Monthly Archives: September 2012

Boldly going to Israel

Posted on September 2, 2012

Actor Patrick Stewart has arrived in Israel to star in an Israel film “Hunting Elephants”. He replaces actor John Cleese who had to pull out due to medical reasons. Patrick Stewart starred in the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” television … Continue reading →

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The world’s best short storyteller

Posted on September 2, 2012

(Thanks to Israel21c) The winner of this year’s International storytelling competition at the Edinburgh fringe was an Israeli. The tale of Shachar Levy’s bar mitzvah beat off finalists from Bulgaria, Canada, Lebanon, South Africa and others. He won a rare … Continue reading →

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The best Hummus

Posted on September 2, 2012

An unusual item – a positive article by the BBC about Israel’s hummus food culture and where to enjoy the best dish. http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20120727-hunting-for-hummus-in-israel

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The paralysed may speak

Posted on September 2, 2012

Three Israeli professors have published the results of their work to record neurone patterns during speech attempts and converting these into computer-generated synthesised speech. It could help “locked in” syndrome sufferers such as Stephen Hawking. http://www.jpost.com/Health/Article.aspx?id=282255

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Warm chemotherapy saves 10-year-old girl

Posted on September 2, 2012

This piece of news from May comes via a friend who just sent it to me. For the first time an Israeli child under 10 had a tumour successfully removed using “warm” chemotherapy infusion. The successful operation was performed at … Continue reading →

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Tissue transplants may cure diabetes

Posted on September 2, 2012

Researchers at Israel’s Technion and Ben-Gurion University have engineered insulin-producing tissue, which lowers blood sugar levels when transplanted into animals. http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=281857

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Just skin and bone

Posted on September 2, 2012

After seven years’ research, Israeli scientists have discovered a defective protein responsible for the rare condition known as SOFT that causes abnormal growth in some people. The discovery aids pre-natal testing and knowledge of how skin and bone develop and … Continue reading →

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Russian doctors gave up, but Israelis saved him

Posted on September 2, 2012

Doctors at Beersheba’s Soroka hospital saved the life of a 50-year-old Russian with a ruptured aorta who was flown from Moscow for highly complex surgery. A day later he was disconnected from most of the devices except for his iPod … Continue reading →

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Surf on a donkey

Posted on September 2, 2012

For those who cannot be parted from the Internet, Israel now provides wi-fi routers on donkey rides at the Kfar Kedem biblical theme park near Nazareth. I don’t know about you, but I really couldn’t “connect” with this story. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3FLSxXghNDg

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Israel has the most Internet users

Posted on September 2, 2012

Price Waterhouse Coopers lists Israel as having over 95% of its population with Internet access – more than any other country in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. For fast Internet usage, Israel is just 2nd with 86.4% compared to … Continue reading →

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