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4. Paradise Cove, Richmond
For a day filled with adventure, head on down to Paradise Cove. Children and adults alike will enjoy the cool waters of the huge, eight lane swimming pool. The pool is complete with diving boards so you can practice all your flips and tricks or just make a big splash. Kiddies will love the play pool made just for them. It boasts a zero-depth entry as well as tons of interactive features. For hours of thrills and spills, there are two slides. Both tower forty feet above the park. Pick the straight slide for whooshing, wild speeds or pick the spiral slide for mysterious twists and turns. For smaller riders there’s a family slide that’s just the right size, and for tots there’s a butterfly slide. If you want to put up your feet and enjoy the water park from the shade, there are plenty of chairs and umbrellas. The park is complete with a concession for treats afterwards.

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Recycled plastic is the plastic raw material reobtained by physical or chemical methods such as pretreatment, melting granulation and modification of waste plastic. It is the reuse of plastics. The prospect of recycled plastic is broad, the waste is turned into treasure, the product sells very widely and the demand of plastic enterprise is big .
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I used to be so intimidated by the idea of painting my front door! But after reading some successes and failures online and talking to some experts at Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams, and painting a couple front doors myself, I am happy to show you what I learned to get a professional finish on your front door!
First, the list of supplies:
1. A damp rag
You might also need a deglosser, if your front door was painted with a glossy finish or if you have a wood door that had a varnish on it. A deglosser is a chemical sander that allows the paint to adhere better. Both of the doors I’ve painted were white, pre-primed doors with a flat satin finish, so I just gave them a good scrubbing to get dirt off.
2. Phillips screwdriver
3. Painter’s tape
4. A quart of your choice of paint.
I’m a firm believer that when it comes to paint, you get what you pay for. Higher quality (and often higher price) equals better coverage, longer lasting color (especially with sun exposure), and durability. I used BM Aura Waterborne Exterior Paint in Semi-Gloss (a deep red for a previous white door, which took 3 coats) for our old front door at our previous house and LOVED it. Most recently, I used Sherwin Williams Resilience Water-Based Exterior Paint in Semi-Gloss. I’d say, both are of equal quality. About 1/2 quart-3/4 quart is enough for 3 coats. Buy more if you need to paint any other doors the same color or if you want to paint your shutters (like I did).
5. A quality paint brush. Like a 2″ Purdy Glide.
6. A small foam roller paint brush.
Like the kind for doors and cabinets (smooth nap).
This acrylic latex paint additive practically eliminates brush strokes. This makes the real difference once it dries! Just add a splash of it to the paint pan ( or plastic container) as you go, mixing it well with a stir stick. You should notice pretty quickly if brush strokes are still visible. If they are, add a little more.
8. Paint pan or small plastic container with lid.
This is the extent of the prep-work which takes maybe 20-30 minutes.
The directions you should paint when starting the door. Once you finish the grooved areas (in the 1st pic), don’t put your brush away just yet. Go ahead and paint areas 1 and 5 with the brush and keep it handy in case you need to touch up. This part takes about 30 minutes.
You will definitely want to give your door 3 coats of paint, letting it dry up to 24 hours in between each coat. On the red door I did on our old house, I started painting in the late afternoon/evening and I waited a full 24 hours between coats. I did not close the door tightly until all 3 coats were finished because the paint can and will adhere to the door trim making it stick when you open it again.
I would recommend starting in the morning so that by evening, most of the curing has taken place and you can lock your door. This time, I was able to put on 2 coats (one morning, one evening) and the 3rd coat I put on 24 hours after that. With each coat I noticed the color became richer, truer. For the final coat, you can put a little vaseline on the edge of the door where it will touch the trim, so as to prevent the paint from sticking over-night.
The finished product is a durable/scrubbable awesome color with NO brush-strokes!
If you have shutters, you can paint them to match, but don’t feel obligated to paint the garage door to match too! I’ve seen people do that and more often than not (especially with a bold color), it looks ridiculous!
I LOVE this shade of aqua for our front door! It’s SW Meander Blue and to me it really is the perfect color for a cottage front door. My house is not a cute little cottage, but with some paint, plants and decor, it can start to transform it to have the feel of a cottage!
Have you ever painted your front door? Any tips I missed? What are your favorite colors for front doors?

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Wetlands are the most diverse and ecologically important ecosystems in Ontario. They help purify water, control floods, reduce erosion and fight climate change. They provide critical habitat for nearly a quarter of Ontario's species at risk and more than $14 billion in annual economic benefits. Yet, despite all these amazing things wetlands do for us, they continue to disappear at a rapid pace. Less than 30 percent of our original wetlands remain in Southern Ontario. In the Niagara region and GTA, that number drops to 10 percent.
Paving Over Paradise will take the Water Brothers to Ontario's most pristine and healthy wetlands to dive right into swamps, marshes and bogs to discover their rich diversity of life and experience why these habitats are so vital to us all. Across Southern Ontario, the Brothers will meet with local farmers, conservation organizations and concerned citizens who are taking action and work alongside them as they restore wetlands on their own properties and help control the spread of the invasive plant species phragmites that are taking over wetland habitats across the province. On Pelee Island and at the mouth of the Don River, we will also witness the creation of two massive wetland restoration projects that will soon play a significant role in Paving Over Paradise.

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Yesterday presented what some would view as a striking contradiction as Texas Governor proclaimed that Texas “values life” in pushing for a bill that would have imposed strict new regulations on abortion while the state marked its 500th execution with the death of Kimberly McCarthy. She is the 500th to die in Texas since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976.
McCarthy was a 52-year-old former occupational therapist who was convicted in 1997 of murdering her elderly neighbor, a retired professor, in a botched robbery.
Texas continues to lead the nation in executions though last year Texas executed more people than people sentenced to death for an eighth year in a row.
Here is the most striking statistic: just four states — Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Arizona — accounted for three quarters of all U.S. executions in 2012.

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Zero Edge raised $5 million USD from private investors during its pre-ICO
Zero Edge is set to totally revolutionize the internet casino sector with its new cryptocurrency-based online gaming version. In its run-up to Pre-ICO and ICO, Zero Edge has brought widescale worldwide investment, providing it that the impetus it has to push through with their plans to flip the internet gambling business inside out.
In the time of writing, the Zero Edge online gaming version, which comprises a distinctive cryptocurrency-based money system called Zerocoin, has increased in excess of 5 million USD by an extensive cross-section of investors. But more is called to flow in on the heals of pre-sale requirement and also an ever-increasing worldwide interest from the Zero Edge 0 percent house advantage casino version.
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ZeroEdge.bet provides 0% advantage Casino games. Players may play with 0% matches while Zerocoin price increases. In other words, the greatest solution to the dilemma is developing a stage where playing games would be “free”. Players aren’t required to cover any given quantity of money to have the ability to play in the casino. This can only be accomplished by producing a closed loop market with its token where players buy the token with fiat or crypto. Since the source of ZERO is restricted, its worth is directly proportional to requirement.
Blockchain and intelligent contract technologies permit the introduction of a completely transparent and genuinely reasonable gambling environment where gamers have more chances to take part, can fully trust the system, and also have a real prospect of winning while at precisely the exact same time being part of a larger community which fosters social inclusion and mutual worth.
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Zero Edge is introducing its own unusual cryptocurrency called Zerocoin, the only way that gamblers will have the ability to take part in true 0% house advantage online casino games through the Zero Edge online casino system. The worth of Zerocoin is set to grow rapidly, as more and more people flock to Zero Edge to enjoy true 0 percent house advantage matches.
This is also the ideal opportunity to learn about the pre-ICO or Initial Coin Offering that’s set to begin on the 28th of February 2018, closing out on the 15th of March 2018. Throughout the Zerocoin pre-ICO, Zero Edge is introducing no soft cover, whereas the hard cap is originally placed at 1500 ETH.

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Marafiq is responsible for collecting and treating the sanitary and industrial wastewater from the community and industrial areas, in addition to treating the sanitary wastewater from Jubail town.
The total network length is approximately 1,300 km for sanitary and industrial wastewater. All wastewater is collected through a pipeline network into a series of pumps and lifting stations located in the community and industrial areas. The critical pump stations and lifting stations are equipped with Odor Control Units. The wastewater is delivered to the two treatment plants which are the Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant (IWTP8) and the Sanitary Wastewater Treatment Plant (SWTP9).
Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant (IWTP8)
The Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant is designed to treat incoming industrial wastewater from industries in the Jubail Industrial City. It has a design capacity of 148,000 cubic meters per day.
Sanitary Wastewater Treatment Plant (SWTP9)
The Sanitary Wastewater Treatment Plant is designed to treat incoming sanitary wastewater from industries, community area and Jubail town. It has a design capacity of 159,000 cubic meters per day.
The treatment plants use preliminary, secondary, and biological treatment processes with filtration and disinfection. Part of IWTP8 is equipped with advanced treatment through Fenton and Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) in order to comply with the latest regulation from the Royal Commission.
The treated effluent from both the plants is utilized for landscape irrigation by the Royal Commission. The standard of irrigation water is maintained to meet the Royal Commission Environmental Regulation (RCER).


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Domestic violence and sexual assault victims will be able to take paid time off from work under a bill passed by the City Council Tuesday.
The legislation allows up to five days off a year for things like court appearances, meetings with law enforcement, serving an order of protection, counseling, or moving to get away from an abuser.
The bill expands the city's existing paid sick days law, and workers will have a total of five days to use either for illness or the added reasons.
Women who face physical violence from a romantic partner report missing an average of 7.2 days of work as a result, said Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland (D-Queens), who sponsored the bill. Mayor de Blasio is expected to sign it.

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Novak Djokovic escaped from a two-set deficit for his 26th consecutive Wimbledon match win, rallying past Italian Jannik Sinner 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 into the semifinals.
Sinner, a 20-year-old Italian seeded 10th, was in position for his first victory over a top-five player in his 13th try. But things unraveled, starting with being broken in his second service game of the third set. Djokovic, meanwhile, held serve throughout the last three sets.
Djokovic, bidding for a fourth consecutive Wimbledon title and 21st career major singles title, advanced to a semifinal date with No. 9 seed Cameron Norrie of Great Britain or 58th-ranked David Goffin of Belgium.
Rafael Nadal, the record 22-time men’s major singles champion, is in the other half of the draw. Nadal plays No. 11 Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Djokovic has just one defeat in a completed Wimbledon match in nearly nine years (Sam Querrey, 2016) and no losses in a completed match to a man seeded lower than fifth at any Slam since the 2018 French Open (Marco Cecchinato).
Dating to 2003, every Wimbledon men’s singles champion has been a member of the Big Four: Nadal, Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray.
At last year’s Wimbledon, Djokovic won a third consecutive major and 20th overall to then tie Nadal and Federer for the men’s career record. He was denied a Grand Slam by Russian Danill Medvedev at the U.S. Open, denied entry into the Australian Open because of his refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and lost in the French Open quarterfinals to Nadal.
Nadal now owns a record 22 major titles after winning the last two. Djokovic cannot pass Nadal until 2023 at the earliest, and he might have to miss the next two majors — the U.S. Open and Australian Open — because of his refusal to get vaccinated.
Earlier, Tatjana Maria, a 34-year-old mother of two ranked No. 103, beat 97th-ranked Jule Niemeier 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 in an all-German quarterfinal. It marked the lowest combined ranking of an all-unseeded Wimbledon quarterfinal since 1999 (Alexandra Stevenson d. Jelena Dokic).
Maria, who made it past the second round once in 46 prior majors (including qualifying) dating to 2007, is the lowest-ranked unseeded Wimbledon semifinalist since 2008.
She gets No. 3 seed Ons Jabeur or 66th-ranked Czech Marie Bouzkova in the semis.
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“Time is elastic. We can go away from the event but at some point the elastic snaps and we always come back to it.” (Nick Cave).
Elastic Times showcases Rebekka Tomal’s work of the past five years. After an unexpected loss she explores her family’s past based on old photographs with watercolour, acrylics and oil crayons.
Like an elastic the paintings take you back to the past, illuminate snippets of daily life situations, giving a glimpse into the intimacy of childhood. The focal point is always interaction, touch, relationship; trying to piece together a connection that has been lost.
Exhibiting with Sonja Guenther.

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We are accomplished truck accident lawyers helping those in Atlanta and throughout the state of Georgia. A large part of our practice is dedicated to truck accident cases. If you have recently been involved in a semi-truck truck with injuries you should reach out to an attorney at our firm to go over the details of your case. Call us today at 404-793-0026
- Our Atlanta trucking accident lawyers have handled hundreds of truck accident cases. We have prosecuted cases against trucking companies and have recovered millions of dollars for genuinely injured folks. We have also successfully defended large trucking companies. As a result, we know how to handle your truck accident case and put you in the best possible position. Any attorney you hire should have extensive real life experience in truck accident cases.
- We try cases. Trial attorneys get better results. Many firms out there focus on settlements. Not us. We have tried over one hundred cases, so the opposing attorney knows we mean business. We received one of the top verdicts in America in 2018. We have tried dozens of trucking cases. We get things done for folks in truck accidents.
- We know the rules. Truck drivers and trucking companies have specific rules that apply to them and not other folks on the road. We deal with these rules on a daily basis and know them inside and out. We can advise you on how the rules applicable to truck wrecks apply to your situation, whether you suffered real injuries or drive a truck for a living.
- We treat our clients like family. There is no better way to find out if your attorney knows what he is doing than to look at reviews of former clients. Clients who have worked with us will tell you that we pride ourselves on making lives better with honor, efficiency, and effectiveness. We lift you up when you need it most. And, we never take a case that conflicts with your interests.
- Our peers respect us. We pride ourselves on working well with opposing counsel and judges. A lot of our cases are referred to us from other attorneys in Georgia.
- Free initial consultation. We will talk to you about your case for free. During this consultation, we will give you our advice on the next steps in your case, your evaluation. You can also talk with us about trucking cases and our experience.
Do I need to Hire an Atlanta Truck Accident Lawyer?
If you have been in an accident involving a tractor-trailer, you generally need to hire an attorney.
Some minor cases, like those involving no injuries or those involving very minor injuries and straightforward facts (e.g. rear-end collision), may be able to be resolved by people negotiating on their own.
But, most of the time, an accident involving a commercial truck will involve complex federal and state laws applicable to the truck.
There are also often serious injuries, like broken or fractured bones, spinal cord, neck, and back injuries, concussions and traumatic brain injuries, burns, and death. A serious injury case should never be handled by a person without an attorney.
There is too much money at stake to risk not speaking with an attorney.
At our firm, on the one hand, we represent seriously injured folks, and, on the other hand, we represent trucking companies.
This diverse experience benefits all of our clients.
Our experience gives our client’s insight into the opposing parties’ way of thinking, credibility with the other lawyers and judges, and perspective to evaluate their case with the most up to date information possible.
Recent Atlanta Truck Accident Case Result
Facts: A tractor-trailer was traveling on Georgia Highway 400. Our client, a young lady, was driving her car northbound. She was heading to a nice weekend with her mother. Georgia Highway 400 has traffic lights, and our client stopped for traffic at one of these intersections. She sat in traffic for minutes. The truck driver was driving too fast for conditions, failed to stop for our client’s vehicle, and slammed into the driver’s side of her vehicle. The tractor-trailer careened down the side of our client’s vehicle causing extensive damage. Our client suffered neck, shoulder, and back injuries. She was lucky to be alive.
Law: A truck driver, like all drivers, is required to stop for properly stopped traffic at an intersection. The police officer concluded that the truck’s failure to stop for traffic was the result of the truck driver’s driving too fast for conditions. This is a violation of Georgia law. In addition, given the circumstances the truck wreck, we were able to successfully argue that the truck driver may have been asleep, on his phone, or otherwise zoned out. Accordingly, while in some cases the driver’s hour of service logs and phone records may not be particularly relevant, they were here.
Plan of Action: We had a free initial consultation with the client. We discussed her case, the potential issues, and her medical treatment. We immediately sent a preservation letter to the trucking company to make sure the relevant records were preserved. We gathered the client’s medical records. We prepared a complaint. Ultimately, we were able to negotiate a confidential resolution that compensated her for her injuries, pain and suffering, and the harrowing experience of the truck crash.
What to do after an Atlanta truck wreck?
- Check on everyone at the scene. If you are physically able to get out of your vehicle, your first step should be checking on the other folks involved in the collision, if at all possible.
- Call 911. It sounds cliché, but your first call should be to 911. It is important the police and emergency personnel are aware immediately of the crash and location. This will help them with clearing the scene (moving your vehicle from the roadway), which will keep you and drivers around you safe.
- Take Photos. Your phone is your friend after a crash. If you are in a position to photograph your car, the truck, the scene, it is best to do so. Memories fade. Pictures do not.
- Talk to Witnesses. If there are witnesses around and you’re in a position to speak with them, it is best to get their contact information. Often, witnesses will forget to give their information or leave before the police officer arrives. A key witness will be virtually impossible to find without their name following a truck crash.
- Seek Medical Attention, if Needed. If you’re feeling hurt, you should seek medical attention. It’s not fun to go to the doctor or the hospital. At the same time, quick care is of utmost importance.
- Call Your Insurance Company. Almost all insurance policies require an accident be reported at the earliest opportunity. In policy terms, it will state something like “immediately” or “as soon as is practicable.” It boils down to this: report the claim immediately or you could lose coverage. Even if you’re not at fault, your policy may provide you with health benefits like medical payments or uninsured motorist’s coverage. If you are at fault, reporting the accident quickly is even more important.
- Research and Find a Skilled Attorney. If you have been in a truck accident, you need an experienced Atlanta truck accident attorney. There are numerous laws that govern tractor-trailers and truck drivers in your location. It is also important that you contact a truck accident lawyer in Georgia quickly. There may be important evidence at the scene, like skid marks, or video from nearby businesses that will quickly go away. There may also be important documents in possession of the other driver that needs to be preserved.
At our law firm, one of the first steps that we take is to ensure all relevant evidence is preserved.
As the trucking company, this means ensuring that all relevant information in your possession is kept. As an injured party, this includes sending a “preservation demand.” This is a formal legal correspondence that tells the other side that there are potential claims and lists evidence that needs to be preserved.
In an Atlanta tractor-trailer crash, this may include the driver’s hourly logs, the pre-trip inspection reports, the engine control data from the crash, and other items.
Many of these things may be deleted as of a matter of routine course of business if an attorney does not work to preserve them shortly after the accident.
How do we tackle truck accidents?
Our starting point is to proceed to the scene the minute we learn of an incident. We then obtain statements from all available witnesses to every aspect of the accident. Memories fail; recordings do not. Preserving the physical evidence as well as the eyewitness evidence can be critical.
Without question, one of the most important aspects relating to actual or potential litigation relating to a trucking accident is to immediately accumulate all of the relevant evidence. This must be carefully preserved.
After preserving evidence, we work with the local authorities and, if necessary, any experts. In serious trucking accidents, there may be a need for expert engineering assistance relating to issues from speed, skid marks, computer data, breaking, and on and on.
Given our extensive involvement in the trucking arena, we have in our directory dozens of highly specialized experts and engineers relating to the trucking field.
Our Atlanta, GA truck accident lawyers are in the enviable position of being able to bring them to bear immediately on the most complex incidents.
From there, we address the personal injury claim in pre-litigation and, if we are unable to obtain the best result for our client, we file suit. During suit, we make every effort to build our case as quickly and efficiently as possible. We put what’s happened behind you.
What are some of the key tractor-trailer regulations?
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) is a branch of the Department of Transportation. The FMSCA regulates trucking companies and truck drivers. The regulations are voluminous, going on for hundreds of pages. We have spent hours thumbing through them.
The rules that most often come into play during a truck accident are as follows:
- Licensing. To operate a tractor-trailer, a driver must obtain a Commercial Driver’s License commonly called a CDL. The rules for each state vary slightly. In Georgia, a CDL has several more stringent requirements than a regular license. This includes an older age requirement, passing a written exam, road skills test, and obtaining a medical certification.
- A truck driver’s hours. A truck driver has specific rules that control the number of hours that they can operate a truck. This includes hours controlling the number of hours a truck driver can operate a truck in a single day, as well as the number of hours in a week. If there is a reasonable suspicion of fatigue or sleepiness, then these rules come into play. You can read more about driver’s hour of service rules in our blog.
- Hiring and Training. When a truck driver is hired, there are certain steps that the trucking company must take to ensure that the driver is fit to operate a commercial vehicle. This includes a written application, a drug test, obtaining a medical examiner’s certificate showing the driver can physically operate the vehicle, and pulling his motor vehicle report. Often times, lawyers will file a claim for “negligent training.” In Georgia, however, there is no requirement to train a tractor trailer driver, outside of the Federal Regulations.
- Inspection and Maintenance. If there is reasonable suspicion of a problem with the tractor or trailer, the maintenance of the vehicle may be an issue. Most commonly, at issue in truck accidents, are claims of brake or tire issues. The regulations contain specific requirements for these, and an expert is usually necessary to help determine if the tractor-trailer is in compliance.
- Load. The size, weight, and securement of the cargo can be important in truck accident cases. This is particularly true if there is a roll-over accident or an accident where the cargo came loose. The FMCSA regulates the load of trucks.
How much is a truck accident worth?
Folks naturally want to know at the outset, “how much is my semi-truck accident worth?” This is true on both the plaintiff and defense sides. It makes sense. A genuinely injured person wants to know how much compensation to expect in the future, if any. A trucking company wants to know their exposure so they can adequately prepare.
There is no magic formula for determining the value of a tractor trailer accident in Georgia. Unlike worker’s compensation cases, in which statutes generally control the amount of compensation received, in a personal injury case, there is no statutory value assigned to an injury. Instead, it is generally left to “the enlightened conscience of the jury.” This means that the jury could award the injured plaintiff anything, $5.00, $5,000, the list goes on.
While there is no established formula, there are a few things to look at.
In general, a truck accident victim will be looking to recover the following:
- Medical bills,
- Lost wages, and
- Pain & suffering.
For medical bills, the expenses must be casually related to the accident.
This means that preexisting conditions, degenerative conditions, prior injuries, and injuries that occur much after the accident are not generally recoverable. It also means that traumatic injuries caused by the truck crash are recoverable. An easy to understand example of a traumatic injury is a fracture. There are exceptions to every rule, so a solid Atlanta truck accident attorney could give you a better idea.
In addition, the medical expenses must be reasonable. A lot of times folks think that the higher medical expenses, the better. And, it is true that a person with $300,000 in medical bills will generally recover more than a person with $3,000 in bills. However, there has been a recent trend as of late for lawyers to send their clients to injury centers, which charge exorbitant rates for routine procedures.
We never do this for several reasons. First, the law requires that medical expenses be reasonable. The fastest way to a $0 recovery is when the jury gets the impression that the medical providers were selected to inflate medical bills, rather than for medical bills. Second, it increases the amount of liens that the injured party must pay back. This means that the injured party’s take-home will often be less than a person who treated for genuine prices. Third, we want to be certain that our clients are receiving the best care possible. In general, top doctors do not inflate bills.
In addition to medical bills, a plaintiff will seek to recover their lost wages.
If a person misses work due to a tractor trailer wreck, this will typically be a recoverable item of damages. The injured party must have been working at the time of the accident and must have missed work due to injuries related to the accident.
Pain and Suffering
The biggest unknown in evaluating a personal injury case is pain and suffering.
Pain and suffering is awarded by the “enlightened conscience of the jury.” Pain and suffering means “the physical and mental injury, pain, and suffering” of the injured person. Things such as the level of pain, activities the party can no longer engage in, sadness, anxiety are generally recoverable under pain and suffering.
The more serious the injury after an Atlanta truck accident is, the larger the pain and suffering award is like to be.
For example, in a recent trial that we completed for the plaintiff, the jury awarded $3,007,379.90 in pain and suffering for a mother that died in a car accident. This was a horrific and tragic case, which resulted in a larger pain and suffering award for the mother. In a typical truck wreck case, the pain and suffering award will be much lower than this.
In some unique cases, there may be an avenue for punitive damages or attorney’s fees. These are exceptional cases that do not generally apply to the average truck wreck.
What are the statistics for Atlanta Truck Accidents?
Exact statistics are not known, as the reporting by Georgia government agencies is not the best. However, approximately 20,000 trucks move on metro Atlanta highways each day. Most of them, pass through without issue. In 2018, however, there were 187 fatal accidents involving an eighteen wheeler or large truck.
Looking at nationwide statistics, the FMCSA compiles an annual report on “statistics about fatal, injury, and property-damage-only crashes involving large trucks and buses.”
These are the statistics that stand out the most, from the most recent released report in 2017:
- There were 4,889 truck and bus fatal accidents in 2017.
- There were 116,000 tractor trailer and bus accidents with injuries in 2017.
- The amount of truck and bus accidents with deaths or injuries has increased each year since 2009.
You can read more information in an article we wrote.
Truck Accident FAQ
What will it cost to hire a lawyer after a truck accident? If you are an injured plaintiff, then you will pay an attorney on a contingency fee basis. This means that you only have to pay attorney’s fees if the law firm recovers money on your behalf. If you are a defendant truck driver, then your attorney will charge an hourly rate.
How do I choose the right attorney for my trucking accident lawsuit? Choosing the right attorney is important and hard to do. You should look at past cases, client experiences, and beware of “fake awards” (where the attorneys pay money to have a fancy label slapped on them). All the awards we have received are given for free—like an award should be.
What experience do you have with trucking accidents in Atlanta? We make lives better for folks in trucking accidents in Atlanta, Georgia. We have handled hundreds of tractor-trailer wreck cases in recent years. We help the genuinely injured and reputable trucking companies. We have recovered full compensation for genuinely injured folks in truck wrecks. We have also resolved serious cases for trucking companies, with dignity and respect. Our unique experience gives our clients insight, credibility, and perspective that makes their lives better.
Who is liable in a truck accident? This depends on the facts. Just like other drivers, truck drivers are not responsible for an accident merely because it occurred. There must be negligence on behalf of the truck driver for liability to set in.
How do accidents with trucks tend to happen? They happen all different ways. This includes but is not limited to speeding, reckless driving, improper lane change, failing to yield, unsecure load, or fatigue. These could be actions of the truck driver, or they could be actions of the other vehicle’s driver.
What should I expect when filing a claim against the trucking accident company? After a tractor-trailer accident, there are several calls you should make as soon as possible. You should call the police department to conduct an investigation. You should call your insurance company to report the accident. You should also seek medical attention if needed.
At the scene of the accident, if you’re able, take photographs of the roadway, the position of the vehicles, and any damage. It is important to document this for your case.
If you are the injured person, you will also want to send the trucking company a preservation letter at the earliest opportunity. A competent Atlanta truck accident attorney can help you with this. The preservation letter should request that the trucking company preserve the records that are reasonably related to your claim.
Following the preservation letter, you gather the appropriate medical records and send a demand letter. The truck accident lawyer will attempt to negotiate a resolution for you without filing a suit.
If a resolution is not possible pre-suit, then the attorney prepares a complaint and files the complaint in the appropriate court. This is usually where the trucking company is located in Georgia. The lawsuit begins a discovery process, where each side passes back and forth written questions and requests for information. There are also sworn statements taken under oath, called depositions.
After discovery, there is usually an attempt to negotiate a resolution. If that fails, then the case is prepared for trial.
How long do truck collision cases take? At our firm, we pride ourselves on moving a case forward as quickly as possible. We know that everyone’s life is better, from the injured party, to the trucking company, when the case is resolved. Even so, it generally takes months or years to resolve a case. Anyone who tells you different is selling a bag of goods.
How is a truck crash different than a car crash? It is very different. A different set of rules, evidence, claims, and defenses apply to tractor trailer crashes. That is why it is important to hire an attorney who has extensive experience litigating truck cases.
What are the different types of truck cases? A truck wreck would generally include all types of commercial vehicles. This includes a tractor-trailer, flatbed truck, box truck, dump truck, garbage truck, tanker truck, and any other type of large truck.
Based on your expertise, what are the advantages and disadvantages of a settlement vs. a lawsuit with a trucking accident case? There’s an old lawyer saying, “a bad settlement is better than a good lawsuit.”
The reason is that litigation is time-consuming, expensive, and uncertain. It’s why over 90% of cases are resolved by settlement.
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text: To evaluate whether cerebral glucose metabolism is impaired in diabetes the [18F]-2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose method and positron emission tomography were used to determine the regional cerebral metabolic rate of glucose in 12 healthy subjects, 8 newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetic patients 6 Type 1 diabetic subjects without peripheral neuropathy, and 7 Type 1 diabetic patients with symptomatic peripheral neuropathy, all of whom were men. In addition, multimodal evoked potentials were assessed. Cerebral glucose consumption was significantly reduced in the group with neuropathy as compared with the newly diagnosed diabetic patients and the healthy subjects (26.9 +/- 1.0 vs 33.9 +/- 1.9 and 32.5 +/- 1.1 mumol 100 g-1 min-1; p < 0.05), while in the patients without neuropathy it was 30.2 +/- 2.5 mumol 100 g-1 min-1 (NS vs the remaining groups). There were no significant differences between the groups regarding brainstem auditory and visual evoked potentials. No relationship was noted between cerebral glucose metabolism and P300 latency of event-related potentials as an index of cognitive function, but there was an inverse correlation with age (r = -0.42; p < 0.05) and duration of diabetes (r = -0.67; p < 0.05). These results suggest that cerebral glucose metabolism is normal at the time of diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes, but may become altered with both increasing duration of diabetes and age in the absence of central conduction deficits or cognitive dysfunction. Diabetic neuropathy may constitute a possible additional correlate of reduced cerebral glucose consumption.

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The FDA has provided two guidance documents on software and device changes, which provide information as to whether a new 510(k) is needed.
The first guidance document clarifies key terms and provides insight as to how a risk assessment can help medical device manufacturers evaluate whether a new 510(k) is required. Examples of device changes and recommendations for documenting a company’s decisions are provided.
FDA provides a series of flowcharts and questions that can serve to guide medical device manufacturers to come to a conclusion as to whether a new 501(k) is necessary. The flowcharts address changes to:
• Technology, engineering, performance and materials for in vitro diagnostic devices
The second FDA guidance addresses proposed changes to software used in conjunction with a medical device. The guidance includes modifications made to correct software defects, provide patches or updates to code, and provide enhancements or modifications to functionality. Software manufacturers must determine whether any change or modification could potentially and significantly affect the safety or effectiveness of a device.
The first step recommended by FDA is to conduct a risk assessment of the change, including all potential new risks along with known risks for the device. Again, the FDA provides a flowchart to guide software manufacturers through the process of determining whether a 510(k) must be prepared. FDA also provides examples of changes to software, along with an analysis as to why a new 510(k) would or would not be needed.
Anyone who is involved in software and device design, modification, manufacturing, quality testing and distribution in the FDA regulated industries should be aware of these changes and the impact on decision-making as to whether or not to prepare a new 510(k). The FDA provides flowcharts that guide the reader to the best decision, but some judgment is also required.
The critical decision is whether a proposed change to a legally marketed medical device subject to premarket notification requirements is significant enough to require FDA review. This includes any major change or modification to the intended use of the device that could have an impact on patient safety and effectiveness.
After attending this seminar, you will be able to better navigate the processes required to determine how to manage software and device changes in an FDA-compliant manner.
• Medical devices 510k changes
• How to manage software and device changes in an FDA compliant manner
• FDA guidance documents
• FDA enforcement actions
• New FDA 510(k) submission
• When to submit a 510(k)
• Flowcharts for decision-making related to specific changes:
o Technology, Engineering and Performance
• Learn about the FDA’s latest guidance on medical devices 510k changes
• Understand the three key areas of change that are discussed in the FDA guidelines for medical devices
• Learn about the questions to ask and decisions to make, based on flowcharts provided by FDA
• Gain confidence that changes will more likely be approved, given a thorough examination and explanation of impact of the change and potential risk
Manufacturing, Testing, Packaging and Distribution companies in the following industries that are regulated by FDA are required to follow GDPs:
• Medical Device
• Third-Party companies that support those in the above industries, or manufacture, package or distribute on their behalf
• Colleges and Universities offering programs of study in Computer System Validation and Regulatory Affairs/Matters related to FDA
Personnel in the following roles will benefit:
• Information Technology (IT) Analysts
• IT Developers
• IT Support Staff
• QC/QA Managers and Analysts
• Clinical Data Managers and Scientists
• Analytical Chemists
• Quality Managers, Chemists and Microbiologists
• Compliance Managers and Auditors
• Lab Managers and Analysts
• Automation Analysts
• Computer System Validation Specialists
• GMP Training Specialists
• Business Stakeholders using Computer Systems regulated by FDA
• Regulatory Affairs Personnel
• Consultants in the Life Sciences and Tobacco Industries
• Interns working at the companies listed above
• College students attending schools and studying computer system validation, regulatory affairs/matters (related to FDA) or any other discipline that involves adherence to FDA regulatory requirements for labeling of devices
Years of Experience: 35+ years
Areas of Expertise: Strategic Planning, Project Management, FDA Regulatory Compliance, Organizational Development & Effectiveness, and Change Leadership & Management
Carolyn Troiano has more than 30 years of experience in computer system validation in the pharmaceutical, medical device, animal health and other FDA-regulated industries. She is currently managing a large, complex data migration, analytics and reporting program at a major financial institution.
During her career, Carolyn worked directly, or as a consultant, for many top-tier pharmaceutical companies in the US and Europe. She was responsible for computer system validation across all GxP functions at a major pharmaceutical company. Carolyn developed validation programs and strategies back in the mid-1980s, when FDA guidelines were first issued. She was an industry reviewer for 21 CFR Part 11, the FDA’s electronic record/electronic signature (ER/ES) regulation. She has taught ER/ES compliance, along with computer system validation and risk management/compliance at a number of Fortune 100 firms. Her experience includes work with FDA-regulated systems used in all areas of research, development, manufacturing, quality testing and distribution.
Carolyn has participated in industry conferences, providing very creative and interactive presentations. She is currently active in the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP), and Project Management Institute (PMI) chapters in the Richmond, VA area. Carolyn also volunteers for the PMI’s Educational Fund as a project management instructor for non-profit organizations.View all trainings by this speaker


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A review of pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) mechanisms at a cellular level: a rationale for clinical use
Magnetic field anti-inflammatory effects in Crohns Disease depends upon viability
and cytokine profile of the immune competent cells...
Pulsed electromagnetic field improves postnatal neovascularization in response to hindlimb ischemia
Pulsed electromagnetic field improves cardiac function in response to myocardial infarction
Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Cells: Physiological and Therapeutical Approaches and Molecular...
Effect of 60 Hz electromagnetic fields on the activity of hsp70 promoter: an in vivo study.
Mechanical Stimulation (Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields “PEMF” and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy “ESWT”) and Tendon Regeneration
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The Historical Story of Voyager 1 & 2
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Voyager 1 and 2 were designed to take advantage of a rare planetary alignment to study the outer solar system up close. With this chance, Voyager 2 targeted successfully Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Status: Extended Mission in Progress
Sept. 5, 1977: Launch / Mar. 5, 1979: Jupiter Flyby / Nov. 12, 1980: Saturn Flyby / Feb. 17, 1998: Became Most Distant Human-made Object / Aug. 16, 2006: 100 Astronomical Units Reached / Aug. 1, 2012: Voyager 1 Enters Interstellar Space.
The U.S. Flyby spacecraft Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1977 in destinations of Jupiter, Saturn and Beyond our Solar System.
oyager 1 flew successfully Jupiter and Saturn systems before continuing out into the farthest most reaches of our solar system. Voyager 1 has been observing the interplanetary medium throughout its journey, and is now in interstellar space since August 2012. On November 29, 2017, engineers successfully fired Voyager 1’s thrusters after 37 years of inactivity.
During the Jupiter leg of its journey, Voyager 1 was to explore the giant planet, its magnetosphere and moons in greater detail than the Pioneer spacecraft that preceded it. Voyager 1 was not only to study Jupiter, but to use it as a springboard to Saturn, using the gravity-assist technique.
Voyager 1 succeeded on all counts, with the single exception of experiments using its photopolarimeter, which failed to operate.
Jupiter's atmosphere was found to be more active than during the visits of Pioneer 10 and 11. This fact sparking a rethinking of the earlier atmospheric models which could not explain the new features. The spacecraft imaged the moons Amalthea, Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, showing details of their terrain for the first time.
One of the most interesting discovery of Voyager 1's was to showing the extreme volcanic activities of Io. It was found that, the heat is generated by its stretching and relaxing occurred every 42 hours. This time is its elliptical orbit that brings it closer to and then farther from the gravity of Jupiter.
This finding revolutionized scientists' concept of the moons of the outer planets. The spacecraft also discovered a thin ring around the planet, making it the second planet known to have a ring, and Thebe and Metis, two new moons.
Voyager 1 was become the second spacecraft to visit Saturn. Its mission there was to explore the planet, its rings, its moons and its magnetic field in greater detail than was possible for its predecessor, Pioneer 11. Voyager 1 met all of its goals except for the experiments planned for its photopolarimeter, which failed to operate.
In place, the spacecraft found Prometheus and Pandora, two moons shepherding the F ring and, another one, Atlas, which shepherds the A ring. Voyager 1 found the Saturn's largest moon Titan with a thick atmosphere which hides its surface from visible-light cameras and telescopes. However, it was founded that, its atmosphere is mostly nitrogen, like Earth, but with a surface pressure 1.6 times higher than ours.
The spacecraft took also images of five others moons: Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, and Rhea. The results has revealed the fine structure of Saturn's ring system and, had permit to add the G ring to the list of known rings.
Just as it used Jupiter's gravity to reach Saturn, Voyager 1 done the same thing at Saturn to alter its course and increase its speed that giving it a trajectory to the solar system. The spacecraft entered in interstellar space in August 2012 and became the first to cross into that location.
In interstellar space, Voyager 1 can sample what space is like beyond our solar system. It will remain within the confines of the solar system until it emerges from the Oort cloud in another 14,000 to 28,000 years.
After 40 years, the space travel of Voyager 1 continue
Aug. 20 1977: Launch / July 9, 1979: Jupiter Flyby (Closest Approach) / Aug. 26, 1981: Saturn Flyby (Closest Approach)/ Jan. 24, 1986: Uranus Flyby (Closest Approach) / Aug. 25, 1989: Neptune Flyby (Closest Approach)
Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to study all four of the solar system's giant planets at close range. It was launched on August 20, 1977, in direction of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, our Solar System and Beyond.
Like its sister spacecraft, Voyager 2 also was designed to find and study the edge of our solar system beyond the orbits of the planets.
It is now exploring the outermost reaches of where the solar wind and the Sun's magnetic field dominate space. In September 2007, it crossed the termination shock, where the speed of the solar wind drops below the speed of sound, at 84 AU or about 13 billion km from the Sun. Since then, Voyager 1 has been operating in the heliosheath environment, a region about 40 to 50 AU (3.7 billion to 4.7 billion km) thick where the solar wind is mixed with the interstellar wind.
During its Jupiter's journey, Voyager 2 exploring the giant planet, its magnetosphere and moons in greater detail than the Pioneer spacecraft dis in the past. Like its sister, Voyager 2 using it as a springboard to Saturn, using the gravity-assist technique.
Voyager 2 succeeded on all counts. It returned spectacular photos of the entire Jovian system, and time-lapse movies made from its images of Jupiter showed how the planet had changed since Voyager 1's visit. Its images of Io revealed changes in the moon's surface and the persistence of its volcanic eruptions. The spacecraft resolved the streaks Voyager 1 had shown on Europa into a collection of cracks in a thick and remarkably smooth icy crust. It also discovered a 14th moon and revealed a third component to the planet's rings.
Voyager 2 was to become the third spacecraft to visit Saturn. Its mission there was to follow up on the pictures and data returned by Voyager 1.
Voyager 2 gave us another close-range look at Saturn and its moons. Using its photopolarimeter, an instrument that had failed on Voyager 1, Voyager 2 was able to observe the planet's rings at much higher resolution and to discover many more ringlets. It also provided more detailed images of the ring spokes and kinks, and of the F-ring and its shepherding moons. Finally, it employed a gravity-assist maneuver at Saturn to help it reach its next destination, Uranus.
Neptune's largest moon, Triton, was found to be the coldest known planetary body in the solar system, with a nitrogen ice "volcano" on its surface. A gravity assist at Neptune shot Voyager 2 below the plane in which the planets orbit the Sun, on a course which will ultimately take the spacecraft out of our solar system.
After Voyager 2's flyby of Neptune, NASA formally renamed the entire project of both Voyager spacecraft, the Voyager Interstellar Mission (VIM). Some year before 2030, Voyager 2 is expected to cross the heliopause-the outer boundary of the vast region of space dominated by the solar wind and the Sun's magnetic field-and reach interstellar space.
In that sense, it can be said that the spacecraft will be able to sample what space is like beyond our solar system. It will remain within the confines of the solar system until it emerge from the Oort cloud in another 14,000 to 28,000 years. But, realistically...
... as the spacecraft's power supply dwindles, it will need to begin shutting down its instruments. Sometime in 2025 or after, there will be insufficient electricity to power even one instrument, and Voyager 2 will continue its eternal journey among the stars in silence.
After 40 years, the space travel of Voyager 2 continue
The complex terrain of Ariel is viewed in this image, the best Voyager 2 color picture of the Uranian moon. Image Credit: NASA/JPL
Following its flybys of Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 2 was to become the first spacecraft to visit Uranus. The planet displayed little detail, but gave evidence of an ocean of boiling water about 800 km below the cloud tops. Curiously, the average temperature of its Sun-facing pole was found to be the same as that of the equator. The spacecraft discovered 10 new moons, two new rings, and a strangely tilted magnetic field stronger than that of Saturn. A gravity assist at Uranus propelled the spacecraft toward its next destination, Neptune.
Voyager 2 is the only human-made object to have flown by Neptune. In the closest approach of its entire tour, the spacecraft passed less than 5,000 km above the planet's cloud tops. It discovered five moons, four rings, and a "Great Dark Spot" that vanished by the time the Hubble Space Telescope imaged Neptune five years later.
Status: Extended Mission in Progress for Voyager 1 & 2


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Dealing with patient death: Step by step process explained by Dr. Dilip Walke
M3 India Newsdesk Feb 03, 2019
In the Sunday Series today we bring another popular article from our archives where Dr. Dilip Walke, Past Chairman, Ethics and Medicolegal Committeee FOGSI,discusses the medical procedures involved in certifying and handling a patient's death.
In view of the rising incidents of the intolerant behaviour of patients and their relatives towards healthcare professionals, it has become extremely important that all medical professionals in general and the resident doctors, in particular, understand their statutory and regulatory responsibilities while handling a dead patient.
The basic challenge is that as yet death has not been legally defined in our country. The only legally-worded definition of brain stem death in India is available in Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994 because the concept of brain stem death is evolving all over the world to facilitate cadaveric organ donation for needy recipients.
Historically, a patient is considered to be dead when there is a complete and irreversible cessation of cardiac and respiratory symptoms.
Duties of a resident doctor facing a dead patient
- Diagnose death
- Declare death
- Fill “Death report” as per prescribed format and send it to appropriate authority
- Certify cause of death
- Inform the appropriate authorities because the Maharashtra State Government Act, 1976 (Section 5(2) mentions that death must be informed within 72 hours to the local municipal authorities
- Handle the mob
Resident doctor may have to handle the patient’s death in casualty, ward, or ICU
During other times, reasons for patients being brought dead to the casualty could be:
- Death from natural causes/calamities: Earthquakes, floods, cyclones, accidents, animal attacks, war, bomb blasts, terrorist attacks with mass injury, homicides, suicides, or drug abuse
- Patients under the care of a unit/consultant attached to the hospital: Has/has not attended to the patient within 14 days prior to death
- Patient was under the care of some other consultant/hospital: Has/has not attended to the patient within 14 days prior to death
- Patient was under no treatment but died due to old age
- Patient was under no treatment and died young
- Female patient brought dead within 7 years of marriage
Ward or ICU patient deaths may belong to the following categories:
- Cause of death is known: In such a case, it is easy to give a death certificate. One may ask for medical PM if the cause of death is difficult to infer with the consent of the relatives for clinical purpose.
- If death has occurred under suspicious circumstances and cause of death is not known, police should be informed and medico-legal postmortem (ML PM) should be done if police insist.
- It has been stressed by several medicolegal experts that in every medicolegal death (e.g. death on table) the treating doctors have to insist on a medicolegal post-mortem.
However, one has to understand:
- No law in our country prevents a doctor from giving a DC if he/she knows the cause of death (e.g. if a patient dies due to PPH, the cause of death is a multiorgan failure due to severe hypotension due to atonic PPH)
- In suspicious cases (e.g. a table death) the prime duty of the treating doctor is to inform the police
- The onus of convincing the relatives for medicolegal PM (if foul play is suspected by the investigating officer) is with the police.
- Despite the legal right of the doctors to give DC if the cause of death is known, it is prudent for the treating doctors to encourage and facilitate medicolegal PM especially in table death because the court gives more weightage to the cause of death mentioned by the post-mortem surgeon. This is because in such a court case the treating doctor is likely to be an accused party
If in such a situation the treating doctor opted for giving a DC, he/she has to hand over DC to the police and not the relatives.
How should the RMO handle the situation step by step?
- First step is to establish death. The following helps to routinely recognise and establish death:
- No spontaneous movements
- No respiratory effort for more than a minute
- No heart sounds or palpable pulses for more than a minute
- Absence of reflexes e.g., corneal
- Fixed and dilated pupils
- No response to painful stimuli
- Rigor mortis seen 3 hours after death
Approved tests for brain stem deaths (Human Organ Transplant Act)
- Pupillary light reflex: Dilated and fixed not reacting to light (cranial nerve II and III; nuclei in midbrain)
- VOR reflex absent (Vestibulo-ocular Caloric test): Eye movement with 50 ml of cold water in ear for 1 minute is absent (cranial nerve III, VI and VIII; nuclei in midbrain/pons)
- Occulo-cephalic reflex: Dolls eye movement absent (cranial nerve III, VI and VIII; nuclei in midbrain/pons)
- Corneal reflex absent (cranial nerve V and VII; nuclei in pons)
- Pharyngeal gag reflex absent (cranial nerve IX and X; nuclei in medulla)
- Cough (tracheal reflex) absent (cranial nerve X; nuclei in medulla)
- Vagal nerve function (atropine challenge negative; cranial nerve X; nuclei in Medulla)
- Response to painful stimulus in trigeminal nerve distribution (cranial nerve V and VII; nuclei in pons)
- Apnoea test: Raise pCO2 >50 to 60 mmHg by disconnecting ventilator– no spontaneous respiration
- Tests for cortical functions: EEG/verbal response/co-ordinated and spontaneous eye movement
Declaration of brain stem death as per THO act
Who should diagnose and declare?
Team of four medical experts including:
- Medical Administrator In charge of the hospital
- Authorised Neurologist/Neuro-Surgeon
- Medical Officer treating the patient
Amendments in the THO Act (2011) have allowed selection of a surgeon/physician and an anaesthetist/intensivist, in the event of the non-availability of approved neurosurgeon/neurologist.
What would the team confirm?
- Is the patient deeply comatose due to irreversible brain damage of known aetiology?
- Is he/she on ventilator despite stopping all neuromuscular blocking agents
- Are all brain-stem reflexes absent?
All the prescribed tests are required to be repeated, after a minimum interval of 6 hours, “to ensure that there has been no observer error” and to document the persistence of the clinical state.
The following investigations are not legally mandatory but may be done if clinician desires:
- Cerebral angiography particularly a four-vessel angiogram: A gold standard to demonstrate absent cerebral circulation remains
- CT angiography
- CT perfusion and magnetic resonance angiography
- Please note: It is also affected by hypothermia, drugs and metabolic diseases.
- Transcranial Doppler
- Radionuclide imaging techniques like Technetium-99 m scan
- Second step is to give 'Death report'
- After declaration of death to the relatives, a death report is prepared in a format prescribed by various municipal corporations; the format has two components- legal and statistical
- It is the doctor's duty to fill the death report even if we have decided not to give a DC
- Third step is to give DC if we know the cause of death
Doctors can safely give DC in the following situations:
- If the cause of death is known and it’s a natural death e.g death following a disease or malfunction of the body: DC can be given by the physician who has attended the patient within 14 days prior to death (no such '14 days' rule/case law exists in India, but it is prudent to follow it as it has become a norm).
- In case of unnatural death and in a medicolegal case if the cause of death is known: DC should be handed over to the police along with the dead body for final ‘Panchanama”. The investigating officer may choose to accept the DC and hand over a copy to relatives for final cremation. But, the investigating officers may also be suspicious and may still want a medicolegal post-mortem.
In case death has occurred because of old age the cause is 'senility': If the patient was never attended by the physician in past 14 days the local corporate can certify the death due to senility. Several general practitioners have to succumb to social pressures to give DC in such situations.
In another article in the series Dr. Walke throws light on the prescribed format for Death Certificate, gives pointers while filling a death certificate, guiding relatives and following protocols for unnatural deaths. He also busts some common myths about patient deaths. Stay tuned!
This article was originally published on 15.11.18
Disclaimer- The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author's and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of M3 India.
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The career of Gérald Darmanin, one of Macronie’s historic take on the right, continues in government. The 39-year-old former interior minister, who is also a Renaissance candidate – the new name of La République en Marche – in the legislative elections in the North, returns as interior minister in the government formed by the Prime Minister. , Elisabeth Borne, Friday 20 May.
The one who was a deputy from the North entered the government after the election of Emmanuel Macron, in May 2017, as Minister of Action and Public Accounts. This will earn him an exclusion from the Les Républicains party. In this position, he led the reform of the tax deduction at source, implemented in early 2019.
He became Minister of the Interior in July 2020, in the new government formed by Jean Castex, and distinguished himself there as the security bridgehead of the executive, applying without complex the method of his mentor, Nicolas Sarkozy. An interview in Le Figaro points this out, in which he laments the “wildness” of society. He reestablished the policy of figures – renamed “result” – for certain missions of the police and found himself in the maneuver of the so-called law “against separatism”. In a few weeks, he published the national law enforcement plan and the White Paper on internal security, two structuring documents for law enforcement.
Accused of rape, a dismissal required
In 2021, Gérald Darmanin raised the media against him and the law on “global security”, article 24 of which provides for restricting the dissemination of images of the intervention of the police – which nevertheless constitutes one of the means, according to security policy watchdogs, of preventing or documenting cases of police violence. In May of the same year, he was present – along with left-wing politicians – at a demonstration by police officers in front of the National Assembly, a mark of support much criticized by the opposition, while the rally was illustrated by the slogan “The problem with the police is justice”. His relations with the Keeper of the Seals, Eric Dupond-Moretti, turn sour. Place Beauvau, Gérald Darmanin will also have had to manage, among other things, the death of at least twenty-seven migrants in the Channel and the issue of crack in Paris.
Faced with the demands of the police, but also with the distension of the link between the police and the population after cases of violence such as the beating of Michel Zecler, in November 2020, the Minister organizes the Beauvau de la sécurité during all year 2021. A few weeks before the presidential election, he takes stock of his action during the great oral of the candidates for the Elysee Palace organized by the police union Alliance. He argues in particular for increases in staff and budget (15 billion euros over five years), the modernization of equipment, vehicles – “two-thirds of the fleet have been changed” – to individual telephones through cameras and uniforms, but also the strengthening of initial and continuous training.
Gérald Darmanin was investigated for rape, after Sophie Patterson-Spatz accused him of promising her a “service” in exchange for sexual favors, in 2009. In 2018, a “restraining order place to inform” considered that the preliminary investigation allowed the charges to be dismissed. In June 2020, the Paris Court of Appeal ordered the resumption of investigations. In January 2022, the Paris prosecutor’s office requested a dismissal in this case. Another investigation opened against Mr. Darmanin for “abuse of weakness”, after a woman said she “felt obliged” to have sex with him, was dismissed.


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Are you wondering what type of tattoo stencil machines is best to buy? If YES, here are 10 best tattoo stencil machines to buy in 2023. A professional tattoo artist creates a tattoo stencil before inserting the needle into the skin. Stencils are drawn using special ink that transfers to the skin. A tattoo stencil machine helps to draw an outline so that the tattoo artist can efficiently and quickly accomplish a design.
Among the many ways of tattooing, tattoo stencil is one of the easiest and fastest ways. It is more like printing an outline on your skin and then working on that. Therefore, it reduces the time of outlining and makes the process much faster. Making a tattoo stencil is a simple DIY but will take some practice and patience to refine your accuracy.
Note that one of the obvious advantages of tattoo stencils is the ease of use to the tattoo artist. The artist more or less places the stencil on people’s skin and starts to ink it away. Tattoo stencil is also beneficial to the customer. It provides them practical samples of different tattoos, saving their time.
If you are a tattoo artist that is dealing with a lot of clients on a regular basis and wants to eliminate the chances of making a wrong tattoo, then you need the best tattoo stencil machine. A tattoo stencil machine will help you to make a copy of the tattoo design and then put it directly on the clients skin. This machine allows a tattoo artist to adjust the design by just moving the stencil paper in any direction.
Another name for the tattoo stencil machine is a tattoo transfer machine. They are built to design a copy that is quite similar to a regular photocopier machine. Instead of using standard A4 paper, they use stencil paper to transfer ink on the skin.
In terms of functionality, they are wonderful and different from a regular ink printer. Owing to modern technology advancement, the word “tattoo printer” is slowly getting different meanings. Some tattoo stencil models are available in the market, which can transfer tattoo design directly on the skin, making a temporary tattoo design. And these machines are also referred to as tattoo machine guns nowadays.
Tattoo stencil machines are generally high in price. So it is advised to purchase one that is best when it comes to the features because it will ultimately affect your tattooing skills. Nonetheless, here are some of the best in the industry.
What are the Best Tattoo Stencil Machines in 2023?
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- ATOMUS Tattoo Transfer Stencil Machine
- Hommii Printer
- BMX Black Tattoo Transfer Stencil Machine by Beautyangels
- Vinmax Tattoo Transfer Copier Machine
- Dragonhawk Machine ZY003
- CINRA Black Tattoo Transfer Printer Machine
- BIOMASER Tattoo Transfer Machine
- Zorvo Pro Black Tattoo Transfer Copier
- Pro Black Tattoo Transfer Copier Printer Machine
- Tattoo Transfer Stencil Machine by Sonew
ATOMUS Tattoo Transfer Stencil Machine
This is one of the top rated tattoo stencil machines in the market, which will help you copy design into the transfer paper effectively. This machine is loved by experts due to its fast transfer printing speed, smooth working, low heat, low noise and outstanding performance. Another good thing about it is that this tattoo stencil machine comes from ATOMUS, which is one of the trusted brands when it comes to tattoo equipment.
However, few users have reported that they have to rest the machine after transferring 1-2 sheets in order to get better transfer effects. And this machine also can’t be used with patterns with lots of shading parts; but it’s great for line graph transfer. Talking about the rating, this ATOMUS Tattoo Transfer Stencil Machine Thermal Copier Printer is rated as 5 stars by 70% of buyers all across the globe.
This model weighs in at 1.8kg, has a scanning and printing width of 210mm, takes A4-A5 sized paper, and comes with a standard US power cable. Have it in mind that this machine is designed perfectly for outlining. It’s very effective at printing outlines and works effortlessly.
It’s very simple to get going and doesn’t require any expert knowledge or special instructions to work. It has all the usual settings that you come to expect from a thermal copier, as well as having status lights. Although this model is recommended for outlining tattoos, it shouldn’t be used for more complicated images and pictures as it just doesn’t handle it well.
However, it is the absolute best tattoo stencil machine for outlining. If you don’t need to print more complex images and pictures, then this should be your choice. Its light in weight has all the settings you need, comes with everything to get going out of the box, is easy to use, and is priced fairly.
BMX Black Tattoo Transfer Stencil Machine by Beautyangels
The main highlight of this BMX Black Tattoo Transfer Stencil Machine is that this machine is from one of the best and trusted brands in the market, Beautyangels. It features a 12 months warranty. In terms of any problem during the warranty period, you can ask for a replacement.
No need for any technical knowledge to get started with this machine, it is very easy to use. The weight of this tattoo machine is 1.6 kg/3.5 lb. Talking about the transfer speed, it is amazing, and you will always experience fast transfer printing speed. It can be used on a voltage of 100-240v.
Vinmax Tattoo Transfer Copier Machine
The design of this vinmax Tattoo Transfer Copier Machine is unique, the cover for transfer paper is straightforward to open and close and will help you keep the paper in order to better copy. Also note that it is straightforward to use, featuring 5 buttons, and 2 light indicators on it.
With those buttons’ help, you can quickly choose the copy method, resolutions, deepness, and other things. About the two light indicators on it, the power light shows when the machine starts working and the error light shows if something is wrong.
One other good thing about it is that this tattoo transfer copier machine works for normal paper design, you will always experience fast transfer speed, but there is a little noise sound. This machine’s low weight and compact design allow you to store and carry it with you anywhere.
Dragonhawk Machine ZY003
Note that this machine has a scanning and printing width of 210 mm and takes a document size of A4-A5. The temperature that this model works under is 5-35 degrees and measures in at 290mm wide x 280 depth x 80mm high.
What stands out with this printer is the range of settings and options that it offers the artist. It offers 2 levels of deepness, which is ideal for either heavy or fine line. The machine is also wonderful for travelling also, thanks to the fact that it is 110v and 220v compatible, which means it can be used all over the globe.
An error light is also present on the machine that shows if there is a problem with it. For instance, if the thermal printer starts overheating, the error light will turn on to let the user know there is a problem.
However, one disadvantage is the fact that it’s a little tricky to work out how to use it at first. For first time users, it may be a little overwhelming and confusing with the settings, which isn’t helped with the poor instructions that are provided with it.
CINRA Black Tattoo Transfer Printer Machine
This machine is made from high-quality ABS materials, which is entirely environmentally friendly and lasts for a long time. However, the brand also says that in order to get the better transfer effect, you should reset the machine for a few minutes only after transferring 1 to 2 sheets.
In terms of the tattoo machine’s performance, it’s impressive; everyone who has purchased it is super satisfied with the performance. Even the noise of the machine is very low. With the help of it, you can effectively copy designs onto stencil paper. The brand also offers you a 100% satisfaction guarantee. In terms of any problem, you can get in touch with the support team. Other features include:
- Light and small
- It is made from high-quality ABS material
- The noise of the machine is very low
- Effectively copy designs onto stencil paper
BIOMASER Tattoo Transfer Machine
The primary highlight of this BIOMASER Tattoo Transfer Machine is its weight, the weight of the machine is only about 1.6kg that why it is convenient to carry anywhere. However, the brand also notes that this machine is not suitable for patterns with complex shadow and only can show single effects. It comes with 18 months warranty and 90 days money-back guarantee, in terms of any problem within 90 days, you can ask for a refund.
Zorvo Pro Black Tattoo Transfer Copier
Zorvo Pro Black Tattoo Transfer Copier Printer Machine can be used for normal paper design. In all conditions, you will always experience fast transfer speed, low noise sound, and it will not overheat easily. You can also adjust the deepness; there are two depth levels available to choose.
Note that with the aid of physical buttons on it, you can easily control the machine. You can choose the copy method, resolutions, and deepness. Another good thing about this machine is that it features 2 light indicators on it. The power light on it will show you that the machine has started working, and the error light will shine on only if there is anything wrong in the machine such as TPH overheating.
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The build quality of this machine is also very durable, no matter how you use it; it will last for a long time. And because of its low weight, it is very convenient to carry anywhere along with you. In terms of working, there is no noise, and you can also use it with normal paper design. One of the best things about it is that this machine will not overheat easily. Other features include;
- Unique design
- Two light indicators
- No noise & professional
- Providing fast transfer speed
- Made of ABS material
Tattoo Transfer Stencil Machine by Sonew
Tattoo Transfer Stencil Machine by Sonew comes with a set of unique features, it is specially designed for normal tattoo paper and photocopy, and this machine will be a good helper for you. Note that this machine is entirely environmentally safe and durable for long term use thanks to its high quality construction with ABS material. You don’t have to worry about messy light bulbs or belts that often need to be replaced. Notable features include;
- High-quality tattoo transfer machine
- Keys for different functions
- Two light indicators
- Lightweight, simple, reliable copier
- Fast and effective transfer printing
- Safe and durable for long term use


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In this story, you weave together numerous seemingly disparate elements including ancient myths, pop culture, current affairs, and alien invasion, to name but a few, and it works brilliantly. What was the impetus for this story?
I needed to tell a true story. And the best way to tell a true story is to lie.
I remembered what it felt like to be four or five or six years old, when everything about the world is as garbled and surreal and strange as it will ever be. Historic events unfold around you and feel mundane, while mundane events take on historic proportions. Adults argue in hushed tones above your head or explode into screaming fights you can’t understand. Everything is insane and magical and terrifying, at least that’s the way it was for me.
When Gabriel García Márquez — one of my biggest literary heroes — accepted his Nobel Prize in 1982, he delivered a speech I think every writer should read. He argues that not only is magical realism an important form of literature, but in some cases it is the only mode that’s tenable: it possesses the power to render an “outsized reality” into something believable. His fictions explored regions and histories characterized by “unearthly tidings,” “haunted men and historic women,” floods and plagues and famines and cataclysms. The language of myth was simply the truest, most authentic way to evoke that world.
I believe that childhood is also a place much like this, and I try to explore it with similar language. In the late ’80s and very early ’90s, my family lived in a downtrodden outskirt of Los Angeles: a world of concrete and smog, often rocked by earthquakes. I was too young to read but I puzzled my way through news of riots and political coups and the Gulf War. According to the fundamentalist ideology in which I was already being indoctrinated, these threatening events were omens of Armageddon. Everything was naïvely postmodern and oddly cyberpunk.
Now, as an adult, I can understand the historical context underlying these events, and yet I can also remember when they felt like episodes of fantasy and myth. I try to approach my work, this story particularly, with that child’s mind — where all things are equally possible and equally likely, and no eventualities or realities have yet been ruled out.
“The Island” has the feeling of a modern-day fable or myth. Did you intend this? Can the story be read on both a literal and metaphorical level?
Most definitely, yes, though I think the word I’d use is “allegory.” For me, there are actually two allegories in this story.
The first is happening at a macro level. It’s the story I’m most preoccupied with now, and maybe always will be: the wholesale destruction of our planet, which appears to be unstoppable. And specifically, what it feels like for my generation, who came of age at a time when the destruction was already in full swing, and who are now coming into ourselves in an era in which the consequences appear to be unavoidable. (I was born in 1986, which makes me a Millennial.) My cohort is not yet old enough or powerful enough to influence the policies and practices that are wreaking havoc on the environment, that are poisoning the air, the sky, the forests, the water, the soil, the earth. But we are the ones who will be forced to live out our future on a damaged, broken planet. Everything that people have counted on for hundreds of years, from annual seasons and migratory patterns to the trajectories of storms and courses of rivers, is now no longer certain. This is a horror story in real time.
And yes — a huge amount of blame for this lies with my father’s generation, the Boomers. Not all of them, of course; there have always been individuals who worked to stem the tide. Some of them gave everything. There are many outliers, and I don’t want to paint with too broad a brush. But overall, this is a generation that increased consumption to heights never before witnessed in all of human history, who raided epochs worth of riches from the ground, who enjoyed the spoils of a fleeting orgy of oil-burning and forest-clearing and water-gulping, and are now leaving their children and grandchildren to foot the bill that is coming due.
Even as early as the 1980s (the decade I was born), the warnings came that this way of life was unsustainable, but the looting and plundering continued. The weather has already begun to change, yet the same generation retains their grip on power in Washington and across the world. They remain as indifferent to the fate of our planet as they’ve always been.
At times, the fury I feel is overwhelming. But rage is pointless. This island belongs to the kids now, and soon we will have to find a way to wrest it back . . . before it’s too late.
The second allegory is a much more personal one about my family and my childhood. It’s a story I’m still trying to find a way to tell; this narrative was a major milestone on that journey, but I hope that one day I’ll have the courage and honesty to tell it without relying on the language of parable.
But in both cases, both allegories, the moral of the ending is quite clear to me: no matter how we try to repudiate or mitigate or escape the damage that’s been done to our island, or to us, we will not be able to heal it completely. That crevasse (that fault line) and that cursed Tree of Life (Tree of Death) are an inheritance of violence, and trauma, and destruction, and they will be with us always.
In my darker moments, I’m afraid that we and this world are all too broken to fix.
Did you see the family as a sort of alternate or bizarro Swiss Family Robinson?
A bit, yes. I had an obsessive and insatiable reading habit as a kid, and I was particularly fixated on books about survival in the wilderness. Robinson Crusoe (I think I had a heavily abridged, child-friendly edition), The Swiss Family Robinson (who were themselves a riff on Robinson Crusoe), and also more contemporary novels like Hatchet, My Side of The Mountain, Sign of the Beaver, The Cay. I read these books deeply and often. They appealed to something in me that I couldn’t describe or articulate at the time: a pioneering attitude and survivalist streak that runs through my family a mile wide. It was this same spirit that led my parents to isolate us on our own metaphorical island for many years — though our island was not an actual island, but a rural homestead and a peculiar, alienating way of life.
Of all these books, however, The Swiss Family Robinson was definitely most influential on “The Island.” (And I nod to this a bit with the visitors’ names.) In part because, though The Swiss Family Robinson is presented as realistic (even a true story!), the unlikely ecosystem of their island — fruitful, fecund, and varied as is no actual ecosystem on earth, with an improbable assortment of animals that could only be found at a zoo — suggests that their tale is not exactly happening on Earth Prime. And I wanted to capture that same fabulist improbability.
Your use of language is stunning — poetic and lyrical. Is that something you look for as a reader? Which authors have inspired you?
Language is everything in writing; it’s actually the only tool we have, and it can be used for all kinds of effects beyond simply telling a story. I look for all sorts of modes in language, and I typically like and admire anything that’s evocative and atmospheric in an unusual way, whether that way is “poetic and lyrical,” or jarring and discordant.
For this particular story I would point to a few particular influences:
Kelly Link, whose work has been an incredible inspiration to me over the years; I consider her one of the most accomplished writers of short fiction working today, inside or outside of genre. She knows how to cast a spell with a story, to tell a tale that feels light and airy even as it’s leading you into a dark trap. She is the master of the fairytale with an edge.
Jeff VanderMeer, who is particularly skilled at teasing out the uncanny sense of dread in a landscape; I think my brain has been colonized, fungus-like, by that weird and haunting ecological imagery.
Jeanette Winterson, a writer I adore wholeheartedly — particularly her book The Stone Gods, another story about environmental destruction, and one which references Robinson Crusoe as well. The language is lyrical, powerful, and stunning; there are pages that flow like a poem imagined in a fever dream.
And Catherynne Valente, whose gorgeous, transcendent prose often reads like poetry as well: her story “Thirteen Ways of Looking at Space/Time” is one of the best pieces of writing I have ever read. Though “The Island” is not very like “Thirteen Ways,” I don’t think I could have figured out how to write it if I hadn’t read Valente’s story first.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on several pieces of short fiction, much of it in the same sort of violent and fabulist mode as “The Island.” And I’m making progress on a novel: weird SF that was originally meant for a younger audience, but it seems to be turning increasingly dark — so we’ll see.
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Painted in 1914, Redon depicted Pandora, a beautiful woman created by the gods and sent to Earth, surrounded by flowers and in the innocence of the nude. However, most people know of Pandora because of Pandora's Box, where she released all of the evils known to man.
The mythic design by Chandler Millwood consists of a storm of varied piece shapes and connectors and has a panoply of Greek mythology themed whimsies, and a mostly-straight edge.
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NEW STATUS TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER GIVES USER FLEXIBILITY
01 August 2011
Status Instruments has launched a new ‘smart’ temperature transmitter range that accepts resistance signals including RTD, Slidewire or Thermocouple sensors, and converts them to a standard industrial (4 to 20) mA transmission over a user programmed range
With its flexible design, the TTR200 will accept more than 30 resistance sensors, including Pt100, Pt500, Pt1000, Ni types, Cu types and slidewire sensors up to 100K and resistance up to 10 Kohms. The TTC200 accepts 13 different thermocouples. In addition, Status has also provided the facility to download additional sensor characteristics as well as the user’s own 22 point linearisation table via the free programming software.
Zero offset adjustment and zero / span alignment to process is available to help minimise system errors. Input signal damping is also available to help slow the output (if required) for a very rapid rate of change of input signal.
PC configuration, which is performed quickly using Status’ USB port-driven configurator, allows the user to select sensor type, range, filter, Tag number, units and error signal without the need for calibration equipment.
Configuration set up may be saved as a PC file for later use. In addition the user may read live process data when connected to the PC allowing for sensor off-set calibration, where the user can offset the value to correct for any sensor offset.
If required the desired range can also be specified at the time of order, removing the need for user configuration.
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Jalandhar, Punjab: Noted eco-activist Balbir Singh Seechewal, who has been spearheading a campaign against pollution of rivers in Punjab, has asked all political parties to lay due stress on environment protection in their election manifestos. He also appealed people not to vote for those parties that ignore the issue completely.
Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Seechewal said during the previous term of the Lok Sabha, none of the MPs from the state had raised the issue of environment protection. “In the last session, not even a single query was raised by the state MPs on environmental issues. This is highly unfortunate. The people must deny power to political leaders who are insensitive towards environment concerns,” he added.
“Environment protection has so far not figured among the top priorities of political parties. I have discussed this with every political leader who came in contact with me during the past few years.
In the previous assembly elections in the state, I took every leader to drains that are being polluted by contaminated water released by industries. We’ll continue our efforts in the upcoming general elections and have already contacted all political parties through email,” Seechewal said.


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Sep 14, 2012, 10:15 PM EDT
Aroldis Chapman is currently getting a bit of a break due to a fatigued left shoulder, but he’s confident he’ll be blowing away opposing batters again real soon.
According to Christina De Nicola of MLB.com, Chapman said he felt “a lot better” after making 40 throws earlier today while playing long toss from a distance of 40-50 feet. He hopes to return “in a few more days.”
The Reds decided to shut Chapman down this week after he showed diminished velocity while walking three of the five batters he faced on Monday against the Pirates. This was one appearance after he blew a save against the Astros last Friday by giving up four hits, including a three-run homer to Matt Dominguez.
Chapman said he has dealt with fatigue multiple times in his career and chalks it up to a matter of conditioning.
“There’s a long season and sometimes you forget about continuing to do some exercises and you get fatigued,” Chapman said.
Chapman has an incredible 1.60 ERA and 119/20 K/BB ratio over 67 2/3 innings this season and is currently tied with Braves’ closer Craig Kimbrel for the National League lead with 35 saves. The Reds opened play tonight with an 11-game lead in the National League Central, so they have the luxury of resting him until he’s right.
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