apply fix for global vars paths
fixes #116
re-implement 061a115
re-implement cd9c53c
re-implement cd9c53c  through 6399f04
last of the changes to bring in for the issue_105_fix branch
update test
update seen in #134 on #issuecomment-58525873
oh forgot about " over '
fix wp for linting
Merge pull request #137 from washingtonstateuniversity/re_issue_105_fix

Re issue 105 fix