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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Rehovot teen suffers burns from YouTube-inspired smoke bomb

By Judy Siegel Itzkovich

A 16-year-old boy with lots of curiosity suffered second-degree burns on his face after trying to build a smoke bomb based on tips from a YouTube video. The teen, a high school physics student, was treated on Sunday night at Rehovot's Kaplan Medical Center.

The boy bought fertilizer at an agriculture supply store. He added sugar and stuffed the mixture into toilet-paper rolls. When he attempted to light one with a match from 20 centimeters away, there was a powerful explosion - after which he has no recollection of what happened.

The boy told doctors that some of the videos suggested adding baking soda to control the smoke. But he didn't because it would have reduced the effect.

Dr. Uri Shulman, a plastic surgeon at Kaplan, said the boy suffered second-degree burns on his cheek, lips and around his eyes, as well as on two fingers and the palm of a hand.

The boy's mother said she had suggested he refrain from conducting physics experiments until he enrolled at a university, but he couldn't resist.

"We are aware of the fact that it could have ended much worse," she said.

Source: jpost.com

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Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Car bomb wounds Rehovot man in alleged underworld attack

By Yaakov Lappin

A powerful blast shook Rehovot in the early hours of Tuesday morning, when a bomb planted on a van exploded, seriously wounding its 25-year-old driver.


The scene of the powerful blast that shook Rehovot on Tuesday.
Photo: YAAKOV LAPPIN

SLIDESHOW: Israel & Region | World Police have described the attack as a criminal assassination attempt.

Tamir Amira, the wounded driver, was rushed to Rehovot's Kaplan hospital in serious condition, suffering from wounds to his limbs. His van was demolished in the explosion.

Police suspect that a large bomb was planted underneath the vehicle and may have been set off via remote control.

The police's Central District Central Unit, headed by Asst.-Cmdr. Avi Noiman, has been tasked with leading the investigation.

According to Central District Police chief Cmdr. Nissim Moor, Amira had a previous criminal record. "We are attempting to catch the culprits," he added.

A criminal feud centering on Rehovot's wholesale market, involving market stall owners and based on a dispute over protection money and the placement of security guards, appears to form the background of the bombing.

Amira sold potatoes at the market, and according to locals who live nearby, he and his older brother may be linked to the March 24 slaying of a man there.

In that attack, a 30-year-old man was shot in the head at close range in broad daylight. He died of his wounds in the hospital.

One local resident, who asked not to be named, said he believed the bombing was a revenge attack for that killing.

"Why don't the authorities tackle crime like [former New York mayor Rudolph] Giuliani did?" the man asked.

"It's gotten to be like Chicago here," a woman added.

Source: JPost.com

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Monday, May 04, 2009

Self publishing system introduced by MyRehovot

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Sunday, May 03, 2009

Springtime gaming in Rehovot

Source: Springtime gaming in Israel. Itamar Weisberg, Hamis'hakia, Ed Healy

Rehovot, Israel: As April blew into Israel, pronouncing the end for the rain and the beginning of spring’s hot, dry spells, it also marked the beginning of convention season. Passover holiday means that kids get a three week break from school and working adults enjoy a few days of rest and recreation. What better time, then, to play games with like-minded people?

Israel's largest roleplaying convention, Bigor, celebrated its 9th annual event in early April (3rd to 5th), its second year in a Tel Aviv high school. Because of the holiday, each group session was given a class room of all its own. Games ranged in theme and subject matter, and while Dungeons & Dragons dominated sessions based on published rules systems, most sessions were more free-form, as is the norm in the Israeli RP community.

In addition to tabletop role playing, one could find an arena where mighty warriors clashed wielding rubber weapons, activities for young kids, a dissection of the newly-translated Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Player's Handbook, and a big sleepover party. From talking to the event’s manager, Maya Esh'har, it’s clear the attendees were both well-behaved and enjoyed themselves.

The following week (April 11th to 13th) was Olamot 2009. Literally meaning “worlds”, this is a mid- holiday annual festival for sci-fi and fantasy fans, with this year's theme being “The End of the World.” Unlike Bigor, it was mostly comprised of panels, lectures and movie screenings, but game selling stands were there in force and games were seen being played on the sidelines. Luckily, the world did not end as the third day closed with a musical based on the show Angel.

To listen to Episode 56 of Hamis'hakia, the Hebrew gaming podcast, for more information about Bigor and Olamot (audio is in Hebrew)> please follow this link.

The National Monopoly Championship was held as April came to an end (30th). Not only did I learn that there was, in fact, such a thing as tournament Monopoly, but also that the game played is a speedy variant of the original rules, which also allows for more strategic thinking. The championship winner won a paid trip to the World Championship, which will take place in Las Vegas on October 20th to 22nd.

Source: examiner.com

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Cinema ticket sales up 30% in Rehovot

Cinema ticket sales up 30%

Gali Berger, Calcalist Published: 04.08.09, 14:00 / Israel Money, Ynet

Data relate to months of January, February compared to same period last year. 'When there are economic problems and pressure mounts, people look for ways to emerge from this circle. A couple can spend an entire evening for NIS 100,' says owner of Cinema City compound

In recent years, the prevailing trend in Israeli shopping malls is to evacuate the cinemas in favor of fashion stores. But the recession, it seems, is causing more and more people to visit the cinemas, which provide a cheap way to pass one's time and escape from reality.

"January and February saw a 30% rise in the sales of cinema tickets in Cinema City and in the Park and Raanan cinemas in Raanana," said Yaakov Cohen, co-chairman of the New Lineo Cinemas company, which owns the Cinema City compound.

"There are two reasons for this. The first is that many good films arrived, and the second is that when there are psychological and economic problems and the pressure mounts, people are looking for ways to emerge from this circle. A couple can spend an entire evening for NIS 100 (about $24.3).

The fact that recent years saw an investment in improved cinema compounds which strengthen the viewing experience also contributed to the rise. Some 240,000 tickets have been sold in the past two months in the Cinemall shopping center, which includes 23 modern cinemas.

"This figure cannot be compared to last year, as the cinemas have yet to open, but the sales are beyond expectations," said CEO Benny Halif.

Moshe Rosenblum, chairman of the Israel Mall Association, said that Petah Tikva's Avnat Mall and the Rehovot Mall have seen a 38% rise in cinema ticket sales.

Ramat Gan's Ayalon Mall, where the Theater Israel company operates the Yes Planet cinema, reported of a 47% rise in January and a 29% rise in February. Ofer Shechter, CEO of the Promall management company reported of a 25% rise in January and February in the sales of the 12 cinemas in the Yachin Center compound in Netanya.

The highest rise was recorded by Herzliya Shivat Hakochavim mall. "The shutdown of the cinemas at the Arena Mall, and the fact that people have had enough of Cinema City, brings many people back to the neighborhood cinemas," explained CEO Ziv Shchori.

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Sunday, April 19, 2009

Two drivers held in hit-and-run crashes near Rehovot

Two drivers, one of whom was driving without a license, were arrested yesterday on suspicion of involvement in two separate hit-and-run accidents.

One of the suspects is a 19-year-old Ramle resident who pulled over near the spot in Rehovot where he is accused of having hit and killed a 50-year-old man.

Police found him crying in a construction site on the side of the road.

He said the victim had run into the road and he was unable to brake in time, adding that he fled the scene of the accident because he had panicked.

Police are checking whether the victim, whose identity is unknown, was homeless. He apparently did not cross the street at a crosswalk.

The second driver, a 27-year-old man from Kiryat Bialik who does not have a driver's license, was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident at a major intersection that killed a 49-year-old woman from Kiryat Motzkin on Saturday.

The Haifa Magistrate's Court extended his remand by five days yesterday.

The woman, Emma Ladvitz, was jaywalking when she was hit by a car.

The car took off immediately after impact, witnesses said.

They told police the vehicle was a Mercedes.

The suspect, who said he needs friends to drive him around because he has an eye problem, said the car was his, but that he was not driving it at the time of the accident.

He told police he did not know who was driving at the time.

Yuval Goren and Fadi Eyadat. Two drivers held in hit-and-run crashes. Haartez.com (19 April 2009)

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Friday, April 17, 2009

3 men escape with contents of safe in Rehovot robbery

Three men made away with the contents of a safe after robbing a Rehovot couple on Friday.

The robbers entered a home in the city, tied up the husband and demanded the code for the safe before stealing the valuables inside.

The wife was hospitalized at the city's Kaplan Medical Center with light-to-moderate wounds.

Source: jpost.com

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Thursday, April 16, 2009

A Rehovot resident arrested on suspicions of neglecting his blind brother

A Rehovot resident was arrested yesterday on suspicions of neglecting his blind, handicapped brother, police said. Police were called after passersby heard calls for help from a storeroom, where they found a blind, incapacitated 60-year-old man with a catheter lying on the floor. "He was in very bad condition, couldn't communicate with us at all," a police officer said. "There was nothing there but a bottle of water." One of the man's brothers was arrested. He told interrogators he took his brother to the shed "to get some air" several days ago.

Yuval Goren. haaretz.com News in Brief (16 April 2009)

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Yad2 used to sell stollen goods

A resident of Mazkeret Batya discovered that his bicycle, stolen a week earlier, was being offered for sale on the internet at a quarter its original price.

Last Tuesday the man discovered that two bicycles had been stolen from his home - one of which carried a price tag of NIS 12,000.

Two day later, one of his friends told him that Yad2, an internet site specializing in second-hand items from private sellers, had his bicycle on sale for only NIS 3,500

The man called the Rehovot police and with their help he contacted the person selling the bicycle, arranging a place to meet in central Rehovot.

At the exchange, the man gave the "seller" the money, at which time the police appeared and made an arrest.

The suspect, a 17-year old from Rehovot, was taken for questioning, and claimed he had bought the bicycle a year earlier, which was refuted.

Yad2 is one of the most popular in Israel for buying and selling used items. However, police suspect that some of the items on it are stolen, and are offered by thieves at low prices.

Yuval Goren. Thief nabbed selling stolen bike on Web. Haaretz.com (14 April 2009)

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Sunday, April 05, 2009

Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court judge told Shuki Forer to free Mayor Office

By illegally hiring a contractor for a public works project, the mayor of Rehovot committed crimes of moral turpitude and must resign, a Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court judge ruled yesterday. Yehoshua "Shuky" Forer was convicted in January of breach of trust, for awarding a contract without a tender in exchange for campaign donations from the contractor. The conviction was reached in a plea bargain. Forer had maintained that he could remain in office, but as a result of yesterday's ruling he was formally replaced as mayor by his deputy. Forer's lawyer said he will appeal the ruling.

Tomer Zarchin. News in Brief. haartez.com (2 April 2009)

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