proved decisive, on the way to a 7-1 win over San Diego Saturday afternoon at Oracle Park. …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Marcus Semien completed a successful first return trip to Oakland, ripping four hits including a homer and scoring three runs to help lead Toronto to a 10-4 win over the A’s Thursday afternoon at the Coliseum and a split of their four-game series. Semien, a Bay Area …
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BY SEAN WATKINS The Baltimore Orioles beat the A’s 8-4 on Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum for their second straight win against Oakland as the O’s lineup abused Jesus Luzardo in the third, racking up six runs off four hits while the Athletics bats struggled early on to get anything …
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BY STEPHEN SHAW It’s been said that America runs on Eastern Time. Whether it’s finances, entertainment or even Major League Baseball itself, teams on the West Coast have to adjust their clocks to be on equal terms with the rest of the league. Across Major League Baseball, several time zones …
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BY MARIANA GARRICK Norah Jones’ smooth, sultry voice transports us along with her to world-tour performances in the United States, Argentina, France, Italy, and Brazil in her first live album …’Til We Meet Again. The multi-Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and pianist just released the 14-track album with performances recorded between …
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BY DEBRA J. MORRIS A spoonful of wildflower honey on a warm biscuit, a dollop of clover honey in your tea, and a drizzle of blueberry honey in salad dressings are made possible because of honey bees. These hard-working insects are responsible for pollinating most fruits, vegetables, legumes and more. …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER In a game with six lead changes, the A’s fought back with three runs in the tenth inning to pull out an improbable hard-fought 13–12 win over the Minnesota Twins to stretch their winning streak to 11 games. The back-and-forth affair featured a combined seven homers, 31 …
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BY JUDIE & JOSEPH PALMER When last we wrote, we discussed the Alhambra Pioneer Cemetery’s horse trough and the lack of information regarding its origins, disuse, and eventual decay. However, we recently found in the County’s library digitized newspaper collection, a series of articles regarding the meetings of the Alhambra …
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BY SEAN WATKINS Oakland extended their winning streak to seven games on Saturday afternoon, shutting out Detroit 7-0 at the Coliseum in dominant fashion, beating up on the Tigers and Casey Mize, the first overall pick in the 2018 draft, with three home runs and a shutout performance from Cole …
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A new art gallery has opened its doors in the small town Contra Costa county town of Crockett. Art enthusiasts would be well advised to plan a special trip or a stop on their way north to wine country to check out the current exhibition of new paintings by Ed …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER In an unexpected early Christmas gift that music fans have long hoped for, the newly reformed 4 Non Blondes performed the first of two sold out shows at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Wednesday, part of a stretch of their first new shows …
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For slaughtering the right tools come in handy, especially if you want to be efficient, safe and precise. Slaughtering knives are designed to do certain tasks, requiring sharpness and control — separating meat from bone, skirting or breaking down large cuts. In this article, we will cover knife materials, different …
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