A new class of cholesterol drug could sharply cut “bad” LDL cholesterol in people who don’t fare well on commonly used cholesterol-lowering medications called statins, a new research review confirms.
A new type of malware resorts to crippling a computer if it is detected during security checks, a particularly catastrophic blow to its victims.
The malware, nicknamed Rombertik by Cisco Systems, is designed to intercept any plain text entered into a browser window. It is being spread through spam and phishing messages, according to Cisco’s Talos Group blog on Monday.
Carlton Masaaki Yanagi, 67, of Honolulu, an Army and Air National Guard veteran, passed away on March 22, 2015. He was born in Honolulu.
He is survived by brother Brian and sister Loreene Fujioka. Private services. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Condolences: oahumortuary.com.
John Lake Tinsman III, also known as “Johnny Cab” and “Mettler,” 40, of Hilo, a chef, appliance technician and former member of the Hawaii Army National Guard, passed away on May 5, 2015. He was born in Denver.
He is survived by daughter Maria, mother Marilyn Yamamoto, hanai brother Bill Stockmaster Jr. and sisters Julie Tinsman and Jenny and Jamie Yamamoto.
No services.
Tiburcio Bungay Agu, 84, of Kekaha, Kaua‘i, a Kekaha Sugar Plantation retiree and a Hawai‘i Air National Guard veteran, passed away in Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital on April 27, 2015. He was born in Kōloa, Kaua‘i.
He is survived by wife Juanita A.; sons Vernon, Dominic and Benedict; daughter Renita Yoshikawa; sister Mary Kaluna; hanai sisters Emma Lapitan and Vivian L. Waikiki; eight grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 9 a.m. May 22 at Borthwick Kaua‘i Mortuary, Kōloa. Service: 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hanapēpē Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
New TRICARE Online (TOL) enhancements now allow people to schedule text and email appointment reminders for all appointments, regardless of the booking mechanism. To set up an appointment reminder, just log in to TOL with a:
+ Common Access Card
+ Premium Department of Defense Self-Service logon
+ Defense Finance and Accounting Service myPay logon
Once logged on, you can define up to three email addresses and mobile phone numbers.
People will receive a confirmation message when booking the appointment, as well as a reminder up to 48-72 hours before the scheduled appointment time, and again, two hours before the scheduled appointment time.
For a quick video tutorial on how to set up TOL appointment reminders, visit YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGnKjqdeqpQ
For more on TRICARE, visit the Military.com TRICARE section.
Gordon Lau, retired HIANG loadmaster who served with the 204th Airlift Squadron, sent in the following information. A frequent contributor to Retiree News, Gordon lives in the Great Northwest with his family.
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The Hawaii Air National Guard Chaplain Corp recently held a blessing of their new office space. The space will help with their mission to bring faith to the fight.
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Story and video by TSgt Andrew Jackson
Wi-Fi access for commissary patrons is coming to stateside stores as the Defense Commissary Agency begins its scheduled roll out of the online service.
Through the Commissary Patron Internet Mobile System, or CPIMS, the agency will gradually open customer Wi-Fi access initially at all stateside commissaries to include Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
So far, patron Wi-Fi has been deployed to these stores in Virginia: Naval Air Station Oceana, Fort Lee, Langley Air Force Base, Naval Station Norfolk and Norfolk Naval Shipyard Scott Center Annex in Portsmouth.
“Many of our patrons come to the commissary with their smart phones and tablets. Store Wi-Fi will help them maximize their commissary benefit,” said Duane Woodfin, an information technology specialist and wireless expert. “There’s a lot of valuable shopping information on commissaries.com. Customers can find digital coupons for the Commissary Rewards Card, our sales flyer, the savings aisle for access to promotional prices and much, much more.”
Here are some things to know about access to a commissary’s Wi-Fi connection:
* Anyone can access the store’s Wi-Fi from the sales floor area
* Users must accept the Defense Commissary Agency’s “terms of service” agreement
* Some websites are blocked
* Patrons with questions about access should contact the store’s customer service representative
DeCA is rolling out CPIMS in two phases. The first involves commissaries with existing network infrastructure to support patron wireless traffic. The second will coincide with the agency’s technical refresh of commissaries that don’t have the system requirements to support patron Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi deployment schedule has not yet been finalized for these stores, but DeCA will announce it as soon as possible.
From the Adjutant General’s Facebook page
Specialist Melody R. Bell, a Hawaii Army National Guard combat medic, is recognized community service during Hawaii Military Month ceremonies held at the State Capitol, May 8, 2015. Bell receives a….
The Army’s new Operational Camouflage uniforms hit shelves beginning July 1, an Army official told Kyle Janner of Army Times yesterday. Supply points, however, won’t begin issuing them to new recruits until January 2016. And the old uniforms—the urban digicamo Army Combat Uniforms, or ACUs—won’t be completely phased out until October 2018. Which means you’re apt to notice a hodge-podge of ACUs, Multicam and the new style on bases for the next three years.
Taken from the May 6, 2015 Defense One’s D Brief
Today marks the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day). As part of the celebration in Washington today, there was an Arsenal of Democracy Flyover over the National Mall.
There were 15 flyover formations featuring 19 different World War II-era U.S. aircraft cruising over Washington.
