Friends of African Village Libraries (I post regularly here)- Sortie d’animation avec la Bibliothèque Mobile Pénélope à l’école B de Houndé
- Ghana librarians do a group reading session
- Organisation d’une séance de mots croisés et d’une séance de dessin à la bibliothèque de Karaba
- Appréciations des livres CMH par professeurs du CEG de Maro
- Animation d’une séance de lecture guidée à la bibliothèque de Karaba
- Animation de l’animateur de ABVBF à la bibliothèque de Béréba, Burkina Faso
- Encouragement des élèves de l’école Sainte Thérèse de Houndé à la lecture
- Organisation d’une séance de lecture à voix haute à la bibliothèque de Koho
- Visite du coordonnateur et de l’animateur de ABVBF à la bibliothèque Lumière pour enfants à Houndé
- Une sortie d’animation de la BMP à l’école E de Houndé
Monthly Archives: October 2017
Compromise and the Civil War: Rejecting the euphemism of John Kelly
Nobody has to be a professional or even amateur historian to understand the import of General John Kelly’s words (below), stated in his capacity as Chief of Staff of the President of the United States, in a formal public interview, … Continue reading
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Ioannidis et al. on low bias and publication bias in Economics the “con” game is still being played loud and even proud
If we adopt the conventional 5% level of statistical significance and 80% power level, as well, then the ‘true effect’ will need to be 2.8 standard errors from zero to discriminate it from zero. The value of 2.8 is the … Continue reading
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Quantifying effects of rent control in San Francisco… very large redistibrution and inefficiency
It almost seems like the uncontrolled landlords are quite content to keep rent control in place: their rents go up substantially. In this paper, we exploit quasi-experimental variation in the assignment of rent con-trol in San Francisco to study its … Continue reading
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Mercury News weighs in on quiet attempt of Santa Clara County to take over Housing Authority
The Santa Clara County Housing Authority needs a shakeup. Dealing with federal rental vouchers and other programs for low-income residents, the authority’s appointed governing board is autonomous from both the county and the city of San Jose. The joint authority … Continue reading
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Statues of important historical figures (so far all men) being made Burkina Faso
A nice initiative by the Minister of Culture Tahirou Barry. Le circuit inaugural s’est refermé à Dori avec le baptême du monument de Hama Arba Diallo, figure emblématique de l’opposition burkinabè. « Arba Diallo est une figure emblématique de notre … Continue reading
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Traditional chiefs appropriated local structures of the Sankara “revolution” Burkina Faso… nice article
La résistance des pouvoirs coutumiers s’est faite par la recherche permanente du contrôle des structures populaires. Dans ce modus operandi, les institutions coutumières s’appuyèrent sur les liens familiaux et lignagers afin d’investir les structures populaires. Les chefs traditionnels ont su … Continue reading
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Upcoming colloquim on leagacy of Thomas Sankara
Les 26 et 27 octobre 2017, l’Université Ouaga1 Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo abritera un colloque pour marquer le 30e anniversaire de l’assassinat du Président Thomas Sankara (15 octobre 1987). L’objectif étant de permette aux acteurs politiques, scientifiques et de la société … Continue reading
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Stockton basic income: Of all the “experiments” to run in the world, this one is probably idiotic in the sense that social science will learn nothing of value from it
Maybe 100 people. Likely currently unemployed and poor. So we call that means-tested welfare, not a universal basic income. And the control group sure won’t have any response bias, for sure. Tubbs says he hopes the experiment will run at … Continue reading
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New documentary on koglweogo in Burkina Faso. Rough justice and torture.
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Documentary on RTB on koglweogo of Kaibo in Centre-sud
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Some notes on criminal justice reform in the U.S.
Vox’s German Lopez reviews Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform, by John Pfaff. Prison population growing because violent offenders being incarcerated at state and local level, not Federal. Pfaff: “In reality, only … Continue reading
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Roadblocks for Project Loon delivering Internet over Puerto Rico
Seems like a lot of technical glitches still have to be worked out. See what happens next month! La esperanza de que los globos de Project Loon pudieran conectar a Puerto Rico tan pronto como esta semana -como se había … Continue reading
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Long analysis by El Nuevo Día on cost of restoring electric grid in Puerto Rico; close to $2 billion…. and likely not until December
Ante el colapso financiero y operacional de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica (AEE) y la incapacidad fiscal del gobierno de Puerto Rico, los estragos causados por el huracán María al sistema eléctrico de la isla se han convertido en una … Continue reading
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Dramatic story of struggling to make do in Puerto Rico… slightly undermined
It is a great story and dramatic photo, residents of Charco Abajo (“the puddle underneath”) whose bridge washed away, using a supermarket cart and pulley system to get stuff more easily across the river. But wait, what is that in … Continue reading
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Why I think simple narratives of Thomas Sankara need to approached critically #lwili
From my review of Thomas Sankara Speaks: The Burkina Faso Revolution 1983-87: There is no doubt that Sankara’s heart was in the right place. But the DOP speech and others illustrate three features of Sankara’s rule that I find troubling: … Continue reading
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Traditional son jarocho from Veracruz, “El Colas”
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Sharp criticism of Ricardo Ramos, head of Puerto Rico electric authority
De entre el aluvión de mentiras hay unas que irritan más que otras. El pueblo las identifica todo el tiempo y deja pasar la mayoría. Entre las que se quedan alimentando la ira son las relacionadas con la Autoridad de … Continue reading
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Sea of Bees with live (and animated) version of “Test Yourself”
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Books not worth reading. Seveneves by Neal Stephenson and The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
I actually enjoyed, somewhat Anathem by Neal Stephenson, but Seveneves was flat out bad after about 300 pages… and it continued until 800 something. I slogged, skimming. Burst out laughing at the explanation for genetic engineering of Neanderthals in cramped … Continue reading
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R’s remarkable growth: Python is growing just as fast and is more used among data scientists, but for economists/social scientists I think R is right language
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Michael Kevane 