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1 Man sets himself on fire on the National Mall 8 FA ANOANOA LE PERESETENE SENATE I LE ALI I KOVANA 6 ASHSAA Boys Volleyball to finish 1st round, head straight to playoffs B1 PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA Saturday, October 5, 2013 $1.00 C Y M K TUTULU TOGIOLA INA UA MALO LE TALAVALU Le alii o Pentateuch Vaki #4 ma le alii o Iakopo Atonio ao la taumafai e pu e i lalo le sui o le au a Ausetalia i le latou taaloga muamua i le ulua i aso o le taamilosaga a le Oceania sa faia i FIti i le vaiaso nei. (ata: Zoomfiji) MAUA AVANOA TALAVALU TAUVA AI TA ITO A 7 I HONG KONG tusia Ausage Fausia Na tutulu le Ta ita ifono o le Iuni Lakapi a Amerika Samoa (ASRU), le afioga i le matua ia Togiola T. A Tulafono, ina ua fesiligia e le Samoa News i le afiafi ananafi i sona finagalo e tusa o le tulaga manuia ua ausia e le au ta ito a 7 a Amerika Samoa i le taamilosaga a le Oceania sa faia i Fiti ananafi, ina ua manumalo le Talavalu ia Papua Niu Kini i ai e 29-19, ma maua ai loa lona avanoa e tausinio ai i le taamilosaga ta ito a 7 a le IRB i Hong Kong i le tausaga fou. O le fa aiuga o le ta amilosaga ua siamupini ai Samoa, ina au manumalo ia Fiti i ai e O le ulua i taimi lea ua ofi atu ai se au faavaomalo a Amerika Samoa i taamilosaga taitoa 7 a le IRB, le (HSBC Sevens World Series /2014), talu ona taumafai mai i taamilosaga a le Oceania i le tolu tausaga ua tuana i atu. I le taamilosaga a le Oceania i le 2011, na tulaga ono (6) ai Amerika Samoa ina ua faiaina i le au mai le Atu Kuki i ai e 12-7, i le tausaga na te a nei 2012, na toe maua ai foi e Amerika Samoa le tulaga ono ina ua faiaina ia Papua Niu Kini i ai e 21-24, peita i o ananafi na faato ilalo ai loa e Amerika Samoa ia Papua ma maua ai lona avanoa. O se taaloga finau na alo atu i ai le Talavalu i le afiafi ananafi, mo le sailia o le tulaga 5 ma le 6 i le taamilosaga a le Oceania mo lenei tausaga Na tutusa ai a le Talavalu ma Papua Niu Kini i le ta i ina ua ta le afa muamua, ae ina ua amata le afa mulimuli o le taaloga, sa vaaia le siitia o le malosi o le au a le atunuu, ma latou laasia faatolu ai loa le laina sikoa a Papua ma maua ai isi sikoa e 3 ae 2 sikoa na maua e Papua, ma tula i mai ai loa ai faai u o le taaloga i le mo Papua. (Faaauau itulau 14) DPS still pushing for police to carry guns C Y M K by B. Chen, Samoa News Correspondent Deputy Police Commissioner Leseiau Laumoli says they are currently in the process of trying to legally give local law enforcement officers the ability to be armed. Leseiau was responding to Samoa News inquiries which were sparked by questions from local ASCC students wanting to know whether or not there was a law already in place, prohibiting local cops from carrying guns. Yes, there is a law that says we can t arm cops, Leseiau said. When asked about his stance on the issue, Leseiau said that he and other DPS officials support the arming of cops for the safety of the officers, as well as the protection of the general public. He added, The world we live in is changing moving forward and therefore, we need to allow our cops to be armed because they put their lives at risk everyday on the job. Not only that, the people of the territory also need protection. Leseiau said they don t intend on just handing out firearms to all police officers but instead, they anticipate that only the SWAT team will be armed. The issue with arming cops first came to light during the confirmation hearing for DPS Commissioner William Haleck where he told lawmakers that he believed it is time to allow cops to carry firearms, adding that times have changed and things are just not the same. At the time, Haleck told lawmakers that he spoke to an assistant attorney general who showed him a portion of the law pertaining to arming cops which states that the Police Commissioner has the authority to arm the local police force, but approval must be granted by the Governor. The issue with arming cops has been highly debated, with some lawmakers even members of the public expressing concern about the potential dangers such a thing would pose. Title 46, Chapter 2 Section of local law states that (a) A law enforcement officer to whom a firearm has been issued in accordance with the provisions of is required to have the firearm so issued in his possession while on duty. (b) For the purposes of this act law enforcement officer means a member of the police force of the Territory. (Continued on page 15) Le alii o Ross Poyer i le taimi na pu e ai e le sui o le au a Ausetalia i le la ulua i taaloga i le taamilosaga taitoa 7 a le Oceania sa faia i Fiti i le vaiaso nei, ma manumalo ai Ausetalia i ai e (ata: Zoomfiji)

2 Page 2 samoa news, Saturday, October 5, 2013 NOW SERVING BREAKFAST OPENS at 7:00AM MON-SAT The Oasis for Lunch MONDAY-SATURDAY 11AM-2PM SANDWICHES LOCAL GROWN SALADS BURGERS FISH N CHIPS DAILY SPECIALS FINE DINING MONDAY-SATURDAY 5-10PM also PRIVATE PARTY & BANQUET ROOMS AVAILABLE BAR & RESTAURANT MON thru SAT 7AM-2AM LOCATED IN SAMOA SPORTS BUILDING, AIRPORT RD Traditional leaders, two lawmakers, village mayors and officials of Sua County attended last Friday s Sua County Coalition meeting where issues pertaining to school violence and school sports were discussed. Education Department director Vaitinasa Dr. Salu Hunkin-Finau also attended the meeting. [photo: AF] Tafaoga i Matafaga? TUTOTONU: Pala Spring, Nu uuli SASA E: Fagasa-Fagalea Beach Aua Beach (Pouesi Mart) Lapata iga mo Matafaga: Oketopa 2, 2013 Ofisa o le Puipuia o le Si osi omaga i Amerika Samoa (AS-EPA) Talofa Video KOREAN, FILIPINO, MEXICAN DRAMA SERIES NOW FOR RENT NEW RELEASES: The Croods This is the End Frozen Ground I Spit On Your Grave 2 Redemption Pavaiai Nuuuli Fagatogo Compiled by Samoa News staff SUA COUNTY COALITION WANTS TO ASSIST EDUCATION DEPARTMENT In an effort to find ways to address violence in school after the stoning of a school bus last month which injured three high school volleyball players, the Sua County Coalition along with its two lawmakers convened a meeting last Friday. The goal of the meeting was to find ways to assist the Department of Education, whose director, Vaitinasa Dr. Salu Hunkin-Finau was invited to attend. Also in attendance were village mayors and village leaders. Eastern District Governor Alo Dr. Paul Stevenson told the audience there is only one way to prevent school violence and fights among students, and that is for DOE to work together with the village councils to watch over sporting events. Alo, a former senator, said if the village council comes together as one in their village authority to lead residents, none of these types of incidents would occur. He also said youngsters who disturb the peace and cause trouble should be penalized or cited by the village council along with their parents. According to Alo, the village council includes village leaders, village police and village mayors, who should work together during school sporting events. He added there should always be an open line of communication between the village level and DOE. Also attending the meeting was Secretary of Samoan Affairs Satele Galu Satele Sr., chief of police Tuavao V. Maiava and traditional leaders of Sua county. Vaitinasa and Satele told the gathering the meeting was the first time a coalition in the territory had been called together to meet with DOE to find solutions to protect students. Satele added when parents lack in carrying out their duties, it results in these types of behaviors from children. He believes parents must work closely with the government to prevent fights among students. School sports have been suspended since the stoning incident but they will resume next Monday on the condition that sporting events are held during the daytime and if another incident occurs they will be cancelled for the semester. DOE has called on the community and parent/ teacher associations for support, to ensure the safety of school sports. Sua County chief, or fa alupega, Igafo Malia Va a told the meeting another problem which concerns her is there are so many students at bingo locations, selling bingo papers to players. And if that bingo game finishes at 11p.m., these students will also go home at that hour of the night and this is a serious problem, she said. Leaders of village aumaga as well as village mayors say that some bingo players bring their children with them to bingo games, who then assist the parents while they play bingo, instead of these children staying home to do their homework. They say the parents are teaching their children a habit which they will follow. SAMOA HEAD OF STATE INVITED TO SPEAK AT EDUCATION CONFERENCE Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has sent an official invitation to Samoa s Head of State, Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi, to be a special keynote speaker on the subject of the revival of the Samoan language during the 2013 American Samoa Education Conference set for Oct at the Governor Rex Lee Auditorium. In his letter of invitation late last month to the Head of State, the governor pointed out that one of the issues to be addressed during the conference is the importance of the Samoan language and culture, to ensure its proper use. Lolo noted that the Head of State is a scholar and author of the Samoan language and culture. He also says Tui Atua s expertise will be of great importance to the discussion of Samoan language and culture. The conference, which has a budget of $300,000 allocated in FY 2014, will provide a forum for all the stakeholders to come together to redefine the territory s education direction and then determine the proper strategy to get there, according to the administration. Education director Vaitinasa Dr. Salu Hunkin-Finau has advocated the use of the Samoan language in the lower classes at the elementary level. CHIEF JUSTICE & ASSOCIATE JUDGE NOT AFFECTED BY DOI FURLOUGHS American Samoa s chief justice and associate justice are among the U.S. Department of Interior s Office of Insular Affairs personnel exempted from the federal shutdown, which is now in its fifth day, according to a DOI contingency plan issued late last month in the event of a federal shutdown. Continued operation [of the American Samoa Judiciary] is required to preserve law and order, it says and noted the two justices are exempted from furlough. Under the local constitution, the chief justice and associate justice are appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Interior to the High Court of American Samoa therefore they are federal employees. The Office of Insular Affairs has 36 employees on board, and that number also includes the two judges of the American Samoa judiciary.

3 samoa news, Saturday, October 5, 2013 Page 3 O se va aiga i nisi o sui sa auai i le fonotaga a Taitai o PTA ta itasi i totonu o a oga i le teritori ma le matagaluega o A oga ina ia talanoaina le afaina o i ai ona o fe ese eseaiga i le va o fanau a oga, fa aleagaina ai meatotino a le malo, ma ono lavevea ai fanau a oga. E le gata i lea, ae ua fa apupula atili mai ai le tulaga o le Fonotga fa apitoa a le DOE i lenei masina. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] Feutana i Ofisa o Aoga ma Asosi a matua auala foia ai misa FANAu aoga tusia: Leua Aiono Frost O le aso Tofi na tea nei na faia ai se fonotaga i le va o le matagaluega o Aoga a le malo, ma sui o Asosi o Matua ma Faiaoga i aoga uma i le atunuu, mo le tau sailia o se auala e foia ai misa ma fusuaga o lo o tutupu mai i le va o fanau aoga i taimi o taaloga. O lea fonotaga sa mo omia ai ona fa atulaga e le DOE se vaega fa apitoa e faufautua i le Matagaluega o A oga, ma ua fa apasia ai le avea o le Fa apotopotoga a Taitai o PTA ta itasi e fai faufautua fa apitoa mo le Matagaluega o A oga. O le a avea le mea na faia e nai fanau e to aitiiti lava, ae ua taofia ai ta aloga e ao ina fa atautaia i le va o a oga maualuluga uma, ua le toe maua ai lea ituaiga o a oa oga ma fetufa iga tau tomai eseese o le to atele o fanau a oga, e o i ai so latou sao i lea mea fa aletonu na tupu mai. O sana fa amatalaga lea. laina fa aletulafono o fanau e le i atoa le 18 tausaga, ma o i ina o le a fa agasolo mai ai latou a oa oga ia le taofia lea vala o le tulafono, e tatau ai ona a oa oina pea i latou ma ia pasia o latou tusipasi mai a oga maualuluga a le teritori. Na muamua lava saunoa le ali i peresetene PTA Aua Elementary, o le nu u fo i lea sa tupu tonu ai lenei fa aletonu ma tau aia ai pasi a oga na fa aleagaina. Sa ia talosagaina pe mafai ona fa aofi atu A oga Elementary ina ia avatu i ai sui o le TAMM [Toe afua mai Matua] i totonu o aoga tulaga lua? O le tali a le Fa atonu o A oga, I le taimi nei, e le o lava, ma e le o faia ni ta aloga fa apenei i a oga tulaga lua, ae ua na o a oga maualuluga. O nei sui, o lo o fa avasega fo i le vaega o le paketi e totogia ai, ma ua taumafai mo lenei tausaga na o a oga maualuluga, ina ia toe fa atautaia ta aloga ua motusia le tumau nei. Masalo o le tausaga fou ma mafai ona toe taga i i lea mana oga. Ua valaauina fo i e le DOE ta ita i o PTA ma matua uma ina ia auai mai i le fonotaga fa apitoa a le Matagaluega o A oga lea e faia i le masina nei. Ia le misia aua e aoga ona fetufa i i le fa atautaiga o a oga a le fanau, tulaga o su ega e ao ina saunia i ai le fanau a oga, ma ua fa ailoa mai ai fo i ma agava a ua alagatatau mo faia oga uma i vasega ta itasi. O le mataupu sa tula i ai se sui fa asalalau ma o se matua PTA Manulele Tausala, sa ia fa aleo ai, le toe taga i toto a o le DOE i uiga ma agava a o i latou o lo o tofia e a otauina fanau a oga i ta aloga eseese o tauva ai. Ia le fa aosooso i le fia malosi ia manumalo ai, ae ia taga i lelei i ni fa amalosi au e ala i le ta alo i tulafono o le ta aloga e manumalo ma maua atili ai le amatai e ta alo i so o se fa agatama! Afai o se tasi e matauina e i ai a afiaga o le ita vave ma maitaita gofie, e le tatau mo ia lea galuega, po o le i ai fo i o ni soligatulafono i o latou faila. O le taita i PTA Leone - Laumoli sa ia fa apea mai, O nei mea ua tutupu, ua tatou iloa e tutupu, e talia e o tatou mafaufau, ae taumafai i tatou e fa afo ia ma o pea aga i i luma, e tatau ia i tatou ona gafatia ona tineia nei fa afitauli, ae tatou te le tutu ai i ina ma le faia i ai se gaoioiga. O le tele o isi folasaga, sa fa apea lelei lava, o matua, ina ua le faia so latou tiute o le fautua ma a oa i fanau i taimi e mautinoa ai o le a sese le latou fa ai uga e ono afaina ai se ola o se tasi, ma fa aleagaina ai meatotino a le malo pe o so o se isi lava. Ua fa atulaga fo i, o le a fono lava lea Komiti o Taitai o PTA ta itasi ma ta ita i o le Matagaluega o A oga ta i fa atasi i le masina, ia mautinoa o lo o gasolo lelei fa amaumauga o mea tutupu ma mea o le a fa ataunu u ale matagaluega pe mo omia ai se fautuaga lelei.

4 Page 4 samoa news, Saturday, October 5, 2013 Keepin on da right Twack Parents are the bones on which Chillen sharpen their teeth. In the book of life s questions the answers are not in the back. Here s to you all on another Saturday morning in Hooterville. Hawkeye has a positive outlook this morning fans. He had to opt for a positive outlook as the rest of his week has been that of utter Chaos. First it was this, and then it was that. Then by Friday, this s and that s began fighting each other. This has led to Chaos in the rarest of forms. Hawkeye was rather disappointed when he learned of the widespread violence portrayed at and after football games. As Hawkeye recalls, when the High School had a Football game, usually on Saturdays, the food at the Booster Club Stand was the highlight until the fight started after the game! This does not make it right, and nor is it pleasing to anyone including Parents! Let us not lay 100% of the blame on the parents folks. They have done what they deemed right in raising their chillen to the age where they are qualified to play Football. The Chillen must be held responsible for vandalism of School Property such as was the case with the damaged school bus a couple of weeks ago. There is no excuse for this, not to speak of the $7,000 worth of damage that was heaped on the bus, along with the drivers High Blood Pressure. This can and should be stopped folks. There is a good chance that someone will be fatally wounded during one of these forays, and then we will all suffer! Enuff is Enuff Fans. Let s circle our wagons, and come up with a solution! Well, according to Hawkeye s account of the US News of October 01, 2013, Tulsi Gabbard will be short of change on her next Government Payday. She has sworn to relinquish her Congressional Salary to Charity during the Government Shut Down should that extreme occur. {It has} so we shall see. It would be a humane gesture if all Reps & Senators, along with the Complete Staff of the White House including the Presetene relinquish their salaries in order to further the funding for the ridiculous so-called Government Shutdown. Our leaders are acting like a bunch of spoiled Brats in that they can never agree on anything. It is the same old tune coupled with the same old song which is associated with the same old dance that we have witnessed for years and is not likely to change in the near future. Democrats, Republicans, Independents, or plain old radicals should be able to bump heads and come up with a solution viable to all parties and get on with the business of living! One thing that we cannot afford to continue is to keep adding to the already 16 Trillion Dollar Debt by borrowing more Tupe, {Money} to satisfy the debt ceiling! Now is the time for payback fans. Now is the time to quit dithering {Dick Cheney} and begin to pay back the debt. Not increase it more by raising the debt ceiling! This is like a license to steal! And moving right along to the near fistfight in {of all Places,} the Governor s Office? Did Hawkeye hear this one right? Please Guys, get a grip and come back down to earth and admit that Homo-sapiens do make mistakes from time to time. No need to revert to violence. After all we have just finished preaching to the High School students the evils of violence, and now we are confronted with a similar situation in our own House? Over. We must all practice what we preach! Beginning yesterday! Hawkeyes read for this week has been KILLING JESUS by Mr. Bill O Riley. This is a no. one best seller as are most of his books, and therefore portrays the life and times of Jesus as it must have really been. It covers the wars, the Roman empire, Julius Caesar, the crucifixion of The followers of Spartacus by the Romans, {all 7000 of them} The crosses stretched 240 Miles from Naples to Rome just to let everyone know who was the better of armies of the time. It gets better and better, and naturally, Hawkeye is doing his reading from the smallest room of his Fale. {Hooch} As usual, Hawkeye would highly recommend all reads by Mr. ORiley. The book is well researched with no or little frills. The research is documented throughout the book, as well as artist renditions of battles, beheadings, crucifixions, deflowering of vestal Virgins for the benefit of whoever happened to be the King for that day. In summary; just buy the book and read it! At any rate folks, lets hold on to the seat of our pants and hope that this Government Shut down does not erase the forward economical motion that we seemed to have generated over the past few months. Study your Obama-Care packages with painstaking patience before making the decision to lay off all of your employees. During the lull in the economy, we could send off all of our key personnel to take Mandarin Chinese language classes. Let s not lay off the Farmers though as we have gotten used to fresh vegetables these days. Tofa Soifua from Hawk & Sweet Leanor Disclaimer: This column & commentary does not necessarily reflect the views of Samoa News. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden leave the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, to pick up lunch at Taylor Gourmet sandwich shop near the White House. The president vice president stepped out of the White House on a surprise and rare off-campus stroll to grab lunch at a neighborhood eatery. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) NEWS IN BRIEF Sisters question fatal suspects now in custody. Interpol said Friday that shooting in DC police chase one suspect was stopped at the Albanian border NEW YORK (AP) The sisters of a woman a week after the robbery and is now awaiting fatally shot in Washington after trying to ram extradition. Two others were arrested in Bahrain her car through a White House barrier say she this week and had most of the watches on them. was not a criminal and police should not have Interpol would not say if it had also issued killed her. notices for the other three suspects or where Amy Carey-Jones says the Thursday shooting they were. of Miriam Carey was not justified. Another Pelosi: Republicans can t sister, Valarie Carey, says there was no need even talk to themselves for a gun to be used when there was no gunfire coming from the vehicle. The sisters were Leader Nancy Pelosi says no progress has been WASHINGTON (AP) House Democratic speaking late Friday outside Valarie Carey s made toward ending the government shutdown home in Brooklyn after traveling to Washington because it s very hard to negotiate with the to identify Miriam Carey s body. Republicans when they can t negotiate with Attempts to reach police in Washington for themselves. Pelosi says, quote, They can t comment early Saturday were unsuccessful. say, Our first premise is you have to overturn Officials previously said circumstances leading the Affordable Care Act. to the shooting remain under investigation. She said Democrats agreed weeks ago to the Carey s family says she had been suffering GOP money figure for stopgap spending, but from postpartum depression with psychosis but said Republicans have stalled since then. was not dangerous. Pelosi says to get the government up and Home invaders cut, pepper fully running again, it will take some coming spray LA man, then flee together on the Republican side. LOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles police The California Democrat said the expiration of say a man in his 30s was slashed with a knife the government s borrowing authority is a frightening prospect, saying that we have to find a and pepper-sprayed by three assailants who barged into his home. path but have not found the ability to do so. City News Service reports the attack happened shortly before midnight Thursday when APPARENT plea for pay Weather forecast includes the man opened his front door after hearing a JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) There was more noise outside. than the forecast in a National Weather Service Sgt. Rick Colombia says the three attackers dispatch Friday for south-central and southwestern Alaska. The Anchorage area forecast charged in and attacked. Colombia says one man cut him on the face, back and arm with a discussion posted online and sent to media outlets at 5 a.m. contained a secret message: The knife, while another pepper sprayed him. The three then fled the home in El Sereno. first letters of each line on the left-hand column The officer didn t immediately know if they got read PLEASE PAY US. away with any property. Agency employees are required to work The victim was hospitalized with non-lifethreatening injuries. to provide weather forecasts and any warnings. during the partial federal government shutdown Police arrest 3 in $1.4M It s unclear when they ll get paid. Rolex watch robbery A version of the post that was on the agency PARIS (AP) Police have arrested three website later Friday didn t include the apparent men suspected of robbing a Rolex store in Bahrain and making off with $1.4 million worth of A person who answered the phone at the message. watches. Anchorage weather office declined to answers A gang of six thieves disguised as women questions about the message or identify himself, broke into the store after it shut down Sept. 10, saying the office could comment only about the wounding a guard and stealing 79 watches. weather. The message was first reported by the At Bahrain s request, the Interpol police Washington Post. agency issued wanted person alerts for the three (Continued on page 12) Osini Faleatasi Inc. reserves all rights. dba Samoa News is published Monday through Saturday, except for some local & federal holidays. Please send correspondences to: OF, dba Samoa News, Box 909, Pago Pago, Am. Samoa Contact us by Telephone at (684) Contact us by Fax at (684) Contact us by at samoanews@samoatelco.com Normal business hours are Mon. thru Fri. 8am to 5pm. Permission to reproduce editorial and/or advertisements, in whole or in part, is required. Please address such requests to the Publisher at the address provided above.

5 samoa news, Saturday, October 5, 2013 Page 5 Commitment to Healthcare Exellence PHARMACY WEEK CELEBRATION OCTOBER 21 24, 2013 PROGRAM THE PHARMACY DEPARTMENT IS CELEBRATING NATIONAL PHARMACY WEEK TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON HOW WE CAN HELP THE COMMUNITY GET THE MOST BENEFIT FROM THEIR MEDICATIONS AND WORKING WITH PATIENTS TO ENSURE THEY UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE THEIR MEDICATIONS SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY. TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND HELP PATIENTS UNDERSTAND THEIR MEDICATIONS DRUG INFORMATIONAL CLASSES WILL BE CONDUCTED FOUR TIMES A DAY AS FOLLOWS: MONDAY OCTOBER 21 THURSDAY OCTOBER 24, 2013 (MORNING SESSIONS ONLY) Session Begins at 9:00 AM DIABETES/GOUT MEDICATIONS HYPERTENSION/CARDIAC/CHOLESTEROL MEDICATIONS ASTHMA/COPD MEDICATIONS ANTIBIOTICS/PEDIATRIC MEDICATIONS ***INDIVIDUAL MEDICATION COUNSELING AVAILABLE IN THE AFTERNOON*** POLOKALAME MO LE FAAMANATUINA O LE VAIASO O FALE TALAVAI OKETOPA 21 OKETOPA 24, 2013 UA FUAFUAINA E LE POTU TALAVAI O LE LBJ SE POLOKALAME FAALEAOAOGA E FESOASOANI AI I LE MAMALU O LE ATUNUU LE FAAAOGAINA TATAU O FUALAAU E MAUA AI LE SOIFUA MALOLOINA LELEI. E FAAILOA ATU AI LE AUAUNAGA A LE POTU TALAVAI E ALA LEA LE GALULUE FAATASI MA ALII MA TAMATAI FOMAI I FUALAAU E AOGA TONU I LE TOGAFITIGA O GASEGASE. UA FAATULAGA POLOKALAME I ASO TAITASI MO LE FAAMALAMALAMAINA O FUALAAU O GASEGASE ESEESE E PEI ONA TAUA I LALO: ASO GAFUA OKETOPA 21 ASO TOFI OKETOPA 24, :00 TAEAO I ASO UMA- FAATALATALANOAGA O: FUALAAU MO MA I SUKA/GUGU FUALAAU TOTO MAUALUGA/FATU/GA O FUALAAU MA I SELA/MAMA FUALAAU TINEI AI SIAMA /FUALAAU TAMAITI

6 Page 6 samoa news, Saturday, October 5, 2013 FA ANOANOA LE PERESETENE SENATE I LE ALI I KOVANA Le taimi na saunoa ai le alii peresetene o le Senate ia Gaoteote Palaie Tofau e faaleo lona faanoanoa ananafi, ina ua le o o atu le Teutupe a le malo e molimau i le pili a le kovana mo lana Fono Faapitoa o lo o nofoia nei. [ata: AF] American Samoa Government OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) RFQ No: RFQ RFQ No: RFQ Date & Time Due: October 18, 2013 Issuance Date: October 4, 2013 No later than 2:00 p.m. local time T he American Samoa Government (ASG) issues a Request For Qualifications (RFQ) from qualified firms for the: Ofu Airport Wildlife Hazard Assessment Study Submission: Original and five copies of the Statement of Qualifications must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: RFQ : Ofu Airport Wildlife Hazard Assessment Study. Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Friday, October 18, 2013: Office of Procurement American Samoa Government Pago Pago, American Samoa attn: Tiaotalaga J.E. Kruse, CPO Any Statement of Qualification 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 RFQ document outlining the qualification requirements is available at The Office of Procurement, Tafuna, American Samoa, during normal working hours. Review: Request for Qualification data will be thoroughly reviewed by an appointed Source Evaluation Board under the auspices of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement, ASG. Right of Rejection: The American Samoa Government reserves the right to reject any and/or all Statements of Qualification and to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted qualifications that are not in the best interests of the American Samoa Government or the public. Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action TIAOTALAGA J.E. KRUSE Chief Procurement Officer GALEA I: UA TUMU I LE LE MAFAUFAU tusia Ausage Fausia Na fa aalia le le fiafia o ni isi o Senatoa e aofia ai ma le peresetene o le Senate i le taeao ananafi, ina ua le o o atu le Teutupe a le malo ma ni isi o Fa atonusili e molimau i le Pili a le Kovana Sili sa tuuina atu mo lana Fono Faapitoa o lo o nofoia nei, lea e toe Faapolokalame ai le $4.38 miliona mo isi matagaluega ma ofisa a le malo ua ova la latou faaaoga i le paketi o le tausaga tupe tuai A o faaleo e le alii peresetene ia Gaoteote Palaie Tofau lona faanoanoa ina ua tauaao e le maota maualuga se tusi mai le alii teutupe ia Falema o Phil Pili e faanoi atu ai o ia i lona le auai i le iloiloga, ona o lea ua malaga i fafo, na saunoa ai le afioga i le alii senatoa ia Galea i M. Tuufuli e faapea, o le tulaga ua tula i mai ua atagia mai ai le le mafaufau o nei tagata i le Fono. O ananai na faatulaga e fesiligia ai e le komiti o le Paketi a le Senate le pili a le kovana e toe faapolokalame ai le $4.38 miliona a le malo mo tupe e le i faaaogaina mai le tausaga tupe tuai O molimau na fuafua le komiti e fesiligia e aofia ai le Teutupe, o le Faatonu o le Ofisa o le Paketi ia Cathy Saelua, atoa ai ma Faatonusili o Ofisa ma Matagaluega uma a le malo o lo o taua i le ripoti o lo o totoe a latou tupe mai le tausaga tupe tuai. Ae ina ua o o ananafi, e le gata na o Cathy le faatonu sa auai atu, ae na tauaao foi e le komiti le tusi faanoi mai le teutupe ua le malaga atu i le iloiloga, sei vagana ai lana sui faatonusili sa malaga atu ananafi. Saunoa le Tamaitai o le Ao ia Gaoteote e faapea, e mafua ona ia faanoanoa, o lea ua afifio atu tupu ma tamalii o le atunuu e tali le valaau a le kovana mo lana fono faapitoa, ao lea e le o auai atu ana faatonu e molimau i mataupu o lana fono faapitoa. Afai ua valaau e le kovana lana fono faapitoa, sa tatau foi ona faaavanoa taimi o ana faatonu e o mai ai i luma o le fono e tali i fesili a le fono, ae o le tusi lea ua taumai a le teutupe, e lagona ai le faanoanoa i le alii kovana, e foliga mai e le o maualuga i lona finagalo le fono faapitoa lenei, o le saunoaga lea a Gaoteote. E fia faailoa atu e le Samoa News e faapea, i le fono a le Kapeneta i le aso Lulu na te a nei, na fautuaina ai e le alii kovana sili ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga faatonusili uma ua sauni le fono e fesiligia i lana fono faapitoa, ina ia faaavanoa o latou taimi e tali ai i le valaau a le fono. Saunoa foi Gaoteote e faapea, e tele fesili o lo o fia malamalama ai le maota e faatatau i tupe ia ua fai mai le malo o lo o totoe, ae afai e i ai se tagata e mafai ona ia faamaonia tulaga ia i le fono, o le teutupe a le malo. Na taua foi e Gaoteote lona fiamalamalama i le mafuaaga ua totoe ai lenei tupe tele, atoa ai ma le mafuaaga ua ave ai tupe ia e faatupe ai isi ofisa a le malo, ae ua le faaaoga i manaoga sa pasia ai e le fono nei tupe, e pei o le $695,000 o lo o totoe mai le Ofisa o Sikolasipi a fanau aoga, ma le $550,000 sa fuafua e totogi ai le faaiuga a le faamasinoga mo le mu i le Laufou, lea ua manao le kovana e faasoasoa atu i isi ofisa ma polokalame a le malo. Na lagolagoina e Soliai Tuipine Fuimaono ma Mauga Tasi Asuega le finagalo o Gaoteote, atoa ai ma le tapu tumau a le maota maualuga, e le faataga ona molimau se sui faatonu i luma o le maota, sei vagana ai lava le faatonu tofia. Saunoa Soliai e faapea, e le o se tulaga talafeagai le maea ona molimau o le teutupe i luma o le maota o sui, ae o lea ua le o o atu i le maota maualuga. Sa ia fautuaina le komiti ina ia aua nei vavevave sa latou faaiuga i le pili ae lelei le taofi se toe aumai i le isi tauaofiaga o lo o sosoo mai i le tausaga fou, ae na saunoa le alii senatoa ia Faumuina Tagisiaalii e faapea, afai o i ai ni isi faatonu ua o o atu e molimau, e tatau ona avatu e le komiti e fesiligia, ae taatia ai pea le teutupe ma lana tusi faanoi e le taliaina e le komiti. Ae na tali le taitai komiti ia Laolagi Fonoti Savali Vaeao e faapea, so o se tagata lava e alu e matamata i se ata tifaga, e na o le tama autu lava o le ata e fia matamata i ai, ae le fia vaai i isi tagata o lo o fesoasoani i le tama o le ata, e faapena foi i le mataupu o lo o talanoaina, e na o le teutupe lava e fia faafofoga ai le komiti i lana molimau, ae le o isi faatonu. Na faamanino foi e Laolagi i luma o le komiti e faapea, sa o le aso na sosoo ma le aso na tuu atu ai le poloa i a le komiti i le teutupe ina ia malaga atu e molimau, sa telefoni atu ai le teutupe ia te ia ma faailoa atu le mataupu e faatatau i lana malaga i fafo, ae sa tali i ai, e pule lava ia i lana faaiuga, e le faia e ia (Laolagi) se faaiuga a le komiti ma le maota. I le tusi a Falemao i le komiti, sa ia taua ai e faapea, talu ai o ni isi o tuatuagia le maalofia ua le mafai ai ona ou faatasi ma outou i lenei taeao, o le mea lea e faamalulu atu ai i lea tulaga, ae ou te talitonu o lo u sui lagolago ia Ueli Tonumaipe a ua lava tapena e tali ni mataupu e fia malamalama i ai a outou afioga. I le faaiuga o felafolafoaiga a le komiti, e le gata ua le talia le tusi faanoi a le teutupe, ae ua faia foi le faaiuga e le talanoaina le pili tupe a le kovana. Fesootai mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com

7 samoa news, Saturday, October 5, 2013 Page 7 Energy efficiency strategies outlined in AS Energy Plan Solar Air Conditioning now an option by B. Chen, Samoa News Correspondent A number of energy efficiency strategies for all sectors are recommended in the American Samoa Strategic Energy Plan (ASSEP). Preliminary assessments by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) indicate significant energy efficiency opportunities to include: 1. Free energy audits focused on conservation and cost reduction conducted by the Territorial Energy Office; 2. Energy seminars or presentations can be held at places like the Chamber of Commerce and focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy options for commercial businesses; 3. Low to no-cost loans can be administered through a revolving loan fund to be used on energy efficiency upgrades and renewable energy projects; 4. Building inventory and share information; 5. Watch the Kilowatts program; 6. Audit Program: commercial and residential; and 7. Alternative cooling This information is noted in the ASSEP, which will be forwarded to Governor Lolo Moliga for approval before the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) and the Territorial Energy office (TEO) carry out implementation. The Strategic Energy Plan for American Samoa takes into account solutions that are needed in the near future; therefore, the Plan will initiate strategy and actions towards achievable goals to be completed by Oct BUILDINGS According to the Plan, energy audits have been funded on island, most recently by the American Samoa TEO (e.g. audits of government facilities and homes through the Weatherization Assistance Program). Although audits have occurred in the governmental sector, these audits should continue and, where possible, the measures that are applicable to similar buildings should be gleaned from audit reports and implemented across the building stock, the ASSEP notes. For example, if two of the island s buildings are being audited, the measures that are most commonly recommended may be applicable to similar building types. These measures may include improving lighting fixtures and controls; installing low-flow faucets, toilets, and shower heads; or installing thermostatic controls to reduce the energy consumption of air conditioning units, says the Plan. A strategy for identifying and implementing the measures that are most commonly recommended could be a next step, but would require disclosure from the entities conducting the energy and water audits. Similarly, the Plan continues, as part of both an outreach and buildings program, developing a Watch the Kilowatt program would focus on understanding how much energy is being used within a household or small commercial business. The objective is to inform consumers how much energy they are using at various intervals, and on what. Through this awareness, consumers can begin to practice conservation, limiting various activities or managing conservation strategies. This exercise can also inform consumers which appliances are high energy users. In many cases, replacing outdated appliances with higher energy efficient appliances will save large amounts of energy and dollars with a high return on investment, the Plan states. Using tools such as the kill-o-watt displays plug loads for appliances both when running and when turned off, informing consumers how electrical devices use energy even when turned off. COOLING The ASSEP notes that cooling is one of the highest end users in American Samoa. Considering and implementing promising alternative cooling technologies will assist with reducing fossil fuel consumption related to conditioning indoor spaces, the report states. There are a number of options available under the umbrella of alternative cooling technologies such as solar air cons, desiccant cooling, or opting for a higher SEER rating. A medium-cost option is to install solar air conditioning units. While relatively new on the market, solar air conditioning units are available from a number of manufacturers and suppliers, and have a variety of different installation applications from split wall window units to larger outdoor units. This technology is an efficient type of air conditioner (upwards from a SEER 20) that operates off of a solar photovoltaic (PV) panel, which reduces the energy demand from the grid during times when cooling and conditioning are needed. O le ata lenei a le au faigaluega o le afioaga o Malaeloa ia Aitulagi ma Ituau ina ua mae a le sauniga lotu a le nuu lea e ta i 3 masina ma faia, e talosia ai alo ma fanau o lo o o atu i fafo i le Malo, faapea ai tagata matutua ma tagata o lo o aafia i gasegase o le tino. Na faia le lotu e talosia ai tagata matutua, o tamaiti aoga, o le au faigaluega ma le au lalovaoa o le afioaga i le Malumalu o le Ekalesia LMS, lea o lo o galulue ai le Susuga ia Rev. Faigata Manase ma le faletua ia Rosa. O le susuga ia Rev. Iopu Taavao ma le faletua ia Petimani o le Faafeagaiga o le Ekalesia Metotisi; o le Susuga ia Rev. Pele Niko ma ma le faletua ia Elaine, o le Faafeagaiga o le Ekalesia AOG; Susuga ia Pr. Sefoloi Lafaele ma le faletua ia Hana o le Ekalesia Aso Fitu o le Toe Afio mai, ma le susuga ia Meaalofa Lotomau ma le faletua ia Akenese o le Ekalesia Katoliko. E le taumate tulaga manuia o tama fanau a le afioaga i so o se tafa o le lalolagi o lo o i ai, faapea ai Amerika Samoa nei, e ala i talosaga o lo o tuuina atu i tausaga taitasi mai auauna totofi a le Atua. [ata: THA] AMERICAN SAMOA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Trades & Technology Division Trades & Technology Division In Collaboration with USDOL Office of Apprenticeship San Francisco, CA Apprenticeship & Workforce Development Training Program October 07, 2013 November 28, 2013 (8 Week Semester) REGISTRATION: Date: September 30 October 03, 2013 Time: 10:00 am 3:00 pm REGISTRATION LOCATIONS: PLACEMENTT EST (ENGLISH & MATH): ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENT: REQUIRED ENGLISH & MATH COURSES: Apprenticeship Training: Program Sponsor (Employer) Workforce Development: TTD Office (Non-Traditional Students) Location:TTDA TLC lassroom Date:October 04, 2013 Time: 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm COST:Registration Fee: $25.00 Course: $60.00p erc EU Apprentice: Must be employed with a Program Sponsor Workforce Development: Must be a High School graduate A participant may be placed in a required English & Math Course pending placement test results. English & Math Courses are FREE of CHARGE courtesy of the AELEL Division (Adult Ed), ASCC. COURSE #COURSE TITLEINSTRUCTOR CEUDAYS TIME AST8 00 CON 800 ETP8 00 WLD 800 AUTOMOTIVE (Auto Technician/ Mechanic): INTRODUCTION TO AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CARPENTRY (Construction Worker): PLANS,B UILDING CODES and SPECIFICATIONS ELECTRICAL (Electrician): BASIC ELECTRICAL THEORY WELDING (Welder/ Fabricator): WELDING FUNDAMENTALS &M ETALLURGY T/THU M/W M/W T/THU 5:00PM-7:30PM 5:00PM-7:30PM 5:00PM-7:30PM 5:00PM-7:30PM F. SUISALA T. HARDY For more information please contact TTD Apprenticeship Coordinator, Fred Suisala at Ext. 353 or TTD Administrative Assistant, Juliet F. C. Pen at Ext TBA A.F UGA

8 Page 8 samoa news, Saturday, October 5, 2013 T ALA mai brought to you by SAMOA tanoa tusitala hotel, apia, samoa Saunia: L.A.F./Naenae Productions FAALEAOGA FAAMASINO TAGI A LE SA AVEA MA FOFOGA FETALAI Ua faaleaoga e le Faamasinoga Maualuga le tagi na faaulu a le sa avea ma Fofoga Fetalai o le Palemene, le tofa Tolofuaivalelei Falemoe Leiataua, sa ia talosagaina ai le totogiina atu o mea na faaleagaina i le taavale a le Ofisa o le Fono i se faalavelave tau taavale i le tausaga e Na faafofoga le Faamasinoga e faapea, e toaono sui sinia o le Ofisa o le Fono sa malaga mai ai i lea taavale o le ituaiga o le van ina ua maea le maliu o le tua a o se tasi o le aufaigaluega i Lalomanu, ae lavea ai le taavale ina ua oo mai i le afioaga o Eva. Na faaalia, e oo mai i Eva, o lo o i luga o le auala se masini sua palapala o lo o fai lea vaega o le auala, ma sa maosi uma ai le pito i tua o le van. Na talosagaina i le tagi a le tofa Tolofuaivalelei le totogi atu e le kamupani e ana lea masini mea na faaleagaina i le tino o le van ona o le lea van o se mea totino a le fofoga fetalai. Peitai na faaalia e Faamasino Vui Clarence Nelson, e lua itu o lo o faaletonu ai le tagi a Tolofua. Muamua, e lei faaaogaina le taavale a le ofisa i se mea e patino i galuega a le Ofisa o le Fono. FAATAUTO LOIA FOU E TO A FITU Na faatumulia le Faamasinoga Maualuga i le aso Faraile na sei mavae atu nei i le mamalu o aiga, uo ma e masani o loia fou e toafitu na faatautoina ma faaulufale aloaia i le Faamasinoga Maualuga o Samoa. O loia talavou e toafitu ua faauuina ma ausia se isi laasaga i le galu-ega faaloia e aofia ai Tafailagi Peniamina, Gemma Nelson, Steffany Meilan Meredith, Esekia Junior Soloi, Siovia Florina Liu, Glory Sauaga Fuimaono ma Nicholas Mann, o se le alii Ausetalia sa galue faaloia muamua i Ausetalia ao lea ua talia nei e galue i Samoa nei. O le aso ua faamuta ai le tasi faigamalaga, ae amata ai le isi faigamalaga i o outou olaga ma o le a outou galulue ma faaputuputu le atamai, o le saunoaga lea a Faamasino Lesatele Rapi Vaai. O Steffany Meredith, Siovia Florina Liu, Gemma Nelson, Esekia Junior Soloi ma le alii o Nicholas Mann ua galulue nei i le Ofisa o le Loia Sili, ao Tafailagi Peniamina ma Glory Sauaga Fuimaono o lo o galulue nei i le Ofisa Loia o Vaai, Hoglund and Tamati Law Firm. FAAMALAMALA TUILAEPA LISI O FANUA FAALEAGANUU Ua tuuina atu e le alii palemia, le susuga Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi, sana tusi i nisi o faletupe i totonu o le atunuu, e faasao ai tulaga o lo o faia ai nonogatupe a le atunuu lautele i fanua faaleaganuu ua latou lisiina. O lea mataupu na le talia ai e se tasi o faletupe ia talosaga mo ni nonogatupe a nisi sa faia, ae faaaoga ai lisi o fanua faaleaganuu ua latou lisiina, ona o le manatu a se tasi o loia e faapea, e aafia ai le pulea o fanua faaleaganuu. Peitai na faamalamalama e le alii palemia, e le mafai ona aafia le pulea o fanua faaleaganuu aua o le lisi lea o lo o faaaoga e noatia (guarantee) ai le nonogatupe, ae le o le fanua. Na saunoa Tuilaepa, e le mafai ona aveesea le pule o fanua faaleaganuu mai ia i latou e ana, ae ua na o le lisi e mafai ona ave e le faletupe pe a le mafai e le tagata na faia lana nonogatupe ona totogi atu peimeni. FOAI MALO NIU SILA $5 MILI- ONA TOTOGI AI PILI AOGA E $5 miliona tala le aofaiga o le fesoasoani tau seleni mai le malo Niu Sila mo le totogiina o pili aoga a le afanau aoga i aoga maualuluga, na faamatuuina atu e le Matagaluega o Aoga, Taaloga ma Aganuu i pule ma ulu aoga o aoga maualuluga eseese i totonu o le atunuu i le aso Faraile na sei mavae atu nei. O lenei fesoasoani na faalauiloaina i le faamanatuina o le 50 tausaga o le Feagaiga Faauo a Samoa ma Niu Sila. E to a 10,380 tamaiti aoga mai vasega 9, 10 ma le 11 i kolisi ma aoga maualuluga i totonu o le atunuu ua faasafua atu nei i ai lea fesoasoani, e tusa ma le ta I $300 a le tamaititi aoga e toatasi. E 23 kolisi a le malo, 13 aoga a ekalesia e pei o le Katoliko, EFKS, Metotisi, Mamona ma le Aso Fitu o lo o i Upolu ma Savaii, o le a faasafua uma i ai lea tinotitupe. C Y M K O se vaaiga lena i le maketi fou ua fausia nei i Taufusi i uta teisi atu o le nofoaga o lo o fausia ai nei le maketi fou a le malo i Fugalei. Man sets himself on fire on National Mall WASHINGTON (AP) A man set himself on fire on the National Mall in the nation s capital as passers-by rushed over to help put out the flames, officials and witnesses said Friday afternoon. The reason for the self-immolation was not immediately clear and the man s identity was not disclosed. But it occurred in public view, on a central national gathering place, in a city still rattled by a mass shooting last month and a high-speed car chase outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday that ended with a woman being shot dead by police with a young child in the car. The man on the Mall suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to the hospital, said District of Columbia fire department spokesman Tim Wilson. He was standing by himself in the center portion of the Mall when he emptied the contents of a red gasoline can on himself and set himself on fire moments later, said Katy Scheflen, who witnessed it as she walked across the area. Police say they responded around 4:20 p.m. Friday. Scheflen said the man was clearly alive as the fire spread, and passing joggers took off their shirts in an effort to help put out the flames. It was not clear who actually extinguished the flames. A police department spokesman said the man was conscious and breathing at the scene. MedStar Washington Hospital Center tweeted that the man was taken there and he was in critical condition Friday night. She said he may have said something before he acted but it was nothing intelligible. She said she did not see him holding any signs before he set himself ablaze. She said there was another man with a tripod set up near him, but it s unclear if the man was filming the incident. Happy 49th Birthday Junior Don Shimasaki Malau ulu Ia iai pea le Alii ia te oe na te puipui oe i ou ala uma a o e feagai ma galuega ma tiute o lo o e galue ai faamaoni, taui le alofa i le alofa e manuia ai mea uma e te faia, ia faataasi pea le Atua mo oe la u tama peleina.. O lau auaunaga lava lena i le Atua ma Lona finagalo. Ia manuia tele lou aso fanau. Ia e toe maua nisi aso faapenei mo lou olaga. Alofa aga ma fa amanuiaga mai lou tina peleina, Maria Don Fano Shimasaki ma ou aiga i Samoa nei faapea ou aiga i atunu u i fafo. (ata: Naenae Productions) 49 C Y M K

9 samoa news, Saturday, October 5, 2013 Page 9 E te fia Poka? C Y M K Tusia e Toleafoa Haserota Auvaa FAATOA OU ILOA LE AOGA O LE SPRAY Salu otaota le toeaina a Atamu ma lona grandson i fafo faataamilo o le fale, salu mai lava ota ota ma o o lelei i luma o le latou fale, ma vaai atu le tamaitiiti ua tau maulu le anufe i totonu o le pu lea na sau ai i fafo i luga o le ele ele. Toe vaai atu i ai, ua toe maulu le anufe i totonu o le pu, fai atu loa le tama o JR ia Atamu, Ta peti e $10.00 e i ai lau mea lea e mafai ona fai i le anufe e toe alu ai i totonu o lona pu. Tamoe loa le tamaitiiti sau loa ma le spray tago loa ma fana ai le anufe, malo le tino o le anufe tago loa a momono i totonu o le pu, toe alu loa i totonu o lona pu. Tago loa le toeaina o Atamu ave ia JR le $10.00 ma fai i ai, Sole sa o oe alii JR, faapea lava au ia e le faaoga faapena le spray, se aumai le spray ia te au. Ua alu loa le toeaina i totonu o le fale, e 30 minute ae la ala a mai, ma tago loa togi mai ma le $10.00 ia JR, fai atu loa le tama, O le a lea mea?. ae fai mai le tala a le toeaina, O lau $10.00 na aumai ia grandma!!!!. OUTE LE ILOA FOI LE TALI Sa fesili mai le faiaoga e faapea, Si i mai le lima o se tamaitiiti e iloa ona fai mai sana fuaiupu i le dog. vaai atu le faiaoga e na o le lua lava lima o lo o sii mai i le pito i tua o le vasega, o le lima o le isi teineititi ma le tamaititi o Atamu Jr. Sa tofi loa e le faiaoga le teineititi o Maria e tu i luga ma fai lana fuaiupu. Fai mai Maria, I have a pet dog, fai atu loa le faiaoga i le vasega, patipati uma tamaiti, ma ua ofo tamaiti i le manaia o le fuaiupu a Maria sa fai. Fai atu loa ma le faiaoga i le tama o Atamu Jr, tu i luga e fai mai lau fuaiupu, na ona tu lava o le tamaititi o Jr i luga, tuu lima i totonu o le taga o lona ie aoga o lo o fai, oso mai loa ma lana fuaiupu fai mai, I AM A DOGGGGGG!!!. Ina alu foi le talie a le vasega ae o le la ua tu faavalevale a i luga. In this Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013 photo, Moe Set Wine walks in a swim suit during Miss Universe Myanmar contest at the National Theater in Yangon, Myanmar. Moe Set Wine, who won the title, will compete in the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow on Nov. 9. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win) C M Y K

10 Page 10 samoa news, Saturday, October 5, 2013 Tulimanu O KATI LE LEOLEO NANA o le FA aolataga E LEAI SE TUA OI O LE GALUEGA FAAOLA A IESU. (2 Tupu 20:1-11, Luka 7:11-17) Ua fetaui le mea na aumai ai le tagata ua oti ma le mea na oo o le malaga a Iesu ma ona soo iina e Naina, e agai atu i Kapanaumi ma isi tagata na ia te fiafia ia te ia, o tagata na mulimuli i le mea e malaga ai Iesu i le fia faalogologo i ana lauga. Ae o loo i ai ma au taulamalama sese, i upu e sese a Iesu ona molia ia e le au farasaio. Na oo atu i le nuu o Naina e fetaiu tonu lava ma le aumai loa o le maliu a se tamaitiiti na vaaia e Iesu le loto faavavau o le tina, ona e leai sona alii, toe tasi lana tama lea ua maliu. O lona uiga a le vave ona fofo ese le faafitauli lea ua maua ai le tina mafatia lea, e i u ina pule i lana soifua (1) ua leai se tasi e la te mafuta i ai, (2) ua maliu lana tane o leai sona tofi i totonu o le aiga, nuu, hopeless. (3) o le amusia o ia e isi fafine, oti lana tane toe oti lana tama tama, e leai se aoga e ola ai. O le mea tonu lena na faaola ai e Iesu le tamaitiiti, aua ua silafia lelei e Iesu ua leai se faamoemoega a le fafine nei, e tasi lava le mea lea e tu mai o le oti foi pe uma ona tanu lana tama. Ona o le Atua e i ai ana auala faalilolilo e le taitai ona oo i ai le iloa o tagata soifua o lenei lalolagi, mystery ways ua na o Ia ma lona finagalo e fai toatasi. O iina i Naina atoa ai ma nuu uma o le atu-iutaia e ese le mea e tu ai le fanuatanu e le tu latalata mai i mea e nonofo ai fale, le mafuaaga lena e tasi le auala e oso mai ai tagata e o Kapanauni ma o totonu o le nuu. E le pei o Samoa ma isi atunuu uma o le Pasefika, e mafai lava ona tanu tagata ua feoti e talaane i a latou maota ma laoa. Manatua foi e fai mai le tatou matua, E LEAI SE TUAO I O LE GALUEGA FAAOLA A IESU. soo se mea lava e tala aao i ai Iesu e fetaui ai le Alii Faaola ma ni tagata mama i, tauaso, gugu, pipili, tagata ua maua i le agaga leaga ma isi ituaiga ma i e fai ai le faamalologa a Iesu iina. E tiga ona tele o faamalologa e fai e Iesu ae le mafai ona mautu ai le talitonuga a tagata ia te ia, e i ai isi tagata fai mai o Satani lea ua sau ma faamalolo i tagata, ae le iloa o le galuega lena ona o le satukaio ma le au farasaio ona fai nei i tagata. O le isi mea, ua tolu sefulu tausaga o Iesu o fesoasoani i le tama faa-le-lalolagi o Iosefa ma ona uso laiti ma le galuega faa-kamuta, o le mea lena e le talia gofie ai i o latou loto ina ua fai mai o Iesu o le Alo o le Atua, e faapena foi ona faigata le ala tatou te ui atu ai i le malo o le lagi, (1 Peteru 1: 8) Tou te le iloa atu o ia, a ua alolofa ia te ia, e le o vaai atu nei foi ia te ia, a o loo faatuatua ia te ia, tou te olioli ai ma le fiafia e le matalatalaina, e silisili ese lava, e maua foi le uiga o lo outou faatuatua, o le faaolaina le o outou agaga. O iina na fai ai le tina o le tamaitiiti ina ua faatuina e Iesu ina ua vivii atu i le Atua, ua faapea ane, Ua tu mai ia te i tatou le Perofeta sili. i le ma lea, Ua asiasi mai le Atua i lona nuu. E tina ona le tele mea lelei na faia e Esekia le tupu o Iuta i le tausaga e 715 B.C. i le o ona 25 tausaga na fai ai o ia ma tupu o Iuta ae na tupu i tausaga e lua selufu ma le iva (29), ua ave eseina o mea maualuluga lea na tu ipalaina ai tupua na vavae i lalo tupua o Asaira na tu iilalo le gata apa memea lea na faia e Mose lea na faaiogaina o le nehushtan poo le apa memea na lea na fausia ai le gata apa memea lea i le taimi o Mose. (O Asaira le tupua fafine o Kanana e ta u e atunuu na e ifo ia Asaira o le toalua o Paala le isi tupua tamaloa, e fai i latou e fanau Asaira ia le fanau e toasefulu e faaolaina laau aiga, o ia le isi tamaiti e faaalo ia le ele ele ma isi mea o Kanana.) Na faatonuina e Esekia faatonuina le faiaga o le ala e eliina o alavai ma vailepa tusa e (1,748) futu pe (533) mita lalo i le mea maa ma le faigata lona eliina, ma tatai mai ai i totonu i le aai o Ierusalema, lea e tusia i le 2 Tupu 20:20. Na fai i ai Isaia le Perofeta o le Atua, o loo faapea ona fetalai mai le Atua, Sauni ia sau mavaega i lou aiga, aua o le a e maliu, e te le soifua. ae ua faliu i tua i le pa o lona maota Esekia, ia na tatalo i le Atua Soifua ua faapea mai, Le Alii e, ou te aioi atu ia e manatu mai i lou savali i ou luma ma le faamaoni, ma le loto atoa, ua ou faia mea ua e finagalo i ai. Aua E LEAI SE TUA OI O LE GALUEGA FAAOLA A IESU, e le gata ua toe faapopo ma tului mai e le Alii tausaga e sefulu ma le lima e soifua ai, ae faapena foi i le tamaitiiti na silafia lelei e Iesu le loto faanoanoa na oo i lona tina ae ua faaolaina talu e leai se tau oi o le galuega faaola a Iesu. Tagai foi ia Esekia, na tau atu i ai e le Perofeta o Isaia e sauni o le a maliu ae faliu ma faasaga i le pa o lona maota sa le i i ai se popole o le loto a Esekia ma o le pau le mea o le toe faamanatu i le Atua isi mea na faamoemoe i ai e fai ae le i oti. E faapena i tatou i le olaga nei, e ui lava ina tatou oti i le tatou tino ae ola pea o tatou Agaga pe a fai tatou te au ma le Alii, aua E LEAI SE TUA OI GALUEGA FAAOLA A IESU. Amene. [Sosoo ane loa lau faitau i le tatou tala faasolo mo lenei vaiaso, lea na gata mai i le vaiaso na tea nei i le taimi lea ua tuu atu ai e Kati lana ripoti i le ofisa o le Komesina o Leoleo, e tusa ai o le faalavelave atoa lea na mafua ai ona maua tino maliliu e silia i le to a 20 i totonu o loli e lua a le Ami na ave faamalosi e se vaega faatupu faalavelave.] Na ona tuu atu lava e le alii leoleo nana o Kati lana ripoti i le Ofisa o le Komesina o Leoleo, o le taimi foi lea na iloilo ai e le komesina le ripoti atoa ona ia sainia lea ma tuu atu loa i le Ofisa o le Loia Sili mo le faamautuina o moliaga faasaga i tagata e to afa o lo o taua i le ripoti o lo o i ai lo latou aafiaga i le osofaiga lenei, ae o le isi toa 6 o lo o aafia ai ua maea ona latou toe tafana i latou ma ua faigata foi ona toe faia i ai se isi suesuega ona o lea ua feoti. Faafetai Kati mo le ripoti, malo le galue, ae ta te fesootai pea pe a i ai se isi mea e manaomia ai lau fesoasoani, o le tala lea a le alii komesina i le taimi ma faatalofa atu ai ia Kati. E lei tali Kati i se upu sei vagana ai le ata na faailoa atu i ona foliga e ta u atu ai lona fiafia e faatino lea ituaiga galuega. Na ona aapa atu lava o le tama i le faila lea ua uma ona saini e le Komesina ua tuu i lana ato, ona faafafa lea ma savali aga i i le taavale, ma faanatinati atu loa i le Ofisa o le Loia Sili mo le faamautuina o gaioiga e moomia ona faia, a o le i tuuina atu pepa i le faamasinoga mo le sainiaina o se tusi saisai e saili mai ai tagata e toafa o lo o taua i le ripoti. (I totonu o le nuu o le afioaga o Tufutafoe i le motu tele i Savaii, e anoanoa i vavau o Samoa o loo i ai ma o le tele o nei vavau, e tulaga maoa e talatuu na mafua ai, ae maise lava i le manatu sa i ai i aso ua mavae, o Samoa ma ona tagata sa itulua (tulou). O le a mafai la ona tatou talanoaina nisi o nei vavau ma talatuu na mafua mai ai.) ALA O UPOLU MA LE ALA O SAVAII O le vavau lenei, e taoto i luga o le sami i gatai o Tufutafoe, ma, pe afai e te agai atu i le nuu lea, e te maitauina ai ni papa i gatai o le sami, ma o ia papa e agai atu lava i luga ma agai atu ai lava i le manava o le sami ma le iloa atu ai. Fai mai le tala faaanamua, o aso ua mavae, o Tufutafoe lava sa tele ina fono ai Saualii poo aitu a Samoa i aso ua te a, ma o ia fonotaga e masani ai ona agai atu Saualii mai Upolu ona ui atu lea i le ala lea e taua o le ALA O UPOLU, ae o Saualii a Savaii, e ui atu foi i latou i le ALA O SAVAII. Fai mai le tala tuu ua oo i se tasi aso ona fono lea o Saualii ma ua le tasi o latou loto i le mataupu sa talanoaina, ma, o iina na maua ai le isi vavau e taua o le LUALOTO O ALII, ua lua ai loto pe ua le tasi sa latou manatu i ni mataupu sa talanoaina, ma o iina na mafua ai loa ona foliga mai ua malepe le fono faa faletui sa masani ona faia e Saualii a Samoa i aso ua mavae. E eseese foi manatu e tusa ai o le vavau lenei o le LUALOTO, E fetaui lava le tapuni o galuega i le afiafi lea ae maea loa foi ona saini e le alii faamasino tusi saisai e fa e poloaina ai le loka faamalosi o i latou ua taua ma taofia i le falepuipui, e faatali ai le aso Gafua o le isi vaiaso e tutula i ai i luma o le fa amasinoga. O le tagata muamua lea ua sauni Kati ma ana leoleo faapitoa e toalua e pu e faapagota, o se tasi o alii faipisinisi iloga i totonu o le aai, lea na maua ana ID i totonu o le isi aso sa i totonu o le isi loli lea na maua i ai tino o tagata feoti. O le tagata lenei ua tele mataupu e ta u ai lona igoa ma taumafai fo i leoleo e pu e faapagota peitai e le i mafai lava ona, ona e tele ana metotia e fai ina ia faigata ai ona maua o ia. O le mataupu mulimuli lea na masalomia ai foi lona aafia ai, o le faalavelave lea na feoti ai ni tamaitai aoga se toalua i totonu o e fale talimalo ao nofo ai foi le ula lea i le faletalimalo lea, ae o le faaletonu o le auala na faatino ai e leoleo suesuega na mafua ai loa ona leai ni moliaga faasaga i le alii lea. E taunuu loa le taavale a Kati i luma o le lotoa o le fale ae vaaia loa le ulufale mai o se taavale lanu uliuli mai totonu o le pa ma aga i atu i le taulaga, ona mulimuli atu ai loa lea o Kati i tua o le taavale lea. Na faasasa o le taavale i se tasi o fale kalapu ma paka ai, ae savali le alii lea i totonu ma inu ai ma ni tamaita i se to alua, ma o le isi toatasi o tamaitai ia o lo o i ai i le lisi o tagata ia ua saini e le faamasinoga a latou tusi saisai e pu e faapagota ai. POLOGA I LE ALOFA [E toe faatalofa atu i le mamalu o le au faitau i lenei taeao, malo le soifua maua malo foi le onosa i, ae alo mai loa o le toe sosooina lenei o le tatou tala faasolo lea na gata mai i le vaiaso na te a nei i le taimi lea ua faasasa o atu ai nei Lasela i le fale o Meko lea e fai ai le Bingo ma le manatu, o le a la fetaui ai ma Lisati i le po lea.] Na avea le taunuu vave atu o Lasela i le nofoaga o lo o faia ai le Bingo ma itu na afe ai loa i lalo o le Mago tele lava lea e masani ona faatali pasi ai tamaiti aoga o le nuu, ma nofonofo ai iina ma ula lana utufaga e faatalitali ai le taimi e tumu atu ai fafine o le Bingo, ma atonu e vaai atu ai ia Lisati. E leai se isi na iloa Lasela lea e nofonofo pogisa na o ia i lalo o le Mago, sei vagana ai le manogi sikaleti o lo o alu atu i le auala na mafua ai loa ona afe atu isi alii e taulele a e to alua o le nuu i lalo o le Mago e siaki pe le o se isi o le latou vaega lea e ulaula ai. Sole, Komi, Sole...o ai lea e ulaula i lalo i i..? o le fesili fia iloa lea a le Panapa ma lona tausoga o Uili ma soso atu lava i le pito i tua o le auala, peitai e na o le mumu o le tapaa o lo o la iloa atu ae le iloa po o ai. O le a le mea e fika ai fua kagaka ae le savavali sa o i le auala, e fai lava tala a Lasela ma tu i luga ona savali atu lea i luma i le mea o lo o tutu mai ai Uili ma Panapa. Suga, o fea e ke auoso mai ai, kai e gofo gofo ga o oe i lalo o lea Mago koso oe e se Saualii. O Panapa ma Uili, o uo mama ia a Lisati i aso a o lei alu le tamaititi e aoga i Niu Sila, ma ua fetaui lelei le manaoga o Lasela o lo o i ai ma tagata ia ua latou talanoa, aua e mafai ona alu se isi o le au alii ia e aami Lisati ina ia alu atu se i o la talanoa. E amata loa ona lau ma a o le Bingo ae vaaia loa e le toatolu lea ia Lisati ua savalivali ane e matamata i le Bingo. Sole Uili, alu loa e fai i lau kama o Lisaki e sau lua ke kalagoa i i, aua e ke kaua ai a u ge i ke i ua le sau le kama sole, o le faatonuga lea a Lasela ia Uili, ona tu loa lea o le maula ua toe savali i tua o le vaega lea sa nofonofo muamua ai ma faatali le taimi e toe foi mai ai Uili ma Lisati, ae o Panapa ua faaauau lana savaliga i luma o le aai e eva ai. E le i umi ona alu atu Uili ae vaaia loa e Lasela ua toe savavali toalua mai ma Lisati, ona faataga savali lea o le tamaitai i le auala e faafoliga ai o ia lea sa savali atu, ma latou fetaui tutu ai ma le au alii ia i lalo tonu lava o le Mago. Lasela,! o le faataga fesili lea a Uili, sole, o fea a lua o i ai, o le tali lea a le tamaitai, ona faataga te i lea ina ua tau atu lana vaai ia Lisati, Oi, malo le malaga manuia Sati, e fai lava tala a Lasela ma aapa atu ua fusi mai le tamaititi, ona latou talanoa toatolu ai lava lea i lalo o le Mago, ae faafuase i loa ona faamavae Uili sei alu e fai mai le faatau a lona tama toe vave mai ai, ae faatali atu i lalo o le Mago. Aisea ua faia ai lenei mea ia te a u, sa ou alu i Niu Sila ma lo u faatuatuaga o oe o lo u lumana i, a o lenei ua e tui lo u fatu. Tala i Vavau o Samoa O VAVAU O SAMOA I TUFUTAFOE ona e taofi nei, o iinei na tuu eseese ai loto o Saualii o Samoa, ua tuu ese ai loto o Tamalii tuu ese ai loto i tufanua, ona faatafea lea i le sami, fai mai a oo atu i le vai e taua o le Vaiola ona toe ola mai lea. O iinei foi lea na mafua ai le isi vavau e taua o le FAFA O SAUALII, poo se nofoaga faapitoa e faapotopoto uma i ai Saualii o Samoa. Ma o le tele o taimi e te faafofoga ai i ni faasalalauga i luga o le leitio pe afai o se mataupu taua o le a fuafua se aiga e talanoaina, ona faapea lea o upu e masani ona faaaoga e faleupolu, O paia o le atunuu, e (Faaauau itulau 14)

11 Prospect for a quick end for furloughed employees. There was no doubt about the political underpinnings of the struggle. Democrats and most Republicans have assumed the GOP would be hurt by a shutdown, citing the impact of the last episode, in But Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said of Democrats, I don t think they ve poll tested we won t negotiate. I think it s awful for them to say that over and over again. His words recorded on videotape, he said, I think if we keep saying we wanted to defund it (the new health care law), we fought for that and now we re willing to compromise on this we re going to win this, I think. The shutdown caused the White House to scrub a presidential trip to Asia, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics delayed its customary monthly report on joblessness as impacts of the partial shutdown spread. According to warnings by the administration and Wall Street, failure to raise the debt limit, by contrast, had the potential to destablize financial markets and inflict harm on the economy quickly. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has said that unless Congress acts, the government will be unable to pay all its debts and will run the risk of default. He has urged lawmakers to act by Oct. 17. Debt limit bills typically pass first in the House, then move to the Senate. So far, neither Boehner nor the rest of the leadership has said when they expect to draft and have a vote on one. More than a week ago, they circulated a list of items that might be included calls for higher Medicare costs for better-off seniors, a wholesale easing of environmental regulations and approval of the Keystone Pipeline among them. Republican officials said that in a closed-door session with the rank and file during the day, the speaker renewed his longstanding commitment to seeking reforms and savings from benefit programs to help reduce federal deficits. They spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were not authorized to discuss a private meeting. At the White House, Obama has said repeatedly he will not negotiate over the terms of debt limit legislation but is willing to discuss a range of issues once the government is reopened and the Treasury able to borrow freely again. The shutdown began Monday at midnight after Republicans demanded the defunding of the nation s new health insurance system in exchange for providing essential federal funding, and the White House and Democrats refused. Boehner and the House followed up with several other measures to reopen the government, all of them with other health-care-related conditions attached, and each subse- to shutdown is remote WASHINGTON (AP) quently rejected by Democrats. Prospects for a swift end to In a counter move, Democrats took steps to force a vote the 4-day-old partial government shutdown all but vanished by midmonth through a discharge petition, a procedural Friday as lawmakers squabbled into the weekend and increasingly shifted their focus to a signatures of a majority of maneuver that only needs the midmonth deadline for averting House members and no action a threatened first-ever default. by the GOP leadership. This isn t some damn Emerging from their closeddoor meeting during the day, game, said House Speaker John Boehner, as the White several Republicans conceded House and Democrats held to they are unlikely to achieve that their position of agreeing to goal as long as Obama is in the negotiate only after the government is reopened and the $16.7 White House. trillion debt limit raised. House Republicans appeared to be shifting their demands, de-emphasizing their previous insistence on defunding the health care overhaul in exchange for re-opening the government. Instead, they ramped up calls for cuts in federal benefit programs and future deficits, items that Boehner has said repeatedly will be part of any talks on debt limit legislation. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., also said the two issues were linked. We not only have a shutdown, but we have the full faith and credit of our nation before us in a week or ten days, he said. Reid and other Democrats blocked numerous attempts by Sen. Ted Cruz to approve House-passed bills reopening portions of the government. The Texas Republican is a chief architect of the Defund Obamacare strategy and met earlier this week with allies in the House and an aide to Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., to confer on strategy. In a lengthy back-and-forth with Reid and other Democrats, Cruz blamed them and the White House for the impasse and accused them of a my way or the highway attitude. But Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., likened the Republican strategy to smashing a piece of crockery with a hammer, gluing two or three bits back together today, a couple more tomorrow, and two or three more the day after that. For all the rhetoric, there was no evident urgency about ending the partial shutdown before the weekend. The Republican-controlled House approved legislation restoring funds for federal disaster relief on a vote of Another allowing the resumption of the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program was approved Saturday s agenda called for passing a bill to assure postshutdown pay for an estimated 800,000 furloughed federal employees off the job since mid-day Tuesday, then turning off the lights on the House floor until Monday night to allow lawmakers to fly home for two days. 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(AP Photo/The Independent Record, Eliza Wiley) NEWS IN BRIEF NY police: 70-ft.-long mobile home stolen from lot HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) Police in a rural upstate New York town are looking for a 70-footlong mobile home that was stolen from a diner s parking lot. The Washington County sheriff s office tells The Post-Star of Glens Falls that the mobile home had been placed on a trailer that was parked at a diner in the town of Hampton awaiting delivery to neighboring Vermont. Investigators say the owner had to have emergency surgery and when he came back to Hampton a few weeks later, the trailer with the $50,000, partially furnished mobile home was gone. Police say someone apparently hitched a truck to the trailer and towed it away late on the afternoon of Sept. 23, when a witness reported seeing it headed toward Vermont. Dozens of giant Gromit figures at charity auction LONDON (AP) Where s Wallace? A collection of 81 sculptures of ingenious animated dog Gromit has netted more than 2.3 million pounds ($3.7 million) at a charity auction in England. The 5-foot (1.52-meter) dogs were on display across the city of Bristol over the summer, and had been decorated by artists and designers including Cath Kidston, Paul Smith and Quentin Blake. The top lot was Gromit Lightyear designed by Pixar and based on the Toy Story character. It sold for 65,000 pounds ($104,000). The funds raised from Thursday s sale will go toward the expansion of Bristol Children s Hospital. Bristol is the home city of Aardman Animations, which created the stop-motion comedy series about cheese-loving inventor Wallace and his dog. Education campaigner Malala gets rights award LONDON (AP) The Pakistani schoolgirl who survived a Taliban assassination attempt has won an award named for a murdered Russian journalist. Malala Yousafzai, an education activist, was shot as she traveled to school in northwest Pakistan in October She was declared winner of the Anna Politkovskaya Award on Friday. The award is given annually by group RAW in WAR to a female human rights defender. RAW in WAR says 16-year-old Yousafzai was chosen for her courage to speak out when nobody else dared, for her strength to give a voice to the many women and girls, whose voices cannot be heard, and for her passionate belief in promoting education for girls. She was due to receive the award in London from 104-year-old Nicholas Winton, who rescued Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Continued from page 4 California passenger shot during road rage incident SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (AP) Authorities in Northern California say that a woman has been shot and injured during a road-rage incident. California Highway Patrol Officer Tim Moore says the shooting took place Wednesday along Interstate 880 near Marina Boulevard in San Leandro. The Oakland Tribune reports a female passenger in a black Honda Accord called 911 and told a dispatcher that someone in a white pickup truck fired a single shot into the car. The passenger was hit once in the right leg. Moore says the Honda fled the scene and stopped in a hardware store parking lot near Interstate 80 in Richmond. Italy shipwreck: Did boats ignore distress calls? PARIS (AP) A Dutch lawmaker who has reported on migrant deaths on the Mediterranean is urging Italy to investigate claims that fishing boats and other vessels near a deadly shipwreck ignored a doomed boat s calls for help. The Council of Europe s parliamentary assembly said Socialist Tineke Strik acknowledged some provisions of Italian law effectively dissuade boat captains from helping migrants in distress. She insisted no law should impede rescuing people whose lives are in danger. The deaths of least 110 African migrants off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy, on Thursday have raised new questions about the European Union s immigration policy. Strik reported last year on migrant deaths for the assembly, which brings together lawmakers at the council Europe s leading human rights body in Strasbourg, France. Senate panel says Silvio Berlusconi should lose his seat ROME (AP) A Senate committee has recommended that Silvio Berlusconi lose his Senate seat due to his tax fraud conviction. The committee s vote on Friday was the focus of Italy s latest political crisis. But the threat was removed when Premier Enrico Letta survived a confidence this week provoked by Berlusconi s moves to topple the government. The full Senate now must vote on whether to remove Berlusconi by Oct. 14. It will be a further weakening of the three-time former premier s political potency. He suffered his first defeat within his own party when ministers refused to obey his call to bolt the government. The committee s vote was based on a law banning anyone sentenced to more than two years from political office for six years. Berlusconi s tax fraud sentence was four years. (Continued on page 13)

13 NEWS IN BRIEF Man crushed to death by grapes MADRID (AP) Emergency services say a man has died after being crushed by grapes during the annual harvest in the central Spanish wine producing region of Castilla-La Mancha. A local rescue service center said Friday the man was pulled out of a winery grape reception bay that he fell into the day before, just as a truck unloaded 5.5 tons (5 metric tons) of grapes ready for crushing into juice for winemaking. Ambulance operators and firefighters tried to resuscitate the man identified only by his initials, A.O. but he was declared dead just before midnight Thursday. With around 465,350 hectares (1,790 square miles) of vineyards, Castilla-La Mancha is considered to have more land dedicated to grape cultivation than any other region in the world. Judge orders release of sick Guantanamo prisoner MIAMI (AP) A federal judge in Washington has ordered the release of a mentally ill Guantanamo Bay prisoner who has been held without charge at the U.S. base in Cuba for more than 11 years. Judge Royce Lamberth issued the brief order Friday after the U.S. government dropped its opposition to his release. Attorneys for Ibrahim Idris argued he is so ill he could not pose a threat to anyone. The Sudanese prisoner suffers from ailments that include diabetes and schizophrenia so severe that he has been catatonic in meetings with lawyers and doctors. He was suspected of once being a fighter and courier for al-qaida but diagnosed as mentally ill shortly after his arrival in Guantanamo in January He is likely to be returned to Sudan. Warships sail in Sydney Harbor for NAVy centenary SYDNEY (AP) Warships from 17 nations including the United States and China were welcomed in Sydney Harbor on Friday as the city celebrates the centenary of the fledgling Australian navy fleet s first visit. Thousands of spectators lined the harbor shores under blue skies to watch the warships power into Australia s largest city. Seven Australian warships entered the harbor in line as the first Australian navy fleet of seven cruisers and destroyers did for the first time on Oct. 4, Around 40 warships plus 16 tall ships will participate in the International Fleet Review on Saturday, which is the main event commemorating the arrival of the original Royal Australian Navy fleet a century ago. Governor-General Quentin Byrce, who represents Australia s head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, welcomed the ships on Friday and will officially review the fleet on Saturday. Prince Harry, fourth in line to the British throne, will also attend Saturday s event. Australia was a collection of six independent British colonies until they federated in Battlecruiser HMAS Australia became the navy s first flagship two years after it was launched in Britain. The United States sent guided missile cruiser USS Chosin and China sent destroyer Qingdao. The Defense Department said warships were also sent by Britain, Brunei, Micronesia, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Spain, Thailand and Tonga. Ohio school, ACLU settle suit over Jesus portrait JACKSON, Ohio (AP) A middle school in Ohio will be forced to permanently remove a portrait of Jesus from its school grounds and pay nearly $100,000 after reaching a settlement Friday with two groups, including the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. The settlement requires the Jackson City School District in southern Ohio to pay the ACLU and Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation damages and legal fees totaling $95,000. The two sides had a tentative agreement months ago that bogged down in more legal filings after the two groups said the school district continued to keep the Jesus portrait, and displayed it on the school lawn during a prayer meeting. Court filings show the portrait was also visible to those entering an art-storage area. All of this was unnecessary, said James Hardiman, legal director for ACLU of Ohio. The law is pretty clear... the display of this particular kind of religious artifact (in a public school) is unconstitutional. He said U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley in Columbus accepted the settlement Friday. Superintendent Phil Howard said in a statement that the district s attorneys believed settling was the best case scenario at this point because legal fees were mounting by the day. Wash. man who killed grandparents pleads guilty SEATTLE (AP) A Washington state man who killed his grandparents with a shoelace after they threw him a party to welcome him home from prison has entered a modified guilty plea to charges of aggravated first-degree murder. Michael Chadd Boysen faces life in prison without the possibility of release when he s sentenced Oct. 18. He admitted Friday in King County Superior Court that a jury likely would convict him in the March 9 strangulation deaths of 82-year-old Robert Taylor and 80-year-old Norma Taylor at their Renton home. Continued from page 12 Boysen was arrested three days later after a standoff at a Lincoln City, Ore., motel. Boysen served time in prison for attempted burglary. His grandparents picked him up at the Monroe Correctional Complex and held a party for him that night. Stitch-by-stitch; knitting live on Norway TV STAVANGER, Norway (AP) In its latest experiment with live coverage of mundane events, Norway s public broadcasting network plans to dedicate five hours of air-time to an attempt to break the knitting world record. The NRK network says the Nov. 1 broadcast will be preceded by a four-hour documentary on how the wool off a sheep s back turns into a sweater. NRK producer Rune Moeklebust said Friday that it s kind of ordinary TV but very slow, although they ll be knitting as fast as they can. The Norwegians hope to break the current non-stop knitting record of 4 hours 50 minutes, held by Australia. Live TV in Norway has already enticed viewers with minute-by-minute salmon fishing, a five-day broadcast from a cruise-ship, and several hours of watching a fire burn itself out. 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14 Page 14 samoa news, Saturday, October 5, 2013 FALEPUIPUI LE ALI I AMIO Models show their tattoo they had from Taiwan artist Diau-An during the first International Hong Kong China Tattoo Convention in Hong Kong, Friday, Oct. 4, Many tattoo artists from around the world are expected to take part in the convention which runs from October 4 to 6. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) TUTULU TOGIOLA INA UA MALO O sikoa e lima a le Talavalu i le taaloga e aofia ai sikoa e 3 a le alii kapeteni ia David Laban, ma sikoa taitasi a Ross Poyer ma Nard Umayam Jr. I se talanoaga tuusa o a le Samoa News ma le faiaoga o le au a le Talavalu mai Fiti ia Setefano Fata ananafi, sa ia faafetaia ai le tapuaiga a le atunuu ao alo atu lana au e tausinio i lenei taamilosaga. Vi ia le Ali i. Ou te faafetai atu i le tapuaiga a le atunuu, faafetai atu foi i le tapuaiga a le Iuni, matua ma aiga o le au, lea ua i u manuia taumafaiga a le tatou au i lenei afiafi (afiafi ananafi), ma o se laasaga tele lea ua latou ausia i le taimi nei, ina ua tatou maua le tulaga lima ma agavaa ai e tausinio i Hong Kong i le tausaga fou, o le saunoaga lea a le susuga ia Fata. Na taua e Fata le tulaga manuia o le au i le taimi nei, ma ua sauni foi e toe foi mai i le atunuu i le vaiaso fou. Ae ina ua fesiligia e le Samoa News le afioga i le matua ia Togiola, e tusa ai o le faaiuga o le taaloga a le Talavalu, na taua ai e le taitaifono o le ASRU lona fiafia tele i le faaiuga o le taaloga. O le viiga e fo i i le Atua ona o le malosi na foa i i nai ali i (Talavalu), lea ua mafua ai ona manumalo i le latou taaloga i lenei afiafi, o le saunoaga lea a Togiola i lona si ufofoga tau le lagona, ina ua faatoa mae a lava le taaloga a le Vavau o Samoa Mai itulau 10 afua mai i le tai samasama o le Tuimanu a seia paia le Lualoto o Alii na tauilo ai manu o malo. O lona uiga, e taua tele le tulaga o le i ai o vavau nei e pei ona aofia ai i faaupuga mo le faalagilagiina o paia o Samoa. Fai mai le isi mau, afai lava o le ala na ui atu ai Saualii mai Upolu e agai atu i le fono, o le ala foi lena e toe foi mai ai pe a uma le fono, e faapena foi i Saualii Savaii, ma o le malae sa usuia ai nei fonotaga e taua o le Malaeolevavau, ma o le malae lenei e i tua tonu ane lava o le ana lea e taua o le Ana o Vaatausili, le uso o Vaea lea ua liua nei e avea ma mauga, ma o Vaea lea sa nonofo ma le tamaitai o Apaula, le tamaitai mai Fiti. Talavalu ae fesiligia loa e le Samoa News ananafi. Na faafetaia e Togiola le alii faiaoga o le au ia Setefano Fata, o le pulega ma le au atoa, ona o le faamalolosi e saili se ai mo Amerika Samoa. Sa ia faafetaia foi le tapuaiga a le atunuu i maota ma laoa, i le tu i o le mulipapaga a o alo faiva tama fanau a Tutuila ma Manu a e tau le taua e ala i faagatama o le lakapi. E faapitoa le faafetai i le kamupani telefoni a le Blue Sky Communication, ona o le avanoa na mafai ona latou lagolagoina ai la tatou au, ana leai le Blue Sky e le mafai ona malaga la tatou au i Fiti, faafetai atu i le alii pule ma le pulega atoa ona o le lagolagoina o le Talavalu, o le saunoaga lea a Togiola. O taaloga o pool games i le aso muamua o le taamilosaga, na faiaina ai le Talavalu ia Ausetalia i lana ulua i taaloga i ai e 31-0, sosoo ai ma le isi faiaina ia Samoa i ai e 45-0, ae manumalo i lana taaloga mulimuli ia Solomona i ai e I taaloga o le aso lona lua o le ta amilosaga, na faiaina ai le Talavalu i lana ulua i ta aloga ma le au malosi a le Atu Kuki i ai e 26-12, manumalo i le taaloga lona lua ia Tuvalu i ai e 21-5, toe manumalo ia Papua i ai e Fesootai mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com Mai itulau 1 PA LE SOPOIA O le isi lenei vavau taua e pei ona faamatalaina mai e tulatoa o le atunuu, lea foi o loo taoto ai i totonu o le nuu o Tufutafoe, ona fai mai le tala, o le pa lenei, e i ai ona ai, ma, a a le usitaia e se tasi, e le manuia se gasegase e sii atu. O le pa lenei e fausia i maa ma e le maualuga tele lona fausiaina, ma, fai mai le mau a Tufutafoe o le pa lenei e sau mai lava i Tufutafoe ui mai ai i lalo o le sami ma oo atu ai i Manu a. I aso ua mavae, fai mai le tala a oo ina sii mai se gasegase mai se tasi nuu e pito atu i tua, e le mafai ona sopoia le pa lenei e se gasegase sii atu. Fai mai afai o se gasegase tigaina, e tatau ona sii faatolu atu ma tau i le pa ona toe sii mai lea, faatoa mafai ai ona sopoia le pa, ma e le mafai ona manuia le gasegase pe afai e lei uia ai o le pa e pei ona i ai. VALEA MO LE 15 TAUSAGA tusia AFM O le alii amio valea e 51 tausaga le matua lea na ta usala e le fa amasinoga maualuga i le moliaga o lona taumafai e fai ni uiga mataga i se teineititi e 10 tausaga le matua, ua poloaina e le faamasinoga ina ia taofia o ia i le falepuipui i Tafuna mo le 15 tausaga, o le faasalaga pito mamafa lea o lo o faatulaga mai e le tulafono i le moliaga e pei ona ta usala ai o ia e le fa amasinoga. O le ali i o Loma Itutasi e pei ona taua i fa amaumauga a le fa amasinoga, na fa a falepuipui fo i i le 2004 mo le umi e 5 tausaga, ina ua fa amaonia le moliaga mamafa o lona tagofia lea o itutinosa o se teineititi e 11 tausaga. Na tu uaia e le ua molia le ava malosi o le pogai lea o le solitulafono ua mafua ai ona molia o ia e le malo, ma ia faatoese ai i le fa amasinoga e tusa ai o lana solitulafono sa faia. E fa alua ona taua e Itutasi le faaupuga lea ou te tauto atu ou te le toe faia lenei solitulafonom, ae faatolu ona ia taua le faaupuga lea, ua ou salamo moni e tusa o la u solitulafono sa fai. Na polomisi Itutasi i le faamasinoga, afai e tuu atu se avanoa se tasi mo ia, o le a avea o ia ma tagatanuu lelei e tausi i tulafono a le malo, o le a saili fo i sana galuega e tausi ai lona aiga, ma tautua ai le Ekalesaia ma le nuu. Na talosaga le loia a Itutasi ia Michael White i le faamasinoga, e tatau ona i ai ni polokalame e aoaoina ai mafaufau o i latou o lo o aafia o ituaiga solitulafono e pei ona ta usala ai Itutasi. Fai mai White, o le amio lea o le taumafai e faamalie lagona tu inanau i tama ita i, o se gasegase, ma e In The High Court of American Samoa TRIAL DIVISION PR No In the Matter of the Estate of PHILLIP DENNY PASSI, Deceased BY: JULIA P. SLADE, Administration AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING RE: FINAL ACCOUNTING AND INVENTORY OF ASSETS; REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTING AND FOR DISCHARGE OF ADMINISTRATOR TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF PHILLIP DENNY PASSI PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on the 29th day of October 2013 at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard in the Trial Division of the High Court of American Samoa located in the village of Fagatogo, American Samoa, the Administrator of the Estate in the above captioned matter will seek approval of the final accounting and an order for the settlement of the estate. In addition, the administrator will move the court to close the estate and to discharge her from further responsibility for estate matters. Dated: October 1, 2013 Published 10/5, 10/11, 10/18 Clerk of Courts le gata o lo o aafia ai Itutasi ae i ai fo i isi tagata lautele o lo o aafia ai, ae na finau le loia a le malo ia Julie Pasquale i le faamasinoga e faasala Itutasi i le faasalaga pito i maualuga o lo o faatulaga mai e le tulafono, ona ua faalua ona molia o ia i le faia o uiga mataga i fanau teine laiti, ma o lea fautuaga na talia e le faamasinoga. O le mataupu ua faasala ai Itutasi na tulai mai i Malaeloa i le masina o Aperila 2013, ina ua fiu le uso o le teineititi na aafia e valaau lona igoa ae ua le tali mai, o lea na taumafai ai loa e saili o ia, ae na taua e le teineititi i leoleo e faapea, na te i ina ua valaau atu le ua molia ia te ia e alu atu, o lea na alu ai loa i le vaega o lo o tu mai ai le ua molia. Na ona taunuu atu lava o le teineititi i le vaega o lo o tu mai ai Itutasi, ona ia uu lea o lona lima ae toso aga i i totonu o lona fale ma ave i totonu o lona potu. Na toso faamalosi e Itutasi le teineititi na aafia i totonu o lona potu, ona fai lea i ai e nofo i luga o lona vae, sa taumafai foi le ua molia e kisi i le teineititi ae sa musu le teineititi, o lea na ia una i ai o ia i luga o lona moega ma taumafai e tatala ona lavalava a o tago solo ona lima i itutinosa o le teineititi, peitai sa po ese e le teineititi le lima o le ua molia. Ae ina ua taumafai le ua molia e tatala ese le ofuvae uumi a le teineititi na aafia sa fai, na fesili ai loa le teineitiiti po o le a lana mea o le a fai, ae na tali le ua molia, pau lava le mea aua e te ta uina i se tagata. Ae na ona faalogo atu lava o le ua molia ua valaau atu le tagata i le igoa o le teineititi na aafia, tago loa atu o ia mai fafo o lona potu, ae ina ua taumafai le teineititi na aafia e tamo e i fafo, sa lavea lona vae ma sulu ai i lalo ma leaga uma ona tuli. Le alii o Loma Itutasi ina ua maea ona lau lana faasalaga i luma o le Fa amasinoga Maualuga ananafi. [ata: AF]

15 DPS guns Continued from page 1 (c) The Commissioner of Public Safety shall establish a training and certification program for the use of arms and other police weapons by the Territory s law enforcement officers before issuance of these arms and weapons to the law enforcement officers. The Commissioner must submit in writing his training and certification program to the Governor for approval. BACKGROUND This is not an easy subject, Haleck told lawmakers during his confirmation hearing. Cops should be careful as this is a dangerous thing and training is definitely necessary. He said he hopes he can succeed in getting the cops armed during his tenure as Commissioner, even if it means starting off with just a small detail. Haleck referred to the shooting death of Lt. Lusila Brown, who was gunned down in broad daylight outside the temporary courthouse in Fagatogo. He said if the gunman had been given time to reload his weapon, more police officers would have been injured or killed that day. In a case such as that one, if a cop was to shoot the gunman, it would be justified, he explained, adding that cops couldn t do anything that day except fear for their lives. The police commissioner said when he left the local police force in 1971, cops were armed. However, he doesn t know what happened to change that. He said there was talk that an accidental shooting involving a cop occurred but added that such an incident could have been resolved through an internal investigation, not necessarily requiring a ban on guns for cops. Fagatogo lawmaker Maugaoali i Leapai Anoa i suggested an extensive study be conducted on the issue, as the decision might create more problems than solutions. The same sentiment was echoed by Rep. Taotasi Archie Soliai, who said he is not opposed to the decision to allow cops to carry firearms but he is extremely concerned as he believes all cops need not only physical training but also psychiatric evaluations before they are allowed to carry guns. He urged Haleck to explore all alternatives when discussing the matter with the Attorney General s Office. Haleck told House members this isn t something that will be quick, but his goal is to get the cops armed as soon as possible. He said it will involve a lot of training and there are many issues involved. You all are concerned about people s lives and in turn, I am concerned for the safety of the police officers, Haleck told the faipule. This is not easy but it s not hard either, if everyone agrees. But I think it should be done. DPS guns Continued from page 13 Myanmar returning to Miss Universe competition YANGON (AP) Myanmar is sending its first contestant in half a century to the Miss Universe pageant, in another sign that the once-isolated Southeast Asian nation is undergoing dramatic change. Moe Set Wine, 25, who studied business and marketing in the U.S., was picked among 20 other contenders Thursday night to represent her country at the 62nd Miss Universe pageant in Moscow on Nov. 9. Myanmar sent its first representative to the pageant in 1959, but stopped in 1962 under the rule of late dictator Gen. Ne Win, who imposed a socialist government on an already conservative Buddhist society. Ne Win, who stepped down in 1988 during an abortive pro-democracy uprising and died in 2002, was himself a notorious womanizer Thursday s event, held in Yangon s National Theatre, was broadcast live by a private TV operator. Private participation in media is one of the reforms instituted by the elected government that took power in 2011 after almost five decades of repressive military rule. Myanmar came under strict army rule after a 1962 military coup, but when retired general Thein Sein became president in 2011, his government initiated a series of political and economic reforms. samoa news, Saturday, October 5, 2013 Page 15 France honors WWII fighters who freed Corsica PARIS (AP) France s president has honored veterans and fallen soldiers mostly Moroccans who freed Corsica from the Nazis 70 years ago in World War II. Francois Hollande offered a rare tribute to the goumiers soldiers from Morocco, a former French colony saying they will never fade from memory. They were known for skills fighting in mountains like Corsica s. The 6,600 Moroccans accounted for the bulk of the fighting force that freed Corsica on Oct. 4, The Mediterranean island became the first part of French territory freed from the Nazis. The liberation of Corsica has long been overlooked in comparison to the famed Allied landings in Normandy eight months later. Seven Moroccan veterans between the ages of 95 and 104 were on hand for the ceremony. Man faces life in prison for prank sex attack REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) A former Northern California high school student who defended the attempted rape and kidnapping of a teacher as a prank failed to persuade a jury, which convicted him on all charges. David Velasquez, 21, was convicted this week in San Mateo County after prosecutors said he attacked a teacher with a knife in a parking garage at Summit Preparatory Charter High School in Redwood City in Authorities said Velasquez had a fixation for the teacher, and had planned to rape her when he covered his face and eyes and surprised the teacher with a knife. The two got into a physical struggle until being interrupted by another instructor, who screamed. Velasquez said he was merely trying to scare the teacher with a senior prank. The attacks rocked the students and faculty at the school, which is high performing and was ranked as one of America s best by Newsweek in Man gets 120 years to life for molesting 3 girls SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) An Orange County man has been sentenced to 120 years to life in state prison and required to register as a lifetime sex offender for molesting three girls between the ages of 9 and 11 while they were visiting his home. The district attorney s office says 46-year-old Omar Alirio Guzman of Mission Viejo was sentenced Friday. In July, a jury found him guilty of eight felony counts of lewd acts on a child with sentencing enhancements for substantial sexual conduct and multiple victims. Between February 2009 and December 2010, Guzman sexually assaulted 10-yearold, 9-year-old and 11-year-old girls while they were at his house to visit a child relative for a play date or sleepover. 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