| Britney Spears fails to regain lost visitation rights
BRITNEY Spears will not be able to visit her sons at least until her next custody hearing in February and K-Fed has full custody until April. TMZ.com reports that Commissioner Scott Gordon ruled against restoring the visitation rights she lost after the four hour standoff with emergency services a few weeks ago. The Commissioner heard evidence from several other witnesses, including Spears's ex-husband Kevin Federline, two LAPD cops who responded to a custody standoff a week ago Thursday; a parenting coach; a bodyguard, and the court monitor who was present during the drama. PageSix.com reports that the January 4 emergency order which gave Federline custody of sons Sean and Jayden was extended today until April. Britney arrived more than three hours late amid chaos at the courthouse packed with a media throng.
Cozy getaway near Starved Rock
Inside, the sitting room welcomes its guests in subdued elegance; John tends the corner bar in the appetizer hour before dinner. Table settings change for the morning and evening meals: country casual for breakfast (included in the room price), white and burgundy linen for the extra-cost dinners.
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Donation will help agency's works
A donation from the Val Verde County Sheriffs Office will help a local agency in areas where traditional funding does not cover.
Earlier this month the Sheriffs Office Santas donated $400 to the Quad Counties Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
According to Quad Counties Executive Director Simon Sotelo, the money will be used to help fund incentives used to draw people toward events that focus on drug prevention and awareness. Areas typically not allowed by the state agencies that fund the organization.
(This money) will enable us to do prevention more effectively, especially in training parents in different subjects related to substance abuse prevention with adolescent kids, such as recognizing early signs (of drug use), said Sotelo.
Sotelo said some of the money will be spent on a project called Quad en tu Barrio (Quad in your neighborhood), where Quad Counties hosts loteria (bingo) sessions in different area colonias.
Virtualization: Hot technology for 2008
VMware's final numbers for 2007 aren't out yet, but the company is on pace to hit US$1.5 billion. In August, EMC engineered an IPO for 10% of VMware. It turned out to be the most successful high-tech IPO since Google, with EMC raising nearly US$1 billion when 33 million shares were snapped up at an opening price of US$29. The stock continued to soar, exceeding US$50 a share on opening day, and soon thereafter cresting at more than US$125 a share. Today, VMware is selling at close to about US$80 a share, which gives the company a market capitalization of around US$30 billion. That's hot. And the virtualization market is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, IDC is predicting that worldwide spending on virtualization software and services is expected to jump from US$6.5 billion in 2006 to more than US$15 billion in 2011.
VH1's cameras watch as celebrities go through rehab
Recording devices were everywhere inside a Pasadena, Calif., residential treatment facility, yielding what is being billed as television's first look inside the mystery of rehabilitation - and all under the supervision of the only celebrity in the room without an addiction.
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Wild Card/Vacation Day 11 of 12
Only two more shopping days until I return to the final days of the City Council campaigns. Then, we'll have fun taking apart the campaigns. Any dirt yet? Any mudslinging. You know, the good stuff. Or is everyone behaving? My wife is now looking over my shoulder -- literally -- so I have to pretend that I'm just checking ball scores. See ya in two days. Here's Wild Card ... .
Indictments include drug busts, child pornography
A Johnson County grand jury handed up indictments last week for charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child, stalking, burglary, evading arrest, possession of controlled substances and child pornography.Robert Walter Bonner and Amanda Dawn Bonner were reindicted on possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone between five and 50 pounds. On May 8, the Burleson Police Department seized more than 500 marijuana plants in the Bonners' home, which was 1,000 feet from Kerr Middle School. The couple's two children were placed in foster care. Robert Walter Bonner was also charged with possession of child pornography. The task force found the images on a computer seized from Bonner's home during the arrest.Chistopher Warren Bone of Mineral Wells was indicted on a charge of stalking. Bone, 42, was arrested by the Cleburne Police Department on Sept.
Sports Calendar
The following is a list of athletic events scheduled at Henderson County area high schools and Trinity Valley Community College:BASKETBALLTuesday, January 8Martins Mill (9B-JVB-VB) at Athens 4:30 p.m.Athens (JVG-VG) at Canton 4:30 p.m.Mabank (9B-JVB-VB) at Brownsboro 4:30 p.m.Brownsboro (9G-JVG-VG) at Chapel Hill 4:30 p.m.Eustace (9B-JVB-VB) at Cross Roads 5 p.m.Eustace (9G-JVG-VG) at Ferris 4:30 p.m.Kemp (9G-JVG-VG) at Mabank 4:30 p.m.Malakoff (JVG--VG-VB) at Mildred 5 p.m.Laneville (JVB-VB) at LaPoynor 5 p.m.LaPoynor (JVG-VG) at Martins Mill 6 p.m.Douglass (VG-VB) at Trinidad 6 p.m.Wednesday, January 9Jacksonville (women, men) at TVCC 5:30 p.m.Friday, January 11Van (9B-JVG-JVB-VG-VB) at A thens 4:30 p.m.Canton (9G-9B-JVG-JVB-VG-VB) at Brownsboro 4:30 p.m.Cross Roads (JVG-JVB-VG-VG) at LaPoynor 4 p.m.Kemp (9G-9B-JVG-JVB-VG-VB) at Eustace 4:30 p.m.Mabank (9G-9B-JVG-JVB-VG-VB) at Kaufman 4:30 p.m.Malakoff (JVB-VG-VB) at Italy 5 p.m.Trinidad ((VG-VB) at Oakwood 6 p.m.Saturday, January 12TVCC (women, men) at Panola 2 p.m.VG-Varsity Girls, VB-Varsity BoysJVG-Junior Varsity Girls, JVB-Junior Varsity Boys9G-Ninth Grade Girls, 9B-Ninth Grade Boys - Click to discuss this story with other readers on our forums.
Cook column: Treating juveniles as adults
What a difference two years and a murder conviction can make. In Post photos, young Christopher Crocker appears to have evolved from defiant teenager at his arrest in 2006 to apologetic adolescent at his day of judgment last Thursday. Which is the real Christopher Crocker? Everyone goes through changes between the ages of 15 and 17. Having spent 16 months in juvenile detention awaiting trial, Crocker may have changed more than most. He could have wised up. Or he might have become more hardened and a better actor. I thought jurors might go soft and choose manslaughter instead of murder after Crocker cried on the stand about the crime he'd committed. But they weren't buying it. A boy who swipes his dad's truck and steals gasoline with enough forethought and savvy to cover the license plate is no stranger to trouble.
One on One With Frank Ballance
Former U.S. Rep. Makes Public Plea for an Appeal Ex-Congressman Says His Prison Sentence Is Too Long Former Congressman Expected to be Sentenced On Federal Charges Former Congressman Ballance May Soon Face Criminal Indictments FBI Looks Into Frank Ballance's Campaign Finance Records Ballance Says He Will Not Step Down Despite Hyman Foundation Scandal Ballance Apologizes, But Stands Up For Hyman Foundation Ballance Takes Over Eva Clayton's Seat .
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