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byheavyweight Ausage Fausia fight of his life Samoa News Reporter contender Alapati “The Heat Man” A’asa has been forced to pull out from the fight of his life against Australian heavyweight boxer Alex “Lionheart” Le’apai, after suffering a right shoulder injury last week during his training. The former heavyweight champion, who has been fighting for Samoa since last year, was scheduled to face Le’apai on September 7 at the Faleata Sports Complex in Apia. The fight was scheduled for 8 rounds, and it was one of the four undercards for the main event of the evening between Jai Opetaia and Daniel Amman, both from . After he won his fight against one of Samoa’s top heavyweight contenders, Tino Honey in December of last year in an unanimous decision, the “Heat Man” continued on with his training to await who would be his next opponent. It was June of this year when A’asa’s management confirmed to him that Le’apai would be his next opponent. “I was looking forward to this fight and I considered it as the big fight of my life. I trained hard and put up everything I have for this fight, knowing that Le’apai is one of the best and hard punchers in the heavyweight division. I know I’m not perfect and I have some weaknesses in and out of the ring but I put everything behind me in order for me to win this fight. Unfortunately, things got worse when I got injured during my training and it’s really sad to think about it,” said A’asa. The “Heat Man” went to the hospital to see his doctor when he felt pain in his shoulder and he could hardly

move it. It was after this visit that he received the sad news from the doctor — he had a serious shoulder injury, and he needed to stop training for the next 3 months or more, until he is well again to train. “I was very sad and heartbroken when I received the report from my doctor because I really needed this fight. I just wanted so bad to be in the ring with Le’apai, not only to learn from his skills but to lift up my career standard to the next level; however, I have to comply with my doctor’s advice to stop training,” he said. Despite missing his chance, A’asa believes that the sun will rise again, and he will have his chance to fight Le’apai in the future.“I will wait patiently for my time to come and when my injury goes away, I will be back in the gym for training and I will train hard … I will fulfill my dream to become

champ,” A’asa said. A’asa is on island visiting his family. He’s staying with his 77-year- old grandmother in Ottoville; and will be back in Samoa in the next couple of weeks, where he will train with his new coach, Vaaiga Tuigamala — injury permitting. Holding the record of 15 fights with 13 wins, 2 loses with 01 KO, A’asa is planing to fight again before the end of this yer to extend his boxing career record. He said that he will be doing light training outside of the gym when he gets back to his coach and management in Samoa, until he is cleared for full training. After holding an undefeated boxing record of 10 fights with 10 wins, A’asa received the first loss of his boxing career by in the second round of the 10-rounds bout, against Kiwi top heavyweight contender Hemi Ahio for the vacant NZ National Boxing Federation belt (NZNBF) in November 2015 at the Sky City, , NZ. A’asa fought the first title fight of his life when Ahio was forced offshore to find a challenger for the NZNBF belt vacated by , after a number of Kiwi opponents pulled out of the fight. After his defeats, A’asa broke away from his long time head coach/trainer, Toleafoa Henry Tavake, and moved to Samoa to continue on with his boxing career under a new coach, Tu’igamala. He won all of his 3 fight s in Samoa, but lost one in against one of the Kiwi top heavyweight contenders, Junior Fa.Le’apai on the other hand was the former world heavyweight title contender from Australia, who lost the first C M title fight of his life against former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitchko by knockout in the fifth round of a 12-round bout three years Y K ago. Le’apai became the first Australian to challenge for the heavyweight world title in 106 years when he fought Klitschko, and after his title fight, he was warned by his doctor that he could go blind if he kept fighting.According to his fighting profile, he had surgery on both eyes after his title fight in 2014, and faces another operation after experiencing more problems in his last bout, a unanimous-decision loss to Manuel Charr in Russia in 2015. Le’apai was planning to make a return to the ring against A’asa in Samoa next month. According to reports from Samoa about the fight, it will be Le’apai’s first bout in more than 2 years after he initially retired following surgery on both eyes. It is not clear at this time who is going to replace A’asa against Le’apai.Le’apai boasts a career record of 30-7-3 (24KO).

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That’s right: A Bolt still has the 4x100 relay bronze-medal finish Saturday next weekend. night in the going-away party He was asked if he wished for one of the planet’s most he could run what is widely entertaining icons and track and considered his best race — the field’s lone shining star. 200, one of three events (100 “No regrets,” Bolt insisted, and 4x100 are the others) where long after a result that stunned he holds the world record. a pumped-up crowd into near “It probably would’ve been silence. “It was always going to even worse,” Bolt said. “I’m end, no matter what happened not in shape to run 200 meters — win, lose or draw. It doesn’t right now.” change anything in my career.” Should we have seen this Gatlin, who actually trailed coming? Maybe so. Bolt at the halfway point, heard Bolt raced very lightly this boos cascade loudly across the year, and his best time coming stadium when his winning time, into the meet was the same 9.95 9.92 seconds, popped up on the seconds he ran in his finale. scoreboard. The 35-year-old, His first heat, on Friday who has served two doping bans night, was ugly. and been widely cast as a villain Though he won, he lum- to Bolt’s hero, went sprawling bered out of the start and later to the ground with a huge smile. complained about the feel of the Later, he bowed down to the starting blocks. man he finally defeated. In the semifinals, he actually “I wanted to pay homage to lost by .01 to Coleman — a rare him,” Gatlin said. “This night defeat in any sort of race, but is still a magical night for track one that could still be chalked and field and Usain Bolt. I’m up to it being a tune-up, with the just happy to be one of his big- real race more than two hours gest competitors.” away. Coleman, a 21-year-old in But in the back of his mind, the first major race of his life, reality was setting in: “After was in shock, too: “To beat the semifinal, I knew if I didn’t someone I looked up to when I get my start, I was going to be was growing up. in trouble,” he said. “I knew it. I was just happy to be on the And when I left the blocks, I line with him,” he conceded. was like ‘Aaaah.’” Bolt, who finished third in a He was the second-slowest time of 9.95, accepted with class starter in the eight-man field. both the result, and the fact that, Nothing new there, though his at 30, he probably is picking the less-than-ideal racing shape, to perfect time to retire. say nothing of the fitness of the “I did it for the fans,” he said guys he was chasing, turned the after collecting a bronze to go usual comeback into something with his three world golds at nobody’s seen before on this 100 meters. big a stage. “They wanted me to go for Through most of the race, one more season. I came out it looked as if Bolt would be and did the best I could.” trying to reel in Coleman, the In the past, the scene after NCAA champion, who was in a Bolt race was really just an Lane 5, and got out faster than after-party masquerading as anyone in the field. ceremony, filled with Bob While that chase was Marley tunes, Jamaican flags unfolding, Gatlin, out in Lane and dancing. On Saturday, it 8, was coming from behind. felt surreal to anyone who’s Two years ago at world been at one of these Bolt victo- championships, Gatlin had ries before. Bolt all but beaten in the 100 With house music playing finals, but he leaned too early softly throughout the stadium before the line and let the cham- Jamaica’s Usain Bolt kisses the track after placing third in the men’s 100m final during the World where Bolt won the middle pion pass him for a .01-second Athletics Championships in London Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) three of his nine Olympic finals, victory. samoa news, Thursday, August 10, 2017 Page B3 Casinos embrace esports even as they work to understand it ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. people who are 40 or 20 now (AP) — Casinos are slowly will begin to play casino games embracing competitive video as they get older,” Schwartz game tournaments as a way to said. “This isn’t a given.” help their bottom lines, but the Schwartz agreed the real money is coming from renting money for casinos in esports hotel rooms to the young tournaments comes from ancil- players and selling them food lary spending on food, drinks and drinks, not from turning and hotel rooms. them into gamblers. The Caesars video tourna- Like most other ways gam- ment offered $200,000 in prize bling halls have tried to attract money, including a $70,000 top millennials and their disposable prize, that lured players like income, it hasn’t been easy. Jose Mavo, of Charlotte, North Caesars Entertainment was first Carolina, who has been playing in the nation to adopt skill-based competitively for a decade and slot machines to woo millen- has become a casino customer nials in Atlantic City, but bailed as a result of being in tourna- on them after a few months ments hosted by gambling halls. when the response was under- “We had a tournament in whelming. Other Atlantic City Vegas, and that was the first time casinos still use them, however. I went to a casino, so ever since In this March 31, 2017 photo, video game players compete against one another in an esports Competitive video game then, I’ve been gambling quite tournament at Caesars casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Casinos are slowly embracing esports as a way to tournaments, known as esports, a bit,” he said, listing blackjack help their bottom line, but so far, the money is coming from renting hotel rooms to the young players are a growing industry around and roulette as favorites. and selling them food and drinks, not from turning them into gamblers. the world. The fast-paced Alec Collins, of Piedmont, (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) action, vivid graphics and often South Carolina, who goes by violent on-screen action is the competitive name Shock, catnip to millennials, the audi- is only 18, so he’s three years ence casinos are targeting as away from gambling legally. their core slot players grow old But it’s something he’d like to and die. try then. But it’s been difficult to “I love Atlantic City so in move them from the video con- a few years I would definitely sole to the craps table. come back and experience the “Everybody’s still trying to casino a little bit,” he said. figure out: How do you make Until then, he added, refer- this appealing for the consumer ring to the video game competi- and make sense for the busi- tion, “We’re just here to shoot ness? How do we all profit from our guns.” this?” said Kevin Ortzman, Wall Street sees growth Atlantic City regional presi- potential in esports. dent for Caesars Entertainment, Deloitte Global pegged the which owns three casinos in the worldwide esports market last city. year at $500 million, up from The company in March $400 million in 2015, and esti- hosted an esports tournament mated the industry has a global at Caesars that drew about 900 in-person or online audience competitors and spectators. of nearly 150 million people a The bottom line result was year. encouraging, if not dynamite. Newzoo, a company fol- “We certainly experienced lowing the esports market, pre- a spike in our hospitality offer- dicted in a report that esports ings — the hotel, food and bev- will generate nearly $700 mil- erage side of things,” Ortzman lion this year, including media said. “We didn’t see as much rights, ticket and merchandise on the gambling side, which we sales, brand partnerships and weren’t terribly surprised by.” game maker investments. The But he said coming up with company projects that figure ways to attract millennials is a will surpass the $1.5 billion necessity for the casino industry mark by 2019. as a whole, adding that esports One of the biggest sup- players could be cultivated to porters of esports among casino embrace casinos for video game owners is Seth Schorr, CEO of competitions the way their par- the Downtown Grand in Las ents and grandparents went Vegas, whose casino regularly there to play slot machines. hosts video game tournaments Gambling requires discre- that, he said, “make a little bit tionary income and free time, of money.” But Schorr said the things that people starting their tournaments offer other revenue careers or families may not opportunities, including suites have in abundance, said David for groups and meal packages. Schwartz, director of the Center “Is it the silver bullet? Of for Gaming Research at the Uni- course not,” he said. “Is it one versity of Nevada-Las Vegas. tactic in an overall strategy? Of “The big question is whether course it is.”

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Botswana’s Isaac Makwala celebrates after finishing a Men’s 200m individual time trial during the World Athletics Championships in London Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. Makwala ran an indi- vidual time trial to qualify for the 200m semi-finals after he missed the 200m heats and the 400m final as he was barred from competing for 48 hours while organisers tried to halt a norovirus out- break. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Welcome back: Makwala stops, drops and sprints at worlds LONDON (AP) — Turns with nobody else on the track. out, Isaac Makwala is healthy. His goal was to beat the slowest Really healthy, in fact. non-automatic qualifying time So healthy, that after get- from the day before — 20.53 ting called back to the stadium seconds — and after he crossed for a surprise command perfor- in 20.20, he dropped and gave mance at the world champion- ‘em five, snapped off a salute ships Wednesday, he ran two to the crowd, then hustled off to 200-meter sprints — the first all get ready for the semifinals. alone on the track — qualified Back out in the rain two hours for the final and even dropped later for that race, Makwala fin- to the ground and pumped out ished second to earn his berth in five pushups near the finish line. Thursday’s final. Any more questions? His best race is the 400. His “I’m running with anger,” only chance now, though, will Makwala said. “I have no point come in the 200. to prove because I know myself. “I’m still running with my I’m fit. I know I’m a great ath- heart broken,” he said. “I was lete. I believe in myself.” ready to run. I don’t know who The Botswanan sprinter’s made the decision. Four-hun- plight became the cause celebre dred meters is my reason for of the championships when training.” he threw up before the start of For the past several months, the 200-meter preliminaries America’s top name in the wom- Monday, was determined to be en’s game, Allyson Felix, could among the handful of athletes say the same. She dropped all afflicted with the stomach flu the other distances with an eye and was barred from the sta- on the 400 and a chance to right dium for 48 hours to lower the a wrong from last year’s Olym- risk of infecting other runners. pics. There, she was neck-and- All along, Makwala insisted neck with Shaunae Miller at the he was not sick. One of his man- finish, when Miller dove over agers, Sander Ogink, told The the finish line and grabbed the Associated Press it was simply gold out of Felix’s grasp. a case of nerves. This year, the finish was “As you probably know, strange in a different way. athletes throw up when they’re Miller (now Miller-Uibo nervous,” Ogink said. after she got married in Feb- But the IAAF held firm, and ruary) was far in front as she Makwala was scratched from made the final turn, but she both his 200-meter heat and pulled up lame with 30 meters in the Pago Plaza - across from ASPA office. the 400-meter final, where he left, and was practically drag- could’ve been the main chal- ging her left foot to the finish lenger Tuesday to the even- line. Felix was in second but COME AND HAVE YOUR HAIR tual gold medalist, Wayde van struggling, and through the gap Niekerk. in Lane 6 burst another Amer- DONE BY PROFESSIONAL After further review, and ican, Phyllis Francis, whose another visit from the doctor, personal best time of 49.92 sec- HAIR STYLISTS: the IAAF determined that while onds was good for gold. it couldn’t do anything about Felix ended up with bronze the 400 — Makwala showed to move into a tie with Usain Veronica & Mali up to the stadium for it Tuesday Bolt and Merlene Ottey with 14 but was turned away — it could overall world medals. Miller- Call for an appointment or stop by and see us!! try to right one wrong. He was Uibo limped home to fourth. “Veronica is also a trained barber” asked back for Wednesday’s “At the finish line I was sur- action. prised. I thought I was second He opened the proceed- or third,” Francis said, “but then Tuesday - Saturday 9am to 4pm ings on a dreary, rain-drenched they told me ‘You are first.’ 633-0774 Mondays (Appointments Only) night by lining up in Lane 7 That is crazy.” samoa news, Thursday, August 10, 2017 Page B5

In this combination photo of images taken, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, and released by Ann Kaplan, former University of Maine runner Jesse Orach, is helped across the finish line by fellow competitor Robert Gomez, of Windham, Maine, photo at left, and Orach collapses after reaching the finish line at the 20th Beach to Beacon 10K road race in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. (Ann Kaplan via AP) Struggling runner crosses finish line with competitor’s help PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Orach collapsed again. — A competitor who col- The touching moment cre- lapsed short of the finish line at ated a social media buzz. Maine’s Beach to Beacon 10K Gomez told the Portland managed to complete the race Press Herald that Orach “gave it with the help of a fellow runner. more than I did” and deserved Former University of Maine to be the top Maine finisher. runner Jesse Orach (OH-ruck) They both finished in 31 says he thought the race was minutes, 31 seconds. over for him Saturday until Orach said he suffered a he felt someone pick him up. heat stroke with his core body Robert Gomez helped Orach temperature reaching 107.3 to his feet, and together they degrees. The humidity Saturday crossed the finish line. Then, was around 90 percent. Spike Lee promotes NYC rally for Colin Kaepernick NEW YORK (AP) — Spike but adds that he supports Kae- Lee is promoting a planned pernick and “His Stance On rally for free agent quarterback The Injustices In The USA.” Colin Kaepernick. Lee tweeted The rally is being organized an advertisement for the rally by several civil rights groups. scheduled for Aug. 23 outside The former San Francisco 49er the NFL’s headquarters in New became a topic of national con- York City. The ad misspells versation last year for choosing Kaepernick’s name, omitting to kneel instead of stand for the the first “e.” Lee says on Twitter national anthem, citing police he didn’t organize the protest, violence. Page B6 samoa news, Thursday, August 10, 2017 Prosecutor: Tiger Woods to plead guilty to reckless driving PALM BEACH GAR- a judge to expunge the reckless children. He spent 45 days in a DENS, Fla. (AP) — Tiger driving conviction. Mississippi clinic where he was Woods has agreed to plead In the diversion program, treated for sex addiction. guilty to reckless driving and Woods will spend a year on pro- Woods was arrested at 2 a.m. will enter a diversion program bation, pay a $250 fine and court May 29 about 15 miles from his that will allow him to have his costs, attend DUI school and home in Jupiter, Florida, when record wiped clean if he com- perform 50 hours of community officers found him unconscious pletes the program, a prosecutor service. He would also have to in his Mercedes-Benz, which said Wednesday. attend a workshop where vic- was parked awkwardly on the Woods, 41, was charged tims of impaired drivers detail side of the road and had damage with driving under the influ- how their lives were damaged to the driver’s side. It’s not clear ence in May when he was found and face other conditions. Since how he damaged the car. Offi- asleep in his Mercedes-Benz, the program began four years cers checked the area but didn’t apparently under the influence ago, almost 2,400 defendants find that he had hit anything. of a prescription painkiller and have enrolled, according to the Woods didn’t know where sleeping medication. No alcohol Palm Beach County State Attor- he was when asked by officers, was found in his system. ney’s Office. and he stumbled and swayed Woods did not appear at the If convicted of DUI, Woods through a field sobriety test, Palm Beach County courthouse would have faced a fine of police dashboard camera video for his arraignment. Prosecutor between $500 and $1,000, had showed. Woods told officers Adrienne Ellis said the golf his car impounded for 10 days he was taking the painkiller superstar agreed to plead guilty and other conditions. He also Vicodin and Xanax, which at an Oct. 25 hearing and enter could have been jailed for up to treats anxiety and insomnia, to the county’s program for first- six months, although that was cope with his fourth back sur- time DUI offenders. unlikely, received probation gery in April. “He is not being treated any and lost his driver’s license for Woods announced last different than anyone else,” six months to a year. month he had completed treat- Ellis said. The DUI arrest was the first ment at an out-of-state clinic to Woods’ attorney, Douglas time Woods had been in trouble deal with his use of prescription Duncan, entered a not guilty plea since Thanksgiving weekend medications. to the DUI charge on Woods’ 2009, when he plowed his SUV His 79 PGA Tour victories Longtime AP skiing pho- behalf and declined comment as into a tree and a fire hydrant and 14 major titles both rank he left the courthouse. outside his then-Windermere, No. 2 all-time. He has not com- tographer Trovati dies at 73 Under the plea deal, prosecu- Florida, home. That led to peted since February because tors would drop the DUI charge, revelations that he had mul- of his back injury and is not MILAN (AP) — Armando and world championships for which is a more severe charge tiple extramarital affairs and a expected to return this year. His Trovati, a longtime photogra- decades, Trovati crowned his than reckless driving. If he com- divorce from his wife Elin Nor- last win was in August 2013. pher for The Associated Press career by being named Chief of pletes the program, he can ask degren, the mother of his two and skiing beat expert, has died. Photography for all sports at the He was 73. 2006 Turin Olympics with the After a lengthy illness, Tro- games’ organizing committee. vati died of lung cancer on One of Trovati’s more mem- Sunday at his home in Milan orable photos came at the 1975 surrounded by family and skiing World Cup finals in Val friends, his son Alessandro Tro- Gardena, when the battle for the vati said. overall title between Gustavo Trovati started with the AP Thoeni and Ingemar Stenmark as a teenager, working in Milan went down to a parallel race. as a messenger and dark room “I kept on shifting my lens assistant. back and forth between Thoeni After working his way up to and Stenmark and I was able to staff photographer, Trovati doc- capture both Stenmark going umented news events such as out and Thoeni then winning the Red Brigades gang, soccer within a split second of each World Cups and the skiing other,” Trovati said when World Cup virtually from its recounting the event. inception in the 1960s. Trovati also documented After three decades with the the entire career of three-time AP, Trovati, who was Italian, Olympic champion Alberto left to start his own private Tomba, becoming friendly with photo agency — Pentaphoto — the Italian and even helping but still covered skiing world- to protect the skier from inva- wide for the AP. sive paparazzi at nightly One of the toughest sports celebrations. for photographers to cover due The pipe-smoking Trovati to the high speeds involved and concluded his career by cap- extreme weather conditions, turing images of the golden age the affable Trovati taught the of the U.S. Ski Team, led by trade to a generation of pho- Bode Miller and Lindsey Vonn. tographers, including AP Milan Trovati is survived by his staffer Luca Bruno and Reuters wife, Roberta, two sons Ales- Italy photo chief Stefano Rel- sandro and Marco — who have landini, his nephew. taken over his photo agency — After covering Olympics and two grandsons. ACCURACY We make an issue of it every day. If you want to comment about our accuracy, call Samoa News at 633-5599 FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2017, file photo, Tiger Woods reacts on the 10th hole during the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The attorney for Woods says the golfer will not attend his arraignment on a driving under the influence charge. Under court rules, Woods‚Äô attorney can enter a not guilty plea on his behalf Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. Any other plea would require Woods‚Äô attendance. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File) samoa news, Thursday, August 10, 2017 Page B7 Jamaica overcomes the EMPLOYMENT hurdles, finally gets its gold OPPORTUNITY LONDON (AP) — The tune medals in the 110 hurdles for a.m., and they’re not sleeping. blaring across the stadium sound the first time since the world It means a lot for my family. It system was unmistakable: championships were first con- means a lot for every person in “Jamming” by Bob Marley. The tested in 1983. That, plus the my country that was watching flag the winner paraded around unlikely notion of McLeod, not it, supporting me. The color of NEWS REPORTER the track was familiar, too: The Bolt, breaking the ice at the top the vest doesn’t matter.” black, green and gold cross of of the podium for Jamaica were Asked whether doping is still Jamaica. Exhibits 1 and 1a of why they a problem in his home country, Samoa News is looking for a news writer that has a That 110-meter hurdler run the races. Shubenkov insisted “not only in Omar McLeod was at the center “Everyone in the hurdling Russia but worldwide.” natural curiosity about our local community and is of this celebration Monday game is hurdling well,” said “I’m not into the subject, willing to report accurately for our newspaper readers. wasn’t all that big a surprise. Merritt, who was competing really,” he said. “Since my That McLeod was the first from in his first major competition clearance, I got into my training The successful applicant must possess bi-lingual, the island to do the honors at since a kidney transplant after and I’m not as much into the Samoan and English, speaking and/or writing this year’s world champion- the 2015 worlds. “The event is news as I was last year.” skills. They must be able to meet daily deadlines ships still feels like something much deeper than it has been in Other gold medalists of a shock. a long time.” Monday were Venezuela’s and if needed, to work weekends. The 23-year-old from Sergey Shubenkov of Russia Yulimar Rojas in the triple jump Access to computer, camera and vehicle is a Kingston did what Usain Bolt finished .1 seconds behind and Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk and Elaine Thompson could McLeod for the silver medal, in the hammer throw. definite advantage. not the previous nights in the though that prize will go in Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon 100 meters — namely, powered nobody’s column. won the 1,500 meters, while Call Samoa News at 633-5599 for an appointment toward the finish line and left Shubenkov came in as the Caster Semenya moved from to interview. the field behind to bring a gold defending world champion, fifth to third over the last 50 medal home to a country that but was not able to compete at meters to capture the bronze — has come to expect nothing less. the Olympics last year because along with a position behind a “I took it upon myself to of the doping scandal that has microphone for the medalists’ reroute that and bring that spark engulfed his country. He is one news conference. We’re Here For You! back,” said McLeod, who adds of 19 Russians cleared to com- The IAAF is looking to this gold medal to his Olympic pete in London this year — his reinstate an overturned ban on title from last year. “I’m happy anti-doping regimen judged to Semenya, claiming her higher- I did that.” be robust enough to return to than-normal testosterone levels McLeod won in 13.04 sec- competition. give her an unfair advantage onds, while the world-record But with Russia’s track fed- over the other women. holder, American Aries Mer- eration still suspended, all 19 It’s an issue playing out in ritt, finished fifth. It marked the of the Russians are competing hearing rooms, and it could be FAIRNESS first disappointment of the meet as neutral athletes. They are resolved by early next year. We make an issue of it every day. for the U.S. on a straightaway wearing aqua, red and pink uni- Pressed, as she often is in these If you want to comment about our fairness, where Justin Gatlin and Tori forms with no hint of the Rus- circumstances, about a case that Bowie won the 100 and Chris- sian flag or any other Russian has been in the headlines for call Samoa News at 633-5599 tian Coleman finished second symbol. nearly a decade, she said she to Gatlin and one spot ahead of “Not a big deal,” Shubenkov was unconcerned. “It’s their Bolt. said. “There are a lot of people business, not mine,” she said. The U.S. got shut out of the in my hometown, it’s 4 or 5

Jamaica’s Omar Mcleod, left, crosses the line to win the gold medal in the men’s 110-meter hurdles final during the World Athletics Championships in London Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. Right is Russia’s Sergey Shubenkov. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) Page B8 samoa news, Thursday, August 10, 2017

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Indian boxing and WBO Asia-Pacific Super Middleweight champion Vijender Singh, left, fights with WBO Oriental Super Middleweight champion of China Zulpikar Maimaitiali, right, during their fight for the double title in Mumbai, , Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Indian boxer beats Chi- nese rival but doesn’t want his belt NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian boxer Vijender Singh won his fight on Saturday and then offered to give his Chinese opponent’s belt back in a ges- ture of peace between the two rival nations.The fight against China’s Zulpikar Maimaitiali went all 10 rounds with Singh the winner in a unanimous ver- dict — 96-93, 95-94, 95-94. Singh successfully defended his WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight title and also took his opponent’s WBO Ori- ental super middleweight belt. Singh hugged top Bolly- wood star Amitabh Bachchan and other celebrities among fans at the National Sports Club of India in Mumbai, the coun- try’s financial and entertain- ment capital.Singh then came back into the ring, took the C M microphone and said: “I don’t Y K want this title. I will give it back to Zulpikar.”He added: “I don’t want tension on the border. It’s a message of peace. That’s important.” The countries have been involved in a lingering dispute over a contested region high in the Himalayas where China, India and Bhutan meet.

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Le nofoaga autu a le Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano i Amerika Samoa, i lona laumua i Kanana Fou. [ata AF] Tali Rev. Amaama i le talosaga Ekalesia Aoao e fa’aleaoga ai lana tagi tusia Ausage Fausia Ua i luma nei o le Vaega Iloilo o le Fa’amasinoga Maua- luga a Amerika Samoa le tali a Rev. Amaama Tofaeono, tauala atu i lana loia fautua ia Charles Alailima, fa’asaga i le talosaga a le Laulauafono a le Ekalesia Aoao a le EFKAS fa’apea ai ma le Komiti a le Au Toeaiina, ina ia fa’aleaoga lana tagi lea ua tu’uina atu e talosagaina ai C M se poloaiga a le fa’amasinoga e Y K fa’atulaga loa se iloiloga e saili ai le moni o mau a le Ekalesia fa’asaga ia te ia. Na taua e Rev. Amaama i lana tali e fa’apea, o le autu o le talosaga ua tuuina atu e le Ekalesia Aoao i le fa’amasinoga, ina ia taofia ai le fa’amasinoga mai lona iloiloina ma le toto’a o le mataupu lea na fa’avae ai le latou fa’aiuga fa’asaga ia te ia. E le gata i lea, ua taumafai fo’i sui ta’itasi o le Ekalesia ina ia taofia le fa’amasinoga, mai lona iloiloina o fa’amaumauga a le Ekalesia ina ia manino ai, poo i ai i le Komiti a le Au Toeaiina le malosi o loo i le Laulauafono a le Ekalesia Aoao e faia ai le fa’aiuga e pei ona faia ia Rev.

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Le taimi e asia ai Tama ma Tina matutua o lo o tausia i totonu o le Hope House e mafutaga ma Ekalesia eseese i le atunu’u. [ata AF] Fa’aauau pea ona tu’uina atu fesoasoani mo le Hope House i Tafuna tusia Ausage Fausia fa’amanatuina o le Iupeli Siliva A o sauni atu ai le nofoaga a le Hope House i lenei tausaga. o le Hope House a le Ekalesia Na manino i le saunoaga e Katoliko mo le fa’amanatuina o fa’afetaia ai sui o le Mafutaga le 30 tausaga talu ona tatalaina a Tina, e le o se taimi muamua lana tautua i Amerika Samoa i lea ua latou tu’uina atu se fesoa- le masina fou, o lo o fa’aauau soani mo le Hope House i auala pea ona tauaao e le Komiti e fa’aleleia ai la latou tautua i Fa’afoe a le Hope House fes- soo se itu. oasoani tupe ma foa’i mai soo O le Ta’ita’ifono o le Komiti se vaega mai le atunu’u lautele Fa’afoe o tapenaga o le Iupeli fa’apea ai Fa’alapotopotoga ma Siliva ia Larry Sanitoa na fai ma Pisinisi Tumaoti. sui o le Ekalesia e fa’afetaia ai le E ese mai i le ulua’i foa’i foa’i a le kamupani la’uoloa a le tupe e $10,000 mai le Faletupe Matson, lea na fai ai le susuga a a Hawai’i, lea na tu’uina atu i Lanu Penn ma le susuga a John le masina na te’a nei o se tasi Pereira, o le sui o le kamupani a o ana fesoasoani fai fai pea mo le Molida Shipping Agency i le le Hope House talu mai le 14 atunu’u la te momoliina atu le tausaga ua mavae, o le vaiaso fesoasoani. na te’a nei na tauaaoina ai e le O le kamupani la’uoloa a le Komiti Fa’afoe isi fo’i foa’i Matson na amataina lana tautua tetele mai le atunu’u. i Amerika Samoa i le tausaga e E $10,000 le foa’i tupe na 2013, mo le fela’uina mai o oloa tu’uina atu e le Mafutaga a Tina mai Niu Sila atoa ai ma isi atu- a le Pulega Samoa Pago Pago, motu o le Pasefika e aofia ai ma ae $2,500 le foa’i mai le kamu- Amerika Samoa. pani la’uoloa a le Matson Ship- O le tausaga e 2016 na amata ping Line i totonu o le atunu’u. aloaia ai loa lana tautua i le O Ta’ita’i o le Ekalesia la’uina sa’o mai lea o oloa mai Katoliko fa’apea ai ma le Amerika i totonu o le teritori, e Komiti Fa’afoe o lo o gafa ma le aofia ai ma le setete o Hawai’i. tapenaina o lenei fa’amoemoe, E pei ona taua e Sanitoa, o le na fai ma sui o Tama ma Tina kamupani la’u oloa a le Matson matutua faapea ai fanau o lo o o se tasi lea o kamupani la’uoloa tausialelei i lalo o le auaunaga lauiloa i totonu o Amerika, ua a le Hope House e taliaina lenei maualuga lona tomai atoa ai foa’i taua. ma le fa’atuatuaina i tulaga o le I le saunoaga a le afioga fela’ua’iina o oloa. ia Mosiniolo Viane Etuale, o O le agaga fa’afetai a le ia fo’i lea o le Faifefau mo le Komiti Faafoe e pei ona saunoa Mafutaga a Tina ma sui o le Sanitoa, o le tulaga o lo o i ai Komiti Fa’afoe i le taimi na le lagolago atu a le atunu’u, latou foa’i atu ai le siaki tupe i fa’alapotopotoga aemaise ai o le Komiti Fa’afoe, sa latou taua pisinisi, i lo latou naunau lea e ai lo latou naunau pea e fa’atino fesoasoani i le fa’atupeina o le Tama Matutua o lo o tausia i le Hope House i Tafuna [ata AF] mea silisili e fesoasoani ai i le fa’amoemoe a le Hope House. samoa news, Thursday, August 10, 2017 Page B11 ➧ Tali Rev. Amaama… Mai itulau 9 Amaama, atoa ai ma le tau- faia ia te ia, ae o le autu atoa o mafai ina ia alo mai le tagi lea le tagi, poo ai e i ai le malosi e ua fa’aulu fa’asaga ia te i latou, faia ai le fa’aiuga e aveese le ona o tu’uaiga ua ta’uvalea ai tofi o le faifeau fa’au’u atoa ai le igoa o Rev. Amaama. O se ma le tofi o le Failautusi Aoao tusia: Leua Aiono Frost Ua faalauiloa mai nei le motusia le mafutaga ma se tasi tasi o fa’afinauga a le itu tagi, e mai ia te ia. E talitonu Rev. TOATELE LE MAUA SIAKI suafa, Sgt Albert Chung, o o i latou sa latou tautua fa’atasi leai se malosi o le fa’amasinoga Amaama, e na o le Ekalesia TOTOGI I LE OFISA O se ali’i fitafita a le US Army, ma iloa lelei i le latou olaga i le i lalo o le tulafono na te ilolioina Aoao i le taimi o lana fono- AOGA 32 tausaga o lona soifua, na Army. Ua tapena le USArmy ai mataupu e fitoitonu lava i le tele e i ai le malosi e faia ai E to’atele nisi o faia’oga a le maliu i le sami o Alega i le ina ia malaga fa’apitoa ai se tasi Ekalesia ma ana faiga fa’avae. fa’aiuga fa’apenei, ae le mafai Matagaluega o A’oga ua toe le aso Sa na te’a nei, a’o maulu i o ta’ita’i iloga o le Vaega Au E talitonu Rev. Amaama e e le Komiti a le Au Toeaiina. maua fo’i latou siaki totogi i le latou i lea ogasami. O le ali’i ina ia auina atu le tino maliu o pei ona taua i se vaega o lana Na toe faapupula e le itu aso sa tatau ona totogi i le aso fitafita o se tasi na soifua a’e i Chung i lona aiga. tali, e le tatau i le Ekalesia ona tete’e e fa’apea, o le Ekalesia Gafua na te’a nei. O nisi fo’i Amerika peita’i o lona tupuaga FA’AFAIGALUEGA E LE latou finau i le fa’amasinoga e Aoao i lana Fonotele na fili- o i latou e le’i maua atu latou e mai Korea. Na fa’ato’a to’ai MALO UNA’IA MATAUPU fa’aleaoga lana talosaga mo se filia ai Rev. Amaama e avea siaki totogi e fa’auia atu i latou taunu’u mai o ia i Amerika MEDICAID iloiloga autu o lenei mataupu, ma Failautusi Aoao mo le 4 tusi tupe ma talaina i tua e pei Samoa i le afiafi o le aso Faraile Ua fa’afaigaluegaina ona o i latou lea na taulamua i le tausaga. Afai la e talitonu le ona masani ai.I le taimi nei, ua na te’a, ma o lo’o auai mai o ia fa’akonekarate e le malo o mataupu atoa lenei, ina ua latou fa’amasingoa e le mafai e le fa’ailoa atu ia i latou, e fa’atalia i nisi sa auina mai e fesoasoani Amerika Samoa ia Betty Lou faila le tagi i le fa’amasinoga Komiti a le Au Toeaiina ona le aso Tofi po’o le aso Faraile e i le fa’aulufaleina o fanau a Taylor, o se tasi e agava’a i mo se poloaiga e fa’atula’i ese faia le fa’aiuga e aveese ai le maua ai latou siaki totogi. E le Amerika Samoa ua mae’a faat- mataupu o le Medicaid, na te ai o ia mai le maota o le galuega. tofi o le faifeau fa’au’u ma le o le taimi muamua lea na tula’i auto e tautua i le USArmy. O le una’ia lenei mataupu i le malo “E tatau ona avea pea le Failautusi Aoao mai ia Rev. mai ai mea fa’apenei i nisi lava fa’alua ai lea ona o’o mai Chung fetarale. O lea fa’ai’uga na faia fa’amasinoga ma vaega tumaoti Amaama, lona uiga e le tatau fo’i o tagata faigaluega a le i le teritori, ae o lo’o tautua o ia i le lua masina ua te’a e Kovana i le taimi e finauina ai aia i va ona taliaina le talosaga a le Matagaluega o A’oga. I le lua i le Army i Korea. Fa’ailoa mai Lolo Moliga, ina ua matauina, o o ni itu se lua, i le taimi e tula’i itu tagi ina ia fa’aleaoga lana masina talu ai, na fa’atalia ai e MSgt Eric Mills, o ia lea e le a tuai gaioiga e tau fa’asaoina mai ai ni fetena’iga. talosaga. fo’i e nisi o le aufaigaluega a fa’auluulu i ai le aumalaga fes- mai ai alagatupe Medicaid for I le avea ai la ma vaega O se tasi o itu o lo o lea matagaluega latou siaki, ae oasoani a le Army lea sa sau ai Amerika Samoa ae maise o se tumaoti, e tatau i le fa’amasinoga fa’amamafa e Rev. Amaama i ua le maua. O nisi o i latou, ua Chung, “O lenei ali’i fitafita, o agava’a e mo’omia tele i le taimi ona matua iloilo mae’ae’a lana tali, o mau na fa’avae ai fa’ato’a atoa ai lea o le tausaga se tasi e faigaluega lelei tele, ma nei. Na fesiligia le Fa’atonu o fa’amatalaga uma e tu’uina atu le fa’aiuga a le Au Toeaiina talu ona faigaluega i lea matag- e fa’alogo i fa’atonuga, e faia le Medicaid o le tatou atunu’u, e itu e lua, ina ia mautinoa ai e e fa’amalolo o ia mai le tofi, aluega. Ona fa’ailoa mai lea, e ona tiute ma le fa’amaoni. O se Tofoitaufa Sandra Young mo mae’a le fa’atinoina o lana gal- fa’avae mai lea i le molimau sa masalo o lo’o va’ai toto’a i ai tasi o le a misia i le matou gal- se fa’amatalaga pe aisea sa le uega”, o se vaega lea o le tali a tu’uina atu e Rev. Fa’aeteete le fa’auluuluga o le matagal- uega.” “O Chung o se tasi ua fa’aaogaina ai lea tinoitupe Rev. Amaama. Saifoloi, o se totino o le Komiti uega, aua ua atoa i ai le tausaga fai sina uma o avea ma se tasi a’o lava le taimi e fa’aaoga O lo o taua atili fo’i i le tali a le Au Toeaiina. talu ona faigaluega. Ina ua o’o e matou te faigaluega fa’atasi ai mo le to’atele o gasegase e a le itu tete’e e fa’apea, ina ua E talitonu le itu tete’e, atu i le aso Faraile sa fa’atalia lava i le faaulufaleina o fanau i fia auina atu i fafo. O sana tali faila e le Ekalesia le talosaga e o fa’amatalaga sa faia e e maua ai, ae toe fai ane i ai, le USArmy i le Pasefika, ma sa mai, “E le o i ai se tupe e toina fa’atula’i ese ai Rev. Amaama, Rev. Saifoloi, e le gata ua e tatalia ia le isi taimi e maua a’oa’oina fa’atasi lava i ma’ua i mai e le Malo, ina ia totogia pau le malosi o le fa’amasinoga ta’uleagaina ai lona igoa ai le latou siaki totogi. Ona nei ituaiga o faiva.” ai le 45% e ao ina totogia e le e tatau ona o o i ai, o le tula’i ta’uleleia, ae matua leai lava o’o lea i lena aso totogi, ua “O le fa’afa ai lea ona o’o ASG mo pili o tagata gasegase mai lea e pei o se tasi na te ni fa’avae e lagolagoina ai ma maua na’o le siaki sa’o lava o Chung i Alega ma o na taimi e auina atu i fafo a le Malo. A fa’amalosia le fa’aiuga a le fa’amaonia. lena lua vaiaso, ae o le siaki sa uma lava sa a’ua’u ma maulu le maua mai lea vaega tupe a Komiti a le Au Toeaiina, ma, E talitonu atili le itu tete’e misia, sa fa’ato’a maua i le aso ai i latou. O se tasi o mea ua le tatou Malo, e le mafai lava afai e talitonu le fa’amasinoga e fa’apea, ua a’afia le Ekalesia Tofi ua tolu i ai vaiaso talu ona matou fiafia tele e faia, peita’i, ona fa’aaogaina lea tinoitupe ua e pau lea o le tulaga e oo i ai Aoao ona o gaioiga ua faia e fa’atalia le toe fa’aa’e ane o e le mailoa lava mea fa’apenei e mae’a fa’amauina mo le tatou lona malosi, o le mea mautinoa le Komiti a le Au Toeaiina, ni lena siaki mo le sui faigaluega. tutupu mai, ma maumau ai se uo falema’i e le Medicaid.” ua soli e le fa’amasinoga vaega isi o Toeaiina fa’apea ai tagata Pe afai e maua ai fo’i le mamae ia te’i matou uma.” O le fa’apupulaga, o le 55% o le Fa’avae a le malo tele o Ekalesia, e ala i lo latou sopo vasega o faia’oga o lo’o a’afia E to’alima i latou na o i Alega pasene o le 80% e totogia e le Amerika ma Amerika Samoa atu i le tulaga e le tatau ona oo i lenei vaiaso totogi, ae o lo ua mo le latou mea masani ona fai. Medicaid mo pili uma lava o i tulaga o le fa’atula’iina o i ai lo latou malosi. silafia e i latou ua a’afia i lenei Na latou fa’atalia le tai se’i sua tagata mama’i e auina atu i fafo tapuaiga. O lo o taumafai pea le itu fa’aletonu, e le na’o outou mai, peita’i, a’o latou fa’atalitali mo togafitiga, lea e maua ai lea E talitonu Rev. Amaama, e tete’e i se auala fa’aeteete ua o’o i na tiga. Ina ua maua ma talanoa fa’asamasamanoa, faitau miliona o lo’o fa’amauina le tatau i le fa’amasinoga ona ia e sailia ai i latou sa faia mai lea fanoga, na taumafai ae ua tete’i i le sau o se tasi o mo Amerika Samoa ma e mae’a faia lea tulaga, e ala i le musu fa’amatalaga le moni ma le e fa’afeso’ota’i le Fa’atonu latou uo ma fa’ailoa o lo ua i ai le taimi e tatau ona fa’aaogaina e iloilo toto’a mau fa’amaonia tau fa’aleaga, lea ua mafua ai o A’oga Ruth Matagi, sui se faaletonu ua tupu ia Chung. ai i le 2019. O le taumafaiga uma o lo o siomia ai le fa’aiuga lenei mataupu, ina ia taofia ai fa’atonu ae maise fo’i o le Na fa’ailoa le agaga fa’afetai ia toe fa’aopoopo atu se taimi lea ua faia e fa’atula’i ese ai o le a’afia atu ai fua o ni isi o le fa’atonu o Matagaluega o o Mills i le taumafaiga a Can- e mafai ai ona fa’aaogaina lea ia mai le tofiga o le Failautusi Au Toeaiina ma tagata lotu e tagata Faigaluega a le Malo, ua dyman, ina ia fa’asaoina mai vaega tupe, e tatau ona una’ia Aoao o le Ekalesia. le o i ai so latou a’afiaga i lenei o gatasi lava i leai o se tali mai le ola o Chung, faatasi ai fo’i malosi i le CMS, lea la ua O se tasi o fa’afinauga a le mataupu, ae ua ta’ita’i seseina e fa’amanino ai lea mataupu. ma ia, aua sa tafea ese atu fo’i fa’afaigaluegaina ai Taylor, itu tagi, o lo o i ai i vaega o le atu ai fua ma i latou. O le pagatia o le le totogia o o ia, ma sa matala ese mai ona o se tamaita’i loia mai le itu a Fa’avae a le Ekalesia tulaga I le fa’aiuga o le tali a le pili, ae maise o le fia maua o se seevae a’au. Sa ia fa’ailoa mai, le Ripapilikana, ma e aoga e e le mafai ai ona iloilo tulaga itu tete’e, ua talosagaina ai tupe e fa’atau ai mea’ai a aiga atonu lava sa i ai mea sa tatau galulue fa’atasi ma le Faipule i ma fa’aiuga e tu’uina atu e le le fa’amasinoga ina ia teena o nei sui o a’afia, e le faigofie ona latou faia, ia fa’asaoina le Konekeresi, Aumua Amata i Ekalesia i ana Faifeau, peita’i na le talosaga a le Ekalesia ai lagona. mai ai le tupu o lea fa’alavelave Uosigitone, ina ia maua’a mai taua e Rev. Amaama i lana tali e fa’aleaogaina ai lana SGT. ALBERT CHUNG, matuia mai le amataga, peita’i, se tali a le CMS e fa’aauau le MALIU I LE SAMI O e fa’apea, e le o le autu o le tagi tagi ua fa’aulu i luma o le i le taimi nei, ua ia te’i latou aoga o lea tinoitupe mai le Med- ALEGA o le fesiligia lea o le fa’aiuga ua fa’amasinoga. le agaga fa’anoanoa ona ua icaid mo le tatou falema’i.

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Brazilian soccer star Neymar waves to fans at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Sat- urday, Aug. 5, 2017, during his official presentation to fans ahead of Paris Saint-Germain’s season opening match against Amiens. Neymar would not play in the club’s season opener as the French football league did not receive the player’s international transfer certificate before Fri- day’s night deadline. The Brazil star became the most expensive player in soccer history after com- pleting his blockbuster transfer from Barcelona for 222 million euros ($262 million) on Thursday. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) Neymar provides pre-match show, with PSG debut put on hold PARIS (AP) — After lapping up the adulation requires a game-changing dynamo up front like at the Parc des Princes for 20 minutes, Neymar Neymar. Those matches will come down the line whipped up fans into an even greater frenzy by once the Champions League starts in September removing his Paris Saint-Germain jersey and and Neymar is tasked with helping PSG to win tossing it into the crowd. European soccer’s top prize for the first time. A scramble ensued as Ultras fans in the “I’m happy to be here, I want to win many Auteuil stand tried to grab the 155 euro ($183) trophies with you,” Neymar said in Portuguese shirt that clung briefly to the torso of the most during a brief address to the crowd after arriving expensive player in soccer history. on the field surrounded by fireworks being set A replacement would not be required on off. “I will need your support.” Saturday. There was just one phrase in French from the The Brazil forward was only on the pitch podium: “Paris est magique.” to provide the pre-match entertainment before The magic so far has been in the PSG stores making way for his new teammates to get on with across the French capital, with queues snaking the serious business: opening PSG’s bid to regain down streets filled with fans eager to snap up rep- the French title. lica kits. More than 10,000 Neymar jerseys were A routine 2-0 victory, against a sturdy but sold within a day, PSG said, but the majority of unenterprising Amiens side making its debut in the revenue will go to Nike. the French top flight, lacked the fanfare of the PSG is relying on the player it calls a “brand” pre-match festivities. Neymar, the remaining to fund his own transfer by attracting sponsors kit replaced by jeans and sweatshirt, played his and filing the trophy cabinet. part in the stands by leaping out of his seat to “The players and the dimension of the club are be filmed celebrating the goals from Edinson totally different now and it’s good for the club,” Cavani and Javier Pastore. 30-year-old supporter David Tang said outside It will be at least another week before Neymar the stadium. “All the world knows now that is starts earning PSG back some of the 222 million Paris is in competition with the big teams and we euros ($262 million) spent acquiring him from will be competitive with the others like Barce- Barcelona through performances on the pitch. lona, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.” Neymar is now expected to make his debut on And unlike at Barcelona, where Neymar was Aug. 13 against Guingamp. eclipsed by Lionel Messi throughout his four sea- “There is anticipation because of the football sons, the 25-year-old Brazilian is the undoubted he plays and his will to show it to the world,” said star in the French capital. defender Dani Alves, who was advised to join Even Amiens coach Christophe Pelissier was PSG last month by his Brazil teammate. “You disappointed not to see Neymar in action. take a giant step when you have a player of this “This can only make our championship more level to play against the other teams. This team competitive,” Pelissier said. “We knew we were will take a quality leap forward.” going to play against a tremendous team, so we Neymar’s debut was delayed because the wanted him on the pitch. Hopefully he will be league did not receive the international transfer there for the return match.” certificate before Friday night’s deadline despite Instead, the stadium had to savor Neymar’s the move from Barcelona seemingly being com- 24-minute pre-match cameo. pleted the previous day. After briefly juggling the ball on the podium, “The club did everything to have the player’s Neymar embarked on a lap of the pitch to take transfer ratified,” PSG coach Unai Emery said. in his new surroundings, pausing to pose for pic- “He prepared for the game with the group. We tures and shake the hands of the PSG faithful. waited until the very end. I don’t know if Spain “Neymar,” fans chanted. Coming up with a did everything, but PSG did all it could.” more imaginative chant will take a little longer Amiens is not the type of fixture that PSG yet, just like his debut. samoa news, Thursday, August 10, 2017 Page B13 Page B14 samoa news, Thursday, August 10, 2017 Universal Crossword Thursday, Edited by Timothy Parker August 10, 2017 August 10, ACROSS 51 Bamboo 12 Eventual 41 Pertaining 1 Surprise eaters oak tree to earth- 2017 attacks 52 Best suited 13 Certain quakes 6 Type of 53 Verb in person of 43 Goes therapy Exodus faith downhill in a 11 Insane 55 Federal 18 Connected competition 14 Betting printing org. tightly 46 Woman everything, 56 A decisive 22 Hang from Mexico Happy Birthday: You’ll have plenty of options and opportunities to get ahead this year if you stay in poker soundman decoratively 48 Catch in a focused on legalities, investments and contractual matters. 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Don’t worry if someone is upset with you for backing out of something that makes fish Zealander beam music 20 “Bottoms 64 Alcohol-free 28 London tracks, often you feel uneasy. Do what’s best for you. ✸✸✸✸ up!” 65 Christmas goodbyes 57 Boy doll GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t let your emotions interfere with making a good decision. You 21 Seniors candy 31 Composer 58 “... ___ will have trouble seeing clearly on issues that concern a loved one or a personal change you want to 23 Entered shapes Joseph gloom of make. Take a moment to rethink your plan before moving forward. ✸✸ 26 Au ___ (in 66 Shopping 33 Cyma ___ night” the know) binge (molding 59 Cinnabar, CANCER (June 21-July 22): Keep your emotions out of the workplace. Use your intuition to 27 Muddied DOWN type) for one help make the best decision regarding a position that interests you. 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Refuse to 35 One thing to or curvy take on more responsibility without getting something in return for your time and effort. If things aren’t do lively 6 Opera solo 37 Calendar 7 Restaurant going your way, alter how you go about your business✸✸✸ fillers freebie, SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t let the past ruin your future. Carrying excess forward isn’t 39 Pitcher often recommended. Resolve old issues and clear your mind of any negativity that will stifle your dreams. 40 Saintly head 8 ___-Wan toppers Kenobi Romance will improve your personal life, but don’t try to buy love✸✸✸✸✸ 42 Tall tales 9 Rock in SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be careful where you leave your money, passwords, personal 44 Flying whiz space information and possessions. Someone will take advantage of you if you are too generous or eager 45 Surrenders 10 Havens to lend a helping hand. Ulterior motives are apparent, and so is loss or theft✸✸ 47 Sounds the 11 The brave alarm soundman CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t let your emotions limit you. Note what others want but 49 Moscow of a war film 8/9 © 2017 Andrews McMeel Syndication don’t feel obligated to get involved or agree to something that isn’t in your best interest. Let your native hates to ... www.upuzzles.com intuition help you make the choices that are best for you. ✸✸✸✸ AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Responsibilities will weigh you down if you take on too much. Enlist the help of someone you have partnered with in the past. You may have to share your returns, 8/10 IT’S THE SOUND, MAN By Timothy E. Parker but at least you will be able to accomplish your goals. ✸✸✸ PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Listen carefully and don’t leave out any details when offering answers. It’s important to stay on track and offer a clear picture of what you expect and what you are willing to give back. An unusual partnership looks promising. ✸✸✸ Dear Abby by Abigail Van Buren MOM WANTS DAUGHTER TO FOCUS ON SCHOOL, NOT DAD’S TATTOOS DEAR ABBY: My 22-year-old son is going to visit his father and get his third tattoo. I don’t like it, but I can’t control my son. He’s an adult. His father is retired and lives on his wife’s pension. It is my understanding that they are wealthy. My concern is for our 14-year-old daughter. My ex thinks tattoos are cool, and when he talks to her via Skype, he talks about the next tattoo he is going to get. I’m afraid that when she’s 18, he will take her to get a tattoo as a bonding experience. His life is far removed from my daughter’s. He is surrounded by actors, entertainers and artists. Our child (hopefully) will have a rich, abundant life in an ordinary way. She is focused on her studies and does well in school because of her efforts. How can I impress upon my not-so-confident, shy child that getting a tattoo is not a good idea? -- MARY IN MISSOURI DEAR MARY: Discouraging your daughter from getting a tattoo should be part of an ongoing con- versation. Explain that -- unlike makeup or temporary tats -- the real thing is permanent. Once it’s on, there is no going back. It will be there for the rest of her life unless she has it professionally removed. Point out that tattoo removal is not only expensive, but also painful, and her skin will not look the way it did before she got inked -- she will be scarred. Hopefully, it may make her less susceptible to “bonding” with her father in that way. Ultimately, however, when she’s 18 and an adult, she will make her own decision about getting tattooed or remaining ink-free. DEAR ABBY: My brother and sister-in-law have four children, ages 11, 10, 4 and 3. They are finan- cially strapped and can’t afford to take the children to entertainment or cultural events because every dime is spent for essentials. I’m financially stable and childless. I take the older children to various activities once every month or so. I don’t include the younger ones because they are unruly. I feel somewhat guilty for not including them. However, I want to continue doing it for the older children so they’ll be exposed to various events they couldn’t see otherwise. Am I wrong for not wanting to be responsible for the younger children, or should I stop taking any of them out to be fair? -- TRYING MY BEST IN THE SOUTH DEAR TRYING: Explain to the parents, if you haven’t already, that you would love to include the younger children, but that you are unable to because of their unruly behavior, which you are unable to control. What you’re doing is not “unfair”; it is wise. If you were to take all four and not be able to control them, one of the little ones could be seriously injured. Think of some other way you can make the younger children feel special. Perhaps taking them to a park occasionally would make them feel less left out. samoa news, Thursday, August 10, 2017 Page B15 Page B16 samoa news, Thursday, August 10, 2017

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