Monthly Archives: August 2012

Israeli caviar?

Posted on August 5, 2012

(Thanks to Israel21c) A kibbutz fish farm with a kosher license is producing Russian caviar for the non-Jewish market. The export of caviar from endangered Caspian and Black Sea sturgeon was banned in 2006. At $107 for a 28gram tin, … Continue reading →

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EU’s links to the Start-up Nation

Posted on August 5, 2012

In a speech at Haifa University, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso singled out cooperation in education, research and innovation as “one of the biggest achievements of our partnership”. Israel is currently participating in over 800 EU funded projects. http://enpi-info.eu/mainmed.php?id=29674&id_type=1&lang_id=450

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Pay as you drive – electrifying

Posted on August 5, 2012

Better Place Israel has announced the commercial launch of its Renault Fluence all-electric vehicles. It includes a low-usage package for about $150 per month. Now how do I persuade my wife that I need one? http://www.jpost.com/Business/BusinessNews/Article.aspx?id=277514

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Cleaning up polluted Chinese wastewater

Posted on August 5, 2012

Israeli CleanTech start-up WateRevive has won a $40 million contract to purify water from the Leachate Landfill – one of China’s municipal waste heaps. http://www.israelnewtech.com/2012/07/the-40-million-dollar-baby-waterevive-breaks-through/

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The world’s first Social Wi-Fi

Posted on August 5, 2012

Bezeq has launched a scheme whereby customers donate part of their Internet service to support free wifi for other Bezeq customers. So you can surf the net away from home and others can surf when outside your home. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000768403&fid=1725

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Tel Aviv to get free Wi-Fi

Posted on August 5, 2012

Tel Aviv municipality’s finance committee has voted to allocate NIS 6 million to make free wireless Internet available all over the city. Tel Aviv will apparently be the first city to offer free Internet on such a broad scale. http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/tel-aviv-committee-okays-plan-to-provide-free-internet-throughout-city-1.451803

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An inspiration for smaller nations

Posted on August 5, 2012

This is a very interesting article by Richard Marceau, about a group of Quebec nationalists (not usually pro-Israeli) visiting the Jewish State. They came to learn from the country that has had arguably the biggest success in nation building in … Continue reading →

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Leading the teaching

Posted on August 5, 2012

70 US educators are visiting Israel as part of a leadership development program. They are participating in the REALITY Israel program in partnership with Teach For America. In Israel, they will meet with their counterparts in Teach First Israel, which … Continue reading →

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A gem of a school

Posted on August 5, 2012

In the first part of this week’s “Walter’s World” with Walter Bingham on Israel National Radio, Walter visits the YVEL design centre of Orna and Isaac Levy. It has awarded scholarships to 21 young Ethiopian immigrants to train in jewellery … Continue reading →

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Despite cerebral palsy he graduates as IDF officer

Posted on August 5, 2012

B.’s partial paralysis in all four limbs made him exempt from the Israeli Defence Forces. But B. volunteered and was assigned to a highly classified Intelligence unit. Now B. has graduated from the IDF officers training course, receiving the Brigade … Continue reading →

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