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LAWRENCEVILLE — Lawyers traded jabs in court Thursday morning over lawsuits filed on behalf of Gwinnett and Cobb counties accusing telecommunications companies of doing a shoddy job collecting 911 fees. The counties, represented by former Gov. Roy Barnes’ Marietta firm, are seeking a total of $52 million in the case, which involves 16 Roy Barnes lawsuits. Barnes told the court the money at stake is owed to the counties and is necessary to avoid using taxes to upgrade the emergency calling systems and keep up with rapidly changing technology. The hearing in Gwinnett Superior

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Testimony: Men slowed by stick shift Debate ongoing about best use of Simpsonwood after killing A Gwinnett County citizens review committee is discussing what to do with Simpsonwood Park amenities such as its great lawn, above. At top are the entrance sign to Simpsonwood and one of the park’s deer. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

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to a nature preserve along the lines of the Chattahoochee River National Forest. Another group that is starting to come together is the Simpsonwood Preservation Alliance. “They’re trying to make it everything for everybody, and sacrificing what is special about that area,” Adams said.

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Peachtree Corners resident Chris Adams looked far and wide for a place to live when she moved to metro Atlanta, but it was a quiet, wooded area known as Simpsonwood that ultimately led to her settling down in Gwinnett County. While much of the metro area has been developed as residential or business space over the years, the 222-acre Simpsonwood property along the Chattahoochee River in Peachtree Corners has remained a nature area. Families of deer wander around the property while a large variety of birds, including heron that patrol the banks of the river, call it home. “You have all of this concrete, and you get more and more concrete, and it’s just cut, cut, cut, cut,” Adams said. “Then you have this habitat, and it’s next to the river. Where else in metro Atlanta are you going to find that?” The park’s future is the subject of an ongoing discussion among residents while

A citizens steering committee listens to a presentation on possible redevelopment of Simpsonwood Park in Peachtree Corners on Thursday night at Simpsonwood United Methodist Church. The committee is tasked with coming up with a final plan for the park’s future.

Gwinnett County tries to plan for future development. A citizens steering committee has been convened to put together a plan for the future. Meanwhile, people like Adams are part of groups arguing for a natural park. Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation Project Administration Director Grant Guess said, at the heart of the matter, everyone wants the same thing for the park. That is to build

on the park’s existing assets to ensure its a quality amenity for the community, although county officials point out all county residents should be able to enjoy it. “Their view and our view really aren’t that far apart,” Guess said. One group calls itself Save Simpsonwood, which is pushing back against some proposed amenities and calling for something more akin

Simpsonwood has long been a hot topic Simpsonwood is a sensitive topic for residents who live near it. Two years ago, the focus of their fight was to stop the North Georgia Methodist Conference from selling the land to a developer and turning it into a neighborhood. In November, more than 100 people attended a public meeting to volunteer to serve on a steering committee that would come up with a master plan for the park. Some residents who attended that meeting told the Daily Post at the time that they wanted Simpsonwood preserved as it is. County Commissioner Lynette Howard told the Daily See pArk, Page 10A

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LAWRENCEVILLE — The two men charged in the murder of a homeless Snellville man hit an obstacle when they tried to take the victim’s car but could not drive a stick shift, a detective testified Thursday. Tremaine Washington, 18, and Tye Stewart, 25, both of Snellville, were Jesse in court at the GwinPurcell nett County jail for a preliminary hearing in the case of Jesse Purcell’s death. Purcell, 40, a well-liked See testimony, Page 2A

Gwinnett police Cpl. John Cleland testifies Thursday during a preliminary hearing on the murder of a homeless Snellville pizza restaurant worker. (Staff Photo: Joshua Sharpe)

Delta CEO shares his secrets to success at Chamber event By Erika WElls

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When Delta CEO Ed Bastian graduated from college, he had never set foot on an airplane. Now, Bastian leads one of the largest airlines in the world. “I didn’t know I was going to eventually land here,” he said. “This tells you about keeping your focus and your mind open to opportunities. When you see a shot, take it. Have confidence in yourself.”

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It’s our employees that we focus on because if I do a better job with our employees, they will serve our customers better.” — Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines

Bastian, one of nine children, grew up in upstate New York where he learned principles he applies today. “Life was a lot simpler for me back then,” he said. “It was about values and doing the right thing the right way with

integrity, transparency, honesty and working hard and seeing where it goes.” The Gwinnett resident earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Saint See deltA, Page 8A

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task that we face in the next five months is to make certain that DonWASHINGTON — ald Trump is defeated Bernie Sanders promised and defeated badly, and I on Thursday to work with personally intend to begin presumptive Democratic my role in that process in a presidential nominee very short period of time,” Hillary Clinton to defeat the U.S. senator from VerRepublican Donald Trump mont said. in the Nov. 8 election, but “I also look forward to did not formally pull out working with Secretary of the race for the White Clinton to transform the House. Democratic Party so that it Sanders did not endorse becomes a party of workClinton during an online ing people and young peospeech to his supporters, ple, and not just wealthy but made it clear he was campaign contributors,” he shifting his focus to build- said in a speech broadcast ing a grassroots movement from his hometown of to fight for his liberal Burlington, Vermont. policy agenda and transSanders, who has form the Democratic Party. resisted pressure from “The major political Democrats to exit the Reuters

Trump cannot be our only goal. We must continue our grassroots efforts to create the America that we know we can become,” he said. “And we must take that energy into the Democratic National Convention on July 25 in Philadelphia where we will have more than 1,900 delegates.” Sanders has kept his campaign alive as leverage to force concessions from Clinton on his policy goals Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders prepares to speak for a video to supporters at Polaris during deliberations on the Mediaworks in Burlington, Vermont, on Thursday. (Re- party’s issues platform, and on the reforms he uters/Matt McClain/Pool) seeks in the Democratic White House race and goals of reducing income Party’s nominating proback Clinton since she inequality, removing big cess. clinched the party nomimoney from politics and But he has laid off some nation last week, said he reining in Wall Street. staff, stopped campaigning would keep fighting for his “Defeating Donald and dropped plans to court

unbound delegates in an unspoken acknowledgment the former secretary of state will be the nominee. Sanders, who met with Clinton on Tuesday night after the nominating process ended, said he would continue his discussions with her campaign to make certain “the Democratic Party passes the most progressive platform in its history, and that Democrats actually fight for that agenda.” “Our vision for the future of this country is not some kind of fringe idea. It is not a radical idea. It is mainstream. It is what millions of Americans believe in and want to see happen,” Sanders said.

Testimony •From Page 1A aspiring actor who worked at two pizza restaurants, had fallen on hard times and been living out of his car. Washington and Stewart reportedly happened to find Purcell sleeping in his Honda Civic in the lot behind Marco’s Pizza on May 27, according to Gwinnett police detective Cpl. John Cleland. Cleland said Stewart told police Washington attempted to rob Purcell at gunpoint before shooting him in the parking lot on Centerville Highway near Snellville. Stewart turned himself in at the Snellville Police Department. “Stewart said he was afraid not to help after the shooting because (Washington) threatened to shoot up his family’s house,” the detective said. They placed his body in the trunk, Cleland said. The detective said Purcell’s Tye Stewart, 25, above, and head had been hit on the Tremaine Washington, 18, at right, listen to testimony pavement, and he’d been Thursday at the Gwinshot in the chest. nett County jail during a They were about to preliminary hearing on take off with the victim’s their charges of murder in belongings and vehicle but the death of a homeless did not know how to drive Snellville pizza restaurant a manual, Cleland said. He worker. (Staff Photos: said they left and possibly Joshua Sharpe) watched YouTube videos to learn how to operate the vehicle. At least one of the men is believed to have returned to the parking lot the next day, driving the Honda away, Cleland said. The car was abandoned mission blew on the exit 78 westbound to Hugh apparently after the transramp from U.S. Highway Howell Road in Stone

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, left, hosts an enhanced honor cordon to welcome Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman to the Pentagon in Washington on Thursday. (Reuters/Yuri Gripas)

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Sometimes not taking action is a valid option Dear Dr. roaCH: My mother has Alzheimer’s disease and had some tests due to abnormal liver enzyme levels in the blood. Her ultrasound says: “There are multiple masses throughout the liver. Underlying malignancy and metastatic disease cannot be excluded.” A CT scan was done, and it says, “Innumerable lowdensity liver lesions are identified in both right and left lobes, also eccentric wall thickening involving the stomach.” A liver biopsy was done two days ago. We won’t have results till next week. I have been advised by her primary physician that he is sure it is cancer and, due to her age, I should do nothing, just keep her as comfortable as possible. I don’t want my mom to go through chemo and radiation. I don’t know, at her age and with dementia, if she could survive that treatment. But I also can’t stand the idea of watching her waste away and knowing I did nothing to help. If I do nothing and let the disease take its course, what is in store for Mama? Will she be in pain? The doctor who did the biopsy sat with me and told me he was sure it was cancer that started elsewhere and spread to her liver, stage 4, but he would know more after the biopsy. He said, “You have a hard decision to make.” I need to know what to expect. What will she go through, and what kind of time does she have? — R.D. ansWer: I am very sorry to hear about your mother. I agree, from the report, that it is likely to be metastatic cancer — cancer that has spread from another site in the body, probably originating in the stomach. After the biopsy results come back, you can make a more informed choice about treatment. Surgery or chemotherapy would be a bad idea for most people in her situation, having advanced dementia, and you should realize that a choice not to treat, made with her best interests in mind and with the support of her physician, is not something you should feel guilty about. Many people with a new diagnosis of metastatic cancer can be helped, if not cured, by treatment. However, for the majority of people with stage 4 metastatic cancer whose normal level of function is poor, treating the cancer helps neither their quality nor their length of life. Even though we are unlikely to be able to affect the course of the disease, we are usually well able to manage the symptoms of cancer, when treated by an expert, such as a palliative care physician (some oncologists and even some general doctors are very good at this, too). Treatment includes proper nutritional care and treating and preventing pain, nausea and shortness of breath, any of which might happen. Physicians are not very good at predicting how much time people have left, as there is a large range, even in people with advanced disease. I suspect you are looking at months, but possibly only weeks and not likely more than a year.

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Family struggles to cross political divide Dear amy: Like many Americans, some of my relatives (blood and in-laws) are on the opposite side of the political spectrum than my husband and I. Unfortunately, at our frequent family gatherings (they live in town) they like to talk about how stupid and ignorant the opposite side is. It gets worse at larger functions because most of their other relatives are a willing audience. If people disagree, they rarely voice it, except in more private conversations. It’s not just politics. They also frequently disparage gay rights and minorities (I happen to be a member of an ethnic group they seem to find acceptable, and yet I am offended by their comments about others). I find my blood pressure skyrocketing when this happens. My husband ignores their blatherings and says I should, too, because they’re old and won’t change and they do help us with family stuff; but as their rants grow more offensive, I find it harder to keep my mouth shut. I have stood up and left more than once, but apparently they cannot link cause and effect. We have also had to speak to our kids about how we don’t agree but we don’t want to fight, either. I was going to host a family celebration for my kids’ graduations, but I

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Amy Dickinson am dreading it beyond measure and am considering calling it off. Should I tell them that politics are off limits? Should I call them out on their racism (they’ll say I’m too sensitive)? Should I say that I (and my children, because they don’t like it either) will be avoiding them unless they can speak civilly? I really think that because we don’t say anything, or say things infrequently, they assume we agree and they can be as ugly as they wish. — Peeved about Politics Dear PeeveD: I don’t think you should declare any subjects “off limits” beforehand, but I do think you should react honestly (and loudly, if necessary) in the moment — just once — when statements are made that you find personally offensive. Hoping that obtuse family members get the hint obviously has not worked, so say out loud, “What you are saying is offensive to me. I’d appreciate it if you would stop.” So what if they think

you are sensitive? You are sensitive. They should be, too, but they’re not. If a topic takes hold and gets out of hand at your house, you would be doing a good hostess deed to say to one and all, “Hey — this is getting heated. Let’s find something else to focus on while we’re together.” One way to do this is to use any children present as human shields. You can say, “I’d love to hear from the kids what their plans are for this summer.” This can eventually include all others if they can pivot to a new topic. You can also ask the young people how they see some of these political issues, unless you think this would be a catalyst for more offense. Dear amy: I’m almost 26 years old and engaged. I’m conflicted about inviting my father to my wedding. I haven’t seen him since I was about 5 years old, due to the fact that at that time my mother divorced him and eventually made a restraining order for myself and her permanent until I was 18. I communicate with my dad a few times a month via the phone. He is an alcoholic and I do not expect him to walk me down the aisle, but my mom and her family do not think I should even invite him. Any advice? — Anonymous in MA* Dear anonymous: Your standard for inviting guests to your

wedding seems extremely low. Here is a man who at one point was deemed a considerable danger to you. You have not seen him in person since you were 5 years old. It is wonderful that you communicate with your father by phone occasionally, but you should get to know him in person before inviting him to such a momentous event. Use your upcoming wedding as a valid reason to try to spend time with him before extending this invitation. Your fiance should be involved in this choice. Dear amy: I might be the rare person to agree with your response to “Uneasy,” who was nervous about interacting with a cousin who held objectionable and offensive political views. To me, this visit seemed like an opportunity to test everyone’s assumptions. I’m rooting for these two cousins to find common ground. — Optimist Dear oPtimist: Me, too. Thank you. You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@tribpub.com. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook. Amy Dickinson’s memoir, “The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter and the Town that Raised Them” (Hyperion), is available in bookstores.

An innovative approach to reaching your goals, raising your profile and striving to enhance your reputation will lead to stellar results. Whether it’s at home or at work, taking the reins will improve your future. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Listen to the opinions of others, but don’t feel that you must abide by them. Protect yourself against lofty schemes that are likely to cost you financially, physically or emotionally. CANCER (June 21July 22) — Do something different. If you mingle, you will encounter people who will spark your imagination and inspire you to begin vital new projects. Strive to reach your goals. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Don’t participate in an emotionally fraught argument. Do your own thing and let go of situations that upset you. If you alter your life to fit your needs, you will find happiness. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Distance yourself from people who make you miserable. Engage in activities that surround you with people you know you can trust. If you do something with family, friends or neighbors, interesting plans will develop. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — If you educate yourself about things you want to pursue, you will find a quick way to bring about positive change in your life. Love and romance look promising. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — If you keep your thoughts to yourself, you will avoid meddling and interference. The changes you make at home will result in greater opportunity to build your assets. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Refuse to believe everything you hear. Do your own factfinding and keep things in perspective. It’s easy to think that everyone else is better off than you. Don’t waste time by comparing yourself to others when you can do your best and be proud of it. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Taking part in a cause you believe in will position you for an interesting encounter with someone who can improve your life. A friendly gesture will set the stage for a romantic evening. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Don’t get angry when you can get moving. Share your feelings in order to bring about positive changes. The willingness to compromise and offer incentives will help you get your way. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Focus on your investments or pending problems with institutions. It will ease your mind and encourage you to move forward if you work out an arrangement. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — A change of scenery will lead to an eventful day filled with all sorts of personal gains. Physical action will bring positive results. Love is in the stars. TAURUS (April 20May 20) — A relationship problem is looming. Back off if someone is looking for a fight. You are better off doing something you enjoy. Give personal matters a chance to settle down.

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WOrLd Air strikes hit rebel-held parts of Syrian City BEIRUT — Air strikes hit rebel-held parts of Aleppo just hours into an announced 48-hour ceasefire and fighting carried on in and around the northern Syrian city, monitors and witnesses said. Aleppo, Syria’s largest city before the civil war with a population of more than two million people, has been divided for years into rebel and government sectors. Capturing the city is one of President Bashar al-Assad’s key strategic objectives. Russia, an ally of Syria, announced the truce there on Thursday but did not say which parties had agreed to it. There has been no public comment on the truce announcement from Assad’s government or factions fighting his forces. The Britain-based monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said aerial bombardments hit a number of neighborhoods in the opposition-held sector and that there were reports of one death and some injuries.

Stagflation hurts Argentina’s poor BUENOS AIRES — The economic recovery promised by Argentine President Mauricio Macri for the second half of this year looks so unlikely it has become the butt of jokes on Twitter. At the Bokitas soup kitchen in Buenos Aires, poor families squeezed between high inflation and a stagnant jobs market aren’t laughing. Twice as many people line up for a free hot meal every day at the city-funded cafeteria compared with seven months ago when Macri was sworn in, promising that budget cuts in the first half would help tame consumer prices and spark growth in the second. “Macri said the first few months would be critical and then things would start to improve. But there are people who need to eat. They can’t wait a year,” said Lorena Diaz, who manages Bokitas in the working class neighborhood of La Boca.

Verdict due in trial of ex-guard at Auschwitz BERLIN — A German court is expected to announce on Friday its verdict in the trial of a 94-year-old former Auschwitz guard accused of being an accessory to the murder of at least 170,000 people. In what could be one of Germany’s last Holocaust trials, the prosecution has asked the court in the western German town of Detmold to sentence Reinhold Hanning to six years in prison for his role in facilitating the slaughter at the death camp in Nazioccupied Poland. The defense had called for the acquittal of the former SS officer, saying Hanning had personally never killed, beaten or abused anyone in his capacity as a guard at the camp. Judge Anke Grudda is due to read the verdict Friday, the 20th day of proceedings in the four-month trial. — From wire reports

world&nation British lawmaker shot dead in street By Craig Brough

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BIRSTALL, England — A British member of Parliament was shot dead in the street in northern England on Thursday, causing deep shock across Britain and the suspension of campaigning for next week’s referendum on the country’s EU membership. Jo Cox, 41, a lawmaker for the opposition Labor Party and vocal supporter of Britain remaining in the European Union, was attacked as she prepared to hold a meeting with constituents in Birstall near Leeds. Media reports said she had been shot and stabbed. West Yorkshire Police said a 52-year-old man was arrested by officers nearby and weapons including a firearm recovered. The motive for the attack was not immediately known. “The whole of the Labor Party and Labor family - and indeed the whole country - will be in shock at the horrific murder of Jo Cox today,” Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn said in a statement. Prime Minister David Cameron said the killing of Cox, who was married with two children and had worked on U.S. President Barack Obama’s 2008

Police stand behind a cordon in Birstall near Leeds on Thursday. British lawmaker Jo Cox, inset, died after being stabbed and shot as she prepared to hold an advice surgery for constituents in Birstall near Leeds. (Reuters/Craig Brough)

election campaign, was a tragedy. “We have lost a great star,” the Conservative prime minister said in a statement. “She was a great campaigning MP with huge compassion, with a big heart. It is dreadful, dreadful news.” British lawmakers are not in parliament ahead of the June 23 referendum on whether Britain should remain in the EU. The rival referendum campaign groups said they

were suspending activities for the day, and Cameron said he would pull out of a planned rally in Gibraltar, the British territory on the southern coast of Spain. It was not immediately clear what the effect would be on the referendum. “It’s fairly clear no one is quite sure what has happened,” said John Curtice, professor of politics at the University of Strathclyde. “Until it’s clear who was responsible and what their motivation was or it might

have been, all it does is stop the campaign when the ‘Remain’ side probably would not want it to be stopped.” The pro-EU Remain campaign has fallen behind the Leave camp in pre-referendum polls. The last British lawmaker to have been killed in an attack was Ian Gow, who died after a bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded under his car at his home in southern England in 1990.

fLOrida shOOting rOunduP Obama meets victims’ relatives, club survivors ORLANDO, Fla. — President Barack Obama arrived in Orlando on Thursday to meet with survivors of the massacre at a gay nightclub and relatives of the 49 people killed, as the attack prompted the U.S. Senate to move toward voting on gun control measures. Reprising the role of consoler in chief that he has played following periodic mass shootings since he took office in 2009, Obama flew to Orlando with Vice President Joe Biden. Sunday’s attack, in which 53 people were also wounded, ranks as the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. “The president believes that there’s no more tangible way to show support than by traveling to the city where this horrific incident occurred,” White House spokesman Eric Schultz told reporters on Air Force One en route from Washington. “He’ll be standing with the citizens of Orlando during this difficult time, during this path of recovery.”

Senate closer to gun control showdown WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate inched closer to scheduling votes on limited gun control measures after a Florida nightclub massacre, with Democrats challenging Republicans on Thursday to defy the national gun lobby and vote for new restrictions. Senator Chris Murphy and fellow Democrats seized control of the Senate floor for 15 straight hours demanding congressional action. They ended their speeches before dawn, citing a Republican pledge to hold votes soon on measures to

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday receives a Tshirt from Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, center, as he arrives in Florida to meet with families of victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)

expand background checks on gun buyers and prevent people on U.S. terrorism watch lists from buying guns. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whose proposal would allow the U.S. attorney general to stop any terrorist suspect from acquiring a gun, told reporters the gun control votes would likely be held on Tuesday. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has joined the gun debate, announcing on Wednesday that he would meet with the National Rifle Association, the country’s most powerful gun lobby, to talk about barring people who are on terrorism watch lists from buying guns.

No ‘direct link’ between Orlando shooter, foreign terror groups ORLANDO, Fla. — A top intelligence official confirmed on Thursday that no direct link had been found between the shooter at Pulse and foreign terror groups. Omar Mateen, 29, a U.S. citizen born in New York to Afghan immigrants, also wounded 53 people in a three-hour rampage inspired by Islamic State militants that stands as the deadliest

mass shooting in modern U.S. history. CIA Director John Brennan told a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that the agency “not been able to uncover any direct link” between Mateen, who was shot dead by police, and foreign terror groups. Mateen claimed allegiance to a variety of militant Islamist groups, including some at odds with each another, in a series of phone calls to 911 emergency services and a local cable television news channel during his rampage. “We’re working with our law enforcement partners to find out everything that we can about what happened at the Pulse nightclub,” Lee Bentley, the U.S. Attorney for Florida’s middle district, said Wednesday. “We are using all law enforcement and legal tools to reconstruct not only the events of that night but the events of the past several months.”

to a claim by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump this week. “They don’t report them,” Trump said in a CNN interview on Monday, in the wake of the mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub of 49 people by an American Muslim who claimed allegiance to Islamic State. “For some reason, the Muslim community does not report people like this.” But FBI director James Comey said, “They do not want people committing violence, either in their community or in the name of their faith, and so some of our most productive relationships are with people who see things and tell us things who happen to be Muslim. “It’s at the heart of the FBI’s effectiveness to have good relationships with these folks,” Comey said at a press conference following the Orlando shootings.

PeOPLe Emmys disqualify Sudeikis as guest on Fox comedy LOS ANGELES — When the 2016 Primetime Emmy ballots went online Monday, Jason Sudeikis was included among the list of guest actors in a comedy series for his critically acclaimed turn on Fox’s “The Last Man On Earth.” There’s just one problem: Under Emmy rules, Sudeikis isn’t a guest star. Because he appeared in 11 of the second season’s 18 episodes as Mike Miller, astronaut brother of the titular character Phil Miller (Will Forte), he far exceeds the current threshold for guest consideration. Per Academy rules, an actor must appear in fewer than half of eligible episodes to submit himself for consideration in the Guest Performer categories. Although Sudeikis would be properly categorized in the supporting actor race, it’s too late to make the switch now that voting has commenced, and he will therefore be disqualified from consideration.

‘Supergirl’ casts Tyler Hoechlin as Superman LOS ANGELES — “Supergirl” has found its Man of Steel. “Teen Wolf” alum Tyler Hoechlin has been cast as Superman/Clark Kent in Season 2 of the Greg Berlanti-produced drama, which is making the jump from CBS to The CW for its sophomore outing. “Greg and I have wanted to work with Tyler for ages, so this worked out perfectly because Tyler is Superman,” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg said in a statement. “We are so thrilled and humbled to add another amazing actor to the legacy of this iconic character.” Hoechlin recently starred in Richard Linklater’s “Everybody Wants Some!!” alongside Blake Jenner — the husband of “Supergirl” star Melissa Benoist — who has also appeared on the superhero drama.

‘Orphan Black’ renewed for fifth and final season

Investigators question Orlando gunman’s wife

LOS ANGELES — BBC America has renewed “Orphan Black” for Season 5, which will be the final season of the Tatiana Maslany ORLANDO, Fla./WASH- drama. INGTON — U.S. investigaThe last season will contors have questioned the wife sist of 10 episodes, slated to of Pulse nightclub shooter air in 2017. The Season 4 Omar Mateen, the FBI said finale aired Thursday night. late Wednesday, and a law “‘Orphan Black’ is a enforcement source said she thrilling, genre-bending ride could face criminal charges that has captured our fans’ if there is evidence of any imaginations and hearts wrongdoing. like no other show,” BBC Mateen’s wife, Noor America President Sarah Salman, knew of his Barnett said. “Our genius plans for what became the team of actors, writers and deadliest mass shooting in producers have, time after modern U.S. history, said time, taken us to a place the law enforcement source, of awe, delight and utter U.S. officials say who has been briefed on the shock and surprise. Tatiana American Muslims matter. has been and continues to CNN, citing law enforce- be a complete revelation, do report threats ment officials, said a U.S. ... and she is joined by an Muslim-Americans have attorney planned to present extraordinary cast. We can’t repeatedly informed authori- evidence to a federal grand wait to take our incredibly ties of fellow Muslims they jury to determine whether passionate audience on one fear might be turning to charges would be brought final gobsmacking clone extremism, law enforceagainst Salman. adventure.” — From wire reports ment officials say, contrary — From wire reports

Sheriff: Investigation of Disney alligator death isn’t criminal By BarBara Liston Reuters

ORLANDO, Fla. — The probe into the death of a 2-year-old boy likely drowned by an alligator at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., is not criminal in nature, the local sheriff’s office said on Thursday. Police divers recovered the body of Lane Graves on Wednesday from the man-made lake where he had been snatched by the alligator

Must read as he played at the water’s edge the night before. The investigation is continuing, said Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Rose Silva, adding, “It’s not criminal in nature at this time.” She did not provide further details. A Disney spokeswoman has said the company would review the posted signs that ban swim-

Lane Graves, 2, was grabbed by an alligator in a lagoon at Walt Disney World. (Reuters)

ming in Seven Seas Lagoon but do not specifically warn about alligators. The boy was grabbed by the reptile at about 9:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday while his family,

on vacation from Elkhorn, Neb., relaxed on the shore nearby, sheriffs officials have said. His parents, Matt and Melissa Graves, tried to save the child but were unable to free him from the alligator’s grip. The boy’s body was found intact underwater, and he was presumed to have been drowned by the alligator. Disney said that Chief Executive Bob Iger spoke with the family by phone on Wednesday and

expressed his sympathies. Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Wahler said on Thursday that resort beaches that were closed after the attack would be off-limits to guests until further notice. The alligator was believed to be 4 to 7 feet long. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials caught and killed five alligators from the lake in an effort to find the one that snatched the child. They have not yet found it.

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Donald Trump’s constant assault on the truth WASHINGTON — Donald Trump must be the biggest liar in the history of American politics, and that’s saying something. Trump lies the way other people breathe. We’re used to politicians who stretch the truth, who waffle or dissemble, who emphasize some facts while omitting others. But I can’t think of any other political figure who so brazenly tells lie after lie, spraying audiences with such a fusillade of untruths that it is almost impossible to keep track. Perhaps he hopes the media and the nation will become numb to his constant lying. We must not. Trump lies when citing specifics. He claimed that the shooter Eugene in the Orlando massaRobinson cre was an Afghan; the killer, Omar Mateen, was an American citizen born in Queens. He claimed that a “tremendous flow of Syrian refugees” has been entering the country; the total between 2012 and 2015 was around 2,000, barely a trickle. He claimed that “we have no idea” who those refugees are; they undergo up to two years of careful vetting before being admitted. Trump lies when speaking in generalities. He claimed that President Obama “has damaged our security by restraining our intelligence gathering and failing to support law enforcement.” Obama actually expanded domestic intelligence operations and only dialed them back because of bipartisan pressure following the Edward Snowden revelations. Trump lies by sweeping calumny. “For some reason, the Muslim community does not report people like this,” he said of Mateen. But according to law enforcement officials, including FBI Director James Comey, numerous potential plots have been foiled precisely because concerned Muslims reported seeing signs of self-radicalization. Trump lies by smarmy insinuation. “We’re led by a man that either is not tough, not smart, or he’s got something else in mind,” he said of Obama. “There’s something going on — it’s inconceivable. There’s something going on.” He also said of Obama: “He doesn’t get it, or he gets it better than anybody understands. It’s one or the other, and either one is unacceptable.” You read that right. The presumptive Republican nominee implies that the president of the United States is somehow disloyal. There is no other way to read “he gets it better than anybody understands.” Trump claims that Hillary Clinton, the allbut-certain Democratic nominee, “wants to take away Americans’ guns, and then admit the very people who want to slaughter us.” Clinton has made clear that she doesn’t want to take anyone’s guns away; nor does she want to eliminate the Second Amendment, as Trump also claims. And the idea that Clinton actually wants to admit would-be slaughterers is grotesque. I write not to defend Obama and Clinton, who can speak for themselves — and have done so. My aim is to defend the truth. Political discourse can be civil or rowdy, gracious or mean. But to have any meaning, it has to be grounded in fact. Trump presents a novel challenge for both the media and the voting public. There is no playbook for evaluating a candidate who so constantly says things that objectively are not true. All of the above examples come from just five days’ worth of Trump’s lies, from Sunday to Thursday of this week. By the time you read this, surely there will have been more. How are we in the media supposed to cover such a man? The traditional approach, which seeks fairness through nonjudgmental balance, seems inadequate. It does not seem fair to write “Trump claimed the sky is maroon while Clinton claimed it is blue” without noting that the sky is, in fact, blue. It does not seem fair to even present this as a “question” worthy of debate, as if honest people could disagree. One assertion is objectively false and one objectively true. It goes against all journalistic instinct to write in a news story, as The Washington Post did Monday, that Trump’s national security address was “a speech laden with falsehoods and exaggeration.” But I don’t think we’re doing our job if we simply report assertions of fact without evaluating whether they are factual. Trump’s lies also present a challenge for voters. The normal assumption is that politicians will bend the truth to fit their ideology — not that they will invent fake “truth” out of whole cloth. Trump is not just an unorthodox candidate. He is an inveterate liar — maybe pathological, maybe purposeful. He doesn’t distort facts, he makes them up. Trump has a right to his anger, his xenophobia and his bigotry. He also has a right to lie — but we all have a duty to call him on it. Eugene Robinson’s email address is eugenerobinson@washpost.com.

Griffin makes good at Oakmont Country Club OAKMONT, Pa. — Golf is a four-letter word, and if you have ever been on a golf course when a weekend player, expecting more of himself than he could possibly deliver, except by sheer luck, hits an imperfect shot with his imperfect swing, the resulting verbiage could make a boatswain mate blush. Not all men who play this engaging and alluring game are ill-tempered, however. Golf is meant to be a gentleman’s game. History, however, tells us that the greatness of Bobby Jones, the Grand Slammer, did not reveal itself until he learned to control his volatile temper. Competitors get hot under the collar when something goes awry on the golf course. If winning is your objective, a bad score tends to incite one’s wrath. When our national championship is played each June, I am always eager to join the ranks of aficionados who find their way to the grand old clubs of the U.S. My favorite U.S. Open venue is the Oakmont Country Club, which is located northeast of Pittsburgh in an attractive little community near the Allegheny River whose waters flow under a lavender bridge. Many rivers in Pennsylvania, owing to Native American influence, have charming names: Schuylkill, Brandywine, Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Monongahela and Allegheny

county club members and guests from the train station in the village to the golf course. With the passing of time, a Georgia boy would become one of Oakmont’s most respected and admired officials. Bill Griffin, who grew up in Rutledge, 40 miles south of Athens, matricuLoran lated at the University of GeorSmith gia, earned a business degree and moved about the country until he settled in at Pittsburgh where customs and mores were among others. The confluence dissimilar to the laid back Morof the Monongahela, Alleghgan County community where eny to form the Ohio River in he grew up. He took to golf like downtown Pittsburg is one of a lion to a limping wilderbeast. metropolitan Americas most He learned to excel at the sport spectacular sights — you should which would become a conduit see it at sunset. for business. Here in Oakmont, an invigoBill Griffin has always been a rating small town settlement, gentleman playing a gentleman’s which would likely go unnoticed game. He joined Oakmont and if it weren’t for having one became one of its most popular of the greatest golf courses in members. He could compete the world, there is a laid back on the course and was always a tranquility that is enrapturing. leader in the clubhouse. He and Oakmont attracts the rich and his pretty wife, Lynne, an Athens famous with some of them hav- native with sparkling blue eyes, ing taken respite this week in the were socially compatible with little village associated with the any group. They weren’t the life club’s storied name. of the party, they never had one Even during the turn of the too many and refused to engage century, finding golf course in pedestrian gossip. acreage dictated that you initiate Bill was president of Oakyour search in the countryside. mont in 2007 when the last U.S. Farmland has often segued into championship was played at golf courses. Oakmont. He has the distincOakmont is old. Oakmont is tion of having been president of historic, dating back to when Oakmont six consecutive years, horse drawn wagons fetched 2004-10. That is unheard of in

the established clubs where major championships return every ten years or so. It is confirmation that Bill is an especial leader with remarkable interpersonal skills which brought respect of the varied membership personalities and staff. Bill is often invited to play with the hot names on the tour — such as Rickie Fowler, with whom he played a practice round a week ago. He has played his favorite sport in the company of Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus among others. In such friendly matches, Bill can hold his own. As he matures, he will be one of those players who will be shooting his age year after year. For the tournament this week, he is a member of the Executive Committee. He is also President of the Fownes Foundation, named for the Oakmont founder. Observing him interact with the golfing elite, you are reminded of the small town alumnus who overachieved, and after making it to the top, he reaches out to his old friends. When ultra success doesn’t spoil men, they usually are men of exceptional character. Bill Griffin is one of those men and Oakmont Country Club is a beneficiary. Loran Smith is co-host of “The Tailgate Show” and sideline announcer for Georgia football. He is also a freelance writer and columnist.

California joins states that allow assisted suicide WASHINGTON — It was inevitable that we would one day seek ways to kill ourselves with society’s blessing. California recently joined four other states — Oregon, Washington, Vermont and Montana — that allow terminally ill patients to commit suicide using doctor-prescribed drugs. Criteria under the California law include that the patient has a terminal disease, would likely die within six months, and is of sound mind and can self-administer the “medicine.” Thanks to medical advances that can extend life beyond what some find acceptable, resulting in unnecessary suffering, many think it’s their right to die with dignity using medications legally prescribed. It’s an easy-enough argument to understand. There’s a certain logic and humanity to the option of leaving life gracefully by one’s own volition, as long as it really is. Here, I should confess my own ambivalence. Basically, I’d like to have the means to end my own life on my own terms when my body has clearly called it quits. I’m just not sure I like the idea of the state and doctors lending a hand. At least two problems seem obvious: Death dates can’t be predicted with precision and are, therefore, speculative. How often

their patients die. Then again, we’ve already asked them to destroy unborn human life, codifying the legal right to terminate a pregnancy. When the continuum of life — from conception to natural death — is interrupted as a convenience to one’s individual Kathleen concept of time (I’m not ready Parker to be a parent; I’m ready to die), what else do we also terminate? have you heard that someone has Gradually inured to the metathree months to live and he or she physical considerations of such is still around two years later? actions, might we also be denyAnd “medicine” by definition ing ourselves access to charity, means: (1) a substance to ease compassion, empathy and love? pain or other symptoms, and (2) Unknowable in our calculaa science to prevent, treat or cure tions is what happens in the diseases. final moments of life. If Apple One could argue that suicide co-founder Steve Jobs, wasted medicine would relieve the pain away with terminal cancer, had of living through the final stages decided to leave the party early, of cancer, as an example. But we might not have learned from this clearly isn’t what Merriam- his sister, Mona Simpson, that Webster — or the Hippocratic his final words were, after staroath — intended. The purpose ing for a long time at each of his of medicine is to prevent illness family members: “Oh wow. Oh and to heal, not to end life when wow. Oh wow.” healing isn’t possible. I don’t know what Jobs saw, Still, what are we to do when but I think I’d like to see it, too. medicine can do no more? Or Troubling, too, is the poswhen treatment means prolong- sibility that some patients might ing suffering toward inevitable feel obligated to commit suicide death? We are kinder to our pets, once the option is available, even many would argue. though prescribing doctors are Perhaps I read too many encouraged to tell patients they dystopian science-fiction novels don’t have to take the medicine. during my formative years, but Many reportedly don’t take the there’s something disturbing pills. about asking doctors to help But a sick person might want

to protect family members and think, oh, well, what’s another six months? A lifetime, I should think. Can’t life be made tolerable enough during this time to avoid making doctors and family members complicit in suicide? Other questions seize the mind: Will the right to die ultimately be considered as just another facet of “health care,” as abortion has come to be? And when do six months become a year? A novelist would propose that it’s just a matter of time before a glut of elderly people in poor health, who are by definition “terminal,” so overwhelm the health care system that “opting out” becomes an expectation rather than a choice. This would be satire, right? And satire does not a slippery slope make, but laws do condition values. Oregon, which passed its right-todie law in 1997, has the highest suicide rate in the country — 35 percent higher than the national average, according to an Oregon Public Health report. As more than a dozen other states consider similar legislation, it isn’t irrational to wonder whether, in tampering with our medical culture of healing, we aren’t inviting unintended consequences that we’ll live — or die — to regret. Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com.

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Clark Patterson Lee expands office in Suwanee By Curt yeomans

half-decade. In all, it has 260 employees spread across offices in Georgia, South Carolina, North Architectural, engiCarolina and New York. neering and planning firm “Kevin McOmber and the entire CPL team are a Clark Patterson Lee is trusted firm, well known growing in Suwanee. The company anin the region for their nounced the opening of high quality of work,” a new 7,548-square-foot Chamber Senior Viceregional headquarters in President of Economic Suwanee on Wednesday Development and Partin partnership with the nership Gwinnett Nick Gwinnett Chamber’s ecoMasino said in a statenomic development wing, ment. “I am honored to as well as the Suwanee congratulate them on and Gwinnett County their growth.” governments. Clark PatNew additions at the terson Lee renovated an Suwanee office include a existing space, at a cost landscape architect, civil of about $400,000, to engineer, planner, code make the location at 3011 official and a marketing Sutton Gate Drive ready. coordinator, according to The location is in the the chamber. Suwanee Gateway One “We’re extremely building and the firm’s proud that a thriving orspace includes a “flexganization such as Clark ible work space” and a Patterson Lee has chosen showroom. to expand in Suwanee,” Officials from Clark Patterson Lee, the Gwinnett Chamber, Gwinnett government and the city of Suwanee participate “Clark Patterson Lee Suwanee Mayor Jimmy in the ribbon cutting for the architectural firm’s new office in Suwanee on Thursday. (Special Photo) has enjoyed being a part Burnette said in a stateCommerce for 27 years,” establish our new home ment. “CPL’s growth over of the Gwinnett County/ talented staff that deliver panded in Suwanee, and company Senior ViceCity of Suwanee comin the Suwanee Gateour services every day.” the company expects con- the last 40 years has been munity and has been an President Kevin McOmb- way One building and Chamber officials said tinue growing in the city remarkable, and they are active member of the valuable assets to our er said in a statement. we are very thankful for this is fourth time Clark by about 5 to 10 percent Gwinnett Chamber of community.” “We are excited to our amazing clients and Patterson Lee has exannually over the next curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Police: Angered EMS worker takes ambulance, drives over mailboxes By Joshua sharpe

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An argument between private ambulance company workers near Duluth led to a reckless ride with the emergency vehicle mowing down mailboxes as a man clung to the back, police said Thursday. Kyle Lathon, 22, had

been butting heads with his co-worker at Med Care EMS Transport all Kyle Lathon Wednesday before they got to the Cambridge Park neighborhood off Old Norcross Road to pick up a patient and realized they forgot a

wheelchair. This caused “additional tension,” Cpl. Deon Washington of Gwinnett County police said. They went back to the hospital to fetch the wheelchair and returned to the neighborhood. “The driver asked (Lathon) to take the wheelchair to the passenger,” Washington said. “In response to the

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South Gwinnett High School Principal Eric Thigpen was named on Thursday as Gwinnett County Public Schools’ executive director of academic support. (File Photo)

GCPS announces principal changes By Keith Farner

pen or interim principal at South was not named. The district also created a new program called the SUWANEE — Three International Transition schools in Gwinnett County Center, which will be led Public Schools are changby Bob Burgess. The cening their principals, the ter, which will have sites in district announced Thursexisting schools, will serve students who had limited or day night among several personnel moves across the interrupted formal education. Burgess currently district. serves as the director of stuSouth Gwinnett High dent discipline and behavior School Principal Eric interventions. Thigpen, who has led the Burgess has worked school since 2012, will in GCPS since 1990 as a replace the retiring James Taylor as executive director teacher or administrator at Shiloh High School, of academic support. Collins Hill High School, Thigpen, who has Brookwood High School degrees from Georgia and Berkmar High School. Southern University, AlStripling Elementary bany State University and School Principal Pristhe University of Georgia, was previously the assistant cilla McHam is leaving the school to pursue doctoral principal and principal of studies in clinical psycholoSouth Gwinnett Middle gy. McHam will be replaced School. His tenure there by Minor Elementary Assisbegan in 2005. tant Principal Elisa Brown. His previous employBrown has been at Minor ment was at Bainbridge in this position since 2012, High School, East Coweta and previously worked with High School and Eastside TeachGwinnett, and was an High School. A replacement for Thig- assistant principal at Hopkins Elementary School and a Spanish teacher at Simpson Elementary School. Brown’s degrees come from Albany State College, Piedmont College and the University of Georgia. Brown previously worked in schools in Dougherty County, Onslow County and in the Republic of Panama. Minor Elementary is also changing principals as Christina Wimmer moves out of state and is replaced by Lawrenceville Elementary School Assistant Principal Scott Frandsen, who just moved to that school in recent weeks. Frandsen has worked at Hull Middle School in several adminstrative roles since 2007, and previously was a teacher and coach at South Gwinnett High. Frandsen has degrees from Brigham Young University and Mercer University. He’s also served as an adjunct professor at Piedmont College and was a missionary for two years in Cordoba, Argentina.

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Delta •From Page 1A Bonaventure University in New York. He started working at Delta as vice president of finance and controller in 1998. On May 2, Bastian became the chief executive officer. Bastian shared his experience at the first session of the Executive Insights series presented by the Gwinnett Chamber at the Infinite Energy Forum on Thursday. He said the airline puts it emphasis on people — the reason why the company is successful. “It’s our employees that we focus on because if I do a better job with our employees, they will serve our customers better,” he said. Bastian has previously served in several capacities. As president he strengthened the company financially and led its commercial and international operation. During his time at Delta, Bastian helped navigate the company through major issues including the affects of 9/11 and bankruptcy in 2005. “At Delta, when we say family, we mean not just our employees and customers; it took a community to get this company back on its feet,” he said. Bastian, a member of 12Stone Church, said faith is his core and helps him stay grounded. He encouraged others to find their source of strength, do what is best and work as hard as possible. “For myself, I do my best and just control so much,” he said. “There’s a lot outside of my world that’s not controllable.” Bastian said the airline, which has 80,000 employees, recently had 400 hours of perfect operations. He previously worked with several companies, including Pepsi Cola International and Frito-Lay. He also was a partner for PriceWaterhouseCoopers in New York. Bastian reflects on his past but does not dwell on it. “If you’re looking backwards, you’re not going to go too far,” Bastian said. “We say in our business there’s a reason they don’t put rearview mirrors on airplanes.”

Above, from left, Mark Wasiele, executive in residence for CyberLaunch, moderated a discussion with Delta CEO Ed Bastian at Gwinnett Chamber’s Executive Insights series in Duluth on Thursday. At left, Mary Hester, CEO of LAN Systems, offers remarks at the first session of the Executive Insights series presented by Gwinnett Chamber in Duluth on Thursday. (Special Photos)

911 until they get to the next session of the General AsCourt was over a motion sembly to try and kill the by BellSouth and Earthcase,” he said, accusing the link to dismiss two of the defendants of sending lobsuits. Judge Randy Rich byists to get legislators to offered no hint of where he add protections in the law. stood after the attorneys’ BellSouth attorney arguments and said he ex- Scott Angstreich disputed pected to issue a decision Barnes’ arguments time in about two weeks. and again. The former governor But no matter how the was animated in dark judge rules, Angstreich thick-rimmed glasses, said he expects to ask the slapping papers in his hand Court of Appeals of Georas he spoke about the “ar- gia to weigh the merits of rogance of the telephone all the suits. He argued providers.” that state law doesn’t give “They’ll do anything the counties a right to sue

the companies to collect — even if the companies weren’t collecting the fees properly. “If there are problems in the 911 act, they should be fixed in the legislature,” not in court, Angstreich said. Earthlink joined in BellSouth’s arguments. Barnes said the companies were trying to avoid the discovery process of the legal action, which would reveal details of the companies’ collection of the fees. “What we have here is

a whole smokescreen of trying to keep from public view what is really owed to Gwinnett County and Cobb County,” the former governor said. He alleged the “smokescreen,” could be hiding the fact that telephone companies offer businesses cheaper bills by intentionally undercharging on 911 fees. Angstreich disputed the notion. “Come on, that’s not what this case is about,” he said. The same allegation came up in a previous case

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and there was “not a single shred of evidence,” the defense attorney said. Instead, he said the current case is about whether the counties are willing to work with the remedies the law allows. He said Gwinnett and Cobb do have the right to audit the telephone companies’ collection of the fees. Angstreich said Gwinnett hasn’t even asked to do an audit, and Cobb only recently did. But even if the companies did an audit and

found the telephone companies weren’t collecting properly, the defense attorney said the counties couldn’t sue over it. At that statement, Barnes laughed and shook his head. He said he was “incredulous” that BellSouth and Earthlink were essentially claiming that the counties had no ultimate recourse to make the phone companies comply. “What he’s asking you to do is increase the tax…,” Barnes told the judge.

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The Henry Edward Braselton Chapel at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton now features five story-themed stained glass windows. Kentucky artist Laura Mentor carefully crafted the windows over the course of 18 months. “Mentor’s stained glass windows tell stories about communities and include details unique to a particular place,” Melissa Tymchuk, a medical center spokeswoman, said. They were recently unveiled at an event hosted by The Medical Center Foundation. The project was made possible by the family of the late Henry Edward Braselton, who served as mayor of Braselton from 1988 to 2001. “I can’t seem to find words that truly describe the beauty of the stained glass,” said Jim Moore, chairman of the foundation. “Sometimes we forget the impact art has on our life, until we are fortunate enough to stand before a masterpiece like this. Thank you for your gift to both the hospital and public art in this community.” For more information, visit www.themedicalcenterfoundation.org.

Eastside Medical Center recognized 14 nurses who are graduates of the 2016 spring class in the Versant Registered Nurse Residency Program on June 9. Nurses include Chere Amsterdam, RN; Alicia Blythe-DeRizzio, BSN, RN; Amanda Brook, RN; Christina Carter, BSN, RN; Galyn Everett, BSN, RN; Natasha Lee, RN; Cassandra Moyers, BSN, RN; Josie Muriel, RN; Jennifer O’Neal, RN; Hellen Rogel-Fidencio, BSN, RN; Samantha Russell, RN; Jed Tiller, RN; Ngoc Gia Trang, BSN, RN; and Nikimberly Wedlowe, RN. “The Versant New Graduate Residency Program has been a game changer for Eastside Medical Center,” said Stuart Downs, chief nursing officer. “Since its inception, 44 new nursing students have entered the workforce at Eastside, and each has been instrumental in helping us drive and enhance the professional practice of nursing.” The 18-week program helps recent graduates transition into the nursing profession through education and training. — From staff reports

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his health around, and in 2007 he moved back to his hometown of Albany, EDITOR’S NOTE: This the main city in Southwest is the ninth in a series of Georgia. Today, he works in articles about health care in the city for Georgia Public Southwest Georgia, an area Health District 8-2. He’s of the state that has great the lead client advocate for health needs and challenges, New Beginnings, a regional but also some innovative ap- support program for people proaches to such problems. with HIV. The series is the product Not everyone in his homeof a collaboration between town is so lucky. Georgia Health News and Albany is the county the health and medical jour- seat of Dougherty County, nalism graduate program home to roughly 91,300 at UGA Grady College of Georgians. Although there Journalism and Mass Com- are shopping malls and tidy munication, a partnership suburban neighborhoods made possible by the Ford on the outskirts of the city, Foundation and Grady Col- much of the Southwest lege. Health District is rural, and It’s not a date you forget the economic focus is agri— the day you were diagculture, with big farms and nosed with HIV. For Adolsmall ones. phus Major, that milestone This is not the urban was Oct. 28, 1999. landscape that most people He’d had digestive associate with burgeoning problems for some time, but HIV outbreaks. when he was working in “People just feel like it’s Miami he got so sick that he not going to happen to them had to be hospitalized. Two in the smaller town,” said days later, the doctor told Major, who also serves as him the bad news. co-chairman of the Georgia Major had HIV. Prevention and Care CounOn that day, the longcil, which brings together awaited arrival of the year people from throughout 2000 was only a little more the state. People think HIV than two months away. But infection is just “not happenthe doctor told Major he ing here,” he said. wouldn’t live long enough to But it is. celebrate. In 2015, Health District Major did not believe it. 8-2 averaged three new “I said, ‘OK, that’s how diagnoses a month, mostly you feel. I’ve never died residents of Dougherty before so I don’t know how County, said Jackie Jenkins, this dying thing is supposed epidemiology director for to be, but it does not feel like the district. As of 2014, I’m about to die.’” Albany also has the secondMajor found a new doctor, highest HIV diagnosis rate one with what he called a in the state among reporting “more positive outlook.” counties at 63.9 people per Bolstered by faith in God 100,000, according to data and support from his church collected by the CDC. and family, Major turned The only Georgia county where HIV is spreading faster than in Dougherty is the big urban/suburban county of Fulton, where the rate is 68.8 people per 100,000 and a new clinic now offers free pre-exposure prophylaxis in hopes of slowing new infections. District 8-2 can’t afford a prevention program like that. Elijah Miranda, HIV program director for the district, said he would love to make lifesaving PrEP available to Albany-area residents, many of whom live in poverty; he just doesn’t know when that can be done and who will pay for it. The Rural Model Clinic, which provides both HIVrelated and primary care to infected patients, received $944,652 from the national Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program in 2014. The clinic holds fundraising events to close the gap between this amount and what’s actually needed to care for all these people, said Jocelyn Cooper, operations manager. The Rural Model Clinic has more than 1,100 HIV-

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positive clients right now. But the total number of infected people in the area is likely much higher, given the CDC estimate that one in six people living with HIV is not aware of being infected. Hitting some populations harder People in the area who are newly infected with HIV tend to be young AfricanAmerican men who have sex with other men, Miranda said. The district is trying to work with Albany State University, a historically black campus with more than 4,000 students and the largest university in the area, for targeted prevention efforts, Miranda said. More than 70 percent of Albany residents are black, according to the most recent census, and more than 35 percent of local people live in poverty, double the national rate. The city’s plight is reflected in the shuttered storefronts of the downtown area. A few functioning businesses — pawnshops and a sandwich shop — are the exceptions among an array of abandoned buildings. Many low-income families live in small clusters of run-down houses or trailers surrounded by fields of peanuts, cotton or row crops. Some of these people are HIV-positive. Since many don’t own cars, it’s a challenge for them to make it to medical appointments, Miranda said. The rural clinic has a van that picks patients up and takes them to the Albany location. And twice a month, members of the clinic staff travel 60 miles south to work at the other clinic branch, in the city of Thomasville. Thomasville, like Albany, has a poverty rate that hovers just above 30 percent. But Thomasville’s poverty is much less obvious. In fact, the city is renowned for its elegant, affluent side. Downtown Thomasville is a beautifully preserved showplace and a tourist attraction. Victorian-style shops sell high-quality cosmetics and designer shoes. Ritzy restaurants serve yellow fin tuna and quail. It’s a popular getaway destination for people in Tallahassee, the capital of Florida, less than an hour to the south. But behind the public face of Thomasville are many poor people. And when it comes to HIV, the city “was a third-world country right under our noses,” said Carol Biggs, who used to run a local nonprofit there called Safe Haven, Inc. Are attitudes part of the problem? The charity provided food and other necessities for HIV-affected people and their families for 17 years,

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but it ran out of funding and steam two years ago this May. On the first and third Friday of every month — the days when the rural clinic staff came to see patients — Safe Haven distributed two weeks’ worth of groceries to HIV/AIDS patients in need. The nonprofit also distributed sheets, light bulbs and other basics. Sometimes it even gave away used furniture. One thing that ultimately led to the charity’s demise was that many donors did not want to be publicly associated with it. These people feared that others in the community would assume they had the virus and were gay, Biggs said. “Being in Southwest Georgia … there’s still stigma about being HIVpositive,” Miranda said. “There’s still stigma about being homosexual.” Activists say the fear of being stigmatized is killing some people, causing them not to confront the reality of HIV infection. Since 2010, 145 people have died from HIV/AIDS in District 8-2. Almost 90 percent of them were African-American, according to official data collected by the Georgia Department of Public Health. People who choose not to be tested for HIV can pretend they’re fine, said Terri Clark, a nurse who coordinates patient care for the rural clinic. But if they get tested and the result is positive, their lives change forever. In a small town, other people are almost bound to find out, and the fallout can be ugly. “You have to be thick-skinned” to handle the gossip, Major said. Fear that clients will be outed as HIV-positive is one reason why New Beginnings, the program he leads, doesn’t advertise its services. The rural clinic also relies on word of mouth, and it doesn’t call attention to itself. It’s in a nondescript building that most people would pass by without a thought if they were not looking for it. The clinic used to have a highly visible sign, but it was vandalized twice, so the staff decided not to replace it. Now, beside the door, there’s a tiny plaque with the clinic’s name and hours on it, but no mention of HIV. Major and others are impatient with the secrecy surrounding HIV in small Southern towns. HIV infections that could have been prevented are spreading in southwest Georgia, and keeping quiet isn’t helping anyone, they say. “I feel like it’s time,” Major said. “We need to get this out. It needs to be known that there are people out there who are not ashamed to talk about it.” Leigh Beeson is a graduate student at UGA in the health and medical journalism program. She had a bachelor’s degree in communications and was editor-in-chief of her undergraduate university’s newspaper

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Georgia Milestones results hit by more delays By Keith Farner

“At this point, we anticipate by the end of the summer we’ll have some information to be able to SUWANEE — The share with you regarding waiting continues for our performance,” DurGeorgia Milestones rerence said. sults. Durrence told the A thorn in the side School Board that summaof education officials, ry reports for local schools students and families are not expected until for more than a year, the mid- to late July. About 80 delays continue for when districts experienced delocal districts and schools lays in scores, while final will receive state test reports for end of grade results. Gwinnett County reports aren’t expected unBoard of Education mem- til July. For end of course bers on Thursday heard tests in Gwinnett, there an update on the issue were 10,000 tests delayed from Debbie Durrence, the and more than 4,000 Gwinnett County Public scores were still missing Schools’ executive director when teachers left for the for accountability and assummer. That delayed sessment. end of year processes for The Georgia Departmiddle and high schools. ment of Education preOnline responses were viously said results in not lost during the interscience and social studies ruptions and just one would come five days percent of GCPS students from when the student fin- experienced disruptions. ished the test online, or the GCPS officials this vendor received it. Math week mailed transcripts and language arts results this week to affected were expected in 10 days. students. GaDOE officials have said Because of the problems since the tests were introwith the tests, the GaDOE duced that results would waived promotion requirecome in two weeks. ments in end of grade The tests were given in tests in third, fifth and late April and May across eighth-grade reading, and 180 school districts in and fifth and eighth grade Georgia. math. keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

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At this point, we anticipate by the end of the summer we’ll have some information to be able to share with you regarding our performance.” — Debbie Durrence, GCPS executive director for accountability and assessment

GCPS reports 264 teacher vacancies Special education continues to be an area where the school district sees a high number of teacher vacancies. Associate Superintendent Frances Davis told the School Board that the district has 264 teacher vacancies, including 93 in special education. At the same time last year, Davis said the district had 233 vacancies. Because of the shortage, Davis said there will be another job fair for special education teachers on June 29th to fill the gap. School Board member Louise Radloff noted the special education shortage is a national issue. “If we keep going down this same trail that we’re going down and there’s a shortage of more and more teachers, and more kids are diagnosed as special ed, we’re going to have to do something,” she said. “Or the state or the country is going to have to do

something.” Davis said the salary is not as much a complaint as paperwork and legal work along with the nature and needs of the students. “It’s hard to put a kid in one category because they bring multiple abilities to a particular need, so that is very difficult for our teachers to work with,” she said. Davis said the district has hired 583 brand-new teachers to the district, rehired 320 who previously worked in the district or started after the first day of last school year, and 71 rehire retirees. The first-year teacher orientation event is July 19, and the first day of school is Aug. 8. BOE approves New Life charter renewal New Life Academy of Excellence, a K-8 charter school that opened in 2007, was given a renewal by the Board for a new five-year term after its current agreement ends

June 30, 2017. It was previously renewed in 2009 and 2012. Steve Flynt, the district’s associate superintendent of school improvement and operations, outlined New Life’s petition, which included a current enrollment of 585 students and a projected growth to 882 students by the fifth year. Flynt noted that New Life embeds the GCPS curriculum, has AdvancED accreditation and its teachers and administrators regularly attend staff development events with GCPS. New Life met a series of performance goals, including students being proficient in reading, science, Mandarin Chinese, and that the school is financially secure. Students fell just short of being proficient in math. Flynt said the district’s 20-member charter school committee reviewed the renewal application. “There is work to be done in mathematics, but the committees feels that New Life Academy of Excellence has demonstrated that it’s up to the challenge and will see improvement in that content area,” Flynt said.

Reading Recovery update Two years after nearly doubling the number of reading recovery teachers in the district, the School Board applauded the program that district officials said is ahead and state and national figures. The district counts 134 reading recovery teachers, and every elementary school has one. Two years ago, the district had 56. In a presentation to the Board, Kimberly Lipe, director of Language Arts, said discontinuing students from the program is the goal, which means they have shown they can read at or above their reading level. GCPS’ discontinuing rate is 84 percent, which outpaces the state (79 percent) and nation (74 percent). “It’s one of the best programs we’ve ever implemented,” Radloff said. McClure: It’s been a consistent winner. We are offered a program to replace hard work and common sense. Most of time those programs are pretty much a waste of time. This is one of those rare times the program is that good.

A committee member asked if the trail needed to be 12-feet wide. Schruder said it would be because federal law requires the trail to be about that wide if it were used by bicyclists and skateboarders. “All of those kids from Simpsonwood Elementary School who ride their bikes — I want them in here,” Schruder said. “This park is meant to be used by people of all ages.” The committee unanimously voted to make the preliminary plan the one

that will showed to community members later this month during a drop-in public input meeting at the church. The meeting on the proposed park plans is set to be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., on June 30 at Simpsonwood United Methodist Church, 4500 Jones Bridge Circle, in Peachtree Corners. County officials have said input from that meeting will be used in developing a final plan which will go before the committee in August.

Park Post in early May that she understands the basis of Save Simpsonwood’s concerns over the park. She said she had similar concerns when the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church was looking at selling the property. “There are a lot of people who are concerned somebody doesn’t understand or care about it like they do,” she “I’ve been there, that’s why I moved to the community and it’s been a part of my kids growing up, but when you realize that there are (28) people on the committee (and) those people are just like I am, just like they are, they care about it. “They’ve been studying it. They’ve been visiting the other parks. They’ve been discussing how that plays into our community in Peachtree Corners and they are becoming educated on how Simpsonwood fits into the park system.” Howard added that she is trying to stay out of the planning process until a final proposal comes to the Board of Commissioners. She explained she is taking that approach because she wants the committee to reach its own decisions about the park’s future. Save Simpsonwood is fighting plans to add amenities they feel would hurt the park’s ecosystem. Although they say they want to share what they consider to be their little piece of Heaven with the rest of the county, they also want it to be unique in Gwinnett’s park system. “We’re all in this for the same reason and that is to preserve this beautiful gift,” Save Simpsonwood spokeswoman Shana Eichel said during a meeting of some of the group’s leaders at the park on Sunday. What is being discussed for the park The preliminary master plan proposal was released on June 2, and includes replacing the 222-acre park’s existing pavilion with a playground, new pavilion and restroom facility, replacing the existing gravel parking areas at the pavilion and a restroom near the front of the park with new parking spaces and 49 additional parking spaces near the chapel on the property. The plans also include the addition of a 1.5-mile long, 12-foot wide paved

ADA-compliant multi-use trail that wraps around the park and takes visitors near the Chattahoochee River, where two river overlooks would be built. “That is not what I think saving Simpsonwood is,” Peachtree Corners resident Bill Huber said about the county’s plans. “To me, saving Simpsonwood is leaving it as it is.” On Thursday night, several members of the citizens steering committee expressed a desire to have as little negative impact

on the property as possible. They had the option of a 10,000-square-foot traditional playground or a larger “natural environment” playground where trees and vegetation would gradually grow up between pieces of equipment. They chose the natural environment playground, partially because it would allow the natural tree canopy to provide shade. “In the survey that was done in November, people said they wanted to keep it natural and keep it pre-

served as much as possible,” committee member Brad Reid said. “I would ask that we keep that in mind.” Parks and Recreation does have some plans it would like to see incorporated into the park, though. “The department is wedded to having an overlook,” said Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation official Rex Schruder, before adding it was up to the committee to decide how many would be included in the plan. The committee opted for two.

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Brandt puts gear back on for charity Gladiators head coach reunites with Wisconsin teammates to play again By Christine troyke

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Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer addresses the camp attendees during the Central Gwinnett Elite Football camp on Thursday. Below, Grayson’s Jamyest Williams works as a defensive back at the camp. (Staff photos: Jim Lacey)

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Andy Brandt is under no illusions about his role in Saturday’s University of Wisconsin alumni charity game. The Atlanta Gladiators head coach is putting his gear back on for the first time in several years and for a good cause. Brandt joins some big names — including Joe Pavelski, Brian Elliott, Ryan Suter and Adam Burish — in the now annual Blake Geoffrion Classic in Madison, Wis., this weekend. All the proceeds from the event benefit the UW Health Burn Unit. “I’m not too nervous, to be honest,” Brandt said with a laugh. “The event is more geared to fun than competition — I hope. I don’t think I’m the only one that’s going to be rusty. “But Joey may have to score all the goals. (Former linemate) Nick (Licari) and I have to get back to blocking shots.” In this year’s game — the first one in 2014 raised over $70,000 for the burn unit — the Badgers’ 2006 national championship team faces off against a collection of other former See BRANDT, Page 4B

Ohio State coaches get an up-close look at local recruits in Central Gwinnett camp

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LAWRENCEVILLE — With Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer and his staff in town for a satellite camp, Central Gwinnett’s castle was transformed into the Horseshoe South on Thursday morning. A scarlet ‘O’ was painted at midfield, the end zones read Ohio State and a handful of Buckeyes fans showed up to shout “O-H” to Meyer, who finished the traditional cheer with an “I-O.” Nearly 300 high school football players signed up for the Central Gwinnett Elite Camp that in addition to Meyer featured Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen, Appalachian State head coach Scott Satterfield, Georgia State head coach

couldn’t have had a better group of kids competing and it’s just huge.” The group of camper’s featured a handful of the county’s top prospects including Grayson senior athlete Jamyest Williams, Brookwood senior linebacker Leonard Warner and junior receiver Matthew Hill, and junior Central quarterback Jarren Williams. Hill led an impressive receiver group that included Grayson senior Elijah Shah, who was offered by Clemson Trent Miles and their staffs. camps popping up I thought on Wednesday, and Central Coaches from Boston Col- we were going to take a hit senior Hunter Sims. lege, Mercer, East Tennessee because there’s one going Hill is perhaps the fastState, West Georgia, Coastal on today (with Georgia, est rising star in the county Carolina and Kennesaw State Colorado State and Georgia this spring and summer as were among those on hand Southern at Buford High he’s picked up offers from as well. School). I don’t know what Alabama, Florida State and “Incredible,” Central head (registration) ended up beMichigan just to name a few. coach Todd Wofford said of ing, but we had a swarm here While he didn’t pick up an the turnout. “When you had at the end. We couldn’t have See CAMP, Page 6B all these different satellite had a better day of weather,

MORE INSIDE: Colquitt County head coach Russ Propst facing year-long suspension for head butt at Mill Creek, 6B

Getting to Know ... Saadiq El-Amin Dr. Saadiq El-Amin recently joined the staff at Sports Medicine South as an orthopedic surgeon. He also is moving his tissue engineering and advance bio-materials laboratory from SIU to Georgia Gwinnett College, where he’ll also teach classes. He talked to staff writer Paul Thomas about the move, his background and his relationship with the president of Liberia in this week’s edition of “Getting to Know….”

ed to be in an environment where I could use both my orthopedic practice as well as grow my background in tissue engineering regenerative medicine. I felt like Atlanta would be a great opportunity to expand both those areas. As you know, more athletes consider Atlanta their home more than any place else and it’s just a real vibrant growing area and I just thought as someone who wants to be on the cutting edge of research and orthopedics, I thought it would be a great area to be in.

PT: How did you end up at Sports Medicine South? SEA: I’ve been here PT: Where were you approximately six months prior to this stop? and I came because I wantSEA: Before I was the

Director of Shoulder and Sports Medicine at SIU School of Medicine. At that point I ran my own research tissue-engineering laboratory and built a sports medicine program that took care of multiple schools and a couple teams. Then prior to that I was in New York City, finishing up my fellowship with Hospital of Special Surgery and I was very fortunate to help take care of the Knicks and St. John’s University. PT: What was that experience like working with professional athletes and the college kids, too?

Dr. Saadiq El-Amin recently joined the staff at Sports Medicine South in Lawrenceville and will also be moving his regenerative tissue research lab to Georgia Gwinnett See EL-AMIN, Page 4B College. (Staff Photo: Paul Thomas)

Atlanta Gladiators head coach Andy Brandt is playing in the Blake Geoffrion Classic on Saturday, a charity hockey game at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

Providence’s Stewart on a power surge By Guy CurtriGht Staff Correspondent

There is no question who will be the favorite in the home run derby before the Florida State League All-Star Game Saturday in Fort Myers. Christin Stewart has led all of the minors in homers most of the first half. Playing in a league notorious for the edge it gives pitchers, the Lakeland Flying Tigers left fielder had gone deep more often by May 29 than any hitter did all of last season. Stewart cooled in June, but the Christin Providence Christian Stewart Academy graduate’s 16 homers were still behind just one other minor league hitter. “I never actually try to hit home runs,” the 2015 first-round draft choice out of Tennessee said. “Because when you try to do that, your mechanics get all messed up. So I just go up there trying to hit line drives, make good contact and I just happen to be hitting the balls out of the ballpark.” That was especially true in early May, when Stewart homered in three consecutive games. “I wouldn’t say I’m really surprised,” the 22-year-old said. “It all just happened so fast.” Stewart hit 10 homers over three See STEWART, Page 4B

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South’s Cooper commits to FSU Rising South Gwinnett junior defensive tackle Robert Cooper ended his recruitment on Thursday with a verbal pledge to Florida State University. The 6-foot-2, 362-pounder chose the Seminoles over offers from South Carolina, Mississippi State and Notre Dame among others. Cooper posted on his Twitter page, “I want to thank all the coaches who have recruited me and gave me a chance and an opportunity to continue my football career. I also want to thank my family for supporting me and my decision. After the discussions with my family, I have decided to close down my recruitment, and commit to Florida State University. I feel like it’s the best fit for me as a student and an athlete.” 247sports.com rates Cooper as a four-star prospect and the No. 8 player in the state for the class of 2018. Last year a sophomore for the Comets he recorded 49 tackles and two sacks. He’s part of a talented defensive trio for South that includes senior linebacker and North Carolina commit Malik Robinson and fellow junior Justin Mascoll. Mascoll is rated the No. 2 player in the state for the class of 2018 by 247. He was offered by LSU to bring his total to 17 on Thursday.

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’04 initiative gave Suarez a start By Don CoBle

Mexican restaurant — Suarez spent Sunday watchSprint Cup Series ing the Sprint Cup race • Marcos Ambrose (2), Australia (2011, Daniel Suarez came to from his living room. By 2012 Watkins Glen) the United States from • Juan Pablo Montoya (2), Colombia then, he was getting word (2007 Sonoma, 2010 Watkins Glen) Mexico five years ago with that friends and family • Mario Andretti (1), Italy (1967 Daytona) nothing more than a race back home in Monterrey • Earl Ross (1), Canada (1974 Martinsville Speedway) were eager to talk to a new helmet and a dream. Xfinity Series national hero. He faced the customary • Marcos Ambrose (5), Australia “From what I hear from obstacles trying to break (2008, 2009, 2010, 2014 Watkins Glen, 2011 Montreal) friends, people, sponsors, into NASCAR. He didn’t • Ron Fellows (4), Canada (1998, they are getting crazy have any sponsorships, 2000, 2001 Watkins Glen, 2008 Montreal) down there. The people is important track champion• Juan Pablo Montoya (1), Colomsuper happy and excited ships or family ties in the bia (2007 Mexico City) about what’s going on,” he sport. His accomplish• Nelson Piquet Jr. (1), Brazil (2012 Road America) said. “I have received a lot ments came in NASCAR • Daniel Suarez (1), Mexico of text messages and, as Mexico, a series that until (2016 Michigan) well, just comments, really Suarez has had very little good comments on social impact on stock-car racing in the U.S. participated, including cur- maining when Suarez start- media about the race. They keep watching the replay Even worse, he couldn’t rent Xfinity driver Darrell ed his desperate charge in of the race. They still getspeak English. Wallace Jr. and Sprint Cup the final 10 miles. As they With a lot of help from regular Kyle Larson. came to the white flag, Su- ting excited. All these kind NASCAR’s Drive for DiNASCAR Next is a pro- arez got beside Busch with of comments. “For me, just super versity and NASCAR Next gram to promote younger a dramatic pass between excited to have people with programs — and a lot of drivers. Busch and the lapped-car that amount of support English lessons — Suarez “Like I said, I think of Mike Harmon, and he got opportunities that few without all the support eventually pulled away for all over the place. It’s just great. I’m just in such a ever realize. It was up to from the Drive for Diversi- the stunning win. great position right now, him to make it work. ty, Toyota, NASCAR Next, “It’s never want to get in Latin America and the “Really, I had a lot of maybe I wouldn’t be right beat, but it’s cool to get U.S., that I really feel support from NASCAR here right now,” Suarez beat fair and square,” when I came here to the said. “At that point I didn’t Busch said. “He really did proud to be in this position U.S., in the beginning of know which way, how to a great job. Ran me down. right now.” Along with being the my racing career, trying find the way to made it to He passed us clean and did to make it happen, pretty the national series. It was everything he had to do. To first foreign-born driver much like what we are definitely maybe one of the beat us, a car like us, a guy to currently lead the point standings, the victory doing right now,” Suarez most difficult steps in my like me. Not too bad.” said. “Hopefully this can racing career. But all these In the process, he joined locked Suarez into the Chase for the Championhelp to show more young programs help me to made Juan Pablo Montoya of ship at the end of seadrivers out there that they it to this point, for sure.” Colombia, Ron Fellows son — and in position to are doing good things and Suarez started in the and Earl Ross of Canada, become the only foreigner they are trying to follow a K&N Series Pro Series Mario Andretti of Italy, to win a NASCAR title. dream. Hopefully that can East for two years before Marcos Ambrose of Aus“But the real deal is help to give them a little bit being hired at Joe Gibbs tralia and Nelson Piquet here,” Suarez said. “So I more confidence to come Racing last year for a Xfin- Jr. of Brazil as the only start to learn a lot of new here to the U.S., to get the ity Series ride. foreign-born drivers to support from NASCAR.” The victory at Michigan win in either the Camping things once I move to the U.S., and one of my Drive for Diversity couldn’t have been more World Truck, Xfinity or dreams was to make it to started in 2004 as a devel- difficult — or amazing. All- Sprint Cup series. the national series. opmental program for mi- time Xfinity Series wins After celebrating with “Three years and a half nority and foreign drivers. leader Kyle Busch led by his race team in Charlotte, So far, more than 80 have 100 yards with five laps re- N.C., late Saturday — at a later, here we are.”

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ThorSport still truckin’ after fire By Don CoBle

employees at Roush Yates and what Raj (Nair, vice president of product develAlthough a large portion opment and chief technical of the team’s race shop was officer) and Dave (Pericak, destroyed early Monday global director of Ford by a fire, Sandusky, Ohio- Performance) are doing based ThorSport Racing with Ford Motor Company said it still will have four today to lead us into the futrucks at Saturday night’s ture, I’ve never been more Speediatrics 200 at the excited about racing,” said Iowa Speedway. second-generation engine The fire demolished the builder Doug Yates. “I’m fabrication shop where so proud to be with Ford trucks for two-time deMotor Company and part fending Camping World of their team.” Truck Series champion Carl Edwards’ 23 Matt Crafton, Ben Rhodes, victories are the most for Rico Abreu and Cameron Roush Yates, while Greg Hayley are built. Biffle is second with 18 Cause of the fire is being and Matt Kenseth it third at investigated, the team said 17. Edwards and Kenseth in a statement. now drive Toyotas for Joe “At this time, we can Gibbs Racing. confirm that no one was inAll Ford teams get their jured,” the team said. “We racing engines from the are currently working with shop started by Robert the fire department and Yates. The son believes local officials to contain that allows the manufacturthe blaze, and assess the er to pool of its resources damage. into a single effort. “We do not expect this “It just speaks to what to impact the team’s com- racing is today and the petition schedule.” level of technology that’s Assessment of the dam- in the sport and what’s age was delayed while fire required, the resources and crews put out hot spots in the manpower and everythe back of the building.

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thing that goes behind it,” Doug Yates said. Logano admits he’s skewed toward new rule NASCAR twice has locked rear axles into a single location and Logano won both times. That’s why it’s no secret he likes the rules. Teams have been allowed to alter the skew of the back end to allow the right side to stick out more than the left. While it makes the car look unaligned like a crab walking on the beach, it does put more air on the rear spoiler in the corners to provide downforce. NASCAR squared-up the rear axle for the Sprint All-Star race last month at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and again at last Sunday’s race at the Michigan International Speedway. Logano won both. “I might be biased so maybe I shouldn’t be talking about it, but I thought the all-star race was a better race and more passing, and it was also a night race, as well,” Logano

said. “I think there’s a lot of other things that kind of probably can add up to make more difference there, but I think having the skew out is a good thing, at least for tire wear and all that, as well.” NASCAR plans to use the non-skewed axles again at the Kentucky Speedway later this month. Pit stops The top three finishers in last Sunday’s race at Michigan — 26-year-old Joey Logano, 20-year-old Chase Elliott and 23-yearold Kyle Larson — were the youngest in NASCAR years. Their average age was 23, easily younger than the previous record of 24.7 from 1950 and 1951 … Joey Logano made the five-hour drive from Michigan to the Kentucky Speedway for a Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. test on Tuesday. Since he had time to spare, he spent a lot of it on Snapchat talking to fans. During the conversation, he revealed he celebrated his win by eating a grilled cheese sandwich.

Logano gives Roush Yates Engines 100th win Joey Logano’s victory last Sunday at the Michigan International Speedway was important for a several reasons: it clinched his spot in the Chase for the Championship; it earned Ford the Heritage Trophy in the backyard of its corporate headquarters; and, it gave Roush Yates Engines its 100th victory in the Sprint Cup Series. “To achieve that at Michigan, just couldn’t happen at a better place, and really all the credit goes to Ford Motor Company and all the great GUNS NEW & USED MONDAY-SATURDAY

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Wisler pitches Braves by Reds Penguins poised By Stan awtrey The Sports Xchange

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves finally scored some runs for pitcher Matt Wisler and the right-hander bounced back from two poor starts to earn 7-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon at Turner Field. Wisler, who had received only 1.8 runs in support in his previous 12 starts, broke a four-game losing streak and won for the first time since May 20. The victory allowed Atlanta to split the fourgame series and win backto-back home games for only the second time this season. The 16 runs scored by Atlanta over the last two games were its most in consecutive games in 2016. Wisler (3-7) had allowed 13 runs over eight combined innings in his previous two starts. But despite allowing a base runner in every inning Thursday, he avoided big trouble and gave up only two runs over 6 2/3 innings. He gave up eight hits, walked two

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman (5) celebrates his two-run home run with center fielder Mallex Smith (17) in the third inning of their game against the Cincinnati Reds at Turner Field. The Braves won 7-2. (USA Today Sports: Jason Getz)

and struck out five in a 116-pitch performance. Ian Krol pitched two innings and struck out three, but walked two batters in the ninth and needed help from closer Arodys Vizcaino, who retired Joey Votto on a routine fly ball for the final out in a nonsave situation. The Atlanta offense was led by first baseman Freddie Freeman, who went 3-for-4, including his 12th homer, a two-run shot in

the third inning, and scored two runs. Freeman, who hit for the cycle on Wednesday, was 10-for-18 with three homers in the four-game series. The Braves also got a two-run double from right fielder Nick Markakis, an RBI on an infield hit by Mallex Smith and an RBI single from Jace Peterson. The losing pitcher was Dan Straily (4-3), who gave up six runs on seven hits and three walks in 4

1/3 innings. Rookie Dayan Diaz pitched 2 2/3 innings of needed relief, allowing an unearned run, and Ross Ohlendorf pitched a scoreless inning. The Reds scored in the first inning on an RBI single by Brandon Phillips and took a 2-0 lead in the third when Adam Duvall launched a long home run to left, his 19th. Atlanta third baseman Adonis Garcia left the game after he reached on a fielder’s choice in the seventh inning with mild ankle soreness. Notes: Atlanta recalled RHP Tyrell Jenkins and optioned RHP Casey Kelly to Triple-A Gwinnett. Jenkins, the organization’s 2015 Pitcher of the Year, was 6-3 with a 2.91 ERA in 14 games for Gwinnett. Kelly is 0-2 with a 5.79 ERA in eight games with Atlanta. … The Braves begin a five-game road trip with a three-game series against the Mets. Atlanta will send rookie RHP John Gant (0-1, 5.63) against New York RHP Matt Harvey (4-8, 4.66).

Russia’s Rio at stake as IAAF votes By gene cherry

meets the following week. “No one wants to see even one innocent athlete Hot on the heels of suffer in this, but such blaanother damning report on tant disregard for the rules Russian doping, the sport- of our sport and the concept ing superpower will disof fair play should receive a cover on Friday whether its strong message that it will ban from athletics will be not be tolerated,” British lifted, allowing a return to world marathon record competition in time to take holder Paula Radcliffe told part in the Rio Olympics. Reuters on Thursday. The vote, by the Council Russia was suspended of the International Asfrom all track and field by sociation of Athletics Fed- the IAAF in November erations in Vienna, should after an independent report in theory be decisive but from the World Antithe International Olympic Doping Agency revealed Committee, concerned widespread state-sponsored about innocent athletes doping. being punished, has said it A task force has been might yet overrule when it studying how much reform

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Russia has made, but any thoughts that the country may have had about winning over doubters were probably dashed on Wednesday when WADA released another report containing extraordinary accounts of the lengths some athletes have gone to to avoid being tested. It said that Russian athletes have continued to fail drug tests in large numbers and obstruct doping control officers in the months when they are supposed to be showing there has been a change of culture in their approach to the problem. “Whether or not the IOC choose to punish and

investigate further (since clearly this was never limited to track and field but rather all Russian sport) I feel the IAAF has to be strong on this,” Radcliffe said in an email after the WADA report. “The message needs to get out loud and clear: We will not tolerate cheats in our sport and will take strong action to protect the rights of the clean athletes to compete on a fair and level playing field.” Canada’s athletics federation also urged a tough stand, saying on Thursday that Russian track and field athletes should not be allowed to compete at Rio.

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the franchise tag on Miller in March but the two sides Denver linebacker Von are now at a stalemate in Miller expressed his tough- contract negotiations. est sentiments yet about The Super Bowl 50 MVP his contract situation by used his Instagram account insisting he won’t play in to convey his stance. 2016 if the Broncos keep “I love my Teammates, the franchise tag on him. Coaches, and My Fans but Miller is disillusioned there is “No Chance” I that he and the Broncos play the 2016 season under have been unable to reach the Franchise tag,” Miller an agreement on a longwrote. term deal. Denver placed The Broncos offered

Miller a six-year, $114.5 million deal but it was turned down because Miller and his representatives weren’t happy with the amount of guaranteed money in the offer. Denver offered $38.9 million in guaranteed money over the first two years with a potential of $58 million overall. Without an agreement, Miller would be left to play the 2016 season under

a $14.129 million franchise tag. The situation became more complex earlier this week when Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Fletcher Cox signed a reported six-year, $103 million deal that included $63 million in guaranteed money. The guaranteed dollars are the most for a non-quarterback in NFL history.

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But while Fleury’s salary cap hit is $5.75 million next season, he could PITTSBURGH — The be hard to deal — not just for value, but for competiPittsburgh Penguins’ tive reasons — especially core players — Sidney with an expansion draft Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Marc-Andre Fleury, Kris upcoming after next season. Letang — were in their First, Fleury has a early 20s when the team last won the Stanley Cup no-trade clause, which could severely restrict his in 2009. Everyone in the maneuverability. Second, organization was certain more Cups would quickly goaltending play can make or ruin a team’s follow. season, and the Penguins They didn’t. have only a month’s The Penguins waited worth of regular season through seven years, play and two months of two coaching changes, the playoffs by which to a lengthy concussionrelated layoff by Crosby, evaluate Murray for the rumors of a possible fran- long haul — though his chise sale and a complete postseason work would overhaul of the game they suggest a long stay in the play to return to the Stan- league as a No. 1 goalie. “If it was a perfect ley Cup finals and win world and he (Sullivan) them again — and with and I were making a decithe same core players. sion right now, we’d like What the organization to start the season with wants to do now is not wait nearly so long to re- Fleury and Murray, but turn again, especially now we’ll have to see what the circumstances are and that Crosby, Malkin and how we’ll deal with them Letang are nearing their 30s, and Fleury is already going forward,” Rutherford said Thursday. there. There has also been “It’s not easy,” Crosby talk of the Penguins movsaid. “You probably take ing Malkin, the former it for granted a little bit (the first time). You don’t NHL scoring champion and Conn Smythe Trophy think you do at the time, winner, for a package but it’s not easy.” of younger players. But The Penguins are one of the few teams of recent Malkin disclosed Thursvintage in major USA pro day he played throughout the playoffs — getting sports to win a title with six goals and 12 assists in a youngish roster, keep 23 games — with a “real many of those players together during a lengthy serious” elbow injury that occurred March 11. absence from the league “I’ll do an MRI finals, then get back and (Friday) and we’ll see,” win again. Malkin said. And as their players “(He) played before packed their bags Thursmost guys would have day at Consol Energy played,” Rutherford said. Center and headed off “And made a contributo a summer shortened tion to the team. (It) just by the franchise’s fourth shows his character. It Stanley Cup in 25 years, they realized most will be was pretty impressive.” If Malkin requires back next season, too. But that doesn’t mean general surgery, Rutherford said, “it does take a little bit manager Jim Rutherford and coach Mike Sullivan longer to heal.” Nick Bonino, who cendon’t have tough decitered the No. 3 line (Carl sions to make. Hagelin-Bonino-Phil The most compelKessel) that was the Penling is whether to retain longtime franchise goalie guins’ most productive throughout the playoffs, Fleury, who won 35 games during yet another played the finals with strong regular season only an elbow infection that required significant doses to lose his starting job to of antibiotics for him just rookie Matt Murray durto play. The Penguins ing the playoffs because weighed whether to shut of a concussion. Murray him down. responded with a Ken No Stanley Cup winner Dryden-like run to the has repeated since the DeCup and, at 22, is nearly troit Red Wings in 1997 a decade younger than and 1998. Fleury.

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SPORTS AT A GLANCE Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB L10 Baltimore ............... 37 27..578 .... — ..6-4 Boston ................... 37 27..578 .... — ..5-5 Toronto ................... 37 31..544 ......2 ..6-4 Tampa Bay ............. 31 32..492 ...5.5 ..8-2 New York ................ 31 34..477 ...6.5 ..5-5 Central Division W L Pct GB L10 Cleveland ............... 35 30..538 .... — ..4-6 Kansas City ........... 35 30..538 .... — ..5-5 Detroit .................... 33 32..508 ......2 ..6-4 Chicago ................. 33 33..500 ...2.5 ..4-6 Minnesota .............. 20 45..308 ....15 ..4-6 West Division W L Pct GB L10 Texas ..................... 41 25..621 .... — .. 7-3 Seattle.................... 34 31..523 ...6.5 ..3-7 Houston ................. 32 35..478 ...9.5 ..5-5 Los Angeles ........... 29 37..439 ....12 ..3-7 Oakland ................. 27 38..415 .13.5 ..2-8

Tuesday’s Games Baltimore 3, Boston 2 Tampa Bay 8, Seattle 7 Detroit 11, Chicago White Sox 8 Kansas City 3, Cleveland 2 L.A. Angels 5, Minnesota 4 Texas 10, Oakland 6 Wednesday’s Games Boston 6, Baltimore 4 Tampa Bay 3, Seattle 2, 13 innings Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit 3 Kansas City 9, Cleveland 4 L.A. Angels 10, Minnesota 2 Texas 7, Oakland 5 Thursday’s Games Seattle 6 Tampa Bay 4 Texas 5 Oakland 1 Baltimore (Wilson 2-5) at Boston (Rodriguez 1-1), late N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-4) at Minnesota (Gibson 0-4), late Detroit (Verlander 6-5) at Kansas City (Duffy 2-1), late Today’s Games Toronto (Sanchez 6-1) at Baltimore (Wright 3-3), 7:05 p.m. Seattle (Iwakuma 5-5) at Boston (Elias 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Quintana 5-7) at Cleveland (Bauer 4-2), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 3-2) at Minnesota (Dean 1-2), 8:10 p.m. Detroit at Kansas City (Ventura 5-4), 8:15 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland (Graveman 2-6), 9:35 p.m. INTERLEAGUE AT AMERICAN

LEAGUE Tuesday’s Games Toronto 11, Philadelphia 3 Today’s Games San Francisco (Samardzija 7-4) at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Lamb 1-4) at Houston, 8:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB L10 Washington ............ 41 25 ..621 .... — ..8-2 New York ................ 35 29 ..547 ......5 ..4-6 Miami ..................... 34 32 ..515 ......7 ..5-5 Philadelphia ........... 30 36 ..455 .... 11 ..3-7 Atlanta ................... 19 46 ..292 . 21.5 ..3-7 Central Division W L Pct GB L10 Chicago ................. 44 20 ..688 .... — ..5-5 St. Louis ................. 35 30 ..538 ...9.5 .. 7-3 Pittsburgh............... 33 32 ..508 ..11.5 ..3-7 Milwaukee .............. 30 36 ..455 ....15 ..4-6 Cincinnati ............... 26 40 ..394 ....19 ..5-5 West Division W L Pct GB L10 San Francisco ........ 41 26 ..612 .... — ..6-4 Los Angeles ........... 35 32 ..522 ......6 ..5-5 Colorado ................ 32 33 ..492 ......8 ..8-2 Arizona .................. 29 39 ..426 .12.5 ..5-5 San Diego .............. 27 40 ..403 ....14 ..4-6

Tuesday’s Games Chicago Cubs 4, Washington 3 Cincinnati 3, Atlanta 1 Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Mets 0 L.A. Dodgers 7, Arizona 4 Miami 5, San Diego 2 San Francisco 3, Milwaukee 2 Wednesday’s Games L.A. Dodgers 3, Arizona 2 San Diego 6, Miami 3 San Francisco 10, Milwaukee 1 Washington 5, Chicago Cubs 4, 12 innings Atlanta 9, Cincinnati 8, 13 innings N.Y. Mets 11, Pittsburgh 2 Thursday’s Games Cincinnati 2, Atlanta 7 Pittsburgh (Nicasio 5-5) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 5-3), late Milwaukee (Guerra 3-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kazmir 5-3), late. Washington (Roark 5-4) at San Diego (Johnson 0-1), late Today’s Games Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 10-1), 2:20 p.m. Arizona (Ray 3-5) at Philadelphia (Morgan 1-5), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (Gant 0-1) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 4-8), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (Gray 4-2) at Miami (Conley 3-4), 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Davies 5-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Urias 0-2), 10:10 p.m. Washington (Ross 5-4) at San Diego (Friedrich 3-1), 10:40 p.m. INTERLEAGUE AT NATIONAL LEAGUE Tuesday’s Games Houston 5, St. Louis 2 Colorado 13, N.Y. Yankees 10 Wednesday’s Games Colorado 6, N.Y. Yankees 3 Toronto 7, Philadelphia 2 Houston 4, St. Louis 1 Thursday’s Games Toronto (Happ 7-3) at Philadelphia (Nola 5-5), late Friday’s Games Texas (Hamels 6-1) at St. Louis (Wacha 2-6)

Basketball NBA Championship (Best-of-7 x-if necessary) Golden State 3, Cleveland 2 Thursday, June 2: Golden State 104, Cleveland 89 Sunday, June 5: Golden State 110, Cleveland 77 Wednesday, June 8: Cleveland 120, Golden State 90 Friday, June 10: Golden State 108, Cleveland 97 Monday, June 13: Cleveland 112, Golden State 97 Thursday, June 16: Golden State at Cleveland, late x-Sunday, June 19: Cleveland at Golden State, 8 p.m. WNBA WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta ..............7 ... 3.... .700 ..... -New York ...........7 ... 4.... .636 ...0.5 Chicago ............5 ... 6.... .455 ...2.5 Washington .......5 ... 7.... .417 ......3 Indiana ..............4 ... 7.... .364 ...3.5 Connecticut.......2 ..10.... .167 ......6 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota ....... 11 ... 0...1.000 ..... -Los Angeles .... 10 ... 0...1.000 ...0.5 Phoenix.............4 ... 6.... .400 ...6.5 Seattle ..............4 ... 7.... .364 ......7 Dallas................3 ... 7.... .300 ... 7.5 San Antonio ......2 ... 7.... .222 ......8 Thursday’s Games

New York 80, Connecticut 72 Seattle at Dallas, late Friday’s Games Chicago at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Released RHP Mat Latos. Signed OF Aaron Schnurbusch and OF Jameson Fisher. HOUSTON ASTROS—Signed LHP Ryan Hartman, OF Stephen Wrenn, RHP Nick Hernandez, LHP Brett Adcock, SS Brody Westmoreland, RHP Dustin Hunt, and 1B Carmen Benedetti. KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Activated CF Brett Eibner from the 15-day DL. Optioned RF Reymond Fuentes to Omaha (PCL). LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Outrighted LHP David Huff to Salt Lake (PCL). OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Signed CF Anthony Churlin and RHP Skylar Szynski. SEATTLE MARINERS—Signed 2B Joseph Venturino, RHP Steven Ridings, OF Jansiel Rivera, LHP Tim Viehoff, and SS David Greer. TAMPA BAY RAYS—Placed RF Steven Souza Jr. on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 15. Recalled LHP Blake Snell from Durham (IL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Sent SS Troy Tulowitzki on a rehab assignment to Dunedin (FSL). National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS— Signed RHP Riley Smith. ATLANTA BRAVES—Optioned RHP Casey Kelly to Gwinnett (IL). Recalled RHP Tyrell Jenkins from Gwinnett (IL). CINCINNATI REDS—Optioned RHP A.J. Morris to Louisville (IL). Recalled RHP Dayan Diaz from Louisville (IL). Signed C Cassidy Brown, 2B Ty Blankmeyer, and OF Daniel Sweet. COLORADO ROCKIES—Signed RHP Justin Valdespina, RHP Josh Shelley, RHP Kenny Oakley, RHP

Ryan Luna, RHP Reid Humphreys, RHP Heath Holder, RHP Matt Dennis, SP Brandon Culbreth, RHP Bryan Baker, SS Colton Welker, SS Taylor Snyder, 1B Hunter Melton, C Brian Serven, OF Vince Fernandez, OF Tyler Bugner, and RHP J.D. Hammer. MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Signed RHP Chase Williams, RHP Matt Smith, RHP Andrew Vernon, SS Nick Roscetti, LHP Cameron Roegner, RHP Scott Serigstad, RHP Thomas Jankins, C Payton Henry, RHP Zack Brown, RHP Corbin Burnes, 3B Lucas Erceg, 2B Trey York, and C Nathan Rodriguez. NEW YORK METS—Placed CF Juan Lagares on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 15. Recalled LF Ty Kelly from Las Vegas (PCL). Signed RHP Adam Atkins, RHP Austin McGeorge, RHP Gary Cornish, RHP Joseph Zanghi, 3B Jay Jabs, 2B Nick Sergakis, SS Colby Woodmansee, C Dan Rizzie, and OF Jacob Zanon. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Placed RHP Alec Asher on the restricted list. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Signed RHP Jean Machi to a minor league contract. Signed OF Christoph Bono, C Ryan Matranga, RHP John Timmins, SS Michael Bernal, RHP Patrick Ruotolo, OF Nick Hill, RHP Jacob Greenwalt, RHP Justin Alleman, SS Brandon Van Horn, RHP Reagan Bazar, LHP Chris Falwell, RHP D.J. Myers, LHP Conner Menez, 1B Ryan Kirby, LHP Caleb Baragar, SS Ryan Howard, and OF Heath Quinn. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Signed LHP Ross Vance, LHP Colton Thomson, and RHP Keaton Siomkin to a minor league contract. Signed RHP Noel Gonzalez, 1B Stefan Trosclair, and OF Walker Robbins. BASKETBALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL EAST TENNESSEE ST.—Named Mike Starke director of sport performance. HOUSTON—Announced G L.J. Rose has left the program and will transfer to Brigham Young University. FOOTBALL National Football League CAROLINA PANTHERS—Resigned head coach Ron Rivera to a three-year, $19.5 million contract extension.

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed TE Tony Moeaki to a one-year contract. Signed DE Marquis Jackson. Waived DT Kenton Adeyemi and LB Don Cherry. CINCINNATI BENGALS—Waived LB Gionni Paul. DALLAS COWBOYS—Cut LB Jerrell Harris. DETROIT LIONS—Signed TE Orson Charles. Waived DE James DeLoach. GREEN BAY PACKERS—Named Charlie Peprah scouting assistant. Promoted college scout Jon-Eric Sullivan to director of scouting. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed P Ryan Quigley and WR Shane Wynn. Waived S Craig Loston, DB Rashaad Reynolds, and DE Quanterus Smith. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed DB Akeem Davis and WR Seantavius Jones. Waived DB Bryce Cheek and WR Kenny Cook. MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed RB Kenyan Drake to a four-year, $3.5 million contract. Waived QB Logan Thomas and NT Charles Tuaau. MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Cut LB Travis Lewis. Waived DT Bruce Gaston. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS— Signed QB Jacoby Brissett to a four-year contract. NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed LB B.J. Goodson to a four-year contract. COLLEGE FOOTBALL NORTH CAROLINA—Announced RB Ty’Son Williams has left the program and will transfer to another school. HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES—Acquired the rights to D Alex Goligoski from the Arizona Coyotes for 2016 fifth-round draft pick. CAROLINA HURRICANES—Signed C Derek Ryan to a one-year contract. Signed G Cam Ward to a two-year, $6.6 million contract extension. OTTAWA SENATORS—Named Rob Cookson assistant coach. ST. LOUIS BLUES—Re-signed RW Dmitrij Jaskin to a two-year, $2 million contract extension. VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Resigned LW Sven Baertschi to a twoyear, $3.7 million contract extension.

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•From Page 1B Wisconsin greats. Brandt was a freshman on the 2006 team and played on a line with Licari and A.J. Degenhardt, who has been a head coach in the NAHL for the last three seasons. Degenhardt isn’t playing, but is part of the coaching staff for the game. “A.J. as a coach will know my role,” Brandt said with a chuckle. “I don’t think I’ll be on the top power play. “It’s funny because I haven’t put the gear on in over two years. I skated a little bit before I left Atlanta just to get used to it again. It’s going to be interesting with 12 or 13 guys still playing from our (2006) team. We do have Brian Elliott in goal and Joe Pavelski will be in top-notch form.” Pavelski and the San Jose Sharks fell to Pittsburgh in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals earlier this week. “Blake has done a great job with this,” Brandt said. “It’s a fun event, but at the same time it’s raising money and awareness.” Geoffrion, who joined the Wisconsin program the season after the national championship and won the Hobey baker in 2010, worked with Burish, that team’s captain, to organize this year’s matchup.

Andy Brandt (41) set the Atlanta Gladiators record for games played before moving behind the bench to coach. Brandt is putting on his gear again Saturday for a charity game at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin. (Photo: Amanda Hertel)

The event kicked off Thursday with a Badger alumni golf outing and today the 2006 team is getting together at Burish’s home on Lake Wisconsin. “It’s our 10-year reunion and every single guy is coming back,” said Brandt, who came to the Gladiators fresh out of Wisconsin and finished as the franchise leader in games played. “It’s rare when you can get everyone. It’s a big weekend for all of us. It started about six months ago and Adam did a good job getting all of our team back.”

Stewart

when we played,” Stewart said. levels last year after signWho says it’s an unlucky ing with the Tigers for number? $1,795,000, capping the McHugh beat the odds to season with .368 playoff av- make the Majors as an 18therage in leading West Michi- round pick out of tiny Berry gan to the Class A Midwest College and won 19 games League championship. last year for the Astros. Then Stewart, who will Stewart, six years youngstart for the North Division er than McHugh, appears to in the Florida State League face less of an uphill path all-star showcase, went to after being the 34th overall work preparing himself pick in the 2015 draft after for his first full year in the a breakout junior year for minors. Tennessee in which he re“When you become a pro, ceived All-SEC honors. you have time to focus on The left-handed hitter is getting your body right,” he already ranked as Detroit’s said. “I hit the weight room No. 4 prospect and a promopretty hard and started to tion from Class A advanced get bigger and stronger.” Lakeland to Class AA Erie Providence Christian wouldn’t be a surprise in the already takes pride in one second half. major leaguer. Stewart Stewart’s average hasn’t wants to make it two. risen much above .250 so The Lakeland slugger far this season, but his onand Houston Astros pitcher base percentage is closer Collin McHugh already to .400 because of all the have something in common. walks he draws. Their shared number was Stewart’s slugging perretired by the school during cent of more than .500 leads a ceremony over the winter. the league and he has been “We both wore No. 13 at or near the top in RBIs

all year. Ten of Stewart’s homers have come at historic Henley Field, the Flying Tigers’ temporary home while Joker Marchant Stadium is being renovated for Detroit’s spring training. “You have to get used to having no batting eye behind center field,” he said. “But it’s cool. Babe Ruth played there.” The Flying Tigers use the locker rooms at Tiger Town and work out there before busing less than two miles to Henley Field to play. “It’s not a problem,” Stewart said. Stewart got a brief glimpse of the majors this spring. All three of Stewart’s Grapefruit League at-bats ended the same way. He got hit by a pitch each time, eventually scoring two runs. “It was weird,” he said. At least Stewart wasn’t hurt on any of the plunkings and he’s belatedly making pitchers pay this season in the Florida State League.

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want to be a doctor?” My parents were like, “You’re SEA: It was awesome. It the only doctor we know.” was a great, great experiI realized that they just ence. You learned, one, did their best to use their about professionalism, resources to encourage me you learned about how to to say, well, we don’t know not only be involved in any doctors, let’s take him very high-pressure situato the doctor. At that point tions, but you learned how he said, “If you really want to really communicate to be a doctor, do well with people. I think that’s in school. Don’t get in important, no matter if trouble.” And he told my they have a million-dollar parents, “Don’t push him. contract or whether or not If he wants to do it, he’ll they’re on Medicare. You do it on his own. Don’t learned how to deal with pressure him. If it’s for all forms of people. him, he’ll do it.” He looked As well as that, I had at me and said, “You just opportunities to not only do well. If you always do do that, but travel, teach, well and be a good kid, lecture. Go to Africa to and this is your dream and do mission work. So you it’s really what you want to learned just being in an do, then that’s it.” Then he experience, you learned said, “I’ll see you back in how to really foster your six months for your shots.” talents and become a sort (Laughing) of renaissance of a physiSo as a kid I’m like my cian. That means you’re parents did what? Why willing to listen to everywould you take me to the one, be on the cutting edge doctor I feel fine? of things, not only think But at that time — my about practicing orthopeparents had me when they dics in its current state, but were teenagers — so I can thinking about how you imagine two teenagers shape the future. back in that time trying to raise a child and saying, PT: Where did you OK he has these visions grow up? and dreams to want to be a SEA: I grew up in Roch- doctor. The only resources ester, N.Y. I’m the first we have was let’s take him of my family to graduate to the clinic and hopefully from high school, the first someone will take the time to get an M.D., the first to to talk to him. get a Ph.D and to do what So, I look back on it I do. I come from a very now and they were using proud and hard-working their resources. I apprecifamily and they instilled in ate them for that, because me about treating people they’ve always said to how you want to be treatme, “If this is something ed, be God fearing and to you really want to do we understand that the talents support you. We don’t how and gifts given to you are we’re going to get you to be used for good things there because we didn’t and not for bad. And to just graduate from high school, always work hard and be a we didn’t go to college, we good person. Try to make don’t know what to do.” the world a better place I just basically ended up than when you found it. going to Boston College on a partial track scholarPT: When did you deship and I ran in college cide to go into the mediand that was my gateway. cal field? I started doing research SEA: That’s a good and I was very fortunate question. I think medicine to meet a gentleman over chose me. If you think at MIT who had exposed about it, where I come me to the world of tissue from I didn’t have doctors. engineering, which is makI didn’t have physicians. I ing artificial cartilage, bone just woke up one day, and and ligaments and then I remember being 8 or 9 I just ran with it. It was and telling my parents that almost like a kid in a candy I wanted to be a physician. store — this is what I want And they said, “OK.” to do. I don’t know how Here’s something funny: I’m going to do it, but this What they did was, they is what I want to do. didn’t know any docI ended up stopping tors where I grew up so running track at Boston they actually made me College and ended up an appointment to my getting a partial academic pediatrician. So they take scholarship and then doing me to my doctor, and he research at MIT and that comes in and he’s looking just changed my world. at the chart and he says, I started understand“So you’re here because? ing what it’s going to be Is everything OK? Are like to change the future you feeling well? Do you of medicine, and I was need shots or anything like like this is what I want that?” They said, “No, we to do. I want to be in that brought him here because crossroads of taking both he wants to be doctor.” He science and research and just looks at them and he medicine and bring them looks at me and goes, “So, together in developing you’re here because you things. And it’s starting to

game as far as the way we recover as athletes? SEA: Oh, big time. I think, if you want my honest opinion, I think it’s the future. If you look at Adrian Peterson, here’s a gentleman who had his ACL reconstructed and from my understanding biologics was used to enhance the graph — look how fast he got back and the season that he had. So you start wondering. It’s not only that, it’s not only about getting athletes back, it’s about better medicine. People don’t know this, but people are surviving who had leukemia or who had different cancers that had a stem-cell transplant, who PT: What was your are living. How can you event in track? argue against that? SEA: I did 100 (meter Look at Peyton Mandash), 200 and the high ning. He had fusion and he jump. had stem-cell therapy and he was back and won the PT: Where did you do Super Bowl. the rest of your education To me it’s a reality. The after Boston College? question of it is making SEA: I went on to Drex- sure we do the right sciel School of Medicine — ence behind it to make sure at that time it was Hahneit’s safe. man — and eventually got That’s kind of where my into the program and depassion is. Is making sure cided to do the M.D./Ph.D. that we do the right things, program and went there so that when someone on a scholarship from the comes in and you give NIH to get both degrees. them this type of therapy, My degree was looking or you do what you need at how cells interact with to do, it’s been thoroughly different materials, so you evaluated and make sure can figure out what’s the that it does what it’s supbest way to get the body posed to do. to grow into those materials. Because if you create PT: You’ve developed an implant or something synthetic ACLs, menisthat’s going to work as cus and tissue patches an artificial tissue, if your already. Are you using body doesn’t like it or if it them on patients yet? creates things that cause SEA: We’re not usyour cells to sort of kind of ing it on patients yet. But want to run away it’s going what we’ve doing is we’ve to fail. My Ph.D. was look- done studies in animals ing at what exactly goes on and so forth. Our goal is at that molecular level and to eventually get this stuff the tissue engineering and to where it’s FDA aphow to create and how to proved and things of that make an artificial ligament nature. But there are things and an artificial ACL, and I already on the market in think that’s the future. biologics that are very I was already coming similar. There’s already a down to Atlanta working meniscus implant, but it with a couple companies in fails. So we’re looking at Marietta, helping develop how do you make it better a couple things anyway and how do you make it and it just felt like — I so you’re skin grows into spent a little more than five it and all that stuff. … I years, just built this huge think the future is this and sports medicine program, I’d like see the community a sports medicine research of Gwinnett, I’d like to laboratory at my previous see the kids of Gwinnett, university and they were the population here — not pretty happy with where it only here but all over the was and didn’t want to get place — benefit from stuff to the next level. I felt like like this. coming to Atlanta, and being a part of Sports MediPT: Have you always cine South, would allow taught in addition to us to be able to (go to the practicing and doing next level). So I’m moving research? my regenerative medicine SEA: I’ve always taught laboratory to a collaboraand I’ve always been a tive with GGC, which is teacher. The reason I’ve going to be really cool. always taught is because people have always taught PT: How much do you me. I didn’t get to where think that the tissue enI’m at right now if I didn’t gineering, as far as ACL have good mentors in my replacements and things life. … I’m always going like that, how much can to be a teacher, because that kind of change the I honestly believe, like I help. So many people have looked up me and come to me and said, “Hey can you give me stem-cell therapy or can you can help me get back on the field sooner with injections of biologics and stuff like that.” So it’s nice to see that the dream is becoming a reality. Now growing up, did I ever imagine that I’d be on the sidelines taking care of pro football players or pro basketball players or a Division I Big East team? No I didn’t. But my goodness, wow. It always goes back to if you work hard and do what you need to do, good things happen to good people.

said, I’ve been blessed. I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity to create stuff like this, to do things like this and the most frustrating thing for me is people are always trying to look forward and never look at reaching back and bringing people with them. I want this country to be great, I want this world to be great and so it starts with investing and planting seeds and letting people understand the direction that we have to go. You can’t blame a child for doing bad if you don’t show him how to do good, or put things in him to stimulate his mind to grow and do that. Every kid you look at, you never know, that could be the next Steve Jobs of regenerative medicine. You don’t know. I don’t know that, but I do know that when I first saw this it changed me. It made me say, “Wow. Not only can I be an orthopedic surgeon, but I can be an orthopedic surgeon that’s developing things to make the world a better place.” So, who am I to say, sorry no I’m going to take this knowledge and keep it to myself?

kids — then from malaria and diseases. I ended up going there and meeting a lot great people and doing some work, and ended up meeting the President of Liberia (Ellen Johnson Sirleaf). I ended up taking care of her wrist and ended up flying her back to the United States and operating on her at my last hospital. After that we developed a friendship and then the whole Ebola thing happened and I’ve been helping her with dealing with that, sending medical supplies and helping find therapeutic agents to help fight diseases that affect not only Africa, but parts of America. I’ve been given so much here. I’ve had a beautiful life, I’ve been able to do some great things so you’ve got to give back. I honestly believe those who give receive 10 times. That’s how I was raised.

PT: Do you go over often? SEA: I’ve only been over twice, but when she comes to America I meet with her. I just met with madam president a couple weeks ago to go over some PT: What do you like stuff, but I don’t go over to do when you’re not there often because I’m a working, researching or teaching? Maybe a better surgeon and I’m doing this. But I communicate with question would be is do her family and her team you actually have any quite frequently, and it’s an free time? honor. I feel blessed to be SEA: When you love able to do that. what you do it’s not considered work. How cool is PT: How much does this to say, “What are you still being an active surgoing to do?” “I’m going to go design geon help you when you go do your research? an artificial rotator cuff.” SEA: I think it’s amazTo me that’s just as fun as sitting down playing video ing because you see a problem, you’re looking games. at it and immediately as an engineer you’re thinkPT: So you do you sit ing about how to make it down and play video better. It’s almost like the games? ability to go to space and SEA: I do. I’m an then see what’s out there arthroscopic surgeon. Of course I play video games, and then come back and say, “Ah. I’ve seen that I’ve got to keep up my which you cannot see, skills here. now let me figure out how to make it better.” All for PT: What are your the betterment of people, favorite games? for humanity. So that’s a SEA: I’m an older great opportunity to have school generation, so I both. If you asked me to grew up playing “Ms. give up one or the other… Pacman,” “Centipede,” “Donkey Kong,” and I still I would have to say I can’t. It’s almost like asking you like playing those games to choose a child. “Which now. Games right now, I love “Call of Duty,” I love is better?” You can’t. You playing “Mortal Kombat,” love them all. You love I love doing simple games them differently, but you as well like race car games. love them all. At the end of the day it makes me who I am. I PT: What mission personally think it’s not for work did you do in Africa, and when did you go everyone, it’s obviously hard to do, because you’ve over there? go to go to school for four SEA: I ended up getting a call to go to Liberia years extra. I had to do a Ph.D., I had to delay my about three years ago to gratification, all my friends help out and it changed my life. Because they have are out four years before millions of people and like I am, but at the end of the one orthopedic surgeon. day understanding both They had more people dy- those together I think is a ing from trauma — young huge advantage.

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Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer observes Brookwood linebacker Leonard Warner during the Central Gwinnett Elite Football camp on Thursday. Below, Central Gwinnett quarterback Jarren Williams looks to pass as Ohio State co-offensive coordinator Tim Beck (red shirt) looks on. (Photos: Jim Lacey)

•From Page 1B offer just yet from Ohio State on Thursday, he did get a chance to talk to Meyer and work with the coaches from Boston College and Mississippi State on his route running. “It was good,” he said of the camp. “I really enjoyed it, because it showed that coaches really take time out of their day and out of their coaching staff’s to come coach other players who are trying to get into college.” Warner is a 6-foot4, 219-pound four-star linebacker with 23 offers, including from Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State. He received a lot of personal attention from Buckeyes’ linebackers coach Luke Fickell and defensive coordinator Greg Schiano, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach. Jamyest Williams was perhaps the Buckeyes’ main focus as far as recruiting targets went on Thursday. He was part of a select group of defensive backs — that also included Grayson sophomore Kenyatta Watson Jr., Archer sophomore Jalyn Phillips and Central

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The Blue Devils went a perfect 8-0 in the event, Norcross’ football team highlighted by a championwon the 11th annual George ship game win over Walton and a semifinal win over B. Maloof 7-on-7 TournaMilton. They also posted ment at St. Pius last week. Norcross head coach Keith victories over Peachtree Ridge, Habersham Central, Maloof is the son of the event’s namesake, the long- Alexander, Lakeside, Mill time St. Pius football coach. Creek and Villa Rica.

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Shipp, Yang lead all-state golf honors From StaFF reportS junior Donte Burton — to work with Ohio State cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs. The former Archer star holds offers from 49 schools that’s a who’s who of college football, with the Buckeyes very much in the mix. Coombs was easily the most hands-on of the coaches in attendance, going over the technique of press coverage in detail with his group prior to the start of one-on-one showcases against the receivers group. “It was a great experi-

ence,” Jamyest Williams said. “I got to see how them guys coach and get a very good workout in. Just to get an experience, seeing something new and just getting that ‘million dollar’ knowledge from Coach Coombs.” The other prospect who received an up close look from the coaches in attendance was Jarren Williams. The Shiloh transfer has started receiving major interest this spring from schools like Florida State, Kentucky and Louisville. His started with a

light game of catch with Meyer before working out with Ohio State co-offensive coordinator Tim Beck and the other QBs the rest of the morning. Jarren Williams said that while Meyer didn’t offer him a scholarship just yet, he did receive an invite from Meyer to come up and visit Ohio State for another look. “It was fun,” he said of the camp. “It was great. Got to learn from Coach Beck and some of the great coaches here. Just taking it all in. It was good though.”

GSU adds games vs. Furman, W. Michigan From StaFF reportS ATLANTA — Georgia State announced the addition of three football games Thursday as the Panthers will play Furman and Western Michigan in upcoming seasons. The Panthers will host

A well-documented sideline incident during last year’s Class AAAAAA state football semifinals at Mill Creek may cost Colquitt County head coach Rush Propst the 2016 season. The Moultrie Observer reported that Propst received a letter for the Georgia Professional Standards Commission that informed him of a one-year suspension for his conduct in the semifinal game with Mill Creek. He head-butted one of his Colquitt players, bloodying his own head in the process. The game was broadcast

live by GPB, which replayed the incident and the ensuing medical treatment of Propst’s head. He wasn’t disciplined by Colquitt County or the Georgia High School Association for the incident at Mill Creek. Propst told the Moultrie newspaper that he has appealed the decision, allowing him to continue preparing the Packers to defend their AAAAAA state championship. He declined comment on the case, as did the GPSC. The Colquitt coach is well known for his time at Colquitt and at Hoover (Ala.), where his team was the subject of MTV’s reality show, “Two-A-Days.”

Furman on Sept. 7, 2019, marking the first time Georgia State faces the Paladins. Georgia State will host Western Michigan on Sept. 22, 2018, and then travel to Kalamazoo on Sept. 14, 2019. With the addition of the games, Georgia State’s

non-conference schedules are complete through 2018. The Panthers will also host Kennesaw State on Aug. 30, with road games at N.C. State (Sept. 8) and Memphis (Sept. 15) on the schedule in 2018. Just one game is remaining to complete the

2019 schedule. Georgia State won its final four regular season games and finished the 2016 season 6-7 after making its first appearance in the AutoNation Cure Bowl, just six years after the inception of the program.

The Georgia High School Golf Coaches Association released their all-state honors and held their seasonending all-star tournaments this Elisa Yang week, with Gwinnett being represented well in both. Greater Atlanta ChrisBen Shipp tian’s Ben Shipp and Wesleyan’s Elisa Yang swept the player of the year honors in Class AA, headlining the local winners. Shipp was joined on the AA boys all-state team by GAC’s Jonathan Waters and Steffen Smith. Yang was on the AA girls allstate list along with teammate Wilton Kennerly and GAC’s Tess Davenport.

In AAAAAA, the Mill Creek boys had three all-state picks — Luka Karaulic, Peter Chung and Alex Markham. They were joined by Dacula’s Hunter Fry. The AAAAAA girls all-state selections included Harmanprit Kaur of Brookwood, Jenny Bae of Collins Hill and Emma Bell of Mill Creek. Gwinnett also had an allstate selection in AAAAA girls, Lanier’s Niquole Mangal, and in AAAA girls, Buford’s Breezy Walton. The South defeated the North 19.5-10.5 in the GHSGCA’s all-star matches this week. Duluth’s Jordyn Sims was the only Gwinnett golfer to win a singles match for the North girls, while Peachtree Ridge’s Austin Mancilla halved his boys singles match. Sims paired with Oconee County’s Jessica Ingram for a victory in four-ball competition, and Mancilla also won his team match with Harrison’s Will Leanos.

Landry leads by one at weather-disrupted U.S. Open “It was tough,” Landry, whose best PGA Tour finish was a tie for 41st at the FedEx St. Jude OAKMONT, Pa. — LittleClassic on Sunday, said about known American Andrew Landry how he handled his on-off-on-off upstaged the game’s biggest day. names on a frustrating day of “Had my family here with me, multiple weather delays as he and just kind of kept to myself, grabbed an early one-shot lead in went to the locker room, stayed the abbreviated first round of the by myself, talked with my caddie U.S. Open on Thursday. a little bit and had my phone off The 28-year-old PGA Tour the whole time. rookie, competing for the first “I’ve hit the ball really well time in the year’s second major, today and just made a bunch of carded five birdies and two putts, and just kept it going.” bogeys in 17 holes on a rainScheffler, who survived a sixsoftened but still brutal course at man playoff in sectional qualifyOakmont Country Club outside ing to earn a spot in this week’s Pittsburgh to get to three under. field of 156, was delighted to get Benefiting from accurate drivhis round in before play ended ing on a layout known as one Andrew Landry hits his tee shot on the fouth hole during the first for the day. of the most treacherous in golf, “Three more rounds to go,” round of the U.S. Open on Thursday at Oakmont Country Club. (Photo: John David Mercer/USA Today Sports) Landry was lining up a 10-foot the University of Texas standout birdie putt on his final hole, the said. “My game plan isn’t going and New Zealand’s Danny Lee, par-four ninth, when the horn four over after 13 and Masters to change too much. after 13, were both at two under champion Danny Willett four sounded to suspend play for a “Try to get the ball in play and on a day when thunderstorms third time. over after 12. see what I can do on the fairways Just over half an hour later, and heavy rain had already Only nine players completed out here. It’s not easy to play play was suspended for the day wiped out nearly four hours of the opening round and the best from the rough and the bad spots as lightning strikes flashed, scheduled play. of them was American amateur around this course.” thunder rumbled and heavy rain Among the big names, defend- Scottie Scheffler who, at the Level with Scheffler at one unswept across the course. ing champion Jordan Spieth was age of 19 in his first U.S. Open, der were England’s former world Two-time Masters champion at one over after 11 holes, 2011 carded a one-under 69 to hold number one Lee Westwood, who Bubba Watson, after 14 holes, champion Rory McIlroy was the clubhouse lead. had completed 13 holes, and By mark Lamport-StokeS Reuters

Americans Kevin Streelman, after 16, and Harris English, after 12. “It’s obviously a frustrating day having to keep coming off, but there’s nothing you can do about the weather,” Westwood said after mixing an eagle two at the par-four 14th with two birdies and three bogeys. “I’m playing well though, playing nicely. I’ve dropped shots when I’ve missed it in the wrong spots and made some nice birdies too.” Thursday’s opening round had been destined to spill over into today after a weather delay in mid-morning of just over an hour and a quarter while a line of storms passed through the area. The treacherous Oakmont layout, known for its lightning-fast greens and sloping contours, had been softened by more than an inch of rain overnight and further thunderstorms had always been expected for Thursday afternoon. Weather conditions are, however, expected to improve from Friday morning onwards with mainly sunshine forecast for the weekend.

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ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS PUBLIC NOTICE APH 2016-06-031 PLACE: City of Peachtree Corners City Hall 147 Technology Pkwy Suite 200 DATE & TIME: June 21, 2016 7:00 P.M. Alcoholic PURPOSE: Beverage License Application Consumption on Premise Wine, Distilled Spirits & Malt Beverage APPLICANT: 5250 PP LLC DBA Noble Fin 5260 Peachtree Parkway Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 904-424812, 6/10,17 CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS PUBLIC NOTICE APH 2016-06-032 PLACE: City of Peachtree Corners City Hall 147 Technology Pkwy Suite 200 DATE & TIME: June 21, 2016 7:00 P.M. PURPOSE: Alcoholic Beverage License Application Retail / Package Beer & Wine APPLICANT: Express Mart #103 5500 Spalding Dr Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 904-424819, 6/10,17 CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS PUBLIC NOTICE APH 2016-06-034 PLACE: City of Peachtree Corners City Hall 147 Technology Pkwy Suite 200 DATE & TIME: June 21, 2016 7:00 P.M. PURPOSE: Alcoholic Beverage License Application Consumption on Premise Wine, Distilled Spirits & Malt Beverage APPLICANT: Hog & Ale Smokehouse, LLC 5450 Peachtree Pkwy, Ste 7A Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 904-424814, 6/10,17 CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS PUBLIC NOTICE APH 2016-06-033 PLACE: City of Peachtree Corners City Hall 147 Technology Pkwy Suite 200 DATE & TIME: June 21, 2016 7:00 P.M. PURPOSE: Alcoholic Bevera

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PUBLIC SALE In accordance with the provisions of State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or managerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at Uncle Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Self Storage located at: 2655 Langford Rd. Norcross, Ga. 30071, 770-2420468; And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on TUESDAY, June 28, 2016, @ 10:00 AM. SPACE NO.; CUSTOMER NAME; INVENTORY

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that this office received an application for a distilled spirits license from UNCLE JACKS MEAT HOUSE located at 6590 SUGARLOAF PARKWAY, SUITE 201, DULUTH GA 30096. Said establishment is owned by UNCLE JACKS MEAT COMPANY OF ATLANTA INC. Please submit in writing any information affecting the issuance of a license at said establishment to this office by JUNE 29, 2016. BRANDI EVERETT Financial Manager Gwinnett County Department of Planning & Development Licensing & Revenue Administration 446 WEST CROGAN STREET SUITE 125 LAWRENCEVILLE GA 30046 904-426174, 6/17,23

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS PUBLIC AUCTION Pleasantdale Storage of Doraville shall conduct an online auction at www.storagebattles.com to conclude on Thursday, June 25th, 2016 at 10:00am Unit # D38 - William Pierce - Unit is said to contain: Cables. Weed Eater. Water Hose w/ Hose Caddie. Sledge Hammer. 2 Wooden Walking Canes. Stethoscope. Table Fan (box). Stereo Equipment. 2 Fishing Rods. 929-424093, 6/10,17 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to the Georgia Self-Service Storage Facility Act, SecurCare Self Storage will conduct a public sale to the highest bidder of the following spaces located at 1 Western Hills Ct. Norcross, GA 30071 on Wednesday July 6, 2016 at 10:00am. Dameatrious Newton, unit C312: BMW Z Blue. Jesus Solis, unit D418: miscellaneous furniture, bags, weed eater. Edvard Rigaud, unit E569: radio/cd player, microwave, miscellaneous items. Yeimy Valasques, unit I224: washer, dryer, sofa, dresser, bags. Ismeal Arevalo, unit I3017: totes, bags, boxes. Jimmie Porter, unit I330: miscellaneous furniture, suitcase, totes, boxes. Amber Frazier, unit I354: totes, pillows. Riquermis Martinez, unit M806: floor stripper, tires. Kasey Demeritt, unit M819: clothing, totes, bags, blankets. 929-426005, 6/17,24

228 Timothy WeidlerHousehold Goods/Furniture; Tools Appliances; Office Furniture/Machines/ Equip.; Landscaping/ Construction 299 Adam Smiddy- HouseGoods/Furniture; hold Account Records/ Sales Samples. 305 Adam Smiddy; Household goods/furniture; AcRecords/ Sales count Samples 380 Paul Leon.- Vehicle/ Boat/Trailer 387 Mary Hunter- Household Goods/ Furniture 535 Barbara Dixon- Household Goods/Furniture; TV/ Stereo Equip. Tools Appliances; OfficeFurniture/Machines/Equip.; Boxes 929-424299, 6/10,17 THESE VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR CASH AT STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCATED AT 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA AT 10:00 A.M. ON JUNE 25, 2016. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ARE DECLARED ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OCGA 40-11-5.

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2008 Mitsubishi Lancer JA3AU86U88U004091

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1991 Ford Ranger 1FTCR10A3MTA10852

2004 Jeep Liberty 1J4GL58KX4W183140

2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser 3C4FY48B52T252896

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2002 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 3D7HA18N42G176317 *** SALVAGE *** 1999 Chrysler Concorde 2C3HD46JXXH569107 2004 Volkswagen Jetta 3VWRK69M34M083367 2008 Kia Sorento KNDJD735585768855 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer 1GNDS13S252330420 1976 HomeMade Boat Trailer T933485 929-425793, 6/17,24

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1991 Mazda RX-7 JM1FC3524M0903884

PUBLIC AUCTION UNCLE BOBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S STORE #413 PUBLIC SALE In accordance with the provisions of State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or managerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at Uncle Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Self Storage located at: 875 Marathon Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 678-242-1441; And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of AUCTION DATE: Tuesday, JUNE 28, 2016 at 10:30 AM Space No. C u s t o m e r Name Inventory 4001 Katlin Chewning Household Goods/Furniture

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ESTOS VEHICULOS SERAN VENDIDOS AL PUBLICO POR DINERO EN EFECTIVO EN STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCALIZADO EN 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA A LAS 10:00 A.M. EN 25 JUNE 2016 . LOS SIGUIENTES VEHICULOS AN SIDO DECLARADOS ABANDONADOS Y CERRADOS DE ACUERDO A OCGA 40-11-5 NUEVA LOCALIZACION 770-381-1140 www. swsatlanta.com

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37.123 ACRES BRING ALL OFFERS! 1155 Jim Daws Rd Great 37.132 Acre Tract Zoned A-2, With Nice Hardwoods & Pines. Perfect For Livestock, Farming, Hunting, Or Build Your Dream Home. 2 Creeks On Property. $242,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

DRASTICALLY REDUCED! 2.56 ACRES ON N. BROAD ST. Zoned B-3 All utilities available. Property will make a great strip mall. $135,000 Bring All Offers EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com REAL ESTATE FOR RENT HOUSES FOR RENT

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Friday, June 24 • Storytime At The Park — Rhodes Jordan Park will host a storytime event at 10:30 a.m. to encourage children to read and enjoy the outdoors. Organizers have said that getting kids outside helps improve health. This program is free and open to families with children of all ages. Rhodes Jordan is at 100 E. Crogan St. in Lawrenceville. • “The Wiz” — For the third year in a row, Aurora Theatre Academy is producing a summer musical. Students will attend three weeks of classes in acting, singing and dancing, as well as rehearse and perform “The Wiz” at the end of the session. They will do four performances on the mainstage. Students will be taught and directed by professional musical theatre actors from the Atlanta area. Admission is $5. Performances are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday and 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday. Saturday, June 25 • Monsters of Mock — Monsters of Mock returns to Lanier Islands from 3 to 11 p.m. The event is designed for classic rock fans and the schedule will includes Tribute — A Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band, Running with the Devil - a Van Halen tribute band and Departure — a Journey tribute band live on the Sunset Cove stage inside LanierWorld at Lanier Islands. Admission to Monsters of Mock is $20 per person for concertgoers. This admission price does not include $15 resort gate admission for passenger cars or dock fees for boaters. • Line Dance Marathon — Lucky Shoals Park in Norcross at 6 p.m. will host a line dancing event that will feature country, hiphop and pop music. Drinks are provided. A beginner line dance will be taught for newcomers. Cost is $5 per person and bring a dish to share and register online with code LSP31443 or $9 per person if not bringing a dish, register online with code LSP31444. Call 678-277-0860 for more information.

With “Finding Dory” opening this week, Pixar is expecting another box office winner. How will it ultimately rank? Here’s a list of the 10 highest grossing Pixar films, according to the website Box Office Mojo: 1. Toy Story 3.......................................................... $415M 2. Inside Out .......................................................... $356.5M 3. Finding Nemo .................................................... $339.7M 4. Up ...................................................................... $293M 5. Monsters University ........................................... $268.5M 6. The Incredibles .................................................. $261.4M 7. Monsters, Inc. ..................................................... $255.9M 8. Toy Story 2 ......................................................... $245.9M 9. Cars ................................................................... $244.1M 10. Brave ................................................................ $237.3M

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Open Since: 2013 Owner: Ike Kwarteng Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday. Atmosphere: The first feature about Ike’s is the outside patio, perfect for 30 guests who want to lounge outside and eat hearty African food. The interior of Ike’s Cafe and Grill reflects the African and Caribbean blend of cultures with red flower vases, wooden walls and potted plants throughout the restaurant. The family-owned restaurant was created by Ike and his wife Ama, their son Mike and Ike’s nephew Perry Boakye. Their family is from Ghana, and they brought their culture with them to Ike’s. “One thing here that is unique is we try to bring Africa here to America,” said Mike Kwarteng, Ike’s son. “Our culture is represented here. When you come here, no matter where you are from, you will find something to enjoy. “We are trying to bring African awareness out here,” Mike added. “We are trying to make it cool and relevant. We wanted to bring food and culture and music together and put it in one effect.” Guests are welcome to sit at a variety of sitting options, including a VIP section with red and tan booths, two- or four-person tables or other booths located in the dining area in front of

ON THE MENU • Beef suya: Thinly sliced smoked grilled beef seasoned with spices and a side of onion and a special pepper mix, consisting of chili pepper and African pepper. $10 • Waakye: Rice and black eyed peas served with beef and fish in a tomato stew with sides of spaghetti noodles, boiled egg, gari and shito. $12.99 • Puff puff: A sweet fried African doughnut with powdered sugar and either chocolate or caramel sauce. $2

several large windows. A full-service bar with various beers and wines is also a popular place for a quick appetizer and some palm wine. Several TVs line the walls, each on different channels. Ike’s is particularly popular during a sporting event, where customers are welcome to sit and cheer on their favorite team. “We wanted to have an upscale sports bar feel to the restaurant,” Mike said. “When there are events going on, this is the place to be at.” During special occasions or the weekend, Ike’s features live bands playing either traditional African music, Caribbean music, reggae or calypso as well as classical performances with saxophones and pianos. “The bands perform on stage in front of the dance floor,” Mike said. “When they play, we also play them through our speaker feed, so if you are in VIP, you still get a feel for the band.

Ike’s Cafe and Grill, pictured above, features puff puff, pictured at left. The dish is an African doughnut served with powdered sugar and chocolate or caramel dip.

“It is a good atmosphere to have,” Mike added. “It is laid back and chill but still lively. There is still a lot of stuff going on.” Menu: Ike’s menu focuses on a blend of tropical African and Caribbean food, whether it be beef suya, red red or puff puff. “The idea for the menu was to be able to cater to people from different parts of Africa,” Mike explained. “We have different food from all parts of Africa, like South Africa, East Africa and West Africa. “We have each region’s most popular dish,” Mike added. “We try to feed everybody’s appetites, no mat-

ter the age group, no matter the region of Africa. If you can’t get it here, you have to go to Africa to get it.” The menu is broken down into five categories: appetizers, delicacies, soups and meats, meals and fish meals. Appetizers are general food items that can be found in America while the delicacies are items that have to be shipped over from Africa, making them rare to find. “Once you have one of those delicacies, you feel like you are at home,” Mike said. “We take you back to your childhood days.” The other categories are known for their hot flavors, high protein and high car-

bohydrates since meat and spices are popular in African cuisine. On the menu, next to certain dishes, customers can find the flag of the country where the dish originates from. For example, efro riro, a vegetable soup, will feature the Nigerian flag next to its description. Their drink menu features different local drinks and alcoholic beverages popular in Africa. Their most popular is their palm wine. “It is an extract from a palm tree, and it is all natural,” Mike explained. “We have a special way we present it to our guests. Like back home, we use

a calabash to present the drink instead of a glass. A calabash is a cup they use in Africa. It is basically like a coconut shell cut open.” Ike’s can serve vegetarians and vegans alike, specifically if the customer calls ahead and asks for the dish to be prepared since most of Ike’s dishes are made with meat. “Especially with soups, they come with meat cooked in it,” Mike said. “If you want vegetarian, call ahead and we can make it without meat.” Ike’s Cafe and Grill makes its dishes by hiring numerous cooks to create dishes from a particular country. With nine chefs, Ike’s covers a lot of land and African and Caribbean cuisines. “We pick chefs out and they come in and cook the dish,” Mike said. “Their specialty is that particular country.” Something You May Not Know: Ike’s strives to be the best service restaurant in the country. “Our slogan here is ‘Consistency is the Key,’” Mike said. “We want to remind our customers that this is our slogan. Everything that we are going to do, whether it is food or service, it is going to be consistent and the best.” All the staff wear black T-shirts with the slogan on front, a constant reminder to guests that they are in a comfortable, welcoming place. “We are trying to bring the food to America,” Mike said. “Spreading our culture is our main idea here. We want to create something new and relevant.”

Norcross hosting BluesBerry Music and Beer Festival BY KATE CROXTON

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The city of Norcross is hosting its eighth BluesBerry Music and Beer Festival this Saturday from 4 to 10 p.m. The festival will take place in Norcross’ Betty Maudlin Park and Jones Street. The BluesBerry Festival celebrates the blueberry season with local blues musicians, craft beers and downtown merchants. This year’s lineup of blues musicians will feature a variety from the local blues scene. “I want it to be about the music,” said BluesBerry founder and organizer Mike Holley. “That is what BluesBerry is about. BluesBerry is about bringing local musicians in a setting in front of the city hall with a huge stage right downtown. They are the locals bands that play around town, and what I am doing is bringing them all together for one festival.” Holley himself will be performing with The Real Deal Blues Band as drummer. In addition to the live blues music, Norcross’ downtown merchants and restaurants will be creating signature “BluesBerry” cocktails, desserts, specials and more. Participating downtown merchants and restaurants will be marked with a BluesBerry decal

Guests are encouraged to follow the BluesBerry head decal, pictured at right, to participating merchants and restaurants to enjoy their special drinks, food and discounts for the BluesBerry Festival. Above, guests enjoy special drinks and food at participating merchants and restaurants during a previous BluesBerry Festival. (Special Photo)

head outside their location. These locations currently include 45 South Cafe, Anna Balkan Designer Jewelry, Antique traditions, Chalk It Up, Chase’s Grille and Winery, Dominick’s, Farmhouse 17, Glitter G, Good Things Home & Garden, Home Town Video, Iron Horse Tavern, Paizanos, Mojitos Cuban Bistro, Stone Works Hair Salon, Stop the Clock Photo, Studio 87 Yoga, Taste of Britain, The Crossing Steakhouse, The Lionheart Center For the Arts, The Space in Between Massage & Movement Studio and Zapata.

The festival is free to attend with special ticketing and pricing for the beer tasting event. “Summer and blueberries go hand-in-hand and at the city of Norcross, that gives reason to celebrate,” said Norcross Mayor Bucky Johnson. “In celebration of longer days, warmer nights and the season’s freshest berries, we are pleased to host the BluesBerry Music and Beer Festival.” Iron Horse Tavern, located at 29 Jones St., will host the beer tasting event with an assortment of beer trucks located in

receive a blue Norcross logo cup with every $30 purchase or visit Chalk It Up for a refreshing adult “blue punch” and 15 percent of all blue art. Dominick’s will be serving up blueberry white sangria, blueberry peach martinis and New York cheesecake with blueberry compote. Chase’s Grille and Winery will be dishing out blueberry bread pudding, blueberries and melons along with blueberry fizz cocktails. VSOP Taproom will be giving 15 percent off blueberry aged balsamic vinegar with every purchase of extra virgin olive oil and Studio 87 Yoga will be hanging out class discount cards. Other specials include 50 percent of all framed art at Stop the Clock and cheeseball samples at Good Things Home & Garden. Stop by Antique Traditions where they its parking lot. Tickets can be purchased for $5 a beer inside the will be holding a giveaway for a basket of merchandise along with Iron Horse Tavern. A variety of a special sale on select blue items craft beers will be available for and complimentary “BluesBerry” tasting, including Sweetwater, refreshments. Abita, Orpheus, Ballast Point, Sponsors for the BluesBerry Ommegang, Southbound, Rogue, Festival include premier sponGoose Island, Jekyll, Red Hare, Lazy Magnolia, Reformation and sors Iron Horse Tavern and the Atlanta Blues Society along with Monday Night. As for the special deals, down- community sponsors 45 South town merchants, such as Zapata, Cafe, Dominick’s, Mojitos Cuban Bistro, Paizanos, The Crossing will be offering $7 blue frozen Steakhouse and Zapata. margaritas to keep the party For more information, visit going in between music breaks. www.bluesberrybeerfestival.com. Stop by Farmhouse 17 and

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Cirque’s ‘First Flight’ worth seeing at Infinite Energy Arena BY JON GALLO

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• What: Cirque du Soleil’s “Toruk — The First Flight” • When: Through Sunday • Where: Infinite Energy Arena, Duluth • Show times: 7:30 p.m. June 15-17, 4 and 8 p.m. June 18, 1:30 and 5:30 p.m. June 19 • Tickets: Call 770-6262464 or visit www.infiniteenergycenter.com

At left, artist Zoe Sabattie, who plays Tsyal, flexes her creative muscle during an improv session. Riveting makeup and costume details, on display above, to believe I’m Ralu,” said draw spectators deep into Christo, who held mainly the show’s universe. (Pho- acrobatic roles since joining tos: Youssef Shoufan)

lar, perhaps unlike anything the Duluth venue has ever hosted. The Tree of Souls is 80 feet wide and 40 feet tall, and the total projection surface, which includes the stage floor, two lateral screens and the Tree of Souls, is about 20,000 square feet, which is more than five times the size of a standard IMAX screen. The show uses 38 video projectors — 22 for the stage floor, eight to send projections into the audience, six for the Tree of Souls and two for the lateral screens. “The projectors are amazing because we can change the environment so quickly. We can go from a lava field to a rainforest in a matter of seconds,” said Gabriel Christo, who plays Ralu. “It creates a very immersive

show for the audience.” The 35-member cast, which is small for one of the company’s shows, is in constant motion throughout the two-act show that takes place 5,000 years before the movie. But “Toruk — The First Flight” uses more than technology to set it apart from the rest of Cirque du Soleil’s shows. It focuses on telling a story instead of using words to bridge amazing circus acts that highlight shows such as “Ovo,” “Amaluna,” “Joy” and “Varekai,” which played at the arena last summer. “Toruk — The First Flight” also evolves Cirque du Soleil into another genre, one vastly different than basing shows on Michael Jackson and The Beatles. The Storyteller, voiced by Raymond O’Neill, narrates

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Millions of people have pored over the pages of “To Kill a Mockingbird” dissecting each detail while others quickly got through the novel as required reading for school. Director Richard Diaz took an organic approach to appeal to each person who walks through the doors of the New London Theatre for its stage play of the classic in Snellville through June 26. Diaz created a loose outline of the production,

IF YOU GO • What: “To Kill a Mockingbird” • When: Through June 26 • Where: New London Theater Company • Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 the day of show • More Info: www.newlondontheatre.org

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to share the lesson on intolerance and prejudice. “I know that these types of racial injustices still happen today all around the world,” she said. “I hope that by learning these lessons at a young age, I can make the right choice when faced with a decision that affects other people in the future.” If audience members are not comfortable with The cast brings to life a courtroom scene in the production of “To Kill of Mockingbird” the sensitive subject matby New London Theatre in Snellville through June 26. (Special Photo) ter, in particular hearing tion of all involved, really seamlessly into one won- to life the work Pulitzer the “n-word,” they are not has become a force to be derful show that should be Prize award-winning aualone. reckoned with,” he said. an amazing experience for thor Harper Lee created in Actor Nick Elliott steps “We’ve blended previous all to see.” outside his comfort zone 1960. Famed playwright expectation and a new take Twenty actors bring as the “bad guy” Bob Christopher Sergel later Ewell, an offensive white created the stage adaptaman who deliberately lies tion. about his daughter being In the story, Atticus attacked. Finch, a white lawyer, “The biggest obstacle represents a black man for me was using the racist accused of assaulting a language in a way that white woman, as told through the eyes of Scout, would seem natural to an audience,” Elliott said. Finch’s daughter, in Ala“The first few rehearsals bama in the 1930s. were quite difficult for me. Diaz described his experience as both stress- I knew everyone in the cast knew I was playing ful and exciting — a a role, and that the words once-in-a-lifetime event that I was speaking were that required months of not my own. However, I planning. was still very uncomfortFor the first time, he able using ‘that word’ in called on the help of an such a hateful way.” assistant director, ReChanging Lives through Faith Still, Elliott said the becca Carrico, so the story is an important part show would reach its full of American history and is potential, he said. A United Methodist Congregation applicable to present-day “She (Carrico) really Two services society. helped manage the enor9:00 and 11:00 am The show takes place at mity of a project like this 754 Brogdon Rd • Suwanee 2338 Henry Clower Blvd. as well as helped define 770-614-4009 what direction we wanted in New London Plaza at Hello Again Variety Mall. to go with it,” Diaz said. Matinees start at 2:30 “Then we found an absop.m. and evening shows at lutely phenomenal group 2nd Location of people for my cast who 8 p.m. Discovery High School Tickets are available are just as dedicated, if not 1335 Old Norcross Rd., Lawrenceville online or at the box office more, than I was to makRev. Ted Rollins www.suwaneeworshipcenter.org and are $12 in advance or ing this show a master$15 the day of the show. piece.” Amara Alford, 12, who Ages three through 19 and portrays Scout, was famil- seniors 55-plus are $10. For information, visit iar with the novel prior www.newlondontheatre. to the production. Alford jumped at the opportunity org.

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‘Weird Al’ bringing ‘Mandatory Fun’ to Fox By Jon Gallo

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When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday Where: Fox Theatre, Atlanta Tickets: www.foxtheatre.org

Yankovic’s “NOW That’s What I Call Polka,” in which he plays an accordion to a medley of songs. The album took off. It produced Yankovic’s best week of sales in his career and the largest sales week for a comedy album since 1994. Yankovic was a huge hit on Spotify, where he set a U.S. record for having the most songs, with four, from one album in the viral top 10 at one time. “I’m having my most success now and I thought I peaked 30 years ago,” Yankovic, 56, said. Yankovic’s approach to music hasn’t changed very much since he first sent homemade tapes to the Dr. Demento Radio Show as a teenager in Lynwood, Calif. His rule is simple: No singer or band is off limits. “No one is sacred,” he said. “No one is too big not to be poked fun of and no one shouldn’t be able to take a joke.” Yankovic has made millions by making fun of other’s work. He turned Jackson’s “Beat It” into “Eat It,”

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Yankovic, who accomplished the feat when “Word Crimes,” a parody of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” debuted on the Billboard chart in 2014. “It’s hard for me to acknowledge.” But there’s nothing Yankovic, who has made his career using witty words and humor, needs to say. He already said plenty through his work, putting out 14 albums to become the best-selling comedy recording artist in history with over 12 million albums sold. And he’s showing no signs of slowing down. Yankovic’s “Mandatory World Tour,” which supported his Grammy-winning “Mandatory Fun” album, is on its second round after visiting more than 100 cities in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia in 2015. This year, the tour will hit 79 cities. “Mandatory Fun” debuted on the Billboard Top 200 album chart in July 2014, becoming the first comedy album to do so. It’s also the first comedy album to reach the top spot since Allan Sherman’s “My Son, the Nut” in 1963. The album contains parodies from some of pop music’s biggest hits, including Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” (“Tacky”), Lorde’s “Royals” (“Foil”), Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” (“Handy”) and Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” (“Inactive”), as well as

Paradise,” Chamillionaire’s “Riding Dirty” into “White & Nerdy,” Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the U.S.A.” into “Party in the CIA,” Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen “Weird Al” Spirit” into “Smells Like Yankovic Nirvana,” and well, you get is bringing the point. his “ManBut Yankovic’s funny datory lyrics wouldn’t have gotten Fun” tour him to where he is today to the Fox if he didn’t know how to Theatre in deliver them to the masses. Atlanta on In the 1980s, he was a Sunday. (Special mainstay on MTV, where Photo) his videos became staples. Now, he’s shifted to the Internet. His YouTube channel is filled with video and tour propaganda, while his Twitter account (@ alyankovic) has more than Madonna’s “Like A Virgin” 4.09 million followers, his into “Like A Surgeon” Facebook page has 1.778 Coolio’s “Gangsta’s million likes and more than Paradise” into “Amish 196,000 follow him on Ins-

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Trivia time: How many musicians have had a song on the Billboard Top 40 in each of the past four decades? Think about it. Ready? Go. Did you say Prince? Nope. Billy Joel? No. What about Bruce Springsteen? Sorry, you’re getting colder. You probably have named one by now: Michael Jackson. Yeah, he cranked out a few hits and records. Got another? Did you say Madonna? Correct. That’s two. The Material Girl has done pretty well for herself. Got a third? It’s tough, isn’t it? OK, here are some clues to help you name the third — and final — person on the list. • He’s been nominated for 15 Grammys and has won four, so it’s not a woman or Elton John. • He’s from California, so forget about Garth Brooks. • He’s playing the Fox Theatre for the first time this Sunday after having played more than 1,500 concerts worldwide. • His first name is Alfred. • He can rock an accordion like no one’s business. If you said Alfred “Weird Al” Yankovic — the goofball who has soared into music history by performing spoofs and parodies — you’re right. And don’t worry if you are laughing about Mr. “White & Nerdy” being included on this list because Yankovic also chuckled when asked about his place alongside the King and Queen of Pop. “It is surreal,” said

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Pass: This is one of the few sequels to come out recently that can almost stand on its own without having seen the first. There is a brief recap in the beginning of the movie to help with continuity, but for the most part it stands fairly well on its own. Fail: Even with the periodic explanations of how certain misdirections and stunts were done, there is still a lot of illogical and sometimes ridiculous things being done that we are expected to believe, but we just know they are totally impossible. Entertaining, much like a cartoon, but totally improbable.

Mark Ruffalo as Dylan Rhodes, the leader of “The Horsemen”, stood out the most, including a fight scene that would make Jackie Chan jealous. New to the crew in this episode is Lizzy Caplan, who adds a lot of color to the team and also does a very good job.

If you can get past all of the convoluted events and the totally unbelievable stunts, there is an entertaining story here, similar to part 1, that fans of the franchise will enjoy; but expect to see a lot of improbable magic tricks that can’t be done without the help of current cinema technology.

In order to appreciate the scope and scale of the “gags” and the many action scenes, it’s probably best to see it on the big screen. A bit too long, but moves along fairly well.

The producers missed the mark and left me saying “Really?” at scenes where they were trying for a “Wow” instead. Even with the help of David Copperfield as an advisor, there were still some stunts that were obviously contrived. All in all, this was an entertaining movie that some will enjoy, but it had more of the feel of a “Mission Impossible” episode that will most likely lead up to a “Now You See Me 3 — The Continued Shenanigans of ‘The Horsemen.’”

Pass: Plenty of CGI-driven illusions and misdirection; nice cinematography of London and Macao; thrilling chase scenes toward the end of the film. Fail: Too much dialogue that made the film drag for the first hour and a half; a contrived plot that was all over the place; so-so acting.

Lizzy Caplan’s new character Lula gets the snappiest and funniest lines throughout the film and is the one person that I felt was possibly worth the emotional investment. The rest of the main cast returning from “Now You See Me” simply reprise their roles with the exception of Woody Harrelson, who returns as Merritt McKinney and also dons an Afro wig to play his long-lost goofy twin brother. Harrelson playing someone kooky? Never! Trouble is, he never gets to have much fun with the twin brother role. Daniel Radcliffe tries really hard as villain Walter Mabry, but in my opinion he comes across as a perturbed Harry Potter suffering from a case of sour butter beer.

If you liked 2013’s “Now You See Me,” you’ll probably like “The Second Act,” although the original was a better flick.

Wait for the DVD. With a running time of over two hours, it’s not worth paying cinema prices to wait for the final 30 minute thrill ride.

Director Jon M. Chu goes for more glitz and glamour than substance in “The Second Act,” and it painfully shows throughout the film. I was underwhelmed and downright bored at times with it all. Chu has reportedly already been selected to direct “Now You See Me 3.” Well, mark my words: Now you won’t see me reviewing that flick when it’s released.

Pass: Magic and explaining how the trick works is fascinating to me, thus the magic tricks shown during the movie was a big pass for me. The final caper out of the airplane was incredible and worth the admission ticket. Some other scenes stood up as honoring — or some will say making fun of — the Bruce Lee fighting style. Tossing the processor to each other and the rain at the end were quite enjoyable. Fail: You really have to suspend reality and just sit and enjoy the movie. There are a couple of plot issues that if you dwell on them taint the whole movie. Helps to see the first movie to get familiar with the characters and make this sequel more enjoyable. Don’t pack on the carbs, some scenes might hypnotize you into a trance.

Nobody stood up nor pulled a cape over my eyes. This is a team effort movie and mediocre at that. Just what a summer flick should be: slightly mindless entertainment to take you out of the Atlanta heat.

Fans of the mystery and suspense genre might partake, but as said before, this is just a summer heist movie to take you out of your daily routine. Take the Kool-Aid and allow your mind to wander and enjoy.

Enjoy it in the big screen at matinee prices, or wait and rent it when it comes out in DVD.

Didn’t expect much, and was pleasantly surprised. It was a good sequel.

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Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan Director’s Cut Blu-ray (PG) Technical specs: Aspect ratio: Movie: ★★★★ Widescreen (1080p/2.40:1), Disc: ★★★★ audio: English (Dolby TrueHD Considered by many to be the best of the original cast films, “Khan” (a sequel of sorts to the season one TV episode “Space Seed”) features Ricardo Montalban as the title character, a space criminal exiled years earlier to a remote planet by Capt. Kirk (William Shatner), who uncorks an ingenious revenge scheme. Director Nicholas Meyer (who had never seen anything “Star Trek” prior to taking the gig) puts the emphasis on character and plot, and the result is supreme storytelling.

7.1), French, Portuguese and Spanish (Dolby Digital), subtitles: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. Special features include: • 8 featurettes • Interviews • Theatrical and director’s cut versions • Commentaries • Interactive trivia • Storyboards • Trailer • First edition embossed slipcover packaging (Paramount, $22.98)

COMING SOON TO OWN • “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” (June 21): A predictable comfort food that will satisfy fans of the first film. Nia Vardalos and John Corbett reprise their roles. (PG-13) • “The Brothers Grismby” (June 21): Sacha Baron Cohen and Mark Strong star in satire action-packed adventure. (R) • “Night of Cups” (June 21): Christian Bale stars as a Los Angeles screenwriter who is looking for love. Teresa Palmer, Freida Pinto and Natalie Portman also star. (R) • “How to Get Away With Murder” The Complete Second Season (June 21): The Shonda Rhimes-produced ABC drama series

continues with new cases for Annalise Keating (Emmy winner Viola Davis). (Not rated) • “Midnight Special” (June 21): A man’s unfailing dedication to his son under very unusual circumstances fuels writer-director Jeff Nichols’ (“Mud”) science-fiction-flavored drama, casting Michael Shannon (“Man of Steel”) as a dad whose son (Jordan Lieberher) has special powers. • Kung Fu Panda 3 (June 28): The animated franchise continues with a nother comedy adventure, this this Po’s long-lost panda father appears back in his life. The duo then travel to a secret panda paradise. (PG)

NOW SHOWING Recently reviewed films by movie critic Michael Clark now playing in metro area theaters. • The Conjuring 2 (R) — 2 stars In the wake of the 2013 original blockbuster comes a by-the-numbers follow-up that is again “based on” an actual event yet is totally lacking in nuance, original thought or brevity. It’s just another possession/exorcism flick top-loaded with jump scares. • Maggie’s Plan (R) — 3 stars Arthur Miller’s daughter Rebecca

finally stops trying to be her father and instead turns in a respectable Woody Allen knock-off. Greta Gerwig plays a New York woman who falls in love with a married man (Ethan Hawke), has a child and tries to change fate. • Now You See Me 2 (PG-13) — 1 1/2 stars Bringing back most of the original cast, this unneeded sequel to the first is a film with magicians without much actual magic, an espionage

thriller without thrills and an action adventure that plays out like a Bgrade take on “Mission: Impossible.” • Warcraft (PG-13) — 2 stars Ostensibly based on the first of a series of dated ’90s video games, “Warcraft” is little more than a slapped-together reimagining of “The Lord of the Rings” with uneven special effects, too many characters and not enough running time to service any of them. • Dark Horse (PG) — 3 stars

Taking place in Wales, this documentary about race horse Dream Alliance has a great deal in common with “Seabiscuit.” Three dozen or so locals pool their resources and buy a foal few thought had any chance of winning a race until he proves them dead wrong. • Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (R) — 3 stars Adam Samberg and his Lonely Island band mates (Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taconne) take their cue

from “This Is Spinal Tap” and update it for pale white hip-hop rappers (and Justin Bieber) in this hard-R-rated mockumentary. • Time to Choose (NR) — 3 stars Well-paced and beautifully photographed, director Charles Ferguson’s documentary could easily have been titled “An Inconvenient Truth 2.” Clearly left with its politics, it slams fossil fuels, heralds wind and solar and fails to include opposing viewpoints.

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Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres) is seen in “Finding Dory.” (Special Photos: Disney/Pixar)

FISH OUT OF WATER Finding Dory (PG) FINDING DORY (PG) 2 outHHHH of 4 stars

By Michael clark Movie Critic

It’s been a long 13 years since “Finding Nemo” wowed audiences, charmed even the most cynical, hardbitten critics. Most children who saw “Nemo” then are too old now and busy with their various devices to be interested in “Dory” and most adults that fell under the former’s spell are likely going to be supremely disappointed in the latter. Next to “Cars 2,” “Finding Dory” is the weakest and least imaginative film Pixar has ever produced. As a supporting character in “Nemo,” Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) was a godsend. Her perky comic relief offered perfect counterbalance to worrywart Marlin (Albert Brooks) and her short term memory loss condition was brought up only when it served the narrative. In “Dory,” this iffy character trait becomes the center of the story and plays out like a repeating tape loop, losing its impact each time it’s

heard. After a touching flashback featuring Dory the toddler with her parents (Eugene Levy and Diane Keaton), she gets lost and spends what is intended to be decades trying to find them. We know this because a handful of voice actresses say “I’m Dory and I suffer from short term memory loss” as if on cue or in therapy in ever increasing deeper vocal registers until DeGeneres takes over in earnest. While likely unintended, this long stretch is the equivalent of watching a senior citizen afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease wander around alone in a public park; a cold and unfriendly park at night. The color scheme is dark and muted, predators are always near and Dory goes from being merely disoriented to a panic-riddled state of fear. This is also the mindset taken on by toddlers who get separated from their parents inside a shopping mall. Warm ’n’ cuddly it ain’t, and it preys on both adults and their children. Picking up a year after “Finding Nemo” ended, Dory is now living along-

Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) and Nemo (voiced by Hayden Rolence) get guidance from a pair of lazy sea lions (voiced by Idris Elba and Dominic West) in an effort to catch up with Dory in “Finding Dory.”

side Marlin and Nemo (newcomer Haden Rolence) and for no apparent reason, she starts remembering snippets of her past, eventually recalling her parents’ names and where she was born. For about three minutes, “Dory” captures some “Nemo” mojo. She’s elated and stoked, Marlin remains grumpy until Nemo lays a guilt trip on him and, with help from the hippie/surfer dude turtle from “Nemo,” they’re off on a trans-Pacific journey from Australia to California that is over before it starts. There’s no journey, just the destination; and

in the blink of an eye, the threesome arrives at a water park that doubles as a marine rescue operation with prerecorded audio greetings from Sigourney Weaver. Despite this, the momentum continues to rise with the arrival of Hank, a chameleon/shape-shifting octopus voiced by an appropriately gruff Ed O’Neill. For something of a price, Hank is willing to help Dory (again separated from Marlin and Nemo) to find her family. If the filmmakers had stuck with this interesting pairing, the magic would have lasted longer. Instead,

‘Dory’ a weak revival of a once-charming franchise two whales (Kaitlin Olson and Ty Burrell), one with a visual impairment and another with prolonged head trauma are brought in and everything goes south once more. Together they emit warbling, incoherent whale calls that sound like a sloppy drunk, off-key opera baritone at last call at a Florida panhandle dive bar during spring break in the rain. The partial good news for parents: the third act is all over the narrative map with little making sense (even for an animated movie with talking animals), but like many well-made artificial fish lures, it’s bright and shiny and hard to resist, and easy-to-please toddlers will be enraptured. The bad news is that more discriminating, slightly older children will see right through the ruse, and if the audience at the preview screening was any kind of indicator, prepare for possible backlash. The fidget factor was medium to medium-high with infants and toddlers crying and older kids noticeably squirming in their seats or roaming the aisles. It didn’t help matters that the feature started 20 minutes late and

was preceded by multiple Disney TV channel ads, an exhibitor trailer and a Pixar short (“Piper”). For 10 full years, returning producer/director/ co-writer Andrew Stanton swore he’d never be involved in a “Nemo” sequel, and during that time Disney explored options of doing one (or more) without him, but they ultimately shelved those plans. In 2013 Stanton finally caved, citing reasons that had nothing to do with creativity or artistry. He acquiesced solely for monetary reasons. Pixar got very lucky not once but twice with the two “Toy Story” sequels; the artistic and financial equivalent of being struck by lightning while winning the lottery. It should have learned its lesson after “Cars 2,” but with a brand as strong and sturdy as “Finding Nemo,” that minor blip will be forgotten. Quality aside, this movie is going to crush at the box office, on home video and with countless retail tie-ins. In case you’re interested, “Toy Story 4” opens exactly one year from last Wednesday. Hold your breath. (Disney/Pixar)

Kevin Hart in relative peak form in ‘Central Intelligence’ Central Intelligence CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE(PG-13) (PG-13) HHHH 3 out of 4 stars

Thurber’s film could respectfully be included alongside the likes of “Beverly Hills Cop” and “Lethal Weapon” as a popcorn buddy flick that literally has something for everyone. By Michael clark Playing the straight man Movie Critic half the time, Hart shows that, with the right mateEven though he’s been rial, he could convincingly acting in movies since 2001, pull off drama. The unwitcomedian Kevin Hart only ting pawn in a constantly hit full stride two years ago evolving plan concocted by with the first “Ride Along,” Bob, Calvin is the movie’s a mismatched buddy flick “hostile witness” — a man that made him a household left with two options, both name. Not a guy with a lot of them bad. For Johnson, of range, Hart is essentially a it would be so easy to lean high-pitched B-grade Eddie in and overplay Bob but Murphy who is real good at instead he leans out with an doing the fish out of water almost “aw-shucks” humility thing, and “Central Inteland child-like wonderment. ligence” finds him in relative Despite the passing of years Dwayne Johnson, left, stars as Bob and Kevin Hart stars as Calvin in “Central Intelpeak form. he still thinks Calvin is the ligence.” (Photo: Claire Folger/Warner Bros. Pictures) If Hart is Murphy, then coolest guy on the planet that would make Dwayne land to attend his 20th high Even though Calvin of dollars. The next morning, and he never once gives the Johnson Arnold Schwarschool reunion. Back then, married his teen sweetheart a trio of CIA goons led by audience any reason to doubt zenegger. Like Ah-nold, the Bob was known by another Maggie (Danielle Nicolet) the no-nonsense Agent Harris him. Bob also has an odd obartist formerly known as The name, was obese, insecure and is a respected accountant, (Amy Ryan) knock on Calsession with the ’80s movie Rock started in something and the target of bullying. In he’s stuck in perpetual “glory vin’s door looking for Bob, a “Sixteen Candles” which is resembling sports and, with a flashback scene at the bedays” mode. Like so many rogue operative who they say comically referenced/paroa combination of muscle ginning, Bob is pulled naked people of a certain age, he is wanted for espionage and died throughout. mass and charm, has quickly from a shower and tossed on rightly believes he peaked in murder. For softies, there’s some become the busiest actor in to the floor of a gym during a high school. When he sees Co-written by director romance and some major the business. However unlike pep rally where the immense- that the exact opposite thing Rawson Marshall Thurber bromance. There are plenty Schwarzenegger, Johnson ly popular, overachieving, happened to Bob, his notand two others, “Central of chase scenes but none go actually has range. He can do two-time class president Cal- quite-self-loathing kicks up Intelligence” is a movie that on too long or stretch the action, comedy and drama vin (Hart) is being lionized a notch. shouldn’t work but, like bounds of believability. The equally well, meaning he’s by his principal and the entire After some beers, Bob two of Thurber’s efforts — last half-hour also sees the not great but always seems student body. The only one asks Calvin to do some ac“Dodgeball” and especially arrival of two surprise unto get the job done without who doesn’t laugh, Calvin counting digging on what “We’re the Millers” — rises credited cameos. If you want appearing to try too hard. comes to Bob’s rescue — an looks to be a bevy of quesabove the usually low action/ a hint, they were co-leads in Here, Johnson plays Bob unselfish gesture Bob will tionable off-shore accounts comedy bar. While not as a rather unfunny 2013 road Stone, who is visiting Mary- never forget. worth hundreds of millions violent, profane or serious, flick.

On the downside, the CGI in that opening scene where Johnson’s face is superimposed on another actor’s tubby frame is laughably creepy. It would have been far easier just to put Johnson in a fat suit, shoot it on a green screen and scale it down in post production. Thurber is also just the latest in a long line of filmmakers who ignores the laws of physics when it comes to the exchange of gunfire from automatic weapons. The protagonists never get hit and the bad guys drop like flies. These few shortcomings become easier to overlook with a strong third act which almost exceeds the permissible amount of plot twists and red herrings. Credit to the filmmakers and the studio for resisting what had to be a strong temptation to make this a more graphic (and thus less familyfriendly) R-rated production. There is a single F-bomb and some other much milder blue language but nothing the average fifth grader hasn’t already heard before. While not making it obvious, the door is left open for a follow-up and seeing how both Hart and Johnson practically live full time in the sequel universe, you can more or less count on at least one more “Central Intelligence.” (New Line/Warner Bros.)

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Sign up for any 5 camps and receive a Personalized D-BAT Wooden Bat, along with a lesson from one of our Professional Instructors.

AVAILABLE SESSIONS

Sign up now, as space is limited and some classes are already sold out! Plus be sure to get tickets to our SUMMER CAMP MUSICAL:

6/20 - 6/24 $249 Week-long All-Aspects Camp

6/27 - 7/1 $249 Week-long All-Aspects Camp

7/4 - 7/8 $249

Friday, June 24 at 11:30am & 4:00pm

Hitting

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Fielding/ Pitching/ Fielding/ Hitting Base Running Catching Base Running

2-Day Hitting/Pitching Camp - $125 2-Day Hitting/Fielding Camp - $125 Single Day Options Available - $75

4th of July Baseball Camp

7/11 - 7/15 $249

Saturday, June 25 at 11:30am & 2:00pm

Week-long All-Aspects Camp

7/18 - 7/22 $249 Week-long All-Aspects Camp

7/25 - 7/29 $249 Week-long All-Aspects Camp

8/1 - 8/5 $249

MEMBERS SAVE UP TO

40%

Back To School Camp

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT:

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CAMP STRUCTURE

All Camp Days Include Hitting Instruction

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For MORE INFO Call 770.813.3333

or Email at infojohnscreek@DBATAtlanta.com or visit www.DBATAtlanta.com

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