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Planning Commissioner Fox to decide this week on mayor's race
Original post made on Aug 4, 2008
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a resident of Highland Oaks
on Aug 4, 2008 at 11:23 am
Wow, Ms. fox was absolutely horrible at running Planning Commission meetings. One can only imagine what havoc she'd raise if she ran a City Council meeting the same way. Hello 3:00 am adjournments!
a resident of Bordeaux Estates
on Aug 4, 2008 at 11:56 am
I hope I am wrong but the previous post sounds like Vinelander.
Planning commission meetings are not televised. Who other than our mayor, who tried to have Ms. Fox removed from the commission for challenging her, would make such an accusation.
I hope I am wrong in thinking that Ms. Hosterman is anonymously bashing every potential challenger.
a resident of Highland Oaks
on Aug 4, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Hey Greg -- Planning Commission meetings are not held in secret. There are actually people other than the Mayor who follow them. And saying that someone does a horrible job at something is not 'bashing.' In this case, its simply the truth.
a resident of Highland Oaks
on Aug 4, 2008 at 5:18 pm
To westender: I guess you didn't like Trish Maas either when she was on the planning commission. Planning commission meetings run late. It's the nature of them. It seems like they always take time as they did 7 years ago (see the "Why Midnight?" editorial Web Link ).
If you want to go to a meeting that lasts 30 minutes or less, you can always go to a parks commission meeting. Or maybe you are familiar with them already.
a resident of Downtown
on Aug 4, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Ms. Fox, like Tom Pico - let all issues be dicussed during meetings, actually HEARD and LISTENED to petitioners, and made sure all items were fully reviewed before decisions were made. The process means late meetings. Get over it.
We all know how Ms. Hosterman runs City Council meetings - not like Tom nor like Ms. Fox.
That pesky "mob" actually does have a voice - thank you Ms. Fox for listening!
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Aug 4, 2008 at 7:50 pm
I'm not familiar with the Planning Commission meetings, but it is a well worn process in many governments to have a time limit per speaker on public speaking. That is why students are taught to make speeches in English classes with a time limit, so that they are able to prepare speeches that can get their message across succinctly. I agree that 3 minutes is somewhat too short. Five minutes is much more comfortable. A quick Google search shows some places give up to 15 minutes to speakers.
a resident of Downtown
on Aug 4, 2008 at 8:51 pm
I think Anne Fox is great! Back when the city was supporting bulldozing the nursing home lawn on Neal Street to build, yes, mansions, of course, and the neighborhood was told time and time again by City Hall that there was no deal that the lawn should remain open space, she dug through all the city records to find out that it was supposed to remain open space.
I remember seeing the foot high stack of paper she dug out of the vaults---ones that City Hall for some reason could not find---that said open space was permanent. "So would you like me to start at 1965 and go to 1974 or 1974 and go backwards? Or would you like the Reader's Digest version with the old Independent and Herald articles?"
You have to hand it to Anne Fox. If the city is trying to hide something or snow the elected officials and residents, she'll find it! She is sort of the Erin Brokovich of the Planning Commission---she digs up the details when the city is hiding something. And at the meeting she chaired I attended, she gave all speakers from the public 5 minutes, by the way. The vote...5-0 denial. The nursing home lawn remains!
a resident of Amador Estates
on Aug 4, 2008 at 9:47 pm
And you can bet the existing Mayor will not have the courage to reappoint her either. They don't like it when Ann digs up the truth and gets it out in black and white. It has happened in more than one time.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 4, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Commissioners have term limits too
a resident of Downtown
on Aug 5, 2008 at 8:49 am
I can't think of a single person in city government that has caused more ridiculous arguments and overall divisiveness than Anne Fox. The fact that she thinks she even has a chance for mayor is hilarious.
Though, I'm actually looking forward to her running so she can see just how few people actually support her.
Using Kimberly Commons as an example adds more humor to the fray. The houses are 1,200 square feet with no backyard and are listed at $849,000. Yet she says "normal" people will be living in them. She obviously has *no* idea what is "normal" and should not only leave the Planning Commission but not have a prayer as mayor.
Thanks PW. Only "The Onion" has more ridiculous fiction.
a resident of Downtown
on Aug 5, 2008 at 8:58 am
Let me correct myself. Those houses are now selling for $880,000. What "normal" people will be buying this? Firefighters? Teachers? IT Workers?
Please stop doing "normal" people favors. You're not helping.
a resident of Ironwood
on Aug 5, 2008 at 11:04 am
I'd vote for Fox. She consistently supports neighborhoods, voted no for Home Depot and voted no for those Ironwood houses next to the firing range.
Whenver I hear the word 'divisiveness,' I just know that this sounds like politician-speak or a political consultant-speak. Maybe Tim can issue a press release like "Howard Dean Calls for an End of Divisiveness" or something. Here, you can use this as a sample. Web Link
Maybe a *normal* person like Fremont teacher Cheryl Cook-Kallio will buy one of the Kimberly Common units. She can add it to her collection of houses which already include her Pleasanton residence and her vacation home in Hawaii.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 5, 2008 at 11:33 am
Anytime someone tries to shame a person for challenging the status quo it gets my interest.
I want to know more about Ann Fox. If she is asking good questions and has good ideas I will support her.
a resident of Downtown
on Aug 5, 2008 at 12:46 pm
If you want somebody who just accepts what the city staff tells them, then you do not want to support Anne. However, if you like somebody who questions, does research, and talks with a lot of people before making a decision, then you probably will like Anne. Whether you agree or disagree with all her decisions, she is well informed and does the most research of anybody on the commission. Hands down.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 5, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I'll bet that with widening the bernal bridge near the fire station and McDonalds, the city is trying to get home depot put back at the corner of stanley and valley.
During the city home depot saga when the city hall-produced report was filled with lies, including the $1 million dollars of bogus revenue, I called Ann. She had at least 6 different home depot reports prepared from other cities, including a fiscal analysis from napa showing how awful a home depot in town would have on local businesses, including facts that completely disagreed with the city-produced report. She told me that she had asked the planning director to have these distributed to the planning commission during the planning commission hearings on home depot, but she said he refused saying the commissioners 'lacked bandwidth and it would overwhelm them because they can't absorb a lot of information.' She said that was not true and that she felt the city was trying to get this project through at all costs, for some unknown reason. She also told me that the best thing she had ever learned about being a planning commissioner was from a man named gary in the Shadow Cliffs neighborhood during the waterpark project. He had showed her and then commissioner matt sullivan how to go to other cities, get their data on similar businesses, in order to see if what the P-town reports contained in them was actually true.
All I can say is that as a business owner for a local business that would have been devastated by home depot, when the chamber of commerce let me down by pushing for this project, Ann did not let me down. All of those documents she had squirreled away were the ones the neighbors and businesses used as ammo to hammer at the city council after they approved the project. I thank Ann for that and Gary from the shadow cliffs neighborhood. Otherwise, home depot would be at that corner now and my business would probably be shutting down.
a resident of Downtown
on Aug 5, 2008 at 9:22 pm
I'll bet Hosterman has loathed Anne Fox since the city zoned a house owned by senior citizens as a park, yes a PARK, then Fox had the audacity to try to sort out the mess and get it fixed. Try selling your house if it is zoned as a park. Fox helps citizens fight city hall when bureacratic idiocy associated with our esteemed govt does stupid things. Fox fights for citizens whereas Hosterman fights with citizens.
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Secret meetings, eminent domain sour city's image
Some call it a Catch-22 situation. Others say it's a bureaucratic nightmare that Janice and Gary Duclair have found themselves in as they try to sell their house at 4254 Vervais Ave. After living there since 1977, and with their children now grown, they have moved to Manteca and asked local Realtor Mike Carey to sell the house. Located in a commercially zoned area, or so he thought, since the Duclairs moved there, he had an offer of $850,000 from a buyer who wanted to use the house for a business venture. But City Hall turned him down when he sought assurances the buyer could get a business permit. It seems that unbeknownst to the Duclairs or almost anyone else in Pleasanton, the City Council had rezoned the land for a park. Although the Duclairs could sell their house as a residential property as a nonconforming use on the newly rezoned parkland, businesses aren't permitted. As Carey and the Duclairs found, no one was interested, especially with the long-range plan by the city to tear the house down when funds for a park become available.
We're indebted to Planning Commissioner Anne Fox for her hours of detailed research to investigate what happened - how the city rezoned the Duclairs' property without telling them. She calls it an act of eminent domain. In a seven-page letter sent Jan. 26 to City Manager Nelson Fialho, she details the confusion, citing bungled task force decisions and secret meetings that rezoned the Duclairs' property without notice. It stemmed from the council's approval of a new Downtown Specific Plan after a two-year study by two task forces. While addressing downtown parking and housing issues, it also created a new Vervais Park at the northeast side of the Main Street Bridge to provide a better looking gateway to downtown. But none of the scores of task force members or members of the Planning Commission and City Council who later approved the new specific plan, apparently ever drove down the block-long Vervais Street to see the houses, like the Duclairs'.
Fox's research shows no one knew anyone lived on the street. And why would they? The Municipal Code, even today, still assumes that Del Valle Parkway will become a four-lane thoroughfare from Hopyard to Stanley, a 1970s plan that called for wiping out Vervais and properties along the north side of the Arroyo del Valle. That plan was abandoned years ago. The city's current General Plan map of the area that Fox viewed at the Planning Department's front desk is also out of date with what's actually there. But based on the new specific plan, the city Housing Commission ordered the house next door to the Duclairs at 4242 Vervais torn down. Until the Pleasanton Weekly sought information about that action, the Planning Department didn't know the house had been demolished. There's even confusion over just what the park would be if it's ever built. Some documents call it Vervais Park, others Main Street Green and another Arroyo Green.
What's just as disturbing to Fox has been the lackadaisical attitude of officials toward helping the Duclairs. No one wants to buy their house as a residence to use while awaiting a wrecker's ball, and the city also refuses to consider a special use permit to allow a business on property they rezoned for a park. The Duclairs have offered to sell their property to the city of Pleasanton at an appraised market value. In accordance with eminent domain procedures, but in closed door meetings with no records made of those discussions, council members have said no. According to City Attorney Michael Roush, who was there, the undisclosed asking price by the Duclairs was too high.
This doesn't make sense in a city that prides itself as a Community of Character that shows responsibility in its dealings with residents. Fox, in her letter to Fialho, says the city should allow the Duclairs to sell their property for commercial use, a use no different from preschool and day care centers the city, itself, operates in public parks. Or it should take action to reverse the rezoning decision by amending the Downtown Specific Plan and the General Plan. Fox says that would be a "responsible" action. We agree. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Aug 5, 2008 at 10:19 pm
I remember that. Does anyone know what the outcome was?
a resident of another community
on Feb 3, 2009 at 4:34 pm
As someone who has actually attended the Planning Commission hearings, let me tell you how ridiculous the idea is for Anne Fox to run for any public office. She represents the epitome of government bureaucracy. Go to any planning commssion meeting and you will see what I mean. I wish she would have run for mayor, so we can see how miserably she would be defeated.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 27, 2013, 9:31 AM
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Palo Alto Airport gets ready to fly solo
Original post made on Sep 27, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 27, 2013, 9:31 AM
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 27, 2013 at 9:43 am
Before all the anti airport jump in on this one, it is important to note that the airport serves businesses in and around Palo Alto. It is not and should not be thought of as a city airport, but as a regional resource. As such, there should be a lot of support to keep this airport in top notch condition to enable it to thrive. We should be thinking of ways to support the business with restaurant and other businesses catering to the needs of airport users. How about putting zip cars, bike rentals, etc. How about extending the shuttle to the airport. How about using some airport space for carpool parking.
Think positively folks, this is an asset!
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Sep 27, 2013 at 9:47 am
The airport is a great asset to the community and it's good to get it back under our control.
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 27, 2013 at 9:53 am
The article spelled "Reid-Hillview" wrong.
a resident of Embarcadero Oaks/Leland
on Sep 27, 2013 at 10:35 am
How about doing something about the late-night /early morning flights? Every night at 1:00, 1:30AM. ENOUGH.
I know, too sensible for PA to do something for its citizens.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Sep 27, 2013 at 10:51 am
Will the $150,000 to fix the runways come out of Palo Alto's pocket? So if the airport serves local businesses, why can't it assess, or at least ask, the businesses for contributions to fix the runways? Say 100 businesses pay $1500 each? Even if it's an asset, how many of the business users have actual Palo Alto addresses? I'm guessing that this is a lot like the golf course, where more than half the users are not Palo Alto residents.
digital editor of Palo Alto Online
on Sep 27, 2013 at 10:51 am
Eric Van Susteren is a registered user.
Many thanks for your correction. It's been fixed in the article.
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 27, 2013 at 11:03 am
"How about using some airport space for carpool parking."
That's a great idea. It's high time that land stopped being a playground for the privileged and became a true community asset. There's lots of space that's being very inefficiently used to store airplanes, and that runway could probably accommodate several hundred cars.
a resident of College Terrace
on Sep 27, 2013 at 11:27 am
>The airport is a great asset to the community and it's good to get it back under our control.
I agree. It has enormous potential for the betterment of Palo Alto.
I also agree with carpool parking, but not at the airport. Put it at the recently undedicated parkland, instead of wasting that space on anaerobic digestion fiascos.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Sep 27, 2013 at 11:47 am
Problem is that everybody has a different definition of "betterment".
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 27, 2013 at 12:11 pm
The 1 am flights are probably Life Flight going in to refuel. They probably just saved someone's life. Someday it might be you that they help save.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Sep 27, 2013 at 12:41 pm
The 1 am flights are 747s going into SFO.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 27, 2013 at 12:50 pm
As long as the airport is self-sustaining and does not require any supplemental funding from CPA, then I'm fine with it.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Sep 27, 2013 at 2:02 pm
Life Flights are helicopters going to Stanford, not small aircraft flying low into the Palo Alto airport at 1am. I support the airport, but do not support flights between 11pm and 6-7am -- we all deserve uninterrupted sleep.
And yes, there are SFO arrivals that "buzz" Palo Alto as well. Tracking flights on the website (don't remember the URL) show that patterns are changed sometimes because of weather, but other times for unknown reasons. There are a number of SFO-bound planes that hit below 5,000 feet right over Palo Alto. Those with noisy, whining engines are awful, especially when they seem to come one right after another throughout the evening.
a resident of Monroe Park
on Sep 27, 2013 at 2:20 pm
I love to take my kids to Airport Day every year!
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Sep 27, 2013 at 2:23 pm
The $150,000 is a federal grant that Palo Alto has been losing out on because the county decided to not allow someone to open a business at South County Airport even though it had a contractual obligation to the FAA to do so.
a resident of Community Center
on Sep 27, 2013 at 2:31 pm
Imposing an limit on night flights to an airport can be logistically hard -- think of how you might close a random road in Palo Alto during certain hours, and enforce that closure. Do you close it to all cars, or just folks who don't live there? Do you need to station police there to make sure nobody drives on it? How do you deal with lawsuits (justified or not) from people who think you impeded their freedom of movement?
One potential source of revenue for the airport -- hangar space. For years there has been a hangar shortage at the airport. The waiting list to get a hangar is huge. The rents being charged are 4-5 times higher than what airports outside the Bay Area can collect. I can tell you many more airplane owners would love to park their planes at Palo Alto if good hangars were available.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Sep 27, 2013 at 3:07 pm
@Chris -- actually these kinds of limits are common. SJC and SFO both have hours in which flights are allowed/not allowed. They are enforced by fining those who violate the policy.
a resident of Community Center
on Sep 27, 2013 at 4:21 pm
@neighbor: You are right, but... the SFO and SJC restrictions don't stop all flights, just older (noisier) jet planes, which are not allowed into PAO already. Pretty much every plane that flies into PAO is allowed to land at SJC around the clock. Full details can be found here:
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SFO and SJC are large enough to have staff who can enforce this curfew. PAO is unmanned during the night, and so there would be nobody around to do enforcement.
a resident of Community Center
on Sep 27, 2013 at 4:22 pm
Ooops, I meant to post this link: Web Link
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 27, 2013 at 5:17 pm
Maybe now that PA is taking over, they can prevent flights from taking off in thick fog instead of leaving it up to the pilots.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Sep 28, 2013 at 11:18 am
Whatever one may think of the airport, please stop with the charade of 'a community asset'. The airport is not, nor ever been, such a thing. It is, and always will be, a playground for boys and girls refusing to grow up and caring not at all about those living near the airport. The travel needs of businessmen can be easily be satisfied by a number of airports in the area. This airport is literally across the fence from living and breathing humans who lack the financial means and political influence necessary to get rid of the airport. Can you imagine the residents of Woodside, Atherton or Los Altos Hills tolerating this airport in their midst for even one day?
a resident of College Terrace
on Sep 28, 2013 at 11:52 am
>Whatever one may think of the airport, please stop with the charade of 'a community asset'.
It is a community asset, and it should become a better one, through appropriate development and planning. PAO has been blocked by the greenies for decades (e.g. no more hangers). It is time to liberate PAO, and plan to coordinate it with the re-designed golf course, new hotel developments (e.g. Mings), business park convenience and expansion, the education of school kids (and adults) about the thrill of flying, etc.
PAO is a major asset that Palo Alto should not lose. It should be exploited in order to increase our tax base, and to enhance our quality of life in PA.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Sep 28, 2013 at 12:44 pm
@Craig Laughton, repeating a fallacy ("PAO is a community asset) ad nauseum doesn't make true. PAO is a white elephant nightmare, nothing more. Your vision seems to be of Palo Alto as traffic chocked industrial park, a nightmarish vision of those with the mentality of let's- build- and- pave-over-everything. Hopefully that nightmare will never materialize. Palo Alto has already been grossly, irresponsibly and scandalously overdeveloped.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 28, 2013 at 12:51 pm
Palo Alto Airport is an asset for the community of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Atherton, Woodside, Tesla, Facebook, Google and whoever else is prepared to do business. Commercial airports and commercial airlines are increasingly difficult for business travel particularly with business samples, booth materials, etc. which need to accompany many business travelers.
Just because some people in the Palo Alto community think it doesn't serve them, then they think they can deny the usefulness of the amenity to the surrounding business community.
Yes there may be some joy flights or hobbyists using it. But, I am convinced that the business uses far outweigh them. You might as well deny Stanford Shopping Center to out of towners with that mindset.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Sep 28, 2013 at 1:09 pm
We already have too much business here. Palo Alto is not an industrial park. Since when has business become the golden calf we all have to worship? zThe excessive traffic and density generate ever increasing need to service the and repair the infrastructure, while our quality of life keeps diminishing and our environment destroyed. Following the current trend we will resemble some of those dreadful industrial parks in San Fernando Valley in a few years. Palo Alto has been grossly overdevelopment so a few can get wealthy. Now is the time to put a stop to it and return this once wonderful time to its roots.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Sep 28, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Sunday 20 percent chance of rain. Wind from the south will reverse the normal traffic pattern.
a resident of College Terrace
on Sep 28, 2013 at 2:32 pm
>Sunday 20 percent chance of rain. Wind from the south will reverse the normal traffic pattern.
Ha ha! Whether you agree with me or oppose me, regarding PAO, that is a real funny. Thanks.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Oct 1, 2013 at 11:02 am
@Chris C. -- flights after 11:00 pm into SJC are severely restricted. Only jets with very low noise levels are allowed. Small craft with props are not allowed, which is what applies at Palo Alto.
Although not a PA airport issue, a Life Flight buzzed overhead at 2:30am the other night -- completely unnecessary to fly that low.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 2, 2013 at 6:05 am
Dear Neighbor:
Prop planes have no curfew at SJC; only older jets. You are, as they say, entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts....
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Oct 2, 2013 at 7:39 pm
Never close an airport in your back yard because you will never have another chance to replace a good thing...
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Nov 5, 2013 at 10:38 pm
If you think commercial aircraft noise over Palo Alto has increased in the last few months... you are correct. In August 2013 the South China Morning Post reported that the FAA, in response to the Asiana crash at SFO, had begun advising Foreign Airlines to stop using the 5,000' visual approach to SFO, and to only fly 3,000' GPS final approach routes. These overseas flights, which typically use larger four engined craft, are the jets rattling your windows, and vibrating your walls.
The smaller craft that emit a high pitched whistle are flying a new approach to SFO known as "NextGen" which the FAA began to roll-out at Bay Area airports in January 2013. Under "NextGen", aircraft "coast" down from altitude at high speed along several precisely navigated approaches. If you live under one of the "NextGen" approach routes, you better get used to it. The precision navigation used in the "Nextgen" system will channel air traffic into several narrow flight paths, and allow air traffic control to use much smaller aircraft-to-aircraft spacing.
Under the prevailing westerly winds, there are five basic approach routes to SFO. Three of the five routes fly directly over Palo Alto. "NextGen" approach routes typically overlay existing conventional approach routes.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Nov 6, 2013 at 1:51 am
Palo Alto skies are silent at the moment. FlightAware shows nothing in the air for a hundred miles. A couple recent high overflights by airliners on their way from LAX to Beijing or Incheon.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Aug 22, 2014 at 4:45 pm
Complaining about airport noise? Did you not know there was an airport near your home when you bought your home? I learned to fly at Palo Alto 40 years ago. The airport and its noise was here before you were!
The city should lengthen the runway to 4000', close the bird sanctuary or move it as birds and airplanes can lead to disaster.
If Palo Alto is in the heart and soul of Silicon Valley, having an airport capable of handling small jets and other business type planes will help the whole economy.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 22, 2014 at 4:53 pm
jon, old palo alto
"having an airport capable of handling small jets and other business type planes will help the whole economy."
Yeah! business, and then the whole economy, can't wait!


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Williams was outplayed by both Chris Kelsay and Kyle Moore in Sunday's loss. If he's indeed hurt, his presence on the field is hurting the Bills. Buffalo is headed into its bye week, which should give Williams some time to heal. If it's not enough, though, then he should stay out of the lineup until he's healthy.
NOTE: The Bills expect to get rookie left tackle Cordy Glenn and right guard Kraig Urbik back from their ankle injuries for their next game in Houston in Week 9. That's good news, especially considering Urbik's replacement Sunday, Chad Rinehart, suffered an ankle injury of his own.


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In re Matai Title "Aoelua",
SAUMALEATO VALOVALO AOELUA, appellant
PULOUOLEOLA TAGOA'I, Appellee
[In Re Matai Title "AOELUA"]
High Court of American Samoa
Appellate Division
AP No. 020-85
March 20, 1986
The standard of appellate review of judicial findings is the "clearly erroneous" standard set forth in United States v United States Gypsum Co. 333 U.S. 364 (1948)
Because decisions in matai cases are based on customs and traditions there are no issues of law for the Appellate division to review.
Before MURPHY, Associate Justice, Presiding, KING,* Acting Associate Justice, and HEEN,**Acting Associate Justice.
Counsel: For the Appellant, Aitofele Sagapolutele
For the Appellee, Tuana' itau Tuia
This is an appeal from a decision in a matai case rendered by four Samoan Associate Judges, Chief Justice Gardner presiding. The standard of appellate review of judicial findings of fact is the "clearly erroneous" standard set forth in United States v. United States Gypsum Co., 333 U. S. 364 (1948).
Appellant takes umbrage with the Court's finding that Leuea is the only clan of the Aoelua family. It doesn't matter whether there is or is not only one clan in this family since the Court found botr1 candidates had equal family support. The title was awarded on the finding, purely subjective, that appellee was of greater value to the family and village. There was ample testimony to support that finding and it was not clearly erroneous.
Accordingly, the decision of the trial court is affirmed.
I think perhaps the time has come to examine the wisdom of permitting appeals in matai cases. To state the obvious, judicial appellate review is intended to 1. correct errors of law committed by the trial court, and/or 2. correct clearly [2ASR2d105] erroneous findings of facts or abuse of discretion by the trial court. There really are no issues of law in matai cases since decisions are supposedly based upon customs and traditions. See Foreword, I. Goldman, Ancient Polynesian Society(Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1970).
The factual questions presented to the trial court generally are: Who has the best hereditary right? Who has the support of the majority of the family? Who is best able to serve the family as the matai? See Laughlin, United States Government Policy and Social Stratification, Vol. 53 Oceania.
These are subjective questions of fact which are determined by a panel of four Samoan Associate Judges. A.S.C. sec. 3.0240. This is a process that was begun in 1906 by a naval regulation promulgated by Commander C.B.T. Moore. (The wisdom of determining matai titles in the High Court in the first place is not addressed in this opinion.) The process has been continueq in one form or another by every succeeding legislature.
Appeals came later. It was not until 1979 that the present composition of the Appellate Division was created. A.S.C. sec. 3.0220. The Appellate Court now is composed of three High Court Justices (usually supplemented by United States Judges on temporary appointment) and two Samoan Associate Judges. Naturally the Justices tend to defer to the Samoan Judges, so two Judges review the fact finding process of four of their peers.
The practical result is that matai cases simply are never reversed or modified on appeal and I think rightly so. It would be absurd for two judges to substitute their opinions for that of four of their colleagues.
What good does the appellate process do? Most families have been without a matai for months or years before the case reaches the trial court. To pursue an appeal simply means that the interregnum is continued additional months. Surely it has a disruptive effect on the family. It affords the disgruntled candidates (who at trial usually pledge support for whomever the court may select) an opportunity to play dog in the manger and sew the seeds of future discontent.
It is interesting to note that in Western Samoa no such appeals are allowed. Western Samoa Constitution Part V, Sec. 44. Maybe in this situation, they've got the right idea.
*Honorable Samuel P. King, United States District Judge, District of Hawaii, sitting pro tem by order of Chief Justice Gardner.
**Honorable Walter M. Heen, Associate Justice, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaii, sitting pro tem by order of Chief Justice Gardner.


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Mother's Day came a few days early for Justin Bieber's mom.
Today Bieber released "Turn To You" just in time for Mother's Day. The autobiographical track tells the story behind his mother's struggles as a single mom with Bieber singing his praises.
"When you're lost and you're tired/ When you're broken in two/ Let my love take you higher/ Because I still turn to you," he sings.
Dedicating the track to his mom, Pattie Mallette shared her excitement on Twitter.
@justinbieber wrote me a song for Mother's day! So excited 4 #TurnToYou out 2morrow, it made me cry.. Proceeds going 2 help single moms!
— Pattie Mallette (@pattiemallette) May 10, 2012
The well known mom and son duo continued to express their feelings on Twitter.
@justinbieber I love you too.. so much.
— Pattie Mallette (@pattiemallette) May 11, 2012
His mom isn't the only one sharing her excitement for the song. Turns out he's getting a pretty big reaction on Twitter from all his fans too.
I'm crying everytime i listen to #TurnToYou you can hear, that Justin has written the song with all his heart ❤
— ι тυrɴ тo yoυ ღ(@BiebzHolic) May 11, 2012
turn to you is so beautiful @justinbieber
— † (@0mg1D) May 11, 2012
#TurnToYou I'm going to play this song for my mom. I've honestly never met anyone stronger. :')
— ♡ (@adorekidrauhl) May 11, 2012
A song that's struck a chord for many, Bieber continues to show is appreciation to his fans. This Mother's Day will surely be a celebratory one for Bieber and his mom.
to see #BOYFRIEND and #TurnToYou both in the TOP TEN on ITUNES means alot. thank you.
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) May 11, 2012
– Annie Reuter CBS Local


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Your quilts are both so pretty. I don't know for sure about the second quilt. Seems a little narrow to me so I would maybe add sashing.
Vinton, Virginia
Congratulations on the new granddaughter. Hope everyone is doing good. Have fun with that boot fitting....LOL
Snowing and I have to run errands and I just don't want to go out. My whole body is aching from moving furniture around the other day.
Quilting My Rainbow
Sounds great, Gini -- a new princess to add to your realm. Ginny
Thanks to everyone for their comments on my quilts. This layout only makes it about 28" x 40". What size is good for a baby quilt? I haven't made one in years. : )
Millbury, MA
Do you have any of the block fabric left to make one more pinwheel? If so I would shorten by one row and increase the width with another row of blocks.
Hope the boot fitting went ok. I had mine "custom fitted" about 4 years ago. We only ski once a year now for 10 days but they were well worth the money I have to admit.
DH had his custom fitted in the sales WHEN we got home from our last skiing holiday so he hasn't actually used them yet. They had better be comfortable as even in the sale they weren't cheap! We expect more snow in UK tonight it is snowing a little already but then rain tomorrow so should wash it all away. 3rd part of mystery quilt all day tomorrow will be careful as last time I went was when I fell flat on my back. And as I am still struggling I will be extra careful.
Congradulations on the new Grand daughter gini. I'm sure she'll be every bit the Tomboy her grandmother is. LOL
Marie, I like the lay out, but I'd make it a little wider. Most of the baby quilts I got when Sprout hatched were 35-45" square, more or less. I like the bigger ones for play mats and in the crib, and the smaller ones are nice for the car seat and cover-ups at feeding time.
Quilters are people who strip so they won't go topless.
Did y'all know that today is Diana (Bink) birthday?? She will be 19 today.
Happy Birthday, Diana. : }
Happy Birthday, Diana
[Ava, Missouri
Thank You guys for the Birthday wishes....but it's tomorrow...hehehe But it's nice to see it even if it is a day early. DH does the same thing. He starts wishing me about a week before so he can get it on the right day, eventually. He's so bad at dates. I had to remind him that his Mom's birthday was last Monday so that he could remember to wish her a Happy Birthday. Tomorrow is the weather gets better, he will take me out for lunch for my favorite meal. Chicken and Dumplings at Cracker Barrel. Sounds weird, I know, but their dumplings remind me of what my Mom used to make me every year.
Diana (Bink) in East Tn.
Marie your quilt is gorgeouse! It is christmas' or patriotic to me. When I worked at JoAnns the measurement we always gave for crib quilts was 36X45".
Thanks Nana and CC, you're right, it needs to be wider. The pinwheels were leftover from the star blocks on the big one and I don't think I have enough of the red to make 2 more blocks but I'll see.
Early Happy Birthday Diana! Hope you get to go to Cracker Barrel tomorrow for your Chicken and Dumplings.
Marie, one more pinwheel would give you 5x5 (25) instead of the 4x6 (24) you have.


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Sunday, February 20, 2011
Please, Do Your Family a Favor...
You see, back in January of 1999 Mom planned her own funeral, decided where she was going to be buried, selected the grave marker – and paid for it all!
She purchased the cemetery plot and grave marker outright and got an "insurance policy" to pay for the funeral services. Premiums were paid for three years and guaranteed the cost. She also discussed those arrangements with me, so I knew what she wanted.
She had selected only one song for the service so we chose several more that we knew she liked. The only things that were left to decide and pay for were the flowers for the casket, the funeral cards, thank you notes, and the obituary notices.
The other thing that Mom did that made our decision for us when the time came, was that she discussed her wishes in regards to "heroic measures" or life support in the event that she became terminally ill. It was a heart-wrenching decision that was by no means easy, but essentially one that she had made and we were bound to honor that decision.
Last November, Apple wrote about the process she went through in pre-planning her Mother's funeral as well as selecting a burial site and grave marker. Tough decisions were made and it was stressful, but imagine having to make those decisions in a very short period of time and under even more stressful conditions.
It is definitely not an easy task, but one which your family will forever be grateful. So, if you can, get your funeral planned. At the very least, discuss your wishes with your family. And, if at all possible get it paid for. Now.
Thank you, Mom, for this gift that you gave us.
Mom was cremated and the cremains were buried in the plot shared with her sister at Lakeview Cemetery, Larwill, Indiana. Mom selected a bench marker so that we might have a place to sit when visiting her.
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Can you imagine if she hadn't taken care of these things? My mother had done the same exact thing. Everything was decided, bought and paid for. Such a blessing it was. I plan to do this also if possible. I sure do not wish my daughter or husband to have to figure it all out. I also would like to write my own obituary.ReplyDelete
May your mother rest in peace.
I can understand this post all too well. When my Dad passed away in 2000, he had a small insurance but nothing else. We were trying to grieve but at the same time we had to go out and find a coffin, buy a plot (not just for him but a double so that we could secure one for my mother to be buried beside him), then the kicker...we all had to be called in to be told how much it was going to cost for the funeral. Between the 6 kids it was about 1300 or 1400 dollars a piece! For some of us living paycheck to paycheck, it took a while to pay that off!
Thank goodness your mother took care of most of this for you!
Thanks for sharing!
I am so sorry for your loss. Thank goodness your mother had the foresight to take care of so many of the details and ease your pain, if only a little. We are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers. Be strong and take care of yourself.
Becky, thank you for sharing this valuable note. I wish Mom had done a few of these things...ReplyDelete
Do take care of youself these days.
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Roundup:Kickoff Classic tickets on sale at HF
HOOSICK, N.Y. -- Tickets are on sale for the Hoosick Falls football team's opening week game at the Kickoff Classic in Syracuse at the Carrier Dome on Sunday, Sept. 7.
Tickets are $7 and are available at the high school office.
The Panthers will face Owego Free Academy in an intrasectional battle to begin the season. For more information, call athletic director Tom Husser at 518-686-7321.
Sub-varsity officials needed for MAU games
BENNINGTON -- Mount Anthony Union High School athletic director Tim Brown is looking to expand the officiating pool for high school and middle school sub-varsity games this fall. Games generally start at 4 or 4:30 p.m.
If anyone is interested in officiating football, soccer or field hockey, contact Brown at 447-1899, x-5 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Battle Day 5k
BENNINGTON -- The Friends of the Monument will host the 10th annual Battle Day 5K road race on Aug. 16 this year at the Bennington Battle Monument.
The 5K race will take runners down toward the airport and then back up to the monument.
Day-of registration will be available starting at 8 a.m. The race will start at 9:30. Besides the 5K, there will also be a half-mile fun run for kids. Registration is $15, while BKVR runners receive a discount for registering.
Awards will be given out for the top male and female finishers, as well as the top three finishers in each age category.
For more information, contact Jim Dulin at 802-384-3285.
MAU season passes
BENNINGTON -- Mount Anthony Union High School will be offering season passes to home night games for the 2014-15 school year.
A complete fall/winter season pass for all home football, boys and girls soccer, wrestling and boys and girls basketball games will be $60 for adults and $30 for students/senior citizens for a 66 percent savings.
For more information and to download a ticket purchase form, go to the MAU athletics website at www.maupatriots.com, or contact Activities Director Tim Brown at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Sprint Triathlon
MANCHESTER -- The 2014 Southern Vermont Sprint Triathlon will be held on August 24 starting at 8 a.m. The SVST begins at Hunter Park (Riley Rink) with an 8-mile bike ride to Emerald Lake, a quarter-mile swim (out and back, close to the island), another 8-mile bike back to Hunter Park and a 3.4-mile run that finishes through the path from the Rec Park to Hunter Park.
To encourage more people to experience a triathlon, SVST is offering a 20 percent discount to students and teachers (please contact Hunter Park 802-362-0150 or email@example.com to verify eligibility for the discount).
The proceeds from the event go to support Hunter Park to develop as a more diverse facility that will offer more to the community both in terms of healthy, fun activities and as a draw for people to make Manchester and the area a travel destination.
For more information, or to volunteer, please contact Stephen Murphy or Vanessa Beattie at 802-362-0150 or email smurphy
@rileyrink.com. SVC baseball camps
BENNINGTON -- The Southern Vermont College baseball team announced it will be holding two fall baseball camps.
The first camp, on Oct. 12, will be for Little League-aged children, while the team will host a fall exposure camp on Oct. 19.
Both camps will be at Bill Epstein Field on the campus of SVC.
The Little League Clinic is for children ages 8-13, and will run from 9 to 11 a.m. The camp will include instruction from head coach Dave Gage, along with current SVC players. The cost of the camp will be $10, and the camp will focus on all aspects of the game.
The exposure camp is for ballplayers that are either a junior or senior in high school. Junior college players are also invited to attend the camp. Campers will have the opportunity to learn from Coach Gage, as well as other college coaches from the area. The cost of the camp will be $75, or $100 for a player that both pitches and plays a position.
To find brochures for each clinic, visit www.svcathletics.com. For more information, contact Coach Gage at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 802-447-4662.
Bat Brat tryouts
BENNINGTON -- The Southern Vermont Bat Brats will be hosting a tryout for their U16 team on August 23 from noon to 2 p.m.
The new team would be added to the growing program for the summer of 2015. To be eligible, players must be 16 or under on January 1.
To register or for more information, contact Marci Saunders at 802-688-5153 or Paul at 802-688-5157. Arrangements can be made for those who can't try out on the 23rd.
Bat Brat golf scramble
BENNINGTON -- The Southern Vermont Bat Brats will be hosting their second annual 4-person golf scramble at the Mount Anthony Country Club on Oct. 12.
The scramble will be a shotgun start, beginning at 1 p.m.
The entry fee is $80 per person, which will include 18 holes of golf with a cart and food.
If you are interested in registering a team, contact Tera Dicranian at 802-447-4847.
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Notes: Howard gets back on track
Coste, Lieber to stay in Florida; Bourn continues solid play
By Chris Girandola / MLB.com
Ryan Howard, who entered Thursday's game in a 1-for-23 slump over his last seven games, silenced his critics with a 2-for-3 day against the Pirates, which included a broken-bat single and a towering solo homer.
"It was all about getting my timing back," said Howard. "It's always nice to have a good day like that, especially the last day before we go back up to Philadelphia."
For much of Spring Training, Howard has been mired in controversy surrounding his silence with reporters.
The 2006 National League Most Valuable Player even went so far as to claim a "Ryan Howard Day" earlier this week in which he requested questions that were different from the norm.
The frustration mounted from his lack of production while he was scuffling to a .203 batting average with only two homers in 59 at-bats entering Thursday's game.
But on Thursday, he immediately made it known that he had found his swing again.
In his first at-bat, after Michael Bourn reached first base on a line-drive single and scored on Chase Utley's double to right, Howard made solid contact on a fastball offering from Pirates starter Shawn Chacon.
Howard's bat exploded, with the barrel landing in the middle of the dirt between first and second, while the ball carried to the back of the infield towards center. He reached first safely and Utley came around to score on the errant throw by Jose Castillo.
Howard loudly pronounced his return to the Howard of old in the third inning when he sent a second-pitch fastball from Chacon an estimated 40 feet beyond the 370-foot sign in left-center. What was even more impressive was that there was a steady wind blowing in from the outfield.
"That one got some attention, huh?" said manager Charlie Manuel. "One swing can change the whole outlook around sometimes. Sometimes you're just not hitting the ball and you start pressing. I think hitting the ball hard today was good for him. I think that's what gets guys going."
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Manuel said he has talked to the slugger during the past two weeks about staying in the middle of the field. In addition, the Phillies skipper suggested that Howard continue hitting the ball hard in batting practice.
Before Thursday's game, Howard did just that, blasting several shots in the same area where his homer landed during the game.
"I've just been trying to see the ball better and getting them to travel," said Howard. "This spring has been a little tougher getting my timing. Once you start doing that, then after, it just goes."
Howard's blast was encouraging to see for his teammates, and Utley feels it came at just the right time.
"He hit that one pretty far, didn't he?" Utley said. "It's always nice to see, and it's good for us to have him swing the bat like that and see results. That was a bomb and it was fun to watch."
Pat Burrell, who was batting in the No. 5 spot, even was motivated a bit, hitting his fourth homer of the spring -- a shot that curled around the foul pole in left field.
"We're excited about getting the season started, and it's been nice to see us get things going this last week of the spring," said Utley.
Coste, Lieber to stay in Sunshine State: Manuel said that Chris Coste and Jon Lieber would stay in Florida and continue working out in the Phillies' Minor League camp in Clearwater, Fla., while Freddy Garcia would travel with the team to Philadelphia. In addition, the Phillies announced that injured backup catcher Ryan Budde would continue working out with the Minor Leaguers as well.
Manuel stated earlier in the week that Lieber probably wouldn't be ready until the middle of next week, which means that he most likely would start the season on the disabled list.
Coste, on the other hand, "might be up in Philadelphia once the season starts," according to Manuel.
Garcia, who played catch on Wednesday, remains on schedule to pitch in an extended Spring Training game on or around April 3, then start against the Marlins on April 7 or 8.
Bourn to run: Michael Bourn, who entered Thursday's game with a .286 batting average, certainly made a case for himself on Thursday, even after his roster spot was secured when Karim Garcia was released on Wednesday.
After opening the game with a hard line drive that richocheted off Pirates starter Chacon, the 24-year-old outfielder stole second with ease and then came around to score on Utley's double.
In the second inning, the Houston native demonstrated his speed when he grounded a hard-hit ball to short that he almost beat out, missing a safe call by a half-step. Then, in the bottom half of the inning, after Brad Eldred reached first on a walk, Bourn exhibited his skills in the field, tracking down a line drive in the gap and then doubling up Eldred at first.
Two innings later, with one out and men on first and second, Bourn beat out a double-play ball that would have ended the inning. One pitch later, he easily swiped second. Jayson Werth grounded out in the next at-bat, but Bourn, who now has eight stolen bases this spring, proved how invaluable his speed can be in late-inning situations.
Gearing up: Geoff Geary posted his second impressive outing in as many appearances this week. The 30-year-old right-hander, who had been out with a strained left hamstring until tossing a scoreless eighth inning on Tuesday, pitched two innings against the Pirates without allowing a run and giving up just one hit.
"I like the way Geary has looked the last two times out," said Manuel. "I'm very pleased about the way he's pitched."
Roll the Dice: Manuel is excited about facing Daisuke Matsuzaka when the Phillies play the Red Sox in a two-game stint Friday and Saturday.
"Dice-K!" said Manuel, who watched five DVD recordings of the Japanese phenom before the Red Sox secured the rights to sign the right-hander. "He's got good stuff. I'm glad he doesn't pitch for the Mets or the Braves."
Matsuzaka is scheduled to pitch on Saturday when the Phillies face the Red Sox at 1:05 p.m. ET.
Coming up: The Phillies travel back to Philadelphia to play their last two games of the spring. On Friday, the Phils will battle the Red Sox in a Friday night affair that begins at 7:05 p.m. at Citizens Bank Park. Cole Hamels, who is coming off an impressive 6 2/3-inning outing in which he allowed five hits and two runs, makes his fifth and final start of the spring. Boston will counter with Julian Tavarez.
Chris Girandola is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Hinsdale Planning Board accepts land donation
HINSDALE, N.H. -- The process of building a new police station can now move forward after the town's planning board voted to accept a donated piece of Main Street property following much deliberation at Tuesday's meeting.
The meeting, held during an adjournment of the Board of Selectmen meeting at the town hall, consisted of numerous questions and comments from the public as well as each board. Though a few planning board members expressed concern over the motion to accept the donation, the vote was unanimous.
Lewis Major owns the building at 8 Main St. and rented out the store space to Nafiz Alkhatib, who ran a convenience store out of the first floor until August, when a two-alarm fire broke out in an uninhabited apartment on the second floor. No one was harmed in the blaze but Hinsdale Fire Chief Jay Matuszewski said the building suffered some water damage after firefighters from various departments extinguished the flames and the store has not reopened.
Major and his wife have since decided to donate the land to Hinsdale.
Town Administrator Jill Collins has previously said the town would like to purchase the former veterinary clinic next door to Major's building for $38,000 to $39,000 so the police station would have more space to expand. She said the demolition of the two current buildings should cost about $55,000 to $57,000 and the Hinsdale Highway Department would do the ground work and set up the site. She also said demolition of a small building behind the property would likely cost $3,000. She said on Tuesday that Major's property is about a half-acre.
The land and the ensuing development of a new police station was a hotly-debated topic at Tuesday's meeting, which at times began to turn into a public hearing. Two public hearings were scheduled so citizens could have their voices heard on the whole matter. The first was last week and the second is slated for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 10, in the town hall.
Hinsdale residents had plenty to say at Tuesday's meeting and several were worried about spending town money.
When someone asked how much money was available in the Capital Reserve Fund, Collins said there is $300,000. Collins and the selectmen also stressed to concerned residents that accepting Major's donation will have no effect on taxpayers.
Before the planning board's vote, Major said he would have the building demolished by Friday, Jan. 1, if his donation was not accepted.
A few members of the planning board, including Morris "Mo" Klein, said they did not feel comfortable making the decision yet and would have liked the public to vote on whether to accept the gift at Town Meeting Day. All were told, however, this would not be done. Selectmen seemed eager to expedite the process.
When Klein asked Hinsdale Police Chief Todd Faulkner for the police department's opinion on the design crafted by architect Peter Tennant, he said an agreement was reached on the design. At the first public meeting, Tennant said the building would be 119 feet long and 31 feet wide.
"Growth is something we have to plan for," Faulkner said at Tuesday's meeting. "I think we'd be better able to serve the town on Main Street (as opposed to other possible locations)."
The town's police force has been working out of the temporary facility, on River Road, that it moved into in the 1980s.
Planning Board member Dwight Smith made the motion to accept Major's gift and Mike Darcy -- the Board of Selectmen's liaison to the planning board -- decided to second it after no one else would.
Despite everyone's hesitation, the motion passed. The planning board meeting was then adjourned so the selectmen could resume their meeting.
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The hospital stated it will name a new center in honor of Dr. Jonathan Bates, who announced his retirement Friday. The boards of directors of Arkansas Children's Hospital and its foundation have designated $3 million in funding to help establish the Jonathan R. Bates, MD, Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy.
The new center will focus on improving the quality of health care by promoting innovative techniques to improve patient safety and effective care.
Bates served at the hospital for nearly 20 years and is the hospital's second-longest serving CEO in its 100-year history. The hospital stated it hopes to have a successor in place by the time Bates retires on June 30.


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Kenmore Mercy Hospital Invites Community to Share Memories During 60th Anniversary
Home » About Us » News » 2011 News » Kenmore Mercy Hospital Invites Community to Share Memories During 60th Anniversary
Like John Cougar Mellancamp, Jane Seymour and Kurt Russell, Kenmore Mercy Hospital turns 60 years-old in 2011! To celebrate its diamond anniversary, the hospital is inviting the community to share its fondest memories or well wishes for posting on its web page.
Click here to submit memories and well wishes, along with a scanned or digital photograph taken over the past 60 years that demonstrates Kenmore Mercy's service to the community.
Established on October 7, 1951, Kenmore Mercy Hospital delivered 821 babies and treated 3,450 patients during its first year of operation.
Over the next 60 years, the hospital increased in size and added an array of programs, services, and technological innovations, to meet the changing needs of patients in the growing community.
Today, Kenmore Mercy admits over 7,600 patients each year, performs 6,400 surgeries and procedures, and treats nearly 26,000 patients through its Emergency Department.
Since 1951, the hospital has built several expansions, added new services, like the Knee & Hip and SleepCare Centers, and opened offsite locations to serve neighboring communities.
Plans are also underway for Kenmore Mercy Hospital's biggest expansion in 25 years, the construction of a new Emergency Department.
"Over and over again, I meet members of the Ken-Ton community who tell me they were born at Kenmore Mercy Hospital, they had all their babies here, or they were one of the first patients treated in our Emergency Department," said James Millard, hospital President & CEO. "Now is their chance to share their story and help us celebrate our 60th Anniversary."
Each entry submitted before September 1 is eligible for a drawing to win a $50 Visa gift card.


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Integrity commission could be left twiddling its thumbs
The anti-corruption body may be hamstrung from the outset.
WITHIN the next couple of weeks the Baillieu government will introduce the final package of legislation needed to bring its long-overdue broad-based anti-corruption commission to life. That's the plan, at any rate.
That it has taken almost two years to even get to this point is a sign of just how naive — or misleading — the Coalition was in opposition when it promised the new integrity body would be up and running just six months after the election.
The tight time frame and bold promises about restoring integrity in Victoria must have seemed like good politics at the time. But somewhere between then and now political, legal and practical realities intervened. So much so that to now call the commission "broad-based" is probably stretching it, with the legal community asking questions about whether a vacuum has been left in Victoria's probity regime.
The term "broad-based" as applied to the new commission is only accurate in one sense: it will have the powers to investigate all public office holders, including politicians, their staff, judges, police, local government, government consultants, the auditor-general and even the governor.
But the commission's scope will be "narrow" in another sense: the legislation will only allow it to investigate allegations representing indictable offences if proven. Allegations must be serious enough that an accused person would have the right to a trial by jury.
The offence of "misconduct in public office" would not be included, despite being a serious common law crime, except in the case of police.
It is a high bar. So high you have to wonder if the new commission — which will cost about $170 million over four years — could be left twiddling its thumbs. The majority of public sector integrity issues that have arisen in Victoria in recent years probably wouldn't fit the definition.
Take the allegations that Frankston MP Geoff Shaw inappropriately used his parliamentary vehicle to profit his hardware business.
One theoretical charge against Shaw could be "obtaining financial advantage by deception", which under Section 82 of the Crimes Act carries a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment. This could be enough to see Shaw expelled from Parliament (the minimum threshold is being convicted of a crime carrying a penalty of imprisonment for five years). Yet the rules governing the use of parliamentary vehicles are sufficiently grey that such allegations would probably be very difficult to prove.
What about the so-called Hotel Windsor planning debacle, which was specifically mentioned in the Coalition's 2010 election pitch to justify the need for the commission? At worst, it represented a deliberate and cynical ploy by the former Labor government to engage in a sham public consultation process to derail a potentially problematic planning application to develop the historic Hotel Windsor.
At best, it was a case of a poorly worded email accidentally sent to a journalist by an unfortunate staffer. It is extremely unlikely that any offence was committed, let alone an indictable offence.
What about allegations that Labor figures meddled in the affairs of the Brimbank Council for political purposes, including in the allocation of council resources to community and sporting clubs? The claims may have looked grubby at the time, but none of the allegations were proved. Again, had the Brimbank scandal happened today, it would be very unlikely to fall within the commission's jurisdiction.
Then there was a recent finding by the Ombudsman that public servants gave lucrative taxpayer-funded jobs to friends, associates and themselves at the state government's IT agency CenITex. Again, it is unclear whether this would fall within the narrow definition of corruption that applies to the commission. At the very least, it would need to be clear that the public servants involved acted deliberately to obtain a financial benefit or engaged in some other form of corruption including in the Crimes Act.
Again, this could be difficult to substantiate enough to warrant investigation by the commission.
There is one area where the new commission will have broader powers: it will be able to investigate serious misconduct by police, effectively subsuming the soon-to-be-defunct Office of Police Integrity.
This raises questions about why accusations of misconduct in public office are sufficiently serious to apply to police, but not, for example, to judges, politicians or chief executives of statutory authorities.
It might be that investigations of police misconduct alone keep the commission busy. But what of the other allegations of misconduct relating to other public office holders that do not fall within the commission's jurisdiction?
Lower level but still serious allegations of misconduct in public office will probably be passed down the line to the Ombudsman's office, which will no longer be responsible for administering the Whistleblowers Protection Act.
The Ombudsman powers are set to be effectively watered down.
There is a danger these changes will leave Victoria with a diminished rather than enhanced integrity regime. The voting public is justified in asking some serious questions.
Josh Gordon is state political editor.
Josh Gordon is The Age's state political editor. After a brief period in the Sydney banking world and the federal bureaucracy, Josh spent six years working as The Age's economics correspondent at Parliament House in Canberra. After cutting himself adrift to travel the world, he was lured back to reporting early in 2007. Most recently he has worked as The Sunday Age's politcal editor, based in Canberra, and The Age's state economics correspondent in Melbourne.
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I never realised that the mighty boosh partnership of Noel fielding and Julian Barrett, had created a live verion of their hit show the mighty boosh. I only realised this when I was browsing on yotube for various random clips of them.
I am a huge fa of the mighty boosh. I only really watched the thrd series on TV as I didn't know about them before that, but at christmas, first I recieved the mighty book of boosh, and then on my following birthday, I recieved all three series in a boxset, with bonus features!
Anyway, After I watched all ree series I really wanyed to know what else they had done and kept my eyes open for a merchandise, I then saw advertised somewher this DVD.
This show is a couple of hours long and basically uses material from the first two series of the boosh and condenses into a two hour show. This show uses all of the characters that were involved in the original shows such as Bob Fossil, Bollo and Naboo (being the less important characters) and obviously not forgetting Howard Moon and Vince Noir (the two main characters).
This show bases itself on different sketches that have ben used i their previous series such as tundra and the legend of old gregg, so you do get used to seeing all of theseweird and wonderful characters now and again.
I have to say one of the characters that I wished they didn't have to put in this show was Bob fossil, as I have to admit, lets just say I didn't really like the character, on occasions, I have to admit the actor playing him (but with different charaters could be very funny, but mostly not!
I would say, that if you haven't watched th first two series of the mighty boosh before watching this show, you definitey wouldn't get the full experience, as you wouldn't get some of the references to the jokes, but if you have watched them then go out and live a little, it is a very good show, and although there was a script to it, it still felt very real! (not the stories they told byh the way!)
After the well deserved success of series one and two, Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt bring you the Mighty Boosh: Live. The Live show in my opinion is very well crafted and the chemistry between the duo can be seen and is stronger than ever.
After the Hitcher escapes, Bollo impresses Peter Jackson and a quick game of pelt the rabbit, Vince Noir and Howard Moon embark on a journey to find the Ruby of Kakundoo.
What can you expect?
The show starts out with a bit of stand up and the introduction to the characters that we all know and love from the first two series. If you have never seen 'The Mighty Boosh' series then watch it before buying this dvd. Although it is possible to watch it without knowing any of the characters, the impact of some of the jokes would be lost on you if you havent seen the series. Also it shows off Noel and Julian's musical talents with a couple of memorable and catchy tunes!
The budget was low for the tour and therefore the special effects aren't great, but in these circumstances they just add to the charm of the whole show. Well, in my opinion they do anyway!
Is it for you?
It is not for all audiences, it is a certificate 15 (mainly because of the swearing and some rather risque jokes. If you are easily offended then stay away, and if you don't have an open mind or a sense of humour then also stay away. However, I would definitely recommend this if you like Monty Python, Red Dwarf and Fawlty Towers. It holds the same silly humour that you cant help but fall in love with!
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The Mighty Boosh in my opinion is the work of comedy Genius. A lot of the people i speak to about the Mighty Boosh state that they just don't get it, but i really feel there is nothing to get. The Mighty Boosh is all about just not thinking into it, its fun, silly, quirky, weird, wrong but hilarious. Julian Barrat and Noel Fielding play Howard Moon and Vince Noir in the Mighty Boosh adventures. Howard moon is the older less cool jazz fan, usually mocked but realistically a lot smarter than his co-star Vince Noir the electric cool king of Camden Elite, and adorable but stupid character who female fans can't help but fall in love with.
The live DVD starts off in a stand-up like setting, introducing the different characters and explaining what they've been up to, all are hilarious with the exception of Bob Fossil, who i personally believe is a rubbish character played by an annoying actor, however that is the point! The DVD then goes into small sketches such as Pies, which is absolutely hilarious and you may ahve seen if you watched the secret policeman's ball in 2007. The DVD goes into a sketch called the Ruby of Kukunu, however you spell it, which follows Vince and Howard on a mission to find a Ruby which will help bring their friend Naboo the enigma back to life after he was brutally murdered by a cockney ghost named the kitcher, who once raped a dolphin!
The Dvd is packed full of laughs and whether you are a fan of the Boosh or not this DVD is brilliant! It can be found very cheap in many different DVD retailers and is definitely a great gift if you have a teenager around!
I love the Mighty Boosh and was gutted when I didn't manage to get any tickets to see them at the Live show 2008. Only at the last minute, literally about 5 days before the gig I managed to get hold of 2 front row tickets for the Leeds show from a friend! So on the 9th December myself and a friend went along to the Grand theatre in Leeds city centre for a night of pure comedy. We were seated more or less in the middle of the front row.
Before the show we had a chance to buy the merchandise. I would have liked one of everything but it was really expensive so I only ended up buying a mug. All the Merch can be seen on the Boosh's website.
The show started at about 7:30pm where Julian and Noel coming on the stage dressed as the future sailors. They sang a few songs and they came back on the stage dressed in there normal clothes and have a bit of a playful chat. They refered to characters from the show, made playful fun of the Kings Of Leon and also made a few jokes about Leeds as it is Julians hometown. I really enojoyed this first 15 or so minutes as there was a lot of laughs to be had.
Throughout the first half we are introduced to 'special guests' from the past three series including Tony Harrison, the Crack Fox and the hilarious Bob Fossil (his coughing routine was legend!). With the small sketches of the special guests are plently of laugh out loud gags and jokes. I was in stiches for most of the time and so was everyone else around me. Another special guest is The Hitcher played by Noel who actually talked to my friend!
After The Hitcher was the interval, which was about 15 minutes long.
The second half was with Julian, a environmentally concerned citizen, giving long speeches about the world coming to an end. An unfunny subject that the Boosh managed to make enjoyable. Noel, who is at this time dressed in a blond wig and gold armour suit, ruins the seriousness of Julians act and gives it the old Boosh quirkyness.
The show ends with music from the Boosh band- The Ungrateful Dead playing some of the old classsics from the past three series.
All in all I really enjoyed the Boosh live 2008 and will defiantly buy the Dvd when it comes out. The show was original and hilariopus and well worth the money. Keep up the good work!
Well, Dooyoo have messed this up a bit, as I requested the Mighty Boosh 2008 stage show, and they seem to be referring to the 1st Live Show on DVD - but hey ho. I went to see the Boosh at Bristol Hippodrome on Monday (27th October 2008), and it is the 'live' Live Show that I am reviewing.
Loved the radio show, loved the first two series, loved the Live Show (pictured above) and loved the last series, would love watching Noel Fielding watching paint dry - so I was very excited to get tickets to see the Mighty Boosh! On arrival at the Hippodrome we were allowed straight in to find our seats, perusing the over-priced merchandise on the way. (Crack Fox T-shirts and Eels pants available on the Mighty Boosh official website.) The Hippodrome is quite a small venue, and very traditional, the sort of place you'd expect to see a Pantomime, which of course in a way we did! From the Balcony where we sat we were not quite close enough to eat Noel with a spoon, but had an excellent view.
Like the first DVD Live Show, the line between what is performance between Noel and Julian, and Vince and Howard, is blurred. The pair do plenty of front of curtain bantering, just like in the first show it almost appears as if they are playing for time, enquiring how each other is, making remarks about members of the audience (many of whom had come dressed as characters from the TV Shows). Of course, we're all fans, so their playful chatting is greeted with enthusiastic whoops. Vince reveals that the show is sponsered by fashionista Jean Paul Jackettie and attempts to mention his products (including the new perfume - my review title is the strap line) as much as possible, whilst purest Howard is horrified and insists on his own talents being he driving force behind the show, even as we hear his internal monologue admitting "I've done nothing, I'm nearly 40, soon I'll be 50 and then I'll be dead".
Unlike the previous show though, this time there is far less structure. This time they don't have years of carefully honed stand up material up their sleeves, and there is no lengthy Mighty Boosh sketch included (like Tundra and the Nabootique sketches in the first show). The first half consists mainly of introductions of 'Special Guests' - these are familiar and welcomed characters from the Mighty Boosh series, including Tony Harrison, and the wonderful but terrifying Crack Fox with a laugh out loud funny rendition of Ride On Time. To be honest, there isn't a lot of writing here, I laughed plenty, but what we were given was a parade of characters, with some failures of scenery and so on that were made much of - the shambolic nature of a Live show being reveled in. The Boosh relied on us loving them. The first half was supposed to last an hour but over ran by over 15 minutes - so at least some of the 'mistakes' must have been genuine, whereas others I'm sure we'll find (when the new DVD is released) were carefully choreographed.
The Mighty Boosh's very own Pantomime baddie, The Hitcher, turns up with a musical number and some audience banter, but he seems somewhat toned down - perhaps a nod towards the increasingly young audiences that the Boosh receive. This is a shame I think (why can't some parents just understand that not everything is for their precious children?) as The Hitcher's first live appearance (on DVD) was genuinely disturbing and broke new ground that the series could only hint at.
After the Interval Howard/Julian attempts to channel the evening into serious drama, with a worthy and wordy play about the environment. Naturally he has cast himself as the smug saviour of the world, and this proves too tempting for Vince, who sabotages this play in favour of his own version. This is what we expect from The Mighty Boosh and is the only consistent piece of new writing in the show. We're rewarded by Noel, gold miniskirted and blond wigged, sat astride a giant hairdryer. "I'm from the phew-chaar" he trills - explaining that his accent is a mixture of Chinese and Chav, that everyone speaks in the phew-chaar.
The Mighty Boosh seem set on blurring the boundaries between comedy and rock and roll too, having hosted a festival this summer and involving their own live band in the show - The Ungrateful Dead. Music (as well as crimping) has always been a big part of Boosh shows, but the finale to this latest show was several very loud and enthusiastic performances - notably a frenzied rendition of Nanagedon. (There is surely no man alive who could look so great dressed as his granny as Noel does.)
Reading back, I have criticised the show a lot, I should end by telling you that I loved it, I laughed lots and so did everyone around me. I think this show is for confirmed fans, it is very referential. If you've been in a cockerel's boot for the last few years and haven't yet discovered the Boosh, watch the DVDs, but if you're already a fan it is unlikely that this show will disappoint - get hold of tickets if you can.


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Will wrote:Whether 'wrong View Dhamma' or 'counterfeit Dhamma' or Dhamma lite - it is all rooted in Wrong View. And as fundamentalist as it may appear, there is only 'one valid interpretation' - that of Buddha.
See this old thread on Wrong View: http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=16691
He also said in A 1 (sutta 318) that 'There is nothing worse than wrong view'.
Isnt it better translated as "skilful view"
That is, which is more skiful at leading to letting go?


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The first game of Wednesday night's doubleheader between Russellville Cogswell Motors and Searcy Crain Team was hit or miss for both teams.
Unfortunately for Cogswell head coach Rob Vessell, his team was the one doing most of the missing, while Searcy took care of the hitting en route to an 11-2 decision over Russellville in American Legion action at M.J. Hickey Park.
"They showed up to play and expected to win," Vessell said of Searcy. "They did a good job of hitting the ball and finding the spots."
Crain Team banged out 13 hits and limited Russellville (13-13, 5-5 Zone 3) to just three to take the opening game of the twinbill with relative ease.
Searcy forfeited game two while leading 5-2 in the third inning. Rain fell for 15 minutes before the doubleheader began, and Crain Team coaches pulled the plug on game two when wind and lightning began to pick up.
Game one started well enough for Cogswell -- the second batter, Garrett Hill, belted a single in the first -- but other than a two-run fourth inning, Russellville only had two other baserunners in the game.
Searcy, meanwhile, had its bats working early on. After plating a run in the second, Crain Team scored four runs in the third to take a 5-0 lead.
Scott Hudgins and Scott Sammons started the frame with back-to-back doubles, with Hudgins scoring on Sammons' hit. Shane Crossen reached on an error -- which scored Sammons -- and came home when Adam Robertson followed with a single.
Addison Rayford singled two batters later, and Robertson scored on the play after a Cogswell error, giving Crain Team its five-run lead.
"Right now, teams are jumping on us early, and that makes it tough to come back," Vessell said. "The guys need to believe that, sooner or later, they can hang with these teams."
Simply put, it's a matter of confidence, Vessell said.
"You have to have swagger on the field and believe you can win," he said.
The situation could have been worse for Cogswell, as Searcy left the bases loaded in the third. Lucas Cox came to the mound for Russellville, inheriting a tough situation with no outs and two runners on.
Cox retired the first two batters before walking Wesley Benton to load the bases. Hudgins, though, popped out to end the threat.
Russellville scored its two runs in the bottom of the fourth. Jim Thompson and Cox both walked and later scored when Brandon Brown reached on a Searcy error.
Crain Team then put the game away in the fourth with a six-run outburst. Four doubles in the frame accounted for five of those six runs.
Vessell knows his team can play better.
"We can play with these guys," Vessell said. "The guys know that. They just have to go out and play like they know they can."
Crain Team had five players with two hits each. Hill was only Russellville batter with multiple hits (two).


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I was interested in switching to ZA pro from extreme because of the firewall features.
I used ZA before and liked it but am now thinking I remember that they changed the interface and took away some of the advantages. I cannot see which website is trying to connect and where. I cannot choose for it to allow a website as that is what I thought I needed to do as my internet since installing is terribly slow and some sites are down right sluggish now where others are just fine.
I want more freedom with the firewall.
There is no email, phone and the chat is not existent.
With this being the only support and "IF" the PRO version will not give me what it used to give a couple years back how would one ask for a refund? I'm not saying I want that as of yet but I would like to see who is pinging and where and it says you can do it in the PRO version. Why is that not available in the more expensive extreme??
ALSO, half the time when you try to log in at my account... that's a fail also. you have to click on the link that they give in one of the support pages when you find it to get to the my account for it to work. when you click on the my account just from going to the site... it fails.
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"If this is an oval sink, how can the length and width be exactly the same? That would make it round. ■Interior dimensions: 15.063 inches long x 15.063 inches wide x 4.625 inches deep ■Exterior dimensions: 16.5 inches long x 16.5 inches wide x 5.125 high"
Beautiful sink...using for my wet bar and it works perfectly! It's a beautiful color and perfect size for bar sink. Love it...
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Update your bathroom decor with this tempered glass, round vessel sink. With a polished look, this sink will complete your home improvement project with a modern look for your bathroom.
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- Interior dimensions: 15.063 inches long x 15.063 inches wide x 4.625 inches deep
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