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FXACE posted a topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingHello anyone! I wish to know: what difference between windows dynamic link libraries and linux shared objects? Does linux objects have entry points like DLLs (BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hModule, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID data))? How to access public functions of lib.so? Thanks forward, for [b]any[/b] reply!
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FXACE replied to D.V.D's topic in Graphics and GPU ProgrammingDid you use shaders (if yes, post here what that shader does) or such things like "glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D)" at texture slot which was binded in? Does this "Texture" class support for loading bmp files?
FXACE replied to Mariusz Pilipczuk's topic in Graphics and GPU ProgrammingHello Madd, 1. Why are you doing glFog<..> calls if you don't use "gl_Fog" structure in your fragment shader? BUILD-IN UNIFORM: [code] // // Fog // struct gl_FogParameters { vec4 color; float density; float start; float end; float scale; // 1.0 / (gl_Fog.end - gl_Fog.start) }; uniform gl_FogParameters gl_Fog; [/code] 2. (checked only your linear fog): In glFog<...> parameters (start,end) are in view space, while in your shader, looks like, screen space. 3. "mix" function description: float mix (float x, float y, float a) vec2 mix (vec2 x, vec2 y, float a) vec3 mix (vec3 x, vec3 y, float a) vec4 mix (vec4 x, vec4 y, float a) vec2 mix (vec2 x, vec2 y, vec2 a) vec3 mix (vec3 x, vec3 y, vec3 a) vec4 mix (vec4 x, vec4 y, vec4 a) Returns the component-wise result of x * (1.0 - a) + y * a, i.e., the linear blend of vectors x and y using the vector a. The value for a is not restricted to the range [0,1]. In this case, you will receive inverse of expecting result (flip "fog_color"<->"color")... 4. gl_FragCoord.z is already divided to gl_FragCoord.w by OpenGL and clamped to [0,0 .. 1.0] ([url="http://www.opengl.org/sdk/docs/man/xhtml/glDepthRange.xml"]glDepthRange[/url] parameters)... Hope, this helps you... Best wishes, FXACE.
FXACE replied to VitaliBR's topic in Graphics and GPU ProgrammingWell, I suggest you to use "color picking" if you planning (in near future) to pick objects with alpha testing. Best wishes, FXACE.
FXACE replied to JoshuaBaker's topic in Graphics and GPU ProgrammingWeird applications like Desktop Composition. Sometimes appears this issue even without these applications. It looks like when calling SwapBuffers(HDC) shows a result of previous (SwapBuffers(HDC) call, in other words - previous frame). There are two ways I know that might be able to solve this: 1. Add flag PFD_SWAP_COPY to PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR.dwFlags; 2. Do update screen twice per frame: [code] // [start of frame] DrawSceneToFBO(); /* back buffer */ GoToScreenFBO(); DrawBackBufferToScreen(); /* draws a quad with back buffer texture into screen */ SwapBuffers(hDC); DrawBackBufferToScreen(); /* draws a quad with back buffer texture into screen */ SwapBuffers(hDC); // [end of frame] [/code] (Looks ugly but works for me) Best wishes, FXACE.
FXACE replied to shezad's topic in Graphics and GPU ProgrammingYou can use [url="http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/EXT/draw_instanced.txt"]GL_EXT_draw_instanced[/url] extension for that. Just send matrices (transforms of your cubes) to shader and a number of instance objects you need to render. Best wishes, FXACE.
FXACE replied to Renran's topic in Graphics and GPU ProgrammingYou need to update your projection matrix on "screen size change" event: (for example) [code] /* void onScreenSizeChange(int width, int height) { */ // width, height - new screen size glViewport(0, 0, width, height); // using classic OpenGL glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION); glLoadIdentity(); glOrtho(width*-0.5,width*0.5,height*-0.5,height*0.5,-1,1); /* modify values here as you need */ glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW); /* } */ [/code] So, when you apply this code, on any screen dimensions you will receive quadratic tiles. Best wishes, FXACE.
FXACE replied to alb's topic in Graphics and GPU ProgrammingI believe it more looks syntax call error than frame buffer problem. Your code: [code] gl.glBindFramebufferEXT(GL.GL_FRAMEBUFFER_EXT, frameBufferID[0]); gl.glClear(GL.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL.GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT); gl.glPushAttrib(GL.GL_VIEWPORT_BIT); // <--- You saved viewport bits gl.glViewport(0, 0, floorWidth, floorHeight); gl.glBegin(GL.GL_QUADS); gl.glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 0.0f); gl.glVertex3d(-1, -1, 0); gl.glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 1.0f); gl.glVertex3d(-1, 1, 0); gl.glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 1.0f); gl.glVertex3d(1, 1, 0); gl.glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 0.0f); gl.glVertex3d(1, -1, 0); gl.glEnd(); gl.glPopAttrib(); // <-- You restored previous attribute values (viewport bits) gl.glBindFramebufferEXT(GL.GL_FRAMEBUFFER_EXT, 0); gl.glPopAttrib(); // <-- What it does restore??? gl.glBindFramebufferEXT(GL.GL_FRAMEBUFFER_EXT, 0); [/code] Best wishes, FXACE.
FXACE replied to MattFranklin's topic in Graphics and GPU ProgrammingMaybe this will help you: [code] vec4 mv_vertex = mvMatrix * gl_Vertex; // mvMatrix = model-view matrix mv_vertex.z -= offset; // shift the value how much you are need gl_Position = projMatrix * mv_vertex; // projMatrix = projection matrix [/code] Does it? Best wishes, FXACE.
[quote name='hplus0603' timestamp='1337408324' post='4941363'] First: if you think you'll get "unlimited" anything for $5/month, you are fooling yourself. It may be good enough for a web page, and/or a matchmaking/game listing service, but don't expect to stream a couple of terabytes of data a month on that system. Also, don't expect snappy web script responses on that web host shared with 1,000 other customers. [/quote] Yeah, that's a problem, because that would not be. How expensive hosting providers can deal with that? [quote name='hplus0603' timestamp='1337408324' post='4941363'] [quote] With this I can manage a NAT server [/quote] No, you cannot. A NAT introducer server (for NAT punch-through) requires careful control of the source and destination ports for both ends of the connection, as well as a persistent connection between each client and the server while introducing. HTTP gives you none of that. Especially if you want to use UDP, which HTTP can't do at all. (NAT introduction doesn't work nearly as well for TCP connections, either) [/quote] Well, when I said to manage NAT server I didn't mean it literally... (I really think about just right as you mentioned as "game lister") Best wishes, FXACE.
FXACE replied to RagingRudolf's topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingAlso, [url="http://www.w3.org/TR/2dcontext/"]HTML 5 canvas specification[/url] can help you. Best wishes, FXACE.
[quote name='Antheus' timestamp='1337354403' post='4941192'] That's a web host. It's for serving HTML pages via PHP. Are you sure this is what you need? [/quote] With this I can manage a NAT server (which would have a list of active servers, created by users, where you can connect to)... Doing HTTP requests/response on application is not a hard work, I think. Besides, you can send/recieve binary data over HTTP (not just HTML pages), HTTP's header "Content-Type" tells what kind of data is incoming/outcoming, you can use a type which is specified in documentation or you can specify your custom type which would not be supported on web-browser (they usually notify this data as file to download, or just print them out to screen) but it doesn't change byte values. And this can be used to download game data from... But it's probably easy to crack. [quote name='Antheus' timestamp='1337354403' post='4941192'] Also - unlimited is never unlimited. [/quote] Yes, you are right. Maybe hosting service wants to tell you that HDD-space is their problem and how much space must be to handle your data. Also - I think that some servers of hosting services in real are not look as they are shown in advertising (pictures). [quote name='Antheus' timestamp='1337354403' post='4941192'] I'd be very careful of hosts that do not disclose exactly what the limits are upfront. Othewise they can easily bill you at the end of the month. Or, if they use shared bandwidth, then there are 1000 servers sharing a 10MBit link, meaning they'll often be inaccessible or very slow. [/quote] Yes, you need to read a contract carefully before accept, not to get into traps. And how much percent it would be true on how fast is it works (hosting provider's secret)... [quote name='Antheus' timestamp='1337354403' post='4941192'] It's also common for such "free" hosts to simply terminate your account if you exceed some unwritten quota. [/quote] Yes, they do that. But, they are warn before they do it, and ask you "do you need this host or not?". And if this host is not pinned "under construction", etc. That's if you are using a free account. But, as they say, in "pro-account" which would cost 5$/month, they would never do that (if it is not violating state rights). [quote name='Antheus' timestamp='1337354403' post='4941192'] It depends. Some just bill you for traffic, others disconnect your server, third don't care, your site just isn't accessible. [/quote] Hmmm, I just knew about billing a traffic. Can you give me more information about how they can disconnect a server if you can? But there is one way to shutdown a server is to write a letter of complaint to hosting provider on which this server is rent. And for hosting services is probably hard to check whether this reason described in letter is true or not, they will close server. Some people did success by this way. [quote name='hplus0603' timestamp='1337361644' post='4941226'] Honestly, if you focus on making a fun game that people want to play, you'll probably be able to solve those higher-order problems once you actually need to :-) [/quote] I just want to make a nice, funny, with WW2 theme, strategy game. Players would not play against each other. For example, you have a team (you and your friends) and play levels, pass all missions, where you can feel yourself like rambo, etc. Each mission is planned to be passed in co-operative. As this planned to be an internet game, I'm managing online voice speak (using microphone, delay between you say something and others would hear you is 0.4 seconds, because buffer is need to be filled before send), visualization instruments where you can explain your ideas, tactics and actions, because things like text-chat is useless, while you are trying to tell something to another player the moment has gone. And for little price from which developers and designers can live. Who would be interested to crack this game? There are two kinds of people: 1. who enjoy cracking applications. 2. who has a special order to crack applications (usually from black-side bussiness owners or company opponents)... Thank you guys for all replies. Best wishes, FXACE.
FXACE replied to RagingRudolf's topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingDid you tried to draw this map with HTML5 canvas element?


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New York was no mere city. It was instead an infinitely romantic notion, the mysterious nexus of all love and money and power, the shining and the perishable dream itself. To think of 'living' there was to reduce the miraculous to the mundane; one does not 'live' at Xanadu.
New York was no mere city. It was instead an infinitely romantic notion, the mysterious nexus of all love and money and power, the shining and perishable dream itself. To thinkof 'living'there was to reduce the miraculous to the mundane; one does not 'live'at Xanadu.joan didion
Twenty years from now, when space travel is likely to become mundane like airline travel today, we don't want to be buying travel tickets on other people's space vehicles.Quoted in Pallava Bagla, "India's growing strides in space,", BBC News (2008-04-30)
Now in war we are confronted with conditions which are strangeIf we accept them we will never win.Since being realistic, as in mundane combats fisticWe will get a bloody nose and that's a sin.george s. patton
In the upstairs bedroom, old Ann dies very slowly, remembering the events of the long-ago wedding night and the next morning...She is attended by a nurse with an Irish accent (Eileen Atkins), who sometimes prompts her: "Remember a happy time!" Dissolve to Ann's memory of a happy time. It is so mundane that if it qualifies as a high point in her life, it compares with Paris Hilton remembering a good stick of gum.roger ebert
Iconography becomes even more revealing when processes or concepts, rather than objects, must be depicted for the constraint of a definite "thing" cedes directly to the imagination. How can we draw "evolution" or "social organization," not to mention the more mundane "digestion" or "self-interest," without portraying more of a mental structure than a physical reality? If we wish to trace the history of ideas, iconography becomes a candid camera trained upon the scholar's mind.stephen jay gould
The most widely discussed formulation of [the One World model] was the "end of history" thesis advanced by Francis Fukuyama. "We may be witnessing, Fukuyama argued, "…:;the end of history as such: that is, the end point of mankind's ideological evolution and the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government.":;… The future will be devoted not to great exhilarating struggles over ideas but rather to resolving mundane economic and technical problems. And, he concluded rather sadly, it will all be rather boring. (P. 31)samuel p. huntington
For all the sublimity of art, physics, music, mathematics, and other manifestations of human genius, everything depends on the mundane, frustrating, often debased vocation known as politics (and its most exacting subspecialty – statecraft). Because if we don't get politics right, everything else risks extinction.charles krauthammer
To romanticize the world is to make us aware of the magic , mystery and wonder of the world; it is to educate the senses to see the ordinary as extraordinary, the familiar as strange, the mundane as sacred , the finite as infinite .novalis
Twenty years from now, when space travel is likely to become mundane like airline travel today, we don't want to be buying travel tickets on other people's space vehicles.Quoted in Pallava Bagla, "India's growing strides in space,", BBC News (2008-04-30)
I think once it broaches personal issues and once it sort of supersedes your moral boundaries of what language is tolerable, and also when it sort of gets a bit mundane and boring to the point of just going on all the time.Simon Taufel, cricketing umpire, on preventing sledging turning ugly.[3]
Now until some convincing piece of evidence about a Biblical, historical or purely mythical Jesus (or the beliefs of the earliest Christians) is found in future, it seems that the most rational position on Jesus would be a complete rejection of the 'Christ of Faith' or 'Biblical Jesus', and holding to an agnostic-type position on a more mundane, 'Historical Jesus'. Maybe there was such a Jesus, maybe there was not. In the absence of convincing evidence, it is possible, but not necessarily probable, and certainly not certain.Raphael Lataster, in 'There Was No Jesus, There Is No God'
A horse is the projection of peoples' dreams about themselves - strong , powerful , beautiful - and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence.Pam Brown, in Karen Weekes Women Know Everything!: 3,241 Quips, Quotes, & Brilliant Remarks, Quirk Books, 2007, p.214
The general principles, on which the Fathers achieved independence, were the only Principles in which that beautiful Assembly of young Gentlemen could Unite…And what were these general Principles? I answer, the general Principles of Christianity, in which all these Sects were United:…Now I will avow, that I then believe, and now believe, that those general Principles of Christianity, are as eternal and immutable, as the Existence and Attributes of God; and that those Principles of Liberty, are as unalterable as human Nature and our terrestrial, mundane System.John Adams letter to Thomas Jefferson (28 June 1813).
I think there's something spiritual in a very day-to-day, mundane existence. It's impossible to articulate, and it's happening now, almost like a perverse secret. . . . That's always sort of fascinating to me.miranda july
Women's studies needed a syllabus and so invented a canon overnight. It puffed up clunky, mundane contemporary women authors into Oz-like, skywriting dirigibles. Our best women students are being force-fed an appalling diet of cant, drivel and malarkey.camille paglia
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
A Quick Update
The good news: when I return home on December 19, I will be facing three weeks of vacation--going nowhere, doing nothing in particular except pounding out the CRPGs. I am quite committed to reach Game 50 by the time my blog turns one year old in February.
I might still squeak in a post before I return, but don't count on it. Expect copious posts for the holidays instead.
Thanks for your continued readership.
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I've been reading for a few months now. Not like waiting for a couple weeks is a big deal. You're doing an awesome job. Keep it up, this is definitely one of the cooler blogs (... for a given definition of cool) on the web.
I can't wait, if you are addict you have to suppose that we are addicted as well. ;)ReplyDelete
Anyway this blog is a very good source of informations, really.
I'm following you since October and you are perfectly fitting with my attempts to study the CRPG history and mechanics.
Don't stress yourself now xDReplyDelete
I don't have the dedication to figure out these old games,
but you are definitely getting me interested there!
(Still,don't forget to spend a day off during your long vacation for your wife : D )
Have a great vacation! (As Troy from Community says: "Two straight weeks of video games...that's what Christmas is for!") I stumbled onto your blog while doing a Let's Play of the Bard's Tale 3, and I've had a great time reading through all the posts.ReplyDelete
Take your time! You have been doing such an awesome job over the past year, you have NOTHING to apologise for. Just continue doing the awesome job you have been and we'll be with you.ReplyDelete
I started a video play through of TES1:Arena on youtube, should anyone care, btw. Only did through the first piece of the Staff of Chaos. Search for 47 year old guy etc etc and you'll see it. If you care :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for your patience, everyone. Looks like I picked up like 5 followers during my absence. I should go on vacation more often.ReplyDelete
Yay, vacation!ReplyDelete
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Might as well throw Two and a Half Men and Big Bang Theory in there as well.
I still think Sheldon is funny and the actor looks closer to 20 than 40.
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It's not just the stars that twinkle in the dark of night. The Earth is twinkling too.
NASA has released new, spectacular images of our planet at night, from a satellite orbiting 824 kilometres above the Earth's surface. The agency stitched some of these images together to create a composite image of the entire planet. They call it the "Black Marble".
But the cobweb of city lights that stretch over the planet is just one of the images that the super sensitive light sensor captured. It also sent back images of Auroras over Antarctica, volcanoes and natural gas flares.
The sensor, called VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite), is so sensitive that it can see a single boat light floating in the ocean, or a single street lamp if it was standing alone in a barren desert. It is aboard the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership that was launched in October 2011 by NOAA and NASA.
The images may be dazzling, but there is a lot scientists can learn from the data the sensor is collecting. For example, researchers can see how city population centres are growing and changing based on the amount of light they send out.
Scientists may also be able to more accurately study bioluminescence, the auroras, arctic ice, weather patterns and volcanic eruptions, said Steve Miller, a researcher at a NOAA institute at Colorado State. He added that biologists may be able to use this information to study the effects of city and suburban life on wildlife.
Although NASA has released a few images from the sensor over the last year, the agency calls the latest release of images "unprecedented."
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Wendy 2009-03-04 07:11:15
Hi all,
I have an 8 year old child in Grade three. She is a really happy, chatty
girl who lives with cerebral palsy (due to prematurity). She's fully
integrated into the school system and gets along well with her peers. The
other day, she received a birthday party invitation to attend a friend's
'pajama party' birthday party. The girls are encouraged to wear their pj's
and have the option of going home at 9:30 pm or sleeping over until 9:30 the
next morning. My daughter was really excited (this is her second birthday
party she's been invited to since entering the school system, so it's a big
treat!) and wanted to go.
If you were in this situation, what would you do?
I called the parents and said she could go, but asked if I could attend as
well to help her with dressing/transferring/toileting, that kind of thing.
They were both very receptive and agreed. A day or two later, I heard from
other kids that a couple of the girls were just going home at 9:30 pm, which
made me think it would be okay to just go for the party and then take
Kristen home in the evening, and so I called and told them we'd be there for
the party, but not the sleepover. Later that night, I talked to a good
friend, who helped me to realized that, by not sending her for the sleepover
and not giving her the independence, that I was keeping her back possibly,
and not giving her the independence she deserves.
I am now hoping to call them back tomorrow to discuss their comfort level
with me leaving my daughter there for the sleepover, and to call me should
they need me. Ack! I have flipped back and forth a few times here! I am
so overprotective of my daughter, and I also have a son, who I love just as
dearly, but I do not worry about as much, as he is an ambulatory six year
I am really curious as to what others would have done in this situation, and
if there's any other parents out there that can relate to the struggle with
being overprotective and also 'giving independence' to our dear kids?!
Thanks so much
Mbryt1 2009-03-04 07:11:26
I agree that it is a thin balance line we walk trying to give them independence
without being uncomfortable with situations. I think my tendency would be to
allow her to attend the party alone and then pick her up before the slumber
portion. Depending on her condition, if she could do the party portion with
minimal assistance, that would be a great opportunity alone and if other girls
are not spending the night, she will not feel as though she is being
unincluded. Good luck – I hope it works out and she has a great time!
Close To My Heart Consultant
Mom to Aimee, dedicated college student
and Jacob, CP kid and aspiring mafia godfather
Markiosi probe 2009-03-04 07:11:29
She should coordinate with the other pick up parents so her daughter would
not feel singled out and would blend in. At this age, blending is most
Juddman 2009-03-04 07:11:33
A question: What would your daughter like to do?
If you're comfortable with the family she'll be with, if they AND your
daughter both are comfortable with dealing with whatever needs your
daughter might have, and you know that the other kids present are good
kids, then I'd let her spend the night. It could be a great
experience for your daughter to be just "one of the kids". It could
also give insight to the other kids, too.
I do understand that you want to protect your daughter, but in this
case it seems to me that there's a good chance that things will go
well and she'll gain some real self confidence.
What's the absolutely worst, nastiest, most rotten possible case
scenario? I'd bet it might involve embarassment and betrayal by her
friends accompanied by many tears. If I were you, I might prepare for
that, but cerainly not expect it. If it does happen, then you can
help her through it and she'll be OK.
I'm not (quite yet) an official daddy, but I was once a kid with CP
who was and remains quite independent and tough-minded. My folks
allowed and encouraged my independence and sometimes I got hurt
physically and otherwise. I also terrified my parents on a regular
basis. I learned at a young age that things don't always go well and
who my friends were (and weren't). That has served my well as I've
gotten older.
With that said, I know that your situation is not one I understand
intuitively, however that may change in very short order. My wife and
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Sarah McLachlan: Mirrorball
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review by Bill Hunt, editor of
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Program Rating: B+
Disc Ratings (Video/Audio/Extras): A/A/B
Specs and Features
114 mins, NR, full frame (1.33:1), single-sided, RSDL dual-layered (layer switch at 1:06:16, near the end of chapter 14), Amaray keep case packaging, interview with Sarah McLachlan, multi-angle feature on 3 songs, artist biography and discography, lyrics to the concert songs, photo gallery, animated program-themed menus with music, song access (23 songs - mistakenly listed as 25 on the packaging - see
song listing below
), languages: English (DD 5.1 & 2.0), subtitles: none
Imagine if you had your own personal soundtrack playing in the background to accompany the events of your life. If I had a choice in the music, mine would have two voices: Peter Gabriel's and Sarah McLachlan's. Both artists create living, soulful music - music that you feel and experience, and that gets inside your skin. Their work is ergonomic and earthy, with pulsing rhythms, captivating melodies and chiseled, haunting lyrics that bewitch and enthrall. Unfortunately, Gabriel has recently been somewhat less than prolific (in the interview on this DVD, McLachlan herself even comments on this - "Come on Peter, put out your damn record!"). Thankfully, Sarah has been very busy in recent years. Not only has she released a number of albums and recorded hit songs for several movie soundtracks, she's toured vigorously and been the primary force behind the Lilith Fair music festivals. Not bad for a 31-year-old woman from Halifax, Nova Scotia (that's Canada for the geography-challenged).
McLachlan's last album release was a live concert disc, called
. Though not the best live recording you'll ever hear (songs don't vary too much from their studio versions), it succeeded in capturing nicely the essence of her live performances. And the music sounded great. So I was extremely happy to learn that a video version of
was in the works for DVD. And now that I've experienced the new DVD firsthand, I'm very happy with it.
Although it doesn't say so anywhere on the disc, the 14 songs on the CD version of
were recorded over a number of nights on her recent tour. This DVD, on the other hand, seems to be a single live performance - the last show of the tour, judging from some of what McLachlan says to the audience. Sarah and her band are in top form, as they cover practically the full range of her work. I can't think of a single song you'd want to hear in a Sarah McLachlan live concert that isn't on this disc. And that's the real selling point for this DVD. The DVD version of
features some 23 songs - 9 more than the original CD! That's over an hour and a half of music to satisfy you Sarah fans.
The concert video itself was shot on film, and the transfer looks simply wonderful in full frame. The color is lush and accurate, with vivid hues rendered at all times, both warm and cool. The blacks are deep and contrast is excellent, with very satisfying detail and shadow delineation. There is some visible digital artifacting and light edge enhancement, but nothing that really distracts from your enjoyment of the picture. But it's the audio that really shines. This is a wonderful Dolby Digital 5.1 sound mix. And when I say that, what I mean is that it does an excellent job of recreating a live concert experience. This isn't a DVD full of surround sound tricks - just good music presentation, with the musicians spread evenly across the front of the soundstage, the audience all around, solid bass and nice acoustic/ambient fill from the rear channels. In short, the presentation here is excellent.
The disc also includes some nice extras, given the fact that this is a concert disc - not a ton of stuff, but what you get is just what you're looking for. To start with, there's an interesting 20-minute interview with McLachlan herself, where she talks about her past and her career. You get a complete biography of the artist, along with a detailed discography of her work. There's even a photo gallery of McLachlan available here. Best of all, you get the complete lyrics to all 23 of the songs in the concert (see the full listing below). And to top it all off, the DVD allows you to use the multi-angle feature, letting you switch between a few different camera angles during 3 songs (
Into the Fire
Sweet Surrender
). One word of warning about the animated menus however - they look great and are easy to navigate, but the music that plays behind the main menu will get old fast if you let it sit for too long. A very small complaint.
For me,
Sarah McLachlan: Mirrorball
is a treat. Fans of the artist will love this DVD, and fans of music on DVD in general should appreciate the disc's high production quality and solid features. This one is definitely worth a look.
Song Listing
Building a Mystery
Hold On
Good Enough
Do What You Have to Do
I Will Remember You
I Love You
I Will Not Forget You
Path of Thorns
Into the Fire
Ice Cream
Sweet Surrender
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
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A classic clamshell with a sturdy rubber backing and secondary screen.
The handset is designed for ease of use, and this is reflected in the giant keys and huge fonts on t2.2-inch screen. Also, all menus and features are deliberately kept straightforward for those who dislike gadgets.
The attraction of this phone is the lack of features. It has an MP3 player, a 1.2-megapixel camera and capable internet speeds, just don't expect the latest and greatest functions.
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The LG KF300 is a nice phone that is designed for those with a dislike for gadgets and gizmos. It does exactly what it says on the tin.
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Anybody who has issues with newfangled technology getting smaller and smaller will find this phone eminently usable. And it's not only the sheer size of the display – ease of use is the main highlight of the KF300.
The KF300 is a classic clamshell form, with sturdy rubber backing and an elegant front face with a secondary screen. Unfortunately, this screen doesn't display any missed calls or messages, and only shows the clock for around three seconds before it switches off. At 99x50x16mm, the phone isn't compact but it does feel solid in the hand, and the flip mechanism works smoothly, with enough weight to prevent the phone from snapping shut too forcefully (as fun as that is). One stand-out hardware feature is the number of dedicated buttons – there's a camera key, a volume control, and four buttons on the front face for alarms, calendar, contacts and favourites. Unfortunately, those last four keys only work when you're in the home screen, which rather defeats the purpose of having so-called shortcut buttons at all. All the keys are massive, from the D-pad to the numbers, and they're all labelled with hyper large, easy to see symbols. Texting, even in the dark (or for the bifocal crowd), is extremely straightforward, though it would be helpful if the phone had a backlight.
The menu system is a simple, grid-style icon navigation, with the option to switch into an even more old-school list view. You can choose between black and silver themes, with the nice touch that as soon as you scroll to the option, the phone automatically previews the look. Notable is the sheer size of the fonts you can choose to display in – they start at 'normal', which is sizeable already, and go all the way to 'super', which should be viewed easily even by the blindest of bats.The KF300 is only capable of EDGE data speeds, but nonetheless, internet browsing is generally speedy. The browser resizes pages to fit perfectly onto the screen, and using the D-pad to access embedded links is intuitive and glitch-free. That said, the screen is a bit small for heavy web browsing, and is probably most appropriate for news headline surfing or the odd Google search. The only issue arises when typing into text fields in the browser, as it's hard to tell whether you've typed an extra space.
You've got a rudimentary 1.3-megapixel camera here, though you can adjust the zoom and exposure directly from the screen. Pictures are strictly for phone viewing only, and after snapping the image, you have the option to set it as wallpaper, add it to a contact or send it via email, MMS or Bluetooth. There's also an MP3 player, and the device is bundled with an adaptor and mediocre headphones (no 3.5mm audio jack, not that you'd expect it of a low-end phone like the KF300). The function to make 'on the go' playlists is useful, and you can acquire new songs via PC cable transfer or Bluetooth. The latter isn't as smooth a transfer as it could be, with files going into a separate folder that you then have to manually add to the MP3 player. The FM radio is actually a neat little app, as it will auto scan the radio waves for stations, and then prompt you to save them as preset channels. Unfortunately, you can't leave it to run in the background.
Plenty of hardware and software design touches make the LG KF300 incredibly simple to use, and its entertainment features, though limited, are reasonable for its price. It's a phone built around a simple ethos – make it easy – and it shows.


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About the Book :- The textbook of engineering chemistry has been written for the first year engineering students according to the syllabus of Technical Education boards of various states to meet their requirement of compulsory course of chemistry. It provides in-depth information on the topics usually taught at B.E. level with number of solved and unsolved problems. The details of various experiments, which is an integral part of the chemistry course, have also been described. Key features :- ? Simple language to stimulate the students and help maintain his enthusiasm ? Covers syllabus prescribed by most of the technical universities ? Variety of solved examples ? Additional questions for practice ? Laboratory experiments included ? Preparation of common laboratory reagents included Contents :- Preface, 1. Chemical bonding 2. Acids and Bases 3. Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis 4. Environmental Chemistry 5. Corrosion 6. Lubricants 7. Water Chemistry 8. Fuels and Combustion 9. Instrumental Techniques 10. Polymer Chemistry 11. Stereoisomerism and Mechanism of Organic Reactions 12. Coordination Chemistry 13. Quantitative Analysis 14. Phase Rule 15. Experiments in Engineering Chemistry, Index About the Authors :- R. N. Goyal is Professor at the department of chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He holds a Ph.D. in electrochemistry from Roorkee University and D.Sc from Agra University. He has gained further experience as Postdoctoral fellow at the University of loughborough, UK, University of Oklahoma, USA and later as JSPS scientist at Kyoto University, Japan. He has been teaching undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students for three decades. His research interests are molecular electrochemistry and determination of biomolecules at nanomaterial modified electrodes. He has published 250 research papers and 34 students have completed Ph.D. under his supervision. Harmendra Goel is Assistant Professor in Applied Sciences department of G.B.Pant University, Pauri. He holds Ph.D. from Meerut University and has more than a decade experience of teaching engineering students. His research interest is in coordination chemistry and has more than eleven research papers to his credit in international journals.
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Manganese-zinc-ferrite nanoparticles (Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4, MZF-NPs) prepared by an improved co-precipitation method and were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS). Then thermodynamic testing of various doses of MZF-NPs was performed
Current hyperthermia treatment strategies centre around the objective of preferential killing of malignant cells and localized heating of tissue deep inside the patient. Magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH) offers a means of doing this, which involves direct intratumoral injection of magnetic fluids into the target region, and then the particles are selectively heated in an externally applied alternating magnetic field (AMF). The technique uses the Curie temperature (Tc) of the magnetic material in magnetic response heating to achieve automatic temperature control and a constant temperature. Thus this technique could avoid overheating of the tissue.
Arsenic trioxide (As2O3), a kind of Traditional Chinese Medicine, has drawn researchers' great interest due to its high efficacy in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL). It also has been tested in some solid cancers, such as hepatocellular carcinoma [
In this study, As2O3 was integrated with Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 nanoparticles, which have super-paramagnetic characteristics. This feature is quite suitable for use in hyperthermia. On the one hand, a certain concentration of magnetic nanoparticles could absorb high power and transform it into heat in an alternating magnetic field, while barely damaging peripheric tissue. If used
The morphological changes of L929 cells after treatment with different concentrations of Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 leaching liquor were observed by inverted microscopy. As shown in
The self-prepared nanosized As2O3/Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 complex particles are approximately spherical and uniform in size (
The therapeutic results of the MTT assay are shown in
The present study disclosed that the combination of thermotherapy and chemotherapy resulted in synergistic inhibition of hepatoma [
In our study, the flow cytometry assay showed that the apoptotic indexes of HepG2 cells of the single As2O3 group, the single Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles group and the nanosized As2O3/Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 complex group after treatment were 11.57%, 13.48% and 27.72%, respectively. However, the apoptotic index of the control group was 0.42%. In the experimental groups, we found a significant hypodiploid peak before the G1 phase, which was the apoptotic peak (
Mn-Zn ferrite of composition Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 was prepared by the precipitation method (for details see [
Various doses of Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 nanoparticles were dispersed in 5 mL 0.9% NaCl, to concentrations of 8, 10, 12.5 and 15 g/L, respectively. Then the nanoparticles fluids were placed in a flat-bottomed cuvette. This in turn was placed 5 mm from the bottom of the cuvette to the center of hyper-thermia-coil of high frequency electromagnetic field (SP-04C, Shenzhen, China). The output frequency was 230 KHz and the output current was 30 ampere, heating 1 h and the temperature was measured at 5 min intervals.
The sterile nanoparticles were diffused in PRPMI 1640 medium (containing 10% fetal calf serum) for 72 h at 37 °C. After centrifugalization, the supernatant was filtered to get leaching liquor of 100% concentration. L929 cells in a 96-well plate, 6,000 cells per well, were treated after 24 hours incubation with various concentrations of leaching liquor (100%, 75%, 50% and 25% leaching liquor), and incubation was continued for 48 hours. At the same time, cells cultured with RPMI1640 medium containing 10% fetal calf serum as the negative control group, and cells with 0.7% polyacrylamide as positive group were also prepared. Inverted microscopy was used to observe general morphological changes of the L929 cells, then the MTT assay was performed and the OD value was measured at 492 nm. The cell relative growth rate was calculated as follows: RGR% = OD of experimental group/OD of control group × 100%. According to the biological evaluation of medical devices (test for in vitro cytotixicity (ISO10993-5:1999, IDT)), the toxicity grade is precise when the experimental results show grade 0 and grade 1. The results show grade 2, which needs evaluate by RGR% and the morphological changes of cultured cells. The toxicity grade is uncertian when it belongs to other grades.
The nanosized As2O3/Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 complex was prepared using an impregnation process. As2O3 was purchased from Sigma (St Louis, MI, U.S.A.). Satis quantum Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 nanoparticles were added into the solution of As2O3 (0.01 mg/mL, pH = 5, adjusted by acetic acid) under ultrasonic sound dispersion conditions. After 30 min standing at 80 °C, the production (nanosized As2O3/Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 complex) was centrifuged at 2,000 g/min for 10 min and rinsed twice with absolute alcohol, then dried. Their shape, component and the envelop ratio were measured with SEM, EDS and atom spectrophotometer, respectively. Subsequently the release rate of As2O3 was measured. One hundred mg of As2O3/Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 complex were put in a visking bag filter and 50 mL 0.9% NaCl was placed outside as dialysis mediator. The system was agitated at the speed of 50 rpm in 37 °C. In first 5 hours, we sampled every 0.5 h intervals and supplemented the same volume of 0.9% NaCl. Then we sampled at the following 24, 36 and 48 h, respectively. The amount of As2O3 of the sample was measured by atom fluorescence spectrometry.
The growth of HepG2 cells treated with nanosized As2O3/Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 complex combined with MFH was examined by an MTT assay. HepG2 cells were seeded in a 96-well plate with 6,000 cells per well, and after 24 hours incubation they were divided into 4 groups: (1) the negative control group (RPMI1640 medium containing 10% fetal calf serum); (2) the As2O3 alone group (5 μM of As2O3); (3) the Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles combined with MFH group (10 mg/mL); (4) the nanosized As2O3/Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 complex combined with MFH group (the quantity of As2O3/Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 and Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 was adjusted to 10 mg/mL of Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 and 5 μM of As2O3). Each group contained eight wells. The magnetic nanoparticles group and the nanosized As2O3/Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 complex group were treated with MFH for 60 minutes under a high frequency alternating electro-magnetic field (f = 230 KHz, I = 30 A). Then incubation of all groups was continued for 48 hours, the MTT assay was performed and OD value was measured at 492 nm. The cell growth inhibition rate was calculated as follows: (1-OD of experimental group / OD of control group)×100%.
The cells of control group and experimental groups were collected and rinsed in 0.1 PBS (pH 7.2–7.4) three times, resuspended and fixed in 70% ethanol at 4 °C overnight. Cells were centrifuged and resuspended in 0.1 g/L RNase A at 37 °C for 30 min and in 0.05 g/L propidium iodide at 4 °C for 30 min. The cell cycle was analyzed by flow cytometer (FACS Vantage SE, Becton-Dickson Co).
Manganese zinc ferrites (Mn-Zn-Ferrit), a new kind of soft magnetic material, have been widely used in biomedicine applications including magnetic resonance, imaging contrast enhancement, tissue specific release of therapeutic agents, hyperthermia, and so on. Here, they are chosen for MFH according to their high sensitivity of magnetization to temperature and low Tc. From the results of characterization of TEM, XRD and EDS, it proved Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 were successfully prepared through an improved coprecipitation process. The prepared Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles had powerful absorption capabilities in the high frequency alternating magnetic field, rising to a steady temperature and showing strong magnetic responsiveness. Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles also show good biocompatibility, which proved the prepared nanopaticles could be applied in biomedicine.
As2O3 is a valuable therapeutic tool in hepatoma treatment. Its actions may include its ability to induce cellular apoptosis [
The thermochemotherapy of nanosized As2O3/Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 complex can significantly inhibit the proliferation of cultured hepatocellular cancer cells (HepG2) and induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest when combined with magnetic fluid hyperthermia. This indicates that hyperthermia and chemotherapy could play a synergistic role. The mechanisms may be: 1) heat could make drug absorption increase due to the addition of blood flow in tumor region; 2) heat could decrease the tumor vessel regeneration for the reduction of synthesis and secretion of VEGF; 3) heat could enhance the cytotoxic effects of the chemotherapeutic drug. We have not confirmed these details, but this study may provide a new method for hepatocellular cancer therapy. However, a lot of work needs to be done if it is to be applied in clinical treatment.
The project was supported by following foundations: National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project code: 30770584); the Chinese National 863 Plan (Project code: 2007AA03Z356).
Characterization of Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4. (a) TEM image of the nanosized Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4. (b) XRD of Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4. (c) EDS of Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4.
Heating test curve of sized Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 nanoparticle fluid.
Pictures of cytotoxicity evaluation on L929 cells, which were cultured in different concentrations of Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 leaching liquor. (a) Negative group. (b) 25% Leaching liquor. (c) 50% Leaching liquor. (d) 75% Leaching liquor. (e) 100% Leaching liquor. (f) Positive group.
SEM image of the nanosizedAs2O3/Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4.
The accumulative release rate of As2O3/Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 nanoparticles.
Apoptosis of HepG2 cells induced by the different methods. A) The negative control group. the cells of G2 phase account for 13.71.%, the apoptotic rate was 0.42%. B) The single As2O3 group the cells of G2 phase account for 44.75%, the apoptotic rate was 11.57%. C) The single Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4magnetic nanoparticles group. the cells of G2 phase account for 36.15%, the apoptotic rate was 13.4%. D) The nanosized As2O3/Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 complex group. The cells of G2 phase account for 15.9%, the apoptotic rate was 27.72%.
The results of cytotoxicity of Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 nanoparticles evaluated by MTT assay(
|Negative control group
|1.035 ± 0.042
|25% Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 leaching liquor
|1.017 ± 0.038
|50% Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 leaching liquor
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|75% Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 leaching liquor
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|100% Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 leaching liquor
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Growth inhibitory rate of As2O3/Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 nanoparticles with MFH on HepG2 cells.
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Comparison of experimental groups with negative control group;
Comparison of nanosized As2O3/Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 complex group with single As2O3 group and single Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles combined with MFH group;
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She walked in with a white belt, and out with an orange one. Little Violet Affleck was accompanied by proud mom and dad, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, to Karate class in Brentwood, CA on Friday (October 26).
Taking care of her to-do list, Jennifer Garner showed up at the Brentwood Country Mart in Brentwood, California this morning (October 26).
The "Butter" babe brought her daughter Seraphina and son Samuel along for the ride as she gathered supplies for the upcoming weekend.
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An always busy Jennifer Garner took her daughters Seraphina and Violet to the Josephson Academy of Gymnastics in Culver City, CA on Tuesday (August 28).
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Ben Affleck took their little ones to the Brentwood Country Mart in California on Saturday (August 25).
The Hollywood family looked happily content as the "Fantastic Four" actress toted around her youngest child, son Samuel, while "The Town" star did some shopping with six-year-old Violet and two-year-old Seraphina.
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Hehe, I just can't let go of this idea, so I'll spam some more about it:
Instead of bugging m0n0wall down with things like this (or any other
kind of similar security or otherwise "rule-modifying" feature for that
matter), why not simply go for the following "universal" solution to
such things:
A read/write community for SNMP could be implemented in m0n0wall (I hope
I'm right in assuming that it currently isn't?) or perhaps there is a
better way of making changes to m0n0wall programatically (going through
the webGUI is kind of cumbersome to code).
This way things, such as PK, could be done from a local machine without
any further support from m0n0wall (ie. the "PK server" application would
look at the firewall log, and then use SNMP or whatever to change the
rules as needed). Even if PK might perhaps at some time in the future be
best off running on m0n0wall itself, this way there is a way to test
various implementations and ideas, while developing the concept to a
usable and stable concept, all without having to modify m0n0walls code
along the way.
There might be good reasons for not having a R/W SNMP community on a
firewall, but I really think there are a great number of quite good
reasons for having SOME way of making configuration changes to m0n0wall
(from the local side only of course) other than the webGUI.
Aside from the above example (which extends to a lot of other similar
solutions as well), it would also be possible for someone (such as I) to
make a configuration and/or monitoring client for m0n0wall. Personally
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other "blinkenlights" while allowing you to quickly change various
settings on m0n0wall.
Another reason would be the ability to modify stuff in the m0n0wall
config using cron jobs, scripts and/or binary clients. This could for
instance be time-of-day rules (something I think has been requested for
inclusion in m0n0wall itself. This way it can be done without
complicating both the code and GUI of m0n0wall) Perhaps some people
would like to have a few batch scripts for disabling and enabling
various settings (ie. blocking all traffic on a given interface or
something like that), and so on and so forth...
Of course, all this might, in turn, require m0n0wall to provide a bit
more information through SNMP than is currently the case? (It wouldn't
perhaps be the case that another SNMP implementation for BSD could be
choosen, one that already has support for R/W communities as well as
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More than 250 people have farewelled champion cyclist Amy Gillett, who was killed in a freak road accident in Germany, during a funeral service in Ballarat today.
Former teammates of the Olympic rower and champion cyclist formed a guard of honour as her coffin, covered with an Olympic flag, was carried into a chapel by pallbearers including Ms Gillett's husband Simon.
The rowers carried oars and the cyclists held bicycle wheels to honour Ms Gillett's achievements in the two sports.
The 29-year-old died instantly when a car crashed into her training group on July 19 in southern Germany.
Mourners filled the chapel in Ms Gillett's home town - with some forced to stand outside - for the service, conducted by Monsignor Henry Nolan and the Australian Institute of Sport chaplain, Pastor Murray Lydeamore.
Rachael Kininmoth, who was a bridesmaid at Ms Gillett's wedding last year, paid tribute to her former rowing partner, who was fondly nicknamed 'Betty'.
"To my beautiful, beautiful friend, you radiated energy, beauty and a naive innocence in your love of life," she said.
"You were focused on your dreams but never compromised family or friends.
"You were the most committed friend I ever had. In my heart I haven't learnt to let you go yet, but when I do, ride on the rainbow Betty, now the halo will protect you."
She then placed on the deceased's coffin the tiara Ms Gillett wore to her wedding on her coffin.
The deceased's parents spoke of their grief at the sudden loss.
Her father, Denis Safe, said: "There are no answers, just the pain, and our remaining family of three are united in our grief. And what we have is wonderful memories of Amy to help us,'' he said.
"The tragedy that has fallen on our family is unbearable and the pain unending."
Mary Safe reminisced about her daughter's capacity for love and optimism.
In my heart I haven't learnt to let you go yet, but when I do, ride on the rainbow Betty, now the halo will protect you.
"Whichever way you thought about it, Amy oozed love. She lived with love as she grew from a child to an adult. She gave love and finally she died in love,'' she said.
"She was an eternal optimist, always looking onward and upwards with that radiant smile.
"When we're ready, let's remember to move on and learn to laugh and smile with life. Amy would want that.
"May God bless you, my darling Amy."
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Preparing for life after fossil fuels
IN A double garage in suburban Liverpool, 200 litres of used cooking oil is bubbling away in an old water heater, emitting the pungent odour of fish and chips.
Carefully tending this sticky golden brew is Wayne, 46, an engineer and biodiesel enthusiast.
"When I make a batch and the smell fills the garage, my kids always want to go out for fish and chips," he says.
Once a month Wayne sets about adding methanol to waste oil, separating out impurities and siphoning off 100 litres of biodiesel to fill his thirsty 12-year-old Peugeot.
The process takes about a week and costs about 30c a litre in raw materials.
Home-brewers are reluctant to identify themselves because technically all producers of biodiesel must register and pay the 38c a litre fuel excise, which is later refunded in full. It's simpler to keep quiet.
"I think my kids - two of them are teenagers now - are mildly impressed. They like talking to their friends about it. But they all look at me like I'm a bit crazy.
"My wife just sort of throws her eyes up to the ceiling.
"The dogs like it - they come and lick the barrel."
From the little guys to the very big guys, biodiesel is raising eyebrows across the world.
As international oil prices test $US68 a barrel this year, concern about dwindling oil supplies has moved into the mainstream, leading governments and the oil industry to investigate alternative sources of fuel.
A billboard from global oil giant Chevron Texaco greeted participants at the first meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol held in Montreal in December.
"The world consumes two barrels of oil for every barrel discovered. So is this something you should be worried about?" the sign at Montreal airport asked.
Momentum behind alternative fuels is gathering closer to home, with the Federal Government having set a 350 megalitre target for renewable fuels by 2010.
The focus so far has been on ethanol blends made from sugar and petrol. But the biggest potential environmental rewards are diesel alternatives made from used cooking oils, canola crops or tallow from slaughterhouses.
"Biodiesel is potentially going to have the most impact in terms of environmental impact," predicts outgoing Shell Australia chairman Tim Warren.
Carrying a "much greater environmental prize", biodiesel is something we should be targeting, he says.
It might also offer a greater economic prize. Canola and tallow have been historically cheaper than oil, production is simpler and a full rebate of the 38c fuel excise is available to producers.
Two biodiesel companies listed on the stock exchange last year. Australian Renewable Fuels (ARF) floated in May and Australian Biodiesel Group (ABG) in December. With Babcock & Brown Environmental Investments, Australia has three listed biodiesel companies.
All have raised funds to build plants but ABG has the only operating one, located north of Sydney in Berkeley Vale. ABG has attracted institutional, international and mum-and-dad investors, and its shares have risen 6 per cent in six weeks. ARF's have risen 40 per cent since listing.
Unlike petrol-ethanol blends, which are limited to 10 per cent ethanol, diesel engines can run on any mix of biodiesel - right up to 100 per cent.
While biodiesel contains a slightly lower energy content, about 90 per cent of ordinary diesel, the reduction in emissions is immediate.
Switching from ordinary diesel to a blend of B20 (20 per cent biodiesel) can cut emissions by 10-15 per cent, according to industry group Biodiesel Network, headed by Adrian Lake. Switching to B100 can reduce emissions by as much as 72 per cent.
Because only about 7 per cent of Australian cars have diesel engines, trials of the fuel have mainly focused on government fleets and the trucking industry.
A trial of biodiesel is under way on Sydney ferries, initiated by former premier, Bob Carr - with one ferry, the Borrowdale, running on B20.
But some environmentalists and economists have begun to question the environmental and cost benefits of different types of biodiesel.
Studies of palm oil crops grown in South-East Asian nations, particularly Malaysia, to make biodiesel have found that the deforestation processes required to grow the crops results in more carbon emissions than crude oil. British environmentalist George Monbiot says: "The biodiesel industry has accidentally invented the world's most carbon-intensive fuel."
While the energy equation differs for the cooking oils or animal fats most commonly used in Australia, ultimately the environmental benefits "all depend on the numbers," says Nicholas Gruen, chief executive of the consultancy Lateral Economics.
"There's nothing good about biodiesel as such," Gruen says.
"It's a question of whether you can build a system which systematically reduces coal emissions."
Energy inputs at all stages of production must be factored in.
"If you don't do it in a competitive and rational framework, you end up not only costing yourself money but possibly making things worse for the environment."
Questions are also being asked about whether biodiesel can evolve into a viable independent industry in Australia. The main challenges are a limited supply of inputs and a small domestic market, combined with image problems from previous ethanol trials.
Bruce Robinson, convenor of the Australian branch of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas, identifies sensitivity to input prices as the major challenge. As more suppliers crowd into the market, or as energy prices continue to rise, the cost of inputs such as canola and methanol will also rise, he says.
"As everyone gets on the bandwagon, their source material's going to rise in price because demand is likely to rise," Robinson says.
A pattern has already emerged. Shares in the companies offering alternative fuel sources, such as sugar, wheat and canola, are tracking rises in oil prices.
"Biofuels are being presented as a solution to peak oil, and in Australia this is smoke and mirrors," Robinson says. "There is a whole lot of snake oil being sold."
But there are profits to be made, he says, thanks to a web of government rebates and subsidies.
"At a micro-company level, biodiesel is likely to be profitable particularly where source materials are in plentiful supply," Robinson says.
Smelling an opportunity, and under the close eye of the Federal Government, the big boys are already onto it.
Shell Australia is talking to German biodiesel producer Choren about developing a biofuel from woody feedstock.
Shell Australia's chairman, Tim Warren, says while scaremongering about dwindling oil supplies is just that, "biofuels is certainly an opportunity".
"I've been in this industry for 36 years and I think every 10 years we've had the doom merchants come on the screen and tell us oil and gas resources are running out.
"I'm a great believer in the power of human innovation when faced by a challenge. The Stone Age didn't end for lack of stones. I don't believe the oil age is ending for lack of oil."
Technological developments allowing higher recovery and better handling of carbon dioxide emissions will see oil supply continue, Warren says.
"However the one thing I would agree is that the age of conventional oil and gas will come to an end within the next 50 to 60 years in terms of the ability to grow and meet market demand."
But support for alternative fuels by governments around the world has opened up opportunities for the traditional oil companies, he says.
"In Australia in the short term, biodiesel is going to be a significant contributor to meeting the Government's biofuel target and exceeding it."
But biodiesel is unlikely to provide a significant challenge to the established oil industry.
In the longer term, the sustainability of an alternative fuels industry in Australia will hinge on finding a market among domestic consumers.
"We have to be conscious that there has to be a market to satisfy," Warren says, including a "price at the bowser that makes sense".
Sydney's first consumer-targeted biodiesel trial has just begun.
An independent station on the corner of Sydney Street and Marrickville Road, Marrickville, opened two weeks ago, running a trial of B20, B50 and B100 biodiesel supplied by Australian Biodiesel Group. Results have been encouraging.
The station's operator, Morris Lyda, says he can sell the blends for at least half a cent per litre less than normal diesel.
"It's sensitive as a blend. I'm going to be fluctuating with the cost of diesel," Lyda says.
A Texan who was technical director of the opening and closing ceremonies at the Sydney Olympics, Lyda hopes to open more pumps, some on the North Shore.
"This is going to be kind of a sea change for me," Lyda says. "I don't know why no one else is doing it."
While the number of Australians driving diesels is low, there is a demand for biodiesel, he says. "Diesel drivers are more familiar with their cars; more conscious of what they're putting in their fuel tank."
While the survival of Australia's fledgling biodiesel industry will depend upon its ability to garner enough buyer interest, and secure adequate raw materials and government support while providing a competitively priced product, it looks set to stay.
Consolidation among players is likely and competition from big oil companies inevitable.
But biodiesel home-brewer Wayne reckons there's a future for independent producers.
"I'd like to be self-sufficient," he says. "I'm not a tree-hugging hippie. I just consider I'm a fairly ordinary guy. I'm still enthusiastic to keep going."
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Features and Benefits
- Strong ductile iron main castings are guaranteed for life against defects in workmanship and materials
- Hardened steel jaw faces have deep knurled pattern which ensures strength and longevity
- Pipe jaws are interchangeable and reversible. They do not protrude beyond the jaw faces, so other work can be held without removing pipe jaws
- Swivel base rotates 360° and gear lock bolt ensures positive locking against slippage
- Brand: Columbian
- Height: 15.3 inch
- Width: 10 inch
- Length: 22.2 inch
- Net Weight: 96.3 pound
- Jaw Width: 5½ "
- Opening Capacity Max: 6 "
- Pipe Jaw #: 10405S46
- Pipe Jaw Capacity: 1/8 - 4 1/2 "
- Serrated Jaw Inserts #: 10405S40
- Throat Depth: 6 1/4 "
- Type of Base: 360° Swivel
- Type of Nut: Center