SUNDAY AN EDITION OF USA TODAY IN MONEY IN LIFE Doll doubles as civil rights icon The original Cyrus still keeps time to own beat 08.21.16 AMERICAN GIRL Simone Biles led the Americans to a second consecutive team gold medal ROBERT DEUTSCH, USA TODAY Biles to wave flag in Rio finale Is only 2nd U.S gymnast to earn role of honor Rachel Axon @RachelAxon USA TODAY Sports As if winning five Olympic medals and meeting Zac Efron didn’t enough to make a memorable Games for Simone Biles, she adds one more experience to her time in Rio Biles was chosen as the Team USA flag bearer for the closing ceremony RIO DE JANEIRO TODAY ON TV uABC’s This Week: Kellyanne Conway, campaign manager for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump; Republican National Committee Chairman Reince AP Priebus; Robby Kellyanne Mook, camConway paign manager for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton; Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein uNBC’s Meet the Press: Pre-empted by Olympics coverage uCBS’ Face the Nation: Priebus; Mook; Sen Jeff Sessions, R-Ala uCNN’s State of the Union: Conway; Mook; Gov John Bel Edwards, D-La uFox News Sunday: Conway; Sen Ben Cardin, D-Md DONN JONES, INVISION, VIA AP Sunday, capping off a whirlwind two weeks that have seen the gymnast emerge as one of the most successful athletes in Rio “It’s an incredible honor to be selected as the flag bearer by my Team USA teammates,” Biles said in a statement “This experience has been the dream of a lifetime for me and my team and I consider it a privilege to represent my country, the United States Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics by carrying our flag I also wish to thank the city of Rio de Janeiro, and the entire country of Brazil, for hosting an incredible Games.” Biles is only the second American gymnast to carry the flag in an opening or closing ceremony “This experience has been the dream of a lifetime for me and my team.” Simone Biles, U.S gymnast and five-time Olympic medalist after Alfred Jochim in 1936 Though it was largely expected given her dominance in the sport over the past three years, Biles’ competition here was a resounding success She led the Americans to a second consecutive team gold medal by an eye-popping eight points before winning the all-around title, gold medals on vault and floor exercise and bronze on balance beam Her five-medal feat matches HOOPLA FOR GOLD Team USA guard Diana Taurasi, who scored 17 points, wraps herself around teammate Angel McCoughtry after the team beat Spain 101-72 in Saturday’s women’s basketball gold-medal match It’s the team’s sixth straight gold medal marks set by Nastia Liukin in 2008, Shannon Miller in 1992 and Mary Lou Retton in 1984 Her success here only added to the consensus that she’s the best gymnast of her time and probably the best ever Biles, 19, entered these Games as the three-time defending world all-around champion Her 10 gold medals earned over that span is a record for any gymnast, and she has 14 total medals from world championship competition After Biles finished competition Tuesday, she met Efron, her celebrity crush, whom NBC invited to Rio to meet her After the Games, Biles and the Final Five embark on a 36-city Kellogg’s Tour, starting in New York Texans on Zika front lines Researchers gather intel on mosquito M.O to fight disease Rick Jervis @mrRjervis USA TODAY SAN ANTONIO A few days each week, students and volunteers from Texas A&M University-San Antonio stroll into the front yards of homes across this city, pull a black sticky trap from a bucket and carefully peer at the mosquitoes glued there The researchers are tracking travel patterns of the Aedes aegypti, the tiny human-feeding mosquito and main carrier of the Zika virus Much is known about the Aedes aegypti, including how it prefers human blood and lives in close proximity to humans But frustratingly little is known about the insects’ day-to-day movements and precise locations, said Megan Wise de Valdez, an associate professor of biology at Texas A&M-San Antonio leading the study “What’s novel about this research this summer is that we are using these (traps) across the seventh-largest city in the United States,” she said “We’re looking at distribution of Aedes aegypti across the city, and we are sharing these data with our metropolitan health districts.” As Zika continues to spread both in and out of the USA, any intel about its carrier’s whereabouts is increasingly valuable Health officials fear Zika, which can cause devastating birth defects, could spread quickly in cities with large populations of foreigners, such as Houston, San Antonio or Miami Miami’s Wyn- WEEKEND SPECIAL This is an edition of USA TODAY available to subscribers as an e-Newspaper every Saturday and Sunday It contains the latest developments in News, Money, Life and Sports along with the best of USA TODAY’s reporting, photography and graphics Expanded content from USA TODAY can be found at our website, usatoday.com, on our free apps for Apple and Android devices, and in print Monday through Friday USA SNAPSHOTS© Vacationers want smart technology 60% of guests would pay more for a vacation rental with a smart-home feature SOURCE August Home survey of 751 consumers BOB ROSATO, RVR PHOTOS, USA TODAY SPORTS MICHAEL B SMITH AND VERONICA BRAVO, USA TODAY v STORY CONTINUES ON 2T Save the date: Great American eclipse is a year off Get in line now for ‘mind-blowing’ event Doyle Rice @usatodayweather USA TODAY Got eclipse fever? You’re going to need to wait a bit The biggest and best solar eclipse in American history arrives a year from today, and plans for celebrations, parties and festivities are well underway Organizers of the Oregon SolarFest are calling it “a rare, mind-blowing cosmic experi- ence,” while Nashville promises visitors “a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event.” On Aug 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will be visible from coast to coast, according to NASA It will be the first total eclipse visible only in the USA since the country’s 1776 founding It will also be the first total solar eclipse to sweep across the entire country in 99 years, NASA says And not since 1970 has there been an opportunity to see a total solar eclipse in such easily accessible and widespread areas A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets in the way of the sun, turning day to an eerie 2010 PHOTO BY MARTIN BERNETTI, AFP/GETTY IMAGES A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets in the way of the sun twilight Barring pesky clouds, more Americans should be able to see this one than ever before as it passes through 12 states The eclipse will start on the West Coast in Oregon and trace a 67-mile-wide path east, finally exiting the East Coast in South Carolina At any given location, the total eclipse will last for around or minutes It will pass directly over cities such as Salem, Ore., Idaho Falls, Lincoln, Neb., Kansas City, Nashville and Columbia and Charleston, S.C Places within a one- or two-hour drive of the eclipse include Portland, Ore., Boise, Cheyenne, Rapid City, Omaha, Topeka, St Louis, Louisville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Atlanta and Charlotte An estimated 12 million people live within the path of totality, according to Space.com The num- ber of people within just one day’s drive of the totality zone is around 200 million Outside the narrow shadow track, a partial eclipse will be visible from all of North America, parts of South America, western Europe and Africa, according to eclipse expert Fred Espenak Nashville, the largest city directly in the eclipse path, is gearing up with special programs and activities Check its slick website devoted to the eclipse, nicknamed “Music City Solar Eclipse.” After this one, the next total solar eclipse, visible across portions of the southern and eastern U.S., occurs April 8, 2024 2T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 ON POLITICS Cooper Allen @coopallen USA TODAY With Hillary Clinton’s lead in polls looking increasingly difficult to overcome, Donald Trump tried to revitalize his White House bid last week, bringing in Breitbart News’ Stephen Bannon as campaign CEO and promoting adviser Kellyanne Conway to campaign manager While the campaign initially said chairman Paul Manafort was not being pushed out, by the end of the week he stepped down Meanwhile, the GOP nominee sought to re-emphasize his message of restoring “law and order.” Will it work? Time will tell In the meantime, more news from the world of politics: Super PAC supporting Clinton notched $9.3 million for July Ad ammo tops $38M for August as Trump aims to catch up Fredreka Schouten @fschouten USA TODAY WASHINGTON Priorities USA Action, the leading super PAC backing Democrat Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, said it collected nearly $9.3 million last month and began August with more than $38 million in available cash to continue its advertising barrage against Republican rival Donald Trump Priorities’ July haul is a drop from the $11.9 million the group raised in June In all, Priorities has raised more than $110 million during the election cycle, including nearly $1 million through a joint fundraising arrangement with EMILY’s List, which backs female candidates And officials say Democratic donors have pledged an additional $44 million Clinton and outside groups supporting her have dominated the airwaves since the generalelection campaign kicked off in early June, spending a combined $104 million to promote the former secretary of State and to blister Trump, data compiled by NBC News shows Priorities alone has underwritten about $43 million of the television ads aiding Clinton Top donors to Priorities in July included Slim-Fast founder Daniel Abraham and financier Donald Sussman Each gave $3 million, records show Trump and his allies are playing catch-up On Friday, the Republican began airing his first ads of the general election, spending $4.8 million on commercials that will run in Ohio, Pennsylvania, LAS VEGAS NEWS BUREAU VIA EPA Clinton and outside groups backing her have dominated the airwaves since June North Carolina and Florida, battlegrounds where Trump needs to close the gap with Clinton Some of the Republican Party’s biggest donors have shunned the Republican nominee and instead are plowing money into helping imperiled congressional incumbents Paul Singer, a hedge-fund billionaire who has been one the party’s largest benefactors, donated a total of $2 million last month to two groups focused on preserving the Republican majority in the Senate: the Senate Leadership Fund and Freedom Partners Action Fund, a super PAC aligned with industrialist Charles Koch The first Trump ad, called “Two Americas: Immigration,” paints an image of a country overrun by rule-breaking immigrants during a Clinton presidency and argues Trump will make “America safe again.” The Senate Majority Fund, a super PAC focused on seizing control of the Senate for Democrats, had its best fundraising month of the election, collecting $7.3 million in July Its seven-figure donors included Thomas Murphy, the father of Rep Patrick Murphy, a Democrat vying to face Sen Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in November The senior Murphy gave the group $1 million on July 13 GERALD HERBERT, AP Trump shifts tone in Charlotte? REGRETS, HE’S HAD A FEW TOO FEW TO MENTION In his first speech after the shakeup, Trump stood at a podium in Charlotte and apologized for sometimes being abrasive “Sometimes, in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the right words or you say the wrong thing,” Trump said “I have done that — and, believe it or not, I regret it And I regret it — particularly where it may have caused personal pain.” Trump didn’t offer an apology for any specific insult, and Democrats said they doubted his sincerity The question is whether this marked a shift in the candidate’s tone or just a short detour from his usually combative tone CLINTON-KAINE UNVEIL TRANSITION TEAM The next president won’t take office for nearly five months, but the transition teams for both nominees are taking shape John Podesta, chairman of Hillary Clinton’s campaign, announced Tuesday that Ken Salazar, a former Interior secretary, will chair the transition team for Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Sen Tim Kaine The Clinton-Kaine Transition Project was formed this month and will be based in Washington Rounding out the hierarchy of the transition team are co-chairs Tom Donilon, a former national security adviser to President Obama; Jennifer Granholm, a former Michigan governor; Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress; and Maggie Williams, director of Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, who was Clinton’s chief of staff as first lady Trump unveiled the chairman of his transition effort months ago: New Jersey Gov Chris Christie CHARLES DHARAPAK, AP Ken Salazar joins Clinton camp GOP SEEKS TO BOOST ITS APPEAL TO HISPANICS Following its Republican loss in 2012, boosting the party’s appeal with Hispanics was a top priority for the next presidential election That task has been, shall we say, a bit complicated given their nominee’s often provocative rhetoric on immigration Still, the Republican National Committee last week made clear it’s determined to engage Hispanic voters with a new social media campaign “As we at the RNC continue to deepen our commitment to engaging with the Hispanic community, we are expanding our efforts in social media to generate greater conversation and understanding of what the Republican Party stands for,” party Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement Contributing: Eliza Collins PHOTOS BY RICK JERVIS, USA TODAY Jessica Buitron, a recent graduate from Texas A&M University-San Antonio, checks a mosquito trap for signs of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the main carrier of the Zika virus The research team is tracking the mosquito’s movements across San Antonio Building a better mosquito trap “(Controlling Zika) can be done, but it takes a lot of manpower and government coercion to it.” v CONTINUED FROM 1T wood neighborhood has been dealing with a Zika outbreak and, on Friday, Florida health officials announced a new batch of cases in touristy Miami Beach Around 2,200 Zika cases have been reported in the continental U.S and more than 13,000 in Puerto Rico, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Most of the cases within the continental U.S involved individuals who contracted the virus while traveling in another country, while most of the Puerto Rico cases were locally acquired, according to the CDC Though the Aedes aegypti is found in abundance in Gulf Coast states and resides alongside humans, little is known about its movements because it tends to reside on private property, said Kacey Ernst, an epidemiologist at the University of Arizona Besides Zika, this species of mosquito is known to spread dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever “In the United States, we don’t know precisely where it is,” she said of the mosquito, adding the San Antonio study is “really valuable.” Tracking and studying the mosquito in the U.S has been mostly left up to local municipalities, said Joe Conlon of the American Mosquito Control Association Past global efforts to corral the virus involved mass government interventions In the late 1950s, health officials in South America eradicated the Aedes aegypti and the diseases the species carried in 21 countries through a widespread program that included going onto people’s property and uprooting nesting areas, he said Cuban officials, in the early 1980s, deployed military troops into neighborhoods to help stem a dengue outbreak by the mosquito after more than 300,000 cases were reported on the island, he said Joe Conlon, American Mosquito Control Association Corrections & Clarifications USA TODAY is committed to accuracy To reach us, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones at 800-8727073 or e-mail accuracy@usatoday.com Please indicate whether you’re responding to content online or in the newspaper Americans are donating their lawns for the grass-roots study that corrals Aedes aegypti mosquitos in San Antonio Those obtrusive measures, however, wouldn’t be particularly popular or even allowed in the U.S., Conlon said “(Controlling Zika) can be done, but it takes a lot of manpower and government coercion to it,” he said For now, the task of stemming and studying Zika’s spread is falling to local officials and researchers like Wise de Valdez Her team of researchers have so far counted more than 15,000 mosquitoes Ferried to the U.S on slave ships 500 years ago, the Aedes aegypti prefers human environments and human blood and has populated the southern Gulf States, she said Wise de Valdez launched her study in June but needed permission to place traps on private property She went on TV asking for volunteers: 420 homeowners offered their front lawns She placed traps on 120 of those yards and dispatched research students to start tracking them One thing the study has shown: The Aedes aegypti doesn’t care much for the traps used in the research, known as “autocidal gravid ovitraps.” The traps consist of a length of sticky paper inside a bucket with waterlogged hay, to lure pregnant females, and were given to Wise de Valdez free of charge by the CDC The traps are widely used in Puerto Rico Instead, the Zika-carrying mosquitoes much prefer the BG Sentinel traps, which are batteryoperated and omit a human-like scent to draw hungry Aedes aegypti Those are costlier, scarcer and more labor-intensive, she said “The big take-home message I’m seeing is that trap type really matters,” Wise de Valdez said As classes start this month, the research project will likely scale back to 60 homes and conclude in September, she said She’ll be sharing study results at the Society for Vector Ecology meeting in Alaska next month and hopes the tracking methods are picked up across the country “This was a grass-roots thing This fell in our lap and we just said, ‘Hey we’re going to go for it,’ ” she said “I think it’s going to be easy to replicate anywhere.” PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER John Zidich EDITOR IN CHIEF Patty Michalski CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER Kevin Gentzel 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, Va 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USAG, and we will continue to watch this situation closely.” Kellogg’s spokeswoman Kris Charles, in an email INDIANAPOLIS The U.S women’s gymnastics team leaves the Rio Olympics with a record nine medals, a legion of fans and a legal trademark on the nickname “The Final Five.” USA Gymnastics, which governs the sport at all levels nationally, will come home to questions about its handling of sexual abuse allegations After an investigation by The Indianapolis Star, breakfast-food maker Kellogg Co., a key USA Gymnastics sponsor, has added its voice to a chorus of state and federal lawmakers seeking assurances that the organization is doing enough to protect young gymnasts from sexual predators The investigation, first published Aug 4, revealed that officials of the Indianapolis-based non-profit routinely dismiss allegations of child abuse unless they receive a complaint signed by a victim or a victim’s guardian The investigation uncovered four instances in which USA Gymnastics was warned about abusive coaches but did not forward the allegations to authorities All four coaches went on to abuse underage gymnasts “We are deeply troubled by the report,” Kellogg’s spokeswoman Kris Charles said in an email “We have expressed our concerns to USAG, and we will continue to watch this situation closely.” The company sponsors the lucrative Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions, which starts Sept 15 Tax forms for USA Gymnastics not break out how much the 36-city tour brings in But USA Gymnastics revenue increased significantly in 2012, the previous Olympic year USA Gymnastics did not respond to questions for this story ROBERT HANASHIRO, USA TODAY Four coaches abused gymnasts after USA Gymnastics did not report allegations to authorities, an investigation by the Indianapolis newspaper revealed KELLOGG'S On the day the women’s team won the Olympic gold medal, USA Gymnastics filed for the trademark “The Final Five.” Kellogg’s did not elaborate on its concerns In addition to Kellogg’s, state and federal lawmakers also have asked USA Gymnastics for an- Chinese hospital caught regulating pregnancies IN BRIEF ‘TERROR ATTACK’ KILLS 22 AT WEDDING IN TURKEY GODSEND AMID FLOODS An explosion at a wedding ceremony hall late Saturday in Turkey’s southeastern city of Gaziantephas left at least 22 people dead and injured 94, government officials said The governor of Gaziantep, Ali Yerlikaya, called the explosion a “terror attack,” and other officials said it could have been the work of either Islamic State or Kurdish militants One called it a suicide bombing Gaziantep is about 76 miles from Aleppo, Syria — Laura Mandaro BROTHER OF SYRIAN BOY IN ICONIC ALEPPO PHOTO DIES Ali Daqneesh, the older brother of a Syrian boy whose face has become a symbol of the horror of the country’s civil war, died Saturday of injuries sustained in the same airstrike that destroyed the family’s home, according to the Aleppo Media Center Ali, 10, had been in critical condition since Wednesday, when the blast hit the apartment in the Qaterji neighborhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, the anti-government opposition group confirmed to USA TODAY by email Photos of Ali’s 5-year-old brother, Omran, quickly spread worldwide after the media center posted a YouTube video showing him, dazed and bloodied, being put into an ambulance Omran suffered head wounds but no brain injury, and was later discharged The boys’ mother remained in critical condition — Doug Stanglin ARIZONA SHERIFF MAY FACE CRIMINAL CONTEMPT CHARGE PHOENIX A federal judge said Friday that he will refer Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to the U.S attorney’s office to be charged with criminal contempt of court The decision comes after U.S District Judge G Murray Snow found that Arpaio intentionally violated various orders rooted in an 8-year-old racial-profiling The U.S women’s gymnastics team won a gold medal in team competition Aug at the Rio Olympics Telling women when they could conceive was once common MAX BECHERER, AP case The ruling additionally refers Chief Deputy Jerry Sheridan, Arpaio’s former defense attorney Michele Iafrate, and Capt Steve Bailey for criminal contempt prosecution as well — Megan Cassidy The Arizona Republic JUDGE DISMISSES CIVIL SUITS AGAINST CLERK KIM DAVIS A federal judge has dismissed three lawsuits filed against Kentucky’s Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples last year Davis drew international attention in 2015 when she said her Christian religious beliefs prevented her from providing marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite the U.S Supreme Court ruling that said the right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by the U.S Constitution And Davis was jailed briefly for contempt of court by U.S District Judge David Bunning Couples who were denied licenses filed the federal lawsuits claiming a violation of civil rights On Thursday, Judge Bunning issued an order dismissing the lawsuits Bunning noted that last January Gov Matt Bevin signed an order removing names of county clerks from marriage licenses, and that the General Assembly later passed legislation creating a new marriage license form that does not require the county clerk’s signature — Tom Loftus The (Louisville) Courier-Journal LOUISVILLE swers and called for tighter reporting laws Two key Indiana lawmakers said they want to know whether USA Gymnastics broke child-abuse reporting laws Greg Steuerwald, chairman of the Indiana House Judiciary Committee, criticized USA Gymnastics’ policy for handling of complaints “If they have reason to believe it happened, then it’s their job to report,” said Steuerwald, a Republican “Law enforcement should investigate what happened and whether USA Gymnastics followed the law Both aspects should be turned over to law enforcement immediately.” He added: “It certainly appears they did not act reasonably.” Steuerwald, who played a key role in the recent rewrite of Indiana’s criminal code, said the state’s reporting threshold does not require firsthand knowledge of a crime “We have one of the lowest standards requiring them to report,” he said “It doesn’t get any lower than that.” David Long, the state Senate’s top lawmaker, said, “I’m not calling for a witch hunt, but if the law has been broken, we need to know, and there should be conse- quences I trust local law enforcement to handle this case and respond as they deem necessary.” However, federal, state and local law enforcement officials either declined to say if they intend to investigate or would not answer the question directly Josh Minkler, U.S attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, said in a statement that he couldn’t comment directly on USA Gymnastics but added a warning “I would strongly recommend that anyone with knowledge of a crime immediately report that crime to law enforcement,” Minkler said “Further, it is a serious federal crime to knowingly conceal evidence of a federal crime or obstruct the investigation of a federal crime Such a crime would be fully investigated by the United States Attorney’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.” Capt David Bursten, spokesman for the Indiana State Police, also did not comment directly about USA Gymnastics but said his agency “aggressively investigates crimes against children.” Concerning USA Gymnastics’ policy of forwarding complaints only with the signature of a victim or victim’s guardian, Randall Taylor, assistant chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, said, “We don’t require a signature for us to investigate anything.” The department tries to make it as easy as possible for people to report allegations of child abuse, he said “We, of course, encourage people to make that call even if they’re not sure,” Taylor said Indianapolis police did address USA Gymnastics’ handling of one of the cases that the Star uncovered They praised USA Gymnastics for reporting former coach Marvin Sharp in 2015, but the Star revealed that USA Gymnastics had received allegations about Sharp four years earlier By then, he had made more than 125 pornographic images of six of his underage gymnasts, the 2015 police investigation revealed Sharp committed suicide in jail last year Daniel Stover, 17, wipes his head as he helps Laura Albritton rescue personal belongings in Sorrento, La., on Saturday Louisiana continues to dig itself out from devastating floods, with search parties going door-to-door looking for survivors or bodies trapped by flooding “A fine is not too bad At least they didn’t force you to get an abortion.” Shuzong2878, writing on Weibo, China’s Twitter equivalent Hannah Gardner Special for USA TODAY Even though China ended its controversial one-child policy last year, Chinese women aren’t free to get pregnant when they choose Last week, a maternity hospital in Beijing was caught trying to control when its female staff could have babies, the latest in a string of Chinese companies that set so-called fertility schedules The Tongzhou Maternity and Child Health Institute required female doctors and nurses to apply for permission to become pregnant, then fined them if they failed to conceive in the threemonth window allotted to them, the Beijing News reported Public outrage prompted the hospital to cancel the policy as of Friday, and authorities said all fines would be paid back to the employees “We get the right to have another baby but we have the freedom to have it when we want,” a woman by the name of OuNiDou wrote on Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter Another, by the name of Shuzong2878, put the policy in the context of China’s long, brutal attempt to control population growth “A fine is not too bad,” she said “At least they didn’t force you to get an abortion.” In May, staff at a hospital in the southern city of Dongguan were BEIJING told they would have their salary docked and would not be considered for promotion if any had a baby out of turn Also in May, teachers in the central Henan province were told there would be a quota for the number of women who could be pregnant at one time Such moves may stem from the sudden lifting of a decades-old policy that limited most families to one child Many families rushed to have a second “In schools, 90% of the teachers are female If the school does not set a timetable, some classes might simply have to be scrapped,” the People’s Daily quoted an unnamed education official as saying in May Even before the one-child policy was lifted, setting pregnancy schedules was common in industries with mostly female employees The Beijing hospital had been setting reproductive schedules for about a decade In July 2015, before all families were given permission to have a second child, a bank in Henan dictated when its female cashiers could have children “An employee birth plan has been established and will be strictly enforced,” the bank said in a notice that was widely circulated online “Employees who not give birth according to the plan and whose work is impacted will face a one-time fine of 1,000 yuan ($150) and will not be considered for promotion,” it said A Chinese woman helps her child with a water bottle in a park in Beijing on June 15, 2012, when China's one-child policy was still in effect HOW HWEE YOUNG, EPA 4T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 Woodworker was Trump’s first key backer Former political activist thought he’d be a good president in 1980s —and still does Rick Hampson @rickhampson USA TODAY HAMPTON, N H The longestrunning striptease in presidential politics began Oct 22, 1987, when Donald Trump’s big, black helicopter touched down here A local Republican named Mike Dunbar had started a “Draft Trump for President” movement and arranged for the developer to speak at a Rotary luncheon in this early primary state So was planted a seed that would flower with a vengeance 28 years later MARY SCHWALM FOR USA TODAY WINDSOR CHAIR KING Dunbar, now 69, is known to woodworkers as a master craftsman, teacher and author and a key figure in the late-20thcentury revival of the handmade Windsor chair Dunbar discovered his passion when, trying to cheaply furnish his college apartment, he bought a wooden chair for $15 It turned out to have been made around 1800 by a craftsman on Boston’s North Shore It was worth hundreds It was beautiful He’d planned to get a Ph.D and teach French But now, “I had to re-create how this guy made this chair,” he recalls Dunbar had gotten into politics as a neighborhood preservationist in nearby Portsmouth He worked on several successful congressional campaigns In the mid-1980s, he started reading about Trump He became entranced by the businessman’s success at bringing projects in before schedule and under budget He was brash He made things happen He should be president COURTESY MIKE DUNBAR Mike Dunbar and Donald Trump in New Hampshire in 1987 Dunbar had met all the 1988 candidates, including George H.W Bush, Bob Dole and Pat Robertson None impressed him as a winner He raised money to start a Draft Trump campaign and collected 1,000 signatures to put Trump on the primary ballot, and arranged for the Portsmouth Rotary Club speech On Oct 22, Dunbar picked Trump up at the landing field and whisked him to the restaurant Trump began his speech by announcing he was not interested in running for president “It was sort of like, ‘ohhhhh ’ ” Dunbar sighs, his voice dipping But he insists he did not feel betrayed by Trump, who knew he wasn’t going to run and had other things to promote, including his soon-to-be-released book The Art of the Deal Trump extemporaneously delivered a speech that would be familiar to audiences now: America’s allies don’t pay a fair share of their own defense; America is being ripped off in trade deals by an Asian nation (then Japan, now China); America is pushed around and laughed at In the White House, “I want someone who is tough and knows how to negotiate,” Trump said “If not, our country faces disaster.” A TIE IS FORMED Trump flew back to New York, but the two men stayed in touch He invited Dunbar to visit his estate in Palm Beach and ordered some Windsor chairs Dunbar declined both offers; the chairs would be out of place at Trump Tower and he’d be out of place at Mar-a-Lago At Christmas, Trump mailed Dunbar a copy of The Art of the Deal, inscribed: “You have created a very exciting part of my life On to the future.” Dunbar eventually ran for Portsmouth City Council He got a contribution from Trump (he says he doesn’t recall how much) and a note of congratulations when he won his first term After his second term, Dunbar dropped out of politics He didn’t like what politicians — “divide people and make problems worse by exaggerating them” — or what politics does to politicians: “It creates an alternate reality in which you’re so important the world can’t run without you.” But when Trump announced his candidacy in June 2015, Mike and his wife, Sue, watched on TV “I said, ‘My word, he finally did it!’ That’s when I began to think again about what it (1987) was all about.” Dunbar’s disenchantment with politicians does not extend to Trump He voted for him in the primary and will vote for him in November His reason is simple: Trump’s not a politician “He’s never talked the political speak we all hate,” he says Recent polls indicate Trump’s language has lost some magic But Dunbar says he’s struck by the similarity between Trump’s message now and in 1987 “He was America First then and America First now It’s a form of nationalism that’s not dangerous like the kind in the 1930s It’s a nationalism every politician should have.” Mike Dunbar, the man who claims to have first pitched the idea of a Donald Trump presidential campaign in 1987 and recruited him to New Hampshire for a visit, poses for a photo as he leans over a handcrafted Windsor chair in his home London suburb a haven for many N Koreans Defection of envoy to South puts town where hundreds have settled back in the news Jane Onyanga-Omara DIPLOMAT WHO DEFECTED CALLED ‘HUMAN SCUM’ USA TODAY LONDON The southwestern suburb of New Malden has emerged as the North Korea of the West That’s because hundreds of North Korean defectors live there — more than anywhere outside of South Korea New Malden’s community of residents who escaped the isolated nation thousands of miles away was in the news again Wednesday because of a report that Thae Yong Ho, the deputy to North Korea’s ambassador to Britain, defected with his family to South Korea Thae, the highest-ranking North Korean official to defect to the South, was “sick and tired” of the regime of Kim Jong Un, South Korean government spokesman Jeong Joon Hee told reporters Wednesday Nearly 700 North Koreans live legally in the United Kingdom, along with several hundred who are here illegally, said Michael Glendinning, director of the U.K.based European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea, a charity that supports North Korean refugees Glendinning said most of the North Koreans in Britain live in New Malden, joining at least 20,000 South Koreans who live there The popularity of the area with Koreans can be traced to the 1970s, when people followed the lead of the South Korean ambassador to Britain in moving to the area The U.K headquarters of the South Korean electronics firm Samsung also was in New Malden until 2005 The U.K government tries to disperse North Korean refugees to other parts of the country but most eventually make their way back to New Malden, Glendinning said “Political reasons for defections are pretty rare,” he added “More often, people leave North Korea because of a lack of food and for better economic opportunities elsewhere.” He said many of those who end up in the U.K are “double defectors” who may have first gone to South Korea before deciding to come here Those who come straight to Doug Stanglin @dstanglin USA TODAY JANE ONYANGA-OMARA, USA TODAY New Malden’s main retail street is a mix of English and North Korean businesses Many signs are in both languages the U.K so because of traditionally neutral relations with North Korea Family members left behind are less likely to be persecuted by the North’s government than if they had defected to countries with tense relations with the totalitarian regime, such as South Korea, the United States and Japan New Malden’s main shopping street is dotted with Korean restaurants, a Korean supermarket and several other Korean shops, as well as the usual British chain stores Many signs are in both English and Korean and a free Korean newspaper — The Hanin Herald — can be picked up from a display bin Sophie Kim, who works at a real estate company on the high street called Residential Seoul, told USA TODAY that all the staff there are South Korean She said the firm caters to everyone, but has a number of clients from both North and South Korea “Mostly (our Korean clients) have lived here for a long time Some people are from the north of the U.K.,” she said “Many people would like to live here or (nearby) Wimbledon Most of them are families.” Jihyun Park, 48, who lives in JIHYUN PARK Jihyun Park escaped from North Korea twice She now lives in the United Kingdom Manchester in northwestern England and works for Glendinning’s charity, has lived in the U.K since 2008, after fleeing twice to China She first escaped because of hunger and economic problems in 1998, but was reported to the Chinese authorities in 2004 and returned to North Korea As many as million North Koreans died of hunger in a famine in the 1990s Park escaped a second time because she had left her son behind in China and had grown disillusioned with the North’s oppression “I lost all my family,” she said in an interview “My father died My brother left but I didn’t know what happened to him.” After Park returned to China in 2007, she was was introduced to a United Nations officer, who asked her where she wanted to go “They asked me — America, South Korea and England,” she said “When I learned about America in North Korea, (we were told) it was an enemy country,” Park said “I never heard that in China I wanted to go to South Korea but it’s a dangerous journey, so I chose Europe It’s also a difficult journey, but better than the South Korea journey.” North Korea, in its first response to the defection of a senior diplomat to South Korea, branded the deputy envoy as an embezzler, child rapist and all around “human scum.” The Londonbased diplomat, Thae Yong Ho, whose job was to burnish the image of AFP/GETTY IMAGES North Korean The Korean leader Kim Central News Agency calls Jong Un, arThae Yong rived in South Ho a fugitive Korea last week Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Wednesday that he was the second-highest North Korean official at the embassy and the most senior North Korean diplomat ever to defect to South Korea In 1997, the North Korean ambassador to Egypt fled but resettled in the United States, the Associated Press reported The ministry said Thae decided to defect because of his disgust with the Kim Jong Un regime, his yearning for South Korean democracy and concerns about his children’s future, Yonhap, the South Korean news agency, reported In its commentary Saturday, the North’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), without mentioning Thae by name, said the diplomat had been recalled to Pyongyang because of a long list of transgressions “The fugitive was ordered in June to be summoned for embezzling a lot of state funds, selling state secrets and committing child rape,” KCNA said “This one clearly deserves legal punishment for crimes he has committed but he proved that he is human scum that has no basic loyalty as a human and no conscience and morality by running away to survive and abandoning the homeland and parents and siblings that raised and stood by him.” 5T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 SEEKING A RENDEZVOUS WITH AN ASTEROID ASTEROID BENNU OSIRIS-REx An unmanned spacecraft about the size of a household toolshed will travel 4.4 billion miles to bring back samples from Bennu, an asteroid orbiting our sun OSIRIS-REx's seven-year mission will tell us more about the asteroid's composition and the creation of the solar system Surface debis TAGSAM OSIRIS-REx SPACECRAFT TOTAL COST: $800 million excluding launch vehicle OSIRIS-REx OSIR OS IRIS IR IS-R IS -REx -R Ex iiss expe ex expected pect pe cted ct ed tto o br brin bring ing in g home 4.4 home 4.4 pounds poun po unds un ds of Bennu’s Ben B ennu en nu’s nu ’s ssur surface urfa ur face fa ce debr de debris bris br is is BENNU SURFACE SAMPLING LENGTH: 20 feet, inches with solar panels deployed WIDTH: feet WEIGHT: 4,650 pounds (with fuel) HEIGHT: 10 feet, inches Return sample of Bennu surface for analysis EMPIRE STATE BUILDING Spacecraft size to human feet Compare asteroid data with Earth-based data ASTEROID BENNU 1,454 feet Map asteroid surface Measure deviations in asteroid’s orbit 4.5 billion years old SIZE COMPARISON TAGSAM SAMPLE ARM LENGTH: 11 ft THE MISSION AGE: The OSIRIS-REx will fly in formation with the Bennu asteroid in August 2018 The TAGSAM arm will deploy and make contact with the surface of Bennu for five seconds The TAGSAM will release a burst of nitrogen gas, causing loose rocks and surface soil to be collected Approximate 1,640 feet diameter tall BENNU FACTS Probability of the asteroid Bennu hitting Earth in late 22nd century is in 2,500 Travels around the sun at the speed of 63,000 mph It could travel from Los Angeles to New York in minutes and 19 seconds Comes close to Earth every years Orbits the sun every 1.2 years (432.6 days) WHERE ASTEROIDS AND COMETS COME FROM Asteroids and comets are debris fragments left over from the formation of the planets and moons about 4.6 billion years ago Shifts in gravity can cause them to pass the Earth As some of these asteroids travel near Earth, scientists seek to learn more about their composition Comets usually come from the Kuiper Belt, which is billion to billion miles from Earth Asteroids in the asteroid belt can range in size from 20 feet to about 583 miles across SUN MERCURY VENUS EARTH Every day, the Earth is bombarded with more than 100 tons of dust and sand-sized particles MARS JUPITER SATURN ASTEROID BELT URANUS NEPTUNE PLUTO KUIPER BELT In 1801, the Ceres asteroid was first discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi NOTE Not to scale OSIRIS-REx LAUNCH ORBITS OF ASTEROID BENNU Beginning Sept 8, OSIRIS-REx has 34 days to launch The craft will be carried into space atop an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Once in space, the craft will orbit the sun for a year, then head toward its rendezvous with Bennu OSIRIS-REx will match Bennu's speed and orbit the asteroid and begin a months-long survey in October 2020 Extensive mapping, from an altitude of about miles, will determine where the sample will be taken WHAT ASTEROIDS ARE MADE OF When parts of an asteroid crash into Earth, they’re called meteorites MARS METAL ASTEROID OSIRIS-REx spacecraft Iron 91% Nickel 8.5% Cobalt 0.06% EARTH Atlas V vehicle SUN Oxygen 36% MERCURY Iron 26% VENUS STONY ASTEROID ASTEROID BENNU SOURCE NASA; Space.com; Theplanets.org RAMON PADILLA, GEORGE PETRAS AND JANET LOEHRKE, USA TODAY Silicon 18% Magnesium 14% Aluminum 1.5% Nickel 1.4% Calcium 1.3% 6T NEWS MONEY SPORTS Latest American Girl LIFE doll tells civil rights tale AUTOS TRAVEL USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 MONEYLINE PATRICK ERNZEN, RM SOTHEBY'S BUT FOR $22M, DOES IT COME WITH A CASSETTE DECK? A historic Jaguar that won the famed Le Mans race in the 1950s — a 1955 D-Type — sold for $21.78 million at auction Friday in Monterey, Calif., setting a record for the most ever paid for a British car, according to auctioneers While it was the most ever paid for a British car at auction, it still was under RM Sotheby’s estimates that it could go for as much as $25 million, reports our Chris Woodyard RM Sotheby’s says it was only the fourth British car to sell for more than $10 million at auction TASIA WELLS, WIREIMAGE ROCK LEGEND: YOU CAN KEEP YOUR DRIVERLESS CAR Jeff Beck, 72, is contemplating a future filled with self-driving cars But the prospect leaves the guitar legend and life-long hot-rod aficionado steaming mad, reports our tech reporter Marco della Cava “There’s driverless cars all over the place right now — with drivers in them!” says Beck, cooling off before a sound check in Santa Rosa, Calif., the latest stop of a tour he’s co-headlining with his blues idol, Buddy Guy, 80 (Beck plays Sunday at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheater) “Cruise control is bad enough If you can’t pay attention for long, you should not be driving,” says Beck, on the heels of news last week that Ford and Uber are both pushing aggressively to deliver self-driving vehicles USA SNAPSHOTS© Too public on public Wi-Fi 17% of consumers have provided their credit card details using public Wi-Fi SOURCE Norton Wi-Fi Risk Report of 1,025 U.S consumers JAE YANG AND JANET LOEHRKE, USA TODAY Based in Detroit in 1960s, she resonates with new movement Kristen Jordan Shamus @kristenshamus Detroit Free Press DETROIT She’s got that Motown sound and that Detroit swagger Melody Ellison, American Girl’s newest historical BeForever doll, is set to make her debut on Saturday in Detroit The character is a 9-year-old Detroit girl and aspiring singer who finds her voice amid the civil rights movement in the 1960s, according to the company It’s fitting that the story American Girl chose to tell to define the mid-1960s is based in Detroit, according to Gloria House, professor emerita of African-American studies at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, who was active during the civil rights movement “Why not have her be a little Detroit girl?” she said “Detroit was so much the mecca of civil rights and movement activities during that period from the ’60s right until the ’80s.” House notes that Martin Luther King Jr did a trial run of his “I Have a Dream” speech in Detroit in 1963 and that many families with Southern roots migrated to Detroit At the time, Detroit also had one of the nation’s largest NAACP branches and it had the most black-owned businesses in the country along with a growing black middle class Yet, said Juanita Moore, president and CEO of the Wright Museum, “there were still these significant issues around race and discrimination, even in Detroit, with all of that progressiveness that was happening here.” Moore said the story of Melody and her family, written by Denise Lewis Patrick, shows that discrimination wasn’t a problem only in the South during the ’60s, but also an issue in the North Through historical fiction, the books “really show what democracy is all about — that one voice and one person can work for change and to make things better,” Moore said To ensure local children will be able to read Melody’s story and learn the lessons in her books, American Girl donated $100,000 worth of books — its two paperback volumes, No Ordinary Sound and Never Stop Singing — to Detroit’s 22 public library branches, said Julie Parks, a company spokeswoman Any child who visits the library can get a free copy of either book until the end of the year Branches AMERICAN GIRL PHOTOS Doll designers fussed with the texture of the doll’s hair Many “little girls want to play with their doll’s hair,” says Juanita Moore, president and CEO of the Wright Museum Melody Ellison, the new doll, has straightened hair in keeping with the mid-1960s style American Girl released three books tied to its latest historical BeForever doll will stock copies of the books to loan to patrons with a library card Free dolls will be awarded to winners of the library’s summer reading program, said Jo Anne Mondowney, executive director of main Detroit Public Library branch Parks said American Girl was concerned about the historical accuracy of Melody and her story So the company consulted with an advisory board that had a rich knowledge of Detroit’s history and the history of the civil rights movement The board included Moore, House, civil rights leader Julian Bond and JoAnn Watson, a former Detroit city councilwoman who also served as executive director of the Detroit Branch NAACP, Parks said Together, they helped determine how Melody should look, deciding details about her clothing, accessories and the texture of her hair “In the late ’60s, the majority of African Americans did have straight hair,” said Moore “It may not have been bonestraight, but it was straightened In addition to our own recollections growing up as ’60s girls, there also was historical research.” Moore said they changed the texture of the doll’s hair several “Detroit was so much the mecca of civil rights and movement activities from the ’60s right until the ’80s.” Gloria House, professor at the University of Michigan-Dearborn times She noted that Melody could have had ponytails or braids, but many “little girls want to play with their doll’s hair.” “I can’t wait to see a little girl playing with this doll, and I can’t wait to see them connect and interact with her story,” she said Melody joins 15 other historical American Girl dolls the company has issued over the past 30 years The doll, which sells for $115, comes with a hound’s-tooth tricolored dress, matching headband, patent blue shoes, white socks and underwear, along with a paperback book Melody’s story has resonance today, House said “There is a very lively movement of young African Americans and their allies who come from various races and cultures, Black Lives Matter and other movements on the scene now that pick up from where the movement and organizations of the ’60s and ’70s left off,” she said Are Dow transports a caution signal for economy? Mark Hulbert Special for USA TODAY The stock market’s recent surge to new all-time highs may be nothing more than the silver lining in a very dark cloud: weakness in the transportation sector Many advisers consider that weakness to be ominous, on the theory that the sector is a leading economic indicator If so, then the sector is warning us of imminent economic trouble Consider the Dow Jones Transportation Average, one of the lesser-known Dow Jones indexes that consists of a basket of stocks from the airline, trucking, railroad and shipping industries with stocks such as Delta Air Lines, FedEx, Norfolk Southern and Ryder System Even as the better-known Dow Industrials were recently hitting another high, the Dow Transports were trading 15% below their all-time high set in December 2014 Over the same period, the broad stock market — as measured by the S&P 500 index — gained 4.4% Such a wide divergence is rare — and significant It certainly seems plausible that the transportation sector would be a leading indicator of the economy as a whole The Committee on National Statistics of the National Research Council explained why in a 2002 book entitled Key Transportation Indicators: Not only are transportation industries “major economic activities in themselves,” the committee wrote, transportation also “is a cost, to a greater or lesser extent, of virtually every other good or service in the economy.” This theory was confirmed statistically by the U.S Department of Transportation In a December 2014 study, that Department’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported that trend changes of the transportation sector between 1979 and 2013 led trend changes in the economy by an average of approximately four months The bureau based its study on the Transportation Services Index, which it calculates itself; that index hit its all-time high in July of last year GANNETT Weakness in the Dow Jones Transportation Average could signal economic weakness down the road To be sure, the U.S economy has not entered a recession, at least as measured by gross domestic product, but other broad measures of economic activity paint a less sanguine picture Total revenue at publicly traded corporations reached a peak in 2014 and has been declining ever since Corporate profits have plunged: Earnings per share of S&P 500 companies over the past 12 months were 18% lower than where they stood two years ago The reason the broad stock market averages have been able to reach all-time highs even as earnings were declining: Investors have been willing to pay more per dollar of earnings than they were before Two years ago, for example, the S&P 500’s price- to-earnings ratio — based on trailing 12-month, as-reported earnings — was below 19 The comparable ratio today is above 25 The average over the past 100 years has been 16.1 Higher P/E ratios, of course, mean the stock market is that much more vulnerable to any unexpected economic weakness Richard Moroney, editor of the Dow Theory Forecasts service, is one adviser who is paying close attention to the transportation sector’s weakness He notes that the Dow Transportation Average has been unable to surpass its high from this past April, much less its all-time high from late 2014 Until and unless that average can jump over even that lower hurdle, he argues, investors should brace themselves for a market decline by keeping at least some portion of their equity portfolios in cash or a short-term bond fund Hulbert, founder of the Hulbert Financial Digest, has been tracking investment advisers’ performances for four decades For more information, email him at mark@hulbertratings.comor go to www.hulbertratings.com USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 PERSONAL FINANCE RETIREMENT EVEN RETIREES NEED TO WATCH CREDIT SCORES AND REPORTS Stay on guard to keep your credit card and loan interest rates low and block identity theft Robert Powell Special for USA TODAY Few would debate the need for people to become familiar with their credit reports and their credit scores during their working years But what about retirees? Do they need to worry about such things? Yes, indeed, says Gerri Detweiler, head of market education for Nav, which provides free business and personal credit scores “It is a mistake to think that retirees don’t need to stay on top of their credit reports or credit scores,” she says QUALIFY FOR LOWER RATES According to Detweiler and others, a significant portion of retired Americans still have debt For instance, the Urban Institute reported in a 2013 study that the share of adults 65 and older with outstanding debt increased from 30% to 46% from 1998 to 2010; the inflation-adjusted median value of debt grew 56% over the period; and the average ratio of total household debt over total household 7T assets more than doubled signs of identity theft, such as new Another report, an AARP Public accounts that they did not open, Policy Institute/Demos paper and resolve these cases before the published in 2013, showed that theft has an impact on their nest more than half of those age 50 and egg.” up carry medical expenses (including prescription drugs and dental CREDIT FOR CREDIT’S SAKE expenses) on their credit cards Bernardo says retirees should Plus, one-third of older Americans monitor their reports and scores use credit cards to pay for and “work to maintain basic living expenses such their credit health so as rent, mortgage paythey can live their retirements, groceries and utiliment years to the ties, according to that fullest.” report For example, she says, Given all that debt, Detmany older Americans weiler says good credit don’t want to fully retire, scores can help older and instead they may Americans qualify for lowwant to finally start their er rates, which in turn can own business “Unless allow them to pay off debt “Changes they want to risk drainfaster ing their retirement savin your “With strong credit ings, many will need to credit scores you’ll be able to get apply for a small-busiscores low-cost financing so you, ness loan to get started,” hopefully, don’t end up on Bernardo says “Of can be the minimum-payment one of the course, one of the major treadmill,” she says factors in qualifying for a fastest loan is your credit score ways to Your credit score will WATCH OUT FOR not only determine if IDENTITY THEFT catch Although the likelihood of you qualify, but also identity identity theft decreases what interest rate you theft.” with age, Detweiler says, it pay Maintaining credit can be a significant conhealth so they can qualicern for older Americans Gerri Detweiler, fy for better loans can head of market For instance, Bureau of education for Nav mean monetary savings Justice Statistics reported post-retirement.” the number of retirement-age victims of identity theft increased to THE REWARDS 2.6 million in 2014 Many Americans plan on traveling “Changes in your credit scores once they retire And this, says can be one of the fastest ways to Bernardo, is certainly another reacatch identity theft,” she says son to worry about credit “Travel Others agree rewards credit cards can save trav“The No reason retirees elers a ton of money and offer should be concerned about their valuable perks,” she says “But recredit report/score is identity tirees must first qualify for these theft,” says Sandra Bernardo, man- cards, and without a good credit ager of consumer protection at score they likely will not be able to Experian secure the best cards and rewards.” According to Bernardo, most retirees probably not use credit as THE BOTTOM LINE they did when they were younger, “Credit health is important at evand thus aren’t paying as close at- ery age, and retirees and young tention to their accounts “This people alike should always work to makes retirees especially vulner- maintain a healthy credit report able to identity thieves, who and score and watch their report know these account holders as well as all financial accounts for are likely not monitoring any sign of identity theft,” Bernartheir accounts and are easi- says er targets,” she says “By monitoring their credit re- Powell is editor of Retirement Weekly ports on a regular basis, Got questions? Email Bob at rpowell@allthingsretirement.com retirees can watch for ROBERT LERICH, GETTY IMAGES FOR CO-WORKERS LEFT BEHIND uManage your relationships There’s a good chance you’ll run into the leaver again In addition, LinkedIn has made the professional world truly tiny Also, one of those “bright young things” could end up being the founder of a multimillion-dollar start-up or, who knows, your manager at some point uLet bygones be bygones During your time together with the leaver, you may have had arguments or just disliked how they operated When they quit, it is too late to correct this So be graceful You gain nothing from settling old scores uA shout-out If you enjoyed working with the leaver or they achieved a lot for your organization, acknowledge it and let them know they will be missed uKeep the faith A friend or manager who leaves your company may trigger the thought of “If they leave then I should, too.” Hold tight People leave companies for all types of personal reasons That doesn’t mean you should follow No company is perfect Stick where you are until you’re sure you need to try another option u Goodbye drinks Turn up for them! This is not just a chance to celebrate and respect the work a co-worker did but is also a way to lift the whole of the team’s spirits A friend or manager who leaves your company may trigger the thought of “If they leave then I should, too.” Hold tight uHow about a goodbye gift? It doesn’t need to be extravagant, but a nice mug — or, for extra credit, a goodbye video — could be an amazing send-off I recently left my company after a fantastic experience with an amazing group of people, and they made a wonderful goodbye video It was humbling uDon’t speak ill of the departed Try your best not to blame the “absent friend” for any issues that come up later It is not professional THEY QUIT! HOW TO HANDLE A WORKER’S DEPARTURE GRACEFULLY Fergus Mellon Special for USA TODAY Dealing with the person who just said “I quit” can be really tough if you enjoyed working with them and feel let down by their leaving That said, in the same way that there are best practices for leaving your job, so there are for dealing with the short-timer or the “soon to be departed.” Mellon is author of “Early Stage Professional: Starting Off Right,” a book for professionals in their early career years FOR MANAGERS IN MOURNING It can feel as if you are being deserted But don’t take it personally There are many, many reasons why people leave their roles uBe positive If they were good, let them know you will miss them and even that you would welcome them back in the future In my first real job out of college, my CEO said I could come back anytime, and he gave me a bonus to help pay for business school It was an amazing gesture If I ever have the chance to refer a client to his company I will uBe realistic If you make a counteroffer, know it is unlikely to be successful Once an employee says they are leaving it is really difficult to change their mind Do not feel rejected for a second time uAsk for feedback Take the opportunity to see what you can improve on You will get a more candid version of the truth from the leaver You may learn you need to tweak your communication style for Early Stage Professionals, for example, and this will help you become a better leader And if you get the feedback directly, it could take the sting out of any formal exit interview your company conducts GETTY IMAGES/ ISTOCKPHOTO 8T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 TECH Alexa, please boss around my new car Amazon’s personal assistant is hitched to the Hyundai Genesis Chris Woodyard @ChrisWoodyard USA TODAY Hyundai announced last week that it has partnered with Amazon to let motorists use their home digital assistant Alexa to boss around their new Genesis luxury car From inside their homes, owners of Hyundai’s Genesis G90 sedan will able to use voice commands through their Amazon Echo speakers to command the Alexa system to have their cars perform certain basic functions, Hyundai says So, for instance, the customer who wants the car running and air conditioning blasting for a daily commute need only say something like, “Alexa, tell Genesis to start my car at 70 degrees.” Or an owner might bark, “Alexa, tell Genesis to lock my car” from the comfort of their living room In addition, Alexa can flash the car’s headlights, honk the horn or turn off a running engine The feature, which went live Thursday, shows that Hyundai is serious about setting Genesis apart since it announced last year that it would become a standalone luxury division, much like Toyota’s Lexus or Nissan’s Infiniti The automaker’s officials say they are first with the feature, which is an accomplishment given how makers of prestige cars compete vigorously for any edge 2017 Genesis G90 will be first to get the Amazon system when it comes to technology Plus, they say the feature is a perfect fit for Genesis Being able to order basic functions by voice GENESIS remotely will keep owners from having to run outside to it themselves “The Genesis brand is about convenience for the owner,” says Barry Ratzlaff, executive director of digital business planning and connected operations “Time is the ultimate luxury.” Amazon’s Echo has proved to be a hit and is believed to be forcing rivals to scramble to create their own home digital assistants The system works much like Siri on Apple iPhones: Ask a question, get an answer Alexa can field trivia questions or play music from a playlist The Genesis function takes it into a new realm An Amazon spokesperson could not be reached for comment To sign up, owners of the new Genesis G90 need only link their Amazon account to their Genesis connected services account, Ratzlaff says Connected service comes free for three years New plans to end data overages at AT&T Eli Blumenthal @eliblumenthal USA TODAY SPENCER PLATT, GETTY IMAGES Customers shop at the new Apple Store at the 350,000-square-foot World Trade Center shopping mall on opening day Tuesday in New York City Historically, Apple introduces new iPhones shortly after Labor Day APPLE’S IPHONE BUZZ FADES AS OLD MODELS KEEP TICKING Some analysts say Apple may wait until 2017 for big upgrade Jefferson Graham @jeffersongraham USA TODAY BEACH , For half a decade, the launch of an Apple iPhone triggered the same kind of global hysteria once reserved for beloved music groups — customers camping for days in front of a store, often in Applethemed costumes That may be changing Low expectations for major changes to the next upgrade, and data showing consumers are holding onto their smartphones longer, suggest the Apple buzz is fading Apple has reached the point where “the phone is so good, I’m just not as stoked to get the new version,” says Blake Rose, who recently moved west from Kettering, Ohio He owns the iPhone 6S, released last September Sales of Apple products dropped more than 20% at Target Corp during the retailer’s quarter ended July 30, Target CEO Brian Cornell said Wednesday, contributing to a 7% drop in total sales Apple historically introduces new iPhones shortly after Labor Day, and if it follows past years’ patterns, it would launch a phone with a major redesign and upgrade, say the iPhone This fall, however, some analysts, including Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies, expect Apple to hold off on a major upgrade, waiting for 2017 and the 10th anniversary of the phone instead “I wouldn’t be surprised if next year, Apple skips and and introduces the iPhone 10, for the anniversary,” Bajarin says Apple didn’t respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment Analysts expect three key add- TALKING TECH VENICE CALIF MICHEL KOFSKY Blake Rose, right, says the current iPhone is so good that he’s “just not as stoked” for a new one MICHAEL KOFSKY Ryan Seron left, of Boynton Beach, Fla., plans to get the new iPhone when it first goes on sale ons for the next iPhone: uA dual-camera sensor that is designed to dramatically improve low-light images and make it easier to zoom in on photos uMore internal storage, at 32 gigabytes, up from the standard 16 GB uRemoval of the headphone jack port, which will require consumers to plug their phones and earbuds into the Lightning charging port This will probably cause them to buy new headphones and buds How does Apple sell a new edition with minimal new features? If the camera is really good, “consumers will respond,” Bajarin says “It depends upon the quality.” Sales for the latest iPhone, the 6S and 6S Plus, didn’t catch fire with consumers as did previous models Apple has reported slumping sales for the previous two quarters, a first for the company, which sent revenue down 15% for the June quarter iPhone unit sales fell to 40.4 million in the recent quarter, down 15% year over year Earlier this year, Apple introduced the smaller iPhone SE, which introduced no new features but carried a lower price in a smaller body Although Apple says sales have been strong for the SE, they haven’t been enough to push iPhone unit numbers higher than previously The last major redesign for the iPhone was in 2014’s iPhone and Plus models, which remain Apple’s best-selling iPhone models Consumers loved the larger screens and improved camera But 2015’s 6S and 6S Plus failed to impress in an equal way, with new features such as 3-D Touch shortcuts and the ability to add short seconds of video clips to your photos “They don’t really change anything except the camera and speed,” Lala O’Malley of Los Angeles said “It ended with the 4S.” For the next version, Maya Borski of Riverside, Calif., doesn’t mind losing the headphone jack “Now you’ll only have to worry about one hole in the phone getting wet instead of two and ruining the whole phone,” she says Many of the consumers we spoke to here on Ocean Front Walk said they would love to see a 100% waterproof iPhone — such as the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7, unveiled this week “Where’s Apple with that?” Rose asks But even though the innovation from Apple over the past few years has slowed, Apple fans are still out there Ryan Seron of Boynton Beach, Fla., says he’ll be “standing online” on opening day to get the latest iPhone “Everyone always wants the newest thing,” he said And O’Malley, though she seemed ho-hum about a new iPhone’s prospects, admitted that she, too, would probably opt for the new model How often does she get a new one? “Sadly, every year,” she says NEW YORK The era of telecommunication carriers charging you once you top the data limit is coming to a close Last week, AT&T announced Mobile Share Advantage plans that won’t charge you extra for going over your data limit, instead slowing down your data for the remainder of your billing month The plans come with other changes — they strip out the cheapest, offering more data for higher prices, while lowering the cost for some higher-data plans AT&T is likely betting consumers will switch to get rid of annoying charges when they go over the limits They’re following in welltrodden footsteps: T-Mobile, Sprint and most recently Verizon have eliminated what’s known as overages for consumers in new plans Verizon is the only one to charge for the feature, with a $5 fee to enable “Safety Mode.” The change comes amid a renewed increase in competition among wireless carriers, led by aggressive plays by T-Mobile and Sprint to lure customers Those moves have worked In the most recent quarter T-Mobile added 1.12 million phone customers, and AT&T added 185,000 Similar to the other carriers, AT&T will slow users’ speeds to anemic, 2G-like speeds of 128kbps — on par with other carriers — until the end of the customer’s billing cycle or until the user decides to upgrade to a larger plan With those speeds, users can check email or light browsing on the Web, but video watching and other data hungry tasks will be painfully slow AT&T declined to comment further AT&T now charges customers more if they use more data than they’ve signed up for under their tiered plans For instance, under AT&T’s current Mobile Share Value plans, the company charges $20 for an additional 300 MB on its 300 MB plan or $15 per additional GB on its larger plans AT&T will still send text messages to alert users when they are at 75%, 90% and 100% of their monthly data bucket (or at 90% and 100% for businesses) As part of the new Mobile Share Advantage, AT&T is revamping its data offerings The smallest and cheapest 300 MB and GB plans ($20 and $30 per month, respectively) will be going away They’ll be replaced by GB plan for $30 per month and a GB plan for $40 per month The GB for $50 plan will be replaced by a new GB for $60 option Users happy with existing plans don’t need to switch to the new plans, though they won’t get the benefit of avoiding charges for exceeding data allowances Change comes amid a renewed increase in competition among wireless carriers FLICKR Similar to the other carriers, AT&T will slow users’ speeds until the end of the customer’s billing cycle or until the user decides to upgrade to a larger plan 9T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 TRENDING Doctors, hospitals prepping Student journalists for tough talk on mistakes ON CAMPUS on Olympic beat in Rio Going beyond the headlines, they have freedom to dig, grow Anjali Bhat USA TODAY College There are more than 11,000 athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympics and almost three times as many journalists Among these 30,000 storytellers are a group that are not professionals but hope to be soon — student journalists that prepared rigorously while at their campuses in the U.S to find stories in Brazil “The Olympic Games have been something close to my heart my whole life, and to be able to experience it firsthand is emotional,” said Ella Fox, a senior at Queens University of Charlotte, who traveled with a group of peers to cover the Games There are two types of stories at the Olympics: obvious ones — Simone Biles emerging as the best gymnast in the world, for example And those like the ones Queens students are working on — about the impact of the Olympics on low-income communities in Rio or on taxi and Uber drivers that drive spectators to events While these journalists have done their share of athlete and team profiles, they often wake up with no idea what to write about until later that day “I have never been in an environment where I didn’t have a plan, but it’s been a lot of fun,” said Robby General, a junior at Ball State University “As a sports writer, I normally cover games and have exclusive access to post-game interviews and press box or sideline seats But that’s not true here.” General is a part of the blog “Ball State at the Games.” He is simultaneously a writer, photographer and videographer and does not have a fixed set of duties As website designer and managing editor of “Queens in Rio,” Queens University senior Hiwot Hailu directs a team of writers, provides technical support and is responsible for managing all the They are finding honesty is best policy, despite fear of suits Zhai Yun Tan Kaiser Health News It was a Fourth of July weekend, but Sharon O’ Brien, an intensive care physician, was not celebrating A medical error earlier landed a patient in her ICU The patient eventually died — and she had to decide what to tell the patient’s family Should she apologize? How much detail should she share about the mistake? Would a frank discussion put the hospital at risk of a lawsuit? “I had never really been in that situation before,” said O’Brien, recalling the 2004 incident She decided to tell the patient’s family about the error, bracing herself to face their anger Although the family was stricken by grief, they appreciated her honesty “I spent a lot of time with the patient’s family supporting them and explaining what had happened, and yet I felt so unsupported in that experience,” said O’Brien, a physician at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Hospitals have traditionally been reticent to disclose to patients or relatives the specifics of how a medical procedure didn’t go as planned for fear of malpractice lawsuits In recent years, though, many are beginning to consider a change Instead of the usual “deny-and-defend” approach, they are revamping policies to be more open To help them move in this direction, the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released in May an online toolkit Hospitals’ interest in the approach has been fueled by studies showing that patients want to know when an adverse event has occurred and that doctors suffer from anxiety when there are restrictions and concerns about what they are allowed to discuss Some studies have found that patients are more likely to sue when they perceive a lack of honesty MedStar Health, which is MOLLY RILEY, AP MedStar Health has been a pioneer setting up programs to deal with medical mistakes — and discussing them among the largest health providers in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region, was a pioneer in setting up such programs at its 10 hospitals, starting in 2012 O’Brien was among the first to sign up as a volunteer, at Georgetown University Hospital A team of physicians — called the “Go Team” — complete a four-hour initial training program and then annual booster courses every six to eight months to prepare for these tough conversations After that, Go Team members are on call 24/7 to pro- content posted to the website In the past week or so, professional journalists have been heavily criticized for allowing sexist or racially biased coverage of athletes to slip through the cracks Hailu said she doesn’t experience the same pressures “I think that our situation allows us to feel that pressure differently,” said Hailu “As student journalists, we are producing the stories that we want and find interesting That allows us the freedom to focus on the impact of the Games, rather than the news of the Games itself.” While many of these student journalists will have spent only a little over a month in Rio de Janeiro by the end of the Olympics, several consider their experience to be a glimpse into their lives as professional journalists They are reminded that if it is possible to report at an international event where cultural differences can complicate stories, it is most definitely possible back at home The students who have ventured into Rio’s slums or told the stories of those who felt burdened by the Olympics feel especially rewarded in their work “This experience really has helped me to see that journalism can change lives by telling the stories of those around you,” said Fox “And I know for a fact this experience is changing my life.” JOHN EHLKE, AP TRUMP THE MEDIA BASHER TURNS TO MEDIA FOR HELP @remrieder USA TODAY JAMES LANG, USA TODAY SPORTS Kaiser Health News is a health policy news service, part of the non-partisan Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump concludes a speech at a campaign rally Tuesday in West Bend, Wis Rem Rieder Some students have ventured into Rio’s slums or told the stories of locals who felt burdened by the Olympics vide guidance Another program, “Care for the Caregiver,” provides psychological support for staff Training involves role-playing exercises with professional actors who simulate patient scenarios O’Brien remembers clearly one session when she had to confront actors portraying a patient’s family almost hysterical with anger The patient had suffered from severe burns due to a fire in the operating room “It’s scary to be in that room even though I knew it was a simulation,” she said David Mayer, vice president of quality and safety for MedStar Health, said by creating an open environment, the doctors have been able to learn from past events and improve their performance He has seen a 60% reduction in serious safety events in four years But openness has a cost The hospital might have to pay for remedies, such as waiving medical bills Donald Trump loves to batter the media, the corrupt media, the pathetic media that’s forever distorting what he’s saying and underreporting the size of his tremendous crowds While the Republican presidential candidate often seems to lump together the diverse media as a miserable monolith, he clearly makes some distinctions So when he needed to reboot his faltering campaign last week, he turned to a media figure Meet Stephen Bannon, Team Trump’s newly minted CEO But not just any media figure Bannon has been executive chairman of Breitbart News, as enthusiastic and consistent a booster of The Donald as can be found A local Breitbart is probably what Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov Mike Pence, was looking for when he briefly tried to set up a state-run news service that was quickly dubbed “Pravda on the prairie.” What’s more, there is word Trump will be trained for his crucial debate confrontations with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by none other than Roger Ailes, the all-powerful CEO of Fox News until he was brought down last month by a sexual harassment lawsuit You can’t get much more media than that When I read about the new Trump-Ailes alliance, I thought for a moment I must be reading The Onion In what cosmos could a candidate by far trailing with women in the polls think it was a MEDIA 2013 PHOTO BY DANNY MOLOSHOK GERALD HERBERT, AP good idea to bring on a man who has been the target of a wide array of sexual harassment allegations? But it turned out I was reading The New York Times, which said it had been told about Ailes’ new gig by “four people briefed on the move,” none of them named in the Times story Trump says Ailes has “no role” and suggests he doesn’t need any help preparing for the debates While Fox News long has served as a Full Employment Act for failed GOP presidential hopefuls, I wouldn’t expect a huge influx of media people joining the Trump campaign Particularly unlikely to come on board are conservative columnists such as David Brooks, George Will and Michael Gerson, who have been fulminating against Trump for months It’s no wonder the TrumpAiles story brought to mind The Onion, because this whole campaign has had an Onion-like feel to it A blustery billionaire with no political credentials running the table in the GOP primary? Never happen, right? Walls on the border, Muslim bans, blood coming out of wherever, a candidate feuding with Gold Star parents, calls for help from the Russians (the Russians!), Second Amendment people to the rescue, President Obama inventing the Islamic State? Then there’s the campaign chairman who, handwritten ledgers indicate, was to receive $12.7 million in cash from a pro-Russian Ukrainian political party You really can’t make this stuff up And it’s not even Labor Day And while candidate Trump truly is in a class by himself, it could only be in a parallel universe where someone thought it was a good idea for a secretary of State to exclusively use a private email server, not to mention evade and obfuscate when that fact came to light Hillary Clinton, blindsided by the Obama juggernaut in 2008, has been an exceedingly lucky candidate this time around With her high negatives and lack of excitement and vision, it’s hard to imagine her with a clear lead at this point against a candidate who didn’t specialize in self-inflicted wounds and unforced errors Trump’s steady stream of outrages have totally overshadowed the Clinton email albatross, and not because of that crooked media Often when there is a damaging email development, Trump emerges with another I-didn’t-really-say-that outburst that sucks up all the oxygen In the extraordinary weeks of Trump self-immolation since the conventions, Clinton has been Team Trump CEO Stephen Bannon and campaign manager Kellyanne Conway are devotees of letting Trump be Trump content to play rope-a-dope, largely staying out of the limelight If you like your elections heavy on policy debates, there’s no doubt this one has been a disappointment for you Trump, as is his wont, has made it about Trump And all that wishful thinking by the GOP about a Trump — you should excuse the expression — “pivot” to a more traditional campaign stance has been just that Every old-school teleprompter speech is followed by fireworks And the new Trump leaders — Bannon and campaign manager Kellyanne Conway — are big devotees of “Let Trump Be Trump,” of all guns blazing Not that the now back-burnered campaign chairman Paul Manafort, he of the Ukrainian millions, has had much success keeping him on the straight and narrow But there is one development that is really encouraging for those who care about the public debate For too long, the press was content to stick to the comfort of he-said-she-said — candidate X said this, candidate Y responded, and that’s that In recent years, thanks largely to FactCheck.org, PolitiFact and The Washington Post Fact Checker, we’ve seen a dramatic rise of political fact-checking, of going the extra mile and sorting out who is telling the truth and who isn’t This time around, as Duke professor and former PolitiFact head honcho Bill Adair points out, we’re seeing much more factchecking in real-time political reporting Adair points to a number of examples of news outlets calling out Trump for the preposterous, I mean “sarcastic,” claim that Obama and Clinton founded ISIL That’s a vital, if long overdue, step in the right direction 10T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 SHARE THE NEWS THAT MATTERS TO YOU /yourtake Be part of the news Upload a video or photo with Your Take, and you could get published in USA TODAY yourtake.usatoday.com 11T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 SUNDAY A long look at thighhigh boots, 13T DEMI LOVATO BY DANIEL BOCZARSKI, FILMMAGIC Send us down to Tucson for some great food, 14T ASHLEY DAY, USA TODAY MUSIC BILLY RAY CYRUS’ FULL CIRCLE TO ‘THIN LINE’ More than 20 years after his breakout stardom, he still follows his own path Bob Doerschuk Special for USA TODAY For more than 20 years, Billy Ray Cyrus has called Singing Hills home That’s the name he gave to his spread deep in Middle Tennessee farm country Passing through his front gate, visitors cross a bridge over a small creek, pass stands of oak, hickory, a few weeping willows and incongruous evergreens and flowering cacti and end up at his pillared, two-story place, a motorcycle parked nearby and Cyrus himself grinning from the front door “I’m sorry it’s such a mess,” he says while leading through an entryway whose only apparent litter is a couple of dog toys His wife, Tish, is in California with their daughter Miley, who is taping her debut season as a judge on The Voice The first season of his new show, Still the King, has just finCOURTESY OF ished airing on ARISTOMEDIA CMT His next album, Thin Line, is out Sept So until Tish returns, Cyrus has plenty of time and room on his hands Round bales of hay populate the landscape outside his kitchen window A circular Native American artwork hangs on the wall, overlooking a wooden table, also round, where Cyrus seats himself “We’ve had this table since I moved here in 1994,” he says “That chair by the wall? That’s where Waylon Jennings always sat when he came to visit He was right there one day when he told me, ‘Cyrus, you not realize that every 10 years Nashville throws out one person that’s not exactly like everybody else because it makes them feel better?’ So you’re not the Chosen One? So NASHVILLE v STORY CONTINUES ON 12T USA SNAPSHOTS© Pack up and go essential items for travel bag Camera (beyond cellphone’s) Noise-canceling headphones Portable charger SOURCE Hotwire consumer survey July 13-15 TERRY BYRNE AND VERONICA BRAVO, USA TODAY ON STAGE AT THE 2016 CMT MUSIC AWARDS BY C FLANIGAN, FILMMAGIC CALENDAR TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Plan your week in entertainment with these highlights and popculture milestones: READ: Literary Starbucks: GO: Kanye West’s Saint Pablo LISTEN: Barbra Streisand’s MONDAY REVISIT: Today marks the the 30th anniversary of the release of Stand By Me Go back in time and rewatch UNIVERSAL FILMS this classic comingof-age film, or check out Stephen King’s novella The Body, on which the plot is based Fresh-Brewed, Half-Caf, No-Whip Bookish Humor by Nora Katz, Wilson Josephson and Jill Poskanzer is out today Inspired by the authors’ Tumblr site, it features chance encounters of authors and famous characters at Starbucks Tour kicks off today in Indianapolis The tour, his first in North America in three years, will include stops in Boston, New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles WEDNESDAY WATCH: Get back into the glitz, glamour and backstage drama of child beauty pageants with the return of TLC’s Toddlers and Tiaras at p.m ET/PT MATT SAYLES, AP Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, in which she pairs up with Hollywood heavyweights, is released today The album features duets with, among others, Anne Hathaway, Alec Baldwin, Melissa McCarthy, Chris Pine and Jamie Foxx Compiled by Mary Cadden STEVE JENNINGS, WIREIMAGE 12T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 CELEBRITY SUPERLATIVES Billy Ray Cyrus turned country music on its ear when he arrived on the scene in the early 1990s The gold medal for love goes to Leslie Jones USA TODAY’s Jaleesa Jones digs through the latest celebrity news for highlights and lowlights Think high school yearbook superlatives — if Leslie Jones and Adele were classmates SWEETEST CELEBRITY ADVOCATE: LESLIE JONES Jones is paying it forward When the Ghostbusters star was targeted in a racist, sexist Twitter harassment campaign, fans expressed solidarity with the entertainer, rallying under the banner #LoveForLeslieJ And after catching wind that 2012 Olympic darling and 2016 all-around gold medalist Gabby Douglas also was caught in an online hailstorm, Jones encouraged her followers to extend that same love to Douglas “Yo I just heard Gabby getting attacked on her page,” Jones tweeted “Show her the same love you showed me #Love4GabbyUSA.” Douglas has since been met with an outpouring of support MOST GRACIOUS SHANIA TWAIN TRIBUTE: DRAKE MARK HUMPHREY, AP Long way from ‘Achy Breaky’ v CONTINUED FROM 11T what? Welcome to the club.’ ” In those days, with his mullet cut, sulky good looks and his stupendously successful platinumselling 1992 single Achy Breaky Heart, Cyrus alarmed many oldguard country artists and critics He has completed a full circle of sorts since then, moving from his initial perception as an outsider, through mainstream adulation playing Miley’s dad on the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana and back to where he began, a star who doesn’t fit easily into any category other than his own On Thin Line, Cyrus, who turns 55 Thursday, honors his musical heroes by covering such classics as Help Me Make It Through the Night, Sunday Morning Coming Down and Going Where the Lonely Go, always bringing something of his own to the performance He also teams up with Waylon’s son Shooter Jennings on two tracks whose darkness and intensity stand out from the rest of the album, his 14th “I was in my darkest hour when I recorded those two,” says Cyrus, whose last studio release was 2012’s Change My Mind “Tish and I were coming out of some tough times I wasn’t exactly sure of how things were going to go But I got this crazy email from Shooter that he wanted to record this song Killing the Blues with me I go down to L.A., thinking we’ll be working in a nice studio Dude, it was a meat locker I’m not making that up: It was an old butcher place where they used to gut cows But when we started rolling, I didn’t care Things went so well that we decided to one more.” Cyrus looks again at the chair where his best friend felt most at home “Waylon sat right there and told me that he had a dream that I had recorded I’ve Always Been Crazy,” he says, referencing the title cut of a Jennings album released in 1978 “At the time I was with Sony Records When I went in and told them I wanted to that song, they said, ‘Nobody wants to go back to that stuff.’ But that day with Shooter, he mentioned that (their friend and fellow outlaw) Lee Roy Parnell was in town I said, ‘Let’s bring him in and complete your daddy’s dream.’ We did it in that dark little studio, which gave it something a little spooky.” Perhaps the spookiest moments on Thin Line are the last, a ghostly duet with Miley, accompanied only by the drone of a Buddhist bowl she had given her dad the day after his birthday last year “She tapped it with this stick and it made this amazing sound,” he recalls “When she left, I made maybe a five-minute version of just that bowl “The next day, Miley came back I said, ‘You’ve got to LATEST ACTOR TO GET POLITICAL: TIM MATHESON He may be the self-proclaimed “6 God,” but even Drake can’t help but praise fellow Canadian artists During his stop in Tennessee, Drake was greeted backstage by the country star — who has been working on new music in Nashville The Views artist later shared a photograph of himself and Twain and dedicated part of his set to her “I grew up a fan,” Drake told the audience “I just want to say that, like, Shania Twain came to my show tonight So this next set, right here, I’m doing this for Shania This is my love set for Shania.” Ronald Reagan may not be here to express his thoughts on GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, but the actor playing the conservative icon in a forthcoming TV movie offered his frank opinion to USA TODAY “I just think the man is a very troubled, emotional mess,” says the actor, who will play Reagan in an adaptation of Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard’s best-seller Killing Reagan “I don’t think Ronald Reagan would have had any trouble dismissing him as a terrible candidate The basis of Ronald Reagan was his humanity.” MOST LIKELY TO CRUSH SUPER BOWL FANS’ HOPES: ADELE The singer won’t be saying Hello to fans at the 2017 Super Bowl — at least not from the halftime stage At her tour stop in Los Angeles’ Staples Center this month, the 25 singer said she declined an invitation to headline one of the biggest gigs in the industry, saying the show did not align with who she is as an artist “First of all, I’m not doing the Super Bowl,” Adele said from the stage “I mean, come on, that show is not about music And I don’t really — I can’t dance or anything like that They were very kind, they did ask me, but I did say no I’m sorry, but maybe next time.” COURTESY OF ARISTOMEDIA Cyrus revisits the legendary Music Mill Studio in Nashville, where he cut his debut album, Some Gave All, in 1992 hear this!’ I started playing what I had, and suddenly she grabbed the microphone and started singing Every bit of it came in that moment She evidently had some stuff she wanted to say, and this gave her the space to say it without the pressure of a song or a melody When she left again, I listened to what she’d said and threw in some bloodier, darker stuff.” The results — Cyrus calls it a prayer, not a song — appear as a surprise bonus track But the story of this music, which they call Angels Protect This Home, doesn’t end there “The next day, the 28th, a guy came over to install a new TV system,” Cyrus says “And he knocked my bowl onto the floor It shattered into a thousand pieces! I was in tears, to be honest All I had left was this recording But when I told Miley about it, she said: ‘I think that was supposed to happen It had to break Daddy, it’s complete.” It was another circle, one of many in Cyrus’s life “Part of my Cherokee religion is that everything is round,” he says “The Earth is round The sky is round The stars are round The wind at its greatest fury, a hurricane or a tornado, goes around A bird builds its nest in a circle because her religion is the same as ours.” He smiles and spreads his hands on the table “Trust me, Tish has tried to throw this out a thousand times But maybe because it’s round too, I’m like, ‘Anything but this table It has to stay.’ ” Cyrus, with his famous daughter, Miley, and his wife, Tish Cyrus, arrive for a beneflit gala last summer in New York NEILSON BARNARD, GETTY IMAGES BEST KENNY BAKER REMEMBRANCE: MARK HAMILL After the news broke Saturday that the beloved Star Wars actor had died at 81, the Star Wars community and its fans lit up Twitter with remembrances of Baker’s spellbinding screen presence But perhaps the most magical tribute came courtesy of Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the first Star Wars film, Episode IV: A New Hope, released in 1977 “Goodbye Kenny Baker,” Hamill wrote on Twitter in a final salute to his “lifelong loyal friend,” who played R2-D2 “I loved his optimism and determination He WAS the droid I was looking for!” Hamill continued, a reference to Obi Wan’s famous Jedi mind trick from Episode IV JONES BY GREGG DEGUIRE, WIREIMAGE; DOUGLAS BY GEOFF BURKE, USA TODAY SPORTS; DRAKE BY CHARLES SYKES, INVISION/AP; MATHESON BY HOPPER STONE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNELS/SMPSP; ADELE BY SASCHA STEINBACH, GETTY IMAGES; HAMILL BY MIKE MARSLAND, WIREIMAGE Corrections & Clarifications PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER John Zidich EDITOR IN CHIEF USA TODAY is committed to accuracy To reach us, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones at 800-8727073 or e-mail accuracy@usatoday.com Please indicate whether you’re responding to content online or in the newspaper Patty Michalski CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER Kevin Gentzel 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, Va 22108, 703-854-3400 Published by Gannett USA TODAY LIFE is published weekly Advertising: All advertising published in USA TODAY is subject to the current rate card; copies available from the advertising department USA TODAY may in its sole discretion edit, classify, reject or cancel at any time any advertising submitted National, Regional: 703-854-3400 Reprint permission, copies of articles, glossy reprints: www.GannettReprints.com or call 212-221-9595 USA TODAY is a member of The Associated Press and subscribes to other news services USA TODAY, its logo and associated graphics are registered trademarks All rights reserved PUZZLE ANSWERS 13T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 FASHION ALL EYES ON THE THIGHS Thigh-high boots, beloved by dominatrixes and drag queens, are all around this summer, despite the soaring temps But at least their thighs are bare as celebs galore don strut-worthy boots USA TODAY’s Maria Puente and Mary Cadden take a look at this steamy trend ARIANA GRANDE DANIA RAMIREZ Beverly Hills in August — perfect boot weather, right? Still, over-the-knee black suede suited Grande as she promoted her upcoming Hairspray Live! with Derek Hough Aug at the Television Critics Association press tour Why wear black when you can rock purple? That’s what the actress did at the Bad Moms premiere July 26 in Los Angeles, where her Le Silla mulberry suede over-the-knee boots were luscious She had several trends going: Check out her Valkyrie Cape Jacket from Meena for a superhero vibe that is super-haute SHENAE GRIMES-BEECH At the Hollywood premiere of Amateur Night July 25, GrimesBeech’s monochromatic boho look of leather shorts and thigh-high boots hit the right notes, while a silky, long-sleeve pullover blouse kept the focus on the actress’ legs DEMI LOVATO MEREDITH MICKELSON AND BELLA HARRIS The young models were spotted at the Teen Choice Awards July 31 in shorts, thigh boots and turtlenecks, but their overall vibes were different: Mickelson’s super-high shorts and long flowing locks gave the model an almost ’60s go-go look, while Harris’ pleated skort and up-do were sweet and playful She, too, knows the prancing value of thigh boots on stage, here performing at the 2016 Honda Civic Tour Aug in Rosemont, Ill MICKELSON AND HARRIS BY FRAZER HARRISON, GETTY IMAGES; LOVATO BY DANIEL BOCZARSKI, FILMMAGIC; GRANDE BY RICHARD SHOTWELL, INVISION/AP; GRIMES AND RAMIREZ BY JON KOPALOFF, FILMMAGIC; FERGIE BY JONATHAN LEIBSON, GETTY IMAGES; DELEVINGNE BY JOEL RYAN, AP; BEYONCÉ BY LARRY BUSACCA, PW AND 13TH WITNESS/INVISION BEYONCÉ FERGIE She went for an all-PVC look Aug 13 at the Pandora Summer Crush in Los Angeles in black thigh-highs and a one-piece that featured white racing stripes She practically lives in thigh boots, especially on stage She strutted an animal-print pair during her Formation World Tour in New York in June, then went for a pale gray pair of suede lace-up boots by Olivier Rousteing Aug in Barcelona CARA DELEVINGNE Tall boots are perfect to show off her long, long legs and her comic book-queen style Promoting Suicide Squad, she paired thigh-high Christian Louboutin black leather boots with an Anthony Vaccarello dress for the New York premiere Aug 1; then, two days later at the London premiere (pictured), she went with an Alexander McQueen leather jacket and black lace slip dress HEALTH Mapping genes can help plot your future But experts disagree on whether we know enough yet for the info to be useful “You’re going to find a lot of things you don’t know what to with Most of it is noise.” Muin Khoury of the CDC life history He’s hopeful the research eventually will justify screening for everyone Church, who was the fourth person in the world to have his genome sequenced, says that day already is here His own genome did not save him from an avoidable cancer or midlife health crisis — but for somewhere between two and 20 people per thousand, it might, he says “What’s the justification for waiting?” he asks Church argues that we many things for the benefit of equally small fractions of people If people don’t want to know about their risk for conditions they can’t anything about — such as Alzheimer’s — they can ask their doctors not to share that information, Church says Jehannine Austin, president of the National Society of Genetic Counselors, says the decision to screen is “not necessarily right for everyone.” Karen Weintraub Special for USA TODAY Harvard geneticist George Church is convinced everyone should have his or her genomes sequenced Such tests would reveal the rare diseases and handful of cancers for which we’re all at some risk, even if our family members don’t have them But many others in the field say we still don’t know enough about genetics to justify getting the test done “The evidence is not there yet for that balance to be tilted more toward population screening,” says Muin Khoury, director of the office of public health genomics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The first human genome sequence was completed in draft form in 2000 for $3 billion The cost has come down so much — to about $1,000 — that it’s now conceivable for people to get all their genetic information read out without help from insurance, which usually won’t cover the procedure The problem is it’s still easier to get the data than to know what to with it Right now, Khoury says, studies reveal variations in the genome that might not cause problems but could lead to unnecessary medical tests, anxiety and treatments “You’re going to find a lot of things you don’t know what to with,” Khoury says “Most of it is noise.” DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? HOPE VS FALSE HOPE Genetic sequencing can help solve diagnostic mysteries, finding causes for rare diseases It also can be incredibly useful for some cancer patients by identifying therapies their doctors wouldn’t otherwise have considered That approach saved Eric Dishman’s life Dishman was diagnosed with kidney cancer at 19 and struggled for 23 years on various treatments Five years ago he was out of options and near death when he got his own and his tumor’s genomes sequenced The tests re- MAGGIE BARTLETT, AP vealed his cancer had a mutation commonly found in pancreatic tumors Treatment with a medication targeted for pancreatic cancer got him healthy enough for a kidney transplant, and he’s now cancer-free But Dishman concedes he was lucky to have such a useful result And he worries people will build unrealistic expectations that gene sequences inevitably lead to successful treatments “False hope is not a good thing,” he says “I lived through decades of ‘This is the drug that’s going to cure your cancer,’ and then they put me on it and it almost killed me.” Dishman now heads President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative, which plans to sequence the genomes of million Americans over the next few years and then follow them over time to see how genes interact with their physical environment, socioeconomic status, body chemistry and Some geneticists say everyone should have their genomes sequenced A lot of the patients and families she works with want answers to “why” they have particular problems, Austin says But most genes are not deterministic They may increase someone’s chances of disease, but they also interact with the person’s environment Someone with a genetic risk who lives a healthy life and doesn’t have any additional risks might well avoid what looks like genetic destiny in someone else with a less-healthy way of living or who simply has bad luck “Any genomic test results are only going to be able to provide a partial answer for ‘Why did this happen to me?’ ” she says Austin says she hasn’t yet had her own genome sequenced Even though she knows genetics aren’t destiny, she’s concerned about how she’d react to any bad news she might hear “I know myself well enough to know that if I did have genetic testing that revealed an increased risk, this would exacerbate my anxiety and decrease my quality of life,” she says “That’s a risk I’m not prepared to take.” 14T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 TRAVEL DISPATCHES ETHAN MILLER, GETTY IMAGES The Riviera’s 22-story Monte Carlo tower comes to a spectacular end End of an era in Las Vegas The final tower of the legendary Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas came down in cinematic fashion early Tuesday It was a fitting ending for a property that was known as much for its early mobster ties as its appearances in several Hollywood movies, including the original 1960 Ocean’s 11 movie and the James Bond film Diamonds are Forever It now serves as a backdrop in the new movie Jason Bourne starring Matt Damon, perhaps its final film appearance 2,100-room Riviera The opened in April 1955 as the first high-rise on the Strip and shut its doors in May 2015 In its 60 years it played host to Liberace, Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, Barbra Streisand, Harry Belafonte and Louis Armstrong, along with regulars such as the Rat Pack Tuesday’s event marked the second of two implosions on the property, owned by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority The Monaco Tower was leveled in June Tuesday’s toppling is the last in a series of demolitions to make way for the Las Vegas Convention Center District Now that the Riviera is gone, the existing Las Vegas Convention Center can be renovated and expanded by 1.2 million square feet Included in that will be 600,000 square feet of additional exhibit space The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee recently recommended funding for the $1.4 billion expansion and renovation That recommendation will now be forwarded to the governor and state legislature for approval DELTA AIR LINES The Delta One suite will debut on Delta’s first Airbus 350 in fall 2017 Suite seating at 35,000 feet Suites on planes, with doors or curtains offering an extra layer of privacy, have become the most coveted spots in the cabin Emirates Airlines started the trend, and now Etihad Airways, Singapore Airlines, Asiana Airlines and Air France are among the international airlines that have these super-swank spaces for passengers who can afford them With Tuesday’s introduction of its Delta One suite, Delta Air Lines is boasting that it will be the world’s first airline to have an allsuite business cabin with a door for each suite Thirty-two suites will be on Delta’s first Airbus A350, due for delivery in fall 2017 Delta plans to put it into service primarily on routes between the U.S and Asia After that, Delta says, it will begin adding the suites to its Boeing 777 fleet In addition to entry doors, amenities in the suites will include customizable ambient lighting; an 18-inch, high-resolution in-flight entertainment monitor; power outlets and USB ports at each seat; multiple stowage compartments; and sliding privacy dividers between center suites “Bigger screens, wider seats and more privacy should all appeal to premium passengers,” says industry analyst Seth Miller “It shows the company is willing to invest some of its profits in a manner that benefits customers.” Harriet Baskas PHOTOS BY ASHLEY DAY, USA TODAY Locals including Isabel Montano and her family have integrated Mexican fare into the Tucson food landscape The family has made traditional pastries and tortillas (14,000 a day now) at La Estrella Bakery since 1986 Tucson heats up the Southwest food scene Locals work to make the city a gastronomic star Ashley Day Special for USA TODAY S TUCSON canning the menu of the restaurant I’ve stumbled into and snacking on my third order of housemade chips and salsa in as many days, I’m as relieved to see a sandwich called The Tucson as I was to find air conditioning Nook’s garden entryway drew me from a scorching walk along Congress Street As I bite into the stack of green chilis, chili chicken and burnt cheese that makes this sandwich so Tucsonan, I recognize the plates stacked in the open kitchen as being from HF Coors, the 33,000-square-foot dinnerware factory where I just took an indepth tour Talk about local: Coors makes everything on site, from the clay and glaze to the molds and handpainted wares The virtually indestructible dishes are used in restaurants (and homes) around the country When the cook across the counter tells me Nook sources coffee from Exo Roast Co down the road, I imagine I can trace my way back through this culinary community with the simplest of tasting trails, and I take off Exo is a 10-minute walk The café has a rustic, warehouse feel with coffee roasting right next to the long counter The coffee shop sources teas from nearby Maya Tea, which has a Prickly Pear herbal tea made from local ingredients, and Seven Cups Fine Chinese Teas, which has a local teahouse Next door, Tap & Bottle offers local beer and wine, including Iron John’s ale and sour beer and Pueblo Vida’s Barrel-Aged Brown Tucson Tamale Company made 1.3 million tamales last year HF Coors has been making dinnerware since 1925 Shoppers can tour the factory and stock up at the factory store “In a border city, you get to introduce and incorporate your traditions.” Isabel Montano of La Estrella Bakery Iron John’s ages beer in southern Arizona wine barrels and Whiskey Del Bac barrels from local Hamilton Distillers “The continuity and community here is real deep,” says Iron John’s co-founder and head brewer John Adkisson “Once you take that step (to sell your product), everyone reaches out to try each other’s new stuff or collaborate Rather than split up the pie, we want to grow the pie.” Try an authentic Sonoran hot dog made with a bacon-wrapped frank, beans, onion, tomato, mayo, mustard and jalapeño sauce Adkisson and Hamilton Distillers’ Stephen Paul are just two of the city’s prominent food and beverage entrepreneurs, most with Tucson roots, who are building the city into a budding gastronomy destination Paul sold mesquite furniture for more than two decades and is using the desert tree’s scraps to malt his own barley now His Arroyo Design has converted to Hamilton Distillers, where visitors can sip Whiskey Del Bac and even help bottle it The community has embraced these makers to such an extent that the local Whole Foods carries Iron John’s beers, Whiskey Del Bac and Tucson Tamale Company’s frozen tamales Todd Martin learned to make traditional tamales while visiting his then-girlfriend Sherry’s family and started experimenting with flavor combinations Now married, the Martins opened a tasting room with six tamales on the menu in 2008 Today, they have three restaurants and produce 1.3 million tamales a year Combination bakery, restaurant and grocery Time Market stocks a slew of local products as well Here, I’m meeting Noel Patterson, wine distributor turned accidental beekeeper, for a honey tasting Patterson’s Dos Manos Apiaries is sold inside because owner Peter Wilke (his friend and neighbor) insisted Patterson started with one hive — a surprise birthday gift — and couldn’t produce enough honey to meet demand But locals want- ed local, so they bought him more hives and lent backyards Today he’s hosting honey tastings and teaching beekeeping classes at Miraval Resort, and recommending all the other people I have to meet while he runs late to a class “I’m very proud of what’s happening in Tucson right now,” Patterson says “I’m a native, and in the past five years it’s been dramatically different There are some really smart people doing really cool things.” Patterson references Mission Gardens, where a group of locals is preserving and re-creating native agriculture The project is one of many reasons the city earned the UNESCO designation as a World City of Gastronomy — the only U.S city to hold the title Only about 60 miles from the U.S./Mexico border, Tucson’s also the self-proclaimed Mexican food capital of the country Natives like Isabel Montano and her family integrate Mexican fare into the food scene, where they’ve made traditional pastries and tortillas at La Estrella Bakery since 1986 “In a border city, you get to introduce and incorporate your traditions,” Montano says “What’s awesome about Tucson is they’ve embraced it and made it their own.” Patterson asks what adventure I’m up for, and moments later we’re in the Sonoran Desert, where his bees feed off cactus flowers and produce distinct local honey that you simply have to taste when you’re here This is the only place you can taste it Land a seat beneath lush green vines on Time Market’s whimsical, airy patio; grab the fresh baguette and soft brie you picked up inside, and spread the Sonoransourced honey on top while bees from Patterson’s backyard (two blocks away) buzz by Perhaps pair with a house-roasted Exo coffee, and somewhere in between bites and sips, ask someone nearby where you should head next 15T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 10BEST: Tee up to celebrate mini-golf Miniature golf turns 100 this year, and the puttable pastime is still going strong A new generation of pop-up and artist-designed courses is bringing a modern sensibility to the game, while lovingly maintained vintage courses still attract families as they have for decades “I’m seeing a resurgence in minigolf,” says Amanda Kulkoski, producer and director of Through the Windmill (minigolf movie.com), a documentary scheduled for release this fall The film professor, whose first job was at a course in Green Bay, Wis., shares some of her favorite miniature golf links with Larry Bleiberg for USA TODAY AROUND THE WORLD LAKE GEORGE, N.Y The two 18-hole courses are based on the builder’s global travels, complete with a huge German beer stein, a Mexican sombrero and a giant Paul Bunyan thrown in for good measure “One hole I got a kick out of was the Napoleon hole with a guillotine, and you have to time the putt just right,” Kulkoski says aroundtheworldgolf.com URBAN PUTT SAN FRANCISCO Mini-golf isn’t just limited to vacation towns and suburbia This indoor Mission District course delights visitors with a Steampunk sensibility, using mechanical lifts and elaborate theming “It’s just really full of surprises,” Kulkoski says “There’s one hole that simulates a submarine It vibrates the floor and you look out a porthole and see fish going by.” It also has a bar and restaurant urbanputt.com HAWAIIAN RUMBLE MYRTLE BEACH, S.C Myrtle Beach claims to have more miniature golf courses than any other city, with imaginative links like Hawaiian Rumble, which hosts the annual Masters of Miniature Golf tournament It’s built around a giant volcano that belches smoke and appears to erupt every 20 minutes Nearby is astonishing Mount Atlanticus, which was built in and around a former department store and parking deck hawaiianrumbleminigolf.com; myrtlebeachminigolf.com VITENSE GOLFLAND MADISON, WIS Named for former PGA player George Vitense, this indooroutdoor course combines playground equipment with miniature golf “They have an obstacle where you putt on one level and you have to slide down to another,” says Kulkoski, who played the course when she was a college student “It was good when I was in school, but now it’s fantastic.” vitense.com PHOTOS BY AMANDA KULKOSKI The holes at Around the World in Lake George, N.Y., are based on the original builder’s world travels, complete with a Napoleon hole that has a guillotine you must putt through MATTERHORN MINI GOLF CANTON, CONN Kulkoski’s movie follows a woman building this new course, which emerges as a puttable Swiss wonderland “The Heidi hole has you golfing around little goat poop My favorite hole is the bobsled track or ski moguls It’s just really fun You hear a lot of yodeling on the course.” matterhornminigolf.com WALKER ART CENTER MINNEAPOLIS Across the country, museums have embraced mini-golf for its cultural (and kitschy) possibilities One of the best examples is the Walker, which opens a course every summer with holes designed by artists This year it takes putters to the museum’s rooftop and remains open until Sept Nearby is Kulkoski’s favorite course, Big Stone in Minnetrista, Minn., which is built in and around a sculpture garden Walkerart.org; bigstoneminigolf.com MAGIC CARPET GOLF RENO When Kulkoski thinks of minigolf, she first pictures vintage courses, like this family-run operation where she found four generations at work “It has tons of dinosaurs, and a big, monster birthday-cake hole,” she says “It also has one of my favorite holes, with a giant spider web and a mechanical spider going up and down.” magiccarpetgolfreno.com EXPERIENCE PUTT-PUTT AUGUSTA, GA Par-King Skill Golf, a 1950s-era course in suburban Chicago, creates new mechanical holes every few years PAR-KING SKILL GOLF LINCOLNSHIRE, ILL This 1950s-era course in suburban Chicago has been called the Taj Mahal of miniature golf “Every few years, they create new, amazing holes,” Kulkoski says, citing a rocket with an elevator that lifts the ball in the air, and a roller coaster that moves the ball in a little car “It’s truly a mechanical vintage course in immaculate condition.” par-king.com TRAVEL EUROPE COUNTRY CLUB AT THE BAND BOX NASHVILLE This new course appeals to fans of both mini-golf and minor league baseball It’s the latest addition to a dining and entertainment area called Band Box at First Tennessee Park, home to the Nashville Sounds The course features holes designed by area artists and is open only during baseball season thebandboxnashville.com While people often use the phrase “Putt-Putt” to describe all mini-golf, the term actually is trademarked, referring to courses franchised through a Fayetteville, N.C., company Kulkoski likes this location because it’s more elaborate than the standard courses, which are flat and often short on decoration “It has multiple levels and giant animals.” It also stands out for the two 20-foot putters in a pond surrounded by bumper boats puttputt.com/augusta MORE 10BEST TRAVEL.USATODAY.COM See lists for travel ideas online FOR MORE INFORMATION USATODAY.COM/TRAVEL In Berlin, illuminating art confronts a dark past Nancy Nathan Special for USA TODAY Berlin is a city of tragic memory In its post-Wall years, it has also been a city in a rush to confront that dark past with a dramatic energy For the traveler, enjoying Berlin’s art scene is to discover the art in public and private spaces often linked to the Third Reich or the Cold War In a visit of just a few days, and with a little planning, you can enjoy world-class contemporary installations in a converted Nazi bunker, walk the heart of a prewar Jewish neighborhood now lined with the most prominent small contemporary galleries, visit a palatial home housing a noted Picasso collection given to the city by a Jew who had fled the Nazis, and see the city’s two dramatic architectural attempts to get the collective mind around the Holocaust through public art The converted Nazi air raid bunker holds the Boros Collection, right in the center of Berlin It requires an online reservation (sammlung-boros.de) for the small-group English or German tours Once an East German prison, then an S&M fetish nightclub, the bunker was bought in 2012 by the Boros family to house just part of a mammoth personal collection of avant garde contemporary sculpture and spatial installations in 80 cell-like cement rooms There are works by 23 internationally prominent artists, including Damien Hirst and Ai Weiwei Visitors go from one cell to another — suddenly you might be at nose level with a maze of black inner tubes knotted in bunches and hanging from the low ceiling, in a work titled Clouds of Berlin, or enter another cell where the installation is a motion-activated pop- MARKUS SCHREIBER, AP American architect Daniel Libeskind’s Jewish Museum is famous for its gleaming angular wings corn machine Not far away is the Oranienburger Strasse-Auguststrasse area, once a heart of Jewish life from the late 19th century up till the Nazi era Just look for the gilded dome of New Synagogue, which was rebuilt after allied bombing Nearby streets are lined with prominent private galleries, many extremely cutting-edge (some with works some visitors might call pornographic) A visit to the neighborhood can be capped by dinner at one of Berlin’s hottest restaurants, Pauly Saal, housed in a former Jewish girls school On the opposite end of the city, and in many ways at the opposite end of the modern-art spectrum, is the Berggruen Museum Across a wide avenue from the 17thcentury Charlottenburg Palace is ADAM BERRY, GETTY IMAGES Among the early-20th-century masterpieces housed at the Berggruen are works by Henri Matisse an elegant mansion housing early-20th-century masterpieces owned by the late art collector and dealer Heinz Berggruen, a Jew who fled to America in 1936 and then donated his enormous collection of Picassos to his beloved native city The Picassos date from the artist’s student days up to 1972 The Berggruen collection includes other standout paintings and sculptures of the period, including works by Klee, Matisse and Giacometti Berlin’s most important public attempt to come to terms with the Holocaust is architect Peter Eisenman’s Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also called the Field of Stelae (headstones) Berlin debated for decades how and where to erect a public memorial, and this vast work of public art opened in 2005 on this central site very near the Brandenburg Gate, near where the Reich Chancellery stood and the underground bunker where Hitler died It confronts the visitor as Eisenman said he intended Initial impressions of the many rows of sharp-edged large blocks of dark gray concrete change as you move from looking at it from outside to venturing into the narrow stone paths among the rows You realize the unevenness of the ground, the almost threatening, claustrophobic feeling standing among the stones of many different heights and aligned in sharp rows on paths that gradually slope on several planes Visit the former West Berlin to see American architect Daniel Libeskind’s enormous zinc-clad Jewish Museum It is famous for its angular wings that appear like a shining, deconstructed Star of David and its uneven floors and corners, all meant to express the chaos of the Holocaust Libeskind created five voids inside to express the vacuum left by the absence of Jewish life He explained that no usual museum exhibit could portray humanity reduced to ashes, so the voids were his artistic answer One of them, at the intersection of wings called the Memory Void, is a trapezoid 66 feet high with one narrow shaft of light; its angular floor is covered by thousands of metal discs with eyes and mouths cut into them, a work of art titled Fallen Leaves And just around the corner from the Jewish Museum is the Berlinische Galerie, devoted to works by Berliners since the 19th century It includes paintings by such noted early-20th-century Berlin artists as Max Liebermann and George Grosz and is known for its contemporary collection of works since the Berlin Wall came down Keep your eyes peeled for the two-story-high pickle sculpture on the curb 16T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 BOOKS NEW IN PAPER CRITIC’S PICK Purity by Jonathan Franzen (Picador, fiction, reprint) USA TODAY called Franzen’s novel about a Julian Assangelike “Internet outlaw” “wildly entertaining”; Daniel Craig is signed for a Showtime adaptation eeeg out of four ALSO NEWLY RELEASED X by Sue Grafton (Putnam, fiction, reprint) P.I Kinsey Millhone must stop a man who’s killing women before she becomes his next victim ‘Heiress’: The strange, sad saga of Patty Hearst COURTESY OF THE FBI, 1975 Gene Seymour Special for USA TODAY It would appear, from the publication of American Heiress by Jeffrey Toobin (Doubleday, 384 pp., eeeE out of four) that the court REVIEW of public opinion is once again being asked to judge Patricia Hearst For whatever it’s worth, I think the court has far better things to with its time than go back 42 years to this “wild saga” of “kidnapping and crimes,” as the subtitle calls it One night in February 1974, the then-19-year-old granddaughter of a newspaper publishing magnate was taken from the Berkeley, Calif., apartment she shared with her fiancé by an armed and motley gang of self-styled revolutionaries whose bloody cause she ended up joining two months later as a gun-toting urban guerrilla nicknamed “Tania.” “Or did she?” asks Toobin, a lawyer and CNN consultant whose best-selling body of work includes The Run of His Life, the basis for the Emmy-nominated FX dramatic series, The People v O.J Simpson: American Crime Story The new book’s core issue, as it was in Hearst’s trial after her September 1975 arrest, is the extent to which Hearst either jumped or was coerced into joining her captors Hearst, now a 62-year-old widow and grandmother living what Toobin characterizes as “an intensely private life,” did not cooperate with the author, who relied on her 1980s memoir, Every Secret Thing, along with testimony at her trial, media interviews, letters and FBI summaries of her interviews He also had access to testimony, court transcripts, evidence reports and Reckless: My Life as a Pretender by Chrissie Hynde (Anchor, non-fiction, reprint) The ultimate cool rock chick tells her life story Slade House by David Mitchell (Random House, fiction, reprint) A fresh twist on the haunted house genre Bream Gives Me Hiccups by Jesse Eisenberg (Grove, fiction, reprint) The actor’s fiction debut includes three new stories for the paperback edition Find a Way by Diana Nyad (Vintage, non-fiction, reprint) Memoir charts journey that ended with Nyad’s successful swim between Cuba and Florida Voices in the Ocean by Susan Casey (Anchor, non-fiction, reprint) Subtitle: A Journey Into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny (Minotaur, fiction, reprint) In a small Quebec village, a 9-year-old boy disappears; part of the best-selling Inspector Gamache series AP ROBERT ASCROFT Jeffrey Toobin This photo was found in the burned-out ruins of the house in Los Angeles where six Symbionese Liberation Army members died in a shootout with police May 17, 1974 Hearst is at bottom left other files used in investigating and prosecuting members of the Symbionese Liberation Army, the outlaws who kidnapped Hearst Toobin skillfully frames all this raw material in the historic context of the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s, a time and place when the “politics and music” that characterized the city’s relatively halcyon 1960s had “yielded in significant measure to drugs and violence,” while its citizenry’s nerves were on edge from such harrowing mass murders as those associated with the Zodiac and Zebra killers Only in such a jittery and dispirited time could the strange story of the SLA and Patty Hearst seem commonplace And that strange story still galvanizes, mystifies and infuriates Toobin presents vivid renderings of all its personalities, from Hearst’s tormented parents and feckless fiancé, Steven Weed, to the SLA members and FBI investigators and attorneys in her trial, especially the flamboyant and (in Toobin’s view) egomaniacal F Lee Bailey, who represented Hearst So, did Hearst willingly participate in the SLA’s activities, including three bank robberies? Or was she a helpless victim compelled to act against her better judgment? If Toobin’s book is sure of anything, it’s that the available evidence has too many conflicting stories to arrive at a clear or satisfying answer All that’s certain is that many people needlessly died because of rash and regrettable decisions It’s those casualties that haunt the reader, far more than what went on inside the mind of the “American heiress” who gives this book its title Villa America by Liza Klaussmann (Back Bay, fiction, reprint) Historical fiction revolves around expats Sara and Gerald Murphy and their inner circle, including F Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae (37 Ink/Atria, nonfiction, reprint) Debut collection of humorous essays Home by Nightfall by Charles Finch (Minotaur, fiction, reprint) In 1876, London detective Charles Lenox returns to the Sussex countryside, where strange crimes are unsettling the locals; author Finch reviews books for USA TODAY The Gratitude Diaries by Janice Kaplan (Dutton, non-fiction, reprint) Subtitle: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life Bennington Girls Are Easy by Charlotte Silver (Anchor, fiction, reprint) Two college friends graduate and navigate adulthood in New York City Jocelyn McClurg New Moriarty is not as ‘Truly Madly Guilty’ as we’d hoped Liane Moriarty is a big tease Not there’s anything wrong with that Who can resist a prolonged buildup, with the tantalizing promise of a scintilREVIEW lating payoff? It has JOCELYN seduced many a MCCLURG reader, Moriarty turning tasty treats such as The Husband’s Secret into literary hotcakes Even Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman aren’t immune to Moriarty’s Aussie charms: They star in a forthcoming HBO adaptation of Big Little Lies, Moriarty’s highly entertaining tale of helicopter moms caught up in what may be murder Which brings us to Truly Madly Guilty (Flatiron, 432 pp., eeg out of four) Moriarty’s latest novel sports yet another sexy title Guilty of what? We’re dying to know Truly Alas, Madly Guilty is a bit of a letdown, a UBER summer bummer, if PHOTOGRAPHY you will Author The story’s mysLiane Moriarty tery — strung out for hundreds of pages — is what awful thing happened at a backyard barbecue in the Sydney suburbs Did a barbie blow up? Was (shudder) a child seriously injured, or worse? Or did somebody just disappear upstairs with somebody else’s hubby? I won’t tell, promise But the real sin of Truly Madly Guilty is that it’s simply not as much fun as The Husband’s Secret or Big Little Lies The central problem resides with the two main characters, Erika and Clementine, childhood “best friends” who aren’t even sure they like each other now that they’re all grown up Believe me, this is not a duo I’d want to invite to my cookout Clementine carries a lifelong grudge because as a kid her mother forced her to befriend poor lonely Erika, whose own mom is a serious hoarder Erika is married to Oliver; they have no children, which saddens sweet Oliver Chilly Clementine, a cellist with a terror of auditions, is married to affable Sam, and they have two little girls, Holly and toddler Ruby When Truly Madly Deeply opens, we learn right off the bat that something terrible happened, because Clementine is giving a cautionary community talk in penance for the events of “One Ordinary Day” that wasn’t so ordinary Moriarty is a talented talespinner and a sharp, witty social observer, and this book certainly has its moments Many are supplied by Erika’s hilariously eccentric hoarder mom, and barbecue hosts Vid and his va-va-voom younger wife, Tiffany, are priceless Then there’s the weird old guy next door, Harry So sure, Moriarty fans, pack Truly Madly in your beach bag But don’t be surprised if this isn’t quite the Guilty pleasure you’d hoped for 17T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 BOOKS Dogs, cats and other neurotic animals get their own time in the psychiatrist’s office in Pets On the Couch New and noteworthy USA TODAY’s Jocelyn McClurg scopes out the hottest books on sale each week Kranish and Fisher Trump Revealed Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue (Random House, fiction, on sale Tuesday) WHAT IT’S ABOUT: A by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (Scribner, non-fiction, on sale Tuesday) Cameroonian immigrant couple working for a WHAT IT’S ABOUT: BiograLehman Brothers phy of the Republican executive and his presidential candidate is family struggle after subtitled “An American the economic Journey of Ambition, collapse Ego, Money, and Power.” THE BUZZ: Features a THE BUZZ: The Washington jacket blurb by Jonathan Mbue Post — which Trump has banned Franzen (Purity): “Imbofrom his campaign rallies — used lo Mbue would be a formia team of more than two dozen dable storyteller anywhere, reporters and researchers to in any language It’s our assemble this portrait of Trump, good luck that she and her written by two senior staffers stories are American.” Pets on the Couch by Nicholas Dodman, DVM (Atria, non-fiction, on sale Tuesday) The 15:17 to Paris WHAT IT’S ABOUT: A by Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Jeffrey E Stern (Public Affairs, non-fiction, on sale Tuesday) WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Memoir by the three young American men who thwarted a terrorist attack last year aboard a Brussels train bound for Paris THE BUZZ: Sadler, Skarlatos and Stone were greeted as heroes by President Obama at the White House veterinary behaviorist shares his philosophy for treating neurotic pets with a “new science of Dodman animal psychiatry” that sees close links between animal and human biology THE BUZZ: Makes a “compelling and succinct case,” says Publishers Weekly ‘Hillbilly’ chic: During this charged election cycle, J.D Vance has found himself becoming a spokesman for a disaffected group — America’s working-class whites — and in the process has racked up a best seller Vance’s very personal book Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, released on June 28, has gained steam this month, landing on USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list at No 62 on Aug 4, bumping up to No 28 last week, and now surging to No 10 Vance has appeared on CNN, MSNBC and NPR, talking about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s appeal to what NAOMI MCCOLLOCH The American Author Conservative J.D Vance called “poor white people.” Positive reviews in outlets such as The Washington Post and The New York Times also have helped raise the book’s profile In Hillbilly Elegy, Vance, 32, recounts his journey from Appalachia to Yale Law School, including a stint in Iraq with the Marines Today he is a Silicon Valley executive Inspiring women: Two Christian/inspirational/self-help titles, both released on Aug 9, are appealing to the faithful Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely by Lysa TerKeurst lands at No 4, while Shauna Niequist’s Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living makes its debut at No It’s the highest showing for TerKeurst, who hit No 33 in 2014 with Unglued This is the first time Niequist has made USA TODAY’s list Jocelyn McClurg The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis (Dutton, fiction, on sale Tuesday) WHAT IT’S ABOUT: The famed Barbizon Hotel for Women in Manhattan stars in this story about a present-day journalist investigating a deadly skirmish in the building back in 1952 THE BUZZ: “Davis’ debut novel … (is) a Davis lively one, tripping along at a sprightly clip,” says Kirkus Reviews FISHER BY BILL O’LEARY, THE WASHINGTON POST; MBUE BY KIRIKO SANO; SKARLOTOS, STONE, OBAMA AND SADLER BY MANDEL NGAN, AFP/GETTY IMAGES; DAVIS BY KRISTEN JENSEN; DODMAN BY KELVIN MA, TUFTS UNIVERSITY, DOG ON COUCH BY JANIE AIREY, GETTY IMAGES President Obama met with Alek Skarlatos, left, Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler last September The men stopped a gunman on the Brussels train a month earlier BOOK BUZZ NEW ON THE LIST AND IN PUBLISHING WHAT AMERICA’S READING® BOOKLIST.USATODAY.COM n Rank this week THE TOP 10 n Rank last week (F) Fiction (NF) Non-fiction (P) Paperback (H)Hardcover (E) E-book Publisher in italics 1 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child/ J.K Rowling, et al Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy try to find their places in Hogwarts the way their fathers did (F) (H) Scholastic 10 The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead — Insidious Catherine Coulter FBI agents Savich and Sherlock look into who is trying to kill Venus Rasmussen; 20th in series (F) (E) Gallery Books Bullseye James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge Michael Bennett hunts down assassins who want to kill the president and reignite the Cold War (F) (E) Little, Brown The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins Psychological thriller about the disappearance of a young married woman (F) (P) Riverhead — Present Over Perfect Shauna Niequist Subtitle: “Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way Of Living” (NF) (H) Zondervan — Uninvited Lysa TerKeurst Subtitle: “Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, And Lonely” (NF) (P) Thomas Nelson — Three Sisters, Three Queens Philippa Gregory Catherine of Aragon competes for power in the Tudor court with Henry VIII’s sisters Margaret and Mary (F) (E) Touchstone Truly Madly Guilty Liane Moriarty Aussie frenemies Clementine and Erika must cope after a summer barbecue goes terribly wrong (F) (E) Flatiron Books 10 28 Hillbilly Elegy J D Vance Teenage slave Cora moves between safe havens in a bid for freedom in the 1850s (F) (H) Doubleday Subtitle: “A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” (NF) (H) Harper The book list appears every Thursday For each title, the format and publisher listed are for the best-selling version of that title this week Reporting outlets include Amazon.com, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble.com, Barnes & Noble Inc., Barnes & Noble e-books, BooksAMillion.com, Books-A-Million, Costco, Hudson Booksellers, Joseph-Beth Booksellers (Lexington, Ky.; Cincinnati, Charlotte, Cleveland, Pittsburgh), Kobo, Inc., Powell's Books (Portland, Ore.), Powells.com, R.J Julia Booksellers (Madison, Conn.), Schuler Books & Music (Grand Rapids, Okemos, Eastwood, Alpine, Mich.), Sony Reader Store, Target, Tattered Cover Book Store (Denver) THE REST 11 — Outlander/Diana Gabaldon 12 — Random Acts/J.A Jance 13 — Close to You/Kristen Proby 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Me Before You/Jojo Moyes A Man Called Ove/Fredrik Backman See Me/Nicholas Sparks Rogue Lawyer/John Grisham The Black Widow/Daniel Silva After You/Jojo Moyes Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children/ Ransom Riggs 21 22 The Woman in Cabin 10/Ruth Ware 22 — Family Tree/Susan Wiggs 23 — Behind Closed Doors/B.A Paris 12 21 15 11 13 16 19 24 It Ends With Us/Colleen Hoover 25 Sweet Tomorrows/Debbie Macomber 26 — Reaper’s Fire/Joanna Wylde 27 28 29 30 31 34 14 38 65 — To Kill a Mockingbird/Harper Lee Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone/J.K Rowling StrengthsFinder 2.0/Tom Rath The Light Between Oceans/M.L Stedman A Beautiful Funeral/Jamie McGuire 32 24 Bossman/Vi Keeland 33 31 The Nightingale/Kristin Hannah 34 35 When Breath Becomes Air/Paul Kalanithi 35 26 The Sister/Louise Jensen 36 — Inferno/Dan Brown 37 36 Milk and Honey/Rupi Kaur 38 45 Night/Elie Wiesel 39 18 Hillary’s America/Dinesh D’Souza 40 39 Before the Fall/Noah Hawley 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 61 72 30 29 — 37 50 — — 25 The Alchemist/Paulo Coelho The Great Gatsby/F Scott Fitzgerald Armageddon/ Dick Morris, Eileen McGann The Girls/Emma Cline Every Beat of My Heart/Bella Andre Alexander Hamilton/Ron Chernow The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up/M Kondo The Inn at Eagle Point/Sherryl Woods It’s Not Okay/Andi Dorfman Crisis of Character/Gary J Byrne Claire Randall is hurled back in time; first in series; basis for Starz series (F) (E) Dell Sheriff Joanna Brady and investigator Ali Reynolds wonder if the deaths of Joanna’s mother and stepfather really were an accident (F) (E) Witness Impulse Landon Palazzo finally begins to pay attention to Cami LaRue, his little sister’s best friend; second in series (F) (E) William Morrow Paperbacks, An unlikely love story in which a young woman helps care for a 35-year-old quadriplegic (F) (P) Penguin A man finds his solitary world shattered when a family moves in next door (F) (P) Washington Square Press A chance encounter will alter the lives of Colin Hancock and Maria Sanchez (F) (P) Grand Central Publishing Lone-wolf “street lawyer” Sebastian Rudd takes on a motley crew of clients (F) (P) Dell Art restorer, assassin and spy Gabriel Allon faces a terrifying opponent, an ISIS mastermind (F) (E) Harper In this sequel to “Me Before You,” grieving caretaker Louisa Clark looks for happiness (F) (P) Penguin Jacob, 16, discovers the crumbling ruins of an old home that may still be inhabited (F) (P) Quirk Books Lo Blacklock sees a woman thrown overboard on a luxury cruise, but no one believes her (F) (E) Gallery/Scout Press Annie Harlow retreats to her old family farm in Vermont after a tragic life-altering event (F) (E) William Morrow Jack and Grace are a young, successful married couple, but not everything is right with their relationship (F) (E) St Martin’s Press Ryle Kincaid’s relationship with Lily becomes complicated when a man from her past shows up (F) (E) Atria Books Innkeeper Jo Marie Rose and school teacher Emily Gaffney try to move on from failed relationships (F) (E) Ballantine Gage develops feelings for Tinker Garrett, but his secrets prevent him from opening up to her; sixth in series (F) (E) Berkley 1960 coming-of-age classic about racism; Pulitzer winner; 1962 movie (F) (P) Grand Central Publishing An English boy named Harry goes to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; first in series (F) (P) Scholastic Lifetime strategies for using your talents (NF) (H) Gallup A lighthouse keeper and his wife find a baby washed up in a boat and decide to keep her (F) (E) Scribner Special Agent Travis Maddox puts his family in harm’s way when he takes down a Vegas mob boss; fifth in series (F) (E) Jamie McGuire LLC Reese Annesley discovers her new boss, Chase Parker, is the same man she met a month earlier on a bad blind date with someone else (F) (E) Vi Keeland Historical fiction about the choices two sisters must make in Nazi-occupied France (F) (E) St Martin’s Press An essay by the late neurosurgeon confronting his terminal illness is expanded into a book (NF) (H) Random House Grace Matthews finds out secrets about her best friend, Charlie Fisher, when she opens a memory box after Charlie’s death (F) (E) Bookouture Robert Langdon enters a mysterious world centered on Dante’s “Inferno” while trying to retrace his past few days (F) (E) Knopf/Doubleday Poetry collection that is divided into four chapters that explore four pains (F) (P) Andrews McMeel Publishing Memoir: Nobel Peace Prize winner’s classic about the Holocaust is based on the late author’s experience at Nazi concentration camps (NF) (P) Farrar, Straus and Giroux Subtitle: “The Secret History of the Democratic Party” (NF) (H) Regenry Publishing A painter and the 4-year-old heir of a wealthy media family are the only survivors of a plane crash (F) (E) Grand Central Publishing Shepherd boy searches for buried treasure; 10th anniversary edition (F) (P) HarperOne Classic: Ambition, love and betrayal in the 1920s (F) (P) Scribner Subtitle: “How Trump Can Beat Hillary” (NF) (H) Humanix Books In 1969, a teenage girl is seduced into a dangerous cult by an older girl (F) (E) Random House Two Sullivan brothers celebrate their weddings on the same day; 16th in series (F) (E) Oak Press Bio of first treasury secretary: Maker of friends and enemies (NF) (P) The Penguin Press Subtitle: “The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing” (NF) (H) Ten Speed Press Busy career woman returns to her hometown and faces family woes and an ex-lover (F) (E) Harlequin MIRA Subtitle: “Turning Heartbreak Into Happily Never After” (NF) (E) Gallery Books A critical account by a former Secret Service agent who worked in the Clinton White House (NF) (H) Center Street 18T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 SCREEN CHECK TONIGHT ON TV THE NIGHT OF HBO, ET/PT The defense makes its case in this tense outing as this excellent series prepares for next week’s finale — and the expected solution to the murder mystery at Night’s center As good as the series has been, there’s little doubt that it’s sometimes guilty of overreach: Despite the sad prevalence of anti-Muslim feeling, it seems unlikely this completely apolitical murder would have fueled widespread attacks on the Muslim community But there are worse sins than tackling one issue too many, particularly when Night’s exploration of the costs and foibles of our justice system have been so powerful and compelling It’s easily the highlight of a lackluster TV summer AMARA KARAN, RIZ AHMED AND JOHN TURTURRO BY CRAIG BLANKENHORN, HBO CRITIC’S CORNER Robert Bianco @BiancoRobert USA TODAY SUMMER OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY NBC, ET/PT All good (taped) things must come to an end, and Rio’s Summer Games are closing Sunday with one more ceremony and a few more packaged reports from NBC But the network isn’t shutting off the lights when the Olympic flame goes out The closing ceremony will be followed by a special edition of The Voice (10:30 ET/PT), introducing a new set of spinning-chair judges consisting of holdovers Adam Levine and Blake Shelton and newcomers Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys FEAR THE WALKING DEAD/ INSPECTOR LEWIS AMC/PBS, ET/PT Shows come, shows go Fear returns to launch a new season as Lewis exits for good DAMIEN MEYER, AFP/GETTY IMAGES The Olympic cauldron will be extinguished as the Games come to a close RICHARD FOREMAN JR., AMC PUZZLES CHAT WITH ROBERT Danay Garcia, Carlos Segura, Alfredo Herrera and Fear The Walking Dead carry on Answers placed on Life page Play more puzzles at puzzles.usatoday.com Puzzle problems? Contact us at feedback@usatoday.com CROSSWORD BY Fred Piscop NEIGH SAYERS Robert Bianco chats with readers Mondays at p.m ET at facebook.com/USATODAY Read edited excerpts below, email questions to askbianco@usatoday.com or tweet them to @biancorobert and visit him live online How is it that Lucy Liu has never been nominatQ ed for best supporting actress for Elementary? Actually, I think she has played the lead female role, but for years, I have been unable to determine how the judges distinguish one from another And why isn’t her co-star Jonny Lee Miller nominated every year? First, the easy part: In general, actors are in charge of submitting themselves for Emmy nominations and choosing for themselves between supporting and lead That’s how all the Modern Family actors end up in the supporting categories, and why the Friends bounced between supporting and lead As to why Lucy Liu and Jonny Lee Miller have never been nominated, it’s basically because they’re giving excellent performances in a good CBS show in an era where so many other actors are giving excellent performances in excel- A lent, “prestige” shows Miller faces a particularly tough road: No man has been nominated for a broadcast show in the lead drama category since Hugh Laurie’s nod for House in 2011 But male or female, it’s almost impossible to get nominated for a show like Elementary, no matter how good you may be in it Is there a remake of Dirty Dancing coming to TV? If so, nooooo!!! I’m afraid the answer is Yeeeessssss ABC has a remake in the works, with Abigail Breslin and Colt Prattes in the roles created by Jennifer Grey (who turned down an offer to appear in the remake) and Patrick Swayze Like you, I’m unexcited — but then, I was equally unexcited about Fox’s Rocky Horror Picture Show remake until Fox showed an extended preview that turned out to be pretty terrific So fingers crossed on both accounts Q A JEFF NEUMANN, CBS Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller, left) and Watson (Lucy Liu) are on the case in Elementary ACROSS Lose one’s cool “Jabberwocky” opener 10 “Heads _, tails ” 14 Honshu port 15 Help for a guesser 16 City near Lake Tahoe 17 Fertile triangle 19 In times gone by 20 Mary _ (cosmetics name) 21 Mucky stuff 22 Word before block or health 24 Sub captain’s command 25 Project detail, briefly 26 Port city where the Maine blew up 29 Explores caves 33 In a blaze 34 Cattle prod 35 Muddy up 36 Policy guru 37 Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 10and 24-Down 38 Pledge drive gift 39 Movie ape, for short 40 Electron’s home 41 Zapped with a stun gun 42 Salon pros 44 Public announcers of old 45 Antioxidant-rich berry 46 Uppercut target 47 Slobs’ milieux 50 Hotel freebie 51 The _ Four (The Beatles) 54 Nile bird 55 Casino’s big spender 58 Paper-and-pencil puzzle 59 Catch _ (comprehend) 60 Nantes’ river 8/21 © Universal Uclick 61 Coals, on Frosty 62 Nastassja Kinski title role 63 Being pulled along DOWN Bits in fried rice Home to billions SEALs’ branch 1950s campaign nickname Purplish-red shade Start of many a limerick Cartoondom’s _ E Coyote Hobby farm bug Run wild on the range 10 Cold War barrier 11 Took one’s turn 12 Conquistador’s victim 13 Caroler’s tune 18 Operatic superstar 23 Sushi bar fish 24 They may conceal shiners 25 Muscle cramp, e.g 26 Doves’ antitheses 27 In the works 28 1992 Joe Pesci title role 29 Hungarian-born philanthropist George 30 Oater “necktie” 31 Check falsifier 32 Mushers’ vehicles 34 John, “The Teflon Don” 37 Is still in the running 41 “The Marines’ Hymn” city 43 Bartender’s stock 44 Blacken on a grill 46 Salmon also called “silvers” 47 Silent performer 48 “Buy It Now” site 49 Colossal, for an olive Answers: Call 1-900-988-8300, 99 cents a minute; or, with a credit card, 1-800-320-4280 50 Cpls.’ superiors 51 Move like a hummingbird 52 Prefix with dynamics 53 Make Pilsner 56 Suffix with elephant or serpent 57 Chaney of horror movies CROSSWORDS ON YOUR PHONE mobilegames.usatoday.com 19T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 QUOTE OF THE DAY JUST THINKING ABOUT ALL THE INVESTMENTS THEY’VE PUT INTO ME AND THINKING ABOUT THE FOUR YEARS, AND IT ALL CAME DOWN TO ONE DAY TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY EXECUTE ON THAT DAY IS PRETTY AMAZING.” The USA’s Gwen Jorgensen, on the sacrifices by her husband and her coach, after she won the Rio women’s triathlon She was 38th in London after a flat tire in the bike race SPORTSLINE FIRST WORD SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART, AFTER I MADE THE DECISION TO PLAY, I REALLY BELIEVED IN MYSELF THAT I CAN DO IT IF I DIDN’T HAVE A TRUST IN MYSELF, I WOULDN’T BE PLAYING THIS WEEK.” Inbee Park, who overcame a damaged left thumb, wind gusts and trouble in the final round to win the Rio Games women’s golf tournament by five strokes The South Korean hadn’t finished a tournament since April and had not played an LPGA tour event in two months because of the injury NUMBER OF THE DAY 900 Victories by Valdosta (Ga.), the first high school in the nation to achieve that mark in football after its team rallied to defeat rival Lowndes 38-13 Friday Only the University of Michigan with 915 has won more games at any level The Bears at 741 are the most in pro football TWEET OF THE DAY @ZacEfron Congrats! You deserve it Simone! Had to head home for work, but I’ll be there in spirit Carry that #GoTeamUSA American actor and singer Zac Efron, with a shout-out tweet to women’s gymnast Simone Biles, who will carry the U.S flag during the closing ceremony Sunday Biles met her celebrity crush Efron on Tuesday in Rio after earning her fourth gold medal of the Games GETTY IMAGES USA TODAY SPORTS ALMOST LAST WORD “I THINK THE AMERICANS ARE MORE FOCUSED ON BEATING US THAN RUNNING A PROPER RACE SO YES, IT IS THE PRESSURE OF BEATING JAMAICA.” Leadoff man Asafa Powell, taunting the USA, after Jamaica won the gold medal in the men’s 4x100-meter relay The USA was disqualified from third place to fourth for a baton passing violation Jamaicans Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Nickel Ashmeade all giggled delightedly during Powell’s comments LAST WORD “I’M NOT GOING TO THE PROS WITH A GOLD MEDAL LIKE I WANTED, BUT, HEY THEY SHOULD EXPECT ME TO BE ONE OF THE BEST BOXERS COMING UP.’’ U.S boxer Shakur Stevenson, 19, who lost to Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez on Saturday in a split decision in the gold medal match of the STEVENSON BY bantamweight USA TODAY SPORTS division Ramirez is a 22-year-old pro; Stevenson plans to turn pro Compiled by Joe Rayos USA SNAPSHOTS © Endurance test 10 Olympic medals won by the USA in the men’s marathon through the 2012 London Games SOURCE Sports-reference.com/Olympics ELLEN J HORROW AND KARL GELLES, USA TODAY KIRBY LEE, USA TODAY SPORTS U.S FOE SERBIA MODELS OFFENSE AFTER SPURS Ball movement, screens require top-notch defense Jeff Zillgitt @JeffZillgitt USA TODAY Sports RIO DE JANEIRO Serbia did what it had to in group play to advance, losing to the USA, Australia and France by a combined 19 points and beating Venezuela and China But in the knockout round, Serbia beat Croatia, the top team from Group B, in the quarterfinals and hammered Australia in the semifinals, advancing to the men’s basketball gold medal game against the USA on Sunday “When you talk about Serbia, you’re talking about a team with incredible pride, a team that has a tremendous basketball IQ and a team that’s led by a great leader, who happens to be one of its country’s national heroes in coach Sasha Djordjevic,” said international basketball expert Fran Fraschilla, who works for ESPN and is analyzing Olympic games for NBC “Although there’s only one NBA player on the roster, it’s clear that these guys are high-level basketball players.” This is a rematch of the 2014 World Cup final, which the USA won 129-92 But in Group A play, the USA struggled against Serbia’s creative offense and on for a 94-91 victory Four things to know about Serbia headed into the final: MILOS TEODOSIC Teodosic is one of the best guards in Europe over the last decade, and he might explore an NBA deal at some point Teodosic, 29, is a master in pick-and-roll offense and averages 12.6 points and 5.7 assists “A great pick-and-roll player like Teodosic creates indecision for the defense because, in part, he holds on to the ball long Serbia guard Milos Teodosic, right, is averaging 12.6 points and 5.7 assists enough for the defense to break down,” Fraschilla said Look for the USA to put a big defender on the 6-5 guard SASHA DJORDJEVIC As a player, Djordjevic was a star, earning Mr Europa honors in 1994 and 1995, and he won silver in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics He is a no-nonsense, defense-first coach who took over in 2013 and took a young and talented roster and turned it into a strong international team Offensively, he believes in ball movement, player movement and sharing the basketball, and Djordjevic made headlines after the U.S game when he complimented the San Antonio Spurs’ style of play “San Antonio’s game the last decade showed us how the game should be played,” he said POST PLAY Serbia has two solid big men: 7-0, 270-pound Miroslav Raduljica who plays in Italy and 6-10, 250pound Nikola Jokic, who is 21 and made the All-NBA rookie first team with the Denver Nuggets in 2015-16 Teodosic called Jokic one of Europe’s biggest talents Adept around the basket, Raduljica is averaging 15.9 points While Teodosic runs the offense, Serbia is comfortable getting the ball to Jokic in the low post where he can shoot or pass Denver guard Will Barton calls Jokic the third Gasol brother “They have just as much confidence in their playmaking as they when the ball is in the hands of a guard,” Fraschilla said OFFENSIVE STYLE Serbia gave the USA trouble in group play, and it runs a very ac- JEFF SWINGER, USA TODAY SPORTS tive offense There is constant movement, and when the ball goes into the low post, the perimeter players continue to move and set screens rather than watch the ball Serbia runs false actions, making it look like it is going to one thing but another The Serbians have three-point shooters in Teodosic, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Stefan Markovic and Nikola Kalinic Serbia is difficult to defend However, Fraschilla likes the way the USA has improved its defense in the quarterfinals against Argentina and the semifinals against Spain “I think you’re going to see the locked-in defense you saw in the first two games of the knockout,” he said “I think Serbia is going to have a little more trouble the second time around.” Marathoner, 41, ready for good run Rachel Axon @RachelAxon USA TODAY Sports The joy of aging is reaping the benefits of experience Meb Keflezighi knows that After 25 years running, the U.S marathoner has learned a thing or two that has him competing in his fourth Olympics at 41 He’s also gained a perspective that has him enjoying the experience with his family as he prepares for his final Games Keflezighi will run his 24th career marathon Sunday, joining Galen Rupp and Jared Ward as the U.S team members vying for the country’s first medal since Keflezighi claimed silver in 2004 “Don’t get me wrong, I would love to win a medal for our country I will strive my best,” Keflezighi says “But if I am not on the podium, if I finish the top 10, if I can’t finish in the top 10 and have a good energy to be able to just, for the sport of running, finish strong, for me that’s good enough.” That Keflezighi has at least a decade between him and his teammates and is still competitive is a testament to the lessons learned over years of running and the care that goes into maintaining his body Nutrition counts for more now, so Keflezighi asks himself if he needs something or wants it So efficient is his body after more than 100,000 miles running that RIO DE JANEIRO JOE SCARNICI, GETTY IMAGES “The race is for me and our country,” Meb Keflezighi says he doesn’t burn as many calories as he used to He aims to be about 125 pounds, and he weighs himself daily He manages sleep and travel After a 10-day trip to his native Eritrea, Keflezighi opted not to compete in the Rock ’n’ Roll San Diego Half-Marathon and instead ran with the 1:30 pace group It was a cautious move meant to serve him in Rio At this point in his career, he knows being smarter on the front end can prevent injury on the back end If he was aiming for 125 miles a week and saw himself at 129, the younger man would have run the extra mile Now, Keflezighi knows it’s not worth it “You’d rather be undertrained than overtrained because in an Olympic year, especially, most people overdo it Because it’s no different than another 26.2 miles, but you have more obligations,” he says “Half of the battle is getting to the start line healthy.” Gratefully, he is that There was a point eight years ago when Keflezighi thought he might be done Keflezighi broke his hip during the 2008 trials, causing him to miss the Olympics that year and contemplate retirement “I wanted to leave on a better note,” he says, looking back on that time, “and I couldn’t be happier to have my family here to experience it.” To be sure, that’s part of his perspective Keflezighi and his wife, Yardonos, have three daughters — Sara, Fiyori and Yohana — who have all made the trip and will be old enough to remember their father’s final Olympic race They’ll remember visiting USA House, where their father spoke Thursday on behalf of Bridgestone, which sponsors him and helps support The MEB Foundation They’ll remember getting gelato in Italy when he ran there As Keflezighi winds down his racing career, he’ll be able to share those memories with his girls “I should be in zero pressure whatsoever, because I am completely satisfied with my career,” Keflezighi says “Nothing more that I could do.” That’s why Keflezighi is content going into the race Sunday He has an Olympic medal He won the New York City Marathon in 2009 and the Boston Marathon in 2014 Retirement looms He’ll run two more races to get to 26 He doesn’t know what the next one will be, but he’d like to end in New York He’ll be 42 then, a fitting nod to the marathon distance in kilometers Rio comes first, and Keflezighi is not the favorite A podium finish would be great, but years of running have taught Keflezighi there’s more to marathon racing than a top-three finish “And the race is for me and our country and memory for them,” he says, “and I hope to give it a good run.” 20T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 RIO OLYMPICS Trio’s last Games a golden ride USA’s Catchings, Taurasi, Bird win fourth gold medal Jeff Seidel Jeff Zillgitt @seideljeff USA TODAY SPORTS @JeffZillgitt USA TODAY Sports With 5:44 left in the U.S women’s gold medal game against Spain on Saturday, Tamika Catchings, Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi checked out for the last time as a group in a USA Olympic uniform Catchings is 37 and won’t be back for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics At 35 and 34, respectively, Bird and Taurasi might not be back either It was perhaps the final Olympic game for all of them, and they will leave Rio the way they expected to: with their fourth gold medal after a 101-72 victory against Spain Catchings, Taurasi and Bird joined Lisa Leslie and Teresa Edwards as the only U.S basketball players to win that many gold medals “The players that you’re with, that’s what makes it so special,” Catchings said “Winning the gold is awesome But when we think about the sweat and tears and hard work, looking to the right, looking to left on the podium, seeing the flag go up, hearing the national anthem being played, it never gets old.” Catchings, Bird and Taurasi will be forever linked to one of the greatest and most-dominant runs in Olympic history amid a streak of six consecutive golds for the USA “It’s hard to quantify with words,” U.S coach Geno Auriemma said of the trio’s impact and importance “There are some things that they that you just RIO DE JANEIRO BOB ROSATO, USA TODAY SPORTS The U.S women’s team beat Spain 101-72 to win its sixth consecutive Olympic gold medal can’t describe “They set an example that today that is missing a lot There’s a lot (of ) entitlement out there in sports today, and you’ve got three Hall of Famers that don’t think they’re entitled to anything and they feel they have to work hard every day and have to earn it.” When the three arrived in Rio and as recently as Thursday, they tried to say it wasn’t about them “It’s been the elephant in the room that we’re ignoring,” Taurasi said “We want to be in the moment.” Yes, it’s a team sport Yes, it took a team to win But it was about them, too Catchings said she did things she usually doesn’t at the Olympics: shopping, trips to the beach Taurasi said she treated it like her first Olympics Soaked up every bus ride, dinner and practice “It’s been hard,” Taurasi said “All I keep hearing is, ‘This is your last Olympics.’ You have to put that aside and just enjoy every moment You don’t want to get caught up and forget all those good times.” They weren’t exactly kids in 2004 But they were just out of college having won NCAA titles and playing in the WNBA “It seems a really long time ago, and it some ways it is,” Bird said “We knew the three of us were on that team to learn, to see what it meant to represent the United States at an Olympic event and take the torch and run with it We were lucky to have veteran players show us with their play and their words.” They joined in on an Olympic team in 2004 filled with stars they grew up watching and emulating: Leslie, Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes, Tina Thompson “Ninety-six was the first time I watched the Olympics, and I said, ‘I want to be like them when I grow up,’ ” Catchings said “We probably never thought we would be where we are.” After the game, they hugged, smiled and cried “It’s one of these bittersweet moments where you work so hard and the buzzer rings and it’s just over It’s done,” Taurasi said “Right now, we’re all just feeling that, because tomorrow we all go our separate ways and it’s over “But it’s been amazing what we’ve done … Let me tell you, tonight I’m really going to enjoy it.” As planned, Jorgensen wins triathlon gold After London disappointment, focus was Rio gold Nancy Armour narmour@usatoday.com USA TODAY Sports For the last four years, every day of Gwen Jorgensen’s life has been planned Vacations, trips home to see family, those days when lazy mornings turn into lazier afternoons and even lazier evenings — everything took a back seat to her single-minded pursuit That’s the way it has to be when your eyes are locked on the top of the podium, when an Olympic gold medal is the only thing that will satisfy those gnawing feelings of disappointment And now, nothing She has no plans — other than staring at the gold medal that hangs around her neck, that is “Thinking about the four years, and it all came down to one day,” Jorgensen said Saturday after winning the women’s triathlon title and giving the USA its first gold medal in the sport since triathlon became an Olympic sport in 2000 “To be able to actually execute on the day is pretty amazing.” So, too, the way it all unfolded Jorgensen came to Rio as the overwhelming favorite, a twotime world champion who had won all but two individual races since April 2014 But she didn’t have the strongest swim and found herself in 24th place, 12 seconds back, after she made the transition to the bike If competitors were looking for an opening, here it was “Her competition knows they’ve got one or two critical moments to put Gwen on the ropes and put the nail in the coffin,” said Patrick Lemieux, Jorgensen’s husband and a member of her support team “And Gwen knows she can anticipate ‘I know if (I) give an inch, they’re going to try and take a mile.’ She knew that was coming.” As the lead pack began its first climb of a brutal, lung- and legbusting hill, Jorgensen made her move By the end of the second Confident Shields sets stage for another gold RIO DE JANEIRO KIRBY LEE, USA TODAY SPORTS Gwen Jorgensen’s gold medal is the first won by an American in the triathlon since it became an Olympic sport Nicola Spirig, left, won the silver medal, and Vicky Holland won bronze bike lap, she had moved up to 10th place, a second behind the leader After the sixth of the eight laps, she was in the lead She would cede it to 2012 Olympic champion Nicola Spirig of Switzerland, but it was a formality With as good as Jorgensen is on the run, the race was over and it was only a question of when she would drop the hammer For the first three laps in the 10-kilometer race, Spirig tried to hang on Jorgensen’s right shoulder for protection from the head winds But after a slight exchange of words at the beginning of the last lap — “Neither one of us wanted to lead,” Jorgensen said “She said, ‘I already have a (gold) medal,’ which is fair enough.” — Jorgensen ended the discussion by taking off Within seconds, she had opened a gap on Spirig, one that would grow to 40 seconds by the end of the race “She’s really deserving of the gold,” Spirig said “I tried everything to get her out of her rhythm and to make it hard for her I tried everything to still beat her, but she was just too good.” As she neared the finish line, Jorgensen broken into a big smile Then the enormity of what she had done, an achievement four years in the making, hit She covered her mouth with her hand to hold back the tears, making it across the finish line before she began sobbing “I keep crying for some reason,” she said “I’m just really happy after everything we’ve done after this past four years.” Jorgensen came late to triathlon, a swimmer and runner at Wisconsin who was recruited to the sport by USA Triathlon Despite being only three years into her career, she was considered a medal contender in the London Olympics in 2012 But a flat tire resulted in a disappointing 38th-place finish Knowing she had the talent to be an Olympic champion, Jorgensen put her entire focus on Rio She began training with Jamie Turner, even though it’s meant she and Lemieux are nomads, spending nine months in Wollongong, Australia, and Vitoria, Spain Lemieux gave up his career as a professional cyclist and now handles everything for Jorgensen but the racing “I’ve been pretty vocal about my goal for the past four years,” Jorgensen said “After London I said I wanted to go to Rio and wanted to win gold.” But plenty of athletes put their goals out there, and not all deliver on them For Jorgensen, though, there was no other option “That’s the most amazing thing, because she was very clear There was nothing that was going to stop her these last four years,” Lemieux said “Everything has been an investment toward today, and she wasn’t going to let anything hold her back.” Now it is done, her all-consuming goal accomplished Asked what she’ll now, Jorgensen smiled “Right now I’m just trying to enjoy this moment,” she said “I don’t really have any plans.” FOLLOW COLUMNIST NANCY ARMOUR @nrarmour for commentary and analysis from the Olympics in Rio RIO DE JANEIRO Claressa Shields was relaxed and having fun She danced through the ring, putting on a show, head weaving, feet bopping, her hands a blur, firing like powerful pistons — wham, wham, wham Afterward, it dawned on her She forgot to the Ali Shuffle “I didn’t it?” she asked reporters after beating Kazakhstan’s Dariga Shakimova by unanimous decision in the women’s middleweight (75 kilograms; 165 pounds) semifinals “I did the jabbing part I did the jab OK, well, I’m going to the shuffle in my last fight, if I can You know, depends how tough my opponent comes at me.” Yes, this boxer from Flint, Mich., is that good, that confident, that dominant, that she can fight and put on a show at the same time, while trying to give a tribute to Muhammad Ali Shields will fight Nouchka Fontijn of Netherlands on Sunday afternoon, trying to become the first American boxer to win backto-back gold medals Shields beat Fontijin in May to win her second consecutive Women’s World Championship “The Netherlands?” Shields asked “She’s a great fighter I don’t think she has the tools to beat me, but I’m sure she went home and worked on a few things And I worked on a few things, as well.” There is no doubt in Shields’ mind that she will win, and that’s part of the reason for her success “She believes she is the best in the world,” coach Billy Walsh said “She believes she is the greatest of all time Muhammad Ali was telling people all of his life Who was he telling first and foremost? Himself.” Behind that shield of confidence, Shields has amazing tools and skill “Her hand speed is phenomenal,” Walsh said “Her head movement is phenomenal And her power, for a woman, she hurts you every time she hits you.” Shields had a much stronger performance in the semifinals Friday than she did in the quarterfinals Wednesday But that might have been because she is so sick and tired of the food “The day before my last fight, I didn’t eat or drink the right way,” she said “It wasn’t that I was underweight; I just can’t stand the food in the cafe anymore at the Olympic Village So yesterday I made sure that I ate two or three whole meals I drank a lot of water and Powerade I woke up today, and my body was feeling great.” It should be pointed out that Powerade is one of her sponsors So she is learning the art and craft of salesmanship, in the ring and out In the second round, Shields realized something “I was like, ‘You know what? She isn’t as fast as me, she can’t hit as hard as me, she thinks she can, but she is about to find out real soon that she can’t.’ ” That unshakable belief is at the core of who Shields is, and it came from her struggles in Flint “There was so much darkness around me,” she said “But I still have a few good people around me That’s how I was able to see things and become the person I am I just want to help people What I grew up with, what I had to overcome, it was difficult, but look at where I am now.” Where is she? On the way to grabbing her second consecutive Olympic gold medal Seidel writes for the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network JOHN DAVID MERCER, USA TODAY SPORTS Claressa Shields, right, fights for the gold medal Sunday 21T USA TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016 NFL Shutdown talk often can get testy Term divides cornerbacks, other defensive experts Lorenzo Reyes @LorenzoGReyes USA TODAY Sports How exactly does one define a shutdown cornerback? USA TODAY Sports posed that query to several of the NFL’s top corners in an attempt to answer a few other questions: Why is the term still around? Should people even use it? But first, here’s what today’s top lock-down pass defenders had to say Patrick Peterson of the Arizona Cardinals: “If you’re going to have that label, you should at least show that it’s you and that particular receiver with no help At all Going with a guy when he’s in slot Going with a guy when he’s on the right side Taking that No receiver out of the game Let’s slug it out.” Richard Sherman of the Seattle Seahawks: “A guy who makes enough plays A guy who gives his team a chance to win A guy who needs to be game-planned for A guy who is on the scouting report That’s a shutdown corner.” Josh Norman of the Washington Redskins: “Best on best If that receiver comes in averaging 100 yards and however many touchdowns, he better not get 100 yards He better not get a touchdown.” Other players interviewed offered similar versions of those answers There’s just one issue: The term is nebulous “Shutdown corner” is to a defense what “franchise quarterback” is to an offense Fans and the news media use the phrases, but there’s no quantifiable way to categorize a player as such with absolute finality It leads to inconclusive debates It also causes bruised pride, swollen egos and social media takedowns Perhaps that is because of the biggest hang-up that always comes up in these discussions: Does a shutdown cornerback need to shadow his opponent’s No receiver? “I wouldn’t stick your hat all on that, because there aren’t many guys that can that,” Denver Broncos corner Chris Harris tells USA TODAY Sports “I can only name a handful that travel anyway.” Just to show how far opinions vary, all you have to is look at JEFF CURRY, USA TODAY SPORTS A shutdown cornerback “needs to be game-planned for,” allpro Richard Sherman says the other side of the field “It requires you to travel with him,” cornerback Aqib Talib, Harris’ teammate, tells USA TODAY Sports “Because I don’t think you can be a shutdown corner if you line up on the left and the guy on the right has 500 yards receiving and four touchdowns and you’re just watching him You’re not shutting nothing down You’re just doing your job You’re a doyour-job corner.” Based on several conversations with former and current players, coaches and analysts, the traditional definition of a shutdown corner was a player who operated in a man-to-man scheme — with little or no help — and was assigned the opposing team’s top receiver from whistle to whistle But zone coverages have become much more popular in recent years In 2016, 14 teams are planning to operate out of a base defense primarily employing man-to-man coverage, 11 will use zone-based schemes and seven will run hybrid concepts that mix in man and zone Based on the traditional definition of a shutdown corner, that means more than half of the 32 teams wouldn’t be eligible But should a player be penalized because of the scheme in which he plays? This brings up one of the most interesting questions that arose during the interview process, and it is the one argument that would alter the way we talk about cornerback play in the NFL: Was there ever a shutdown corner? Based on numerous conversations with current and former DALE ZANINE, USA TODAY SPORTS Josh Norman says a shutdown cornerback defends the opponent’s best receiver and keeps him in check BILL STREICHER, USA TODAY SPORTS It’s tough to argue against the Cardinals’ Patrick Peterson being labeled a shutdown cornerback players and coaches, Hall of Famer Deion Sanders is the man who is credited with the creation of the term even if he isn’t sure what it means now “We’ve got to figure out what the term really means,” Sanders tells USA TODAY Sports by phone “It should be a guy that nullifies the big plays of an opposing receiver He shuts that down You might as well go somewhere else But isn’t that what all corners should do?” And, yes, Sanders says he thought he was a shutdown corner But Sherman says it is a misnomer and false rhetoric to consider Sanders a cornerback who blanketed a No receiver “Deion was a right-side corner,” Sherman says “He didn’t travel anywhere.” This is where the debate becomes complicated Sanders played from 1989 to 2000 with the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys and Redskins He returned for two seasons in 2004 and 2005 with the Baltimore Ravens Greg Cosell, an analyst and senior producer at NFL Films, says the digitization of archived coaches’ film through the league’s Game Rewind software goes back only to 2006 “There were times (Sanders) did travel and times he didn’t, but it wasn’t automatic,” Cosell tells USA TODAY Sports “I remember times later in his career where he would definitely play on one side There were times he didn’t even go into the huddle He just stayed on the right side “But I remember other times where he did match up As is the case with everything in football, nothing is 100% People talk about it at times as if it is, but nothing is 100%.” By the conventional label, Peterson and the New York Jets’ Darrelle Revis are the closest fans will get to that man-to-man matchup/shutdown corner But that doesn’t minimize the impact of players such as Sherman who operate primarily out of a zone scheme, even if they play man coverage concepts out of that foundational defense That would cheat Sherman out of the credit he deserves as one of the top defenders in the league Much like talk of elite quarterbacks, the argument about shutdown corners will never reach an end That’s part of what makes it so compelling But that’s all it will ever be: endless and unresolved sports-talk fodder “It’s overrated to me,” Talib says “Four receivers, five guys out there that can catch the ball, there’s five DBs, so who is the shutdown? Let’s start a new topic and talk about who are the shutdown secondaries “Who is shutting down every pass that you throw?” Contributing: Lindsay H Jones BOXING Hardy achieves television breakthrough for women Boxer has been fighting for equal time entire career Bob Velin @BobVelin USA TODAY Sports For years, Heather Hardy has fought for equality for women in boxing, taking her lumps inside and outside the ring Where other, less mentally strong women would have long since given up the dream, the 34year-old Brooklyn native, businesswoman, single mother and stubbornly persistent practitioner of the sweet science has been something of a one-woman show pushing for a proper place for women in a predominantly male sport Hardy’s persistence in pushing for a women’s bout on TV finally paid off big time, thanks to her longtime promoter Lou DiBella In a Premier Boxing Champions card Sunday at Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island in New York (NBC), top welterweight contender Errol Spence Jr (20-0, 17 knockouts) takes on Leonard Bundu (33-1-2, 12 KOs) in the main event Sunday night on NBC Sports Network, Hardy (17-0, KOs) faces bitter rival Shelly Vincent (18-0, KO) in a tape-delayed, 10round battle for the vacant WBC international women’s featherweight belt It’s a minor belt, but it’s a major deal for Hardy “It’s really epic,” Hardy told USA TODAY Sports last week “I think it definitely is a breakthrough To have (PBC boss) Al Haymon put us on one of his shows really, really opens the door for us, and I’m going to go out and exactly what I’ve done 17 times I’m going to win and put on (such a good) show that all the people there are going to want to see me fight again Every time I fight, I wind up with more fans.” That is why if anybody deserves this somewhat historic shot, DiBella says, it’s Hardy “Heather has really paid her dues She’s been a big ticket seller in New York for years,” DiBella says “She’s been on local television in New York She’s appeared on the undercard of more major shows at Barclays Center than any woman ever “She’s not like a stylist, a pound-for-pound girl She’s like an Arturo Gatti She just lays it out there She throws down She’s an attractive girl, but she doesn’t care about bleeding She just loves to fight, and she’s good at it and incredibly fun to watch.” Spence concurs “I think it’s a great for Heather to get this opportunity,” he says “It’s not common that we see women’s boxing on television, but there are a lot of women who deserve it This is great for them, and it’s great for the sport.” To say Hardy has paid her dues is an understatement The blonde boxer, nicknamed The Heat, has had to hit the pavement and sell tickets just to get on a card throughout her six-year professional career “The only way a woman could get on a show was to guarantee an exorbitant amount of ticket sales so that the promoter felt like we were a good enough short-term investment,” Hardy says “And that’s kind of how I’ve built my career so far And Lou has been trying to get us on Showtime, really anywhere that will take us.” Hardy scoffs at the idea that men don’t like to see women fight and get punched in the mouth She cites the popularity of UFC mixed martial arts fighters such as Ronda Rousey and former boxer Holly Holm as proof that men will watch women fight “I think Ronda Rousey just blasted open the door for us And you really can’t congratulate her without giving a high-five to Dana White,” Hardy says “As the (president) of the UFC, he’s the one who took the chance and exposed Rousey to the world And it was successful.” Hardy, who started her combat sports career as a kickboxer and has won kickboxing and Muay Thai titles, seriously considered crossing over to MMA before this latest opportunity fell in her lap “I had started doing some American wrestling and (kick- ED MULHOLLAND, GETTY IMAGES “It’s really epic,” Heather Hardy, left, says about her bout vs Shelly Vincent airing on NBC Sports Network on Sunday boxing) because I was so frustrated,” Hardy said “I had done six shows in a row at Barclays Center last year and I fought in June on the Porter-Thurman card I’m sure you remember Abner Mares was the co-main event, before that fell out “But when I had gotten myself on the card, I said to Lou, ‘Fight for me Get Heather Hardy on the card between Shawn Porter and Abner Mares People are not going to turn their TVs off.’ This was the opportunity for (fans) to see what women can But they couldn’t it And then after that fight, Lou’s like, ‘Take the rest of the summer off.’ So I started grappling and kickboxing because I thought, I don’t know where I’m going with this And I’m not getting any younger “Then Lou called with this opportunity, and I jumped right back into boxing But it’s not farfetched that I would it Those girls are making, for their debuts, more money than I’ve ever made before.” But times are changing, and Hardy knows that equality for women, especially in sports, is part of the national conversation 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