26 The Queens Courier • november 14, 2013 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com LOVE IS IN THE NUMBERS BY CRISTABELLE TUMOLA [email protected] Love was in the numbers for several Queens couples who chose the popular sequential wedding date of 11/12/13 to tie the knot. Jonathan Rosa, 24 and Dina Acevedo, 33, of Middle Village didn’t know Tuesday, November 12 was significant when they decided to get married on that day, but when they found out they were excited. “It’s like lottery numbers,” said Acevedo. The pair, who has been together for almost four years and got engaged in January 2012, had several family members along as they tied the knot Tuesday morning at Queens Borough Hall. There is another bonus to getting married on the date, said the couple. “I thought about it and it would be easy to remember the anniversary,” said Rosa. Alcides Mercado, 33, and Jessica Cruz, 32, another couple who got married at Queens Borough Hall that day, were planning their wedding for Friday, but decided to switch to November 12 after they found out about the date’s importance just a day earlier. The Ridgewood pair have been together for 11 years and engaged for six years, but decided to finally get married in a simple ceremony at Queens Borough Hall because they want to buy a home soon. Despite the practical reasons for the wedding and the last minute ceremony, they still found romance in the day. “I think the snow gives a story to tell,” Cruz said about the day’s weather. “I’m happy that it’s finally official,” she said. Queens, and the rest of the country, is likely to see a sharp increase in marriages on November 12. David’s Bridal estimated that more than 3,000 brides would marry on 11/12/13, a 722 percent increase when compared to last year. “Iconic dates have become a trend in the United States, reaching new heights when over 65,000 couples tied the knot on 07/07/07,” said Brian Beitler, chief marketing officer for David’s Bridal. “11/12/13 is a sequential pattern, and we have learned that couples love dates that have patterns. The last consecutive series of the century will occur next year, 12/13/14. It falls on a Saturday, so we predict this date could reach recordbreaking numbers.” THE COURIER/Photo by Cristabelle Tumola Alcides Mercado and Jessica Cruz decided to switch their wedding date at the last minute because of the significance of 11/12/13. “Ben’s Is Hanukkah Headquarters!” © 2013 Ronald M. Dragoon Hanukkah Family Dinner for 6 2 qts. Chicken Noodle Soup 6 Matzo Balls 1 qt. Side Salad (Choose 1) Cole Slaw • Health • Cucumber 1 lb. 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Catering Hotline: 1-800-344-BENS We Deliver Anywhere Legally Speaking By: Scott Baron, Attorney at Law SLIDE, ZOOM, BANG Advertorial Q: Last summer, I visited a water park, with my wife and son. One of its attractions is a drop slide. People ride down the water slide on an inflated inner tube. The tube exits into a 50-foot long splash pool. After exiting the drop slide, my tube traveled at a high rate of speed across the entire length of the pool. I collided with the stairs at the other end. I was propelled from the tube and landed on the cement that surrounds the pool. A: The Park is likely to argue that you assumed the risk of your injuries, by voluntarily riding down this water slide. If there were any safety devices, the Park will probably contend that you failed to use them. Also, the Park will seek to determine whether your weight was in excess of a weight limitation that was imposed for this water slide. In your favor, there may well be plenty of evidence of the Park’s negligence. Your attorney will strive to show that neither the water level of the splash pool nor the water flow on the slide was at its proper setting. Perhaps neither had even been checked, on the day of the accident. Perhaps the Park had never given you its instruction, “Sit all the way down into the tube! Hold the handles for the length of the ride! Once you hit the pool, pull on the handles and lean back to slow down!” Perhaps the Park should even have given you a bigger tube – allowing your body to drag deeper in the water, so as to reduce buoyancy. In addition, your attorney will argue strenuously that you did not assume the risk. The dangerous condition posed by this ride was unique – over and above the usual dangers that are inherent in riding down a water slide. The risks to which you were exposed were not fully comprehensible and perfectly obvious. You did not assume this risk. The law responds to changed conditions; exceptions and variations abound. Here, the information is general; always seek out competent counsel This article shall not be construed as legal advice. The law responds to changed conditions; exceptions and variations abound. Here, the information is general; always seek out competent counsel.This article shall not be construed as legal advice Copyright © 2013 Scott Baron & Associates, P.C. All rights reserved. 159-49 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, New York 11414 1750 Central Park Ave, Yonkers, NY 10710 718-738-9800, 914-337-9800, 1-866-927-4878
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