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The UK Telegraph's top five apps for following the 2014 Sochi Winter Games includes the Israeli app One Hour Translation. Tweet @OHT with an image or phrase to be translated and the company will reply instantly with a translation from a professional translator.

Leonardo Da Vinci's genius comes to life throughout February with “Da Vinci – Alive” - a multi-sensory traveling exhibition at Maxidome, Exhibition Grounds, Tel Aviv. Visitors will get a unique hands-on understanding of the scientific principles behind Leonardo's incredible works.

(Thanks to 12 Tribe Films) The Abayudaya Jewish Community of Uganda and Israeli artist Irene Orleansky partnered to create "Shalom, Mirembe!" as part of a music collection from Israelites and Jews of Africa and Asia.

Tel Aviv University student Yuval Hameiri won the Short Film Jury Award: Non-Fiction category at the Sundance Film Festival, one of the world’s largest cinematic competitions for independent filmmakers. "I Think This Is the Closest To How the Footage Looked," beat 8,161 entries.

(Thanks to Israel21c) David Schwimmer is set to take the lead role in the new ABC comedy, “Irreversible”. The series is based on Bilti Hafich - an Israeli show about how life changes when a baby joins the lives of an eccentric and self-centered couple.

(Thanks to Nevet - www.BroaderView.org ) The US National Basketball Association uses the SportVU system to track every dribble, pass, and off-ball movement 72,000 times a contest. Israeli scientist Miky Tamir, whose background is in missile tracking and advanced optical recognition, created SportVU in 2005. He sold the system to Stats in 2008.

A cosmic exhibition has brought stunning space photography to the Israeli public. Tel Aviv port is exhibiting photographs taken by an astronaut, the general public and students from Israel’s Bezalel Academy of Art. It is also commemorating the 11th anniversary of the death of Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon.

Zion Golan's song "Sana’a al-Yemen" is frequently heard blaring from stereos and minibus speakers in Sana’a - the capital city of Yemen. Maybe one day the Arab country will allow the Israeli with Yemenite roots to visit the country!

Israel is sending five athletes to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Best prospects are Vladislav Bykanov in the short-track speed skating and Alexei Bychenko, in the men’s figure skating.

200 Anglos attended the book launch for “Like Dreamers” by Yossi Klein Halevi. The venue was the Jerusalem old train station. Saul Singer, co-author of Start-up Nation, interviewed Halevi. The event raised money for Jerusalem Village, which supports new immigrants in Jerusalem.