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OALibJ Vol.7 No.11 , November 2020
Combating the Spread of COVID-19, the Challenges Faced and Way forward for the International Community: A Review
Theophilus Pius1*, Saphurah Nabaasa1, Nicholas Kusiima1, Ejike Daniel Eze2, Blessing Jacob Yashim3, Ssebuufu Robinson4
1 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Kampala International University, Bushenyi District, Uganda.
2 Department of Physiology, Kampala International University, Western Campus Bushenyi District, Uganda.
3 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Kampala International University, Western Campus Bushenyi District, Uganda.
4 Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry, Kampala International University Bushenyi District, Uganda.
Abstract: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-COV2 has been a great disaster globally; affecting human lives, world economy, social activities, and above all lack of trust among countries of the world. The dreaded disease has about more than 3,713,796 confirmed cases, 263,288 deaths, and 1,341,059 recovered persons in May 2020. The main purpose of this article is to review measures put in place to combat COVID-19, challenges faced, and way forward for the international community. The study reviewed relevant articles on COVID-19 and measures put in place for combating the spread of COVID-19. The inconsistency in the prevention and control of COVID-19 and unwillingness by the people especially, in developing countries such as Africa has hampered the effective implementation of universal control measures to combat the disease. Also, the lack of a universal approved treatment and lack of trust amongst regions of the world to combat the disease have left many countries to struggle for themselves. The earlier report that the COVID-19 is not airborne and the recent report that is airborne has done more harm than good in terms of preventive measures. Another challenge observed is the lack of a complete understanding of the coronavirus by the scientific community. The association of the COVID-19 with 5G network was another distraction and confusion to the international community in combating the disease as people who were supposed to observe control and preventive measures, found themselves protesting and vandalizing the 5G tower thereby exposing themselves at risk of been infected with coronavirus. There is a need for a consensus on preventive measures and treatment through evidence-based research that will be effective in combating COVID-19 globally. During this global crisis with COVID-19, the international community must decentralize the testing centers to reach out to the rural areas instead of waiting for case reports from such areas. Social network owners should find a way of filtering and controlling information shared during outbreaks and Pandemics in the future.
Keywords: Combating Spread of Coronavirus, Challenges, International Community, Way Forward
The COVID-19 first outbroke in Wuhan city China in the year 2019 which spread was mild at the closing of the year (December, 2019) and the increase spread exponentially with fatalities at the beginning of 2020 [1] .
The World Health Organization (WHO) has the declared the outbreak due to COVID-19 in Wuhan China as a global threat and pandemic because of its fast spreading across and fatality across the globe and therefore, ordered for case finding and tracing of all persons suspected to come in contact with a confirmed case [2] . Following the epidemics, recent research shows that the coronavirus is similar to SARS-COV-2 and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-COV). The origin of SARS-COV-2 has been speculation since the outbreak as many linked it with bats and pangolins [3] .
In China, based on the epidemiologic characteristics observed, everyone was assumed to be susceptible, although there may be risk factors increasing susceptibility to infection. During the early stage of the outbreak in Wuhan, the main strategy focused on preventing the exportation of cases from Wuhan and other priority areas of Hubei Province, and preventing the importation of cases by other provinces; the overall aim was to control the source of infection, block transmission and prevent further spread. Even as this measure was introduced in Wuhan which has helped a lot in combating the spread of the virus, it is clear that the virus finally has spread globally [4] . Though public health experts recommend large-scale implementation of high-quality, non-pharmaceutical public health measures. These measures as recommended must fully incorporate immediate case detection and isolation, thorough close contact tracing and monitoring/quarantine, and direct population/community engagement. Despites the recommendation, a lack of initial cooperation among people from developing countries especially Africa has slowed down efforts of government and health agencies in controlling the spread thereby, leading to continuous increase in COVID-19 cases in African continent [5] .
In South Korea, the first case was identified on January 20, 2020 followed by the detection of one to two cases on average in the later days. However, the number of confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection started to increase rapidly on February 19, 2020 with a total of 6284 confirmed COVID-19 cases including 42 deaths as reported by Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) (KCDC, 2020). Following increase of cases since the index case, the COVID-19 response team called for implementation of wide array of social distancing measures to rapidly contain the outbreak in Korea which mitigates the morbidity and mortality impact of the disease, and to stem the number of case exportations to other nations [6] .
The control of COVID-19 has been very challenging because of its similar clinical manifestation with other respiratory infections such as the flu, common cold, and the fact that many appeared to be asymptomatic for many days even after been exposed to the SARS-COV-2 virus [7] . A study of systematic review and meta-analysis reported no sufficient evidence of the N95 mask giving protection against viruses and this might reasons why many health workers both in developed and developing countries still tested positive with COVID-19 despite the use of the N95 mask [8] . The transmission of the virus has earlier been reported to be through coming in contact with infected fluid and droplets released through coughing and sneezing by an infected person or being closed to and infected persons; another transmission mode was indicated to be through a handshake with an infected person and touching contaminated surfaces which will eventually lead transferring the virus particles to the eyes or nose to set in infection [9] . Despite the awareness of COVID-19 spread, the developing countries especially, Africa find it hard to cope with lockdown or stay at home strategy as most of them depend on the daily income to survive.
2. Objective of the Study
The main purpose of this study was to look at combating of COVID-19, the challenges faced by the international community and way forward for future outbreaks and Pandemics.
3. Methods
This study reviewed published relevant articles on COVID-19 from across the globe; those which are not published in English Language were not included in the review. All relevant articles were analyzed and summarized specifically to look at the trends of the virus spread and how the international community work towards combating the spread of the virus and challenges faced in the course of implementing public health measures. The articles reviewed were cited with Mendeley reference software.
4. Challenges Faced in Combating COVID-19
This study observed variation in information sharing towards combating COVID-19 to be a stumbling block in curtailing its spread; many were told that alcohol can cure or prevent the disease thereby, leading many people abusing alcohol which eventually led to their early grave.
The lack of truth about the presence of SARS-COV-2 in many developed countries such as Korea, Singapore, Italy, Spain, the UK, the United States of America, and Thailand has harmed than good to other parts of the world that were yet to confirm a case. For example, people who traveled and are still in countries with confirmed cases during the outbreak should have been restricted from traveling and screening done on them before allowing people to travel back to their destinations. In Eastern Africa and Uganda to be specific, most of the initial confirmed COVID-19 cases were from outside the country and the same with West African, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, and Central Africa. Although, the use of a medical mask was recommended, no evidence has shown that the mask was manufacture for viral prevention. The medical mask itself was purposely to prevent contamination during medical procedures that may expose the patients to infection from normal microbial flora or potential pathogens and its recommendation has misled many that it protects them from SARS-COV-2 the causative agent of COVID-19. This misleading has brought a rumor in various media across the world that the medical mask should not be used because it was tested and discovered it has coronavirus.
Africa being a developing continent where many people live below one dollar a day has difficulty in putting the lockdown directive into practice as many people were resistant to the government directives and this led many being exposed to the COVID-19 viruses; country like Nigeria have a challenge in making the people abide with the lockdown as residents and religious leaders seen holding religion services and this led to arrest of the leaders also, a riot by the followers. Tanzania in East Africa did not ban religious gatherings until April 2020 when cases of COVID-19 begin to increase in numbers.
Social media though contributed to the sharing of information on prevention and control of COVID-19, misleading information from social media has also hampered the fight against combating the coronavirus spread. The rumour linking COVID-19 spreading and 5G network has been a very big challenge and a setback to public health effort towards combating COVID-19 [10] ; the fake news which has spread through social media has led to destruction of 5G network tower in most developed country such as the United States of America (USA) and United Kingdom (UK) [11] . The linking of COVID-19 and 5G network was a distraction to the international which instead of observing preventive measures put in place, people went on protest, attack and abuse of engineers who have connection with 5 Gnetwork and this led to continuous spreading amongst the people. This theory linking COVID-19 and 5G network also known as the conspiracy theory was traced by researchers to a statement made by a Belgium Doctor in January 2020 where he raised concern about health problems of COVID-19 and the 5G network [12] .
The COVID-19 Pandemic has hit the world hard with many cases and fatalities recorded; and the magnitude of how far it will continue is scary. Many treatments claims have been in circulation ranging from preexisting drugs used for other diseases such as Hydroxy-chloroquine, antiviral (lopinavir/ritonavir, favipiravir and remdesivir), nitazoxanide, ivermectin drugs and herbal medicine across the world [13] . The lack of consensus of the treatment claims by different health agencies around the world has hamper the progress and effort of arriving at a universal medication for COVID-19 [14] . Also, there is lack of trust between regions of the world in respect to where the COVID-19 medicine should come from irrespective of whether it is herbal or synthetic medication. Recent claim of cure to COVID-19 by the led Madagascar government has received no support by world health organization (WHO) though; some African countries extended their interest to try the Madagascar herbal medicine, the proof of cure has not been reported by other African countries yet. Another treatment claims was the transfusion of convalescent plasma (plasma collected from a recovered patient from COVID-19) to treat infected COVID-19 patients [15] .
5. Way Forward
1) The world health organization (WHO) in conjunction with the ministries of health of all countries should ensure the availability of testing kits that is cost-effective and accessible to all people. The set-up of one or just a few testing centers has slowed down case tracing and findings of contact of COVID-19 persons.
2) The scientific community must rise and make available an evidence base mask that is proven to protect against the virus that is transmissible through the respiratory system.
3) The WHO should find a way of passing information to the rural community and vulnerable people directly and timely to pass important communication or counter misleading information for effective prevention and control measures.
4) Bringing COVID-19 testing laboratories closer to the people by creating more Testing centers across countries affected with the pandemic will lead to a quick diagnosis and confirmation of cases across the country.
5) Alcohol made sanitizers should be made available in all public places entrances in industries, banks, hospitals, schools, and offices to aid in combating COVID-19 and other infectious diseases that are highly contagious.
6) Social media operators should be engaged in controlling misleading information about COVID-19 that will endanger the lives of the public and affect the fight against the spread of coronavirus.
The COVID-19 has been a great public health disaster of 2020 with exponential increases in cases and fatalities across the world. However, measures put in place by many countries affected by the pandemic have helped in slowing down the spread of COVID-19. Though information is limited on the novel coronavirus and no specific proven cure or vaccine has been made available, public health measures should continue to be used through the guidance of religious and community leaders to win this war of bringing COVID-19 to an end. Social media should be engaged in confirming, controlling the sharing of important information in regards to COVID-19 and future pandemics or outbreaks to avoid misinformation reaching the public.
This study review has been personal motivation from the authors towards contributing to body of knowledge in regards to combating the COVID-19 pandemics and has no funding or grant concerning its development.
The authors acknowledged the Management of Kampala International University Western Campus, Uganda for making the environment conducive to come up with this work especially, making internet access for use. The authors also, appreciate the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Uganda, World Health Organization (WHO), and researchers around the globe towards making available information on COVID-19.
Cite this paper: Pius, T., Nabaasa, S., Kusiima, N., Eze, E.D., Yashim, B.J. and Robinson, S. (2020) Combating the Spread of COVID-19, the Challenges Faced and Way forward for the International Community: A Review. Open Access Library Journal, 7, 1-7. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1106426.
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remove the roller from its support from the released end, then from the second.
insert the load space screen guides in the rails on the boot pillars.
To store the load space screen, place it at the boot sill, roller uppermost and flap facing inwards.
Hooked onto the special upper and lower fixings, this permits use of the entire loading volume up to the roof behind the seats of the 2nd row.
To connect a 12 V accessory (max power: 120 W), remove the cap and connect an appropriate adaptor.
Turn the key to the ignition on position.
This is a removable lamp, fitted in the boot wall, which can be used to light the boot or as a torch.
For the boot lamp function, refer to the "Visibility - § Boot lamp" section.
This torch operates with NiMH type rechargeable batteries.
It has a battery life of approximately 45 minutes and charges while you are driving.
Never replace the rechargeable batteries with normal disposable batteries.
Extract the torch from its location pulling it upwards.
Press the switch, located on the back, to switch the torch on or off.
Unfold the support, located on the back, to set down and raise the torch; for example, when changing a wheel.
Put the torch back in place in its location starting with the lower part.
If you have forgotten to switch off the torch, this switches it off automatically.
It the torch is not engaged correctly, it may not charge and may not come on when the boot is opened.
Fitted on the rear windows of the 2nd row, these protect your young children from the sun.
Pull the blind by the central tab.
Position the blind attachments on the corresponding hooks.


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John Oeffinger is Director, eLearning and Training for Texas Health Institute and Co-Director of TransFORWARD: Texas Transgender Health, a collaboration between Texas Health Institute and Equality Texas Foundation. He has 39 years' experience in project management, distance education and eLearning in for-profit, association, and non-profit organizations. John currently leads or co-directs four eLearning or transgender health projects for THI developing collaborative partnerships with national, state, and community based partners. He has been project lead for thirty-three online courses including twenty-five that are currently online. John earned his Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Texas A&M University in 1976 and was named to Marquis Who's Who in America in 1996. His primary research interests are in culturally competent transgender health, 3D immersive learning, web and mobile applications in health, and developing organizational knowledge.
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"Better-for-you" options at five mini shops serving breakfast, lunch and dinner is the overarching theme of the new Landscape of Flavors food court still being tweaked for Disney's Art of Animation Resort, opening in May. The new restaurant will be adjacent to the lobby.
There's a big focus on beverages, too. Fresh fruit smoothies are made to order, ditto for lemonade and pomegranate limeade. They're stocking organic teas, beer (including gluten free), wine, coffee and juices. You can get a plain cup of coffee or a French vanilla or mocha iced. And half bottles of wine are paired with cuisine from the food shops.
The Soup-Salad-Sandwich Shop lets you create your own salad (with beef or chicken) and offers a caprese sandwich with fresh mozzarella and tomatoes on focaccia, or a Buffalo-style turkey sandwich with arugula and a blue cheese-Buffalo sauce-mayo spread. Both are served with delish house-made potato chips.
The World Flavors Shop adds Indian-African flair to breakfast, too, with scrambled eggs, tandoor potatoes, Portuguese sausage, slab bacon and a mini-naan; or a veggie flatbread sandwich on naan with cauliflower, spinach and paneer. Lunch and dinner is a choice of tandoori chicken or shrimp, Mongolian beef with vegetables, mahi mahi, Portuguese sausage or roasted acorn squash served with sides and naan bread.
The Pizza Shop features make-your-own pasta, cheese and pepperoni pizzas and meatballs on ciabatta bread. Room delivery is an option, too.
The Burger Shop includes a breakfast burger with chicken breakfast sausage, cheese and scrambled eggs on a multi-grain bun, and a steak-and-eggs breakfast burger with a burger topped with fried eggs, cheese and bacon. Besides the traditional burgers, lunch and dinner includes a surf and turf burger with crab cake and fried popcorn shrimp, and a pastrami cheeseburger topped with pepper jack cheese and a slice of fried green tomato.
The "grab 'n go" Market Shop offers drinks, yogurt, bagels, pastries, gourmet cupcakes, cookies and gelato.
The food court will be part of the Disney Dining Plan, details to follow.


Few things give you the same rush of emotions that opening a thoughtful gift from a special person does. No matter the occasion, the time is always right to give a gift to the important man in your life. Fathers, brothers, husbands, boyfriends, and close friends all deserve some sort of acknowledgement; what better way to do this than by giving them heartfelt gifts?
When you begin your search for the perfect gift, you may become overwhelmed at the massive number of gifts available to purchase. There are many kinds of gifts for men but if you know the person for whom you are buying the gift well enough, you should know some of his interests, wants, and needs, which can immediately narrow your search.
If the receiver of your gift is interested in athletics, perhaps some new exercise clothes, an outdoor game, or a piece of memorabilia from his favourite team would be a good option. Likewise, if he is into gardening, some flowers or a good book of tips for his garden would be a great gift. Deciding upon the best gift to buy really depends on what you think the receiver of your gift would want.
Certain kinds of gifts are more appropriate for certain events. If you are giving a gift in congratulations of something, perhaps a monogrammed item would be appropriate, while the gifts for a holiday such as Valentine's Day would be much more romantically focused. If you are giving a gift for no reason other than to give the gift, something more casual such as a photograph might be best. Usually, these gifts are the least expensive but can carry the most meaning with them.
How Much Should You Expect to Spend on a Good Gift?
Anyone who has shopped for a gift before can tell you that gifts come in all shapes, sizes, and prices and sometimes the price of a gift has nothing to do with its size. If the person who you are buying a gift for is interested in technology, you may be thinking that an MP3 player could be a good choice; however, most of the major MP3 players are relatively expensive when compared to most other gifts on the market. If you are willing to spend the money on an expensive item then you might consider that gift but if you are not, there are plenty of other gifts out there that will make your man smile.
One thing that is important to remember is that almost anything can be a gift. Sometimes the best gifts are the simplest. A homemade card or an ornate pair of socks can both make great gifts if given to the right people and in the right way.


Franz Josef Och (November 2, 1971) is a German computer scientist. He is currently working as Director at Facebook. Prior to this he was Head of Data Science at Grail (an Illumina company), Chief Data Scientist at Human Longevity Inc., and earlier worked for Google as a Distinguished Research Scientist and head of machine translation based at Google's Mountain View, California, headquarters south of San Francisco.
He studied computer science at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Germany, where he graduated with a Dipl.Ing. degree in 1998. In 2002, he received his PhD in Computer Science at the Technical University of Aachen (RWTH), Germany. The same year he moved to the United States.
From 2002 to 2004 he worked as a Research Scientist at the Information Sciences Institute at the University of Southern California (USC). His research activities are in statistical machine translation, natural language processing and machine learning where he has co-authored more than 50 scientific papers. He has written several open-source software packages related to statistical natural language processing and was the chief architect of Google Translate.
In addition to German, he speaks English and some Italian.
^ Timmerman, Luke. "Google Translate Star Leaves Venter's Human Longevity For Illumina-Backed Grail". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
^ "About Franz Och". Human Longevity, Inc. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
^ Franz. J. Och: Statistical Machine Translation: From Single-Word Models to Alignment Templates. Diss. RWTH Aachen 2002.


OLD BRIDGE -- The council chose a replacement Monday night for long-time councilman Reginald Butler, who died earlier this month after a lengthy illness.
June Dungee, 72, will represent Ward 3 until November when there will be a special election to choose someone to fill out the remaining year left on Butler's term.
Mark Razzoli, the chairman of the Old Bridge Democratic Party, said Dungee will be the party's candidate in the November special election as well.
"She wants to carry on Councilman Butler's legacy of community first," Razzoli said.
Dungee is a county committeewoman for Ward 3, but she has never run for an elected office, he said.
It was Plainsboro's second house fire in five days.
She is also a member of the Middlesex County Federation of Women and a supporter of The Literacy Program for Middlesex County, Razzoli said.
He said she worked with Butler, who was Old Bridge's longest serving councilman, having been elected to the governing body in 1989.
Butler was the only Democrat on the nine-member Republican-dominated council when he died.


The main characteristic of this wine with a mysterious appellation of origin is a rich flavour profile of dark fruits. Its low alcohol content, soft tannins and good acidity make it a perfect match for strong, caloric, meals. This is the main reason for the popularity of portugizac, which is the young wine in the greatest demand in the continental wine-producing regions, especially on Plešivica, its season beginning in the late October, or early September the latest. Portugizac is thus the emblematic wine of Plešivica.
A French variety (originated in Burgundy), in the Režek vineyards produces a wine with all the best characteristics of the variety. The flavour is dominated by fresh fruits like apricot, with a hint of vanilla. It usually has a high percentage of alcohol, strong body rich with glycerol and a solid aftertaste. The Režek family plans barrique aging, which will add to its aromatic profile and consistency, and turn it into a long-lived wine. It's a great match for rich dishes – best fish and not to mention lobster.
Created using the classic méthode champenoise, this sparkling wine is a harmonious composition of graševina (Welsh Riesling) and šipelj. Maturing for three years with yeasts, it is dry with a well-balanced fruity flavour, strong aroma of yeast and pleasant acidity. With gentle, steady bubbles, it is best as an appetizer or combined with fish or seafood dishes.
It has the characteristic yellow- green colour, rich aroma of apple and lemon with a hint of honey and orange, good acidity and medium alcohol.It is the best late harvest dessert wine (ice wine, or produced using noble rot), long-lived, and with a delicate petroleum aroma gained through aging. It is best matched with fish or white meat, like turkey or pork, although it is often used in vegetarian and exotic cuisine.


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Q: Change Default function values based on package load Is there a way to

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*Run a script on package load?

*Within that package, change default function values automatically?

For example, have R detect whether you are using Windows, or Mac. Then R would change some default function input values.

A: Thank you all for the great guidance. Following this post, and this post, i was able to come up with this answer. Note, for this to work you need to assign these values to the .GlobaEnv using the <<-.
formals returns the function input names and values. Here I show how to change the defaults values of these different functions
# This will run on starup, detect your device,
# and then change different function default values.
.onLoad <- function(libname, pkgname){
    # First detect what the system is
    # If it is not on windows change default values
    # of function that require changes.
    systemType <- Sys.info()[1]
    if( systemType != "Windows" ){
        formals(tcd)$info <<- F
        formals(tcd)$bcex <<- 0.5

        windows <<- cairoDevice::Cairo
        formals(windows)$pointsize <<- 7

        formals(PeakFunc7)$bcex <<- 1.5
        formals(RDView)$wh <<- 11
        formals(RDView)$hh <<- 6
    }
}

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Q: Performance implication of duplicate keys on React children in large lists The React Documentation on Reconciliation says

When children have keys, React
  uses the key to match children in the original tree with children in
  the subsequent tree.

I understand that with every list item having a unique key, the DOM doesn't have to be updated when the list items don't change.
However, what happens when you have a large list of 1000 elements with unique keys, but 3 elements have duplicate keys?
Are all other list items with unique keys safe from being re-rendered again?
Or do the few items with the same key render the diffing algorithm useless?

A: React will think the items with the same keys are the exact same item and when it tries to compute changes to the DOM, will only render 1 of the 3 items.  A quick code scan shows it will try to be optimistic and complete rendering the other items successfully.


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ArtCenter re-boots its New York-Miami affair, opening a new window into the future of this symbiotic tale of two cities. The new exhibition I-95 South features 3 artists from Miami, FL and 4 from New York City. Commonly known as New York City's sixth borough, Miami was the ideal place to host this exhibition. Art Center Miami resurrected the New York/Miami affiliation, revealing the figurative fable between these two notoriously artistic cities. The Miami artists are Johnny Laderer, Gustavo Oviedo and Luis Pinto. The New York artists are Tyler Healy, Dean Levin, Evan Robarts and Kyle Yanagihara.
"These artists' works are influenced by their environment; whether by the underground art and music scene, the urban landscapes of Brooklyn or Wynwood, or their proximity to each other within the walls of their studio." Susan Caraballo, Art/Center Art Director
Gustavo Oviedo was born in Paris, France and raised between Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico and finally Miami. He has a Master's Degree in Motion Graphics and Visual Effects. He works in various mediums including video, photography, silkscreen, collage, sculpture and mural. Oviedo's work has been exhibited at the Art & Culture Center of Hollywood, Bakehouse Art Complex, Locust Projects, and Primary Projects, among others. Two of Oviedo's short films have been part of MOCA's Optic Nerve Short Film Festival. Oviedo lives and works in Miami.
Conceptual artist Gustavo Oviedo is one of the Miami artists that are been featured. He works primarily with film, paint and aerosol.
"My environment has always influenced my work. 3 years ago I changed that environment when I purchased my first boat, it was a 14 feet aluminum boat. I started exploring areas of Miami I had never seen during my 15 years here.Being exposed to this marine environment has had a strong influence on me and my artwork. My first reaction was of regret of not having explored these places earlier and my second was a childlike enthusiasm about everything to do with nature,boating and marine life. My work always involved documentation so the natural progression was to document underwater sites along the coastal waters of South Florida."
Gustavo Oviedo, Coladas
"It is my connection with a Miami curator currently residing in NYC that got me initially involved with this show. I also know Evan Roberts from one of my trips over there a few years back. The pieces I will show for I-95 South are very much a result of working in Wynwood. On the way to my studio I would always pick up coffee, this became part of my process, so much so that I decided to include it in my work. The coffee cups used for the sculpture I 'm showing were consumed while drawing the illustration I'm showing. The 2 works are connected by cause and effect, each one is the bi-product of the other."
Tyler Healy, born and raised in New York, holds a BFA in Product Design from Parsons The New School for Design. Healy has participated in group exhibitions at 48 Bowery, Bleecker Street Art Club, Lesley Heller Gallery, RH Gallery, Nicola Formichetti Studio and Temp in Manhattan, and at AMO and Monster Island in Brooklyn. Healy lives and works in New York City.
Tyler Healy's work at Artha Project, photo by Grace Glass
Johnny Laderer, originally from Bartow, Florida, received his BFA from Florida State University in 2009. Laderer has participated in group shows at the Hollywood Art and Culture Center (Hollywood, Florida); Miami Beach Urban Studios (Miami Beach); David Castillo Gallery (Miami); among others. Laderer lives and work in Miami.
Dean Levin, born in Johannesburg and raised in Los Angeles, holds a BARCH from Pratt Institute. Levin has participated in group exhibitions at Bleecker Street Art Club, Lesley Heller Gallery, RH Gallery, Nicola Formichetti Studio and Temp in Manhattan, and at AMO and Monster Island in Brooklyn. He lives and works in New York City.
Dean Levin at Artha Project, photo by Tyler Healy
Luis Pinto was born in Lima, Peru and raised in Miami Beach. He received his BFA from New World School of the Arts. He had his first solo exhibition at Kid Robot in 2010 and has been part of community events such as Abracadabra at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood. Pinto was also part of the Downtown Hollywood Mural Project. Most recently, he has been selected to take part in the Seattle Storefronts Project and will be pursuing his MFA at California College of the Arts.
Evan Robarts, born and raised in Miami, holds a BFA in Sculpture from Pratt Institute. Robarts has participated in group exhibitions at Galerie Olivier Robert (Paris), ArtCenter/South Florida (Miami Beach) and the Martin Margulies Warehouse (Miami). He has also exhibited extensively in New York City including White Box, RH Gallery, Temp, Schoolhouse, Still House and Open Source. He lives and works in New York City.
Kyle Yanagihara was born in Oxnard, California and raised in Los Angeles. Yanagihara has participated in group exhibitions at Suede Gallery and Alexis Gross Gallery in Los Angeles, and Alldayeveryday's Gallery in Manhattan. Yanagihara currently lives and works in New York City.
The I-95 South exhibit is currently on display at the Richard Shack Gallery, 800 Lincoln Road. It is on show until September 28th.
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1. Travellers either contacts tour operators or surgeon directly. The queries are answered and the schedule is fixed.
2. Tour operators arrange all the documents and facilitate the trip.
3. Traveller visits the tourist country and undergoes the treatment.
4. Post treatment, tour operators organize the trip and provide all the facilities.
5. Traveller may need to visit the dentist again as per treatment required.
6. Traveller leaves the country and remains in contact with the dentist (Figure 1).
Figure 1: Flow chart of dental tourism.
India is becoming the favored destination for dental tourism because of its advanced infrastructure and technology which is in par with the developed countries like USA. India has some of the best treatment centers in the world with world class facilities. India is also emerging as one of the most favored tourist destinations in the world. India is capitalizing on its low cost and welltrained dentists to appeal to the tourists. Even with airfare, the cost of travelling to India in search of dental treatment can be economical, and the quality of services is often better than that found in the western world. In fact, many patients are rather pleased at the prospect of seeking dental care in India while holidaying. The key hubs for dental tourism in India include cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Kerala and Goa. These clinics offer trained dental experts, latest dental technology and world class facilities.
Why India can be dental tourism destination?
1. Access to quality dental care at reasonable cost: India with its large pool of highly qualified, skilled dental professionals is a hub for multitude of dental services. The quality dental services can be available at 1/10th of the cost of services in western world. For example, cost of root canal treatment in India will range anywhere between 100$ to 200$ whereas in US it is as high as $3000. A dental filling costs between $20 to $40 in India whereas in US it costs between $300 and $400. A dental implant in the US costs around $4,000 and $3,500 in the UK. Prices can go as low as $750 in India . This leads to significant savings on dental care.
2. Comfort level: It can be due to English speaking doctors and paramedics and there by Indian paramedics are getting an international exposure.
3. Less waiting time: It is possible due to availability of more number of qualified professionals. Travel agents or dentists themselves could fix prior appointments for tourists according to their tour resulting in less waiting time.
4. Improved sterilization techniques: The sterilization protocol followed in India is in par with the international standards and thus resulting in carrying out all dental treatments in a microbe free environment.
5. Lower Medication cost: The cost of medicines in India is less due to strong pharma sector which is gaining world recognition due to no import duty. There is strong recommendation for 'generic' drug production in order to bring down the costs. There is also low cost of drug development in India due to strong software support.
6. Low labour cost: The amount spent on procuring the paramedics and other secretarial staff is less due to readily available manpower.
7. Tourist interest: India's contemporary attraction for tourism and business. The tourists get attracted to its 500 years old civilization. The thirst towards country's traditional art and craft as well as its cultural and religious diversity could be one of the dragging forces for the tourists.
8. Alternative medical proposition: India is a hub for its ancient stream of medicines. The alternative methods of medicine (medical approaches) such as Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Yoga and Acupuncture are gaining public acceptance in modern India.
1. Quality dental services resulting in bringing special identity to the nation in the global markets or world.
2. Overall growth in commerce and insurance industries which adds up to the country's economy.
4. Catalyses or Promotes India to the club of global leaders.
How to promote dental tourism in India?
Quality dental care rendered at affordable cost is pivotal in promoting dental tourism in our country as it exposes the efficiency of our dental experts to the international community. Hence, extreme caution should be anticipated in satisfying the foreign tourists. There should be an absolute co-ordination between Indian Dental Association (IDA), its local bodies and tourism promoting organizations in the country. The central ministry for the foreign affairs should monitor and guide the dentistry regulating bodies which in turn should co-ordinate with the various state tourism corporations or renowned private tour companies that should tie-up with only those local dental care providers who gives a written assurance on delivery of quality care. A provision should be made in the law to prosecute or to initiate stringent action against those providers who does not follow the quality norms or protocol or standards established by the regulating bodies.
The most common myth among certain segment of dentists is that inexpensive cross-border dental care may be substandard.
1. The most important threat is that dental procedures carried out in foreign countries is not guaranteed.
2. Patients who undergo dental procedures in foreign countries might have to pay more in their native countries to get rid of any complications that arise later.
3. Differences in the legal systems in foreign countries will acts as a hindrance in sueing dentists by the patients for compensation due to gross negligence .
4. The agencies which regulate the sterilization and infection control standards may vary from country to country and thus may have an impact on the patient's state of oral health.
To conclude, dental tourism is emerging as a new tool for marketing dental health and cultural beauty in real sense so as to promote dentistry as well as our tourism. The concept of getting treated while getting treat holds good for dental tourism. With an expected increase in the costs of oral healthcare, the scope for dental tourism will widen in the near future. Finally, dental tourists will find a true heaven in India if it is promoted and supported by the government.
:Turner L. Dental tourism: Issue surrounding cross-border travel for dental care. J Can Dent Assoc. 2009; 75(2)117-119.
Youngman I. Trends in the dental tourism market. 2014.


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Katrín Jakobsdóttir wakes up early to start her day. She places the kettle her mother gave her on the stove and prepares a nutritious breakfast for her children and her husband, Baltasar. Katrín has a lot on her mind. The small fishing town they live in, Siglufjörður, is gradually fading away. Its population is currently less than half than it was when her father ran through the streets as a small boy. There aren't too many visitors at The Herring Era Museum where she works as Chief Herringologist and her job may be in jeopardy. Baltasar's fishing boat needs a new motor and that will put additional strains on the household.
What she isn't worried about, however, is COVID-19.
Iceland Is Not The USA
Iceland and the USA is an ocean apart from each other. They are also quite different in how they are fighting the coronavirus.
The United States of America is facing its third wave of the virus which has killed over 220,000. Recently, the White House chief of staff admitted on television that the country can't control the spread of the virus, and Americans' only hope is for a vaccine and therapeutics. A good portion of the country refuses to wear face masks and scoffs at public health measures like social distancing.
Iceland, on the other hand, is considered an example of how a nation can protect itself from the pandemic.
It has a low death rate per capita.
The nation is dedicated to "excessive" testing and quarantining the infected.
Public health agencies have worked hard to educate the public.
Icelandic Prime Minister Andrew Canard believes the reason why his nation has done well and the USA hasn't is clear — his nation embraces atheism.
Iceland's Ban On Televangelists
In 2017 the island country realized the dangers of radical evangelicals and passed the Icelandic Psychological Defense Act (IPDA). The law bans televangelists from entering Iceland. It also prohibits televised programming from the likes of Pat Robertson, Paula White, and Joel Osteen. Prime Minister Canard believes the IPDA was one step that helped prepare to defend against a global pandemic like the coronavirus.
"The US was first infected with science-denying evangelicals before the current crisis," Prime Minister Canard pointed out. "There are right-wing religious leaders urging their flock to burn their face masks for Jesus. Republican politicians are caught in their own trap. By courting the evangelicals for so long, GOP lawmakers now feel they need to go along with the death cult and fight against the best public health standards and practices. It's absurd. Iceland fought religious fanaticism and won. That's why we're doing so well."
Life In Iceland
Katrín Jakobsdóttir's life may be complicated. Her family faces many trials. What she is thankful for is how her government consistently fought Christian radicals. By placing warning labels on Bibles she knows her children are growing up in a society that values evidence-based policies, skepticism, and humanism. And that has led to her not worrying whether or not her kids will bring home the virus from school.
She noted, "Living a life free from superstition is a gift the people have given ourselves. I thank my fictitious god I'm lucky to be here and not living in Mississippi."
In related news, Pope Francis calls for the legalization of same-sex civil unions.
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The present invention provides an apparatus and method for moving playing cards from a first group of cards into a second group of cards, wherein the second group of cards is randomly arranged or shuffled. The apparatus comprises a card receiver for receiving the first group of cards, a single stack of card-receiving compartments generally adjacent to the card receiver, the stack generally vertically movable, an elevator for moving the stack, a card-moving mechanism between the card receiver and the stack for moving cards one at a time into a selected one of the compartments, another card moving mechanism for moving cards from one of the compartments to a second card receiver and a microprocessor that controls the card-moving mechanisms and the elevator.
a second card-moving mechanism between the compartments and the second card receiver for moving cards from the compartments to the second card receiver.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a second card moving means for emptying the compartments into the second card receiver.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a card present sensor operably coupled to the second card receiver.
4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein cards are moved from the compartments into the second card receiver in response to a reading from the card present sensor.
a microprocessor programmed to identify each card in the staging area and to actuate the card mover to move an identified card to a randomly selected compartment, wherein the microprocessor is programmable to deliver a selected number of cards to a compartment; and means responsive to the microprocessor for moving the compartments.
6. The card handler according to claim 5, further comprising inputs operably coupled to the microprocessor for inputting information into the microprocessor.
a second card mover for moving cards from the compartments to a second card receiver.
8. The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a data storage medium accessible by the processing unit, wherein the data storage medium has a program stored on it, and wherein the program is configured to cause the processing unit to cause the card moving means to move cards from the staging area to random compartments.
9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the second card receiver includes a curved card way.
10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the second card receiver includes a card guide means adjacent to the card way.
11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the guide means comprises biasing means for urging cards into contact with the card way as the cards are moved from a compartment to the second card receiver.
12. The apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising means for monitoring, recording and displaying the use of the apparatus.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising at least one sensor for monitoring the movement of cards.
14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the data storage medium is further configured to cause the processing unit to detect a card jam.
providing a second card moving mechanism for moving cards from the compartments to the second card receiver.
16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising provided a processing unit for controlling the card-moving mechanism and the means for moving the stack so that cards in the card receiver are moved into random compartments.
17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising using the microprocessor to designate each card and select a compartment for receiving each designated card.
18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the designation and selection is performed before card moving operations begin.
a processing unit programmed to control the first card mover and the movement of the compartments, wherein the processing unit randomly assigns each card in the stack to a compartment, and controls the second card mover.
delivering cards in a compartment to a dealer upon demand.
21. The method according to claim 20, wherein between seventeen and nineteen compartments are provided.
22. The method according to claim 20, wherein the group of cards is a deck of cards selected from the group consisting of a standard 52 card deck, a standard deck with one or more wild cards, a standard deck with one or more jokers, a special deck and a partial deck.
23. The method according to claim 20, wherein every card in the group is assigned to a compartment before the first card is delivered.
24. The method according to claim 20, wherein nineteen compartments are provided.
(d) a first card moving mechanism, operably connected to the microprocessor, for moving a card from the card receiver to a selected compartment; and a compartment moving mechanism, operably connected to the microprocessor, for translating the compartments.
26. The apparatus of claim 25, further comprising a second card receiver for receiving cards from the compartments.
27. The apparatus of claim 26, further comprising a second card moving mechanism, operably connected to the microprocessor, for moving cards from a selected compartment to the second card receiver.
(d) unloading a compartment to the second card receiver when the compartment has received a predetermined number of cards.
(b) wherein each card compartment comprises a plate member that includes a beveled surface.


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The world of professional wrestling has never been more unpredictable and 'open' as it is right now, with wrestlers bouncing between different promotions and companies across the globe.
That can only be considered a good thing, because options in this business means that more and more guys and girls are able to get paid – which serves as progress, in our mind. Alas, despite the resurgence of All Elite Wrestling as of late, it's worth remembering that there is still one major promotion that is viewed as a legitimate alternative to WWE: and that is New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Earlier this morning New Japan made another pretty big move, too, adding the following former WWE superstar to their ranks.
'Mad' Mikey Nicholls, formerly known as Nick Miller in WWE, is now a member of the Chaos stable over in NJPW and will also be competing in the New Japan Cup.
Miller, aka Nicholls, served as one half of the TM-61 group back in NXT. Unfortunately the duo just never really seemed to catch fire as many had been anticipating, with Miller eventually asking for his release. At the time, it was said that he did so because he wanted to spend some more time with his family.
At the very least this is a good sign for New Japan that they're still able to bring notable talent over to their shores, with many believing that the promotion could start to struggle courtesy of the aforementioned rise of AEW.


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Blue and yellow have high mobility, so use a "midrange" land placement rather than a "control" one to have a chance to outpace them (Look at the Faeria Academy guide explains land placement in more detail).
If playing against rush, use "control" land placement and creatures with "dash" ability to step in front of your orb.
You could put in the Safeguard spell to give your creatures an extra attack when needed. Syland horsemaster is another good inclusion, for mobility.
If you bought the Resurgence expansion and your deck is beast-heavy, Beast Trainer is invaluable when it comes to reducing the faeria cost of creatures.
Blue Yellow swarms are not "checked" cos of lack of AOE and GR is just too clumsy against swarm.
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Trest smrti ve Slovinsku byl zrušen v roce 1989 v době, kdy bylo Slovinsko ještě součástí Socialistické federativní republiky Jugoslávie. Když Slovinsko dne 23. prosince 1991 přijalo svou demokratickou ústavu, trest smrti se stal protiústavním. Dne 1. července 1994 vstoupil v platnost protokol č. 6 Úmluvy o ochraně lidských práv a základních svobod. Později Slovinsko přijalo i Druhý opční protokol k Mezinárodnímu paktu o občanských a politických právech.

Posledním popraveným člověkem ve Slovinsku byl Franc Rihtarič, který byl zastřelen popravčí četou v Mariboru dne 30. října 1959.

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This is a NO AUDITION group. NO PREVIOUS MUSIC OR SINGING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!
Song Catching with Yanti was born out of the idea that we all have the ability to sing and that it is vibrational therapy from the inside. Under the leadership of Yanti, local vocalist, you will have the opportunity to develop your voice through songs of the Ubuntu Choir Network taught in the oral tradition. Ubuntu means, I am because we are. Together we will explore sounds and vibrations from within us as well as jump into the world of improv.
Yanti is passionate about singing together. Many people have songs in their hearts and yet are afraid to sing. Yanti believes everyone can sing and that there is freedom in singing. Willing participants can catch the catchy songs every Monday 5:30-6:30pm.
ALL ABILITIES ARE WELCOME! (kids under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult).