“As one of the nation's top agricultural states, Nebraska has a great opportunity to provide input that will help shape the 2007 Farm Bill, .. This legislation will help determine commodity price supports, priorities with regard to conservation programs, as well as rural development, renewable energy and beginning farmer initiatives for several years to come.” YearsWellsStatesHelpingOpportunityEnergyNationsSupportDevelopmentShapesProgramRegardBillsDeterminePrioritiesFarmsFarmersInitiativeAgricultureCommodityConservationLegislationInputRenewable EnergyGreat OpportunityNebraskaCommodity Prices Author:Dave Heineman
“If instead policy makers and program managers participate in an interdisciplinary assessment team, make informal visits to local families and have in-depth conversations with local providers and health authorities, the real needs and complex challenges of organizing good reproductive health services become apparent.The first country that implemented this participatory program of assessment, research and policy development was Brazil. I was one of the outsiders who provided support to the initiative.” IfsNeedsFirstsRealCountryChallengesSupportTeamPolicyDevelopmentConversationAuthorityResearchProgramComplexesDepthLocalsManagersMakersInitiativeOutsidersAssessmentBrazilProvidersPolicy MakersReproductive HealthHealth ServicesInterdisciplinary Author:Ruth Simmons
“If we succeed in learning more about how to expand program innovations from pilot projects so that they have broader program impact, this should be very relevant for public health initiatives in Michigan and elsewhere in the US.” IfsShouldSucceedProjectsProgramInnovationImpactRelevantPilotsElsewhereInitiativePublic HealthMichiganLearning More Author:Ruth Simmons
“President Bush has proven he'll take a stand and fight for his programs and initiatives. It's the kind of leadership that makes things happen.” KindHappensFightingPresidentProgramThings HappenInitiativeProvenPresident BushMake Things Happen Author:Chuck Grassley
“Some of the younger people afford hope for the future. I am not opposed to reform initiatives. For example, if you can build up enough popular support in the United States to put through a reasonable health care program or to support the rights of the working people against the version of NAFTA which was rammed through, these can be good things.” PeopleIfsStatesEnoughCareUnitedUnited StatesSupportRightsExampleProgramGood ThingsBe GoodVersionsReformHealth CareReasonableInitiativeHope For The FutureNafta Author:Noam Chomsky
“What will be interesting to see is whether or not we see from the [Donald Trump] administration initiatives on higher education for this work force, because if those kinds of training opportunities are not provided, then I do think this program begins to look like a defensive holding action, a rear-guard action, buying time for workers who might not otherwise find positions in the 21st century.” IfsThinkingLooksKindMightActionOpportunityForceInterestingCenturyPositionTrumpHigherTrainingProgramWorkersAdministrationBuyingInitiative21st CenturyHigher Education Author:Judy Woodruff
“Even the Interior Ministry in Riyadh was hit. Since then, the Saudis have employed a very intelligent and comprehensive approach to counter al-Qaida, including precise operations based on good intelligence, changes in their corrections facilities, superb strategic communications programs and a host of other initiatives - all of which, together, have helped Saudi Arabia achieve impressive results in their fight against extremists.” TogetherFightingResultsAchieveCommunicationApproachProgramIntelligentIncludingOperationsAlsHostInitiativeMinistryPreciseInteriorsEmployedImpressiveFacilityStrategicComprehensiveExtremistArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisCorrectionsSuperbRiyadh Author:David Petraeus
“You must set up measurement of results and celebrate small victories as you go along. I have observed that any creativity initiative gets about an eighteen-month grace period. If there aren't any tangible results in a year and a half, despite the strongest commitment, someone in the organization is going to start questioning the whole program.” CreativityGraceVictoryCommitmentProgramCelebrateQuestioningInitiative Author:Michael Ray
“There are jobs here in Baltimore, but the problem is we don't have skilled people. Like the Port Covington initiative - that's 20 years out. I instituted initiatives as mayor that called for equities for minorities, increase minority opportunities, training. It's a good model to duplicate. Everybody doesn't want to go to college. A lot of our vocational programs don't have the latest technology. Students should begin freshman year in high school working on a plan for graduation - either going into an apprenticeship or college.” PeopleProblemSchoolOpportunityTechnologyStudentsCollegeTrainingHigh SchoolProgramInitiativeEquityFreshmanFreshman Year Author:Sheila Dixon
“Again and again, universities have put a low priority on the very programs and initiatives that are needed most to increase productivity and competitiveness, improve the quality of government, and overcome the problems of illiteracy, miseducation, and unemployment.” ProblemGovernmentQualityNeededLowsProgramOvercomingIncreaseUniversityProductivityPrioritiesInitiativeAgain And AgainUnemploymentCompetitivenessIlliteracy Book:Universities and the Future of America Source: Universities and the Future of America
“Now listen to the first three aims of the corporatist movement in Germany, Italy and France during the 1920s. These were developed by the people who went on to become part of the Fascist experience: (1) shift power directly to economic and social interest groups; (2) push entrepreneurial initiative in areas normally reserved for public bodies; (3) obliterate the boundaries between public and private interest -- that is, challenge the idea of the public interest. This sounds like the official program of most contemporary Western governments.” PeopleFirstsIdeasBodyGovernmentThreeSocialSoundInterestChallengesGroupsEconomicMovementAreasProgramAimWesternBoundariesContemporaryFranceOfficialsGermanyInitiativeReservedEntrepreneurialFascistsPublic InterestInterest GroupsCorporatism Book:The Unconscious Civilization Source: The Unconscious Civilization
“Faced with the widespread destruction of the environment, people everywhere are coming to understand that we cannot continue to use the goods of the earth as we have in the past ... [A] new ecological awareness is beginning to emerge which rather than being downplayed, ought to be encouraged to develop into concrete programs and initiatives.” PeopleUseEarthPastEnvironmentAwarenessOughtProgramDestructionGoodsConcreteInitiativeEcologicalBe Encouraged Author:Pope John Paul II
“The evidence that at least one extraterrestrial civilization has visited Earth is extensive both in scope and detail. In its totality it comprises a body of evidence which at the very least supports the general assessment that extraterrestrial life has been detected, and that a vigorous program of research and serious diplomatic initiatives is warranted.” Has BeensBodyEarthSupportSeriousCivilizationResearchEvidenceProgramDetailsInitiativeScopeUfoVigorousAssessmentTotalityDiplomaticExtraterrestrialExtraterrestrial Life Author:Steven M. Greer