People who eat healthfully may be less likely to develop a constellation of symptoms that can precede Parkinson’s disease, a large new study suggests.
Researchers found that people who closely adhered to a Mediterranean-style diet were about one-third less likely to develop at least three “prodromal” features suggestive of Parkinson’s disease, compared to those who stuck with meat and potatoes.
Prodromal refers to certain symptoms that can arise years before the more obvious movement problems that mark Parkinson’s. They include constipation, depression, body pain, diminished sense of smell, daytime drowsiness, difficulty seeing colors and a tendency to “act out” dreams.
Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page
Soldiers with the Hawaii Army National Guard, 230th Engineer Company, assigned to Task Force Maui work to renovate an office building in Kahului, HI August 12, 2020.
Airport officials asked for the assistance of the National Guard to help renovate an office building that will be used as a holding area for passengers who may be exhibiting COVID symptoms and need to be tested.
“For this office building we are making a partition to divide it in half and make two offices,” said Sgt. Josiah Baisa, Project Non Commission Officer in Charge (NCOIC). “We will also be installing doors, windows, and a new air conditioner.”
Soldiers are trained in using all equipment properly and safely to include air compressed nail gun, sliding miter saw, table saw, skill saw, and multi tool to name a few.
“It feels nice to be out in the field doing the job I was trained to do,” said Pvt. Mica Dacanay, Carpentry and Masonry Specialist. “I’m becoming more confident with using the equipment and I have people in my unit that mentor and encourage me to try new things.”
Various skill sets that Soldiers are trained in include, carpentry and masonry specialist, electricians, and plumbers. All their training and skills is what contributes to the completion of projects with success.
“I’m grateful for this mission so I can do my part to help out,” said Dacanay. “I’m doing my best and sometimes even little things can do a lot.”
The project is expected to be completed on August 21, 2020.
More photographs by SSG Tinisha Mellein
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as a monthly newsletter today.
Today we feature the August 1977 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* 154th Supply Squadron cross trains in Utah
* Strains and Sprains
From the Department of Defense website
Military family members, retirees and their family members and certain others will get new ID cards as they renew or replace their IDs over the next five years.
It will be similar to the common access card used by military personnel and DoD personnel, without the chip. The change applies to well over 5 million people with ID cards who are non-CAC holders, with the largest populations affected being military retirees, and dependents of active duty and retirees. But unless your ID card is about to expire, there’s no need to rush to get the new card, especially during this era of pandemic when officials don’t want ID card offices flooded with people
Veterans Affairs officials are reminding families who missed out on some coronavirus stimulus checks last spring that they have a few more weeks left to claim that cash.
In a social media post Friday morning, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie urged veterans who think they may be eligible for the money to contact the Internal Revenue Service and see if they are owed any money.
At issue are payments of up to $500 per dependent child for disabled veterans who do not typically meet the threshold for filing annual income tax returns. The money was part of a massive emergency spending package pass in the spring designed to offset financial losses due to the coronavirus pandemic, then in its initial months.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as a monthly newsletter today.
Today we feature the August 1985 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* F-4s Deploys to Barking Sands for gunfiring
* 154th Composite Group wins another NGAUS Distinguished Flying Unit
* CAMS News & Views: lots of familiar names
* Promotions: including Chris Partika and Alan Ogata
* Decorations: including Joseph Tibayan and Howard Okita
From the San Francisco Chronicle website
A group of state lawmakers on Thursday proposed a first-in-the-nation state wealth tax that would hit about 30,400 California residents and raise an estimated $7.5 billion for the general fund.
The tax rate would be 0.4 percent of net worth, excluding directly held real estate, that exceeds $30 million for single and joint filers and $15 million for married filing separately.
California is facing a big budget deficit because of the health and economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus, and “we can’t simply rely on austerity measures,” to close it, said Rob Bonta, D-Oakland, lead author of AB2088. “We must consider revenue generation.”
The security research team at Comparitech today (August 19, 2020) disclosed how an unsecured database left almost 235 million Instagram, TikTok and YouTube user profiles exposed online in what can only be described as a massive data leak.
Recently there has been a spate of reports concerning account data appearing on dark web cybercrime forums. From the dark web audit suggesting there are currently 15 billion stolen logins from 100,000 breachesout there, to the hacker giving away 386 million stolen records for free. Not all of this data will have been hacked, at least not in the usual sense of the word: some, as was likely the case in the Utah Gun Exchange incident, will have been exposed by an unsecured database.
From the Honolulu Star Advertiser website
June 2011: Capt Blythe Jean “BJ” Itoman just returned from a voluntary yearlong deployment. She was requalifying to fly C-17 Globemaster IIIs again after serving as an executive officer to two generals in Baghdad.
The Honolulu Star Advertiser featured her is an article published on June 11, 2011.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as a monthly newsletter today.
Today we feature the August 1993 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* Group Deployments
* Volunteerism Detailed
* CAMS News & Views: Commando Sling
* Ace Ellinwood at water survival training
* Promotions including Edgar Alexander and Carol Furtado
The risk of osteoporosis increases as you age, so it might be time to take some preventative measures to help keep your bones strong,
Your digital identity could be a juicy target for identity thieves. If you don’t know what your digital identity is, then you may not know what’s at stake—or how to help protect yourself.
Digital identity defined. Your digital identity consists of various pieces of information about you—in digital form—that, when put together, point to you. Such pieces of information are often called “data attributes.” They can be something obvious, such as a user name or Social Security number, or something less apparent, such as your online comments or search activities.
You might regularly share some of your data attributes to make an online purchase or access your bank account, for instance. But if you share certain types of your personal data—such as your full name, date of birth, and Social Security number—and they’re somehow exposed, you’re at risk of an identity thief using them to pretend to be you.
In a world as technology-oriented as ours, it can be a challenge to limit not only what we share, but also how we share it. And even if you take every possible precaution, a data breach at a company with whom you do business could possibly result in identity theft. Still, it’s worth trying to stay on top of how you handle your personal information.
From the Frolic Hawaii website
Bring a pan of crispy gau gee to a potluck and it’s a guaranteed hit. It’s one of those Hawaii-only Chinese restaurant staples that you’re unlikely to find outside of the 50th state. The wrapper has an irresistible crunch with a savory, meaty filling that is more substantial than a won ton. Crispy gau gee has earned its place in the pantheon of classic local pupu, right up there with lumpia, poke, smoke meat, and boiled peanuts.
Studies show that our strongest food connections are usually established during our first encounter. In turn, those first impressions become the benchmark for foods we eat later in life. For many of us in Hawaii, our benchmark for crispy gau gee is often tied to our neighborhood Chinese restaurant. While some have faded into the pages of history, many are still going strong.
Earlier Retiree News post
Frolic Poll results: Here’s Your Top 5 crispy gau gee
From the Air Force Times website
The Air National Guard has announced which bases will receive the Air Force’s newest fighter jets, as it retires aging F-15C Eagles.
Jacksonville Air National Guard Base in Florida will receive the F-35A in 2024, the guard said in an Aug. 14 release.
And two bases in Oregon — Kingsley Field and Portland Air National Guard Base — will be among the first to host the F-15EX, the updated and upgraded version of the Strike Eagle now under production. Kingsley will host the Air Force’s first formal F-15EX training mission in 2022. And in 2023, Portland will become the first base to host an operational F-15EX squadron.
Thanks to Gordon Lau for sharing this article
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