Almost no smoking in Ben Gurion airport Terminal 3
Posted on August 23, 2007 • By Deena Levenstein
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In a few weeks it will cost you NIS 1,000 to smoke in Terminal 3 (the main terminal) of Ben Gurion Airport. That is unless you choose to smoke in one of the 3 newly-designated smoking rooms. Airport employees are instructed to tell others - whether passengers or fellow staff members - to obey the law.
This is a definite step up from the previously reported roped-off smoking area. Read more»
Coming out party for solar energy
Posted on August 23, 2007 • By Rebecca Markowitz
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The most dramatic presentation of Israel’s solar energy breakthrough. Scorching the earth. Relentless rays. Giant mirrors. 1000 suns. Huge concave mirrors. World’s biggest solar energy plant. Pay attention to the intonation in the journalist’s voice. Who knew solar energy would be the next soap opera.
For more information about the solar park to be built by Solel in the U.S. desert click here.
Tel Aviv University students make goodbye movie for Harvard PhD student
Posted on August 21, 2007 • By Miriam Schwab
Category: Videos | Tags: | 1 Comment
A bunch of Tel Aviv University students made a goodbye film for one of their friends who is off to study for their PhD in Harvard. They obviously put a lot of time and effort into it, especially the “chips chips” part…
Israeli theater 2.0
Posted on August 21, 2007 • By Rebecca Markowitz
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The Israeli theater scene is starting to resemble the technology start-up culture, bringing countless new productions to the Israeli stage. Among the headlines and reviews, the following 3 plays seem the most promising:
“Avenue Q”: A Hebrew adaptation of the hit Broadway musical. View Israelity for a video clip or Avenue Q’s official site for more info. Read more»
First handicapped-accessible Israeli bank opens its doors
Posted on August 20, 2007 • By Miriam Schwab
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Kudos to Bank Leumi, which is the first Israeli bank to open a branch that is completely wheelchair accessible.
According to ynetnews, the branch services include a specially designed teller for people in wheelchairs, a Braille-operated elevator, and an ATM fitted for a person in a wheelchair that is also voice-activated. Read more»
Reminiscences from an Israeli baseball game
Posted on August 20, 2007 • By Michael Weinberg
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The dusty, twisting dirt roads leading to Kibbutz Gezer have me wondering if a baseball diamond and green grass are truly anywhere to be found. The unpaved stretch that serves as a parking lot is just beyond the outfield fence. There are no parking attendants, police officers, or turnstiles at this game of the Israel Baseball League. A man sits at a wooden table selling tickets: this isn’t Yankee Stadium. But just as “the House That Ruth Built” is an oasis in the Bronx, the field at Kibbutz Gezer is likewise an oasis. Read more»
Israel’s “Save a Child’s Heart” brings Rwandan children for heart treatment
Posted on August 19, 2007 • By Deena Levenstein
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Save a Child’s Heart (SACH), in Israeli organization, has brought five Rwandan children with heart disease to Tel Aviv last week for operations. The children range in age from a few months old to 15 years old. They will be operated on in the Wolfson Medical Center in Tel Aviv.
SACH has brought 1700 children from 27 countries in the past 12 years for heart surgery so far. Rwanda is the 28th country. Read more»
How and why Israel is a leader in clean technologies
Posted on August 19, 2007 • By Miriam Schwab
Category: Environment | Tags: | 1 Comment
Israelis launch new music genre - Yiddish Rap
Posted on August 19, 2007 • By Rebecca Markowitz
Category: Art and Culture | Tags: | 1 Comment
I’m sure Fiddy Cent (50 Cent) would be proud of his tzitzit-wearing followers from Bnei Brak, Israel, who released an album of Yiddish cover songs which includes a Jew-i-fied version of his hit song, “In Da Club”. These cover versions are rated G, as the original lyrics are replaced with family-appropriate lyrics with a Jewish theme. You can listen to some samples on the Ynet site (best with Internet Explorer). Read more»
Israel helping Peru after earthquake Wednesday
Posted on August 17, 2007 • By Deena Levenstein
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Following an 8.0-magnitude earthquake in Peru on Wednesday which has killed at least 510 people, President Shimon Peres has offered Peruvian President Alan Garcia assistance in whatever way is needed.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry has transfered $20,000 to Peru for purchase of blankets and tents for the victims.
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