From the National Institute of Health website
Language sets humans apart from other species. We use it constantly to tell each other what we feel, think, and need.
Losing the ability to communicate can be devastating. But that’s what happens in a condition called aphasia. Aphasia occurs when a part of the brain that helps process language is damaged.
The most common cause of aphasia is stroke. But a head injury, infection, brain tumor, and other brain disorders can also cause the condition. Almost 180,000 people in the U.S. develop aphasia every year.
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June 2, 1910: Charles Rolls, joint founder of Rolls-Royce Ltd, made the first non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by an airplane.
Since its start, the Retiree News website has linked stories featured on the Images of Old Hawaii website. There were stories about the military in Hawai‘i, important island locations, and the background on local celebrations. Most stories included historic photographs. An ongoing series of articles we linked were about local high schools and their history.
The website is run by Peter T. Young. He currently is the principal of Ho‘okuleana LLC, a planning and real estate-oriented consulting firm. Earlier in his career, he serviced as Director of the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, State Historic Preservation Officer and Deputy Managing Director for Hawaiʻi County. As he summarizes,
These posts are part of a personal learning experience; I have been searching to learn more about the place I and my family were born, raised, and live (and love) – then, share what I have learned. (He is a direct descendant of the first missionaries)
So, I am sharing some insights, events and places with others. These informal historic summaries are presented for personal, non-commercial and/or educational purposes. I hope you enjoy them.
Earlier this month, Peter announced that his last post would be on June 1, 2020. He promised to keep the website active so you can continue to see the articles, and images so it will continue to serve as a historical research resource.
We want to thank Peter for his detailed research leading to a daily articles over the past nine years.
Type “Images of Old Hawaii” in the Search block in the right hand column to see some of the articles Retiree News linked over the years.
From the New York Post website
Stock market crashes don’t just test investors’ mettle. Abrupt downturns also can reveal what kind of financial advisor you have.
Some people will discover, to their horror, that they’ve been dealing with outright crooks. Ponzi schemes are among the cons that fall apart when markets do, as investors try to pull their money out and discover it’s gone.
More commonly, people learn that their advisors didn’t put the clients’ best interests first. The advisor may have recommended investments that were unsuitably risky or hard to sell, or failed to adequately diversify clients’ portfolios.
This photograph first appeared in the May 29, 2010 e-newsletter issue of Retiree News.
In talking to some crewmembers in this photo, this was a Hawaii Air National Guard deployment to Holloman AFB, New Mexico prior to the 199th Fighter Squadron‘s conversion to the McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagles. Most remember the deployment happening in 1986 because the conversion is generally recognized in 1987.
The squadron flew McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantoms at the time and the photograph shows some of the pilots and weapons systems officers (WSOs) who deployed.
Back row: Dalwyn Wong, Clinton “Church” Churchill, Michael “Rainbow” Chow, Fred “TRIFOX” Fogel, Arthur “Sky” Hicks, Joseph “Primo” Ah New, Joseph Akim
Front row: Leroy “Stringer” Perry, Stanley “Ossum” Osserman; William “Rocket” Spillane, Jeffrey Burrows, Omar “OJ” Faufata
Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page
Members of the Hawai‘i National Guard prepare to place a ti leaf lei on the shadow box of Medal of Honor recipient, Pfc. Anthony T. Kaho‘ohanohano, during a memorial ceremony held by Task Force Maui in remembrance of Kihei, Hawaii, May 25, 2020.
The men and women of the Hawai‘i National Guard and United States Armed Forces were also remembered for sacrificing their lives during an armed conflict.
More photographs by SFC Theresa Gualdarama
From the Kaiser Health News website
Lukas Kopacki, home from college after the coronavirus pandemic closed his campus, was feeling lousy for days with headaches, sore throat and difficulty breathing through his nose. But he worried that a trip to a doctor’s office might make him sicker.
“I had no desire to go into that cesspool of bacteria and viruses,” said Kopacki, 19, of Ringwood, New Jersey.
So, last week the University of Vermont student called Teladoc, a company that connects patients to doctors by phone nationwide. Its physician diagnosed his sinus infection and sent a prescription for an antibiotic to his local pharmacy. With his Aetna health coverage, which earlier this month temporarily waived its $45 patient copayment for virtual care, Kopacki paid out-of-pocket $1.44, which covered his costs for the drug.
The coronavirus pandemic accelerated the implementation of telemedicine, also called virtual care. There are doctors and patients who still prefer a face-to-face office visit. Others prefer limiting office visits to serious illness. Costs and medical coverage will dictate future implementation of telemedicine.
Humble airlift planes like the C-130J Super Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III could become heavily-armed weapons trucks capable of airdropping large bundles of munitions that deliver a massive blast.
So far, the Air Force has conducted two successful tests of “palletized munitions” from the C-130 and C-17, said Maj. Gen. Clint Hinote, the deputy director of the service’s Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability cell.
The Top 100 Restaurants in America for 2019 are consistently putting out delicious dishes, providing impeccable service, and paying attention to every detail to orchestrate one-of-a-kind dining experiences time and again. The list features restaurants of all types and allows diners to find the right restaurant for any occasion. The list of honorees is based on an analysis of 12,000,000+ reviews of more than 30,000 restaurants across the country — all submitted by verified OpenTable diners.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
On its face, the “4% rule” is pretty straightforward: Retirees withdraw 4% of their portfolio value every year and avoid the risk of outliving their money.
The rule is based on academic research of investment returns over several decades and incorporates annualized returns, compounding and dividends. Investors canalso adapt their withdrawals to account for inflation.incorporates annualized returns, compounding and dividends. Investors canalso adapt their withdrawals to account for inflation.
But are there problems with that rule, which was developed in the 1990s. Does it still hold true, even in today’s market, which has undergone several steep downturns in the past 26 years? Does it account for various investing styles or just a “buy and hold” approach?
Comments by David Deptula and Douglas Birkey, Mitchell Institute
The loss of an F-22 Raptor during a training flight on May 15 serves as a wake-up call regarding the size of the Raptor inventory.
Tunnel vision over a decade ago related to counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan and Iraq saw the nation buy too few F-22s, with just 187 purchased versus the 381 official military requirement. Now, with those wars largely in the rear-view mirror and a new National Defense Strategy, the capability attributes afforded by the F-22 are more important than ever.
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page
After supporting state authorities in the effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Airmen and Soldiers from various task forces are returning to their island of residence, Oahu. While these volunteers are now wrapping up their support operations, many are still active and continuing to serve their community on a daily basis.
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