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M.K. Asante, Jr.: Let's Get Free
In between organizing the World Festival of Black Art (or FESMAN), teaching at Morgan State University and countless other activities, Asante found time to speak with me about his latest book: Its Bigger than Hip Hop: The Rise of the Post-Hip Hop Generation. The book, which centers on social and political issues facing African-Americans today (and where Hip Hop fits into the equation), is written exactly the same way Dr. Asante speakspassionately.
Although he tempers the harsh realities of the modern worldHurricane Katrina, Sean Bell, The Jena Six [click to read]with optimism, M.K. Asante, Jr. knows that the challenges faced by the post-Hip Hop generation are daunting. That's why he preaches, If you've made on observation, you have an obligation. It's a mantra we could all learn from. If we take it to heart, perhaps we'll all have an easier time sleepingM.K. Asante, Jr. included.
HipHopDX:Would it be fair to call your book a Hip Hop book?
M.K. Asante, Jr.: Definitely! I think it would me more than fair. I think it is.
DX: Not to say that it doesnt have anything to do with Hip Hopwhat I mean is, is that your focus in this book?
M.K. Asante, Jr.: Oh, I see what youre saying. This bookI think Hip Hop is its vehicle. And I think the book uses that vehicle to examine some real critical issuessociopolitical things. It examines things that one doesnt usually associate with Hip Hop, but under closer analysis would to examine those political and social issues that affect young people, mostly of color, around the United States, but not only in the United States.
Its not a music book though. I think even a lot of book stores put it in the music section, which is slightly misleading because, like you said, its an examination of those sociopolitical issues that affect young people of color in the post-Hip Hop generation. But, you know, its using Hip Hopthe culture and the musicas a vehicle to do that. So I think its a little bit of both.
DX: Right, because you didnt really sit down and take the Jeff Chang approach and write about the history of Hip Hop and say, these are the four elements, and so on. What did you want to do differently with this book, and how did you go about doing it?
M.K. Asante, Jr.: You know, I love Jeffs book andI thought he did an excellent job. I think theres a lot more to do, even in regards to the history of Hip Hop, but my approach was much different. You know, you mention the four elements, and one of the things I rooted myself in understanding is Afrika Bambaataa, the founder of Hip Hop. [He] talked about five elements of Hip Hop. He also talks about how that fifth element gets neglected and negated in conversations about Hip Hop. But that fifth element is essential! In a lot of ways, my book is an approach rooted in that fifth element. And that fifth element, Afrika Bambaataa calls is knowledge, wisdom and understanding, or building. And that knowledge, wisdom and understanding is connected to the condition of people of color in the U.S. and the issues that we face.
The fifth element is really supposed to inform the other elements. I mean, yeah, you can rap, you can do pretty art, you can dance. But ultimately, it should be rooted in that knowledge, wisdom and understanding. Thats what should be informing what you rap about or the kind of graffiti you write.
DX: What is the post-Hip Hop generation?
M.K. Asante, Jr.: The post-Hip Hop generation is a term Ive used to talk about the generation of young people that are inheriting the world from the Hip Hop generation. Going back to [Franz] Fanon, [who says,] each generation must out of relative obscurity discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it, now we have a new generation inheriting the world from the Hip Hop generation. Its a very important and pivotal moment for young people, and they do have choices. Are they going to continue to maintain the tradition? I think thats very important.
I consider myself a custodian of that culture, and that the post-Hip Hop generation will be custodians and keepers of the tradition. Its also a term that gets the Hip Hop generation to think beyond themselves. So its not just about youits about the youth that are coming up behind you.
DX: Why do you think that Hip Hop is having so much trouble carrying on the tradition into the post-Hip Hop generation?
M.K. Asante, Jr.: Well, I dont know if its having trouble carrying on the tradition. I think the trouble is rooted in the dissemination. One of the things Ive tried to do is not diminish the people, and theres so many of them, who have kept the tradition alive. Even if theyre not on VH1, or MTV, or BET, or Viacom, or Clear Channel or whatevertheres the Hip Hop industry, and then theres the Hip Hop community. The Hip Hop industry is often made up of people who are not members of the Hip Hop community, and their only interest in the Hip Hop community is the bottom line. So its important not to allow those institutions to determine what Hip Hop is. Its the people that determine what Hip Hop is.
Clearly, if we look at the mainstream, we see a gap between the kind of catalyst that Hip Hop emerged from and what it represented in terms of its resistance against oppression that was happening and its cry out against the pathology that was stopping and interrupting so many of the black lives in the cities in the 1970s. But at the same time, there are so many cats that stay true and are really holding it down. I think that in some ways, theres a crisis in dissemination. Theres a crisis in the diversity of what we hear and corporate-controlled medianot just in Hip Hop but with news and everything. Its kind of controlled by a few people who I dont think have the best interest of the people. Thats a general area, but I think there are a lot of people who are keeping the tradition.
I like to think of it like food. I dont eat at McDonalds, because thats not real food to me. I dont go to McDonalds expecting to get real food. So I dont turn on the radio and expect to hear real Hip Hop necessarily. But what I do know is that there are local farmers in the Maryland area, in the Philadelphia area, in the California arealocal farmers and local businesses and local agricultural workers that do have real food. And I like to support them. And we should support local Hip Hop like we support local agricultural workers.
DX: Did this new generation arise out of necessity, or was it a natural evolution?
M.K. Asante, Jr.: I think its a natural evolution. When we talk about generations coming up, its part of the natural evolution that each generation must emerge and define itself. I think its come naturally. I think for some people it may have come from a feeling of misrepresentation of what they were seeing in the mainstream. But again, its important not to let whats happening in the mainstream define whats happening in the culture.
DX: Does post-Hip Hop imply that Hip Hop, or its effectiveness as a medium for generating dialogue about social change, has come to an end?
M.K. Asante, Jr.: No. It definitely doesnt. In my book, one of the things I do is I rely on Hip Hop heavily to convey messages. I use lyrics of people like dead prez, Immortal Technique [click to read], Mos Def and lots of other cats as well, to illustrate these points and show how effective it can be. I think when we talk about post-Hip Hop generation, were not talking post-Hip Hop. Were talking a generation that is inheriting the world from the Hip Hop generation. Were not talking about the end of Hip Hop or the death of Hip Hop or the ineffectiveness of Hip Hop or anything like that. I think its a vehicle and tool, and we must use it. But we must not allow tools to be used against us as weapons.
DX: Theres no genre of music as self-analytical or as self-referencing as Hip Hop. Is this always an asset, or is it sometimes a detriment? Does this need to continue in the post-Hip Hop generation?
M.K. Asante, Jr.: I think its a valuable asset in a lot of ways. Self-analysis is good. Self-referencing, I think we could do a little less of that. One of the concepts I talk about in the book is the recognition of the collective, and the philosophy of Ubuntu specifically, I am because we are. Hip Hop is so rooted in African culture. We look at the word hip, and we see it comes from the Wolof word hipi, which means to open ones eyes and see. This is a West African language. Mix that with hop, and we have enlightened action. It goes on and on as far as the connection and the oral tradition, the rhythm. But one of the things that I think is important is that beyond these things, which are cultural retention, is to try and get back to some of those African concepts as well. And one of those concepts is collectivism rather than individualism.
Paul Robeson says, Dont look at my success and judge where my people are based on me as an individual. Its very dangerous to look at Barack Obama and make a statement about where black people are in America. The masses of black people in Americayou live near Baltimore, right?
DX: Yes.
M.K. Asante, Jr.: Nuff said. Thats the reality. So I think its important, in terms of the self-referencing, to be more collective and understand that if Im not free, youre not free, and that your freedom is connected to mine. And that we really are in this thing together; we have to share and breathe the same air. I dont see a lot of that. I think we could do a little less self-referencing and focus a little more on the collective.
But I think the self-analysis is excellent. It reveals the humanity and struggles in all of us. Thats one of the things I love about Tupac. This is somebody whoeverybody in the world can identify with those internal and external struggles he dealt with. It all goes back to Nkosi Johnson.Said the little boy, We are all the same. The best of us, the worst of us. We represent all of that. To be able to see thatthats progress. We embody all of that; the best of us, the worst of us. We are able to acknowledge out faults, but try to move forward.
DX: I thought it was interesting that you reference Tupac several times. It seems that he was an example of the best in terms of his message, but also the worst at some points. Why did you focus solely on his good side? Dont you have to acknowledge that he flipped the script and did a 180, negatively influencing a lot of youth and Hip Hop artists?
M.K. Asante, Jr.: That negativity you talk about is part of the reason I chose to focus on the other part. Sometimes you find that theres a lack of balance in terms of how someone is represented, and I thought it was really important. For me, Pac is a real personin so many ways. I dig him for that conflict. It was an internal thing and an external thing. When I look at someone like that, I see all of us. Whether or not our struggles were as public as his, ultimately I think we all struggle with positive and negative forces, [which] I think he did in a very dramatic and painful way.
A lot of the enormous positive contributions that Pac made, I felt, was being missed by a lot of people. And also, to contextualize his life in terms of, who was this person? We sometimes hear the name Afeni Shakur, but we rarely hear the name Assata Shakur as being related to Pac. Even rarer do we hear the name Mutulu Shakur. [Tupac's] stepfather was a revolutionary and political prisoner who is still in jail. Rarely do you hear the name Mumia Abu Jamal [click to read] when we talk about Pac, and this is another one of his teachers. So I wanted to kind of introduce these ideasnot just to the 18 to 22-year-olds in my classbut the young people all around the country who just dont know this stuff. I wanted to contextualize Tupac. Whenever we tell a story, we choose to focus on certain things, and maybe not focus on other things. I think the other things are out there for people to see quite easily, but this story wasnt quite as easy to see.
DX: In Its Bigger than Hip Hop, you tackle institutionalized racism, poverty, the war on drugs, black on black violence, and much more. Does Hip Hop serve as a catalyst or facilitator to these problems?
M.K. Asante, Jr.: I dont think Hip Hop is responsible for any of these things, but it exacerbates an already very serious problem. The decisions that we make are all rooted in culture. We make certain decisions about what were going to do with our lives, with our day, with our morning, with our evening. Hip Hop is culture. Music is culture. When you are listening to shit about sellin drugs, robbin people and killin brothers all daythings that are happening alreadyits not productive. Its not healthy.
Think about it. As soon as you hear the beat, before you even hear the lyrics, what do you do? You nod your head. That nodding of your headthats affirmation! If Im talking to you and I say something you agree with, you nod your head. You hear the beat, you already start nodding your head, youre already affirming whatever [is about to come on]. So I think [Hip Hop] can work against us. Art is a weapon. If you dont know how to use it, it will be used against you.
DX: You kinda got me with the head nod. I never thought about that.
M.K. Asante, Jr.: Yes, man! Thats the affirmative right there. In every culture, if you nod your head, you are saying, Yes, Im agreeing. I feel it, I dig it, I cosign. Thats what we do, and I do it too. Turn on something with a dope beat, I cant help it! Thats part of the power and the danger.
DX: What about Hip Hops role as a tool to generate apathy towards things like Sean Bell and the Jena Six? Thats a completely different animal.
M.K. Asante, Jr.: This is how I like to think about it: all art is political, in my view. Everything. If dead prez makes a song called Fuck the Police, obviously thats political. But if someone makes a song that says, All I do is get money and fuck bitches, thats political too. One is political, the dead prez statement, because its a challenge to the status quo. The other one, thats political as well. But what its doing is reinforcing the status quo. For example, if you ask George Bush, hell tell you the same thing! Get money! Fuck everyone else! That is the status quo. But when people make art that reinforces it, a lot of times its not seen as political. What youre talking about, creating apathy, thats what it does. You are creating an environment for apathy.
DX: So youre saying theres no such thing as an apolitical action?
M.K. Asante, Jr.: Not as long as theres oppression going on. If Im walking down the street and, God forbid, somebody is whoopin your ass, I look at the situation, and I have a couple different choices I could make. Number one, I could get directly involved and assist you and defend you against this person who is unfairly hurting you. Thats one option. But I have another option. I could decide to be apolitical. I could say, Look, this doesnt have anything to do with me. I dont even know this person. Im going to be neutral in this matter, and Im not going to do anything about itIm just going to walk away.
See, what Ive just done in that situation is not be neutral. I have not been apolitical. What Ive just done is support the person who is whoopin your ass. I have supported the oppressor. So when we talk about oppression, you are either supporting this oppression, or resisting. Silence only helps the oppressor. It enables the oppressor.
DX: Id like to discuss two key issues you bring up, lack of ownership and what you call the prison of image. Could you elaborate on the effects of these on black America and Hip Hop? Are they intrinsically tied together or can they be separated from one another?
M.K. Asante, Jr.: The lack of ownershipthis is something that has plagued us from the first day black music was recorded. I think that the critical point with the ownership is that its hard to control something when you dont own it. We dont own a distribution method. We dont own the way Hip Hop is disseminated. Weve become dependent, in a lot of ways, on institutions that arent connected to the Hip Hop community to do things that might be against their financial interestswhich theyre not going to do. Thats not how they operate. They operate on the bottom line.
Were in that situation because were not having the level of ownership that we need to in terms of our own culture. And thats not just Hip Hop. What if someone told you that all of the chopsticks and fortune cookies were owned by Norwegians? That the whole Chinese food industry was being run by Norwegians? You would think that it was a little strange. In our situation, so much of black art and cultural production has been outside of our community. Its been outside of our hands, which takes power away from our community, because we dont even own it. In regards to the post-Hip Hop generation, I guess the message is, learn from your mistakes, but learn from other peoples mistakes as well. History is best prepared to reward us if we do our research. And what we can learn is that we must own whatever we create.
With regards to the prison of image, we talk about how the real image of black, which often times isnt real at all, it can trap us. Were doing things outside of nature, things outside of our character. Were letting people define who we are, rather than come to that on our own. Were allowing other folks to make those definitions. Thats something again thats rooted in history. When we talk about the history of black entertainment, whether it be music or film, this has been the story. The first music that was successful in this country on a national level was the minstrel music, which was often done by white people in blackface. The first blockbuster was D. W. Griffiths The Birth of a Nation, which coined the term blockbuster, because the line was so damn long!
All of these things are based on misrepresentation. Youve got people feeling like this is who they are. This kind of evolves and continues, and we see it today. Later on, they put black people in blackface. Who wrote the script? Whos funding it? Whos making money off of it? Whos benefiting from the degradation of humanity? The degradation of ones character? Who profits, who makes the money, and who loses? Those are the things I try to address in the book.
DX: In your dissection of the various issues that plague African Americans, there is a definite though unstated connection to Hip Hop. You discuss the importance of never simply accepting everything youre taught in school as factto go out and be self-educated, not just educated. Isnt this directly applicable to those who look to mass mediamagazines, MTV, BETto define what Hip Hop is and what isnt?
M.K. Asante, Jr.: I think its completely, totally, one hundred percent applicable. Its really a philosophy for life. I think people should challenge everything, whether it be Hip Hop or TVeverything. Without challenging, theres no progress, theres no learning. Even if you come to accept something after youve challenged it, youve learned why you should accept it because you challenged it. And youve done the work. Just accepting things, thats how you become a slave. You have to resist. Not only is that applicable to Hip Hopthat is Hip Hop! When Kurtis Blow said he was attracted to Hip Hop for the same reason he was attracted to Malcom X, thats what it is: the spirit of resistance.
Its time to bring in alternative media and people-sponsored media, rather than just corporate-sponsored media. Thats how Hip Hop grew, evolved and thrivedbased on people, not the corporations. They werent in the parks in New York in the 1974. They werent in the Favelas in 2000. We need to rely less on corporate media.
DX: How has your work teaching the youth in Baltimore affected or established your views on Hip Hop and the post-Hip Hop generations?
M.K. Asante, Jr.: Its central to those views in so many ways. Teaching at Morgan, which is a historically black school, most students there are from Baltimore, Philadelphia or D.C. We have a lot of shared experiences and commonalities. It keeps me abreast of what theyre thinking about, and what their concerns are, and what their issues are. Its important to always be connected to people who are in different stages in their development. Its important to me.
Theres a Chinese proverb, Study the hole when youve carved the peg. That means dont just be coming up with answers and solutions and theories based on thin air. You should be basing those solutions and ideas on the problems. Its Bigger than Hip Hop was a response to what they needed in order to further their development.
DX: You contend in your book that Hip Hop is a weapon of the people. When all is said and done, has it been turned on them?
M.K. Asante, Jr.: I dont see it as solely [one or the other]. I think in some instances, were doing well. In others, it has been distorted and hijacked. There are different battles to be thought. In some ways it has been co-opted, and in other ways it hasnt. Theres a great speech that Toni Morrison gave when she won the Nobel Prize. She talked about a blind woman. Some children walk up to the blind woman with a bird in their hands, and they ask this blind woman Is this bird dead or alive? And the blind woman says, I dont know, but its in your hands.
Thats how Hip Hop is. Whether or not its been used against us, thats not important. Whats important is recognizing our power. Its in our hands.
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We now see everyone back at mainstreet and Megan is face to face with her enemy; William.
"I'm not afraid of you," said Megan.
William and Megan stared at each other, hesitant to what the other were capable of doing. William had a smirk on his face and could see fear in Megan's eyes, but Megan tryed to hide it.
Pete was staying close behind Megan; he knew she could handle it on her own.
"Megan, you're far too naive to tango with me. You've tryed to conquer your fears as well as myself, but you know that you're not strong enough to fight someone with a little more experience in this bloody nature," explained William.
This was true and everyone knew it, but Megan wasn't going to let herself become anymore vulnerable to unexpected surprises.
Just then, Megan heard screaming. She turned around and saw Pete and Patrick fighting-off some Dandies. Megan went to help them, but William grabbed her. His grasp was far too strong for her and she couldn't fight him. She stared at William's razor sharp fangs and her fear took over. He then pinned her to the ground, and tucked back her hair, so that he too could have a taste of her blood. Megan screamed with pain from William's bite, that she became numb.
Megan pushed William off of her and then trys to run away, but the Dandies stop her. She's screaming for Pete, but Pete's being pulled away by other Dandies. The two call for each other, but it's no use. The Dandies were winning and they now had both Megan and Pete in their custody. Jeremy and Rusty cheered in victory when William brought the traumatized Megan to them.
William and the Dandies barracaded Megan so she couldn't escape again. Pete escaped the Dandies' grasp and begged William for Megan.
"Please William!! She's my one and only!! She's nothing to you. You'll just use her and she's not a toy or something worthless," exclaimed Pete.
"No, she's ours now, and if we can't have her, then no one can," explained William.
Megan started screaming, sobbing, and making a scene. The Dandies tryed shuting her up, but being an enraged, young, female vampire, she wouldn't stop her panic. She started hitting William; slapping his face, tearing his jacket, trying to make him suffer her pain. This of course didn't work, it just made William annoyed. Megan still fought William and the Dandies tryed to get her off of him.
Someone must have seen what was going on, because before they knew it the police had shown up to the scene. Jeremy gave William a sign that meant the cops were here and then William stopped fighting back. It now looked as if Megan was causing all of the chaos. The police grabbed Megan off of William and William played the whole 'damsel in distress' role.
Megan wasn't the only one that the cops had to keep down, Patrick and Pete were suspected of kidnapping, Krissy and Ally. The three were taken into questioning.
"They just started attacking us," said William.
William was lying through his teeth to get the cops to believe him. William even joked with the cops like they were old friends. He saw Megan struggle to be free from the cops. They had to pin her down to the cop car and hand-cuff her.
"Watch your heads," said an officer.
The officer and his partner were helping Megan and Pete into the car. They were to be taken to the police station for the night and await a trial. Megan began to sob. She didn't know what her future held.
As they drove out of mainstreet, Megan saw Patrick up against another police car with his hands behind his back, and William talking to the police. William and Megan's eyes met once more, and they looked as if they had daggers shooting out of them.
Whatever happened to Krissy and Ally is still a mystery. The two became missing. They hadn't shown up for awhile at school or at their homes. The Dandies fled and no one knew where they were. Pete was taken to jail and was chained up. He was considered a mad man and needed to be kept a watchful eye on.
"Where am I" I asked myself. I have no memory of this place. It's a white room and why am I strapped to a hospital bed? This isn't normal, nor is what I've been through. I wonder if Pete's ok. Maybe they got to him finally? The Dandies are such jerks I can't believe they wanted to ruin my life. The life of a 17-year-old, Chicagoian.
I feel uncomfortable, I don't feel safe, I feel like someone is in this room with me. Someone ungodly and unloving.
As I look around this cold linolium floored room I notice white walls and a bright light that's blinding me. I look over to my left and I see......OH MY GOSH IT'S....

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"She Makes It Look So Easy!"
Does Hollywood romanticize single motherhood?
Parents magazine senior editor Diane Debrovner was on The Early Show this week speaking about the new "single mom surge"—the sudden popularity of single motherhood in the US. Debrovner says that because so many Hollywood moms (like Mary Louise Parker, Kate Hudson, Reese Witherspoon) are unattached, single motherhood is becoming more and more appealing to the average everyday woman, too. But Debrovner admits that the personal chefs, private trainers, and round-the-clock nannies are not available to most. We called single mother Rachel Sarah, author of Single Mom Seeking: Playdates, Blind Dates, and Other Dispatches from the Dating World, to get her take on the matter. "Hollywood romanticizes everything from marriage to staying in shape, and now we can add single motherhood to that list," she says. "One thing I always notice is that many of these celebrity single moms, like Britney, seem to spend a lot of time at events and parties, and I always wonder who's taking care of their kids. It's very difficult for me to find the time (and child care) to go to an exercise class, much less go out at night!" She says single motherhood, while rewarding, is a lot harder and waaaaay more challenging than Hollywood makes it look. Do you think Tinseltown lies to women about what it means to be a single Mom? Comment now!
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If i had a personal trainer and a chef and a driver and a baby nurse and three nannies, plus millions of dollars, being a single mom would be easy too!
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Domenico "Domingo" Ghirardelli, Sr. (1817–1894) was the founder of the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company in San Francisco, California. He was born in Rapallo, Italy and was the son and apprentice of a chocolatier.
At about the age of 20, in 1837 Ghirardelli moved to Uruguay, then in 1838 to Lima, Peru, and established a confectionery, and began using the Spanish equivalent of his Italian name, Domingo. In 1849 he moved to California on the recommendation of his former neighbor, James Lick, who had brought 600 pounds of chocolate with him to San Francisco in 1848. Caught up in the California Gold Rush, Ghirardelli spent a few months in the gold fields near Sonora and Jamestown, before deciding to become a merchant in Hornitos, California.[1] In 1852, he moved to San Francisco and established the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company at what would come to be known as Ghirardelli Square. According to the San Francisco Chronicle he is San Francisco's most successful chocolatier.[2]
His first wife was Elisabetta and they had Angela Ghirardelli and Domenico Ghirardelli jr. When he lost his first wife he married Carmen (1830–?) from Peru. They had the following children: Joseph Ghirardelli (1854–?); Elvira Ghirardelli (1856–?); Louis Ghirardelli (1858–?); Eugene Ghirardelli (1862–?).[citation needed]
Around the year 1865, a worker at the Ghirardelli factory discovered that by hanging a bag of ground cacao beans in a warm room, the cocoa butter would drip off, leaving behind a residue that could then be converted into ground chocolate. This technique, known as the Broma process is now the most common method used for the production of chocolate.[3]
Domingo Ghirardelli died in 1894 while on a trip to his birthplace in Italy. He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California.[2]
- ^ "Hornitos". Ghost Towns, Abandoned Villages, and Historical Sites in the United States and Canada. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
- ^ a b SF Chronicle, July 25, 2010. "Where to Find Celebrities' Resting Places" by Charlie Wells
- ^ "Ghirardelli". The Ghirardelli Story - A Rich Heritage. Retrieved 2009-01-10.


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It's very rare that a concept bike captures the heart of riders the way the Honda Rune did when it was introduced into the market. As a bike that draws its ancestry from the original Valkyries and the Gold Wings , the Rune's introduction had a significant impact on the motorcycle market.
Taking all the set-up characteristics of the two bikes and combining them to form one package, Honda essentially made the Rune one of the most important bikes of its line-up. Its cutting-edge design and expansive powertrain capabilities took the model into uncharted territory, establishing new directions that no other manufacturer had ever attempted.
Suffice it to say, Honda accomplished that and more with the Rune. It's not enough that it's inspired by some of the most popular bikes Honda has had in the past, but it also takes all of the company's technologies and wraps them up into one scintillating piece of touring awesomeness.
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The Honda Rune is powered by a massive 1,832c liquid-cooled overhead-cam, horizontally-opposed six-cylinder engine that was actually built for the new GL1800 Gold Wing. Apparently, Honda engineers loved the powertrain so much they decided to put it on the Rune too. That's a very good thing because as one of the more impressive hot rods to ever be built by Honda, it had to come with impressive performance credentials. The Rune's engine comes with six 32mm throttle bodies with 12-hole injectors, replacing the previously-used twin-body system and upgrading the fuel flow of the whole system for a freer flowing system. There are also new camshafts incorporated into the entire set-up while a revised 3-D fuel injection and ignition timing mapping, along with a new close-ratio gearbox, all help make the Rune a true road warrior in every sense of the word. If there ever was any indication of the Rune's capabilities, the bike actually outpaced the mighty Gold Wing on a drag strip by a 10th-of-a-second.
There's a reason why people are so excited about the Honda Rune. One of those reasons is the innovative trailing bottom-link front suspension it carries, a first for a bike of the Rune's stature.
As far as this new suspension set-up is concerned, it uses twin pushrods to transfer suspension loads through a linkage system. These arms and links actuate what appear to be twin shocks flanking the steering head and headlight. But that's only half the story. If you really dive in to the heart of it, you'll notice that the right side of the linkage system contains only the main spring for the front suspension system, while the left shock handles damping duties and also contains a lighter weight sub- spring.
The bike's new front end has been lauded for a reason, not the least of which is the finish and ground-breaking configuration it comes with. Simply put, the new trailing bottom-link system has been designed to return a feel and fork action that is entirely familiar to seasoned motorcyclists, one where no special accommodations are necessary.
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|1832cc liquid-cooled horizontally opposed six-cylinder
|Bore and Stroke
|74mm x 71mm
|Compression Ratio
|Valve Train
|SOHC; two valves per cylinder
|PGM-FI with automatic choke
|Computer-controlled digital with three-dimensional mapping
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|Front: Trailing bottom-link; 3.9 inches of travel
Rear: Unit Pro-Link with single shock; 3.9 inches of travel
|Front: Dual full-floating 330mm discs with three-piston calipers
Rear: Single 336mm disc with two-piston caliper
|Front: 150/60R-18 radial
Rear: 180/55R-17 radial
|68.9 inches
|Seat Height
|27.2 inches
|Dry Weight
|794 pounds
|Fuel Capacity
|6.1 gallons
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meh, my times are accurate...I really thought you were going for some type of joke about the frequency of posts or something...I always read too much into stuff.
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meh, my times are accurate...I really thought you were going for some type of joke about the frequency of posts or something...I always read too much into stuff.
Context Clues lead me to believe he's making a joke about how the clocks spring forward (in spring) and fall back (in fall) and that the Giants Message Boards do exactly the opposite so in Fall they...
was watching the game with my GF and that was her favorite part :P
I think you have to let BJ go, that's coming from a HUGE BJ fan :-p
I don't "need" a Running Back but I'd give you Vincent Jackson for him anyhow and start Rice over Trent Richardson probably.
Yahoo Projections have Ray Rice ahead of Calvin Johnson for the rest of the year.
Ray Rice was supposed to be a top 5 RB in the NFL.
If you need a RB and have a bunch of WR's it makes...
my other league takes three days to process accepted trades, I proposed a trade to a friend of mine.
Ray Rice for Calvin Johnson, up until this week neither was doing that great and he needed a...
if it was straight without picks I'd be ok with it, but the picks make it tough to swallow.
The trade I saw proposed was Tuck, Wilson and a 2nd and 5th for AP.
I don't know how I feel about that, I think player wise it'd be fine...but we need O-line so incredibly badly, the 2nd and 5th...
so many people keep telling me that we are going to get Adrian Peterson....that'd be nice but I don't think there is a shot in hell that's going to happen.
No O-line last night again...well Jared Allen is pretty awesome so you have to give him some credit...but my lord can Eli have more then 6 tenths of a second to at least finish a 3 step drop before...
well that's fine, I mean I don't agree, I think Eli can modify his game to a different scheme but if you don't think that I can't blame you he hasn't shown much ability with the short passing game in...
I understand this Morehead...the problem is the rest of the offense can not support a 7 step down field passing game right now, that's JR's fault....if Eli was at the top of his game right now he...
The offense sucks this year...when you are throwing to spots it's nice to know whether your receiver is at least heading to the spot you think he is...unfortunately Eli hasn't had enough time most of...
Brady's offense isn't dependent on receivers reading the plays correctly, they run their routes he hits them in stride there is nothing there for the WR's to F up, no way to make wrong reads.
so what you are saying is that you honestly believe that Rueben Randle has a better grasp on the offense then Eli Manning does and that when the miss communications happen it's normally Eli not...
in my league
Cameron has gone: 16--9--24--15--3--6
Jeffery has gone: 4--4--5--21--28--4
Davis has gone: 21--2--0--7--14--31
Gates has gone: 4--11--11--19--7--2
what bothers me about...
I can start 2 TE's or 2 WR's in these slots (or 1 and 1), so I can start Gates and Davis and I think that might be what i end up doing, Cameron came in a trade recently I haven't had him long...I'd...
ahh the thing is Gates is matched up against Jax that's why he's rated higher...any thoughts on that?
2 people for Cameron and Davis that's what I'll do then, it's funny though, Jeffery and Gates are both rated higher then either Davis or Cameron on yahoo...but those projections are always wrong.
Fantasy football advice!
J. Cameron / V.Davis / A.Jeffery / A. Gates
Pick two to start.
Eli forces passes when the offense isn't working.
he's wrong for doing that but everyone in this organization and most fans already knew that...so whose at fault? Eli for forcing the passes or the...
"Eli" doesn't particularly need those things Morehead...Gilbrides scheme does...when you run a playaction option based offense the QB (whoever he is) needs time and needs WR's that can get open.


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He has published a fair number of academic articles critical of urban regulation, zoning and abortion, among other things, emphasizing public choice and Austrian economics. He is also CEO of Eyzaguirre y Cobin S.A., a Chilean start-up company heading the development of Freedom Orchard (www.FreedomOrchard.com) in Curacaví, Chile, part of which features a sustainable community designed to be attractive to freedom-minded immigrants from "First World" countries of the northern hemisphere. Related to that role, Dr. Cobin has a VIP consultancy service which he handles for special clients and visa and residency program mainly run by key members of his team (see www.chile-consulting.cl).
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As the days and nights get chillier, it's time to talk about layers. Taken literally, this means those extra blankets and throws you pile on to stay warm. But it also means all the decorative elements you add to a room to create interest, texture, and depth. Whether layers increase your physical comfort, please the eye, or hide parts of a room that make you cringe, there are tons of reasons to go multi-dimensional. Here are some of our best posts that tackle the topic, from layering throws, rugs, and other decor, to dealing with patterns, color, and fabrics.
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(Images: Anne & Richard's Loving Renovation at the El Dorado; Alex & Alina's Lovingly Layered Home; Irene & Evan's Welcoming Whimsy; Carol's Architectural Home in the Hills; Adir & Marcello's Worldly Retreat; Caroline & Sebastian's Bohemian Fairytale; and Kyle's Cottage in the City)
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I have been an apartment dweller most of my adult life, so when I am challenged by a landlord who will not let me paint (usually white or light colors), I "layer it on". It depends on the size of my place how much layering I do. I am currently in a small space, so I have minimized my layering to the couch, walls and windows in an attempt to add color, texture and interest. Floor space is limited, so I back it up a bit to those areas. I always keep my favored treasures and keepsakes visible. For those I don't have room, I bring them out in the next apartment. I move alot. Curious about others on AT and how they later in a small space. Great post with some great ideas.
I love posts like this on AT, it helps some thick headed dolt like me figure out how to layout my home. And believe me, it's hard. These posts are why I come here. That and the free snacks.
Love these looks because they seem comforting and homey, but layering means using a lot of items, and that's the problem, taking the time and effort to accumulate so many items to create this type of look.
Is that first picture from a home tour? I love those blue chairs!
Yummy ideas and visuals all round. That second room with the 19th century oak round pedestal table: A common style and 'workhorse' of a piece of furniture.
When I scrolled to that Table in that room, my heart skipped a beat.
My long gone identical table I inherited in the Midwest 1870's farmhouse I rented was surrounded by wood burning heat stoves, wind chimes and curtains with big strawberries printed all over it alongside the Jim Morrison posters.
Yes, the 1970's in full swing.
That oak table worked then, and it's gorgeous with the mid-century eclectic mixed offered up in the photo.
For the present and the past; thanks AT.
I have a similar table as the one in the second picture. It is an antique with great claw feet, but right now it is stuck down in the basement, probably getting ruined because I just can't figure out how to place it in my tiny space. The dining room is the first room one enters, and it is a walk through to the living room. Placed in the center under the chandelier seems too close to the front door and up against the wall just seems wrong. Anyway, this post reminds me of its beauty and how much I miss it!
Thanks, Dabney, for amassing such a collection of great links. I will explore them all over the weekend - I am kinda saving them like a favorite cookie, for last. It's a long weekend in Canada so (happy Thanksgiving to all fellow AT Canucks!)
Pictures 1, 3, 4, 6 & 7 are all ideas I'd love to see happen in my next place. I agree with others, this is a great post!
There's a fine line when in comes to layering. Too much can appear heavy and cluttered looking. Whereas too little may look like you are trying to cover spots, spillage stains, and plaster holes.
I'd love to know if that first one is from a home tour, too. Love the art! .... (I think I recognize the wonderful dog-enjoying-fireplace photo below that; that could be from one of my all-time favorite tours.)
I like the layered bed look but as my husband always gets to bed before me I realised we had too many pillows and the room looked untidy which I don't think is relaxing. Making the bed takes less time too with fewer cushions.
Thank you SO MUCH. I'm in need of a bit of practical inspiration today, and this post has hit the spot ten times over.
This is one of your best posts ever. Something for every taste, and an abundance of links. It's good to see some favorites from past tours, too. I'm saving this to study and enjoy and be inspired by.
Nice collection of links and pictures. Love the picture of the dog in front of the fire. Great post--I'll be happy to return again and explore the links. Thanks for posting.
I also hate cushions and never put any on my bed because there would be no point. It would just be a $30 cushion that gets put on the floor or the dresser every night before I went to bed, then it would eventually be that $30 cushion I never put back on my bed at all. I prefer to layer with items like throw blankets and quilts because they can be moved to other rooms for guests, or they can be taken to the sofa.
Rugs are also really good for layering. I like having rugs in the winter, and if I have enough space, I can roll up the rugs in the spring as it gets warm.
The link to Caroline's house is the wrong Caroline - the picture link from Caroline's architectural home in the hills actually takes you to another Caroline and her bohemian fairytale house (which is probably the house you wanted based on the them of this article).
Love this post with its abundance of great ideas for solving real world challenges. And I need those blue chairs in the first photo!
One layering lesson that comes through loud and clear -- a fuzzy pet on a chair, couch, or rug is essential.


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PUEBLO, Colo. -- In a late addition to the schedule, Northern Colorado Baseball hosted Adams State on Tuesday in Pueblo and came home with a 14-6 win at Runyon Field.
The Bears (7-11) scored in every inning from the third through the eighth, scoring their runs on 12 hits and two Grizzlies errors, and junior Nick Miller (Loveland, Colo.) led the offense, going 4-for-5 with four RBIs and two runs scored, while sophomores Ryan Yamane (Honolulu, Hawai'i) and Jensen Park (Kaneohe, Hawai'i) had two hits apiece.
Northern Colorado will next host South Dakota State in a three-game series beginning at 3 p.m. Friday at Jackson Field.
Sophomore Eian Raeber (Hanford, Calif.) pitched the fifth inning and earned the win (2-1) after the Bears took the lead for the final time in the bottom half.
Adams State (7-18) struck first, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning off junior starter Josh Tinnon (Niwot, Colo.).
The Bears then scored one in the bottom of the second, thanks in part to two Grizzlies errors. With one out, junior Ben Netzel (Loveland) drew a walk and Love bunted back to the pitcher, who overthrew the first baseman to put runners on the corners. Junior Landon Moseley (Lawrence, Kan.) struck out, but the catcher threw the ball wide of the pitcher, allowing Netzel to score.
ASU answered with one run in the top of the fourth. Senior Ben Packard (Niwot) led off the bottom of the fourth with a triple to right center for the team's second hit of the evening. He scored on a groundout to short stop off the bat of senior catcher Harrison Lambert (Lenexa, Kan.) to make the score 3-2.
Adams State again was able to hang a crooked number in the top of the fifth, scoring two more runs for the 5-2 advantage.
The Bears exploded for five runs in the bottom of the fifth to take the 7-5 lead. Senior Dylan Banach (Westminster, Colo.) was hit by a pitch to start things off. Yamane singled to left field and a fielder's choice off the bat of Park put runners at the corners with one out. Miller singled through the right side to plate one and Packard walked on four straight pitches to load the bases. Bryan Tibbitts (Westminster), pinch hitting for Lambert, singled to right to score one and pull the Bears within one, 5-4. Rob Cashel (Park City, Utah), also pinch hitting, drew a walk to knot the score. Moseley laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt down the first base line the fifth and final run of the frame.
Junior pitcher Robert Hawkins (Greeley) walked the first batter in the top of the sixth, but struck the next two out and picked off the pinch hitter for the unconventional retiring of the side in order.
Park doubled down the left field line and scored on a single back up the middle by Miller. Packard was hit by a pitch in the middle of his upper back and both advanced 90 feet on a balk. A Tibbitts groundout plated Miller for the 9-5 lead.
Adams State got one run back in the top of the seventh to pull within three, 9-6, but Hawkins again got a strikeout to end the inning.
The Bears tacked on another three runs in the bottom of the seventh for the 12-6 lead. Freshman pitcher Matt Loutzenhiser (Parker, Colo.) retired the side in order in the top of the eighth for the Bears.
Tibbitts was plunked in the middle of the back to lead off the eighth and he stole second base. With two outs, Tyler Yamamoto (Kaneohe, Hawai'i) walked and Banach singled through the right side to plate Tibbitts. Yamane singled to right and advanced on the throw back to the infield as Yamamoto came around to score for the 14-6 final.


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The fourth annual Juried Art Exhibition opens Saturday, July 20, at the Florida Museum for Women Artists and will continue through Sept. 28.
There will be a preview reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 19. Members are free; non-members are $10.
Twenty-six contemporary artists were selected for the show. Art works in an array of materials and styles will be on display, including oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, photography, clay and wood sculptures, fiber, and mixed media art.
The Florida Museum of Women Artists is at 100 N. Woodland Blvd in DeLand.
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Exhibit focuses on Haiti
The Museum of Florida Art presents Sequined Sentinels Gallery Talk & Wine Reception with Candice Russell at 5 p.m. Friday, July 26.
Guest Curator Russell is a collector and author of Masterpieces of Haitian Art published by Schiffer Books.
Haiti is a Caribbean island of paradox, attempting to establish a peaceful democracy amid threats of dictatorship. Its people possess a surprising wellspring of artistic creativity despite ongoing political unrest, poverty and illiteracy. The creativity of the Haitian people is inspired by belief in a pantheon of gods. Their artistry is most strikingly manifested in Vodou flags with their colorful sequined and beaded religious imagery.
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Meet and greet Ms. Barr while viewing her oil paintings and sculptures.
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Learn about Halifax Country during World War II
The Halifax Historical Museum has opened a new exhibit "World War II in Halifax Country!"
Blackouts, black shades on the windows, bridge passes, sub-chasers, food rations, enemy submarines on our doorstep, WACS marching on the beach. Young men go to war, wives and mothers, sisters and brothers waiting at home in Halifax Country from Ponce Inlet and Port Orange to Ormond-by-the Sea. It was a very scary time and a time when the Halifax Country Community came together for a single purpose. Help win this war.
This exhibit is presented through the courtesy of the Veterans Museum and Education Center of Ormond Beach, John Brinkley, founder. Designer and the major contributor of artifacts to this exhibit is Caroline DeLannoy. Additional contributors are John Brinkley, Hal Butts, Ann Moore, Clyde Johnston, the late Dr. Morris Seltzer's Family and the Halifax Historical Society.
These exhibits are made possible in part with funding from the Cultural Council of Volusia County and Florida Department of State.
The exhibit will be open until Nov. 16.
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The following community events have been scheduled for Easter in Rockbridge:
• Buena Vista Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Kite Flying Contest will be held at 1 p.m. at the Double Decker Pavilion at Glen Maury Park on Saturday, April 23.
• The Glasgow Communty invites you to an Easter Egg Hunt at the Glasgow Park on Saturday, April 23 at 11:00 a.m.
• An Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled on Saturday, April 23 in Vesuvius.
• The Freedom Center Church will sponsor a community Easter Egg hunt on Saturday April 23rd at 11:00 AM. Thousands of eggs with prizes and lunch served. This event is being held at the Freedom Center on RT 60 just past Stop in in the old Keydet General building. There will also be a Relay for life benefit concert on Saturday April 16th @6:00 pm. Performers are GodSent and Gail Slayton. Come check out the newly renovated facilities. Refreshments will be sold as a fundraiser to help support the teams. Contact Pastor Tim at 540-463-2600 or email
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• On Sunday, April 24 the Buena Vista Ministerial Alliance will sponsor its annual Community Easter Sunrise Service. It will be held at 7:00 a.m. in Glen Maury Park at the double-decker pavilion. The brief half-hour service will include singing, scripture reading and a short devotional message. Bringing the devotional will be the Rev. David Bain, Pastor Emeritus of Buena Vista Pentecostal Holiness Church.
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An automated stock-trading program accidentally flooded the market with millions of trades Wednesday morning, spreading turmoil across Wall Street and drawing renewed attention to the fragility and instability of the nation's stock markets.
While the markets quickly recovered, it was the latest black eye for the financial markets and suggests that regulators have not been able to curb the market disruptions that have led to frequent halts in trading and wild swings in shares.
Wednesday's debacle follows the botched Facebook initial public offering on Nasdaq in May and the aborted effort by another exchange, BATS Global Markets, to bring its own stock public on its own exchange. The episodes have further rattled the confidence of investors and stoked suspicions that markets are unsafe for savings.
"The machines have taken over, right?" said Patrick Healy, the chief executive of the Issuer Advisory Group, a capital-markets consulting firm. "When events like this happen they just reaffirm that these aren't investors, these are traders."
In the latest incident, the errant trades began hitting exchanges almost as soon as the opening bell rang and came from a single New Jersey broker that specializes in computer-driven trading, the Knight Capital Group. More than 100 companies, including big names like Alcoa, Citigroup and Ford, saw the prices of their shares suddenly spike up or down. The New York Stock Exchange later said that it would cancel the trading in six stocks that saw especially extreme movements.
The trades placed by Knight may have left the firm with millions of shares of overpriced stock, but the company did not comment on its potential losses. The firm's own shares ended the day down almost 25 percent. Knight is one of many companies that have seen their fortunes rise as regulators made a series of changes over the last 15 years that have opened up the markets to new exchanges and trading firms that use computer programs to execute thousands of trades a second.
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The New York Times, "Flood of Errant Trades Is A Black Eye for Wall Street."
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I think Bane just took over.
Back from several days in Washington. The city still has all the disadvantages of being a one-industry town, with almost everyone working for the government or lobbying the government or reporting on the government or trying to influence the government or litigating on behalf of or against the government. It's like LA and the entertainment industry, or downtown New York and finance. Everyone is in the same bubble, and every conversation begins sounding vaguely the similar.
The only difference this time is Washington feels under siege, as if marauding bands are closing in on it. Unlike Europe, with its long feudal history, America doesn't have traditions that spun into right-wing fascism or left-wing communism. Our right and left are much closer to the center than are Europe's.But the American right — whose roots are found in Jeffersonian libertarianism, and the Jacksonian alliance of small southern farmers and northern white workers — is moving further right, and pulling the Republican Party with it. It's fueled by economic fears combined with racism, anti-immigrant nativism, and southern white evangelicals.
The puzzle is why Wall Street and corporate America are going along with it when their interests are so different. The new Republican right is anti-Wall Street and protectionist. It distrusts big business and opposes the sorts of special tax cuts, subsidies, and big government contrast that big business has thrived on. The Obama administration has been far better to corporate America and Wall Street than the new Republican right would be.
I don't get it, but the alliance is formidable, and Washington can feel it.
One of the characters in the classic 1939 film "Stagecoach" is a banker named Gatewood who lectures his captive audience on the evils of big government, especially bank regulation — "As if we bankers don't know how to run our own banks!" he exclaims. As the film progresses, we learn that Gatewood is in fact skipping town with a satchel full of embezzled cash.
As far as we know, Jamie Dimon, the chairman and C.E.O. of JPMorgan Chase, isn't planning anything similar. He has, however, been fond of giving Gatewood-like speeches about how he and his colleagues know what they're doing, and don't need the government looking over their shoulders. So there's a large heap of poetic justice — and a major policy lesson — in JPMorgan's shock announcement that it somehow managed to lose $2 billion in a failed bit of financial wheeling-dealing.
Just to be clear, businessmen are human — although the lords of finance have a tendency to forget that — and they make money-losing mistakes all the time. That in itself is no reason for the government to get involved. But banks are special, because the risks they take are borne, in large part, by taxpayers and the economy as a whole. And what JPMorgan has just demonstrated is that even supposedly smart bankers must be sharply limited in the kinds of risk they're allowed to take on.
… What did JPMorgan actually do? As far as we can tell, it used the market for derivatives — complex financial instruments — to make a huge bet on the safety of corporate debt, something like the bets that the insurer A.I.G. made on housing debt a few years ago. The key point is not that the bet went bad; it is that institutions playing a key role in the financial system have no business making such bets, least of all when those institutions are backed by taxpayer guarantees.
For the moment Mr. Dimon seems chastened, even admitting that maybe the proponents of stronger regulation have a point. It probably won't last; I expect Wall Street to be back to its usual arrogance within weeks if not days.
But the truth is that we've just seen an object demonstration of why Wall Street does, in fact, need to be regulated. Thank you, Mr. Dimon.
"But the truth is that we've just seen an object demonstration of why Wall Street does, in fact, need to be regulated. Thank you, Mr. Dimon."
Paul Krugman, writing in the New York Times, "Why We Regulate."
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Greg Smith, a Goldman Sachs vice president, resigned his post Wednesday with a stinging public rebuke of the firm on the oped page of the New York Times — accusing it of no longer putting its clients before its own pecuniary goals.
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Explanations for why so many Ivy League graduates rush into finance — along with law and consulting — tend to fall into two camps.
The economic determinists say this is no mystery. Finance, law and consulting pay high salaries — much higher than most other options on the table. It would be strange, given the financial incentives, if these graduates weren't going into such high-paying fields.
The social determinists say these students are simply following their tribe. Finance, law and consulting employ smart, high-status individuals in desirable urban locales. Because Ivy League graduates are smart, high-status individuals who generally want to work and live among people like themselves, it makes sense that they take the road more traveled.
These two camps are not mutually exclusive. You can follow the money while you follow your friends. But I'm young enough to know a lot of these graduates, or at least a lot of their recent predecessors. In conversations with them, I've come to favor another explanation: Their educations are failing them.
In effect, Wall Street — like a few other professions, including law, management consulting and Teach for America — is taking advantage of the weakness of liberal arts education.
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The House Republicans just left town and left us holding the bag.
That's right. After the Senate overwhelming passed a bi-partisan extension of the payroll tax cut, which gives us an extra $1,000 a year or $40 a paycheck, the House GOP rejected the plan outright. So now, thanks to the Republicans in the House, all of us could see our taxes increase come Jan. 1. What a great holiday present.
We can't let that happen. We've appreciated everything you've done this year and now we have one last favor to ask before the end of the year.Email your member of Congress and tell them what you'd do with the $40 extra dollars in your paycheck.
Maybe $40 isn't a lot to those who have Wall Street and big banks writing them checks or the millionaires who get their own tax breaks, but for the rest of us, 160 million of us, it can really make a difference.
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And after you contact your representative, if you have a Twitter account, use it to let everyone else know. You can find what others are saying under the #40dollars.
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and we will give you a CASH offer. We can bring immediate closure to any real
estate transaction. Serving Central and Northern Wisconsin.
(715) 581-5505