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1 SECTION B VISIT SAMOA NEWS SAMOANEWS.COM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017 CLASSIFIEDS CARTOONS ALOHA BRIEFS & MORE C M Y K Tala o Ta aloga Kirikiti tusia: THA. Manaia i le vaai atu i le au a Pavaia i, ina ua sui mai le latou igoa ma ua sui mai i le au tuai, i tama fou mo lenei Afioaga, ua suia mai le Tama o le Samoa Moni i le Au a Tupulaga o tama e i ai i so o se autalavou Kerisiano i totonu i Pavaa i. Ua fa aigoaina nei lea au o le Pavaia i Youth of Churches Cricket Team po o le PYCCT. Na fa apea fo i le isi au ia e i ai le Tuna ula, Aga o le Pe ape a, na amata ona fa atu mai i tausaga e lua pe ua tolu talu ai, i le taumafaiga lava lea, ma ua ua o o nei i le taimi e amata ona selesele mai i faiga mea o le Kirikiti i lenei tausaga. Ae momoli atu le fa amalo a le Komiti i le taumafaiga a nai Fa afeagaiga tau i le Lagi i nei afioaga, mo le fa amaopoopoina C M Y K o tupulaga aua aso a sau. ASO LULU: MEA ESE ALOFAU, (I-2) VS PYCCT, PAVAI AI, (0-1) E le tele tala e faia i lea ta aloga, aua o le au a le Mea ese latou ia ua iloa uma e tagata e fiafia e matamata i kirikiti, o le mea lea o lo o taoto i le Mea ese latou ia, ua masani i le siamupini i isi tausaga ua tuana i atu. siampini fo i e tausaga e tele ua mavae atu nei Ae o le au lea a PCYCT, e moni lava e to atele na ta a alo muamua, a o le to atele lava lea fa atoa o o lea i luga o le malae sima, i lenei liki. E i ai la le Faifeau Metotisi, e fesuia i a latou aufaigaluega pe a mavae le fitu tausaga, fa apena le Ekalesia Katoliko, a o le EFKAS e i ai fo i le taimi e fesuia i ai le Fa afeagaiga, fa apea fo i lea ona suia mai le fa amaopoopoina o latou au Kirikiti. Ia na a e se finagalo ua a e o Faifeau, o le a latou nonofo nei e faia se mea fou, o le fai nei e Tupulaga Autalavou se au kirikiti, e afua mai ai i totonu o Ekalesia a le afio aga. E le mafai ona tafao solo lea tamaititi e le alu i se Lotu, te i lava ua auai i Fa alapotopotoga Kerisiano ona ta alo i le au Kirikiti a lenei afioaga, ia auai o se talavou i le Autalavou, ona e ta alo lea i lenei au kirikiti. Ae fa amalo le Finagalo ua a e i lenei Afioaga ae maise o Fa afeagaiga tau i le Lagi, mo le fa amaopoopoina o lenei fa amoemoe i le Tupulaga lalovaoa o le Afioaga. E tata muamua le au a le Mea ese, maua ai e 100 ae na o o le 10 a latou pe, ona tuli loa lea e le PYCCT. O tama na e ta a alo i le au o le Fetulele, ina ua uma le latou ta aloga ma le Lupelele, ia lea la ua malo ai Fetulele i le Lupelele, ma maua ai fo i e le Fetulele le fa alagiga ua pule nei i le lagi ma le vanimonimo. [ata: THA.] Ona fa ato a tata lea o le au a le PYCCT ma latou maua ai e 39 ae 19 pe, ia lea na manumalo ai le Mea ese i le latou ta aloga na faia nei. O tama ia na latou maua ai silia mo le Mea ese: Faleatua 21, Mulu 23, Iosua 14 ma Nu uuli e 9. O le aufa ate a o Viliamu, Tafa, Nu uuli na Dan ia ma isi sui te a. (Faaauau itulau 3) O le au malosi lena a le Mosiula, ina ua mae a le latou ta aloga ma le Mea ese i le Aso Toanai, pau lava le mea, o le maua e le fafine muamua le mea lena ua e nofo ai. [ata:tha.]

2 Page B2 samoa news, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Kings GM on Cousins trade: I had a better deal two days ago JOSH DUBOW, AP Sports Writer Sacramento general manager Vlade Divac headed into All- Star weekend convinced it was finally time to part ways with ultra-talented center DeMarcus Cousins. Befitting a franchise that appears headed to a 11th straight season without a playoff berth, the Kings even seemed to botch that. Sacramento dealt Cousins and forward Omri Casspi to New Orleans in exchange for Tyreke Evans, 2016 firstround draft pick Buddy Hield, Langston Galloway and firstand second-round draft picks this summer. When asked Monday why he didn t wait for a better offer closer to Thursday s trade deadline, Divac gave a curious response that raised more questions than it answered. Most likely we would get less because I had a better deal two days ago, Divac said. I don t want to go into details. I don t want to discuss the process. Cousins will now team with AMERICAN SAMOA POWER AUTHORITY Materials Management Office another former Kentucky big man who has developed into an NBA All-Star in New Orleans Anthony Davis. Cousins is averaging 27.8 points and 10.6 rebounds this season and can become a free agent in 2018 unless the Pelicans can sign him to an All-Star caliber extension. The Kings have not won more than 33 games in a season since drafting Cousins fifth overall in 2010 and grew tired of his antics that included frequent run-ins with coaches, media members and officials. He leads the NBA with 17 technical fouls this season, leading to a one-game suspension earlier this month. He will be suspended again after his next technical foul and every two beyond that for the rest of the regular season. Divac frequently mentioned culture and character when explaining the thought behind the deal, saying the franchise needed a change despite being only 1 1/2 games behind Denver for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. I really love DeMarcus, Divac said. I think he s a great Po Box PPB, Pago Pago American Samoa Phone No.: (684) Fax No.: (684) bids@aspower.com REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) RFP No: ASPA WTR Closing Date & Time: March 17, 2017 Issuance Date: February 15, 2017 No later than 2:00 p.m. local time The American Samoa Power Authority issues a Request For Proposal (RFP) to invite qualified firms to submit formal, written proposals for the: PAGO PAGO TO FAGASA SERVICE AREA WATER SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM UPGRADE Submission An Original and one PDF copy of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: RFP NO. ASPA WTR Pago Pago to Fagasa Service Area Water Supply Distribution System Upgrade Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Friday, March 17, 2017: Materials Management Office American Samoa Power Authority P.O. Box PPB Pago Pago, American Samoa Attn: Procurement Manager Any proposal received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined as being non-responsive. Document The RFP package outlining the proposal requirements is available at The Materials Management Office at ASPA s Tafuna Compound and may also be obtained from our Website: Right of Rejection American Samoa Power Authority reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the best interests of the American Samoa Power Authority or the public. Approved for Issuance: Utu Abe Malae, Executive Director FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, file photo, Sacramento Kings DeMarcus Cousins, right, drives past Los Angeles Lakers Larry Nance Jr. during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. A person familiar with the situation said Sunday that the Sacramento Kings have agreed to trade Cousins and Omri Casspi to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Tyreke Evans, 2016 first-round draft pick Buddy Hield, Langston Galloway and first- and second-round draft picks this summer. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) kid. It just wasn t a fit right now with what we re trying to do. I wish him all the best. I hope this will have a positive effect on his career. The deal to pair Cousins with Davis sends a message that the Pelicans are more concerned with making a 25-game push for the playoffs this spring then where they ll be drafting next offseason. Pelicans general manager Dell Demps previous attempts to provide Davis a requisite supporting cast has been under increasing scrutiny as losses have mounted New Orleans is 23-34, 2 ½ games out of the final playoff spot in the West with 25 games left. When the deal was made official Monday, Demps thanked Pelicans owner Tom Benson and top executives Mickey Loomis and Dennis Lauscha for their continued support and providing the resources for us to be successful. This is an exciting time for Pelicans fans as we continue our quest for long-term success, Demps said. The Kings, who are a game ahead of the Pelicans in the standings, will now enter rebuilding mode without Cousins. They could deal other veterans for prospects or picks before Thursday s deadline but even the rebuilding plan has issues. The Kings could be forced to swap first-round picks with Philadelphia this year and also owe the 76ers an unprotected 2019 pick as part of a trade in July 15 made to create salary cap room to sign Rajon Rondo, Kosta Koufos and Marco Belinelli. Only Koufos is still in Sacramento. This trade does increase Sacramento s chances at two firstround picks this year because they only have to give up their top pick to Chicago if it falls outside the top 10. The pick from New Orleans is top-three protected. We feel very strong about this draft this year, Divac said. It s very strong, stronger than the past few years. It s time to start fresh. The Kings also get the 23-year-old Hield, who won the Wooden Award at Oklahoma last year before being drafted sixth overall by the Pelicans. Hield has struggled as a rookie, averaging 8.6 points per game in 20.4 minutes per contest, while shooting 39.2 percent from the field and 36.9 percent from 3-point range. He s talented guy, Divac said. His work ethic is exactly what we want here. Evans, who can play point guard, shooting guard or small forward, will be entering a second stint in Sacramento, where he was drafted in 2009 and went on to be Rookie of the Year. Galloway has been a solid reserve, providing scoring punch from the perimeter. Casspi has been playing about 19 minutes a game for the Kings this season, averaging 5.9 points and 4.1 rebounds.

3 samoa news, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Page B3 Tala o Ta aloga Kirikiti Mai itulau 1 O tama na tele o latou ai ma maua foi le aisilia mo le PCYCT: Lia 11, Sheck 9, ma le Susuga le Faifeau o Vaimoli e 3. ASO TOFI: I A VAI, MALAELOA (3-0) VS TUNA ULA, FAGAITUA (1-1). O le ta aloga lea e iloa ai po o fea le TUNA e manaia i le taumafa, fai mai poo le TUNA lea e maua i Fagaitua, po o le TUNA ua e maua i le vai i Malaeloa. E fai mai nisi ua masani i le i a lea e i Fagaitua, e silisili atu le taumafa i lenei tuna ona o le lelei o vaitafe ia e tata a ai, ae fai mai fo i tagata Malaeloa, e sili atu le latou i a ona lelei. O nei mau e lua na saili po o a manumalo, o le mau fa a-malaeloa e sili atu le manaia o le latou i a ai lo o se isi i a. Peita i, o lea se mumufalo na faia e fa atusa i ai le ta aloga matagofie a Malaeloa I a Vai ma le Tunaula mai Fagaitua. Na muamua tata le tama o le I a Vai mai i Malaeloa, o le mea e ofo ai le to atele na maimoaina lea ta aloga, e 10 pe a le I a Vai mai i Malaeloa, ae fa ato a 38 a latou ai. Ona o le fa atamala lava i le afa mulimuli o le Tunaula, na alai ona toe oso mai ai ta a le auvaega lea ma o o ai i luga i le 100 ai ae toe tasi lava le pe lea na su e atu e le aufa ate a ma le talitua a. Ia e foliga mai, e i u a ina sa o le mau a Malaeloa i le latou i a (tuna). E ui lava ina manaia fa ate a ma le talitua-a a le Tunaula, ae ina ua mase ese e le tuna e o mai i le vaitafe lea i Malaeloa, ua amata ona se e atu i se tulaga faigata, e faigata ona toe pu e mai. Ae sa le fa avaivai ai le Tunaula, i le latou taumafai atu e ta u mai e sili le latou tuna, ia ae ua le tutu a ai le I a Vai i le taofiofiina ma le puipuiga o latou ai e 100 ae 18 pe. O le tama Faga e suafa ia Lua, e ta alo mai i le au lea o le I a Vai, na ofo ai le to atele i le tilotilo i le isi pito, ae alu lana ta i le isi itu, na ia maua ai e 6, a o le taulealea e pe le isi a ao. Na tulia loa e le Tuna ula ma na maua ai e 75 ae uma loa o latou pe e 19, ma ua fa ailoa ai la i i, e sili lava le TUNA a Malaeloa nai le Tuna lea e maua mai i Fagaitua. Na maua e le tama lea o Garmaine ai e 12, soso o ai ma ai a Rodney 10, Utusi a e 9, le tu ufa atasiga e 75 ai ae ma ea loa pe e 19, lea la na ma ea ai le ta aloga. O le mataina ia o fa ate a a le Tuna ula, o le tama o Va atofu, Viliamu, Tafa, Nu uuli ma Dan, e o o lava ina mafai e nei tama te a ona te a uma i se ta aloga atoa, e le pei o tama matutua o loo te a i le kirikiti. Manaia a latou mulumu, le tama o Kosi ma Salesa. O tama o le I a Vai ia Uale ma Logi, e le i suia lava, a o tama na ai silia o Uale 26, Ave 17, Rev. Faigata 10. ASO FARAILE: PYCCT, PAVAIA I (0-2) VS SINAPATI TAFUNA, (1-2) E le afaina o le mea sili ua toe fo i mai le au a le Autalavou o Pavaia i, lea na fetaui ma tama matutua i le kirikiti o Sinapati, e ui lava ina vaai atu i le aufa ate a, ae a o o ina feitaia i ma nai tamaiti laiti, ona pau lea o le mea e o o i ai, o le sasa i le fusi pa u, ia maini le pa u. O sa u fa amataga e fai i le latou ta aloga, na o se mea e fa amanatu atu, vaai fa alelei le au a le PYCCT i tausaga o lumana i nei, o lenei e ta a alo ai Faifeau, ua uma fo i ona fa amanuia i le au, ia pogisa a latou tino ae malamala a latou mata, ma manuia i lenei taleni. E le o le taimi nei, a o tausaga o lumanai.e manatua fo i o au nei ua tele matati a na faia mai e le Tama Samoa Moni ma le Sinapati. Ae maise lava le Sinapati ua tele matati a na latou fa atutuina, e pito i tele o latou siamupini soso o mo le 5 tausaga, mai le Ona toe siamupini fo i lea i le isi lua tausaga ( ), ma le tausaga e (2011). A o le au a Tama Samoa Moni, e pei ona fa amatalaina e le Fetailaiga a Tulau ulu, I le tausaga e amata mai i le 1969 e o o mai i le tausaga e 1974, e lima foi tausaga, o siamupini pea lava i Tutuila i le taimi o le liki o le Sisiga Fu a. Na muamua tata le au a le autalavou PYCCT mai Pavaia i, lea na maua ai ai e 31 ae 19 pe, ia na o o le to afa pe, ia ae maua uma ai a lea autalavou e le Sinapati. O se taimi muamua fo i lenei o le fa ate a a Sinapati, o JR Sale ma Tofiga, e le suia ai a laua te a, na iloa lelei e Asiata Moefa atasi Sale, e leai se mea e toe suia ai fa ate a a ana tama ia. Na fai mai Asiata, E le ai fasimoli fo i te a a la u fanau nei, o JR Sale ma Tofiga. ASO TOANA I: FET- ULELE (3-0) VS LUPELELE (0-1). O le tasi fo i lenei o ta aloga na su e ai po o ai e mamao lona lele i lea ta aloga, ua iloa nei, e mamao le mea e lele ai le Fetu nai lo le Lupe, ae felelei uma e pei o le la natura. Na muamua tata le au a le Fetulele ae talitua a le Lupelele. O se ta aloga e le iloa po o taeao po le a e mafua ai ona mase ese e le mutia, ae sa alolofa lava le au matamata isi au a le Lupelele. (Faaauau itulau 6) AMERICAN SAMOA COMMUNITY COLLEGE INVITATION FOR BIDS IFB No. ASCC# Due Date and Time: February 24, 2017 Date of Issuance: January 30, 2017 No Later than 2:00p.m. Local Time The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) and funded under Title III College Accelerated Preparatory Program (CAPP) issues an Invitation for Bids (IFB) from qualified and licensed firms to provide the following: COMPUTER DESKTOPS, LAPTOPS, PRINTERS, COPIERS, PROJECTORS, & OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS FOR ASCC SUBMISSION: Original and five copies of the Invitation for Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: ASCC IFB# Computer Desktops, Laptops & Other Instructional & Miscellaneous for ASCC. Bids are to be sent to the following address and will be received no later than 2:00p.m. Local Time, Friday, February 24, ASCC Procurement Office Mapusaga Campus, Pago Pago, American Samoa Attn: Jessie Su esu e, Procurement Officer Any bids received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened and will be determined as being non-responsive. DOCUMENTS: The IFB complete package detailing requirements is available at the ASCC Procurement Office, Mapusaga Campus during normal working hours and may also be obtained by ing j.suesue@amsamoa.edu RIGHT OF REJECTION: The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted bid proposals that are not in the best interest of the college or the public. Approved for Issuance by; Dr. Rosevonne Makaiwi Pato President, American Samoa Community College (ASCC)

4 Page B4 samoa news, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 No. 12 Ohio State uses hot start to upset No. 2 Maryland COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State got off to a sizzling start and then held off Maryland to get one of the biggest wins in school history. Kelsey Mitchell scored 31 points to lead five players in double figures as the 12thranked Buckeyes shot 63 percent from the floor in taking down the No. 2 Terrapins on Monday night. The Buckeyes haven t beaten such a highly ranked team in 24 years. Ohio State (24-5, 14-1 Big Ten) scored 35 points in the first 10 minutes on 14 for 18 shooting, led by nine at the half and held on as Maryland rallied in second half. The victory had Ohio State forward Shayla Cooper waxing lyrical afterward. Cooper played her last game at Value City Arena, which on Monday contained a vocal, hyped-up crowd of 6,500. When the ball is moving like that, it s so beautiful, she said. It s like an orchestra out there. It s just like soft jazz music. It s just so beautiful, and everyone was feeling it. It s just a beautiful sight. Thanks to a 14-0 run at the end of the third quarter, Maryland climbed back in the game and was down by two at the start of the fourth. They trailed by six with 1:29 left, but had to start fouling and couldn t make up the deficit. The loss was only the second for the Terps this season and their first in the Big Ten. Their last was a six-point setback to No. 1 UConn on Dec. 29. We ve got to get better, said a dejected Shatori Walker- Kimbrough, who led Maryland with 29 points. The Terps shot 42 percent, after averaging 50 percent this season. Cooper had 20 points and nine rebounds, and Alexa Hart added 15 for the Buckeyes, who won their 10th straight game. Brionna Jones had 21 points on aggressive play in the paint, and Destiny Slocum had 15 for Maryland (26-2, 14-1). I thought Ohio State was sensational, Maryland coach Brenda Frese. That s the best I ve seen them. Their first quarter punch really impacted us hard. They were really clicking on all cylinders. WHAT A START Ohio State jumped out to a lead at the end of the first quarter, led by Mitchell s 15, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc. The Buckeyes shot an astounding 77.8 percent in the frame and put together a 12-0 run. They were 5 for 6 overall from 3-point range. When you ve got Kelsey Mitchell on the floor, that can happen a lot, Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff said. After going up by 15 early in the second quarter, Ohio State came down to earth, and led at the half. I thought we were very stagnant in the first half, Frese said. I m disappointed in our transition game. I think we didn t push like we normally push, and it caused some troubles. BIG PICTURE: Maryland: Stunning loss for the Terps, who likely will get another go at Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament. Ohio State: The biggest win of the season for a team on a AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Kalani Brown put Baylor on her big shoulders and gave the Lady Bears a huge boost toward yet another Big 12 title. Brown scored 35 points and No. 4 Baylor grabbed a onegame lead in the league standings over No. 6 Texas with a tough win over the Longhorns on Monday night. Baylor trailed most of the way, but stayed close as Brown dominated under the basket with her 6-foot-7 frame. Her five straight points in the fourth quarter keyed a 9-0 Baylor run that opened up lead. She also grabbed 13 rebounds and Baylor outscored Texas in the paint I didn t know I had it in me, Maryland s Destiny Slocum, right, drives the lane against Ohio State s Tori McCoy during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) hot streak at just the right time, despite the loss of their best rebounder and No. 2 scorer, Stephanie Mavunga. Buckeyes now in position to win the Big Ten regular season title. I think we can do something Brown said. We held together and it worked for us. She had to do it after the Lady Bears played most of the game without senior guard and scoring leader Alexis Jones, who left with a knee problem early in the first half. Baylor attempted only one 3-pointer the entire game and that was a miss and continually pushed the ball inside to Brown who made layup after layup and went 15 of 16 from the free throw line. The win puts Baylor (26-2, 15-1) by itself at the top of the Big 12 with two games left for both teams. Texas (21-6, 14-2) closed within three points three times in the final 35 seconds, but Brooke McCarty s 3-pointer after a Baylor turnover bounced off the rim just before the final buzzer. McCarty finished with 16 points Monday night for Texas, which dropped its second straight loss after a 19-game win streak. Texas beat Baylor in Waco in overtime two weeks earlier, a win that had snapped a 14-game losing streak to the Lady Bears. Everybody wanted to say we were stale food and there s a new sheriff in town, Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. When you are a championship program, you go down fighting... They gutted it out. The comments by Mulkey, who has taken some pointed shots at rivals over her career, seemed to rankle Texas coach Karen Aston, who acknowledged the Big 12 title may be lost. McCarty finished with 16 points for Texas, which dropped special, Mitchell said. LONGTIME COMING: This was the first win for Ohio State over a team ranked No. 1 or No. 2 since the Buckeyes topped second-ranked Iowa on March 7, Brown s 35 points lead Baylor over Texas in key Big 12 win Baylor forward Nina Davis, left, and Texas forward Audrey- Ann Caron-Goudreau, right, battle for control of the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Seeking Office & Retail Space? $99 Move In SPECIAL Prime Location Downtown (684) * (684) info@tediofsamoa.com its second straight loss after a 19-game win streak. I m well aware we ve got to talk about sheriffs and all kinds of crap. But I thought we played really hard and we just didn t win, said Aston, who spent a season as an assistant for Mulkey in I m over all that mess. There should be a lot of appreciation for the way these two teams play the game. BIG PICTURE Baylor: Baylor avoided its first regular-season sweep by a Big 12 opponent since the season and put itself in excellent position to earn at least a share of a seventh consecutive league championship. Jones health could be a problem if she s held out for a long time. She s had surgery on both knees and Mulkey said she ll be examined further Tuesday. Texas: The Longhorns will have to shake off letting this one get away. Over two games this season, Texas has only trailed the Lady Bears a total of four minutes but will need some help to win their first Big 12 title since Now Texas has to worry about holding on to a possible No. 2 seed for the NCAA Tournament. We need to not worry about (the Big 12) right now. It s not in our hands, Aston said. TEED UP Mulkey got a technical foul within the first minute. Fortunately for her, the game official who charged her with it walked away rather than give her a chance to get another that would have tossed her from the game.

5 samoa news, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Page B5 Morris, Thomas lead Iowa St past Texas Tech, in OT LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) It was pointed out to Iowa State coach Steve Prohm that his team won at Kansas earlier this year. Still, he insisted, this overtime win against Texas Tech Monday was the best road win of the season. This is the best road win today, there s no question about it, Prohm said. We win next Friday, that will be the best road win. (Texas Tech) is tough, man. I told the guys, you can talk about the (Kansas) game when we re 40. Right now, we re trying to get as many road wins as we possibly can. Monte Morris had 23 points and Matt Thomas added 20 for the Cyclones, which were held without a field goal for the final four-plus minutes of overtime but capitalized on making seven of 10 free throws in the extra period. I knew we were up two and we were hoping they didn t take a three, Morris said of Texas Tech s final possession, in which it didn t get a shot off before the final buzzer. Worst case, it was going to double (overtime). Donovan (Jackson) did a great job of stopping the basketball. And they ran out of time. Good thing we were on the other end of it today. Naz Mitrou-Long added 16 points for Iowa State (18-9, 10-5 Big 12), but fouled out along with Deonte Burton. Both were unavailable in overtime. Texas Tech (17-11, 5-10) was led by 17 points from Niem Stevenson and 16 points apiece from Justin Gray and Zach Smith. Entering Monday, Texas Tech s last two losses at TCU and home against Kansas were each decided by one point. Red Raiders coach Chris Beard quickly interjected when a question was posted to Gray about what transpired on Texas Tech s last possession. I got it, Justin I saw a team that fights their asses off that s been in a lot of close games, Beard said. That represents their school well. Their town. Guys that go to class every day and do the right thing. And a coaching staff that believes in the players. And we find ourselves in another one possession game. Jackson hit two free throws to give Iowa State the lead, 79-78, for good with 1:55 left in overtime. Matt Thomas made two more foul shots and Morris added a third to make it with 17 seconds to go. Keenan Evans made a layup seven seconds later to pull Texas Tech within two and the Red Raiders fouled Nick Weiler-Babb, who missed both free throws, with 6.7 second remaining. Smith rebounded the second miss but Texas Tech didn t get off a shot; Devon Thomas hit a 3, but it came just after the buzzer. Just a lot of grit and toughness, Thomas said. (Mitrou- Long and Burton) fouled out at the end and different guys had to step up late in the game. Nick (Weiler-Babb) and Donovan (Jackson) both did that. Nick had a bunch of rebounds, Donovan had some big plays. Made his free throws. At the end of regulation, the Cyclones were called for an over-and-back while bringing the ball up court with the game tied 73-73, which gave the Red Raiders the ball with 1.3 seconds left. On the ensuing inbounds pass, Gray fired a turn-around jumper that hit the rim. Texas Tech s Niem Stevenson (10) tries to shoot the ball over Iowa State s Deonte Burton (30) and Monte Morris (11) during an NCAA college basketball game in Lubbock, Texas, Monday, Feb. 20, (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP) CHANNEL * (E) English Subtitles 47 * (L)-Live Programming/News * (R)-Rerun *Note: If you need this Schedule, <hyunhwilee@gmail.com>. and I will send it to you every wee k! TRUTH of DOKDO! < < NATIONAL PACIFIC INSURANCE LIMITED Working with the Community TEL: FAX:

6 Page B6 samoa news, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Tala o Ta aloga Kirikiti Mai itulau 3 A e ane ua pei o se masani lava a le Lupelele ia, ina ua fa asolosolo ane ina ta le 9:00 i le taeao, ae pei lava o se mea e fai e le isi itu talitua a, e feita pe a a leai se latou polo e le pa u. E maua lelei le 23 o polo pa u a le talitua a a le Lupelele, po o le isi mea, ai ona ua fia aai nai tama, ae usu po mai i le malae i Fagaalu ona o latou e tatala malae ma Tula o le mea fa apea e tupu, pe a le faia se malu o le taeao. Na maua lelei le 100 ai a le Fetulele ae fa atoa 15 o latou pe, ona o ifo lea o le Lupelele e tuli, ma o le mea na tupu, na fai ai faiga a le fa ate a lea o Sam i le 9 lelei o ana olo na maua i lea ta aloga. E 72 ai ae atoa maua loa pe 19 a le Lupelele, ma ua iloa ai le lele a le Fetu nai lo o le Lupe, e gata lava i luga o moso oi ma le malili si Lupe, ae o le Fetulele i lenei tausaga, e ta ata a mai i le vateatea. O le au ai silia a le Fetulele: Pita 14, Fala 13 ma Kasa 12, o le latou au fa ate a o Sam (9) ana pe, e Tanielu (2), Kasa ma Paki. O le manaia ia o le fa ate a a le Lupelele, e ta ita i mai e si tama o Enoka, Lapana, Setu, Sipa ma Kelly, a o Lapana 24 ai, ma o ia lea na maua le ai silia a le Lupelele. MEA ESE (1-2) V MOSIULA (2-1). Oka se ta aloga ina a manaia, o se ta aloga a au ua masani i le kirikiti, leitioa a fesili le toeaina tauaso i lona atali i, Sole o ai la e ta a alo nei i Fagaalu? Fai atu le atali i, O Fagaitua ma Masefau. Ae o a fea e ta a alo ai le Mea ese ma Mosiula?. Fai atu le atali i, O le Mosiula le igoa o le au a Masefau, a o le Mea ese le igoa o le au a Alofau fai mai fo i na e ta alo kirikiti. Fai mai le toeaina, Se ua sui igoa o au, na ou ta alo o fa aigoa ai. Ae sau loa e alu, savali loa manu lea fa atoa ta le valu, e fetaui lou o o ma le ta o le tolu. Na tata muamua le Mea ese $80 Daily Rate *NEW* $120 Daily 2013 Hyundai Sonata Automatic (Red Car) 2015 Kia Sedona Automatic maua lelei o latou ai e 100 ae fa atoa 18 ia pe, na tuli loa lea e Mosiula a latou ai, na tupu fo i i lea tausaga ua te a, i le liki a le Moso oi, le vevela o le ta aloga a nei au e lua. A o lea fo i ua toe fai, na matua i faigata lava i le Mosiula, ona ta te a fa atelegese a le Mea ese. O le manaia o le togi atu o te a fa asilou a le pe a lea o Viliamu, a e vaai i ai, e pei oni tamaiti e lei iloa ta le polo kirikiti. O le mea lea ua ou iloaina i le au a le Mosiula, e valelea tele e ta te a fa atelegese. Se taualu fo i se taimi o tau fa afetui mai le taaga o se polo, ae i ai le taimi ua fa aaoga mai ai te a masau e le Mea ese, ia talie foi le Mosiula e te a na ma e fiafia tele i ai. A vaai atu le Mea ese ua taulavea i latou i tele o ova lua ia, ona toe aumai fo i lea o silou te a ia. Ia o le malie ia o taimi o luluti le ta aloga, na finau ai le au a Masefau e lua ai ia na tuli i le taimi na pa u ai le polo, a o le mea na tupu, ua taufai tilotilo uma fa amasino i le mea lea e i ai le polo, ae galo ona tilotilo le tasi o i laua i le tuliga o le ai. Na finau loa fa amasino ma le au a le Mosiula, ia a o le taimi lena e sauni ta ai le kapeteni a le Mosiula, na savali mai loa le kapeteni fono mamao mai loa i le Komiti, E sili ona ave ese le fa amasino le la ona o le le mafaufau mai i le latou tapuaiga. Ae ua iloa lelei lava o le taimi lena ua le iloa se au e malo, lena ua o o mai ai i mafaufau o tama ta a alo le fa alogona lena, o le popolevale, talu le finau o le ta aloga. Ia sa toe solosolo malie lava lea, ma na mae a le ta aloga o mai loa au e lua, ia fautua loa i ai le Komiti Fa afoe i le kapeteni a le Mosiula. Na toe teuteuina mea na pisa ai au e lua. Malo le Mosiula ina ua maua le 100 a le Mea ese, ae o loo tata lava le latou pe lona O&O INC. CAR RENTAL PO Box 3897, Pago Pago, AS Located in Nu uuli (O&O Inc. Wholesale) $90 Daily Rate $90 Daily Rate 19, ia ta loa latou ai fa asili mai ai ma ai e 112 ae uma le latou pe. Ia na toe o mai le au a le Mea ese e toe tuli ia ai ia e 112 a le Mosiula, ae toe tasi lava o le masaga lea a le Mea ese, e tasi lava le te a, ma ta mai loa e le tama ta, ma se e ma sapo mai ai i tua ma malo ai le Mosiula i le Mea ese. O se ta aloga foi lea ua fa aali uma ia fa ate a laiti a le Mosiula, le tama o Tuvalu ma Selu, ao le fanau laiti foi lea na aumai e le Mea ese, o Tu u Tanielu po o JD. O tama na ai silia o le Mea ese: Nu ulelei 25, Iosua 14, Faleatua 13, ma fa ate a o Chen, Viliamu, Iosua ma Vito, ma mulumu o Pago, ia Vito ma isi tama na fesoasoani i le mulumuina o polo. E lua (2) na maua e Vito. O tama na ai silia a le Mosiula, o Loia (16), Kris (12), Tom (11), Sefo 10, Sofa i 14, ma a latou fa ate a o Tuvalu, Vaitogi, Faresa, Sililo ma Selu. AETO (0-2) V SEA ULA (2-0). O se mea fou ua iloga mai, o le au a le Aeto ua fa atonutonu atu le taimi e te a ai e latou fa ate a latou polo, ma ua fai si umi ai o le ta aloga faitaulia i le va o le latou au ma le Sea ula mai Aoa. O lo ua matauina fo i ua i ai le isi suite a a le Aeto, le susuga Savaliga, ma ua amata mai fo i si ona tau au. Ona ua umi lea ta aloga, sa va aia le tu uva a ese atu o tagala mamita, ae tutumau lava isi ona o le fia iloa o se i uga lelei i lea fetauiga. Na tata le Seaula, mai i Aoa, e 45 ai ae na o le to afa tagata ua pe. Ua laki lava ua oo pe a le Seaula i le sefulu tasi (11) ae na o le to alima na pe a le Seaula, ae maua ai e 100, le mea lea ua ta ape ai le to atele o tagata na fia maimoaina le ta aloga a le Seaula. Ia ma manumalo tama o le Seaula. O tama na latou maua ai silia mo le Seaula, Apiuta 21, Lautasi 21, Sione 15, Lauasa 14 ma Ariani 10, o le au te a, o Asovalu ma Logi, o le au a le Eagle, e le maua se fa amauga Toyota Corolla Automatic (White Car) 2010 Toyota Tundra Automatic (White Truck) Contact Information: Jiin Jang ( ) or Tafa Leaupepe Office: Fax: ooeinc@gmail.com Ankiel says he drank vodka before starts to tame anxiety FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2016, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Alex Reyes delivers during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh. After missing the first 50 games of last season for a second positive drug test, hard-throwing right hander Alex Reyes made up for lost time _ working his way back through Triple A before a dazzling lateseason audition (1.57 ERA in 46 innings) in the majors. While it s uncertain if Reyes will start the season in the rotation or bullpen, he s one of the favorites to win the Rookie of the Year award in the National League. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) ST. LOUIS (AP) Rick Ankiel says he drank vodka before his first two starts in 2001 to quell anxiety after throwing five wild pitches in one inning during the previous season s playoffs. Ankiel detailed his experience during an interview with 590 The Fan on Monday. Ankiel had a promising rookie season as a 20-yearold with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2000, but he lost his control in the postseason. He pitched the first game of an NL Division Series against Atlanta and became the first major leaguer with five wild pitches in one inning. He said he was scared to death before his first start the next season against Randy Johnson and the Arizona Diamondbacks and turned to alcohol to suppress his nerves. I know I have no chance, he said. Feeling the pressure of all that, right before the game, I get a bottle of vodka. I just started drinking vodka. Lo and behold, it kind of tamed the monster, and I was able to do what I wanted. Ankiel pitched five innings and got the win against Arizona. I m sitting on the bench feeling crazy, I have to drink vodka to pitch through this, he added. It worked for that game. I had never drank before a game before. It was one of those things like the yips, the monster, the disease... it didn t fight fair, so I felt like I wasn t going to fight fair either. Ankiel drank again before his next start against Houston. This time, anxiety took over the alcohol, and he walked five, hit a batter and threw a wild pitch. He said he didn t drink before games after that. Ankiel has co-written a book, The Phenomenon: Pressure, the Yips and the Pitch that Changed My Life, with Tim Brown, which is set for release April 18. The left-hander finished second in rookie of the year voting in 2000 before falling apart in the playoffs. After his lousy start against the Braves, he made two more appearances that postseason, walking five and throwing four more wild pitches over 1 1/3 innings. Ankiel never regained his form and made his final pitching appearance in He returned to the Cardinals in 2007 as an outfielder and played in the majors until I think the overall lesson from the book is about getting back up, Ankiel said. You re going to get knocked down... everyone gets knocked down.

7 samoa news, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Page B7 Olympic organizers say winter sports set for boom in Asia SAPPORO, Japan (AP) Lee Hee-beom, the head of the Pyeongchang organizing committee, expects the 2018 Olympics to usher in a new era for winter sports in Asia. While the region has traditionally lagged behind North America and Europe in terms of winter sports competition, staging the next two Winter Olympics in Asia would significantly shift the balance, Lee said. With Pyongchang 2018 and Beijing 2022, winter sports will move from Europe and North American to Asia, said Lee who is attending the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo. We will have more sports fans among Asians because of Pyeongchang 2018 and Beijing The Pyeongchang Games will mark the second time the Olympics have been staged in South Korea, which hosted the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul. Construction workers are putting the finishing touches on the 12 competition venues in Pyeongchang and Gangneung, including six new facilities that organizers say are about 96 percent complete on average. The athletes and media villages, an international broadcasting center, and a pentagonal stadium that will host the opening and closing ceremonies are expected to be finished by September. Lee said he didn t think a recent scandal at Olympic sponsor Samsung will impact the Games. A South Korean court has approved the arrest of a billionaire heir to Samsung accused of bribery and other charges in connection to a massive corruption scandal that engulfed the president and riveted the nation. Samsung has already committed to sponsoring the IOC and the Pyeongchang organizing committee, Lee said. Even with the recent scandal, I don t think (the Olympic sponsorship) will be affected, Lee added. We already have the agreements, and Samsung has already donated and has agreed to sponsor (the Olympics). So I don t think it will be affected. Questioned over a lack of infrastructure at the site of alpine skiing in Jeongseon, Lee said improvements were being made. Two new hotels are being constructed and the road to Jeongseon is being expanded from two lanes to four lanes, Lee said. By the Games time we will have some hotel rooms. The construction of venues is almost done so we will now focus on building roads, hotels, restaurants. Lee also said North Korea deserved to participate in Pyeongchang if they maintained the Olympic principles. Sports are separate from politics, Lee said. As I continually mention, we will keep the basic principle of IOC which says peace is one of the priorities. Those who like peace Former Derby, Preakness winner Charismatic dies LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Former Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Charismatic, whose bid for the Triple Crown ended with a dramatic leg injury as he neared the finish line in the Belmont Stakes, has died at a thoroughbred retirement farm in Kentucky. The striking chestnut horse that won the first two legs of the Triple Crown in 1999 was found dead in his stall Sunday at Old Friends farm near Georgetown, Kentucky, the farm said. Right now, everyone is pretty much inconsolable, Old Friends President Michael Blowen said Monday. He was a really tough horse and he deserved a much longer retirement... Everyone at Old Friends takes solace from the few great months that this great champion gave us. The stallion ate all his food Saturday and looked fine, Blowen said. He said Monday night that preliminary results from a necropsy indicate that Charismatic suffered a fractured pelvis, which caused the horse to hemorrhage. The farm said Charismatic was 21. Charismatic arrived at Old Friends last December after a long stud career in Japan. He quickly became a favorite among the farm s visitors in central Kentucky. He connected with people that would come here and tell us stories about what that horse meant to them when he won the Kentucky Derby, and then when he broke his leg in the Belmont, Blowen said. He was just a touchstone for people s own personal history with horse racing that very few horses could match. should participate and can participate and North Korea is no exception, they still can participate if they maintain the Olympic spirit. Relations between the two Koreas have worsened since North Korea conducted two nuclear tests and a string of rocket launches last year as it continues to expand its nuclear weapons and missile programs. North Korea is taking part in the ongoing Asian Winter Games which Lee cited as a promising sign. On NHL players taking part in Pyeongchang, Lee said he met recently with league officials in New York and said he expected the players to be in South Korea. Position Title Position Type Job Opening Report to: EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY WIRELESS (CELLULAR) ENGINEER MANAGER Posting Date Career Service Deadline One (1) Starting Salary Chief Technical Officer FLSA Human Resources Division American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (A.S.T.C.A.) P.O. Box M Tafuna, American Samoa An Equal Opportunity Employer February 15, 2017 March 3, 2017/4:00 pm Commensurate with qualification and experience. Exempt This position is located in the Engineering Division of the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA). Work is generally performed in a standard office environment, but also includes activities that occur in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings. Some exposure to varied weather conditions may be required. Education/ Experience: Duties & Responsibilities Skills American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) Major Responsibilities: Minimum Requirements & Qualifications Bachelors of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field from an accredited college or university. Must have at least four (4) years of processional experience in the maintenance of microwave and cellular technology. Must have the ability to read, write and speak Samoan and English fluently. Any computer-related experience is a plus. Installs and optimize cellular communications systems by adjusting software parameters and radio frequency (RF) components of cell sites to ensure optimum system operation; Analyze performance of WCDMA and LTE 4G cellular system and microwave system; Responsible for measuring, logging and WCDMA and LTE verifying cellular and microwave system; Monitors and measures voice quality and analyze cellular traffic patterns; Installs, maintains, and troubleshoots TDM circuits using DAC s with SS7 and IP circuits using switches/routers; Familiar Spectrum Analyzers, Communications Analyzers, to test enb and X2 interface 4G LTE RF network Familiar with WCDMA architecture and RF KPI. Familiar with VoLTE principles with ims and SBC, SIP interface and connectivity Validate RF performance, quality and reliability, KPI of the enb. Familiar with LTE architecture and maintenance of Core Packet (EPC), MME, S-GW, PDSN, P-GW, Familiar with the LTE interfaces, X2, S1, S2b, S3, S4,S5,S6,S7, S10, S11, SGi, etc, Logical Channels Familiar with LTE connections for CALEA and E911 Phase 2 Familiar with implementing and testing Roaming, and SMSC. Familiar with ASR 5000 series as PDSN programming, operations and maintenance. Excellent team work and interpersonal skills; Ability to coordinate with different departments/divisions; Excellent communications and networking skills; Good with number and exceptional presentation skills; Strong Technical Skills; Organizational Skills; Team working Skills; Analytical skills; Ability to lead and supervise.e by attending design workshops; reviewing professional publications, participating in professional societies; Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. All other responsibilities as required by higher authority Qualified applicants: Please submit a completed ASTCA Employment Application with a copy of your resume to address listed below by the deadline listed above. Please attach copies of credentials and transcripts. Candidates selected for hire must pass examinations (when applicable), pre-employment clearances & test negative on pre-employment drug test. ASTCA reserves the right to waive education and experience requirements as necessary. Qualified Applicants Apply To: Lee Hee-beom, president and CEO of the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG), delivers speech during a media conference in Sapporo, northern Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 21, Lee expects the 2018 Olympics to usher in a new era for winter sports in Asia. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Tel: (684) ext. 408 Fax: (684) inquiries: seinia.moira. astca@gmail.com

8 Page B8 samoa news, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Le Lali Silia $400,000 na le maua DBAS ina ua taofia tupe tului o nonogatupe Le peresetene o le Faletupe o Atina e a le malo ia Ruth Matagi-Fa atili. [ata AF] tusia Ausage Fausia E tusa ma le $400,000 se vaega tupe a le Faletupe o Atina e a le malo o Amerika Samoa (DBAS) ua le toe maua, ina ua taofia le totogiina lea e ni isi o le atunuu o tupe tului mai a latou nonogatupe i se taimi o le E eseese uma lava mataupu na fesiligia ai e afioga i Senatoa le peresetene o le Faletupe o Atina e, Ruth Matagi-Fa atili, i le taimi o lana iloiloga i le vaiaso na te a nei, ina ua toe filifilia o ia e le afioga i le ali i kovana ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga e toe avea ma peresetene o le Faletupe o Atina e. O le mae a ai o le iloiloga a le Komiti o le Sailiga o le Tamaoaiga o le malo, lea e ta ita ifono ai le afioga i le ali i senatoa ia Galea i M. Tu ufuli, ae na fa atautaia e le afioga i le ali i senatoa ia Nuanuaolefeagaiga S. Nua ina ua le fa atasi atu le afioga ia Galea i, na pasia ai loa e le maota maualuga le suafa o Matagi-Fa atili i le palota fulisia e Ina ua fesiligia e le afioga i le ali i senatoa ia Paepae Faiai le molimau pe fia se vaega tupe a le malo ua le maua ina ua taofia le toe totogiina o tupe tului o ni isi o nonoga tupe a tagata o le atunu u, na saunoa ai le molimau e fa apea e $400,000. Na fesili le afioga i le ali i senatoa ia Magalei Logovi i i le molimau ina ia fa amanino i luma o le maota le mataupu e fa atatau i nonogatupe ia ua taofia le toe totogiina o tupe tuli, pe fa afefea ona totogi, ae na fa amanino e le molimau e fa apea, o nonogatupe ia ua taua i a latou fa amaumauga o nonotupe ua aveese, e le toe totogiina e le tagata e ana le nonogatupe le tupe tului, se i vagana ai le aofa i o le tupe lea o loo nofo aitalafu ai i le faletupe e tatau ona toe totogi. E na o le tausaga lava e 2010 na mafai ai ona faia le gaioiga e fa atatau i nonogatupe e taofia le toe totogiina o tupe tului e pei ona taua e le molimau, ae talu mai le taimi atoa sa avea ai o ia ma peresetene o le Faletupe, e leai ni nonogatupe na ia faia i ai lea tulaga. O ni isi o mataupu sa fesiligia e afioga i Senatoa, o le nonogatupe a le kamupani va alele a le Tausani, aemaise ai o fale sa fausia mai i nonogatupe o le polokalame o le 1602, lea e oo mai lava i le taimi nei e le o mafai ona nofoia le tele o ia fale, ona o tuutuuga o loo aiaia ai ituaiga tagata e mafai ona nonofo mautotogi ai. Saunoa Tuaolo M. Fruean e faapea, e tatau ona toe faia se feutanaiga i le va o le Faletupe o Atina e ma le ofisa o le feterale o loo fa atupeina maia i lenei polokalame, ina ia toe faia se teuteuga i aiaiga mo ituaiga tagata e mafai ona nonofo i fale nei, ona ua faigata ona maua ni tagata e nonofo i fale ua mae a ona fausia, ma fa a faigata ai i nai tagata e ana fale ona totogi a latou nonogatupe. Saunoa atili Tuaolo e fa apea, o se tasi o itu lelei e tatau ona oo i ai feutanaiga pe afai ae faia, o le vaavaai lea i tagata o loo galulue fa akonekarate i lalo o le malo, ina ia mafai ona nonofo i fale nei i se tau talafeagai, ina ia mafai ai ona maua e nai tagata (Faaauau itulau 9) C Y C Y M K M K

9 samoa news, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Page B9 Fesiligia Senatoa aitalafu a le Ofisa Soifua Maloloina i le PIMA C Y M K C Y M K Le Fa atonusili o le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina, Motusa T. Nua [ata AF] tusia Ausage Fausia E to atele afioga i Senatoa na latou fesiligia le Fa atonusili o le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina a le atunu u, le tofa a Motusa T. Nua i le taimi o lana iloiloga i le vaiaso na te a nei, e fa atatau i le vaega tupe lea o loo aitalafu ai le Matagaluega i le kamupani a le Pima Prevention Partnership (PPP), po o le PIMA. A o lei pasia e le maota maualuga tofiga a le kovana mo le tofa a Motusa i le vaiaso na te a nei, e toe avea ai o ia ma Fa atonusili o le Matagaluega i le palota e 16-0, na maua ai le avanoa e fa amanino ai e le ali i Fa atonu le aitalafu e pei ona to atele afioga i Senatoa sa fia malamalama i ai. Na faailoa e Tuaolo M. Fruean ia Motusa lona faitau i le nusipepa i se ripoti e fa atatau i se vaega tupe o loo aitalafu ai le malo i le kamupani a le PIMA, ma o loo ia fia malamalama pe aisea ua nofo aitalafu ai le malo i lea kamupani mai fafo. O le kamupani a le PIMA e pei ona fesiligia, o se kamupani mai le setete o Nevada e pei ona saunoa Motusa, lea sa latou ofoina mai se auaunaga mo le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina i le nofoaiga ua mavae atu, Silia $400,000 ma e oo mai lava i le taimi nei, o lo o i ai pili e lei mae a ona totogi o loo fa aauau ai pea feutanaiga i le va o le PIMA ma le Ofisa o le Loia Sili i se auala e totogi ai lenei vaega tupe. Na faamanino atili e Motusa e faapea, e $247,000 le vaega tupe o loo finau mai le PIMA o loo nofo aitalafu ai le Soifua Maloloina, ae ina ua mae a feutanaiga sa faia i le va o le kamupani ma le Ofisa o le Loia Sili, na manino ai e na o le $134,000 le pili sa o e tatau ona totogi, ae o le isi vaega tupe e $113,000 o lo o fesiligia. Saunoa atili Motusa e fa apea, o pili e pei ona fesiligia sa tutupu i le taimi ae lei avea o ia ma Faatonusili o le Matagaluega. Ina ua fesiligia e le afioga a Paepae Fai ai ia Motusa poo a galuega na fa atino e le kamupani a le PIMA, na taua ai e le Fa atonusili e fa apea, o galuega sa fa atinoina e sui o le kamupani sa malaga mai e aofia ai le tusiaina o talosaga mo vaega tupe fesoasoani mai le feterale, ma ina ua mae a ona fa atino e sui o le kamupani galuega mo le Matagaluega o Auaunaga ma Tautua Lautele, na fa asolo atu ai loa i le Matagaluega o le (Faaauau itulau 12) Mai itulau 8 e ana fale se vaega tupe e fesoasoani ai i le toe totogiina o a latou nonogatupe. Na fesili le afioga i le ali i senatoa ia Satele Galu Satele i le molimau, pe fa amaonia tala o loo pisapisao ai le atunu u, fai mai e tele nonogatupe ua fa amagalo, ae na tali le molimau e fa apea, e leai ni nonogatupe ua toe fa amagalo. Na fa ailoa e le to atele o senatoa i le molimau le talafeagai o ona agava a e mafai ai ona toe filifilia o ia e avea ma ta ita i o le faletupe o atina e a le atunu u. O le fautuaga, ia fai lau galuega ma le fa amaoni ma ia e alofa i le atunu u, aua ne i fa amuamua tagata e te masani ai, a ia fai le amiotonu ina ia mautinoa e agava a uma i latou e tatau ona agava a mo nonogatupe, e fesoasoani ai i le atina eina o aiga, o fautuaga ia a le senate.

10 Page B10 samoa news, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 AMERICAN SAMOA POWER AUTHORITY Materials Management Office P.O. Box 6974, Pago Pago, AS Phone: (684) Fax: (684) Talofa Systems has immediate openings for the following positions. Po Box PPB, Pago Pago American Samoa Phone No.: (684) Fax No.: (684) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) RFP No: ASPA Tramway Tank Rehab Closing Date & Time: March 16, 2017 Issuance Date: February 14, 2017 No later than 2:00 p.m. local time The American Samoa Power Authority issues a Request For Proposal (RFP) to invite qualified firms to submit formal, written proposals for the: Tramway Tank Rehabilitation Project Phase II Submission An Original and one (1) PDF copy of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: RFP No. ASPA ESD-WTR Tramway Tank Rehabilitation Project Phase II. Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Thursday, March 16, Materials Management Office American Samoa Power Authority P.O. Box PPB Pago Pago, American Samoa Attn: Procurement Manager Any proposal received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined as being non- responsive. Document The RFP package outlining the proposal requirements is available at The Materials Management Office at ASPA s Tafuna Compound and may also be obtained from our Website: Right of Rejection TAmerican Samoa Power Authority reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the best interests of the American Samoa Power Authority or the public. Approved for Issuance: Utu Abe Malae, Executive Director ONE (1) MACHINIST DUTIES: Perform tasks related to preventative maintenance, mechanical machine repairs, building maintenance and specific projects. Responsible for maintenance, repair of production and supporting equipment. Must be able to operate machine-shop equipment. TWO (2) MECHANICS (CAN LINE) DUTIES: Perform tasks related to preventative maintenance, mechanical machine repairs, building maintenance and specific projects. Responsible for maintenance, repair of production and supporting equipment. Must be able to operate machine-shop equipment. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALL OPENINGS: Must have excellent communication skills in English and Samoan Must be able to work with little training or supervision Must be willing to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays if needed Must comply with all OSHA and Talofa Systems safety rules and regulations DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28, 2017 Interested applicants may pick up an application from our office in Atu u or resume to La Poasa at la.poasa@dongwong.com or send to: TALOFA SYSTEMS AMERICAN SAMOA INC P.O. BOX 6974 PAGO PAGO, AS tusia Ausage Fausia LETALITONU ALOFAITULI O le taeao nei lea ua toe tolopo mai i ai le mataupu a le ali i o Letalitonu Alofaituli talu mai le aso Faraile o le vaiaso na te a nei, ina ua le mafai e le itu a le malo ona tu uina atu i luma o le fa amasinoga le a upega na fa aaoga e le ua molia e fa atino ai le solitulafono lea ua ta usala ai o ia e le fa amasinoga. Ina ua mae a ona tu uina mai e le fa amasinoga le fa asalaga a Alofaituli, sa fesili ai loa le afioga i le ali i fa amasino sili ia Michael Kruse po o fea o i ai le fana sa fa aaoga e fa atino ai le solitulafono, ae na tali le itu a le malo, e le i ai se fana o i totonu o le potu o loo teu ai mau fa amaonia a le Ofisa o Leoleo, o le taimi lea na vaaia ai le sui o le silasila a le ali i fa amasino sili, ma ia poloaina ai loa le mataupu a Alofaituli ina ia toe fofogaina i le taeao nei, atoa ai ma lona poloaina o le itu a le malo ina ia oo atu nei ua mafai ona latou tuuina atu le a upega i luma o le fa amasinoga. Afai e le maua mai le a upega, ia poloaina la le Komesina e oo atu mai i luma o le fa amasinoga e fa ailoa mai le tulaga e fa atatau i le a upega, o le saunoaga lea a Kruse. E pei ona masani ai le fa amasinoga maualuga i soo se taimi e mae a ai ona tu uina mai sana fa asalaga i soo se tasi e ta usala i ni solitulafono, e poloaina ai lava e le fa aasinoga le tatau lea ona fa atamaia mau fa amaonia sa fa aaoga i le taimi o le solitulafono, e aofia ai fualaau fa asaina poo a upega mata utia fo i, ina ia tusa ai ma ala o le tulafono. O Alofaituli na ta usala i le moliaga mama o lona umia fa asolitulafono lea o se a upega e lei lesitalaina, e mafua mai i le fa alavelave lea na tula i mai i le tausaga na te a nei, lea na ia fa alala ai se a upega i ni ali i sa nofonofo i se fale fa atali pasi, ina ua leai se isi o i latou e tali atu poo ai na fa aleagaina lana ta avale. E pei ona taua i fa amaumauga a le fa amasinoga e fa apea, i se taimi o le aso 17 Setema o le tausaga na te a nei i Pava ia i, na ia fa alala ai se fana i ni ali i talavou sa nofonofo i se fale fa atali pasi, ma o lea gaioiga na matua lagona ai le mata u ma le fefe i ali i na a afia. Na fa ailoa e Kruse i le aso na lau ai le fa asalaga a le ua molia e fa apea, e ui e leai se isi na manu a i lenei solitulafono, peita i e matua matuia lava le FAIRNESS fa alala o se fana i se isi tagata, tusa lava pe afai sa fa atinoina i se auala e fa afefe ai tagata, e aunoa ma se fa amoemoe e fa atupu ai se manu a. E 2 tausaga lea ua fa anofovaavaaia ai e le fa amasinoga maualuga le ali i o Alofaituli, i lalo o poloaiga e ao ona ia usita i i ai, ma o ni isi o ia poloaiga e aofia ai le fa asa lea ona ia toe umia se a upega, fa asa ona ia toe soli se tulafono a le malo, a ia avea o ia o se tagatanu u e tausisi ma usita i i tulafono uma a le malo. ALFRED SASAGI E 12 masina lea ua fa anofovaavaaia ai le ali i o Alfred Sasagi e le fa amasinoga fa aitumalo, ina ua ta usala o ia i le moliaga mama o le fa aoolima i le tulaga tolu, i lalo o se maliliega na latou sainia ma le malo, lea fo i ua talia e le fa amasinoga. Na ulua i tu uaia e le malo ia Sasagi i moliaga mama e 3, ae i lalo o le maliliega lea sa latou sainia ma le malo, ua ia tali ioe ai i le moliaga o le fa aoolima i le tulaga tolu, ae solofua e le fa amasinoga isi moliaga mama e 2 o loo totoe ai i le pepa o tagi sa fa aulu, e aofia ai le moliaga o le tu fua i le fale poo le fanua o le isi tagata, atoa ai ma le moliaga o le fa atupu vevesi i nofoaga faitele. O moliaga e pei ona ta usala ai Sasagi na afua mai i se fa alavelave sa tula i mai i Ottoville i le masina o Novema o le tausaga na te a nei, lea na ia fa ao olima ai i se ali i la te tuaoi, e mafua mai i se feeseeseaiga na tula i mai i lo la va. Na taua i fa amaumauga a le fa amasinoga le alu o le ua molia i le fale o le ali i na a afia ma ia fa ao olima i ai, e ala i lona tu i o ona foliga, sosoo ai ma lona laulauvavale ma lafo upu masoa, lea na avea ma auala na save u ai le nonofo filemu o tagata lautele sa i ai. Na fa atoese le ua molia e tusa ai o lana solitulafono sa faia, ma ia talosagaina ai le fa amasinoga mo se isi avanoa mo ia, lea fo i na talia e le fa amasinoga. O ni isi o tuutuuga o lana nofovaavaaia e aofia ai lona totogi o le salatupe e $200, fa asa ona ia toe alu i le fale poo le fanua o le aiga na a afia i lana solitulafono, aua ne i ona toe solia se tulafono a le malo, a ia avea o ia o se tagata e usita i i tulafono i taimi uma, ma ia auai i ni aoaoga e fesoasoani ai i le tulaga o le ita o loo a afia ai o ia. FAIRNESS We make an issue of it every day. We re here for you!

11 samoa news, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Page B11 E LE O OE O SE Fa asao Marist High School (FMAS) principal Mapuleolo Kamo Koloi (left) accepts from FMAS PTA president J. Victor Langkilde one of the 54 wall fans donated by the high school s PTA, which partnered with Neil s ACE Home Center for the purchase. Also at the presentation last Friday morning at the Home Center and pictured in this photo (in no specific order) were PTA secretary Makarita Iosefa, PTA treasurer Telesia Suani, and two officials of of the Home Center. Langkilde said Neil s ACE Home Center chief executive officer Ngaire Ho Ching kindly assisted with providing a substantial discount on the fans which enabled the FMHS PTA to purchase them through its fundraising efforts by the parents and teachers. The FMHS PTA thanks all of the parents for their fundraising efforts that allowed this project to happen, and sends a special thanks out to Neil s ACE Home Center. The FMHS PTA will be installing all 54 fans this week in the FMHS classrooms. [courtesy photo] SULI MONI VAEGA - XXXIII by Sam Ua ala valevale i luga le teineititi o Ianeta ona savali atu loa lea ua tatala le faitoto a o le potu ae aumai le tusi na alu atu ma le auauna, ona ia fa afetai lea i le auauna ma toe tapuni le faitoto a, ae na te i ina ua fa apea atu le auauna ia te ia, Ianeta, a i ai se isi mea e te mana aomia, ona fa afesoota i atu lea o le Ofisa o auauna a le tupu, o le tala lea a le auauna ma savali ese atu ma le potu a le teineititi pologa, ae o Ianeta i le taimi lea, ua ia tago atu ua uu mai le ipu meaai ona faanatinati atu loa lea o lana savali i luga o le laulau ma tu u ai le ipu meaai, ae ua saofa i i lalo ma tatala loa le tusi ae lau, ma o upu la lenei o le tusi. Mo Ianeta si a u tama peleina. Ou te iloa ua siliga tali i seu se fesoasoani mo oe e pei ona malaga atu ai lou Tama o Meki ma lana vaega faapitoa ina ia toe aveese mai oe mai le nofoaga lena ua avatu fa a pologa i ai oe e le fafine saua o Mekala sa e nofo ai. Vaai oe si a u tama pele, e le mafai lava ona ou malolo se i vagana ua e toe fo i mai i o u lima, ae o le a ou taumafai ina ia saili lava se auala e toe fa afo i mai ai o oe i lo tatou aiga. Tofa o Lucy lou Tina faiaoga. Na pei o timuga le maligi ifo i lalo o loimata o le teineititi o Ianeta ina ua mae a ona ia lauina le tusi, ma ua faigata ai ona fa atulaga tonu lona mafaufau i se gaioiga e tatau ona faia, aua o lea ua ia folafola i le Tupu e tusa ai o lona manaoga o loo i ai, ina ia taofia pea o ia e avea ma pologa i totonu o le malo, ae tatala Meki ma ana auauna e toe fa asa oloto. E oo ane lava i le taeao ua tu upoina e toe oo atu ai Ianeta i luma o le maota o le Tupu mo le la fonotaga mulimuli, e le i mautu lava se filifiliga a le teineititi pologa, ona o lea ua toe suia uma ona lagona sa i ai i le tusi mai le fafine faiaoga o Lucy lea sa ia faitauina. E taunu u atu le auauna e tatala mai le teineititi pologa mai le poto o loo fa amautu ai o ia, ua leva na tutu mai ai Ianeta i luma o le faitoto a ua uma ona sauni, ma la savavali atu ai loa i totonu o le maota o le Tupu, le nofoaga masani lea la te fono soo ai ma le Tupu o le malo. O le taeao ese lea i totonu o le maota, ua ese le auala ua fa atulaga ai le potu fono a le Tupu, ua foliga mai o se fale fa amasino, e ese lava le vaega lea ua fa atulaga mai ai laulau ma nofoa, ese fo i le pito i luma o le maota lea ua tu u mai ai le laulau ma le nofoa o le Tupu, ae o se tasi o itu ua ese ai le vaai a le teineititi pologa, o se taimi muamua lea ua taunu u atu ai i totonu o le maota, e le o alala mai le Tupu i lona nofoa masani. E le i umi ona taunu u le teineititi i totonu ma saofa i i luga o se tasi o nofoa e fa atalitali ai le taunu u ane o le Tupu, ae fa afuase i loa ona ia fa alogoina se leo ua alaga leotele fai mai, Tutula i uma, ua afio atu le Tupu o le malo, tau fai tutula i ali i auauna e to alua o loo leoleo i le faitoto a, fa apea ai fo i ma le teineititi pologa, ae ona vaaia loa le Tupu ua aga i atu ma ona laei e pei o ni laei o se fa amasino ma alala i luga o le nofoa. Ianeta lo u afafine e, alala mai i lou nofoa, o le valaau ane lea a le Tupu i le teineititi pologa, ona amata ai loa lea o le la fonotaga. O le aso lenei e tulaga mai lava i aso uma sa masani ona ta feiloa i ma talisua ai, ona o le aso lenei o le a faia ai le fa aiuga mulimuli e tusa ai o le mataupu sa e tatalo mai ai i le 2 vaiaso talu ai. Ua mae a ona ou iloilo ma le toto a i tulaga uma atoa ai ma fa amaumauga e uiga i lenei mataupu, e le gata o le ripoti sa tuuina mai e a u auauna e tusa ai o le taimi na ulufale mai ai Meki ma ana auauna, atoa ai ma lau talosaga ina ia fa asa loto i latou ae taofia pea oe i totonu o le malo e avea ma pologa. Ua ou iloa o oe o se teineititi lototele, ma ua ou manatu ai, o le fa aiuga lenei o le mataupu, talu ai ua soli e Meki ma ana auauna tuutuuga fa avae o le malo, o le mafua aga lea, o le a oo ai le oti i se tagata se to atasi o i latou, o le aso fo i a taeao o le a faia ai le vili e saili ai le tagata o le a fasiotia mai ia Meki ma lana vaega. JUDICIAL BRANCH HIGH COURT OF AMERICAN SAMOA ANNOUNCEMENT POSITION VACANCIES The Judicial Branch of the American Samoa Government announces the following vacancies in the High Court and District Court of American Samoa. COURT TRANSLATOR/DEPUTY PROBATION OFFICER (1 Vacancy) Act as an assistant or deputy to the Chief Translator/Probation Officer in all work relating to providing language translation services of English and Samoan. Candidate must demonstrate verbal and written proficiency in both English and Samoan languages. Candidate must demonstrate a knowledge of the judicial system and court proceedings/practices. Probation Officer duties include being able to take an oath of office to enforce the orders of the court and those as described by American Samoa statute or regulation. Applicant must have a Bachelor s Degree in social work from an accredited college/university. Five (5) years work experience in probation work or a related field may be used to off-set the academic requirements. Must have a valid s driver s license. Salary range beings at $22,700 and may be adjusted based on qualifications. DEPUTY MARSHALL/PROCESS SERVER (1 Vacancy) Assists the Marshal of the Court to execute, serve and return all writs, warrants, summonses, orders and other processes and notices directed by the courts; act as bailiff in courtrooms, act as security officer for employees and all property of the Judicial Branch. Perform any other functions of the Judiciary Branch. Applicants must have a minimum AA degree, but a Bachelors Degree is preferred, in the related criminal justice field, plus four years of work experience. Documented proof of progressive advancement and increasing responsibilities in work experience may count toward offsetting academic requirements. Must have a valid driver s license. Salary range begins at $16,000 and may be adjusted based on qualifications. Applications for this position vacancy are available at the Clerk s Window at the High Court of American Samoa. All applications must be returned to the Administrator at the High Court building by no later than 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 28, Contact Enele Seumanutafa at or for more information.

12 Page B12 samoa news, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 AMERICAN SAMOA POWER AUTHORITY Materials Management Office Po Box PPB, Pago Pago American Samoa Phone No.: (684) Fax No.: (684) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) RFP No: ASPA ESD-WTR Closing Date & Time: February 27, 2017 Issuance Date: January 30, 2017 No later than 2:00 p.m. local time The American Samoa Power Authority issues a Request For Proposal (RFP) to invite qualified firms to submit formal, written proposals for the: Provision of Construction Management Services for Directional Water Well Drilling Submission An Original and one PDF copy of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: RFP NO. ASPA ESD-WTR CM Services for Directional Water Well Drilling. Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Monday, February 27, 2017: Materials Management Office American Samoa Power Authority P.O. Box PPB Pago Pago, American Samoa Attn: Procurement Manager Any proposal received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined as being non- responsive. Document The RFP package outlining the proposal requirements is available at The Materials Management Office at ASPA s Tafuna Compound and may also be obtained from our Website: Right of Rejection The American Samoa Power Authority reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the best interests of the American Samoa Power Authority or the public. Approved for Issuance: Utu Abe Malae, Executive Director Talanoaga Aiga Sā Tauanu u, Taū Manu a O le a taoto ia le laau ma ona lau, i ou paia maualuga Samoa. Mai le oneone uli le ufitia o le Tui Manu a, se i pa ia le tai ulaula o Nafauna. Auā o Samoa o le vao filifili, o le i a iviivia, o le fue lavelave, e leai se tasi na te gafa taulima ou paia ma ou mamalu. Auā o Samoa o le atunu u tofi, e leai se tasi e fa aopoopo pe toese se iota, ou paia lava e tumau e o o i le fa avavau. Tulou ia ou paia Fa ale-atunuu, Tulou i ou paia Fa ale-malo, Tulou i ou paia Fa ale-talalelei, Tulou, Tulou, Tulouna lava. Ae o le a fagatonu ia le ifi a Māina, ma le male a le tautai, auā ua tafa ata o le Tafa ilagi, ma ua tu mai lagī e Tapuitea i se lagona fa ae etia ma le loto fa amaualalo i le āva tele e tatau ai, ia te a u le tamā matua o le tatou aiga Sā Tauanu u. O le a toe usuia ma toe talanoaina le suafa Tauanu u ia Mati 4, 2017, i le 12pm i le Aoauli, e saili ai se tasi e tausia le tatou aiga Sā Tauanu u i Taū Manu a. O le a talanoaina le suafa o le tatou aiga i le Maota i Aso Fitu, O le Afioga Aumoeualogo Te o J. Fuavai i Nu uuli. O le paia lava lea i le Afifio i Ma opu, Sūsū Usoali i, Sūsū Taumafalofi, ma le fetalaiga maualuga ia i latou le To afa, ma le paia maualuga i le Ituau Malosi. Ia alofa lava Le Atua ia tatou feiloa i ma le manuia i le Aso ma le Taimi ua fa amoemoeina. Ae fa amālūlū atu, o lou lē auai i le fonotaga a le aiga, Sā Tauanu u i le aso ua faamoemoeina, o lē a le taofia ai le finagalo o Aiga i sē tasi e tausia le Aiga i Taū Manu a. Malū ave i fale lo outou finagalo, pe a iai se upu se taulaulu i la outou fa afofogaaga. Ia manuia le tatou Aiga i le alofa o Le Atua. Ieova i le tatou va, Soifua ma ia Manuia. Ua faia lenei fa asalalauga i le Āva tele ma le Fa aaloalo e tatau ai, Afioga Aumoeualogo Te o J. Fuavai Solofua moliaga fa asaga komesina leoleo o Samoa tusia: Leua Aiono Frost APIA, Samoa - Ua solofua e le fa amasinoga i Apia moliaga uma fa asaga i le Komesina o Leoleo, Fuiavailili Egon Keil ona e le o lava fa amaumauga e sapaia ai. O nei moliga e silia ma le 200 na fa atutu aga i i le alii Komesina, sa fa amauina uma e le matagaluega o Leoleo moliga nei tau le umia o la au malosi ma isi tuuaiga. O le tamaitai Fa amasino o Mata Tuatagaloa sa avea ma fa amasino i lea matagupu. Ta ua e ali i loia o Kenneth Nigel mai Niu Sila, lea sa avea ma loia a le malo i luma o le fa amasinoga, E tusa o nei molliga, e i ai mea sa tatau ona fa amaumau auilili e patino i le su esu ega o lenei mataupu, e le i fa atinoina, a o le i mua i molia fo i le Komesina i nei moliga i le fa amasinoga. Sa tatau ona aofia i nei fa amaumauga nisi o ta utinoga patino mai e na va ai ma auai i le taimi tonu na tupu ai lenei mea, ua molia ai le Komesina. E leai ni tautinoga nei ua i ai, ae taua tele lea vaega. Lona lua, e le i mua i sailia se fesoasoani a se faufautua faaletulafono e tusa o nei moliaga. Ina ua fa ailoa atu nei vaivaiga i le fa amasinoga e fa asaga i le Komesina o Leoleo, sa fautuaina loa e le tama ita i fa amasino nei moliga uma ina ia toe soloia i le vaiaso ua te a. ELE OPELOGE O se tasi o tala i Samoa, i lenei vaitau, o nisi o le atunu u ua fa aalia o latou taofi fa alaua itele ina ia maua se vaega tupe mo le tama itai Fesiligia Mai itulau 9 Soifua Maloloina, mo le tusiaina o talosaga mo vaega tupe e fesoasoani i le polokalame o Puipuiga i Fa ama i le pipisi, fa apea ai ma le polokalame lea e asiasi ai i tagata matutua i tua i aiga (home visit), ma maua mai ai le vaega tupe mai le feterale e tusa am le $1 miliona. O le fa afitauli ua tula i mai, ua mae a ona fa atino e le kamupani le tautua mo Amerika Samoa, ae ua fetaui fo i ma le taimi ua faia ai fesuiaiga i totonu o le Matagaluega, ma i u atu ai lava ina le totogiina le pili a le kamupani, o a Motusa lea. Na toe fesiligia e le afioga i le ali i senatoa ia Nuanuaolefeagaiga S. Nua le ali i Fa atonusili ina ia fa amanino atili le mafua aga e le tatau ai ona totogi e le malo le $113,000, ae na taua e Motusa e fa apea, e i ai pili ua maua i su esu ega e le aofia ai i totonu o le konekarate sa sainia ae foliga mai ua fa atinoina lava e ni isi o le aufaigaluega, e pei o pili o fale talimalo, pili o fale aiga, pili o ta avale mautotogi (car rental), fa apea ai ma isi lava pili eseese e le tatau ona totogi e le malo, Si isi i Uamea Mamafa, Ele Opeloge, lea ua fa ailoa mai, ua aloa ia nei le momoli fa apitoa mai o lana Pine Auro mo lea faagatama e le Komiti o le Olimipeka. Ua mae a suesuega auiliili a le Komiti Fa afoe o le Olimipeka i le tauvaga na tauva ai Opeloge ma na maua ai lana pine apamemea. Peita i, ua lafotuina le to alua sa maua le siliva ma le pine Auro, ae tatau loa la ona maua le vaega tupe lea sa folafola mo so o se tasi lava e taulimaina se auro mo ta aloga sa tauva ai, aua o lea ua molita i mai le Auro i Samoa. Ua le fa atutu nei la le fa afesili i le Palemia, ina ne i vave tali mai se leai, ae ua fa afesiligia se tali mai le mamalu lautele pe a mai lea tulaga. Ua iloga mai i tagata na fa afesiligia, e tatau lava ona ave se fa ailoga tupe mo Opeloge aua na fa apea e fa aaoga e le vaega lea fualaau fa asaina e faaoso latou malosi ma nonofo i latou aiga, semanu lava e maua lava e Opeloge lana pine Auro i le taimi na tauva ai, ma sisi ai loa ma le fu a a Samoa. Ua iloga mai, e mafuli manatu fa aalia ia taua ao le fa ailoga tupe mo Opeloge, ma o lo o mitamita le atunu u i le taumafaiga a lenei alo tama ita i, ma ua fa apea fo i ona avatu o ia i Niu Sila e koleni fa apitoa ai ia toe taumafai i le isi Olimipeka o soso o mai. Ua fa afetaia e tagata Samoa lea fa aeaga ua maua mai ona o le taumafaiga a Opeloge, pe ana fa apea la e oso lava le mea i le taimi na mae a ai le tauvaga. o pil la ia o loo galulue ai le Matagaluega ma tagata faigaluega sa latou fa atinoina pili nei ina ia saili se auala e toe totogi ai. Na fa ailoa atili e Motusa lona fa aeteete e soona tu uina mai ni fa amatalaga e uiga i lenei mataupu, ina ne i i u ane ua tofu i le fa amasinoga, ae pau le tulaga e mafai ona ia fa ailoa i luma o le maota, o loo faia pea feutanaiga ma tagata faigaluega a le Matagaluega sa i ai i le taimi na fa atinoina ai tautua ma auaunaga a le PIMA e pei ona fesiligia, mo le fa amautuina o se auala e totogi ai lenei aitalafu. Saunoa atili Motusa e faapea, o tagata faigaluega e pei ona ia taua, o ni isi lava o tagata faigaluega tuai a le Matagaluega, lea fo i o loo fa aauau pea ona galulue i ni isi o vaega o le matagaluega seia oo mai i le taimi nei. E ui o lo o i ai le avanoa e mafai ai ona aveese mai siaki a tagata faigaluega o loo aafia ina ia mafai ai ona totogi lenei aitalafu, peita i na taua e le tofa a Motusa le faigata lea ona ia faia se tulaga fa apea, ona e vaai alofa fo i i aiga ma fanau a i latou nei, ina ne i avea le naunau e saili se auala e fa amama ai le aitalafu ma le igoa o Amerika Samoa, ma auala e a afia ai aiga ma fanau a i latou.

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14 Page B14 samoa news, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 ACROSS 1 Red planet 5 Despise and then some 10 Trimming sound 14 Object of worship 15 It makes Tarzan a swinger 16 Ginger on Gilligan s Island 17 Temptations for some dieters 20 Varietyshow intro-maker 21 Lampoons 22 Dots or seeds 25 Be up in the air 26 Sawyer or Thumb 29 Decent 31 Certain deli sandwich 35 Mentalist Geller 36 Prefix meaning the sun 38 speak (as it were) 39 Thing in tech news 43 Detail 44 John (Farm equipment company) 45 Cone or Cat intro 46 Bygone monetary unit 49 Piddling amount 2/21 Universal Crossword Edited by Timothy Parker February 21, Md. clock setting 51 Small creek 53 Missile of the 90s 55 Salon creations 58 Rental agreement 62 Mormons 65 What Shakespeare would call you? 66 Home in a dome 67 Hard cookie 68 Beavers prides 69 Far from rich 70 A whole bunch DOWN 1 Country distance 2 Fall guy? 3 Campus military grp. 4 Insomniacs want it 5 The Greatest of boxing 6 Colossal 7 Mocking laugh sounds 8 Readily accessible 9 Pattern on an old TV 10 Maker of romantic illusions 11 Kind to others 12 Supplies for silkscreeners 13 Faux (blunder) 18 Comments from horses 19 Strongest single-digit rating 23 Writer of verse 24 Like any of eight billiard balls 26 Common Dutch flower 27 Make a delivery to the masses 28 Minuscule bugs 30 Ate late 32 Idaho city 33 Stiff white collars 34 Words before much or now 37 Sign-offs from cabs 40 Honorably retired 41 Guitarist Clapton 42 Astronomer s sighting 47 Need rest 48 Astronaut Buzz 52 Fraternal club 54 One form of belief in God 55 See 7-Down 56 It s just a little bit? 57 Barter alternative 59 The King and I woman 60 Laurel with Hardy 61 Perceive with the eyes 62 Old Ford model 63 Tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet 64 Chinese sauce PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER 2/20 2/ Andrews McMeel Syndication LAT WORKOUT By Timothy E. Parker Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Happy Birthday: Look for the good in everything that unfolds this year. Use charm and thoughtfulness to raise awareness about the matters that concern you the most. Participate in events that will give you a platform to express your views and offer suggestions. Use persuasive tactics to get others to pitch in and help. Strive for perfection. Your numbers are 10, 13, 22, 27, 32, 36, 47. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep your emotions level regardless of what is inferred or who steps in your way. Own what you do and use your knowledge and experience to overrule anyone who challenges you. Don t argue, state facts. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Check out destinations that interest you or make plans to get together with someone you don t get to see very often. Travel will lead to knowledge and information that will inspire you to take on something new and exciting. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Trust in yourself before you take someone else s word as truth. Hype up what you want others to know and you will find out who is eligible to contribute something worthwhile to your pursuits. Gains are apparent. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Learn as you go. Your astute way of observing what s going on around you will help you make a personal decision that can improve your most valued relationships. Choose to walk away from those who have taken advantage of you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Map out a plan and work toward making it happen. Stay focused on the way you envision your future. Personal improvements can be met if you are disciplined and willing to do things differently. Adapt and excel. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Joint ventures will not be in your best interest. Gather all the information you can, but look for alternative ways to move forward on your own. It s OK to discuss your plans as long as you don t get involved in financial partnerships. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Domestic situations will be difficult to deal with. Emotions will be due to unwanted meddling or impulsive actions. Remain calm and do your best to talk your way through any discord that you face. Love will conquer hate. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Spend more time at home sorting out what you want to do personally and how you can initiate reaching your goals. Determination and responding to what others suggest will help you make up your mind. Do what works best for you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Problems while traveling or dealing with official matters will arise if you aren t fully prepared and don t have your course of action or direction mapped out well. Don t leave anything to chance. Make love, not war. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don t let anyone persuade you to head in a direction that doesn t feel right to you. Emotions will be difficult to control if you are drawn into a situation that makes you feel nervous or uncertain. Trust in your abilities. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your intelligence and willpower will help you bring about the changes you need to make in order to find your way to financial freedom. Contracts, negotiations and unexpected gains look promising. Physical improvements are featured. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): An adamant mindset will help you reach your goal. Use your experience and call on people who have proven to be an asset in the past. Offer incentives and you will form a coalition that is bound to get results. Birthday Baby: You are gentle, caring and perceptive. You are soulful and accommodating. Dear Abby by Abigail Van Buren WIFE WHOSE HUSBAND FIGHTS DIRTY MAY NEED A CLEAN BREAK DEAR ABBY: Because I had a promiscuous past prior to getting married, it was understandable that my husband and I have gone through some rough patches. It s been three years since our wedding, and he still can t let it go sometimes. A recent argument just escalated into his calling me a whore and stupid. We have a beautiful little girl together, so it s not like I can just up and go whenever I want. When is enough, enough? Where is the point that I can give in to the thought that I can t do it anymore? Or is this just what marriage is? We have already done counseling, and it just made it worse. I feel really alone, so can you please give me some feedback? -- ROUGH PATCH DEAR ROUGH PATCH: If your husband knew about your promiscuous past when he married you, he has no right to throw it at you when he s angry. That s fighting dirty, and it never resolves the issue at hand. You are neither a whore nor stupid, and this is NOT what marriage is supposed to be. Good husbands build their partner s self-esteem; they don t undercut it the way yours is doing, because it is abusive. Since the counseling you had didn t work, you must now decide whether you need to try again with a different therapist or talk to a lawyer. If I were living like this, I know what I would do, but the only person who can decide what s best for you and your daughter is you. DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been friends with a bachelor for 30 years. Over the past year we have had a problem with him that is seriously straining our friendship. When he uses the bathroom in our home, he leaves a terrible mess. There s urine all over the toilet and a large puddle on the bathroom floor. The last time he was here, it was obvious he had stepped in it and tracked it around as he left the room! I m extremely upset and angry. In addition, it s obvious he doesn t wash his hands, as the sink and soap are bone-dry. I don t want him to come over anymore. My husband wants me to be more forgiving. We re both too embarrassed to say anything to him. Should we stop being his friend, or have a frank talk? He is oblivious and continues to contact us and wants to visit. We either put him off or try to arrange to meet him elsewhere. It is becoming unbearable. -- DISGUSTED IN LOUISIANA DEAR DISGUSTED: It would be a shame to throw away a 30-year friendship without trying to save it. Could there be a physical problem that has caused this change in your longtime friend -- a bladder problem, or one with his eyesight? You are all adults, and longtime friends should be able to speak frankly with each other. Because your husband is closer to him than you are, he s the one who needs to talk to him man to man and point out the fact that there is a problem and then ask what might be wrong.

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