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Page 2 samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013NOW SERVING BREAKFASTOPENS at 6:00AM MON-SATOasis for Fine Dining… MONDAY-SATURDAY 5PM TO 10PM MEAT/PASTA LOVERS MENU • CATCH OF THE DAYCLASSIC KOREAN MENU • DESSERT “DELIGHTS”LUNCH MONDAY-SATURDAY 11AM-2PMalsoPRIVATE PARTY& BANQUET ROOMSAVAILABLEBAR & RESTAURANTMON thru SAT • 6AM-2AMTELEPHONE @ 699-6231LOCATED IN SAMOA SPORTS BUILDING, AIRPORT RDSenate again rejects Gov’schoices for TEO and DYWAby Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News CorrespondentThe Senate has again rejected Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga’s re-nominations of Pa’u FuiavaililiRoy Taito Ausage as director of the Department of Youth and Women’s Affairs and TimothyJones Sr. as director of the Territorial Energy Office.With the Senate action, the governor is now required by law to submit new nominees for bothposts. This can be done during the current session, which is set to end on Sept. 27 or when the thirdregular session convenes in January.In the House, the DYWA director-nominee was approved while Jones was rejected, but hisnomination remained alive after a motion of reconsideration was approved. The House has yet tore-vote on Jones, but whatever their decision, it’s official after the Senate’s action.SENATE DECISIONThe Senate vote, which was carried out yesterday, was 4 “yes” and 9 “no” for both nominees,who were first rejected by the Senate early this year. Each nominee would need at least 10 yesvotes to be confirmed.Names of the two nominees were introduced in the Senate last week and assigned to the appropriatecommittees for confirmation hearings, but Senate President Gaoteote Tofau Palaie remindedsenators that the Senate has already held confirmation hearings on both nominees when they weresubmitted the first time and therefore senators have been fully briefed on the two appointments.Therefore, he asked the respective committee chairmen to report the nominations out of committeefor a decision by the Senate membership.Pa’u has been acting director since the Lolo administration took office in January this yearand was deputy director since 2001. He also served as assistant director for the same departmentbetween 1997 and 2001.The governor says that aside from Pa’u’s many years of experience in developing and implementingyouth and women’s programs in the territory, the nominee “has extensive academic credentials.”Jones has been acting director for TEO since January and helped establish a good working relationshipwith the American Samoa Power Authority. He led the way in revitalizing the AmericanSamoa Renewable Energy Council, for which he is the chairman.The governor says Jones can manage the TEO into a future where the territory will rely less oncostly fossil fuels and be more reliant on renewable resources.(all ANSWERs ON PAGE 14)

samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013 Page 3Local court throws outChinese “bribery” caseby JoyetterFeagaimaali’i-LuamanuSamoa News ReporterActing Associate JusticeElvis Pila Patea granted the government’smotion to dismiss thegovernment’s case against JinHua Sullivan (aka Nunu) a Chinesewoman, whom the governmentcharged with one count ofbribery of a public servant.The motion was filed by AssistantAttorney General CamillePhillipe who in her dismissalmotion noted the government’smain witnesses have moved offisland permanently, which is whythe government cannot proceed inthis matter. “This has preventedthe government from going forwardin a successful prosecutionin this matter.”(Samoa News notes themotion does not identify who thegovernment’s main witnesseswere in the case.)Sullivan was charged togetherwith Immigration officer SaveaPolone, who’s still facing twocounts of forgery and one countof public servant acceding to corruption.Assistant Attorney GeneralPhillipe, who’s prosecutingthis matter told Samoa Newsthe government is proceedingwith the Jury Trial in the caseof Immigration Officer Polone,scheduled for January 2014.According to the government’scase against Sullivan,in August 2011 an investigatorwith the AG’s office wasassigned by the Attorney Generalto investigate the issuance offraudulent immigration ID cards(Alien Registration Receiptcards). According to the government’scase, a search throughthe immigration computer databasesrevealed that two Chinesecitizens, Huiying Guo and MeinuNie had been issued Alien RegistrationNumbers (AR numbers)that were already issued to otherforeigners.The two Chinese females onSeptember 11, 2011 departed theterritory to Samoa and returnedthe same day and the datashowed a Liumanu Seuma’alawas the sponsor for the Chinesefemales. Court filings state theinvestigating officer spoke tothe sponsor who claimed shewas doing a favor for a Chinesefemale — Jin Hua Sullivan —who is a tenant of hers.Court filings say the sponsorclaimed she had no idea howthe two Chinese females got IDcards so fast and said all she didwas obtain entry permits, whichshe gave to Sullivan.It’s alleged the sponsorheard the Chinese females wereleaving on September 14, 2011and asked a supervisor for theImmigration Airport Sectionto seize their ID cards. Sheadmitted she now had the IDcards and turned them over tothe investigation team.Court filings state it was inMay 2011 that the sponsor filledout the applications for the entrypermits for two Chinese women.According to the government’scase when Sullivan wasquestioned, she said she renteda building from Seuma’ala. Shesaid that Yanxiong Li asked herto ask her landlord for help inapplying for some entry permitsfor his friends and she soughtSeumaala’s assistance.Sullivan said Li gave hercopies of the passports for thetwo Chinese women, itinerariesand $80 for the two permits,which she then gave toSeuma’ala. Court filings saySullivan received the permitsfrom Seuma’ala and she gavethem to her friend Li.According to the government’scase Sullivan deniedbringing the Chinese women tothe Immigration office to havetheir photos taken for their IDcards and said she didn’t offermoney to Polone and does notknow him.Court filings say that Polonewas summoned to the interviewingarea and had him lookat Sullivan, where he identifiedher as the lady who brought theChinese women to the immigrationoffice for ID cards and whogave him $200 for the cards.The investigator also spokewith Sullivan’s friend. Li saidhis friend in China asked him tosecure permits for two Chinesefemales to come to the territoryso he asked Sullivan to help withthe permits.Li said it was Sullivan whosought help from Seuma’ala sohe (Li) provided copies of thepassport for the Chinese womenand itineraries to Seuma’ala.Court filings state that Li saidhe didn’t know how the Chinesewomen got their ID cards.Reach reporterjoy@samoanews.comThis photo provded by University of Washington geophysicistPaul Johnson shows crew aboard the RV Atlantis getting readyto launch the remotely operated submersible Jason II off thecoast of Washington during a research cruise in August, 2013.Scientists were taking measurements of heat and gas emissionson the ocean bottom in a search for the stickiest parts of the CascadiaSubduction Zone. The 1,000-mile-long fault is expected toproduce a massive earthquake and tsunami that could kill morethan 10,000 people and cause billions of dollars in damages.(AP Photo/University of Washington, Paul Johnson)FA’AFETAI TELE LAVA!“Ia aua lava ne’i ia te i matou le Alii e, aua lava ne’i ia te imatou a ia fo’i atu pea i le Atua le viiga, le fa’amanu, ma lefa’ane’etaga nei ma aso uma lava.”Ou te fa’apoi laau tumanu, ma ou fa’atulou atu i ou mamaluSamoa, mai i Saua e oo atu i Falealupo. Tulou, tulou, tulouna lava.Ua fotu malama nei le Malama mai Saua, aua ua fa’atauao,fa’ataumalama le ana nai Tufumoe, e pei o le taua nai Vasa, ua se’elili’a fo’i Si’uleo aua ua tua’au mafuamalu le tai o A’autele.Ou te le ma’ona umu fu’e, (tulou). Ae oute fia pei o le lepela eto’atasi mai i le to’asefulu, na toe fo’i e fa’afetai ia Iesu ina uafa’amaloloina o ia. E fa’apena se lagona i lo’u tagata ona ofa’amanuiaga na ou maua i lea aso.Fa’afetai i lau Afioga a le Kovana Sili, lau tofa a le To’oto’o LoloMatalasi Moliga, le Kovana o Amerika Samoa. Lau kapeneta,aemaise le komiti o le aso fa’ailogaina o tagata faigaluega uma a leMalo.Fa’amalo atu, Fa’amalo i le tofa saili, a’o se fa’autautaga poto male taua i auga-tupulaga o Amerika Samoa. O se matati’a o le a legalo i o matou fo’i auga tupulaga, aua e ui o le aso fa’atauaina aitagata faigaluega i lo tatou malo, ae o se taimi muamua lenei ua fa’ataua ai fo’i ma i latou ua tel e tausaga o la latou tautua. Fa’afetaimo meaalofa aemaise lava o le fa’atauaina o i matou.E leai se manuia oi ia te a’u, ae ou te tatalo i le Tama o Le ona le vi’iga, le mamalu, le poto, ina ia fa’amanuia lau nofoaiga. O upu ale Salamo “O e fa’alagolago i le Ali’i, e fa’apei o mauga o Siona i latou e le fa’a-gae’etia ae tumau e fa’ava vau.”Fa’afetai i lau Afioga, le Peresetene o le Senate, Gaoteote Palaie Tofau, o le mamalu lava lea i le Maota Maualuga, lau Afioga i leFofoga Fetalai, i saunoaga fa’ala’ei’au, aemaise upu tima’i ua pei o ni ufitutupu le fa’agae’etia o le agaga, ua maualuga le aso o tagata faigaluega i looulua auai. Ia faamanuia pea le Atua ia oulua galuega aua se nofo filemu o leatunu’u.“United We Stand, Divided We Fall. God Bless!”Fa’afetai i lau Afioga i le Faatonu sili o le Matagaluega o A’oga, Vaitinasa Dr.Salu Hunkin Finau, i le agaga fa’agae’etia, ma le loto faamaualalo, aemaise leagaga faafetai. Ou te faapea atu ai, ua malo le fa’aaloalo, malo le fa’aeaea, male fa’atamali’i, a’o ai a’u ua e manatu mai ai! Fa’afetai i lau au taupulega, auSui Faatonu, o e mautofi i totonu o le vaega o aoga, nofoa pule ma a’ogata’itasi , faamalo i lo outou alolofa ma la outou fa’aaloalo. O se mitamitaga iate a’u, ina ua outou si’i le fale o Asomua i le mauga.Fa’amanuia i lau Susuga a le Fa’atonu ma le vaega, ia manuia lau nofoaiga, ooutou mama na. A iai se aga ua le tau tamali’i po o se pati ua sala, malu ave ifale, faamagalo mai a’u.Ia manuia outou pa ma outou maota. Manuia galuega o lo o feagai ai.Fa’afetai, Fa’afetai Tele Lava!Alofa’aga,Litea U ifa’atali.

Page 4 samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013Lawmaker saysHuman Traffickingbill may run counterto Samoan cultureSays jail cells will be filled withpeople serving matai without payby Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News CorrespondentSen. Nua Saoluaga has raised concerns over the effect a humantrafficking bill will have on the fa’aSamoa, or Samoan culture,if it’s enacted into law, saying that such legislation, if enactedinto law, will overcrowd the jail with violators of this measurebecause people will be charged with human trafficking for failingto pay family members doing projects directed by a family chief.The Manu’a lawmaker raised the fa’aSamoa issue duringTuesday’s Senate Judicial Committee hearing on the bill, whichwas unanimously approved yesterday by the Senate in third andfinal reaching. The bill now goes to the House, which has anidentical version of the same bill pending in committee.Nua, who voted yesterday in support of the bill, said duringthe committee hearing that if this measure is enacted into law,it would quickly overfill the only jail on island, because manypeople will be charged with human trafficking for not payingworkers for projects that a family chief, or matai, wants theentire-family to commit their time to.In the fa’aSamoa, or Samoan culture, he says, the familytautua, or serve, the matai and when the chief calls the family tocarry out work for projects such as building a home, cleaning theplantation or other work for the family, everyone contributes.But under this bill, people would end up filing lawsuits for notgetting paid for the work they do, he said, and asked AttorneyGeneral Afoa Moega Lutu for his take on this issue.Afoa responded that filing a lawsuit is a person’s right and it’salso the right of the person being sued to provide a response. He alsosays the Samoan culture is very important and American Samoanscannot ignore it but if people misuse it, then that is not the Samoanculture. He said any case presented to his office is thoroughlyreviewed on its merits before taking any legal action in court.Deputy attorney general for the criminal division MitzieJessop added, “Our goal is not to attack our fa’aSamoa. We loveour culture [and] our culture is based on respect for each other,and for the matai. These cases, when they come to us, we reviewthem on a case by case basis.”In the Samoan culture people “are not paid by money” but theperson who provides service or tautua is paid by the matai withfood and a home. “And these are some of the things that we lookat when cases are brought to the Attorney General’s Office onwhether or not charges should be filed,” she said.She agrees with Afoa that “we have a beautiful culture andit’s based on mutual respect with people helping each other. Thegoal of this [proposed ] law is not to target our fa’asamoa, ourmatai system or family,”she said.The bill targets those who turn people into slaves, she said,adding that the majority of cases of human trafficking seen sofar are females from Samoa and the perpetrators, who are sponsoringthese individuals, are U.S. nationals living in the territory.CLARIFICATIONFor the front page story titled “Acting Director for TOFR”Samoa News wishes to clarify that Alfonso Pete Galea’i is alreadythe Director and does not need Fono confirmation given that TOFRwas transferred under the Governor’s Office earlier this year.Alfonso also told Samoa News that he was not responsiblefor the redevelopment/rebuilding of the tuna cannery — as thatis the responsibility of Mr. Ian Boatwood, STP Projects andGeneral Manager.Samoa News apologizes to its readers and to Mr. Galea’i andMr. Boatwood for its errors.© Osini Faleatasi Inc. reserves all rights.dba Samoa News is published Monday through Saturday,except for some local and federal holidays.Please send correspondences to: OF, dba Samoa News,Box 909, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799.Contact us by Telephone at (684) 633-5599Contact us by Fax at (684) 633-4864Contact us by Email at samoanews@samoatelco.comNormal business hours are Mon. thru Fri. 8am to 5pm.Permission to reproduce editorial and/or advertisements,in whole or in part, is required. Please address such requeststo the Publisher at the address provided above.Samoa News EditorialThe Gong Show IIby Rhonda Annesley, Editor-in-ChiefFive minutes of your time… your life — let’s vent — It’s been a hell of a week. GONG!Last week, while sitting in the traffic on Friday, waiting for the workers’ Labor Day celebrationat the Veterans Memorial Stadium to kick off, I was wondering if the McConnellDowel participation in the parade was because they couldn’t get their trucks out anyway — sowhat the heck — let’s do a parade.But really, the traffic jam was so bad, and the police officers directing the traffic causedmore of a jam than an ease… Gong!And talking about jam: How much do you think was in that envelope given to the HouseSpeaker to commemorate his being the ‘longest serving’ elected Fono member?I’m only asking because quite frankly whenever I take a look at those Fono ledgers wereported about in May this year, I point my finger at the Fono leaders for the over runs.I can only surmise the envelope contained “Food for Human Consumption” money. GONG!There isn’t a government employee that doesn’t want to renegotiate their salary afterhearing about Dr. Aloimoa R. Anesi wanting to do just that with his $93,000. Apparently, asthe longest serving doctor at LBJ, his experience and the use of his pin number to bill Medicare— he believes he’s worth every bit of his original $129,000 salary.Maybe… however, there’s not a single person in the territory that doesn’t understandthere’s a financial crisis going on at the LBJ Medical Center. In fact, the latest financial auditof the ASG points to LBJ as the reason the government was $10Million in the red for FY2012, instead of a mere $7Million. GONG!Well, the governor’s appointments for Director of Youth & Women and the TerritorialEnergy Office were rejected by the Senate yesterday in a vote so casual that one would thinkthey must have had a breakfast over steak & eggs, and jokingly said, “49ers should win theSuper Bowl this year, let’s give them our support by commemorating them in our votes —that’s surely worth a teutusi!”Rumor has it that neither director-appointee was notified of the possible vote — they foundout when people called their offices to say, “Talofae”.DON’T SIGN THEIR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET GOV. LOLO! GONG!!Then there’s the ASG budget comparison sheet I saw listing Director’s Salaries for theyears 2013 and 2014 (increase/ decrease). Some I understand— for example the over workedhead of the Public Defender’s Office gets an increase of $9,600. But then there’s the directorof the Department of Agriculture — he’s going to get an increase of $7,000 and well… exactlywhat does the DoA do?Let’s see… there’s no subsidy for farmers, they closed down the Vet clinic, and… well…does anyone know?There’s also a $5,000 increase for the Property Management director, who manages R&Mfor ASG housing, which is reportedly ineffective because it doesn’t have enough funds to dothe R&M work its mandated to do. GONG!The list also notes employee increases and decreases — with the shocker — the Fonoshows a decrease of 29 employees for FY 2014, the largest decrease of all on the list.I can’t help but wonder if that’s the result of the ‘payment by voucher’ scheme that’s beenstopped? GONG!Keep those GONG SHOW ideas coming. We may yet win an Emmy… or at least a LapisiAward.This editorial is sponsored by the not for profit group “Cats are people too. Meow”

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Page 6 samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013Governor delivers“good news” toworkers at LaborDay celebrationRepresentatives from BlueSky Communications and GHC Reid & Co. Ltd. collaboratedWednesday for the “Bluesky - Coca Cola Roadshow” — held at the Fagatogo Marketplace from9a.m. - 2p.m. Individuals who purchased a 12-pack of any Coca Cola product during the Roadshowreceived a special text code that enters them into a drawing to win awesome prizes thatinclude one of two mini iPads and a Coca Cola backpack kit, or one of 18 Coca Cola backpacksfilled with cool gear and a Plum Wicked cell phone. There were also 180 Coca Cola bags withnotebooks and pencils to be given away!The promo ends Friday, October 11 and each text costs 25 cents.In addition to the roadshow, Bluesky Communications is also offering free bonus e-chargebonus rewards during the entire month of September. Every time an e-charge is made during thismonth, Bluesky will give away 30% bonus rewards.The free bonus rewards are only good for local calls and valid for two weeks. Terms and conditionsapply and the promo ends September 30.[photo: B. Chen]Chief Election Officer testifiesat Budget HearingsFono learns elections are expensive and underfundedby Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News CorrespondentThe cost to tax payers in American Samoa to run the 2012 general and special elections wasover $300,000 while the government allocated only $200,000 to cover election expenditures,which did not include the annual budget specifically to operate the Election Office.This issue surfaced during the Fono’s Joint Budget hearings yesterday as they reviewed theElection Office’s FY 2014 budget.Chief election officer Tuaolo Manaia Fruean says total costs for last year’s election came injust over $327,000 and of that total amount, more than $138,000 was spent on the gubernatorialrun off election, with the rest for the general election.It was Sen. Soliai Tuipine Fuimaono, who was chief election officer over the last severalyears, that questioned the status of this agency’s budget, during the budget hearings, pointingout that the Election Office is always in the red — every year.However, ASG Budget and Planning Office director Catherine Aigamaua-Saelua, explainedthat year-to-date in FY 2012 for the Election Office does not show an overrun.The year-to-date figures for FY 2013 are not yet available, she added. (The 2012 Novembergeneral election was held during the first quarter of the current fiscal year).Soliai said the Election Office had requested additional money last year to cover expanses ofthe general election for the fact that allocation at the time was not enough, given that it was amajor election year that included the gubernatorial race as well as a run off.The annual budget includes $200,000 under the Special Programs budget for the purposeof election preparation and during last year’s FY 2013 budget hearings, Soliai— when hewas chief election officer—sought additional funds to run the 2012 election which was estimatedat $440,000 with $280,500 for the general election alone and $159,500 for a run-off,or special election.The Fono allocated an additional $100,000 under Special Programs to help with the 2012election, but was line-item veto by then Gov. Togiola Tulafono, saying that no explanationwas provided for giving this money to the Election Office, which didn’t request supplementalfunding.Under special program for FY 2014, a total of $200,000 is allocated to start preparations forthe November 2014 general election, which is only for the local House and the U.S. Congressionaldelegate.Under FY 2014, the budget to operate the Election Office totals $755,000 for 17 employees.Of the total budget, $380,000 is from local revenue and $375,000 in federal funding.However, the Fono was told that the Election Office does not get annual federal funding andthe grants included in the budget were approved a few years ago through two federal programs.The Election Office is utilizing what is left to be expanded.Federal funding for the Election Office comes from the Help America Voting Act (HAVA)for $185,000 and the Election Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (EAID) for $190,000.One of the expenditures described in the budget to be funded with HAVA money is $30,000to purchase e-poll books and equipment which are to be used at polling stations. Under theEAID, there is a $20,500 allocation to purchase ‘disabled voting equipment.’by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News CorrespondentSpeaking at last Friday’s Labor Day celebration at VeteransMemorial Stadium, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga announced thatthe pay increase for ASG workers making less than $10,000a year will go into effect in the new fiscal year, if the Fonoapproves the administration’s final FY 2014 budget proposal.Lolo says that the departments of Education and Public Works—the two ASG entities who performed siva and pese during the ceremony—have many workers making less than $10,000 a year.If the Senate and House approves the FY 2014 budget, Lolosaid all these workers as well as others in the ASG workforcewill get their annual pay increased to $10,000 or more. The messageresulted in applause from the crowd.He said these workers have been tirelessly serving the public, butmany of them are still getting about $7,000, $8,000 or $9,000 a yearand these salaries are not sufficient to provide for their families.Therefore, he said a directive has been given to the HumanResources Department and Treasury Department at the start ofthe new fiscal year (which is Oct. 1, 2013) - and upon approvalof the FY 2014 budget -all these individuals pay scale will beabove $10,000. Lolo didn’t elaborate further as to how muchmoney is being allocated for these pay hikes or how manyemployees will be affected.Responding to Samoa News inquiries, ASG Treasurer Dr.Falema’o ‘Phil’ M. Pili said, the government hasn’t calculatedthe amount of money involved or the number of employeesaffected, as the review is ongoing.“The cost of living has gone up and I believe the Governor’seffort here is to help stabilize conditions within each employee’spersonal economies. I think it is a positive direction for ourpeople,” said Pili.CELEBRATIONLast Friday’ celebration was described by those who spokeat the ceremony as a historic event because it’s the first time thatthe government publicly honored and paid tribute to not onlyits own workforce but that of the private sector. The governmentalso presented special awards— including monetary assistance—to at least three individuals who have been serving inthe government for over 50 years.The local U.S. Army Reserve and some local businesses wereinvited to participate in the celebration and the parade and the governorthanked them for their participation, saying that “it makesa big difference and it brings dignity into our celebration today.”Among the major local companies who participated wereMcConnell Dowell, Bluesky Communications, the Tool Shop,and Manu’a and Tutuila stores.At the beginning of the event, the governor said this was acelebration for all workers in American Samoa serving the communityas well as every American Samoan worker - startingfrom Congressman Faleomavaega Eni’s office in WashingtonD.C. to California and Hawai’i, to Australia and New Zealandand every other country around the world.On this special day of honoring the labor force, Lolo saysit’s the day in which everyone is equal — from the top governmentofficial, including himself and the Fono leadership — tothe maintenance worker at Public Workers and the plumber atMcConnell Dowell.“To all the workers of American Samoa, whether you are agovernment employee or a private sector employee, today is theday that friends are for, and hopefully we nurtured that friendship,”said Lolo.He says it’s important to honor the territory’s workforce as theyplay the vital role of developing American Samoa into a betterplace and making sure that government continues to operate.He said the “spirit of working together and doing thingstogether” is very important “because only with unity we canaccomplish and achieve what we have set [out] to do.”Senate President Gaoteote Tofau Palaie and House SpeakerSavali Talavou Ale were the key speakers of the celebration andboth thanked the governor for reaching out to the Fono to takepart in this special event honoring workers.Gaoteote says he has served in the Fono for some 13 years - bothin the Senate and House - and this is the first time the Fono has beengiven the chance to present a voice in a government ceremony.He praised the governor for putting workers first and honoringworkers in American Samoa, by making the celebrationthe first of its kind in the territory.

samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013 Page 7OFFICE OF THE GOVERNORPago Pago American Samoa 96799ProclamationNational Preparedness MonthSeptember 2013WHEREAS, “National Preparedness Month” creates an important opportunity for every resident of American Samoa to prepare their homes,businesses, schools and communities for any type of emergency from natural disasters to potential te rrorist attacks; andWHEREAS, investing in the preparedness of ourselves, our families, businesses, and communities can reduce fa talities and economic devastation inour communities and in our nation; andWHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Ready Campaign, Citizen Corps, and other federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, private,and volunteer agencies are working to increase public activities in preparing for emergencies and to educate individuals on how to take action; andWHEREAS, emergency preparedness is the responsibility of every citizen of American Samoa and all citizens ar e urged to make preparedness apriority and work together, as a team, to ensure that individuals, families, and communities are pre pared for disasters and emergencies of any type; andWHEREAS, all citizens of American Samoa are encouraged to participate in citizen preparedness activities and asked to review the Ready Campaign’sWeb Sites at ready.gov become more prepared; andNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Lolo M. Moliga , Governor of American Samoa, hereby proclaim September, 2013, asNational Preparedness Month, and encourage all citizens and businesses to continue to develop their own emergency preparedness plan, and worktogether toward creating a more prepared society.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my Signature and Seal of my Office on this 27th day of August, in the year of our Lord twothousand thirteen.Poloa’iga Fa’alaua’iteleMASINA E FA’ATAUA AI TAPENAGA MO FA’ALAVELAVE FA’AFUASE’ISetema 2013TALUAI, o le “Masina ua Fa’atauaina ai Tapenaga mo Fa’alavelave Fa’afuase’i” e faatupula’ia ai avanoa i tag ata uma o Amerika Samoa, eta’apenapena ai Aiga, Pisinisi, A’oga ma Nu’u mo so’o se fa’alavelave fa’anatura po’o fa’alavelave f a’afuase’i e fa’atupu e tagata, e fa’apea ai fo’i ma lesoliina o le tulafono e tagata fa’atutupu vevesi; maTALUAI, ina ia fa’atupula’ia pea le agaga fesoasoani i o tatou tagata, aiga, pisinisi ma nu’u, e fa’aitiiti a ai tagata maliliu fa’apea le pagatia o letamaoaiga o tagata ma le malo; maTALUAI, o le Matagaluega o le Feturale o lo’o gafa ma fa’alavelave fa’afuase’i, po o le FEMA ma le latou po lokalame o le fa’asauni atu, leFa’alapotopotoga mo Sitiseni, po o le Citizens Corp, o isi ofisa o le feturale, setete, malo fa’alot o-i-fale, teritori, ma sosaiete e ofo fua atu lo latou tautuaua galulue fa’atasi ina ia tupu atili ai gaoioiga ma sauniuniga uma i fa’alavelave fa’afuase’i, ma a ’oa’o atu i tagata uma ina ia silafia ma iloa le gaioiga etatau ona fai, maTALUAI, o sauniuniga i fa’alavelave fa’afuase’i, o le matafaioi lea a tagata uma o Amerika Samoa, e tautuai na ai ina ia fa’amuamua peata’apenapenaga, ma ia galulue fa’atasi tagata uma, aiga ma nu’u ina ia fa’amausali ai pea sauniuniga e tali atu ai i so’o se fa’alavelave ma mafatiaga etutupu mai; maTALUAI, e tatau ona matua fa’amalosia tagata o Amerika Samoa e ‘auai i sauniuniga ‘au’au fa’atasi i mea e f ai, ma ia asiasi i sauniuniga fa’atosina i leinitineti, ready.gov, ma isi a’oa’oga ina ia fa’amautu ai sauniuniga a tagata nu’u.O LE MEA LEA, O A’U, LOLO M. MOLIGA, e poloa’iina ai le Masina o Setema 2013, e avea ma Masina ua fa’atauaina ai tapenaga mofa’alavelave fa’afuase’i. I le agaga fa’aaloalo e fautuaina ai tagata nu’u uma o Amerika Samoa ma p isinisi uma ina ia faifai epa ma fau lelei ni ta’iala esauniuni ai mo fa’alavelave fa’afuase’i, ma ia galulue faatasi ina ia avea tatou ma nofoaga mautu.Ua fa’amausali lenei Poloa’iga Fa’alaua’itele i lo’u sainia lea i le aso 27 lenei o Aokuso, i le tau saga lua afe sefulu tolu.LOLO M. MOLIGAKovana Sili o Amerika Samoa

Page 8 samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013Corn maze cutter stalks fall fun across countryThis 2013 photo provided by the Idle-Hour Ranch shows their African safari-themed corn maze made by Maize Quest in Troy,Ohio.(AP Photo/Idle-Hour Ranch)FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C.(AP) — Timothy Day isn’texactly sick of corn by the endof the summer, but ...“If I had a penny everytime I’ve heard, ‘This isa-MAZE-ing,’ I’d certainlybe rich by now,” he says witha chuckle.Over the past couple ofmonths, Day has cut morethan 50 corn mazes. Someoneelse does the designs, butthere’s definitely some artistryin the way he spins thatsteering knob.“My paintbrush is a rototiller,”Day says. “And atractor hooked to it.”Most people associate cornmazes with Halloween, butthe work starts long beforeOctober.Day’s season began the lastweek in June. Since then, heand his partner have been asfar north as Ontario, Canada,as far south as Florida, and to“almost every state betweenhere and there.”“It’s not out of the ordinaryfor us to drive 3,000 or 4,000miles in five days and cut out10 or 12 corn mazes in thatamount of time,” says Day,who lives in Edinburg, Va.,and who’s been doing thissince 2005.“Our truck is our hotel.We actually sleep in the truckmost of the time. We keepeither the tractor driving or thetruck driving, one or the other.One of us is driving somethingalmost 24 hours a day.”Day cuts for Maize Questout of New Park, Pa. Companyowner Hugh McPhersonsays this season has been alogistical nightmare.“The rain has been sendingus to scheduling haywirefor the cutting crew,” saysMcPherson, aka “The MazeMaster.”He and Day have to staggerthe cutting schedule to catchthe corn at just the rightgrowth stage.If it’s too mature, the plantswill grow back in the pathshe’s cut.Day likes to cut the cornwhen it’s about waist- orchest-high, but that’s not justfor practical reasons. He’sallergic once the corn tassels.“Basically, anywherethat the pollen touches me, Ijust get a really itchy rash,”says Day, who ran into thatproblem this year outsideMemphis, Tenn.“It gets to where the pollenis so thick in your eyes ... youcan feel the grit on your eyeballsand, literally, for threedays my eyes will run yellow.”Once he gets to a farm, it’sall fairly routine.First, he drives around thefield’s perimeter to establishthe boundaries for the GPSsystem.Then he fits the design intothat shape, and the computerdoes the rest.“There’s very little roomfor error in our corn mazes,”he says.(Continued on page 14)CYCYMKMK

samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013 Page 9DMWR concludes 1st year of new“bird banding stations” in TutuilaCYMKby B. Chen, Samoa News CorrespondentThe Wildlife Division of the Departmentof Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR)has launched a partnership with the US-basedInstitute for Bird Populations to set up six birdbanding stations throughout Tutuila Island. This,according to DMWR’s Chief Wildlife BiologistDr. Nico Suzanne Dauphine, was necessary “inorder to better understand the ecology, populationstatus, and conservation needs of AmericanSamoa’s forest birds.”The partnership, called the Tropical MonitoringAvian Productivity and Survivorship(TMAPS) program, kicked off last August and hasconcluded 13 straight months of data collection.“Although almost everyone appreciates AmericanSamoa’s beautiful forest birds, such as thelupe (Pacific Pigeon), segasegamau’u (CardinalHoneyeater) and segaula (Blue-crowned Lory),little information is available about their populationsin American Samoa,” Dr. Dauphine wrotein a statement to Samoa News. “Part of DMWR’smission is to research, manage, and protect theseamazing creatures,” which are an important partof American Samoa’s natural heritage.Dr. Dauphine reports that current TMAPSbird banding stations are being operated at sitesin Amalau, Aoloau, Lotoasi, Malaeloa, Malota,and Mount Alava. In order to establish the birdbanding stations, DMWR Wildlife Division staffmembers Siaifoi Faaumu and Matthew Toiloloworked with local landowners who kindly grantedDMWR permission to work on their lands.“DMWR is extremely grateful for the supportof these generous residents, who includeAlo Pete Steffany, Utu Ron, Wesley Tuilefano,Easter Bruce, the Asi family, Fuimaono Asuemu,the Lauti family, and the Gurr family. DWMR isalso grateful for support from the National Parkof American Samoa, which manages the Alavasite,” Dr. Dauphine said.According to DMWR data, between August2012 and April 2013, the TMAPS program inTutuila captured, banded, and released 495 birds of11 species. The most commonly captured speciesby far was the iao (Wattled Honeyeater). This, andfour other native species - tiotala (Collared Kingfisher),segasegamau’u (Cardinal Honeyeater), fuiavao (Polynesian Starling), and fuia (Samoan Startling)- were captured in high enough numbers tocalculate productivity and survivorship, once fouror more years of data is collected.Between June and August, 2013, TMAPSintern Emily Jeffreys worked with Tafuna HighSchool senior and STEP-UP student Jaeleen Ozuon a special project for the American SamoaSTEP-UP program, coordinated by Netini Seneand Dr. Mark Schmaedick.Ozu presented her results during the AmericanSamoa STEP-UP symposium that was heldlast month on August 4.Dr. Dauphine presented on August 15, ananalysis of the first nine months of TMAPS datacollection at the American Ornithologists’ Unionmeeting in Chicago, IL.A poster summarizing these early results isnow on display at the DMWR main office behindthe Fagatogo Marketplace.DMWR’s partner, the Institute for Bird Populations,is using the information to create aManual for Sexing and Aging Birds in AmericanSamoa, which will be available to anyone interestedin forest birds in the Territory.“In the coming months, DMWR looks forwardto continuing this project in Tutuila andexpanding it to Manu’a, which hosts four forestbird species not found in Tutuila,” Dr. Dauphinesaid. “All of the information collected will helpDMWR better manage and protect AmericanSamoa’s birds.”HFD Air One, makes an aerial water drop as firefightersbattle to contain a Hawaii Kai, Oahu brush fire before it crossesover the ridge from Pepeekeo St. to Kawaihae Dr and the condosbelow. Oahu brush fires also blazed in Wahiawa Wednesdaykeeping firefighters busy most of the day. [Photo: Barry Markowitz]CMYK

Page 10 samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013Caribbean’s watersupply threatenedby climate changeThis photo released by the South Davis Metro Fire Agency shows a flattened car that was hitby a semitrailer on Thur. Sept. 5, 2013 in Bountiful, Utah.Authorities say nobody was injured when a semitrailer filled with 45 tons of sand rolled intothe house.(AP Photo/South Davis Metro Fire Agency)NEWS IN BRIEFRunaway truck flattensvehicle, hits home in UtahBOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — A red vehiclesitting in a Bountiful driveway was flattenedThursday morning after it was hit by a runawaysemitrailer carrying 45 tons of sand.Nobody was injured in the crash that happeneda little before 7 a.m. Thursday, but thefront of a home was wrecked and the car crushed.Russia: G20 agrees onplan to tax multinationalsST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russia’sfinance minister says that G-20 leadershave agreed on a plan to take on multinationalcompanies who tuck away their profits in offshorejurisdictions.Speaking to reporters after Thursday’s firstGroup of 20 session, Anton Siluanov said thatThe truck driver had been hauling a full leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies areload of sand up an incline on the way to Bountifulindignant over the policies of cross-border giantsRidge Golf Course when he attempted to like Google and Amazon, who “make money indownshift, according to Bountiful police Sgt. one country” but pay lower taxes elsewhere. TheAndrew Bryson. He couldn’t get the vehicle in G-20 leaders agreed on a plan that would preventthese companies from using loopholes andgear, and the brakes went out when he tried tostop it, police said.The heavy semitrailer rolled backward forabout half a city block, burst through a retainingwall and smashed the car before it finally cameto a stop partway inside a home.tax havens, Siluanov said. He did not elaborate.Russia: Strike on Syria couldmean nuke disasterVIENNA (AP) — Russia is warning that aU.S. strike on Syria’s atomic facilities mightBryson said the residents of the home were result in a nuclear catastrophe and is urgingeating breakfast in another part of the house. the U.N. to present a risk analysis of such aThey were not injured.scenario. The warning comes from Russia’sBut the red car — which was waiting for Foreign Ministry spokesman, Alexander Lukashevich.pickup by a new owner who had purchased it aday earlier — was destroyed.The truck driver had proper permits for carryingHe said in a statement Wednesday thata strike on a miniature reactor near Damascusor other nuclear installations could contaminatethe heavy load and police didn’t plan to the region with radioactivity, adding: “The con-cite him, although an investigation is ongoing.“It looks like a gross mechanical failure,”Bryson said.sequences could be catastrophic.”IAEA spokeswoman Gill Tudor told the APin an email Thursday that her agency is readyHe added that it’s fortunate no other cars or to “consider the questions raised” by Lukashevichif it receives a formal request to do sopeople were in the truck’s path. The street isclose to a Mormon temple and a school.“That’s generally a very busy road,” he said.Drone hunters line upfor Colo. town’s ‘license’DENVER (AP) — It’s September, Coloradobow hunting is underway, and rifle hunters arefrom Moscow. Russia’s Interfax news agencysays that Moscow intends to bring up the issueat next week’s 35-nation IAEA board meeting.Tropical Storm Lorenanears western Mexico coastMIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Lorena haslining up for a hot new license: $25 to shoot re-formed farther north in the eastern Pacific,down a government drone over the village of leading to storm warnings for parts of theDeer Trail.Supporters acknowledge the licenses wouldbe only symbolic, and a town election authorizingMexico coast.The U.S. Hurricane Center in Miami saidlate Thursday night that Lorena is located 125them is more than a month away. Still, miles (201 kilometers) west of Cabo Corrientes,The Denver Post reported Thursday about 1,000people have applied for one.Residents of the tiny plains town an houreast of Denver are still split on the proposal.The scheme is part protest against governmentMexico. It has maximum sustained winds of 40mph (64 kph) and is moving at 13 mph (21 kph).A tropical storm warning has been issuedfor Baja California Sur from Agua Blanca toBuenavista. A tropical storm watch has alsosurveillance and part promotion to get been issued for the west coast of Baja CaliforniaDeer Trail some attention. It’s working, at least Sur north of Agua Blanca to Santa Fe.on the second point. The federal government Forecasters say Lorena’s center willissued a warning against shooting at drones. approach the southern part of Mexico’s BajaPhil Steel, who proposed the licenses, is California peninsula on Friday and be near orselling novelty versions. Officials say he’s over land by Saturday.given part of the income to the town.(Continued on page 12)SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Experts are sounding anew alarm about the effects of climate change for parts of theCaribbean — the depletion of already strained drinking waterthroughout much of the region.Rising sea levels could contaminate supplies of fresh waterand changing climate patterns could result in less rain to supplyreservoirs in the coming decades, scientists and officials warnedat a conference in St. Lucia this week.“Inaction is not an option,” said Lystra Fletcher-Paul, Caribbeanland and water officer for the U.N. Food and AgricultureOrganization. “The water resources will not be available.”Some of the possible solutions include limits on development,increased use of desalination plants and better management ofexisting water supplies, but all face challenges in a region wheremany governments carry heavy debts and have few new sourcesof revenue.Many Caribbean nations rely exclusively on undergroundwater for their needs, a vulnerable source that would be hit hardby climate change effects, said Jason Johnson, vice president ofthe Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association, a Trinidadbasednonprofit group.“That’s the greatest concern,” he said. “Those weather patternsmay change, and there may not necessarily be the meansfor those water supplies to be replenished at the pace that theyhave historically been replenished.”Parts of the Caribbean have been experiencing an unusuallydry spell that emerged last year.In August 2012, some islands reported extremely dryweather, including Grenada and Anguilla. By July of this year,those conditions had spread to Trinidad, Antigua, St. Vincentand Barbados, the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology &Hydrology says.“We’re seeing changes in weather patterns,” said AvrilAlexander, Caribbean coordinator for the nonprofit GlobalWater Partnership. “... When you look at the projected impactof climate change, a lot of the impact is going to be felt throughwater.”Intense rains have been reported in recent months in someCaribbean areas, but that doesn’t mean an increase in freshwater supply, said Bernard Ettinoffe, president of the CaribbeanWater and Sewerage Association Inc., a St. Lucia-based groupthat represents water utilities in the region.Heavy rains mean there’s not enough time for water to soakinto the ground as it quickly runs off, he said. In addition, thecost of water treatment increases, and many islands instead shuttheir systems to prevent contamination.The island considered most at risk is Barbados, which ranks21st out of 168 countries in terms of water demand exceedingavailable surface water supplies, according to a 2012 study byBritish risk analysis firm Maplecroft. Other Caribbean islandshigh on the list are Cuba and the Dominican Republic, whichranked 45 and 48, respectively. The study did not provide dataon a smattering of eastern Caribbean islands that officials say areamong the driest in the region.“There are a number of indications that the total amount ofrainfall in much of the Caribbean would be decreasing by theend of the century,” said Cedric Van Meerbeeck, a climatologistwith the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology & Hydrology.Van Meerbeeck said water supplies will continue to decreaseif individuals as well as agriculture and tourism, the region’s keyindustries, do not monitor use.“Climate is maybe not the biggest factor, but it’s a drop inan already full bucket of water,” he said. “It will have quitedramatic consequences if we keep using water the way we doright now.”Jamaica, Trinidad and Barbados have ordered rationing thisyear, with Barbados reducing pressure and occasionally cuttingoff supply to some areas. The island also began to recycle water,with officials collecting treated wastewater to operate airporttoilets.Overuse of wells elsewhere has caused saltwater seepage anda deterioration of potable water underground, leading to the constructionof hundreds of desalination plants in the Caribbean.But the cost of desalination still remains unaffordable formany governments, said John Thompson, director of the CaribbeanDesalination Association board.The biggest challenge overall is changing the mentality ofwater utility authorities who see their role as solely providingclean water, Johnson said.“The new reality is that it’s a national security issue if yourwater supplies are diminished,” Johnson said. “It becomes ahealth and safety issue.”

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Jewell says it’s time to assess the Hawaiian homelandstrust and to think about where it should be when the centennial of the Hawaiian Homes CommissionAct arrives in eight years.(AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)➧ NEWS IN BRIEF…The storm is expected to bring 3 to 5 inchesof rain to the southwest coast of Mexico andthe southern portion of the Baja Californiapeninsula.Quake hits off Costa Ricacoast; no damage reportsSAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Seismologistssay a magnitude-6.0 earthquake has struckoff the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, but there areno reports of damage or injury. The U.S. GeologicalSurvey says the quake hit at 6:29 a.m.local time (1229 GMT) and it was centered 31miles (50 kilometers) west of Sardinal, some 11miles (18 kilometers) below the surface.It was felt strongly along the coast, but theNational Emergency Commission says it hasreceived no reports of injuries or significantdamage. It’s exactly a year since a magnitude-7.6quake struck in the same region. Thatquake caused widespread panic, but miraculouslyonly one death.Teens’ fingerprints foundon WWII veteran’s carSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Investigatorshave discovered fingerprints linking two teenagersto an 88-year-old World War II veteranwho was beaten to death last month, authoritiessaid.Police said in an affidavit that DemetruisGlenn and Kenan Adams-Kinard, both 16, killedDelbert “Shorty” Belton on Aug. 22 while hesat in his car. Investigators found Glenn’s printson the exterior rear driver’s side door and theinterior of the rear driver’s side passenger doorand Adams-Kinard’s prints were on the exteriordriver’s door and the interior of the rear driver’sside passenger door, according to the affidavit.Belton’s body was found wedged betweenthe front bucket seats, with his lower body fromthe neck down folded into the back seat area,according to the affidavit.Glenn and Adams-Kinard will be arraignedSept. 12. Both face charges of first-degreemurder and two charges of first-degree robbery.They are being tried as adults.The Associated Press does not generallyidentify minors accused of a crime but is namingthe teens because of the severity of the charges.According to court documents, Adams-Kinard claimed in a letter that he called Beltonand arranged to buy crack cocaine from himSpokane police have said there is no evidencethat Belton was a drug dealer. Spokane policehave said there is no evidence that Belton wasa drug dealer.Belton was born in Sunnyside, Wash., andraised in Spokane. He survived being shot in theleg in 1945 at Okinawa, one of the fiercest battlesof the war, and went on to spend 33 yearsworking for Kaiser Aluminum before retiring in1982.Continued from page 10LA County deputies ID 3in shooting of girl, 7PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — The LosAngeles County Sheriff’s Department has identifiedthree men arrested in connection with acar-to-car shooting that critically wounded a7-year-old girl in Palmdale.Officials said Thursday that detectivesarrested 22-year-old Jesus Peralta of Palmdale,19-year-old Carlos Peralta of Palmdale, and20-year-old Eduardo Diaz of Littlerock. Theywere booked on suspicion of attempted murderand are being held on $1 million bail.Detectives aren’t looking for additionalsuspects.Authorities said the incident occurred atabout 12:45 a.m. Wednesday with an argumentbetween occupants of two cars at a gas stationin the high desert city.When the girl and her family drove away,they were followed by the other car and multiplegunshots were fired in a chase through aresidential neighborhood.The shooting remains under investigation.Leaders of China, Japanhold ‘brief talk’ at G20BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media sayPresident Xi Jinping spoke briefly with his Japanesecounterpart at the Group of 20 summitin Russia, in the first contact between the twoleaders amid tensions over disputed islands.China had earlier ruled out the possibility ofa meeting between the two on the sidelines ofthe St. Petersburg summit. China has put relationswith Japan in the deep freeze since lastSeptember when Tokyo nationalized a group ofislands claimed by China.However, the official Xinhua News Agencysays Xi met with Abe in a VIP room onThursday for a ‘brief talk.’ It said Xi told theJapanese leader that ties between their nationswere facing ‘grave difficulties,’ and that Japanshould correctly deal with sensitive issues suchas the islands dispute.Romania plans referendumon killing stray dogsBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Themayor of the Romanian capital says there willbe a referendum on whether thousands of straydogs should be euthanized after a 4-year-oldboy was killed by a stray this week.Sorin Oprescu said Thursday that the datefor the referendum will be decided on Friday.According to animal welfare authorities,some 1,100 people were bitten by stray dogs inBucharest in the first four months of 2013.President Traian Basescu called on the governmenton Tuesday to pass a law that wouldallow for stray dogs to be killed, saying “humansare above dogs.”(Continued on page 15)

samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013 Page 13Recycling Contestoff to a good start➧ Geothermal energy gets high priority…Continued from page 1and hit hard the pockets of already impoverishedcitizens.Additionally, natural disasters are occurringmore frequently and with greater intensity,threatening the stability of fuel sources,reliable power generation, and affordablepricing. Communities such as AmericanSamoa often find themselves left at the marginswhile trying to overcome these difficultchallenges. Rapid changes in the cost or availabilityof energy have serious effects on theentire community.”“The Strategic Energy Plan recognizesthe seriousness of these past occurrences, theeffect it had on the economy and the community,as well as the increasing likelihood theywill happen again,” the plan states.“American Samoa’s response to this will bewhat defines and determines its quality of lifeand economic future.”GEOTHERMAL ENERGYOne of the items listed in the plan refersto geothermal energy which Jones says “is aserious thing.”He added it is not new technology, as it isbeing used in other places including New Zealandand Hawai’i.Jones said the one they have planned to setup in the territory is similar to the ones that havebeen in use in the US for 50 years.According to Jones, if everything goes asplanned, Tutuila can expect to be fully off ofdiesel for power generation by the end of 2016.“This is an aggressive time schedule, and ifanything gets in the way, including legal issuesand problems with the EPA, an extension willbe made.”He said development will cost approximately$4 million to drill slim holes — not productionwells.“In order to find the resource, we have toppeople in the world from the geological societyevaluating American Samoa right now, tellingus where to drill,” Jones explained, adding themoney for this comes from the EmpoweringInsular Communities (EIC) grant of $640,000from DOI which is to fund Phase 1 and 2 ofgeological studies to confirm high probabilityof geothermal resources.Phase 1, which is theoretical, is already completedwhile Phase 2 is underway.The latter involves “people actually cominghere to confirm everything and conduct a flyoverto locate hotspots and detect geothermalseepage,” Jones reported.He said they expect to start drilling 6,000-ft.deep holes in three different sites by the end of2014 and the exact locations cannot be revealedat this time.“If everything flows smoothly, we anticipateputting out a Request for Proposal (RFP)for a company experienced in the area of geothermalIPP (independent power producer) tocome down and build a power station,” Jonesexplained. “We will not own and operate thepower plant. Instead, ASPA will buy powerfrom them and then distribute it.”Jones continued, “If the geothermal powerstation comes on-line and goes to full power,we can expect energy cost savings, to the tuneof $50 million - money that will go straightback into the economy.”In a nutshell, Jones said, having a geothermalpower station means we will no longer have tosend money off island to buy diesel and this willresult in utility rates being lower.“There will be no need going to ASPA to buyfuel but instead, consumers can use the moneyto buy groceries and other necessities for theirfamilies.”In the plan, under geothermal strategies, it isnoted Tutuila “requires a base load solution toits energy challenge.”“The Strategic Energy Plan recognizesTutuila and Manu’a as having very differentenergy profiles requiring different strategies,’according to Jones.“Tutuila has a daily peak power demandgreater than 20MW while Manu’s has two separategrids (Olosega and Ta’u) each under 500KW. Due to the magnitude of power consumptionin Tutuila and the challenges that highlevels of solar and wind penetration create ingrid stability, a base-load scenario with a primaryfocus on geothermal will be the primaryoption.”“Fortunately, American Samoa’s geologicalmake up and proximity to the PacificRing Of Fire gives it a very high probabilityof having a sufficient geothermal resource forproviding base load generation for Tutuila,”the plan states.“Solar and wind will be considered as asecondary option should geothermal fall shortof expectations. However, providing that thegeothermal resource is abundant, Tutuila willdevelop the resource so that it provides 100%of the base load power.“This will eliminate the need and cost ofdiesel power generation, currently estimated atroughly $50M annually or greater than 10% ofthe overall ASG Budget.“This can potentially be completed by theend of 2016.”a geothermaldeveloper’s checklist:1. Determine Exclusions2. Identify Cultural Issues3. Contact Lead Agency4. Secure Geothermal Rights and LandAccess / Control5. Apply for Exploration Permit6. Conduct Environmental Study7. Obtain Well-Field Development Permits8. Determine Water Regulations9. Obtain Construction Permits10. Identify Utility and TransmissionRequirements11. Evaluate Resource Potential12. Put Out RFP for IPP investmentMore on the ASSEP will be published infuture editions of Samoa News.School, Youth groups haveuntil December to add it upby B. Chen, Samoa News CorrespondentThe Aluminum Can and Plastic Bottle Recycling Competition—sponsored by GHC Reid and Co. Ltd., ASG Departmentof Commerce, and the Department of Youth and Women’sAffairs — is in full swing. The competition kicked off on July 2and will end December 31 this year.Schools and youth groups across the territory are the onlyones allowed to participate, although individuals and/or familymembers can donate recorded pounds to the youth group orschool of their choice.A total of 28 youth groups and schools are participating inthe program which will give them a financial boost and help theenvironment as well.The grand prize for the competition is $1,000 cash. Secondplace will get $750, third place will receive $500, fourth placewill get $250, and fifth place will take home $100. All groupsthat place sixth to tenth will each receive $75 and consolationprizes will be awarded to all participants.DYWA Deputy Director Tapumanaia Galu Satele Jr. said inan initial interview the competition is part of the initiative underGovernor Lolo Matalasi Moliga’s proclamation to celebrate andrecognize July as Youth Month in American Samoa.He said DYWA Director-designee Pa’u Roy Taito Ausageand the rest of their committee agreed that the recycling competitionis a wonderful program for the youth to allow them to earnextra money for their group, and at the same time beautify ourisland and contribute to efforts in conserving the environment.“While the competition is slated to end in December, theDYWA hopes to keep it going until the territory is free ofplastic bottles and aluminum cans,” Pa’u told the Samoa Newsyesterday.The only recyclables accepted are aluminum and plastic beveragecans and bottles. All items must be weighed-in at the GHCReid compound in Tafuna, and the original receipt of poundsrecorded there must be submitted to the DYWA Office for tallyingwithin two days after the items are weighed.Pounds of aluminum cans and bottles collected and weighedas of yesterday, are as follows:YOUTH Aluminum PLAstics finalgroup pounds pounds TOTALAssembly ofGod Aua 628 416 1,044CCCAS Laulii 47 138 185First Samoan FullGospel (Afono) 104 83 187Nazarene ChurchYouth Nu’uuli 1,118 289 1,407Seventh DayAdventist (Aua) 63 68 131Seventh DayAdventist (Iakina) 744 282 1,026Seventh DayAdventist (Tula) 239 57 296Methodist ChurchYouth (Nuuuli) 40 48 88More information on the recycling program can be obtainedby contacting Pa’u directly at 733-4337, and DYWA is stillaccepting applications from interested groups.Findanythingyet?Place an ad now!633-5599

Page 14 samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013➧ Corn maze cutter stalks fall fun…Continued from page 8“They’re tight-packed. The trails are closeto together. So a little mistake breaks through awhole wall and changes the whole maze.”With some designs, Day — who runs landscapingbusiness the rest of the year — has togo in with a lawnmower.And occasionally he’ll arrive to find that thefield’s not quite big enough to accommodatethe artist’s vision. “And then I get to play alittle bit of designer on the fly,” he says.“It’s kind of fun when that happens, too.”Most of the work takes place between sunupand sundown. But Day has been known to cutin the dark.“You’ve got to trust this more,” he says,hoisting the little black box in his right hand.Sometimes, getting to the job is the hardestpart.On a recent Saturday, Day’s truck limpedinto this little bedroom community south ofRaleigh just before dawn.He was supposed to cut the field at NaylorFamily Farms on Aug. 16, but a band of thunderstormsturned him away.He was scheduled to do another maze inChesnee, S.C., the following Friday morning,and decided to hit Naylor before dusk thatevening.But just outside Charlotte, Day’s pickuptruck started giving him trouble.He’d just swapped out the transmission afew days earlier, and now the new one wasgoing out on him.Not wanting to let Robert Naylor downagain, Day picked his way across the state —driving 15 miles, stopping to let the truck cooldown, then doing another 15 miles.“It took me 15 hours to get here when itshould have taken four,” the bleary-eyed redheadwith the day’s growth of beard said witha wan smile.The majority of mazes Day cuts are about 5or 6 acres, though he’s done fields as large as13 acres.The stand of corn at Naylor Family Farms isjust shy of 10.Naylor went with a pirate theme last year.This season, he chose a maze called “Escapefrom Egypt,” with pyramids, palm trees and agiant camel at the center.This is Naylor’s third year doing a maze. Hesays it takes him a couple of weeks to memorizethe path.“It’s easy to get disoriented, even if youhave your map,” he says as turkey buzzardscircle overhead.“And that’s the point of it, I guess. It’s kindof fun when you get lost — if you’re not in ahurry.”Day isn’t just a Maize Quest employee.He’s also a client.His brother, Jonathan, runs BridgemontFarm, a 500-acre spread in Virginia’s picturesqueShenandoah Valley, where the familyraises corn, soybeans and beef cattle. Day cuttheir design in July.The 12-acre field is divided into two interconnectedmazes — “The Great Train Adventure,”with a giant steam locomotive, and “TheDinosaur Adventure,” featuring a Triceratopsand Tyrannosaurus rex.The big rush is over. But Day’s odysseywon’t truly be finished until late November orearly December, when he heads to Palm City,Fla., to cut a winter maze.Despite the grueling, sometimes monotonousschedule, the maze-maker has so faravoided maize malaise.“I like corn,” Day insists. “I love corn.”Maize Quest http://www.cornmaze.com/Pages/Corn%20Maze%20Cornfield%20Maze.aspxNaylor Family Farmshttp://www.naylorfamilyfarm.com/info.phpBridgemont Farmhttp://www.getlostinthecorn.com/American SamoaPower AuthorityPO Box PPB, Pago PagoAmerican Samoa 96799Phone: (684) 699-3057Fax No: (684) 699-3046NOTICE TO SUPPLIERSISSUANCE DATE: August 19, 2013IFB No.: FY13.1139.WHSE-TDPROJECT: Purchase and Delivery of Transmission andDistribution Inventory SuppliesCLOSING DATE: September 25, 2013: 2:00 p.m. American Samoa TimeThe American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) hereby issues an Invitation for Bids (“IFB”) for thepurchase and delivery of Transmission and Distribution Inventory Supplies. The completedescription of required deliverables is listed in the attached Scope of Work (“SOW”).A complete bid package may be picked up from ASPA Materials Management Office in Tafuna. Youmay also view this IFB online at ASPA’s website, www.aspower.com. For more information aboutthis IFB, please contact:Sose Palemene, Purchasing Agentsose@aspower.com684-699-0105Qualified bidders must submit bids in a sealed enclosure clearly marked with the date and time ofthe bid opening to the Materials Management. An original, one electronic PDF copy, and five (5)hard copies of the bid must be received at the Materials Management Office at ASPA TafunaCompound no later than September 25, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Late submittals will not be opened orconsidered and will be designated as non-responsive.The American Samoa Power Authority reserves the right to:1. Reject all Bids and reissue a new or amended IFB;2. Request additional information from any Bidder;3. Select a bidder(s) for award based on meeting terms, conditions and requiredSpecifications as specified in the SOW;4. Issue a Purchase order(s) to the bidder(s) selected for award; and/or5. Waive any non-material violations of rules set up in this IFB at its sole discretion.Approved for Issuance: Utu Abe Malae , Executive Director, ASPA➧ Afoa will leave office…Continued from page 1Prior to being appointed as AG, Afoa was in private practicewhere he specialized in land and title matters, and is currentlythe Honorary Consul of the Republic of Korea in the territory.He was also the Executive Director for the ConstitutionalOffice.Afoa has served as Chief Legislative Counsel and Directorof the Legislative Reference Bureau (1997-2004); SpecialLegal Counsel to the Speaker of the House (1996-97); SpecialLegal Counsel for Senate President (1989-92) and from 1992-1996 served in the House of Representatives, from District 7-Ma’oputasi (villages of Utulei, Gataivai and Fagaalu).Earlier in his career (1985-1989) he served as the AttorneyGeneral for ASG and was also Chief Legal Counsel for theAmerican Samoa Constitutional Convention (1986) andInstructor of Juvenile Justice at ASCC. Afoa received hisBachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the Universityof Hawai’i, and his Juris Doctor degree from ValparaisoUniversity Law School. He first opened private law practice inthe territory in 1975.➧ LBJ, Immigration boards…Continued from page 1He says there is no doubt that Sala will contribute invaluablyto the current efforts of the board “to improve the integrity andequitable enforcement of its policies.”LBJ BOARDFor the hospital board, Lolo appointed Etenauga Lutu toreplace Leiataua Leuga Turner whose appointment was rejectedby the Senate last month. Mrs. Lutu “is a consummate healthcareprofessional with extensive experience in healthcare havingspent many years serving as director of nursing at LBJ”,” he saidin a memo dated yesterday.According to the governor, Mrs. Lutu will certainly be a greatasset to the board “at a time the hospital is undergoing its organizationaltransformation aimed not only to improve its overallefficiency and effectiveness but also to sensitize itself to theheavy financial burden that the general public is made to beardue to the unresponsive financial policies to the socio-economicstatus of our people.”Mrs. Lutu is the wife of current Attorney General Afoa LSu’esu’e Lutu.

samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013 Page 15Development Bank ofAmerican SamoaIn this March 11, 2011 file photo, boats collide with one another after a Tsunami surge of waterswept through a boat basin in Crescent City, Calif.A new report released Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 found that a hypothetical mega-earthquakeoff the Alaska coast would swamp Los Angeles’ port complex and cause widespread statewide economicloss. The scenario was released by the U.S. Geological Survey and others to help emergencyplanners prepare for a rare but possible event.(AP Photo/Bryant Anderson)➧ NEWS IN BRIEF…Continued from page 12NOTICE OF INTENTTO ADOPT AND/ORAMEND RULESPursuant to the American Samoa Code Annotated(ASCA) 4.1001 et seq., the Development Bank ofAmerican Samoa (DBAS) intends to adopt and/oramend its Bylaws. Interested members of the publicmay review these proposed amendments or documentsand/or present their written comments on the same atthe DBAS Administration Office located on the secondfloor of the Lumanai Building at Fagatogo, AmericanSamoa from Wednesday, September 4, 2013 untilWednesday, October 2, 2013. Normal DBAS officehours are Mondays to Fridays 8am to 4pm.For further information, please contact Ms. MaryMalauulu at telephone number 633-4031 or emailaddress Mary@dbas.org.New Zealand steps up effortsto save rare dolphin speciesWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) —New Zealand announced plans Friday to restrictfishing in some regions to try to save the world’ssmallest and rarest dolphin from extinction.Experts estimate there are only 55 Maui’sdolphins remaining. Unique to the South Pacificnation, the dolphins have short snouts androunded fins.They are gray, black and white, and grow nolonger than 1.7 meters (5.6 feet).Conservation Minister Nick Smith said hewants to extend areas around the Taranaki regionwhere commercial fishing nets are banned. Heplans to make a final ruling next month followinga period of public consultation.“Where there are confirmed and reliablesightings of Maui’s dolphins, we are not havingset net fishing,” he said Friday. “But equally,I don’t want to ban fishing in areas where Ihave no concrete evidence that Maui’s dolphinsoccupy.”The nets are typically made of nylon andleft overnight by fishermen. About five of thedolphins have become ensnared and died in thenets since 2000.The proposed changes will likely leave ahandful of Taranaki fishermen out of work.Chris Howe, executive director of the NewZealand branch of the conservation groupWWF, said in a statement that the proposednew measures are a step in the right directionbut don’t go far enough to ensure the species’survival. He said a comprehensive marine sanctuaryis needed.Pakistani intelligence:US drone kills 6 militantsPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistanintelligence officials say a pair of missileslaunched by a U.S. drone hit a militant hideoutnear the Afghan border and killed six suspectedmilitants.The officials say the missile hit a sprawlingcompound after midnight Thursday near theborder town of Ghulam Khan in the NorthWaziristan tribal region.Thy say the identity and nationality of theslain men was not immediately known.The officials spoke Friday on condition ofanonymity because they were not authorized tobrief reporters.North Waziristan is a tribal region home toa mix of Pakistani, Afghan and al-Qaida-linkedforeign militants.The U.S. drone program has caused extremetension between Pakistan and the United States.Washington says it needs to use the unmannedaircraft because Pakistan refuses to engagefighters militarily.Calif. school bus drivercharged with molestationWATSONVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A NorthernCalifornia school bus driver has been chargedwith molesting two boys more than a decadeago. Santa Cruz County prosecutors say 47-yearoldRuben Ceballos Cobarruvias of Watsonvilleplead not guilty to two counts of child molestationduring his arraignment on Thursday.Sheriff’s deputy Ryan Kennedy says Cobarruvias,a bus driver at the VHM ChristianSchool in Live Oak, was taken into custodyTuesday after investigators determined he hadmade illegal contact with his alleged victims,who are now in their 20s, about 10 years ago.Kennedy says Cobarruvias was a school janitorat the time of the alleged incidents. Authoritiesbelieve that there may be potentially morevictims. Cobarruvias is being held on $50,000bail and is due back in court on Sept. 16.Obama cancels Californiatrip to focus on SyriaST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — TheWhite House says President Barack Obamahas canceled a trip to California to focus on hisadministration’s response to chemical weaponsuse in Syria. Obama had been scheduled to visitCalifornia next week. The White House saidThursday that Obama will stay in Washingtonto work on a resolution Congress is consideringto authorize a military strike in Syria.Obama has been pressing skeptical lawmakersby phone while traveling this week inSweden and Russia. His top officials also arelobbying Congress to vote yes.Obama is asking Congress to authorize astrike in response to a chemical attack the U.S.says the Syrian government carried out. ASenate panel has approved a resolution, but asignificant number of senators remain unconvincedand opposition is growing in the House.SF officer honored aftershooting mentally ill manSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Franciscopolicewoman who shot and killed a mentally illman has been awarded a silver medal of valor.The San Francisco Chronicle says OfficerMary Godfrey was among seven officers toreceive the prestigious honor Wednesday night.She shot and killed 32-year-old PralithPralourng in July of last year. Authorities say hecharged at her with a box cutter after slashing aco-worker at a chocolate factory.An investigation into the shooting hasn’tbeen officially closed. However, Police ChiefGreg Suhr says he considers it complete and saysit indicates that the officer fired in self-defense.The Police Commission approved hernomination.(Continued on page 22)Employment OpeningThe law firm of ROSE JONESON VARGAS is seeking toexpand and diversify our practice. We are looking for amotivated Associate Attorney with a strong work ethic tojoin our firm. Prospective candidate must be licensed topractice in American Samoa, possess excellent writing skillsand be interested in practicing in the Lands and Titles Divisionof the High Court. Courtroom experience and fluency inSamoan is preferred, but not required.Compensation for this full-time position will be $55,000 to$75,000 per annum with a range of employee benefits.Please email or mail a letter of interest, resume and the namesand contact details of t hree ref erences to:Barry Rose, Managing PartnerROSE JONESON VARGASbarry@rjvlaw.comP.O. Box 3501Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799All applications will be received and held in strict confidence.Application deadline is September 20th, 2013.ROSE JONESON VARGAS is an equal opportunity employerAUTO NATIONWINDSHIELDIN STOCK$250.00Hundreds ofRADIATORIN STOCKWe carry Genuine Aftermarket and Used PartsAll PPG Paints10%OFFAuto Nation in Nu’uuli next to Talofa Video. 699-7168

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samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013 Page 17Tofia Afoa na LeLalite fa’aauauinatofi SenatoaCYMKtusia Ausage FausiaUa tasi le fa’afitiga o aleaga i le afioaga o Fagatogo maUtulei, o le afioga i le Loia Sili o le malo, le Aloali’i ia AfoaSuesue M. Lutu o le a avea ma Senatoa o le itumalo, na tefaaauauina le tofi na amata mai e le afioga i le Tapunuu iaFa’agata Mano Fa’agata ua tu’umalo.Ina ua fesiligia e le Samoa News ia Afoa e tusa ai o leneitofiga maualuga, sa ia faamaonia mai lona taliaina o le tofi ualafo atu e le afioaga e tautua ai i le Fono Faitulafono, o le isi leavaega o le tafa tolu o le faigamalo a Amerika Samoa.Na faamaonia mai e le afioga i le alii faipule ia Maugaoali’iLeapai Tusipa Anoa’i i le Samoa News e faapea, o le fonotagasa faia i le aso Lua na te’a nei na tasi ai le afioaga o Fagatogoma Utulei, e avea Afoa ma o latou sui i le maota maualuga ale Senate.Na taua e Maugaoali’i e faapea, sa tasi le afioaga o Fagatogoe toe filifilia le afioga i le Tapunuu ia Tiumalu Telesia Tiumalue avea ma latou senatoa i le Fono, ae ina ua tuu atu le avanoa ile afioga a Tiumalu mo sana saunoaga, na lafo ai loa e Tiumalule fa’aaloalo ia Afoa mo le faaauauina o le tofi.I le ulua’i fonotaga a le afioaga o Fagatogo i le lua masinatalu ai e saili ai se tasi e sui tulaga i le afioga Fa’agata uatuumalo, na tasi ai le finagalo o le afioga ia Tiumalu o le afai ma senatoa o le itumalo, mulimuli ane o lea ua toe suia lefaaiuga ina ua lafo e Tiumalo le faaaloalo ia Afoa.Na faamaonia mai e ni isi o le afioaga sa i ai i le fono efaapea, na faaoloolo maau fo’i le fetalaiga a Taamu Vaigafa efia alu i le tofi o le itumalo, peitai o le talitonuga o le afioaga, ole tofi Senatoa i le maota o le Senate e na o tamali’i o le atunuue au i ai.O le aso Toona’i o le vaiaso nei lea ua faamoemoe e feiloaiai le itumalo o le Maoputasi i le malae i Gagamoe i Pago Pago,mo le faamaoniaina o tofi o le itumalo.I lalo o le Faavae, e tolu tofi senatoa o le itumalo o leMaoputasi i totonu o le maota maualuga.O le isi tofi o lo o tauaveina e le afioga i le alii senatoa iaFaumuina Tagisiaalii o lo o fai ma sui o Aua ma Leloaloa/Atu’u, o le isi tofi o lo o nofoia e le afioga i le Maoputasi iaMauga Tasi Asuega mo le afioaga o Pago Pago, mo le tofi lonatolu e filifilia mai i Fagatogo/Utulei ma Fagaalu.O tamaitai lalelei na o le ausiva mai Magiagi sa faafiafia i le aso ananafi i luma o le maota ole malo i Matagialalua.[ata: Naenae Productions]Feso’ota’i mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.comO se tasi o aoga i Samoa na faatinoina faafiafiaga faa-Toga i le polokalama o faafiafiaga o leVaiaso o le Teuila o lo o faagasolo nei i Apia.[ata: Naenae Productions]CMYKLe afioga i le Loia Sili ia Afoa Suesue M. Lutu.[ata: AF]tusia Ausage FausiaTEENA SENATE TOFIGA KOVANA MO JONES MA PA’UUa toe teena fo’i e le Senate tofiga a le kovana sili mo Pa’u Roy Ausage ma Timothy Jones,ina ua mae’a le palota ananafi ma tula’i mai ai le fa’aiuga, e ta’i 4-9 le palota na teena ai suafa ai laua nei. I lalo o le tulafono, afai e teena e le fono se tofiga a le kovana mo le taimi muamua, emafai ona toe tuuina atu e le kovana le suafa o le ua teena mo le taimi lona lua ina ia toe iloilo ele Fono, ae a toe teena loa e le Fono i le taimi lona lua, e le mafai ona toe faaulu nei suafa.O Pa’u ma Jones na pasia a le maota o sui ae ae na teena e le Senate i le Tauaofiaga a le Fonoua mavae atu ae peita’i, na toe faaulu e le kovana o la suafa e toe iloilo e le Fono.O le vaiaso na te’a na pasia ai e le maota o sui na o le suafa o Pa’u ae teena Jones, peitai natoe talia e le maota le mau ina ia toe tuuina atu le suafa o Jones i totonu e toe faia i ai sa latoufa’aiuga, ma e oo mai lava i le taimi nei e le’i toe tuuina atu lava le suafa o Jones e toe palota iai afioga i faipule.I luma o le maota maualuga, e le’i toe faia se iloiloga mo Pa’u ma Jones e fesiligia ai o laaagavaa, ae na faamanino e le peresetene o le senate ia Gaoteote Palaie Tofau e faapea, ua uma onafesiligia e le komiti agavaa a i laua nei i le taimi muamua, pau le tulaga o lo o totoe o le tuuina atuo la igoa e palota i ai afioga i senatoa.(Faaauau itulau 18)

Page 18 samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013Nathaniel Savali i se iloiloga sa faia i luma o le komiti o Tulafono a le Senate i le taeaoananafi.[ata: AF]➧ Tala otooto mai le Fono Faitulafono…Mai itulau 17Na taua e Lolo Matalasi Moliga i sana tusi i ta’ita’i o le fono e tusa ai o lona tofiaina o Pa’uma Jones, o i laua nei ua i ai le tomai ma le agava’a faapitoa e faatino ai galuega ua tofia i ai o iae le faigamalo. O Pa’u na tofia e avea ma Faatonusili o le Matagaluega o Tupulaga Talavou maTama’ita’i, ae o Jones na tofia e avea ma Faatonusili o le Ofisa o le Enetia a le malo.VALOIA TEUTUPE SIITIA TUPE MAUA FAALOTOIFALE A LE MALOI le amata aloaia ai o le iloiloga tu’ufa’atasi a le Fono Faitulafono i le taeao ananafi, mo letalanoaina lea o le Paketi a le malo mo le Tausagga Tupe fou 2014, na valoia ai e le Teutupe a lemalo ia Falema’o ‘Phil’ Pili le si’itia o tupe maua fa’alotoifale a le malo i le aofa’i e 17miliona,mai le 6miliona e pei ona fuafuaina e maua i le tausaga tupe lenei 2013.Ina ua fesiligia e sui o le komiti le Teutupe po o fea e fa’avae mai ai lana molimau i le si’itialea o tupe maua a le malo i lafoga a pisinisi ma tagata faigaluega mo le tausaga tupe fou, nafa’amanino ai e Falema’o e fa’apea, e 6miliona le tupe na valoia e le malo e tatau ona maua mailafoga a pisinisi ma tagata faigaluega i le tausaga tupe lenei 2013, ae tusa ai ma fa’amaumaugaa le Ofisa o Tupe ua i ai nei talu mai le masina na te’a nei, ua tusa nei ma le 13miliona ua maeaona ao e le malo a’o lea e toe tasi le masina o lo o totoe o le tausaga tupe lenei.MANINO PAKETI PULEGA UAFU NI ISI O TUPE FAAOPOOPO MO LE MALONa manino i le iloiloga o le Paketi a le Pulega o Taulaga ma Uafu i le vaiaso nei, le mafailea e le Matagaluega ona ao ni isi o vaega tupe faaopoopo mo le malo, e mafua mai i le lisi a lekonekarate o le McConnell Dowell ma lana masini vili ma’a lea o lo o i totonu o le fanua o loo i ai le malae vaalele i Tafuna. Na taua e le Faatonusili o le Matagaluega o Taulaga ma Malaevaalele e faapea, i totonu o le masina talu ai, e i le va o le $13,000 ma le $15,000 na maua mai ele matagaluega mai le lisi lea, e mafua mai ina ua tele galuega faaleleia mo auala sa manaomiaai le ma’a o lo o vili mai i fanua o le malo. Na fautuaina e le afioga i le alii Senatoa ia MagaleiLogovii le tamaitai faatonu ina ia silasila toto’a pea i le lisi ina ia mautinoa e penefiti mai ai lemalo ma maua mai ai ni isi alagatupe faaopoopo e faatino ai isi atina’e.In The District Courtof American SamoaFAMILY, DRUG & ALCOHOL DIVISIONFDA/JG No. 020-13IN RE:A MINOR CHILDNOTICE/FAAALIGATO: Penitito Fa’alologoAua VillagePago Pago, American Samoa 96799NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the abovenamedrespondent that a petition has beenfiled before the High Court of AmericanSamoa to terminate your parental rights in afemale child born on January 15, 2013, atLBJ Tropical Medical Center, Fagaalu,American Samoa. A hearing will be heldafter two months and ten days from the dateof the first publication of this notice, inwhich the Court may enter an order that youhave not acquired any parental rights to theminor child and place the child for adoption.If you have any objection, or wish to claimor assert your parental rights, you mustappear within two months and ten daysfrom the date of the first publication of thisnotice and file an objection or a claim withthe Court.O LE FA’AALIGA E TUUINA ATU ia te oe, leua ta’ua i luga, ua iai le talosaga ua failaina ile Fa’amasinoga Maualuga o AmerikaSamoa e iloilo ai ou aia fa’a-matua i seteineititi na fanau o ia i le aso 15 o Ianuari,2012 i le Falemai i Fagaalu, Amerika Samoa.O lea iloiloga e faia pea a tuana’i le luamasina ma aso e sefulu mai le aso o le ulua’ifaasalalauga o lenei faaaliga, ma e onotuuina atu ai se poloa’iga a le Fa’amasinogae faailoa ai ua leai ni ou aia fa’a-matua, ia efailaina se talosaga tete’e i le Fa’amasinoga itotonu o le lua masina ma aso e sefulu maile ulua’i fa’asalalauga o lenei fa’aaliga.Dated/Aso: May 13, 2013Clerk ofCourtsPublished 9/6, 9/13Feso’ota’i mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.comPCS-TV, Channel 11/2 has been bringingyou the Catholic satellite channel EWTNsince the beginning of August. It will beaired for one more month so check it out.After September transmission will continueonly if there is adequate support. We arelooking for 10 sponsors willing to supportthis 24/7 channel on a yearly contract for$10 a day. There will be no advertising onEWTN but sponsors will be listed monthlyin this newspaper. Phone 699-6853 tosponsor. There are similar free to airtransmission rates for the BYU-TVMormon satellite channel and theSeventh Day Adventist satellite channel.Other Christian channels are also available.Tolopo faaiugaKomiti Senatei le Tulafonotaofi ai sauagafaasaga i fanautusia Ausage FausiaNa avea le saunoaga a le Loia Sili ia Afoa Suesue M. Lutu natuuina atu i luma o le Komiti o Tulafono a le Senate i le taeaoananafi, e faatatau i le leai o sona silafia i le tulafono lea ua iluma nei o le Fono Faitulafono e faamanino atili ai puipuiga i lesauaina o fanau laiti, ma itu na faia ai se faaiuga a le Komiti esili pe a toe tolopo le iloiloga se’i maua se finagalo o le Loia Sili.E taunuu atu Afoa i le iloiloga ananafi ua toatele sui o lekomiti ua maea ona latou fesiligia le loia fautua a le Fono iaNathaniel Savali, e tusa ai o le agaga tonu o lenei tulafono taufaaofiua i luma o le maota.Ina ua fesiligia e le komiti ia Afoa i sona finagalo, na saunoa o iae faapea, e le mafai ona tuuina atu sana molimau i luma o le komitie tusa ai o le tulafono, leaga e le’i faitau muamua o ia i le pili.Ina ua faailoa i ai e le taitai komiti ia Soliai T. Fuimaono o lepili lenei sa galulue ai loia a le fono atoa ai ma loia mai le ofisao le loia sili, na toe tali Afoa e faapea, e foliga mai o le pili leneina afua mai i le nofoaiga ua mavae atu, o le mafuaaga fo’i lenana te le iloa ai le agaga o lenei tulafono taufaaofi.Ae na taua e Savali i luma o le komiti e faapea, masalo e luatausaga o latou galulue ma le Ofisa o le Loia Sili i le toe faia o nisuiga i le tulafono ua leva ona i ai, e puipuia ai fanau mai le aafiai sauaga i totonu o aiga, i le maea lea ona tuuina mai o se faaiugaa le faamasinoga maualuga ma latou taua ai, o lo o i ai se feteenaigai le gagana o le tulafono o lo o i ai ma le Faavae o le malo.E le gata la o loia na galulue i le tau toe faatulagaina o legagana ma ni suiga i le tulafono o lo o i ai, ae sa mafai fo’i onatuu atu i ai ma ni manatu mai ni isi o fa’amasino e pei ona tauae Savali i luma o le komiti, ma tula’i mai ai loa le tulafono e peiona taoto nei i luma o le fono. I le tino o le tulafono ua i luma neio le Fono, o lo o vaevae mai ai le eseesega o le sasaina o fanauma le faia o sauaga fa’asaga i fanau.O lo o faapea fo’i ona manino mai ai tulaga o le fa’atamala omatua e faataunuu a latou tiute i le tausiga o le fanau, ma i’u inatula’i mai ai ni fa’alavelave e aafia ai le soifua mo fanau.Mo se faataitaiga e pei ona faamanino e le alii loia ia Savali,e i ai matua e tuulafoa’i na o fanau i le fale ae o i le Bingo, o niisi fo’i matua e tuu fanau i totonu o le taavale ae o e i totonu ofaleoloa e fai faatau, ma o ni isi nei o gaioiga o lo o manino i levaega fou o le tulafono lea ua talanoaina i le taimi nei, e mafaiona nofosala ai matua pe afai e faamaonia sa latou faatamala.O ni isi o faalavelave sa tutupu i totonu o aiga na matua aafiaai fanau e pei ona taua e le alii loia, o le saisai lea o fanau ma lokai totonu o le potu o se fale, pe faia fo’i i ai ni isi ituaiga sauagamatuia. E ui sa to’atele ni isi o totino o le komiti na o latou lagolagoinale tatau lea ona faapasia loa lenei tulafono, peitai mole alii senatoa ia Nuanuaolefeagaiga S. Nua, sa ia fautuaina lekomiti ina ia faateletelegese le pasiaina o lenei tulafono, ae aamini isi molimau mo le tuuina mai o ni latou finagalo e faamaninoatili ai lenei tulafono.Saunoa Nuanuaolefeagaiga e faapea, afai ae pasia le tulafonolenei, o le a tula’i mai ai se feteenaigal tele i le va o le tulafonoma tu ma agaifanua a Samoa, e pei o le sasa lea o fanau ina iafaatonu ma a’oa’i. Fai mai le alii senatoa mai Manu’a, e le gatao le a avea le tulafono lenei ma itu e lalafi ai fanau mai le sasa amatua, ae o le a leua ane lava ma loka matua ona o le tulafono, eui o lo o taumafai matua Samoa e sasa ma faatonu a latou fanaui auala e tatau ona ola ai.Mo se faataitaiga e pei ona saunoa le alii senatoa, afai e sasa ematua se tasi o le fanau ae maosia le lima po o le vae, o le taimilava e taunuu ai lea tamaititi i le faleaoga e vili ai loa e le aogaleoleo ma loka ai fua lea o matua ona o le tulafono lenei, ae leiloa o lo o taumafai matua e aoao fanau ina ia usita’i.Na taua foi e le alii senatoa e faapea, e foliga mai o le agagao le tulafono ia saili ai ni tupe mo le malo ae le o taumafai monie puipui le saogalemu o fanau.Ua faia le faaiuga a le komiti o le a taoto le talanoaina o leneitulafono, sei maea ona faitau i ai le loia sili ma tuuina atu sonafinagalo ona faatoa alo atu loa lea o le komiti mo sana faaiuga.Feso’ota’i mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com

Fuatuaina Faleosina e faamuamuatotogi o tagata ma le faaleleia aualatusia Ausage FausiaI tulaga o totogi o tagata i le tausaga.Na ogatotonu finagalo o faigaluega, na fesiligia ai e le Na taua e Sanitoa e faapea,senatoa ma faipule ina ua latou alii faipule ia Larry Sanitoa le o lona faanoanoaga i le tulagafesiligia le Paketi a le Matagaluegao Galuega Lautele a le ua maualuga ai le totogi o le o tagata o lo o pito maualalotamaitai faatonu, i le mafuaaga o totogi o tagata faigaluega,malo i le aso ananafi, i le fautuainalea o le Faatonusili ina faakonekarate mo le Ofisa i lo o faia galuega pito sili onatagata lea ua faa faigaluega a latou totogi, o i latou ia oia ave lana faamuamua i le Manu’a, ae o lo o tumau pea mamafa, ma e tatau ona toefaaleleia o totogi o tagata faigaluegaua tele tausaga o tautua ona galulue i Manu’a. ina ia sii totogi o i latou nei.i lalo o totogi o tagata ua leva silasila toto’a i ai le faatonusilii le matagaluega, ma faaaoga Mai avanoa faigaluega e Na fautuaina e le alii faipuletatau tupe e faaleleia ai auala ono ua faaopoopo i le Ofisa i ia Maugaoalii Leapai Tusinaae le o le ave e faatau mai ai nei Manu’a a le matagaluega o Anoai le tamaitai faatonu, inamau masini tetele e le mafai galuega, o lo o faatulaga mai ia silasila i totogi o ana ‘Inspectors’ina ia toe faaopoopo iona fa’aaoga e faatutumu ai ai i le va o le $32,000 ma leomoomo o le auala.$40,000 totogi o i latou nei o luga, ona o isi nei tagata e pitoI totonu o le paketi a le lo o galulue konekarate, ae o sili ona tigaina a latou galuegamatagaluega e $5.1miliona ua tagata faigaluega tumau ua o lo o faia mo le matagaluega.faaagaga mo le tausaga tupe silia i le ta’i 20 tausaga o galulueai e le atoa se ta’i $20,000 faapea, o le finagalo foi lea oNa faailoa e Faleosina efou 2014, o lo o faaagaga ai lelata i le $300,000 e faatau ai ni o latou totogi i le tausaga. le alii kovana, ia sii totogi omasini sua auala se lua (Backbhoe)e fesoasoani i le faaleleia galuega o lo o galulue mo le le tulaga ua i ai le tau o leE o o foi i nai tagata fai-tagata faigaluega ina ia gafatiao auala i le atunuu, ma o lea faaleleia o auala, o le toatele o soifuaga i le taimi nei.fuafuaga na tete’e i ai le afioga i latou o lo o totogi i totogi pitoi le alii senatoa ia LeAtualevaoAsifoa ina ua maua lona ona tupu o latou totogi e maua ausage@samoanews.commaualalo, lea e ta’i $9,000 ma Feso’ota’i mai i le tusitala iaavanoa e fesiligia ai le faatonue tusa ai o lana paketi.Na taua e LeAtualevao efaapea, o masini Backhoe e luao lo o fuafua le matagaluegae faatau, e mafai ona faaaogamo le isi sefulu tausaga olumana’i, ae o omoomo o aualae manaomia ona faaleleia i letaimi nei lava, e le mafai fo’iona faaaoga masini Backhoe iae tanu ai omoomo o le auala.“E sili ai pe a aumai le tupeatoa lea e faalelei ai auala ma siiai totogi o nai tama o lo o galuluei le fonofono ina o le auala,nai lo le faaaoga e faatau mai ainei masini e le o manaomia i letaimi nei,” o le saunoaga lea a lealii senatoa ia LeAtualevao.Ae na taua e le tamaitaifaipule ia Vui Florence VailiSaulo e faapea, e le malamalamalona sui pe faapefea ona taumafaile matagaluega e faaleleiauala ae o lea lava e tele aualae le o lelei i totonu o le atunuu.Na faailoa e le sui fofogafetalai ia Iaulualo Talia Faafetaie faapea, o le faaletonu o loo tulai mai i auala i le atunuu,e le gata e alu ai tupe a le maloae faapena foi i tagata taitoatasi,o ni isi foi o taimi, e na o leavatu lava o le asuemu e tanuai omoomo ae tasi lava le touluo timuga toe leaga uma auala.I auala i Manu’a, na talosagainaai e le alii senatoa iaNuanuaolefeagaiga S. Nuale tamaitai faatonusili, ina iasilasila toto’a i le auala o lo ofesootai ai Ta’u ma Fitiuta, e legata ua amata ona ta’eta’ei isivaega o le auala ae manaomiafo’i le toe faaleleia.Na taua e Faleosina e faapea,e ui na te lagolagoina finagalofaasea o le komiti i tulagafaaletonu o lo o i ai auala, ae ilona talitonuga, e le taitai lavale tupe o lo o faaagaga i totonuo le paketi e faaleleia ai aualai totonu o le atunuu, ae afaio le finagalo lea o le komiti,manaia ae faaopoopo i ai e 3miliona mai le tupe o lo o i aiina ia faa faigofie ai ona faamaninofinagalo o le komiti male atunuu.B asicC omputerC lass forA dultsMust register in personat the library in Utulei.samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013 Page 19FA’AALIGA TAUAMo le Aiga Sa UTUGATaoto ia i paga ti’a o le tautiaga, le mamalu tele mapaia o Samoa. E afua mai i le Tai Samasama o le TuiManu’a, seia pa’ia le Fafa o Saualii, Tulou. O Samoa ole atunuu tofi, e le gafataulimaina e sa matoufa’amatalaga, Tulou. 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Page 20 samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013Regulator: Operatorof Fukushima gaveout misleading dataLe afioga i le Fofoga Fetalai ia Savali Talavou Ale i le taimi na mae’a ai ona usu e afioga iFaipule le pese e fa’amanuia ai le fa’amanatuina o lona aso soifua i le taeao ananafi. [ata: AF]tusia Ausage FausiaMOLIA SE ALII I LE GAOIUa toe tolopoina le mataupu a le alii o Isara Tonise ina ua na te’ena i luma o le FaamasinogaFa’aitumalo moliaga mama o le gaoi ina ua tuuaia o ia i lona gaoia o ni apa meaai mai i le faleoloao le TSM Mart i Tafuna, i le Aso Gafua ua te’a nei.I faamaumauga a le faamasinoga o lo o taua ai e faapea, na ulufale le alii o Tonise i totonu ole faleoloa o le TSM Mart i Tafuna ma ia pikiina ai ni apa meaai se fa, ona ia tuu lea i totonu o setaga pepa ma fa’ata’atia i le isi tulimanu o le faleoloa, ona ia talosaga lea i se tasi o ali’i faigaluegae vaai atu lana fa’atau se’i alu i lana feau ona alu atu lea e piki mai.Pe tusa o le itula e 2:00 i le aoauli o le aso lava lea na toe fo’i atu ai Tonise ma piki mai lefa’atau ma alu ma ia i lona aiga, ae ina ua iloilo e le fa’atauoloa le masini pu’eata na maua ai e nate le’i totogia le fa’atau.E $83.30 le tau atoa o apa meaai e fa na alu ma Tonise i lona aiga, ma ua maea onatoe fa’afo’i atu e leoleo ia apa meaai i le faleoloa, ae o lea ua fa’agasolo taualumaga o lefa’amasinoga a le ua molia e tusa ai o tu’uaiga fa’asaga ia te ia.MOLIA JANET FINAUASO I LE AVE TAAVALE A’O SE’I LONA LAISENEO se tina talavou e 32 tausaga le matua lea na se’i e le fa’amasinoga lona laisene mo le onomasina ina ua fa’amaonia le moliaga o le ave ta’avale ‘ona, ua molia nei e le malo i luma o lefaamasinoga i le moliaga mamafa o le ave taavale a’o se’i lona laisene ave ta’avale. O le masinana te’a nei na maua ai e leoleo Janet Finauaso o ia faafoeina se ta’avale i se saoasaoa uiga ese, aeina ua fesiligia o ia i lona laisene na iloa ai o lo o se’i e le fa’amasinoga lona laisene ave ta’avale.O le vaiaso nei na faatoa faila ai e le malo le moliaga mamafa faasaga ia Finauaso, ma faatulagaai loa lana ulua’i iloiloga e faia lea i le faaiuga o le masina nei, lea o le a iloa ai pe tuuina atu lanamataupu e faatulaga se faamasinoga autu, pe fai foi sa latou maliliega ma le malo e faamuta ai lanamataupu. O le moliaga o le ave taavale a’o se’i le laisene, afai ae faamaonia e le faamasinoga, emafai ona faa falepuipui ai se tasi mo le umi e le sili atu i le lima tausaga, ae faamalosia le tuli oaso e 90 i le falepuipui i Tafuna.NOFOVAAVAAIA LE ALII GAOIO le alii e 21 tausaga le matua lea na ta’usala e le faamasinoga faaitumalo i lona ave faagaoi ose telefoni sa i totonu o se pikiapu na paka i luma o se faleoloa i Nuuuli i le masina o Iuni, 2013,ua nofovaavaaia e le faamasinoga mo le 12 masina i lalo o tuutuuga, ua faasa ona toe tu ona vae itafatafa po o totonu o le faleoloa na tula’i mai ai le faalavelave.Na faatoese le alii o Fetu Lelevaga, 24 tausaga le matua o Tafuna e tusa ai o lana solitulafonosa faia, ma ia talosagaina ai se isi avanoa mo ia se’i faaauau ai lana tausiga i ona matua.Na talia e le faamasinoga le talosaga a le ua molia atoa ai ma faafinauga a loia, ma manatu ailoa o le a nofovaavaaia o ia mo le 12 masina, ae ua lava aso e 3 na taofia ai o ia i le toese ina uafaatoa loka o ia e leoleo e fai ma ona faasalaga i lenei mataupu.I faamaumauga a le faamasinoga o lo o taua ai e faapea, e alu atu Lelevaga i le afiafi lea e toefaatau mai ni isi a latou pia ma ana uo, o lo o paka se pikiapu lanu enaena i luma o le faleoloa, olo o fai le faatau a le tina na alu atu i le pikiapu ae o lo o matala le faamalama o le isi faitoto’a.Na aapa le ua molia i totonu mo se tupe ae tau ai lona lima i se telefoni ona alu loa lea ma ia,ma ia faaaogaina ai le telefoni gaoi lea e vili ai lana uo teine faapea ai le Supavaisa o lana falefaigaluega. Talu ai na tia’i e le ua molia le telefoni, ua poloaina fo’i o ia na te totogiina le $150 mole tau o le telefoni na ia gaoiina, ua faasa foi ona ia toe tagofia le ava malosi.Feso’ota’i mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.comTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear regulator harshly criticizedthe operator of the damaged Fukushima power plant, saying itreleased misleading data about recent leaks of radioactive waterthat fanned fears excessively.Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanakasaid Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s inadequate expertise caused itto misrepresent key radiation data about the leaks, and suggestedit needed more hands-on guidance. “I’ve come to think theyneed to be spoon-fed,” Tanaka said Thursday. “It is regrettablethat TEPCO has caused confusion and fear in the internationalcommunity by spreading misleading information.”Tanaka was particularly concerned about reports in foreignmedia that described the recent leaks at the Fukushima Dai-ichiplant as a new catastrophe. The government announced plansTuesday to fund some measures to contain the leaks. A recentrush of remarks and actions by Japanese officials is widely seenas an attempt to stress Tokyo’s safety ahead of a vote by theInternational Olympic Committee on Sunday to pick the host ofthe 2020 Olympics. Tokyo is a front-runner.TEPCO has previously been criticized for numerous delaysin releasing information and in responding to problems at thedamaged plant. TEPCO acknowledged in July that contaminatedunderground water has been flowing into the PacificOcean since soon after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit theplant in 2001, knocking out its power and cooling systems andcausing three reactors to melt.Recent leaks of radioactive water from storage tanks haveadded to fears that TEPCO is unable to cope with the largeamounts of contaminated water generated by the process ofcooling the nuclear fuel in the damaged reactors.Tanaka said TEPCO improperly described the radioactivity of“hot spots” recently found near water storage tanks using a unitthat measures potential human exposure levels instead of one thatmeasures the level of radioactivity of the water itself. “Nobody inthe world does that,” he said. “It’s scientifically nonsense.”He said TEPCO often seems to release unconfirmed informationto avoid being accused of covering up.More than 1,000 tanks have been hastily built at the plantto store more than 335,000 tons of partially treated radioactivewater. The amount of radioactive water grows by 400 tons daily.Man dies by remotecontrol helicopterin New York parkNEW YORK (AP) — A teenage remote control helicopterenthusiast flying one in a park on Thursday was struck in thehead by it and killed.Roman Pirozek Jr., 19, was pronounced dead at a Brooklynpark near a busy parkway, and initial reports suggested he waskilled by the helicopter’s blade, police said.The accident occurred in Calvert Vaux Park, where operatingremote control helicopters is allowed in designated areas.A club for hobbyists, the Seaview Rotary Wings HelicopterClub, flies its aircraft from a field there.Pirozek’s father, Roman Pirozek, is a vice president of theclub. He and other club members didn’t return messages seekingcomment Thursday. Police said they didn’t suspect any criminalact was involved in the teenager’s death. They didn’t immediatelyrelease the model and make of the helicopter he was flying.In a YouTube video posted in July by someone namedRoman Pirozek Jr., a T-Rex 700N DFC is shown flying aroundat high speeds in lateral and vertical jolts.That particular make is on the larger side of remote controlhelicopters, said Rich Hanson, spokesman for the Muncie, Ind.-based Academy of Model Aeronautics, a membership group ofhobbyists. Hanson said the helicopter has an almost 4 1/2-footwingspan and can reach speeds of up to 60 mph but is used primarilyfor tricky, acrobatic maneuvers.“Flying a RC helicopter is one of the more difficult aircraftto operate,” he said. “There are really two common reasons onemight go out: pilot error or equipment failure.”Pirozek’s death, Hanson said, likely is only the second evercaused by a remote control helicopter in the United States. He saidsome years ago an instructor in Texas was killed by a remote controlhelicopter after the student he was teaching lost control of it.

samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013 Page 21NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary of American SamoaSeeks Advisory Council ApplicantsNOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa is seeking applicants for five primaryseats on its advisory council. The council ensures public participation in sanctuary management andprovides advice to the sanctuary superintendent.“The members of our advisory council represent an extremely important element of our community,”said Joseph Paulin, sanctuary advisory council coordinator. “Their input, experience and expertiseassist the sanctuary in making informed and timely decisions on how to best manage our wildlifeand habitats.”The sanctuary is accepting applications for the following seats: community-at-large: Tutuila East ar ea;community-at-large: Manu’a area; education; commercial fishing; and ocean recreation/oceancentered eco-tourism.Candidates are selected based on their expertise and experience in relation to the seat for which th eyare applying, community and professional affiliations, and views regarding the protection andmanagement of marine resources. Applicants who are chosen as members or alternates should expectto serve a three-year term.The sanctuary advisory council was established to ensure continuous public participation in themanagement of the sanctuary. The council’s 14 voting members and eight non-voting members,who serve on a volunteer basis, represent a variety of local user groups, the general public, andterritorial and federal governmental jurisdictions.Applications are due Sept. 30. To receive an application kit, or for further information please cont actJoseph Paulin via e-mail at joseph.paulin@noaa.gov; by phone at 684-633-6500; or by mail at POBox 4318, Pago Pago, AS, 96799. Application kits can also be downloaded from the sanctuary’swebsite at http://americansamoa.noaa.govNational Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa is located in the cradle of Polynesia’s oldest cultureand is thought to support the greatest diversity of marine life in the National Marine SanctuarySystem, including a wide variety of coral and other invertebrates, fishes, turtles, marine mammalsand marine plants. The sanctuary protects extensive coral reefs, including some of the oldest andlargest Porites species coral heads in the world, along with deep water reefs, hydrothermal ventcommunities, and rare marine archaeological resources NOAA co-manages the sanctuary with theAmerican Samoa Government and works closely with communities adjacent to the sanctuary, allwithin the context of Samoan cultural traditions and practices.NOAA’s mission is to understand and predict changes in the Earth’s environment, from the depthsof the ocean to the surface of the sun, and to conserve and manage our coastal and marine resources.Join us on Facebook, Twitter and our other social media channels.On the Web:National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa: http://americansamoa.noaa.govNOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov

Page 22 samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013Texas high schoolslaying suspect –Bump led to fightA view showing just a few of the vehicles involved in a major accident on the Sheppey BridgeCrossing near Sheerness in Kent, south England, following a multi-vehicle collision earlier thismorning, Thursday Sept. 5, 2013. The vehicles involved are numbered by emergency services.According to police at the scene around 100-vehicles are involved in the pile-up on a bridge inheavy fog, leaving at least eight people seriously injured and many with minor injuries after whatwitnesses described as “carnage”.(AP Photo/Gareth Fuller, PA)➧ NEWS IN BRIEF…Up to 100 cars in UK pileupon a fog-shrouded bridgeLONDON (AP) — Fire officials say up to100 cars have been involved in a traffic accidenton a fog-shrouded bridge southeast of London.Kent Fire & Rescue Service says hydrauliccutting equipment was needed to free six peopleinjured in the pileup that took place on NewKingsferry Bridge in Sheppey, which is locatedin the southeast English county of Kent. KentPolice said there were reports of at least eightserious injuries and 60 minor injuries.South East Coast Ambulance Service saysthat by midday it had transported 35 patients tosix hospitals.The accident began at about 7:15 a.m. andcontinued on for 10 minutes as cars and trucksslammed into each other. Witnesses put visibilityat 20 yards (meters) and images from thescene showed masses of twisted metal.California man accused ofmooning Alaska troopersANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 31-yearoldNorthern California man is accused ofcausing a disturbance at an Alaska airport,mooning state troopers and resisting arrest.Charles F. Helzer of North Highlands, Calif.,is under arrest on charges of disorderly conductand resisting arrest.Alaska State Troopers say they responded toa report Tuesday about an intoxicated man whowas causing a disturbance at the Kodiak stateairport.Troopers say that while they were investigating,Helzer exposed his buttocks to them,challenged them to a fight and resisted arrest.The Alaska Public Defender Agency hasbeen assigned to represent Helzer. A representativeof the agency says no particular attorneyhas been assigned to the case yet.Clinton to attend wildlifeevent at the White HouseWASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretaryof State Hillary Rodham Clinton is planningto return to the White House for an event onwildlife trafficking. An invitation sent out bythe White House says the event will take placeMonday afternoon. Interior Secretary SallyJewell and other officials will also attend.The event focuses on efforts to combat wildlifetrafficking and ways the government canwork together with outside groups on the issue.The visit is likely to attract attention becauseof the widespread speculation that the formerfirst lady may run again for president in 2016.Many Democratic groups are urging her to run.Clinton stepped down as secretary of state inFebruary. In July, she had lunch with PresidentBarack Obama at the White House.Continued from page 15SKorea bans fishery productsfrom japan’s Fukushima regionSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreais banning all fish imports from Japan’s Fukushimaregion because of what it calls growingpublic worry over radiation contamination thathas reportedly prompted a sharp decline in fishconsumption.The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries saidin a statement Friday that it made the movebecause of insufficient information from Tokyoabout what will happen in the future with contaminatedwater leaking from the a cripplednuclear plant into the Pacific.Seoul imposed a partial ban on Japanese fishfollowing the March 2011 earthquake and tsunamithat led to a meltdown at the Fukushimaplant. All fishery products from Fukushima andseven other nearby prefectures are now banned.Scientists have found high levels of radioactivecesium in fish near the plant. Fisheries offFukushima are closed.A lot less sea turtlesarriving in NicaraguaMANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Authoritiesand environmentalists say the number ofsea turtles arriving on Nicaragua’s Pacific coastis dropping sharply this year, something theysay could be an effect of climate change. Environmentauthorities say 2,000 turtles arrivedon the coast of Rivas state in July and August.They say that in the same two-month period lastyear 21,350 turtles made their way to that coast.Rivas environment delegate Mario Rodriguezsaid Thursday that authorities and volunteershad been expecting to welcome 5,000turtles Monday but only 92 reached the beach.He says it is the sharpest drop in sea turtlesrecorded by authorities in 10 years. Experts saythe drop could be due to climate change, whichis affecting the ocean’s temperature and tides.Water theft forces HumboldtCounty school to closeEUREKA, Calif. (AP) — Water thieveshave struck again in Humboldt County, thistime forcing an elementary school to close.The Times-Standard of Eureka reports(http://bit.ly/14uELXa) that up to 20,000 gallonsof water were stolen from a tank at BridgevilleElementary School over Labor Dayweekend. With no running water, the schoolwas forced to close on Tuesday. HumboldtCounty Sheriff’s Lt. Steve Knight says investigatorsbelieve a truck was used in the theft.The theft comes a month after 20,000 gallonsof water were stolen from a communityservices district board in Weott, another HumboldtCounty community.(Continued on page 26)HOUSTON (AP) — A 17-year-old charged with fatallystabbing a fellow Houston-area student told investigators thealtercation began when he bumped a different student in theschool cafeteria, according to a probable cause statement readin court Thursday.But Harris County sheriff’s investigators said later in the daythat a rivalry between gangs appears to be the motive in theslaying Wednesday at a high school in suburban Spring.Luis Alonzo Alfaro was charged with murder in the deathof 17-year-old Joshua Devon Broussard at Spring High School.Alfaro, whose bond was set at $150,000, appeared in courtbriefly early Thursday, and details of his interview with detectiveswere disclosed.He asked for a court-appointed attorney.Alfaro is to appear in court again Friday.The sheriff’s office did not elaborate on its statement aboutgangs and said no other charges are expected in the case.Alfaro told investigators he bumped a male student withhis shoulder while in the cafeteria and shoved him after thetwo exchanged words, according to the probable cause statementthat a prosecutor read during a 2 a.m. hearing Thursday.Another student then punched Alfaro in the face, and Alfarobegan punching him back.Other students started to punch Alfaro and that’s when he“pulled a folding pocket knife from his shorts and opened it ...covered his face with his left forearm and held the knife in hisright hand,” according to the statement.Alfaro “swung the knife multiple times in a back and forthmotion ... then fled the campus as the crowd began to disperse,”the statement said.Broussard’s wounds to his abdomen area were consistentwith a “sharp-edged instrument,” and he collapsed and died in ahallway near the cafeteria, according to the statement.Authorities also said in the statement that numerous witnesseson the scene identified Alfaro as the person who stabbedBroussard.Three other students wounded in the fight were treated athospitals and released, authorities said Thursday.Classes at Spring High School, about 20 miles north ofHouston, were canceled until Monday. The school has morethan 3,000 students.The school district’s police chief, Victor Mitchell, toldreporters in a brief statement that security will be enhancedwhen classes resume.About a dozen protesters showed up at district officesThursday morning, demanding better security at the school.They were told to leave their names and phone numbers.Texas Education Agency figures show the entire district,which has more than 40,000 students, reported 45 “incidents”with knives in the 2011-2012 school year, up from 37 the previousyear. In 2006-2007, there were 23 such reports.The state agency also listed 15 gang-related incidents of violencefor last school year, down from 26 the previous year.In another category identified as “fighting/mutual combat,”the Texas Education Agency reported 1,250 incidents for thedistrict in 2011-2012, down from 1,337 the previous schoolyear. 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samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013 Page 23President Obama,in Europe, seekssupport for SyriaST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President BarackObama is using his last day in Europe to renew his quest forforeign support for a U.S. military strike in Syria. But threedays after he left Washington, it’s unclear whether the globalcoalition the president has been seeking is any closer tobecoming a reality.China’s a firm no. The European Union is skeptical aboutwhether any military action can be effective. Even Pope Francisweighed in, urging leaders gathered here to abandon what hecalled a “futile mission.”Still, Obama was undeterred. As the president pressed hiscase on the world stage, he was dispatching his U.N. ambassador,Samantha Power, to a Washington think tank to arguethat the global community cannot afford the precedent of lettingchemical weapons use go unpunished.A key status update was to come Friday when Obama, hisdiplomatic dexterity pushed to the max, will be quizzed byreporters in the waning hours of the Group of 20 economicsummit in this Russian port city.Meanwhile, the White House was assuring allies it wasseeking diplomatic and political support for a Syria strike —not necessarily direct military involvement.A jobs-and-growth agenda awaiting world leaders gatheringat the ornate Constantine Palace quickly gave way tointense posturing over Syria — at least on the surface.The leaders served up Syria as dinner conversationThursday at the suggestion of the summit’s host, RussianPresident Vladimir Putin.A fleeting interaction between Obama and Putin becamethe high-drama moment of the summit, underscoring thelabored state of relations between the two leaders who standon opposing sides of the Syrian conflict.Russia has steadfastly backed Syrian President BasharAssad — militarily, economically and diplomatically — anddisputes claims that Assad’s regime was behind chemicalattacks that the U.S. says killed more than 1,400 Syrians. Otherestimates are lower.In public, at least, the Russian and the American were allsmiles Thursday, making small talk in front of news camerasfor a few seconds as Obama arrived at the summit.But the welcoming handshake may have been where thepleasantries ended.Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said a U.S. strike would“drive another nail into the coffin of international law.” Meanwhile,the Kremlin said Russia was boosting its naval presencein the Mediterranean Sea, moving in warships “primarily” fora possible evacuation of Russians from Syria.Before his scheduled return to Washington late Friday,Obama was to meet with French President Francois Hollande,his strongest ally when it comes to Syria, and Chinese PresidentXi Jinping. He also planned to meet with Russian lesbian,gay, bisexual and transgender activists, calling attention toanother area of disagreement with Moscow.Even at home, there was far from a consensus that an Americanstrike on Syria was the best course of action. AwaitingObama upon his return was an equally fractious debate in Congressover whether to authorize the limited military action hewas proposing.Pulling out all the stops, Obama was working the phonesfrom Europe and appealing for support from leery lawmakers,Democratic and Republican alike.And he called off a planned trip to California next week,opting to stay in Washington to keep up the pressure on Congressto say yes.As top national security officials continued to brief Congresson the accusation against Assad and the proposed response, ameasure authorizing Obama to act was advancing tenuouslythrough the Senate, winning approval from a foreign relationspanel Wednesday and heading to the Senate floor.The measure’s prospects were dicier in the Republican-controlledHouse.“We’re very pleased with the trend lines,” Ben Rhodes,Obama’s deputy national security adviser, said.The fierce domestic debate over a Syria strike offered aprelude to grueling days ahead as Obama and Congress bracefor major clashes over the nation’s finances, immigration andother pressing issues.When lawmakers return next week from their annualsummer recess, Syria will compete with critical, loomingdeadlines to raise the nation’s borrowing limit and approvespending to avoid a government shutdown.Employment OpportunitiesUnloading and Cold Storage Office ClerkAccounts Payables/Property Accounting Clerk andStockroom ClerkSamoa Tuna Processors, Inc. in Atu’u have immediate openings in the Unloading and Cold StorageDepartment for an Office Clerk and Accounting Department for an AP/Property Accounting Clerk andStockroom Clerk.Unloading and Cold Storage Office ClerkRequired and desirable abilities, skills and experience include:• High school graduate or equivalent experience. High school level oral and written Englishcommunications and mathematics competency required.• Basic Clerical and PC office software skills and experience required.• Good employment and attendance record essential.• Knowledge of fish receiving and freezer operations preferred.• Ability to effectively communicate in Samoan a plus.Accounts Payables/Property Accounting ClerkRequired and desirable abilities, skills and experience include:• High school graduate or equivalent experience. High school level oral and written Englishcommunications and mathematics competency required.• Basic Clerical and PC office software skills and experience required.• Good employment and attendance record essential.• Knowledge of accounts payable and property management preferred.• Ability to effectively communicate in Samoan a plus.Stockroom ClerkRequired and desirable abilities, skills and experience include:• Effective English communications oral and written and mathematics ability required. Ability toeffectively communicate in Samoan a plus.• Basic Clerical and PC office software skills and experience required.• Good employment and attendance record essential.• Knowledge of inventory control desirable.• Must be physically fit, able to lift objects up to 50 lbs. and able to stand for extended periods.• Able to work all scheduled shifts.Competitive compensation for all employment opportunities commensurate with qualifications. Forconsideration, bring or send a copy of your resume including, relevant certifications, references, A SGImmigration clearances (not required for US Nationals, US Citizens or AS permanent residents) andapplication by September 13, 2013 to (applications may be obtained at):Samoa Tuna Processors, Inc.Attn: Samoa Mauga - Personnel ManagerP.O. Box 957Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799Ph: (684) 644-5272/Ext. 349 / Fax: 644-2290E-Mail: smauga@trimarinegroup.com“An Equal Opportunity Employer”

Page 24 samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYTEMCOAMERICAN SAMOA GOVERNMENTPUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTThe Department of Homeland Security / TEMCO Division wishesto remind the public that the monthly territory-wide emergency sirentest for the month of September will be conducted this Friday,September 06, 2013 at 12 noon. Maintenance work are conductedon several siren location sites prior to the siren testing on Friday.This is the monthly siren test which is held on the first Friday ofevery month.Do not be alarmed if you hear the emergency sirens this Friday atnoon. It is only a test.FA’AALIGA TAUAUa fa’ailoa mai e le matagaluega o le Puipuiga o le Lotoifale, leHomeland Security, o le a faia le fa’ata’ita’iga faa-le-masina i sailini,po’o fa’ailo, i motu o Tutuila, Aunu’u ma Manu’a i le Aso Faraile o levaiaso nei, le aso 06 o Setema, i le itula e 12 i le aoauli. O lo’o faia nigaluega i nisi o sailini ‘ae le’i o’o i le fa’ata’ita’iga i le aso Faraile fa’ale-masina.O lenei fa’ata’ita’iga ua na’o se fa’ata’ita’iga e faia i masina ta’itasii sailini fa’ailo mo fa’alavelave fa’afuase’i.Aua le fa’apopoleina le mamalu o le atunuu’u pe a fa’afofogaina lefa’aleoina o sailini i le Aso Faraile nei……e na’o se fa’ata’ita’iga!Fa’afetai tele. O le pule’aga o le matagaluega o le HomelandSecurity, Ofisa o le TEMCO / Fa’alavelave Fa’afuase’i.P. O. Box 4567, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799Telephone: (684) 699-3800 Facsimile: (684) 699-6414E-mail: temco@asdhs.as.govNational Preparedness MonthFUTIGA METHODIST CHURCHOUTREACH SERVICECYMKPREPAREDNESSTIPSBe PreparedBe InformedMake a PlanBuild a KitHave EmergencyContact InformationKnow your EmergencyEvacuation LocationsPAGO PAGO YOUTH RALLYOUTREACH SESSIONSCYMKFor information please call 699-6481Visit us on Facebook or our website.For Facebook - search“American Samoa Department of Homeland Security”For website- www.asdhs.gov

samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013 Page 25Phone video shows policestriking a man with batonsCYMKLONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Civil rightsgroups called Thursday for a federal investigationof an arrest during which Long Beach policeofficers were recorded by a cellphone smacking aman with batons as he lay on his back. Meanwhilea separate surveillance video of the arrest appearedto show police hitting him at least 15 times.The cellphone video posted on YouTube ofMonday’s arrest “was brutal and disturbing andagain tossed an ugly glare on police officers overuseof excessive force against unarmed suspects,” saida statement from Earl Ofari Hutchinson, presidentof the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable.Other civil rights groups also called the videodisturbing, as did Long Beach Police Chief JamesMcDonnell, but he warned against a rush to judgment.“It is too early to make any judgments,”McDonnell told the Los Angeles Times in aninterview Wednesday. “The YouTube video iscertainly disturbing. Any time you see someonehit with the baton, there is level of discomfort.”He promised a complete investigation. Theofficers involved remained on duty.The nearly five-minute cellphone video showspolice in the Los Angeles suburb hitting PorfirioSantos-Lopez in the legs six times. He kicksback several times. He also is shown being joltedwith a stun gun. Meanwhile, police on Thursdayreleased another video taken by a surveillancecamera that shows officers repeatedly strikingthe man with batons. That video begins earlier inthe confrontation than the cellphone video, whichwas made “at the conclusion of the incident,”police spokeswoman Nancy A. Pratt said.In a long-distance view, the grainy surveillancevideo taken Monday evening shows a man backingaway from officers while appearing to punch atthem. He then falls down backward in the street.Two officers appear to strike him with batons morethan a dozen times before backing off. Eventuallysurrounded by six officers, the man repeatedly kicksout and struggles when they grab him. Pratt saidshe was uncertain whether there was any overlap intime between that video and the cellphone video —which only recorded six baton strikes.Meanwhile, another surveillance videoreleased by police earlier shows the man drinkingbeer and then arguing with two men on the streetbefore his arrest. He throws something at one,punches the other in the head, and fights with himseveral times before police arrive.Police have said that Santos-Lopez, 46, wasbloody, shirtless and acting irrationally whenofficers responded to 911 calls and found him.Authorities say he punched arriving officers,fell down, refused to turn onto his stomach andkicked officers, knocking one in the head.According to KNBC-TV, Santos-Lopez toldauthorities he was drunk and high on methamphetamine.He was treated at a hospital for injuriesreceived either before or during the arrest.Family members have said he had a brokenright arm, a partially collapsed lung and otherinjuries. Police did not immediately confirm theextent of his injuries and there was no immediateword on his condition Thursday.Santos-Lopez’s girlfriend, Lee Ann Hernandez,told the Times that her boyfriend hadrecently shown signs of mental illness. He beganto hear voices and see people who weren’t thereabout six months ago, and his condition worsenedin recent weeks, she said. “They had no right tobeat him up like that,” she said. “They don’t needto be doing that to someone like that.”Hernandez said Santos-Lopez had askedpolice several times to get him psychiatric treatment.However, police officials were unable toimmediately verify her claims.A baby jaguar, born on July 18, 2013 gets a check-up,Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardensin Jacksonville, Fla. The cub will be named at a rally for theJacksonville Jaguars of the NFL later this week.(AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Will Dickey)CMYKOffice of Highway SafetyLocal contact:DPS Office of Highway Safety(David Bird 633-1780)

Page 26 samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013After years ofdecline, are USbirths leveling?In this photo taken in July, 2011 and released Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013 by Tokyo Electric PowerCo., a crack on the foundation concrete under a storage tank at the H1 area at the tsunami-crippledFukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, isshown. Japan’s nuclear regulator has criticized the operator of the country’s wrecked nuclear plantfor providing improper data and explanations about widening radiation-contaminated water leaksand unnecessarily fanning fears. Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanaka saidThursday, Sept. 5, 2013 that TEPCO’s use of data regarding contamination levels of storage tank leaksat its Fukushima plant were inaccurate and exaggerated risks. (AP Photo/Tokyo Electric Power Co., File)➧ NEWS IN BRIEF…Madame Tussauds to unveilWilliam and Kate in waxWASHINGTON (AP) — Madame Tussaudssays its Washington location will start displayingwax figures of the Duke and Duchessof Cambridge later this month.The British Deputy Ambassador to theUnited States, Patrick Davies, will unveil thefigures of Prince William and his wife, formerlyknown as Catherine Middleton, on Sept. 12.Madame Tussauds says it took four months tocreate each figure. Catherine will be dressed in acopy of the pale lilac Alexander McQueen gownthat she wore to a Los Angeles event in 2011and a recreation of her sapphire and diamondengagement ring. William will wear a navy suit.This isn’t the first time Madame Tussauds hasrecreated royals. Queen Elizabeth II has beenmodeled by the attraction over 20 times.Investigators: Fatal rockslidewas not predictableST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Investigators saya rockslide that killed two children in a St. Paulpark was the result of natural causes, and thecity could not have predicted it.Mayor Chris Coleman hired two independentinvestigators to examine the cause of theMay incident at Lilydale Regional Park.The investigations found the rockslide wascaused by natural soil erosion aggravated by arainy spring and foot traffic on unmarked trails.Investigators say that while city officials knewerosion was an issue in the park, there’s no evidencethey knew unstable bluffs posed a risk.Lilydale Regional Park is a popular destinationfor fossil hunting.Coleman says the city will continue to suspendfossil hunting permits as it works on policiesto make sure park visitors know of the risks.Haiti says team got militarytraining in EcuadorPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — TheHaitian government has welcomed home 41engineers and technicians who underwent 10months of military training in Ecuador.The team is intended to be part of a soon-tobe-createdquasi-military force that Haitian officialswant to monitor the country’s coasts andits border with the Dominican Republic, fightdrug trafficking, raise environmental awarenessand respond to disasters.President Michel Martelly was eager twoyears ago to fulfill a campaign goal of revivingHaiti’s national army, which was disbanded in1995 because of its abusive past. But he backedoff under pressure from the U.S. and other governments,and opted to create a smaller forcewith the help of Ecuador.Continued from page 22Ex-California police officerFACES civil rights chargesLOS ANGELES (AP) — A former San Bernardinopolice officer has been indicted on civilrights charges after authorities say he forced twoprostitutes to have sex with him while he wason duty. Federal prosecutors in Los Angelessaid 46-year-old Jose Jesus Perez was arrestedThursday in Denton, Texas. He’s expected tomake his initial court appearance Friday.Perez is accused of forcing sex on twowomen in 2011 who told investigators theyconsented only because they feared retributionbecause he was a police officer.If convicted, Perez faces a maximum sentenceof life in prison. Perez was hired by theLos Angeles Police Department in 1997 wherehe worked for 11 years. He then went to work forSan Bernardino, which fired him in December.16 skulls found onstreets in PraguePRAGUE (AP) — Police in Prague say 15human skulls have been found in a wooden boxfound on a street, and another was found in agarbage bin.Spokeswoman Jana Roesslerova says policefound the 15 skulls Thursday morning near agarbage container after they were alerted by atelephone caller. Roesslerova says each skullwas numbered. She says another skull, alsobearing a number, was found in a garbage binWednesday by a homeless person.Police say it is not clear whether the twocases are connected. They have asked expertsto help in their investigation.Teachers shut way to MexicoCity airport for hoursMEXICO CITY (AP) — Teachers angryover the passage of a national education reformblocked the main approach to Mexico City’sairport for more than eight hours Thursday,forcing many people to leave their cars and rushthrough the streets on foot to catch flights.The teachers marched to the area in northernMexico City around noon and shut down a busyhighway, causing traffic to back up for miles(kilometers) and increasing simmering publicanger at the weeks of teacher protests.Protesters lifted the blockade in the eveningafter their leaders asked them to go back to theZocalo, Mexico City’s central plaza, where theyhave been camping for weeks.Hundreds of police guarded the airport toprevent the members of a dissident teachersunion from blocking other entrances. Airportmanagement advised passengers to take alternateroutes to the airport, including the subway.(Continued on page 28)ATLANTA (AP) — After falling four years in a row, U.S.births may finally be leveling off.The number of babies born last year — a little shy of 4 million— is only a few hundred less than the number in 2011,according to a government report released Friday.That suggests that lately, fewer couples may be scared awayfrom having children because of the economy or other factors,some experts say. Among the signs of a possible turning point:The birth rate for women in their early 30s inched up for the firsttime since 2007.“We may be on level course or potentially even see a rise” inbirth trends in the near future, said Brady Hamilton, a statisticianwith the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Some are a bit more pessimistic.“The decline has slowed down, but it’s still a decline,” saidCarol Hogue, an Emory University expert on birth trends.Falling births is a relatively new phenomenon in this country.Births were on the rise since the late 1990s and hit an all-timehigh of more than 4.3 million in 2007. The drop that followedwas widely attributed to the nation’s flagging economy. Expertsbelieved that many women or couples who were out of work orhad other money problems felt they couldn’t afford to start oradd to their family.The economy officially was in a recession from December2007 until June 2009. But well into 2011, polls showed mostAmericans remained gloomy, citing anemic hiring, a depressedhousing market and other factors.The new CDC report is a first glimpse at 2012 birth certificatedata from state health departments, but the numbers aren’texpected to change much.Highlights of the report include:➤ The birth rate for all women of childbearing age — 63births per 1,000 women — was essentially flat from the yearbefore.➤ Rates dropped for Hispanic women, 2 percent, and blacks,1 percent, but less than the previous year. The rate continuedto stay the same for whites, rose 4 percent for Asian-Americanand Pacific Islanders, and fell slightly for American Indians andAlaska Natives.➤ Rates fell again for women in their early 20s, down 3 percentfrom 2011. That’s the lowest mark for women in that agegroup since 1940, when comprehensive national birth recordswere first compiled.➤ For women in their late 20s, birth rates fell 1 percent.That age group accounts for more than a quarter of all of thenation’s births.The rate rose a slight 1 percent for women in their early 30s,who have nearly as many babies as women in their late 20s.➤ Rates also rose 2 percent for moms ages 35 and older, and1 percent for women in their early 40s.Rates in older moms have been rising slightly in recent years,despite the overall downward trend.Experts say that’s because older women generally have betterjobs or financial security, and are more sensitive to the tickingaway of their biological clocks.➤ Birth rates for teen moms have been falling since 1991 andhit yet another historic low.The number of babies born to teens last year — about 305,000— is less than half the peak of nearly 645,000 in 1970.The teen birth rate has been cut in half since 1991, said BillAlbert of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and UnplannedPregnancy, who called it a “stunning turnaround.”Experts attribute that decline to a range of factors, includingless sex and more use of contraception.Another report highlight: About 33 percent of births last yearwere delivered through Cesarean section — a rate unchangedfrom the previous two years.C-sections are sometimes medically necessary. But healthofficials believe many are done out of convenience or unwarrantedcaution, and in the 1980s set a goal of keeping the nationalrate at 15 percent.The C-section rate had been rising steadily since 1996, untilit dropped slightly in 2010.Even if the C-section rate has peaked, it’s still too high —particularly in certain states, Emory’s Hogue said. For example,last year 40 percent of births were C-sections in Louisiana, andmore than 38 percent in New Jersey, Mississippi and Florida,the report found.“There’s a lot of room for improvement,” she said.CDC report: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013 Page 27ELECTION OFFICEAmerican Samoa GovernmentVOTING OUTREACH AND PUBLICITY PROGRAM (VOPP)SCHEDULEDISTRICT #4 - SAOLEVILLAGES PROJECT DATE DAY TIME LOCATIONAMOULI/AUASI/UTUMEA RESCHEDULE Hall-EFKAS AmouliAUNU’U RESCHEDULE Hall - EFKASDISTRICT #5 - (SUA #1)PROJECT DATE DAY TIME LOCATIONFAGAITUA September 5, 2013 Thursday 9:00a.m. to 12noon Hall-EFKASLAULI’I/AUMI/TAFANANAI September 10, 2013 Tuesday 9:00a.m. to 12noon Hall-EFKAS Lauli’iDISTRICT #6 - (SUA #2)PROJECT DATE DAY TIME LOCATIONMASAUSI/SAILELE September 12, 2013 Thursday 9:00a.m. to 12noon Hall-EFKAS MasausiMASEFAU September 17, 2013 Tuesday 9:00a.m. to 12noon Laoa-MagaAFONO September 19, 2013 Thursday 9:00a.m. to 12noon Hall-EFKASDISTRICT #7 - (SUA #2)PROJECT DATE DAY TIME LOCATIONMASAUSI/SA’ILELE Sept 12, 2013 Thursday 9:00 am to 12pm Hall EFKAS MasausiMASEFAU Sept 17, 2013 Tuesday 9:00 am to 12pm Laoa - MagaAFONO Sept 19, 2013 Thursday 9:00 am to 12pm Hall EFKASDISTRICT #7 - MAOPUTASI #1PROJECT DATE DAY TIME LOCATIONFAGA’ALU/FATUMAFUTI Sept 24, 2013 Tuesday 9:00 am to 12pm Laoa-UsoUTULEI/GATAIVAI Sept 26, 2013 Thursday 9:00 am to 12pm Maota-AfoaDISTRICT #8 - MAOPUTASI #2PROJECT DATE DAY TIME LOCATIONFAGATOGO Sept 30, 2013 Monday 9:00 am to 12pm Hall-CCJSDISTRICT #9 - MAOPUTASI #3PROJECT DATE DAY TIME LOCATIONPAGO PAGO Oct 2, 2013 Wednesday 9:00 am to 12pm Maota - MaugaDISTRICT #10 - MAOPUTASI #4PROJECT DATE DAY TIME LOCATIONATU’U/LELOALOA/LEPUA/SATALA Oct 4, 2013 Friday 9:00 am to 12pm Maota-Uti PeteloDISTRICT #11 - MA’OPUTASI #5PROJECT DATE DAY TIME LOCATIONAUA Oct 8, 2013 Tuesday 9:00 am to 12pm Laoa-PaopaoailuaDISTRICT #12 - ITUAUPROJECT DATE DAY TIME LOCATIONFAGASA Oct 10, 2013 Thursday 9:00 am to 12pm Laoa-SalaMATAU’U/FAGANEANEA Oct 15, 2013 Tuesay 9:00 am to 12pm Hall-EFKASNU’UULI Oct 17, 2013 Thursday 9:00 am to 12pmDISTRICT #13 - FOFOPROJECT DATE DAY TIME LOCATIONLEONE Oct 22, 2013 Tuesday 9:00 am to 12pm Hall-KatolikoDISTRICT #14 - ALATAUAPROJECT DATE DAY TIME LOCATIONAMALUIA/AFAO/ASILI/ATAULOMA Oct 24, 2013 Thursday 9:00 am to 12pm Hall-EFKAS AsiliAGUGULU/FA’ILOLO/AMANAVE Oct 28, 2013 Monday 9:00 am to 12pmPOLOA Oct 30, 2013 Wednesday 9:00 am to 12pm Hall-EFKASFAGALI’I Oct 31, 2013 Thursday 9:00 am to 12pm Hall-EFKASFAGAMALO/MALOTA Nov 01, 2013 Friday 9:00 am to 12pm Hall-EFKAS MalotaNUA & SEETAGA Nov 5, 2013 Tuesday 9:00 am to 12pm Laoa-TaveuveuDISTRICT #15 - TUALAUTAPROJECT DATE DAY TIME LOCATIONILIILI/VAITOGI Nov 7, 2013 Thursday 9:00 am to 12pm Hall-EFKAS IliiliMAPUSAGA/MESEPA/FALENIU Nov 12, 2013 Tuesday 9:00 am to 12pm Hall-EFKAS FaleniuPAVAIAI Nov 14, 2013 Thursday 9:00 am to 12pm Hall-MetotisiTAFUNA Nov 19, 2013 Tuesday 9:00 am to 12pm Hall-MetotisiDISTRICT #16 - TUALATAIPROJECT DATE DAY TIME LOCATIONFUTIGA Nov 21, 2013 Thursday 9:00 am to 12pm Hall-KatolikoVAILOA/TAPUTIMU Nov 25, 2013 Monday 9:00 am to 12pm Hall-EFKAS VailoaDISTRICT #17 - AITULAGI/LEASINAPROJECT DATE DAY TIME LOCATIONAASU/AOLOAU Nov 27, 2013 Wednesday 9:00 am to 12pm Hall-EFKAS AoloauMALAELOA ITUAU/MALAELOA AITULAGI Nov 28, 2013 Thursday 9:00 am to 12pm Laoa-TuilefanoPoint of contact: HTC Fiatauiaulava Sauni at 699-3570 or Tele’a Faleali’i Jr. at 699-3571, 699-3572

Page 28 samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013A young turtle crawls through a pile of others waiting to be released Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013,into the Altantic Ocean near Boca Raton, Fla. Coast Guard officials helped Melanie Stadler, amarine scientist with Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, release almost 500 sea turtle hatchlings intothe Atlantic Ocean.(AP Photo/Palm Beach Post, Greg Lovett)American Samoa GovernmentOFFICE OF PROCUREMENTREQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)RFP No: RFP 057 -2013Issuance Date: August 30 , 2013 Date & Time Due: September 13, 2013No Later than 2:00pm local timeThe American Samoa Government (ASG) issues a Request For Proposals (RFP) fromqualified firms or individuals to provide:“Health Screening for Early Childhood Education (ECE) Students”Submission:Original and five copies of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked:“Medical Screening for ECE Students” Submissions are to be sent to the following addressand will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Friday, September 13, 2013:Office of ProcurementAmerican Samoa GovernmentPago Pago, American Samoa 96799attn: Tiaotalaga J.E. Kruse, CPOAny proposal received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under anycircumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined asbeingn on-responsive.Document:The RFP Scope of Work outlining the proposal requirements is available at The Office ofProcurement, Tafuna, American Samoa, during normal working hours.Review:Request for Proposal data will be thoroughly reviewed by an appointed Source EvaluationBoard 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 towaive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the bestinterests of the American Samoa Government or the public.“Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action”TIAOTALAGA J.E. KRUSEChief Procurement Officer➧ NEWS IN BRIEF…Continued from page 26Airport administrators used federal police pickup trucks andother vehicles to transport passengers stranded by protesters.Ex-deputy arrested for diamond theftLOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI says a former Los AngelesCounty reserve sheriff’s deputy has been arrested on suspicionof stealing a diamond worth up to $1 million.The Los Angeles Times says 47-year-old Billy Lulo wasarrested Wednesday and booked for mail fraud. The Times saysLulo was released from jail pending a Texas court appearancebut couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.Authorities say Lulo, who owns a Los Angeles jewelry store,was given a 22-carat diamond to sell for a Texas couple.The FBI says Lulo was later asked to return the diamond whenit wasn’t sold but allegedly sent the couple an empty package.Lulo was hired as a Sheriff’s Department reservist in 1990.The department fired him on Wednesday.Boeing sees China’s airfleet tripling in 20 yearsBEIJING (AP) — China’s airlines are likely to triple thesize of their fleets over the next two decades, driven by strongeconomic growth and rising tourism spending, Boeing Co. saidThursday. Boeing and European rival Airbus Industries arelooking to China to drive sales as growth in demand cools elsewhere.China’s economic growth fell to a two-decade low of 7.5percent in the latest quarter but that still was well above forecastsfor the United States and Europe.Purchases by Chinese carriers should rise 7 percent a yearthrough to 2032, totaling 5,580 planes for $780 billion, BoeingCo. said in an annual sales outlook. It said that should accountfor one-sixth of global sales. The outlook represents an increaseover last year’s 20-year forecast of sales of 5,260 new airplanesvalued at $670 million in 2012-2031.“Tourism in China and intra-Asia travel will help spur astrong demand for single-aisle airplanes,” the Seattle-based aircraftmanufacturer said in a statement.It said sales of wide-body planes should be driven by growthin long-haul traffic to and from China.SCE seeking over $2B fromratepayers over nuke plantSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California Edisonwants customers to pay more than $2 billion over the next sevenyears to cover the company’s capital investment in the shutteredSan Onofre nuclear plant. Edison outlined its proposal with theCalifornia Public Utilities Commission last month, The OrangeCounty Register reported Thursday.The utility says it needs the money to compensate shareholders.A commission decision is not expected until next year.Edison believes reduced labor and other costs at the closedplant will help offset the bill for buying replacement power,since the twin reactors no longer produce electricity for customers.That would result in no change in customer rates, thecompany predicts.The state Division of Ratepayer Advocates, an independentarm of the commission, has argued that it is unreasonable to continuecharging ratepayers for a plant that produces no power.San Onofre, located between San Diego and Los Angeles,was shut down in January 2012 after a small radiation leak ledto the discovery of heavily damaged tubing in its virtually newsteam generators. Edison closed the plant for good after a longfight with environmentalists over safety issues.Edison is also seeking damages from insurers and MitsubishiHeavy Industries, which built the faulty generators.Fatal shooting upheld by DA’s officeVICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The San Bernardino Countydistrict attorney’s office has found that two sheriff’s deputieswere justified in the fatal shooting of an armed man during adomestic dispute in Victorville. The analysis released Thursdayconcluded that Deputies Jonathan Andersen and Kent Watsonjustifiably used force in self-defense when they shot 37-year-oldAlexander Maurice Calamaco on Oct. 15, 2011.Calamaco brought a gun to his in-law’s home, where his wifehad taken refuge fromafter recent abusive behavior. Her mothercalled authorities and deputies arrived as Calamaco was talkingto his wife in the backyard.The report says Calamaco did not follow the deputies’ commandsand instead reached under his jacket and pulled out thegun. The deputies fired 10 rounds and Calamaco died from multiplewounds to the head and torso.Arrest made in death of womanVISTA, Calif. (AP) — A San Diego County man has beenarrested on suspicion of killing a woman whose body was foundwrapped in plastic near a trash bin. U-T San Diego says KirkStapleton was arrested Wednesday. He remains jailed.Authorities say the 53-year-old Vista man was in a romanticrelationship with 47-year-old Juanita Kawash. Her body wasfound on Aug. 19 on the ground near a trash bin behind a laundryat a Vista shopping center. It was covered in plastic and trash.Authorities say she died from blunt force trauma, meaning ablow or a fall. Sheriff’s homicide Lt. Glenn Giannantonio saysinvestigators haven’t determined a motive for the slaying.

samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013 Page 29Alaska town rootsfor feline mayorattacked by dogANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The honorary mayor ofa tiny Alaska town is noticeably absent this week, when heshould be hanging out at the general store or sipping his watercatnipconcoctions from a wine glass at the pub next door.Instead, Stubbs the cat is sedated and under veterinary careafter he was badly injured in a vicious dog attack in Talkeetna,a quirky community of 900 that elected him in a write-in campaign15 years ago. Talkeetna has no human mayor, so youcould say 16-year-old Stubbs is the reigning leader — of thefeline sort, anyway.“He’s everybody’s guy,” said Stubbs’ owner, Lauri Stec,who manages Nagley’s General Store, where the orangeybeigecat lives and mingles with locals and tourists alike. Saturday’sattack by the loose dog left Stubbs with a puncturedlung, bruised hips, a long deep gash on his side and a sternumfractured to the point it might need to be repaired with a plate.Stec, who said she knows the dog that was involved, hasreported the attack with borough animal control officials.The next few days will be crucial in Stubbs’ recovery, butthe cat has begun to sit up and eat.A tube inserted in his lung has been removed.All in all, Stubbs is holding his own, Stec said.“He’s a freaking tough boy,” she said.Stubbs, already popular nationally, gained even more fansoutside of Alaska when word got out about the attack. Amonghis followers are tourists stopping in the community thatserves as the last stop for travelers and climbers visiting MountMcKinley, North America’s tallest peak.The town, 115 miles north of Anchorage, is purported to bethe inspiration for the town in the TV series, “Northern Exposure.”It’s a place dotted with artist shops, where bachelorsare auctioned off at a yearly fundraiser ball and where womencompete in a wilderness contest.Even in such a place, Stubbs is a star.“We all love him,” said Geoff Pfeiffer, a waiter at the WestRib Pub and Cafe located inside the same building as the generalstore. The staff there is hanging on to Stubbs’ wine glass,hoping they get to fill it again with water and a catnip garnish,a feline cocktail for a regular who commands attention everytime he comes in.“It’s like Elvis has entered the building,” Pfeiffer said.Stubbs has his own Facebook page, filled with posts thisweek from well-wishers around the world. There is also aTwitter account purporting to be from Stubbs, but Stec saidshe’s not involved with that account. Attempts by The AssociatedPress to reach the account owner weren’t immediatelysuccessful Thursday.Before Saturday, Stubbs had already used up a few of hisnine lives. In the past, he has been shot by a BB gun, and stillhas a BB lodged inside. He’s fallen into a cold fryer vat at theWest Rib when the staff was changing the oil. He rode on agarbage truck before jumping off.“He’s a little pistol,” Stec said. “He’s got a great personality.”She’s not alone in thinking that. Donations from wellwishersas far away as Australia have been pouring in forStubbs’ veterinary bills. There’s also a jar for donations at thegeneral store placed near a photo of Stubbs.SPIN METER: Obama onuse of US military mightEDITOR’S NOTE _ An occasional look behind political rhetoric.ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — As a candidate focused on his own election,Barack Obama championed restraint and global cooperation when faced with securitythreats. Now, as commander in chief of a world superpower, his rhetoric of the past isbeing tested by the reality of today as he presses Congress to allow the United States tolaunch a military strike against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, over theobjections of most major U.S. allies.It’s a posture that has surprised some who recall how, as a young senator, a 2008 presidentialcandidate and even a first-term president, Obama cast himself as a counterweightto the more aggressive approach to national security embodied by his Republican predecessor,President George W. Bush.The Democratic president long has advocated a U.S. foreign policy that prioritizesnegotiation over confrontation, humility over diplomatic bravado and communal actionover unilateralism. That approach is now in question as Obama seeks approval from Congressback home and as he meets with skeptical world leaders abroad while at the G-20summit in Russia this week.A look at some historical and recent comments on the use of America’s military might:ON CONGRESSTHEN: “In instances of self-defense, the president would be within his constitutionalauthority to act before advising Congress or seeking its consent. History has shown ustime and again, however, that military action is most successful when it is authorized andsupported by the legislative branch.” — Response to candidate questionnaire from TheBoston Globe, December 2007.NOW: “As commander in chief, I always preserve the right and the responsibility to acton behalf of America’s national security. I do not believe that I was required to take this toCongress. But I did not take this to Congress just because it’s an empty exercise. I think it’simportant to have Congress’ support on it.” — News conference in Stockholm, Sept. 4, 2013.ON ACTING ALONETHEN: “In a world in which threats are more diffuse and missions more complex,America cannot act alone. America alone cannot secure the peace.” — Speech acceptingNobel Peace Prize, December 2009.NOW: “I’m comfortable going forward without the approval of a United NationsSecurity Council that, so far, has been completely paralyzed and unwilling to hold Assadaccountable.” — Remarks in the White House Rose Garden, Aug. 31, 2013.ON APPETITE FOR WARTHEN: “It is easier to start wars than to end them. It is easier to blame others than tolook inward, to see what is different about someone than to find the things we share. Butwe should choose the right path, not just the easy path.” — Speech in Cairo, June 2009.NOW: “The American people, understandably, want us to be focused on the business ofrebuilding our economy here and putting people back to work. And I assure you, nobodyends up being more war-weary than me. But what I also believe is that part of our obligationas a leader in the world is making sure that when you have a regime that is willing to useweapons that are prohibited by international norms on their own people, including children,that they are held to account.” — Remarks at meeting with Baltic leaders, Aug. 30, 2013.ON JUSTIFICATIONTHEN: “We may not always have national security issues at stake, but we have moralissues at stake. If we could have intervened effectively in the Holocaust, who among uswould say that we had a moral obligation not to go in? ... And so I do believe that we haveto consider it as part of our interests, our national interests, in intervening where possible.”— Presidential debate, October 2008.NOW: “This kind of attack is a challenge to the world. We cannot accept a worldwhere women and children and innocent civilians are gassed on a terrible scale. Thiskind of attack threatens our national security interests by violating well-established internationalnorms against the use of chemical weapons. ... If we are saying in a clear anddecisive but very limited way, we send a shot across the bow saying, ‘Stop doing this,’that can have a positive impact on our national security over the long term.” — Remarksat meeting with Baltic leaders, Aug. 30, 2013.Stop!Before YOU build thatbeautiful NEW HOMEMake sure to treat your soil first for TERMITES.Save and protect your home, call the experts…Office Hrs. 9am to 2pm • (684) 633-0179Findanythingyet?Place an ad now!633-5599

Page 30 samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013Man confessesin video killinga man in crashWomen talk in front of a painting by Jonas Burgert from the Blain Southern gallery duringa private viewing of the ART Rio-International Art Fair in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday,Sept. 4, 2013. Over 100 galleries from more than a dozen countries are taking part in the five-dayevent, which opens on Thursday to the general public.(AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A driver has confessed in avideo posted online that he’s to blame for a wrong-way car crashstemming from a night of heavy drinking that killed another manand says he’s willing to take “full responsibility.”The 3 1/2-minute video, posted on at least two websites onTuesday, shows 22-year-old Matthew Cordle describing whatled to the accident in which he killed the man three months ago.“My name is Matthew Cordle, and on June 22nd, 2013, I hitand killed Vincent Canzani,” he says somberly. “This video willact as my confession.”Cordle says in the video he “made a mistake” when he decidedto drive his truck home after “drinking really heavily” and hit theother car, killing the 61-year-old Canzani, of suburban Columbus.The video begins with Cordle’s face blurred as he describeshow he has struggled with depression and was simply trying tohave a good time with friends going “from bar to bar” the nightof the accident. He then describes how he ended up driving intooncoming traffic on a highway.Cordle’s face becomes clear as he reveals his name and confessesto killing Canzani. “When I get charged I’ll plead guiltyand take full responsibility for everything I’ve done to Vincentand his family,” Cordle says.Later, he says he understands that by releasing the video he’sgiving prosecutors “everything they need to put me away for avery long time.”Franklin County prosecutor Ron O’Brien on Thursday saidCordle was a suspect in the deadly crash but hadn’t been charged.O’Brien said he saw the video on Wednesday and downloadeda copy onto a CD as evidence. He said he’ll ask a grand jury toindict Cordle for aggravated vehicular homicide with an alcoholspecification, a charge that carries a maximum of eight years inprison upon conviction.O’Brien said Cordle’s blood sample from the night of thecrash tested positive for alcohol and negative for drugs.Defense attorney George Breitmayer III said the video “is astrong testament” to Cordle’s character. He said Cordle intendsto cooperate with prosecutors.Police in June said Canzani, of Gahanna, died at the sceneafter his Jeep was struck on Interstate 670.Cordle ends the video confession by “begging” viewers tonot drink and drive.“I can’t bring Mr. Canzani back, and I can’t erase what I’vedone, but you can still be saved. Your victims can still be saved.So, please,” Cordle says before a message appears on the darkenedscreen: “make the promise to never drink and drive.”Typewriters offamous, infamousdisplayed in Mass.BOSTON (AP) — Typewriters that belonged to some of themost famous — and infamous — names of the 20th century areon display in a Northeastern University gallery.Machines once owned by Tennessee Williams, ErnestHemingway, John Lennon, Jack Kevorkian and “Unabomber”Theodore Kaczynski are among those in the exhibit.The collection is owned by Steve Soboroff, a California businessmanwhose daughter is a Northeastern undergraduate. Itincludes writings that former owners typed on the machines,including an excerpt from Williams’ play “The Glass Menagerie.”Also included is a letter in which Kevorkian lobbies for allowingdeath row inmates to donate their organs after their executions.Campus curator Bruce Ployer says the exhibit provides aglimpse into the lives of the typewriters’ former owners.“I think of the work they scripted on these machines, and it’svery exciting,” he said.The curator said a typewriter that belonged to Orson Welles,which he used in producing the film “Citizen Kane,” also isamong those on display.Lennon, of Beatles’ fame, wrote lyrics for his early band theQuarrymen on a typewriter that’s in the collection, according toNortheastern officials, who said the machine was auctioned inLondon in 1999.The gallery is hosting a reception Thursday that will includea performance by the Boston Typewriter Orchestra. The exhibitwill be open until Sept. 25.

samoa news, Friday, September 6, 2013 Page 31Study links ‘warming’ tosome 2012 wild weatherWASHINGTON (AP) —A study of a dozen of 2012’swildest weather events foundthat man-made global warmingincreased the likelihood ofabout half of them, includingSuperstorm Sandy’s devastatingsurge and the blisteringU.S. summer heat.The other half — includinga record wet British summerand the U.S. drought lastyear — simply reflected therandom freakiness of weather,researchers with the U.S.National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration and theBritish meteorological officeconcluded in a report issuedThursday.The scientists conductedthousands of runs of differentcomputer simulations thatlooked at various factors, suchas moisture in the air, atmosphericflow, and sea temperatureand level.The approach representsan evolution in the field. Scientistsused to say that individualweather events — aspecific hurricane or flood, forexample — cannot be attributedto climate change. But recently,researchers have used computersimulations to look at extremeevents in a more nuanced wayand measure the influence ofclimate change on their likelihoodand magnitude.This is the second year thatNOAA and the British meteorologyoffice have teamed up tolook at the greenhouse gas connectionto the previous year’sunusual events.“We’ve got some newevidence that human influencehas changed the risk andhas changed it enough thatwe can detect it,” study leadauthor Peter Stott, head of climatemonitoring and attributionfor the British meteorologicaloffice, said at a newsconference.The researchers said climatechange had made these2012 events more likely: U.S.heat waves, Superstorm Sandyflooding, shrinking Arctic seaice, drought in Europe’s Iberianpeninsula, and extreme rainfallin Australia and New Zealand.The 78 internationalresearchers, however, foundno global warming connectionfor the U.S. drought, Europe’ssummer extremes, a cold spellin the Netherlands, drought ineastern Kenya and Somalia,floods in northern China andheavy rain in southwestern Japan.That doesn’t mean that thereweren’t climate change factorsinvolved, just that researcherscouldn’t find or prove them,said the authors of the 84-pagestudy, published in the Bulletinof the American MeteorologicalSocietyAll 12 events — chosenin part because of their locationand the effect they had onsociety — would have happenedanyway, but their magnitudeand likelihood wereboosted in some cases by globalwarming, the researchers said.The two events where scientistsfound the biggest climatechange connection both hit theUnited States.The likelihood of the recordJuly U.S. heat wave that hit theNortheast and north-centralregion is four times greaternow than in preindustrial timesbecause of greenhouse gases,Stanford University climatescientist Noah Diffenbaughfound in his analysis.The kind of surge-relatedflooding that Superstorm Sandybrought to parts of New YorkCity is about 50 percent morelikely than it was in 1950, saidstudy co-author William Sweet,a NOAA oceanographer.Stott said one of the hardestconnections to make is for rainfall.The researchers were ableto connect three of the eightinstances of too much or toolittle rain to climate change; thefive other instances were attributedto natural variability.The different authors of the21 chapters used differing techniquesto look at climate changeconnections, and in someinstances came to conflictingand confusing conclusions.Georgia Institute of Technologyprofessor Judith Curry,who often disagrees with mainstreamscientists, said connectingshrinking sea ice tohuman activity was obvious,but as for Sandy and the rest:“I’m not buying it at all.”Thomas Karl, director ofNOAA’s National ClimaticData Center, said the studyprovides “compelling evidencethat human-caused change wasa factor contributing to theextreme events.”Two street dogs sit next to police standing guard in front of thehotel where the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ExecutiveBoard meetings and the 125th IOC session are being heldin Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. Duringthe Sept. 4-10 meetings, members will elect the host city for the2020 Summer Olympics Games, with candidates being Madrid,Istanbul and Tokyo, as well as choose a new IOC president andadd a sport to the 2020 program. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)CHANNEL48*Note: If you need this Schedule, e-mail . and I will send it to you every wee k!”* (E) English Subtitles* (L)-Live Programming/News* (R)-Rerun“ TRUTH of DOKDO & EAST SEA ”< http://www.truthofdokdo.com >< http://www.forthenexgeneration.com >

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