Mempile developing disc that holds a large library
Posted on August 29, 2007 • By Deena Levenstein
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1 terabyte (TB) = 1,024 gigabyte (GB) = 1,048,576 megabytes (MB)= 1,073,741,824 kilobytes (KB) = a ridiculously large number of bytes.
One TB is approximately 1,610 CDs worth of data. Or the information storied in one large library.
Got it?
So considering that one TB is, well, humongous, it’s quite amazing to think that Israeli Mempile says it’s able to fit 1 TB on the TeraDiscTM, a disc the size of a CD. Yes, the information from one large library will fit in the palm of your hand. Read more»
Take a wine tour of Israel…in St. Louis!
Posted on August 29, 2007 • By Miriam Schwab
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When people think of Israel or Jews and wine, the sticky, sweet wine used for kiddush is usually what comes to mind. But believe it or not, Israel has become a leading producer of award-winning wines that can satisfy even the most sensitive of pallets.
On Sept. 6, 2007, residents of St. Louis will be able to attend an Exclusive Wine Tour of Israel. The event will take place between 7:30 and 10 pm at Provisions Gourmet Market, at 11615 Olive Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63141. Cost: Free!
To learn more about this event, check out its listing on LocalWineEvents.com.
To read more about Israeli wines click here.
Genealogy startups share Jewish roots?
Posted on August 29, 2007 • By Rebecca Markowitz
Category: Social, Technology | Tags: | 1 Comment
The hot thread on major tech sites is about the intense competition between My Hertiage, Famillion, and Geni, the latest web2.0 genealogy sites. Many of the comments on Techcrunch mention their surprise of all these startups coming from Israel. They should be impressed, here is a list of all the web2.0 startups from Israel. Read more»
New online falafel game: stressful but addictive
Posted on August 29, 2007 • By Rebecca Markowitz
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Every tourist who has been to Israel can answer the question: Where is the cheapest falafel in Jerusalem? The answer is Melech HaFalafel (The Falafel King). But could these falafel-eaters ever truly understand the exhausting days experienced on the other side of the counter? A new falafel game, spotted on The Hummus Blog allows people to try serving falafel to increasingly hungry and angry customers. Make sure to serve them before they are forced to beat you up.
Woman of power seeks to use position to bring peace to region
Posted on August 29, 2007 • By Jennifer Lawson
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Sitting in her cramped Tel Aviv television studio dressing room, Galia Albin is bright-eyed, alert and enthusiastic while breaking for lunch between tapings of “The Club”, a talk show she hosts for Israel’s fifty-plus demographic. Because of her mission to influence and empower women throughout the world, she really doesn’t seem to have time to slow down.
“Do you want to share my salad?” she offers generously before launching into excited chatter about her projects and work.
At 57, Albin directs ten publicly held Israeli/international companies, advises the prime minister on business and heads up numerous international women and children development organizations. Read more»
The Israel Museum launches online catalog (including images) of art stolen during WWII
Posted on August 28, 2007 • By Deena Levenstein
Category: Art and Culture | Tags: | 1 Comment
My stomach turns as I look at the paintings at The Israel Museum’s newly launched site, “World War II Provenance Research Online“. This site is part of the Israel Museum’s ongoing effort to return art objects to their legal owners. It is so hard to fathom that many or most of the rightful owners of these peaceful pieces of art (take a look here and you’ll see what I mean) were brutally treated. Read more»
Israeli Chemists invent diagnostic tool to rival biotechnology
Posted on August 28, 2007 • By Deena Levenstein
Category: Science | Tags: | 2 Comments
Infigo Diagnostics, an incubator company with funding from Targetech Innovation Center, is revolutionizing rapid diagnostics. They have created what they claim to be an easier to use, more economic solution for counting specific chemicals in a body than the often currently used genetically engineered antibodies. Read more»
New Digital Image technology - no more awkward resizing
Posted on August 28, 2007 • By Rebecca Markowitz
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Ariel Shamir and Shai Avidan from the The Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel have created revolutionary techniques in the world of digital image resizing. Read more at Israel Times
Reinventing the Kibbutz
Posted on August 27, 2007 • By Rebecca Markowitz
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Even the overpowering odor of cow manure is not enough to repel the herds of people lining up to become members of the newly restructured kibbutzim in Israel. The New York Times reports that Kibbutzim are dealing with the threat that if they don’t evolve the socialism that the kibbutzim were founded on, certain kibbutzim might not survive. Read more»
Cool Facts about Israel 2.0
Posted on August 27, 2007 • By Rebecca Markowitz
Category: Science, Technology, Videos | Tags: | Leave a Comment
Second version of the Cool Facts about Israel series. Good work on the research, not so into the music. Maybe something in Hebrew would be appropriate? What do I know? Click here to see the first version.
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