All interested participants in this masterclass should pre-register as early as possible, given that the total attendance is limited to roughly 90 participants. Some specific funding for local expenses (i.e., food + accommodation on-siteat CIRM) is available (thanks to CIRM, and potentially to Fondation Jacques Hadamard, to be confirmed); this funding will be attributed by the scientific committee, with high priority to PhD students and post-docs.
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Masterclass in Bayesian Statistics in Marseilles next Fall
Posted in Books, Kids, Mountains, pictures, R, Running, Statistics, Travel, University life with tags Aalto Science Institute, applied Bayesian analysis, Bayesian statistics, calanques, CIRM, CNRS, France, INLA, Luminy, Marseille, masterclass, Méditerranée, Provence, QUT, R, SMF, STAN on April 9, 2018 by xi'anVélib’surdity!
Posted in pictures, Running, Travel with tags biking, electric bike, France, JCDecaux, Paris, rental bike, Smovengo, Vélib on April 8, 2018 by xi'anOn January 1, 2018, the official purveyor of short term rental bikes in Paris, the Vélib‘, changed, due to Smovengo winning the official bid for the renovation of the 2007 structure, against the contender JCDecaux. I almost never use these bikes as I travel with mine(s), except when stuck in a broken train or sudden industrial action! But I find amazing that the bid comparison did not consider the ecological cost of switching operators, as every single slot of every Vélib’ station had to be changed to accommodate the new bicycles. Some of which are electric bikes, requiring electricity plugs on every slot, two other ecological fallacies. And this is not even accounting for the disposal of tens of thousands of the older bikes (which were already suffering from a very high failure rate). Given the slow pace of the switch, free floating bike services like Ofo, Gobee, and OBike tried to take a share of the market, but they suffered so many degradations that they are gone or about to go. Another mountain of used bikes to dispose off…
Chamonix snapshot #3 [jatp]
Posted in Kids, Mountains, pictures, Running, Travel with tags Alps, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, dusk, France, jatp, mist, Savoie, Savoy, ski, smoke, vacations on March 10, 2018 by xi'anSt. Augustine [jatp]
Posted in pictures, Travel with tags church, dome, France, Haussmann, jatp, Paris, Saint-Augustin, Second French Empire, Victor Baltard on February 28, 2018 by xi'anblue skies over Batignoles [jatp]
Posted in pictures, Travel with tags Batignoles, Batignolles-Monceau, city walk, Clichy, France, jatp, Paris, weekend on February 23, 2018 by xi'anIvanoël! [jatp]
Posted in Kids, pictures, Travel with tags Christmas break, France, French food, Ivan Vautier, jatp, MIchelin starred restaurant, Normandie, tarte tatin on February 11, 2018 by xi'anLes Enfants Rouges
Posted in Kids, pictures, Travel with tags Daï Shinozuka, France, game, Le Marais, Les Enfants Rouges, Paris, restaurant review, The New York Times on February 4, 2018 by xi'anAn happenstance reservation at Les Enfants Rouges led to a great and unique meal. The restaurant is located in Le Marais, north of Paris City Hall, and the chef Daï Shinozuka brings a precision in the cooking and presentation of traditional French food that makes each dish a masterpiece. Above the “neo bistro-fare” lauded by The New York Times. But definitely part of the new and exciting food scene in Paris!