Guam
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Man set to wed virtual girlfriend from dating game at public wedding reception...to Guam. And because the girl doesn t exist in reality, he took his Nintendo DS to Guam, reports myfoxdfw.com. He took photos of the trip to Guam and livecast the vacation on Japanese video-sharing site Nico Nico Douga, And now, he... In this article: Nico Nico Douga, Guam, Boing Boing, Nintendo DS, Tokyo, and Washington |
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Fox News | 1 day ago
Man to Marry 2D Virtual Girlfriend
...a honeymoon to Guam. Since the girl doesn't really exist, that meant he took his Nintendo DS to Guam. He took photos of the trip to Guam and livecast the vacation on Japanese video-sharing site Nico Nico Douga . The man now plans to hold a...
In this article: Nico Nico Douga, Boing Boing, Fort Worth, All rights reserved, and Nintendo DS
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TC Palm | 2 days ago
Veterans Spotlight: Jean Smith, World War II Army nurse
...and given a few months to live in 1985, they both retired and moved to Hobe Sound. In spite of the dire prediction they traveled to Guam, China, Europe and Haiti before he died in 1990. Now Smith lives in Stuart, belongs to the VFW in Hobe...
In this article: Pearl Harbor, Fort Jackson, Fort Dix, and Panama Canal Zone
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Honolulu Advertiser | 2 days ago
Draft environmental impact statement on military buildup for Guam released
Updated at 7:21 a.m., Friday, November 20, 2009 Draft environmental impact statement on military buildup for Guam released Advertiser Staff The Navy announced today that the draft environmental impact statement/overseas environmental...
In this article: Tinian, Coercion, Department of Defense, Okinawa, Japan, Pacific, and Saipan
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The Australian | 2 days ago
US and Japan at odds over bases
...agreed. The end-point of the realignment -- desired by the new Hatoyama government -- is shifting 8000 marines from Okinawa to Guam, a US Pacific territory. Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. Hatoyama wants the agreement...
In this article: US, Barack Obama, Japan, Liberal Democratic Party, Okinawa, Democratic Party of Japan, Tokyo, Pentagon, Nago, Okinawa, and Washington
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The Japan Times: All Stories | 3 days ago
Hatoyama to Obama on protracted Futenma base relocation: Just trust me
...transferred to a new airfield to be built on the shores of Nago by 2014. The realignment also includes moving 8,000 marines from Okinawa to Guam, which Washington has warned could be delayed if the Futenma transfer does not proceed as planned.
In this article: Yukio Hatoyama, Barack Obama, Okinawa, Nago, Okinawa, Tokyo, Washington, U.S., and Democratic Party of Japan
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Honolulu Advertiser | 4 days ago
Submarine to be relocated to Pearl Harbor
The USS City of Corpus Christi, an attack submarine, is being relocated from Guam to Pearl Harbor for repairs, the Pacific Daily News reported. The move was announced by Rep. Madeleine Bordallo, Guam's delegate to Congress. The Navy is...
In this article: Pearl Harbor, USS City Of Corpus Christi, USS Oklahoma City, Madeleine Bordallo, and Norfolk, Va
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AP Online | 6 days ago
Carter defends his handling of Iran hostage crisis
...a Delta Airlines customer service supervisor from Nashville, Tennessee, said it was a good feeling to help out. "As a native of Guam, I know what Asian communities go through with the typhoons and monsoons. So it's good to see a...
In this article: Jimmy Carter, Iran hostage crisis, Habitat for Humanity, Ronald Reagan, Chiang Mai, Iran, Delta Airlines, Vietnam, and Thailand
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Honolulu Star Bulletin | 7 days ago
Letters to the Editor
...Mayor Mufi Hannemann said in his "state of the rail" speech, then I will support rail for that reason, and that reason alone. Guam looking better all the time I've been unemployed for the past six months. Before that, I worked for two...
In this article: Neil Abercrombie, Maui, Hawaii, Recession, Mufi Hannemann, and U.S.
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Honolulu Advertiser | November 13, 2009
Pentagon urged to keep Guam better informed on Marine transfer
Updated at 1:11 p.m., Friday, November 13, 2009 Pentagon urged to keep Guam better informed on Marine transfer WASHINGTON Guam's government needs more timely information from the Defense Department about the planned transfer of 8,000...
In this article: Pentagon, Government Accountability Office, Japan, United States, Okinawa, Barack Obama, Yukio Hatoyama, and Pacific
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Honolulu Star Bulletin | November 09, 2009
Feds consider safeguards for Guam sonar training
...01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 09, 2009 Federal regulators are evaluating rules allowing the Navy to practice using sonar in waters around Guam and nearby Pacific islands as long as sailors take steps to protect whales and other marine...
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Description from Wikipedia:
Guam (/ˈɡwɑːm/; Chamorro: Guåhån), is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. The island's capital is Hagåtña (formerly Agana). Guam is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands.
The Chamorros, Guam's indigenous people, first populated the island approximately 4,000 years ago. The island has a long history of European colonialism beginning on March 6, 1521 with the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan and again in 1668, when the first Spanish colony was established following the arrival of settlers including Padre San Vitores, a Catholic missionary. The island was controlled by Spain until 1898, when it was surrendered to the United States as part of the Treaty of Paris following Spanish American War.
As the largest island in Micronesia and the only American-held island in the region before World War II, Guam was captured by the Japanese on December 8, 1941, hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and was occupied for two and a half years.
- Name:
- Guam
- Conventional Long Name:
- Guam
- Local Name:
- Guåhån
- Capital:
- Hagåtña
- Language:
- English and Chamorro
- Motto:
- "Where America's Day Begins"
- Area:
- 209
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $2.5 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 167th
- Time Zone:
- Chamorro Standard Time
- Currency:
- United States dollar
- Demonym:
- Guamanian
- Currency (code):
- USD
- Country Calling Code:
- +1-671
- ccTLD:
- .gu
- Anthem:
- Fanohge Chamoru
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