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When the Disease of Stigma Kills More than the Disease Itself
Have you ever had the flu, chicken pox, or measles? Nobody ever asked to get infected with any of these viruses. Nobody has ever asked to get infected with the HIV virus either. One in five people in the US carries the HIV virus and doesn’t even know it. You can’t treat what you don’t know. If you are young and healthy and your friends look young and healthy, it would not even cross your mind that any of them may have the virus. Today is December, the month of HIV and AIDS awareness, as next year is the 30-year anniversary of AIDS awareness, and already celebrities and influential politicians are discussing how to move forward.
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Barack Obama and his Day One Leadership Qualities
Leadership is the name of the game today. As we all join as one America we congratulate President Elect Barack Obama as one nation.
These are four leadership qualities that our new president elect is demonstrating on Day One:
1) Dedication: Rather than going off on vacation (right?), his first day has been busy at work choosing an outstanding team to get the job done.
2) Inclusiveness: Obama is already working across party lines in search of finding the best group and lead our nation through tough times.
3) Fast Forward : He’s won the election, no need to continue to talk about it. He is now moving forward at rapid speed.
4) Choosing other leaders with complementary skills: Obama is choosing leaders who complement his own leadership skills.
