Yes, the demos are accepted as long as they are sent on the 15th of November 2008, before it is 23:59 anywhere in the world. You don't need to include d3dx9_30 in the archive.
"And so we go" :P Yeasterday I noticed that not entering at last something will be truly stupid, so I'm insanely coding a turn-based strategy game: over 400 lines per 2 days! Now it's technicaly done, but I'll try to get AI engine inside till end of today.
I switched to other account since marth 2010. Guess which.