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Many of the Django websites I've been working on lately are being deployed to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) servers and utilize Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) for hosting static files.
The simplest method I've found for integrating Amazon S3 for hosting static media inside a Django project is to use the django-storages project to handle creating the necessary storage backend. I setup the static file storage backend to use the S3Botostorage backend via settings:
STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3boto.S3BotoStorage'
And the next time I run Collectstatic all of my static assets are pushed to the configured S3 account and static files served from there when I use the static templatetag.
For the most part this system runs smoothly but I have run into a couple of common issues with each project:
Static files are loaded into the root of the S3 Bucket.
Most of my clients will use the same bucket for static assets as well as user uploads. So, how do we get the static files into a key prefix (the S3 version of a directory) on Amazon S3? For that I make use of the AWS LOCATION settings tag made available by django-storages S3 backend.
With that settings variable in place set all of my static files will go into the key prefix I indicated when I run Collectstatic. So, for example, if I set AWS_LOCATION = 'static' in my Django settings then all of my static files will now be available in https://mybucket.s3.amazonaws.com/static/
Using Django's ManifestStaticFilesStorage along with storages.backends.s3boto.S3BotoStorage.
I always configure storages with 'Expires' and 'Cache-Control' headers set well into the future so that browsers know to cache the media which brings improved performance to the site as static files don't have to be fetched on every page load.
However, I do want to be able to take advantage of Django's ManifestStaticFilesStorage backend so that I can have Collectstatic "bust the cache" for my static files by renaming them when uploading new or updated files to S3. The problem I first ran into was that I'm already calling the S3BotoStorage backend with django-storages. I can't define two separate storage backends!
Thankfully, the community of developers working on Django were wise enough to create a ManifestFilesMixin that we can utilize with S3BotoStorage and accomplish what we need. To get this working we'll need to create a custom storage backend that brings these two classes together.
I create file named CustomS3BotoStorage.py (you can call it whatever you'd like). Inside that file I create a simple class that combines the ManifestFilesMixin and the S3BotoStorage class:
from django.contrib.staticfiles.storage import ManifestFilesMixin
from storages.backends.s3boto import S3BotoStorage
class StaticS3Storage(ManifestFilesMixin, S3BotoStorage):
Then, I set the STATICFILES_STORAGE setting to point to my custom storage class:
STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'project_name.CustomS3BotoStorage.StaticS3Storage'
With this custom class I can now have the benefits of django-storages with the cache busting of ManifestStaticFilesStorage.


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The plant at Allerton Park, near Knaresborough, which would dispose of non-recycled household and a small amount of commercial and industrial waste, was agreed in principle in December 2010 by North Yorkshire County Council and City of York Council.
The Government was offering funding support at that time under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) equivalent to £65 million, but this was withdrawn unexpectedly in February last year.
A spokeswoman for the authorities said county officers had since been conducting a thorough financial and environmental assessment to see if it was still viable and still presented the most effective way of dealing with the disposal of waste.
"Their findings, which will be considered by the county council's executive next Tuesday, support the viability of the scheme and suggest that it is the most effective way of dealing with waste in the long term," she said.
Cllr Chris Metcalfe, executive member for waste management at the county authority, said the Government's withdrawal of the PFI credits had presented the councils with a considerable challenge.
"However, after examining the project in great detail, the council's officers have determined that over the 25 years of the contract, the proposal is still the best long term available solution to the disposal of waste generated in North Yorkshire and York," he said.
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Cllr Dafydd Williams, York's Cabinet Member for Finance and Performance, said the Government's withdrawal of funding last year had been 'hugely disappointing' but the council remained focussed on delivering the Allerton Waste Recovery Park by 2016/17, and was working closely with the county council to finalise the details of the project.
However, York Green councillor Dave Taylor, a vociferous opponent of the scheme, claimed it wasn't financially viable and pressing ahead with it would be 'disastrous' for the people of York and North Yorkshire.


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Leininger said the job advertisement should be published in the next few days.
The board next meets on the budget at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The board reduced the district's employee headcount by more than 100 during the budget process so far; however, some board members have said they're not in favor of layoffs and will seek ways to ensure employees don't lose their jobs.
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U.S. Soccer Coaching Education Department Creates Goalkeeping License
As part of our continuing effort to service and educate our membership, U.S. Soccer Communications Center will send out an informative articles from one of its departments. Once a week, you will receive an article/paper/essay in your inbox that will hopefully enhance your enjoyment and knowledge of the game of soccer - on and off the field.
This article talks about a newly created Goalkeeping License for coaches.
U.S. Soccer announces Goalkeeping License for Coaches
While the U.S. has successful goalkeepers at international and top club levels around the world, there is still more work to be done developing the talent at this position at the lower levels. With this in mind, the U.S. Soccer Coaching Education Department has worked with goalkeeping coaches from around the nation to create the federation's first-ever U.S. Soccer National Goalkeeper License for coaches.
National Goalkeeping Coach & Staff Coach Peter Mellor and U.S. Women's National Team Goalkeeper Coach Phil Wheddon led the way in the development of the course for this license. The course will debut with a one-week session this August.
"We are excited that we can continue to increase the educational opportunities for our coaches," said U.S. Director of Youth Development and Under-17 Men's National Team head coach John Ellinger. "We have put countless hours into developing this license, and this will benefit players and coaches as we continue to improve our coaching licenses player development."
The U.S. Soccer National Goalkeeper License is designed for the more experienced team coach who has never played the goalkeeper position. The license will develop their goalkeeping knowledge useful at the youth, collegiate, senior and professional levels. It will cover the principles and the components that go into developing goalkeepers, and it will encourage the team coach to prepare and plan for the goalkeepers development needs - not just daily - but over an entire season.
Designed as a compliment to the U.S. Soccer A, B & C License courses, the seven-day school includes field and classroom sessions and concludes with intensive testing on theoretical and practical applications of the game. The course also includes valuable instruction in coaching methodology, team management and fitness.
The course will instruct coaches how to plan and manage their goalkeeper's development over the course of an entire season at a high level. It features in-depth coverage of the technical, tactical, psychological and fitness components of the goalkeeper position. Similar to other U.S. Soccer Coaching Courses, this course promises to be an interactive learning experience featuring field sessions, audio and video as well as traditional lectures.
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- USSF "C" License or a NSCAA National Diploma and a Goalkeeper level two diploma.
Upon successful completion of the U.S. Soccer Goalkeeping License, attendees to this school with an A License will receive eight Continuing Education credits - the entire compliment needed to keep their license fresh. The dates for the course will be availabe at ussoccer.com at a later date.
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Postal bill could save Eau Claire sectional center; Marshfield heart app wins acclaim; more state news
Five Wisconsin mail processing centers that are targeted for closure could get a reprieve, under a new bill to address the financial problems of the U.S. Postal Service.
Eight senators, including Democrat Al Franken of neighboring Minnesota, introduced a bill Thursday which also seeks to modernize the postal agency.
The bill would free up billions of dollars, by repealing a 2006 law that forces the Postal Service to set aside funds for up to 75 years of future health care benefits for the agency's retirees. It's the only federal agency which has such a requirement and postal union officials say it's why the service is bleeding millions in red ink.
Franken says the new bill would preserve Saturday deliveries, as well as spare many of the 200-plus processing centers due to close.
At last word, officials said the facilities in Wausau, Eau Claire, La Crosse, Portage, and Kenosha would shut down sometime after April. The bill would also let the Postal Service do new things to raise revenue like notarize documents, and issue hunting and fishing licenses. The bill would also let allow alcohol shipments for the first time.
Supporters said it could pave the way for the Postal Service to help customers take advantage of e-mail and Internet services - the very things that have caused huge drops in mail volumes.
Marshfield app tops field in heart-health awareness
MARSHFIELD -- The Marshfield Clinic's research facility has won a national competition for the best mobile-app to improve heart health.
It was the first app ever designed by the Marshfield Medical Research Foundation and clinic spokesman Jake Miller said it beat out 35 other entries in a contest put on the technology arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
It's called the "Heart Health Mobile" app, and Miller said it only took five weeks to design.
Users enter their body statistics and health habits. The app then keeps track of the person's risk factors for things like heart disease and stroke - and its lets people keep track of their progress in reducing those risk. There's also a small game which keeps track of the risk factors.
Project manager Brian Weichelt said the goal was to entertain people as they pursue healthier lifestyles. The app now works in iPhones, iPads, and iPad touch devices. A Web-based version for other devices is expected to come out in March.
Kaukauna man gets 11 years in PP arson case
A Fox Valley man was sentenced to 11 years in prison Thursday, for starting a small fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic near Appleton.
Francis Grady, 50, of Kaukauna was found guilty in October by a federal jury of arson and criminal property damage. His lawyer, Tom Phillip, asked for the minimum sentence of five years. He said Grady only took 47 cents worth of gasoline to the abortion and reproductive health clinic last April - and therefore, the crime should be considered more of a vandalism than an arson case.
But Karen Kuhn of Planned Parenthood said the fire was an act of terrorism.
Grady said he didn't intend it that way - and he claimed he was incompetent, because he was "involuntarily intoxicated." He claimed to have heard voices which told him to set the fire.
At his trial, he said he "saw souls coming out" of the clinic - an apparent reference to the babies that were aborted. Judge William Griesbach said Grady has bi-polar and personality disorders, and is a drug and alcohol abuser.
Grady faced up to 21 years behind bars, but the judge agreed it shouldn't be that long. Griesbach said Grady needed to be in prison to be sure that he stays on his medications.
Police abandon landfill search for rapper's remains
MILWAUKEE -- After three weeks of combing through garbage, Milwaukee Police have given their landfill search for a transgender rap artist who was murdered.
Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer said detectives had narrowed the area where Ebony Young's remains were most likely to be located but after tons of trash were moved and searched, officers could find no signs of Young's body.
Stanmeyer says they're disappointed but they believe they have enough other evidence to convict five men who are charged with homicide. Search dogs, excavators, and landfill workers joined police in the search.
Young had been missing since New Year's Day, and police said she was the victim of an internal gang dispute. Her body was thrown in a trash bin but authorities didn't know it until after it was hauled away, and that's why the landfill search was necessary.
One of the defendants told police he thought Young was male, but officials said the victim changed genders to become a female.
Official blames old loophole for foster care agent's spending spree
MADISON -- A state official blamed a former loophole for letting a Middleton foster care business get away with charging taxpayers for $6 million in inappropriate expenses. Children and Families' Secretary Eloise Anderson told the Senate Human Services Committee Thursday that Community Care Resources was not required to submit annual expense reports to the state before 2010. But the loophole was closed that year, when a new law allowed state auditors to monitor foster care expenses and set rates.
The issues at Community Care were uncovered in a long review which her department began in 2011. The audit showed that Community Care charged taxpayers for lavish home renovations, cars, and travel - plus million-dollar salaries for owners Dan and Mary Simon over three years.
The agency revoked the company's license in January, and demanded that the money be repaid by next Friday.
Lawmakers were also told that the Justice Department has been contacted about the matter. The firm did not attend Thursday's state hearing. In a letter, attorney David Schwartz said the Simons were innocent - and they're appealing their license revocation.
Milwaukee violent crime rate jumps 9 percent
MILWAUKEE -- Violent crime in Milwaukee went up by almost 9.5 percent last year.
Milwaukee Police reported almost 7,600 murders, sexual assaults, robberies, and aggravated assaults in 2012 - the most since Police Chief Ed Flynn was hired in 2008.
The increase in violent crime was spurred by 33 percent more assaults, due mainly to domestic violence incidents which were up 50 percent in 2011.
Milwaukee had 92 murders last year, five more than the previous year. The news was not all bad, though. Robberies were down by 13 percent. Property crimes like burglary and theft dropped by just over 3 percent, and that led to a slight drop in overall crime.
Flynn and Mayor Tom Barrett did not hold a news conference to announce the figures, like they normally do when violent crime goes down.
In a news release, Flynn said his policing strategies might have actually caused some categories of crime to go up. As an example, he said his department's outreach to prevent domestic violence might have caused more of those incidents to be reported to officers.
Mayor Barrett said vacant homes and foreclosures remain a factor in crime - and he asked state officials to help Milwaukee tackle that issue.


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I've just realised an lifelong ambition and learnt a bitter lesson. I have wanted to see Jesus Christ Superstar at the theatre for a long time, but for some reason or another have always missed - and not living in London hasn't really helped the matter. My ambition was fuelled by the realse of the Jesus Christ Superstar video which is superb all round, giving a more in depth look at the characters and the feeling of being in there and involved - which is something for a recorded event. By all accounts and within all reason the live show should have been just as compelling but I found myself a little disappointed - not with the show as a whole, but with an actor... Jesus Christ Superstar focusses on the last seven days of the life of Jesus of Nazareth. Following his teaching to the disciples, triupmhant entry to Jerusalem (Hosanna) and through to his trial and ultimately his death at the hands of the Roman and Jewish authorities who saw him as a threat to their stability and way of life. The songs are, on the whole, great with Lloyd Webber's hummable melodies and Tim Rice's lyrics. The costumes are mostly modern day - the Roman authorities are dressed almost facistly with long leather coats and military overtones. The scenery, though sparse, is effectively used as is, to some extent, the lighting. Lets start at the beginning - I am a group booking organiser. Sounds grand, but really in reality it means that I manage to bully enough people into going to see something that I want to see so I can get it cheaper. If you like the theatre and have got fed up of paying through the nose, try it - you may well succeed. 20 of us arrived at the Opera House in Manchester to see this full of anticipation and excitement. I was glad to see that the stage production was in the same vein as the recorded video by virtue of having the same director in Gale Edwards. The stage consisted of a two tier walkway, separated by a platform that moved from the s
tagefloor to the top of the ceiling out of view. The cross was hanging behind this at the start and during the overture, lit up very brightly, which was handy as the dry ice had hidden the first ten rows of punters, and scarred the retina so that for the first part of Judas' song you were squinting to get rid of the lights that your retinas were telling were still there. Very effective, very painful. Painful - this leads me onto the music, or more correctly the amplification which at points was eardrum shatteringly loud, particularly when the women reached their high notes. Now I don't consider 25 as being old, but I felt like a pensioner that night holding my ears for fear of bleeding over my next door neighbours posh frock because my ear drum had just ruptured. I overstate, but you get my point... The show itself is stunning, but why they felt it had to be SO loud is beyond me and, at points, particularly the moving points detracted from what the actors were doing on stage. The actors - oh the actors. I always thought that actors must enjoy their job or perhaps Arvid Larsen, who played Jesus, was just having an off day. He spent most of the performance looking like he was just 'going through the motions' without any form of emotion or acting to speak of particularly in the first half. He did perk up in the second half with an excellent rendition of 'Gethsemene' - one song I have wanted to hear live for ages - and started to put real emotion into what he was singing. That was great, so moving and a complete contrast to the first half. Mark O'Malley as Judas was very good as was Cat Simmons (I remember her from Children's Ward!) who played Mary Magdalene. Both putting their all into their performances. The rest of the supporting cast were also very good. However, I have one big niggle - having seen Rik Mayall play Herod in the vid I was amazed that Herod in the show is some sort of panto villain, hi
deously made up with white face paint and angular blushered cheeks. Damn - that was a let down. This guy was a King not a transvestite! Lordy, what were they thinking... There is a key turning point in this production and it happens during the song 'Could we start Again Please?' A mellow song sung by Mary and the Apostles as they realise what is about to happen to Jesus. They sing this from the second tier part of the set as, below them, Jesus is beaten up by guards. Sounds awfully contrived, but was beautifully and almost balletically choreographed in slow motion. Breathtaking. From this we move onto the trial and the 39 lashes that Jesus recieves was again a highly moving, though uncomfortable part of the show - again full marks to choreographer for presenting this effectively. From here we move to the cruxifiction through the title song via a very interesting comment on the way media presents breaking news. Jesus carrying the cross across the stage was filmed with live TV cameras and projected onto a large TV screen hanging above. The cruxifiction itself was again moving, uncomfortable and very well done. The cross of lights makes another appearance this time to even greater effect as it lights up behind Jesus' cross on the line 'Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.' Implying something inexplicable for the authors of the show had just happened on the cross. Again breathtaking... Overall the show was compelling - thoughtful and challenging in places. The singing was good and, on the whole (discounting Arvid Larsen in the first half) the acting was also as good. The staging and the use of lighting etc was also good, but this show is simply not on a par with anything else I have seen. Better than West Side Story, which - to be frank - was very poor, but not up there with Phantom, Les Mis or Chicago. I'd see it again - I love going to the theatre, but it'll be some time. It has just finished it
39;s tour of the UK. I'm not sure what is going to happen with it now - but I bet it'll keep runnning. Be re-imagined in a couple of years and toured again. It played to a full house at the end of its run - there's a few years in the legs yet I feel. Please don't get me wrong. I didn't hate it I just felt a little let down, by a non-plussed actor. Give me a go - I'll show you how it's done...but then from the stalls we're all experts aren't we?!
Well Seen The Show Only once but great lights, sound, set and the cast were Fab. Looking Forward To Seeing It Again I Think I Am Hooked On The Show And Look Forward To Seeing It In The Forseable Future And Maybe Work On The New UK Tour (You Just Don't Know What Is Around The Corner!) Don't Want TO Say Much About The Show As I Think It Woul Spoil It For Others But All I Can Say Is: SEE IT OR MISS OUT!
I think this is probably my favourite musical, and I have seen quite a few. The music ranges from upbeat to haunting and will stay with you for days after you have seen it, as will some of the scenes from it. It focuses on the time leading up to Jesus's death and most of it is very moving and emotional. The acting was absolutely superb and the voices of the singers/actors were amazing too, everyone really put their heart and soul into it which does not always seem the case with every musical or play. Many of the songs are very catchy and I liked the whole thing so much I bought the soundtrack. The end scenes are shocking, moving and will probably leave you stunned for a little bit. The actor playing Jesus was so convincing when he was screaming in agony on the cross that there was seriously a doubt in my mind as to whether he was acting or whether something had gone wrong. Fantastic, really a must see musical.


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COLCHESTER Rugby Club head coach Danny Johnston knows his team's promotion hopes could head one of two ways in tomorrow's crunch London League division one north game against Eton Manor.
Having had three weeks without a game after waterlogged pitches led to two blank Saturdays, Colchester return to action with a home fixture against the side currently sitting second in the table.
A defeat in the last game they did get played – on January 25 – and subsequent results for other sides while they have had games postponed, have seen Colchester slip to fifth in the division one north table and they are now ten points behind Eton Manor.
So Johnston knows it is make-or-break time for his players at Mill Road tomorrow.
He said: "It is a defining part of our season.
"We know what we are playing for now and if we lose then we will lose the opportunity to choose our own fate, while winning the game means we don't rely on anyone to do us any favours and it will keep us in the driving seat.
"It will also allow us to keep applying the pressure to (third-placed) Luton, while a loss will mean we have a much lesser ability to affect them."
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Today the Boy Scouts of America sent out a statement about changes they are discussing that would remove the national membership restriction regarding sexual orientation.
In part it reads:
"Currently, the BSA is discussing potentially removing the national membership restriction regarding sexual orientation. This would mean there would no longer be any national policy regarding sexual orientation, and the chartered organizations that oversee and deliver Scouting would accept membership and select leaders consistent with each organization's mission, principles, or religious beliefs. BSA members and parents would be able to choose a local unit that best meets the needs of their families."
While I welcome the news, I have to remind myself that this is an announcement that there is a discussion, not a final determination. I sincerely hope it is a sign that the current prohibiting national policy will be revoked allowing local Charter Organizations (COs) to enact policies that are consistent with the values of their organization.
"The policy change under discussion would allow the religious, civic, or educational organizations that oversee and deliver Scouting to determine how to address this issue. The Boy Scouts would not, under any circumstances, dictate a position to units, members, or parents. Under this proposed policy, the BSA would not require any chartered organization to act in ways inconsistent with that organization's mission, principles, or religious beliefs."
Many people will claim that this is the National Council "passing the buck" or "not taking a stand", but in actuality it would put the sexual orientation issue on the same footing as any other membership question. For example, while the BSA is not tied to a specific religion, there are plenty of Troops, Packs, and Crews that are. I have met Scouts from units that are all members of the same church, chartered by that church and restricted in membership to families in that church. That works for them, and has no impact on the other units I know that are Muslim (chartered by a mosque), Orthodox Jews (chartered by a neighborhood religious organization), or have a mix of many faiths like my pack, chartered by a secular organization. This allows the BSA to be partners with a wide range of organizations with diverse principles, families to participate while teaching their own held religious beliefs. When these units gather at Scouting events, they find that they aren't that different after all, and we get one step closer to Baden Powell's idea of worldwide Messengers of Peace.
Personally, I hope this change is enacted by the National Council. The opportunity to join Scouting is something that should be offered to every kid, the things that are learned around leadership, service, values, and citizenship are not the sole domain of any one group.
If this is implemented there will be a lot of hand-wringing, many loud statements of how this is ruining the Boy Scouts of America, and some may leave Scouting all together. Then the rest of us will get back to work, doing our best to teach service and citizenship to Scouts around the county, and in a few months the hysteria would die down. Eventually we would look around and see that the change did not destroy Scouting, and it actually brought us closer to living the principles we try to teach.
Remember, it's not a done deal yet.


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Marty's Pizza serves Italian-American comfort food
Rectangular Pizzas and Other Delights
In addition to its impressive assortment of customizable submarine sandwiches, savory toasted melts and hefty one-third-pound hamburgers, Marty's extensive menu also features classic pasta dishes and Italian specialties, including fettuccini alfredo ($6.99-$9.99), chicken parmigiana ($9.99), spinach lasagna ($9.99), mostaccioli ($5.99-$6.99) and spaghetti and meatballs ($5.99-$6.99). Covered in a satisfyingly mild traditional marinara sauce, the spaghetti and meatballs in particular provides a comforting and filling respite from the bitter cold. Served with either garlic bread or fresh homemade bread, a simple dinner salad can be added to a pasta dinner or dinner platter for an additional cost, while the antipasto salad ($6.95)—which can serve approximately two people—is the perfect prelude to one of Marty's signature pizzas.
Prices vary by size, from $9.75 for a small (10-by-10-inch) cheese and pepperoni pizza to $47.85 for one party-sized (14-by-36-inch) sausage, cheese, onion, mushroom and green pepper-covered creation. Nearly all of Marty's rectangular pizzas feature the same mild pizza sauce and quality mozzarella cheese. Available in eight different sizes, patrons can select their own toppings or choose from one of Marty's topping combinations like the Deluxe Works Pizza (large, $22.85), the All Meat Deluxe (large, $22.85) and the well-seasoned and highly recommended Garden (large, $22.85), a delicious combination of onions, cheese, green peppers, mushrooms, black olives and thinly sliced tomatoes.
Customers will also find cause for exploration below the menu's specialty pizzas heading, under which familiar selections like the Hawaiian and Meatball pizzas are listed alongside more creative and excessive culinary endeavors like the bacon and cheddar cheese-covered Chicken Club pizza (large, $22.85), the self-explanatory Taco (large, $21.25), the ambitious Barbecue Chicken (large, $22.85) and the colossal Bacon Double Cheeseburger (large, $19.65). And while the menu may continue on, the list of Marty's specialty pizzas is boldly and appropriately punctuated by the Bacon and Scrambled Egg Pizza (large, $21.25), which promises both breakfast and Canadian bacon, and mozzarella and American cheese on Marty's classic crust.
A second Marty's is located at 2580 Sun Valley Drive, Delafield.
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Tombstone and The Epitaph ®
The Making of the Old West's Most Famous Newspaper
By Frederick Schoemehl
Editor, National Edition
Note: The author wishes to acknowledge several published accounts used in the compilation of this narrative history. These include a retrospective by Wallace E. Clayton that appeared in The Tombstone Epitaph in May 1980; a special historical edition on John P. Clum, published by The Epitaph in 2006; a special historical edition on the O. K. Corral gunfight reissued by The Epitaph in 2007; several "Hall of Fame" biographies prepared for the Arizona Newspaper Association; Arizona's Territorial Newspapers by Sam S. Webb; and Newspapering in the Old West by Robert F. Karolevitz. Other material was drawn from The Epitaph files.
For their obvious interest in developing the western frontier, newcomers also were interested in transferring Eastern institutions to the West. Settling, the process of physically adapting to new places, was accompanied by settling down, the companion process of bringing order and stability to the West. The goal was to ensure that new settlements would mirror the old through the prompt creation of political forms, schools, churches, stage lines, post offices and newspapers.
Frontier newspapers did several things. By the second half of the 19th century, newspapers were a ubiquitous part of America's print culture. The development of telegraphic communication permitted information to move quickly from point to point. But there needed to be a means of handing off the "news" to the consumer. Newspapers became the transfer medium in a new information age. In 1886, for example, The Epitaph used its "Telegraphic" and "Special Telegrams" columns to provide readers reactions in Washington, D. C., to Geronimo's final surrender to Gen. Nelson Miles. At that same time, Old West newspapers were an essential element of political and marketing cultures. Through editorial positions, newspapers communicated with different constituencies on local, regional and national issues. By discussing, dissecting and defending different ideas, they sought to shape public opinion. By carrying advertising, their readerships learned about who did and sold what. This was important information in boom towns where new arrivals needed to know about stage schedules, fine cigars, quality spirits and life's other necessities. Finally, western newspapers were heralds, often unabashedly so. They were often the chief champions of what their locales were "destined" to become.
Newspapers were hardly beacons of objectivity. News was served up with equal helpings of politics and passion. When The Tombstone Epitaph was founded in 1880, John Philip Clum did not discuss the need to report the goings on in Tombstone without fear or favor, or about being "fair and balanced." What mattered to Clum were Puritan ethics and the blessings of capitalism. Echoing John Winthrop's words upon the founding of Massachusetts, Clum called the bustling silver camp "a city upon the hill." The comment surely captured Clum's belief that religion was necessary in the process of settling down. Clum said the new paper would be "a representative mining journal," a vehicle for enhancing Tombstone's founding industry.
Clum had little need to mask his bias in the biggest story of his newspaper career – coverage of the October 1881 gunfight at the O. K. Corral. The gunfight broke the town's "quietness and good order," Clum wrote, a solitude that law enforcement had brought over the previously "fractious" and "dreaded cowboys." With three cowboys dead and the Earp brothers walking tall, Clum immediately concluded, "EARP BROTHERS JUSTIFIED." With references to "the best class of citizens" and "all good citizens" and "the better portion of our citizens," Clum's view of the matter was settled. That he repeatedly used the word "citizen" conveyed special meaning. To Clum, cowboys were not citizens; citizens had settled down and respected law and order. The cowboys' decision to come into town while armed was sufficient evidence they were not behaving as citizens in a well-ordered city on a hill. If there was an alternate explanation of the day's events, a different side to the story, it was not going to be part of The Epitaph's immediatecoverage.
Why? As a representative mining journal, the paper's job was to align itself with the forces that were intent on consolidating mining capital in a land that was posed for economic growth.In the leapfrog nature of western development, California's Sierra foothills represented capital's first big mark on the West. That was followed by the smaller impression made by Nevada's Comstock. Did Ed Schieffelin's silver discovery mean that Arizona was next in line? Moreover, parked in the mind of every person associated with western mining was the idea that livestock and pastoral activities were becoming quaint. Clum was a Republican. And Republicans of the early 1880s believed in several things – an industrial plant and transportation system fashioned of iron and steel, a money supply backed by precious metal, and a laissez fair market economy. This was at some remove from the older, Jeffersonian view of a nation of free-holding agriculturalists who tended crops and animals, bartered face to face in local market towns and whose nature was more communitarian than commercial. To Clum and the western modernizers, that was just so old school.
By the time he reached Tombstone in 1880, Clum knew much about new school. Born in New York in 1851, Clum came to Santa Fe, N. M., in 1871 and initially worked in the new information industry by sending weather observations to Washington, D.C., by telegraph. As a new face in the countryside, Clum was schooled in one of the biggest problems in the West, the continuing unrest between native people and the newcomers. Drawing on his government service and his Dutch Reformed Church faith, Clum decided he might succeed in finding a way to achieve peace between the newcomers and Apaches in the Southwest. Direct orders backed up with physical force, the way of the U. S. Army, had not brought peace to Arizona's San Carlos Indian Reservation or lands beyond. While Clum was sympathetic to Apache concerns, his was a paternal sympathy. Clum did not believe in Indian rights to self-determination, as the term is used today. He envisioned Indians settling down. The approach was to relocate Indians to reservations where they would have limited self-government under the watchful eye of the Office of Indian Affairs. But the comforting idea of a settled reservation was thwarted by off-reservation Apaches, including Geronimo, who were not ready to give up traditional lifeways just because it fit the agenda of settlers and the federal government.
Clum had been the only government agent – civilian or military – to capture Geronimo, and had recommended unsuccessfully that Geronimo be executed for numerous killings. Clum, however, was on his way out of the Indian business. In 1875, the Army decided it would take a tougher line at San Carlos. What would happen to the Indian police force that Clum had appointed? Stung by the criticism heaped on his idea of using Apaches to police Apaches, Clum began his move toward the exit, and finally left in 1877. After San Carlos, Clum moved in two directions. He studied law and quickly was admitted to the bar in Pinal County, Ariz. With other businessmen, he purchased a seven-year-old newspaper, the Tucson Citizen, renamed it the Arizona Citizen, and moved it to Florence. It was not Arizona's first paper – that honor goes to the Weekly Arizonian, which was launched in Tubac, then in New Mexico Territory, in March 1859.
Clum's first venture into newspaper publishing was not particularly notable, save his use of the Citizen's pages to justify his paternal approach in dealing with the Apaches – as opposed to the Army's tougher strategy. Florence did not prove to be the newspaper town that Clum envisioned. Within two years, he moved the publication back to Tucson, took back its old name and switched to daily circulation.By 1879, two years after Schieffelin's silver discovery southeast of Tucson, Clum's attention was drawn to the razzle-dazzle of Tombstone. Clum sold his interest in the Citizen in January 1880, moved to Tombstone, and launched the iconic Epitaph with an afternoon issue on Saturday, May 1, 1880. Now more than 130 years old, The Epitaph is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Arizona.
Not that the start-up was very easy. Clum had to purchase printing equipment, land and building material, and support his wife and son. Two partners, both printers, joined him in the new enterprise. In a wonderful turn of a phrase, Clum declared, "no Tombstone is complete without its epitaph." While true epitaphs are just so much gloss about a decedent's life, Clum's first Epitaph read as prophecy. Clum saw Tombstone as a wealth-producing engine of change. "Millions In It!" he exclaimed in the first issue. The town's underground riches would attract investment capital that would set the stage for continued growth and development. The city would mature to that "city upon the hill" and become a beacon as bright as "ancient Rome."
The problem with most beacons is that they sometimes flicker or go dark. Tombstone's early years were marked by mudslinging, gunslinging, murky land dealings, and the ill effects of water and fire in the wrong places at the wrong times. In two years, Clum went from Tombstone mayor to a position in the U. S. Post Office's inspection department in Washington, D.C. What had gone wrong? Boomtowns moved at a boomtown's pace – those on the ground floor were anxious to preserve their position at all costs – and Clum wanted to apply the brakes. When Clum arrived, a townsite was in the making under federal land laws. Townsite lots were to be sold by the village of Tombstone to legitimate occupants, with proceeds used to underwrite public services. Clum's contention was that the mayor, Alder Randall, illegally transferred more than 2,000 town lots to some close chums, James Clark and Michael Gray. In rapidly developing conditions, squatters had taken to some lots, while others had been sold by people who claimed to the rightful owners. Based on the deed from Mayor Randall, "Clark, Gray and Company" asserted it was the only lawful land broker. Clum and others saw the situation much differently. "Tombstone has been handed over to the speculators," Clum asserted. "Our citizens are being ousted from their homes."
Now doubling as postmaster and an editor-publisher, Clum ventured farther into the political arena. Having gone to court to end the town lot sales by Clark and Gray, Clum decided to run for elective office. As a mayoral candidate under the newly former Citizens Protective Party, Clum sought a settled town in which he would "defeat corruption" while bringing "peace and prosperity to our city." He was elected mayor on Jan. 4, 1881.
Now wearing three hats, Clum faced the challenge of what he labeled "the county ring." When Cochise County was made a freestanding political jurisdiction, several Democrats won covered appointed offices doled out by the territory's Republican governor, John C. Frémont. In essence, Clum broke ranks with the territory's best-known Republican figure. In addition, Clum drew a close association between the "ring" and local ranchers who were allied with outlaw elements. Thus, Tombstone cleaved into two factions. In one, Clum, The Epitaph, local Republicans, mining capital and the Earp brothers; in the other, the rival Nugget, local Democrats, the ranch trade and several so-called cowboys, including the Clantons and McLaurys.
If the former group won the battle on a cold afternoon in October 1881, Clum's vision of a settled and prosperous Tombstone remained elusive. Eight months before the infamous gunfight at the O. K. Corral, The Epitaph reported, "water has been struck in one of the leading mines of the district." This was not a cause for concern, the experts said, because good water meant good silver could not be far behind. Five years later, Tombstone's silver mines were silenced by water in volumes too great to pump away. And four months before the shootout, Tombstone's core – "largely made up of combustible material" – was destroyed by fire. Fire safety ordinances, which Clum had supported editorially, hadn't been adopted. It took a second fire, 11 months later, to bring fire protection.
By mid-1882, Clum had enough. Whatever role The Epitaph had played in helping Tombstone to settle and settle down, it was not enough to hold Clum's interest. He had lost a wife, a daughter, and, in an undignified move by superiors, his job as postmaster. With his term as mayor also over, Clum was left with The Epitaph, which he sold – ironically, to interests in the "ring" he had fought since arriving in Tombstone in 1880.
One needs a scorecard to log the names associated with The Epitaph after Clum's departure. His immediate successor was Sam Purdy, a Yuma newspaperman and Democrat. Purdy apparently did not stay long in Tombstone, consigning day-to-day duties to Charles Reppy, a Clum associate, through 1883. That left the Nugget, which had been Clum's chief rival. Once fire destroyed the Nugget's plant, it ceased publication. Reppy and partner W. D. Crowe distanced themselves from The Epitaph by taking over the Tombstone Republican. The following year, in 1884, a merger ensued, producing the Daily Epitaph and Republican, with Reppy as editor. In 1885, another consolidation occurred, when the Cochise Record, under editor David F. Cooper, and the Daily Epitaph were combined into the Daily Record-Epitaph. During this period, Clum, who had returned to Tombstone as postmaster, worked for the Record-Epitaph. It was one of two Republican papers in Tombstone. The other, the Daily Tombstone, was decidedly anti-Clum. Editor J. J. Nash derided Clum an "imbecile," an "egotistical ass" and a "sop." Editorial jockeying continued in 1886, when Harry Brooks became editor of the Record-Epitaph, only to be followed nine months later by J. O. Dunbar, a political maverick who had been one of the founders of the defunct Nugget. The Daily Tombstone kept at the heels of the Record-Epitaph until the end of 1886. Reppy reemerged to take the helm of The Epitaph, now free of its association with the old Record, and to pick up what was left of the old Daily Tombstone. By this time, The Epitaph had switched to weekly publication, a reflection of the depth of Tombstone's troubles underground. Now the only paper in Tombstone, The Epitaph was accused by many residents of being too cozy with politically powerful officials in Cochise County. One way of putting heat on the county cabal was to give The Epitaph some healthy competition. That is what happened in late 1887, when four men, meeting at Martin Costello's saloon, agreed to launch the Tombstone Daily Prospector. The men were Andy Ritter, Joe Pascholy, James Reilly and Stanley C. Bagg.
As Bagg recalled in 1929, the Prospector's mission was "to combat the powerful group which ruled the roost at the court house." Combat duty was turned over to editor Jimmy Nash, who did what Bagg called a "poor job." So Bagg stepped in to give the county ring a real fight. A showdown ensued when both papers submitted bids for what Bagg later called "the velvet of the business at the time" – the printing contract for Cochise County government. Both papers bid on the contract; it was awarded to The Epitaph even though Bagg's bid was much lower. Denied the velvet, Bagg sued the county, only to lose the case before District Judge W. H. Barnes. Unwilling to let the matter rest, Bagg's Prospector attacked the decision in print – a move that landed Bagg back before Judge Barnes on a contempt charge. Bagg was given a choice – a $300 fine or 300 days in jail. Confident that the public would rally behind him, Bagg chose jail. Attorneys sidestepped the case, figuring any association with Bagg would be a death knell if they had to appear in Barnes' court on a future matter. Sheriff John Slaughter was ordered to treat Bagg like in any other inmate, which meant Bagg couldn't sleep in the sheriff's office. The matter was finally settled when two men, Gus Tribolet and Sol Israel, raised contributions to cover the fine. In the end, Bagg was released after spending three days in jail.
In 1891, Bagg solved the rivalry problem by purchasing The Epitaph. He returned it to weekly status as a Sunday week-in-review publication. Having been the butt of Epitaph commentary, none of it too complimentary, bagging The Epitaph must have been sweet for the five-foot tall furniture store owner and son of the founder of the Detroit Tribune. Having taken control of Tombstone's incredibly shrinking media empire, Bagg turned his attention to other matters, including positions with various prison, immigration and press commissions and associations. Like editors before and after him, Bagg extolled the wealth trapped below the surface at Tombstone. But by 1895, Bagg was forced to concede that Tombstone's future simply was not especially bright. Bagg sold his papers and his Tombstone mining interests, and moved to California. He became active in the Rand Mining District in the Mojave Desert while maintaining a home in Santa Barbara. He died in 1931.
Bagg's successor was William Hattich, who arrived in Tombstone in 1881 at age 9. "Willy" had known the likes of John Henry "Doc" Holliday, had hawked papers on street corners and had darkened his hands as a printer's devil in the town's back shops. Having lived through the glory days, Hattich was an unabashed booster. When he took over the daily Prospector and weekly Epitaph, Hattich wrote, "Like the courage, perseverance and hope characteristic of the sturdy Arizona prospector in his diligent search for the precious metal, the new Prospector starts out with sharpened tools, new energy and honest and conscientious convictions to prospect on the highways of success." Standing above the factionalism of a previous decade, Hattich said, "Merchants, cattlemen, ranchers, miners and laborers…will find the Prospector a defender, well-wisher and ready and willing champion of their interests." Hattich was exuberant when E. B. Gage, former superintendent of the Grand Central Mine, returned to head the Tombstone Consolidated Mines Company, an outfit that would finally drain the water from the mines and pump up the local economy. In 1901, The Epitaph declared, "prosperity has superseded depression." Two years later, it was equally ecstatic when the El Paso & Southwestern Railroad arrived in Tombstone. Slow as actual progress was underground, Hattich wrote optimistic headlines: "Glowing Prospect of Tombstone District," "Encouraging Showing Below the Water Level," "Rich Ore Body Encountered," and "Future Looks Bright." Even when the mining company was in trouble, Hattich used the fact that machinery was not being brought to the surface as evidence that "no abandonment is contemplated." That was in 1911. Two years later, on the Prospector's 25th anniversary, Hattich announced his retirement and soon moved to Southern California. He maintained his Tombstone connections, providing much behind-the-scenes help as Tombstone planned its first Helldorado celebration in 1929.
The Giragi family picked up where Hattich left off. Having lived in Congress, Metcalf and Pearce before settling in Tombstone, the Giragis had a fair taste of Arizona. Two sons of Frank and Sarah Giragi, Columbus and Carmel, became friends with Hattich. Columbus took the route of printer's devil, while Carmel did advertising work. When Hattich retired, the young Giragis used their meager savings to acquire the Prospector and Epitaph. Wallace Clayton, a later Epitaph editor, wrote in 1980 that Hattich essentially gave the papers away as a mark of his friendship with the Giragis – and his pessimism about Tombstone's future.That future certainly was on the Giragis' minds when they wrote, "We firmly believe that a reorganization of the mines will bring about prosperity as never witnessed before and confidently believe same is at hand." People believe as they chose; in reality, the Giragis could not escape the continuing declines of Tombstone's fortunes; in 1924, they closed the Prospector. Tombstone now was down to one weekly, The Epitaph. Appearing on Fridays, the "county-wide weekly," as the Giragis called it, would carry with it "more prestige, more confidence and more real advertising value than any other newspaper medium." They held The Epitaph until 1926, when it was sold to William B. Kelly, owner of the Bisbee Daily Review, 25 miles down the road.
The Giragis' newspaper careers did not end in Tombstone. They saw better prospects elsewhere, taking over papers in Winslow, Holbrook and, later, Flagstaff. Columbus Giragi was known for a pithy column, "Sparks from the Grindstone," and an irascible yet lovable personality. A former employee said Columbus was "witty, cynical, caustic, profane, sarcastic, but generally good humored, and always at the finish line, wise and fair." Long after leaving Tombstone, Columbus Giragi was the low-key sponsor of a grave marker for one of Tombstone's best-known Chinese residents, Quong Kee, the long-time owner of the Can Can Restaurant. In a private communication, Giragi wrote that he wanted to do something to mark the generosity that Quong Kee had shown him decades earlier.
Two men named William Kelly – father and son – owned The Epitaph between 1926 and 1930. William B. Kelly, who had held interests in several Arizona newspapers, carried The Epitaph for two years. His son, William H. Kelly, then a student at the University of Arizona and editor of the campus paper, The Wildcat, took over in 1928.The younger Kelly was among the first to sense that Tombstone's future might be found in the town's history and setting instead of its flooded and dormant mines. Several events seemed to coincide. Writer Walter Noble Burns was researching a book, Tombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest. With its attention to the gunfight at the O. K. Corral and other slices of southeast Arizona history – such as John Slaughter's rearing of an Apache orphan, Apache May – Tombstone caught the eye of national publications. Consistent with a dramatic change in American culture in the 1920s – automobile tourism – Kelly sensed the ingredients were right for Tombstone to showcase itself on the 50th anniversary of the town's founding. "Helldorado," drawn from the title of a book by Billy Breakenridge, was the name given to the 1929 event. The Epitaph and the city underwrote the cost of the event, which was both popular and marginally profitable. It even drew Epitaph founder Clum, who quipped that he was "armed only with a fountain pen – sometimes the mightiest of weapons."
For its success in drawing attention to Tombstone's place in the history of the Old West, Helldorado was not enough to keep Tombstone from economic decline. Copper, not silver, was the metal in demand in the 1920s and 1930s. With nearby Bisbee emerging as a copper capital, the economic, demographic and political centers of gravity had shifted away from Tombstone. In November 1929, Cochise County voters decided that the county seat should be moved from Tombstone to Bisbee.
Perhaps sensing that Tombstone could not be rebuilt any time soon, the younger Kelly sold The Epitaph to Walter Cole, a south Los Angeles resident with 25 years in the newspaper business. On its 50th anniversary, May 1, 1930, The Epitaph announced the sale. Cole paid about $4,000 for the Epitaph Publishing Company, securing the debt with two lots in Seattle, Wash. That done, Kelly returned to Tucson. He later received a Ph. D. at Harvard University, and then became the first director of the University of Arizona's Bureau of Ethnic Research, where he specialized in study of Indians of the Southwest.
At the start of their tenure, Walter and Edith Cole blissfully called for a "bigger and better Tombstone." But what indelibly etched Cole's name on The Epitaph's composing stone were early comments. "The spirit of Tombstone is to never say die," Cole wrote. Summoning the image of the little town that could, Cole said Tombstone was "the town too tough to die." Just a few words, but they seemed to capture Tombstone's place in the history of the Old West – standing tall in the face of adversity. In words, the phrase mirrored the silhouette of Wyatt Earp, standing unscathed, as the gun smoke cleared after the gunfight at the O. K. Corral.
Cole tirelessly promoted Tombstone during the Great Depression. Hardly a disinterested editor, he became personally involved in subsequent Helldorado celebrations, mining ventures, Hollywood film production, an early effort to rehabilitate the vacant and decaying Tombstone courthouse and an idea to seek national monument status for the historic silver camp. At one point, he suggested that Tombstone simply put itself up for sale for $75,000. He talked of "Tombstone the Beautiful" and heralded the healthful benefits of the desert environment. Clum visited with Cole during a final trip to Tombstone in 1931. Clum applauded the "plan of exploiting the attractions and advantages with which nature has so generously endowed your section." Unfortunately, Cole's correspondence shows that his efforts never gained traction. As early as 1936, he was trying to sell The Epitaph. Having guided the paper during what he called "the most trying times in the history of this camp," Cole sold The Epitaph in 1938. A new motto that found its way to the front page of The Epitaph -- "Tombstone – Metropolis of Cochise County 1940" -- was not realized.
If anyone might reasonably claim the title "Mr. Tombstone," the honor could well go to Clayton Smith, who was The Epitaph's longest-serving editor – a 26-year run that ended when Smith died in a 1964 airplane crash. Editing a weekly paper might be enough for most; for Smith it was just the start. He also served as a school board member, justice of the peace, volunteer firefighter, Boy Scout leader and champion – in print and in person – for the preservation of Tombstone's historic structures. A North Dakota native, Smith came to Tombstone in 1936. After he purchased the paper from Cole, he followed the thread that Kelly had initiated in the late 1920s. That effort lay in promoting Tombstone's "wild and woolly" frontier period. As more and more time separated the Old West as experienced from the Old West as artifact, Smith believed that it was in the town's best interest to embrace those days. Smith used the pages of The Epitaph to present historical sketches on Tombstone's past. He encouraged researchers to use The Epitaph's files – an open-door policy that produced Douglas Martin's award-winning book, Tombstone's Epitaph. And he took a leading role in later Helldorado celebrations that featured re-enactments of Tombstone's memorable moments.
In the immediate aftermath of Smith's death in January 1964, his widow, Mabel, published the paper for several months. Then an important period of transition began. Detroit, Mich. investors, headed by attorney Harold O. Love, purchased The Epitaph along with several other landmarks in Tombstone, including the O. K. Corral, the Crystal Palace and Schieffelin Hall. For the next decade, The Epitaph was capably edited by Wayne Winters, an Arizona newspaperman, with extensive background in both printing and mining. During his tenure, Winters nominated one of his predecessors, William Hattich, to the Arizona Newspaper Association's Hall of Fame. Other Epitaph names on that list include Stanley Bagg, the Giragis and Clayton Smith.
In 1974, Love and his colleagues, including Wallace Clayton, a Detroit advertising executive, began planning a new edition, a historical journal of the Old West. While it would never lose touch with its Tombstone roots, the National Edition would take the entire West in the second half the 19th century as its canvas. At the same time, the weekly Epitaph would continue to bring local news to Tombstone's 1,500 residents. As part of the restructuring, The Epitaph hired E. Dean Prichard, a veteran newsman and writer, to edit the new National Edition and Frederick A. Schoemehl, then a reporter at a California daily newspaper, to edit the weekly edition and to assist Prichard with the monthly. Within a year, the weekly editor's job had been assumed by Don Cantrell, another Southern California newsman. Then came a novel turn of events: the corporation met with the University of Arizona Department of Journalism to discuss a partnership whereby journalism students would produce the local edition. This would give students practical experience in all aspects of newspaper production, including reporting, writing, editing, photography, design and printing. Journalism students continue to publish The Epitaph's local edition, on a bi-weekly basis, during the school year.
Between 1975 and the late 1990s, editorial management of the National Edition, with subscribers throughout the United States and many foreign countries, passed from Prichard to Clayton and then back to Prichard following Clayton's death in 1998. From Tombstone to Virginia City; from the "Last Stand" at Little Big Horn to the Massacre at Wounded Knee; from Pat Garrett to Billy the Kid; from Wyatt Earp to Pinkerton detectives; from the photography of Evelyn Cameron to the Bassett sisters of Brown's Hole, Colo., the National Edition has continued to bring a lively mix of stories and photographs drawn from the history and culture of the Old West. For Clayton, the high point of his editorship was the addition of The Tombstone Epitaph as a national journalistic landmark by Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalists.
Prichard's 33-year association with the National Edition ended tragically in August 2006 when he suffered serious, irreversible injuries during a fall at his Arizona ranch. After Prichard's death in March 2007, The Epitaph turned to Schoemehl, who holds a doctorate in U. S. history, to become editor of the monthly edition. Having lost a close friend, Schoemehl helped establish a journalism scholarship in Prichard's name at the University of Arizona. In taking the reins of the Old West's most famous newspaper, Schoemehl said, "My goals are to showcase the history of the Old West in as accurate, entertaining and readable ways as we can. I want our readers to receive a monthly package that reflects the depth and breadth of the West, as it was experienced in its frontier period and as we remember that period today." Schoemehl is also working to improve The Epitaph's visibility through tombstoneepitaph.com and marketing initiatives that are coordinated by Gary Ledoux, a western history author and long-time Epitaph contributor.
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The New Mexico resident in this case was leaving his hospital job just after midnight on a Thursday, when he discovered his Ford F-250 missing from the parking lot. The LoJack® system that was installed when the pickup was purchased proved its worth by helping local police recover the truck later that same morning.
On January 16th, 2014, the Ford's owner contacted the Albuquerque Police Department to report the crime. Officers verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers. This procedure automatically activated the LoJack unit concealed in the F-250, which was installed at Town East Ford in Mesquite, TX.
A short while later, an officer with the New Mexico State Police picked up the silent homing signal from the stolen truck with the LoJack tracking computer installed in his patrol vehicle. The officer contacted the Albuquerque PD Auto Theft Unit for assistance. The Ford was located on Town Center Lane SE in Albuquerque, where it was found parked and unoccupied. The F-250 was soon returned to its thankful owner.
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UBASIC and uBASIC are two quite different languages that are being confused in these alerts. They have in common that they have evolved from the original Dartmouth BASIC, but they evolved in different directions. uBASIC is a form of "micro-BASIC" - the lower-case "u" is as close as a keyboard can get to the Greek letter mu - which was the name of several BASICs that were stripped down to fit into the early personal computers. UBASIC is an extension of the original BASIC, developed by Professor Y. Kida of Japan and associates, for doing calculations in Number Theory (a major branch of mathematics). It is freely available to everyone; I think of it as a boon to the mathematical community. It is very helpful for research in Numerical analysis as well as in Number Theory. It is nearly as easy to use as the oeriginal BASIC and has valuable extended capabilities, such as arithmetic with numbers of about 2,500 digits, complex numbers, subprograms with local variables, functionals, etc. I think it would be a good thing to seoarate announcements about uBASIC from annoucements about UBASIC.
- As stated in the beginning of the UBASIC article, the BASIC interpreter language used for CHDK scripting is based on Adam Dunkel's open source "uBASIC - A really tiny BASIC interpreter":
Quote from http://www.sics.se/~adam/ubasic/ :
Ever since starting writing small BASIC programs on my first computer (an ABC80) I've always wanted to write a really small BASIC interpreter. So I sat down for an hour or two and did it.
The (non-interactive) uBASIC interpreter supports only the most basic BASIC functionality: if/then/else, for/next, let, goto, gosub, print, and mathematical expressions. There is only support for integer variables and the variables can only have single character names. I have added an API that allows for the program that uses the uBASIC interpreter to get and set BASIC variables, so it might be possible to actually use the uBASIC code for something useful (e.g. a small scripting language for an application that has to be really small).
My intention with this program is to be able to use it for adding a simple scripting language to severely memory-constrained applications or systems (e.g. a scripting language to the web server applications in uIP or Contiki). While I secretly hope that the uBASIC code may be useful to someone, it currently is a really quick hack made primarily for personal enjoyment. However, if you are interested in looking at how a really small BASIC interpreter can be written, go ahead and take a look at the code!


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This article was published 29/11/2012 (1728 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Join popular Winnipeg Free Press Entertainment Columnist Randall King and Television Columnist Brad Oswald this March on the first annual Winnipeg Free Press readership cruise to the sunny Mexican Riviera.
Departing from San Diego on the stunning MS Zandaam from Holland America, we'll visit the exotic port of Puerto Vallarta and breathtaking Cabo San Lucas on a luxurious and fun-filled 7-night, 8-day cruise.
In a way, Randall King was born into the entertainment beat.
His dad was Winnipeg musician Jimmy King, a one-time columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press. One of his brothers is a playwright. Another is a singer-songwriter.
Randall has been content to cover the entertainment beat in one capacity or another since 1990.
His beat is film, and the job has placed him in the same room as diverse talents, from Martin Scorsese to Martin Short, from Julie Christie to Julia Styles. He has met three James Bonds (four if you count Woody Allen), and director Russ Meyer once told him: "I like your style." He really likes his job – and can't wait to kick back and cruise the Mexican Riviera with you.
Way back when Brad Oswald was TV-inclined little kid, his exasperated mother used to say things like, "Would you PLEASE turn that thing off and go OUTSIDE and play? If you insist on watching that IDIOT box day after day after day, you will NEVER amount to ANYTHING in this world!"
Well, go figure.
Brad joined the Free Press in 1987 and has spent most of the last quarter century getting paid to watch the television as the paper's resident TV critic. In addition to previewing and reviewing all the latest prime-time shows and covering the TV industry, he also usually spends a few weeks per year in L.A., interviewing TV stars and attending Big Phony Hollywood Parties.
During his 25 years at the Free Press, he has accumulated a wealth of knowledge about television and other pop-culture topics, and would certainly not be the worst person to pick for your trivia-contest team.
For some reason, he firmly believes his Mom really would be proud of all this.
Designed to carry fewer guests while providing more space for maximum comfort, the MS Zaandam is a prize in the mid-size ship category. Offering spacious public areas and plush accommodations, many staterooms have private verandahs. There are a wide variety of boutiques and shops and entertainment hot spots aboard, including several bars and lounges.
The musically themed MS Zaandam offers a unique shipboard atmosphere. Inspired by the world's great music, artifacts and memorabilia you'll find instruments such as Bill Clinton's saxophone and signed guitars from Queen, Iggy Pop, Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones. At the heart of the MS Zaandam in a soaring three-storey atrium: a Baroque-style Dutch pipe organ, inspired by the traditional barrel organs still found on the streets of The Netherlands.
Sat March 30, 2013 - San Diego, California
Sun March 31, 2013 - At Sea
Mon April 1, 2013 - Cruising Bahia Magdelana
Tues April 2, 2013 - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (overnight)
Wed April 3, 2013 - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Thurs April 4, 2013 - Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Fri April 5, 2013 - At Sea
Sat April 6, 2013 - San Diego, California
Cruise highlights include:
- Welcome party! A chance to meet fellow cruisers, rub elbows with Randall King and Brad Oswald, relax with some Mexican cocktails (tequila anyone?!) and learn about all of the exciting extras offered on the cruise. Party Theme: 1950's Hollywood! Come dressed as your favourite Hollywood star. Fantastic prizes for the best costumes.
- A series of exclusive seminars including:
- Movies with Randall – a how-to-guide to critiquing movies. We'll watch and critique/debate the merits of one together
- Tales from Hollywood Television and the Stars, get the inside scoop on Hollywood TV from Brad
- Fun debate Movies vs. TV / Trivia Contest with a nautical twist: An Affair to Remember to Titanic to McHale's Navy to The Love Boat with some classic TV theme songs to boot
- Plus lots of laughs, music, pop-culture fun and more!
Plus a farewell party to end all parties, TV vs. Movies ping pong tourney and much more!
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$250 per person non-refundable deposit is Dec 12th, 2012.
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text: The first and only Five Diamond property in Québec, the Ritz-Carlton Montréal has continually embodied sophistication and elegance. The hotel has not only undergone recent renovations to meet the highest global standards in opulence and comfort, but has also expanded with the construction of luxury residences. The hotel offers 129 sumptuous and spacious rooms (including 31 suites), 9 meeting and reception halls, and 46 condo-residences. The Ritz-Carlton Montréal is a partner of the Montréal Golden Square Mile Association, which offers up to 1,000 rooms and suites, and the Mount Royal Centre, a meeting and convention centre of international caliber.


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Cast your minds back to three weeks ago – or more precisely January 28 – when we overcame a strong Coventry outfit.
That night many of us must have believed the O's could go on and really take the division by the scruff of the neck, having continued to mirror their start-of-season form with their fourth consecutive win.
But, what followed was a rather major blip and one point out of a possible 12 with three consecutive defeats doubling our loss tally.
However, the seeds of recovery had been sown at an emotion weekend clash at Deepdale with a more than useful point, although it's always disappointing to have to settle for a share of the spoils having led for nearly 20 minutes.
So a win, any victory, last night was paramount. Having arguably shot ourselves in the foot with the poor Bristol City home defeat only a week beforehand, a return home and more importantly a return to winning ways was essential if we were to have any say in the automatic promotion battle.
Coupled with the fact that Stevenage have a good record at Orient in the last couple of visits – this clash was never going to be a 'gimmie' – if there is such a thing in football.
Therefore, it was important to get that first goal although it was ultimately thanks to some poor defending from the visitors that would see us edge further ahead and then hold out under some sustained pressure, with Eldin Jakupovic once again outstanding.
We must just hope that Hull City keep their two regular goalkeepers fit and out of the referees' notebooks. If that happens, then the sky for us is very much the limit, as Jakupovic could well be at Orient until the Easter Wolves clash.
Having also slipped below the parapet in terms of points per game ratio, namely two, this result also gets us 'back on the bus' and if we can go on another run, then who knows where it can take us.
Obviously, the O's are masters of their own destiny, but with Brentford and Wolves going head-to-head this weekend, it certainly gives us the chance to re-establish our pole position in the table assuming we can overcome a more than useful Swindon Town side.
Brentford and Wolves still have to visit the Matchroom Stadium later in the season, but the more nagging need will be for the O's to consolidate their promotion frame spot and the ball is firmly in their court with two consecutive home games coming up.
Up the O's,
Keep the faith.


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In the dim lighting of the VFW Post 8577 canteen, combat veterans can be found sharing stories and giving one another a hard time.
Veterans of foreign wars spanning decades of American history gather there for the camaraderie and to compare experiences from different wars and different times.
John Petrim served two, 12-month tours in Vietnam and retired as a major in 1987 after spending 28 years with the Army.
"Back then, there was no process," said Petrim, who is originally from the East Coast. "You just waited for your ETS (estimated time of separation) date, and that was it."
After leaving his last post at Fort Meade, Md., Petrim said the biggest challenge he faced was figuring out what he wanted to do.
Readjusting to a less-disciplined lifestyle was also odd.
"People openly spoke their minds and told you want they thought. As a civilian, everyone was equal," Petrim said. "Out in the job marketplace, you're in competition with kids."
Petrim studied enough history and other liberal arts during his service to achieve an associate's degree, but never finished a bachelor's program. He spent a lot of time applying for various civil service jobs in Pennsylvania.
"I can't even remember all the tests," he said. "I just went in every day and took whatever test they had."
Compared to the variety of services and programs offered for veterans leaving the Army now, Petrim's experience leaves something to be desired.
"From what I read in the newspapers, it's a year and a half process," Petrim said. "I think it's a great idea. Instead of throwing you into the world, they try to help you figure out what you want to do."
Ted Petersen retired from the Army two years ago as a Sgt. 1st Class in the 3rd Cavalry Regiment. He joined the Army following in his father, grandfather and uncle's footsteps and served three tours in Iraq.
"The difference from their era and my era is 180 degrees," Petersen said. "They (the Army) look out for you now. They help you go through the process and get you the right people to talk to."
Petersen is studying business and criminal justice at Central Texas College. He said he tones down his skills on some job applications.
"They want salesmanship, I was a recruiter for three years," Petersen said. "I spent 26 years in the Army and 22 of those were in leadership positions. Management is a part of that... My last platoon, I was in charge of 89 guys and $17.6 million in equipment."
Petersen chose to stay in Copperas Cove instead of uprooting and moving to California, where he is originally from.
Being near Fort Hood offers access to a few services preferred by older and younger veterans alike.
"I go on post to use the commissary and the PX," Petrim said. "I use the VA hospital doctors and so on."
Petersen, as well, takes advantage of medical care tailored for veterans, including the veterans hospital and counseling services.