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Mass protest against health pass (vaccine passport) all over the world...

"Starting in August, anyone in France entering a caf?, restaurant, shopping center, or hospital, or taking a long-distance train, will have to show a special COVID-19 health pass, President Emmanuel Macron announced on July 12...

As an aside, (and I also posted this info in the Covid thread), my father in law and his girl friend both still have Covid antibodies as of last week (May 2021), after having contracted Covid last September 2020.  This is per antibody test performed last week. Given that Covid actually confers...

Another vaccine (Novavax) coming through the pipeline.  Emergency Use Authorization expected to be requested Q3 of this year.  The vaccine maker Novavax is also doing combo flu/Covid shots.  They were ready to seek EUA this month but had to postpone due to lack of raw material for their...

My 78 year old father in law and his same age girl friend both had Covid late September 2021.  They didn't go to the doctors and just stayed in bed for a week or so (no fever, just fatigue, cough and transient change in taste). Last week, they had a doctor's visit for the girl friend and was...

IMF wants your online search history to determine your credit score ...social credit system here we come? From the IMF site: Dec. 17, 2020 "New types of information The most transformative information innovation is the increase in use of new types of data coming from the digital footprint of...

Sad to see LA Brisket (Costa Mesa) closed, but with most of the office building dwellers nearby working from home, I am sure they've lost a ton of lunch/dinner traffic.  Just had dinner at Hanare Sushi (in the same LAB mall) and had a fantastic dinner.  Hoping it will stay alive through this...

Here is a link with 1st day of school pics from IUSD (pretty interesting how they are distancing and in some cases providing barriers for students):https://iusd.org/about/iusd-photo-galleries/iusds-first-days-person-instruction

Just watched Phase 7 about a pandemic and a quarantined family.  It was actually pretty good.

If this becomes realized, hope they will have a strict HOA for the community (and a neighborhood watch)! See below article.  Saids that the Home for Vets is a "hotbed" for illegal activity...

The K-8 is slated for District 4/Next/Cadence park.

I am shopping around for screen doors/sliders.  Goriot, mind sharing how your installation went?

JM:  Before I went all Ninja on her, the store manager of color intervened and kicked her out of the premises with the help of his subordinates :)

"Dude I hope Ninja means you have mad sneaky combat skills. Did you regulate or make a come back?  I would have yelled out... WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU WANT TO BLOW UP THE STORE??????" THIS!  

So being Asian, I have experienced racism in one form or another.  Some subtle, and others in your face.  Being in Irvine, and surrounded by other Asians, I assume that display of racism is a lot less.  Especially against Asians.  Just curious as to what form of racism have you experienced in...