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NAIS Website also provides a list of six companies that provide tuition loan programs, but applicants should be wary of them.
These systems are already working, say ranchers; therefore, the NAIS is not necessary.
Another justification for the NAIS is protecting our food supply from terrorist attack.
The NAIS was conceived by the large meat producers in the late '90s as an alternative to country-of-origin meat labeling legislation introduced by Chenoweth-Hage.
Moreover, the NAIS system would be of no use at all in dealing with the most common types of meat contamination in the U.S., the occurrence of pathogens such as listeria or E.
It is therefore clear that the benefits of the NAIS are illusory.
The NAIS will drive small producers out of the market, will prevent people from raising animals for their own food, will invade Americans' personal privacy, and will violate the religious freedom of Americans whose beliefs make it impossible for them to comply.
Most of the talk the past two years has been about ID as it relates to NAIS. From a marketing standpoint, I think that's why some producers are doing a double-take with NAIS ...
Moreover, if NAIS becomes mandatory, collaboration may be helpful in countering disgruntled producers.
In April, NAI Direct.com was chosen as "Web Site of the Week" by Site Selection, the global magazine of business strategy.
Gerald Finn, chairman and CEO of NAI, is quoted in the February 1999 issue of Real Estate Forum magazine as saying, "We're already there."
According to Finn, "NAI's vision is to become the world's premier global portal for on-line commercial real estate services."