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"You're a witch, Danielle." The strange tiny old man said mysteriously.
Danielle blinked, "W…what?" she stuttered. The tiny man smiled happily at her reaction. He'd come to her house and told her parents that he wanted a moment alone with her. That was odd enough, but now he was going to tell her something like that?
"I know I have a… a temper, but… a witch?" Danielle said hastily, "Isn't that a little… mean?"
The tiny man shook his head, and nearly made his hat fall off of his head. Danielle had been wondering about that, too. What in the world was he wearing?He seemed to be wearing a layered dress of some sort, and he seemed perfectly comfortable with it!
"No, no. That's not what I meant." He said quickly, "You are a literalwitch."
Danielle squinted slightly, "What are you talkingabout?" she snapped.
The tiny man's eyes lit up at that question. It was as if he'd waited his whole life to be asked it. "I teach at a school called Hogwarts. It's a school… for witches and wizards."
She raised an eyebrow, "Um… a school?" she repeated sarcastically. Sure, there'd been some strange occurrences, and some things that she could have called magic, but be real! Back in the day, fire was magic. She just didn't believe it.
He reached into his pocket, and pulled out a long, smooth stick.
"This is a wand." The tiny man mysteriously. Danielle snorted. "I thought you would say that." Danielle decided not to point out that she hadn't saidanything.
He waved his wand at the air, and a shining silver tea set appeared.
Danielle blinked.
"Tea?" he offered. She shook her head vigorously. She didn't want anything to do with a drink that had just come out of nowhere. He poured himself a small cup of his own, then continued.
"It seems that the letter extending your invitation didn't make it to you." He said almost gravely. "The professors assumed that you'd decided to go somewhere else, and when we learned that you hadn't gone anywhere!" he let out a short breath in exasperation.
"Why do I need to go to some school?" Daniel asked impolitely.
The tiny man smiled, "You will learn to hone your magical skills. You will be able to control your magic, and become more and more powerful. Lately, your magic has been running wild, and that's how we learned that you were out of control."
Danielle frowned, "How could you tell that?"
"We could sense your magic, especially when you were angry or scared. You're actually quite powerful." The tiny man said cheerfully.
Danielle took a breath as the tiny man refilled his tea cup magically, and conjured a cookie. "This isn't a joke… is it?" she asked, already knowing the answer.
"Heavens, no!" the tiny man exclaimed, almost dropping his cookie. "We're inviting you to join our seventh years."
She blinked slowly, and took another breath, trying to keep control. "If I wasn't there for the first six years…How will I keep up?"
"Ah!" the tiny man exclaimed happily, "There is an experimental process that will transfer the information to your mind!"
"Experimental?" Danielle repeated nervously.
"We don't use it often, but considering the situation…" the tiny man trailed off.
"I don't suppose you've been informed about my other...problem," Dani said slowly.
The tiny man interrupted her. "Don't say another word about it. I see no reason, and moreover, the Headmaster sees no reason for you to stay away from school because of your…problem." He said, mirroring her use of the word to describe her situation.
"Okay, let's go!" Danielle said happily, "I'm ready, let's go to Hogwarts!"
The tiny man beamed, "I'm so glad you're excited, as the first day of school is tomorrow!" Danielle nodded, "We'll go and get your school supplies in a few minutes, then perform the process, and give you the night to feel better. I'll take you to the station tomorrow."
"Wait!" Danielle gasped as the thought occurred to her. "What do I tell my friends?"
The tiny man frowned slightly, "You could tell them that you're going to boarding school. Which you are. Just don't specify that it is a magical boarding school."
"Boarding school?" Danielle repeated, confused. He hadn't mentioned that before, had he?
"Of course!" The tiny man exclaimed, "You will be engulfed in magic, and it will become embedded into your very mind."
"Boarding school…" Danielle repeated.
The tiny man gave her a moment to think, and sipped his tea quietly. On one hand, he was asking her to leave her whole life behind. On the other, if this magic thing was really a problem, it should be dealt with immediately.
"All right…" Danielle said almost inaudibly. "I'll go."
The tiny man beamed "Wonderful! We must go get your school supplies, then perform the process."
Danielle's family had a fair amount of money on hand, much of which they gladly gave to her. So Danielle was quite cheerful as she made her way around England with the tiny man who'd now given her his name; Flitwick.
That evening, Flitwick stood in Danielle's living room and sent his knowledge into her brain. Daniel felt as if her whole life was happening all over again. The embarrassing. The sad. The everything. All over again, with all sorts of extra things that weren't exactly like memories, but were quite close. Things like how to make water boil with an incantation. Like how to levitate a cow. How to transfigure a mug into a cat. Things she couldn't imagine a use for, and things that seemed like she'd known them all along.
She fell to the ground as soon as it was over, and clutched her head in her hands. Flitwick didn't seem concerned. He calmly left the house, and told her that he'd be back to get her in the morning.
Danielle slept an obscene amount the night, from the time that he left until the time that he returned, she was asleep.
She quickly got ready to leave, took her new trunk full of school things, and the cat that she'd bought the night before, named Tori. She was just a kitten, but Danielle could tell that she was really something special. After all; she'd come from a magical store.
Flitwick escorted her to King's Cross Train Station via Fireplace, then left her alone with the knowledge of how to get to Platform 9¾.
Danielle nervously walked through the solid wall that revealed an entire platform, and boarded the train without speaking to anyone. She was quite outgoing by nature, and being so self-conscious was strange for her.
She sat down in an empty compartment, and played with her new kitten until a very good looking boy with long black hair strolled in.
He stumbled when he saw her, and blinked a few times before stuttering, "You're not a first year!"
Danielle smiled, "Lovely observational skills." She said sarcastically.
He stuck his head back out the door, and called something then stepped in and sat down in her compartment.
"What's your name?" he asked suavely, fully recovered from their less-than-smooth first meeting.
"Dani." She replied with a flirty smile. "What's yours?"
"Sirius." He said as if he thought that his name meant something. "Nice to meet you."
Her smile grew slightly. He seemed like he'd be fun to toy with. "Nice to meet you, too." she said, glancing up through her eyelashes.
Dani had dark brown, almost black hair, and dark blue eyes. She was rather pale, and curvy, but not overweight. Tall, but not too tall. She was very, verypopular back in New York with both boys and girls. She loved to flirt, but wasn't into relationships. Loved romance, but preferred small, genuine gestures to large displays of affection. She could confidently flirt with Sirius, or anybody else, without wanting or expecting anything out of it. She loved fun!
Three other boys trooped into the compartment just then, and did the same double take that Sirius had when they saw the girl sitting inside.
"Uh…" a boy with hazel eyes and messy black hair said eloquently, "Uh…hi."
Dani smiled, "Hey," she said confidently. She already liked Sirius better. He wasn't as nervous.
A boy with sandy blonde hair rolled his light brown eyes at his friends, and shook her hand confidently. "I'm Remus. Are you new?"
"Dani. Yes, I am."
An ugly boy with watery brown eyes and limp blonde hair smiled, "Hi, I'm Peter!" he said over excitedly.
Dani was really nice to all of them, but she had no problem flirting with all of them. She teased them a little, but it was clear that she didn't mean it. They were becoming great friends by the time that Remus had to go to a Prefect meeting.
"Prefect?" Dani repeated as he left.
"Student police." Sirius said angrily.
Dani smiled, "Aww, did the 'student police' steal your cookie?" she asked sarcastically.
"They take away my fun!" Sirius exclaimed, "They report me when I do anything!"
She made a face, "What exactly did you do?"
James grinned, "Marauder secrets."
Dani rolled her eyes, "What is that, your little club?" she asked sarcastically.
Peter bristled at that. "Club? We're a group! We're brothers!"
"So… it's a gang?" Dani asked seriously.
"Sort of both." Sirius said with a sigh, "But we'll talk about that later. Right now, we need to discuss our Feast Prank."
Dani raised an eyebrow, but she was ignored while the boys pulled out notebooks, and planned.
A girl with long red hair, and dark green eyes opened the compartment door nervously, and peeked inside.
"Evans!" James shouted, "Fantastic to see you! You survived the summer without me? How?"
The girl rolled her eyes, and walked up to Dani.
"Hi, I'm Lily Evans. I've been assigned to show you around Hogwarts when we get there." She said happily.
Dani smiled, "I'm Dani Newton."
Lily made herself comfortable in the compartment, then noticed the kitten playing with Dani's shoelaces.
"Aww, she's so cute!" Lily cooed, "What's her name?"
Dani beamed proudly, "Tori." Lily lifted her, and cradled the kitten in her arms. Tori played with her hair, looking up innocently with enormous green eyes. She had large paws which were covered with long white fur. The rest of her was black. She was very fuzzy and very charming.
"Where are you from?" Lily asked, not catching a familiar accent.
"NYC," Dani said proudly. She loved the sound of her hometown. It was glamorous and rugged at the same time.
Lily looked confused, "Where?"
Dani raised an eyebrow, but refrained from asking the girl if she'd lived under a rock her whole life. "New York, New York? America?" she said stupidly.
"Oh!" Lily exclaimed, "I'm sorry, I didn't realize!"
Dani shrugged, "No worries." She was just surprised that the girl didn't know what she was talking about.
Remus stumbled back in, looking worn out.
He collapsed next to James, who was now sitting next to Lily, across from Dani, who was sitting next to Sirius. Peter was on Lily's other side.
He stuffed a chocolate frog in his mouth. "Hey, Lily." He said almost sadly.
"Hi!" She said happily.
"Uh… what is that?" Remus snapped, referring to Tori.
Dani rolled her eyes. She did nottake kindly to people insulting her cat, even if she'd only had her for a day. "It's a cat, Remus." She said sharply.
"Where did it come from?" Remus asked rudely.
Sirius grinned, "Well, when One little kitty loves another little kitty verymuch, they-"
Remus threw his arms over his head, "OKAY!" he shouted, "That's not what I meant!"
"She's mine." Dani said defiantly.
"Is she?" Remus asked moodily.
Dani's lips tightened slightly, "May I just ask who peed in your corn flakes?" she exclaimed angrily.
Remus blinked, "What?" he snapped.
Sirius and James burst out laughing, and a minute later, Peter half-heartedly joined them. Lily added a short, nervous giggle, but Remus continued to stare embarrassedly at the floor.
"What did you just say?" Sirius gasped through his chortles.
Remus' glare quieted them almost instantly.
"Remus, what's wrong?" Dani asked, genuinely concerned now.
He took a quick look into her dark blue eyes, and could see that she was being honest. She wanted to know.
"Nothing." He said quietly.
Finally, Lily noticed something. Remus was nervous.
That boy was a lot of things, but nervous was rarely one of them. She shot Dani a look, who stood up, and invited Lily to go after the snack trolley, even though the boys had bought nearly everything available before, to give her a chance to experience them. Remus needed a minute with his best friends. The girls could both tell.
Dani took the time to get to know Lily. After all, if they were going to be spending a lot of time together, they might as well be friends.
She learned that Lily had a cat that she had to leave back home, that James had been after her since last March, that he was still failing, and that they had a lot in common. Both were muggle born, both had been introduced to Hogwarts by Flitwick, both loved fun, and both thought that the Marauders were almost adorable with their stupidity.
Yes, they had the potential to be very, very good friends.


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text: Introduction to Games Graphics Development in Direct3D Ross Brown Games Technology Teaching Group Leader Visual and Media Computing Research Group Leader Faculty of Information Technology Queensland University of Technology Presentation Contents Aims Direct3D Graphics Pipeline Modelling Objects Animating Objects Lighting Objects Projecting Objects Effects in HLSL Aims Introduce you to the main components of a DirectX 10 program Provide pointers to further information Outcomes Basic principles of Direct3D Graphics Pipeline Setup and Utility Library Object Modelling Object Animation Scene Lighting Projections HLSL Approach Direct3D sample SimpleHLSL10.cpp "Tiny" deconstructed Mix of theory and practice Will cover key Direct3D calls Will not cover small details Assumptions Some maths Windows programming knowledge Assuming familiarity with callback functions and event based programming Graphics tutorial, not games engine tutorial VC++ knowledge – games lingua franca Direct3D Introduction Part of the Microsoft Direct X multimedia architecture Also has reference software renderer DirectX 10 fully integrated into Vista Exposes Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) functionality via COM API Renderer is encapsulated in a device object Application User-Mode Driver Direct3D User Mode Kernel Mode GPU Scheduler DXGKrnl Video Memory Manager Kernel-Mode Driver Graphics Hardware http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/2/b/22bfadd8-01b0-4fc4-942b6e7b1635b214/Intro_to_Direct3D10.ppt Direct3D Graphics Pipeline Is the theoretical framework for computer graphics Defines the processes enacted upon 3D geometry to produce a realistic image Each API implementation has its own version Two stages Geometry stage Rasterisation stage Input Assembler Vertex Buffer Index Buffer Vertex Shader Texture Geometry Shader Texture Geometry Stage Stream Output Rasterizer/ Interpolator Pixel Shader Output Merger Texture Rasterisation Stage Depth/Stencil Render Target http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/2/b/22bfadd8-01b0-4fc4-942b6e7b1635b214/Intro_to_Direct3D10.ppt Geometry Stage CPU 3D Geometry handed over the bus to geometry stage Transforms to these points to world coordinates Applies lighting to the 3D points Project them to 2D normalised coordinates Geometry Input Assembler Vertex Buffer Index Buffer Vertex Shader Texture Geometry Shader Texture Stream Output Rasterizer/ Interpolator Pixel Shader Bus 2D Projected Polygons Texture Geometry Stage Texture Shader Rasterisation Stage Stream Output Rasterizer/ Interpolator Pixel Shader Transformed, lit and projected points from the geometry stage are now turned into pixels Rasterisation turns polygons into a series of pixel x, y coordinates within the framebuffer Generates final image Output Merger Texture Raster. Stage Depth/Stencil Render Target Pixels Frame Buffer Direct3D Program Structure A Direct3D program is thus a set of the following steps: 1. Direct3D device setup 2. Modelling of objects as 3D polygons 3. Transformation of objects into world space 4. Lighting of objects 5. Projection of objects to 2D window 6. Rasterisation of polygons into framebuffer as pixels Direct3D Device Setup DirectX utility toolkit removes complexity There are a number of key callbacks Other calls superfluous to talk's requirements WinMain sets up the callbacks on key events OnD3D10CreateDevice - device is created MsgProc - handle windows' event messages OnD3D10FrameRender – render the geometry to the screen Direct X Device Setup WINAPI wWinMain(…) // Program Entrance point … DXUTSetCallbackMsgProc( MsgProc ); DXUTSetCallbackD3D10DeviceCreated( OnD3D10CreateDevice ); … DXUTSetCallbackD3D10FrameRender( OnD3D10FrameRender ); … Modelling Objects as 3D Points Concept of Cartesian coordinates We define vertices v in 3D space via Cartesian coordinate system x, y, z Positive z axis is pointing into the screen Direct3D is a Left Hand coordinate system 3D points are generated by a modelling package, program – or by hand for the seriously masochistic y v vy z pz vx x Modelling of Objects as 3D Meshes A simple cube can be modelled with eight 3D points Two points make an edge Multiple points form a polygon Polygons formed into polyhedrons Polyhedron is split into mesh of triangles y e6 v6 e5 v7 e8 v3 e3 v2 e7 v5 e2 e4 v4 v8 e9 v1 e1 x Polygon and Vertex Normals Each polygon or vertex is given a normal Normals are direction vectors n(x, y, z) indicating polygon orientation Used in lighting calculations and other things n1 n3 n2 Polygon Texture Coordinates Each mesh is then given 2D texture coordinates (s, t) to enable the draping of images onto the mesh t(0,1) t t(0,0) s Texture Image Space Mesh in 3D Space t(1,1) t(1,0) Modelling of Objects as 3D Meshes Texture Mesh & Normals DirectX provides the X file format to store triangle meshes and other information Direct3D commands to create the mesh are called to allocate memory for that mesh within the Direct3D device Done on the CPU side Mesh is handed to the GPU to be rendered Final Rendered Mesh Direct3D File Format - Tiny.x Mesh { 4432; -34.720058;-12.484819;48.088928;, -25.565304;-9.924385;26.239328;, … MeshNormals { 4432; -0.989571;-0.011953;-0.143551;, -0.433214;-0.193876;-0.880192;, … MeshTextureCoords { 4432; 0.551713;0.158481;, 0.442939;0.266364;, … Direct3D Mesh Creation Calls // Create our vertex input layout const D3D10_INPUT_ELEMENT_DESC layout[] = { { L"POSITION", 0, DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_FLOAT, … { L"NORMAL", 0, DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_FLOAT, … { L"TEXCOORD0", 0, DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32_FLOAT, … }; pd3dDevice->CreateInputLayout(… &g_pVertexLayout… // Load the mesh DXUTFindDXSDKMediaFileCch( str, … L"tiny\\tiny.x" ); g_Mesh10.Create( pd3dDevice, str, … ); Extra Points on Modelling Meshes are stored in complex data structures called Scene Graphs Tree structures containing Meshes, Textures, Transformations Scene graph is traversed and preprocessed to optimise the transmission of geometry to the GPU Scene graph becomes a major component of a Games Engine Tiny mesh demo Transformation – Object to World Once the points have crossed the bus to the GPU, the points undergo a process of geometric transformation Each object has been modelled in its own Model Space – usually the origin for the sake of sanity You need to perform an Model to World Transform to make the object take its place in the World y Model Space z x y World Space z x Transformation – World to Camera yc Then you orient the world to make the world exist in camera space xc Called the View Transform Camera view direction and coordinate system is made to match x, y, z axis y z zc x yc = y zc = z xc = x Animation of Objects To animate is to "give life" Use parameterised transformations that change over time t Thus for each frame the object has move a little further, just like a movie Typical transformations are Translate, Rotate and Scale y Translate z x y Rotate z y x Scale z x DirectX Matrices Transforms use a 4x4 matrix – homogeneous coordinates Transforms are updated within onFrameRender DirectX provides a D3DXMatrix Class World transformation is contained in mWorld View transformation is contained in mView x x' y' = y z z' 1 1 x x+1 y+1 = y z z+1 1 1 m11 m12 m13 m14 m21 m22 m23 m24 m31 m32 m33 m34 m41 m42 m43 m44 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Translation Example Lighting Objects Light photons emanate from light sources and bounce off into our eyes Simulated on a computer to produce the lighting effects we perceive Computational models of lights are built into GPU hardware Provide a number of parameters Normal Light colour and direction Material properties – essentially colour Lighting Model Integrated into the model Vertex has light value calculated Vertex forms a position relative to the light direction Normal is used to calculate orientation of polygon If polygon facing the light then brightly lit If polygon facing away from light then darker Color Direction Normal Normal Normal Polygon Material Property Incident light value is multiplied with the Material Property, or reflectance of the object to produce its colour due to that light Summed for all light sources for final lighting value Properties specified in the model file – previous Slide Tiny.x Direct3D Lighting D3DXVECTOR3 vLightDir[MAX_LIGHTS]; D3DXVECTOR4 vLightDiffuse[MAX_LIGHTS]; // Light colour // Material properties of the mesh D3DXCOLOR colorMtrlDiffuse(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f); D3DXCOLOR colorMtrlAmbient(0.35f, 0.35f, 0.35f, 0); Projection of Objects After polygon mesh has been transformed and lit, it is Projected to be shown on the 2D screen Performed by the projection matrix mProj Many projections: parallel, oblique... Show Perspective projection here as commonly used in games Perspective Projection Horizon Vanishing Point Perspective Projection Perspective projection was discovered in the y renaissance period Sense of depth by shrinking objects x, y by the distance in z Encoded into 4x4 mProj z = 0 matrix as last transform for vertices in polygon mesh Vertices scaled to viewport, for rasterisation into the framebuffer Tiny demo of transformations P (x, y,Pz) (x, y, z) yp yp z z=d Projection Plane Coordinate Spaces in Direct3D Pipeline World Space Model Space Pmodel Mworld Clipping Space Camera Space Mview Mproj Mclip Homogeneous Screen Space Clipping Space Clipping Projection Space Mvs Divide by W Screen Space Pscreen Direct3D Projection CModelViewerCamera D3DXMATRIX D3DXMATRIX D3DXMATRIX D3DXMATRIX g_Camera; // Camera object // contains viewing // matrices mWorldViewProjection; mWorld; mView; mProj; g_Camera.SetProjParams( D3DX_PI/4, fAspectRatio, … ); // Get the projection & view matrix from the camera class mWorld = g_mCenterMesh * *g_Camera.GetWorldMatrix(); mProj = *g_Camera.GetProjMatrix(); mView = *g_Camera.GetViewMatrix(); mWorldViewProjection = mWorld * mView * mProj; Rasterisation of Polygons Concludes the Geometry Stage of pipeline We now enter the final Rasterisation stage of the DirectX pipeline So far all the work we have looked at has been performed in a real valued mathematical space We now have to make those real valued meshes appear within the discrete valued framebuffer within the video memory Triangle Rasterisation The hardware takes the triangles and turns them into scanlines to be put into the framebuffer This is why triangles are used – good mathematical properties for rasterisation Light colour calculated in the geometry stage are linearly interpolated across its surface y Pixels Generated Light Colour 1 Light Colour 3 Light Colour 2 x Final Texture and Lighting Pixel Value This is where the texture is sampled, so that the surface of the triangle has the image appear upon it So the final colour of the pixel is a combination of the lighting value and the texture value y HLSL – Short for Eye Candy! Previously we have described the components of the DirectX Graphics Pipeline as fixed functions Modern video cards from NVIDA and ATI are now programmable via small functions called Shaders This programs are inserted into the geometry and rasterisation stages of the pipeline Vertex Buffer V(x,y,z) Input Assembler V'(x,y,z) Vertex Shader Texture Geometry Shader Texture Index Buffer Stream Output P(x,y) Rasterizer/ Interpolator Pixel Shader Output Merger Texture Depth/Stencil Render Target HLSL – Just for the Effect! Thus the previous stages described are performed by shaders More formally they are known as Kernel Functions, and the processors are called Stream Processors For a while they had to be programmed in assembler – first Xbox Now they are programmed in a number of highlevel C++ like languages HLSL is one of those offerings, jointly developed by Microsoft and NVIDIA HLSL - Structure Two forms of shaders exist Vertex – acting on each vertex that is loaded into the pipeline, output passed to the pixel shader Pixel – acting on each pixel that is generated in the rasterisation stage output is placed into framebuffer Each stored in a .fx file format Loaded into the Direct3D device on the GPU and compiled ready for execution DirectX 10 is ALL shaders… HLSL Set the parameters to pass across the bus First get a pointer to the parameter structures Set them before you render the mesh Shaders are automatically called when a polygon is rendered Can switch between shaders for visual effects Allows for multipass algorithms via a layered approach – like Photoshop HLSL For our example "Tiny" Vertex shader implements transforms and lighting set up by DirectX API on the CPU side Pixel shader samples the texture used for the surface and blends this with the lighting value to give a final pixel value in the framebuffer HLSL – Shader Load (OnD3D10CreateDevice) // Load and compile shaders as effects DXUTFindDXSDKMediaFileCch( str, … L"BasicHLSL10.fx" )); D3DX10CreateEffectFromFile( str, … pd3dDevice, … &g_pEffect10)); // Obtain variables g_pLightDir = g_pEffect10->GetVariableByName( "g_LightDir" )->AsVector(); HLSL – Set Parameters (onFrameRender) g_pLightDir->SetRawValue( vLightDir, 0, sizeof(D3DXVECTOR3)*MAX_LIGHTS ) ); g_pLightDiffuse->SetFloatVectorArray( (float*)vLightDiffuse, 0, MAX_LIGHTS ) ); g_pmWorldViewProjection->SetMatrix( (float*)&mWorldViewProjection ) ); g_pmWorld->SetMatrix( (float*)&mWorld ) ); g_pfTime->SetFloat( (float)fTime ) ); g_pnNumLights->SetInt( g_nNumActiveLights ) ); HLSL – Rendering with Shaders (onFrameRender) pd3dDevice->IASetInputLayout( g_pVertexLayout ); // Apply the technique contained in the effect pRenderTechnique->GetDesc( &TechDesc ); ID3D10EffectPass *pCurrentPass = pRenderTechnique->GetPassByIndex( iPass ); pCurrentPass->Apply( 0 ); // Render the mesh with the applied technique g_Mesh10.Render( pd3dDevice ); HLSL – Vertex Shader (HLSL10.fx) VS_OUTPUT RenderSceneVS( float4 vPos : POSITION, float3 vNormal : NORMAL, float2 vTexCoord0 : … Output.Position = mul(vAnimatedPos, g_mWorldViewProjection); vTotalLightDiffuse += g_LightDiffuse[i] * max(0,dot(vNormalWorldSpace, g_LightDir[i])); Output.Diffuse.rgb = g_MaterialDiffuseColor * vTotalLightDiffuse + g_MaterialAmbientColor * g_LightAmbient; return Output; // Pass light and coordinate info to // Pixel shader HLSL – Pixel Shader (HLSL10.fx) PS_OUTPUT RenderScenePS( VS_OUTPUT In, … ) // Get value from texture and multiply with light Output.RGBColor = g_MeshTexture.Sample( MeshTextureSampler, In.TextureUV) * In.Diffuse; return Output; // Final value in frame buffer Final Output More Eye Candy! www.nvidia.com Resources www.microsoft.com/directx developer.nvidia.com developer.ati.com www.gamedev.net Beginning Direct3D Game Programming, Second Edition (Game Programming) - Wolfgang Engel Shader X Series – Wolfgang Engel © 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.


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The Mountain Lakes area branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) presents Dr. Edward "Ned" Hallowell, speaking on his newest book, "Human Moments." The lecture will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 19 at St. Catherine's Church, Pocono Road and The Boulevard in Mountain Lakes.
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As Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan asserts, "[T]here is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women." However, the involvement of men and boys is vital to achieving the rights of women and girls. Men and boys must be an active, engaged part of the solution. As violence against women has become epidemic, and with the increasing feminization of poverty, migration and HIV/AIDS, it is vital to reinvigorate the fight for gender equality. No longer is gender equality simply a women's right issue. It is a crucial social justice issue necessary for the longer-term well-being of humankind and the planet. Women are disenfranchised, economically excluded and disempowered in many parts of the world:
- Women and girls make up 70% of the 1.3 billion people worldwide living in extreme poverty (those living on less than $1 per day).
- 33% of women globally are homeless or live in inadequate dwellings, such as slums.
- Women work 66% of the world's working hours and in most developing countries produce 60 - 80% of the food1 but only own 1% of land and hold only 14% of parliamentary seats.2
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- is required for the eradication of poverty and the reduction of HIV/AIDS;
- leads to sustainable development;
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- How Can Aid Be Gender Responsive in the Context of the New Aid Modalities? Lessons From Gender Responsive Budgeting Initiatives
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We got spoiled again in 2016 with new music coming from everywhere! Myself along with the rest of the HMM staff - Joe Schaeffer, Dawn Osbourne and The Music God CJ Plain all came together with individual lists of our top releases of the year. You can check out the audio companion to mine on the latest Hair Metal Mansion Radio Show. We thank all the labels, artists, and everyone involved that keeps these wheels rolling for our music.
Our lists are below!
1. The Dead Daisies - "Make Some Noise" (SPV/Steamhammer)
- Rock's new dynamic duo - John Corabi and Doug Aldrich! Different than anything else out there these days, the breath of fresh-70s/80s rock-sounding rock n roll air that we need these days. Also doesn't hurt with having guys like Brian Tichy, Marco Mendoza and David Lowy in the band as well. Hoping these guys stick together for the long haul!
2. Faithsedge - "Restoration" (Scarlet Records/Spiritual Beast)
- Giancarlo Floridia keeps outdoing himself with each release and this one is the best yet - smokin melodic rock with a great lineup that includes Timothy Gaines of Stryper, former Dokken guitarist Alex De Rosso, Mr Big/Ace Frehley drummer Matt Starr and Hardline's Alessandro Del Vecchio.
3. Apocalyptic Lovers - "Redemption Vol. 1"
- This band blew me away with their 'Dokkenized' debut outting - mixed by the legendary Michael Wagener.
4. Tyketto - "Reach" (Frontiers Music)
- They did it, this is the best Tyketto record since the classic debut Dont Come Easy - with every bit of memorable anthems led by one of the most underrated voices in rock, Danny Vaughn.
5. Michael Sweet - "One Sided War" (Rat Pak Records)
- Another year, another time Michael Sweet ends up on the list! While this will still please Stryper fans, this is an opportunity for Michael to do something a little different, and that is what he does here - could be his heaviest record to date.
6. The Defiants - Self-titled (Frontiers Music)
- Melodic rock power trio featuring reunited Danger Danger bandmates Bruno Ravel, Paul Laine and Rob Marcello - in the vein of Danger Danger for sure, with a punch and harmonies for days!
7. Jaded Past - "Believe" (Melodic Rock Records)
- Good time melodic rock that we need more of these days - great writing and all around talent from mainman George Becker - produced by Trixter's Steve Brown who also plays on it as well.
8. Jim Crean- "Insatiable" (Rocker Records)
- Another singer that is proudly flying the flag for 80s arena rock, joined by a whole cast of his friends, who happen to be some of the biggest names of our genre, including his label owner, Carmine Appice, Phil Lewis, Mike Tramp and more. Good mix of originals and covers.
9. Last In Line - "Heavy Crown" (Frontiers Music)
- All original, suriving members of the classic Dio lineup with new vocalist Andrew Freeman. Turns out the last recordings of JImmy Bain - this carries on the Dio legacy in a good way.
10. Femme Fatale - "One More For The Road" (FnA Records)
- We finally have the long, LONG awaited 2nd record from Lorraine Lewis and Femme Fatale after all this time. Very good follow up to the classic debut!
11. Mad Margritt - "Love Hate and Deception" (Perris Records)
- Every time these guys release a record, you will find it on my list - being from Atlanta, they are one of the bands that are really keeping old school rock alive - in the vein of Skid Row and Warrant, led by a frontman who should be a household name, Eddie Smith.
12. Pretty Maids - "Kingmaker" (Frontiers Music)
- One of the most consistent bands of our genre these days! Heavy but melodic metal with soaring vocals.
13. Sixx AM - "Prayers For The Damned" & "Prayers for the Blessed" (Eleven Seven Music)
- Okay so I cheated a bit on this one, these are 2 full albums, but they are connected and the best material Sixx AM has given us yet.
14. Heaven Below - "Good Morning Apocalypse" (EMP Label Group)
- Epic sounding concept record led by Lita Ford guitarist Patrick Kennison and some very special guests including Jason McMaster, UDO and more.
15. Jim Breuer - "Songs From The Garage" (Metal Blade Records)
- We all love his comedy, but this makes us take a look at him as a serious hard rock entity as well. Favorites include the throwback anthem "Old School" and a duet with Brian Johnson in "Mr Rock N Roll".
16. HazeXperience - "Hang A Crooked Number"
- The final recordings of original Y&T drummer Leonard Haze who we lost on September 11th of this year, topped off by a powerful tribute song written for him entitled "For Leonard" and a great cover of the Y&T classic, "Dirty Girl".
17. Roth Brock Project - self-titled (Frontiers Music)
- Amazing collaboration between Winger guitarist Jon Roth and Giant/Strangeways singer, Terry Brock. Rocks harder than expected with phenomenal guitar work and vocals alike.
18. Kee Marcello - "Scaling Up" (Frontiers Music)
- Jumping off of what The Music God CJ Plain said on his list, this is one of the great surprises of this year - the best Kee has sounded in years, both on guitar and vocally. Very strong, rockin' record from this former Europe guitarist.
19. The Aviators - "Coming On Strong"
- High energy, old school rock n roll out of Cali - a name you will be hearing more and more of in the rock n roll world!
20. Ted Poley - "Beyond The Fade" (Frontiers Music)
- You know what to expect from Danger Danger singer Ted Poley - top notch melodic AOR with hooks galore and this is another fine represntation of one of the truly underrated talents in our music.
21. Lita Ford - "Time Capsule" (Steamhammer/SPV)
- Another one that is 'old' material, originaly recorded in the late 80's, but I could have seen this being an album that would have done well- Many special guests including a duet with Jeff Scott Soto "Where Will I Find My Heart Tonight", which could have been a chart-topper, reminicent of her prior duet with, Ozzy.
22. Mitch Malloy - "Make Some Noise"
- Great to see an underrated talent like Mitch Back and back to his rock roots. One of the few whose voice still sounds like it did back in the day.
23. Nordic Union - self-titled (Frontiers Music)
- The collaboration between Ronnie Atkins of Pretty Maids and Erik Martensson of Eclipse - as powerful and heavy, but yet still melodic, as you would expect. The 2nd appearance from Ronnie on this year's list!
24. Madysin Hatter - "Lose Your Mind"
- An up and coming rock queen in the making out of Jersey! The songs, the pipes, Madysin has 'it'!
25. Punky Meadows - "Fallen Angel" (Main Man Records)
- The return of legendary Angel guitarist Punky Meadows - his first new material in a long time and it is great to have him back. Classic sounding songs topped off by a familiar name in vocalist, Chandler Mogel.
Honorable Mentions:
Glenn Hughes - "Resonate", The Last Vegas - "Eat Me", Last Call Messiahs - "Sermons of Debauchery", Graham Bonnet Band - "The Book", Bryan Cole - "Sands Of Time",
Acoustified - self titled, Phantom 5 - self titled, Streetlight Circus - "Needle Down", Primal Fear - "Rulebreaker", Jackyl - "Rowyco", Beasto Blanco self-titled, Whitford St Holmes - "Reunion", Hardline - "Human Nature", Catalano - "Dark Skies", Glenn Hughes - "Resonate", Enuff Z'Nuff - "Clowns Lounge", Four By Fate - "Relentless", Shiraz Lane - "For Crying Out Loud", Jesse Damon - "Southern HIghway"
Top EP's:
1. Bullet In The Chamber (Hair I Go Again)
2. Autograph - Louder
3. Bad Boy Eddy - Take A Bite Outta This
4. 3 Parts Dead - Master
5. Damon Johnson - Echo
Live Albums:
1. Kix - Can't Stop The Show: The Return of Kix
2. Night Ranger - 35 Years and a Night In Chicago
3. Tesla - Mechanical Resonance Live
4. Extreme - Pornograffitti Live 25 Metal Meltdown
5. Crazy Lixx - Sound of the Live Minority
Rock Doc Of The Year:
1.Glenn Hughes – Resonate
2.Metallica – Hardwired to Self Destruct
3.Last in Line – Heavy Crown
4.Megadeth - Dystopia
5.Tyketto – Reach
6.The Defiants – S/T
7.Sixx AM – Prayers for the Damned/Blessed
8.The Dead Daisies – Make Some Noise
9.Dan Reed Network – Fight Another Day
10.Alter Bridge – The Last Hero
11.Nordic Union – S/T
12.Punky Meadows – Fallen Angel
13.Beasto Blanco – S/T
14.Primal Fear – Rulebreaker
15.Pretty Maids - Kingmaker
16.Jackyl – Rowyco
17.The Aviators – Comin' On Strong
18.Jim Crean - Insatiable
19.Faithsedge - Restoration
20.Whitford/St. Holmes - Reunion
Femme Fatale - One For The Road
Kix - Can't Stop The Show The Return of Kix
Lita Ford - Time Capsule
TOP EP's
1. Apocalyptic Lovers - Redemption Vol 1
2. Damon Johnson - Echo
3. Autograph - Louder
4. Chris Green - Unveil
1 Grindstone, Cold Truth
2. Rock the Cradle, Crossbones
3.Nordic Union
4 Kingmaker, Pretty Maids
5. Reckless Love, Invader
6 Wild Rose 4
7 Apocalyptic Lovers, Redemption Vol 1
8 Dead Daisies, Make some Noise
9 Defiants
10 Angels Or Kings - Go Ask the Moon
~THE MUSIC GOD CJ PLAIN's TOP 30~
30) TEMPT - Runaway
29) Major Crush - Trophy Kids
28) The Defiants - The Defiants
27) Ted Poley - Beyond The Fade
26) The Tip - Sailor's Grave
25) King Company - One For The Road
24) Kee Marcello - Scaling Up
23) Pretty Maids - Kingmaker
22) Eclipse - Armageddonize
21) Billion Dollar Babies - Chemical God
20) Massive Wagons - Welcome To The World
19) KAATO - Kaato
18) Nordic Union - Nordic Union
17) Darkh - A Story Yet Untold
16) Bryan Cole - Sands of Time
15) Apocalyptic Lovers - Redemption, Volume 1
14) Roth Brock Project - Roth Brock Project
13) Tyketto - Reach
12) Jim Crean - Insatiable
11) Nitroville - Cheating The Hangman
10) Madysin Hatter - Lose Your Mind
9) Gene The Werewolf - The Loner
8) Jace Pawlak - Promise
7) Faithsedge - Restoration
6) Mitch Malloy - Making Noise
5) Catalano - Dark Skies
4) Sister - Stand Up, Forward, March!
3) Michael Sweet - One Sided War
2) deVIence - deVIence
1) Jim Breuer and The Loud & Rowdy - Songs From The Garage
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Hedge funds and systemic risk
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- Lloyd Dixon, Noreen Clancy, Krishna B. Kumar.
- Language
- English.
- Imprint
- Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, 2012.
- Physical description
- xxx, 115 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
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- Kumar, Krishna B.
- Rand Corporation.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-115).
- Contents
- Introduction
- Background on the hedge fund industry
- The collapse of long-term capital management
- Hedge funds and the financial crisis of 2007-2008
- Potential hedge fund threats to financial stability and reforms to address them
- Appendix: Regulatory reforms that address potential systemic risks posed by hedge funds.
- Summary
- Hedge funds are a dynamic part of the global financial system. Their managers engage in innovative investment strategies that can improve the performance of financial markets and facilitate the flow of capital from savers to users. Although hedge funds play a useful role in the financial system, there is concern that they can contribute to financial instability. The collapse of Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM) in 1998 raised awareness that hedge funds could be a source of risk to the entire financial system. Hedge funds also invested heavily in many of the financial instruments at the heart of the financial crisis of 2007{u2013}2008, and it is appropriate to ask whether they contributed to the crisis. This report explores the extent to which hedge funds create or contribute to systemic risk (that is, the risk of a major and rapid disruption in one or more of the core functions of the financial system caused by the initial failure of one or more financial firms or a segment of the financial system) and the role hedge funds played in the financial crisis, the consequences of the 1998 failure of LTCM, and whether and how the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 addresses the potential systemic risks posed by hedge funds.
- Subject
- Hedge funds > United States.
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- 2012
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When it comes to marriage, mom has the last word. Even as actor Saif Ali Khan continues to deny an October 16 wedding to actor Kareena Kapoor as announced by his family, his mother, veteran actor Sharmila Tagore, reportedly says the date is final no matter what Saif says.
In an interview to Mid-Day that emerged Tuesday, she insisted that her busy son will have to take out time from his shooting schedules as the date has been finalised by her once and for all, and there's no getting away. She said it was a 'warning' for him.
She apparently also confirmed that the wedding will take place not in London as was earlier reported but either at their ancestral town, Pataudi, or in Mumbai, as wished by the bride's father, yesteryear actor Randhir Kapoor.
Tagore went on to put to rest rumours about Kareena's trousseau by re-iterating that the bride-to-be will wear Sharmila's royal wedding dress and jewellery, which is being polished up for the occasion. Also, there will be no pressure from the mother-in-law for Kareena to convert to Islam. While Saif has so-far remained elusive about the marriage date and even hinted at a December wedding, Kareena has stayed completely tight-lipped on it.


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"Well, well, well. Seems we have a formed spirit running from its master probably" says the Dark Reaper who swung his syth at me. He's talking to the other two with him.
"I didn't run away" I mutter retreating back. "He left me stuck down here"
They all look at each other then laugh. "Who might he be then? Whats his name?" The first Dark reaper asks.
"Sable" I whisper. All of them freeze then one of the other two speak. Its a girl and she's quite small.
"Sable never leaves his captures alive long enough to settle" The girl says to the others then looks at me. "Why are you different?"
"Cause of a very long story which I don't want to tell" I mutter trying to stand taller but failing cause I'm so scared.
"This girls got guts to at least remaining standing in front of a reaper with no back up" The final reaper says.
"I can take care of my self" I snap. The last one begins to laugh. I light a flame in my hand then throw it at him setting the reaper on fire burning him to ash.
The last two repears look at me silently. Then the girl speaks just to whisper "Wow". A smile breaks out on her face and she steps forward offering her hand for a shake. "My names Fay and thats Rio behind me. I like your style girl"
I take her hand in a shake. "My name's Ellie" I say smiling faintly.
"Do you want to hang with us?" Rio asks stepping up and wrapping an arm around Fay's shoulder. I let a dark smile spread over my lips.
"I would love to till Sable gets back" I say coldly. Blimey... whats happening to me? Why am I turning so cold?


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You may have never heard of Guangzhou, China, but with nearly 12 million people, the industrial metropolis is a major player in the Chinese auto market.
Making its debut at the show is one of China's most anticipated new cars, the MG3 hatchback and MG6 sedan. Although Chinese cars are a laughing stock in much of the automotive press, the MG6, in pre-production form, has been called "borderline best in class to drive" by Autocar magazine in the UK, and with competition like the Ford Focus, Vauxhall Astra and Volkswagen Golf, this is high praise.
While the MG bears the nameplate of the famous British sports car maker, the MG6 was developed from the ground up in China. The car will be sold in the UK within a year, but no plans for American sales have been announced.
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I'm an author, editor, and teacher whose work focuses on the intersections between consumer culture, political protest, and everyday life. In my work I approach consumption habits and other lifestyle choices as communicative acts with the potential to craft identities and participate in political projects. My research has focused on how consumption and lifestyle can have tactical implications for strategies of resistance against domination.
My book, Lifestyle Politics and Radical Activism (Bloomsbury, 2013), is a study of the cultural practices of contemporary US anarchists. Based on fieldwork with anarchist activists, I map out the ways that minute and mundane habits from diet to dress to sexual practice become imbricated with anarchist political identity. I show how individual resistance against mainstream (capitalist, patriarchal, etc.) ways of life is both a product of and a means of opposing neoliberal power structures. A second line of argument within the book exposes how subcultural dimensions of resistance movements can be both consistent and at odds with the political aims of those movements.
Building on the work in this book as well as my background in media studies, my current research project is about a phenomenon I call "media refusal," in which media users actively reject specific technologies and platforms as a strategy of cultural and political resistance against pressures to consume technology. The first stage of this project examined a what I called "conspicuous non-consumption," among people who choose not to participate in new social media platforms such as Facebook. I've also looked at the gendered dimensions of social media participation and abstention, among other aspects of the media refusal discourse.
Other research commitments include a post as co-editor of the Commentary & Criticism section of Feminist Media Studies, which publishes timely essays on diverse aspects of feminism and media culture. I have also recently co-edited a special issue of the Journal of Visual Culture, on Internet Memes.
I have taught in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University, where I developed courses on social media, consumption and identity, and queer identities in popular culture. I have also taught classes on fashion, subcultures and social movements, and advertising. See my Courses page for more information about past and future courses.
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Interview with The Reef Tank
A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by a website called The Reef Tank about doing an interview with them on Energy and The Marine World. At first I said that this was a bit outside my expertise, but they said that was OK; I could just try to answer the questions to the best of my ability. We discussed my background and my interest in energy, this blog, climate change, and energy from the oceans.
They have asked me if I would mind linking to the interview so they might reach a scientifically-minded audience that is of a somewhat different cross-section than what they might normally reach. The interview is available at the link above. Below are excerpts:
Tell me about your interest in the potential of wave and tidal power.
I became interested in the topic several years ago. I was watching a story on the Panama Canal, and watched the level of a ship fall as the water in one of the locks was pumped down. I started thinking about the energy that could be extracted as that massive ship moved to a lower level. That led me to investigate wave power, which is similar in principle to the water rising and falling in a lock. Little did I know when I started investigating that a large body of work had already taken place in this area. Looking into waves naturally caused me to happen upon tidal power as well, and the enormous potential of the flow of the Gulf Stream. [RR: See this story that I did in early 2008: Infinite Underwater Energy.]
Tell me about your interest in ocean thermal energy conversion. How does it work?
I didn't know too much about ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) until I was contacted last year by Bob Cohen, who is a friend of a friend and an advocate of OTEC. [RR: See Bob's guest post here on OTEC: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion.] The principle is pretty straightforward. Anywhere you have temperature differentials – such as a warm ocean surface and much colder layers deep down – you can use those differentials to extract work via a heat engine. You are essentially capturing some of the heat flow from the higher temperature reservoir to the lower.
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I am always on the lookout for novel energy sources that don't have obvious knockout factors. I have kept vaguely abreast of developments around tidal energy, and it always seemed like this should be a very attractive option for the energy needs of coastal communities. I was present at an alternative energy presentation last year where I heard that the primary problem is that the tides tend to tear the equipment up. It has to be able to withstand the worst conditions it could possibly see, and in the ocean that can be pretty bad.
While this is a serious problem for tidal energy, this morning I spotted a different variation of this concept. I have heard this mentioned before, but this story really goes into detail. I will provide a few excerpts, but the entire article is worth a read:
Oceans Eyed As New Energy Source
DANIA BEACH, Fla. – Just 15 miles off Florida's coast, the world's most powerful sustained ocean current – the mighty Gulf Stream – rushes by at nearly 8.5 billion gallons per second. And it never stops.
To scientists, it represents a tantalizing possibility: a new, plentiful and uninterrupted source of clean energy.
Florida Atlantic University researchers say the current could someday be used to drive thousands of underwater turbines, produce as much energy as perhaps 10 nuclear plants and supply one-third of Florida's electricity. A small test turbine is expected to be installed within months.
From Oregon to Maine, Europe to Australia and beyond, researchers are looking to the sea – currents, tides and waves – for its infinite energy. So far, there are no commercial-scale projects in the U.S. delivering electricity to the grid.
Because the technology is still taking shape, it is too soon to say how much it might cost. But researchers hope to make it as cost-effective as fossil fuels. While the initial investment may be higher, the currents that drive the machinery are free.
Of course there is always an element of hype in these sorts of stories (I can be quite nit picky about the word "infinite"), and until they actually start to install these turbines, it is unclear whether there are serious knockout factors.
There are still many unknowns and risks. One fear is the "Cuisinart effect": The spinning underwater blades could chop up fish and other creatures.
I would think that could be solved with a grid at the entrance to the turbines. That would increase pressure drop a little, but should be able to keep out the fish.
The field is growing, but there have been growing pains:
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued 47 preliminary permits for ocean, wave and tidal energy projects, said spokeswoman Celeste Miller. Most such permits grant rights just to study an area's energy-producing potential, not to build anything.
The field has been dealt some setbacks. An ocean test last year ended in disaster when its $2 million buoy off Oregon's coast sank to the sea floor. Similarly, a small test project using turbines powered by tidal currents in New York City's East River ran into trouble last year after turbine blades broke.
One analysis showed that the overall potential is less than 10% of current electricity usage, but different areas are going to want to apply different solutions. Maybe ocean currents in Florida, but perhaps solar in Nevada and Arizona, and wind in Oklahoma.
Roger Bedard of the Electric Power Research Institute said an analysis by his organization found that wave- and tide-generated energy could supply only about 6.5 percent of today's electricity needs.
I asked a colleague who has expertise in this area what he thought, and he replied:
Had not seen, but have seen similar before.
– Power density goes with v^3, may need very big kit if velocities low (the ever reliable web says 1-2 m/s for Gulf Stream whereas tidal can be somewhat higher (2.5m/s) at peaks BUT is not constant, while Gulf Stream is, hence better load factor, no need for off design point operation)
– Power is force x velocity, need lots of mooring force to restrain if velocities low – obviously you would go for high velocity areas
– Conversion of big forces going slowly to little forces going fast is pricey (x100 gearboxes are expensive) but there are good solutions around, including hydraulics and lower speed up combined with non synchronous generation (Multibrid are doing this for wind).
– Near surface, you cannot do more than about 1MW per unit without getting into blade tip cavitation, likely not a problem in Gulf Stream (just go deeper)
– None of this is impossible, just needs smart people, good engineering and time – energy payback is likely to be good (wind turbines pay back in less than one year) since electric power is the other side of the Carnot efficiency – every kWh is displacing at least 2kWh of gas, more like 3 of coal (but you knew that).
There are lots of tidal devices around – speeds tend to be a bit higher and resource is near coasts. The Gulf Stream near US seems to be the highest speed ocean current, likely a good place to start development.
It will be interesting to watch this technology develop.
Harnessing the Tides
I saw an interesting story from the Miami Herald a few days ago:
Keys man's dream: Harnessing the tides
KEY WEST — Douglas Bedgood recently stood on a defunct Henry Flagler railroad bridge, watching as the tide forcefully moved water from the Gulf of Mexico through a channel to the Atlantic Ocean.
What he saw was untapped energy. Enough tidal power, he believes, to light and cool every residence and business in the Lower Keys.
To capture that power and convert it to electricity, Bedgood founded Florida Keys Hydro Power Research Corp. in July. The nonprofit is working to put underwater tidal turbine farms in the Keys' channels.
"People have been talking about this for a long time: Why not use the tides?" said Bedgood, 65. "But everybody was waiting for government or somebody else to do it. So it never got done."
I have wondered about this for a long time as well. It seems to make perfect sense, and I didn't understand why we aren't exploiting this to the fullest extent. Then, I recently went to a presentation on the status of tidal energy, and found that those tides and the salt water play havoc with the equipment. The generators have to be built to withstand the most powerful tide they will ever encounter, and that drives up the cost. And on top of that, the tides still tear them up.
No offense, but I did find a bit of humor in this paragraph:
Bedgood, a massage therapist who has developed aquatic therapy devices and tried to build a wind farm in California in the 1970s, said his motive is green — but not for the color of money: "I want to do my part to save the planet."
Finally, a few of the details:
The goal: To clump enough turbines — at least 300 — to create 160 megawatts of electricity while doing virtually no damage to the channel site or its marine life, part of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
At peak usage, the Lower Keys use 140 megawatts.
The first major step is getting the test turbine, dubbed "the football" because of its shape, into Bahia Honda Channel near mile marker 36. The turbine has four 4 ½-foot long paddles on each end to capture the tides going in and out. It will be anchored on hard sea bottom where there's scattered small corals and no sea grass, and where the water is as much as 30 feet deep so it would not interrupt navigation, Bedgood says.
"We know it will work to get power," said project manager Steve French of Stuart-based Applied Concepts Unleashed. "The question is how much can we get and how efficiently can we get it?"
Finally, a word about costs:
While the tides are free, producing energy from them is not.
Each turbine is expected to cost about $100,000. Bedgood said it will cost millions for the cable system and substation. To date, he has provided all the financing for his end of the project, which he expects will cost about $15 million to get the first 10 turbines up and running. He's searching for private charitable contributors.
I hope they are successful. Tidal always seemed like a great idea to me. The devil, though, usually is buried in the details.
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Jadir furrowed his brow, his eyes flaming. I had got used to this face when I refused to do things he wished, but he always persisted. When was he going to get it? Suddenly, the tension was wiped clean off of his face, and he said smoothly, "Well, than I shall stay too. My duty was to fetch you, and until it is complete, I will stay."
"Great. This journey was supposed to be about me, and now I've got even more of you!" Ramin said grumpily, although he looked pleased that I was staying. It almost made me blush at the way he was looking at me, but I composed myself.
"It appears I will never escape. Would you have me leave?"
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"Thank you." I bowed my head to him. "Well it seems we shall camp here. I shall take first watch." Jadir tried to protest. "Oh do be quiet Jadir!" He silenced, shock on his face. Ramin grinned and then tried to hide it behind the wood he was carrying. I saw it though, and secretly smiled at him as I turned to survey the clearing. "I shall be up there." I pointed to a tree on the edge of the clearing. "Come, let us make a fire and have some food." I began gathering twigs that had fallen and died, refusing to use alive wood. Ramin collected next to me.
"You are a good man" I whispered to him, before turning to take his hand. "Let me show you something."
Silently I helped him climb up the nearest tree. The others would not notice we had gone for a while. At the top of the tree I pulled him up, and he stared in awe at the scene in front of him. Trees stretched out in front of him, the last rays of the sun making them appear to be on fire with colour. It was beautiful, to say the least.
"I have never shown this to anyone else. No one else will go above the tree tops, or venture outside of the forest." He smiled at me, and I smiled back. Did he know I was the woman from the woods?
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To: ELISABETH JONES; Stephen Bathon; Roger Martella; Kimberly Wright; Gina Farrar; Gayle Bathon; Dudley Payne; Cheryl Shepherd; Cathy Foster; Bill Chipman; ASSOCIATES ZARABI; 'Ann Sentz'; Ann Payne; John Rendleman; Blair Lawrence; Powell Duggan; Brian Athey
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Good morning,
Roger and I have been following the age-old advice that a client should not say anything while a case is in litigation. Mr. Rizer apparently has chosen not to follow this path, which puts Roger and me at a real disadvantage when it comes to clearing up misinformation. Nevertheless, I will try to give you some basics although I would like to give you more information.
After Mr. Rizer's suit was served, we had what I considered to be a productive meeting on March 28. On that date Mr. Rizer presented a new plat with some of the features Mr. Bathon has described. Following the instructions from most of you, we said we wanted to nail down the costs of a potential road out to BB&T to determine whether it would be feasible for the town to pay to acquire right of ways and construct it. We promptly proceeded to do this. Mr. Rizer's engineer agreed to make some changes to the plat. Late last week, with the help of staff we determined that such a road would be very expensive. At a price at around $4,000,000, I cannot recommend that the town pay for this.
On Friday, April 4 (one week after the meeting), our attorney, Whit Robinson tried to contact Mr. Foote to follow up. Mr. Foote was not available. I believe he was and still is out of town. Earlier that week, Mr. Rizer had sent me a revised plat with a Friday deadline for acceptance. Having no authority to accept or reject this, I forwarded it to Mr. Robinson (and others) so that he could address it with Mr. Foote, which he attempted to do.
Yesterday, Mr. Robinson did reach Mr. Foote.
There are two tracts here. One is litigation and the other, negotiation. The litigation is ongoing, as from my perspective is the negotiation, or at least the opportunity to negotiate. This matter is not even before the council. If it were, Roger and I would have the authority to cast our two votes. If we believe that a proposal is the best result for the town, the most we can do at this time is to advocate for it and try to find ways to streamline the process to bring it to a conclusion.
A fair settlement (which often is one that leaves everyone a bit unhappy) is preferable to leaving matters in the hands of the courts.
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