Tasi tama aoga po le vaai fa au u mai Leone High School

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1 SECTION B Tuesday, June 9, C Y M K Tasi tama aoga po le vaai fa au u mai Leone High School C Y M K O se tasi o ali i fa au u e po, ua fiafia fa atasi ma lona aiga, o lona tina matua fa atasi ma ona matua, ae maise le latou aiga potopoto i le aso ananafi. Malo le taumafai malo le tauata i [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] Saunia: L.A.F./Naenae Productions LAPATAIA SAMOA I LE FAAMA I DENGUE FEVER O le faamaonia o le maliliu ai o ni tagata se toalua i Amerika Samoa i le faama i o le Dengue Fever, ua faamatuu ai e le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina ia lapataiga mo le mamalu lautele o le atunuu ina ia nofo sauni mo le ono sosolo mai i Samoa o lea faama i. Na saunoa le ofisa sili o pulega o le matagaluega, le susuga Leausa Toleafoa Dr. Take Naseri, ua tatau ona gaioi le atunuu e faamautu puipuiga mai le ono oo mai o le siama e mafua ai lea faama i e ala i le faatamaia o nofoaga e ono tuufua ai namu ia e feaveaia le vairasi. Fai mai a ia, ua tatau ona popole Samoa ona o maliu e lua ia ua lipotia mai i Amerika Samoa ma ua faamaonia na mafua i le vairasi o le Dengue Fever. O le amataga o le vaiaso nei na usuia ai se fonotaga faapitoa a le pulega o le matagaluega ma le au tusitala ina ia faamalamalama i ai le ogaoga o le tulaga e oo i ai pe a le nofo sauniuni le atunuu e tetee atu i lea faama i. O le fa i le lima tausaga talu ai na aafia ai le atunuu i le faama i o le Dengue Fever, ae lei tetele lona aafiaga e pei o le Chinkungunya. O lo o mataituina foi i le taimi nei faigamalaga i Amerika Samoa i le vaa o le Lady Naomi faapea vaalele. FAALEAOGA MOLIAGA O SE FAIAOGA O foliga ataata ma le fiafia na vaaia i fafo o le Fale Faamasino i Mulinuu i le faaiuga o le vaiaso na tea nei i uo ma aiga o se alii faiaoga o le Kolisi o Avele sa molia i le faaoolima i tamaiti aoga. Na faaleaoga ia moliaga e le afioga Faamasino Fepuleai Ameperosa Roma, ina ua talosagaina e le itu a leoleo le toe tuuina i tua o moliaga faasaga i lea alii faiaoga. E fa moliaga o le faaoolima sa molia ai Mefiposeta Su a Stowers, 30 tausaga o Matautu-uta ma Leufisa, ona o se feeseeseaiga na tulai mai i le aso 14 o Me na fasi ai e Stowers ni tamaiti aoga sa latou taufaalili i lona atalii e tolu tausaga. Na sasa e le na molia ia tamaiti i se lala laau i o latou lima, tauau ma o latou nofoi. Sa faaulu e ia tamaiti aoga ni a latou tagi i le Faamasinoga faasaga ia Stowers i lea lava aso. Sa tulai Stowers i le Faamasinoga i le aso 26 o Mati ma ia ioe i ona moliaga. Peitai o le vaiaso na te a nei na maua ai e Faamasino Fepuleai ni tusi mai aiga o tamaiti sa aaifia sa latou talosagaina ai le toe tuu i tua o lea mataupu ona ua uma ona faia le faatoesega a le alii faiaoga is a latou feiloaiga. Na toe Faamanatu e Faamasino Fepuleai i le alii faiaoga o le fasi o so o se tamatiti aoga o se solitulafono. Peitai ona o le taimi muamua lea ua tulai ai o ia i le Faamasinoga, ua maea foi ona faatoese o ia i aiga o tamaiti na aafia ma ua faasala foi o ia e le Matagaluega o Aoga e ala i le ave o ia i le Kolisi o Anoamaa, o lea na faaleaoga ai loa ona moliaga. Na lapataia o ia o le a taofia o ia i le falepuipui pe afai ae tulai mai lenei mataupu. (Faaauau itulau B6) tusia: Leua Aiono Frost E ui e to afa fanau aoga na tuai atu i le faauuga a le Aoga Maualuga a Leone i le taeao ananafi ae na faa iu ma le manuia le sauniga sa faia i le lotoa a le aoga. E to a 148 le aofa i o le fanau fa au u o lenei tausaga. Ae ina ua taua ao tusi pasi, po o tipiloma, na mataulia e i ai le ali i e po le vaai, sa i ai i lana lea vasega fa au u. Na savali le tama ita i faia oga fa apitoa, na te fa ao o le ali i lea mo le taua aoina o lona tusi pasi. Ina ua mae a le fa au uga, sa talanoa atu ia te ia, O le a sou lagona o lea ua e fa au u i lenei tausaga? O lana tali mai, Oka se fa alagona fiafia ua o o mai ia te a u, aua ua mafai ona ou fa au u, e ui fo i ona e le o mafai ona iloa atu se mea i le va aiga ua po, ae o le loto ua fa atumulia i lo u fiafia. Na fesiligia o ia pe i ai se tasi e na te fia fa afetaia ae fa ailoa mai e ia, Ou muamua fa afetai i lo u tina matua, fa apea o u matua, ua mafai ona ou maua le latou fesoasoani i aso taitasi i le tausiga ma le fa ao o o a u i le a oga. Ona fa afetai lea i la u a oga ma o u faia oga, aua e ui ina faigata, e ese ai lava lo u tamaititi a oga nai lo isi uma o le vasega, ae fa afetai sa latou onosa i ma a oa o mai ia te a u. Ae le i toe fesiligia o ia, ae fa apea mai o ia, O le fa afetai sili, ona o le alofa o le Atua ia te a u, ua alofagia lo u tagata ma i, ma ou maua ai le fesoasoani e tele, ua mafai ai ona a oa oina pea a u ma tele i latou e fesoasoani mai ia te a u, o le alofa lava lea o le Atua ua fa ao o mai mo a u. I le toega o le taua aoina o fa ailoga mo le fanau, ae fa alauiloa mai ai loa le tasi o le vasega fa au u, e le o auai ona ua fa agasegasea o ia, ma o lo o taofia pea i le falema i o le LBJ i Faga alu. Na vala auina fa apitoa lona tina, ina ia tula i e taua aoina le fa ailoga tipiloma o lona alo. Ina ua fesiligia le tina po o le a se afaina o le atali i, ae fa ailoa mai e ia, O lo o fa ataotolia, ma o lo o matua tigaina e le mafai ona tula i ma savali. Mai le vasega fa ai uaso atoa e na o le lua lava avanoa fa asikolasipi na maua e le fanau fa au u e to alua, Emmanuel Tuailemafua Loia ma Edward Yandall. O sui ua maua le tulaga togisilia o le au faauu, o Emmanuel Loia i lona togi GPA 3.94 ma lana togi SAT 1,560. E na o le iva masina lona matua ae si itia mai i latou ma ona matua mai Samoa i Amerika Samoa, a oa oina i Leone Midkiff ma fa asolo ane ai i Leone high School. Tulaga lua o le vasega fa ai uaso o le tama ita i o Pooja Radhakrishnan na amatalia lana a oga i Iakina Academy ma fa ato a ulufale atu ai i Leone High i le vasega 9. I le tausaga e 2012 na maua ai e ia le tulaga muamua i le fa aaliga o Galuega Fa atino a le Saeanisi ma auina atu ai fafo lana galuega mo le tauvaga a le Iunaite Setete atoa. E iloga lana taumafaiga i le Numera i le teritori fa apea ma ana galuega fa atino i tauvaga a A oga Maualuluga i le teritori i le Tala Fa asolopito, ma sa malaga fo i o ia i le aumalaga asiasi a le CloseUp i le Malo tele. Vaaiga i le taimi o pepese le au faauu a le Aoga Maualuga a Leone i le taeao ananafi i le Laumua o le Liona. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

2 Page B2 samoa news, Tuesday, June 9, Class S pecial 2X4 AD: $15 additional $20 for COLOR 2X6 AD: $25 additional $50 for COLOR Bring any photo, your message to Samoa News (2nd floor) in Fagatogo. For more information, please call our Advertising Dept. at noon deadline the day before ad publish date ECE, Kindergarten, 1st Grade & 8th Grade Graduation ads are also welcome! GRADUATION SCHEDULE: ASCCFriday, May 15th PACIFIC HORIZON Friday, May 22nd KANANA FOU Thursday, June 4th MANU AFriday, June 5th FAASAO/MARISTSaturday, June 6th IAKINASunday, June 7th SPA ACADEMY Monday, June 8th LEONE HS Monday, June 8th TAFUNA HS Tuesday, June 9th FAGAITUA HS Wednesday, June 10th NUUULI VO-TECH HS Thursday, June 11th SAMOANA HS Friday, June 12th 3x10 Color $117 B&W $ 67 1/2 Page Color $150 B&W $100 Full Page Color $300 B&W $175 1 week online for an extra $10 We re here for you! Tatala fa amasinoga se alii i tua e saili sana faigaluega tusia Ausage Fausia lea e mafai ona faasala ai se tasi i le toese mo le O le ali i talavou lea na ta usala e le umi e le sili atu i le 5 tausaga. fa amasinoga i lona umia faasolitulafono o vaega Saunoa le ali i fa masino sili ia Michael Kruse o le laau fa asaina o le mariuana, ua tatala i tua e e fa apea, o Mikaele na ta usala ina ua maua atu le fa amasinoga maualuga i le vaiaso na te a nei e e leoleo o lo o ula mai sana sikaleti mariuana i le alu e saili sana galuega i totonu o le 90 aso, ae a le vaega e paka ai ta avale a se Fale Kalapu i Iliili, maua se galuega, ona toe foi loa lea i totonu o le ae ina ua saili e leoleo lona tino, sa maua i ai le isi toese mo le tuliina o lana faasalaga faa falepuipui sikaleti mariuana e tasi. e 20 masina, o se tasi lea o tuutuuga o lana nofovaavaaia e 5 tausaga. e le tutusa Amerika Samoa ma isi setete e pei o Na saunoa atili le alii faamasino sili e faapea, A o le i tuuina atu le fa amasalaga a le Colorado ma Uosigitone, e le o se solitulafono fa amasinoga ia Michael Mikaele, na faatoese le mamafa le umia o le mariuana i le latou tulafono, ua molia e tusa ai o lana solitulafono sa faia, ma ae mo Amerika Samoa, o se solitulafono mamafa ia talosagaina ai se isi avanoa mo ia, se i toe fo i lea, ma ua tatau ai fo i i le malo ona toe vaavaai atu ai i lona aiga e saili sana galuega e tausi ai i se auala e fautua ai i le Fono Faitulafono, ina ia lona tama. Na taua e le ua molia i le fa amasinoga toe faia se teuteuga i le tulafono o fualaau faasaina o lo o i ai nei. e fa apea, o aso uma na taofia ai o ia i le toese, ua ia aoaoina ai se lesona taua i lona olaga, o le toese E 5 tausaga i le toese ma le salatupe e e le o se nofoaga lelei lea mo ia. $2,000 na manatu le fa amasinoga e fa asala Na ta utino Mikaele i le fa amasinoga, o ia ua ai Mikaele, peita i o le a fa amalumalu lona le toe fia fo i i le falepuipui, e le toe tula i fo i tuliina o le fa asalaga fa a falepuipui, ae o le a i luma o le fa amasinoga mo se isi solitulafono. fa anofovaavaaia o ia mo le 5 tausaga i lalo o Na talosaga lana loia fautua ia Joel Shiver i le poloaiga e tatau ona usita i i ai. fa amasinoga, mo se avanoa e tatala ai Mikaele i O se tasi o poloaiga, o lona tuliina lea o masina tua e alu e saili sana galuega, ae ua lava aso e 165 e 20 i le toese, peita i, o le a taofia le faataunuuina lea ua mae a ona ia tuliina i le toese e avea ma o lea poloaiga, ae ua lava aso e 165 lea ua maea ana fa asalaga i lenei mataupu. ona ia tuliina e fai ma ana faasalaga, ae o le a Na taua atili e lana loia e fa apea, o le gaioiga tatala o ia i tua e alu e saili sana galuega ma maua sa faia e lenei alii talavou, ua ia lagona ai lona ai sona totogi i totonu o le 90 aso. salamo mai le mea sese sa ia faia. Afai e le maua sana galuega i totonu o le taimi Na fa aiu le talosaga a Shiver i le fa amasinoga lea, ona toe fo i loa lea i totonu o le falepuipui mo i lona talosagaina lea o se fa asalaga faanofovaavaaia, lea fo i sa lagolagoina e le loia a le mao o lo o totoe. le tuli fa amae aina o lana fa asalaga e 20 masina ia Robert Pickett. Ua poloaina fo i o ia e totogi na o le salatupe E lei umi ona iloilo e alii fa amasino se e $1,000, ae faamalumalu le isi vaega o lo o totoe fa asalaga mo lenei mataupu, ae o latou fofogaina ai, fuafua lava i lona usita i i poloaiga ua tuuina loa le fa aiuga a le fa amasinoga fa asaga ia atu. Ua poloaina fo i le faasa lea ona ia toe tagofia Mikaele, lea na ulua i tuuaia e le malo i moliaga le ava malosi, faasa ona ia toe umia ni fualaau pito i mamafa o le umia faasolitulafono o mariuana, lea e mafai ona faasala ai o ia i le toese mo i tulafono a le malo. faasaina, a ia avea o ia ma tagatanuu lelei e tausisi le umi e le itiiti ifo i le 5 tausaga, ae i lalo o le maliliega sa latou sainia ma le malo, ua ia tali ioe Feso ota i mai i i le tusitala ia ai i le moliaga mamafa e feololo lona faasalaga, [email protected] Ave fa amuamua fa aleleia uafu i Manu a tusia Ausage Fausia Mo le uafu i Ta u, ua pasia e le vaega a le O le taumafai ina ia fa aleleia auala o femalagaaiga mo le motu i Manu a, o se tasi lea o autu le ata ua maea ona tapena e le malo, o le a aveese feterale o lo o fa atupeina le galuega mo le uafu o taumafaiga a le Ofisa o le Pulega o Uafu ma le uafu laititi o lo o i Ta u i le taimi nei, ae o le a Taulaga a le malo, e pei ona faamanino i se vaega fausia se uafu e maualalo ane i lalo, ma le faamoemoe e faigofie ai femalagaaiga a va a. o le latou ripoti mo Galuega Fa atino o le Kuata Lua o le Tausaga Tupe lenei. O le faia o galuega fa alelei mo le uafu i Ta u, Faleasao ma Ofu, mai le U.S. Army Corps of Engineer ma o lo o O le ata o lenei galuega sa tusia e le Inisinia o ni isi ia o galuega o lo o galulue i ai le Pulega galulue faatasi ai ma le Ofisa o Galuega Lautele o Uafu ma Taulaga e fa atino, e ala i vaega tupe a le malo mo le faatinoina o lenei galuega tele. fesoasoani mai le malo tele o Amerika. Na pau vaega o lo o totoe mo lenei galuega, Na taua i se vaega o le ripoti e fa apea, e ui o le tuuina mai lea o pemita e fa aaoga mo le ua mae a se tasi o vaega o lenei galuega tele, e fa atinoina o le galuega, ma tuu atu ai loa lea o pei ona fausia ai pa uaea e si omia ai le malae le galuega e fa atinoina e le Ofisa o Galuega a va alele i Fitiuta, peita i o lo o fa agasolo pea sailiiliga mo le fa atupeina o le galuega tele i Ofu, e Na taua i le ripoti e fa apea, o le uafu o lo o i le malo. ala i le toe fa aleleia o le uafu o lo o i ai. ai nei i Ta u, e fai lava si maualuga, e le taitai fo i Na taua i se vaega o lenei ripoti e fa apea, lelei e taula ai se va a. o le isi gaioiga o lo o taumafai i ai le Ofisa e Mo le uafu i Ofu, ua fa ailoa mai e le feterale fa atinoina i le taimi nei, o se vaega tupe e aveese le faamaonia o se vaega tupe e fausia ai se isi mai ai tane suau u tetele o lo o ta atitia i totonu vaega e taunu u i ai le va a, ona o le vaega o lo o i o le malae va alele fa avaomalo a Pago Pago i ai i le taimi nei, e faigata tele ona fa aaoga i taimi Tafuna, ona o le isi lea auala o le a mafai ai ona e fa aletonu ai le tau, e le saogalemu fo i i taimi maua ai se vaega tupe faaopoopo mai le Vaega e siisii ai le tai. a le FAA o lo o fa atupeina galuega mo malae O lo o i ai fo i le fuafuaga e toe fa atele ma va alele i Setete ma Teritori, ae faatoa mafai ona fa aloloto teisi le uafu i Ofu, ina ia faigofie e va a maua mai lenei vaega tupe tele, pe afai e tausisia tetele ona ofi ma taula ai. e Amerika Samoa fa atonuga mo le aveesea o O le fa anaunauga o le matagaluega e pei tane suauu. ona taua i le ripoti, afai ae lelei uafu mo femalagaaiga, o le a faigofie fo i i va a ona feoa i, ae O lo o taua i se vaega o le ripoti le malie o le FAA i ni feutanaiga sa faia i tausaga ua mavae, atili ai ona saogalemu le atunu u mai soo se taimi mo le fa atupeina o le aveeseina mai o tane suauu e femalaga ai ai i luga o va a. mai le nofoaga o lo o i ai, ma o lo o fa atalitali pea le fa atinoina o lenei galuega i le taimi e Feso ota i mai i i le tusitala ia fa ataunu uina ai. 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3 samoa news, Tuesday, June 9, Page B3 Fa aauau pea siaki Soifua Maloloina tulaga mama pisinisi ma fale aiga tusia Ausage Fausia O lo o fa aauau pea ona fa atino e le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina ana tiute tauave i lalo o le tulafono, ina ia mautinoa o lo o tumau pea tulaga mama i totonu o faleoloa ma pisinisi i vaega eseese o le atunu u. I se vaega o le ripoti a le Matagaluega mo Galuega Fa atino i le Kuata Lua ua mavae atu, o lo o taua ai e le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina le faaauau pea lea o le latou auaunaga, ina ia mautinoa o lo o tulaga mama fale aiga, faleoloa faapea ai pisinisi o lo o i tafatafa o le alatele, ma mulimuli i ala o le tulafono. E ese mai i le auaunaga mo fale aiga ma pisinisi, ae o lo o taua fo i i le ripoti le galulue faatasi o sui o le Soifua Maloloina ma tama ita i foma i e ala i le fa atinoina o asiasiga i aiga (home visit), ina ia mautinoa o lo o mama ma soifua maloloina totonu o maota ma laoa o lo o nonofo ai tagata o aiga, ma taofiofi ai le pipisi atu i fafo o fa ama i eseese i totonu o le atunu u. E pei ona taua i le vaega lona lua o le ripoti a le Soifua Maloloina, e leai se isi vaega e pito sili ona taua i le auaunaga fa a soifua maloloina, nai lo le mautinoa o lo o fa amalosia tulafono e puipuia ai le atunu u mai a afiaga o gasegase ma fa ama i le pipisi. I le silia ai i le 20 alaga tupe fesoasoani eseese mai le Feterale o lo o fa atupe ai le tautua a le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina, o se tasi o itu taua o lo o naunau le Matagaluega e fa amamafa i ai lana auaunaga, o le faia lea o auaunaga e fa alauiloa ai ta iala ma puipuiga mo fa ama i le pipisi i le atunu u, atoa ai ma le fa amalosia pea o asiasiga i aiga atoa ai ma polokalame mo le puipuia o le siosiomaga o le atunu u lautele. O le fa atupulaia o le tu uina atu o lapataiga ma feau eseese e fa atatau i puipuiga mo le soifua maloloina o tagata uma, o se tasi lea o itu ua maitauina e le Matagaluega, ua mafua ai ona to atele le atunu u ua latou silafia le taua ma le aoga o le ola maloloina, o se vaega lea o le ripoti a le Matagaluega mo le masina o Ianuari e oo mai ia Mati. Atonu e fa asea ni isi o le atunu u atoa ai ma le aufai pisinisi i le tele o faleoloa, fale aiga ma isi pisinisi e pei o Fale Fai Tagamea ua oo i ai le malosi o le Matagaluega ma ua faia le poloaiga e tapunia, peita i na taua e se ali i mai Asia e faipisinisi i Pago Pago ma Utulei e fa apea, o le taua o le polokalame lenei a le Soifua Maloloina, ia mautinoa ai le ola tu mama o le faipisinisi, atoa ai ma le mautinoa lelei lea o lo o lelei ma mama mea uma mo le fofoga taumafa o tagata. E lua pisinisi a lea ali i na tapunia e le Soifua Maloloina i Pago Pago, ma oo mai lava i le taimi nei, ua tatala le isi pisinisi, o lana faleoloa lea, ae o lo o tapunia pea le isi ana pisinisi e le i mae a galuega sa fa atonu e le Soifua Maloloina e fa aleleia. Ina ia mautinoa e fa aauau pea le tautua a le Soifua Maloloina i le atunu u, ua mana omia ai le galulue fa atasi o le Soifua Maloloina ma Ofisa eseese o le malo, mo le fa alauteleina atu o auala ma fautuaga e puipuia ai le atunu u mai fa ama i pipisi. African boy found in suitcase reunited with mother MADRID (AP) An 8-year-old Ivory Coast boy caught being smuggled into Spain in a suitcase last month was reunited Monday with his mother. A statement from the city of Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, said Adou Ouattara was returned to his mother at a youth center where he has been cared for since border police discovered him May 7 in the suitcase of a Moroccan woman. Police images of the scanned case shocked many and highlighted the harrowing plight of migrants trying to reach Europe. The boy s father, who lives legally with the mother in Spain, was arrested hours after the boy was discovered and remains jailed on rights abuse charges for trying to have him smuggled into the country. Through his lawyer, the father has said he knew nothing of the suitcase plan, believing his son was to be brought in by car with a visa he had paid for. The Moroccan woman, who was unrelated to the boy, has also been detained. Spanish authorities allowed the mother to take custody of the boy after DNA tests proved they were related. The mother and the boy were accompanied by lawyer Juan Isidro Fernandez Diaz, who said they had paid the father s bail and hoped he would be released soon. The father has been living legally on the Spanish Canary Island of Fuerteventura for seven years. His Ivory Coast wife had joined him and they were trying to bring over two of their children. His lawyer said an 11-year-old daughter was allowed in recently but Ouattara s monthly salary fell short of the amount authorities required to care for two children. It was then that the father bought the visa. tusia Ausage Fausia SOLOFUA LE ISI MATAUPU FA ASAGA IA ATIONO TALAMOA Ua talia e le fa amasinoga maualuga i le aso ananafi se talosaga na fa aulu e le itu a le malo, ina ia solofua le isi mataupu lea sa tu uaia ai le ali i o Ationo poo Ah Chong Talamoa i le moliaga mamafa o le fa ao olima i le tulaga lua, ina ua le mafai e le malo ona fa aauau lenei mataupu. O le mataupu lea ua solofua fa asaga ia Talanoa, e ese mai i le isi mataupu fou lea o lo o tu uaia ai o ia i le umia fa asolitulafono o fana, pulufana atoa ai ma fualaau fa asaina, e mafua mai ina ua osofa i e leoleo lona fale i le masina o Mati, i lalo o se poloaiga mai le fa amasinoga e saili ai lona fale. O le mataupu fa asaga ia Talanoa ma tula i mai i le aso 9 Novema 2013, ina ua ia fa ao olima i le ali i na a afia e ala i lona sasa o lona ulu i le kiu piliati ma pau ai i lalo, e pei ona fa ailoa e le ali i na a afia i leoleo. O le aso 4 Aperila 2014 na sainia ai e le fa amasinoga se poloaiga e pu e fa apagota mai ai Talanoa, ae o le aso 27 Aokuso 2014 na fa atoa faila aloaia ai loa le moliaga fa asaga ia te ia, ae o le aso 16 Iuni lea sa fa atulaga e le fa amasinoga e fa ataunu u ai le fa amasinoga iloilo a Talanoa fa asaga i le mataupu lea. Na taua e le malo i le latou talosaga e solofua ai le mataupu fa asaga ia Talanoa, ua le mana o le na a afia e molimau fa asaga ia Talanoa i le taimi o lana fa amasinoga autu, ona ua ia taua, ua ia maua le loto fa amagalo fa asaga i le ali i na molia, e le gata fo i i lea, e tausoga le ali i na a afia ma le to alua o Talanoa. Ua solofua nei la e le fa amasinoga le mataupu tuai sa faia fa asaga ia Talanoa, ae o lo o taofia pea o ia i le toese i Tafuna e fa atali ai taualumaga o lana mataupu fou lea e pei ona tu uaia ai o ia i le taimi nei. FAILA LE TAGI A LE LBJ FA ASAGA I LE KAMUPANI VA A A SAMOA Ua i luma nei o le Fa amasinoga Maualuga se tagi na fa aulu e le Pulega o le Falema i a le atunu u i Fagaalu, le LBJ, fa asaga i le Pulega o Va a a Samoa (Samoa Shipping Coporation), i lo latou mumusu lea e totogi se tupe mo se auaunaga sa fa atino e le LBJ fa asaga i se latou tagata faigaluega e silia i le $11,000. I le agaga o le tagi a le LBJ, o lo o taua ai lo latou talosagaina o le Faamasinoga Maualuga mo sana poloaiga, e fa atonu ai le Kamupani va a e totogi atu le aofaiga e $11,243.93, o le totogi atoa lea o se auaunaga sa latou fa atinoina, mo togafitiga o se tagata faigaluega a le Kamupani va a sa manu a i luga o le uafu. O le aso 1 Aperila o lo o taua e le LBJ na taumafai ai le latou loia e fesiligia le Kamupani va a mo le totogiina atu o lenei tupe, peita i sa mumusu i latou, o le mafua aga lena ua talosagaina ai loa le fa amasinoga mo sana fa aiuga, e pei ona taua i totonu o lenei talosaga. Ua talosagaina e le LBJ le fa amasinoga mo sana poloaiga e fa atonu ai le Kamupai va a, e le gata ia latou toe totogi atu le pili e pei ona taua, ae ia aofia ai fo i ma totogi o loia faapea ai le tau o lenei fa amasinoga. O le loia a le malo ia Doug Jergens na failaina lenei mataupu, peita i e oo mai lava i le taimi na lomia ai lenei ripoti e lei tuuina atu se tali a le Kamupani va a e tusa ai o lenei tagi. Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] American Samoa Power Authority PUBLIC JOB POSTING An Equal Opportunity Employer * A Drug Free Workplace Human Resource Department, Tafuna PO Box PPB, Pago Pago American Samoa Phone No: (684) Fax No: (684) [email protected] Position Title Security Officer I-2 openings Posting Date May 29, DepartmentOperations Deadline4:00 PM, June 12, Division Facility, Security & Maintenance (FSM) Pay Range $ $7.26 per hour Position Type Career Service 12 months probation Job Grade/StatusC/1/A-C/4/A, Non-Exempt Reports ToSecurity Supervisor Education Experience Skills, Abilities, Job Requirements Human Resource Department, Tafuna Major Duties & Responsibilities Makes periodic walking tours around buildings and grounds examining doors, windows, and gates to ens ure they are properly secured; Ensures proper identification of employees and/or visitors; Maintains log of a ll vehicle entries and departures including driver and passenger identification & equipment, Reports irregulari ties such as fire hazards, leaking water pipes, oil leaks and spills in plants and security doors left unlocked; Investigates disturbances, and in the event of emergency, maintains order and safety of personnel; Protects ASPA property against misuse and theft by immediately following reporting procedures and reporting illegal activit ies including theft, property damage, etc.; Prepares daily attendance roster; Answers phones and assists plant ope rators during plant & system outages; Assists with facility maintenance as assigned and required (yard cleanup, of fice maintenance, etc.); Makes recommendations on improving safety and security measures and processes; a nd Performs other tasks as assigned by Supervisor. MinimumR equirements High School diploma or equivalent GED preferred. Minimum of one (1) year in Security field or related area preferred. Skilled in: Written & Oral Communications i.e.., reporting, answering phones; basic computer skills; discerning wrongful and adverse activities before they manifest and immediately act to prevent them. Ability to: Operate office equipment such as fax, computer, etc.; maintain good, healthy habits; remain alert and watchful especially during swing and graveyard shifts; prove he/she is honest; work in outside environment; report perpetrators regardless of relationship; walk and stand for long hours; take over another security s shift when necessary; work overtime and at assigned ASPA sites. Requirements: Must poses valid drivers license and reliable transportation; must be easy to get into contact with during time off; be flexible with working hours, plant assignments, and shifts; be able to speak English & Samoan and also have unblemished police and vehicle record. Qualified applicants: please submit a completed ASPA Employment Application with a copy of your resume to ASPA Tafuna (address listed above) by the deadline listed above. Please attach copies of credentials and transcripts. Candidates selected for hire must pass examinations (when applicable), pre-employment clearances & t est negative on pre-employment drug test. No phone inquiries accepted.

4 Page B4 samoa news, Tuesday, June 9, TAUASO LE ALOFA [E toe fa atalofa atu i le mamaluo le aufaitau i lenei aso, atonu sa outou maua se vaiaso fiafia ma le manuia, ae alo mai loa, o le toe sosooina lenei o le tatou fagogo, lea na gata mai i le vaiaso na te a nei i le taimi lea ua fa ailoa sa o ai e Silia i le tina o Keli lona manatu e fa atatau i le la mafutaga ma Keli.] E pisi aiganalua e fai le fa aleleia i uta i le nu u i le leva o le po, ae o le taimi lea o lo o fa alologo ma le toto a talia o le olomatua o Salome i le la talanoaga ma le tama ita i o Silia lea o lo o faia i totonu o le potu lea ua taofia ai Keli i le falema i, ina ua mae a ana taotoga e lua sa fa atinoina talu ona mae a le fa alavelave. E ui e lei tali le fafine o Salome i se upu i le taimi o le la talanoaga ma Silia, peita i na avea ona foliga fa aalia ma itu na momoli atu ai le feau, e le o mautino lona mafaufau i le mataupu lea ua talanoa atu ai Silia e fa atatau i le la mafutaga ma lana tama o Keli. O le malama o le taeao o le aso fou na soso o ai na fa atoa amata ai loa ona talatalanoa ane le tamaititi o Keli i lona tina ma Sili lea o lo o tausi ma i i le falema i, ma manatu ai loa le fafine o Salome, o le avanoa lelei lea e tuu ai na o Keli ma Silia se i se la tala ma se i tau fa amautu lenei mau gasu sa talatalanoa atu ai Silia ia te ia, ona fa atoa tu lea o le fafine i luga ma fai i lana fanau, o ia e alu e talanoa i le pule o foma i e fa atatau i le auala e totogi ai le pili a Keli pe afai ae te a i tua ma le falema i ona toe fo i atu ai lea. O a au mea e fai iinei ae ua e le alu i le tou fale, ina ne i iloa fo i e Koso oe ona toe ita fo i lea, o upu muamua lava ia na talanoa atu ai Keli ia Silia, ae o Silia i le taimi lea, ua na o ona loimata ina ua ia vaai atu ua toe malosi le tamaititi o Keli. Se aua e te talanoa mai fa apea, ailoga e te iloa le moni o lo u alofa ia te oe, e tiga lava ona tutupu mai nei vevesi, e le i solomuli ai lava la u fa aiuga ua fai, ou te sau ou te tausi ma i ia te oe i le falema i, o le mafua aga lena o le ma nonofo to alua atu iinei ma lou tina, e fai lava tala ula ia a Silia ma tago atu ua milimili le muaulu o Keli ma fa atau pupula atu i ai ona mata, ona fa apea atu lea o si ana tama i musumusu, Ua e fa amagalo ia Koso, ae o Keli i le taimi lea, ua le gagana i se upu, se i vagana ai le maligi fa avai o ona loimata. Keli, e i ai se mea o mamafa i lou mafaufau ia Koso, o le toe fesili atu lea a Silia i le tamaititi o Keli, ae na o le taoto lava o le tamaititi i lona (Faaauau itulau B6) OLAGA POLOGA [E toe fa atalofa atu i paaga masani a le tatou polokalame i lenei fo i vaiaso, malo le soifua laulelei, malo fo i le onosa i, ae o le toe sosooina lenei o le tatou fagogo, lea na gata mai i le vaiaso na te a nei i le taimi lea ua taunu u ai Lami ma lona tina i Apia.] O se mafutaga fiafia ua oo i ai le olaga o Lami ma si ona tina i le latou aiga fou, e oo fo i i le tuagane o Sei ma lona to alua lea ua fa amautu i ai le faigamalaga, o se lagona fiafia ia te i latou le mafai lea ona maua se avanoa latou te nonofo ai ma si ona tuafafine ma si ana tama. Ua fa asolo aso o le mafutaga, ua amata fo i ona vavala mai foliga o le olaga moni lava o lo o ola ai tagata i le taulaga i Apia, a leai se tupe e le mafai ona fa atino soo se mea e manana o i ai. I se tasi o po ao taotooto Sei ma le tamaititi o Lami i totonu o le la ta inamu o le a momoe, na te i le fafine i le talatalanoa atu o si ana tama i se lagona ua oso ane i lona mafaufua, e le tatau ona la nofonofo ai pea fa apea, ae tatau ona saili se auala la te fesoasoani atu ai isi ona tuagane ma lona aiga, lea fo i o lo o vaaia le faigata o le olaga o lo o latou ola ai i le fanua o lo o nonofo ai i Palisi. Vaai oe tina, ua ou manatu e tatau ona ou alu e saili sa u galuega e fesoasoani ai i si o u uncle ma lona aiga i le tausiaina o i tatou. Ua ou vaai i le faigata o lenei olaga o lo o latou ola ai, e na o le tasi le tagata faigaluega e fa atinoina manaoga uma i le aiga, ae a o le $120 le totogi i le vaiaso, e faafefea ona falo lenei totogi e tausi uma ai latou ma taua, o le talatalanoa atu lea a le tamaititi o Lami i lona tina, ae o le fafine o Sei i le taimi lea, ua na o le punou ma loimata i le mafatia o lona loto i le mea lea ua talatalanoa atu i ai si ana tama, ma ua toe tau ai lona mafaufau i le mafua aga ua ala ai ona la tuua lo la aiga i Savai i, e mafua mai i amioga sa ia faia na mafua ai ona fa asala lo latou aiga e le nu u. Lami si a u tama, o fea la o Apia e te alu ai e saili sau galuega, ae o ai fo i se Pule na te fia fa a faigaluegaina oe, se i vaai e te laititi, e le i taitai lava lou malosi e fa atino ai galuega mamafa, ae pe la fo i ua i u sau aoga e mafai ai ona e galue i totonu o se Ofisa, o le talatalanoa atu lea a Sei ia Lami, ae na oso atu le tamaititi i lona tina ma fa apea atu i ai, Se tina, aua ete popole i se mea e tasi, sa matou talanoa ma tamaiti o le aiga lea tatou te tuaoi, fai mai o le latou galuega lea o lo o fai i aso uma, o le tae atigi fagu i le taulaga ma ave e fa atau e maua ai se tupe mo latou. E malama ane le taeao o le aso lea, ua leva ona ala le tamaititi o Lami ma fa atu mai i tua i le umukuka e tunu mai se ipu ti mo si ona uncle lea ua sauni e usu e faigaluega. O le ipu Kofe ma mea ma alili o le afiafi na fai ai le malu taeao a le tamaloa o Tomasi ma alu ai loa e faigaluega. Ua faitau masina le umi talu ona nonofo Sei ma Lami i Palisi, ma ua tonu ai loa i le mafaufau o le tamaititi o Lami, ua oo i le taimi ua tatau ai ona alu e saili sana galuega e fesoasoani ai i si ona uncle o Tomasi. VAVAU A SAMOA TAGATA POLENISIA MA LONA TUPUAGA vaega 1 E i ai le talitonuga e pei ona taua i tala faasolopito o Samoa, e i ai le mafuaaga o le tutupu a e o tagata Polenisia i le lalolagi, ma o le talitonuga la lenei, fai mai i aso ua mavae, sa leai ni faamaumauga i pepa poo ni api e maua ai faamaumauga i mea sa tutupu i totonu o Samoa faapea ai le Pasefika, aua sa leai nei ituaiga mea faigaluega, ae sa tele ina tuu taliga ma tuu gutu mai e tuaa o aso ua mavae, faamatalaga e uiga ia Samoa ma lona tupuaga e aofia ai ma le pogai na maua ai tagata Polenisia. O nisi foi auala e mafai ai ona faa faigofie ona tuuina atu se tali e tusa ai o lenei fesili, o le taumafai lea ina ia faatusatusa aganuu a nisi o atunuu e pei o Samoa, Tonga, Maori, Hawaii ma isi lava atumotu o le Pasefika, ina ia faa faigofie ai ona manino se tali o lenei fesili. O nisi foi o itu e tai foliga tutusa ai atumotu nei, o a latou talatuu, e pei ona i ai talatuu e uiga i a Lata poo Rata, Maui ma Tigilau, aua e le gata ina tai foliga tutusa o latou talaaga, ae tai foliga fetaui foi a latou mea na fai. O loo i ai pine faamau o mea na tutupu mai ia Maui, Lata ma Tigilau, lea foi o loo avea ma nisi o Vavau taua o le atunuu, ma, o se taimi ona tatou agai atu lea i ai, ina ia manino ai le tulaga o talatuu a Samoa mai aso anamua, ae o le mea e ao ona silafia, poo fea na aga i mai ai tagata Polenisia ma nofoia atumotu ua taua nei o le Pasefika i Saute lea e pei ona tatou i ai i le taimi nei. Fai mai i aso ua mavae, sa i ai tagata lanu eena e nonofo i le itu i Saute Sasa e o Asia e taua o Melei Polenisia. O le mea ua tupu, ua latou malaga ese mai Saute Sasa e o Asia ma ua agai atu i isi atumotu o le Pasefika ma nonofo solo ai, ma o a latou aganuu ma olaga i aso fai soo, e tai foliga tutusa lelei ma soifuaga o tagata Samoa. Fai mai le mau a tagata popoto i talafaasolopito, ao agai mai folauga a tagata Melei Polenisia i atuvasa o le Pasefika, sa afatia la latou folauga, ma malepelepe ai o latou vaa, ona taapeape ai foi lea o i latou, ma ua agai atu lava le tagata i le motu e mapu ma ola ai. O nisi ua taunuu atu i le Penisula o Melei ma agai atu ai motu tetele o Initonesia ae o nisi ua agai atu i atumotu o le Pasefika ma aumau solo ai, peitai fai mai le mau a tagata popoto, e le o ni nuu moni nei o tagata Polenisia pe a fua atu (Faaauau itulau B6) Video of officer who drew gun on black teens raises tension McKINNEY, Texas (AP) A black teenager in a swimsuit repeatedly cried out, Call my momma! as a white police officer pinned her to the ground, only moments after drawing his handgun on other black teens. On your face! the officer yelled at the girl, amid screaming from a crowd of onlookers. The officer s actions raised tensions and led to a protest Monday in this Dallas suburb, where some community activists accused him of racism while others urged calm until the facts are investigated. Jahi Adisa Bakari, the father of another teenage girl at the party, said he would press for the officer to be fired, saying he was out of control. But Benét Embry, a black local radio personality who witnessed the incident, said it was not another Ferguson or another Baltimore, referring to other police encounters that have left suspects dead and fueled a nationwide Black Lives Matter movement. This was a teenage party that got out of hand, Embry said. Police said some of the young people did not live in the area and did not have permission to be at the pool in McKinney, an affluent, predominantly white city. According to neighbors, Embry said, a woman who lives in the community reserved the pool for a party. The homeowners association limits the number of guests each homeowner may have at the pool to two. But about 130 people, mostly kids, showed up for the woman s party, he said. At one point, several kids began jumping over the fence to get into the pool area and were causing a disturbance, Embry said, and a couple of fights broke out. While he did not agree with the officer s profanity or belligerence, Embry said, police were right to respond. That s what they are supposed to do protect us, he said. I don t know any other way he could have taken her down or established order. The officer has been placed on administrative leave. In a statement, the police department said the video raised concerns that are being investigated. City spokeswoman Anna Clark identified the officer as 41-yearold David Eric Casebolt, who joined the police force in August Prior to that, he served almost two years as a state trooper, according to records from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. Casebolt took eight hours of cultural diversity training at Collin County Community College in February He has also taken courses in racial profiling and use of force. As police broke up the crowd, the officer pulled the bikini-clad girl to the ground, then used his knees to pin her down. He also pointed his gun at other teens and cursed. The girl claimed the officer told her to walk away but forced her down after he thought we were saying rude stuff to him, according to an interview she gave to television station KDFW. He grabbed me, twisted my arm on my back and shoved me in the grass and started pulling the back of my braids, Dajerria Becton, 15, told the station. I was telling him to get off me because my back was hurting bad. Brandon Brooks, the teen who recorded the video, told KDFW that tensions rose after a white woman and a black teenager at the party had an altercation. He said the white woman told the teen to go back to Section 8 housing, a reference to federal housing aid given to low-income families. The comment holds extra significance in McKinney, which has been the target of lawsuits accusing its housing authority of racially segregating Section 8 housing. One long-running lawsuit was settled with a consent decree in 2012 that aimed to open up the west side to subsidized housing. Brooks said that the officer was out of line and that he felt compelled to keep filming when Casebolt pulled out his gun. At that point, my heart did drop and I was scared that someone was going to get shot and possibly killed, he said. McKinney Mayor Brian Loughmiller said city officials plan to meet with community leaders to discuss the incident. We really need to come together as a community, the mayor said. On Monday night, hundreds of demonstrators marched from an elementary school to the pool in protest of Casebolt s actions. Some carried signs that included the phrases, My skin color is not a crime, and, Don t tread on our kids. Nikki Perez, a black resident of McKinney, attended a City Council meeting Monday to express her concern over the officer s actions. I don t excuse the behavior of those teenagers, but if I call 911, then I wouldn t want that cop to respond, Perez said. He blew his credibility when he opened his mouth and started cursing at the kids. Robert Taylor, a criminology professor at the University of Texas at Dallas who has done studies for the McKinney Police Department, said both the officer and the teens at the pool party acted inappropriately. The teens were not following police orders, he said, but the officer s decision to pull out his gun did not help.

5 samoa news, Tuesday, June 9, Page B5 G7 climate vision requires a huge economic shift STOCKHOLM (AP) When leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy countries pledge to decarbonize the global economy, they re talking about a shift so dramatic that one analyst described it as a new Apollo mission. Like putting a man on the moon, it would require overcoming major hurdles related to technology and money and the political will so far in short supply to make it happen. Despite gains by renewable energy sources in recent years, the world is still hooked on fossil fuels that are powering our homes and businesses and fueling our cars, trucks, airplanes and ships. The resulting release of heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere keeps rising, primarily because of fast growth in China, India and other emerging economies. CO2 emissions from fossil fuels now exceed 30 billion tons a year, according to the International Energy Agency. What President Barack Obama and other G-7 leaders envisioned in Germany on Monday is a world where those emissions would be phased out by the end of the century. Above all that would entail a major shift in how the world produces electricity, about two-thirds of which comes from the burning of fossil fuels, mainly coal and gas. Scaling up solar, wind, geothermal, nuclear, hydro-power and perhaps other renewable sources still to be developed is possible, but that requires policies, such as carbon taxes, that make them more competitive compared to coal or natural gas. We have to be honest: coal is a very, very cheap energy carrier. Therefore we need a carbon price, said Ottmar Edenhofer, a prominent member of the U.N. s expert panel on climate science. Putting a price on carbon is highly contentious politically in many countries. The U.S. Senate turned down such a proposal in Australia s current government repealed a carbon tax introduced by the previous government. Making renewables that depend on the weather such as wind and solar power more competitive would also require technological advances, primarily how to store energy more efficiently. Decarbonizing the transportation sector is even more complicated. There are of course already vehicles running on electricity or biofuels. But fuels made from oil still dominate and it will probably be a long time before they can be substituted at a large scale in aviation and shipping, though experiments with biofuels and even solar power are underway. Also, replacing fossil fuels to generate the intense heat required for some industrial processes like steel production isn t likely to happen anytime soon. That s why many scientists and economists say demands by some environmental activists for a complete phase-out of fossil fuels are unrealistic. Instead, they say the fight against climate change will have to include efforts to capture CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and bury them deep underground where they don t affect the climate. The U.N. climate science panel projected last year that such technologies, which already exist at a small scale, may have to be applied to achieve negative emissions in the future, because the world isn t expected to bring down its emissions fast enough in the near term. That could entail, for example, using biofuels for power generation and then capturing their emissions. But even that is not without problems: large-scale biofuel crops could end up replacing food crops or threatening biodiversity. The G-7 leaders didn t address in detail how to resolve all these issues. In U.N. climate talks on an envisioned pact in Paris later this year, countries have a hard time agreeing on much smaller things, like whether to renew their individual climate targets every five or 10 years. Still, the message from the leaders of the world s most powerful developed countries is important because it s the first time they acknowledge what needs to happen to keep global temperatures from reaching dangerous levels, said Jeffrey Sachs, a Columbia University economist and U.N. special adviser. It does mean in practice an enormous shift from a fossil fuelbased energy system to near-zero carbon energy sources. It s a big deal, he said. Not unlike the Apollo mission. KB MATH ACADEMY P.O. Box 2046 Pago Pago, AS PH: (684) [email protected] Do you know that 50% of your SAT SCORE WILL BE FROM YOUR MATH SCORE BEGINNING THE YEAR 2016? 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Family of slain Boston man: Video he wasn t aggressor BOSTON (AP) Surveillance video There is no audio on the video and it is not showing terror investigators fatally shooting a clear what specifically led officers to draw their man they said had malicious intent to kill officers doesn t show him brandishing a weapon Police have said two officers an FBI agent weapons or which officers discharged them. or approaching officers aggressively as police and a police officer fired three shots. have maintained, his family said Monday. Officials on Monday released the original Usaama Rahim s family said in a statement version of the video as well as a version that that the blurry video shows that the 26-year-old zooms in on the encounter. In both, it s impossible to discern faces and people resemble security guard was not the initial aggressor and that he did not appear to be breaking any laws little more than dark silhouettes with no distinguishing features. The video also isn t clear as he walked toward a bus stop on his way to work on June 2. enough to make out whether Rahim, who is They suggested many unanswered questions black and Muslim, was holding a knife. remain, including whether deadly force was Authorities last week showed the video necessary and whether the decision to approach to black and Muslim community leaders and Rahim with a team of armed police officers Rahim s family. They promised to release the in a military-like formation, without benefit video publicly after Rahim s burial, which was of a warrant, constituted an attempted illegal Friday. arrest. Darnell Williams, president of the Urban The family asks that the public keep an League of Eastern Massachusetts, said last open mind, the statement said. week that the video 150 percent corroborated The video reveals part of the story, but not the police account of the shooting. But Abdullah the entire story. Faaruuq, an imam at a Boston mosque where Police Commissioner William Evans said the family prayed, suggested it was inconclusive because it s not clear if Rahim had a knife Monday in releasing the video that officers made the right call, drawing their guns only in his hand. after backing away and giving Rahim multiple In the hours after the shooting, Ibrahim chances to drop the military-style knife he was Rahim, who leads a mosque in Oakland, California, said on social media that his brother holding. We averted a serious tragedy that day, he had been shot in the back. The family has since said. I don t think he was going to go down recanted those statements, saying they were very easy....we can second-guess this, but based on erroneous third-hand information. it unraveled so quickly. I believe my officers Authorities have said the FBI and Boston acted responsibly. police s Joint Terrorism Task Force had Rahim The brief video comes from a security under 24-hour surveillance. camera from a nearby Burger King. They say officials intercepted conversations It shows a man identified by police as between Rahim and his nephew David Wright Rahim walking through a CVS parking lot on that suggested Rahim planned to carry out an his way to a bus stop in the city s Roslindale attack on police officers soon. neighborhood. Rahim had also talked about beheading anti- Six officers, who authorities say were in Muslim blogger Pamela Geller before deciding plainclothes, approach Rahim but appear to to target boys in blue, they say. back up as Rahim advances toward them. Wright, 24, of Everett, was arrested last The officers, who encircle Rahim, then draw week on a charge of conspiracy with intent to their firearms. Rahim, who is mostly obscured obstruct a federal investigation. He s being held by a light pole during the altercation, falls to the in custody pending a June 19 hearing. Wright s ground a few moments later. attorney declined to comment.

6 Page B6 samoa news, Tuesday, June 9, O se va aiga i le aufaipese Metotisi a Futiga i le aso 30 o Me lea na fa ataunu u le Lotu fa ale tausaga e atoa i ai le 88 lenei o tausaga talu mai ona fa atuina le aufaipese a lea Ekalesia i le atunu u. [ata: foai] TAUASO LE ALOFA Mai itulau B6 o le moega ma ona loimata e le matu. Vaai oe Keli, afai o mafatia lou loto i le mea na fai e Koso ia te oe, ia e fa amagalo ia Koso, afai e te vaai mai i o u mata, fa amolemole, fa amalosi Koso, o le tala lea a Silia na maligi ai fo i ona ia loimata ona fetagisi ai lava lea o le to alua lea i luga o le moega mo se taimi umi, ae fa ateia Silia i le fa apea mai o le tala a Keli, Vaai oe Lia, ou ke le o ika i se Koso, ae... na motu fa afuase i le tala a Keli ae ua toe tagi le ali i,... ae a, e te le ita ia Koso ae a... VAVAU A SAMOA Mai itulau B6 i ai i le atamamai ma le popoto e folau mai mea mamao na malaga mai ai, peitai ona ua afatia a latou folauga, o le ala lea ua aumau ma nonofo solo ai i le Pasefika. Fai mai la le mau a tagata popoto i talafaasolopito, na iu ina agai atu tagata Melei Polenisia nei ma mafuta i tagata eseese e pei o tagata Ariana, Tipeta, Arapi ma isi lava ituaiga tagata sa i ai i ia onapo, ona tupuga mai ai loa lea o ituaiga tagata ua faaigoaina, o tagata Polenisinia, ma, o ni tagata foi e atamamai toe popoto i le folau. Family accepts a Navy Cross after fight for Medal of Honor CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) The family of one of the most celebrated Marine heroes of the Iraq War on Monday accepted the nation s second-highest award for valor on his behalf seven years after the Pentagon denied him the Medal of Honor. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus posthumously bestowed the Navy Cross on Sgt. Rafael Peralta for falling on a grenade during the battle for Fallujah in November The Navy and Marine Corps had recommended the Medal of Honor, but then-defense Secretary Robert Gates denied the award in 2008 amid questions about whether Peralta was too injured to understand what he did. The decision came after the inspector general of the Defense Department fielded a complaint and Gates assembled a team of experts that concluded unanimously that he couldn t have consciously pulled the grenade under him. Gates wrote in his memoir that he initially approved the Medal of Honor, but he reversed himself after the lengthy investigation, saying the panel s findings left him no choice. The decision outraged many Marines. It was upheld by Leon Panetta and Chuck Hagel, who followed Gates as secretaries of defense. Rosa Peralta, the Marine s mother, long refused to accept the Navy Cross, which is the second highest decoration for valor of a member of the Navy or Marine Corps, and is equivalent to the U.S. Army s Distinguished Service Cross. Ricardo Peralta, Rafael s brother, said his mother relented as plans progressed to name a missile destroyer after the fallen Marine. She plans to donate the medal to the USS Rafael Peralta when it is christened later this year. She felt, for the first time, something that displayed his spirit in essence, Ricardo Peralta, 24, who followed his brother into the Marines, told reporters. That gave her a complete change of heart. She thought it was appropriate for now for her to receive the Navy Cross. Rosa Peralta didn t address the audience of about 200 invited guests or speak with reporters after the ceremony. Rafael Peralta, a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Mexico City and raised in San Diego, was 25 when he was shot while attempting to clear a house in Fallujah. The Navy Cross citation says insurgents tossed a fragmentation grenade that landed near the head of the wounded Marine. Without hesitation and with complete disregard for his own personal safety, Sgt. Peralta reached out and pulled the grenade to his body, absorbing the brunt of the blast and shielding fellow Marines only feet away, the citation reads. Mabus, an appointee of President Barack Obama who recommended in 2012 that Peralta receive the Medal of Honor, said at the ceremony that Peralta was a true patriot. He declined to comment on the controversy when asked by reporters. This man protected his Marines, he protected his country, he protected the values we all hold so dear up to the moment of his final breath, Mabus told the audience. U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, a Marine veteran who served in Iraq and attended the ceremony, said Peralta deserved the Medal of Honor. The California Republican predicted a fight to upgrade the award when the time is right. The distinction between the awards doesn t change the fact that there are Marines alive today who say, without condition, that Rafael Peralta saved their lives, Hunter said. TALA MAI SAMOA Mai itulau B1 TUULAFOAI LE PEPE, MOLIA I LE FASIOTI TAGATA Ua molia nei i le moliaga o le fasioti tagata faamoemoeina se tina e 21 tausaga ona o le maliu o lana pepe faatoa fanau. Na faaalia e le sui sooupu o le Matagaluega o Leoleo, le susuga Su a Muliaga Tiumalu, o lea tamaitai e mai le afioaga o Patamea, ae sa nofo i lona aiga i Apia ma sa nana lona ma itaga mai lona aiga. Na ola o ia i le fale o sana uo i Vaiusu ma sa tuu ai lava le pepe i totonu o le fale taele sa fanau ai o ia. Na faaalia, o le leva tele ona tuulafoai o si alualutoto na iu ina maliu ai lava, ma sa ave e lona tina le tino maliu o lana pepe i le falemai. Sa suesue o ia e fomai ma sa faapea ona logoina loa leoleo. O lo o taofia nei e leoleo lea mafine. O le aso vaiaso nei ua faatulaga e tulai ai o ia i le Faamasinoga. TOLU PULE I LE OLA I LE VAIASO E TASI E toatolu i latou na lipotia i leoleo na maliliu ina ua pule i o latou soifua i le vaiaso na te a nei, ma ua atili faapopoleina ai le matagaluega ona o le faatuputupulaia pea o lea faafitauli, e ui i taumafaiga o lo o galulue vavalalata ai ma i si faalapotopotoga ina ia foia lea faafitauli. Na faamaonia e le sui sooupu a le matagaluega, le susuga Su a Muliaga Tiumalu e faapea, o le aso 27 o Me na maua ai se alii e 27 tausaga le matua e lona aiga ua maliu ina ua sisi lona ua i lo latou fale i Tiavi. Na lipotia mai e faapea o lea alii e faaletonu lona mafaufau. O le faalavelave lona lua na lipotia i leoleo i le aso 30 o Me ma na faaalia e Su a, sa auai le alii ua maliu i se fiafia sa faia i lo latou fale i Vaoala. Peitai sa tulai mai se la feeseeseaiga ma lona toalua ma faapea ona otegia ai o ia e lona toalua. Na maua atu o ia i lena lava po ua sisi lona ua i tua o le latou fale. O le faalavelave lona tolu na tulai mai i le afioaga o Auala, Savaii lea na sisi ai e se taulealea e 17 tausaga le matua lona ua i totonu o lo latou fale ma maliu ai. Na faaalia, o le tina moni o lea alii o lo o aumau i Amerika ae sa nofo o ia i le uso o lona tina i Auala. O le aso na maliu ai o ia, sa faatonu ai e lona aunty e alu e fai le latou meaai ina ua foi ane o ia mai le maumaga. 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9 samoa news, Tuesday, June 9, Page B9 visit samoa news samoanews.com Classifieds Cartoons aloha briefs & More Americans shake off jitters; Obama C M Y K C Y M K addresses scandal WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Forgive the United States for some opening night jitters. The team got off to a slow start several players called it choppy but broke open a 1-all tie with Australia after the first half for a 3-1 victory in the World Cup opener on Monday night. Megan Rapinoe scored twice for the U.S. women. It was the first game, and there are some players out there who haven t played in a big tournament before, midfielder Carli Lloyd said. I think we ll get better and better as each game goes on. The win gives the second-ranked Americans three points to start play in Group D, the so-called Group of Death, after a 3-3 draw in the group s opening match between fifth-ranked Sweden and upstart Nigeria, ranked No. 33. Next up for the United States is Sweden and former U.S. coach Pia Sundhage, which many are calling the most anticipated match of the group stage. But Sweden had trouble stopping a surprisingly fast Nigerian side. Australian coach Alan Stajcic was impressed with the tenacity of the Super Falcons. I think they were fantastic today. They should have won that game based on the minutes that I saw, Stajcic said. Sweden plays the United States on Friday night, following Nigeria s match against 10th-ranked Australia, which came out inspired on Monday night before the Americans put it away. U.S. coach Jill Ellis said she thought it was good to be challenged at the start of a tournament and survive. I think when the draw happened and people talked about the Group of Death, that was the one positive. You re not going to ease into these opening games, she said. You ve got to be prepared from the very first whistle. So I think in terms of mentality, having tough matches and going into a halftime tied up, I think those things serve you well down the line. WATCH YOUR HEAD: U.S. defenseman Ali Krieger, sidelined in April by a concussion she sustained in the season opener for her NWSL team, the Washington Spirit, wore a protective headband in the opening match. The Halo headband, a product of Pennsylvania-based Unequal Technologies, is made with military-grade protective material designed to absorb and disperse impact to the head. I want to be safe, Kreiger said. I m afraid that if I get hit again, I may have to hang up the boots, and I don t want to that. I want to be safe: It s bigger than me, it s about the team. It s about this World Cup. (Continued on page B10) Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Tyson Alualu stretches with teammates during NFL football organized training activities, Monday, June 8,, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Pacific Games American Samoa Swimming Team on track with training by Ausage Fausia, Samoa News Reporter Preparations are on track for swimming in preparation for the Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea next month. A coach for one of the swimmers told Samoa News that she is happy with the preparations and is overwhelmed with the commitment shown by her swimmer. After competing in some swimming meets in the U.S. over the last two months, the three members of the American Samoa Swimming Team will be heading to the Pacific Games with the only one goal in mind to win medals for American Samoa. The three swimmers who are now confirmed to represent American Samoa are Tilali Rose Leslie Scanlan and the two Hardman brothers, Daniel Tamatoa and William Tairiata. All three were born in American Samoa, and they re attending school in Hawai i and the U.S. mainland. They re still continue with their training with their coaches, before heading to (Continued on page B10) Japan s Yuki Ogimi, left, and Switzerland s Rachel Rinast vie for the ball during second half of a FIFA Women s World Cup soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, June 8,. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) Daniel Tamatoa Hardman during a swimming meet in the U.S. He is one of the two brothers representing American Samoa in the Pacific Games. [courtesy photo] William Tairiata Hardman during a practice session in the U.S. He is the older brother Daniel, who is also representing American Samoa in the Pacific Games. [courtesy photo]

10 Page B10 samoa news, Tuesday, June 9, Patrice Olivier from the Philippines, right, is taken down by his opponents from Malaysia, during the Rugby 7s men s gold medal match at the SEA Games in Singapore, Sunday, June 7,. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair) Singing, dancing brotherhood lifting Philippines rugby players SINGAPORE (AP) Jolly Gomez devised a unique benchmark for recruiting overseas-born players for the Philippines: If you can remember your mother forcing you to get up and sing in front of the family, you re in. And so it was that the Philippines could assemble a rugby sevens squad featuring players from places like France, Australia, the United States and Japan for the Southeast Asian Games, where they took a bow on the weekend after an undefeated run to the gold medal. They can sing; they can dance, as they did on the victory podium in Singapore; and they can certainly play rugby. Next target is the Asian qualifying tournament in November for the 2016 Olympics. Jake Letts was raised near Sydney s northern beaches, a quintessentially Australian place. But he grew up with his mother keeping some strong Filipino traditions alive, and he laughs when he recalls selection criteria espoused by Jolly, who works for the Philippines Sports Commission. That s what it is, Letts said. You have to do that it s all the food, it s singing, dancing... all part of it. His mother was from the Philippines, one of nine our family is huge, said Letts, who has played for the Philippines for a decade and lives in Manila. He came to it by chance in his last year of high school, through a friend at the Warringah Rugby Club who knew of the Filipino connection. That s one of the most special things. When you play sport, it s almost always for your dad, Letts said. We have the opportunity to represent our mother s country. All us players, we took it with both hands and we ve never been more proud. The Philippines beat Malaysia 24-7 in the final at Choa Chu Kang Stadium, quite a distance from the Singapore Sports Hub that is hosting most of the SEA Games sports. There s some rugby tradition in Singapore, so the grandstand was full. I think our story is the most special, Letts said, talking about the squad which gathers from all over the world, including the four players with professional contracts in Japan. We call ourselves a brotherhood because that s what it really is. We all had the same upbringing. All our mothers raised us the Filipino way. We have very similar stories. Patrice Olivier is quite distinctive within the team. He s the tallest, he plays as a professional and he speaks with a distinct French accent when he describes how proud he is to a win a gold medal. I m French Filipino (others are) half Welsh, half Aussie, half USA, he said. It s such a mix when we bring the band together. It s just beautiful. We have a very strong link. Preparing the squad has its challenges for coach Geoff Alley, who splits his time between national team duties and living in Auckland, New Zealand. For the SEA Games, he had the squad together for 10 days. His main task for is to try to get the team into the Olympics via a regional qualifying tournament in Hong Kong in November. With this team, we could give Japan and Hong Kong a good crack, he said. As long as we keep this group together, keep hammering the patterns, we should be fine. Gomez is a commissioner of the Philippines Sports Commission, which puts a big emphasis on development. Overseas-born players have been recruited for other sports, most notably in soccer. In the development plan we ve had for rugby, the first thing was to bring in some Philippines-heritage athletes, Gomez said. One of the things I told the athletes is, You have to rediscover your country. I told all these kids, Has your mother ever forced you to perform in front of your relatives? If the answer is yes, then you are a Filipino. He said it was important to recruit players to develop the game at the local, grassroots level, because you need heroes. So, maybe today you have guys like this, but in a couple more SEA Games and maybe the Olympics, you re going to see a homegrown strong lineup mixed with people like what we have right here, Gomez said. Trevor Gregory, the Hong Kong-based president of Asia Rugby, applauds the Philippines approach, saying the interest and standard of sevens rugby across the continent has grown quickly in the last three years and for sure, winning a medal at a SEA Games is a massive boost. It s impressive to see the way the Philippines is playing, Gregory said. It shouldn t be discouraged. Pacific Games Continued from page B9 PNG at the end of this month. Scanlan will be competing in 12 events at the Pacific Games, while the Hardman brothers will be in 8 events, according to a statement from the President of the American Samoa Swimming Association, Erika Radewagen. Scanlan, who is 14 years old, will be competing in the Junior Division. Her 12 events are: 50m: the Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle 100m: the Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle 200m: the Breaststroke and Individual Medly (IM) 400m: the Individual Medly (IM) 5km Open Water event Scanlan is enrolled in Jacksonville Academy Online, and she s currently training with her Coach Justin Pierce at the Kamehameha School Pool in Hilo, Hawai i. The young swimmer holds the American Samoa National Long Course Records for 200m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke, 200m Breaststroke, 50m Butterfly and 400m Individual Medley. She is the daughter of Charles and Sandra Scanlan Daniel Tamatoa, 16 years old, will be competing in the men s Junior Division. He will be competing in 8 different events: 50m: Backstroke, Butterfly, and Freestyle 100m: the Backstroke, Butterfly 200m: the Backstroke and Individual Medley (IM) 50m: Freestyle Tamatoa attends San Marin High School, in Novato, CA, as a Junior, and is currently training under the U.S. Swimming Program in his high school with his coaches Saral Paoli and Warren Lager. His older brother William Tairiata, 19 years old, is currently attending Santa Rosa Junior College. He is a 2014 graduate of San Marin High School. William will be competing in 8 events: 50m: the Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle 100m: the Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle 200m: the Individual Medley (IM) William is attending the USA Swimming Program in Santa Rosa Junior College and the Santa Rosa Neptune Swimming program, under the supervision of his coaches Jill McCornick and Tyler Denize. Radewagen told Samoa News both brothers have impressive accomplishments in swimming competition. For Daniel, this includes winning the 2014 Marin County Athletic League Championship (MCAL) 100 Back; Two-Time High Point Winner at Marin Swim League (MSL) Championship Meet; and is Current Holder of four MSL Championship Meet Records. For William his accomplishments include being a Finalist in the Big 8 Swimming Championships; a four year letterman in Swimming SMHS; a 2014 MVP of the San Marino High School Team, and was a three year letterman in Water Polo for SMHS. According to the Pacific Games schedule for all sports, swimming will run from July 6-12, and the Open Water events will be the last events for the swimming competition. Obama addresses scandal Continued from page B9 OBAMA WEIGHS IN: The Women s World Cup is being played as FIFA deals with a scandal which U.S. prosecutors allege involves more than $150 million in bribes. FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who is not at the tournament, announced last week that he plans to resign. President Barack Obama addressed the scandal Monday at the G7 Summit in Germany. He could not comment on the specifics of the ongoing investigation, but did say that as the investigation and charges proceed, I think we have to keep in mind that although football soccer, depending on which side of the Atlantic you live on is a game, it s also a massive business, it is a source of incredible national pride and people want to make sure that it operates with integrity. The United States, by the way, since we keep on getting better and better at each World Cup, we want to make sure that a sport that s gaining popularity is conducted in an upright manner. NIKE SPOT: Nike is not a sponsor of the World Cup, but they are a sponsor of the United States team. So while Nike can t officially say the words World Cup in any of their advertising, the Beaverton, Oregon-based company is still going hard for the American women. Case in point is a new ad, appropriately enough called American Woman which debuted on YouTube on Monday, featuring Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach and other U.S. players. MONDAY RECAP: In other matches Monday, Cameroon defeated Ecuador 6-0 and defending World Cup champion Japan beat Switzerland 1-0 in Vancouver, British Columbia, to kick off Group C play. LOOKING AHEAD: There are four group-stage matches on Tuesday: France plays England before Colombia meets Mexico to open Group F play in Moncton, New Brunswick. In Montreal, Group E gets underway with Spain facing Costa Rica before Brazil plays South Korea.

11 samoa news, Tuesday, June 9, Page B11 Short & Sweet 3 shortstops lead off draft for first time SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) Shortstops were a big hit leading off the Major League Baseball draft. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Vanderbilt slugger Dansby Swanson with the No. 1 pick Monday night, setting off a history-making run at the position. With the second pick, Houston took LSU s Alex Bregman marking the first time since 1982 the first two players chosen were shortstops. That year it was Shawon Dunston (Cubs) and Augie Schmidt (Blue Jays). And for the first time, Colorado made it 3 for 3 by taking Florida high schooler Brendan Rodgers at No. 3 overall. A fourth shortstop went 10th, with Philadelphia selecting Georgia high schooler Cornelius Randolph. A record-tying eight shortstops were selected in the first round (36 picks), matching the number that were taken in 1971 and Swanson, who helped lead the Commodores to the College World Series earlier in the day, was the first college shortstop to be the top pick since Bill Almon from Brown University in I think it sounds pretty good, a smiling Swanson said in an interview on MLB Network. It marked the first time the Diamondbacks had the No. 1 selection since they drafted Justin Upton in Swanson seamlessly switched from second base to shortstop this season as a junior. He was the Most Outstanding Player at the College World Series last year, helping the Commodores to the national championship. Swanson is a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award and Howser Trophy, given to college baseball s top player. An exceptional baseball player that has all of the intangibles and makeup of a championship-type player for which this organization is building a foundation on, Diamondbacks scouting director Deric Ladnier said in a statement. Two of Swanson s teammates at Vanderbilt were also firstrounders, with righty Carson Fulmer going eighth to the Chicago White Sox and Walker Buehler, also a right-hander, No. 24 to the Dodgers. The trio made the Commodores the fifth college program to have three players chosen in the opening round. It was the 50th anniversary of the first draft in 1965, and the first for new Commissioner Rob Manfred, who took over when Bud Selig retired in January. I actually was going to call him on the way out here and I got tied up, Manfred said, minutes before stepping to the podium to begin announcing the first-round selections. So I didn t get any advice. I think I can get through it. The Astros received the No. 2 pick as compensation for not signing pitcher Brady Aiken, last year s top pick. Aiken was taken by Cleveland at No. 17 despite having Tommy John surgery in March. Bregman is the offensive leader of an LSU team that will play in the College World Series and has been ranked No. 1 in the country in several polls for most of the season. The Golden Spikes Award finalist is hitting.312 with nine homers and 49 RBIs, and has stolen 37 bases. It s such an honor, Bregman said. I can t wait to get to work right after we go win the College World Series. Houston kept things in the family at No. 5, taking Florida high school outfielder Kyle Tucker, the younger brother of Astros outfielder Preston Tucker. He broke his brother s school record with 31 career homers. I ve never had the opportunity to play with him since he s 7 years older, Kyle Tucker said. I ve sat in the stands and watched him. Possibly having the opportunity to play with him at the major league level, that would be something really special for me. With the first pick of the second round, the Astros went for another player with baseball bloodlines by taking Georgia high school outfielder Daz Cameron, son of former All-Star Mike Cameron. California high school third baseman Tyler Nevin, the son of 1992 No. 1 overall pick Phil Nevin, went next to Colorado. Texas high school third baseman Ke Bryan Hayes, son of former big leaguer Charlie Hayes, went 32nd overall to Pittsburgh. Rodgers was the first of four players in attendance to have his name called by Manfred, shaking hands with the commissioner while slipping on a Rockies cap and jersey. I really have no words right now, Rodgers said. I m in awe right now. This is a dream come true. Rodgers, from Lake Mary High School, was widely regarded as the best prep player in the draft. He has power to all fields, soft hands and good range at shortstop. Rodgers said he had 22 friends and family members at the draft, nearly all from Florida, and a roar went up when his name was announced. Everyone s here, he said. They re still in shock over there. So am I. The other three prospects in attendance also got selected in the first round: New York high school outfielder Garrett Whitley went 13th to Tampa Bay; Indiana high school righty Ashe Russell was picked 21st by Kansas City; and Pennsylvania high school righthander Mike Nikorak was the No. 27 selection by Colorado. (Continued on page B12) Colorado Rockies right fielder Carlos Gonzalez dives to pull in a pop fly off the bat of St. Louis Cardinals pinch-hitter Pete Kozma in the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, June 8,, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Royals take opener versus Twins 3-1 to move into 1st MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Jason Vargas threw ROCKIES 11, CARDINALS 3 six shutout innings and Kendrys Morales hit a DENVER (AP) Troy Tulowitzki hit a long home run against his former team to push three-run homer in the first and David Hale threw the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1 victory over the seven effective innings, lifting Colorado to a win Minnesota Twins on Monday night. over St. Louis. Vargas (5-2) gave up five hits and struck out Hale (2-0) was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque to make a spot start and retired the two, Morales hit a two-run shot in the second inning and Eric Hosmer drove in another run in opening nine batters before surrendering a solo the eighth to move the AL champion Royals (32- homer to Kolten Wong. The right-hander allowed 23) ahead of the Twins (33-24) by percentage three runs and struck out seven. points for first place in the AL Central. Greg Holland got his 10th save in 11 chances. Rockies roughed up John Lackey (4-4), who sur- Nolan Arenado added a two-run homer as the Phil Hughes (4-6) had one of his strongest rendered 10 runs eight earned and 12 hits outings of the season for the Twins, but didn t get in four innings. His ERA rose from 2.93 to enough from his offense. Hughes gave up three St. Louis had a scary moment in the second runs on seven hits and struck out three. when left fielder Matt Holliday fell awkwardly Eddie Rosario had two hits, including a solo trying to chase down a bloop double by Carlos homer for Minnesota. Gonzalez. Holliday grabbed his right leg and lay DODGERS 9, DIAMONDBACKS 3 on the ground before gingerly walking off. The LOS ANGELES (AP) Andre Ethier and team said he suffered a right quadriceps strain. Jimmy Rollins hit three-run homers and Howie BLUE JAYS 11, MARLINS 3 Kendrick had three hits in his return to the starting TORONTO (AP) Chris Colabello extended lineup, leading Los Angeles to a victory Arizona. his hitting streak to 18 games with an RBI single Mike Bolsinger (4-1) allowed two runs and during a six-run first inning and Toronto routed three hits in seven innings, striking out eight and Miami for its sixth win in a row. Josh Donaldson walking two after getting staked to a 9-0 lead. homered and drove in three runs for Toronto, the Ender Inciarte s fourth-inning single was the top-scoring team in the majors. only hit against the right-hander until the sixth, The Blue Jays have gotten at least six runs in when he gave up a leadoff walk to Nick Ahmed, six straight games, their best such streak since a a one-out infield hit by Inciarte and a two-run seven-game burst in They ve also scored double by A.J. Pollock. 10 or more 10 times this year, matching all of last Pollock s hit snapped Bolsinger s seasonopening string of 24 consecutive scoreless Miami s Giancarlo Stanton hit his 19th home year s total. innings at Dodger Stadium. run, matching Bryce Harper for the NL lead, and Rubby De La Rosa (2-3) gave up nine runs and also doubled twice. 10 hits over five innings in a matchup of pitchers Marco Estrada (3-3) allowed three runs in going up against the teams they originally signed seven innings. He won back-to-back starts for the big league contracts with. first time since last June with Milwaukee. WHITE SOX 3, ASTROS 1 Brad Hand (1-2) gave up six runs while getting only two outs. CHICAGO (AP) Chris Sale struck out 14 and Chicago beat Houston on a rainy night, REDS 6, PHILLIES 4 with highly regarded Carlos Correa driving in the CINCINNATI (AP) Ivan De Jesus Jr. hit Astros run in his big league debut. the first homer of his big league career and Cincinnati finally beat Cole Hamels with the help Sale (6-2) became the first White Sox pitcher to fan at least 10 in four straight games, the team of a couple of Philadelphia misplays that set up said in citing Elias Sports Bureau. the victory. De Jesus hit a tiebreaking, two-run It was Sale s third straight game with 12 or homer in the sixth inning off Hamels (5-5), who more strikeouts. He gave up one run and five hits. was unbeaten in 14 career starts against Cincinnati, including the playoffs. Correa, the top pick in the 2012 draft, was promoted from Triple-A and became the youngest Mike Leake (3-4) got his first win since May player in the majors at 20. Batting sixth and 6. He gave up three runs and 10 hits in six innings, playing shortstop, he went 1 for 4. including three hits by Maikel Franco. Aroldis In the fourth, Correa came up with runners Chapman walked two and let in a run on a wild at second and third and two outs. After a replay pitch while getting his 11th save in 12 chances. review, he was called safe for beating out a Heading into the game, Hamels was 10-0 with grounder to short ERA against the Reds, including a shutout David Robertson struck out two for his 11th during the 2010 playoffs. The Phillies had won save. all 14 games. Lance McCullers (2-1) took the loss. (Continued on page B12)

12 Page B12 samoa news, Tuesday, June 9, Baseball Roundup Continued from page B11 PADRES 5, BRAVES 3, 11 INNINGS ATLANTA (AP) Matt Kemp drove in the go-ahead run with a loud double, former Braves star Craig Kimbrel earned his 200th career save and San Diego beat Atlanta. The Padres forced extra innings by scoring one run off Braves closer Jason Grilli in the ninth. Justin Upton, facing Atlanta for the first time since his offseason trade from the Braves, led off the 11th with a walk from Cody Martin (2-3). Upton stole second and easily scored when Kemp doubled off the left-field wall. Kimbrel made a triumphant return to Atlanta after being traded to the Padres in early April, recording the final three outs. He reached the milestone in his 318th game faster than any pitcher in major league history. Kimbrel struck out Todd Cunningham to clinch his 14th save. Brandon Maurer (3-0) retired the Braves in order in the 10th. BREWERS 2, PIRATES 0 PITTSBURGH (AP) Jimmy Nelson pitched six shutout innings and Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh in a game delayed more than two hours by rain. Nelson (3-6) gave up four hits and walked three. He struck out seven. The game was delayed for 28 minutes in the home fourth then again for one hour and 45 minutes at the beginning of the eighth inning. The delays totaled two hours and 13 minutes. Aramis Ramirez singled leading off the fifth and moved to third on Gerardo Parra s double. Jean Segura drove Ramirez home with a groundout to short for a 1-0 Milwaukee lead. Milwaukee scored again after the second rain delay. Ryan Braun fought through a 12-pitch at-bat against Pittsburgh lefthander Antonio Bastardo to drive Carlos Gomez home with a single to right. Pirates right-hander A.J. Burnett (6-2) yielded one run in seven innings Short & Sweet Continued from page B11 UC Santa Barbara fireballing right-hander Dillon Tate was chosen by Texas with the fourth pick, giving the Rangers a potential staff ace or late-inning reliever. He was one of the best closers in the country last year, and established himself as an outstanding starter this season for the Gauchos. At No. 6, Minnesota drafted Illinois closer Tyler Jay, a lefty who could be a starter at the next level because of his excellent command of four pitches. He took the loss after starting in the Illini s seasonending loss to Vanderbilt shortly before he was drafted. Ultimate low, ultimate high in about a half-hour or so, Jay said. Arkansas outfielder Andrew Benintendi (Red Sox), Fulmer, Cincinnati outfielder Ian Happ (Cubs) and Randolph rounded out the top 10. Georgia high school catcher Tyler Stephenson, who some thought was in the mix for the No. 1 pick, went 11th to Cincinnati. College of Southern Nevada right-hander Phil Bickford was drafted 18th by San Francisco after failing to sign with Toronto in 2013 when he was the No. 10 pick. Rounds 3-10 will be held Tuesday and rounds on Wednesday both days via team conference calls. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY HQH Inc. in Ottoville is looking for a certified MECHANIC with at least 3-5 years experience in fixing washers/dryers and coolers. Please send resume to PO Box 3010 or call EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Lucky Star Inc in Leone is seeking two (2) BAKERS, specializing in Chinese pastry. Please send resume to PO Box 4517 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Vaatausili Toimoana and Viliamu Taiai Bus Transporation in Pago Pago is looking for an Honest and Experienced BUS DRIVER. Please send resume to PO Box 5546 or call Hole in door at Mauna Kea telescope not caused by bullet HONOLULU (AP) It turns out that a hole in a door at a Mauna Kea telescope building wasn t caused by a bullet. Hawaii County police were investigating what appeared to be a bullet hole in a Subaru Telescope door. But on Monday, the observatory said in a statement the hole was caused by strong wind swinging a metal door into an instrument fixture attached to a wall. We at Subaru Telescope are relieved that this is the case and regret the confusion caused by earlier reports, the statement said. A detective investigated Monday and determined the hole from the bolt on the wall was there about six months, police said. The observatory s statement says the day crews knew about the hole from a severe winter storm earlier this year. The observatory didn t immediately explain why someone reported it to police Saturday night. The heavy door swung into what s called an intake manifold, which the observatory said in an is a fixture to which a hose from a liquefied nitrogen tanker can be hooked up. Parachute fails to inflate during NASA test off Kauai HONOLULU (AP) A parachute failed during a NASA test of new technology for landing larger spacecraft and eventually astronauts on Mars, the agency said Monday. The parachute deployed but failed to inflate, Kimberly Newton, a spokeswoman for NASA, said in an . The agency plans to provide more details during a news conference on Tuesday, she said. The parachute appeared to disintegrate in a video of the test. The test off the Hawaiian island of Kauai was investigating technology designed to slow down a large landing vehicle falling through the atmosphere at supersonic speeds. Another giant parachute also failed to inflate during a similar NASA test of new Mars spacecraft technology last year. One of the main goals this year was to test the redesigned parachute. The descent started 34 miles above the Earth s surface, where the environment is similar to Mars thin atmosphere. In The High Court of American Samoa FAMILY, DRUG & ALCOHOL COURT DIVISION FDA/JR No IN RE: A MINOR CHILD NOTICE/FAAALIGA TO: MR. VAILILO (UNKNOWN LAST NAME) Fusi, Safotulafai Savaii, Samoa NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the abovenamed respondent that a petition has been filed before the High Court of American Samoa to terminate your parental rights in a male child born on March 1, 2010 at LBJ Tropical Medical, Fagaalu, American Samoa. A hearing will be held after two months and ten days from the date of the first publication of this notice, in which the Court may enter an order that you have not acquired any parental rights to the minor child and place the child for adoption. If you have any objection, or wish to claim or assert your parental rights, you must appear within two months and ten days from the date of the first publication of this notice and file an objection or a claim with the Court. O LE FA AALIGA E TU UINA ATU ia te oe, le ua ta ua i luga, ua iai le talosaga ua failaina i le Fa amasinoga Maualuga o Amerika Samoa e iloilo ai ou aia fa a-matua i se tamaititi na fanau o ia i le aso 1 o Mati, 2010, i le Falemai i Fagaalu, Amerika Samoa. O lea iloiloga e faia pe a tuana i le lua masina ma aso e sefulu mai le aso o le ulua i fa asalalauga o lenei fa aaliga, ma e ono tuuina atu ai se poloa iga a le Fa amasinoga e faailoa ai ua leai ni ou aia fa a-matua i lea teineitiiti. Afai e te tete e, pe e te finagalo e fa amaonia ou aia fa a-matua, ia e failaina se talosaga tete e i le Fa amasinoga i totonu o le lua masina ma aso e sefulu mai le ulua i fa asalalauga o lenei fa aaliga. Dated/Aso: May 22, Clerk ofcourts Jury selection starts in trial of toddler s beating death HILO, Hawaii (AP) The first of two trials starts with jury selection Monday for a man charged with beating a toddler to death and strangling the child s mother almost nine months later. Police arrested 40-year-old Xavier Cortez Jr. in January 2011 on a first-degree assault charge when his girlfriend s 18-month-old daughter was admitted to the hospital with breathing problems, The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported.. She died a week later at The Queen s Medical Center in Honolulu. Deputy Prosecutor Joseph Lee says Cortez killed 20-year-old Sommer Ferreira in September 2011 because she said she d testify against Cortez. Hilo Circuit Judge Glenn Hara allowed statements Cortez made shortly after the death to be admitted. Police Detective Robert Almeida said Cortez told him he was worried about Ferreira s mental condition. He was in the bedroom of the apartment he shared with her when he looked out the window and saw her leg hanging from the staircase. Almeida says Cortez told him he found her hanging by a sports bra from stair piping. Cortez said the landlady helped him take her into the bedroom and perform CPR. Defense attorney Stanton Oshiro said during cross-examination of Almeida that a bungee cord at the scene could have made the marks found on Ferreira s neck. Cortez goes on trial for Ferreira s death Aug. 11. Kapaia site offered for youth drug treatment center LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) Grove Farm has agreed to donate five acres of land so that Kauai County can start building a youth substance abuse treatment center. The Garden Island reports Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. said Wednesday that the project is a top priority for the county. The site offered by Grove Farm is located in the rural area of Kapaia. Several other potential sites have been selected over the years, but the project never moved beyond planning stages. The proposal calls for construction of a 10-bed facility capable of offering acute in-patient care. The proposed facility would also offer outpatient and aftercare treatment programs. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Asifoa & Sons, Inc in Aoloau is seeking experienced EXCAVATOR OPERATOR. Must have ID and SSN. For an appointment, please call or EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY LV Inc in Leone is looking for a CASHIER and REPAIRPERSON (washers/dryers) with at least 3-5 years experience. Please send resume to PO Box 7171 or call / EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The House of Fashion, Men & Women, in Sogi, Leone is in need of a SEWING MACHINE TECHNICIAN and a TAILOR. Please send resume to PO Box or call

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14 Page B14 samoa news, Tuesday, June 9, ACROSS 1 Biting remarks 6 Improvise 11 Loser s place? 14 Certain Alaskan 15 Exotic jelly flavor 16 Homophone for hymn 17 Turns a registered nurse into a RN? 19 Genetic info carrier 20 Auto radiator cover 21 Revises, as copy 23 Marching rhythm 26 Casual slacks 27 Disinclined 28 Satellite connection 30 Barely beats 31 Flogging whip 32 Name passer, perhaps 35 It paves the way 36 Frigid spikes 38 Couple in Rome 39 Early afternoon 40 Forget it! 41 Do, for example 42 Angora attractor 6/9 Universal Crossword Edited by Timothy E. Parker June 9, 44 Drunk, in slang 46 Fence openings 48 Verbal nouns 49 Committee head 50 Magellan or Bering 52 No longer in the USAF 53 Construct on a smaller scale 58 Munched 59 How many respond to an insult 60 Low point 61 de deux 62 Varieties 63 Forgo a big wedding DOWN 1 Cry heard during wool shearing 2 Priest s wear 3 Soldier in Lee s army, briefly 4 Fast food staple 5 Rears of ships 6 Catlike 7 Kind of income 8 Like some shows 9 been meaning to tell you Inning extenders 11 Becomes constricted 12 It s spotted in Westerns 13 Accumulate 18 Bad habit, so to speak 22 Kipling s Gunga 23 Part of a Pound poem 24 Birdlike 25 Undervalues 26 Board game name 28 Open, as an aspirin bottle 29 Roly follower 31 New Zealand bird 33 Exposed 34 Can t forgo 36 Pause at intervals 37 Bamboozles 41 On the fence 6/8 43 Aladdin prince 44 Airplane assignment 45 Like the Godhead 46 Leftover piece 47 Certain sorority member 48 Asa and Spalding 50 Impertinent person 51 Game piece, often 54 Like some wintery roads 55 Altar avowal 56 Energy he drove out of sight PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER Universal Uclick SMALL POTATOES By Oscar Puma Happy Birthday: Don t let the past stop you from moving forward. Focus on truth, positive changes and building a strong home base. A realistic, practical approach, combined with dedication and determination, will help you get past any negativity you encounter along the way. Changing your place of residence or employment is possible, so be adaptable. Your numbers are 7, 13, 18, 25, 29, 34, 48. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Make a commitment to achieve your life goals. Determination and discipline will pay off. Don t shy away from speaking your mind or broadening your knowledge and awareness. Love is in the stars, and romance is encouraged. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Sharing your ideas with your peers will inspire you to take action and pursue your dreams. A joint effort will improve your options and give you more time to concentrate on what you do best. Stay within your budget and you will succeed. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You ll be taken advantage of if you are too accommodating. Listen to complaints and concerns, but don t feel obligated to take on a task that doesn t belong to you. It s important that you stay focused on your goals and accomplishments. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Accept the inevitable, but don t put change into motion if it s not necessary. Develop a plan that allows you to utilize your skills with something you enjoy doing. The balance between work and play will make a difference in your long-term attitude. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Make the alterations to your life that will bring you greater happiness. A work-related challenge will allow you to show off your skills and parlay what you do best into a stellar position. Love is highlighted, and opportunity knocks. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Keep your head down and do your job with precision. Someone Tuesday, June 9, will give you a hard time if you don t abide by the rules or do what you are told. Arguing will be fruitless. Focus on taking care of your emotional needs. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep moving. Laziness is the enemy. Don t harbor regrets because you weren t quick enough to take advantage of an opportunity. Changes are inevitable, but it s how you go about making them happen that counts. Embrace your inner needs. Love is highlighted. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Getting together and sharing your thoughts and feelings will bring interesting results, allowing you to cut out the rigmarole involved in making a personal decision. Don t shy away from truth, intentions and where you are heading. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Keep your emotions in check. Now isn t the time to offer false hope or to give in to emotional whims. Face facts head-on and put whatever you don t like behind you. Clear up your past and pursue new opportunities. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take a look at your accomplishments and consider ways to use old ideas in an updated way to map out your future. Listen to what others have to offer, but rely on your own common sense and practicality. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Love is in the stars, and making special plans that will add to your comfort at home will also allow you to build a closer bond between yourself and your loved ones. Share your feelings and affections. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don t mess with fate. If you ask for trouble, that s what you ll get. Keep your thoughts to yourself and your mind on your own personal endeavors. Back away from anyone putting demands on you mentally, physically or financially. Birthday Baby: You are helpful, imaginative and popular. You are emotional and talkative. MEET COMMENTS ABOUT BIRACIAL CHILD WITH HUMOR AND PRIDE DEAR ABBY: May I comment on the letter from Open-Minded in Pennsylvania (3/6), the adoptive mother of a biracial child who asked for a witty comeback for strangers comments/questions? This is a rare teaching moment! If a parent reacts with the slightest hint of displeasure, the child will think the parent is displeased with her/him. We adopted a daughter of a different race 29 years ago. When I received comments/questions from acquaintances and strangers, my face would light up, and I d respond, Oh, we adopted her! She is Filipino! We are so blessed to have her in our lives! Usually, the person would smile and say something positive. The rare times someone didn t, we would hurry on with a wave and a smile, and I would hug her close. Our daughter has grown up proud of her ethnic background and knowing she s special. She is now married and the proud mother of two biracial children. -- JUDY IN TEXAS DEAR JUDY: You handled the situation beautifully. I heard from a slew of adoptive parents after printing that letter. Let me share some of their comments: DEAR ABBY: Thirty years ago, we adopted two baby girls of a different race from ours. Our adoption social worker gave us some insightful advice about what to do when someone made a bigoted or ignorant remark. She said: Always remember your child is watching you to see how she is supposed to feel about what has just happened. If you become upset and defensive, your children will feel that way too and begin to believe something is wrong about them and Dear Abby by Abigail Van Buren your family. So take the role of teacher and educate the ignorant person. Keep it light, add humor if you can, and then chuckle later with your child and other family members about the silly dumbness of a few people in the world. It worked for us. -- ANTONIA, MOTHER OF TWO DEAR ABBY: When my adopted son from Bogota, Colombia, was about 4 months old, we were shopping for groceries one day. A woman approached our cart and asked, Where is he from? I smiled and replied, Heaven! -- KATHY IN NEW YORK DEAR ABBY: I employ a strategy I learned from your column. I face the questioner with a smile and say, I am stunned that you would ask such a personal thing! The look on the asker s face is priceless. And it makes it quite clear that I have no obligation to respond to anything someone may choose to ask. To that mother: Hold your head high, radiate pride in your precious child, and know all s right in your world. -- PAT IN THE NORTHWEST DEAR ABBY: I have a wonderful grandchild of mixed race. When I m asked insensitive questions like, What is he? I smile, hold him close, and respond, He s PERFECT -- don t you think? -- PROUD GRAN IN SOUTH CAROLINA Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA

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16 Page B16 samoa news, Tuesday, June 9, Dig Into READING Utulei Village (a French folktale) adapted by Amy Friedman and illustrated by Meredith Johnson Once upon a time, Henri, a poor farmer, was carrying his wares to market. He was grumbling as he walked, for he was tired of his misfortunes. As he happened past a beggar, the man called out, I hear you complain, but what makes you so unhappy? Henri stopped and looked at the strange man in tattered clothes. My wife and I are almost starving, he said. I work day and night, and I pray, but the good Lord must be too high up to hear my prayers. The beggar stood, reached into his pocket and pulled out a bean. Take this, he said. Plant it in your fields, and I promise you it will grow tall enough to carry you to heaven. He slipped the bean into Henri s hand. Henri was just about to laugh, when to his astonishment, the beggar vanished. What could he do? Naturally, when Henri returned home, he planted the bean, just as the beggar had told him. And to his amazement, the moment it was in the ground, it grew to be a shoot -- 1 inch high. Impossible, Henri muttered to himself, and he did not dare dream. The next morning when he walked outside, he saw the plant had grown 10 feet high. By the next morning, it was even higher. By the third morning, he could no longer see the top. He began to think about that old beggar s words. Well, it can t hurt to try to climb, Henri said, and so he began to climb, using the stems that were as thick as tree branches as steps. Up and up he climbed. Henri climbed for several hours until at last he reached a field thick with flowers -- the scent of lilies, lilacs, gardenias, magnolias and jasmine filled his lungs. In the center of the field of flowers he saw a path, and so he climbed down from the stalk and followed the path. He walked for an hour until at last he came to a magnificent mansion. He understood that this must be the home of the Lord. Henri knocked on the door, and a man in magnificent robes appeared. Oh my! What are you doing here, Henri? he asked. I have come to speak to you, Lord, Henri said quietly. I have prayed for a house on a hill and a little bit of savings to help me through the hard times, but you have never answered my prayers. That s all? the man in robes asked. Very well, your wish is granted. Go back home and see. Henri hurried back down the path to his stalk, and he climbed down as quickly as he could back to Earth. There he found his wife, Colette, happier than he had ever seen her, dancing and rejoicing before a pretty little house on a hill. I found a sack of gold on the table inside and four chickens in the yard, she told Henri. He smiled, grateful that at long last his prayers had been answered. For the next few days, life was perfectly happy at home. But on the seventh morning, Colette woke up and said, I d like a bigger house. Wouldn t you? Climb the beanstalk and ask for one. Henri was hesitant, but Colette insisted, so he climbed back up to the mansion in heaven. When the man in robes answered his knock, Henri said, Pardon, my Lord, but my wife was wondering if we might have a bigger house and perhaps a bit more of a fortune? And a few servants? If that is your wish, you shall have it, said the Lord. Now go back home. Once again, Henri hurried home, and this time he was amazed to see a castle guarded by servants and his wife dressed in silk, with diamonds glittering on her fingers. This is all very well, Colette said, but honestly, I would like to be a queen, Henri. Please go ask the Lord for that. Henri shook his head. I couldn t ask for such a thing, he protested, but Colette would not stop asking him. So at long last, he climbed the stalk once more and went to see the Lord. Colette wishes to be a queen, Henri practically whispered. What? the Lord asked, surprised and slightly irritated. Still, he granted Henri s request. When Henri returned home, he saw his wife surrounded by a sea of guards and a crown upon her head. A line of foreign ministers stood outside the castle walls, waiting for a visit with the queen. Are you happy now? Henri asked his wife, now the queen. TELL ME A STORY: HENRI S BEANSTALK No, I think I d rather be the Lord, Colette said. Please climb the beanstalk again. Henri was mortified, but she kept asking him until he could do nothing but agree to her request. This time when he appeared before the Lord, he looked down at his feet and said, Colette asks to be the Lord. When the Lord heard this, he exploded. You are mad! he said, and a moment later Henri was hurtling through the air, falling to Earth. He landed on the hill where once his house and castle had stood. Now there was only his old hut and Colette in her tattered clothes. What happened, Henri? she asked, and just at that moment, a bolt of lightning struck and knocked the beanstalk to the ground. And with that, Henri and Colette were left with what little they d had in the beginning. C Y C Y M K M K