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Sweden: Stockholm Bloodbath
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SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DataPath, Inc. and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, is a world-leading supplier of mobile satellite communications equipment and related services for broadband applications. The company supplies major broadcasters, armed forces and disaster relief organizations amongst others, with compact and quick-to-air satellite terminals for live transmission of video, data, Internet and voice content from anywhere in the world. The customer base includes broadcasters such as CNN and BBC, disaster relief organizations and military organizations such as the United Nations, NATO, Danish Defence, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and the U.S. Department of Defense. SWE-DISH was established in 1994. For more information visit www.swe-dish.com www.datapath.com and .
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In Sweden today there is a Jewish population of approximately 18,000 out of a population of 9 million. Stockholm, Swedens capital, boasts the largest Jewish community. There are ... Jewish communities in Malmo, Goteborg, Boras, Helsingborg, Lund and Uppsala. The Jewish community is composed of mainly pre-war refugees and Holocaust survivors and their descendants.
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When it comes to free time, Sweden has plenty to keep students entertained. Numerous music festivals are staged in the country throughout the year, and Stockholm is known for its thriving nightlife. Students can relax at a restaurant and enjoy a smorgasbord, or one of the "dagens," or daily specials. Popular outdoor activities include skiing, hiking and white-water rafting. Stockholm is Sweden's cultural as well as political capital, and students there can visit more than 70 museums, 57 theaters and 129 art galleries. Gothenburg and Malmö are other urban centers, where visitors may spend time shopping or taking in a theater performance.
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Sweden has a typically continental climate with a moderate to large range in temperatures between summer and winter. Most of the Norrland has a long winter of seven months with cold temperatures and a hot summer of less than three months while Skåne in the south has a cold winter of two months and a summer of more than four months. Average annual precipitation is heaviest in the southwest at 580 mm (23 inches) while the average for Lappland in the northwest is only 300 mm (12 inches) and most rainfall north of Stockholm is snow. Average temperature ranges in Stockholm are from -5 to -1 degrees Celsius (23 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit) in February to 4 to 22 degrees Celsius (57 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit) in July.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB, a DataPath company, will demonstrate for the first time its CommuniCase Technology at IBC2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from Sept. 7-11. CommuniCase Technology (CCT) enables broadcasters, military personnel and emergency first responders to easily interchange parts, such as integrated modems, and improve flexibility. SWE-DISH is introducing the technology in a line of CCT products highlighted by the Suitcase CCT90, the world's most compact and quick-to-air broadband satellite terminal, and the Drive-Away CCT120.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB, a DataPath company, has received an order for up to 20 SWE-DISH Drive-Away 150 systems for several Spanish broadcasters, primarily Television Espanola (TVE). The agreement was secured in close cooperation with SWE-DISH's Spain-based sales and service partner, Atlas Sistemas. TVE will base 16 of the vehicle-mounted 1.5-meter antenna systems throughout Spain, giving the broadcaster greater mobility to produce high-quality live broadcasts of local news and events.
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