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No husband? No problem! Famous moms – Teri Hatcher! Kate Hudson! Jenny McCarthy! – do it all on their own
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Bob DeFelice stood in the batting cage at the Red Sox minor league camp in Ocala, Fla., nervous, sweating, and not knowing what to expect from the authoritative voice analyzing his swing.
DeFelice, beginning his 45th season as the head baseball coach at Bentley University, at the time was a promising catching prospect out of Winthrop High and Boston College.
On that day in Ocala in the mid-1960s, he was being scrutinized by Ted Williams, and the legend characteristically didn't mince words.
"He asked me what my name was as I'm popping up, hitting weak grounders, and swinging and missing — boy was I shaking — and Ted said I should be back in Boston selling fruit," recalled DeFelice, the first and only varsity baseball coach at Bentley.
"But he mesmerized me when we talked about hitting during lunch break. He was about 46 or 47 then and just had back surgery, and he could still step in the box and give a hitting clinic. I idolized him."
So in the spring of 1969, when the new Bentley uniforms were delivered, DeFelice chose jersey number 9 in honor of Williams.
DeFelice has worn the single digit since the year Richard Nixon started his first presidential term, man first walked on the moon, and the New York Mets were dubbed "amazing."
His first game as Bentley's coach was April 21, 1969, a 3-2, 11-inning win over Boston State. Last Friday, the Falcons opened their season at the University of Tampa, facing the fourth-ranked Division 2 squad in the country, and pulled off a 5-3 upset.
It was the 684th victory for DeFelice, third in wins among Division 2 baseball coaches in New England behind Frank Vieira (1,127 at New Haven, 1963-2006) and Jim Stone (803, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1967-2003).
"It's hard to believe but here I am with more energy, more competitive fire, and more drive than I had 20 years ago, and that comes from being energized by my players and the Bentley community," said DeFelice, the school's athletic director since 1991.
"I'll be 71 on May 17 and I hope I'll be on the field that day, because it will mean we're in the postseason playoffs."
His teams have finished in the top half of the Northeast-10 Conference 20 times in the past 32 years.
The Falcons, 28-23 a year ago, will open their home schedule at Robert DeFelice Field on March 20 against Northeast-10 foe Stonehill. The Falcons will sprinkle in 12 more games down South first.
Garry Keil, a senior on that first Bentley team, has thrown batting practice for the Falcons every year since his graduation, even traveling home during his time in the Army from 1969 to '71 to help his former coach.
"Bob's been loyal to me and so I've been loyal to his program. He loves Bentley and loves what he does," said Keil, who played baseball at Newton High.
"Bob turned 27 that season and on his birthday we beat Clark, 21-19. I was playing second base and came in to pitch when we were way behind and I got the win.
"After the game we ended up at the Chateau in Waltham where we had our usual postgame steak dinner," said Keil, who threw BP last weekend at Tampa. "It was a learning experience for him back then and a unique situation. We had no home field, no recruits, and we still went 9-4 because we were a real team that pulled for one another."
DeFelice's current starting second baseman, senior Logan Gillis of Merrimack, N.H., expressed similar admiration.
"Coach is great with the fundamentals but even more important he teaches us to respect the game because of his passion for it," said Gillis, who starred at Lawrence Academy in Groton. "He's straightforward and he always has your back."
Gillis was one of four Falcons — along with pitchers Lamarre Rey, a senior from Lynn; Connor Root, a sophomore from Nashua; and J.P. Ashline, a senior who played at Acton-Boxborough Regional — who were teammates last summer on the Futures Collegiate Baseball League champion Nashua Silver Knights.
Ashline pitched four strong innings in the win over Tampa, while Gillis was hitting .500 (6 for 12) after last weekend's Florida swing.
DeFelice, so talented that he caught as a 15-year-old in both the Boston Park League and Intercity League, is a strong proponent of summer baseball for his Bentley players. He is a member of eight halls of fame, including for those leagues, Bentley, and Winthrop High.
"I know summer ball made me a better college player," said DeFelice, a three-sport athlete and baseball captain at Winthrop, where he was the varsity football coach from 1970 to '86.
In that role, he guided the Vikings to a 101-65-2 record and two Division 2 Super Bowl wins. His teams posted a 33-game winning streak 1981 to '83. His brother, Frank, was longtime football and baseball coach at Swampscott High.Continued...


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Mozilla has launched its Extend Firefox 3 contest, with some cool prizes in the offing, including a MacBook Air.
The purpose? To encourage additional and improved add-ons for Firefox, of course.
It's similar in many ways to Atlassian's bounty program, which is giving away six $5,000 bounties for individual plug-ins built for Jira, Confluence, and its other software.
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It hardly needs to be said that Booth staff and readers have a higher tolerance for raw, authentic beats and rhymes than your average listener, but the title of Pro'Verb's first feature nonetheless gave me pause; could the DMV native really be Too Hip-Hop for us to handle? Having given the record a listen, … Read More


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In recent years, the Visual Fringe has grown because of the amazing artists who showcase their work, a dedicated Visual Fringe team, fabulous support of the Fringe Staff. Anything you see hanging on the walls or placed somewhere in the Orlando Shakespeare Theater – be it paintings, drawings, photographs, ceramics or sculptures – is part of Visual Fringe.
2013 will be another exciting year for Visual Fringe with all types of artwork being shown. The addition of a 13000 sq/ft warehouse space on Alden Road, installation art, the weekend arts market and the artist-created miniature golf will make this the most exciting Visual Fringe of all time! The main focus of the Visual Fringe is to allow an outlet for artists to push beyond their usual medium, subject matter and comfort zone to bring true uniqueness to this exhibition and foster the celebration of creativity.
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Yesterday's council by election in Westbourne ward on Brighton & Hove Council, was the 53rd and final southern by election of 2011.
In all, Labour won seven of the 53 contests that took place in the south this year, although in nine of those contests we failed to put up a candidate. Two of the victories were in safe Labour seats, but the other five were important gains from both the Conservatives (in Camborne & Redruth, Stroud and Great Yarmouth) and the Liberal Democrats (Bristol North West & Norwich South).
These relatively modest set of gains can be explained by the propensity of the seats that fell vacant to be "safe" for the party which held them: two thirds of the seats contested stayed in the hands of the party that held the seat. Where Labour was second in a seat, we either won it or maintained a second place in the poll. Indeed, in two of our gains we came from 4th and as far back in the field as 5th place to claim victory.
The first by elections of 2012 have already been called, with Labour's Roger Sterry defending a seat on the Forest of Dean BC (Conderford West) and Roma Mills (a former PPC) seeking to gain Batchwood on St Albans DC from the Lib Dems.
In May a number of local authorities will contest local elections, with a number of Labour groups well placed to take control (Reading, Thurrock & Southampton spring to mind). And we shouldn't forget the Police Commissioner elections in November (or the Mayoral ballot planned in Bristol).
All these elections are important, and Southern Front continues to challenge local parties in the South to ensure they contest as many scheduled election contest as possible. It is understood that in "all out" elections this isn's always possible, but there really isn't an excuse when it comes to local by elections. A candidate and ten supporting signatories isn't that much to ask, surely?
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Environmental Impacts of Electricity Generation |
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The behaviour of the main economic actors, including states, consumers and industry, has been changing in recent years as their awareness of environmental damage resulting from human activity (such as global warming, acid rain, depletion of the ozone layer) has grown. The commitments made at the international conferences in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and in Kyoto in 1997 reflect the political importance attached to environmental policy. Political choices have to be made, especially in the industrialised countries, to control the emissions of greenhouse gases. Some countries already apply fiscal measures, or "eco-taxes", to polluting industries; Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway and Sweden have opted for such a policy. However, the implementation of any such tax is aimed at reducing or compensating for environmental impacts. Thus, it requires the emission levels, the related impacts and the induced costs to society to be well established. The progressive reinforcement of regulatory standards is another illustration of the relationship between politics and the environment. The requirements of consumers regarding environmental performances are becoming more and more stringent. They expect comprehensive information from industry, backed by independent parties, allowing a rational examination of potential impacts. All energy sectors have been making efforts to reduce their associated environmental burdens, in particular with the implementation of new technologies. The French nuclear industry has always put a premium on environmental and health protection. In particular, it should be highlighted that, although releases from nuclear activities have always been far below authorised limits, the French nuclear industry has been devoting considerable energies to reduce further the environmental impacts. Working groups on the environment have been set up by the French nuclear organisations Electricité de France (EDF), the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Cogema, ANDRA and Framatome. These groups have the task of assessing the environmental performance of the nuclear energy sector and comparing this performance with that of other energy sectors. The importance attached by energy industry organisations to the environment is also illustrated by the environmental audit campaigns launched by various utilities, and which also involve their subcontractors. Within the last decade substantial progress has been made, notably under the political impetus which exists in Europe and the United States, to identify and quantify the social and environmental impacts connected with the production and consumption of energy, and to assess the related costs. In 1995 the US Department of Energy (DOE) issued a report on the external costs and benefits of different fuel cycles. The European Commission, recognising the necessity for a debate about the environmental and economic effects of energy use, launched the ExternE Project in the early 1990s. A first series of reports was published in 1995 concerning the coal, lignite, gas, oil, nuclear, wind and hydropower cycles. The methodology was then applied to a wider range of fuel cycles, and in 1998 the results of national implementation programmes were issued. The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the main results of various studies and to analyse the methodologies used to compare different fuel cycles (coal, gas, hydro, nuclear, wind). The scientific and economic information contained herein stems essentially from:
Comparing Fuel Cycles Methodology Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) This approach has been developed to support the evaluation of measures for the reduction of ecological impacts. It involves quantifying all the physical interactions between the environment and a system aimed at fabricating a product. The LCA seeks to evaluate all the emissions and consumptions at all stages of a production cycle, from the extraction of raw materials to the disposal of waste. The interactions usually considered include the consumption of raw materials and energy, land occupation or loss, emissions to air and water, thermal releases, waste, noise, odour, etc. The accounting of material and energy fluxes is not only performed for the activities directly linked to the production of a given product, but also for "upstream" or "downstream" activities (e.g. activities which are required for the fabrication of the equipment and for the dismantling of the related facilities). The environmental impact assessment then requires the qualification of such indicators, but LCA studies tend not to be specific on impact calculations. This step has not yet been harmonised in the framework of LCA studies, due notably to the complexity of modelling the transfer and exposure mechanisms, and also due to the difficulty of weighting and aggregating the selected indicators. Impact-Pathway Methodology (IPM) This methodology has been applied in, for instance, the framework of the ExternE project to assess the external costs related to electricity generation. IPM describes the route by which emissions generated by the reference technologies travel in the environment, potentially to impact on humans. This approach requires a review at each step of the various fuel cycles of any possible releases to the environment, and their mode of transfer to the public and workers. Inclusion of site-specific factors is one of the major features of IPM specific locations are identified for all the fuel chain activities. All the stages (construction, operation, dismantling) (Ref 14) are generally considered, as well as normal and accident conditions. Unlike LCA, IPM has not generally been applied to upstream or downstream activities. The implementation of IPM also requires modelling of the transport and chemistry of emissions, which is often complex (for example, the formation of ozone from nitrogen oxides by photolytic reactions). The second difficulty lies in the modelling of the exposure of the population and the resulting impact (response). In particular, epidemiological studies have not yet resolved the risks from low level exposure. Cautious assumptions regarding the choice of exposure/response functions have been made, as described below. The IPM generally considers geographical and temporal divisions to capture impacts as exhaustively as possible. Each set of effects are classified according to:
A comparison between different fuel cycles is possible only if common boundaries have been used in the analyses. As detailed below, this is not always the case. In particular, long-term impact assessment for fossil fuel cycles is still a weak point. Once the impacts have been assessed, one can wonder if it is possible to determine an economic equivalent of the detriment involved, in terms of money. One way of assessing such values is to measure the individual willingness to pay for improvements, or willingness to accept drawbacks. The "willingness to pay" approach is followed in the framework of the ExternE project, allowing an evaluation of the external costs for scenarios representative of each fuel cycle. Once monetary valuations of externalities have been made, it is of great importance to assess the methods of implementing economic measures which could drive the economy towards the economic (welfare) optimum. Several tens of indicators or impacts can be identified to analyse the detriments of fuel cycles. Overall, four families of indicators emerge: Public health impacts, due to:
Occupational health impacts, due to:
Local and regional environmental impacts, including impacts on agriculture (yield losses), forests, fisheries, hunting areas, materials (building degradation), visual intrusion, loss of land and of recreational areas (due to the installation of the fuel cycle facilities), modification of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, etc. Global impacts, including:
A given fuel cycle does not necessarily involve all the impacts mentioned. Preliminary analysis allows the impacts which are likely to be negligible to be determined, so that a list of "priority impacts" can be established for each fuel cycle. Identification and Quantification of Basic Indicators The following analysis is restricted to the indicators that have been regarded as being of major importance in terms of impact. Those indicators are based on real emissions from typical fuel cycle facilities of different energy sectors (coal, nuclear, gas, hydro, wind). Emission of Radionuclides Radioactive gaseous effluents (see Figure 1) also affect the coal fuel cycle, as radon is released during coal extraction. However, the few studies conducted on that topic (Ref 9) have shown that direct emissions of radioactive elements are very low. Life cycle assessments take into account indirect radioactive releases due to the consumption of energy from nuclear power plants, i.e. that required for the fabrication of the facilities in the front end of the coal fuel cycle. Converted into environmental or health impact, this indicator is a minor contributor compared to chemical pollutants. Figure 1 shows a comparison between direct radioactive releases from the nuclear fuel cycle and direct/indirect radioactive releases from the coal fuel cycle. Atmospheric Emissions of Pollutants and Chemical Toxicants Nuclear Fuel Cycle Generally, emissions of chemical pollutants have not been taken into account because they have been regarded as producing a marginal impact. Such releases are mainly indirect releases (in particular emissions of CO2, NOX, SO2 from activities such as construction or transport of materials from one site to another). Information on this point is however available from LCA studies performed notably in Sweden (Ref 6) and Switzerland (Ref 9). Complementary data on direct releases can be found in studies performed by the French nuclear organisations (Cogema for mining, conversion and reprocessing, EDF for power generation) (Ref 11). Coal and Gas Fuel Cycles Hydro and Wind Cycles Figure 2 summarises the maximum values proposed in quantifying the chemical emissions associated with the nuclear, coal, gas, hydro and wind cycles. CO2 emissions are displayed separately in Figure 3. The emissions of chemical pollutants for the wind and hydro options are less than 0.008 g/kWh (for all pollutants). Examining Figures 2 and 3, the nuclear, wind and hydro cycles clearly stand out. Release of Chemical Liquid Effluents to Water Ultimate Waste Even if such a facility does not exist yet, impact assessments have already been published considering radionuclide releases from the repository (from normal evolution of the site, and from abnormal situations such as human intrusion). For example, an assessment performed in the framework of the Everest European Project for normal evolution of the site indicates a maximum individual dose (Ref 15) of 2 x 10-4 mSv/year. Even if such studies need to be refined as the repository concept progresses, the order of magnitude obtained so far is clearly very low. In the case of other energy options, the disposal of ultimate waste has not been studied thoroughly. However, one should remember that while the toxicity of nuclear waste decays, this is not the case for the toxicity of chemical pollutants, which remains constant. An IAEA study (Ref 16) (see Table 3) points out that various energy chains are likely to exceed the concentration limit of chemical toxicants defined for the nuclear industry in their own waste management. It should also be noted that the production of electricity by French nuclear power plants leads to about 1 kg of radioactive waste per year per inhabitant, of which only 5 grams are high level wastes. The mass of radioactive waste is 100 times smaller than that of total industrial toxic wastes. Other Burdens Quantification of Impacts The transition from quantified fluxes to impacts requires sophisticated models designed to describe complex mechanisms such as the dispersion of pollutants. Identical timespace grids have to be used in order to allow comparisons between the different fuel cycles (local/regional/global models valid for the short/medium/long terms). Moreover, exposure scenarios must be identified (for example, location and size of the population reference groups, age distribution). The IPM is fully consistent with such an approach, unlike LCA studies when considered individually. The definition of "exposure/response" (E/R) functions is crucial for the evaluation of environmental or health impacts. Important work has been devoted to the assessment and the reliability of these functions in the framework of the ExternE project, including analysis of uncertainties. These relations are generally derived from epidemiological studies. But the quantity and the quality of data on response mechanisms vary considerably between the different pollutants. One should in particular emphasise the importance (and the remaining uncertainties) of recent epidemiological data on nitrate and sulphate aerosol effects. First of all, no consensus has been reached within the scientific community that would allow a clear choice of a specific model. For example, the choice of a linear model without threshold to represent the biological response to low dose exposure (to chemical products, particles, radiation, etc.) is a matter of controversy. In the framework of the ExternE project, linear E/R functions have been assumed for all types of emissions, introducing uncertainties for some pollutants (especially nitrates and sulphates). Thus the current process consists of assessing the collective dose (expressed in "man-Sieverts") and linking this dose to the cost induced. This method, based on collective dose, may over-emphasise the cost of low level doses, as has been confirmed by recent epidemiological studies. These difficulties explain why most LCA studies limit their scope to the identification and quantification of emissions. Since it is impossible to provide details on all the potential effects, we have selected some relevant impacts, which will be discussed in conclusion. Health Impact
As an illustration, Figure 4 and Figure 5 (Ref 1), (Ref 2) allow a comparison between the coal, gas, hydro, nuclear and wind cycles regarding occupational and public health impacts. The selected indicator in this case is the number of deaths per TWh of electricity produced (accidents and mortality). The dominance of the coal cycle for this indicator is due to the public health impact of emissions of nitrates and sulphates (Ref 2). Global Warming Although the rise in greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere has been well established, the effects on climate, the subsequent damage, and the kinetics of its occurrence are more uncertain. However, it is well known that a slight increase in the mean global temperature (a few degrees) would modify considerably the face of the Earth, in particular with a rise in sea levels. But global temperature change and the related consequences are currently (and perhaps for the long term) the subject of scientific debate and controversy. The available results of the related studies have to be considered with caution. The ExternE analysis (in particular for the French situation) has been essentially based on the study prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (Ref 18), the most recent and comprehensive study in that field. The external cost has been assessed to be in the range of 18 to 46 euros per tonne of CO2 equivalent. Another way to take account of the burdens of environmental or health impacts is to set physical limits by law. In fact, this is the approach followed by the international community with respect to greenhouse gases, through the Kyoto Protocol. The method of implementing this protocol (through various economic means) leads to monetary equivalents of the burdens. In mathematical terms the implicit level of the burden is the "dual" value of the constraint (see section "Valuation" below). Major Accidents A study published recently (Ref 3) concerns only the nuclear fuel cycle and is based on the assumption of a core melt accident. The public aversion to hazard has been taken into account, leading to an increase in the external costs by a factor of about 20. In that case, the external costs range from 0.01 to 0.46 euro mills/kWh (1 euro mill = 0.001 euro; 1 euro = US$0.95). These figures are the outcome of very careful accident assessment corresponding to a realistic and very low probability of occurrence (» 10-6/reactor.year). Valuation External Costs (Microeconomic Level) External costs are, at this microeconomic level, powerful tools for driving the market towards the optimum. In the "perfect world" where the standard hypotheses of neoclassical microeconomics apply, the optimum taxes to be applied to the sources of the burdens are equal to the external costs. If some of the goods affected by the burdens previously cited are marketable, they are easy to value (such as crops, building materials, etc.). However, this is not the case for human life and ecological systems. Economists have developed several concepts aimed at proposing monetised values for non-marketed goods. In the framework of the ExternE project, the assessment of external costs associated with human health is based on the "value of statistical life" (VSL). The VSL has been assessed at 3.1 million euros (1995 value) using methods determining the individual "willingness to pay" (WTP) for reducing the risk of dying. The valuation of morbidity is usually based either on individual WTP, or on statistical data coming from insurance companies or welfare organisations (hospital admissions, restricted activity days, etc.). Studies which have led to the costing of global warming impacts to between 18 and 46 euro/tCO2 eq (Ref 18) are not detailed here. However, to summarise the main assumptions used:
It is important to remember that all these evaluations heavily depend on the discount rate assumed. Since the choice of a discount rate value is widely debated, most of the studies are parameterised using 0%, 3% and 10%. The external costs assessed in the framework of the ExternE project for the nuclear, coal, gas, hydro and wind fuel cycles are presented in Figure 6. These results correspond to a discount rate of 3%. In order to appraise the importance of external costs, it is necessary to link them to the production costs (Figure 7). The results of a perspective study, published in 1997 by the French Directorate of Gas, Electricity and Coal (DIGEC) of the Ministry of Industry compares the competitiveness of various power generation systems (for a 5% discount rate, advanced technologies, and baseload operation). These results (Ref 19), (Ref 20) are summarised here:
The calculations and results presented here must be treated with caution. However, some broad conclusions emerge when comparing external costs and production costs. The nuclear fuel cycle has by far the lowest external cost (<0.6 euro mills/kWh), amounting to a small fraction of the internal cost (a few per cent). Hydro (£ 6 euro mills/kWh) and wind (£ 5 euro mills/kWh) have externalities which are a sizeable fraction of production costs. The external costs for gas, despite a large uncertainty (2055 euro mills/kWh), are comparable to the production costs. The uncertainty is even larger on the externalities for coal (69213 euro mills/kWh), but they may exceed the production costs (by a ratio of about 7:2). However, handling these values requires the greatest caution. They are not necessarily directly comparable, since the individual assessments may not be based on the same bibliographical sources, the same countries, the same scales of time or space, and they do not always cover all the stages of the fuel cycles. The structure of these costs is detailed in Figure 8. It should be first noted that the contribution of major accidents to the nuclear fuel cycle external cost reaches 50%, while it has been neglected for the other cycles (due to a lack of studies in that field). Although this ratio may seem significant, one has to keep in mind the very low absolute value of that item, which is assessed in a very cautious way (using a factor of 20 as quoted above). The cost related to public health is important in the case of fossil fuel (73% of the global cost for coal, 40% for gas). It represents 25% for wind and only 10% in the case of the nuclear fuel cycle. Hydro is characterised by a negligible public health externality. The contribution of occupational health impacts seems only significant for the nuclear fuel cycle, reaching 40% of the global cost (due to the strong influence of assumptions on collective dose, as we have seen above), and for the wind fuel cycle, with 20%, once more with very low levels in absolute terms. Environmental impacts are clearly dominant in the case of hydro (100%) and wind (55%); they only concern the local and regional areas. Due to significant CO2 eq emissions, global environmental impacts have an important weight in the external costs, since they reach 60% for gas and 25% for coal. It should be noted that the external costs for coal and gas are mainly due to the operation of power plants (rather than fuel cycle operations). Macroeconomic Assessment of Nuclear Energy and CO2 Emissions However, several difficult questions arise in the reality. The first one is the difficulty of applying appropriate measures for each electricity consumer. This difficulty is a very strong one if one wants to implement emission limits (as is the case in the Kyoto Protocol) at the country scale. However, the use of economic tools such as taxes and/or tradable permits is a powerful means to overcome this difficulty. In that case, it is generally possible to compute the level of taxes equivalent to a global emission limit. Other well known difficulties also play an important part. For example, possible initial bias in the taxation system, the (political) possibility of using or not using a given economic tool (and the rules to be defined for its use), the dynamics of the target, and the rigidity of capital stocks. In the case of greenhouse gases emissions it appears very difficult to assess the cost of the induced damages, and thus the level of the related externalities. Thus, a practical way to obtain an acceptable value is to start from the Kyoto Protocol, assuming that it is the best available reference of what the optimum for the planet can be. Starting from that point, it becomes possible to use an economic model to calculate the increase in tax on carbon fuels which would lead to the desired level of CO2 emission. A first assessment is possible using simple models linking energy consumption to energy prices. However, the most powerful tools are macroeconomics models, which can take account of changes in the whole economy, such as modifications in income of different economic sectors, including households. In this context, the CEA developed jointly with the Ministry of Transportation and Housing a world, multi-country, multi-period, multi-sector general equilibrium model, known as GEMINI-E3 (Ref 13). The most recent version of the model, GEMINI-E3/GemWTrap, has been especially designed to appraise the Kyoto Protocol according to several scenarios. For France, where 80% of the electricity in 1999 came from nuclear, it is not possible to reach the Kyoto targets only through the electricity generation sector. However, in order to ascertain the actual contribution of nuclear to the Kyoto commitment, an imaginary scenario of "nuclear moratorium" has been integrated into the model. Such a moratorium is, of course, not scheduled, the goal being to show the benefit from nuclear power. This scenario is based on the assumption that France would decide not to make new investments in nuclear power plants and would progressively decommission existing facilities. This model also allows assessment of the consequences for the French economy of fulfilling the Kyoto commitments with or without tradable permits and with or without domestic taxes. Those consequences have been assessed in terms of "welfare cost". Analysis covers the period 1990 to 2040. The GEMINI-E3 model allows us to conclude that countries like France which depend heavily on nuclear energy have a large advantage in terms of the economic consequences of fulfilling the Kyoto Protocol. This can be shown when examining the economic consequences of the most constrained situation (a nuclear moratorium without tradable permits). At the end of the assessed period, the price of electricity would multiply by as much as 3.5 times compared to the present level. Simultaneously the relative welfare loss (as a percentage of households final consumption) is about 3%; this loss would be 3 to 6 times that of other OECD countries in implementing the Kyoto Protocol. This loss is equivalent to about 760 euros (US$720) per household each year. The GEMINI-E3 model also allows the level of carbon tax (or the equivalent level of externality) in different situations to be assessed. At the end of the simulation period, this value would be about US$1000/tonne of carbon (i.e. US$300/tCO2). This rises to US$1600/tC if nuclear could not contribute to CO2 emission management. Thus, the use of such a macroeconomic model confirms the role of nuclear power as a very efficient tool for limiting the social cost of the Kyoto Protocol. In addition, it confirms clearly two major points:
Conclusion For electricity generation, each of the energy options previously studied has specific advantages. The choice of any option is clearly dictated by socio-political, economic and environmental factors. Within the last decade, interest in health and environmental impacts associated with electricity generation has grown considerably. Impressive efforts have been made by all energy sectors to reduce the associated burdens. The external costs and their structure highlight the present status of such efforts. The very low external costs of the nuclear option reflects a long-run process (several decades) implemented by the nuclear industry to minimise and internalise the effects of its activities. Such a process has led to emission levels far below authorised limits, even though these limits are very low and tend to become increasingly stringent. As previously mentioned, significant and efficient measures have been taken by the fossil fuel industry to reduce health and environmental impacts. Concerning external costs, the gas option seems to be significantly ahead of the coal fuel cycle. Efforts are obviously continuing to further improve environmental performance. The major contribution of fossil fuels to worldwide electricity production will continue, even if these options seem to induce higher externalities than the others. The fact that the gas and coal options are characterised by the lowest investment cost per kWh (according to a 1998 OECD study) is a possible justification for such a situation. The pollution issued from hydro and wind energy only affects the local and the regional areas (acidification, impacts on buildings and land). Indeed, the related effects are limited to the vicinity of the site location. The direct impacts of the wind option are mainly the noise and the loss of land. It is, for example, interesting to point out that it would require up to 20 000 km2 to reach present French electricity production capacity with the wind option (Ref 21). In comparison, the ground occupied by French nuclear fuel cycle facilities amounts to a few tens of km2. The impacts of the hydro option are in particular linked to the modification of land use (e.g. the loss or the gain of recreational areas). The waste issue has been thoroughly considered only in the framework of the French nuclear fuel cycle assessment. In this case, the waste management programme as envisaged by the nuclear organisations (especially ANDRA) should lead to negligible radiological impacts. Different scenarios have been studied, leading to satisfactory results. The economic valuation of these impacts has not been carried out yet. Equivalent work remains to be done for the other energy options. Disposal of highly toxic chemicals is one of the crucial topics. The nuclear fuel cycle clearly allows minimisation of CO2 emissions, thus taking the lead in combating the greenhouse effect. The health impacts resulting from the emissions of chemical pollutants such as SO2, NOX, nitrates and sulphates are also clearly reduced with the nuclear option. A macroeconomic assessment performed with an up-to-date model shows that the long-term commitment of France to nuclear electricity production is able to drastically limit the consequences of the fulfilment of the Kyoto Protocol, in terms of households welfare. Keeping in mind the above mentioned points, with their associated uncertainties, one can conclude that the nuclear option is not only a major actor in the worldwide energy market, but also a major contributor to the preservation of health and the environment. Significant and sustained efforts have been made to minimise its impacts through expenditures on improving safety, radioprotection and training, and on minimisation of the volume and activity of waste and effluents. These costs are already integrated in the generation cost. Such an "internalisation" places the nuclear sector in an enviable situation. |
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GOLIATH includes the entire 32 Gigabytes of content from Future Music magazine's VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT OF THE YEAR - COLOSSUS, PLUS an additional 8 Gigabytes of new content from the latest EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP collections, including the Sound On Sound magazine 5 STAR awarded EASTWEST/PMI BOSENDORFER 290 PIANO
"A monster amount of pro-quality sampled audio, fronted by a well-designed interface. Pounding through the patches rapidly reveals a wealth of well-recorded and cunningly processed sounds equipped with useful, velocity switched variations and bags of opportunities for applying your preferred MIDI controllers. Top-flight timbres that are ideal for use in songwriting projects, filmscoring and for more instant results. 9/10" - FUTURE MUSIC (September 2008)
GOLIATH includes over 180 INSTRUMENTS and over 600 PATCHES, including drums and percussion, guitars, basses, acoustic and electric pianos, keyboards and mallets, pop brass, orchestral instruments, choirs and vocals, ethnic instruments, new age ensembles, morphing atmospheres, synth basses, synth leads, and synth pads.
GOLIATH is the only complete collection that delivers professional quality instruments and sounds from the multi award-winning EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP production team.
GOLIATH includes the advanced EASTWEST PLAY software, the easiest to use, and most powerful sample playback software available including both 64-bit and 32-bit support so you can load many more instruments than current systems. There is no learning curve involved. Once installed you will be able to use GOLIATH instantly and the results will blow you away.
GOLIATH is the only HIGH QUALITY complete sound set in one package ever created, and includes over 180 instruments!
GOLIATH is a massive 40 Gigabyte (not Megabyte) Virtual Instrument that covers all of the basic musical genres, the way a keyboard workstation attempts to, except GOLIATH offers much higher quality instruments and dynamics than any keyboard available today.
GOLIATH is an indispensable tool that you will reach for time and time again when nothing else works, it will become your Swiss army knife of composing, plus it's GM compatible! You can expect the usual EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP exceptional quality in GOLIATH. Even if you own some of these instruments, you will love this collection. A good example is the Fender Rhodes. Despite the fact the Rhodes has been sampled many times, GOLIATH includes a unique vintage sounding Rhodes you won't find anywhere else. GOLIATH includes 15 Gigs of new sounds, a new award-winning 2 Gig Bosendorfer piano recorded in Europe, and 15 Gigs from the award-winning range of EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP titles (EW/QL Symphonic Orchestra, EW Steinway B Piano, QL Stormdrum, QL Guitar and Bass, QL 56 Strat, QL Hardcore Bass, QL RA, QL Brass, QL Voices of the Apocalypse), all newly programmed with superior sound quality.
Programming is kept very simple, and programs that utilize the mod-wheel are labeled appropriately. All programs have CC11 asan additional volume control. Many programs utilize auto sample alternation for added realism.
For touring musicians, this is the ultimate instrument to have on the road or in a club. GOLIATH has incredible instruments of every type (check out the complete list at the bottom of this page), for song-writing, filmscoring, multi-media production, in the studio, or on stage, GOLIATH is an indespensible production tool that has you completely covered.
Custom Congas, Distorted Beatbox, EW Studio 2 Ludwig Kit, Old Skool Electronic Kit, Radiostatic Anamoly, Rhythmic Synth FX, Tong Zi, Tambourines, Tibetan Bells
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The reviews and awards are from Goliath and Colossus, however all of the content in Colossus, plus more, is in Goliath.
"Goliath as a collection of sounds can't be beat. These are some of the most expressive and musical sounds out there, and there's no other one-stop sample player or library that comes close."
— KEYBOARD (August 2008)
"Colossus was the clear choice for our Future Music Magazine Virtual Instrument of the Year A.C.E. Award," said Editor-in-Chief James Rotondi. "Its massive, comprehensive library of instruments, coupled with its top-tier, pro-level sound quality, made it the stand-out all-around virtual instrument of the year.
"Quantum Leap's contention that Colossus covers all the basic musical genres is accurate, but in some ways, sells the collection short because there's a ton of valuable, but definitely non-basic, sounds. And while they hit on the "Swiss army knife" concept, frankly, I'd respectfully disagree. A Swiss army knife is practical and useful, but I wouldn't consider it inspiring. I found Colossus to be all three. Certainly, the luxury of a 32GB "ROM set" is something you don't find in typical keyboard workstations, and they're right about ease of use — although operation is simple, not simplistic. So does it have you "completely covered?" Well, nothing can ever cover everything you could ever want. But I've yet to find something that comes as close as Colossus. Playing the sounds is a joy, and one can't help but respect the obvious amount of work that went into creating this library. Overall, Colossus is a superb collection that puts the essentials — and more — in a convenient, well-rounded package that definitely delivers on its promise."
"There's no such thing as the last sample library you need to buy, since there are libraries that cover every category in great detail, and there will always be different varieties of everything. But this library is complete enough to stand alone. Given its vast range of high-quality instruments, Colossus is equally ideal as the foundation of a professional sample library and as a fill-in-the-gaps collection. While its $1000 list price is a considerable investment for most musicians, in this case I consider it a bargain."
"Quantum Leap Colossus is a virtual instrument that holds a massive 32 GB sample library, in an attempt to provide practically any instrument that any arrangement might call for. Colossus even features an enormous General MIDI (GM) sound set. Overall, the quality of the sounds in this collection is very, very good."
"I like the fact that there's no crap in this package, it's hi-end sampling all the way – whether you choose to use the instruments or not. Colossus is not only a highly versatile plug-in for composers, it's a deep well of inspiration for sound designers and music makers. Colossus comes highly recommended."
— EQ Magazine
"The price of 799 Euro sounds a bit high in the beginning. However, once you realize how much you would have to spend for the individual components (instruments) and that you also get a lot of extras, it's a bargain. A colossal high-end production with all sounds for all occasions. Quality 5/5, Creativity factor 5/5, Production 5/5, Booklet 5/5, Overall 5/5"
— PC & Music
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It is clear, the federal, state and county governmental agencies are intimidated by certain industries. So intimidated, they refuse to require clear and concise scientific data on human health dangers, or require them to implement least invasive procedures during production.
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President Obama's second term will bring more economic misery and record levels of unemployment. Our faltering economy will continue as a direct result of the president's vision/agenda/goal to "fundamentally transform" America into a socialist state. As witnessed by his first term, his policies do not appear to be geared toward improving our capitalist free-market economy, but more as if he wishes to tear it down and start over with something completely the opposite.
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My cat was about to kill this little rabbit. It's got fur and everything, but it's really small. I saved it. It was really cuddly. Will it survive if I let it go?
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Get a domesticated bunny. Wild bunnies don't tend to live very long in captivity. We had some baby buns in the front yard this year and I wanted to make them my own until I read about their life expectancy in captivity. They do love bananas though if it will eat from you. Give it a banana and set it free is my advice.
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My dog brought home 2 baby bunnies when I was a kid. We kept them, fed, played with for a month or so. Then set up a cardboard box out in the woods and let them go. Every now and then for several years we had adult bunnies visit our back yard. We could go up to them, and pet them for about 10 seconds, then they would hop off. It was really cool.
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