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· Blue Skies and Green Yards, All Lost to Red Ink by Michael Moss and Andrew Jacobs (NYT 4/11/2004) - This article pre-dates the current housing debacle but after reading it you will ask how we didn't see it coming.
· The Long Way Home by Seth Harp (The Alcalde, October 2006) Seth Harp writes about a point of time when he was stationed in Iraq in 2005. It is a very well written and captivating story. Another similar article (Special Report: Recalling a Rescue by Anna Mulrine - U.S. News & World Report 3/24/08)
· Bosses Who Get It All Wrong - by Jack and Suzy Welch (BusinessWeek 7/23/07) "Blowhards. Jerks. Wimps. How inept leaders can derail a thriving enterprise." The Welch's tell it like it is and hold no punches.
· "I've been near God, but I've also been near the devil... God won!" Mario Sepulved (one of the 33 Chilean Miner)
· "The ultimate ignorance is the rejection of something you know nothing about and refuse to investigate." - Dr. Wayne Dyer.
· "...[N]othing builds a stronger case for holding employees to a high standard than a boss who holds himself to even higher ones." - Rudy Giuliani (from his book Leadership)
· Professor Elspeth Rostow (1917 - 2007) Mentor, friend, awe-inspiring, brilliant. These terms and more represent what Professor Rostow meant to her students and our greater society. (U.S. Institute of Peace)
· David Gergen - As a regular analysyt and commentator on all things political, Mr. Gergen continues to offer an impressive view on the staus of U.S. and world affairs. As an advisor to four U.S. Presidents, Mr. Gergen's perspectives are unique and open minded, his comments are well thought out and delivered evenly.
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