Guam Food
Invasive Species: Brown Tree Snake profile
Changeable feasts: how the brown treesnake and other aliens changed Guam's food webs; Interactive versions of Fritts & Rodda's food web diagrams [University of Guam] ... Habitat : Tropical. Lives mostly in trees and shrubs, where it forages at night. Frequently invades holes and buildings in urban habitats in search of food and hiding spots. Seeks refuge from heat and bright sunlight in daytime. ... [Read More]
CIA - The World Factbook -- Guam
US military, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles ... The economy depends on US military spending, tourism, and the export of fish and handicrafts. Total US grants, wage payments, and procurement outlays amounted to $1 billion in 1998. Over the past 20 years, the tourist industry has grown rapidly, creating a construction boom for new hotels and the expansion of older ones. More than 1 million tourists visit Guam each year. The industry had recently suffered setbacks because of the continuing Japanese slowdown; the Japanese normally make up almost 90% of the tourists. Most food and industrial goods are imported. Guam faces the problem of building up the civilian economic sector to offset the impact of military downsizing. ... [Read More]
The Food Stamp Nutrition Connection
State agencies: have the option of providing nutrition education to food stamp recipients as part of their Food Stamp Program operations. They are responsible for all Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE) activities that occur within a State as outlined in an approved FSNE Plan. ... The Gateway to Food Stamp Nutrition Education ... [Read More]
FSP - State Food Stamp Information/Hotline Numbers
Use the following numbers to get information on food stamp questions in the States and areas of States listed. Most are toll-free numbers. Some of the numbers that aren't toll free will accept collect calls. ** Indicates numbers accept collect calls. ... State Food Stamp Information/Hotline Numbers ... [Read More]
CSREES - USDA - National Integrated Food Safety Initiative - 2003 Competitive Projects
Food Handling and Consumption Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Young Adults and The Impact of a Food Safety Social Marketing Campaign ... Survey and Education on Detection and Health Hazards of Unapproved Antibiotic Residues in Imported Seafoods ... L. Monocytogenes in Food Processing Plants: Development and Implementation of Science-Based Environmental Testing and Control Strategies ... [Read More]
US FDA/CFSAN - Real Progress in Food Code Adoptions
The Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO), under contract to the Food and DrugAdministration, is gathering data on the progress of FDA Food Code adoptions by States,Territories, Local and Tribal Nation agencies. Adoption of the Food Code represents asuccessful federal/state/local partnership in improving food safety. FDA and AFDO's goal isthe prevention and reduction of foodborne illness and death from food produced at the retaillevel. Adoption of the Food Code by all food safety agencies at the federal, state, local andtribal levels establishes a sound regulatory foundation and legal framework for uniformity inachieving such a reduction. ... [Read More]
State Agencies Administering the Child Nutrition Programs
Office of School Food Services ... Bureau of Food and Nutrition Services ... Food and Nutrition ... [Read More]
CSREES - USDA - National Integrated Food Safety Initiative - 2004 Competitive Projects
Assessment of Perchlorate Content and Risks of Food Crops Irrigated with Colorado River Water ... Food Safety & Biosecurity ... Characterizing Consumer Handling, Storage, and Use of Product Labels and Dates to Develop Risk Communication Messages for Ready-to-Eat Foods ... [Read More]
War in the Pacific NHP: Liberation - Guam Remembers
After Gov. McMillin surrendered Guam, all Americans,military or civilian, and some Spanish clergy, notably Guam BishopMiguel Olano, were imprisoned. Todd's wife and child, however, hadalready left Guam and were in the United States at war's beginning. On Jan. 10, 1942, the prisoners were taken to Piti toboard the Argentina Maru. "Who can forget that day?," Todd said. He andthe 500 or so prisoners from Guam were transferred to camps in Kobe,Japan to be prisoners of war. "It was cold there, and those of us taken from Guamhad no warm clothes, not until the fall of Singapore (in February 1942)when we were brought captured British uniforms. These uniforms were oddsizes - none of them fit, but at least they kept us warm." The prisoners were made to work. Officers spenttheir time caring for a garden, and others were conscripted to load foodfrom one train to another. But the prisoners took advantage of thesituation - they were able to take some of the food being transferredfrom train to tra ... [Read More]
War in the Pacific NHP: Liberation - Guam Remembers
Some local men were directed to hunt and kill alldogs they could find, the rationale being that dogs gave away thepresence of people. In these last days, the Japanese forces were hostile,cruel to the people. Men were beaten at best; at worst, they wereexecuted. Women fared no better and there were numerous rapes reportedthroughout the island. While American forces were bombarding the islandfrom off-shore in July in preparation for the eventual invasion, whole-salemassacres were taking place in theisland — at Fena, Merizo and Yigo. A group of about 30 young men and women from Agat andSumay were packed into a large cave in Fena and massacred. According toJohn Ulloa, 22, of Sumay, he and six other young men were sleeping in acave when he and others were awakened by ones coming from a second cavenearby. They were utterly shocked when they discovered that all theirfriends were murdered. Six days before American forces hit the beaches ofGuam, 46 men and women in Merizo were massacre ... [Read More]
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