You are going to England stop in Kent at the Leeds Castle and see the
museum with over 100 dog collars.
Hearing loss may be an early warning of diabetes. Multiple researc
h studies
have indicated people with diabetes are approximately twice as likely
to lose
their hearing as those without the disease. Any visit to an audiolo
gist that
results in a diagnosis of hearing loss should be followed up by a c
all to your
regular physician. Untreated hearing loss and dementia have been li
nked.
Hearing loss may be a complication of cardiovascular disea
se, per Senior
Voice America.
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new heart failure drug fr
om
Novartis that cardiologists say could potentially improve the liv
es of
millions of patients with the condition. The drug, Entresto, was s
tudied in a
clinical trial of more than 8,000 adults and reduced the rate of ca
rdiovascular
death and hospitalization compared to Enalapril, a standard generic t
herapy.
The CHINAWEEK US-China Business Summit was held in Los Angeles
May 7-14. For additional information visit chinaweek.la
The State Department realized a little on the late side that our United State
s
Army troops are being sent all over the world and that the troopers
’
passports are being filled up at a rapid pace. For example, as noted in
the
Army Times, as of December 18, 2015 we have soldiers in Afghanistan
,
Denmark, Iraq, Italy, Kuwait, Peru and South East Asia.
It must be stress.
Ac
cording to Department of Defense data, 275 soldiers,
sailors, airmen and Marines took their own lives in 2015, two more tha
n in
2014 and 22 more than in 2013. The Military Crisis Line is staffed 24
hours
a day, seven days a week. Call (800) 273-8255 and press 1.
In 2016 women will be able to join the ranks of the Army
’
s infantry, armor
and special operations units. A decision by the Secretary of
Defense to open
nearly 220,000 jobs across the military to women will lift all gender-bas
ed
restrictions, as long as they qualify and meet the standards.
Don
’
t kid yourself, because when men can see how the ladies do, then
Fire
Departments all over our nation will make an effort to hire and
promote
women. How many of us realize Culver City Fire Dept. has never
ever had
even one female in the fire house? I
’
m old enough to remember when police
departments didn
’
t hire anyone but men.
Cousin Neil says,
“
Now that women are eligible for all jobs in the military,
now is the time for them to register for the Selective Servic
e.
”
The big guys, as noted in the weekly Navy `Times, don
’
t mess around. Oh
my, they fired the Captain of the guided missile submarine, Georgia,
for
hitting a buoy and then running aground. The commanding officer of the
Guam-based fast attack submarine, Oklahoma City, was fired for
deficiencies in his leadership and lack of proficiency in comma
nd. And,
finally, a one star admiral was fired from his job as commanding office
r,
Pacific Fleet carrier strike group training command, following allegati
ons he
used his government computer to access pornography.
Archaeological digs are always looking for volunteers, and if yo
u would like
to participate in one or more of the 2016 digs visit Biblicalarcheol
ogy.org or
pick up Biblical Archeology Review January/February 2016 issue (s
ee page
22).
The government sent 28,000 liters of bottled water to Flint, Michigan, where
the city
’
s water supply is contaminated by lead.
Mother Teresa is to be made a saint now that Pope Francis has appro
ved her
second miracle. The celebrated missionary who died in 1997 is expe
cted to
be canonized in September 2016.
On April 4
th
The Bridgegate trial featuring associates of New Jersey
Governor Chris Christie began. On April 21
st
England
’
s Queen Elizabeth
turned 90 and on April 23
rd
it
’
s the 400
th
anniversary of William
Shakespeare
’
s death.
If you are an old-timer like me, you remember November 1979 whe
n Iran
stormed the American Embassy in Tehran and held hostage 53 State
Department personnel for 444 days. Well, finally survivors or their es
tates
will receive up to $10,000 per day or approximately $4.4 million. The
settlement was buried in a spending bill signed by President Obama.
Here is the latest from Admiral Moran, the Chief of Naval
Personnel,
regarding women sailors. The admiral will continue to open more
and more
careers to the ladies, including Seals. Those chosen for Seal
s will spend,
beginning in 2016, one year getting physically ready before starting the
training. The standards will not be lowered and will stay the same
On December 26, 2015 the United States Carrier Harry S. Truman, as
it
passed through the Strait of Hormuz, was fired upon by Iran
’
s forces using
rockets. U.S. Central Command called the action a
“
dangerous and an
unprofessional
”
stunt.
Between June 2014 and April 2015 the Veterans Administration declared
115 live folks legally dead and ceased their benefits. To help correc
t the
problem the VA will send notices early so the
“
dead
”
person will have
enough time to set the record straight.
Whatever happened to former Los Angeles Clippers owner, Donald
Sterling?
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