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One year after cancer ambushed me…Come with me if you want to live!

March 25, 2012 by Elias Shams Leave a comment

Hard to believe it was a few hours after this memorable video with my little monkey a year ago today when I was ambushed by cancer that took me near the death experience. And, a few short days later, the doc just poured it on me…”Elias, the chance that the chemo works is 50/50″. In deed, time flies fast.

Thanks to the secret organized crime industries: the pharmaceutical, the booze, the tobacco, and the fast food industries aka “Mafia”, as well as the advertising industry promoting these killers since 1970′s, cancer cells have become so smart these days – smart enough that they can hit you with no warning sign. Read more of this post

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Thank You President Obama! Thank You!

March 16, 2012 by Elias Shams Leave a comment

The most well made with ZERO hype video in Politics ever made! Because of him, another American entrepreneur, that would be me , is alive today and covered with his pre-existing condition, working hard to start a new company and to create jobs. So, thank you Mr. President for your work! FANTASTICO!

As I have worked hard to get the world to awesomize you, I’ll do my best to get America to awesomize you in Nov 2012. Considering the candidates you will be up against, It doesn’t look like you’ll be needing my help anyway So please, don’t waste a dime on presidential campaign! Invest that on Startups in the Nation starting with mine, awesomize.me only a few blocks from your house

Another Reason Why Washington DC is Awesome!

March 11, 2012 by Elias Shams Leave a comment

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Awesome Sunset and Sunrise Photos of Washington, DC

January 7, 2012 by Elias Shams Leave a comment

Photos by: Angela Pan, Jack Toomey, Kelly Romanski Baldassarri, Denis Chazelle, Havre de Grace, Geoff Chester, Candice Barnhart,India Franklin, Chris Scott, Carmen Andres, @maduswx, @galendc, and @modestproposal

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Washington, D.C. kicks Ass! Not Quite Yet!

December 23, 2011 by Elias Shams Leave a comment

Although the three recent studies/charts below shows our city as the richest, the best-educated, and fastest growing than any other U.S. state at three times the national average, but as I’ve always been bitching, this is due to a large number of government milking type of businesses in DC Metro.

Once, I see more innovators in DC area, then I truly feel proud of these charts! Till then, I hate to say it, but Washington DC is mainly the beneficiary of having more Federal employees and government contractors than any other city in the nation. Read more of this post

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DC Technology Business Innovation recommendations – Presentation Transcript

December 9, 2011 by Elias Shams Leave a comment

The pretty one is me, Jamey is the other one

A few month after Vincent Gray, our new mayor was elected last year, one of the most awesome Washingtonian entrepreneurs, Jamey Harvey, founder of the DC based startup, Sponto and Marullus Williams, President and CEO of Limbic Systems, the DC based IT solution provider led a group of civic minded, entrepreneurial technologists and investors in a conversation about what we could do to make DC more awesome for Startups. The group included Peter Corbett, Jonathan Aberman, Doug Humphrey, Susan Banta, Julie Silard Kantor, Adam Rubinson, Wolf Ruzicka, Dutch Dunham and me, the awesomizer.

The mayor has declared this to be the technology startup month and he’s hosting a group of tech CEO’s soon to continue this conversation face-to-face.

Thanks to Jamey who put this slide together, here is the summary of what we did. Feel free to share it with those in your network. Read more of this post

Filed under About DC, Tech Tagged with Business Innovation, DC, DC mayor, elias shams, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, Jamey Harvey, technology, Technology Business Innovation, Vincent Gray, washington

The Ass Size: Washington,DC, Virginia, and Maryland VS. Alicante, Paris, and London

November 22, 2011 by Elias Shams Leave a comment

Literally, every chair in the cafes across the EU has a nice comfortable thin cushion to sit on. At least those in London,Paris, and Alicante where I regularly travel to.

I rarely see cushion on any chairs in our cafes in the Washington, DC area. They all come with flat hard wood or metal chairs. I have always been wondering about it till now as I’m watching everyone’s ASS in Starbucks, Dupont Circle waiting for my meeting: Read more of this post

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Looking for Cheaper Organics And Pretty Chicks? Be At Dupont Circle With Your Fishing Pole!

October 9, 2011 by Elias Shams Leave a comment

Those of you new to Awesome Washington DC, looking for a cheaper place than Whole Food for your organic goodies, try Dupont Circle Metro North Exit.

There is farm market in this part of town that has been running for years every Sunday from 8:00 a.m till 1:00 p.m. I just did my food shopping there for $55 that would have cost me around $80 from Whole Food. I guess my photos says it all. It’s fun and it’s usually showered by pretty chicks. So, guys make sure to bring your fishing poles with you too. Read more of this post

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Awesome View of Washington DC Under Lightning

October 8, 2011 by Elias Shams Leave a comment

Thanks to Kevin Ambrose genius photography, here are a few more awesome views of Washington DC under lightning. By stacking multiple individual lightning photographs into a single exposure, the storm’s lightning in DC has a totally new amazing and powerful look!