The Pixies, NBA history, award winning T.V series and more…This week from Israel.

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Noga Gur-Arieh

June 23, 2014

Starbucks embrace new Israel technology

Talk about a major BDS fail! Tables in Starbucks coffee shops are to be outfitted with Israeli-developed Powermat charging pad technology, where customers can place their compatible devices and charge them wirelessly. The Powermats are being marketed by battery manufacturer Duracell, a subsidiary of Proctor & Gamble which partnered with the Israeli company in 2011 to market the technology in the US.

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Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer won Best Actor award in Monte Carlo festival

Israeli series Hostages won the Best International Drama Series award at the 54th annual Golden Nymph Awards ceremony held in Monaco last week as part of the Monte Carlo Television Festival. Hostages lead actress Ayelet Zurer, took home the Best Actor in a Drama Series award.

Read more er 11, is attempting to back out of a scheduled performance, saying that she was “unaware pro-Palestinian groups had called on her to boycott Israel.” Should she cancel her concert, the Irish singer would be the first musician in a long time to cancel a show here, due to anti-Israeli pressure. Hey, Sinead, if it’s good enough for Justin Timberlake, it should be good enough for you!

Read more the first time ever, a professional golf tournament will be staged in Israel, with the final event of the Alps Tour scheduled to be held at the Caesarea Golf Club from October 20-26 of this year. The tour’s top 50 players will compete for the Israel Masters Champion prize of 70,000 euros, funded by the Edmond de Rothschild Bank.

Read more June 15, the world mentioned the Elder Abuse Awareness Day. In Israel, a voluntary organization working out of Yad Sarah chapters around the country intervenes to curb elderly abuse and give legal advice, but the 850 people served so far is just a drop in the bucket, given the prevalence of the problem.

Read more s </span>are<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663" id="0aedb4f9-c02b-4c79-82a1-83b9c5c29a19"> mo</span>re recent…</p> <p> <strong>Read more <a href="http://israel21c.org/headlines/the-10-greatest-mysteries-in-israel/ <view-source:http://israel21c.org/headlines/the-10-greatest-mysteries-in-israel/>“>here</a>. </strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <u><strong>We<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663" id="f7696c13-6f80-4030-9f47-ff1a00a5d2ea">lcome</span>, P<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663" id="77e4b032-a288-46ff-bf59-a480378690f7">ix</span>ies<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663" id="449b6398-e66e-4ed9-913e-41f5eebeacc6">!</span></strong></u></p> <p> <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663">On</span> Tuesday, legendary rock band, The Pixies, t<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663" id="893df89d-1a69-44a5-8d74-69eaca224f7c">ook t</span>he <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663" id="c4bdcf7f-b808-42c8-a3f4-bf514e8e2120">st</span>age<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663" id="813b2fc4-6da3-4e55-b789-a8a98f6e17d6"> at Bloomfield Stadi</span>um in Jaffa, Israel, for t<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663" id="760fb6e7-5a4f-4376-90d4-a2e530304999">he fi</span>rst<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663" id="9c60cf0f-6bf4-4b88-89a1-b4183d8edf73"> t</span>ime<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663" id="ca6fc953-5a79-41d4-a6b0-cc6efaba6e06">. T</span>o the sound of thousands screaming fans, Bla<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663" id="4e4b4e7d-4dde-42d5-992b-d2a30b4c5eb6">ck Fr</span>anc<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663" id="44571968-310e-48f5-bbf8-1e7a6ea61173">is</span>, J<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663" id="e5904fed-5404-4385-b31b-23c29e28e515">oey Santiago, David </span>Lovering and Paz Lenchanti<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663" id="5f0946cc-437a-47f7-9f5a-db4e558581d4">n too</span>k u<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663" id="74a3b9dc-a1c8-4e17-8045-3c2482659cc3">s </span>bac<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3637de0b-ea8b-46f8-ba0c-840b4fdb5663" id="321439b1-926e-4089-8b61-a15c2ce2ca08">k t</span>o the 90’s.</p> <p> <strong>Read more <a href="http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=18227 <view-source:http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=18227>“>here</a>. </strong></p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1784890e elementor-share-buttons--view-icon printhide elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-share-buttons--shape-square elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons" data-id="1784890e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="share-buttons.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-grid"> <div class="elementor-grid-item"> <div class="elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Share on facebook" > <span class="elementor-share-btn__icon"> <i class="fab fa-facebook" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </div> </div> <div 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