Designing the new mascot of road safety
MORIAH College and Kesser Torah College students have put their thinking caps and pencils to the task of creating a mascot to spearhead a new road-safety campaign…
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Railways, roads & transport, 2008
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Struggle continues for Abay at UK championships MOTORSPORT
SAM Abay continued to struggle on the weekend in the Formula 3 UK Championship, the Aussie finishing 10th in race one before crashing out…
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Photo: Isranet JERUSALEM - The new Jerusalem light railway bridge known as the Chords Bridge was inaugurated by (from left) Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski and Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Train Work Disturbs Greek Jewish Cemetery
ATHENS - Work on a new underground train line could disturb what remains of a historic Greek Jewish cemetery. The excavation in Salonika could…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Best result for rookie at Thruxton track MOTORSPORT
ROUNDS 11 and 12 of the 2008 British Formula 3 Championship proved fruitful for Australian rookie Sam Abay, who claimed a season-high…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →MKs slam government over unfinished express train
THE Israeli government’s transportation policy is “a giant failure” because of delays in the proposed ultra-modem, express train service…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Cover story A chef's [?]rney Michael Jacks was diagnosed with motor neurone disease three years ago. Since then he has travelled overseas with his three young children, sold his business and written a partcookbook, part-memoir. While the illness may have ravaged his body, Jacks remains sharp and upbeat, as Naomi Levin discovered
IT seems unfathomable that Michael Jacks, one of the best-known names on Melbourne’s catering scene, could be stuck eating hospital food. When asked…
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Motor neurone disease is when neurones, or nerve cells, fail to work properly. Because there are no nerves to activate muscles, the muscles waste. Moving, speaking, breathing and swallowing all become difficult. In some cases the disease in hereditary but mostly patients contract it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →JCA hosts brunches The Jewish Communal Appeal held its Founders Brunch on July 7 and hosted a Major Donors Brunch at the Royal Motor Yacht Club on July 27
Photos: Ingrid Shakenovsky From left: Ellen Greenfield, Hester Greenfield, Judy Simons and Ester Grunfeld. From left: Terry and Harry Cromer, Gerta Huppert…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Arts Darks take on modern Israel A nasty road-rage incident inspired Gal Zaid’s modern-day allegory, Foul Gesture, writes Adam Kamien
IT may have taken Israeli writer/actor Gal Zaid more than four years to get his second feature, Foul Gesture, from concept to completion, but it was worth the wait…
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A MORIAH College student has been named the winner of Waverley Council’s roadsafety mascot-design competition. Six-year-old Tal Cohen has won a $150…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A long and winding road to Israel
AFTER a 43-year wait, former Beatle Paul McCartney finally performed in Israel at a sell-out concert in Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park this week. Amid tight security, tens of thousands of people heard the legendary left-handed guitarist belt out his famous tunes. The Beatles were slated to perform in Israel in 1965, but were banned from performing by the government due to concerns that the band would corrupt the nation's youth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TV Guide Compass: Bridge Over the Wadi Abc, Sunday, October 5, 10.10pm
Marking World Teachers Day, this episode presents the story of a bi-national, bilingual Jewish-Arab school, established by teachers and parents in a Palestinian…
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THE intersection of Victorian road law and halachah is a hazardous crossing. On Yom Kippur, a woman was issued with a fine for crossing a Caulfield street against a red pedestrian light, and last Saturday a similar incident occurred in St Kilda East…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Dealer Profile Canterbury BMW 76-334 Canterbury Road, Canterbury
How long have you been in business? One of the longest-standing BMW dealers in the country, Canterbury BMW has been in business for almost 30 years…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →mrm Motoring Review Monthly Trademarks uncovered MITSUBISHI We see them every day and all of them are instantly identifiable, but where did they come from? if What is the history behind the world's most famous logos? Some of them make sense...some of l them are a little obscure. Jason Stevens reveals the mystery behind the mark
There are a few theories on the Mitsubishi logo. One is that it is a representation of a ships propellers harking back to…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Arts On the endless road of success ARIA-nominated singer Lior has just returned from a whirlwind tour of Paris and New York with his new album. Lexi Landsman chatted to the rising star ahead of his national Strings Attached tour
IT'S been a busy year for singer-songwriter Lior Attar. After releasing his second album, Corner of an Endless Road in February, the rising star has performed at festivals around…
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