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Amherst, OH – KTM North America, Inc is proud to announce Chris Vogtman as the newly appointed Specialty Vehicle Product Line Manager.
Vogtman, who spent four years with Ehlert Publishing, started as an Associate Editor and moved his way up to Managing Editor of ATV Sport and ATV Magazine as well as Editor-in-Chief of UTV Magazine. With a vast familiarity in journalism and communications stemming from his educational background at the University of Minnesota, where he earned his bachelor's degree, Vogtman has a wealth of experience to fill the position.
As a highly-respected and well-known member of the powersports industry, Vogtman will have no problem adapting to his new position at KTM as the Specialty Vehicle Product Line Manager. His duties as manager cover the direction of all KTM Sport ATV and Husaberg related projects. Vogtman will manage the KTM Sport ATV and Husaberg product lines from initial production, to arrival on dealer floors, out on the race track and more. In addition to his in-house duties, Vogtman will also serve as the KTM representative for the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (SVIA).
"KTM is a well-respected company with product and racing heritage that coincides with my values and passion for the industry. I feel my background in the powersports industry is a perfect fit for the Specialty Vehicle Product Line Manager position and a company like KTM that is continuously growing in all aspects of the powersport market. I look forward to the challenges ahead," commented Vogtman on his new position.


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For those confident that the Supreme Court's decisions in Wednesday's same-sex marriage cases, Perry v. Hollingsworth and United States v. Windsor, will make marriage an issue of states' rights, think again. David Boies, co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs in Perry, told Candy Crowley on Sunday's State of the Union that the Supreme Court's decision appropriately "invalidated" states' rights:
California decided. California passed Proposition 8. What the Court was doing was invalidating California's choice, and that is exactly what the courts are supposed to do under the 14th Amendment.
The principles from the Supreme Court's rulings on Wednesday are "now going to be applied nationally," says Boies, and wherever same-sex marriage is not enshrined legislatively, it will be enforced "judicially, if necessary."
So much for federalism.

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"An Icon Reborn." 17 February 2008 110 mins
When a group of ruthless mercenaries kill a reclusive scientist, his creation, a new model of artificially intelligent supercar, escapes to find his daughter and recruit a ex-soldier to thwart them. Pilot for the reboot of the television series Knight Rider.
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I have had The Sims, Sims 2, and Sims 3 in my computer....I have taken them all out and just want to reinstall The Sims. There is so much garbage in there, it won't let me.
I tried restoring to what it was when I bought it and there is an option to do that, but, I have done it twice and there is still all that crap in there.
Everything I have is on my flash drive, so, I have it all backed up. I just want to get all the little pieces of junk out of my computer.....HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Theatrical CalamityLa Malinche at Arizona Theatre Company is a bad play done poorly.
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Poetry In CommotionLiterary critic and poet Bob Perelman brings his controversial views to the UA.
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Media MixWherein we check out the wacky and eclectic new magazine au Juice.
Word On The StreetSteve Barancik, Charlie Harris, Bob Log III.
Customer LoyaltyHere's something we chow hounds have never seen before--Chinese restaurant Yank Sing Express inspires a couple of fans to take out newspaper ads in its behalf.
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The latest model from MINI may soon be its best-selling one as there has been an unprecedented demand for compact cars amid stricter emissions standards and rising fuel prices. What this new baby MINI seeks to prove is that drivers don't need to sacrifice fun and style for low running costs.
The 'mini' MINI is based on the Rocketman concept introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in early 2011. As part of the expansion plans, MINI will make a new entry point that will mark the start of a new era.
MINI will also offer a new lineup of three-cylinder engines, the extensive use of lightweight materials, as well as an all-electric version. From these images, the public gets an idea of what the MINI is expected to look.
Fans of the 60s model will be glad to see this pint-sized car on the road. Compared to the original, this 'mini' MINI is 40cm longer and 50cm wider.
Its engineers aim to make the production car no bigger than the concept. MINI is intent on optimizing the space; in fact, it has a 3+1 seating layout like that of the Toyota iQ.
There will be four seats but the seat located at the back of the driver is only suitable for short trips. If more room is required, the instrument cluster can move backwards and forwards with the steering wheel.
A feature that is retained from the concept is the dual-function boot, which includes a conventional compartment accessed through a hatch with a drawer-like storage area below it. Another item from MINI that will soon go into production is the centrally mounted 'Coke can' exhaust.
The study is an innovative and systematic implementation of lightweight design principles and a signature interior style aimed at providing an unmatched driving experience with unprecedented versatility. The MINI Rocketman Concept's carbon spaceframe construction minimises weight and the material is strikingly evident at the front end, around the doors and its interior. The car truly embodies the definition of efficiency. In fact, a special drive system can be integrated to enable greater acceleration and speed while only consuming three litres of petrol per 100 km (94 mpg).
Double-hinged joints allow the MINI Rocketman Concept's doors to open wide for easy entry. The seats are lightweight and feature the unique MINI contour. These can also be rearranged in various ways to allow a two-up layout for extreme fun driving, a spaciously comfortable three-passenger arrangement or a four-seat accommodation with excellent space allocation.
Similarly, the luggage compartment is just as adaptable for varying capacities. The tailgate is composed of one part hinged to the roof that opens high upward, and a lower part that is pulled out from the body like a drawer.
The MINI Rocketman Concept is also engineered to be operated according to the specific layered demands of the modern consumer, whose mobility requirements are influenced by their priority for fun driving, practical versatility and synchronicity with their general lifestyles. The central control unit can be temporarily removed and hooked up to a computer to update navigation information, sync mobile contact details and upload media/entertainment files prior to any journey.
Trademark MINI body design in a concentrated form.
The MINI Rocketman Concept's body design can be described as an avant-garde reinterpretation of the classic MINI features. The latest construction methods and technologies enable the designers to maximise spaciousness within the most compact overall dimensions. This was also the classic MINI's design principle, but it has been adapted for the challenges of 21st century urban mobility. The MINI Rocketman Concept is 3.419 metres (about 11 ft. 3 in.) long, which is just a few centimetres more than its 1959 ancestor. Width, inclusive of the wing mirrors is 1.907 metres (around 6 ft. 3 in.), and height is 1.398 metres (roughly 4 ft. 7 in). Its proportions are derived from both the classic Mini and the current MINI line-up. Therefore, the signature MINI physical attributes are clearly set in its new dimensions, making this new vehicle segment prototype clearly identifiable as a MINI.


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Global Presence Transformation Center
Gbefi, Ghana, Africa
Be part of Societal Transformation in Ghana, Africa!
Private Boarding School & Vocational Academy
Opening September 2017
Let's join together to raise the school start-up fund of $70,000.
All donations are tax-deductable.
This funding provides:
- Renovations & building expansion
- Employment of Ghanaian faculty: 15 teachers, 2 administrators
- Purchasing furniture, school supplies & trade equipment
The Private Boarding School will strengthen the community through:
Greater educational opportunities, mentoring, strong Christian values, and teachers wholly invested in students.
Vocational Training to be Offered
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Touch the Heart of a King, Transform Nations
First team sent from Global Presence to bring Kingdom of God to Ghana.
The Chiefs of Gbefi were miraculously healed by the power of God and, out of gratitude and hope for greater impact, gave Global Presence 50 acres of land with 3 buildings.
Renovations Begin
Signing the deed to the land. Digging a well at Transformation Center. Begin renovation of first building: Prayer and Worship Center. Teams sent from Global Presence for ministry in Ghana – many signs, wonders & miracles, including a witch doctor receiving Jesus and being baptized, and being healed from blindness!
Training & Equipping, Centered on God's Presence – Prayer and Worship Center completed! First of many trainings for regional pastors. Monthly gatherings to pray for God to bring revival to the Volta Region. Began renovations of second building: Hope Home Orphanage. Teams sent from Global Presence for ministry in Ghana – many signs, wonders, miracles & salvations!
Opening of Hope Home Orphanage
with 27 children, 11 Ghanian staff, and 2 American Missionary staff. Purchased bus for transportation of Hope Home children to and from school. More teams sent from Global Presence for ministry in Ghana – many signs, wonders, miracles & salvations!
Emotional, Physical, & Spiritual Transformation – We have seen many salvations, healings and even the dead being raised! The Children of the Hope Home have developed emotionally and physically and are leading in their academics, as well as in faith. When teams come from the US the children become translators and join in praying for the sick.
Impacting Education – More salvations and many healings! The children of the Hope Home continue to do well in school. They often lead in worship and prayer. Since our involvement in the community, the public schools are transforming: Teacher attendance and timeliness increased from 30% to 75%. (Where teachers were often late or absent, they are now present, and the schools are improving as a result.)


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Upset about moving from a big city to a small town, teenager Zach Cooper (Dylan Minnette) finds a silver lining when he meets the beautiful girl, Hannah (Odeya Rush), living right next door. But every silver lining has a cloud, and Zach's comes when he learns that Hannah has a mysterious dad who is revealed to be R. L. Stine (Jack Black), the author of the bestselling Goosebumps series. It turns out that there is a reason why Stine is so strange… he is a prisoner of his own imagination – the monsters that his books made famous are real, and Stine protects his readers by keeping them locked up in their books. When Zach unintentionally unleashes the monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize the town, it's suddenly up to Stine, Zach, and Hannah to get all of them back in the books where they belong.


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What a Wonderful Family! Trailer (2016)
16 March 2016 Drama, Comedy, Family 108 mins
A husband (Isao Hashizume) and wife (Kazuko Yoshiyuki) have been married for 50 years. For her birthday, the husband asks the wife what she wants for her birthday present. She replies that she wants a divorce. The wife's divorce announcement sends the entire family into chaos.
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MINNEAPOLIS - Kara Lynn Joyce found herself atop the podium after the 50-meter freestyle for the fourth straight year. Her victory helped the Bulldogs finish Day 1 of the NCAA championships in fifth place. With a finals time of 21.71, Joyce became only the second woman in NCAA history to record four wins in the event.
"I am really happy to be able to do that," said Joyce. "I am pretty happy with my swim (in the 50). It's always nice to pull out a win. This event is more competitive now than it has been in the past three years."
Georgia has won the event at every NCAA championship since 2002.
Bulldogs coach Jack Bauerle expressed just how pleased he was with his, now, 17-time NCAA champion.
"I couldn't be more proud of her," said Bauerle. "We have never had an athlete win an event all four years. It really is such a feat to do that at this level. She got a lot of points for Georgia, and this year every point is really important."
The Bulldogs started the night off strong with a second-place finish in the 200-free relay comprised of Joyce, Jessica Cole, Anne-Marie Botek and Anna Miller. Their overall time of 1:28.44 was their best performance of the year and moved the quad into the No. 2 position on Georgia's all-time Top 10.
Claire Maust finished fifth in the 500 free with a 4:42.18 to improve six places from last year. The 400 medley relay team of Aleksandra Putra, Kelly McNichols, Karen Guilkey and Cole teamed for a ninth-place finish in the 400 medley in 3:36.06.
Georgia trails leader Arizona 168-86.
Preliminaries resume at noon today and finals start at 7 p.m.
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This is a commercial ad of Android. This commercial was released in February 2016 in United States. Under the title of "Android: Rock, Paper, Scissors". #NotTheSame.
Rock, Paper and Scissors don't have much in common, but that won't stop them. Be Together.
Growin' up, you don't see the writing on the wall
Passin' by, movin' straight ahead, you knew it all
But maybe sometime if you feel the pain
You'll find you're all alone, everything has changed
I can see the new horizon underneath the blazin' sky
I'll be where the eagle's flying higher and higher
The commercial song is "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" by John Parr. For those of you who like this song "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)", you can download it from Amazon or iTunes.
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Karnataka PUC Arts Result 2018, Kar Board 2nd PUC Results 2018, Karnataka Board PUC Result 2018, Karnataka Board 12th Results 2018
Karnataka 2nd PUC Arts Result 2018
Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board has started planning to declare the 12th Class Result on its own official website. The KSEEB Board students are able to check their PUC II Arts Result online Name wise and Name wise. Every year large number of students had appeared in the Intermediate Examination. This time students are searching their result and very excited to check their score card. Now here we are informing the Board will announce the XIIth standard Result in the last week May. So students are advised check regular the official website.
Karnataka PUC Results 2018
Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board is main school education board in the Karnataka State. The Karnataka Board is well known as KSEB Board came into existence in the year 1966, and its head quarter is located at Bangalore city in Karnataka State. This board is responsible for provides courses of study, prescribing syllabus, conducting examinations and declare results. The KSEEB Board conducts the SSLC and Higher Secondary School (school leaving) Examination in the month of March. The Karnataka Board is provides quality education and controls various examination activities in the state.
Karnataka Board 12th Result 2018
Karnataka Board Intermediate Examination Result for Arts Stream will be available soon on the official website. This time the students are very excited to check their 10+2 Result and want to check their performance. The students who are searching the KSEEB Board PUC Result declaration date are informing the Board will announce the Karnataka Board PUC Arts Result 2018 in the month of May. After announce the result you can check it immediately from the official web portal. So you should stay connected with the official website as well as this page for latest updates of Kar Board 2nd PUC Result announcements.
Kar Board 2nd PUC Result 2018
Last year Karnataka PUC Results 2018 Arts Stream the Overall Passing Percentage 51.12% and 2, 30, 027 total numbers of Students appeared in Senior Secondary Exams. This year more than 2.5 lakhs of students have participated in the examination. And it is expected the result will be good to previous year result statics. You can also check and download more information from this page such are Toppers candidates list, district wise merit list and school wise result from here by the direct link.
How to Download Karnataka Board Result 2018
- Students first open the official website
- Now click on PUC II Result 2018 link
- Enter your Registration Number and click on submit Button
- Your Result will be on Screen
- Check and Take print out
Check here* Karnataka PUC Result 2018
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Aspen Homes prides itself in coming up with great designs and building beautiful model homes. Most of all, we listen to you, our customer. We've been trusted to build hundreds of homes from Pewaukee and Waukesha to Germantown, Menomonee Falls; down to Oak Creek and Franklin. We are proud of the trust we've earned and look forward to working with you on your new home.
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FESTIVE residents enjoyed all the fun of the fair at the weekend thanks to a residents' association and community centre.
The Burn Valley North Residents' Association and St Matthew's Community Centre, in Hartlepool, hosted two days worth of events at the weekend at the community centre, in Elwick Road.
On Saturday the centre staged a Christmas fair, which included craft stalls, free children's activities, face painting, raffle and tombola.
Then on Sunday, there was a host of free children's activities on offer in the morning before a pantomime, Follow the Yellow Brick Road, which was performed by ActOne Panto.
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The Nationals wasted no time scoring against the Brewers' Yovani Gallardo.
Denard Span singled to right field for the Nats' first hit of the night. With Anthony Rendon batting, Span stole his 13th bag of the season. Span then went to third on Rendon's single and scored on Jayson Werth's RBI groundout to give the Nats a 1-0 lead.
Gallardo has allowed just two runs in his last 21 innings, struck out 20 and walked three.
The Nats lineup made Gallardo throw 29 pitches in the first.
Jordan Zimmermann retired the Brewers' batters in order on just 10 pitches in the bottom of the frame.
Update: After starting the game perfect through the first three innings, Zimmermann found himself in a bit of trouble with one out in the fourth.
Zimmermann allowed back-to-back hits to Ryan Braun and Jonathan Lucroy. Carlos Gomez then worked a walk to load the bases.
That's all the Brewers were able to do in the frame, however, as Zimmermann got Aramis Ramirez to pop out and Khris Davis to strike out.
Zimmermann has thrown 54 pitches, struck out seven and walked one through four innings.
The Nats still lead 1-0 as the game moves to the fifth.
Update II: Zimmermann found himself in trouble once again in the fifth. He allowed back-to-back singles to Mark Reynolds and Jean Segura. Two outs later, Braun singled on a ground ball to left field to score a pair of runs.
The Brewers lead 2-1 at the end of five innings.
Update III: Zimmermann's night is done after six innings. Nate McLouth pinch-hit for the Nats' right-hander with two outs in the seventh.
Zimmermann allowed six hits, two earned runs, walked two and struck out nine. His career ERA at Miller Park is now 1.50. If the score holds, Zimmermann will get tagged with the loss.
Jerry Blevins took over for Zimmermann in the seventh.
Update IV: Rendon's solo blast with one out in the eighth tied the game at 2-2. Aaron Barrett took over for Blevins in the bottom of the eighth.
Update V: The Nats are Brewers are headed for extra innings tied 2-2.
Update VI: Ross Detwiler took over in the 10th inning and has tossed three scoreless innings. Rendon has the only Nats hit in extra innings.
We're in the top of the 13th as the top of the Nats will hit.
Update VII: Ryan Zimmerman's two-run homer in the 16th inning gave the Nats a 4-2 lead. Rafeal Soriano will attempt to close out the game in the bottom of the frame.
The Nats' bullpen has pitched eight scoreless innings thus far.
Update VIII: And that's (finally) a ballgame. The Nats have now taken two games from the first-place Brewers after a 4-2 win. Zimmerman was the star of tonight's game as he took away an extra-base hit from Brewers in the bottom of the frame.


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Clear, concise explanation of logical development of basic crystallographic concepts. Topics include crystals and lattices, symmetry, x-ray diffraction, and more. Problems, with answers. 114 illustrations. 1969 edition.
Reprint of the work published by W.A. Benjamin, 1969, in their Physical Chemistry Monograph Series. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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Ganache covered suitcase cake with fondant accents. Globe is actually a hollow styrofoam ball (as we didn't need more cake) filled with ball-shaped truffles and covered in fondant. Made for a ten-year-old boy who loves to travel.
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Irwin Mitchell has been approached by holidaymakers who have returned from the Art Bodrum Hotel in Bitez, Turkey where their summer holidays were ruined when they suffered gastric illness.
The family, from Lancashire, stayed at the Art Bodrum Hotel in July 2010. Two members of the family became ill with symptoms of diarrhoea and stomach cramps a few days into their holiday.
The family complained that there were poor food standards at the hotel because the food served uncovered, the meat dishes were unidentifiable and often undercooked. Pasta dishes were frequently served swimming in oil. Hot food was very often served barely warm.
The family also say that they complained to the hotel manager, but were told that no other guests had complained. They knew this was not the case because they had seen several guests complaining to the hotel reception staff about similar problems. The family also say that they believe that 60% of the guests at the hotel were affected with similar symptoms of illness during their stay at the hotel.
If you have been affected by gastric illness following a stay at the Art Bodrum Hotel, you may be able to claim compensation for your ruined holiday and also the pain and suffering caused by the illness.
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While you're busy making your list of New Year's resolutions, eBay has gone ahead and made one of its own. The online auction site has decided to stop displaying advertisements within its mobile apps at some point in 2013, citing its own unhappiness with the experience users are having with them.
In an interview with AllThingsD, eBay's head of global marketplaces, Devin Wenig, says that the company has decided mobile ads "just aren't worth it" and that removing them won't be a problem because eBay doesn't need the money they generate. That's due in part to the fact that, unlike other online businesses, eBay makes money off of every transaction it facilitates, not just advertising. Advertising that would, of course, only serve to get in the way while we're browsing for rare Apple products and other unique items.


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senseFly grows distribution network with allnav appointment
senseFly has appointed surveying equipment supplier allnav to distribute its professional imaging drones across Switzerland and Germany.
Headquartered in Othmarsingen, Switzerland, allnav (www.allnav.com) is a true competence centre in the fields of surveying, construction, data SIT / GIS and 3D laser scanning. The company employs more than 100 employees and is also the official dealer for Trimble in Switzerland, Liechtenstein and the Baden-Württemberg region of Germany.
Through the company's new agreement with senseFly, allnav ag will distribute the company's full portfolio of professional drones—used in more than 100 countries around the world—into surveying, GIS and construction sectors across Switzerland, while allnav gmbh will handle the same for the German market from its base in Backnang.
"We are delighted to continue growing our network of expert distribution partners by welcoming allnav into the senseFly family," said Jean-Christophe Zufferey, the CEO of senseFly. "Allnav's experienced team will play an important role in helping more and more Swiss and German professionals reap the benefits that drones can bring, enabling these customers to capture the exact high-resolution, georeferenced data they need to make better decisions."
According to Ivo Pfammatter, the managing director of allnav, the Swiss market for professional unmanned aircraft systems is strongly on the rise. At this year's GeoSummit event in June, Pfammatter says many surveying and engineering companies reported they were considering investing in drone technology. "By bringing senseFly systems onboard we can effectively round out our product offer," he says, "providing customers with systems that are perfectly optimised for different applications, such as the eBee RTK for customers who require survey-grade or the albris quadcopter whose different onboard sensors simplify the inspection of structures and boost safety."
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On the eve of a much-anticipated proposal, Meg is happier than she could have ever imagined. The future she sees for herself on that magical night is bright, one that's full of love and laughter and dreams finally realized.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I feed my baby meat & fish – and when's it okay to do so?
As soon as your baby is accepting food from a spoon you can start offering meat, poultry and fish (bones removed). Ensure they are in a pureed consistency for the first stage of weaning.
It's also worth noting that initially it's best to feed meat and fish at lunchtime as they are harder to digest which may affect sleep if given in the evening time.
Is it OK to give my baby eggs – and when can I do so?
What foods should I avoid feeding my baby before they reach 12 months?
• Added sugar. It can lead to tooth decay and encourage a sweet tooth.
• Added salt.
• Gravies, stoke cubes and packet/jar sauces, these can have a lot of hidden salt.
• Honey should only be given after 12 months as there is a small risk of botulism.
• Unpasteurised cheese, including soft and mould ripened cheese e.g. brie, blue cheese.
• Avoid whole or chopped nuts until the age of 5 years due to the risk of choking.
• Cow's milk is not suitable as a drink before 12 months; small amounts may be added to foods.
• Hot spices.
• Eggs should be avoided before 6 months. After 6 months avoid undercooked eggs, cook them until both the yolk and the white of the egg are solid.
• Avoid shell fish until after 12 months.
• Tea, coffee and fizzy drinks should not be given before 12 months, they are not suitable drinks for babies.
• The Department of Health and Children recommend that gluten containing foods should be avoided before six months, e.g. foods such as bread, pasta and gluten containing cereals.* Gluten can be found in wheat, rye, oats and barely.
* More recently a European group of medical experts advise to avoid both early (4 months) and late (≥ 7 months) introduction of gluten and to introduce small amounts of gluten gradually while the infant is still breast-fed.
What is the best drink to give to my baby at mealtimes?
If your tap water is not suitable for drinking, even after boiling, you can use bottled water that contains less than 20mg of sodium (Na) per 100ml (always check the label). Bottled water must still be boiled before use.
Tea, fruit drinks and fizzy drinks are unsuitable drinks for babies and children.
Cow's or goat's milk is not suitable as a main drink for children under 1 year.
It is important to note that breastmilk/formula milk will still play an important role in your baby's nutrition during the weaning process.
My baby's stools have changed. Is this normal?
What should I do if my baby won't eat anything for me?
Don't forget that, especially in the early days of weaning, your baby will only need a few small spoons of puréed solids at each mealtime to get them used to the concept of taking food off the spoon. They don't need to eat everything you make up for them straight away (although, if you are concerned about their weight gain, you should contact a healthcare professional).
If you find yourself meeting particularly stubborn resistance to weaning, try not to get disheartened; instead, just remember that as with everything where your baby is concerned, this is where it pays to be patient. It could take you up to 10 goes (on different occasions) for your baby to take a particular food off the spoon, but in the end, it'll be worth it.
How long should I leave between introducing new foods?
How should I prepare meat and fish in the early stages of weaning?
How do I know when my baby is full?
Why shouldn't I add salt to my baby's food while cooking?
Sodium forms part of salt. To work out how much salt is in something, multiply the sodium content by 2.5. Some foods naturally contain sodium, avoid those with added salt (always check the labels).
When is the right time to start weaning?
My baby was born prematurely. When should I start to wean them?
Of course, with those age brackets in mind, what's also very important is that your baby is showing the signs and skills which should indicate that they're actually ready themselves to begin the transition to solids.
Your healthcare professional should usually be available for guidance and advice in all aspects of your baby's growth and development, so if you think that your baby is displaying some or all indications of being ready to wean, contact them for advice.
What do I need to start weaning?
• Baby spoons – small flat weaning spoons will be needed initially
• Small, durable plastic bowls
• Beaker. A beaker should only be introduced from 6 months
• Liquidiser or hand blender
• Ice-cube trays. If puréeing large quantities, you'll want to freeze some to use later
• Sieve. For smaller quantities of food, you can use a standard fork and sieve to purée.
• Highchair/car seat. Your baby will need to be in an upright position and well supported
• Bibs
How should I start weaning?
Start with giving a spoon feed once a day at a quiet time of day, as it helps if both you and they are relaxed and in good form ahead of this brand new experience. Lunchtime is often a good time to start. Ideally, you should give your baby their usual milk feed first, so they are not too hungry. Once they've had their milk feed, offer them just one or two teaspoons or baby spoons of for example pure baby rice, mixed with their usual milk. At the beginning you are just getting your baby used to a spoon and introducing texture to your baby's mouth (Check out our 4month+ meal planners for ideas for the first few weeks of your baby's weaning journey).
Always remember to check the temperature of the food and stay with your baby throughout the feeding process.
Above all else, it's good to keep remembering that the key word with weaning is "gradual". Just as each baby is different from the next, each one will have their own timescale for beginning and progressing through their own weaning process. Be patient each time, let your baby react to the food whatever way they will (even touching it is okay) and be prepared for a bit of mess!
What are the best foods to start weaning my baby with?
Thin & runny –
• Start with a runny, liquid like consistency similar to milk and gradually make the consistency thicker as your baby gets used to eating from a spoon
• Baby Rice is recommended by healthcare professionals as an ideal first food because of its gentle flavour and runny consistency. Baby rice is also very easy to digest
• Pureed vegetables and fruit, such as carrots, sweet potato, apples or pears are also recommended.
Smooth to start -
• Your baby does not yet have the ability to chew, so ensure there are no lumps and their food is smooth throughout. You will find a hand blender helpful.
Introduce one new food at a time -
• Foods should be introduced one at a time, leaving a few days between the addition of each new food. In this way any adverse reaction to a new food can be spotted more easily. As your baby has a natural preference to sweet foods, it is better to start weaning with savoury purees first. If they get used to sweet foods first they may be reluctant to accept savoury tastes later on.
What's the best way to heat my baby's food?
If you're using jars of baby food, stand them in hot water to heat them up.
Check food is hot all the way through. Then make sure it's not too hot before feeding it to your baby by stirring the food to remove any hot spots.
Never re-heat food more than once and throw away leftovers; food that's been in contact with your baby's mouth or cutlery may contain bacteria.
If you're heating food in advance, don't leave it to cool at room temperature for too long; bacteria start developing within two hours and multiply rapidly.
Can I start weaning my baby by putting rice in their bottle?
There is a history of allergy in my family. What foods should I feed my baby?
In such cases, it's best to start weaning with the least allergenic foods i.e. baby rice, root vegetables, fruit. Once your baby is taking these foods, potentially allergenic foods such as egg, soya, wheat and fish can be introduced. These foods should be given 3-5 days apart. There is no evidence that there is any benefit to delaying or excluding these foods.
High allergenic foods should be introduced one by one, leaving a gap of 5 days between each one. Regarding peanuts, if there's a family history of peanut allergy, some experts recommend avoiding peanuts (and products containing peanuts) until the age of 3 years. All children should avoid whole or chopped nuts until the age of five due to a risk of choking.
Additionally, the Department of Health and Children encourages the avoidance of gluten-containing foods up to six months such as bread, pasta, cereals that contain wheat, rye, oat and barley. Recently a European group of medical experts advised to avoid both early (4 months) and late (≥ 7 months) introduction of gluten and to introduce small amounts of gluten gradually while the infant is still breast-fed.
If you are concerned please contact your healthcare professional for advice.
Can I freeze weaning food that I make up for future use?
• The food must be properly cooled first, then freeze it as soon as possible so that bacteria don't have a chance to creep in.
• Check your freezer temperature is set to -18°C or below.
• Small plastic tubs with tight-fitting lids or ice cube trays secured inside freezer bags are ideal for storing small portions (you can tap out the cubes into the bags once frozen).
• Label the containers or bags to remind yourself what the food is and when you made it. Never keep anything longer than three months.
• If you've fed directly from a bowl, any food left in it may contain germs from your baby's mouth. So always throw away the food left in the bowl you fed from.
• Never re-freeze meals that have already been frozen.
How can I look after my baby's teeth?
Even before milk teeth have begun to erupt it is good to get into the habit of cleaning your baby's gums. Wipe your baby's gums with a soft wet cloth, if your baby is teething, this will also help to soothe painful gums.
The same things that damage our teeth as adults will also damage your baby's teeth, even if they haven't appeared yet! Try to avoid giving them sugary snacks (sweets, sweet biscuits, chocolate etc.), even if they're of a smooth enough consistency for your baby to cope with.
Care for your baby's teeth by cleaning gently each day from the time of their appearance with a small soft brush and tap water. Toothpaste is not recommended for children under 2 years of age. Children over 2 years may use a pea-sized amount of fluoride toothpaste. Adult toothbrushes are not suitable; a toothbrush made solely for babies is required. These toothbrushes should be small enough to fit into your baby's mouth, with soft bristles to avoid scratching their delicate gums.
Showing a good example is a good way to encourage good dental care, brushing your teeth in front of your baby will encourage them to be more obliging to the brushing of his/her teeth.
Never let your baby fall asleep with a bottle in his/her mouth and never dip your baby's soother in sugar, honey or anything sweet. Also, try to choose sugar-free medicines whenever you can.
As the "drinks" section of this FAQ will tell you, your baby should not need any liquids other than breast milk or formula, and boiled, then cooled, water, so sweetened drinks should definitely be avoided. However, if you want to, you can give your baby pure fruit juices – but only at mealtimes with food, from a cup only, and in the ratio of one measure of juice to 4 or 5 measures of cooled boiled water. You should never give your baby fruit juice in place of milk, from their bottle or at bedtime.
If you are worried about your baby's dental health, contact your dentist or healthcare professional for advice.
I am a vegetarian and would like my baby to have a vegetarian diet. Is this possible, and if so, what types of foods should I include in their diet?
Firstly, if you are bottle-feeding your baby, consider moving them onto a follow-on milk from six months of age. This will help provide them with the extra iron they'll require at this stage. The iron in breastmilk is extremely well absorbed compared to any other food/drink.
In terms of foods, meat alternatives will need to be introduced, such as pulses, beans and lentils. You can introduce foods such as: well-cooked eggs (scrambled or hard-boiled); cheese; tahini (sesame seed paste); smooth nut pastes; soya protein; hummus; tofu. You may also be able to give your baby mashed or minced Quorn, but check that the salt content is suitable for your baby's weaning stage. If in doubt, you can always check with your local healthcare professional, or contact the Spoon by Spoon weaning advice team on freephone 1800 303 541.
Do I need to give my baby a vitamin supplement?
Why should I limit my baby's sugar intake?
Try to choose foods that are naturally sweet such as fruit, sweet potatoes and carrots.
Keep an eye out for 'added sugar' in yoghurts or desserts – choose the ones with the least amounts or no added sugar, and look out for sugar or fruit juice concentrate in savoury foods too. Choose foods made especially for babies when you can, as low sugar/no added sugar products designed for adults often contain artificial sweeteners which should also be avoided.
Is it better to use fresh fruit and vegetables?
When can I introduce foods that contain gluten?
Recently a European group of medical experts advised to avoid both early (4 months) and late (≥ 7 months) introduction of gluten and to introduce small amounts of gluten gradually while the infant is still breast-fed.
How can I prepare my baby's food safely?
Use separate chopping boards and knives for raw meat and fish, and vegetables and fruit.
All equipment and surfaces used to prepare and serve your baby's food, including kitchen work tops, chopping boards, utensils, blenders and highchair should be cleaned thoroughly before and after use.
Don't forget to wash your baby's hands before eating too − it's never too early to establish a good hygiene routine.
How should I store ready made food such as baby jar meals?
Check the storage instructions on the packaging before freezing leftovers.
Use a clean plastic spoon to transfer a small amount from the jar into your baby's bowl. You can then safely store the rest of the jar in the fridge, with the lid back on, for up to 48 hours (check the label as some manufacturer's instructions may differ).
If you feed straight from the jar, any remaining food should be thrown away.
Why is weaning important?
Weaning is the gradual introduction of solid foods into your baby's existing milk-only diet. Thanks to the essential nutrients it provides, milk will still continue to form an important part of your baby's diet, but in addition to the extra nutrients and energy that the gradual introduction of solids will start giving them, the process of weaning will also start to develop your baby's speech development muscles, not to mention their nascent social skills and sense of independence.
My baby is just spitting out food. What should I do?
Don't be surprised if the first few spoonfuls come straight back out again. Be patient and keep trying, they'll soon get the hang of it.
When do I move on from puréed foods to more textured varieties?
The thicker purees will teach your baby to move the food from side to side in the mouth. This is one of the skills needed later on to move food to the gums or teeth at the back of the mouth to gum or chew (at approximately 9 months).
Between 6-9 months, food no longer needs to be of pureed texture but can be minced or mashed with soft lumps, depending how far along the weaning process your baby is.
What should I do with a fussy eater?
• Praise your baby when they eat well and don't get frustrated or angry if your baby doesn't eat well
• Don't worry if your baby doesn't like certain foods, simply leave it for now and try again in a week or so. Babies like familiar foods and sometimes you need to offer a food more than 10 times before your baby will try it
• Set a good example and let your baby see you eating and enjoying a variety of foods
• Don't worry if your baby doesn't eat much one day. Appetites vary and what your baby eats over the course of the week is more important.
Should I reduce my baby's milk intake now that I am spoonfeeding?
Initially, breastmilk/formula milk remains as the main source of nutrition, providing all the nutrients they need.
Don't reduce the amount of milk offered straight away. Let your baby's appetite be the guide. The volume taken will gradually go down as the amount of food taken at meal times increases.
It is important to note that breastmilk/formula milk will still play an important role in your baby's nutrition during the weaning process.


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The decision to cut languages at UC was made without consulting students and staff. While the University needs to save money after the latest government cuts, it seems ridiculous and unjust to continue sponsoring the A.C.T Brumbies with 5 million dollars of university money that could go toward education.
UC appeals to students as a place where you'll rarely get a closed door, unlike the Group of 8. This is something students come here for and don't want to lose.
We, the undersigned, call on the University of Canberra to continue teaching languages at the University of Canberra.


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Governor Dennis Daugaard yesterday appointed former House Majority Leader David Lust to the District 34 House seat left vacant by Rep. Dan Dryden's death last month. Now-Representative Lust is unlikely to take any formal action in this lame-duck appointment, but Governor Daugaard says he plans to re-appoint Lust to a full two-year term if voters mark Dryden's name in sufficient numbers on the November ballot. (Remember, Dryden died four weeks after the deadline for removing a candidate's name from the ballot, so District 34 voters will see Dryden's name alongside the very much living Steve Stenson and Sen. Craig Tieszen on their House ballot.)
Lust is a logical, experienced, and unsurprising choice for Dryden's seat. But Bob Mercer says the appointment signals Governor Daugaard's determination to achieve one last major policy legacy—Medicaid expansion:
The significance of the governor choosing Rep. Lust, and of the governor making clear he would appoint Lust to the Dryden seat for the full 2017-2018 term as well… is that Lust was an early proponent behind the scenes for Medicaid expansion by the Legislature. It seemed unlikely that Rep. Gosch would ever vote in favor of Medicaid expansion, if the governor had pushed for a vote this year. It's no guarantee that Rep. Lust would vote in the end for Medicaid expansion. But there is a sense in the Capitol that Medicaid expansion could be the final big issue on the governor's agenda in 2017 as he starts his final two years in the office. Bringing David Lust back to the House seems like an important advantage for the governor [Bob Mercer, "The Returns of the Medical Tax and Rep. Lust," Pure Pierre Politics, 2016.09.27].
Current House Majority Leader and Medicaid/ACA resistor Brian Gosch is leaving the Legislature. Lust may fill that vacuum with the same openness to Medicaid expansion with which he unnerved ultra-conservatives in 2014. Lust may be insulating himself from the wrath of cranky conservatives by emphasizing that, if voters pick Dryden/him, he will serve only one term:
Lust says if Dryden is re-elected he will serve in the same composed and relaxed style as the late representative. He says he had no previous plans of returning to politics…
"I'm not, will not be running again for the legislature," Lust says. "This is an opportunity to serve for two years in unusual circumstances. I discussed with my family and my partners here at the law firm and I think it's something I can do for the next two years and be able to manage it in a reasonable manner" [Lee Strubinger, "Lust to Fill Dryden's Legislative Seat by Governor Appointment," SDPB Radio, 2016.09.26].
With that one-term vow, Lust signals that whatever policies he may push in his brief return to the Legislature, he won't be worried about primary challengers backed by Koch brother money. He'll owe his seat to no one but the Governor, and if he and the Governor both want to expand Medicaid, he'll have no reason to back away from that sensible policy.


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The Ister is a 3000km journey to the heart of Europe, from the mouth of the Danube river on the Black Sea, to its source in the German Black Forest. Hailed by Scott Foundas of Variety as "a philosophical feast—at which it is possible to gorge oneself yet leave feeling elated," the film is based on the work of one of the most influential and controversial philosophers of the 20th century, Martin Heidegger, who in 1933 swore allegiance to the National Socialists. By joining a vast philosophical narrative with an epic voyage along Europe's greatest waterway, The Ister invites you to unravel the extraordinary past and future of 'the West.'
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After a series of fits and starts, WildBlue's plans for a Ka-band-based satellite broadband service literally got off the ground in mid-July following the successful launch of the Anik F2 satellite from a pad in French Guiana. Among the most relieved to see WildBlue get to that important point in company history was CEO Tom Moore.
Moore hopes to lead WildBlue to another important step: Launching the service to rural areas yet untouched by high-speed DSL and cable lines. Although WildBlue could compete with cable for customers, its technology, in an interesting twist, is partly based on DOCSIS, a decision that should keep WildBlue's performance high and costs low. But using DOCSIS is not a big surprise, considering Moore used to work at CableLabs, which played a big role in making the platform into a household name in broadband technology circles.CED Editor Jeff Baumgartner recently caught up with Moore to find out what's next for him and WildBlue. An edited transcript follows.
launched from French Guiana on July 17.
(Right) Moore poses with a model of the rocket
that carried WildBlue's hopes and dreams into orbit.
What was it like for you to finally see this rocket launching on July 17? It seems like this moment has been a long time coming for you.
Moore:Launching our first satellite payload is a huge milestone for us and, as you said, one that's taken us a long time to achieve. Unfortunately, satellites are expensive and complex so it takes a long time to raise the money necessary to build one and it takes a long time to complete construction. That, combined with the financial market collapse surrounding 9/11 (2001) and the proposed consolidation of the satellite TV industry–all of those things have affected the time it took to get here. But our business plan has remained the same. There's still a huge target market to go after. Our architecture hasn't changed, nor our business focus.
So, being down in South America with my family and watching the satellite launch and having it successfully make it to orbit was a pretty cool high, no question about it.
CED: Now that you've made it to this point, walk me through what will happen over the next six months and when you hope to launch the service commercially.
Moore:Although we had a successful launch...it takes another 90 days or so for the satellite to successfully get to its final orbit and be tested. We gain access from an operational perspective to the satellite in mid-October. Then we begin an extensive alpha and beta test of our system. We start that here in the Rocky Mountains off our gateway in Cheyenne (Wyo.). Then we roll out into a commercial offering sometime early next year–I'd say the first quarter of next year–and reach a national foot print shortly thereafter.
CED: Do you need multiple gateways to expand your footprint on the ground?
Moore:The satellite covers the whole United States. In fact, it covers Canada as well, but we're only focused on the United States. The satellite is a spot-beam satellite, so multiple spots–let's say five or six spots–are tied to each gateway. There are five gateways needed to support all the capacity on Anik F2. Each gateway represents a region of the U.S. We plan to roll out our service across these five different regions of the U.S. following our single-region beta trial. That can happen very quickly once we get the first region stable. The length of beta will depend on how long it takes to get all of the bugs out of the system, but I would say by the end of the first quarter next year we should be well on our way to a national service launch.
CED: How do you anticipate marketing the service?
Moore:Our goal is to have a product that is equivalent–both in terms of monthly pricing and performance–to what you see in the DSL or cable market. But that doesn't mean we plan to compete with DSL or cable. We think that today there are probably about 25 million homes–maybe one in four homes in the U.S. mostly in rural America–that don't have access to cable modems or DSL. Those are the customers we want to go after.
So, how do we effectively do that? We have a three-part distribution strategy. One of our largest shareholders is the NRTC (National Rural Telecom Co-op). They have about 1,000 utility and telephone company members...in rural America. They also have a huge amount of experience in marketing satellite TV as a reseller of the DirecTV service. I think they will be a very aggressive partner for us and a very attractive distributor. These are people with real skin in the game who want to aggressively go out and distribute the product.
Second, we will also have a retail offering that we plan to support through master distributors. In the satellite TV world there are master distributors that manage anywhere from several hundred to thousands of local satellite TV dealers. That distribution network was set up by the satellite TV players in the early days, and we can take advantage of it. These dealers have installed and sold and serviced satellite TV for many years and are also supporting other satellite broadband products from StarBand and DirecWay.
Third, at some point we hope to have a comprehensive relationship with either EchoStar and/or DirecTV. EchoStar is currently a shareholder in WildBlue and we have a distribution agreement with them. That deal was signed some time ago when things were different, so how much traction we will get from it remains to be seen, but regardless I think it is our strong desire to have a long-term relationship with either EchoStar and/or DirecTV.
CED: What will the equipment requirements be for the subscriber and can you give some guidance on the anticipated monthly fees and other costs?
Moore:The equipment that the subscriber has is a combination of a small dish on the roof, one that looks very much like the [EchoStar] Dish 500. It might be an inch or two larger than that. That's then coupled over coax cable with a modem that sits in your house next to your PC or next to where you plug in your local area network. The modem looks a lot like a cable modem.
CED: Is it a cable modem or does it have some special sauce in there to make it different?
Moore:It's a cable modem with some special sauce. A lot of the technology we are using is DOCSIS-based, but we need to do some special things to make it work over satellite. It's not an off-the-shelf cable modem.
We haven't settled on a monthly price, but our goal is to be close–it doesn't have to be identical–to what you would pay for a similar service from a DSL provider or a cable company. [The service will sell in] the high $40s per month to start with, I would suspect.
In terms of the equipment, I would say $200 or $300 upfront for equipment plus installation. I don't think our plan is to be free up front. We want them to make an investment in this, but we want it also to be consumer electronics pricing–something that's not out of their reach.
CED: As for speed, you're offering 1.5 Mbps down and how much in the upstream?
Moore:The interesting thing about our platform is that we can turn the knobs up and down. We could offer you as a customer 30 Mbps if you were willing to pay for it. That's not what we're planning on doing, but we have quite a bit of flexibility in terms of what we offer.
I think we'll start with two or three different tiers of service, probably a 500 kbps service, a 1 Mbps service and maybe a 1.5 Mbps service. In the upstream, probably something like 256 kbps. That seems to be a sweet spot particularly for cable.
CED: On the financial side of the fence, how much has been invested in the company?
Moore:We've raised almost a half a billion dollars. Our most recent round was about $156 million (in December 2003).
CED: How long do you think it will take to turn the corner and a profit?
Moore:Back when that investment was made, and I think it still holds true today, investors demanded a fully-funded business plan. Our last financing was enough to get us to "fully-funded status." We are spending that money finishing up Anik F2 and launching it, finishing WildBlue 1, our second satellite, and that will be ready to launch in September. How quickly we launch that depends on market conditions and capacity requirements.
We are also spending to build out all of our infrastructure, our gateways, our data center and our network operations center and so forth. We will then enter into the market with the distribution strategy that I just described, and enough money left over to reach cash flow break-even. To get to cash flow break-even in our business, it doesn't take a huge number of subscribers like in other subscriber businesses like satellite TV or satellite radio mainly because we don't pay 55 percent of every dollar we get to content providers. The margins are quite different.
CED: Do you have a ballpark figure on how many subscribers you'll need to go cash flow break-even?
Moore:It is somewhat dependent on how aggressive we get from a marketing perspective and how quickly we want to ramp our growth. But in any event, it is hundreds of thousands of subscribers, not millions.
CED: On the Internet, people can of course subscribe to content services, but for the most part, they access free content. We're starting to see the MSOs beef up their portals with content partnerships and aggregating video. Do you see yourself investing in something similar?
Moore:Trying to differentiate your broadband service with content offerings is the holy grail of the broadband business. Every day it becomes more important as competition heats up. I don't think that will be required from us for awhile because, again, we're going after customers who won't have another alternative. Having said that, is it something we think about and focus on? The answer is, sure. Obviously, our biggest shareholder is Liberty Media, and they have all kinds of content that could be interesting. They have desires to distribute it well beyond WildBlue, so getting exclusivity is probably not reasonable, but I think there are some things there that could come into play.
WildBlue will use DOCSIS technology
to keep costs low.
Moore:There really is. Part of the reason we are fully-funded and have made it this far is because our plan is fundamentally different than the others. I don't think we would've survived otherwise.
When we came into fruition in the late 1990s, we were one of 22 different Ka-band licensees in the United States. Out of that group, there were probably a dozen or so really big companies–Hughes, Loral, AstroLink–big, well-capitalized projects. Some of those companies have spent $1.5 billion, $2 billion creating space segments to do essentially what we're doing for a fraction of that amount. Our whole architectural approach is focused first on getting low-cost consumer equipment.
We took the approach of not saying, 'let's build the neatest satellite in the world and figure out what we need to do on the ground to make that work.' We took the approach that we have to have low-cost, standardized consumer electronics pricing, and then let's figure out what the rest of the architecture has to look like to support that. Given our background, we picked DOCSIS technology. We didn't have to. There are other things we could've picked, but DOCSIS existed, and it fits our needs.
Our satellites are bent pipe satellites–no on-board processing and that sort of stuff. They are spot-beam satellites, so they are brand new in that regard. But in terms of high-tech switching and processing on-board...we did not go down that path, which reduced our risk dramatically and saved us billions. We put the technically risky stuff on the ground.
Most, if not all, of the other companies were satellite companies to start with. They tried to figure out how to fly the most advanced, whiz-bang satellites and didn't really focus on the consumer need. People aren't going to pay $1,000 or $1,500 or $2,000 for a terminal, even if the satellite is the most advanced thing.
We also have some really great orbital assets. Our first payload, Anik F2, is headed for 111.1 West Longitude. We also have the 109.2 W.L. slot. If you think about satellite TV with satellites spread from 101 W.L. to 119 W.L., our slots are right in the center of that orbital arc, which means we can bundle our service on a single small dish with either DirecTV or EchoStar.
CED: As you look back, what's been the easiest and hardest part of this journey?
Moore:When we got started, being an engineer, I was very focused on the technology. A lot of people told us that this was impossible to do technically. Could we get DOCSIS to work over satellite? Could we get a transceiver and outdoor electronics down to consumer pricing? Early on, the risk to me was very much technical in nature.
What ended up being the biggest risk and the hardest thing to get over was financing. We raised the first $300 million during the hey-day very quickly and it was easy to come by even with a pre-revenue, high-risk story. Once 9/11/2001 came with the fall of the financial markets, and that coupled with the fact that for a while it looked like EchoStar and DirecTV were going to be one, changing the whole competitive landscape, it was very difficult to convince anybody that a stand-alone satellite broadband player could make it in that kind of environment. We did everything right on the technical side, and yet it was very difficult to make it through the woods on the financing side. Fortunately, things improved and we did. Now we are excited about launching our service as our business opportunity still looks incredible.