Issue 12.22 | Tuesday, June 19, 2012

TODAY'S FOCUS
:: AAA's list of best cars for teens

ELLIOTT BRACK'S PERSPECTIVE
:: A solution to state's flap with KKK

FEEDBACK
:: P'tree Corners council upsets man

UPCOMING
:: Lawrenceville connectivity, more

NOTABLE
:: Gwinnett Tech study, Smith at Habitat

ALSO INSIDE

IN THE SPOTLIGHT
:: EMC Security

RECOMMENDED
:: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

GEORGIA TIDBIT
:: Master wood turner

LAGNIAPPE
:: Celebrating 50 years of marriage

GWINNETT CALENDAR
:: Lots of events on tap

TODAY'S QUOTE
:: Matters how you remember your dad

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TODAY'S FOCUS
AAA releases list of best cars for teenagers to consider
By GARRETT TOWNSEND
Senior Travel Manager
Special to GwinnettForum

JOHNS CREEK, June 19, 2012 -- For many teen drivers, buying a car is likely influenced by speed, style, color, and brand, while for parents, it's a focus on safety and reliability while not breaking the bank.

Unfortunately, like settling on a curfew, finding a happy medium is not so easy. AAA Traffic Safety, The Auto Club Group, understands finding the right car for a teenager can be a big decision. In an effort to simplify the process, AAA has released the list of top vehicles for teens.

AAA's top picks are selected by its AAA Car Buying experts who test drive and evaluate hundreds of vehicles each year.

Here is a list of AAA's List of Top Vehicles for Teens. Safety, style and reliability make this list of cars top picks by AAA Car Buying experts:

• Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit TDI: Despite having compact exterior dimensions, these hatchbacks are roomy and flexible. Handling is predictable and stability control has been an option since 2003. The TDI (Turbo Diesel) is the diesel option, with lower horsepower and much better fuel economy ratings than the gasoline powered versions. Teens should avoid the speedier GTI (Grand Tourer Injection) edition; it can be too powerful for less experienced drivers. The TrueCar national market average* of the 2012 Volkswagen Golf 4 door hatchback is $20,096, 2.3 percent less than the MSRP.
  
  
• Ford Focus: In addition to being pleasant to drive and a solid performer with good handling, the latest Focus models also give parents the MyKey feature, which will limit speed, radio volume and prevent teens from turning off safety systems. The Ford Focus provides good fuel economy advertising up-to-40 hwy mpg on the SE with SFE package The TrueCar national market average* of the 2012 Ford Focus 5 door hatchback SE is $17,395, 8.9 percent less than the MSRP.
  
  
• Honda Civic: A perennial and parental favorite, the Honda Civic offers solid handling, a stout structure, easy maneuvering and good fuel economy. When shopping around, do note model types, as the Si model may be too powerful for younger drivers. The TrueCar national market average* of the 2012 Honda Civic 4 door LX is $18,695, 4.6 percent less than the MSRP.
  
  
• Hyundai Sonata (2011+): This newest Sonata is offered only with a four-cylinder engine. Handling is secure and the ride is comfortable. Beware of the turbocharged version; it is unnecessarily powerful for teenage drivers. The TrueCar national market average* of the 2012 Hyundai Sonata 4 door sedan 2.4L SE is $23,253, 3.0 percent less than the MSRP.
  
  
• Ford Fusion: The Ford Fusion features secure handling and a comfortable ride. Increasing safety, upper trim levels in recent years can be equipped with an optional cross traffic alert feature, which makes backing out of a parking space with limited visibility safer. Choosing the four-cylinder motor or gasoline-electric hybrid are better choices for teen drivers. The TrueCar national market average* of the 2012 Ford Fusion SE is $21,292, 10.4 percent less than the MSRP.
  
  
• Kia Sportage: The Sportage, one of Kia's midsize crossover utility vehicles, handles well and received 4 stars and a "no tip" evaluation in the NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. The Sportage is economical, dependable and comes with a wide range of safety features. The TrueCar national market average* of the 2012 Kia Sportage 2-wheel drive SX is $26,563, 4.1 percent less than the MSRP.

The Georgia office of AAA is located at 7150 McGinnis Ferry Road.

ELLIOTT BRACK
Georgia's Adopt-a-Highway and KKK effort to get trash permit
By ELLIOTT BRACK
Editor and publisher

JUNE 19, 2012 -- The State of Georgia averted an immediate black eye last week when Gov. Nathan Deal made it known he didn't want the Ku Klux Klan to be given a permit for picking up trash on a portion of Georgia Highway 515 in Union County.

Brack

While the governor's refusal to allow the permit to be granted may face stiff opposition on free speech grounds if challenged in court, at least the governor had his ire in the right place.

And if the state is sued in court, we suggest no less an attorney than former Governor Roy Barnes be hired to defend the state's 22 year old Adopt-a-Highway rules. The former governor knows the laws back and forth, and we figure, would present a solid, innovative defense, and possibly save the state from further embarrassment. (Earlier the Ku Klux Klan sought a similar in permit in Missouri, was denied, but won the case in court on free speech grounds.)

The Georgia regulations concerning picking up trash under the Adopt-a-Highway plans are simple and straight-forward. About anyone is allowed to pick up the trash, though a permit is required. Here's what the regulations say:

Any civic-minded organization, business, individual, family, city, county, state or federal agency is welcome to volunteer in the Georgia Adopt-a-Highway program. Each volunteer group must have at least six members, with three backup members. All members' names, addresses and phone numbers will be provided to Georgia DOT prior to acceptance of the application. Children 12 to 15 years must be supervised by adults at a rate of one adult for every three children. Children under the age of 12 are not eligible for participation in the program.

However, the state must first issue the permit to allow litter collection.

Perhaps which organizations could apply for picking up highway trash might be strengthened, so that the state would have more control. For instance, how about only allowing organizations that had a state business license, or a charitable organization (like a 501c3 non-profit), or similar state-approved entity, to be eligible to pick up trash? It might stop fringe organizations while not eliminating civic organizations.

Another comment from this came from the Chattanooga Times-Free Press:

"There is, for those who look, a middle ground available in the controversy should the courts overrule Tuesday's decision. It would allow the Klan to participate in the program and provide satisfaction to those who strongly object to such participation. Missouri shows the way.

"When that state (Missouri) lost its battle to halt Klan participation, the legislature made its objections known in a subtle and effective way. It named the stretch of road adopted by the KKK after Rosa Parks, the civil rights leader. If the courts overrule GDOT's decision, Georgia will have to follow suit. It should grant the Klan permission to adopt a portion of Route 515 and then rename it in honor of one of the many state victims of the hatreds inspired by the Klan. The names of Mary Turner, a pregnant black woman lynched in Valdosta in 1918, and Leo Frank, a Jewish businessman lynched in 1915 in Marietta, are two that come to mind."

At least immediately, Georgia isn't faced with allowing a state-sanctioned sign saying the Ku Klux Klan is being a "good citizen" by picking up trash. This story may not be over…..though we hope so.

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FEEDBACK
Upset by early movements of Peachtree Corners Council

Editor, the Forum:

A few weeks ago the city council was presented with a preliminary budget proposal totaling $2.87 million. The public reaction to this was predictably negative. Following the incorporation vote in November, the council candidates all campaigned on that same $761,000 'city-lite' budget.

Last week the city council was presented with the official itemized budget proposal and it came in at a still whopping $2.72 million. So what will we get for our $2.72 million? Read all the details here.

Among some necessary costs like rent for the city hall, there is over $130,000 for IT services which includes but is not limited to servers, routers, software licenses and laptops for city employees. There is $50,000 for office furniture for the new city hall and another $50,000 for signage. There is $30,000 in relocation expenses for the new city manager and another $25,000 to bolster his 401k retirement account.

There is $300,000 worth of salaries for a city manager, planning and zoning manager, accounting manager and a city clerk. And last but not least, there is $100,000 for a call center. Despite the objections of council members, and against the recommendation of the consultants, the mayor was quoted in the AJC as saying that residents want "somebody to be there at a specific location to talk with. I heard you loud and clear." I would respectfully suggest that the mayor get out and about town more often, because I haven't met anyone yet who thinks it is a good idea to spend more than $8,000 per month to have somebody answer the phone, especially when a majority of the calls will be forwarded to the county. After all, we're a city-lite, offering only three services. Just how many calls is he expecting the city to receive?

Speaking of three services, you may notice in the laundry list of governmental goodies above there is no mention of code enforcement or trash service. It's all government infrastructure. Our budget is already at $2.72 million, the planned tax rate will be the full one mil maximum allowed by the charter, and we still have to contract out two of the three services we're supposed to provide! Just how much more is this little 'city-lite' really going to cost us?

The budget will be the main subject of the next two council meetings, this Tuesday, June 19, and next Tuesday, June 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the YMCA on West Jones Bridge Road. Plan to attend and let your elected representatives know what you think about this budget proposal.

-- Bob Martell, Peachtree Corners

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UPCOMING
Lawrenceville studying connectivity to college

An open house for the consideration of a corridor between downtown Lawrenceville and Georgia Gwinnett College will be held on June 21 at 7 p.m. at the City Hall.

A conceptual master plan will be presented for the area between the campus and downtown Lawrenceville. A special focus of the presentation will be preliminary recommendations for improving the intersection of Collins Hill/Northdale Road, which is located between Georgia Highway 316 and downtown Lawrenceville.

Mayor Judy Johnson says: "The Open House is a major milestone in the corridor study planning process, and in taking steps toward improving connections between the GGS campus and the city's downtown hub."

The meeting is the third of four public meetings to collect input from residents, property owners, businesses and the GGC community on anticipated improvements to the area. The final such meeting is scheduled for the fall. For more information, go to www.ggc-law-corridorstudy.com.

The Core Team is a group of representative leaders from the community that will provide feedback on the study process and preliminary recommendations. The group will meet up to four times throughout the study process and is inclusive of members of the consultant team.

Core Team Members:

• Bob Baroni, City Manager, City of Lawrenceville;
  
• Eddie Beauchamp, Vice President of Facilities Operations, GGC;
  
• Dennis Billew, Planning and Zoning Director, City of Lawrenceville;
  
• Ken Bleakly, Market Analysis, Bleakly Advisory Group;
  
• Kim Conroy, Acting Director, Gwinnett County DOT;
  
• Josh Ferguson, Planner, City of Lawrenceville;
  
• Amy Gore, Market Analysis, Bleakly Advisory Group;
  
• Danny Gravitt, Member, Downtown Development Authority;
  
• Amanda Hatton, Public Involvement, Jacobs;
  
• Judy Johnson, Mayor, City of Lawrenceville;
  
• P.K. Martin, Councilman, City of Lawrenceville;
  
• Jim Summerbell, Project Manager, Jacobs;
  
• David Tucker, Deputy Director, Gwinnett County DOT;
  
• Charlie Roberts, Lawrenceville Planning Commission;
  
• David Still, Member, Downtown Development Authority;
  
• Jon Tuley, Atlanta Regional Commission; and
  
• Jim Walker, Property owner, Lawrenceville.

Qualifying closes June 27 for council post in Suwanee

The City of Suwanee will hold a special election July 31 to fill an unexpired City Council term. Jace Brooks has resigned his City Council post after nearly 10 years of service in order to run for the District 1 seat on the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners.

Council candidates must be registered voters and have lived within the city limits for 180 days. Candidates may qualify at City Hall, 330 Town Center Avenue, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. June 25 and 26 and 8:30 a.m. until noon June 27. The qualifying fee is $270.

Voting for the City Council post will take place at City Hall; those casting ballots must be registered voters living within the City of Suwanee limits. Ballots for the Transportation Investment Act and other items must be cast at voters' Gwinnett County polling locations.

Poll workers are needed for Suwanee's special election. For more information or to apply, contact Elvira Rogers at 770/945-8996.

More summer programs for kids at Hudgens Arts Center

Looking for something fun to do this summer? Are your kids already complaining that there's 'nothing to do'? Then check out the great summer art camps, workshops for kids and adults, exhibits, events and more at the Hudgens Arts Center in Duluth.

Sign your kids up now for the last session of the Color Wheel summer art camp, June 25-29, for children ages 5-12. This camp gives kids a chance to print, paint, draw, sculpt, sew, throw, hammer, carve and glue.

The Summer Pottery Camps for older children, ages 8-14, are so popular that the Hudgens has added a third session. There are still openings for Session 1, July 9-13, and Session 3, July 23-27.

Visit the Summer Camps page at www.thehudgens.org for more information about the art camps and to register online.

Or looking for something to do on a rainy summer afternoon? Visit the children's Art Zone at the Hudgens. There are three different make and take art projects for kids to do, plus a well-stocked reading nook to enjoy, a giant kaleidoscope, a puppet theatre, and musical stations. Get those kids out of the house and using their imaginations! The Hudgens also has a fun Scavenger Hunt, which will lead you and your children through the current exhibits as you search for different objects. Win a prize for finishing your hunt! These activities are free for members, and included in general admission for non-members.

NOTABLE
Gwinnett Tech, Georgia Tech team for health info program

Students in Gwinnett Tech's new Health Information Technology (HIT) programs will have access to the leading-edge technology and software applications that are shaping this rapidly growing field, including the Interoperability and Integration Innovation Lab (I3L) developed by the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Gwinnett Tech and Georgia Tech are partners in an HIT education initiative and last fall were awarded a $1.65 million grant to boost job creation in the field. Health information technology (HIT) is the umbrella term used to describe the comprehensive management of health information across computerized systems and its secure exchange between all users. HIT is increasingly viewed as the most promising tool for improving the overall quality, safety and efficiency of the health delivery system.

The funding helped Georgia Tech create the Interoperability and Integration Innovation Lab to test and evaluate cutting-edge health information technology software innovations originating from industry, researchers, faculty and students, inventors and other sources.

At Gwinnett Tech, the funding is being used to develop a one-year HIT certificate program and provide tuition stipends to participating students. Scheduled to start in January 2013, the new certificate program is employer-driven and is designed to help veterans, the underemployed and those unemployed rapidly enter the HIT field -- ultimately expanding the workforce needed to build and maintain health IT systems.

The I3L will be used virtually on the Gwinnett Tech campus to enhance the learning capabilities of its HIT students by providing hands-on training resources and the best available software applications.

Smith joins board of Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity

Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity has tapped Jennifer Smith to join their board of directors. She is vice president and director of project management for Brand Mortgage.

Smith

Smith has been appointed to the Family Selection Committee for the Gwinnett-based organization. Established in 1988, the organizers for Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity hoped to emulate on a local level a similar success to that of Habitat for Humanity International, which has provided housing for more than a million people worldwide. In the 24 years since it was founded, Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity partnerships with local businesses, churches, and volunteers from all walks of life have constructed more than 110 new homes, and put over 250 children in Gwinnett County schools.

Most recently, Smith chaired Grayson's Starling Elementary School campaign for an Outdoor Classroom through Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful. Construction is already underway, and expected to be complete in time for the students' return in Fall 2012. She also chairs the Couch Middle School PTSA Legislative Committee and was selected as a participant in the Georgia Future Leaders Program through the Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia.

A single mom with an 18-year-old son and 10 year-old daughter at home, she says: "I believe it's important for my children to learn the value of doing something nice for others, merely for the sake of doing something nice. During my time at Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity, I would like to see the organization form a synergy with local banks to renovate existing foreclosed homes to use as Habitat Homes. It just seems a waste to let them sit abandoned and unused. I'm really excited to do a whole lot of good for a whole lot of people, plus I get to wear my tool belt!"

To learn more about Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity, sign up to volunteer, or make an online donation, please visit www.habitatgwinnett.org.

RECOMMENDED
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

"Full of English actors many Americans are familiar with through British television dramas, this easy-going movie highlights the fascinating and always distinctive chaotic life in a town in India, to which these Brits have fled in retirement. Each person has their own story of why they left England, which comes out eventually. Tastefully done amid the exciting and crowded life in India, some call this a comedy, but it has a far deeper and intense story underneath. Not as satisfying as some movies, but you get to enjoy Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson and Maggie Smith in this solid presentation. It also introduces Dev Patel." --eeb

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GEORGIA ENCYCLOPEDIA
New York native becomes master wood turner out of Atlanta

Ed Moulthrop, a self-taught wood turner who made his home in Atlanta, was considered a master craftsman. His turned bowls are characterized by their large sizes, typically spherical or elliptical forms, and highly polished, clear finishes. Wood turning is a process in which a piece of wood is spun on a lathe and shaped with a tool drawn against it.

Edward Moulthrop was born in 1916 in Rochester, N.Y., and brought up in Cleveland, Ohio. He developed an interest in wood turning as a teenager and sold magazines to earn money for his first lathe. He received his undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1939 and his graduate degree in architecture from Princeton University in 1941. After completing school he taught architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology and then practiced as an architect.

Wood turning remained a strong interest of Moulthrop's, though it was only a side activity during his time as an architect. In the early 1970s he set aside his architectural career and became a wood turner full time.

Moulthrop's turned wood bowls reach up to 40 inches in diameter and four feet in height. These large sizes necessitated his development of a special lathe and long-handled tools fit to turn wood on such a scale. Moulthrop also developed methods for strengthening his wood and for creating a plastic-like finish. He turned the wood to create a rough form, which he then soaked in polyethylene glycol from a period of six weeks to three months. This chemical fixed the wood's color and replaced the natural moisture, stabilizing the material and preventing shrinkage and cracking. Next, he turned the treated vessel to create a finished form, which he coated with resin.

Like noted wood turners Rude Osolnik and Melvin Lindquist, Moulthrop often used wood that earlier turners would have considered flawed. He frequently used wood that was diseased, struck by lightning, or streaked and discolored because of fungal growth. Such natural variations in the wood resulted in turned bowls with interesting patterns and colors. He sought to find shapes and finishes that revealed "the myriad complexities, the subtle or exotic range of colors, and the etching-like patterns of growth rings" in the wood. Also, Moulthrop's method of treating wood allowed him to use pieces that otherwise might have been too fragile.

Moulthrop's work is represented in the collections of many major museums, including the Museum of Arts and Design, the Museum of Modern Art, and Metropolitan Museum of Art, all in New York City; the Art Institute of Chicago; the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston; the Detroit Institute of Arts; and the Smithsonian Institution's Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Moulthrop died in November 2003 after a long illness.

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TODAY'S QUOTE
It matters how you remember your father

''It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.''

-- American poet Anne Sexton, (1928-1974), via Cindy Evans, Duluth

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Gwinnett history book in second printing

Previously out of print, Elliott Brack's 850-page history, "Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta," is now available again. Since its original publication, the book was declared the winner of the 2010 Award of Excellence for documenting Georgia history by the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. It is also the winner of the Gwinnett Historical Society's Whitworth-Flanigan Award for 2011 for preserving the history of Gwinnett County.The book includes 143 demographic and historic tables, with more than 4,000 names in the index, and 10,000 names in the appendix.Two versions of the book are available. The hardback edition is priced at $75, while a softback edition is $40. Books are available at:

• Atlanta History Center, Atlanta
• Books for Less, Buford
  
• Gwinnett Historical Society, Lawrenceville
  
• Parsons Gifts and Cards, Duluth
  
• Vargas and Harbin Gallery, Norcross

You can also order books through the Internet. To do that, go to www.elliottbrack.com to place your order. For mail orders, there is a $5 shipping and handling fee. Purchases are also subject to the 6 percent Georgia sales tax.

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IN THE COMING WEEK

Career and Job Fair at Gwinnett Village Community Alliance: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 22, Victory World Church, 50905 Brook Hollow Parkway, Norcross. Approximately 30 employers will be there. This is the Alliance's third Fair. Learn more by email or call 770-402-4697.

Miles-4-Smiles Race/Walk: Beginning 9:30 a.m., June 23, Tribble Mill Park, Lawrenceville. This second annual Amanda Riley Foundation event consist of a 10K, 5K and Mile Walk/Run, with the course certified as a Peachtree Road Race qualifier. Details via email.

Field Day of the Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society and Gwinnett Amateur Radio Emergency: Starting at 2 p.m. June 23 and lasting for 24 hours. The event is at Sweetwater Park, 800 Bethesda School Road near Lawrenceville. The public is invited to attend and see ham radio's new capabilities. For more details, go to www.gars.org or call 770 840 9664.

Cultural Food Camp for ages 8 to 12: 10 a.m. to noon, June 25 to June 29, Centerville Community Center, 3025 Bethany Church Road, Snellville, Cost is $12 per person. To pre-register, call 770-985-4713. Children with learning disabilities are welcome.

T-SPLOST INFO program: 7:30 p.m., June 25, Christ the King Lutheran Church, 5575 Peachtree Parkway, Peachtree Corners. Sponsored by the United Peachtree Corners Civic Association. Jane Hayse, director of transportation at the Atlanta Regional Commission, will speak.

SOON AND ONGOING

Championship Chess and Tennis Summer Camp for ages 7 to 14: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., June 25 to June 29, and July 9 to July 13, Centerville Community Center. Cost is $65 per week ($3 sibling discount). For curriculum information, contact instructor Rodney Lewis at 770-560-1071.

Kudzu Art Zone will present Evelyn Breit, a figure and landscape artist, demonstrating her figure drawing technique: 7 p.m., June 25, Art Zone, 116 Carlyle Street, Norcross. More information.

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