Thursday Thriller

Students Hold Mock Funeral For Death Of CSU System
SACRAMENTO (CBS13)
Dec 3, 2009 4:19 pm US/Pacific
A different kind of protest was happening at Sacramento State Thursday; a somber affair to symbolize the death of higher education in the state. Students held a mock funeral on campus.
CBS 13 News

Audit shows $152,441 wrongly paid to CSU official
By Laurel Rosenhall
lrosenhall@sacbee.com
Published: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 - 11:01 am
The California State University reimbursed a high-ranking official in the chancellor's office $152,441 for expenses he should not have billed to the university, a report released today by the state auditor shows.
Sacramento Bee

Ind. teen charged with strangling brother, 10
By KEN KUSMER, Associated Press Writer Ken Kusmer, Associated Press Writer – 56 mins ago INDIANAPOLIS – Ignoring his younger brother's plea of "Andrew, stop," a 17-year-old who told authorities he identified with a television serial killer strangled the boy, dragged the body to his car and drove to see his girlfriend, an Indiana prosecutor said Thursday.
Yahoo!News

Rising education cost, cuts prompt Sac State protest
sacbee.com staff
Published: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 - 12:38 pm
Last Modified: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 - 5:02 pm
Students unhappy with how state budget cuts are affecting their education -- and pocketbooks -- protested today at Sacramento State University, drawing further attention to what they consider an erosion of their university experience as costs continue to rise.
Sacramento Bee

Three arrested on bomb-making charges in Valley Springs
By The Record
December 03, 2009 2:06 PMVALLEY SPRINGS - Three Valley Springs residents were jailed on bomb-making charges this week after Calaveras County Sheriff's deputies found bombs and bomb-making materials in homes on Sequoia and Thorneycroft streets.
The Stockton Record

Shots Fired Into Home; Couple Arrested
Roseville Couple Booked Into Placer County Jail
POSTED: 7:10 pm PST December 3, 2009
UPDATED: 7:52 pm PST December 3, 2009
ROSEVILLE, Calif. -- A married couple was arrested after a homeowner said someone fired a shotgun into his home.
KCRA 3 News


Job creation near but likely to be painfully slow
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Business Writer Christopher S. Rugaber, Ap Business Writer – 37 mins ago
WASHINGTON – The economy is getting closer to generating jobs for the first time in two years, but it probably won't be enough to stop the unemployment rate from rising.
Yahoo!News



New billing rates coming for some Sacramento water customers
By Bill Lindelof
Published: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 - 10:23 am
Last Modified: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 - 12:34 pm
The city of Sacramento is reminding some of its customers that they will be billed at a metered, instead of flat, rate beginning with the new year.
Sacramento Bee


Calif. eyes $10.6 billion cost for water tunnel
Published: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 - 3:52 pm
Last Modified: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 - 6:02 pm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- State water officials said Thursday it could cost $10.6 billion to send water to Southern California through a proposed project of tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Sacramento Bee

Fort Hood cop says her career has been cut short
By ANGELA K. BROWN, Associated Press Writer Angela K. Brown, Associated Press Writer – 28 mins ago
FORT HOOD, Texas – One of two civilian police officers who brought down the Army psychiatrist accused of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood said her wounds from the attack will cut short her career as street police officer
Yahoo!News

Thursday is the New Friday

Senate Passes Women’s Health Amendment

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN AND ROBERT PEAR

December 3, 2009, 12:32 pm

Breaking a three-day stalemate, the Senate approved an amendment to its health care legislation that would require insurance companies to offer free mammograms and other preventive services to women.
The vote was 61 to 39, with three Republicans joining 56 Democrats and the two independents in favor.

The Republican senators voting in favor were the two women from Maine, Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins, and Senator David Vitter of Louisiana. Among Democrats, Senators Russ Feingold of Wisconsin and Ben Nelson of Nebraska opposed the proposal.

NYTimes

Need jobs now - White House

Business and labor leaders, economists and academics meet with Obama to discuss job creation. Many ideas are being put forth.

Last Updated: December 2, 2009: 6:27 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- With rising unemployment stymying the president's economic revival plans, the Obama administration is huddling with business leaders, academics and other experts Thursday to find a way to jumpstart hiring.

Some 130 people will gather for the afternoon jobs summit at the White House on the eve of the government's November unemployment report. The nation is expected to have lost another 114,000 jobs, with unemployment remaining at 10.2%, the highest in 26 years, according to an economists' survey.

CNN

The State Worker: No telling how holiday 'strike' went in California

Published: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 - 12:00

The closest any California public employee union has come to a strike went down last month. It's not apparent that much came of it.

Service Employees International Union Local 1000 asked the 95,000 employees it represents to stay home on Oct. 12, even though the Legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger earlier this year erased Columbus Day and Lincoln's Birthday from the state's paid holiday list.

TheSacramentoBee

3 Students Taken To ER After Vaccination

School: Students Suffer Light-Headedness, Dizziness

POSTED: 6:05 am PST December 3, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. --Three elementary school students were taken to a hospital Wednesday after receiving H1N1 shots, WLKY-TV in Louisville reported.

Louisville Metro Public Health & Wellness has been working with Jefferson County Public Schools to give the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine to children at school.

The school's principal said the three Shelby students were taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure after they experienced dizziness and light-headedness after receiving the shot.

KCRA

Federal government changes its policies on medical marijuana

Issue date: 12/2/09

When a student was caught smoking marijuana in the Tahoe National Forest, he might once have faced charges despite having a medical marijuana card. Instead, in this particular case, prosecutors dropped the charges because of recent changes in drug policy, said Roseville-based defense attorney Toni Carbone.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Oct. 20 the federal government would stop prosecuting medical marijuana users in states that had passed medical marijuana laws, such as California and 12 other states, including Nevada and Oregon.

StateHornet

Students Bring "Hit of Reality" to Stockton

STOCKTON, CA -- Students at the University of the Pacific are living like the homeless to bring awareness and funds to the cause. Approximately 45 members of Pi Kappa Alpha are holding their 13th annual fundraiser from December 2 - 4, called "Hit of Reality".

"It is essential that we submerge ourselves in these conditions in order to better understand the dire need for fundraising," said Frank Parish, Community Service Chairman for Pi Kappa Alpha.

During the fundraiser, the students are living in cardboard boxes gathered from local businesses and relying only on the generosity of other students. Parish says they cannot purchase anything on their own. They are, however, allowed to attend class and study in the university's library.

News10

Agents Put On Leave After State Dinner Breach

Posted: Dec. 3, 2009

The head of the United States Secret Service told lawmakers today that the agents responsible for letting Michaele and Tareq Salahi into the White House state dinner last month have been placed on leave.

“The individuals have been identified and have been put on administrative leave,” Mark Sullivan, the agency’s director, said during a hearing called by the House Homeland Security Committee to investigate the White House security breach. The agents could face dismissal. Mr. Sullivan ruled nothing out, saying “appropriate action” would be taken once the agency’s investigation was completed.

NYTimes

Sac State Sorority Kicks Off Annual Salvation Army Toy Drive in Style

SACRAMENTO, CA - A local sorority girl kicked off the holiday season by rounding up thousands of toys from a college basketball tournament.

Lisa Allen from the Sigma Kappa sorority from Sacramento State led the effort as the group held its annual philanthropy day in conjunction with a campus basketball tournament, raising over 2,500 donated toys.

News10

Bringing HIV/AIDS awareness to campus

Issue date: 12/2/09

In addition to all the tests at Sac State this semester, students are now being offered one that may change their lives, an HIV test.

In honor of HIV awareness week, an information table has been set up in the University Union where volunteers will be giving out free condoms, testing sites, information and other promotional materials until the end of the week.

StateHornet

Poll Finds Sexting Common Among Young People

POSTED: 3:01 am PST December 3, 2009
UPDATED: 8:10 am PST December 3, 2009

WASHINGTON -- Think your kid is not "sexting"? Think again.

Sexting -- sharing sexually explicit photos, videos and chat by cell phone or online -- is fairly commonplace among young people, despite sometimes grim consequences for those who do it. More than a quarter of young people have been involved in sexting in some form, an Associated Press-MTV poll found.

That includes Sammy, a 16-year-old from the San Francisco Bay Area who asked that his last name not be used.

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The MonDaze

Hunt for suspect in police shootings leads to Seattle home

November 30, 2009 9:41 a.m. EST

Seattle, Washington (CNN) -- The suspect in the fatal shooting of four police officers kept authorities at bay early Monday -- seven hours after a massive manhunt tracked him to a house in an east Seattle neighborhood.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/30/washington.police.shooting/

30 killed on California freeways over Thanksgiving weekend, up from last year

November 29, 2009 | 1:27 pm

California's highways saw an increase in fatal accidents over the Thanksgiving weekend. L.A. County recorded five traffic fatalities so far, but Orange County had recorded none.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/11/30-fatal-accidents-on-california-freeways-over-thanksgiving-weekend-up-from-last-year.html

Three teens die in El Dorado County crash

By Hudson Sangree
hsangree@sacbee.com

Published: Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 - 4:13 pm

A single-car accident early Sunday in rural El Dorado County left three teenagers dead and sent the young driver to the hospital, authorities said.

http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/2357074.html

12 injured as gunfire erupts at Fresno party

The Associated Press

Published: Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 - 6:46 am
Last Modified: Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 - 7:26 am

FRESNO, Calif. -- Twelve people were injured when at least two men pulled guns and started shooting at a crowded party on East Clay Avenue.

http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/2356541.html

Salmon Falls Road known for its deadly curves

By Bill Lindelof
blindelof@sacbee.com

Published: Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 - 7:55 am
Last Modified: Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 - 8:07 am

The allure of the country along Salmon Falls Road is obvious with its green hills, moss-covered oaks and clear-running stream

http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/2358675.html

College gossip Web sites anonymously take aim at students

By Laurel Rosenhall
lrosenhall@sacbee.com

Published: Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 1B

The kinds of comments that used to be scrawled inside a bathroom stall are now posted for the world to read on Web sites encouraging college students to talk trash about their classmates.

http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2355823.html?storylink=omni_popular

UCD chancellor speaks up on behalf of protesters

By Hudson Sangree
hsangree@sacbee.com

Published: Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 2B
Last Modified: Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 - 10:51 am

The chancellor of the University of California, Davis, honored a commitment made to student protesters Tuesday night to speak with the Yolo County district attorney on behalf of 52 protesters arrested for trespassing last week, a university spokeswoman said.

http://www.sacbee.com/education/story/2351373.html

CSU to Reserve More Spots for Athletes, Special Skills Students

Jason Kobely 1 day ago

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Some California State University campuses will set aside additional slots for athletes, musicians and other special students this fall as the system prepares to turn away more applicants.

http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=71014

Sacramento County H1N1 vaccination clinics open to all today

Published: Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 - 6:27 am | Page 3B
Last Modified: Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 - 7:11 am

Today marks the first day that Sacramento County's free H1N1 vaccination clinics are open to all county residents, rather than limited to priority groups. Here is an updated list of free clinics through mid-January.

http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/2357420.html

Court won't revive student's suit over grad speech

The Associated Press

Published: Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 - 7:27 am
Last Modified: Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 - 8:47 am

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court won't revive a student's lawsuit against a school that punished her for talking about her religion during her high school graduation speech.

http://www.sacbee.com/838/story/2358619.html

The Moondays

Schwarzenegger picks Maldonado for lieutenant governor

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger<http://topics.sacbee.com/Arnold+Schwarzenegger/> today said on The Jay Leno Show that he would appoint Republican state Sen. Abel Maldonado to fill the vacant lieutenant governor's job, perhaps setting off a partisan squabble over his confirmation.

http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2343266.html


Paralyzed woman passes California bar exam

Sara Granda, who navigated law school paralyzed from the neck down and drew national attention when her application to take the State Bar<http://topics.sacbee.com/State+Bar/> exam was rejected because of an online snafu, passed the exam on Saturday.

http://www.sacbee.com/education/story/2340709.html


Suspect arrested in sea lion shooting on Sacramento River

State game wardens arrested a North Highlands<http://topics.sacbee.com/North+Highlands/> man early Saturday for allegedly shooting a sea lion in the Sacramento River.<http://topics.sacbee.com/Sacramento+River/>

http://www.sacbee.com/city/story/2340526.html


Update: Severed limb found case treated as homicide, officials said

Sutter County sheriff's deputies are investigating the grim discovery of severed leg near a popular Feather River destination known as "Beer Can Beach."

The discovery of the left leg from unknown man Sunday set off a homicide investigation and an intensive search of the river area for more clues.

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/crime/archives/2009/11/severed-limb-fo.html

Police: Facebook site may have led to beating of 12-year-old

The beating of 12-year-old boy by a group of classmates at a Southern California middle school may be linked to a Facebook posting encouraging kids to target redheads, authorities say.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/22/california.redhead.attack.facebook/index.html


Flying with the flu? Some may be tempted

Air travelers bracing themselves for the annual Thanksgiving rush this week may have something else to fret about: passengers who could be bringing a little extra baggage of the viral kind on board.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/11/23/flying.with.flu/index.html

UC Berkeley investigates alleged police brutality

The University of California, Berkeley is investigating allegations of police brutality against students and employees protesting fee hikes and budget cuts last week.

http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/2343187.html

Sacramento police investigating sexual assault of teen

Sacramento police are investigating the sexual assault of a teenager in Meadowview.

Police reported that the 17-year-old girl was walking home from a party about 6:30 a.m. Sunday when she was forced at gunpoint into a red 1990s Ford Mustang.

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/crime/archives/2009/11/sacramento-poli-66.html

Philippines Gunmen Kill at Least 24

Armed men kidnapped and killed at least 24 people in the southern Philippines on Monday, carrying out an unprecedented act of violence six months before presidential and regional elections.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125897179384860325.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_world

U.S. to Propose Emissions Cut Before Climate Talks

The United States will propose a near-term target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions before the United Nations climate changePresident Obama, the official said, will announce the specific target “in coming days.” meeting in Copenhagen next month, a senior administration official said Monday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/science/earth/24climate.html


Trapped in his own body for 23 years - the coma victim who screamed unheard


For 23 years Rom Houben was ­imprisoned in his own body. He saw his doctors and nurses as they visited him during their daily rounds; he listened to the conversations of his carers; he heard his mother deliver the news to him that his father had died. But he could do nothing. He was unable to communicate with his doctors or family. He could not move his head or weep, he could only listen.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/23/man-trapped-coma-23-years


1 in 3 laptops die in first three years

So your new laptop computer died in inside of a year. "I'll never buy a computer from [insert manufacturer name here] again!" I've heard the protests time and time again.

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/154921


Thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean

The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091122/ap_on_sc/us_marine_census

Thursday Is The New Friday

Judge: Corps’ failure led to Katrina flooding

Ruling says navigation channel wasn’t properly maintained


updated 7:24pm PT | November 18, 2009


NEW ORLEANS – A federal judge has ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers’ failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast in 2005.

U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval late Wednesday ruled in favor of residents who alleged the Army Corps’ shoddy oversight of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet led to the flooding of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward and neighboring St. Bernard Parish.

msnbc

CBO: Senate health plan to cost $849 billion

Measure would add coverage for 31 million, reduce deficit over 10 years


updated 5:37pm PT | November 18, 2009



WASHINGTON – Setting up a historic year-end health care debate, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled long-awaited legislation Wednesday night to extend coverage to all but 6 percent of eligible Americans and bar private industry from denying insurance because of pre-existing medical conditions.

msnbc

CSUS police send warning to Causeway Classic revelers

By Bill Lindelof
blindelof@sacbee.com
Published: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 - 2:01 pm
Last Modified: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 - 2:11 pm



Sacramento State police are warning tailgating revelers at the Causeway Classic football game this Saturday to watch how many beers they have with the brats.
University police and other law enforcement officers will be in force around Hornet Stadium before, during and after the 2:05 p.m. game between Sacramento State and the University of California, Davis.

TheSacramentoBee

Awards honor top 10 Internet moments of the decade

By Doug Gross, CNN
November 18, 2009 4:51 p.m. EST



(CNN) -- The explosion of Craigslist's online classifieds. The death of Napster. The "Twitter Revolution" in Iran.

All big moments on the Internet. In fact, they're among the 10 biggest of the past decade, according to the Webby Awards.

The group that runs the awards -- itself an online institution for more than a decade -- on Wednesday released what it considers the 10 most influential Internet moments of the 2000s.

CNN

Calif. requires TVs to be more energy efficient

By SAMANTHA YOUNG, Associated Press Writer - Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:06PM EST



Power-hungry TVs will be banned from store shelves in California after state regulators Wednesday adopted a first-in-the-nation mandate to reduce electricity demand.

On a unanimous vote, the California Energy Commission required all new televisions up to 58 inches to be more energy efficient, beginning in 2011. The requirement will be tougher in 2013, with only a quarter of all TVs currently on the market meeting that standard.

Yahoo

Free downtown Sacramento parking begins Nov. 27

By Bill Lindelof
blindelof@sacbee.com
Published: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 - 7:56 am
Last Modified: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 - 8:10 am



To encourage shopping and nightlife in downtown Sacramento this holiday season, streetside meters will go unread weeknights and weekends and parking in a midtown garage will be free.

TheSacramentoBee

Top female execs still rare, UC Davis study shows

A Survey by the university and a women’s advocacy organization finds that women held just 10.6% of executive positions and board seats at the state’s biggest companies this year

By Nathan Olivarez-Giles

November 19, 2009

Women have made little progress in breaking the glass ceiling at California's top publicly traded companies, according to a report scheduled to be released today.

Citing "a bleak picture of the progress of women in corporate leadership" over the last five years, the report said that women held just 10.6% of executive positions and board seats at the state's biggest companies this year, a slight decline over 2008.

LATimes

Virginia Tech Survivor With Hidden Camera Films Dangerous Gun Sales at Gun Shows

By: Paul Helmke
President, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Posted: November 18, 2009 11:50 AM



Should someone who wants to buy a military-style assault weapon be required to undergo a criminal background check?

In America they don't have to.

In fact, felons, gangsters, wife-beaters, and the dangerously mentally ill can buy as many military-style assault weapons, semi-automatic pistols and other firearms as they can carry, with no questions asked.

HuffingtonPost

Fed Officials play down impact of weak dollar

Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:05am EST

By Kevin Plumberg and Neil Chatterjee

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials on Thursday downplayed the consequences of the falling U.S. dollar, underscoring that deflation is still a threat, especially with commercial real estate prices falling.

Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher said in an interview with Market News International that the weakening dollar, which hit a 15-month low against major currencies on Monday, is only one of the factors the Fed watches when setting policy.

Reuters

Alcohol ‘protects men’s hearts’

updated at 00:31 GMT, Thursday, 19 November 2009

Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by more than a third, a major study suggests.

The Spanish research involving more than 15,500 men and 26,000 women found large quantities of alcohol could be even more beneficial for men.

Female drinkers did not benefit to the same extent, the study in Heart found.

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