Noam Eliezer Josephides (born November 10, 1976 in Haifa, Israel) is a film writer and director. Formerly a vice president of marketing at several high technology companies, and an Israeli Air force officer; as a cinema director, he directs films, commercials and music videos.
Education
During his high-school years he studied Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry and represented Israel in the international competition "Together to Mars" held by NASA's Planetary Society. He designed a system for compressing the Martian atmosphere and using it to fuel special "hoppers" that will enable researchers to move around the planet, utilizing the solar power for the production of the fuel and designing the custom motor that will use it to propel the hoppers.
He has majored in Physics with a specially-honored work on black holes and the quantum theory.
After completing his army service, Noam Josephides has graduated from Tel Aviv University, majoring in Film&TV studies. He was the first student ever to be accepted and graduate both the Film direction and the Screenwriting departments simultaneously.
Army Service
Noam E. Josephides has served in the Israeli Air Force up to the rank of Captain, from filght cadet in the Israeli flight academy to an operational service as an officer.
Filmography
"Tuichi" - Fiction feature-film. Currently in Pre-Producrion and planned for shooting fall 2006 in Brazil, Bolivia and the Amazonian jungle.
"Alex" – Fiction. Winner of "Best Director" award at Fox Studios' "Baja California International Film Festival", nominee for "Best Film" and "Best Actor" awards, selected for the official competition at dozens of film festivals around the world.
"The Game is Bigger than Life" – Short fiction. Produced for the Federal International Football Association, winner of two FICTS awards at the "Movies, Sports & TV" festival in Milan, Italy.
"Stray Weeds in Paradise" – Winner of the "Snunit" award by Israel's Second Authority for Television and Radio.
"Choices" – Documentary. Produced with support of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an "Israeli Culture Ambassador". Currently in editing.
"Let it Go" – Short fiction. Chosen by the Tel Aviv University Social Sciences department to be part of the Gender Studies syllabus.
"Sigapo" – Music video. Nominated for "Best Music Video" award for 2005-6, holds the Israeli Music Channel record for entering the "10 Most Wanted" list, winner of Special Mention for 2005 best music videos.
Direction of commercials, music videos, fictional shorts and marketing films.
Education
During his high-school years he studied Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry and represented Israel in the international competition "Together to Mars" held by NASA's Planetary Society. He designed a system for compressing the Martian atmosphere and using it to fuel special "hoppers" that will enable researchers to move around the planet, utilizing the solar power for the production of the fuel and designing the custom motor that will use it to propel the hoppers.
He has majored in Physics with a specially-honored work on black holes and the quantum theory.
After completing his army service, Noam Josephides has graduated from Tel Aviv University, majoring in Film&TV studies. He was the first student ever to be accepted and graduate both the Film direction and the Screenwriting departments simultaneously.
Army Service
Noam E. Josephides has served in the Israeli Air Force up to the rank of Captain, from filght cadet in the Israeli flight academy to an operational service as an officer.
Filmography
"Tuichi" - Fiction feature-film. Currently in Pre-Producrion and planned for shooting fall 2006 in Brazil, Bolivia and the Amazonian jungle.
"Alex" – Fiction. Winner of "Best Director" award at Fox Studios' "Baja California International Film Festival", nominee for "Best Film" and "Best Actor" awards, selected for the official competition at dozens of film festivals around the world.
"The Game is Bigger than Life" – Short fiction. Produced for the Federal International Football Association, winner of two FICTS awards at the "Movies, Sports & TV" festival in Milan, Italy.
"Stray Weeds in Paradise" – Winner of the "Snunit" award by Israel's Second Authority for Television and Radio.
"Choices" – Documentary. Produced with support of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an "Israeli Culture Ambassador". Currently in editing.
"Let it Go" – Short fiction. Chosen by the Tel Aviv University Social Sciences department to be part of the Gender Studies syllabus.
"Sigapo" – Music video. Nominated for "Best Music Video" award for 2005-6, holds the Israeli Music Channel record for entering the "10 Most Wanted" list, winner of Special Mention for 2005 best music videos.
Direction of commercials, music videos, fictional shorts and marketing films.
York Union is the debating society of the University of York.
It acts as a non-partisan forum for free discussion and debate on any, and every, matter. The Union does not shy away from the controversial but aims to hear and debate all views- the passive, the aggressive, the moderate, the extreme and the confused are all welcomed. Motions range from international affairs to questions of morality.
As one of the most active societies on the campus, they have a wide range of responsibilities and pursuits. Added to this is their role as a debating union in the national circuit of University debating unions. Thus their termcard is always full of activities.
Debating
York Union is increasing its involvement in the national debating circuit and now regularly sends teams to inter-varsity competitions (IVs) held almost every weekend at universities across the United Kingdom. The union also hopes to host its own IV for the first time in late 2007. As part of this effort the Union holds weekly debates as well as training classes for its members.
As well as this, York Union organises and chairs debates between other university societies and department lecturers.
Speakers
The other primary pursuit of the Union is to invite interesting and high profile speakers to the university, most recently they have hosted Lord Hutton, Anthony Giddens and John Witherow to address the Union.
Schools debating
The Union commits itself to helping Secondary school students in the Yorkshire area develop the skill of debating. With this, they are hosting the first Annual York Union Schools Competition in May 2007. It will be a one day novices competition starting with a workshop before the four rounds of the competition. As well as this event, the Union is organising regular debating workshops in Yorkshire Schools and running a mailing list for teachers to keep up to date on the debates and speakers the Union hosts so, should any be relevant to their students, they can come along.
Socials
The Union runs at least one social every term-week and these are wide ranging with movie nights, trips to comedy shows/plays, three-legged bar crawls, giant picnics in the summer, go-karting, ice-skating, Gift of the Gab (a battle between the sexes) and the annual ball after the York IV.
Society and council
York Union is managed by a council of 10 members, who are elected annually.
The current council are:
President
Maryah Mufti
Vice President
Edmund Scholey
Treasurer
Nicholas Duvall
Secretary
Lily Eastwood
Speakers Secretary
Morven Hamilton
IV Secretary (2 positions)
Katie Holland &
James Eustace
Schools Secretary
Carina Topham
Marketing and Publicity Secretary
Robin Jervis
Webmaster
Anthony Cox
It acts as a non-partisan forum for free discussion and debate on any, and every, matter. The Union does not shy away from the controversial but aims to hear and debate all views- the passive, the aggressive, the moderate, the extreme and the confused are all welcomed. Motions range from international affairs to questions of morality.
As one of the most active societies on the campus, they have a wide range of responsibilities and pursuits. Added to this is their role as a debating union in the national circuit of University debating unions. Thus their termcard is always full of activities.
Debating
York Union is increasing its involvement in the national debating circuit and now regularly sends teams to inter-varsity competitions (IVs) held almost every weekend at universities across the United Kingdom. The union also hopes to host its own IV for the first time in late 2007. As part of this effort the Union holds weekly debates as well as training classes for its members.
As well as this, York Union organises and chairs debates between other university societies and department lecturers.
Speakers
The other primary pursuit of the Union is to invite interesting and high profile speakers to the university, most recently they have hosted Lord Hutton, Anthony Giddens and John Witherow to address the Union.
Schools debating
The Union commits itself to helping Secondary school students in the Yorkshire area develop the skill of debating. With this, they are hosting the first Annual York Union Schools Competition in May 2007. It will be a one day novices competition starting with a workshop before the four rounds of the competition. As well as this event, the Union is organising regular debating workshops in Yorkshire Schools and running a mailing list for teachers to keep up to date on the debates and speakers the Union hosts so, should any be relevant to their students, they can come along.
Socials
The Union runs at least one social every term-week and these are wide ranging with movie nights, trips to comedy shows/plays, three-legged bar crawls, giant picnics in the summer, go-karting, ice-skating, Gift of the Gab (a battle between the sexes) and the annual ball after the York IV.
Society and council
York Union is managed by a council of 10 members, who are elected annually.
The current council are:
President
Maryah Mufti
Vice President
Edmund Scholey
Treasurer
Nicholas Duvall
Secretary
Lily Eastwood
Speakers Secretary
Morven Hamilton
IV Secretary (2 positions)
Katie Holland &
James Eustace
Schools Secretary
Carina Topham
Marketing and Publicity Secretary
Robin Jervis
Webmaster
Anthony Cox
Great Agbonlahor is a six-year-old autistic boy who was deported from Ireland to Nigeria on the August 14, 2007, along with his sister and mother. He had lived in Ireland since the age of two. The deportation order was one of the last acts in office of Michael McDowell, a former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Many people oppose the deportation on humanitarian grounds and are campaigning for it to be overturned. However, he was illegally present in Ireland as he and his mother and sister had previously been present in Italy, and EU law requires asylum seekers to apply in the first EU country in which they arrive, rather than choosing another country. This is to prevent forum shopping.
Dosphea is a football/soccer type sport that was created in 2006 by the team behind B.L.A.C.K.
It is played by two people on a 1m wide x 3.5m long x 40cm high block of wood that is on a 12 degree angle. Each player has their own side. There is usually a wall in which the ball may be bounced off to get past the opponent in a confusing/tricky manner.
Aim
The aim of Dosphea is to get the ball past the opponents side, using only your feet. When this is achieved it is called a goal.
Rules
If the ball is kicked off the wood then the it goes to the opposition of whoever kicked it out.
Pushing is allowed to a certain extent, if the referee blows the whistle, it is a foul. Usually the winner is the first to score 10 goals.
It is played by two people on a 1m wide x 3.5m long x 40cm high block of wood that is on a 12 degree angle. Each player has their own side. There is usually a wall in which the ball may be bounced off to get past the opponent in a confusing/tricky manner.
Aim
The aim of Dosphea is to get the ball past the opponents side, using only your feet. When this is achieved it is called a goal.
Rules
If the ball is kicked off the wood then the it goes to the opposition of whoever kicked it out.
Pushing is allowed to a certain extent, if the referee blows the whistle, it is a foul. Usually the winner is the first to score 10 goals.