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funds is about more than just a park,
but a complex for social, environmen-
tal and economical factors — a park,
playground, promenade, lake, amphi-
theater and businesses.
"As the geopolitical issues change
— you look at the Negev as the
future, the possibility of development
is the Negev," Freeman said. "No mat-
ter your political agenda, either way
you look at that, as the population
grows in the center of Israel, the pos-
sibility of people to buy land, build a
condo, it is easier in the Negev."
Krosnick, who was recently in
Beersheva for planting after the
shmitah, the biblical fallow year every
seven years, says residential buildings
already are up, with apartments fac-
ing the park.
"It's starting to change what
people think psychologically about
Beersheva" he said. "The cost of the
retail space is on higher than in
Jerusalem and on par with Tel Aviv."
The lake that is going to be built
will be another drawing card. This
lake in the middle of the desert will
use reclaimed and recycled water
from Beersheva's water treatment
facility.
The Beersheva River Park project
is expected to bring 250,000 new
residents to the Negev over the next
five years, and 500,000 over the next
10 years.
In Israel, Freeman said people hear
a lot about big dreams but do not see
a lot of action, but JNF is making the
hopes a reality.
"In the south, in general, people
don't believe you can do large projects
— lots of promise and little doing.
By creating an icon, you create a local
identity," he said.
JN Story Development Editor Keri Guten
Cohen contributed to this story.
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Go Neutral
The Jewish National Fund isn't concerned only about donors and Israel's
environment. JNF's Go Neutral campaign educates people on simple
steps they can take to help their immediate environment. The initiative
encourages you to:
• Replace your light bulbs. Compact fluorescent light bulbs (those
funny-looking swirls) that fit into standard sockets may cost four times
as much as conventional bulbs, but
they use one-quarter the electricity
and last several years longer.
• Be more efficient with your
laundry. Wash your clothes in warm
Surgical Services Open House
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Henry Ford West Bloomfield lios-pital, opening in the spring of 2009. is building
new standard of care from the ground up. Experience working in a collaborative
nvirorm3ent, where you can take health and healing 'beyond the boundaries
of im4nation,
Ok.ir spacious oprating rooms were s-pecilically designed with an open floor plan
in order to accommodate the high-tech equipment of the future. Plus, some of our
operating rooms are combined with interventional radiology/catheterization suites.
We are seeking experienced OR & IR/Cath RN's and CRNNs who are: committed
to quality and safety. dedicated to providing compassionate care to our patients
.and families. inspired to create memorable experiences. and innovative in reducing
waste and inefficiency in health care.
join us at our Surgical Services Open House, at the Commerce Center on
Thursday, November 20, 2008. from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. If you are interested
in attending, please go to our Web site at henryfordcareers.con and click on
`Register for Surgical Services Open House."
Henry Ford Health System is an .-WEE0 employer.
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water instead of hot, and try to
launder a few large loads instead of
many smaller ones. Over its lifetime,
the average T-shirt can send up to 9
pounds of carbon dioxide into the air.
Being more efficient with your wash
will help curb this problem.
• Buy used clothes. Buying a new
AN ENVIRONMENTAL. MOVEMENT
shirt from your favorite department
FOR TOMORROW
store means consuming all the energy
used in producing and shipping it. Swap
some clothes with friends or visit your local secondhand clothing store
and make your wardrobe more environmentally friendly.
• Eliminate your paper trail. Pay your bills online instead of by mail.
Use the Internet to send birthday cards or holiday greetings. You'll not
only reduce fuel consumption by the trucks and planes that transport
your mail, but you also will avoid unnecessary carbon emitting car trips
to the bank and post office.
• Shut down your computer. Three quarters of all the electricity used
at home is standby power used to keep your computer, television and
other electronics running. Shutting down your computer each night
could reduce the machine's annual carbon emissions by as much as 83
percent.
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Source: www.jnf.org/goneutral/