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Making Cheese Using Genetic EngineeringBY: Smyl Smyl | Category: Biotechnology-products | Submitted: 2011-12-21 20:49:04
Article Summary: "How is milk converted into cheese? Rennin is an important enzyme used in cheese making. Earlier it used to be extracted from calf stomach now it is possible to manufacture through genetic engineering. Clifton Paul Fadiman states Cheese-milk, leap towards immortality, the art of cheese making utilizes the labor of millions of mic.."
Milk is a source of various products which brings smile on our face like cheese, butter, ghee or milk itself. The huge transforming capacity of milk to curds has been utilized to produce yoghurt, butter ghee and cheese. Cheese is a product of curdled milk having its own history and legacy. It is said by Archaeologists that. cheese was discovered as far back as 6000 BC and had been made from cow's and goat's milk. It is said to be discovered by the nomadic tribes of Central Asia who used to carry milk in animal skin bags milk on animal backs when on the move and later found that there was a separation seen after a period of time as milk coagulates and a transparent liquids formed due to the high temperature and continuous motion. Both the products were tasty and edible!!! Fermentation of the milk sugars has caused the milk to curdle and the swaying motion would have broke up the curd to provide a refreshing whey drink which is also the basic principle involved in natural cheese making.
Acidification is the key step in cheese making. Acidification is nothing but the lowering of pH or increasing acid content of the milk, making it more acidic which is achieved by addition of suitable bacteria after the milk has been pasteurised. Starter culture is an important component in cheese making. Starter culture is that boost given up in the process due to the presence of known specific strains of microorganisms. Manufacturers maintain their own specialized starter culture which not only lowers the pH level initially but later also provides flavor to the cheese. Acid is an essential component in the production of good cheese, but excess amount of acid in the milk will make cheese crumbly and whose absence or low concentration will make curd pasty. Acidification is followed by coagulation of the milk to convert it into curds and whey by addition of the enzyme Rennin which is a Component of Rennet.
Rennin also known as Chymosin is a proteolytic enzyme synthesized by chief cells in the stomach. Its role in digestion is to curdle or coagulate milk in the stomach to facilitate digestion by holding on so that it would block the rapid flow of milk from the stomach. It is synthesized in the young mammals and earlier stomach lining of young calves was utilized to extract this enzyme to produce cheese. Now it is possible to produce it through genetic engineering in Fermentors which has not only avoided killing of the young calves but also has helped to meet the increased demand of consumption all over the world. Animal source of Rennin was utilized for several years ,it was in 1990, the recombinant version of calf chymosin, usually denoted as fermentation produced chymo-sin was utlised in production of cheese.
The chymosin gene was successfully isolated from the calf stomach cells and is inserted into nontoxicogenic and nonpathogenic strains of bacterium, yeast or filamentous fungus to produce Chymosin which has been registered by the U.S.Food and Drug Administration. The iso-lation of mRNA from the host's abomasum cells is followed by reverse transcription to produce the complimentary DNA or cDNA. After incorporation into a vector DNA it can be transferred into suitable micro-organisms namely E.coli, Kluyveromyces lactis, Aspergillus niger and specific strains of yeasts Chymosin is by far the most prominent genetically engineered clotting enzyme. After cloning preprochymosin or pro-chymosin cDna into Bacteria, yeasts or filamentous fungi they were allowed to multiply in submerged fermentors as they are more economical and produced the required recombinant enzyme. It depends on the micro-organism whether prochymosin is directly released into the medium(e.g. yeasts and fungi) or enclosed in inclusion bodies (e.g E.coli) so that cells have to be lysed before further processing. Prochyomysin is then usually activated at pH 2.similar to the activation schedule in natural calf rennet production.Thus the active rennin is added to set the curd. Once the curd has been set firmly it is followed by cutting and heating the cheese in order allow the whey to ooze out from the curd and tenders the curd hard. After which salting is one of the very old procedure followed which not only adds flavor to the curd but also inhibits the growth of certain microorganism and aids in aging process of the cheese. Aging of cheese vary from days to months to several years. As Clifton Paul Fadiman states Cheese-milk, leap towards immortality, the art of cheese making utilizes the labor of millions of microorganisms.
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Blessings of Steel was a Phoenix Battlefield Formation which deployed three Shiba heavy infantry units in a defensive formation around a group of shugenja. The Shiba advanced in a wedge, with the shugenja unit fortifying the bushi and easing their movement. [1]
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Disclaimer: I don't own the story Skip Beat and its characters...
I'm so sorry for the very, very late update. Life happens... I'm even late in greeting everyone Happy New Year! So, instead I'll just greet you with all my love an advance Happy Valentine's Day... Please excuse my grammar errors and typos. Please, go ahead and Enjoy this chappie... ^_^
The door suddenly burst open. Kuon and Kyoko's head whipped to the door. There, they found a very shock Lory, Yashiro and Shingai looking dumbly with their mouths open at them.
Kuon stared at them for a minute and then looked at Kyoko and their position. They were lying on the couch, he was on top of her and they were kissing. Kyoko was already flushed red in embarrassment. Then, he looked back to the three still shock men frozen on the doorway. There was silence between the two parties. Kuon had to say something.
Chapter 43
"W-we..." Koun started. "We were... Practicing...(?)"
The clock ticked and tocked loudly in the midst of the frozen silence that hang between the two parties. Three minutes passed by and the brains of the three (wise) men standing at the door has just processed and understood what their eyes witnessed and what the young man who worried everyone has uttered to them.
"P...p...practicing?" The president forcefully spat out. "Practicing, Ren?! Is- Is that all you can say when you got everybody so worried about you? I thought it was five years ago all over again!-"
"Pres-" Kuon tried to interject as he began to get up from the couch.
"I thought I have to see that haunting look on your face all over again! That all we have worked these past six years have been for noth-"
"BOSS!" Kuon shouted at the president to shut up before he totally reveal his secret. "Calm down for a sec. I'm okay now." Kuon slowly stood up and took a step towards the president who also took a few steps towards him and Kyoko as he was shouting in panic and frustration.
Lory looked in surprise at Kuon with an open mouth. Yashiro and Shingai were still rooted at their spot by the door with surprise look still painted on their faces. Lory stared at Kuon for a few moments and then his eyes gazed down to Kyoko who was still on her laying position on the couch and his eyes went back to Kuon again.
"Did-did I just caught you making out with Mogami-kun on the couch?" Lory asked Kuon dumbfounded when his brain finally registered that scene.
Upon hearing her name, Kyoko looked up at the president and scrambled to sit properly on the couch with a blush coloring her cheeks and neck. While Kuon being reminded of what had happened before was excited to continue their... Talk.
"Oh, yeah. You interrupted us. We were in the middle of something important." Kuon realized as he stared at the president and then a bright fake smile slowly appeared on his face. "Would you please give us a moment to continue, please?" Kuon said as he began to gracefully shove Lory out of the door to join Yashiro and Shingai.
"R-ren! Wait!" Kyoko shouted seconds before Ren shut the door in the three men's faces. "Wh-wha-what about the filming? Reiji might still has some other work to do, you know? We already disrupted the filming as it is!" Kyoko continued to ramble on with her worries. But the truth was, she was extremely embarrassed about being caught by the three men making out with Ren. The love scenes she had to perform in front of everyone were already embarrassing enough, how much more if she was caught by the people she respected making out for real. The only solution she came up with was to continue the filming to distract everyone from that really awkward scene and also because of her professionalism.
"That's not important." Kuon stated matter-of-factly as he turned to face Kyoko and walked towards her. He stopped in front of her and held her upper arms with both of his hands.
Kyoko's mouth dropped open in shock. Not important? Work? To the professional Tsuruga Ren?
"What's important...is what you told me." Kuon looked at her intently with very serious eyes. "Do you really mean it? You weren't acting when you said it right?"
Kyoko blushed and looked away after she heard Kuon's questions.
"Kyoko..." Kuon called and tried to make her look at him. "Fine, we're gonna go back to work as soon you answer 'yes' to all my questions, Kyoko."
Kyoko looked down and tried to hide her face as she turned another shade of red.
"It's your choice, Kyoko, or we gonna stand here all night long until you answer me." He told her, impatiently. But Kyoko did not respond nor move.
"Aishiteru yo, Kyoko."
Kyoko gasped and froze. Her heart even stopped for a single microsecond.
"Aishiteru yo..." Kuon repeated again slowly leaning closer to her ear. "Mogami Kyoko, aishiteru yo."
Kyoko has stopped breathing as her ears were serenaded by Kuon's words.
"Aishiteru, aishiteru, aishiteru, aishiteru, aishi-"
"Kuon, stop!" Kyoko put her hands over his mouth to stop him and tried to glare at him but she was too flustered. She felt Kuon's lips turned up into a smile under her palm as his eyes twinkled in amusement too. Kuon slowly pulled her hands off his mouth and revealed his heavenly smile.
"See? It's so simple. Say it and were going back to work right now."
Kyoko pouted very cutely at him with her blushing face for a second and then buried her face on Kuon's chest.
"...aisdew a..."** Kyoko mumbled softly on his chest as his hands went to circle her waist.
"What's that? I can't understand what you're saying, Kyoko." Kuon replied curiously because he was not able to hear it loudly and properly.
Kyoko squirmed in Kuon's arms and then finally turned her face up to whisper in his ear the sweetest words Kuon was dying to hear. "...a..ais..., daisuki..."
There was a moments pause as Kuon held his breath and then sighed as he realized that what he had been hoping to hear was not the words that were uttered.
"I guess that's close enough for now..." He whispered and then his face broke into a million watt of heavenly smile that could power a whole town in Japan. After his heart leaped all the way to outer space, he grabbed her head and kissed her full on the lips. It was a deep and very sweet kiss full of love and happiness.
"Guys! Open this damn door!" Lory shouted angrily.
Kuon stopped kissing Kyoko and pouted cutely for a second before he kissed her briefly again. "I love you so much." Another kiss. "But we have work to do."
Kuon let go of Kyoko to let themselves calm down. He was getting into Ren's skin again. Kyoko was really trying hard to calm down and stop blushing but her body was just not cooperating at the very moment. It was still singing from the happiness and pleasure it just felt.
"Oh, it's payback time!" Ren stated with an evil smirk as he thought of those guys who tormented him all those years with their incessant teasing. He turned to Kyoko once more and his smirk turned to a happy beam. Then, his expression turned very serious and grim as Ren let out a little bit of Kuon's dark side. "Let's get this show going."
The filming finally went smoothly to the very end of the scene. Ren apologized to everyone on set who was inconvenienced by his actions. He bowed really low and begged for their forgiveness and promised not to repeat that kind of actions and problems on set again. Everyone was taken aback by his very sincere and serious apologies that they just nodded or make an 'unh' sound in response. But even when they already forgave him, Ren was still stiff and a bit grim and gloomy. Lory, Yashiro and Shingai was bewildered by his actions and expressions. They couldn't fathom why he was acting like that because they were very sure they saw with their own two eyes Ren and Kyoko making out on the couch before they barged in on them.
They filmed the ending scene again without a hitch and the love scene was excellent. It was passionate and very intense that you could feel the emotions of the scene. It was like you are literally inside or a part of their world and not just on set watching them. Every kiss and touch was full of emotions and they just sucked you into their own little world full of love and happiness.
After the filming Ren and Kyoko went straight to their trailer to change out of their costumes and make up, while everyone cleaned and packed up all the equipments and everything that was set up for the filming and their stay there. Reiji already changed out of his costume and went home with his manager. Thankfully, he didn't have any more work after the current one so Kuon didn't cause trouble for him.
Ren and Kyoko did everything slowly to stretched out the time they have to go out and face the president. But Ren was already laughing inside his trailer/dressing room at the three men who looked really confused and bewildered by his actions. It was worth all the effort of suppressing all the happiness that was bursting inside of him. It was really hard to keep a straight and grim face because at the moment he just really wanted to smile and grin all day and all night. Everything was bright and colorful. Life in Ren's eyes was just wonderful and full of miracles because he finally got the woman who owned his heart from the moment he laid eyes on her... And he was not going to let her go... Ever!
Knock! Knock! The sound came on the door of his trailer.
"Ren, the president is calling for you." Yashiro called to him outside the door.
Can't a guy bask in his happiness for little longer? He thought annoyed as he sighed and transformed his face into a gloomy and grim look again as he got up to go out of the trailer.
Yashiro looked at his expression and was confused again. To Yashiro, it looked like Ren was somehow obviously rejected by Kyoko even though they caught them making out with each other on the couch before.
Was that really just practicing? Yashiro thought doubtfully. Are they still in a fight?
Director Shingai had told them about Ren and Kyoko giving each other a cold shoulder. Yashiro led Ren to the living room where they had caught Ren and Kyoko making out making out earlier. The equipments weren't there anymore and all the signs that they had filmed there. On their way there, he also noticed people already packing and getting on the vehicles that will take them home. Crews and staff thanked him for the hard work and bid him goodbye.
He sat on the sofa were Kyoko and him made out before on set and out, while Lory, Yashiro and Shingai on chairs to the left and right of the sofa. Sebastian stood in the shadows as if he wasn't there. Ren let his annoyance show on his face as he ran his fingers through his hair and sighed in misery. The three men frowned at him.
"Are you annoyed because we caught you like a teenager doing something embarrassing or you're annoyed because we finally found out both your secret?" Lory asked angrily and pouted like a kid afterwards.
Ren's aura darkened a lot more as they waited for his answer. Yashiro and Shingai flinched away from looking at him, afraid of his darkened mood. They heard a "Kyah!" and clinks of cups in the the living room entrance that led to the dining room and kitchen. The three men looked at the blushing Kyoko who stumbled a little when she heard the president's accusation to Ren. Kyoko nervously continue to walk forward and placed the tray of tea on the coffee table and then carefully placed it near the men that gathered around.
With no where to sit except beside Ren on the sofa, she gingerly oblige. Though she sat a bit further from Ren and Ren was obviously not looking at her. He looked the other way and seemed to be sulking. Kyoko was extremely embarrassed to be close to Ren and nervous because of his darkening aura. The three men observe the two with suspicious and curious eyes. They want to understand what was truly going on with the two. The president was the first one who decided he could not take the curiously anymore and began to find out.
"So..." Lory started. "Were you really just practicing before, Mogami-san?" Lory asked Kyoko because he knew that Ren was not going to answer him.
Kyoko's eyes widened as she stared at the president. "I... Ah..." She stuttered. She didn't know what to answer, so she closed her mouth again. The president's eyes continued staring at her with narrowing eyes and she could not help but throw herself on the floor and performed a dogeza. "I AM VERY MUCH SO SORRY, PRESIDENT!" She wailed. "Please, forgive your lowly employee for causing such disturbance and problems on set. Even though director Shingai especially asked for me, I have become so bigheaded as to waste such precious time of filming for personal issues. I am a failure as a professional!"
The three men stared at young lady prostrating before them and they were bewildered even more. The two actors were just not reacting normally to them. Everything was getting crazier and crazier and so out of hand. They could not do or think of anything to let them make sense of everything that was happening before their eyes.
"M-mogami-kun, please get up. You have done nothing wrong." The president tried to stop her from prostrating and talking nonsense.
"I am not worthy of your mercy, ousama. I shall take full responsibilities for my actions." Kyoko continued as she was still doing the dogeza.
"Mogami-kun, please get up." The president stood up and went to her to crouch down and help her up and to put an end to her apologies. He pulled her up and sat her on the sofa and he stood up and sighed heavily. He pressed his thumb and pointer finger on the bridge on his nose as he felt a headache coming. "Can anyone please tell me what happened between you two?"
There was silence. Kyoko and Ren were looking down, who clearly looked like they really did not want to reveal truth to them. "Fine!" Barked the president. "Ren, please give Kyoko a ride home and while your at it, fix your problem because I want to know every detail of what happened tonight bright and early tomorrow morning in my office, understood?"
Kyoko nodded and the president turned to Ren and waited for his response. After a few seconds, he finally nodded. Yashiro and Shingai released the breaths they were unconsciously holding. Ren stood up and Kyoko followed.
"I sincerely apologies for all the trouble I caused this evening. Have a good evening." Ren bowed low to the three men and proceeded to go out without even looking back to look if Kyoko was following him or not.
The three men sighed as they watched the two went out of the house. Kyoko and Ren took their stuff from their dressing room and went inside Ren's car and they finally drove off.
The two people in the car was silent as they finally set out for home... Then, a snort escape from Ren.
"Pffft! Pwahahahahaha..." Ren's laughter filled the car as he slowed down, so they won't get into an accident.
Kyoko was confused and surprise at first but Ren's amusement and happiness was infectious that she started smiling at him. After a while, his laughter slowly faded but he still continued to smile and grin happily.
"Mission accomplished, sweetheart." He said to her as he took hold of her hand and kissed the back of it. "We're finally away from all those annoying pests!" He sent a bright smile her way and chuckled. "Thanks to your acting."
Kyoko blushed at his sweet gesture and tried to take his hand away but he held it tighter. "I wasn't acting, you know. I was really scared."
"Don't worry, it wasn't your fault." He assured her. "Now, let's go home, so I can finally get you all to myself." He whispered to her huskily and he could clearly see her blood rose up to color her neck and face in embarrassment. Kuon looked back onto the road as he chuckled at his adorable little Kyoko.
**"...aishiteru wa..."
Finally! I finished it! I was a little undecided as to how to proceed with the scene. Like how will the president react or Ren and Kyoko. I thought a lot of possible scenarios to go with the scene, but I just felt it really wasn't in character enough, so I just decided to go with the typically reaction of the president or any human being who had read the scene: exasperation. ^_^ So, I really hope you enjoyed this chapter... Thank soooo much for continue reading, supporting, reviewing, liking, fav-ing, following my story... Love you all guys... See yeah next chap or on my other stories that I hope I can update soon... Laterz! ^_^


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|Ethnic Groups
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|Elective Monarchy
|Arabian Senate
|Royal house:
|House of Hashim
|September 30, 1992
When the Middle East federated in 1992 it took many different ideologies, monarchies, and republics into one nation the Arabian Congress was able to succesfuly smooth out most of the bumps.
The government works in a simple way. [Note: All of the laws passed must coincide with the Constitution.]
The Arabian Senate is elected by the people. There are two senators for every Province. The Senate's powers are to:
- Pass legislation.
- Launch investigations into the government.
- Undo Royal Proclamations and Executive Orders with a 3/4 vote.
- Impeach a President and remove him from power with a 3/4 vote.
- Act as a jury in cases of treason or piracy on the high seas.
- Begin a draft.
- Create and establish States and Territories.
The Sultan is the Head of State. The powers of the Monarchy include the ability to:
- Issue a Royal Proclamation.
- Dissolve the Senate in times of great crisis.'
- Veto a Senate bill.^
- Mint currency.
- Award honors.
- Act as the judge in cases of treason and piracy on the high seas.
- Regulate religious material.
- Decide punishments for federal crimes.
- Grant a pardon.
- Raise and organize a Royal Guard.
- Command a Royal Guard.
- Appoint an Emir to a city.
- Use the Royal Guard to enforce Monarchial decisions.
'A new Senate must be established in 90 days and the Monarch can not excercise this right for 180 days after the Senate's re-establishment
^Has absolute veto.
The President is the Commander-in-Chief of the Military. The powers of the President include:
- Raise and establish a military.
- Organize a military.
- Command the military.
- Issue Executive Orders.
- Veto a Senate bill^.
- Can pardon someone except in cases of impeachment.
- Promote members of the military.
- Award honors to members of the military.
- Use the military to enforce Senatorial decisions.
- Appoint Governor-Generals.
^Has absolute veto.
Governments of the States have the ability to:
- Establish laws involving the treasury of the Province.
- Regulate the education in the Province^.
- Build and repair roads and public service projects.
- Establish Provincial boards and departments.
- Award medals to citizens of the Province^.
- Over-turn an Emir's mayorial decision.
- Over-turn an Emir Order with a 3/4 vote.
- Raise and command a State Militia.
^Can only be done by Governor-Generals
[Note: The only governor is the Governor-General]
Emirs are, in Western terms, the nobility of Arabia. Emirs' positions are hereditary, and they often act as a mayor of a certain city (i.e. the Emir of Damascus acts as the near absolute ruler of Damascus). Emirs must, however, bow to the State's legislature, and not make tyrannical rulings, as their decisisons can be over turned. Emirs powers include:
- Establish laws for their city.
- Issue an Emir Order.
- Raise and command a Emir Militia from citizens of their city.
- To instate and command a law enforcement for their city.
- To elect the monarch after the incumbent has either died or abdicated^.
^Can not vote for themselves.


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Meatloaf for Breakfast
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Recipe by Kelly M.
Nothing fancy here, but a good idea for leftover meatloaf. If you love breakfast sandwiches, you will love this.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 slices bread
- your favorite leftover meatloaf
- 1 egg
- 2 slices American cheese (or your favorite other toppings (tomato, lettuce, bacon, pickles, whatever you like)
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- Butter one side of each slice of bread.
- Place one slice of cheese on one of the unbuttered sides of the bread.
- Slice meatloaf into about 1/2 inch thick slices.
- Heat nonstick frypan and add meatloaf slices.
- Fry meatloaf until warmed through and slightly browned.
- Remove from pan and place on top of cheese.
- In same pan, fry the egg to your liking.
- (I like to break the yolk for sandwiches) Remove the egg from pan and place on top of meatloaf slices.
- Add the second slice of cheese on top of the egg.
- Put the remaining slice of bread, buttered side up, on top of cheese.
- Place sandwich in frying pan, and cook over medium heat until bottom piece of bread is nicely toasted.
- Carefully flip sandwich over, and cook, again until the bread is nicely toasted.
- Remove from pan, add any other toppings if you like, cut in half and enjoy!


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If it weren't for the absence of meat, I could be a vegetarian.
I love vegetables. All vegetables. Even the brussel sprout vegetables – now that I've figured out how to cook them. I'll take a salad every day, one with peppers and tomato, broccoli and beets. Radishes? Oh yes. Beets? Of course. I can eat an entire can (not pickled) and roll my eyes back in ecstasy when fresh.
Starches, fibers, sulfers, composites, goosefoots, gourdes! There's so much to absorb! I've been known to salivate like a lurpy labrador over a platter of grasses, beans, legumes, nightshades, and alliums. I am anything but mellow for mallows, and basically go cockeyed over the barissca and cruciferous. Top all that off with any sprinkling from the umbelliferous family? Oh me. Oh my.
I'll take my veggies raw, steamed, poached, parched, fried, blended, boiled, broiled, barbecued, and fire-pit scorched. Carmelize 'em, creme 'em, saute 'em 'til they scald! I don't care! Organic, shormganic... whatever! They all grow in dirt, don't they? Bring them on!
I sure love veggies. During my "should I get a tattoo?" phase, I had decided that, if I were to dapple about in the ink, I'd have two full sleeves, each dressed up in a herbacious display of produce. Sure would be purdy. Purdy, purdy, purdy.
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Light as the Wind was a kite and doll shop in the Tsai district of Otosan Uchi. It was owned by Asahina Omaro prior to the Scorpion Coup, and it was opened only one day every year, on the Kite/Doll Festival. His elaborated kites and beautiful painted dolls drew customers from all across the Empire. [1]
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Dr. Enrique Davila MD, FACP Patient Reviews
- Hematology and Oncology Miami, FL
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28 Patient Reviews
- Friendly Staff
- Promptness
- Wait Time 32.5 minutes
- Appropriate Followup
- Spends Time With Patients
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Will never refer someone to him. Just plain rude.
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Dr. Davila treated my father in law many years ago, and was both a caring and great physician. I had the need to bring my mom to him recently and found Dr. Davila to be personable and through. While the news he has to give is hard, he was gentle and caring.,
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I thought that doctors learn to be professional since med school. I don't know were Dr Davila did med school, but definitely never learned ethics and professionalism. Very bud experience.
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I went with my mother to see Dr Davila. We came 1 hour before her appointment and she was number 6th in the waiting list. People after her went inside before her. I'll check the waiting list again and they were already in number 9th. I complained about it to the receptionist first. She said that they were kind of behind. I complained to the nurse and she got a rude answer. Finally I complained to dr Davila and he told me The doors are open". He told me to leave. They never apologize to me or my mother. Dr Davila was so rude to me.
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Dr. Davila has zero bedside manner. He accurately diagnosed my breast cancer. His coarse of treatment was accurate however, he lied to me. He told me that patients at my age have a chance of not getting their period during chemo treatments. He then said some women will not get the period back again after treatment. I then asked "can this cause me to have early menopause?" He said "no". This is a lie. I checked with 3 other oncologists. He also lied about my diet. I asked if there were are any types of food I should stay away from during chemo he said, "no". A lie. I also asked him about a treatment to help reduce the chance of loosing hair during chemo treatment. I brought a treatment I had found to his attention over the phone. He was rude, dismissive and lied again. He said " Noone uses the treatment, it does not work." He lied. I found a new doctor and I am under going chemo and using the treatment and I have not lost my hair. He should not be interacting with patients. It is hard enough hearing you have cancer but then to be lied to multiple times, to be treated with little to no respect and just plain rude is unacceptable. In addition, there was not 1 tissue in the entire office. An office where they discuss cancer all day long. Not 1 tissue. Speaks volumes. Steer clear.
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You can always count on Barack Obama's administration to throw gas on the fire.
ESPECIALLY when it comes to racial tension.
Here's what the White House thinks about the white teenager who was tortured by four black thugs…
A graphic and emotionally heart wrenching video of a kidnapped and tied up young man being taunted and tortured has been seen all over the internet. The four kidnappers Facebook live streamed portions of their despicable acts against the young man. The captors held the young man for possibly 48 hours on the West side of Chicago before letting him go. The Victim was found walking the streets of Chicago, disoriented, bloody, and dressed ill-prepared for the freezing cold.
The four perpetrators, two black men, and two black women, ranging in age of 18 to 24 years of age taunted and tortured the young white mentally challenged man, they yelled "F*** Trump" and "F*** white people," at him. They forced him to say, "I love black people," while beating him, cutting up his sweater, putting a knife to his throat, cutting his scalp and forcing him to drink out of a dirty toilet. The First thing that comes to mind is that this is a hate crime. Thirty minutes of the horrific scenes show the fear in the young man's eyes as he is tortured by his captors.
After local Chicago, Facebook users recognized the 4 perpetrators they called the police and the 4 were arrested in a nearby apartment. The four have been charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated unlawful restraint and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, while Jordan Hill, 18, was also charged with charges of robbery, residential burglary and possession of a stolen motor vehicle. Two others were also charged with residential burglary. And all four have been charged with committing a hate crime.
It's clear that this is a hate crime, but during a White House press conference a day after the victim was found, President Obama's spokesman, Josh Earnest can't seem to spit out the words "hate Crime". Earnest had this to saying about the images… the images "demonstrate … ah, ah, ah… a level of depravity that is an outrage to a lot of Americans." Even when Fox News reporter Kevin Corker, who is African-American asks Earnest if the act will "rises to the level of a hate crime," Earnest couldn't say the words "hate Crime". Earnest hesitated before responding, "I think it's too early to tell, I… uh… uh… certainly, don't want to predict where the investigation would lead. I think our expectation would be that local law enforcement would follow the facts and I wouldn't speculate at this point about to what degree federal officials would get involved for considering those kinds of crimes." Earnest has no spine! His wanting to be politically correct makes him apathetic to any hate crimes happening to white American's vs. black Americans.
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Archive for July, 2003
i've often felt that technological progress existed only to add to the convenience of human existence.
domesticating horses: so we wouldn't have to walk.
the automobile: so we wouldn't have to walk or get sore butts riding a horse.
the postal system/the pony express: so we could get messages to people fast.
the telegraph: so we could get messages to others even faster.
the telephone: so we could get messages to people even more quickly, but not have to go through others.
email: so we can get messages to people instantly, but not have to look at them or hear their voice. ditto for instant messenging.
bow and arrow: so we can kill people at a distance.
guns: so we can kill people from even farther away.
atomic intercontinental missiles: so we can push a button and kill people who are so far away we don't even think about it.
the abacus: so doing math is a bit easier.
the calculator: makes math even easier, and with larger numbers.
the computer: does math (and many other things) so easily we don't even know it's math.
i could go on and on. well today i saw a link for something that is so convenient it is decadent. it is for an internet startup called eSuds.net and their purpose is to make laundry as brainless as possible. reading this article is the inspiration for today's entry.
what is it about convenience? are we better off or going to pot because of it? certainly the convenience of better medicine is a boon; no longer do we (as often) die from a simple cut that gets infected. however, certainly we are just as cursed by improved medicine that allows our evolution to grind to a blaring halt as the "weak" are helped, the old just get older and older, and even people with previously fatal diseases are living fuller lives (not to mention living at all).
i realize that last argument seems a bit cold. it's the best way i could think of saying that medical science allows the genetically weak to not only live but reproduce, stopping (and arguably regressing) natural selection and evolution in humans.
what about convenience of food production? no longer do we have to spend most of our days hunting and gathering. instead we can walk to the corner store and pick up a snack. what convenience! i guess that's how they got their name. yet at the same time that same convenience is helping make us the fattest nation on earth.
but we love our convenience and really there's nothing inherently wrong with it. it is a by product of our ability to cognize the world and manipulate it. just as we are neither good nor evil till we do something (let's ignore the deeper philosophical/theological arguments here), so convenience isn't good or bad. it is how we use it.
mcdonalds is convenient, fast food. i could eat there every day for the fuel my body needs to maintain its fine balance of living. however, i don't eat there everyday because it will make me fat and/or unhealthy. my action is not to utilize the convenience.
last night i was out drinking and eating with sean. when we finally parted he took a cab home and i walked. we both live far from where we had drinks. he took a cab to his house and i walked home to mine. i don't begrudge him taking a cab; he lives miles and miles away, he was drunk, and it was late. i chose not to take a cab or a bus, though, because while i live far, it's not really *that* far.
anyways, we love our convenience. i love my computer, which allows me to instant messenge or send emails to friends and family, cruise the web for interesting bits of information i crave, or write in this journal/diary my thoughts and get them out there (for whatever that's worth). it is a convenient method of communication for me. for other people what they love might be their television, which can bring the world to them in the form of documentaries, sitcoms, news at 11, and/or irritation reality TV.
as much as i love the conveniences i have, i have to wonder are these things making me any better? if not, why not? if so, why isn't it more obvious to me? i would be the same person with or without the computer, right?
the key is what i do with that convenience, and with what i'm doing with my computer, i do think it helps me be a better person. however, the person who watches TV all day and does little or nothing else i would question on being made better.
it is in our natures to make our lives more convenient. it is very important, however, to realize that not everything convenient is necessary.
i used the word "convenient" (or a form of it) at least 17 times in that entry. i am thinking a thesaurus is something i should look into, but right now…
it's just not convenient.Comments Off on 2003.07.17 | Catergorized: technology thoughts
in a shocking turn of events, sunset's softball team has won the league championship, beating first the tumbleweeds at 6:30PM and then moved on to beat the freaks at 8:50PM. there is now a first place trophy in the lobby of sunset, and all the players will recieve tshirts.
so strange how far we came from last year's dead last position to first place… strange and gratifying.
in a change of subject, i'm getting sick of hearing about "intelligence failures" on the part of the CIA, the NSA, the various MIAs, etc. anyone who thinks intelligence gathering is simple or easy should goto any big city and try to figure out who has the largest baseball card collection when you aren't allowed to let anyone know this is what you are trying to figure out. or goto any field of clover and try to find the only four leaf clover there when you aren't allowed to bend over and examine the leaves up close (preferably this would be done at night, too).
intelligence is not an exact art. there are sometimes failures, yes, but mostly it is a problem of either too much information to sift through to find problems/answers, or with the information available there could be many possibilities. worse, no matter how good intelligence gathering is, sometimes there is just no way to get the data needed. NO WAY.
i guess i'm just tired of the fact that because there is not big sex scandal in the government, no creepy murder investigation, and no high drama in the entertainment industry that the news picks something, anything, to harp on. the most annoying thing about this is once one news program starts talking about it, every other one talks about it.
dear media news outlets: please shut up already. iraq is still problem. we're still in afghanistan. liberia is screwed up as usual. bush is an idiot (we've known this for a long time; no more evidence is needed). SARS is horrible. democrats running for president are criticizing bush (see bush is an idiot comment). the shuttle blew up on entry. celebrities are dead.
how about some good news sometime soon? and not about the latest hollywood wedding (which will soon be a divorce and you'll eat that up, too). i just want something that when i hear it i'll think, "ok, that's good. i'm happy to be alive and around for this. i'm glad there are decent people out there."
and once you've said it once, SHUT UP. move on.
alright. enough ranting. goodnight.Comments Off on 2003.07.15 | Catergorized: life thoughts