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BGU Blood Test for Early Cancer Detection

yoav@negevdirect.com 02/20/2012

New Blood Test for Early Cancer Detection Developed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Researchers 90 Percent Detection Rate in Clinical Tests for Multiple Types of Cancers BEER-SHEVA, February 20, 2012 – A simple…

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Israel’s Population Now 7.8 million

yoav@negevdirect.com 12/30/2011

And growing. With over 166,000 new births in 2011 plus a healthy level of immigration. Read all of the details in Ha’aretz and have a Happy 2012. David, Chana & Yoav

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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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Let Us Give Thanks

yoav@negevdirect.com 11/21/2011

It’s almost Thanksgiving, but Israel is number one. In turkey consumption. For years, Israel has led the world in per-capita consumption of turkey meat. The contest hasn’t even been close. Israelis consume an average…

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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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Siegel Marketing Opens Jerusalem Call Center

yoav@negevdirect.com 09/14/2011

Siegel Marketing Group (SMG) has announced the opening of its Israel call center.  Mikki Dorn, formerly of Green Point Call Center Services, has joined SMG to manage its new operations in Jerusalem, as Director…

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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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