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University of Hawaii and University of Guam unite

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UH Hilo College of Pharmacy teams with University of Guam in pre-pharmacy agreement

University of Hawaii at Hilo
Contact: Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, (808) 974-7642

Director of Media Relations

Posted: May 11, 2009
Undergraduates at the University of Guam who want to earn a degree in pharmacy can transfer up to 70 credits to the pre-pharmacy program at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo due to a memorandum of understanding recently signed by both universities.

The agreement between the two universities seeks to clear the way for course transfer between academic programs and courses at both institutions, help UOG students fulfill the Pacific Pre-Pharmacy Program requirements and to provide advising on both campuses to help students prepare to apply to the College of Pharmacy at UH Hilo.

The completion of the pre-pharmacy course curriculum is needed for entrance into the professional program, which ultimately leads to a doctorate in pharmacy, also called a Pharm.D. UH Hilo is the only school in the Pacific region to offer a doctorate in pharmacy degree.

“Throughout the years of planning the College of Pharmacy, one of our goals has always been to extend our reach to all the islands in the Pacific,” said Dr. John Pezzuto, dean of the College of Pharmacy. “We also are building a base from which to recruit top-notch future doctoral students that will ultimately change the face of healthcare in the region. This is a very good start, and we’re excited to be working with the top-notch educators in Guam.”

UH Hilo works collaboratively with other institutions throughout Hawai?i and the Pacific. Chancellor Rose Tseng said it is through such agreements that help UH Hilo lead efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and math.

“It’s especially gratifying to see the College of Pharmacy show it is part of our ‘ohana and work side-by-side with our partners in the Pacific islands,” Tseng said. “This is really a continuation of our long history of extending our reach beyond Hilo.

“Another example of our commitment to pull the islands together is by leading a National Science Foundation consortium that includes the University of Guam, called The Islands of Opportunity Alliance, or LSAMP. I commend Dean Pezzuto and his exemplary faculty for the hard work and personal dedication it took to develop this collaboration.”

“This agreement provides an affordable pathway for students from Guam who want to pursue a degree in pharmacy,” said Robert A. Underwood, president of the University of Guam.

“Students can complete their first two years of study at the University of Guam, and then transfer those credits to UH Hilo’s pre-pharmacy program. This agreement will help our island fill critical positions in the healthcare field with highly educated professionals. This partnership is a win-win situation for students, parents, the island of Guam, the region, and both institutions of higher education.”

UH Hilo’s Dr. Susan Jarvi, director of the Pre-Pharmacy Program in the College of Pharmacy, visited Guam in October during a tour of the Western Pacific that included Saipan, Guam, Palau and American Samoa. Along with co-investigator Dr. Anthony Wright, chair of pharmaceutical sciences, she helped create a list of UOG courses that can transfer to UH Hilo’s pre-pharmacy program.

“We did not have an online course transfer table that defines equivalent courses between institutions that would be available for students to use to develop their academic plans prior to this,” Jarvi said. “This MOU is significant in that it provides a guideline for the cooperative promotion of successful educational experiences for students from both institutions. It also provides pre-pharmacy mentoring and advising from faculty and staff on both campuses, including tutoring and counseling.”

Jarvi, who will act as primary advisor to students coming to UH Hilo, said the pre-pharmacy program gives students in this region a level of training never before available.

For more information, call (808) 933-2909 or email [email protected].

http://www.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/uhnews?20090511102312

I think I have a friend who just enrolled into this program.  Sounds like fun.  Pharmacy is a great job and Hawaii sounds like the best place to study it.

Mass Production Lumpia Shanghai Recipe

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Edel Alon
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I’ve been asked on several occasions to help wrap lumpia for various clubs, organizations, and parties. I decided to try to make these “lumpia wrapping parties” a little more effective. The main problem when wrapping lumpia is the time spent gossiping and less time wrapping. So even after 3 hours and 10 people the total number of wrapped lumpia is under 100.

The other problem is food contamination with the number of hands. Germs scare me and if you ever see me in the kitchen I’m washing my hands after I touch anything.

In order to increase wrapping speed and decrease contamination came up with the idea to use an pastry bag to squeeze the meat onto the lumpia wrapper. (I feel like this is the same way mass production companies do it for their lumpia, if not, maybe I’ll sell my idea).

Using an pastry bag also squeezes the correct amount of filling at the right size and shape to create more uniformed looking lumpia. Please note that this only works with the “shanghai” style of lumpia.

Instructions:

1. Make your best batch of filling (usually take all the veggies and put it through a food processor)
2. Fill your piping bag with the filling
3. Cut a hole at the tip about .5 inches wide
4. Squeeze filling onto lumpia wrappers

Edel’s Lumpia Recipe

* 1 pound ground pork
* 1 pound ground beef
* 1 medium onion, minced
* 1/2 cup water chestnuts, minced
* 1 carrot, minced
* 5 cloves of garlic, minced
* 1/4 cup soy sauce
* 2 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
* 1 teaspoons salt

IGA Opens First Guam Location

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IGA has opened its first grocery store on the island of Guam in Chalan Pago. Owned by Cost U Less, a division of Winnipeg, Manitoba-based The North West Co. Inc., the new Island Fresh IGA is company’s first IGA supermarket and is serviced by IGA Licensed Distribution Center Supervalu’s Tacoma, Wash., facility.

The store, formerly known as Hita Supermarket, was purchased by The North West Co. in late 2007, during which time the company has invested $3 million to upgrade the 25,000-square-foot facility that features 13,000-square-feet of retail space.

Offering a complete shopping experience with full-service deli, bakery, meat and produce departments and a full line of IGA Private Brand products and consumer package goods, Island Fresh IGA also features an international aisle with an expanded assortment of Asian and local Island foods.

“We are so pleased to join together with The North West Company to bring the IGA Brand to Guam,” said IGA Global CEO Tom Haggai.

Ben Piatt, VP/procurement and marketing for The North West Co. concurs that the new relationship with IGA is a great fit. “Together we share a long tradition of working to enrich the everyday lives of our customers and enhance the communities in which they live,” said Piatt. “Island Fresh IGA will live up to the IGA name and be the leading shopping destination in its market by consistently providing the helpful, friendly service and unwavering Hometown Proud community support that is the hallmark of the IGA Brand.”

In addition to its newest IGA store, The North West Co. operates 223 stores under the trading names Northern, NorthMart, Giant Tiger, AC Value Center, Cost-U-Less in rural communities and urban neighborhoods in Canada, Alaska, the South Pacific and the Caribbean.

http://www.progressivegrocer.com/progressivegrocer/content_display/features/center-store/e3if6edc43bfbecc72af27912f98517c566

Need a Funnel?

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Edel Alon
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One day I was in the middle of cleaning up and I needed a funnel for something. All my funnels were in the dirty dishes pile and I didn’t feel like washing just yet. Normally, I’d create some funnel out of aluminum foil in the shape of a funnel. I’ve also made a cone from a sheet of paper.

Recently I was throwing away some of my bills (I don’t like bills) and I noticed this big stack of envelopes. I felt as if a lightbulb turned on above my head.

I use plastic bags as piping bags…plastic bags look like envelopes…if I cut the end off an envelope, I’ll have funnel.

Funnel out of an envelope

Ingredients:
Envelopes (preferably from a company who asked you to mail them a check)

Directions:
Take your old envelopes, cut a corner to fit whatever you’re funneling into, pour.

Notes: This works with most cooled liquids too.

James V. Espaldon, Fil-Am Senator of Guam

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Edel Alon
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Jim EspaldonThe Asian Journal recently highlighted one of Guam’s senators as part of their Voice of Fil-America series. Check it out: https://www.asianjournal.com/voice-of-fil-america/72-voice-of-fil-america/1839-james-v-espaldon-fil-am-senator-of-guam.html

It’s pretty cool to see his bio listed on Asian Journal. I thought I should show you some of the bills that were authored by him:

6/6/2008 – Bill No. 314 (EC) by Espaldon, Barnes, Palacios
Relative to Historical Objects & Sites on Guam
An act to amend §76212 of Title 21, Guam Code Annotated, relative to specifying the depository for all remains and objects; and to add a new Subsection (e) to §76511 of Title 21, Guam Code Annotated, relative to the penalties for failure to comply with a certificate of approval.

6/6/2008 – Bill 313 (EC) by Espaldon, Palacios, Guthertz,
Relative to Boxing, Wrestling & MMA on Guam
Bill No. 313 (EC) – J.V. Espaldon / A.B. Palacios, Sr. / J P. Guthertz, DPA / T.R. Muña-Barnes <p> An act to repeal Chapter 41 of Title 22, Guam Code Annotated, relative to the Guam Boxing and Wrestling Commission; to add a new Chapter 7 to Title 11, Guam Code Annotated, relative to “Unarmed Combat” and establishing the Guam…

5/22/2008 – Bill No. 303 (EC) By Espaldon, Blas
Relative to the Streetlight fund debt
An act to prioritize the payment of the Government of Guam’s General Fund Defict to ensure that the payment for streetlight arrearages owed to the Gam Power Authority is paid expeditiously.

5/13/2008 – Bill No. 298(EC) by Espaldon, Barnes, Respicio
Relative to zoning unzoned property
An act to zone the previously unzoned Lot Number 5327 in the municipality of Dededo to Light Industrial (“M-1”) Zone.

5/6/2008 – Bill 288 (EC) by Espaldon, Shimizu, Cruz, Ishizak
Provide magistrates and satellite court facilities
Bill 288 (EC) by Espaldon, Shimizu, Cruz, Ishizaki and RespicioAn act to provide for the appointment of Magistrates and Judicial Hearings Division Hearings Officers within the Judiciary of Guam and to provide for the creation of satellite court facilities.

3/10/2008 – Bill 233 (LS) Espaldon, Ishizaki, Calvo, Palacios
Mandating Fuel-efficient GovGuam vehicles
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW §(e) TO §5123 OF CHAPTER 5, TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO MANDATING THE PURCHASE OR LEASE OF GOVERNMENT OF GUAM VEHICLES THAT HAVE A MINIMUM AVERAGE COMBINED MILES PER GALLON (MPG) OF TWENTY-FIVE MILES PER GALLON (25 MPG); TO ADD A NEW §(f) TO §5123 OF CHAPTER 5, TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, TO…

3/10/2008 – Bill No. 232 (LS) by Espaldon, Ishizaki, Palacios
Prison Industries Act
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW §90.50 TO CHAPTER 90, ARTICLE 1 OF TITLE 9, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO ESTABLISH PRISON INDUSTRIES; TO ADD A NEW §90.55 TO CHAPTER 90, ARTICLE 1 OF TITLE 9, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED TO CREATE THE PRISON INDUSTRIES REVOLVING FUND; AND, TO CITE THIS ACT AS THE “PRISON INDUSTRIES…

2/13/2008 – Bill 213 (LS) by Sen. Espaldon
Monies directed for Pale San Vitores Road.
An act to amend §§17 of the “Exhibit B” attachment to §22958 of Article 10, Chapter 22, Division 2 of Title 5, Guam Code Annotated, Providing Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000.00) for the reconstruction of Pale San Vitores Road.

7/24/2007 – Bill No. 156 (EC) by Espaldon, Palacios, Blas
Relative to protecting and recovering property
An act to repeal and reenact Chapter 74 of Title 11 of the Guam Code Annotated relative to protecting and recovering property owned by utilities, telecommunications companies, government entities, construction firms, and other parties. Received: 7/24/07 – 1:45 p.m.

6/13/2007 – Bill No. 130 (EC): by Espaldon, Blas,
“The Guam Pesticides Act”
An act to repeal and reenact Chapter 50 of Title 10 of the Guam Code Annotated relative to the Guam Pesticides Act.Received: 6/13/07 – 1:59 p.m.

6/13/2007 – Bill No. 131 (EC) by Espaldon
Relative to recording grand jury proceedings
An act to amend §50.38 of Chapter 50 of Title 8 Guam Code Annotated relative to recording grand jury proceedings. 6/13/07 – 1:59 p.m.

5/22/2007 – Bill No. 112 (EC) by Espaldon, Unpingco
Masso Reservoir fresh water fishing grounds
An act to authorize I Maga’Lahen Guåhan to issue a temporary easement for a period not to exceed three years to facilitate the ongoing efforts to create the Masso Reservoir fresh water fishing grounds. Received: 5/22/07 – 4:41 p.m.

4/19/2007 – Bill No. 97 (LS) by Espaldon, Won Pat, Muna-Barnes

Relative to court issued protective orders.
An act to amend Section 40105(b) of Chapter 40, Title 7, Guam Code Annotated relative to providing flexibility to the courts in the issuance of protective orders.Received: 4/19/07 – 10:06 p.m.

3/2/2007 – Bill No. 59 (EC) by Espaldon, Forbes, Lujan
Relative to an unzoned lot
An act to zone the previously unzone LOT NOS. 5328-5NEW-R2, 5328-R6NEW-R2 and 5328-6, all in the municipality of Dededo to Light Industrial (“M-1”) Zone.Received: 3/2/07 – 4:54 p.m.

3/1/2007 – Bill No. 58 (EC) by Espaldon
Relative to Solid Waste Management.
An act to repeal and reenact §51101, §51102, §51103, §51104, §51110, §51111, §51118, §51119 of Article 1, Chapter 51 of Division 2, Title 10 Guam Code Annotated relative to Solid Waste Management.Received: 3/1/07 – 4:19 p.m.

Census Bureau Announces Guam Economy Grew by 36 Percent in Sales Between 2002 and 2007

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Edel Alon
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Maybe it’s time for me to move back to Guam.  I saw this article and now with the military buildup it looks like there might be room for me rake some of it in.

Take a look at this news release:

WASHINGTON, May 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Guam’s economy generated $6.2 billion in sales in 2007, up from $4.6 billion in 2002, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2007 Economic Census of Island Areas: Geographic Area Series for Guam.

The economic census profiles Guam’s economy every 5 years. In 2007, Guam had 3,143 businesses with paid employees. These businesses employed 52,394 people and accounted for $1.1 billion in annual payroll. This compares with 2002, when Guam had 2,926 employer businesses, with 43,104 employees and an annual payroll of $846 million.

The 2007 census data include statistics for Guam and its 19 election districts for businesses with paid employees. Guam is a U.S. territory in the western Pacific Ocean.

Other findings:

  • In 2007, the retail trade sector in Guam accounted for $1.6 billion in sales, employed 8,219 people and paid $150 million in annual payroll. This compared with 2002, when the sector saw sales of $1.3 billion, employed 7,402 people and had an annual payroll of $123 million.
  • The largest share of retail sales in Guam was found in general merchandise stores ($334 million) and food and beverage stores ($327 million). In 2002, general merchandise stores sales were $299 million and food and beverage stores sales were $259 million.
  • Businesses in the Tamuning election district reported $3.6 billion in total sales – more than 57 percent of total sales in 2007, compared with $2.7 billion in 2002.
  • Guam had 193 businesses with 50 or more employees in 2007, representing 6 percent of all businesses. These businesses accounted for 57 percent ($3.6 billion) of total sales. In 2002, there were 169 businesses with 50 or more employees, accounting for $2.2 billion in total sales.

These data for Guam are available through the Census Bureau’s American FactFinder, an online data tool that allows users to access, filter, manipulate and extract data. Data for the Northern Mariana Islands were released in March 2009. Data for the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and Puerto Rico will be released between July 2009 and September 2010. More information about the Economic Census of Island Areas is available at http://www.census.gov/econ/islandareas/index.html.

Editor’s note: More information about the 2007 Economic Census of Island Areas can be found at http://www.census.gov/econ/islandareas/index.html. For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error and definitions, see the Methodology description at http://www.census.gov/econ/islandareas/methodology.html.

Now I’m craving some island food.

Guam birds: Guam Rail and Micronesian Kingfisher

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Edel Alon
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Where have all the Guam birds gone?  Probably to the snakes and other predators out there.  Recently in St. Louis Zoo, a baby Kingfisher was born and then brought to Guam.  There’s a new player out there in the race to bring back Guam birds–the Philadelphia Zoo.

Now, as the Philadelphia Zoo prepares for Saturday’s opening of its new McNeil Avian Center, a $17.5 million reinvention of the original facility, vice president Andy Baker hopes the story will have a happier ending for at least two species in its care: the Guam rail and the Micronesian kingfisher.

Both species, native to Guam, are extinct in the wild. But the Philadelphia Zoo is participating in a captive-breeding program to bolster the population and reintroduce some of the birds into their native habitat.

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/health_science/daily/20090525_Breeding_hope.html

They even built a cool looking exhibit in preparation.  It’s amazing what $17.5 million can do.  Right now there are 103 Guam Kingfishers in zoos across the US and they are slowing introducing the Rails back to Guam.  These efforts are amazing (I’m still hooked on the $17.5 million and probably more when we think of the other zoos out there).  What’s exciting is that these developments along with the Guam buildup for the military will put Guam on the map.  We just need a way to get rid of the snakes.  Sorry, I keep thinking mongoose.

Memorial Day…

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Edel Alon
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Every once in a while I’ll read some story about WWII or Vietnam vets and their heart felt stories of love, life, war, and survival.  I found this story today as part of the Memorial Day celebrations.

Twins fought in the Pacific, survived, together…

The shipped out to Hawaii for training for the Guam invasion, although they didn’t know at the time they were headed for Guam.

After a week at sea, the 77th Division invaded Guam on July 23, 1944. The Higgins boat carrying the twins landed on the beachhead under fire.

The battle for Guam lasted nearly a month and a half. The brothers stayed in the same foxholes but split up in battle so they wouldn’t be killed together. Sammy was wounded by shrapnel and would have been awarded a Purple Heart, but refused out of respect for those who lost a limb, or more, in the battles. And, after one battle, Artie discovered a bullet hole in his fatigues.

When Guam was finally secured, the 77th left for New Caledonia near Australia for rehabilitation, but before they arrived, the Pacific command shipped them to Leyte to help with the invasion that was underway. The 77th landed in Ormach on the side of the island opposite the established beachhead, with the mission to fight across the island and meet allied forces on the other side, cutting the island in two for the Japanese. The Japanese called in reinforcements and U.S. troops were bombed and strafed.

Read the whole article…

Guam Baseball

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Edel Alon
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Skip Rozin had it right when he said, “Guam — Baseball Diamond in the Rough.”  I totally feel him on this.  Think about all the other island countries that send their players to the MLB.  It’s great that Skip highlighted Guam’s son, John Hattig, in the Wall Street Journal.  I think Skip’s right.  Baseball on Guam can develop.

It’s puzzling given Guam’s American ties — it is a U.S. territory, host to a Naval and an Air Force base — and its conditions ideal for baseball: perpetual summer and residents who crave the outdoors. Yet despite the fact that Guam has been playing baseball for more than a century, most locals instead choose to pursue outrigger-canoe racing, soccer, and diving in the crystal-clear Pacific waters, or relaxing at day-long barbecues.

I think the move of the Marines and other forces to Guam will definitely increase the visibility of the sport.

Remote Desktop

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Edel Alon
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A friend of mine asked for simple instructions on how to do Remote Desktop on Windows XP.  Here’s the PDF file: XP Remote Desktop

 

Divide and Conquer

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Edel Alon
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I recently went on a field trip with ninety 4th graders and roughly sixteen or so adults.  The field trip lasted 3 days and 2 nights where I had to bunk with 4 boys during the nights.  Lucky for me I knew two of them very well.  And I knew that both of them had very strong personalities that can quickly go against each other.

I think of strategies of crowd control all the time.  Lucky for me, I read some snippets from the Art of War .

Knowing that I had two strong personalities/leaders in the room, I decided to divide them and give them some power to control.  One of them was Red Leader 1 and the other Blue Leader 1.  Each of them got one of the other boys.  I’m trying to empower these kids with leadership skills and give them to those who are lacking.  The followers were named Red Leader 2 and Blue Leader 2.  Yes, I left the leader in there to help boost their self-confidence.

Now, this did a couple things that I didn’t even think it was going to do:

  • The Leader 1s started to follow all the rules and made sure that their followers were following.
  • The Leader 2s followed.
  • The Leader 1s were competitive where they tried to make sure their team was the best.

I slept well.  The next day, I switch it around where the followers were now the leaders.  I was hoping that the leaders would understand how they were treating the followers and then have the tides turn on them.  And it sure did.  The leaders realized how they were doing things and didn’t like it when they were the followers.  The followers became a little more self-confident to a point they were giving orders to their former leaders.

On day 3, I switched them up again.  The boys were a little more controlled with their orders they gave and were more understanding of the followers.

I was talking with one of the other dads.  His technique was to find the leader of the room and just control that one.

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