The success of MA-8 made the preparation for MA-9 "considerably easier", though it did cause some observers to suggest the program should be ended abruptly in order to conclude on a clear note of success, rather than risking another potentially catastrophic flight.
Ms. O'Neill and other officials say their concern now is not so much to ensure that the Reform delegates see the transformation as to get the media to take note of the successes as Long Beach's own, not Los Angeles's.
A Reuters appraisal of the agency took note of its successes against police corruption, shady building practices and low-level graft, "but in the last few years critics complain the commission has failed to successfully prosecute any high level cases involving Hong Kong's rich and powerful, or the burgeoning new class of mainland Chinese entrepreneurs".
The Newspaper Association, ever upbeat, takes note of the success stories.
Many African governments, for example, have taken note of the success of Mauritius's deregulated economy.
He had made a note of the success of the Fleischer brothers, Max and Dave, with their "Out of the Inkwell" series, featuring animated characters in the real world.
Who says you have to show gold or silver?" American brass manufacturers clearly took note of the success of the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876, which introduced exotic foreign designs to this country.
After taking note of his success at Journal Register, the board of MediaNews asked him to become chief executive of the much larger MediaNews, with 57 dailies and 100 smaller newspapers.
Matthew Hayden, enjoying huge success in the Indian Premier League, which reaches its climax in South Africa this weekend, has called on the game's governing body to take note of the success of Twenty20 cricket and make future international programmes reflect this.
Silicon Valley has taken note of our success: venture capitalists, including Silicon Valley luminary Marc Andreessen, recently entered our space with some very significant investment capital.
