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Entries from November 2006

Invest in Israel: A Winning Ticket

November 23rd, 2006 · 1 Comment

Hewlett-Packard said that Israel is the company’s winning ticket at a recent press conference to announce HP’s USD 4.5 billion purchase of Mercury. According to the article, Hewlett-Packard has invested some USD 5.5 billion in Israeli technology in the past four years, the largest investment by any firm in Israeli hi-tech.

In other investment related news….
The […]

Tags: Random · Investing in Israel

Creeps Me Out!

November 23rd, 2006 · 1 Comment

Check out this robot. You can ask him questions and he’ll give you an answer.
John: Where is heaven?
Robot: All around us.
His eyes follow your cursor. I tried to make him go cross-eyed by putting the pointer on his nose but it didn’t work.
Hat tip to Sam.

Tags: Random · Tech Stuff

Road Closed

November 22nd, 2006 · 2 Comments

Over a recent Shabbat dinner at Y’s parent’s house, I mentioned that I read an article about the bridge that they’re building as part of Jerusalem’s light rail project (pdf). I shared that the article said that pieces of the bridge were being manufactured abroad and would be shipped to Haifa. Once there, the sections […]

Tags: Israeli Life · Jerusalem

Big Move, Big Love

November 20th, 2006 · 10 Comments

Well, folks, we’re getting setup in our new digs in Tel Aviv. Most of the books have been unpacked and today I am going to tackle the mountain of clothes that need to be put away.
We hired movers for this move. It was a great decision. A couple of days before the move, they brought […]

Tags: Food · Israeli Life · Tel Aviv

Learn More About Nun

November 19th, 2006 · No Comments

Confused about the name of this blog? Learn more about nun by reading this cool post (which is connected in an interesting way to this post)!

Tags: Learning Hebrew · Tech Stuff · Israeli Life