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Comtech Systems, Inc. is the world leader in troposcatter communications, with systems deployed globally for both commercial and military applications. Comtech troposcatter components are designed from the ground up specifically for troposcatter applications, providing the highest level of performance in the industry. Our equipment is currently operating in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and South America, in a variety of environments ranging from the extremes of the arctic and deserts, to maritime and tropical settings.
For over 30 years, Comtech has been providing communications systems specifically developed for the world's most demanding applications, including remote oil exploration, air defense systems and C4ISR Command and Control. Comtech's proven equipment and design expertise are backed up by proven expertise in installation, support, and customer-specific training. Read More
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Comtech mobile troposcatter systems have been deployed around the world, in diverse conditions ranging from scorching deserts to rainy jungles and the freezing arctic.
These systems are configured for transit cases, trailers, and vehicle-based platforms to meet the unique requirements of Comtech's customers. Click here for more.
For over 30 years, Comtech has been providing communications systems specifically developed for the world's most demanding applications, including remote oil exploration, air defense systems and C4ISR Command and Control. Click here for more.
Founded in 1967 as Comtech Laboratories, Comtech Systems, Inc. has spent over 50 years designing and implementing cutting-edge solutions to the toughest communications challenges worldwide. In addition to the US military, our customers include foreign governments and militaries across the globe. Additionally, we provide remote communication solutions to the commercial sector, including some of the world's largest energy companies, such as Royal Dutch Shell, Petronas, and PEMEX.
Advanced Troposcatter Systems provide high capacity, low-latency data links for over-the-horizon distances, without theneed to rely on satellites ormultiple line-of-sight repeaters. They also provide a level of reliability and availability that matches or exceeds other communication formats, such as line of sight microwave and satellite communications. These systems have little in common with the troposcatter(tropo) equipment developed for long-haul communications from the 1950s to the 1980s, much like computers today bear little resemblance to thecomputers of that era. The common element is that all troposcatter systems function by using the non-homogenous elements present in the lowest level of the atmosphere— such as water vapor, dust, and atmospheric variations— to scatter a small portion of the transmitted energy forward in a predictable manner.
A troposcatter system is a point-to-point link that requires a terminal on each end, with each terminal both transmitting and receiving. Terminals can range in size from a portable transit case system, to a vehicle-mounted system or large fixed installation. The antenna(s) at each terminal are aimed at a fixed point in the troposphere, generally slightly above the horizon. The region where the antenna beams intersect is known as the "Common Volume.". The Common Volume is where this predictable scattering phenomena occurs.
Due to the nature of troposcatter propagation, only a tiny portion of the energy is scattered forward in a usable manner. The vast majority of energy passes on into space and is lost, and a small amount of non-useable scatter energy is lost as it disperses in other directions. A troposcatter system uses the remaining energy to create a stable and secure data link. For a full overview of Troposcatter technology, click here .
Comtech's Modular Transportable Transmission System [MTTS] is the most flexible mobile troposcatter terminal available. The main elements of the MTTS are the Modem Converter Case, which contains the CS67500 Digital Troposcatter Modem and the CS4400 Frequency Converter System, and the RF Case, which houses the TRP500-4450 Solid State Power Amplifier. When paired with a C-Band troposcatter antenna, the system provides a complete troposcatter communications solution in a rapidly deployable package.
The modular design allows users to take a building block approach to deployment, only utilizing the cases needed for a specific mission objective, with the ability to increase the power of the systems as those requirements change. The MC Case (paired with a C-Band antenna) can function as a stand-alone line of sight transmission system for short range and unobstructed links. The addition of a single RF case enables dual diversity troposcatter and diffraction links, for medium range and obstructed communications, and a second RF Case (with antenna) provides Quad Diversity troposcatter communications for maximum range.
The portable transit case design allows for more flexible deployment options than traditional trailer or vehicle based troposcatter systems. The MTTS cases can be carried to the top of a building or over terrain that is inaccessible by vehicles in order to optimize transmission paths, as well as be transported inside a helicopter or SUV if required.
Core System Elements [1 x MC Case / 1 x RF Case]
Having received questions relative to the availability and support of the Comtech Digital High capacitytroposcatter modem family includingthe TM-20modem, Comtech is supplying the followingclarification.
Comtech Systems is the world leader in troposcatter systems and has been for the past 50 years,delivering more high capacity systems (8 Mbps and greater) than any other company in the history oftroposcatter. A key Comtech Systems differentiator is that we also lead in the research anddevelopment of new troposcatter technology and techniques.
As a systems solution provider with a large installed base and whose core business is troposcatter,Comtech Systems has and continues to invest in future troposcatter technology development and inour product support services. This assures our customers that they will always have state-of-the-artequipment and that Comtech Systems will support our systems for the life of their applications.
Comtech Systems currently offers and supports only the S-575, and CS6700 series modems. Thisincludes the S-575 (8Mb/s), the advanced CS67200 and CS67500, and the US Military CS 6716 family of 22MB/s modems which are the most advanced modems in the market today. The US military haspurchased over 350 of the Comtech 6700 series modems to date and has effectively standardized onthe CS6700 modem family.
The TM-20 modem* was taken out of production in 2009, after extensive evaluations by Comtech andevaluation by the US Military. The superior performance of the Comtech designed modems alreadyin use, and the very limited sales and market acceptance of the TM-20 made the decision to ceaseproduction clear.
We understand that the Comtech TM-20 modem is still being offered in some markets as acurrent supportable modem. As a service to our current and potential troposcatter customers,Comtech wishes to clearly state its position on the TM-20.
Comtech values its name and reputation and wants to make sure that customers understandComtech's position on its modem family.
*Comtech acquired all ownership rights to the TM-20 when it purchased Radyne Corporation (asatellite equipment manufacturer).
For more information about Comtech Systems, call (407) 854-1950 or email at [email protected] .
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Lee left money and years on the table to return to Philadelphia, the place where he was most comfortable, now even more cozy because he's joining a rotation that includes Roy Halladay and Roy Oswalt. The Phillies' team he left is better now than when he was there, and now arguably is the best in baseball.
Never mind that the Yankees were spurned. No tears for them as they'll sign Andy Pettitte as a stop gap and add somebody at the All-Star break. I feel a little for the Texas Rangers, but they probably made off better in the long run by not being saddled with a huge contract. With Lee, they might have become the Mets in four years.
The Mets and Phillies are close in payroll, but there's such a disparity in talent. So much so, that adding Lee wouldn't have put them over the top. Adding Santana didn't put them over the top, either.
You can try to convince yourself Halladay and Lee are 32, that Oswalt is showing breakdown signs, that Lee had a bad back, and Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins, that Jayson Werth is gone so there is a closing window in Philadelphia. Maybe so, but before it slams shut the Phillies will have played a lot of October baseball games. Maybe even spilled some champagne.
For the past four years the Phillies have been more aggressive and smarter than the Mets, and eclipsed them in the standings despite similar resources. The Mets have spent money since 2006, but not wisely. The Mets, in essence are starting over with a plan to make up for the poor choices of the past. The Phillies' choices in that span have worked and they continue to feed the monster.
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Using the NLR for WAN Backbone Bandwidth
Cisco supports more than 60 percent of its global employee population in the United States, and Cisco network traffic is growing on the North American backbone WAN at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world. Cisco's North American backbone connects the company's San Jose, California, headquarters with other large Cisco locations, including Richardson, Texas (our new primary production data center), and Raleigh, North Carolina (a key development location and our primary data center disaster recovery site). In addition, there are seven other locations on the North American backbone that serve as WAN aggregation hubs for more than 120 regional WAN sites, as well as interconnects to backbone locations in Europe, Asia, and South America.
The WAN backbone in North America has grown from three hub locations connected via DS3 (45 Mbps) in 1999 to 10 locations connected via OC-48 (2.488 Gbps) in 2007. In 2009, The Cisco OC-48 backbone was stressed by both ongoing data center migrations (thousands of applications and petabytes of data) and rapidly increasing voice and video traffic. Utilization on several individual backbone circuits routinely reached 80 percent or higher. High utilization created periodic performance issues and put the business at risk of significant impact should a backbone circuit fail during peak traffic hours.
Today we are migrating our main business data centers in San Jose and Raleigh to a new data center pair in Richardson. This migration creates several new challenges. The first is the bandwidth required to migrate applications and data between old and new data centers. Second, as the migration is quite large and will take place over two years, there will be extended periods where applications and data formerly in a single location are temporarily split between regional data centers. This places new and sometimes significant traffic demands on our WAN backbone. Last, moving applications and data creates new traffic flows between the new data centers and the locations where users are based. The most significant traffic increase is in San Jose, where an employee population of more than 20,000 is now separated by 1500 miles from application and data that used to be local.
Network video usage has increased steadily over the years at Cisco. In the beginning it was mostly nonreal-time, noninteractive video such as IPTV (multicast-based) and stored video-on-demand (VoD) service. Since the rollout of Cisco TelePresence in 2006, real-time, interactive video traffic has exploded. Cisco currently has nearly 1000 TelePresence units deployed globally, with that number expected to increase. In addition, new high-definition desktop video that enables ad-hoc video conferencing at users' desktops and interoperability with TelePresence are adding more fuel to the fire.
In our quest to find creative and cost-effective ways to meet growing bandwidth demands on our WAN backbone, we investigated using the National Lambda Rail (NLR). The NLR is a 12,000 mile, nationwide high-speed Cisco powered optical dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) network, built and operated by a more than 280-member nonprofit consortium of regional optical networks, government labs, and research universities. The NLR provides several wavelength, Ethernet, and IP-based services to its members. It was designed to provide production transport for the consortium for cutting-edge research in disciplines as diverse as biomedicine and physics (among others). Cisco is a consortium member and uses portions of this network to transport Cisco traffic.
Once we decided to use the NLR we had to resolve several issues and challenges. The main issue was exactly what we'd use the NLR for. We decided to build a 10-Gigabit Ethernet triangle between Cisco's three main data center facilities in San Jose, Raleigh, and Richardson. Pursuing that led to our first challenge. How would Cisco get from the Cisco facilities in each location to the nearest NLR point of presence (PoP)?
To provide access between Cisco facilities and the NLR PoPs we decided to build out our own optical metro access ring using Cisco ONS equipment and leased dark fiber. The dark fiber that reached the NLR PoPs was leased via an IRU (Indefeasible Right to Use). The IRUs consist of one or more existing fiber rings within each metro, but since none of the IRUs actually touched any Cisco building, construction of fiber "laterals" were necessary to connect to the IRUs and bring fiber connectivity to Cisco. These laterals required city permits for construction (trenching). Those tasks required some of the longest project lead times. Surprisingly, the construction of these laterals was also one of the biggest cost components (more than the IRUs themselves).
After we had fiber connectivity between the desired Cisco buildings and their local NLR PoP we needed to build out DWDM infrastructure so that we could extend circuits built on-net across the NLR end-to-end between Cisco buildings. We chose the Cisco ONS 15454 MSP (multiservice platform) to build out the required DWDM connectivity between each Cisco building and the local NLR PoP. For each of the Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM nodes installed at an NLR PoP we had to arrange lease space (rack space and power) as well as "remote hands" services for routine maintenance and troubleshooting purposes. The following diagram shows the end-to-end solution and the management demarcation points.
When the 10-Gigabit Ethernet circuits were operational we connected them to our standard backbone router platform, the Cisco 7604, with a SIP-600 and a 10-Gigabit Ethernet WAN Shared Port Adapter. From a Layer 3 perspective, the circuits built on the NLR are treated exactly as any other circuits we might purchase from a service provider. The only difference is that Cisco IT is now its own service provider for portions of these new circuits. That does create some new and interesting challenges and probably would be a good topic for a future update.
Using the NLR is not an option for most companies in North America. However, numerous dark/dim fiber and wavelength providers offer long-haul service equivalents. Designing, building, and operating optical networks probably isn't the right option for everyone. However, this does illustrate a service model separate from traditional telco-based service offerings for enterprises with large bandwidth requirements and the courage to explore nontraditional options.
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Keith Brumbaugh
The keys to managing any multi-vendor environment are clearly defined ownership/demarcation points and well-documented operational procedures. While the use of the NLR presents some new challenges it's not the first multi-vendor solution we've deployed. The main difference with our use of the NLR is that it's the first time that Cisco IT has taken on a role that historically would have gone to a service provider.
Jim Robshaw
Great update keith – how does Cisco support this massive backbone across multiple vendors?


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Mary Katharine Ham finds that in the waning days of this election, Mitt Romney has closed the "likeability gap," formerly thought to be President Obama's greatest asset, in three national polls. The polls in question are Washington Post/ABC News (Obama viewed favorably by 54 percent, Romney by 53 percent); Politico/GW (Obama 51 percent; Romney 50 percent); and Fox News (Obama 52; Romney 51).
It's not difficult to believe that Romney has, indeed, closed the likeability gap. His sunny performances during the presidential debates provided more to like, ideology aside, than Obama's first passive, then aggressive offerings. And Romney's debate performances, as many have said, broke through Team Obama's "Romney's a bad guy" narrative. Thus, although the polls in question measure "favorability," which is a little bit different from likeability, I suspect the outcomes for likeability would have been similar.
But what these polls really tell us, I think, is that the percentage of voters thinking seriously of voting for Obama is just about the same (a little bit north of 50 percnt) as the percentage thinking seriously of voting for Romney. I say this because once someone decides to vote for a candidate, or to seriously consider doing so, it becomes difficult psychologically to view that candidate unfavorably. Similarly, it becomes difficult to dislike the candidate. In my view, then, a favorable view of one or both candidates reflects, more than it drives, one's voting preference.
Thus, I think the favorability polling provides less new information about the race than might meet the eye. We already knew from preference polling that roughly the same percentage of the electorate is seriously considering voting for the two candidates.
Still, Team Romney will be happy to see that "favorability" no longer favors Obama, and not just because this development confirms that Romney has pulled essentially even with Obama as a general matter. If "favorability" is a push and the economy/jobs mililtates in Romney's favor (which most polls say is the case), that's a plus for Romney even if the economy/jobs is a major driver of favorability.


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This is User Scripts & Dragons forum! You have to be careful: Read this entry and ask questions if you are unsure. Saying 'yes' to question you don't understand could break your system. The entry is work in progress. Comments appreciated.
: Check your system before reading this: This only applies to amd64 systems. i386 systems are not covered!
[In theory you can enable amd64 on capable i386 machines - we call that "cross-grade". It's not supported nor recommend just yet.]
: MultiArch is a release-goal for wheezy. A lot was done in the past years for it and some packages now fast-forward a bit. If you feel like trying it now (and/or you want to install wine, ia32-libs, …) read on. If you have no idea why you would need that (you lucky bastard!) then ignore this.
If you are careful, it's unlikely that you break your system - many debian developers already enabled it and it works flawless in most cases. But as in any other transition there are times in which the repository is in an inconsistent state (or the maintainer of a package just did something wrong) which might trigger APT to find "interesting" solutions to your request.
As MultiArch is a new feature (and a complicated one) you are more likely to hit bugs (same file in different package, different file in packages which should have the same file, …).
It's already strongly recommend to read what APT prints out before confirming the action: This is yet another instance showing that it is really important to do this.
: Computers come (and go) in different architectures from (for the general public): popular (amd64), hyped (armel) up to obscure ones (s390x).
Some applications might only run on some architectures. "Popular" closed source applications for example are only available for the i386 architecture.
But here is the catch
: Many (all?) CPUs which are amd64-compatible (aka 64-bit) can also execute applications created for i386 (aka 32-bit). The only problem with this up until now: Debian tools (aka APT, dpkg, …) had no way to correctly work with packages from a "foreign" architecture.
(Terminology: "native" is the architecture you have is the architecture you installed from. aptosid comes has ISOs for both:'amd64' and 'i386' - the ISO you pick decides which will be your "native" architecture. "foreign" is in contrast everything which is not your "native" architecture)
: I will spare you the extremely heavy details of how this really works and instead will tell you how to get going:
(before you do this, do a proper dist-upgrade and ensure that everything works and is okay!! I am not going to talk to you anymore if you don't.)
dpkg --add-architecture i386
apt-get update
That's about it.
If you try to install a package like "wine" now you will notice that APT has in it's output for some packages ":i386" attached
(now is the time to get excited because that - as this is freaking cool), but you should be able to safely ignore this for now - or forever, as you please.
Again, if you aren't a wine user, ia32-libs or whatever crap^Wnot so nice piece of software: Don't do this. The sideeffect of this action above is doubling the amount of data 'apt-get update' will download. Slowing down APT and dpkg (as more data needs to be processed). Possibly hitting bugs. You have been warned.
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FAQ and Troubleshooting
APT wants to remove my pre-multiarch installed (non-free) package. I thought that is the whole freaking point to be able to use them?!?
It's not the whole point, but yes, you can use it. It is just that previously you have installed the "amd64" package of e.g. googleearth – which was just like the "i386" package but depending on ia32-libs – and these have to go now as ia32-libs goes away. Install the "i386" package after you have enabled MultiArch instead as this is the real point: No i386 packages anymore which claim to be amd64 packages just so you can install them.
APT wants to remove a lot of packages and replace it with packages of the same name with :i386 attached. Is that okay?
If you need to ask this, probably not. Say no and post a thread here. Bonuspoints for providing the output of your command with the following flags attached:
-o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=1 -o Debug::pkgDepCache::Marker=1 -o Debug::pkgDepCache::AutoInstall=1 --simulate
APT wants to install "package" and "package:i386". No removes through. Is that okay?
Yes. Usually "package" will be a library (= usually starts with 'lib') which can co-exist if the package maintainer made no mistake. You can go ahead. APT will tell you as usual if it has to remove a package to comply with your request. This is not such a case.
dpkg fails with an error talking about files in packages
There are two. The one you have seen once in a while already: Two packages contain the same file. Happens at times as maintainers make mistakes once in a while - report a bug here (and in debian).
The other one is new and says that package:amd64 and package:i386 should contain the same file, but they do not have the same content. Again, it is a mistake by a maintainer, report it and everything will be fine.
I have read that in Ubuntu …
Stop reading. All current releases of Ubuntu support MultiArch, but in a slightly different implementation. The APT interface is the same, dpkg differs (completely). Add that their packaging of wine, ia32-libs and other stuff in this field differ widely from how Debian packaged this stuff.
Do I need to modify my sources.list(.d)?
Usually the answer is no. APT will by default get the information for all configured architectures from all configured repositories. If you don't want that (because e.g. some third-party repositories don't provide packages for one of your configured architectures) you can limit the architectures with the option-field. See the 'man sources.list' for an example how exactly.
I have a i386 system, can I convert to amd64? (cross-grade)
It is possible, but only slightly less-hard than before. Probably not a good idea just yet. You will reach your goal with a reinstall a lot faster.
I want to get rid of all i386 packages on my amd64 - how?
How can I make myself "unready" for MultiArch again?
Might be that you have maneuvered yourself into a difficult situation or you just noticed that you don't need i386 software anymore and want to disable it. No problem:
apt-get remove .*:i386 -o pkgProblemResolver::FixByInstall=0
(Yes, the -o flag is needed to forbid APT to try to fix broken dependencies by installing new packages).
After that remove the architecture from dpkg with
dpkg --remove-architecture i386
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It's been a busy couple of days at FIM headquarters, as they have been putting the finishing touches to the new rules for both the World Superbike and MotoGP series. The biggest news was the release of the detailed technical regulations for the World Superbike series for 2014 and beyond. The new rules had been announced in early August, but the precise details had to wait until now.
Though the changes are extremely detailed, they can be boiled down to a few major points: the introduction of the EVO class, which allows Superstock engines in Superbike chassis; the introduction of price caps on suspension and brakes; restrictions on gear ratios; and the introduction of an engine allocation system similar to that in MotoGP and also in Superstock.


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Paralympic Silver Medalist, Myles Porter Heads To Senior Nationals
Goal: Compete In Both Paralympic And Olympic Games In Rio
Paralympic Silver Medalist Myles Porter will be fighting in the fully-sighted division at USA Judo's Senior National Championships next week and the Pan American Championships soon after. His ultimate goal? To compete at both the Paralympic Games AND the Olympic Games in the same year … that would be Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
"I want to go to the Olympics," said Porter. "I want to go to the Olympics and Paralympics in the same year."
Few athletes from any country have made it to both in any sport. Among them was American runner Marla Runyan. She took four gold medals at the 1992 Paralympic Games and one gold and a silver (in shot put) at the 1996 Paralympic Games. She went on to compete at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games.
Judo athlete Jorge Lencina of Argentina, has competed in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games but apparently not in the same year. Another judo athlete, Oleg Kretsul of Moldova, fought at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, 1996, but lost his sight in an auto accident and went on to medal at the Paralympic Games, including a gold in Beijing in 2008.
Judo, which relies on senses of momentum and balance in addition to strength and stamina, requires little modification for athletes with visual impairments. In fact, elite players will sometimes train with blindfolds to help tune their other senses on the mat.
Judo has been an event in the Paralympic Games since 1988 in Seoul. Visual impairments are the only disability in Paralympic judo competition.
Porter is legally blind with ocular albinism. What he sees at 1 foot is similar in detail to what most see at 10 feet. The detail he sees at 7 or 10 yards is what most people would see from 100 yards.
"The biggest difference," Porter said, "is in gripping. In Paralympic competition, we start with a grip and work from there." Competitors begin the match with their grips firmly in place on their opponents gi, then the referee signals them to begin.
"In sighted competition, grips are 90% of the match," getting the grips and making them work, said Porter.
Porter recently competed in fully-sighted divisions at two Pan American Opens. He went 1-2 matches to finish fifth in Uruguay and 2-2 to finish fifth in Argentina.
"I'm on the right path," Porter said. "I just need to fight more and get my hands on these guys from all over the world and feel the different styles to be more comfortable."
Heading into the USA Judo Senior National Championships, April 13 – 14, in Virginia Beach, VA, Porter will be defending his position as No. 1 at under 100 kg on the national roster in both the Paralympic and Fully-sighted divisions.


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I'm kind of down on Marco Rubio these days, due to his complicity with Chuck Schumer, John McCain, and Lindsey Graham on immigration reform. Moreover, although I've always liked Rubio, I have never rated him quite as highly as many on our side (John, for example).
That said, I believe that Rubio's response to the State of the Union address was excellent. It won't move the needle; that's too much to expect from such a speech. The significance of the speech lies in its character as an audition of a promising party leader.
In my opinion, Rubio more than passed the audition. He "called" the president where he needed to be called — the debt, problems with Obamacare, the sequester (which he noted was Obama's idea), and so forth. But Rubio was more about presenting a positive, conservative vision. Tonight, I believe he lived up to John's advance billing, i.e., that "no one articulates the conservative vision better."
As for immigration, Rubio shrewdly had little to say, and nothing to say (unless I missed it) about a path to citizenship. I'll give the Senator this much credit — apparently he's not going to stick his neck out any further than he already has on the citizenship side until he's more satisfied than currently on the border security side.


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Hitman HD Trilogy confirmed
Murder-minded $40 three-pack arriving January 29 in North America for Xbox 360 and PS3; Europe and PAL regions February 1.
Hitman 2 fixes virtually all of the problems of its predecessor and stands tall on its own merits as an outstanding action game.
Week of 4/25 brings us some vita titles, a free Mini Mario game, and Jake taking the reins while Mary is at PAX.
Murder-minded $40 three-pack arriving January 29 in North America for Xbox 360 and PS3; Europe and PAL regions February 1.
Amazon reveals new $40 bundle that will include Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman Contracts, and Hitman: Blood Money next month.
Seb tackles the rumors of a dual thumbstick peripheral for the Nintendo 3DS and finds out what's hot on Steam.
Fox hires Spanish director Daniel Benmayor to direct upcoming Hitman 2 film; production planned to start this fall.
Eidos-inspired action film sees decent US debut after coming under heavy fire from critics.
Three-game compilation set for Io's Hitman series arriving June 20; Kane & Lynch preview disc bundled in.
Filmwad.com gets the first shots of Deadwood star Timothy Olyphant playing Eidos legendary assassin Agent 47.
Xavier Gens to begin shooting game adaptation in Bulgaria this week says Variety; Desperate Housewives star confirmed as villain.
British publisher will digitally distribute Tomb Raider, Hitman, Commandos, Just Cause, Battlestations: Midway, and Championship Manager via Valve's online service.
Viper and Stealth graphics cards to ship with Deus Ex and other Eidos titles.
Microsoft announces a second wave of no fewer than 13 Xbox Platinum Hits games for North America.
The publisher of Hitman 2 compromises to deflect criticism over the game's portrayal of Sikhs and will modify the upcoming GameCube version.
Eidos and IO Interactive announce that their successful action sequel will arrive on GameCube next year.
Infogrames' strategy sequel knocks The Sims: Unleashed off the top of the PC sales chart in its first week.
Greg Kasavin sits down to review the sequel to Hitman: Codename 47.
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It is May 22nd 2011. According to widely circulated reports originating from an elderly US Pastor, Harold Camping, yesterday was supposed to be the end of the world. As we can see, it wasn't. Others elsewhere have analysed Camping's arguments that he used to predict this date, and no doubt, there will be another press released explaining why his original calculations were incorrect.
So why didn't it happen? And will it ever? The obvious Biblical statements state that 'no one knows the day or hour' (Matt 24:36) and that the day of the Lord will come unexpectedly (1 Thess 5:2). But I want to propose that the whole idea of the rapture is misguided and based on poor Biblical interpretation. Make no mistake, I am not suggesting that Christ will not return – he will, and that day should hold no fear for Christians. I am suggesting that a pre-return rapture of believers (like what Camping was suggesting for yesterday) will not happen as it is not mentioned in scripture.
The following is an analysis of the Biblical texts which are most often used to justify the notion of a rapture, taken from the excepts of an essay I wrote a few years ago. I will analyse them in order and look at each in context.
1 Thess 4:13-17
This is the most quoted proof-text for the rapture. Proponents of the rapture assert that this passage cannot refer to Christ's second coming but to a pre-coming at the rapture. Consequently, the implication is that Christ will descend halfway to earth in order to meet his followers 'in the air', then all will turn around and return with Him to heaven.
The Greek word at the centre of the dispute, apantesis, translated 'to meet' in 1 Thess 4:17 has only three other occurrences in the New Testament. One of these is also part of a larger eschatological context (Matt 25:6). The virgins, who were waiting inside for their groom to arrive, hear him coming and go outside to meet him halfway. Similarly, Paul is met on his way to Rome by a group of believers who leave Rome specifically to greet him (Acts 28:15). In both cases, however, it is the greeting party who turn around to accompany the traveller to his original destination. Due to this and some other uses in non-Biblical Hellenistic Greek, apantesis is regarded as a technical term describing a welcoming party who meet a visitor halfway, turn around, and continue on to the visitor's destination. Therefore, Christ will meet the believers "in the air"; at which point they will turn around and follow Christ to earth as part of his triumphant entourage. Thus this interpretation of 4:17 describes Christ's second coming, not the rapture.
A closer look at the wider paragraph backs up this interpretation. In 1 Thess 4, who is Paul taking about? The group "we who are still alive, who are left" (15), can be identified with the group "we who are still alive and are left" of verse 17. They are the same group (the 2011 NIV translation has cleared this up). Hence, the "coming of the Lord" (15) and being "caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord" (16) refer to the same thing: Christ's coming (15) with his being met by those who are alive in Christ. This coming will be accompanied by a loud command, the voice of the archangel, and the trumpet call of God (2:16). It will be a worldwide event, so it is very difficult to see how this could be a secret rapture.
Such a reading does not undermine the emphasis of the greek word harpazo, which means being caught/snatched up. This word describes the moment, the 'twinkling of an eye' (1 Cor 15:52), when all shall be changed.
The emphasis of this passage is undoubtedly on both the dead and living believers united with the Lord, not on the method or location of that meeting. Paul is reassuring them that those that have died in Christ will not miss out on his re-appearing.
Given the pastoral nature of the verses, Best is right in asserting that it should not be used to imply a secret rapture. Thus, building a doctrine solely on this verse would be unwise. But what about the other verses? From here the case for a rapture looks equally as flimsy.
2 Thess 2:3; 6-8
The argument for this verse being a reference to the rapture, relies on a different interpretation of the word apostasia. Instead of the usual translation of 'rebellion' or 'apostasy', some prefer the use of the word 'departure', not used in English translations since the Geneva Bible in 1608. The argument goes that that in most other New Testament usages, its meaning is linked to a departure from places or people, or a falling away from something. Consequently, some event called 'the departure' is being referred to which, proponents of the rapture believe, refers to the rapture.
However, most Biblical scholars prefer the translation of 'apostasy' or 'rebellion' (as is used in 2:3), removing any interpretation of the rapture from the passage. With this translation, the sense of the text is clear (2:1-8). Paul is teaching that the gathering together of believers (2:1) will not occur until the falling away/apostasy (2:3) occurs which will reveal the 'man of lawlessness' (2:3). By the 'splendour of His coming,' Christ will overthrow the 'lawless one' (2:8). (Who the lawless one is is another discussion). It implies the second coming of Christ, not a secret coming for the rapture. There is no reason to suppose that this verse is speaking of a different 'coming of Christ' to at 1 Thess 2:17.
2 Thess 1:6-7
Pretribulationists claim that these verses refer to the Second Coming of Christ (after the Tribulation) when Christ will 'pay back those who persecute you'. Consequently, they believe that the rapture would have occurred seven years earlier. However, these verses leave no room for an earlier rapture. For example, in 1:7, the relief of the believers is a consequence of Christ's coming. However, if an earlier rapture had taken place, believers would already be experiencing this relief. They will have been raptured to be with Christ seven years previously. This therefore cannot refer to a po
1 Thess 1:9b-10, 5:9
Pretribulationists accept this verse as a description of what Christ is to do through the rapture. That is, he will protect believers from the wrath of God which will manifest itself in the Tribulation. However, this interpretation relies on the concept of rapture being in place before the interpretation, so nothing can be inferred directly from it. Here, rapture is read into the text, not extrapolated out of it. One also cannot infer that the wrath mentioned speaks of the Tribulation (which as a period of time, is also theologically suspect).
Summary of Thessalonians
All the verses so far have come from Thessalonians. What are these books actually about? Paul's emphasis in the first letter was to reassure the Thessalonians over the fate of the believers who had died before Christ's return. They mistakenly supposed that the believing dead might miss out on Christ's return, so Paul responds saying that both the Christian dead and those who are living will be united with Christ on his return. Thus, his emphasis was on the union, not the location of that union. However, his argument in 1 Thessalonians had led them to think that the day of the Lord had already passed (2:2). Paul counters this teaching in his second letter. Consequently, the rapture was not his concern.
If Paul had been teaching the doctrine of the rapture in his first letter (which he wasn't), surely this would have changed the nature of his second letter. In this case, his argument would have gone something like this: "It is obvious that the day of the Lord has not passed, as the rapture hasn't occurred!". Yet he doesn't. Instead he warns them about the deceits of the antichrist (2:9-12) and encourages them to stand firm in the teachings they received from Paul (2:13-17). This would not have been necessary if the rapture would protect them from these events. Thus, the thrust of the letters is a pastoral response to Thessalonian misconceptions.
Matt 24:36-44
This section of Jesus' teaching about signs and dates before his return is long and difficult. The little story that Jesus tells in verses 36-44 about people being swept away has often been thought of refering to the rapture – for example verse 40 "Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left." However, it is clear from the passage that those who are taken are the unrighteous – a direct reversal of the concept of the rapture where the righteous are taken to safety. Just like in the days of Noah, when people were tending to their everyday lives when the flood came, the Roman army could sweep through the country at any moment, taking some to their deaths, and leaving others. One definitely does not want to be taken. The passage is exhorting followers to keep watch, in essence to stay righteous, because the day of the Lord's return in judgement is unknown. Wisdom and watchfulness are themes of the whole chapter. (In fact, in AD70 such scenes occurred as the Romans swept through Jerusalem, destroying the temple and dispersing the Jews)
Revelation as a whole fails to mention the rapture explicitly at any point, although some argue that the letter to the church in Philadelphia contains a reference to it (3:10), but this is tenuous at best.
The traditional dispensationalist viewpoint places the rapture at the beginning of chapter four, because, after 3:22, the church is not mentioned again until 22:16. Consequently, the 'door open in heaven' (4:1) is thought to refer to the rapture, and the 24 elders surrounding Christ's throne (4:4) refer to the leaders of the church around the world.
However, the beginning of Revelation 4 is a personal recollection of John's vision; it does not speak of the church. "After this, I looked…" – the door is his window into the throne room of heaven as John responds to his personal invitation to see 'what must take place'. It is a reassurance to all Christians that God is sovereign, setting the scene for the vision to come in the rest of Revelation. So the rapture cannot decisively be placed at 4:1 either.
It has to be said that given that proponents of the rapture place so much weight on determining the dates and order of the end times from Revelation, it seems very odd that the rapture would not be mentioned more clearly if it were to happen!
Evidence for the Rapture
Having examined the passages in question, the overwhelming conclusion is that there is very little evidence in scripture for a pretribulation rapture, so the doctrine must be dismissed. It can only be found by reading extra-biblical concepts into the passages. This helps explain why it only emerged as a doctrine relatively recently, originating from J.N. Darby, an English Puritan who faced opposition in the early 19th century. To those under persecution from others in the church, the idea of a secret rapture where God's true followed would be kept safe had quite some appeal. The doctrine was later given more mainstream appeal by being included in the interpretation notes of the Schofield Study Bible of 1917, popular in evangelical America.
The rapture a recent invention that has not been part of Christian doctrine in the early church. However, it is worth noting that Jesus never rebuked those who falsely interpreted prophecy before his first coming. They were, however, rebuked for failing to notice who he was when he actually came. Consequently, whatever view is held, it should not be used as a test of orthodox belief. All are waiting for the return of Christ, and it is essential that all recognise Him when He eventually comes.


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Appalachian egg rolls from Tupelo Honey Café, a Small Plate Crawl dish Tupelo Honey Café
It's like bingo, but edible. For three days, eat at as many restaurants as possible, and win prizes.
Nearly 30 restaurants are prepping for the second annual Small Plate Crawl, an event that encourages diners to try as many participating eateries as possible between Tuesday, Feb. 26, and Thursday, Feb. 28.
"Folks go from place to place and try out different things," says Christine Sykes Lowe, the executive director of Asheville Independent Restaurants, the group that throws the party. "If that just happens to be one dish, then so be it. But if they decide they want to try something else and hang out for a little while longer, then that's great too."
Prizes aside, the deals are their own incentives. Restaurants offer specials at affordable prices, usually between $3 and $8, to encourage diners to get around.
After sampling a dish, diners receive a stamp for their visit. The stamps are collected in passbooks, which are available on the Crawl's website. At the end of the Crawl, the restaurants collect the books. The number of stamps determine which prizes diners are eligible to win. The ultimate winners are determined through a drawing.
These prizes aren't just keychains and koozies. This loot is worthy of competition. Last year's grand prize was a vacation package at The Grove Park Inn.
The event is perfect for groups of friends, Lowe says. "They could order one dish and split it between all of them, and they would all be able to get their passbooks stamped," she says. In other words, stamps are cheaper for groups.
To print a passbook, view a list of participating restaurants and get more information about the crawl, visit ashevillesmallplatecrawl.com.


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January 25, 2013 09:30 ET
Featured Panelists From ServiceNow, Brocade and Limelight Networks to Discuss IT Consolidation, Changing Building Infrastructure, and the Future of Business
Featured Panelists From ServiceNow, Brocade and Limelight Networks to Discuss IT Consolidation, Changing Building Infrastructure, and the Future of Business
FREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 25, 2013) - TELADATA, a leading consulting firm specializing in IT infrastructure design, planning and project management for converging technologies, announced today that its 2013 Technology Convergence Conference will feature an ending keynote panel discussion providing perspectives into cloud computing and the resulting workspace changes and emerging applications.
The presentation, titled The Future of Building Infrastructure, will be moderated by Sherry Gubera, Vice President at Cornish & Carey Newmark Knight Frank, will feature panelists Allan Leinwand, Vice President and CTO of Platform Development, at ServiceNow, Michael Hirahara, Vice President of Global Real Estate, Facilities & Services at Brocade, and Indu Kodukula, COO at Limelight Networks. The discussion will highlight new business platforms and data-on-demand applications offering employees the ability to work on an anywhere, anytime basis.
The closing keynote panel will be the last session at the Technology Convergence Conference (TCC), which will feature three speaking tracks with a variety of end-user presentations, case studies and panel discussions. Philip Ross, CEO of Unwired and UnWork.com, will keynote the conference with a presentation titled Emerging Technologies and the Future Workplace.
"The future building of infrastructure is significant to all enterprises looking toward the cloud as an opportunity to break down the traditional business silos," said Allan Leinwand. "The arrival of enterprise cloud brings new opportunities in business process automation and new infrastructure for scaling and building applications to propel companies into the future. I am excited to share our experiences and insights."
About The Technology Convergence Conference
TELADATA's Technology Convergence Conference focuses on providing an environment where IT, facilities and data center professionals can assemble to exchange ideas and best practices relating to the latest technologies in data centers, IT infrastructure, audiovisual and monitoring systems. Expert speakers and resources offer delegates critical information and in-the-trenches tactics to deal effectively with key issues affecting facilities and data centers.
Additional information on the conference can be found at http://www.teladatatcc.com.
About TELADATA
TELADATA earned its leadership position through twenty-five years of consulting on complex IT infrastructure, data center, audiovisual and monitoring projects. As a project manager and advocate, TELADATA guides its clients every step of the way, from discovery to implementation. TELADATA makes a conscious effort to create collaborative partnerships with all project stakeholders, including IT managers, facilities managers, architects, facilities management firms, general contractors, telephone companies and other vendors, to ensure a seamless transition.
Additional information on TELADATA can be found at http://www.teladata.com.
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So many power users try dozens of complicated todo list software applications, only to go right back to their trusty todo.txt file.
But it's not easy to open todo.txt, make a change, and save it—especially on your touchscreen device and at the command line. Todo.txt apps solve that problem.
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Todo.txt apps are minimal, todo.txt-focused editors which help you manage your tasks with as few keystrokes and taps possible.
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A student pilot certificate does not expire. However, medical certificates are good for 24 or 60 months, depending on your age, and some instructor endorsements are only valid for a period of time or specific flights.
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A lot of variables affect the cost of learning to fly, including the frequency of flight lessons, weather conditions, the kind of aircraft in which you are training and its availability for scheduling, and individual aptitude. A rough estimate would range between $5,000 and $9,000, depending on the certificate being sought.
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FAR Part 141 schools have more FAA oversight, more rigid schedules, and more paperwork. For the added requirements, they are allowed to reduce the minimum required hours of private pilot training to 35 hours, rather than the 40-hour minimum required when training at a Part 61 flight school. The Part 61 school, on the other hand, is able to be more flexible with training schedules, and has the ability to tailor the curriculum to meet individual students' training needs. Either school must train you to pass the same practical test.
Search the flight school database and find other useful information in AOPA's online flight school search.
Once you've found a flight school, talk to the chief flight instructor about what you want out of training and ask him or her to recommended an instructor who will be a good fit. Talk to the prospective instructor about your learning style, the instructor's teaching style, and what training will be like. Then, schedule an introductory flight. If it's not a good fit, you can still switch instructors after you've started training.
It depends: For most student pilots, a four-place training aircraft such as a Piper Cherokee or Cessna 172 is probably the most suitable, although a number of other aircraft can provide an excellent introduction to flight while offering reasonable operating costs (for example, the Cessna 152 or a light sport aircraft).Learn about common training aircraft here
A controversial subject at times, there is no doubt that modern technology has inundated the general aviation cockpit, including training aircraft. The choice is ultimately yours, but some things to consider will be the cost of training in the "glass cockpit" versus conventionally equipped aircraft. Additionally, your future ambitions might involve or require extensive use of glass-cockpit aircraft. In either case, train in an aircraft that best suits your present and future needs and interests.
You don't have to be a particular age before you can begin to take flying lessons. However, you do have to be at least 16 years old before you can solo an airplane (14 years old for operation of a balloon or glider), and 17 before you can be issued a private pilot certificate (16 for balloon or glider). Therefore, it may not be particularly efficient from the standpoint of cost and flight hours to begin lessons too early.
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