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By Bruce Lloyd
- May 31, 2017
- 4 min
Buy a brew or a Buick on Guam with bitcoin
Joey Zervoulakos is a sometime computer geek, tech and gameplayer, but these days he’s staking out territory as a promoter and counselor on the new frontier of Bitcoin, the “cryptocurrency” which is quietly gaining a foothold in Guam, Asia and the rest of the world. There’s a learning curve to Bitcoin. Zervoulakos first read about it in PC Gamer magazine. “I thought it was currency for a stupid game,” he said, but a knowledgeable friend later filled him in on the details and
By Gaafar Uherbelau
- May 31, 2017
- 3 min
When coming first means we lose
Auckland, NZ — Being at the top of the list when it comes to competitions, rankings, etc. is always a good thing, right? Being ranked in the top five or ten is commendable and is what we should constantly aim to achieve, right? Um… hold up. Not so fast. According to 2014 stats from the World Health Organization (WHO), Palau was ranked the fourth most obese and third most overweight country the in the world. Let me restate that last part — in the world. According to these numb
By Richard Brooks, Pacific Note
- May 31, 2017
- 3 min
Cameras that alter time and how they could save your life
Koror — Cameras can provide you with a window through time. They can capture tiny fractions of it as photos, extended periods of it as video in “Real Time” or they can allow you to see the world in fractions of time you cannot perceive with the naked eye. They can speed up time as in time-lapses, where we see clouds race across the sky or the plants growing, tides changing. They can also slow down time. These are my favorites. Cameras That, instead of exposing 24 or 30 frames
By Bernadette Carreon
- May 31, 2017
- 4 min
Emerging from drought
(Second of a two-part series) Koror —The drought in 2016 was a rude awakening for Palau. The acute water shortage that necessitated rationing has made the island nation realized its tendency to take its resources for granted. But officials find a silver lining in last year’s calamity. After that real-life drill, Palau was prompted into action and resolved to better manage its infrastructure systems. In April 2016, Japan supplied Palau with 1,000 gallons rubber containers, sch
By Roselle Romanes
- May 31, 2017
- 3 min
Weeding out the stumbling blocks
You might have thought there would be a rush of medical cannabis license applications when the Department of Public Health and Social Services flashed the green light in January. That is not the case at all. It has been five months since Public Law 33-220 went into effect to fully implement the Medical Cannabis Program on Guam. However, with many stumbling blocks along the way, there is no end in sight to the many delays. No commission has been established; rules and regulati
By Joseph Meyers
- May 31, 2017
- 3 min
Suicides in the drug nation
Fans — me, included — were devastated by news about the suicide of Chris Cornell, singer of “Temple of the Dog” “Audioslave” and “Soundgarden.” Many people can relate to this tragedy, especially families that have lost their loved ones to suicides, mental illnesses or drug addiction. Those three demons often intertwine, like a drawer full of phone cables. Chris Cornell, like so many famous artists, dealt with these demons. I find it disturbing that some people appreciate a
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