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Gay fans of True Blood (and there are thousands) are usually disheartened to learn that series star Nelsan Ellis is straight as a pair of fangs in real life. The bootylicious actor, who plays gay medium Lafayette Reynolds on the HBO serial, says that to get into character he simply imitates his mother's mannerisms.
Reynolds comes from an extremely religious household. His father is a deacon, a "super-duper-deacon" as Ellis says, the kind of African-American pastor who leads a flock of singing parishioners.
However, Ellis says playing the role of Lafayette has allowed him to meet gay and lesbian fans who have changed his opinion on the plight of queers. After meeting so many young queer fans, Ellis created and produced the I Am Damn Wonderful documentary, which profiles six young gay and lesbian poets and encourages all young queers to live with no regrets.
"We give them a platform to tell the world that they are relevant, they don't have to deal with being bullied and suicide is not an option," Ellis said on a recent episode of Chelsea Lately.
Fangbangers rejoice. He may not be one of us, but he's on our side.
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22 Meetup Groups match "Tennis" near Mc Lean, VA
Tennis Player, We are the Washington DC / Northern Virginia / Montgomery County Online Tennis Community. With over 6,500 players we have the members who will want to meet up with you on the tennis courts. We allow players to put post meetups. So feel that it is acceptable to promote an event that you will take ownership of and we'll let the meetup group know about it. The community is large enough that we are able to run Socials, Tournaments, Tennis Partner programs and our primary product, Leag …
This is a meet up for those of us with availability during the weekdays or weekends which we can take advantage of. Perhaps you are in-between jobs, retired, unemployed, a student, work weekends, or only work a few days a week; we can enjoy the flexibility of court locations, avoid rush hour traffic and enjoy brilliant midday sun. If you are off during the day and like to play tennis, this meet up may be for you. All skill levels are welcome to join. This meetup is about fun, well-being and hea …
This is a recreational meetup for players in the area to get together to play tennis and have fun. I decided to start this meetup due to the difficulty of finding tennis meetups closer to the Metro DC area. I will try to have the meetups at the Bluemont tennis courts in Arlington. There are 9 lighted courts available. Hopefully with the cooler weather, the courts will be less crowded. This is a good opportunity to get out, exercise, and have a good time. Please note that this meetup does not pr …
This is a group for tennis lovers at all skill levels in Northern DC/Chevy Chase area. Looking forward to some serious fun, getting good at tennis and meeting fellow tennis amateurs and pros alike at our weekly events.
Calling all intermediate to advanced tennis players interested in hitting, playing singles and doubles matches. We aim to get off the couch in the evenings and get sweating, but still have fun. Depending on how many players show up and what are the interests we can play singles or doubles or even both. The night is long. Come and enjoy the lighted courts at Jefferson District Park on Lee Hwy in Falls Church near Merrifield.
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Hi all! This is a group for anyone interested in basketball, tennis, or watching matinee movies on Saturday or Sunday morning at Tysons Corner AMC Theaters. We are friendly active individuals who inhabit the Falls Church, Merrifield, Mclean, and Tysons Corner area. Once the weather becomes better, we like to play outdoor tennis and pick up outdoor basketball games around the local area. In addition, we are forming a indoor "Legends Basketball Recreational Team" Lastly, if the weather outside is …
This group is for all who are in the age range and would love to play tennis in the DC area! We will place you where we believe it will be a good match for both doubles and/or singles. There are some set rules with this group...If you RSVP for a day of tennis, it is important that you show up, if you cant make it, it takes a few seconds to change your RSVP to a "no" and if you do show up without signing up, those who have sign up have 1st privilege to play on the courts and we will try to get yo …
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Tennis is a fun game that can be played by all levels (novice to professional). My goal is to bring these different levels together to engage in a casual game of tennis and to learn how to improve ones game.
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This is a hybrid group exercise class and turbocharged all-levels tennis clinic with social event to follow (socials occur on the monthly special events and other select sessions) Have a ton of fun running your butt off! Doesn't matter if you never picked up a racquet in your life or played competitive tennis, the high intensity hitting drills and games will help you learn and improve while burning lots of calories! Sessions are led by certified tennis pros and fitness trainers using tennis cour …
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This meetup is for various activities that we can do on week evenings and weekends. Things like walking, hiking, festivals, billiards, bowling, tennis, cooking...etc. If you prefer quieter, more laid back environments or the outdoors to loud bars/clubs/happy hours, this meetup is for you. Also for the work-evening meetups, I'd like to set up hours that are a little past regular happy hour/rush time, e.g. instead of 5-6, prefer 7-8-9, both to avoid traffic and to allow those of us who work later …
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The motive of the group is to meet with people who love to watch and play cricket. We can meet in a tennis court to play cricket or watch cricket matches together. We can also watch cricket games together on the weekends. This group also invites people who are interested in learning about cricket!
Inspired by Tony of ZenHiking. We are starting a new Washington DC meetup that combines several spiritual disciplines such as Meditation, Yoga, TUMMO Reiki, Chi Gong(Qigong) and Tai Chi with all other fun outdoor activities like Hiking, Cycling, Canoeing, Wine Tasting, Camping, Golf and Tennis. Why? The answer is simple. Meditation is best combined with outdoor activities. What could be more fun and more spiritual than doing meditation before or after a day of exciting activities such as Yoga, T …
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Greetings, Sister-Friend! The Renaissance Women of Color (RWOC) represents a renewal, revival and rebirth of the spirit of womanhood, and the power of femininity among women of color. We are a 'social sisterhood' of Black/African-American, Hispanic, Latina, Asian, and all women of color who enjoy living life, and have PURPOSE and PASSION in addition to the roles that define us (wife, mother, CEO, PhD, etc.). Our first and most important role is that of a WOMAN, which we appreciate and celebrate …
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Play WAKA Kickball – Party & Meet New Friends Like to meet new people? Love staying active outdoors? Want to play and party in Vegas? Then come play some adult kickball in the World Adult Kickball Association - DC Metro. With weekly co-ed games, division parties, post-game drink specials and great social activities, WAKA-DC is the best place in the DC area to meet other fun people. And only WAKA gives teams a shot claiming fame and glory at the World Kickball Championship® held annually in Vegas …
You may be required to purchase a "GYM RAT" PASS--Adult 18+: $30/year (Montgomery County Residents), $45/year (Non-county Residents). This pass can be used at any Montgomery County Community Center. They used to sell a ONE DAY PASS for $5.00 at the front desk; however, I am not sure if they are doing that anymore because I don't see that information on their website. Don't worry if you don't have a racquet, you can borrow one from me or other members (but eventually you will need to buy your own …
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Welcome to the Cultural Activity Group (created in 2003) for single professionals in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area who enjoy Culture and Social Events and are looking for mutual enrichment and other congenial ways to pass the time, enrich the soul, and make new friends in a friendly group environment. Military, Government and Law Enforcement welcomed!! This group falls into the category of: Social/Friendship Group/Cultural Interest Group *** EVENT EMAIL IS FREE *** WE ARE NOT A PRIVATE CL …
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This Meetup is for fellow racquet sport enthusiasts to meet and greet while engaging in fun and competitive games with other people in your town. The group's primary purpose and vision is to allow squash players and other racquet sport players of all levels to enjoy a non-competitive atmosphere and to get to know each other through a variety of social activities. Games are scheduled throughout the week as well as weekends at various locations in the metropolitan DC, Maryland and Northern VA regi …
This is a group for people with a wide variety of interests. Anything from happy hours, hiking, biking, tennis, going to see live bands, wine tastings, theatre, dinners…anything we can do as a group to expand our social circles, find people with common interests and hopefully make some friends along the way. We'll do things in all different neighborhoods in the area (mainly in Alexandria, Arlington but also Falls Church, Tysons and Springfield) so our get-togethers will have more variety. Both s …
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Welcome to the #1 Washington DC, MD, and VA Kick A.S.S. Group where we host activities for men and women of All Shapes, Sizes (A.S.S.)! This group is for women and men mainly in their 20's-40's who want to have fun exploring everything the DMV area has to offer. This group is for single people, married people, new-in-town or for people who have been in the area for a while; and most of all for anyone who wants to meet new friends and socialize. Our main goal is to have fun through outdoor activi …
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This group is for Women only- single or married- who will be wingwoman to each other- be there for each other. We are located in Washington,, D.C.-and the surrounding area (including Montgomery County, Arlington, etc. and you are from the late 20s to your 40s- but open to enjoying oneselves and laughter. I've heard from many women that it's more difficult to make friends as adults and this group is to make, nurture, and maintain real friendships with other women whether you are new to the area o …
Do you occasionally feel inadequat at work or in a relationship? Do you want to talk about issues that face Chinese American women in this area over a glass of wine, or tea? Do you have a favourate book that is about women's work and relationship issues that you would like to share and discuss? Do you want to talk about a meaning movie or documentary that may inspire us al? ... Or do you like girls gathering laughing talking making delicious food together and enjoy it?... if so, come and join u …
This is a group for people who are tired of "groups". In the Reston, VA area there are many talented people who work with software every day and enjoy exchanging ideas. All around Reston new solutions, products and even companies are being created in the building next door every day. It's time for a forum where interesting concepts and ideas are presented to interested people. Large and small software and tech companies office, live and play here. Software pros work hard and play harder. The mis …
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Game company that ignores their excellent Snatcher series in favor of the inferior MGS, primarily because it appeals more to idiot American fanboys who watch DBZ.
These fanboys, along with their faggy DDR playing counterparts, are now Konami's primary source of income. The only really good series this company still has is Silent Hill. Konami used to be hardcore.
1. | Konami | ||
1.)Japanese word literally meaning "small wave".
2.)The name of a videogame company that has been known throughout its history to release high-quality videogames of all kinds of genres and systems. Konami is particularly well-known for such games as: *Metal Gear *Zone Of Enders *Silent Hill *Castlevania *Contra *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ...among MANY other titles throughout its history, a lot of which happened to be pre-licensed. Konami should not be forgotten for having released a LOT of arcade games during the 80's, including pre-licensed games like The Simpsons & TMNT, both of which were awesome side-scrolling action games. Another arcade-only game, Vendetta, had a character named Hawk, who looked just like Hulk Hogan! Today Konami continues to be the force behind multiple consoles, including the 128-bit systems and Gameboy Advance. Konami has a lot of cool titles, but their best happens to be Metal Gear Solid, ZOE, Silent Hill, and TMNT (well, this game flopped, but I sure do hope the sequel has much-needed improvements, as good as TMNT is). "Konami rules. ^_^ but I miss the old wave logo they used to have above their logo....now it's replaced by a red-colored logo that resembles the end of a katana. -_- *sigh* I miss the old wave logo..."
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A multi-national gaming company based in Japan. They make many popular games like Metal Gear Solid, Dance Dance Revolution, and the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game which are popular games and made their company affulent. On the back of my cards I see "Konami" in white letters!
Lets go play Konami's game involving lots of coordination, DDR!! |
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Major compnay involved in the video game business. Konami has made many classics such as Metal Gear, Castlevania, Life Force, Gradius, and Contra. Some of their more recent work is Zone of Enders : 2nd Runner, Silent Hill 3, and Metal Gear Solid 2 : Substance.
Konami is better at making video games than Capcom and Electronic Arts.
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A game company based in Japan. They were once a top-notch full fledging game publisher and developer, producing innovative and fun video game titles. However, at the peak of 1997, Konami lost it's edge to other high developing game companies. Despite innovative titles during it's recent years, like Metal Gear Solid and DDR(Dance Dance Revolution), they failed to suffice as a high profile company outside of the occasional Castlevania release. Konami's creative games lost theier impact: Metal Gear Solid was hampered and withered some because of multiple "rehashes" such as the 2 different "Special Edition" releases such as MGS2:Sons of Liberty" and the re-release of their first game for the Gamecube, "MGS: Snake Eater". DDR has practically died thanks to over-marketing the arcade dancing game, not attracting enough arcade-goers (including regular players) with lack of any new innovation as far as gameplay goes as the versions went on (freeze steps were introduced, but were created and made famous first by Andamiro's Pump it Up), and lack of any sort of support from those who were dancing on Pump it Up, a game made by "rival" company Andamiro (based in Korea). Thanks to the last reason, diehard DDR addicts and Konami fanboys formed a small army to bash more...
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One of the best and most influential video game companies. Their most popular titles are Pro Evolution Soccer, Silent Hill, Metal Gear Solid, and Contra. Please input the Konami code.
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The best video game company. They have made great games like suikoden and meta gear solid. They also made a really fun game in the early 1990's that is about Buster Bunny and his adventure to save his friends. The people at konami are very talented and can make any game good. If the game has konami's name on it, I'll look into it.


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I let my "Pro" account of three years expire in August. I logged on to renew and noticed that only some of my photos appeared. Apparently, it is policy that if you aren't "Pro", they will only show 200 of your photos. I have a few thousand photos and no longer trust Flickr with my photos.
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A man charged with murder after a vehicle pursuit led to the death of a Hodgenville police officer pleaded not guilty Monday in LaRue Circuit Court.
Jason Avis, 29, of Vine Grove was indicted in November on charges of wanton murder, first-degree wanton endangerment, first-degree fleeing or evading police, leaving the scene of an accident and first-degree persistent felony offense.
A jury trial has been set for May 8.
Avis is lodged in LaRue County Detention Center in lieu of a $1 million cash bond.
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This Spring at Harvest Market we take a look at liver health and its role in allergies, digestion, and skin conditions. Fortunately, nature provides a liver tonic at the right time to cleanse, outside our back doors: the humble dandelion.
Dr. Cynthia Crosser discusses liver health Thursday, May 3, 7 – 9 pm. This free talk will arm you with new understanding of liver support and detoxification. Saturday, May 5, backyard herb-walkers will meet at the store at 10:30 am, then ride over to the Longs' homestead for a free herb walk with Emma Long, sponsored by Urban Moonshine. If you don't use Facebook, details for both events can be found on our calendar. Look for features on liver health in-store, too. Modern commerce has made it simple to bring liver-boosting herbs into your life, whether in tincture, tea, or stir-fry form. (Please note: these resources were chosen for accuracy and sensibility. However, it is never out intent to diagnose, cure, mitigate, or treat medically defined "disease." We hope that changes to food and lifestyle will improve dis-ease you may experience before it becomes a medical condition and seek to point out the information available.)
On Dandelion
Shared by Jovial at Urban Moonshine
You may see them as weeds, but I invite you to take a second look at dandelions from an herbalist point of view. In fact, this common weed is a welcome sign of spring for locavores and herbalists alike. First the green leaves poke through the dark wet earth, then the cheerful yellow flowers spring forward to the sunshine. The whole plant is a prized springtime edible as well as a bitter medicinal tonic. Dandelion and other bitter tasting herbs are excellent for the digestive system.
Tasting the bitter flavor sparks the digestive system and encourages the release of bile, digestive enzymes and other gastric secretions. Why is that so? Well, think about it- since the beginning of time up to around 150 years ago we foraged for much of our food, ate off the land or out of a garden. Prepackaged sweet and salty supermarket food? Not so much. That is basically a radical experiment being undertaken by our generation. What grows in the garden, wild in the woods and fields? Bitters tasting plants-bitter greens, bitter barks, bitter berries, bitter roots — our traditional diet was full of bitter foods and we have evolved accordingly. In a way human beings are built on bitters! The flavor of bitter to the taste buds equals FOOD! Time to eat! Time to digest! Bitter is literally "sexy" to our digestive system, it turns it on, juices it up and gets it ready to rock. By eating bitters around or with a meal we keep our digestive system in a state of engagement, excited and challenged. Try a bitter green salad, or chomp down on a fresh dandelion green from your yard as you walk up to the house after work or check our Urban moonshines organic digestive bitters. There are many ways to get bitter taste into our everyday diets.
The root of good health is great digestion. The stronger and healthier your digestive system, the more nutrients you will receive from your food and the less digestive drama occurs around mealtime.
Dandelion root is also known as an effective liver tonic with the ability to help the body in its detoxification process. Dandelion has a strong will and feisty spirit and will grow in the toughest conditions from a city sidewalk crack to a chemical-laden yard. That strong will to survive is telling of the role it plays in its environment. Dandelion does a spectacular job of cleaning up toxicity in both the environment it dwells in and the human body. Not to mention the joy it gives to children when they blow the white globe of seeds into the wind. How smart of the plant to make it fun for people to spread its seeds! Happy Spring.


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How To Make Your Move Easier – The Wine Trail Properties Way
June 2nd, 2012 categories: Information
When you arrive to the point of actually knowing you will move, everything becomes chaotic in a bittersweet way. You are thrilled about where you are going, mapping out the floor plan, thinking about all of the different rooms and what you may need. And then there is the chore of what to do with everything at the old house (your current home) and where it will be going in the new house. I have supplied you with a moving list put together by a mortgage broker Aaron Lazemby of Fairort Mortgage ( his contact info is listed below). I would take this list and enter all of the needed items into your calendar and if you have a phone calendar, even better. Y0u may want to add or delete from the list as needed.
Now you need to move forward in a moving mode. By this I mean, every time you move something,or pick up something, determine its need. Start sorting things into groups:
2. Donating
3. Garage sale
Start putting containers in all of the rooms to drop things into. Now set a date for a moving sale and begin to stage the items where you will be displaying them such as a garage. Make up an event on Facebook, make a large enough sign for in front of your home and place an ad in the local paper. Then if you happen to be our clients, let us know when you will be having your sale and we will let you borrow our A-frame signs to display your sale.
1) Notify post office of move and fill out change of address cards – you can do this online now
2) Notify magazines and newspapers of new address – do this as you receive them and can be done online
3) Notify insurance company
4) Change address on all charge accounts that you are going to keep, or close the ones you no longer need
1) Call a mover and obtain an estimate
2) Arrange for packing cartons if the mover does not supply them
3) Prepare inventory of goods to be moved – take photos when possible
4) Dispose of everything you do not wish to move – garage sale and donations
5) Notify schools and make arrangements to have all records transferred to new schools
6) Obtain all medical and dental records
7) Ask your physician and dentist to recommend someone, if possible, in your new town
8) Obtain medical records for your pet; ask for recommendation of new veterinarian
9) Stop purchasing any non-essentials of food items and try to use up your pantry items
10) Have letters of introduction written
11) Make travel arrangements to your new town
1) Collect all clothing and items to be repaired
2) Return things borrowed, collect things loaned
3) Arrange with utility companies to make final readings (be sure not to terminate service in cold weather)
1) Transfer or close all bank accounts, release safety deposit box
2) Pack all unnecessary items
3) Begin packing suitcases that you can live out of the first few days in your new home
4) Place in a special carton things you will need the first few hours in your new home such as: soap, towels, tissue, paper plates, cups, can opener, pet food, etc.
5) Set aside articles to be taken in your car
6) If your home is to be left vacant, notify the local police
1) Empty and defrost refrigerator and freezer; clean and air out
2) Plan a simple breakfast for the next day to eliminate cooking and clean-up
3) Finish packing personal belongings
4) Say "good-bye" to your friends
1) Be ready to supervise the movers
2) Strip your beds leaving the bottom fitted sheet on for protection
3) Relax while the movers do the work!
4) Before leaving the house check to make sure everything has been moved and that everything is turned off and locked up
1) Nearest hospital
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Palmiotti and Grey talk Joker
As predicted here, Joker is indeed taking center stage in DC's Countdown series. ICN has an excellent interview with the two writers behind that series, Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Grey.[ICN] This week the Joker is making his presence known. By now you've probably seen the buttons that say "Jimmy Olsen Must Die"? Well, the cover to this week's issue features the Joker holding some of Jimmy's personal effects. We'll let you figure things out from there - actually we'll let you bite your nails until you see what happens tomorrow. Joining us this week are the dynamic duo responsible for Countdown #50 - Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Grey. The two took some time to answer our questions about the writing process, the Joker and what's to come.
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These days, it seems like everyone – theoretically speaking, at least – is doing social media. As a result, there are dime-a-dozen self-anointed social media "experts" everywhere. Everywhere, I tell you! Overindulged "social media gurus" (the less faint of heart despise the word "guru," yet don't hesitate to describe themselves with it) navigate the sinewy entrails of the interwebs, flaunting and strutting their proverbial feathers for anyone who'll pay at least a backwards glance. "Look at me, I'm a social media expert! I know everything there is to know about social media! I have the answers! I set the tone!"
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Dearest random Facebook user, darling random Twitterer, querido random Flickr user – you specialize in social media just as much as I do, just as much as he does, just as much as we do. You're out there in Social Media Land, just like me, experiencing and experimenting with these tools and platforms daily, letting them transform your careers, your relationships, your leisure time, your hobbies, your social calendars – your very lives, at their most fundamental. You're in it, just like me, in the thick of it, having the conversations of Jane Everywoman and Joe Everyman, fueling the engines of social media. You have no desire to analyze behaviors or value or ROI. You don't care how to participate in and massage conversations for marketing purposes. You don't care about tracking your brand. And yet, you are what makes this whole thing go. You are social media!
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Let's extrapolate for a second here. What rules govern your offline interactions with people? For instance, do you consult a handbook before you lean over your cubicle wall to greet your co-worker? Do you conduct extensive online research before going to the bar for drinks and idle banter with your friends? Chances are, you probably don't, because hard and fast rules don't permeate your everyday relationships. Not with flesh and blood, anyway. Unless, that is, you've deemed the generally held notions of common decency "rules" by which you conduct your daily activities. Normally, you'll find such nonsecular edicts buried deep within the foundation of many holy institutions. But for those of us that aren't particularly religious, these mere proposals for human conduct are not transcribed nor housed in some public repository for all to see and admire, nor are they universally honored. Besides, it's a matter of course that these sorts of behaviors are subject to wild variations in interpretation from individual to individual.
Social media, my friends, is a study in sociology, at best. It's merely "an effort to use systematic methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human societies and human social activity." And it is chaos, at worst. This is the humanity, and its actions cannot be prescribed, dictated, or controlled. Social media, at all times, is a snapshot of the human condition.
Why? Because there are no rules in social media. There are norms. There are customary behaviors. There are habitual behaviors. There are recommendations and suggested guidelines. But there aren't rules.
We "social media" folk study you. We study your interactions, we study how you relate to each other in the sphere that geeks have most aptly dubbed "social media." We want to know what you do before you do it, so that we can say, "Yeah, we knew you were going to do that! Because we know you! We know what you did, why you did it, and we know what you'll do next! It's social media!" It's amazing we social media folk have any breath left after proclamations such as those.
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Those people out there, blogging and using Facebook and YouTube and Flickr and Twitter? They don't call this stuff "social media," kids. When I tell people what I do, I usually have to say, "I help companies and organizations use Facebook and Twitter to market their businesses and interact with their clients." Because if I go into any additional details, I run the risk of alienating anyone that isn't in the industry. You know, those people for whom we created this term, "social media," remember? Yes, them. The meat and potatoes of "social media."
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Would you mind sharing more about your recent laser experiences with your 12 yr. old son? My 2.5 year old son has had nine treatments and we've decided to move him to a maintenance schedule (i.e. one or two treatments per year). I wish I could peek into the future to learn more about what to expect with my son's treatments going forward. The fact that you've been at this for 11+ years makes you a perfect resource of information for mom's with younger children going through laser treatments. I've been wishing I could talk with a mom in your situation. Would you mind sharing your experiences?
- how light did your son's PWS get before you moved to maintenance treatments? (Obviously, it's hard to describe in writing; but I'm just wondering, did you get complete clearing, cleared to light pink, etc.)
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Thank you for asking these questions as I hope my answers can help you and others in your situation. I have had many years to mull over the best treatment plan for Joey and our family. When we first started treatment 12 years ago it was thought that anywhere from 15-20 treatments would totally remove the port wine stain. Years of research have proven that there is no permanent cure or removal and life long maintenance treatments are necessary. Given that I decided I needed to adjust my expectations with the progress. I went from wanting complete removal to thinking that light pink was ok but I definitely want to prevent growth into the bone, hypertrophy etc. Joey has had on average 4-5 treatments per year with a couple of years in there where we took a break and maybe had 1-2. I decided on this break because we used to travel in and I was happy with his progress. This year Joey will have 4 treatments but next year I'm going to squeeze in a 5th and that is due to the fact that puberty is a critical time and hormones are vaso-dilators and if we're going to see growth this would be the time. Right now we work around school vacations so that he has time to heal before returning to school. In elementary school though I would send him back on Monday after a Friday treatment with a big hat and his teacher would keep him out of the sun. I did this because kids are much nicer at that age and I would talk to the class before, bring a picture and let them know what to expect. I have had some adults on this board say that I don't know what it's like to live with this and going out in public is difficult especially after treatment. But I want my son to live his life regardless of what his face looks like and if he wants to go to the store or be out with people he has the confidence to do so. Now middle school is a different story, kids are more critical so I don't push him for treatments during school. We are getting to the point though where he will want to spend spring break with friends at the beach or being outdoors and at that time we'll have to adjust and see where we can fit it in. My feeling at this point is that we'll keep him on a routine schedule of 5 treatments/yr until he gets through puberty and then move him to a maintenance schedule of 1-2 if that's possible and he hasn't experienced any significant growth or darkening. The bottom line is there isn't a perfect formula!! Every child is different. I happen to think Joey's PW isn't as severe as some I've seen but I'm not sure it won't change for the worse. You can't predict the future in this situation, all you can do is go with your gut and if you feel being on a maintenance schedule works right now then go with it. Just be open to the idea that you may change this schedule at any time. Good luck and feel free to contact me anytime.
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Diabetics may use only under a health care professional's supervision because this product contains chromium picolinate which may enhance insulin sensitivity.
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Size | 100 Capsule |