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The following are narrative synopses of a few of my cases. This is not intended to be a formal presentation of legal actions. No confidential or privileged information is revealed. They are simply my recollections, intended only to illustrate an expert's typical involvement in judicial matters.
I was the chief investigator and expert witness on all of the forensic cases of Gaskell Associates, Ltd., and later those of the Gaskell Associates division of Thielsch Engineering until my retirement. However, it was my practice to meet on each case with my senior staff to "brainstorm" the case. This often opened up avenues of investigation that had not previously occurred to me. Gary Hebner was a licensed electrician and served as lead investigator on many of my cases. (I attribute much of my success to hiring others who are smarter than I am.)
Case Study – Power Line Proximity to Structure
An interesting case involved "Ozzie" the roofer. Part of my job was to read his "deposition," his fact witness statement of what he observed. Ozzie was hired to put a new rubber roof on a tenement. Near the completion of the project, he was attaching the 10-foot metal edge strips. As he was nailing a strip to the edge, he saw another strip start to blow off the roof and reached out to grab it. In doing so, he extended it out into contact with a 25,000 volt distribution line. Current flowed through the metal edge strip, through Ozzie's right hand, through his left hand that was still holding the other edge strip, down the aluminum siding on the building façade, and then damaged all the appliances in the first-floor pizza restaurant.
The attorney asked him how he felt. "I was a little tired, so I took the rest of the day off," Ozzie told him. Some things cannot be explained; perhaps Ozzie has a guardian angel. Incidentally, Ozzie was not even a party to the lawsuit; the pizza guy was trying to collect for his appliances.
Case – Smartphone Fire
A home was severely damaged by fire allegedly caused when a smartphone was left unattended while charging. The fire marshal and the other fire investigators had identified the origin of the fire to be in the vicinity of the phone. We were hired for the defense by the attorney of the manufacturer of the phone charger. As usual, we read through a lengthy case file, did some research, examined the evidence and an exemplar, and visited the scene. We couldn't find any defect, but we agreed with the information in the case file that the charger seemed to be the only item associated with the origin of the fire with enough energy to start the fire.
Then, somewhat by luck, we came across a news article about lithium-ion batteries catching on fire. We checked the specifications of the phone in question, and, sure enough, it had a lithium-ion battery. These batteries were becoming popular because of their high-density capacity (watt-hours/kilogram). A problem can occur if there is a failure of the thin separators that keep the elements of the battery apart. This can trigger what is known as "thermal runaway," causing the battery to overheat and burst into flames. Two things that keep today's lithium-ion batteries relatively safe are improvements in manufacturing techniques and the use of smarter monitoring systems. We also found an article about how these batteries can be damaged by using them in hot environments, causing rapid charging. Two of the depositions indicated that the phone was in front of the window on a carpet in direct sunlight.
Armed with this information, our attorney/client told us to stop all work on the case and to submit our final bill. The lessons here are keep abreast of the news related to your cases and find something else at which to point a finger.
Case – Standard of Care
My largest forensic case involved the Denver International Airport. This was one of the largest construction projects in the United States for three years in a row and employed more than 10,000 workmen simultaneously. (I was not involved with the famous "Baggage Handling System" problems that delayed the opening of the airport for almost a year.) Because of what seemed to be an inordinate number of errors and omissions by the main terminal architects and engineers, the city and county of Denver decided to sue. Architects and engineers are not expected to be perfect and are not required to compensate owners for their mistakes, if these professionals meet the standard of care—"that level or quality of service ordinarily provided by other normally competent practitioners of good standing in that field, contemporaneously providing similar services in the same locality and under the same circumstances."
When my friends ask how I was selected to investigate the electrical issues, I tell them that they did a nationwide search and picked me. In fact, a mechanical engineer friend of mine met the litigation manager at a seminar and was asked to put together a New England team. I was told that they wanted to avoid anyone who might know the Denver architects and engineers.
I made six trips to Denver and reviewed files of 143 alleged electrical errors and omissions. I was deposed (oral questioning by the opposing attorney) for six hours and appeared on the witness stand for four hours. Unfortunately, there is no formula to apply regarding standard of care. I needed to evaluate the facts and circumstances and express my professional opinion.
The residents of Denver had endured the presence of rowdy construction workers for ten years and were anxious to get vengeance with a lawsuit. But by the time that the trial actually took place, they had all used the airport, enjoyed the wide concourses, and took pride in the many design awards that the airport received. Their verdict was "not guilty." An unofficial poll later revealed that the jurors' general feeling was "yes, they made a lot of mistakes, but it was a complicated and unique design and anyone would have made slipups."
Case – Conveyor Accident
One of my cases involved a man who injured his hand on a conveyer in a sub-zero walk-in ice cream freezer. I was a defense witness for the electrician who (may have) installed the electrical system for the conveyor. My investigation revealed that the "conveyor code" required that a safety pull cord be installed above the conveyer that, if pulled, would stop the conveyor. It was not installed. It was my opinion that the conveyor manufacturer was responsible for ensuring that this safety device was installed. A representative of the manufacturer inspected the installation after completion and approved it for operation with no mention of the missing safety device. This pull cord is not a requirement of the National Electrical Code and was not referenced in the NEC at the time of installation. (Subsequently, a reference has been added.) Unfortunately, the conveyor manufacturer, who was also a defendant in the case, settled before the trial.
As I entered the courtroom, the injured man stuck out his left hand for a handshake. I was caught by surprise and probably looked startled and embarrassed. During the trial, the injured man sat up front next to his pretty wife while she held his withered hand.
I believe that I delivered my direct testimony clearly and conveyed my opinion of the case accurately. I feel that I stood up well under cross-examination. But, at the request of the plaintiff's attorney, the Judge directed me to stop referring to the defendant as "the electrician who may have installed the electrical work for the conveyor."
Regardless of the facts, it was not surprising that the jury awarded the plaintiff a huge monetary award.
These are just a few of the case studies and Forensic Engineering advice from the new book, The "Complete Guide" to CONSULTING ENGINEERING. In stock in both Deluxe hard cover, paperback and EBook. Click on "The Bookstore".
Jack's Advice – CASES
When I first started my practice, I was the new kid and didn't get calls for this type of work. Later, as my staff grew, I needed to spend most of my time supervising and managing the business, so I didn't pursue forensic investigations.
Accept only cases in your field of expertise, but don't necessarily limit them to your area of specialty. My cases as an electrical engineer included electrocutions, fires of suspected electrical origin, standard of care determinations, equipment failures, arc fault accidents, conveyor accidents, lightning strikes, and others. Yours will be different but also interesting and challenging. I wish you much success in the exciting field of forensic engineering.
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Oh, and did I mention an SD movie is only $1, and HD is only $2??
No more running back to the RedBox at midnight, after having the DVD way too long. Keep it or "return" the movie as soon as you're done watching…and $1 is all we spend.
I can't say enough about VidAngel! I so badly want this company to do well because it's about time we start filtering out some of the junk that's in our media these days. But whether you use it for the filtering or not, using it for the streaming is worth it in and of itself because it's like RedBox, without the hassle.
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Who doesn't love flowers?? (Well, actually, I prefer a note or dinner or chocolates, but who's asking me anyway?) I guess my biggest issue with flowers is the cost. Enter Ebates! They have a deal with 1800-Flowers right now that gives you cash back AND 40% off arrangements! Run, don't walk, click over to Ebates, and type in 1800-Flowers. It will pull it right up, and WHAMMO! Flowers on the cheap (and cashback to spend later!). You can also use Ebates to get cash back on Groupon, Hotels.com, Home Depot, Walgreens, Ebay, Target, Overstock…basically anything you ever buy online…ever. I swear Ebates works, I use it every time I shop online (ANYWHERE) and I've gotten hundreds of dollars back over time, if you remember from this post.
One thing I discovered from Ebates that I really like is Hallmark's e-card plan:
Keeping up with holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers… ACK! I can't keep track of it all, especially with my prego brain. Ebates has 20% off Hallmark's E-Cards subscription (plus cash back, of course) – making it just over $14 a YEAR, just a little over $1/month! Think how much cards are, people! If you send 3 cards with your subscription, you've paid for it! Plus, the special people in your life will feel so loved, and that's worth its weight in gold.
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YOU GUYS. Have you ever done an Escape Room???? They are popular and you can find them in your city, I have no doubt. For you Utahns, the best date I've ever been on was to The Escape Key, located in downtown Salt Lake City. I loved it so much I did it twice – with couples, and then again with just girlfriends. The jist is they lock you in a room and you get 45 minutes to get out. You walk in and the room looks totally unassuming, and then you start moving things, going through drawers, rifling through pockets of jackets and realize there are clues everywhere that eventually help you find the key and get out. It gets so intense and is SO STINKING FUN! Don't believe me? Check out our CELEBRATORY VIDEO for proof.
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Today was a nice, sunny spring day. I saw our parking lot and playground reflected in the window, but it looked very off. Like I hadn't ever seen it before. Things look so unfamiliar when they get mirrored, it's shocking. Sure, given enough time we will be able to recognize it as something we know, but the first glance is like a view of an alternate reality.
It seems our brains can't "just" flip pattern recognition around in arbitrary ways. It may very well be that transformations like this have to be done via whatever handles spatial transformations, rather than the visual processing parts.
This might be related to that drawing advice that tells you to flip your piece horizontally occasionally, to more easily spot composition errors and other funky-looking things. It forces you to re-parse what you're looking at, rather than throwing it through the same visual process you learned to use when you first observed it.
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We were extremely happy with Robert as our agent in selling our vacant land . He achieved a great price for us at sale, kept us informed along the way and was a pleasure to deal with.
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After unsatisfactory experiences with two agencies I was looking for an agent and agency with good ethics, reliable and timely communication and the level of organisation and commitment needed to bring buyers through the property, when it suited the buyer. These qualities were apparent in other agents that I had met when looking at properties to purchase and I was referred to Robert Jeffrey.
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I would not hesitate to recommend Robert to any prospective seller wanting a skilled and knowledgeable real estate agent with good ethics, commitment and timely communication skills.
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Budiyanto v. DJ Rachel Willes – Commercial litigation attorneys Bill Holm and Erik Stone obtained a judgment in favor of their client, DJ Rachel Willes, a wedding DJ, in a copyright infringement case in the Federal District Court for the District of Arizona. The Plaintiffs, a married couple, brought copyright infringement claims against several wedding vendors, including DJ Rachel Willes, after the vendors accidentally used a photograph of the Plaintiffs without permission to advertise on various social media platforms. In a case of mistaken identity, the vendors believed the couple gave them permission to use the photograph, but it turned out to be the wrong couple. After the Plaintiffs saw the photograph on various social media platforms, they sued all of the vendors (twelve in total), including DJ Rachel Willes. In supporting their claims, the Plaintiffs alleged they were the rightful owners of the copyrights to the photograph. They sought $150,000.00 in statutory damages from each defendant.
During the course of discovery, the defense discovered that Plaintiffs had lied about being the rightful owners of the subject copyrights. The true copyright holder was identified as a third-party wedding photographer who had no knowledge of the Plaintiffs' lawsuit. Discovery also revealed that the Plaintiffs and their attorney actually conspired to create a sham agreement, which purportedly gave the Plaintiffs the copyrights to the photograph. The defense reported the Plaintiffs' misconduct to the Court. The Court immediately dismissed the case with prejudice and sanctioned the Plaintiffs by awarding the Defendants all of their attorney fees and costs incurred in defending a clearly frivolous lawsuit. Ultimately, Plaintiffs agreed to pay a substantial portion of the judgment entered in favor of the Defendants.
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Dispersion of the ras Family of Transforming Genes to Four Different Chromosomes in Man
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Cellular transforming genes (c-onc) are evolutionarily conserved vertebrate DNA segments which have been identified by two different approaches. One group of these cellular genes has been defined by their close homology to the transforming genes of the acute transforming retroviruses (v-onc). The second group, which represent activated forms of normal cellular genes, has been detected by the ability of certain genes from animal and human tumours to induce focal transformation of tissue culture cells. Investigation of the possibility that the same cellular gene might have given rise to both a retroviral and a tumour transforming gene revealed that two of the c-onc genes identified by transfecting genomic DNA from human tumours to murine 3T3 fibroblasts were related to the transforming genes of two closely related acute transforming retroviruses, Harvey murine sarcoma virus (HaMuSV) and Kirsten murine sarcoma virus (KiMuSV). The transforming genes of HaMuSV and KiMuSV are derived from two members of a cellular onc gene family called ras, which is a rather divergent group of normal vertebrate genes originally found by analysis of the cellular homologues of the v-onc genes of HaMuSV and KiMuSV. Four distinct human cellular homologues of v-Ha-ras and v-Ki-ras (designated c-Ha-ras and c-Ki-ras, respectively) have been characterized; two (c-Ha-ras-1 and c-Ha-ras-2) are more closely related to v-Ha-ras, while the others (c-Ki-ras-1 and c-Ki-ras-2) are more closely related to v-Ki-ras. On ligation with a retroviral long terminal repeat, the c-Ha-ras-1 gene of both rat and human have been shown to induce in vitro transformation of mouse NIH 3T3 cells by DNA transfection. This gene and c-Ki-ras-2 have also been isolated as activated transforming genes in human tumours. An understanding of the genetic relationship of the c-ras genes and additional genetic loci possibly involved in neoplastic transformation would be greatly facilitated by placement of the ras genes on the human chromosome map. Using DNA analysis of rodent×human somatic cell hybrids, we have now assigned each of the human genes to a different chromosome.
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O'Brien, Stephen J.; William G. Nash; Jerome L. Goodwin; Douglas R. Lowy; and Esther H. Chang. 1983. "Dispersion of the ras Family of Transforming Genes to Four Different Chromosomes in Man." Nature 302, (5911): 839-842. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_bio_facarticles/172


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Expected Results: This approach should enable robust diagnosis, wide ownership, and design informed by global experience.
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Challenge: The Government of Bangladesh is developing a new PFM reform strategy. This follows comprehensive reform efforts over a number of years that involved heavy investments but have delivered mixed results. The Government is seeking an overhaul of its strategy and a new engagement with development partners going forward.
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The DeRidder branch of the Beauregard Parish Library is now open Monday & Tuesday & Wednesday & Friday from 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM, Thursday from 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM, and Saturday from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Details of our COVID-19 Phase 3 operations can be seen here. We are working on hurricane clean-up and remediation to return service to our rural locations as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.
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Off Grid and Free: My Path to the Wilderness by Ron Melchiore
Self-reliant homesteaders often tend to be adventurous and survivalists. In this book, Ron Melchiore and his wife Johanna share their off-grid lifestyle and homemade path to the wilderness. This book follows their lives as they build an off-grid, sustainable dwelling in none other than the wilderness of northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It entails true stories of survival and adventure.
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The always-increasing pace of technology has left us adrift on an ever-stormier ocean of digital imagery. How do we stay afloat? By training ourselves to become more attentive, proposes Katja Novitskova, who was born in Tallinn, Estonia, and lives in Amsterdam and Berlin. After all, this is what has enabled human survival since time immemorial. When there's a branch on the ground, we tend to see a snake: We err on the side of caution. But how to do this today, amid a flood of digital images? Novitskova is interested, she says, in how "media actively redefines the world and culture, and everything," and this investigation was at the heart of her recent solo exhibition "Spirit, Curiosity and Opportunity."
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IDA announces four new desalination events
The International Desalination Association (IDA) announced four new events on 22 February 2010, including its next World Congress in Perth, Australia, which will be held during 4-9 September 2011.The other events are all in 2010. They are:
Further details will be posted on the IDA website, www.idadesal.org.
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Tell us about your personal experience with Prednisone as a treatment: Has it worked? Have you had any issues? Any recommendations or tips?
I have been on prednisone for a year now.. 40 lbs ever .. see what you don\'t know is I have cardio myopathy and the remedys for lupus is exercise .. I can\'t .. so 40lbs the itching is under control but now I am getting purple spots on my arms and hands.. I can\'t afford to go back to my doctor cause I don;t have insurance and I can\'t afford anything but prednisone so I stick with it.
2 years of this is a long time.
2 years of this is a long time.
Will the side effects of Prednisone ever lessen or go away? I have had almost every side effect there is with Prednisone and have only been on it regularly fo 4 months now. I don\'t eat much more than before, but have gained over 30 pounds. I have a bad moonface, buffallo hump, and belly fat. I have never had a major problem with acne before, but now it is all over my face and neck. My skin is not liking the prednisone either; I now have bad dandruff, bruise easily and have long purple marks all over my waist and back. My eyes hurt and I get blurry vision. I suffer from headaches and joint pain. The mood swings are driving me absolutely crazy. The Prednisone is what made me seek out this site tonight. It is making me so depressed I can hardly take it anymore. I haven\'t had my period since I was in the hospital and feel so unfeminine and ugly. On top pf it all, my boyfriend of 5 years has split up with me because he can\'t stand the mood swings and the way I look. This medication is certainly not helping me recover mentally!! Is anyone else going through the same and does it ever get better??!!
I been on Predinisone for almost 3 years. Yes, you do gain weight, bruise easy, you have a hump growing in the back of your neck(I THINK THIS PART WAS THE WORST SYMPTOM. I WOULD WEAR SHIRTS THAT WOULD HELP COVER THE HUMP, BUT IT WAS HARD FOR ME IN THE SUMMER. I REMEMBER CRYING TO MY HUSBAND THAT I WAS UGLY & NOT ATTRACTIVE ANYMORE.) But eventually the symptoms do decrease as the doctor works with you to lower your dosage a little at a time. I use to take 25 mg & now I\'m on 10 mg & I see a big improvement with my symptoms decreasing. All I can say is that Prednisone works great & fast when you have really bad flares. I had really bad opened sores on my hands,my fingers(It hurt to grab things. I had to wear gloves for about 1 year so I wouldn\'t get an infection & to avoid people staring at my hands.),tongue(It was so hard to eat & worst of all I would avoid kissing my husband or my kids;this was the worst part; I felt so alone. I also had a purple patch that was on scalp which gave me a bald spot but it\'s gone & my hair grew back. So, talk with your doctor & see if you can start reducing your dosage. It might help decrease your symptoms.
Regarding your purple spots, please have your partner check your scalp. I remember that one of my symptoms was a purple patch that grew on my scalp & gave me a bald spot. Eventually, Prednisone helped & it was gone in a year & my hair started to grow back.
As for not having insurance, please check the site: lupus.org., & medplus.com They sometimes post articles about organizations that help people who are sick & don\'t have insurance.
Feel better. My prayers are with you.
As for not having insurance, please check the site: lupus.org., & medplus.com They sometimes post articles about organizations that help people who are sick & don\'t have insurance.
Feel better. My prayers are with you.
Well thank you for your response to my post cause every time I read yours I find more things that I thought I was loosing my mind.. I have a hump on my back but I thought it was cause of my family history my mother and grandmother had it..
wow I will for sure have my partner check my scalp cause I am loosing hair like crazy..
thanks again
wow I will for sure have my partner check my scalp cause I am loosing hair like crazy..
thanks again
It is so nice to know that others are going through the same things. I will check my scalp; I have been loosing hair since being on the meds, but I don\'t know which medication is causing it for sure. So far my hair has just been thinning. I find out tomorrow if I can start reducing my prednisone. They tried a couple months ago and did get me down from 80 to 40, but when they tried to go down to 20 I started to get real sick again and was swelling up more. I can\'t wait to be off of this stuff and I hope that one day none of us will ever have to take it again!!!
I wish it would go away .. my purple spots on my arms are bleeding now for no reason.. I have the rash all over my body and they lowered me down on the prednisone. I am having chest pains and my eyes hurt .. it is just getting to the point I wish I had a gun.. jk
I hurt so bad but I keep going...
I hurt so bad but I keep going...
I\'ve been on Prednisone on and off for 12 years. It\'s a curse and a blessing. It has saved my life and sometimes ruined it at the same time. I have, through the course of this disease, been 88 lbs, over 200 lbs, and now I\'m around 130. Gaining weight is very difficult to cope with. The weight distribution around the waist and hump on the back and round face is devastating. The acne is demoralizing. The hair loss, bruising, etc. are difficult to deal with. I would look into the mirror and see someone completely different from who I was expecting. I hated it. My message is that when you go off of the Prednisone, the depression lifts, the weight melts off (it has for me), the skin clears, and you become yourself again. Aches, pains, and all. Sometimes it\'s not worth it to me to trade in one set of problems for another (pred side effects). Recently, I was doing SoluMedrol I.V. 1 gram per day X 3 days, one cycle per month. It\'s a little easier to control the side effects that way (my family avoided me for about days 3-6), but the effects were not continuous, either. When I have to take steroids, I try to watch my salt intake, I use Celexa for depression, and I use Benzaclin for my skin, get rest, eat well, and beg my family\'s forgiveness. I try to cut myself a little more slack. My bones will never be the same from the Prednisone. I\'m 34 and have a T-score of -2.6. My skin will never be the same from the stretch marks. But those are all small things in the grand scheme of things. I hope everyone can either figure out a way to live with Prednisone or find another alternative. I\'ve been on Prednisone, Plaquenil, Methotrexate, Imuran, WinRho, CellCept, SoluMedrol bursts, and now I\'m trying Rituxan. We\'ll just have to see how it goes.
Having seen my daughter's case for nearly 12 years now, with systemic early very bad multiple problems including anemias, significant Antiphospholipid/anticardiolipid antibodies, and a number of mind blowing antibody reactions that were positive EXCEPT for actual Rheumatoid Arthritis, the necessity for several months of excessive prednisone therapy was beneficial EXCEPT for the bad side effects, the worst of which was great weight gain of over 100 lbs. This put her into the morbidly obese category, which is not good at all considering she has been diagnosed also with Antiphospholipid Syndrome. The APS is apparently viewed differently by different rheumatologists. So that aspect is somewhat confusing, but she DOES test positive significantly for antiphospholipid antibodies which can lead to strokes. I won't go on about that subject at this point. But in regard to prednisone, I think it preferable to as soon as your doctor can do it, to get on Cell Cept as a possibility for it's prednisone-sparing effects. Imuran is another she took in the earlier years, but started getting some anemia back again on that med. Imuran is very good, but does have some possibly adverse long term serious effects, such as some cancerous developments long term. Still, I would ask your rheumatologist about the lowering of prednisone to avoid the side effects of this long term toxic medication. But by all means, that does NOT indicate to avoid prednisone altogether short term. As a short term med, and at lower levels hopefully below 10 mg per day later, prednisone is an indicated life-saving early intervention. Currenty, a nephrologist watchs her more closey than anybody, and about 2-3 years ago, switched the chemo therapy in her particular case to Cell Cept which seems to have quelled the progressive kidney disease found on kidney biopsy 10 years ago. We avoided Cytoxan due to concern over it's toxic side effects which can be significant as well. Prednisone for Katherine has been lowered to 5 mg per day from an earlier dose level after the intial 80 mg per day short term to 20 mg in the earlier Imuran period of some 5+ years. She has endured some very brief episodes, (3), of mini=strokes that cause some temporary loss of feeling in her left side for a few minutes, with collapse during those episodes. Her last mini-stroke episode was in early 1995, two years ago, with a more serious 3 hours paralysis of her right side,( or perhaps it was left,,my mind is scrambled), and we did not know about it until she could phone us at home later in the afternoon. The ER visit was horrendously long, 8 hours, and the findings were negative for anything. I could write extensively about the experiences of this child, but suffice it to say at this point, prednisone is a good short term necessary med, but bad at high levels long term.
My internal med. doc prescribed 40 mil. to start with down to 10. I was waiting for the results of the lupus test. I actually thought I was imagining things! The pain seemed to miraculously leave me. I LOVED being in it. I walked the dog, was up and around and helping around the house, organizing drawers etc... My hubby said he had his old wife back. I didn't gain weight because I wasn't on it long enough. Now I am tapered to 5 mg. and in SO MUCH achey pain.
I have a sortof lump on my back and sores on my head but hey I can breath again so no complaining here
I to have cured my own panic and anxiety this way! I wish it were easier for people to understand. It is all so simple. I dealt with 6 years of severe panic and anxiety and not able to leave the house or go far. THIS IS THE MOST HELPFUL THING OUT THERE, I KNOW IT !! Message me anytime you need some support! :)
predinisone I had it what it does to me. When I first go on it . I become so agitated and it makes u gain weight. I also get acne from it. I know it save lifes but I try everything else before I do that. I hate how it makes me feel. I become like a pitbull
I took predisone for 6 months. I didnt gain weight but lost weight. Now that I am off a have gained a couple of pounds. But with my flares and allergic reactions - it seems like I am always taking it. I hate the mood swings - but I love how it helps me get thru the flares and breathe.
I took Prednisone when first diagnosed in 2005. I have SLE and also ventricular ectopic beats. After one course (I tapered on, tapered off as suggested) I decided this drug was not for me. Aside from very rapid weight gain, erratic behaviour and bizarre mood swings I also had several episodes with my heart. I understand this drug is very effective in preventing organ damage and my doctors made me aware of this. I am still a Prednisone refuser. I take Plaquenil, Endep, Pariet, Tramadol and Celebrex to stabilise my Lupus and give pain relief and Atenolol for my heart. I see my rheumatologist every 3 to 4 months and my GP in between times. My blood/urine analysis is done each time I visit my specialist. While the results are never stellar, they are within acceptable limits. I have had quite severe kidney involvement prior to and when first diagnosed, but the Plaquenil seems to have stabilised this. I am not advocating others do as I have. I am just relating my experience. The Prednisone was not for me, I could not deal with the problems it was causing my heart, the side affects and the prospect of major bone thinning. You must do what is right for you and your situation, everyone's circumstances and family responsibilities are different...I wish you all love, light and peace.
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This is Part 2 of a 3-part series that follows the story of scientist, chemist, and fugitive, Robert Widdowson. During the 1980's he manufactured the MDMA analogue MDHA in Santa Fe, New Mexico until he was arrested and charged under the Federal Analogues Act. This is his story. Part 1 | Part 3
I bumped into my old friend David of Texas Monthly at the coffeehouse. I hadn't seen him since I'd verified a story that they had published about MDMA a year before.
Over steaming, foaming cups, he told me about his latest venture, Yoga House, which he had just opened up by the UT Law School. It was a two-story house that had been converted into a school and studio for yoga and martial arts. It was run by a couple, Ron and Betty Eckelbecker.
When David asked me about my life, I explained that the Supreme Court had just issued its ruling. I told him that I knew that I should do something, but I was a little paralyzed. I had avoided dealing with it for so long. Now that a decision had come down, I wasn't really prepared.
David reacted very strongly. He said, "I think my friend Ron can help you." He scribbled a phone number on a piece of paper. "This number will only be answered between 6 and 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call and let it ring three times. Hang up and call again. Ask for Ron." He seemed shaken. His fear was contagious, and it helped motivate me. I promised I'd call.
That Tuesday, I called Ron. I let it ring three times and hung up. When I called back, the phone was picked up immediately. "Yes."
I asked for Ron. The voice asked who I was. When I gave my name, he told me to go to the entrance of the University of Texas Law School, turn right on the sidewalk, and wait in the phone booth at the first intersection.
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I rode over to the law school and entered the phone booth. In about three minutes, the telephone rang. When I picked it up, the voice said, "You're not being followed. Cross the street and come down to Yoga House. Bring your bike inside the front door." He hung up.
I did it. I found myself in a peaceful oriental setting—mats around the floor, incense burning, flowers, candles. A small table with books and pamphlets stood in front of me. I parked the bike, and a voice said, "Come this way."
A white-robed man led me down to the end of the hall into what seemed like a meditation room. We arranged ourselves on cushions in front of a flower-draped altar.
This was Ron. He seemed peaceful and extremely composed. His eyes and voice were clear and bright. He was happy to be alive, like he had reached some kind of enlightenment. He told me that David had told him about me and asked what had been going on in my life. Was I being watched?
As I told him all the action, he became more agitated, and finally burst out, "You have to disappear now. Don't wait a minute more. Meet me tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. in the Japanese teahouse that the art department set up by the creek."
The next day, I met Ron for a second time. He'd told me to be sure I wasn't followed. I came via the LBJ library complex where I could have seen anyone. I rode all over the complex and didn't see anything suspicious. Ron was anxious. "Okay," he said.
He filled me in. Nine years ago, he was in North Carolina when the phone rang. It was his partners who told him that a new shipment of hashish had arrived at the farm that they used in the countryside of Kentucky. He was to go check on the shipment—100 kilos—and make sure it was passed to the right people. He drove 14 hours and arrived the next morning.
It was a setup. As he entered the barn, they surrounded him. He got 13 years for drug trafficking. He'd always studied martial arts, but now he had lots of time to practice. He got good. He'd recently been released on parole. David heard about him and worked out a deal with the parole board to get Ron released. A few months after release, Ron married a woman who taught yoga. The two of them moved into Yoga House, which David had just purchased. They were business partners.
Ron then explained that one of his old friends from the penitentiary in Merion, Illinois lived in a foreign country. He and his friend had set up a pipeline to get people out of the U.S.—a kind of underground railway.
"I'm checking now that they're ready to take you." He said that I would have to follow his instructions to the letter. I agreed.
He told me to meet him the next day at 11 a.m. at a certain bench on the main mall of UT. Make sure I wasn't followed. I knew that I was being watched, so I was sincere when I said I'd try. I'd seen the footprints in my rug. I went directly home. I opened my suitcase and started to pack. It took me all night. I had a house full of treasures.
I put in some pictures, cassettes, a blank diary, a few pieces of clothes, and that was it. At 3 a.m., I crept out the back door and checked the neighborhood. I didn't see any cars or vans on the streets, nobody strolling around slowly. It was quiet. I went back inside, put the backpack on, and went for the bike. I took a long circuitous route, eventually landing back at the business school.
I scooted inside and got everything up the elevator to my office on the seventh floor. I finished up what I could. At five minutes before 11 a.m., I went one flight down the stairway. I got on the elevator and went up five floors. Then I walked down one flight and then across the glass walkway that connected the two buildings. Down the stairway two floors, then across the building to the elevators to the ground floor and the rear entrance. I went all the way around the block then cut back to the main mall. Ron was already there.
After looking around carefully, he passed me a small piece of paper. He said, "Memorize what's on that paper, and then eat it."
I laughed, but I did it. He told me that the guy was expecting me. All I had to do was get that far. He told me that I had to be prepared to not look back.
I stood up and walked away. Not much left to do now. I picked up the backpack and bicycle at the office and carried them both across the glass walkway of the business school, down into the basement, then through a tunnel that connected to the library. I must have looked strange carrying the bike, but at that point it didn't matter much.
I went up into the library, across some stacks, then down the stairway and out the side door. Jumped on the bike and rode. I stayed on bike paths and rode all over the city, stopping periodically to be sure that no one was following me.
I took my time, reminiscing to myself about life in Austin. Finally, around 5 p.m I pulled up in front of a laundromat northeast of campus. I locked the bike to a pole and went inside. No one else was there. I watched carefully that nobody was passing or watching, then I slipped quickly out the backdoor. I squeezed through a hedge into the back alley.
Just opposite was the apartment where Lorraine Rost, the secretary at the office, lived. I went upstairs and knocked. That morning I'd told her that I might stop by.
She was flustered standing in the doorway. There had always been an attraction between us, but it seemed more immediate for her. She asked me in.
We sat on the couch, and I told her the truth. I was disappearing, and I needed shelter for the night. I needed the company of a woman. Could I stay with her until the morning?
She told me that I was asking too much, just too much, but then of course you can stay. We spent a warm, sexy night with each other. Thank you, Lorraine. I've always treasured our one night together.
In the morning, I walked three blocks over and deposited the key to the bike lock with my old friend Alex. He was having breakfast. I asked him to keep an eye on the bike.
He wished me love and luck, gave me a hug, and down the stairs to the street and around the corner I went.
I took a cab to the Austin airport for an 11 AM flight to Dallas Love Field. All the way to Dallas, I sat with my eyes closed, picturing that piece of paper that Ron had passed me, making sure that I had it memorized, and trying to peer into the future. The paper said:
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