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When the price of fuel started its monumental climb a few months ago, The Influence, a Virginia Beach-based band, started looking for alternative ways to travel. Their solution: a tour bus converted to run on waste vegetable oil. “[Travel] was eating up any profits we might have made at any shows,” said Dave Cogan, The Influence’s manager, who is from Falls Church. The engine on The Influence’s tour bus is now from Grease Car, a

New England-based company that converts diesel engines to run on waste vegetable oil from restaurants. Falls Churchbased Bubba’s Restaurant and Old Hickory Grill provide their waste vegetable oil to the band whenever they come through the D.C. area. “The bus is able to run most of the time on waste vegetable oil, although it also converts to regular diesel if you can’t find [vegetable oil],” Cogan said. “Sometimes when it’s in the mountains or if they’re driving it at high rates of speeds and the engine needs to be running

most efficiently, they have to shift back over to diesel. It’s this little onboard computer that does it automatically.” While not everyone can convert their vehicles to a more efficient engine, other musicians are also using alternate means of transportation. In a recent trip to Charlotte, N.C., Shane Hines, of Shane Hines and the Trance, and his road manager took an SUV instead of their normal 15-passanger van. “Normally we would take the van but because of the gas, Continued on Page 25

The former national chairman of the Democratic Party who ran Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign this year told 200 Democratic activists in Fairfax County Tuesday that Virginia Governor Tim Kaine would be his party’s best choice as Barack Obama’s vice presidential running mate. Terry McAuliffe brought his articulate, high energy speaking style to the monthly meeting of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee at Oakton High School, to, among other things, “make no mistake” that his party leadership considers Virginia “a battleground state” in the 100 days left to fight it out for the presidency this fall. “The fact that we’ve opened 33 offices around the state should remove all doubt” about how important Virginia is perceived to be for winning the election, he said. “We’ve leased them all through November,” he added. Although Virginia hasn’t gone for a Democratic presidential nominee since 1964, and until recently was considered a solid “red,” or Republican, state, the last three statewide elections for U.S. Senate and governor have all gone to the Democratic candidate. Obama will have the benefit of having on the slate with him in Virginia a strong and popular Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, former Governor Mark Warner, with the demonstrated ability to win support among Republican voters. So far, the campaign of preContinued on Page 4

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Editor, Regarding last week’s NewsPress editorial, while everyone has the right to express their opinions, it may help the readers of this publication to separate fact from fiction in these two very controversial political discussions (Illegal immigration and transportation funding). The editorial’s statement “caused all Hispanic residents, More Letters on Page 6

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sumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain, has announced the opening of only one office in the state, in Virginia Beach. McCain will have a tougher time working in sync with the Virginia GOP’s nominee for the U.S. Senate, former Governor Jim Gilmore, who represents the party’s most conservative wing. McAuliffe was adamant in his recommendation of Kaine as the Democratic Party’s vice presidential nominee Tuesday, although he stressed to the NewsPress after his speech, which included an informal half-hour question and answer period, that the ultimate choice will be Obama’s very personal one. However, the fact that he proposed Kaine over his own candidate and long-time friend, Hillary Clinton, suggested that he knows the Clinton option is off the table. He told the large audience in the school cafeteria that there are only two factors in picking a vice president. The first, he

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said, is the ability of the choice to govern effectively as president, if need be. The second is personal compatibility with the presidential candidate. “These are the only two factors that really matter,” he said. “Others, like geographical considerations, are much less important.” Kaine was among the first public officials to endorse Obama’s campaign a year before the launch of the primary season, and has campaigned with him often.

Rumors are widespread that McCain may announce his vice presidential running mate by the end of this week, ahead of the distraction that the Olympics, which begin Aug. 8, will bring. The Olympics’ closing ceremony will be Aug. 24, a day after the start of the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Whatever the timing for the Democratic vice presidential announcement, “it will be designed to produce the biggest bounce” in public interest, McAuliffe said. In addition to pronouncing Virginia a “battleground state” and recommending Kaine for his party’s vice presidential choice, McAuliffe also said that Virginia “deserves” to be considered by his party for one of its early primary dates in 2012. It was McAuliffe, during his tenure as chair of the Democratic National Committee, who broke up the tradition of allowing Iowa and New Hampshire to always have the first primary elections. “It was designed to better reflect the true demographic of our party in the early primaries,” he said, so the primaries for the states

of South Carolina, Arizona and New Mexico were moved up. That opened the door for the problems that developed this primary season, resulting in party sanctions against Michigan and Florida, but that will be fixed, McAuliffe said. Of course, it could be argued that McAuliffe’s pro-Virginia sentiments stem from the fact that he lives here, near to Falls

Church, in fact, in the Spring Hill precinct of Fairfax’s Dranesville District. In addition to Democratic elected officials and hopefuls, among those sitting in the audience were the Obama campaign’s Northern Virginia regional field coordinator, Luke McGowan, and the Providence/ Mason/Falls Church field coordinator, Kyle Lierman.

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The Falls Church City Council will vote Monday on whether or not to approve a package of measures that would enable a plan to built 174 new affordable housing units in the City’s downtown area. The Falls Church Housing Corporation (FCHC) has spearheaded the ambitious plan, drawing in critical support from Homestretch, Inc., a local non-profit dedicated to transitioning homeless families into homes. The plan is the latest attempt by the FCHC to construct a building devoted to affordable housing units in the City. An earlier plan, by the West End Park on W. Broad St., failed to get government-backed tax credits in 2006 because pressure from neighbors caused the Council to downsize it to the point it could not pass muster with the Virginia Housing

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Development Authority (VHDA). VHDA support for the current project, in the form of 4% or 9% tax credits, would add from $12 to $16 million to help cover the construction cost of the $35 million, seven-story planned building. That, plus $2 million from the City’s Affordable Housing Fund and the donation of land from Homestretch, a $4 million proffer from City Center developer Atlantic Realty, the leveraging power of the FCHC and the promise of greater income from other FCHC properties, would pay for the project. But the VHDA has strict deadlines for applications, which must meet rigorous standards to have a chance for approval. This is what is compelling the Council to act quickly and provide a final vote this Monday. It held two work sessions this week leading up to the vote, one slated for

last night to assess the review of the plan by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission, shorthanded at its meeting last Monday, failed to recommend approval of the project by being deadlocked in its vote, 2-2. While issues of parking and holding Atlantic Realty to its $4 million promise were problematic for some on the Planning Commission, a strong showing of opposition to the project appeared from members of the Winter Hill Community Association. Led by Bernadette Fancuberta, president of the board of directors of the association, representing 194 household units, residents complained of the consequences for their land values and neighborhood parking. Their concern was for a collateral feature of the FCHC project, involving the conversion of 83 Winter Hill apartments that it owns into renovated, affordable homes for sale to first-time

home buyers. This conversion will provide critical funding for the larger project, but has raised concerns from many Winter Hill neighbors. Planning Commissioner Ruth Rodgers said she felt it was “unfair” to place an “undue burden” on the Winter Hill residents, which will also be impacted by the construction of the City Center, and with the construction of Pearson Square. She also said the deadline pressure made for poor planning by ignoring details. In her opposition to the plan, she was joined by Commissioner Melissa Teates, who said, “It is scary going forward with too many unanswered questions,” and said the notion of putting affordable housing all into one

building “bucks the trend” that seeks to blend affordable housing into different projects and neighborhoods. Chair of the meeting John Lawrence said he’d “reluctantly” vote for it, noting “the Council will have a lot to fix before second reading, or it will be irresponsible.” Commissioner Suzanne Fauber voted yes, but said that the offer from Atlantic Realty “must be clarified.” Despite living with the Winter Hill Community Association President Fanchuberta, new City Council member Nader Baroukh stated at last Monday’s work session that, in consultation with the city attorney, he did not deem it a conflict of interest to participate in this Monday’s vote.

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legal or not, to move away from those aversive environments “is an obvious falsehood. Does the News-Press expect the readers to truly believe that every single person of Hispanic origin has fled the county? It’s simply a silly, biased statement that does not add to the author’s reputation. This type of inflammatory rhetorical hyperbole does not add to any reasonable discussion of these very serious issues. It is ironic that City Council David Snyder of the NVTA is seeking scapegoats for the current transportation impasse. All he has to do is take an honest look at the NVTA’s documented record of mismanagement and poor decisions to discover that one of the chief engineers of the failure is the NVTA Board itself. There is plenty of blame to go around for both major parties. However, making baseless accusations and seeking scapegoats isn’t a step in the right direction. As such, this editorial is a disservice to the newspapers’ readers. Bud Miller Via the Internet

Editor, In his letter to the editor in the July 17 - 23 edition, Jeff Hilton seeks to perpetuate the inaccurate and historically indefensible notion that only fundamentalist, Biblically literalist evangelicals such as Dr. James Dobson or Rev. Donald Wildmon, believe in or practice Judeo-Christian values. In fact, Judaism and Christianity existed in the world for milennia before American evangelicalism developed in the seventeenth century, and American fundamentalism, in the 20th. Most Christians who lived prior to these movements would most likely have seen these movements as divisive and overly simplistic forms of Christianity, if they saw them as Christian at all. Mr. Hilton has a point regarding Mr. Besen’s characterization of Dr. Dobson as a liar or a charlatan, or of the American Family Association as a money sucking scam. Such language is unnecessary and inappropriate for serious discussion. At the same time, Mr. Hilton’s claim that Besen accuses Dobson of misusing the research of other scholars without proof

suggests that he is a liar. The fact is, Dobson’s use of the writings of other researchers in ways that those researchers reject is well documented in the public domain and need not be recounted in Mr. Besen’s column. Mr. Hilton, if he were interested, could look up those accounts and read them for himself. In fact, Dr. Carol Gilligan’s criticism of Dobson’s use of her work is posted on Youtube and can be viewed without reading at all. The unfortunate point is that Dr. Dobson, Rev. Wildmon, and Mr. Hilton would like the less than informed to believe that the “God” of “Judeo Chistian Values” is as obsessed with homosexuality as they are. Rev. Dr. Michael Brenneis Arlington

Editor, In the July 17 - 23, 2008 edition of your paper, Jeff Hilton’s letter-to-the-editor twice accused columnist Wayne Besen of not providing evidence to support comments he had made in previous columns. Then, Mr. Hilton asserts that children brought up by a same-sex couple are exposed

to the hazards of “Domestic Violence, AIDS, hepatitis, decrease life expectancy.” Yet, Mr. Hilton doesn’t provide any evidence or facts to support this! I’m not saying Mr. Hilton’s assertions are wrong (nor am I defending Mr. Besen’s comments). I just found it interesting that Mr. Hilton insisted on evidence from an opposing viewpoint, but felt no obligation to defend his position likewise. Roger Wilson Falls Church

Editor, As a long-time reader of this publication and a supporter of the freedom of the press, I am pleased that you continue to publish Jeff Hilton’s rants. However, I found the letter to the editor from Jeff Hilton in the July 17 - 23 issue of the News-Press overly rude, insensitive, and disgusting. Hilton’s letter was an ill-thought-out attack on Wayne Besen and the homosexual community in general. Since I’m quite sure that Hilton’s views do not represent those of the NewsPress, and that he knows less about what he’s talking about

than your average religious fanatic, I wasn’t offended as I could have been. Hilton’s letter had numerous factual flaws, and ironically cited no sources and showed no evidence whatsoever, which was the reason he was bashing the respectable columnist Wayne Besen. Hilton claims that “Love Won Out,” one of many homophobia-inspired “ministries” aimed at what could be described as “Praying the gay out of people” is effective at what it tries to do. According to the American Psychological Association, attempts to change people’s sexual orientation often lead to “depression, anxiety, and self-destructive behavior.” Wayne Besen’s own organization Truth Wins Out has brought forth many facts about these misleading organizations, including that many of the founders who claim to have changed their sexuality are often found “not living their lives as they has advertised.” Furthermore, there is absolutely no credible scientific evidence that sexual orientation can be changed, as a recent study found that a person’s sexual orientation is determined early in life as a result of their genetic pattern and environmental factors. Sexual orientation is like your skin or eye color. It is not a mentality, and it cannot be changed. Keith Boylan Falls Church

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F.C. Police 1st to Achieve New Accreditation Standards The Falls Church City Police Department became the first in Virginia to meet the new sixth edition program manual standards of the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission when it was awarded accreditation last week. The accreditation, according to a City of Falls Church statement, “comes after an in-depth on-site assessment of the department, and interviews with City employees ranging from City Manager Wyatt Shields to department personnel. The three-day assessment held in June “found the department to be in full compliance with the commission’s 187 standards. “We are proud to be recognized by our community of law enforcement peers for upholding the practice and for our commitment to the highest professional standards in the Commonwealth of Virginia,” said F.C. Police Chief Harry Reitze. N.Va Ranks 1st in U.S. in Life Expectancy According to the Human Development Report of the U.S., as reported yesterday by Rep. Jim Moran, residents of the 8th Congressional District of Northern Virginia have the longest life expectancy in the nation, at 82.9 years, a full 10 years higher than those in the 5th District of Kentucky. The Northern Virginia region, that includes Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church and Reston, is ranked second, overall, for “most well off in the nation,” behind only the 14th District of New York, located in Manhattan. Being “well off” involves a combination of a long and healthy life, having access to knowledge and enjoying a decent standard of living. “It’s no secret that Northern Virginia is a great place to live,” said Moran. “But what’s most interesting about the report is the great disparity in our nation between the haves and the have-nots.”

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Fairfax Co. Board OKs 16 Revitalization Principles At its July 21 meeting, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted 16 principles for public investment to support commercial revitalization in Fairfax County. According to a county statement, “The principles respond to the county’s changing development climate. By the year 2030, Fairfax County is projected to add 245,000 jobs and 290,000 new residents.” The principles note that planning studies have already been initiated for “activity centers” including Baileys Crossroads, Tysons Corner, Annandale, Lake Anne and Springfield. The goal is to “accommodate future growth in a way that better utilizes available land and assists in the revitalization, redevelopment and reinvestment of our older commercial areas and new transit stations into mixed use activity centers.” The principles suggest that the county “may be asked to use public funds to provide needed public improvements to stimulate” growth. New Moped, Scooter Laws Reiterated The Fairfax County Police Department issued a new educational brochure this week to help owners of mopeds and motorized scooters be aware of the “rules of the road,” and new laws. The department cited a surge in the use of the fuel-efficient alternative modes of transportation in the context of soaring fuel prices. A new law in effect July 1, notes that any moped, if driven over 35 miles per hour, is considered a motorcycle, which means that the operator needs to have additional driver certifications and a motorcycle license. In addition, the moped needs license plates, proper registration and insurance. None of these conditions apply if the moped is driven below 35 miles per hour, except the driver must carry identification. Drivers must be 16 years of age and should wear bright or reflective clothing and a helmet. Mopeds and bicycles must stay to the right side of the roadway, and mopeds and motorized scooters may not be operated on sidewalks. ‘Economy on the Brink’ Town Hall Monday “Economy on the Brink: A Legacy of Debt, Its Impact on Our Children, and How We Can Break the Cycle,” is the title of a town hall discussion hosted by Rep. Jim Moran this Monday, July 28, at 7 p.m. Moran will be joined by David Walker, president of the Peter Peterson Foundation, former U.S. Comptroller General and head of the Government Accountability Office. The Peterson Foundation was established “to tackle critical challenges threatening the nation’s well-being including large and growing budget deficits, dismal national and personal savings rates, and a ballooning national debt that endangers the viability of Social Security, Medicare and the entire economy.” The event will be held at the T.C. Williams High School, 3330 King Street (Rt. 7), Alexandria.

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For Week of July 15 - 21 Drug/Narcotic Violation, W Broad St/W Annandale Rd., July 15, 1:25 a.m., police arrested a male, 22, of Remington, VA for Possession of Marijuana. Larceny from Vehicle, Patriot Motor Sport, 30 Hillwood Ave., between July 14, 7:00 p.m. and July

15, 8:54 a.m., unknown person(s) entered the establishment and stole a front grille, two side mirrors, two side spoilers, and a rear fin from a 2005 Toyota Scion. Incident to the case, the rear fin to a 2004 Hyundai Sonata was damaged. Larceny from Vehicle, 100

blk. Haycock Rd., between July 10, 6:45 a.m. and July 12, 10:00 a.m., unknown person(s) stole the front parking light covers from a parked vehicle. Larceny from Vehicle, 400 blk. Rollins St., between July 15, 10:00 p.m. and July 16, 9:40 a.m., unknown person(s) entered a vehicle and stole a flashlight. Incident to the case, police recovered (16) CDs and a Metro Smart Trip Card. Larceny from Vehicle, 400 blk. Rollins St., between July 15, 10:00 p.m. and July 16, 9:44 a.m., unknown person(s) entered an unsecured vehicle and stole a backpack with gym items inside, an IPOD docking station, and coins totaling seven dollars. Larceny from Vehicle, 400 blk. S Spring St., between July 15, 8:30 p.m. and July 16, 7:30 a.m., unknown person(s) stole a dark blue canvass bag containing a pair of prescription glasses, a check in

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3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., unknown person(s) dented the hood of a vehicle. Burglary, Commercial, Aerosur, 105 N Virginia Ave., between July 17, 7:00 p.m. and July 18, 8:20 a.m., unknown person(s) smashed the front glass door and stole (2) laptop computers and $600.00 cash. Larceny from Vehicle, 200 blk. Van Buren St., between July 16, 7:00 p.m. and July 18, 11:29 a.m., unknown person(s) stole a Dell laptop computer and a North Face backpack from a vehicle. Urinating in Public, 6700 blk. Wilson Blvd., July 19, 2:00 a.m., police arrested a male, 40, of Silver Spring, MD for Urinating in Public. Destruction of Property, 300 blk. Park Ave., between July 18, 5:30 p.m. and July 19, 5:30 a.m., unknown person(s) scratched/keyed two vehicles and tampered with a third. Larceny from Vehicle, 200 blk. Buxton Rd., between July 18, 8:00 p.m. and July 19, 8:44 a.m., unknown person(s) entered an unsecured vehicle and stole a wallet. Incident to the case, all content from the wallet was recovered on the street with the exception of $60.00 cash. Destruction of Property, 300 blk. N Underwood St., between July 17, 6:00 p.m. and July 19, 10:28 a.m., unknown person(s) cut the top of a convertible vehicle. Liquor Law Violation, Eden Center, 6795 Wilson Blvd., July 19, 1:21 p.m., police arrested a male, 51, of Fairfax, VA for Illegal Alcohol Purchase. Larceny from Building, 400 blk. W Broad St., between July 10 and July 20, unknown person(s) a bicycle from a storage compartment. The bicycle is described as a black 2004, 26 inch women’s TREK offroad bicycle valued at approximately $300.00. Larceny from Vehicle, 300 blk. Gundry Dr., between July 15 and July 20, unknown person(s) entered a vehicle and stole an IPod, a black diaper bag and an unknown amount of change. Destruction of Property, Koons Dodge, 1051 E Broad St., between July 19, 4:00 p.m. and July 20, 9:41 p.m., unknown person(s) smashed out the front passenger window and ransacked the interior. Nothing was reported missing. Larceny from Vehicle, 300 blk. Park Ave., July 21, 10:12 a.m., unknown person(s) stole two lawn blowers from the rear of a truck.

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On the front page of Sunday’s New York Times, Gretchen Morgenson described Diane McLeod’s spiral into indebtedness, and now a debate has erupted over who is to blame. Some people emphasize the predatory lenders who seduced her with too-good-to-be-true credit lines and incomprehensible mortgage offers. Here was a single mother made vulnerable by health problems and divorce. Working two jobs and stressed, she found herself barraged by credit card companies offering easy access to money. Mortgage lenders offered her credit on the basis of the supposedly rising value of her house. These lenders had little interest in whether she could pay off her loans. They made most of their money via initial lending fees and then sold off the loans to third parties. In short, these predatory companies swooped down on a vulnerable woman, took what they could and left her careening toward bankruptcy. Other people emphasize McLeod’s own responsibility. She is the one who took the credit card offers knowing that debt is a promise that has to be kept. After her divorce, she went on a shopping spree to make herself feel better. After surgery, she sat at home watching the home shopping channels, charging thousands more. Free societies depend on individual choice and responsibility, those in this camp argue. People have to be held accountable for their indulgences or there is no justice. As McLeod herself admirably told Morgenson: “I regret not dealing with my emotions instead of just shopping.” If you go to the online comment section affixed to Morgenson’s article, you see advocates of these two positions talking past one another, one side talking the morality of social protection and the other the morality of personal responsibility. And yet if you look at McLeod’s case, there is a third position. This is the position held in overlapping ways by liberal communitarians and conservative Burkeans. This third position begins with the notion that people are driven by the desire to earn the respect of their fellows. Individuals don’t build their lives from scratch. They absorb the patterns and norms of the world around them.

Decision-making — whether it’s taking out a loan or deciding whom to marry — isn’t a coldly rational, self-conscious act. Instead, decision-making is a long chain of processes, most of which happen beneath the level of awareness. We absorb a way of perceiving the world from parents and neighbors. We mimic the behavior around us. Only at the end of the process is there self-conscious oversight. According to this view, what happened to McLeod, and the nation’s financial system, is part of a larger social story. America once had a culture of thrift. But over the past decades, that unspoken code has been silently eroded. Some of the toxins were economic. Rising house prices gave people the impression that they could take on more risk. Some were cultural. We entered a period of mass luxury, in which people down the income scale expect to own designer goods. Some were moral. Schools and other institutions used to talk the language of sin and temptation to alert people to the seductions that could ruin their lives. They no longer do. Norms changed and people began making jokes to make illicit things seem normal. Instead of condemning hyper-consumerism, they made quips about “retail therapy,” or repeated the line that Morgenson noted in her article: When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping. McLeod and the lenders were not only shaped by deteriorating norms, they helped degrade them. Despite all the subterranean social influences, there still is that final stage of decision-making when individual choice matters. Each time an avid lender struck a deal with an avid borrower, it reinforced a new definition of acceptable behavior for neighbors, family and friends. In a community, behavior sets off ripples. Every decision is a public contribution or a destructive act. And now the reckoning has come. The turn in the market punishes many of those seduced by financial temptations. Meanwhile, the government is sending some messages. The Treasury and the Fed are trying to stabilize the system while still ensuring that those who made mistakes feel the pain. But the important shifts will be private, as people learn and adopt different social standards. After the Great Depression, a savings mentality set in. After the dot-com bubble, a bit of sobriety hit Silicon Valley. Now it’s the borrowers’ and lenders’ turn. People don’t change when they see the light. They change when they feel the heat.

You want a scary thought? Imagine a fanatic in the mold of Dick Cheney but without the vice president’s sense of humor. In her important new book, “The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals,” Jane Mayer of The New Yorker devotes a great deal of space to David Addington, Dick Cheney’s main man and the lead architect of the Bush administration’s legal strategy for the so-called war on terror. She quotes a colleague as saying of Addington: “No one stood to his right.” Colin Powell, a veteran of many bruising battles with Cheney, was reported to have summed up Addington as follows: “He doesn’t believe in the Constitution.” Very few voters are aware of Addington’s existence, much less what he stands for. But he was the legal linchpin of the administration’s Marquis de Sade approach to battling terrorism. In the

view of Addington and his acolytes, anything and everything that the president authorized in the fight against terror — regardless of what the Constitution or Congress or the Geneva Conventions might say — was all right. That included torture, rendition, warrantless wiretapping, the suspension of habeas corpus, you name it. This is the mind-set that gave us Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo and the CIA’s secret prisons, known as “black sites.” Mayer wrote: “The legal doctrine that Addington espoused — that the president, as commander in chief, had the authority to disregard virtually all previously known legal boundaries if national security demanded it — rested on a reading of the Constitution that few legal scholars shared.” When the constraints of the law are unlocked by the men and women in suits at the pinnacle of power, terrible things happen in the real world. You end up with detainees being physically and psychologically tormented day after day, month after month, until they beg to be allowed to commit suicide. You have prisoners beaten until Continued on Page 38

Home prices are in free fall. Unemployment is rising. Consumer confidence is plumbing depths not seen since 1980. When will it all end? The answer is, probably not until 2010 or later. Barack Obama, take notice. It’s true that some prognosticators still expect a “V-shaped” recovery in which the economy springs back rapidly from its slump. On this view, any day now it will be morning in America. But if the experience of the last 20 years is any guide, the prospect for the economy isn’t V-shaped, it’s L-ish: rather than springing back, we’ll have a prolonged period of flat or at best slowly improving performance. Let’s start with housing. According to the widely used CaseShiller index, average U.S. home prices fell 17 percent over the past year. Yet we’re in the process of deflating a huge housing bubble, and housing prices probably still have a long way to fall. Specifically, real home prices, that is, prices adjusted for inflation in the rest of the economy, went up more than 70 percent from 2000 to 2006. Since then they’ve come way down -- but they’re still more than 30 percent above the 2000 level. Should we expect prices to fall all the way back? Well, in the late 1980s, Los Angeles experienced a large localized housing bubble: real home prices rose about 50 percent before the bubble popped. Home prices then proceeded to fall by a quarter, which combined with ongoing inflation brought real housing prices right back to their pre-bubble level. And here’s the thing: this process took more than five years — L.A. home prices didn’t bottom out until the mid-1990s. If the current housing slump runs on the same schedule, we won’t be seeing a recovery until 2011 or later. What about the broader economy? You might be tempted to take comfort from the fact that the last two recessions, in 1990-1991 and 2001, were both quite short. But in each case, the official end of the recession was followed by a long period of sluggish economic growth and rising unemployment that felt to most Americans like a continued recession. Thus, the 1990 recession officially ended in March 1991, but unemployment kept rising through much of 1992, allowing Bill Clinton to win the election on the basis of the economy, stupid. The next recession officially began in March 2001 and ended in November, but unemployment kept rising until June 2003. These prolonged recession-like episodes probably reflect the changing nature of the business cycle. Earlier recessions were more or less deliberately engineered by the Federal Reserve, which raised interest rates to control inflation. Modern slumps, by contrast, have been hangovers from bouts of irrational exuberance — the savings and loan free-for-all of the 1980s, the technology bubble of the 1990s and now the housing bubble. Ending those old-fashioned recessions was easy because all the Fed had to do was relent. Ending modern slumps is much more difficult because the economy needs to find something to replace the burst bubble. The Fed, in particular, has a hard time getting traction in modern recessions. In 2002, there was a strong sense that the Fed was “pushing on a string”: it kept cutting interest rates, but nobody wanted to borrow until the housing bubble took off. And now it’s happening again. The Onion, as usual, hit the nail on the head with its recent “Recessionplagued nation demands new bubble to invest in.” But we probably won’t find another bubble -- at least not one big enough to fuel a quick recovery. And this has, among other things, important political implications. Given the state of the economy, it’s hard to see how Barack Obama can lose the 2008 election. An anecdote: This week a passing motorist shouted at a crowd waiting outside a branch of IndyMac, the failed bank, “Bush economics didn’t work! They are rightwing Republican thieves!” The crowd cheered. But what the economy gives, it can also take away. If the current slump follows the typical modern pattern, the economy will stay depressed well into 2010, if not beyond -- plenty of time for the public to start blaming the new incumbent, and punish him in the midterm elections. To avoid that fate, Obama -- if he is indeed the next president -- will have to move quickly and forcefully to address America’s economic discontent. That means another stimulus plan, bigger, better, and more sustained than the one Congress passed earlier this year. It also means passing longer-term measures to reduce economic anxiety -- above all, universal health care. If you ask me, there isn’t much suspense in this year’s election: barring some extraordinary mistakes, Obama will win. Assuming he wins, the real question is what he’ll make of his victory.

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The past week’s 20-point drop in the market price of oil is primarily attributable to forceful declarations by key Democrats in Congress, including Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia, that they’ll investigate the role of dubious speculation in driving the price to its recent peak of $147 a barrel. Hedge funds and others working on the margins of speculation do not like to operate in sunlight. Like cockroaches scurrying when uncovered beneath a household appliance, the speculators have begun ducking for cover. If you are looking for a correlation to explain the sudden drop in oil, you can find it there. But the oil price can drop only so much before the reality of supply and demand becomes the dominant operating principle, and despite drops in demand due to high costs and other economic factors, it is the lack of the ability of the supply to meet the demand that remains the stubborn, intractable reality of our time. It is slowing growth globally and there is no remedy on the horizon. That is why, apart from our grinning U.S. president, there are simply no Pollyanna forecasters to be found these days, in case you haven’t noticed. There are only varying degrees of doom and gloom. Last Sunday, both the New York Times and Washington Post devoted a big part of their front pages to the next phase of the careening economic downturn, looking beyond the mortgage crisis to the personal debt crisis. This is the next shoe that is about to drop. Defaults on personal credit cards are already hitting banks and credit card companies hard, and those, such as American Express, without strong deposit or retail components are teetering on the precipice. The Times’ full-page graphic on Sunday told a grim story of the timeline since the 1920s, showing a systemic increase in the average American household debt burden, especially since the 1980s. The average household debt is now $117,951. This breaks down to an average credit card debt of $8,565, vehicle and tuition loan debt of $14,414, home equity loan debt of $10,062 and mortgage debt of $84,911. On the equity side, the average household annual savings is a paltry $392, the lowest level since the Great Depression, and the lowest in comparison to debt ever. These are the averages, meaning it’s even worse than this for fully half of American households, to lesser or greater degrees. On top of this come the specters of inflation, growth in unemployment, tax hikes to fund local governments struggling under similar burdens, and greater restrictions on access to credit. The latter is a result of the mortgage meltdown and rising levels of defaults on personal debt, including a 30 percent increase in the rate of personal bankruptcies this spring. These factors are already translating into a dramatic slowdown in discretionary spending, ranging from fewer and shorter vacations to restrained spending in retail stores, restaurants and on entertainment. Big ticket prices for touring performers and sporting teams are becoming affordable only to the super-wealthy, leaving the rest of us to spend more time watching TV, instead. Many Americans are already finding it is not that painful to reduce their spending to a considerable degree, and while that is hurting the overall economy, including the ability of the Chinese to export consumer goods to the U.S., it barely begins to address the problems associated with the accumulated personal debt that is currently hanging over so many. All of these factors contribute to a snowball effect, and for some observers, these trends have occurred periodically as part of “business cycles.” However, the trend line in the New York Times graphic on Sunday is hardly cyclical in appearance. The differential between household debt and equity has grown steadily since the 1920s, and ridiculously in the last 20 years. On top of that, the decline in the rate of supply of oil is not cyclical, either. Once the resource supply is fundamentally past its peak, the ability to extract oil becomes more and more difficult and costly. It simply won’t bounce back.  Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com

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JERUSALEM – Barack Obama wrinkles. Just slightly, and just when he has to wear a flak jacket over his blue oxford shirt. The media behemoth slouching after the senator is scouring his every word, expression, bead of sweat, basketball shot and accessory — are those hiking boots too Bremer? Are the sunglasses too rapper? Will he leave enough time for his glittery groupie, Carla Bruni? — for hints of imperfection that would foretell lacunae in presidential judgment. The One, as McCain aides sardonically call Obama, glided through Afghanistan, Iraq and Jordan, girding his messianic loins for the inevitable kvetching he would face in Israel as skeptical Jews “try to get a better sense of what’s in Obama’s kishkes.” So said Nathan Diament of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, in The Daily News, defining “kishkes” as Yiddish for gut. The king of Jordan personally drove the prince of Chicago from the palace to the airport on Tuesday night to catch his flight to Israel, leading a motorcade in his slate Mercedes 600 across the tarmac and right up to O-Force One, as The Chicago Sun Times mockingly calls the candidate’s freshly branded 757, with the captain’s chair embroidered with “Obama-’08/President.” As the senator got out of the passenger seat, King Abdullah jumped out to chat some more, as though the two, who had only met in passing on the Hill, were old pals. Obama finally found a Muslim with whom he’s willing to be photographed. At moments, Obama was acting as though he were already “on a coin,” as Jon Stewart would say. But cocky or not, he needs to swoop up to conquer so Americans can picture him in the role. The One left them swooning in Jordan. A member of the king’s inner circle who attended the chicken-and-rice dinner with King Abdullah and Queen Rania said that Obama had gone a long way toward assuaging their fears that he would be so eager to run away from his paternal family’s Muslim roots and to woo skeptical American Jews that he would not be “the honest broker” they long for after W.’s crazed missionary work in the Middle East. “The guy gets it,” the Jordanian official said after dinner with Obama. “Sharp, aware and a very good listener. He doesn’t seem stuck in preconceived positions. He said he would get straight to the Palestinian issue as soon as he

becomes president.” That old skill that Obama honed at the Harvard Law Review of listening until everyone at the table felt they had been heard (and agreed with) is coming in handy on his presidential dress rehearsal. Soon after his sweet parting with King Abdullah, Obama spoke on the Tel Aviv tarmac about the special relationship between Israel and America that he vowed to “actually strengthen in an Obama administration.” Ominous signs showed up in Jerusalem, including a bulldozer attack near his hotel before he arrived and a dozen Americans holding McCain signs as he walked into the King David Hotel. The smoother his trip has gone — from sinking a 3-pointer with the troops in Afghanistan to presenting the Obama-Maliki withdrawal plan for Iraq — the more panicky Republicans back in Washington have become. The image of John McCain in a golf cart with Bush 41 in Kennebunkport — with Poppy charmingly admitting that they were “a little jealous” of all the Obama odyssey coverage — was not a good advertisement for the future, especially contrasted with the shots of Gen. David Petraeus and Obama smiling at each other companionably in a helicopter surveying Iraq. (Asked by a Democratic lawmaker a while back why there weren’t more Democrats in the military, Petraeus smiled slyly and said “there are more than you think.”) A foiled and frustrated McCain — trying to get covered when the entire media world has gone fishin’ for Obama stories — took the Hillary tack of mocking the press for having a “love affair,” as his campaign said, with the senator. McCain is hopping mad that the surge that he backed, and Obama resisted, has now set the stage for the Bush puppet Maliki to agree with Obama’s exit strategy. But Obama has a better batting average with his judgment on how we shouldn’t have gotten into Iraq, we should have gone after Osama and we should talk to Iran and other foes, if only to better assess their psychology. Then we might have deduced that Saddam had the “Beware of Dog” sign up without the dog. It doesn’t work for McCain — and his foreign policy guru Henry Kissinger — to keep insisting that timetables will lead to defeat. The Angry One can try to paint The One as having bad judgment. But who is being advised by Kissinger, the man who helped keep us in Vietnam and get us into Iraq?

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Sporting a fog machine for its smoke and mirrors routine and an extravagant stage that would make The Rolling Stones blush, the “ex-gay” group Exodus International held its glitzy annual conference in Asheville, N.C. I was in town all week to partner with regional and state organizations to oppose the meeting and its dizzying array of distortions. A dark cloud hovered over the Exodus event, with violent hate crimes unsettling the local GLBT community. At the very moment ex-gay televangelists were railing against homosexuals in the foothills, news broke of an 18-year-old boy in Anderson, South Carolina whose father, “yelled, cursed, swung a baseball bat, prayed and tried to cast the demon of homosexuality out of him.” In nearby Greenville, S.C., Stephen Moller, an anti-gay thug who murdered 20-year-old Sean William Kennedy outside a gay bar, just learned that he would spend approximately 10 months in jail for his ferocious crime. In this gross miscarriage of justice, the message was sent that murdering gay people was tacitly acceptable, if not encouraged. While in town, I spoke to Sean’s grieving mother, Elke Kennedy, who rightfully called the sentence, “a joke and a slap on the wrist.” Meanwhile, on the opening day of the Exodus conference, an anti-bullying bill was stalled in the North Carolina legislature. Into this backdrop of brutality stepped the ex-gay activists Alan Chambers and Randy Thomas, who were determined to show the progressive residents of Asheville that Exodus did not stigmatize gay and lesbian people. Unfortunately, they kept tripping over reality and revealing the true nature of their deceptive and depraved ministry. For a week, western North Carolinians were dazzled with disingenuousness. The audacity of the lies was breathtaking and the sheer nerve was mind numbing. By the end of the conference, everyone who had paid attention learned that Exodus leaders are shameless charlatans who lack even a modicum of morality. For example, Thomas tried to distance Exodus from the controversial practice of “reparative therapy,” telling the Asheville Citizen-Times, “We get lumped into the groups that do reparative therapy, when it’s just not true.” I personally visited the Exodus conference (before I was evicted) and found that they were selling several books that taught “reparative therapy” including one from Dr. Joseph Nicolosi who invented the term. In yet another instance of insincerity, on a local radio talk show Thomas feigned compassion for people living with HIV and AIDS. What “good guy” Thomas failed to tell listeners was that Exodus addresses AIDS on its website by saying that, “In today’s society, homosexuality is reaping a bitter harvest…Homosexual involvement reaps deep devastation in the lives of many who practice it.” That Thomas runs away from such judgmental words when speaking to more liberal audiences shows what a phony he truly is. The double-talk and dissembling continued when Alan Chambers told the Citizen-Times that Exodus was, “not about fire and brimstone.” This, of course, was the same person who wrote in a 2005 newsletter, “One of the many evils this world has to offer is the sin of homosexuality. Satan, the enemy, is using people to further his agenda to destroy the Kingdom of God and as many souls as he can.” On Sept. 21, 2007, Chambers told a crowd of social conservatives in Florida, “We have to stand up against an evil agenda. It is an evil agenda and it will take anyone captive that is willing, or that is standing idly by.” With such bombastic broadsides, does one really have to wonder how the violent Andersonville father got the idea that homosexuality was demonic? Or, how the gay bashing hooligan, Stephen Moller, believed he could devalue the life of a gay man? To underscore this connection, consider Exodus’ keynote speaker on Friday, author Andy Comiskey, who wrote a book that Exodus was selling, which calls homosexuality “spiritual disfigurement” and says that “Satan delights in homosexual perversion.” Inside of a packed chapel, 700 vulnerable and confused gay people had their souls strip-mined, as Comiskey declared war: “Wickedness is a reality,” said Comiskey onstage. “And those with same-sex attraction that succumb to the spirit of the age, can become agents of that wickedness…When you claim healing for the homosexual, you have declared war. And people, it is only going to get worse; it is only going to get worse in the changing cultural climate in which we live. Ours is not a benign healing path, it is a call to battle.” And, Exodus claims it does not preach fire and brimstone? Exodus may smile sweetly and tell the mainstream media they love homosexuals. But, judging by the recent hate crimes in the Carolinas combined with the reactionary rhetoric of Exodus, it seems that they are literally “loving” us to death.

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Falls Church and the entire 8th Congressional District of Virginia, which I’ve been proud to represent since 1990, was recently ranked the 2nd best district to live in out of all 436 congressional districts nationwide. According to the American Human Development Report, published by Columbia University Press and the Social Science Research Council, Northern Virginia’s 8th has the longest life expectancy in the U.S. (82.9 years), the 3rd highest median income, and the 3rd most educated populace. This new biannual publication differs from traditional economic models for measuring well-being such as GDP or consumer spending. Instead, it emphasizes the broader, everyday experience of ordinary people. The report creates what is called the American Human Development Index—a single measure of well-being for all Americans, disaggregated by state and congressional district, as well as by gender, race, and ethnicity. The three core areas emphasized in the index include: 1) living a long and healthy life 2) having access to knowledge and 3) enjoying a decent standard of living. All data is procured from U.S. government sources. It wasn’t shocking that Virginia’s 8th District would fare well in the index, outpacing the national index average of 5.06 by over three points. We have a highly educated, wellinformed population that feeds our strong economy, which in

turn, produces quality, high paying technology and government-based jobs. What was disturbing about the report was the way it laid bare the great disparity between the haves and have-nots in America. Today, the greatest income gap between the top 1 percent of households and the bottom 90 percent exists since the Great Depression. 47 million Americans continue to go without health insurance everyday. To see just how these figures play out, compare one of the lowest ranking districts in the country, Kentucky’s 5th Congressional District, to our own. The average Kentuckian in that mountainous part of the state can expect to live 10 years less than a Northern Virginian. Their median income is $26,000 less ($46,000 median in NoVa) and only 11.5 percent have a bachelor’s degree or higher

compared with 58 percent in Virginia’s 8th. But you don’t even have to leave the state to find a district whose well-being is so far below that of Northern Virginia. The Commonwealth ranks among the top six states for having the greatest economic, health and educational disparities between their highest and lowest ranking congressional districts—the highest being the 8th and lowest Virginia’s 9th, located in far Southwestern reaches of the state (also bordering Kentucky’s 5th). As the old saying goes, “We are only as strong as our weakest link.” This report is yet another wake-up call to America that our domestic strengths: ensuring everyone has access to a good education, is afforded quality healthcare and can obtain a job that is both meaningful and provides a decent standard of living are receding. Closing the gaps brought to life in this report should be a national priority. The billions we are sending overseas each day to Iraq for war and to oil producing nations for our energy would go a long way towards bringing new job, health and educational opportunities to the long-neglected regions of our country.

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Hazel Ward Adcock, 95, died on July 20 at her home in Falls Church, Va. She had emphysema. Mrs. Adcock, a native of Oklahoma and a graduate of Oklahoma State University, met her future husband, Lloyd Adcock, a graduate student and future U.S. diplomat, there. The couple traveled extensively throughout the world, living in Turkey and Ethiopia. In the United States, they lived in Washington, D.C. on Capitol Hill, in McLean, Va. and later, Falls Church, where Mrs. Adcock had lived ever since. The couple had two daughters. A freelance writer and journalist, Mrs. Adcock wrote for several publications and interviewed many national personalities. She later wrote a popular book, “Prairie Hope,” which told the story of early Oklahoma history.

She was active in Falls Church and a member of the Women’s Club, the garden club, the great books group and was the founder of The Cherry Hill Writers and Poets Society. She was especially fond of poetry. She took a great interest in city politics and events, never hesitating to express her opinions. She is survived by her two daughters, Mrs. Jane Carr of Kansas City, Kan. and Mrs. Martha Zinger of Portsmouth, R.I.; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Murphy’s Funeral Home in Falls Church. Visitation hours will be held today, July 24, at the funeral home from 2 – 4 p.m. and from 6 – 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held Friday, July 25 at 10 a.m. at Murphy’s with the burial at National Memorial Park following the service.

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Goodwin House Holds Arts Festival The Goodwin House Alexandria held its First Annual Arts Festival on July 12, consisting of a community art project where residents, staff and guests painted six patio umbrellas. Residents chose various themes and dec-

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orated the nine-foot umbrellas with balloons, dogs, cats, sunflowers, rainbows and in the style of artist Jackson Pollock. The Arts Festival also consisted of a slideshow of the Goodwin House gardens and landscapes, as well as “Inspiration Unveiled,” an exhibit of artwork by residents. Additionally, there was

a slightly risqué performance by the GHA Players of Any Body for Tea? Kennedy Center Invites Locals to Study Ballet Melanie Riffee of Vienna and Zarina Stahnke of Falls Church were selected to participate in Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell at the Kennedy Center. They will take two ballet technique classes a week with famed ballerina Farrell during the three-week intensive program. Riffee and Stahnke are two of 31 students from around the world participating in the 16th annual event. Student Makes Tufts Dean’s List Falls Church resident Aliza Lailari made Dean’s List at Tufts University for the Spring 2008 semester. She achieved the distinction by maintaining a 3.4 grade point average. Open House on Capitals’ Home Ice

KELLY EBERT DEMONSTRATES safe bicycling during part of her Youth Leadership Program internship with the bicycle and pedestrian safety division of Fairfax County Dept. of Transportation. (PHOTO: COURTESY NINA WALLACE RUHTER)

The Washington Capitals will hold an open house on July 24 from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Verizon Center (601 F St. NW, D.C.), during which fans may select season tickets for the 2008-09 season. Defenseman Mike Green and former star Yvon Labre will be signing autographs, and the event will be hosted by Steve Kolbe, the radio voice of the Capitals. Slapshot, the Capitals mascot, will also be present. Full and partial season ticket plans are available for purchase. For more details or to RSVP, visit www. washingtoncaps.com.

Arlington Philharmonic Presents Free Concerts The Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra will perform two free concerts featuring its new interim conductor, A. Scott Wood. The concerts will showcase former Principal Horn of the National Symphony Orchestra as a soloist. The program will consist of Mozart’s works. Arlington Central Library (1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington) hosts the concerts on August 2 and 3 at 2 p.m. Online Students Graduate From University of Phoenix This past week, 80 online students from Virginia participated in the University of Phoenix’ graduation ceremonies on July 18 and 19. Among the recent graduates were Falls Church residents Juan Porter and Lynn Johnson. The graduation took place at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona with a live webcast of the commencement at www.phoenix.edu/graduation. NOVA Greenpeace Campaign Begins Greenpeace organizers announced the start of a community campaign to end global warming in our area with a kickoff and Grassroots Action Picnic at Roundtree Park on Annandale Road on July 20. The campaign will work with community members who are concerned about the effects global warming poses on Northern Virginia environment and lifestyle. Greenpeace

is calling on Congress to end global warming by increasing energy efficiency, limiting global warming pollution and investing in renewable energy. For more information or to get involved, contact Ellen Vaughan at ellen. vaughan@greenpeace.org. F.C. City Police Department Accredited The Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission (VLEPSC) awarded accreditation to the Falls Church City Police Department on July 17. The City Police Department was the first agency in the state to meet the new 6th Edition Standards of the VLEPSC Program Manual. The City Police Department was accredited after an in-depth on-site assessment from June 1 – 3 and several interviews with city employees. The Alternative House Receives Landscaping The Alternative House, a non-profit group that supports abused, homeless children and young mothers, received free landscaping from Brickman Group, a company based in Sterling. Brickman brought 10 people to Alternative House one day this summer to help with various aspects of yard work, including mowing the lawn, repairing a fence and planting a vegetable garden. The Alternative House is located in Vienna. For more information, contact Gina Cocomello at 703-506-9191.

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Don Beyer Volvo Hosts Photography Exhibit “Gallery Without Walls,” a photography exhibit, will be presented by Don Beyer Volvo and Falls Church Arts on July 25 at 6 p.m. at Don Beyer Volvo (118 Gordon Rd., Falls Church). The open house event will feature wine and cheese as well as photography of nature from around the world. Resident Makes Honor Roll at Mercersburg Jenna Spagnolo of Falls Church achieved Distinguished Honors at Mercersburg Academy for the Spring 2008 term. Mercersburg is a college preparatory boarding and day school in south-central Pennsylvania. Park Art at Cherry Hill Poet Mali Phonpadith and photographer Dede Haas will be showcasing their work before Andrew Acosta and the New Old Time String Band’s performance on July 24 during the weekly Concerts in the Park series. Phonpadith

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and Haas’ exhibitions begin at 6:30 p.m., and the concert starts at 7 p.m. The free program is at Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). For more information, call Gina Caceci with Falls Church Arts at 703-248-5178. FCPS Teachers Awarded Fulbright Grants Six Fairfax County Public Schools teachers received coveted Fulbright Teacher Exchange Grants that will enable them to travel abroad during the 2008-09 school year. The grant-winners include: Theresa DeFazio (Health and physical education at Poe Middle), Kyle Julian (third grade at Virginia Run Elementary), Inge Pisano (French at Oakton High), Ronielle Romney (English at South County Secondary), Janis Sotherden (English for Speakers of Other Languages at Holmes Middle) and Rebecca Watt (social studies at Stuart High). The Fulbright program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Since the award’s

establishment in 1946, more than 286,000 people have traveled around the world with the program. Christmas Comes Early at Nationals Park Despite temperatures in the 90s, the Washington Nationals, in partnership with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots Foundation, collected over 2,000 toys and $19,000 from July 11 – 13 during their weekend series against the Houston Astros. The toys and money will be distributed to nonprofit organizations and pediatric wards. This year marks the third time the Nationals teamed up with Toys for Tots for a Christmas in July fundraiser. Resident Makes Dean’s List at Loyola Falls Church resident Andrew Campanelli achieved Dean’s List at Loyola University in New Orleans. He achieved this by completing the Spring 2008 semester

with a 3.5 grade point average or higher. Benoit Delbecq Concert Approaching Famed Parisian pianist Benoit Delbecq will perform at the Corcoran Gallery of Art (500 17th St. NW, D.C.) on September 17 at 7 p.m. Delbecq is well-known for his innovative jazz and contemporary music. Tickets are $25 or $20 for Alliance Française or Corcoran members. For more information, visit www.francedc.org or call 202-234-7911. Reservations for the concert may be made at 202639-1770 or www.corcoran.org/ calendar/dspCalendar.asp. Religion’s Role at Museum of Crime and Punishment The National Museum of Crime and Punishment is offering several lessons on the impact of religion and spirituality in the prison system for group tours. The program is divided into five components, all of which include an interactive component: Biblical Connections to Crime

and Punishment, Religion in Prisons, Role of the Prison Chaplain, References about Religion in Prison and Topics for Discussion. To book group tickets, contact Sean Ream at 202-621-5553. The National Museum of Crime and Punishment is located at 575 7th St. NW, D.C. McLean Drama Company Performs in Festival The McLean Drama Company is performing their original full-length play, “Thousands of Years – Rome,” at the Capital Fringe Festival. The play was written by journalist and playwright Rachael Bail, the founder of the McLean Drama Company. The story follows a couple’s relationship from the Roman forum to the 21st century. Tickets are $15 and are available one hour before each performance. The performances are at the Flashpoint Mead Theatre Lab (916 G St. NW, D.C.) on July 24 (9:30 p.m.), July 25 (6 p.m.), July 26 (1 p.m.) and July 27 (noon). For more information, visit www. capitalfringe.org or www.mcleandramacompany.org.

RESIDENTS AT THE GOODWIN HOUSE ALEXANDRIA participate in the First Annual Arts Festival, which was held on July 12. The festival consisted of a community art project of painting patio umbrellas (left), including one in a balloon theme, an exhibit of residents’ artwork, and a performance by the GHA players of Any Body for Tea? (right). (Photo: Courtesy Colleen R. Mallon)

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The Falls Church News-Press is hosting its annual Summer Party and Mixer for the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, July 24 from 5:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 p.m. The event, which is being catered by Ledo Pizza, will take place in the NewsPress offices in Suite 321 at 450 W. Broad Street. The public is invited and encouraged to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meet the Pressâ&#x20AC;? at this free event. Falls Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vantage Fitness is hosting an open house July 26 through 28 during which the public is invited to workout, join a group exercise or personal training class or attend special demonstrations at no cost or commitment. Vantage Fitness is located on the second floor of The Read Building located at 402 W. Broad Street. For more information, including hours of operation, visit www.vantage-fitness.com. Nataliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Elegant Creation Pastry Shop and CafĂŠ is celebrating its one-year anniversary by offering customers daily specials and drawings for dessert and other prizes from July 26 through August 2. Nataliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specializes in European style cakes, pastries, tarts and also serves continental breakfast items, gourmet sandwiches, soups and salads, cappuccinos, lattes and other espresso based beverages. Nataliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, located at 230 W. Broad Street in Falls Church, is open from 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, from 9 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6 p.m. weekends. For more information, please visit www. nataliaselegantcreations.com.

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Earlier this week, the National Conference of State Legislators held an energy policy forum entitled “The Future of State Electricity Policy” for the benefit of legislators from all over the U.S. who were attending the annual conference. At the outset, the organizers announced they had been considering a transportation fuels forum, but had finally deemed the subject too confusing and too politicized to grapple with at this time. The first speaker, a senior Energy Information Administration (EIA) official, felt impelled, however, to tell the gathering that before talking about electricity, he should warn them that his agency is very concerned about the cost of home heating which is set to at least double this coming winter. For the next eight hours, 12 speakers and hundreds of PowerPoints covered nearly every conceivable aspect of America’s electric power situation – past, present and future. The good news is that, for the present, there is enough power to go around, so that unlike much of world, we should not have pervasive, continuing power shortages. It seems that 20 or 30 years ago, America’s power industry overbuilt its generating capacity on the theory that America’s homes, commercial spaces and industry would continue to grow robustly. They got the part about the residential and commercial space right, but failed to foresee that much of America’s manufacturing capacity would depart for foreign lands. The result was that despite building larger houses, air-conditioning them to the hilt and stocking them with a myriad of power-guzzling electronic gizmos, we are still above water. If nothing else, our sagging economy and home sales should help out with somewhat lower demand for electricity in the immediate future. From there on, however, the situation goes downhill. The overriding factor is carbon emissions, and there seems to be a consensus that the U.S. will pass some sort of Cap and Trade law soon that will force a reduction of carbon emissions into American air. For centuries, humans have been pumping increasing amounts of carbon into our global atmosphere, which can only hold a

finite amount of such carbon. The use of the atmosphere as a place to dump our combustion waste has always been considered free and that, in turn, has kept the cost of energy from combusting fossil fuels much cheaper than it should be. The atmosphere, of course, is about to have its say, either by creating so much hell on earth that we are going to change our ways or, in the extreme case, simply shutting down many of us and much of our civilization. Someday soon, we are going

have much wind. The government is building an extra-high generator in Colorado to test this out. There is still a ways to go, but all sorts of carbon-free power generation technologies – wind, waves, solar, geothermal, flowing water – are coming along nicely. Most think that as soon as we start charging consumers for dumping carbon into the atmosphere these will become economically competitive in a big hurry. Another important aspect of our power situation is that we had better get busy rebuilding the national electric grid and making it smart. The current grid is decades old and is prone to expensive failures. In fact, there are already many small, unpublicized failures each year that are costing us billions in lost productivity. The bottom line of all this seems to be that capping the carbon, increasing the efficiency of power consumption and building a smart, robust, failureresistant electric grid is the way to go. Someday soon, Congress will get this message. The presentations were wellintentioned; however, lurking just outside the room was the 800-pound gorilla of peak oil. Although there was much discussion of increased fuel costs, particularly about natural gas for power generation and rapidly rising costs of building new infrastructure, there still seems to be little appreciation out there of what much higher liquid fuel costs and eventual shortages will do to our economy and to the feasibility of rebuilding our power generation, networks and buildings for a low emissions future.

. to start paying for using the atmosphere as a giant waste dump, and it is going to be expensive. Now we have the debate about what to do next. Obviously, any change on this scale will produce winners and losers, and they are already at each other’s throats. The forum was treated to a running debate between a speaker who plans to build nuclear power plants up and down the East Coast, if the federal government will guarantee the loans, and an environmentalist legislator who thinks this a bad idea. An underlying theme of the presentations is that increased efficiency and conservation is by far the cheapest way to keep having adequate electricity without harming the environment or coming to blows over nuclear generators versus carbon sequestration. The presentations were full of interesting factoids. It was impressive that it now takes 90,000 BTUs a square foot to run the average building for a year, but this can be reduced to 40,000 or even 35,000 if the latest building technologies are applied. Improvements like this, of course, could take serious pressure off our demand for energy and might just let us get by with some semblance of life as we know it. The problem is our millions of buildings are owned by millions of people who don’t see the declining capacity of the atmosphere to continue taking our waste carbon or the cost of energy as a problem – as yet. It was interesting that if we put our wind generators on 300 ft. rather than 140 ft. towers, they just might make a lot more electricity in places we don’t think

 Tom Whipple is a retired government analyst and has been following the peak oil issue for several years.

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Neo Indie Arts Festival, at the Jefferson Community Center (3501 S. 2nd St., Arlington) on July 26, between 6 – 11 p.m. You can find a little bit of everything here: a battle of the bands, ongoing performances, art exhibit, ‘zine making workshop, film showing, fashion show, secondhand and vintage clothes sale, with an arts and crafts marketplace. Admission is free.

Roy Zimmerman’s “Funny Songs About Ignorance, War and Greed” at Lubber Run Amphitheatre (N. 2nd & N. Columbus St.). July 26 at 8 p.m. What’s funny about war, poverty, ignorance, bigotry, neoconservatism, homophobia, greed, lust and fear? Ask Roy Zimmerman: he has written satir-

ical songs for 20 years. “I congratulate Roy on reintroducing literacy to comedy songs,” said Tom Lehrer. “And the rhymes actually rhyme!” Joni Mitchell added to the praise: “Roy’s lyrics move beyond poetry and achieve perfection!” Join Zimmerman for a free evening of hilarity, no matter what your politics. Anybody the legendary Tom Lehrer comes out of hiding to endorse has to be worth a listen. (Have I mentioned it’s free?) Call 703-228-1850.

*“Hello from Cwmbran.” Art Exchange: Cwmbran= Arlington, at the Lee Arts Center (5722 Lee Highway, Arlington). Runs through July 31. Gallery hours: Mon. – Fri. 9:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Sat. 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. No, our typesetter hasn’t gone haywire, leaving out vowels; Cwmbran is in Wales. Like most Welsh words, I wouldn’t hazard to guess how it’s pro-

nounced (Dictionary.com suggests “koom-brahn”). In any event, Cwmbran is the hometown of the Llantarnam Grange Arts Center in Wales. If memory serves me well, Novi Trump, the director of Lee Arts Center and an accomplished ceramicist in her own right, recently completed a multiweek working trip there. The fruits of her labors exhibited amongst the fabulous ceramics display on the 10th floor at this year’s Art-omatic. After exchanging artists in residence, now we have an exchange of art. The works of eight Welsh ceramics artists, curated by Llantarnam Grange Arts Center, are on display at the Lee Arts Center. The mini-gallery here is indeed small; in fact, it is a hallway doubling as a gallery space. Keeping in mind that virtually all of the space is devoted to the Center’s excellent pottery and print-making studios, small spaces never seem to be a problem. The shows are invariably tight, though high quality displays. The Welsh works on view are varied, as one might expect in an exchange like this one. There are the obligatory pitchers, cups, and vessels, then there are the works of Wendy Lawrence, who creates highly textured forms that seem a combination of pumice and mineral deposits, as if they came from some volcanic hot springs. My favorites were the two white porcelain works by Sam Bakewell. Seemingly classical marble sculptures, they are actual

body casts of hands and feet. The feet are nice, though quizzical with its curled toes. The hands, however, are the most captivating; we find a pair of hands and forearms emerging from the wall, and reaching out towards us. In this contextual vacuum, we can’t quite determine if the hands are deformed, misshapen by malady or engaged in work or communication; they seem to speak and act at the same time. On a more basic level, they capture what it means to be human and alive. Those miraculous opposable thumbs and fine motor skills embody definitive markers of who we are and how we got here. Whatever Bakewell’s intention, it’s hard not to feel more alive and more aware of your humanity. Call 703-228-0560 or see arlingtonarts.org/leeexhibitions.htm.

Arlington Central Library (1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington). Additional ceramics are on view through July 31 during normal library hours. See Brenda Townsend’s ceramic raku boxes, hand-built and fired using the artist’s own glaze recipes. This is a free event. Call 703-228-5990.

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“A Celebration of the Figure VI” at MOCA DC (1054 31st St. NW, D.C.; in the Canal Square courtyard at 31st and M St. in Georgetown.). Runs through August 2. Gallery hours are Wed. – Sat., 1 – 6 p.m. This annual show can get a bit wild, in a controlled, goodnatured way. The past few years have featured some sort of body painting sideshow attraction. This year being no exception, the final round of the body painting contest will determine the overall winner at the closing party Friday, August 1, from 6 – 9 p.m. Free event. Call 202-3426230, or see mocadc.org. Note: MOCA DC offers figure drawing sessions every Wednesday night from 7 – 10 p.m. One three-hour pose, so it’s great for painters as well. Artists: $12 fee; seniors: $10; art students: $5.

McLean Project for the Arts on the second floor of the McLean Community Center (1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean). Closes on July 26. Gallery hours are: Tues. – Fri. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sat. 1 – 5 p.m. McLean Project for the Arts has its annual ramp show for artists in their figure drawing sessions and Corcoran students. Call 703-790-1953 or see mpaart.org. Note: Summer figure drawings sessions are every Tuesday night, 7 – 9:30 p.m. The fee is $7 per session and 20-minute poses in the round are the rule here.  The Northern Virginia Art Beat is compiled by Kevin Mellema. See www.fcnp.com for photos and more. To e-mail submissions, send them to mulsane@aol.com.

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McLean Theater Workshop presents Stephen Schwartz’s “Children of Eden,” a modern musical adaptation of two classic Biblical stories – Adam and Eve and Noah’s flood – on July 30 and 31. Both shows are at 7 p.m. at Cooper Middle School (977 Balls Hill Rd., McLean), and are $8 for adults and $5 for students. McLean Theater Workshop is a month-long camp in which students ages 11 – 16 fully prepare a musical as well as learn fundamentals of theater, including stage combat, improvisation, backstage aspects and audition techniques.

Falls Church-based Creative Cauldron launched its seventh annual Arts Adventure Camp this summer, in which campers use performing and visual arts to explore nature and the environment. Arts Adventure Camp is presenting two free performances, “Tales of Thunder, Tales of Wonder,” on July 25, and “Magical, Mythical Plants” on August 15 to the public to showcase their incorporation of the themes they have been studying. Both performances are at noon at the Lubber Run Amphitheater (N. 2nd and N. Columbus St., Arlington).

MAGGIE LINT, a camper at Camp Invention at Canterbury Woods Elementary, displays her creations. Camp Invention is a national program that was held at four Fairfax County Public Schools this summer and each program sold out. The camp promotes creativity and inquiry for children grades 1 – 6 in a hands-on environment. (PHOTO: COURTESY HELEN CAMPBELL)

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Mike, What’s your take on the Redskins’ trade for Jason Taylor? Will the defensive end from “Dancing With the Stars” help or hurt their chances this season? Lovin’ left turns, Joe G. My gut reaction is this will — finally — be a good personnel move by the Redskins. Last year’s defense was good, but not great, largely because it was too often beaten by the downfield pass. In 2007, the Redskins gave up crucial deep touchdown receptions on three separate occasions against NFC East opponents — Week 3 (Giants), Week 10 (Eagles) and Week 11 (burned deep three times by Terrell Owens and the Cowboys). All of those losses came by eight points or fewer. Last year’s defense ranked fourth in the NFL in rushing yards allowed, but 16th in passing. A big part of that was because Andre Carter was the only lineman getting consistent pressure on the passer. Oftentimes, opposing QBs would drop back, have a sandwich, look at their receivers, have dessert, read War & Peace and then pick apart the secondary. With Taylor to bookend Carter — both of whom finished in the top 15 for sacks — the Skins should get to the quarterback far more often. That will force more bad decisions from QBs and result in more interceptions for a team that generated the fourth-fewest picks in the NFL last season. Washington will miss Daniels, but the injury finally made them address their lacking defensive line. There may be a big silver lining to this cloud. Hume, I was sorry to see Jon Rauch get traded, but what’s the skinny on the deal with the Diamondbacks? And who’s the next Nat to go? I love me the trade deadline! Go Phils, Connie M. I’ve heard a few voices saying the Nats didn’t get top dollar for Rauch with teams like Milwaukee, Tampa Bay, Boston, the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox all still looking for bullpen help. I’m not sure they were going to get too much more than what the D-backs gave them in Emilio Bonifacio, the speedy No. 6

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prospect in the Arizona system according to Baseball America. I can’t recall a time during General Manager Jim Bowden’s tenure in D.C. that he has undersold any of his players in a trade. Bowden held onto Chad Cordero last season when he couldn’t get a good return and he took two draft picks instead of selling off Alfonso Soriano below market value. Assistant GM Mike Rizzo was formerly the Scouting Director for the Diamondbacks, so I’m betting he’s pretty sure Bonifacio can succeed in the Majors. Right now though, the trade’s detractors seem to think Bonifacio suffers from a little bit of Willie “Mays” Hayes syndrome, he may run like Hayes, but hits like ... well, fans of the movie “Major League” know the line. Bonifacio’s .302 average in 85 games at AAA Tucson tells a different tale though, so optimism is far from foolish. I was almost positive Cristian Guzman would find himself in a pennant race this August, but with his new two-year contract extension, he looks like he’ll be flipping balls to Bonifacio on Opening Day 2009. There are not a lot of other attractive names on the Nats’ roster. Paul LoDuca is the only other name I could see pulling in anything worthwhile. Hume, Rumor has it you’re leaving Washington and the fair City of Falls Church for the Big Apple? Care to comment? Noting the moves of the media, Howie K. The rumors are true. I’ve been dealt to New York for a cheesecake and a crusty cabby to be named later. This will be my final issue working from Washington as the full-time sports editor at the News-Press. I will continue to write this column for the paper, however, and promise not to fixate entirely on Yankee baseball, despite my newfound proximity to the ballpark. Also, check for daily commentary on my new blog, pickingsplinters.blogspot.com. Thank you all for your letters, both real and “magic” over the past four years and for taking the time to comment — and disagree — with my opinions. It’s been a pleasure to cover sports in D.C. and Northern Virginia and I am excited to continue that coverage in this space in the months ahead.  Mike Hume may be emailed at mhume@fcnp.com.

On Monday night, Falls Church Post 130 gave up five runs in the seventh inning to fall behind Vienna Post 180 after leading for the first six frames. The fallout spoiled what had been a solid start from Mike Straub. Straub pitched the first six innings, giving up just three runs on seven hits, but he was yanked in the seventh after allowing Vienna to plate a run on an RBI single. Straub gave way to Danny Morris, who was unable to stop the bleeding. Morris allowed an inherited runner to score, as well as three more of his own in the inning. The five-run seventh inning gave Springfield an 8-6 lead, one which they would not give up. Post 180 would go on to win the contest 10-8. Unlike the seventh inning, the first six frames showcased steady pitching and defense, as well as scrappy hitting and base running. Starting pitcher Straub cruised through the first six frames, striking out five Springfield batters. Strong defense by Falls Church allowed Straub to find his comfort zone early, which continued into the middle of the game. The offense also got off to a decent start. Tom Pacheco scored on a pass ball in the first inning to open the scoring, with David Acosta scoring from sec-

ond on an error by Springfield shortstop Connor Madden. With a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning, Straub and Post 130 finally showed a chink in the armor. Springfield first basemen David Fathalikhani led off the inning with a single, then promptly stole second base. Straub walked the following hitter and then allowed a bunt single. After loading the bases, Springfield went to work on Straub. Robert Grazioli laced an RBI single to left, followed by leadoff hitter Noah Sweet roping a two-run double, scoring two more runs. Falls Church was able to match Post 180 with a rally of their own in the bottom of the fourth. Post 130 took advantage of two Springfield errors in the inning, scoring on RBI hits by Alex Prewitt and Acosta. George C. Marshall High School rising senior Trey Thomas drove in Pacheco with a fielder’s choice groundball in the inning as well. Post 130 added a run in the sixth when Tom Pacheco drove in Prewitt with an RBI double, making the score 6-3. After getting shelled in the seventh inning, Danny Morris gave up two hits to start the eighth before being pulled by Head Coach Frank Solomon. Solomon went to UVA club player Tom Warner who allowed Morris’ runners

to score before getting out of the inning. Warner pitched a scoreless ninth, giving his team an opportunity to win. Post 130 went into the bottom of the ninth trailing 10-7 with the heart of the order due up. Trey Thomas led off the inning with a jack, cutting the lead to 10-8. Greg Goldsmith followed with a single before Post 180 went to their closer, Grazioli. Grazioli allowed a single before striking out Mills with a full count, and then got Warner to ground out, ending the game with the tying run on base. Post 130 will be the sixth seed in the District Tournament, but certainly has the potential to make a run. Despite having a losing record, they are a team that will never be blown out, having three starting pitchers who can be dominant on any given day. More notably, the middle of the lineup can pound out home runs better than almost any other team in the league. “We’re sort of limping into the playoffs coming off some close losses” said Prewitt. “But if we win the continuation game against Fairfax on Wednesday, it should definitely give us a confidence boost.” Falls Church Post 130 played its final regular season game on Wednesday, July 23 before going straight into the District Tournament on Thursday.

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Following last week’s 70 win versus Dinwiddie at Langley High School, the 13U Falls Church-Annandale (FCA) team’s three-game winning streak in Virginia’s Babe Ruth Tournament came to a halting stop on Sunday, July 20 against McLean-Great Falls (MGF). “We had some pretty rigorous practice sessions to get ready for the District 6 tournament,” said Coach Dave Todd. “Baseball is all about overcoming adversity — getting back up when you’re down and playing solid defense when you’re ahead.” Unfortunately, the FC-A “Green Machine” wasn’t able to stay ahead for long. Losing 11-0 to MGF, FC-A moved on to the loser’s bracket on

The Falls Church-Annandale (FC-A) 14-year-olds suffered an early finish at the Babe Ruth State Tournament on Saturday. After beating District 4’s Shenandoah 11-4, FC-A went on to face Eastern Loudon. Losing 14-4 against the District 14 team, and then 11-5 versus Glen Allen, FC-A was unable to advance to the next bracket. Three F.C. Locals Place First at Cracker Jack In Vienna, 377 divers from across Northern Virginia competed in the Cracker Jack Invitational Dive Championship, the world’s largest one-day dive meet. First place winners from Falls Church included Sleepy Hollow Bath & Racquet’s Cate Lyons for girls 6-years-old and under (59.55), Sleepy Hollow Bath & Racquet’s Garrett Ross for boys

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Monday versus Williamsburg. They would have had to take that win and sweep Tuesday’s doubleheader to snag the title, but instead, were defeated 4-3 as Williamsburg went on to face MGF on Tuesday. “Overall, [FC-A] was 32 at States — the first winning record for an FC-A Prep team at the state level in 10 years. We’re extremely pleased with the way in which our boys overcame adversity, facing the likes of MGF and Williamsburg, both of whom consist entirely of travel baseball players who only play the minimal number of regular season games to be eligible to compete in the tournament,” said Todd. Todd vouches that the team couldn’t have gotten as far as they did without their strong parental support. Fully

6-years-old and under (65.15) and Lee Graham’s Tyler Smith for 11-year-old boys (95.65). McLean’s 9/10 Girls Win Virginia State Title The McLean Little League 9/10 Softball All-Stars won the championship game 11-3 over Honaker to take the state title Monday. “They worked really hard this season, particularly on their hitting. Clearly the best hitting team, we had several girls that batted over .500 for the tournament,” said Manager Joe Giaquinto. This marks the fifth 9/10 State Softball title for McLean Little League. 11/12 Major Softball AllStars Finish Run The McLean 11/12 Major Softball All-Stars lost their first two games in a double-elimination State Tournament against Elkton and Tuckahoe earlier this month, closing out their season.

equipped with what he calls the “loudest bleachers” and “nosiest dugouts,” he said the team moms and dads were the biggest advantage going into the state tournament. “Without the parents’ vocal support and assistance at practices — bringing food and drinks for the players and excellent scorekeeping — we couldn’t [have gotten] it done,” says Todd. As far as the “Green Machine,” Todd said the opponent-menacing nickname doesn’t address one single player, but all 15 who played solid defense compared to what he called the usual 12 individual “stars” that other team rosters play the entire season. “On FC-A, everyone has a role to play,” said Todd. “Goliath won this round, but we’ll be back next year.”

The Falls Church (F.C.) Colts ended their season on a low note, failing to win a game in a doubleheader against the Thomas Jefferson Nationals. Even though their campaign ended with losses in four out of the last five games, the Colts are looking ahead to what should be a bright season at George Mason High School (GMHS). The first game ended in a 1-1 tie, called because of time constraints following the eighth inning. Jake Bennett and Zach Glenn teamed up for a masterful pitching effort, each hurling four innings and limiting Jefferson to just four hits. Two of those four singles came in the fourth inning, when Jefferson plated their lone run off a hit by pitch. Save that slip up, however, the Colts were unusually efficient on the defensive end. In the bottom of the fifth, the Colts struck out four times, but scored their sole run thanks to a pair of errors by the Nationals. GMHS junior Evans Mandes singled to lead off the frame and promptly stole second, scoring four batters later on an error by Jefferson’s shortstop. In the latter contest, the Nationals surged ahead in a seven-run sixth inning. Quinn Casteel started on the bump for the Colts, allowing three runs in three innings. Mandes pitched the fifth and gave up

three scores before giving way to Kyle Barrand, whose rocky sixth inning saw the Nationals take the lead for good. All told, the Nationals pounded out 18 hits, but capitalized on a plethora of F.C. walks and errors. The Colts, likewise, had their own big inning to stay in the ball game, plating six in the fifth, aided by three walks and some timely runs batted in by Wolfe and Andrew Lieber. If their up and down summer season is any indication for the GMHS feeder team, the Colts players should see a substantial increase in offensive production come spring — something that GMHS previously lacked. “I think we exceeded most expectations this summer,” said Mike Ward. “If you compared our offensive numbers in the summer to our spring numbers at [GMHS], you wouldn’t believe that it was the same group of kids.” While the Mustangs hit well under .300 as a team in the spring, the Colts have displayed their firepower on a consistent basis, hitting over .300. Lieber, a .300 hitter in the spring, is batting well over .500 for the Colts, leading F.C. in nearly every offensive category. Common thought among the players foresees a successful spring following. “With hard work and some pitchers stepping up, I believe that Mason will do pretty well in the district,” Lieber said.

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Send community event submissions to the News-Press by e-mail at calendar@fcnp.com; fax 703-532-3396; or by regular mail to 450 West Broad Street #321, Falls Church, VA 22046. Please include any photos or artwork with submissions. Deadline is Monday at noon for each week’s edition.

Community Events THURSDAY, JULY 24 Story Hour, Ages 5 and up. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 10:30 a.m. Falls Church Rotary Club Meeting. Rotary District Governor Chuck Davidson speaks about plans for Northern Virginia Rotary District 7610. Harvest Moon Restaurant (7260 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). $10. 6:30 p.m. 202-268-5089. The Artist and Faith in the Community. Lecture and discussion groups will focus on the place of the artist in the Christian community, worship and the design process and the connection between art, faith and civic engagement. Lab at Convergence (1801 N. Quaker Ln., Alexandria). Free. 7 p.m. 703-998-6260. Concerts in the Park. Andrew Acosta and the Old Time String Band with artists Dede Haas and Mali Phonpadith. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 p.m. 703-248-5077.

FRIDAY, JULY 25 13th Annual Hong Kong Festival. Screening of Exodus. Meyer

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Auditorium at Freer Gallery of Art (Independence Ave. at 12th St. SW, D.C.). Free. 7 p.m. 202633-1000. Mustang Raﬄe Ticket Sales. Members of the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club sell raﬄe tickets for a beautiful 1966 Classic Mustang Convertible. Maggie Moo’s (4014 S. 28th St., Arlington). 5 p.m. 703-379-4823. Free Family Movie. “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.” Shirlington Library (4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington). Free. 1 p.m. 703-228-6545.

SATURDAY, JULY 26 Farmer’s Market. Falls Church City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 8 a.m. McLean Orchestra’s Kamerata Trio. Palladium Civic Place Green (1445 Laughlin Ave., McLean). Free. 6-8 p.m. 703-288-9505. The Lion and the Mouse. In this traditional African tale, the lion is saved by the tiniest of animals, the mouse. Classika Theatre (4041 Campbell Ave., Arlington). $12. 12:30 p.m. 703-824-6200.

PFLAG Panel and Discussion. Panel, featuring Mary KiernanStern and Allen and Gerda Keiswetter, focuses on parenting issues related to transgendered individuals. Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington (4444 Arlington Blvd., Arlington). Free. 3 p.m. www.metrodcpﬂag.org. A Year with Frog and Toad. The Act III Theatre Company presents the Tony-Award nominated family musical based on Arnold Lobel’s story books. The Thomas Jeﬀerson Community Theatre (125 S. Old Glebe Rd., Arlington). $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors. 2 p.m. 703-548-1154. Peru National Day Celebration. Join the celebration that will include over 20 dances from folkloric dance groups, tasty national food and authentic Peruvian crafts. Gunston Middle School (2700 S. Lang St., Arlington). Free. Noon – 6 p.m. 703-533-7321.

MONDAY, JULY 28 Screen on the Green. Screening of Arsenic and Old Lace. The National Mall (Between 4th St. and 7th St. NW, D.C.). Free. Movie begins at

‘Thousands of Years – Rome.’ McLean Drama Company brings a blend of romantic drama and the history of the Roman Empire to the nation’s capital. Flashpoint Mead Theatre Lab (916 G St. NW, D.C.). $15. 9:30 p.m. 202-737-7232. The Zionaires. Uplifting gospel group performs. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F St. NW, D.C.). Free. 6 p.m. 202-467-4600.

FRIDAY, JULY 25 National Chamber Ensemble. “Violin and Cello Madness,” Arlington chamber ensemble. Lubber Run Amphitheater (200 N. Columbus St., Arlington). Free. 8 p.m. 703-228-1850.

‘Gallery Without Walls.’ Photography Exhibit. Don Beyer Volvo (118 Gordon Rd., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 202-619-1028. Film Series: Michelangelo Antonioni. In “La Signora senza camelie,”Antonioni follows a Milanese shop girl as her native good looks and charm vault her to movie stardom. East Building Concourse at National Gallery of Art (4th and Constitution Ave. NW, D.C.). Free. 2:30 p.m. 202-842-6662 .

SATURDAY, JULY 26 “Once Again, Again: Rhythm and Repetition.” Displays a myriad of mixed media, including video, drawing, painting and installation art works. McLean

TUESDAY, JULY 29 Living History. Tour the re-creation of an 18th-century family farm. (6310 Georgetown Pke., McLean). $3 for adults, $2 for children. 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 703-442-7557.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 Hola Baby! An introduction to a Spanish immersion program for babies and toddlers. Aladdin’s Lamp Children’s Bookstore (2499 N. Harrison St., Ste. 10, Arlington). 11 a.m. 703-241-8281.

THURSDAY, JULY 31 Story Hour, Ages 5 and up. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 10:30 a.m. ‘From Twilight til Dawn: A Night with a Bite’ Release Party. Borders and Waldenbooks celebrate the release of Stephenie Meyer’s “Breaking Dawn,” the ﬁnal book in the “Twilight” series, with an in-store release party that includes contests and lively debates. Borders (8027 Leesburg Pke., Vienna). 9:30 p.m. 703-556-7766.

Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, JULY 24

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‘The Man Who Loved China’ by Simon Winchester Community Center (1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean). 1 – 5 p.m. 703-790-1953.

SUNDAY, JULY 27 ‘Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter.’ The Tony Award–winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival performs this captivating story about a wounded marine back from Iraq. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater (2700 F St. NW, D.C.). $25. 2 p.m. 202-467-4600.

MONDAY, JULY 28 Amnat Aichata. Dance, poetry and songs unique to the Berber Amazigh population. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F St. NW, D.C.). Free. 6 p.m. 202-467-4600.

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he full title is, “The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom,” and it’s the amazing story of British scholar Joseph Needham, who was proceeding nicely with his life as a biochemist until he fell in love with a young Chinese girl who wound up unlocking the amazing mysteries of the Chinese language and civilization to him. He went on to write an incredible compilation of volumes under the title, “Science and Civilization in China,” dealing with the issue of why the many seminal scientific discoveries in China were eclipsed by the West. It’s great reading, of course, in anticipation of the attention that will be paid to China as the Olympics start soon in Beijing.

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live_music&nightlife THURSDAY, JULY 24 K��. 9:30 Nightclub (815 V St. NW, D.C.). $27.50. 8 p.m. 703218-6500. D�� M��. The State Theater (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $23. 7 p.m. 703-2370300. T�� R��. 80s cover band. Pentagon Row (1101 S. Joyce St., Arlington). Free. 7 p.m. 703-4136691.

FRIDAY, JULY 25 T�� D��. Bangkok Blues (926 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 7 p.m. 703-534-0095. I�� S�� S��. Jamie Coon performs soul and pop melodies. National Museum of the American Indian (4th St. and Independence Ave. SW, D.C.). Free. 5:30 p.m. 202-633-1000. S��. With The Dirtbombs. 9:30 Nightclub (815 V St. NW, D.C.). $25. 9 p.m. 703218-6500. C�� P��’ D��. The State Theater (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $20. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. M� F�� H�� CD R�� S��. Plus Steve Moakler. (227 Maple Ave., Vienna). $15. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566.

SATURDAY, JULY 26 R�� Z��. Performs funny songs about ignorance, war and greed. Lubber Run Amphitheatre (200 N. Columbus St., Arlington). Free. 8 p.m. 703-228-1850. T�� S�� P��. A tribute to The Doors. The State Theater (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $14. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. H�� A��. With Sun Domingo and Ike. Iota Club & Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $11. 9:30 p.m. 703522-8340. C�� T��. Bangkok Blues (926 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 7 p.m. 703-534-0095. T�� D�� H�� B�� B��. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). Free. 5 p.m. 703-241-9504. J�� J�� W�� B��. Birchmere Music Hall (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $55. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500.

SUNDAY, JULY 27 E�� W��. Plus Carsie Blanton. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave., Vienna). $15. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566. B�� J��. With Acme Blues Co. Bangkok Blues (926 W. Broad St.,

Falls Church). 7 p.m. 703-5340095. R��, R��, R�� F�� 2008. Musicians across the genres unite to honor and celebrate the music of Bob Marley. Filene Center at Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd., Vienna). $2542. 2 p.m. 703-255-1868.

MONDAY, JULY 28 I��. Along with Jinxed at Twelve, Brothers Pony and Last Sunshine Fell. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave., Vienna). $10. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566.

TUESDAY, JULY 29 O�� 97’�. With Sleepcar and The Spring Standards. 9:30 Nightclub (815 V St. NW, D.C.). $20. 7 p.m. 703-218-6500. J�� C��. Bangkok Blues (926 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 7:30 p.m. 703-534-0095. S�� T��. With Don’t be Glib and In Technicolor. Iota Club & Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $10. 8:30 p.m. 703522-8340. W�� B��. Explore the rhythms of West Africa and trace their journey into American music. Theater in the Woods at Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd., Vienna). $5. 11:15 a.m. 703-255-1868.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 M�� G��. Klezmer Band, Lox & Vodka performs. Historical Society of Washington (801 K St. NW, D.C.). Free. 6:30 p.m. RSVP at rsvp@historydc.org or call 202-383-1828. W�� W��! Free dance lessons will be given by Australian dance champion, Michael Rye. The Hotel Palomar Arlington (1121 N. 19th St., Arlington). 5:30 p.m. 703-2281850. E�� C��. Plus Envy Insane and Cerca Trova. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave., Vienna). $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566. J�� R�� M��. Bangkok Blues (926 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 7:30 p.m. 703-534-0095.

THURSDAY, JULY 31 Y� M��’� B�� F�� B�� B��. Along with Anonymous. The State Theater (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. R�� B��. Plus Murphy’s Kids, No Dreads and Traktion. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave., Vienna). $10. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566.

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Did you know July is National Hot Dog Month? If you didn’t, than I bet you didn’t know that it’s also National Veggie Hot Dog Month. But the meatless fun doesn’t stop there. Showing the world that they can do anything their carnivore counterparts can do, vegetarians, vegans and their friends are holding a Veggie Hot Dog Eating Contest this Saturday. D.C.-based Compassion Over Killing is teaming up with Sticky Fingers Bakery and Tofurky to show that you can stuff yourself silly while also celebrating kindness and compassion for animals. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers, and there will be gifts for all participants. A portion of the sales throughout the day at Sticky Fingers will be donated to C.O.K. No word on whether or not Joey Chestnut will be competing.

What: Veggie Hot Dog Eating Contest When: Saturday, July 26 - 6 p.m. Where: Sticky Fingers Bakery

1370 Park Rd. NW, Washington D.C. 20010 See www.cok.net/feat/hotdog-contest for info and to register

Friday, August 1 — Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra. After entertaining crowds in Italy, this band, comprised of top high school and college musicians from the greater Philadelphia and New Jersey areas, will perform in the nation’s capital. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F St. NW, D.C.). Free. 6 p.m. 202-467-4600. Friday, August 1 — Queer Queens of Comedy. This all-lesbian comedy revue is taking the country by storm featuring Poppy Champlin, Karen Williams and Mimi Gonzalez. Birchmere Music Hall (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $25. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500.

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Dominion biologist george birDsong helps hunDreDs of fly fishermen enjoy Virginia’s catch.

He’s part of a team of scientists from dominion whose job is to preserve our state’s natural resources. For example, at Back Creek in the allegheny Highlands when dominion built its hydroelectric station, the team worked with the Virginia department of Game and Inland Fisheries to protect the local trout, plants and even insects. and today, it’s one of Virginia’s Blue Ribbon trout streams. The work is never-ending—at Back Creek and all over Virginia. But, then again, so is dominion’s commitment to the environment.

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we [took] a car instead,” Hines said. According to Hines, who is based in Arlington, it costs about $100 right now to fill the Trance’s van, but most gas stations only allow purchases of up to $75. Unfortunately, that is a downfall of being merely an opening act, especially for out-oftown performances. “You’re out of state, you go out of town, you play 45 minutes and you get paid 100 bucks – so all your 100 dollars goes to your gas.” Daniel Brindley, the booker of Jammin’ Java in Vienna, explained the reason for the low pay is that when bands open for others, they receive “payment” through exposure. “At Jammin’ Java, [opening is] more for the exposure and [acts] get their basic stuff covered,” he said. “Well, what used to work was [50-100] bucks; now it isn’t cutting it.” He continued to say that if a band is traveling from New York City to the D.C. area,

$100 would hardly cover their gas expenses. Brindley noted, however, that he has not seen a downward trend in acts because of the economy. “A real band

T — it’s their livelihood,” he said. “They’re not just going to stop because the gas prices are high, so I have no experience saying no to shows or confirming shows because of gas prices.” Local bands aren’t the only ones feeling the economic strain: Maroon 5 and Counting Crows are co-headlining a tour that launches July 25. They will be working with Reverb, a non-profit organization that will set up an Eco-Village at

each tour stop to educate fans about different aspects of sustainable energy and various environmental groups. “The whole tour is going to be using sustainable products: bio-diesel fuel on the buses and eliminating our carbon footprint, which is great. It is essentially just paying for the emissions we’re putting into the world, which is a lot, given that we’re touring with 10 to 15 buses and trucks and all that, so we have a lot to take care of,” said Adam Levine, lead singer of Maroon 5. Despite the rising costs of getting to gigs, musicians are steadfast in keeping up what they’re doing. “[The economy] will make us think twice about the quality of a gig we’re taking. You definitely have to take that into account – you always do – if it costs more money to go places,” Hines said. “Hopefully it won’t be this bad for long, but it

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When did comedies get so mean? “Step Brothers” has a premise that might have produced a good time at the movies, but when I left I felt a little unclean. The plot: Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly play Brennan and Dale, two neveremployed 40ish sons who still live at home, eating melted cheese nachos and watching TV. When their parents (Mary Steenburgen and Richard Jenkins) get married, they become stepbrothers and have to share the same room. This causes them to inflict agonizing pain upon each other and use language that would seem excessive in the men’s room of a truck stop.

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apartment. Betraying little emotion, the professor becomes involved in their lives and reawakens his own. Written and directed by Tom McCarthy. Rating: Three and a half stars.

timony, a story of crimes against the justice system carried out by the judge of Polanski’s infamous child molestation case, Laurence J. Rittenband. So corrupt was this man that the documentary finds agreement among the defense attorney, the assistant D.A. who prosecuted the case and the child involved, now a well-spoken adult. All agree Polanski may have done the right thing by fleeing the country before being sentenced, Rating: Three and a half stars.

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HE BANK JOB (Crime drama, R, 111 m., 2008). A serviceable B-grade British heist movie, “The Bank Job” is no better than its generic title. It front-loads the naughty sex and back-loads the plot twists (the titular crime takes place in the middle), but apart from the prominence of Princess Margaret in the goings-on, it’s a pretty routine job, as the use of the hackneyed phrase “plot twists” earlier in this sentence should indicate. For a movie about crime and sleaze and sex, it ought to be a lot more fun. Inspired by the 1971 “Walkie-Talkie” bank job in London. Rated: Two and a half stars. (Jim Emerson)

OLLEGE ROAD TRIP (Comedy, G, 83 m., 2008). The sort of movie that gets described as “fun for the whole family,” but it really isn’t. Raven-Symone plays a high school whiz kid visiting prospective colleges with her overprotective police chief father (Martin Lawrence). This movie’s jokes and trust-your-offspring sentiments have

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For more than 10 years Steve Perry has battled the double-edged sword of commercial success. It was about that time that Perry and his band, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, used the strength of the swing music revival and their compilation album Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin’ Hits of the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies to soar to No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseeker’s chart and No. 17 on the Billboard Top 200. It earned them a nomination for an MTV Video Music Award and produced a parody from Weird Al Yankovic. It also pegged them as strictly a swing band, a fact that has gnawed at Perry ever since. “It bugs me,” says Perry, noting that it also irks him when critics judge their work from a commercial context rather than an artistic one. “Then again, you can’t argue for yourself either because then you’re an a--hole.” So rather than argue, Perry lets his music represent his point of view. Their new release, Susquehanna, serves as the latest example of the Daddies’ preference for Pegasus over the proverbial one-trick pony.

Like all of their previous releases, save the Zoot Suit compilation, Susquehanna taps roots in rock, metal, jazz, funk and winds in a few Latin licks in addition to swing. “I think there’s a lot of misconceptions about what we are as a band because we are so weird,” Perry says. “People don’t look at it like I do. Even in the band there’s some difference in how we look at what we do. Every [album] is sort of its own little thing, but we built a way of expressing ourselves through the years. [Susquehanna] also continues the experiment of what the Daddies actually are, which is more on the artistic level of things, experimenting with different styles of music.” Given Perry’s propensity to dabble in all corners of the musical map, devising a specific label to adhere to their nebulous song catalog is something of a challenge. Perry suggests this: “I would say body music. It’s really a dancey kind of body music. It’s just real physical, danceable music.” Susquehanna, their first studio album since 2000’s Soul Caddy, opens with the mild-salsa overtones of “Bust Out,” then ventures on to the 1920s noir-like, headnodding, snap-inspiring “The Mongoose and the Snake.” From there, the Daddies’

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more recognized ska sounds (“Hi and Lo,” “Hammerblow”) mingle with pre-punk, glitter rock, David Bowie-ish compositions (“Julie Grave”) that inspired Perry when working with his other group, White Hot Odyssey. The release prefaces a prolonged tour that brings the Daddies to the State Theatre in Falls Church, Friday, July 25. In putting the album together, Perry says he didn’t place any particular emphasis on it in terms of the Daddies’ career and viewed it neither as a revival effort nor a send off. “I wanted to do what we always do with our records and that’s to find different styles and not to be hemmed in by one particular genre,” says Perry, who’s already prepping songs for the next record. “It’s just the next Cherry Poppin’ Daddies record. In the most commercialist sense, it’s another attempt to try to introduce people to what it is we actually do.” • For more information, visit www.daddies. com. Tickets to Friday’s show are $20 and are restricted to patrons 18 and over.

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Ireland’s Four Provinces 105W.BroadSt.,FallsChurch•www.4psfallschurch. com • 703-534-8999 • Type of Food: Irish • Features: Full Bar, Live Entertainment, Sunday Brunch • Hours: 11 a.m. - 2 a.m. daily.

Koi Koi 450 W. Broad St., Ste. 117, Falls Church • 703-237-0101 • Type of Food: Japanese • Features: Sushi, Sashimi, Grill BBQ, Party Platters • Hours: Mon.–Thur. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Fri. 11 a.m. - 11 p.m., Sat. Noon - 11 p.m., Sun. 4 - 10 p.m.

Ledo Pizza Restaurant & Pub 7510 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church • 703847-5336 • Type of Food: Pizza & Pasta, American/Family • Features: Full Bar, Wine Menu, 5 TV’s-Sports • Hours: Mon. - Thur. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Fri. - Sat. 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.; Sun. 12 - 10 p.m.

The Original Pancake House 370 West Broad Street, Falls Church • 703891-0148 • www.originalpancakehouse.com • Type of Food: American/Family • Features: Breakfast, Weekday Specials - Breakfast & Lunch • Hours: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. daily.

Pie-tanza 1216 W. Broad St., Falls Church • www.pietanza.com • 703-237-0977 • Dine-in, Carryout and Catering • Gourmet Wood-fired Pizza and Italian Fare • Hours: Mon. - Sat. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.

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Anyone who thinks the increased shelf space given to roses by smart wine shop owners in many markets is a local aberration isn’t keeping up with the wine press. That’s those who write about wine, not the device used to squeeze the grapes. What they’re doing is reflecting a nationwide uptick in sales of the pink wines. The Nielsen Co. reports that total table wine sales in the 52week period ending February 9 grew nearly 8 times faster by value and 17 times faster by volume than total table wine sales. Sales of rose wines priced $8 and above grew 53.2 percent by value and 49.1 percent by volume during that same period increased 6.3 percent by value and 2.9 percent by volume. Domestic rose sales priced at $8 and higher showed stronger growth than those for imported roses. Domestic rose sales increased 62.6 percent by value and 51 percent by volume, while imported rosé sales grew by 50.5 percent by value and 48.5 percent by volume. “Though still a small slice of the overall U.S. wine market, these numbers are very impressive,” said Danny Brager, Nielsen’s VP group client director, beverage alcohol. In what Nielsen terms key markets, rose sales really soared: Miami with 89.4 percent growth, Seattle 86.6 percent, New York 75.2 percent and San Francisco 39.4 percent. Imports continue to dominate the category, owning a 76.7 percent share based on dollars. Defining a rose beyond it being identified as such on the label can be a bit tricky, depending upon whom you choose to believe. White Zinfandel, for example, often is billed as a rose but actually is a “blush” wine. A mixture of red and white that tends toward a pale color also can be found masquerading as a rose. But, that is not a rose, either. Roses, like reds, get their color from the amount of time the grapeskins stay in the liquid. Rose winemakers tend to allow this to happen for only a few hours, enough time to tint the grape must, before removing the skins. The finished product can range from pale pink to orangey, depending on the type of grapes used. Blush wines usually go through the process of “bleeding,” or “saignee,” in which some of the fluid is removed to give red zinfandel more color and flavor. Personally, I find the right rose -- meaning one with some distinguishable tannins and a decent floral, fruity nose -- is an excellent summertime change of pace, particularly when you want something to go with the array of salads, cheese platters, and light seafood and chicken dishes we tend to grill up during the hot months. Plenty of time for the bold whites and beefy reds when the leaves begin to fall and we feel that very mammalian instinct to store up nutrients for the winter. Here are just a couple of rose commentaries I’ve come across in the past few weeks: • ”I have already made the leap -- I love drinking good rose and am willing to say so even amongst the most snobbish of wine lovers. ... The recent boom in demand for rose has been a blessing for the (Provence) region. Where many areas in France suffer from excessive production and unsold wine, Provence producers simply don’t have enough juice to go around. Depending on which appellation you are in, rose accounts for 70 to 90 percent of all the wine produced. Even Bandol, the most prestigious of red-wine producing appellations in the region, produced a record amount of rose last year. — Bill Zacharkiw, wine critic/columnist, Montreal Gazette • “I was living in England. ... I was introduced to rose, served cold, sometimes even on ice, and drunk to waste away the spring afternoons. I have loved them ever since. ... The other point to stress is that roses look great on you. They really do. No matter what you are wearing, you will look dashing, fascinating, and certainly comfortable in your sensuality, with a glass of rose on your hand. The color goes with everything, and suggests a certain lightness of spirit.” — James MacNaughton, wine columnist, Life@Home magazine, Albany, N.Y.  Bill Dowd covers the beverage world at billdowd.com.

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Once you’ve learned to interpret a player’s betting patterns, try to figure out how his personality traits might reveal the kinds of poker decisions he will make. Focus on poker fundamentals first. Then learn to get inside other players’ heads and use the information you gather to make solid decisions. Here’s how to do it. When you watch me play on television, you’ll notice that I engage my opponents in conversation by asking routine questions: Where are you from? How long have you been playing poker? Do you play on the internet? What do you do for a living? Every answer reveals a little information that helps paint a picture of who they are and how they play. Asking these questions is the first step in reading people. Sometimes you’ll notice obvious character traits. A brash person, for example, rarely plays poker conservatively. He’s far more likely to play a lot of hands and play them aggressively. A soft-spoken person, on the other hand, will usually play cautiously. Another important consideration is what your opponent does for a living. It’s what I call The Lawyer vs. the Sunday School Teacher syndrome. Play against a lawyer and you can safely assume that she’ll be smart. Her profession requires that she’s able to spin a tale in order to win a case. Well, in poker, that’s called bluffing! I consistently find that lawyers are apt to play their hands in a tricky fashion. They really do tend to be big time bluffers. Okay, how about the Sunday school teacher? Well, you can be reasonably certain that lying isn’t in their nature. And while bluffing an opponent out of their money isn’t exactly lying, the act of deceiving another player might be more difficult for this type of player. The truth is they’re often conflicted about bluffing. So when a Sunday school teacher makes a big bet on the river, you’d better think about folding -- unless of course you’ve got a monster hand yourself. Now, the best way to get into another player’s head is to ask a question that seemingly has nothing to do with poker. A pointed question about their hand could cause them to tighten up. They’ll (correctly) fear that their answer could reveal telling information about their cards. So instead, try talking poli-

tics. Ask them if they’re supporting Obama or McCain. As I mentioned, conservative people tend to play a tight style of poker; liberals like to play it loose. Yes, these are broad generalizations, and, no, you can’t base your actions entirely on your opponent’s political preference. But the answer to this question can reveal a piece of a puzzle that must be solved in order to make a fundamentally sound decision. It’s time for a quiz. You’re playing against an arrogant attorney who is out of shape, smokes cigars, drinks whiskey and keeps talking about his penchant for firearms. What might that tell you about his poker game? Let’s review. He’s a lawyer so he’s apt to bluff. His arrogance indicates that he thinks he can outplay you after the flop. His big gut and taste for stogies and whis-

key reveal a certain lack of discipline which might translate to impatient play at the table. And his interest in guns might just mean that he’s got plenty of ammo in his poker arsenal; he’s just not the type of player to back down in a battle for chips. Remember, first concentrate on trying to decipher how your opponent plays his hand. Focus on his betting patterns. Once you think you’ve got him figured out, complete the picture by studying his character traits. At the poker table, that’s how you go about reading people.  Visit www.cardsharkmedia. com/book.html for information about Daniel Negreanu’s new book, Hold’em Wisdom for All Players. © 2008 Card Shark Media. All rights reserved.

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For Sale

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CEMETERY PLOTS Four plots in National Memorial Park. $2200 each. 703-237-5643

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Help Wanted COMPUTER TUTOR

Computer Tutor - experience preferred - Tues.and Thur. 8:30AM to 10:30AM - City Falls Church - respond to 703237-1783

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Training. Swift Transportation Trains and Employs! Dedicated, Regional & OTR Fleets. 800-397-2423

FACILITIES

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clean-up, mulching & edging. Low rates. Call Ernesto 703-932-9565

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Experienced, low rates, good references, available for weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or a one time cleaning. Call Marya 703-998-3378

SPANISH TUTOR AVAILABLE Need toprep for Spanish entrance exam or refresh what you learned in high school? In my home or yours, eves, or weekends. 703-536-1704

Public Notice ABC LICENSE Tam Lo Restaurant

Inc trading as Nang Chieu Restaurant 6757 Wilson Blvd # 9 Falls Church, Va 22044 is applying to the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for a beer and wine on premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Eric Tran, President.

for Falls Church Presbyterian Church (PCUSA). 30 hrs per week. Send resume and references to tschmid@ fallschurchpresby.org or Thomas H. Schmid, Falls Church Presbyterian Church 225 E. Broad St. Falls Church, Va 22046.

CBIRT PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE Wednesday, 30 July 2008 – 10 AM City Hall – Planning Conference Room (G-04)

HELP WANTED Sheet Metal Mechanic or

The City’s Chesapeake Bay Interdisciplinary Review Team (CBIRT) will review the following project for compliance with the Chesapeake Bay Protection Ordinance’s (CBPO) General Performance Criteria to ensure that the development disturbs the environment and water quality as little as possible.

experienced helper. Dixie Sheet Metal. 703-533 -1111.

PART-TIME SALES REP/BABY PHOTOGRAPHER Our 365 has an

opening for sales & customer oriented individuals to take the first official newborn portrait at Inova Fairfax Hosp, 9am - 4pm. Apply at www.Our365. com/opportunities EOE

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Psychotherapy Office in Falls Church. Light clerical. M-Th. 12-6. $8-$10 per hour. Call David Flohr 703-533-9302

SMALL FALLS CHURCH Law Firm needs part time person for general office work in real estate settlements. Flexible hours. 703241-8200

For Rent PRIME SUBLET OFFICE SPACE in

Application CB08-10, proposal to demolish an existing single-family home and to construct a new single-family home at 311 North Virginia Avenue within the City’s Resource Management Area (RMA) The CBIRT will not review aesthetics, construction scheduling, massing, or functionality. Concerns other than CBPO General Performance Criteria should be directed to the appropriate City staff prior to the meeting.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA The ordinance(s) referenced below was given first reading on May 27, 2008; and second reading and public hearing will be held on Monday, July 28, 2008 at 7:30 p.m., Official Time, or as soon thereafter as may be heard. (TR8-32) A Resolution to Amend the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Falls Church, Virginia, to change the designation of 1.2 acres of land located at 350 and 370 South Washington Street from “Business” to “Mixed Use” on the City’s Future Land Use Map (T08-11) An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 38 of the Official Zoning Code of the City of Falls Church, Virginia, by amending Section 38-4 (f), Special Exception; 4 (a.) Primary Criteria. (TR8-33) A Resolution to Grant Special Exception(s) for Residential Development within Mixed Use Projects and for a Residential Height Bonus under Section 384 (f) in a B-2, Central Business district on 1.2 acres of land located at 350 and 370 South Washington Street All public hearings will be held in the Council Chambers, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia. Copies of legislation may be obtained from the City Clerk’s office (703248-5014) or at cityclerk@fallschurchva.gov. This location is fully accessible to persons with physical disabilities. Special services or assistance to persons with disabilities may be requested in advance. To speak at a public hearing, fill out a speaker slip and give it to the Clerk at the left front table. Speakers will be called forward by the Mayor at the appropriate time. KATHLEEN CLARKEN BUSCHOW CITY CLERK

Falls Church available for small business (1,837 RSF) Contact Syed @ 703-207-0933 ext 112 or sali@jdgcommunications.com

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Experienced childcare provider provides quality care for your infant in F.C. home. (703) 241-0605.

FATHER & SON CONSTRUCTION CO. No Job too small

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GIT RID OF IT For Removal of Junk,

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GREAT CLEANING SERVICE Residential and Commercial, affordable rates, great references, excellent job call Maria 703.277.1098/703.626.0665

HANDYMAN SERVICE Windows, doors,

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Available 7 days a week. Week, biweekly, monthly or one time. Good references in Falls Church City. 10 years experience. For further information call me at 703-901-0596. Senior discount, Ask: Susy.

IN-HOME PERSONAL TRAINING

Are you a woman over 40 and your doctor told you that you need to exercise? You don’t have time to get to the gym? Train in the comfort of your own home AND enjoy a great workout. References available. Call Kim @ 202-413-1117. Kim PT

We are pleged to the letter and spirit of Virginia’s policy for achieving equal housing opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap. All real estate advertised herein is subject to Virginia’s fair housing law which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept advertising for real estate that violates the fair housing law. Our readers are herby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. For more information or to file a housing complaint call the Virginia Fair Housing Office at (804) 367-8530. Toll free call (888) 551-3247. For the hearing impaired call (804) 3679753. Email: fairhousing@dpor.virginia.gov. Web site: www.fairhousing.vipnet.org

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The Falls Church News-Press accepts no financial responsibility for typographical errors in advertisements. Advertising which has minor discrepancies such as misspelling or small type transposition, but which do not affect the ability of the reader to respond to the ad will be considered substantially correct and full payment is required. The Falls Church News-Press is not responsible if the original copy is not typewritten or legible and clear. The Falls Church News-Press is not responsible for copy changes made by telephone.

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Mayor Robin S. Gardner . . . . . . . . . . Vice Mayor Harold Lippman. . . . . . . . . . . City Council Nader Baroukh. . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Maller . . . . . . . . . . . . . David F. Snyder. . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel X. Sze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence Webb . . . . . . . . . . . City Manager Wyatt Shields. . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Page <www.fallschurchva.gov>

The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act.This document will be made available in alternate format upon request. Call 703-248-5003 (TTY 711).

city calendar

july 24 Armchair Travel Group, 10:30 a.m.

Story Hour, 10:30 a.m. Concerts in the Park, 7 p.m. Environmental Services Council, 8 p.m.

26 Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-Noon 28 Yard Waste, Bundled Brush, & Special Collections

Story Hour, 10:30 a.m. City Council, 7:30 p.m. Volunteer Fire DepartmentTraining, 7:30 p.m.

29 Story Hour, 10:30 a.m. 30 General District Court in Session

Story Hour, 7 p.m.

31 Story Hour, 10:30 a.m.

Concerts in the Park, 7 p.m.

august 1

FIRSTfriday Event

Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-Noon

Yard Waste, Bundled Brush, & Special Collections

Story Hour, 10:30 a.m.

City Council Work Session, 7:30 p.m.

Planning Commission, 7:45 p.m.

5 Story Hour, 10:30 a.m.

Falls Church City Police Department Awarded State Accreditation The Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission (VLEPSC) awarded accreditation to the Falls Church City Police Department on July 17, 2008. The City Police Department is the first agency in the state to meet the new 6th Edition Standards of the VLEPSC Program Manual. The accreditation comes after an in-depth on-site assessment of the Department, and interviews with City employees ranging from City Manager Wyatt Shields to Department personnel. The three day assessment occurred June 1-3. VLEPSC assessors found the Department to be in full compliance with the Commission’s 187 standards, which were developed by the Virginia law enforcement community and certified by the Executive Board of the VLEPSC.

Economic Development Authority, 6:30 p.m. 6 General District Court in Session

provided as a public service by the city of falls church

Questions or Comments? City of Falls Church, Harry E.Wells Building, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church,VA 22046 703-248-5003 (TTY 711)

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The Week

703-534-8644 703-237-9089 703-992-9433 703-731-8433 703-241-0419 703-538-5986 703-532-1043 703-248-5004*

Story Hour, 7 p.m.

Recreation & Parks Online Registration Is Here! With the click of a mouse, you can now register for the many exciting classes, camps, activities, and sports programs offered by the City. Visit www.fallschurchva.gov to sign up today! Any household that has signed up for an activity with the Recreation & Parks Division since Jan. 1, 2006, will have an active account in the database. However, households will need to update current information with the Community Center in order to utilize the online registration system. Call 703-248-5077 (TTY 711) or visit the Community Center (223 Little Falls St.) to update your information or create an account.

“We are proud to be recognized by our community of law enforcement peers for upholding the practice and our commitment to the highest professional standards in the Commonwealth of Virginia,” said Police Chief Harry Reitze. VLEPSC’s goals include the following: to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth through the delivery of services; to promote cooperation among all components in the criminal justice system; to ensure the appropriate level of training for law enforcement personnel; and to promote public confidence in law enforcement. For more information on the accreditation process, visit www.dcjs.virginia.gov/accred. Learn more about the Falls Church City Police Department at www.fallschurchva.gov.

Concerts in the Park Only Three Performances Left! Enjoy the best of summer at the 16th Annual Concerts in the Park series. Bring a blanket and a picnic and enjoy performances by local musicians. The series is sponsored by the City of Falls Church Recreation & Parks Division and the Village Preservation and Improvement Society, with support from the Friends of Cherry Hill Foundation. Each concert also features local artists and their artwork, sponsored by Falls Church Arts. All concerts are free to the public and are held at Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave.). In the event of rain, concerts will be held in the Falls Church Community Center located next to the park at 223 Little Falls St. 2008 LINEUP: July 24 Andrew Acosta and the New Old Time String Band (Bluegrass) Artists: Dede Haas & Mali Phonpadith (Poetry & Photography) July 31

Bana Ndule (African) Artists: Kathleen Buschow & Eileen Levy (Paintings)

Aug. 7

Tom Principato Band (Rock and Roll, Blues) Artist: Jill Saxton Smith (Woodblock Cuts)

The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-248-5077 (TTY 711).

Take the Falls Church City Police Department Citizen Survey

The Falls Church City Police Department is conducting a citizen survey to evaluate public attitudes and opinions pertaining to the level of law enforcement services provided. This is part of the Department’s ongoing commitment to provide the highest level of public safety services to the community. The survey is available in City Hall, the Community Center and the Mary Riley Styles Public Library, and can be completed online at www.fallschurchva.gov. The results of the survey will be used to identify specific ways to improve services for residents. Contact the Falls Church City Police Department at 703-241-5053 (TTY 711) for more information.

FOR THE WEEK of

Growing Green The George Mason High School Solar Project wishes to thank the following for their generous donations: Major sponsors of $1,000 or more: BP Solar (15 solar panels), the City of Falls Church, the Falls Church Village Preservation and Improvement Society, the Falls Church Education Foundation, Don Beyer Volvo, Family Medicine in Falls Church, the Falls Church Foot and Ankle Center, ICF Consulting, EnergyShift, and Jeff and Ida Peterson Additional contributions were provided by:The Young Group,Moore Architects PC,Nini Almy, Lois Berlin, Joseph and Judy Bracken, Frederick Fagerstrom, Andrew Garling, Ellen Gilmore, Barbara Harrison, Brian Gish, Karin Guertsen, Arthur and Linda Hawk, Charles and Carol Jackson, Margaret Klekner, Marybeth Martin, Louis Olom, Virginia Pinholster,Adele M.Thomas Charitable Foundation,Col.& Mrs.George Topic,Julie Read, Paul Cough and Ingrid Schultz,Carol Sly,Ann Vaughan Spillsbury,Ralph and Deb Yatsko, Lindy Hockenberry, and Gordon and Christie Witsotzki. Special thanks to: Project Coordinator James Peterson SWITCH LLC. Jeff and Ida Peterson Maggie Wiseman Principal Robert W. Snee For more information on the Solar Project, visit www.fccps.org. City Council Vision: Environmental Harmony

Another Record Year at MRS Public Library In fiscal year 2008, which ended on June 30, MRS Library recorded its busiest year ever—for the fourth year in a row! FY08 saw the circulation of 365,861 items, up from 346,637 the previous year. That’s an increase of more than 19,000 items. FY09 is already proving to be another busy year. SummerQuest 2008, MRS Library’s Summer Reading Program, is hopping with over 800 children registered! The Summer Reading program is open to children of all ages and reading levels. All participants received a small prize and a book log to record their summertime readings. Those who read a minimum number of books receive prizes such as new books and free food and discounts from local businesses.

Don’t Get Caught Off Guard This Summer—Sign Up For Alert Falls Church Get real-time updates and instructions on what to do and where to go during an emergency in Falls Church City, by registering for Falls Church Alert. You will receive alerts from the City via portable electronic devices and e-mail, only in the event of an emergency. Sign up for this free service at alert.fallschurchva.gov. You can also visit alert.fallschurchva.gov to update your profile, and add or delete devices from the emergency distribution list.

The record numbers show the Library is a vital part of the community’s intellectual, educational, recreational, and cultural life. With its proud tradition of more than 100 years of service, the Library continues to be one of the greatest resources to people of all ages and backgrounds. The Library serves as a learning, information, and study center where patrons come first.

Falls Church Recreation & Parks Division 223 Little Falls Street Falls Church, VA 22046 703-248-5077* Phone Numbers Open Gym/Weather Hotline 703-248-5125* Special Events Hotline 703-248-5178* Fax 703-536-5125 Senior Center 703-248-5020*/21* Community Center Hours Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. - Midnight Saturday 8:30 a.m. - Midnight Sunday Noon - 6 p.m. Open Gym Hours Open Gym hours are updated on a bi-weekly basis and are also posted on the Open Gym Hotline, 703-248-5125*. All hours are subject to change. * Indicates TTY 711 Accessibility

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Chairman: Ronald Peppe II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice Chairman: Susan Kearney . . . . . . . . . . . School Board Rosaura Aguerrebere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Chandler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte Hyland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kieran Sharpe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Wodiska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superintendent: Dr . Lois Berlin . . . . . . . . . . .

government and the falls church city public schools

july 24-30, 2008

For more news about the Falls Church City Public Schools visit: www.fccps.org

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Help Stop the Emerald Ash Borer Infestation

Fight the Bite! Help Stop the Spread of West Nile Virus

An infestation of this non-native beetle has been confirmed in neighboring Fairfax County. The emerald ash borer was first discovered kill- Emerald Ash Borer ing ash trees in Michigan in the late 1990s. Accidentally introduced into North America from Asia, the emerald ash borer has killed tens of millions of ash trees and caused billions of dollars of damage to the forestry industry. This is only the second time that this pest has been found in the Northern Virginia area since a minor outbreak was contained in 2003.

The City of Falls Church is saying “NO to Mosquitoes” this summer season and is taking proactive measures to reduce the number of mosquito breeding areas, therefore reducing the risk of West Nile Virus (WNV). It is important to note that fighting WNV is a task that must be taken up by residents as well.

There are many species of ash trees and the emerald ash borer will attack them all; the result is almost always fatal. Green and White ash trees are commonly found in this area. Please visit the Dendrology at Virginia Tech Web site (www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/ dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=48) for more information on how to identify ash trees.

spread when various ash articles (firewood, wood chips, nursery stock, etc.) are transported from infested areas to uninfected areas. Currently, Fairfax County officials are waiting for a treatment plan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, as these pests are federally regulated. A USDA scientific panel may order that ash trees within a certain area be cut down, or they may order quarantine. Residents are asked to report any signs of declining or dying ash trees by calling the City Arborist at 703-248-5183 (TTY 711) or e-mail at jspence@fallschurchva.gov.

Early detection is the best strategy for management of the pest. Signs of emerald ash borer activity include dieback in the top third of the tree canopy, sprouts growing from roots and trunk, bark splitting and Dshaped exit holes. To learn more about emerald ash borer please visit the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Web site at www.fs.fed.us.

A healthy ash tree.

Sprouts growing from roots and trunk of an infested tree.

A dead tree after an infestation.

The emerald ash borer does not generally spread great distances on its own. It is mainly

FCC-TV Spotlight: In The Fight Tune in to Falls Church Community Television (FCC-TV) to watch In The Fight, a monthly half-hour program showing the latest action from the field from all branches of the US Armed Forces .In The Fight airs on FCC-TV at the following times: • Tuesdays at 11 a .m . • Thursdays at 8:30 a .m . • Sundays at 7:30 a .m . FCC-TV airs on Cox Channel 12, Verizon Channel 35 and RCN Channel 2 . For more information about FCC-TV, or complete schedule of FCC-TV programs, visit www.fcctv.net or call 703-248-5538 .

BIE Partner of the Week Dan Gardner Falls Church Education Foundation School Involvement: Serves as Falls Church Education Foundation Board President . Why Dan is a BIE partner: “After many years of public service to the City of Falls Church as a member of the city council and mayor, I am glad to continue actively supporting our city schools by serving on the board of the Falls Church Education Foundation . Our community is strengthened and enriched by our top-quality schools, and we have built a first-class foundation to help augment school programs .” For more information about sharing your expertise through the BIE Partnership, visit www.fccps.org or contact Marybeth Connelly at connellym@fccps .org . School content published in The Weekly Focus is written and edited by the Falls Church City Public Schools. For more information, contact the Falls Church City Public Schools Communications Office. Phone: (703) 248-5699 Fax: (703) 248-5613.

• Install or repair window and door screens so that mosquitoes cannot get indoors. Remember to Tip and Toss to eliminate mosquito breeding sites around your property: • At least once or twice a week, empty water from flower pots, pet food and water dishes, birdbaths, swimming pool covers, buckets, barrels, and cans.

Take these steps to Fight the Bite and be protected from WNV:

• Check for clogged rain gutters and clean them out.

• Apply insect repellent to exposed skin. Choose a repellent that provides protection for the amount of time that you will be outdoors. Repellents may irritate the eyes and mouth, so avoid applying repellent to the hands of children.

• Remove discarded tires, and other items that could collect water.

• When weather permits, wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants whenever you are outdoors. • Place mosquito netting over infant carriers when you are outdoors with infants. • Consider staying indoors at dawn, dusk, and in the early evening, which are peak mosquito biting times.

• Be sure to check for containers or trash in places that may be hard to see, such as under bushes or under your home. To report standing water, dead birds, or other West Nile virus-related problems, residents should contact the City’s Housing & Human Services Division at 703-248-5005 (TTY 711) or register a report at www.fallschurchva.gov/ CommentBox. For more information and tips to “Fight the Bite,” visit the Summer Safety page on the City’s Web site.

George Mason Receives Summer Academy Grant Some George Mason High School students will soon reap the rewards of a grant aimed at ensuring academic success. The Virginia Department of Education recently awarded the school a grant to support its Summer Academy for special needs students. The grant would be used to provide 8th grade reading and math instruction for students who need addi-

tional help in order to pass the Virginia 8th grade Standards of Learning (SOLs) test. The GMHS Summer Academy includes computer-based tutorials, small group reading and math instruction, test-taking strategies and practice tests. Students who participate in the Summer Academy will have an opportunity to retake the SOL test at the conclusion of the academy.

SCHOOL CALENDAR DATES ARE SubjEcT To chAngE July now – Aug. 1 Summer School August 7

6:00 p.m. School Board Work Session (MEH)

7:30 p.m. School Board Regular Meeting (City Hall)

Deadline for Day Care/ ASAP Fall Registration

6:30 p.m. School Board Work Session (City Hall)

Day care Registration Deadline Aug. 22 Fall registration is now open for the Falls Church City Public Schools Extended Day Care and After School Activities Program (ASAP). If you want your child to attend on the first day of school, all forms must be completed and returned no later than August, 22nd. The registration packet is available online at www.fccps.org/asap or from the day care office at 601 South Oak Street, Falls Church. Parents should be aware of new eligibility requirements which took effect July1st as well as an increase in fees for the coming year. Information on both is also available at www.fccps.org/asap. For more information call 703-248-5682.

7:30 p.m. School Board Regular Meeting (City Hall) September 2

First Day of School

(MD) Mt. Daniel Elementary (TJ) Thomas Jefferson Elementary (MEH) Mary Ellen Henderson Middle (GM) George Mason High Check the FCCPS Web site for more calendar information. www.fccps.org

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Falls Church News-Press Vol lll, No. 19 • July 29, 1993

Falls Church News-Press Vol VIII, No. 20 • July 30, 1998

“The City of Falls Church ranks second in the entire U.S. among independent city or county jurisdictions for the percentage of its adult population holding college degrees, according to results of a unique census released by the Northern Virginia Planning District Commission in Annandale this week. There are a total of over 3,000 such jurisdictions in the nation.”

they are on the verge of death, or hooked to overhead manacles like something out of the Inquisition, or forced to defecate on themselves, or sexually humiliated, or driven crazy by days on end of sleep deprivation and blinding lights and blaring noises, or water-boarded. To get a sense of the heights of madness scaled in this anything-goes atmosphere, consid-

10 Year s Ago

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“By a unanimous 7-0 vote following a lengthy discussion and debate Monday night, the Falls Church City Council approved a resolution authorizing City Manager Hector Rivera to complete and sign an agreement to construct a new fire station in the City at a cost of $6 million. The action...”

er a brainstorming meeting held by military officials at Guantanamo. Mayer said the meeting was called to come up with ways to crack through the resistance of detainees. “One source of ideas,” she wrote, “was the popular television show ‘24.’ On that show as Mayer noted, “torture always worked. It saved America on a weekly basis.” I felt as if I was in NeverNever Land as I read: “In conversation with British human rights lawyer Philippe Sands,

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‘Council OKs Closing Deal on $6 Million New Fire Station - Decade of Effort To Achieve New Station Succeeds’

‘Falls Church 2nd Nationally In % With College Degrees’

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the top military lawyer in Guantanamo, Diane Beaver, said quite earnestly that Jack Bauer ‘gave people lots of ideas’ as they sought for interrogation models.” Donald Rumsfeld described the detainees at Guantanamo as “the worst of the worst.” A more sober assessment has since been reached by many respected observers. Mayer mentioned a study conducted by attorneys and law students at the Seton Hall University Law School. “After reviewing 517 of the Guantanamo detainees’ cases in depth,” she said, “they concluded that only 8 percent were alleged to have associated with al-Qaida. Fifty-five percent were not alleged to have engaged in any hostile act against the United States at all, and the remainder were charged with dubious wrongdoing, including having tried to flee U.S. bombs. The overwhelming majority — all but 5 percent — had been captured by non-U.S. players, many of whom were bounty hunters.” The United States shamed itself on George W. Bush’s and Dick Cheney’s watch, and

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BEST OF FRIENDS, we love to hang out on the dock of the bay. When we’re visiting the waterside attraction, and not at our home in the Hillwood area of Falls Church, Sadie, the white one, likes to challenge me to a game of tug-of-war. I, Pippin, the lovely black and tan specimen of canine decorum, always take her up on the offer. What’s to lose on a hot summer day? The loser must jump off the end of the pier into the chilly water and doggie paddle for a full minute. A deal is a deal. We do almost everything together, even mark the same favorite spots in the park. Unfortunatly, mom thinks the water makes us stink. So the other thing we do together is get baths. I don’t understand why baths are so much less fun than swimming, but they are. If you would like to see your pet here, e-mail us at crittercorner@fcnp.com or send a picture and short description to Falls Church News-Press c/o Critter Corner, 450 W. Broad St., Suite 321, Falls Church, VA 22046. David Addington and others like him were willing to manipulate the law like Silly Putty to give them the legal cover they desired. Mayer noted that Arthur Schlesinger Jr., the late historian, believed that “the Bush administration’s extralegal counterterrorism program presented the most dramatic, sustained and radical challenge to the rule of law in American history.” After reflecting on major breakdowns of law that occurred in prior administrations, including the Watergate

disaster, Schlesinger told Mayer: “No position taken has done more damage to the American reputation in the world — ever.” Americans still have not come to grips with this disastrous stain on the nation’s soul. It’s important that the whole truth eventually come out, and as many of the wrongs as possible be rectified. Mayer, as much as anyone, is doing her part to pull back the curtain on the awful reality. “The Dark Side” is essential reading for those who think they can stand the truth.

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ANTIQUES & cOLLECTIBLES

Falls Church Antique Company . . . . 241-7074 Antique Annex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241-9642

Arts

ASSisted living

Sunrise of Falls Church . . . . . . . . . . . 534-2700 Bose Law Firm: Former Police . . . . . 926-3900 Mark F. Werblood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534-9300 Phillip J. Walsh & Associates, P.C. . . 448-0073 Janine S. Benton, Esq. . . . . . . . . . . . .992-9255

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book Binding

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BUSINESS SERVICES

Cleaning Services

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Computer services

Construction

Counseling

Dentists

Attorneys

Automotive

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music

pet services

photography

real estate

CGA Immigration Associates, LLC. . . 578-3556

Academy of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 938-8054 World Children’s Choir . . . . . . . . . . . 883-0920 Columbia Institute - Fine Arts . . . . . . 534-2508 Foxes Music Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533-7393 Dog Trainer - Nicole Kibler . . . . . . . . 593-6340 Memory Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 869-9372 Merelyn Kaye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .790-9090x218 www.helpfulmortgage.us . . . . . . . . . . 237-0222 Casey O’Neal - ReMax . . . . . . . . . . . 824-4196 Rosemary Hayes Jones . . . . . . . . . . .790-1990 Leslie Hutchison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .675-2188 www.Mortgage1040.com . . . . . . . . . . 448-3508 The Young Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356-8800 Shaun Murphy, Realtor . . . . . . . . . . 868-5999 www.TheJeffersonatBallston.com . . . 741-7562 Susan Fauber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395-8741

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Travel

Tutors

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Framing

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Furniture

Mike’s Carpet Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 978-2270

Gifts

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GUTTERS & SIDING

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health & FItness

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catering

Victor Blaise Development . . . . . . . . 408-7542 Courthouse Kitchens & Baths . . . . . . . 352-3011 Andy Group Construction . . . . . . . . . 503-0350 James Roofing & Home Improvement 593-3383 Joseph Home Improvement . . . . . . . 507-5005 Arlington Color Consultants . . . . . . . 241-8548 R.J. Leonard, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 796-1812 Skyline Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 835-1101 FC Heating & Air Service . . . . . . . . . 534-0630 Shiner Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560-7663 J & S Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448-1171 The Vinyl Touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 793-3111

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Human Touch Home Health . . . . . . . 531-0540

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masonry

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massage

Massage & Hair Removal . . . . . . . 571-282-4522 Healthy by Intention, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 534-1321 Sheraton Premiere Women’s Massage 403-9328

Tailor Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534-8886 All Travel & Cruises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 970-4091 Your Computer Tutor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204-2821 Huntington Learning Center . . . . . . . 379-8810

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