X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Received: from jaowa.jafi.org.il ([194.90.175.36]) by JAFIMAIL.jamain.jafi.org.il with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:14:42 +0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_009_01C91745.C77A7334" Received: from p03c11m035.symantecmail.net ([208.65.144.243]) by jaowa.jafi.org.il with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:14:41 +0300 Received: from unknown [194.90.9.21] (EHLO mxout2.netvision.net.il) by p03c11m035.symantecmail.net (mxl_mta-5.7.0-1) with ESMTP id edb7ec84.3639569328.538570.00-043.p03c11m035.symantecmail.net (envelope-from ); Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:14:38 -0600 (MDT) Received: from BerniceS-WS-XP ([212.143.234.21]) by mxout2.netvision.net.il (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007)) with ESMTP id <0K7800704SZYB710@mxout2.netvision.net.il> for SaralynG@wzo.org.il; Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:14:36 +0300 (IDT) Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: GoodNews Israel Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:14:58 +0300 Message-ID: <3824-22008911515145853@BerniceS-WS-XP> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: GoodNews Israel Thread-Index: AckXRcd62ww0rZGaSmyau3kNhfa7IQ== From: "Mark Cohen" To: "Greenblatt, Saralyn" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_009_01C91745.C77A7334 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1255" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable GN ISRAEL 12 09 08 http://www.angloraanana.com =20 =09 Quote for the Week A quote from an unusual source this week. It tells us how (most) others = see us: "The Japanese People have seen that Israel is a peaceful and loving = country. We will continue encouraging our people to come here and = experience what we have during our stay"=20 (Representatives of the Agon Shu, a Japanese organization for the = fostering of peace and harmony amongst the nations, on the completion of = a first visit to the Holy Land. [See final item below]) =09 * Teva is set to increase sales in Romania by 60% in 2008 to 16 million = euros, and to grow by 25% in 2009. The company recognized the potential = in the Romanian market relatively late, and only commands a 1% share = right now so there=92s a lot of catching up to do. But Teva is Teva and = now aims to be one of the five largest generic companies operating in = the country, if not among the top three, within five years. Knowing them = as we do it=92ll be the top three and in a lot less than five years.=20 * Human embryonic stem cells injected by Hadassah University Medical = Center scientists in the brains of mice with an animal model of multiple = sclerosis (MS) have for the first time halted the progress of the = disease, it was reported Sunday. The clinical and pathological symptoms = of this potentially devastating autoimmune neurological disorder, which = include muscle weakness and paralysis, were significantly reduced, the = researchers said. Still a long way to go but GN nevertheless.=20 * Israel got its 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign back on track on = Wednesday night, defeating Moldova 2-1 in Chisinau. The national team = got off to a nightmare start after Igor Picusciac headed the hosts into = the lead a mere 42 seconds into the match. Moldova's early goal = threatened to end Israel's qualifications hopes, however two goals in = the final six minutes of the first half turned the match around and, in = the end, were enough to secure all three points.=20 * Staying with football, Israel's Under-21 team advanced to the European = Championships playoff as one of the four best runners-up on Tuesday, = drawing 0-0 with Germany in its final qualifier. While the national team = needed to win in Duisburg to finish top of Group 9 the one point it = picked up on Tuesday still proved to be enough as results in the other = nine groups went its way, ensuring the side is among the four best = runners-up, which advance together with the 10 group winners. * Bank of Israel Governor Fischer opened a meeting of Israel=92s = financial movers and shakers by noting that foreign investors were still = coming to Israel which they regarded as a safe haven in these rather = turbulent times, GN in and of itself. He added that pursuing responsible = policies would ensure that Israel would get through the current crisis = in good shape and achieve 5% or higher GDP growth in 2008. We, with due = humility, said it first (see last week=92s GN ISRAEL.)=20 * To add to all this joy and despite those who continue to express = concern of a slowdown in growth, Israeli exports continue to surge = ahead, according to figures for August published by Israel's Central = Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and they should know. We really won=92t bore = you with the numbers this time but you can take their word for it.=20 * Shari Arison, principal shareholder of Israel=92s largest bank, a very = clever lady and certainly one of our favorites, has just invested $100m = in acquiring water companies that she=92s combined into a global = services company that will concentrate on detecting and repairing leaks = in large water systems. When you consider that a third of the world=92s = potable water is lost through faulty piping then you realize that Ms = Arison is onto something really significant. But then again she didn=92t = get where she is by wasting her time on trivialities.=20 * Tomer, an eighth-grade student at the ORT school in Holon described = the goings on in class on Wednesday morning . "Some laughed and said the = end of the world is coming, and everyone hugged each other. They were = scared that any minute a black hole was going to swallow up the planet." = What gave rise to all this we hear you ask? The first activity of the = Large Hadron Collider that will ultimately recreate the Big Bang, = that=92s what. The GN is that a team of thirty Israeli scientists and = technicians were right up there with the worlds finest in producing the = =91God Particle=92. A brief postscript is in place here; the LHC (see = above) which will replicate-they hope-the creation of heaven and earth = cost $3.4bn. We remember learning that God did it all and more and it = didn=92t cost a cent. Ah Well.=20 * Gilatz Investments Ltd has bought another photovoltaic power plant in = Spain for =8030 million. The current power plant produces three = megawatts and uses dual-axis panels, which track the sun, thereby = boosting output by 30% compared with fixed panels. This is the = Company=92s third solar power station bought in Spain since April. The = company said that, similar to the first two solar power stations, the = current plant is located in one of the country's best solar fields with = strong solar radiation.=20 * The numbers are in and a record 300,000 tourists visited Israel in May = 2008; the Tourism Ministry reported that this represented a 5% jump from = the previous record =96 292,000 visitors in April 2000 which was the = best year for tourism ever by the way. With economists predicting the = numbers will only rise Israel is looking for new sources of visitors to = the Holy Land and China comes to mind. The Chinese Government is on the = verge of bestowing favored destination status on Israel and China Air, = one of the world=92s largest airlines is considering introducing flights = to Tel Aviv. We=92re talking 1.6 billion people here with the number = growing as we write. Not all of them potential tourists of course but = the prospect is overwhelming.=20 * BigBand Networks Inc. is deploying its Broadband Multimedia-Service = Router (BMR) with eastern Chinese operator Jiangsu Cable Co. Ltd. While = the company did not disclose the size of the deal it was probably in the = millions of dollars as the Cable Company has 15 million subscribers in = ten cities in Jiangsu Province=20 * Competing against 74 film schools from more than 20 different = countries,Tel Aviv University won the top prize for the third year in = succession at the CILECT 2008 International Film School Competition. The = award winning film, Roads was also a finalist in the US Student Academy = Awards. Looks as if the future of cinematographic art in Israel is = assured.=20 * And here=92s another win for TAU; the law faculty=92s periodical, = Theoretical Inquiries in Law has just been ranked first among law = journals published outside the US. 200 submissions from countries = including the UK, the EU, Canada and Australia were considered and TA = came out on top. An Israeli University in the forefront in the field of = law? Why are we not surprised?=20 * The Agon Shu [see Quote for the Week above], a Japanese organization = for the fostering of peace and harmony amongst the nations presented Yad = Sarah with a gift of a thousand wheel chairs which Yad Sarah will lend = free of charge to those in need. It was fitting that Mayor Lupolyansky = was on hand to receive this magnificent donation because he established, = fostered and developed YS and turned it into a body that serves as an = example to the world.=20 Beautiful cottage in = the West=20 Well groomed garden=20 For further information contact Joe +972-9-77-44-133 or = info@angloraanana.com =09 =09 Have we missed any Good News? Do you have any comments? Please let us = know. www.angloraanana.com PLEASE = VISIT OUR WEBSITE=20 WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF ANGLO SAXON RA'ANANA =09 Disclaimer of Liability While Good News strives to report the news accurately and faithfully,we = cannot accept responsibility for errors in, misinterpretations of, or = omissions from the material printed in The Good News Digest above, nor = are we responsible for the application of the information contained = herein to your personal or business situation. =09 ------_=_NextPart_009_01C91745.C77A7334 Content-Type: text/html; charset="windows-1255" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Israel Good News Digest
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GN ISRAEL 12 09 08
http://www.angloraanana.= com
=09 Quote for the = Week
A quote from an unusual source this week. It tells us how (most) = others see us:
"The Japanese People have seen that Israel is a peaceful and = loving country. We will continue encouraging our people to come here and = experience what we have during our stay"
(Representatives of the Agon Shu, a Japanese organization for the = fostering of peace and harmony amongst the nations, on the completion of = a first visit to the Holy Land. [See final item below]) =09
=09
    =09
  • Teva is set to increase sales in Romania by 60% in 2008 to 16 = million euros, and to grow by 25% in 2009. The company recognized the = potential in the Romanian market relatively late, and only commands a 1% = share right now so there=92s a lot of catching up to do. But Teva is = Teva and now aims to be one of the five largest generic companies = operating in the country, if not among the top three, within five years. = Knowing them as we do it=92ll be the top three and in a lot less than = five years.

  • Human embryonic stem cells injected by Hadassah University = Medical Center scientists in the brains of mice with an animal model of = multiple sclerosis (MS) have for the first time halted the progress of = the disease, it was reported Sunday. The clinical and pathological = symptoms of this potentially devastating autoimmune neurological = disorder, which include muscle weakness and paralysis, were = significantly reduced, the researchers said. Still a long way to go but = GN nevertheless.

  • Israel got its 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign back on track = on Wednesday night, defeating Moldova 2-1 in Chisinau. The national team = got off to a nightmare start after Igor Picusciac headed the hosts into = the lead a mere 42 seconds into the match. Moldova's early goal = threatened to end Israel's qualifications hopes, however two goals in = the final six minutes of the first half turned the match around and, in = the end, were enough to secure all three points.

  • Staying with football, Israel's Under-21 team advanced to the = European Championships playoff as one of the four best runners-up on = Tuesday, drawing 0-0 with Germany in its final qualifier. While the = national team needed to win in Duisburg to finish top of Group 9 the one = point it picked up on Tuesday still proved to be enough as results in = the other nine groups went its way, ensuring the side is among the four = best runners-up, which advance together with the 10 group = winners.

  • Bank of Israel Governor Fischer opened a meeting of Israel=92s = financial movers and shakers by noting that foreign investors were still = coming to Israel which they regarded as a safe haven in these rather = turbulent times, GN in and of itself. He added that pursuing responsible = policies would ensure that Israel would get through the current crisis = in good shape and achieve 5% or higher GDP growth in 2008. We, with due = humility, said it first (see last week=92s GN ISRAEL.)

  • To add to all this joy and despite those who continue to express = concern of a slowdown in growth, Israeli exports continue to surge = ahead, according to figures for August published by Israel's Central = Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and they should know. We really won=92t bore = you with the numbers this time but you can take their word for it. =

  • Shari Arison, principal shareholder of Israel=92s largest bank, = a very clever lady and certainly one of our favorites, has just invested = $100m in acquiring water companies that she=92s combined into a global = services company that will concentrate on detecting and repairing leaks = in large water systems. When you consider that a third of the world=92s = potable water is lost through faulty piping then you realize that Ms = Arison is onto something really significant. But then again she didn=92t = get where she is by wasting her time on trivialities.

  • Tomer, an eighth-grade student at the ORT school in Holon = described the goings on in class on Wednesday morning . "Some laughed = and said the end of the world is coming, and everyone hugged each other. = They were scared that any minute a black hole was going to swallow up = the planet." What gave rise to all this we hear you ask? The first = activity of the Large Hadron Collider that will ultimately recreate the = Big Bang, that=92s what. The GN is that a team of thirty Israeli = scientists and technicians were right up there with the worlds finest in = producing the =91God Particle=92. A brief postscript is in place here; = the LHC (see above) which will replicate-they hope-the creation of = heaven and earth cost $3.4bn. We remember learning that God did it all = and more and it didn=92t cost a cent. Ah Well.

  • Gilatz Investments Ltd has bought another photovoltaic power = plant in Spain for =8030 million. The current power plant produces three = megawatts and uses dual-axis panels, which track the sun, thereby = boosting output by 30% compared with fixed panels. This is the = Company=92s third solar power station bought in Spain since April. The = company said that, similar to the first two solar power stations, the = current plant is located in one of the country's best solar fields with = strong solar radiation.

  • The numbers are in and a record 300,000 tourists visited Israel = in May 2008; the Tourism Ministry reported that this represented a 5% = jump from the previous record =96 292,000 visitors in April 2000 which = was the best year for tourism ever by the way. With economists = predicting the numbers will only rise Israel is looking for new sources = of visitors to the Holy Land and China comes to mind. The Chinese = Government is on the verge of bestowing favored destination status on = Israel and China Air, one of the world=92s largest airlines is = considering introducing flights to Tel Aviv. We=92re talking 1.6 billion = people here with the number growing as we write. Not all of them = potential tourists of course but the prospect is overwhelming.

  • BigBand Networks Inc. is deploying its Broadband = Multimedia-Service Router (BMR) with eastern Chinese operator Jiangsu = Cable Co. Ltd. While the company did not disclose the size of the deal = it was probably in the millions of dollars as the Cable Company has 15 = million subscribers in ten cities in Jiangsu Province

  • Competing against 74 film schools from more than 20 different = countries,Tel Aviv University won the top prize for the third year in = succession at the CILECT 2008 International Film School Competition. The = award winning film, Roads was also a finalist in the US Student Academy = Awards. Looks as if the future of cinematographic art in Israel is = assured.

  • And here=92s another win for TAU; the law faculty=92s = periodical, Theoretical Inquiries in Law has just been ranked = first among law journals published outside the US. 200 submissions from = countries including the UK, the EU, Canada and Australia were considered = and TA came out on top. An Israeli University in the forefront in the = field of law? Why are we not surprised?

  • The Agon Shu [see Quote for the Week above], a Japanese = organization for the fostering of peace and harmony amongst the nations = presented Yad Sarah with a gift of a thousand wheel chairs which Yad = Sarah will lend free of charge to those in need. It was fitting that = Mayor Lupolyansky was on hand to receive this magnificent donation = because he established, fostered and developed YS and turned it into a = body that serves as an example to the world.

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Beautiful cottage in = the West

=09 Well groomed garden

=09 For further information contact Joe +972-9-77-44-133 = or info@angloraanana.com
Have we missed any Good News? Do you have any = comments? Please let us know.
www.angloraanana.com=20 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE
WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF ANGLO SAXON RA'ANANA
Disclaimer of Liability
While Good News strives to report the news accurately and = faithfully,we cannot accept responsibility for errors in, = misinterpretations of, or omissions from the material printed in The = Good News Digest above, nor are we responsible for the application of = the information contained herein to your personal or business situation. =
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