We know you must have some questions, check out our FAQ below or skip directly to the section you are most wondering about! if you still have more questions that we have not answered here. please feel free to email us at info@flyrogue.com!
+ HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR ME TO GET MY LICENSE?
That depends on you! People have done it in as little as 3-4 months (very rare) and have taken as long as two years or more! The amount of time you're willing and able to put into your training and your studying will directly impact the length of the process. The average person gets it done in 6-12 months.
+ I HEARD THAT I ONLY HAD TO HAVE 40 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME TO GET MY LICENSE. IS THAT TRUE?
The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) requires a minimum of 40 hours of flight time. However, they also require that your CFI (Certified Flight Instructor) endorses you to be able to take the Written and Practical Standards Test to get your license. The job of the CFI is to make sure that you are ready with the knowledge and abilities to safely and competently fly the aircraft before you take your test. In other words, the FAA won't let your CFI sign off on you before 40 hours, but they won't sign off on you until you're ready! The average student has 55-85 hours before they go for their Private Pilot's License (PPL) checkride.
+ DO YOU GUYS DO FIXED-WING TRAINING AS WELL?
Not at this time! It's a possibility in the future, but until then, we recommend checking out Pacific Flight Aviation! Pacific Flight shares the same flight school values that we do and are conveniently located across the hall from our office!
+ HOW MUCH WILL IT COST TO GET MY PRIVATE LICENSE?
+ IS GETTING MY PILOT'S LICENSE COMPARABLE TO GETTING MY DRIVER'S LICENSE?
+ WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR GETTING MY PRIVATE PILOT'S LICENSE (PPL)?
+ WHAT'S THE HARDEST PART OF FLYING A HELICOPTER?
It depends on who you ask! Most people will say that hovering is the most difficult skill to master. (It generally takes anywhere from 4-6 hours to get down!) However, once you get it, you have the foundation for most other flight skills. Perhaps the most difficult ongoing skill is the multitasking that a helicopter pilot must do. At any given time, you're using both hands and both feet; scanning your field of view for other aircraft, birds, balloons, etc…; listening to calls on the radio; making calls on the radio; being aware of the readings on your gauges; being aware of your altitude; and being aware of your position in relation to other aircraft and airspace. And that's all before you add passengers into the mix!
+ WILL I HAVE THE SAME CFI THROUGHOUT MY TRAINING?
Your primary CFI will remain the same throughout your training. (Unless there is a need to switch.) However, because we know that it's valuable to get an outside perspective occasionally, you will have flights with other CFIs on a semi-regular basis.
+ HOW SOON CAN I START FLYING?
+ WHAT ARE THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR GETTING MY LICENSE?
You'll need to pass a medical examination by an FAA approved doctor who will examine you to make sure you are physically and mentally fit to become a pilot. You'll need to obtain a minimum of a 3rd Class Medical Certificate. You also must be 17 years old and be able to read, speak and understand English.
+ WHAT IF I'M NOT 17 YET? CAN I START TRAINING?
Absolutely! You can start training at any age. You simply can't get your license until you turn 17.
+ WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LICENSES AND WHAT DO THEY MEAN?
A Private Pilot's License (PPL) means that you can fly without an instructor! You are free to fly with passengers, but cannot be compensated for that flight. There are a lot of nuances to this found in the FAA regulations, but we'll make sure you're fully versed in them before you get your license!
A Commercial Pilot's License (CPL) is for people who want to use their skills as a pilot for monetary gain. (In other words, this is where you can start to make your money back!) There are limitations and nuances to this as well, but we'll make sure you're up to speed and know how to use this license properly!
An Instrument Rating is an add-on that you can get for any license. With this rating, you can fly without visual reference by relying only on your instruments. This allows you to fly through clouds and be safe in situations where visual reference isn't available. This is a highly recommended rating for those looking to be career pilots!
+ IS A PILOT'S LICENSE FOR HELICOPTERS (ROTORCRAFT) DIFFERENT THAN ONE FOR AIRPLANES (FIXED-WING)?
Technically, it's not. Just like technically, if you get a driver's license for driving a car, it's the same license you'd have for driving a motorcycle or bus. The license is the same, but the rating is different. Your Private Pilot's License (PPL) will have a rotorcraft rating which means its only good for flying helicopters. You can always get an add-on rating for fixed-wing as well.
+ WHAT IS SFAR73 TRAINING AND DO I HAVE TO HAVE IT?
+ CAN I FLY WITH PASSENGERS AFTER I GET MY PRIVATE PILOT'S LICENSE (PPL)?
+ CAN I FLY TO CATALINA ISLAND WITH MY PRIVATE PILOT'S LICENSE (PPL)?
Yup! There are some special requirements for flying over the water (things like life-vests and flares), but we'll get you all set up for that.
+ ONCE I HAVE MY PRIVATE PILOT'S LICENSE (PPL), CAN I RENT HELICOPTERS FROM ROGUE AVIATION?
Absolutely! Your annual enrollment fee covers your Hull Damage Waiver both as a student AND as a renter! (We've got you covered!) As long as you meet our renter requirements, you're free to rent as often as you'd like!
+ WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A RENTER?
Renters must take an initial Rental Checkout Flight with one of our CFIs. Additionally, renters must have had a currency flight with one of our CFIs within the past 75 days. Our currency flights make sure that your skills and knowledge are still fresh so that you'll be as safe as possible when flying!
+ ARE THERE LIMITATIONS ON MY RENTAL?
Rogue CFIs are free to add limitations to specific renters based on their level of experience and their currency flight trainings. However, any limitations added will be fully discussed with the renter as well as steps needed to remove the limitations. (For instance, a new pilot who has never flown into Class B airspace may be limited from doing so until they experience it with a Rogue CFI.) Any limitations are strictly for your own safety!
+ WHICH SHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL?
We rent the R22 and R44. The R66 is currently unavailable for rent without a CFI. This is due to insurance limitations.
+ WHAT TYPES OF CAREERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR HELICOPTER PILOTS?
There are a wide variety of careers available for helicopter pilots! Some of them include: Flight Instruction, Fire Fighting, Emergency Medical Services, Highway Patrol, Coast Guard, FBI, CIA, Sheriff's Department, Agricultural Work (including Crop Dusting, Seeding, Spraying and Bird Chasing), Banner Towing, Aerial Photography and Cinematography, Surveying, Power Line and Pipeline Patrol, External Load Operations, Scenic Tours, Passenger Transportation, Parachute Operations and much, much more!
+ HOW MUCH DO HELICOPTER PILOTS MAKE?
Salaries can range from $200 per day to $200,000 per year or more! (Usually, the higher numbers come with more experience.) We can help you look into the specific areas you're interested in so that you can set your expectations realistically.
+ WHY DO I HAVE TO GET A MEDICAL EXAM?
Well, for one thing, the FAA requires it! The reason they require it is because we want to make sure that you are in good health before giving you control of an aircraft. Safety is the number one priority in aviation and the best way to be safe is to mitigate as many risks as possible. This exam helps to do exactly that!
+ CAN I WEAR GLASSES AND STILL GET MY LICENSE?
Yes! However, depending on your vision, the medical examiner may dictate some restrictions on your flying.
+ CAN I BE COLORBLIND AND STILL GET MY LICENSE?
This one's a little more tricky! It is possible, however it may be more difficult. Check out this article from AOPA that should answer your questions.
Yup! It takes some getting used to at first, but that's the lingo!
+ WHY DO YOU TRAIN IN ROBINSON HELICOPTERS?
Robinson Helicopters are the most cost effective and reliable helicopter options available. The Robinson R22 is the standard for helicopter training in most places around the world. We use the R22 because it is the most economical and also it is, in many ways, the most difficult ship to fly. We believe that if you can learn to fly an R22, you'll be prepared to fly most anything!
+ WHAT ARE THE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AN R22, R44 AND R66?
+ DO I HAVE TO TRAIN IN THE R22?
No you don't! You can do your Private Pilot's License (PPL) training in the R44 as well. Commercial Pilot's License (PPL) training and beyond can be done in the R22, R44 or R66.
+ WHAT MAKES ROGUE'S PROGRAM UNIQUE?
We created Rogue Aviation out of a desire to see a few very specific things in flight training.
The first is a unwavering commitment to safety. We will always put safety above all else including financial gain. If we feel a pilot "doesn't have what it takes," we will let them know so as not to waste anyone's time or finances. We are also committed to ensuring that our pilots are the safest in the air and that our CFIs receive continual, advanced training and peer-review. We're also dedicated to making sure that we have the safest ships possible through a thorough and exhaustive maintenance program.
The second thing we wanted to create was a consistent educational experience for our Pilots-In-Training. This means creating a unified curriculum for our CFIs to use based not only on the most current aviation knowledge, but also the most current educational approaches. That's why we have a Director of Education with a Masters in Education and a background in curriculum development on staff.
The third commitment we've made as we've begun this venture is to demonstrating integrity by being honest and transparent in everything we do. We're not perfect, but we are striving to be the best we can be. If something's not right, we'll make it right. There shouldn't be any surprises (at least, not bad ones!) in your experience with Rogue!
Finally, we are committed to building and actively contributing to the John Wayne Airport community! From day one, we've worked to ensure that we not only have the support of the airport, the FBOs and the tenants we share this airport with, but that they know that they have our support!
+ WHAT DOES MY YEARLY ENROLLMENT FEE COVER?
This fee covers your Hull Damage Waiver for the R22 (you can add the R44 for $199 or the R44 AND R66 for $299), your enrollment in our Frequent Flyer Rewards Program and gets you some Rogue Aviation swag including a t-shirt, a lanyard and some stickers. It also covers administrative costs.
+ WHY IS THERE A FRENCH BULLDOG IN THE LOGO?
That's our mascot, Rogue! She's Matt Barnes' dog. We're sure you'll see her around the hangar sometime!
Book a Discovery Flight + Consultation by clicking on the button below!!!
Email us and ask any questions you have! (info@flyrogue.com) We'll also answer your questions after your Discovery Flight and during your Orientation!


Bloomer Trailers and THSRA Announce $50,000 in Added Money to the 2017 THSRA State Finals in Abilene, Texas.
With a passion to continually improve the Texas High School Rodeo Association, Bloomer Trailers and THSRA are excited to announce that $50,000 in added money will be given away at the 2017 THSRA State Finals in Abilene, Texas, June 4-10.Twenty thousand of that added money will come directly from the funds raised by the Bloomer Trailer giveaway during the 2015-2016 rodeo season, the remainder of the added money is being added by THSRA.
As a non-profit organization, the Texas High School Rodeo and Junior High Division Association relies heavily on the help and support of our sponsors to ensure all parts of our organization are funded and running smoothly. From the state finals, to monthly region rodeos, to providing scholarships for our members, our sponsors continue to exceed our expectations with the passion and loyalty they have for our organization.
Bloomer Trailers plays a large role in the THSRA, and they are definitely not trailing behind when it comes to sponsorship support! In fact, Bloomer Trailers helped us raise $190,000 for the THSRA and TJHRA during the 2015-2016 year, and they have hauled in almost $900,000 over the past eight years for both high school and junior high divisions.
While Bloomer helps in many ways, their main form of giving is through the Bloomer Trailer Giveaway program. The company donates a trailer to our organization to be given away during our state finals each year. Through this program our members are responsible for selling raffle tickets throughout the year to family and friends. The tickets are then collected from each region secretary and placed in a drawing for a winner to be chosen during the THSRA state finals. Last year, Troy Arledge was the lucky winner of the brand new Bloomer Trailer.
While a free trailer has some definite perks, the best part of this program is that 80 percent of the money raised stays in the regions where the tickets are sold. This allows regions additional funds for scholarships, awards and other special programs and events for their members. The remaining 20 percent goes to the state association to be used for scholarships, awards and general operating expenses.
In addition to a donated trailer, and a pocket full of money given to the organization, Bloomer's sponsorship opens a door to promote the sport of rodeo.
The Texas High School Rodeo Association is a 501-C non-profit organization that is the largest, most prestigious state junior high and high school rodeo association in the nation. When you get involved with THSRA and TJHRA, you are supporting family values, dedicated young people and scholarships, and we are so thankful for Bloomer Trailers assistance in that, and the sponsorship they so graciously provide year after year.
For more information about Bloomer Trailers, visit www.BloomerTrailers.com and Facebook.com/Bloomer-Trailers.com.


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Raul Ruiz and Karen Bass are from the same party and agreed on 91 percent of votes in the 115th Congress (2017-18).
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Agree: 91%
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But they didn't always agree. Out of 1096 votes in the 115th Congress, they disagreed on 94 votes, including 8 major votes.
Here are the votes they disagreed on
Major votes All votes
House Vote 127
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment
March 22, 2018 — TARGET Act
Passed by a margin of 89 votes.
House Vote 69
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amdt to the House Amdt to the Senate Amdt
Feb. 9, 2018 — The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
Feb. 6, 2018 — Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018
On Agreeing to the Amendment
Jan. 11, 2018 — Amash of Michigan Substitute Amendment No. 1
Failed by a margin of 50 votes.
Dec. 21, 2017 — Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017
On Passage
Dec. 7, 2017 — Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes
July 14, 2017 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Passed by a margin of 263 votes.
June 13, 2017 — Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Dec. 21, 2018 — Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act
Sept. 27, 2018 — American Innovation Act of 2018
Sept. 26, 2018 — Empowering Financial Institutions to Fight Human Trafficking Act
Sept. 7, 2018 — Community Safety and Security Act
Sept. 4, 2018 — Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act
On Agreeing to the Conference Report
July 26, 2018 — National Defense Authorization Act FY 2019
July 24, 2018 — Protect Medical Innovation Act
July 12, 2018 — Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
June 28, 2018 — Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes
June 28, 2018 — Courtney of Connecticut Amendment No. 29
Failed by a margin of 123 votes.
June 28, 2018 — Foster of Illinois Amendment No. 24
June 28, 2018 — Clark of Massachusetts Amendment No. 15
Agreed to by a margin of 95 votes.
June 26, 2018 — Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act
June 20, 2018 — Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care that is Appropriate and Responsible in its Execution Act
June 14, 2018 — Securing the International Mail Against Opioids Act
June 8, 2018 — Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes
May 24, 2018 — National Defense Authorization Act FY 2019
May 23, 2018 — Tenney of New York Amendment No. 19
May 23, 2018 — McKinley of West Virginia Amendment No. 13
May 23, 2018 — Nolan of Minnesota Amendment No. 2
May 18, 2018 — Roskam of Illinois Amendment No. 28
Agreed to by a margin of 308 votes.
May 16, 2018 — Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act
May 16, 2018 — Protect and Serve Act of 2018
May 10, 2018 — Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act
May 10, 2018 — Titus of Nevada Amendment No. 3
April 26, 2018 — Rohrabacher of California Part A Amendment No. 60
April 26, 2018 — DeFazio of Oregon Part A Amendment No. 42
April 11, 2018 — Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act
On Approving the Journal
March 15, 2018 — Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
Feb. 8, 2018 — Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018
Feb. 8, 2018 — Mortgage Choice Act of 2017
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments with an Amendment
Jan. 30, 2018 — Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Adt to the House Adt to the Senate Adt
Jan. 22, 2018 — Federal Register Printing Savings Act
On Ordering a Call of the House
On Motion to Table
Jan. 19, 2018 — Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, of high misdemeanors
Jan. 11, 2018 — Rapid DNA Act of 2017
Jan. 10, 2018 — To amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund
House Vote 7
On Motion to Adjourn
Dec. 21, 2017 — Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes
Dec. 19, 2017 — Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017
Dec. 14, 2017 — Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act
Dec. 13, 2017 — Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act
Nov. 14, 2017 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Nov. 13, 2017 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to United States policy towards Yemen, and for other purposes
Nov. 2, 2017 — Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
Nov. 2, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 849, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act.
Oct. 5, 2017 — Yarmuth of Kentucky Substitute Amendment No. 4
Oct. 4, 2017 — Scott of Virginia Substitute Amendment No. 2
Oct. 4, 2017 — Grijalva of Arizona Substitute Amendment No. 1
Sept. 28, 2017 — Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017
Sept. 28, 2017 — Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017
Sept. 25, 2017 — Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act
Sept. 14, 2017 — Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act
Sept. 13, 2017 — Murphy of Pennsylvania Amendment No. 155
Sept. 7, 2017 — Roybal-Allard of California Part B Amendment No. 74
July 28, 2017 — Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
July 27, 2017 — Nadler of New York Part B Amendment No. 38
July 20, 2017 — Grijalva of Arizona Part C Amendment No. 3
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
July 20, 2017 — DHS Authorization Act
July 14, 2017 — Lamborn of Colorado Amendment No. 15
July 13, 2017 — Tom Rooney of Florida Amendent No. 6
July 13, 2017 — Rogers of Alabama Part B Amendment No. 88
July 13, 2017 — Nadler of New York Part B Amendment No. 6
July 13, 2017 — Polis of Colorado Part B Amendment No. 4
June 28, 2017 — Barr of Kentucky Amendment No. 5
June 28, 2017 — Hudson of North Carolina Amendment No. 4
June 21, 2017 — Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
June 15, 2017 — Broader Options for Americans Act
May 25, 2017 — Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017
May 22, 2017 — Strengthening Children's Safety Act of 2017
May 22, 2017 — Global Child Protection Act of 2017
May 18, 2017 — Thin Blue Line Act
April 4, 2017 — Encouraging Employee Ownership Act
March 1, 2017 — Young of Iowa Part B Amendment No. 3
Jan. 13, 2017 — Yarmuth of Kentucky Amendment No. 1
Jan. 10, 2017 — Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act
Jan. 5, 2017 — Objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 as an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace, and for other purposes
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The business of merrymaking: Old Crow Medicine Show set to bring Americana folk music to Amp
by Sara Toth	on August 26, 2021 650 views
SARA TOTH – EDITOR
The primary function of a musician, in Ketch Secor's estimation, is to be a merrymaker.
"This is the job we sign up for — as musicians, we ride across America and bring live music to people," he said. "That's the job description. … As merrymakers, we go out, hit the road. And it's really hard to be a merrymaker on a Zoom call."
Secor, in addition to being a vocalist, plays the fiddle, harmonica, guitar and banjo for the Americana string band Old Crow Medicine Show — back on the road with a stop scheduled at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26 in the Amphitheater.
Secor said the band tries to play music that reflects where they are geographically — so Wednesday's show in LaFayette, New York, just south of Syracuse and Lake Erie, might have featured "Low Bridge," with the refrain of "15 years on the Erie Canal." He's not sure what the set list for Chautauqua might look like, but "we try to find those common denominators between the audience and the music to remind them that the music belongs to them."
"One of the tenets of the band is that we attempt to be the hometown boys in every town," Secor said. "What allows us to at least pretend to do that is that we play this American folk music, which really does come from every place."
This is Old Crow Medicine Show's first time playing Chautauqua, but it's not Secor's first time on the grounds. His great-great-aunt was a Chautauquan for most of her life, Secor said, and he visited her here in 1991, when he was 13. He remembers seeing the satire group Montana Logging and Ballet Company perform in the Amp, and that same summer he entered the Chautauqua Women's Club 62nd Annual Poetry Contest, earning an honorable mention in the Elfreda Graham Memorial Division for poets under the age of 16. (His poem was titled "Beneath the Logic," and was published in the Daily on Aug. 24, 1991.)
Seven years after his first visit to Chautauqua, Secor and Old Crow Medicine Show got their start in 1998, busking in New York state and through Canada. Since then, the band's released six studio albums, won two Grammy Awards and were inducted as members of the Grand Ole Opry. Their single "Wagon Wheel" received the Recording Industry Association of America double-platinum certification in 2019 for selling more than 2 million copies since its release in 2004.
"It was really kind of a slow growth, you know. Every time we would come to your town, there would be 150 more people, 300 more people," Secor said. "It was really a word-of-mouth thing, because we weren't on the radio or the TV in any meaningful way. Mostly it was just that people liked our songs and sang them around summer camps and campfires. You get enough people doing that, you might get yourself a career."
Secor said it was a "love affair with the United States" that got him into this business, and what still sustains him. He traveled a lot when he was a kid and wanted to keep traveling as a young man and as an adult.
Old Crow Medicine Show's Ketch Secor first came to Chautauqua in 1991, and submitted the above poem to the Chautauqua Women's Club's 62nd annual poetry contest. "It was not a very good poem," Secor said (the Daily respectfully disagrees), "but apparently somebody liked it." The Daily published this poem on Aug. 24, 1991, and we're pleased to run it once more. FROM THE DAILY ARCHIVES
"The books I read spurred me on, too," he said. "They made me want to go see the places that felt full of magic and mystery, all across the continent, as a traveler and musician. I've been able to be in all these places and see people at their best — people in a gregarious flock, singing along together."
To him, that's "the antidote" to the troubles of the world — troubles that he sees as part of a "continuum of the troubling tendencies of our species. War, discord; those things are always there. But another thing that's always there is unity, and song."
One of those songs, released last June, is "Pray For America," written in eight days for NPR's "Morning Edition" Song Project. Old Crow Medicine Show was the first band to participate in the series, and Secor tried to put his feelings about the pandemic, mask mandates and politics "into a sermon that could be for everybody, and not just the people who think like I think."
He told NPR he wanted to write a song that "felt like 'God Bless America,' but I also wanted to have a little 'This Land is Your Land,' too. I think we, as songwriters, got to keep adding to the canon of songs about America because we need to update it. These are troubling times, and we need new songs about our country to inspire unity."
Old Crow Medicine Show has solidified its place in that American canon and tradition of songwriters, and there may be no better example of that canon's growth and evolution than the band's hit "Wagon Wheel."
"Some songs are magical," Secor said. "They don't just come out of your pen. Some songs that go No. 1 simply aren't magical — that's not a prerequisite. But magic songs belong to the people who sing them. They get passed along, and they get scuffed up along the way and are reshaped."
Secor first heard Bob Dylan's bootleg version of "Wagon Wheel" when he was 17 — it was about 36 seconds long, titled "Mama Rock Me," with a mumbled, hard-to-decipher verse. Secor heard the song, wrote his own verses to it, and immediately thought, "Wow, this is a good one." And then it took him 10 years to bring it out into the world.
To release the song, the band needed Dylan's permission. When they finally got in touch with Dylan's management, they responded: "Well, Bob was flattered. But he didn't write the song."
Dylan learned the song from Delta blues singer-songwriter Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup — the same man who wrote Elvis Presley's debut hit "That's All Right." So Secor listened to Crudup's 1944 version, titled "Rock Me, Baby," and looked at the liner notes, where things got even more interesting.
"Arthur Crudup mentioned that he learned 'Rock Me, Baby' from (blues singer-songwriter) Big Bill Broonzy, on a record from the 1920s," Secor said. "So, wow, if you believe the story, it went from Big Bill Broonzy, to Big Boy, to Bob, to me, to Darius (Rucker, who covered 'Wagon Wheel' in 2013). It took the song 100 years to go No. 1, and in its nearly century-long gestation, sees the shared authorships of three African Americans, a Jewish musical icon and a skinny white kid from New Hampshire."
It's about as American as you can get.
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Sara Toth is entering her fourth summer as editor of The Chautauquan Daily — this season once again back in the newsroom producing a physical newspaper — and works year-round in Chautauqua Institution's Department of Education. Previously, Sara served four years as the Daily's assistant and then managing editor. An alum of the Daily internship program, she is a native of Pittsburgh(ish), attended Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, and worked for nearly four years as a reporter in the Baltimore Sun Media Group.
U.S. Army Field Band & Soldiers' Chorus return to Amp
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The Continent of Africa is very diversified resulting from the mixed cultural heritage that you will find across the different states that make up the whole. Even African themselves are amazed by the rich arts and culture that is found among them. This heritage has been, and it is still very visible from one generation to another. Their cultural heritage seems to shape their way of life and define their sense of belonging. Even though they find themselves all over the world and interact with other cultures and habits, they have managed to preserve their strong socio-cultural heritage. They easily build a community of their own and are always very happy to reach out and share with others from other nationalities and ethnicities wherever they find themselves.
Recently there has been a conflict of interest pushed by the presence of modernity, especially by those born abroad who happen to have acquired a new way of life influenced by their new environment. This generation of young people has increased in number and their presence can be felt in almost all activities within the realm of arts and culture, advocacy and other relative disciplines. This may explain why the initiative to form African Civil Society (ACSF) in Finland evolved out of the need to bring people of African origin under one umbrella to enhance the ability of Africans to face up to the integration challenges and social inclusion within Finland. This organization will be the platform through which young Africans will be dedicated to enhancing youth participation, impacting policy makers and youth policies, and helping to shape the life of young people of African descent living in Finland. This will be used as a base for capacity building and to interact with other players with a common vision that focuses on socio-cultural issues and advocacy.
Our goal will be to provide a gateway for Africans and youths living in Finland to:
– Be youth-led and youth-driven, responsible and having inspirational leaders and citizens that exhibit bravery and hold a positive image of Africa and Africans living in Finland and Europe.
– Aspire for positive change and excellence in all disciplines and work in mutual understanding and respect, in a learning environment and evolving in the process.
– Preserve as well as promote African cultures and heritage and imbibe the knowledge that emanates from our rich identity and diversity and further strengthens our identity in the African Diaspora.
– Live and share the spirit of "Ubuntu" that recognizes co-existence, humanity, belonging, accountability and aims to serve and respect each other.
To contribute to the inter-cultural aspirations of Finnish society that is totally free of regional or continental segregation.
Equality and respect for humanity.
Realizing the vision
– Creating and promoting social-economic awareness and knowledge of Africa through inter-cultural dialogue.
– Seeking to liaise with both local and national communities in order to bridge the cultural communication gap between immigrants of African descent.
The spirit behind setting up this organization is to:
-Create an atmosphere of mutual understanding among Africans living in Finland and Finnish society.
-Forge an environment of mutual respect for all
-Foster a friendly multicultural atmosphere that enhances positive integration of Africans into Finnish society in a way that will enable both the Finnish society and other institutions to tap into the skills that Africans have to offer.
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Q: What to do about no-global-event-listener warning for "DOM is ready" function? Recently I started to use the ESlint plugin @wordpress/eslint-plugin/recommended for developing a WP plugin.
The plugin works, but the linter is not happy with it. I rather use vanilla JS than jQuery, and usually  replace jQuery's $.ready() with the code below:
document.addEventListener('readystatechange', (event) => {
    if (event.target.readyState === 'complete') {
        ...
    }
});

ESlint says:
Avoid using (add|remove)EventListener with globals. Use ownerDocument or ownerDocument.defaultView on a node ref instead.eslint(@wordpress/no-global-event-listener)
I'm somewhat confused what I'm supposed to change here. This is even an example on developer.mozilla.org.

A: You can probably ignore the rule. A (very) quick search revealed the GitHub PR where this rule was added, and it is only intended for use in React components (emphasis mine):

It's only meant for React components. Not sure if there's a way to
make it more specific...

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The FPV550 Quadcopter frame is specialty designed to be used as an FPV platform, with a very large central area to carry your FPV gear and a dedicated GoPro mount at the front.
It is important to do this for all of the spacer holes in increase the arm strength and rigidity.
Using the M3x30mm screw and nylon tubes, attach the wheel to the arm.
Now bring the other arms plate together and secure it using the M3x6mm screws.
The wheel will need to be secured using the M3 Nut.
Use the Nylon Hex spacers and M3x6 screws and attach them to the bottom plate as shown.
On the Upper plate, you can either mount your flight control board, or power distribution board as shown.
On the Upper Plate, again mount some Nylon Hex spacers with the M3x6mm screws as these will be used to mount the protection plate.
The last step it so mount the protection frame onto the frame as shown. You will need to use the M3x6mm screws.


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Private Equity Acquires IBM Marketing Software Business
IBM sells its marketing and commerce software platforms to Centerbridge Partners, a private equity firm. IBM CEO Ginni Rometty continues to sell off aging assets.
by Joe Panettieri • Apr 4, 2019
IBM has sold its marketing and commerce software platforms to Centerbridge Partners, a private equity firm. The deal continues IBM CEO Ginni Rometty's strategy to sell off aging business lines while trying to pivot more rapidly toward cloud, security, cognitive computing and other growth markets. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The sale includes the following IBM marketing and commerce software offerings:
Campaign Automation
Real-Time Personalization
Personalized Search
Intelligent Bidder
Price & Promotion Optimization
Payments Gateway
The deal, subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in mid-2019. At that point, the assets will be organized into a newly branded standalone company led by current IBM VP Mark Simpson and other IBM veterans.
IBM Sells Off Selected Software, Services Businesses
IBM has been selling off various slow-growth or contracting assets in recent quarters. Examples include:
IBM sold Lotus Notes, Domino, Tivoli and other software to HCL.
IBM sold its mortgage servicing division to Mr. Cooper Group.
IBM is expected to announce its latest quarterly results on April 16, 2019. Although the company has made some progress with cloud, AI and quantum computing, critics continue to wonder if the company can truly return to a growth organization. In its Q4 of 2018, revenue fell 3 percent to $21.8 billion.


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1.Department of Crop Improvement, CSK Himachal Pradesh KrishiVishvavidhyalaya Palampur-176 062, India.
2.Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, University of Melbourne, Dookie Campus, 3647, Australia.
Citation: Kumar S, Mittal R K, Dhiman R, Gupta D. (2014), Assessment of Triticale (Triticosecale) X Bread Wheat (Triticum Aestivum) Genotypes for Drought Tolerance Based on Morpho-Physiological, Grain Yield and Drought Tolerance Indices Under Non-Irrigated and Irrigated Environments. Int J Food Sci Nutr Diet. 3(5), 1115-121.
Copyright: S. Kumar© 2014. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Wheat being important staple crop urges the need to evaluate and develop new drought-tolerant varieties to sustain its productivity under changing climatic conditions. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the differential morpho-physiological, grain yield and drought tolerance indices responses of 27 triticale x bread wheat genotypes along with eight checks under non-irrigated and irrigated environments in randomized complete block design with three replications. Data on 12 important morpho-physiological and grain yield related traits along with revealed sufficient variability under two environments. Among various traits magnitude of heritability and genetic advance indicated that selection of flag-leaf area, spikes per plant and 1000-grain weight could respond to higher grain yield under non-irrigated environment.
Seedling stage traits viz., germination percentage, root length, shoot length, seedling vigour index (SVI) and germination index (GI) under normal (0 bar) and simulated water stress with Polyethylene glycol at -8 bar indicated greater sensitivity of the genotypes to water stress. Five drought tolerance indices viz.,drought susceptibility index (DSI), tolerance index (TOL), stress tolerance index (STI), yield index (YI) and yield stability index (YSI) were also calculated to identify drought tolerant and stable genotypes based on their yields under two environments. Minimum value of DSI, TOL and yield reduction and maximum value of YSI were in harmony with each other to categorized RL 135-P1 RL 22-144 A, RL-110-1P1, RL 128-1 P1 and RL 118-P1 as top five promising drought tolerant and yield stable genotypes. These genotypes could potentially be utilized for drought tolerance wheat breeding program.
Bread Wheat; Triticale; Drought Tolerance Indices; Variability; Heritability; Yield.
Common wheat (Tiriticum aestivum) is one of the most important staple food cropsaccounting for 215.5million hectares cultivated area with a corresponding production of 670.9million metric tons worldwide . In spite of the fact that we are producing enough to feed the world, recent food crisis has raised alarms to retrospect the sustainability of existing food production systems and crop yield potential under changing climatic conditions to produce enough to meet out the dietary requirements of the growing human population.
India has seen a remarkable growth in wheat production during 'green revolution due to high yielding wheat varieties, expansion of cultivable land and maximum use of input sources. However, the input sources being finite are exhausting and also have repercussions in the form of degradation of production environments. To continue the wheat production momentum in India and other parts of the world being challenged with changing climatic conditions, deteriorating soil quality and decrease in cultivable land area, it is important to breed wheat cultivars with increased yield potential and tolerance to various stresses . However, changing conditions will disturb monsoon patterns and will increase flooding/ drought in Asia, expected to affect 25 percent of the world cereal production . Among various abiotic stresses, drought is the most important stress for cereal crops limiting crop production and yield worldwide . All these stresses reduce biosynthetic capacity of the plants and further might cause some destructive damages to plants . However, the impacts of these stresses on plants are influenced by genotype, crop growth stage, time, duration,intensity and frequency of stress along with plant and soil interactions [4,6].
It emphasizes the need to incorporate drought tolerance as one of the major objective for most of the cereal crop breeding programs, with a key focus in arid and semi-arid areas of the world . At the same time, rapidly depleting genetic variability in major crops including bread wheat has necessitated the exploration of related species for its improvement. Of the various relatives of wheat, rye (Secale cereale L.), is the most useful, being a reservoir of valuable genes conferring tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses and large number of spike lets, better nutritive quality (high protein and lysine) and deeper and fine root system, which can be incorporated into wheat using triticale (xTriticosecale Wittmack) as a bridge [8,9]. Like other crops, wider genetic diversity in wheat breeding program is desirable to meet and sustain the existing and future needs of higher production under changing climatic conditions.
Bread wheat has shown improved adaptively, stress tolerance and yield potential due to wheat-rye translocations [10-13]. There is a great challenge for wheat breeders to select and utilize promising breeding lines which perform better under stress environments. Plant stress tolerance cannot be judged solely based on its yield performance. To have effective breeding strategy for stress tolerance it is important to identify such morphological and physiological traits which are easy to identify and contribute to the final yield under stress conditions. A physiological approach is one of the useful way to develop/select new varieties rapidly [14,15] yield being important trait, appropriate understanding of processes contributing to higher yields is crucial when breeding objective is to develop varieties for specific environments . Further to ascertain the selection of suitable genotypes, comparative yield performance of genotypes under contrasting environments for uncertain rain fed situations is considered first important starting point . Based on the yield performance of genotypes under contrasting environments, various drought tolerance indices have been proposed for selecting desirable genotypes. Among many, drought susceptibility index (DSI)  measures yield stability in contrasting environments. It was suggested that DSI value greater than 1 indicates drought susceptibility . The stress tolerance (TOL) was defined as the difference in yield between the nonirrigated (Ys) and irrigated (Yp) environments .
Later, stress tolerance index (STI) was defined as an advanced index to identify suitable genotypes with higher yields under contrasting environments . The yield index (YI) and yield stability index (YSI) [22,23] helped to distinguish genotypes expressing uniform yield superiority in contrasting environments from others which show superiority only in one environment.
A number of elite wheat lines/genotypes with distinct rye traits developed at CSK Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University (CSKHPAU) Palampur, have important variation for yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance (drought, cold and diseases) and grain quality (higher protein and lysine content).
Keeping in view, the importance of these breeding lines, the present study was aimed to know the relative sensitivity of different plant traits to the drought tolerance and further to screen out drought tolerant genotype (s) to be utilized directly as drought tolerant variety or desirable genotype (s) for future breeding program.
Twenty seven triticale x bread wheat genotypes along with eight checks were raised separately in the field under non-irrigatedand irrigated environmental conditions in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications at experimental farm of Department of Crop Improvement, CSK HPAU Palampur (elevation 1300 m amsl,latitude 32°6' N and longitude 76°3' E) following the recommended package of agronomic and plant protection practices.Each plot hadtwo rows, 2 m long with row x row and plant x plant spacing of 23 cm and 5 cm, respectively. The irrigated experimental plot was given three irrigations at three important crop developmental stages viz. late jointing, flowering and grain filling stages.Whereas, the experimental plot under non-irrigated condition was devoid of irrigation.
Data were recorded on ten important plant traits viz; grain yield/plant, days to heading, days to maturity, flag-leaf area, plant height,spikes/plant, spikelets/spike, 1000-grain weight, biological yield/ plant and harvest index (HI) alongwith excised leaf water loss/retention (ELWL) (%) and drought susceptibility index(s) (SDI) and leaf area index (LAI).
Drought Susceptibility Index(DSI)=A=[1-(Ys/Yp)]/[1-(Ȳs/ Ȳp)] .
Low values of TOL categorize the genotypes being stable in two different environments.
Stress tolerance index STI= (Yp+Ys)/ (Ȳp2 ) .
Yield index (YI)= Ys/ Ȳs .
Higher values of YSI categorized the genotypes as stable ones in contrastingenvironments.
Twenty seven genotypes along with eight checks were evaluated for germination and seedling characters on filter paper in 25cm diameter petri-dishes at a constant temperature of 25 + 1°C. The genotypes were evaluated under twolevels of moisture stress i.e.,normal (O) and -8 bar [24,25]. Polyethylene glycol–6000 (PEG-6000) solution was prepared and used to simulate drought stress conditions . PEG-6000 is recommended byseveral workersas it has property to not penetrate into the seeds as well as it is non toxic .
Analysis of variance for each trait was done on the basis of the linear model , while the combined analysis of variance over environments for grain yield was also worked out . Different variability parameters along withgenotypic (GCV), phenotypic (PCV) and environmental (ECV) coefficients of variation, expected genetic advance (GA) and heritability in broadsense were also calculated [30,31].
The combined analysis of variance over two environments (nonirrigated and irrigated) explained significant difference (≤0.05) among genotypes (owing to their diverse nature), environments (indicating differences due to different moisture conditions) and genotype x environment interactions (G x E) for all the traits, except days to heading, days to maturity, plant height and biological yield(differential response of the genotypes under different environments) (Table 1). This would mean that evaluation of these genotypes over environments give a more accurate estimate of their yield potential.
Many researchers reported that under non-irrigated environment various agro-morphological and physiological traits were significantly affected [32,33,34,35,36]. Similarly, in this study various traits exhibited reduction in mean values as a result of the moisture stress in non-irrigated environment, maximum reduction was observed for spikes per plant (23.39%), followed by grain yield per plant (22.98%), flag leaf area (19.27%), LAI (16.09%), biological yield per plant (15.42%) and spikelets per spike (11.49%) (Table 2). However, the moisture stress caused less than 10 per cent reduction in days to heading, days to maturity, plant height, 1000-grain weight and harvest index. Delay in flowering under moisture stress has also been reported earlier .
To formulate an effective breeding program among various genetic parameters phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) and genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV), genetic advance (GA) and broad sense heritability helps to measure the genetic improvement of any crop. Yield being one of the most complex traits and highly influenced by environmental conditions emphasizes the need to ascertain high heritability and genetic advanceof desirable traits to practice their selection for crop improvement. Estimates of degree of heritability are indicative of true phenotypic expression of its genotype .
PCV and GCV were moderate for grain yield per plant, spikelets per spike, 1000 grain weight and biological yield per plant in both the environments (Table 2). However, high PCV and GCV were recorded for flag-leaf area under both the environments, whereas, for spikes per plant and ELWR after 48 hours under non-irrigated environment only. These high values suggested that selection based upon these traits could be reliable as their phenotypes are good reflection of their genotypes. Different researchers have reported high PCV and GCV for different traits in wheat viz., number of tillers per plant, plant height, biological yield, harvest index, 1000-grain weight and grain yield [39,40,41]. However, days to flowering, days to maturity, and harvest index under both the environments and ELWL after 24 hours under non-irrigated environment had low PCV and GCV indicating environmental influence and low prospects of selection. The magnitude of PCV was higher than the corresponding GCV, however most of the traits had very less difference with respect to their PCV and GCV values, similar results were reported by previous researchers [42,43]. High heritability accompanied with high GA indicates that additive gene effects mainly influence the traits and selection therefore, may be effective. Among various traits, flag-leaf area in both the environments exhibited high heritability and GA. High heritability coupled with moderate GA was observed for 1000-grain weight under both the environments. Grain yield per plant revealed moderate heritability (75.82%) and GA(25.93%) under non-irrigated environment, however low heritability and genetic advance under irrigated environment. Moderate heritability and low GA were observed for days to maturity, LAI, spikelets per spike and biological yield per plant under non-irrigated environment and for plant height in irrigated environment. Low heritability and moderate GA for ELWR at anthesis stage (after 48 hours) were also observedby various workers [44,45,46].
Low heritability and moderate GA for ELWR at anthesis stage (after 48 hours) suggested that selection for this trait would be more effective during vegetative phase. The water retention is only beneficial under drought conditions . Considering the magnitude of heritability and GA of various plant traits, selection for flag-leaf area, spikes per plant and 1000-grain weight may be effective to increase grain yield under water stress.
Laboratory experiment revealed significant genotypic difference as well as differential response of the genotypes to different stress levels for the traits like germination percentage, root length, shoot length, seedling vigour index (SVI) and germination index (GI) under normal and water stressed conditions through analysis of variance for different traits at 0 bar and -8 bar (Table 3). Similar results were reportedby earlier workers, where they found that the relative performance of the genotypes was variable through the water stress pressures [25,48,49]. The ranges of mean values ere generally higher under the stress environment as comparedto the non-stress environment, which may be attributed due to variable expression of traits under stress conditions. Highest reduction in mean value under stress as compared to non-stress conditions were observed for SVI (84.68%), followed by shoot length (74.69%), root length (58.24%), germination (53.57%) and GI (46.18%) (Table4). These results clearly indicated greater sensitivity of the genotypesto water stress at seedling stage and are in accordance with earlier findings [49,50]. It was suggested that under simulated drought conditions using osmotic agents, all traits related to plant development were affected, where the most susceptible traits were seedling and root length, germination, plant vigorand fresh shoot and root weight.
High PCV, GA and heritability was observed for GI under both the environments (Table 4). However, germination, root length, shoot length, SVI exhibited high PCV and GA under stress and moderate PCV and low GA under non-stress environments. Germination, shoot length and SVI were also found to be associated with high heritability under both the environments except root length, which had moderate heritability under non-stress environment. High heritability is indicative of the existence of additive factors giving a chance to improve these traits by selection. Suggesting, high genetic gain can be expected by exercising selection for traits like germination, shoot length, SVI and GA under stress. Table 5 explained relative drought tolerance of derivativesand found that among best five high yielding genotypes, RL 146-5 P3 exhibited maximum yield under irrigated environment followed by RL 126-P2 RL 114-P2, RL 131-P1 and RL 22-144 B. These genotypes could not display same ranking and yield potential in nonirrigated environment. RL 110-22 exhibited maximum yield under non-irrigated environment followed by RL 131-P1, RL 129-2 P1,RL 146-5 P3 and RL 123-2 P2. Quite interestingly, among best five high yielding genotypes, RL 131-P1 and RL 146-5P3 had second and third rank, respectively, under non-irrigated environment incomparison to their third and first ranks, respectively, under irrigated nvironments. These results indicate that genotypes exhibit different yield potential based on their genotypic differences under irrigated and non-irrigated environments. It could be further explained based on their genotypic difference for drought tolerance. These results signify the important of screening genotypes under two contrasting environments to select the best among all. Similar conclusions were made by various workers who compared genotypes under two environments [51,52,53].
Further, to ascertain the selection of promising drought tolerant genotypes some drought selection indices were calculated viz., drought susceptibility index (DSI), drought tolerance index (TOL), stress tolerance index (STI), yield index (YI) and Yield stability index (YSI) (Table 5). RL 135-P1, RL 22-144 A, RL-110-1P1, RL 128-1 P1 and RL 118-P1 had minimum DSI and TOL values and were categorized as drought tolerant genotypes. Whereas, RL 126-P2, RL 114-P2, RL 22-144 B, RL 146-5 P3 and RL 84-1had maximum DSI and TOL values and were categorized as least drought tolerant genotypes. Most of genotypes which had high DSI and TOL values also had high yields under irrigated environments. Genotypes with high TOL values indicated that they had highest reduction in yield under non-irrigated environment. The results are in accordance with other workers [53,54,55], suggesting that selection of best drought tolerant genotypes solely based on low DSI and TOL values will ascertain reduction in yield under non-irrigated environment. STI identifies and separate the high yielding genotypes under both the environments (group A) from two groups, group B and C which contain genotypes with relatively better yield under non-irrigated and irrigated environments, respectively . RL 146-5 P3, RL 131-P1, RL 110-22, RL 129-2 P1 and RL 104-2 P2 had maximum STI and were categories as drought tolerant genotypes. Whereas, RL 118-P1, RL 22/125- 1, RL 135-P1, RL 22-144 A and RL 115-1 P1 had least STI and exhibited drought susceptibility.
Further, to identify drought tolerant and yield stable genotypes,two indices viz.,YI and YSI were useful. YI ranked genotypes based on their yield under non-irrigated environment. RL 110-22, RL 131-P1, RL 129-2 P1, RL 146-5 P3 and RL 104-2P2 had maximum YI and RL 22/125-1, RL 114-P2, RL 126-P2, RL 118-P1 and RL 22-144 B had least YI.
YSI could identify yield stable genotypes which exhibited least yield reduction in non-irrigated environment. Maximum YSI exhibited genotypic stability over irrigated and non-irrigated environments and was recorded by RL 135-P1 followed by RL 22-144 A, RL 118-P1, RL 128-1 P1 and RL-110-1P1. Least YSI was recorded for RL 114-P2 followed by RL 126-P2 RL 22-144 B RL 146-5 P3 and RL 84-1.
The results of different drought indices categorized RL 135-P1 RL 22-144 A, RL-110-1P1,RL 128-1 P1and RL 118-P1 as drought tolerant and stable genotypes over two environments based on least DSI, TOL, yield reduction and maximum YSI. These drought tolerance indices were in harmony with each other to predict the drought tolerant genotypes. However, the high yielding genotypes identified based on STI and YI values were RL 146- 5 P3, RL 131-P1, RL 110-22, RL 129-2 P1 and RL 104-2P2. The identified drought tolerant genotypes are promising and can be utilized in wheat breeding program for sustaining wheat production in changing climatic conditions.
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Prognosticators; The only poll that matters; and The 100 year rule.
UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2006
One week to go. One week from now the polls will have closed on the east coast, and we will have our first indication of whether the Democrats will secure a majority in the House and/or in the Senate, or whether we will have two more years of single party Republican control. What is going to happen? - Beats the hell out of me.
Early in the short life of this blog, we posted "There is work to do", and linked to Scott Elliott at "Election Projection" for an early prediction on the midterm elections. With our focus primarily on the House races, we intended to track Scott and other polls as we drewn near the election. But between Scott, Real Clear Politics, MSNBC/National Journal, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Electoral Vote, Californian in Texas, Polling Report, UnFutz, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera - any additional poll tracking here at DWSUWF seems rather superfluous.
But with a week to go, out of this giant haystack of data, there are three needles that caught my attention. Three prognosticators, making three predictions, all of which seem reasonable, but all of which cannot be true.
I. Scott Elliott and the Blogging Caesar Edicts
When we first visited Scott last May, he had recently issued his "Edicts 1 & 2" predicting that the Republicans will maintain the majority in both the House and Senate. Time to check back in. In a recent post, he reinforced his prediction despite a dramatic change in his projections:
From May to October, Scott's projection has moved from a +6 Dem gain to a +17 Dem gain in the House.
This is Scott's snapshot reflecting his analysis of the polls at each point in time. Despite the Dems only needing 15 seats to take the majority, and only being seven days from "the only poll that matters", Scott is sticking by his guns and his "Edicts #1 and #2" prediciting that Republicans will retain a majority in the House and the Senate. This quote is from his October 21 commentary, and he has not backed away in any post on his blog since:
"By the way, let me confirm once again that I stand by all of the edicts I decreed earlier this year.
* The GOP will hold the House - April 24
* The GOP will hold the Senate - April 28
In the Senate, though not much happened last week, look for polls this week in Tennessee and Missouri to show Corker and Talent with small leads, respectively. And look for Allen's lead to grow some in Virginia next week as well. The huge financial advantage enjoyed by several GOP senate candidates should start to pay dividends in some of these close races. I think the chances of the Democrats taking the Senate are very, very slim. Overall, it is clear to me that the GOP has indeed turned the corner..."
Scott makes no bones about his party affiliation, but claims that his Republican bias does not affect his analysis. He is putting that assertion to the test right now.
UPDATE: November 7, 2006
I guess you have to admire the "Blogging Caesar" going down with his prediction "ship", but with his own projections showing a 20+ Democratic seat swing in the House of Representatives, this prediction on election day certainly undermines his credibility as an analyst and his ablility to see through his own partisan bias when he says in his self described "Mother of all Disclaimers":
"So here is The Blogging Caesar's official position on these mid-term elections. I predict the GOP will lose a net 11 seats in the House and a net 3 seats in the Senate. At most, I say the GOP loses 18 seats in the House and 4 in the Senate. That's where I stand. Furthermore, if my projection turns out to be on the money, I will mark it down as dumb luck and a lesson learned and consider myself wrong about Election 2006."
Seriously weird. - First he is saying that the Republicans will keep the house, then he says they may not, and finally says he would consider himself wrong no matter what. At least he is right about that last part. Take off those rosy red glasses Scott!
UPDATE: November 08.2006
Scott partially redeemed himself in my mind when he finally came face to face with reality in the wee hours of election morning (but he has yet to recognize how he let his partisan bias undermine his otherwise excellent analysis):
"Update(11:30pm): The House goes to the Democrats, and the crow goes in the oven. (That darn disclaimer!)
Update(12:00am): I take my hat off to Stuart Rothenberg.
Update(2:30am): Note to self: TRUST THE NUMBERS!! Loss of 6 in the Senate, 24 in the House, and 7 Governors - sounds pretty good about now, doesn't it?"
Great analysis, and a bad prediction. Better luck next time.
II. Ken Fisher and the 100 Year Rule
Ken Fisher is a financial columnist in Forbes and a money manager based in California. I have been following his market advice for years, and found him to be remarkably accurate in calling market moves. He subscribes to the hypothesis that election cycles can have a major affect on markets (among many other factors), and tracks them closely for his readers and clients. As recently as his September column, he was also prediciting that the Republicans would hold on to majorities in the House and Senate:
"A basic rule of politics and a little-known fact: The Senate changes hands so much more easily than the House that in 100 years the House has never changed hands unless the Senate has, too. For the Democrats to win the House they must win the Senate, which means they must win almost every close race--something that almost never happens. I count only seven this year. There are more Democratic than GOP Senate seats up in 2006. And two more open Democratic seats than Republican; that's more for the Democrats to defend... My forecast is for the GOP to lose three seats in the Senate and six in the House. "
He expanded on the "100 year rule" in a newsletter to his clients ( BTW - I do not reveal my sources):
"Since the Seventeenth Amendment allowed for direct election of Senators in 1913, the House majority has never changed hands without the Senate also doing so. Therefore we look first to the Senate to determine the outcome of the election, as it is more volatile. Our analysis indicates that there will be no change in the Senate; therefore Republicans will maintain control of the House. The House changing leadership without the Senate also doing so would be unprecedented."
Now this is where it gets interesting. In his most recent column at Forbes - "The Rangel Factor" (his first column written in the post-Foley fallout), Ken appears to backpedal on his prediction:
"You might have that nightmare in which the Democrats sweep Congress and you wake up one morning to find Charles Rangel sitting at your kitchen table filling out your 1040. The New York liberal might be the next House Ways & Means Committee chairman. Suppose, that is, that my last column, predicting that the GOP would hold both houses, is just wrong. (For which I can thank Mark Foley.) How bad will a Democratic win be for investors? Not bad enough, I submit, to sell stocks now. "
III. TradeSports.com and the Republican House/Senate Futures Contracts
From his prior columns, we know that Ken (like Lawrence Kudlow, and many investors) follows the election betting markets closely, as they consider them more accurate predictors of election results than the polls. In particular, the tradesports.com futures contract on Republicans holding the House and Senate are frequently touted by pundits. The betting contracts as of the time of this post, show the probability of the Republicans maintaining their majority in the Senate at 71% (and dropping slowly) and the probability of the Republicans maintaining their majority in the House at 34% and stable:
The Tradesports GOP Senate Contract - Showing a slight drop in October, but consistenly predicting a 70% to 85% probablility of the GOP keeping the Senate over the last year.
The Tradesports GOP House Contract, which dropped from a 60% probability of the GOP maintaining control of the House at the end of September, to a 34% probability with one week to go.
There you have it. With seven days to go, the betting contracts are prediciting that a 100 year old electoral precedent is going to be violated. So either A) Something has changed structurally in the electoral process that we have not seen in 100 years -or- B) The futures contract is flat wrong and -either- C) The Republicans will indeed retain the majority in both houses -or- D) The Democrats will take both houses. Really interesting, but like I said ...
Who the hell knows? What do you think?
I'm betting on the trading contract: Dems take the House, Republicans keep the Senate. The best of all possible results.
Divided and Balanced.™ Now that is fair.
Just Vote Divided.
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Slow-cooked broth, and noodles made from a special machine set the Ramen Shop's ramen apart.
Ramen Shop: The menu always include three versions ($16.50-$17.50), including an exceptional vegetarian ramen.
Nojo: The ramen, available on weekends, is made with a rich pork broth, an egg and chicken confit ($12.50).
Bar Terra, St. Helena: Hiro Sone makes a Tokyo-style soy broth with pork trottters, topped with a runny egg, vegetables and slices of pork ($13.50).
Orenchi, Santa Clara: The signature combination includes pork broth with onions, egg and bamboo shoots ($9.80).
Ramen Dojo, San Mateo: The spicy pork ramen ($9.75) is embellished with slices of pork, ginger, sausage, a quail egg and many other additions; the broth still dominates.
My Sunday review of Hapa Ramen, sent me on a quest to find my favorites in the Bay Area. In fact I was so in the zone that when I was in New York last week I checked out the noodles at Ivan Ramen in the new Gotham West Market (only passable).
It feels like you can find ramen on every block these days. I haven't tasted them all, so I won't say my choices in the accompanying slide show are the best; they are simply my favorites.
It's hard to make a really bad bowl of ramen, but it's equally hard to make one that rises above the rest. To me, two things are important: The noodles need to have a bit of elasticity and the broth needs to unfold like a good novel, with layers of flavor. What's on top is incidental — and a pleasant diversion from the key ingredients — because a good broth should always trump the embellishments.
My list doesn't include some newer places such as Ramen Bar and Orenchi Beyond, a branch of the Santa Clara shop that opened in the Mission last fall. I loved what I tasted at the original location, but the broth in what I sampled at Orenchi Beyond tasted one-dimensional, as if the staff was shaving time off the 18-hour slow-cooked pork broth.
Instead I'll go to Nojo on weekends for Greg Dunmore's version, or travel to Bar Terra in St. Helena for Hiro's Sone Tokyo-style soy broth with pork trotters. I also admire all of the versions at Ramen Shop in Oakland — and the upside is that you can have a highball made with Japanese whiskey. For the most traditional bowl, I'll head to San Mateo to Ramen Dojo.


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666 Amherst Street
AT RISK HIGH RISK
Parcels of concern
Aerial View, click to enlarge
666 Amherst Street, Buffalo NY 14207
SBL Number: 89.21-7-11
Labrador Building Systems Inc., c/o Voelker Bowling Inc, 686 Amherst Street, Buffalo NY 14207
This building is owned by the same entity as this April 2021 demolition request: 666 Amherst Street, 668 Amherst Street, 680 Amherst Street (the bowling alley) & 1634 Elmwood Avenue. Other properties owned by Voelker's and also at risk are 141 Marion Street, 155 Marion Street and 1628 Elmwood Avenue.
Two story frame dwelling house.
Appears to be vacant.
April 2021: One of a group of buildings at the northwest corner of Amherst and Elmwood, that the owner, Voelker's Bowling Inc., is asking to demolish.
From a real estate listing for the properties, referencing the map at the top right of this page: The site of this property has a city block of frontage starting at 666 Amherst and runs east up to the corner. 680 Amherst turns north on Elmwood to Marion ending at the dead-end of Marion. Marion encompasses the entire frontage on the south side of Marion to the dead end. This property is also included in a portfolio sale of ten separate parcels including the corner of Elmwood/Amherst and Marion Street Parcel as indicated in green. The portfolio consists of approximately 3.38 acres.
Demolition Application for 666 Amherst Street (pdf)
Buffalo Rising, April 2021
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Rising fuel prices bump up airfares
By Dave Segal
dsegal@starbulletin.com
In what may be the first major crack in the 18-month-old airfare war, Aloha Airlines increased one-way interisland fares $10 this week after acknowledging that it no longer could absorb the soaring price of fuel.
But Mesa Air Group's go! and Hawaiian Airlines, playing a game of musical fares, each matched Aloha yesterday at different times of the day and then apparently withdrew the increases after believing the other airline would not match.
Aloha's lowest one-way fare is now $49 while go! and Hawaiian are still at $39.
Thom Nulty, Aloha's senior vice president of marketing and sales, said the increase will stick for the time being.
"We're going to stay with ours for awhile," he said. "There's no doubt the cost of fuel has gone up substantially, and all this is an effort to recapture the additional cost of the gas. I think there was confusion among them about fares. And we can't talk to each other because it's illegal."
Aloha's increase marked the second time in November that the airline attempted to raise interisland fares due to soaring fuel costs. Earlier in the month, Aloha raised its fares $5 only to withdraw it a few days later after Hawaiian and go! failed to match.
Nulty said that in the three years he's been at Aloha the airline never has successfully implemented a price adjustment because of fuel costs.
"This time we felt it was fully justified and fully necessary," he said. "All we're trying to do is offset this added cost that's totally out of our control."
Nulty said when Aloha began the $10 increase on Monday that jet fuel was $2.89 a gallon, meaning that fuel alone was costing Aloha $18.25 per passenger on a flight 70 percent full.
"When I came here about three years ago, fuel was at $1.25," Nulty said. "That would have put the cost of fuel for a passenger on a flight at about $8."
Through the first six months of this year, Aloha's fuel costs for its systemwide routes have risen 3.6 percent to $49.2 million from $47.5 million in the year-earlier period, according to the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics. In 2006, Aloha spent $100.5 million for fuel, up 7 percent from $93.9 million in 2005.
Hawaiian's six-month cost for fuel systemwide was $121.5 million, up 9.3 percent from $111.1 million a year earlier, according to the BTS. In 2006, Hawaiian's fuel costs were $230.8 million, up 21.2 percent from $190.4 million in 2005.
Mesa, which doesn't break out separate figures for go!, had a six-month cost for systemwide fuel of $171.6 million, down 11.9 percent from $194.8 million a year earlier. In 2006, Mesa spent $394.7 million for fuel, up 21.6 percent from $324.5 million in 2005.
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Please join us at 11:00 a.m. Mass on May 31st to recognize some special St. Clare parishioners. We will recognize noteworthy St. Clare couples who helped build, maintain, and strengthen St. Clare as a strong Catholic parish. We are recognizing couples since 2015 is the year of Marriage and Families in the church.
Laura and Larry Radgowski; Mary and Dennis Panas; Mary and George Cascos; Mary Lou and Dave Muer; Jean and Lou Fox; and Margie and George Weber are couples that exemplify Service and Dedication and go Above and Beyond as part of their commitment to St. Clare.
These honored parishioners and parents have kept many parish functions moving and served all of us in many different ways. They have assisted in celebrating the Mass; served on commissions, led school functions, volunteered wherever needed and feed us. They exemplify volunteerism and service to the larger community. Their work and charity have helped build and steer the parish over many decades, and as a result, have built a strong St. Clare faith community. While busy volunteering at St. Clare, they managed to build strong Catholic families that are the bedrock of our community.
We hope newer members of St. Clare will take part and get to know these longtime parishioners who are a living history of St. Clare. This modest and devoted group still has many lessons to teach us on how to be active members of the St. Clare community while honoring the Sacrament of marriage and building strong families. To celebrate and show appreciation please join us at 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 31st. We are inviting the honored couples; their families and friends; along with the entire parish to join us. Following the Mass we will have a small reception in the Social Hall with appetizers and finger food. All are invited to the Mass at 11:00 a.m. and to the reception immediately following.


TORONTO, Sept. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alamos Gold Inc. (TSX:AGI; NYSE:AGI) ("Alamos" or the "Company") today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a semi-annual dividend of US$0.01 per common share. This represents the Company's 18th consecutive semi-annual dividend and once again demonstrates its commitment to returning value to shareholders.
The dividend is payable on October 30, 2018 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 15, 2018. This dividend qualifies as an "eligible dividend" for Canadian income tax purposes.


Chinese chestnut is desired for its hardiness, disease resistance and of course their nuts. You can eat fresh or make your own gluten free deliciously sweet flour. The nuts fall free to the ground. All you have to do is pick them up.
These are from locally grown and adapted Chinese chestnut trees on our farm. So you know if they can grow at our windy elevation of USDA zones 4B/5A they will grow in yours. Try in zones 4a. 1 year old seedlings are on average 16/30" tall currently. When mature at 25 years they are about 25 to 30 feet tall and 25 feet wide, with a round form as shown.
Shipped bare root this spring. You need two trees for pollination. Cannot ship to the west coast or where chestnut gall wasps quarantines exist. We do not have chestnut gall wasps in our area.