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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Full, sweet and melodious at one moment, powerful and primal in another, the iconic singing voice of the late Bobby "Blue" Bland was remembered by fans, friends and colleagues on Monday.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson told The Associated Press on Monday that he and his wife went to a Bland concert on the day they were married in 1962. Jackson called Bland a dear friend who was a "legendary, smooth balladeer."
"He found sweetness in bitter roots," Jackson said by telephone from Chicago. "He found good news in the blues and was the interpreter of pain. He turned pain and sorrow into joy."
Bland died Sunday in Memphis due to complications from an ongoing illness, according to his son. He was 83.
Described by friends and relatives as classy and compassionate, the tall, wide-shouldered Bland is in the Blues Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He blended Southern blues and soul in songs such as "Turn on Your Love Light" and "Further On Up the Road," notching more than 20 R&B hits in a career that lasted more than a half-century.
Though not as well-known as Ray Charles or B.B. King, he was an influence of scores of rock n' rollers, including Gregg Allman, David Bowie and Eric Clapton. Bland was one of the last of the living connections to the roots of the blues genre.
King was too saddened by Bland's death to comment publicly on Monday, spokeswoman Laverne Toney said.
"He's taking it very hard," she said
Bland was friends with King, having served as the blues guitarist's valet and chauffer at one point. They started the Beale Streeters, named after the thoroughfare and cradle of blues music in downtown Memphis. Upon his induction, the Rock Hall of Fame noted Bland was "second in stature only to B.B. King as a product of Memphis' Beale Street blues scene."
Bland scored his first No. 1 on the R&B charts with "Further On Up the Road" in 1957 and it was around this time he got his nickname, taken from his song "Little Boy Blue" because his repertoire focused so closely on lovelorn subject matter. He also had the nicknames "the Lion of the Blues" and "the Sinatra of the blues."
Beginning with "I'll Take Care of You" in early 1960, Bland released a dozen R&B hits. That string included "Turn On Your Love Light" in 1961.
Some of his best-known songs included "Call on Me" and "That's the Way Love Is," both released in 1963, and "Ain't Nothing You Can Do" in 1964.
Al Bell, the former producer and executive at the seminal Stax Records, said Bland's voice was versatile enough to handle non-blues classics such as "Somewhere over the Rainbow." Bell produced albums for Bland after his Stax days.
"Bobby Bland, I never heard another voice like his," said Bell, who has worked with singers like Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave and the Staple Sisters. "You're talking about one of a kind."
Jackson, who said he spoke with Bland last week by telephone, cited "Cry, cry, cry," as one of his favorites. In that song, Bland's voice emphatically makes a point: "I want you to cry, cry me a river/I want you to, yes I want you to cry me a sea/Yes, I know someone's going to hurt you/Just like you've been hurting me."
Bland's performance of "Stormy Monday Blues" was the highlight of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony last November.
In a written statement, The Recording Academy said the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner "seamlessly blended a mix of blues, country, gospel, jazz and pop music to create his unique sound."
"He was a stylistic pioneer who influenced countless musicians across many genres, with a career spanning nearly eight decades," said Neil Portnow, president and CEO of The Recording Academy.
Bland's funeral is scheduled Thursday in Memphis.


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Maybe you think like Jim, huh?
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Rochester police seek man who used counterfeit $20 bill
July 15. 2013 9:16PM
ROCHESTER — Police are looking for help identifying a man who used a counterfeit $20 bill at the Signal Street Variety Store earlier this month.
The man, who was captured on video, passed the counterfeit bill at the convenience store July 8 around 8:43 a.m.
"There is limited information on the case, but we are trying to ID the subject," Sgt. Michael Brinkman said in an e-mail.
The man is white, was wearing a red shirt and a multi-colored baseball cap. He left in an unknown vehicle, according to police.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Officer Matt Leccacorvi at 330-7128. Anonymous tips can be left on the Rochester Crime Line at 335-6500 or be texted to CRIMES (274637) Body of Text: TEXT4CASH + your tip. Cash rewards offered for information that leads to an arrest.
— By John Quinn, Union Leader Correspondent


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NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama and her daughters caught two Broadway shows over the weekend — "The Trip to Bountiful" and "Motown the Musical."
The first lady and Malia and Sasha saw the Horton Foote revival on Saturday and the Berry Gordy bio the next night. The audience at both shows gave them standing ovations.
At "The Trip to Bountiful," the trio went back stage after the show and met the crew and cast, including Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams and Cuba Gooding Jr.
The first lady was in town to promote her "Let's Move" campaign during Arthur Ashe Kids' Day at the U.S. Open.
The Obamas have been big boosters of Broadway. The first lady and Sasha and Malia have attended performances of "Memphis," ''Sister Act" and "The Addams Family." And the first couple saw "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" during a date night in 2009. Michelle Obama and six girlfriends also saw "Fela!" in 2010.


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Imagine you are sitting on an asteroid in deep space and you have a friend who has a spaceship that can travel at 99% the speed of light. Yes, this is physically impossible for a host of reasons, but bear with me for now. Out of boredom you decide to challenge your friend to a race — their spaceship vs. a beam of light. Your friend agrees, but you have to give them a small head start.
Shortly after the race begins, your friend is moving away from your asteroid at 99% of the speed of light when you send out the beam of light to race alongside them. From your perspective on the asteroid, you will see the beam of light pass your friend's spaceship like a faster car passing a slower car on a freeway. After all, 100% the speed of light is faster than 99% the speed of light. However, what will your friend experience on their spaceship?
You might think that your friend will also see the light beam pass them like a slightly faster car on a freeway, but this is incorrect. Your friend will see the light beam pass them at the speed of light . Why? Physicists discovered that the speed of light is constant for all observers. Given this is true, how is it possible that you and your friend can see the same event, but it will take you more time to view it?Physicists discovered that the speed of light is constant for all observers.
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. For example, in the thought experiment above (i.e. 99% the speed of light), 7 seconds of your time would only take 1 second of your friend's time. This idea, which is one of the most amazing and unintuitive in all of physics, is known as time dilation and comes from Einstein's theory of special relativity .
I tell you about time dilation and special relativity because they illustrate an important truth about the universe and investor experience… it's all relative . In the thought experiment above you and your friend experience the same event very differently without noticing it. You both will experience 1 second of time the same way, but what happens in that second is very different. This is just as true in investing where you and I will experience the same market event very differently because of our biases, our personal investment history, and other ideas that have shaped our worldview.it's all relative This is just as true in investing where you and I will experience the same market event very differently because of our biases, our personal investment history, and other ideas that have shaped our worldview.
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] demonstrated that T cells in subjects with AD-HIES failed to produce interleukin (IL)-17 (but not interferon gamma) after mitogenic stimulation with staphylococcal enterotoxin B or after antigenic stimulation with Candida albicans or streptokinase. Purified naïve T cells were unable to differentiate into IL-17 producing the T helper (Th17) cells in vitro and had a lower expression of the retinoid-related orphan receptor (ROR)-γt, which is consistent with the crucial role of STAT3 signaling in the generation of Th17 cells. These Th17 cells have emerged as an important subset of helper T cells being critical in the clearance of fungal and extracellular bacterial infections. The Th17 cytokines, IL-17 (IL-17A) and IL-17F form biologically active homo- or heterodimers. Il-17 initiates nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) activation, leading to the transcription of multiple target genes involved in innate immunity. These include chemokines, such as CXCL8 (IL-8) and CCL20, the cytokines IL-6, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), granulocyte- and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF and GM-CSF, respectively), acute phase proteins such as C-reactive protein, antimicrobial peptides and mucins [
]. Thus, IL-17 plays an important role in antimicrobial defenses by recruiting and expanding the neutrophil lineage and producing antimicrobial peptides. The proinflammatory cytokines produced by Th17 cells include TNFα, IL-22 and IL-26, which are involved in innate immunity, and IL-6 which directs CD4+T cells differentiation towards the Th17 lineage. IL-22 has been associated with the generation of defensins, acute phase proteins and inflammatory cytokines [
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Immune assessments of mutated AR-HIES patients reveal T cell lymphopenia with low counts of both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, as well as impaired T cell expansion from activated peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro. In autosomal recessive HIES eosinophilia and the elevated serum IgE may be more pronounced than in AD-HIES []. In contrast to the latter syndrome, DOCK8 deficiency is associated with low IgM concentrations and impaired generation of a durable secondary antibody response to specific antigens, which accounts for the functional antibody abnormalities []. In a single patient with AR-HIES due to mutation, a normal number of lymphocytes was observed.
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Former West Australian premier-turned lobbyist Brian Burke has fired another shot at the state's corruption watchdog after being found not guilty of disclosing official secrets.
Mr Burke had denied asking former Department of Industry and Resources (DOIR) deputy director general Gary Stokes to provide him with confidential government information about a land development, which he had passed on to a client in the belief that he was allowed to do so.
In Perth Magistrates Court on Monday, Mr Stokes was found guilty of disclosing the information to Mr Burke.
Disclosing official secrets carries a maximum penalty of one year's imprisonment or a $12,000 fine.
The charges arose from a Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) investigation into land at Whitby, southeast of Perth, owned by residential property developer Urban Pacific, to which Mr Burke was a consultant.
The confidential information was contained in a letter from then-DOIR director general Jim Limerick to then-Department of Planning and Infrastructure director-general Greg Martin and related to rezoning the land, which mineral sands company Bemax wanted to use for mining.
Mr Burke, a strident critic of the CCC, said he was delighted to have been cleared of the charge, but his heart went out to Mr Stokes.
"The physical, emotional and financial strain on me and my family has been almost unbearable," Mr Burke told AAP.
"But that strain or burden pales in comparison to the treatment of so many other people (investigated by the CCC) including the woman whose husband committed suicide when the CCC refused to defer a public hearing."
He was referring to a City of Stirling building co-ordinator, whose name has been suppressed, who committed suicide in 2010 in the lead-up to a CCC inquiry into his alleged misconduct.
Mr Burke said he accepted what came with being the CCC's most vocal critic - that some of the commission's people were vehement about him.
"But so many other people have been treated so badly, who have done nothing - who have no profile, who haven't done what I've done, which is to take the CCC to task - but who have been caught up and broken in the wake of the CCC.
"It's just awful."
Mr Burke was in 2010 found guilty on one count of misleading the CCC over Smiths Beach Resort, about 200km south of Perth, and was fined $25,000.
But the CCC's attempts to lay 11 other charges against him have been unsuccessful.
He was jailed in 1994 for misusing parliamentary travel allowances.


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A Brief History of Clarkson
(The following summary has been excerpted largely from A Clarkson Mosaic, a history written by Professor Emeritus Bradford B. Broughton in conjunction with the institution's 1996 Centennial.)
Two months after a highly successful Potsdam businessman, Thomas Streatfeild Clarkson, was crushed to death while trying to save one of his workers in his sandstone quarry on August 17, 1894, his family began planning a memorial to him: a school.
Choosing as their rationale a phrase which his sisters and nieces felt aptly described their brother — Thomas' favorite Biblical quotation, A workman that needeth not to be ashamed — the family opened the Thomas S. Clarkson Memorial School of Technology in September 1896, in The Main Building ("Old Main") which they commissioned to be built on Main Street.
To the five young men in the preparatory class, eight men and four women in the freshman class, six courses of instruction were offered: electrical engineering, domestic science, art, machine work and smithing, woodwork and pattern making, and normal manual training. By 1907 the school was offering additional bachelor's degrees in mechanical, civil and chemical engineering.
Recognizing the need for a gymnasium, the students began a fund-raising campaign for the $11,000 needed to build one in town, spurred on by a $5,000 gift from the Clarkson family. By 1912, this second School building had been erected. That building became the library in 1956 after the new Alumni Gymnasium opened. When the library moved to the Educational Resources Center in 1978, the original building became the Liberal Studies Center.
When the New York State Board of Regents offered scholarships to qualified students attending college within the state in 1913, Clarkson's Board of Trustees voted to change the school's name to The Thomas S. Clarkson Memorial College of Technology; the head of the college became president instead of director; and John Pascal Brooks, a Dartmouth graduate, and one of the men on Walter Camp's first All-American football team, became the first Clarkson director to bear the title of president.
Hockey began in 1921 on a rink behind Old Main, and soon moved to a bigger rink built by the students in Ives Park. Not until the hockey arena was completed on land across the river in 1938 did the team have a building in which to play. That facility was later named for the founding force behind Clarkson hockey, Murray Walker, owner of Weston's Bookstore. Walker Arena provided home ice for Clarkson teams, which have frequently achieved national ranking, until Cheel Arena was completed in 1991.
Thomas Clarkson's nieces, Miss Annie Clarkson and Miss Emily Moore, tried to have the entire school moved to a new campus on a hill outside of Potsdam (hence the nickname, the "hill campus"), with a gift of $1.5 million in 1929. However, because that money shrank to half a million within a year due to the stock market crash, the plans for the move had to be shelved for over 30 years. Since then, the campus has moved almost entirely to the hill, although some administrative offices and the programs in health sciences remain on the original downtown Potsdam campus.
Responding to a plea from New York Governor Thomas Dewey after World War II, Clarkson admitted hundreds of returning veterans. Having no space to house or teach them by 1946, Clarkson rented the New York State School for the Deaf in Malone, N.Y., 40 miles east of Potsdam. For the next five years, freshmen and many sophomores spent their first two years in Malone before moving to the Potsdam campus for the remainder of their Clarkson education. That branch closed in 1951.
With that flood of veterans came the Trustees' realization that the College would have to expand its facilities, and expand them it did over the next 20 years, adding not only facilities but graduate programs in engineering, science, and management, including Ph.D. programs in most.
During that post-war period, and through the mid-1980s, Clarkson expanded both of its campuses, with many new residence halls on the hill campus, including Hamlin-Powers, the Quad, Moore House, Price and Graham Halls, Woodstock (originally planned for married student housing only), and the Townhouses. Beside them, it built the Educational Resources Center in 1978, and the added recreational facilities of the Indoor Recreation Center in 1980. The downtown campus also witnessed expansion during those years; Peyton Hall for chemical engineering, Damon Hall for civil, Clarkson Hall for electrical, and Lewis House for a student union. Clarkson also gradually took over Snell Hall from SUNY Potsdam for classrooms and office space.
In the fall of 1991, two significant developments occurred on the hill campus. Clarkson opened the CAMP (Center for Advanced Materials Processing) building, a research and teaching complex with 70 state-of–the-art laboratories, designated a New York State Center of Advanced Technology. The building was connected to the existing Rowley Laboratories and, in the fall of 1996, all engineering departments were consolidated in the CAMP-Rowley complex.
Also in 1991, the University opened the Cheel Campus Center, a combination student union and hockey arena that includes dining areas, student government and activities rooms and offices, and a post office. In the fall of 1998, the University also completed a new Fitness Center, which connects the Indoor Recreation Center and Alumni Gymnasium.
In the spring of 1999, Clarkson Hall was renovated and rededicated as the Center for Health Sciences. This downtown facility now houses the University's programs in physical therapy, research facilities, and Canton-Potsdam Hospital Rehabilitation Services. The following spring, Clarkson opened the Adirondack Lodge as the headquarters for student outdoor recreation activities.
The newest academic building, Bertrand H. Snell Hall, opened on the hill campus for the fall 2000 semester. A wing of biochemistry laboratories was added to the Cora and Bayard Clarkson Science Center and opened in fall 2005. The Technology Advancement Center (TAC), an 18,000-square-foot addition connecting the Schuler Educational Resources Center and the Cora and Bayard Clarkson Science Center, was completed in fall 2008. Construction began for a new Student Center in May 2009. The project, which will connect all academic buildings, is expected to be completed by August 2010.


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WHOI Honored as a Massachusetts Employer of the Year
17 companies honored for hiring workers with disabilities
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution was honored today by Governor Paul Cellucci as one of 17 employers in the state cited for providing "a wide variety of employment opportunities for workers with disabilities." The companies honored range from the nation's largest mutual fund to a family-owned food market and an amusement park. The Institution was nominated for its efforts to help Associate Scientist Amy Bower of the Physical Oceanography Department, who is legally blind.
Senior Scientist Philip Richardson of the Physical Oceanography Department accepted the award on behalf of the Institution from the Governor at a luncheon ceremony at Bayside Exposition Center in Boston.
The Exemplary Employer Awards are sponsored by the Governor's Commission on the Employment of People with Disabilities, Award winners were nominated by both public and private vocational rehabilitation and education agencies and selected by the Commission. The 12th annual Exemplary Employer Awards Luncheon was held as part of the Commonwealth Celebration 2000, an event marking 10 years of achievement since the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Celebration 2000 events include a career fair promoting the hiring of workers with disabilities, seminars for employers and workers, and an exhibit of the work of artists with disabilities.
"The bottom line is that it is good business to hire qualified workers with disabilities. In today's tight job market, people with disabilities are an untapped pool of able workers," Governor Cellucci said. "The Massachusetts economy is strong but to maintain that strength and competitiveness, the workplace must be inclusive and the workforce must be diverse. I encourage other bay state businesses and organizations to learn from the example set by these exemplary employers."


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Dearest You,
Thanks for coming to see my on my 39th birthday. So far, the day is pretty good. Scrubby hasn't peed on anything, yet.
But I am really writing to tell you that today is the last day I will post on this blog.
That's right. I am killing The Cynical Girl.
I am sorry that I kept this secret from you, boo. I wanted to surprise you. The archive will be up for a month. After that, I will start writing under my own name.
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Twitter has changed the way a lot of people interact with each other. It's a communication channel for friends, colleagues, companies and celebrities. Twitter lets you get a little closer to the things you care about, and tell everybody about things they don't care about.
It has grown into a hugely important social networking tool. It's not just people talking about what they had for breakfast, it is now a route by which people campaign for the things they believe, people give away tickets, prizes and information.
Sometimes, just keeping up with Twitter can seem a little overwhelming. Perhaps today's app can make it that little bit easier for Android users.
Plume for Twitter
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Plume for Twitter is not only an interesting Twitter client, but also a good example of how we think apps should work across Android: on the 2.3.3 HTC Sensation it behaves one way, on the 3.1 Motorola Xoom it behaves another way, optimising what it displays, and how, to suit the size of the device you are using.
There are two versions on offer one is free and ad supported - we've not found the adverts to be too intrusive - and a paid version that we didn't test.
After signing in, Plume takes your Twitter account and presents it to you in logical columns - Timeline, Mentions, Direct Messages. On Honeycomb they appear on the same page in three columns and you can choose what appears in each column.
In Gingerbread you a single column display, which swipes left and right to move through the same run of information. You can also save custom searches (for usernames, hashtags, or just keywords) and these can be viewed in their own column. On Honeycomb you can swap your columns around, so for example you can have Timeline, Mentions and #bbcapprentice all displayed at the same time.
It's a system that makes it really easy to keep track of everything going on. Tapping a tweet will bring up the usual options, so you can reply, retweet, etc. Things are a little different here between phone and tablet, as if you want to view a link, the phone version will open your default browser, whereas the tablet version lets you view the link in a browser window within the app.
Tapping on the avatar of a person opens their profile where you can view their essential details, as well as follow or block. You also get a range of sharing options within the actions, allowing you to share (via all the normal Android routes and apps you have installed), you can view replies, mute users and copy a Tweet to the clipboard.
Plume also comes with widgets in various sizes and they are packed with functionality too. We did find that the Gingerbread widget didn't support scrolling in HTC Sense, but it does alert you to this fact. On Honeycomb the widget is welcomed, fitting in nicely and offering plenty of homescreen control.
All in all, it's a comprehensive take on Twitter, with plenty of customisation options and settings. We're big fans of the Honeycomb version because it makes really effective use of the screen space you have available. It might be a little too much for some people, but its Honeycomb optimisation is a step ahead of many rival apps, making it one of our Honeycomb must-haves.
On your phone competition is a little more fierce. If you have a busy Twitter life then it is well worth a look, but if you're simply keeping up with the latest celebrity banter, you might find you don't need the run of options it offers.


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It has already been two years, but for Marie-Merline Sansan, the memories of the earthquake that swept away her parents and grandparents are still raw.
"Ever since New Year's Day, I really don't feel well enough to talk about the catastrophe," said Sansan, who moved to Montreal with her six children after losing five family members in the 7.0-magnitude quake that struck Haiti on Jan 12, 2010.
Her children, age 9 to 18, are adjusting well, said Sansan, 38.
"It's easier for them but for me, it's really difficult because of the memories of my parents who died. And then the day comes, and it's not easy," said Sansan, dissolving in tears.
Quebec has welcomed 2,600 Haitians under a humanitarian program for earthquake victims – with another 3,400 still expected to arrive. But for many, the transition has been hard.
Finding jobs and housing and adapting to a new culture and climate have posed unexpected challenges. And even far from their ravaged homeland, many of the traumatized newcomers are haunted by recurring memories.
Sansan, who lived next door to her parents and grandparents in Port au Prince, had just driven her children home from school when the earthquake struck at 4:53 p.m. She was in the courtyard and her children still in the car when the elders' house collapsed, killing everyone inside.
Two years later, Sansan still cries often and switches off the television when images of the quake come on the screen.
A secretary for a construction warehouse in Haiti, she has been unable to find steady work in Montreal. She took a course at a private vocational school to become a security guard, only to discover the school was not certified and the diploma worthless.
She works for an agency that sends her to far-flung locations for jobs that last a day or two at most.
"My biggest problem is not being able to work, not to find a stable job," she said.
Guirlaine Joseph, 36, and her husband were already considering a move to Canada when the quake hit.
A professor at a teacher's training college in Haiti, Joseph learned after arriving in Montreal that her diploma is not recognized here.
Joseph, who is expecting a second child in March, is now studying for a certificate in human-resources management at HEC Montréal business school.
"Because I'm a versatile person, it didn't take me long to adapt," she said.
But for her 9-year-old daughter, it's another matter. Educated at a Catholic school in Haiti, she has endured daily bullying at public school in Montreal.
"After all she lived through in Haiti with the earthquake, she thought she would be in a place where she could recuperate, but that hasn't been the case at all," Joseph said.
"What do you do with a child who is being beaten up by other children in her group?" she asked.
"She says, 'Mommy, I want to go home. The earth isn't shaking anymore. I want to go back.' "
In all, 8,400 Haitians have come to Quebec since January 2010, either as immigrants or refugees, according to the province's department of Immigration and Cultural Communities. In 2006, Montreal's Haitian community numbered 85,785, of whom 54 per cent were born abroad, according to the census.
Quebec has more than made good on its promise to accept 3,000 Haitians under a humanitarian program set up after the earthquake, said Marjorie Villefranche, program director of the Maison d'Haïti.
A total of 5,978 people have been accepted under the program, said Réal Grégoire, a media relations officer for the provincial department.
However, nearly 3,400 are still waiting for federal visas.
In many cases, the delay is due to the fact that many legal documents like passports and birth certificates were lost in the earthquake, said Villefranche, who maintains the Canadian government should have loosened bureaucratic requirements in the wake of the disaster.
"In a country where everything functions well, it would go quickly. But in a country that is completely disorganized, it's much more complicated," she said.
As a result, the supposedly fast-track program has slowed to a crawl, Villefranche complained. "A program that was set up as a humanitarian emergency, well, two years later, it is no longer an emergency," she said.
Earthquake survivors still face daunting challenges after they arrive in Quebec, Villefranche said.
"You have to take into account that these are people who are in a state of post-traumatic shock. They have to get over their shock, understand what country they are in, learn how things work and be able to function in a new environment," she said.
Marie Andrée Baptiste teaches French and rudimentary literacy at the Maison d'Haïti to women from the Créole-speaking country, where only 39 per cent of girls and 46 per cent of boys complete primary school.
"The most difficult thing for these people is communication," Baptiste said.
She focuses mostly on basic spoken French, without which the new immigrants, many of whom are illiterate, have little chance of finding a job.
Marie Rose Beaubrun, 62, said she felt isolated after arriving in November 2010 to live with her 30-year-old son and daughter-in-law.
"Life here is good but life is not easy for Marie Rose Beaubrun," she said. Because her son worked nights, she was alone all day while he worked, she said.
"When I cried and cried and cried, my daughter-in-law said, 'Mamie, don't cry like that, I'm going to take you to a school where you will meet other old people and you will learn to speak French and take care of yourself.' "
Beaubrun said that meeting people in her situation has made her feel more optimistic about life in Canada.
"It's going better because now I'm able to manage for myself and explain myself," she said.
The Maison d'Haïti, 8833 St. Michel Blvd., is holding an open house on Jan. 12 starting at 11 a.m., with the last event starting at 5:30 p.m. Activities include a photo exhibition at 11; documentary screenings at 12:30 and 4 p.m.; dance presentations at 3:30 and 4:20; and a moment of silence at 4:53. For information, visit mhaiti.org or call 514-326-3022.


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My readers will all likely be very familiar with my fondness for any and all Rosa species, and most especially for my local wild Rosa woodsii. There's no doubt that Rose is a popular plant among herbalists across the globe. Often though, I notice that it tends to be primarily known for emotional issues. While I would be the last person to debate its applicability in those situations (which are of course inherently tied into the individual's overall physiology rather than being a separate domain), I do sometimes perceive a lack of serious consideration of Rose's more down and dirty healing attributes. This post is my attempt at showing why and how Rosa can be utilized in first aid, and specifically in wound care. I will provide a brief overview of the herb's basic actions and energetics within the context of wound care, standard preparations, therapeutics and a few relevant case studies.
In my rural and wilderness practice I find myself doing a significant amount of first aid type care. This is some of my favorite work, as it helps me to hone my ability to respond both appropriately and quickly and also allows me to see in a fairly rapid way what works and what doesn't.
I keep a number of tried and true formulae for specific situations on hand, but I also tend to carry a variety of simples that I know intimately and can rapidly combine (or not) as is called for. Rose is one of those plants that I always have on hand. I keep Rose infused vinegar, Rose salve, Rose tincture/elixir and dried Rose petals/leaves nearby at all times.
Cool, drying/contracting
Rose leaves, flowers, bark and roots are generally considered to be cooling in Western herbalism, with authors as varied as Avicenna, Dioscorides, Bauhin and Hildegarde specifically mentioning plant's place on the colder end of the thermal spectrum although Galen seemed to feel that it had some warming properties. The fruits are closer to neutral in temperature.
Rose is considered drying in most cases, however, it would be more appropriate to call it contracting rather than strictly drying. It certainly doesn't contribute or create fluids but nor does it actually cause the loss of them, it just holds them in the tissues.
A Tangent on Rose and Astringents: Due to its action as an astringent, which causes the tissues it comes in contact with to contract, Rose can cause the body to hold in fluids, especially if there's an excessive loss (a lá diarrhea, excessive sweating, bleeding, vomiting, urination etc.) Think about how a tea bag on your tongue (or green fruit) makes your tongue feel like it's withering up in your both as the tissue pulls more tightly together. Excessive loss of fluids is drying in and of itself, so if an astringent helps to prevent the tissues from losing fluid in such situations it would obviously not be considered overtly drying.
Vital Actions
Astringent, Relaxant, Nervine
Clinical Effects
Topically or internally, Rose is an effective anti-inflammatory and I regularly employ it in my infusion blends for those recovering from gut inflammation due to food intolerance (concurrent with removing the offending foods) or similar. Topically, it acts in the same way and is great for reducing redness, swelling and pain from any number of sources, including insect stings/bites, abrasions, blunt trauma and even puncture wounds.
While not popularly known for its anti-infective properties, it can indeed by a helpful herb in combatting bacterial/viral/fungal infections. Being a mild plant, it doesn't have the immediate kick of something like Echinacea or Alder but nonetheless is an effective and useful herb for treating many infections topically.
Rose is mildly to moderately astringent (depending on species and part used), not astringent enough to tie your guts up in knots but strong enough to help stem the flow of blood when used topically and tighten tissues to help prevent the loss of further blood or the wound from becoming boggy and oozy. This in turn promotes quicker wound healing and less scarring.
Therapeutic Uses
Insect Stings/Bites
Rose, like many of the Rosaceae, has a distinct effect on histamine responses (see resources below for some research based validation of that traditional knowledge), moderating and sometimes preventing allergic type reactions. My experience does not indicate that it is as strong as, say, Prunus persica (Peach) or Prunus serotina (Black Cherry and allied species.) However, it's plenty effective enough to be very helpful in the treatment of many insect stings/bites that trigger small histamine type responses. Rose petal poultices are great for reducing the pain, swelling and redness of bee/wasp stings and similar, even better with Plantain or Alder leaves.
Additionally, plain old Rose tincture or elixir is also a quick and effective treatment for mosquito bites and many other itchy afflictions.
Ear/Body Piercing Aftercare
Yes, not normally found in your average list of herbal uses, but something I have a fair amount of experience with nonetheless. Different piercing studios will recommend a wide variety of aftercare regimens, from tossing a bag full of alcohol wipes at you to giving you a five page handout on saline soaks and various aftercare products. Rose, with its tissue contracting and cooling properties is an excellent treatment for these purposeful puncture wounds.
Preparation somewhat depends on the personal preference. Many studios will insist that you should use alcohol on any piercing and if you wish to follow this, Rose petals and/or leaves tinctured in vodka work very well. Yep, it burns like hell.
I've successfully used Rose petal infused vinegar as a compress for infected or inflamed fresh piercings with good results, usually with pain, swelling and discharge notably reduced within the first couple of applications. Saline soaks made with a strong Rose petal tea can also be soothing and greatly speed healing while lessening discomfort and complication.
Abrasions & Minor Wounds
Compresses (of strong tea or diluted infuse vinegar), petal/leaf poultices, crushed dried petals/leaves and a number of other preparations can be very useful in reducing pain and bleeding and speeding healing of minor wounds and abrasions. Children are often very fond of this remedy, being intrigued by the scent and color of the petals and often the very idea of such a well known flower being used as medicine. Adults are more likely to scoff at you, probably for the same reason the children are impressed.
Itchy, red, hot rashes often respond very well to the application of crushed Rose petals/leaves, compress (with strong tea or diluted infused vinegar) or simple soak/bath. This is an old and widespread remedy that remains applicable today.
Note that if your rash is from poison ivy or some other contact dermatitis that it's imperative that you remove the irritant (this includes washing with soap in the case of poison ivy) before treating.
Rose infused vinegar is my favorite treatment for general sunburn treatment, just dilute the Rose petal and/or leaf infused vinegar to about 1 part vinegar to 5 parts water and apply as compress or soak to affected area.
Similarly, Rose tincture or vinegar works very well for minor burns where the skin has not been broken. For more serious burns, where the skin has broken and especially where there is any potential for infection, I prefer to use Rose infused honey as a dressing. Rose formulates very well with other appropriate herbs such Alnus, Monarda, Oenothera or similar.
Cellulitis and Other Bacterial Infections
First off, serious bacterial infections, including cellulitis, should generally always be treated internally as well as externally whenever possible. That said, topical treatments via compress, soak, poultice and similar can be very helpful and initiate the healing process quickly. Where there is any chance of serious infection or cellulitis, I strongly suggest that you do NOT use an oil/fat based topical treatment, as I have seen this actually spread the infection on multiple occasions. Trapping moisture and encouraging bacterial proliferation is probably not your therapeutic goal so stick with with water or vinegar based preparations in these situations.
Rose's ability to firm boggy or damaged tissues, reduce inflammation and lessen bacterial proliferation while encouraging the growth of healthy tissue makes it ideal in the treatment of many microbial infections. I tend to use it in formulae with Monarda spp. leaves, Plantago spp leaves/flowers and Alnus spp., leaves for cellulitis or serious infections with heat signs along with addressing the issue internally.
Case Studies
Puncture Wound/Piercing Aftercare
11 year old girl had both ears pierced (with a 16 gauge needle, not a gun) and a simple cleaning regimen using Monarda tincture was followed three times a day. Four weeks past the initial piercing, and while cleaning regimen was still being followed, the girl swam in a dirty river a mild infection ensued resulting in pain, swelling, discharge and the area was hot to the touch.
A compress of diluted (1:3) Rose infused vinegar was applied to each ear for ten minutes twice a day. Infection and symptoms receded within 6 hours and was gone completely within 24 hours.
A woman in her early 20's was badly burned by boiling water spilling on her forearm, primarily on the inside of the arm. She went to the local clinic and they diagnosed it as a primarily second degree burn with patches of first and third degree burns. Skin was blistered and broken with bleeding. She refused treatment (including pain medication and antibiotics) beyond initial cleaning and diagnosis.
Client came to me the next morning in a considerable pain. I gave her a formula for pain consisting of 3 parts Eschscholzia mexicana, 1 part Corydalis aurea and 1/2 part Piscidia, to be taken 1/2 ml as needed, tritating if necessary. Additionally, I gave her Rosa woodsii petal infused honey to apply as a dressing twice a day along with gauze to wrap the area with, and instructions to not try to remove dead skin and not to break any of the blisters.
Area healed without complications within a month, although some scarring did occur. Pain formula was only needed for the first 24 hours.
A woman in her mid-50's with Type II Diabetes presented with diagnosed cellulitis in her left thigh. The infection had been treated with several rounds of progressively strong antibiotics which resulted in temporary lessening of symptoms and then worsening beyond the original state each time the antibiotics were ceased. Infection was painful, hot to the touch and spreading rapidly at time of consultation.
Treatment was a tincture of 4 parts Alnus oblongifolia to 1 part Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia, 1 ml 4x/day plus a dried herb formula of 3 parts Rosa rugosa petals, 1 Part Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia leaves/flower and 1/2 Part Achillea millefolium flowers and leaves to be used as a soak in water as hot as she could bear three times a day until water cooled to be followed by immersion in cold water and then very warm water again.
Pain was alleviated by 50% and infection stopped spreading within two days. In a week, infection was receding. I saw the client again at two weeks to refill tincture and dried herb mix and the infection was no longer visible. Herbs were continued one month past the time when no symptoms were apparent. Saw client three months after original appointment and the infection had not returned.
Previous Posts and Articles about Rose by Kiva
Rose Elixir Recipe Photo Essay – http://www.learningherbs.com/news_issue_35.html
Monograph – Sweet Medicine: Healing with the Wild Heart of Rose – http://animacenter.org/rosa.html
Sweetbriar by the River: A Romance in Pictures – http://bearmedicineherbals.com/sweetbriar-by-the-river-a-romance-in-pictures-and-rose-elixir-recipe.html
Rose Infused Vinegar for Sunburns – http://bearmedicineherbals.com/rose-vinegar-my-favorite-sunburn-soother.html
The Wildest Rose: On Thorns, Tangles, Tenacity and Sweetness – http://bearmedicineherbals.com/wildestrose.html
Other Resources and References
The Western Herbal Tradition by Graeme Tobyn, Alison Denham and Margaret Whitelegg
Effects of Rosa rugosa Petals on Intestinal Bacteria – http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bbb/72/3/72_773/_article
In vivo anti-inflammatory effect of Rosa canina L. extract. – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21771653
Oxidative DNA damage preventive activity and antioxidant potential of plants used in Unani system of medicine. – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21159207
Anti-allergic effects of white rose petal extract and anti-atopic properties of its hexane fraction. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19557358
Investigations of anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of Piper cubeba, Physalis angulata and Rosahybrida. – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14522451
Rose hips (Rosa canina) have significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity independent of vitamin C content. – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18707854
~~~~Photos and Text ©2011 Kiva Rose~~~~
10 Responses to "A Flower For First Aid: Rose and Wound Care"
Dear Kiva Rose,
Oh, I love your rosey writings! Thank you for reminding me to use the roses I harvested this summer, instead of letting them languish.
Excellent post! I've been feeling a pull towards rose lately, and hope to have some planted (or make friends with some wild briers) by next year. This is a timely post, as I'm creating my herbal first aid kit. Thank you, Kiva!
Hi Kiva! I had just begun using rose tincture or rose vinegar before bed time to address painful, stubborn mouth sores created by orthodontic braces. I was thinking I should add some salt to the solution but hadn't gotten around to it yet. I didn't want to use elixer (especially before bedtime) because of the honey coating my teeth. However, I've wondered if the alcohol and vinegar solutions are possibly too drying. Honey would add moisture. Then your article popped up—how timely! I've tried other things too (plain salt rinses, blue vervain tincture, raspberry tea rinse, black tea rinse, gold thread tincture). The sores just keep coming back, due to the unending friction, I imagine. It hurts a lot! There's been some drainage into my lymph nodes as a result. Please advise—thanks!
I'd imagine that with wounds like that you'd be wanting to use healing mucilaginous herbs such as Marshmallow, Elm or Comfrey in addition to something like Rose and Plantain unless you're showing signs of infection as well.
When I need to something about rose, your writings are the first place I go…it is like you are roses' personal ambassador. Rose elixir is one of my most used remedies, particularly for burns, irritations and inflammation of all sorts, thanks to you! I have started to add it to digestive formulas and find it helpful, particularly combined with citrus peel and other carminatives for distention/bloating.
I really appreciate your case studies and resources, because there really cannot be enough said about this simple, useful, common, amazing, delicious, healing, calming, lifting, lovely, lovely plant.
Thank you!
Aw, thank you so much, Celia, I really appreciate your sweet words and you have especially good timing 🙂
Once again I appreciate all that you bring to herbal medicine Kiva. Your combination of personal experience with the plants you use, resourcing information and your clinical experience. Plus you are one damn fine writer. As I start using Rosa spp. in my clinical practice, you have no one but yourself to blame.
Thank you Kiva, for keeping herbal medicine alive, personal and vital
Wonderful article, Kiva! Reading anything herbal that you write makes me smile.
Question – The only roses that do well in my area are patent roses from the nursery. They are prolific bloomers, but have very little scent. Can I use the blossoms/leaves of these bushes as effective medicine?
Thanks again Kiva! Tomorrow I will gather me some rosies to do with as they wish unto me! Love the wild rose cynorrhodons in the fall but haven't done anything with the petals yet…


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== First web-application defined in an OSGi bundle (RFC66) ==
== First web-application defined in an OSGi bundle (RFC66) ==
Revision as of 23:13, 7 June 2010
Jetty-OSGi is a packaging of jetty where jetty is run as an OSGi bundle. It supports the deployment of traditional J2EE web-applications and also web-bundles where the web application is contained in a bundle.
This tutorial introduces the development and testing of web-bundles in PDE.
Provision a Target Platform and run a simple Test Unit with PDE
We will provision a new Target Platform and develop a simple bundle that executes a Testunit. A Target Platform defines the OSGi environment in which your bundles are compiled and debugged.
Launch Eclipse-SDK-3.6. Define a new Target Platform "EclipseRT-Tutorial" Open the Preferences and choose the node "Plugins-Development/Target Platform" Click on "Add..." and choose the option "Nothing:" start with an empty Target Platform"
- Name the Target Platform "EclipseRT Tutorial"
- Click on Next and choose "Add..." then "Select Software Site"
- Select the "Helios" download site as the source of the features to install in the Target Platform
- Look for the category "Eclipse RT Target Platform" and select the PDE JUnit Support feature. Click on Finish.
(Currently use: http://download.eclipse.org/jetty/7.1.3.v20100526/repository/)
- Select the new Target Platform as the active platform.
- Create a new OSGI Bundle project: "New Project.../Plugin-Project"
- Name the project "org.eclipse.jetty.rt.example.test"
- Choose a pure OSGi bundle.
- Generate a bundle activator.
- Click on Finish.
- Open the META-INF/MANIFEST.MF editor and on the tab "Overview, select the checkbox "Activate this plugin when one of its classes is loaded"
- Open the META-INF/MANIFEST.MF editor and choose the tab "dependencies"
- In the "Imported packages" section, click on "Add..." and select the package "org.junit"
- Create a new class ActivatorTest
- Make a method that will be run by JUnit to test that the activator is started:
package org.eclipse.jetty.rt.example.test; import org.junit.Assert; import org.junit.Test; /** * Tests that the activator was indeed loaded */ public class ActivatorTest { @Test public void testActivator() throws Exception { Assert.assertNotNull("The activator was not started", Activator.getContext()); } }
- Right-click on the Activator-Test Class and choose "Run as .../JUnit Plugin Test"
- The test should pass
First web-application defined in an OSGi bundle (RFC66)
Create a new Plug-in Project
Choose 'OSGi bundle'
Choose 'Next' instead of 'Finish' to show the project templates.
Choose the 'Jetty RFC66' template.
The web-bundle generated.
Right-click on the project and choose "Run as... Jetty-on-OSGi"
Open a web-browser and check that the webapp is running.
Everything is configured by default at this point: jetty is running on localhost at port 8080.
Launch configuration
To customize the configuration of jetty used to run this web-application, choose the menu "Run configuration..." and select the "Launch Jetty in OSGi" node. The first tab "Jetty Configuration" points to the default jetty.home folder. Jetty-on-OSGi uses a folder hierarchy inside which it locates the configuration file(s) (${jetty.home}/etc/jetty.xml), the configuration for the central logging (${jetty.home}/resources/logback.xml). By default the SDK will generate the jetty.home folder in the PDE runtime workspace and will place the default configuration files identical to the ones distributed with jetty.
The wizard gives direct access to jetty.xml but other settings should be done by accessing the file system. (TODO: improve; for example provide a wizard to import as a project a jetty configuration so that everything can be done from eclipse.)
Debugging web-applications defined in standard java projects
A very common situation is to have a set of existing java projects that define a web-application.
The SDK is able to deploy them and execute them just like an RFC66 web-bundle.
Let's take a java project that defines a web-application: it contains a folder 'webapp' inside which jsp pages and WEB-INF/web.xml are located.
Jetty-OSGi won't run this as an OSGi bundle: it depends on a set of jars that are outside of the platform and eventually on other java projects.
Jetty-OSGi only needs to recognize the webapp folder and to know what is the servlet context to use. The current approach consists of adding a META-INF/MANIFEST.MF file to the project and to use the headers that jetty-osgi would use for an OSGi web-application:
Web-ContextPath: /caswill set the context path to "/cas"
Jetty-WarFolderPath: /src/main/webapp
In fact by default Jetty-WarFolderPath is assumed to be '/src/main/webapp' and the context path is the name of the eclipse project.
It would be nice to support more sophisticated ways of identifying a java project that contains a web-application: WTP and maven's pom.xml file come to mind.
The Jetty Configuration tab displays the java projects that are identified as web-applications.
The checkbox selects the projects to be debugged as web-applications. Libraries and java projects on which they eventually depend don't need to be configured.
A list of the OSGi web-bundles is also displayed.
TODO: more doc. Although the java project is not an OSGi project, it is possible to inject OSGi dependencies: Use the Require-Bundle or the Import-Package in the manifest and add to the .classpath the line:
<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.pde.core.requiredPlugins"/>
This is very useful to gradually migrate java projects to OSGi bundles: not all libraries need to be OSGi ready. Partially migrated libs are fine during development.
Developing Jetty-OSGi in PDE
Use the jetty-sdk setup; identical to the one used for the development of web-applications. Import as project the bundles to work on: [1]
Start hacking using the PDE just like any other OSGi bundle or eclipse plugin. Launch using the jetty configuration. The PDE will use the bundles as defined in the workspace as a replacement for the jetty bundles.
Additional Resources
Jetty-OSGi, RFC66, PDE We are working on migrating all building an update site and executing the build on eclipse with the rest of the jetty@eclipse project. In the mean time, the latest code is here: [http://github.com/intalio/hightide-on-osgi


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FISHNETSTOCKINGS is an interactive installation created by digital artist Joellyn Rock, computer scientist Pete Willemsen, visual artist Alison Aune, and a crew of collaborators. The participatory space allows the audience to dive in and make virtual waves inside this alt version of a very old tale. A layered mix of digital video, text, silhouettes and cutout elements are motion activated with a combo of code, Processing and Kinect. http://fishnetstock.net
Digital projections include a mashup of historical references, folk patterns, and story fragments fished from the project twitter feed. The audience has multiple modes for participation.


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"Home of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Clubs"
This website is home of SaddleBrooke Ranch clubs ("SBR Clubs"). The SBR HOA website links to this website to present all SBR Clubs to all residents and the general public.
Sites within this overall website are in most cases sites for the clubs, in other cases, special documents that provide information about the club. Regardless of the form, the club information must be viewable to the general public without requiring signing up for an account or signing in to the site.
Clubs, Associations, Groups, Activities ... What's the difference? All of these are special interest organizations operated by residents of SaddleBrooke Ranch for the benefit of all our residents wishing to join. Organizations refer to themselves as "associations", "groups" and "activities" in addition to "clubs". There is no practical distinction among these organizations, and all require taking steps to form their organization with the HOA. For purposes of this website, the term "clubs" is used to refer to all such organizations.
All clubs organized in conjunction with the SaddleBrooke Ranch HOA are considered to be SBR Clubs and included on this website. Only SBR Clubs are listed here.
Add Your Club or Community Activity
This website presents all clubs that are "recognized" by the SBR HOA and thus be an SBR Club. To form an HOA recognized club, the chief officer ("CO") of the club meets with the HOA Admin who is designated by the SBR HOA to have the responsibility for making sure club officials are aware of responsibilities and to signify agreement by signing the document(s) as the HOA deems necessary and that may change from time to time. The CO is typically the President of the club, for those clubs that have a formal organization with elevted officers or is the acknowledged leader of the club. The Admin initializes the club by making entries into a database and gives the CO a password so that the CO or his/her delegate can complete the information that the club wants to be seen by the public.
If you are a resident of SaddleBrooke Ranch Arizona and would like to have presence on this website for your SaddleBrooke Ranch club, click More Clubs for learn more. The SBR HOA website links to this SBR Clubs website, so residents of SaddleBrooks Ranch will discover this website and explore the various clubs for possible membership. Also, non-residents can explore what clubs are offered as part of their decision making process for choosing SaddleBrooke Ranch to be their next home.
Inclusion of your club on this website is free.
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ items will be added to address questions that I am receiving.
For site visitors
- How do I use this site? Select a club category from the list below. Click it to open a list of clubs in that category. Click the club title to open the club website or other document that describes the club. Extra "widget" (special functions) are often provided; click the icons to discover what they provide (many are intuitive), or check out the widget icon explanations in this FAQ.
- Why doesn't the club name act as a link for some clubs? As of your reading of this, some or many clubs may not have entered the information for their club. This site is under development, and even when completed, there may be clubs being formed that are in the condition.
- How do I contact someone at the club from this site? Notice the names associated with small envelope icons. Click one according to your purpose for contacting the club. An email form opens for you to submit your query.
For club officials
- How do I form a club? Once you know what your club is, who the Chief Official for the club will be along with that person's email address, and the Club Name, you will meet with the HOA Admin for SBR Clubs to register your club. In that meeting, the Admin will enter that information, and when submitted, the club will be formed and appear on this site. Only HOA-registered clubs (meaning as well groups and activities) will automatically appear on this site.
- Who enters the information about my club? A club offial does. It's up to the "Chief Official" to determine who it is, and most will opt for themselves to do that. The club official will log in to a special page where they can enter and edit that information. But that feature is not yet ready.
- When will I be able to enter the information for my club? Not scheduled at this time, but the feature should be ready in the next few months. In the meantime, submit a link for your club name, and I will enter that for you. The rest of it will have to wait for that feature.
- How do I determine the category for my club? In most cases, it will be obvious. In other cases, determine the main point of the club and pick a category accordingly. In rare cases, it may be necessary to create a new category. That's simple for a club to do, but we are concerned about a proliferation of categories making the site more difficule to use. For that reason, the HOA Admin person with whom you work to register your club will work with you to select a category.
- How do I get a website for my club? Numerous options are available. First, you might not need a website depending on the nature of your club and the amount of information you can provide about your club in the listing on this page. Or a simple PDF file may suffice, where more information needs to be provided than is appropriate for the club description in this listing. If a true website is needed, there are options. Among those options is a member of the club with suitable skills creating one using, for example, one of the many template website generator apps (such as provided by GoDaddy, VIX, SiteBuilder, and others). If a custom site is needed and no one in the club has the skills for doing that, you can contract with someone or an organization of your choice to do that. There may be others in SBR who will offer that service. Under certain conditions, I will be availale to create simple websites. More information will be forthcoming on this topic.
SBR Clubs Site News
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19 Oct 2018 21:06
Development of the SBR Clubs website is still waiting on HOA/RCI decisions
|I continue to be stalled on advancing the Clubs website, waiting for decisions about the desired direction of clubs at SBR and implications about the Clubs website. I have three proposals to Tim and Jack on the table. One of them is what you see here, but I stopped work on it a few months ago. I proposed and demonstrated a more streamlined version of this also.
05 Sep 2018 12:58
Labor Day 2018 Server Outage
Between the evening of Labor Day 2018 and the following morning, the server on which the SBRTA site runs suffered an outage. During an attempt to upgrade the server to include so-called SSL security following procedures that are well documented by the hosting service (Linode), the server mysteriously went down denying all access to SBR websites (and others).
Recovery from such problems is normally trivial: backup to the most recent backup copy of the complete server. In this case, the last b ... read RSS feed item
05 Sep 2018 07:28
The problem with "mass" emailing, and a preview of using feeds
What's the problem with placing large email lists on the To: line of your email versus the Bcc: line? Here's what one informed person says about this:
All it takes is one person's computer to be infected with virus/malware and everyone is now harvested. That's what the Bcc: is for!
You should not use mass emailings in this manner. If you receive such an email showing everyone's email address in plain view, remind the sender to use the Bcc: line. Do not risk your email a ... read RSS feed item
08 Aug 2018 10:57
MyGrove has officially changed their name to "GroupWorks".
|Please use "GroupWorks" in all ongoing reference to this application.
30 Jul 2018 21:01
Status of SBR Clubs website development
|We've entered into a circling pattern to give RCI (Robson Communities Inc) time to review and comment on the evolving SBR Clubs website. It makes sense that they care a lot about the design, because this site effectively represents RCI to the public. They also care about the design eliminating a webmaster (me) once completed due to the fact that the information that the HOA and the club officials enter (using simple forms) completely drive site operation. We are in agreement to slow down imp ... read RSS feed item
27 Jul 2018 09:04
MyGrove changing name to GroupWorks
This, from MyGrove:
...some exciting MyGrove news: We are changing our name to GroupWorks! In the coming weeks, when you log into MyGrove, you will be automatically redirected to the GroupWorks.com login screen. Your username and password will be the same, so the transition will be seamless for you. What will change? Our name, logo and colors. Everything else you've come to know and love -- the functionality of our platform -- will remain the same.
01 Jun 2018 21:15
Implentation Plan for Adding Clubs and Club Information Onto the SBR Clubs Site
Before the information for clubs now in SBR Clubs 2.0 can be expanded and widgets can be put to work, as well as before clubs not yet in the system can be added, the "method" for club COs to enter the information must first be developed and tested. Club COs are responsible for the content itself and for entering it onto the site. It will be simple, based on forms.
That having been said, two new clubs (Illinois and Woodworkers) will be added early on as part of the development process. Please ... read RSS feed item
28 May 2018 20:52
INTRODUCING "QUICK PICK" -- Short-Cut Access for Frequent Users
|Prior to this change, one method was provided for finding a club of interest. That method was to select a section of clubs based on the Club Category. Typically the category is obvious, but there can be cases not so obvious. For example, a person's hobby can be to produce works of art. Do you look into "Hobbies" or "Art & Technology"? This method works well for people who are not yet familiar with the clubs at SBR. But for frequent users, the extra navigation can be an inconvenience if ... read RSS feed item
Clubs that do not yet have a description or graphic "tile" are not shown in the Quick Picks but can be found in the "Browse Clubs by Category" section below.
If you are interested in joining our Mah Jongg club, please contact us at our website or use the link below.
Chief Official: Betty Pearce
Arts & TechnologyArtist Showcase
Artists of SaddleBrooke Ranch are invited to present samples of their masterpieces on this website to bring to the attention of the community the fine work being produced by our residents. The site provides a convenient means for contacting artists to offer feedback about their art, and if interested, to make arrangement for making a purchase from those artists who offer their work for sale.
Chief Official: Ken Gorman
Artists Open Studio
Chief Official: Sharon Morey
We Be Beaders
We Be Beaders is also known as the SaddleBrooke Ranch Beading Club. Membership is open to all SaddleBrookeRanch residents. Our purpose is to have fun creating jewelry and other objects with beads, yarn, wires and more. Classes are often offered with kits available for purchase.
Chief Official: Sharon Marchant
Bon AppetitDining Out Groups
The Restaurant Dining Out Club is open to all SaddleBrooke Ranch residents. The purpose of this club is to provide a way for its members to meet and socialize with other SB Ranch resident-members. The club is ideal for couples as well as single members. There are no membership dues.
Chief Official: Linda Harvey
Safe Eating Club
The SAFE EATING Club was started by SaddleBrooke Ranch residents who have food sensitivities, allergies or intolerances.
Chief Official: Melanie Ritson
Admin Assistant: Tove Pape
Citizenship & ServiceCitizens Awareness Forum
Chief Official: Tom Sorensen
Democratic Club
Chief Official: Matt Nelson
Law Enforcement Group
Chief Official: Chuck Thomas
Republican Club
Chief Official: Mary Ann Melhorn
Veterans Club
Chief Official: Ken Robinson
Fun & GamesBilliards Club
(No description provided.)
Chief Official: Jim Kauffman
Bridge, Duplicate
We have two organized sessions per week: informal and fun party bridge and competitive duplicate bridge. You must be a member to register to play in either session. Please contact us about participating in our fun sessions and receiving information you need to register for a session.
Chief Official: Faylene Licter
Bridge, Party
We have two organized sessions per week: informal and fun party bridge and competitive duplicate bridge. You must be a member to register to play in either session. Please contact us about participating in our fun sessions and receiving information you need to register for a session.
Chief Official: Jim Volz
Chief Official: Tom Ridolfo
Hand & Foot
Chief Official: Margie Jacox
Mah Jongg - Evening
Chief Official: Rainie Warner
Mah Jongg Club
If you are interested in joining our Mah Jongg club, please contact us at our website or use the link below.
Chief Official: Betty Pearce
Mexican Train
Chief Official: Zenia Fera
Chief Official: Ross & Florence Messer
Trivia Club
Team Trivia is for SaddleBrooke Ranch Residents and their house guests, as well as Robson Preferred Guests. A team consists of at least 2 and not more than 4 players. The teams can stay together from week to week. Drop-ins are welcome to come as few or as many times during the month as they are able.
Chief Official: Steve Groth
Health & FitnessRunning Group
Chief Official: Betty Schaefer
Wellness Roundup
Chief Official: Linda Shannon-Hill
Helping HandsCancer Support Group
Chief Official: Sandy Jessop
Coping with Loss
Chief Official: Linda Shannon-Hills
Gathering Hearts
Chief Official: Carol Smith
I Wish
The purpose of 'I Wish' is to connect SBR residents who would appreciate some help with other residents who are willing to lend their neighbors a hand. If you would like help, use the My Wish page to submit your wish. An email will go out over night to everyone who has signed up to offer help. If you want to know when help is needed, sign up for email alerts.
Chief Official: Tove Pape
HobbiesGardeners Exchange
Chief Official: Zann Wilson
Paper Crafting & Scrapbooking
Chief Official: Cheri Utsler
Quilting Group, Piecemakers
The Ranch Piecemakers quilt group was formed to promote and exchange ideas and develop skills among members, friends and guests who are engaged or interested in quilting and related needlework. In addition, we are committed to providing the warmth and caring of new quilts to people in need. Please join us to learn, create and laugh with other quilters.
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Stitch n Chat
Chief Official: Linda Shannon-Hills
Test Club 1
This is a test case to prove a club can be added to an existing group.
Chief Official: ken Gorman
Wild Wonderful Weavers
Chief Official: Camille de la Torre
WoodWorkers Club
Chief Official: Jeff Hansen
Out & AboutArmchair Travel
Chief Official: Carol Fielding
Bike Riding
Chief Official: Ray Malaski
Horseback Riding Group
The Horseback Riding Group is for those who would like to see the Tucson area's most beautiful landscapes without having to walk it themselves. We take trail rides at a variety of local stables. The rides are at a walk, just to enjoy the beautiful scenery with other horse loving friends.
Chief Official: Rebecca Williams
Ranch Riders Motorcyle Club
The purpose of the Ranch Riders Motorcycle Club is to promote responsible motorcycling activities for the residents of SaddleBrooke Ranch who enjoy the adventure and freedom of riding of motorcycles on the open road. The group enjoys local scenic back road cruises, outings exploring more of Arizona, and overnight adventures around the southwest. A variety of rides are organized for all skill levels.
Chief Official: Ron Knapp
Performing ArtsRanch Players
The Ranch Players. Join the fun!
What: Initial Meeting of the Ranch Players
When: 3:00 P. M., Wednesday, September 12th, 2018
Where: Hacienda Club, La Vista Room
1. Who are the people organizing The Ranch Players and what is their experience?
2. What is Chamber Theater?
3. A demonstration by 2 Ranch Players of the Chamber Theater style
4. A description of backstage and onstage jobs needing to be filled, the timeline to auditions, rehearsals, and 1st performances, announcement of 1st play, etc.
6. Opportunity to sign up.
Previous theatrical experience not necessary. No memorization!
Chamber Theater is a small group of actors usually performing in a room rather than onstage. It has an intimate feel that allows the audience to be drawn the into the action. There can be narration. The actors keep their scripts in their hands as they perform. No memorization is required! No matter how much or how little theatrical experience you may have, The Ranch Players offers something for you. Our goal is to present quality plays while giving Ranch members opportunities to participate in all aspects of theater - acting, voice coaching, directing, writing, producing, staging, light and sound design and production. Don't miss the fun!
Chief Official: Josephine Zara
Admin Assistant: Michael Duwe
Secretary/Treasurer: Consuelo Melhuish
Pets, Vets & MorePetWise
We are all about all topics relevant to pets, from health care to safety to events and grooming, and more. The PetWise website has categories of articles and news to simplify your search for helpful information. Click title of articles or to relevant websites including those in our resources list. The website is operated by a staff of unpaid volunteers specializing in various topic areas. PetWise is the brainchild of its publisher, Linda Gorman.
Chief Official: Linda Gorman
Song & DanceDance Club
The SBR Dance Club was established to provide an opportunity for SBR residents to come together in a relaxed social setting during scheduled times with an open dance floor to learn, practice, and enjoy dancing. You do no need to know how to dance.
Chief Official: Dan Smejkal
Western Dance Group
Chief Official: Bill Henderson
SportsGolf, Couples Golf
Chief Official: Paul Knott
Golf, Lady Niners
The Lady Niners is a casual group intended to provide a way to playgolf in a relaxed environment. Although there are no dues, by-lawsor officers, participants may be asked to volunteer for events and outings in the community. Additionally, from time to time, we are invited to participate in events sponsored by other groups in the area. Both are excellent ways to meet other golfers and further experience the social aspects of our community and the game of golf.
Chief Official: Janice Neal
Golf, Men's Golf Association
This is the SaddleBrooke Ranch Men's Golf Association Website. Guests are welcome to browse. This site is for all SBRMGA needs including tournament and non-tournament information, newsletters, by-laws, member information, posting scores, links to Chelsea and AGA, pace of play tips, local rules and much more.
Chief Official: Tim McCauley
Golf, Ranchette Putters
This group is a pleasant social group whose aim is to make new friends, have fun, enjoy the outdoors and improve putting skills. For those interested in competition, weekly, monthly, and annual prizes are given.
Chief Official: Nancy Galant
Golf, Sundowners Men's 9-Hole Group
Chief Official: Les Brown
Golf, Women's Golf Association
We are a group of women who love the game of golf and play every Tuesday morning. Our goal is to provide an opportunity to enjoy golf and compete in a friendly manner, while building friendships and having fun!
Chief Official: Jean Cheszek
Pickleball Association
We welcome all SaddleBrooke Ranch residents and renters to use the pickleball facilities, participate in coaching sessions for new players, and join our club. We also welcome guests and family members of our residents to use the courts during non-scheduled Club time.
Chief Official: Keith Sturdivant
Admin Assistant: Keith Sturdivant
Table Tennis Association
Join us for casual games of table tennis. We play both doubles and singles. Skill levels range from 'I played a long long time ago' to pretty snappy. Sometimes we get serious and have a cardiovascular workout, sometimes we just practice doing weird shots, sometimes we quit early and head off to the Bistro for a beer. But we always have fun and laugh a lot.
Chief Official: Ken Gorman
Admin Assistant: Tom Reuter
Secretary/Treasurer: Lowell Sletten
Tennis Association
The purpose of SBR Tennis is to stimulate and maintain interest in tennis at SaddleBrooke Ranch; to promote good fellowship and sportsmanship among the members; and to enhance the social and recreational lives of SaddleBrooke Ranch property owners and their guests. All levels of skill are accommodated. Additional activities are planned to enhance the tennis experience at SBR. These activities include exhibition tennis, clinics, group or private lessons, mixed doubles, round robin tournaments and socials.
Chief Official: Steve Ordahl
Admin Assistant: Sandy Schlager
Secretary/Treasurer: Sandy Schlager
Trap Shooting
Chief Official: Jim Jensen
States of Previous ExistenceCalifornia Club
If you have ever lived in California, this Club is for you! We meet on a quarterly basis to get together and have a great time. We've done themed Happy Hours at the Bistro, a country western-themed BBQ night at Cadillac Chaparral, an evening at the Gaslight Theater just to name a few.
Chief Official: Deena Robinson
Colorado Club
Social gatherings are planned for once a quarter at neighbor's homes. Other joint activities will be planned between times, such as watching Bronco games together at the Oracle Inn, going to Rockie's Baseball games with the Arizona Diamondbacks or sports games with Colorado university teams and the University of Arizona.
Chief Official: Linda Shannon-Hills
Illinois Club
Our Illinois Club, formed in February, 2018, invites all former residents of Illinois residing in SaddleBrooke Ranch to join our group. The only requirement is that either you or your spouse must have lived in Illinois at one time. We meet quarterly to eat, drink, gab and get to know each other while pursuing an activity such as a picnic, progressive dinner, theater night, Cubs/Sox/Bears game at a pizza restaurant, holiday party or a barbeque.
Chief Official: Carolee Bailey
Admin Assistant: Dianne Johns
New York New Jersey Club
The SaddleBrooke Ranch New York New Jersey Club, was founded in 2017. Its purpose is for former residents of these states to enjoy events and activities together in a social setting while embracing the culture, diversity and people from this area. Singles and couples are welcome. We mostly like to eat and talk.
Chief Official: Kim Schweitzer
Pacific Northwest Club
We welcome any of you who have ever lived in: Alaska, BC, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana. We invite you to join us for gatherings scattered throughout the year that will bring us together to get to know one another better and give us the opportunity to socialize and root for our favorite teams
Chief Official: Corine Sturdivant
Studies & ResearchBible Study
Chief Official: Judy Smith
Book Club
Chief Official: Pauline Albert
Great Courses
Chief Official: Ross Messer
Non-Fiction Reading Group
Chief Official: Kay Lantow
Oracle Dark Sky Committee
Chief Official: Chip Parfet
Outside The Box
Chief Official: Ross Messer
Ranch Roots Genealogy Club
Come and be encouraged by the fellowship of our members and join us as we share our successes and challenges in genealogy, searching for our ancestors and preserving our family stories. Whatever your level in doing genealogy, just beginning your research or those who have a great deal of experience, you will enjoy being in a group where your excitement is appreciated!
Chief Official: Pegg Ridolfo
Thursday Talks
Chief Official: Linda Shannon-Hills
Test GroupTest Club 2
This is a test case to prove a club can be added and in the process, create a new group.
Chief Official: ken Gorman
This & ThatLinda Club
The only qualification for the Linda club is that your first name is Linda. What do we do? What ever we want. But mostly lunch and laughter. Submit the email form below to Linda Harvey, organizer and chairperson of the club, to get welcomed into the club.
Chief Official: Linda Harvey
Sandy Club
Chief Official: Sandy Seay
Shalom Club
The Shalom Club is dedicated to the enrichment of Jewish life for SaddleBrooke Ranch residents. Various events and activities will be designed to connect Jews of all backgrounds, their spouses, partners, and friends who are interested in living a contemporary Jewish life. Our goal is to create a warm and welcoming environment in our community that builds strong relationships, celebrates together, and supports each other in times of need.
Chief Official: Leslie Gordon
Singles Club
The objective of the Singles Club is to foster and promote leisure, social, and cultural interests for the single residents of our community. Activities might include dinners around town, cookouts at members' homes, wine tastings, plays, trips, and picnics to name a few. The limitations for the club are the members must be single and must live in Saddlebrooke Ranch.
Chief Official: Jan Martin
Women's Club
The Women's Club luncheons are a great way to get to know your neighbors. All female residents in the community are invited to join. Luncheons are held on the second Monday of the months September through June. Several times a year, guest speakers from our area are invited to share their knowledge and talents with us. The club also works with local shops to host fun fashion shows once a year.
Chief Official: Marian Bianchini
WritersWriting For Publication Group
Our goal: to become published authors by improving our writing via oral and written critiques. Due to the time to critique and discuss manuscript submissions, the membership is limited.
Chief Official: Barb Miller
Writing Guild
Do you want to write stories about your life experiences, family or career? Or even a memoir? If you need a nudge or want to improve your writing skills, please consider joining this friendly and supportive group. We are currently welcoming new members. We meet at 1:00pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month in the La Vista Room.
Chief Official: Nancy Ferris
Admin Assistant: Tove Pape
Welcome to the Home of Saddlebrooke Ranch Clubs. This SaddleBrooke Ranch Clubs website is sponsored in part by the SaddleBrooke Ranch HOA. This website (aka "SBR Clubs") is designed and owned by Ken Gorman and made available to the clubs at no cost to the clubs. The clubs are organized and operated independently of the SaddleBrooke Ranch HOA and Robson Communities Inc by resident volunteers.
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Enki: AIM Dirty Jerz General, MC & Activist
Our first ever AIM Clika 'Member of the Month' goes to AIM Dirty Jerz (East Coast) General, MC and activist Enki. He is doing an incredible job running his New Jersey Chapter and remaining active in the world of underground political hip hop and activism while reppin his AIM Clika fam to the fullest. Check out his AIM Clika artist's profile right here and bump some of his ill anti-illuminati tracks while you're at it. Also if you're an MC, activist, B-Boy/B-Girl, graff artist, DJ, producer, writer, hacktivist or any other type of revolutionary that could benefit the global struggle for justice in the New Jersey area then check out A.I.M. Dirty Jerz and get at Enki if you want to take AIM.
Mad Respect Enki. You are Member of the Month!


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'Prick Test' allergy testing apparatus, Brentford, England, 1980-1981
Skin testing, or prick testing, is a quick, reliable and economical way of diagnosing allergies. Small amounts of substances which a patient may be allergic to are put onto separate places on the skin's surface, or 'pricked' into it. Treated areas may show a reaction, normally redness or inflammation. The substance responsible for the allergy is then determined. This 'Prick Test' allergy testing apparatus was made by Bencard Limited. It contains 22 phials of solution, disposable lancets and reaction gauges for measuring and comparing the size of the reactions on the skin. Antihistamine drugs counter the effects of an allergic reaction. The first were produced in 1937. Skin testing kits have been marketed since 1945.
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The team's ownership plans on fully financing the stadium aspect of the project, which will be located in in Belmont Park, N.Y., a figure that is expected to land a bit over $200 million for the expected 25,000 seat arena. To put this in context, Red Bull Arena - the home to Major League Soccer's franchise in the New York area - cost around the same.
As exciting as these developments are, a very real question remains for the team that will play in the North American Soccer League next season. Is it a bit overambitious to invest that much into a club that isn't guaranteed entry into MLS? Cosmos' part-owner Seamus O'Brien doesn't believe so.
"This team is coming back 30 years after it last kicked a ball," O'Brien told Goal.com. "We have an unbelievable legacy and history. But history doesn't build you business."
He continued to explain: "You have to start with very strong foundations as a business, as a team and in the community that you want to operate in."
For O'Brien and the Cosmos, the important objective is to create a financially stable operation, which is pivotal in light of the team's history. When the Cosmos initially relaunched their brand in 2010, part of the early complications included the fact that they were unable to guarantee funding for a soccer-specific stadium. Sites all over New York City were mentioned as possible stadium locations but there was never a concrete plan. Under new management, the team has finally solved that issue.
While O'Brien hints that the Cosmos would like to play in MLS, he believes that the club and its top-class facilities will attract fans regardless of which league it plays in. He also adds that the NASL has ambitious owners, which will likely see the league improve.
"I want this team to play at the highest level possible," he said. "How it all evolves in five or 10 years, I'm not going to be bold enough to predict. But we want to play in the highest level. If that ends up being MLS, that's fine. The fact that we got our stadium makes us a more suitable owner."
O'Brien added: "We wanted to start in a league with a strong affinity between us and the league [the NASL], where we lived successfully years ago, a league with a good future. There are other new owners in the league that share our ambitions."
Until MLS decides on the future of its second New York team, both the league and the Cosmos will be linked due to the club's extensive history and brand. It is still the most popular New York soccer team in the metropolitan area as people fondly remember the team's success from the 1970s. Despite the Cosmos' obvious popularity, one barrier that they could face in joining MLS is the club's decision to place the stadium just outside of the city.
After seeing the Red Bulls struggle to attract fans in nearby Harrison, N.J., MLS Commissioner Don Garber has insisted that New York's second team should be in one of the five boroughs, allowing it to be accessible by public transportation. Belmont Park sits 10 miles away from MLS's desired location of Corona Park, outside of the city's MTA subway limits though easily accessible by the Long Island Rail Road.
Regardless of what MLS has set out in its requirements, O'Brien defends the Cosmos' choice of location. He points to the fact that the team is joining an effort to renovate and create a major entertainment hub in the Belmont area. He claims that many of the major issues that face stadium development - such as transportation and infrastructure - are not an issue with the new location. He also said there were plenty of incentives provided by the state in developing in that area. In what could be interpreted as a slight knock towards MLS's current requirements, O'Brien states that the Cosmos' plan is convenient and economically viable.
"We're responding to a request [by New York state and the Belmont area] rather than imposing what we want on something else," he said.
"I think everyone is realistic over the complexities of trying to build a modern sports facility in this day and age, the availability of land and all of those issues. So to find a site that is as good as this, right on the edge of Queens in Nassau county...
"Is it 10 miles further out from what we ideally wanted? Yeah, but you're not going to get a site 10 miles further in. So you have to go for it."
He also believes that the Cosmos won't be hindered by the Red Bulls' attendance woes due to the fact that Long Island has a inclination towards soccer, including healthy youth participation in the sport.
"Look, Long Island is a hot bed for soccer. There are soccer leagues, tens of thousands of kids are signed up. We've always felt that is our heartland," he said.
"We are very confident that that is our foundation for the club. That's the fanbase, that's the youth and we're happy with where this is located."
O'Brien wants the Cosmos to be an entertaining brand as soon as the NASL season starts in August, three years before the stadium is expected to open during the summer of 2016. He expects head coach Giovanni Savarese to continue recruiting solid players as it prepares for its first season back since 1984. If the team stays in NASL for the foreseeable future, O'Brien insists he will be content as long as the team is run solidly.
But, hopefully for North American soccer fans, MLS is watching from afar.