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Students from the Ocean Science/Ocean Swimming OS/OS class of Samoana High getting ready
to head into the water for snorkeling at Faga’alu Park on Monday afternoon to check out the coral
reef and to log down what they see as part of their class assignment. They were taught how to snorkel
by members of the Department of Commerce, who are teaching the Ocean Science section, while the
American Samoa Aquatics Agency (ASAA) is teaching the Ocean Swimming part of the class.
Samoa News spoke with some of the students about the class and what they have learned. “I think
this class is great. We have learned so much about the ocean and what is under water, like the different kinds of sea life,” said Samoana Senior and student of the OS/OS class Tofai Su’a.
“I really enjoyed the swimming part of the class that taught us not only how to swim, but it’s also
gotten a lot of the students in better shape,” said another class member. On the left is ASAA swimming
instructor Daniel Saifoloi getting students ready to enter the water.
Several of the OS/OS students have showed an interest in using their newly found swimming skills
in the ASAA’s 1.2 mile swim that will be taking place within the harbor less than three weeks from
now on the 29th of this month. These students have been seen recently training with the ASAA in preparing themselves for the swim, which will be done to raise awareness of the importance of keeping
[photo: Jeff Hayner]
our oceans clean as well as ringing in the new year— 2013. A violence-marred match
hurts Brazil football image
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities
on Thursday began investigations into allegations that security personnel beat members of a
visiting Argentine football club at the halftime
of the Copa Sudamericana.
South American football officials described
it as the most serious incident in decades in the
country that will host the 2014 World Cup —
raising fears about Brazil’s ability to secure the
event and putting a blemish on the country’s
reputation just months before the Confederations Cup.
Wednesday’s final was called off and Sao
Paulo was awarded the title when Argentina’s
Tigre refused to take the field for the second
half of the second leg of the final. Sao Paulo
was leading 2-0, with the first leg having ended
scoreless.
Officials of the Argentine club said their
players and staff were beaten by security officials in the dressing room area at halftime and
guns were drawn. Brazilian authorities denied,
however, that any weapons were brandished by
the private security guards.
The trouble off the pitch followed sharp scuffles between the teams at the end of the first half.
The Sao Paulo State Public Safety Department said it would interview witnesses, players
and security personnel, while South American
football’s governing body CONMEBOL said it
would also conduct a “thorough investigation”
into the incident.
CONMEBOL spokesman Nestor Benitez
told The Associated Press that what happened
in Sao Paulo “stains the good image of South
American football.” He said it was the most
serious incident of its kind in 25 years.
Despite that, there was little debate within
Brazil itself over the match — many of the
comments posted on Twitter and other social
networking sites hurled insults at the Argentine
team for being poor sports, accusing them of
wanting to fight more than play once they went
down by two goals.
Violence is common around Brazilian football — images of police batting at rowdy fans is
common, and fan-on-fan violence has begun to
creep up again after a quiet few years.
However, security personnel getting into a
fight with players as is being alleged was virtually unheard of.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One Pennsylvania team down,
one to go for the Cincinnati Bengals.
Andy Dalton threw a touchdown pass and ran for another
score, an opportunistic defense forced five turnovers and Cincinnati beat the Philadelphia Eagles 34-13 on Thursday night.
The Bengals (8-6) took a half-game lead over the Pittsburgh
Steelers (7-6) for the last playoff spot in the AFC. But their
game at Pittsburgh next week is far more important in the standings than this one.
The Bengals would clinch their second straight playoff berth
with a win over the Steelers if Pittsburgh loses to Dallas this
Sunday. A loss to the Steelers, though, likely would ruin Cincinnati’s chances.
The Eagles’ season was lost a long time ago. They fell to
4-10, losing double-digit games for the first time since 2005, the
year after losing the Super Bowl to New England.
There were plenty of empty seats at the Linc, where fans are
hoping this is Andy Reid’s final season as coach. Reid led the
Eagles to nine playoff appearances, six division titles and five
NFC championship games in his first 13 years. But the Eagles
will miss the playoffs for the second straight year and owner Jeffrey Lurie already said 8-8 would be “unacceptable.”
An interception by Leon Hall set up Dalton’s go-ahead
11-yard TD run in the third quarter. Then Wallace Gilberry
picked up Bryce Brown’s fumble and ran it back 25 yards for
another score and an 11-point lead.
BenJarvus Green-Ellis ran for 106 yards, including a 1-yard
TD run in the first quarter for Cincinnati. Dalton tossed a 5-yard
TD pass to A.J. Green in the fourth to cap a 24-point outburst in
a span of 3:23.
The Eagles committed three turnovers on three straight possessions at one point and then fumbled a kickoff when defensive
lineman Cedric Thornton let the ball fall through his hands on a
short kick.
After beating Tampa Bay on a last-second TD last week to
snap an eight-game losing streak, the Eagles tried to make it two
in a row.
Cincinnati Bengals’ Andy Dalton, right, is sacked by Philadelphia Eagles’ Brandon Graham, left, and Fletcher Cox in the
second half of an NFL football game on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012,
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
in Philadelphia.
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FILE - In this June 15, 2010 file photo, Texas Rangers’ Josh Hamilton smiles smiles during batting practice before an interleague baseball game against the Florida Marlins in Miami.
Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, that Hamilton has agreed
(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
to a contract with the Los Angeles Angels.
Anthony scores 30, Knicks
beat the slumping Lakers
NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony scored 22 of his 30 points in the first quarter, and the
New York Knicks held on after he departed with a sprained left ankle to beat the Los Angeles
Lakers 116-107 on Thursday night in coach Mike D’Antoni’s return to Madison Square Garden.
Firing in 3-pointers and moving the ball to open shooters, things they often struggled to do
under D’Antoni, the Knicks won for the eighth time in nine games and improved to 9-0 at home
for the first time since the 1992-93 season.
Meanwhile, things are starting as poorly for D’Antoni in Los Angeles as they ended in New
York. The Lakers, still without Steve Nash and Pau Gasol, were never really in the game while
losing their fourth straight and falling to 9-14.
Raymond Felton scored 19 points, and Tyson Chandler and J.R. Smith added 18 apiece for the
Knicks. Kobe Bryant had 31 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers. Metta World Peace finished
with 23 points and Dwight Howard had 20.
HAWKS 113, BOBCATS 90
ATLANTA (AP) — Devin Harris scored 20 points, Josh Smith added 18 and the surging
Atlanta Hawks handed Charlotte its 10th straight defeat. The Hawks are 12-3 since losing three of
their first five games this season. Atlanta has won two straight and five of six.
Gerald Henderson had 17 points and Ramon Sessions 16 for the Bobcats.
Lou Williams had eight of his nine assists in the first half for Atlanta. Williams, who finished
with 13 points, matched his career high in assists, and Ivan Johnson added a season-high 16 points.
TRAIL BLAZERS 98, SPURS 90
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rookie guard Damian Lillard had a career-high 29 points and
Portland handed San Antonio its second consecutive loss.
The Spurs, who have dropped only six games this season, trailed by as many as 12 in the
second half but Manu Ginobili’s layup cut the deficit to 89-85. J.J. Hickson answered for the
Blazers with a running hook that made it 91-85 with 2:36 left.
Danny Green hit a 3-pointer to pull the Spurs closer again, but Portland clung to the lead and
Nicolas Batum — who has been bothered by a sore back — made a 3 that gave Portland a 96-90
advantage with 1:08 left. Batum hit two free throws with 8 seconds to go for the final margin.
It was Lillard’s 13th game this season with 20 or more points. LaMarcus Aldridge added 22
points for the Blazers and Hickson finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Tony Parker had 21 points for the Spurs, who were coming off a 99-96 loss at Utah on
Wednesday night that snapped a five-game winning streak.
LeBron, Kobe lead, Lin
lurking in All-Star vote
NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James and Kobe Bryant are the leading vote-getters, while
Jeremy Lin has a chance to bring Linsanity to the NBA All-Star game.
Lin was running third among Western Conference guards behind Bryant (639,419 votes) and
Chris Paul (353,603) when the NBA released the first All-Star balloting update of the season
Thursday. Lin was a little more than 55,000 votes behind Paul as he tries to gain a starting spot
for the Feb. 17 game in his home arena in Houston.
Lin, an Asian-American who became a worldwide phenom last season while playing for the
New York Knicks, has struggled in his first season with the Rockets but remains popular in Asia
and figures to benefit from this being the first time fans can vote via social media.
James had 641,348 votes. Carmelo Anthony was second among East frontcourt players
and Kevin Garnett was about 7,500 votes ahead of Chris Bosh for the remaining starting slot.
Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo led East guards.
Kevin Durant, Dwight Howard and Blake Griffin led in the race for the West frontcourt spots.
Voting continues through Jan. 14 and starters will be announced Jan. 17.
Hamilton agrees
to $125M, 5-year
deal with Angels
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Josh Hamilton is heading to the
Los Angeles Angels, lured with a $125 million, five-year contract that steps up the migration of high-profile stars to Southern
California.
The Angels persuaded the free-agent outfielder to leave the
Texas Rangers with their third big-money offseason signing in
as many years. Hamilton heads to Anaheim after first baseman
Albert Pujols came West for $240 million last December along
with pitcher C.J. Wilson — Hamilton’s Texas teammate — for
$77.5 million.
Still, the Angels failed to make the playoffs for the third
straight year.
They had bulked up their pitching staff earlier in the offseason with the additions of pitchers Joe Blanton and Tommy
Hanson, along with relievers Sean Burnett and Ryan Madson.
General manager Jerry Dipoto had said Wednesday that he
didn’t think a major move was “imminent or required.”
But owner Arte Moreno pulled off another coup by getting
Hamilton. The 2010 AL MVP, Pujols and AL Rookie of the
Year Mike Trout combined for 103 home runs and 316 RBIs
last season.
“It’s a great day to be an Angel/Angel fan!” Wilson said on
his Twitter account.
Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Hamilton had
reached a deal with the AL West rival Angels. Two people
familiar with the talks disclosed the amount and length of the
contract, speaking on condition of anonymity because the
agreement was not yet final.
Hamilton’s $25 million average salary matches Philadelphia
first baseman Ryan Howard for the second-highest in baseball,
trailing only Alex Rodriguez’s $27.5 million average with the
New York Yankees.
Since the contract wasn’t final, the Angels didn’t comment
publicly. The team said in a statement, “We continue to look
for ways to improve our team. As soon as we have something
formal to announce, we will do so.”
Moreno and manager Mike Scioscia didn’t immediately
respond to phone messages.
The Angels allowed free agent outfielder Torii Hunter to
sign with Detroit, and he reacted to his former team’s latest
move on his Twitter account.
“I was told money was tight but I guess the Arte had money
hidden under a Mattress. Business is business but don’t lie,”
Hunter wrote.
He followed up with the comment, “Great signing for the
Angels. One of the best players in baseball.”
Texas had hoped to re-sign Hamilton, who led the Rangers
to consecutive World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011.
They made a $13.3 million qualifying offer at the Nov. 2 deadline, ensuring the team draft-pick compensation if Hamilton
signed elsewhere.
The Rangers will receive an extra selection immediately
following the first round of June’s amateur draft. The deal cost
the Angels a first-round selection in the draft.
Speaking Thursday after a Rangers’ holiday luncheon, Daniels said he had just been informed of the decision by Hamilton’s agent, Michael Moye.
Daniels said he was disappointed “to some degree,” especially since the Rangers never got a chance to match any offer
during the process, as they had expected. Or at least get contacted before Hamilton agreed with another team.
“I never expected that he was going to tell us to the dollar
what they had, and a chance to offer it. Our full expectation, the
phone call was going to be before he signed, and certainly not
after,” Daniels said. “Everybody’s got to make their own calls.
“He’s a tremendous talent and I think that they’ve shown
they’re going to be in on a lot of the best players out there. No
sugarcoating it, we wanted the player back. And he signed with
the Angels. They’re better,” Daniels said.
The agreement came days after the Los Angeles Dodgers
added pitchers Zack Greinke and Ryu Hyun-jin, boosting their
payroll over $200 million. Greinke, another offseason target,
said he chose the Dodgers over the Rangers.
Hamilton’s addition to the Angels outfield means Mark
Trumbo could be moved to third base or traded. Peter Bourjos
and Vernon Wells also are among the outfielders competing for
time unless a trade is made.
Scioscia will have an interesting decision to make on where
in the batting order to slot in Pujols, Trout and Hamilton, a
five-time All-Star. He has a .260 career average at Angel Stadium with five home runs and 19 RBIs in 150 at-bats.
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THE HOBBIT
RATED: PG-13
FILE - This Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 file photo shows Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Kelvin Beachum (68)
blocking San Diego Chargers defensive end Kendall Reyes (91) in the first half of their NFL football
game in Pittsburgh. Beachum will make his third straight start on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 in Dallas.
Beachum made the Steelers after being drafted in the seventh round of the 2012 Draft and has played
solidly as an emergency sub after Marcus Gilbert and Mike Adams went down with injuries. (AP Photo)
Steelers rookie tackle Kelvin
Beachum learning on the fly
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kelvin Beachum and
David DeCastro were separated by 224 picks —
and an avalanche of expectations — in last April’s
NFL Draft.
The Steelers considered DeCastro a steal with
the 24th overall selection, a plug-and-play talent
they could pencil in at right guard for the next
decade. Beachum almost wasn’t taken at all, a
seventh-round flier who arrived in Pittsburgh as
the fourth (and last) option at offensive tackle.
On Sunday, with the Steelers (7-6) clinging to
their playoff lives in Dallas, the sure thing and the
project will line up next to each other on the right
side of the line. And the weird thing is, Beachum
will be the seasoned one.
The soft-spoken 23-year-old will make his
third straight start against the Cowboys while
DeCastro will make his regular-season debut
after suffering a right knee injury in August that
nearly cost him his rookie year. If anything, Beachum’s steady play has helped quell any butterflies DeCastro may have as his first start looms.
“Seeing how well (Kelvin) has fit in certainly
gives me more confidence as well,” DeCastro
said. “I’ve waited a long time for this game, but
that’s life. Adversity comes along, but how well
you can deal with it is the key to success. And I
think I’ve dealt with it pretty well so far.”
So has Beachum, who spent four years playing
left tackle at SMU but figured there was no chance
he’d hear his name called during the draft. He was
so certain he would have to take his chances as
a rookie free agent Beachum went to a family
reunion on the draft’s final day.
Driving back to campus, Beachum’s phone
buzzed and told him to hurry home. A short time
later Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert
called and urged Beachum to get packing after
Pittsburgh took him with the team’s final pick,
No. 248 overall.
Eight months later, the 6-foot-3, 306-pound
kid with the boyish face will line up in Cowboys
Stadium — about 90 minutes north of his hometown of Mexia — and see Dallas defensive end
Marcus Spears on the other side of the line of
scrimmage. Pretty heady territory for a kid who
grew up in a school of 600 students simply hoping
to land an athletic scholarship, though Beachum
insists he won’t be overcome by the moment.
Yeah, it’s the NFL. It’s still just football.
“They get paid just like you get paid,” Beachum said. “They might get paid a little more, but
you need to go out there and perform and put your
best foot forward.”
Something Beachum has done since being
pressed into service following injuries to Marcus
Gilbert, Mike Adams and Willie Colon. Beachum
made his first start in Baltimore two weeks ago
and helped keep backup quarterback Charlie
Batch out of trouble as the Steelers rallied for a
season-saving 23-20 victory.
The going was significantly rougher in last
week’s 34-24 whipping by San Diego, though
Beachum was hardly alone as the Steelers struggled to get anything going offensively until the
game was well out of reach.
He expects to bounce back this week. Having
DeCastro line up next to him won’t hurt. Beachum
joked the two were “making history” though the
Steelers will settle for the rookies creating running
room for backs Jonathan Dwyer and Isaac Redman.
Offensive coordinator Todd Haley just smiled
when asked if he’s ever been in a situation where
the entire NFL careers of the right side of the line
is a combined four games. It’s not exactly the
lineup Haley envisioned in August.
“We’ve been in some pretty sticky situations
but that’s kind of how this year has been for this
group,” Haley said. “We haven’t always performed the way that we’d like or up to our abilities, but I do think that with some of the adversity
we’ve had to face through some of these injuries,
it’s forced the guys to become extra cohesive and
look out for our own.”
DeCastro and Beachum will certainly be
looking out for each other on Sunday as the
Steelers try to build some momentum heading into
a showdown with Cincinnati on Dec. 23 that will
likely determine which team plays into January.
“We’re great together,” DeCastro said. “(Kelvin’s) obviously a smart guy, and I think we’ll
work well together.”
The Steelers need them to if they expect to
play into January. All niceties aside, Beachum
really is the last option. Gilbert is out for the
season with an ankle injury, Adams — the team’s
second-round pick in April — is out indefinitely
with his own ankle problem and Colon is down
with a balky knee.
Suddenly, Pittsburgh’s Mr. Irrelevant is very
relevant. Though Beachum understands he’s
unlikely to be the starter when everyone gets
healthy, even if that’s not until next summer, he
doesn’t try to think about what each snap means
in terms of his future.
“You’ve got to man up, that’s pretty much it,”
Beachum said. “It’s simple man. You take it by
the horns and you roll with it. You don’t have
time to think about what can happen, you’ve just
got to block the guy in front of you.”
NOTES: LB LaMarr Woodley practiced again
Thursday and appears ready to start in Dallas.
Woodley has missed the last two weeks with a
sprained ankle ... LB James Harrison missed his
second straight practice with an illness ... S Troy
Polamalu also skipped practice but it was deemed
“not injury” related. ... The Cowboys (7-6) are a
game behind the Giants in the NFC East.
THE HOBBIT
Rated: PG-13
THE HOBBIT – Rated: PG-13
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood
Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from
the fearsome Dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the Wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo
finds himself joining a company of 13 Dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield.
Their journey will take them into the Wild, through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins,
Orcs and deadly Wargs, as well as a mysterious and sinister figure known only as the
Necromancer.Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first
they must escape the Goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life
forever...Gollum.
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RISE OF THE GUARDIANS – Rated: PG
Voices: Chris Pine, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher, Jude Law
Tells the story of a group of heroes – each with extraordinary abilities. When an evil
spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal
Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and
imagination of children all over the world.
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Magalasin keeps
winning streak up
in Auckland tennis
By Jeff Hayner, Samoa News Reporter
Philadelphia Eagles’ Colt Anderson, right, breaks up a pass intended for Cincinnati Bengals’
A.J. Green in the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, in Philadelphia.
(AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Jets focus on struggling
Titans and not playoffs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rex Ryan is
taking nothing for granted, not the way this
season has gone for the New York Jets.
The Jets still have hope that a favorable
schedule will give them a chance at the playoffs
even after a 3-6 start. Ryan, though, is taking it
one game at a time, beginning with the woeful
Tennessee Titans on Monday night.
“I know we have three games left in the
regular season,” Ryan said. “But every bit of
our energy is focused on this particular game.
Whatever is in the past, we can’t dwell on or
look at or whatever. We’re just focused right
now on one game.”
The Jets (6-7) head to Nashville having won
two straight and three of their last four to put
themselves a game out of the AFC’s No. 6 seed.
After the Titans (4-9), Jets finish out at home
against San Diego (5-8) and at Buffalo (5-8).
“Guarantees are no good,” Jets safety Yeremiah Bell said. “As a team, you’ve just got to
take care of business. Talk is cheap. You’ve still
got to go out, you’ve still got to play the game.
As long as we keep that one-game-mentality
approach, we’ll be fine.”
The Jets hit a low point when they were
routed 49-19 on Thanksgiving night by New
England to fall to 4-7. But they rebounded by
beating a pair of losing teams, first Arizona and
then Jacksonville last week. They didn’t look
good doing it, but at this point a win is a win.
Jets defensive end Mike DeVito said one loss
can feel like the end of the world, but a couple
of wins helps things out.
“It’s kind of the way the atmosphere is
around here and you have to recognize that and
realize that the worst thing you can do is, when
things like that are happening is to pack it in and
really believe that,” DeVito said. “Either way,
you just have to continue each week to be consistent and get better.”
Tennessee blew its chance to stay in the
playoff mix or even salvage a winning season
after owner Bud Adams put the entire franchise
on notice that he wanted improvement. The
Titans have lost three straight and five of their
last six, most recently after blowing a 13-point
halftime and falling 27-23 to Indianapolis.
Coach Mike Munchak is hoping the primetime atmosphere brings out the best in his young
Titans. They beat Pittsburgh 26-23 in prime
time on Oct. 11, and this is the franchise’s first
Monday night game in Nashville since 2008.
“We know we’re a lot better than 4-9. I know
people don’t know much about us,” Munchak
said. “They haven’t seen us play other than the
Pittsburgh game, which we won when we were
on national TV. We want to win and play well
and having it on national TV just adds to it, so
maybe people can see really what we’re about.”
The Titans haven’t won since beating Miami
37-3 on Nov. 11. They are embracing the chance
to spoil the Jets’ playoff hopes.
“That’s all we can do from here on out,”
Titans cornerback Jason McCourty said.
“We want to win our last three games, and
we’re going to do everything we possibly can
to do that.”
The Titans have shown signs of improvement over the past month, especially on thirddown defense, even though they still rank next
to last in the NFL allowing 29.9 points per
game. They sacked Andrew Luck four times
and hit him repeatedly in holding the Colts to
269 total yards.
Tennessee also may have middle linebacker
Colin McCarthy back from a concussion that
kept him out the past two games.
The Jets brought back receiver Braylon
Edwards to help an injury-depleted group and
a passing offense ranked 30th in the NFL. Ryan
expects Edwards to play, giving quarterback
Mark Sanchez a familiar target.
Sanchez isn’t sure how quickly they will get
back on the same page.
“We’ll see,” Sanchez said.
The last meeting in Nashville was 2008,
when Brett Favre helped the Jets end Tennessee’s 10-game win streak to open the season.
The Titans have beaten the Jets only once since
moving to Tennessee in 1997 with New York
winning four of the past five games, including
24-17 on Sept. 27, 2009.
The game is sold out, though how many
fans actually show up in the seats remains to be
seen after thousands stayed away from their last
game. Munchak said he hopes fans turn out and
show their support.
Chris Johnson, who became the eighth
player in NFL history to rush for at least 1,000
yards in each of his first five seasons to start his
career, said the Titans know they have to keep
playing hard.
“I’m sure the microscope is on every single
person for whatever odd reason, if it’s to keep
a job here for the coaches or as a player to continue to be on this team next year or even if
you’re not, just to put things on film for other
teams to see,” Johnson said. “So I’m sure everybody still have something to play for.”
The Junior Tennis Players from different Pacific island
nations representing the Oceania Region are now competing
in the Pacific Challenge, in Auckland, New Zealand after completing the Waikato Xmas Junior Open Tennis Tournament that
was held from December 7-12 this year.
American Samoa’s Junior Tennis Player Larry Magalasin,
who is part of this Pacific Team was able to win the Waikato
Xmas Junior Tennis Tournament Boys 12 & Under Division and
has kept his current winning streak (singles) alive as he was able
to defeat Chris Zhang 6-2 and 6-2 in Singles play on the first day
of the Pacific Challenge yesterday, where this Pacific Team is
playing against Junior Tennis Players from Auckland.
According to Gene Ridgway, who is the International Tennis
Federation (ITF) Development Officer for the Pacific Region
keeping in contact with Samoa News about the Pacific Team’s
update, the format of the Pacific Challenge consists of one singles match, one doubles match and one mixed doubles match
per day. All players are 12 & Under.
Here are the first day results for the Pacific Team.
Pacific Team members are listed on the left:
Singles Boys:
Larry Magalasin (American Samoa) defeated Chris Zhang
6-2 6-2
Harley Cronin (Samoa) lost to Te Kani Williams 6-1 6-2
Luther Lizama (Northern Mariana Islands) lost to Ivica Batnozic 6-2 6-1
Raynald Taaroa (Tahiti) defeated Waikie Wang 6-1 6-4
Singles Girls:
Ruby Coffin (Fiji) defeated Sarah Weekley 6-3 6-4
Carol Lee (Northern Mariana Islands) defeated Holly Stewart
6-3 6-4
Emma Maucotel (Vanuatu) lost to Alysha Nowacki 6-4 6-0
Isabel Heras (Northern Mariana Islands) defeated Sophie
Michi 7-6 (4) 6-1
Boys Doubles:
Larry Magalasin & Harley Cronin lost to Te Kani Williams
& Ivica Batnozic 7-6 7-5
Raynald Taaroa & Luther Lizama defeated Chris Zhang &
Waikie Wang 6-3 6-3
Girls Doubles:
Ruby Coffin & Carol Lee defeated Holly Stewart & Alysha
Nowacki 6-0 6-2
Emma Maucotel & Isabel defeated Sarah Weekley & Sophie
Michi 6-3 6-3
Mixed Doubles:
Larry Magalasin & Carol Lee vs Te Kani Williams & Sarah
Weekley-no score
Harley Cronin & Ruby Coffin defeated Chris Zhang & Holly
Stewart 6-1 6-0
Reynald Taaroa & Emma Maucotel defeated Ivica Batnozic
& Sophie Michi 6-2 7-5
Luther Lizama & Isabel Heras lost to Waiki Wang & Alysha
Nowacki 6-3 6-4
“Overall, the Pacific Team is leading the challenge with ten
wins to six.
Day 2 has the number one players playing against the opposite number one singles players, the reverse doubles and mixed
doubles as well.
“The winning team takes home the Pacific Challenge
Trophy,” said Ridgway.
Stay tuned to Samoa News for the latest on Magalasin and the
rest of the Pacific Team Junior Tennis Players.
Reach the reporter at [email protected]
LB So’oto rejoins Packers
two days after his release
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Two days after releasing him,
the Green Bay Packers have signed linebacker Vic So’oto to
their practice squad.
So’oto was released Tuesday to make room for defensive
tackle Jordan Miller. The Packers needed more depth after
playing Sunday night’s game against Detroit with just four
defensive linemen. So’oto’s return Thursday was expected,
and his locker was left untouched while he cleared waivers.
So’oto appeared in one game for the Packers this season
and four with the Oakland Raiders. He signed with the Packers
in July 2011 as an undrafted free agent out of Brigham Young,
and played seven games as a rookie.
AMERICAN SAMOA GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
TERRITORY TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TTIP)
FY 2013 and FY 2014
The public is hereby informed of the new Transportation Bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) which authorizes Highway Trust Fund
through FY14. Accordingly, the Territory Transportation Improvement Program (TTIP) is to be developed to account for the respective fiscal years, FY2013 and
FY2014 under MAP-21.
To prepare for its submission to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highways Administration Hawaii Division, the Department of Public Works (DPW) is
inviting the public to participate in developing the Transportation Improvement Programs of American Samoa.
This process is comprised of two phases:
The first phase which is the compilation of initial unconstrained project list requires issuing a “call for projects” to obtain a prioritized list of projects.
The list of projects will be evaluated against project selection requirements established by the department.
The second phase involves constraining the TTIP. The eligible projects will be sorted by funding categories to assure that the fiscal requirements are met
and that use of the federal monies will be optimized, with no lapsing. This will give an indication of what types of projects must be reviewed for
constraining and the appropriate prioritization programs to be considered.
The following is an initial priority to be added to the current constrained list of proposed projects by Civil / Highway Division:
TSUNAMI EMERGENCY RELIEF
• Asili village
• Fagatogo to Satala
• Taputimu
• Alofau to Onenoa village
• Masefau village
• Nuuuli Avau to Utulei
•
•
•
•
•
Poloa village
Nua and Seetaga village
Amaluia to Poloa landslides
Laulii to Fagaitua
Atuu to Laulii
ROUTE 001 – MAINLINE CORRIDOR
• 3R Project - Lauli’i to Fagaitua
• 3R Project - Pavaiai to Leone
• Route 1 Phases I, III, IV and V Overlay
• Route 001 shoreline revetment project between Matafao and Gataivai
SECONDARY & COLLECTOR ROUTES
• Route 104 Hospital road reconstruction
• 3R Project – Leone to Poloa Route 009
• 3R Project – Fagaitua to Tula Route 008
• 3R Project – Mapusaga Fou to Aoloau Route 002
• 3R Project – Route 018 Ottoville Road
• 3R Project – Route 010 Vaitogi Road
• 3R Project – Route 011 Masausi to Sailele
• 3R Project – Route 003 Sogi to Taputimu
• 3R Project – Route 013 Malaeloa Road
• 3R Project – Route 014 from Ottoville Intersection to Futiga/Rte 01 Intersection
DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS
• Route 019 Fagaima road
• Route 014/Rte 018 intersection near CostUless
• Route 018 drainage near LDS church in Ottoville
• Route 001 drainage between airport road intersection & Laufou/CBT area
• Drainage Improvement according to Tualauta Masterplan
VILLAGE ROADS
• Afono village road (AS014)
• Masausi village road (AS014)
• Ofu village access road (AS008)
• Vailoa village road (AS013)
• Amanave village road (AS013)
• Leloaloa village road (AS012)
• Atuu village road (AS012)
• Satala village road (AS012)
• Kokoland village road (AS004)
MANUA ISLANDS
• Drainage Improvement to route 030 towards
National Park (AS008)
• Rockfall mitigation
• Tau Dock Upgrade (AS011)
• Ferry Passenger and bus shelters
MISCELLANEOUS
• Right-of-Way acquisition Study
• Rockfall/Landslide Mitigation Study
• Bus Shelters Repair and Reconstruction
• Handicapped Vans/Buses Purchase, Tutuila and Manua
• Operation and Maintenance Costs for ferry and vans/buses - FTA
• Vessel Facilities for Manu’a vessel
First Phase:
1) Public Notice/Comments
November 16, 2012 – December 14, 2012
Public’s Review on the draft constrained list of
projects.
2) Public Meeting
December 07, 2012 at DPW Conference Room
in Tafuna at 9:00 AM
Explaining the TTIP process.
3) Deadline to comment on the unconstrained
list of projects
December 14, 2012
Second Phase:
1) Public Notice/Comments
December 21, 2012 – January 18, 2013
Public’s Review on the draft constrained list of
projects.
2) Public Meeting
January 10, 2013 at DPW Conference Room in
Tafuna at 9:00 AM
Explaining the TTIP process.
3) Deadline to comment on the constrained list
of projects
January 18, 2013
4) Final TTIP
January 25, 2013
All written comments must be addressed to:
Taeaotui P. Tilei, Director
Attn: Civil/Highways Division Office
Department of Public Works
American Samoa Government
Public Notification
If anyone has an interest in our ongoing projects or if you have any
questions/comments pertaining to this TTIP public notification, please
contact the Department of Public Works, Civil/Highways Division at
(684)699-9921/22/23 and arrange for a time to review all scheduled
projects. Your input is valued.
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FILE - In this Jan. 14, 1973 file photo, Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula is carried off the field
after his team won NFL football Super Bowl game with a 14-7 victory over Washington Redskins
in Los Angeles. Shula is having the 1972 Dolphins over to his house for dinner Thursday night to
(AP Photo/File)
help celebrate the 40th anniversary of their perfect season. 1972 Dolphins gathering to
celebrate 40th anniversary
MIAMI (AP) — Don Shula had the 1972 Miami Dolphins over to his house for dinner Thursday
to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of their perfect season. “It’s going to be a wonderful evening for me to have them walk through the door,” the Pro Football Hall of Fame coach said
beforehand. “I can check them in and weigh them in and have them run gassers and the 12-minute
run, and make life miserable for them remembering what I put them through.”
The dinner is among the festivities this week for the 1972 team, which will be honored at the
Dolphins game against Jacksonville on Sunday.
Led by such Hall of Famers as Bob Griese, Larry Csonka and Paul Warfield, the ‘72 Dolphins
went 17-0 — still the only unbeaten, untied team in NFL history.
“I never thought it would happen that we would be the only team,” Hall of Fame guard Larry
Little said. “Then 10 years went by, 20 years went by, 30 years went by. Now 40 years. And
maybe 10 years from now, we’ll all be in wheelchairs and it still may not have happened.”
Quarterback Earl Morrall, at 78 the team’s oldest player, said he thought most of his ex-teammates looked good. “We’ve all gotten a little bigger and stronger,” Morrall said with a smile.
Most of the team was expected to attend this week’s events. Safety Jake Scott, the most valuable player in the Super Bowl that season, made the trip from his home in Hawaii after missing
similar reunions for many years because he had a falling out with Shula.
“That’s all water under the bridge now,” Scott said Thursday. “It’s too long to hold a grudge.
You get over it, go on and have some fun.”
Some of the players are fiercely protective of the 1972 Dolphins’ unique place in history, and
the 82-year-old Shula said because of their record, they deserve to be considered the best team ever.
He declined to predict how many more seasons might pass before another team goes undefeated.
“You just never know,” he said. “We’re just happy and thankful that we did it. And if somebody
else does it, we’re not a bunch of angry old guys salivating and wishing they’d get beat. I’ll call that
coach and congratulate him, and I’m sure my players will call their players and congratulate them.”
Scott, 67, joked that contemporary teams will have a tough time catching the ‘72 Dolphins.
“As we get older,” he said with a laugh, “we’re getting better and better.”
Cowboys’ Bryant says he is
playing against the Steelers
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant says he will play with a broken
finger Sunday against Pittsburgh and there are signs that it might not be wishful thinking.
Bryant was listed as a limited participant in practice Thursday, an upgrade from a day earlier,
when he sat out. Dallas coach Jason Garrett said he caught some passes in practice after saying
before the workout he didn’t think Bryant would.
The third-year pro fractured his left index finger in last weekend’s 20-19 win at Cincinnati,
but he caught a touchdown after getting injured. He will need surgery, but the question remains
whether he can try to play through the injury and have surgery after the season.
It didn’t seem like much of a question in Bryant’s mind Thursday.
“Only thing y’all need to know is I’m playing,” he said while ducking in and out of the locker
room without stopping for interviews.
Bryant was the last player on the field for the open portion of practice, and he was wearing a
padded white glove that had the tip of the finger exposed. Several players said he looked good
catching passes. “There are different ways to catch a ball,” quarterback Tony Romo said. “He can
probably tell you better than anybody just how to catch a football. I trust him. If he’s going to put
himself in that position, I know he’s going to find a way to play at a certain level.”
Bryant wants to keep playing for two reasons: the Cowboys (7-6) still have a shot at the playoffs, and he’s in the best stretch of his career. The third-year pro has his first 1,000-yard season
and has scored in a career-best five straight games.
Dallas has won four of five, and Bryant has 33 catches for 525 yards and seven TDs in that
stretch. “He certainly has a willingness to play,” Garrett said. “We’ve just got to see if he can
function the way he needs to.”
Seattle’s 2012
draft class pays
off on the field
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Everyone knows about Seattle
stealing quarterback Russell Wilson in the third round of last
April’s draft and perhaps finding the franchise quarterback so
many NFL teams seek.
Getting less attention are the other rookies the Seahawks
drafted in April who are making a significant impact in their first
NFL seasons.
From defensive end Bruce Irvin to linebacker Bobby Wagner
to running back Robert Turbin to a pair of seventh-round picks
who made the 53-man roster, the Seahawks can look on the 2012
draft with pride for some of the gems they uncovered. Seven
of the 10 players the Seahawks selected have become major
contributors.
“I think coach (Pete) Carroll and the GM John Schneider did
a tremendous job of getting guys who love to play the game
and who will do everything they can to play at their best level,”
Wilson said. “Coach Carroll talks about competing at the highest
level and our rookie class here for the Seahawks, we’re doing
our best job to try and be great every Sunday and to work at it
and learn and just understand how we can improve.”
The philosophy of relying on younger players is something
Carroll embraced when he returned to the NFL after seeing the
success of playing freshmen during his time at USC. So when
the Seahawks drafted Russell Okung and Earl Thomas in the
first round of the 2010 draft, the pair was instantly thrown into
the starting lineup.
In that same draft, Seattle got current starters wide receiver
Golden Tate in the second round and safety Kam Chancellor
in the fifth round, and No. 2 tight end Anthony McCoy in the
sixth round. The next season, Seattle drafted current starters K.J.
Wright (fourth round) and Richard Sherman (fifth round).
While that first draft created a foundation and 2011 unearthed
a pair of defensive gems, the 2012 draft is the one that’s appeared
to have the most immediate impact.
The most notable has been giving the Seahawks a key player
in Wilson, the starting quarterback coming out of training camp.
He’s on pace to challenge the NFL rookie record for touchdown
passes and is the first rookie quarterback since 1970 to win his
first six home games.
At the same time that Wilson was named the starter, the
Seahawks also decided Wagner would be capable of taking over
as the organizer of the defense at middle linebacker. Wagner
currently ranks third among all NFL rookies with 109 tackles.
Irvin, the Seahawks’ first-round pick, currently leads all NFL
rookies with eight sacks, and Turbin is coming off the first 100yard rushing game of his career and looks like a suitable backup
to spell Marshawn Lynch at running back without the Seahawks
losing their punishing style of running.
Carroll said he noticed near midseason that Wagner and Irvin
both went through the typical rookie swoon of getting used to
playing so many games. That wasn’t the case with Wilson.
“With those other kids there was a time about eight, nine
games in, they had already played 12 to 13 games, and it was
hard on those guys,” Carroll said. “Russell did not fall into
that category; he just continued to progress the whole time.
Why he has is because of the way he’s prepared himself. He’s
just worked so hard and he will not back off. He continues to
push, but not only does he continue to push and try hard, he’s
getting better.”
While those first four picks Seattle took in April have proved
worthy of their selections, contributions have also come from
players taken deeper in the draft. Sixth-round pick Jeremy Lane
has been a standout on special teams and saw his first action
on defense last week at cornerback. He could see even more
playing time this week with starting cornerback Walter Thurmond nursing a hamstring injury.
And in the seventh-round, Seattle nabbed defensive tackle
Greg Scruggs and guard J.R. Sweezy, a converted defensive
lineman. Sweezy started the season opener against Arizona at
guard and Scruggs has become a major part of Seattle’s defensive line rotation.
Wilson said it was made apparent during the first rookie
minicamp in May that this group would get an opportunity to
have an influence on how good the Seahawks were this season.
“We said we wanted to be the best draft class,” Wagner said.
“We just have to go out there and prove it.”
Notes: Seattle WR Sidney Rice (foot) did not participate in
practice for the second straight day but was no longer wearing
a protective walking boot on Thursday. ... Thurmond (hamstring) did not practice and defensive coordinator Gus Bradley
said Lane and Byron Maxwell were being worked in Thurmond’s place.
Falcons’ defense
looking for some
focus vs. Giants
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — It didn’t take long
for Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Mike Nolan to get
his players’ attention after last week’s embarrassing loss at
Carolina.
In a meeting with his players this week, Nolan began the
session with encouragement, pointing out all that’s gone right
for a defense that ranks fifth in scoring average.
But Nolan then transitioned to the poor tackling and missed
assignments that were a big reason Carolina scored 30 points
and piled up 195 yards rushing.
The Falcons were negligent in their tackling technique all
afternoon against the Panthers.
Plays that should’ve been stopped in the backfield, at the
line of scrimmage or short of a first down turned into huge
gains.
Atlanta endured an ugly afternoon as the Panthers ran seven
plays that gained between 16 and 22 yards and scored three
touchdowns that covered 25, 53 and 75 yards.
“We just made some errors, but we also had several at the
beginning — third-and-2s, third-and-shorts, third-and-5s —
and they broke some tackles on a couple of runs and got ‘em,
and then we missed the slant play,” Nolan said. “They outexecuted us.”
Nolan’s job is to address the deficiencies quickly to ensure
they don’t become habit-forming, not with the New York
Giants (8-5) visiting Atlanta (11-2) on Sunday and the Falcons
still trying to earn a top conference seed.
“We don’t need to be in a playoff game three or four weeks
from now and have those things creep in,” Nolan said. “It just
shows that they can if you’re not on top of your game.”
A big area of concern is improving on third down, particularly after Tampa Bay, New Orleans and Carolina combined
to average a 50 percent conversion rate over the last three
games.
Atlanta’s goal is to hold opponents to 33 percent or less.
“Getting stops on third down is almost as good as turnovers
because after a special teams play, we’re giving the ball back
to our offense,” free safety Thomas DeCoud said.
“Those are things that can swing game momentum from
one side to the other. It happened for them in their favor last
Sunday.”
The Falcons hope to get a boost in the secondary if cornerback Asante Samuel can return this week after missing most of
the last two weeks with a right shoulder injury.
It’s uncertain if Chris Hope will start for the second straight
week at strong safety. William Moore, who intercepted New
Orleans star Drew Brees twice in Atlanta, was sidelined against
Carolina with a sore hamstring.
Moore missed practice again on Thursday, and Samuel was
limited.
DeCoud, however, could sense other factors at play last
week, too.
Maybe it’s because the Falcons were coming off a big win
over the Saints to become the first NFC team to earn a playoff
spot, but DeCoud believed the team was emotionally flat.
“Yes, you can be close to perfect, but there are going to
times where the ball’s not going to bounce in your favor,”
DeCoud said.
“I’d say it was a combination of that and us not really having
any energy and kind of going through the motions. If we can
get that turned around and make sure we have our passion and
energy up and in full swing, be sound in our techniques and
assignments, I think things will fall in our favor.”
Atlanta’s defense struggled on third down all afternoon —
a problem that must be corrected against the Giants. Led by
quarterback Eli Manning, New York is third in the NFL in
points scored.
But Sean Weatherspoon believes Nolan will help the Falcons fix their flaws before they become a problem.
As Weatherspoon says, there’s a reason that Atlanta is for
fifth in average points.
“We’re the same guys that made those plays when we had
to,” Weatherspoon said. “We’re the same guys that got five
picks off of Drew Brees, guys that overcame five interceptions
to win a game (against Arizona), guys that got four picks in the
first quarter off of Peyton Manning. We’ve got to get back to
the things that made us successful.”
NOTES: Coach Mike Smith said WR Roddy White won’t
test his sore right knee until Sunday. White hasn’t practiced
this week and is not expected to participate on Friday. White,
whose 292 catches since the start of 2010 rank second in the
league, has never missed a game in his eight-year career.
FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2012, file photo, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) dives
into the end zone for a touchdown as Atlanta Falcons’ Chris Owens (21) pursues during the
second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C. The Panthers second-year quarterback
had his best game of the season, but the highlight occurred as he was crossing the goal line to complete a 72-yard scoring run. He somersaulted into the end zone, and as his legs were in the air, he
(AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt, File)
was nudged slightly by a Falcons defensive back. American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority (ASTCA)
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Position Title: DEPUTY DIRECTOR
OF ENGINEERING
Position Type: Career Service/Probation
Job Opening:
One (1)
Report to:
Chief Executive Officer
Posting Date:
December 11, 2012
Deadline:
December 15, 2012
Starting Salary: GS18/01-05 $40,194.00 - $46,123.00
This position is located in the Network Operations, Engineering & Planning Division of the
Major
Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) Main office in Fagatogo.
Responsibilities American
Incumbent is responsible for overseeing and managing the engineering functions and
operations of the Local Exchange Carrier (LEC), the Inter-Exchange Carrier (IXC), and the
Cellular Provider (CL).
Minimum Requirements & Qualifications
Education/
Experience
Education/ ExperienceIncumbent must possess a Master’s Degree from an accredited
college or university with major study in Engineering, or closely related field. Minimum
often (10) years of professional experience in telecommunications, and engineering.
Skills Potential candidate must be familiar with design, installation, and operations of:
• AC Power Systems upto 500KVA at 120/208/220/400 VAC including generators, UPS, anddistribution.
• DC Power Systems upto 2000 A at -24A48/+24 systems such batteries, chargers and distributionsystems.
• Soft-Switches for Class 4 and Class 5 configuration utilizing SIP and legacy trunking by SS7(ANSI),
C7(CCITT). Should be familiar with Class 5 intelligent features for PBX andresidential applications. Prefer
Metaswitch, Genband experience.
• International Gateway switching to domestic and international carriers. Prefer REDCOM andMetaswitch.
• Must be familiar with CDMA EVDO - a broader system level experience is preferred:GSM, GPRS, EDGE,
HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE,
Have a good understanding of 2G/3G idle, voice and data procedures including deep knowledge of protocol
stack architecture, message flows, message contents and inter layer interactions.
Hands on experience with the tier 1/2 base station equipment both at the air interface and backhaul level as well
as good understanding of the interoperability, certification and carrier approval process is a plus. Knowledge to
integrate and manage Softswitch, base station controllers, cell sites and intelligent platforms such as Prepaid and
SMS. Prefer Ericsson experience.
• Access Switching for high-speed data connections under VDSL and GPON (both active andpassive) Prefer
CALDC experience.
• Microwave Radio Transmission. Familiar with design and calculations of link budgets anddesigning
microwave networks operating from 2 Ghz to 6 Ghz at a speeds of Tl to multi-OC3speeds. Prefer Harris, NEC
and Ericson experience.
• Signal Transfer Point switching interfacing at a A-Link, B-link, C-link, D-link and F-link tovarious switching
platforms. Prefer Progressive Technology experience.
• FTTH and Long Haul Fiber familiarity for IP and Legacy TDM circuits varying from 56Kbs to10 GE. Prefer
Fujitsu and NEC experience.
• Private Line Circuits familiarity from 56Kbs to OC-3 in provisioning on MUXes or DACS.
• IP knowledge and understanding for building networks with CISCO routers for various
applications to include VOIP trunking,
• Must have CCNA.. Prefer CCNP
• Must be familiar with Outside Plant acceptable practices for FFTH and cooper installations and maintenance.
• Must have experience with OSP fiber and cooper designs to include FTTH and long-haul fiber link-budgets
and copper limitations with ADSL and VDSL technologies. Prefer FOA certification.
• Transmission Certifications to include procedures in certifying fiber and copper circuits from transmission
speeds of 56K to lOGBs. Must be familiar with test equipment to certify and validate circuits.
• Must be fluent in Linux and Solaria.
Qualified
Applicants
Apply
To:
Human Resources Division
American Samoa Telecommunications Authority
(A.S.T.C.A.)
P.O. Box M
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
Tel: (684) 633-1121 ext. 239
(684) 733-9048 cell
Fax: (684) 633-9069
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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In The High Court
of American Samoa
TRIAL DIVISION
PR No. 35-11
In the Matter of the Estate of
VIRGINIA LOBERT TUFELE
By: PUIA’I TUFELE JR.
Administrator
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Please take notice that a petition for letters of
administration was heard in the High Court of
American Samoa, Territory of American Samoa
for the ESTATE OF VIRGINIA LOBERT TUFELE,
and the court after being satisfied that PUIA’I
TUFELE JR was qualified to act as Administrator
of the Estate and thereupon issued letters of
administration and authorized him to act by
virtue thereof.
All creditors with a claim against the ESTATE OF
PUIA’I TUFELE JR are required to submit their
claims to the administrator of the estate within
60 days of the first publication of this notice,
Submit all claims to:
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ESTATE OF VIRGINIA LOBERT TUFELE
PUIAI TUFELE JR Administrator
c/o Law Office of Sharron Rancourt
PO Box 4844
Dated: December 11, 2012
Published 12/13
FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2012, file photo, New York Giants running back David Wilson (22) flips after scoring on a 6-yard
touchdown run during the second half of an NFL football game
against the New Orleans Saints in East Rutherford, N.J.
Not once, not twice, but three times the rookie produced
near-perfect backflips after scoring touchdowns in a 52-27 win
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
over the Saints.
Richardson & Morris
renew rivalry in NFL
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Trent Richardson
remembers Redskins running back Alfred
Morris with long hair and one of his teammates
stupidly yanking on it before a game.
“He got so hot and everyone was so scared
of him,” Richardson said. “Nobody would touch
him. He was a big guy. He was the biggest dude
out there.”
Morris, too, can picture Richardson a biggerthan-average kid, years before he started carrying the ball for the Browns.
“He had calves of a grown man,” Morris said.
The two rookies, who began their football
careers bashing their way to stardom on sandlots
in their hometown of Pensacola, Fla., — a football talent hotbed — took dissimilar paths to the
NFL. But they’ll cross paths again and renew
their rivalry Sunday when the Browns (5-8) host
the Redskins (7-6).
Richardson was expected to have an immediate impact on the Browns, and despite playing
for weeks with a rib injury that won’t be fully
healed until the offseason, the No. 3 overall pick
in this year’s draft has lived up to projections.
He’s rushed for 869 yards and matched the team
rookie record with nine rushing touchdowns, a
mark he shares with Hall of Famer Jim Brown,
who caused a controversy when he called Richardson “ordinary” after the Browns selected him.
Richardson has been special.
Morris has been even better for the Redskins.
The sixth-round pick (No. 173 overall) from
Florida Atlantic enters this week’s game with
1,228 yards and seven scores. Morris is fourth
among the league’s top rushers and he’s the
latest in a long line of young backs to thrive
under Redskins coach Mike Shanahan, who had
four rookies top 1,000 yards rushing in Denver.
Shanahan’s system has helped Morris, but
the humble 24-year-old has earned every yard
through hard work and dedication — values he
developed in Pensacola, also the home of career
rushing leader Emmitt Smith.
Morris arrived at Redskins camp driving a
1991 Mazda, and although he can now afford to
replace the car with 125,000 miles on the odometer, Morris has no intention of splurging. And
when he visits his parents’ home, he usually
stays on the couch.
“I actually like the couch,” he said. “It’s
pretty comfortable.”
He’s equally relaxed in the same backfield
with dynamic quarterback Robert Griffin III,
giving the Redskins an offense that’s become
one of the league’s most potent attacks.
Morris is outshining Richardson, but he’s not
gloating about any statistical advantage over his
longtime peer.
“That’s not a pride thing,” he said. “We’re
in two totally different situations, two different
divisions. I don’t take pride in having more
rushing yards. I really don’t even think about it.
I’m just happy that he’s doing good and that I’m
doing good and just to make it this far coming
from where we came from is just an accomplishment in itself.”
There are currently more than one dozen
players from the Pensacola area on rosters
throughout the league. Browns defensive tackle
Ahtyba Rubin attended the same high school as
Richardson, who was raised by his mother and
knew at an early age he wanted to provide for
his family.
“People are just really hungry and want
to better their lives and want better for their
family,” Richardson said. “Growing up, I
always wanted to make sure my mama didn’t
have to work again. My mama was working two
or three jobs when I was growing up. Seeing my
grandma work and care for us, it was nothing but
more motivation for me. Pensacola, it’s a place
where you can feel like, ‘I’m glad I’m from here
because it made me.’
“It pushed me to strive for much that I want
in life.”
Morris’ success may be surprising to those
who didn’t see him run over other players for
years. Richardson has been watching the 5-foot10, 218-pounder cause destruction inside the
hash marks for most of his life.
“We’ve always been rivals,” he said. “He was
the reason why I never made the (high school)
playoffs. Then his little brother Shawn was the
next reason. I’ve been playing against Alfred
my whole life and him and his little brother have
been on the same team. They were the reason
why I didn’t make it to the playoffs.”
Moss credits Belichick for teaching him football
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Randy Moss joined the New
England Patriots five years ago thinking he knew a lot about
football.
Then, he began playing for Bill Belichick. Moss’ mindset
regarding his own football knowledge changed in a hurry. Only
then did he learn the intricacies of his sport from “A to Z,” as the
49ers wide receiver now puts it.
“Everybody knows that Bill Belichick is a so-called genius,”
Moss said. “He changes it up every week, so there’s not really
much input that I can give for the week.”
Moss returns to Foxborough, Mass., this weekend with his new
team to face the high-scoring Patriots (10-3) in prime time — a
matchup of Tom Brady and the AFC’s top offense against NFL
sacks leader Aldon Smith and the NFC’s No. 2 defense.
“I’ve said time and time again, before I got to New England, I
thought I knew a lot about football,” Moss said. “But I think he taught
me a lot from A to Z. I still carry it to this day. The compliments are
good and I respect coach Belichick and that organization still to this
day. Hopefully, we’ll have a good game coming up Sunday night. I
look forward to the game, and hope the fans do, too.”
The 35-year-old Moss hardly has the playmaking role as a
14th-year pro that he did as a youngster in the league, yet that
didn’t stop Belichick from piling on the praise this week.
Moss has 21 catches for 326 yards and two touchdowns this
season for San Francisco (9-3-1). Not bad for a guy who spent the
2011 season out of football following a frustrating year in which
he bounced from the Patriots to the Vikings to the Titans.
“He’s the greatest deep-ball receiver I think that’s ever played,”
Belichick said. “Nobody runs better patterns, better at the deep
part of the field, than Randy Moss can. I still see him doing that.
You have to respect his ability to stretch the field so deep and get
behind you. It’s hard to take that away and defend everything else
that he can do. He’s an explosive, dynamic player. Probably the
smartest receiver I’ve ever coached. I know he absolutely knows
what he’s doing, knows what the defense is doing.”
Moss said earlier this week he didn’t watch New England’s
Monday night rout of the Houston Texans because he already knew
what the Patriots bring with Brady under center. Many remember
that Moss’ best season came for the Patriots in 2007, when he
caught 98 passes for 1,493 yards and a single-season record 23
touchdowns in helping lead New England to a 16-0 regular season.
When asked if he sees any similarities in how the Patriots and
his current 49ers franchise are run, Moss was guarded.
“I don’t really want to get into all that because whatever I say
is going to be the wrong thing to say,” he said. “So, basically, I’ll
leave it at, I’ve still got love and respect for the New England
Patriots and everything that we did as a team up there. But now
I’m a 49er so, like I said, hopefully we go up there Sunday night
and we give it a good game.”
Moss signed a one-year deal with the 49ers in mid-March only
hours after he worked out with former NFL quarterback and coach
Jim Harbaugh. Moss has been appreciative of a fresh start, and
mentored younger players such as wideout Michael Crabtree.
While Moss’ respect for Brady goes unsaid, the veteran
receiver also appreciates how second-year pro Colin Kaepernick
has handled himself after being promoted to starter four games
ago in place of Alex Smith.
“Most second-year quarterbacks are just waiting in the shadow
and just waiting to get their shot. I think Kap’s been able to come in
and just lead us as a whole unit,” Moss said. “Any time a guy can
come in and lead like that, and I don’t mean verbally, but leading by
example, is what we as football players look for in a player. Especially in a quarterback. So I really just compliment his leadership and
going out there and leading our offense up and down the field.”
The Niners realize Sunday’s game will probably be won or lost
by their defense, and that they need to score, too.
“I think you’ve got to do a little bit of everything,” defensive
coordinator Vic Fangio said Thursday. “Obviously when you’re
playing a team that scores the way this team does, you’re going to
have to score some points, too.”
Aldon Smith, whose 19 ½ sacks leave him three from Michael
Strahan’s single-season record set in 2001 with the New York
Giants, has one thought for anybody questioning whether San
Francisco’s defense can keep up Sunday. “We can stop ‘em, yeah,
yeah!” Smith said. “We’ve played good offenses before. It’s not
the first offense we’ve played that has talent.”
Yes, San Francisco won at Green Bay against an Aaron Rodgers-led offense in the season opener, then beat Drew Brees and
the New Orleans Saints in the Superdome on Nov. 25.
Yet fellow linebacker Ahmad Brooks isn’t sugarcoating the
challenge ahead of stopping Brady and Co.
“You got to,” he said. “If you don’t, then he’ll tear you apart.”
Notes: WR Mario Manningham, who missed last Sunday’s
win against the Dolphins, is still nursing an injured right shoulder.
He caught balls during Thursday afternoon’s practice. “I’m getting there,” Manningham said, patches from an electric stimulation machine attached to the shoulder as he walked through the
locker room. “Taking it day by day. We’ll see.” ... Aldon Smith
announced Thursday he will donate $5,099 for each of his regularseason sacks to Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco and The
Peninsula. He said he has never spoken to nor met Strahan.
File - In this Sept. 16, 2007 file photo, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, right,
congratulates wide receiver Randy Moss (81) after his second touchdown catch in the third
quarter of an NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers in Foxborough, Mass.
Moss arrived at the Patriots five years ago thinking he knew a lot about football. Then, he
began playing for Belichick. Moss’ mindset regarding his own football knowledge changed in a
hurry. Only then did he learn the intricacies of his sport from “A to Z,” as the 49ers wide receiver
(AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)
now puts it. Page B10
➧ Violence-marred match…
Continued from page B1
FILE - In this Nov, 3, 2012, file phot, Arizona quarterback Matt Scott warms up before an
NCAA college football game against UCLA in Pasadena, Calif. Scott waited more than two years
for his second chance and made the most of it once it finally came. Finally given an opportunity
with Nick Foles off to the NFL, Scott developed into one of the nation’s best quarterbacks and may
(AP Photo/Jason Redmond, File)
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Shortly after arriving back home, Tigre captain Martin Galmarini described the violence as a “dramatic, chaotic and hellish
episode.”
He said the team was harassed as it arrived at Sao Paul’s
Morumbi stadium — a common occurrence in South American
football. “They broke all the windows of the van, hurled rocks
and beer bottles and we are not allowed to warm up on the
pitch,” he said.
The trouble at Morumbi stemmed from confrontations
between the teams following a first half in which the hosts had
taken a 2-0 lead after goals from Lucas and Osvaldo.
It was unclear what happened in the dressing room area, but
Argentine and Brazilian television showed what appeared to be
blood-spattered walls. Argentine television also showed several
Tigre staff members with bruises and bloody faces. Brazilian
television showed security personnel that were also bruised and
battered. “Police entered and struck our players with clubs,”
Gorosito told Argentine television. “It was crazy. What happened was crazy.”
A Brazilian police officer who identified himself as Major
Gonzaga told reporters that police were called to break up a fight
between Argentine players and Sao Paulo security guards, but
that that no one was armed and that police did not act violently.
Joao Paulo de Jesus Lopes, one of Sao Paulo’s vice presidents, told reporters that Tigre players tried to “break into the
Brazilian team’s locker room and injured some of Sao Paulo’s
security guards. “We were fighting for 15 minutes with people
trained by, and wearing the colors of Sao Paulo. There was no
need to do something like this. They were winning the match,”
said Tigre keeper Albil.
For Juca Kfouri, one of Brazil’s leading sports commentators, Brazil’s image in the lead up to the 2014 World Cup took
a hard hit. “What happened at the final was a serious setback to
Brazil’s image as host of next years’ Confederations’ Cup and
the World Cup,” Kfouri said by telephone.
Nestor Gorosito, the coach of Tigre, declined to take his team
back on the field for the second half. He said security officials
pulled guns on his players while others clubbed players and
team officials.
“Rocks were hurled at the bus carrying the Argentine players
to the stadium. They were not allowed to practice at the stadium
and the team’s private guards were reported to have threatened
the Argentine players with guns,” Kfouri said. “These barbaric
things took place all the time in the last century between the
1920s and 1970s. It is a sad return through the tunnel of time to
the deplorable past of South American football.”
He added that it is “a past that caused European teams like
Milan and Real Madrid to refuse to come to South America to
dispute the Intercontinental Cup” — the predecessor to the Club
World Cup currently being played in Japan.
The chaotic scenes in Sao Paulo, before a sellout crowd of
65,000 at Morumbi stadium, are sure to trouble FIFA — the
governing body of world football — which is already frustrated
by Brazil’s slow preparations to host the World Cup.
Most of FIFA’s angst so far has been focused on getting stadiums and new infrastructure in place. Now security also looms
as a concern for the World Cup, which will be played at 12
venues across the country.
Violence on and off the pitch still blights many matches in
South America, with Brazil and Argentina particularly affected.
For the World Cup, FIFA relies on local officials and police to
enforce safety at the stadiums.
FIFA said it could not comment on the incident since it was
not involved in its operation.
“However, for the FIFA Confederations Cup and the FIFA
World Cup there will be a comprehensive security concept for
the stadiums in place developed by the Local Organizing Committee together with the respective authorities and reviewed by
the FIFA security experts” FIFA said in a statement
It added that “more than 30,000 security officers will be
trained and certified to work during the FIFA Confederations
Cup and FIFA World Cup and that it has full confidence in the
security arrangements developed.”
With the 2016 Summer Games slated for Rio de Janeiro,
Olympic officials also are sure to review the incident.
Romer Osuna, a Bolivian official with CONMEBOL, said
Tigre players were afraid to return to the field after the first half
of play. “The Tigre people declined to play because they considered security was not good enough,” Osuna told Fox Sports.
Referee Enrique Osses of Chile awarded the victory to Sao
Paulo after waiting about 30 minutes for Tigre to retake the field.
Sao Paulo scored twice in five minutes in the first half — a
left-footed drive from Lucas in the 23rd and a lobbed shot from
the right wing by Osvaldo in the 28th.
Sao Paulo, one of Brazil’s most famous clubs, is a three-time
winner of the Copa Libertadores, South America’s most prestigious club tournament. It has also won the Club World Cup
once, and twice won the Intercontinental Cup.
This was the club’s first Copa Sudamericana title.
Tigre was playing in its first international final and has never
won the Argentine first-division title.
➧ Bengals beat Eagles 34-13…
Turnovers got in their way again.
They’ve committed an NFL-high 34 and forced just 12 all
season.
The Eagles snapped a drought of 22 quarters without a turnover by recovering two fumbles in the second.
Both led to field goals by Alex Henery, helping Philadelphia
to a 13-10 halftime lead.
Rookie Nick Foles made his fifth straight start for Michael
Vick, who just returned to practice this week after sustaining a
concussion on Nov. 11. Foles threw for 182 yards, one TD and
one interception.
Down 13-10, the Bengals started their rally with a turnover.
Hall intercepted Foles’ deep pass and returned it 44 yards
to the Eagles 40. Foles underthrew Jeremy Maclin, who was a
few steps behind Hall.
Green made an acrobatic catch for an 11-yard gain on thirdand-9 a few plays before Dalton ran for the score to put the
Bengals up 17-13.
Foles, who threw for 381 yards to lead that comeback
against the Bucs, hit Riley Cooper on an 11-yard TD pass to
cut it to 10-7. Foles connected with Maclin on a 46-yard pass
during the drive.
The Eagles then forced their first turnover since Nov. 5
against New Orleans. Brandon Graham sacked Dalton, the ball
popped loose and Trent Cole recovered at the Bengals 29.
Just two plays in, Maclin fumbled after a 6-yard catch.
Carlos Dunlap recovered and the Bengals started at the Eagles
44. Green-Ellis ran 29 yards on first down and scored a few
plays later for a 7-0 lead.
It got uglier for Philadelphia on the next possession. Mat
McBriar punted into his own blocker, Daniel Herron picked it
up and ran 3 yards to the Eagles 11.
But Graham sacked Dalton and Cincinnati settled for
Brown’s 24-yard field goal that made it 10-0.
The Eagles were again without running back LeSean McCoy
and tight end Brent Celek also sat out.
Both players also are recovering from concussions. McCoy
missed his fourth straight game, but returned to practice this
week with Vick.
➧ $125 Million, 5-year deal…
Cincinnati Bengals’ BenJarvus Green-Ellis, left, scores a touchdown as Philadelphia Eagles’
DeMeco Ryans defends in the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, in
(AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Daniels met with Moye last week at the winter meetings in
Nashville, Tenn., and had talked about the parameters of a new
contract along with numbers.
While Daniels wouldn’t get into any specifics, he said his
understanding is the deal with the Angels “is certainly more
guaranteed money.”
The move keeps Hamilton in the same division with plenty
of opportunities to play against his team — the first one coming
fast next season.
After the Rangers open with three games at new division
foe Houston, they play their first home series April 5-7 against
the Angels.
The 31-year-old slugger was considered a risk by some
teams because of his history of alcohol and substance abuse,
which derailed his career before his surge with the Rangers
over the past five seasons.
“Josh has done a lot for the organization, the organization
has done a lot for Josh, a lot of things that aren’t public and
things of that nature,” Daniels said.
“I’m a little disappointed how it was handled, but he had a
decision to make and he made it.”
Hamilton had a career-high 43 home runs with 128 RBIs in
148 games last season, when the Rangers struggled down the
stretch and lost the division to Oakland on the final day of the
regular season.
Texas then lost in the winner-take-all wild-card game
against Baltimore, and Hamilton was lustily booed by Rangers
fans while going 0-for-4 — twice striking out on three pitches,
including an inning-ending out in the eighth with a runner in
scoring position when it was still a 3-1 game.
That came two days after Hamilton dropped a routine popup
in the regular-season finale, a two-out tiebreaking miscue that
allowed the A’s to score two runs and go ahead to stay. He
missed five games on a September trip because of a cornea
problem he said was caused by too much caffeine and energy
drinks — and had one homer with 18 strikeouts in the final 10
regular-season games after returning.
Hamilton hit .304 with 161 homers in his six major league
seasons, the first with Cincinnati.
In May against Baltimore, he became only the 16th major
league with a four-homer game as part of a 5-for-5 night that
included a double.
“Josh had indicated recently ... told us that he felt it might be
time to move on, but that we were still talking,” said Daniels,
who wouldn’t elaborate on the reasons. “We had additional
conversations this week that I thought had moved it along in a
positive direction, but apparently not.”
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FAMILY, DRUG & ALCOHOL DIVISION
FDA/JR No. 39-11
IN RE:
A MINOR CHILD
NOTICE/FAAALIGA
TO: Mr. Luluga Aneseko
Pago Pago Village
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the abovenamed respondent that a petition has been
filed before the High Court of American
Samoa to determine your parental rights in a
female child born on July 2, 2007, at LBJ
Tropical Medical Center, 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
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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 i ai le talosaga ua failaina i
le Faamasinoga Maualuga o Amerika Samoa
e iloilo ai ou aia fa’a-matua i se teineitiiti na
fanau o ia i le aso 2 o Iulai, 2007, 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 Faamasinoga e fa’ailoa ai ua leai ni ou aia
fa’a-matua i lea teineitiiti. Afai e te tete’e, pe e
te finagalo e faamaonia ou aia faa-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 faasalalauga o lenei fa’aaliga.
Dated/Aso: October 08, 2012
Clerk ofC ourts
Published 11/14, 12/14
Page B12
Hawaii state House
Speaker Calvin Say
will vacate his post
HONOLULU (AP) — House Speaker Calvin Say said
Thursday he plans to step down from his leadership post on the
first day of Hawaii’s new legislative session and is endorsing
House Finance Committee Chairman Marcus Oshiro to succeed him.
Say, who has served 14 years as speaker, said he would not
seek another term when House members pick a new leader in
mid-January.
The announcement comes after former House Speaker Joe
Souki, D-Waihee-Wailuku, said last month that he has the
votes to reclaim his post.
“I did a lot of soul-searching at this point,” Say, 60, told
reporters gathered in his office for a news conference. “It’s
come to my conclusion that it is the best time on behalf of the
majority caucus, on behalf of the Democratic Party, on behalf
of the people of the state of Hawaii, that I do step down and
then convey the mantle or the torch to the finance chair.”
A representative needs the backing of 26 out of 51 House
members to win the speakership. Souki, 79, said last month he
has the support of 23 Democrats and seven Republicans. Say,
D-St. Louis Heights-Wilhelmina Rise, had the support of 21
members, but needed five more.
Oshiro, who accompanied Say to the news conference, said
the 21 Democrats who supported Say will back him.
The 53-year-old plans to work on winning support of Democrats currently backing Souki. Oshiro believes some of them
are concerned about forming a coalition with Republicans.
“I think it sets a terrible precedent. I think they’re all fearful
of what it means in practical terms of how they can pass legislation that serves the interest of the state of Hawaii,” Oshiro
said.
Oshiro, D-Wahiawa, said he’s opposed to legalizing any
form of gambling and raising the general excise tax, unlike
Souki.
Say said the House’s 44 Democrats should work together
as a unified group.
“No matter what happens, I will have to move out. But I
do not want our Democratic caucus to be working with the
Republican caucus,” he said.
Republican Rep. Cynthia Thielen countered that Say’s close
confidants — including Oshiro — negotiated with Republicans two years ago to win their support for his re-election as
speaker.
“This isn’t the first time that a Democratic majority faction
has organized with the Republicans; some people are just more
honest and transparent about it. It is time to govern and stop
politicking,” Thielen said in a statement emailed to media.
➧ Rivalry in NFL…
That could happen again.
The Browns are a longshot to make the AFC playoffs, and
need to win their final three games to have any chance at the
postseason. Cleveland’s defense will have to contain Griffin,
assuming he plays, along with Morris, who needs 288 yards to
surpass Clinton Portis’ team single-season rushing record.
Morris didn’t have records in mind when he was drafted. His
only objective was to win a job with Washington.
“I wasn’t guaranteed a spot on this team, so I had to bust my
butt in camp,” he said. “My goal was to make the team. And,
after that, the opportunity will come and when it does come make
the most of it.”
He’s done that.
There were skeptics who doubted Morris could play at the
game’s highest level. They looked at his size and college and
wondered.
They should have talked to Richardson. “He didn’t get that
much recognition because of the school he was at,” Richardson
said. “They didn’t get seen a lot. But Alfred has always been a
baller to me and he’s always had a nose for the end zone.
“He’s always been a baller to me.”
NOTES: Browns coach Pat Shurmur believes Shanahan will
commit to one quarterback Sunday and won’t rotate Griffin with
rookie Kirk Cousins, who came off the bench last week when
Griffin sprained his right knee. ... Sunny skies and temperatures
in the 40s allowed the Browns to practice outside for the second
straight day. ... Richardson wasn’t upset he only averaged 2.3
yards in last week’s win over Kansas City. “It doesn’t bug me
because we won,” he said. “If we didn’t win, it would bug the
mess out of me.
Soldiers end up rescuing
threatened sea turtle
FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii (AP) — Some
Oahu soldiers out for a bit of exercise ended up
rescuing a threatened green sea turtle.
The members of Fort Shafter’s 8th Theater
Sustainment Command were kayaking in the
Anahula River on the North Shore earlier this
week when they noticed something unusual: a
crab trap buoy bobbing aggressively. After padding closer, they saw a young sea turtle was
tangled in the net underwater.
Spc. Henry Caldera and Sharon Nakai, an
instructor with Family and Morale, Welfare and
Recreation, could see the net was strangling the
turtle when they lifted it into a kayak.
“We thought it was going to die,” Caldera
said, according to a news release from the unit.
The soldiers freed the turtle, which weighed
about 35 pounds. “He took three nice gasps of
air when we cut the netting away from his neck,”
said Caldera, of the 643rd Company, 84th Engineering Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade.
“He calmed down quickly,” he said.
Outdoor recreation program coordinators
called the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s stranded sea turtle hotline.
NOAA staff arranged to pick up the rescued
turtle nearby. They released the animal Tuesday
after removing some more crab line netting and
taking care of it overnight. It was about 10 to 15
years old, they estimated.
Known as honu in Hawaii, green sea turtles
are found around the world in tropical and subtropical waters. They nest on beaches in 80
countries. In 1978, the U.S. government listed
those that breed in Florida and Mexico’s Pacific
coast as endangered. It classified all others,
including those in Hawaii, as threatened.
Local honu have been recovering, however.
A 2007 NOAA review found Hawaii’s green sea
turtle population has been growing at an annual
rate of 5.7 percent for the last three decades.
Person on Maui tests
positive for dengue fever
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The state
health department reports that a person on Maui
who traveled to another country has developed
dengue fever.
The Department of Health told the Maui
News that there have been no additional cases.
Agency spokeswoman Janice Okubo says
the health department became aware that a
person had tested positive for dengue after
being contacted by that person’s doctor. Health
department officials talked to people in neighboring areas this week and turned up no additional cases. But, they said, it is possible more
cases will turn up.
The disease is transmitted through mosquitoes. Dengue fever is not deadly but causes high
fever and a rash.
The last major outbreak on Maui occurred in
2001-02 with more than 100 suspected cases.
Marshals: Soldier arrested
as he returned home
HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Marshals
Service says it arrested an Army soldier who
had just returned to Hawaii from deployment
overseas. Thirty-seven-year-old Shane Sanders
was arrested without incident around 12:40
a.m. Thursday at the passenger terminal at
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
The Marshals say Sanders was returning
from a deployment to Afghanistan, and arrested
on a warrant out of Henry County, Ga., for
alleged child molestation.
The alleged incident occurred in 2005 but
Deputy Marshal Donna Diaz said the allegations only recently came to light. The warrant
was issued in October.
Sanders will face extradition to Georgia.
Hawaii scientist finds
jellyfish sting treatment
HONOLULU (AP) — A University of
Hawaii scientist has developed a way to treat
Hawaii box jellyfish stings and block the poison
emitted by related species in Australia and other
parts of the world.
Dr. Angel Yanagihara discovered a poreforming toxin common to all box jellyfish. Then
she developed an inhibitor that blocks the toxin.
The medical school professor has multiple patents for the technology. A company
is licensing it and conducting clinical trials to
bring the product to market.
Stings from Hawaii box jellyfish are usually
just a painful nuisance. But the stings inflicted by
related box jellyfish in Indonesia, Thailand and
Australia can trigger heart attacks and even kill
people. The scientific journal PLOS ONE published Yanagihara’s research on Wednesday.
Monument on Maui
reopens after repairs
KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) — The Iao Valley
State Monument on the island of Maui has
reopened, following repairs to the park’s walkways. The Hawaii Department of Land and
Natural Resources says the repairs included
replacement of streamside walkways and sections of the main asphalt walkway, as well as
repairs to damaged walkway steps.
During the closure, the department says the
Div. of State Parks and a vendor refurbished and
installed a new parking attendant booth. It replaces
one that the department says had been vandalized
and burned beyond repair last month. The department says the replacement was made possible
through a donation by Maui Land and Pine Co.
Donovan chosen as A.D.
at Cal State Fullerton
HONOLULU (AP) — A former University of
Hawaii athletic director has a new job. Jim Donovan on Thursday was named athletics director
at Cal State Fullerton. Donovan was reassigned
from his role at Hawaii after a bungled Stevie
Wonder concert and athletic department fundraiser earlier this year. Last week, the university’s
Manoa chancellor, Tom Apple, appointed Ohio
State’s Ben Jay as Donovan’s replacement.
In a statement, Donovan said he was grateful
for the opportunities provided to him by the
University of Hawaii, as student athlete, graduate and athletic director. He called the university a great institution and called on Hawaii
residents to support Jay, saying the athletics
program deserves the “unwavering support of
the Hawaii community.”
Half-million being spent
on evacuation plan update
HONOLULU (AP) — A half-million dollars
will be used to update Oahu’s tsunami evacuation plan. The Department of Emergency Management says it will begin rolling out the Oahu
Emergency Evacuation Plan Project early next
year. The project will entail identifying highrisk coastal evacuation areas on Oahu as well
as developing a strategy for designating evacuation routes and putting up signs.
Public meetings are planned in high-risk areas
to seek input from local residents and organizations as part of the one-year study. The project
is being funded by a grant from the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization with matching
funding from the city and County of Honolulu.
high surf advisory
HONOLULU (AP) — The National Weather
Service has issued a high surf advisory for eastfacing shores of Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Maui
and the Big Island. The advisory is in effect
until 6 p.m. Friday. The weather service says to
expect surf of 7- to 9-feet, gradually lowering to
6- to 8-feet. Surf is expected to peak Thursday
and lower slightly Friday.
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2006 FORD ECONOLINE E150
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2001 NISSAN FRONTIER TRUCK
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733-6171 or 699-5250.
yard sale
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Across from old Player’s Club by
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jeep, shoes & much more. Everything must go. Call 258-1624.
HELP/JoBS
for lease
OFFICE SPACE Available for
lease. Monthly rent $400. 409
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for rent
FOR RENT
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ICE MACHINE TECHNICIAN
Needed with 3 to 5 years experience. Call 633-2218. SIWS
[12/17]
1 CHINESE COOK & 1 CASHIER Needed with 3 years
experienced for Lucky Star Inc.
Send resume to PO Box 6838
[12/17]
2007 Honda Rebel 250cc Motorbike
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Spare Parts included
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dry room, carport and a small DIESEL MECHANIC Needed
yard. Call Gina 733-4551 or 633- with at least 8 yrs exper. dealing w/heavy equipment & trucks.
4525. [12/20]
Automotive electrical experience
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Please join us for our open house on
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For viewing or contact Keith at 770-5448 or
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December 15, 2012
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Education/
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Incumbent must possess a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with
major study in Engineering, or closely related field. Minimum of six (6) years of
professional experience in telecommunications, and engineering.
Skills
Potential candidate should be familiar with installation, and operations of: AC Power
Systems including generators, UPS, and distribution. DC Power Systems batteries, chargers
and distribution systems, Soft-Switches for Class 4 and Class 5 configuration. Familiar with
Class 5 intelligent features for PBX and residential applications. International Gateway
switching to domestic and international carriers with C7, SS7 and C5, SIP protocols. Must
be familiar with wireless technologies and understanding of 2G/3G idle, voice and data
procedures including deep knowledge of protocol stack architecture, message flows, and
message contents and inter layer interactions. Access Switching for high-speed data
connections under VDSL and GPON (both active and passive). Microwave Radio
Transmission, familiar with design and calculations of link budgets and designing
microwave networks. Signal Transport Point switching interfacing at a A-Link, B-Link, CLink, D-Link and F-Link to various switching platforms. FTTH and Long Haul Fiber
familiarity for IP and Legacy TDM circuits varying from 56Kbs to 10 GE. Private Line
Circuit’s familiarity from 56Kbs to OC-3 in provisioning on MUXex or DACS. Should have
CCNA. Preferable CCNP. Familiar with Outside Plant acceptable practices for FFTH and
cooper installations and maintenance. Knowledge of OSP fiber and cooper designs to
include FTTH and long-haul fiber link-budgets and copper limitations with ADSL and VDSL
technologies. Prefer FOA certification. Transmission Certifications to include procedures in
certifying fiber and copper circuits from transmission speeds of 56K to lOGBs. Must be
able test equipment to certify and validate circuits. Must also be familiar with operating
systems such as Linux and Solaris.
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Office end of Lua St., Lyons Park. Call Tumua 258-8742/699-1657.
PLEASE DONATE Your unwanted clothes, shoes, and kids’ wear to
GRASPP Inc., call 256-6223 or 733-1025 anytime.
AA MEETINGS Held at Catholic Social Services. Samoan version Tues. & Thur. 11:00am. English version - Tue. & Fri. 5-6pm (Hope
House)- More info 699-6611/5683 or 258-6302
TAFUNA HS BOOSTER CLUB Weekly Meeting every Tuesday @
5:30pm in Coach’s room at the school.
SURVIVORS TAKING ACTION THROUGH SHARING Meeting every
Saturday. Open Fellowship, all welcome @ Lion’s office by Showers
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GROUP SUPPORT HANNAH to rebuild strength, to restore wisdom
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Posting Date:
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CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Have you been diagnosed with cancer
& need someone to talk to? Call Stella 731-8606.
DIGITAL ENGINEER I
Career Service/Probation
One (1)
Engineering Manager
Incumbent will assist with, installation, operational stages and final integration into
Major
American Samoa telecommunications network. Assists Digital Engineer II in building
Responsibilities telecommunications circuits and facilities that conform to adequate policies.
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Page B14
Universal Crossword
Friday,
December 14,
2012
Edited by Timothy E. Parker December 14, 2012
ACROSS
1 North Atlantic
food fish
5 Cried like a
cat
10 Luxury, say
14 “In ___-horse
open sleigh”
15 “Stayin’ ___”
(Bee Gees hit)
16 Be in the
game or in
the band
17 Biggest
human organ
18 Without fault
or error
20 Cannabis
plant
21 Director
Spike
22 Prepares
corn on the
cob
23 Rock beater,
sometimes
25 Blood
sample
container
27 Less fresh
29 Broken
down
33 Chubby
Checker’s
dance
34 Otis’ pal, in
film
35 Five of 50
36 You’ll need
to get it into
your scull
37 Alreadybeen-seen
TV
38 “Messenger”
compound
39 Bank holding
41 Line-___
veto
42 Surmise
44 Determined
undertaking
46 They come
12/14
to court
47 Butter
replacement
48 Overpowering terror
49 Who to tell
a secret to,
presumably
52 Allow
53 Wild,
desperate
guess
56 Neat as a pin
59 Like a service
station floor
60 Uncluttered
61 You get sick
when you
run one
62 Dust bunny
particle
63 Henry VIII’s
second wife
64 Egg-producing organ
65 “Dukes of
Hazzard”
deputy
sheriff
DOWN
1 Ambassador’s
ceremonial
accessory
2 Pepsi
competitor
3 Not
damaged in
any respect
4 Letter-writing
friends
5 Container
for shipping
merchandise
6 Adversary of
Bugs
7 Clean the
windshield
8 Giftwrapping
time, for
some
9 Busy mo. for
retailers
10 Uniform
adornment
11 Clerical
clothing
12 Vaccine
pioneer
Jonas
13 Windows to
the soul
19 Blacken, in a
way
24 Teacher’s
favorite
25 Soft palate
26 Desktop
item
27 Walked off
with
28 Pen name
for Clemens
29 Less rosy
30 Flawlessness
31 Like some
feelings or
circles
32 PreRevolution
leaders
34 “Same here!”
37 Tear asunder
40 Newborn
child
42 Tiny charged
particle
43 Foul-smelling
45 Obi-Wan
portrayer
Guinness
46 Diluted
48 Friend of
Wendy, John
and Michael
49 Pinta’s
sailing
companion
50 Prophetic
sign
51 Middle
Eastern gulf
52 Volcanic
spew
54 Certain
singing voice
55 Tournament
passes
57 Seldomspotted craft
58 Potok’s “My
Name Is
Asher ___”
PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER
12/13
© 2012 Universal Uclick
www.upuzzles.com
THE IDEAL PUZZLE By Burt Henson
Happy Birthday: Test your talent and ability
to get things done. Your desire to go to extreme
limits to achieve your goals will be impressive.
Don’t let the changes others make throw you off
your game. Adapt quickly and you won’t skip a
beat. Your numbers are 5, 8, 17, 21, 26, 35, 42.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may have a
great idea and quick response, but problems will
begin if you take on too much. Gauge your time
and enlist people to pick up the slack. Enthusiasm will be short-lived if you don’t leave time
for pleasure. ✸✸
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take the initiative
to please the ones you love and you’ll ensure a
positive response. The little extras you get don’t
have to go over budget. As long as you put time
and effort into your personal plans, you will be
well received. ✸✸✸✸✸
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Partnerships will
make or break your efforts. You may be prochange, but in order to get your way, you must be
willing to compromise and lay out a plan that will
entice others to follow your cue. Count your cash
before you spend. ✸✸✸
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Work toward your
personal goals. Pick up last-minute items or deal
with family or friends who depend on you. Even
out the playing field by asking for help in return.
Everyone can pitch in if you delegate wisely. Be
a leader. ✸✸✸
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t expect anything
and you won’t be disappointed. Participate in
events or activities that will help you reach your
goals. Don’t let a personal responsibility stifle
your plans. Arrange to take care of matters and
enjoy good friends and conversation. ✸✸✸
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Network, socialize
and mingle with people who share your concerns,
interests and goals. Taking an interest in others
will set you up for a leadership position. Don’t let
your personal life stifle your chance to advance.
Update your image. ✸✸✸✸✸
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do whatever it
takes to avoid discord in your personal life. Not
everyone will agree with your direction, and tension and anger will make it difficult for you to
make a move one way or another. Have your
facts and figures ready. ✸✸
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Think and do.
Your actions will speak volumes about who you
are and what you are capable of doing. Don’t
sit back waiting for approval when you can turn
heads and gain respect by following your heart
and your intuition. Be original. ✸✸✸✸
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The end of
the year is fast approaching. If you don’t make
your move now, you may not be considered for
future prospects. Speak honestly about what you
can and will do and for what. Misleading actions
will stand in the way of victory. ✸✸✸
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Help those
less fortunate. Your gesture will change the
opinion someone may have of you. Much will be
accomplished if you are serious and resourceful
about the solutions you offer. Roll up your shirtsleeves and prepare to take action. ✸✸✸
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t neglect
to finish paperwork that can influence your future.
Meet with officials who can help you understand
your position and what you must do to clear up
matters. Don’t underestimate someone’s ability
to disrupt your life. ✸✸✸
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Try something
new and you will discover a talent you didn’t
realize you possessed. Turning something you
love into a prosperous endeavor will help you
move into the turn of the year with greater optimism. Love is in the stars. ✸✸✸✸
Birthday Baby: You are gracious, respectful
and determined to finish what you start.
Dear Abby
by Abigail Van Buren
WIFE IS ALARMED THAT HUSBAND HAS QUIETLY PLANNED HIS FUNERAL
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been
married for seven years. Since our wedding, he
has had increasing health problems.
He recently told me that he planned his funeral
three months ago, without saying a word to me. I
am very concerned that he seems more focused
on death than on life. Am I wrong to be upset? He
says I am. -- WIFE IN BURLINGTON, N.J.
DEAR WIFE: I don’t blame you for being concerned because husbands and wives should be
able to discuss important topics with each other,
and this is one of them.
When your husband has his next medical
appointment, go with him so you can speak with
his physician. It’s possible that because of his
“increasing health problems” he has become
depressed, and if that’s the case, his doctor should
be told.
It is always helpful for spouses to accompany
each other to their medical appointments in case
the patient forgets to ask a question or tell the
doctor something he or she needs to know.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
DEAR ABBY: My 24-year-old son, “Dustin,”
moved out five years ago, but he expects me to
keep all his childhood and college items in his old
bedroom because he says he doesn’t have room
for them in his apartment.
I’d like to clear out his closet and dresser and
use the space for things I want to store. I need
more space for me.
Dustin is calling me selfish because I want to
change “his” room and move my stuff in there.
I say I need the space, and if he wants to keep
all his stuff, he should rent a storage locker. By
the way, he sleeps here maybe five nights a year
at most. How long are parents obligated to keep
their grown children’s keepsakes? -- WANTS MY
SPACE
DEAR WANTS YOUR SPACE: You are asking
an emotionally loaded question. While, rationally,
five years should be long enough, clearing “his”
room instead of maintaining it as a shrine may feel
like abandonment to your adult child.
Give Dustin a little more time to adjust -- like six
months -- and then insist that he find a place for
his things. That way it will be a little less traumatic.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
DEAR ABBY: During these hard times, may
I tell you about my daughter? Every year at
Christmas, I let our children pick one present for
around $30 for themselves. They know that we
don’t have a lot of money and that “Santa” brings
only a few presents.
My daughter chose to give her “Christmas
money” to a charity so that another family can be
blessed. She’s only 9, and she understands there
are families who are in more need than us. She
truly is an angel for reminding me of that.
I went to our local food pantry and told them
what my daughter wanted to do for Christmas. The
director wrote her a letter of thanks and explained
how many families her $30 would be helping. I’m
so proud of my girl. Sometimes it takes a child to
remind us how all of us should act. -- BLESSED
IN ILLINOIS
DEAR BLESSED: Yes, it’s true. But invariably
it takes good parents to instill a spirit of empathy
and generosity in their children. So some of the
credit belongs to you.
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