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• Project CommUNITY: Supporting the AAPI community with milk and cookies

  MARINA, Calif. — The recent mass killing in Atlanta, on March 16, of eight women, six of them of Asian descent, is a reflection of the rise of anti-Asian sentiment in America. According to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino, anti-Asian hate...Read Full StoryAsian PeopleMilkAtlantaAsian PacificFood & DrinkCommunityAAPICal StatePacific Islander HateAsian AmericansPacific IslandersAsiansTaste Of EleganceCommUNITYAsian Community CentersAndy Rojas

• Twitter surveys users about Facebook-style emoji reactions

  When Jane Manchun Wong discovered last year that Twitter was testing Facebook-like reactions, the social network said it was leftover code from a previous experiment and that it's not currently working on the feature. It looks like the company has picked the project back up since then, because some users are getting surveys asking them to pick between several different emoji reaction sets. When asked about the survey, a spokesperson told TechCrunch: 'We’re exploring additional ways for people to express themselves in conversations happening on Twitter.'Read Full StoryYes And NoRedditTwitter Inc.TechCrunchAngry/DislikeSurveysFacebook-like ReactionsSocialQuestionsThumbsFeatureExpressImage CreditAwesomePeopleCombo

• The pandemic didn’t stop people from moving to Charlotte

  When offices closed a year ago, local real estate agents expected relocations to slow down during the pandemic. That didn’t happen. Why it matters: A steady number of relocations to Charlotte in 2020 had less to do with new jobs and careers than simply quality of life. The real estate experts I talked to said many new residents continued to stream in from New York, New Jersey, Chicago, California and Texas, many of them seeking a balance between city life and suburbia. The State of play: Dickens Mitchener helped more than 600 families relocate to Charlotte in 2020. Most were from out of state. And another 190 are potentially relocating soon, the brokerage’s relocation specialist, Catharine Pappas, said. The Charlotte Regional Business Alliance looked at the number of people who changed their location to Charlotte on LinkedIn. From March 2020 until now, 21,000 people changed their location to Charlotte and 14,500 people change their profile from Charlotte to somewhere else. We’ve had 6,500 new workers (who are also on LinkedIn) in the metro area, with most coming from New York, senior VP of economic research Chuck McShane said. These numbers are based on LinkedIn data, curated by the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance. Cottingham Chalk also helped dozens of people buy homes in Charlotte from out of state last year. Suzanne Lail, Cottingham Chalk’s relocation director, said the number of relocations they helped execute in 2020 was similar to pre-pandemic years, but the reasons for moving to Charlotte shifted. Pre-pandemic, most newcomers listed work as a main reason to move. In 2020, Lail said they saw an uptick of about 20% in the number of people who moved here for personal reasons. Matt Ewers, president of Grandfather Homes, sees it, too. In previous years, about 1/4 to 1/3 of his clients came from out of state. Now they make up about half. Ewers says people are attracted to the momentum of Charlotte, evident by its growing number of HQs, bank and tech industries, parks, new infrastructure, and small businesses. Other things that make Charlotte attractive: Airport Relative lower cost of living More land/outdoor space Strong economy Welcoming entrepreneurial environment The big picture: If you exclude other cities in the Carolinas, the most popular places for in-migration to Charlotte over the past decade have been New York, Atlanta, Washington and Miami. Overall, in 2019, more people moved to North Carolina from Florida than any other state. One example: Matthew Coles, the former senior partnerships manager of Uber Technologies, moved from San Francisco to Charlotte in fall 2020. With California in “full lock down mode,” Coles moved here to get into commercial real estate and for a higher quality of life. “My standard of living has improved exponentially,” Coles said. “The people are nicer, there are less people overall, and the city is neat and tidy.” In San Francisco he was used to $10 for a beer and $2,000 for a small studio apartment. “I guess you can say I was looking for the opposite of that.” Pappas said Dickens Mitchener helped one client move from the New York suburbs to Charlotte because it was easier and cheaper to fly to NYC for work every week than commute in from suburbs. Overall, they get a higher quality of life and spend less to achieve it. The post The pandemic didn’t stop people from moving to Charlotte appeared first on Axios Charlotte . AtlantaCommercial Real EstateSuburbsNew JerseyCarolinasLinkedInVPCottingham Chalk 'sGrandfather HomesUber TechnologiesAxios CharlotteRelocationsPeopleTexas

• Vaccine side effects: Should you take off work when you get your shot?

  FORT MYERS, Fla. — As the age requirement for a coronavirus vaccine continues to fall in Florida, many people are wondering if they will experience any side effects. Some are wondering if they should take off work after they sign-up to get their COVID-19 shot just in case they experience unpleasant side effects. The good new is… doctors said that any side effects you may feel are typically mild.Read Full StoryCoronavirus VaccineCovid-19 VaccineFeverRelationship AdviceMuscle PainMedical DoctorsWork TimeJoint PainUnpleasant Side EffectsDr. Perez-TrepichioYounger PeopleFallFORT MYERSFlorida

• Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects; Why Second Dose Could Feel Worse

  Rochester, Minnesota — Some people are reporting the second dose in a COVID-19 vaccine series is causing a stronger reaction and more side effects than the initial dose. Mayo Clinic experts tell us the same was true during clinical trials. Dr. Melanie Swift, co-chair of the COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation and...Read Full StoryCovid-19 VaccinesPublic HealthClinical TrialsTime TrialsThe Mayo ClinicVaccine Side EffectsCOVID-19 VaccinesCOVID-19 VaccinationLong-term Side EffectsSymptomsIllnessesMayo Clinic ExpertsPeopleFollow-up DataMelanie Swift

• Researchers conduct online survey on people’s intentions regarding COVID-19 vaccination

  Ahead of the first U.S. emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine, only half of Americans said they were likely to get vaccinated as soon as possible, according to an in-depth study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers conducted an online survey...Read Full StoryBlack PeopleNine PercentCovid-19 VaccinesSurvey RespondentsPopulation HealthEffective LeadersOnline SafetyAfrican AmericansHispanicsVaccination AttitudesCOVID-19 VaccinationCOVID-19 VaccinesVaccinationsVaccine HesitancyPublic Health Leaders

• Some Californians Willing to Travel a Distance to Get COVID-19 Shots

  Everyday it seems many people are hearing stunning stories of friends and neighbors going to great lengths to get vaccinated as soon as they can as Bay Area counties continue to struggle with vaccine supply issues. For example, thousands of cars coming and going at the Levi’s Stadium mass vaccination...Read Full StoryCovid-19FdaPublic HealthLong DistanceSanta Clara CountyVaccine DosesCaliforniansMyTurnCVS Pharmacy 'sAstraZenecaFDANBC Bay AreaPeopleTravelBay Area CountiesLevi

• What They Don't Tell You About Loving Someone With Depression

  How to better care for those who are sufferingThe German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said that all times of great expansion come with great decay, and depression is a tragic disease that is growing with quite an alarming rapidity, a rate which seems to coincide with our societal expansion. Depression has grown to become the leading cause of disability in our world globally, meaning 1 in 4 people will not only develop major depressive disorder, nor does that include all of the people who continue to labor and work through their diagnoses or even undiagnosed depression, but a full 25% of us worldwide will be considered disabled because of their depression. This means, of course, that depression will likely touch every single one of us at some point in our lives. But decay is not the whole story of us as individuals. Decay is not the beginning and it isn’t always the end. Nietzsche also etched into his notebooks in 1887:“There is an element of decay in everything that characterizesmodern man: but close beside this sickness stand signs of an untested force and powerfulness of the soul.”If we’ve chosen to stand by those who’ve been stricken by the disease of depression, there are things we can do to better their lives, and while some of them may seem counter-intuitive, they can greatly affect the outcome of both their well-being and ours, which can feed off of one another and create a microcosm that we can enjoy together — one that is rich and fulfilling to the best that it can be. The fact is, love is an extremely powerful medicine and the consequences of perceived social isolation can be devastating for a person struggling with depression. Depressed people need love, just like we all do, and these are some not-so-common things that I’ve learned over the course of my life of loving others afflicted by major depression.The Pendulum SwingsThere will be moments when the ones we love are lucid, sensible, seemingly “themselves,” and there will be other times when they’re quite the opposite. This is just the nature of mental illness, and a part of that is understanding and recognizing the pendulum swings that come along with depression and other illnesses. We often expect people going through problems to just become their problems — that is, we reduce them to just the traits assigned to those who suffer from said illness. But this is not only a poor way to view the illness, it’s a way of objectifying our loved ones. What we need to understand is seemingly counter-intuitive, that they are both the people and the illness at the same time, and can fluctuate between the two in a gradient containing various degrees of each.That said, some of the things they say in the deepest throes of their suffering may shock and startle us, though it’s important that, while we take them seriously and treat them as candid statements of who they actually are, we understand that this personality they show us is variable, rather than static, and may change in as little as a few hours. Depressed people might be depressed all the time, but that doesn’t mean they seem depressed all the time, and the degree of their depression will likely change over time. understanding this dynamic nature and flexibility of our loved ones is a vital way to keep calm when difficult times arise and be the best person we can be to play the appropriate supporting role that our loved ones need.The Value of SpaceSometimes, distance is the best support you can give. I know how counter-intuitive this seems, especially how it feels in practice, but it’s true, and while you’ll find places aplenty which give praise to the merits of simply “being there” for our loved ones when they need it most, few, if any, discuss the very real importance of not being there when our presence may be something of a challenge for them to deal with. To give an example, have you ever been in a really bad mood and someone keeps pestering you with questions, “What’s wrong? How can I help?” The truth is, this can be an annoyance to people who are going through any troubling situation.I’ve found that there’s an important balance to be struck here, where the people we care about need us and our support, but we also need to know when to give them the space we need. A lot of this will simply boil down to testing the waters and seeing how they react to our supportive overtures — if they tell us to go away, or worse, become angry or more depressed with our presence, we need to not take it personally, and understand that they’re in a significantly darker place than we are.You Can’t Always WinOne important thing to keep in mind is that you simply can’t always win — you can’t always get your way and that’s okay. While we may be inclined to just take them out and try to enjoy a stroll through the park in the sunshine, or maybe laugh over a glass of wine, but we need to realize that those things aren’t possible — right now. That doesn’t mean we write them off for good, but that we need to wait for them to also feel up to what we’re thinking might be a nice time, and we need to not place any expectations on them to “cheer up” or enjoy themselves like we imagine in our minds. How easy it is to imagine wonderful scenarios of a perfect world in our minds, scenarios which simply aren’t on the table at the time.No matter how much you debate, you argue, try as you will with vigorous logic, facts, and even pie charts and graphs if you may, you can’t always expect others to see your point — especially if they’re depressed. Depression is a disease of much more than the mind, it’s a disease of the actual brain that can even lead to completely delusional thinking at times, as the work of modern science has often shown. There are actually cases in the medical literature of full-blown hallucinations, manifesting in some cases of depression, and with this in mind, it’s no wonder that dealing with our depressed friends and loved ones can be so tiresome and challenging. It’s difficult to see that our perspectives are fundamentally different, that our framework of reason doesn’t resonate with someone because of fundamentally different premises which shape our wholly different worldviews.It’s Their livesNo matter how close we may feel to the person we care about suffering from depression, no matter what roll we feel we have in their lives, or the type of dynamic we have with them, it’s of the utmost importance for us to remember that it’s their lives. Perhaps we dehumanize them a little by thinking that it’s just the depression talking, or, because we’re not suffering as they are, we somehow know better than they do what’s best for them. This is the antithesis of what it means to actually love someone and support them in their lives unless their idea of what’s best for them will cause direct and demonstrable harm. It’s very important for us to realize that no matter what their depression looks like from our perspectives, it’s ultimately their lives to live and not ours to control.AcceptanceWhat is absolutely vital to realize here is that we have no control over their depression — we can’t overcome it with all of our will and emotional energy that we can manage to muster, none of it can compete with the nature of the illness. It’s important for us who’ve chosen to love and stand by a depressed person to realize and come to full acceptance of the fact, that our unrelenting love will not remove their symptoms and the presentation of their illness — but it’s still a miraculous thing.We need to accept that this kind of love is one of the most selfless kinds of love, the support, care, and pure psychological grit that goes into loving someone else when the obvious fruits and rewards that come with relationships and friendships of all types aren’t present. Perhaps we can’t eliminate these symptoms or wholly remove the suffering of our loved ones and that’s okay because simply by doing what we can and being mindful for them, we’re doing something that so few achieve in their lives — loving someone unconditionally which comes with its own rewards in itself, some of the richest rewards a human being can experience. No one ever said loving someone with depression would be easy, but in my opinion, it’s definitely worth it.Photo: PixabayLoving SomeoneMajor DepressionMental HealthPersonality DisorderMental IllnessEmotional MomentsWonderful PeopleGermanThe Value Of SpaceMajor Depressive DisorderDepressed PeopleSoulPure Psychological GritDiagnosesDisabilityFriedrich NietzscheNietzsche

• Taking chances: How NJ small businesses navigated the pandemic

  When the New Jersey shutdown was announced last March, Jack Morrison, the president of the Princeton Merchants Association, wondered how this could happen?. “I don’t think any of us saw the tidal wave, the tsunami that was approaching,” he said. With almost every store in downtown Princeton closed, Morrison said...Read Full StoryArt GalleryTaking ChancesNorth JerseyPublic HealthOnline BusinessesBusiness PeopleBuilding RegulationsThe Merchants AssociationInstagramTicTokTwitterNew JerseyansCOVIDFrenchtownChamberSandy Dillon

• Common Mistakes You Should Avoid When Forming Your First Corporate Entity

  Starting a new business can be so exciting that first-timers tend to forget important details. It’s easy to see why. In the rush to finally get that business idea operating in real life, there are some common mistakes owners make. Let’s run through them to ensure that you don’t. Mistake...Read Full StoryIdentification CardCorporate TaxesCommon PeopleBusiness PeopleLLCCorpNetCorporate Entity TypesExpensive Legal DisputesDisadvantagesAccounting AdviceIncorporationCompanyIncreased TaxesMisuseLaws

• LGBTQ Advocates: Our Voices Ignored in Transgender Sports Debate

  BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota lawmakers have been revising a controversial bill concerning transgender students competing in high school sports. LGBTQ advocates said sponsors have responded to complaints about the proposal, except from those who fear the most backlash. House Bill 1298 would prevent public school athletes 18 and younger...Read Full StoryTransgender WomenTransgender RightsLgbtqGenderTransgender StudentsTrans WomenLGBTQ AdvocatesAdobe StockHouse Bill 1298Dickinson High SchoolSenateLGBTQIA IssuesWomen 's IssuesTransgender AdvocatesTrans Students