Well, my project of learning at least a little about every country in Africa continues. It’s been, what, almost three years now? And I’m up to Angola. This book, Culture and Customs of Angola (Cultures and Customs of the World) is an academic handbook, a basic reference to the life of the people in Angola…. [Read More]
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Holidays Galore, 2014-2015 edition
I’m passing on this handy calendar of religious holidays, prepared by the University of Illinois at Chicago, which has astonishing diversity. What I like is the breakout of which holidays come with restrictions from work and which do not, which limits the number of excuses students can use. One of the amazing things about the… [Read More]
Infrastructure Spending, in China and Elsewhere
China has been spending enormous amounts of money on infrastructure. The US should be spending more money in infrastructure. Brazil is embarking on an infrastructure program in advance of the 2016 Olympics. Is this good, bad, or ugly? For the most part, infrastructure is good. We need roads to get around, railroads and shipyards to… [Read More]