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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Listen, baby…

“Ain’t no mountainhigh. Ain’t no valleylow. Ain’t no river wide

enough, baby. If you need me, callme. No matter where you are. Nomatter how far.”

The Motown classic “Ain’t NoMountain High Enough,” byMarvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell,has been a show-stopping favor-ite for decades.

The same was true Thursdaynight for the karaoke team fromNorthrop Grumman, who wonbragging rights as the 2012 BestPerformers during the FairfaxChamber’s second annual karaokeevent to benefit Fairfax County Pub-lic Schools education foundation.

The team joined more than 250members of the Northern Virginiabusiness community, elected offi-

The foundation, Corcoran said,is not a scholarship program, buta way to fund and support initia-tives in Fairfax County’s world-class public school system.

Corcoran said the event grewfrom five teams participating inthe singing competition the firstyear to 22 karaoke teams this year.

“What was really great aboutthis event is that you didn’t havejust one sector participating. Youhad a who’s who from companiesof all sizes, government contrac-tors, banks, elected officials,FCPS.”

Corcoran said Helios HR inHerndon was the event’s Signaturesponsor. “Kathy Albarado, HeliosHR’s CEO, was great at creatingenthusiasm for this event. Youhave no idea how excited peoplewere.”

Erin DeWaters, the FairfaxChamber’s vice president of com-

CHAR-A-OKE AWARD WINNERSBest Performance: Northrop GrummanBest Vocals: Dominion Virginia PowerBest Moves: Cordia PartnersBest Lyrics: McGladrey Tax ServicesSpirit Award: Helios HRBest Duet: Cardinal BankMost Crowd Participation: John Marshall Bank

$1 million raised for FairfaxCounty Public SchoolsEducation Foundation.

Char-a-oke Anyone?

cials and other notables who sangor cheered on other participants.The list included Delegates DaveAlbo, Mark Keam, BarbaraComstock, Kay Kory, AlfonsoLopez, Jim Scott, Ken Plum, VivianWatts and Tom Rust. Senators in-cluded Dave Marsden and BarbaraFavola, as well as Fairfax CountySupervisor John Foust and FairfaxCounty Public Schools (FCPS) Su-perintendent Jack Dale.

“The atmosphere was electric,”said Fairfax Chamber President &CEO Jim Corcoran. “It was an in-credible display of community in-volvement, competition and justplain fun, all in support of a greatcause – education.” Corcoran saidthe Education Foundation hasmade contributions to FCPS ofover $1 million in the past twoyears. The event raised about$19,000 last year and $30,000 thisyear.

munications, said some companiesrecruited interns to participate,while others got their CEOS onstage to perform, and some teamspracticed all summer.

“It was also a great team-build-ing effort and a way to boost em-ployee morale,” DeWaters said.

Corcoran said last year he per-formed original lyrics to Billy Joel’s“Piano Man.” And this year? “Theyfired me,” he joked. But DeWatersset the record straight: the eventwas so popular they filled the 22slots quickly with chamber mem-bers.

Members ofthe NorthropGrumman PDPTeam (l-r)Andrew Tran,StephaniePaone, NeetuDhillon,Candice Cur-rier, VivianObando andAshley Stonecelebratewinning BestPerformance atChar-a-oke.

Attendeeswere soenthusiasticabout theevent, all theteams tookthe stagetogether atthe end ofthe night tosing “Sum-mer Nights”from Grease.

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From left—Office Administrator/Events PlannerSharon Brown and Tysons Regional Chamber ofCommerce President Lisa Huffman display thechamber’s new name and logo.

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New Name, NewLocation, Same MissionVienna Tysons Regional Chamberof Commerce takes next big step.

It’s official. On Aug. 21, theVienna Tysons Chamber ofCommerce became the

Tysons Regional Chamber ofCommerce, and after more thantwo decades of doing businessin a small, two-storey officebuilding on Maple Street inVienna, the chamber will soonmake the move to a new, mod-ern office space at 7925 JonesBranch Drive in the heart ofTysons Corner.

While most have lauded themove and the name change,some Vienna residents aren’t sosure, wondering if the town willnow take a backseat in thechamber’s priorities. “Absolutelynot,” assures Chamber Presi-dent Lisa Huffman. “We are stillone membership. We are herefor everyone.”

In the press release announc-ing the changes, Huffmanadded, “All of our member busi-nesses can expect the samegreat service with a focus oncreating links toopportunity…this opportunitywill take the chamber to itsmost prominent role to date asa truly regional chamber, ableto provide benefits to the smallbusinesses of Vienna and the big

business community of Tysons.”The Chamber will continue to

actively support beloved tradi-tional events in Vienna, such asOktoberfest, and the annualHalloween Parade. “Vienna hasa strong sense of community, areal hometown,” said Huffman.“The developers at Tysons arelooking to bring some of thatfeeling to Tysons, building moreof a community, a real place tolive, work and play. We are ex-cited to help in that process.”

There are about 450 mem-bers currently enrolled in thechamber. Huffman encouragesbusinesses far and wide to re-view the benefits of member-ship and to take advantage ofthe opportunity to networkwith other business people inthe area. As well as communityevents, the chamber hosts orfacilitates Young Professionalgatherings, educational ses-sions, lead-sharing opportuni-ties, and more. They are also aresource for what’s happeningor what’s ahead for the Viennaand Tysons area. Their websiteat www.vtrcc.org provides awealth of information for busi-nesses, as well as residents.

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A Complete FailureFairfax Countysays Verizon‘failed completely’during June 29derecho.

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

The eerie silence is whatSteve Souder, FairfaxCounty’s 911 director,remembers about the

night of June 29, when thederecho hit Fairfax County.

“The derecho was fierce andsudden, a lot of things most stormsaren’t,” Souder said in an inter-view on Friday. “We were busy as all get-out.”

The fast-moving storms slammed Fairfax Countyat about 10:20 p.m., resulting in a record number ofemergency calls—a 415 percent jump for 911 dis-patchers and a 2,000 percent jump for Fire and Res-cue. Approximately 30 minutes later, power flickeredand then died in the McConnell Public Safety andTransportation Operations Center (MPSTOC), where46 911 dispatchers were fielding hundreds of calls.

“We can’t afford to be crippled, so our generatorscame on, and we’re rocking and rollin’ in the blinkof an eye,” Souder said.

At 1:30 a.m., the first wave of calls started to sub-side.

“We’re taking a deep breath and looking ahead tosunrise, when we fully expected another wave of callsas people wake up and take a look around theirhomes at the damage,” Souder said.

THE NEXT MORNING, as hundreds of thousandsof county residents awoke to smashed cars, splitfences and downed power lines from uprooted trees,the county’s 911 operators braced themselves foranother onslaught of calls.

But the next wave never came.“The phones just stopped ringing. We were dead

in the water… Never, ever, ever has this happenedto us,” said Souder, who has been in emergency op-erations for 44 years.

It would be several more hours before Souder andother County officials learned that no calls were get-ting through due to a problem with Verizon. Accord-ing to Souder, all calls to Fairfax County’s 911 gothrough the Verizon network, regardless of the com-mercial carrier service. From 7:36 a.m. until 3 p.m.on June 30, 911 service was completely down andfor the next three days service was sporadic.

Souder said signs of trouble with Verizon camearound 7 a.m., when Verizon sent a cryptic email toFairfax County staff saying that the Arlington cen-tral office was without power or backup battery/gen-erator. The references to Arlington, according toSouder, suggested that 911 service was affected onlyin Arlington County, so Fairfax County’s 911 staff con-tinued with their normal operations.

“We are completely unaware that incoming 911call service from Verizon is slowly dying…We don’tget officially notified until about 10 hours after [the]whole mess begins, which is completely unaccept-able,” Souder said, adding:

“It’s like the Captain of the Titanic telling passen-gers the ship hit an iceberg when the bow is on thebottom of the ocean floor.”

As a result of this critical outage, Fairfax Countysubmitted official comments to the Federal Commu-nications Commission (FCC) detailing what hap-pened, suggestions for Verizon to improve its serviceand exhibits to show supporting documentation and

actions.“During and after a storm, and in any

emergency or disaster, the loss of thepublic’s ability to contact emergencyresponders is most profoundly felt,” ac-cording to County officials. “Familiesin darkened homes crushed by fallentrees, motorists unable to get throughroadways blocked by downed electricpower lines, elderly residents in carefacilities without power in tempera-tures over 90 degrees, and any othercitizens in need of emergency servicesmust be able to call 911 to seek assis-tance.”

“Fairfax County is, and will stay, ontop of this,” said Fairfax County Boardof Supervisors Chairman Sharon

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“It’s like theCaptain of theTitanic tellingpassengers theship hit an icebergwhen the bow is onthe bottom of theocean floor.”

—Steve Souder, FairfaxCounty 911 Director

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Fairfax County’s 911 Call Center located in the McConnellPublic Safety and Transportation Operations Center,named after former Fairfax County Supervisor ElaineMcConnell.


Rt. Rev. Charles Aboody, festival chairman, Nikki Haddad, parishionerand food coordinator, and Rt. Rev. Joseph Francavilla talk about MiddleEastern food and culture. The cookbook compiled by Haddad is on saleat the Labor Day weekend food festival on the church grounds.

Celebrating Middle Eastern Food, CultureHoly TransfigurationChurch hosts 12thannual food andculture festival onLabor Day weekend.

The “Dabkeh” is an Arabic folk dance widely performed at weddings andjoyous occasions. Festival dancers will entertain attendees, and invitethem to join in the fun.

Holy Transfiguration’s Jennifer Bawab (left) and Cathy Baroody areready to help festival goers decide amongst the many options for sale,including the popular $12 lamb dinner served Saturday from 6-9 p.m.and all day on Sunday.

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By Donna Manz

The Connection

If you love freshly-roasted aromaticmeats, rich syrupy pastries, exoticdance and music and very congenialpeople, you’ll love the ethnic food

festival in McLean that brightens Labor Dayweekend.

For the 12th consecutive year, the parish-ioners of Holy Transfiguration MelkiteGreek-Catholic Church on Lewinsville Roadare throwing its annual Middle Eastern FoodFestival on Saturday, Sept. 1, and Sunday,Sept. 2.

The Middle Eastern Food Festival was cre-ated to introduce other people to theMelkite Greek-Catholic culture and to sharea meal with the community.

“You never know somebody unless youshare a meal with them,” said Rt. Rev. Jo-seph “Father Joe” Francavilla, pastor of HolyTransfiguration Church. “We’re sharingsomething on a very fundamental level.Breaking bread, sharing food, brings peopletogether.” He also noted that the festivaloffers the “best food going anywhere.”

THE FOOD sold at Holy Transfiguration’sfood festival is not simply Arabic cooking,it’s cooking and baking that has beenhanded down from mother to daughter forgenerations. Everyone in the church helpsout for this festival, which is as much anintroduction to Arabic culture as it is a food-fest.

“The most important thing about this fes-tival is exposure of our church to the peopleof the D.C. area,” said Rt. Rev. “FatherCharles” Aboody, festival chairman. The

“The lamb dinner is something you don’twant to miss,” said Nikki Haddad, food co-ordinator for the festival. “And we serve agreat cup of real Arabic coffee.”

The lamb dinner “hafli,” beginning at 6p.m., features live music and dancing, aswell.

The dessert buffet showcases an assort-ment of honey-rich baklava made with dif-ferent nuts, date-filled mamoul cookies, andpastries dipped in rosewater syrup, amonga myriad of other popular Arabic sweets.

THE FESTIVAL introduced pony rides forchildren in 2011 and the rides were such abig hit with children that they will run againthis year. The kids’ all-day pass is $10. Thatincludes unlimited activities—face painting,moon bounce, games, and one pony ride.Pony rides can be bought separately for $5per ride.

One of the festival’s non-eating highlightsis the series of food demonstrationsthroughout the weekend by home “chefs.”The focus, said Haddad, is on healthyMiddle Eastern eating. At the festival, thechurch is selling its recipe book, compiledby Haddad, a personal chef and dietary con-sultant.

The Middle Eastern Food Festival kicksoff at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1, runningto 11 p.m. that day, and reopens on Sun-day at noon, running until 6 p.m.

To volunteer as an apprentice cook, learn-ing Arabic recipes from the people who pre-pare Arabic meals at home, call Father Joeat 703-734-9566 and he’ll pass your con-tact details along to the festival’s food co-ordinators.

“This food festival is definitely a gift wehave to share with our community,” FatherJoe said. “The whole person is touched byGod’s grace through food, music and ouricons.”

For details on the Holy TransfigurationMelkite Greek-Catholic Church Middle East-ern Food Festival, go towww.middleeasternfoodfestival.com. TheChurch is located at 8501 Lewinsville Road,near the intersection of Spring Hill Road.

church itself looks like no other in the areawith its gilded icons. “We feel we have aunique church in the area, culturally andin its beauty,” Father Charles said. “We’realso known to have the best food in thewhole D.C. area.”

Admission to the festival is free. There isa charge for the food and children’s activi-ties. Plates, featuring stuffed grape leaves,kabobs, falafel, spinach and meat pies, arepriced individually and served throughout

the day, as are the pastries and sweets fromthe 50-plus-foot long dessert table. Pastriesstart at $1 per piece.

The highlighted meal of the food festival isthe Saturday evening spit-roasted-lamb din-ner, priced at $12 per person. While fragrantseasoned lamb and chicken fill the air withan aroma that only grilled meats have, mostlikely it’s the dessert table that all age groupsgravitate toward. Women of the church havebeen baking for weeks for this event.


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McLean WomanDies FollowingCar Crash

Police responded to 1856 KirbyRoad for the report of a crash. OnTuesday, Aug. 21 shortly before 11a.m., 81-year-old Beverly Sargentwas in her car in her driveway get-ting ready to head to a local ser-vice station. She had arranged foranother driver to follow her andbring her home. She got out andwalked to the rear of her car tomake sure the other car, a 2002Toyota Camry, was behind her. The86-year-old man in the Camrystarted his car and put it in gear.His car started to roll forward andhe was not able to stop beforestriking Sargent. She was trans-ported to a local hospital whereshe was pronounced dead shortly

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after 3 p.m.Speed and alcohol are not fac-

tors in this crash.

Two McLeanTeens Assaulted

Police are investigating a reportthat two 14-year-old girls wereinappropriately touched on Mon-day, Aug. 20 at about 3:30 in themorning.

The girls were walking north onthe east side of Chain Bridge Roadfrom the area of Chain BridgeCourt. As they turned to walkback, they noticed a man runacross Chain Bridge Road and hidebehind a bush at the far end of achurch parking lot. As the girlswalked down Davidson Road, theysaw the same man walking towardthem. As he got close, he reachedout and grabbed one of the girls

and wrapped his arms around herwaist. The other teen tried toloosen his grip on her friend. Thesuspect then grabbed the secondteen. He allegedly touched both ofthem inappropriately. The girlsscreamed, a dog barked and thesuspect fled on foot, north onChain Bridge Road. The girls ranhome to contact police; they werenot injured.

The suspect was described asAsian, in his 20s, about five feet10 inches tall, with a thin buildand short hair. He was wearing anorange and white striped T-shirtand blue jeans.

Anyone with information isasked to contact Crime Solvers byphone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org ortext “TIP187” plus your messageto CRIMES/274637 or call FairfaxCounty Police at 703-691-2131.

Bulova (D-at large). The County’s response to theFCC, released last Thursday, lays the blame for theoutage squarely at the feet of Verizon, and Verizonacknowledged some responsibility in its Aug. 13 re-port to the MWCOG.

After first denying it had major problems with Ar-lington County’s 911 service, Verizon officials admit-ted they did not know 911 emergency service wasout in Fairfax County until alerted by County officials.

In the Verizon report, officials said two major gen-erator failures—one in Fairfax and one in the cen-tral Arlington office, which routes 911 calls to mul-tiple centers—caused “multiple failures cascadingfrom these specific generator problems.”

Verizon also reported that it lost visibility over itsown network, so that technicians did not know thatpower was draining from battery-operated genera-tors until it was too late.

“When the batteries in the Arlington central officewere being depleted… why was there a delay in de-ploying additional resources to remedy the situationbefore the Arlington facility went dark?” askedCounty officials, in concluding statements in the FCCreport. “Verizon’s 911 service in Fairfax County failedcompletely during the June 29, 2012, derecho. Bothimmediate and longer-term changes are needed to

improve 911 service in the metropolitan Washing-ton, D.C., area.”

THE CURRENT FCC REPORT is one of severalinvestigations launched into the 911 fiasco. Accord-ing to officials, Fairfax County is pursuing the issuefrom many angles, including the report to the FCCand regional work through the Metropolitan Wash-ington Council of Government.

“We are very fortunate that no one died as a resultof the 911 outage,” said Supervisor Pat Herrity, (R-Springfield). Herrity is a member of the statewide911 panel tasked with looking into the outage.

“I have every confidence that Fairfax County is upto whatever emergency comes our way—in as muchas we have control. I’m more worried about thirdparties such as Verizon based on our 911 experience.Frankly, that was wholly unacceptable and we aregoing to do everything necessary to hold their feetto the fire,” said Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee).

Souder said it’s gratifying to know Verizon is tak-ing some responsibility, and attempting to fix its com-munication problems.

“The public should know that, seven weeks afterthis storm, we’re still a long way from being donefrom making sure this (911 failure) doesn’t happenagain,” Souder said.

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Teen Center Throws Block PartyOld Firehouse Teen Center hosts revamped annual event.

From left, Elizabeth Galbreath, 10, and Aarushi Desai, 11, compete in a hula hoop con-test at the annual Block Party at the Old Firehouse Teen Center on Saturday, Aug. 25.

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From left, Sarah Schallern, Darrick Speller and JimmyReed give judgments during the McLean Teens Got Talentcontest, Saturday, Aug. 25.

Bang Yan Pham, 13, com-petes in the McLean TeensGot Talent competition,Saturday, Aug. 25 at the OldFirehouse Teen Center.

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The Old Firehouse Teen Center in down-town McLean hosted their annual blockparty on Saturday, Aug. 25, opening uptheir center for a variety of activities. The

event featured the second annual McLean Teens GotTalent variety show, contests between acts and otherarts and crafts opportunities.

The weather forced the acts indoors for the day,but that didn’t stop local teens with many talentsfrom taking the stage. Acts ranged from bands tosingers to multi-instrumentalists and more. One act,performed by Tara McLaughlin, 11, and Elise Flick,13, was unlike anything the judges had ever seenbefore.

“We originally started a club at school, where wewould choreograph dances for songs and performthem,” McLaughlin said. “It was very different per-forming here, we were more nervous, because atschool there are a lot of friends around.”

The duo performed a dance to Christina Perri’s “Jarof Hearts,” working the area in front of the stage withmoves resembling those of a pair of figure skaters.

“I saw the flyer for the McLean Teens Got Talent

contest while I was at a summer camp here, andthought it would be a good chance to perform infront of a new audience,” Flick said. “Hopefully thiswill give us a good start going into this school year.”

Between acts, children could participate in vari-ous events such as a hula hoop or pie-eating contest.

“It was fun because something was always goingon,” said Nikki Omi, 11, of McLean. “The robotdancer was my favorite, he could stop and start sofast.”

The “robot dancer” was Bang Yan Pham, 13, whoperformed a “pop and lock” style routine. JudgesDarrick Speller, Jimmy Reed and Sarah Schallernpraised his unique presentation, but also gave himsome pointers.

“You had great movements, but you really need towork on locking them down when you’re trying tostay still,” Schallern said. “It’s all about isolating onemovement.”

This was a move for the block party, which wasmoved from the fall, and took place earlier in theday.

“We wanted to make it a more inclusive event, forour regular users, but also to expose it to some newpeople,” said Ryan Brookes of the OFTC. “We wantpeople to be aware of what we can offer here.”

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Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34) speaking at the Romney-Ryan Kickoff Rally on Aug. 11 in Manassas.

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Del. Comstock Named to Speak at the GOP Convention

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Del. Barbara Comstock(R-34), co-chair forthe Virginia Romney-Ryan campaign, is-

sued the following statement af-ter being named to speak at the2012 Republican National Con-vention next week and serve as adeputy permanent co-chairman atthe 2012 Tampa Convention:

“I am honored to have the op-portunity to speak at the 2012Republican National Conventionand serve as a convention co-chair-man. Next week, when we nomi-nate the next president and vice-president of the United States, allVirginians and all Americans willhear from the team who will getthe country back on the path toprosperity.

“The Romney/Ryan ticket hasthe values, vision, experience anda detailed plan to get this countryback to work and to restore fiscalsanity. Across the commonwealth,Virginians know we can do better.We have the opportunity to take anew direction and create abrighter future for our common-wealth, our country and our chil-dren.”

Del. Comstock, a resident ofMcLean, was elected in November

2009 to represent the 34th District(parts of Fairfax and LoudounCounty) in the Virginia House ofDelegates and was re-elected in2011.

In the summer of 2010, DelegateComstock was selected as one of50 state legislators to participatein the “Emerging Political Leaders”program sponsored by the State

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Opinion

First Day of School Coming UpAnd never too early forparents to get involved.

Editorials

The first day of school in most ofNorthern Virginia is Tuesday, Sept.4. We don’t agree with having theGeneral Assembly dictate the first

day of school, requiring the start date to beafter Labor Day, but starting school after La-bor Day does seem more hospitable than theAug. 27 start in many other areas.

Attending Back to SchoolNight and making contact withteachers is one of the most im-portant things parents can do

to set up the school year for success. Back toSchool Nights begin the first week of Septem-ber. Find the date for yours:

Fairfax County http://www.fcps.edu/news/backtoschool/.

This school year will be the last for superin-tendent for Fairfax County Public Schools JackDale, who has announced his retirement ef-fective June 30, 2013. The School Board willspend much of the coming months in the search

and selection of the new superintendent.In Fairfax County, students will be encour-

aged to BYOD. That’s “bring your own device.”With written parental permission, students willbe allowed to connect to school wireless withtheir smart phones, tablets and laptops. Stu-dents and parents should remember that schoolofficials will be able to examine those devicesand discipline students for content and activi-ties that are in violation of conduct rules andact accordingly. More at http://www.fcps.edu/it/byod.

Reminder: Check VoterStatus

While Northern Virginia has remarkablerates of voter registration, many changes topolling places, political district boundaries andrules for voting in Virginia, make it worthdouble checking your status now. Virginia’sfront seat role at the Republican National Con-vention serves as a reminder that every Vir-ginia vote cast will count in November.

To vote on Election Day, you must be regis-

tered at your current address no later than Oct.15, 2012. You can check your registration sta-tus online by going to www.sbe.virginia.gov.There you can also download a voter registra-tion form and mail it to your local electionsoffice address.

Every Virginia voter should expect a newvoter identification card in the mail at the be-ginning of October, very close to the Oct. 15deadline, so better to check now.

Mail or FAX updates to your local ElectoralBoard.Fairfax County Board of Elections,

703-222-0776, www.fairfaxcounty.gov/eb/12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax,

Suite 232, Fairfax, 22035; FAX 703-324-2205;email [email protected].

Correction: Last week’s Newcomers and CommunityGuide omitted the name of an independent candidate,Mark T. Gibson, running for U.S. House ofRepresentatives in the 11th District. The sameparagraph also mistakenly referred to that district bythe wrong district number in a second reference. Thecorrection have been made in our online and PDFeditions.

— Mary Kimm,

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Letters to the Editor

DeliberateFalsehoods inHealth CareDebateTo the Editor:

When I saw the letter l “Ques-tioning the War on Women,” [Con-nection, August 15-21, 2012] Ihad that Yogi Berra feeling of “dejavu all over again” because I hadread the same letter in a July edi-tion of your paper. A second read-ing did not improve the contentsor make them any more accurate.

Though the letter is replete withinaccuracies, one in particularstands out and demands a re-sponse. As a leader with the non-partisan Prevent Cancer Founda-tion, I was appalled to read theallegation linking abortions andcontraception to an increasedchance of getting cancer. Thesekinds of scare tactics and deliber-ate falsehoods are dangerous andas inimical to the public interest

as Congressman Akin’s recent as-sertion that a woman won’t getpregnant if she is a victim of “le-gitimate rape.” Medical misinfor-mation on this scale deliberatelyvictimizes vulnerable people withboth lies and intimidation.

Ms. Burke may “believe it or not”but most women expect to maketheir own health care decisions inconsultation with their doctors,and they do not wish their govern-ment to obstruct access to thosedecisions. Among the options thatthey expect to have available is theright to contraception, whetherdirectly provided by an employeror through an insurance mecha-nism such as an exchange. Regard-less of how they feel personallyabout abortion, they expect tomake their own decisions in con-sultation with their doctor on theneed for an ultrasound. Theyknow that conveying full rights toa zygote ignores some basic factsabout physiology, let alone theimplications for criminalizing thehealth care prescriptions their phy-sicians might recommend.

Call it what you will, but if gov-ernment presumes to dictate orotherwise proscribe a person’sown personal health care deci-sions, that is wholesale disenfran-chisement and a greater threat tothe freedoms Ms. Burke seems tocherish so much. I suspect she isamong the many who would bewilling to deny women the rightto make their own decisions whiledemanding that we “get govern-ment out of our health care.”

Let’s call an end to these falseprotestations of trying to protectwomen while patronizing themwith misinformation, disenfran-chising them in the name of healthand safety, and then wrapping it allin the banner of liberty. The major-ity of Virginians, especially north-ern Virginians, aren’t buying it.

Margaret VanderhyeMcLean

Vanderhye recently completed twoterms as vice chairman of the PreventCancer Foundation, a national organiza-tion based in Alexandria, Va. anddedicated to cancer research, preventionand early detection. Their motto is “StopCancer Before it Starts”.

It’s Income,Not ValuesTo the Editor:

I think the suggestions in recentletters to the editor that the im-balance in admissions at TJ is theresult of differing cultural priori-ties are mistaken. The imbalancehas much more to do with afamily’s income than its culturalvalues. The contest is unfairlyrigged to favor those who have themoney and the time to enroll andtransport their kids to and fromthe SCAT and STB prep courses forelementary school students, ACTand PSAT practice sessions formiddle schoolers, math and sci-ence tutors, summer enrichmentprograms and other such costlymeans of giving students a leg upin the competition to get admit-

ted to TJ. Even the TJ AdmissionsTest Prep Seminar offered by theFairfax County Public School Sys-tem to rising eighth graders costs$581 this year and reduced tuitionis not offered to students with lim-ited means. The inherent eco-nomic bias against promising stu-dents from low income householdsall but guarantees that they willcontinue to be disproportionatelyunder-represented at TJ.

William ShapiroMcLean

Looking forShelterTo the Editor:

I want to voice my opinion aboutthe trees at the Great Falls Shop-ping Center. We have lived here for59 years and seen a lot of changesbut this one about the trees is dis-turbing to me. I know the trees arebeautiful but... I like the one nearthe Safeway and CVS where thehandicapped park for this waswhere I had to wait many timesfor someone to go in the store. Iam 83 years old and in a wheel-chair now and there is no shadefor me anymore because no onethinks of older people, only money.

Is there any way to provide shel-ter for us besides the trees? Thanksfor listening to me.

Edna BeallGreat Falls

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Our Health Depends on the Air We BreatheBy Jim Moran

U.S. Representative (D-8)

For too many Americans and Vir-ginians, simply breathing the aircan be dangerous. That’s espe-cially the case for the 306,000 Vir-

ginia children and 96,000 adults who battleasthma, the 1.1 million with cardiovascu-lar disease, the 154,000 with chronic bron-chitis and the estimated 411,000 who livein poverty. But it is true for all of us and it’sthat way because of soot in our air.

Soot, or fine particulate matter (PM2.5),is composed of a mixture of solid particlesand liquid droplets, usually made up of sev-eral different types of harmful chemicals.It’s easy to recognize as it contributes sig-nificantly to the haze that blankets manycities and national parks. Smokestacks andtailpipes churn out soot and we breathe itin, every day.

The body reacts to it in much the samemanner as it does to tobacco smoke. Smallerthan a grain of sand and only visible with amicroscope, tiny soot particles travel deepinto the lungs when inhaled and swiftlypenetrate the bloodstream, immediately in-creasing the risk of severe respiratory dis-tress, heart attacks and strokes.

Soot kills; leads to hospitalizations; trig-gers asthma attacks, heart attacks andstrokes; and has been linked to causing per-

manent lung tissue and airway damage, re-productive complications and cancer.

For decades, the Clean Air Act has helpedprotect the air we breathe by letting usknow and track what pollutants make it intoour air and allowing us to set targets, makeplans, and have accountability for reduc-ing those pollutants over time. And perhapsmost importantly, it requires that we reviewthose standards as science helps us under-

stand new risks.That’s happening now with soot. The

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) isreviewing the current standard for soot, lastset in 1997. Since then, more than 10,000studies have demonstrated that soot is apublic health threat and that we must en-sure that fewer smaller particles are able toget into the air and into our lungs.

Earlier this summer, the EPA proposed anew stronger standard for soot and is accept-ing public comments on these standards untilthe end of August. What are the potentialbenefits of enacting the strongest standard?By cleaning up soot, we can prevent 35,700deaths, 23,290 visits to the hospital andemergency room, 2,350 heart attacks, 1.4million cases of aggravated asthma and29,800 cases of acute bronchitis every year.An estimated 2.7 million days of missed workand school due to air pollution-caused ail-ments would be avoided annually.

It’s August in Washington and the humid-ity makes it hard enough to breathe for eventhe most healthy among us. While we seethe haze of air pollution on really bad days,we do not see the particles within it. Andthose particles are a threat to our healthand the health of our families and neigh-bors. I hope all Virginians and Americanswill join me in asking the EPA to standstrong for a strong soot standard. We’ll allbreathe a bit easier when you do.

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We have greatschools, parksand libraries.The centralbusiness dis-trict providesconven i en tshopping andseveral excel-lent restau-rants. Ourcommun i t ycenter pro-vides a venuefor good the-ater and is the home of the awardwinning McLean Project for the Arts.The McLean community has many ac-tive and involved residents includingmany who volunteer to provide worldclass sports programs for our youth.McLean is also convenient to TysonsCorner and Washington, D.C. andsoon the McLean Metro station willopen and provide convenient accessto the entire Metro area.”

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The Producers. 8 p.m., at James LeeCommunity Center, 2855-AAnnandale Road, Falls Church. Get alittle Broadway with Mel Brooks’classic about the two men whoproduced the biggest flop in history.$15 general admission, $10 forstudents, seniors, military or groupsof 10-plus. Info and reservations at703-615-6626 [email protected].

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Register to Vote. 8 a.m.-noon, at theVienna Farmers Market, the corner ofChurch Street and Dominion and MillStreets NE in Vienna. Stop by theLeague of Women Voters to registeron your way to grab some crepes,donuts or Mexican breakfast.www.viennafarmersmarket.com.

The King and I. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., onthe Filene Center stage at Wolf Trap,1551 Trap Road, Vienna. The classicmusical features several NorthernVirginia-based children who earnedroles through Wolf Trap auditions.$20-80. www.wolftrap.org.

Social Ballroom Dance. 7 p.m.Colvin Run Community Hall, 10201Colvin Run Road, Great Falls. FirstSaturday every month. 703-759-2685or www.colvinrun.org.


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Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAvenue E., Vienna. The ViennaBranch of the American Associationof University Women will highlighttheir women’s organization andactivities. www.aauwofva.org/

branches/vienna.Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Adoption

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Market. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Intersectionof Ingleside Avenue and Beverly Road,1420 Beverly Road, McLean. Shopfor goods and wares. With 60 vendorspaces available on a first-come, first-served basis and a new location, thetime to join is now—it’s $45 for aspot. Apply by Thursday, Sept. 6.

www.mcleancenter.org.Used Book Sale. Noon-5 p.m., at St.

Anne’s Episcopal Church, 1700Wainwright Drive, Reston. Hundredsof books of many genres available forsale; proceeds benefit mission andoutreach programs. www.stannes-reston.org.

Oak Marr Park Ribbon Cutting. 4p.m., at Oak Marr Park, 3200Jermantown Road, Oakton. Thecompleted fields open with their newsod, goal posts and $400,000 lightingsystem. 703-324-8662.

It’s All About Jack/Book SigningEvent. 4-5:30 p.m., at WildfireTysons, 1714 U International Drive,McLean. Fairfax County-basednovelist Marel Brady signs copies ofhis psychological drama set in theheart of Tysons Corner, It’s All AboutJack. Refreshments [email protected].

West Coast Swing Dances. 7 p.m.Colvin Run Community Hall, 10201Colvin Run Road, Great Falls. Secondand third Saturday every month.703-759-2685 orwww.colvinrun.org.


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“Lancaster Landscape” by Gabriego, Acrylic. “Landscapesfrom Abstraction to Realism,” featuring Gabriego and 15other artists at the Vienna Arts Society’s Gallery in theVillage Green, 513 Maple Ave. W, Vienna, will be on opento the public Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4p.m. until Sept. 29. Contact 703-319-3220 or visitwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org for more information.


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Oakton vs.Madison inFootball Opener

The Oakton football team willopen the 2012 season on the roadagainst Madison at 7:30 p.m. onFriday, Aug. 31. The Cougars de-feated Madison in each of the lastthree openers, including a 55-17win last year.

Oakton is coming off an 8-3 sea-son in 2011, where the Cougarsstarted 7-0 and 8-1 before even-tually losing to Lake Braddock,50-21, in the opening round of theregional playoffs.

McLean, LangleyReady for Openers

The McLean football team willopen the 2012 season on the roadagainst Washington-Lee at 7:30p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30 in Ar-lington. McLean defeated W-L ineach of the last three season open-ers, including a 7-6 victory in2011.

The Highlanders are coming offa 6-5 season, including a 20-6 lossto eventual Division 5 NorthernRegion runner-up Yorktown in thefirst round of the playoffs.

Langley will open at homeagainst Herndon at 7:30 p.m. onAug. 30. The Saxons defeatedHerndon, 14-7, during last year’sopener. Langley finished 5-6 lastyear, losing to Stone Bridge, 35-0, in the opening round of the Di-vision 5 playoffs.

Worek NamedMcLean Boys’Lax Coach

Former Thomas Jefferson headcoach and 2012 Liberty DistrictCoach of the Year Nick Worek hasbeen named head coach of theMcLean boys’ lacrosse team.Worek takes over for Jake Bullock.

Worek spent the last two sea-sons at TJ, leading the Colonialsto the Northern Region tourna-ment each season. Before coach-ing at TJ, he was an assistant atChantilly for four seasons, wherehe coached in the 2008 and 2009state championship games.

Worek played lacrosse forFairfax High School and VirginiaMilitary Institute.

Kathrine Switzer to highlight 50thanniversary of George C. MarshallHigh School.

This year, Kathrine Switzer’s beento celebratory events in Prague,Berlin, Athens, Vienna, NewZealand, New York and the Lon-

don Olympics. And on Nov. 9, she returns toGeorge Marshall High School in Falls Church,where much of it all began. Today, MarshallHigh School serves the cosmopolitan com-munity of Tysons Corner.

Switzer has long been one of the mosticonic figures in athletics and returns to herhigh school roots in one of sport’s most dy-namic years. She will be the honoraryspeaker for the George C. Marshall HighSchool’s 50th Anniversary Gala Celebrationat the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Churchon Friday, Nov. 9, 2012.

“This is a big year for sports—and we areso excited to have Kathrine Switzer, the per-son who made so much of our history hap-pen, here with us to celebrate and tell usabout it,” said Jay W. Pearson, principal ofGeorge C. Marshall HS.

“Mr. Pearson is so right,” said Switzer. “Thisis a whopper of a year—it is the 40th anni-versary of women being ‘allowed’ to run, ofthe first women’s road race, and in the USA,of the passage of the Title IX amendment tothe Constitution, which mandated equalityof educational opportunities for women-in-cluding sports. This totally changed the land-scape for women, socially as well as sport-wise. And, of course, this is an Olympic yearand more than ever, that history will be re-flected in amazing performances. By the timeI get to the Marshall anniversary celebrationon Nov. 9, we’ll have a whole new set of he-roes to talk about.”

Kathrine Switzer was in the first class ofgraduates from Marshall in 1964. Threeyears later, she became the woman whochanged sports history when she officiallyentered and finished the famous BostonMarathon in 1967. It was still a men’s onlyevent in those days and Switzer’s entry cre-ated a worldwide uproar when the race di-rector attacked her mid-stride and tried toremove her from the event. The photo of thisincident flashed around the globe and be-came one of Time-Life’s “100 Photos thatChanged the World.” Radicalized by the in-cident, Switzer campaigned to make women

official in the BostonMarathon in 1972 andlater that year was oneof the creators of thefirst women’s roadrace…and the women’srunning boom was on.This year is that 40thanniversary. It is one ofseveral important anni-versaries this year.

Switzer went on torun 39 marathons, andwon the New York CityMarathon in 1974. Sheran her personal best in1975, finishing secondin Boston (2:51:33).She then put her sub-stantial energies intocreating the Avon Inter-national Running Cir-cuit of women’s onlyraces in 27 countrieswith over a millionwomen participatingfrom 1978 to thepresent time. It was thisseries of events, whichshowed global partici-pation and perfor-mances that largely con-vinced the IOC to in-clude a women’s mara-thon for the first time inthe 1984 OlympicGames.

Switzer is now an Emmy award-winningTV commentator and has covered the Olym-pic Games, World and National Champion-ships as well as the New York City, Chicago,Los Angeles and every televised edition ofthe Boston Marathon (34 consecutive years).She is a dynamic pubic speaker, journalistand author of three books, including hermemoir, “Marathon Woman.” Other booksinclude “26.2 Marathon Stories,” co-authoredwith her husband, Roger Robinson and “Run-ning and Walking for Women Over 40.”

At age 65, Switzer is still running mara-thons, having completed the Berlin Marathonin 2011 to launch the German edition of

Kathrine Switzer Career Highlights❖ Inducted into the National Women’s Hall of

Fame in October 2011 for creating positive glo-bal social change

❖ Winner, 1974 NYC Marathon❖ Broke Gender Barrier at 1967 Boston Mara-

thon❖ Emmy Award-winning TV commentator❖ Author, Marathon Woman (DaCapo Press),

Running and Walking for Women Over 40, theRoad to Sanity and Vanity (St. Martin’s Press),co-author 26.2 Marathon Stories (Rodale Press)

❖ Founder, Avon Running Global Women’sCircuit

❖ Winner of Abebe Bikila Award for GlobalContribution to Sport of Running from New YorkRoad Runners

❖ First class of inductees into the National Dis-tance Running Hall of Fame

❖ Named one of the Visionaries of the Century(2000) and a Hero of Running (2012), and Run-ner of the Decade (1966-76) by Runners WorldMagazine

“Marathon Woman.” She also won her agegroup in the extremely difficult 2011Motatapu off-road mountain marathon inNew Zealand, and in 2010 fulfilled a life-time dream of running the 2500th anniver-sary race of the Athens Marathon.

Last year, when she was inducted into theU.S.A. National Women’s Hall of Fame, it wasnot just for breaking barriers but also forcreating positive global social change. Be-cause of her, millions of women are nowempowered by the simple act of running. Oras Kathrine says, “It’s not about running. It’sabout changing people’s lives.”

For more information about Kathrine Switzer, visitwww.marathonwoman.com

A Historic Photo: In 1967, irate race official JockSemple tried forcibly to remove Kathrine Switzerfrom the then all-male Boston Marathon simplybecause she was a woman. Luckily for Switzer, theofficial was bounced out of the race instead by herboyfriend and she went on to finish.

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$175.62 per couple (until Sept, 7). Prices willincrease on Sept. 8 to $110.00 per person /$200 per couple. A silent auction will be fea-tured at the event to raise money for specialtyitems and for the school which is now under-going a $60 million renovation to provide thecommunity with a 21st century facility. Sixnominees will be inducted to the MarshallHall of Fame. Tickets may be purchasedonline www.gcmptsa.org or at the school(Marlene Felder-room 100).

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Address ..................................... BR . FB .HB ... Postal City .... Sold Price .... Type .......... Lot AC .PostalCode ................ Subdivision1049 BROOK VALLEY LN ....................... 5 .... 5 ... 2 ........ MCLEAN ....... $3,150,000 ..... Detached ....... 2.00 ....... 22102 .................... PROSPECT HILL1947 LORRAINE AVE ............................ 5 .... 5 ... 3 ........ MCLEAN ....... $2,615,642 ..... Detached ....... 0.53 ....... 22101 ............... FRANKLIN FOREST7305 PETER PL .................................... 6 .... 6 ... 3 ........ MCLEAN ....... $2,000,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.70 ....... 22102 .................. BEAUFORT PARK6517 BRAWNER ST .............................. 5 .... 5 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,850,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.35 ....... 22101 ................. SALONA VILLAGE1802 SOLITAIRE LN .............................. 5 .... 5 ... 2 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,850,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.60 ....... 22101 ........................... SOLITAIRE6154 OLD DOMINION DR ..................... 6 .... 5 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,750,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.44 ....... 22101 .. ESTATES AT FRANKLIN PARK1327 WOODSIDE DR ............................ 6 .... 5 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,670,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.90 ....... 22102 ............. WOODSIDE ESTATES1497 TEAGUE DR ................................. 5 .... 5 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,650,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.18 ....... 22101 ........................ EVANS FARM1465 MAYHURST BLVD ......................... 6 .... 5 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,650,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.57 ....... 22102 ...................... SMC MCLEAN6100 SOLITAIRE WAY ........................... 5 .... 4 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,640,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.45 ....... 22101 ........................... SOLITAIRE1884A VIRGINIA AVE ............................ 5 .... 4 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,590,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.37 ....... 22101 ................... FRANKLIN PARK1352 LEWINSVILLE MEWS CT ............... 6 .... 6 ... 2 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,560,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.83 ....... 22102 ............. LEWINSVILLE MEWS1431 WOODHURST BLVD ..................... 4 .... 4 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,540,000 ..... Detached ....... 1.04 ....... 22102 ...................... SMC MCLEAN6547 OLD CHESTERBROOK RD ............. 5 .... 4 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,525,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.48 ....... 22101 ................................... SEVA1946 MACARTHUR DR ......................... 5 .... 5 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,475,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.34 ....... 22101 ..................... WALKERS HILL6658 TENNYSON DR ............................ 6 .... 5 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,430,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.26 ....... 22101 ........................ BRYN MAWR1451 HIGHWOOD DR ........................... 5 .... 6 ... 0 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,406,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.25 ....... 22101 ..... CHESTERBROOK WOODS6619 CHESTERFIELD AVE ..................... 6 .... 5 ... 0 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,300,200 ..... Detached ....... 0.28 ....... 22101 ...CHESTERBROOK GARDENS6619 IVY HILL DR ................................. 6 .... 5 ... 0 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,279,802 ..... Detached ....... 0.29 ....... 22101 ...CHESTERBROOK GARDENS1606 SIMMONS CT .............................. 5 .... 4 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,275,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.35 ....... 22101 ......................... ROSEMONT8220 CRESTWOOD HEIGHTS DR#1810 .. 2 .... 2 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,205,000 ..... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............ 22102 ................. ONE PARK CREST8418 HOLLY LEAF DR ........................... 4 .... 4 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,200,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.73 ....... 22102 ................ MC LEAN ESTATES1097 OLD CEDAR RD ........................... 4 .... 4 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,175,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.59 ....... 22102 ........... CEDARS OF MC LEAN916 RAIL CT ........................................4 .... 3 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,155,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.47 ....... 22102 ........... GREENWAY HEIGHTS1116 DOMINION CT ............................. 4 .... 4 ... 0 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,140,000 ..... Detached ....... 1.00 ....... 22102 .............. HILL VIEW ESTATES8220 CRESTWOOD HEIGHTS DR#1814 .. 2 .... 2 ... 0 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,100,000 ..... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............ 22102 ................. ONE PARK CREST7580 POTOMAC FALL RD ...................... 4 .... 3 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,100,000 ..... Detached ....... 1.02 ....... 22102 .......... POTOMAC OVERLOOK2231 BEACON LN ................................. 6 .... 5 ... 0 ... FALLS CHURCH .. $1,082,500 ..... Detached ....... 0.32 ....... 22043 ......................... CHURCHILL6132 RAMSHORN DR ........................... 4 .... 3 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ....... $1,045,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.32 ....... 22101 .. DOLLEY MADISON ESTATES6765 DARRELLS GRANT PL ................... 4 .... 3 ... 1 ... FALLS CHURCH .... $988,000 ..... Townhouse .... 0.08 ....... 22043 ............ STOCKWELL MANOR8446 PORTLAND PL ............................. 4 .... 4 ... 0 ........ MCLEAN ......... $980,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.93 ....... 22102 ...................... WOODHAVEN8220 CRESTWOOD HEIGHTS DR#804 ... 2 .... 2 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ......... $950,000 ..... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............ 22102 ................. ONE PARK CREST6195 HARDY DR ..................................4 .... 3 ... 0 ........ MCLEAN ......... $900,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.25 ....... 22101 .................. POTOMAC HILLS1134 BASIL RD .................................... 3 .... 3 ... 0 ........ MCLEAN ......... $900,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.50 ....... 22101 .................... ROKEBY FARMS6804 BROYHILL ST .............................. 5 .... 3 ... 0 ........ MCLEAN ......... $865,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.36 ....... 22101 ......... LEWINSVILLE HEIGHTS6518 TRUMAN LN ................................ 4 .... 3 ... 1 ... FALLS CHURCH .... $860,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.26 ....... 22043 .................. MARLBOROUGH2032 FREEDOM LN .............................. 5 .... 3 ... 1 ... FALLS CHURCH .... $845,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.20 ....... 22043 ........................ NANTUCKET7617 BRITTANY PARC CT ...................... 4 .... 3 ... 1 ... FALLS CHURCH .... $840,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.13 ....... 22043 .. BRITTANY PARC AT TYSONS1256 SPRING HILL RD .......................... 4 .... 5 ... 0 ........ MCLEAN ......... $839,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.30 ....... 22102 ......................... SPRINGHILL1505 WALDEN DR ................................ 4 .... 3 ... 0 ........ MCLEAN ......... $830,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.28 ....... 22101 .................. POTOMAC HILLS1454 MCLEAN MEWS CT ...................... 3 .... 4 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ......... $825,000 ..... Townhouse .... 0.00 ....... 22101 ................... MC LEAN MEWS8010 FALSTAFF RD ...............................4 .... 3 ... 0 ........ MCLEAN ......... $819,999 ..... Detached ....... 0.30 ....... 22102 ................ MCLEAN HAMLET1000 SALT MEADOW LN ....................... 4 .... 3 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ......... $817,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.37 ....... 22101 ..................... HEATHER HILL1429 MCLEAN MEWS CT ...................... 3 .... 2 ... 2 ........ MCLEAN ......... $815,000 ..... Townhouse .... 0.08 ....... 22101 ................... MC LEAN MEWS7704 VIRGINIA LN ................................ 5 .... 3 ... 1 ... FALLS CHURCH .... $805,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.80 ....... 22043 ............................... SHREVE7701 LEAR RD .....................................6 .... 3 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ......... $805,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.27 ....... 22102 ................MC LEAN HAMLET8008 BIRNAM WOOD DR ...................... 4 .... 2 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ......... $790,000 ..... Detached ....... 0.36 ....... 22102 ................MC LEAN HAMLET6719 CORNER LN ................................ 3 .... 3 ... 2 ........ MCLEAN ......... $778,000 ..... Townhouse .... 0.09 ....... 22101 ................... MCLEAN MEWS

Copyright 2012 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of August 16, 2012.

In July 2012, 110 homes sold between $3,150,000 and $93,000 in the McLean and Falls Church area.

This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $3,150,000-$778,000 range.For the complete list, visit www.ConnectionNewspapers.com.

Home Sales

OPEN HOUSESSATURDAY/SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 & 2

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When you visit one of these Open Houses, tell the Realtor you saw it in thisConnection Newspaper. For more real estate listings and open houses, visit

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Annandale8300 Taylor Ln.................$799,999...Sat/Sun 1-5 ............ Zen Carague ..Zendle Ann Carague .. 571-213-7331

Arlington4951 14th St ...................$629,000....Sun 1-4..Cathy & John McCambridge .. Samson Props .. 703-906-7067

Fairfax5312 Windsor Hills Dr......$600,000..Sun 12-5.........................Lena Restivo ........... Weichert .. 703-855-7341

Oakton11801 Stuart Mill Rd.....$1,199,000....Sun 1-4.....................Alison Sherman..Keller Williams .. 703-636-7306

Potomac Falls20425 Swan Creek Ct.......$769,900..Sun 12-3 ......................... Glynis Canto..Keller Williams .. 703-395-2355

Springfield7055 Leewood Forest Dr .. $339,950....Sun 1-4...............Kathleen Quintarelli ........... Weichert .. 703-862-8808

Vienna608 Thelma Cir. SW..........$975,900....Sun 1-4 ........................... Bettina Dee.............Premier .. 703-748-00012401 Rocky Branch Rd.....$674,900....Sun 1-4.....................Mary Mandrgoc...Long & Foster .. 703-938-4200

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Or so I tell myself – and others, as often asthe opportunity presents itself. It’s a distinc-tion with which I can live, a distinction withwhich I’m comfortable, and a distinctionwhich enables me to live my life as normallyas possible; which when one considers mydiagnosis: NSCLC (non-small cell lung can-cer) and the original, terminal prognosis –received back in Feb. 2009: “13 months totwo years,” and my age when all this stuff hitthe figurative fan: 54, it’s no wonder I assimi-late such delusions and don’t give them asecond thought. (The first thought: prematuredeath, is bad enough.)But it does take a little convincing. And it’snot to say that having cancer isn’t anexcuse/explanation for me acting a certainway and/or requiring certain things (notexactly accommodations). Because it is. Asmuch as I don’t want having cancer to seepinto my thoughts and/or actions, it is impossi-ble to prevent it from doing so (and you regu-lar readers know how much I try). Its realityhas a life of its own, whereby it almost cre-ates new instincts in how I think and feel andreact, instincts that I am aware of when theyhappen, but not quite predisposed to preventtheir appearance/occurrence. Being diag-nosed with a terminal disease at age 54 and ahalf tends to narrow your vision and unleash– occasionally – the beast which resideswithin, a beast with which you’re likely wellacquainted but not particularly proud.

As much as I’m able to minimize the dam-age, collateral or otherwise, from thesecancer-driven behaviors (see how easy it is toplace blame), I still maintain that thesebehaviors are not because I’m sick, but ratherbecause I’m diagnosed. My feeling is, once Istart using/invoking sickness as an explana-tion, it might become a slippery slope. Andonce I’ve begun using and in turn becomingincreasingly comfortable with the cause of,and description for, my inappropriate andselfish words and deeds, then the cancer hasindeed won; and as a direct result, soonerrather than later these columns will cease as Iwill have permanently desisted.

I imagine these words probably sound likemind games, and too little too late at that.However, it’s been my experience that beingdiagnosed with a terminal disease leads to anawful lot of self doubt, recrimination, insecu-rity, fear, anxiety, stress and non-stop intro-spection and deals you don’t ever want tomake with the devil. Ergo, any little thing Ican do – or think, or tell myself – repeatedly,is what I have to do. I suppose it’s a bastard-ized version of the power of positive think-ing, or the act of a desperate man. Eitherway, I’m still alive and rationalizing mybehavior.

If my not calling a spade a spade enablesme to deal the cards with which I’ve beendealt a little bit longer, and I’m not cheatinganybody but death in the process, then I willcontinue to do so. Having/being diagnosedwith cancer/a terminal disease is neither funnor funny; however, unless I find somehumor or wishful thinking in how I approachthis situation, I don’t suppose I’ll beapproaching it much longer. To me, it’salways been mind over matter, and eventhough these matters are rather serious, I stilldon’t mind.

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

DiagnosedBut Not Sick


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