Nelson Mandela, changed everything with a rugby jersey

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Nelson Mandela,
changed everything
with a rugby jersey
The American Samoa Special Olympics soccer team, kneeling, is pictured here with the Samoa
team before their 5-a-side game against one another on December 5, 2013 in Newcastle, Aus[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]
tralia. The game ended in a 3-3 tie.
Soccer team to play for gold
by FFAS Media
American Samoa will be playing in the soccer, 5-a-side gold medal game against the Philippines on December 6, 2013 in Division B of the Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games.
At the end of the round-robin stage the Philippines are top of the group, followed by American
Samoa in No. 2, Myanmar at No. 3 and Samoa at No. 4.
Samoa will play Myanmar for the bronze medal, ahead of the gold medal match.
American Samoa was able to secure 2nd place after coming back from behind to draw with
Samoa 3-3, finishing with five points in the group to the Philippines’ seven.
American Samoa drew with the Philippines 4-4 when they met during the group stage.
AMERICAN SAMOA 3, SAMOA 3
Saito Mauga was at his scoring best again, netting all of his team’s three goals in the tie against
Samoa.
Five minutes into the match and Samoa had taken a 2-0 lead.
After much running and passing Mauga finally put American Samoa on the scoreboard with
his first of the game.
He scored two straight to give A.S. a 3-2 lead but Samoa managed to net a goal with a minute
remaining in the match to end it in a tie.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — He emerged into bright winter
sunshine, stepped onto the lush field and pulled on a cap. His
long-sleeve green rugby jersey was untucked and buttoned right
up to the top, a style all his own. On the back, a gold No. 6,
big and bold. Within seconds, the chants went up from the fans
packed into Ellis Park stadium in the heart of Johannesburg:
“Nelson! Nelson! Nelson!”
Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, was
wearing the colors of the Springboks and 65,000 white rugby
supporters were joyously shouting his name. It was 1995. The
Rugby World Cup final, rugby’s biggest game. And yet it was
much more. It was nation-defining for South Africa, a transcendent moment in the transformation from apartheid to multiracial democracy. The day spawned books and a blockbuster
Clint Eastwood movie. It still speaks — nearly 20 years later
— to what sport is capable of achieving. With his cap and a team
jersey, Mandela showed an incisive understanding of the role
sport plays in millions of lives.
Mandela died Thursday at the age of 95.
“Sport has the power to change the world,” Mandela said in
a speech five years after that match. “It has the power to inspire,
it has the power to unite people in a way that little else does.”
A statesman, Mandela didn’t just have brushes with sports,
occasional appearances timed only for political gain. He
embraced them wholeheartedly — rugby, soccer, cricket, boxing,
track and field, among others. And, by many accounts, he truly
loved athletic contests, with their celebration of humanity and
how they unite teammates, fans and countries in triumph and,
sometimes, in despair. At one time in his youth, Mandela cut an
impressive figure as an amateur boxer.
On June 24, 1995, Mandela and South Africa were triumphant. And he may just have saved a country by pulling on that
green and gold jersey with a prancing antelope on the left breast.
The Springboks were dear to the hearts of South Africa’s white
Afrikaners and loathed by the nation’s black majority. By donning their emblem, Mandela reconciled a nation fractured and
badly damaged by racism and hatred.
“Not in my wildest dreams did I think that Nelson Mandela
would pitch up at the final wearing a Springbok on his heart,”
South Africa’s captain on that day, Francois Pienaar, said in a
television interview some time later. “When he walked into our
changing room to say good luck to us, he turned around and my
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Apati Tua wins gold for American Samoa
by Track & Field staff
Apati Tua has won a gold medal for American Samoa after placing first in her
women’s 100 meter division in what has turned out to be a big day for the track
and field athletes. Lita Lulai won a bronze in her division for the women’s 100
while Justin Lutu won a ribbon for placing third in his shot put bracket.
All these awards are following on the heels of Dennis Vaiga’s silver medal
in shot put on December 3. Lutu finished third in his division and only received
a ribbon because his throws were disqualified. Also, one of his throws broke
the barrier for his division, going beyond the 4 meters during one of his disqualified throws. The committee opted to award a gold medal for first and ribbons for second place all the way to fifth in Lutu’s division.
“We were just hoping for the best because this is their first time competing,”
said Valusia Talataina, who, along with wife Minnie are the coaches for the
Special Olympics Track f& Field team. “But our athletes just came out and
performed so well they put themselves on the podium.”
“We’ve got three medals — a gold, silver and bronze — and a ribbon from
four of our five athletes—more than we expected,” he said. “Now we have
Apati Tua has won a gold medal for American Samoa at the Special Olympics
one more athlete to go, Lauren Meredith in the shot put.”
after placing first in her women’s 100-meter division in what has turned out to be
“They had been training really well and we are very happy with their results a big Day 3 for the track and field athletes. Gold Medal winner Apati Tua (left)
so far,” Minnie Talataina said.
[photo: Brian Vitolio]
and Lita Lulai (Bronze— women’s 100 meters)
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In this Nov. 20, 2013 photo, reigning UFC MMA bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz,
left, from San Diego, and interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao, right, from Brazil,
flank UFC featherweight fighter Ricardo Lamas, from Chicago, as they pose for photos after a
news conference in New York. In February, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, still pushing to
be legal in New York, will hold its biggest event in New Jersey, trying to ride the NFL’s coattails a
(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
bit as the Super Bowl will be played six miles away the following day.
UFC latches on to NFL
for “Super” exposure
NEW YORK (AP) — Let the NFL worry
how its fans will handle a cold weather Super
Bowl in New Jersey.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has
its own big chill on its hands — New York’s
continued freeze out of legalized mixed martial
arts, preventing the dominant promotion from
holding a card at Madison Square Garden, or
any other arena, in the Empire State.
The Assembly has blocked legalization for
years, basically putting an octagon around the
state with a giant “Keep Out” sign affixed that
not even Cain Velasquez could beat down.
Hey, even the Nets were welcomed back to
New York. And who wants to watch them right
now?
New York is the lone state running against
the trend of holding regulated MMA cards. With
it out of the fight game, the UFC has hunkered
down in New Jersey and latched on to the NFL for
Super exposure in perhaps the biggest weekend
in sports. UFC will hold its Super Bowl weekend
show at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.,
just a few miles from MetLife Stadium, where
the Super Bowl will be played Feb. 2.
The UFC is going to need a Hail Mary to
score a date in New York.
“You can only keep it away for so long,”
UFC Chairman Lorenzo Fertitta said.
But New York has shunned MMA almost
since the company’s inception, when UFC 12
in 1997 was booted after the event was denied
sanctioning rights. Ever since, New York has
locked out all MMA, even as UFC has morphed
into a global phenomenon and become a staple
on network television, suffocating the sport like
a rear naked choke inside the cage.
“A lot of the old school people don’t understand it at all,” UFC 169 headliner Dominick
Cruz said. “It doesn’t mean it’s not a good sport.”
Or a popular one.
Cruz will defend his bantamweight championship against Renan Barao. Jose Aldo puts his
featherweight title on the line against Ricardo
Lamas. And heavyweights Frank Mir and
Alistair Overeem will slug it out on pay-perview, with preliminary bouts on Fox Sports 1.
With all the media opportunities in and
around Super Bowl week, holding the PPV
card in the same state helps Fox and the UFC
to work together and align themselves with the
country’s biggest sporting event.
The Saturday night card will be held just
days after the NFL’s Super Bowl media day
also takes place at the Prudential Center. The
opportunity is there for the UFC to attract even
more fans, and maybe sway some New York
lawmakers.
“The state of New York isn’t going to make
or break our business,” Fertitta said. “We do
business all over the world. We’re doing most
major capitals in Europe, South America, Asia.
Most big cities are bidding for us to come here
because they know the economic impact we
have on the cities. But at the end of the day, it
just comes down to principle.”
The Senate in March approved a bill to
legalize and regulate the combat sport that
includes boxing, judo, wrestling and kickboxing. The Assembly has blocked legislation
for years. However, Assembly Speaker Sheldon
Silver said in March he now expected MMA to
be legalized, but he wasn’t sure when.
Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, who also own
Station Casinos, blame a union beef for the
MMA ban. Lorenzo Fertitta said the Las Vegas
Culinary Union has targeted and pressured New
York lawmakers to keep MMA banned as a
way to strike back at the brothers for operating
a non-union casino.
New York State Sen. Brad Hoylman, a Democrat whose district includes Manhattan’s West
Side, has long opposed legalized and regulated
MMA.
“I oppose the legalization because it’s a
brutal sport and, up to now, nothing has been
brought forward by promoters to protect the
fighters themselves,” he said. “Studies have
shown the signs of brain trauma long after
they’ve retired from MMA.”
Hoylman said safety concerns, not union
issues, are the reason for the ban.
“If we were to legalize the sport, we’d
essentially be telling people that it was safe to
participate in,” he said. “That’s absolutely not
the case.”
Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle
sponsors the bill that would regulate and legalize
professional mixed martial arts. Morelle won’t
argue that MMA is violent. But so is boxing.
The NFL. The NHL. Even pro wrestling. All
are sports that have been run for decades in
New York.
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Boxing “great”
Muhammad Ali
pays tribute to
Nelson Mandela
Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson (80) catches a pass for a first down while being
defended by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Sen’Derrick Marks (99) during the second half
of an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, in Jacksonville, Fla.
(AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
Jacksonville beat Houston 27-20. Jaguars hand Texans
th
11 straight loss, 27-20
JACKSONVILLE,
Fla.
(AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have gone from the worst
team in the NFL to the hottest
team in the AFC.
And they’re enjoying it.
Chad Henne threw two
touchdown passes, Jordan
Todman scored on some
trickery and the Jaguars held
on to beat the Houston Texans
27-20 on Thursday night.
The Jaguars (4-9) won their
third straight — their fourth
victory in five games since
a bye — and continued to
show signs of progress under
first-year coach Gus Bradley.
They have the longest winning
streak in the AFC. “Four out
of five, yeah, you’re feeling
good,” Henne said.
Jacksonville also won at
home for the first time since
Nov. 25, 2012, against Tennessee. “Our guys just really
believe,” Bradley said.
“The biggest challenge is to
keep doing what we’re doing.
We’re a young team that’s
learning how to do this.”
Houston (2-11) extended
its franchise-record losing
streak to 11 games, a stunning
stretch of futility that could
lead the franchise to fire coach
Gary Kubiak. “It’s been a gutwrenching experience,” said
Kubiak, whose team has lost
eight games by seven points or
less. “We’ve been in so many
close games.”
Kubiak and the Texans
looked as if they would end
the streak after a quarterback change, but Geno Hayes
intercepted Matt Schaub’s
pass with 2:08 remaining to
seal Jacksonville’s first series
sweep since 2009.
Schaub came off the bench
and carved up Jacksonville’s
secondary in the second half.
He replaced starter Case
Keenum late in the third
quarter and led the team to a
touchdown and a field goal
in his first two possessions.
The Texans were in the red
zone again, but failed to convert a fourth-down play with
3:37 remaining. Jacksonville
picked up a huge first down
that flipped the field — not surprising that it came on a penalty — but punted.
Hayes picked off Schaub’s
next pass, a floater over the
middle.
The Jaguars milked the
clock from there, and Josh
Scobee’s 39-yard field goal
provided some insurance. The
Texans had one final chance
— they needed to go 77 yards
in 20 seconds and without a
timeout — but Schaub was
sacked to end the game.
Jacksonville players ran on
the field to celebrate.
“For what they’ve gone
through and to stick to it and
have some results go their
way, it’s pretty cool,” Bradley
said. “Our team continues to
show that they’re sticking to it,
believing and making plays at
critical times.”
Schaub completed 17 of
29 passes for 198 yards, with
a touchdown and an interception. Andre Johnson caught
13 passes for 154 yards. Still,
the Texans walked off the field
with an all-too-familiar feeling.
Turnovers were a problem
again for Kubiak’s team. Penalties were an even bigger
problem. Houston was flagged
14 times for a team-record
177 yards — many of them
extending drives.
“They were huge penalties,” Kubiak said. “That’s on
me. It’s ridiculous. It’s inexcusable. It can’t happen.”
Jacksonville’s opponents
might want to start expecting
trick plays.
Offensive coordinator Jedd
Fisch dialed up a double pass
that led to a score and a 24-10
lead in the third quarter. Henne
threw behind the line of scrimmage to receiver Ace Sanders,
who then heaved a deep ball
across the field to running back
Todman.
No defender was near
Todman as he camped under
Sanders’ throw. Rookie D.J.
Swearinger pushed Todman
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Muhammad Ali paid tribute to
Nelson Mandela as a symbol of forgiveness who inspired others
to “reach for what appeared to be impossible,” as the boxing
great joined in mourning the death of the South African antiapartheid leader Thursday.
The icons who shared a boxing background met twice —
once in South Africa and once in North America, said a spokeswoman for the Ali Center in Louisville, Ali’s hometown.
“What I will remember most about Mr. Mandela is that he
was a man whose heart, soul and spirit could not be contained or
restrained by racial and economic injustices, metal bars or the
burden of hate and revenge,” Ali said in his statement released
by the Ali Center.
“He taught us forgiveness on a grand scale.”
Mandela emerged from 27 years in prison to negotiate an
end to white minority rule in South Africa. He later became the
country’s first black president.
“He inspired others to reach for what appeared to be impossible and moved them to break through the barriers that held
them hostage mentally, physically, socially and economically,”
Ali said.
“He made us realize, we are our brother’s keeper and that
our brothers come in all colors.”
Among the exhibits at the Ali Center is a photo of Ali and
Mandela, their hands clenched into fists as if they’re boxing.
That photo was taken during Ali’s trip to South Africa, said
Ronald DiNicola, Ali’s longtime attorney who accompanied
the boxing great on the trip.
“Mandela was a former fighter, so there was a kindred spirit
there,” DiNicola said by phone Thursday evening. “There was
always that connection.”
Thousands greeted Ali on his arrival in South Africa, he
recalled. Ali’s visit came as the country was mourning the
assassination of Chris Hani, another anti-apartheid leader who
was killed in 1993.
Ali visited Hani’s family and attended the funeral, DiNicola
said.
“It had a deep emotional impact on the mourners and the
country that Muhammad happened to be there at that moment,”
he said. “It gave them, I think, a level of comfort.”
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Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan (6) and forward Jared Dudley try to intercept a
pass by Memphis Grizzlies forward Mike Miller, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game
(AP Photo/Lance Murphey)
on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, in Memphis, Tenn.
Boozer leads Bulls to
107-87 win over Heat
CHICAGO (AP) — The way everything
was crumbling, the Chicago Bulls sure needed a
reprieve. Knocking off the defending champions
was a nice one.
Carlos Boozer scored 27 points, and the Bulls
pounded LeBron James and the Miami Heat
107-87 on Thursday night.
Luol Deng had 20 points, Taj Gibson chipped
in with 19, and Joakim Noah added 17 points and
15 rebounds as the Bulls had no trouble taking
out the Southeast Division leaders.
Chicago took control early on and hung on
down the stretch after watching a 25-point lead
in the third quarter dwindle to 12 late in the game.
It was an impressive showing by a team that
had dropped six of seven and is once again trying
to get by without the injured Derrick Rose.
“Our team needed it,” Noah said. “We went
through a lot the past couple of weeks. It’s really
hard to play without Derrick. I want to win with
Derrick Rose.”
The Bulls shot 50 percent and were 10 for 19
on 3-pointers — four by Deng and three by Kirk
Hinrich, who scored 13. They also outrebounded
Miami 49-27.
James scored 21 points for Miami, but the
Heat shot a season low for the second straight
game, converting 41.6 percent from the field after
hitting 43.9 percent in Tuesday’s loss to Detroit.
“We can’t just brush this loss aside,” coach
Erik Spoelstra said. “We have to really own
it, to understand what happened. They just got
whatever they wanted, right in the paint, at the
rim and if they missed those, then they’re just
beating us up at the glass.”
It didn’t help that Dwyane Wade stayed back
at the hotel with an illness after sitting out the
previous game because of knee soreness.
Chris Andersen missed this one for personal
reasons, but the Heat will get no sympathy from
Chicago. After all, the Bulls lost Rose to a torn
meniscus in his right knee in a game at Portland
on Nov. 22, and although the former MVP left
the door slightly open for a playoff return earlier
in the day, the team has ruled him out for the rest
of the season.
“We really got snake-bitten,” Gibson said.
“When that happened to Derrick, that was really
like, ‘Wow.’ We’re a family in here. When that
stuff kind of happens, it was just ... tough. We
were on the road, odds were against us.”
And as if that six-game trip wasn’t difficult
enough, there was a triple-overtime loss to New
Orleans on Monday in their first game back at
the United Center.
The Bulls did just fine on Thursday, although
things got a little tight down the stretch.
Miami cut it to 93-81 on Norris Cole’s runner
with 5:38 remaining. But Gibson answered with
a jumper and blocked a layup by Udonis Haslem.
Deng made a 3 with just under four minutes
left to make it 98-81, and Chicago hung on from
there. Before that, the only tension came early in
the third quarter when Hinrich took a shot to the
neck from Cole away from the ball. The result
was an angry exchange, a flagrant foul one for
Cole and a technical for Hinrich.
The Bulls’ guard hit both free throws after
James missed a foul shot, making it 67-45.
Boozer led a scorching start by Chicago,
scoring 19 points as the Bulls built a 58-44 halftime lead.
But in the end, it was the Bulls’ rebounding
and defense that had the Heat shaking their
heads.
KNICKS 113, NETS 83
NEW YORK (AP) — The Knicks are no
longer the biggest losers in New York. The
Brooklyn Nets look like the real Big Apple busts.
Carmelo Anthony had 19 points and 10
rebounds, Iman Shumpert scored a season-high
17 points, and the Knicks ended a nine-game
losing streak in the first meeting of the season
between the city rivals.
The Knicks (4-13) snapped a tie with the
Nets (5-14) for most losses in New York, winning the game and the crowd with a dominant
second half that had Spike Lee and the rest of the
fans wearing blue and orange cheering perhaps
the Knicks’ most complete performance of the
season.
Andrea Bargnani scored 16 before he was
ejected in the fourth quarter.
Brook Lopez had 24 points and nine rebounds
for the Nets.
CLIPPERS 101, GRIZZLIES 81
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Reserves Darren
Collison and Jamal Crawford scored 15 points
each and Los Angeles Clippers used a strong
second half to beat Memphis.
Chris Paul also had 15 points and eight assists
for the Clippers, who snapped a two-game losing
streak. Blake Griffin added 14 points and nine
rebounds, while DeAndre Jordan had 10 points
and 14 boards for Los Angeles.
Kosta Koufos led Memphis with 17 points,
while Mike Conley had 16 on 6-for-8 shooting.
Quincy Pondexter scored 15, and Zach Randolph — back after missing two games following ingrown toenail surgery — had 12 points
and 12 rebounds.
The Clippers shot 13 for 20 in the fourth
quarter as Paul and Griffin sat on the bench,
leaving the game to the reserves.
32 teams, world
of possibilities in
World Cup draw
COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil (AP) — Thirty-two teams, a
world of possibilities. The 31 countries that qualified for the 2014
World Cup and host nation Brazil will be hoping for the luck of
the draw Friday. That’s when their names are plucked from bowls
in a globally televised extravaganza to determine where, when
and, most important, who they will play in Brazil next June at
soccer’s showcase tournament.
Will Brazil be paired in a tough opening group that could sink
its bid for a sixth World Cup victory, souring the tournament that
is costing the nation nearly $11 billion?
Who will triumph if four-time world player of the year Lionel
Messi of Argentina is drawn against Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, his nemesis in soccer’s most intense individual rivalry.
Could defending champion Spain be drawn to play its opening
game against the Netherlands? That repeat of the ill-tempered
2010 final would also cause sharp intakes of breath.
With the world title at stake and because of soccer’s deep
sporting, historical and political rivalries, the transparent bowls
holding the teams’ names are bound to produce alluring matchups.
Around the world, eyes will be trained on 1998 World Cup
winner Zinedine Zidane and other former stars from the eight
nations that have won the trophy as they select balls containing
slips of paper bearing the teams’ names.
The 90-minute ceremony will be televised live to more than
190 countries. Even in the 177 soccer-playing nations and territories that didn’t qualify for the monthlong tournament, fans will be
hoping for encounters worthy of this showpiece.
Bosnia-Herzegovina will get its first taste of the nervous
excitement of a World Cup draw, having qualified as an independent nation two decades after its war that killed more than
100,000 people. Other nations are old hands: Seven have qualified for each of the last seven World Cups — Argentina, Brazil,
Germany, Italy, South Korea, Spain and the United States.
Although it likes to consider itself the fun-loving soul of
soccer, Brazil will field a team next year that so far is yet to wow
with its play as did some of its great squads of the past, with such
jewels as Pele. Brazilian fans, like those from all the strongest
nations, will pray their team isn’t drawn in the toughest group,
which is sure to be dubbed the “Group of Death,” a label of questionable taste that soccer is fond of.
Brazil will be using the tournament as a window to the world.
Keen to show it has more to offer than sandy beaches, samba and
soccer, the world’s seventh-largest economy has built and renovated
12 stadiums and poured billions more into other public works.
Such expenditure in a country with millions living in thirdworld poverty has sparked vigorous debate about the value of
mega sports events, especially with Olympic host Rio de Janeiro
also spending heavily to prepare for the 2016 Summer Games.
Protesters who poured into Brazil’s streets during the Confederations Cup warmup tournament in June listed World Cup spending
among their grievances.
Some 1,300 guests and 2,000 journalists were converging on
the Brazilian Atlantic beach resort of Costa do Sauipe for the
draw. Aside from Uruguay’s Oscar Tabarez and Miguel Herrera
of Mexico, all the team coaches were expected, anxious to learn
not only their opponents but where in the world’s fifth-largest
country they will play.
Depending on how they are drawn, some teams will travel
considerably further than others in the country that is more than
2,500 miles from tip to toe and across. Some will have to play
in the heat and humidity of the Amazon basin, with Manaus in
the heart of the jungle considered perhaps the most potentially
physically taxing venue for players, especially those from more
moderate climes. None of the previous seven World Cups held in
the Americas, starting with the first edition in Uruguay in 1930,
was won by a European team.
FIFA executives agreed Thursday that all 32 teams will get at
least $8 million in prize money, with $35 million for the champion.
The draw itself is fairly straightforward. It should take about 35
minutes to divide the 32 teams into eight four-team groups, labeled
A to H. The basic principle of pulling names from hats has been used
by the governing body for decades, although the draw has become
increasingly showbiz since it was first televised in 1966.
FIFA and Brazilian authorities say they spent about $11 million organizing this draw. That included erecting a tent the size of
an aircraft hangar for the draw, with about 30 miles of cable, 36
tons of lighting and 9,000 square meters of floor space — making
it larger than nearly all of the world’s cathedrals.
Husband and wife team Fernanda Lima and Rodrigo Hilbert,
both presenters on Brazilian television, will emcee the show.
Samba singer Alcione, Sao Paulo rapper Emicida and others are
providing the entertainment.
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MORATORIUM ON TAKING AND REMOVING SEA CUCUMBERS
Preamble
WHEREAS, the American Samoa Government aims to promote the sustainable use of marine resources to protect and foster the environment and culture of the
Territory; and,
WHEREAS, the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources of the American Samoa Government (”DMWR”) is tasked with managing, protecting, preserving
and perpetuating the marine and wildlife resources of the Territory; and,
WHEREAS, scientific research shows that sea cucumbers are important in cleaning and turning over sand on the sea floor, which serves to help recycle nutrients
and assists with breaking down waste matter on the reef; and,
WHEREAS, recent scientific research proves that sea cucumbers play a vital role in reducing the harmful impact of climate change on coral reefs, particularly the
problems associated with ocean acidification; and,
WHEREAS, several varieties of sea cucumbers grow slowly and reach reproductive maturity only after several years; and,
WHEREAS, DMWR fish catch monitoring records show that a new commercial fishery for export of sea cucumber has developed in the territory in the last several
months; and,
WHEREAS, in order to determine the level of risk posed to sea cucumbers in American Samoa, DMWR needs to conduct various surveys regarding their
population size and density; and,
WHEREAS, the population pool for sea cucumbers needs to remain constant in order for DMWR to effectively conduct such surveys for population size and
density; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Lolo M. Moliga, Governor of American Samoa, hereby issue the following Executive Order:
Section 1. Authority
This Executive Order is issued under the authority granted to the Governor in Article IV, Sections 6 and 7 of the Revised Constitution of American Samoa and the
American Samoa Coe Annotated Section 4.011 and Section 24.0304.
Section 2. Moratorium on Taking and Removing Sea Cucumbers.
a. For the purposes of this Order, “moratorium” means the cessation of all acts that are in any way related to a prohibited activity for a prescribed period of
time.
b. There will be a moratorium on the taking and removing of sea cucumbers in American Samoa, and its Exclusive Economic Zone for a period of six (6)
months.
c. This moratorium applies to all individuals, boats, vessels, corporations, organizations, and any other public or private entities with the sole exception of
DMWR to carry out its duties and responsibilities described in Section 2 below.
Section 3. Duties and responsibilities of DMWR during Moratorium.
a. During this moratorium, DMWR shall conduct surveys to investigate the population size and density of sea cucumber species that inhabit American Samoa
and its Exclusive Economic Zone. These surveys must be conducted to determine whether it is necessary to regulate the harvest of sea cucumber for
conservation purposes.
b. Upon the completion of these surveys, DMWR shall provide the Governor with a report regrading their findings, and if necessary, propose regulations
regarding the harvest of sea cucumbers.
c. If DMWR fails to complete its surveys within this 6 month period, it may request an extension of this moratorium from the Governor.
Section 4. Penalties.
a. A violation of this order will be treated as a violation of the American Samoa Fishing regulations, A.S.A.C. section 24.0901 et seq., and shall be subject to the
fines and penalties listed in A.S.C.A. section 24.0312.
b. Any sea cucumbers discovered in violation of this Order shall be confiscated by the government and shall be delivered to DMWR.
Section 5. Effective Date and Expiry.
This Executive Order shall be effective immediately and unless extended will expire six (6) months from the date provided below.
Dated: December 04, 2013
FOLAFOLAGA FA’ALAUA’ITELE
TESEMA 2013
FA’ASAINA LE AVE’ESEINA SO’O SE ITUAIGA LOLI
TALU AI, o le fa’amoemoega a le malo o Amerika Samoa ia fa’atua le fa’atupula’ia o le tamaoaiga o Gataifale e ala lea i le puipuia ma fa’asaoina le si’osi’omaga o
le teritori; ma
TALU AI, o le Matagaluega o AlaManuia o le Sami ma le Vaomatua a le malo o Amerika Samoa ua tofia e fa’atulafonoina, puipuia, fa’asaoina le Gataifale ma le
Vaomatua o le teritori;ma
TALU AI,o su’esu’ega a saienisi ua fa’amaonia ai le tua o lea figota e ala lea i le fa’amamaina o le oneone e mafua ai ona mam le sami ma a’au; ma
TALU AI, ua maua fa’amaumauga a le Matagaluega o AlaManuia o le Sami ma le Vaomatua ua fa’ateleina le aveeseina o ia figota ma ave i atunu’u i fafo i masina ua
mavae atu; ma
TALU AI, o le iai pea o ia figota i totonu o le Gataifale o le a faigofie ai ona fa’ataunu’uina su’esu’ega a le matagaluega; ma
O LE MEA LEA, o a’u Lolo Matalasi Moliga, Kovana o Amerika Samoa, oute fa’alauiloa atu fa’alaua’itele lenei tulafono:
FA’ASAINA LE AVE’ESEINA SO’O SE ITUAIGA LOLI
• Mo le fa’amalamalama atili o lea tulafono, “Fa’asaina” o lona uiga ua taofia so’o se ituaiga fa’atinoga o lo’o fa’asaina mo se taimi ua fa’atulagaina i lenei
tulafono.
• O le a fa’asaina le aveeseina o ia ituaiga loli mai ogasami e fa’asino ia Tutuila ma Manu’a
mo le ono (6) masina.
• O lea tulafono ua fa’asino mo tagata uma, va’a, so’o se fa’alapotopotoga, kamupani ma le
atunu’u atoa ma le maliliega a le Matagaluega o AlaManuia o le Sami ma le Vaomatua i le
fa’atautaia lea o galuega ma matafaioi e pei ona ta’ua i le vaega o lo’o i luga.
LOLO M. MOLIGA
Aso e amata ai le fa’amalosia o lenei tulafono; Tesema 04, 2013
Governor of American Samoa
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➧ UFC latches on to NFL…
Continued from page B2
In this June 24, 1995, photo, South African rugby captain Francios Pienaar, center, raises the
trophy after receiving it from South African President Nelson Mandela, left, who wears a South
African rugby shirt, after they defeated New Zealand in the final 15-12 at Ellis Park, Johannesburg. Mandela strode onto the field wearing South African colors and bringing the overwhelmingly white crowd of more than 60,000 to its feet.
They chanted “Nelson! Nelson! Nelson!” as Mandela congratulated the victorious home team
in a moment that symbolized racial reconciliation. South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma said,
(AP Photo/Jan Hamman, File)
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, that Mandela has died. He was 95.
➧ Nelson Mandela changed everything…
number was on his back.
“It was just an amazing feeling.”
Mandela also could leave millionaire
sportsmen like David Beckham and Tiger
Woods star-struck.
“Allow me to introduce myself to you,”
Mandela joked to then-England soccer captain
Beckham when they met in 2003. Only there
was no doubting who wanted to meet whom.
A young Woods came out of his audience
with Mandela proudly clutching a copy of the
president’s autobiography.
Beckham, sitting — almost shyly — on the
arm of Mandela’s chair, said his meeting was
“an amazing honor,” even if Mandela wasn’t
sure what to make of the superstar’s hairstyle of
the moment — dreadlocks.
“I’m too old to express an opinion on the
latest developments for young people,” Mandela said with a laugh.
In fact, Mandela, who came out of prison at
71 after decades of isolation, never lost touch.
It was part of what made him an inspiration
for sport and sportsmen and women. While
he was incarcerated, South Africa was thrown
out of the Olympics for over 30 years and only
allowed back in after he was released.
Now, Mandela, known affectionately to
South Africans by his clan name Madiba, was
wearing the No. 6 jersey of Pienaar — the Afrikaans rugby player with whom he had struck
up a close friendship. The relationship was portrayed by Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon in
the film “Invictus” and took rugby and the story
of the ‘95 World Cup to millions unfamiliar
with South Africa’s game.
The underdog South Africans won that day,
beating New Zealand — the top team in the
world — in extra time of a nerve-racking final.
“We underestimated how proud it would
make South Africa,” Pienaar said, recalling the
tournament and telling of how Mandela would
phone him up regularly to check on the team.
“It would be Madiba, wanting to chat to me, to
find out what’s happening. Is the team focused?
Are they OK? Are the guys cool?”
The phone calls told of Mandela’s desire for
the Springboks to win for all South Africans,
but also his affinity with sport.
He repeated his success in 1996, this time
wearing a South Africa national football team
shirt as Bafana Bafana claimed the African Cup
of Nations title, again on home soil. With Man-
dela, it appeared you couldn’t lose.
He also was pivotal in helping South Africa
eventually win the right to host the 2010 soccer
World Cup, the first in Africa and perhaps
the biggest test of South Africa’s progress, of
its coming of age, just 16 years into its young
democracy. South Africa came through it with
high praise, sweeping aside the doubters — as
Mandela said his country would.
Mandela’s last public appearance for South
Africa was at that soccer World Cup final in
Soweto, the township closely connected to the
struggle against apartheid and the center of the
world again for a few weeks — this time in celebration. By then, Mandela was old and, unable
to walk for too long and bundled up against the
cold in a thick coat and hat, he circled the stadium on a golf cart.
South Africa, and the world, couldn’t celebrate the country’s biggest sporting moment
without him. Yet, painfully maybe, it reminded
them of a former Mandela. One 15 years earlier.
As he strode out onto the Ellis Park field in
June 1995, Mandela stretched out his hand as he
approached a line of muscular, young, mostly
white South African players. He was crossing
a chasm, both in sport and in politics. And yet,
he made the journey smoothly and with a smile.
After South Africa had won the final 15-12,
a fairytale ending to its first major event as a
democracy, Mandela — still in his jersey —
handed the glistening gold World Cup trophy
to the blonde-haired Pienaar, an ideal picture of
a new South Africa. Mandela reached out his
left hand and laid it on Pienaar’s right shoulder,
patting it gently.
“He said to me ‘Thank you for what you
have done for South Africa,’” Pienaar recalled.
“I said to him, ‘No, Madiba, you’ve got it
wrong. Thank you for what you’ve done for
South Africa.’ And I felt like hugging him.
I really felt like giving him a big hug, but it
wasn’t protocol ... and that just gave me shivers
down my spine.”
And then Mandela raised both his arms in
celebration, smiling gleefully with obvious and
undisguised delight as Pienaar lifted the cup.
“Sport can create hope, where once there
was only despair. It is more powerful than
governments in breaking down racial barriers.
It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination,” Mandela said.
And he proved it.
“I’ll tell you why it’s different, because we weren’t around in
ancient times to regulate boxing,” Hoylman said.
That’s not good enough for some lawmakers. Morelle said he
was open to a compromise that would allow MMA events be run
on a trial basis. “I tell them, ‘If they don’t like it, then help me
regulate it,’” he said. “If you haven’t watched it or understand
the reforms of the last 10 years, then you really don’t understand
the sport at all.”
And while UFC is the undisputed leader in MMA events, the
bill would obviously let all forms of the organized sport in, like
Bellator and the World Series of Fighting.
But while the UFC would clearly love to run to a dream card
at MSG, it’s not that worried about it. After all, if New York
doesn’t want them, that’s fine with president Dana White.
“I could care less,” he said. “New York not opening doesn’t
slow down our business or affect us in any way shape or form. It
affects the state of New York — money, jobs, all the things that
politicians are supposed to be bringing to New York, they’re not.”
Still, the UFC sends fighters to press events in New York,
like last month’s Super Bowl weekend promotional stop not far
from MSG, perhaps to thumb its nose at the lawmakers who
have worked so hard to keep the company out.
UFC champions Chris Weidman and Jon Jones are New York
natives and want to break through and find their names atop the
marquee for a New York card.
“They’re doing it out of politics alone which nobody can
understand except the politicians themselves,” Cruz said. “It’s
just crazy. The numbers are there. They add up.”
UFC hit New York to trump a report that boasted MMA
events in New York will generate $135 million in economic
activity annually in the state. While those numbers are debatable, the fans’ appetite for UFC is not. UFC averaged 1,129,000
viewers on Saturday night for FS1’s “The Ultimate Fighter”
finale. And White is thrilled with the stout PPV card for the
Super Bowl show.
“When we bought this company, we weren’t allowed on paypay-view,” White said. “People said that we would never get it
back on pay-per-view. UFC was not allowed. Now, we’re on
Fox. We’re on major networks all over the world.”
New Jersey has a stronghold on the east, though PPVs and
Fight Nights have been held in Philadelphia and Boston over the
last four years. White made a “100 percent guarantee” that UFC
will return to Philly in 2014.
All the while, he’s grown weary of answering questions about
UFC’s future in New York. “There are so many naysayers about
the UFC, it’s crazy,” White said. “When do we finally get, ‘OK,
maybe these guys know what they’re doing and they’re running
a pretty good business?’”
Maybe in February ... after a Super night in Newark.
➧ Jaguars beat Texans…
just as he hauled in the 21-yard TD reception.
It was the second consecutive week a non-quarterback threw
a TD pass for Jacksonville. Maurice Jones-Drew tossed an
8-yard score to college teammate Marcedes Lewis in a 32-28
win at Cleveland last week.
Sanders and Jones-Drew now have as many TD passes this
season as benched Jaguars starter Blaine Gabbert.
Henne completed 12 of 27 passes for 117 yards. He hooked
up with Lewis for a 1-yard scoring strike in the first quarter and
found Cecil Shorts III for a 6-yarder in the second.
The Jaguars took the opening kickoff and drove 80 yards for
the team’s fourth opening-drive touchdown in its last five games.
Houston punted on its first three possessions, creating more
momentum for the home team.
Henne’s second TD pass gave Jacksonville its largest lead
(14 points) of the season. Henne hit Shorts out of bounds on a
second-down play, but went right back to his leading receiver
on the next snap. Shorts beat Johnathan Joseph on a quick out.
Jones-Drew carried 14 times for a season-high 103 yards. He
left the game late in the fourth with a hamstring injury, but said
he would be fine.
The Jaguars are enjoying a modest turnaround after starting
the season 0-8. Two victories came against Houston, including a
13-6 punt-fest 11 days ago.
“It’s been amazing,” Jones-Drew said. “Gus has done a great
job.”
The Texans managed a season-low 218 yards in that one,
prompting some players to apologies to the city. Johnson called
it the “lowest point” of his 11-year career.
What will they say now?
Another loss surely will increase the possibility of changes in
Houston, which improved its chances of landing the No. 1 pick
in the 2014 NFL draft.
Notes: Jaguars S Chris Prosinski (head) left the game and did
not return. ... Jaguars PK Josh Scobee is 19 of 21 on field goals this
season, getting one blocked and missing a 60-yarder. ... Texans
were 2 for 5 in the red zone, continuing a season-long trend.
SPORTS SHORTS
FIFA to pay World Cup winner
$35 Million in prize money
COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil (AP) — FIFA will give the
2014 World Cup winner $35 million in prize money, and all 32
competing nations will get at least $8 million.
The figures were agreed Thursday by FIFA’s executive
committee as part of a $576 million fund. It includes payments
to clubs worldwide and an insurance policy to cover injured
players’ salaries. At the 2010 World Cup, champion Spain
earned $30 million from a $348 million teams’ prize money pot.
FIFA pays the money to the 32 national federations, which
will each get an additional $1.5 million to prepare for the June
12-July 13 tournament in Brazil.
The German federation has promised all 23 players a 300,000
euros ($407,000) bonus for winning the title.
Arizona football player
died of blunt force trauma
POLACCA, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona officials have determined
that a high school football player who collapsed on the field last
month died of blunt force trauma to his head.
Charles Youvella took a hard fall during the fourth quarter of
a Nov. 9 state playoff game and later died in Phoenix hospital.
The 17-year-old Hopi High School senior had scored his team’s
only touchdown in a 60-6 loss to Arizona Lutheran Academy.
The Maricopa County medical examiner’s office said
Thursday that the cause of death is listed as accidental and that
the full autopsy report isn’t yet complete.
The Arizona Interscholastic Association has said Youvella
died of a traumatic brain injury.
FIFA picks India, Jordan
to host youth World Cups
COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil (AP) — Soccer’s governing
body has made the “geopolitical decision” to choose India as a
youth World Cup host for the first time. Jordan will be the first
Arabic host of a women’s tournament.
India gets the Under-17 World Cup in 2017, and the Under-17
Women’s World Cup goes to Jordan in 2016.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter told a news conference that
selecting India was “really a sports political, a geopolitical decision.” He called Jordan’s victory “another landmark for FIFA”
that an Arabic country would organize a women’s competition.
In other decisions, South Korea will stage the Under-20
World Cup in 2017, and South Africa the 2016 Under-20 Women’s World Cup.
FIFA’s congress of 209 member countries will be held in
Mexico City in 2016 and in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2017.
Duke’s Cutcliffe wins Camp
coach of the year award
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Duke’s David Cutcliffe has
been selected coach of the year by the Walter Camp Football
Foundation. Cutcliffe has led the 20th-ranked Blue Devils (10-2)
to a school record for victories and their first appearance in the
Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. Duke plays No.
1 Florida State in Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday night.
Cutcliffe, the former Mississippi coach who took over at Duke
in 2008, has guided the Blue Devils to eight straight victories, the
program’s longest streak since 1941. Last year’s winner of the
Walter Camp coach of the year was Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly.
Italian league offers Tim
Tebow a 4-month contract
ROME (AP) — Tim Tebow has been offered a four-month
contract by the Italian federation for American football.
The Milano Seamen say they would be happy to sign the free
agent quarterback. Excerpts of an offer sent by federation president Leoluca Orlando to Tebow’s represntatives were posted on
the federation’s website Thursday.
Seamen president Marco Mutti tells The Associated Press,
“The offer has been made to his agent and now we’re waiting
for a response. ... We would be more than happy to have him.”
A federation spokesman tells The AP that the offer to play the
Italian season beginning in March is for $200,000.
Tebow was cut by the New England Patriots before this NFL
season. He would be the most prominent player to appear in the
eight-team Italian league — by far.
2 players charged in fixing investigation
LONDON (AP) — Two players from the sixth tier of English soccer have been charged with conspiring to fix matches as
part of an investigation into a suspected Singapore-based international betting syndicate.
The National Crime Agency says in a statement that prosecutors have found sufficient evidence to charge Michael Boateng
and Hakeem Adelakun, who both play for Conference South
team Whitehawk FC, “with conspiracy to defraud.”
The NCA says Thursday that the players have been bailed to
appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
American Samoa Government
OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT
INVITATION FOR BIDS
IFB No: 025-2014
Issuance Date: December 06, 2013
Closing Date: January 07, 2014
No Later than 2:00pm local time
1. INVITATION
Sealed bids are invited from qualified contractors for the “Fitiuta Airport Security
Perimeter Fence Construction”, located on the Island of Manu’a, Territory of American
Samoa.
2. RECEIPT & OPENING OF BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by the Chief Procurement Officer, American Samoa
Government, Tafuna, American Samoa 96799, until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 7, 2014
at which time and place the sealed bids will be publicly opened and read.
3. PRE-BIDC ONFERENCE
A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Friday, December 20, 2013, 9:00 a.m. at
the Office of Procurement Conference Room. Bids will not be accepted from bidders who
are not present at the pre-bid conference.
4. CONTRACTD OCUMENTS
Electronic copies of bidding documents may be examined and obtained free of charge
from the Office of Procurement during normal business hours.
5. The American Samoa Government reserves the right not to accept the lowest or any bid.
6. The American Samoa Government reserves the right to waive any informalities in bidding
as may be in the best interest of the American Samoa Government.
“Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action”
TIAOTALAGA J.E. KRUSE
Chief Procurement Officer
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
RFP No: RFP-018-2014
RFP No:
RFP-018-2014
Issuance Date: November 22, 2013
Date & Time Due: December 13, 2013
No later than 2:00 p.m. local time
The American Samoa Government (ASG) issues a Request For Proposals (RFP) from
qualified firms to provide:
“Supply and Installation of Roof-Mounted Photovoltaic (PV) Arrays
for the LBJ Medical Center”
Submission:
Original and five copies of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked:
“Supply & Installation of Roof Mounted PV Arrays for the LBJ Medical Center.” Submissions
are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Friday,
December 13, 2013:
Office of Procurement
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
attn: Tiaotalaga J.E. Kruse, CPO
Any proposal received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any
circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined as
beingn on-responsive.
Document:
The RFP Scope of Work outlining the proposal requirements is available at The Office of
Procurement, Tafuna, American Samoa, during normal working hours.
Review:
Request for Proposal data will be thoroughly reviewed by an appointed Source Evaluation
Board under the auspices of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement, ASG.
Right of Rejection:
The American Samoa Government reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and to
waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the best
interests of the American Samoa Government or the public.
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MALAGA LE PALEMIA
I LE FONO A LE ACP
Ua malaga atu nei le afioga
i le alii palemia, le susuga
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Malielegaoi, e auai i le fono
lona 98 a minisita o le fono a
atunuu Aferika, Karipiane ma
le Pasefika, lea e faia i Peleseuma mai le aso 9 e oo atu i le
aso 11 o le masina nei.
O lea fono o le a taitaia e le
afioga i le alii palemia i lona
tulaga o le peresetene o lea
faalapotopotoga, le ACP. E
taua tele lea fono mo le faa-
malosia pea o le faiga paaga
a Samoa ma le Iuni a Europa
(EU).
E tele fesoasoani ua tuuina
mai le Iuni a Europa e fesoasoani i le atinaeina o Samoa.
O mataupu o le a talanoaina
e aofia ai le faamaeaina o nisi
o maliliega faavaomalo ma
alafua mo atinae a le ACP i le
lumanai.
O le a faia foi se feiloaiga
a le alii palemia ma sui o le
Iuni a Europa o lo o faatinoina
polokalama fesoasoani a lea
faalapotopotoga mo Samoa ma
le Pasefika.
SUESUE LE SUPAVAISA
O LE SPORTSLOTTO
O lo o suesueina nei i le
Faamasinoga le mataupu o lo
o molia ai se tamaitai sa avea
ma supavaisa o le kamupani
o taaloga o matematega, le
Samoa Sports Lotto, ao faigaluega ai i le lala o le kamupani
i Salelologa, Savaii.
O lea tamaitai o Nora
Neemia, 27 tausaga le matua
mai le afioaga o Sili i Savaii, o
lo o teena moliaga 51 o le gaoi
ao avea ma tagata faigaluega
faasaga ia te ia.
O nei tuuaiga o lo o faamauina, na amata suesueina mai
i le tausaga e 2010 ina ua masalomia o lo o i ai se faaletonu i
tupe teu a le kamupani.
E silia i le $36,000 le
tinoitupe o lo o suesueina i
lenei mataupu. O le $31,000 o
lea tinoitupe o teugatupe ia mo
le taaloga o le Sportslotto, ao
le isi tupe e silia i le lima afe
tala, o le tupe a le taaloga o le
Samoa National Lotto.
O lo o masalomia na amata
faatinoina lea solitulafono mai
le tausaga e 2009.
E lei tulai le ua molia e fai
sana faamatalaga ae e atagia
mai i ia suesuega e i ai nisi
tagata o le kamupani e ono
aafia ai.
O lo o faaauau pea lea
mataupu i le Faamasinoga
Maualuga.
SAUNIA E LE
SPREP SIKOLASIPI
Ua faalauiloa nei se avanoa
sikolasipi a le ofisa o le siosiomaga o le Pasefika, le SPREP,
ua faaigoaina o le Lui Bell Post
Graduate Scholarship, e aloaia
ai se tasi o tamalii Samoa ua
faiilagi le folauga sa faigaluega ai I le SPREP, le susuga
ia Lui Bell, ona o lana tautua i
suesuega faasaienisi i mataupu
tau ogasami.
O lenei avanoa sikolasipi
o le a mafai ona agavaa ai alo
ma fanau aoga mai atunuu
eseese o le Pasefika e aooga
fua ai e saili ai a latou tikeri ma
faailoga i mataupu tau saienisi
e patino i meaola o le sami.
I le faalauiloaina o lea
avanoa sikolasipi, na saunoa
ai le faatonu o le ofisa o le
SPREP, le susuga David Sheppard, o se tasi lenei o vaega
taua o galuega a le latou ofisa
ma e $20,000 le tinoitupe ua
faaagaaga e faatupe ai lea
avanoa sikolasipi mo alo ma
fanau e toatolu o le a faamanuaiaina ai i le tausaga fou.
O le masina o Iulai o le
tausaga fou o le a faalauiloaina
ai suafa o i latou e toatolu o le
a faamanuiaina i nei avanoa
sikolasipi.
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➧ SPORTS BRIEFS…
In this photo taken on Nov. 7, 2013, Stanford linebacker Trent Murphy warms up before an
NCAA college football game against Oregon in Stanford, Calif. The toughness Murphy plays
with can be traced to just a few miles away from where the outside linebacker will lead Stanford
against Arizona State in the Pac-12 championship game Saturday night.
His upbringing featured steer wrestling, self-defense lessons and a large family of large people,
(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
including his father, a 6-foot-7, 290-pound contract plumber.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
RFP No: RFP-022-2014
RFP No:
RFP-022-2014
Issuance Date: December 04, 2013
Date & Time Due: January 03, 2013
No later than 2:00 p.m. local time
The American Samoa Government (ASG) issues a Request For Proposals (RFP) from
qualified firms for the:
“Design and Construction of a New Catamaran Passenger Vessel
to Serve Between the Manu’a Islands”
Submission:
Original and five copies of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked:
“Manu’a Inter-Island Vessel” Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be
received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Friday, January 3, 2014:
Office of Procurement
attn: Tiaotalaga J.E. Kruse, CPO
Any proposal received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any
circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined as
beingn on-responsive.
Document:
The RFP Scope of Work outlining the proposal requirements is available at the Office of
Procurement, Tafuna, American Samoa, during normal working hours.
Review:
Request for Proposal data will be thoroughly reviewed by an appointed Source Evaluation
Board under the auspices of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement, ASG.
Right of Rejection:
The American Samoa Government reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and to
waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the best
interests of the American Samoa Government or the public.
They are the third and fourth men to be charged in the wake
of an undercover operation by Britain’s Daily Telegraph, with
Chann Sankaran and Krishna Sanjey Ganeshan scheduled to
appear at Birmingham Crown Court next week. A total of seven
people were arrested as part of the investigation.
James to co-star in movie
CHICAGO (AP) — LeBron James is taking his game to
the silver screen. The Miami Heat superstar confirmed reports
before Thursday’s game against the Chicago Bulls that he will
co-star with Kevin Hart in the comedy “Ballers.” Hart plays the
brother of an NBA star who gets a chance to prove himself at a
fantasy basketball camp in Miami.
James says the opportunity to work with Hart was a product
of their “friendship” and “mutual respect.” He says the role is
“something I could relate to, as far as fantasy basketball and
guys wanting to be basketball players” who “never had really
had the great opportunity to be a professional athlete.”
Sports court to judge
Aussie’s appeal of FIFA ban
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Australia midfielder
Mark Bresciano has asked the top court in international sports
to overturn his four-month ban by FIFA, even though the appeal
could cost him a place at the World Cup.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it registered an
appeal by Bresciano and the Qatari club Al Gharafa. Soccer’s
governing body said the team should serve a one-year transfer
ban for luring the player to break a contract with Al Nasr in the
United Arab Emirates. The court says Bresciano and Al Gharafa
want the sanctions frozen while the case proceeds. The court’s
verdict is expected in about four months.
If Bresciano loses, the four-month ban would include the
World Cup in Brazil. The 33-year-old player was selected for
Australia’s past two World Cup teams.
Whitecaps’ Camilo gets MLS goal of year
NEW YORK (AP) — Vancouver Whitecaps forward Camilo
Sanvezzo has been honored with the 2013 Goal of the Year in
Major League Soccer for his flying scissor-kick volley against
the Portland Timbers.
The spectacular goal came at B.C. Place on Oct. 6. Camilo
launched himself in the air, got a foot on Young-Pyo Lee’s cross
and hammered the ball home in the 78th minute. Camilo beat
Donovan Ricketts, recently named MLS goalie of the year.
It was judged the best of the season’s 845 goals in an online
and text fan vote. Camilo, a Brazilian, led the league in scoring
with 25 goals. Also Thursday, Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick
Rimando won his second consecutive Save of the Year for his
stop on Colorado Rapids midfielder Jaime Castrillon.
Chicago Fire’s Mike Magee wins MLS MVP
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Fire forward Mike Magee has
been selected Major League Soccer’s Most Valuable Player,
capping a career season with the top individual prize.
He beat out Los Angeles’ Robbie Keane, Montreal’s Marco
Di Vaio and New York’s Tim Cahill in a vote by media, players
and club management. The results were announced Thursday.
Acquired by the Fire from Los Angeles on May 25, Magee
scored 15 goals and had four assists in 22 games for Chicago. He
had six goals before the trade, bringing his seasaon total to 21
and easily eclipsing his previous high of seven as a rookie with
the MetroStars in 2003.
Stacy Lewis takes lead in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Stacy Lewis shot a
7-under 65 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead during the suspended second round of the Dubai Ladies Masters.
The third-ranked Lewis, a three-time winner this year on the
LPGA Tour, had a 9-under 135 total at Emirates Golf Course in
the Ladies European Tour’s season-ending tournament.
Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg was second after a 69. Spain’s
Carlota Ciganda was 7 under after a 70, and Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum was another stroke back after a 70. Six players
were unable to complete the round because of darkness.
FIFA sets out timetable for 2022 WCup talks
COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil (AP) — Soccer’s governing
body has set a timetable for talks aimed at switching the 2022
World Cup in Qatar to November.
A final decision is expected when FIFA’s executive committee meets in December 2014 or March 2015.
FIFA says the “international football community and FIFA’s
business partners” will have meetings between now and August
with a working group led by Asian confederation President
Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa.
Broadcaster Fox, which owns the United States English-language rights, should be a key contributor because a NovemberDecember tournament will conflict with NFL, college football,
NBA and NHL schedules.
FIFA says a panel will meet in September and November to
draft major tournament and national team match dates, which
will affect domestic league schedules.
Clubs are obliged to release their players for FIFA’s international calendar for matches.
Only Duke can keep the
Heisman from Winston
NEW YORK (AP) — The only thing
standing in the way of Jameis Winston and the
Heisman Trophy is the Duke Blue Devils.
The quarterback of No. 1 Florida State
will not be charged with sexually assaulting a
woman who accused him of raping her about a
year ago. State Attorney Willie Meggs made the
announcement Thursday, saying there was not
enough evidence to win a conviction.
Even while Winston was being investigated
for sexual assault, odds makers had pegged him
as the clear favorite.
Now only a terrible performance in the
Atlantic Coast Conference championship Saturday night against No. 20 Duke will keep him
from a runaway Heisman victory.
Chris Huston who runs the website HeismanPundit.com says: “He’ll win very comfortably.”
The deadline for the 928 Heisman voters to
submit electronic ballots is Monday. Finalists
will be announced that evening and the 79th
Heisman Trophy will be awarded Saturday
night in New York city.
Heisman spokesman Tim Henning said
the Heisman Trophy Trust never considered
extending the voting deadline if the case against
Winston had not been settled before Monday.
“The great thing about this happening today
— just from the pure Heisman perspective — if
you’re the Heisman Trust this avoids a whole lot
of possibly messy situations,” Huston said.
If the case had not been settled it would have
overwhelmed the Heisman proceedings and
could have had a significant impact on the voting.
“How this case affected the national title
race and the Heisman Trophy balloting is so far
down the list of what matters, it feels almost
silly to talk about,” said Heisman voter Doug
Lesmerises of The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
“But in trying to make an informed choice for
an award that does matter to people, the fact
that a decision has been made regarding the
legal process does allow us all to vote with a
clearer mind.”
Huston said that now it’s unlikely the allegations will cost Winston enough votes to affect
the outcome. Not long after the announcement
of no charges was made, RJ Bell of pregame.
com Tweeted that the Heisman odds for Winston
improved from -2000 to -3000, or a $30 bet in
Las Vegas on Winston to win would pay out $1.
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Winston would be the second freshman to
win the award, and the second straight, joining
Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel. Winston is a
redshirt freshman, as Manziel was last year.
Huston has been taking a straw poll of Heisman
voters for seven years and he has successfully
predicted the winner each year. Last year, he correctly predicted the top-five voter getters.
His latest straw poll was released Tuesday
and Winston had received seven of the 10 firstplace votes. Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan
Lynch received the others and was second. Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron and Ohio State
quarterback Braxton Miller were tied for third.
Huston said Winston’s performance would
merit a large margin of victory. Winston is challenging the major college record for passer efficiency, with a 192.6 rating heading into Saturday’s game. He has thrown for 3,490 yards and
35 touchdowns, with eight interceptions, while
rarely playing deep into the fourth quarter because
Florida State has blown out so many opponents.
The allegations against Winston could cost
him a few votes, Huston said. “I don’t think he’ll
have a landslide in the order of Troy Smith,”
Huston said. “It’ll probably be more like something like Rashaan Salaam, who doubled the
point total of the No. 2 two guy (in 1994).”
Smith, the Ohio State quarterback, won
the 2006 Heisman by the second-largest point
margin (1,662), behind only O.J. Simpson’s victory by 1,750 points in 1968.
Voters cast ballots with first-, second-, and
third-place finishers. Three points is awarded for a
first-place vote, two for second and one for third.
This Heisman vote could have some similarities to 2010, when Cam Newton won it for
Auburn after an NCAA investigation into his
recruitment put a cloud over him in the last month
of the season. The NCAA cleared Newton and
Auburn the week leading into the SEC championship game, though the NCAA did find that his
father tried to get Mississippi State to pay for
his son to play there. The pay-for-play allegations likely cost Newton votes, Huston said, but
the quarterback’s victory was still by the 10th
largest margin (1,184) in history.
“People don’t want to vote for someone who
is a jerk if they can avoid it,” Huston said. “This
allows them to give a clear benefit of the doubt”
to Winston.
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aveesea ai ni mea totino a le faletalimalo o le Samoana Island
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faigaluega ai foi i lea faletalimalo, latou te gaoia ni mea totino a
le faletalimalo.
Peitai na maua lelei atu lava e se tasi o taitai o le aufaigaluega
i latou ia i le taimi sa faatinoina ai le latou soligatulafono, ma sa
tuuina atu loa lea mataupu i le tulafono.
O le aso foi lea na faate’a ai le alii leoleo po. E lata i le $200
le tau atoa o ni fagu malosi na aveesea mai le faletalimalo faatasi
ai ma se tinoitupe e $150.
Na ioeina foi e le isi toalua sa auai i lea soligatulafono ia o la
moliaga, ma sa faatonuina e le Faamasino le alii o Saito Ioatua e
totogi le tinoitupe e $400 u le Faamasinoga, a leai e lua masina e
taofia ai i le toese. Ua nofo vaavaaia nei i latou mo le tausaga atoa.
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Samoa i Mulinuu, i le aso 19 o le masina nei.
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Faamatalaga Tekonolosi, le afioga Tuisugaletaua Aliimalemanu
Sofara Aveau, o le a ia ootiina le lipine.
O le a toe faamanatu ai i lea aso le amataga mai o le tautua a
le leitio o le 2AP faapea le manatua ai o i latou sa faia lea tautua
i tausaga ua mavae, o nisi ua faiilagi le folauga.
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Soldiers’ alcohol problems
alarm U.s. Army officials
HONOLULU (AP) — Army officials in
Hawaii are worried about the prevalence of
alcohol abuse within the ranks, a problem a
national organization also reports is on the rise
among members of the military. The Army is
discussing an “alarming increase” in drunken
driving by soldiers returning from conflicts to
Hawaii and life on base. “Recently, there has
been an abundance of (DUI) incidents by members of the U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii,” Col.
Mark Jackson wrote in Hawaii Army Weekly, a
base newspaper, last month.
There were 74 cases of impaired driving
between July and October, the Honolulu StarAdvertiser reported. That included 51 incidents
off post. Army officials weren’t immediately
able to compile data from other time periods
for comparison. The National Institute on Drug
Abuse says illicit drug use is lower among military personnel than civilians. Zero tolerance
for drugs likely is a reason, it said. But heavy
use of tobacco and alcohol, as well as abuse
of prescription drugs, is more common and is
increasing, according to the institute. “Those
with multiple deployments and combat exposure
are at greatest risk of developing substance use
problems,” the institute said. “They are more apt
to engage in new-onset heavy weekly drinking
and binge drinking, to suffer alcohol- and other
drug-related problems, and to have greater prescribed use of behavioral health medications.”
Alcohol and prescribed-drug use in the armed
forces constituted a “public health crisis,” the
Institute of Medicine reported last year.
In Hawaii, a substance abuse “prevention
education team” provides training to military
personnel all year. All soldiers take four hours
of the training annually, U.S. Army Garrison
Hawaii spokeswoman Stefanie Gardin said.
Hawaiian Airlines to
add 4th Brisbane flight
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaiian Airlines
is expanding service to Australia. The airline
announced Wednesday that beginning March 31,
Hawaiian will add a fourth flight to its weekly
nonstop service between Honolulu and Brisbane.
Hawaiian became the only U.S. carrier to offer
nonstop service to Brisbane when it launched the
new route last year.
Brisbane is the gateway to the Great Barrier
Reef, a marine park of shallow reefs supporting
sharks, coral, fish and many other species. It’s
also the gateway to rainforests, Outback territory
and the Gold Coast. The airline says the expansion will add more than 20,000 seats to the Australia-Honolulu travel markets in 2014.
SOUTHBOUND
ARRIVAL
HNL
NORTHBOUND
ARRIVAL
VESSEL
Polynesia
VOY
447
SEA
SAILED 11/15
L/BEACH
10/20
OAK
10/22
PPT
12/03
APIA
12/08
PAGO
12/09
Cap Tapaga
Polynesia
061
448
11/30
12/14
11/27
12/13
12/06
12/21
12/08
12/23
12/19
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Cap Tapaga
Polynesia
062
449
TBA
TBA
12/27
01/17
01/06
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01/23
01/20
02/03
Cap Tapaga
063
TBA
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* Honolulu via Shuttle to Los Angeles
Driver injured in
plunge off Maui cliff
HONOLULU (AP) — Maui Fire Department
officials say a 73-year-old woman was injured
when her car plunged down a cliff.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports the
woman lost control of her car Wednesday and it
descended down a 20- to 30-foot cliff at Makamakaole Gulch off the Kahekili Highway in
northern Maui. The crash occurred at 3:36 p.m.
Officials say the driver apparently did not
negotiate a curve. The car came to a stop on its
wheels in the driveway of a home.
Big Island mayor signs
bill restricting GMOs
HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Big Island Mayor Billy
Kenoi has signed a bill restricting genetically
modified crops. The mayor’s office says he signed
the bill Thursday. The Hawaii County Council
voted to approve a bill restricting the planting of
genetically modified crops to enclosed structures
such as greenhouses. Critics say the measure will
give growers elsewhere a competitive advantage.
Papaya farmers and others who already grow
genetically modified crops would be exempted.
Kenoi says in a message to the council that
the new ordinance conveys a desire to support
community-based farming and ranching over
global agribusiness corporations.
The Kauai County Council voted last month
to override a veto of a bill requiring large farms
to disclose use of genetically modified crops.
Honolulu gets OK to fill
up empty parking garage
HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu has reached
an agreement with the federal government to allow
city employees to park in a garage that has been
largely empty. The garage has sat mostly empty
since 2012 because of a stipulation that it be used
for transit and traffic-related purposes. It was
meant for a $100 million Joint Traffic Management Center that won’t be fully completed until
2016. Meanwhile, city employees who work in the
area have to pay to park about a half-mile away,
and there’s a waiting list to park at the civic center.
The Federal Transit Administration is giving
Honolulu permission to allow city employees
who don’t have transit-related jobs to park there
at least until the traffic management center
is completed, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser
reported Thursday. The city will be able to generate about $240,000 a year for 299 stalls, beginning Jan. 16. One hundred and one stalls would
remain reserved for transit-related employees.
“Hopefully, we’ll fill it up,” said Mark Formby,
the city transportation services director. Those who
have been on the waiting list to park at the civic
center the longest will have first priority, he said.
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PAGO
Polynesia
447
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12/09
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061
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448
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449
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is seeking a REFRIGERATOR TECHNICIAN with at least 3
years experience. Be able to service and repair Reefers.
Send resume to PO Box 8187 or call 731-9663/256-2335 or
email [email protected]
Classified Ads are
posted on our website
(www.samoanews.com)
and read world wide?
Private Rooms
3 Minutes from the airport
1 Minute from the interisland wharf
770-1146 / 685-45008 / 685-775-1644 [email protected]
Transit Motel a subsidiary of Ausage & Associates,
Lepuapua, Leone.- 688-7922 / 733-4337
SAMOANA HS PTA MEETING , Dec 11th @ 4:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria.
Meeting for the parents of the graduating class (seniors) to follow. [12/11]
VFW POST 3391 regular monthly meeting this Friday, Dec 6th @ 1300 hours
(1:00 p.m.) at the Armed Forces Memorial Veterans Center. Pls don’t forget your
membership Card to sign in. [12/06]
SAT TESTING will be this Saturday, Dec 7th @ Samoana HS Math Bldg @ 7:30
a.m. Registered candidates are asked to bring their admission ticket, current
photo ID or passport and two #2 pencils. [12/07]
ALL FORMER STUDENTS of St. Mary’s Savalalo & Vaimoso, please attend a
meeting at Hope House Montessori Fatuoaiga @ 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec 13th
for the SMSM SISTERS 150th year. [12/13]
TAFUNA HIGH SCHOOL PTA meeting on Wednesday, Nov 6, 2013 HAS BEEN
CANCELLED!! Our next meeting is on December 4th. PTC will be on Nov 7th.
FREE AEROBIC CLASS! Lose weight! Join Us! Malaeloa at Tuilefano’s Guesthouse. Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 5-6am. For more info, call 731-7555.
SAMOANA HS BOOSTER CLUB Meeting every THURSDAY evening at the SHS
gym to discuss matters on game day.
WALK AWAY THE POUNDS “Happiness, Spirit, Body” 4:30am Tues & Thur. Blue
Bldg, Malaeloa Intersection.
AA MEETINGS Held at Catholic Social Services. Samoan version - Tues. & Thur.
11:00am. English version - Tue. & Fri. 5-6pm (Hope House)- More info 6996611/5683 or 258-6302
TAFUNA HS BOOSTER CLUB Weekly Meeting every Tuesday @ 5:30pm in
Coach’s room at the school.
GROUP SUPPORT HANNAH to rebuild strength, to restore wisdom & understanding & working together side by side to overcome any obstacle, please call
and join us. Pua 770-6938 or 633-2855
SURVIVORS TAKING ACTION THROUGH SHARING Meeting every Saturday.
Open Fellowship, everyone welcome @ Lion’s office by Showers of Blessing.
Elizabeth 770-2504 or 699-0272 (Victiims of Violence)
ASOA General Meetings. Will be held each month on the 3rd Friday at 10am at
ASOA Center in Tafuna on Tasi St. All seniors welcome. Questions, call 699-1131
YANA If you are feeling lonely & need someone to talk to, we are here for you.
Please contact us at 252-YANA(9262) 24/7
SECURITY GUARDS
We currently have 3 or more vacancies in the Human Resources Department for Security Guards.
Successful candidates must be high school graduate or have equivalent experience. Acceptable police
clearance required. Must possess or be able to obtain a Transportation Workers Identification Credential
(TWIC) ID. Competent English communications ability required. Must be physically able to stand for
periods of time and perform plant-wide walking inspections. Must be able to work all scheduled shifts.
Security experience and/or training with references preferred. Knowledge of relevant security procedures
including screening and inspection of personnel, personal effects and vehicles, reporting and
documentation, etc. advantageous. Effective Samoan communication ability preferred.
Competitive compensation for employment opportunities commensurate with qualifications. For
consideration, bring or send a copy of your resume including, relevant certifications, references, ASG
Immigration clearances (not required for US Nationals, US Citizens or AS permanent residents) and
application by December 10, 2013 to (applications may be obtained at):
Samoa Tuna Processors, Inc.
Attn: Samoa Mauga - Personnel Manager
P.O. Box 957
Ph: (684) 644-5272/Ext. 349 / Fax: 644-2290
E-Mail: [email protected]
“An Equal Opportunity Employer”
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Universal Crossword
Friday,
December 6,
2013
Edited by Timothy E. Parker December 6, 2013
ACROSS
1 Conceals, in
a magic act
6 “Or” follower,
sometimes
10 Throw gently
14 Sacro-___
15 Has remained prone
16 Two-hued
sea predator
17 A little over
two weeks
before
Christmas
20 Small sofa
21 Tea herb
22 Long-legged
runners
24 Some
of Vanna’s
letters?
25 Twisted
Sister Snider
26 Super, to a
Beatles fan
29 City map
abbr.
30 “The best
___ schemes
...”
32 Bustles
of activity
34 It’s in
Roy G. Biv
36 Social
blunder
40 15 minutes
44 Petty quarrel
45 Storable
sleeper
46 Beats it
47 Lhasa ___
50 Truncation
abbr.
52 Was
introduced to
53 Three
satisfactory
grades
56 Antietam
soldier
12/6
57 Grain
storage
structure
59 Dessert
phrase
61 Gap in a
manuscript
65 They don’t
go far
enough
68 “You never
had ___
good!”
69 Miss ___
USA
70 Gentle pool
sound
71 Stockmarket
pessimist
72 Beat by a
whisker
73 Sedimentladen
DOWN
1 Plum
centers
2 Sheltered,
nautically
3 Trap stuff
4 Dull surface
finish
5 Conceptual
framework
6 Mischievous
pixie
7 Glasgow
boy
8 Mobster
Bugsy
9 California
oak
10 Male
turkeys
11 Formed into
a globe
12 Where the
action is
13 NCO
nickname
18 Hors d’___
19 Naval officer
23 Visionary type
26 Online help
topics,
for short
27 Together,
musically
28 Bad thing
to rock
31 Willy Wonka
creator
33 Spanish
miss (abbr.)
35 Worker with a
stethoscope
37 Pillow filler,
sometimes
38 Act incensed
39 Once, in
the past
41 Worst seats
in the
stadium
42 Two-Face
and the
Riddler,
to Batman
43 Hun head
48 Unruffled
49 Complied
with a
command
51 Items
for those
seeking
closure
53 Title of
respect in
colonial
India
54 Election
Day list
55 Zippy dip
for a chip
58 Round
openings
in domes
60 “Dial ___
Murder”
62 1,500-mile
(or so)
Russian
chain
63 Cardinal’s
place
64 Depleted
of color
66 Tinseltown’s
Tilly
67 San Jose-toModesto dir.
PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER
12/5
© 2013 Universal Uclick
www.upuzzles.com
FRACTURED By Rob Lee
Happy Birthday: Use your innovation and
understanding to enlist others to help with whatever you take on. Your ability to zigzag your way
in and out of whatever you face will show great
strength, courage and responsibility. You can get
ahead if you don’t display rigidity and if you are
willing to put in the hours required to finish what
you start. Your numbers are 2, 8, 14, 24, 29, 33, 40.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Re-evaluate your
choices. Make a list of what you have to offer and
you’ll realize how you can tailor your services to a
wider variety of clients. Spruce up your living quarters or alter your personal routine. Don’t overindulge. ✸✸✸✸
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Emotions coupled
with stubbornness will hold you back. Shake off
any ill feelings you might have and project a positive image if you want things to fall into place.
Romance will improve a relationship that’s important to you. ✸✸
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep moving. You
have no time to waste if you want to take advantage
of the offers being made. A partnership appears to
be undergoing positive changes that can increase
your security and improve your lifestyle. Make
travel plans. ✸✸✸✸✸
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Lean toward
unusual events and activities. The more you do to
stretch your creative imagination, the more you will
have to offer. Avoid overspending or making impulsive purchases if you go shopping. Self-improvement projects will bring good results. ✸✸✸
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t let emotional confusion hold you back. Get into the swing of things
and enjoy getting together with friends. A change
of plans or visiting or participating in a new place or
activity will enhance your outlook. ✸✸✸
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A unique approach
to a job you’ve been asked to do will bring you
good fortune. Don’t let a domestic problem cost
you time and money. Make your choice clear
and move on. Truth may be an issue. Check and
present facts. ✸✸✸
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You may be in
demand when it comes to giving advice, but be
careful when dealing with emotional matters.
What you say may be misconstrued as meddling,
resulting in changes you will be forced to acknowledge and deal with. ✸✸
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t leave anything to chance. As long as you stay on top of matters, you will have nothing to fear and no regrets.
Dress your surroundings up to suit your personality,
but don’t lose sight of the costs involved. Make
romantic plans. ✸✸
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Memories will
get you thinking about old friends. Make arrangements to reunite with someone you miss. Consider
altering your current domestic situation. You can
make a move, but be careful you don’t take on
more than you can afford. ✸✸✸✸
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): High energy
and a little finesse will get you into the game, but
keeping you there will be another story. An impulsive move may appear to be your best choice but,
you are likely to have regrets. Focus on love, not
money. ✸✸✸
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t wait for
someone to make choices for you. Jump in and do
whatever has to be done in order to avoid delays
or restrictions due to someone’s lack of transparency. Emotions must not be ignored. Listen to your
heart. ✸✸✸
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Dealing with institutions will be difficult. Getting the information you
need isn’t likely to fall into place easily. Misdirection
and false accusations are apparent. Do your own
legwork and get the facts before you make a permanent move. Better to be safe than sorry. ✸✸✸
Birthday Baby: You are outgoing, entrepreneurial and charming. You are unpredictable and
adventuresome.
Dear Abby
by Abigail Van Buren
SISTER CAUGHT ON CAMERA DENIES STEALING EARRINGS
DEAR ABBY: My parents and sister live three
hours away, so my family stays with me when they
come to town. Over the last few years, I noticed
things began to disappear from my home. They are
usually small and portable -- earrings, in particular.
The idea of someone stealing from me was very
upsetting. When I mentioned it to my sister, she
suggested that it could be our housekeeper. After
my wedding band vanished, I had a security camera
installed. A few months later, two more pairs of earrings went MIA, so I had the surveillance company
review the tapes. It turns out the thief is my sister!
The idea that she has gone through my things
and helped herself with no remorse after I opened
my home to her disgusts me. When I confronted
her, she denied it. She later told my mother that she
did take the earrings, but didn’t know why I wanted
them “because they were so ugly.”
Christmas is coming and I can no longer welcome her to my home. Why would she do this to
me? -- TRUSTED MY SISTER IN RALEIGH, N.C.
DEAR TRUSTED: Not knowing your sister, I
can’t say for certain why she would steal from you.
She may have kleptomania and be unable to control her impulses. Or, she may resent you for what
she perceives you have that she doesn’t (a happy
life, lovely home, etc.) and has been taking the
items to “even things up.”
While I don’t blame you for being upset, please
understand that whatever her reason, she’s a troubled woman who needs help. Unless you lock up
anything of value, she should not be in your home.
cards. We usually play in the evening from 7 to 11
with the hosting couple providing light refreshments and dessert. Many years ago, one couple
designated December as “their” month to celebrate New Year’s Eve. We start earlier with a meal
and end after midnight.
The issue is that it has lost its appeal. Many
of us would prefer not to be out on that particular
night. How do we, as a group, let them know we
no longer want to have game night on New Year’s
Eve without hurting their feelings? They tend to be
a sensitive couple. -- PARTIED OUT IN OREGON
DEAR PARTIED OUT: Unless one of you is
willing to be the messenger and speak for the rest
of you, you should tell this couple as a group -well before the end of the year -- that you would
prefer not to be out on a night when many of the
drivers on the road have been drinking. It’s a valid
reason.
While the New Year’s Eve card game may have
become a tradition, times change, and as people
mature they tend to make more mature decisions.
The one you’re making ranks high among them.
P.S. There should be no hurt feelings if you suggest that the card game take place at some other
time.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
DEAR ABBY: I’m a 58-year-old male. My wife
divorced me last year after 33 years of marriage.
Must I wait the recommended seven years before
dating? I heard I must wait one year for every five
I was married. -- READY OR NOT IN MICHIGAN
DEAR READY OR NOT: I wonder where you
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
DEAR ABBY: We are part of a group of couples heard that! The answer is no. At 58, you had better
who meet monthly at one another’s homes to play start soon. You’re not getting any younger.
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HURRICANE
SEASON
NOVEMBER - APRIL
VAI
TAU
AFA
NOVEMA - APERILA
We have witness the devastation Ua tatou molimauina le faigata ua
in the Philippines as Typhoon
iai nei le atu-Filipaina ona o le
Hyian (Yolanda) blows through… malosi o le Afa o Hyian (Yolanda)…
Prepare now by putting a
EMERGENCY SUPPLY KIT
together for your family
Water/Vai
C
M
Y
K
C
M
Y
K
Tapena nei ma tu’u fa’atasi ni
OLOA FA’ALEOLEO
mo lou aiga
Radio/Leitio Flashlight/Batteries
Moli-uila/Ma’a
Food/Mea’ai
Medication/Prescription
Fuala’au/Vaila’au fa’atonuina
First Aid Kit/Oloa mo manu’a
-
1 gallon of WATER per person per day
Battery powered RADIO
FLASHLIGHT and batteries
FOOD
FIRST AID KIT
MEDICINE including prescription
-
1 le kalone VAI mo le tagata i le aso
LEITIO e ola i ma’a moli-uila
MOLI-UILA ma ma’a
MEA’AI TAUMAFA
OLOA mo lavea ma manu’a
FUALA’AU ma vaila’au mo ma’itaga
BE HURRICANE READY / SAUNI MA TAPENA
NEI MO AFA MA
MATAGI
MALOLOSI
Message from ASDHS – TEMCO
Report any landslides, flooding or other emergencies that
need assistance to the EOC at 699-3800, or call 911.
Afai e va’aia tulaga i sologa ma lologa, vala’au ane mo se
fesoasoani i le 699-3800 (EOC), po’o le 911.
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