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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser in Cleveland Ah, the water cooler toss, a staple in major-league dugouts. And Saturday night, cameras caught A’s reliever Eric O’Flaherty got the Gatorade recepticle but good. O’Flaherty downplayed it on Sunday, saying that stuff happens all the time. He was upset about walking leadoff batter Michael Brantley in the eighth inning, especially after having retired both men he faced in the seventh. “That’s been the issue I’ve been having, the second inning I’m out there,” O’Flaherty said. Читать дальше...

Summer is in full swing and the kids are starting to scream “I’m bored!” It’s time to pull out SFGate’s beloved list of things every San Francisco kid should do before they grow up. Think of this as a bucket list for the San Francisco childhood, a collection of wonderful activities that local kids should

First there was the drive from Cupertino, then the fight over where to park and finally the bag that had to be searched at the gate. All of those things conspired to make Grace Witt lag behind her party of four and be just slow enough to be the 50 millionth paid customer to come through the turnstile at AT&T Park. Asked if anything caused his split-second delay in reaching the gate he said, the wife. In hitting the milestone at AT&T Park, the Giants broke the record set by the Baltimore Orioles... Читать дальше...

The bad thing about being really, really hot is that the cooling down is inevitable, and so was the case with Rowan & Martin, the comedy team whose show, “Laugh-In,” was hands-down the swingingest, most happening thing on TV in the late 1960s. “The Maltese Bippy” (1969) was a big-screen feature that attempted to cash in on their small-screen success, and there’s no way to call it a good movie — but it’s a little better than you may expect. Believe it or not, some 46 years ago, if someone said... Читать дальше...

Amy Schumer’s publicist is nervously watching as the comedian peeks through the closed doors of a business meeting in progress at the Claremont Hotel. Schumer flings open the double doors of whatever the “2015 WFMS Leadership Meeting” is and spins her back to the conference room to pose for our cameras. In April she hosted the MTV Movie Awards, and Friday, July 17, sees the release of “Trainwreck,” her first starring role in a feature film — an unlikely romantic comedy role Schumer wrote for herself. Читать дальше...

How does one become a movie critic? I assume you have a degree in journalism. Unlike investigative journalism, arts criticism is a pretty malleable form, and it bends to the point of view and personality of the writer. [...] it’s better to know what you want to say before you become an expert in the formal properties of a review. Otherwise, you risk becoming slick before you know how to be sincere and polished before you have a voice. When I read the writing of aspiring critics, I never mind... Читать дальше...

External hard drives sold at places like Best Buy and Costco can store up to 5 terabytes of data. Huge servers in the commercial world are the bedrock of online banking and shopping, and massive online databases let you search for flights and hotels, enjoy music videos on YouTube and watch movies on Netflix. Unfortunately, excessive storage also has led to digital hoarding, a condition indicated by having thousands of photos that you seldom if ever look at scattered around the hard drive of your computer... Читать дальше...

Will overseas economic woes impact our real estate market? In the Marin County real estate market, where we specialize, we are not anticipating much of an impact to the overall real estate activity from the economic issues in Greece and China. Survey data from the National Association of Realtors shows that Chinese buyers have surpassed Canadians in 2014 as the top international buyers of U.S. homes. The biggest concern is whether the drop in China’s stock market will cause the country’s economy to slow... Читать дальше...

Three years ago, he realized his ambition and moved into 4087 17th St., a two-bedroom with a south-facing garden. Dentils, a shingled frieze and pilasters flanking the front door draw eyes to the canary yellow facade. Besides their curb appeal, those architectural elements hint at the period details permeating the interior of the 1,945-square-foot home. “There were still the original hinges on all the interior doors,” Lee said about the home, which is open Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. From a house built in 1885. Читать дальше...

Hammon makes head-coach debut for Spurs in Vegas Hammon made another piece of history Saturday, becoming the first woman to lead a team in an NBA summer league game. Hammon and the San Antonio Spurs lost 78-73 to the New York Knicks in the Las Vegas league debut for both squads. “I’m learning all sorts of kinds of things, not just about X’s and O’s but how to handle a team, how to speak to guys,” Hammon said. Other women have coached in summer league — Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman... Читать дальше...

Barkley’s views unchanged despite Warriors’ small ball success In an exclusive interview with The Chronicle, the NBA Hall of Famer and longtime Warriors critic did not capitulate: The Round Mound of Rebound has never appreciated the Warriors’ freewheeling style of play, believing instead that the game revolves around big men. “I think that’s really unfair,” said Barkley, who is going to Lake Tahoe this week to play in the American Century Championship, a celebrity golf tournament held at Edgewood. Читать дальше...

Jane Greene, a retired architect, adored the contemporary’s six decks, cascading walls of glass and towering atrium adorned with bamboo shoots stretching to the skylights. [...] he acclimated quickly to the abundance of natural light, southwestern exposures, dramatic views and myriad of outdoor spaces. Jong & Jong Architecture in Berkeley erected the home in 1989, and the Greenes tapped the firm to update the infrastructure and rebuild the rear deck. Slate steps on opposite sides of the... Читать дальше...

While harvesting 350 acres of wheat, farmer Deke Dormer collected 819 eggs in his field. The eggs were then placed in egg cartons, taken to incubators for hatching, and will be returned to wetlands when the ducklings are old enough to survive on their own. It is part of an egg-salvage program that has saved 50,000 eggs