Is it a good idea to pay off your house as soon as possible — or should you refinance your mortgage to take advantage of lower interest rates, reduce your monthly payment and use the extra money for other needs, such as contributing to retirement accounts?
More than 29 million Americans have diabetes, but more than a quarter of them don’t know it. Frequent urination may be one of the first signs that you have high blood sugar, a hallmark sign of diabetes.
When you have diabetes, your body is unable to regulate blood sugar levels. Excess sugar causes more fluids to pass through the kidneys and increases urinary frequency, known as polyuria.
Ronald Koichi Muronaga, 72, of Kaneohe passed away on January 17, 2017. SMSgt Muronaga was a Hawaii Air National Guardsman.
He is survived by his wife, Karen, son, Reagan (Carla) Muronaga, daughter Roanne (Gregory) Abe and 2 grandchildren.
Visitation 10am on Monday, January 30 at Hosoi Mortuary. Services will be held at 11am. Burial to follow at 2pm at Hawaii Memorial Park. No Flowers. Aloha Attire.
The cons outweigh the pros of low-dose aspirin treatment to prevent heart disease and colon cancer in women aged 45 to 65 who are initially healthy, shows a study published online in the journal Heart.
Researchers found that in the majority of women who do not have heart disease, taking an alternate-day low-dose aspirin is not only ineffective but even harmful over the years. This is due to the increased risk of major gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in the esophagus, stomach, intestines, rectum, or anus, which can lead to hospitalization and require blood transfusion.
From the Air Force Magazine website
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) is proposing a massive increase in defense spending to avoid what he calls irreparable damage to the military’s ability. McCain on Sunday released a 33-page white paper recommending budget actions for Fiscal 2018-2022, including a $640 billion base budget in 2018 and spending $430 billion above current plans over the next five years. “The cost of inaction is worse: We will irreparably damage our military’s ability to deter aggression and conflict,” McCain said in releasing the document.
“We owe it to our men and women in uniform to charge a better course.” McCain calls on the Air Force to re-evaluate its goal of 1,763 F-35As, a plan he says is “unrealistic.” Still, the Air Force needs to procure as many of the fighters as possible “with an ultimate goal of moving beyond the program as quickly as possible.” The service requires close to 60 combat squadrons with 1,500 combat-coded fighter aircraft to be effective against emerging threats. The Air Force needs to sustain the A-10 fleet while looking to procure 300 low-cost, light-attack fighters—200 by 2022. The Air Force also must increase its ranks by 20,000 personnel over the next five years to “return more quickly to full-spectrum readiness,” McCain wrote.
“AFA believes the Air Force needs to continue to invest, with strong congressional support, in aircraft recapitalization and modernization programs for our aging fleets to ensure all core mission capabilities remain viable now and into the future,” according to an AFA statement. “The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the Air Force’s No. 1 modernization priority and is essential to the Air Force and to our nation. … We support Senator McCain’s proposed investments in new technologies and cybersecurity in order to preserve our technological edge.” The plan also received immediate support from industry, with the Aerospace Industries Association supporting the proposal, saying it is overdue investment to help US national security. (Read the white paper; Caution, large-sized file.)
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From the Frolic Hawaii website
I’m a local girl who doesn’t love white rice. At breakfast I’ll order roasted potatoes or hash browns any day before choosing white rice as my side dish.
But there’s one big, fat exception — fried rice. All bets are off if fried rice is a menu option.
My ideal fried rice is soft and bordering on mushy. It can be simple — just Spam and eggs is fine — but I’m not opposed to assorted meats or veggies. As long as it’s flavorful, I’m a happy camper.
So who has the tastiest fried rice in Honolulu?
When Apple set out to build a smartphone, the team tasked with doing so didn’t plan on changing the world. It didn’t foresee the App Store becoming a billion-dollar business full of billion-dollar businesses like Uber, Snapchat, and WhatsApp. It wasn’t trying to reinvent how people communicate, shop, and even hook up.
It was trying to build an iPod that made phone calls.
From the Military.com website
Over decades Congress has considered numerous studies on reforming different aspects of military compensation, from retirement and basic pay tables to healthcare benefits (TRICARE) and on-base discount stores.
The armed services committees would hold hearings on the big reports and, after a decent interval, usually shelve the most controversial ideas, opting for modest changes and to preserve the status quo. The pattern became particularly familiar with military retirement, with the direct-care medical system and with commissary and exchange operations.
That pattern of incremental change was shattered the past two years as Congress, frustrated by budget caps in wartime and spurred by findings of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission, approved major alterations to retirement, healthcare and commissaries.
Related:
Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission Final Report
Retiree News received word that David Perreira passed away yesterday. Dave served in the 154th Maintenance Group for many years in the Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) section.
Information about services will post when available.
David Perreira, Jr., 75, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu on Friday, January 20, 2017. He was born in Honolulu.
Visitation: 5:00p.m.; Services: 6:00p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Diamond Head Mortuary Chapel. Inurnment: 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 8 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Google Chrome users could be lured into downloading malware disguised as a fix for corrupted fonts, according to a recent report.
Malicious hackers are breaking into poorly-protected websites, according to research by the security firm Proofpoint, and inserting JavaScript that waits for Chrome browsers to be referred to the sites via search engines. The script then inserts unrecognized characters that break the font rendering on the webpage, making all text unreadable.
WASHINGTON January 17, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration today announced a comprehensive settlement agreement with SkyPan International, Inc., of Chicago. The agreement resolves enforcement cases that alleged the company operated unmanned aircraft (UAS) in congested airspace over New York City and Chicago, and violated airspace regulations and aircraft operating rules.
Under the terms of the agreement, SkyPan will pay a $200,000 civil penalty. The company also agrees to pay an additional $150,000 if it violates Federal Aviation Regulations in the next year, and $150,000 more if it fails to comply with the terms of the settlement agreement.
SkyPan also agrees to work with the FAA to release three public service announcements in the next 12 months to support the FAA’s public outreach campaigns that encourage drone operators to learn and comply with UAS regulations.
The agreement settles enforcement cases involving a $1.9 million civil penalty that the FAA proposed against SkyPan International, Inc. of Chicago in October 2015. It is the largest civil penalty the agency has proposed against a UAS operator.
Release No: NR-020-17 – January 20, 2017
It’s good to be back and I’m grateful to serve alongside you as Secretary of Defense.
Together with the Intelligence Community we are the sentinels and guardians of our nation. We need only look to you, the uniformed and civilian members of the Department and your families, to see the fundamental unity of our country. You represent an America committed to the common good; an America that is never complacent about defending its freedoms; and an America that remains a steady beacon of hope for all mankind.
Every action we take will be designed to ensure our military is ready to fight today and in the future. Recognizing that no nation is secure without friends, we will work with the State Department to strengthen our alliances. Further, we are devoted to gaining full value from every taxpayer dollar spent on defense, thereby earning the trust of Congress and the American people.
I am confident you will do your part. I pledge to you I’ll do my best as your Secretary.
MATTIS SENDS
In September 2017, The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) will air an 18-hour, 10-part documentary by filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that will examine the conflict from all sides. At their official website – http://to.pbs.org/2gMme8N – they tell the story behind their most ambitious film to date. It took six years to make this film and will be the most comprehensive look at the Vietnam War.
Kenneth Lauren “Ken” Burns is an American filmmaker, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs in documentary films. His most widely known documentaries are The Civil War (1990), Baseball (1994), Jazz (2001), The War (2007), The National Parks: America’s Best Idea (2009), Prohibition (2011), The Central Park Five (2012), and The Roosevelts (2014). He was also executive producer of both The West (1996, directed by Stephen Ives), and Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015, directed by Barak Goodman)
Burns’s documentaries have been nominated for two Academy Awards and have won Emmy Awards, among other honors.
Lynn Novick is an American director and producer of documentary films known for mostly for her work with Ken Burns. Among her most notable collaborations with Burns are The War (2007), Baseball: The Tenth Inning (2010). and Prohibition (2011).
