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humyaon saeed's film mein hoon shahid afridi was launched A couple of days in the past on Twenty third august in most over Pakistan."mein hoon shahid afridi" is a huge hit throughout Pakistan, premier was on Twenty second august in which all top celebrities of Pakistan participated.from last A couple of days just about all cinema houses in Pakistan are going along with housefull,experts says that its a good film basically made on the life of Pakistani cricket celebrity shahid afridi."mein hoon shahid afridi" is a huge budget with big cast including humayon saeed,mahnoor bloch,shafqat cheema,javed shiekh,annie jaferi,ismail tara and mathira within an product song.
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Republican challenger Mitt Romney takes to the stage to deliver his speech after losing out to Barack Obama in the US presidential election.
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Romney was neck-and-neck with the president for a considerable part of the campaign, but despite repeated trips to swing states like Colorado, Ohio, Florida, Virginia and Iowa, Obama held on to leads in the battlegrounds, which eventually became the challenger's undoing.
"This is a time of great challenges for America and I pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation," Romney said, to modest cheers and applause.
Several members of Romney's senior staff stood next to the stage, many stone-faced and somber, as the Republican nominee addressed his supporters.
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While crime in general has been on the decline in Ohio for some time, offenses involving firearms have been trending upward during the past few years. Much of that can be traced to the epidemic of illegal drugs in many communities, we suspect.
Ohio state Rep. Jack Cera, D-Bellaire, thinks more needs to be done to deter gun crimes and to keep violent felons locked up. He has introduced a bill that would call for a mandatory 10-year prison term for anyone who uses a gun while committing a felony.
No doubt many legislators will be concerned about the proposal. One worry will be where to imprison those convicted under the proposal.
So maybe in addition to passing Cera's bill, law enforcement agencies should look at what's happening in Warren and examine the Ohio attorney general's safe neighborhood initiative.
Last year was quite violent for Warren. Ten people, five by gunfire, were murdered in the city in 2013. Violent crime was commonplace. But a street crimes unit created by Police Chief Eric Merkle when he took office was just getting its feet wet, and not until December did Attorney General Mike DeWine bring his Safe Neighborhoods Inititative to Warren. The attorney general's program links paroled criminals with law enforcement to show them the benefits of remaining crime free and preaching nonviolence to others.
This year, Warren made it to Monday night before recording a murder. In fact, it was the first serious injury this year caused by gunfire in the city.
We know that harsh winter weather may be a contributing factor in the absence of violent crime so far this year, but until proven otherwise we want to believe that the Street Crimes Unit and attorney general program are making a difference.
Cera is still right, though. By definition, those who use firearms to commit crimes are enormous threats to the public. Deterring them by the threat of stiffer prison sentences – and keeping those not deterred locked away from society – is important.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Nice job, if you can get it.
Next time you're handing over your hard-earned money to the toll taker for the privilege of crossing the bridge on the way home, think about this: The sum you're paying is merely chump change to a top cop at the Port Authority.
The highest-earning police officers with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) make an average of $83.99 an hour, according to a report released by the Citizens Budget Commission Monday -- a day after tolls were hiked yet again.
The Authority's largesse trumps that of the New York Police Department, where senior officers earn an average of $58.96 an hour, and exceeds that of New York State troopers, New Jersey troopers and a host of federal policing agencies, according to the Commission.
"With negotiations underway, now is the time to focus on appropriate compensation levels for the Port Authority police force," said Carol Kellermann, president of the Citizens Budget Commission. "Based on this analysis, the next contract for Port Authority officers should make progress in aligning their pay to that of officers in large urban departments in the region."
The contract for police officers was ratified in 2003, with negotiations overseen by then New York Gov. George Pataki and the New Jersey governor at the time, Jim McGreevey. It expired in 2010.
The 1,700 member force accounts for nearly one third of all the Port Authority personnel spending, even though it's far less than a third of all Port Authority staff, the audit found.
The PANYNJ's 2012 budget allocates the Public Safety Department over $406 million, including $372 million for personal service items, according to the report, which can be viewed in its entirety on the Commission's Website.
Even a PA cop with two years on the job make an average salary of $62,087, according to the report.
Put in 25 years and bring in an average of $117,884.
And this is before the generous overtime policy further bulks PA cops' haul -- a pay system for which the agency has been widely panned.
To get the job, applicants need not even be college grads.
"The Port Authority has made great strides to reform how we do business. As part of our ongoing reform initiatives, we've asked our new chief security officer to look closely at how we can increase the productivity of every dollar we spend on public safety," said Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the PANYNJ.


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The monetary transfers — typically considered by officials to be a normal function of government, designed to prevent over-expenditures at the end of the year — have become the subject of debate, mainly due to large cuts to public works included in the budget.
Last month, the committee transferred a total of $328,000 around the budget, allotting an additional $125,000 toward solid waste removal, constituting a 72 percent increase to that line item.
Thursday's transfers, which were approved unanimously by the full committee, totaled $159,698.79.
They include an additional $10,000 for salaries and wages related to snow removal, $40,000 toward streets and roads, $35,000 for electricity and $20,000 for engineering services.
"The last time I asked, during the last transfers, it was the same thing — that it would be enough to get us to the end of the year," said Democratic Committeewoman Denice DiCarlo. "Some of these line items — recycling and engineering — had money taken out during the last transfer, and now there's money being put back in.
"I can approve of these, but I need to be comfortable with how they're being done."
Last month, $50,000 had been transferred out of the engineering services budget. On Thursday, $20,000 was put back in.
Recycling last month saw a $6,000 decrease. The latest set of transfers placed $10,000 back into the line item.
Republican Committeeman Sam Cianfarini, who had been a driving force behind the 2013 budget, said such budgetary changes are normal.
"To a certain degree, it's a dance," he said. "It's very fluid, and based on the invoices that come it.
"Every municipality does this."
The status of the snow removal budget was also a particular point of contention with critics of the GOP majority Thursday.
The initial 2013 budget called for a total of $168,000 for operating expenses and salaries put toward snow removal. However, the Republican majority cut that figure down to $68,000, stating snow removal had been running under-budget for several years.
According to acting Chief Financial Officer Brenda Sprigman, approximately $12,900 remained following the past two recent snowstorms.
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Auburn, NY -- State police filed multiple charges against a Hillside Children's Center employee who they said helped a 17-year-old girl escape from the center in August then allowed to stay at his home with him and his wife for months.
John E. VanDusen, 30, of 3330 Franklin St., was charged with escape in the second degree and custodial interference.
Police said they discovered an illegal marijuana-growing operation at VanDusen's home and also charged him with second-degree criminal possession of marijuana and unlawfully growing cannibis.
VanDusen's wife, Megan VanDusen, 28, was also charged with criminal possession of marijuana in the second degree and unlawfully growing cannibis.
Police said they found more than a pound of processed marijuana in the VanDusens' home.
The teen, who stayed with the VanDusens from August until sometime in December, has been located and returned to the care of social services, police said.
Hillside said John VanDusen was suspended without pay from his job. "We are in full cooperation with the New York State Police and will provide any further information they may need for the investigation," Hillside said in a written statement.
In addition, officials at the facility are investigating the incident, a spokesman said.
Hillside provides services to youth who have social and behaviorial challenges. The Auburn campus includes a residential facility that provides intensive treatment that is unique in the state, the spokesman said.
Both VanDusens were arraigned in Sennett and sent to Cayuga County jail. John VanDusen was jailed in lieu of $5,000 bail. Megan VanDusen's bail was set at $1,000.
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I'm not a superstitious guy, but when it comes to eating Hoppin' John on New Year's Day, I don't mess around. The classic Southern combo of rice, beans, and pork is said to bring good luck to those who make it, and although I can't prove whether it works or not, I wouldn't chance it. To forgo a big bowl of Hoppin' John on January 1 would haunt me the entire year–I've even made it in Norway and Japan in the past.
If you've never heard of Hoppin' John before, the rules haven't applied. Now that you do know about it, though, you best get cooking. Thankfully, it's an inexpensive, simple, restorative dish, ideal for a day that you're likely to be a bit "under the weather." There's no one way to make it: Some folks cook the beans and rice together, some do it separately, some flavor the dish with a ham hock, others with fatback. The best part is the "pot liquor" (or "pot likker"), the broth that remains after cooking the beans. It's a true Southern elixir.
This year, I'll make Arkansas native Rob Newton's Hoppin' John. Rob co-owns Seersucker, a Southern-inspired restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. His slightly tweaked family recipe includes includes Carolina Gold rice, black-eyed peas, Vermont cheddar cheese, and green onions–plus a side of collard greens, which he says represent cash. The more Hoppin' John and collard greens the more money you'll earn in the New Year? I told you this is one superstition you can't afford to ignore. Happy New Year!
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1 pound black-eyed peas, picked well
2 medium carrots, peeled, tops removed, but left whole
4 ounces country ham, diced
1 medium Spanish onion, diced (you'll need one cup)
3 to 4 sprigs thyme
2 ribs celery, diced (you'll need 1/2 cup)
2 cups Carolina Gold rice, rinsed until the water runs clear
3 cups hot water
Grated cheddar cheese
Finely chopped green onions
Soak the black-eyed peas in cold water for at least 6 hours. Drain and combine them with carrots, ham, onion, thyme and celery in a large pot. Cover the mixture with cold water and then bring to a simmer. Cook, covered, for one hour, stirring occasionally. When done, remove thyme sprigs and season with salt to taste. Remove from heat and set aside.
Put rice, hot water and some salt in a pan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting and cover. Allow to cook for 20 minutes, making sure not to open the lid. After 20 minutes, remove pan from heat and leave covered for an additional 10 minutes. Then remove the lid and stir to fluff.
To serve, put the rice in the bottom of a bowl. Ladle bean mixture over the rice, then drizzle some of the bean mixture liquid on top. (Don't add too much; this is not a soup.) Sprinkle with cheese and onion and enjoy.
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State Route 520 bridge tolling could impact State Route 522 in Bothell and Kenmore
Local officials are expressing increasing concerns over the possible effects tolling on the State Route 520 bridge might have on traffic along State Route 522.
They are also showing plenty of skepticism over state projections regarding how many commuters might move their daily drives from 520 to 522, becoming willing to drive around Lake Washington rather than pay to cross the lake via the 520 bridge.
"We believe very strongly there's going to be a large number of diversions," said Kenmore Mayor David Baker.
In Bothell, that already mentioned skepticism was on ready display Sept. 7 as City Council hosted Craig Stone, director of WSDOT's (Washington State Department of Transportation's) tolling division. Councilman Patrick Ewing said flatly that state estimates of the number of diversions from 520 make "no logical sense." He said he for one would not pay tolls of up to $3.80 during peak hours.
In the same vein, Bothell Mayor Mark Lamb wondered if any toll proceeds were to be made available to cities impacted by altered traffic patterns, and the short answer was "no." Stone said the state legislature would need to act to make toll revenues available outside a certain specified traffic corridor.
The state plans to begin tolling on 520 in the spring, with the proceeds going to help replace the aging bridge. Stone said initial state estimates showed as few as 60 drivers altering their routes from 520 to 522 during peak hours in order to avoid the tolls. He added WSDOT officials adjusted those figures in April.
For morning rush hours, the state now estimates 140 diversions to 522, an increase of 8.2 percent in traffic. In the afternoon peak hours, revised figures show 150 diversions or a 6.4 percent traffic increase.
"The modeling today is not showing a dramatic impact on 522," Stone said, though it was clear councilmembers weren't really buying his argument.
Stone admitted the state's projections are just that, projections or estimates. He added WSDOT plans further study once tolling actually begins. Stone said he understands the doubts expressed by officials, but said, even after tolling gets under way, some time may pass before anyone knows for sure what impact the fees have on traffic patterns.
According to Stone, once tolling starts, there will be an inevitable traffic- or driver-adjustment period that could last up to 18 months. He said that initially drivers almost certainly will try a number of different routes, just to see what works best for them. Obviously, traffic also will change depending on the time of day. Stone further insisted tolling is not just a way to raise money, but also an attempt to smooth traffic along 520. He said once that smoothing takes place, more drivers may opt to take the bridge.
Stone said the state's traffic-diversion estimates are based on information obtained from other tolling experiences both in Washington and around the country. He also said the state did extensive surveying trying to determine the value of time to local drivers. In other words, the state tried to figure how much drivers would be willing to pay to shave five or 10 minutes off their drive time.
In Kenmore, Baker said city officials decided to gather in their own traffic figures. Kenmore City Council authorized traffic counts at a couple of different locations along 522. Officials also plan to complete air-quality studies at spots along the 522 corridor.
"We just want to have our own base numbers," Baker said.
Officials in both cities noted they have spent a lot of time and, notably, millions of dollars attempting to improve 522 and more work is planned for the roadway in Bothell and Kenmore. Baker claimed the work in his city has all but eliminated traffic backups at several former chokepoints. He added no one wants to see those traffic headaches return. Baker also stated the city is in regular talks with various officials in search of funding in order to complete improvements to a final section of Kenmore's portion of the roadway.
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The vote to approve the resolution was 8-0. Commissioner Thomas Creighton was absent but a co-sponsor – as were all the other six Republican commissioners. After winning some minor changes in language, the two Democrats also asked to be co-sponsors.
"We can't lock the administration into anything by resolution," said Mazziotti. "We know we can't dictate to the executive what the budget looks like. This is an expression of our wish, what we want to present to the executive as a desirable outcome.
"We don't know what kind of cuts will be required to balance the budget. And none of us may support cuts that would be required to balance it. But a desirable outcome would be no tax increase."
Muller, who has not ruled out the need for a possible future tax increase, did not address the commissioners on their resolution at the meeting.
After the meeting, the executive said: "It's important to keep in perspective that the average home in Lehigh County has a household income of over $54,000 and will pay $676 in county taxes in 2014."
Muller, a Democrat, said the resolution was initiated by the "self-proclaimed reform team" of conservative Republican county commissioners.
He said those same commissioners claimed they had specific plans to roll back taxes by $14 million and eliminate a $5 million budget deficit when they ran for election in 2011.
He said they have yet to identify what they want to cut "and failed to deliver on their campaign promises. In fact, their actions have increased the deficit."
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Also during the meeting, commissioners decided to delay acting on Muller's appointment of Daniel McCarthy, a Democrat, as the county's new director of administration.
They scheduled a special meeting for 6 p.m. Jan. 31 specifically to vote on that appointment, so they have more time to consider information about McCarthy.
At least one commissioner cannot attend that meeting. Commissioners questioned whether that commissioner can vote by phone. The county's law department is going to look into that. After the meeting, Muller said commissioners are not allowed to vote by phone.
Osborne said one question about McCarthy's nomination had just been answered.
Commissioner Scott Ott said he just received information from McCarthy about his political contributions on Wednesday afternoon.
Ott, who lost to Muller in last fall's county executive race, said McCarthy told him that he gave $2,500 to Muller's campaign and that his campaign committee made a $4,000 contribution to Muller's campaign committee.
Osborne said that was just one of the pieces of information not made available to all the commissioners, but all should have a chance to consider it.
Osborne recommended deferring action "out of respect for both the candidate and this board."
Ott said once a person is nominated, the commissioners have 30 days to act. If they don't, the nominee automatically is appointed. Ott said Muller nominated McCarthy to the commissioners on Jan. 8. Scheller said Feb. 6 would be 30 days.
Regarding that delay, Muller said: "Their inaction is shameful and no way to treat an appointment that has been broadly hailed as a great choice."
Jones encouraged his fellow commissioners to support the executive's ability to choose a cabinet that he deems fit. "As the elected executive, I think he has that right."
Brace said other commissioners often tell him they have had difficulty communicating with the county's administration. He said one of McCarthy's great assets is that he is a former commissioner who understands the challenges they face.
Wednesday night's commissioners meeting began with public comments on the issue of homeless people, which continued for well over an hour.
Some who spoke reacted to the news that the Allentown YMCA-YWCA at 425 S. 15th St. will be opened to provide temporary shelter to homeless people in the city during extremely cold weather.
Homeless advocate Diane Teti called it "an amazing start."
But advocates said the Y needs to be open every night, not just Monday through Thursday evenings. And they said it's not right to force people out of the Y at 5 a.m., which often is when night-time temperatures are at their lowest.


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It can offer a fresh perspective on a familiar narrative and give a deeper insight into the words on the page, says Linda Little.
ThatŌĆÖs what she hopes participants in the Read by the Sea event will walk away with this year.
This year is the 15th anniversary for the literary festival and thereŌĆÖs been a few changes. For starters, the date, July 12, is a week earlier than usual. And everything starts earlierŌĆöat 11 a.m. for what organizers believe will be three unforgettable experiences.
In celebration of the festivalŌĆÖs 15th anniversary there will be more authors and expanded conversations between writers and with the audience. This yearŌĆÖs theme is ŌĆ£East Meets West.ŌĆØ The morning begins at the Legion Gardens in River John (rain venue is the River John school) with the Western stage features Guy Vanderhaeghe, Sharon Butala, and Steven Galloway.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs a great opportunity for people who like to read to hear some of CanadaŌĆÖs really excellent novelists and poets that you just donŌĆÖt get a chance to see,ŌĆØ Little said.
Vanderhaeghe is author of the highly lauded historical frontier trilogy that includes ŌĆ£The EnglishmanŌĆÖs Boy,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£The Last Crossing,ŌĆØ and ŌĆ£A Good Man.ŌĆØ
Butala may be best known for her seminal work ŌĆ£The Perfection of the Morning,ŌĆØ a meditation on the meaning of place and our relation to it. She has been writing about her corner of the world near east end Saskatoon for decades and has 16 books to her credit including her latest, ŌĆ£The Girl in Saskatoon.ŌĆØ
Coming from farthest away, Vancouver, is Steven Galloway. His ŌĆ£The Cellist of SarajevoŌĆØ brought him to the fore of the Canadian fiction world. He has spent this spring touring with his new novel, ŌĆ£The Confabulist.ŌĆØ In this book he uses the history of Harry Houdini to explore themes of memory and illusion.
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Rounding out the eastern voices is renowned film-maker and poet, Sylvia Hamilton with her new poetry collection, ŌĆ£And I Alone Escaped to Tell YouŌĆØ.Popular poet and Griffin-prize nominee Sue Goyette will facilitate the conversation between these three eastern authors they have read.
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This year the festival held the childrenŌĆÖs event in Tatamagouche on an earlier weekend to allow more time for adults on the day of events. Typically they have between 250 and 300 people turn out for the events and theyŌĆÖre hoping for even more this year.
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Grayscale Image Transitions Using SlimDX
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Posted 31 May 2011 - 11:28 PM
Can any body please give me an idea how can i perform that or can post some code to give me an idea.
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Posted 03 June 2011 - 05:23 AM
I've actually done this in SlimDX, but my code is a little elaborate to post here.
Here's a list of transitions they have available:
BandedSwirl, Blings, Blood, CircleReveal, CircleStretch, CircularBlur, CloudReveral, Cloudy, Crumble, Dissolve, DropFade, Fade, LeastBright, LineReveal, MostBright, PixelateIn, PixelateOut, Pixelate, RadialBlur, RadialWiggle, RandomCircleReveal, Ripple, Rotate, Saturate, Shrink, SlideIn, SmoothSwirl, Swirl, Water, Wave.
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Posted 07 June 2011 - 01:35 PM
Can you please post a little bit of the main working code. I will be grateful to you
Are you familiar with HLSL and how to set that up on the CPU side? If not, it's too much to go into in a thread post. If you do know how- then obtaining your greyscale would be easy:
Color.rgb = (Color.r+Color.g+Color.b)/3.0f;
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Posted 08 June 2011 - 02:19 AM
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Can you please post a little bit of the main working code. I will be grateful to you
Are you familiar with HLSL and how to set that up on the CPU side? If not, it's too much to go into in a thread post. If you do know how- then obtaining your greyscale would be easy:
Color.rgb = (Color.r+Color.g+Color.b)/3.0f;
A better formula to use would be:
Color.rgb = (Color.r * 0.299f + Color.g * 0.587f + Color.b * 0.114f);
The reason is that in terms of luminance (which is what the grayscale value is a representation of), the three colour primaries are not equally weighted. Use of those coefficients is fairly standard in image processing.
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Posted 08 June 2011 - 03:56 AM
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Posted 08 June 2011 - 09:34 AM
How can I use my HLSL .fx File in my slimDx code
Check out the "Loading, Compiling and Creating Shaders" section...
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Posted 14 June 2011 - 04:29 AM
How can I use these shader files in my slimdx c# code. I have gone through the examples of the pixel shader and vertex shader but they are not clear enough to show the use of pixel shader and vertex shader. please help me out to show the use of pixel shader and the vertex shader in slimdx or directx using c#.
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Posted 14 June 2011 - 07:31 AM
sampler inputImage; sampler productImage; float4 Timers; struct PS_INPUT { float2 texCoord:TEXCOORD0; }; float4 main(PS_INPUT In):COLOR { float xPosition=Timers.w*1.1; float2 newCoords; float4 c=.5; xPosition=In.texCoord.x-xPosition; if((xPosition<0)||(xPosition>1)) { c=tex2D(productImage,In.texCoord); } else { newCoords.y=In.texCoord.y; newCoords.x=xPosition; c=tex2D(inputImage,newCoords); } return c; }
This is an hlsl code for transition between two images , can any body tell me that how can i use it in the real implementation in slimdx
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 01:04 AM
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 08:02 AM
Can anybody please help me out in doing this
Pixel Shader files end in ".fx". I did a google search for wpf pixel shaders and returned over 200,000 results. Here's a link to the first tutorial who is doing the exact same thing as you.
DirectX - SlimDx - XNA, thery're all based off the same platform pretty much so the only different is the language used to access them and who is resonsible for memory clean up. In other words, you can take C++ directx code and easily turn it into XNA or SlimDX assembly. Just keep in mind that the XNA platform uses the right handed cordinate system.
Good luck!
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using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; using SlimDX.Direct3D9; using SlimDX; using SlimDX.Windows; using System.Drawing; using System.Threading; namespace WindowsFormsApplication1 { // Vertex structure. [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] struct Vertex { public Vector3 Position; public float Tu; public float Tv; public static int SizeBytes { get { return Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(Vertex)); } } public static VertexFormat Format { get { return VertexFormat.Position | VertexFormat.Texture1; } } } static class Program { public static Device D3DDevice; // Direct3D device. public static VertexBuffer Vertices; // Vertex buffer object used to hold vertices. public static Texture Image; // Texture object to hold the image loaded from a file. public static int time; // Used for rotation caculations. public static float angle; // Angle of rottaion. public static Form1 Window =new Form1(); public static string filepath; static VertexShader vertexShader = null; static ConstantTable constantTable = null; static ImageInformation info; [STAThread] static void Main() { filepath = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Pictures\\Sample Pictures\\Garden.jpg"; info = new ImageInformation(); info = ImageInformation.FromFile(filepath); PresentParameters presentParams = new PresentParameters(); // Below are the required bare mininum, needed to initialize the D3D device. presentParams.BackBufferHeight = info.Height; // BackBufferHeight, set to the Window's height. presentParams.BackBufferWidth = info.Width+200; // BackBufferWidth, set to the Window's width. presentParams.Windowed =true; presentParams.DeviceWindowHandle = Window.panel2 .Handle; // DeviceWindowHandle, set to the Window's handle. // Create the device. D3DDevice = new Device(new Direct3D (), 0, DeviceType.Hardware, Window.Handle, CreateFlags.HardwareVertexProcessing, presentParams); // Create the vertex buffer and fill with the triangle vertices. (Non-indexed) // Remember 3 vetices for a triangle, 2 tris per quad = 6. Vertices = new VertexBuffer(D3DDevice, 6 * Vertex.SizeBytes, Usage.WriteOnly, VertexFormat.None, Pool.Managed); DataStream stream = Vertices.Lock(0, 0, LockFlags.None); stream.WriteRange(BuildVertexData()); Vertices.Unlock(); // Create the texture. Image = Texture.FromFile(D3DDevice,filepath ); // Turn off culling, so we see the front and back of the triangle D3DDevice.SetRenderState(RenderState.CullMode, Cull.None); // Turn off lighting D3DDevice.SetRenderState(RenderState.Lighting, false); ShaderBytecode sbcv = ShaderBytecode.CompileFromFile("C:\\Users\\yashwinder singh\\Desktop\\vertexShader.vs", "vs_main", "vs_1_1", ShaderFlags.None); constantTable = sbcv.ConstantTable; vertexShader = new VertexShader(D3DDevice, sbcv); ShaderBytecode sbc = ShaderBytecode.CompileFromFile("C:\\Users\\yashwinder singh\\Desktop\\pixelShader.txt", "ps_main", "ps_3_0", ShaderFlags.None); PixelShader ps = new PixelShader(D3DDevice, sbc); VertexDeclaration vertexDecl = new VertexDeclaration(D3DDevice, new[] { new VertexElement(0, 0, DeclarationType.Float3, DeclarationMethod.Default, DeclarationUsage.PositionTransformed, 0), new VertexElement(0, 12, DeclarationType.Float2 , DeclarationMethod.Default, DeclarationUsage.TextureCoordinate , 0), VertexElement.VertexDeclarationEnd }); Application.EnableVisualStyles(); MessagePump.Run(Window, () => { // Clear the backbuffer to a black color. D3DDevice.Clear(ClearFlags.Target | ClearFlags.ZBuffer, Color.Black, 1.0f, 0); // Begin the scene. D3DDevice.BeginScene(); // Setup the world, view and projection matrices. //D3DDevice.VertexShader = vertexShader; //D3DDevice.PixelShader = ps; // Render the vertex buffer. D3DDevice.SetStreamSource(0, Vertices, 0, Vertex.SizeBytes); D3DDevice.VertexFormat = Vertex.Format; // Setup our texture. Using Textures introduces the texture stage states, // which govern how Textures get blended together (in the case of multiple // Textures) and lighting information. D3DDevice.SetTexture(0, Image); // Now drawing 2 triangles, for a quad. D3DDevice.DrawPrimitives(PrimitiveType.TriangleList , 0, 2); // End the scene. D3DDevice.EndScene(); // Present the backbuffer contents to the screen. D3DDevice.Present(); }); if (Image != null) Image.Dispose(); if (Vertices != null) Vertices.Dispose(); if (D3DDevice != null) D3DDevice.Dispose(); } private static Vertex[] BuildVertexData() { Vertex[] vertexData = new Vertex[6]; vertexData[0].Position = new Vector3(-1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f); vertexData[0].Tu = 0.0f; vertexData[0].Tv = 0.0f; vertexData[1].Position = new Vector3(-1.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f); vertexData[1].Tu = 0.0f; vertexData[1].Tv = 1.0f; vertexData[2].Position = new Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f); vertexData[2].Tu = 1.0f; vertexData[2].Tv = 0.0f; vertexData[3].Position = new Vector3(-1.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f); vertexData[3].Tu = 0.0f; vertexData[3].Tv = 1.0f; vertexData[4].Position = new Vector3(1.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f); vertexData[4].Tu = 1.0f; vertexData[4].Tv = 1.0f; vertexData[5].Position = new Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f); vertexData[5].Tu = 1.0f; vertexData[5].Tv = 0.0f; return vertexData; } } }
This is my code for the pixel shader use. The image is being displayed properly if I don't set the pixel shader but as and when I give the pixel shader to device then nothing is displayed.
Please help me out to resolve this problem.
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Posted 16 June 2011 - 09:00 AM
I've never used SlimDX, sorry
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Posted 17 June 2011 - 12:36 AM
// Pixel shader input structure struct PS_INPUT { float4 Position : POSITION; float2 Texture : TEXCOORD0; }; // Pixel shader output structure struct PS_OUTPUT { float4 Color : COLOR0; }; // Global variables sampler2D Tex0; // Name: Simple Pixel Shader // Type: Pixel shader // Desc: Fetch texture and blend with constant color // PS_OUTPUT ps_main( in PS_INPUT In ) { PS_OUTPUT Out; //create an output pixel Out.Color = tex2D(Tex0, In.Texture); //do a texture lookup Out.Color *= float4(0.9f, 0.8f, 0.0f, 1); //do a simple effect return Out; //return output pixel }
this is my pixel shader file that i am importing and there is no use of importing the effect file in this program. the vertex shader and pixel shader does required things. And below is my vertex shader code.
// Vertex shader input structure struct VS_INPUT { float4 Position : POSITION; float2 Texture : TEXCOORD0; }; // Vertex shader output structure struct VS_OUTPUT { float4 Position : POSITION; float2 Texture : TEXCOORD0; }; // Global variables float4x4 WorldViewProj; // Name: Simple Vertex Shader // Type: Vertex shader // Desc: Vertex transformation and texture coord pass-through // VS_OUTPUT vs_main( in VS_INPUT In ) { VS_OUTPUT Out; //create an output vertex Out.Position = mul(In.Position, WorldViewProj); //apply vertex transformation Out.Texture = In.Texture; //copy original texcoords return Out; //return output vertex }
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In my code I do something like this:
To load the shader file:
Effect shader = Effect.FromFile(device, "shader.fx", ShaderFlags.None); EffectHandle paramWorldViewProj = new EffectHandle("matWorldViewProj");
.. then at render time:...
// here is an example of setting a shader parameter... shader.SetValue(paramWorldViewProj , worldViewProjection); shader.Begin(); shader.BeginPass(0); // primitives render call goes here // model.Render(); shader.EndPass(); shader.End();
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Posted 21 June 2011 - 07:56 PM
Postie -what you posted makes sense to me too but it looks like Yash14 is using pre-compiled shaders. Regardless, he'll still need to set vars and render using the same technique as your code. Currently he's using Device.SetTexture() which is a fixed function pipeline code. He needs to pass the texture into the shader as a varable. The code he posted is both a Progammable Pipeline and a Fixed Function Pipeleine.
Yeah, it seemed like he was mixing shaders and the fixed function pipeline. I haven't used pre-compiled shaders myself, so that didn't make sense to me. Though I noted that the link you mentioned earlier is a link to a SlimDX tutorial for DirectX11, and he's trying to use DX9 (from his inclusion of "using SlimDX.Direct3D9"), so I didn't know if the bytecode stuff was how you handle shaders under dx11 and wouldn't work correctly with dx9, but I haven't used dx11 yet, so I wasn't sure and decided to post what I knew works for me.


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Here's a challenge for the Mets' bullpen:
Get 'er done this season.
From beginning to end. Because you haven't the last two years.
In 2006, the Mets lost the NLCS because a bunch of Cardinals kids outpitched what was generally regarded as the deepest bullpen in baseball. In 2007, the Metropolitan relief corps ran out of gas with a month left on the baseball schedule.
Has the group been overused? Yes.
But they shouldn't be needed as much with Johan Santana eating more innings.
I think Billy Wagner (1.64 ERA before the All-Star break, 3.90 after) remains among the game's elite stoppers. I'm a BIG Pedro Feliciano fan and Aaron Heilman, for all of his high-profile failures in 2007, still finished with a career-low 3.03 ERA.
Only a boob would compare the combustible Wags to Mariano Rivera in his prime, but the back end of this Mets bullpen has the talent to mirror the Rivera-Mike Stanton-Jeff Nelson trio that breathed calm into the late innings for the Yankee dynasty of the late '90s.
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The Tennessee Volunteers are looking for immediate-impact players, and the early enrollees who are trickling onto campus this week have a golden opportunity to capitalize on earning major playing time.
Head coach Butch Jones will welcome at least 13 mid-term signees into school for the spring semester, and UT can enroll up to 14. The Vols will reach that number if just one of a couple more potential candidates meet academic requirements.
Those new Vols hold a significant advantage over their classmates because they will have eight months with UT strength coach Dave Lawson, an opportunity to participate in individual workouts and—most importantly—a spring practice under their belts.
The major benefit for UT is some of its most talented commitments in a loaded 2014 recruiting class are coming in early. With those guys at the very least providing depth right away, the stars of the future will quickly become the names of the present.
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Bald Eagles Seen in Southern California
San Bernardino, Calif., December 21, 2013 – On Saturday December 21th, the first bald eagle count of the winter was conducted by local Federal and State biologists and volunteers around several lakes in the southern California.
A grand total of 11 eagles (7 adults and 4 juveniles) were observed at the lake areas during the 1- hour count. Six eagles (2 adults, 4 juveniles) were observed in the Big Bear/Baldwin Lake area; 2 adult eagles at Lake Arrowhead; 2 adult eagles at Silverwood Lake; and 1 adult eagle at Lake Perris. Juvenile eagles are distinguished by a brown head and tail; adults are recognized by the famous white head and tail - it takes 4-5 years to acquire full adult coloration. Juvenile eagles are the same size as the adults.
Approximately 99 observers participated in the 1-hour eagle census (41 at Big Bear area, 6 at Lake Arrowhead, 30 at Silverwood Lake, and 22 at Lake Perris. The count coordinators from the Forest Service and State Recreation Areas would like to thank those volunteers for their dedication in getting up early and participating in the eagle census. The success of the eagle counts are entirely dependent on the volunteers!
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Tomlinson said he is open to playing another year and would prefer to chase the elusive Super Bowl title that's been too far out of reach during nine seasons in San Diego and — barring a series of unlikely events Sunday — two years with the Jets.
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May 3, 2006 New York— Nuclear power is being widely promoted as
a "solution" to global climate change. Unfortunately nuclear
power is not a solution and it is further counterproductive to any real
remedy for human impacts on climate. [3] Those selling
the expansion of nuclear power are on a par with any salesman of counterfeit
medicine; one must closely examine the motives of anyone associated with
nuclear schemes of any kind.[4]
In the service of this disinformation campaign U.S. Vice President Cheney
has publicly stated [5] a falsehood: he asserted that
nuclear power is carbon-free. Nuclear power is not free from carbon emissions.
A number of recent studies have found that when mining, processing, and
extensive transportation of uranium in order to make nuclear fuel is considered,
the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) as the result of making electricity
from uranium is comparable to burning natural gas to make electric power.
[6] Additional energy required for decommissioning and
disposition of the wastes generated increases this CO2 output substantially.
Nuclear power is not only dependent upon fossil fuels for the production
of uranium fuel, decommissioning, and the disposition of wastes generated:
it is also dependent upon a grid that is powered by other sources of energy,
typically coal. This is due to the simple fact that nuclear reactors cannot
"black start" [8] – in other words,
they depend on electric power from the external power grid to be able
to come on-line. Transition away from the combustion of fossil fuels cannot
be accomplished solely by the expansion of nuclear power since it depends
on the grid being powered up before reactors can come on-line.
A second false facet of the promotion of nuclear power as a "solution"
hinges on the claim that nuclear energy is clean. [10]
The implication: if you cannot see it, there is no pollution. In truth
nuclear power can only operate because it enjoys some of the most lenient
public "protection" standards in the world.
[11] The destructive activity of radioactivity is to disrupt the structures
of living cells, especially DNA. [12] The international
regulatory regime for exposure to radiation results in an unfortunate
level of human sacrifice. Considering only the exposure of "standard"
adult males in the US civilian population to "permissible"
levels of radiation, one official estimate of risk finds that of every
57 men exposed, one will suffer fatal cancer. [13]
Obviously this same level of radiation exposure will produce more cancers
in children and others who are more vulnerable [14]
US worker standards have recently been revealed to produce cancer in 1
in 4 workers. [15] Recent revelations of massive tritium
releases from US reactors, contaminating groundwater in residential neighborhoods,
exposes the lie that nuclear power is "clean."
The vast majority of radioactivity in nuclear waste worldwide is from
the production of electricity. Even in the United States, where for decades
a robust nuclear weapons program operated, more than 95% of the total
radioactivity is in waste from commercial nuclear power.
[17] Reactor waste contains materials with half-lives measured in
tens of thousands, and some in millions of years. More than 12,000 human
generations -- are required to reduce the hazard of these materials to
acceptable levels. The most concentrated waste is irradiated fuel from
electric power reactors, and the residual wastes from attempts to "recycle"
or reprocess the fuel. [18] Other wastes include the
entire massive reactor structure itself when the facility is shut down.
In addition to radiological pollution, nuclear power also contributes
massive thermal pollution to both our air and water. [20]
It has been estimated that every nuclear reactor daily releases thermal
energy –heat-- that is in excess of the heat released by the detonation
of a 15 kiloton nuclear bomb blast. [21] In addition
to horrendous direct impact of this heat on aquatic ecosystems, nuclear
power contributes significantly to the thermal energy inside Earth's
atmosphere, making it contraindicated at this time of rapid global warming.
A fundamental element in finding that nuclear power is a false solution
to climate change is that the economics of nuclear power are not sound
– in open markets nuclear cannot compete. [22]
Since splitting atoms is not a cost-effective source of electric power,
it is even less cost-effective in preventing greenhouse gas emissions.
Life cycle costs for nuclear power generation (in the USA) have been estimated
at 12 cents a kilowatt hour, whereas life cycle costs for wind power in
the same analysis is estimated at 4 cents a kilowatt hour. [23]
Others find that expanding nuclear generating capacity is about twice
as expensive as expanding generating capacity through investment in wind
power. [24] Since the same money will buy 2 -- 3 times
more electric power when used to purchase wind generated electric power,
it is clear that prevention of greenhouse emissions will also be 2 –
3 times greater when buying wind generated electricity.
Wind energy is the fastest growing form of electric power generation
in the world. [25] This technology leads the portfolio
of renewable energy options, and solar power is also making enormous strides
with significant annual drops in cost of photovoltaic hardware. [26]
In the USA, the ongoing waste of electric power makes investment in energy
efficiency [27] protocols and hardware an even more
cost-effective way to reduce carbon emissions. Amory Lovins [28]
finds that a combination of assertive efficiency programs combined with
decentralized industrial cogeneration of electric power from waste heat
results in 7 times more reduction of CO2 emissions than a comparable investment
in expanding nuclear power. A comprehensive strategy for the USA –
a real remedy for reducing greenhouse gases – is contained in the
"Sustainable Energy Blueprint: A Plausible Strategy for Achieving
a No-Nuclear, Low-Carbon, Highly Efficient and Sustainable Energy Future."
The finding that nuclear energy is not profitable, that it is not compatible
with public health, and that it releases massive heat directly contradicting
climate goals, calls into question the basis upon which individuals, governments
and corporations are seeking to invest public funds in nuclear expansion.
Inquiring minds will ask if there is an additional agenda underlying this
gambit to "revive" nuclear power. Before offering some conjecture
about such motives, there remain several points about why nuclear power
is not qualified to remedy our climate fever.
An extensive 2003 study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
[30] investigated the future of nuclear power, including
its potential to combat climate change. MIT's nuclear boosters project
that expanding nuclear generating capacity worldwide to 1000 billion watts
would be required to address the climate problem to any meaningful degree.
This would roughly mean adding one new reactor every two weeks until 2050.
In the USA, some of the last reactors to be built (Vogtle 1 & 2) cost
more than $4 billion each! The industry has recently asserted that it
will be possible to build reactors for $ 2 billion [31]
-- ½ the previous actual figure; this however, is speculative.
Even taking the $2 billion industry "guestimate," it would
require trillions of dollars to implement this supposed "fix."
It is plain that a similar investment in efficiency in the USA and other
energy-hog nations, and investment in wind energy worldwide would be a
far more cost-effective use of capital. One can only imagine the results
if a fraction of the residual funds were invested in technology development
in solar, appropriate hydro, appropriate biomass and other sustainable
power innovations!
The economic factors outlined above do not consider the considerable
risk associated with operating facilities that are effectively pre-deployed
nuclear weapons. [32] In the USA the prospective costs
associated with such risks are effectively relegated to future victims.
The financial analyses, as unfavorable as they are already, assume that
splitting uranium is a bona-fide source of energy. There is the assumption
that one does, in fact, achieve the production of new energy over and
above the investment of energy required to create, fuel, and run the reactor.
An in-depth analysis by Jan Willem Storm van Leeuwen and Philip Smith
[34] challenges this assumption. These authors find
that operating a nuclear power reactor does not always result in new power
production. When all of the energy used to produce uranium fuel, build
the reactor and decommission it (not including long term waste disposition)
are considered, some of the scenarios show that no new energy is achieved
– in some cases no matter how long the reactor is run! Outcome of
the calculations is directly tied to the quality of the uranium ore used.
Clearly it does not make sense to spend trillions of dollars on a technology
that does not reliably produce the desired product – energy. Given
the steep curve on technology costs associated with implementing hydrogen
as a transportation fuel, using uranium as the base for producing hydrogen
production may simply amplify this black-hole effect.
Storm and Smith show that uranium, similar to oil, is subject to a "peak"
in the availability of high-grade uranium ores, and that these premium
ores are already being exhausted. "Peak uranium" is a driver
in the push to "close the fuel cycle" and move to plutonium
as the fuel in atomic reactors. Plutonium may be used either in combination
with uranium – as MOX (mixed oxide) fuel, [35]
or alone in high-temperature breeder reactors, both of which are vulnerable
to diversion of plutonium for nuclear weapons proliferation. [36]
2005 marked a deeply disturbing turn in US nuclear policy toward a plutonium
economy. [37] The Energy Policy Act of 2005 [38]
awarded billions of dollars in direct tax subsidy, tax credits, guaranteed
loans [39] and other inducements to spawn a new generation
of (partially) publicly funded commercially owned nuclear power reactors
in the US. Nonetheless a major Wall Street credit analyst, Standard and
Poors [40] responded to the legislation stating that
nuclear power is still "a risky business practice" and suggested
that it would require "progress" in traditional problem areas,
such as long-term nuclear waste disposition for Wall Street to jump into
new reactor investments. High-level nuclear waste is currently stored
on corporate reactor sites.
For the past two decades the nuclear waste program in the US has been
based on the goal of deep geologic burial. Reprocessing was tried (and
abandoned) 40 years ago – to disastrous environmental and economic
consequences in West Valley, New York. [41] The industry
found reprocessing to be unprofitable, and US Presidents Ford and Carter
banned it thanks to the demonstration by India that this technology results
in the separation of nuclear weapons-usable plutonium-239 from the waste.
In November 2005 Congress reversed US policy on reprocessing -- in part
driven by the technical failure of the Yucca Mountain repository program,
[43] and perhaps in part by a desire on the part of
the French nuclear interests (AREVA, Cogema, Framatome) to access the
US tax base. The French have been leaders in nuclear fuel reprocessing
and yet their plutonium MOX fuel business has run dry – lacking
international customers. [44] In any case, this reversal
of decades of US commitment to a "once through" fuel program
is deeply disturbing. Aside from global security issues, plutonium generates
even more heat for our planet to absorb, [45] has even
worse emissions, and in the event of "a Chernobyl" would be
twice as deadly. [46]
Finally, as a crowning point – nuclear power is not qualified to
operate in extreme weather. As cited above, nuclear reactors – all
of them – depend on energy from the grid to operate. Since the core
of a reactor continues to generate heat for years, even "off-line,"
it is vital that emergency cooling equipment be operable around the clock.
As is sensible, every reactor site is equipped with back-up power, most
often in the form of diesel generators. Unfortunately these generators,
in part because of intermittent use, are not terribly reliable. [47]
When both the grid and the back-up power fail, the site is said to be
in "station blackout." According to the US Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, station blackout contributes a full one-half of the total
risk of a major reactor accident at US nuclear power stations. [48]
Recent years have seen an escalation in all kinds of extreme weather:
intense heat, drought, blizzards, tornados, and perhaps most compelling
– hurricanes and cyclones. All of these conditions may contribute
to electric grid failures. The loss of grid power will not necessarily
trigger a nuclear crisis, but there is an elevated risk. Overall blackout
risk increases as the number of outages increases. Nuclear energy is an
enormous liability in these turbulent times.
Nuclear power is also incapable of operating in hot water, as evidenced
by the heat waves of 2004. A number of nuclear reactors in France were
not operable. [49] The reactors were at low power not
because of nuclear safety issues – but rather because of the basic
design of a nuclear reactor. Essentially an expensive, dangerous "tea
pot," a nuclear power reactor harvests the heat from splitting atoms
to make steam, to turn a turbine. The closed loop system relies on the
heat differential between the temperature of the steam, and the temperature
of a condenser, to turn the steam back into liquid to repeat the process.
When the water used to cool the condenser gets too warm this differential
is lost. The steam no longer condenses back to liquid. When river and
lake water gets too hot, electric power cannot be generated. [50]
As temperatures rise, nuclear power will be less and less qualified as
a means to even try to generate electric power.
Now some conjecture about why anyone would campaign for the "revival"
of an unprofitable, unreliable, dangerous, even fraudulent technology
like nuclear "power." In a nutshell: to retain centralized
control of the supply of energy, as well as control over the timing of
the availability of any "alternative."
Fossil fuels – and uranium – are traditionally centralized
energy production models. Efficiency is the ultimate in "decentralization"
since the factors that will optimize efficiency are unique to each operation.
Wind, solar and other renewable resources can be centralized, however
the inherent value of distributed generation has become clear in helping
to increase overall efficiency of power usage and minimization of power
loss throughout the distribution system. Distributed generation is also
recognized as means to increase grid stability.
Given the urgency of the climate challenge we face, it is vital to note
that energy efficiency, wind, appropriate hydro, biomass and solar are
all viable, and available at industrial scale NOW. [52]
However for those holding the reins on fossil fuels – particularly
oil – there is a distinct (and highly profitable) advantage to forestalling
the implementation of any alternative until the full impact of the oil
"peak" and resulting energy shortages are experienced. [53]
While oil is primarily tied to transport, it is important to note that
the Bush administration projects the use of nuclear power reactors to
make hydrogen for use in vehicles. [54] Since wind makes
more electricity per dollar invested, it is also cost-effective at generating
hydrogen than nuclear. Electric cars charged on the grid would vastly
increase the demand for electric power – far exceeding traditional
electric energy guzzlers like hot water heaters.
Those who promote nuclear expansion are simultaneously promoting a deeper
agenda to dominate civil society with a model of central control. Given
the security issues associated with nuclear power, (even more so with
the use of plutonium fuel) this control may exceed compatibility with
democracy. Yet one more reason to oppose this false solution.
[1] Contact: Mary Olson NIRS Southeast
Office, PO Box 7586 Asheville, North Carolina 28802, tel: 828-675-1792,
firstname.lastname@example.com and www.nirs.org
[2] National Office of Nuclear Information and Resource
Service: 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 340, Takoma Park, Maryland, 20912.
301-270-NIRS (301-270-6477); Fax: 301-270-4291 email@example.com;
[3] Amory Lovins, More Profit With Less Carbon, Scientific
American: September 2005.
[4] See for instance, Dr. Helen Caldicott, Nuclear Madness,
(updated edition) W.W. Norton 1994.
[5] Cheney was speaking on C-Span in 2004 when he made
the statement that there is already an alternative fuel developed that
"is carbon-free" – incorrectly referring to nuclear
[6] Felix Christian Matthes, Nuclear Energy and Climate
Change, 2005. Issue Paper # 6, Heinrich Boll Foundation & World Information
Service on Energy, at: http://www.nirs.org/ch20/publications/nrandclimate.htm
[7] Andrew Sims, Mirage and Oasis—Energy Choices
in an Age of Global Warming, 2005. Posted at: http://www.neweconomics.org/gen/uploads/sewyo355prhbgunpscr51d2w29062005080838.pdf
[8] See Wikipedia on line at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_start
[9] See also Lovin's footnote #44 in Amory Lovins:
Nuclear Power Economics and Climate Protection Potential 2005, Rocky Mountain
Institute, E-05-08, posted at: http://www.rmi.org/images/other/Energy/E05-08_NukePwrEcon.pdf.
[10] Nuclear Energy Institute advertising campaign.
[11] Mary Olson, the Myth of the Millirem, 2004. See
[12] Cindy Folkers, Radiation Basics, 1999. See http://www.nirs.org/radiation/radiationbasics.pdf
[13] US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, published in
the Federal Register: Below Regulatory Concern Policy Statement 1990 establishes
that the US radiation standard of 100 millirems a year would result (at
government assessed levels of risk) in 1 in 286 people exposed suffering
fatal cancer. US regulations promulgated in the Code of Federal Regulations,
Chapter 10, Part 20 allow the public to be exposed to up to 500 millirems
a year from combined sources of air, water and sewage, raising the cumulative
level of risk, as assessed by that agency (which assumes a linear dose-response
relationship) to 1 in 57.
[14] Cindy Folkers and Mary Olson, Radiation and Children:
The Ignored Victims, 2004. See http://www.nirs.org/radiation/radiationandchildren.pdf
[15] National Academy of Sciences, Biological Effects
of Ionizing Radiation VII, 2005. Also, Cindy Folkers, US Panel Recognizes
No Safe Dose of Radiation, 2005. See: http://www.nirs.org/radiation/radtech/nosafedose072005.pdf
[16] See: http://www.nirs.org/radiation/tritium/tritiumhome.htm.
[17] US Department of Energy, Integrated Spent Fuel
Database, 1994.
[18] See High-Level Nuclear Waste Fact Sheet, 1997,
[19] See Low-Level Radioactive Waste Fact Sheet, 1992,
[20] Paul Gunter and Linda Gunter, et al, License to
Kill, 2000. See: www.nirs.org/reactorwatch/licensedtokill/LiscencedtoKill.pdf
[21] See news report posted at: http://www.closeindianpoint.org/articles/tjn_071103.htm
[22] Amory Lovins, Mighty Mice, Nuclear Engineering
International, December, 2005. http://www.rmi.org/images/other/Energy/E05-15_MightyMice.pdf
There are many other citations given by Lovins in his recent review article
on economics of nuclear power, see note #51.
[23] Nuclear Economics, Safe Energy Communication Council,
1992. This figure does not reflect full costs of long term waste disposition,
or any health impacts.
[24] Lovins, More Profit with Less Carbon, see note
[25] Jim Moltivalli, Catching the Wind, E Magazine,
January 2005. http://www.emagazine.com/view/?2176
[26] See http://www.eande.tv/transcripts/?date=092805
[27] Efficiency and conservation are not the same.
Conservation is the suspension of use – efficiency is wise use.
The opportunity to develop using energy efficient hardware, protocols
and strategies is the opportunity to avoid emissions through wise use
and relative reduction in overall demand.
[28] See note #3
[29] Sustainable Energy Blueprint: A Plausible Strategy
for Achieving a No-Nuclear, Low-Carbon, Highly Efficient and Sustainable
Energy Future. See: http://healthandenergy.com/sustainable_energy_blueprint.htm
[30] J. Deutsch and E. Moniz (co-chairs), The Future
of Nuclear Power, MIT, 2003.
[31] Seattle Times, April 28, 2006, Nuclear Power's
New Generation. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002958091_nuclear28.html
[32] On September 18, 2001 Mohamed El Beredei was quoted
in the world press admitting that if a jumbo jet hit a nuclear reactor
it would result in a Chernobyl level release of radioactivity and that
in fact, no reactor in the world could withstand such a hit. Unfortunately
it does not take an airplane to cause a major reactor accident as has
been portrayed in a number of dramatic presentations including China Syndrome;
Meltdown; 24 (2005) and West Wing. See also Frank von Hippel, Revisiting
Nuclear Power Plant Safety, Science 291:201, 2003.
[33] The USA relies upon a publicly administered insurance
program for nuclear power (the Price-Anderson Act) that provides a system
whereby all reactor operators pay in the event of any one unit having
a major accident – and a liability cap, beyond which the industry
does not have to pay. It is of interest that while an act of terror would
be covered by the program, acts of war are not. The Bush War on Terror
has neutralized all liability for the industry.
[34] Jan Willem Storm van Leeuwen and Philip Smith,
Nuclear Power: the Energy Balance, 2002 (revised and posted in 2005 with
updates at: http://www.stormsmith.nl/
[35] See Basic Info on MOX Fuel: http://www.nirs.org/factsheets/basicmoxinfo.htm
[36] Frank von Hippel, No Hurry to Recycle, May 2006
Mechanical Engineering.
[37] Margaret Meade and Rene Dubos, The Plutonium Economy:
A Statement of Concern, 1974 for the US Council of Churches, resulted
in a 1976 resolution calling for a moratorium on plutonium fuel use.
[38] Energy Policy Act of 2005 – Conference Report
-- http://energy.senate.gov/public/_files/ConferenceReport0.pdf
[39] Mary Olson, Nuclear Power: The Next Degeneration,
[40] See: http://www.mineweb.net/sections/energy/783025.htm
[41] Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Wreck, The Nuclear Monitor,
2006. See: http://www.nirs.org/mononline/nm643.pdf
[42] Plutonium does not occur on Earth except in trace
residues, where it is produced in tonnage quantities inside all nuclear
reactors that use uranium fuel. In the USA irradiated reactor fuel contains
about 1% plutonium.
[43] See note 41.
[44] Cogema is a partner in the US MOX fuel program,
ostensibly for the "disposition" of weapons grade plutonium
in partnership with Russia. AREVA is a full partner in the new Bush/Cheney
Global Nuclear Energy Partnership.
[45] See: MOX at a Nuclear Power Reactor Near You,
[46] Dr. Edwin Lyman – Public Health Consequences
of Substituting Mixed-Oxide Fuel For Uranium Fuel in Light Water Reactors,
1999. Nuclear Control Institute -- http://www.nci.org/k-m/moxsum.htm
[47] Summary of findings given in: http://www.nirs.org/reactorwatch/mox/nirsmcguirecatawbacontentions.htm
[48] U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "Severe
Accident Risks: An Assessment for Five U.S. Nuclear Power Plants,"
[49] French reactors off line 2004
[50] David Lochbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists
[51] See article by Amory Lovins cited in note # 9
[52] Renewables are Ready – a guide to teaching
about renewable energy, published by Union of Concerned Scientists.
[53] It should be noted that not all subscribe to the
necessity or value of experiencing peak oil – see Amory B. Lovins:
Winning the Oil Endgame, 2004. Cosponsored by the US Pentagon.
[54] Cindy Folkers: Hydrogen Production By Nuclear
Power, 2003. See www.nirs.org/
[55] See also, NIRS/WISE, Nuclear Power: No Solution
to Climate Change, published in the Nuclear Monitor, February, 2005 posted
at: http://www.nirs.org/mononline/nukesclimatechangereport.pdf