That's how much of the $30M that the U.S. Department of Education, using a secret formula not susceptible to analysis, allocated to us in response to our request for $7M. It wouldn't sting so much if it weren't for the fact that Xavier got $5M and Dillard got $4.6M. To put it another way, Xavier's students are apparently worth $1,257 each, Dillard's are worth $2,268 and Tulane's are worth only $179 each, at least to the DOEd. Basically, this allocation was "fixed" and I am rather "pissed," although, sadly, not particularly surprised.
So let's see. Thursday's long levee ride was pretty good. Fast enough without being too fast and mostly steady paceline. This morning we had anywhere from four to six riders depending on where we were at the time, and again it was nice steady paceline, mostly in the 20-23 mph range. Good ride for a Friday. Despite the thick humidity, the air was surprisingly cool this morning, which is to say it was maybe down to 80F at sunrise. I guess tomorrow I'll do the Giro Ride but Sunday is up in the air. There will certainly be some pressure to work on the kitchen at home, I'm afraid, but I sure would like a long ride in the country!
Kenny B found the link to the Tour Cycliste de la Guyane so we can keep up with Realdo and his team. They're wearing mostly red jerseys, BTW. There's a closeup of Realdo in one of the Stage 2 videos, but my French comprehension is nonexistent, so I can't follow the commentary.
I'm trying to build up an old Schwinn as a city bike for The Daughter. I think I have about everything I need, but I'm kind of struggling with the wheel issue. Both of the wheels on the bike are hopelessly "tacoed" and so I'm looking for an old 6-speed road bike or a pair of old 6-speed wheels that I can get really cheap. I could rebuild the wheels myself, but the cost of new (27") rims and spokes alone seems kind of crazy for this project. So maybe I'll make the rounds of flea markets tomorrow and see if I can come up with something that will work. And then there will be the challenge of getting it up to Iowa! Yeah, I know it will end up costing more than a new bike from Wal-Mart, but some of this is really about recycling an old bike rather than dumping it in the trash. I was going to ride over to Plan B yesterday to see if they had anything, but it was pouring down rain all afternoon so that didn't happen. They're theoretically open on Saturday afternoon, so maybe I'll be able to get there eventually.
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Randy, I have an old Wolber Super Champion "Gentleman GTA" clincher rear wheel, 36-spoke triple-cross, 27", with the spin-on cluster (Sachs-Maillard) that I'll let you have for nothing, since I have no use for it. It has a 7-speed cluster on it right now but originally had a six on it. If you want it, I'll be glad to ship it to you. I'll even leave the old tire and tube on it!
Seems a bit whiny to be complaining about large chunks of money going to private schools when public institutions that serve more people are so poorly funded. How much is UNO getting? Why not ask the wealthy parents of Tulane students to fork over more money if you need it?
"Seems a bit whiny to be complaining about large chunks of money going to private schools when public institutions that serve more people are so poorly funded."
Actually, the two institutions that received $5M and $4.6M are both private and are both faith-based and have relatively small enrollments. UNO got $2.4M and should have gotten more. The benefits to the city, state and nation of supporting high-quality private universities are too many to enumerate here.
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