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...dynamics between cliques are often very raw, particularly for the groups at the extremes of the social spectrum: jocks and outcasts. Even at the relatively well-integrated Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pa., it is not unheard of for the punks--who often sport black clothing, tattoos and spiky hair--to be taunted in the hallways. "They call 'em dirty, say stuff like 'Why don't you bathe?'" says a student. Often it is the athletes who dish out the abuse. Haakon Espeland, 14, switched out of Brooklyn's Fort Hamilton High, where he was one of the "freaks...
...first, their song went almost unheard. The tumult of voices and laughter and a steady stream of worshippers spilling out of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, a crowd happy at the end of the Easter Vigil and the resurrection of their Lord, at first obscured the crowd of joyful singers. As they sang and danced in celebration, they offered hands and made spaces for the growing throng of onlookers. My friends and I were soon drawn into the circle. Those baptized and received into the Church by Pope John Paul II himself that night, were of every race...
...today can get loans of up to 80% of the assessed value of their homes. The bank's president and CEO wants his employees to think like entrepreneurs and sends frequent e-mail to hammer home the message. He even brings in motivational speakers from other walks of life--unheard of in the old days--then broadcasts the talks to every bank branch before opening hours. A Chinese chef recently shared his views on survival in the new global economy, reminding the bankers that "if you don't make the best Chinese food, you won't survive...
Some of these e-companies will prove that they will never be highly profitable, and we will witness unheard of amounts of value being wiped out. But others, operating without the constraints of three-month handcuffs, will inherit the lion's share of the next generation's commerce by focusing precisely on what that next generation might want when it takes over the reins of the economy. That is long-term thinking at its best...
...getting their music recognized. The London-Based Nightnurse had over 27,000 people download their latest single from their official Web site. If each download corresponded to an album sale, the song would be in the top 20 worldwide--an impressive showing for a group that is virtually unheard of outside Great Britain...