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TV Land Reunites Long Lost Loves in "First Love, Second Chance"
The six-episode series bows Wednesday, March 10 at 10:00/9:00c.
[via press release from TV Land]
Six-Episode TV Land PRIME Original Series Premieres On Wednesday, March 10th At 10:00 p.m. ET/PT
Los Angeles, CA, January 27, 2010 � TV Land brings together former couples from around the globe � some of whom are from Australia, British Columbia, Canada and the U.S. � to reunite for one week to share feelings about their dramatic, emotional and often-times sudden break-ups and entertain the possibility of rekindling the relationships in the TV Land PRIME Original Series, "First Love, Second Chance." The six-episode series gives viewers a candid look at former sweethearts � some separated more than 20 years ago � who have a chance to reignite the passion and love they once shared or to see if their break-up was truly meant to be. The series premieres on Wednesday, March 10th at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Each week, TV Land documents one couple's week-long journey as they move-in together, meet close friends and family and try to push beyond the past transgressions to spark a new romance. At the end of the week, they send each other a dramatic video diary that spells out their true feelings, sometimes putting their new relationship in jeopardy.
"We have all probably wondered what happened to our first loves. This show gives the viewers an emotional and relatable look at what can happen � good and bad � when you find that person and see if it was truly meant to be," states Larry W. Jones, president, TV Land.
"First Love, Second Chance" was produced for TV Land by ITV. Andrew Hoegl, Jonathan Singer and Keith Cox serve as executive producers. Marco Bresaz is the executive in charge in production for TV Land.
Here is a look at the couples who will be featured in "First Love, Second Chance:"
Wednesday, March 10th at 10:00pm ET/PT
Garry & Star Lynn
Garry was an Australian exchange student in a forbidden romance with the host family's daughter, Star Lynn. Now, nearly 30 years after their relationship came to a sudden, dramatic end, they're giving their love a second chance.
Chris & Pam
Pam was a hot, young bartender. Chris was her favorite customer. When he moved to Florida, he broke her heart. After years as a party animal, Chris hopes that Pam will see that he's changed and that she will give him a second chance.
Shane & Angela
Years ago, Shane gave Angela a promise ring. But when he moved away, she began dating other men, so Shane ended their relationship. Twelve years later, they will decide if they can learn to trust each other again and make good on their promise of love.
Wednesday, March 31st at 10:00pm ET/PT
Chris & Hollis
Chris was a champion skateboarder who fell in love with Hollis when they were teenagers. But when Chris gave in to the temptations of fame, they broke up. Now, 25 years later, they have to decide if they are ready to give their love another try.
Wednesday, April 7th at 10:00pm ET/PT
John & Deanna
Their passionate romance began in college�and ended with Deanna's jealous outbursts. Two decades later, Deanna has learned to control her feelings but is that enough for John to forgive and forget?
Wednesday, April 14th at 10:00pm ET/PT
Chris & Breanne
When his college sweetheart Breanne couldn't say those magical three words, a broken-hearted Chris broke up with her. Now, ten years later, Breanne lives in LA and Chris lives in Vancouver and works as an Arctic explorer. Chris is on an expedition to see if Breanne can finally say the words he has longed to hear.
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About TV Land PRIME and TV Land
TV Land PRIME is TV Land's programming destination designed for people in their forties and the exclusive home to the premieres of the network's original programming, contemporary television series acquisitions and movies. TV Land PRIME is part of TV Land, a network dedicated to presenting the best in entertainment on all platforms for Adults 25-54. Consisting of original programming, acquired shows, hit movies and full-service Web site, TV Land is now seen in over 95 million U.S. homes.
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The concept also highlights how the virtual home button will change in size and format depending on the application used. It also notes that the bottom area will be functional, and will be able to house the applications menu bar.
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One of the mouth-watering pizzas at LowBrow Pizza & Beer. Photo by Craig Hildebrand.
Our editors' choices of the greatest people, moments and dining achievements of the year.
Best invention: The perma-food truck rally. The trucks rove around breweries and make stops at farmers markets, but the astounding success of Celebration Park—a plaza with eight kitchens on wheels and a waterfront bar near Naples Botanical Garden—proves the way forward is to just keep trucking.
Best not-so-simple salad: The burrata at Jimmy P's Charred (which now has a second location in Bonita Springs) has always and will forever be the best-in-class because it moves way beyond a few slices of tomato and balsamic drizzle. Pickled red onions, edible flowers, a wall of prosciutto and a trio of sauces meld to form something bold yet perfectly balanced.
Best Reason for Kudos:
Melissa Donahue-Talmage of Sweet Melissa's Cafe. Photo by Craig Hildebrand.
A Gulfshore milestone: Melissa Donahue-Talmage of Sweet Melissa's on Sanibel was named a 2019 James Beard Awards semifinalist. It's hard to overstate what a big deal this is: She joined an elite group of epicures across the country, honored in the "Best Chef: South" category with the best in the business.
These two chefs deserve a standing ovation: Asif Syed, chef-owner of 21 Spices in Naples, rose to the challenge on a Food Network episode of Beat Bobby Flay, vanquishing the celebrity chef with his chicken tandoori. Lerome Campbell, a pastry chef at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, was the runner-up on Food Network's Holiday Baking Championship, a season-long show that began with nine bakers competing for the top prize.
Plus, snaps to the teams at these restaurants: Bleu Provence yet again won Wine Spectator's Grand Award. OpenTable's 100 Most Scenic Restaurants in America included two in Naples, both from restaurateur Peter Tierney—The Bay House and The Turtle Club. And, National Signing Day for the Clemson football team included a ringing endorsement for Barbatella, from Coach Dabo Swinney, who had visited there to recruit Naples High's Chez Mellusi.
Best argument for a narrow focus: Down on Naples' East Trail, LowBrow Pizza & Beer jokes around on its riotously funny pun-filled menu that it's "serious about pizza and beer and not much else." They have the last laugh, however, because their personal-size Neapolitan-influenced pies are the definition of mouthwatering with cheeses like aged mozzarella and caciocavallo and toppers including garlic-sautéed mushrooms and house fennel-chile sausage.
Best reason to eat bread again: If you've experimented with keto, paleo or anything close to them, you don't have to put that diet on pause to visit to the hog-heavenly Fuse BBQ in Park Shore—but you should for any of its five brioche sandwiches. The BCT (smoked brisket that falls apart in your mouth with a mess of cheddar, tomato, fried onions and mayo) is one that will linger in your dreams for months on end.
Best sweet nothing that's really something: Almost lighter than air, the stiff meringues at Angelic Desserts, an all-organic bakery, are treats that are available throughout the year. But they get a festive slant for each holiday, like sprinkle-dotted Christmas trees, hearts for Valentine's Day and ghosts for Halloween.
Best news for date night: Why not splurge on a staycation and head over to the new 21-and-up Lanai Tower at the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort? Aside from the obvious allure of an adult-only pool, game room and quiet corridors, there's a beach-fronting restaurant on the fifth floor helmed by a previous contestant of Top Chef.
Best coupling: When Bone Hook Brewing Co. decided to expand, it not only more than doubled its North Naples footprint and therefore grew its brewing operation; it also brought on the Phelan family of Pinchers and Texas Tony's to run a full-service restaurant with bar classics like nachos, wings and burgers.
Best sigh of relief: Many locals were surprised and anxious to hear The Ritz-Carlton, Naples' tiki bar and restaurant on the Gulf, Gumbo Limbo, was closed for extensive renovations last year. Thankfully, its character was kept intact, down to the wide tan chairs that are now at a more manageable height.
Best manifestation of the Franco-American alliance: At Café Gourmand on U.S. 41 south of Immokalee Road, the crepes are not to be missed—and for just $13.50, you get the French-American Friendship Breakfast with a choice of hot beverage, herb-spiked scrambled eggs, crunchy home fries and bacon, plus a pick of sweet crepe.
Best motivation to show Everglades City some love: It bounced back from Irma with its fair share of bumps, but the town is home to some pretty iconic dishes (from alligator nuggets to blue crab sandwiches) we still should be supporting. A true epicurean gem is Camellia Street Grill, which puts a chef-trained eye toward seafood pulled straight from the Gulf; salads with ingredients from the on-site garden; and nontraditional spins on Key lime pie (in a semifreddo state, or churned out as a milkshake).
Best quiche Lorraine outside of France: It may sound like hyperbole, but the Tony's Off Third rendition could pass muster with the pickiest of Old World chefs. Once heated, it's an infinitely cheesy Gruyere masterpiece with the right ratio of browned bacon and melted sweet onions in a flaky circle.
Best promise: When local legend Vin DePasquale—who over the span of more than four decades built and ran the charming old-timey The Dock at Crayton Cove—announced he retired and sold the Naples City Dock seafood spot to boating entrepreneur Doug Traina, Neapolitans could rest easy hearing that Traina vowed to keep the character intact down to the wood paneling and nautical sculptures.
Best food fraternity: Roger Weatherburn-Baker, leader of the Naples Bailliage (chapter) of international gastronomic society the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, has hit his stride. He has had wild success planning seasonal themed events (costumes welcome!) for his members, like a full-blown African safari dinner complete with traditional drummers, animal encounters, Cape Town wines and a menu replete with traditional spices.
Best Naples Wine Shop for Your Personality
Eco-conscious: Natural Wines Naples
No grapes in these bottles were grown using chemicals, and none have preservatives, either.
Artisanal gourmand: The Wine Store
Providing a personal touch and specializing in small producers and high-end rare finds, it's the opposite of a big-box experience.
Luxe collector: Naples Wine Collection
If premium pours are what you seek (like the latest Opus One), know there is no shortage at this posh shop.
Related: The 28 Best Restaurants in Southwest Florida
Best chocolate chips, period: You'll be a convert the second you take a bite of Chloe's Cookies, a startup that delivers locally its twists on the basic chocolate chip, like sea salt, oatmeal, peanut butter, raspberry and more.
Best pretext to pretend you're a grilling novice: We're always thrilled when an authentic ethnic restaurant debuts; now, Lee County can celebrate Ember Korean Steakhouse—its forte being tabletop Korean barbecue. There are rows of the DIY tables, but we encourage you to let the servers give you a boost; they know just how long that wagyu strip and short rib need to sizzle.
Photo by Craig Hildebrand
Best bet for only a buck: It's dollars to doughnuts that anyone will go crazy for the sweet concoctions laced and topped with everything under the sun at the San Carlos Park newcomer Nuts 4 Donuts. Baked fresh each day at $1.50 apiece, you won't want to stop at just the owner's Oreo cookie, Kahlua mudslide or Nutella-glazed. (Editor's Note: As of June 1, Nuts 4 Donuts closed its retail location, but it is still operating for catering and private events through its Facebook page.)
Best reason to get hot and bothered: Salty, crackly, perfectly tender and rubbed with some heat, the wings at Coconut Point's The Saloon are reason alone to step into the wild Western eatery. Smoked first then fried, they're delivered with a choice of house sauces, including one with uber-spicy ghost pepper.
Best reinvention of a classic: Skinny Dogz Brunchery has perfected almost anything that's consumed before noon (chicken and waffles, hash and grits), but the best thing on the menu is its collection of Benedicts on biscuits. Creations range from the P.R. (skirt steak, sweet plantains, spinach and sofrito hollandaise) to the Coney (hamburger patties, American cheese, onions, Coney sauce and mustard hollandaise).
Best move in the game of chef chess: Over the years, Rosy Tomorrows Heritage Farm has stepped up as a dining destination. And when Richard Howze was hired as executive chef, it was the most natural fit—he had cultivated a reputation as a farm-to-table advocate, and now he's presiding over a kitchen with a bucolic wonderland at his fingertips.
Best (kid- and adult-friendly) way to cool down: Après-fishing, boating or sunning, there's nothing better than a burst of ice on your tongue. Friddu Gourmet Pops and Bubble Tea in Matlacha has everyone covered with the dozens of artisanal recipes they whip up, such as sweet cream ricotta fig, pineapple cilantro and simply strawberry.
Best case of double happiness: Traditional dim sum is hard to come by in Southwest Florida, and fans of the little Chinese nibbles had flocked to Fort Myers' Ginger Bistro for a fix. Last year, the owners (who also specialize in Hong Kong-style barbecue) added a second location in Cape Coral.
Best one-way ticket to Philly: Chef-owner Tim Yoa of Artisan Eatery came out of the City of Brotherly Love with a culinary degree, and while his fine-dining education shines in this upscale-casual counter service café on Daniels Parkway, he does his roots proud with a classy rendition of cheesesteak—on a baguette, gooey from a ridiculous amount of American, and chock-full of shaved ribeye and fried onions.
Best home away from home: Trying Silk Road in Fort Myers for the first time, you know you're in for an adventure with what's touted as "Central Asian cuisine." Turns out an entire Uzbek family runs it, with the mom baking bread and making dumplings and her children helping with everything else. Service is so genuine and warm, with such pride in their heavily Russian- and Mediterranean-influenced fare.
Best excuse to bank your calories: If decadence defines a successful weekend, book a table at Tarpon Bay's Sunday seafood brunch. The buffet is fit for a king or queen, with towers of raw-bar favorites, chafing dishes stuffed with eggy greats, and platter after platter of cheeses, pastries and other surprises.
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Best gift given at a Saturday night party: Philanthropists Jay and Patty Baker kicked off the Naples Senior Center at JFCS' $15 million campaign to raise money for new, state-of-the-art headquarters with a lead gift of $5 million at the center's annual fundraiser on Jan. 12. The campaign's pledge total exceeded $10 million before the end of the evening. As for the best Friday night party gift? The Bakers turned around and donated another generous sum in fittingly dramatic fashion at The Naples Players' 65th anniversary soiree on Feb. 8.
Best fusion of old and new: The Southwest Florida Community Foundation transformed the historic Atlantic Coast Line Railroad depot into the "Collaboratory," a high-tech hub for nonprofits, businesses, government organizations and the community to use in their work toward shaping the region's future.
Best make-believe: Late for the Sky Production Co. launched Naples-opoly, a Monopoly-inspired board game featuring fun spins on the classics (think landing in a traffic jam instead of jail; getting a sunburn instead of having to pay income tax). Properties up for grabs include Tin City, the Naples Zoo, Clam Pass Park and other hometown hot spots.
Best collapse: Another quirky Guinness World Record broken: To raise awareness for the need for food aid in Collier County, nonprofit Meals of Hope toppled a whopping 3,913 cereal boxes like dominoes at the start of September, which is Hunger Action Month.
Best wedding gift request: Naples couple Katherine Parker and Dr. Ed Dean asked their 185 guests to make donations in goats in lieu of giving them gifts at their July nuptials. They have until June 16, 2019, to reach their goal of a "1,000-goat wedding," with the knowledge that $50 enables the Villages in Partnership nonprofit to buy one goat for villagers in Malawi, Africa. As of mid-
February, they were up to 780.
Best aquatic heroics: James Fitzek, of Golden Gate Estates, and his family helped rescue three Cuban migrants off the coast of Key West in July. The family and friend Capt. Don Hiller of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office were heading back to shore after a day of boating when they spotted the migrants, whose own boat had exploded at sea, clinging to a piece of rubber.
Best reason for balding: Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida CAO Armando Llechu and more than a dozen other influential individuals had their heads shaved in September by pediatric cancer patients, to promote Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Best superstar appearance: The one and only Cher chose Hertz Arena to kick off her first tour in five years, in January. The sparkle was real.
Best of Social Season
Best celeb in a new context: Actor Dennis Quaid played guitar at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples' annual Night at the Museum.
Photo by Peter Falencik
Best sloth: This guy (left), who made an appearance at the "Baby, It's a Wild World" vintner dinner during the Naples Winter Wine Fest.
Best unveiling: The Naples Senior Center at JFCS debuted plans for a much-needed new facility at its Evening for Better Tomorrows event.
Best slice of pie we couldn't eat: Broadway "it" girl Waitress, the uplifting musical about a small-town server and gifted pie maker, came to Artis—Naples in February.
Best take on an already hot ticket: Florida Repertory Theatre did justice to August Wilson's American drama Fences, on the heels of its huge success on both Broadway and the big screen starring Viola Davis and Denzel Washington.
Best see-it-to-believe-it moment: In November, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW hosted the revolutionary In Dreams: Roy Orbison in Concert—The Hologram Tour. The name says it all.
Best battle against beauty contests: Naples resident Melissa Bazley launched krazykrops.com, a subscription delivery service of "ugly" but perfectly edible produce, to help reduce the rampant problem of food waste.
Best illustrated love of community: We were in awe of Juan Diaz's impressively researched and designed proposal for a mural celebrating our area's history, meant to grace the Gordon River bridge underpass. This in addition to several other works over the years making good on his advocacy for public art.
Best surprise thank-you: A group of moms were so appreciative of longtime Coastland Center mall carousel operator Mary Warder that they banded together to gift her $5,000, to help Warder buy a reliable car to drive to the three jobs she works to afford her daughter's medical bills. A group of adoring kids presented "Miss Mary" with the giant check.
Best mellowing of yellow: When Germain Arena became Hertz Arena, Estero residents balked at the new owners' rendering of their plans for a garish, full-on Hertz yellow paint job on the venue's exterior. What we ended up with was a subtler, more modern-looking approach with bands of yellow, gray and white (phew!), and we think it actually looks quite nice.
Best example of "do unto others": Speaking of hurricanes, a few Southwest Floridians who know their far-reaching effects all too well lent help to our neighbors affected by Hurricane Florence. Among them were Lee County emergency and Florida Power & Light crews, who traveled to the Carolinas to provide their services, and North Fort Myers' Animal Refuge Center, which took in 19 cats and seven dogs from a partner shelter in South Carolina that was forced to evacuate.
Best "discovery" of the skunk ape: No, there isn't more questionable video evidence of Florida's Bigfoot ambling through our swamps. But the creature was revealed—along with many other large critters and figures—to live in PVC, foam and silicone form at the Pine Island home of 3-D artist Jeff Abbott.
Best return to normal: It had felt like forever since we were able to stroll the full length of our beloved Naples Pier post-
Hurricane Irma, but the iconic landmark reopened six weeks ahead of schedule on July 30.
Best return from the bench: Orthopedic surgeons cut the recovery time of not one but two Alabama football players in half by using the minimally invasive "Knotless Syndesmosis TightRope Implant System" developed, manufactured and marketed by Arthrex. Some rival Florida team fans might have been a bit bummed, but we are proud that a Naples company helped those guys get back on the field.
Best gifts to our children: Funding so many causes for kids in need here, the events of the Naples Winter Wine Festival raised just over $16 million in January, followed by nearly $2 million by the Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest in February.
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Best Artists as Activists: In creative and thought-provoking ways, our arts community challenged us to come together and think about the issues that divide us. Florida Gulf Coast University's art galleries hosted Up Close and Unimaginable. Featuring the work of artists Cliff Evans of Texas and Gregory Green of Tampa, the exhibition explored the heightened threats of war and terrorism in the U.S. and around the world—and the psychological toll that these threats take on us. … Southwest Florida artists countered anti-immigrant rhetoric with the group exhibition Them: An Anthology of Migration at the Sidney & Berne Davis Arts Center. Featuring the work of a diverse and foreign-born cadre of artists—Mila Bridger, Mariapia Malerba, Danielle Branchaud, Reynier Llanes, Juan Diaz, Cesar Aguilera, Aimee Perez, Ndola Penzy and Brian Weaver—the collection celebrated the contributions and richness that immigrants add to America. … The Laboratory Theater of Florida took on the same issue, at press time working to stage The Immigration Project, an original play based on the lives of Southwest Florida immigrants. … Artist and Chico's founder Marvin Gralnick hosted a three-day extravaganza of art and entertainment at his Fort Myers home designed to call attention to and raise money to combat the red tide and blue-green algae that devastated Southwest Florida waters last summer. A portion of the proceeds went to the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation's research efforts. … A whopping 30 local artists banded together to form ART AID, an auction for which they each donated works to benefit Legal Aid Service of Collier County. … The Alliance for the Arts' CHANGE program hosted a two-day "What's Your Mask?" workshop that was dedicated to combining the arts and civil discourse to encourage frank conversations about identity and how we relate to each other. CHANGE (Communities Harnessing the Arts to Nurture and Grow Equity) is working to diversify the arts and make them more accessible to minority communities.
Best gift from a co-worker: After two years on a waiting list, Marianne McGiffin of Lehigh Acres received a new kidney in February—thanks to her friend and Cape Coral obstetrician/gynecologist Dr. Melanie Altizer. The two met working at Lee Health, where McGiffin was an office manager until her health prompted her to leave.
Best "page turners": Lisa Scottoline. Lesley Stahl. Maureen Johnson. Brad Meltzner. A. J. Tata. Between the Friends of Collier County Library's Nick Linn Lecture Series and the Lee County Library System's annual Southwest Florida Reading Festival, bookworms have plenty of great opportunities to meet and mingle with their favorite authors.
Best crossover: The Dalí Museum, and later Big Cypress Gallery, presented Clyde Butcher: Visions of Dalí's Spain. The famed photographer traveled to the surrealist painter's old stomping grounds in the Catalonia region to capture in black and white its unique topography and character.
Best oversaturation: Estero residents, fear not! If you get hurt, sick or otherwise need medical services, your village is teeming with specialists ready to help. Lee Health opened its 163,000-square-foot medical facility/wellness complex on a 13-acre campus at Coconut Point. Not to be outdone, NCH Healthcare System opened a freestanding emergency room, along with an outpatient surgery center, physician offices and imaging services, in a 41,000-square-foot center just south of the Estero/Bonita line. In other health care news: Lee Health topped off Gulf Coast Medical Center, adding three new floors with 216 patient rooms and 52 intensive care center rooms. … Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida broke ground on a new $15 million health care complex in East Naples. … And NCH Healthcare dropped its objections to the proposed Braden Hospital, which wants to serve Ave Maria and Immokalee.
Best at jumping through hoops: For the first time ever, the Florida SouthWestern State College men's basketball team topped the NJCAA rankings. And the Florida Gulf Coast University women's team had a stellar season, winning the ASUN tournament and making their sixth NCAA appearance in eight years.
Best development news: … For tourism and economic growth: Collier County is sprinting ahead with its $70 million sports complex in East Naples, featuring a 3,000-seat stadium and multiple fields.
… For the Florida panther: Collier Enterprises has withdrawn its application for 4,000-acre town called Rural Lands West east of Golden Gate Estates and is considering a scaled-back village instead. There are still many questions, however, about the new proposal's environmental impacts.
Best homecoming: The Key Marco Cat, the graceful part-man, part-feline Calusa relic unearthed by archaeologist Frank Hamilton Cushing in 1896, has come home. The Smithsonian is loaning Marco Island Historical Society the cat and several other artifacts from that historic expedition for the next two years.
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Best Effects of Red Tide: Last summer's red tide and blue-green algae outbreaks were the worst—decimating our marine life and turning freshwater in parts of Lee County into emerald-green goop—but they may have brought out the best in us. … In response: The Community Foundation of Collier County spearheaded (and helped fund) a red-tide relief effort, yielding nearly $100,000 for out-of-work fishing guides and others; the Harry Chapin Food Bank set up mobile pantries across Lee and Collier coastal communities; Lee County launched a website listing incentives to patronize hurting businesses; individuals and small businesses held everything from pub crawls to donation drives to help. … The crisis also brought together business organizations and scientists. It increased the standing of grassroots advocacy groups such as the Captains for Clean Water and Calusa Waterkeeper. And it may at last have captured Tallahassee's attention. Gov. Ron DeSantis' first act in office: an executive order creating a task force to address blue-green algae, adding a chief science officer to his cabinet and a pledging to speed up construction on a 17,000-acre reservoir near Lake Okeechobee, meant to reduce discharges of tainted freshwater down the Caloosahatchee.
Best way to diet—and to cheat: Fort Myers celebrated the arrival of two chains—Whole Foods, the emblem of all that is good for you, and of Krispy Kreme where you can order gooey rings of dough, straight out of the frialator.
Best baby bongo: Bakari, of course. The newborn bongo (a type of antelope, left) was born Jan. 23 at the Naples Zoo. In an online contest, voters chose the name Barkari, which means "one who will succeed" in Swahili.
Best testament to our paradise: Even the great whites have finally caught on to our unbeatable vacation spot. Trackers from data-collecting organization OCEARCH registered not one but two pings (sorry, The Hunt for Red October fans) from great white sharks in the Gulf of Mexico on the same day, Jan. 28—from the 11-foot-6-inch Nova and 9-foot-8-inch Cabot.
Best Southwest Florida counter to Punxsutawney Phil: Owliver the burrowing owl predicted six more weeks of winter in Cape Coral's inaugural take on Groundhog Day: Ground-Owl Day. (His prediction was the opposite of Phil's.) Cape Coral Mayor Joe Coviello declared Feb. 2 Ground-Owl Day following a new city ordinance that protects the threatened species.
Best 120-second press: Viewers of CBS News Sunday Morning know that each week's episode ends with a fan-favorite 2 minutes of enchanting, almost narration-free nature footage. The wilds of J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge were featured on July 22, 2018, and Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary made the cut for Dec. 2, 2018.
Best way to make grocery shopping fun: Lucky us. Lucky's Market, the health-conscious grocer, has announced plans to open stores in Naples and Cape Coral. We'll toast to that news—quite literally, as the small chain allows patrons to drink while shopping.
Best discovery: Cape Coral may be a relatively new city, but utility crews last summer stumbled upon something that offered a peek into a long, long, long ago past—a footlong bone fragment that archaeologists believe belonged to a mastodon or a wooly mammoth at least 2.5 million years ago.
Best new spots for a getaway: Recently added nonstop flights at Southwest Florida International Airport and Punta Gorda Airport have expanded the map for where you can go directly from the Gulfshore: Las Vegas (Frontier); Phoenix (Frontier); Albany, New York (Allegiant, Frontier); Portland, Maine (Frontier); Syracuse, New York (Allegiant, Frontier); Madison, Wisconsin (Sun Country); and Appleton, Wisconsin (Allegiant).
—Gulfshore Life staff


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Early detection, smaller cancer among benefits of skin cancer screening at PCP visits
PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2016 - Skin cancer screenings performed by primary care physicians (PCPs) during routine office visits improve the detection of potentially deadly melanomas and find them in earlier stages, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
The results will be presented today at the 52nd annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago.
"Our findings suggest that PCP screening is an effective way to improve early detection of melanoma, which could potentially save lives," said lead author Laura Ferris, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Dermatology, Pitt School of Medicine and member of the Melanoma Program, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.
Rates of melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, are on the rise, and skin cancer screenings are one of the most important steps for early detection and treatment, said Dr. Ferris. Typically, patients receive skin checks by setting up an appointment with a dermatologist.
The goal of the new UPMC screening initiative, which was modeled after a promising German program, was to improve the detection of melanomas by making it easier for patients to get screened during routine office visits with their PCPs, explained Dr. Ferris.
PCPs completed training on how to recognize melanomas and were asked to offer annual screening during office visits to all patients aged 35 and older. In 2014, during the first year of the program, 15 percent of the 333,788 eligible UPMC patients were screened in this fashion.
On average, the melanomas detected in the group who received a screening at a primary care visit were nearly twice as thin as those detected in the group that was not screened by a PCP. Thinner melanomas have a better prognosis than thicker ones that are more advanced, so the new findings suggest PCP screening is able to find melanomas at an earlier, more treatable stage, said Dr. Ferris.
In addition, only 5 percent of people in the screening group had especially worrisome melanomas that were thicker than 1 millimeter--which are more likely to metastasize and require a biopsy of a nearby lymph node -- while 20 percent of the unscreened group did.
"The PCP screenings prevented a lot of people from needing more aggressive therapy. Additionally, we did not see a high rate of false positive biopsies, in which no skin cancer was present, nor did we see a high rate of unnecessary dermatology referrals or skin surgeries, all of which suggest that the program did not simply drive up health care costs needlessly," Dr. Ferris said.
Another important finding was that nearly half of the screened patients were men, who are more likely to get and die from melanoma than women but have been underrepresented in other skin cancer screenings published to date. "It's exciting that our approach improves detection in this especially vulnerable population," said Dr. Ferris.
Funding for this study was provided by a National Cancer Institute Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant in skin cancer (5P50CA121973-08).
Additional members of the research team included Melissa Saul, M.S., Francis Solano, M.D., Erica Neuren, B.A., Jian-Min Yuan, M.D., Ph.D., and John Kirkwood, M.D., all of UPMC; Martin Weinstock, M.D., Ph.D., of Brown University; and Allan Geller, M.P.H., R.N., of Harvard University.
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As the only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in western Pennsylvania, UPCI is a recognized leader in providing innovative cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment; bio-medical research; compassionate patient care and support; and community-based outreach services. Investigators at UPCI, a partner with UPMC CancerCenter, are world-renowned for their work in clinical and basic cancer research.
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The World Health Organization has released its guidance on face masks for children, as students— in some parts of the country at least— return to their classrooms to start the new school year. Children age 5 and younger shouldn't be required to wear masks, the WHO says, since most are not able to put them on without help.
Children age 6 through 11, however, should wear masks under certain conditions, including local infection rates, whether there's an adult available to help them, and if they'll be exposed to elderly people or people with health conditions who are at higher risk of complications from the virus.
Kids 12 and older should wear masks under the same conditions adults would wear them, using the standard social-distancing guidelines, WHO said in its release.
WHO Worked with UNICEF, the International Pediatric Association and other health organizations and experts to come up with the guidelines. Their findings stress that there is limited evidence about how the coronavirus is transmitted in children, but that some evidence shows younger children "may have lower susceptibility to infection compared to adults," but that this may vary by age. Older children may be more likely to spread the virus than younger ones, according to WHO.
Further, the WHO advises that the benefits of children wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 "should be weighed against potential harm associated with wearing masks, including feasibility and discomfort, as well as social and communication concerns."
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, between July 30th and August 13th, there were more than 75,000 new cases of the coronavirus in children, marking a 24 percent increase in the total. As of last month, more than 340,000 children had tested positive, roughly 9 percent of the total cases in the US.
Medical experts say there are very few medical reasons to preclude most people from wearing cloth face coverings. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a July 14th update that "cloth face coverings are a critical tool in the fight against COVID-19 that could reduce the spread of the disease," adding that there is "increasing evidence that cloth face coverings help prevent people who have COVID-19 from spreading the virus to others."
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Barbie ist ein unveröffentlichter Spielfilm von Greta Gerwig. Die romantische Komödie soll im Jahr 2023 in die Kinos kommen und basiert auf der gleichnamigen Spielzeugreihe von Mattel. Es handelt sich um den ersten Realfilm über die Puppe nach einer Vielzahl von Trickfilmen und Fernsehserien. Für die Hauptrollen in dem Ensemblefilm wurden Margot Robbie als Titelheldin sowie Ryan Gosling als ihr Gefährte Ken ausgewählt. Informationen zur Handlung wurden noch nicht bekannt.

Entstehungsgeschichte

Nicht realisierte Projekte von Universal Pictures und Sony Pictures
Die Ursprünge eines geplanten Realfilms über Barbie reichen bis in den September 2009 zurück. Damals kündigte Mattel eine Kooperation mit Universal Pictures und dem Produzenten Laurence Mark an. Das Projekt kam aber nicht zustande. Im April 2014 ging Mattel eine Kooperation mit Sony Pictures ein. Als Drehbuchautorin war Jenny Bricks, als Produzenten Laurie Macdonald und Walter F. Parkes vorgesehen. Der für Ende des Jahres angekündigte Drehstart verzögerte sich jedoch. Im März 2015 stieß Diablo Cody als Drehbuchautorin zum Projekt hinzu, um das Skript zu überarbeiten. Auch trat mit Amy Pascal eine weitere Produzentin in Erscheinung. Sony Pictures war aber noch immer nicht vom Drehbuch überzeugt und verpflichtete im selben Jahr mit Lindsey Beer, Bert V. Royal und Hillary Winston weitere Drehbuchautoren für Entwürfe.

Ab Dezember 2016 stand die US-amerikanische Stand-up-Comedienne und Schauspielerin Amy Schumer in Verhandlungen über die Titelrolle. Als Drehbuch sollte ein von Hillary Winston und ihrer Schwester Kim Caramele überarbeiteter Entwurf dienen. Im März 2017 schied jedoch Schumer offiziell wegen eines Drehkonfliktes mit I Feel Pretty aus dem Projekt aus, nachdem der Drehbeginn für Barbie für den Juni desselben Jahres vorgesehen war (fünf Jahre später sollte sie angeben, aufgrund kreativer Differenzen das Projekt aufgegeben zu haben). Ab Juli 2017 war Anne Hathaway für die Titelrolle im Gespräch, während Olivia Milch das Drehbuch umschreiben und Alethea Jones die Regie übernehmen sollte. Hathaway sollte in dem geplanten Film auch Gesangseinlagen übernehmen und eine Figur darstellen, die das Barbie-Universum verlassen muss, da sie nicht perfekt sei. Auf ihrer Reise sollte Barbie zu der Erkenntnis gelangen, dass Perfektion von innen komme und nicht von außen. Der Film sollte zeigen, dass der Schlüssel zum Glück der Glaube an sich selbst sei, frei von der Verpflichtung, sich an einen unerreichbaren Standard der Perfektion zu halten. Im März 2018 wurde Jones offiziell als Regisseurin bestätigt, ab Oktober 2018 verlor Sony aber seine Option auf die Filmrechte, die daraufhin an Warner Bros. Pictures gingen. Damit war auch die Mitwirkung von Hathaway, Jones, Macdonald, Parkes und Pascal beendet.

Finale Produktion unter Warner Bros. mit Margot Robbie
Ab Oktober 2018 wurde bekannt, dass die australische Schauspielerin Margot Robbie für die Titelrolle und die US-Amerikanerin Patty Jenkins für die Regie bei Warner Bros. gehandelt wurden. Die Verpflichtung Robbies sowie von dem Paar Greta Gerwig und Noah Baumbach als neue Drehbuchautoren wurde im Juli 2019 offiziell bestätigt. Im Juli 2021 wurde Gerwig offiziell auch als Regisseurin des Films vorgestellt mit einem Drehstart im Jahr 2022. Hauptdarstellerin Robbie gab an, das Ziel des Films sei es, die Erwartungen zu untergraben und dem Publikum "das zu geben, was man nicht wollte".

Ab Oktober 2021 befand sich Ryan Gosling in Verhandlungen über die Rolle von Barbies Gefährten Ken. Goslings Mitwirkung und die Verpflichtung des übrigen Ensembles wurden im ersten Halbjahr 2022 bestätigt.

Die Dreharbeiten begannen ab März 2022 in den Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in England. Als Kameramann wurde Rodrigo Prieto verpflichtet. Er hatte bereits zuvor mit Margot Robbie an Martin Scorseses The Wolf of Wall Street zusammengearbeitet (2013). Für die Kostüme wurde Jacqueline Durran gewonnen, die bereits zuvor mit Gerwig an Little Women (2019) zusammengearbeitet hatte. Ende April 2022 wurde auf der CinemaCon in Las Vegas ein erstes Szenenfoto mit Robbie in der Rolle von Barbie gezeigt. Mitte Juni 2022 erfuhr ein veröffentlichtes Foto von Gosling als Ken mit ultrablonden Haaren und einem ausgeprägten Waschbrettbauch in den sozialen Netzwerken eine breite Rezeption. Ende Juni 2022 wurden Robbie und Gosling auf Inlineskates bei Dreharbeiten in Venice Beach, Los Angeles gesichtet, wobei beide neonfarbene Aerobic-Outfits trugen. Das Kostüm erinnerte stark an die sogenannte "Hot Skatin'-Barbie", die 1994 auf den Markt kam.

Der Film wird von Hauptdarstellerin Robbie und ihrem Unternehmen LuckyChap Entertainment produziert. Als Koproduzenten treten die Gesellschaften Mattel Films und HeyDay Films in Erscheinung. Genaue Informationen zur Handlung wurden bisher nicht veröffentlicht.

Für die Filmmusik von Barbie wurde der mehrfach Oscar-prämierte Franzose Alexandre Desplat engagiert. Er hatte bereits zuvor an Little Women mit Gerwig zusammengearbeitet.

Veröffentlichung
Barbie soll am 21. Juli 2023 im Verleih von Warner Bros. in den US-amerikanischen Kinos starten.

Ein erster Teaser zum Film wurde im Dezember 2022 präsentiert. Dieser wurde als Hommage an den Science-Fiction-Film 2001: Odyssee im Weltraum (1968) inszeniert.

Weblinks

 Teaser-Trailer bei YouTube (englisch, 1:14 min)

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Motu Nui je největší ze tří ostrůvků, nacházejících se na jih od Velikonočního ostrova a je to současné také nejzápadnější území Chile.
Motu Nui je vrchol podmořské sopky, která má ode dna výšku přes 2 000 m.

Všechny tři ostrůvky jsou osídleny mořským ptactvem, ale právě Motu Nui hrál nejvýznamnější roli v kultu Ptačího muže v období mezi érou stavitelů soch Moai a křesťanskou érou na ostrově. Rituál Ptačího muže byla soutěž, kdo první v sezóně donese do Oronga vejce rybáka černohřbetého.
Motu znamená v Rapanuištině, v jazyce původních obyvatel ostrova, ostrov.
Vedle Motu Nui jsou v blízkosti ostrůvku další dva menší: Motu Iti a Motu Kao Kao,
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Motu Nui byl poprvé vědecky zkoumán roku 1914 expedicí Katherine Routledge, která
doložila, že kromě rybáka černohřbetého hnízdí na ostrůvku dalších šest druhů mořských ptáků. Expedice také prozkoumala dvě jeskyně, nalézající se ostrůvku. První používali soutěžící Kultu Ptačího muže, při čekání na první vejce rybáka, druhá pak obsahovala Titahanga-o-te-henua, malou sochu Moai, které je dnes v Oxfordu v muzeu Pitt Rivers Museum.

Přístup na ostrůvky je v dnešní době zakázán chilskou vládou z důvodu ochrany přírody.

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Geografie Velikonočního ostrova
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Ender's Game: Hollywood, Please Let Me Re-Edit It
Ender's Game (2013)
Written and Directed by Gavin Hood
Very minor spoilers ahead.
I read Ender's Game a week before seeing the movie, and now I almost wish I hadn't, because the book is fucking great. I don't know whether I would have liked the movie more, or less, if I hadn't read the book first, but I do know that I won't be able to talk about the movie without talking about the book.
Don't worry, though—I'm not going to make a checklist of everything the book did right that the movie did wrong. In fact, I'll say up front that I don't think that movie adaptations of books have any business being 'faithful'. Or rather, I think they should be faithful in specific ways, and not in others. For instance, it's important that an adaptation captures the themes, character arcs, and, whenever possible, the tone of its source. It's not important that it hits every plot beat, or revisits every location, or namedrops every side character. That sort of keeping faith does little beyond providing little jolts of recognition to fans of the source material. A movie can get bogged down in superfluous details, or tripped up in its pacing, if it just methodically ticks off a checklist of things that happened to have happened in the book. And this, unfortunately, is what happened with Ender's Game.
Ender Wiggin is a young kid who's just been accepted to an elite military training school that orbits Earth. An alien race called the "buggers" (or Formics or something, a name they took from the sequel, Speaker for the Dead) invaded Earth some number of decades ago, and the American Hegemony-controlled International Fleet has been scrambling to upgrade its technology and strategies in order to have a better chance against a presumed future invasion.
Part of their plan is to genetically engineer kid geniuses to become the next great commanders. Ender and his two siblings are part of this program, and he is the smartest of the three, and the last of them to have a shot at Battle School.
The ensuing story (in the book at least) is a rather complex tale involving issues that span from the deepest parts of Ender's tortured psyche to the Formic war at large. I won't get into it, but there's a lot going on, including really neat intersections between psychology and morality and politics. It was a fool's errand for them to attempt to cram it all into a 2 hour movie.
There are many scenes and characters thrown in that exist only in order to keep faith with the superficial plot of the book. But without the extra layers of psychological and moral complexity to support, these serve no purpose. An entire subplot involving Ender's co-genius siblings Peter and Valentine was entirely axed, which was a wise decision. But for some reason, they left in a scene where Ender is visited by his sister after he quits the program, because the administrator thinks his sister should be able to convince him to rejoin. But without the depth of their original relationship, and Valentine's own arc, the whole scene is useless, and feels really out of place.
That kind of thing happens a lot in this movie. Instead of stripping it down to its essential themes, they cover lots of ground, presumably because they want to set up these characters for the inevitable sequels. The result is a movie that moves way too fast through its most important moments.
I often complain about the tendency of some movies to rush through moments that shouldn't be rushed through. For a director, this means taking your feet off the accelerator for a bit and letting your actors shine. For an editor, it means not trimming the edges off every shot of an actor delivering dialogue, just so you can save up enough extra runtime to not have to cut down on the climactic battle.
Imagine what the epic conversations of The Breakfast Club would feel like if the shots cut as soon as anyone finished a line—add some really generically sentimental music over their dialogue in order to build a tone and mood that the conversation itself generated before, and what you end up with isn't a scene, it's a trailer for a scene. And because a bunch of trailers in sequence is hard to make sense of as a story, add voiceover explaining the plot and character beats that could have come across naturally if you hadn't fucked up the pace in the first place. This is exactly what happens to most of Ender's Game.
There is potentially a great movie somewhere inside Ender's Game that is just clawing to get out. As it stands though, it's difficult to even call it a movie. It's really just a two-hour long string of trailers. More than a couple times during the movie, I thought to myself, "Okay, when's the movie going to start…" That is not a feeling you should get an hour into a movie, or really ever.
Slow down. Let the demands of the characters' story arcs determine your pace. Fuck the book. I kept thinking back to the Harry Potter movies, which arguably get better as movies as they diverge further and further from the books. The Prisoner of Azkaban and The Goblet of Fire are better than the first two because they are less concerned with throwing all the shit in that the fans expect. Fuck the book fans. Make a movie.
I think Ender's Game can be saved. Unlike a lot of movies that rush too much to cover all the obligatory beats, the terrible pacing in Ender's Game doesn't come from the performances or the dialogue itself. All of that is good enough on its own to work. While watching it, I was forever on the precipice of actually caring about Ender, his friends, the administrators, and the war, because what is there is really not bad. It's often pretty good, and occasionally rather moving, exciting, and even brutal. It's just that all these moments are glossed over by the shitty editing.
Let me do a re-edit. I'd cut out the voiceover, about 80% of the score, certain superfluous scenes and characters, and, most importantly, extend many scenes in the second and third acts. That's it. The footage is there, it's just not treated properly. Once more, I'll bring up the Harry Potter movies: what they truly nailed, more than anything else, was the vibe of school. They work as high school movies, which is how Ender's Game should work as well. A re-edit could help accomplish that, among many other things.
In my Pacific Rim rant, I bemoaned the failed realizations of a bunch of promising 2013 sci-fi blockbusters. Next to The World's End, Ender's Game is probably the most worthwhile of the whole lot. It's not quite a failure. And just by virtue of the basic story being so interesting, it's an interesting not-quite-a-failure.
3 out of 5 manipulated children.
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Neeraj Kumar of Beam Suntory on the COVID Impact
Undoubtedly the global economies have been in a tizzy due to the ongoing pandemic situation. While the markets and businesses are starting to open slowly, the F&B industry hasn't seen a more challenging situation. While converting their manufacturing facilities to produce hand sanitizers to help the government might have eased the burden temporarily, manufacturers are eagerly awaiting the good times to roll back.
In a quick interaction with Ambrosia, Neeraj Kumar, MD, Beam Suntory India commented on the how the ongoing pandemic impacted the industry and also the efforts that his company is making during this time with nearly 60 days retail lockdown for duty-free shops, bars, hotels and restaurants continuing to remain shut. "As a world leader in premium spirits, on-premise outlets play an important role in Beam Suntory's business in India. In our commitment to support the F&B community, we partnered with NRAI to pledge support of INR 1 Crore to provide relief to the staff of member restaurants who have passionately supported the industry with their talent. We also rolled out the 'learn and earn' program through our global bartending engagement program, 'The Blend' which encouraged bartenders to utilize their time at home effectively by taking up online training modules spread across 50 sessions, with prizes for the participants."
Despite the cases ramping up and India becoming one of the top 3 countries affected by the pandemic the government is making numerous efforts to revive the industry. And this move is welcomed by Kumar as he states 'we support the Government's decision to open e-commerce channels for online sales and home delivery of alcohol in some states, which has led to the much-needed growth in off-trade for the alcobev brands. We hope there is a continuous expansion of e-commerce channels as we move forward.'
As a company Beam Suntory though isn't only focusing on the business, but also channeling their CSR to spread more awareness of social distancing and safety measures. "As social distancing continues to be the norm, we have also partnered with ISWAI to bring forth a program called 'Safe Shield' to educate retailers on safety measures as they open their shops. These include keeping a distance of 2 meters between two people, not having more than 5 people in the store at a given time and keeping hygiene as the top priority by sanitizing the area and salesmen wearing masks at all times," adds Kumar.
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Suicides Rage in Greater San Francisco Bay Area Amidst Lockdowns
From ABC7, San Francisco:
Doctors at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek say they have seen more deaths by suicide during this quarantine period than deaths from the COVID-19 virus.
The head of the trauma in the department believes mental health is suffering so much, it is time to end the shelter-in-place order.
"Personally I think it's time," said Dr. Mike deBoisblanc. "I think, originally, this (the shelter-in-place order) was put in place to flatten the curve and to make sure hospitals have the resources to take care of COVID patients.We have the current resources to do that and our other community health is suffering."
The numbers are unprecedented, he said.
"We've never seen numbers like this, in such a short period of time," he said. "I mean we've seen a year's worth of suicide attempts in the last four weeks."
Kacey Hansen has worked as a trauma nurse at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek for almost 33 years. She is worried because not only are they seeing more suicide attempts, she says they are not able to save as many patients as usual.
"What I have seen recently, I have never seen before," Hansen said. "I have never seen so much intentional injury."
The trauma team is speaking out because they want the community to be aware, for people to reach out and support each other and for those who are suffering to know they can get help.
Let's see how the Bay Area officials who ordered the lockdowns, without any scientific studies to back them up, respond when the post-COVID-19 investigations begin.
It was not difficult to see these suicides were coming. I warned about them back in March: Suicide Attempts Could Increase By 58,500 Per Month During the Lockdown.
So what is the reaction of some officials?
Some are even now expanding their orders. The city of San Francisco is now ordering that masks be worn outside in almost all cases. They claim "substantial scientific evidence...that wearing Face Coverings," is one of the "strongest protections.
They, however, did not site even one study or any other pieces of evidence.
And they failed to address studies like this: New Study Casts More Doubt on Effectiveness of Masks in Preventing COVID-19 Spread.
Nor have they addressed the charges that masks pose serious health concerns:Neurosurgeon: Face Masks Pose Serious Risks To The Healthy
And then there is this from the World Health Organization advising against the wearing of facemasks:
The investigations will eventually come and we will learn if these officials were just incompetent or worse.
Robert What? May 29, 2020 at 2:29 PM
I vote for incompetent and worse.
Brian Erickson May 29, 2020 at 2:47 PM
Incompetence is no excuse for placing millions of people under house arrest and destroying their livelihoods. Anyone involved in issuing shut-down orders and/or threatening people with fines and or jail for not complying should be prosecuted.
MidRic May 29, 2020 at 6:36 PM
We all know now beyond a shadow of a doubt no one in this country has a spine so expect more of the same from the swamp
The irony is that the point of Lockdown-20 is to flatten the Covid-19 curve. But, there isn't much of that curve to flatten, anyway, and now there is a spike in suicide attempts, which overwhelm counselors to help people, thus limiting them to do an effective job, i.e. spiking the Suicide curve.
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Now they need to lift the lockdowns in order to flatten the suicide curve.
Jimmy Joe Meeker May 30, 2020 at 3:00 PM
Let's say that the politicians are not evil and not power hungry. I know that's a stretch, but it is an assumption for the sake of argument. Just say we have people in office that look out for themselves and think too much of themselves while never seeing much beyond the next election.
They can end the lockdown but if metrics worsen then they will look like idiots and may not get re-elected.
They can end the lockdown and if metrics remain the same or improve they will look like idiots for having done it and may not get re-elected.
Or they can continue the lockdown, find new reasons to continue it, to keep people scared, introduce new rules, new social rituals (mask wearing), and so on and so forth. Put down any revolts, convince the public that those who disobey are a threat to society, etc and so on. If opposition becomes too much then and only then end the lockdown and blame public pressure.
Which option has the best chances of serving their self interest in retaining their cushy government job?