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ALAMEDA, Calif. - Miles Burris was watching the NFL draft with family at home in Granite Bay when he received the call telling him he'd be an Oakland Raider.

Dr. Zettie D. Page III, the chief executive officer of Salud Para La Gente, has been appointed by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to lead the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health.

To watch the new Well-Seasoned Cuisine video segment, go here.

With the promise to be an “A Day of Learning and Sharing,” the third annual Caregiver University took place at the Hollister community center April 21.

Tres Pinos School students will raise money for the annual Relay For Life with a Relay Recess on May 1. The same day, the Relay For Life committee members are encouraging local businesses, schools and individuals to “Paint the Town Purple” with an event to honor cancer survivors.

Here are some Oakland Raiders' draft needs by position and candidates to fill them:

Fixing the 49ers' front office served as a daunting, discouraging task the past decade.

What does it mean when a wine is “balanced?” It’s a wine that incorporates all its main components – tannins, acid, sweetness and alcohol – in a manner where no one single component stands out. Tannins come from grape skins, seeds, stems and oak barrels - it’s the astringent taste you get when you have bitten into a grape seed. Tannins give body and structure to the wine - too much tannin can be mouth-puckering and drying. The right amount of acids give wines their characteristic crisp, slightly tart taste. Too much acid and the wine can taste sour. A wine with too much sugar will taste cloying and sugary and will not be refreshing. A balanced wine is when all the components work in harmony.