The weird tale of Samuel Israel III began on July 27, 2005 when he sent a letter to investors in his $450 million hedge fund called Bayou Management. The fund was shutting down but they'd get their money back. But when investors called his Stamford, CT office, they got a...
This paper analyses the main determinants of monetary policy in two emerging economies: Mexico and Israel. Due to the share feature of these countries facing currency and financial crises this study consider the alternative to incorporate a financial variable such as the level of foreign reserves in the reaction function...
In the last decade, three countries have figured prominently as cases of late-late developing countries that achieved worldwide success with their Information Technology IT industries: India, Ireland, and Israel. This paper focuses on the Israeli case and argues that unlike India and Ireland, Israel's competitive advantage in the IT industries,...
Using a newly constructed data set, this paper compares sources of funds and investment strategies of venture capital VC funds in Germany, Israel, Japan and the UK. Sources of VC funds differ significantly across countries, e.g. banks are particularly important in Germany, corporations in Israel, insurance companies in Japan, and...
The role of organizational reputation OR was studied as a source of sustainable competitive advantage SCA and superior performance, theoretically and empirically, among local authorities in Israel. Using the LISREL VIII program, the paper proposed a mediation model that argues for a relationship between OR and financial performance, mediated by...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This column includes some observations from my recent participation at the Fourth International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy in Scotland, and visits to LearnDirect and Careers Scotland. The outcomes of the Symposium and the latter two major initiatives directly link to...
WEST VALLEY CITY -- Investigators had very few clues Wednesday as to the whereabouts of three children police say were taken by their abusive father and his girlfriend. Xiomara Hernandez-Torres, 3; 4-year-old Pablo Hernandez; and 6- year-old Alicia Hernandez were last seen Sunday night when their father,...
WEST VALLEY CITY -- The search continued Tuesday for three young children police believed were kidnapped by their abusive father. It's been more than 48 hours since Xiomara Hernandez-Torres, 3; Pablo Hernandez, 4, and Alicia Hernandez, 6, were last seen. An Amber Alert was issued just after...
Futuremed Healthcare Income Fund (TSX: FMD.UN)("Futuremed" or the "Fund") announced today that it had signed an exclusive distribution agreement to market and sell in Canada an innovative new product designed to facilitate the closure of chronic ulcers. Developed by LifeWave Ltd. of Tel Aviv Israel, the patented and clinically proven...
EIN KEREM, Israel -- Hadasit, the technology transfer company of Hadassah Medical Organization, announced today the successful pre-clinical testing of a prototype of the Double Lumen PCI Guiding Catheter for use in the treatment of coronary artery disease. Unlike today's conventional catheters, the Double Lumen PCI Guiding Catheter has two...
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ:ELRN)(TASE:ELRN) today announced that it will hold a Special General Meeting of Shareholders at 3:00 pm, Israel time, on October 12, 2008, at the Company's offices at 3 Azrieli Center, the Triangle Building, 42nd Floor, Tel Aviv, Israel. At the...
CALGARY, Alberta -- Advanced ID Corporation (OTCBB: AIDO), a leading developer of RFID technology for livestock tracking, pet recovery and supply chain applications focusing on the tire management industry, announced today that it anticipates major increases in business with EDP, Pneu-Logic's strategic marketing partner in France. EDP of...
Voltaire Develops "50-50-300" Pledge and Efficiency Calculator in Response to Findings BILLERICA, Mass. & HERZLIYA, Israel -- A recent survey by Voltaire Ltd. (NASDAQ: VOLT) found that, although CIOs and senior IT executives overwhelmingly believe that a green data center will become mission-critical, many lack the "green" to...
JERUSALEM AFP — A controversial Dutch film linking Islam to terrorism received a rare public airing in the Middle East on Wednesday when a right-wing Israeli MP showed clips of it at a press conference in Jerusalem. "The conflict that Israel and the Arabs are involved in during...
DAMASCUS AFP — French President Nicolas Sarkozy held talks with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad at the start of a two-day visit aimed at sealing a rapprochement and advancing Syria's peace talks with Israel. "We have asked France to play a role in the indirect talks with Israel. Indirect...
JERUSALEM AFP — Israeli archaeologists said on Wednesday they had rediscovered rare remains of the wall that surrounded Jerusalem more than 2,100 years ago after locating the site of a 19th century dig. The Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists said they also discovered at the same site a section...
MARJAYOUN, Lebanon AFP — A Belgian sapper with the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon was killed Wednesday while clearing unexploded ordnance from Israel's 2006 war with Shiite militant group Hezbollah, UN and Belgian officials said. "A member of the UNIFIL demining unit was killed by an explosion on...
JERUSALEM AFP — A lie detector test has raised new doubts over claims a murdered four-year-old girl was dumped in an Israeli river by her grandfather and her mother, who were in a romantic relationship, police said on Wednesday. Described by police as "one of the most shocking...
TYRE, Lebanon AFP — Six Israeli jets flew over south Lebanon and broke the sound barrier twice over the port city of Tyre on Wednesday, a security official said. "Six Israeli warplanes flew all over southern Lebanon and the city of Tyre at low altitude for more than...
DECA DANCE 2008 Edinburgh Playhouse EDINBURGH *** Dance doesn't often do audience participation. One of the biggest surprises in this show came when the Batsheva Dance Company brought a dozen people up on stage, dancing to smoochy Dean Martin numbers. But this wasn't teasing: the mood...
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