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An 80-year-old Pittsville, Va., man died in a two-vehicle accident last Thursday afternoon.
The accident occurred around 2 p.m. on Route 608 about a mile east of route 734 in the Huddleston area.
Richard Smith Anderson, 80, was driving a 2000 Ford van and died as a result of injuries from the accident. According to Sgt. Bob Carpentieri of the Virginia State Police he was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the accident.
The Commonwealth's 4 p.m. Burning Law goes into effect Feb. 15 – the start of spring fire season in Virginia.
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The county grappling meet will take place, as scheduled, Wednesday, Jan. 28, at Staunton River High School.
Wrestling action begins at 6 p.m.
The boys' basketball game featuring Brookville at Liberty that had been pushed to tonight (Wednesday) will still take place:
Amherst at Jefferson Forest boys' basketball has been postponed until Monday, Feb. 2.
JV basketball starts at 6 p.m., Varsity should start at 7:30.
When opposing basketball teams travel to Liberty's gym, they have more to contend with than just the talent they face on the floor.
I am wary (and weary) of those supposed experts who are calling this the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. That is yet to be determined (though my money says there have been worse times).
There is an old Sicilian proverb: Vengeance is a dish best served cold.
Such was the case for the Brookville basketball squad, which avenged its loss to Jefferson Forest 36 days later.
A photo of the suspect in Tuesday afternoon's robbery of the SunTrust Bank in Forest has been released by the Bedford County Sheriff's Office.
The suspect is believed to have been pictured placing an order at the Burger King fast-food restaurant next door to the bank. The photos were taken just prior to the bank robbery, which occurred at about 2:31 p.m. When he entered the bank, the suspect is believed to have been wearing a wig. He was also believed to be captured on surveillance video at the Burger King about 45 minutes prior to the robbery.
A Bedford Elementary School student was taken into custody Monday morning after a teacher discovered the student had a .45 caliber handgun in his backpack.
The Bedford Police Department received the call about 10:15 a.m. When police arrived, the school administration had already confiscated the gun, according to Bedford Police Chief Jim Day.
Sheriff's Office deputies and investigators were busy Tuesday responding to an apparent shooting in Moneta and an unrelated bank robbery in Forest. Information was still being gathered on the incidents at press time but updates on each investigation can be found at www.bedfordbulletin.com as it becomes available.
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This story is one of the few in the book that is full of personal emotion on Sacks' part. Mr. MacGregor is an extremely likable fellow who is coping exceptionally well with his disorder. In fact he puts his problem to use, in combination with his personal knowledge, and invents a remedy for himself that also helps out several other patients.
At the age of ninety-three Mr. MacGregor is living in St. Dunstan's, a old folks home where Dr. Sacks once worked. He comes to Sacks' office one day complaining that other patients say he tilts to one side when he walks. Sacks videotapes Mr. MacGregor walking and the old man discovers that he does indeed tilt significantly to one side. Mr. MacGregor contemplates what he has just witnessed and determines to find a way to fix his tilt. Once a carpenter...
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When public schools reopen Monday for the first time since the Boston Marathon bombings, Cambridge will be grappling with dual sorrows.
Several of the city's teachers were injured in the blasts, according to school officials, and both suspected bombers — Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, who died Friday after a shoot-out with police, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, who was hospitalized after his capture — graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.
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Two days ago I wrote about McDonald's installing televisions in their restaurants. On that topic I had taken the process and understand approach. It was inconceivable to me that McDonald's would do something like that with the obesity epidemic in this country, but I also know that they are running a business and will do what they can to keep people in their establishments and ordering food. We operate in a capitalist society and they are doing nothing more than exercising their right to make a profit. It is up to the citizens to choose to not eat there.
Just when I thought that it couldn't get worse than that, it did. It got infinitely worse with the news that came across my screen yesterday morning. As I was watching my stream on HootSuite I saw a tweet that said: This Is Why Americans Will Always Be Fat. I assumed it was because of some processed food and was intrigued. When I clicked the link I was astonished. I was dumbfounded and nearly sick to my stomach.
I didn't know what to do so I started typing this post. I typed and typed and typed. I deleted and deleted and deleted. I went back and forth so many times. There was a lot of profanity, but I took a page from my process of the McDonald's post and decided to think clearly about this. The problem is that there is no clear way to look at this topic. I cannot, for the life of me, fathom the thought process behind what was decided by the people that we elect to help protect us and our children.
In case you don't know the Government decided that pizza is a vegetable. Before you post a comment about Congress being under Republican control: SAVE IT! I don't want to hear that the Elephants or the Donkeys are to blame. There is no blame to be placed, but instead save that energy and write and call your Congressman that you will not vote for them in the next election if they don't reverse this bill. It is purely absurd to classify pizza as a vegetable and that is the stance we should be taking and not one of blaming a political party.
Let's think about this for a moment. A pizza is defined as a vegetable by the Government. Most people know that we should be eating 7-10 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. So a person that walks into a pizza place and orders a regular cheese pie can eat all 8 slices and claim that they had 8 servings of vegetables. Really! You say, but Jason who would do that. Take a look around. Waistlines are bulging so it is happening. There is a reason we have Super Big Gulps and Triple Cheeseburgers, and the Super Size option. Businesses are here to make money and they would not create a product, or keep a product around that wasn't generating a profit so it is happening.
Let's look at it this way:
Margherita Pizza from Pizza Hut (per slice): 270 calories, 12g Fat, 27g Carbs, 12g Protein.
Regular Cheese Pizza from Cici's (per slice): 152 calories, 5g Fat, 20g Carbs, 7g Protein.
Brookyln Style Pizza from Domino's (per slice): 240 calories, 10g Fat, 27g Carbs, 12g Protein.
Little Ceaser's Pizza (per slice): 200 calories, 7g Fat, 25g Carbs, 10g Protein.
150 calories would be the least amount of calories you could get from one slice of pizza from a chain establishment. I cup of broccoli is 31 calories. 1 cup of spinach is 7 calories. 1 cup of mushrooms is 15 calories. I think you get my point here.
Let's look at it from a different perspective. I am not a farmer, nor do I pretend to be one, but vegetables come out of the ground. Wikipedia shows that the word vegetable is defined as follows: The noun vegetable usually means an edible plant or part of a plant other than a sweet fruit or seed. This typically means the leaf, stem, or root of a plant.
I cannot figure out how pizza is an edible plant or part of another plant. The powers that be decided that pizza has enough tomato paste to qualify it as a vegetable. I guess we should overlook the pepperoni on the pizza and the calories that brings. Maybe the dough that it is on should be overlooked and the amount of carbs in that. How about the fact that this was pushed through so that frozen food companies can continue to supply our schools and our children with frozen pizza. You know what is in frozen pizza? It isn't 100% natural since they need to be able to freeze and re-heat as well as ship these products to these schools. What are these guys thinking?
The claim is that the law is over-reaching and costly. Costly? How about the health care costs that continue to sky-rocket? How about the fact that some Americans are going under the knife for heart surgery, or now the lap-band phenomena. These are all costs to the taxpayer. I would rather my money be spent on growing a potato then paying for surgery that can be avoided if we ate smarter. I cannot believe that this is even a discussion still. I cannot believe that I'm writing a post to show the Government that pizza is NOT a vegetable.
I can't take it anymore. I am at my wit's end. We are a super-power. An example for the rest of the world and yet we allow a business decision to influence our government. How is that acting as a leader? How? I am so beyond words I don't know where to turn to first.
I will start with our ability to reach out to our Government officials. I will find out which Texas Congressman voted in approval for this and contact them. I hope you will join me and fight to have this repealed. To make it easier for you here is a link to the House of Representatives and to the Senate.
What Are Your Thoughts On Pizza As A Vegetable?
UPDATE: Here are a few links to how votes were cast on HR 2112:
Washington Post: http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/112/senate/1/votes/193/
GovTrack: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=s2011-194


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Blink, I'll agree that you are a much more intelligent poster than this new guy. I still often take issue with the way you post--it can be extremely condescending--which is undoubtedly why I lumped you two together. As much as I hate to say it, that isn't fair.
As far as Pit goes, I agree that he comes across as a pretty nice dude and a good poster. Again, my reaction to your posting style has spilt over in his direction. You're right that he doesn't deserve to have shots taken at him. I apologize to Pit.
Obviously, I need to worry a little less about what you, Coyote and others are doing. I am not always the most polite poster, and clearly I have my own issue that is causing me to get so fired up about all this. That said, I've always struggled with people who are inconsiderate, though it would seem that I am guilty of the same in this instance. I guess my point has been made--people are either going to post politely or they won't, and I need to shut up about it and stop being rude. No one is forcing me to visit these comments.
What you and I do are completely different, you sad waste of life. I insult you (and Blink/Pit) exclusively because your online behavior is stomach-turning. You, on the other hand, take shots at every poster on the site who expresses an opinion that doesn't immediately align with yours. Stop looking to "win" this "argument" and, instead, stop treating other people like trash. The difference between you and I is that I would absolutely call a guy like you on this type of behavior in person, while we both know that you would never speak so rudely to strangers as you do on this site. Stop being a jerk, stop being a coward and start being respectful.
Palmer hits with some POP too...I like it.
haha...oh man
I agree that he is much more athletic than he is skilled, and in a league of dancing bears and world-class sprinters it's a lot harder to get by on pure agility and speed. He may have had 14 tackles in the Mizz game, but he overran/was washed out of far too many plays. I'd rather wait on a Travis Lewis or even a Danny Trevathan.
Case-and-point...there's that dismissiveness/rudeness again. Why interact with people like that?
...and I'll spare you the opportunity to focus on my misspelling of "lost" as "loss"--you should be thinking about the message, not your next rude response.
You're missing a hyphen in "cognitively-challenged"...
I'm sorry I hurt your feelings earlier--I can tell that you spent extra time checking your post for grammatical correctness, spelling and punctuation. It's not 100%, but I see and appreciate the effort.
I think a more appropriate response to my (and others') criticism of you would be to stop posting in such a dismissive way, rather than continuing to focus on obnoxious retorts. It's similar to advice that I've given to other posters who had fallen into the same habit of rudeness and self-importance that you have, with the take-home message being that this shouldn't be a place for guys like you to reclaim loss self-esteem or to unleash your passive-aggressiveness, but rather a place to civily express opinions and foster two-sided discourse. Think about it.
Didn't seem like a great game for him...
Haha...oh man. After I got to the fifth or sixth word you misused, I thought my head was going to explode. That was like a stream of consciousness poem. You just can't stop making yourself sound dumb.
I'd be strongly suspicious that this new Coyote loudmouth is Blinkerstar, but he doesn't end all of his know-it-all, rude posts with "lol". A couple of obnoxious dinks.
"Highlight Clip" isn't an oxymoron, genius.
Hey Justin-- J.C. Oram (G), Weber St has visited.
who (besides 12 year old girls) is rude enough to respond to someone else's post with "lol"...what a snivelling little puke you are, blink
Blowhard and The Lap Dog. You guys need a theme song. I'm guessing it will sound like passionate caresses, punctuated with whining and "I told you so's".
You are 100,000% correct, sir. Right now RB is the biggest gamble in the draft, and there are known commodities to be had. I felt they should have made a move for Marshawn Lynch or Bush over the past couple of years...why waste a 2nd or 3rd round pick when you can trade that (or less) for a guy who has already proven he can hold his own?
Couldn't agree more. Time to leave the guy alone.
And there Blink is, putting himself and his bevy of sad personal issues front-and-center. I cringe when I imagine your life outside of these comment sections, my friend.
I think it was pretty obvious that I was referring to you, Pit, but not you alone. In fact, other than by being Blink's lap-dog, you don't typically bother me.
I'm not your "son", princess, and my post was not in reference to this one conversation in particular. Why don't you stick to over-generalizing--thinking things out doesn't seem to be your strength.


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Hotel Room Tour: St. Regis, San Francisco
As was the case during the period of time I was writing my cookbook last year, it's important to me that when my Griswold-style book trip begins November 1, I give as much attention to this, my crazy website, that I normally do. It's my true love, after all—well, besides Marlboro Man and my children and Coffee Haagen Dazs—and no matter what I have going on in the periphery, I want always to be able to keep new content coming in. It's the middle child in me. I don't want anyone to come here and waste their time.
One idea I had for PW Home & Garden during the handful of weeks I'm on the road with my family was to profile the interiors of the hotels we visit along the way. I don't know about you, but I love hotel rooms of all shapes and sizes. I love seeing the beds, looking out the window, checking out the bathrooms…and I thought you might like to see, too. So I'll test out this new little Hotel Room Tour feature on the hotel where I'm staying this weekend—the St. Regis hotel in San Francisco.
But first, a little backstory. I'm here in San Francisco to speak at the BlogHer Food '09 conference this weekend, and because it's here at the St. Regis, I decided just to get a small room here to make it easy for me to be agoraphobic and run up to my room in between panel sessions since I'm a shy freak of nature. So I made my reservation for a standard room and called it a day.
Enter Cousin Matteo, who has some wheeler-dealer crony who evidently has some contacts in this chain of hotels. This crony was able to get me a sweet room upgrade; all I had to do was agree to make Matteo a Marlboro Man sandwich every time he came over to our house for the rest of his life. Hey, for a hotel room upgrade, I'll agree to anything!
But it gets even better: when I arrived at the hotel yesterday hours before check-in time, I was told that the type of room I was scheduled to get was sold out for the weekend, and no standard rooms were available. So the hotel—bless their beautiful hides—upgraded me from the upgrade, at no increased cost to me.
I felt like I'd just won a prize. And I had!
When I walked in, I felt a little guilty about it.
But not that guilty.
This is one nice hotel room. I called Marlboro Man and said, "Get on a plane and come out here!"
He said, "No."
I said, "Please?"
He said, "Okay…but I'll have to bring the kids."
I said, "Never mind."
How 'bout THAT for a turnaround?
The room is ultra sleek and modern.
And it has a separate bedroom.
Hotel beds are so inviting.
I love the flat screen TV against the wall of panels. There's a hidden closet in there, too.
The view from the bed into the living area.
The bathroom. Ohhhh, the bathroom.
And this, my friends, is the office.
It's my office, anyway.
And if you think I haven't worn this for 97% of my stay so far, you're sorely mistaken.
My name is Ree. And I'm a sucker for a nice bathroom.
And for the record, I don't cock my hip over to the side to be sassy. I cock it to the side to brace my body against the wall so the photo won't be blurred.
It's tough being a human tripod.
Back to the living area. This is a "smart room", which means everything—climate, drapes, etc.—is controlled on this panel.
So if you want to darken things up a bit and sleep off your long journey…
But, really…I'm not sure why you'd want to close them.
I regret to inform you that I will be unable to attend your food conference, as I am physically, psychologically, orthopedically, emotionally, and urologically unable to leave my room. If you could just bring the conference up here for the duration of my panel discussion, I would be most appreciative.
Just tell everyone they can't mess with the smart room controls. I'm the only one that really knows how to use them properly.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Pioneer Woman
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Deenie On Friday, September 25 at 11:30 pm
I. Would. Never. Leave. That. Room……E V E R!
SusanL On Friday, September 25 at 11:46 pm
I covet your room. Except for the yellow walls in the bathroom. Yuck. Other than that, I covet.
Myrnie On Friday, September 25 at 11:48 pm
Gorgeous room! (Umm…have you lost weight? You look great!!)
Lee Ann On Friday, September 25 at 11:55 pm
I love San Francisco, have fun! Eat some chowder in a bowl while your there. I also love Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Did anyone else notice?
Kelly On Friday, September 25 at 11:56 pm
Wow! I am spoiled and I'm just looking at the pictures!
Jaana On Saturday, September 26 at 12:06 am
Wow, this is just one stunning hotel room. WOW!!!! As in jaw droppingly gorgeous! I wouldn't leave that room. Not for a minute. Speech would have to be given via teleconference (not video!!) from the bathtub. As Napoleon would say…. "LUCKY!!!"
Tara On Saturday, September 26 at 12:32 am
Love the room! Enjoy it, you deserve it! It couldn't happen to a nicer person!
Chellalee On Saturday, September 26 at 12:53 am
My husband is installing the doors in the new St. Regis they are putting in Park City (Utah). Thanks for the glimpse, it was fun to see. I love hotel rooms too, especially especially the no cooking, no cleaning part. Mmmm.
Bev On Saturday, September 26 at 1:08 am
Oh, Ree, how wonderful for you! And you still look very sassy, intentionally or not!!!!
Sarah On Saturday, September 26 at 1:16 am
sweet upgrade!
I like the idea of seeing hotels from everywhere. It makes me want to have a smart house. everything controlled though one panel,awesome!
CHRISTY On Saturday, September 26 at 1:37 am
I'm thinkin' I think that picture you took of………….YOURSELF! So funny…
CHRISTY On Saturday, September 26 at 1:37 am
I'm thinkin' I LIKE…..not think….
where' my coffee????
Laurie On Saturday, September 26 at 2:00 am
Very nice. I, too, have an office like that – not as nice though. The only problem is that everytime I get in it, my 3 year old comes a running. She will wake up out of a sound sleep to come ruin my nice, relaxing soak.
Have fun!! Enjoy your office and the peace. I am jealous.
Sue Ellen Sullivan On Saturday, September 26 at 3:40 am
Good Morning Ree–your hotel room is great! I too love hotel rooms, my whole family does;we all check out the view, the lights, the bathroom, etc, just like you!
Enjoy yourself!!
Keep the hotel room virtual tours coming! SES
Annemieke in OK On Saturday, September 26 at 4:24 am
I am gld you love it, but quite frankly, if I ever walked into a room like that I would turn around and walk right out.
I have never *gotten* the modern style and find it cld and unfriendly.
B ut hey, I am a taurus and everybody knows we hate change
toni On Saturday, September 26 at 4:29 am
I am so jealous. wish that was the room i am going to sunday for a week stay for training. Sure woul dmake leaning a whole lot easier. =0)
sally On Saturday, September 26 at 4:40 am
I mean… wow…
I've gotten airplane seat upgrades but never hotel rooms! You're so lucky! Hope you're having a blast in that smart room!
SierraSnowSoaps On Saturday, September 26 at 4:54 am
Oh my gosh, your pictures of SF are wonderful. And that picture of you in the mirror, you are SOOOOO slender!
Michelle in NV
who visited SF in June and had a wonderful time.
Patti On Saturday, September 26 at 4:54 am
***sigh*** How does one get a "smart" feature to do the laundry?
Madeline St Onge On Saturday, September 26 at 4:57 am
WOW Sweet room you got there. Hope you are enjoying yourself a little bit
Kris On Saturday, September 26 at 5:22 am
there's no place like San Francisco, there's no place like San Francisco…
I'm only about 4 states away, what's your room number??? = )
Annette in CA On Saturday, September 26 at 5:33 am
Beautiful room and view. SF at night is very pretty.
Blessed On Saturday, September 26 at 5:48 am
San Francisco is one of my favorite places in the whole wide world… I'll be leaving my midwest home to go back for Christmas – can't wait!
Jeanette On Saturday, September 26 at 5:57 am
That hotel room is amazing. What a nice treat for you while you have to be away…kinda takes the sting off. I would definitely want to see more hotel room tours in your upcoming travels.
American Lost in Montreal On Saturday, September 26 at 5:59 am
Mamadallama On Saturday, September 26 at 5:59 am
Wow! You did hit the jackpot! Really nice. I hope you have a good time at the convention! Kudos to you for going so far outside your comfort zone!
Mindi ALlen On Saturday, September 26 at 6:11 am
holy crap, Nice room!
Enjoy SF , what a great city!
Martha Sue On Saturday, September 26 at 6:11 am
Holy moly, you are in style……lucky you and have fun
bonster On Saturday, September 26 at 6:17 am
Wow! I get excited if they have a hair dryer attached to the wall — you know, the ones you can't stray more than 6 inches from because of that darn cord.
RoRoMa On Saturday, September 26 at 6:23 am
Probably my favorite city in the world. Have fun…and why don't you drive out to Napa and send us a few cases of wine
Joy On Saturday, September 26 at 6:27 am
Gorgeous room! I feel like doing some redecorating at home. I like how you're "urologically" unable to leave! Too funny!
Patricia On Saturday, September 26 at 6:29 am
Lucky Duck !!! Enjoy it !
I think it's a great idea to blog all your hotel stays – that will be so interesting.!
Stacy On Saturday, September 26 at 6:29 am
yummy…love the idea of sharing your hotel rooms. Love to see new places and wow did you ever score at this one. Kinda hard to leave or not be disappointed by next room but, you will always have the memory of this one.
Stacy L. On Saturday, September 26 at 6:31 am
Yea….I wouldn't leave that room either! OMG! I want to live there.
Jeanette Mc. On Saturday, September 26 at 6:31 am
Every time I check into a hotel I am waiting for them to say they have to upgrade me! Hasn't happened yet. I'm excited to see all your hotel rooms – I'm taking notes.
Stacy L. On Saturday, September 26 at 6:31 am
p.s. – totally blog your hotel rooms, it's interesting!!
Harmony On Saturday, September 26 at 6:32 am
wow! I want to live there!
Luxmy On Saturday, September 26 at 6:32 am
very very nice. if it were me, i wouldn't venture out of that room either. i want me some nice bathroom and bed in hotels too.
WhiteStone On Saturday, September 26 at 6:34 am
Wow! Shoulda made this trip before you completed the lodge! Surely MM would have loved some of these features. Have a good time in San Fran, Ree!
debcurlydog On Saturday, September 26 at 6:35 am
Wow, what a room…I thought maybe you couldn't go to the conference because the control panel held you hostage i.e. HAL!
PonyFla On Saturday, September 26 at 6:35 am
I adore San Francisco. it's my very favorite city! I'll enjoy it vicariously, if you don't mind.
Last time we went to Walt Disney World, we stayed at the Wilderness Lodge. We got an upgrade as Florida Residents and then, when they noticed it was my birthday at check-in, we got another! Although it was a wonderful room and the service all weekend was fabulous — "Happy Birthday, Miss Pony!" (once it's in the computer, the whole park knows!) it wasn't as jaw-dropping as your upgrade. But did you get free dessert?
rachelpaige On Saturday, September 26 at 6:39 am
awesome! and i love the idea of hotel tours! can't wait for more
Tracie On Saturday, September 26 at 6:40 am
I love hotel rooms too. I am often tempted to just get a room on a random night and whisk my husband away, then I remember the kids
Kathleen On Saturday, September 26 at 6:42 am
Love this idea, PW—-I love seeing your swanky life on the road—all at someone else's expense—how can I get this job? I don't LOVE cooking, so the cookbook is out…..hmmmm….thinking….thinking….
Shelly Muhlig On Saturday, September 26 at 6:42 am
How fun! It is nice to get away and just have some you time. I love the room. I can see why a person would just want to stay in the office all day. lol Have a great time.
Terri in Iowa On Saturday, September 26 at 6:43 am
Wow, cool room! We are staying in a boutique hotel in Boston and will be lucky to have even a third of that space. But that's OK…we're not going there to hang out in the hotel room.
Karen from A Creek in the Back On Saturday, September 26 at 6:53 am
You may never go home! You'll have to rename your blog – The St. Regis Most Awesomest Hotel Room Woman… hmmm… doesn't quite roll off the tongue. Who cares!
Donna On Saturday, September 26 at 6:53 am
Now wherever else you stay has big shoes to fill. Hopefully, your publisher will put you in more swanky places.
girlfriday On Saturday, September 26 at 6:54 am
I too love hotel rooms,but have never stayed in one as nice as this! I wouldn't want to leave either.
By the way, you look very skinny!!
jennifer On Saturday, September 26 at 6:55 am
I thought those hotel rooms were only in movies!
Lynette Sanders On Saturday, September 26 at 6:55 am
Love it! And you are a mess!
Susan On Saturday, September 26 at 6:57 am
Love the room. Thanks for all frequent updates to your site. It is always fun to come to visit.
okfarmerswife On Saturday, September 26 at 6:59 am
Cool! Enjoy your time of solitude. I too, LOVE hotel decor and architecture and have been known to rearrange furniture to work better in the rooms/suites. I will enjoy seeing your postings on your hotel stays.Good luck with the tour!
Debby On Saturday, September 26 at 6:59 am
Maryjt On Saturday, September 26 at 7:03 am
Wow, Wow, Wow! To me opening the door to the hotel room for the first time is a bit like Christmas. I'm always excited to see the reveal so I will be looking forward to your hotel tour on the book tour. Thanks for sharing. And you must have been a very good girl this year.
Ernestine On Saturday, September 26 at 7:03 am
I stayed in a hotel room similar to that in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida but I have to say those wood floors look amazing. I have never stayed in a hotel room with wood floors.
Pattie Miller On Saturday, September 26 at 7:10 am
Wow!!! That's a sweet room!! I too LOVE hotel rooms and love staying in hotels but I have never stayed in one that nice!!! Enjoy!!
BeachMama On Saturday, September 26 at 7:14 am
Wow, that is truly an amazing hotel room. How on earth will you go back to a regular hotel after that. And better still how will get that settee out of there to send to me??
Jane George On Saturday, September 26 at 7:18 am
Oh my, keep those hotel rooms coming, I love to live vicariously! Wish you could find out where the carved panels on the walls come from, are they lit from behind? I love them. I would never want to leave that room.
Cookie On Saturday, September 26 at 7:19 am
Thanks for sharing your sweet "home away from home" Ree! Hope you slept really good last night. I'll be excited to see all the places you stay while your touring… Atlanta's got some really nice places – wish I had connections and could hook you up as well as Cuz did!
Heather On Saturday, September 26 at 7:27 am
Ahh you are on my home turf..how I miss that city…and the clam chowder at the sourdough company on pier 39 lol.
blue-eyes On Saturday, September 26 at 7:28 am
What I wouldn't give to sit by that window with some wine BY MYSELF! no kids, no fighting, no one needing me…
Cathy Shea On Saturday, September 26 at 7:28 am
That's fantastic!!! Have a great time!
talea On Saturday, September 26 at 7:30 am
Wonderful digs!
Now get your tushie outside and go ride a cablecar, preferably hanging from the front side rail — most fun you can have without sex.
Oh, yeah, there are a few other really fun things to do in one of the best cities this country has to offer, but nothing has ever matched the pure glee of going over the top of the hill and seeing the view down to the sea.
I'm simple to please. Your kids would understand.
Ellen On Saturday, September 26 at 7:32 am
Oh Mah Gaw! Oh Mah Gaw! Oh Mah Gaw!
What a room!
talea On Saturday, September 26 at 7:33 am
PS And while you're kyping the settee for the lady above, would you get the chaise in the bedroom for me?
thanks, I'd appreciate it….
April On Saturday, September 26 at 7:37 am
Ohhhhhhhh that bathtub! You hit the jackpot, Ree!
Marsha On Saturday, September 26 at 7:39 am
The Hotel Tour is a great concept and I'll enjoy every post….and the bathtub……
sophie On Saturday, September 26 at 7:39 am
Yesssssssss! Blog about your rooms-what a fantastic idea! I lived in SF for a short while and loved that city. And that room? So jealous.
Kim M. On Saturday, September 26 at 7:43 am
What a cool room! Too bad you turned MM down…I bet your punks would have a lot of fun with that room!
Have fun…we can't wait to hear the details!
Cheryl in Ontario On Saturday, September 26 at 7:43 am
If you are going to show up at the conference in the fluffy hotel bathrobe, try to dress it up a bit. Do they have a matching shower cap?
dorian On Saturday, September 26 at 7:46 am
How about I just come keep your bed warm and cozy for you during your panel discussions?
Brandi K On Saturday, September 26 at 7:48 am
Gorgeous! I wouldn't leave my room either…except that it's San Francisco and I'd so leave my room every day. I LOVE San Francisco. My husband and I went this time last year and I have been dying to go back since…but with the little one due in about 6 weeks I figure it will be quite some time before I can go anywhere. I choose to live vicariously through you now.
Becky in VA On Saturday, September 26 at 7:53 am
You are just full of good ideas, and taking us along to your hotel room is so much fun. I can't wait to see where else "we" will all be going in the next few months. Could you please throw in some pictures of the lovely floral arrangements down in the hotel lobby? Enjoy your private time playing in your little suite – you can sleep when you get home!
Shelly @ Life on the Wild Side On Saturday, September 26 at 7:54 am
Oh my gosh, that's hilarious. That room is the size of my first apartment . . . and I'm not even kidding!
Trese On Saturday, September 26 at 7:58 am
Ree – I love you and your blog….just one issue. You mention frequently about being agoraphobic. If you can get on a plane and fly to another city by yourself, it's hard to believe you are really agoraphobic. Your preference is to stay home with all that's familiar cause that's your comfort zone, but saying you're agoraphobic belittles ones that really are. Just my opinion!
Susan the shoppe owner On Saturday, September 26 at 7:58 am
WOW! I've never been in such a nice hotel room before! Even on my honeymoon!
I think a tour of hotel room decor/set up would be great for the home and garden section of your site! I love walking into hotel rooms! Please include pictures of what sorts of bathroom freebies/toiletries, as well as food options they provide :O)
Ree, you are so cute! Even if you're only leaning up against the wall to steady the camera! You've got cute legs, woman! And such pretty hair, too!
I hope you have fun! I LOVE San Francisco!!!
traci in virginia On Saturday, September 26 at 8:04 am
Wow, great room! The blinds remind me of the ones in the movie The Holiday that Kate Winslet uses! Very fancy–have a great time!
Janet On Saturday, September 26 at 8:05 am
Wow, just wow! I got an upgrade like this once at a conference I was attending. I had two bedrooms, two baths, two TV's, and four (count 'em, four) telephones. All by myself.
laurie mom of 3 On Saturday, September 26 at 8:05 am
Oh my! Don't you just want to bust out in song…..
"Heaven… I'm in heaven,
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak.
And I seem to find the happiness I seek,
When we're upgraded to the penthouse suite."
Jill Knous On Saturday, September 26 at 8:07 am
this is great! I love nice hotel rooms too.
Summer E. On Saturday, September 26 at 8:11 am
That room is crazy!
Sarah On Saturday, September 26 at 8:17 am
Wow….now I'm totally jealous! Love the beautiful pictures!!!
The hotel idea is great…can't wait to see the amazing places you stay while on your book tour.
deb On Saturday, September 26 at 8:18 am
Excuse me for saying this, but I don't like the ultra modern look of such a prestigious, regal hotel. Guess I would be yearning for the more traditional, opulence furnishings.
My husband and I were once upgraded at The Plaza hotel in NYC to a suite that, I swear, was just like the second Home Alone movie. Room 808 overlooked Central Park..had a sitting room, luxurious bedroom, and the most amazing bathroom I've ever seen. All this because The Plaza did not have one dozen roses in our room upon arrival…as my husband ordered. We were living the dream!
Rebekah On Saturday, September 26 at 8:25 am
Ooooh! I'm going to love seeing pics of hotel rooms! My favorite hotel has been The Westin in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Or maybe it was in The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina. Or maybe at the Doral Resort in Palmas del Mar in Puerto Rico. Or maybe….
Christa On Saturday, September 26 at 8:28 am
Awesomness! Reminds me of the time my now husband and I went to Atlantic City and got a surprise upgrade in our room. We ended up with a suite that was bigger than our apartment! I didn't want to leave the room. Ever.
Sheryl On Saturday, September 26 at 8:28 am
Definitely more hotel rooms..good idea !
Linda On Saturday, September 26 at 8:29 am
Sweet! I may have to retract my invitation for you to stay with us in St. Louis. Our blinds are not automatic, and our bathroom shows wear of three grown kids having, well, grown there. However, my husband is a good cook:). Have fun in SF–isn't it just ab fab?
LiteraryOne On Saturday, September 26 at 8:29 am
Wow!! What a great room!! And totally a sweet upgrade!! I love San Francisco!! Everything is great especially the shops!! I hyper-ventalated when I saw three stories of Eddie Bauer!!
P.S. I feel your pain!!! I would leave that bed!!!
Tracey On Saturday, September 26 at 8:31 am
That hotel room is larger than our first house! Enjoy your time away. And the keep the blog posts coming. I'm totally enjoying it!
Alison On Saturday, September 26 at 8:34 am
Best idea ever.
Kathy Stephenson On Saturday, September 26 at 8:34 am
CRAP! I wish you had my phone number. I would have gotten on a plane (without my children) and joined you!
Monie On Saturday, September 26 at 8:35 am
I am so happy for you to have had such a lovely experience at the St. Regis. Upgrades rock!
Debbie St.Germain On Saturday, September 26 at 8:35 am
That is one nice suite, and great view if you like cities, lol.
All I would be thinking about is what if an earthquake hits. I couldn't resist;)
Michelle O'Neil On Saturday, September 26 at 8:35 am
I LOVE this post. You are a riot.
Betsy H On Saturday, September 26 at 8:36 am
#283 The Westin in FT Lauderdale was a weekend get away for my hubby & I….we spent at least 2 weekends a month there after the kids turned 18+ and were still at home…ahhh, the room service, the privacy…oh, those were the days…we don't have but 1 really nice Hotel here in the Knoxville area…but by golly we use as often as we can, so much so that we now have 3 free nights…have a room reserved for next month…
Ree ~ you & MM must come and stay at our Blackberry Farms here in TN…just google this incredible destination, worth its weight in gold…nothing better IMHO, well besides The Plaza…OMG, to die for…the only way to go…
I'm a sucker for very nice, full service Hotels…I'm excited about this idea Ree…show us the "goods"….
LBDDiaries On Saturday, September 26 at 8:36 am
I like the lighted panels when you close the curtains and the separate rooms! I am so glad you got this amazing room – you deserve it for all the hard work you put in to give the rest of us what you do – laughter, warm fuzzies, recipes, beautiful pictures, and stories to share. Thank you!
barbara posten On Saturday, September 26 at 8:40 am
Loved the tour! Keep doing it.
[email protected] On Saturday, September 26 at 8:40 am
forget MM…I 'll come hang with ya and i will leave my kiddo at home!lol!
Janna On Saturday, September 26 at 8:40 am
Sweet upgrade! Enjoy the conference!


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I'm hoping to see Wilson or Marshall eclipse the 100 yard mark in the game (along with the other fellas of course).
42 - 17 Buckeyes
This isn't the first time Urban has dealt with an injured player, and it won't be the last while he is at OSU. I have faith in the team, the staff and the players. Just hope for Braxton's sake he can recover from this whether it is this year or next, godspeed young man.
Let's also not forget, JT isn't exactly a walk-on ... he was a 4 star recruit so it's time to see what he and Herman can do.
Today, Rich Rod just triumphed over the fussy coaches and also made me a fan of his. Bravo coach.
Nothing against the way it's been done, I love going to the Championship games at Massilon and Canton ... but you can't tell me a kid (even if they aren't a Buckeye fan) wouldn't be more pumped to play in the Shoe for a state title?
And on a side note, agreed DJ BYRNES ... I'm not from NE Ohio (NW Ohio) but I've gone to enough of those games to be pretty familiar and it is still confusing / difficult a lot of the time.
Elliot a stud and with the options for RB/WR/TE/Dontre that Braxton will have I just have a gut feeling Elliot is going to shine. That's not to say the other guys aren't going to have big years, hopefully it's a record setting year for him, Wilson and Braxton, time will tell.
I'm angry / sad at the same time, and you article just made me realize exactly why. You never disappoint Ramzy.
Great use of The Big Lebowski ... made me smile.
I don't think my co-workers appreciate the new holes I just put in my cubicle walls.
I know there are people that will have a problem with this, and those are the type of people that probably resemble Paul Finebaum.
Agreed, Warinner is a must keep. He's done an awesome job with the O-Line.
I'm not quite over what happened last Saturday, but as I'm slowly coming out of it .. all of the bright spots ahead are making the transition easier.
It's crazy to think this season is almost at a close ... but I'll be damned if I'm not going to enjoy the hell out of an Orange Bowl victory over Clemson. And when that game clock hits zero it's on to the next one, the beginning of the 2014 season!
I'm still stuck somewhat between Denial and Anger ... sorry I suck at hurdles.
EDIT: When I say suck, I mean I keep thinking I've cleared the first stage only to realize my feet have fumbled it up again, I've regressed back to denial and am starting over out of pride. This one could take a while, hope I'm through each by Jan. 3rd.
Hulk Hogan, a true American Hero.
I think they are changing the name of the award to the:
B1G Usually Iowa or Some Other Semi-Successful Season Coach of the Year Award
It's wordy but it fits the trend of winners.
I've never been happier with a GIF file than at this very moment.
Thank God these monstrosities won't be worn by our young men for the foreseeable future.
I would listen to that every single day.
There hasn't been a finer first comment to any thread ... ever.
Disappointed .... yeah of course who wouldn't be with a 25 game win streak and an offense that is starting to look like it was supposed to all season.
But the Granddaddy of Them All isn't a bad consolation.
It's amazing to see a young man with his talent except his actions, take the punishment and then prove to his coaches, his teammates, his family, his friends and all of us fans that he loves this game and the University. He made his mistakes, paid the price and is now showing how much of a true man he is by not denying his faults and excelling on the field.
All that seriousness aside ... forget Marshawn Lynch and his "Beast Mode" ... the real best is named El Guapo and is putting together a highlight reel senior season, improving his draft stock, and all the while helping lead this team to victory each and every week.
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If you haven't heard yet, I am kickstarting my very first cookbook. Yup, you've asked for it and here it is! The very first official cookbook from Cooking Stoned.
It's called Holidazed and it's your survival guide for the holiday season.
Chock full of original drink recipes, the 60-page cookbook will feature festive creations using seasonal and organic ingredients, my take on the classics, fan favorites from here and other boozy concoctions like my spiked ice creams and spicy popsicles. Don't worry, I'll help you soak up all that booze with some small plates, appetizers and some of my secret hangover cures.
Here is the first recipe I completed for the book, a Wine-Poached Pear Martini. This cocktail not only makes your house smell like Christmas, it tastes like it too! Swimming with clove, star anise, orange and more, you are going to want this drink recipe for you holiday party!
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You have to laugh. The whole idea that any food writer might have $4 million dollars…well, you know.
But the lawsuit wasn't very funny at all to John Mitzewich, except at first, when he thought it was a joke, like the Seinfeld episode where Jerry and George steal a limo.
Mitzewich writes for About.com as the American Food expert. The New York Times owns About.com, a fact that gives Mitzewich excellent press credentials.
A few years ago, Mitzewich accepted an invite to attend Toast to the Coast, a food and wine event in Atlantic City. He took a red-eye to Philadelphia, where a limo driver was supposed to pick him up and drive him to the event. Except when he arrived, he couldn't find a guy in a uniform holding up a card with his name on it. Instead, Mitzewich found was a guy holding up a card with the name of the managing editor of Wine Enthusiast.
Mitzewich knew that he was the only invitee flying into Philadelphia. Everyone else, including the Wine Enthusiast editor, was flying into New York. So he took the limo, and off they went. Mitzewich wrote a nice story about the event, and everyone seemed happy.
Mitzewich, also a video blogger on You Tube and on his own blog, Food Wishes, filmed the limo driver and the limo with a good-natured voiceover, and put the video on his blog. (Don't look for it because it's no longer there.)
Soon afterwards, Mitzewich received a letter from the limo company, alleging he stole the limo and asking him to pay $385 for the ride, plus $4 million for defamation of character, interference with the limo contract, and invasion of privacy. He took down the video.
Two years later, after hiring an attorney, Mitzewich settled. He had told the limo company, over and over, that he did nothing wrong, and they weren't ever going to get a dime. And they didn't. So here's what they agreed to: Mitzewich will run an ad for the limo company on his blog for six months. So far, the limo company has not sent the materials.
35 Responses to "Food Writer Settles $4 Million Lawsuit"
Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous.
I love this story. Who hasn't wanted to do that. But this story is so sad for so many reasons. First, it is the Limo's driver's responsibility to be sure they have the right person. I believe there is no law that says you cannot walk up to one of these guys and say "Let's Go" and just leave. If they do not check the identity, that is their fault. This would be as stupid as a rental car company handing the keys to a car to someone because they said they were the person named on the reservation. They check!
Secondly, if the videos he shot were "out in public", then he can display anything he wants as long as he has not modified them to tell a lie. In defamation of character, truth is a rock solid defense. And if the car drives around on public streets, then anything shot in the public can be displayed on a website. If they object to say, their logo showing on the video, then they should remove the logo from the side of the car! If I can film it on the streets, and as long as I am not charging for admission, too bad! And seriously, invasion of who's privacy? The driver obviously knew he was being filmed, and the car is on pubic streets.
And if he did indeed interfered with a contract, then they can sue for the cost of the contract, not $4 Million. Did the Limo company imply that this other person DID show up after all?
And what about the Limo that did not show up. Can he now sue them for "interference with the limo contract" as well? Maybe they can be an accessory to the case!
Talk about an abusive law suit. What a waste of time.
Such silliness. I met John at IFBC and he seemed to be about the nicest guy you could ever want to meet. Why these boneheads thought they should try to extract $4M out of him, I can't imagine.
While I agree that the lawsuit seems excessive, Mitzewich is certainly culpable at some level. He knowingly accepted a ride that wasn't intended for him. How hard would it have been to take a cab (or God forbid, public transit or Supershuttle)? If the limo is for the editor of Wine Spectator and you're not the editor of Wine Spector, find your own ride. I haven't seen the video, but filming the limo driver in a closed, hired car (not public space, nor is it a breaking news event) and releasing it publicly without a signed waiver and/or company consent isn't such a good idea. Such issues are covered in basic newswriting courses in every j-school in the country…..if he had conducted himself within professional standards, he wouldn't have been the recipient of a lawsuit. Or is he not a journalist after all, despite his "excellent press credentials"….
OK, he accepted someone else's ride. Both he AND the company (via their driver) are equally responsible here for not checking ID's.
And I happen to see the video. If anything, he made the Limo company look good. The driver was courteous and prompt, the service shown was excellent, the car was beautiful and clean, and the few seconds shot inside the car showed a fancy interior, clean, with a well stocked supply of beverages and snacks. Everything was shot in a public space, including the car, except for the inside. As for the inside being a "non-public" space, you can see pictures of the inside of a limo by typing "inside limo" into Google images (470,000 results), and nothing shot inside the car made anyone look bad at all. The driver was NOT visible in the video, only the back area of the car. Also, no company logo was visible inside the car, so this could have been shot anywhere.
Nothing in the film made anyone look bad except for the driver, who didn't ask for ID. If I had not known the story, it looked like more of a commercial for the limo company, as it looked good. Since you speak of "j-school" then you know as well as anyone that truth is a defense, and the libel or slander must cause one to be shunned or avoided, or hurt in their business. I do not think this video could be shown to do either! This was a nuisance suit plan and simple, because the limo company felt slighted, and was "going to show him." Personally, I find the suit disgusting! To the limo company: Send him a bill for the ride and fees, and get over yourself!
Gee, maybe John should put up that part of the video for the advertisement they wanted!
The limo company went after him because of the deep pockets of the companies that own his content.
Hello this is the accused, John Mitzewich!
Sorry, I'm out in business and only have the phone so I will respond with more later. Just want to be clear NO ONE was decieved at any point. The video is edited to look that way as an inside "constanza" joke with Tim and the other reporters. That's why I never posted on Youtube.
I had the driver walk over to me to get that shot. He knew the ride must be mine before he invited me along. I knew i was the only writer coming from CA, and that all the other reporters, including Tim M were coming from NY the next day. No theft occured, or was attempted at any time. The limo company obviously never even interviewed the driver or they would have known all this. More later!
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Oh Chef John. I heart you, don't change a thing! Sometimes life is an improv comedy show, not a well scripted planned out and rehearsed play. People need to lighten up, and most of all stop being so lawsuit happy and greedy. xo
Okay, I'm home on a real keyboard!
Yes, while I didn't really steal anything (nor would I ever consider it), this is a great excuse to discuss releases and the dangers of filming in public. I didn't have him sign anything, but I made sure before filming that the driver knew who I was, and knew I was going to edit the footage into a funny video montage as part of my trip recap.
A few other comments: I didn't know Tim M personally when I arrived. I only knew all the other writers on the press list were coming in a limo from NYC the next day. So, when I saw that his name was given to the limo company in error, I put 2 and 2 together and assumed (correctly) I would be meeting him the next day. Luckily, he was, as I had hoped, a big Seinfeld fan!
Also, to those of you feeling bad for me that I had to hire a lawyer to fight such a ridiculous case, rest easy. I didn't spend anything! A friend of my blog, and prince of a man, Nils, helped me pro bono, and read over all the letters I sent to the limo co. and court. He is the real hero of the story and thanks to him everything worked out.
My favorite part of the suit was the part where the limo company said they were forced to send a limo back to the airport hours later to save a stranded Tim M. Really? You mean the guy that was in NY that day.
Bottom line: Be Careful!!!!
Celeste, hopefully now you know I didn't mislead the driver or take a ride I knew wasn't mine. Also, journalism had nothing to do with this. I wasn't filming as a journalist. I wasn't working at the time. This video was done as a joke between friends, posted on my personal blog, and not part of any official coverage. I have no idea how the limo company even found it since their name was never used – anywhere, even now. Had they simply asked the driver, or the hotel PR dept. what had happened, they would have never sued. Instead, they did no research, and IMO were simply hoping I was some rich celeb foodie (i wish) who would pay to save the embarrassment.
Thanks for clarifying–as I said in my initial post, I didn't see the video. But your response raises an interesting point: you claim you "weren't working at the time". If you're entirely freelance, this is true. But if you're a salaried employee traveling for work, it's a different matter. Anyway, kudos to you for following up with the matter and discussing it in a forum like this one.
What a great story! And their settlement terms? He must have had one helluva lawyer to think up something that creative.
John – am I missing something here? ARE you the Editor of Wine Enthusiast? Is your name really whatever was on the sign and you write under an assumed name?And I am confused by the comment that you ACCEPTED a ride meant for someone else. Did the driver come over and offer the ride to you? If so, you are in the clear. But, if you misrepresented your credentials and yourself, then …. and the cost of a taxi ride is no excuse. Seems like a joke where only you recognized the punch line. Doesn't mean it isn't funny, just that you need to know your audience a bit better.
Seinfeld – well, I didn't watch that show so much, so I can't really say if this was just a Seinfeldesque prank. And I don't think Press Credentials enter into this much here. I could be the King of Spain and it wouldn't look any better for me if made off with Queen Elizabeth's coach – even if I knew she was grouse hunting that day.
Good post again Dianne. You really make us think and take a stand, don't you?? And I think I am standing more close to Celeste than I am to the rest of the bus line.
Karen, yes, you are missing something major!!
Not sure if you read the above comments I left, but I didn't accept a ride intended for someone else!! The ride was intended for me, the limo was sent for me, and I was the rightful rider!! Tim's name on the sign was a clerical error, and once the driver realized I was the rightful (and obvious) rider he welcomed me along. I didn't trick the driver waiting for another.
So to answer your question, "did the driver come over and offer the ride to you? " Yes, once I listed my flight number, the host who ordered the ride, and the event I was covering, and he realized he simply had the wrong name, he grabbed my bags and away we went!
Not sure where everyone is getting the idea that I impersonated someone to get this ride. Not the case. There was no one else to pick up.
Hi John-
Thanks for the clarification – that changes the entire story, doesn't it? Just goes to show that:
1. I should read the article more closely ( I will go back and re-read to see where I missed all the info about how you actually got the ride and the fact that it was a mutual decision to have some fun)
2 I should click all the links to get the rest of the story
3. I shouldn't jump to what is a seemingly natural conclusion.
Enough on my shortcomings here. This is a post about you and your exciting adventures into the legal realm and I wish there were more to read! And I would love to have seen the film.
Dianne, Yes! the owners of the company were the only ones who didn't know what really happened, and obviously didn't bother to find out — they just saw a chance at some easy money. Little did they know! 😉
Oh John, how I wish you would have told this story over dinner last weekend! I love being struck dumb by tales of greed between courses.
Hi, Dianne… that's a really 'open-eyed' topic. It shows there's alway some traps out there lurking at innocent people, no matter how hard we tried to avoid such thing. Lucky for John, he has friends to counter the lawsuit!
To John, glad all this over for you, John…lots of hugs! I read all the way down this site to find out what's the commotion about while I'm out traveling for months!
@ Nate…I agreed with you
I'm glad this worked out for John, but I think its the paragraph that states:
***Mitzewich knew that he was the only invitee flying into Philadelphia. Everyone else, including the Wine Enthusiast editor, was flying into New York. So he took the limo, and off they went. Mitzewich wrote a nice story about the event, and everyone seemed happy.***
I had a bit of trouble realizing, as others here have, that this was a 'clerical error' and that John wasn't just taking someone else's limo. Sorry to say Diane, but I think John told the story a bit better with more details, and wherever you got the story from left out some pertinent details about the driver being in on this joke.
Do you have a source to where you found out that the suit settled? Just asking, because it seems many of us have an issue with the driver not asking for ID.
However, this is good stuff…the whole idea about filming in public and permissions and what you learn in 'j-school' is great to review.
In this day and age though, its fair to say that most bloggers and video makers haven't gone to journalism school. Anyone with access to the internet and a video camera can call themselves a writer and actually make money at it, so the finer details of the profession may go ignored and ignorance be claimed, though not hold water in the eyes of the law.
ARE YOU F'ING KIDDING ME? A limo company sued John for $4m because he took their limo? This world makes me very sad sometimes. That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
Sorry, Dianne, I was confused about what actually happened, as well. Thanks, John, for filling us in on all the details…interesting story! Glad to hear it all turned out okay.
About five years ago I was in a parking lot and I rolled into a cab. I mean I was going less than five miles an hour. The cab driver took all my info – but it was dumb. First, because I didn't do any damage. Second, because there were little scrapes and dings all the way around this cab. Probably dozens of them.
Imagine my surprise when a week later I got a letter demanding 400-something dollars for the "damages." I sent 'em a letter back telling them to go pound sand and that there were dings and scrapes all over the cab before I ever encountered it. I never heard from them again. I guess they send these letters out just to see if anyone is gullible enough to actually pay.
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10/12/13 – The women's soccer team picked up a key conference victory as the Saints won on the road at Cornerstone 2-0. The win improved the Saints record to 4-1 in the WHAC and to 8-3 overall, while the Golden Eagles fell to 7-4-1 on the season and to 3-1-1 in league play. The victory has the Saints positioned in second in the WHAC race.
After a heart breaking, double overtime loss to Davenport on Wednesday; the Saints knew they had to have a short memory going into a pivotal match-up with Cornerstone. Coach Fales had his troops focused and ready to play.
The two teams were locked in defensive struggle until Claire Krohn placed the ball over the keepers head to give the Saints the 1-0 lead. Krohn picked the perfect spot to score her first career goal in an Aquinas uniform. An insurance goal was added by Leeann Latsch during the 84 minute of play to ice the 2-0 victory. Latsch's sixth of the season was assisted on by freshman Cami Baker.
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On May 12th, the Delaware Tourism Office and Cabinet Secretary Alan Levin commemorated National Travel and Tourism Week by unveiling the Delaware Wine and Ale Trail. A Delaware Wine and Ale Trail Coalition was initiated by the Delaware Tourism Office to capitalize on the growing craft brew and wine industries and to collectively promote Delaware's notable craft brew and wine venues.
"Small business is the backbone of the State's economy, and craft breweries and wineries have a
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Reunion Ladies Activities is derived of volunteer women interested in preserving our homemaking heritage. This group is associated with the Manitoba Threshermen's Reunion, and functions only during the four day festival.
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The craft display contains live demonstrations of carding and spinning, loom weaving, rug braiding and cloth, sewing on a treadle machine and handmade lace making. A "quilting bee" is ongoing with the finished quilt usually being raffled.
A daily vintage fashion show has proven to be extremely popular. The late afternoon presentation includes men's, women's and children's clothing from era 1800 to 1950.
One can cool off with delicious ice cream cones or browse through our souvenirs. On sale is homemade soap, craft and quilt directions, cookbooks, pens, mugs, etc.
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Providence. He led the Friars to a 319-164 record during his
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I'M SO HAPPY; I could cry. But...
As some of may know, my horse and I have had some issues reguard the pasture. Today I went to halter him, he ran and I stood there. I turned my back and stood firm. I was NOT going to chase him. Soon, he walked right to me with his head down ready to be caught. I was so proud.
(My dad can never catch him though, does anyone know why this is?)
He will not come to my dad. He always runs.
I hope you gave him a big reward when he came for his halter! That's great.
As for running away from your Dad -- I'm sure it's something that your Dad is doing that is hurting or threatening the horse. Powers of observation will be the first port of call. It could be at the time of haltering or later and the horse knows that its not going to be a nice time when he goes with Dad for whatever reason.
And some horses just have their favorite people. I had a very opinionated mare several years ago that would only allow particular people to catch her. All I had to do sometimes was step into the pasture and start walking, and the moment she stopped grazing and saw me, she came straight to me (running if she was in the back of the pasture) while I stopped and waited. Halter in full view, wanting to me to catch her. At the same time, she would play the game of catch me if you can with others. Horses can be particular of who they like and who they don't. Could be because they don't trust that person, or they feel like they can get away with that behavior.
Glad that your horse chose to come to you, it is certainly an occasion to celebrate when you have had to work to get to this point. Congratulations! :D
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Five Sheboygan North High School students have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) Exams.
The College Board's Advanced Placement Program offers students the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to receive college credit, advanced placement or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 18 percent of the more than 1.6 million high school students in more than 16,000 secondary schools worldwide took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.
Students took the AP Exams in May 2008 after completing challenging college-level courses at their high schools. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on a student's performance on AP Exams.
At North High School one student, Zhexi Wang, qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
North High student, Benjamin Simmons, qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.
Three North High students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Kristen Glodosky, Dylan Huebner and Zachary Schlieder.
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Here's a rough render of the upcoming BMW M4 Coupe (F82) based on the revealed F32 4 Series Coupe Concept and incorporating bumper from the M6, hood bump from the current M3, side gill from the 1M, and more aggressive sideskirts.
BMW Motorsport returned to the DTM in 2012 after almost 20 years away, and the results in its comeback year exceeded all expectations. Canadian driver Bruno Spengler won the drivers' title, BMW Team Schnitzer finished in top spot in the team standings, and BMW claimed the manufacturers' honours.
BMW M GmbH is celebrating this success with the unveiling of the BMW M3 DTM Champion Edition. Mimicking the looks of Spengler's racing car, this special-edition model is available exclusively in Frozen Black metallic, while the carbon flaps … CONTINUED
Agency Power has released its carbon fiber aero parts for the F10 M5. Available are two different style carbon fiber hoods, a carbon fiber CSL style trunk, and a carbon fiber finned diffuser.
These parts are 2×2 carbon fiber weave and clear coated.
MotorSport Magazine was in attendance with us at the 40 Years of M Event at the Nurburgring, where BMW revealed the BMW M6 Gran Coupe and BMW M3 DTM Champion Edition.
Available for us to drive was an assortment of modern and classic BMW M models and MotorSport Magazine took the opportunity to put together a series of back to back video/sound clips of the E92 M3 GTS, E90 M3 CRT, E46 M3 CSL, and the 1M Coupe.
Final official numbers have been released on the Manhart Manhart Racing MH5 S Biturbo F10 M5 and it comes in at an impressive 646 HP (475 kW) and 570 lb-ft (773 Nm) torque [a +86hp / +68 lb-ft gain over stock] . Top speed is now 196 mph (316 km/h).
All this power is generated from its ECU software tune, MHR carbon fiber air intake system, downpipes (can be ordered with catalytic converters) and sports exhaust system with 90mm tail pipes (video below).
This particular MH5 S … CONTINUED
Our member artists continue to give us potential previews of the 2014 BMW 4 Series with some great digital renders. Harold Wood has put together these speculative preview of the F32 4 Series Coupe, F33 4 Series Convertible, F32 4 Series Alpina B4, and F82 M4 coupe.
Seeing the 2014 M3 Sedan (F80) in the harsh winter of northern Sweden this time of the year for cold weather testing is no surprise. Nor is seeing the prototype at a gas station being refueled.
But, the type of fuel that this F80 M3 test car was being filled with by its driver was certainly surprising. An astute witness captured these images at a gas station in Kode, Sweden, while witnessing the test driver of the M3 refueling the car with E85 ethanol fuel (a … CONTINUED
The Stig drives the BMW F10 M5 against Jeremy Clarkson and James May in their American luxury classic cars in an entertaining segment from the Top Gear's The Worst Car In the History of the World special.
Jeremy Clarkson and James May praise the E92 M3 coupe during a segment in the just released Top Gear special "Top Gear: The Worst Car In The History Of The World."
While piloting a Santorini Blue M3 coupe around the track, Clarkson declares the E90/E92 M3 as pretty much perfect. Have a looksie inside – the segment starts at 18:15 of the video.
The new BMW M3 (F80) sedan will arrive in 2014, but what should it be like? Steve Sutcliffe puts three of its predecessors through their paces at Brands Hatch to find the perfect ingredients.
The IND F10 M5 engine bay gets a carbon fiber makeover with the GruppeM Ram Air Intake System. Not only does it look the part, but in previous tests by Studie Japan, this carbon fiber air intake system recorded peak gains of +15 HP and +30 lb-ft torque over stock.
On the GruppeM intake for the BMW F10 M5, the factory ductwork and airboxes are replaced with heat-shielding carbon fiber with enhanced inlets to capture the maximum amount of air. Lower intake air temperatures … CONTINUED
Watch this excellent Grand Theft Auto style live action short film featuring the BMW M3 (E93 convertible), titled "RISE".
The ever persistent rumors of a BMW supercar surfaces again. This time, Automobile claims that a 600+ hp BMW M8 supercar is headed for a 2016 debut (to celebrate BMW's 100th anniversary).
Although BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer is said to be ambivalent on the idea of a supercar, BMW M President Dr. Friedrich Nitschke remains dogged on the project while getting creative by considering the production of the M8 on the same carbon fiber / aluminum platform as the i8 hybrid electric sports car. This would … CONTINUED
G-POWER has posted the first images and preliminary info on its M6 F13 "Bi-Tronik III" upgrade program, featuring:
• G-POWER Bi-Tronik III with 640HP (+80hp increase). Like on their F10 M5, the G-Power tune ups boost while managing fuel and ignition parameters, as well as managing torque figures during the shifting process for reduced stress on transmission.
• G-POWER coilover suspension RS
• G-POWER SILVERSTONE RS wheels 21″
• (optional) G-POWER Carbon braking … CONTINUED
Have a gander at this F10 M5 painted in Lamborghini's Grigio Telesto grey, which made its debut at the 2012 SEMA show earlier this month. Full list of specs:
year | 2013
make | BMW
chasis | F10
model | M5
engine | 4.4I V8 S63B44B
original color | ALPINE WHITE
new color | GRIGIO TELESTO (LAMBORGHINI COLOR)
brakes | OEM M5 BREMBO BRAKES REFINISHED IN ORANGE
suspension | KW COILOVER KIT V3 w/ EDC DELETE BUNDLE
exhaust | MEISTERSCHAFT GTC w/ (ELECTRIC VALVE CONTROL) … CONTINUED
Watch the BMW M6 Coupe race from 0 to 60 over paper to create unique autographs for M fans nationwide. Get a behind the scenes look at how Matt Mullins, Chief Driving Instructor of the BMW Performance Driving School, ink, and the BMW M6 Coupe created the M Print.
The following race from the November 2012 Airstrip Attack featured a ESS VT600 Supercharged M3 vs 335i RB Turbos.
The following race featured a ESS VT600 Supercharged M3 vs C6 Z06 w/ headers and cams. Check out the result in the video.
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With so much attention being given to Denver foreclosures and the underwater homes, much of the good news has been overlooked for the past few months. And while we're not in a full blown housing recovery, we have been seeing a slow uptick in housing data and prices for homes throughout the Denver metro area.
THis article in the Denver Business Journal highlights two important points: 1.) Year over year prices have decreased, but 2.) Month over month prices have increased 2 months in a row. This is very encouraging.
From The Denver Business Journal:
But Denver home prices rose 1.4 percent in May from the previous month, above the 20-city composite growth rate of 1 percent.
It was Denver's second straight month-over-month price gain, and April's 1.5 percent price rise from March was Denver's first monthly gain in 10 months.
All but four of the 20 cities covered by the Case-Shiller report also saw monthly price rises.
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Super Bowl Champion Malcolm Butler is a truly talented cornerback in the NFL, quite possibly one of the best of all time. Aside from a Super Bowl XLIX win with the New England Patriots, Butler was a key factor in the 2014 AFC Championship as well. Most commonly known for his deflection at the goal line that lead the Pats to victory over the Seahawks, Butler is extremely talent and powerful on the field.