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That time it took to address the "complaints" probably came from trying to circumvent an existing patent.
Nintendo's patent expired in the late 1990's, hence the Dreamcast's d-pad. This was simply Microsoft trying to be creative and failing miserably.
I can navigate menus just fine... Where is the difficulty?
I can navigate menus just fine... Where is the difficulty?
I agree! Since you are the sole benchmark against which the effectiveness of all consoles' controllers are measured it's shocking that anyone would have an issue where you haven't.
My thumb comes at such an angle that sometimes while attempting to scroll right, my thumb places enough force that the pad also goes up. This is particularly a hassle while navigating my Netflix queue.
Also a tester here. I agree completely. It's marginally better than the existing d-pads, but it does not solve any of the fundamental problems with the d-pad. I'll stick with my PC and PS3 for fighters still.
Also a tester here. I agree completely. It's marginally better than the existing d-pads, but it does not solve any of the fundamental problems with the d-pad. I'll stick with my PC and PS3 for fighters still.
You're fighting with a gamepad? Ick. Invest ina good quality fightstick already (there are several, some with arcade parts). That d-pad's only been used as a way to get another 4 extra buttons to control stuff for other games, I didn't thing games used it as a primary control input. I never played SF4,
I cannot stand sticks, so I use a pad, yes. Been doing so for years.
...new features include: A, B, X, and Y buttons that are gray instead of the standard red, green, yellow, and blue.
What's the reason behind that? Did colorblind players hate the colored buttons? Aren't a lot of games referring to the button colors instead of the button letters?
As for that transformer D-pad... The plus is still there in so-called disc mode, they should have made the remaining parts taller and concave to actually make a disc shape once the plus part is lowered. As usual, Microsoft has a good idea but screws up the implementation.
And the silver color... all I can say is that the circle is complete. The new cool color for electronics is silver, like in the '70s! Next year, fake wood grain!
Did colorblind players hate the colored buttons?
Nope. I have the red/green issue, but I could see the red and green of the buttons fine. It's generally not a problem with very bright colors. *shrug* At this point the locations are second nature to me. Quickly from memory: Left X Blue, Right B Red, Down A Green and Up Y Yellow.
Quickly from memory: Left X Blue, Right B Red, Down A Green and Up Y Yellow.
While I like the Xbox controller now, when I first started to use it I hated, how MS seemed to acknowlege the old SNES controller buttons while at the same time juggling everything around just a bit to screw with my head... See, SNES was
Left Y Green, Right A Red, Down B Yellow, Up X Blue
really subtle... Yes, I realize that it is the same configuration as on the original Xbox, but I never had one of those.
Where/when did you buy your SNES? I remember the color scheme being part of the logo in some of the early marketing, but I bought one about 6 months after release, and the buttons were...
Left Y Pink, Right A Purple, Down B Purple, Up X Pink
I think they used the "xbox color scheme" on some of their Japanese controllers, but AFAIK only third party and Japanese had the 4 color button controllers. Otherwise more SNES developers would have used the color instead of the letters.
Ah sorry, I'm from germany... US controllers looked different to ours.
Interesting. I believe this is basically what Japan's SNES controller looked like (minus saying "Super Famicom" at the top).
It looks like Nintendo changed the controller for the North American market, but kept the original design for the European market.
Quickly from memory: Left X Blue, Right B Red, Down A Green and Up Y Yellow.
While I like the Xbox controller now, when I first started to use it I hated, how MS seemed to acknowlege the old SNES controller buttons while at the same time juggling everything around just a bit to screw with my head... See, SNES was
Left Y Green, Right A Red, Down B Yellow, Up X Blue
really subtle... Yes, I realize that it is the same configuration as on the original Xbox, but I never had one of those.
I'm sorry, I know this is racist, but when someone from Germany starts demanding conformity, I get a little worried.
From what I can tell from the information out there the gray buttons are gray because this isn't actually a replacement of existing controllers, but an optional new style of controller- just as they've released black, green, blue, pink, white controllers, this is the silver one. The difference is this time they've actually changed how a component of it works too.
So the frustration is that they've released a new style of controller- fine, you can ignore that if it doesn't interest you, but they've also made
I can barely remember a time when I've had to rely on the D-Pad for anything in game other than menu/weapon selection.
Then I guess you've never tried playing Tetris Evolution, TGM Ace, or Tetris Splash on an Xbox 360. Most traditional puzzle games are designed for a digital control such as a directional pad, not an analog stick.
You think Fake Wood grain's got a chance?
Thank god... I knew my hand-me-down living room furniture would be cool some day!
Time to get the DVDs of That 70's Show out of storage...
Well, it's more a $50 controller with a $15 accessory (the play and charge kit, which anyone that knows better is going to buy anyway) but you're more than likely right.
>Next year, fake wood grain!
Nah. Wood grain has been maintained as a niche retro or luxury look... It's not coming back for another generation or two.
The current IN design element is glossy surfaces. Gloss black with metal accents is pretty popular right now. Apple (as usual) took the more technically impressive route here by using tempered glass in many of their products. It looks sharp, but people will eventually get bored with it, or fed up with scuffing the finish.
They looked at the Apple hardware, most of which is anodized aluminium, then copied the on-screen color.
It is seriously about time! The D-pad on the current controllers is absolutely awful (for those who don't know, often times it registers the wrong direction due to poor mechanical design). It has made some games (especially live-arcade games like megaman 9) incredibly frustrating.
Yah, and in order to fix it they've added even more mechanical complexity to it - now you can raise and lower the + part of it, making it either a disk or a plus.
So instead of Microsoft sticking to one thing and making it work well, they let the user pick between two half-assed solutions! Hooray!
Getting rid of the colors on the buttons seems baseless. I can't tell you how many times...
Me: "Press A"
Me: "Green."
The twisty d-pad is cute, but largely strikes me as a way of getting around Nintendo's killer patent on the golden standard. I can't imagine who would want to use the disc, except for perhaps fighting games.
Play&Charge sucks, I hate having to mess around with dongly wires and other crap to use my controller just get rechargeable batteries.
Getting rid of the colors on the buttons seems baseless. I can't tell you how many times...
Me: "Press A"
Yup. It's even worse for those of us that don't have HD TVs. When on-screen instructions appear, the only way I can understand them is from the colors.
From the fighting game community sites, they don't like the disc either. The general response to this controller is "yay! a d-pad that sucks less!
According to Wikipedia [wikipedia.org], Nintendo's d-pad patent expired in 2005 which would mean that any company could freely use the plus-shaped d-pad as sported by the NES, SNES etc.
Nintendo's d-pad patent expired in 2005
Which doesn't rule out Nintendo abusing trademark law to try to extend the effective term of its patent. Not all defendants can afford a lawyer who can wield the functionality doctrine [wikipedia.org] effectively.
Seriously, take a 360 controller, hold left on the d-pad, and at the same time try to rock your thumb toward the up and down directions. It moves a lot! Using one on Windows, you can see in the controller properties how easily it registers diagonal presses. Now do the same thing with a Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2, which has a very similar d-pad. It's far less finicky than the 360 pad.
So really, how is this new d-pad supposed to fix that?
I'm guessing it's supposed to fix Microsoft's lack of money.
Never heard of it.
So really, how is this new d-pad supposed to fix that?
It might be, you know, better? The purely aesthetic change does not rule out functional changes as well.
That being said, the way they are rolling it out (play and charge only, not part of system bundles) doesn't inspire a lot of confidence in me. I'll wait for some reviews, thank you very much.
I love the D-pad and was sad to see it get ruined over the years. The NES, SNES and N64 controller got it right: nice large size, good button depth, and the area around and underneath the D pad was minimal.
The biggest problem with the xbox360 controller isn't the shape of the Dpad, it's too much plastic around and underneath it. The sega genesis controller has the same shape but it felt fine because when you held it there was a nice sized gap between the edge of the controller and the size edge of your palm
Does anyone have any suggestions on third party controllers for Xbox 360 that have a good dpad? I find the official controller dpad fairly useless. Taking a quick look at Amazon, I see Hori and MadCatz controllers available. The Hori seems to get better reviews. Any others?
They still haven't addressed the bigger problem of not being able to use this thing in USB mode via the play and charge kit. First it screws owners into buying A 20 or 30 dollar dongle to use it on a PC. Second when bringing spare controllers over it makes the syncing process difficult. Especially for people who do LAN parties and tournaments.
Don't chop it.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2646 [dealextreme.com]
That combined with a $5 cable from elsewhere, and no, you don't have to chop up the cable.
First it screws owners into buying A 20 or 30 dollar dongle to use it on a PC.
What PC-native games are better on a gamepad than on a mouse and keyboard?
console emulators, racing games, flight sims(the previous two are better with wheel or proper joystick but gamepad definitely trumps the keyboard in either case), some third person shooters and fighters.
What PC-native games
console emulators
For one thing, I meant "native" in the sense of "other than emulated games". For another, how do you recommend acquiring lawful ROM images of games for use with emulators?
racing games
Aren't these far more popular on consoles? The only kart racing game I can think of on PC is Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing.
Aren't these far more popular on consoles too? The only notable fighters I can think of on PC are MUGEN and the first version of Street Fighter 4, and I run into a lot of Slashdot users who swear by a keyboard for pl
For one thing, I meant "native" in the sense of "other than emulated games". For another, how do you recommend acquiring lawful ROM images of games for use with emulators?
Aren't these far more popular on consoles? The only kart racing game I can think of on PC is Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing.
Also, sure, but that doesn't stop my PC loving friends from picking up Blur on PC rather than PS3 or Xbox.
Keyboard/mouse for Blur is like using a DDR pad to play Flight Sim.
It isn't because of the disc, it's because of the way that the d-pad acts when you play fighting games (which is about the only reason you'd actually need a revamped D-Pad in the first place). Why is it that every podunk Japanese fighting pad manufacturer out there can put out a pad which works fine with a game like Street Fighter, but you can't seem to get a handle on it? Look at ASCII's pads, figure out what they do, and replicate it. Problem solved.
Games in most [genres other than fighting games] seem to use the analog stick more than the digital pad
Most. Another genre using the D-pad is block puzzle games. What controller do you recommend for those?
I never understood why the quality of d-pads has steadily taken a turn for the worse instead of better. I mean I understand analog sticks are the chosen medium of choice these days but I have to say Sony is the only company that still makes d-pads worth a damn anymore.
The "fake analog" d-pad design with more than 4 directions is and always has been poorly thought out and never performs well. They need to go back to the idea that the d-pad should feel like different buttons, even if they're not.
The Wii Classic Controller D-pad is great. One of the best controllers ever, all around, I'd say. Could use analog triggers, though--in fact, I think the earlier model had them, but I've only got the newer one.
Pity it has to be tethered to that other piece of crap, which you have to buy in addition, and that it doesn't have motion sensors like the PS3 controller, so you still have to use the crap Wiimote (and god is it ever a bad substitute for a real controller; the NES controller is more ergonomic and h
Had. It expired.
This must mean it fixes the problems with the d-pad being too stiff, having too much travel distance, having vague tactile feedback, and being too large to move freely around the tight recess it's placed in.
Oh, it doesn't? Well, nothing to see here, then. Maybe we can start some kind of benefit fundraiser to buy these guys a couple GBA SPs so they can see how to do it properly.
Most people still do, in fact it's probably more sought after because it's so distinguishable from the knock off NES controllers and you can use it for hours without making your thumbs bleed.
I'd probably argue that in the history of Video gaming the Advantage and Max were the most well built and best designed controllers ever.
Why are you bothering with ebay? Why not just buy it from Amazon or something. Like this one that only costs $140: http://www.amazon.com/Street-Fighter-FightStick-Tournament-Playstation-3/dp/B001M22WN8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1283354269&sr=8-2 [amazon.com]
If there's one thing I like about the XBox 360, it's the controllers.
They fit my hand comfortably. The coloured buttons are great for young children to figure out what to do and to communicate with one another (even if they can't read what letter is on the button). I never had a problem with the D-Pad - I like that it's a single surface rather than 4 individual buttons.
I have purchased a PS3 now because my 360 has already died once and the replacement (now a year old, I guess) gave me a red light recently
Xbox live will go up by 20% and the controller prices as well.
Thanks Microsoft!
I'm letting my "gold" account expire and will be getting a VuDu box or another device to do netflix. I'm not paying $60.00 a year for their barely useful service.
The mention of "2.4GHz Wireless Technology" is a marketing logical fallacy: it allows the consumer to assume a lot of things no stated about "2.4GHz Wireless Technology." This is similar to popcorn that (yes, I've seen this...) carries the label "100% Whole Grain." Popcorn is made out of a full corn kernel (it won't pop otherwise); the "100% Whole Grain" label encourages the consumer to assume this particular bag of popcorn (with cheese and caramel) is more healthy than other, (im)possibly not whole grai
What is a more pressing problem is the weakness of the buttons. Those suckers lose their spring and then you're left with a duff controller. A better button probably would cost fifty cents a button.
I'd be happier if they'd just fix the batteries so they don't drain in under an hour. I've been through 5 batteries and they all had this problem. I just use the wires now.
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Palm Beach Atlantic University President William M.B. Fleming Jr. recently recognized two employees and two students for their efforts to promote community and civic engagement on and off campus.
|University President William M.B. Fleming Jr., far right, presents the Engagement Empowers award to (from left) Bob Triplett, Holly Nelson, Kylene Hill and Dr. Patrick Heyman.
Bob Triplett, associate librarian and learning resources consultant with the Warren Library; Dr. Patrick Heyman, associate professor of nursing and associate dean of the School of Nursing; and students Holly Nelson and Kylene Hill were the latest members of the PBA community to be recognized for demonstrating the University's theme for this academic year, "Engagement Empowers." The honorees each received clear Lucite paperweights bearing that theme.
"What we're striving for is a mindset and a spirit of unity where people step forward, strive for excellence and exhibit Christian love," President Fleming said.
Triplett did just that when he led a recent effort to promote the library's new mobile-friendly web page (http://library.pba.edu/mobile), which debuted the first week of March, President Fleming said. Triplett sent announcements to faculty and encouraged them to share the news with their students.
"People have noticed," President Fleming said.
Triplett said the site has been well received by faculty and students. A few of the comments he received by email from faculty included: "Students will love this," and "This is fantastic! I just bookmarked in my phone and will share with my rotation students."
President Fleming said Dr. Heyman was chosen not for a single action or activity, but for "how often (University Provost) Dr. (Joseph A.) Kloba and I and others hear from students and parents about your extra-mile efforts with the nursing students."
Dr. Heyman joined the School of Nursing faculty in 2003. He earned his bachelor's degree from Palm Beach Atlantic and his master's and doctorate from the University of Florida.
Nelson and Hill were honored for their "outstanding leadership" of the University's Relay for Life event in March, President Fleming said. The event raised more than $7,000 for the American Cancer Society, nearly double the amount raised last year, the students said.
"Thank you or the way you have exhibited PBA core values to our community partner," President Fleming said.
Nelson is a senior majoring in biology and minoring in chemistry. Hill, who is majoring in medicinal and biological chemistry, plans to start pharmacy school at PBA in the fall.


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BROOMFIELD -- Carlos Guerrero sprayed an arc of emerald green paint onto the cement wall, carefully coating it with the bright beginnings of a summery meadow.
The graffiti artist was up bright and early Thursday morning to paint a mural full of cheerful bumblebees, graceful hummingbirds and plenty of flowers at Shelly's Garden Country, 4181 W. 120th Ave.
The garden center wants to beautify the corner of its property that is visible from 120th Avenue. With Guerrero's help, it plans to turn the rocky, muddy area into a landscaped arts space that celebrates Broomfield and artists who live in the area.
Guerrero, an artist who uses graffiti murals to build community in the metro area, was the perfect match, said Marge Zylla, a spokeswoman for the nursery.
"We chose Carlos because of his ability to interpret in his fun, happy and whimsical way the vision Shelly carries for Shelly's Garden Country," she stated in an email.
Guerrero is a big believer in using art as a community gathering point. He works with city employees, businesses and private art-lovers to create murals that reflect the community spirit.
As a kid in Denver, he picked up a can of spray paint and immediately found a community of his own: Graffiti artists who respected each other for their individual talents.
"We'd all try to get better just to outdo each other," he said, spraying the outline of a beehive with a flick of his wrist.
Guerrero said the camaraderie helped him start conversations anywhere he went. Whenever he created a mural, people would stop to talk with him about his work.
Starting those conversations helped him better reflect each community's values through customized graffiti murals, he said. He found himself talking to city officials in places such as Denver and Thornton, where he created beautification projects in areas where tagging was a big problem. The murals mirrored the culture of the neighborhoodswhere they were painted and kept tagging at bay, he said.
In one Denver neighborhood, for example, Guerrero painted a realistic, detailed mural of a local brick company's workers on the job.
Tagging isn't a problem at the Shelly's site. The flowery mural on 120th Avenue is Guerrero's first graffiti mural in Broomfield, but he hopes to partner with other local businesses and organizations to do more art.
"Cities are becoming more and more open to graffiti art," he said. "There's a bad reputation with the word 'graffiti,' because people might think of it as a tag on the Dumpster outside. I like to show people pictures of what I've done, so they see what it's all about."
For the Shelly's mural, Guerrero painted a series of bees and hummingbirds fluttering around fields of flowers and trees on the wall that stands 4 feet high. Instead of fully planning the mural, which is 156 feet long, he started with a basic concept and outlined each bird, bee and flower freehand.
Employees wanted an inviting scene that celebrated Broomfield's natural spaces, while displaying some of the garden center's favorite outdoor scenes.
"We showed Carlos some of the flowers we liked the best, and he included them in the mural, like the columbines," said Crimson Dawn Gerber, a garden center employee.
Garden center owner Shelly Breitenbach said the bee theme that runs through the mural is a perfect fit for both Broomfield and her business. In the mornings, sleepy bumblebees rest on nearby echinacea plants and are docile enough to allow people to pet the bees' furry bodies, she said.
Shelly's is doing major landscaping and irrigation work on the east side of the property, where the mural's cement wall is located. After workers took down an old fence only to reveal an eyesore of a cement wall behind it, Zylla said the mural project was a win-win for both the business and the people who drive and walk by on 120th Avenue.
"By sharing with Carlos the heart and vision of our nursery, Carlos is creating a painted slice of happy," Breitenbach said.


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Editorial Offices RI-4111, Sta. 227 Night - PR-47/6 SOUTHERN DAILY CALIFORNIA TROJAN United Pres* World Wide News Service Volume XXVI Los Angeles, California, Monday, February 25, 1935 Number 82 port Movies Will Be Shown At Assembly aly's Pre-Olympic Games Film To Be Feature of Good-Will Program Greek Council Sets Date To Pay Dues That the deadline for Interfraternity council dues falls next Wednesday, was stated by Ed Jones, president. Council members should pay the $8 fee to the comptroller's office in the Administration building at the earliest possible time, he said. Penalties for late payment in-. George Curti To Direct ciude the withholding of pledge scholarship averages, and the prohibition of initiation ceremonies. until the required payment is made. ternational Relations V ill Sponsor Second Rally Of New Semester Administration Lofner Will Play at Prom ***+ * * * * * * * * FiffhtS Affainst Tickets Will Go on Sale This Week ® * + * * +*** « « « * Huge Wage Bill Important Decision Due Tuesday Nationally recognized as one of the leading musical organizations of popular dance melodies, Carol Lofner and his orchestra have been secured to play for the Junior Prom to be held March 8, it was affirmed last night by Pink Jones, orchestra committee chairman, after consultation with Dick .... . j. xr . p , . Parker and Eames Bishop, co-ex--¥-ner-Harris orchestra at the St. White House V eto Certain ecutives of the class, in charge of Francis hotel in San Francisco. It Telegrams and Letters Will Determine Decision on Relief Amendment Pre-Olvmpic games open to com- j titors from the universities of j e world will be projected in mov-g picture form in Bovard audi-ium at this morning's assembly, e films, presented under the diction of Dr. George Curti of the ilian department in the Univer-;y of International Relations, are sords of the 1933 athletic con-ets held in a specially construct-stadium at Turin, Italy. Entrants from nearly every na-n compete in these eames, which held every two years in some ropean country. Through the lorts of Dr. Curti. official organ-~r of the games in the United tates. the first American repre-mtatives to participate in these ternational athletic contests com-ted successfully at Turin. Invitations Sent Out Invitations are extended to stu-ents of every country by the Con- erieration Internationale des Estu- jjer Fuehrer cried, in iants, organizers of the games, of f0nowers gathered in the festival Hitler Defends Nazi Movement Anniversary Celebrated as German Leader Tells of Hope for Country MUNICH. Feb. 24.—<lT.R>—Reichs-fuehrer Adolf Hitler, celebrating the 15th anniversay of his founding of the Nazi movement here in 1920. tonight warned the powers that Germany is ready to fight "to the last man" to uphold her newly restored freedom and prestige before the world. "The time of outlawry is over." addressing hich five series have already tak-place. Realizing what an en-ouragemsnt to international amity nd understanding these games re. Dr. Curti is presenting these !ms in order to interest students the university in this worthwhile competition, which has prov-d of definite value as an intema-onal goodwill agent. Consul to Attend The Italian consul. Marquis Rondo Della Rosa, is expected to ttend this morning's presentation the films. Reels of the univer-ty campus wil be shown, if time ermits. This program will be the first to given under the new assembly our schedule. It will start at 10 dock and run until 10:25. Many her essemblies are being planned r this semester. axes Committee To Convene Today Taxation committee for the sev-,th annual Institute of Govern-ent of the University of South-California will meet at the amber of Commerce luncheon om today at 6 p. m. Plans for e taxation program of 1935 ses-n of Institute of Government U be formed. he legislative committee for the stitute of Government will meet orrow at the Chamber of Com-rce luncheon room at 6 p. m. c' a meeting of the general com-ttee will be held Thursday, Feb. ry 28. in the men's grill, Stu-t Union, at 6 p. m. e seventh annual Institute of vemment is to be held by the ool of Government at S.C., ne 10-15. Over 400 public offi-ls of southern California wili :e part in the committee meet-8 forming plans for the Insti-of Government, Emery E. Ol-secretary of the School of vernment. and Walter E. Sykes, cutive secretary of Institute of ernment, will be in charge of e affairs. All new meetings will held in the Chamber of Com-rce luncheon room. hall of the Hofbrau Haus where on Feb. 24. 1920. he made his first Nazi movement speech. "We are willing to cooperate with any honorable scheme of things. Won't Threaten Others "We do not desire to threaten the freedom of others—but whoever seeks to rob Germany of her freedom must reckon with the force of our resistant to the last man. -Never will I, or any government of mine which may follow, sign our nation's name to the renucia-tion of Germany's honor. But the world can be sure if we sign then we will keep our word. "If we believe we cannot keep it, then we won't sign." Applause Great His defense of the fatherland's honor was met with enthusiastic applause and cheers. Hitler's speech, outlining the government's ambitions and accomplishments at home, was designed chiefly to recall its domestic achievements. He dealt overwhelmingly with domestic affairs and devoted most of his time to tracing proudly the foundation and growth of his National-Socialist (Nazi) party. arrangements. With the choice of Lofner's band ascertained, final p!ans*to make the Prom of the class of 1936 outstanding in S.C. history moved a step nearer completion. Tomorrow another announcement of extreme significance to the traditional affair will be made, the two junior presidents declared. Lofner. who gained popularity in the Southland for his distinctive musical arrangements as presented at the Beverly-Wilshire hotel and the Grand hotel and other social centers, has recently returned from a successful eastern invasion, and his appearance at the Prom will be among his first in southern California for many months. Along with Phil Harris, well-known orchestra leader, Lofner first gained prominence with their Lof- McCarran Hopes for Victor In Battle for Payment Of Standard Sal ary WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.—(EP)— I A m\ss of telegrams and letters j flooding capitol hill tonight may 1 decide whether President Roosevelt will be permitted to put 3,- 500.000 idle to work on relief pro-j j sets or must cont inue the dole to which he is so bitterly oposed. From the teeming metropolis and the sprawling grass roots town messages are arriving at the offices of senators who voted in favor of the McCarran prevailing wage amendment to the $4,880,000,000 job bill in the face of a certain white house veto. Await Reaction Full effect of the reaction to this vote will not be known for several days. Both factions adopted a watchful waiting attitude over the week-end. The administration contends that the* McCarran amendment would wreck the proposed program by increasing its cost more than $3,- 003.000 000. This would be more than the federal treasury could bear and safeguard the government credit, officials say. Leaders are counting upon a spanking from back home to force into line some of the 21 Democrats who defied white house objections. McCarran Hopeful Sen. Pat McCarran, D., Nev., author of the controversial proposal, insists it is essential to protect j judge has delivered at the founda the nation's wage strutcure. He j t|Cns cf the new deal, old the United Press tonight that; The men W^Q are attempting to was there that the pair introduced outstanding popular music successes. Since the two conductors decided to lead their own organizations, Lofner has remained in the group of outstanding dance orchestra leaders of the nation. Meanwhile other factors in connection with presenting such a stupendous dance as the Prom committee chairmen promise, are to be considered today. Vincent Miles and Ben Frankin. ticket chairmen, declare that bids, selling at $3.50 per couple, will be available soon, possibly tomorrow. Committee chairmen met with Parker and Bishop Thursday after noon and several important decis ions were made, it was reported. Results of the conclave will be made known soon, according to the two-third-year class leaders. Bourbons Fear Outcome Of Important NRA Suit; Wily Judge Will Preside WASHINGTON, Feb. 24—(UP)—Close to the heart of the solid south, in the staunchest stronghold of the Democrats, William Irwin Grubb sits on the bench and does more to hamper and hobble the new deal than all the Republicans in Congress. Tonight the administration's ablest attorneys are searching for a formula under*—— which they can circumvent or over- J turn the three sledge-hammer j blows that this 72-year-old federal I his lines still were intact. save the National Recovery admin- He doubted whether pressure istration and the Tennessee Valley from the hinterland would change authority from Judge Grubb's ad Sandwich Man Broken YORK. Feb. 24.—(U.P>— nk Grigoris. 67-year-old sand--h man. rocketed to popularity =n he returned $45,000 in lost ities, was "resting comfort-y" at Bellevue hospital tonight Tering from a mental break- S.C., Brigham Young Debaters Will Meet Debaters, from Brigham Young university in Utah will engage representatives from the S.C. squad in a contest this afternoon in Porter hall, School of Law. The subject will be the question of whether the nations shall be allowed to ship arms and munitions internationally. There will be two events in the afternoon's competition with Martyn Agens, S.C. captain, and James Kirkwood engaging one team of visitors at 3:30, and Arthur Groman and Bob Feder meeting the others an hour later. The debates are scheduled at a men's debate squad meeting which was originally set for that time. Howard Patrick and Homer Bell left last night by the Southem Pacific for the north, where they are to debate at the University of California and in the western prov- more than one or two votes of his supporters and said if this occurred he would be able to replace deserters by some of his colleagues who were absent when the vote was taken last week. People to Decide "I have not had a single complaint from my people," McCarran said, "whereas I have received many messages of encouragement from workers who have struggled for years to raise wage levels and do not want to see them destroyed." With neither side willing to kield an inch, it became obvious tonight that President Roosevelt's first i verse rulings said they got only cold comfort from an examination of his record. Reversals of his opinions by higher courts are few. In about a month the supreme ccurt will hear arguments involving the constitutionality of the NRA. The case involves an Alabama lumber man, one William E. Belcher, who has been accused of violating the twin tents of NRA— maximum working hours and minimum wages. This case comes to the supreme court because Judge Grubb upheld the lumber man's contention that congress had exceeded its powers to regulate interstate commerce ...... , and had encroached on state rights major clash with congress on re-1 . ** . th NRA , * covery legislation would be decided ; *hen made the NRA a laW' by the people. The bill now is j Should the supreme court up- back in the appropriations commit- bold Judge Grubb, the NRA either Italian Troops Sail to 'Front' Men and Materials on Way To Abyssinia War Zone To Defend Colon ies tee which reported it a week ago. It will remain there until the verdict is in. The administration (Continued on Page Four) S.C. Drama Shop To Present Play For Tournament Concluding with community drama organizations, S.C. Touchstone Drama workshop will present Theodore Dirkes' play "Full Breakers," in the contest being held by the j Los Angeles one act play touma- j ment, Feb. 21 to March 2. The cast for the production i which was entered in the Appoliad contest last year will include Joe Berthelet as the father, Joe Mer- j cer; Erlin Bartlett, as the elder j son Will's sweetheart, Nancy; Na- j wil! die or additional legislation will have to be passed to get it within the framework of the constitution. The crisis comes at a time when President Roosevelt is ready to push for a two-year extension of NR A. But it is Judge Grubb's Tennessee Valley authority opinion that sends the worst shivers down the spines of administration lawyers, who are not fully recovered from the case of nerves they got when they won a hair-line. 5 to 4 decision when the supreme court passed on the gold cases. ROME, Feb. 24.—(U.E>—Thousands of Italian troops were on their way to the Abyssinian "front" tonight, with nearly 3,000 more due to sail in the next 24 hours. The transport ship Biancamano sailed tonight from Naple for Mecsina. Sicily, to pick up 1900 men and 73 officers of the Pelor-itana division there tomorrow. Other reinforcements to sail from Messina include: Officers commanding the 24th artillery regiment attached to the Peloritana division; and a party of motorized artillery engineers. Total forces to embark tomorrow include about 2,600 men and 100 officers, and more than 3,000 tons of materials to build army camps and barracks for troops in Italian Somaliland and Eritrea, bordering Abyssinia. Men and materials to be sent to the trouble zone on the liner Leonardo da Vinci either tomorrow or Tuesday are arriving in Naples from Pizzighettone, Feschiera* Oz-zano and other places. Gen. Rudolfo Graziani, commander-in-chief of the combined forces sailed yesterday from Messina on the Vulcania. Durant, Noted Lecturer, Will Appear at S.C. Famed Philosopher To Talk In Bovard Auditorium Wednesday Night Sponsored by Commerce Successful Writing Career Included in Speaker s Accomplishments Will Durant, world renowned lecturer, philosopher, and author, has been engaged by the College of Commerce to speak in Bovard aud* itorium Wednesday night at 8:00 o'clock. His topic will be "Is Progress Real?" Due to his ability to treat subjects, ordinarily brow-wrinkling to the layman, in such a manner that they become immediately intelligible to a popular audi-cnce, Dr. Durant has become one of the most popular and sought-after lecturers in this country." Paul Rousso. College of Commerce president, said. Kern Commentator "He is an unusually keen commentator upon current topics, and possesses the rare faculty of interpreting contemporary trends in the light of ths entire historical perspective. Not only will the witty Durant's audience Wednesday night be assured of a thoroughly diverting evening, but also of an cxlremely thoughtful commentary upon present day problems," Rousso said. Willis O. Hunter Suffers Fractured Hip Willis O. Hunter, S.C. director of athletics, suffered a fractured left hip in a freak automobile accident last Friday. The car in which Hunter was riding, driven by Coach Howard Jones, came unexpectedly upon an unlighted depression in the highway of the Palos Verdes hills. As the front wheels struck the bump. Hunter, riding in the rear seat, was thrown against the top and landed on his hip, fracturing the pelvic bone. He was removed to the Good Samaritan hospital where he wlU probably remain for several weeks. Mr. St. John of Ohio State, another occupant of the car, and Coach Jones were uninjured. Snow Follows Dust Storms Dr. Durant will tell of his interesting and educational findings about situations in Russia, where he made a recent extensive visit, in his lecture on the S.C. campus. At the end of his discussions, he will answer questions about the subject which any of his listeners may care to present. Diversified Talents The famous educator's talents are by no means confined to public speaking. Dr. Durant was a professor of philosophy at Columbia university, and jielivered several lectures on that subject at the L?.bor Temple while serving in that position. These meetings caused such widespread comment that he was urged to put his ideas into book form, which resulted in his writing "The Story of Philosophy," which became a best-seller exceeding, in the number of copies sold, many of the most popular fiction books published. Tickets for the lecture are on sale at the College of Commerce office, at the University book store, and at University College book store. They are priced at fifty cents for general admission and seventy-five cents for reserved seats. A heavy advance sale fs reported by the committee in charge. Tornado Strikes West of ^Wichita; Many Roads Blocked by Drifts dine Adams as the mother, Helen. Bather in Los Angeles River Presents City With Comical, Serious Problem Phil Kennamer Awaits Bail on Murder Charge PAWNEE, Okla., Feb. 24.—d^)— Phil Kennamer, federal judge's son under a 25-year manslaughter sentence for killing John F. Gorrell jr., hoped this would be his last night in jail. By tTnfted Press. A blinding dust storm which spread over Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and into the Texas panhandle last week-end was followed tonight by a heavy snowstorm ln many sections. Also, a tornado struck a mile west of Wichita. Kan, this afternoon and swept northeast along the Arkansas river, demolishing farm buildings and oil derricks. Four persons were treated for injuries, but none was killed. Snow Falls In the Rocky mountain region, Kansas and Nebraska, planes were grounded, many state highways were blocked by snow banks, railroads were running off schedule and motorists drove carefully. Snow, which started falling late last night, continued to fall tonight and the weather bureau reported it would perhaps continue throughout the night and tomorrow. No fatalities were reported. Section hands of the Rock Island lines were employed this afternoon to clear dirt from the railroad tracks between Colby and Gem, Kan., so that trains could proceed. A raging wind kicked up the dirt and deposited it on the rails which delayed train schedules officials of the railroad said. Snow further hindered the task. Tracks Patrolled Section crews of the Union Pacific and Denver and Rio Grande railroads were patrolling tracks. One D. & R. G. train was reported delayed 30 minutes. At Lander. Wyo.. 17 inches of snow had fallen tonight and a temperature of 6 below brought out red flannels which had been tucked away for the winter following a spell of summer-like weather. Nearly a foot of snow blanketed Cheyenne and near zero temperatures prevailed. Colorado and New Mexico's white coating varied from 2 to 4 inches. Daily Assembly Period Returns To Old Length Class Schedule for Morning Has 1 5-Minutes Added To Regular Recess President Makes Change Rallies and Meetings To Bo Run Off in Forenoon; Lunch Hour Is Cut Students are this morning loitering over cokes in the Student Union and on fraternity and sorority corners during the regular assembly period, or watching the moving pictures of the Pre-Olympia games being shown in Bovard auditorium. The rush, characteristic of the past semester, Is gone with the return of the 35-minute interval as of last year. The change from the 20-minut« period under which the «i«-*« schedule operated the first term was announced last Tuesday night by Dr. Rufus B. von KieinSmid, president of the university. Schedule Classes are being held this morn* ing from 8 to 8:50, 9 to 9:50, 10:25 to 11:15,11:25 to 12:15 in the morning with the tassembly from 9:55 to 10:20. The aftemon classes are being held at the same time as they have been. The 15 minutes added to the assembly hour have been taken from the noon hour, shortening it to 45 minutes. Complete approval of the legislative council, which group is credited with having requested the change, is assured following a motion made by Dave Mohr, president of the student body of the Los Angeles University of International Relations. A front-page editorial in the January 23 issue of the Daily Trojan further strengthened the request. Types of Programs Assemblies, rallies, devotional services conducted by the religious activities committee, and special group meetings will now be held between 9:55 and 10:20, rather than during the noon hour or at specially arranged times during the morning, which frequently necessitated a change ln schedule of morning classes. Campus leaders are heartily in accord with the change, seeing in it an opportunity for many more student contacts and widely varied student activities, without robbing the noon period of these meetings. Sigma Delta Chis Alumni Will Meet Passenger Dies in Norwalk Air Crash WHITTIER, Feb. 24—(IIP)—Peter _ ,, , . Wibalda of Hollywood, who was in- The 19-year-old incorrigible son jurecj in an airplane crash near ince tournament at the College of, Mabel Pruitt, president of the the Pacific, Stockton. Both Pat rick and Bell are experienced men. having won numerous honors during Junior college forensic careers. ind Halts Attempt of Post To Salvage Plans workshop, is directing the production. The entrants wil compete for first prize which will consist of twenty-five dollars and second and third prizes will consist of cups. The best actress and actor appearing in the tournament will receive certificates. OC, Calif., Feb. 24—(UP) — y Post, Oklahoma flier, who was down in his first effort to America in seven hours, ar-here today to repair ris ded monoplane. Winnie Mae. He expects to stay here until he can fly his plane back to Union air terminal, where he will await favorable weather conditions for another takeoff in his attempt to cross the continent flying through the strat-the trip back to Los Angeles. I osphere 40-mile gale, howling over the j The tiny Lockheed Vega monoflats, forced workmen to plane, which was grounded on her efforts to attach the landing j ''belly skid" when an oil leak forced until late today. Post prob- Post to turn back last Friday, is will fly the plane back to Los staked down on the desert to pre-eles tomorrow. vent the high wind from stripping to cease efforts to attach the her wings. g gear until late today. Post Mechanics were unable to lift b y will fly the plane back to the plane on specially rigged wing ~eles tomorrow, arrived here by automobile, visited the plane previous-y, when a truck brought gear from Union air where he had shucked lt the takeoff. wind prevented attaching the y. and Post returned to spend the night. Hamilton escaped, Jacks brought here by truck, due to Authorities said no shots fired the dust and wind. They tacked by either side took effect, the plane down until the storm Radio reports were sent out to should abate. officers throughout northeast Tex- The only damage to the plane as, asking them to watch for the Officers Hold Gun Battle With Bandit McKINNEY, Tex., Feb. 24.—(U.P) —Officers tonight engaged in a gun battle near here with a bandit believed to be Raymond Hamilton. The battle occurred a few miles north of McKinney. Authorities said that local police, deputy sheriffs and state highway patrolmen participated in the shooting. was a bent propellor. This occurred when the new device for stopping the propellor in a horizontal position. to enable the plane to land without wheels, failed to function. fleeing bandit, who has been a fugitive since he escaped from the death house at the Huntsville penitentiary July 22, while awaiting electrocution for murder. By United Pres*. Mr. Apilmar Ramirez, the man who went swimming in the Los Angeles river, has provided the municipality with one of its knottiest problems. To begin with, there is a law of the city specifically forbidding "bathing or washing clothes in the Los Angeles river, without permission of the chief of police." Until the advent of Mr. Ramirez. there had been no occasion to enforce the statute because the Los Angeles river, properly speaking, is not a river at all. Not within the memory of the oldest inhabitant has there been found so much as a drop of water in it. The astonishment of Policeman Sam Moore, when he came upon Mr. Ramirez not only taking a swim but also washing his clothes in the river, may be well imagined. Policeman Moore promptly reported to his superiors. 'There is a man taking a bath in the Los Angeles river," he in- j formed Police Lieut. Learnihan. "Gocd gravv'" exclaimed Lieut. Learnihan. "You don't mean it!" He dispatched Policeman J. J. O'Grady to the scene with Policeman Moore, to check on the phenomenon. There was Mr. Ramirez, sanding up to his ankles in a puddle of water, which he had contrived by means of little ditches dug from mysterious sections of the river flat. None of which seemed to contain a drop of water. But the puddle was there. By this time certain portions of Mr. Ramirez's anatomy which seldom. if ever before, had been exposed to sunlight, had acquired a nice flush. Policeman O'Grady decided to ring: up Chief of Police Jim Davis. ''There's a man swimming in the Los Angeles river," he said. "Did you give him permission to do it?" "Goodness, gracious, no!" ejaculated the chief of police. "I can hardly beli:ve it." "Well, believe it or not—he's here. You didn't tell him he could?" "Certainly not!" snapped Chief Davis. "I wouldn't think of it." That settled it. City ordinance No. 21780 specifically says "without permission of the chief of police." Mr. Ramirez was told to put on his wet clothes and come to the station. "You're sure there was water?" he asked. "A man' couldn't very well be said to have swum without there was some water, could he?" "We can't very well jug this here defendant for swimming in the Los Angeles river," Lieut. learnihan said, "when everybody knows there ain't any water in the Los Angeles river. Folks would think we was nuts. It was decided to let Mr. Ramirez go, upon his promise he would iiever again swim in the Los An-eeles river, with or without water. of U. S. Judge Franklin E. Kenna mer read Sunday newspapers today and joked with fellow prisoners as his father and attorneys cought $25,000 bond to assure his freedom while his case is on appeal. "Sure he's still here," Sheriff Charles Burkdoll of Pawnee county said. ''He had no visitors today and acted just like any other prisoner." Kennamer was sentenced Saturday by Judge Thurman Hurst after the jury which had heard him tried on murder charges failed to agree on a mansla ^ter term. An immediate notice of appeal was filed by his attorneys. The precocious, stoical youth's insanity-self-defense plea saved him from the death penalty asked by the state, but earned him a longer penitentiary sentence than his advisors would accept without appeal. Contending that he was "mentally ill," his attorneys asked the minimum manslaughter term of four years "so he may be treated." Norwalk today, died tonight in local hospital. Robert E. Buxton of Los Angeles, the pilot, was reported in a critical condition. Buxton was attempting to turn his plane into a strong wind to make a landing when it went into a soin and crashed from a height of 200 feet. 8igma Delta Chi's Los Angeles alumni chapter will hold a regular meeting Tuesday evening at the University club. Guest of honor for the affair will be Kenneth Ho-gate, editor of the Wall Street Journal. Hogate is a former national president of the professional journalism fraternity as is Roy L. French, director of the S.C. School of Journalism. Carl Miller, president of the Los Angeles chapter, will be in charge of the meeting. David M. Roth, memory expert; will explain his system for remembering important facts and information as the feature of the evening. Various of the guests will al* so kaddress the group. The S.C. chapter has been invited to attend the meeting Tuesday mght. Priest Arrested LAGO, Mexico. Feb. 24—(TT.D — Antonio Alba, a Catholic priest, was arrested by military authorities tonight, charged with attempting to organize a conspiracy against the government. I.R. Group Plans Numerous Activities for This Session 'Citizenship, To Be Henley's Talk Topic Starting the semester's activities under the guidance of a newly elected set of officers, the International Relations club has made plans for a busy round of activities during the next few weeks. national Relations and Cosmopolitan clubs will join together Saturday night, March 2, in a theater party to see "Merrily We Roll Along," current stage production, in which Philip Ahn, president of the The incoming cabinet, elected at! latter organization, is a member of Climaxing a busy week, W. Bal-lantyne Henley, instructor in gov-emmeiil, will speak both in Santa Barbara and Santa Paula tomor- _______ _________ _ _ row. taking as his subject "Build- j regular luncheon meeting, tomorrow, at the Cottage tea room, on the last bi-monthly meeting of the organization, is composed of the following students: Sophia Rogoskl, president; Arthur Wisner, vice-president; Ruth Frankel, secretary; and Victor Langford, treasurer. Peggy Waggener has been appointed publicity director, and Mary Louise Han was named transportation chairman. The flrst affair on the International Relations club calendar is a ing for Citizenship "Americanism" was the topic of Mr. Henley's address before the Puente Rotary club on Feb. 20, which was women's night at the organization. Washington's birthday saw Mr. Henley at San Juan Capistrano high school, where he spoke before an assembly of students. 3oth street near Hoover. New stu dents in the University of International Relations will be guests of the university at this affair, which is planned as a party .according to Dave Mohr, president of the Internationa Relations student body. Following dinner at Taix French festau rant, members of tbs Inter- the cast. "Merrily We Roll Along" recently opened in Los Angeles after an extended engagement in San Francisco. It is novel in that each scene represents an earlier stage of action than the preceding one. An informal reception, at which the cast of •'Merrily We Roll Along" will be guests of honor, will be held at the home of Miss Waggener after the play. March 22 has been set as the date for a semiformal St. Patrick's day dinner dance. Tne committee in charge of the affair has not yet decided where it will be held, President Rogoskl said. Patrons and patronesses will include Dr. and Mrs. Rufus B. von KieinSmid; Dean Mary Sinclair Crawford: Dean Francis M. Bacon; Dr. and Mrs. Claude A. Buss: Dr. and Mrs. Henry Niese; and Dr. J. E. Harley.
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|Southern California Daily Trojan, Vol. 26, No. 82, February 25, 1935
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Editorial Offices RI-4111, Sta. 227 Night - PR-47/6
United Pres* World Wide News Service
Volume XXVI
Los Angeles, California, Monday, February 25, 1935
Number 82
port Movies Will Be Shown At Assembly
aly's Pre-Olympic Games Film To Be Feature of Good-Will Program
Greek Council Sets Date To Pay Dues
That the deadline for Interfraternity council dues falls next Wednesday, was stated by
Ed Jones, president. Council members should pay the $8 fee to the comptroller's office in the Administration building at the earliest possible time, he said. Penalties for late payment in-. George Curti To Direct ciude the withholding of pledge
scholarship averages, and the prohibition of initiation ceremonies. until the required payment is made.
ternational Relations V ill Sponsor Second Rally Of New Semester
Administration Lofner Will Play at Prom
***+ * * * * * * * * FiffhtS Affainst Tickets Will Go on Sale This Week ® * + * * +*** « « « * Huge Wage Bill Important Decision Due Tuesday
Nationally recognized as one of the leading musical organizations of popular dance melodies, Carol Lofner and his orchestra have been secured to play for the Junior Prom to be held March 8, it was affirmed last night by Pink Jones, orchestra committee chairman, after consultation with Dick
.... . j. xr . p , . Parker and Eames Bishop, co-ex--¥-ner-Harris orchestra at the St.
White House V eto Certain ecutives of the class, in charge of Francis hotel in San Francisco. It
Telegrams and Letters Will Determine Decision on Relief Amendment
Pre-Olvmpic games open to com- j titors from the universities of j e world will be projected in mov-g picture form in Bovard audi-ium at this morning's assembly, e films, presented under the diction of Dr. George Curti of the ilian department in the Univer-;y of International Relations, are sords of the 1933 athletic con-ets held in a specially construct-stadium at Turin, Italy.
Entrants from nearly every na-n compete in these eames, which held every two years in some ropean country. Through the lorts of Dr. Curti. official organ-~r of the games in the United tates. the first American repre-mtatives to participate in these ternational athletic contests com-ted successfully at Turin.
Invitations Sent Out Invitations are extended to stu-ents of every country by the Con-
erieration Internationale des Estu- jjer Fuehrer cried, in iants, organizers of the games, of f0nowers gathered in the festival
Hitler Defends Nazi Movement
Anniversary Celebrated as German Leader Tells of Hope for Country
MUNICH. Feb. 24.—
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Alexander McQueen Fall 2008 Ready-To-Wear (pictures via style.com)
Lee Alexander McQueen, 1969-2010. The fashion world lost one of its geniuses yesterday.
Alexander McQueen Fall 2008 Ready-To-Wear (pictures via style.com)
Lee Alexander McQueen, 1969-2010. The fashion world lost one of its geniuses yesterday.
i read about this in the newspaper. it was so sad because he commited suicide because he couldnt handle his mom's death (or so i heard) :(
he really was such a creative man
I didn't find out until after I came home from class in the afternoon.
It saddens me that a wondrous imaginative designer is gone.
:( This is really saddening and heart-breaking. He was so talented.ReplyDelete
Nobody, except for a tiny minority, is irreplaceble in the fashion industry.ReplyDelete
So so sad, his mum would not have wanted him to do this. He must have been feeling so sad and alone. I hope he is with her now. We have lost a true talent. rip.ReplyDelete
so sad
he was just a man, with human problems
Watching the waves
One of my favourite McQueen collections, regality and demure integrated together to create this balanced look of the contemporary avant-garde Queen.ReplyDelete
I'm sure he is with his beloved mother. Nevertheless, I think the fashion industry is not doing enough to nurture great talents like him..sad. May you rest in peace Alexander McqueenReplyDelete
traurig so was.ReplyDelete
i always love your outfits...
i gave you an award at my blog
and you're also in my link list
So sad..
You have a grat blog btw - best inspiration i've seen in a looong time!
er hätte noch tolles zeichnen können...
I will miss him.
and his amazing ideas -> armadillo heels.
I like the hair-stuff.
This is not a fashion blog.
nice blog!ReplyDelete


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Count the occurences of the word 'Berlekamp' in the DJVU files that are in the current directory, printing file names from the one having the least to the most occurences.
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First we accept a socket and fork the server. Then we overload the new socket as a code ref. This code ref takes one argument, another code ref, which is used as a callback. The callback is called once for every line read on the socket. The line is put into $_ and the socket itself is passed in to the callback. Our callback is scanning the line in $_ for an HTTP GET request. If one is found it parses the file name into $1. Then we use $1 to create an new IO::All file object... with a twist. If the file is executable("-x"), then we create a piped command as our IO::All object. This somewhat approximates CGI support. Whatever the resulting object is, we direct the contents back at our socket which is in $_[0].
This method will also convert mac line endings.
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using perl
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echo "$url" | python -c 'import sys,urllib;print urllib.quote(sys.stdin.read().strip())'
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This shell function grabs the weather forecast for the next 24 to 48 hours from weatherunderground.com. Replace <YOURZIPORLOCATION> with your zip code or your "city, state" or "city, country", then calling the function without any arguments returns the weather for that location. Calling the function with a zip code or place name as an argument returns the weather for that location instead of your default.
To add a bit of color formatting to the output, use the following instead:
weather(){ curl -s "http://api.wunderground.com/auto/wui/geo/ForecastXML/index.xml?query=${@:-<YOURZIPORLOCATION>}"|perl -ne '/<title>([^<]+)/&&printf "\x1B[0;34m%s\x1B[0m: ",$1;/<fcttext>([^<]+)/&&print $1,"\n"';}
Requires: perl, curl
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My Programming Languages professor assigned my class a homework assignment where we had to write a Perl interpreter using Perl. I really like Python's interactive command line interpreter which inspired this Perl script.
Each shell function has its own summary line, as a comment. If there are multiple shell functions with the same name, the function with the highest number of votes is put into the file. Note: added 'grep -v' to the end of the pipeline, to eliminate extraneous lines containing only '--'. Thanks to matthewbauer for pointing this out.
This function takes a word or a phrase as arguments and then fetches definitions using Google's "define" syntax. The "nl" and perl portion isn't strictly necessary. It just makes the output a bit more readable, but this also works:
define(){ local y="$@";curl -sA"Opera" "http://www.google.com/search?q=define:${y// /+}"|grep -Po '(?<=<li>)[^<]+';}
If your version of grep doesn't have perl compatible regex support, then you can use this version:
define(){ local y="$@";curl -sA"Opera" "http://www.google.com/search?q=define:${y// /+}"|grep -Eo '<li>[^<]+'|sed 's/<li>//g'|nl|perl -MHTML::Entities -pe 'decode_entities($_)' 2>/dev/null;}
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This is a big time saver for me. I often grep source code and need to edit the findings. A single highlight of the mouse and middle mouse click (in gnome terminal) and I'm editing the exact line I just found. The color highlighting helps interpret the data.
Converts Unix epoch time to localtime. Useful for any logs that only display epoch time. Show Sample Output
Written by jmcnamara Taken from http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=274896 Show Sample Output
This is a command that I find myself using all the time. It works like regular grep, but returns the paragraph containing the search pattern instead of just the line. It operates on files or standard input.
grepp <PATTERN> <FILE>
<SOMECOMMAND> | grepp <PATTERN>
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Launch a VirtualBox virtual machine
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cycle through everything sox knows how to read, playing only the first three seconds
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Generally speaking, there's an assumption that casual games are a waste of time. What can playing a "meaningless" Facebook game for a few minutes really accomplish, anyways? Do I really need to "rescue" another "sheep"? Another point of view is that they're a little bit sinister, manipulating you into emptying your wallet, or giving up personal information. But perhaps both positions are missing the point. This new genre we call "Casual Social Games" represents a fascinating opportunity to better understand our own behavior, and to direct it, intentionally, for our own benefit, and for the greater good of society.
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