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A key subsystem of the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) is the Record Management System (RMS), an application programming interface (API) that gives MIDP applications local, on-device data persistence. On most MIDP-enabled devices today, RMS is the only facility for local data storage -- few devices support a conventional file system. As you might imagine, then, a thorough understanding of RMS is critical to writing any application that depends on persistent local data.
This article is the first in a series that will explore RMS and the larger issues surrounding its use in MIDP applications, such as interacting with external data sources like relational databases. We'll start by exploring what RMS has to offer and writing some simple RMS debugging aids.
First, you need to understand the key concepts of the Record Management System.
As you can gather from its name, RMS is a system for managing records. A record is an individual data item. RMS places no restrictions on what goes into a record: a record can contain a number, a string, an array, an image -- anything that a sequence of bytes can represent. If you can create a binary encoding of your data -- and a corresponding decoding -- then you can store it in a record, subject of course to any size restrictions the system imposes.
Many newcomers to RMS are confused by the term record. "Where are the fields?" they ask, wondering how the system subdivides individual records into discrete data sequences. The answer is simple: In RMS a record doesn't have any fields. Or, to put it more precisely, a record consists of a single binary field of variable size. The responsibility for interpreting the contents of a record falls entirely on the application. RMS provides the storage and a unique identifier, nothing else. While this division of labor complicates things for applications, it keeps RMS small and flexible -- important attributes for a MIDP subsystem.
At the API level, records are simply byte arrays.
A record store is an ordered collection of records. Records are not independent entities: each must belong to a record store, and all record access occurs through the record store. In fact, the record store guarantees that records are read and written atomically, with no possibility of data corruption.
When a record is created, the record store assigns it a unique identifier, an integer called the record ID. The first record added to a record store has a record ID of 1, the second a record ID of 2, and so on. A record ID is not an index: record deletions do not renumber existing records or affect the value of the next record ID.
Names are used to identify record stores within a MIDlet suite. A record store's name consists of 1 to 32 Unicode characters, and must be unique within the MIDlet suite that created the record store. In MIDP 1.0, record stores cannot be shared by different MIDlet suites. MIDP 2.0 optionally allows a MIDlet suite to share a record store with other suites, in which case the record store is identified by the names of the MIDlet suite and its vendor, along with the record store name itself.
Record stores also maintain time-stamp and version information so applications can discover when a record store was last modified. For close tracking, applications can register a listener to be notified whenever a record store is modified.
At the API level, a record store is represented by an instance of the
javax.microedition.rms.RecordStore class. All RMS classes and interfaces are defined in the
javax.microedition.rms package.
Before we look at some code, let's review some key information about RMS.
The amount of memory available for record-based data storage varies from device to device. The MIDP specification requires devices to reserve at least 8K of non-volatile memory for persistent data storage. The specification does not place any limits on the size of an individual record, but space constraints will vary from device to device. RMS provides methods for determining the size of an individual record, the total size of a record store, and how much memory for data storage remains. Remember that persistent memory is a shared, scarce resource, so be frugal in its use.
Note that some MIDP implementations require you to define additional attributes related to storage requirements -- check device documentation for details.
Operations on persistent memory normally take longer than the equivalent operations on volatile (non-persistent) memory. Writing data, in particular, can take a long time on some platforms. For better performance, cache frequently accessed data in volatile memory To keep the user interface responsive, don't perform RMS operations from the MIDlet's event thread.
RMS operations are thread-safe, but threads must still coordinate the reading and writing of data to the same record store, as with any shared resource. This coordination requirement applies to threads running in different MIDlets, because record stores are shared within the same MIDlet suite.
In general, methods in the RMS API throw one or more checked exceptions in addition to standard runtime exceptions like
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException. The RMS exceptions are all part of the
javax.microedition.rms package:
InvalidRecordIDException is thrown when an operation cannot be performed because the record ID is invalid.
RecordStoreFullException is thrown when no more space is available in the record store.
RecordStoreNotFoundException is thrown when the application tries to open a non-existent record store.
RecordStoreNotOpenException is thrown when an application tries to access a record store that has already been closed.
RecordStoreException is the superclass of the other four, and is thrown for general errors they don't cover.
Note that, for brevity, exception handling is simplified or omitted from some code samples in this series of articles.
The rest of this article describes basic record operations using the RMS API. Some of the operations are presented through the development of a utility class,
RMSAnalyzer, for record store analysis. You can use
RMSAnalyzer, as a debugging aid in your own projects.
You obtain the list of record stores in a MIDlet suite by invoking
RecordStore.listRecordStores(). This static method returns an array of strings, where each string represents the name of a record store owned by the MIDlet suite. If there are no record stores, the return is
The method
RMSAnalyzer. analyzeAll() uses
listRecordStores() as a way to call
analyze() for each record store in the suite:
public void analyzeAll(){ String[] names = RecordStore.listRecordStores(); for( int i = 0; names != null && i < names.length; ++i ){ analyze( names[i] ); } }
Note that the array identifies only the record stores of the owning MIDlet suite; that is, the one that created them. The MIDP specifications don't include any way to list the record stores of other MIDlet suites. In MIDP 1.0, no record store is visible outside the owning suite at all. In MIDP 2.0, the owning suite may designate a record store as shareable, but other MIDlet suites can use it only if they know its name.
RecordStore.openRecordStore() is used to open, and optionally to create, a record store. This static method returns an instance of a RecordStore object, as shown in this version of
public void analyze( String rsName ){ RecordStore rs = null; try { rs = RecordStore.openRecordStore( rsName, false ); analyze( rs ); // call overloaded method } catch( RecordStoreException e ){ logger.exception( rsName, e ); } finally { try { rs.closeRecordStore(); } catch( RecordStoreException e ){ // Ignore this exception } } }
The second parameter to
openRecordStore() indicates whether the record store should be created if it does not already exist. If you're using MIDP 2.0, and want a MIDlet to open a record store created by a MIDlet in another suite, use this form of
openRecordStore() instead:
... String name = "mySharedRS"; String vendor = "EricGiguere.com"; String suite = "TestSuite"; RecordStore rs = RecordStore.openRecordStore( name, vendor, suite ); ...
The vendor and suite names must match what is defined in the MIDlet suite's manifest and application descriptor.
When you're finished with a record store, close it by calling
RecordStore.closeRecordStore(), as in the
analyze() method.
RecordStore instance is unique within a MIDlet suite: once it's open, subsequent calls to
openRecordStore() with the same name return the same object reference. This instance is shared by all MIDlets in the MIDlet suite.
RecordStore instance tracks the number of times it has been opened. The record store is not actually closed until
closeRecordStore() has been called the same number of times. Using a record store after it's been closed will throw
To create a private record store, call
openRecordStore() with the second parameter set to true:
... // Create a record store RecordStore rs = null; try { rs = RecordStore.openRecordStore( "myrs", true ); } catch( RecordStoreException e ){ // couldn't open it or create it } ...
To perform a one-time initialization of a record store, check to see whether
getNextRecordID() equals
1, immediately after opening the record store:
if( rs.getNextRecordID() == 1 ){ // perform one-time initialization }
Alternatively, to re-initialize a record store whenever it's empty, check the value returned by
if( rs.getNumRecords() == 0 ){ // record store is empty, re-initialize }
To create a shareable record store (in MIDP 2.0 only), use the four-parameter variant of
int authMode = RecordStore.AUTHMODE_ANY; boolean writable = true; rs = RecordStore.openRecordStore( "myrs", true, authMode, writable );
When the second parameter is true and the record store does not already exist, the last two parameters control its authorization mode and writability. The authorization mode determines whether other MIDlet suites will have access to the record store. The two possible modes are
RecordStore.AUTHMODE_PRIVATE (only the owning MIDlet suite can access it) and
RecordStore.AUTHMODE_ANY (any MIDlet suite can access it). The writability flag determines whether other MIDlet suites can change the record store -- if
false, they can only read from the record store.
Note that the owning MIDlet suite can change the record store's authorization mode and writability at any time using
rs.setMode( RecordStore.AUTHMODE_ANY, false );
In fact, it's best to create a shared record store using
AUTHMODE_PRIVATE, and to expose it only after it's been initialized.
You'll recall that records are byte arrays. Use
RecordStore.addRecord() to add a new record to an open record store:
... byte[] data = new byte[]{ 0, 1, 2, 3 }; int recordID; recordID = rs.addRecord( data, 0, data.length ); ...
You can add an empty record by setting the first parameter to
null. The second and third parameters specify the starting offset into the array and the total number of bytes to store from that offset. A successful add returns the new record's ID, otherwise an exception, like
RecordStoreFullException, is thrown.
You can update a record at any time with
... int recordID = ...; // some record ID byte[] data = new byte[]{ 0, 10, 20, 30 }; rs.setRecord( recordID, data, 1, 2 ); // replaces all data in record with 10, 20 ...
You cannot add or update a record in chunks: you must build the entire record in memory as a byte array, and add or update it using a single call.
You can find out what record identifier the next call to
addRecordStore() will return by calling
RecordStore.getNextRecordID(). All current record identifiers will be less than this value.
In Part 2 of this series we'll look at strategies for converting objects and other data into byte arrays.
To read a record, use one of the two forms of
RecordStore.getRecord(). The first allocates a byte array of the right size for you and copies the record data into it:
... int recordID = .... // some record ID byte[] data = rs.getRecord( recordID ); ...
The second form copies the data into a preallocated array, starting at a specified offset, and returns the number of bytes that were copied:
... int recordID = ...; // some record ID byte[] data = ...; // an array int offset = ...; // the starting offset int numCopied = rs.getRecord( recordID, data, offset ); ...
The array must be large enough to hold the data, otherwise
java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException will be thrown. Use the value returned by
RecordStore.getRecordSize() to allocate an array that's big enough. In fact, the first form of
getRecord() is equivalent to:
... byte[] data = new byte[ rs.getRecordSize( recordID ) ]; rs.getRecord( recordID, data, 0 ); ...
The second form is useful for minimizing memory allocations when iterating through a set of records. For example, you can use it along with
getNextRecordID() and
getRecordSize() to perform a brute-force search for all records in the record store:
... int nextID = rs.getNextRecordID(); byte[] data = null; for( int id = 0; id < nextID; ++id ){ try { int size = rs.getRecordSize( id ); if( data == null || data.length < size ){ data = new byte[ size ]; } rs.getRecord( id, data, 0 ); processRecord( rs, id, data, size ); // process it } catch( InvalidRecordIDException e ){ // ignore, move to next record } catch( RecordStoreException e ){ handleError( rs, id, e ); // call an error routine } } ...
A better approach, however, is to use
RecordStore.enumerateRecords() to iterate through the records. I'll cover the use of
enumerateRecords() in Part 3 of this series.
You delete records with
... int recordID = ...; // some record ID rs.deleteRecord( recordID ); ...
Once a record is deleted, any attempt to use it throws an
You delete record stores themselves using
... try { RecordStore.deleteRecordStore( "myrs" ); } catch( RecordStoreNotFoundException e ){ // no such record store } catch( RecordStoreException e ){ // somebody has it open } ...
A record store can be deleted only if it is not currently open, and only by a MIDlet in the owning MIDlet suite.
A few other RMS operations remain, all of them methods of the
RecordStore class:
getLastModified() returns the time of the last modification to the record store, in the same format returned by
getName() returns the name of the record store.
getNumRecords() returns the number of records in the record store.
getSize() returns the total size of the record store, in bytes. The total size includes the sizes of all the records as well as the overhead required by the system to implement the record store.
getSizeAvailable() returns the number of bytes available for the record store to grow. Note that the actual size available may be smaller due to the overhead required to store individual records.
getVersion() returns the version number of the record store. The version number is a positive integer greater than zero that is incremented each time the record store is changed.
A MIDlet can also track the changes made to a record store by registering a listener using
addRecordListener(), and later deregister it with
removeRecordListener(). I'll discuss these listeners in Part 3 of this series.
RMSAnalyzer Class
Part 1 of this series ends with the source code for the
RMSAnalyzer class, our record store analyzer. To analyze a record store, do this:
... RecordStore rs = ...; // open the record store RMSAnalyzer analyzer = new RMSAnalyzer(); analyzer.analyze( rs ); ...
By default, the analysis goes to the
System.out stream and looks like this:
========================================= Record store: recordstore2 Number of records = 4 Total size = 304 Version = 4 Last modified = 1070745507485 Size available = 975950 Record #1 of length 56 bytes 5f 62 06 75 2e 6b 1c 42 58 3f _b.u.k.BX? 1e 2e 6a 24 74 29 7c 56 30 32 ..j$t)|V02 5f 67 5a 13 47 7a 77 68 7d 49 _gZ.Gzwh}I 50 74 50 20 6b 14 78 60 58 4b PtP k.x`XK 1a 61 67 20 53 65 0a 2f 23 2b .ag Se./#+ 16 42 10 4e 37 6f .B.N7o Record #2 of length 35 bytes 22 4b 19 22 15 7d 74 1f 65 26 "K.".}t.e& 4e 1e 50 62 50 6e 4f 47 6a 26 N.PbPnOGj& 31 11 74 36 7a 0a 33 51 61 0e 1.t6z.3Qa. 04 75 6a 2a 2a .uj** Record #3 of length 5 bytes 47 04 43 22 1f G.C". Record #4 of length 57 bytes 6b 6f 42 1d 5b 65 2f 72 0f 7a koB.[e/r.z 2a 6e 07 57 51 71 5f 68 4c 5c *n.WQq_hL\ 1a 2a 44 7b 02 7d 19 73 4f 0b .*D{.}.sO. 75 03 34 58 17 19 5e 6a 5e 80 u.4X..^j^? 2a 39 28 5c 4a 4e 21 57 4d 75 *9(\JN!WMu 80 68 06 26 3b 77 33 ?h.&w3 Actual size of records = 153 -----------------------------------------
This format is convenient for use when testing with the J2ME Wireless Toolkit. For testing on an actual device, you may wish to send the analysis output to a serial port or even across the network to a servlet. You can do so by defining your own class that implements the
RMSAnalyzer.Logger interface and passing an instance of that class to the
RMSAnalyzer constructor.
Accompanying this article is a J2ME Wireless Toolkit project called
RMSAnalyzerTest that demonstrates the use of the analyzer:
package com.ericgiguere; import java.io.*; import javax.microedition.rms.*; // Analyzes the contents of a record store. // By default prints the analysis to System.out, // but you can change this by implementing your // own Logger. public class RMSAnalyzer { // The logging interface. public interface Logger { void logEnd( RecordStore rs ); void logException( String name, Throwable e ); void logException( RecordStore rs, Throwable e ); void logRecord( RecordStore rs, int id, byte[] data, int size ); void logStart( RecordStore rs ); } private Logger logger; // Constructs an analyzer that logs to System.out. public RMSAnalyzer(){ this( null ); } // Constructs an analyzer that logs to the given logger. public RMSAnalyzer( Logger logger ){ this.logger = ( logger != null ) ? logger : new SystemLogger(); } // Open the record stores owned by this MIDlet suite // and analyze their contents. public void analyzeAll(){ String[] names = RecordStore.listRecordStores(); for( int i = 0; names != null && i < names.length; ++i ){ analyze( names[i] ); } } // Open a record store by name and analyze its contents. public void analyze( String rsName ){ RecordStore rs = null; try { rs = RecordStore.openRecordStore( rsName, false ); analyze( rs ); } catch( RecordStoreException e ){ logger.logException( rsName, e ); } finally { try { rs.closeRecordStore(); } catch( RecordStoreException e ){ // Ignore this exception } } } // Analyze the contents of an open record store using // a simple brute force search through the record store. public synchronized void analyze( RecordStore rs ){ try { logger.logStart( rs ); int lastID = rs.getNextRecordID(); int numRecords = rs.getNumRecords(); int count = 0; byte[] data = null; for( int id = 0; id < lastID && count < numRecords; ++id ){ try { int size = rs.getRecordSize( id ); // Make sure data array is big enough, // plus add some for growth if( data == null || data.length < size ){ data = new byte[ size + 20 ]; } rs.getRecord( id, data, 0 ); logger.logRecord( rs, id, data, size ); ++count; // only increase if record exists } catch( InvalidRecordIDException e ){ // just ignore and move to the next one } catch( RecordStoreException e ){ logger.logException( rs, e ); } } } catch( RecordStoreException e ){ logger.logException( rs, e ); } finally { logger.logEnd( rs ); } } // A logger that outputs to a PrintStream. public static class PrintStreamLogger implements Logger { public static final int COLS_MIN = 10; public static final int COLS_DEFAULT = 20; private int cols; private int numBytes; private StringBuffer hBuf; private StringBuffer cBuf; private StringBuffer pBuf; private PrintStream out; public PrintStreamLogger( PrintStream out ){ this( out, COLS_DEFAULT ); } public PrintStreamLogger( PrintStream out, int cols ){ this.out = out; this.cols = ( cols > COLS_MIN ? cols : COLS_MIN ); } private char convertChar( char ch ){ if( ch < 0x20 ) return '.'; return ch; } public void logEnd( RecordStore rs ){ out.println( "\nActual size of records = " + numBytes ); printChar( '-', cols * 4 + 1 ); hBuf = null; cBuf = null; pBuf = null; } public void logException( String name, Throwable e ){ out.println( "Exception while analyzing " + name + ": " + e ); } public void logException( RecordStore rs, Throwable e ){ String name; try { name = rs.getName(); } catch( RecordStoreException rse ){ name = "<unknown>"; } logException( name, e ); } public void logRecord( RecordStore rs, int id, byte[] data, int len ){ if( len < 0 && data != null ){ len = data.length; } hBuf.setLength( 0 ); cBuf.setLength( 0 ); numBytes += len; out.println( "Record #" + id + " of length " + len + " bytes" ); for( int i = 0; i < len; ++i ){ int b = Math.abs( data[i] ); String hStr = Integer.toHexString( b ); if( b < 0x10 ){ hBuf.append( '0'); } hBuf.append( hStr ); hBuf.append( ' ' ); cBuf.append( convertChar( (char) b ) ); if( cBuf.length() == cols ){ out.println( hBuf + " " + cBuf ); hBuf.setLength( 0 ); cBuf.setLength( 0 ); } } len = cBuf.length(); if( len > 0 ){ while( len++ < cols ){ hBuf.append( " " ); cBuf.append( ' ' ); } out.println( hBuf + " " + cBuf ); } } public void logStart( RecordStore rs ){ hBuf = new StringBuffer( cols * 3 ); cBuf = new StringBuffer( cols ); pBuf = new StringBuffer(); printChar( '=', cols * 4 + 1 ); numBytes = 0; try { out.println( "Record store: " + rs.getName() ); out.println( " Number of records = " + rs.getNumRecords() ); out.println( " Total size = " + rs.getSize() ); out.println( " Version = " + rs.getVersion() ); out.println( " Last modified = " + rs.getLastModified() ); out.println( " Size available = " + rs.getSizeAvailable() ); out.println( "" ); } catch( RecordStoreException e ){ logException( rs, e ); } } private void printChar( char ch, int num ){ pBuf.setLength( 0 ); while( num-- > 0 ){ pBuf.append( ch ); } out.println( pBuf.toString() ); } } // A logger that outputs to System.out. public static class SystemLogger extends PrintStreamLogger { public SystemLogger(){ super( System.out ); } public SystemLogger( int cols ){ super( System.out, cols ); } }
In Part 2 we explore data mappings.


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Edward Dundas McQueen Gray, born in 1854, came to Carlsbad before the turn of the century around 1895 and lived for a short time at the Windsor Hotel in a beautiful room complete with a fireplace and, quite rare for the time, a bathroom on each floor.
One of the amenities of the hotel was a grand ballroom which played a significant role in the entertainment of the residents of the hotel and residents alike, especially due to the impromptu "phonograph record concerts" Gray would provide from his own extensive Victrola collection. On warm summer evenings, the concerts would often be presented on the outdoor porch and front lawn as well.
An interesting note was that critically ill consumptive patients were housed on the top floor of the Windsor hotel since a hospital would not be built until 1898 and also, there were no sanatoriums as of yet. These patients were generously charged very little, if anything, for their recuperative stay.
An Oxford scholar, Gray was lured to the Pecos Valley as a result of the largest promotional campaign of its time. A gentleman farmer, Gray had a beautiful country estate built near Loving (still called Vaud at that time). The stately home, just southwest of Vaud, was known for its large rose garden complete with trellises and pergolas, something of which the scholar was quite proud.
Among the crops of potatoes, alfalfa, sorghum, Egyptian corn, watermelon, cantaloupes, sugar beets and wheat grown on Gray's farm known as Crofton Hill, the Englishman was also known for his exceptional thoroughbreds. He had a large stable of horses and cleared land on his farm for a racetrack.
Horse racing was a hugely popular pastime in Eddy which saw many farms and ranches in the area vying for the title of the best equestrian farm in the county by hosting frequent races.
A man of many talents, Gray was also a doctor, author and poet and at one time, pushed for the village of Vaud to open a library. This would not happen until recently, however. When he moved from Vaud to Eddy, he built another home on Stevens and Canal Streets, which was widely described as a mansion complete with two-story white columns.
The Carlsbad Public Library still holds several of Gray's novels and books of poetry in their archival collection, including Elsa and The Alamo, and other verses, both books of which he is best known.
Gray, referred to as Reverend Gray, gave a speech at the 1909 National Irrigation Conference in Seattle, Washington on the irrigation project in Carlsbad and served as the foreign secretary for the congressional board. He was very outspoken on water rights of states.
A year later, Gray left Carlsbad for Albuquerque to serve as the president of the University of New Mexico from 1910 to 1912. By 1914, Gray had returned to England, but left a huge stamp on the development of the state of New Mexico.

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Knoxville took fourth place at the Newton Wrestling Classic yesterday, finishing behind Indianola, Sioux City North, and Johnston. The Panthers did get a small measure of revenge on Newton for beating them on Thursday by finishing 11 points ahead of the Cardinals. Kieran Robuck, Nolan Crossett, Jac Agan, and Brock Caviness earned runner up medals. The Panthers wrestle their home opener this Thursday in a triangular with Dallas Center-Grimes and Davis County.
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I am having an issue where I need to implement a type of thread scheduling... I'm looking to implement a list of tasks, each with a set time that they need to execute, and after the time is up they will execute the respective code that goes with that task. I would use a timer based solution, however, I don't think that it would be very efficient. There will be a very large list of tasks, some of which need to be executed within seconds of being placed in the list.
To an extent, I am familiar with multithreading and expect that to be used here; I'm just looking for a starting place - someone suggested a thread pool but I'm not too sure if you can assign timers to those.
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NOACK, TEXAS. Noack is on Farm Road 112 thirty-six miles northeast of Austin in eastern Williamson County. It was established as a Wendish settlement called Hochkirk when Peter Zieschang moved there in 1870. It was renamed Noack in 1902, when John Ernest Noack became postmaster. The community's Lutheran church was organized in 1891 and was still active in 1984. A school was established there in 1922, and the Noack oilfield was developed in 1933. In 1990 Noack had a population of fifty and four retail businesses. Though no population estimates were available in 2000, Noack was shown on county maps. In 2005 the community had a fire department and a cantina. Christ Lutheran Church was still active.
Clara Stearns Scarbrough, Land of Good Water: A Williamson County History (Georgetown, Texas: Williamson County Sun Publishers, 1973).
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Roy D. Kendall 63 of Plymouth, NE. passed away May 30, 2013 at home. He was born May 24, 1950 at Beatrice, NE. to Robert & Leona (Paul) Kendall. Survivors are Wife: Cindy Kendall of Plymouth, Daughter: Christina Lyons & Husband Dave of Beatrice, Sons: Larry Kendall & significant other Cheza Henkel of Clatonia, Michael Kendall & significant other Tiffanie Shaw of Reynolds, Grandchildren: Elyse & Lucas Lyons of Beatrice, Courtney Kendall, Emmitt & Eastin Henkel of Clatonia, Nicholas Kendall of Belleville, KS., Sister: Betty Lytle & Husband Duane of Fargo, OK., Sister-in-law: Dawn Kendall of Reynolds, Several Nieces, Nephews, Cousins & many friends. Preceded by Parents, Brothers Leland, Larry & Roger, Brother-in-law Michael Krantz. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday June 4, 2013 at Grace Lutheran Church in Fairbury, with Pastor Stan Ostgren officiating. The family will greet friends on Monday June 3rd from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Funeral Home in Fairbury. Burial at Cub Creek Cemetery -Jansen, NE. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home in Fairbury are in charge of arrangements.


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Rillton Volunteer Fire Department sports new ladder truck
Rillton fire Chief Paul Rupnik Sr., was impressed that the 1999 Pierce Telesquirt fire truck the department purchased was like brand new—so much so, even the ladder rungs showed no wear.
The truck is the first of its kind to be owned by a Sewickley Township department and may make work safer for firefighters as well as lead to a better safety rating for the township.
The medic rescue engine has the capabilities to reach up to five stories with its ladder, and includes pumper and other aerial equipment.
"It'd cover just about anything we have in our area," Rupnik said.
The fire department had planned to buy a truck of this kind ever since the fire department was rebuilt 15 years ago, he said.
It was purchased from the Santee Fire Department north of San Diego, a paid fire department that regularly replaces trucks no matter the condition, Rupnik said.
The trucks sell for about $300,000 to $400,000 new and the company was asking for $80,000, he said.
"They had it listed for 80 (thousand); we got them down to 65 (thousand)," Rupnik said. "We were very pleased."
The department used allotted 2012 emergency services tax money to make a down payment, then took out a second mortgage on the fire hall and garage to pay the remainder, he said.
In addition, Rillton will make a request for a contribution from the 2014 emergency services tax money and possible seek some state grants, Rupnik said.
Assistant Chief Tim Luft said the truck will help keep firefighters safer, since the ladder can be positioned near roofs as an emergency exit for attic and chimney fires.
"It will go on every call," he said. "Every fire that we go to, that's going to help us."
The 32-foot long truck can pump water at 1,500 gallons per minute and also has a 30-gallon cell for foam, which is sometimes used to fight fires quicker than water, Rupnik said.
Firefighters and township officials were invited to a demonstration of the truck's capabilities on April 25.
Supervisor Alan Fossi said the township's ISO rating, which is a measurement of international standards, is assessed every two to three years and ranked from 1 to 10, depending on certain risk factors.
"We're very fortunate to have all the fire companies in the township do an excellent job," said Fossi, who works as a commercial insurance producer with Rupp & Fiore Insurance Management based in Robinson.
Sewickley Township's rating stands at six now, and "we're hoping that having a ladder truck knocks us down one number to a five, but we don't have any control over that," he said.
Fossi said after he spoke with two insurance companies, however, that premiums are impacted more when the rating drops to a four.But having the ladder truck in the township is a welcome resource, he said.
"That's another asset we have now," Fossi said. "You never know when one of these things can change a life."
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@navonod18 This game is about populating a whole island with your miis and the miis of your family and friends. The Miis you use interact with each other and form relationships, become friends or lovers. Do you really not see the difference between this game and Pokémon, Zelda or Mario, where you play as other, fictional characters?
I know that that would be the sensible way to handle such conversations. The problem is, that this is a very personal matter for me and since I'm not perfect, I tend to get a little passionate if I feel attacked for being the way I am. People need to understand, that you don't choose to be gay.
I don't even know how to properly react to this.
It's not the first time Level-5 is doing this. All of the Inazuma Eleven franchise has two or more games per generation, except for the first one.
I will still buy Tomodachi Life, but I'm not sure, if I'll visit this site in the future. Very disappointing.
If you see a problem with the mods, feel free to let us know using the Contact Form and the community administrator will help you with any issues -Lz
@hiptanaka Oh, right, didn't think of that.
I didn't even respond directly to you, nor did I ever used the word "hate". Despite this, you judge other people sexuality, something which is none of your business and just because others respond to this in the proper way, doesn't make you a vicitim. You choose your beliefs, a gay person doesn't choose his sexuality. There is a difference.
All the people who praise Nintendo for excluding same sex marriage out of Tomodachi Life and for "still thinking straight"... Are you aware that Birdo is actually a guy and a female character out of Paper Mario was born as a guy?
I won't download Golden Sun, since Nintendo decided (for whatever reason) to only release this game in English on the different European e-shops. Since the Virtual Console service started in 2006, every game which was originally translated into European languages, was released in the respective language of your country (chosen in the Wii (U) settings). Golden Sun will be the first English-only game, although there are German, French, Spanish and Italian translations. That's a step backwards and it excludes those, who don't know English well enough to understand text-heavy games like Golden Sun. I won't support this.
Wait, wait... You're telling me the Donkey Kong 64 cartridge was actually yellow in the US? Why was it the same boring gray as almost every other game in Europe? Shame on you NoE, shame on you!
The 3DS is not capable of emulating GBA games properly. That's why.
@Achoo "SNES games are cheaper?!" The only reason SNES games are cheaper in the UK (they are more expensive everywhere else), is because Nintendo must have made some mistake while converting currencies. In mainland Europe SNES games cost 8€ (1€ more than GBA games), which is about £6,70. Be glad you have to pay comparatively less for SNES games than most others.
They would have hold their promise, if the game had sold better. They just had to close their studio because of the financial backlash and you are still pissed, they couldn't keep their promise??? As someone who didn't even buy the game in the first place? Really?
I worked once for McDonald's for a few months. Yeah... not gonna eat there anymore.
Yes, I know, but the new English version with US voice actors is still not US exclusive, as it was released in mainland Europe as well. Besides Level-5's argument is really stupid. Why did they release the game in Europe at all with the new voice actors? No one in Europe needs an US dub/ localisation. They could have included just the UK version and everyone would be happy. Also, they had no problem to release the eShop version of the game in Germany, where we are used to the German voice actors (+language) without German as language option (though there is French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese) and without any warning for those, who don't know English. So it's not only different voice actors, it's a different language, but there was apparently no problem. It's ridiculous.
It's available in English in mainland Europe as well, but I guess people who don't speak English as a first language also just don't count, lol.
It's not really upgraded. It's upscaled and in widescreen, to fit the screens of the 3DS and there are some (very few) other minor changes, nothing spectacular though. All the changes which were made to the original game when it was first released in Europe are also missing from this version, which is a big minus in my book.
It's not exclusive to the US. It's available in all of Europe EXCEPT the UK, plus the download includes even almost all of the regional localisations and dubs. As far as I know, the only one missing is the German one, but you can still download the game from the German eShop and play it in (American) English... or French, or Italian if that's what you prefer. Maybe they just should have released the game with different language options, depending on the eShop you download it from, like it's done with many other eShop-releases.
I think it's pretty cool.
You sure about that?
I know how those words are used, I just wondered where this trend originated.
Okay, so everytime I read one of your headlines and there is a "Dem" or "Dat" I get confused and wonder where does this trend actually come from? It's pretty irritating to a German guy. oO
@SunnyShores Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Super Mario 3D World, Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, Lego City Undercover, New Super Mario Bros. U, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, ZombiU, Nintendo Land and TLoZ: WW HD are all great games, which are available exclusively on Wii U. Personally I think those games should be more than enough for now (at least for most people) and even if you don't like all of those games, there are still great eShop- and non-exclusive games released for Wii U (like Rayman Legends for example).
The upcoming exclusives (Mario Kart 8, X, Super Smash Bros., Bayonetta 2, Yarn Yoshi, SMT x FE) are also very promising.
I'm sure it did better in other European key markets, like Germany and France. The UK isn't exactly Nintendo Land.
O.O But 2013 was the Year of great releases (and Luigi).
DKCTF is on top of the amazon gaming charts in France, Italy, Germany and Spain. It will sell well in Europe.
You gotta be kidding... I bought both Dual Destinies as well as Virtue's Last Reward two days, before they announced the discount of VLR... and now it's Dual Destinies... -.-
They are both worth 25€, but from now on I will only buy eshop games, when they're on sale.
Dear Nicalis,
Thanks for your continuing support.
There are no "silly censorship laws" in Germany. People who claim otherwise have no clue what they are talking about or how the German youth protection law works. If a video game will be released censored in Germany, it's because the distributor decided to censor it to reach a wider audience and not because an uncensored version would be forbidden to release. So it's the choice of the publisher and nothing some mysterious German law dictates them to do.
This being said- it doesn't even affect other European markets, so I seriously don't understand why people keep debating this over and over, without even bothering to actually do some research on that matter.
I just bought Virtue's Last Reward two days ago... damn -.-
Sorry, but that's not true. The newest German chart list I found is from January 4th, but we had 16 games for all current Nintendo platforms in the Top 40, of which 7 made it into the Top 20 with Pokémon X/Y on the top of the chart list.
During the same time period only 3 (!) Nintendo games made it into the UK Top 40 and none of them into the Top 20. That's a huge difference!
As far as I know, Germany is the only European country with its own rating board for video games, while all other European countries (including the UK) use the PEGI system. And of course I understand that you are annoyed that certain games don't get a release in the UK, though they are available in the US. Europeans from other countries do feel the same, since most of us (at least those that understand English) are willing to pass on translations with niche titles, if that's the only chance those games get an European release at all.
There are other things to consider, though, like license costs or smaller target audiences in mainland Europe with text-heavy English-only games. Since Nintendo (hardware as well as software) isn't really popular in the UK, the release of some untranslated text-heavy niche games might be still unprofitable, whether released only in the UK or the whole of Europe.
Because you should inform yourself before you blame Europe (or its languages) when certain games aren't coming to the UK. There are plenty of games already available in Europe, which were released in English only everywhere.
When certain games don't make it to Europe, it's not anymore because translations would be to expensive, but because the respective games are considered to be unprofitable even without translations in different European languages.
Learn you to read. My point was, that they can release English-only games in mainland Europe as well, as they do frequently, like with the other Shin Megami Tensei games or the last Harvest Moon. If they decide to not release SMTIV in Europe, it won't be because of the translations since the games of this series never received any, while they still were available in the whole of Europe.
So again, it's not true that every game needs to get translations for an European release.
Since the OS is still slow as hell, I sure hope it wasn't.
I'm still waiting for the 'summer' update, lol.
@SanderEvers: 200€ + ~20% VAT = 240€
So it is cheaper to buy Toki Tori and Toki Tori+ combined, instead of only Toki Tori+? Do I get this right? oO
@AutumnShantel: It's not exclusive to the UK (or the Nintendo Online Store). Everyone who wants one can it simply import from amazon.de. I suppose they are available in other European countries as well.
@CaviarMeths Disney Animation and Pixar are both under control of John Lasseter. Anything Pixar did wrong with their last films is not really Disneys fault as Pixar is still relatively autonomous. Cars was made before Pixar was acquired by Disney and it's not that good of a movie. But John Lasseter just loves this world. I'm quite sure he was the one who wanted to make a Cars sequel more than any other. Planes on the other hand is not a Pixar film, but a Disney Toon Studios production.
Last but not least, while it is true, that we get way more sequels from Pixar than five years ago, the reason is, that they are trying to increase their output. The next five years we will get 5 Original movies in ADDITION to two sequels.


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Ball in play for Gang Green general manager job
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Buzz: Pep Hamilton to Interview for Jets OC Job?thejetsblog.com Jan 12, 2013Per Bruce Feldman. NY Jets to interview Stanford OC Pep Hamilton for OC job MON/TUES, source tells CBS. He's in mix for at least 2 other OC jobs- Bruce Feldman (@BFeldmanCBS) January 12, 2013 This is great choice for an interview for the Jets. HamiltonShare Tweet
Jets consider dipping into college ranks for offensive coordinatorprofootballtalk.com Jan 12, 2013The Jets have identified three former NFL offensive coordinators as candidates to replace Tony Sparano. And while, as ESPN reported this morning, former Ravens offensive coordinator Cam Cameron is the favorite, the list is growing. Bruce Feldman of CBS…Share Tweet
Saturday morning one-linersprofootballtalk.com Jan 12, 2013The Jets have fallen far in the two years since beating the Patriots in the playoffs. Pats rookie DE Chandler Jones says he has noticed a "sense of urgency" now that the playoffs have arrived. The realities of the running back market will limit ReggieShare Tweet
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Paloma Palomino x Basco Vazko "Aymara, Valeria, Camila & Melina" Photo ProjectJuxtapoz // Thursday, March 31, 2011
Featured in our August 2010 issue, Chilean artist Basco Vazko has teamed up with his girlfriend and photographer, Paloma Palomino for a new project titled, "Aymara, Valeria, Camila & Melina." The project aimed to emphasize the female body and accented shapes through Basco's black paint work on the bodies themselves. More looks of the finished products after the jump . . . Perhaps NSFW . . .


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Utah County man accused of making pipe bombs
A Springville man is accused of making pipe bombs at his home.
In charges filed Monday, police wrote that they went to the man's house Oct. 13 because a caller reported he was making and setting off pipe bombs there.
The man told police he was "setting off homemade fireworks" made of paper and gunpowder, police wrote. But while he was showing his gun powder to the officers, they saw plastic pipes with caps and wires attached to the ends, police wrote.
The man said they were filled with gunpowder, and he used a car battery to ignite them. He said he planned to set off the plastic pipe explosives "up in the mountains" because of the risk of shrapnel, police wrote.
The man, 35, was charged with second-degree felony recklessness.
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The citizens of our community elect School Board members who make their decisions in open session under public scrutiny. The board and district educators are responsible for ensuring access to high quality education to all Green Bay School District students, including children of all backgrounds, neighborhoods, special needs, and abilities. We must not handicap their ability to do so.
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Many feel that's a role best suited for current captain Brenden Morrow. Morrow, however, begs to differ.
"I don't know if I'm really that guy to step in and take that role," Morrow told reporters following his team's morning skate at American Airlines Center on Thursday in preparation for their showdown against the Red Wings (8:30 p.m. ET, NHLN-US).
"Right now, we're pushing team first," he said. "We like to have a group of guys fill in and have that face. No one guy is expected to take on that role. Also, there's no guy in this room as good looking as Mike Modano, so there's no other face of the franchise."
"We're moving forward with a fresh start and young faces, but losing those veteran guys who had a lot to do with the core of the locker room in the past is a big switch," Morrow said. "If you put too much pressure on yourself, it could be huge, but I have a lot of help in here. Some new guys are champing at the bit to be part of that leadership group. We also got Brad Richards, who has a ton of experience and is a Conn Smythe Trophy winner. I think if I worry about taking it all on by myself, I'd be pulling my hair out."
Morrow, now in his 11th NHL season, is skating for the first time without the assistance of Modano, the face of the North Stars/Stars franchise for 20 seasons. While it has been a little strange, Morrow also realizes the responsibility that comes with being captain. It's a role he doesn't take for granted despite the fact he considers himself just one of the guys.
"We can't have the attitude that making the playoffs is just going to happen … we have to work and hope it pays off," Morrow said. "We know we need to work. We can't expect the law of averages after two years of not making the playoffs to kick in … that we're bound to get there this year. We need to put the work in and what's exciting is this team is willing to do that."
In addition to losing Modano to Detroit via free agency, the Stars also saw the departure of goalie Marty Turco (to Chicago in free agency) and Jere Lehtinen (possible retirement).
"Brenden has been terrific since Day 1 in training camp, and I think it's all a credit to him," Stars General Manager Joe Nieuwendyk told The Dallas Morning News. "He understands that with those guys going out he has a bigger responsibility of making sure that this becomes more of a team. I give him a lot of credit. He's taking this by the horns, and his play indicates it. He's playing with passion, he's playing with energy, all of the things you love about him."
While Morrow admits it was an uncomfortable situation replacing Modano as captain prior to the 2006-07 season, he was grateful in the way the veteran center dealt with the situation.
"He was the first one to congratulate me," Morrow said. "We were close all summer long, we trained together and had breakfasts, golfed. We were really close friends. I know it was not the way he wanted it to go down and it certainly wasn't the way I wanted it to go down, but he was the first one to congratulate me. He handled it with a lot of class, and even though it was an awkward transition, Mike was a class act all the way."
Basically, the Stars asked Modano to step down from his position as captain in order to pass that responsibility to a younger member of the team -- Morrow, 27 at the time, fit that bill.
"The transition was great," Stars alternate captain Stephane Robidas told NHL.com. "Brenden fits the personality for this team and what we're looking for. He really leads by example. If he says something, he'll say it, and when he talks people listen, and that's a great quality to have as captain."
Stars forward Fabian Brunnstrom is inspired watching Morrow on the ice. In addition to finishing fifth on the team in scoring with 46 points last season, Morrow ranked third in hits (230) and was tied for first among Dallas forwards in blocked shots (48).
"He's quiet but knows when to say something; I have a lot of respect for him," Brunnstrom said. "Just by the way he plays, you can see the fire in his eyes. I like when he's mean and mad. He's crazy out there, and when he's like that, it pumps everyone else up. When I see him play like that, that helps me, too."
"Right now, we're pushing team first. We like to have a group of guys fill in and have that face. No one guy is expected to take on that role. Also, there's no guy in this room as good looking as Mike Modano, so there's no other face of the franchise."
-- Brenden Morrow
"When I watch him, he's skating better than he ever has," Babcock said. "He's recovered from his injury (a torn knee ligament that limited him to 18 games in 2008-09), which usually takes a year anyway. He's a good skater and has those intangibles. He knows how to play and was a huge part of our success for Canada. He got things started up for (Ryan) Getzlaf and (Corey) Perry -- he really got them going. He did whatever we needed him to do, even if it meant sacrificing some offense. He's a fantastic pro."
Morrow, who leads the team with 3 goals through two victories to open the season, recovered from the knee injury to post 20 goals and 46 points in 76 games last season and appears raring to go in 2010-11.
"It's always been a collective bunch of players to lead but Morrow and a lot of those young guys like (James) Neal, (Loui) Eriksson and (Jaime) Benn are players you can sell the game around," Modano said.
"I think we have a right mix of vets and younger guys," Robidas said. "Everybody is learning together and we're trying to get better as a team. Our whole concept of this group is team. There's no one guy bigger than the other -- that's the mentality we have and need to be successful."
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Mortgage rates have risen more than a full percentage point since hitting record lows a year ago, driven by speculation that the Federal Reserve would reduce its $85 billion a month in bond purchases.
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Among other activities that you should not pass up while at Coco Beach is the heart –stopping and amazing Banana boat ride. This will give you a thrilling experience as you play with the waves.
Come and have some fun, bring your family and friends as this special offer ends on October 31, 2012.
A week full of action packed activities with Leon and Belinda, this adventurous couple stayed at Coco Beach Island Resort for 7 nights and joined different kinds of activities.
On their second day, they joined the daily free boat and went through snorkeling and enjoy the beauty of marine life.
Third day, they went to Tamarraw Falls andTukuran Lagoon where they experienced how to ride a carabao cart and enjoyed the beauty of Puerto Galera, while having a Barbecue lunch prepared by one of our Activity guy Elian.
Fourth day, according to them this is the best thing they did during their stay. A heart pumping and adrenalin rush activities of Go carting, atv and buggy, which they love the most even though it was raining.
On the fifth day, after their breakfast they went to Ponderosa Golf Club to see the overlooking view of Puerto Galera. They also visited the Mangyanan Settlement where they saw the simple life of the Indigenous people and gave them a simple gift of candies, cookies and the likes to the Mangyan children.
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Late in the afternoon, they were all ready for the team building activities like tug of war and beach relay. They group themselves into four teams. Team 4 wins at the end of the game and special prizes was given to them.
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From Coco Beach Family, thank you all for spending your summer outing here.
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After the break, the Japanese had decent chances to increase their lead, but McNulty came to the North Americans' rescue time and again. On 71 minutes, the Canadians then spurned a great chance to get themselves back into the game when Julie Armstrong was unable to get around Japan's keeper in a one-on-one situation.
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Columnist: Texas A&M to Chick-fil-A Bowl might be a 'tough sell' to fans
Texas A&M fans are known to be a well traveled bunch. With the move to the SEC, Aggie fans have traveled in droves to scope out their new opponents.
The same has been true during bowl season but this year may be different. A&M has been forced to travel to few bowl games outside of the state and the Aggies accepted an invitation to play in this year's Chick-fil-A Bowl held in Atlanta.
As Robert Cessna of The Bryan-College Station Eagle writes, this year's game might be a tough sell to A&M fans.
"A&M against Oklahoma last year at the Cotton Bowl had just about everything you'd want. A&M playing Duke in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on New Year's Eve might be a tougher sell," Cessna said.
"It was easy for Aggies to get in the car and drive to Arlington for a few days, but it's tougher to hop on a plane and head to Atlanta. The Aggies also are 8-4, two victories worse than last year. And in the bowl pecking order, the Chick-fil-A Bowl is behind the Cotton Bowl and Outback Bowl. The Chick-fil-A Bowl payout is great and I've been told the hospitality, etc., is first rate, but eventually it gets back to the matchup for those attending or turning on the television."
Cessna, like many others, sees the appeal in the game due to the possibility of quarterback Johnny Manziel playing in his final game wearing the Maroon and White.
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The U.S. farmers will raise slightly less corn than previously expected and a little less soybeans in 2012, according to the USDA Wednesday.
In its September Crop Production Report, the USDA raised the U.S. corn yield from 123.4 bushels per acre last month to 122.8 bushels per acre. U.S. 2012-13 corn production is estimated at 10.72 billion bushels vs. the average analysts estimate of 10.403 billion bushels and the USDA's previous estimate of 10.779 billion.
For soybeans, the USDA estimates a 2012-13 yield of 35.3 bushels per acre vs. the average analysts estimate of 35.5 bu./acre and the USDA's previous estimate of 36.1. The U.S. 2012-13 soybean production estimate is pegged at 2.634 billion bushels vs. the average trade estimate of 2.638 billion bushels and the USDA's previous estimate of 2.692 billion.
On 2012-13 U.S. harvested acres, the USDA left those estimates unchanged from a month ago. U.S. corn harvested acreage is pegged at 87.4 million acres and U.S. soybean acreage at 74.6 million.
Jason Ward, Northstar Commodity Investment Co. analyst says the Report is bearish for the corn market.
"This Report should put the top in for corn. The soybean market still looks bullish, with today's lower yield followed by more usage cuts to keep carryout in line. But, that soybean usage figure is still too low," Ward says.
For wheat, the Report is in-line with expectations, Ward says. "Look for funds to further reduce exposure to long corn," he says. They may switch to longer beans. Seems like a better investment to be long beans vs. corn. Still have tremendous usage while corn usage is slowing."
Sal Gilbertie, Teucrium Inc. analyst, says this report shows the resilience of corn demand even in the face of increased global prices. "Corn supplies are adequate but remain historically tight. The fact that projected demand has actually increased slightly from last month means the market has adjusted to the higher price regime. Any price dip in corn as a result of this report will likely be met with healthy end-user buying, since demand is not falling even with higher market prices.
Soybeans are still the real story of these reports, the balance sheet for soybeans is very tight, he says. "There is some demand destruction projected but ending stocks of old crop were reduced indicating shrinking supplies even as projected demand is reduced slightly. Global wheat supplies remain adequate," Gilbertie says.
Jack Scoville, PRICE Futures Group vice-president, says the report will prove to be bearish for the corn market and neutral-to-positive for beans.
"Bigger-than-expected corn production is the big news here, and we have been hearing that the yields are not as bad as they could have been. Ending stocks corn old crop up at least as much as expected as demand has in fact tailed off. Overall, the picture presented by USDA is somewhat less dire than what the private guys have been saying. Beans neutral and tight, and given the selling the market is rebounding. Chart patterns could become very negative for corn after today on a medium to longer term," Scoville says.
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The market isn't possible without loyal customers. And to show their thanks, the market celebrated Customer Appreciation Day.
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"We totally 100% appreciate all of our customers and we have several new customers all the time and we appreciate it because that's what it's all about. We have customers that have been coming ever since the market opened and we just appreciate everybody. And like I said we try to make it a family friendly environment here," says President of the market Gary Smith.
And if you're looking forward to summer fruit, local farmers are starting to harvest their produce. The River City Farmer's Market's annual Strawberry Fest will be within the next few weeks.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Daniel Eisman may not have had it all, but for a time he had a lot: a wife, an infant son, a clerkship with a federal judge in Anchorage and a close circle of friends.
Now, the former federal law clerk faces four years in prison, years of probation, disbarment, registry as a sex offender and a divorce.
In Anchorage Superior Court on Thursday, Eisman admitted that he secretly videotaped friends and colleagues in private situations and pleaded guilty to charges of indecent viewing and felony possession of child pornography found on his home computer."It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 20 minutes to tear it down," Judge Gregory Miller told Eisman at his sentencing. "You've succeeded like no one I've ever seen before in doing that."
The California-bred attorney, 36, was a fixture in a clique of young lawyers taking part in the prestigious federal judicial clerkship program in Anchorage, many from out of state. He was known for hosting parties, organizing cabin trips and playing in a summer softball league.