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Israeli Pretzel Invades Down Under
2007-03-20 05:08:00
It looks like the Aussie's are now acquiring a taste for Isra el i pretzels.(Israel Today) The pretzel company, Beigel & Beigel signed an agreement to export 3 million shekels ($711,913) worth of pretzels to Australia. Beigel & Beigel hopes to establish a market down under with its uniquely packaged pretzels, salty snacks and crackers.Beigel & Beigel signed a three-year contract with Australia's Big W chain, which has more than 200 branches throughout the country. Big W is a subsidiary of Woolworths Limited, Australia's leading food, liquor and grocery retailer. First Japan, now Australia. I wonder what country will be invaded next?Content Copyright 2006-2007 of IsraGood. All Rights Reserved. Violators (and hosts) can be prosecuted under national and international laws.
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Israel To Launch Football League
2007-03-14 18:22:00
By football I mean American style football (not to be confused with international football also known as soccer in the states).Israel seems intent upon entering the sports scene hoping to link the kosher state with their friends in America several thousand miles away.(Jewish Telegraphic Agency) The gridders in the Israel Football League won't be pros, but they will be playing American-style tackle replete with helmets, pads and bodies pounding each other. ...On hand were Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Kraft donated the money for the stadium, the only one in Israel designed for American football. ..."I think the tackle league is a major step towards allowing a lot of talented players here in Israel to possibly fulfill their dream of playing in pro and semi-pro leagues in Europe and the U.S.," Misha'an said. "On a personal level, 10 years ago it would have been a dream come true for me. Now I am just happy that my son and his fri...
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Coca Cola Interested In Kosher Technology
2007-03-14 18:04:00
The world's largest soda company seems very interested in whether or not Israel has the "tech know how" to influence the future of Coca Cola.(Globes Online) AICC Southeast Region Israel director Ilan Friedman said today that Coca Cola would use the visit to examine advanced technologies and concepts of Israeli companies in areas that affect all aspects of Coca Cola's business. "The idea is to examine whether Israel has technologies suited to Coca Cola. The goal is to invest, acquire companies, sign strategic agreements with companies and funds, or merge with Israeli technology companies."I think Coca Cola will find Israel to be a bit more tech savvy than what they are use to in the states. Only time will tell whether they integrate Israeli technology as their own, but I am betting that they probably will once they get a taste of what Israel can do.Content Copyright 2006-2007 of IsraGood. All Rights Reserved. Violators (and hosts) can be prosecuted under national and international...
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Leonardo DiCaprio (And Girl Friend) Visit Israel
2007-03-14 17:47:00
Leonardo (or Leo for short) is probably best known for staring in the chick flick Titanic, which will make any girl cry and every guy wanting to see something more entertaining.Either way, its good to see more celebrities visiting the promise land, as that can only encourage others to follow suit.(Ynet News) Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCapri o and his Israel i girlfriend model Bar Rafaeli toured Monday evening the Yad Vashem Museum for the commemoration of the Holocaust, which opened after hours for their visit.DiCaprio apparently showed great interest in the tour and was moved by the experience, asking numerous questions and pausing repeatedly at various displays. The couple was expected to tour Jerusalem immediately following.Leo seems to have a deep appreciation for the Jewish state, which may be in part to his kosher girl friend Bar Rafaeli.The comments on Ynet are entertaining to read about this, although Leo seems to be really enjoying his stay there if some of the "Yneters" ...
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Israel To Build An Island On Tel Aviv's Coast
2007-03-14 17:12:00
The Isra el i government is interested in constructing a man made island in off of Tel Aviv's coast. Although they are seeking a variety of purposes for the tiny sand pebble (it's really small) their plans range from building an airport on top to a power station.(Israel Today) Israel is planning on constructing a manmade island off the coast of Tel Aviv. The project, initiated by Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai and Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, would see the manmade island built between 1.5-2.5 kilometers off the Tel Aviv shoreline, constituting approximately 250 acres. ...While government agencies prefer the island be used as an airfield, the committee that reviewed the plans for an island understood it was to be used as a power station. There are a total of 13 purposes to be used for the island, an airport ranked ninth.There is some resistance to the idea from environmentalists, although the reasons against the project do not seem to hold much water (no pun intended). The artic...
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Video: West Bank Story Envisions Peace Via Falafels?
2007-03-04 04:17:00
I am not sure how many times the West Side Stor y has been retold, but this by far seems to be the most creative version ever played out (if not the most delicious). Here is a quick preview of the movie entitled the West Bank Story (with more details about the film below).Apparently the idea was inspired by Ari Sandel who wanted a way to display his passion of politics and the middle east in a humorous fashion. After throwing in a little food, West Bank Story was born.(Jewish Telegraphic Agency) The title is a riff on Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story." In this case, though, the confrontation is between competing West Bank falafel stands, the Israeli Kosher King and the Palestinian Hummus Hut.Their weapons are falafel and hummus folded into a pita, the soul food loved by all Middle East factions. ...Amid catchy tunes, dancing and a mugging camel, David and Fatima fall in love. After both eating establishments are set on fire, the lovers persuade the rival owners to join hands a...
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Video: Sand Art By Ilana Yahav
2007-03-04 04:06:00
(Hat Tip: Isrealli)I would pay anything to have this lady's talent, but then again if I did I wouldn't be blogging here if I did (as I would be doing this all day). I think I'm going to add this video to my favorites list. For more info regarding Ilana Yahav and her art you can check out her website Sand Fantasy for more details.Content Copyright 2006-2007 of IsraGood. All Rights Reserved. Violators (and hosts) can be prosecuted under national and international laws.
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Google Adwords Threatened By Quigo?
2007-03-04 03:36:00
Despite being a major player in America as well as the number one site in Israel, Google seems to be intimidated by an Israeli startup called Quigo.(Globes Online) Quigo develops marketing technologies for content-sensitive focused search engines. The company's solutions create automatic links and enables advertisers to retrieve relevant web-based content.The "New York Times" said, "Google and Yahoo! have been fighting it out over which company will dominate the online advertising business. Although Quigo remains a small competitor, with less than 10% of the contextual ad business, its growing success has apparently persuaded Google to change the way it sells the sponsored link ads in the future.Advertisers seem to love Quigo, as it has given them features some have been demanding from Google's AdWord s, which may be the reason that the search engine king is asking for feedback regarding their program.Although I would love to sign up for Quigo (as a publisher), they seem to be only...
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Was Thomas Jefferson Jewish?
2007-03-04 03:30:00
Researches think they may have found some DNA evidence linking the American President Thomas Jeff erson with some mysterious mid-eastern roots.(Forward) As The New York Times reported Wednesday, "Researchers studying Jefferson's Y chromosome have found it belongs to a lineage that is rare in Europe but common in the Middle East, raising the possibility that the third president of the United States had a Jewish ancestor many generations ago."Although Jefferson was probably not a full Jew (or even half) there may be a case displaying kosher roots deep in American history (either that, or this sounds like a great rumor to start ;-)).Content Copyright 2006-2007 of IsraGood. All Rights Reserved. Violators (and hosts) can be prosecuted under national and international laws.
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Israeli Doctors Helping Iraqi Children
2007-03-04 03:08:00
Iman with his mother, Image Credit: Ofer Amram, via Ynet NewsThanks to the Save a Child 's Heart foundation, three Iraq i Kurds will be given the chance to live a normal life in a region that is known to be a "little adventurous."(Ynet News) Ahmad, 13, Iman, 6, and one-year-old Lizan will be operated on by cardiologists in Israel as part of the humanitarian project 'Save a Child's Heart.' Since the association was founded 12 years ago, more than 1,600 children from 26 different countries, including the Palestinian Authority, have undergone surgery in Israel. ..."Tomorrow they will undergo echography testing, after which heart surgeon Dr. Leon Sasson will recommend the best line of treatment. The operations will be sometime in the next week-and-a-half," Gilad said.According to Dr. Akiva Tamir, a children's cardiologist at Wolfson, two of the children suffer from a hole between two heart chambers, which will be mended by surgery. The smallest child, Lizan, has a very severe defec...
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Israel Launches Baseball League
2007-03-04 02:38:00
Despite not being a huge fan of baseball (I'm more into football and basketball) a lot of people in my family are huge baseball nuts. If I were to ever take them to Israel , I would definitely have to consider stopping by one of these arenas.(Jewish Telegraphic Agency) IBL officials are hoping the league will quickly spur Israeli interest in American baseball - they aim to draw about 1,000 fans per game in the first year - while government officials hope it will help boost Israel’s image abroad.As the IBL's early fan base will likely be American expatriates yearning for a baseball fix, the league has enlisted three high-profile Jewish ex-Major League rs as managers: Ken Holtzman, the winningest Jewish pitcher in baseball history with 174 victories, including two no-hitters; New York Yankee Ron Blomberg, pro baseball's first designated hitter; and Art Shamsky, a member of the New York "Miracle" Mets that won the 1969 World Series.Although not officially launched by the government,...
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Solared Powered Robot Planes?
2007-02-23 06:21:00
Although I can see this technology used for military operations (as it would save the government on fuel, batteries, etc.) this technology could easily be sold to NASA for future probes on Mars.(Globes Online) Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) will unveil a solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at an aeronautical show tomorrow. The UAV has extended drawing on solar energy collected during the day for night operations. Since this article was posted two days ago, the show actually happened yesterday. Aside from military and space, we may one day see this technology used on commercial airlines (as it would definitely help cut down on CO2 pollution, satisfying the global warming crowd).Content Copyright 2006-2007 of IsraGood. All Rights Reserved. Violators (and hosts) can be prosecuted under national and international laws.
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An Alcohol Free Bar In Jerusalem? Huh?
2007-02-23 06:12:00
It looks like the mayor of Jerusalem is pioneering a new way to prevent foreign youth from getting drunk in the city. I think MADD would be proud.(Jewish Telegraphic Agency) Lugar opened its doors in central Jerusalem on Monday with a teetotaling format geared toward minors.The initiative was conceived by Mayor Uri Lupolianski following growing evidence that youths in Jerusalem, including many foreigners on study visits, were increasingly abusing lax controls on alcohol consumption in public places. I'm not too sure how successful this bar will be, but if it actually works you'll be able to add this to the stack of problems solved by Jewish ingenuity.Content Copyright 2006-2007 of IsraGood. All Rights Reserved. Violators (and hosts) can be prosecuted under national and international laws.
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Israel And Scientist To Share AIDS Drug Revenues
2007-02-23 06:06:00
It looks like the state of Israel and a scientists looking to help fund research to fight AIDS, have reached an agreement on how to distribute the profits of this new drug.(Globes Online) Accountant General Dr. Yaron Zalika has reached an agreement with former Israeli State Veterinary Services and Animal Health director Prof. Zeev Treinin to develop and patent an AIDS drug. In exchange, the state will receive royalties from profits from the drug, if any. Treinin reached the agreement because he discovered the drug’s basic ingredient when he was a civil servant, which means that the state owns the intellectual property.I did not see any more information on Globes regarding how useful this new drug is, but that may be because a patent has not been secured for the drug. Hopefully this doctor receives the necessary funds to complete his research as AIDS is one of the less friendly diseases roaming around on our planet.Content Copyright 2006-2007 of IsraGood. All Rights Reserved. Viol...
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Israeli Producer's Film Generates Hollywood Buzz
2007-02-23 05:48:00
It looks as if Ram Bergman will be launching a new film entitled "The Brothers Bloom" which is a movie about two cons deciding to perform one more act of misconduct before retiring.(Ynet News) Bergman, who is currently working in Holly wood , managed to recruit actor Adrien Brody ('The Pianist,' 'King Kong'), British-Jewish actress Rachel Weisz (who won an Academy Award last year for best supporting actress in 'The Constant Gardener'), and Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi (who is nominated this year for an Academy Award for best supporting actress in 'Babel') to participate in his intriguing and all-embracing production. Director Rian Johnson wrote 'The Brothers Bloom,' inspired by the film 'The Sting.' Johnson has already worked with Bergman on 'Brick,' a successful movie which won Bergman recognition as one of the 10 prominent producers in American independent cinema. Bergman says that the film industry is extremely intrigued by the new movie ("everyone in Hollywood want...
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Jewish Kids With Down Syndrome Receive Help
2007-02-23 05:39:00
Although this pertains mainly to the UK, I thought it was a nice enough article to mention here.(Jerusalem Post) The Leads Trust, a charitable organization that promotes the language and educational achievements of Jewish children with Down's, was founded by Rabbi Michael Bernstein, the father of a child with Down's syndrome.The new trust will provide a range of educational and awareness services and programs, the first of which will enable any Jewish child with Down's throughout the UK to receive specialist speech and language therapy. Sessions are heavily subsidized through private donations and will be delivered by therapists with specific training and experience in working with children with Down's. It is a good sign to see Jewish leaders helping those who are not as fortunate as they are within their community. Hopefully we will be able to see program grow, and perhaps expand into the promise land itself (as I am unsure whether something similar exists in Israel).Content Co...
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US Poll To Israel: Vital Friend Indeed
2007-02-23 05:23:00
According to a Gallup poll, Israel is viewed by many Americans to be a "vital friend," even more so than the states traditional allies such as Australia, Canada and yes, England too.(Ynet News) A Gallup poll surveying US opinion on geopolitics singles out Israel as only foreign nation Americans feel favorably toward and also say that what happens there is vitally important to the US. ...Of the countries viewed both favorably and important, only Israel was named, with 55 percent of Americans deeming it a 'vital friend.'This is probably a result of a combination of Jewish and Christian organizations working together to present a favorable image of Israel (to counter what's been displayed in the media).Although already fairly well known to Israel's friends and foes alike, America pretty much has Israel's back (and the same could probably also be said visa versa). One only has to look at who's currently running for president in America to see how the US views its friend across ...
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Google Adsense Gets Kosher (Now In Hebrew)
2007-02-23 03:00:00
It looks like the search engine king has finally enabled Hebrew ads for Hebrew sites. Basically if your from Israel and you speak, read and type Hebrew fluently, you will now start seeing ads displayed in Hebrew on your webpage.(Inside Adsense ) This week, we’ve launched AdSense for content in Hebrew. If you're a publisher with a site primarily in Hebrew, feel free to begin displaying contextually-targeted ads on your pages by logging in to your account and generating your ad code under the AdSense Setup tab. As you may know, it can take up to 48 hours for our crawler to visit your site and determine which are relevant ads to display.I've already started seeing some Hebrew ads on my site, although I (currently) have no clue what they are saying (I am going to have to find time to hire a Hebrew speaker one of these days).Update: Republished on Israpundit.Content Copyright 2006-2007 of IsraGood. All Rights Reserved. Violators (and hosts) can be prosecuted under national and intern...
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And All Of The Pregnant Women Rejoiced!
2007-02-20 05:36:00
With all of the stress of a woman carrying a child, it looks like one electronic invention will remove one painful test out of the lives of pregnant women everywhere.(Israel 21st Century) Traditionally, monitoring the progress of labor must be done through intrusive and repeated manual examinations. Measurements are generally obtained every one to four hours by inserting the fingers towards the cervix. Measured by finger-lengths and not objective measurements, multiple examinations even by the same person often provide varied results. These uncomfortable examinations increase stress and anxiety for birthing mothers while increasing health risks.The CLM uses proprietary ultrasound technology to monitor the progression of labor. Signals from disposable sensors track cervix dilation and fetal head descent, providing continuous and accurate data throughout the birthing process. The results are available in real-time on a user-friendly monitor visible to both the medical team and the bir...
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Israel Likes Their Female CEO's
2007-02-20 04:24:00
Despite the freedoms that permeate both the US and Isra el , the Jewish state does seem to have on business advantage for females compared to their American friends.(Globes Online) Israel has double the proportion of women CEOs than the US, relative to the size of the population, says Business Data Israel (BDI). The average CEO in Israel's top 500 companies is 50, married with three children, resides in the center of the country, and has an MA in Economics or MBA.It looks as if the glass ceiling in Israel is a little bit thinner than it is in the United States. Although I wonder if most of those women CEO's (in Israel) are from the technology sector or from health?Content Copyright 2006-2007 of IsraGood. All Rights Reserved. Violators (and hosts) can be prosecuted under national and international laws.
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Vringo Suggests Video Tones Over Ring Tones?
2007-02-16 06:26:00
I'm sure that everyone who is anyone who has a cell phone is familiar with ring tones, as well as where to pay to download your favorite song as the mobile chime.But it seems that a company called Vringo is asking "Why use an audio tone when you can upload a video tone instead?"(Israel 21st Century) "The idea is as you move from audio to video in choosing your ring tone, you're moving from the individual to the community," explained Medved from his startup's offices in Beit Shemesh, halfway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv."Until now, you chose a ring tone for yourself - for instance The Rolling Stones, and that describes something about you to those around you when your phone rings. But otherwise it doesn't tell any story about yourself. In enabling people to share video clips - a snippet of comedy show or a joke, or to their own 10-second video message with their cell phone camera saying something like "Get up!" or "Why are you avoiding me?" - then it becomes something that you...
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