Sr. Web Producer's Blog

I have had some friends who have called off weddings and it was never pretty.. but the ring was a pretty easy issue.

But it seems that it isn't always the case. Take a look at these court cases where there was a huge battle over the bling!

A "What happens to the engagement ring when the wedding falls through?" court case went all the way to the state Court of Appeals. The trial court held that the passing of the ring is a gift and that the woman should keep it even if the marriage falls through.

But the appeals court said the ring should go back to the guy who bought it because while it is a gift, the gift is conditional. An engagement ring is given in contemplation of marriage, and is therefore a conditional gift. If the marriage "for whatever reason" does not occur, the giver gets the ring back," the court said.

In the ruling, you will see some very interesting cases on which the Tennessee court built its decision.

The Tennessee court leaned in on a decision from Kansas which included this passage:

[i]n the absence of a contrary expression of intent, it is logical that
engagement rings should be considered, by their very nature,
conditional gifts given in contemplation of marriage. Once it is
established the ring is an engagement ring, it is a conditional gift.

And in 1997, an Indiana court said:
In our society, an engagement ring � i.e., a gift incidental to an
engagement � is the symbol and token of a couple�s agreement to
marry. As such, marriage is an implied condition of the transfer of
title to the ring and, thus, the gift does not become absolute until the
marriage occurs. Put another way, marriage is a condition precedent
before ownership of an engagement ring vests in the done.

And in 2005, a Wisconsin court ruled:
We find the conditional gift theory particularly appropriate when the
contested property is an engagement ring. The inherent symbolism of
this gift forecloses the need to establish an express condition that
marriage will ensue.

Ok... So I am a big Tennessee fan that is pretty much a given.

But Saturday night Mitchell was laid out on the field and Cal fans were cheering play football.

The kid didn't move for at least 10 minutes and we finally saw movement from him as he was being carted off the field. Too me that is poor sportsmanship.

If there is a player down on the  field you don't yell keep playing football.. you wait and see what is wrong with him.

Of course there were people protesting in trees at the game.

 It was a great game until then. Ya, Tennessee had no defense but hopefully they will get it between now and Florida.

 

 

It has been quite a few years since Marshall was the dominate team in the NCAA division 1 team but they made the move to the MAC and have since fallen off the map. They aren't a bad team but they aren't dominate like they were when they were division 1.

I guess we will see what happens to App State in the next few years... They have clinched the National Championship for their division for the last two years.

By the way if you missed the  Michigan vs. App State  game on Saturday you have to watch the highlights!! IT was a great game!!

 

Hello, friends. We will be doing network maintenance beginning at 10 p.m. on Thursday that will last for approximately 6 hours. During this time you will be unable to blog. Sorry about the inconvenience and thanks for your patience!

Most of us have our favorite NFL team.

We live for the Sundays where we can sit around with our closest friends and watch games all day long. When I lived in Tennessee my friends has a very interesting display so we wouldn't miss a moment of any game.

They would gather all the TV's in the house and set them up so everyone could watch their team. We would still miss a game or two but it was amusing when people would start yelling at one tv and others were screaming at another tv.

I am looking forward to my falls filled with football!! Saturdays are reserved for watching The University of Tennessee do a little damage in the SEC and Sunday's are for the Bengals and hoping they are better than they were last year.

Who is your favorite team and why??

We would love to find out who people are cheering for!!

 

We know it is summer and lots of teenagers are taking part in summer camps and jobs.

We here at Fox 13 and MyFOXUtah.com want to know what you are doing!!
Just shoot a short little video tape and upload it here http://videoupload.myfoxutah.com/ and we will share it with everyone!! There is one rule you have to be 13-years-old and have a lot of fun with it!!

While most people aren't excited about the triple digits, I can honestly say I love them!

I can't wait for the weekend because it gives me the perfect chance to head up to the mountains and cool off and not freeze. 

I hope that everyone enjoys their week and hits the mountains to enjoy the great outdoors.

As we all know Paris Hilton was released from Jail after just three days. The jail cited health issues and now she is being confined to her home for the next 40 days. A Hilton mansion, that doesn't sound rough!! And I am not sure that she won't learn her lesson about driving drunk. Should we start guessing when she will get behind the wheel and start driving again.

They are holding her to a completely different standard then the rest of us. Have you all ever noticed that they all seem to get off easy. If anyone of us were caught regularly breaking the
law a Judge wouldn't hesitate to throw us behind bars.

 

 

 

Why does it feel like every time mother nature throws something at us people forget how to drive?

 It doesn't matter what state you are in whenever the roads are wet it seems that people just want to crawl!

 Just go the speed limit and try to keep it moving. If you want to crawl down the interstate get in the right hand land and stay out of the left one!

That is my rant! I am sure that my commute home will be just as bad.


 

We are warming up this weekend! It is going to creep into the 90's.

What do you all do during the summer to stay cool? Head to the mountains? Head out of town?

Or are you just lucky enough to live in St. George and enjoy the triple digits as much as I do?

Fox 13 and MyFOXUtah.com are teaming up to put together the hottest High School Video site in the country.

 

Tired of looking at little video players online? This site will include broadcast quality video playback, drag and drop video upload capabilities online editing suite and more. Think big, think bold, that’s FOX JOX

 

As a FoxJox, you will have the ability to publish your videos for all to see on MYFOXUTAH.COM

 

Shoot great work and you never know it may even end up on air.

 

How do you get to the FOXJOX site? Friday, May 18, go to MyFOXUtah.com and click on sports… then in the left hand column you will see a button that says FOXJOX. Click it and start uploading your video!

 

Some tips on shooting great video and highlights:

1. Try and get a steady shot.
2. Make sure you tell us who wins!
3. Make your highlights short. On air we usually only get to play 30 seconds.
4. Don’t try and upload the whole game!! It won’t work.

 

We look forward to your schools highlights on MyFOXUtah.com

 

 

 

 

10 Most-Used Computer Passwords
 The new PC Magazine lists them:

     1. password
      2. 123456
     3. qwerty
      4. abc123
      5. letmein
      6. monkey
      7. myspace1
      8. password1
      9. blink182
     10. (your first name)

Here is some Cheap gas prices from around the valley. They may not be accurate because of the ever changing prices. 

 

COSTCO Murray Thu
4:44 PM djgunrunner
5201 S INTERMOUNTIAN DR Sam's Club Salt Lake City - South Fri
8:21 AM draynub
1901 South 300 West Costco Salt Lake City - South Thu
11:39 AM IEEE
1818 South 300 West sam's club Murray Thu
9:02 AM rxwalter
6525 s state st 7-Eleven Salt Lake City - South Thu
7:22 AM Banzai2U
114 W. 1300 So. 7-Eleven Salt Lake City - Central Fri
4:52 PM UT Ray
1700 South & Main 7-Eleven Salt Lake City - South Thu
4:26 PM jlms_qkw
11 E 1700 S Sinclair Draper Thu
8:18 AM Chachkesal
114th So & 7th East (Harmon's) Tesoro Sandy Wed
7:31 PM fatdosl
151 West 10600 South Maverik Draper Wed
7:31 PM fatdosl
11400 South & 700 East Sinclair Salt Lake City - East Thu
4:44 PM djgunrunner

 from http://www.saltlakegasprices.com/

Ok so I crossed this on the wire and found it very interesting. New Meat CUTS!!

The development of better butchering techniques in recent years has created new cuts of beef. Here's what you need to know:

Flatiron

Source: Chuck (the meat between the neck and the shoulder blade)

Use: A very tender steak that does well when cooked quickly and

used in fajitas and stir-fries.

Petite tender

Source: Chuck (the meat between the neck and the shoulder blade)

Use: Roasting and grilling

Ranch steak

Source: Chuck (the meat between the neck and the shoulder blade)

Use: Quick cooking on the grill, in a skillet or under the

broiler. Often cut into strips.

Western griller

Source: Bottom round (the back of the thigh)

Use: A tough steak that is best for stews or grinding for

burgers

Source: National Cattlemen's Beef Association