Requiem for a pope. Despite the sadness of seeing an era and a great man pass, I was slightly happy for Taiwan as Pres. Chen Shui-bian was able to attend the Pope's funeral with full diplomatic dignity. He was referred to as President of Taiwan and given a spot standing alongside other dignitaries: Kings, Queens, Presidents, Dictators, you name it. I thank the Vatican for having the guts to stand up to China. After all, for the Church, the ultimate authority is God and his Will, and I'm pretty sure God is not afraid of China.
Check out the parody of Memoirs of a Geisha by Bobby Lee. Hilarious. Here's stuff on America's best leaders . Speaking of leadership, what makes a great leader? Do you have to be the smartest on the team? Or the best coordinator? It must really depend on the organization and job, but in general all leaders have to share similar traits. For example, I saw a brilliant basketball game today, Duke vs. Wake Forest. It's clear that Duke's leader is JJ Redick. That's because he is the most effective scorer, but also I think his will to win leads the team to achieve. Of course he is putting in perhaps the most work by scoring and playing nearly the whole 40 minutes. But he is defintely not the best defender on the team. So a leader needs to certainly be very skilled, but not necessarily the best at everything. The vision and determination is what makes a leader. Not everyone is a natural born leader. Some are better than others, by talent and nature. But I think leadership...
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