Wednesday, January 30, 2013
give us more of that!
Check out Kobe Bryant's stat lines over the last three games:
Against Utah, 7-10 FGs, 14 assists, 9 rebounds, 14 points.
Against Oklahoma City, 8-12 FGs, 5-6 FTs, 14 assists, 9 rebounds, 21 points.
Against New Orleans, 5-12 FGs, 4-4 FTs, 11 assists, 8 rebounds, 14 points.
All victories for the Lakers.
39 assists in three games. Over his 17-year career in the NBA, Bryant has never had a three-game stretch like that.
Will Kobe's transformation into Magic Johnson mean anything for the Lakers over the long run? Not so sure about that, but it sure does seem a lot better than when he's firing up between 20 and 30 shots each game and the Lakers are losing.
Ball movement and unselfish play make for beautiful basketball. For Lakers fans, this has to be encouraging. I'm actually a Suns fan, but before that, I'm a hoop fan. I'm hoping that Bryant keeps it up.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
f18 - no nautilus option for new document
In the Nautilus file manager in Fedora 18, unlike in most file managers, there's no handy option for creating a new, blank text document. What's up with that? You right-click inside a directory and you see something like this:
There is a way to add an option for a new document, though. You just have to add a blank text file inside the ~/Templates directory. You can do that with your favorite text editor, or you can quickly do it from the command line. Here's how I did it:
steve[~]$ cd Templates/
steve[~/Templates]$ touch BlankTextDoc
Then, you get something like this when you right-click inside a directory in Nautilus:
I found that if you then delete the empty text file from ~/Templates, you lose the "New Document" entry in the right-click menu.
There is a way to add an option for a new document, though. You just have to add a blank text file inside the ~/Templates directory. You can do that with your favorite text editor, or you can quickly do it from the command line. Here's how I did it:
steve[~]$ cd Templates/
steve[~/Templates]$ touch BlankTextDoc
Then, you get something like this when you right-click inside a directory in Nautilus:
I found that if you then delete the empty text file from ~/Templates, you lose the "New Document" entry in the right-click menu.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
what's important
Education is important. We all agree with that. And, we all want healthy bodies to go along with healthy minds. But doesn't it seem like we've made college athletics a much bigger deal than what colleges and universities are supposed to be there for?
A few times now, I've mentioned to M.A.L. that I wouldn't mind if intercollegiate sports were significantly de-emphasized -- or even eliminated -- in favor of campus activities offered for students to stay in good physical shape. Intramural athletics are more valuable to the general student body than athletic programs that focus on competing at a high level on the national scene, seems to me.
Food for thought? Consider the following from today's Albuquerque Journal:
Editorial: Sports Spending Leaves Academics in the Dust
By Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board on Wed, Jan 23, 2013
University officials across the country talk a good game — emphasizing the student in student athlete and proclaiming that academics take priority. But a new study shows many fail to put their money where their mouths are.
Instead, they put their money where their athletes are, spending six to 12 times as much per athlete as they spend per student on academics. In the NCAA’s Southeast Conference that translates into $164,000 per athlete when the average student gets just $13,390 in academic resources. It’s a disparity that helps explain why many campuses have new stadiums, refurbished arenas and chemistry buildings that are falling down in disrepair.
The data compiled for the pro-reform Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics highlights what many try to justify as a cost-of-doing-business but in fact represents out-of-control spending on intercollegiate athletics. That spending threatens to bust university budgets, tap-out alumni organizations, raid academic coffers and inflate tuition and fees.
The study found that in addition to the Southeast conference, the schools of the Pac 12, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Big East also averaged sixfigure spending per student athlete in 2010. And across Division I, athletic spending rose twice as fast as academic spending between 2005 and 2010.
Yes, sports and school spirit are important to campus life. And yes, everybody loves a winner. But when taxpayers, parents and university officials bemoan high remedial coursework and low four-year graduation rates, they need to acknowledge what they put out front in terms of resources and priorities.
And what they leave in the dust.
A few times now, I've mentioned to M.A.L. that I wouldn't mind if intercollegiate sports were significantly de-emphasized -- or even eliminated -- in favor of campus activities offered for students to stay in good physical shape. Intramural athletics are more valuable to the general student body than athletic programs that focus on competing at a high level on the national scene, seems to me.
Food for thought? Consider the following from today's Albuquerque Journal:
Editorial: Sports Spending Leaves Academics in the Dust
By Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board on Wed, Jan 23, 2013
University officials across the country talk a good game — emphasizing the student in student athlete and proclaiming that academics take priority. But a new study shows many fail to put their money where their mouths are.
Instead, they put their money where their athletes are, spending six to 12 times as much per athlete as they spend per student on academics. In the NCAA’s Southeast Conference that translates into $164,000 per athlete when the average student gets just $13,390 in academic resources. It’s a disparity that helps explain why many campuses have new stadiums, refurbished arenas and chemistry buildings that are falling down in disrepair.
The data compiled for the pro-reform Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics highlights what many try to justify as a cost-of-doing-business but in fact represents out-of-control spending on intercollegiate athletics. That spending threatens to bust university budgets, tap-out alumni organizations, raid academic coffers and inflate tuition and fees.
The study found that in addition to the Southeast conference, the schools of the Pac 12, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Big East also averaged sixfigure spending per student athlete in 2010. And across Division I, athletic spending rose twice as fast as academic spending between 2005 and 2010.
Yes, sports and school spirit are important to campus life. And yes, everybody loves a winner. But when taxpayers, parents and university officials bemoan high remedial coursework and low four-year graduation rates, they need to acknowledge what they put out front in terms of resources and priorities.
And what they leave in the dust.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
organs
The rugged Organ Mountains, east of Las Cruces, New Mexico (photo taken January, 2013):
The Wikipedia has some interesting info about this mountain range. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_Mountains_(New_Mexico)
The Wikipedia has some interesting info about this mountain range. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_Mountains_(New_Mexico)
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