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Describes the origins in North Carolina of the private nonprofit adoption agency, Another Choice for Black Children, and its distinctive operating style that leads to success in breaking down barriers to the adoption of Black children and other children with special needs; since 1995, chiefly.

Examines activities of private, nonprofit, community-based organizations in urban housing and economic development; finance, regulation, partnerships with local government, and other issues; North Carolina.

In the first few days after the tsunami decimated the west coast of the Indonesian province of Aceh, hopes were high on all sides that out of this disaster could come a resolution to the decades-long separatist conflict that has ravaged the province. Indonesia's newly elected President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, announced "a historic moment to unite & rebuild Aceh together." Already, however, such hopes are fading as political issues crowd in. What went wrong? Adapted from the source document.

A discussion of the use of "Asian values" as a political tool notes that Indonesia's President Suharto & Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad have both advanced the notion of Asian values in response to Western criticism of their undemocratic regimes. Critics claim that Asian values are used to justify corruption/authoritarianism, & the "miraculous" economic boon was a mirage based on corporate accumulations, outmoded banking systems, & nepotism. The 1998 collapse of Suharto's long-time rule led to a period of democratization; however, ethnic & religious conflicts have generated concerns that free elections may result in violence. In contrast to the timid & confused handling of Islamic extremism in Indonesia, the government in Malaysia, where corruption & nepotism still dominate, has actively attacked extremist organizations while simultaneously criticizing the US & its allies for their failure to understand the root causes of Islamic terrorism. It is concluded that peace hides social & ethnic divisions in Malaysia while Indonesia's politicians have recognized the need to appeal to the center in light of the country's significant diversity. J. Lindroth