Dagny and Blake are growing up too fast and I am aging too rapidly.
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In the 5th Dec 21 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
- Israeli scientists have found a new way to destroy blood cancer cells.
- Israel continues to see a reduction in serious coronavirus patients.
- Colombia has opened a Jerusalem trade and innovation center.
- An Israeli startup can track your eyes to control smart devices.
- Another month of economic growth and investment in Israeli startups.
- Two major multinationals are opening Israeli R&D centers.
- Israelis celebrate Chanukah - the Jewish Festival of Light.
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ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
New way to treat blood cancer. (TY JBN & WIN) Scientists at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University have found that malignant cells in hematologic cancer (leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma etc.), rely on a cytoskeletal protein, called WASp. Attacking WASp can destroy malignant cells without threatening healthy ones.
https://www.jpost.com/health-
Digitizing neurology. Israel’s NeuraLight uses video from smartphone or web camera, to catch neurological patterns and digital markers. Its computer vision and deep learning algorithms help accelerate development of therapies including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis, and other neurodegenerative diseases.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
Small molecules to treat ALS. Israel’s Neuromagen is developing a new class of small molecules to treat ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Lou Gehrig’s Disease), and other neurodegenerative diseases. The molecules activate the enzyme telomerase reverse transcriptase, which protects and rehabilitates neuronal cells.
https://in.bgu.ac.il/en/pages/
Innovative eye treatment technology. Israel’s BioLight (see here previously) is partnering with Tel Aviv’s Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center, to locate and develop innovative technologies in ophthalmology. Also, Biolight’s subsidiary Diagnostear has begun a clinical trial in India of its diagnosis of Dry Eye Disease.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
https://bio-light.co.il/wp-
Natural remedies for feminine ailments. Israel’s Algamed is using natural-based compounds made from algae plus its own innovative FemTech to treat sensitive feminine conditions. The algae excretes a gel that keeps it moist, and has numerous anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and anti-aging benefits.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
Fast genetic data analysis. Israel’s Geneyx Genomex utilizes the world’s largest unified global knowledge base for interrogating genetic-based diseases and disorders. It provides fast analysis, interpretation, and reporting to help labs accelerate the development of targeted and personalized therapeutics.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Massive donation for autism research. The Canadian-Israeli Azrieli Foundation has given NIS 40 million ($13 million) to the National Autism Research Centre of Israel in BeerSheba (see here previously). It is the largest ever donation for an autism infrastructure project in Israel.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
Best of Health. Israel’s Aidoc, (see here previously) has been selected the “Best New Health Application” award of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Health Awards competition. Aidoc’s artificial intelligence (AI) solutions have revolutionized medical imaging.
https://jewishbusinessnews.
Anti-viral nasal spray is a hit. Israel’s Enovid (see here previously) is ramping up production of its SaNOtize anti-Covid Nasal spray to keep up with demand. It is to manufacture up to 250,000 units per month in the US alone. In August, Enovid struck a deal with India’s Glenmark to manufacture the spray for South-East Asia.
https://nocamels.com/2021/11/
Smell the coronavirus. Very interesting article about Israel’s NanoScent (see here previously), which has developed a device so sensitive that it can detect viruses in the breath, such as SARS-Cov2. 50% of employees are female and it is another example of Christian Arabs, Muslims, and Israeli Jews working side by side.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
The world’s steepest decline in Covid morbidity. Israel has seen the biggest drop in coronavirus morbidity anywhere in the world, according to global trackers. Covid-19 may be here to stay, but thanks to boosters, virus-killing masks, nasal sprays, and vaccine passports, Israel has only some 5,500 active cases (115 serious).
https://www.algemeiner.com/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/
ISRAEL IS INCLUSIVE AND GLOBAL
An Israeli accelerator for startups in Ghana. The Israeli Embassy in Ghana help promising local agricultural startups bring their ideas to the next level with the help of Israeli tech experts. Ghana is Africa’s largest cocoa producer and Israel can help with irrigation, electricity and treatment against viruses and pests.
https://www.algemeiner.com/
Israeli astronauts “are making history”. The two Israeli members of the AMADEE-20 Mars Simulation mission (see here previously) met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog. “You are making history,” Herzog said. “If there is something that unites humanity, it’s the future life of the universe and the life of the human species.”
https://worldisraelnews.com/
Economy ministers meet for first time in a decade. Israel’s Economy Minister Orna Barbivai and her Jordanian counterpart Yousef Alshamali met in Jordan to discuss strengthening economic ties, the first such meeting in a decade. They proposed renewing the countries’ trade agreement, improving tourism and more.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
Colombia opens innovation center in Jerusalem. Colombia’s President Ivan Duque opened the Jerusalem office of Innpulsa, Bogota’s entrepreneurship and innovation agency. Colombia’s first overseas trade and innovation office is seen as deepening the already close ties between Israel and its South American ally.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
Weizmann joins giant telescope project. Israel’s Weizmann Institute has joined the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization (GMTO) to help it complete the largest and most powerful Gregorian optical-infrared telescope ever engineered. Weizmann previously helped develop the telescope’s exo-planet-seeking spectrograph.
https://nocamels.com/2021/10/
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Center for Innovation Lab. Tel Aviv University is launching the Center for Innovation Laboratories. Initially comprising six laboratories (with additional under construction), the goal is to adapt research to the needs of society, industry and public institutions. It will also bring together experts from a wide range of disciplines.
https://english.tau.ac.il/
Jupiter’s Red Spot is measured. Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute devised a 7-year innovative plan to use sensors on the Juno spacecraft to determine the mass and depth of Jupiter’s red spot for the first time. The huge storm is the size of the Earth and extends to a depth of about 500 kilometers below the planet’s clouds.
https://wis-wander.weizmann.
Building AI platforms with IBM. IBM and Israel’s NeuReality (see here previously) are partnering to develop AI platforms using NeuReality’s NR1-P Artificial Intelligent centric server on a chip. The aim is to enable finance, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, smart cities etc., to deploy AI systems.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
Optical film is clearly of interest. Israel’s Spectralics is developing includes state-of-the-art next-generation optical chip and imaging technology. Its multi-layered thin combiner (MLTC) is a new type of thin optics ‘film’. Volvo Cars has invested $2 million to possibly use the film to displaying images on car windscreens.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
Managing home servicing. Israel’s Workiz is an all-in-one service management platform that allows home service professionals to focus solely on their customer’s jobs while outsourcing back-office operations.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
In the Blink of an eye. Israel’s Blink Technologies is developing eye-tracking software to enable a faster and more natural way of communication with the growing number of smart devices and intelligent hardware devices across many industries. Its touchless technology uses gaze tracking with no special glasses necessary.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
A “next-gen” replacement for MP4. Israel’s Blings.io won Calcalist and Poalim Hi-Tech’s StartUp+ competition. The startup is developing a platform for creating dynamic and interactive videos, coming up with MPFlyer (MPF) - a new, vastly more efficient video format than MP4 and 100 times smaller.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
Intelligent data analysis. The founders of Israel’s Metrolink.ai include members of the IDF’s intelligence units. They are building a DataOps platform that will allow companies to build their data infrastructures in a way that can retrieve and process complex data in hours - not weeks or months, without writing any code.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
OECD raises Israel’s growth forecast. The OECD has raised Israel's GDP growth forecast to 6.3% in 2021 (from 5%) due to its successful Covid vaccine rollout, recovery in demand and the jobs market. Israel's Ministry of Finance is even more optimistic, at 7%.
https://en.globes.co.il/en/
$100 million climate tech fund. Israel’s Firstime is raising a $100 million fund aligned with UN sustainability development goals. It aims to help build Israeli unicorns working in the climate technology industry, and has already invested in BeeHero (see here previously) - Israel’s precision agriculture and pollination company.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
Building Jerusalem’s tallest tower. Jerusalem has approved the construction of what will become the tallest tower building ever built in Jerusalem. The Marom Tower, part of the City Gateway business park (see here previously) will be forty stories high with a cultural center, art galleries and a museum on the first 8 floors.
https://jewishbusinessnews.
Ten more startups ignited. Ignite, Intel’s startup growth program, has selected 10 more startups for its fifth Tel Aviv cohort. They are CADY Solutions, ClairLabs, DeepAI, Echo3D, Exodigo, Finout, Helios, HyperSpace, Illumex, and Oxeye. https://www.calcalistech.com/
http://cadysolutions.com/ https://deep-aitech.com/ https://www.exodigo.com/ https://www.finout.io/ https://illumex.ai/ https://www.oxeye.io/
AT&T opens Tel Aviv R&D center. Telecom giant AT&T is opening a new R&D center in Tel Aviv’s ToHa Tower. It is in addition to the R&D center in Airport City which already employs 500. AT&T plans to hire an additional 100 people to expand its activities.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
UBS to establish Israeli R&D center. Global wealth management giant UBS will establish an R&D center in Israel for the first time, initially employing up to 100. General Manager Gerry Livnat recognized that Israel is a cyber center, so it is important for UBS to hear about new developments.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
Vertical farms open in Russia and Ukraine. Israel’s Vertical Field (see here previously) has just opened the first of its indoor farms inside retail stores in Dnipro (Ukraine) and Krasnodar (Russia). The mobile walls grow healthy greens such as lettuce, spinach and basil, to be harvested immediately for customers at the store.
https://www.jns.org/israeli-
Generating revenue for content creators. Israel’s LetsTok is building a video platform for influencers and content creators. It will allow them to connect with their fans in a marketplace format for personalized advice, counseling, and guidance, plus generate a stable revenue stream.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
New Unicorns. Israel’s Fundbox (see here previously), developer of an AI-powered financial platform for small businesses, raised $100 million at $1.1 billion valuation. Israeli gaming company Moon Active raised $300 million at $5 billion valuation. Finally, Israel’s StarkWare raised $50 million at $2 billion valuation.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
https://www.calcalistech.com/
Significant exits: Schwarz Group bought XM Cyber for $700 million; Celsius bought GK8 for $115 million;
Takeovers by Israeli startups: Global-e Online is acquiring Flow Commerce for $500 million; Lemonade is acquiring Metromile for $500 million. Traffilog and SafeRide are to merge.
Investment in Israeli startups: Israeli startups raised $2.8 billion in November, following October’s record $3 billion. These are the largest investments (over $30 million).
Moon Active raised $300 million; HoneyBook raised $250 million; Verbit raised $250 million; Stoa (FlipOS) raised $136 million; Via raised $130 million; Autobrains raised $101 million; ControlUp raised $100 million; CyCognito raised $100 million; Fundbox raised $100 million; Overwolf raised $75 million; TriEye raised $74 million; Mindspace raised $72 million; Cycode raised $56 million; SafeBreach raised $53.5 million; Nexar raised $53 million; EasySend raised $50.5 million; 8fig raised $50 million; StarkWare raised $50 million; DeepCure raised $40 million; Fyllo raised $40 million; Workiz raised $40 million; Obligo raised $35 million; Zesty raised
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Among the few major newspapers of which I have knowledge, I maintain the WSJ is the very best. I encourage you to read " Containment Can Work Against China, Too," by Hal Brands. It was too long to post but is in The Review Section, Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 4-5,
It tells the story of Sec. of State, George Kennan's, rationale for fighting and eventually containing Russia and why containment can be used against China.
Kennan believed we needed to raise the cost stakes against Russia. His idea proved to be successful as Russia collapsed.
The problem is Russia and Putin believe Russia has recovered and he is now throwing Russia's weight around once again.
The same is true for China. The West no longer has an effective and coordinated policy of containment a, the structure used against Russia has fallen into decay as so often happens after a success.
Biden has no plan and any president who believes Covid is why there is such criminal behaviour in our own country is a threat to our own republic.
Biden and Dr. Jill are threats to world peace because they are stupid, irrational, arrogant and feckless
Likud MK Nir Barkat
Likud MK Nir Barkat is a former mayor of Jerusalem.
The 'First Iran War' is just around the corner
The next war won't be a "Third Lebanon War." Iran plans to strike Israel from Lebanon, Syria, Gaza, Judea and Samaria, internally with some Arab Israelis' help, and through long-range missiles from Iran and Yemen.
The murmurings in Europe of providing Iran an opportunity to take advantage of negotiations along with American ambiguity toward Israel on this issue are a warning sign to Jerusalem. The removal of sanctions will see billions of dollars pour into the Revolutionary Guard coffers for the country's transformation into a nuclear state. No less dangerous, it will boost their confidence ahead of military action against Israel on multiple fronts.
The next war on our northern front won't be a "Third Lebanon War" but the "First Iran War." The Iranians are planning to strike Israel on six fronts: Lebanon, Syria, the Gaza Strip, Judea and Samaria, internally with the assistance of some Arab Israelis, and through the use of long-range missiles from Iran and Yemen. This will be a conventional war, but it will be far from straightforward.
To date, Iran has succeeded in establishing a regional axis of evil through the creation of a ring of armed divisions around the State of Israel.
In practice, Tehran is working toward the kind of warfare it is comfortable with, meaning far from its borders. Hundreds of thousands of Iranian missiles are dispersed on Israel's borders, and they are launched in accordance with Tehran's interests from time to time.
The Iranian working model is to build a security network in the form of Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and other terrorist organizations.
Change the equation
The time, therefore, has come to change the equation. For every missile that is launched from Lebanon, the address should be Tehran. Iran's days of immunity are over. They need to pay a price at home, in Tehran, and every other place they hold dear.
That is why the talks in Vienna do not tell Iran's story. The question is not whether or not Iran will or will not obtain nuclear weapons. This is a terrorist state aspiring toward expansion and world domination through the decimation of Western culture. Unfortunately, the West is always the last to know.
As a public official and Israeli citizen, I am personally unable to look on from the sidelines. I will leave for the US Saturday to try and wake Washington from its stupor. I will embark on a public diplomacy campaign within the framework of which I will meet with senior members of the US Congress, opinion leaders, and journalists. Every one of us must do everything we can to influence the situation. The window of opportunity may soon be closed completely.
And:
Wise Words from a Stockbroker....Edward Jones: April 20, 2021
When asked about what to buy, this stockbroker said:
"If the current government is in office much longer, canned goods, a generator, water and ammunition would be your best investment."
Finally,
Conservatives believe in choice and freedom. Liberals believe in censorship and dependency.
Which side of the fence?
If you ever wondered which side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test!
If a Republican doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one.
If a Democrat doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.
If a Republican is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat.
If a Democrat is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.
If a Republican is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
If a Democrat is down-and-out, he wonders who is going to take care of him.
If a Republican doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels.
A Democrat demands that those they don't like be shut down.
If a Republican is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church.
A Democrat non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced.
If a Republican decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it
If a Democrat decides he needs health care, he demands that the rest of us pay for his.
If a Republican is unhappy with an election, he grumbles and goes to work the next day.
If a Democrat is unhappy with an election, he burns down a Starbucks, throws rocks at cops and takes two-weeks off for therapy.
If a Republican reads this, he'll forward it so his friends can have a good laugh.
A Democrat will delete it because he's "offended."
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Musings:
Is the rift between the public and the C-suites permanent?
By Salena Zito
HANNIBAL, Missouri — During a visit here in 1882, Mark Twain wrote to his wife Olivia of the rush of sentiments he experienced returning to the town of his childhood.
"I have spent three delightful days in Hannibal, loitering around all day long, examining the old localities and talking with the grey-heads who were boys and girls with me 30 or 40 years ago," he said. "It has been a moving time. I spent my nights with John and Helen Garth, three miles from town, in their spacious and beautiful house. They were children with me, and afterwards schoolmates.”
Garth was Twain’s childhood friend, and Hannibal was their playground.
It was here the…Click here for the full story.
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What did Biden think? Iran is run by rigid religious minded ideologues much as America is under the sway of radical progressives parading as liberal Democrats:
US official: Iran backtracked on all compromises; we’re preparing for no deal
Official warns more sanctions likely if Iran kills negotiations, says China and Russia were also taken aback; Mossad chief heads to Washington for talks as nuclear crisis deepens
Philly staffers say a director made anti-Semitic comments and verbally abused them; Jewish group calls for dismissal
Senior department leaders and other staff have left the office over the last year, with some blaming the allegedly abusive behavior of the Commerce Director Michael Rashid.
And:
Yes, this is what stupidity brings when you undercut the rule of law, rid the nation of a moral base and encourage criminal behaviour through anti-social public policies. It has nothing to do withCOVID.
Yes, this is what stupidity brings when you undercut the rule of law, rid the nation of a moral base and encourage criminal behaviour through anti-social public policies. It has nothing to do withCOVID.
It has everything to do with allowing the virus of hatred and corruption to prevail:
Columbia-area stabbings are the price NYC pays for its feckless criminal-justice ‘reforms’
By Post Editorial Board
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