TS Maxim Gorkiy docket in Trondheim harbour today. Built in 1969 as TS Hamburg. Now operated by Phoenix Reisen. What a great ship!

The easiest way to detail the story of J P O'Toole JP is to quote directly from Dr Patterson's "The Ballymena Lines" (David & Charles 1968). "Born in Belfast in 1860, James Patrick O'Toole joined the B&NCR as a telegraph messenger in 1873. Three years later he was transferred to the locomotive department and by the time he retired he had completed 54 years with the railway. Much of that long service was spend on the B&L section and for over thirty years he drove the boat train, where his enthusiasm for a shining and spotless engine had free reign. He had No. 105, the younger of the two 2.4.0 tanks, for years and everyone between Larne and Ballymena knew that 105 was virtually JP's private property. His cleaner knew what to expect if he had not done his job well: at the end of the day when the cleaner handed over the docket headed, "I hereby certify ..... " for signature, JP would pointedly lay it against the tank as he pencilled it. That done, he turned the form over and looked hard at the back of it. On at least one occasion, the form came off the tank side with its back soiled. While the horrified cleaner got the message, JP slowly rolled the form up and tossed it into the firebox. His footplate was a place of shining brass, as neat as his own kitchen, and as on the kitchen floor JP has a piece of carpet to stand on. It was not there to keep his feet clean, it was a reminder of good housekeeping.

 

"JPJP's dry humour once dealt with an English visitor at Ballymena who has strolled up to see what was going to haul the train to Larne and then made some derogatory remark about little 105. "Oh you know, this isn't the engine, it's the heating apparatus"".

 

Despite 105 being JP's favourite engine (scrapped 1928), he is actually in front of an S class 2.4.2T built by the MR(NCC) between 1908 and 1920. All surviving County Antrim narrow gauge locomotives were scrapped after final closure of the system by the UTA in 1950.

 

Photograph by the late George McKeown and recorded in Dr Patterson's book as taken circa 1925, possibly at Larne.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenville,_Illinois

 

Greenville is a city in Bond County, Illinois, United States, 51 miles (82 km) east of St. Louis. The population as of the 2010 census was 7,000. It is the county seat of Bond County.

 

Greenville is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is also considered part of the Metro East region of Illinois.

 

Greenville celebrated its Bicentennial in 2015 as one of the oldest communities in Illinois. It is home to Greenville University, the Richard Bock Museum, the American Farm Heritage Museum, the Armed Forces Museum and the Demoulin Museum and a federal prison, Federal Correctional Institution, Greenville (FCI Greenville). It is also home to internationally known companies, including Nevco Scoreboard, the largest privately owned scoreboard company in the world, and DeMoulin Brothers, the world's oldest and largest manufacturer of band uniforms.

 

Source: www.americanfarmheritagemuseum.com/about-us.html

 

The American Farm Heritage Museum was one man's dream. The Museum became a reality when a group of men, mostly farmers, sitting in coffee shop, talked about the dream of building a museum to preserve the farm heritage. Sixty farmers, collectors, and civic leaders held a meeting to share their ideas with the public in April of 2002. It was agreed that Bond County, being near the middle of the state and right along 1-70, would be the perfect place. Meetings were conducted, fundraisers were held, and ideas were passed around. In 2002 the land for the museum was acquired and a name for the museum was chosen.

 

The American Farm Heritage Museum would sit on seventeen acres, along the south side of interstate 70, just east of the Route 127 overpass. Its goal would be to promote and share the heritage of America's rural life: living, farming and travel. One very generous family purchased the land and leased it for ninety-nine years to the American Farm Heritage Museum, NFP organization. After a year of planning, the first 32'x64' building, with a gambrel roof, was completed. It was finished just days before the first Heritage Days Show in July 2004. This building, originally was to be a tractor maintenance shop, but later became known as the Lil' Red Barn Museum.

 

In the winter of 2005, owners of a truck terminal building in St. Louis gave the building to the Museum, if we took it down. Several members went to work and got the 200'x100' building moved and rebuilt. Since then other buildings and groups have been added to the show grounds.

 

We are growing with each passing year. Our Main building is the site of numerous events throughout the year. The Lil' Red Barn is a little piece of history, with collections of items from the past. In 2009 this building received the Illinois Governor's Home Town Award. The Tractor Shed displays different makes of tractors and tools of the past. Our Christmas building, which operates as a work shop and houses all the Christmas boxes for The Christmas Lights Wonderland, partners with The Lil' Red Barn, Railroad, Hill's Fort and the Armed Forces Museum to put on a spectacular Christmas display.

 

The American Heritage Railroad, established in 2003 is a division of the American Farm Heritage Museum. Many rail-enthusiast members realized as farms were connected by the American Railroad so should the Museum have an operating railroad for its historic value, as well as provide a fun ride for visitors. May 10, 2005 the railroad division was officially formed and an intensive search began to procure equipment. Many thousands of hours of volunteer labor, by friends of the railroad, have resulted in over a mile of 13" gauge track being laid, on the grounds. It is our desire to honor the great railroads that have served Bond County, such as the Vandalia, Nickel Plate, Pennsylvania and CB & Q. In 2005 the Ben Winter's Museum railroad was purchased which provided a G-15 diesel train set. The final move of the Ben Winter's railroad was completed in November, in three days with 20 volunteers, 9 trailers and one semi-truck. The collection has grown to include both diesel and steam engines and a variety of rolling stock. The railroad owns three steam locomotives. It is hoped the 1926 Wagner 4-4-2 steam engine will be ready for operation for the 2015 season.

 

2005 Hill's Fort also joined the Museum. Hill's Fort played an important part in the opening of Northwest Territory. Hill's Fort may have started as early as 1806 when early settlers first arrived. The Fort's location appears on an 1808 survey map by Capt. Isaac Hill, leader of a team commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson to survey the Illinois Territory. The Legislature fixed Hill's Fort as the temporary county seat. Earliest records are preserved from Hill's Fort and include court and marriage dockets. The Bond County seat was later moved to Perrysville and, in 1821 to Greenville, Illinois. No longer useful as a fort or county seat, Hill's Fort was abandoned and fell to ruin.

 

Following excruciating study of the original site, a replica of the Fort has been recreated on the grounds of the Farm Museum. It is open to the public on the 1st Saturday of the month from May through October and also open, for tours and special occasions. At Christmas time they are open Friday and Saturday nights for the Christmas lights. They dress in period dress and cook over the open fireplace in the cabin, and are eager to answer questions.

 

In 2012 The Armed Forces Museum, "Memories of Steel", joined our Museum. It maintains as its sole mission, to preserve these important pieces of military history. The Museum houses one of the largest collections of military vehicles in the County. It currently watches over approximately 15 privately-owned and 25 museum-owned vehicles. The members are involved in a program called "Living history" which furnishes displays of t1istoric vehicles and memorabilia and, works with re-enactors at civil events like Armed Forces Day and Veterans Day. Each of these vehicles has an historic story and plays a very important role in connecting us with the soldiers who lived and died in their service to the country.

Photo by C.H. Poland

 

Northcross v. Theatre Co. Const. Co., 3 Tenn. App. 51 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1925)

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Filed: December 22nd, 1925

 

Precedential Status: Precedential

 

Citations: 3 Tenn. App. 51

 

Docket Number: Unknown

 

Judges: HEISKELL, J.

  

This case was before the Court of Civil Appeals in 1923, on appeal by Mrs. Northcross, and the judgment against her in the circuit court of Shelby county, Division 3, was reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial. After some time the cause was again tried in the circuit court of Shelby county, and verdict and judgment rendered in favor of defendants.

 

The case was originally brought by Mrs. Lee Wilson Northcross, doing business in the city of Memphis, as the Northcross Mantel Grate Company, against Loew's Memphis Theatre Company, Fleischmann Construction Company, Tennessee Wrecking Company, S. Malkin Company, and Loew's Lyceum Theatre Company, but before the first trial below, the plaintiff took a voluntary nonsuit as to the Tennessee Wrecking Company, S. Malkin Company and Loew's Lyceum Theatre Company. Therefore, no further reference will be made to the three defendants as to whom a nonsuit was taken.

 

The plaintiff sues to recover damages to her goods, merchandise and business, which, according to the allegations of her declaration, resulted from the collapse and fall of a building adjoining the building occupied by the plaintiff on Union avenue, in the city of Memphis The defendants filed pleas of not guilty to plaintiff's declaration, and on the issue thus made the case was tried before the court and jury, in Division 3, of the circuit court of Shelby county, Tennessee, and the jury found the issues for the defendants, and judgment was rendered, dismissing plaintiff's suit at her cost. The plaintiff moved for a new trial on several grounds, but her motion was overruled, and she prayed and obtained an appeal in the nature of a writ of error to this court.

 

It appears from the record that appellant was the owner of a lease to the basement, first floor and the rear portion of the second floor of a three-story brick store building, No. 73 Union avenue, Memphis, and known as the "Meacham Building." Plaintiff's lease was for five years, beginning September 1, 1919. Plaintiff's husband, the late W.J. Northcross, had occupied the premises for a number of years, and had there carried on a mantel, grate, tile and brass goods business, under the name of the "W.J. Northcross Mantel Grate Co." Mr. Northcross died on November 18, 1918, and under his will his entire estate, including the business located in the Meacham Building, passed to Mrs. Northcross. Thereafter, appellant's son, Wilson J. Northcross, conducted said business for her.

 

No. 73 Union avenue, known as the Meacham Building, is located on the south side of Union avenue, between Main and Front streets. *Page 54 Next, east of the Meacham Building, was located a three-story brick store building, No. 75 Union avenue, known as the Wood Building, and next east was No. 79 Union avenue. All three buildings were old.

 

It appears that Julian and Hunt Phelan, the owners of the property, No. 79 Union avenue, next east of the Wood Building, executed a ninety-nine year lease to Loew. This lease also embraced two other old store houses, Nos. 83 and 85 Union avenue, adjoining No. 79 on the east.

 

There was proof tending to show that the wall between the Wood Building, No. 75 Union avenue, and the Loew Building, No. 79 Union avenue, was used in common by both buildings and was a party wall. This wall was old and rotten. The proof tended to show that this wall stood partly on the Wood property and partly on the property owned by the Phelans and leased to Loew.

 

It appears that this wall rested about one foot in the earth, on a clay bank, held by retaining walls located about three feet from the wall on either side and extending from the floor of the basements of the two buildings up to a height of about the street level. The mortar in the old wall was rotten and had no binding quality. The wall was seventeen inches thick at the base, and was three stories in height above the street level.

 

About October 1, 1919, Loew undertook to wreck the old building, No. 79 Union avenue, included in the lease from the Phelans. The purpose was to build a moving picture theatre on the site. The Fleischmann Construction Co. was employed by Loew's Memphis Theatre Co. to wreck the old buildings. A permit was issued by the city of Memphis to the Fleischmann Construction Co., authorizing it to wreck these buildings.

 

On Sunday, October 26, 1919, the Loew Building and the Wood Building, at least partially, collapsed and fell in.

 

At the time of the collapse the work of demolition of the Loew Building, No. 79 Union avenue, had progressed to the point where the floor joists had been taken out, at the first floor level; all the interior divisions in the building had been removed; the weather covering removed off the roof, and all the windows removed. The removal of the weather coating from off the roof permitted the rains to come through and wet the bank on which the old party wall stood.

 

Plaintiff's declaration contains two counts. In the first count plaintiff alleges, in substance, that the defendants were guilty of negligence in the demolition of the Loew Building. The second count contains, substantially, the same facts as the first count, except that there is no averment that the defendants caused the wall to fall by tearing down and removing the Theatre Company's building in a careless, negligent and improper manner. But, by an amendment *Page 55 made by leave of the court and entered in the minutes before the first trial below, the second count was amended so as to allege that "the house under process of demolition by defendants (the Theatre Company's building) collapsed and fell in, especially the west wall thereof," etc., and that by reason of the falling of said house or the west wall thereof, "the plaintiff's property and business was damaged," etc.

 

The Court of Civil Appeals held, on the former appeal of the case, that the rule res ipsa loquitur applied under plaintiff's second count. The case was reversed and remanded because of the refusal of the circuit judge to give effect to this rule.

 

When on Sunday, October 26, 1919, the Loew Building and its west wall fell, plaintiff insisted that the result of the collapse was to knock down the Wood Building, next east of the Meacham Building; that a large mass of debris of the Wood Building was left hanging down from the Meacham Building, which imperiled the party wall between the Wood Building and the Meacham Building, and threatened to pull it out and did, in fact, crack the wall. To safeguard the Meacham Building (where the plaintiff was a tenant) the building inspector of the city of Memphis employed E.J. Pearson, contractor, to enter the Meacham Building, and erect shoring along the inside of the east wall, from cellar to roof. Plaintiff's place of business was closed while the work was being done; her business was interrupted, "Danger-Keep Out" signs placed on the front of her premises; a fence was erected out in Union avenue, along the front of the collapsed building and extending across the front of the store. She insists that her ingress and egress was interfered with and the time of her employees lost.

 

The city authorities in December, 1919, ordered the owner of the Meacham Building to make it safe or take it down. The owner elected to take the building down and notified plaintiff to move out, which she did January 1, 1920. Later the owner compensated the plaintiff for the cancellation of her lease from January 1, 1920, to September 1, 1924. But plaintiff recovered nothing for the damage to her leasehold from the period from October 26, 1919, to January 1, 1920, and it is for that period only that she is seeking to hold defendants liable.

 

Appellant brings the case to this court by an appeal in the nature of a writ of error and assigns errors.

 

The first assignment is "the trial judge erred in charging the jury as follows:

 

"`Gentlemen: I omitted to make a distinction between the two defendants that was necessary for me, under the law, to make. So far as the Construction Company is concerned, the burden of proof is upon the plaintiff, to show that the company negligently *Page 56 carried on the work, and which was the cause of the Wood Building falling, and so far as the Company is concerned, it makes no difference who owned the wall, or whose property the wall stood on. The burden of proof remains all the while upon the plaintiff, and she must make out her case against the defendant by the preponderance of the evidence, that the company was guilty of negligence which caused the wall to fall. And, as I said, that same rule applies as far as the first count of the declaration is concerned to the Theatre Company. Now, there is this distinction between these two defendants that you must bear in mind in weighing the evidence.'"

 

The third assignment is "the trial judge erred in charging the jury as follows:

 

"In other words, under the first count the plaintiff has the laboring oar; the plaintiff must show that these people were negligent and that that caused the wall to fall; whereas; under the second count, if the jury finds that the wall was on the property of the Theatre Company, then the Theatre Company has got to prove approximately that it wasn't negligent and that the wall fell through no negligence of theirs. Now, that makes the entire difference, so far as the lawsuit is concerned whether that wall was exclusively on the Wood property, or partly on the Wood property, and the Theatre Company's — it is a question of who the burden of proof is on."

 

The seventh assignment is "the court erred in refusing to give the following special instructions requested by the plaintiff:

 

"The court charges you, that the fall of the building, No. 79 Union avenue, the building held by Loew's Memphis Theatre Company, under a ninety-nine-year lease and under course of demolition by the Fleischmann Construction Co., raises a presumption of negligence on the part of the defendants. When a building falls, in the absence of explanatory circumstances, negligence will be presumed. The fall of the building is evidence in behalf of the plaintiff of the negligence of the defendants, and puts upon them the burden of showing that the fall of the building was not due to want of reasonable care on their part."

 

It is difficult to dispose of these assignments separately. It will be more satisfactory to discuss the general principle running through and bearing upon all of them.

 

In so far as the case proceeds upon the theory that the owner or part owner of a defective, dangerous wall, is liable as for maintaining a nuisance, the ownership or part ownership of the wall is material, and upon this theory manifestly only Loew's Theatre Company could be held liable because the contractor, the Fleischmann Construction Co., owned no interest in the property and was charged with no duty of inspection or keeping safe upon the idea of ownership. *Page 57 The contractor was under no obligation and confronted with no liability until such time as it began to demolish the building on the Loew's Theatre lot. As to the contractor, however, in so far as the case proceeds upon the idea that the said building fell while in process of demolition and that the damage sued for was caused by this fall, the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies and as to the contractor from the fall of the building there is an inference of negligence, which unless overcome by proof, on the part of the contractor, is to be taken into account and weighed by the jury in determining the issue of negligence or no negligence. Upon this theory of the case the owner is also liable because the owner cannot shift his liability to the contractor, no matter how much the contractor may be liable.

 

The idea of liability based upon the doctrine of res ispa loquitur creating an inference of negligence from the fall of the building, seems to have been missed entirely by the trial judge. He not only failed to give plaintiff the benefit of this theory of the case, but affirmatively excluded its application to the contractor company.

 

The unexplained falling of the building or other structure creates a presumption of negligence. Northcross v. Loew et al., — Opinion Court Civil Appeals; 29 Cyc., 593; Ryder v. Kinsey,62 Minn. 85, 34 L.R.A., 557; Mullins v. St. John, 57 N.Y. 567, 15 Am. Rep., 530; Morris v. Stiebel, 81 Hun. (N.Y.), 1; Simmons v. Everson, 124 N.Y. 309; 20 R.C.L., 109; 4 R.C.L., p. 610; Cork v. Blossom (Mass.), 26 L.R.A., 256; Kappas v. Appel, 19 Ill. App. 170; Klander v. McGrath (Pa.), 78 Am. Dec., 329; Tupen v. Taylor, 141 S.W. 1062; 1 Sherman and Redfern on Neg., secs. 59, 60; 2 Thomp. Neg., 1231, 1 Thomp. Neg., 1213 and 1260.

 

In Hall v. Gage (Ark.), 172 S.W., the lower court had refused to give the following instruction asked by the plaintiff:

 

"The court instructs the jury that the collapse of the building or falling of a wall is prima-facie evidence of negligence and imposes the burden upon the owner to show that the accident happened without his negligence."

 

The refusal to give the instruction was held error.

 

Where a thing which has caused an injury is shown to be under the management of defendant, and the accident is such as in the ordinary course of things, does not happen, if those having the management exercise the proper care, the accident affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation, that it arose from want of care. De Clopper v. Nashville Railway, 134 S.W. 609; R.R. v. Mingle, 103 Tenn. 667; Transit Co. v. Venable,105 Tenn. 460; R.R. v. Kartright, 110 Tenn. 277, 29 Cyc. 591; Sheridan v. Foley, 58 N.J.L. 232; Griffin v. Manice, 166 N.Y. 189. *Page 58

 

Where a contractor is in charge of the erection or demolition of a building, and the building falls, the maxim res ipsa loquitur obtains, and the contractor will be required to show the accident happened through no want of care on his part. Dohn v. Dawson, 84 Hun. (N.Y.), 110; Sheridan v. Foley, 58 N.J.L. 230.

 

The maxim, res ipsa loquitur, is in part based on the consideration that when the management and control of the thing which has produced the injury is exclusively vested in the defendant, it is within his power to produce evidence of the actual cause that produced the accident which the plaintiff is unable to present. Kahn v. Burette, 85 N.Y.S., 1047; Griffin v. Manice, 166 N.Y. 188, 59 N.E. 925; 82 A.S.R., 630, 52 L.R.A., 922; Dohn v. Dawson, 84 Hun (91 N.Y. Supreme), 110.

 

In Turnpike Co. v. Yates, 108 Tenn. 428, the court said:

 

"The very fact that the pole fell was prima-facie evidence of negligence, res ipsa loquitur. A presumption of negligence would at once arise. It is not only competent for the jury to infer negligence as a proposition of fact from the proof that the pole was permitted to fall on a traveler as she was in the act of passing through the toll gate, but such proof raises a presumption of negligence against the company and shifts the burden of proof upon it to show that it was guilty of no negligence."

 

Where res ipsa loquitur applies, the plaintiff need not allege specific acts of negligence. Nashville Railway v. Gregory,137 Tenn. 422. And if negligence is alleged it is mere surplusage.

 

Where facts are shown which invoke the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur if there are any facts inconsistent with negligence it is for the defendant to prove them. Bahr v. Lombard, 24 Vroom, 233; Sheridan v. Foley, 58 N.J.L. 230.

 

It is the general rule that a duty is imposed upon the owner of a building to exercise reasonable care and diligence so that the building will not collapse and cause injury to adjoining owners. 16 R.C.L., p. 1079.

 

In 1 Thomp. Neg., sec. 1058, it is stated:

 

"Under the modern conception, the owner of the building is answerable for the failure to exercise reasonable care and skill and this puts him under an affirmative and continuing duty of inspection, but exonerates him from liability when the defect would not have been discovered in time to repair before the accident, provided he had discharged this duty of inspection." etc.

 

The owner of property will be chargeable with knowledge of a defect which a reasonable inspection would have revealed. Patterson v. Brusing Co. (S.D.), 91 N.W. 336. *Page 59

 

This duty of exercising care and diligence with respect to the safety of 79 Union avenue, could not be devolved upon the Fleischmann Construction Co., by Loew's Memphis Theatre Co., the owner, so as to discharge the owner from liability. Both owner and contractor may be liable if negligent.

 

In sec. 1059, 1 Thomp. Neg., it is stated:

 

"This duty of exercising care being absolute in its nature cannot be devolved upon others, but it is one of those absolute duties which rests upon every owner of fixed property. It is therefore quite immaterial by what grade of agent or servant the owner assumes to perform it; he will be answerable for the negligence of that agent or servant, under the rule of respondeat superior. He cannot, for example, shift the responsibility upon an independent contractor in failure to perform his duty."

 

This rule is expressly recognized and given effect in McHarg v. Newcomer, 117 Tenn. 595, and in Carroll-Blake Construction Co. v. Doyle, 140 Tenn. 166, 176 (a case involving the collapse of a party wall). See also 20 R.C.L., pp. 77, 78; Larson v. St. Ry. Co., 110 Mo. 234, 16 L.R.A., 330.

 

The "reasonable care and diligence" and "proper care" required of an owner of a building so that the building will not collapse and cause injury to others, means that degree of care that will prevent injuries from any cause except those over which the party would have no control.

 

In Cork v. Blossom, 162 Mass. 630; 28 L.R.A., 256, the court said:

 

"`By proper care' is meant such degree of care as will prevent injuries from any cause except those over which the party would have no control, such as vis major, acts of public enemies, wrongful acts of third persons, and the like, which human foresight could not reasonably be expected to anticipate and prevent. . . . It is almost needless to add that the fall of the chimney, unless caused by some one or more of the excepted causes, naturally would lead to the inference of an omission of duty in building or maintaining it."

 

The above has been cited in many other decisions. See also Rider v. Kinsey, 62 Minn. 85; 54 A.L.R., 623; 34 L.R.A., 557.

 

While some of our cases speak of res ipsa loquitur as shifting the burden of proof, others say the burden does not shift from the plaintiff but res ipsa loquitur may supply an inference of negligence, which in the absence of proof will supply evidence to make out the burden which plaintiff must carry. Whichever be considered the most accurate statement of the law, if there is any practical difference, the plaintiff is entitled to have the question left to the jury under a proper charge defining the effect to be given to facts which *Page 60 invoke the doctrine. The charge of the court in this case did not do this, and the said assignments point out errors. Turnpike v. Yates, 108 Tenn. 428; Gill v. Brown, 130 Tenn. 174.

 

The brief for defendants, however, quotes and relies on the Act of 1911, ch. 32, Shannon's Ann. Code, 6351.

 

"No verdict or judgment shall be set aside or new trial granted by any of the appellate courts of this state, in any civil or criminal cause, on the ground of error in the charge of the judge to the jury, or on account of the improper admission or rejection of evidence, or for error in acting on any pleading, demurrer or indictment, or for error in any procedure in the cause, unless, in the opinion of the appellate court to which application is made, after an examination of the entire record in the cause, it shall-affirmatively appear that the error complained of has affected the results of the trial."

This question is discussed in two cases — Railway Light Co. v. Dungey, 1 Thomp., 587; Railroad v. Morgan, 5 Thomp., 1, 19-21.

 

These cases hold that a misdirection to the jury upon a material issue, which prevents a fair consideration of the question is a denial of the constitutional right of trial by jury and that chapter 32, Acts of 1911, was not intended to apply to such a deprivation of constitutional right. We think the errors pointed out prevented plaintiff from receiving a fair consideration by the jury of material questions in the case, and therefore was not harmless error within the purpose and intent of said statute. Therefore, said assignments of error must be sustained and the case reversed and remanded for a new trial.

 

The ninth, tenth and eleventh assignments are overruled because not supported by any brief or argument. All the other assignments are overruled because they point out no material error in the action of the trial court.

 

As a result of sustaining the first, third and seventh assignments, the case is reversed and remanded at the cost of defendant.

 

Owen and Senter, JJ., concur.

  

A court is in session, a verdict is in

No appeal on the docket today

Just my own sin

The walls are cold and pale

The cage made of steel

Screams fill the room

Alone I drop and kneel

Silence now the sound

My breath the only motion around

Demons cluttering around

My face showing no emotion

Shackled by my sentence

Expecting no return

Here there is no penance

My skin begins to burn

 

(And I said oh) So I held my head up high

Hiding hate that burns inside

Which only fuels their selfish pride

(And I said oh) We're all held captive

Out from the sun

A sun that shines on only some

We the meek are all in one

 

I hear a thunder in the distance

See a vision of a cross

I feel the pain that was given

On that sad day of loss

A lion roars in the darkness

Only he holds the key

A light to free me from my burden

And grant me life eternally

 

Should have been dead

On a Sunday morning

Banging my head

No time for mourning

Ain't got no time

via

 

By Roger Stone

 

There is a longtime and incestuous relationship between the fixers who have been tasked with taking down President Trump, under the fake narrative of enforcing the law. James Comey worked in the DOJ directly under Mueller until 2005. Rod Rosenstein and Mueller go even further back.

 

James Comey wasn’t just some associate of Mueller back then, but rather his protégé. Under the George W. Bush presidency, when Comey was serving as Deputy Attorney General under John Ashcroft, Robert Mueller was Comey’s go-to guy when he needed help. The two men, as it came to light years later, conspired to disobey potential White House orders to leave Ashcroft alone when he was incapacitated in March of 2004. These two men, when together, will not obey orders if they think they know better. Being filled with hubris and almost two decades of doing just about anything they want, they always think they know better.

 

Rod Rosenstein, current Deputy Attorney General under Attorney General Jeff Sessions, is also a member of the Mueller Gang, having worked directly under Robert Mueller at the Department of Justice as far back as 1990. When Comey was still working as the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division for the U.S. Attorney’s office in New York, Mueller and Rosenstein were becoming thick as thieves.

 

We look back at Rod’s loyal work for Hillary Clinton, when he became a clean-up man for the Clinton Administration as an Associate Independent Counsel from 1995 until 1997. He supervised the investigation that found no basis for criminal prosecution of White House officials who had obtained classified FBI background reports. He did a great job covering for the Team Bill Clinton, including covering for Hillary, as she was one of the people who had access to the reports, and may have even requested them. Convenient for the Clintons, no indictments were filed.

 

Having proven his loyalty to the powers that be, Rosenstein was appointed to work in the US Office of the Independent Counsel under Ken Starr on the Whitewater Investigation into then President Bill Clinton. By some miracle, or clever work by insiders, the Clintons escaped culpability once again. Rod wasn’t alone, he had help from his co-worker James Comey, who was also making sure the Clintons were exonerated during the Whitewater affair.

 

Here is Robert Mueller, sitting in the middle of his two wunderkinds, making sure the path before them is smooth and obstacle free, and practically shepherding their careers along the way. Is it any wonder that once Jeff Sessions shamelessly recused himself from the Russia Collusion Conspiracy investigation and turned it over to his deputy Rod Rosenstein, that Rosenstein would reach out to his old mentor for help? Who is surprised when three of the top lawman fixers for the Clinton/Bush cabal have axes in their eyes for President Donald J. Trump?

 

Enter Lisa Barsoomian, wife of Rod Rosenstein. Lisa is a high-powered attorney in Washington, DC, who specializes in opposing Freedom of Information Act requests on behalf of the Deep State, err, I mean, the Intelligence Communities.

 

Lisa Barsoomian works for R. Craig Lawrence, an attorney who has represented Robert Mueller three times, James Comey five times, Barack Obama forty-five times, Kathleen Sebellius fifty-six times, Bill Clinton forty times, and Hillary Clinton seventeen times between 1991 and 2017.

 

Barsoomian participated in some of this work personally and has herself represented the FBI at least five separate times. It would be great to research the specifics of the cases she worked in, many of the documents from the Court Docket relating to these cases have been removed from the D.C. District and Appeals Court, including her representation for Clinton in 1998’s case Hamburg. V. Clinton.

 

Her loyalties are clearly with the entities that make up the Deep State, as are her husbands.

 

They are a DC Globalist Power Couple, and they mean to destroy Donald Trump under the bidding of their Globalist Masters. Rod Rosenstein should not have any position in President Trump’s administration, let alone one with so much power to harm the Office of the Presidency.

 

Mueller is also a Deep State lackey, even acting as delivery boy for Hillary’s State Department, hand transporting ten grams of highly enriched uranium under the auspices of counter-terror. It must only be coincidence that this happened at the same time as Hillary and her henchman John Podesta were nurturing the Uranium One deal that would see Russia take control over 20% of America’s proven uranium reserves. Shortly after the Russia uranium deal closed, the Clinton Foundation was showered with many millions of dollars from Russian donors.

 

Comey, Rosenstein, and their patron Mueller are truly the Three Amigos of the Deep State. Joined long ago in mutual regard, owing allegiance only to each other and the enshrined bureaucracy that created them. As their actions show, they desire to thwart the will of the people and depose the duly elected President of the United States of America by using all the powers at their disposal.

 

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In 2012, Boeing and American Airlines collaborated on the 737-800 ecoDemonstrator. Noise, pollution, fuel economy and waste were all on the docket. Other technologies on the 2012 ecoDemonstrator airplane include variable area fan nozzles, active engine vibration reduction, a regenerative fuel cell, and testing of flight trajectory optimization to enable more efficient routing for fuel savings.

At 12h46 on Thursday the 26th of March, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports from Plettenberg Bay Mountain Rescue of a man who was missing after being swept down the Salt River at The Crags, Natures Valley. He was with a group on a kloofing expedition and was caught by a flash flood. Four tourists and two guides were in the group and while in the process of escaping from the flood one man, a 29 year old from Belgium, was swept away. The body of the man has been taken into the care of the Police and the Forensic Pathology Services and Police have opened an inquest docket. The Belgium Consulate are assisting the deceased man’s family abroad. Our sincere condolences to his family and friends. Picture NSRI.

N8923E

DC-9-31

NWA

KDCA

   

NTSB Identification: MIA91LA005.

The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 43585.

Scheduled 14 CFR operation of EASTERN AIR LINES (D.B.A. operation of EASTERN AIR LINES )

Accident occurred Wednesday, October 03, 1990 in CAPE CANAVERAL, FL

Probable Cause Approval Date: 03/31/1993

Aircraft: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-31, registration: N8923E

Injuries: 1 Fatal,2 Serious,23 Minor,71 Uninjured.

EASTERN AIRLINE FLT 791 ENCTRD TURBULENCE WHILE EN ROUTE AT 31,000 FT AS IT FLEW THRU THE OVERHANG OF A THUNDERSTORM. FLT THRU OVERHANGS WAS CONTRARY TO THE COMPANY FLT OPNS PROCEDURES. THREE PSGRS RCVD SERIOUS INJURIES & ONE OF THESE (84 YRS OLD) DIED 20 DAYS AFTER THE ACDNT. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER LISTED THE CAUSE OF DEATH AS 'ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA AND PNEUMOTHORAX DUE TO BLUNT TRAUMA DUE TO COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER.' CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEATH WAS 'OCCLUSIVE CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS.' ALSO, 23 PSGRS RCVD MINOR INJURIES. ACCORDING TO FLT ATTENDANTS, ALL INJURED PSGRS WERE EITHER STANDING IN THE AISLE OR LAVARATORIES OR IN SEATS WITHOUT BELTS ON. THE SEAT BELT SIGN HAD BEEN ON SINCE DEPARTURE; BEFORE DEPARTURE, FLT ATTENDANTS HAD BRIEFED THE PSGRS TO REMAIN SEATED WITH BELTS ON AT ALL TIMES WHILE THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. FLT ATTENDANTS INDCD THAT THEY HAD NOT ENFORCED THE SEAT BELT INSTRUCTION.

 

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

 

FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES, HIS IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE INTO THE OVERHANG (ANVIL) OF A THUNDERSTORM, FAILURE OF THE PASSENGERS TO ABIDE BY PROCEDURES/INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING USE OF SEAT BELTS, AND FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO ENFORCE THE USE OF SEATBELTS. THE WEATHER CONDITION (TURBULENCE) WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

65/365

 

It was an unsettled, unhappy day at Maple Hoo today. Pookie had to work a high-maintenance Saturday shift, and Schnookie had a boatload of kitchen work on the docket. But last night Fabi threw a spanner in the works by circling the living room all evening in a state of clear physical distress. He seemed to be straining to relieve himself at every turn, and meowing sadly (he never talks. Ever). So we all went to bed worried, both for Fabi's health and for our own ability to catch him and crate him to take him to the vet. It should be noted here that we have only successfully crated him once in the 18 months he's lived here.

 

So our Saturday dawned uneasily, and Pookie went off to work with a heavy, concerned heart, while Schnookie and Boomer stared down the barrel of the impossible task of capturing the wild beast. Holy smokes. Fabi's response to the attempt to crate him was truly amazing -- he was trapped in Pookie's room and kept sprinting to the door, finding it closed, and then leaping five feet up the walls while yowling in his tiny little voice. He finally exhausted himself and gave up the fight, so off to the vet he went. The prognosis? Confused. We're not entirely sure what his problem is (tests are pending), but the initial response from the vet is not encouraging. And now that he's back home from the vet, Fabi's spirit seems to be completely broken. He slunk out of the crate and behind the couch in the basement, and hours later had still not budged an inch. In short, it's a sad scene, and we're trying not to let worry overwhelm us.

 

Um, and we're also totally not looking at pictures of Ragdoll kittens online. Not one bit. ::shifty eyes::

Section K - Fancywork. Steward in Charge - Mrs J. K. Forrester. Each Exhibitor One Entry Only in Each Class. No Work Previously Exhibited May Be Entered. Exhibits Must Not Be Washed. Entrance Fee, 6d. Prizes, First, 4/-; Second 2/-. Class. 1. Toilet Set, worked in Coloured Embroidery. 2. Best Worked Table Centre, coloured. 3. Supper Cloth, hand worked. 4. Collection Three D'Oyleys, one white, one worked in colours, one Sandwich D'Oyley. 5. Pair Hand-knitted Woollen Sox. 6. Apron, Embroidered. 7. Maid's Dress. Material to cost no more than 5/-, dockets to be attached, to be made by girl under 20 years. 8. Baby Set, Knitting, three pieces, Bonnet, Bootees and Coat. 9. Pair Pillow Shams, coloured. 10. Dressed Doll, girl under 16 years. 11. Article made from Fleece. 12. Article in Raffia. 13. Baby Set Crocheted in Wool, etc. 14. Hand Embroidered Cushion. 15. Hand-made Embroidered Nightdress. 16. Hand Knitted Jumper or Cardigan. 17. Hand Knitted or Crocheted Bed Jacket. 18. Traymobile Cloth, coloured. For Girls uner 18 years. Special Prizes donated by Mrs. J. K. Forrester: 6/6 First; 3/6 Second. Special Class for Exhibition Only (any article). Messrs Levinson & Son have donated a Trophy for the winner of the most points in this Section.

 

Section L Flowers. Steward in Charge, Mrs W. A. T. Sargent. Each Exhibitor One Entry Only in Each Class. Entrance Fee, 1/-. Prizes: First, 4/-; Second, 2/-. Class 1. Collection of Garden Flowers in Jardiniere, to be judged on number, variety and quality. 2. Collection Iceland Poppies. 3. Collection Wild Flowers. 4. Collection Sweet Peas, twelve stems. 5. Collection Geraniums, six stems. 6. Collection Pansies, twelve stems. 7. Collection Snapdragons, six stems. 8. Collection Carnations, six stems. 9. Collection Stocks. 10. Most artistically arranged Vase of Flowers. 11. Geranium, to be shown in Pot. 12. Pot Flower Plant. Restricted to Children attending State Schools in the Carnamah District. Prizes: 4/-, 3/-, 2/-, and 1/-. 13. Flower Plant. 14. Best Pot Plant. 15. Collection Nasturtiums. 16. Roses, six stems. Mr. G. Reading has donated prizes for Classes 11, 12 and 13. Mr. C Robertson has donated a Trophy for the winner of the most points in Sections J, K and L.

This is not dual citizenship. It is a docket that allows me visa free travel to India.

 

I find it quite amusing that a middle class white guy is officially of Indian Origin :)

A court is in session, a verdict is in

No appeal on the docket today

Just my own sin

The walls are cold and pale

The cage made of steel

Screams fill the room

Alone I drop and kneel

 

Silence now the sound

My breath the only motion around

Demons cluttering around

My face showing no emotion

Shackled by my sentence

Expecting no return

Here there is no penance

My skin begins to burn

 

So I held my head up high

Hiding hate that burns inside

Which only fuels our selfish pride

We're all held captive out from the sun

A sun that shines on only some

We the meek are all in one

 

I hear a thunder in the distance

See a vision of a cross

I feel the pain that was given

And that sad day of loss

A lion roars in the darkness

Only he holds the key

A light to free me from my burden

And grant me life eternally

 

Should have been dead

On a sunday morning

Banging my head

No time for mourning

Ain't got no time

 

Should have been dead

On a sunday morning

Banging my head

No time for mourning

Ain't got no time

 

So I held my head up high

Hiding hate that burns inside

Which only fuels our selfish pride

We're all held captive out from the sun

A sun that shines on only some

We the meek are all in one

 

I cry out to God

Seeking only His decision

Gabriel stands and confirms

I've created my own prison

 

I cry out to God

Seeking only His decision

Gabriel stands and confirms

I've created my own prison

 

So I held my head up high

Hiding hate that burns inside

Which only fuels our selfish pride

 

We're all held captive out from the sun

A sun that shines on only some

We the meek are all in one

 

So I held my head up high

Hiding hate that burns inside

Which only fuels our selfish pride

 

We're all held captive out from the sun

A sun that shines on only some

We the meek are all in one

 

(Creed - My Own Prison)

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This uses coins rather than docket codes.

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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenville,_Illinois

 

Greenville is a city in Bond County, Illinois, United States, 51 miles (82 km) east of St. Louis. The population as of the 2010 census was 7,000. It is the county seat of Bond County.

 

Greenville is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is also considered part of the Metro East region of Illinois.

 

Greenville celebrated its Bicentennial in 2015 as one of the oldest communities in Illinois. It is home to Greenville University, the Richard Bock Museum, the American Farm Heritage Museum, the Armed Forces Museum and the Demoulin Museum and a federal prison, Federal Correctional Institution, Greenville (FCI Greenville). It is also home to internationally known companies, including Nevco Scoreboard, the largest privately owned scoreboard company in the world, and DeMoulin Brothers, the world's oldest and largest manufacturer of band uniforms.

 

Source: www.americanfarmheritagemuseum.com/about-us.html

 

The American Farm Heritage Museum was one man's dream. The Museum became a reality when a group of men, mostly farmers, sitting in coffee shop, talked about the dream of building a museum to preserve the farm heritage. Sixty farmers, collectors, and civic leaders held a meeting to share their ideas with the public in April of 2002. It was agreed that Bond County, being near the middle of the state and right along 1-70, would be the perfect place. Meetings were conducted, fundraisers were held, and ideas were passed around. In 2002 the land for the museum was acquired and a name for the museum was chosen.

 

The American Farm Heritage Museum would sit on seventeen acres, along the south side of interstate 70, just east of the Route 127 overpass. Its goal would be to promote and share the heritage of America's rural life: living, farming and travel. One very generous family purchased the land and leased it for ninety-nine years to the American Farm Heritage Museum, NFP organization. After a year of planning, the first 32'x64' building, with a gambrel roof, was completed. It was finished just days before the first Heritage Days Show in July 2004. This building, originally was to be a tractor maintenance shop, but later became known as the Lil' Red Barn Museum.

 

In the winter of 2005, owners of a truck terminal building in St. Louis gave the building to the Museum, if we took it down. Several members went to work and got the 200'x100' building moved and rebuilt. Since then other buildings and groups have been added to the show grounds.

 

We are growing with each passing year. Our Main building is the site of numerous events throughout the year. The Lil' Red Barn is a little piece of history, with collections of items from the past. In 2009 this building received the Illinois Governor's Home Town Award. The Tractor Shed displays different makes of tractors and tools of the past. Our Christmas building, which operates as a work shop and houses all the Christmas boxes for The Christmas Lights Wonderland, partners with The Lil' Red Barn, Railroad, Hill's Fort and the Armed Forces Museum to put on a spectacular Christmas display.

 

The American Heritage Railroad, established in 2003 is a division of the American Farm Heritage Museum. Many rail-enthusiast members realized as farms were connected by the American Railroad so should the Museum have an operating railroad for its historic value, as well as provide a fun ride for visitors. May 10, 2005 the railroad division was officially formed and an intensive search began to procure equipment. Many thousands of hours of volunteer labor, by friends of the railroad, have resulted in over a mile of 13" gauge track being laid, on the grounds. It is our desire to honor the great railroads that have served Bond County, such as the Vandalia, Nickel Plate, Pennsylvania and CB & Q. In 2005 the Ben Winter's Museum railroad was purchased which provided a G-15 diesel train set. The final move of the Ben Winter's railroad was completed in November, in three days with 20 volunteers, 9 trailers and one semi-truck. The collection has grown to include both diesel and steam engines and a variety of rolling stock. The railroad owns three steam locomotives. It is hoped the 1926 Wagner 4-4-2 steam engine will be ready for operation for the 2015 season.

 

2005 Hill's Fort also joined the Museum. Hill's Fort played an important part in the opening of Northwest Territory. Hill's Fort may have started as early as 1806 when early settlers first arrived. The Fort's location appears on an 1808 survey map by Capt. Isaac Hill, leader of a team commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson to survey the Illinois Territory. The Legislature fixed Hill's Fort as the temporary county seat. Earliest records are preserved from Hill's Fort and include court and marriage dockets. The Bond County seat was later moved to Perrysville and, in 1821 to Greenville, Illinois. No longer useful as a fort or county seat, Hill's Fort was abandoned and fell to ruin.

 

Following excruciating study of the original site, a replica of the Fort has been recreated on the grounds of the Farm Museum. It is open to the public on the 1st Saturday of the month from May through October and also open, for tours and special occasions. At Christmas time they are open Friday and Saturday nights for the Christmas lights. They dress in period dress and cook over the open fireplace in the cabin, and are eager to answer questions.

 

In 2012 The Armed Forces Museum, "Memories of Steel", joined our Museum. It maintains as its sole mission, to preserve these important pieces of military history. The Museum houses one of the largest collections of military vehicles in the County. It currently watches over approximately 15 privately-owned and 25 museum-owned vehicles. The members are involved in a program called "Living history" which furnishes displays of t1istoric vehicles and memorabilia and, works with re-enactors at civil events like Armed Forces Day and Veterans Day. Each of these vehicles has an historic story and plays a very important role in connecting us with the soldiers who lived and died in their service to the country.

A draft map of proposed Capital Bikeshare stations, from the City Council docket for October 11, 2011. The white circles represent where the initial round of six stations would go (funded via FY12 CMAQ money). "To be implemented by others" is possibly developer-funded stations, while "Potential Expansion" could be funded with the FY13 CMAQ money recently approved.

 

The street shading is from the city's map of "Potential Bicycle Activity" from the Pedestrian and Bicycle Mobility Plan. Basically the city's version of a bicycle "heat map".

Lamson cash system. Individual sales persons would put cash and dockets in the wooden container and send it along the wire to the cashier who would then send back the correct change. Old Tailem Town.

I attended the Barrett Jackson Spring 2025 Car Show at WestWorld in Scottsdale with my son.

 

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This 1948 MG TC Special roadster is built as a tribute to the 1933 Mille Miglia-winning MG K3. Under the hood is a supercharged MG inline-4 engine with an SU carburetor and ceramic-coated exhaust manifold. The engine compartment is dressed with polished MG oil pan, rocker and side crankcase covers, along with a cloth-wrapped wiring harness and Champion spark plugs. Power is managed by an upgraded 5-speed manual transmission, with power sent to the rear wheel drive (RWD). Handling and performance have been upgraded with a forged front axle, modern steering kit and a rear drive axle, all supported by front and rear parallel leaf springs. Stopping power is provided by Alfin cast-aluminum hydraulic brake drums. The exterior features a fully custom handcrafted all-aluminum "Q-Type" boattail body, finished in a Blue Royale and Old English White, and features fenders, hood, firewall and floor pans. The "Q-type" body style incorporates a boattail design with classic RHD layout. The exterior details feature a polished chrome grille shell, dual cowl windscreens and refurbished Lucas L165 headlamps with stone guards. It also features front and rear marker lamps, lamp stanchions, fender bracing and hardware, and twin petrol fillers for a racing look.

This MG TC rides on chrome knock-off wire-spoke wheels wrapped in Excelsior Stahl Sport radial tires, along with a side-mounted spare. Inside, the roadster's blue leather interior is styled with K3 Magnette-style bucket seats and a period-inspired engine-turned aluminum dashboard. The cabin includes custom features such as an upgraded Bluemel's Brooklands multi-spoke driving wheel, billet shift knob, center console, interior map pockets and square-weave carpet floor mats. The dash is equipped with Jaeger/Judson SC instruments.

 

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"Barrett-Jackson delivered many magical experiences for everyone who joined us in Scottsdale," said Steve Davis, president of Barrett-Jackson. "From the excitement of the auction block to the thrill rides, exhibits, STEM Fest and live music, there was truly something that everyone in the family could enjoy. We filled our docket with so much diversity that collectors from every walk of life found something they loved. We stay on top of the trends and consign the vehicles that people want, proving once again that the car collector hobby is thriving. Those trends include the growing popularity of Resto-Mods, SUVs and trucks, which are gaining momentum because they appeal to such a broad cross section of people. Iâm especially proud of our support for important charities again this year. We not only raised millions of dollars but also critical awareness that will help make a positive impact on so many communities."

 

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In 2025, Barrett-Jackson earned $198 million by selling 2013 car lots and $5.2 million from 957 pieces of automobilia. A further $6.2 million was raised for charity.

The first production 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 VIN001 achieved $3.7 million as a charity lot and the highest result at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2025 collector car auction in Arizona, USA. The most expensive regular lots were a 2023 Hennessey Venom F5 Roadster ($2,200,000) and a 2014 Pagani Huayra ($1,925,000). DJ Marshmello's 2020 Ford GT Liquid Carbon Special Edition achieved a strong $1,780,000.

The top four results at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2025 collector car auction were all for modern supercars. The top result was for charity (see below) while the most expensive regular car in the sale was for the nearly new 2023 Hennessy Venom F5 Roadster. This F5 Roadster was the second of only 30 produced and was sold with only 681 miles on the clock.

 

Barrett Jackson 2025

In our next meetup, we will learn about the Chicago Justice Project’s (CJP) ongoing engagement with the Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Timothy Evans.

 

CJP’s engagement is seeking to open access to all the data created by the Court since they started collecting the data in the 1980s (the courts have told CJP they started collecting data either in 1980 or 1988). This means that when approved CJP would receive about 30 years of Court data. CJP requested all the data maintained by the Clerk’s Office on each criminal case filed, appropriately de-identified. To give you some idea how much data we are talking about here are some facts about the Cook County Justice System:

 

• The Circuit Court of Cook County is the largest unified court system in the US

 

• The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office is the largest prosecutors office in the US

 

• The Cook County Jail is the largest jail in the country

 

This is not a onetime release! CJP is seeking an agreement that would require regular updates of court data be released on an ongoing basis moving forward removing all the current barriers to this data.

 

Of course, since the Court maintains ownership over the data, but does not maintain the data, the approval by Judge Evans of any request seeking access to court data is only the first step. The second step is having the data released by the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court, Dorothy Brown’s Office. It took CJP 27 months to get access to the 5 years of conviction data that was the basis of the Convicted in Cook Project.

 

CJP anticipates significant resistance from the Clerk’s Office to this request. This is the beginning of CJP’s outreach to see if we can build a community of people that will help CJP advocate for the fulfillment of this agreement.

 

Tracy Siska, Executive Director of the Chicago Justice Project, will talk about CJP’s efforts in more detail and what it will take to get the Court and Clerk to fulfill their request.

 

Also, we'll cover the results of Smart Chicago's recent PACER postcard campaign, where we helped send dozens of postcards to Chief Judge Ruben Castillo of the United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois, asking him to look into issues with PACER , the system run by the federal judiciary that provides access to court dockets.

 

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By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and James C. McKinley Jr.

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs reported from Atlanta.

 

Aug. 15, 2023, 7:09 a.m. ET

Former President Donald J. Trump was indicted for a fourth time on Monday, this time over what prosecutors in Atlanta described as his and his allies’ efforts to unlawfully undo his election loss in Georgia in 2020.

 

The indictment follows a lengthy investigation by Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, and includes 13 charges against Mr. Trump, as well as charges against 18 other Trump allies who Ms. Willis said were part of a “criminal enterprise” seeking to overturn the Georgia election results.

 

Here’s what to know.

 

Trump was charged under Georgia’s RICO Act

 

Prosecutors charged Mr. Trump and his allies under the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, which allows them to tie together various crimes committed by different people by arguing that they were acting together for a common criminal goal.

 

Georgia’s RICO Act is patterned after a federal law that was passed to combat organized crime groups but in recent years has been used effectively in white-collar crime and political corruption cases.

 

At its heart, the statute requires prosecutors to prove the existence of an “enterprise” and a “pattern of racketeering activity.” Ms. Willis said 19 defendants were part of a criminal enterprise that tried to “accomplish the illegal goal of allowing Donald J. Trump to seize the president’s office.”

 

The charges outlined in the indictment reach far beyond Mr. Trump to some of his closest allies. They include Mark Meadows, who was Mr. Trump’s former chief of staff, and Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and lawyer for Mr. Trump.

 

Also charged are several more lawyers who are accused of working to try to overturn the election: Sidney Powell, who once promised to “release the Kraken” in exposing purported election fraud; John C. Eastman, who helped promote the idea of using bogus Trump electors in states where Mr. Trump lost; and Kenneth Chesebro, who also played a central role in that effort.

 

The sprawling nature of the racketeering case is noted in the indictment, with prosecutors citing conduct in Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania that they say furthered the defendants’ efforts to keep Mr. Trump in power.

 

Ms. Willis said late on Monday that she plans to try all 19 defendants together.

 

The charges fall into several baskets.

 

The indictment bundles together several efforts by Mr. Trump and his allies to reverse the election results in Georgia. None of the 19 defendants is accused of taking part in all of those different schemes, but under the RICO law, prosecutors have to prove only that each one broke state laws as part of a continuing criminal enterprise with the same overarching goal.

 

Several of the individual counts stem from false claims of election fraud that Mr. Giuliani and two other Trump lawyers, Robert Cheeley and Ray Smith III, made at legislative hearings in December 2020.

  

Another batch of charges concerns a plan Mr. Trump’s supporters carried out to vote for a false slate of pro-Trump electors and send a forged document to Congress claiming those electors were legitimate.

 

A third raft of charges accuses several Trump allies of conspiring to steal voter data and tamper with voting equipment at the elections office in Coffee County, Ga.

 

Some of the defendants were charged only in connection with a bizarre scheme to harass and intimidate an election worker, Ruby Freeman, whom Mr. Trump and his allies had wrongfully accused of fraud.

 

The district attorney is giving Trump 10 days to turn himself in.

 

Ms. Willis said on Monday that she was giving Mr. Trump until noon on Aug. 25 to surrender in Fulton County, where he would be arraigned on the charges and enter a plea.

 

When Mr. Trump was indicted in New York, he was able to surrender and avoid some of the standard procedures for most people who are arrested, such as having his mug shot taken and being handcuffed.

 

Patrick Labat, the Fulton County sheriff, said this month that unless he was told otherwise, Mr. Trump would be booked in the same way as any other defendant.

 

Still, the Secret Service could try to change the sheriff’s plans.

 

Trump blasted the indictment and questioned the prosecutor’s motive.

 

Mr. Trump lashed out at Ms. Willis after the indictment, suggesting that she had charged him to further her own political standing and seizing on the fact that an improper copy of the indictment had reportedly been uploaded to a court website even before the grand jurors voted.

 

Earlier in the day, Reuters reported that a document that appeared to be a docket entry for an indictment against Mr. Trump had been posted, and then removed, from the Fulton County court’s website. A spokesman for the court called the document “fictitious,” and the court clerk, Ché Alexander, declined to discuss what had happened in detail.

 

Mr. Trump and his allies said it was a sign that the prosecution saw the grand jury’s vote, which took place later in the day, as a foregone conclusion.

 

Richard Fausset, Danny Hakim and Anna Betts contributed reporting from Atlanta.

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs reports on national news. He is from upstate New York and previously reported in Baltimore, Albany, and Isla Vista, Calif. More about Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

 

James C. McKinley Jr., a senior editor on the Live team, has held a range of jobs at The New York Times, starting on Metro with the police beat and then City Hall. Later, he was a bureau chief in Nairobi, Houston and Albany, a correspondent in Mexico City, an investigative reporter in Sports and a pop music reporter in Culture. He returned to Metro to cover the Manhattan courts, and later became an assistant editor overseeing criminal justice reporters. More about James C. McKinley Jr.

UPDATE: Josh Duggar was charged on Friday for receiving and possessing child pornography, in accordance to a submitting by the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.He has pleaded not guilty and can stay in custody. If discovered guilty, he may face up to 20 years behind bars and fines of up to $250,000 on every rely.Story continues beneath commercial

 

According to court docket paperwork filed on April 28 (above), Duggar allegedly used the web to obtain child sexual abuse materials in 2019. He additionally allegedly possessed stated materials, a few of which depicts sexual abuse of kids below the age of 12.Duggar appeared earlier than Judge Erin Wiedemann of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas by way of Zoom on Friday morning. He will stay in custody till a May 5 detention listening to, in accordance to native NBC affiliate KNWA.Judge Wiedermann stated, ought to Duggar be launched on bond, he'll want a “third-party custodian” and he can't reside in a residence with any minor kids.His subsequent court docket date is scheduled for Tuesday, July 6, 2021.Jim Bob and Michelle, Duggar’s mother and father, launched a press release on behalf of the household on Friday following the indictment:“We appreciate your continued prayers for our family at this time,” it reads. “The accusations brought against Joshua today are very serious.

 

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Hanging baskets and potted plants were on the docket.

I attended the Barrett Jackson Spring 2025 Car Show at WestWorld in Scottsdale with my son.

 

This is a Simcraft Racing Simulator. I would love to have one of these in my man cave. Actually, I would just love to have a mancave, but that's another story.

 

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SimCraft is the only simulator on the market designed to feel real. Moving a cockpit any other way makes it simply an arcade game.

Simulation is the RE-CREATION of a system or process. SimCraft motion technology meticulously replicates the principles of real-world physics. If it behaves like a vehicle, it feels like a vehicle.

Our exclusive center of mass architecture ensures movements precisely mimic those of a real car, providing accurate motion cues that allow you to relate your simulation time to real seat time. This precision translational seat time is crucial, far more important than any time spent in an inaccurate simulator.

Don’t settle for less. Are you ready for the most accurate and exhilarating racing simulator experience available?

 

SimCraft is the only fully center of mass motion racing simulator available to consumers, rivaled only by NASA. Our simulators deliver an unparalleled blend of reality across physical, physiological, pulmonary, and neurological realms, achieving an astonishing 90% fidelity. Simply put, it’s as real as it gets. Drivers frequently describe the experience as a “seat of the pants”, and at SimCraft, we deliver exactly that. It is the highest rated Driver Development, Race Engineering and Driver-in-the-Loop simulator available.

 

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"Barrett-Jackson delivered many magical experiences for everyone who joined us in Scottsdale," said Steve Davis, president of Barrett-Jackson. "From the excitement of the auction block to the thrill rides, exhibits, STEM Fest and live music, there was truly something that everyone in the family could enjoy. We filled our docket with so much diversity that collectors from every walk of life found something they loved. We stay on top of the trends and consign the vehicles that people want, proving once again that the car collector hobby is thriving. Those trends include the growing popularity of Resto-Mods, SUVs and trucks, which are gaining momentum because they appeal to such a broad cross section of people. I’m especially proud of our support for important charities again this year. We not only raised millions of dollars but also critical awareness that will help make a positive impact on so many communities."

 

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In 2025, Barrett-Jackson earned $198 million by selling 2013 car lots and $5.2 million from 957 pieces of automobilia. A further $6.2 million was raised for charity.

The first production 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 VIN001 achieved $3.7 million as a charity lot and the highest result at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2025 collector car auction in Arizona, USA. The most expensive regular lots were a 2023 Hennessey Venom F5 Roadster ($2,200,000) and a 2014 Pagani Huayra ($1,925,000). DJ Marshmello’s 2020 Ford GT Liquid Carbon Special Edition achieved a strong $1,780,000.

The top four results at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2025 collector car auction were all for modern supercars. The top result was for charity (see below) while the most expensive regular car in the sale was for the nearly new 2023 Hennessy Venom F5 Roadster. This F5 Roadster was the second of only 30 produced and was sold with only 681 miles on the clock.

  

Special car

Barrett Jackson 2025

At 12h46 on Thursday the 26th of March, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports from Plettenberg Bay Mountain Rescue of a man who was missing after being swept down the Salt River at The Crags, Natures Valley. He was with a group on a kloofing expedition and was caught by a flash flood. Four tourists and two guides were in the group and while in the process of escaping from the flood one man, a 29 year old from Belgium, was swept away. The body of the man has been taken into the care of the Police and the Forensic Pathology Services and Police have opened an inquest docket. The Belgium Consulate are assisting the deceased man’s family abroad. Our sincere condolences to his family and friends. Picture NSRI.

The big thing on the vacation docket was finishing off the earthworks in the new beds in the backyard. When the black locust was struck by lightning two summers ago, the tree guys just dumped all the mulch from grinding it up in the back. We used that free mulch to make paths around all the new raised beds. The project took a lot less time than we were expecting, which gave us lots of time to stand on the deck and plan more beds for asparagus and strawberries, and a new dogwood tree to replace the maple when it finally succumbs to the damage it incurred in the big snowstorm, and an arched trellis covered in climbing roses, and a circular bench, and hugelkulturs covered in berry bushes and maybe some non-bogged cranberries and who knows what else! Gardening is fun, yo!

Re: Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority, Docket No. HHS–OCR–2018–0002

......HERE REPOSE

...............IN

.....EXPECTATION OF A

JOYFUL , RESURRECTION

THE MORTAL REMAINS

............OF

.....JAMES HATTER

WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE

...ON THE 29TH MAY, 1868.

.......AGED, 62, YEARS

...... AGOOD HUSBAND

..........AFATHER DEAR

.......A SINCEAR FRIEND

.......LIES BURIED HEAR

 

We scribbled this down on a piece of paper while wandering around

the old cemetery beside the Hume Highway

south of Marulan, at the turn off to Bungonia,

years ago. We kept the note for years as a record

of the interesting spelling and words from 1868.

At 12h46 on Thursday the 26th of March, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports from Plettenberg Bay Mountain Rescue of a man who was missing after being swept down the Salt River at The Crags, Natures Valley. He was with a group on a kloofing expedition and was caught by a flash flood. Four tourists and two guides were in the group and while in the process of escaping from the flood one man, a 29 year old from Belgium, was swept away. The body of the man has been taken into the care of the Police and the Forensic Pathology Services and Police have opened an inquest docket. The Belgium Consulate are assisting the deceased man’s family abroad. Our sincere condolences to his family and friends. Picture NSRI.

With two short excursions on the docket for Sunday, the 611 headed out with a bit shorter train and no diesel assistance. The morning cirrus clouds have just started to burn off as she heads south at Kannapolis on the way to Charlotte.

Photo by Dana Gulley/Riverkeeper

 

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At 12h46 on Thursday the 26th of March, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports from Plettenberg Bay Mountain Rescue of a man who was missing after being swept down the Salt River at The Crags, Natures Valley. He was with a group on a kloofing expedition and was caught by a flash flood. Four tourists and two guides were in the group and while in the process of escaping from the flood one man, a 29 year old from Belgium, was swept away. The body of the man has been taken into the care of the Police and the Forensic Pathology Services and Police have opened an inquest docket. The Belgium Consulate are assisting the deceased man’s family abroad. Our sincere condolences to his family and friends. Picture NSRI.

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and James C. McKinley Jr.

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs reported from Atlanta.

 

Aug. 15, 2023, 7:09 a.m. ET

Former President Donald J. Trump was indicted for a fourth time on Monday, this time over what prosecutors in Atlanta described as his and his allies’ efforts to unlawfully undo his election loss in Georgia in 2020.

 

The indictment follows a lengthy investigation by Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, and includes 13 charges against Mr. Trump, as well as charges against 18 other Trump allies who Ms. Willis said were part of a “criminal enterprise” seeking to overturn the Georgia election results.

 

Here’s what to know.

 

Trump was charged under Georgia’s RICO Act

 

Prosecutors charged Mr. Trump and his allies under the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, which allows them to tie together various crimes committed by different people by arguing that they were acting together for a common criminal goal.

 

Georgia’s RICO Act is patterned after a federal law that was passed to combat organized crime groups but in recent years has been used effectively in white-collar crime and political corruption cases.

 

At its heart, the statute requires prosecutors to prove the existence of an “enterprise” and a “pattern of racketeering activity.” Ms. Willis said 19 defendants were part of a criminal enterprise that tried to “accomplish the illegal goal of allowing Donald J. Trump to seize the president’s office.”

 

The charges outlined in the indictment reach far beyond Mr. Trump to some of his closest allies. They include Mark Meadows, who was Mr. Trump’s former chief of staff, and Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and lawyer for Mr. Trump.

 

Also charged are several more lawyers who are accused of working to try to overturn the election: Sidney Powell, who once promised to “release the Kraken” in exposing purported election fraud; John C. Eastman, who helped promote the idea of using bogus Trump electors in states where Mr. Trump lost; and Kenneth Chesebro, who also played a central role in that effort.

 

The sprawling nature of the racketeering case is noted in the indictment, with prosecutors citing conduct in Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania that they say furthered the defendants’ efforts to keep Mr. Trump in power.

 

Ms. Willis said late on Monday that she plans to try all 19 defendants together.

 

The charges fall into several baskets.

 

The indictment bundles together several efforts by Mr. Trump and his allies to reverse the election results in Georgia. None of the 19 defendants is accused of taking part in all of those different schemes, but under the RICO law, prosecutors have to prove only that each one broke state laws as part of a continuing criminal enterprise with the same overarching goal.

 

Several of the individual counts stem from false claims of election fraud that Mr. Giuliani and two other Trump lawyers, Robert Cheeley and Ray Smith III, made at legislative hearings in December 2020.

  

Another batch of charges concerns a plan Mr. Trump’s supporters carried out to vote for a false slate of pro-Trump electors and send a forged document to Congress claiming those electors were legitimate.

 

A third raft of charges accuses several Trump allies of conspiring to steal voter data and tamper with voting equipment at the elections office in Coffee County, Ga.

 

Some of the defendants were charged only in connection with a bizarre scheme to harass and intimidate an election worker, Ruby Freeman, whom Mr. Trump and his allies had wrongfully accused of fraud.

 

The district attorney is giving Trump 10 days to turn himself in.

 

Ms. Willis said on Monday that she was giving Mr. Trump until noon on Aug. 25 to surrender in Fulton County, where he would be arraigned on the charges and enter a plea.

 

When Mr. Trump was indicted in New York, he was able to surrender and avoid some of the standard procedures for most people who are arrested, such as having his mug shot taken and being handcuffed.

 

Patrick Labat, the Fulton County sheriff, said this month that unless he was told otherwise, Mr. Trump would be booked in the same way as any other defendant.

 

Still, the Secret Service could try to change the sheriff’s plans.

 

Trump blasted the indictment and questioned the prosecutor’s motive.

 

Mr. Trump lashed out at Ms. Willis after the indictment, suggesting that she had charged him to further her own political standing and seizing on the fact that an improper copy of the indictment had reportedly been uploaded to a court website even before the grand jurors voted.

 

Earlier in the day, Reuters reported that a document that appeared to be a docket entry for an indictment against Mr. Trump had been posted, and then removed, from the Fulton County court’s website. A spokesman for the court called the document “fictitious,” and the court clerk, Ché Alexander, declined to discuss what had happened in detail.

 

Mr. Trump and his allies said it was a sign that the prosecution saw the grand jury’s vote, which took place later in the day, as a foregone conclusion.

 

Richard Fausset, Danny Hakim and Anna Betts contributed reporting from Atlanta.

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs reports on national news. He is from upstate New York and previously reported in Baltimore, Albany, and Isla Vista, Calif. More about Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

 

James C. McKinley Jr., a senior editor on the Live team, has held a range of jobs at The New York Times, starting on Metro with the police beat and then City Hall. Later, he was a bureau chief in Nairobi, Houston and Albany, a correspondent in Mexico City, an investigative reporter in Sports and a pop music reporter in Culture. He returned to Metro to cover the Manhattan courts, and later became an assistant editor overseeing criminal justice reporters. More about James C. McKinley Jr.

Matters have been already pretty bad for the Russian blogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, who may want to withstand five years in jail for gambling Pokémon Cross in a church. However on Friday they were given even worse when a court docket in his domestic town of Yekaterinburg jailed him earlier than his ...

 

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Bill O’Reilly: An awful, awful man

By Erik Wemple April 2 at 1:44 PM

 

Bill O’Reilly. (Richard Drew/Associated Press)

As Fox News last year was plowing through the sexual harassment scandal involving now-former network chief Roger Ailes, King of Cable News Bill O’Reilly couldn’t have been more dismissive of the victims. “In this country, every famous, powerful or wealthy person is a target. You’re a target,” O’Reilly said in a July appearance on “Late Night” with Seth Meyers. “I’m a target. Anytime somebody could come out and sue us, attack us, go to the press or anything like that. … I stand behind Roger 100 percent.”

 

Roger was the wrong man to stand behind.

 

Subsequent events would say why: An internal investigation of Fox News turned up a series of complaints regarding Ailes’s conduct toward women. Former host Gretchen Carlson, who kicked off all the action with a lawsuit against Ailes in early July, received a settlement worth $20 million plus a no-nonsense apology from Fox News’s parent company, 21st Century Fox. Ailes was ousted, though he denied the claims against him.

 

Months after lamenting his status as a “target,” we are learning that O’Reilly was speaking from deep experience. The New York Times reported on Saturday that about $13 million has been dished out over the years — by O’Reilly and his employer — to resolve complaints from women regarding O’Reilly’s antics. The claims shed light on just why O’Reilly and his former boss Ailes fashioned a mutual protection racket on the premises of Fox News: They both needed someone who’d have their back.

 

Reporting by the New York Times builds on an existing docket of allegations against O’Reilly. We already knew, for instance, that former producer Andrea Mackris had filed a sexual harassment suit against O’Reilly in 2004, alleging all manner of lurid conduct against the top host. She came away with a $9 million settlement, according to the Times. And news broke earlier this year that former employee Juliet Hud

Workers were had their pay docket in to much time was spent inthe toilet.Old South Everleigh Rail Wokshops

NTSB Identification: ATL04TA116.

The docket is stored in the Docket Management System (DMS). Please contact Records Management Division

Accident occurred Friday, May 14, 2004 in Louisburg, NC

Probable Cause Approval Date: 9/13/2005

Aircraft: Hughes 269A, registration: N115ES

Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Minor.

According to the pilot, the purpose of the flight was an ongoing program directed at drug eradication. He stated that shortly after takeoff, he felt two vibrations and then heard a loud bang from the back of the helicopter. He stated the helicopter yawed to the right, and he entered an autorotation and maneuvered toward a small clearing in the wooded area he was over at the time. The main rotor blades struck a pine tree approximately 30 feet tall on the edge of the clearing and impacted the ground on the helicopters left side. A review of information on file with the Federal Aviation Administration Airman's Certification Division, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, revealed that the pilot did not have an airman's certificate indicating he was rated in helicopters nor could he provide evidence that he was trained in helicopters. A review of records on file with the FAA Aero Medical Records Division revealed the pilot was issued a third class medical certificate on September 26, 1988. The pilot reported on his application for the medical certificate that he had accumulated 39 total flight hours. A review of maintenance records revealed that the last recorded annual inspection was completed on March 21, 2004, at an airframe total time of 5,506.2 hours. On March 13, 1980, the FAA issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) 80-05-05 addressing Schweizer Helicopters Model 269 series equipped with a tail boom center support (saddle) fitting certificated in all categories. The AD was issued to prevent fatigue failure of the tail boom center support fitting and the resultant loss of the tailboom. A review of the maintenance records dating back to March 13, 1980, found no logbook entries that indicated the required inspections outlined in the AD had been accomplished. Examination of the tail rotor assembly found the tailboom saddle attachment broken. Further examination found rubbing on the tailrotor drive shaft near the broken tailboom saddle attachment. Examination found that the tailboom support fitting fractured as a result of fatigue initiating at the base of a large corrosion pit on the tip surface of the forward wall. This surface, which was in direct contact with the tailboom, was only partially covered by paint, and contained extensive pitting damage. Following the fracture of the saddle support fitting the tailboom dropped and rubbed against the tail drive shaft fracturing it in overstress.

 

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

 

Fatigue failure of the tailboom saddle fitting which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. Also causal was inadequate maintenance due to non-compliance to an airworthiness directive requiring inspection of the saddle fitting. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of proper certification.

The first shift gets busy at this massive Riverkeeper shoreline cleanup on September 14, 2013.

 

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Photo: Gwendolyn Chambers/Riverkeeper

At 12h46 on Thursday the 26th of March, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports from Plettenberg Bay Mountain Rescue of a man who was missing after being swept down the Salt River at The Crags, Natures Valley. He was with a group on a kloofing expedition and was caught by a flash flood. Four tourists and two guides were in the group and while in the process of escaping from the flood one man, a 29 year old from Belgium, was swept away. The body of the man has been taken into the care of the Police and the Forensic Pathology Services and Police have opened an inquest docket. The Belgium Consulate are assisting the deceased man’s family abroad. Our sincere condolences to his family and friends. Picture NSRI.

above: new curb cut with a warped tar build-up at foot, measuring 10.8% rise. This curb cut also has a cross-slope measuring 5.3%.

 

AAB Docket # C10-233 521 CMR violations include:

_x__Curb cut is not perpendicular to the curb at the street crossings and/or does not have a level landing at the top. (Section 21.2.1)

Both new curb cuts were constructed as apex curb cuts, and neither has a landing.

 

__x__Maximum slope exceeds1:12 (8.3%). (Section 21.3)

SE Run-slope at foot (tar bottom) of curb cut measured at 10.8% and has a warped surface, as does the crosswalk.

 

__x__Cross-slope of curb cut center slope exceeds 1:50 (2%). (Section 21.3)

SW Cross-slope measured at 5.3%.

NE Cross-slope measured at 8%