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12 Feb

                    Houses of the Ancients Latte structures are stone archaeological remains unique to the Mariana Islands. A stone pillar supports a hemispherical capstone to form a latte. The ancient CHamorus generally arranged latte in two parallel rows of four or more pairs to support their important rectangular, steep pitched roof, pole and thatch buildings. Communities in coastal areas, river valleys, and a few upland areas, seem to have...

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17 May

Not many people know this, but most of Fokai;s Bali made products are handcrafted. Very slight occasional size differences are only as inevitable as human error. Heres a quickview of a piece of the process before the final touches ...

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30 Apr

News 10 schools compete in sling event Tuesday, April 30th 2019, 1:58 PM ChST By Dave Delgado Image 10 schools were represented at the first of many sling competitions to hopefully be part of GDOE and their Chamorro activities. The slinging went down at the Tiyan Softball Field with targets set up at different distances for elementary, middle and high school participants. Tony Diaz, the Event Organizer, said, "They're here because...

21:34 / Special Forces
23 Feb

What is a sling? The sling was likely mankind's first, true projectile weapon. It generally consists of two cords and a pouch. These cords are held in one hand and a projectile is placed in the pouch. The length of the sling provides greater mechanical advantage than one's arms. Projectiles can be slung over 1500 feet (450m) at speeds exceeding 250 miles per hour (400 kph)....

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23 Sep

Japanese legend Norifumi Yamamoto, the one-time pound-for-pound king, passed away this week from cancer. The bafflingly named Hero’s was launched in 2005 as an offshoot of the great kickboxing promotion, K-1. An ultra successful crossover event with PRIDE FC in 2002 had left the K-1 big wigs thinking that they had better start working their way into this mixed martial arts malarkey and so Hero’s became...

13:42 / Special Forces
18 Sep

Home-made sling Home-made sling A sling is a projectile weapon typically used to throw a blunt projectile such as a stone, clay, or lead "sling-bullet". It is also known as the shepherd's sling. Someone who specialises in using slings is called a slinger. A sling has a small cradle or pouch in the middle of two lengths of cord. The sling stone is placed in the pouch. The middle finger or thumb is placed through a loop on the end...

13:37 / Special Forces
14 Sep

About six months ago, Christian Sam Wirk of Austria turned the heads of our small group of stone slingers when he said there would be an international slinging tournament in Spain. When he told us three months later that it coincided with the launch day of Chamorro month, that sealed the deal. As people of the only flag in the world that bears a sling stone,...

13:28 / Special Forces
12 Aug

Soul of a champion: This past weekend saw one of the greatest UFC champions ever lose his belt in an extraordinarily close bout after a record eleven title defenses. This post is not about the match, how it should have been scored or whether Demetrious Johnson is the best pound for pound fighter in the world. This is just about how we all can improve...

13:34 / Special Forces
09 Jul

Master navigator leads canoe voyage. Article by: Marianas Variety By Sophia Perez - sophia@mvariety.com - Variety Features Writer The traditional Chamorro sakman Fanhigåyan Guåhan returned to Guam last Sunday after sailing to Saipan and back. Palu or Master Navigator Ali Haleyalur of Lamotrek led the voyage, working alongside Traditions Affirming Our Seafaring Ancestry (TASA)to revive seafaring traditions in Micronesia. TASA aims to develop and support the documentation, research, and teaching of Micronesian cultural...

11:18 / Special Forces
13 Jun

THE MAN NGINGE' Spanish Origin? Not? By: Pale Eric Forbes Original Article Here. Recently, I noticed a good number of comments on Chamorro culture social media sites stating that the man nginge' is a Spanish custom. None of the people claiming this provide any historical evidence. How can they? It isn't there. Consider the following : 1. Early European accounts of our ancestors describe different gestures of respect practiced among our ancestors...

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