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General Discussion / Member her first hit in the 80s so regardless of what others think, good for her

« on: April 26, 2021, 04:03:32 PM »

Madonna, 62, kisses her boyfriend of two years, 27, in birthday selfies: 'Let's get unconscious'

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General Discussion / Found this in the yard, now don't be gullible and say it's "haunted" or bad omen

« on: April 25, 2021, 09:36:59 PM »

..like I've heard some said in the past  . Reality is it's just nature  :

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General Discussion / Glad these Hmong elders listened to common sense, the Long Cheng gift card helps

« on: April 25, 2021, 09:19:30 PM »

Sure the hate is all around but still gotta use common sense, be aware and get the vaccine taken care of  :

Despite rise in Anti-Asian hate, Hmong show up to Appleton pop-up clinic

APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - Toulee Vang arrived early Saturday morning to Long Cheng Marketplace for his vaccine after friends and family encouraged him.

“I have been waiting for today to get vaccinated. Today is a great day to come here and get vaccinated, so it’s a great opportunity,” Vang said speaking through a translator.

He recommended others follow suit to put this pandemic to bed.

“I want the Lao and Hmong community to know, I’ve been waiting to get my shot today. It’s a great opportunity for me to be here, get my shots. I want everybody to assure them it’s safe to come and get their shots here,” Vang said.

Ascension Wisconsin partnered with other Fox Valley groups to hold a pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Appleton for the Hmong community. It was aimed at focusing on vulnerable populations that have had a hard time getting access to the vaccine.

“Turnout today has been great. First thing this morning when we started, we had about 10 to 15 people in line to receive the vaccine,” Nichole Gladney, director of communication and social engagement at Ascension, said.

You did not have to be Hmong to participate, and both appointments and walk-ins were welcomed. Vaccinators were using Moderna.

“I think you know it’s for your good protection to be in that mindset of having the vaccination on you, to protect yourself from Covid-19,” Thong Vang, 36, of Green Bay said after receiving his vaccination.

Those who visited the pop-up clinic received a $10 gift certificate to Long Cheng Marketplace as a way to promote local businesses.

Saturday’s clinic was set up to help break down barriers for those in the Hmong community that wanted a Covid-19 vaccine.

Still, local organizers said they have heard stories of rising Anti-Asian hate that’s keeping the elderly from going outside.

“All that trauma is resurfacing again,” Long Vue, executive director of the Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association, said. The trauma he’s referring to is the Anti-Asian sentiment some members of the Hmong community who newly arrived to Wisconsin experienced in the early 80s.

“People are beginning to yell at you [now going] to the store. There are elderly afraid to walk on the street because you know they can be attacked any time,” Vue said.

Vue said education is the best way to eliminate Anti-Asian hate.

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General Discussion / That fish was hard to catch but women don't care about it, they like hard though

« on: April 25, 2021, 09:12:49 PM »

Tim McGraw, 53, shares shirtless photo with spearfishing catch: ‘What fish?’

Tim McGraw's spearfishing skills remain sharp, but that's not the only takeaway fans have from his latest Instagram photo. On Friday, the country singer, who turns 54 next month, shared that he had "another great day out on the water" and held up his catch, a wahoo, which are known for being difficult to nab. However, most of the comments weren't about his fishing skills, again, but about his extremely toned body in swim trunks.

"What fish? There’s a fish in this picture?" quipped one commenter. Another wrote, "At this point, which one are we looking at??!"

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General Discussion / 2 Thumbs Up for this ex-Billionaire!!!

« on: April 25, 2021, 09:08:04 PM »

Billionaire gives away R100 billion, leaving only 0.0002% of fortune for himself

You've probably never heard of Chuck Feeney. Nevertheless, he’s one of the strangest, most impactful people who has ever lived.

Chuck Feeney is almost certainly the greatest philanthropist the world has ever seen.

Over the last 30 years the retail magnate had a single-minded mission: to give away his entire fortune, at one time worth almost R100 billion.

It seems he has succeeded; his current net worth less than $1.5 million (R21 million).

Feeney quietly funnelled billions into education, science, healthcare and civil rights in South Africa, the US, Australia, Vietnam, Bermuda and Ireland.

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The Single & Dating Scenes / Who says Asian men got no game in the dating scene?? LOL

« on: April 25, 2021, 08:32:52 PM »

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Japanese man arrested after dating 35 women at the same time in bid to 'get birthday presents'

A Japanese man was arrested for fraud after dating 35 different women at the same time in a scheme to get birthday presents from them. Takashi Miyagawa, 39, met the women while selling specialized shower heads as part of a multi-level marketing company, Mainichi Broadcasting Systems reported.

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General Discussion / Why it's not a good idea to listen to LIARs and WALKING "contradictories"

« on: April 25, 2021, 08:30:00 PM »

First it's a "HOAX" and now it's a "miracle"??  :

Trump endorses COVID-19 vaccination as a 'miracle' and 'a real lifesaver' in interview with New York Post

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Marriage & Family Life / They divorced 3 times in about a month as they work the system

« on: April 25, 2021, 08:26:52 PM »

A couple married and divorced 4 times in a span of 37 days so they could take advantage of a honeymoon-leave loophole. A Taiwanese couple used their nuptials to game the system and make the most of a honeymoon holiday. ... The man's employer said he was entitled to only eight days off, but he ended up claiming 32.

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General Discussion / I'm not religious but good to see "legit" principles, turned down $millions

« on: April 25, 2021, 08:21:52 PM »

He was consistent and stuck to his principles instead of giving in to $$$ so respect for that  :

26 years ago, Raiders picked a player who chose religion over football

In researching potential selections for Friday’s PFT Live draft regarding the biggest “holy crap” moments in draft history, I stumbled across an item from Jordan Heck of SportingNews.c om regarding a selection that was made 26 years ago today.

Former BYU tackle Eli Herring, projected to go no later than round three, told all teams before the draft that he won’t play in the NFL because he doesn’t want to work on Sundays, for religious reasons. The Raiders drafted him anyway. Herring rejected a three-year, $1.5 million deal that was offered to him by Bruce Allen.

“Not that I would not have liked to have been in the NFL, but Sunday is a church"

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General Discussion / So dumb and stupid, perhaps take a good look at your negative behaviors first?

« on: April 23, 2021, 05:03:58 PM »

...Before blaming others for it??

Capitol Rioters Allegedly Assaulted D.C. Cops — And Then Complained About Getting Pepper Sprayed

Federal prosecutors charged a Texas couple with assaulting police officers during the January riots the U.S. Capitol, the Department of Justice announced Thursday — but one of the alleged assailants later groused on Facebook that the police used pepper spray to subdue him.

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General Discussion / Hundreds of Asians say NO to Yang, glad to see they don't just base it on race

« on: April 23, 2021, 04:57:05 PM »

Over 400 Asian New Yorkers Sign a Letter Against Andrew Yang's Mayoral Bid

On Wednesday, 403 Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) community members, organizers and activists in the city launched a website called "Asians Against Yang" and signed a letter declaring their opposition. The group argued that representation alone is "simply not enough," accusing Yang of perpetuating racism himself and associating with racists in the past.

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General Discussion / Cool, going from worst to first

« on: April 23, 2021, 04:51:14 PM »

Just a few months ago, California was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. Hospitals in Los Angeles were drowning in patients, and ambulances were idling outside with people struggling to breathe, waiting for beds to open.

The death count was staggering — so many that morgues filled and refrigerated trucks were brought in to handle the overflow.

Now as cases spike in other parts of the country, California has gone from worst to first with the lowest infection rate in the U.S. even as it has moved quickly to reopen more businesses with greater customer counts and allow larger gatherings.

A scramble to get COVID-19 vaccinations has given way to an open invite in many places. Where people lined up hours and counties struggled to get doses, there now appears to be a glut of the shots in many locations.

“It has been a success story for California to have gone from our, if you will, viral tsunami that happened after the back-to-back holiday season to where we are now,” said Dr. Robert Kim-Farley of the University of California, Los Angeles' public health school.

At the peak of California's winter surge that followed the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's holidays, the state was recording 40,000 new cases daily and well above 500 deaths per day. Those numbers have dwindled to 2,300 new cases and 68 deaths daily.

The state surpassed Hawaii on Thursday with the lowest average number of cases per capita in the past two weeks, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. One in every 2,416 people in California tested positive in the past week. At the other end of the spectrum, one in every 223 people in Michigan was diagnosed with the virus.

Kim-Farley said it's been like turning around a massive tanker ship to reach today's level of improvement. He credited government and public health agencies with providing clear guidelines that businesses, schools and individuals largely followed, including mask mandates and social distancing.

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Marriage & Family Life / This is getting out of hand, the kid's gonna grow up being ashamed of his parent

« on: April 23, 2021, 04:48:19 PM »

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A gender reveal party using 80 pounds of explosives made nearby residents think there was an earthquake

A New Hampshire family took a gender reveal party to a new level when they used 80 pounds of explosives to find out if they were having a girl or boy.

The explosion led to one individual turning himself in to local authorities in Kingston, N.H., roughly 50 miles north of Boston.

Police were dispatched to Torromeo Industries on Tuesday after receiving reports of an explosion. There they discovered a family celebrating a gender reveal party with 80 pounds of Tannerite, explosive targets used for firearms practice, according to police.

The family thought it was a safe area for the explosion, but nearby residents said it caused property damage, a report from NBC 10 Boston said.

“It cracked foundations of our neighbors' [homes],” Matt Taglieri told the station. “I don’t know how that’s right.”

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General Discussion / They're probably not Hmoob Ham but still bad

« on: April 23, 2021, 04:35:59 PM »

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — An Asian American family said they are terrified after someone opened fire on their house.

The family said they just moved to metro Atlanta and fear that they were purposely targeted because they’re Asian.

Nikki and Johnny Hang told 11Alive this happened on Saturday night in the Magnolia Place neighborhood in Lawrenceville. They said as soon as they realized their house was shot at, they immediately called Gwinnett County police.

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General Discussion / Not good for our younger Asian generation

« on: April 23, 2021, 04:27:49 PM »

Asian American young adults are the only racial group with suicide as their leading cause of death, so why is no one talking about this?

Racially motivated violence looks like the mass shootings that killed Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Chung Park, Hyun Grant and Suncha Kim in Atlanta on March 16, 2021. Racially motivated violence also looks like suicide, which is defined as a deliberate act of self-directed violence in order to cause injury to oneself that results in death.

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. When broken down by race, suicide is the first leading cause of death among Asian American young adults age 15-24. This is true of no other racial group in this age range in America.