Crash Shuts Down Highway 99 Near Elk Grove




http://www.kcra.com/news/10326504/detail.html

A's to Play Ball at New Cisco Field in Fremont




http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=21524

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You can add events to the Calendar & choose to have it added to the Events forum as a post automatically. Simply click on the Calendar link above, enter the event details, select the Events forum from the drop down & fill out  the following sections as you would a normal post. A link will be added the the Calendar that will point at the corresponding post in the Events forum. Events added to the Calendar will show up at the bottom of the forum index as we near the event's date(s).

Two companies are planning on holding home auctions in the Sacramento area on Sunday:

Accelerated Home Auctions

West Coast Home Auctions

Anyone going to either of these?

It came out today (14th):

Press release:
http://www.zune.net/en-us/press/200...lvesno v14.htm

http://www.zune.net/en-US/

Microsoft's go at the Ipod. Hot Christmas seller or bust?

I just changed the permissions so now members can add events to the calendar & also link it to a post in the Events forum... Enjoy!

The Sacramento County Dept. of Transportation has put several of their traffic cameras online, so you can check traffic conditions as some of the areas busy intersections...

Sunrise / Gold Country
Sunrise & Zinfandel
Sunrise & Madison
Madison & Auburn
Watt & Auburn
Watt & Fair Oaks

The 24th annual California International Marathon is Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006. Will you be running?

The Westfield Downtown Plaza Ice RInk is Sacramento's only outdoor rink.



Experience the best of Downtown Sacramento during this holiday season. The ice rink is located in the heart of downtown, at 7th & K streets, just steps away from Light Rail, Old Sacramento, The Westfield Downtown Plaza Mall, Esquire IMAX Theatre, and dozens of popular Downtown restaurants. It's also the perfect venue for field trips, birthday parties and holiday parties for your office.

This event occurs on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, and Sun between 11/03/2006 and 01/15/2007.

St. Rose of Lima Park
7th & K streets
916-442-8575

PRICING
General Admision (2-hr session)      $6
Ice Skate Rental                                $2

* CASH ONLY * NO REFUNDS *

The ice rink will be open November 3, 2006 through January 15, 2007.

Rebuilt Fort Natomas Set To Reopen




http://www.kcra.com/news/10308570/detail.html

1 Dead In Elk Grove Crash




http://www.kcra.com/news/10306537/detail.html

Man Dies After Stabbing At Pocket Area Party




http://www.kcra.com/news/10306531/detail.html

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.

ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!
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ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth?
WITNESS: July 18th.
ATTORNEY: What year?
WITNESS: Every year.
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ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you?
WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.
ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you?
WITNESS: Forty-five years.
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ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
WITNESS: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"
ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Susan.
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ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo?
WITNESS: We both do.
ATTORNEY: Voodoo?
WITNESS: We do.
ATTORNEY: You do?
WITNESS: Yes, voodoo.
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ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
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ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty year old, how old is he?
WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty
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ATTORNEY: Were you present when you're picture was taken?
WITNESS: Would you repeat the question?
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ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Uh....
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ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
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ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
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ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
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ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
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ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.
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ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral.
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ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Huh?
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And saving the best for last...
ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: But could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.

 

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