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New class arrives from the four corners of the earth
Class of 2016 represents 36 states, 34 countries
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Members of the Class of 2016 put thousands of miles between themselves and the college application process as they spread across the country and the world in the months leading up to their Brandeis beginnings.
They worked for the disadvantaged in urban America and the upper Amazon, worked for communal and religious organizations, made films and music, studied and traveled just about everywhere.
Just over 820 new students who comprise the class are arriving this weekend. An additional 90-plus members will enter at mid-year. The class size is deliberately somewhat smaller than last year's, administrators say, reflecting a focus on maintaining Brandeis' intimate environment and not overtaxing the university's capacity.
Members of the class come from 36 American states and 34 countries. According to Dean of Admissions Mark Spencer, two-thirds of them ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating classes and 93 percent were in the top quarter. Spencer said that 14 percent are the first members of their family to go to college and 27 percent are from groups considered under-represented minorities.
Like all highly regarded colleges and universities, Brandeis looks for students with strong academic abilities from challenging high school programs.
"This year's incoming class has demonstrated unprecedented academic ability and unbridled enthusiasm for learning and caring about the world," Spencer said. "These are students who have many passions and talents and will continue to channel that energy at Brandeis to enhance the student body and continue Louis Brandeis' great commitment to the cause of social justice."
Summaries and statistics only tell so much, so following is another kind of introduction to the tremendous diversity of people and interests embodied by the Class of 2016 – a selection of some of the autobiographies that class members wrote to help the academic services office in arranging faculty advisers.
Mitchell Mankin
I am a born and raised San Franciscan and graduate of Lowell High School, the city's largest and most rigorous public school. I'm interested in the social sciences, but I haven't decided exactly what major I'd like to pursue.
I carried a heavy course load in High School, which didn't leave much time for extra-curriculars, but I did play an active role in my school's psychology club and Ultimate Frisbee club. I play the saxophone, guitar, piano, and a little bit of the clarinet, drums, bass, charango, accordion and harmonica and am very interested in music, from rock and folk music to Latin music and jazz.
Last year, I took a gap year and lived and volunteered in the Amazon in Ecuador with a fledgling women's organization. I lived with a very poor indigenous family of seven children and two parents, who became my brothers and sisters and mother and father. I volunteered with a women's community organization working in tourism. It was the most significant experience of my life to date. It broadened my perspective, taught me Spanish, and infused me with a desire to do more to help the world's poorest.
I'm still assessing the affects the experience will have on my life, but in the meantime, I'm doing what I can to continue that mission by acting as a medical translator for a free health clinic for San Francisco's poor and uninsured.
Cameron Wolfe
My name is Cameron Wolfe and I am a Graduate of the Birch Wathen Lenox School in Manhattan, New York. My passions include politics, debate, law, and philosophy. I have spent the last four summers interning with Mayor Cory A. Booker and Newark, NJ. This has been one of the most meaningful experience of my life and has inspired me to pursue a career in public office.
I am also an assistant director of a company called The Pencil Promise. We operate an online store where we sell backpacks and for every backpack we sell we donate another to a school in a developing nation. We have made trips to schools in India, Laos, Cambodia, and Kenya. We also operate a program where we provide vocational training to disempowered women and then hire them to sew our backpacks which we then deliver to schools in their communities. This program has been extremely successful in Laos, Cambodia, and Kenya. We also operate a program called Pencil Pals where we facilitate correspondences between classes in US public elementary schools and the schools to which we make deliveries.
I am founder of the debate and politics club in my High School and served as Class President my senior year.
Jennifer du Breuil
I am a graduate of MU High School, an online distance learning program based out of Columbia, Missouri. I switched from public school to MU High School in my freshman year of high school to accommodate my figure skating.
I began figure skating when I was three. About six years ago, I started synchronized skating, and fell in love with the sport. In my senior year of high school, I was honored to be on the Haydenettes, the current national synchronized skating champions and world bronze medalists. I will be continuing to skate for the Haydenettes while I go to Brandeis, and I am so excited to be able to continue both my passion for skating and history.
I first became interested in majoring in history as a sophomore, when I took Medieval History in the spring. Learning about the Hagia Sophia, Visigoths, Ostrogoths, and the rise and fall of Constantinople was and is absolutely fascinating to me. I hope to continue learning about Western Europe, specifically during the Dark Ages.
Hina Bhat and her parents on Dal Lake in Kashmir.
Hina Baht
I am graduate of Wayland High School in Massachusetts. My family (I come from 4 generations of doctors) has always said biology is in my blood, and I have found that it's kind of true. I am pretty obsessed with the human physiology side of biology.
But as I have gone through high school, I have found that I'm not only a biology geek, but also a history nerd. In high school, I was part of Asian Cultures Club (mainly because of the amazing food), and WHY club, which is basically a community service organization.
Outside of school, I am part of Kashmir Education Initiative, an organization that gives scholarships to underprivileged kids in Kashmir, India (where my dad is from). I started a pen pal program in coordination with the organization about two years ago.
I am also part of the Muslim Community Support Service. At our local mosque (Islamic Center of Boston) I teach fifth-grade Arabic and religion. I am also an active member of the Wayland Youth Group at my mosque. Religion has always been a big part of my life. I love to travel and immerse myself in new cultures (ESPECIALLY FOR THE FOOD)!!
I have been to India (where my family is from), Spain, France, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland. But the most important thing about me is that I am sucker for a good Bollywood movie. (I am not exaggerating when I say that I have seen all of them!)
Jordan Brandt, second from left, studying with classmates in Tajikistan.
Jordan Brandt
I am daughter of diplomats, so I have grown up living all over the world -- Zambia, Senegal, Sweden, Israel, Canada, Tajikistan and the U.S. I can also speak six languages at various skill levels. The field of International Health has always fascinated me, and Dr. Paul Farmer is one of the people I look up to most in life.
I am also hoping to be able to spend time abroad. I have always been very involved in the Jewish community, specifically in a youth group called USY. I also spend about a significant amount of time horseback riding. I used to compete a lot, but stopped to start working with injured horses.
Jordan Schwartz
I am a graduate of Brookline High School in Brookline, Massachusetts. Since 2009, I have been deeply involved in pro-Israel political advocacy.
This summer, I will be traveling to England and Israel to make my first documentary film, about the successes and failures of the pro-Israel movement in England, and what it means for the rest of the world. I oversaw a fundraising operation that yielded $20,000 for the production. I pride myself of my ability to write, and to adapt quickly to new surroundings and situations. I make friends pretty easily, and am very passionate about the issues that matter to me most. I speak English, Spanish (near-fluently), and I am teaching myself Hebrew.
Rima Tahini
I am a bi-racial with a Lebanese father and a Sierra Leonean mother, thus, I am a dual citizen. I graduated from African Leadership Academy in South Africa. I am interest in Business, Entrepreneurship, Economics, foreign languages like French, Arabic and Spanish, Education and Music.
In school, I was part of many student-run businesses such as salons and restaurants. I mostly employed as Operations Manager and Marketing Manager. My participation in these businesses helped to develop a passion not just for Business and Entrepreneurship but also for Leadership.
In the past two years of high school, I also became interested in Social Entrepreneurship and thus participate in many community service projects. I have been working every summer with a group of my classmates, teaching English as a second language to students in a secondary school in Senegal. I also started a project in Sierra Leone to help young girls fight against early forced marriage.
I love singing, music, movie series and fashion. In my free time, I love spending quiet times alone or hang around with friends, read a book or play phone poker.
In the Tel Aviv Rape Crisis Center: Talia Neiderman, left, a mid-year
Catriona Stewart
I attended a boarding school in Pennsylvania called Westtown School. In high school I loved my Creative Writing classes and English classes and I was very passionate about the material. I was also involved in theater and edited the school's literature magazine.
I am currently on a gap-year in Israel where I am volunteering and studying Hebrew. I have also become very passionate about women's rights while in Israel and have been writing a blog about my experiences as a woman in a religious society (avoiceforwomen.wordpress.com). Earlier in the year, I volunteered at the Rape Crisis Center of Tel Aviv and a women's shelter. I currently work at an after-school program for at-risk teenage girls.
I hope to be an English major of some sort while at Brandeis with a minor in Gender Studies or Education.
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Looking at the import tuning timeline, Ultimate Racing is a well-established entity. The Toronto-based tuning shop opened its doors in 1992 when chief proprietor Johnson Lii had too many cars to tune and no centralized location to tune them. One of the byproducts of an innovative, leading edge tuning shop is how solving problems can lead to the creation of hard parts. To this end Ultimate Racing has developed a number of its own FMIC kits and most recently a complete Honda S2000 turbo kit.
Lii wanted the Ultimate Racing kit to provide reliable street power so he addressed all the challenges of coaxing a naturally aspirated engine into a harmonious life with boost...namely the positioning of the turbo, static compression versus compression under boost, fuel enrichment and tuning.
The first step to a successful turbo system is choosing the right turbo. For the S2000 kit an Innovative Turbo Systems T04E/T3 hybrid configured to Ultimate Racing's specs provides the pressure. The turbo is mounted to a heavy gauge, mild-steel tubular header built to withstand the punishing heat cycles generated by hard-working turbochargers. An HKS external wastegate regulates the boost and is positioned down low where the stainless-steel downpipe angles toward the back of the car.
Ultimate Racing made its own front-mount intercooler using a Spearco core and its own 2.5-inch stainless-steel I/C piping. An HKS Super SSQ blow-off valve combats compressor surge. Fuel enrichment and tuning are handled the right way. Lii and Ultimate Racing provided 440cc RC Engineering injectors and electronic tuning with their turbo kit.
"While high horsepower figures have their place, reliability and durability were Ultimate Racing's main priority," says Lii. "First off, providing true fuel management was key. Whereas many kit manufacturers include a rising-rate fuel pressure regulator to work with stock sized injectors, Ultimate Racing went the distance and provided larger injectors, and a pre-tuned electronic fuel management system in the GReddy e-Manage. The larger injectors can accommodate a generous amount of fuel while keeping fuel pressures at a safe level. The tuned GReddy e-Manage maintains stock driveability while providing the necessary corrections to ensure a smooth transition into boost and optimum power throughout at the kit's designated 7-psi max boost pressure."
Development and testing of the Ultimate Racing kit was performed on an in-house owned S2000 strapped to a Dynojet chassis dyno. In baseline testing the F20C peaked at 8500 rpm where it generated 191 whp. With the addition of the turbo kit the free-revving 2.0-liter Honda belted out 294 whp and a 196 lb-ft of torque. The biggest gain was at 9000 rpm where the baseline figure of 174 whp was eclipsed by 120 whp to 294. Testifying to the driveability of the kit, a generous 40-whp gain was realized at a low 4500 rpm.
The S2000 is one hot drop top and the F20C seems to really like boost despite its 11.1:1 compression ratio. The key to success is in the tuning and Ultimate Racing has that base covered with electronic engine control and dyno-proven programming which makes the Ultimate Racing kit a promising candidate for those S2000 enthusiasts who want to pressurize their driving experience.


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Anat Zelmanovich, MD, is a dedicated obstetrics and gynecology physician on staff at Lenox Hill Hospital – Lenox Hill OBGYN Faculty Practice in New York City, New York. Lenox Hill Hospital is a 652-bed, acute care hospital located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. "A staple in the community for more than 150 years, the hospital has earned a national reputation for outstanding patient care and innovative medical and surgical treatments. The mission of Lenox Hill Hospital is to deliver outstanding healthcare with compassion and respect, to promote wellness in its communities, and to advance the field of medicine through education and research", states the official website of Lenox Hill Hospital. Furthermore, Dr. Zelmanovich has recently joined Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, New Jersey, where she will be completing her fellowship specializing in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Zelmanovich also works at Northwell Health Physician Partners, a multi-specialty group practice of world-class physicians employed by Northwell Health. She has four years of experience in the OB/GYN arena and her expertise covers areas such as general and preventive care, women's health, and minimally invasive surgery. In 2015, Dr. Zelmanovich received the Patients' Choice Award, Compassionate Doctor Recognition, and On-Time Doctor Award. For more information about Anat Zelmanovich, MD, please visit https://www.northwell.edu/find-care/find-a-doctor/obstetrics-and-gynecology/dr-anat-zelmanovich-md-11362418#section-about.
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Anat Zelmanovich, MD, attended The Sackler School of Medicine of the New York State/American Program of Tel Aviv University in Israel and graduated with her medical degree in 2009. She then pursued her residency at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York, the university hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University, which she completed in 2013. She was honored with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Resident Teaching Award in 2012 as well as The Julia Zelmanovich MD Memorial Award. Dr. Zelmanovich keeps up-to-date with the latest developments in her field through her professional society memberships with the American Medical Association and the American Medical Women's Association. As a result of her outstanding performance in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology, The International Association of HealthCare Professionals (IAHCP) has selected Anat Zelmanovich, MD, to be featured in the premier publication of The Leading Physicians of the World. Prior to medical school, she completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychobiology at Binghamton University in 2002 and was a research technician at New York University until 2005. She credits her success to her family's sacrifice and support as well as the encouragement she received from her older sister, who is an OB/GYN physician as well. Dr. Zelmanovich dedicates her spare time to dancing, yoga, and exercising. For more information about Anat Zelmanovich, MD, please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/8136188-Anat-Zelmanovich-ob-gyn-obstetrician-gynecologist.
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Asked whether he agreed with the government bailout of insurance giant American International Group on today's "Good Morning America," Sen. John McCain answered ambiguously, in stark contrast to a Tuesday interview where he adamantly opposed it.
"I didn't want to do that. And I don't think anybody I know wanted to do that. But there are literally millions of people whose retirement, whose investment, whose insurance were at risk here," the Republican presidential nominee told ABC News' Robin Roberts, sounding somewhat accepting of the Fed's action on AIG.
"They were going to have their lives destroyed because of the greed and excess and corruption," McCain said.
But on Tuesday, the day following Lehman Brothers' collapse after the government declined to bail out the 158-year-old bank, McCain was opposed to the notion that the government should act to save AIG, teetering on the brink of collapse itself.
McCain was adamant in an interview with "The Today Show." "No, I do not believe that the American taxpayer should be on the hook for AIG, and I'm glad that the Secretary [Henry] Paulson has apparently taken the same line."
NBC's Matt Lauer pressed McCain: "So, if we get to the point, in the middle of the week when AIG might have to file for bankruptcy, they're on their own?"
McCain replied, "Well, they're on their own. We cannot have the taxpayers bail out AIG or anybody else. This is something that we're going to have to work through."
Language in an e-mail statement today from McCain on the financial markets and AIG seemed to follow suit.
McCain said any actions "should be to protect the millions of Americans who hold insurance policies, retirement plans and other accounts," and in the next sentence insisted, "We must not bailout the management and speculators who created this mess."
Doug Holtz-Eakin, a senior economic adviser to McCain, sought to clarify McCain's position on the bailot. "The senator supports the particulars of the action but regrets that circumstances forced us to actually have to do it."
In his interview today on "Good Morning America," McCain also defended his idea for a 9/11 Commission-type probe into the current Wall Street crisis.
"This is one of the most severe crisis in modern times. So, we've gotta get the best minds in America together to say, look, not only did this happen but we've all gotta work together, Republican and Democrat. This calls for bipartisanship. This calls for patriotism. This calls for saving the economy of the people," McCain said.
Calling for oversight and painting himself as a reformer, McCain continued, "We have to have transparency. ... We have to combine these regulatory alphabet soup organizations, we have to make them work. They need a chief executive who knows how to crack the whip and knows how to reform Washington and reform the way that we do business."
In a later segment, the senator and Cindy McCain were asked to clarify their positions on Roe v. Wade, after reports surfaced that Cindy McCain is not opposed to repealing the 1973 Supreme Court case that establishes the right to an abortion.
"I am pro-life and I support that position, and I know that Cindy does too," McCain said. If the case is overturned, McCain said it will "go back to the states and the states will make the decisions about it."
Pressed to address the CBS report where she said she didn't support the overturn of Roe v. Wade before calling it a "states issue," McCain turned the conversation to the economy.
"There are people that are without jobs, that are hurting, whose businesses have collapsed, who don't know where they're going to find money to feed their families. ... A difference in how we stand on abortion or things like that are not what's foremost in the voters' minds right now, at all," Cindy McCain said.
The economy remained the hot topic on the presidential trail as the Federal Reserve reversed itself late Tuesday and agreed to a $85 billion bailout of AIG, the country's largest insurance company.
McCain and Democratic rival Barack Obama rushed fresh ads to the airwaves yesterday about the country's staggering economy, an issue that has been thrown into hyperdrive by the cascading Wall Street crises.
"Enough is enough," declared the McCain ad taped Tuesday during a 10-minute stop in Tampa, Fla. In the ad, the Republican candidate vowed "New rules for fairness and honesty. I won't tolerate a system that puts you and your family at risk. Your savings, your jobs -- I'll keep them safe."
Obama's ad about the recent financial calamities put the blame on Republican White House policies. "This isn't just a string of bad luck. The truth is that while you've been living up to your responsibilities, Washington has not," the two-minute spot concludes.


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PRINCETON — Several Bureau County veterans will be soaring out on the 25th Honor Flight of the Quad Cities this Thursday.
The day-long trip to Washington, D.C., will give veterans the opportunity to visit popular war memorials and museums and a chance to honor their sacrifices as well as those of their comrades. Top priority for the flight is given to World War II and Korean-era Veterans, or veterans with a terminal illness. The purpose of the flight is to honor heroes who were selfless in their military duty.
Korean veteran, Raymond Larson of Princeton will be among the men who will be flying out. Larson was in the Army during the Korean War.
During the conflict he was in basic training and was also stationed in Texas, where he was part of the First Missile Group and shot V-1 bombers from Germany, which soldiers studied and learned to build.
This will be Larson's first trip ever to the nation's capitol, and he is looking forward to just taking in the whole experience.
"I just want to see it all," he said. "This is a very big thing in my life. I don't know what more I could say."
Korean veteran, Glen Rabe of Princeton will also be a passenger on the Honor Flight. For him, this experience will be "extra special" as he gets to fly out with his daughter at his side.
Aside from getting to visit the war memorials and air force museum, Rabe will also get to meet up with his grandson and his wife, who live in Washington, D.C.
The memorial Rabe is looking forward to seeing most is the Korean War Memorial, which has incorporated machine gun platoon soldier statues. Rabe said this memorial will really hit home for him because he was a squad leader in a machine gun platoon while at war.
Regarding coming home from Korea, Rabe explained a lot of veterans faced somewhat of a hardship when they returned.
"People didn't recognize (the war) as much because there wasn't a standoff," he said. "We all came home, and that was the end of it. There was a Vietnam War Memorial before there was a Korean War Memorial."
Rabe described Korea as the forgotten war.
"It's wonderful the Honor Flight is now honoring us all. It really makes you cry," he said.
At a recent meeting Rabe attended for the veterans going on the flight, he learned each flight costs $81,000, which is comprised of donated dollars.
"It takes about 200 volunteers to get everything up and running," he said. "It's a wonderful thing to do. It means a lot of people appreciate what we did."
Rabe said his flight will be a mix of World War II vets, Korean vets and one terminally ill Vietnam vet.
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While shopping around for a good for me to progress on, I've been having trouble figuring out what's best for me.
For instance, the old Liquid Force Recoils came in 127, 130, 133 & 136. I'm not a big guy (70kg, 155lbs), and figure the second from smallest (130) would suit me best.
But the more recent Recoil clone, the 2012 Contact (on sale right now) comes in 134 and 137. Both seem way too big for me.
Heading to Maui for a week in April and won't get a chance to try out any boards before then. (It's off-season where I live).
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In 1999, Rodney represented the state of New Hampshire, playing traditional fiddle music at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. He has also appeared on Garrison Keillor's National Public Radio show "A Prairie Home Companion," performed live with the Twyla Tharp Modern Dance Company, performed at the Lincoln Center in New York, and was recorded on the album Songs and Sounds of the Sea for the National Geographic Society.
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If They Can't Pass SOPA... Senators Ask FTC To Magically Stop Foreign Software Infringement
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"This unfairness harms the affected companies and their employees, as well as consumers and the broader economy," the senators wrote. "It also stifles innovation by forcing law-abiding American businesses — large and small — to compete against those businesses that reduce their operating costs through the use of pirated IT."Except that much of that is misleading. First of all, it's unclear that the companies in question would have bought the software otherwise, so arguing that it impacts the software companies isn't necessarily true. It is true that US companies have to compete against those other companies, but is the cost of the software they're using really the difference maker here? Besides, for all types of software there is growing competition from open source alternatives. If US companies want to compete, why not adopt more open source alternatives?
Also, what exactly do these Senators think the FTC can do here? The FTC has no jurisdiction over foreign companies and how they operate at home. Finally, even if the FTC could magically stop these companies from using unauthorized software, the end result is likely that those companies would simply shift to alternatives, such as open source software themselves.


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Hi. I'm working on a PKGBUILD, which install executable perl script. It is installed after all in /usr/bin/vendor_perl. It's recommended on ArchLinux Wiki. The problem is, this path isn't in $PATH, so I can't simply run it from a command line. What should I do to make this possible after package installation? I can export PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin/vendor_perl, but I don't know how to do this permanently from PKGBUILD.
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Look at /etc/profile.d/. Example: https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit … /mercurial
By the way, I think all you need to do in case of your script is relogin / source /etc/profile.d/perlbin.sh:
$ cat /etc/profile.d/perlbin.sh
# Set path to perl scriptdirs if they exist
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Perl_Policy#Binaries_and_Scripts
# Added /usr/bin/*_perl dirs for scripts
# Remove /usr/lib/perl5/*_perl/bin in next release
[ -d /usr/bin/site_perl ] && PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin/site_perl
[ -d /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/bin ] && PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/bin
[ -d /usr/bin/vendor_perl ] && PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin/vendor_perl
[ -d /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/bin ] && PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/bin
[ -d /usr/bin/core_perl ] && PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin/core_perl
export PATH
# If you have modules in non-standard directories you can add them here.
#export PERLLIB=dir1:dir2
$ pacman -Qo /etc/profile.d/perlbin.sh
/etc/profile.d/perlbin.sh is owned by perl 5.16.2-2
Already being done? core/perl installs scripts in /etc/profile.d that add the vendor_perl directory to PATH when a shell starts.
Edit: Didn't see a reply was made already rule#1 never post before waking up properly le sigh.
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Hmm... but this script doesn't run after installing package. I had to reboot. Is there good way to enforce this?
Call the script from the install file.
That's strange, but it doesn't update PATH when I run it by hand. Both perlbin.sh and perlbin.csh. I really had to reboot:(.
OK, I'm stupid. Didn't use source, like msthev said;).
Uhh, but it dosn't work from .install .
Last edited by ciembor (2013-01-21 08:52:49)
That's strange, but it doesn't update PATH when I run it by hand.
That's normal -- by running it you create a new shell, and when the script returns, everything in regards to the environment disappears (in this case: global variables). If you want the script to run in current shell, you need to run it with the dot (or source in Bash).
A little demo:
$ echo 'export TESTVAR=yup' >test.sh
$ chmod +x test.sh
$ echo $TESTVAR
$ ./test.sh
$ echo $TESTVAR
$ . test.sh
$ echo $TESTVAR
Uhh, but it dosn't work from .install .
/etc/profile.d/* gets sourced at every login. You just need to relogin (after installing) to have the variable in your profile environment (i.e. every shell you open).
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A smattering of the changes the Fire made in coming back from 2-0 down for the draw Saturday night [clears throat]: Chris Rolfe moved from up top to out left, Patrick Nyarko moved from out right to up top, Dilly Duka moved from the left to the right, Maicon Santos came in for Rolfe and moved up top, Nyarko moved out left, Sherjill MacDonald came on for Duka and went out left, Nyarko moved out right (completing his left-right-center trifecta), Daniel Paladini came on for Jeff Larentowitz.
And that's just the visible changes. Because what was just as apparent were the invisible changes: the change of mindset, the change of momentum, the change of attitude. Something changed in the Fire, something transformed from dejection into something like triumph - all of which you can see on Mike Magee's face after Paladini's equalizer, right about here:
"Tonight I about lost my mind, I'll admit it," Magee said after the match, referring to his spats with the ref and others that earned him the respect of every Fire fan watching (and a yellow card). "I was just yelling, showing emotion and trying to light a fire under whoever was looking."
But look also in the moments just before the game-tying freekick:
Forget the tired legs, forget the frustration of being down. Look at Jalil Anibaba, Nyarko, Alex, and Paladini all working together, throwing themselves around, eventually overcoming the Timber players on the far side and feeding Magee. Nothing represents Saturday's comeback as well as that image of Alex anticipating the ball squeezing up the line, hustling back from the Portland box, and sliding in, while at the same time Paladini, tracking the play, anticipates the result, hurries over to help Alex, saves the ball after his tackle from going out, and plays Anibaba, who plays Nyarko, who plays Magee.
The crowd goes wild.
For the third game in a row, Klopas' second half gambit worked. The game changed. It changed physically, in terms of where players were and what numbers on the scoreboard said, but it also changed intangibly, mentally, emotionally. It's becoming a pattern: most of the Fire's goals this season (6 of 11) have come late in the 82nd minute or later.
Part of that is preparation, is team togetherness, the kind of stuff coaches like to talk about. Klopas told reporters he talked over readiness with his subs: "'Listen, just be prepared to go in right from the start. Or when you get called on in the second half, your ability now to come in and influence the game, you have to be ready.'"
Or like Paladini said after the game: "It's one of those things where you have to be ready when your name's called upon – you either shy away from it or you step-up to the plate."
The good news for Paladini and the other subs is that with the team in the midst of a stretch of 11 games in 49 days, they'll definitely be getting more time to influence other games. As Logan Pause gets fit again, too, Klopas is going to have some interesting decisions to make in June.
After finally getting close to something resembling a consistent line-up, will Pause take his spot back from Alex? And what about the way the subs keep affecting games? Does Paladini deserve to start again? Can we keep expecting Klopas' late game changes to make the difference?


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Farming With One Tractor
William W. Casady
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Raymond E. Massey
Department of Agricultural Economics
Your tractor needs are affected by:
- Farm size
- Labor availability
- Custom service availability
- Crop selection
- Cultural practices
Although few farms claim only one tractor in their machinery inventory, it is possible to choose, equip and schedule a single tractor to accomplish all of the field work on a farm. Even though most tractors have a flexible design suitable for a wide range of tasks, farmers often keep a variety of tractors on hand to accomplish specific tasks. Large tractors are most often used for primary and secondary tillage. A small tractor may be used for utility chores, mowing, and light hauling. Intermediate-sized tractors are often used for the widest range of tasks including some primary tillage, secondary tillage, planting, mowing and hauling.
Equipment costs are a large part of the cost of Midwest row crop agriculture. Equipment costs account for about 20 percent of the total cost of production. Power equipment such as tractors and combines, are the most expensive items. Reducing the number of tractors can significantly reduce total equipment costs.
Costs associated with an equipment set — the combination of tractors and related equipment used in a farming operation — include labor, timeliness and ownership costs. Labor requirements are generally greater for smaller equipment sets. Small equipment sets may also delay field operations, resulting in timeliness costs such as reduced yield or crop quality. Unnecessarily large or extensive equipment sets incur unnecessary ownership costs. An optimum equipment set is a compromise between ownership costs and costs for labor and timeliness.
Factors affecting tractor size and number
Farm size, availability of labor and custom services, crop selection, and cultural practices, such as choice of tillage system, all affect the selection of an optimum equipment set and, ultimately, the number of tractors necessary to farm. Although demand for tractor power generally increases with farm size, many commercial farms in Missouri could operate efficiently with a single tractor. Abundant labor may permit owning a single tractor by allowing several operators to keep the machine running for extended periods of the day during high-demand times such as field preparation and planting. The availability of custom services or equipment rental may reduce the need for larger equipment or more extensive equipment sets.
Reduced tillage systems have lowered the demand for total tractor power and time by reducing the number and type of field operations required to produce a crop. The field tractor power demand chart (Figure 1) shows a short window of opportunity for preparing fields and planting crops; for example, tillage and corn planting occur within the same window of opportunity. By replacing tillage with a burndown herbicide, one of two results can occur. Either the field preparation time is reduced, since the time required for herbicide application is less than for tillage; or the herbicide application is custom hired so that a tractor is not needed for that operation.
Figure 1
Field tractor power demand for northeast Missouri, based on activity completion dates reported by the Missouri Department of Agriculture. Key: Height of curves indicates intensity of power demand; length indicates duration.
Maximum power requirements are also reduced by moving from intensive tillage to reduced tillage, especially no-till. Reduced tillage also reduces the range of power requirements for the average farm.
Choosing and equipping a single tractor
Using a single tractor requires careful selection of equipment. A single tractor can provide power for a wide variety of tasks if it is correctly matched to the power requirements of the attachments. The selected tractor should have adequate power to pull the implement with the greatest draft at a minimum of 4 to 5 miles per hour. Drivetrains are typically not designed to transmit maximum engine power in the lowest gears.
Maximum tractive performance is achieved when there is a balance between wheel slip and rolling resistance. Ballast is added to reduce wheel slip and removed to reduce rolling resistance. A tractor can sometimes be made to pull equipment that is too large by adding large amounts of ballast and shifting to lower gears. This practice reduces the life of the drivetrain, can create sudden drivetrain failures, and increases soil compaction. Choosing implements that are properly sized to be operated at speeds of at least 4 to 5 miles per hour helps to ensure that the tractor drivetrain is not subjected to forces beyond the limits of its design.
A tractor that is used with a variety of implements that have different draft requirements should be reconfigured for maximum performance when changing implements. Optimizing ballast may often result in fuel savings of 10 to 15 percent. Two types of ballast are commonly used for traction. Cast iron wheel weights can be mounted or removed with farm tools. Liquid ballast must usually be pumped by a tire service company. Tractors may be either too heavy or too light. Overweight tractors are more common, especially as cultural practices have shifted toward reduced tillage and no-till systems.
Many equipment manufacturers provide performance guides with their new tractors. If a commercial guide is not available for your tractor, create a table similar to Table 1 that lists ballast requirements and tire pressures for various applications. Refer to this table to adjust ballast and tire inflation pressure to achieve maximum tractor performance with minimum compaction of the soil.
Modifications to ballast can be minimized if all implements are selected to have approximately the same draft requirements. Dual tires may need to be added to support the additional weight of mounted implements or to provide greater traction; tire pressures can often be reduced when dual tires are used. Tire pressures may need to be increased to support mounted equipment if dual tires are not used. Many tractors are available with front-wheel assist, which often reduces the need for using dual tires to increase traction.
Tractors used for multiple purposes and an equipment complement for use by one tractor should be designed with quick-attaching features to reduce the time and effort required to switch from one application to another. Complicated systems, such as those that might accompany a tractor-mounted sprayer, can reduce flexibility.
Because farm operators usually change their equipment complement over time, rather than all at once, the transition to fewer tractors may not be smooth. Initially, adjusting ballast, tire pressure and equipment attachments may be time consuming. As replacement equipment is acquired, those fitting the streamlined design can be obtained and the necessary adjustments are reduced.
Table 1
Tractor ballast and tire inflation pressure requirements for various applications.
|Implement type
Power requirements, or Speed of operation
|Ballast level
|Axle weight
|Tire pressure
|Drawn implement
Light draft, or speeds above 5 mph
|No ballast
|No ballast
|Drawn implement
Heavy draft, or speeds as little as 4 mph
|Medium to heavy
|Medium to heavy
|Mounted implement
|Light to heavy*
|Light to heavy**
|Light to heavy*
|Light to heavy***
|Mounted implement
Dual rear tires
|Light to heavy*
|Light to heavy**
|Light to heavy*
*Front ballast requirement and axle weight depend on weight of mounted implement.
**Rear ballast requirement depends on draft and speed of operation.
***Rear axle weight depends on weight of implement, weight of tires and ballast requirements.
Scheduling and custom operations
Using a single tractor for all operations may reduce the flexibility of scheduling field operations and utilizing labor. For example, disking and planting cannot take place simultaneously if only one tractor is available. Flexibility may be increased by adopting no-till, growing several crops and using multiple maturity groups.
Selecting a diverse cropping system can spread the total annual tractor power requirement over a larger period of time, reducing the peak demand for tractor power. For example, growing wheat with double-crop soybean shifts tractor power demand from April, May and June to July and October; incorporating hay into the cropping system shifts tractor power demand from April, May and June to May, June, July and August. Cultural practices such as minimum tillage and diverse cropping systems can reduce both the size and number of tractors required for a farm.
Custom application of inputs such as fertilizer and pesticides can reduce scheduling conflicts when a single tractor is used on the farm. A reliable source of custom services can also eliminate the need for other farmer-owned equipment, such as a sprayer.
Figure 1 shows the demands for tractor power for various activities involved in crop production. Labor demand is related to tractor power demand to the extent that the activity is done by the producer. If the activity is done by a custom operator, time conflicts are reduced. For example, land preparation occurs in the spring at the same time as corn planting. If tillage done by the farmer is replaced with a herbicide application done by a custom operator, the time conflict of the two activities is reduced.
Increased availability of tractor leases and rentals makes it possible to obtain tractors for short periods of time or for unanticipated needs. Farmers have traditionally preferred owning equipment to leasing or custom hire on the grounds that ownership was more reliable and timely than other forms of control. However, the increasing cost of owning equipment makes it important to reconsider the cost of timeliness. Leasing may provide important cash flow and tax consequences. As production and financial conditions change (e.g., tractor costs rise), the decision of whether or not to custom hire some activities or to lease may also change. The increased availability of services and leases also makes them more attractive as it reduces the timeliness cost.
Keeping a utility tractor
Farming with one tractor may not mean selling a small utility tractor (e.g., 30 horsepower), especially if the farm also includes a livestock operation. A small utility tractor may still be required for loading manure, tending forage crops, transporting wagons and light equipment, mowing, and as a source of portable power for power takeoff (PTO) driven equipment such as augers.
Many older tractors are not equipped with safety features that are now standard equipment on new tractors. A correctly designed and installed rollover protective structure (ROPS) can protect a tractor operator from severe injuries or death when the safety harness is fastened. A retrofit ROPS may be available through a local dealer. Tractors equipped with front-end loaders can quickly become unstable when heavy loads are lifted above the center of gravity of the tractor. Stationary PTO-driven equipment can also be a safety hazard. Inspect safety shields regularly and stay clear of all moving parts. .
Economic considerations
Equipment costs account for about 20 percent of the total costs of production. The cost for depreciation, interest and insurance can range from $25 to $60 per acre depending on the crop and how intensively the equipment is used.
Farming with one tractor allows beginning farmers to start with less initial investment than may have been previously thought necessary. But for producers who already have more than one tractor and are thinking about farming with only one, questions arise about the most efficient path to that goal.
Farming with reduced equipment costs is a dynamic process affected by a farmer's current production practices and equipment complement. There are three alternatives for those who determine they have more tractors than they need; they can sell the extra tractors, keep them as backups, or trade them in on a better tractor.
Selling a tractor may be a good idea for someone who has a tractor with considerable market value. The selling price may be sufficient to retire debt or to purchase other needed equipment, such as a no-till drill. Selling the tractor may be the option exercised by persons needing the money for immediate use.
Keeping an already-owned tractor on the farm for use in emergencies makes good sense in many cases. Estimates of per acre equipment costs are averages over the expected life of the equipment. However, the depreciation and interest costs associated with owning equipment occur more rapidly the first few years after the equipment is manufactured (Figure 2). If the spare tractor is 4 or 5 years old, the additional depreciation associated with keeping it as a spare for emergencies may not be very great. If it is used only infrequently, say for a few hours per year, the value of the tractor may decrease very little after inflation is taken into account. Any cost associated with keeping the tractor may be well below the value associated with having a spare tractor available for emergencies and to reduce timeliness costs.
Trading in multiple tractors for a single tractor that more adequately meets the needs of current and anticipated production practices can also be a good decision. Often, two tractors can be traded for a tractor in better condition than either of the trade-ins. Trading for a better tractor reduces the need for a spare tractor and may allow for a quicker transition into farming with one tractor by getting one that is able to handle all the necessary equipment efficiently.
Figure 2
Depreciation in tractor value over time.


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Despite years of steady growth, college enrollment dropped by 0.2% in the fall of 2011, the first decline in 15 years, according to the U.S. Education Department's National Center for Education Statistics.
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The number of undergraduates enrolled dropped to 18.62 million in 2011 from 18.65 million in 2010, but that doesn't necessarily mean less people are pursuing a four-year degree. The number of college students enrolled in at least one online course increased for the ninth straight year, according to the Babson Survey Research Group.
The 2011 study reports that the number of students taking at least one online course has now surpassed six million and nearly one-third of all students in higher education are taking at least one online course.
The college experience is slowly shifting off campus and into the internet as students seek out multiple sources for their educational experience, says Adam Newman, managing partner at Education Growth Advisors.
"Colleges that fail to focus on supporting, and frankly exceeding, the academic needs and expectations of students will do so at their peril given the increasing number of plausible alternatives emerging," he says.
Especially considering the increasing costs of a college education, students are expecting a return on investment than ever before, says Brian Kibby, president of McGraw-Hill Higher Education. "Students want a good experience but ultimately what they want is a great job, a great opportunity," he says. "Everything that colleges and universities do should be focused on what is the student's result--if the students don't have results, it's just harder for them to get that return on investment and then ultimately contribute to the global economy."
For traditional colleges and universities evolving to meet the needs of their students, here are three trends the experts predict will have a significant role in shaping higher education in 2013.
More Online Programs
While many colleges and universities have increased their online learning opportunities, experts predict that schools will continue to bolster these courses and degree programs.
"They're looking to accelerate that, not only because of the school's initiatives, but as for assigning a stigma to online learning—it's gone," says Kibby. "There are too many good studies that exist now that show students do better in online programs."
The introduction of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) means that every university now needs an online strategy, with the more progressive institutions figuring how they can provide meaningful credentials online, says Ryan Craig, managing director at University Ventures.
"Add to this the increased number of 'online enablers' or 'service providers' – companies that partner with universities to help them develop online degree programs, and 2013 should see the greatest ever annual increase (on an absolute basis) in online courses and degree programs."
More Emphasis on 'Self-Directed' Learning
With a large number of adult learners over age 25 in higher education programs, there are already an increasing number of self-paced and competency-based programs, which will become more common with traditional college students in a trend dubbed "flipping the classroom," predicts Craig.
"Flipping the classroom involves requiring students to view lectures online prior to class, which is then reserved for focused learning, problem solving and group work--students in a flipped classroom environment need to be much more self-directed," he says.
While there will continue to be a rise of self-directed learning options, a key issue will be how institutions and employers value these experiences, as the quality and caliber of self-directed learning programs vary widely, says Newman.
"For those students pursing them with the context of personal enrichment, that may be fine," he says. "As it relates to employability and demonstrated competencies, it's an entirely different matter in which the value of these self-directed options remains unproven."
Shift in Faculty Hiring Processes
As schools continue to experience decreased endowments and tight budgets, fewer faculty members will be hired on a full time basis, say the experts.
"One of the hardest jobs to get anywhere is full time, tenured faculty positions, whether they're at a community college or more elite colleges," says Kibby. "Having said that, the need for passionate master teachers, whether you're a fourth grade teacher or at the highest level, that will never change and in fact, it will accelerate."
In order to offer the same number of classes, maintain class size, and serve the same number of students with fewer full-time faculty members, universities will be hiring more part-time faculty in 2013, says Jon Lenrow, Associate Dean, Academic Operations and Faculty Support at Peirce College in Philadelphia.
"The direct cost to the institution is much lower to hire part-time faculty over full-time faculty," he says. "Part-time faculty members also frequently bring more practical experience to the classroom."


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Demetrius Hewlin passed away Tuesday morning. His family made the following statement:
"We are very saddened by the loss of our son and others in our Chardon community. Demetrius was a happy young man who loved life and his family and friends. We will miss him very much but we are proud that he will be able to help others through organ donation. We ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time."
Family members of Daniel Parmertor released the following statement Monday afternoon:
"We are shocked by this senseless tragedy. Danny was a bright young boy who had a bright future ahead of him. The family is torn by this loss. We ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time. "
Russell King's family released the following statement Tuesday afternoon:
"We would like to thank the public for their continued support. We would also like to extend our sympathy to the families of the victims of this senseless tragedy. We ask that Russell be remembered for who he was, a strong boy with a big heart. He will be missed by many. He was so full of life and we are honoring his wishes to help others by donating his organs. Please respect our privacy during this difficult time."
Governor Kasich issued the following statement in response to the shooting at Chardon High School.
"Please join me in praying for the students who've been injured in this horrible crime. Praise goes to the Chardon Police and Geauga County Sheriff's office for quickly getting this situation under control. I've pledged Ohio's full support to them, the school and the local community in this difficult time."
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown released the following statement after several students were shot at Chardon High School.
"My thoughts and prayers are with the Chardon community today. I join Ohioans across the state in praying for the speedy recovery of the students that have been injured," Brown said. "I stand ready to provide whatever assistance possible to the victims and their families-as well as to local, state, and federal law enforcement to ensure that the suspect is brought to justice."
Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan:
"The shootings at Chardon High School are an unspeakable tragedy, and our hearts go out to the entire community as they grieve this terrible and senseless loss. It's still too early to know yet why a student took a firearm to school and shot his classmates. But preliminary reports indicate that if it were not for the extraordinary courage of a teacher who chased the shooter out of the school, and if not for the speedy reaction of school leaders, the toll of these shootings could have been even worse. Our thoughts today are with the children, the teachers, and the parents of Chardon. The Department has been in touch with the superintendent's office to offer our help and support. And we will do everything in our power in coming weeks and months to help support the Chardon community as it recovers from this tragedy."


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Range of donors backing Boughton mayoral re-election campaign
DANBURY -- Those who have donated to Mayor Mark Boughton's re-election campaign make up a list of the movers and shakers in the city.
Aside from companies that have done construction work for the city and developers with pending projects, Boughton's fundraising effort also is supported by a plethora of city employees and department heads.
Danbury Democratic Party Chairman Joseph DaSilva Jr. said he doesn't find that particularly surprising.
"It's not insignificant that city contractors are donating to his campaign, but it's hardly shocking," he said.
Boughton said he is honored by all of the individuals and companies that have donated to his re-election campaign in recent months.
"All the contributions we've taken in follow the law carefully and closely, and our filings reflect that," he said. "Certainly people who have faith in the way I've led the city have expressed that faith in their campaign contributions, and it's an honor."
In his bid for a seventh term in office, Boughton is being opposed by Democrat Paul McAllister, who petitioned to get into the race in August after Democrats failed to nominate a candidate for the position.
As of the latest filing on July 10, Boughton, who has also filed an exploratory committee for a gubernatorial run, has accumulated more than $45,000 in his mayoral bid, according to campaign finance records filed with the Town Clerk's office.
Boughton said Friday that number has already exceeded $60,000, although the next reporting period isn't until later this month.
While the majority of the donations to Boughton's campaigns were less than $250, a few of the larger donations were from his wife, Phyllis Boughton, who donated the limit of $1,000, and former U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon, who donated $920 to the campaign.
The city's corporation counsel, Robert Yamin, also donated $1,000 to the mayor's coffers.
Some of the city contractors who have donated to the campaign include Mulvaney Mechanical, a company that has done several multimillion-dollar school construction projects in the city in recent years.
McKenny Mechanical, a company that's done more than $80,000 worth of service work for the city, also contributed to Boughton's campaign, according to Charles Volpe, the city's purchasing agent.
Volpe said that hat all of the work done by the companies was competitively bid.
Both companies fell just short of the $400 limit that would require them to disclose the contracts.
Josh Foley, an attorney with the State Elections Enforcement Committee, said that while contractors are not barred from making donations, they are required to disclose the relationship if the donations are in excess of $400.
Others, including the law firm Robinson and Cole, which donated $500, and attorney Dan Casagrande, who donated $250 to Boughton's coffers, acknowledged their relationship with the city, according to campaign finance reports.
DaSilva said he doesn't have any reason to believe the company's donating to Boughton's campaign aren't reputable firms, and Boughton noted many of the company's have also donated to Democratic coffers over the years.
Developers who have contributed to Boughton's campaign including Dan Bertram, a principal with BRT Corp. that has approvals to build 589 units of housing at Kennedy Place but has yet to start the project.
Bertram, who donated $250 to Boughton's campaign, confirmed last month the company is in talks with national developers about selling the project.
Members of the City Council are considering whether to extend tax abatements on the property to the new developer, who has yet to be named.
Chris Orifici, the owner of Westconn Aviation, donated $400 to Boughton's campaign.
Orifici, meanwhile, has been actively trying to build a restaurant at his business, located at Danbury Municipal Airport. It's a project that Boughton has supported, but airport officials and members of the City Council have consistently blocked it.
While DaSilva said he wasn't surprised that city employees, as well as city department heads, also were contributing to Boughton's campaign.
Nearly two dozen city employees have donated a total of more than $4,200 to the mayor's re-election bid.
"The real question is making sure they aren't required to donate," DaSilva said. "Not that I've ever been aware of that."
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Danbury Corporation Counsel Robert Yamin -- $1,000
Former U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon -- $920
Mayoral Chief of Staff Wayne Shepperd -- $890
CityCenter managing director Andrea Gartner -- $500
City contractor Mulvaney Mechanical (including employees) -- $390
City contractor McKenny Mechanical (including employees) -- $350
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A Florida Keys man is behind bars after he allegedly spent all day beating his girlfriend and dog, all because he had a dream that she had cheated on him!
The girlfriend of Carlos Gascon, 27, told the police that he woke up already mad at the victim and brutally assaulted her throughout the day at her home on Summerland Key.
He allegedly beat and cut her, and even threatened to kill the woman.
"She said he was angry at her because he had a dream she was cheating on him," said Becky Herrin, a spokeswoman for the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Throughout the course of the day, the victim said, he cut the back of her leg with a knife, poured hot coffee on her and choked her.
He then picked her up and slammed the victim down on a glass table, which shattered on impact.
Gascon also picked up his dog and slammed it into the ground before choking it with his foot.
The woman was finally able to call for help about 6:45pm, once he passed out in the house.
She couldn't find her cell phone or house keys, which she presumed to have been thrown in the canal in front of her house, Herrin said.
Gascon is being held on $265,000 bail at the Monroe County Jail on a slew of aggravated assault and battery charges, plus false imprisonment and animal cruelty.
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Another big farming operation has gone to court to shut down a successful California marketing commission created by an overwhelming majority of producers.
This time it is Paramount Farms, the giant Kern County, Calif., based almond/citrus and pistachio producer.
It filed suit in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, challenging the power of the government-backed commission to assess fees used to market pistachios.
The company says the commission's marketing programs are "totally ineffective."
"It is critical that, as an industry, we move beyond the CPC's commodity mindset and set our sights on the bigger goal of stimulating consumer demand and that is why we have taken these actions today," said Chris Tuffli, Paramount Farms' communications director, in a written statement.
Pistachio production has increased dramatically over the last several years, reaching 300 million pounds in 2002 and 350 million pounds in 2004. Industry projections are for production to continue increasing. Most pistachio growers tell me it has been a very profitable crop with a bright future due to the promotional efforts of the commission.
A large contingent of pistachio producers under the organization called "United Pistachio Farmers" is fighting back in court and in the field.
To get Paramount attention some groups from this group have pulled pistachios away from Paramount and placed them with other processors. Paramount markets about 30 percent of the pistachios grown in California each year.
In a news release from United Pistachio Farmers, Larry Lowder of Madera, Calif., said growers are pulling product from Paramount to emphasize to let the giant ag corporation know "we're not happy with the direction they're taking in terms of the commission.
"We need a united front when we get into situations involving the government and product safety, pesticides and health issues. We must have an organization that can present on behalf of everyone.
We like what the California Pistachio Commission does for all farmers in this $437 million industry."
In the last industry referendum, 96 percent of the ballots submitted supported the continuation of the commission formed in 1981.
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He was born Jan. 25, 1927, in Clinton, the son of Charles and Anna (Daisher) Schneirla. He married Janice Harper in 1950 and sadly, she preceded him in death in 1992. He then married Thelma Martin on Nov. 16, 1997, and she survives.
Charles was a lifelong resident of the area. He served in the Navy during World War II. He was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church on the Ridge and a member of the Tecumseh VFW Post #4187. Charles worked as an inspector at Ford Motor Company of Manchester and Rawsonville for 36 years until retiring in 1988. He also worked at Die Cast in Clinton, and managed Hadley's (George's) Market for many years. Charles was an avid TV sports enthusiast, especially the Detroit Tigers. He enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and travelling, especially his trip to Alaska. He will be greatly missed by all who know and loved him.
In addition to his wife, Thelma, Charles is survived by his son, Michael Schneirla of Tecumseh; his daughters, Carol (Robert) Kasmer of Lancaster, Pa., Kathy (Doug) Wilcox of Manitou Beach and Rebecca (Allen) Gabriel of Coltsneck, N.J.; his stepson, Steven (Cindy) Martin of Tecumseh; stepdaughters, Shirley (Bryan) Van Benschoten of Tecumseh and Lori Martin of Tecumseh; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Charles will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at the Tecumseh Chapel of Handler Funeral Homes. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at the funeral home, with Pastor Lloyd Jewett officiating. Visitation will take place from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service.
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Diplomatic efforts to end the hostilities have gathered pace, with US President Barack Obama phoning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Washington offering to use its relationships in the Middle East to help end the hostilities.
Speaking at a news conference Friday in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu said he would not end the military campaign until he achieved his goal of stopping the Hamas fire.
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Despite international concerns, truce efforts have been unsuccessful, according to Cairo, which has been key in mediating previous Hamas-Israel ceasefires.
"Egypt has communicated with all sides to halt violence against civilians and called on them to continue with the truce agreement signed in November 2012," the foreign ministry said.
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After weeks of rocket fire into its southern flank, Israel appeared bent on dealing a fatal blow to the Gaza-based Islamist Hamas.
Ismail Haniya, Gaza's former premier and the most senior Hamas official in the coastal enclave, also ruled out any end to hostilities.
"(Israel) is the one that started this aggression and it must stop, because we are (simply) defending ourselves," he said.
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Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, kept up a steady stream of rocket fire on Israel throughout Friday.
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The military believed a Palestinian group had fired in solidarity with Hamas, public radio reported.