Neighborhood and civic nonprofit groups looking to engage in environmental projects have a possible funding source.
The Patagonia outdoor clothing and gear company is providing grants between $3,000 and $8,000 to groups looking for ways to preserve and protect the environment or habitat that produce measurable results, and force the government to abide by its own laws. Efforts should be quantifiable, with specific goals, objectives and action plans, and should include measures for evaluating success.
The deadline to apply is Aug. 31.
Information is available at www.patagonia.com/grants or by phone or e-mail to Hans Cole of Patagonia (805) 667-4652, hans_cole@patagonia.com
The Patagonia outdoor clothing and gear company is providing grants between $3,000 and $8,000 to groups looking for ways to preserve and protect the environment or habitat that produce measurable results, and force the government to abide by its own laws. Efforts should be quantifiable, with specific goals, objectives and action plans, and should include measures for evaluating success.
The deadline to apply is Aug. 31.
Information is available at www.patagonia.com/grants or by phone or e-mail to Hans Cole of Patagonia (805) 667-4652, hans_cole@patagonia.com
By Luis Ramirez
Jerusalem
05 November 2008
Many Palestinians in the West Bank are praising Barack Obama's election as the next U.S. president, saying he brings new hope for the stalled peace process. Israelis, on the other hand, received the news with disappointment,air jordan, expressing concerns that Mr. Obama may pressure Israel to concede too much in the peace negotiations. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Jerusalem.
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She says that as a Palestinian woman, she sends her congratulations to Mr. Obama. All of the past U.S. presidents, she says, have been the same and not one has supported the Palestinians. But she says she hopes Mr. Obama will be better, and will be a leader who takes the Palestinian people's lives into account.
Palestinian painter Waleed Ayyoub adds the last touches on a painting he drew of Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, in the center of the West Bank city of Ramallah,chaussures louboutin pas cher, 04 Nov 2008People in the West Bank have long felt alienated by U.S. policy, which has always supported Israel. Many Israelis and Palestinians say the Bush administration's approach has been no exception.
Weighing on many is the frustration about the year-old U.S.-mediated peace negotiations that have made little visible progress.
At a hotel in Ramallah, Maha Ibrahim, a 20-year-old university student, watches the election returns on a television screen at an election party hosted by the U.S. Consulate. She says she hopes that Mr. Obama, as a black minority in a predominantly white country and as the son of a Muslim father, will be more sympathetic to the Palestinians. But, she says,christian louboutin pas cher, his spoken commitment to peace, and his calls for a pullout from Iraq, are what give her the most hope.
Ibrahim says Mr. Obama has stated clearly that he is against war and seeks peace. She says this is crucial to her as a Palestinian. In this respect, Mr. Obama will be more beneficial than the Republicans have been.
Political scientist Mohammed Dajani,jordan pas cher, of Al Quds University in Arab East Jerusalem, hosted Mr. Obama during a visit and was impressed by his charisma.
"He was able to actually inspire Palestinians who walked in as anti-Americans, yet he was able to keep the message that he had [and] he was able to win them over,chaussures louboutin," he said. "So I feel he is someone who could inspire both antagonists or both conflicting parties, to be able to find a solutions, within his term, for the Arab-Israeli conflict."
Reaction to the news of Mr. Obama's victory was not so positive in Jewish West Jerusalem, where many Israelis saw John McCain as a stronger supporter of Israel. This 67-year-old Israeli woman says she was born in Israel and has lived through several wars with Arabs. She says Obama's willingness to engage Iran and his outreach to Palestinians makes her feel unsafe.
She says Mr. Obama's election presents a danger for Israel and a danger for America.
Not everyone in West Jerusalem is as pessimistic. This Israeli man who asked not to be identified, says he is concerned about Mr. Obama's lack for foreign policy experience and his attitude toward Israel, but he says there is room for hope.
"There are a lot of questions," he said. "A lot of questions. We will have to see. If he is like any other politician,christian louboutin, we should be a little bit scared, and a little bit hopeful for the future. I was informed this morning that Bush at his inauguration was also known to be not a supporter of Israel and he came to be very good for Israel. He stood up in many respects for Israel. So, hopefully,louboutin pas cher, Barack Obama will follow that."
A statement from Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Israel expects that close cooperation with the new U.S. administration will continue, along with the strengthening of what she described as the special and unshakable relationship that exists between the two countries.
据华尔街日报中文网报道，铁道部计划最快于下周发行2012年第一期短期融资券，融资规模为200亿元人民币。这也是继2月、3月密集发行两次150亿元中期票据之后，铁道部在今年的第三次融资,Air Jordan。同时，短期融资券也将与尚未发行的建设债券一起成为铁道部年内主要融资工具。
“这与铁道部部长盛光祖去年4月的提法完全一致，铁道部的建设任务依然很重。”一位业内人士指出，这相比于《中长期铁路网规划（2008年调整）》已经有了很大的提升，按照这份文件的规划，全国铁路营运里程达12万公里以上目标的实现应到2020年,chaussures Air Jordan，而现在“十二五”规划整个计划实际提前了5年。
部分省市发改委网站在昨日挂出的《铁路“十二五”发展规划》也充分对这一点进行了佐证。根据陕西省发改委网站消息,Air Jordan pas cher，该规划指出，到2015年全国铁路营运里程达12万公里左右，基本建成规模超4万公里的快速铁路网，铁路复线率和电化率达到50%和60%左右，形成基本适应经济社会发展需要的铁路运输网络。
据华尔街日报中文网报道，有消息人士周三透露，铁道部计划于下周发行200亿元的短期融资券，期限为一年，所募资金将用于铁路建设、机车车辆购置及运营中的资金周转,louboutin pas cher。经大公国际资信评估有限公司综合评定，该期短期融资券的主题评级为AAA，债项评级为A-1。
而近期将要启动的铁路投资背后，是整个铁路“十二五”投资规模依然维持高位。随着今年初部分铁路建设资金的落实，国内八成左右的铁路建设项目已经全面复工，年内铁路建设的压力依然不小。
据陕西省发改委网站公布的消息，国家发改委目前已出台《铁路“十二五”发展规划》,Christian Louboutin pas cher，其中提到，到2015年全国铁路营运里程达12万公里左右，基本建成规模超4万公里的快速铁路网。铁道部的建设任务依然很重,baskets Air Jordan，这也就意味着庞大的资金需求。
“十二五”要建12万公里铁路网
铁道部年内首期“短融”下周发行
“铁道部应该是在考虑调整债务结构。”有业内人士向记者表示,chaussures Jordan。《报告》数据显示，铁道部的总负债从2010年的1.9万亿元上升到2012年3月31日的2.4万亿元。其中，占据大头的是长期负债，2010年为1.3万亿元，2012年3月31日为1.9万亿元。与之相比，短期负债则从2010年的1308亿元下降到2012年3月31日的890亿元。换言之，铁道部是在逐渐缩减短期融资规模，换用更多的长期融资，进而优化还款规模和还款时间,Louboutin Sandales，以保证铁道部的现金流。
而经过了前一阶段大规模投资缩水后，铁道部重新强调“十二五”发展规划不变，让不少人看到了铁路建设的复苏。西部地区显然热情更为高涨，根据陕西省发改委网站披露的消息，《铁路“十二五”发展规划》还突出了加快西部铁路发展精神，明确西部铁路将由2010年的3.6万公里提高到2015年的5万公里左右。与此同时，新疆都市报也称新疆自治区发改委披露，有13条铁路项目、8条铁路煤运通道项目纳入已印发实施的铁道部《铁路“十二五”发展规划》。新疆铁路建设投资规模将达1200亿元人民币至1500亿元人民币，预计到2015年，新疆铁路营运里程可翻番，达到8200公里,Louboutin Escarpin。（记者钟啸实习生吴丹）
如果此消息为真，这将成为铁道部在今年的第一期短期融资券，同时也是近四年来发行时间最晚的一次。从《铁道部2012年一季度汇总财务报表审计报告》（以下简称“《报告》”）公布的数据来看，铁道部的现金流是在下滑的。截至去年年底，铁道部手中还有现金2001.46亿元，而到了今年一季度末，其现金仅有1770.28亿元，足足减少了230亿元。
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