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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Polynesian Football Hall of Fame unveils C M Y K Class Of 2018 October 10, 2017 (Honolulu, include Herman HI) – The Polynesian Football Clark (Hawaiian ancestry), Hall of Fame unveiled its Class Ma’ake Kemoeatu (Tongan of 2018 today. Five Inductees Ancestry), Manu Tuiasosopo were selected from a list of 18 (Samoan ancestry) and Kimo Finalists. von Oelhoffen (Hawaiian This year’s inductees ancestry) as player inductees, and Bob Apisa (Samoan ancestry) as a contributor. “This year’s class repre- sents three Super Bowl Cham- pionships, two All-Americans, two College Football National Championships, and a member of the NFL’s Half Century Team,” said Jesse Sapolu, Poly- nesian Football Hall of Fame Co-Founder and Chairman. “Their accomplishments on and off the fi eld make each of them truly worthy of this recognition.” The Inductees were selected by the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee which includes Coaches Dick Tomey (Chairman), Ron McBride and Dick Vermeil, past NFLPA President and Inaugural Inductee Kevin Mawae, former NFL Player and Class of 2015 Inductee Ray Schoenke, ESPN Sports- caster Neil Everett, NFL player personnel legend Gil Brandt, NFL Network writer and com- mentator Steve Wyche, and Honolulu Sportscaster Robert Kekaula. The Class of 2018 will be honored during the Polyne- sian Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend to be C M held on January 19 & 20, 2018 Y K in Oahu, Hawai`i. The Polynesian Pro, Col- lege and High School Football Player of Year honorees will be announced later in the year. Inductees will also be rec- ognized at the inaugural Poly- nesian Bowl, a premier senior high school all-star football game featuring the world’s elite players of Polynesian heritage and other ancestries. For more information about the game, visit www.Polyne- sianBowl.com. Special thanks to Hawaiian Airlines, Hawai`i Tourism Authority, Hawai`i News Now, Hawai`i Building & Construc- tion Trades Council, NFL, Polynesian Cultural Center, (Continued on page 5) Page B2 samoa news, Thursday, October 12, 2017

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I think that if we can just Baltimore when Oakland (2-3) be effi cient, and each man has lost its third straight game, Carr to do their job.” is on target to return Sunday The one aspect of the offense when the Raiders host the Los that has been missing most has Angeles Chargers (1-4). been receiver Amari Cooper, “I felt bad because I care so who has been held to four much about this team and this catches for 23 yards the past organization that even though I three games. had a broken back I still felt bad Cooper topped 1,000 yards that I couldn’t be out there to receiving in each of his fi rst two help because as you guys know, seasons but has been missing in I sat there for two games last action this year either because year and had to watch knowing of dropped passes, bad throws Walter Pati of American Samoa celebrates a er scoring a goal against New Caledonia during a there’s nothing I could do to or quarterbacks not targeting game of the OFC Youth Futsal Tournament 2017 at Bruce Pulman Park in Auckland, New Zealand help,” Carr said. “It is a lonely him when he’s open. on ursday, Oct. 5, 2017. [FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio] feeling. It hurts because I see “I think everyone on our the sacrifi ce all my teammates team is a little frustrated at make and I just want to be out something,” Carr said. “That’s there to help them because I just one thing. The frustration, believe that I can.” that part of it is what we have American Samoa Government The Raiders need a healthy to get rid of. We just have to go OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT Carr to reverse this recent out and let it loose. I don’t think slide that began with losses at there’s one thing where it’s Washington and Denver when like, hey, it’s this or it’s that that Oakland was held to 10 points leads to that. 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FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2017,  le photo, Houston Rockets’ James Harden (13) and coach Mike D’Antoni talk to a referee during the  rst half of a preseason NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File) Less time, fewer timeouts among adjustments for NBA coaches NEW YORK (AP) — Mike longer walk from the benches to gave us some good guidelines D’Antoni ran an offensive the locker rooms. to follow when it comes to system known as seven seconds “So instead of showing 10 that so we don’t feel like we’re or less, so he likes things fast. clips at halftime, you might cheating our fans,” Memphis Good thing, because NBA only be able to show two or coach David Fizdale said. “That coaches fi nd things come at three,” D’Antoni said. was one good thing that came them more quickly this season. Byron Spruell, the NBA’s out of the coaches’ meetings, They are losing time and president of league operations, Adam Silver’s leadership on timeouts, with fewer days to said the goal wasn’t to shorten that.” Player health was one prepare before the regular the length of games, which reason for the shorter preseason. season and fewer chances to run about 2 hours, 15 minutes. By adding the extra week to talk things over during games. He said the league wanted the the regular season, the league Throw in new rules legis- games to have a better fl ow, and reduced back-to-back games lating how they can rest players, worked with the coaches and and has no teams playing four and there are plenty of adjust- Competition Committee, which in fi ve nights for the fi rst time. ments even for veteran coaches. includes some coaches, during Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek “I think it’s good,” said the summer on the changes. said the shorter preseason D’Antoni, the NBA coach of Spruell said coaches were wouldn’t matter to most teams, the year with Houston last year. fi ne with the removal of the since they usually run a similar “Take stuff out of coaches’ under-9 minute timeouts in the system from year to year unless hands, because we just screw it second and fourth quarters, there was a coaching change, up anyway. So it’s better for the feeling they came too soon after and there were none. players.” the quarters started. There will His team is different. The AMONG THE CHANGES: now be two mandatory timeouts Knicks are largely scrapping the — Tuesday’s start is the in each quarter, at the under-7 triangle offense they ran when NBA’s earliest since 1980. It’s and under-3 minute marks. Phil Jackson was president and a week earlier than normal, with Even at the end of games, redefi ning roles with leading the maximum number of pre- coaches acknowledged there scorer Carmelo Anthony season games cut from eight were too many stoppages. traded. They’ve had a number to six. Timeouts are reduced “As a head coach you always of nagging injuries and may from 18 to 14, with each team want more timeouts. You want not see some combinations play having seven. They will be lim- to have that fl exibility at the together until the games count. ited to two during the last three end of the game to be able to “It’s one of those years that minutes of games, instead of help your team,” Miami’s Erik maybe you wish there was eight the previous rule that permitted Spoelstra said. “But when I’m exhibition games, but it is what three timeouts in the fi nal two watching games, I want there to it is and we just have to work,” minutes. be less. I do. I want there to be Hornacek said. There’s also a — Teams can be fi ned less timeouts and for the games change for general managers $100,000 or more for resting to go a little bit quicker, particu- in the form of an earlier trade healthy players during national larly at the end. You want to just deadline. TV games, and are discouraged see the action.” Previously the Thursday from resting multiple healthy All timeouts will now be 75 after the All-Star Game, now players in the same game or sit- seconds. Full timeouts were for- it’s the Thursday 10 days before ting them in road games. merly 90 seconds. it. Spruell said in discussions — Halftime will be 15 min- “Before you have the little with GMs, they felt that would utes for all games — and the pow-wow for a long timeout, the benefi t the traded players, who league plans to be diligent about coaches try to get reacquainted would have the break to accli- starting the clock as soon as the and fi gure out where you’re mate themselves to their new fi rst half ends. There previously going to eat dinner,” D’Antoni cities. So there’s plenty that’s was a minute or two longer for joked. “But now you’ve got to new, but Spoelstra said they national TV games, and some- go in and actually coach.” will all catch on. times the clock wouldn’t start Spruell said the league “Whenever there’s rules until all players had cleared the didn’t get a lot of pushback changes, regardless, players or fl oor. from coaches on the suggested coaches, you eventually adapt That change caught the atten- changes, even coming around and we’ll do that as well,” he tion of D’Antoni, who noted on the resting rules. said. that in some arenas there is a “I’m just happy Adam Silver samoa news, Thursday, October 12, 2017 Page B5 Notice for Proposed Registration of Matai Title NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 6.0105 of the Revised Code of American Samoa that a claim of succession which has been filed with the Territorial Registrar’s office for the registration of the Matai Title TAITO of the village of MATU’U/FAGANEANEA by TAU- TUNU TUILAGI JR. of the village of MATU’U/FAGANEANEA county of ITUAU, EASTERN District. THE TERRITORIAL REGISTRAR is satisfied that the claim, petition by the family and certifi- cate of the village chiefs are in proper form. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that anyone so desiring must file his counterclaim, or objection to the registration of this matai title with the Territorial Registrar Office before the ex- piration of 60 days from the date of posting. If no counterclaim, nor any objection is filed by the expiration of said 60 days, the matai title TAITO shall be registered in the name of TAUTUNU TUILAGI JR. in accordance with the laws of American Samoa. POSTED: SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 thru NOVEMBER 6, 2017 SIGNED: Taito S.B. White, Territorial Registrar Fa’aaliga o le Fa’amauina o se Suafa Matai O le fa’aaliga lenei ua faasalalauina e tusa ma le Maga 6.0105 o le tusi tulafono a Amerika Samoa, e pei ona suia, ona o le talosaga ua faaulufaleina mai i le Ofisa o le Resitara o Amerika Samoa, mo le fia faamauina o le suafa matai o TAITO o le nu’u o MATU’U/FAGANEANEA e TAUTUNU TUILAGI JR. o MATU’U/FAGANEANEA faalupega o ITUAU, falelima i SASA’E. Ua taliaina e le Resitara lea talosaga, faatasi ma le talosaga a le aiga faapea ma le tusi faamaonia mai matai o lea nu’u, ma ua i ai nei i teuga pepa a lea ofisa. A i ai se tasi e faafinagaloina, ia faaulufaleina sana talosaga tete’e, po o sana faalavelave tusitu- sia i le Ofisa o Resitara i totonu o aso e 60 mai le aso na faalauiloa ai lenei fa’aaliga. 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If you want to comment about our accuracy, call Samoa News at 633-5599 Page B8 samoa news, Thursday, October 12, 2017 World Cup failure prompts calls for US soccer ‘revolution’ COUVA, Trinidad (AP) — a reexamination of the player 2 inches wide or 2 inches in,” When soccer holds its world’s development structure, from he said. “We will look at every- fair in Russia next June, the youth teams through academies thing, obviously, and all of our American pavilion will be glar- designed with the hope of pro- programs, both the national ingly absent. ducing elite prospects. team and all the development A bumbling, stumbling, “There is no denying that stuff. But we’ve got a lot of tumbling World Cup qualifying this is a setback for all of us pieces in place that we think campaign ended Tuesday night involved with the game in our are very good and have been with a calamitous 2-1 loss to country,” Major League Soccer coming along.” already eliminated Trinidad and said in a statement. The U.S. returned to the Tobago, the 99th-ranked nation New York Cosmos owner World Cup in 1990 after a in the world, when merely a tie Rocco Commisso, chairman of 40-year absence, and soccer was necessary to eke out the the lower-level North American grew at an exponential rate, fi nal automatic World Cup berth Soccer League that has sued helped by the U.S. hosting the from one of soccer’s weakest the USSF, called for federation tournament in 1994. Major regions. President Sunil Gulati to resign League Soccer launched two “Unacceptable,” tweeted along with board members and years later; cable television and former Health and Human Ser- senior administrators he put in the Internet brought top Euro- vices Secretary Donna Shalala, place. pean clubs to American televi- a U.S. Soccer Federation board “In the almost 12 years sions and later laptops and cell member. “For us in USSoccer during which Sunil Gulati has phones. more than a wake-up call. Time been the USSF’s president, European clubs discovered for revolution. Need long term little or nothing has been done there was huge money to be plan that is smart.” to enhance our prospects,” made by playing preseason After American soccer’s Commisso said in a statement. exhibitions across the pond, Waterloo, the fallout almost “The leadership of U.S. Soccer growing the sport’s audience. surely will lead to a new coach has failed all of its stakeholders: American sponsors started and possibly a new USSF head. players, fans, sponsors and treating soccer like a major There also fi gure to be calls for those of us who have invested sport, if not at the level of the in professional soccer. Getting NFL, baseball and the NBA, at back on track requires funda- least as prominent as the NHL, mental change in the structure golf and tennis. and management of the sport Still, the national team in our country, starting with peaked with its quarterfi nal a change in the federation’s appearance at the 2002 World leadership.” Cup. The U.S. failed to qualify While fans fulminated for the 2012 and 2016 men’s over the front offi ce, the next Olympic soccer tournaments, a national team coach must insti- generational talent gap evident gate a ruthless roster purge. The when a creaky defense repeat- Tim Howard/Clint Dempsey/ edly broke down during quali- Michael Bradley era is over, and fying. There were no young pretty much any player older goalkeepers considered chal- than 26 will be past his past his lengers to Howard and Brad prime when the World Cup in Guzan. Qatar kicks off in November “This has been coming for 2022. The Americans won’t a while. I think it’s just kind of even play a competitive match been building up,” former U.S. for nearly two years, until the defender Marcelo Balboa said 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Wednesday. By then, Christian Pulisic, Elected head of the USSF at 19 already the top American, in 2006 after a quarter-century should be surrounded with other helping build the national team players on the rise, such as and federation, Gulati has not 19-year-old midfi elder Weston said whether he will seek a Mckennie, who has started fourth and fi nal four-year term Schalke’s last three games in in February. the German Bundesliga. Haji More immediately, a deci- Wright, a 19-year-old winger sion must be made on whether loaned from Schalke to second- the national team plays exhibi- division Sandhausen, is another tions during the November fi x- top prospect along with for- ture dates and who will coach. ward Josh Sargent, who agreed Bruce Arena, brought back last month to sign with Werder when Jurgen Klinsmann was Bremen on his 18th birthday in fi red last November after a 0-2 February start in the hexagonal, fi gures to Matt Miazga and Cameron depart later this year or next. Carter-Vickers should be tested Among the possible Amer- in defense as the team reorients ican candidates are Tab Ramos, to 2022. coach of the U.S. under-20 A shocked Gulati was mea- team since 2011; Peter Vermes, sured in his reaction. coach of Sporting Kansas City “You don’t have wholesale since 2009; and Huddersfi eld changes based on the ball being manager David Wagner. FAIRNESS We make an issue of it every day. If you want to comment about our fairness, call Samoa News at 633-5599 samoa news, Thursday, October 12, 2017 Page B9 Page B10 samoa news, Thursday, October 12, 2017 Universal Crossword Thursday, Edited by Timothy Parker October 12, 2017 October 12, ACROSS 47 More friendly 10 ___ Remus 40 Professor’s 1 Kunis of TV 51 Living room 11 Improviser staying 2017 and film staples 12 Peace sign power? 5 Stow cargo 53 “Grand” wine 13 Curvy road 41 Brief snap? 9 Debonair classification shape 45 Major 14 App 55 Long-gone 18 Ruble postgrad downloader VCR maker fraction projects 15 Words with 56 Stead 19 How some 46 Grass Happy Birthday: Patience will be required when dealing with home, domestic and personal fi nancial “barge” 57 Peephole things are hacker matters. Know what you want before you start negotiating. 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Do whatever it takes to 21 Beastly time until 31 Relish undertaking fairy-tale this time 34 Show 54 Make merry clear a space just for your enjoyment. Relaxation is the key to good mental health. Romance is featured creature 64 Arthur of nervousness 57 Scottish and will improve your personal life. 3333 22 Citrus fruit tennis fame 36 Native tongue GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Offer physical help, emotional encouragement and support when needed. variety 65 Last word American 59 0.167 oz. 23 Acrobat’s said in Pueblo 60 Narrow inlet Lecturing will only put a wedge between you and someone you love. With patience and kindness, you will precaution “The Wizard peoples of a eventually be able to work your way to reasonable solutions. 333 24 ___-Wee of Oz” 37 Dorothy’s waterway CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take action if you love someone or you want to bring about positive Herman 66 Trails cut dog 61 Clumsy one change at home. Talking will not bring about change, but physical labor will. 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Give and take will be required if you want to resolve matters of concern. Nurture an important relationship33333 Dear Abby by Abigail Van Buren MEAT-AND-POTATOES MAN PANS HIS FRIEND’S VEGAN COOKING DEAR ABBY: I retired after a 40-year career. A friend from work, “Bernie,” is the same age I am (62) but is still working. Six years ago, I had a serious health crisis. Three years ago, Bernie survived a heart attack. Since then, Bernie worries incessantly about dying. He exercises rigorously and eats a strictly vegan diet. I like to spend time with him, but I’m more casual about diet and exercise. Neither of us is going to be a GQ model, regardless of how much we diet or exercise. I say life should be enjoyed, but Bernie is too busy obsessing, compulsively taking medicine and working out. Today he invited me out to supper. Instead of going to a restaurant, he said he was cooking another of his (not-too-tasty) vegan meals. I don’t want to offend or discourage Bernie, but I hate his cooking. What should I do? Would a steak and a baked potato kill him? -- PAUNCHY BUT HAPPY IN KENTUCKY DEAR PAUNCHY: Because you enjoy Bernie’s company, call him and tell him you would love to come to supper, but because you are a carnivore you will be bringing your own steak and potato with you, so fi re up the broiler. DEAR ABBY: My mother died from a heroin overdose when I was 8. As a mother with children of my own, I often fi nd myself getting upset when people say nice things about her -- things that would normally make people feel good, such as, “Oh, she would have been so proud of you,” or, “She was such a great woman.” I feel that if she was such a great woman, she wouldn’t have chosen drugs over her (or our) well-being. How can I let go of the anger I feel toward her when everyone else sees her only in a good light? -- MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT MOM DEAR MIXED FEELINGS: I’m sorry for the loss of your mother at such a tender age and under such tragic circumstances. Far more is understood about drug addiction today than was known when you were a child. We now know that addiction can be less about a lack of char- acter than a medical problem. I seriously doubt that when your mother gave herself her fi nal fi x she realized it would be her last. While I sympathize with your anger at being cheated out of her presence in your life, it would be better for your own quality of life if you could accept that she was a human being and fallible. A licensed mental health professional can help you work through your anger, and I hope you will talk to one soon. DEAR ABBY: We host many gatherings in our home during the year, including picnics. We have a downstairs bathroom that is intended for guests. But twice now, I have encountered guests using my upstairs bathroom. I have never offered it, and I’m offended that they take it upon themselves to go uninvited into private territory. I would never do that in someone else’s house. Am I wrong, or are they overstepping the boundaries here? -- WONDERING IN THE EAST DEAR WONDERING: To use your upstairs bathroom without asking your permission is over- stepping. The exception might be if the downstairs bathroom was in use, and the need to get into one was urgent. samoa news, Thursday, October 12, 2017 Page B11 Page B12 samoa news, Thursday, October 12, 2017

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