Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

4 sets of twins in 24 hours

Posted on April 30, 2023

Four women each delivered twin babies within the same 24-hour period at Israel’s Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba. Prof Shantal, director of the Women’s and Midwives department said that when the mother embraces two babies, the room is double … Continue reading →

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Butterfly exodus

Posted on April 30, 2023

The fields surrounding Israel’s Hula Lake are currently covered in Pink Lady butterflies enroute from the Arabian peninsula to Europe. Its an intergenerational migration, as the butterflies that arrived from Saudi Arabia lay eggs in Israel that eventually turn into … Continue reading →

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Sportstech Emmy winner

Posted on April 30, 2023

Israeli sports-tech company WSC Sports (see here previously) won an “AI-ML Curation of Sports Highlights” award at the 74th Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards. The awards are presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-sports-tech-company-wins-emmy-award/

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National butterfly

Posted on April 30, 2023

With its colors matching the Israeli flag, the common blue butterfly has been voted Israel’s national butterfly. It joins the hoopoe (national bird), the anemone (national flower), the olive (national tree), and the Canaan dog (national dog), as symbols. Tens … Continue reading →

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From Israel with Love

Posted on April 30, 2023

The Technion UK will be holding an event in London on May 15 to celebrate Israel’s 75th Anniversary. All proceeds from the show will go towards funding the Integrated Cancer Research Centre at the Technion. https://technionuk.org/event/israel75/

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A summer of music

Posted on April 30, 2023

Israeli performances this summer include Shlomo Artzi, Gidi Gov, Static, Nunu, Marina Maximillian, Idan Raichel, Ishay Ribo, and Chava Alberstein. International stars include Backstreet Boys, Robbie Williams, Sam Smith, Papa Roach, Guns N’ Roses, The Black Keys, Buddy Guy, & … Continue reading →

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Ben Gurion Airport’s busiest ever month

Posted on April 30, 2023

Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport saw its busiest month in history during Mar 2023.  A total of 1,983,428 passengers passed through on 13,490 international and domestic flights – 57% more than in Mar 2022. El Al flew 432,365 passengers – its highest … Continue reading →

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Managing wastewater down under

Posted on April 30, 2023

Israel’s Kando (see here previously) is partnering Australia’s Detection Services to deliver Kando’s wastewater management technology to customers in Australia and New Zealand. It follows a successful Proof of Concept project at Rotorua New Zealand. https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/kando-and-detection-services-partner-to-deliver-unrivalled-customer-solutions-aimed-at-improving-environmental-health-and-conserving-resource-water-301788457.html

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Wind farms in Poland

Posted on April 30, 2023

Zephyrus Wing Energies is the first company to list on the TASE since August; raises NIS 145 million at a company valuation of NIS 935 million. Zephyrus’ projects in Poland include Potegowo – the largest wind-energy project in the country, … Continue reading →

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Intelligence for brokers

Posted on April 30, 2023

Israel’s Capitola offers a productivity and market intelligence platform for broker teams. Its platform brings together brokers and underwriters, removing many of the operational inefficiencies around manual processes and repetitive tasks. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rj9izbtzn https://www.capitola-ins.com/

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