That's when Intel's notebook design team in Haifa, Israel started to look like the answer to Intel's competitive woes.

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The winner was Daniel Shechtman of Technion, a technology institute in Haifa, Israel.

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They've given before to both Cornell and Technion, based in Haifa, Israel.

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Late last year Intel published, The Future of Knowledge Work, a whitepaper resulting from extensive internal and external research and a Future of the Workplace Summit held in Haifa, Israel.

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Ehud Olmert, the country's vice prime minister and finance minister and the man who would replace Sharon in the event of his death, was in Haifa in northern Israel, where he was watching a soccer game.

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Binyamina is located about midway between Haifa and Netanya in northern Israel.

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Bayern, who travel to Israel to play Maccabi Haifa on Tuesday, notched a second successive victory after coming from behind at Dortmund's Westfalen Stadion.

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The Seasiders have managed to seal one recent deal, with Israel defender Dekel Keinan joining from Maccabi Haifa on Wednesday.

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Grant brings with him a wealth of experience having successfully managed both Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa in his homeland, while also coaching the Israel national side.

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