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Sitting in the conference room on the 24th floor of the Time & Life Building, Kool Herc thinks back to the start of rap with a mixture of fondness and sadness. He'd like to see rappers "recognize their power, in terms of politics and economics." Hip-hop has not made him powerful or rich. "I never looked at it like that," he says. "I was just having fun. It was like a hobby to me." But he would appreciate more recognition. When he calls local radio stations, looking for an extra ticket or two for a hip-hop show...
...women's team was lead by the individual performance of sophomore Senta Burton and senior Margaret Schotte, who finished with times of 18:48 and 18:57, respectively. Just 1:08 off the pace, Burton placed 24th while Schotte finished 28th...
Agents who have been in Cockell's shoes say establishing trust is essential to ensuring the President's safety. For that reason, only the finest agents have a chance to become the SAIC. Cockell is the 24th agent (and the first African American) to hold the post in the protection division's 96-year history. The service's 2,100 plainclothes agents are recruited mostly from the military and law-enforcement departments. All of them have college degrees. Lewis Merletti, the current Secret Service director and a former SAIC, joined the service after a stint in the Special Forces...
...great Baltimore manager Earl Weaver used to say his most important decisions occurred at the end of spring training when he had to pick his 23rd, 24th and 25th players. He knew it was the fit of disparate parts that made a collection of talents into a smoothly functional team. Stars were nice, but balance won ball games...
Moore was 24th in the NHL Central Scouting's pre-draft ranking of North American players, Bala was 47th...