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); Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:41:13 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_003_01C93B45.322298AB" Received: from p03c12m034.symantecmail.net ([208.65.145.243]) by jaowa.jafi.org.il with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:41:12 +0200 Received: from unknown [194.90.9.21] (EHLO mxout2.netvision.net.il) by p03c12m034.symantecmail.net (mxl_mta-5.7.0-3) with ESMTP id 5c0ea094.3799382960.253851.00-009.p03c12m034.symantecmail.net (envelope-from ); Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:41:09 -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 <0K9L009GCMZWKG00@mxout2.netvision.net.il> for SaralynG@wzo.org.il; Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:41:08 +0200 (IST) Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: GN Israel Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:41:53 +0200 Message-ID: <3869-2200810531104153131@BerniceS-WS-XP> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: GN Israel Thread-Index: Ack7RTIiMgm+OB0/S8OS/gFC876QvQ== From: "Mark Cohen" To: "Greenblatt, Saralyn" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_003_01C93B45.322298AB Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1255" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable GN ISRAEL 31 10 08 http://www.angloraanana.com Quote for the Week "Without books the development of civilization would have been = impossible. They are the engines of change, windows of the world, = lighthouses erect in the sea of time. They are companions, teachers, = magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in = print." =20 (Barbara Tuchman, the late authoress and historian. A good quotation for = the people of the book) Our bosses at Anglo-Saxon Real Estate never interfere with editorial = content but this week they made an exception. =93Don=92t mention the = economic crisis,=94 they said. =93Just for this edition, don=92t mention = it=94 So we won=92t. =20 Dusty digs in the summer heat have an amazing attraction for Israelis. = And when they produce finds like the ones below then they grab = everyone=92s attention * An Israeli archaeologist digging on a hilltop south of Jerusalem = believes a ceramic shard found in the ruins of an ancient town bears the = oldest Hebrew inscription ever discovered. The five lines of faded = characters written 3,000 years ago, and the ruins of the fortified = settlement where they were found, are indications that a powerful = Israelite kingdom existed at the time of the Old Testament's King David. = The curved pottery shard, 15 centimeters by 15 centimeters, predates the = next significant Hebrew inscription by between 100 and 200 years. =20 * The "gutter," or water system mentioned in the Bible as the way King = David's men conquered Jerusalem has been found. Most scholars believed = that David conquered Jebus, which later became known as the City of = David, through the water system, and that=92s written for all to read in = 2 Sam. 5:8. The measurements of the unearthed channel are suitable for = passage by people and it continues north, in the direction of the Temple = Mount, as well as south, and is all within the ancient city and = connected to the huge building identified as David's palace built in the = 10th century BCE, it was used to bring water to a large nearby pool. At = the end of the First Temple period in the sixth century BCE, it was = transformed for use by Jerusalemites generally. =20 * Researchers discovered a copper-production center, mentioned in the = bible, in southern Jordan that dates to the 10th century BCE, the time = of King Solomon's reign when the region was known as Edom. Another nice = confluence between archaeological and scientific data and the Bible.=20 =20 * And yet another significant find; at a dig in the north of Jerusalem = archaeologists found a sarcophagus with the inscription =91=85. Ben = HaCohen Hagadol=92 =96 =85.=92the son of the High Priest. Scholars = believe that this is the burial place of a family member of a chief = officiant who served in the Second Temple between 30 and 70 CE, in other = words just before its destruction. =20 =B7 The price of gasoline will fall to an 18-month low on = Saturday night. This represents a reduction of 21% from a peak of NIS = 7.01 per liter in early July, Energy market sources said that the price = cut for fuel will help reduce inflation, and also result in lower prices = for electricity and flights. It all sounds like GN to us. =20 * The level of unemployment during August stood at 5.9%, the same rate = as the previous month, according to the latest figures just released by = the Central Bureau of Statistics. =20 =20 =B7 Israelis are real doers but they are also great talkers. If = Bank Hapoalim is to be believed and why not, the collective national = dialing finger is in grave danger of wearing out. According to the Bank, = Partner Communications will post record results for the third quarter of = 2008. Its =96 the bank=92s that is - recommendation for the mobile = service provider is Outperform, at low risk. Q3 includes summer vacation = and holidays, when people spend a lot of time with ears glued to mobile = phones. The number of minutes per user climbs and so does the bill. And = just think twenty years ago nobody had even heard of a cellular phone=20 =20 =B7 The state will allocate NIS 20 million annually to promote = bicycle riding. The cabinet had budgeted NIS 100m over five years to = encourage bike riding as part of the public's leisure activities, and to = position Israel as a tourist destination for cyclists. The projects will = include new bicycle paths throughout the country, including within = cities, and a new Israel Bicycle Trail - a 1,200 kilometer route from = north to south. Holland we won=92t be- not flat enough. Belgium? = Perhaps. =20 =B7 An Israeli Investment house has decided to make its own = contribution to a greener and cleaner Israel. Employees who give up = their cars and arrive by bicycle will receive monthly coupons as an = incentive. Similar gifts will go to those who carpool with other workers = - a bonus worth NIS 300 a month and users of public transport will = receive up to NIS 500 a month. This may be the start of something big.=20 =20 =B7 Despite Yoni Erlich's absence, Andy Ram claimed his second = title in three weeks on Sunday, teaming-up with Michael Llodra to defeat = Stephen Huss and Ross Hutchins 6-3, 5-7, 10-8 in the final of the Lyon = Grand Prix. Ram and Llodra, who were seeded second in Lyon, = lifted the title in their first tournament = together. Ram had also won in Vienna with Max Mirnyi two weeks before. = This was Ram=92s third title in Lyon having won with Erlich in 2003 and = 2004. =93It's always a pleasure to play here," says he. As they say, = nothing succeeds like success.=20 =20 * Biopharmaceuticals Company Omrix has raised its sales forecast for the = third quarter of 2008. The Tel Hashomer-based firm, which is developing = passive immunizations (that=92s when there is a high risk of infection = and insufficient time for the body to develop its own immune response, = or to reduce the symptoms of ongoing or = immunosuppressive = infections) and technologies to stem bleeding during surgery, now sees = $21.3 million sales for the quarter, up 35% from $15.8 million in the = corresponding period of 2007. For the year it now predicts sales of $70 = million to $72 million, instead of $68 million to $71 million. In 2007, = Omrix's sales amounted to $51.9 million.=20 =20 * Merrill Lynch has fallen in love with the shekel. It's the safest = asset in the emerging markets sphere, the former investment bank's = analysts wrote. They also feel that Israel's risk of sliding into = currency =96 don=92t mention the crisis. We know, we know. - is small. = Merrill Lynch is so sure of Israel's resilience that it thinks the = shekel is trading beneath its fair value. Its exchange rate against the = dollar should be NIS 3.18, calculates the bank, which is 17% below its = present value.=20 =20 =B7 Genesis IV Fund obtained commitments for its fourth fund by = canvassing existing and new investors for money. Genesis, one of several = top Israeli venture capital firms, closed the round with $100m. Pretty = good considering=85 Oops nearly mentioned the you know what! Genesis now = manages $618 million in four funds. =20 =B7 Ticks, Dermacentor variabilis, to mention one by name, tend to = turn Fido into a gourmet restaurant given half a chance. These little = free loading nasties are a nuisance and a health hazard to humans too, = causing Lyme disease, tick fever and a host of other ailments. While = chemical solutions can control these mini-beasts, they=92re often more = toxic than the ticks. But wait. All is not lost. Israeli company Mitam = has developed a chemical-free, environmentally safe anti-tick spray that = is safe for pets and farm animals. Mitam's biological solution takes = advantage of the fact that ticks do have natural enemies. One in = particular is a naturally occurring fungus. It eats the tick, and there = is no egg laying, end of story. The spray can be applied either to the = animal's habitat on the farm or at home, as well as on the animal = directly. A question: why do scientists make a habit of giving a 5mm = long animal a name that stretches for 60mm? =20 Excellent Cottage in the Bilu Area! Close to shuls and schools. For further information contact Hagay +972 9 7744133 or = info@angloraanana.com=20 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 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.=20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_003_01C93B45.322298AB Content-Type: text/html; charset="windows-1255" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Israel Good News Digest

GN ISRAEL 31 10 08
http://www.angloraanana.com

Quote for the = Week
"Without books the development of civilization would have been = impossible. They are the engines of change, windows of the world, lighthouses = erect in the sea of time. They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of = the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print."   =  

(Barbara Tuchman, the late authoress and historian. A good quotation for the people of the book)

Our bosses at = Anglo-Saxon Real Estate never interfere with editorial content but this week they made = an exception. =93Don=92t mention the economic crisis,=94 they said. = =93Just for this edition, don=92t mention it=94 So we won=92t.

 

Dusty digs in the = summer heat have an amazing attraction for Israelis. And when they produce finds = like the ones below then they grab everyone=92s attention

  • An Israeli archaeologist digging on a hilltop south of Jerusalem believes a = ceramic shard found in the ruins of an ancient town bears the oldest = Hebrew inscription ever discovered. The five lines of faded characters = written 3,000 years ago, and the ruins of the fortified settlement where = they were found, are indications that a powerful Israelite kingdom = existed at the time of the Old Testament's King David. The curved pottery = shard, 15 = centimeters by 15 centimeters, predates the next significant = Hebrew inscription by between 100 and 200 years.

 

  • The "gutter," or water system mentioned in the Bible as the way King David's men conquered = Jerusalem has been found. Most scholars believed that David conquered Jebus, which later became known as the City of David, through the water = system, and that=92s written for all to read in 2 Sam. 5:8. The measurements of = the unearthed channel are suitable for passage by people and it = continues north, in the direction of the Temple Mount, as well as south, = and is all within the ancient city and connected to the huge building identified as David's palace built in the 10th century BCE, it = was used to bring water to a large nearby pool. At the end of the = First = Temple period in = the sixth century BCE, it was transformed for use by Jerusalemites = generally.

 

  • Researchers discovered a copper-production center, mentioned in the bible, in southern = Jordan that dates = to the 10th century BCE, the time of King Solomon's reign when the region was known = as Edom. Another nice confluence between archaeological and scientific = data and the Bible.

 

  • And yet another significant find; at a dig in the north of Jerusalem = archaeologists found a sarcophagus with the inscription =91=85. Ben HaCohen Hagadol=92 =96 =85.=92the son of the High Priest. Scholars believe that this is the burial = place of a family member of a chief officiant = who served in the Second Temple between 30 and 70 CE, in other words just = before its destruction.

 

=B7        The price of = gasoline will fall to an 18-month low on Saturday night. This represents a = reduction of 21% from a peak of NIS 7.01 = per liter in early July, Energy market sources said that the price cut for fuel = will help reduce inflation, and also result in lower prices for electricity = and flights. It all sounds like GN to us.

 

  • The level of unemployment during August stood at 5.9%, the same rate as the = previous month, according to the latest figures just released by the = Central Bureau of Statistics.=A0 =

 

=B7        Israelis are real doers but they are also great talkers. If Bank Hapoalim is to be believed and why not, the collective national dialing finger = is in grave danger of wearing out. According to the Bank, Partner = Communications will post record results for the third quarter of 2008.=A0 Its =96 the bank=92s that is - = recommendation for the mobile service provider is Outperform, at low risk. Q3 = includes summer vacation and holidays, when people spend a lot of time with = ears glued to mobile phones. The number of minutes per user climbs and so does = the bill. And just think twenty years ago nobody had even heard of a cellular = phone

 

=B7        The state will allocate NIS 20 million annually to promote bicycle riding. The cabinet had = budgeted NIS 100m over five years to = encourage bike riding as part of the public's leisure activities, and to position Israel as a tourist = destination for cyclists. The projects will include new bicycle paths throughout = the country, including within cities, and a new Israel Bicycle Trail - a = 1,200 = kilometer route from north to south. Holland we won=92t be- not flat enough. Belgium? Perhaps.

 

=B7        An Israeli Investment house has decided to make its own contribution to a greener = and cleaner Israel. Employees who give up their cars and arrive by bicycle will receive = monthly coupons as an incentive. Similar gifts will go to those who carpool = with other workers - a bonus worth NIS = 300 = a month and users of public transport will receive up to NIS 500 = a month. This may be the start of something big.

 

=B7        Despite Yoni Erlich's absence, Andy Ram claimed his second title in three weeks on = Sunday, teaming-up with Michael Llodra to defeat = Stephen Huss and Ross Hutchins 6-3, 5-7, = 10-8 = in the final of the Lyon Grand Prix. Ram and Llodra, who were = seeded second in Lyon, lifted = the title in their first tournament together. Ram had also won in = Vienna with Max Mirnyi two weeks before. This was Ram=92s third = title in Lyon having won with Erlich = in 2003 and 2004. =93It's always a pleasure to play here," says he. As they say, nothing = succeeds like success.

 

  • Biopharmaceuticals Company Omrix has raised its sales forecast for the = third quarter of 2008. The Tel Hashomer-based firm, which is developing passive immunizations (that=92s when = =A0there is a high risk of infection = and insufficient time for the body to develop its own immune = response, or to reduce the symptoms of ongoing or immunosuppressive = infections) and technologies to stem bleeding = during surgery, now sees $21.3 million sales for the quarter, up 35% from $15.8 million in = the corresponding period of 2007. For the year it now predicts sales = of $70 million to $72 million, instead of $68 million to $71 million. In = 2007, Omrix's sales amounted to $51.9 = million.

 

  • Merrill Lynch has fallen in love with the shekel. It's the safest asset in the emerging markets = sphere, the former investment bank's analysts wrote. They also feel that = Israel's risk of sliding into currency =96 don=92t mention the crisis. We = know, we know. - is small. Merrill Lynch is so sure of Israel's resilience that it thinks the shekel is trading beneath its fair value. Its exchange = rate against the dollar should be NIS 3.18, calculates the bank, which is 17% below its present value. =

 

=B7        Genesis IV Fund = obtained commitments for its fourth fund by canvassing existing and new = investors for money. Genesis, one of several top Israeli venture capital firms, = closed the round with $100m. Pretty good considering=85 Oops nearly mentioned = the you know what! Genesis now manages $618 = million in four funds.

 

=B7       Ticks, Dermacentor variabilis, to mention one by name, tend to turn Fido = into a gourmet restaurant given half a chance. These little free loading nasties are a nuisance and a health hazard = to humans too, causing Lyme disease, tick = fever and a host of other ailments. While chemical solutions can control these mini-beasts, they=92re often more toxic than the ticks. But wait. All = is not lost. Israeli company Mitam has = developed a chemical-free, environmentally safe anti-tick spray that is safe for = pets and farm animals. Mitam's biological = solution takes advantage of the fact that ticks do have natural enemies. One in = particular is a naturally occurring fungus. It eats the tick, and there is no egg laying, end of story. The spray can be applied either to the animal's = habitat on the farm or at home, as well as on the animal directly. A question: = why do scientists make a habit of giving a 5mm long animal a name that = stretches for 60mm?

Excellent = Cottage in the Bilu Area!

Close to shuls and schools.

For further information contact Hagay +972 9 7744133 = or info@angloraanana.com =

Have we missed any Good News? Do you have any = comments? Please let us know.
www.angloraanana.com= 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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