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|2009-07-09, 02:09
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Basically, the writers for the anime are stuck between a rock and a hard place, and we won't know whether they've managed to wriggle out until the anime series is finished.
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|2009-07-09, 02:53
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I give the episode a 7, as a VN player.
Honestly, I enjoyed the episode itself... but I agree with what Klashikari is saying a lot. Enjoyment factor was probably about a 8.5, but I just can't give it more than a 7 because of a nagging feeling in the back of my head because of all the stuff they left out.
Contradictory, perhaps... but I really have mixed feelings on both this and the first episode so far. At least we pretty much have to slow down now because of how much they covered in the first two episodes (something like 10-11 chapters? That's nuts.)
So yeah, still really looking forward to episodes but dreading what they'll cut all the same.
|2009-07-09, 03:23
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|2009-07-09, 03:29
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We only really need to know (for sure) their dead.
Now on a related note, is the Maria we see the Maria we know from the first episode. She seems different.
|2009-07-09, 03:30
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It is about on the edge of disturbing really. While the faces are in the shadows, they are not censored. The room is just dark in general. Someone put up the brightness form one frame...it is not pretty.
No bleeping either. Though I don't know of any words they may have tried to bleep.
And Maria is creepy when she wants to be creepy.
|2009-07-09, 03:32
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|2009-07-09, 04:57
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Just finished watching sub, I think it's better than I thought. Although they should at least develop or give more info about Natsuhi's background. That would help the audiences to know how precious it was for Natsuhi when Kinzo gave those speeches to her. Due to the lack of character background, it couldn't be helped that the audiences didn't feel any emotional attached to each character. Ah well, I think at this point I will treat first arc (five episodes?) as an introduction to the series.
But what really bother me is that out of five animes I've watched in this season. Umineko has the worst animation. Also, I agree that there should have a specific thread for VN readers to rant about anime adaptation.
|2009-07-09, 05:47
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Alright then.
The Bad:
1. The entire issue of Maria getting the letter and the umbrella was rather downplayed a little, considering of course that it's a very important issue not only for this instance but in the future as well. At the very least the adults didn't go overboard anal in treating her like the game, but it feels like they aren't treating this as serious as it really is. (because it is)
2. Somewhat exaggerated facial expressions, expecially Maria. The good thing is that the VA's managed to at least match their voices to the exaggeration, again especially Yui Horie's Maria. This way the exeggerated faces didn't seem to noticable and out of place.
3. Personally it's kinda retarded that they didn't have Krauss try to explain the situation behind the gold ingot he showed Natsuhi. As Klash said, this might just go over the heads of a lot of viewers.
4. Out of all the VA's who have had enough speaking lines I think, the one lowest of them all would be Maria Inoue's Jessica. Most of her lines in this episode felt flat and rather emotionless, a stark contrast to the amount of effort Yui Horie's putting in.
5. So... Shannon's boobs pressing and bouncing on George's arm, extended version? Do we really need to see that?
6. One major nitpicks for me: Shannon commenting on what she saw that night being ommitted. For Shannon, she actually comments on what she sees, but since they neglected to actually show what she saw or have her comment on it, all the viewers have to work on is the glow, and that's not really enough to realize much...
7. Is it me or is Natsuhi's ponytail of a different color than the rest of her hair?
The Good:
1. The pacing was definitely slowed down for this episode. Personally I feel it's still a bit fast but it's getting there. It might have been a good move to have had the lightning fast pacing for episode 1 since it got us this. Especially because...
2. With the pacing, they actually got the tensions of the situations very well. Granted it's not as heavy and oppressive as the game got in such a fantastic way, but it IS there. You could still feel the mood and the heaviness of the incidents and it reflects on the characters very well.
3. Thank god they kept most of Kyrie's conversation with Battler intact, especially the emphasis on "flipping the chessboard over." This is a very important scene, and anime viewers should keep in mind the things that Kyrie talked about.
4. Props again to Yui Horie, now I'm totally on her side. She's just a few notches away from delivering an utterly fantastic performance. This might become her best work yet.
5. Am I the only one who absolutely loved the fact that they used the same exact method in the game of showing snippets of what the characters were doing, without words being exchanged, just before all hell breaks loose? This was an excellent buildup of dread when you compare the music and what Shannon supposedly saw.
6. To those who thought differently about Natsuhi's conversation with Kinzo: that's actually a faithfully adaptation, plus that's pretty much everything we got for Natsuhi anyway. There's still a lot of character development for her and I just hope they adapt it for the succeeding episodes properly.
7. They actually showed a bit more gore than I thought they would, which is actually a pleasant surprise. The VN was terrific in showcasing the horror of the incident because it also forced you to imagine just what the hell happened here. They pretty much animated it exactly as I imagined the scene to be, and while it doesn't shock me as much as when I first saw/imagined it, it was brilliantly gruesome nonetheless. Also, doesn't the look of their teeth remind any VN players of a specific gore shot in the game?
8. The most brilliant thing about this episode was the final shot, showing Shannon wearing the ring on her left ring finger as George looks on in complete agony. Completely heartrending.
I'll give this a episode an 8. Yeah the same as what I gave episode 1, because they chose to omit and alter a few things I considered important, but excellently portrayed some scenes I found also important.
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|2009-07-09, 06:39
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And I know this sounds silly, but this anime is coming in the short episodic angles like in the other Naku Koro Ni shows, right?
I would think they might do the whole "do it only for 13 eps then come back" thing or intrigue the viewers again by giving us extra, original arcs. Much to the chagrin of the purists, but whatever. lol
|2009-07-09, 06:55
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Watch it at last. I will give 8 out of 10 since it's a little bit better than episode 1.
The execution could be better executed though, like Natsuhi could ask Krauss while he open the lock along the line like "Do you really believe there're 10 tons gold" something like that. Another thing is Eva is a little bit underwhelmed.
The rest is good. Hope it keeps getting better.
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Replace "antelopes" with "humans" and I think most of us would nod in agreement. But this is the first time researchers have found "intentionally misleading behavior in animals for the explicit purposes of mating." Ars Technica has a great overview of the study:
The four-year study looked at the behavior of topi antelopes (Damaliscus lunatus) in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. This area is dominated by a huge number of predators, including lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas, all of which prey regularly on antelopes. When topi detect a predator nearby, they often make snort-like alarm calls.
From February to March, male topi hold small territories through which receptive females pass to assess each male's mating potential. The authors noticed that, while a female in estrus was on a male's territory, the male would sometimes emit alarm calls, even in the complete absence of a predator. These false alarms are acoustically indistinguishable from true alarm snorts.
The authors set out to determine whether these false alarm snorts are simply predator detection errors, or if they function to deter the female from leaving the territory in order to secure more mating opportunities with her. The results overwhelmingly supported the authors' "sexual deception hypothesis." False alarms almost never occurred without a receptive female on the territory, the onset of the false snorts was highly correlated with a female's attempts to leave the territory, and, after emitting a false snort, males managed an average of 2.8 extra booty calls.
You may be wondering why females continue to fall for the lies of males. If this behavior evolved, you think females would also evolve to detect lies, right? It boils down to probability and consequences: Lies happen a lot less frequently than truthful signals, and believing a lie has less severe consequences (mating with a less desirable male) than ignoring a true signal (getting eaten).
This questions comes up a lot when you're discussing dishonest signaling, which actually happens more than you would think in nature. One of the more popular example is bluffing in fiddler crabs. Sometimes when a fiddler crab loses its enlarged claw, it will grow back a weaker, cheaper claw. While these claws aren't as good in fighting, they're just as good at intimidating other crabs. It's not worthwhile for crabs to check and see if another crab is bluffing, because the consequences of the signal being true are so large (getting the crap kicked out of your crabby self).
Still, it's very interesting that they've now documented this type of bluffing specifically in regards to sex. I have a feeling we'll see more examples of this in the future, now that researchers will be keeping their eyes open!
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I want to show for which proper and flat morphisms $f:X\rightarrow S$ of complex spaces with $n$ pure dimensional fibers (or locally noetherian, excellent schemes with n-equidimensional fibers) do the two functors $G\rightarrow f^{*}G\otimes \omega^{n}_{X/S}$ and $G\rightarrow H^{-n}(f^{!}G)$ agree?
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I like the idea of what Bizzam did with the run down on how to tank all of the ZA bosses and I think I will go through of all the tips and tricks I know for tier 5 and maybe even tier 6 bosses. Bizzam covered Hydross already so I will skip that one and go straight on to Lurker. I want to focus on what the tank needs to do more than a whole overview on the strategy of the fight.
Lurker has 3 main abilities that he uses in phase 1 and he melees for somewhat high damage on the MT. The first ability is called Whirl and it will hit everyone in melee range for 3k or so and do a knockback. Geyser is a random secondary targetting spell that hits for 3.5k and does a 10 yard knockback to the target and anyone near the target. Spout is on a strict 45 second timer and it will pretty much kill anyone who screws it up. It does a ton of damage and has a huge knockback. If the damage doesn't kill you, then the scalding water as you swim back to the raid will.
There are three platforms on the outside of the main ring in his room. In phase 2, adds will spawn – 2 archers on each of those outside platforms and 3 warrior mobs on the inner ring. Basic strategy is to kill the archers on the outside while you CC or tank the warriors on the inside and then you kill the warriors. After a certain amount of time or after all the mobs are dead Lurker will reappear and it is back to phase 1.
Everyone who has been into SSC has surely had someone accidentally fall into the water at some point and they will tell you that the fish in the water don't mess around. They are elite and they will mess you up real fast. But if you clear the trash on the platforms above Lurker's pool, then the water takes on an effect called Scalding Water and it kills all the fish. So if someone falls in after clearing the trash they don't get attacked by fish anymore but they will take 500 damage every 3 seconds from the scalding water until they get out. Thats not really a big deal to heal through so the tank just jumps right in and the healers have to heal through a little extra damage.
Back in the day when the top guilds were learning the fight, it wasn't obvious that clearing the trash killed off the fish, so a lot of the top guilds just did the fight with the fish in the water so you couldn't stick the tank in there. Which meant the tank was up on the platform and could get knocked back by whirl and geyser which meant you needed to have another tank #2 on threat.
From the MT perspective, this fight is pretty easy. You just hang out in the water and try not to move. The only dangerous part is that whirl and geyser can sometimes knock you out of line of sight from your healers so after a whirl or geyser if you notice that the rhythm of healing is broken or if your healers say something like 'omg you are out of line of sight!', then you are probably out of line of sight. You can fix it but moving forward a bit and jumping. For phase 1 there really isn't anything else to it. The OTs can just dps their little hearts out and wait for phase 2.
When phase 2 happens the adds spawn at the same spot every time and your raid leader should assign tanks to those spots. My guild sheeps the warriors and puts tanks on the archers to keep them from multishotting everyone. When doing that I like to stand on the spot where the warrior will spawn and hit it with a concussion blow before jumping to the outside platform. That way it won't go one-shot some squishy before the mage finishes casting sheep. When you are tanking the warriors, you will want to stand on the very edge of the ring with the mob facing the outside because can cleave and kill people. It also helps to yell at anyone who gets too close.
The moment Lurker comes back up after phase 2, he will start to spout again so it is crucial that the MT be in the same spot as always so that spout happens in a predictable way. If the tank is out of position then Lurker will start his spout in a wierd place and will catch a lot of people off guard. If you are tanking a warrior that isn't dead yet when phase 2 ends then you need to be ready to jump into the water to avoid spout even if the warrior is beating on you. They will hamstring the tank which makes it even more important that you are standing on the edge already since you won't be moving quickly. If you have to go into the water with the warrior, you need to be ready to pop your cooldowns to stay alive because you will probably be out of line of sight of your healers until the spout passes by and you can get back on top.
Its a pretty simple 2 phase fight from a tank's perspective and if you are lucky you will be rewarded with one of the best tanking weapons in the game – [item]Mallet of the Tides[/item]


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The Planning Process for Faculty & Administrators
The decision to retire is a very personal one and is based on many factors, including your family, career, and financial circumstances; eligibility for governmental as well as Barnard benefit programs; and your health. We hope that the information presented below will assist you with planning for your retirement. The following is only a brief summary; more complete information can be obtained from
The Human Resources Office,
Benefit plan documents, and
The links we have provided to informative web sites important to retirees.
As you plan for your retirement, and review these materials, please remember to consider these key elements:
Social security benefits remain a very important part of most people's retirement income, so it is wise to consider how those benefits can affect your decision to retire.
You should become familiar with the provisions of Barnard's retirement plan regarding benefit payouts.
If you have a personal financial planner, plan to consult with that individual well in advance of your retirement date to make certain that you understand your financial needs and options.
When Can I Retire?
Full Retirement Age:
Until recently, age 65 was considered the "normal retirement age," that is, 65 was the age at which you could begin collecting a full social security benefit and enroll in Medicare. You may still enroll in Medicare at age 65. However, your full social security benefit is now available only if you have reached your "full retirement age," or in the parlance of social security, your "FRA."
If you were born in 1937 or earlier, your FRA is 65. If you were born from 1938 on, your FRA is determined by a schedule based on your birth year. Depending on your birth year, your full retirement age may be anywhere between 65 and 67 years of age. Your full social security benefit will be reduced for each month you begin collecting your benefit before reaching your FRA. Conversely, you would be entitled to a greater social security benefit if you retire between your FRA and age 70, when you must begin to collect your social security.
Similarly, your Barnard retirement plan has provisions governing when and how you may start your benefits. We suggest strongly that you speak with a counselor at the company holding your retirement investments regarding the timing of retirement withdrawals. Contact information for both TIAA-CREF and Fidelity Investments follows.
Early Retirement:
You may be considering retiring prior to age 65. You may certainly do so, but remember that while you can begin collecting your social security benefit as early as age 62, if you do, your benefit will be permanently reduced because you are collecting in advance of reaching your FRA. Also, your benefit will be further reduced if you continue to work, earn money over a certain annual threshold amount and collect your social security benefit prior to reaching your FRA. Keep in mind that you will also need to understand how your benefits would be paid out from your Barnard retirement plan if you retire early. In addition, a decision to take early retirement will have an impact on the cost of your medical benefits until you reach your FRA. Please see the retiree health section of this document for further information.
Phased Retirement:
Barnard administrative staff may wish to explore the possibility of phasing into retirement. Phased retirements can be beneficial to both you and to the College. A phased retirement affords you an opportunity to retire from your work at the College more gradually than traditional retirement and gives your department time to hire and train a replacement or restructure if necessary.
A phased retirement could be accomplished by a mutual agreement among you, your supervisor and Human Resources. These agreements are subject to the operational needs of the College and are negotiated on a case-by-case basis. A phased retirement requires a written Agreement of Intent to Retire that specifies: (1) a planned decrease in work load and compensation, and (2) the intent to retire as of a specific date, generally within two years.
A phased retirement agreement could allow you to retain full employee benefits and, depending on your age, you may be able to supplement any decrease in your pay with monies from your Barnard retirement plan. These monies could be withdrawn without incurring a tax penalty when appropriate arrangements are made with the investment company holding your retirement account(s). If you are interested in considering phased retirement, you should speak with the Human Resources Department.
Faculty who wish to enter into a pre-retirement plan should contact the Provost. Accommodations are possible regarding waiving the provision about a return to teaching after an earned paid leave (e.g. a sabbatical) and converting time toward eligibility for a paid leave into a temporary reduction of teaching load before retirement.
Enrolling in Government Retirement Benefits
This information on government benefits is by necessity brief and is subject to change. These matters can be quite complex and are dependent on your individual circumstances. Please consult the Social Security Administration directly at the phone number and/or web address provided below for complete information. If you are working with a financial advisor to plan for your retirement, it is recommended that you include medical care in your discussions.
Social Security and Medicare Part A:
Contact the Social Security Administration by phone or online to review the monthly benefit for which you will be eligible on a given retirement date. The Social Security web site has a handy calculator that will assist you in determining the benefit for which you would be eligible, or you can discuss this with a representative on the phone. Social Security representatives are well trained and helpful. It is not an intimidating process!
Social Security will also assist you with enrollment in Medicare Part A (Hospital Coverage). Keep in mind that you are eligible for Medicare Part A on the first of the month in which you reach your 65th birthday. It is easy to enroll in Medicare Part A on the telephone, and it is recommended that you enroll when eligible, even if you are still employed. There is no premium for Medicare Part A coverage. You have paid for that through payroll deductions over the course of your working years.
Medicare Part B (Medical Coverage):
If you are covered currently by Barnard's medical insurance for active faculty and administrators, you will not need Medicare Part B until you stop working and your current Barnard coverage (for you and your spouse, if covered) ends. You will have an Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) and, if you are working, a Special Enrollment Period (SEP). We suggest strongly that you speak with a Social Security representative about enrollment dates that will apply in your particular circumstance as enrollment periods can be somewhat complex and very specific. If you are not covered by Barnard's health insurance or other private health insurance (through a spouse, for example) you will also want to make certain you understand how to enroll in Medicare Part B when you are eligible. As is the case for Medicare Part A, eligibility for this benefit occurs on the first of the month in which you reach your 65th birthday, but please consult Social Security regarding specific enrollment dates that apply in your circumstances.
Keep in mind that you will need Medicare Part B to enroll in Barnard's retiree health coverage, if you are eligible, or any private retiree medical coverage you might be considering, such as Medigap or Part D (prescription drug) coverage, so Part B enrollment is very important.
There is a monthly charge for Medicare Part B. For the majority of retirees, that premium will be $104.90 per month effective 2016; however, if your income in retirement will exceed certain income levels, your premium could be higher. If you miss the Part B enrollment deadline that applies to you, you could be subject to financial penalties when you do enroll. It is very important to enroll in Medicare Part B when you are eligible and your employment circumstances warrant enrollment.
Here are the relevant telephone numbers and web sites for further information about these important government benefits:
Social Security Administration – 1-800-772-1213
Enrollment for both Social Security benefits and Medicare is handled through the Social Security Administration.
Medicare – 1-800-MEDICARE
Contact Medicare for general information and helpful online search programs to identify types of private coverage, such as Medicare Advantage, Medigap and Part D drug plans.
Information About Barnard Retirement Benefits
In addition to the benefits to which you may be entitled from the federal government, you may also be eligible to begin drawing from the contributions that Barnard has made for you to the Barnard College Retirement plan and those that you have set aside through a Supplemental Retirement Account. Depending on your age, years of service, and the health benefits coverage that you have as an employee, you may also be eligible to participate in Barnard's postretirement medical program. The details are provided below.
Accessing Funds from the Barnard Retirement Plan
If you have not already done so, we urge you to register on the TIAA-CREF web site to secure regular access to your account(s). The site provides several tools for your use in calculating retirement financial scenarios. The web address is www.tiaa-cref.org/barnard. In addition, TIAA-CREF representatives visit campus regularly to conduct retirement planning workshops and to provide one-on-one counseling. You may also contact TIAA-CREF directly at 1-800-842-2776 to make an appointment with a counselor to discuss retirement planning. There is no charge to you for this service.
Fidelity Investments, Inc.:
As of January 1, 2008, Barnard is also offering Fidelity as a retirement investment option. You will have complete web access to your fund accounts and planning materials through Fidelity's site. In addition, there are Fidelity workshops and one-on-one counseling available on campus. Fidelity's customer service number is 1-800-343-0860 and their web address is www.fidelity.com at work/barnard. As with TIAA-CREF, there is no charge to you for Fidelity's counseling services.
Look for mailings from Human Resources throughout the year with information on campus workshops and private sessions for both Fidelity and TIAA-CREF.
Post-Retirement Medical Programs
In order to qualify for participation in any of Barnard's post-retirement medical programs, you (and your spouse, if you want spousal coverage in retirement) must be enrolled in Barnard's health plan for active employees for at least a year immediately preceding retirement. Retiree medical coverage is not available to those active employees who have been insured elsewhere while working at Barnard – for example, through a spouse. The specific programs, eligibility requirements, and related premiums are described below:
Post-Retirement Medical Coverage for Retirees Aged 65 and over:
Retirees aged 65 and over who have worked at the College for 10 or more years, and are covered under Barnard's active employee plan at the time of their retirement are eligible to participate in Barnard's post-retirement medical programs.
Barnard provides medical coverage for retirees through One Exchange. Retirees may choose individual plans from a wide selection of Medicare Advantage and Medigap plans. Certified benefit advisors at One Exchange will assist each retiree in making a plan selection that best suits the retiree's needs. Additional information about One Exchange is available at https://medicare.oneexchange.com/barnardcollege and also via customer service at 877-389-2315.
One Exchange administers a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) that may be used to pay plan premiums and other health care related expenses for retirees. Barnard makes a quarterly contribution to the account in the amount of $825, the equivalent of $275 each month.
Post-retirement Medical Coverage for Retirees between the Ages of 62 and 65:
If you are between age 62 and 65 when you retire, and you have completed 10 years of service, you are eligible to participate in Barnard's post-retirement medical programs. From the time of your retirement up until your 65th birthday, Barnard will enroll you in its active employee plan or its closest equivalent. You will be responsible for paying 50% of the premium. Effective January 2016, half of the monthly premium for Barnard's active employee health coverage is $426.45 per month. Once you turn 65, and become eligible for Medicare, you must then switch to either of the retiree medical options described above. If you choose not to participate in this program when you retire, you will not be eligible to re-enter Barnard's postretirement medical program until you reach age 65 and have enrolled in Medicare Parts A & B.
Post-retirement Medical Coverage for Retirees under Age 62:
The College provides access to post-retirement medical coverage for faculty and administrative employees who meet the "rule of 80". At Barnard, this means that you must be between the ages of 55 and 62, and have sufficient years of service that add up to 80. For example, a 55 year old retiree would need 25 years of service to qualify for post-retirement medical benefits. From the time of your retirement until your 62nd birthday, Barnard will enroll you in its active employee plan or its closest equivalent. You will be responsible for paying 100% of the premium. Effective January 2016, the monthly premium for Barnard's active employee health coverage is $852.89. When you reach your 62nd birthday, your premium will be 50% of the then current premium cost, as described above. If you choose not to participate in this program when you retire, you will not be eligible to re-enter Barnard's postretirement medical program until you reach age 65 and have enrolled in Medicare Parts A & B.
Your Barnard Email Account
If you are a full-time member of the faculty or a full-time administrator who has retired from your position at Barnard, you may choose to keep your email account active. Such retiree email accounts are available upon request and will remain active for three years after your retirement date. You may extend your retiree email account in additional three year increments by contacting the Provost's Office if you are a retired member of the faculty and by contacting Human Resources if you are a retired administrator.
Library and Auditing Privileges
If you are Faculty Emeriti, a full professor who has retired from the Barnard Faculty and has been appointed to Faculty Emeriti status by the Board of Trustees, you may request to continue your library privileges at both the Barnard and Columbia Libraries. This access requires a Columbia ID, which may be obtained at Columbia with approval from the Barnard Provost's Office.
Other retired faculty and administrators have reading privileges in the Barnard library. Reading privileges require a Barnard retiree ID which is available through the Provost's Office for faculty and Human Resources for administrators. Retirees wishing to have access to Columbia Libraries may do so through the Friend of Columbia Libraries program. Information about this program is available at https://alumni-friends.library.columbia.edu/support/becomingafriend.html.
Retired faculty and administrators are able to audit most Barnard classes at no cost. Approval of the instructor is required, and some classes are restricted or may involve digital learning tools for which retirees do not have access. Retirees are encouraged to obtain the instructor's permission during registration week or during the first week of classes. There is, however, no formal deadline for registration. Retirees wishing to audit courses must have a Barnard retiree ID which is available through the Provost's Office for faculty and Human Resources for administrators.
Benefits That End With Retirement
Please be aware that Aetna dental coverage, long-term disability insurance, life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment policies end when you retire. You may continue your Aetna dental coverage under federal COBRA regulations for up to 18 months after your retirement date, if you pay the full cost of the coverage. The Human Resources Office can supply you with information. Please also note that benefits provided through voluntary payroll deduction such as TransitChek and flexible spending accounts will also end when you retire.
Useful Links for Retirees
www.ssa.gov – The official site of the Social Security Administration.
www.medicare.gov – The official Medicare site.
www.tiaa-cref.org – Register on this site for access to your accounts and for planning information.
www.fidelity.com – Register on this site for access to your accounts and for planning information.
www.aarp.org – American Association of Retired Persons
www.extendhealth.com/barnardcollege – This website provides information about health care plans available to Barnard retirees.
www.n4a.org – The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
As with all Barnard's benefit plans, those concerning retirement are subject to formal plan documents, which are available in the Human Resources Office. If there is a discrepancy between the plan document and information presented here, the plan document will govern. Barnard reserves the right to alter or end benefit programs at any time with or without prior notice.


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In the 1940s, Americans found a new way to love salt. Not simply for sprinkling on food — we'd acquired a taste for the mineral long before that — but for spreading on roads and sidewalks. Salt became a go-to method to de-ice frozen pavement.
Are invasive species killing us? This question must sound a little over the top if you think that invasive species are just garden pests, but history is filled with examples where they've killed humans.
A new prediction says 2017 and 2018 will see major Lyme disease outbreaks in new areas. This could lead to lifelong health consequences, so where's the vaccine?
At any moment, science gives us its best explanation of reality. It proceeds by rigorous tests of hypotheses through observation and experimentation.
The New York Times reports that most Americans believe that our climate is changing, and a majority of them feel that the combustion of coal should be scaled back. But, what lags in public opinion is the motivation to do very much else about climate change. Most people don't think climate change will matter to them.
Reports that the world's oceans showed a two percent decline in oxygen content over the past 50 years gathered a lot of press attention a couple of weeks ago. This was not the first time that oceanographers have reported human impacts on the marine environment, and it is not likely to be the last.
Most of the planet's freshwater stores are found in the northern hemisphere, a region that is changing rapidly in response to human activity and shifting climatic trends. An international team of scientists analyzed 147 northern lakes and found that many rely on nutrients from tree leaves, pine needles, and other land-grown plants to feed aquatic life.
For many of us, winter in the Northeast means cold temperatures and piles of snow, drifting through forests and across fields. It's hard to imagine that winter here could be different, but the prospect of climate change has scientists asking just what our winters might look like in the future – and how those changes might influence forest ecology.
One implication of the warm weather is that it attracts mice, which also harbor the ticks and bacteria that cause Lyme disease: 2017 is expected to be a very risky Lyme disease season.
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Zika virus could be transmitted by 35 mosquito species, including 26 previously unsuspected ones, according to a new predictive model created by scientists.
President Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday directing federal agencies to channel the wisdom of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in reconsidering an Obama administration rule that expanded Washington's jurisdiction over state and local waterways under the Clean Water Act.
The White House has decreed that for every new regulation enacted, two existing regulations must be nullified. Regulatory overseers are now assigned to every Federal agency that might consider adding a new regulation. What a mindless way to ensure the health and safety of society.
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New York's Eric Schneiderman and 10 other attorneys general have sent a letter to U.S. Senate leaders. The letter urges opposition to a bill that would eliminate states' authority to protect waterways from ships' polluted discharges, making it easier for non-native species to invade the Hudson River and Great Lakes.
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When Scott Pruitt takes the reins of the Environmental Protection Agency, we can expect him to dismantle federal environmental protections. Among the protections that he would like to roll back is the recent rule defining the "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act. Repealing this rule would cut the heart out of the Clean Water Act, effectively handing our waters back to big polluters. This should be resisted.
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text: « back to directory print Samuel Murumba Professor of Law 250 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 780-7577 | Email | CV Areas of Expertise International Human RightsIntellectual PropertyProperty Education LL.B. (Hons), Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda LL.M., Ph.D., Monash University, Melbourne Biography Courses Publications Noteworthy Dr. Samuel Murumba has taught at Brooklyn Law School since 1992 after teaching at Monash University Law School in Melbourne, Australia for many years. He teaches, writes, and serves on professional and policy bodies in the fields of intellectual property and human rights. He is affiliated with the Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law and is an Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship Committee Member. A member of the American Law Institute since 1995, and an adviser on the ALI Project on Intellectual Property: Principles Governing Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and Judgments in Transnational Disputes, Professor Murumba has also served as the Intellectual Property Section Editor of the Australian Business Law Review, and as a member of the Law Council of Australia's Intellectual Property Committee. In November 2011, he was elected to ALAI-USA (Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale). Professor Murumba has been actively involved in the mission of several organizations committed to human rights. In 2009 the Human Rights Watch Board of Directors honored him by electing him Emeritus Director, after serving as a member of the Board of Directors for twelve years. He serves on the Board's Policy Committee and the Advisory Committees of the HRW Women's Rights Division and the Africa Division. He has also served as a member of the New York City Bar's Committee on Human Rights and he is an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda. Related Links: Faculty News Curriculum


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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti believes his side can still win the Spanish La Liga title despite losing for a second time in four days as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Sevilla. Two goals from Colombia striker Carlos Bacca was enough to hand Sevilla a sixth consecutive league win after Cristiano Ronaldo had put Madrid in front.
Real now trail city rivals Atletico Madrid by three points as they beat Granada 1-0 at home. However, more significantly, Barcelona now have the title back in their own hands as they moved ahead of Real into second, a point behind Atletico, with a 3-0 win over Celta Vigo and they host Atletico on the final day of the season.
"We need to concentrate on our own games, it is true we have lost two games in a row and that is not good at this point in the season," said Ancelotti. "We need to believe that we can win it still. We are three points behind Atletico and two behind Barcelona, everything is still possible."
Real captain for the night Marcelo, meanwhile, admitted Madrid had taken a huge psychological blow in the past week having gone 31 games without defeat before Sunday.
"We created some chances, but we couldn't take them. That is football and all I can do is ask the fans for forgiveness and we will keep working," he told Canal Plus.
"Now there are a number of games that are like finals. It is obvious that the players have suffered a bit physiologically, but we can't give up on working to put Madrid where it deserves to be. It is difficult to do what we had been doing, continuing to win so many games in a row. We have lost two games that were key, but not the most important because we have many more difficult games coming up."
Despite gaining another three points on Real, it was an evening of mixed emotions for Barcelona as goalkeeper Victor Valdes looks to have played his last game for the club after suffering anterior cruciate ligament damage in his right knee.
"It is a big blow, but this team has lived through many in the past few years and we will keep going forward," said Barça coach Gerardo Martino. Neymar opened the scoring early on for Barça before Lionel Messi registered his eighth goal in four games to make it 2-0 before the break.
Celta came into the game in the second-half and substitute goalkeeper Jose Manuel Pinto had to make a fine double save before Neymar rounded off the scoring with his second of the night. However, Martino was not too critical of his side's flaccid second-half display given the impact Valdes' injury had on both the players and the atmosphere at the Camp Nou.
"I liked the performance in the first-half. We kept the ball, moved it around well, had penetration and our movement was good. In the second-half it wasn't the same, but I don't want to go into too profound an analysis because of the damage that had been done by the injury."


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The U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service is actively helping U.S. manufacturers be more competitive and realize their growth potential through exports. With a push from the National Export Initiative and the potential embodied in pending free trade agreements, there is room for yet more growth.
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As did many clergy, I faced a dilemma with this Sunday's message after the events of Friday's massacre of children.
For Advent this year, I had decided to do a series I called "From Barren to Baby" and speak of some of Jesus' ancestors, particularly those whose stories started with the barren woman scenario. I learned long ago that when a passage in the Bible begins to speak of a woman unable to have children, it is code for, "Pay attention!!! Something important is about to happen!"
So, we've looked at the Abraham-Sarah-Hagar saga and then at the very strange story of Judah and Tamar, filling in a few of the details between the two. Next Sunday, I'll speak of Ruth's journey from childless Moabite to grandmother of the greatest ever king of Israel. But today, I moved out of the ancestry line a bit and went to Hannah's story about the conception of Samuel.
We have three services each Sunday and I readily admit that our first service, very small in attendance and always accompanied by Holy Communion, is also my practice hour for the other two services. For the two later services, I use the screen to move my message from point to point so that the congregation can more easily follow, and more easily remember what we are talking about. The first service does not use screens other than to project an image appropriate for the season. However, I use my printouts of the visuals to direct my words and thoughts.
The slide below was intended as the last slide before my concluding remarks.
It turned out to be the transition point to connect the events in Newtown, CT with the birth of the Savior.I reminded us all that every baby born changes the entire world in some way or another. Some in huge, history-recorded ways, like Samuel and, obviously, Jesus. Some obscurely, but even so, every family is changed when a baby is born and when a family is changed, so is everyone around them, and so on. No one leaves this world untouched. I also reminded us all that the young man who brought this unimagined sorrow this past week was more than likely welcomed and loved when he was born, as was every child and adult who has now died as a result of his life. Each of them changed the world in some way, and left their own indelible mark upon it.
It is from broken, messy people that the Redeemer of the world emerged. It is because of their stories that we could indeed light the candle of joy today, for joy has nothing to do with happiness, and all to do with acknowledging the presence of God in the midst of our sorrows. We have not been abandoned. We continue to have the privilege of being the salt of the earth and the light of the world no matter what is happening around us or to us.
The Savior has indeed come, and in the time of preparation we call Advent, we may know that the light is getting closer.
Yes, there is immense pain, and it will never fully recede for those most closely affected by these events. But the darkness will not overcome the light. On that promise, we may stand, however shakily, and however shaken to our core by our tears. My prayers are with all who are feeling this so painfully.


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Do changes in the physical environment contribute to the evolution of mammals?
Fossils of Orohippus, an ancestor of today's horse dating from about 52-45 million years ago, have been found in in Wyoming and Oregon. Florida Museum of Natural History.
Barnosky: I think they do, but it depends on what scale of change you are talking about. There are many different scales of environmental change. Climate change is an example, Climate changes happen from year to year and decade to decade, over hundreds of years, over thousands of years, in hundred thousand year cycles, and over millions of years. In the work we have been doing it seems that the ones that affect mammal evolution at the population scale are probably very large time scales like the Pleistocene glacial and interglacial cycles, 1.8 million to 10,000 years ago. The mid-Miocene climate optimum, sustained for millions of years roughly 18 million to 14 million years ago, had very pronounced speciation in mammal groups.
How does climate change provide conditions for speciation?
Barnosky: Basically, when climate changes, species are trying to follow the climate that they are adapted for, so they move around the landscape to stay in the same climate space. When they do that, populations get left behind. These populations might get isolated enough to spur morphological (that is, physical) or genetic changes. You might get a species or population trapped in a place where climate is changing, which would induce a selective force to make them change or go extinct.
What do fossils tell us about mammalian changes through space and time?
Barnosky: One thing they tell us is that as you go through the past 70 million years, there are many times at which we get a changeover from one set of species to a new set of species. Those changeovers are called "faunal turnovers," and the things that contribute to them are both the evolution of new species and the immigration of species from other areas. These turnovers occur regularly throughout time. Mammal fossils also provide clues to the details about their history as they were affected by climate change and evolutionary factors.
The history of the planet can be divided into time periods that are defined by the mammalian species alive during these periods. Today we can sequence DNA from many fossil bones, providing us a glimpse into genetic changes that have occurred over time. Other tools include molecular clocks—determining when species diverged using DNA sequence differences—and morphometrics—measuring changes in physical features.
Can fossils help predict potential biotic effects of global warming?
Barnosky: Fossils are one of the best ways to predict potential effects of today's global warming. When we are looking at a change that's happening within a human lifetime, the first thing we have to figure out is the answer to "Is this within the natural range of variability of what had happened when humans weren't around?" The only way we can do that is to use the fossil records to trace communities back through time. In other words, delimit the bounds of what is normal and compare what is happening today with what is normal in the absence of humans. So that is one way they are essential. The other way to approach this is to study how these changes actually play out over a very long time scale so we can find analogous changes in the fossil record.
Humans are changing climate at unprecedented rates. What possible effect can this have on mammalian evolution?
Barnosky: I think basically most of the information we have about mammal evolution is that the speed at which it takes place is a little bit constrained. How fast can we have genetic mutations and how long can we maintain populations in isolation? These things play out over hundreds of thousands of years on the time scale. The kinds of environmental changes that humans have initiated have been playing out only over a hundred-year scale. I think the bottom line is that humans have changed evolution. The kind of selective pressures that we have put on mammals are so strong there is not going to be time to regenerate biodiversity. Mammal speciation does not occur that fast.
How can scientists arrive at various future scenario predictions about climate change effects on mammal species?
Barnosky: There are a couple of ways you arrive at predictions. One is to basically have models of how climate is going to change. We are beginning to understand the physiological and other constraints on various species relative to climate. Knowing that climate will change by x amount we can surmise that it will affect a species in a certain way. Another way to predict scenarios is to look at the fossil record. The most useful kinds of fossil record for this purpose would be where we can actually take an ecosystem today, obtain fossil deposits to trace history back through thousands and maybe tens of thousands of years, and then observe how those communities have changed and see whether there are more changes at times when there was climate change, and whether those are analogous to today's fast rates.
When population rises or declines during climate change does genetic diversity rise or decline?
Barnosky: It depends very much on the life history of the animal—what the animal did to survive. If you are an animal who does not disperse very much, like gophers, you would expect that as populations decline, genetic diversity would decline, because the fewer individuals you would have, the fewer genes you have in the gene pool. However, if you are a big disperser, like the voles, then what can be found by some of the studies is that as populations decline, dispersers from other areas join these populations, and that actually increases genetic diversity.
In Earth's history, were there many mammalian speciation events, and if so, was climate a factor in all of them?
Barnosky: There were many different speciation events, certainly just by virtue of the fact that we have about four thousand mammal species on Earth today. Each one of those is a speciation event, and for each one of those, there were almost certainly many more species that evolved but went extinct without making it into the fossil record. Are those speciation events clustered in terms of climate change? My guess is that at certain kinds of climate changes there were clusters of speciation events. What's important is how long the climate change lasted. The climate change 15 million years ago in the western United States is probably a good example of mammal speciation.
What have you learned through your research?
Barnosky: Probably the most important thing is that you have to pay a lot of attention to the scale of climate change and the scale of evolutionary change when you are talking at the population level and species level. Different magnitudes of naturally occurring climate change are key. When you do that you find that the short, less intense climate changes, that is a couple of degrees C, that are not maintained for more than hundred or a few thousand years will stimulate changes in populations but not necessarily stimulate speciation events. In order to get a speciation event, you have to move to a new climate state and stay there for many hundreds of thousands to millions of years.
It's important to note, however, that there is an ongoing debate in evolutionary biology about the influence of climatic changes on evolutionary processes. The "Red Queen" hypothesis claims that climatic change is less important than biotic interactions in causing evolutionary change. The "Court Jester" models see climatic change as a very important force in speciation.
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By incorporating a new generation of robotics, updated software, and the latest version of its groundbreaking Everest photorealistic printer, Rimage's new Protégé II DVD sets a new standard for serious duplication and publishing equipment.
Like its predecessor, the Protégé II is a two-piece affair with the PC sitting separate from the disc autoloading mechanism. Completely redesigned, the autoloader houses two CD-R or DVD-R recorders, vertical transport robot, disc carousel, and either a PrismPlus! thermal transfer or Everest II re-transfer printer. Depending upon the configuration, up to four autoloaders (totaling eight recorders and four printers) can be managed from just one console. The well-appointed system reviewed here came equipped with a Dell Pentium 4 running Windows 2000, a 15-inch flat-panel monitor, two industry-standard Pioneer 4X DVR-A05 DVD-R/RW recorders, and the spiffy Everest II. Make no mistake about it, however, the Protégé II doesn't come cheap: CD-R systems start from $21,450 and DVD-R from $23,850.
At first glance, the most obvious physical improvement over the previous Protégé is the new autoloader enclosure, complete with swinging front door, removable top, and hinged side access port. A welcome step up, the new housing will help to keep out prying fingers and reduce printing nightmares caused by dust and debris accumulating on disc surfaces. Like a lot of pretty designs, however, the new case still comes up functionally short. For example, its lid must be removed (and perhaps even be discarded) to allow side access for Everest II's ribbon changes, and attending multiple units placed side by side remains clumsy.
That aside, the unit's disc-handling system has undergone major and welcome renovation. With four deep holding bins in its carousel, the Protégé II now boasts respectable 300-disc capacity and—thanks to a new mail slot feature—can accommodate 400 discs when used in kiosk applications. Disc picking speed has also been boosted significantly, and the previously optional Perfect Print label alignment feature now comes standard.
Software Operation Many of Rimage's systems are integrated into custom applications using optional development tools that speak to the power and versatility of the system. However, in the more conventional desktop situations, users will be content to take advantage of the latest version of Rimage's included OfficeNet Software Suite. Thus empowered, the Protégé II operates either locally at the console or remotely across a network using the supplied QuickDisc client. It features a drag-and-drop interface to create common CD formats and UDF DVDs, copy existing discs (read using Protégé II recorder), attach labels, and juggle projects.
Perhaps QuickDisc's most impressive trick, though, is its multiplatform personality thanks to a native PC version supporting Windows XP, 2000, and NT, and a nifty Java version embracing Mac OS 10.2, Linux, and Unix. PC label creation is conveniently taken care of by the included CD Designer application, although other operating systems require using third-party software to generate PDF files. One time-saving feature is the ability to create a shared network library of standardized labels incorporating fields to be filled in (like any form). During testing, both versions of QuickDisc worked well, hitting most of the functional high points (although they are not as intuitive as they should be). However, the interface of the core production software running on the controlling PC desperately needs a major facelift before it can join civilized society.
Everest II: The Sequel In addition to its buff new body and advanced software, the Protégé II sports the latest and greatest Everest II disc label printer. Building on the success of its predecessor [See Bennett review, March 2002, http://188.8.131.52/emedialive/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=5191 ] the Everest II does a respectable job of addressing several first generation shortcomings by improving on its print quality and output speed while at the same time reducing consumable cost.
Like its predecessor, the new model uses re-transfer thermal technology to produce indelible photorealistic labels (black, grayscale, CMY, or CMYW) with a resolution equivalent to 160 lines per inch (LPI). Unlike CDs where silkscreening is the norm, quality offset printing is expected in the commercial DVD world. As it stands today, only the Everest II is capable of producing offset-level results on the desktop. Impressively, depending upon the type of image produced, label quality has perceptibly improved through the introduction of a more refined "best" mode and with advancements made to laying down light and solid colors, as well as with more consistent edge-to-edge printing. Room for improvement still remains, however, when it comes to color matching, text printing (which is still often grainy), black richness, and the imperative-to-use discs with pristinely clean surfaces.
Pay to Play Thanks to its more elaborate re-transfer system (that consumes both colored ribbons and transfer rolls), the Everest has historically been expensive to operate compared to competing thermal transfer and inkjet printers. To narrow this gap, rather than increasing the number of discs that can be labeled by each ribbon or roll, Rimage opted simply to lower the cost of each item. Currently, transfer rolls are priced at $80 (down from $92 to print 1,000 discs), black ribbons $49 (down from $74 to print 1,000 discs), CMY ribbons $125 (down from $185 to print 500 discs), and CMYW ribbons $140 (down from $199 to print 375 discs) each. After factoring in the price of the transfer roll, the cost is now 13 cents to print a monochrome black label, 33 cents for CMY, and 45 cents for CMYW color. All a significant improvement over the previous 17 cents, 46 cents, and 62 cents each respectively.
Over and above its unquenchable thirst for ribbons and transfer rolls, the original Everest also required using discs with specialized surfaces. The same remains true with the Everest II. As before, for labels to adhere properly, disc surfaces must possess certain mechanical and chemical properties. Crystal and inkjet surfaces work reasonably well, but by far the most attractive results are produced by smooth silver or white thermal transfer discs with coated hubs to allow for uninterrupted full-surface labeling. Disappointingly, the present range of suppliers for such media is still limited. Hub-coated CD-R media is currently available from SKC Media, Hi Space (MPO), and MAM-A (formerly Mitsui). Users can purchase DVD-R from Verbatim and MAM-A; hub-coated Taiyo Yuden media is still only on the horizon.
Be aware, however, that all hub-coated discs aren't created equal. For example, during testing, labels printed on MAM-A DVD-R discs proved perceptibly superior to those put down on similar Verbatim media. This is due to MAM-A's more thoughtful design that employs an entirely flat dummy substrate and extended reflective layer to avoid ringed shadows in the hub area. So expect to pay a premium for discs truly intended to take full advantage of the Everest II's impressive capabilities.
With the consumable price drops, the Everest II is now a fiscally credible contender for producing color labels (using non hub-coated discs). At 33 cents per CMY color print, the Everest II's output is now actually a few cents cheaper than that of Rimage's thermal transfer PrismPlus! (really only good for spot color work). Also, for full-surface high-resolution labels, the Everest II comes close to those produced by inkjets and without inkjet-printing's limitations (smudging, reduced packaging options, susceptibility to humidity, etc.). High-volume monochrome labeling chores, however, still strongly favor using thermal transfer units such as the PrismPlus! for seven cents a copy and MediaFORM's Spectrum2 at 5.5 cents (especially when combined with the option to use much cheaper lacquer-coated media).
Speed Improvements Compared to the original Everest, Rimage has significantly ratcheted up printing speed in the new model, but only depending upon the task performed. For example, due to software limitations, the Protégé II can't achieve full Everest II speeds when conducting print-only jobs. Under these conditions, with a CMY ribbon installed, the printer took a disappointing 99 seconds in its "best" and 76 seconds in "normal" (most likely to be used) modes with subsequent copies of the image taking the very same amount of time (Rimage advertises 60 seconds).
When labeling after writing, however, the story is much improved since the software takes full advantage of the Everest II's ability to begin printing on its transfer roll before the next blank disc is inserted. In this situation, labeling time can be as little as 35 seconds depending upon a disc's place in the queue. Rimage failed to include a full set of ribbons with the test system so it wasn't possible to establish monochrome black or CMYW operating speeds.
Of course, these numbers don't take into account disc handling or recording time. In the real world, to locally image and record ten identical 700MB and 350MB CD-R discs, it took the Protégé II 35 and 18 minutes respectively. Adding full-surface CMY labels only marginally increased these times to 37 and 20 minutes. As can be expected, 4X DVD-R throughput was much slower taking 2 hours 15 minutes and 1 hour ten minutes to process ten 4.7GB and 2.35GB discs, respectively. The addition of a label slowed this further to 2 hours 17 minutes and 1 hour 12 minutes respectively. And topping off the testing, it took 20 minutes to simply label 10 discs with the same full-surface image.
The Bottom Line With its well-balanced ratio of recorders to printers, excellent incremental scalability, the attractive redundancy of multiple optional autoloaders, versatile multiplatform control software, and its peerless DVD label output, the new Protégé II is a genuine digital studio thoroughbred. Of course, it also has the usual accompanying quirks—a trying personality at times, occasional software bugs, case design that still needs work, and the inevitable high capital cost. But all in all, it's the best in its class.
For More Information Contact:Rimage Corporation, www.rimage.com$23,850 (DVD-R); $21,450 (CD-R)
System Features (as reviewed): • Dell Pentium 4 running Windows 2000 • Two Pioneer DVR-A05 DVD-R/RW drives• Everest II printer


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