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Apple to Open R&D Center In Israel

yoav@negevdirect.com 12/14/2011

More good news for Israel Hi-Tech as Apple Computers announces it will open up its first development center outside of its California headquarters. Check out the full story in Globes. David

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The Battle of Beersheva

yoav@negevdirect.com 10/27/2011

You know October 31st as Halloween. Here in Beersheva, we we know it as the anniversary of the great Battle of Beersheva, the last great equine-led calvary charge in history. The British army, in…

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500 People in 100 Seconds!

yoav@negevdirect.com 08/24/2011

500 people holding more than 1,500 (!!!) developed pictures all around Israel, creating a smooth music video within their hands.

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Focus on the Negev: The New Arava Solar Field

yoav@negevdirect.com 06/05/2011

One thing we have plenty of in the Negev almost all year round is sunshine.  That and a pioneering spirit for ingenuity. Today The Arava Power Co., an Israeli renewable-energy developer, completed its first solar…

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Helping AMIT Help Israel

yoav@negevdirect.com 06/02/2011

This summer, Vivint, one of the largest home automation companies in North America, is giving away more than one million dollars to charities through its GiveBack Project. We LOVE Vivint for it’s innovative approach…

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List Updates for the Week of June 5th, 2011

yoav@negevdirect.com 06/01/2011

  - Maccabi USA now has 9,330 names available (down from 12,292). – The Center for Jewish History list now has 4,487 names available for exchange only (down from 4,799). – As of today, The Fiends of the 92st…

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The Power of the Brand

yoav@negevdirect.com 05/16/2011

Facebook is tremendously popular in Israel. Check out the statistics  here. Almost half of the county uses Facebook. And if you want further proof of popularity, here it is: Ha’aaretz reports that Lior and Vardit…

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The Tikva התקווה

yoav@negevdirect.com 05/09/2011

Tonight is the start of Yom Haatzmaut in Israel where we will be celebrating Israel’s 63 birthday! Please take a minute to enjoy this video version of Hatikva brought to you by Israel’s Public…

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Meanwhile, In Beersheva…

yoav@negevdirect.com 05/05/2011

  Ben-Gurion University researcher Alberto Bilenca, Ph.D., has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  Dr. Bilenca has developed a fast, low-cost device to accurately diagnose malaria in the field without having to draw…

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