The Power of the Sake Bomber!
If you are looking for an ultimate, make you feel good when you drink it Asian concoction, then let me turn you on to the all too hyped Sake Bomber. Popular in most Asian restaurants across North America, the Sake Bomber is a truly genuine beer and wine medley specimen that makes a name for itself amongst the top ways to get a good buzz on, while drinking great beer and wine mixed together. And why not indulge while you are out eating sushi or Asian cuisine, as you will not find this popular mixed beverage in any Americanized or other restaurants.
What is in a Sake Bomber?
A sake bomber typically involves a large, 24-ounce Asian brew, most often, Kirin, and any type of hot served Sake. They serve you a large bottle of Kirin and small sake shot glass, as well as serving container filled with hot sake. You pour the sake shot glass full and drop it to the bottom of the beer glass, and then fill the glass the rest of the way with beer. Then you hail a toast, and its bottoms up. A few of these bad boys and you will be well on your way to having a cheerful, and conversation filled good time with your friends.
The best part about Sake Bombers
The best part about this divine concoction is that most places which serve them tend to offer deals on them due to the popularity of the beverage. So in most cases you can get your hands wrapped around one for five bucks or less and even cheaper in some cases during happy hours.
Cheers to the sake bomber!
The itching never stops.
I have a pitt boxer mix. She is always itching to the point that she wears her hair away or she bleeds. Vets thought for awhile that she had mites but after a few tests they ruled that out! Does anyone else have this problem? If so please email me with any suggestion!
Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer Survival
A new study that was presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in Texas says that hormone therapy after menopause could lower women's risk of dying from breast cancer. During the study researchers observed 2,800 postmenopausal women diagnosed with breast cancer after the study began in 1995 and 1996. Each individual was monitored until their death with the observations coming to an end in 2005.
Though taking these hormone treatments puts women at a higher risk for breast cancer, women who took the hormone therapy treatments before a breast cancer diagnosis were more commonly diagnosed with estrogen receptor-positive cancer or cancer tumors that are smaller in size and can be detected in their early stages. Estrogen receptor-positive tumors rely on estrogen to grow and antiestrogen therapy helps to treat it. Those that use an add-on hormone therapy can help to prevent breast cancer survivors from having a repeat or development of new cancers in either breast.
Hormonal therapy blocks the ability of the hormone estrogen to turn on and stimulate the growth of breast cancer cells. Hormone therapy is any treatment that adds, blocks or removes hormones. They are given to boost low hormone levels or as mentioned to slow or stop some breast cancer cells. Hormones are chemicals produced by glands in the body and circulated int he blood. Not all breast cancers are hormone sensitive so not all breast cancers will respond to hormone blocking treatment.
Common used hormone therapy drugs to help protect and block estrogen receptor-positive cancers are Tamoxifen, Arimidex and Femara Tamoifen also known as Nolvadex is a medication in pill form that interferes with the activity of estrogen. This pill has been used for more that 20 years to treat patients with more advanced breast cancer such as metastatic or stage IV cancer. Men who are diagnosed with breast cancer are also often prescribed Tamoxifen to aid in treatment.
Arimidex and Femara belong to a class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors. Once a woman has gone through menopause, women's main source of estrogen comes from a process called aromatization. Male hormones called androgens that are produced by the adrenal glands at the top of the kidney are turned into estrogen. The process takes place throughout the body in fatty tissue. Arimidex and Femara fight tumor growth by blocking the process of androgens turning into estrogen.
Women who have gone trough menopause and whose cancer continues to advance despite taking Tamoxifen are prescribed Arimidex also known as Anastrozole. This therapy is for postmenopausal women with hormone-positive or other unknown hormone stage III or stage IV breast cancer. In addition, this hormone therapy is also approved as an add-on treatment of stage I and II breast cancer patients that are postmenopausal. Femara or Letrozole is approved for follow-up treatment for those diagnosed with hormone-sensitive locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal patients. Both medications come in pill form and the latter only has to be taken once daily. Talk with your doctor to see what is the best choice for you.
A Not-So-Far Flung Shoe Story
Monday, December 15th
8:30am
Dear Diary,
Just saw that Bush has made his final visit to Baghdad, Iraq. But apparently, not all were glad to see him. During a meeting with the Iraqi prime minister, an Iraqi TV journalist threw his shoes at the president! I could hardly believe it when I saw the video! Bush avoided being hit by ducking, but it was very obvious that the journalist planned on hitting the President since the shoes were thrown with quite a bit of force. The journalist was hauled out of the room (naturally), but he wasn’t arrested or anything, which surprised me.
I sure hope that doesn’t happen to me when I travel overseas. It would be pretty nasty, especially if I didn’t get a chance to duck. Then again, I didn’t start a pointless war that has already killed almost 100,000 Iraqi civilians. Wow, Bush has a lot of blood on his hands. He’s lucky that the worst to happen during his trip out there was a loose shoe.
In other, slightly less serious news, Jill and I have picked out a puppy – a three-month old male German Shepherd. I’m hoping this gives me some much needed publicity. Barack told the world that the Obamas would finally get their long-awaited puppy. But I beat them too it. It seems that the media hasn’t jumped all over how cute this is yet. And I’m still waiting for it. perhaps if I’d framed it in terms of a White House gift, it would have been a more popular story. I’ll have to continue to think up ways for this to get more media attention.
Until next time,
Joe the Veep
Originally posted in The Secret Diary of Joe Biden
Mondays in Fremont
Check out the Fremont music scene tonight! This area has a lot of cool bars, and their music scene is hot!
ToST features Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder tonight at 9pm. With just a $6 cover fee, you won’t want to miss this classic star. His music spans multiple genres, including rock, jazz, electronic, DJ, and world music, and multiple decades. Michael was the youngest performer at Woodstock, playing drums for Santana at age 19. He has since placed with many well-renowned musicians, from the Rolling Stones, George Harrison, and Steve Winwood, to John Mclaughlin, Stomu Yamash’ta, Freddie Hubbard, and Airto Moriera. He has been recognized by numerous publications, Michael also composes music for television and films, such as The Tempest.
Since 1990, Michael has been involved in many facets of the Seattle scene, from Bumbershoot to serving as the Musical Director for Seattle Theater Group’s “More Music @ The Moore,” a program that highlights gifted young musicians from Seattle’s various cultural groups. Michael Shrieve’s music is eclectic and interesting, and should not be missed.
If you’d prefer something completely different, then check out Ya Ho Wha 13 tonight at 8pm. They will be performing at Nectar Lounge, which will be charging a cover fee of $12. They’re a psychedelic rock band, created in the early 1970s. Their music primarily consists of the sounds of tribal drums and distorted guitars, all completely unrehearsed.
Or, check out High Dive, which will be featuring Sam Friend with Cinnamon in It, The Thoughts, and Sweet Chariot. Sam Friend with Cinnamon in It stars a recent grad of the University of Miami, Sam Friend, who is considered a local “indie rock prince,” as describe by an article feartured on his myspace.
Regardless, the Fremont area is a live with music, and it should not be missed, especially on Mondays.
Favorability Ratings on the Rise
Monday, December 15th
9:30pm
Dear Diary,
That Wall Street Journal is a great paper. At least, I’m a big fan after they published an article talking about my favorability ratings. Apparently, it’s on the rise, up 10% from my approval rating in September. So 31% of the American people have a “very positive” view of me, up from September’s 21%. Not to mention, 69% of the respondents think I’m a positive role model for American women.
Personally, I’m a bit surprised that more women don’t see me as a good role model, but I’m sure those numbers will increase soon, especially when I start some social programs of some sort as First Lady. Plus, it’s nice to know that only 16% view me as a negative influence on American women, and I’m sure that that cohort consists almost entirely of bigoted men who believe that a woman shouldn’t be given so much power. Well, to those voters, I say, “Too bad.” This woman is about to get a lot more power. Especially when I start my campaign for the presidency. Yes, that may have to wait eight years, but it’s coming.
Oh, and already, I have a higher favorability rating than Hillary Clinton. Good to know, especially since she only narrowly lost the Democratic nomination.
Yours always,
Michelle
Originally posted in The Secret Diary of Michelle Obama
Heidi Klum’s Jewelry at the Emmys
Though the Emmy Awards were held way back in September, the singularity of Heidi Klum’s jewelry deserves an article.
Heidi Klum, one of the co-hosts and looked amazing at the Emmy Awards – all nine times. That’s right, the co-host wore nine different outfits during the single night. And all nine outfits were accompanied by different pieces of jewelry. Pictured on the left, Heidi dons these stunning butterfly earrings, blackened platinum, lavender jade and diamonds with a matching opal ring. She paired these unique pieces with a layered metallic Armani Privé dress and an opal ring. Other outfits were worn with a variety of jewelry, made of diamonds emeralds, turquoises, rubies, and jade.
Heidi's butterfly earrings will be seen as one of the best pieces of jewelry of 2008.
Don’t You Wish Seasonal Ales were Year Round?
Ah yes, winter time once again rears it’s cool and chilly head in our faces, causing us to open up part of the closet that has been closed for quite some time, and pull out the thicker clothing to combat the elements. And then there are the holidays and all of the hooplas surrounding this decadent time of the year. And of course, the winter and seasonal ales and beers, that only come but one time per year. For all of us beer lovers out there this means that the one-of-a-kind seasonal beers and ales are populating the shelves our nearby stores, and that we must race to enjoy them during the fleeting moments that they are around.
Because come springtime, the seasonal ales and the seasonal beers are gone. Void of the store shelves, plaguing us with normal ales and beers – which are great mind you – but no more October Fests, or holiday brews, or seasonal blends that taste amazing. I tend to beg to differ here. I digress: there should be more seasonal ales available throughout all portions of the year; not just during the holidays. Because the seasonal ales and beers are great, I love them – like the Samuel Adam’s Winter Ale, and their exceptional October Fest.
Will this trodden wish ever become a reality for me? Not really. So like all other avid beer drinkers around the globe – I must strive diligently to get my fill before they are gone forever, well at least until next winter. And in closing: perhaps it would be nice to enjoy winter ale all year long, and not just during the colder months.
Lou Reed: Comin' Back Around Again
For a man who at first made his money as a professional song writer, soon after turning his attention to his own performances in the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed is enmeshed in a series of projects aimed at recalling his writerly heyday.
Most recently, a book of his lyrics has been meticulously arranged and prepared for publication. Just released by De Capo Press, the almost five hundred page tome, Pass Thru Fire, assembles a body of work that has spanned a few decades, numerous stylistic adaptations and unknowable personal peaks and valleys. The words at times may border on shock for shocks sake, but in 1967 that was a new concept to music – there was no Trent Reznor. There was no C-Murder.
If that weren’t enough, Reed, in collaboration with Matador Records, released a live performance of the 1973 album Berlin. A stark and unsettling set of tracks, that some may recognize portions of from later day Velvet Underground bootlegs and compilations, the scope and focus of Berlin is made even more unsettling when examined backwards through the Transformer album released the previous year. While not an upbeat group of songs in the least, Berlin tells of two drug addled lovers amidst drastically different production values than Reed’s previous work.
Fans might assume that the performance was culled from one of his good evenings seeing as during the time that this disc was recorded, Reed was (as he still is) perceived to be a bit moody at best. The drugs probably didn’t help too much.
Tracklisting: 1. Intro 2. Berlin 3. Lady Day 4. Men Of Good Fortune 5. Caroline Says, Pt. I 6. How Do You Think It Feels 7. Oh, Jim 8. Caroline Says, Pt. II 9. The Kids 10. The Bed 11. Sad Song 12. Candy Says 13. Rock Minuet 14. Sweet Janeplease respond !
first off i watched a guy eat 25 vicoden green speckld pilss tonight ! he will prob die soon if he doesnt get help ! what do you guys think he wont stop eating them ! its like major addiction i can eat 1 pill and be ok this guy needs 20 to 30 a day everyday ! how long til hes hurt how can i stop him , also i know another guy who uses like 4 online pharmacies ! is he gonna get in trouble? please respnd or help answer these questions need to control these people!