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The New Theater 650 TV Tuner Solution from ATIby Josh Venning on 6/14/2006 4:00 AM EST
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soulader - Monday, October 06, 2008 - linkDoes anyone know if Theater 650 PRO support time shifting?? pause live tv etc..
thank you. Reply
madprof - Saturday, February 02, 2008 - linkApart from being able to input tv signals, does this card not allow for the output of video back to the tv? i.e. playing an avi movie on the aux input of the tv Reply
JustJack - Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - linkA lot of people seem to like the Hauppauge cards, but I will tell you that if they dont come out with 64 bit drivers for the 250 for Vista, I will never buy another Hauppauge card! I think that XP Pro 64 bit has been out for over a year and they still dont have drivers for that version. The only Vista 64 bit drivers are for the 150/500. Reply
edlight - Tuesday, September 05, 2006 - linkYou get a TV card to watch TV and hope it will make something fine out of the dirty cable signal (that's what those new filters are for) and will pull in DTV well.
Instead we read about how it does with a DVD. No way.
Please, think. Reply
jonp - Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - linkIt's August 8th and I can't find any 650 tuner cards anywhere that are available. Does anyone (AT included) know when they (from any producer, ati, sapphire, msi...) are going to become available? Every article on the web said July. Hope this isn't more vaporware. Jon Reply
toddbailey - Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - linkI get all of 3 hdtv channels ota, big deal. I get more via satellite.
But can I record any of them onto my PC? Oh Hell NO! When are the people who make this stuff going to build something I can actually use? I and very possibly several others want a device to capture component, rgb, dvi or hdmi video signals. The closest I found is component to sdi on firewire, but sad to say it's only ntsc resolution.
For those who have capture via firewire, more power to you, But for my service (no cable tv available in my area), Dish network doesn't offer this capability.
any one want to em me in person ? talk to me at email@example.com
thanks Reply
Wellsoul2 - Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - linkHi,
I have the ATI HDTV wonder tuner card and it works fine.
Excellent 1080i picture from ATSC tuner. Easylook software ok.
Remote ok. Works fine with ATItools and updated drivers etc.
Runs fine with 9600XT and 146Opteron.
What software/hardware will give me better experience with OTA ATSC?
Forget NTSC..I have ancient Hauppauge cards that do it fine.
Why should I spend more money and what benefit?
I don't care about qam or Windews Megamedia monopoly..
For free I already get a great HDTV picture OTA. Maybe I could use hardware
encoding or filtering on DVD's.
Paid $75 for a used HDTV wonder with Antenna and remote..why pay more?
Also..what is DVD/HDTV benefit upgrading video card?
SOme say 1600 ATI only does 780p and you need 1800plus to do 1080i..
WHat does this mean? will it really help my OTA HDTV experience? Reply
millerbrad - Monday, June 19, 2006 - linkhttp://www.atitech.ca/products/theater650pro/specs...">The specs on ATIs website indicate that this cards uses 720x480 MPEG-2 compression.
Does this mean that the cards won't actually output 720p or 1080i resolutions when watching digital television? Reply
Wellsoul2 - Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - linkIt seems to say it does hardware MPEG2 compression at that resolution.
ATI's info is not great but my lowly HDTV Wonder card does software
compression in MPEG4 at a higher resolution so I assume this card
will do SOFTWARE compression at higher resolutions for recordings.
Yes..you can definitely watch at 1080i..it's referring to recordings to your
hard drive.
It probably also does time shifting and recording HDTV since my older
HDTV wonder will do that. You take a hit with software encoding since
your CPU does it.
Hopefully Anandtech can explain this further since I am a novice.
MrJim - Saturday, June 17, 2006 - linkIs there a cheap good Tv-card which has both hardware encoder/decoder? Reply
dettociao - Friday, June 16, 2006 - linkI have to say, this is nowhere near what I expected in the next TV-Tuner review from AT. After getting thrashed for the last one, you'd think they'd put some effort into it. Reply
Trisped - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - link
quote:Yea! That last one really needed work.
We were very appreciative of all of the comments and suggestions from the last TV Tuner article (the NVIDIA DualTV MCE) and hope to provide better coverage of this card and it's features this time around.
What is all that stuff around the big chip in http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/multimedia/tvt...">http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/mul...a/tvtune... (page 2, pic 2)? There is also the same looking stuff on the picture above it, around the 650 chip.
http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/multimedia/tvt...">http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/mul...r650/the... (page 2, pic 3) is nice, but it would be nicer to view it at the original size so we can read the chart and url
quote:Thanks, I was just going to ask that.
For reference, the power draw of the system without a TV tuner card installed was 145 Watts.
quote:Are you sure that it isn't always recording? I know with the latest MMC it is set to always record so you have the DVR functionality. I haven't used MCE before, so maybe you can turn it off.
, there wasn't a difference between the power load of the system while watching and watching/recording with the Theater 650.
With channel Switch Speed we know it is 2 seconds, but what about the latency between broadcast and display? Can you play games on it, or will there be the same 2 second delay? To test this I suggest hooking up a standard CRT to the same video feed and observing the time difference.
quote:If you changed it to, "Provided with the card was a DVD from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). On the DVD were test videos designed for the express purpose of testing analog television quality." Then people never think to question the source of the DVD.
ATI provided us with a DVD that contains some test videos to compare image quality between these three cards. To allay any suspicions of foul play, these test videos were created by SMPTE (the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) for the express purpose of testing analog television quality. (page 5)
On page 5 the low quality .jpg make the quality look worse then it is. You could try setting it on 100-120 quality or saving it as a .bmp and zipping it so we can check it if we want.
Compatibility checking would be nice, but I guess that is what the forums are for. Also, what software besides the MMC/CMC from ATI and WMCE does it work with? Can you use a 550 and a 650 in the same system at the same time(to get the dual tuner abilities)? Does the ATI MMC/CMC support dual tuner setups, or do you have to use WMCE?
A review with a Hauppauge card in the whole thing would be nice, as a comparison of its picture quality and power drain would be nice. Still, I can understand the time constraints and the fact that you probably had to give the card back once you had reviewed it.
This was defiantly a better review then the last one. There is still room for improvement, but it is not as noticeable as last time. Reply
Druthers - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - linkHow did you come up with your power usage ratings?
I find it hard to believe that the PCI bus can supply 150 Watts. I do not see any aux. power connectors on this board.
Thank you,
Druthers Reply
BigLan - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - linkThat is total system draw, not just the card. The system without the cards drew 145 watts, so recording accounted for an extra 25-30 watts, some of which will be from the hard drive and cpu. Reply
DerekWilson - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - linkthis is correct Reply
Josh Venning - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - linkJust wanted to say thanks to all those who offered construcive criticism about the article. We always are concerned with what our readers want to see in our reviews so we can make them better. That said I'd just like to mention that as Jarred said, this article is written more as a preview of a part that isn't available yet, and so there is only a certain level of depth that we can go as far as testing and such. But again, thanks to all who posted and rest assured we will continue to work on improving our reviews based on your comments. Reply
BigLan - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - linkIf this is really a preview instead of a full review, you might want to go back and do a find/replace. It looks like you've made some changes to the text already, might as well finish the job.
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There are a few other features of the Theater 650 and of course we'll be looking at all of them further in the review.
we are very concerned with what our readers want to see in a TV tuner card review. That said, in this review of ATI's Theater 650,
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but for this review we will be adding a section on CPU utilization
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We haven't included one in this review either Reply
Pandamonium - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - linkI still can't believe you left out Hauppauge's product line. Hauppauge is the industry standard for discrete tuner/capture cards. ATI only released the 550 about a year or two ago.
I thought our comments actually had weight? The review only addressed the most blatant error in the first review: comparing image quality with two completely different images. You can't run a scientific experiment without a control - it's a pretty elementary truth. The (slightly) more subtle error was the omission of Hauppauge's product lines. Most HTPC owners run Hauppauge PCB, it would make sense to include the products for readers' reference.
Lastly, why did we not see photos of the rear ports? The reviewer wrote that there are "Antenna/FM and cable TV inputs, as well as an audio/video input at the bottom." Antenna typically (AFAIK) refers to OTA television. This statement would imply that there are at least 4 inputs. The images appear to show that there is only room for 3 inputs. Besides, what kind of AV input includes audio and video in one small jack? The only one I know if is HDMI. If reference boards feature HDMI inputs, it'd be good to know. Perhaps it's better this way: I'm sure the competent boys at newegg will have a backplate photo. Reply
edlight - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkSince so many of us have cable, it would be better to try it out with cable and see if it gets rid of the video noise and makes a nice picture, or the usual fuzzy, grainy, washed-out, dark picture. How can we know what it does? Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - link[Warning: Lengthy post follows. This is a general response to many of the comments in general. I figured I would put it on it's own thread as a convenient place to put together all of my thoughts on the matter. Maybe this will clarify a few things as well.]
I think it was made clear in the article that cards using the Theater 650 chip won't be available until July at the earliest. That means the software and potentially hardware used for this test is not in final form, which also accounts for the reason why some testing wasn't done. In particular, I'm pretty sure the Catalyst Media Center application is not yet ready for final testing, but since I'm not the one doing the article I can't say that for sure. As you can't actually go out and purchase this card today, it should be pretty clear that this is a "preview" instead of an actual review of final hardware.
Basically, we as reviewers are often put in a "chicken versus egg" situation: do we hold off writing an article about some new hardware because it's not yet available for purchase? What if the BIOS still has a few bugs, or some of the software isn't ready? Obviously, you can't go out and purchase a Theater 650 card right now, but if we didn't at least tell people what's coming in the near future, we're also failing to do our job as journalists. This card definitely looks to be better than the Theater 550, with DTV support, some new image quality enhancements, and software that will allow you to enable/disable filters as you see fit.
As for the Hauppauge cards not being included, two links were provided to a http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2393">previous
article where the Hauppauge PVR-250 was reviewed. Quoting from that earlier review: "Without a doubt, our two favorites from this review are Hauppauge's WinTV PVR-250 and ATI's TV Wonder Elite [a Theater 550 card], with the overall win going to ATI for the TV Wonder Elite." And elsewhere: "Compared to the second place Hauppauge card, the differences are much more subtle, but in back-to-back comparisons, you do notice differences between the two cards. The Hauppauge does appear to have higher levels of color saturation, but the TV Wonder Elite seems to produce a more 'correct' image." Minor differences in taste might make others prefer the Hauppauge, so what we're saying is that between the two it is very close to a tie.
The Hauppauge cards haven't really changed at all in over a year. Do we need to include socket 754 Athlon 64 and Pentium 4 478 in current CPU articles? Do we need to talk about the Radeon X800 and GeForce 6800 cards in new GPU reviews? That's basically what you're asking us to do, and while some people might find information helpful, it's not an effective use of time. The Hauppauge cards are very good in terms of image quality, but we still give the ATI Theater 550 a slight edge. Should we re-review both cards periodically to see if things have changed?
Basically, it sounds to me like a bunch of people already own Hauppauge cards and simply want us to confirm that they are the best card on the market. Well, that depends largely on what you plan on doing with the card, and there are definitely some differences of opinion on which card is actually best. If you want to use a tuner with Linux or OS X, Hauppauge is certainly a great choice - probably the best choice, thout I can't speak from personal experience. If you already own a Hauppauge card, I definitely wouldn't upgrade to a Theater 550, because the differences are too small to really bother me. If you're buying a new TV tuner, however, then you probably want to purchase what we consider to be the best product. In terms of image quality, we would still give the edge to the Theater 550, and the Theater 650 slightly improves on that (but isn't yet available). The DTV support definitely puts it ahead of the competition.
The bigger problem with image quality is going to be using a standard analog signal in the first place. If you're truly concerned with image quality, upgrade to HDTV, because even the best analog tuner looks like garbage when compared to an HDTV signal. Of course, that also means you need to live in an area where you can get reasonable OTA HDTV reception.... I don't, which is why I wrote http://www.anandtech.com/multimedia/showdoc.aspx?i...">this article
- yes, I'm still bitter about the fact that I can't get OTA DTV reception. I think we've pretty much maxed out on analog TV quality, so all of the best analog tuners are relatively similar. (There are still plenty of tuners available that have very poor quality, but I don't think any of these cards fall into that category.) If you really want image quality there's no competition between analog TV and HDTV -- and the same can be said of TV tuner cards.
So why didn't we review the DTV capabilities of this card? Time constraints, location, pre-release status, and the fact that we would then be comparing apples and oranges. If you can actually get OTA HDTV reception, the fact of the matter is that it doesn't really make a difference what card you use to receive the signal. You are still capturing an MPEG-2 transport stream, so provided your signal is clear you will get the same quality. The difference will then come down to decoding hardware/software, but even the worst HDTV decoder will look better than the best analog decoder. You simply can't compete with videos that contain about six times as much data. I mean, what's better: a 1280x720 medium quality JPEG image, or a 512x384 ultra high quality JPEG image? Now what about 1280x720 high-quality JPEG versus 512x384 high-quality JPEG? My experience with DTV, however, is that OTA reception only matters if you live in/near a really big city. Otherwise, you will probably be getting an HD signal from your cable or satellite provider anyway.
This is a lengthy post, and I'm not simply defending one of our writers. I read and reread this article, and a couple of us (Derek and myself) edited things a bit. Is the article perfect? No, but then few articles are. I could nitpick a few areas, but they really wouldn't change the overall content of the article. This article could easily be summarized with: "ATI is releasing a new Theater 650 card that should match or exceed the quality of the Theater 550 in all areas. That should make it the best single tuner analog TV card on the market, and as an added bonus you get digital TV reception." The article is basically an elaboration of that statement, with some testing to back it up.
That's pretty much what most of our articles are: background information, technical overview, real-world testing, and a conclusion. Do we really need an official statement saying Hauppauge makes good TV tuners? Do we need to do testing on every single OS that's currently available? Do we need to talk about the benefits of dual tuners over single tuners? Do we need to test "every card currently available"? Again, there are time constraints that come into play, and we would simply end up testing until the proverbial cows come home, with nary an article in sight. If you already own a good-quality TV tuner and you're not unhappy with the performance, I wouldn't be worrying about upgrading anyway. Unless of course you're thinking about adding digital TV reception.
I hope that explains at least my perspective on this type of article. We're trying to provide additional coverage of the HTPC market, but we can't simply start out and compare new products to every single product on the market. We don't do that with any of our product reviews, as we assume our readers understand the transitive property of mathematics. If A > B and B > C, how does A compared to C? If A ~= B and B ~= C, A ~= C. I think you get the point. The short summary:
*ANY* OTA HDTV signal >>> Analog T650 >= T550 >= Hauppauge >= DualTV :)
I've used quite a few TV tuners, I've used some HDTV tuners, and if I were seriously in the market for a device to do recording and timeshifting of TV content, I would still just pay Comcast $10 per month for the upgrade. It might cost a bit more in the long run, but the convenience factor is definitely still on the side of consumer electronics. I really hope that CableCARD changes all that, as the biggest problem with cable TV PVR devices is that they rarely include enough hard drive space, and they charge you obscene amounts for HDD upgrades.
Jarred Walton
Mumrik - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - linkStill, why didn't you touch on the Hardware DRM?
None of us know what this element means for the card and it MIGHT just be the deal breaker that makes this card WORSE than the 550.
You need to look into stuff like that, or somebody's going to make a purchase based on this "review" and quite possibly be very disappointed. Reply
LoneWolf15 - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - link
The Hauppauge cards haven't really changed at all in over a year. Do we need to include socket 754 Athlon 64 and Pentium 4 478 in current CPU articles? Do we need to talk about the Radeon X800 and GeForce 6800 cards in new GPU reviews? That's basically what you're asking us to do, and while some people might find information helpful, it's not an effective use of time. The Hauppauge cards are very good in terms of image quality, but we still give the ATI Theater 550 a slight edge. Should we re-review both cards periodically to see if things have changed?
Below are the updates I found for the Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150, the card that has mostly replaced the PVR-250 with better quality and a single chip solution
Name: pvr150_500_basedriver_2043_24103.zip
Size: 2.2MB
Updated: April 13, 2006
WinTV2000 application update for the WinTV-PVR-150
Name: wintv2k411_23347.exe
Size: 2.5 Mb
Updated: Dec. 15, 2005
WinTV video decoder update
Name: hcwsmd05_23290.exe
Version: 5.0_23290
Size: 1996K
Updated: Oct. 17, 2005
I'd call that updated in the past year. When video cards are updated, Anandtech and others test to see if increased performance and/or image quality results. Are you saying the same should not be done with TV Tuner cards?
P.S. I could be wrong, but I don't recall you testing the WinTV PVR-150, which is considered by most HTPC enthusiasts to be a much better replacement of the PVR-250. If I'm wrong, apologies. If I'm right, then Hauppauge's cards have changed indeed since you tested the PVR-250.
BigLan - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - link"The Hauppauge cards haven't really changed at all in over a year. Do we need to include socket 754 Athlon 64 and Pentium 4 478 in current CPU articles? Do we need to talk about the Radeon X800 and GeForce 6800 cards in new GPU reviews?"
Two problems with this, Jarred. First is that the Hauppauge 250 got replaced with the 150, which offered better image quality and a lower price. Anand has never compared the 150 to the 550, or any other card. Sure you can say it's similar to the MCE500, but you didn't mention that in this article, only the 250.
Next up is that you actually did compare the X800 and 6800 cards to modern GPUs in the Oblivion article. Reply
Crucial - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - link
Do we need to include socket 754 Athlon 64 and Pentium 4 478 in current CPU articles? Do we need to talk about the Radeon X800 and GeForce 6800 cards in new GPU reviews?
If the S754 and S478 cpus were the last ones to be made and still the more popular cpu your darn right you do. The comparison to video cards and cpu's doesn't hold up because there aren't new tuner cards coming out every 6 months. Many people here don't agree with the statements that the 650 screenshots look better. Just because somethings new doesn't mean it's automaticaly better.
if I were seriously in the market for a device to do recording and timeshifting of TV content, I would still just pay Comcast $10 per month for the upgrade. It might cost a bit more in the long run, but the convenience factor is definitely still on the side of consumer electronics.
As for that comment, are you writing these reviews for yourself or for the readers of the site? With an attidude like this it's no wonder the review doesn't cover half of what it should.
Basically, it sounds to me like a bunch of people already own Hauppauge cards and simply want us to confirm that they are the best card on the market.
Basically it sounds to me like you only have a Theatre550 card and dont want to take the time or spend the money to review a hauppage card. That or ATI is pulling the strings and won't let you. If thats the case just say so and alot of the flack will go away. You can try and justify your attitude towards these reviews but it is not what a majority of the readers want to see. Reply
hondaman - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - link
The Hauppauge cards haven't really changed at all in over a year. Do we need to include socket 754 Athlon 64 and Pentium 4 478 in current CPU articles? Do we need to talk about the Radeon X800 and GeForce 6800 cards in new GPU reviews? That's basically what you're asking us to do, and while some people might find information helpful, it's not an effective use of time. The Hauppauge cards are very good in terms of image quality, but we still give the ATI Theater 550 a slight edge. Should we re-review both cards periodically to see if things have changed?
Thats some seriously flawed logic. In every review, one _always_ compares, HEAD TO HEAD, the king(s) of the hill vs. the newcommers. This goes for cpus, video, hd's, and yes, even capture cards.
The bottom line duty of a capture card is to capture video. It doesnt matter an ounce that you previously reviewed a card. Image quality is something we must see for ourselves, and allow us to decide what looks best. That means running the SAME tests on the SAME capture cards. Reply
jeremyk442 - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkAm I the only one who seems to think that the 650 looked worse than the 550 on the tomato shot? The differences in the stills were extremely subtle and give no indication of how much difference you would notice while using it. And this whole review felt like an advertisement for ati's new chip rather than a valid comparison (especially the image quality). Reply
JNo - Saturday, June 17, 2006 - linkI agree. The 650 was praised (vs the 550) for warmer colours but in actual fact, the 550 shot was the only one where the woman's skin tone seemed more natural and you could make out extra *details* on her that were smoothed over in the other 2 cards e.g. just above and below her lips if I remember correctly. "Brighter" colours aren't always better if they just create colours that aren't in the signal. Hey, we could all just turn up the colour bar on our TVs for a better picture if that were the case... Reply
BigLan - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkLooking closer at the tomato shot, I think there's something messed up in the GualTV test. It looks like there's some ghosting going on, which is either a problem with the tuner chip or a problem with the setup. I don't believe that the dual tuner could have that big an issue tuning channels without the community having noticed by now, which suggests the test setup is wrong. Reply
mostlyprudent - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkThis is a relatively new area of interest for me. Can some one point me to some information on which, if any, of these cards supports a signal from setalite sources? I have a dual tuner receiver and want to use my PC as the other output (my DVR is filling up and I would like to capture some of the prgramming to archive on my hard drive). Wow, I feel like a newbie! Reply
SHSPVR - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkNo it do not supports a signal direct from setalite LNB you must used a sat receiver and I hate tell you but dual tuner sat receiver suck becuase of the fact that there are NO Blaster that support UHF Transmit signal so there for your SOL with 2nd TV output but you can setup the 1st TV output becuases it base on Standard IR Transmit signal.
BigLan - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkhtpcnews.com and thegreenbutton.com would be two good places to start. There's no card available in the US that can tune a satelite signal directly - they all rely on the set top box connected via s-video. Any of the cards reviewed here, or the Hauppauge PVR series will be able to handle that task. Reply
vailr - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkI'm using a TV Wonder Pro, which has much less tuning lag time than the 2 seconds shown for the Theater 650. Maybe: mention alternate choices for those wanting a TV card with less tuning lag time. An exhaustive TV card review would include ALL the various ATI cards, the Hauppauge cards, Avermedia, MSI, nVidia, and several of the high-end HDTV cards, such as the Fusion HDTV. (Some are designed to only work with Windows MCE). There's even a "Linux-only" TV card available. Suggestion: Maybe, partner with Newegg, and do a mini comparison review of every TV tuner card available thru them? And ending with an "Editor's choice" TV card. Reply
pjladyfox - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkI'm going to second this idea. A nice TV Tuner card roundup, covering ALL, available cards thru Newegg would be something I'm sure a lot of people would be interested in; possibly even asking for suggestions on questions to focus on for such a roundup.
darkfoon - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkThirding.
I have a hauppauge WinTV 250, although I wish I had something that gives me more control over the denoising aspects, or does better denoising (My signal quality is entirely dependant on whether Comcast feels like screwing its standard Basic customers on any given day)
I'd really like an article that compares even cards that I don't know about; cards that could better suit my needs. Reply
pjladyfox - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkI usually look forward to reviews posted on Anandtech due to the depth and detail provided but this one has got to be the worst one I've seen to date. Here's just a sample of questions and details that should have been covered:
a. Why was there no mention and/or details given in regards to the DRM hardware that has been mentioned in the press release?
b. Why was this card not paired onto a system using a X1600-series video card to test the AVIVO integration?
c. Why was there no details given about the Catalyst Media Center beyond just it being a footnote?
d. Why was there no details given about other PVR software, such as BeyondTV, support being available?
e. Why was there no details given in regards to capturing from other sources, such as VCR's, from the review?
f. Why was there no details given in regards to the MPEG-4 hardware utilization during the CPU testing?
I mean, Goddess, I could go on and on about just what was missing from this article but I'm sure many more will ask the same question; was this truely a review or just a PR article?
SHSPVR - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - link
f. Why was there no details given in regards to the MPEG-4 hardware utilization during the CPU testing?
bad news I found out that the 650 dosen't have a hardware trasoncoder it using ref to Soft Avivo Video Converter so there for MPEG4, DivX, WMV9, H.264 it done in REALtime Hardware Reply
SHSPVR - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkDone there not edit post button
bad news I found out that the 650 dosen't have a hardware trasoncoder it using ref to Soft Avivo Video Converter so there for MPEG4, DivX, WMV9, H.264 it not done in REALtime Hardware Reply
pjladyfox - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkPardon my language but WTF?! Then how the heck are they able to say that they are Microsoft Vista premium logo ready??
Here is a snip from a Dailytech article at http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=2842">http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=2842:
The following are requirements for Windows Vista Premium logo-compliant PC and will be mandated by June 1st, 2007:
* Must have H.264 hardware decoding
* Must have HDCP
* Must support multi-monitor support
* Must have HD audio
* Must have HD audio jack presence detection
* Must have Serial ATA 2.5
* Must have minimum of 50MB NV cache on hybrid HD's with at least 8MB/sec write 16MB/sec read (for mobile only)
* Must support booting from USB flash drives
* Must have Windows Vista Green Button on all remotes
* Must have Green Driver Quality Rating (DQR)
o Green score of 7 to 9
o Yellow score of 4 o 6
o Red score of 1 to 3
I'm really starting to re-considering the Happauge cards at this point. -_- Reply
SHSPVR - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkI guest you didn't read it very well hardware decoding is not the same as hardware encoding Reply
LoneWolf15 - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkMod parent up. He hits every piece of constructive criticism for this article dead on.
Good to know about the product, and that Anandtech listens and improves (the nVidia DualTV article was worse) but so much important information was left out of this one.
If the information wasn't available at the time, then Anandtech either should have waited to do the article, or made very clear that this was a very early preview. After owning several ATI TV tuners myself, I know what every ATI xxWonder owner knows --don't buy one until you've heard from others how their Multimedia Center software works, and whether the kinks are worked out. ATI's had a lot of nagging bugs with this software and Anandtech didn't even cover this ground. Add to that the issue of the DRM hardware, quite possibly THE single most important factor in whether Anandtech readers might buy this card or not, and hardly any mention of support under non-MCE Windows versions or third-party products (those that most of us would if we found that Catalyst Media Center sucked) and this article is mostly sizzle, very little steak. Reply
pjladyfox - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkShe actually. ^__^
The one thing that really irked me over the 550, which pretty much forced us to go with the X1800 AIW instead, is that without MCE 2005 it was not a very useful card. Heck, we did'nt even have the fallback of the Multimedia Center, which a lot of us who have had either ATI AIW or their stand-alone TV tuner learned to live with, and instead got shafted with the terrible bundled software. :P I mean, come on, if you bundled the nice Adobe software with the AIW why not at least do it with your tuner cards instead of pawning off the third-rate discount bin stuff?
In either event I'm hoping that whoever did this article re-labels this one since this is definatly NOT a review in any sense of the term.
LoneWolf15 - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - link
She actually. ^__^
Ouch! I'm so sorry. No disrespect intended. :)
The one thing that really irked me over the 550, which pretty much forced us to go with the X1800 AIW instead, is that without MCE 2005 it was not a very useful card. Heck, we did'nt even have the fallback of the Multimedia Center, which a lot of us who have had either ATI AIW or their stand-alone TV tuner learned to live with, and instead got shafted with the terrible bundled software. :P I mean, come on, if you bundled the nice Adobe software with the AIW why not at least do it with your tuner cards instead of pawning off the third-rate discount bin stuf
That's why at the time I went with a Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150. My TV Wonder PCI is fine for just watching (provided you use very specific versions of ATI's MMC software, as some have seriously broken the audio setup in their push to go from analog to digital across the PCI bus) but all the software solutions I saw were most compatible with Hauppauge boards at the time over the Theater 550. In fact, GB-PVR, my personal favorite, is great when paired with any PVR-xxx card. Bonus: it's free.
I got a ReplayTV on the cheap with a lifetime subscription, so I dismantled my HTPC. Still, I'd love to replace my TV Wonder with a good card for casual use in my main system. With the lack of information on DVR and Catalyst Multimedia Center, this card won't be it. And I'm in full agreement of you that this article does NOT constitute a review. Reply
SHSPVR - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkIn ABC it all get this error
6/14/2006 11:35:54 AM - Problem connecting to tracker - (10049, "Can't assign requested address") Reply
hondaman - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkI fail to understand why you think its acceptable to leave out the DEFACTO capture card. AGAIN. Hauppauge is the clear industry giant in video capture, and you publish another article, flippantly referencing us to your previous review of the card. Image quality is subjective, and its important to allow us to see, and judge, the image quality instead of your "just trust me" attitude.
Leaving hauppauge out of a capture card review would be like reviewing ATI's latest video card, and comparing it to SIS instead of nvidia. Reply
Myrandex - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkOne disappointing *feature* I discovered on my Theater 550 PCIE that is EXTREMELY IRRITATING is lag with the video in ports. I tried hooking up a game system to it, and if I hit the jump button for example, I would have to wait a little bit for my character to jump. I'm not talking anythign like either, I'm talking extremely noticeable. Itried contacting powercolor help, and they said update drivers (already did) and somethign else, and then quit responding to me. Is there anyway that this can be tested as if I would have known this ahead of time, I don't think I would have purchased it. Reply
nvmarino - Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - linkIf you want to connect a game console to your display via your PC you want one of these:
As others have commented, tuners cards (especially those with hardware encoders) are not designed for this. Reply
mattsimis - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkI agree, I had to get rid of my Theater 550 setup (and seems 650 is as bad) and swap back to a 7year old Brooktree 878 based TV Capture card due to the lag. The BT878 has a delay of about less than 100msec, its excellent.
I have to use the Svideo Input on TV Cap Cards as the Satelite TV service here (Sky "Digital") uses encrypted signals that can only be decoder on their decoder box. Once you decode it, you can output the raw video signal (SCART RGB to Svideo adapter). I then input this into DScaler. Image quality was a bit better on the Theater 550, however the lag was unusable.
From the article it seems the lag isnt just on the Video Inputs, but the TV Tuning too, so contary to the other reply, seems everyone will notice it. Cant understand how a 2000msec delay is considered "ok" for product release.
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BigLan - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - link"Cant understand how a 2000msec delay is considered "ok" for product release."
These types of TV cards are designed for watching TV (not video games) and specifically for timeshifting/recording TV using a PVR application with a built in TV Guide, so channel surfing isn't necessary. For that purpose a 2 second delay doesn't really matter.
What you want is a transcoder, which is a different beast altogether. Reply
sirfergy - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkThat is because it has to encode the signal. You aren't supposed to use it as a video input to your computer for consoles. Reply
Crucial - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkYour choice to not include the Hauppage cards was a slap in the face of everyone who asked for them and nothing short of a joke. The Hauppage cards are by far the more popular product and it would make more sense to compare them for those of us who might buy the new card if they infact are better. If your video card reviews followed the same pattern as your tv tuner reviews you would be the laughing stock of the internet. We want a screenshot of the apple, pattern and girl on a hauppage card to see for ourselves which card looks better. I'm guessing the couple of years old pvr150 would look better than all of them and ATI wouldn't let you show it. If not then do a couple more tests and update the review.
As for the DTV portion of these cards, I'm sorry that you don't get DTV reception in your area but I couldn't care less. Millions of us do and use it. If Anandtech is going to be a top quality review site they need to find a reviewer who can get it. Important things to know about the DTV would be can a digital and analog channel be recorded at the same time? What kind of cpu usage does the tuner use when recording both or watching an analog and watching a digital? Can MCE use 2 of these cards and record 2 analog and 2 digital channels at once?
Each time I see these reviews I hope you change you tune and do a real comparison of whats out there and being used instead of being the puppet for the corporation thats giving you free product to play with. Reply
Egglick - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkI don't know about you guys, but I'm not as convinced as the reviewer that the 650 has better image quality. It's clearly got better color than the 550, but I see alot more noise and artifacts. Take a look at the top corners of the tomato, and the added noise (around everything) in the test pattern. This is likely due to the "edge enhancement" feature, but that should've been turned off before running tests like this.
I also agree that there should have been a Hauppauge card included, as well as alot more discussion on the DTV features of the card. Reply
BigLan - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkIt could also be that the 550 setup was using an MPEG2 setting with a lower bitrate than the 650 or Nvidia card. Nothing about that was mentioned, but hopefully they'll have chosen the same on each system.
Actually a comparison using different quality settings would have been very nice to have seen, as reportedly the dual tuner produces a better picture at a lower bitrate than other cards. This can be an important feature for some consumers who are willing to trade off some PQ and record at 1 GB/hour rather than 3 or 4 GB to get much longer recording time from their PVR.
I'll also note that no system specs were given either. Are we looking at a 2.4ghz p4, X2 or Conroe system here? Other comments have covered the lack of HDTV testing.
Lastly - the Hauppauge 150 is actually better than the 250. I don't think anand has ever looked at it, so I don't know how they would know the quality of it. While the 150 is cheaper than the 250, it is a newer, better card. Reply
Araemo - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkCPU Usage numbers are fairly useless without knowing what CPU the test system is running.
100% usage on a p3 is going to be noticeably less annoying on an FX-60(And will max out at '50%', since it will only use 1 core... I know there is only one graph showing in task manager, but task manager has the option of showing only one graph no matter how many CPUs you have, so that isn't really definitive.)
If you guys did say what CPU it is(and what the whole system is?), I missed it. Reply
Squidward - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkDid you guys get to use the new Catalyst Media Center software at all? I've been curious how it compares to the old MMC software that's had the same nappy interface since 1995. Reply
Mumrik - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkWhy didn't you touch on the hardware DRM engine that's mentioned in ATi's press release?
A lot of us really want to know what the heck they're up to with that... Reply
pjladyfox - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkI was wondering this myself since it will factor greatly into the purchase of any tuner hardware. Reply
archcommus - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkWould you say the improved image quality is worth selling my 550 card for? Reply
DigitalFreak - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkI want a card with dual ATSC tuners! There's a company with a reference design out for a year or more, yet no one is making this type of card. Reply
Chadder007 - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkNo QAM support....No Care. Reply
AlexWade - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkNo HDTV support....No care.
Seriously, when are ATI and NVidia going to realize regular TV is going to be cut off soon? We have less than 3 years to go all digital, and new SDTV cards keep coming out. Brilliant. Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkThe T650 does support DTV (see page 2). Also note that SDTV is still digital in nature, so what you really mean is that all new analog tuners keep coming out. Even when we are all running 100% DTV, we will still have lower resolution broadcasts (unfortunately). Anyway, reviewing cards that do DTV reception is more of a case of reviewing software and interfaces as opposed to hardware; as long as the signal is strong enough to get reception, you get the pure digital content. I suppose better tuners might somehow deal with lower quality signals, but there's only so much that can be done before you just can't reconstruct an image. (I can't test OTA DTV in my location because I don't get reception - at all. Good thing I can get HDTV via Comcast... though I wish there were more HD content as opposed to SDTV, and more HD channels would be nice as well.) Reply
scavio - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkDigital does not equal HDTV. Analog does not equal SDTV. Fortunately, the well paid folks at ATI know a lot more about where TV is going than you do.
DigitalFreak - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkAgain...
"Basically, the Theater 650 provides digital TV support in ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) for US, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea,"
If you can pick up an HDTV station, this card can tune it in. Reply
DigitalFreak - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkUh... Did you read the article? The card DOES support HDTV. For some reason, AT did not review that part of the card. Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkAs far as I know, the http://www.anandtech.com/multimedia/showdoc.aspx?i...">two HD cards in this review represent the only QAM capable cards currently on the market (not counting earlier versions as separate cards). Rather unfortunate, though the Fusion5 has gotten a bit better in the past 6 months. Reply
fanbanlo - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkThis is indeed a much better review. Hope to see a follow up once the Catalyst MMC is available.
Thank you. Reply
defiantsf - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkCan't wait to get this new card even though I have the HDTV Wonder already. Would the Wonder and the T650 work together to effectively give me two tuners for watching and recording two different channels?
Regarding MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 encoding via the MMC, will it be real-time or need to be transcoded non-realtime from MPEG-2? Hardware based or uses the CPU to do so? AVC is of utmost interest to me since I want a PC-based SD/HD video server for my HDTV :)
Looking forward to the MMC follow-up review!
darkfoon - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkI'm really interested in purchasing one of these, however, I do not plan on making a dedicated Media Center PC, so I wonder if this will work with a computer that doesn't have windows XP MCE(I prefer to use win2k, personally) ?
So, will it work with, for example, Sage TV on a "regular" desktop? Reply
DerekWilson - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkBeyond TV 4.3 released last week supports the new Theater 650 in both digital and analog mode. Reply
darkfoon - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkWill there be support by any of the free TV viewing applications? Reply
rqle - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkCurrently own a Theater 550 chipset and i like it much better then my roommate nvidia dualTV one. My question is, can i buy another Theater550 so i can dualTV, would the system go crazy on me? Would like to have dual screen running different sport program at once and would be cheaper for me as well. Reply
DerekWilson - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkthat would work fine Reply
Woodchuck2000 - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkWhen is Anandtech going to publish a decent article on TV tuners? In no particular order:
Why use ATI promotional material that is designed to prove that the 650 is better than the 550? Use your own material if you want a fair test. More to the point, why transcode it? Im sorry, but file size considerations are not a good justification for degrading the image quality <IN AN IMAGE QUALITY TEST>.
How do you justify adding throwaway comments about equivalence with Hauppage products in the conclusions if you havn't addressed the cards at any point in the review?
Why have you taken the instantaneous CPU utilisation from task manager and tabulated it? You need to take an average over a reasonable period of time if it is to have any relevance.
Seriously, there's not enough depth in any area to make the review really worthwhile - you may as well post a single page saying "Look everyone, ATI have sent us this nice new card they want us to plug!" and it would have the same amount of relevance to 99% of your audience. Reply
Cardio - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkWhy is there no mention of how this card preforms on DTV, that is its major difference and only really new feature? Am I missing something here? You didn't test the Hauppauge because you have looked at it before. You've looked at the ATI 550 before also. In the earlier test you campare a dual tuner card to a single tuner card rather to the other available dual tuner card. Will ATI only give you stuff to test if you don't compare it to the competition? As you said, Nvidia's card is only available directly from them and at twice the price. The Hauppauge MCE 500 is available anywhere and is cheap. Oh, you have looked at those cards before.
I can tell you for sure that I am a lot more interested in Picture Quality and functionality than in power consumption or cpu usage.
Not worthy of AT and its getting to be a habit. Reply
DerekWilson - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkWe transcoded it for your benefit (smaller file to download) -- in our image quality analysis, we used the unmodified output of the cards. Sorry if this was unclear.
As for using ATI's material, you can't argue with a zone plate. Better is better and worse is worse. Same for the other tests we ran which were designed by SMPTE (http://www.smpte.org/)">http://www.smpte.org/) ... ATI was gracious enough to provide us with these tests we would have otherwise had to purchase ourselves.
testing the Hauppage card is a reasonable request, but it doesn't change the fact that it was similar in quality and performance to the Theater 550 in previous evaluations. That is perfectly reasonable information to use in drawing conclusions. Reply
SHSPVR - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkOne thing I really hate more then anything is the fact that min reviewer are so lazy in the cheating game by using the PrtScn Button and do not do ture original video RAW decode MPEG screenshot in the rigth application software like Womble MPEG-VCR and always seem to be using MCE DVR-MS proprietary video and audio format carp what matter are they just to lazy in using other PVR software or GraphEdit to get real MPEG files but as we all know that the NVIDIA DualTV is not option with GraphEdit which has no exposes advanced features properties.
2nd problem as today no body turely using low bitrate under 4MBit/sec which is more reasonable testing to see how well it really dose encoding without artifacts.
So you wondering why I said cheating well each encoder dose there video difference from each other and there for the decoder filter display difference in case depend on the clean up filter like Deinterlace, difference Enhanced Video Processing Technologies which get apply on top the MPEG Video.
Now as for comparison.
Hauppauge, ATI and NVIDIA
Hands down Hauppauge PVR cards wins becuase of some major reason it has support for more OS then any one eles Windows, Linux, Mac (Apple) and yes even OS/2 Warp or eComStation and has more 3rdparty application support.
As for a real encoding comparison all test they should done with the fellowing device
VCR, Stardard Antenna TV, CableTV Analogue/Digital and Satellite with fellowing output source S-Video/Composite and Tuner
CPU Utilization is really useless becuase all of today Video card are still mostly base on 3rdparty SW-Decoder which mean you still need fast CPU unlike a ture HW-Decoder which provides a real decoding performance unlike today video card which only do part HW-accelerated decoding not full HW-decoding.
Let say for Example you have Intel P3 800MHz runing 2000Pro or XP with 512MB and you can chosse from GeForce"4" MX4000 or GeForce"7" 7800 becuase you want upgarde your old doggie ATI 3D RAGE PRO 4MB what do you think you see in CPU Utilization from the two card newer card. Reply
andrep74 - Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - linkOne thing I really hate more [than] anything is the fact that I have to try to read cr*p like your comments, which try to pass off the sh*t in your head for English. Reply
SHSPVR - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - linkOh I also for add You need do Cartoon as well as reg video show Reply


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HOUSTON - The Houston Better Business Bureau said it has been flooded with complaints after a popular skydiving business that suddenly shut down.
The hangar Skydive Houston was renting at the Eagle Lake Airport in Colorado County is dark and locked.
Jumping out of an airplane and freefalling 120 miles an hour is definitely Rick Metting's idea of fun, so last August he went skydiving. It was a birthday present from his wife.
"It was awesome. It was great", Metting said.
He loved his jump so much that the second his feet hit the ground Metting bought another jump for $102. His excitement turned to frustration when he called Skydive Houston back in May to schedule his session.
"The Skydive phone number had been disconnected. I went to the website it no longer existed", Metting said.
The company had apparently gone out of business.
Metting was so upset he filed a complaint with the Houston Better Business Bureau. It's one of 13 now on record.
"We have not heard from Skydive Houston. They are currently not responding to the complaints we have on record," said Leah Napoliello with the Houston Better Business Bureau.
Metting wants his money back and said he's not letting the company's owner off the hook.
"I don't need an apology or an explanation. I'm not on a head-hunting expedition here. I felt like I had been sold a lemon car," Metting said.
It's not just customers who are complaining. Keith Webb, Eagle Lake's city manager, told Local 2 that the company's owner owes the city $2,600 in rent. Webb said if the debt isn't paid, the owner could be evicted.
In response to this story, Skydive Houston owner Todd Bell sent Local 2 the following statement:
"Jump Out Express, LLC (d/b/a Skydive Houston) has been in litigation since last November. The litigation has resulted in a suspension of operations for now. We are optimistic that obligations to customers will eventually be honored, but that will depend on matters beyond our control at this time. The litigation is a matter of public record, and you are welcome to review the filings. On advice of counsel, I cannot publicly discuss this situation at this time. Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your investigation. I wish I could say more."
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These days we all hold certain truths to be self-evident: 1) that the Chinese market, while slowing, is still expected to be the biggest fashion market in the world; 2) that the Chinese are attracted to the idea of European heritage and skills; 3) that there is an increasing drive in China to support home-grown design (or to create it); 4) that the Europeans are trying to figure out how to exploit all those two realities to their own profit. Hence, for example, Kering's purchase last year of Qeelin, the Chinese jewellery brand, and hence Iceberg's decision to partner with Chinese video artist Yi Zhou for a capsule collection of menswear, womenswear, and accessories, to be launched next Christmas. What's interesting about both these choices is they are focused much more on East than West. Fair enough: you go where the money is. And with the Iceberg case we reach example number 2 of this approach, thus bringing us ever-closer to critical mass for a trend.
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This Easter egg project just played upon my new-found obsession.
I learned about silk-transfer eggs last year when Lindsey posted egg creations on her blog. This Easter, I was determined to try it for myself. The whole idea is to transfer the patterns from silk scarves or ties onto the shells of eggs with a simple boil in some vinegar-y water. A few weeks before Easter, I went on a mad hunt for silk, and found some great scarves at the First Church thrift shop ($1 each!)
Dan and I spent Easter night working on this egg project and were amazed at how well it worked. Still, I think the fabric was not quite tight enough, as some spots have clear imagery, while other areas are rather fuzzy, with a more marbleized look. Nonetheless, they made for a quite cheerful and colorful end to a relaxing holiday weekend.


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TAMPA, FL - DECEMBER 2: Winky Wright looks on against Ike Quartey after a middleweight fight at the St. Pete Times Forum on December 2, 2006 in Tampa, Florida. Wright won by unanimous decision. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)
Former light middleweight champion Winky Wright has retired. The 40-year-old Wright (51-6-1, 25 KOs) lost his first fight in three years last Saturday, dropping a unanimous decision to Peter ''Kid Chocolate'' Quillin at Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Wright had fought just once since losing to Bernard Hopkins in July 2007. He hasn't won a bout since December 2006, going 1-3-1 in his last five fights. Wright's co-promoter announced his retirement Tuesday. Wright was one of the best defensive fighters of his era, using discipline and strategy to block punches with his so-called ''turtle shell'' defense. The St. Petersburg, Fla., boxer began his career frequently fighting in Europe, but he reigned at 154 pounds from 2001-04, earning wins over Sugar Shane Mosley and Felix Trinidad. Mosley formally retired Monday.
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text: Camp Jeep® Returns to Chicago Auto Show February 8, 2010 12:00 AM Jeep® is bringing Camp Jeep, a unique driving experience, to consumers attending the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, Feb. 12-21 at McCormick Place. Camp Jeep is the ultimate indoor off-road driving test. The 25,000-square foot exhibit will give auto show attendees a chance to experience the extreme on- and off-road capabilities of Jeep vehicles without leaving the show floor. "We have created this unique auto show opportunity to provide our customers with a memorable experience that no other manufacturer can offer," said Mike Manley, President and CEO – Jeep Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. "The iconic Jeep brand offers an adventurous lifestyle and vehicles that deliver legendary 4x4 capability. Attendees will enjoy the Jeep experience first-hand on the show floor beginning this weekend." The course will be comprised of several obstacles that simulate some of the rigorous testing that Jeep vehicles endure before customers get behind the wheel. This provides consumers a first-hand look at the capability standards of Jeep vehicles for Ground Clearance, Traction, Stability, Articulation and Suspension. Product specialists will chauffeur participants in Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, Grand Cherokee and Liberty models over a variety of surfaces, as well as an 18-foot mobile mountain and a 12 x 15-foot section of terrain simulating fallen logs measuring 18 inches in diameter. Attendees will also experience the adrenaline rush of looking nearly straight up or straight down as they navigate a 45-degree wedge to demonstrate the vehicle's body articulation. Each ride is about five minutes long. The Chicago Auto Show will be open Feb. 12-20 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Feb. 21 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Jeep brand first introduced this innovative driving experience at the New York Auto Show in 2004. It has since appeared at numerous auto shows – including Chicago – throughout the country. Since its inception, more than a half million people have participated in a Camp Jeep test drive. the world. Back to News


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By Ben Ellison
Chicken and Eggs
|NMEA 2000 didn't go away, it's just taking a while to hatch.
Contemplate the cable and connectors pictured; they are specific and essential elements of the poorly understood but grand dream of NMEA (National Marine Electronics Association) 2000. Running through boats of the future, those four well-shielded wires will constitute an electronic backbone, with everything from engine ECMs (electronic control modules) to plotters to searchlight controls teed in and talking intelligently to each other. Any manufacturer's certified product should literally plug and play—"plug" because the industrial-strength cabling comes made up to length to accommodate each item, and "play" because each attached unit has its own CAN (control area network) chip and the software needed to make friends with all the other CAN chips on the network.
It's that "network" word that causes understandable confusion, what with all the major electronics firms offering their own high-speed links and smaller companies extolling the virtues of wireless connections. But NMEA 2000 is meant to coexist, not compete, with NavNet, WiFi, etc. That cable will not pump a whole plotter screen from one display to another and certainly not through the air. What a CAN bus can do—and has been doing for years in vehicles and industrial machinery—is facilitate lots of fast small talk among a wide variety of electronics, even when the sentences are as critical as "stop engine" or "GPS signal lost," or even as trivial as "it's 20 degrees in the bait freezer" or "turn off the head fan." The CAN system is prioritized and fail-safe in unique ways, and NMEA 2000 is simply CAN for boats (well, not that simple for those who wrote all the added marine-specific data descriptions).
Not surprisingly, I was one of the pundits who rhapsodized about this promise of vastly simplified boat wiring and improved electronics compatibility back when the standard was introduced in 2001. So where did it go? Well, there's definitely a chicken and egg phenomenon at play. Why should you, the consumer, get excited until 2000 backbones and products are commonplace? And why should manufacturers expend resources until there are other products to work with, not to mention a demand? I regularly ask product managers about NMEA 2000, and I usually get the "wait and see" answer.
However, it also turns out that there's been a quiet but energetic rooster in the NMEA 2000 barn. I'm talking about Teleflex, a firm better known for steering systems than electronics, but also a publicly traded company with considerable engineering and financial clout. Teleflex was an important part of NMEA 2000 development and early on introduced a whole series of compliant gear—engine controls and monitoring, autopilot, plotter, etc.—under the Magic Bus brand. The stuff didn't exactly fly off the shelves, and even today the product line outnumbers all the other 2000 certified gear combined. But Teleflex is persistent, and eggs are hatching.
One is the i6000TEC control that has become an important option on high-end, triple-outboard fishing machines built in Florida by companies like Intrepid, SeaVee, and Yellowfin. I spoke with managers from each builder, and they were all bullish on the Teleflex gear, despite certain drawbacks. That's because the i6000TEC looks and acts like a sophisticated dual-engine control while electronically managing three shifters and throttles. You can run offshore with all three engines synched to one stick, but when you're jockeying around the marina, the center engine will automatically go to neutral whenever the two shifters are opposed (or can even be set up to assist whichever engine is in reverse). It's so much easier than handling six mechanical controls that many owners are happy to pay the extra $7,000 or so required. And if there's a tuna tower involved, with the prospect of running six more stiff control cables, "The i6000's a no-brainer," says Yellowfin's Wylie Nagler.
This article originally appeared in the July 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Seattle -- Green-building consulting firm Paladino and Co. said Wednesday it has acquired S.D. Keppler & Associates, a green consultancy out of Rockville, Md.
The two firms have joined to establish a comprehensive consulting offering focused on elevating the impact of green real estate programs within business.
The acquisition combines Paladino's green building technical analysis leadership and real estate portfolio optimization expertise with S.D. Keppler's strong signature building and advanced commissioning capabilities. The newly integrated offering serves as a platform for expansion of the firm's increasing activity within corporate real estate divisions and the building development community, as it helps portfolio owners derive business value from built assets and evolve towards more sustainable business models and practices in general.
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InFocus Bingo 20 (M425) smartphone was launched in March 2016. The phone comes with a 4.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 850 pixels by 480 pixels. InFocus Bingo 20 (M425) price in India starts from Rs. 4,750.
The InFocus Bingo 20 (M425) is powered by 1.5GHz quad-core Spreadtrum SC9830 processor and it comes with 1GB of RAM. The phone packs 8GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 64GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the InFocus Bingo 20 (M425) packs a 8-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 5-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
The InFocus Bingo 20 (M425) runs Android 5.1 and is powered by a 2300mAh non removable battery. It measures 136.80 x 67.00 x 10.82 (height x width x thickness) .
The InFocus Bingo 20 (M425) is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, USB OTG, FM, 3G and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include Compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer and Gyroscope.
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A woman is fighting for her life and a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a fire on Saturday.
Police were called to the incident in Kingsbridge Road, Stonecot, at around 7.30pm on Saturday.
They found a 37-year-old woman suffering from at least 60 per cent burns. She has been taken to hospital and is in a serious but stable condition - a police spokesman said her burns are so severe they could still be life-threatening.
A 40-year-old man who had also suffered burns but did not need hospital treatment has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and has been bailed pending further enquiries.
A police spokesman said it is possible some kind of fuel could have been used to set fire to the woman as nothing else was severely affected by the blaze. Officers believe a barbecue had been lit prior to the incident.
If you have any information about the incident, you can call police on 101 quoting the reference 140/2571 or the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Did you see anything? If so contact reporter Mike Murphy-Pyle on 020 8722 6359 or email email@example.com.


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Few of these choices are "easy", in the sense that there is some simple rule you can pass that we know will really improve Medicare's financing. End-of-life counseling for Medicare is probably a fine idea, but even under entirely unrealistic assumptions, it doesn't save the program. The best end-of-life care is not necessasrily the cheapest (chemotherapy, for example, may be used to shrink tumors in order to make patients comfortable, not just to save their lives). And while end-of-life-counseling can improve decision-making, it doesn't necessarily ensure that patients (or their grief-stricken families) will cease demanding expensive, probably futile, interventions. We have no idea whether allowing Medicare to reimburse for end-of-life counseling would save even as much in health costs as it costs to employ all those new counselors. Especially since we don't actually have a huge reserve army of qualified end-of-life counselors waiting in the wings for the government to call them to duty.
Immigration is even less "easy", because the main constraint on foriegn doctors is not visas, but residency slots. While there are some less-desireable specialties that don't fill their slots, most are oversubscribed. Experienced foreign doctors bristle at being told they have to come over here and go back through years of training in order to practice, which constrains the supply of exactly the top-notch, experienced candidates we'd like to bring over here to boost our health care system. And even if they come, this will initially cost money, not save it, since residency slots are government-subsidized.
Similarly, "better management" of pharma innovation has been proposed for years, but there's not actually all that much evidence that prizes, rather than patents, would unlock a whole lot of development potential.


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Hey Los Angeles ladies! We're always complaining that there's not much for us to do around here when it comes to plus size fashion. Well…no more complaining. I have two events that are happening this week to share with you! They sound like fun and a great opportunity to embrace fashion. I hope to see you there!
Stacy London's Style For Hire – Celebrate Your Curves Event
Thursday, October 11, 2012, 5:00 pm
Westfield Mall, 6000 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA
Join PLUS Model Magazine's Executive Fashion Director and Style For Hire Stylist – Reah Norman. She will have fall's hottest looks from the biggest plus size specialty brands including Torrid, Ashley Stewart, Macy's and Mode Plus. There will be FREE plus-size style sessions, FREE beauty & skincare demonstrations, and you can enter to win a beauty gift bag.
Elite Curves International Presents, Haute Curves LA -Fashion Week.
Los Angeles Convention Center
Saturday, October 13, 2012, at 7:00 pm
The first Plus Size Fashion Show to hit LA Fashion Week! It will be hosted by Chenese Lewis, the first Miss Plus America, Actress, Plus Model, and host of Plus Model Radio. This is a Charity Benefit in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.


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Although I was technically in Vegas for Jewelry Market Week, I couldn't pass up stopping by the Wynn hotel's Chanel shop. In my experience, the Vegas locations seem to always get some great, limited-edition, unusual items that you just can't find anywhere else. Case-in-point? The gorgeous matte blue stingray reissue with inlaid crystals you see above.
According to my helpful sales associate, this was one of two produced for the United States. And it was $16,000. So although I couldn't buy it, I could definitely take a picture of it. I also took a picture of this beauty:
A fantastic alligator flap with sequins sewn into the scales. Yes, sequined alligator. As if the exotic skin wasn't enough and you might need some extra flash.
Although most of us can't afford these rare, brand new bags, there's still hope! We have a few fantastic limited edition Chanel bags that will be in style forever. Here are my favorites:
Chanel Rare Deep Burgundy Chanel Exotic Alligator Skin Evening Flap Bag
Chanel Limited Edition Chanel XXL Patent Reissue Flap Bag
Chanel Fabulous Limited Edition Swarovski Lucky Charms Flap Bag


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A NumberLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
There are 20 players in Maxvu's sports team, numbering from 1 to 20. What is Maxvu's number? Of the choices below, only one is correct.
A. an odd number
B. an even number
C. a prime number
D. a composite number
AnswerIt's easily seen that one of A and B must be correct, as a number is either odd or even. This means that neither C nor D is correct. If a number is neither prime nor composite, it can only be 1, so choice A is correct.
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So this appellation is obscure, but current, and refers to those plant people who are enamored with the plant genus name galanthus. The seed of this obsession is probably in many people, anyone that has seen it on a cold late winters day, or a early spring afternoon surely have the germ of this obsession. Garden Design, Winter 2012, has a blurb on it on page 66. I did not know there were 19 versions of the plant, or that only one dictionary on the web offers any help in defining it.
Essentially, galanthophiles are enthusiasts of the "snowdrop." Apparently their is a new book, 2012, on the subject of this bulb. I planted 60 of these bulbs this fall, cross your fingers for me.
Use this forum to suggest Good Words for Professor Beard.
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Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
--R. Burns
Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
--R. Burns
Re: galanthophile
I'll definitely agree on the obscure part.
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Re: galanthophile
Galanthophile is indeed a rare word. It is apparently a rather new word, combining the scientific name for the snowdrop flower with the suffix, -phile. Snowdrops are another matter. En masse they put on a impressive show. Sometimes the ground is covered with snow one day and covered with snowdrops the next. Then Spring has sprung. If you are in England, check out the snowdrops in the Church Yard at The Great Tew in the Cotswolds. Telephone the local pub and they will tell you if they are blooming. I believe they bloom about March 1 there, perhaps even a little earlier. They are not April flowers.
It is dark at night, but the Sun will come up and then we can see.
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Cinco de Mayo is almost here! Celebrating it at a Mexican restaurant doesn't have to derail your diet. If Mexican food makes you think of tons of cheese and calories, you need to read this cheater's guide to a lighter Mexican fiesta.
Watch out for: the basket of chips
Problem: You arrive at the restaurant hungry and can scarf down several hundred calories worth of chips before you even place your order.
Solution: If you have the self-restraint, you could simply ask your server not to serve you chips, but that's not much fun. Instead, transfer a few chips to a plate or napkin and eat those to keep your portion in check (every chip is about 12 calories). If you're looking for an alternative appetizer to chips and guac, go for black bean soup (high in fiber) or ceviche (low in calories!).
Watch out for: margaritas
Problem: While margaritas may help you get in the fiesta mood, their sugary mixers and large portions can turn them into a calorie land mine.
Solution: Go for a Corona Light, which clocks in at just 100 calories, or order tequila with a splash of club soda and extra lime juice.
Watch out for: sour cream
Problem: Sour cream is one of those default toppings that doesn't add a ton of flavor compared to the calories it packs.
Solution: Order your dish without added sour cream. Instead, opt for guacamole, which gives you plenty of flavor, as well as heart-healthy fats. (Try these amazing Fresh Guacamole and Salsa Recipes.)
Watch out for: tons of cheese
Problem: Some dishes — I'm looking at you, enchiladas and chiles rellenos — are smothered in cheese, and the calories and saturated fat can add up fast.
Solution: Order dishes where you won't miss the cheese, such as tacos or fajitas. If you want cheese in your dish (like in a burrito), ask for it on the side and use just a tablespoon or 2.
Watch out for: refried beans
Problem: Refried beans are — you guessed it — smashed and fried with extra fat and extra salt.
Solution: Opt instead for a serving of black beans or pinto beans. They're delicious, more satisfying and healthier.
Watch out for: flour tortillas
Problem: Traditional flour tortillas are made with lard — not the healthiest fat, to say the least. The tortillas used to make burritos are usually mega-sized and can deliver as many as 350 calories each — before the filling.
Solution: Order a burrito bowl instead of a burrito. You avoid the double dose of starch (just rice in this bowl). To make it even healthier, ask if brown rice is available. If you're making burrito bowls at home, try them with quinoa — a lighter, protein-rich alternative to rice. If you're getting soft tacos, choose corn tortillas, which have far fewer calories and more fiber than the flour version.
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Kerri-Ann Jennings, MS, RD, is a registered dietitian who thinks you don't have to compromise good taste to achieve good health. A former associate nutrition editor of EatingWell Magazine, Kerri-Ann now freelance writes about food, nutrition and health trends and her work has been published on FoodNetwork.com, Yahoo! Shine and the Huffington Post, among others. She also puts her masters degree in nutrition from Columbia University to use teaching classes and counseling individuals on adding healthy behaviors to their daily lives. Find more of her work at kerriannjennings.com or follow her on Twitter @kerriannrd or Facebook.


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Modern building in a residential/light industrial area; not pretty, but quite practical and good gelato on the ground floor. Free parking. Easy, direct drive to central city with banks, supermarket, shopping mall, restaurants along the way. Room was small with usual tiny shower, but otherwise well-equipped. AC would not start in our room, but birds sang through the open window. Desk clerk did not speak English but we got along in French. Breakfast included and very complete and satisfying. I would absolutely stay there again.


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A MOTORIST has told of her terror at being the victim of a road rage attack.
The woman, who does not wish to be named, was driving near Holme on Spalding Moor at about 11.30am on Sunday, when she attempted to pull out of a junction and onto the A614, when she realised a car was heading for her, and stopped her manoeuvre.
She said: "I stopped once I saw him and didn't pull out any further but he carried on. I pulled out behind him and he stopped, and was angry at me for trying to pull out.
"He stopped so all the traffic behind me had to stop as well. He jumped out of his car I stupidly wound down the window and he verbally abused me, shouted and swore at me, then put his hand through the open window and grabbed my keys from the ignition.
"My instinct was to stop him but he was so aggressive, I couldn't. He threw the keys across the oncoming traffic, across the road and said 'go get your own f**king keys' and jumped back in his car and sped off."
The woman, who is from the Pocklington area, said she sat "shaking and frightened" in her car, while the motorist in the car behind her helped find her keys. She said she wanted to thank him for his help, but also wanted to warn other motorists who may find themselves in a similar situation.
She said: "It was really frightening. I just think it's so unnecessary to behave like that. He was probably aged 35ish and driving a light blue saloon car but that's all I can remember. I didn't cause any collision and I certainly didn't deserve to be treated like that.
"I'm a lot better now and a lot better after speaking to the police because they reassure you and say you've done the right thing and it makes you feel like someone's there to support you. I just wanted to say thank you to the kind man but also warn other people driving on their own that if that happens don't wind your window down, just pick up your phone and ring the police if you feel threatened."
A spokeswoman for Humberside Police said: "Aggressive behaviour is never an appropriate response in any situation. Drivers should always treat other road users courteously and observe the rules of the road. If a traffic violation is witnessed or suspected they should be brought to the attention of police."
Anyone with information on the incident should phone Humberside Police on 101.


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2011 Alumni Achievement awards
The Alumni Achievement Awards were created in 1991 to recognize outstanding contributions made by graduates and former students of UAF. The areas of recognition include community support, university support, and business and professional excellence. A maximum of five awards in each category can be presented annually. Nominations may be made by alumni, faculty, staff and by the general public. The nomination letter should include information to support the nomination.
Business and Professional Excellence
- Garry Hutchison, '75
- Jo Michalski, '76
Garry Hutchison, '75
Garry Hutchison graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks cum laude in accounting in 1975. While at the university, Garry received the Hagelbarger Outstanding Accounting Student Award. His success continued in his professional career. He is president and senior shareholder of Kohler, Schmitt & Hutchison, Certified Public Accountants. Garry is also part of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and was recognized by the Alaska Society of CPAs with the Public Service Award in 1994.
Garry has over 35 years of experience providing professional accounting services that range from financial accounting and auditing, tax preparation and planning to systems consulting. During his career, Garry provided services to both private and public entities across Alaska -- he traveled extensively from Juneau to Barrow and Northway to Nome.
He has been involved in the Fairbanks community since 1986, beginning with the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, where he served on the board for a number of years and chaired various committees. Garry is currently part of finance and audit committees at the University of Alaska Foundation and the Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation. He has also served two terms as an elected member of the Fairbanks North Star Borough -- once in the position of presiding officer and then as chair of finance and audit committees. His other community involvement includes youth sports and the Rotary Club of Fairbanks.
Gary and his wife, Diane (Kennedy) Hutchison, are life-long Alaskans and parents of three grown children.
Jo Michalski, '76
Jo Michalski came to Alaska in 1971 and received her master of education from UAF in 1976. Her professional career began as the curriculum development coordinator for the Alaska Department of Education in Juneau. Following a move to Anchorage, she began her long history of successful retail businesses. Jo is the owner of two fashionable boutiques -- Classic Woman and Portfolio. She often credits her success in business to her competent and dedicated employees.
In addition to her involvement in the retail industry, Jo is also a leader in many community organizations. Her extensive list of awards and achievements include the YWCA Woman of Achievement Award, the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Athena Award, the YWCA National Women Entrepreneur Award, the Philanthropy Small Business Award and the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Gold Pan Award for Outstanding Community Service.
Jo donates countless hours to public service and over the years has served on many non-profit boards including Campfire Boys and Girls, KAKM/KSKA Public Radio and Television, Alaska Junior Theatre, Out North, the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, Anchorage YWCA, The Alaska Community Foundation and the League of Women Voters. She has chaired the boards of the YWCA, The Alaska Community Foundation and the University of Alaska College of Fellows. She currently serves as a trustee for the University of Alaska Foundation Board and also serves on the Homer Pratt Museum Capital Campaign Committee and on the Bunnell Arts Center Board of Directors in Homer.
Jo Michalski is certainly one of the university's real success stories -- she has used her education and involvements to not only further the development of her own businesses, but also to better the university, Anchorage and Alaska. She is a credit to the UAF Alumni Association.
Community Support
- Milo Griffin, '70
- Trudy Heffernan, '87
Milo Griffin, '70
Milo Griffin graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in education, specializing in secondary education. From an athletic superstar at UAF, Milo transformed into a professional coach, serving Fairbanks high schools for more than 30 years.
Milo Griffin graduated from UAF with an all-time leading score of 1,682 points -- a record not broken until 2005, by Brad Oleson. For his accomplishments in basketball, Milo was inducted into the UAF Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006. His No. 44 jersey is the only Nanook player jersey number retired by the school.
It is in his professional career that Milo demonstrated dedication to the Fairbanks community -- he helped shape Alaska students into athletes and mature individuals. Milo continues to coach basketball and tennis at Lathrop High School and track at West Valley High School. Fairbanks North Star Borough School District activities coordinator Conrad Gonzales writes about Milo: "I have seen him coach athletes from other schools for the love of sports and students. He is involved in the MLK Basketball Tournament to raise funds for scholarships. Milo has best for students on his mind, not what is best for Milo."
Milo Griffin is an excellent example of an athlete using his skill to benefit youth. The university is proud to have him as one of its graduates.
Trudy Heffernan, '87
Trudy Heffernan graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks with a master's degree in biology in 1987.
After graduating, she worked for U.S. Soil Services, the Alaska Biological Research and the Northern Alaska Environmental Center.
Trudy's marriage to Will Putnam, Tanana Chiefs Conference forester, her singing and songwriting prowess and the birth of her two children, Liam and Molly shifted Trudy's focus towards her family and music.
Trudy's involvement with music continued and it became her outlet to serve the Fairbanks community. Together with friend, Martha "Mace" Mason, Trudy started a business called "Acoustic Adventures" specializing in attracting high quality acoustic acts to Fairbanks. For the past eleven years, "Acoustic Adventures" brought to town numerous fine concerts featuring the very best in bluegrass, folk, singer/songwriter, blues, celtic, country and more. The proceeds from some of these events were directed to support Fairbanks Folk Fest, a non-profit organization that strives to preserve traditional and contemporary folk music.
Outside of her business, Trudy has also been engaged with other musical projects, to include the Anderson Bluegrass Festival and KUAC's "Banjo Signal", a bi-weekly public radio show running since 1990. Trudy also finds enjoyment in joining her husband for various music configurations.
University Support
Laura Bender, '80, '82
Laura Bender, '80, '82
Laura Bender graduated with an associate of arts degree in early childhood development in 1980 from the Tanana Valley Campus and from UAF with a bachelor of education degree in early childhood education in 1982. The same year, Laura received an Alaska Type A teaching certificate.
Laura left Alaska in 1984 to pursue a teaching career in Fairfax Va., but the lure of Alaska was too strong so she returned in 1985. In 1986, Laura reconnected to her alma mater when she was hired to provide administrative support to the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. In 1996 she was promoted to coordinator and in 2002 she became the school's manager. Her duties included assisting the dean, associate dean and program heads in all phases of academic programs. She provided oversight of SFOS academic programs, both graduate and undergraduate. Laura was also responsible for the general coordination and management of day-to-day administrative functions, including maintaining student-related academic information for all SFOS students in Fairbanks, Juneau and Kodiak.
In 2004, building upon her experience working with graduate students, Laura was hired as director of the Graduate School and Interdisciplinary Programs. Laura provides leadership, management and administrative oversight of graduate school program operations, recruitment, advertising and supervision of graduate school staff. She also ensures that the administration of all graduate systems and services meets the needs of students, academic departments and the goals of the university. In addition, she administers undergraduate interdisciplinary and general studies degrees. As a dedicated staff member, Laura has been part of numerous university committees, including Staff Council.
Laura and her husband Gary Bender are parents of two daughters.