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.

BBCNews

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The Tuesday Wakeup

Crowd packs Sacramento County's first public flu clinic
By Anna Tong
Published: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 - 12:00 am Page 1A
Last Modified: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 - 7:48 am

Some people staked out places at Hiram Johnson High School as early as 7:45 a.m. Many brought books to read, toys for the kids, and home-cooked lunches. And most of the 5,000 people who showed up Monday for Sacramento County's first public H1N1 vaccine clinic carried the hope they might shield themselves from what's becoming an aggressive flu season.

http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2329912.html

CSU offering more classes next semester
By Miyu Kataoka

Students who were unable to enroll in their required courses may be relieved of the frustration next semester.

After receiving approximately $1.5 million from the California State University system, Sacramento State is adding more course sections for the spring semester.

The money is from the CSU system's one-time $25 million allocation last month.

The fund is divided among all 23 campuses and each campus will receive approximately $1 million from this fund.

http://media.www.statehornet.com/media/storage/paper1146/news/2009/11/12/News/Csu-Offering.More.Classes.Next.Semester-3828552.shtml

March to Ban Divorce Lands at State Capitol
By Dana Howard

SACRAMENTO, CA - We've heard of people wanting to ban a lot of things but here's a new one - a ban on divorce. A group of supporters for the ban marched Saturday afternoon around the Capitol chanting "2-4-6-8, don't end up like John and Kate."

http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=70401&provider=top

Mother accused in drowning had filed for bankruptcy
By Sam Stanton
Published: Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 - 2:10 pm
Last Modified: Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 - 2:18 pm

The woman accused of drowning her 3-year-old daughter Sunday is a nurse who filed for bankruptcy last year and alleged in court papers she was a victim of domestic violence.

http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/2329107.html?mi_rss=Latest%20News

Millions will have to repay part of tax credit
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writer
Monday, November 16, 2009

More than 15 million taxpayers may owe the government $250 or more because of how the IRS last spring set up President Barack Obama's tax break that was designed to help consumers spend the U.S. economy out of recession.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2009/11/16/national/w065805S11.DTL

Judge hears challenge to California furloughs
By Jon Ortiz

Lawyers representing unions and a few government agencies pounded away at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's furlough policy for nearly five hours in Alameda Superior Court on Monday.

http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2329690.html

ASI sponsors 'Causeway Classic Extraordinaire!'
Inna Gritsak

On Nov. 19, Sacramento State's Library Quad will be home to "Causeway Classic Extraordinaire!" Hosted by Associated Students Inc., the one-of-a-kind event will feature a student talent show, performances by the marching band and speeches by influential members of the community.

According to the event proposal, the celebration is an ASI effort to increase student participation in campus events, particularly the upcoming Causeway Classic football game against the UC Davis Aggies.

http://media.www.statehornet.com/media/storage/paper1146/news/2009/11/12/News/Asi-Sponsors.causeway.Classic.Extraordinaire-3828590.shtml

9 injured in shooting after San Francisco concert
The Associated Press
Published: Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 - 8:15 am
Last Modified: Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 - 11:00 am

Police say nine people were injured in a shooting outside a concert sponsored by a San Francisco radio station.
Police say the gunfire erupted outside the Regency Center around 10:30 p.m. Sunday after four or five men got into a fight following a concert sponsored by radio station KMEL. Police say another man pulled a gun, walked up to the crowd and opened fire.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,575313,00.html

Central Valley killer back in line for death
Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, November 16, 2009

The U.S. Supreme Court reinstated a Stockton man's death sentence Monday for battering a young woman to death during a 1981 burglary, dismissing an appeals court's conclusion that a
competent lawyer might have persuaded the jury to spare his life.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/11/16/BA0O1AL951.DTL

Court turns down student over religious speech
The Associated Press
Monday, November 16, 2009

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a student who complained
that high school officials violated her constitutional rights when they
turned off her microphone during her religion-tinged graduation speech.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2009/11/16/national/w071501S51.DTL

Word Up Wednesdays

Task force opposes routine mammograms for women age 40-49

By Danielle Dellorto, CNN Medical Producer

November 16, 2009 5:58 p.m. EST

Women in their 40s should not get routine mammograms for early detection of breast cancer, according to updated guidelines set forth by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

CNN.com

One night only: Leonid meteor shower

By John Johnson Jr. | 2:06 p.m.

Thanks to a new moon, chances of being able to see this annual celestial show tonight are good. Above, a Leonid meteor streaks across a starry sky.

latimes.com

Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather: It's no easy deal

By Lance Pugmire

November 16, 2009

It's a matchup that seems to some like a fait accompli. But obstacles exist, and they revolve around greed and rancor.

latimes.com

Iran plays down UN nuclear report Iran plays down a report by the UN's nuclear watchdog that raised concerns about a nuclear site near the city of Qom. news.bbc.co.uk