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—GOOD MORNING Tuesday, April 14, 2020 | gainesvilletimes.com LOTTERY I Drawings for Monday, April 13, 2020 CASH 3 Midday: 4-1 -2 Evening: 9-0-4 CASH 4 Midday: 0-1-0-1 Evening: 6-2-1-7 GEORGIA FIVE Midday: 6-8-1-1-0 Evening: 6-2-8-7-4 Previous days’ drawings FANTASY FIVE (4/12) 2-12-27-35-41 POWERBALL (4/11) 22-29-30-42-47 Power Ball: 17 Current jackpot: $22M MEGA MILLIONS (4/10) 2-11-21-57-60 Mega Ball: 13 Current jackpot: $145M Lottery numbers are unofficial. The Georgia Lottery Corp.: 404-215-5000. CELEBRIS REPORT SPENCER WEINER I Los Angeles Times Nevada’s Burning Man festival will take place online in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pandemic forces Burning Man to move from desert to online Burning Man ticket holders can no lon ger gather in Black Rock City due to the coronavirus crisis. So organizers are bring ing Black Rock City to them. On Friday, the Burning Man Project announced that the annual Nevada fes tival, originally set for Aug. 30 to Sept. 7, is going virtual in 2020, “given the painful reality of COVID-19, one of the greatest global challenges of our lifetimes.” Instead, event planners will “lean into” the extravaganza’s previously announced “multiverse” theme by re-creating its des ert culture in cyberspace. For those who already purchased tick ets to Black Rock Desert, the Burning Man team said they were “committed to pro viding refunds” but noted that the organi zation must implement “substantial staff layoffs, pay reductions, and other belt tightening measures” to stay afloat. To offset costs, “some kind of ‘ticket’” will be required to access the virtual alternative. For now, organizers are ask ing those who planned on attending to “consider donating all or a portion of your ticket value, and/or making a tax- deductible donation to Burning Man Project.” Burning Man is one of several enter tainment events that has shut down amid the public health emergency. Last month, promoter Goldenvoice announced that Coachella — another major desert festival — had been rescheduled to the weekends of Oct. 9 and Oct. 16. Universal says ‘Trolls World Tour’ broke digital records Universal Pictures on Monday said “Trolls World Tour” was the biggest digital debut ever for an original title. But what that might mean for the future of moviegoing is murky. The Los Angeles studio declined to dis close actual sales figures for the film, which was released online Friday amid wide spread movie theater closures because of the coronavirus crisis. “Trolls World Tour,” a DreamWorks Ani mation musical production, was launched by Universal through online outlets, including iTunes and Amazon Prime Video. Viewers were charged $20 to watch the film during a 48-hour rental window. The experiment allows Universal to still release the film and generate revenue from it, after the company had already spent mil lions promoting the computer-animated sequel for a wide theatrical launch. The new title ranked No. 1 on sales charts for outlets including iTunes, Amazon, Vudu and YouTube throughout the weekend, Uni versal said. On its first day of release, the movie generated 10 times that of Universal’s next biggest opening day for a normal digital release, according to the company. But that information is tainted by the fact that the vast majority of viewers didn’t have the option of seeing it at their local cinema. Universal also did not report box office results for the film and acknowledged that the video on- demand numbers are difficult to interpret. Tribune News Service ABOUT US AND OUR VALUES The public has a right to know, and The Times is dedicated to that principle and the “continued enlightenment and freedom of the people of North Georgia,” as engraved outside our building. The pursuit of truth is a fundamental principle of journalism. But the truth is not always apparent or known immediately. A professional journalist’s role is to report as completely and impartially as possible verifiable facts so readers can, based on their own knowledge and experience, determine what they believe to be the truth. That is often an ongoing pursuit as journalists work to uncover stories and follow those stories wherever they lead, regardless of preconceived ideas. 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I have several reservations about health and body image throughout and after pregnancy, and I’d pre fer to adopt a child that exists already. My boyfriend came to real ize he wants biological chil dren, with some anecdotal bias against adopting. We’ve been concerned about our future together ever since, given that we would part ways if we don’t come to at least a compromise. Out of being child-free, surro gacy, pregnancy and adoption, none of these are mutually satisfactory. I was wondering if you have any suggestions to help us gain a better understanding of our options toward eventually making a decision. — Doomed? I struggle with this, too. On the one hand, each of you is entitled to choose a path that feels right, and to make decisions about your future accordingly. Family planning is part of who we are. On the other hand, choice does not correlate one-to-one with the outcome of any life plan, particularly where family building is involved. Stuff happens — and, sometimes, stuff doesn’t. So where I’ve landed is somewhere in between, where you talk about your general vision of what you hope for and use that as a way to get to know and also decide on someone as a possible life part ner — but also recognize that the only thing for sure is you. You have you, and the rest is contingent. One step out from that, what you have is you and your part ner, for as long as the partner ship lasts. Anything else is one or two or multiple rings out from this center. That means that you should choose a partner only if you would still choose that person if kids (or whatever other life vision) didn’t happen, for whatever reason. If you would choose this person with or without the possibility of a family, then you get into how you want a poten tial family to be built. Each of you has to do this. If you wouldn’t marry each other knowing you would have no children together, then the rest seems academic to me. Chat with Carolyn online at noon each Friday at www.washingtonpost.com. CAROLYN HAX tellme@washpost.com TODAY IN HISTORY On this date: In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater in Washington. In 1902, James Cash Penney opened his first store, The Golden Rule, in Kemmerer, Wyo. In 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11:40 p.m. ship’s time and began sinking. (The ship went under two hours and 40 minutes later with the loss of 1,514 lives.) In 1935, the “Black Sunday” dust storm descended upon the central Plains, turning a sunny afternoon into total darkness. In 1939, the John Steinbeck novel “The Grapes of Wrath” was first published by Viking Press. In 1956, Ampex Corp. demonstrated the first practical video tape recorder at the National Association of Radio and Televi sion Broadcasters Convention in Chicago. In 1965, the state of Kansas hanged Richard Hickock and Perry Smith for the 1959 “In Cold Blood” murders of Herbert Clutter, his wife, Bonnie, and two of their children, Nancy and Kenyon. In 1970, President Richard Nixon nominated Harry Blackmun to the U.S. Supreme Court. (The choice of Blackmun, who was unanimously confirmed by the Senate a month later, followed the failed nominations of Clement Haynsworth and G. Harrold Carswell.) In 1981, the first test flight of America’s first operational space shuttle, the Columbia, ended successfully with a landing at Ed wards Air Force Base in California. In 1994, two U.S. Air Force F-15 warplanes mistakenly shot down two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters over northern Iraq, killing 26 people, including 15 Americans. Turner Clas sic Movies made its cable debut; the first film it aired was Ted Turner’s personal favorite, “Gone with the Wind.” BIRTHDAYS Country singer Loretta Lynn is 88. Actress Julie Christie is 80. Retired MLB All-Star Pete Rose is 79. Rock musician Ritchie Blackmore is 75. Actor John Shea is 72. Actor Peter Capaldi is 62. Actor- turned-race car driver Brian Forster is 60. Actor Brad Garrett is 60. Actor Robert Carlyle is 59. Rock singer-musician John Bell (Widespread Panic) is 58. Actor Robert Clendenin is 56. Actress Catherine Bent is 55. Actor Lloyd Owen is 54. Baseball Hall of Famer Greg Maddux is 54. Rock musician Barrett Martin is 53. Actor Anthony Michael Hall is 52. Actor Adrien Brody is 47. Classical singer David Miller (II Divo) is 47. Rapper DaBrat is 46. Actor Antwon Tanner is 45. Actress Sarah Michelle Gel- lar is 43. Actor-producer Rob McElhenney is 43. Roots singer JD McPher son is 43. Rock singer Win Butler (Arcade Fire) is 40. Actress Claire Coffee is 40. Actor Christian Alexander is 30. Actor Nick Krause is 28. Actress Vivien Cardone is 27. Actor Graham Phil lips is 27. Actress Skyler Samuels is 26. Actress Abigail Breslin is 24. 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Don’t worry, there’s still time to prepare, and you know best what to do to get ready. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). By giving a problem too much focus, you’re apt to over analyze. Ask for another perspective. Someone else will see what’s simple about it. There’s really only one thing to fix here. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The urgent call is to enjoy what you most would like to. Don’t wait for permission; you don’t need it at all. You probably don’t even need money. All you need is a strong enough desire. LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 23). You’ve thought something through and now it’s time to share. Yours will be the first word, the last word and the word that everyone remem bers. Much will get better because you decided to speak up. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Loosen your grip. There is no way to be in total control, and trying to grasp too firmly cuts off circulation and your ability to be flexible and to feel and respond to the nuances of the moment. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Preparation is the most significant contributor to the success of your projects. Take twice the time you think you’ll need. As for the resources, keep them simple so you have fewer things of which to keep track. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Separations that occur for logistical reasons may be unavoidable. But separa tions that occur because of conflicting attitudes are unnecessary and should be sorted. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). People will naturally align themselves in the order of status. You’ll recognize the psychology and humanity operating here and quite suc cessfully play the game. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll put deep thought into your decisions and exercise free will at every corner. You don’t mind being led, but only by those whom you choose to follow.
