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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Israel to aid PA in event of earthquake
Israel has set up a mechanism to funnel aid to the Palestinian Arabs in the event of an earthquake. Israeli military relief would be available on request from the PA. A tremor registering 5.5 on the Richter scale shook Israel … Continue reading
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Israeli abandons Everest attempt to save Turkish climber
24-year-old Nadav Ben-Yehuda was 250 meters from the summit of Mount Everest when he spotted the body of Turkish climber Aydin Irmak in the snow. He picked Aydin up and carried him back to Camp IV and helicopter rescue. Despite … Continue reading
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Medals galore
Israeli swimmer Jonathan Koplev won gold and Guy Barnea won bronze in the 50 meters backstroke at the Euro 2012 European Swimming Championships. Meanwhile, Israeli swimmer Yakov Toumarkin captured the bronze medal in the men’s 100-meter backstroke. http://israel21c.org/uncategorized/israeli-swimmer-strikes-gold-at-european-championship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=israeli-swimmer-strikes-gold-at-european-championship
Harlem Globetrotters in Jerusalem
(thanks to Israel21c) The venerable touring jugglers/ball handlers glided into Israel last week for three shows – two in Tel Aviv and one in Jerusalem. They displayed some amazing magician-ship with the ball, tons of laughs, incredible baskets, and good, … Continue reading
Go for a stroll on Shavuot
The days surrounding the Jewish festival of Shavuot (Pentacost) are an excellent opportunity to enjoy the weather and explore on foot. Here are five suggested locations. http://www.jpost.com/Travel/AroundIsrael/Article.aspx?ID=270684&R=R1
The blind can see
In my 12th Feb newsletter I reported a method developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for training blind persons to “see sounds” through the use of a sensory substitution device (SSD). Now, eight congenitally blind participants using the system … Continue reading
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200 healthy IVF births
Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek hospital specialises in pre-screening the eggs of IVF patients for genetic diseases. Since its first PGD-IVF birth in 2005, the hospital has helped deliver 200 healthy babies to “at risk” Jewish and Arab mothers. http://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/shaare-zedek-celebrates-200th-pgd-ivf-birth/2012/05/10/
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Working together for children
Ben Gurion University of the Negev is collaborating with the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center to create medical devices for children. Current paediatric devices are inadequate miniaturised adult devices. Israeli skills will develop devices that are tailor-made for children. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/155861
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It’s not junk after all
Scientists were baffled as to the purpose of non-coding RNA. Labelled as “junk DNA”, Dr Noam Shomron of Tel Aviv University has discovered that when infected with a virus, ncRNA gives off biological signals that indicate the presence of an … Continue reading
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Israel hardens security of critical US systems
The Department for Homeland Security has turned to Israel’s National Information Security Authority and Motorola’s ACE-3600 to protect its water and energy infrastructure. http://www.itworld.com/networking/276270/us-israel-project-motorola-leads-security-hardened-industrial-control-system
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