Locham Yisrael - לוחם ישראל: May 2008

3od avinu 7ai!

Posted on: Friday, May 09, 2008

ב''ה

Shalom shalom everyone!!

On this joyous occasion, let me list some of Israel's achievements in its 60 glorious years. Don't forget: This is a country the size of New Jersey but with a much smaller population and significantly harsher climate.

Israel has more museums per capita than any other country.
Israel has the world's second highest output of new books per citizen.
Israel holds more patents per person than citizens of any other nation.
More than 85% of solid waste in Israel is treated in an environmentally-sound way.
Israeli companies all pioneered voicemail, SMS and other cellphone services. (Amdocs, Comverse, and Nice Systems)
Israel has the highest concentration of high-tech industried in the world, in relation to its population.
ICQ, the technology behind AOL Instant essenger, was developed in 1996 by a team of four young Israelis.
Israeli start-up company, TransChip, developed the first high-resolution camera that fits on a single chip, for use in cellphones.
Israel is one of only eight countries in the world capable of launching its own satellites into space.
Israeli engineers developed the first cellphone at Motorola lab in 7aifa, its largest research center in the world.
When earthquakes struck in western India and Turkey, Israel sent entire field hospitals, including medicall staff and equipment, to treat injured civilians.
Israel has the third largest number of companies trading on Wall Street, after the U.S. and Canada.
Israel has more engineers and scientists per capita than any other country.
Seamless lingerie sold by Victoria's Secret is made by the Israeli company Tafron; it also akes seamless garments for Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Banana Republic, and Nike.
Intel's high-speed processor Centrino was developed in Israel, as was Microsoft's Windows XP operating system.
American industry giants, such as GM, Ford, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin, manage their manufacturing using software from the Israeli company Technomatix.
Israel's Given Imaging developed a video camera so small it fits inside a pill, which you can swallow. The camera helps doctors diagnose digestive tract diseases.
An Israeli company developed a computerized system for ensuring proper administrations of medications, thus reducing the risk of human error in medical treatment, which kills 7,000 patients annually in the U.S. alone.
A new acne treatment developed in Israel, the ClearLight device, produces a high-intensity, ultraviolet-light-free, narrow-band blue light that cause acne bacteria to self-destruct without damaging the surrounding skin.
Israel developed the first fully-computerized, radiation-free diagnostic scanning device for breast cancer.
BabySense, an Israeli product aimed at preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), is saving babies' lives throughout the world.
According to the Guiness Book of World Records, Israel has the highest number of solar-powered water heaters per capita.
CheckPoint, an Israeli company, pioneered Internet and network security technologies, such as the firewall.
The first PC anti-virus program in the world was developed in Israel in 1979.
Israel produces more scientific papers per capita than any other nation: 109 per 10,000 people.
An Israeli company was the first to develop and install a large-scale solar power plant in California's Mojave Desert.

Happy birthday, my beloved Homeland!

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