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
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Are Women Better Bankers to the Poor? Evidence from Rural Microfinance Institutions
In some ways pretty surprising that the gender of MFI CEOs would matter. So before repeating to colleagues, take the time to read paper (unlike me) and determine whether methods reasonable. Abstract: Microfinance Institutions MFIs provide financial services to the … Continue reading
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What is Chikungunya? Don Vlady explains, from El Salvador, where tens of thousands have gotten it
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Nice summary of recent exchange rate movements
Some of the dollar’s recent strength has come against the euro, following a series of statements made by the European Central Bank’s president, Mario Draghi, that were interpreted by currency traders to be supportive of a weak euro. Many European … Continue reading
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The big guys, for now, decide to sit around a table and talk about what to do
Annoncée en fin de semaine dernière dans un contexte marqué par des débats « houleux » sur l’article 37 et la mise en place du Sénat, la rencontre de ce jour qu’on peut qualifier de « premier pas », jette … Continue reading
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Investor rights and environmental rights in the OceanaGold case
An Australian-Canadian mining company, OceanaGold, is suing the Salvadoran government for refusing to grant it a gold-mining permit to its subsidiary, Pacific Rim. Manuel Pérez-Rocha, a researcher at the Institute for Policy Studies, explained the situation: “OceanaGold is demanding more … Continue reading
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The U.S. Employment Situation – August 2014
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 142,000 in August, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services and in health care. In … Continue reading
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Federal funds rate remains at .1% per year….
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U.S. current account deficit continues apace
So $500 billion a year. With a population of 300 million, this is about $1500 per person per year. Unfortunately for me, as director of FAVL, that means sustained appreciation of dollar fairly unlikely. For the three months ending in … Continue reading
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Chikungunya has left the building….
Today, my eighth day, was the end. I was feeling light-headed and sleepy almost all day. My weird rash, where patches of skin feel like they are on fire, was diminished, but still there. Then about 8pm this evening, I … Continue reading
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Chikungunya – right description of symptoms, I will not be trying the remedy
ARSENIC ALB 30 – to counter: the great debility with low vital power, the exhaustion after even slight exertion, the mental and physical restlessness, the sense of fear he was fraught with, the depressed spirit, the aversion to food, the … Continue reading
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Limited interest?!? Limited interest?!?!
Papers also get rejected because they are of limited interest. Say, they focus on the marketing behavior of tomato-growing households in three villages in Burkina Faso. via BellemareHowtoPublish.pdf.
Day four of Chikungunya: the skin crawling started last night… truly horrible
Various neurologic sequelae can occur with persistent chikungunya fever.Approximately 40% of those with CF will complain of various neurological symptoms but hardly 10% will have persistent manifestations. Peripheral neuropathy with a predominant sensory component is the most common 5-8%. Paresethesias, … Continue reading
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The urgent need for public health action
The cost-effectiveness of public intervention seems like it must be higher than for any other disease. If it gets to 100,000 deaths, even if the valuation of life is as little as $10,000, the loss will be in the billions … Continue reading
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Puerto Rico debt maybe not so bad… good news for Kevane family
A year ago, hedge funds were bit players in Puerto Rico and municipal bonds in general, long regarded as a sleepy market dominated by mutual funds that buy and hold the same bonds for years.Hedge funds began descending en masse … Continue reading
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Chikungunya and ebola
So I got Chikungunya unfortunately. My symptoms started yesterday morning, and built all day, and by nighttime the joint pain was all over… you know it is bad when you wake up at 4am looking at your gnarled hand and … Continue reading
Relaxing in Burkina Faso couple weeks ago
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Senegal touts its big effort to prevent Ebola from getting established
Lots of publicity, quick public health action, good treatment… so the Guinean is cured and none of his contacts got infected…. supposedly. Reassuring. Il est vrai que pour l’instant, la campagne active de prévention menée par les autorités sénégalaises a … Continue reading
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In Puerto Rico, helping my dad while my mom suffers through Chikungunya
She seems to be be pretty well, although last week when she got it was hell for her and my father. It’s big news here is Puerto Rico with estimates of 20,000 cases…. If the deaths are confirmed to be … Continue reading
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More movies watched on Air France
I forgot to mention that one of the highlights of the trip to France/Burkina Faso was flying on an Airbus 380, the double-decker giant plane. On the way back I realized a childhood dream: to go up stairs in an … Continue reading
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A somewhat discouraging conversation concerning libraries in Burkina Faso
Last week I visited one of the villages where FAVL supports a library. We had an appointment at the office of the mayor. We walked up to the municipal building. A village woman was standing there with a man. The … Continue reading
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Michael Kevane 