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The worlds of Minecraft and Disney collide in a high-tech substitute for visiting the attractions IRL
The softly savage Never Rarely Sometimes Always is the best film of 2020
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The failures that brought us this pandemic can never be forgiven or forgotten
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How to most ethically use your stimulus check
12 Masking anxiety Why are Central Florida nurses working on the front lines of the pandemic forced to picket for protective equipment?
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Streaming premieres this week: Insecure, Tigertail and more
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Rodney Howard-Browne, the pastor who was arrested for holding services during the coronavirus pandemic, said last week that he will not reopen his megachurch this weekend so as to protect his congregation from “government tyranny.” However, his lawyer is now saying he also lost his insurance (“Orlando lawyer for pastor who held services during coronavirus outbreak says church lost its insurance,” April 3). @Songaa Hassun It’s truly the upside-down world when the words “Thank goodness for this insurance company” come from my lips. @Christopher Shreve How’s that free market treating you there, Rodney? @Alan B. Borne But, wait. Won’t Jesus take care of this problem? @John Klein Who needs insurance when you got thoughts and prayers? @Carolyn Haffner Lewis He most certainly should not get insurance and not have services. Pray from home, people. God listens there as well. Corona is the devil and likes crowds. Stay HOME. Word came down from on high that Disney, which had paid workers despite park closures, will lay off workers starting April 19 (“As parks stay vacant, Disney will furlough thousands of employees,” April 3). Annual passholders who made a monthly payment between March 14 and April 14 will get a refund, but pass expiration dates will not be extended.
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@Simon Krane I’d say pay to the end of May or June, because nothing is going to open for many months. @Chip Gaudreau They can pay them with the money I keep paying for a pass I can’t use. @Kris Singh Expiring annual passholder dates will not be extended while the park is closed. I’m not renewing. Last week we posted a story in which our governor admitted that our unemployment system – which, in fairness, he inherited from his predecessor, Rick Scott – is a trash fire (“DeSantis says he knows Florida’s unemployment assistance website sucks,” April 3). Florida’s rapidly growing ranks of out-of-work people have overwhelmed the poorly designed website so badly that paper applications for benefits will soon be accepted. @Jacqueline Sergio I’ve been trying to get my application through since LAST SUNDAY. And I still can’t get to the end of the process. Six goddamned days and I’m trying at all times of the day and even into 11 p.m. and midnight. I had insomnia, so I tried at 2 a.m. and NOTHING. @Christie Miga Those poor people that will have to touch and handle and process all those paper copies. This is going to make for a long process. Perhaps someone should have had the foresight to make a decent website and realize an automatic time-out built in to the site was a bad idea.
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It’s been a difficult decade for news media. The old model was simple: Businesses bought advertising, and newspapers used that ad money to pay reporters (and, for the longest time, to generate modest, if not skyrocketing, profits). But the online revolution pitched that model out the window. Ad dollars have been moving online for years now, only to be gobbled up by corporate giants such as Facebook and Google with no ties, or responsibility, to any one community. So newsrooms enacted round after round of layoffs, and corporate buyouts left legacy media outlets in fewer and greedier hands. All that came at the expense of independent local coverage. It’s a perfect storm for destroying journalism. While the New York Times and the Washington Post, with their national subscriber lists and multinational advertisers, seem to be doing OK, local journalism is in crisis. You’ve seen the endless cavalcade of newsroom cuts. You can feel how much weight the Orlando Sentinel has lost when you pick it up in the morning. That said, I’ve never seen anything like the turmoil local media is experiencing right now, this year. An unprecedented public health crisis is grinding our economy to a halt, forcing advertisers to make difficult spending choices and forcing Orlando Weekly to press pause on the slate of events that helps fund our mission. After 30 years serving this community, our paper needs to rethink how it operates, and I’m asking you to be a partner in that journey. No, the Weekly isn’t about to close its doors. We’re still printing and distributing our free paper, and more readers than ever seek us out online, where we still have no paywall shutting them out from our reporting. Even so, we’re facing the same tough realities as other news organizations affected by this crisis. As the coronavirus shut down the city, we were forced to temporarily lay off 13 hard-working members of our staff. Once we weather the worst of this crisis, we’d love to rebuild
our newsroom quickly and get back to providing you with local news from an alternative angle that you won’t find anywhere else. But that won’t be easy. In these difficult times, our city needs deeper, more insightful, solutions-based journalism, not less. We know readers depend on our daily coverage of arts, music, food and entertainment, alongside the news coverage that seeks to keep our local leaders accountable. It’s especially important to us that everyone, regardless of income, can access our work. Orlando Weekly has been a free publication since its inception. Reporting the news and giving it away for free may be a utopian idea, but it’s one we refuse to give up on. Ultimately, however, journalism requires resources. That’s where the Orlando Weekly Press Club comes in – and where we need your help. If you value our voice, vitality and mission – if you agree that Orlando needs independent journalism now more than ever – I invite you to make a secure contribution, much as you do to your local PBS or NPR outlet. I know this request comes as other organizations reach out to fund worthy missions during this time of crisis. But we also know others in Central Florida share our view that independent local journalism is key to building a better city. Many of you will view this as an investment in the community we all love. In exchange for your support, we’ll offer access to special events, cool custom swag, a membership card and other perks to let you proudly proclaim that you’re part of the club. Beyond that, you’ll know your contribution helped sustain, and perhaps expand, a staff of scrappy, no-nonsense journalists dedicated to bettering our city. Working together, let’s keep Orlando Weekly free, local and fiercely independent for another 30 years. jyoung@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com
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THE NEW HOAX
The failures that brought us this pandemic can never be forgiven or forgotten BY JEFFREY C. BILL M A N
“The reason you’re seeing so much attention to [COVID-19] today is that [the media] think this is going to be the thing that brings down the president. That’s what this is all about it. … The flu kills people. This is not Ebola. It’s not SARS, it’s not MERS. It’s not a death sentence; it’s not the same as the Ebola crisis.” – Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, Conservative Political Action Conference, Washington, D.C., Feb. 27, 2020
From 2014-2016, Ebola killed
more than 11,300 people. In 2003, SARS infected 8,096 people and killed 774. In 2012, MERS spread throughout the Arabian Peninsula, leading to about 2,500 confirmed cases and 858 deaths by the end of 2019. As of Monday morning, COVID-19 has infected nearly 1.3 million people and killed 70,356 in just over three months. Mulvaney wasn’t speaking out of turn. This was the party line. A day earlier, on Feb. 26, Trump tweeted that the coronavirus was “very much under control.” At a press briefing on Feb. 24, when there were 58 known coronavirus cases in the U.S., Trump said it wasn’t as big a deal as the flu: “The flu, in our country, kills from 25,000 people to 69,000 people a year. That was shocking to me. … And again, when you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done.” A few hours after Mulvaney hand-waved the coronavirus threat, the president traveled to a MAGA rally in South Carolina, where he blamed not just the media but Democrats for overhyping the crisis: “This is their new hoax.” Two days later, the first American died of COVID-19. Since then, 9,652 Americans have followed – again, as of Monday morning – and roughly 338,000 Americans have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. If Trump gets his way, this history will be memory-holed. In his retelling, he knew it would be a pandemic before anyone called it a pandemic, and he took it seriously from the start, even though it was a crisis no one saw coming. And if the death count is less than 2.2 million – as in a
years-long, worst-case-scenario projection that assumed no mitigation – it will be a testament to his leadership. Last week, the White House’s coronavirus task force unveiled its own projection: Between 100,000 and 240,000 would die, it said, though the White House wouldn’t divulge the projection’s timeline or assumptions. As of Monday, the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s model – which the White House used to develop its projections – forecast 81,766 U.S. deaths through August. Some public health officials believe the IHME is optimistic, and other models are much grimmer. But if it is correct and this wave of COVID-19 fizzles by July, Trump will head into the election touting it as an achievement. And all of a sudden, 80,000 deaths in four months – more than in Vietnam, more than 25 9/11s – will somehow be recast as a victory instead of a colossal failure, likely with the same pusillanimous media now swooning over Trump’s “change of tone” complicit in the sales job. Trump is, if nothing else, a champion bullshitter.
But make no mistake: This is a colossal failure with catastrophic repercussions. It will cost thousands of lives. And the worst of it could have been avoided. We shouldn’t forget that. And we damn sure shouldn’t forgive it. Two startling reports from this weekend lay bare how badly Trump botched the most important job of his presidency. The first, from the Associated Press, reveals that the administration waited until mid-March to place bulk orders for N95 respirator masks, ventilators, and other equipment needed by front-line health care workers. By that time, the national emergency stockpile was depleted. In late March, Trump finally ordered
General Motors and Ford to manufacture ventilators, but the order came too late for them to produce mass quantities before the peak of the crisis hits. More damning is a devastating Washington Post investigation detailing how a disinterested president and his incompetent team missed chance after chance to contain the virus before it spun out of control, all while telling the public that this was nothing to worry about. Throughout January, as officials tried to focus Trump’s attention on the pandemic, he brushed them aside. Finally, on Jan. 31, Trump shut down travel to China, but only after China locked down Wuhan. By then, the U.S. already had eight coronavirus cases. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar’s efforts to secure additional funding for equipment and a testing-and-tracking network were shot down as “alarmist.” When coronavirus cases started to mount, the White House eventually agreed to ask Congress for $2.5 billion, which Congress upped to $8 billion. By then, the Post reports, “The United States missed a narrow window to stockpile ventilators, masks and other protective gear.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention failed to put together a reliable coronavirus test while the government blocked private and academic labs from deploying their own until Feb. 29. Again, too late. Without widespread testing, the U.S. lost weeks in which it could have pinpointed and contained outbreaks before they spread. This tragedy of errors, of course, traces to the very top: to a president who disdained expertise, nurtured his sense of grievance, and prioritized the stock market and his own re-election above all else. The result, as the Post succinctly puts it, is that “the United States will likely go down as the country that was supposedly best prepared to fight a pandemic but ended up catastrophically overmatched by the novel coronavirus, sustaining heavier casualties than any other nation.” No matter how many die, that will always be Trump’s unpardonable sin. feedback@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com
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PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS How to ethically use your federal coronavirus relief check BY DAVID A N DREATTA
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American taxpayers will receive a onetime check from the federal government for $1,200, plus $500 per dependent child, as part of a relief package intended to help them weather the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The payments are for people earning below $75,000 a year, like my wife and me, who, with our two children, are in line for a $3,400 windfall. The rebates begin to phase out after that income level before dwindling to zero for those earning over $98,000. For the millions of workers who have lost their jobs, that extra money will hopefully be put to good use paying rent, mortgages, utility bills and day-to-day living expenses. But what of the millions of taxpayers like my wife and me who still have our jobs and for whom this aid is found money? How should we use our share? What is the right thing to do? What is the ethical thing to do? There has been no shortage of news stories citing the advice of personal finance experts on how to best use the money. Most conclude the same thing: Seed a rainy-day fund, then pay off debt and, if there’s anything left over, invest it. That’s perhaps how to best use the money from a personal finance standpoint, but that’s not my question. I’m asking how the money should be used by someone in my circumstances. In other words, what is the purpose of the money? Some congressional leaders have called the $2 trillion package a “stimulus,” but that’s a misnomer. The economy, which
the virus, doesn’t need a jolt to get moving again. It can’t move. What the government is really trying to do with the payments is tide people and businesses over until it is safe for the economy to start up again. The government is essentially paying people not to work and businesses not to shut down, even if they have no customers. My wife and I don’t need to be helped through this period financially, at least not now. Our 401(k)s are anemic at the moment, but we have a savings account that could sustain us for a few months. Barely, but the money is there. For advice, I didn’t turn to another personal finance consultant. I turned to an ethicist. Randy Curren, who heads the philosophy department at the University of Rochester, where he specializes in ethics, explained that the money was intended to sustain economic activity on which people other than my wife and I – and the millions of others like us – depend. He went on to say that while my household may not need the money, people at our income level are generally more likely to spend it than the wealthy, who already have more money than they know how to spend. “In the spirit of the law’s intent, people who receive these payments should spend what they can to help those who are more vulnerable – the small businesses and nonprofit organizations of our communities,” Curren says. “Our spending is other people’s income,” he adds, “and from an ethical
whose income is most at risk.” Richard Dees, a professor of philosophy and bioethics at the University of Rochester who researches public health ethics, weighed in, saying taxpayers like me should consider aiding a nonprofit agency. “There are many agencies that are getting hit by requests for help that could use the cash, or other nonprofits, like arts organizations, that have been shuttered by the virus that could put a donation to good use right away,” Dees says. My wife and I aren’t wealthy. In these unprecedented and uncertain times, my gut tells me to sock away our $3,400 to shore up our rainy day fund for, well, a rainier day, which at this rate seems right around the corner. But not spending it might be worse for everyone. One family can’t solve the current crisis. But one family can do its part to alleviate the strain on others. What that looks like for us is dumping the money into a local business in our community. After some thought, that business will be a landscaper. For years, we’ve put off felling a couple of trees in our yard, one of them diseased, that are perilously close to our home. They need to come down before they topple and put a hole in the house – a hole the size of the one in many people’s wallets right now. David Andreatta is editor of the Rochester City Newspaper, where this story first appeared. feedback@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com
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MASKING ANXIETY Central Florida’s nurses are working on the front lines with very little personal protection BY L I L L I A N HER N Á N D EZ C A R A B A L LO
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ecurity, stability and permanence are fragile constructs at the best of times, but in this grave new world we all find ourselves in, well, they’ve all but shattered. Ever since Central Florida started feeling the effects of COVID-19, Marissa Lee’s work day has changed significantly. The labor and delivery nurse says the first thing she does is find the hand sanitizer as soon as she gets in the building. The second thing she does is put on a surgical mask. She then goes about her business at the Osceola Regional Medical Center in the new world of COVID-19, explaining to each of 12
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her patients why she’s wearing a mask and carefully assessing health threats. Lee is doing her best to keep everyone as safe as she can. There’s only one problem: Surgical masks don’t protect against the infection. Yet Lee says that ORMC medical staff is lucky if they even get that, as N95 masks and other necessary personal protective equipment are being locked away, denied and harshly regulated. “We don’t have the proper equipment to protect ourselves,” Lee says. “We’re the ones out there on the front lines of this. I should be able to determine if I need an N95 mask
or any equipment, not someone sitting in an office.” Lee and the staff at ORMC are not alone. As the global battle against the new coronavirus continues to intensify, the American healthcare system is becoming overwhelmed with a demand for adequate medical care. The sudden spike in patient numbers and the urgency of their conditions have left hospitals across the U.S. depleted of resources and medical staff basically begging for provisions. Outraged at the neglect from hospital owners, management and authorities, National Nurses United, the largest
workers union for registered nurses in the country, organized to protest “a lack of preparedness” that they say “places nurses, other staff, and patients at risk” during this pandemic. The protests took place last week in 15 different medical facilities spanning several states. “Nurses at various HCA hospitals are reporting that they have had to work without proper protective equipment,” said a National Nurses United press release released last Wednesday. “They are told to unsafely reuse masks, and at one hospital they are even being told not to wear masks because it ‘scared the patients.’” HCA stands for Hospital Corporation of America, recently renamed HCA Healthcare – a Fortune 500 company with a recorded revenue of $46.6 billion in 2018, and also the company formerly led by Florida Sen. Rick Scott. You may remember HCA for committing the largest Medicare fraud in U.S. history under Scott’s watch. According to the NNU press release, “the wealthiest hospital corporation in the United States” should be able to meet such minimal demands, and failing that, should be held accountable for its “disgraceful and unconscionable” disregard for worker and patient safety. The protesters held signs bearing a checklist of specific items nurses need to properly attend patients sick with COVID19. They used the opportunity to educate other nurses about their entitlements as workers. Lee says the protests were kept small on purpose. Though she had an overwhelming response from nurses who wanted to participate, in adherence with social distancing, she only accepted just three to four nurses at a time. At the Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford, Louella Ellis, an ICU nurse, was a supporter of the protests as well. She says she is dedicated to her job but has her family to think about. “I’m afraid as a nurse that I may get infected then bring it to my grandchildren,” Ellis says. “So, I come home and isolate from my family.” Ellis says that medical staff deserves to be prioritized over profit at a time like this, and that the hospital has an obligation to keep her safe while she works. “I want the hospital to respond with the highest level of protection that I can
have,” Ellis says. “I think we deserve a lot of the American medical field at large. The American Hospital Association, attention and assistance from government. We deserve management and the CDC to American Medical Association and the American Nurses Association collecgive straight answers.” tively signed and published a letter to Ellis refers to a confusing flow of information they’ve received, something Lee the President as early as March 21, asking that he use the also mentions. They Defense Production both say they were Act to “increase first told not to wear the domestic promasks at all. Then, duction of medical they were told they “I was insulted,” supplies and equipcould wear masks ment” for hospitals. but had to provide Lee says Criticism has their own. After even come from that, they were told of Trump’s within the administhey couldn’t wear tration. In a House their own masks suggestion that committee hearing anymore. Now on COVID-19 test they’re being told nurses were kits, director of the they can wear “face National Institute bandanas.” stealing masks. of Allergy and “There is no Infectious Diseases science behind “It was a smack Anthony Fauci that,” Ellis says. declared that “Who’s saying this? in the face. I America “is not realWho’s making these ly geared to what we decisions?” She couldn’t believe need right now” to says she believes be prepared for this the treatment he said that.” pandemic.“That is of medical staff a failing,” he said. throughout this “Let’s admit it.” crisis has been Rep. Anna Eskamani of Florida’s District insulting from all ends. She fears the U.S. will find itself with a shortage of its most 47 says the COVID-19 pandemic has draessential workers if they become tired of matically increased her to-do list and that the No. 1 issue right now is managing the the abuse. “They are sacrificing us for cost because health crisis. “We’re trying to get more testing, we’re they didn’t prepare,” Ellis says. “And we’re sitting here looking at the President saying trying to get more PPE,” Eskamani says. that we’re stealing masks – you’re going to “It’s awful, and it shouldn’t even be a have a lot of nurses who are going to leave question. How does the richest country in the profession rather than do this job. And the world not have PPE?” Eskamani says she subscribes to the idea you’re going to run out of that precious commodity of nurses and doctors to take that the economic crisis should not be addressed before the public health crisis. care of patients.” However, Lee says therein lies the root of Last week, President Donald Trump made public statements about N95 masks the problem. “In America, you have to buy into the “going out the back door” of hospitals, healthcare system,” Lee says. “It’s not suggesting that nurses were stealing about the patients or the nurses. It’s all supplies they need to work. “I was insulted,” Lee says when asked about making money.” In the meantime, while the healthcare about the remarks. “It was a smack in the face. I was so angry and couldn’t believe he industry brings in a GDP of trillions every year, nurses are having to fashion their own said that.” Trump’s suggestion falls short on validity medical protection gear with unsuitable when placed against the intense criticism items. From wrapping double gowns around and persistent clamors for aid coming from orlandoweekly.com
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themselves to cover their entire bodies, to wearing surgical caps on their shoes – a simple Google search will yield plenty of photographs and articles showcasing the tragicomedy these nurses are living. Some even use visors as face shields, tape to seal their gloves, or trash bags to cover breathable nylon gear. “If we get sick, no one is safe,” Ellis says. “So, you get very creative.” One of Lee’s co-workers just tested positive for coronavirus. The 28-year-old, whose identity she kept to herself, went on to infect his partner and their roommate. Lee says she wonders how many patients he could have potentially infected while treating them, as he was not told to stay home while awaiting his results. “And it could have all been prevented with the correct mask,” Lee says. ”This is evidence that the surgical mask does not protect at all, and that’s what we’re using, surgical masks.” Lee is immune-suppressed, with diabetes and high blood pressure. At her age (63), she could use that as a reason to stay home. She says she thinks of the extra workload on her co-workers, however, and of how it would impact the quality of care for the patients. So she decides to make that 45-minute drive to the hospital every shift, to sanitize and put on a useless surgical mask that she knows won’t keep her safe. “You know why I go to work? Because I made an oath to take care of my patients and do the best I can,” she says. “I have to think about my patients first, me second. This is a sad way to think but, as a nurse, I feel that I’m invincible, and I have to go to work and take care of those patients that are ill.” With a hint of faith in something greater, Lee says she is not afraid of becoming infected. What does concern her is what may be yet to come. “I don’t mean to get religious, but I wouldn’t say that I’m scared [to get sick],” Lee says. “I’m scared that this disease hasn’t really kicked in yet in Florida. Give it another four weeks. It will peak, and it will be horrible. I think it’s going to be worse than New York, to tell you the truth.” Sounding this alarm, Lee insists on leaving only one message behind: “People, stay home,” she says. “Please, please, stay home, and stay safe.” feedback@orlandoweekly.com
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BY SETH KUBERSKY
A high-tech substitute for visiting the attractions IRL, as the worlds of Minecraft and Disney collide in virtual reality THE MAGIC KINGDOM, MINECRAFT STYLE | SCREENSHOT BY SETH KUBERSKY
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500 hours since I last set foot inside a theme park. That’s the longest I’ve gone without since moving to Orlando almost 24 years ago. I’m far from the only attraction junkie jonesing for a Fantasyland fix, judging by the recent flood of #HomemadeDisney viral videos, featuring fan-made ride recreations. As much fun as that low-tech social media trend has been, I recently discovered a high-tech substitute for my attractions visits with the help of an old friend and a new toy, as the worlds of Minecraft and Disney collide in virtual reality. My Oculus Quest VR headset, which I picked up on a whim when it was released last year, has proved to be my most prescient pre-pandemic purchase. Straight out of the box, the $299 stand-alone devices – which are currently in short supply, but show up sporadically on Best Buy’s website – are ideal for enjoying the free VR videos of the theme parks that can be found on YouTube. Start by checking out Attractions Magazine’s playlist of 180-degree 3-D clips for some excellent examples, which can also be viewed with cheap cardboard smartphone VR goggles. Although VR video can provide a visceral experience, it lacks the freedom of movement and interactivity needed to truly immerse yourself in a virtual theme park visit. For that, you’ll need to dig into an online world where communities of volunteer crafters are using the popular sandbox-style game Minecraft to rebuild their favorite attractions brick by digital brick. Thanks to their unpaid efforts, I recently became one of the first people ever to saunter up Main Street U.S.A., take a spin on Space Mountain and even swim to Tom Sawyer’s Island – all while staying safely socially distant in virtual reality. While there have been several attempts at building virtual theme parks, the story
of Minecraft and the Magic Kingdom really begins and ends with David “Duckie” Wasman. Longtime Live Active Culture readers may remember him as the winner of a rare jug of Rick and Morty-related McNugget Szechuan sauce (that was a thing back in 2017, believe it or not), but he’s been building digital Disney doppelgängers since long before then. “I started playing Minecraft when it was a browserbased game,” Wasman recalled in a recent email interview, adding that he initially began building his first Magic Kingdom in it “due to a combination of being too poor to go to the real parks and needing a creative outlet.” That early attempt eventually grew into MCMagic, a multi-park reproduction of Walt Disney World which attracted over a million unique visitors, won three consecutive Guinness World Records, and “inspired real-life friendships, jobs and marriages” before being sold in 2016 to Palace Networks, which continues to operate it as MCParks. Wasman calls that sale “a heartbreaking decision,” and about six months later he quietly started rebuilding Walt Disney World on a private server with even more detail than before. Since then, he’s put countless hours into the project, which he’s dubbed Imaginears Club. More than 100 people have volunteered as “cast members” since Imaginears went public last year. One of the things that distinguishes Imaginears Club from similar efforts is its emphasis on user safety. “With so many game servers, there’s almost always the threat of trolls or people digging for personal information,” says Wasman. “Our suite of tools allows us to monitor chat and clear it when needed, or remove unruly guests without anyone seeing it, thereby keeping guests focused on the enjoyment rather than the drama. We’re able to keep chat 100 percent safe for folks of all ages.” Another difference is the accurate atten-
tion to detail, with “1 to 1” reproductions of both familiar guest-facing locations and employee-only areas like the Utilidors and Disney University, where new “cast members” go through an in-depth “Traditions” training class. Many of the virtual attractions, including Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Peter Pan’s Flight and the PeopleMover, are fully functional, allowing you to pick your seat for a blocky first-person-perspective, complete with synchronized sound via an optional audio server. Restaurants offer cheeseburgers and corn dogs that can be consumed, and more than 100 Hidden Mickeys are secreted around the map. Amazingly, all of this effort can be enjoyed for free. Wasman says, “We have never thought of what we do as a business” – the server costs are covered by his “menial paycheck or the one-time contributions of a generous group of valued guests and cast members.” His eventual goal is to complete the Magic Kingdom, followed by the rest of Walt Disney World Resort property, including all backstage areas. “Walt famously said Disneyland would never be completed and that technology would exist to improve the parks,” says Wasman. “As Minecraft continues to evolve, our parks will improve.” A new utility now allows users of Minecraft’s “Bedrock” version on smartphones and consoles to stroll around the Imaginears Club map, but the full experience requires the Java edition for Windows PCs. To explore in virtual reality, you need a SteamVR compatible headset (including a Quest with an Oculus Link cable or Virtual Desktop software), the free Vivecraft software from vivecraft.org and a beefy computer; my ninth-generation i7 with RTX graphics struggles to maintain a steady framerate inside the more intricate attractions. Log into the server at iears.us, and visit imaginears.club for more info. I’ll see you online at the churro stand! skubersky@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com
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CURB ENTHUSIASM Kathi Rolls on Curry Ford Road makes great street eats, suitable for in-car snacking or reheating BY FAIYAZ KARA
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ou can’t help but worry for all the will be offered in the post-COVID-19 era. I independent, chef-run and mom- sure as hell hope so, particularly the driveand-pop restaurants out there. The up curbside service. I gotta tell ya, I’m a times are not being kind to them, but even pretty big fan of the curbside service. Pretty, while staring the very real possibility of pretty, pretty big fan. Kathi Rolls on Curry Ford Road initiclosure in the face, these businesses show a resilience and creativity that’s nothing short ated me into this brave new world of dining (and odd new world of of inspiring. Necessity restaurant reviewing). is the mother of invenThis is the first of what tion, sure, but these past KATHI ROLLS I hope aren’t very many few weeks, it seems 4205 Curry Ford Road such parking-lot dining like desperation’s been 407-866-0007 appraisals but, well, see the bad dad of innovakathirollsorlando.com note above re: desperation. Almost overnight, $ tion. That said, it’s hard we’ve seen plucky busito be objective, let alone nesses turn into drive-in restaurants, makeshift grocery stores, food critical, at a time when an entire industry on delivery companies, bulk food operators, the verge of imploding needs our support, online merchants and farmers markets. not our judgment. The honest truth is that Kathi Rolls not Makes you wonder if these add-on services
only needs our support, they deserve it. Chef Shantanu Sen’s Indian street fare is every bit as worthy of eating in a one-way parking lot as it is inside the restaurant’s humble digs. Speaking of, Kathi Rolls occupies the old Forever Naan space which, in hindsight, was probably a poor choice of name. The paratha, not the naan, happens to be my favorite bread anyway – a little crisp, a little doughy, a little flaky and always layered in circular fashion. Sen, who hails from Kolkata, India, doesn’t make these flatbreads in-house – not yet – but, after recently bringing on two cooks to help him out, I’m told that day is coming. And while fresh-made parathas will certainly make his kathi rolls even better, Sen uses a premade product of a decent enough quality to properly envelop everything from eggs ($6.99) to chicken tikka ($8.99) to palak paneer ($9.49). On this particular day, which happened to be the first day they offered curbside pickup, I lifted a special malai kebab kathi roll ($9.99) to my mouth thankful that A) its aromas of chicken flavored with cheese, cashew nuts and Sen’s secret blend of spices were able to neutralize the sterile scents of sanitizer on my hand, and B) the roll was manageable enough to devour sans spillage while seated in my car. Not to mention the morsels were so wonderfully soft. And, BTW, don’t be an ignorant boob by referring to kathi rolls as “Indian burritos,” “Indian tacos” or “Indian wraps.” They’re kathi (pronounced “kat-tee”) rolls. Say it a few times if you must. By now, the two bags of food laying in the passenger seat had turned my car into a masala sauna, so after a slurp of the lychee lassi ($5.99), I tore open one of the bags and shoved the lamb kebab hot dog ($7.99) into my mouth. Absolutely glorious. And fiery. When I got home about 15 minutes later, I ate the side of chatka fries ($1.99) – the crinkle sort, only dusted with a chili seasoning. I guess I was still hungry. A pair of plump, and not so thick-crusted, samosas ($3.99) reheated quite nicely a few hours later, as did the basmati bowl with a stunning assemblage of tandoori veggies ($7.99) – green beans, cauliflower, carrots, peas and potatoes. A garnish of pickled onions, cilantro, green chilies and chaat masala powder was akin to gilding a lily, but I’m not complaining. Sen clearly knows what he’s doing. I was a bit skeptical of his “naan pizzas” but I have to say, his palak paneer pizza ($8.99) with spinach and cheese was gratifying, even the following day. It does make a bit of a mess, however, requiring a thorough wash-up afterwards. Then again, I’m sure you’re all doing that anyway. Right?
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The Great American Takeout, a day when folks around the country were encouraged to order takeout, was a roaring success. Literally. At Luke’s Kitchen in Maitland, the line of cars in front of me waiting for their curbside orders was 10 deep. I really don’t think the restaurant expected such an overwhelming turnout which, of course, was awesome. Although by the time I got home with the short rib pot roast, it required a quick reheat. No worries; it gave the cab franc from the Inquisitor (picked up at a 50 percent discount from Luke’s) some time to breathe. And the wine paired perfectly with the succulent braised meat served with mashed potatoes, pearl onions and horseradish. That was March 24. A week later, on March 31, the Great American Takeout 2 took place and I had a hankering for some blackened grouper. So off to Lombardi’s Seafood Cafe I went for a fish basket served with hush puppies, slaw and fries. They don’t offer curbside pickup here, which necessitated my going inside – masked, gloved, fountain penned and maintaining six feet of separation – to get my food. I made it home in seven minutes and the fish, still hot and perfectly cooked, was precisely what I craved. BTW: the cafe closes at 5:30 p.m., marking the first time in years I finished dinner before 6 p.m. The coronavirus has made me such a geezer. (Luke’s Bar & Kitchen, 640 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland, 407-6742400, eatatlukes.com; Lombardi’s Seafood, 1888 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park, 407-628-3474, lombardis.com)
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Issa Rae in Insecure PHOTO BY MERIE WALLACE/COURTESY HBO
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Sidney Flanigan and Talia Ryder in Never Rarely Sometimes Always
PREMIERES FRIDAY:
Brew Brothers Separately, brothers Greg and Jeff Schaffer brought us That ’70s Show and The League, respectively. So I guess it’s not a terrible surprise that the first eight-episode season of their new collaborative sitcom includes bits about a drunk dog and multiple references to things going into human orifices. The premise is that two squabbling siblings have to run a beer-making business together; if the show proves popular enough to go to a second season, maybe we’ll all be referring to it as “BrauBros” by this time next year. (Netflix) A Celebration of the Music From Coco Take your mind off your corona-related troubles by losing yourself in this document of a concert that took place last year at the Hollywood Bowl. Hosts Eva Longoria and Benjamin Bratt trot out a bunch of Latinx musical luminaries to pay tribute to the Pixar hit Coco. Yep, that’s just what you need right now: A reminder that people used to be able to gather in large groups, and nonstop imagery from a movie that’s about all your relatives being dead. Coming next month: Buzz Lightyear’s Salute to Locked Medicine Cabinets. (Disney+) LA Originals Netflix’s latest original documentary lauds the creative contribution Estevan Oriol and Mister Cartoon made to the California street-art scene. Testimonials to their greatness come from the likes of the late Kobe Bryant, Snoop Dogg and Eminem. Fun fact: Mister Cartoon did several of Eminem’s tattoos, although I’m guessing none of them reads “Mom.” (Netflix) Love Wedding Repeat Peaky Blinders’ Sam Claflin plays a man who has to ensure that the wedding of his younger sister goes smoothly – which becomes considerably more difficult after a bunch of their exes and at least one old flame show up. Get ready for misadventures with mind-altering drugs, some homophobic sight gags, and everything else you’d otherwise be experiencing at an actual wedding rn. Chicken dance optional. (Netflix) Tigertail Master of None and Forever co-creator Alan Yang wrote and directed this dramatic feature about a Taiwanese immigrant who’s trying to both reconnect with his daughter and work through the loveless marriage that brought him to America. Hey, we can grow enough loveless marriages right here at home, thank you very much. Stop taking our jobs! (Netflix)
PREMIERES SUNDAY:
Insecure, Season 4 Issa Rae is back with another season of her sitcom about BFFs who have to navigate choppy waters both professional and personal. Once again, the titling is carefully themed, with episodes that include “Lowkey Losin’ It,” “Lowkey Happy” and season opener “Lowkey Feelin’ Myself.” With that kind of motif, I’m just holding out hope Tom Hiddleston shows up. (Think about it. You’ve got the time.) (HBO)
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PAIN MANAGEMEMENT ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ is the best film of 2020 BY M A RYA N N J O H A N S O N
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here’s a moment early in the softly savage Never Rarely Sometimes Always in which an adult woman dresses her husband – a grown-ass adult man – in precisely the same way she has just dressed her toddler child, coaxing arms into sleeves, etc., with much cheery encouragement of the basic need to ensure that one’s physical body is equipped to deal with winter weather. This shattering movie isn’t just pro-“women struggling through some tough shit,” it’s also anti“useless men who make the lives of women so much more difficult than they need to be.” All of this is unspoken subtext in the life of 17-year-old Autumn (Sidney Flanigan), who is secretly pregnant and does not want to be. It is also unspoken subtext in how writer-director Eliza Hittman tells Autumn’s story: filtered through the eyes of a high-schooler who cannot yet quite grasp all the nuanced contexts that have shaped the life she finds herself wading through the muck of. We see the fuck out of it, though, and seethe with futile empathy on her behalf. (Because of the pandemic, Hittman’s indie film has been released on demand to a much wider audience than she might have expected.) It’s Autumn’s mom (Sharon Van Etten), for instance, whose husband, Autumn’s dad (Ryan Eggold), is like another of her children. Bad enough that Mom barely looks old enough to be Autumn’s mother – and not because of the usual movie shenanigans that cast tooyoung women in too-old roles. Because she probably is too young to be Autumn’s mother, or would be in a world that gave women solid options over their fertility: We may presume that she herself was a teenaged mom. We may also presume that Autumn has seen her mother’s struggles and decided this is not a life she would choose for herself if she had any other option. We don’t know the circumstances by which Autumn has fallen pregnant, and it mostly doesn’t matter. She doesn’t want to be pregnant, and it’s her decision what to do about that. But we also glean clues – I will leave them to you to discover – that those circumstances may
not be of the happiest sort. Autumn’s world – our world – is one in which her teen boy peers and the older men with which she must regularly interact are awful excuses for human beings. (I stress that nothing we see here is unusual or in any way outside the realm of the shit that girls and women have to cope with on a daily basis.) Never Rarely Sometimes Always is matter-of-fact in the way it depicts Autumn’s abortion journey – carried out with the redoubtable support of her cousin and best friend Skylar (Talia Ryder) – as an easy decision that is difficult to carry out because of all the barriers thrown up at every step, some deliberate, some inadvertent. For how Autumn’s experience is not tragic or traumatic in and of itself, yet is made overtly and intentionally convoluted by a society that simultaneously sends her mixed signals about female sexuality, castigates her for acting like she owns her own body, and punishes her when she attempts to take responsibility for her own actions, even if those actions have been warped by her cultural programming. Cringe at how Autumn’s father throws around words like slut and easy in such a way that makes it clear he will have little sympathy for his daughter’s situation. Double cringe at the reminder that, yes, sometimes women are also complicit in making the lives of other women more difficult than they need to be. Extreme cringe at the gentleness with which the abortion-clinic counselor asks the tough questions to which Autumn should choose from among the words that make up the title of this film. Never Rarely Sometimes Always isn’t about abortion: It’s about the constant low-level abuse and denigration that girls and women endure, the brutal heartbreaking aloneness that is only briefly alleviated by solidarity with (some) other girls and women. Autumn is a remarkable character, unforgettable for her pragmatism and her resilience; newcomer Flanigan has the tender vulnerability and pragmatic steel of a young Mary Elizabeth Winstead. But ask yourself why such a young woman must be so strong, and so almost entirely on her own.
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The Pauses launch Quarantunes video singles series
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stirring work yet as a way of keeping it together during these troubled times. Eschewing the harsh soundscapes of his main gig Ootheca, Phillips recently began composing lush, meditative, ambient tracks to try and help lull stressed family members to sleep. He then decided to make it public under the pseudonym Glass Hive. “Recently, my 12-year old had trouble sleeping and wanted to listen to white noise to drown out any worrisome thoughts or distracting sounds. I said, ‘Hey, I’ll make something for you like that but it will also have some calm music in it.’” remembers Phillips. “Working on this forced me to focus and stop excessively checking the news. And listening to it ended up helping to calm my catastrophic thoughts long enough to aid my own sleep as well. With any luck, the music might help other people in the Glass Hive makes music for a same way.” peaceful sleep Ambient music was conceptualized by Longtime local musician Brian Phillips (Discovery of Magnetic North, Ootheca) Brian Eno many years back to be utilitarian, managed to create his most emotionally and this is perhaps one of the most tender here are days where I don’t even listen to music now. Sometimes it doesn’t sound the same, doesn’t feel the same. But deep down I know as a certainty that music still has an incredibly important place in our hearts and in our heads, and I respect musicians who are able and willing to practice their craft at this point in time wholeheartedly. Even with venues closed and every event canceled for the foreseeable future and a constant buzz of dread and bad news, there is a slowly building pulse of activity (all online, for safety and social distancing’s sake) amongst our local music community. These are a few that happened last week, and they’re all beautiful attempts at connection in their own way.
“It’s both freeing and exciting to have all of this extra time to be creative, but at the same time, it wears you down because you’re in limbo and are carrying this existential dread around all day, wondering where you’ll be in the next couple of months,” reflects Pauses leader Tierney Tough, candidly summing up the headspace of quite a few of us these days. And yet, the local indie maestros and OW cover stars managed to rally virtually last weekend for a raucous, rousing and life-affirming cover of the 197 Harvey Danger nugget “Flagpole Sitta,” the first of a video series they’ve dubbed Quarantunes. “This Harvey Danger song seemed like the perfect way to start off the series and kind of describes our current mental state fairly well,” says Tough. “It’s also just such a fun one to play.” Tough isn’t joking about the relevance of the song. the perversely hummable chorus of “I’m not sick but I’m not well/ and I’m so hot because I’m in hell” is almost too on-thenose, but energetic performances (distance be damned) and flourishes of humor like costumes and backup vocals courtesy a Pee-wee Herman doll keep things good and weird. “Pee-wee was very gracious with his time,” laughs Tough. Give this one a watch.
Southern Fried Sunday launches weekly virtual #StayHome Fest series
On Sunday, March 29, local roots music showcase Southern Fried Sunday (headed up by Jessica Pawli) loudly returned, albeit online, with #StayHome Fest, a valiant attempt to chase the quarantine blues away. Over the course of a long afternoon, a phalanx of performers including Hannah Harber and Thomas Wynn, Kaleigh Baker and Matt Walker, Matt Woods and more streamed in with full, heartfelt sets of toplevel country, folk and Americana – to say nothing of the official curbside catering, courtesy of the New Standard. An installment is promised every weekend, with the next on Sunday, April 12. The tight camaraderie of the SFS extended musical family endures despite the gulf of physical (and social) distance. “I’m lucky to have a strong network of talented musicians I’ve been working with for the past 14 years of Southern Fried Sunday,” says the indefatigable Pauli. “They are all amazing people who jump at the chance to play for a good cause, and help orlandoweekly.com
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Notable noise from local musicians and labels: Auto Chlor, Alien Witch, Tape Studies
Respect due to anyone who can get it together enough to put new music out into the world right now. On Tuesday, March 31, local noise/ darkwave solo project Alien Witch released a new mini-album, Retrogression of a Dram, on their Bandcamp. The six tracks really mirror our recent moods, full of nervous, hypnotic, electronic grooves. Big-time Martin Rev influence on Retrogression, pretty timely given Rev’s penchant for finding hope and love in a dystopia. Te fulllength Seasonless World dropped the very next day. It’s more urgent and immediate, with some dark-synth anthems hidden in there. Local post-rock trio Tape Studies – previously seen in the Weekly in a glowing This Little Underground review – released their surging debut single, “Hearts Are Low,” on Friday, April 3. And a blast from the (recent) past sure to please scene lifers, Central Florida tape label Illuminated Paths delved deep into their vaults last week and unleashed a cassette (with digital counterpart) of archival recordings from Moon Jelly-affiliated project Auto Chlor. It’s a sprawling, messy delight.
Local venues stream live sets old and new
The Timucua Arts Foundation are streaming shows from their vast archive regularly from their Facebook page. An upcoming highlight is Duo Beaux Arts on Friday, April 10. Winter Park’s the New Standard is moving forward with ambitious nightly Facebook Live streams of local artists playing on their stage with full sound system, lighting – the works. Keep an eye on their respective websites (as well as the Blue Bamboo Center, which is also releasing videos regularly) for more streamed shows.
Virtual dance nights feature major local DJs
Local DJs are also performing live on various social media platforms. Notably, the DJs of queer club night Yaasss are continuing their Wednesdays at Elixir on Instagram Live instead. And on Saturday, April 11, an all-star cadre of veteran house music DJs will “form like Voltron” for “The Orlando House Music Party, Vol. 7” live stream. Keep an eye on the Facebook event page for more details on the platform. Dancing is important, especially now. music@orlandoweekly.com
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Moses did 40 years’ worth of hard work on behalf of his people, delivering them out of slavery in Egypt. Yet God didn’t allow him to enter into the Promised Land. Why? At the end of his travails, he made a minor mistake that angered God beyond reason. Petty? Harsh? Very much so. I’m happy to say that your fate will be very different from Moses’. Some months from now, when your labors bring you to the brink of your own personal version of the Promised Land, not even a small error will prevent you from entering and enjoying it. And what you do in the coming weeks will help ensure that later success. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Built in the third century B.C., the Colossus of Rhodes was a monumental statue of the Greek sun god. It stood in the harbor of the island of Rhodes, and was called one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Alas: An earthquake struck the area 54 years after it was finished, knocking it over and smashing it into fragments. Three centuries later, many of the chunks still lay scattered around the harbor. I offer this as a teaching story, Taurus. If there are any old psychological ruins lying around in your psyche, I encourage you to conduct an imaginary ritual in which you visualize throwing those ruins into a big bonfire. Clear the slate for the new beginnings that will be available once the COVID-19 crisis has settled down. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) “Argue with anything else,” writes author Philip Pullman, “but don’t argue with your own nature.” Amen! That’s always good advice for you Geminis, and it will be especially crucial in the coming weeks. A certain amount of disputation and challenging dialogue with other people will be healthy for you, even an effective way to get clarity and advance your aims. (Don’t overdo it, of course.) But you must promise never to quarrel with or criticize your own nature. You should aim at being a radiant bastion of inner harmony and a powerhouse of self-love. Do whatever’s necessary to coax all your different aspects to work together in sweet unity. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Like many Cancerians, painter Marc Chagall cultivated an intimate relationship with his dreams and fantasies. His fellow artist Pablo Picasso remarked, “When Chagall paints, you do not know if he is asleep or awake. Somewhere or other inside his head there must be an angel.” Being a Crab myself, I know how essential it is for us to be in close connection with reverie and the imagination. Every now and then, though, there come occasions when the demands of the material world
need our extra, focused attention – when our dreamy tendencies need to be rigorously harnessed in behalf of pragmatism. Now is one of those times. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Is there an influence you’re ready to outgrow, Leo? Are there teachers who have given you all they have to offer, and now you need to go in search of new founts of inspiration and education? Have you squeezed all possible value out of certain bright ideas and clever theories that no longer serve you? Are you finished with old sources of excitement that have lost their excitement? These are the kinds of questions I encourage you to ask yourself in the coming weeks. It’ll be a favorable time to celebrate the joyful art of liberation – to graduate from what might have been true once upon a time, and prepare for the wideopen future after the COVID-19 crisis has mellowed. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Your words of power in the coming days are simple: deep, low, down, below, dig, dive and descend. I invite you to meditate on all the ways you can make them work for you as metaphors and use them to activate interesting, nourishing feelings. There’ll be very little worth exploring on the surface of life in the coming weeks, Virgo. All the hottest action and most valuable lessons will be blooming in the fertile darkness. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Before the COVID-19 crisis arrived, were you ensconced in roles that were good fits for your specific temperament and set of talents? Did you occupy niches that brought out the best in you and enabled you to offer your best gifts? Were there places that you experienced as power spots – where you felt at home in the world and at peace with your destiny? Once you’ve meditated on those questions for a while, Libra, I’ll ask you to shift gears: Meditate on how you’d like to answer similar questions about your life in the future. Once this crazy time has passed, what roles will be good fits for you? What niches will bring out the best in you? What will be your power spots? SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) “Fen” is a word that’s not used much these days. It means a marsh or a boggy lowland. Decades ago, Scorpio poet Marianne Moore used it in a short poem. She wrote, “If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I will tell you why I think that I can cross it if I try.” In my opinion, that’s an apt battle cry for you right now. You shouldn’t be upset if people tell you that certain things are impossible for you to do. You should be grateful! Their discouragement will rile up your deep intelligence and inspire you to figure out how you can indeed do those things.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) “Goodness alone is never enough,” wrote author Robert A. Heinlein. “A hard, cold wisdom is required for goodness to accomplish good. Goodness without wisdom always accomplishes evil.” I think that’s an interesting thought for you to consider during the coming weeks, Sagittarius. If you want your care and compassion to be effective, you’ll have to synergize them with tough intelligence. You may even need to be a bit ferocious as you strive to ensure that your worthy intentions succeed and the people you love get what they need. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Are there any ways in which you have been wishywashy in standing up for what you believe in? Have you shied away from declaring your true thoughts and feelings about important issues that affect you and the people you care about? Have you compromised your commitment to authenticity and integrity for the sake of your ambition or financial gain? In asking you these questions, I am not implying that the answers are yes. But if in fact you have engaged in even a small amount of any of those behaviors, now is an excellent time to make corrections. As much as possible, Capricorn, focus on being trustworthy and transparent. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Physicist Edward Teller believed there is no such thing as “exact science.” And in his view, that’s a good thing. “Science has always been full of mistakes,” he said. But he added that they’re mostly “good mistakes,” motivating scientists to push closer toward the truth. Each new mistake is a better mistake than the last, and explains the available evidence with more accuracy. I suspect that you’ve been going through a similar process in your personal life, Aquarius. And I predict that the good mistakes you’ve recently made will prove to be useful in the long run. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Few astrologers would say that you Pisceans are masters of the obvious or connoisseurs of simplicity. You’re not typically renowned for efficiency or celebrated for directness. Your strength is more likely to be rooted in your emotional riches, your ability to create and appreciate beauty, your power to generate big dreams and your lyrical perspective on life. So my oracle for you this time may be a bit surprising. I predict that in the coming weeks, your classic attributes will be very useful when applied to well-grounded, down-to-earth activities. Your deep feelings and robust imagination can be indispensable assets in your hard work on the nuts and bolts.
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“THE NO-PANDEMIC CHALLENGE” Your last two columns and your last two podcasts were all about the pandemic. Everything everywhere is all about the pandemic right now. Can you give it a rest? For maybe a week? Could you answer some questions that aren’t about the pandemic? Any fun kink questions come in this week? I could use a break from the pandemic, Dan, and I’m not alone. Columnist’s Oeuvre Vividly Instills Dread
brain? Should I stop watching it and force myself to find other ways to come? Should I somehow find a way to embrace the kink instead? Big Belly Woes
Six years ago I roped Dr. Jesse Bering, author of Perv: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us, into answering a question from a dad who was worried about his teenage son’s sexual interest in Pokémon. (Yes, Some kink questions did come in this Pokémon.) Dad wanted to know if anyweek, COVID, and I’m happy to answer thing could done about his son’s “pathetic” them. But the pandemic does come up in sexual obsession. Bering explained that the second one, which you should feel free his kid’s kinks – that everyone’s kinks – are to skip. hardwired. “Nobody knows why some people are I have a kink/fetish that’s been giving me more prone to developing unusual patterns a lot of anxiety over the last few years. I of attraction than others,” Bering said. “But inadvertently discovered that I’m turned on whether it’s a penchant for Pokémon, feet, by big bellies, weight gain and stuffing. It’s underwear or spiders, the best available actually been there since I was a little kid, evidence suggests that some people – though I didn’t understand it until now. If it’s mostly males – have a genetic predisposirelevant, I’m a woman in my mid-20s, in a tion for being ‘sexually imprinted’ during heterosexual monogamous relationship. My development.” problem is that I have a lot of trouble getting And once our erotic imaginations have off without looking at pictures or at least seized on something, once we’ve imprinted thinking about my kink. on Pokémon characters or big bellies or I believe the common guidance is, “If it’s wrestling singlets, there’s not much we can not hurting anyone, it’s fine.” But I feel super do about it. Before we’re adults – before gross and ashamed. Neither my partner nor we hit puberty – our kinks, as Bering put it, myself is large and we both value our health are “pretty much fixed, like it or not.” and fitness. I have absolutely no desire to For all we know, the teenage boy with participate in this activity with a real person. the Pokémon fetish was completely comEvery time I finfortable with his ish masturbating, own niche sexual I feel embarrassed interests. The dad and disgusted wrote in, after all, Some part of my brain with myself. Some not the kid. (If obviously craves this kink, part of my brain you’re a 23-yearbut the rest of my brain obviously craves old Pokémon the kink, but the fetishist and your HATES it. rest of my brain dad routinely HATES it. I keep invaded your pritelling myself I will vacy when you stop, but I have were a teenager such a hard time getting off with and heaped shame you about your kinks, other porn (or without porn) that I please write in with an update!) But I have always return to it. I genuinely enjoy having heard from people who, like you, weren’t vanilla sex with my partner. I feel turned comfortable with their own kinks, BBW, on and I have fun. But I’m often not able and desperately wanted to know what to come. It sometimes makes him think he could be done. isn’t doing a good job, when in reality he’s Most sex scientists and researchers agree doing great and I’m just frustrated with with Bering: There’s really nothing you can my body. do, and masturbating to the porn that So I guess I’m wondering: Does continuing turns you on doesn’t “reinforce” your kinks. to watch belly porn reinforce the kink in my You can’t starve out your kinks by refusing 26
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to think (or wank) about them, BBW, and duration.) We’re as frustrated about having you can’t pray your kinks away anymore to abruptly end the physical aspect of our than I could pray my gay away. Embracing relationship as you might expect. your kinks and exploring them with other We go for (distanced) walks during the consenting adults week, we talk – or if your kinks every day and we can’t be realized jerk off in front of Once our erotic imaginations for ethical reawebcams togethsons, enjoying er – but that only have seized on something, them through solo goes so far. there’s not much we can or partnered fanI was thinking tasy play only – is about giving him do about it. the only realistic some of my worn option. panties for him to That said, some do whatever he doctors have prescribed selective serowants with. My question is tonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), aka antithis: If I were to wash my hands and depressants, to people who were uncom- be cau tious while putting together a fortable with their kinks. Those drugs don’t pervy care package, is there much of a risk selectively eradicate kinks, BBW, they cra- of spreading the virus around by doing this? ter a person’s libido. Taking SSRIs would I’m currently in good health but I know mean sacrificing the vanilla sex you enjoy that people can be infected but asymptomwith your partner on the same altar with atic, and we’re being really careful to keep the kink that stresses you out. I can’t imag- both of our households as safe as possible. ine you want to go down this route, BBW, Can the virus be spread via pussy juice? which brings us back to embracing your Very Aromatic Gift kink and coming clean with your partner. The risk you run telling a partner about your kink is no doubt at the forefront of COVID-19 hasn’t been detected in vaginal your mind, BBW, because the consequenc- fluids, VAG, so your pussy juice by itself es could be immediate, i.e. he might dump doesn’t constitute a threat. But the virus, you. But not telling your partner about which is usually transmitted through the air your kink – and leaving him to wonder why (by people with the virus coughing, sneezyou can’t get off with him but have no trou- ing or even exhaling), can survive for hours ble getting off alone – isn’t risk-free either. or days on different kinds of surfaces, If he feels inadequate, if he feels like you’re including clothes. The virus can live for hiding something from him, if he feels like up to 24 hours on cardboard, VAG, which he can’t satisfy you … he might dump you. means it’s the package, not the panties, So share your kink with your boyfriend, that are potentially a danger here. If the BBW, and kinks should always be present- last person who handled your care packed as crazy and endearing – and potentially age – think the UPS guy who dropped it on really fun – quirks, not as tragedies. You his porch – had COVID-19, your boyfriend have a thing for big bellies, BBW, you don’t could wind up exposing himself by touchhave leukemia. And you can explore your ing the box and then his face before washkinks without gaining weight or stuffing ing his hands. your partner until he does. A little big belly I think you should send him that package dirty talk could help you get off with your – but wear gloves while you pack it, don’t partner, BBW, and even the fittest person send it overnight (your scent will keep for can push their tummy out and create the a couple of days) and make sure your boyillusion of a rounded belly. Have fun! friend immediately washes his hands after opening and discarding the package. My boyfriend and I live in San Francisco, where we’ve been sheltering in place. We On the Lovecast, comedian Pete Dominick: are unfortunately unable to shelter together, savagelovecast.com which means that we cannot have physimail@savagelove.net cal contact, especially since he lives with a parent who’s at heightened risk. (It’s not an option for him to stay with me for the
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Legal, Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 03/ CRANER CASE NO: DP16772, IN THE INTEREST OF Minor Child: K. K. DOB: 04/15/2016 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Mitchell Goff Address Unknown: A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above referenced children. You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge James Craner on May 20, 2020 at 10:15 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THESE CHILD(REN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILDREN NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 31st day of March, 2020. This summons has been issued at the request of: Christina Favela Florida
Bar No.: 1000454, Senior Attorney for Florida Department of Children and Families Christina.Favela@myflfamilies. com, CLERK OF COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/DOHERTY. CASE NO.: DP18-505 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILDREN: D.S. DOB: 02/23/2006 A.S. DOB: 04/11/2007 NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Christopher Summerfield (Unknown) A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the abovereferenced children. You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Patricia Doherty on May 12, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THESE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILDREN NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 3rd day of April, 2020. This summons has been issued at the request of: Paul Karasick, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 69216 paul. karasick@myflfamilies.com By: /s/ CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)
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Legal, Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 3/JUDGE CRANER WESTGATE SERVICE CENTER CASE NO.: DP19-429. IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: O, P DOB: 07/29/2019. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS (MBI) STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Mauro Pillcorema (father), ADDRESS UNKNOWN. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the abovereferenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before the Honorable Judge James A. Craner, on May 21, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING (MBI). You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 10th day of March 2020. This summons has been issued at the request of: Stacy McDuffie, Esquire. Florida Bar Number 005602 Senior Attorney for State of Florida Department of Children and Families Children’s Legal Services 882 S. Kirkman Road, Suite 200 Orlando, FL 32811 Office Telephone: 407-563-2324 Stacy.mcduffie@myflfamilies.com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 3/JUDGE CRANER WESTGATE SERVICE CENTER CASE NO.: DP19-429. IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: O, P DOB: 07/29/2019. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS (MBI) STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Tina Pillcorema A/K/A Prunty (mother), ADDRESS UNKNOWN. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-
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referenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before the Honorable Judge James A. Craner, on May 21, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING (MBI). You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 10th day of March 2020. This summons has been issued at the request of: Stacy McDuffie, Esquire. Florida Bar Number 005602 Senior Attorney for State of Florida Department of Children and Families Children’s Legal Services 882 S. Kirkman Road, Suite 200 Orlando, FL 32811 Office Telephone: 407-563-2324 Stacy.mcduffie@myflfamilies.com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUVENILE DIVISION: 03/ CRANER CASE NO.: DP13-356 IN THE INTEREST OF: J.H. DOB: 10/19/2012, minor child. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. To: DEMETRICE HALL, Address Unknown. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above-referenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge A. James Craner, at 10:45 a.m., on the 4th day of June, 2020, at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD (THESE CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD (OR CHILDREN) NAMED IN THE
PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 25TH day of March, 2020. This summons has been issued at the request of: Nancy A. Robak, Attorney for the State of Florida Department of Children and Families 400 West Robinson Street, Ste. N211, Orlando, FL 32801, (407) 317-7643. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk, (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 3/CRANER. WESTGATE SERVICE CENTER. CASE NO.: DP18-708. In the Interest of: D.C. DOB: 11/11/2018, Minor child. NOTICE OF ACTION (TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS). TO: Chanell Cruz, Address Unknown. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, has filed a Petition to terminate your parental rights and permanently commit the following child(ren) for adoption: D.C., born on November 11, 2018. A copy of the Petition is on file with the Clerk of the Court. You are hereby commanded to appear on June 2, 2020, at 10:30 a.m., before the Honorable A. James Craner, Juvenile Division, Courtroom 5, at the Orange County Courthouse, Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, FL 32806 for an ADVISORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, at 425 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801, telephone (407) 836-2303 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 26th day of March, 2020. This summons has been issued at the request of: Layali Salem, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 0111746, Children’s Legal Services, State of
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DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. JORGE I. GONZALEZ, SR., et al., Defendant. CASE NO.: 2020-CC-001000. NOTICE OF ACTION: TO: JORGE I. GONZALEZ, SR., ADDRESS UNKNOWN YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for declaratory relief has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on PLAINTIFF, DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, through its counsel Robert K. Savage, Esq., whose address is 412 East Madison Street, Suite 815, Tampa, FL 33602 no later than May 14, 2020, and file with the clerk of this Court, Tiffany Moore Russell, whose address is 425 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801, before service on Plaintiff, or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the declaratory judgment action. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the Clerk’s office. Dated 3/18/2020. Tiffany Moore Russell, Clerk of the Court & Comptroller. By: /s/ Sandra Jackson, as Deputy Clerk. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF COFFEE COUNTY, STATE OF GEORGIA. IN RE: CIVIL ACTION ADOPTION, NO. 2019A12-0014 PETITION OF: TERESA LYN JACKSON CHANDLER AND PHILLIP SHAWN CHANDLER for the adoption of J.M.P., a minor female, born October 29, 2011 in Orlando, Orange County, Florida. TO: FELICIA MARIE CHANDLER, NATURAL MOTHER OF J.M.P., BORN OCTOBER 29, 2011 IN ORLANDO, ORANGE COUNTY, GEORGIA Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 19-8-10(c)(1), you are hereby notified that on December 16, 2019 Teresa Lyn Jackson Chandler and Phillip Shawn Chandler, the paternal grandfather and stepgrandmother of your female child, J.M.P., born October 29, 2011 in Orlando, Orange County, Florida filed an adoption petition for said named child in the Superior Court of Coffee County, Georgia. You are further notified that on July 22, 2020 at 9:00 O’clock A.M. at the Coffee County Courthouse, 101 South Peterson Avenue, Second Floor, Douglas, Georgia, the Honorable J. Kelly Brooks will hear all evidence on a final adoption hearing wherein the Petitioners, by and through their attorney of record, Marlo A. Ross, will seek to terminate all of your parental rights in and to J.M.P., a minor female, and they will further seek to have their adoption petition granted and to be recognized as J.M.P.’s legal parents. You are further notified that as the natural parent of J.M.P. you
shall not be a party to the adoption and you shall have no obligation to file an Answer, however, you have an absolute right to appear in the pending final adoption proceeding scheduled for July 22, 2020 as cited herein above and to show cause as to why your parental rights in and to J.M.P., a minor female, who is the subject of these proceedings, should not be terminated by the Petitioners adoption. Should you desire to file an Answer to the Petitioners adoption, then send the original Answer to the Coffee County Clerk of Superior Court, 101 South Peterson Avenue, Second Floor, Douglas, Georgia 31533 along with a copy to the Petitioners attorney of record, Marlo A. Ross, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 571, Douglas, Georgia 31534. You are further notified that should you fail to appear at the final adoption hearing scheduled for July 22, 2020 at 9:00 O’clock A.M. as cited herein above then the Petitioners, by and through their attorney of record, will request that the Court enter an order terminating your parental rights to J.M.P., a minor female. In such an event, you shall not thereafter be entitled to object to the Petitioners adoption, and you shall, thereafter, stand as a stranger to J.M.P., a minor female, born October 29, 2011 in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, without any parental or other legal rights whatsoever. WITNESS the J. Kelly Brooks, Judge, Waycross Judicial Circuit. This the 23 rd day of March, 2020. LOST OR ABANDONED PROPERTY FOUND OR RECOVERED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA. PROPERTY NOT CLAIMED WILL EITHER BE SURRENDERED TO THE FINDERS OR RETAINED FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT. FLORIDA PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED. APRIL 2020 DESCRIPTION, FOUND PROPERTY: Key W Washington Street/ N. Orange Avenue Electronics 6300 Blk of International Drive Phone Carter Street/Woods Avenue Backpack with electronics SR 417 N./Boggy Creek Road Bag w/ clothing misc. equipment 800 Blk of N. Orange Ave Electronics 400 Blk of Eastgate Drive Keys 40 Blk of W. Washington Street Bag w/ clothing, and multiple glasses 4200 Blk of Conroy Road Electronics 2000 Blk of Edgewater Drive Jewelry 900 Blk of Silver Drive Phone 900 Blk of W. Colonial Drive Phone 3800 Blk of S. Semoran Boulevard Phone 20 Blk of E. Central Boulevard Bike 4800 Blk of Red Willow Avenue Phone 1100 Blk of S. Semoran
Boulevard Money 300 Blk of Lakeview Street FOR INFO CALL (407) 246-2445, MONDAY – THRU THURSDAY, 9:00 AM TILL 3PM Notice Is Hereby Given that AssuredPartners of Florida, LLC, 200 Colonial Center Pkwy, Ste 140, Lake Mary, FL 32746, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of Cypress Insurance Group, with its principal place of business in the State of Florida in the County of Seminole will file an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name with the Florida Department of State. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Kay E. Lee, of 1271 Ballyshannon Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32828, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: The Money Edge It is the intent of the undersigned to register “The Money Edge” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 4/3/2020 Notice of office closure: Crossroads Addiction Services, Inc dba Crossroads Medical located at 1850 N Alafaya Trail Orlando FL 32826 will be permanently closing the office as of April 30, 2020. Patients may request their records by contacting the office at 772-2425408 until the date of closing to make arrangements. After April 30, 2020, patients may send a written request by email to: Crossroads@ M4W.org. Notice of Public Sale: Pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on April 24th, 2020 at 9:00 am, Riker’s Roadside Of Central Florida, INC, 630 E Landstreet Rd, Orlando, FL 32824, will sell the following vehicles and/or vessels. Seller reserves the right to bid. Sold as is, no warranty. Seller guarantees no title, terms cash. Seller reserves the right to refuse any or all bids; 1HGCD7239SA025253 1995 HONDA 1HGCG6672XA105399 1999 HONDA 1GKDT13W5Y2107807 2000 GENERAL MOTORS CORP 1FMZU67E81UA02780 2001 FORD 4T1BE32K22U099423 2002 TOYOTA 2HNYD18803H524928 2003 ACURA 1G1ZS52F85F244668 2005 CHEVROLET YS3FB49S051034658 2005 SAAB 1C3EL56R46N145851 2006 CHRYSLER 3GNDA13D86S612295 2006 CHEVROLET 1C3LC46K88N208859 2008 CHRYSLER
1B3BD4FB9BN609222 2011 DODGE 3N1AB6AP0BL712501 2011 NISSAN 1N4AL2APXCN571608 2012 NISSAN KNMAT2MT0FP560032 2015 NISSAN 1N4AL3AP8JC148881 2018 NISSAN 5TDKZRFH9KS564763 2019 TOYOTA 3FA6P0CD0KR234037 2019 FORD 19XFC2F81KE024666 2019 HONDA. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: AATR ORLANDO gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 04/24/2020, 09:00 am at 9712 RECYCLE CENTER RD ORLANDO, FL 32824- 8146, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. AATR ORLANDO reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids. 2A8HR54179R632336 09 CHRYS 1E1U1X285SRA18802 1995 EASTERN STAR JT3GN86R620236891 2002 TOYOTA 1J8GW68J94C402514 2004 JEEP KMHCG35C25U327234 2005 HYUNDAI JHLRE38397C036175 2007 HONDA 1FUJGLDR29LAH4887 2009 FREIGHTLINER WDDSJ4EB8FN187867 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ.
NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale: 2015 Toyota Sienna Vin # 5TDKK3DC1FS597240 To be sold at auction at 9:00 a.m. on April 30, 2020 at 3101 McCoy Rd., Orlando, Fl 32812 Towlando Towing and Recovery NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale. 1987 BMW VIN# WBAAB6408H1683600 1999 MALL TRAVEL TAILER VIN# 1EF1F292XX2891705 20 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER MAKE: KOMFORT To be sold at auction at 8:00AM on April 28th, 2020, at 2809 N FORSYTH RD., WINTER PARK FL 32792 Around The Clock Towing inc.
NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicles will be sold at Public Auction for cash to satisfy lien pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on April 30, 2020 at 9:00 am at Dynamic Towing, 6408 Old Cheney Hwy., Orlando, FL. (407) 273-5880 2007 MAZD 1YVHP84CX75M39957 2001 NISS 3N1CB51D01L485429 2004 CADI 1G6KD54Y14U224910 2001 MAZD 4F4YR16U61TM15839 NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale: 2011 Ford VIN# 3FADP4EJ6BM121403 2001 Ford VIN# 1FTYR1421TA69333 2004 Infiniti VIN# JNKCV51F64M711066 2002 Kia VIN# KNAFB161425093909 To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. on April 29, 2020 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC
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Employment Desserts Chef: Resp for prepar’g acai desserts, tapiocas & smoothies according to co’s recipes; monitor stock of ingredients & place orders; maintain a clean & orderly kitchen & follow to health & safety standards Req’s: 1 yrexp as Desserts Chef. Mail resume to: KINGDOM ACAI WP LLC, 15771 S Apopka Vineland Rd, Unit 1, Orlando FL 32837 Engineer: Construction Field Engineer for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Inc. (Orlando, FL). Use eng prncples to ensre all wind trbne instlltn & cnstrctn actvties at wind frms cnfrm to cmpny’s hghly tech specs & qulty reqs. Req. Bach in Elctrmchncl Eng, Elec Eng, Mech Eng, or rel + 3 yrs exp in job offrd or acc alt occu. Mst hve 3 yrs of exp w/ the fllwng sklls: exp in cnstrctn pwr gnrtn, wind gnrtn; exp wrkng w Siemens Gamesa Wind tech; trblshtng exp on cmplx lftng eqpmnt; exp in oprtng & trblshtng pwr cntrl & prgrmmng of rmtly oprte hydrmchncl eqpmnt; exp in trblshtng sngle & 3 phse gnrtrs & intrfce in on/off grid wind trbne systms; exp readng & intrprtng 1 lne-diagrms, pnt to pnt trmnts & blueprnts of each dscplne usd in bldng of utlty scle wind frms; exp in leadng dvrse teams in remte lctns; exp intrprtng cnstrctn prcdres, idntfctn of imprvmnts, & strmlnng cnstrctn prcsses dpndng on site & prjct cndtns; trblshtng exp elctrmchncl spcialty tools & its prgrmmng; exp in rmte accss of cnfgrng srvce prts for spcialty tools; exp usng qulty tchnques bsd on SGRE qulty prgrm; exp in CAD SW sch as CATIA; & exp in the use of MS Offce prdcts. Able to wrk drng weeknds or hldys if prjct needs are crtcl. Mst hve a vld drvr’s lcnse & pssprt. Apprx 98% trvl req. Telecmmtng prmttd whn not at cstmr site. Mail rsms Asha Shane, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Inc., 4400 Alafaya Trail Q2, Orlando, FL 32826. Ref AS/MO. Must be authrzed to wrk in US prmnntly.
Senior Coordinator, Media Universal Orlando 6434327 Lab Specialist - Computer Animation Full Sail University 6434324
Project Manager Orange County Government 6434320
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Transportation Planning Project Coordinator City of Orlando 6434296 Lifeguard City of Casselberry 6434288
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Laser Test Technician Pro Image Solutions 6434282 Service Technician Utility Equipment Services, Inc 6434260
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