It looks pretty good on paper, but Acura's 2016 ILX still won't likely be a first choice among sport sedan aficionados looking for a compact, luxury 4-door commuter car. But that doesn't mean that the folks at Honda's high-end subsidiary aren't trying. For the upcoming model year, this entry-level 5-passenger premium sedan boasts a number of changes that ought to make the upcoming version a bit more competitive in its particular marketing niche. However, expect traditional competitors, such as Mercedes-Benz's ultra-competent CLA-Class, Audi's A3, and the surprisingly attractive and sporty Buick Verano to continue garnering more attention from both the media and consumers than this somewhat ho-hum Acura. Many in the media claim that this lack of overwhelming consumer interest lead to the deletion of the ILX Hybrid after the 2014 model year, as well as to the Japanese automaker scrapping plans for an ILX Coupe edition.
In any case, the 2016 edition of this sport-oriented 4-door is slated to come in a single Base trim with a number of options packages, some revamped for 2016, delineating sub-trims. Additionally, the underwhelming 2.0-liter inline 4-cylinder (I4) base powerplant has been dropped for next year's lineup in favor of the direct-injected 2.4-liter I4 mill that's currently optional on the ILX Premium trim. Also, the presently standard 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission is replaced by a super-capable 8-speed auto-manual gearbox with steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters, which Acura claims will noticeably improve gas mileage and ought to add a little zest to the morning commute. But on the downside, the popular optional 6-speed manual transmission also bites the dust for 2016.
Cosmetic changes for next year include new looks to the front and rear fascia, including narrower LED-integrated headlights, redesigned 17-inch alloy wheels, and upgraded cabin accents and upholstery. Additionally, the ILX's once traditionally lackadaisical safety equipment will be bolstered by the modernized (and optional) AcuraWatch package.
As mentioned, the ILX will greet the new model year with the once-optional 2.4-liter I4 powerplant as the standard mill. Managed by the new 8-speed auto-manual transmission, this engine will continue to make 201 hp, but the upgraded drivetrain is slated to put out 180 lb-ft of torque, 10 more lb-ft than the current version. Meanwhile, Acura claims estimated fuel efficiency for the 2016 ILX to be 25 mpg city/36 highway/ 28 combined.
Appearance bling and creature comforts, most of which are found in the current Base edition of this semi-sporty sedan, will include a power sunroof, leatherette upholstery, heated front seats, a power-adjustable driver's seat, and full power accessories. Also returning are such standard perks as cruise control, telescoping tilt-wheel steering, a rear-view camera, and dual-zone auto climate control.
Bluetooth hands-free calling and a single-CD player boasting 6 speakers and auxiliary audio input again headline the standard techno-goodies for 2016.
As for options, the Premium package returns next year sporting leather upholstery, sport front seats, a power-adjustable front passenger seat, memory for driver's settings, 7-speaker audio with satellite radio, a remote garage door opener, and an auto-dimming rearview mirror. The Premium with A-Spec package adds available 18-inch alloy wheels and a rear spoiler to the Premium package, while the Technology Plus package tosses in available voice-activated navigation via AcuraLink telematics, as well as Sun Sensor upgrades to lighting and climate control functions, and a 10-speaker stereo.
Finally, standard safety equipment adorning the 2016 ILX is expected to remain 4-wheel antilock brakes (ABS), traction and stability control, front side-mounted airbags, front and rear head airbags, daytime running lights, and a remote antitheft alarm. Newly available for 2016, meantime, is the AcuraWatch package, which includes such safety-oriented upgrades as blind spot warnings, adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assistance, forward collision mitigation braking, and a multi-view camera system.
Though based on Honda's heady Civic, Acura's upgraded ILX is a whole different animal, packing, as it does, a sportier suspension, more power, and a ton of added posh. Owners claim that the current edition's smile-inducing handling characteristics beat the more civilized Civic hands-down, while a throatier engine sound will turn some heads at a green light. However, most owners agree that the idiosyncratic AcuraLink telematics functions still need work.
What's your take on the 2016 Acura ILX?
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I recently received an email from a reader and new fly angler and figured it hit a topic that I'm sure many anglers out there that are just starting out with the fly fishing basics and learning how to fly fish have encountered. Fly fishing tends to have a steep learning curve when you are getting started fly fishing. From the zillions of types of flies, leader and tippets confusion, to fly casting and all the equipment, learning how to fly fish can be a daunting task.
The question was an all encompassing question of frustration in putting all of the knowledge and resources he had learned to use on a local water to catch that first fish on a fly.
To summarize, this individual had all the necessary fly fishing gear, read the latest articles in the fly fishing basics, and watched countless instructional videos to get started fly fishing the right way. This wasn't helping though. With the endless amount of information on matching hatches, techniques, equipment, and so much more, he was having a hard time putting all of this together when on his local waters and felt even more confused at the end of the day.
I could completely understand where he was at. I was at the same place myself when getting started fly fishing. So I figured that there would be many more anglers out there that are getting started fly fishing who could possibly benefit from my thoughts on the matter.
For starters, the best thing I can recommend is practice. When I was getting started fly fishing, I can't even recall how long it took me to catch my first fish, but it was a long time. I flailed away endlessly on local creeks, rivers, and lakes to no avail. When it finally happened, I was fishing to stocked rainbow trout in a high elevation lake with dry flies. It was incredibly frustrating. But then it happened and I managed to catch just one little fish on that fly over the course of a four day trip. I used everything I knew on all of those trips and it finally paid off. Over the course of the next few years, my skills improved and I started catching more and more fish. All it took was practice, and just what you have been doing by reading and learning more.
That probably sounds like a default answer, but it's the truth.
If anything, I would suggest working on just one aspect you've learned each time you go out. For instance, you just learn about nymph fishing using an indicator. Go out the next time and practice just that one aspect. Try to focus on the tips you've read about. It may help to eliminate a lot of the other parts of the sport that can cause confusion. There's a lot of them, trust me.
Another idea is to try to not focus too much on the matching the hatch precisely. There are many flies out there that can imitate a variety of insects and you can use them across the board no matter what hatch is happening. I consider them more general purpose flies and are some of my go-to patterns each time I'm on the water. If you want to nymph fish, try tying on something like a hares ear, pheasant tail, frenchie, or zebra midge pattern. For dry fly fishing, try out an adams or parachute adams, griffiths gnat, elk hair caddis, or stimulator. And for streamers, you can't go wrong with a bead head woolly bugger. These cover a lot of different insects and simplify the frustrating aspect of matching a hatch.
Then just simplify your leader to a basic tapered leader and hit the water. The majority of the time I'm on the water consists of using the same setup to start. I have a basic leader and tie on two nymph patterns (frenchie & tungsten surveyor) to start. That is my setup 99% of the time. I only change if I am targeting different things such as if I want to dry fly fish or use a streamer. In those cases, I usually start with the flies mentioned above.
After you eliminate everything else and just practice fishing the basics, you'll get that first fish. Then it's just a matter of repeating it and gaining confidence. I've fished with a guy in the past here in Utah and throughout the country, Lance Egan, who I consider to be one of the best fly anglers in the world. He told me once when I was picking his brain for tips was that the biggest benefit to him was having confidence in the flies you're using and how you are fishing them. He didn't use extravagant flies or anything like that. He used what he felt comfortable using. After you get to a basic comfort level is when you can start expanding your skills to matching specific hatches and using more advanced techniques.
Reading the water is a key skill to learn. It is also a very difficult skill to learn. There are basics to look for such as seams in the river, behind or in front of rocks, deep pools, etc. Check out my article on fishing pocket water for some quick tips. I would even suggest grabbing a set of polarized glasses and heading to your local river without your fly rod. Just walk the banks and watch the water. Pay attention to some of these key areas and see if you can see fish there. You'll eventually start to see patterns of where the fish are and are not. Plus it's a fun thing to just watch how fish react in nature…at least to me, but I may be different.
The sport does have a steep learning curve, but it does get easier. Practice makes perfect and that's probably the best advice I can give.
I'm sure I missed something in all of my ramblings. Practice and confidence in what you are doing are key points though when getting started fly fishing. In the end, try to enjoy the time spent on the water. Whether that's alone or with your closest fishing buddies. You'll end up taking away memories that will last a lifetime.


We hate to brag but we think the people who work at Stadium Place are pretty cool. That's why we never shy away from showcasing our team. They're the reason that Stadium Place is such a special place to live because they do all they can to provide residents with a quietly awesome experience. While you may know them while they are on the job, we thought it would be fun for you to get to know a little more about what makes them tick.
We will introduce you to a member of our team and ask them a thought provoking question so you can learn more about the people you see every day.
This time, we present Eli DeBerry from our team at The Wave. Eli is a smart, charismatic and funny guy who joined us last fall during The Wave's lease-up. He brings a lot to our team, has shown his incredible potential and continues to excel at everything he does day after day. And so without further ado, here's what we asked Eli and his answer.
Eli would love to get in touch with his roots in the Philippines and see where everything started for his family. Eli's grandmother grew up in the Philippines and he would love to have the opportunity to see where his grandma grew up, see the culture, and experience what she must have experienced growing up. He also still has extended family in the Philippines that he has not had the chance to meet yet, and would love to be able to.
A very exciting factor for Eli to be able to fly on his own is that he would be able to skip the commercial flight and go straight to his destiny. He also shared that he would be thrilled to be able to avoid the customs lines and have an easier, better and much more exciting way to travel.
That's his answer, but what's yours? We would love to hear where YOU would like to go if you could fly. Please share in the comments and if you have any questions you would like to ask our team, please let us know.
This entry was posted in Meet our Team and tagged Meet our Team, Philippines, Real Estate, Roots, Stadium Place, team, team member on April 15, 2015 by stadiumplace.


Description: In 1962, journalist Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) and his wife move into a Hong Kong apartment, but Chow's spouse is often away on business. Before long, the lonely Chow makes the acquaintance of the alluring Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk), whose own significant other also seems preoccupied with work. As the two friends realize their respective partners are cheating on them, they begin to fall for one another; however, neither wants to stoop to the level of the unfaithful spouses.
Description: In the 11th century a woman (Badema) follows a band of nomadic horsemen after they kidnap 10 male babies from her village.
Description: In 1930s China, aging street performer Wang (Zhu Xu) yearns for a male heir to inherit the secrets of his renowned magical act. Though he refuses an offer to join the opera, he heeds the advice of female-impersonating opera star Liang (Zhang Zhigang) to find an heir. Wang soon buys an 8-year-old orphan named Doggie (Zhou Renying). When his new heir reveals a desperate secret, Wang must choose between following the strictures of society and the fatherly love he feels for his new protégé.
Description: The master musician (Liu Zhongyuan) and his young apprentice, Shitou (Huang Lei), are traveling through the demanding mountainous region of western China. They're also both blind. The master was given a sanxian as a child and told that his sight would be restored after he broke his 1,000th string, and he's currently on string 995. Shitou, however, seems to be more interested in Lanxiu (Xu Qing), the beautiful young villager he meets on his journey.
Description: In a poverty-stricken village, a teacher goes away for a month and leaves a barely literate teenage girl (Minzhi Wei) in his place.
Description: A Chinese woman (Ying Zhen), an interpreter and a horseman (Shao Bing) encounter British imperialists in Tibet.
Description: In a film based on a true story, Zhao Liming (Shao Bing) is an aspiring composer seeking to discover his own voice amid the artistic explosion of China's Cultural Revolution. Fascinated by the sounds of his people, Liming scours his homeland to archive and preserve as much of its music as he can, sacrificing his personal life in the process. Finally, with these native melodies playing upon his mind, he strives to blend these influences together to create a new opera style that is all his own.
Description: Xiang Zi is a rickshaw boy who has always had a desire to excel and a thirst for freedom. He married Hu Niu who died of dystocia later. After her death, another girl, Xiao Fuzi, falls in love with Xiang Zi but they are separated by poverty. Xiang Zi works very hard in order to change his life, only to find that Xiao Fuzi is dead just as he begins to be hopeful for their future. Finally, Xiang Zi, an unflinching man, surrenders to that dark society.
Description: Fleur is the blue angel in one of Hong Kong's "flower houses" - bordellos and night clubs of the 1930's. A detached and beautiful performer, she falls in love with Twelfth Master Chan, heir to a chain of pharmacies. They agree to a suicide pact. Jump ahead 50 years to modern Hong Kong: Fleur's ghost appears in Yuen's newspaper office, wanting to place an ad to find Chan, who never arrived in the afterlife. Yuen, and his equally bewildered girl friend, An Chor, are captivated by Fleur and her story.
Description: In this lavish Beijing Opera production staged specifically for film, the legend of Mulan comes to life as never before. For audiences who may have only heard the Western version of this classic Chinese tale, this highly stylized production offers not only a visual feast, but a few unexpected surprises as well.


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If your workplace injury was the result of a work-related car accident, or if you were the victim of a construction accident in which a sub-contractor's negligence led to your on-the-job injury, you may be entitled to additional sources of compensation beyond workers' compensation benefits. In any case where someone other than your employer or a coworker caused your injury, a lawyer may be able to file a personal injury claim against that third party on your behalf.
These third party negligence claims can be filed in any type of workplace accident, but commonly are part of construction accident cases. Many tradesmen such as electricians or carpenters who work for subcontractors might be working at a construction site. If a construction worker is injured or killed on the job because of the negligence of one of those entities, this may be grounds for a third-party lawsuit.
Such claims also might arise out of a car accident. For example, a truck driver or professional driver who is injured because of the negligence of a drunk driver can file a lawsuit against that drunk driver. The injured worker at the same time would generally be eligible for workers' compensation benefits.
In some work accident cases, a defective product lawsuit may be necessary. For example, a construction worker who is injured by a piece of heavy equipment because of defect with the equipment may be able to take legal action against the manufacturer of the equipment. The product might have had a design flaw or was inherently dangerous. The injured employee may be entitled to receive compensation for pain and suffering and other damages from the product manufacturer.
Toxic substances that cause injuries or death also may give rise to a third party personal injury lawsuit. A worker who is exposed to a toxic substance may experience the adverse effects of the exposure immediately (known as acute injuries) or the injuries may take years to appear. These are known as latent injuries and may include cancer and other diseases that develop over time.
Toxic substances that have caused injuries to workers include asbestos, which was used in manufacturing jobs, including the construction industry and in ship repair. This substance was used for insulation of pipes and in floor tiles and building materials. Asbestos also was used in vehicle brakes and clutches. When breathed in, the fibers can cause a serious condition known as asbestosis as well as lung cancer and mesothelioma.
In cases such as product liability, the legal responsibility for the injury is complex, with many parties such as a manufacturer or distributor who could be at fault. No matter how complex the legalities, you deserve justice. We aggressively pursue all possible sources of financial compensation for our clients. Contact us today to begin your path to justice: 1-800-898-HAYS.


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[aural time-slip] John Foxx – In Mysterious Ways
01/03/2015 · by Santa Sangre · in aural time-slip. ·
[Reviewed by Peter Marks]
On a trip down to the mall back in 1985 I was in search of A-ha's 'Hunting High and Low' on cassette. As it was an insanely popular title and out of stock, I settled on a different one… one which was to resonate throughout my life far beyond any expectations I could hope to have. There it sat, just behind the counter; the last copy and I had just enough money from my allowance to purchase it. $6.99, I remember that number vividly. A yellowing sticker on the side of the anti-theft casing which Foxx's album was contained within. The moment the clerk handed me my copy is a moment forever burned in my mind, no amount of time can erase it. I unwrapped my prize and popped it into my walkman and thus began a lifelong appreciation for the works of this quiet man.
I had hoped that this album would include the song 'Endlessly' which has gotten my attention the previous year when MTV finally decided to play the clip but alas, 'In Mysterious Ways' was not to contain it… so I thought at first. Soon whatever complaints I had vanished much like the murky terrain which Foxx's final 80s album contained. On here one could immerse themselves in brilliant pop songs like "Lose All Sense of Time", "Enter the Angel" or "What Kind of Girl" while being transported to a realm of stunning beauty via some of the other tunes on here. I am, of course, speaking of masterpieces along the lines of "In Mysterious Ways", "Morning Glory", "This Side of Paradise" and "Stepping Softly". This record was a mature one, a stately meditation on love and about the last thing someone in seventh grade would take an interest in.
And yet I did. Slowly and deliberately this release opened up to me and revealed a hidden world of powerful dynamics. The emotions on here are unabashedly romantic, so it's hardly surprising that my classmates had no use for it. In the age of metal being king among the youth, who had time to investigate material which didn't immediately deliver the hooks and riffs… well some did. There were others who enjoyed this one as much as I did but sadly, I lost touch with most of them years ago. John laid it all on the line, whoever this woman was he loved had a remarkable influence not only on his words but on his design aesthetic. If you'd have told me I'd be entangled within a land such as this before I bought 'In Mysterious Ways' I would have laughed. Never before had I heard and seen the elements of songwriting and graphics integrated so flawlessly.
Being young and impressionable, I regretfully gave into the constant hounding those around me gave for liking this. I set 'In Mysterious Ways' down towards the end of the 1980s, opting for more accessible things like 'Floodland' or 'The House of Dolls'. All throughout the 90s, John and I didn't speak. I actually began to forget about him completely, something which he didn't deserve but wholly expected. Go listen to his album 'The Quiet Man' for further illumination on this topic.
I didn't pick 'In Mysterious Ways' back up again until 2008 when it was re-issued as a double cd. Everything came rushing back instantly. The blaze of a morning glory, the wonder of walking through the gardens in early June; she was still there even after all these years, that spectral mistress who served as a muse for Foxx during that time. Included were b-sides I hadn't had access to in the day, also included from his own personal vaults was a song which will endure beyond the end of time: "Spin Away". I have no idea how many others he has lying in wait but even though 'In Mysterious Ways' is continually overlooked in his discography it isn't complete yet. It's humbling to imagine that perhaps this record will never be finished. Only abandoned.
Additional mixes from this time as well as radio sessions have materialized, Foxx I'm told doesn't discuss this period much if at all. So often misunderstood and so very very unjustly ignored, 'In Mysterious Ways' is a testament to the unending need we all have for completion. The gorgeous, aching beauty of what is contained herein leaves me longing even more now than it ever did then. I'm in the minority enjoying his fourth solo album, I know but I am hopeful that someday what he did will be appreciated for what it is: love in all of it's many splendid facets. Be content noble heart, it seems to say. Your years of loneliness are at an end. It all began with so much promise. John punctuated the ending of this time by disappearing from music and living in London "like a ghost".
Be thankful for what you have.
John Foxx – In Mysterious Ways
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LP/MC/CD/2CD 1985, 2008
Tags: electronic, John Foxx, new wave, synth pop
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Although he still entered and made voices of animations in so many others, never again the highlight he had in Dynamite. After all, what is made of it?
Born in Fort Collins, Colorado, Jon Heder is the son of Swedish descent. He was a former student at Brigham Young University, and it was a few years after 2002 that he worked on his first CGI animated short called The Pet Shop, written by Logan Deans and who won an Emmy around 2005. That was where his career began to gain notoriety, but he never returned to finish a short film.
However, while attending the University, he met Jared Hess, where together they starred in a short film called Wig, and that was later expanded to the series that made him into the actor he is today: Napoleon Dynamite. The short film Wig has come to receive some criticism and to gain some time after its presentation in some festivals and competitions of short films in some colleges.
Napoleon Dynamite turned out to be a hit indie in 2004, and Jon Heder became famous at the expense of it. However, after that, he practically disappeared from everything that was television, and there was no studio that wanted to have any kind of contact with him. But why?
The question that arises here does not have to do with Jon Heder's performance in Napoleon Dynamite, because his record is even handsome. He has had excellent performances in School for Scoundrels, Blades of Glory among other films or short films in which he has stood out. However, whenever his name comes to the public, viewers expect to see that geeky man with glasses and some curly hair that had his bright moments in the movies.
Napoleon Dynamite, his first hit, shot in Preston, Idaho, earned more revenue than almost any other at the Sundance Film Festival. In June 2005, Heder received the MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Performance and Male Achievement Performance for the role. On October 8, 2005, he attended Saturday Night Live with guests like Ashlee Simpson.
So it should be noted that Jon Heder did not have only good moments in Napoleon Dynamite. Despite all the awards the film receives, other films like Just Like Heaven and Monster House have also been hugely successful. The point here is that there were very few films that really had the success they deserved. If we talk about Mama's Boy or even Bling, these two films have been received with much criticism or even with great indifference to movie critics and even some viewers. Even though the blame did not fall directly on Jon Heder, his name was directly linked to these two projects.
However, the biggest concern still falls on the film Napoleon Dynamite.
When Jon Heder was selected to be the main star of Napoleon Dynamite, he initially received $ 1000 to be a Lead Actor in the film. What you need to understand is that this is an indie film, and that's why independent filmmakers have very limited budgets. Any budget for an indie movie goes to the food, trailer, cameras, certifications needed for venues, actors, and so on. And many times they will go to the banks to borrow, and they will probably only be paid if the film really succeeds.
What anyone needs to understand is that getting a big name interested in making an indie is very complicated because many of them feel that they are going back to their roots and that is why they end up going back in their careers. In this case, when you can not then the actor or actress you want, you have to go get others who actually have similar requirements. There is no guarantee of anything, and it turns out to be a risk to make an indie movie, but you have to know how to bet if the film really can be a success or not. It was for this very reason that Jon Heder only received $ 1000. Because it should not have been just him: directors, producers, writers, even other people who initially did not receive anything because of the low budget that an indie film has because, as previously mentioned, the budget has to go to costs of production and maintenance.
After everything is filmed then the first thing that needs to be done is to insert the name of your movie into festivals. The better known as Cannes and Toronto are the main ones, and it will be there that you will know if your movie is going to be a cessation or not. If you go to see it well, any distributor loves a film festival because it is there that you see all kinds of movies and it is also there that certain movies win big prizes. In the case of Napoleon Dynamite, there was a shaky war, because Fox Searchlight won the distribution rights, as something of $ 5 million advanced as a pledge of royalties.
Jon Heder probably got something like half a million and claimed some of the royalties as movie credits.
In the end, as you may have seen and well, the film generated about $ 40 million and was a great success.
Although we have seen little of Jon Heder, that does not mean that he stopped being an actor. He participated in 2005's Monster House, as it was previously said, voices for video games, cartoons, and an almost sequel to Napoleon Dynamite. So far he has participated in more than 20 projects similar to this and so he is on the right track if he wants to get back on track.
Where is Topher Grace and What Happened to Him?


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The vague and conclusory denial again
Wyckoff Hgts. Med. Ctr. v Government Empls. Ins. Co., 2014 NY Slip Op 01166 (2d Dept. 2014)
"However, in opposition, the defendant raised a triable issue of fact as to whether it timely and properly denied the subject claim (see generally Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., 68 NY2d 320, 324). The defendant submitted evidence showing that it mailed to the plaintiff a denial of claim form NF-10 within the requisite 30-day period (see Insurance Law § 5106[a]; 11 NYCRR 65-3.8[c]). Although the denial of claim form incorrectly stated the amount of the claim and the amount in dispute, under the circumstances of this case, these minor errors did not render the denial fatally defective and a nullity"
"Contrary to the plaintiff's contention, the fact that the defendant attached to its denial of claim form an unaffirmed and unsworn peer review report, which contained a stamped facsimile of the physician's signature and did not comply with CPLR 2106, did not render the denial of claim ineffective, since the defendant was not obligated to submit the peer review report in the first instance (see CPLR 2106; cf. Vista Surgical Supplies, Inc. v Travelers Ins. Co., 50 AD3d 778). The relevant no-fault regulations do not require that a denial of claim form be supported by a peer review report or other medical evidence at the time that the denial of claim form is issued (cf. 11 NYCRR 65-3.8). Indeed, this Court has previously held that a defendant is not required to set forth a medical rationale in its denial of claim form"
(1) The denial with the incorrect information is sufficient to avoid preclusion. It appears that this case rehashes 65-3.8(h): "With respect to a denial of claim (NYS Form N-F 10), an insurer's non-substantive technical or immaterial defect or omission shall not affect the validity of a denial of claim. This subdivision shall apply to medical services rendered, and to lost earnings and other reasonable and necessary expenses incurred, on or after April 1, 2013."
(2) AB v. Liberty is re-affirmed. There is no news on this front. I am curious why this argument was made and why Supreme Court accepted it.
Lawyer who tried to do his job but failed? Fine: $10,000
Aloi v. Ellis, 2012 NY Slip Op 04864 (4th Dept. 2012)
More craziness from the Court that is headquartered in Rochester. Well, perhaps some sanity.
"In this personal injury action arising out of a motor vehicle accident, defendants appeal from an order that imposed a $10,000 sanction against the law firm of the attorney who represented defendants at a bifurcated trial on liability. According to Supreme Court, defendants' attorney engaged in frivolous conduct within the meaning of 22 NYCRR 130-1.1 by failing to concede liability at trial and by pursuing a meritless affirmative defense of comparative negligence. As a preliminary matter, we note that, although defendants' notice of appeal recites that defendants are appealing from the order, they in fact are not aggrieved by the imposition of sanctions against their attorney's law firm (see Moore v Federated Dept. Stores, Inc., 94 AD3d 638, 639). Nevertheless, the notice of appeal may be deemed to have been filed on behalf of the nonparty law firm (see CPLR 2001; Matter of Tagliaferri v Weiler, 1 NY3d 605, 606; Joan 2000, Ltd. v Deco Constr. Corp., 66 AD3d 841, 842).
Oh so what did this firm do that was so wrong?
"With respect to the merits, we conclude that the court abused its discretion in imposing sanctions against the law firm of defendants' attorney. Although the circumstances of the accident established that defendant Arlee Ellis was the more culpable party, "there can be more than one proximate cause of an accident, and . . . the fact that [a driver] failed to stop at [a] stop sign is not dispositive of the issue [of the comparative negligence of the other driver]" (Deshaies v Prudential Rochester Realty, 302 AD2d 999, 1000; see Cox v Nunez, 23 AD3d 427, 427). Even where, as here, a driver negligently fails to yield the right-of-way, an oncoming driver may [*2]be guilty of some degree of comparative negligence where, e.g., he or she had time to take evasive action but failed to do so (see e.g. Dorr v Farnham, 57 AD3d 1404, 1405-1406; Cooley v Urban, 1 AD3d 900, 901)."
Procedrually though, this case is interesting for another reason. A law firm that is sanctioned for "frivilous conduct" must appeals a non-party.
5520 applies to reargument orders that were never appealed
People v Johnson, 2012 NY Slip Op 02213 (4th Dept. 2012)
"Following entry of the order granting that part of defendant's motion, the People moved for leave to reargue with respect thereto. The court granted the People's motion insofar as it sought leave to reargue and adhered to its prior determination. The People appealed from the original order and failed to appeal from the subsequent order entered on reargument, which superseded the original order (see Loafin' Tree Rest. v Pardi [appeal No. 1], 162 AD2d 985). We exercise our discretion to treat the notice of appeal as one taken from the subsequent order (see CPLR 5520 [c]; see e.g. Kanter v Pieri, 11 AD3d 912, 912)."
I learn something new every day.
Progressive wins the Mr. Five Boro award today
Eagle Surgical Supply, Inc. v Progressive Cas. Ins. Co., 2012 NY Slip Op 50151(U)(App. Term 2d Dept. 2012)
If it could go wrong it did. There was probably no point of appealing this one. Ask yourself this question: If you had to pay $1,500 to create a reproduced record, would you spend your client's money on these facts? The answer is probably obvious.
"However, in support of its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, defendant also submitted two peer review reports of its chiropractor, to which plaintiff objected in its opposing papers on the ground that the reports were not in proper form, as they were affirmed (see CPLR 2106; High Quality Med., P.C. v Mercury Ins. Co., 29 Misc 3d 132[A], 2010 NY Slip Op 51900[U] [App Term, 2d, 11th & 13th Jud Dists 2010]). Although one of the peer review reports contained a notary public's stamp and signature, it contained no attestation that the chiropractor had been duly sworn or that she had appeared before the notary public (see New Millennium Psychological Servs., P.C. v Unitrin Advantage Ins. Co., 32 Misc 3d 69 [App Term, 2d, 11th & 13th Jud Dists 2011]; cf. Furtow v Jenstro Enters., Inc., 75 AD3d 494 [2010]; Collins v AA Truck Renting Corp., 209 AD2d 363 [1994]). Consequently, this peer review report failed to meet the requirements of CPLR 2309 (b). Moreover, even if the documents submitted by defendant's chiropractor had been in proper form, the affidavit of plaintiff's osteopath submitted in opposition to defendant's motion for summary judgment would have been sufficient to rebut the peer review reports and raise a triable issue of fact."
The failure to assert why the signature was stamped will not invalidate an affirmation
Manhattan Med. Imaging, P.C. v New York Cent. Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 2011 NY Slip Op 51230(U)(App. Term 2d Dept. 2011)
"In opposition to the motion, plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact with respect to the first and third causes of action since plaintiff failed to submit an affirmation from a doctor rebutting the conclusions set forth in the peer review reports (see Innovative Chiropractic, P.C. v Mercury Ins. Co., 25 Misc 3d 137[A], 2009 NY Slip Op 52321[U] [App Term, 2d, 11th & 13th Jud Dists 2009]; Pan Chiropractic, P.C. v Mercury Ins. Co., 24 Misc 3d 136[A], 2009 NY Slip Op 51495[U] [App Term, 2d, 11th & 13th Jud Dists 2009]). While plaintiff asserted that Dr. Schechter's peer review report contained a stamped signature and, as a result, the peer review report was inadmissible, that assertion, without any indication as to why plaintiff believed that the signature was a stamped facsimile signature, was insufficient to raise an issue of fact (see Ortho-Med Surgical Supply, Inc. v Mercury Cas. Co., 27 Misc 3d 128[A], 2010 NY Slip Op 50587[U] [App Term, 2d, 11th & 13th Jud Dists 2010]"
More on defective denials
St. Vincent's Hosp. & Med. Ctr. v New Jersey Mfrs. Ins. Co., 2011 NY Slip Op 01828 (2d Dept. 2011)
"The plaintiff, St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center, as assignee of Tula Huillca, demonstrated its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law. While the defendant insurer timely issued two denials of claim within 30 days of its receipt of the completed hospital facility forms (NYS Form N-F 5), those denials of claim, which incorrectly stated the amount of the bill and the amount in dispute, and incorrectly listed Tula Huillca as the applicant for benefits instead of the plaintiff, were fatally defective"
So the insurer gets punished because it put the UB-92 value on the NF-10 instead of the DRG value, and listed the assignee as the applicant. Is this really fair? Seriously? They need to wake up (a bit) on Monroe Place.
EBT transcript invalid because it was not mailed to plaintiff (CPLR 3117)
Marmer v IF USA Express, Inc., 2010 NY Slip Op 04151 (2d Dept. 2010)
"Further, the unsigned deposition transcript of the plaintiff, which the defendants submitted in support of their motion, did not constitute admissible evidence in light of the defendants' failure to demonstrate that the transcript was forwarded to the plaintiff for her review pursuant to CPLR 3116(a)(see Martinez v 123-16 Liberty Ave. Realty Corp., 47 AD3d 901; McDonald v Mauss, 38 AD3d 727; Pina v Flik Intl. Corp., 25 AD3d 772; Santos v Intown Assoc., 17 AD3d 564)."
This decision is wrong for a few reasons. First, the cases that the Appellate Division cites to involve non-party depositions. Second, the law as it relates to party depositions, as the Second Department previously held in R.M. Newell Co., Inc. v. Rice, 236 AD2d 843 (2d Dept. 1997), states the following:
"The court properly considered Richard Newell's deposition in support of defendants' motions for summary judgment. The transcripts were certified as accurate by the court reporter, who sent them to the witness for his review and signature. Thus, pursuant to CPLR 3116(a), the deposition is usable as though signed. In any event, any statutory proscription against the use of a transcript as a "deposition" would not preclude its use as an admission of plaintiff's controlling principal. CPLR 3212(b) states that "written admissions" may be submitted on a summary judgment motion. Further, rules of evidence provide for admissibility of admissions of an opposing party regardless of whether they are in the form of a deposition. Thus, irrespective of whether it qualified as a "deposition" under CPLR 3116, the transcript constituted proof in admissible form ( see, Zuckerman v. City of New York, 49 N.Y.2d 557, 562, 427 N.Y.S.2d 595, 404 N.E.2d 718)."
Can an admission not be used against a plaintiff on a summary judgment motion due to the failure to comply with CPLR 3116? Has this rule now changed? Does this make sense?
It is back: A framed issue hearing for "faxed, copied, stamped or electronically signed" documents
Park Slope Med. & Surgical Supply, Inc. v GEICO Ins. Co., 2010 NY Slip Op 20131 (App. Term 2d Dept. 2010)
"While the motion for summary judgment could simply be denied due to the existence of such an issue of fact, we are of the [*2]opinion, under the circumstances presented, that the better practice would be for the Civil Court to hold a hearing pursuant to CPLR 2218 on the limited issue of the validity of the signature upon plaintiff's doctor's "affirmation," which will determine whether the "affirmation" was in admissible form (see also Uniform Rules for Civ Ct [22 NYCRR] § 208.11 [b] [4]) and, thus, whether defendant's prima facie showing upon its cross motion was rebutted."
Dave Gottlieb over at NFP commented on this one. I will add that this case is now at odds with the recently decided case of Ortho-Med Surgical Supply, Inc. v Mercury Cas. Co., 2010 NY Slip Op 50587(U)(App. Term 2d Dept. 2010). Will somebody on the 15th Floor at 141 Livingston Street make up their mind with how this issue should be resolved?
Please. My work flow is being impacted!
It is back: A framed issue hearing for "faxed, copied, stamped or electronically signed" documents
A conclusory statement is insufficient to raise an issue of fact that a signature was "faxed" or "electronic"
In another care where I was the Respondent – I sometimes win these motions in the Civil Courts – Plaintiff appealed the finding of the Civil Court that I presented admissible evidence to demonstrate the supplies were not medically appropriate. However, you will not get the full history of the case from reading the opinion. I will give it to you here.
I moved for summary judgment on the basis that the supplies lacked medical necessity. The propounded medical evidence consisted of an affirmed peer report and the documents that were relied upon. A separate affirmation attesting to the fact that the peer review was the doctor's executed document was not included. This was inadvertent on my part.
Plaintiff opposed on the sole ground that the peer doctor's signature was faxed or computer generated.
I replied and included an affirmation of the peer review doctor saying otherwise.
Civil Court granted me summary judgment based upon my tendering of admissible evidence to demonstrate that the supplies were not medically appropriate.
Plaintiff appealed. His main contention on appeal was that the reply consisted of new evidence that should not have been considered. My answering brief said that Plaintiff was wrong, and I included cases that were on point.
The Appellate Term affirmed the finding of the Civil Court, but for reasons that were different from those of the Civil Court. The Appellate Term quoted a case that they decided after the submission of the briefs in the case, entitled "Eden Med., P.C. v Eveready Ins. Co.".
Consequently, Plaintiff's objections to the evidence set forth in the Reply was rendered academic since he failed to offer evidence stating that the peer reviewer's signature on the underlying peer review was not holographic.
Ortho-Med Surgical Supply, Inc. v Mercury Cas. Co., 2010 NY Slip Op 50587(U)(App. Term 2d Dept. 2010)
"However, in the instant case, plaintiff's mere conclusory assertion that the peer review report contained a stamped or facsimile signature, without any indication as to why [*2]plaintiff held such belief, was insufficient to raise an issue of fact (see Eden Med., P.C. v Eveready Ins. Co., 26 Misc 3d 140[A], 2010 NY Slip Op 50265[U] [App Term, 2d, 11th & 13th Jud Dists 2010]). In view of the foregoing, we need not consider any issues raised in defendant's
reply papers."


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Bolivia threatens to close US Embassy over plane row
March 12, 2018 - Updated 06:24 pm IST | Cochabamba (Bolivia), July 5
President Evo Morales has warned that he could close the US Embassy in Bolivia, as South America's leftist leaders rallied to support him after his presidential plane was rerouted amid suspicions that NSA leaker Edward Snowden was on board.
Morales again blamed Washington for pressuring European countries to refuse to allow his plane to fly through their airspace on Tuesday, forcing it to land in Vienna, Austria, in what he called a violation of international law.
He had been returning from a summit in Russia during which he had suggested he would be willing to consider a request from Snowden for asylum.
Morales made his announcement as the leaders of Venezuela, Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay and Suriname joined him in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba yesterday for a special meeting to address the diplomatic row.
In a joint statement after the summit, the presidents demanded an explanation and an apology from France, Italy, Portugal and Spain. They also said they would back Bolivia's official complaint with the UN Human Rights Commission.
Latin American leaders were outraged by the incident, calling it a violation of national sovereignty and a slap in the face for a region that has suffered through humiliations by Europe and several US-backed military coups.
"United we will defeat American imperialism. We met with the leaders of my party and they asked us for several measures and if necessary, we will close the embassy of the United States," Morales said in the city where he started his political career as a leader of coca leaf farmers.
"We do not need the embassy of the United States."
Morales' government has had a conflictive relationship with Washington. It expelled the US ambassador and agents of the US Drug Enforcement Administration in 2008 for allegedly inciting the opposition.
The Andean nation restored full diplomatic ties with the US in 2011. But relations soured again amid mutual distrust on drug war politics and hit an especially low point after Secretary of State John Kerry referred to Latin America as Washington's "backyard" in April 2013.
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa yesterday said he and other leaders were offering full support to Morales following the rerouting of the plane, calling it an aggression against the Americas.
"We're not going to accept that in the 21st century there's first, second and third rate countries," Correa said.
"The leaders and authorities in Europe have to take a lesson in history and understand that we're not 500 years behind. This Latin America of the 21st century is independent, dignified and sovereign."
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro protested alleged attempts by Spanish officials to search the Bolivian presidential plane. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez demanded an apology for the plane ordeal.
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Two brothers named as the Brussels bombers for attacks that killed 34 people
Zavantem airport blasts killed at least 11 while about 20 died in an explosion at Maelbeek metro station.
By New Statesman
Explosions at an international airport and metro station in Brussels killed 34 people on Tuesday 22 March. Isis claimed responsibility for the attacks.
It is thought that there were three attackers behind the three blasts. Two of the suicide bombers have been named in Belgian media as brothers Khalid and Brahim el-Bakraoui. A third, surviving suspect, Najim Laachraouiis, has been named. Belgian media has been reporting that he has been arrested, but Reuters is reporting that the person detained was someone else.
If the perpetrators turn out to be from the same network as the Paris attackers, this could be the first time in Europe that two big attacks were carried out successfully by the same terrorist network.
The departures area at Zaventem airport was struck just after 8am by two separate blasts, and emergency services have completely cleared the airport. A false ceiling collapsed, covering people with debris. The Belgian health minister stated that 11 people died, and 81 were injured, at the airport. An AK-47 was found in the airport departure hall, according to Belgian state broadcasters.
Another explosion took place at the Maalbeck metro station near the EU building. The Brussels transport authority has stated that 15 people were killed, and 55 wounded, in this blast. The whole metro system is now on lockdown.
The attacks come four days after the capture in the city of Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in the November 2015 Paris bombings. Belgian media reports that the federal prosecutor in the case has confirmed that the airport explosion was a suicide attack.
David Cameron expressed his shock and concern at the events on Twitter:
I am shocked and concerned by the events in Brussels. We will do everything we can to help.
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) March 22, 2016
He chaired an emergency meeting of COBRA yesterday morning in light of the attacks. The terror alert level in Belgium has been raised to 4, the highest possible.
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A report from Corbis 2017
What is Corbis's mission?
Corbis Sussex is a student-faculty multidisciplinary group comprising individuals with global health interests based in Brighton. Our objective is to foster the growth of a cohesive, multi-disciplinary, global health community at the University of Sussex, BSMS and Brighton area, engaging with partners in the wider health and development sector and to contribute towards practical change in the global health and development fields. We also host the Global Health and Development Conference at the University of Sussex on an annual basis, showcasing the leading contemporary thinking, approaches and best practice in tackling global health and development challenges.
How did you get involved with the organisation?
Corbis has its roots in international development and humanitarian medicine, emerging as a special interest group comprised of international development students with a health interest from the University of Sussex, and students working with the international humanitarian charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Since the early days of collaboration, efforts have been supported and developed by the Sussex Centre for Global Health Policy, Centre for Cultures of Reproduction, Technologies and Health (CORTH), the Wellcome Trust Centre for Global Health Research at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS).
You recently hosted your annual conference which included a screening of Lifebox's documentary, The Checklist Effect and a panel discussion afterwards. What motivated you to host this screening?
This year's conference was entitled 'Blind Spots in the Global Agenda' and provided expert insights and discussion into the myriad of forgotten agendas in global health and development matters. In solidarity with the neglected aspects of health and development, we explored how we could further the conversation on Global Surgery. The case for Global Surgery and achieving equity in standards, accessibility, outcomes and training has emerged in the last decade as a growing field, underpinned by a strikingly sobering and growing evidence-base.
The Saturday feature film screening slot has been an opportunity to shed light on key health and development issues through the medium of storytelling and narration. Our inaugural conference featured 'Every Last Child' a documentary concerning the geo-political topography of the polio eradication efforts in Pakistan. We were delighted to welcome Bafta nominated director and producer Tom Roberts to share his thoughts after the screening.
This year we decided to focus efforts on addressing disparities in global surgical care, and were keen to showcase 'The Checklist Effect' to expand the conversation to new audiences. We were thrilled to host a Q&A with Dr Ed Fitzgerald, Honorary Clinical Advisor to the Lifebox Foundation and Dr Nick Boyd who has been collaborating on research projects with the organisation. The discussion provided a forum for discussing the successes accomplished so far and the many challenges ahead in tackling this particular facet of health inequity.
What was the audience reaction to the film?
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Brandon Denson: Pro Football Player
By Tracey Neithercott July 2013 Well-Being---Work, People,
We all have different stories. If you want to grow up and be a police officer, a swimmer, or a doctor, [diabetes] won't stop you.
Brandon Denson, pro football player
Ex-Michigan State linebacker Brandon Denson plays with the Montreal Alouettes.
Diabetes and Your Career
Brandon Denson is used to fighting for the job he wants. As a high school senior who'd just been diagnosed with diabetes, Denson didn't have any offers to play football in college. He applied to a handful of schools with the hope that he'd at least get to play for fun. Instead, he walked on to the football team at Michigan State as a freshman and earned a full scholarship to play linebacker for the next three years of college (shown in the photo above as No. 34).
Doubts about his ability to go pro vanished the first time he stepped onto the field. "At that first game, I thought, 'I want to do this as a career,' " he says. Denson fulfilled his wish in 2011 when he was drafted to play for a professional team in Canada. This season, after first signing with the Cleveland Gladiators arena football team, Denson moved back to Canadian football with the Montreal Alouettes.
A large part of his success: good diabetes care. "If I don't take care of myself, they're not going to let me play sports," he says. So Denson sticks to a healthy diet and works out regularly, fastidiously monitoring how eating and exercise affect his blood glucose. He also takes care to make sure his insulin pump is secure beneath his pads because speeding down the field, tackling, and getting blocked are all part of the game.
But most important to realizing his dreams? Motivation. "I'm pretty determined, so when I say I'm going to do something, I'm going to get it done," he says.
It's a sentiment he's shared with others with diabetes since his college ball days, when a 13-year-old boy with diabetes wrote to him about being inspired by his play. "I never really spoke to anybody about my diabetes until that letter," he says of the note, which still hangs in his locker. "It opened my eyes that I need to tell people, especially kids, that it's OK if you have diabetes."
Denson still talks to the teen, who's now a senior in high school, and encourages his football aspirations. He's spoken with parents of children with diabetes as well as kids of all ages about going after their dreams. "We all have different stories," he says. "If you want to grow up and be a police officer, a swimmer, or a doctor, [diabetes] won't stop you."


Poetry and music make for natural bedfellows and so Olga Jegunova's generally pleasing programme of 'Poetic Piano Sonatas', in this context Beethoven, Chopin and Bartók – an unusual juxtaposition to say the least – is thoughtfully supplemented by chosen (printed) texts by Goethe, Pasternak and Abigail Parry. Whether you can marry the words to the music is something else, but it's worth a try.
Jegunova's performances are at their best in the slow movements, the Waldstein's Adagio molto thoughtfully poised with some sensitively calculated pauses, the transition into the closing Rondo achieved as if on the edge of a dream. This really is excellent playing, poetic indeed. In Chopin's Second Sonata, it's interesting that for the repeat Jegunova, like Maurizio Pollini, shoots straight back to the movement's Grave opening rather than opt for the more familiar option of returning to the Doppio movimento faster section (as, say, Horowitz, Simon Trpčeski, György Sebők and Vladimir Ashkenazy do). Not that it matters too much, but what does matter more, at least in my view, is Jegunova's tendency to bend the line with uncomfortably conspicuous hints of rubato, especially in the outer sections of the scherzo, while the Funeral March, although well played and tonally smooth, lacks climactic tension, and the ghostly Presto that follows it suggests, if I may poach a poetic allegory 'choice' of my own, a state of drunkenness 'so as not to feel the horrible burden of time' (Baudelaire). Any sense of blood-draining nocturnal fright is entirely lacking.
The Bartók Sonata's first movement is again fairly free but Jegunova makes next to nothing of the contrasting dynamics; the various sforzandos, fortissimos, fortes and pianos all inhabit an even plain and the music comes across as tame. Again, the slow movement is best, while the finale projects a genuine sense of play.
There's so much to admire here, specifically in terms of Jegunova's vivid musical imagination, that I'd like to hear her playing in a live or at least a broadcast context, maybe a couple of rounds with this particular programme. As to the CD under review, a bit hit or miss, but evidence enough that Olga Jegunova is a name to watch.


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What is causing endometriosis is not known. The disease is very enigmatic and poorly understood. Many theories have been proposed, However, none is able to explain all the symptoms, the presentations and the evolution of the disease.
The most acceptable explanation is that of retrograde menstruation. It was proposed by Dr. John Simpson, who was the first to recognize and report the condition. During menstruation, the endometrium is shed off the uterus with the menstrual blood. Small pieces of endometrium flow into the opposite direction and enter the abdominal cavity through the tubes. They stick onto various organs and develop into the endometriotic lesions.
This theory can not explain why only some of the 90% of women with retrograde menstruation, will develop endometriosis.
It can also not explain the appearance of endometriosis in women with blocked tubes, or those who have undergone an hysterectomy.
The immunological theory tries to explain, why not all women with retrograde menstruation will develop endometriosis.
It is suggested, that the presence or absence of one or more immunological factors may protect or expose a woman to the development of the disease.
It is not well understood if the immunological disturbances seen in women with endometriosis are the cause or the result of the disease.
The genetic theory tries to establish why the appearance of endometriosis is more common in certain families than others.
The environmental theory maintains that certain environmental toxic factors, such as dioxins, disrupt the hormonal and immune function of the body and expose it to the development of endometriosis. The scientific evidence is not sufficient yet.
We need a lot of imagination in trying to explain the rare appearance of endometriosis in places such as the lungs, the eyes, the brain or even in men who have been treated with estrogens for prostatic cancer!


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Acropolis with Parthenon and the North and South slope
Visit the Acropolis and save €20 from the admission fee with the Athens City Pass
The Acropolis is the most popular attraction in Athens. The site of the sanctuary has been inhabited since the Neolithic period but reached its greatness under the reconstruction program of Pericles in the mid 5th century BC. Many of its major temples like the Parthenon and the Erechtheion were then rebuilt in the form that we know today.
Opening Hours Acropolis with North and South Slope
Summer season: from 1 April
Winter season: 1 November - 31 March
The last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.
Closed: 1 January, 25 March, 1 May, Easter Sunday and 25 & 26 December. Opening hours may be different on holidays, so please make sure you check before your visit.
The Acropolis is open daily offering its numerous guests the possibility to schedule their visit at leisure. The entry times will be updated regularly. More information is available on the official website.
Admission fee Acropolis with North and South Slope
Unified ticket-Full: €20.00
Reduced: €10.00
Visitors up to the age of 25 from EU countries have free admission. The "free ticket" is available at the cash desks. (Please show ID). For non-EU citizens the admission is free of charge for children up to 5 years old. For older children admission fees are charged at the entrance. Please inform yourself at the ticket office about the cheapest tariff.
Book now your Athens City Pass all-inclusive and secure your visit to the Acropolis and its historic monuments.
Ticket for the Acropolis with North and South Slope
Book now your Athens City Pass all-inclusive and benefit from free and priority access to the Acropolis archeological site (not included in the Athens City Pass Mini). You will receive your ticket enclosed in the Athens City Pass package. When you are there head directly to the entrance gate. Please, keep in mind that you cannot skip the lines at the security check points, only at the ticket counters.
Address of the Acropolis with North and South Slope
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The Acropolis is the most important landmark of the Greek capital lying in the heart of its historical centre. In the surrounding area you can find most of the major tourist attractions of the city, like the Ancient Agora and the New Acropolis Museum.
Direction Acropolis with North and South Slope
Metro line 2 to Acropolis
Bus lines 040, 165, 227, 790, 856, Α2, Α3 or Β2 to Makrigianni
Bus lines 230 or X80 to Acropolis
Tram to Leoforos Vouliagmenis
Trolley lines 1, 5 or 15 to Makrigianni
The Acropolis is one of the most central places of Athens and one of the most easily accessible. Especially after the opening of the Acropolis metro station in 2000. It is ideally located within a short walking distance from the Acropolis and the New Acropolis Museum. Τhe station itself is of archeological interest since the findings of the excavations for its construction are exhibited in its premises. It belongs to line 2/the Red Line. You may use your hop-on hop-off bus ticket to reach the Acropolis.
Note: Greek buses do not have an announcement board for the stops. We advise you to ask the driver to notify you when approaching your stop.
The Athens City Pass enables you to use all means of public transport for free within the validity period of your pass (if booked).
Highlights Acropolis with North and South Slope
The world famous Parthenon
The temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion
Τhe renowned Propylaea (monumental gates of the Acropolis)
Preferred and free admission with the Athens City Pass all-inclusvie
Special conditions of use
With your Turbopass ticket you can skip the lines at the tickets counter and go directly to the entrance gates or the groups counter. Please, keep in mind that you cannot skip the lines at the security check points, only at the ticket counters.
The site is closed on the following days: Jan. 1st, Mar. 25th, May 1st, Easter Sunday, Dec. 25th/26th.
Special opening times: Jan. 6th 08:00AM–03:00PM, Shrove Monday 08:00AM–03:00PM, Good Friday (Greek Easter) 12:00PM–05:00PM, Holy Saturday (Greek Easter) 08:00AM–03:00PM, Oct. 28th 08:00AM–03:00PM.
Last admission is usually 30 minutes before closing time.
An elevator is available for disabled guests and families with young children. It is located 350 metres from the main entrance.
Nearby Acropolis with North and South Slope
The Acropolis is surrounded by numerous tourist attractions. First of all, the New Acropolis Museum, located opposite the archeological site. The Ancient Agora contains many monuments of historical significance, like the Stoa of Attalos and the Hephaisteion. The Roman Agora and Hadrian's Library are situated in a short walking distance. Benefit from the advantages of the Athens City Pass and book now to visit all of the above mentioned sites and more.
History Acropolis with North and South Slope
The Acropolis today stands as a symbol of democracy and civilization. In former times it was the citadel of ancient Athens. Later on, it lost its importance as a fortress and served as a sacred site to the gods and a symbol of the wealth of ancient Athens. In year 480 BC the main temple and a big part of the Acropolis complex was destroyed by the Persians. Under Pericles' rule a reconstruction program of the Acropolis took place successfully. The landmark of Athens was completely redesigned by the famous architects Ictinus, Callicrates and Mnesicles. Τhe entire building complex is home to numerous historic monuments and temples, dedicated to various Greek gods and heroes. The Parthenon is the most famous one and the best preserved. The decorative marbles and statues are considered to be some of the best examples of ancient Greek art. In the course of time, the facade as well as the function of the Acropolis changed tremendously, especially in the Byzantine and Ottoman period.
In ancient Athens, the northern and southern slopes of the Acropolis were the religious and cultural centers of the city. By visiting them you can see the famous Parthenon, the theatre of Dionysus, the Odeon of Herodus Atticus and many other attractions. In 1986 the Acropolis was pronounced a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
You can visit the Acropolis with the Athens City Pass for free. Book your ticket now and receive it at home before your arrival.
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New Popeyes Fried Chicken restaurant will harness EMF to power their fryers.
Nevada City, CA — The new owners of the planned Pine Street Popeyes Fried Chicken franchise received some good news from the City's planning commission this week. After the committee announced that it would allow Verizon contractor Epic Wireless to install as many as eight mini cell towers on top of the Friar Tuck's building, new Popeyes owner Nathan Armstrong said the increased Electromagnetic Field (EMF) radiation would help cut his energy costs.
Over the past decade, a rather substantial number of people claim that they suffer from 'electromagnetic sensitivity' via extended, and some would argue, a systematic exposure to electromagnetic fields from cell phone towers, microwave ovens, "smart" utility power meters, power lines and indoor wireless (WiFi) routers. The majority of provocation trials to date on the topic have found that self-described sufferers of electromagnetic hypersensitivity are unable to distinguish between exposure and non-exposure to electromagnetic fields, and it is not recognized as a medical condition by the medical or scientific communities. And despite the fact that there exist only anecdotal and correlative evidence to support these claims, many maintain that they are being seriously harmed by invisible non-sense.
"For people who work all day long everyday in downtown near these proposed 'towers'," said Skyy Wolford of North San Juan, CA, "this isn't something to kid around about." Implying that these towers somehow produce more non-ionizing radiation than the Sun, the Earth or the person who sleeps next to you at night.
As for Mr. Armstrong, he doesn't understand why people are so upset.
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Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan
Diocese of Camden
Birthday: 17 March 1945
Bachelor's – St. Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers, NY
Master's in Divinity – St. Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers, NY
Ordination: 29 May 1971
Episcopate: 21 December 2004
Facebook Twitter 856-756-7900 dsullivan@camdendiocese.org
Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan on the Issues
Viganò testimony
Not enough evidence collected on this issue
In a statement regarding Archbishop Vigano's testimony, Bishop Sullivan called McCarrick's abuse of power "repulsive." However, Sullivan did not call for an investigation into the allegations against McCarrick. (Diocese of Camden)
Pro-life leadership
In October 2018, Bishop Sullivan urged Catholics throughout New Jersey to contact their state legislators and tell them to vote against the legalization of physician-assisted in New Jersey. Sullivan wrote that all Catholics must work to "courageously defend human life, from the moment of conception to natural death and every moment in between." (Diocese of Camden)
In a joint statement with other New Jersey bishops, Bishop Sullivan voiced support for the Dream Act of 2017, which would protect 800,000 DACA youth. Sullivan stated in the letter that those who have immigrated to the United States are among "the most vulnerable in our society." (Archdiocese of Newark)
Abortion politics
"LGBT" ideology
In a statement issued following a shooting at a homosexual night club in Orlando, Florida in 2016, Bishop Sullivan said "Our LGBT sisters and brothers are as much made in the image of God as I am. Their sexual orientation does not make them less in the eyes of God. As someone who is loved by gay relatives and friends, and who loves them equally, I fear that they too could be victims of such hatred." (Diocese of Camden)