Monthly Archives: September 2012

Transforming the future

Posted on September 9, 2012

Israel’s PrimeSense provides the 3D sensing technology for Microsoft’s Kinect for XBox 360. PrimeSense has been selected as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and one of the world’s most innovative technology start-ups that can transform the future of business … Continue reading →

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Robot teacher

Posted on September 9, 2012

Watch this film clip of RoboThespian teaching a class of Israeli children how to work with weights and levers. Plus some Shakespeare verse and a song. Lessons were never like this in my time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkEPQtuF3DI&feature=youtu.be

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Turning pollution into biofuel

Posted on September 9, 2012

Excellent article explaining how Israel’s Seambiotic takes the Carbon Dioxide (greenhouse gas) directly from smokestacks and uses it to feed algae for biofuel projects in Ohio and Italy and for the vitamin industry in China. It’s still early days, but … Continue reading →

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No need to look up

Posted on September 9, 2012

Smart keyboard company KeyView has unveiled Smartype – a new kind of keyboard with a sophisticated built-in display. Users no longer need to split their focus between a keyboard and computer screen, helping minimize typing errors, reducing neck strain and … Continue reading →

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Now it’s personal

Posted on September 2, 2012

The Rabbi of our community has just returned following surgery. While he was recovering in Laniado hospital, where he also serves as chaplain and fundraiser, staff kept coming up to him and saying, “Do you know that your Netanya supporters … Continue reading →

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The road to Temple Mount

Posted on September 2, 2012

A new video showing the route that hundreds of thousands of pilgrims took when walking from the Shiloah Pool to Temple Mount at the time of King Herod, 2000 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5OaFxK14yc&feature=player_embedded

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Israel upholds the law

Posted on September 2, 2012

Sixty students representing 25 countries took part in the Student Conference on International Law (SCIL), at the Hebrew University’s Law Faculty. The theme for this year’s conference addressed Israel’s legal challenges, turning theory to practice. http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=282107

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Nobel laureate to teach at high schools

Posted on September 2, 2012

Nobel Prize winner for Economics, Yisrael Aumann, is scheduled to teach Jerusalem high school students in the upcoming school year. The 82-year old Hebrew University professor will teach game theory to students from all over the capital in the new … Continue reading →

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Blood relatives

Posted on September 2, 2012

Moshe Gerlenter arrived with his four sons and grandson Elad at the Magen David Adom Blood Center at Tel Hashomer. Elad is now 17 years old and was able to donate for the first time. Grandfather Moshe has donated 275 … Continue reading →

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Israel – the world’s 6th healthiest country

Posted on September 2, 2012

(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel comes a healthy 6th in the Bloomberg list of the World’s Healthiest Countries. The top order is Singapore, Italy, Australia, Switzerland, Japan and then Israel. Bloomberg analysed average life expectancy, mortality, pollution and other factors. http://www.bloomberg.com/slideshow/2012-08-13/world-s-healthiest-countries.html#slide16

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