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Food Forum / Amish Chicken
« on: April 12, 2022, 10:07:00 AM »
Where can I find some?

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Travel & Vacation Forum / 25 Tops Hotel in the World
« on: April 08, 2022, 02:50:15 PM »
There, I did the research for you :D :D (and me** fingers crossed):

https://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Hotels-cTop-g1

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Anything Goes / Were You a Wild One or a Saint
« on: April 08, 2022, 08:23:35 AM »
When you were single (way back then)?  I was a saint :angel5: :angel5:  One time an uncle told me I should be more wild or else one day I'm gonna regret..  Looking back, I stuck to my values so no regretting here.

What about you?

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Faith & Beliefs / Fruits of the Holy Spirit
« on: April 07, 2022, 08:38:12 AM »
Something I came across and sharing:

The 12 Fruits of the Holy Spirit

The 12 fruits are charity (or love), joy, peace, patience, benignity (or kindness), goodness, longanimity (or long-suffering), mildness (or gentleness), faith, modesty, continency (or self-control), and chastity. (Longanimity, modesty, and chastity are the three fruits found only in the longer version of the text.)

Charity (or Love)

Charity is the love of God and of neighbor, without any thought of receiving something in return. It is not a "warm and fuzzy" feeling, however; charity is expressed in concrete action toward God and our fellow man.

Joy

Joy isn't emotional, in the sense that we commonly think of joy; rather, it is the state of being undisturbed by the negative things in life.

Peace

Peace is a tranquility in our soul that comes from relying on God. Rather than getting caught up in anxiety for the future, Christians, through the prompting of the Holy Spirit, trusts God to provide for them.

Patience

Patience is the ability to bear the imperfections of other people, through a knowledge of our own imperfections and our need for God's mercy and forgiveness.

Benignity (or Kindness)

Kindness is the willingness to give to others above and beyond what we own them.

Goodness

Goodness is the avoidance of evil and the embrace of what's right, even at the expense of one's earthly fame and fortune.

Longanimity (or Long-Suffering)

Longanimity is patience under provocation. While patience is properly directed at other's faults, to be long-suffering is to endure quietly the attacks of others.

Mildness (or Gentleness)

To be mild in behavior is to be forgiving rather than angry, gracious rather than vengeful. The gentle person is meek; like Christ Himself, Who said that "I am gentle and humble of heart" (Matthew 11:29) he does not insist on having his own way but yields to others for the sake of the Kingdom of God.

Faith

Faith, as a fruit of the Holy Spirit, means living our life in accordance with God's will at all times.

Modesty

Being modest means humbling yourself, acknowledging that any of your successes, achievements, talents, or merits are not truly your own but gifts from God.

Continence

Continence is self-control or temperance. It does not mean denying oneself what one needs or even necessarily what one wants (so long as what one wants is something good); rather, it is the exercise of moderation in all things.

Chastity

Chastity is the submission of physical desire to right reason, subjugating it to one's spiritual nature. Chastity means indulging our physical desires only within the appropriate contexts—for instance, engaging in sexual activity only within marriage.

https://www.learnreligions.com/the-fruits-of-the-holy-spirit-542103


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Anything Goes / Youtube Millionaires
« on: April 06, 2022, 06:13:52 PM »

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Anything Goes / Are You Satisfy With Your Life Right Now?
« on: April 06, 2022, 02:55:03 PM »
If Yes, why?  If No, Why not?


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General Discussion / Why I'm Still Talking About Trump
« on: March 29, 2022, 11:57:11 AM »
I know who Trump is prior to his presidency but never really knew his characters, how he does things, etc... but during his Presidency, I didn't agree with many things he did and in my book, he is truly the worst Pres. ever for these reasons:

Handling of the coronavirus, worst loss of life which didn’t need to happen

His views of climate change ( I believe we need to do something about Climate Change, it's NOT going away, we have to confront, deal with it)

Most dishonest President ever

Corrupt President – use his office to enrich his business, refusal to release his tax, stonewall Congress when trying to investigate/get down to the truth of things, use Attorney General for his benefit, interfere with the Dept of Justice so they get don't get to the bottom of things, undermine the Dept of Justice, etc..

Pardoned his cronies & co-conspirators

Openly racist President ever

First Pres to refuse election defeat and undermine electoral system- He knows it's not stolen but he did it to make Biden's presidency difficult, out of spite AND if things go his way, YES stay in power

His entire Presidency is all about him.  He couldn't care less about white lives matter, black lives matter, etc..  What you see is what he is... a corrupt, racist person who will do whatever it takes to stay in power, to enrich himself.

That's how I saw him.  Sure, the border wall was a good idea.

Yes he truly was unfit for the Office of the President.

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Hmong Culture & History / Kev Cai ua tshoob kos-Hmong Wedding
« on: March 28, 2022, 03:44:35 PM »
Ok, sharing for anyone who who needs to learn:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoGxJe4zqes&ab_channel=LisXeeb

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Travel & Vacation Forum / Ways to Save Cost on Travels/Trips
« on: March 18, 2022, 09:59:39 PM »
 Ok, so I do travel on a budget and when I travel or plan a trip, I'd like to stay in 4 stars hotel and pay 2 stars price/cost.  There's tons of travel search engines and one of my favorite is hotwire for hotels & car rentals.  Groupon is also a good place for discount activities.  For example, my upcoming trip to Chicago, I can get a boat cruise for 50% of the cost vs pay in person.  Many times places you want to visit or things you want to do have discounted rate via Groupon so it's worth to check it out.  One of my favorite place I plan to go happens to have a Groupon and I actually pay 50% less vs. pay in person.  Oh yes, another thing, many tourist destination offer city pass and that will save you 50% of the cost to local attractions vs. pay in person.  For Ex:  Chicago has a city pass and if I want, I can get it and that will take me to most of the top destinations in town at 50% of the cost. 

What about you, what are some ways you do to save cost on your travels? (besides bring your own food, pillows, blankets, etc.. ;D ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D)


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General Discussion / Hmong In the News
« on: March 08, 2022, 01:23:17 PM »
A Mequon investment adviser, and developer of the stalled 5xen Asian Market, is the focus of a money laundering and wire fraud investigation
Tom Daykin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A Mequon investment adviser, who's also a developer of the stalled 5xen Asian Super Market expansion, is under investigation for alleged money laundering and wire fraud — including a claim she used funds from investors to gamble millions of dollars at a Milwaukee casino.
That's according to a search warrant affidavit filed in U.S. District Court.
The warrant was issued for the Mequon home of Kay Yang on Feb. 23 by Nancy Joseph, a federal magistrate.
That court record shows that Yang is the subject of a criminal investigation in connection with a Ponzi scheme allegedly conducted through her firms: AK Equity Group LLC, AK Global Investing LLC, Xapphire Fund LLC, Xapphire G Fund LLC and Xapphire LLC.
The warrant was issued to search for financial statements, titles to foreign assets and other records, according to the court filing. The search occurred on Feb. 24, with several written and electronic business records seized, according to a warrant inventory.
Yang didn't respond Monday to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's requests for an interview.
IRS requested search warrant
There is reasonable cause to believe Yang has committed wire fraud and money laundering violations, wrote Park Jones, an Internal Revenue Service special agent, in requesting the search warrant. However, charges haven't been filed.
Since 2017, Yang received more than $15 million from investors throughout the United States.
"Yang solicited these investments under the materially false pretense that she would invest the funds in international markets and foreign exchange trading for profit," the court filing said.
The warrant affidavit cited interviews investigators conducted with five investors, who are not named.
Those investors, who were promised big returns, said Yang rebuffed requests to withdraw funds from their accounts.
Also, investigators checked on Yang's bank records.
"In performing an analysis of the withdrawals from the account, it appears that only a portion of the investor funds received were used for investment purposes," according to the review of one bank account, which received $13.1 million from Yang's investors.
"Instead, the investor funds were used to pay other investors, to pay expenses of the business and to pay for Yang’s personal expenses," the filing said.
Yang was conducting a Ponzi scheme — using money from new investors to pay the returns promised to earlier investors, it said.
"Yang has made approximately $2.5 million of return payments to investors. Based upon review of the financial records, it appears Yang is using new investor funds for these return payments," the filing said.
At some point, a Ponzi scheme runs out of new investors. And, because the underlying product isn't profitable, most of the scheme’s participants lose their money.
The underlying product for Yang's investments was "an extremely risky type of investing that involves speculating in foreign currency by using the currency of one country to purchase the currency of another," the filing said.
While Yang did legitimate trading in foreign currencies, records show she lost $11 million from May 2017 to January 2021.
300-plus visits to Potawatomi casino
Also, it appears that Yang used investor funds for her personal expenses, including gambling, travel and real estate purchases, the filing said.
From January 2016 through August 2020, Yang and her husband, Chao Yang, spent $10.7 million on slot machines during more than 300 visits to Milwaukee's Potawatomi Hotel and Casino, the filing said.
Between them, the couple lost $854,242 in gambling on slot machines there, it said.
Additional personal expenses included ATM withdrawals at Las Vegas casinos, the purchase of a Sheboygan home for Yang's sister, money sent to an international wire transfer business, the purchase of the couple's Mequon home and a $54,125 payment to Tesla Motors
Yang acted as an unregistered investment adviser, a violation of state law, according to a Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions order issued in 2020.
The department ordered Yang to pay restitution of nearly $17 million within five years to investors. She also was ordered to repay $4.2 million in profit and pay a $50,000 civil penalty.
A lawsuit filed by investors in Ozaukee County Circuit Court claims Yang has violated the state's order by failing to make restitution payments and is financially liable for $2.1 million in investments made by the seven plaintiffs. She's disputing those claims.
Asian market project stalled
Also, Yang has been leading plans to expand 5xen Asian Super Market, 6300 N. 76th St.
The Journal Sentinel reported in February that the $20 million project, which has stalled, is facing a foreclosure suit.
5xen was to build a three-story, 44,000-square-foot addition to the market's newer two-story, 71,000-square-foot building.
The market's older one-story, 14,000-square-foot building, as well as two other neighboring buildings, were to be demolished to make way for more parking on the 4.5-acre site.
The plans, which city officials approved in fall 2020, called for an Asian grocery store, food court featuring Hmong cuisine, and other retail space on the first floor.
The project would include office space for local and emerging businesses as well as improved meeting rooms and a banquet hall on the second floor for weddings, parties and other events.
But those plans haven't proceeded.
Cary Spivak of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this report.
Tom Daykin can be emailed at [email protected] and followed on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
https://www.jsonline.com/.../5-xen-asian.../9411467002/


Wow, lost 10 millions dollars on slot machines :o :o :o

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General Discussion / Gas Price in Your Area
« on: March 08, 2022, 10:17:57 AM »
Here's it's $3.89 and some places $3.99.  I think it'll be going up vs. coming down.

US announces Ban on Russian oil:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSYV94ikhA0&ab_channel=NBCNews


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Marriage & Family Life / When You Were Going Through A Divorce
« on: March 03, 2022, 01:39:47 PM »
What do you need most from friends/family?

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