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Q: Conditionally set a variable if it's NULL When stepping through a sqlite3_stmt, I'd like to check against a return value of NULL rather than store it and check against the stored value.
Here's what I'm doing now:
char *email = (char *)sqlite3_column_text(statement, 10);
if (email == NULL) email = "";

And here is what I'd like to be doing, minus the double-call to column:
char *email = ((char *)sqlite3_column_text(statement, 10)) ? (char *)sqlite3_column_text(statement, 10) : "";

Is there some way to express the second expression more concisely? I have to do a lot of these repetitively, so I'm looking for brevity.
I know this is a problem of control flow rather than a problem with the SQLite API itself but there you have it. I can't think of a good way to do this.

A: A GNU extension to C allows the ternary conditional operator to evaluate to its condition if it's true and there's nothing in the first branch:
char *email = (char *)sqlite3_column_text(statement, 10);
email = email ? : "";

or, more exactly what you say you're looking for
char * email = (char *)sqlite3_column_text(statement, 10) ? : "";

This works when compiling with Clang, too.
Another possibility would be:
char *email = (char *)sqlite3_column_text(statement, 10);
email = (NULL == email) ? email : "";

But I think I'd recommend just going with your first option. Make a code snippet if you're doing it a lot.

A: Does this work?
char *email;
// Reviewed by "R." to verify sequence point correctness.
email = (email = (char *)sqlite3_column_text(statement, 10))? email : "";

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There are ongoing rumors about OPPO Pakistan and is being heard and read through different resources that OPPO Pakistan is going to have a distributor for distribution and sales of OPPO Smartphones. OPPO discards all such rumors and states that all such rumors and news/information is wrong and incorrect. OPPO Pakistan is NOT going to have any distribution company on their panel and there would be absolutely no change, in working method of OPPO Pakistan.
OPPO Pakistan have recently introduced four new smartphones to their fleet in Pakistan.
OPPO Neo 7 has a 5″ full HD Display with Qualcomm MSM8916 Quad-core 1.2GHz processor. The phone comes with a RAM of 1 GB and internal storage of 16 GB and also supports micro SD card for further extension of storage. The phone is loaded with 8 mega-pixels rear camera and 5 mega-pixels front camera. The phone operates on Android 5.1 and have a non removable battery of 2420 mAh.
OPPO R7 Lite has a 5″ AMOLED HD (1280 by 720 pixels) display with Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-core processor. The phone possess 2 GB RAM and internal storage of 16 GB which can be further extendable. OPPO R7 Lite comes with a 13 mega-pixels back camera having a perfect image quality, brand-new beautify 3.0, and ultra-clear flash while the front camera consists of 8 mega-pixels with multiple modes for you to easily customize your preferred effect. OPPO R7 Lite runs on Android 5.1 and is backed up by a 2320 mAh non removable battery.
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OPPO Mirror 5 has a diamond like exterior (back) finish having a display size of 5″ TFT and a MSM8916 Quad-core 1.2GHz processor. The phone holds a RAM of 2 GB and internal storage of 16 GB. The phone comes with a 8 mega-pixels of rear camera and 5 mega-pixels of front camera. The phone is backed by 2420mAh non removable battery.


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Research has shown that the more direct involvement young children have with their learning activities, the more effectively they learn. Children create their own knowledge through hands-on interaction with the activities, materials and people in their environment. Thus, an environment rich in activities, materials, and people who relate well to their ages and stages of development will enhance a child's learning process.
Age appropriateness. Activities that are introduced must be in accordance with the stage of learning that the child is at in order to be effective. It is the responsibility of the teachers to prepare lessons that conform to the developmental stages of the children in order to meet the objectives of the lessons.
Individual appropriateness. Each child is an individual with his or her unique personality and style of learning. The curriculum must be responsive to the individual needs and differences of each child.
The child has a good self-image and is accepted, as they are, by both adults and other children.
The child is given repeated opportunities to discover, explore, be challenged, and problem-solve through direct experiences.
The child is given diverse choices that can lead to independence, self-confidence, self-control, and a sense of responsibility.
The curriculum at Pleasant Park Child Development Center is divided into seven areas: language arts, social studies, science, mathematics, physical activities, art, and music. Those areas are then taught through various learning objectives.
At Pleasant Park Child Development Center, we have researched each learning center and discovered the academic benefits of each one.
Block building can contribute to children's development in physical, cognitive, language, social, emotional, and creative areas. Children learn the physical skills of holding, stacking, and balancing the blocks. Arms and hands are strengthened as children take the blocks off the shelves and put them back again. The muscles in their fingers are strengthened as the children pick up smaller items and stand them in place. Balancing the blocks also promotes eye-hand coordination.
In addition, social skills are enhanced in the block area, as children learn about sharing, cooperation, taking turns, and playing cooperatively. Also, their language is expanded through speaking and listening to each other. Creativity is enhanced by building structures of their own design. The block center also promotes cognitive growth, through skills such as categorizing, counting, sorting, and problem solving. All this activity promotes a positive feeling about themselves.
Classification: the ability to sort out one thing from another on the basis of its characteristics. The child learns to discriminate visually among various shapes, sizes, and colors, and then learns to compare one object with another, discovering that some things are alike and others are different.
One-to-one correspondence: the ability to match objects that belong together. For example, the yellow cap goes with the yellow marker and the brown cap goes on the brown marker. The napkin on the table goes with the plate. If there are four plates, there should be four napkins.
Seriation: the ability to order objects by size, texture, taste, color, and sound, in ascending and descending order.
Counting: the ability to name numbers in a fixed sequence and apply it to an object at a time, arriving at a total. The children need to know the names of the numbers and the order of numbers and then apply one number to one object when they count (one-to-correspondence).
The above math skills can all be achieved by using such activities such as picture dominoes, lotto cards, puzzles, color bingo, tic-tac-toe, markers with caps, different colored and sized shapes and figures, and blocks. Most games involve some kind of sorting and counting.
Emergent literacy does not happen through formal teaching. It occurs in environments that are filled with print. A few examples of print are signs, lists, charts, pictures, books, labels, stories, magazines, newspapers, computer programs, and food containers.
There are also several things that a teacher can do to help create emergent literacy. For example, it occurs when teachers read books to individuals and small groups or when books are available for children to look at on their own. Also when stories are told orally for children to listen to and to respond to, and when children make up their own stories that are tape recorded or written down.
The freedom for children to choose books and activities.
The time to become deeply involved so that books and activities become meaningful.
Reading books to individuals and small groups daily.
Providing a good selection of picture books appropriate to the children's developmental levels.
Providing interesting follow-up book activities that children can become involved with on their own.
Telling stories to children from books in the Story Center.
Labels: everything n the classroom should have a label on it. That includes doors, clocks, tables, furniture, grocery items, shelves, and anything else in the room.
Names: a child's name should be on all their belongings, which helps them tremendously with name recognition.
Sign-up sheets: each time a child has to sign their name to a list or paper, the more practice they have.
Charts: they help children visualize information. For instance, a class can chart the children's height, weight, color of hair, and eyes. It can also describe the classroom rules, activities, menus, and weather.
In addition, writing centers can also enhance growth in fine motor skills, creativity, and language development.
Art, is also a means of communication and self-expression for children. Art is visual rather than verbal, and involves the elements of line, shape, color, and texture rather than words.
It is important to realize that most young children do not begin their art projects with a picture in mind, rather they are manipulating the medium to explore learning. All children go through a similar sequence in the development of drawing skills. They begin with scribbles that are repeated over and over again until they emerge into shapes. Then eventually, recognizable objects begin to appear.
In order to facilitate the progression in art expression, Pleasant Park Child Development Center creates an inviting art center. The art center is filled with diverse mediums of art such as crayons, markers, paints, scissors, stamps, play dough, clay, tape, newspaper, magazines, ribbon, chalk, hole punches, and glitter.
The art centers create growth in small motor development, cognitive development, and social development in addition to creativity.
Like art, music is another medium for children's communication and self-expression. The elements of music that young children are involved with include tone, rhythm, and melody.
Music centers should become personal for the children and they should be able to bring in discs or tapes of the music that they enjoy. Children also be able to explore different musical instruments, to see the cause and effect for each: if you shake the rattle, it makes a noise. The children may also create musical instruments, as beans in a paper towel tube with the ends sealed can become a shaker.
Music development encourages growth in several other areas, including language development, creativity, and cognitive development.
The science center is one the best examples of how children learn through self-discovery and investigation. Children, from infancy, are ready to explore their environment through their five senses.
Sight Children observe and notice things in their environment. For further exploration, they can use magnifying glasses and binoculars to learn about their environment. What does a lemon look like?
Sound Children usually use this sense after sight to explore an object. What sound does a lemon make? Listen carefully.
Smell Children use smell all the time to help them identify and discriminate among the things in their world. What does a lemon smell like?
Taste Most children want to try most things that are edible. As children mature, however, fewer things go into their mouths. How do different things taste? How does the lemon taste?
Touch Children learn a great deal from their sense of touch. How does the object feel? Describe it. How does the lemon feel?
In order for our science centers to be successful, they are be set up based upon topics that are of interest to the children. A few examples of topics are children's food, clothing, their shadows, dogs, cats, trees, grass, frogs, the sun, and rain.
The cognitive concepts that are most appropriate for preschool children to investigate involve the properties of objects (their shape, size, color, texture, sound and odor); the actions of objects (how they move, react, balance, stand up, grow, and eat); and likeness and differences among objects. Preschool children need not be so concerned about "why" things are the way they are, but rather "how" they look, act, and interact.
Running, jumping, climbing, and skipping are all activities associated with children. The Large Motor Center is set up to appeal to children's own interest in motion. Growing bodies need physical exercise in order to develop properly. It is our responsibility at Pleasant Park Child Development Center to provide opportunities for each child to practice his/her motor development. With different activities and equipment we provide opportunities for walking, running, galloping, jumping, hopping, leaping, crawling, creeping, balancing, bending, climbing, creative movement, throwing, catching, and riding.
These centers divide a classroom in such a way as to allow children to make choices, to move freely and independently, and to grow in areas of need. They also give opportunities for a large number of children to learn individually or in smaller groups so that the teacher can take advantage of moments of learning readiness, keen interest, and desire. In a more structured grouping, these activities might not otherwise be possible.
Our staff takes the responsibility to invite, guide, and encourage children to explore all the centers and ultimately learn in several. With so many opportunities to learn, whether a child selects one center or another, the end result will be the learning necessary for that particular child's growth. By helping each child find that there are different ways of learning the same thing, each child will discover their own best path to learning.
For a child to make choices.
For discovery and learning through direct personal experiences.
To build a feeling of self-confidence and competence as a result of learning skills.
To enlarge children's vocabulary and to develop skills in communicating their ideas.
For imaginative dramatic play through role-playing.
To learn, to think, and to problem-solve by using a variety of materials.
To develop socially by learning to relate to others.
To share and to be responsible to others as a member of a group.
To use and care for materials and equipment.
To complete tasks and to plan group projects.
To discover and expand the learning of specific information relating to a subject.
Once the learning centers have been prepared for the children, it is then the teacher's responsibility to observe the children interacting with the materials and activities. With the observations, the teacher can then determine at what developmental level each child is at, and which activities would enhance their learning.
In addition to the learning centers, the teachers will also designate a specific amount of time each day for guided lessons. This time includes calendar time, story time, writing time, art activities, music, fingerplays, flannel board stories, games, poetry, and rhythms. Guided group time also includes outdoor (or indoors in inclement weather) when the children may be organized into a more structured group for large muscle activities, such as circle games exercises, or practicing a motor skill. Also routine times when all the children may be eating, resting, moving in or out of doors together.
It is our goal at Pleasant Park Child Development Center to allow the children to explore their own learning, while offering guidance through their experiences and discoveries.


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The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies hosted the fourth annual Conference on Historical Studies between April 21-23, 2017 in Beirut, Lebanon. The meeting will focus on four hundred years of history, marked by either end by pivotal events, which shaped Arab national consciousness. "The Arabs, from Marj Dabiq to Sykes-Picot: the Transition from Sultanates to National States" will examine how military invasions, and political machinations, by foreign actors led, however inadvertently, to the rise of Arab national consciousness.
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Oliver Moore
Year of call: 2005 | Sol: 1998
"Impresses both with his attention to detail and with his knowledge of the intricacies of costs rules. He is very, very good on his feet."
Oliver is a barrister who specialises primarily in personal injury claims and costs litigation. He was a solicitor (with Higher Rights) before transferring to the Bar. His personal injury practice consists of a broad range of substantial multi-track claims. He is recommended in both Legal 500 and Chambers UK for Costs Litigation.
Oliver has a significant personal injury practice covering a broad range of substantial, multi-track claims for claimants and defendants. Many claims in which he is instructed have a value in excess of £300,000.
He was a solicitor specialising in personal injury claims before transferring to the Bar.
He is instructed in respect to accident and disease claims and his experience includes:
RTAs (in particular motorcycle accidents)
Accidents at work (Employers' Liability)
Occupiers' Liability and other Public Liability claims
Highways claim
Noise-induced hearing loss
Stress claims
Package Holiday claims
Animals Act
Catastrophic injury claims, including spinal and head injuries
Chronic pain cases
Loss of opportunity / chance of a future career / promotion
Claimant Cases
Accident caused by D negligently signing roadworks. C motorcyclist suffered catastrophic injuries in particular spinal cord injury. Liability and quantum disputed. Settlement achieved at c£370,000.
C suffered serious upper limb injuries at work; left with permanently bent arm and significant ongoing disability necessitating change in role. Oliver negotiated settlement at JSM for > £180,000.
C diagnosed with CRPS following shoulder injury caused by motorcycle RTA. Heavily disputed medical evidence and complex issues re loss of earnings/pension. Claim for loss of opportunity to pursue career as firefighter. Settled at JSM > £300,000.
C suffered very serious leg injuries in motorcycle RTA. Loss of career as mechanic. Permanent mobility difficulties. Settlement at JSM > £300,000.
Multiple serious injuries caused by motorcycle RTA. Liability agreed on second day of split trial (for more than had been offered before trial).
Defendant Cases
RTA in which lorry's tyre blew and collisions ensued. Motorcyclist died; pillion suffered serious brain/other injuries. Claim pleaded at £1.6 million. Liability dispute. Instructed on behalf of D5, who allegedly negligently repaired the tyre.
"Severe" and "life-changing" injuries caused by accident at work when fell and broke both legs. Claim pleaded at c£500k. Causation and earning capacity issues.
Defence at trial on liability of EL claim involving amputation injury.
Successful defence of s.33 application for Treasury Solicitor.
Defence at trial of RTA of claim held to be fraudulent; permission for contempt of court proceedings.
Oliver has a successful and well-renowned costs litigation practice. He receives instructions nationwide and is the only barrister on the Western Circuit recommended in the field of Costs Litigation in Chambers UK 2014.
Oliver's work includes:
Detailed Assessments in the SCCO before Regional Costs Judges and in County Courts nationwide, particularly where the costs exceed six-figures and there are complex issues of principle
Advising on the assessment of costs
Representing parties at costs settlement meetings
Settling costs pleadings where difficult issues arise
Disputes over the order for costs
Costs appeals
Advising generally on costs and litigation funding issues
Costs management
His costs practice involves cases in all areas of civil practice. He is instructed by paying parties and receiving parties.
Instructed by D (receiving party) in respect to costs of substantial group litigation (part of Miner's Knee Litigation).
Advising and negotiating the settlement of the costs of existing claims and future claims where multiple claims brought by one firm of solicitors against the same D. Settlement involved costs > £1 million.
Advising and representing receiving party in respect to costs of substantial PI claim (case went to Court of Appeal). Costs in excess of £400,000. Numerous complex legal and factual issues including conduct issues, disputes over success fees and insurance premium.
Advising and representing receiving party at costs settlement meeting where bill > £600k.
Many cases on interpretation and application of rules on fixed success fees e.g. Norris v H M Revenue & Customs [2010] EWHC 90178 (Costs), Fountain v Volkerrail and Vika v HMRC. In Bird v Meggitt Oliver was instructed to settle Grounds of Appeal and Skeleton for the Court of Appeal.
Successful appeal before HHJ Hughes QC on correct approach to exercise of discretion on orders for costs of detailed assessment and applicability of authorities on Part 36 to r. 47.19.
Three successful appeals to DCJs on behalf of Ds concerning compliance of C with protocol and order for costs (e.g. Turner v Gribbon [2009] AC0119975).
Vague v Dairy Crest - Successful appeal before HHJ Cotter QC involving application of Crosbie v Munroe.
Yates v Bond - Successful appeal before Mr Justice Irwin against summary assessment of costs raising issues as to the correct approach to summary assessment.
Nwoke v Modus - Successful appeal before DCJ in respect to an issue as to interpretation and application of the fixed costs rules, specifically r.45.10 2 (d).
Oliver is instructed in respect to subrogated recovery claims and other insurance related litigation in respect to property damage and personal injury claims.
His experience includes:
Flood damage / escape of water claims
Oliver has over 15 years experience of representing interested parties at inquests. That experience includes instructions on behalf of the family of the deceased and potential defendants.
He receives instructions from the Treasury Solicitor.
Costs Litigation
Specialising in personal injury claims and costs litigation, he has a caseload that sees him tackling detailed assessments in the SCCO and before regional courts. He represents clients in costs settlements and handles costs appeals. Clients include both paying and receiving parties. Moore also has extensive knowledge of Part 36 offers.
Strengths: "Impresses both with his attention to detail and with his knowledge of the intricacies of costs rules. He is very, very good on his feet."
Recent work: Acted for the defendant in Messenger v Zenith Insurance Plc. This case concerned an issue of principle arising as a result of the impact of the claimant's conduct on costs assessed.
Handles a broad range of personal injury claims on behalf of both defendant and claimant clients, including those involving brain injuries and fatal accidents. He has significant experience acting in multi-track claims and complex employers' and public liability disputes.
Strengths: "Technically very good."
Recent work: Acted for the defendant in Rothwell v Energybuild, an employers' liability claim arising from a coal mining accident.
'His strengths include his ability to get a very thorough grasp on a case before providing any advice, which means that any documents/statements of case he drafts are equally as thorough; leaves no stone(s) unturned and missing nothing.'
Ranked: Tier 1
'He is a walking knowledge bank of costs rules and laws. He also has good insight into the judicial approach to costs and their response to arguments and will focus on what will work.'
Strengths: "Oliver's practical experience and extensive costs experience make him an ideal advocate for any PI and clinical negligence costs litigation." "He is able to quickly grasp the issues, apply the law and present arguments in a logical and persuasive fashion." Recent work: Instructed to advise the claimant in XXX v Thatcher, a dispute connected to a head injury PI case that settled for millions of pounds and included various costs issues, such as multiple retainers, success fees and ATE insurance premiums.
Handles a broad range of personal injury claims on behalf of both defendant and claimant clients, including those involving catastrophic injuries and fatal accidents. He has significant experience acting in multi-track claims.
Strengths: "He is a very skilful and persuasive advocate. He's also very approachable and easy to deal with; he used to be a solicitor before going to the Bar so he has greater experience than his years of call and he knows exactly what solicitors are looking for." Recent work: Instructed on behalf of one of the defendants in a case involving a claimant who suffered a head injury following an accident on a construction site.
"He has great attention to detail and is well liked by clients."
"Very experienced in all aspects of personal injury law."
Specialising in personal injury claims and costs litigation, he has a caseload that sees him tackling detailed assessments in the SCCO, representing clients in costs settlements and handling costs appeals. Clients include both paying and receiving parties. He also has extensive knowledge of Part 36 offers.
"Has a passion for costs and it shows in his tenacious approach to costs disputes. He can be relied upon to give good pragmatic advice on the prospects of a case and displays excellent attention to detail in his written and verbal submissions." "Oliver is able to quickly grasp the issues, apply the law and present arguments in a logical and persuasive fashion."
Recent work: Instructed on behalf of the claimant in Anderson v Ladler, a case concerning the costs consequences of the defendant's acceptance of the claimant's Part 36 offer after the expiry of the relevant period in claims under Section III A of Part 45.
'Very knowledgeable and affable.'
'Very experienced in fatal accident and psychiatric injury claims.'
Specialising in personal injury claims and costs litigation, he has a caseload that sees him tackling detailed assessments in the SCCO, representing clients in costs settlements and handling costs appeals. Clients include both paying and receiving parties.
Strengths: "Oliver has an in-depth knowledge of both PI and costs. He also benefits from having previously been a solicitor, which is very valuable when it comes to justifying or disputing work that has been done on a matter."
Recent work: Instructed on behalf of the claimant in Brindley v Cooper, an appeal concerning the application of the fixed costs rules relating to personal injury claims.
'An extremely safe pair of hands.'
Strengths: "Has a real interest in costs and always gets his facts and figures straight."
'An excellent legal brain, and an effective and tenacious advocate.'
A specialist costs barrister and head of the set's costs and litigation funding team. He handles the full gamut of civil costs diputes and brings with him former experience as a solicitor with higher rights.
Strengths: "Certainly a go-to costs specialist in the south west, he is extremely knowledgeable." "He can look across a range of cases and identify common themes before hammering out deals in hard-nosed negotiations."
Recent work: Advised the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in regards to several substantive costs disputes.
'He has a particularly strong occupational disease practice'.
Heads the costs and litigation funding team at Guildhall Chambers. He represents paying and receiving parties in all civil costs matters, and is frequently instructed on costs appeals, appearing before costs judges and the Supreme Court Costs Office (SCCO). Recent work: He acted for a defendant in respect to the claimant's appeal from the SCCO relating to the applicable success fee to a personal injury claim.
'As part of his broad practice, he handles catastrophic claims arising out of motorcycle accidents'.
Called to the bar after eight years as a solicitor, and represents claimants and defendants in the SCCO and County courts through the country, but in particular before the Western Circuit's Regional Costs Judges.
Expertise: "He is clever, thorough, very pragmatic and a good advocate."
Recent work: Acted in the Court of Appeal on Bird v Meggitt Aerospace, a case which concerned the interpretation and application of fixed success fee rules under CPR P45 as it pertains to disease cases.
"Highly regarded"
Costs Litigation & Funding: Wendy Shaw
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Janice WONG – Asia's Best Pastry Chef
Chef Janice Wong : "Your world is your imagination"
Asia's Best Pastry Chef by 50 Best
Pastry Chef of the Year by World Gourmet Summit Awards
A passion for edible art
Presence in Singapore, Japan and London
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Chef Janice Wong's never-ending passion for culinary art has propelled her forward to test the limits of dessert making. The native Singaporean has learned from some of the world's best chefs, including US luminaries Thomas Keller and Grant Achatz, virtuoso Spanish chocolatier Oriol Balaguer, and prodigious French pastry chef Pierre Hermé.
In November 2014 she launched her eponymous sweet concept, JANICE WONG, and recently launched her new concession stand at the world-renowned Harrods department store in London in 2018. Chef Janice has received worldwide recognition for her cutting-edge creations, expanding globally to include an outlet in Tokyo, and is a regular on the global pop-up circuit.
Notable global collaborations include Janice Wong MGM in Macau, a sweets shop where customers can observe a live dessert station with the world's biggest chocolate fountain, and Janice Wong's first solo exhibition in Huis Ten Bosch Nagasaki featuring her signature edible artworks. She has been named Asia's Best Pastry Chef; for the second year running by the prestigious San Pellegrino Asia's 50 Best for 2013 & 2014. Janice Wong also won the title of Pastry Chef of the Year from the World Gourmet Summit Awards in 2011, 2013 and 2015, including the title of Young Woman of the Year from Her World in 2012.
As a visionary, artist, author, culinary stylist and photographer, Chef Janice Wong's philosophy is a continuous inspiration for her world of edible art. In September 2011, she fashioned seven edible art installations that completely transformed the studio space: with edible items as her only tools, Janice conceptualized and designed edible installations such as marshmallow ceilings and gum drop-covered walls. She has since been commissioned by galleries, restaurants and clients both locally and overseas to cra! interactive art. Playing with a multitude of colours, textures, flavours and even perceptions, her strikingly unconventional artworks are constantly evolving as people interact with them. Her ideas are threaded by a commonality: a pursuit for perfection in imperfection, and an appreciation of imperfection in perfection, presenting an artistic, gastronomic world of flawless imperfection and flawed perfection. Such is the beauty of art and Janice Wong's creations.
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Ebola: Liberia's President Pens Heartfelt Letter to the World
Ebola: Liberia's President Pens Heartfelt Letter to the World
In the midst of the Ebola outbreak currently plaguing Liberia, the country's president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has written a moving letter to the world, imploring communities of the world to join forces to fight against the deadly disease.
The Independent reports that the letter was read over the radio and transmitted worldwide:
Dear World,
In just over six months, Ebola has managed to bring my country to a standstill. We have lost over 2,000 Liberians. Some are children struck down in the prime of their youth. Some were fathers, mothers, brothers or best friends. Many were brave health workers that risked their lives to save others, or simply offer victims comfort in their final moments…
There is no coincidence Ebola has taken hold in three fragile states – Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea – all battling to overcome the effects of interconnected wars. In Liberia, our civil war ended only eleven years ago. It destroyed our public infrastructure, crushed our economy and led to an exodus of educated professionals. A country that had some 3,000 qualified doctors at the start of the war was dependent by its end on barely three dozen. In the last few years, Liberia was bouncing back. We realized there was a long way to go, but the future was looking bright.Now Ebola threatens to erase that hard work. Our economy was set to be larger and stronger this year, offering more jobs to Liberians and raising living standards. Ebola is not just a health crisis – across West Africa, a generation of young people risk being lost to an economic catastrophe as harvests are missed, markets are shut and borders are closed.The virus has been able to spread so rapidly because of the insufficient strength of the emergency, medical and military services that remain under-resourced and without the preparedness to confront such a challenge. This would have been the case whether the confrontation was with Ebola, another infectious disease, or a natural disaster.But one thing is clear. This is a fight in which the whole world has a stake. This disease respects no borders. The damage it is causing in West Africa, whether in public health, the economy or within communities – is already reverberating throughout the region and across the world.The international reaction to this crisis was initially inconsistent and lacking in clear direction or urgency. Now finally, the world has woken up.
The community of nations has realized they cannot simply pull up the drawbridge and wish this situation away.This fight requires a commitment from every nation that has the capacity to help – whether that is with emergency funds, medical supplies or clinical expertise.I have every faith in our resilience as Liberians, and our capacity as global citizens, to face down this disease, beat it and rebuild. History has shown that when a people are at their darkest hour, humanity has an enviable ability to act with bravery, compassion and selflessness for the benefit of those most in need.From governments to international organisations, financial institutions to NGOs, politicians to ordinary people on the street in any corner of the world, we all have a stake in the battle against Ebola. It is the duty of all of us, as global citizens, to send a message that we will not leave millions of West Africans to fend for themselves against an enemy that they do not know, and against whom they have little defence.The time for talking or theorizing is over. Only concerted action will save my country, and our neighbours, from experiencing another national tragedy. The words of Henrik Ibsen have never been truer: "A thousand words leave not the same deep impression as does a single deed.
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Greatly inspired by this woman. her words have more depth than shown on this site. We should stand in for each other for our own good
It is obvious she has lost control of her country and cannot manage this crisis. She needs to step down as president and let a more capable person handle the crisis and save Liberia from itself. Seems like Liberia is fast becoming a country that always needs to be saved from catastrophes. Madam Sirleaf, too much story. Please step down. Though we know African leaders will rather die on the seat. I wonder why your country men have not forced you out.
What are you on about???
Such usual Nigerian mediocre thinking displayed in your comment.
PS: I'm referring to your comment, not you
Olaotan Oladitan
NO! She has already proven her competence as a capable leader and technocrat long before now, and the country was well on the way to recovery. It's easy to lay blame in the midst of catastrophe, but what she needs is assistance.
Did you realize Liberia has only 1 doctor and 27 nurses for every 100,000 people before this incident and you can count the reputable hospitals with your fingers. Be happy Nigeria never went through the kind of war, brain drain, collapse in infrastructure and resources that Liberia went through.
Besides, what magic do you expect someone else to have done asides what the woman has been doing to manage the crisis (or should Winston Churchill too have resigned during the German Blitzkrieg in World War 2?). A typical African (male) leader would have let his ego get in the way long before now, and not realized a desperate plea for assistance is sometimes the most pragmatic move.
It's nice to always remain critical, but let's be realistic abeg
Greatly inspired by this woman. Her words are throbbing and it is about time we all stood out for each other. Africa needs to rise
opsykinkyop
May God help us all.
Nigeria needs to step in. Africa needs to step in. This is just awful.
udemedia
Touching story
Wow…this is a lot for a woman to carry. Speechless. Oh Lord take control because the 'world' does not want to help.
US refused to send zmapp to Liberia. And even when a Liberian with ebola was in US, they refused to treat him and he died.
A difficult, lonely road…
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Suwa
The world needs to see this as a fight for all, a stitch in time saves nine because this virus will continue and stretch to other nations that feel immune…. Jane you are obviously ignorant and dont read the news…. The US exhausted Zmapp and sent practically all to Liberia for their health workers and a lot survived and a few still died, the Liberian that took the virus to America was a liar and that was what contributed to his end…They are mobilizing 3000 health workers in the military to go fight Ebola in Liberia right now, one of the Liberian ministers also stated his ignorance like you and said they dont need guns, they need health workers, he didnt understand that the military is not just for fighting wars so read before you write down your ignorance….The rest of the world e.g Europe which has resources needs to get more involved to fight the disease
we all must help #singledeed,notathousandwords#
Grown Woman
Oh My God i feel for Liberians…people see them now as a Virus and not humans anymore.Jesus please take the wheel.I just hope this Zmapp will be available.I wonder how Uganda used to overcome this disease without spreading this vast.
blackcoffee
well she has spoken well,that's all we get from this wicked woman with the heart of an evil spirit,she's asking for more money to enrich her family and friends,what have they done with the little that was given our country,poor health workers are risking their lives just cause they love this country but what do they get in return nothing,it is Ellen and her friends that are enjoying everything.you will not know till you are in Liberia.this woman is the worst thing that ever happened to Liberia
Femme de l'Avenir
While I won't subscribe to calling the woman names, I kinda agree with you in many ways. From the day Nigeria became introduced to Ebola through Patrick Sawyer, I've read thoroughly on and still follow updates of this disease. It surprises me that the Government of Liberia let it get this out of control. A country with strong ties with America??? I question Sirleaf's role as well as her agenda as president of her country, I've always that felt that perhaps she wasn't honest and initially hid the intensity of the scourge of this disease on her country. Now IMO she's doing what she should have done months ago. I agree that this is a global fight but Sirleaf has in her own way contributed to the spread of Ebola through her lackadaisical handling of this public health problem within her own country.
I question your logic that because Liberia has "strong ties with the US" therefore it is expected that the US would have helped Liberia combat Ebola. We, we no get strong ties with the UK? Have they helped us with Boko haram? My dear strong ties no concern those people, dem no send! Right now, it's the Grace of God that would help. Some liberians are not helping matters by helping to transport the virus across borders. This action is enough for people to withhold what ever sympathy they had for Liberia. Abi people no dey Serria Leone or guinea that can get on a plane? Those people have respected themselves and sat at home. But no! Liberians must waka.
Concerned_Boyfriend
Not only was your attempt to juxtapose the two countries folly, it was also unfair on Liberia. If you didn't read the heartfelt plea, at least you'd agree that her country was just coming out of a long and a brutal civil war. Liberia lost everything in that war – infrastructures and human capital. They don't have the resource to mobilize like Nigeria to curtail the spread of the diseases. Please let's be fair and rationale in our criticism lest we put our ignorance in full display.
KILETE DENNIS DIONIN
Thanks mama.
Tell the world.
Please this woman should sharrap.
Her OWN SON, a medical doctor, just flew his entire team OUT of Liberia, back to the US.
In the middle of Ebola crisis.
But here she is calling on international community to assist her.
When will AFRICA learn?!? What message does that send? You want other medical personell to risk their lives, yet your own son- who is a doctor- can't risk his own life?
That's what happens when people choose a profession just for the sake of choosing it. What a disgrace. Mrs Johnson will do well to show her son Mr William Pooley- the nurse who CONTRACTED EBOLA, recovered, and is back there doing his work! SMH
CovertNigerian
Is she somehow directly responsible for these alleged actions of her adult son? A plea for volunteers is not misplaced regardless of what her son has chosen to do. Unless you can demonstrate that he wanted to serve and she actively prevented him from doing so, you haven't offered a valid criticism of the president, maybe of her son and even then only maybe.
This is not the time to start pointing fingers or crying over spilled milk. I don't want it takes to be a president and my knowledge of the Liberian government is very much limited but what I know is that we cannot let this disease wipe out any entire nation before doing something. I may not be bold enough to go to Liberia / Sierra Leone /Guinea but what little I can do in my own little corner of the world, I will do. if it is showing up to pack food to be shipped to those countries then it is better than sitting back and calling someone names or pointing fingers. This is not about one person or what we feel about one or a few people it is about innocent citizens dying on a daily basis. Ebola is here and it is real, it is no propaganda as opposed to what some uneducated people are saying. yes it will take the world standing up and choosing to do something. Yes, Liberians, the people of Sierra Leone and Guinea need to lead the way. The rest of us should DO SOMETHING!!! by something I mean more than just talking about it the problem.
****I don't know what it takes to be a president******
Tunmi
I truly do not know much about her or her work as president but I must say she writes a hell of a lot better than Naija's own.
Cocobutter
God please heal all those with the Ebola virus, and let us all help in any way that we can to eradicate this disease. For all those who have lost loved ones to Ebola, may God grant you the strength and fortitude to bear their loss.
jake ro
That is one reason that no matter how bad people view the USA, I still prefer to deal or work with them.the Europeans you can never trust.when the going gets tough , they always step back and do as if that problem does not exist., yet when it is issue of economics you see them there criticizing the US and trying hard to get whatever it is for themselves without working for it,
ATL's finest
I am so PROUD of her for seeking help! this is how U do it. I wish Pres. Jonathan will learn from this. Maybe if he had asked for help with the missing girls, life would have made more sense and be better for those kids.
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As I walk into the museum, the first thing that catches my sight is the series of Yvonne Jacquette's paintings, Night Life. I find out that her works are so unique because of the unusual viewing angle. She sketched the night life of the world from the point of high-rise buildings or airplanes. In my opinion, she is so good at utilizing lithograph and silkscreen to explore the relationship between the natural and the artificial. It is also stunning that she rearrange with scale and compositions to create whole new perspectives that does not exist in real life. What's more, she provides a new angle of my favorite city in the world, New York, making her more attractive than she has already been.
The design of whole museum is properly elegance with dim light pouring on the light brown timber floor, but what makes me feel impressed most is the David A. Cofrin Asian Art Wing. This particular wing is currently exhibiting highlights from the asian collection. It is the only one exhibition gallery that has burgundy timber floor, which highlight the solemnity of the exhibition. As entering the wing, I am shown that exhibits are presented on both sides and I can see the exuberant trees in the garden outside the wing. What an ingenious design combining the human arts with the natural beauty.
This piece of art was painted by Figari. His works mainly focus on his youth when he lived on a farm in Uruguay. As can be seen in the work, he portrays a rural life in the neighborhood of his childhood home. In fact, it frightens me a bit in the first place because of its name and the visual sense. The faces of the people in the painting are all vague and unclear. It conveys a sense of misery and distress to me as I look at it. I am wondering how the artist had been through when he was at such age as the little girl in the painting. The core value of the work reflects the painter's secretly distressful experiences and stimulates a sense of empathy of my own. It makes me feel lucky to have such a happy and rich childhood.
The Brazilian photographer, Sebastiao Salgado is known for his socially conscious works documenting communities all around the world. This picture is not simply about three little girls holding hands. It is much deeper in essence. We can tell that the three girls are standing together holding hands without smile that they should have had at their age. So it brings out a question: why don't they smile? Let us take a look at the background of the picture. It is a mess. This photo reveals a serious social problem of poverty in that area. They are struggling for food while we are sitting on our couch at home watching TV shows. Sometimes, arts are direct and ruthless. They show us how the real world is and make us think what really matters. These three girls deserve a better life, everyone deserves a good life.


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Coutume
Zone of customary laws (droit coutumier) in the north and of Roman law (droit écrit) in the south, before the French Revolution
Coutumes were the customary laws of France.
Developed under feudalism during the Middle Ages and in the early modern period, the coutumes were the laws asserted and enforced by the French kings and their vassals, especially in the lands of the Île-de-France, to the exclusion of Roman law. The area where the French customary law (droit coutumier) was in force was known as the pays de coutume. In the south of France (pays de droit écrit) Roman law remained paramount. The line separating the two areas was generally the river Loire, from Geneva to the mouth of the Charente.
A number of regional coutumes were compiled in the 13th and 14th centuries. The Coutumes de Beauvaisis, compiled by Phillipe de Remy, had a long-lasting influence on French law. There were about 60 such regional coutumes. There were also more than 300 coutumes locales in specific towns and villages. Voltaire said that in France a traveler changed laws as often as he changed horses.[1]
However, by the 16th century the Coutumes of Paris (first published in 1510) had been adopted in all areas except Normandy, Burgundy and Brittany. Further development of customary law had been halted by the late 16th century.[2]
When the Napoleonic code entered into force in 1804 all the coutumes were abolished.[3]
North AmericaEdit
In 1664, under the royal act creating the French East India Company, the Custom of Paris became the only law of the land in New France.[4] In 1866 the Civil Code of Lower Canada was adopted in Lower Canada. The majority of the Code's rules borrowed heavily from the Custom of Paris.[5]
^ The Civil Code: an Overview
^ "Legal History of France". Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
^ "Coutume de Paris" in the Canadian Encyclopedia
^ "Civil Code" in the Canadian Encyclopedia
Custom of Paris in New France
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