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Signs of hope grow one year after drought MATT DARAY Daily Egyptian Local farmers are breathing a sigh of relief this summer as higher precipitation rates are allowing them to move forward from last year’s drought.

The summer of 2012 caused one of the worst droughts in southern Illinois’ history. According to data from Illinois surveys by the Prairie Research Institute, the average temperature for July 2012 was 81.8 degrees Fahrenheit, which is 6.5 degrees higher than the average from 1981-2010, making it the second warmest July recorded in Illinois with most areas of the state experiencing extreme to exceptional amounts of dryness. While most farmers have been able to move on and are in better shape than they were last year, many have not forgotten the drought and the memory of last summer is still fresh in their minds.Chris Vick, a researcher in the department of agriculture, said the department at the university had to spend a lot of time and money to maintain their fields.

“It was severe. We spent most of our summer and most of our time and resources watering our crops,” he said. “We had to keep them alive with irrigation, and without the irrigation and water, we would basically have had no plot whatsoever.”

Vick said last summer might have been the worst drought the Carbondale area has ever had.

He said the lack of rain on top of the excessive heat were the two main reasons growing anything was difficult during the drought.

While these factors affected the overall severity of the drought, Vick said the largest factor in crop loss was that farmers were just not prepared for how severe the drought would become.

According to Illinois state water surveys by the Prairie Research Institute, the amount of topsoil moisture measured July 23, 2012 was 99 percent short or very short of adequate moisture content, with 80 percent being very short. This is a stark contrast from the July 22 topsoil measurement this year, which showed topsoil having 73 percent adequate or surplus moisture.

Above: Sara Lipe, of Makanda, picks peaches Wednesday at her family’s 40-acre orchard, Lipe Orchard, in Makanda. One year after her family experienced one of the worst droughts they had ever witnessed, Lipe said her orchard and other area farmers have experienced a rebound. “I would call this a good year, even without comparing it to the drought,” she said. “It’s been nice picking.”

Right: Peaches grow at Lipe Orchards in Makanda.

Sara Lipe, a fourth generation co-owner of the orchards, said she lost 10 trees and countless branches from other trees due to dry conditions, and has been planting more to make up for the damage from last year’s drought. “The drought affected the peaches by making them smaller than they would have been ordinarily, which translates into lower sales,” she said.

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Homeless shelters see increase in requested services STEPHANIE DANNER Daily Egyptian Reports from two local shelters reflect an increase in the number of homeless individuals in the Carbondale area.

The Good Samaritan Ministries and the Women’s Center, which are both local shelters that help those in need by providing shelter, food and emergency assistance, have seen an increase in services provided to homeless individuals.

Mike Heath, executive director at Good Samaritan Ministries, said he believes that the increase in people seeking refuge is because of unemployment rates.

Heath said the increased number of people using the ministry’s facilities has occurred because the number of unemployed individuals has risen since last year.

Illinois’ 2013 unemployment rate is at 9.2 percent, up from 8.9 percent in 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“We’ve noticed a difference in the people

Homeless Shelter and Services Statistics Transitional House

Food Pantry

Soup Kitchen

Total Nights

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who come,” he said. “They’re better dressed.

They have nicer cars. So, they’ve had jobs but they’re out of work.”

He said the ministry has noticed an increase in the number of people seeking aid in all areas of the ministry such as the transitional housing, food pantry, soup kitchen and emergency shelter, but the largest increase was in emergency assistance, a one-time aid given to qualified patrons who need temporary financial support.

Between 2011 and 2012, the ministry has seen a 300 percent increase in the number of people seeking emergency assistance.

Increases in requested assistance in the area has also affected the Women’s Center in Carbondale.

The Women’s Center provides a safe place for homeless women and children to stay for up to 90 days. The individuals who seek refuge are often homeless because they are victims of domestic violence or sexual assault, Cathy McClanahan, executive director of the Women’s Center, said.

McClanahan said domestic violence is the No. 1 reason women and children are homeless in the country.

“Once women are in the shelter, you find

out that they did just get kicked off their sisters couch, but they have a history of domestic violence that led them onto that path of homelessness,” she said.

In the past five years, the number of adults and children using the facility each year has increased from 824 to 1,013, according to the Women’s Center database. McClanahan said the amount of homeless individuals seeking assistance has increased to the point that the center created a waiting list for the first time in its history.

While the number of homeless individuals and families is increasing, the Women’s Center and the Good Samaritan Ministries will work together to end homelessness and help those in need within the community, Heath said.

“We try to work out what is best for each individual by working together,” he said.

Stephanie Danner can be reached at s danner@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 268.

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Waiting for Bernanke, stocks plod indecisively CHRISTINA REXRODE Associated Press On the stock market Tuesday, it felt like late-summer inertia had already set in.

U.S. stocks wandered between the tiniest of gains and losses before closing mixed. Traders were indecisive as companies reported disparate earnings news, and many were disinclined to make any big moves before getting direction from the Federal Reserve, which is scheduled to release an updated policy statement Wednesday.

The calendar said late July, but on the stock exchange it seemed more like August, when many traders take off for vacation and fewer stocks trade hands.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose as much as 72 points in early trading — less than 0.5 percent — before flickering lower. It dipped into the red for most of the afternoon and closed down 1.38 points, or 0.01 percent, at 15,520.59.

“It seems like the doldrums of summer have set in,” said Dave Abate, senior wealth adviser at Strategic Wealth Partners in Seven Hills, Ohio.

The Nasdaq composite rose 17.33 points, or 0.5 percent, to 3,616.47, though even that gain was largely because Apple, its biggest component, was up more than 1 percent.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index plodded just a fraction higher, up 0.63 point, or 0.04 percent, to 1,685.96. Three of its industry sectors rose, led by technology stocks. Seven fell, dragged down by telecommunications companies.

Company earnings were equally inconclusive. Coach, the maker of upscale handbags, slumped 8 percent after reporting lower quarterly profit. But Goodyear Tire & Rubber jumped 9 percent after announcing that its quarterly earnings had doubled.

This earnings season has presented a picture encouraging on some fronts and troubling on others. Many companies, including big names like Apple and Visa, have posted better-than-expected results, and analysts predict that second-quarter earnings are up 4.7 percent for companies in the S&P 500, according to S&P Capital IQ. But the picture has its blemishes, including the fact that many of the gains are based not on business growth but on costcutting: Revenue is down about 0.5 percent.

“There’s a little bit of swapping chairs on the deck,” Abate said.

Outside of earnings reports, traders were keeping a close eye on the Federal Reserve, which began a two-day meeting Tuesday and will release an updated policy statement Wednesday.

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A building contractor who says a seductive but unsavory world of the rich and the powerful in Illinois led him astray was sentenced Wednesday to just more than two years behind bars — in what was a last piece of unfinished business from the investigation of imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Jacob Kiferbaum, 61, admitted he and others with links to Blagojevich threatened to deny state permission for Napervillebased Edward Hospital’s expansion unless it hired Kiferbaum’s firm. A 2003 investigation into the scheme triggered a series of investigations that eventually toppled dozens of powerbrokers, including Blagojevich.

U.S. District Judge John F. Grady told the Chicago courtroom Wednesday that he had to determine

a prison term that would serve as a deterrent in a state with such a long, ignominious history of corruption.

“We live in a state that unfortunately is afflicted by political corruption. ... It’s been that way as long as most of us can remember,” the 84-year-old judge said. “We keep hoping things are going to change.”

Minutes before, a tearful Kiferbaum apologized for the humiliation and anguish his prosecution caused his wife and two sons, saying, “I will never forgive myself for what I have done to my family.” Relatives on a nearby bench wiped away tears.

The Israel-born Kiferbaum, the son of Holocaust survivors, said he also apologized to his adopted country, the United States, “which has done so much for me and my family.”

Kiferbaum, who also has to pay $7 million in restitution, was ordered to report to prison on Oct. 15. The judge gave Kiferbaum permission to travel to Israel before then to visit his

ailing 87-year-old mother.

Kiferbaum pleaded guilty in 2005 to attempted extortion in a deal that called for a prison term of around two years. His sentencing was delayed for eight years in case prosecutors needed to call him to testify. Since so many of the government targets signed plea agreements, Kiferbaum never did take the stand.

In court Wednesday, prosecutor Kaarina Salovaara praised Kiferbaum, saying he promptly admitted to wrongdoing after being confronted by authorities in 2004.

Defense attorneys say Kiferbaum’s cooperation set off a series of events that enabled the feds to arrest Blagojevich in 2008. The Chicago Democrat is serving a 14-year prison term in Colorado for multiple corruption convictions, including his attempt to trade or sell President Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat.

At 18, Kiferbaum served in the Israeli army and was injured during

the 1973 Yom Kippur War. When he immigrated to the U.S., he spoke no English and had just $72 in his pocket; his first job was as a shoe salesman, defense filings say.

Before Wednesday, Kiferbaum wrote a six-page letter to Grady, saying his decline began after he built Kiferbaum Construction into a profitable business.

“I didn’t know how to handle that success (in) the world of the rich, powerful and influential people I found myself in,” he said. “I lost my moral compass and couldn’t properly guide myself in that environment that was worlds away from where and what I had come from.”

Kiferbaum laid much of the blame on former associate Stuart Levine, an influential state board member.

Kiferbaum described being awed by Levine when he met him in 2001.

“I wanted to be someone of such stature (as Levine),” Kiferbaum wrote.

“The truth is that I was in way over my

head with the company I was keeping.”

Levine, an admitted swindler and longtime drug addict who went on to serve as a key government witness, was sentenced last year to a 5 1/2-year prison term for money laundering and fraud in the tens of millions of dollars.

On Wednesday, Kiferbaum attorney James Streiker portrayed Kiferbaum as one of Levin’s victims.

“He’s a big boy — but he got pulled into this by Stuart Levine,” Streiker said. “He really became intoxicated with what Mr. Levine was doing.”

Grady said he didn’t fully accept Kiferbaum’s contention that it was status, not greed, that drove his involvement in the criminal exploit.

But the judge said Kiferbaum seemed genuinely anguished over what he had done, accepting that Kiferbaum’s life was otherwise exemplary.

“It is, indeed, an aberration that he is here at all,” Grady said.

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An attorney for a suburban Chicago teenager facing terrorism charges raised the question at a pre-trial hearing Tuesday about whether expanded U.S. surveillance methods — the subject of heated national debate — were used in her client’s case.

Abdella Ahmad Tounisi’s lawyer, Molly Armour, told a judge it’s unclear if authorities used enhanced surveillance against Tounisi but that

she would press for clarity. It’s the second time in just over a month that enhanced government surveillance has come up in a Chicago terrorism case.

The American-born Tounisi, 18, has pleaded not guilty to lying to authorities and to attempting to provide material support to a terrorist group by trying to join alQaida-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra, which is fighting the Bashar Assad regime in Syria.

Attorneys for another Chicagoarea terrorist suspect and a friend of

Tounisi’s, Adel Daoud, recently asked a judge to order prosecutors to state if they used enhanced surveillance in his case. If government investigators did, the defense lawyers signaled they would challenge the evidence on constitutional grounds.

Daoud, 19, has pleaded not guilty to attempting to detonate a device he thought was a bomb outside a Chicago bar. He, like Tounisi, remains in jail awaiting trial.

In both cases, the government has acknowledged in court filings that they used the 1978 Foreign

Intelligence Surveillance Act, which governs secret surveillance. But they have not specified if they drew on 2008 amendments of the law that led to the more sweeping surveillance.

National debate about surveillance was triggered by revelations from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who said secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, courts authorized one program that gathers U.S. phone records and another that tracks the use of U.S.-based Internet servers by suspected foreign

terrorists.

Since the 2008 amendments, the government has consistently declined requests in terrorism cases to say if enhanced surveillance methods kick-started wider investigations, according to the Daoud filing in June.

Federal prosecutors have declined to comment on the Daoud or Tounisi cases since they are ongoing. And Tounisi’s attorney, Molly Armour, declined to comment beyond telling the judge Tuesday it was “unclear whether evidence was FISA or FISA Amendment Act-related.”

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Fla. Gov. criticizes Jesse Jackson over comments GARY FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday demanded an apology from longtime civil rights activist Jesse Jackson for comparing the state’s struggle with the Trayvon Martin case to the civil rights clashes with police during the 1960s in Selma, Ala. Jackson joined the protest this week and during his remarks called the environment in Florida “toxic.� He linked Scott to former Alabama Gov. George Wallace by pointing out that Southern governors have “changed their minds� about their stances on civil rights. While he was governor, Wallace stood in the door at the University of Alabama to try to block the entry of two black students.

In his remarks Jackson said the protest would continue to mount because “this is the Selma of our time.�

Scott in a release blasted Jackson’s comments as “reckless� and “divisive� and said that he should apologize to residents. “It is unfortunate that he would

come to Florida to insult Floridians and divide our state at a time when we are striving for unity and healing,�

Scott said.

Scott also criticized Jackson for labeling Florida an “apartheid state� although Jackson made that comment previously and not while he was in Tallahassee.

But Jackson — who spent Tuesday night with protesters at the state Capitol — stuck by his comments Wednesday and said he wanted to change the disparities that exist in the state instead of resorting to “name calling.�

The flurry between the Republican governor and Jackson marked one of the few reactions from Scott since a group began occupying the Capitol after George Zimmerman was acquitted on July 13 in the shooting death of Martin. Protesters have said they will not leave until Scott calls a special session to have legislators change the state’s “stand your ground� law and address other issues such as racial profiling.

Scott, who did meet once with

protest leaders, has steadfastly refused to call a session. Since then, the protest has continued and attracted national media attention and earned the support of celebrities such as Harry Belafonte. During most of that time Scott has been traveling across the state.

Scott’s criticism was quickly echoed by other Republicans including newly elected legislator Mike Hill. Hill, R-Pensacola, who is the only black GOP member of the Legislature. “When Jackson uses language that describes us as an apartheid state and compares our governor to one of history’s most notorious bigots, he is either hopelessly out of touch or purposefully dishonest,� said Hill.

Hill also called Jackson’s comments a “disgrace.�

But Jackson defended his remarks in an interview with The Associated Press, ticking off a list of conditions in the state that he said made it “apartheidlike.�

He cited the state’s voting laws, statistics on juvenile criminals and the fact that that more than 40 percent

of Florida’s prison population is black while making up just 17 percent of the state’s population. “In the gaps between blacks and whites, one sees apartheid-like conditions,� Jackson said.

But Jackson added that he doesn’t want to fight the governor, but he would prefer to work with him to change policies like the “stand your ground� law that he said “incentivizes� violence.

Zimmerman claimed self-defense in shooting the 17-year-old unarmed Miami teenager during a fight. Martin’s supporters say Zimmerman profiled and followed him because Martin was black. Zimmerman identifies himself as Hispanic.

Jackson cited the case of Marissa Alexander as an example of how the law has been applied unequally.

Alexander, who is from Jacksonville, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a bullet at a wall to scare off her husband when she felt he was threatening her. A judge refused to let her use a “stand your ground� defense. “If he comes back to work I will

talk to him face to face,� Jackson said of the governor. “I’m interested in a resolution, not a fight.�

The protest at the Capitol and organized by a group called the Dream Defenders started on July 16 and so far the state has spent more than $90,000 in overtime costs on Capitol security costs. Protesters are allowed to come and go during the day, but they must remain in a designated area in the hallways after hours.

The group this week their own mock session in the Old Capitol. They also are trying to urge 32 legislators to ask for a special session. Under Florida law, if 32 legislators make that demand, then the Department of State must poll the Legislature. If three-fifths of lawmakers agree, then a special session must be called.

Right now Republican leaders in the Florida Legislature remain opposed to a special session.

Senate President Don Gaetz earlier this week that while he understands that some people are “frustrated� with the verdict that doesn’t mean the law should be changed.

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“We were ill-prepared last year for what was about to come. Everybody was,� he said. “If we knew (the drought) was that severe, we would have done things differently as far as watering earlier.�

LeRoy Yoder, owner and partner of Echo Valley Orchard, said a number of his orchard’s crops suffered from the extreme heat. “The biggest thing we are seeing from the drought is that it probably didn’t size the peaches last year and it didn’t size the apples because it was too hot and dry,� he said. “Having said that, we have not pulled a number of trees because they couldn’t get their root nutrients.�

Sara Lipe, the fourth generation co-owner of her family’s 40-acre orchard, Lipe Orchard, said the drought had a large impact on the trees and fruit. “The drought was very difficult,� she said. “The year started off good, but without any rain, the fruit wouldn’t size, plants were dying and some of the trees died from the stress of the drought.�

Lipe said the drought affected the size and overall volume of her fruits, causing her orchard to bring in less revenue than most years. She said the drought also caused long-term stress on some of her trees, causing them to die.

Though farmers suffered through one of the

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Rows of soybean plants grow near the Agronomy Center at University Farms. Creed Worthen, an agricultural systems technology graduate from Murphysboro, said last year’s drought had a major impact on the research crops. “With the drought, we pretty much had a state-wide loss between farmers and researchers alike,� he said. “It takes at least two years to get an accurate depiction of your data. With losing a year, that sets you back a lot. Most research programs had to just scrap the year, but we’re really banking on this year to get everyone back on track.� hottest summers in the state’s history, many said they are faring better this year and are ready for future droughts.

Vick said this summer is different from last year and it has been easier to farm.

“Here in Carbondale, we have maintained above average rainfall. We’ve basically had to irrigate very, very little this year and the crops look good,� he said. “Last year, about this time, things were pretty much dead; all the grass was

dead along with most of our crops.�

Vick said the agriculture department has taken measures to make sure the department is prepared for another drought. He said the department spent almost $60,000 on a new irrigation system, which will upgrade irrigation efficiency and capacity.

Yoder said this year has been more successful because the amount of fruit he grows has increased and his trees are producing new fruit at a quicker pace. He said while his orchard is producing a larger amount of fruit this year, the effects of last year can still be seen, such as a variation in the number of usable fruits.

Yoder said he is also increasing the amount of irrigation for his plants in order to prepare for another drought in the coming years.

Lipe said this year has also shown an increase in the number and quality of fruit at her family’s orchard. “The fruit is much larger, it’s juicier and the trees are healthy,� she said. “Things don’t look stressed like they’re struggling to survive.�

The Daily Egyptian contacted Greenridge Farm several times by phone for comment to follow up with them this year, but did not receive a response by press time Wednesday.

Matt Daray can be reached at mdaray@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 254.

Drought Severity D0- Abnormally Dry

D2 Drought - Severe

D1 Drought - Moderate

D3 Drought - Extreme

D4 Drought - Exceptional

July 24, 2012

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Plan to follow up on it later. Use all that stuff you’ve been saving.

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Social activities drain reserves. You don’t get as much as planned.

Leo — Today is an 8 —Don’t go for a far-out suggestion. Stick to your budget, and stay objective.

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Imagine an inspiring future.

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Trevor Timm, left, a senior from Mt. Carroll studying microbiology, and Jessica Fort, a graduate student in wildlife conservation from North Carolina, scale the climbing wall July 24 at the Recreation Center. Timm, who has been climbing for five months and works at the climbing wall, said he took the job so he could start devoting some time to the sport. “The initial thing that interested me was you have to use your whole body and it’s a lot of thinking,” he said. “It’s not so much an exercise as it is trying to solve a problem. You have to move your body a certain way to get up the wall.”

Saluki golfers qualify for U.S. Amateur TYLER DIXON Daily Egyptian Two SIU golfers have qualified for the 2013 U.S. Amateur Championship that will take place in August in Brookline, Mass.

Saluki golfer Drew Novara and incoming recruit Steve Souchek qualified to compete in the prestigious tournament, which will be held at The Country Club from Aug. 12-18. According to the U.S. Amateur website, this is the 113th U.S. Amateur Championship and is the oldest golf championship in the country. Golfers such as Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Phil

Mickelson and Tiger Woods have won the competition.

Novara, a sophomore from Murphysboro studying exercise science, qualified July 25 at Weibring Golf Club at Illinois State University in Bloomington.

Novara played in seven of 12 tournaments his freshman year and had a scoring average of 77 during his first season as a Saluki.

Novara said he was proud when he realized that he had qualified. He shot a 140 over two rounds to qualify and won the qualifier by two shots.

In preparing for the amateur, Novara said he needs to focus on his mental game.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL. Weibring Golf Club Illinois State University

Andrew Novara 70 -­70 -­140 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Alex Burge 70-­72-­142 University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Eric Meier 72-­70-­142 Illinois State University graduate

“In order to be successful in the amateur, I need to continue to stay in a good mind set,” Novara said.

Novara said there is some pressure on him with being a local because anytime he is off campus, people still recognize him.

“There’s going to be pressure with everything you do, so it’s something you kind of have to deal with,” Novara said.

Novara’s roommate for the upcoming season and former John A. Logan College golfer Souchek also qualified for the amateur.

Souchek, a junior from Columbia studying business management, qualified July 19

in a tournament at Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis.

Souchek shot a 142, which was par for the course.

Souchek was a standout at John A. Logan the past two seasons, being named an all-american and all-region performer twice each.

Souchek said the first thing that went through his mind when he realized he qualified was relief.

He said he had been in some tournaments where he faltered on the second day and wasn’t able to close the tournament.

Souchek said he is excited to be able to compete in the tournament with Novara.

U.S. AMATEUR QUALIFYING

“It’s going to be a blast,” he said.

“It’s really cool saying that I qualified for the U.S. Amateur, and then being able to say my roommate and teammate did, too.”

Souchek said he has high hopes for the Salukis this season.

“We have two players who qualified for our national amateur,” he said. “That kind of shows we’re going to be pretty good.”

Head coach Leroy Newton could not be reached for comment before press time Wednesday.

Tyler Dixon can be reached at tdixon@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259.

ST. LOUIS, MO. Norwood Hills Country Club

Steve Souchek 68-­74-­142 Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Chance Holden 71-­70-­141 Arkansas State University

Carr Vernon 69-­72-­141 University of Akron

Tanner Bulejski 73-­69-­142 Rockhurst University