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That pomegranate juice you got for cheap? It probably contains fillers of apple or grape, even though it purports to be 100% pomegranate juice. The bottled lemon juice you think is just plain old lemon juice is probably diluted with sugar and water. The EVOO you used might be mixed with cheaper oils. And worse, …
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When two artists come together something magic is bound to happen. When you marry the two with the added passion of cooking, sparks are sure to fly in the kitchen. Those sparks are the exact effect that Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos provide that keeps drawing loyal viewers to their Cooking Channel show Extra Virgin …
Most of the crimes featured in this series happen within the vicinity of a Taco Bell, but far more disturbing are those committed while in the process of going to a Taco Bell. What sort of depraved person commits a crime, then decides to splurge on fast-food Mexican? Ricardo Davis of Florida, apparently, as the …
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In California criminal cases, judges have three basic sentencing options: midterm, lowterm and upper term. Judges most commonly hand guilty defendants the midterm unless there are valid factors in mitigation or aggravation that deserve the raising or lowering of the punishment. Robert Cande Rodriguez, Jr. helped perform a violent San Juan Capistrano home invasion robbery …
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Mr. Bib lives in a rich, and likely solipsistic world where themes, events, excitements and art conspire to help things make sense for him. This takes amazingly little effort if one pays attention, or gooses it a bit. Consider the following, and then decide whether to play along with me this weekend. There's room for …
Friday, January 18Down City National Grove of Anaheim The buzzword with this heavy metal band is “super group.” Yes, we're aware that that's actually two words. But it should be mentioned that Down is comprised of well known rockers from already successful bands, not the least of which is Mr. Phil Anselmo from the amazing …
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The Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) secured its 12th overall injunction yesterday when it serviced an unnamed violent Anaheim street gang. The measure marks the fourth in the city alone and will be enforced by its police department. A one-square mile area designates the boundaries of the 'Safety Zone,' described as being “south of …
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Remember Proposition 36, otherwise known as the Three-Strikes Law, that California voters passed in 1994? Remember Proposition 36, which ensures a convict's third strike is for a “serious or violent” offense, that we voted in last November? Because of the latter Prop 36 passage, 23 prisoners serving third strikes from Orange County prosecutions are getting …
No matter your gender, there really does come a time when you notice a slow crawl in the ol' metabolism and at that point you might ask yourself, what can I do? With a New Year comes new resolutions we try to keep about eating better and living a healthier lifestyle and if you need …
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Emeril Lagasse has done it all in his long career in the culinary world. He's an accomplished chef and regional James Beard Award winner, he's a successful restaurateur with eateries all over the US, he's written plenty of amazing cookbooks enabling us to channel our inner chef, and most notably, he won a place in …
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The first thing I do when I get up in the morning is wake up my laptop and check Twitter. When I leave the house, the first thing I check for when I do my three-pat pocket test is my phone, not my keys or my wallet. The first thing I do when I get …
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The Royer Mansion in Orange, Fairhaven Cemetery in Santa Ana and John Wayne's old tub the Wild Goose in Newport Harbor have company when it comes to being well-known haunted places in Orange County. It's the Huntington Harbour home that Tito Ortiz and Jenna Jameson either share or shared depending on the current state of …
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