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...family and purpose that traditional life provided," says sociologist Gilbert, who is writing a Ph.D. thesis on the gangs. Members are quick to agree. "I identified with the people in the gang, who were good people when I joined. I enjoyed the prestige that came with it," says Te Kotahi, 37, who has been a member of Black Power in Rotorua, about 320 km southeast of Auckland, for 17 years. "But I didn't have to go out and commit three rapes and a burglary to become patched." Te Kotahi won't give his full name for fear it might...
...nearing 47 degrees C in Khartoum as a motorcade roars along the bank of the White Nile, sirens wailing. It halts at the city's conference hall. A short, slightly built man bounds out of a dark-tinted limousine and up the steps, heading to a tête-à-tête with Sudan's President, Lieut. General Omar Hassan al-Bashir. To the crowd of Sudanese gawking outside, the visitor needs no introduction. Bernard Kouchner is back on familiar turf...
...Last Friday, Latham was sharing a series of mature Côte de Beaune burgundies from his own cellar, a group that would be nearly impossible to find in any store. Latham’s personal notes on the wines ranged from “funky” to “great burgundy nose, what a pleasure to flood the senses with this nose.” The best were deep and richly fruity, even slightly tart, with an intoxicating smell...
...residents, 60% have immigrant backgrounds and a third are on welfare. Lale Akgün, a psychotherapist and M.P., knew that the best way to keep the peace in such a culturally diverse area was to start with the kids. So, in 1995, she founded Kindernöte (Children's Needs) with a group of family counselors, and they put up that sign...
...Today, Kindernöte runs a dozen different groups for several hundred children. Every week, they play soccer, go on field trips together, help each other with homework or just throw a party. "Many of the children see that their prejudices do not bear up against reality," Akgün says. "They see that they can get on with children from other nationalities." When it's time to start up a new group, Kindernöte employees sometimes visit a playground with just a skipping rope and some chalk (since 1995, they've gone through 352 kg of chalk...