The loss of a spouse. The loss of a pet.
Researchers have confirmed in recent years what people long suspected: Extreme stress can literally break your heart. And as they learn more about the relatively rare condition, they are finding that it’s not only caused by the loss of a loved one. Medical treatments, job loss, and other major life stressors have been linked to the condition.
The syndrome, known medically as takotsubo cardiomyopathy, mainly affects women. While the medical literature on broken heart syndrome is sparse, more cases are coming to light, with additional information about how it happens and how long-term the risks are.
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On April 14, 2010, Brig Gen Darryll Wong, the then-Commander, Hawaii Air National Guard, hosted a update briefing for all former HIANG commanders. In the photograph, is Allen Mizumoto and Clinton “Church” Churchill.
Air National Guard F-15 Eagle fighter units may be in line for a version of their aging air-superiority jets. Read the full article here: https://t.co/nCxhnyVH21 pic.twitter.com/bvr5C8ifqH
— NGAUS (@NGAUS1878) January 8, 2019
When the nation slips into a government shutdown, military members are among those to feel the pinch.
How does a shutdown impact military and retiree pay and benefits or payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs?
Although each shutdown situation may be slightly different, guidance issued by the Defense Department tends to be similar with each incident. In January 2018 the DoD issued specific guidance as another shutdown loomed. Here is what they said then:
From the This Day in Aviation website
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15 January 2009: At 3:25 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, U.S. Airways Flight 1549 departed from Runway 4 at LaGuardia International Airport (LGA) enroute to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) with a stop at Charlotte, North Carolina (CLT). On board were 150 passengers and 5 crewmembers. The pilot-in-command was Captain Chesley Burnett Sullenberger III, and the co-pilot was First Officer Jeffrey B. Skiles.
Watch the video recreation of the events here
From the Air Force Times website
Henry Harley “Hap” Arnold (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was an American general officer holding the grades of General of the Army and General of the Air Force. Arnold was an aviation pioneer, Chief of the Air Corps (1938–1941), Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces, the only U.S. Air Force general to hold five-star rank, and the only officer to hold a five-star rank in two different U.S. military services. Arnold was also the founder of Project RAND, which evolved into one of the world’s largest non-profit global policy think tanks, the RAND Corporation, and one of the founders of Pan American World Airways. (Wikipeida)
Doctrinaire officers might not have thought to look on campus for help winning wars, but for Henry “Hap” Arnold the leap was logical. As one of the world’s first licensed pilots, trained at the Wright brothers’ own flying school and mindful that might requires science, technology, and solid design and planning, Arnold conceived a vision of America as an air power and, simultaneously balancing immediate needs with the necessity of peering into the future, nurtured a tiny, feeble armed service into an aerial armada capable of winning a world war.
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Eddie Eiji Tanno, of Honolulu, passed away on 11/1/18. he was born in Okayama, Japan and was the eldest son of the late Kenneth ‘Speedy’ and Teruko Tanno.
He graduated from Farrington High School and served in the Hawaii National Guard. He worked at Edwards Enterprise and later retired from Kuakini Medical Center.
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Retiree News extends heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. This 65-page issue is a review of 2018 with great stories and photographs.
January 2019 Issue of the Kūkā‘ilimoku
The 154th Wing Public Affairs Office staff continues to produce a world-class publication. The staff includes:
1st Lt Justin Leong, Public Affairs Officer
MSgt Misti Bicoy
TSgt Alison Bruce-Maldonado
SSgt James Ro
SrA Orlando Corpuz
SrA John Linzmeier
SrA Robert Cabuco
Amn Debra Kwan
154th Wing Public Affairs Office
360 Mamala Bay Drive
JBPHH, Hawaii 96853
Phone: (808) 789-0419
Email: 154wg.pa@us.af.mil
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If you’re lucky, you’ve never encountered a card skimmer. These small, illegal devices fit on top of real card readers at self-service sale terminals. They’re designed to blend in with the rest of the machine, so they can be tough to spot.
A National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine committee will conduct a review of the long-term health effects of an anti-malarial drug taken by U.S. troops that has been linked to brain damage and psychiatric disorders.
The committee on January 28 will launch an 18-month study of mefloquine, also known by its brand name, Lariam, and other malaria medications used by military personnel, Peace Corps volunteers and State Department employees over the past several decades.
U.S. troops have taken a variety of medications, including mefloquine, malarone, doxycycline and chloroquine, to prevent malaria in countries where it is prevalent, such as Afghanistan and Iraq.
From grand Las Vegas carnivore temples helmed by world-famous chefs to old-school Middle-American chophouses where a rib-eye is preceded by a visit to the salad bar, from clubby Chicago dining rooms loaded with mahogany and brass to New York institutions with now-household names, America has no shortage of great steakhouses. These are the 50 best.
To assemble our ranking of the best steakhouses in America, we started by compiling a list of more than 200 of America’s leading steakhouses. We excluded chains with more than a handful of locations, like Capital Grille, Fleming’s, and Smith & Wollensky, as those deserve their own ranking (along with less-expensive steakhouse chains). Ethnic steakhouses, like Brazilian churrascarias, were also left out since they form a category of their own.
We then judged them according to strict criteria: Is the meat sourced reputably and USDA Choice or Prime? Is it dry-aged, and if not, is it as high-quality as can be? Is it served at the proper doneness without fail and with a touch of ceremony? Is it revered by locals and out-of-towners alike? We also considered the overall steakhouse experience. No matter the setting, the service must be top-notch, the attention to detail should be spot-on, and diners should feel compelled to sit back in their chair after their meal, pleasantly stuffed and content in the knowledge that they just ate one heck of a steak.
In your various social media feeds, you see your friends and acquaintances visiting family, traveling to exotic locals, eating tantalizing food, driving their new car, attending a coveted cultural event, enjoying their new retirement home.
It is human to succumb to FOMO — the fear of missing out. Here are five ways you can keep FOMO and its financial repercussions at bay.
Seven steps stand between me and aging in place.
For almost eight years, they presented no problem. But after Achilles tendon surgery last September, they were a huge problem. Things got better for me until early April, when I strained the calf muscle on my “good” leg while protecting the leg with the new tendon. Then, the steps became, once again, a huge problem.
“You need a plan for what’s next for you,” my son said as we drove to the Injury Clinic after he had helped me creep down those steps and get into a wheelchair he’d rented.
I live in an apartment I treasure, a place I found by accident the day after I moved to San Francisco eight years ago. Also, because I am not brand new to this expensive city, my rent is well below market value. Many times, I have vowed I will never leave.
