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It’s been two-and-a-half months since the date he’d originally set for making his ruling, but Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Randy Bellows will rule on the ownership of the Falls Church Episcopal Church and 10 other Church properties this Friday, according to a notification from his law clerk issued to attorneys in the case yesterday. The dis-

pute stems from the defection of a majority of members of those congregations from the Episcopal Church, U.S.A., in December 2006, and their subsequent claim to the properties of those churches.

“Judge Bellows has asked me to advise you that the Court anticipates it will issue its opinion regarding the applicability of 57-9 this Friday, April 4. It may, however, issue the opinion a day earlier or later,” the notice

from Bellows’ clerk stated.

The ruling is expected to be on the first phase of issues to determine ownership of the church properties, pertaining to whether an 1867 Virginia statute (57-9) applies in the current case. A follow-up ruling, which may or may not be included Friday, will speak to whether local parishes are bound contractually by a 1970’s intra-

Fearful of the negative fiscal and quality-of-life impacts on the City of Falls Church that would occur if a charter-change referendum on the City’s May 6 ballot were to pass, leaders of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce moved swiftly this week to forge a “Citizens for a Prosperous Tomorrow” campaign to defeat the ballot measure.

The referendum would mandate that no new development will occur in the City’s commercially-zoned corridors unless it has less than 60% commercial use. Its opponents fear that, if passed, it would bring an immediate halt to the mixeduse development process that has already begun generating millions in new revenues to the City.

An informal task force of five members of the Chamber’s Board of Directors drew up the initial parameters of the campaign, and recruited long-time City resident Ira Jekowsky to spearhead the effort. Jekowsky has lived on and off in Falls Church for over 40 years, spending the last eight years on Park Avenue, in a town home right behind some of the most dense new commercial development to date. “I’ve kept track of the whole process closely the last seven years,” he said.

The referendum issue, “is really an economic one that impacts everyone in Falls Church,” Jekowsky told the News-Press in an interview yesterday. “It’s black and white, really straightforward. If it were

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Referendum’s Deep Chill Organizers putting together a campaign to defeat the ill-conceived anti-development referendum on the May 6 ballot in the City of Falls Church have been mulling over options for a succinct slogan this week, something that would convey clearly why voting “No” next month is in the best interests of the community.

It’s unclear if a few key words can convey enough of the core issues involved to be persuasive, and in our information age society, with folks bombarded by data from so many sources, boiling down the meaning of an issue such that it will stick in the public mind is a real challenge, so good luck to the sloganeers in this case.

To us, the defeat of the referendum is important for three core reasons: (1) to keep residential taxes low, or lower than they’d otherwise be, by continuing on the successful path of sensible new development in the City’s commercially-zoned corridors that is generating millions for the City’s tax coffers, (2) to maintain the quality of the school system by the same means, and (3) to sustain the long-term viability of the City as a self-determining independent jurisdiction, also by the same means.

Were the referendum to pass, all three of the above would be seriously jeopardized. The referendum would impose an arbitrary straightjacket on development in Falls Church that would generate an immediate chill over the regional development world, which has only recently begun to warm up to the potential in Falls Church. It would come like a frigid winter blast and grind everything to a halt.

It would have nothing to do with whether or not the market could begin to support some of the kinds of mixed-use development fitting within the unbending parameters the referendum proponents want. No, it is the mere fact that the City would have in its charter an unyielding imposition of its will over the free market that would send potential developers running for cover.

Economic downturns, such as the one we are now experiencing everywhere, teach folks that none are invulnerable, and none can afford the kind of icy, rigid arrogance that that constitutes the “body language” of this referendum. The real world simply doesn’t operate that way. The princess can remain in her ivory tower convinced that her suitor will stop at nothing to get to her. But in real life, the suitor is more likely to find someone less reticent to court.

That’s how developers work. They follow the path of least resistance to achieve the best yield. They look for prospects that will pass muster with their financing institutions in New York or elsewhere, for whom the matter is simply about return on investment. In the best of worlds, a selfdetermining community and a developer find a mutual benefit in moving ahead cooperatively. Falls Church has been lucky to achieve some of this benefit so far, and this is no time to suddenly freeze it out.

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F.C. Schools Remain At Top in State, Nation Editor, Since Falls Church City elections are being held in a month, we are hearing from politicians who are criticizing the schools as part of their platforms. Some are saying that the Falls Church City Public Schools are falling behind.

When we moved to Northern Virginia seven years ago, we chose to live in Falls Church because of the excellent schools.

I have been very involved in the PTAs/PTSA (holding executive board positions including president of each of the Associations).

I believe that our schools are doing exceptionally well. Here are some of the schools’ successes:

This past year Governor Tim Kaine began a program of rewarding school districts that advance the Governor’s “competence to excellence” agenda. Gov. Kaine recognized our schools with the Virginia Board of Education’s VIP Excellence Award.

Nine teachers in the FCCPS became National Board certified this past year. Those teachers are the first in Falls Church to attain certification since our school district began promoting National Board Certification.

New programs of study which further the education of our students are getting underway in the schools. For exam-

ple, the elementary schools are implementing the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (PYP). This program is being introduced at no additional cost to the community.

The PYP offers a framework of interdisciplinary learning for all elementary students.

George Mason High School offers a challenging and rigorous academic program for all students. For students who desire a higher level of challenge and rigor, GM offers Advance Placement and International Baccalaureate courses. Also, GM offers college preparatory and general education courses which are high quality courses without the intensity of the AP and IB courses. Last year at GM, 75% of all seniors participated in the IB program. GM continues to score higher than state and national averages on the SAT. Over 90% of the GM graduates go on to college.

Some local politicians and media have focused on the Washington Post’s Jay Mathews and Newsweek’s Challenge Index rankings of high schools.

Mathews says, “The rating is not a measurement of the overall quality of the school but illuminates one factor that many educators consider important.”

Although GM’s Challenge Index ranking has decreased, its Challenge Index score has increased from 3.743 in 2000 to 4.18 in 2007. Even still, based on the Challenge Index, GM is in the top quarter of 1% of all the nation’s public high schools.

The education of the Falls Church students remains excellent and continues to improve.

The Falls Church students are continuing to receive a firstclass education.

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Judge Promises Ruling on Episcopal Property Friday Continued from Page 1

denominational agreement stipulating that all properties in the Episcopal Church, U.S.A., are “held in trust” by the dioceses where they sit.

In the case of The Falls Church, located in the center of the City of Falls Church, in the wake of the December 2006 vote by a majority of members to defect, the defectors under the leadership of their rector, Rev. John Yates, continued to occupy the parish property, reconstituting themselves under the leadership of the right-wing Anglican Bishop Peter Akinola of Nigeria. The on-going occupation includes denying access to the property to “continuing Episcopalian” congregants. The impetus for the defection stemmed from the reaction against the Episcopal Church’s consecration of an openly-gay pastor to standing as a bishop in the denomination in 2003.

This week’s ruling will determine whether the defectors can remain in control of the property, or will be compelled to evacuate it, giving it over to a spirited group of “continuing Episcopalians,” composed of Falls Church congregants who chose not to defect from the denomination.

Those “continuing Episcopalians” formed themselves last year as a veritable “church in exile,” meeting weekly and carrying on the normal activities of a parish from facilities loaned to them by the Falls Church Presbyterian Church, directly across East Broad Street from The Falls Church. Among the regular worshippers at the weekly “continuing Episcopalian” services has been City of Falls Church Mayor Robin Gardner.

The “continuing Episcopalians” have claimed the name Falls Church Episcopal Church, as the defectors chose to change their name to the Falls Church Anglican

Church.

In their weekly e-mail newsletter, leaders of the “continuing Episcopalians” notified members of the imminent court ruling, urging them to, “please remember this important decision in your prayer time this week.”

The “continuing Episcopalians” were buoyed by the news from Queens County, New York, last week that the county’s Supreme Court ruled entirely in favor of the Episcopal diocese and the national Episcopal Church in a case very similar to Falls Church’s, where a local defecting congregation sued to claim ownership of the church property.

Specifically, the court upheld the contractual agreement between the Episcopal Church and the local church included in the denomination’s Canon I.7(4), the so-called Dennis Canon that stipulates all local parish property “is held in trust” for the Episcopal Church and the diocese.

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to pass, it would jeopardize the fiscal condition of the City, its quality of life and its very viability as an independent jurisdiction.”

He said proponents of the referendum who say its passage is needed to “save the City” are wrong. “It will have the exact opposite effect,” he contended.

Meanwhile, proponents of the measure have no formal campaign plans, according to Sam Mabry, former Falls Church vice mayor and an architect of the referendum.

“We don’t have any special interests on our side with a lot of money. But there are significant policy issues. We feel the push for short-term financial gain from mostly-residential projects will create a terrible burden in the future,” he told the News-Press in a phone interview yesterday.

But Falls Church Mayor Robin Gardner, in comments to

the News-Press yesterday, noted that the new predominantly-residential mixed-use developments completed or under construction currently, have already had a significant effect of easing the burden on City taxpayers while maintaining the quality of the schools.

Gardner cited news reports yesterday that Northern Virginia’s Loudoun County Board of Supervisors adopted a new budget with a whopping 19% increase in its real estate tax rate, a jump from 96 cents to $1.14 per $100 of assessed valuation. The boost, which will increase the average homeowner’s tax bill by 6.5%, was required because of a steep drop in real estate assessed values, as experienced throughout the region, including in Falls Church.

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Referendum is ‘Bottom Up’ People’s Voice Editor, With regard to your most recent (3/27/08) editorial - I am amused by your evident annoyance that the citizens of

Falls Church are not falling into line and taking the ‘top down’ direction from the City Council and you.

I think one thing now abundantly clear to many City residents is that a hotel, bowling alley, and grocery store do not a “City Center” make. And... unless we triple or quadruple our road surfaces, what are we going to do with that traffic?

Further, I believe the current referendum came to be only after articles and detailed drawings became generally available, in The Washington Post and elsewhere, showing exactly where and how the planned buildings would sit too close to the side-

walks and tower over the streets, creating our own lovely ‘concrete canyons’ in miniature.

Residents look at how the Byron and Broadway buildings crowd Broad Street and hulk overhead as they drive by, and cease to worship at the altar of ‘economic development.’

Residents can also see the magnificent ‘public space’ at The Spectrum (two driveways, three tables, six benches, and nine parking spaces) and fear they will have even more of this kind of ‘benefit.’

They begin to worry about the change in the character of the city, a potential decline in their quality of life, and wonder why a

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“I must be in Ballston” feeling is replacing the aesthetics that have always defined Falls Church.

The referendum appears to this resident to be the ‘bottomup’ workings of democracy.

It really might be best if those who want to re-make Falls Church in the Ballston model simply pick up and move to Ballston, and let Falls Church be Falls Church.

Karl Stegenga Falls Church

Funding for Robotics Team Should Be Now Editor, As we entered the wonderful Falls Church Art show on Friday evening we noticed the successful GMHS Robotics team collecting funds for their upcoming trip to Atlanta. They certainly deserve to attend! We are extremely proud of these bright and talented students.

We do wonder why the Falls Church City Council gave $30,000 to the Falls Church Education Foundation instead of funding the team’s journey to Atlanta. The Council now has no say as to how those funds will be spent by the FCEF. The FCEF has many good people working

hard with a vision for the future.

However, like many others in our urban village, we are wondering why that money cannot be used immediately. In our opinion, the FCEF should fully fund the team and many other projects needed in the school system. Or perhaps our community needs a new 100% volunteer organization to fund the schools now instead of sitting on millions of dollars for the future.

We have great concern for the immediate finances of our school system. We would prefer to see tax dollars given to the schools by the Council and not to an independent foundation.

June and Mike Beyer Falls Church

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Strong Show of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Promised at GMHS Advance reviews of Disney’s musical, “Beauty and the Beast,” to be performed by the Drama Department of George Mason High School this weekend, are raving.

The story is described as, “a classic tale of love that rises above stereotypes and misconceptions.” Pamela Spicer is the director and Mary Jo Webster is the orchestral director. Joseph Kendra, a senior, plays the beast and Martha-Grace Burkey, a sophomore, plays Belle. Reilly O’Hara plays the villain Gaston and Miles Butler plays Le Fou, Gaston’s sidekick. Nathan Ward plays Lumiere, the enchanted servant transformed into a candlestick. K.K. Bracken is Cogsworth, the enchanted clock. Sarah VanBuren and Tim Koning are the stage managers. Anna Lathrop is the choreographer, assisted by Nicole Patiern, and Joseph Kendra is the special effects choreographer. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 3-5, at 7:30 p.m. The box office opens at 7 p.m., with tickets at $6 for students and $8 for adults.

11th District Candidates at April 10 Luncheon in Vienna The Vienna-Tysons Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon Thursday, April 10 to which all candidates have been invited. They include four seeking the Democratic nomination to fill the seat that will be vacated by the retirement of Rep. Tom Davis this fall. Those candidates will square off in a June 10 Democratic primary and they include former U.S. Rep. Leslie Byrne, Fairfax Board of Supervisors Chair Gerry Connolly, Former Navy Flight Officer Doug Denneny, and Lori Alexander.

The lone Republican contender, Keith Fimian, has also been invited. Rep. Davis will also attend. The program will begin at noon at the Marco Polo Restaurant, 245 Maple Avenue, Vienna. Over 200 attended a fundraiser for Byrne that included U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, who has endorsed her candidacy. This week she also received the endorsements from two influential Northern Virginia political blogs, Raising Kaine and Blueweeds. Connolly announced the endorsement of Virginia State Senators George Barker, Janet Howell, Patcy Ticer and Richatd Saslaw, and Denneny announced the backing of three sitting members of the U.S. Congress, Reps. Joseph Sestak, Patrick Murphy and Phil Hare.

St. James Parents Meet With Hotel Developer Tonight Parents of students attending St. James Catholic Middle School in Falls Church are slated to gather at the school tonight at 7 p.m. to meet with Bob Young, developer of a proposed Hilton Garden Inn, slated for construction in the block adjacent the school. The Hilton Inn proposal has already received a preliminary approval from the City Council, but a special task force set up by St. James’ Principal Father Posey has, according to a statement, “agreed that a hotel within a block of St. James School is highly undesirable.” While conceding that “the data is limited,” a letter from the task force to St. James parents suggests that the hotel “will increase our children being exposed generally to more crime,” and that, “while not quantifiable, this hotel poses an unacceptable risk of sexual predation to the St. James students.” This is based, the letter says, “on the fact that sexual abuse of children happens only with opportunity and as opportunity increases so does the risk to children,” adding, “With the construction of this hotel and the proximity of its patrons and hotel room, the City has provided opportunity for predation where before it did not exist.” The letter also cited parking and traffic concerns.

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Swenson Sets Sail: Falls Church Youth Competes in Elite Netherlands Regata B N B F C N

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The waves on the Netherlands’ Lake Braassemermeer were calm, but the sky was not as cooperative, sending hail stones down on 11-year-old Kendall Swenson of Falls Church as she sailed her dinghy across the foreign waters. While the weather provided a challenge, Swenson viewed the meteorological development with a youthful point of view.

“The hail looked like Dippin’ Dots!” said Swenson, referring to the new-age ice cream treat.

Swenson was a member of Team USA-Holland’s Bronze Fleet, a collection of elite American sailors — all under the age of 16 — that competed in a late March against nearly 220 talented sailors representing nine countries in the 23rd International Easter Regatta.

Swenson arrived in the Netherlands with her 19 teammates a week in advance in order to get a feel for the local waters as a team, and for practice runs against the European teams. Swenson said she was excited to mingle with other sailors her age from around the globe, which helped her overlook the daily temperatures below 40 degrees and heavy winds up to 30 miles per hour.

Coaches led Swenson and her teammates through land exercises, in addition to six to eight hours in the water for each of the four days leading up the regatta.

“During the four racing days, the team had to be dressed, rigged and ready at 8:15 a.m. in preparation for 2-

3 races each day,” said Jaclyn Swenson, Kendall’s mother.

“Because there were so many competitors, the sailors were split into groups, or ‘flights,’ of 40 boats.”

Two practice flights sailed against each other in rotations to ensure that each sailor had a chance to race against every competitor. Competitors were split into official gold, silver or bronze fleets on the third day according to their skill level shown during the rotations in the days prior.

Kendall was placed in the bronze fleet. Fourteen-yearold Alex Ramos of Annapolis, Md. was Team USA-Holland’s top finisher of the 90-sailor gold fleet.

Like every competition, no race is without its challenges.

“The biggest challenges are hiking, bailing while you are sailing, and capsizing,” said Kendall. “When the boat flips over and you’re in the water, you have to swim around to the back of your boat, climb up the centerboard, put your weight on it, and climb back in the boat. Then you have to bail all the water out before you can sail again.”

Physical challenges aren’t the only potential hurdles sailors face during regattas.

“Sailing competitively is particularly challenging because the elements are always different,” said Jaclyn, “The wind can be high, low or shifty. Water and air temperature requires specific sailing gear and preparation. Not to mention, other competitors and vessels on the water can present unique challenges.”

Kendall qualified for the International Easter Regatta

FALLS CHURCH’S KENDALL SWENSON sails her boat across the waters of Lake Braassemermeer in the Netherlands. (PHOTO: COURTESY JACLYN SWENSON)

last October as one of the top finishers at the United States Optimist Dinghy Association Atlantic Coast Championships in Norfolk, Va., where she finished among the top 60 competitors.

At just 70 lbs., Kendall placed 11th for the girls out of over 300 male and female sailors. Kendall and other finalists were then extended an invitation to compete in one of three international regattas in Peru, Holland or Italy. Kendall, who has already been to the British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Argentina, chose Holland.

Kendall has been sailing since the age of eight, along with her 14-year-old brother

Kyle Swenson, who also sails competitively. Parents Steve and Jaclyn Swenson met during a regatta on the Chesapeake Bay, both of whom grew up in sailing families.

“Much of our family’s time is spent in and around the water, so sailing competitively was a natural progression for Kendall,” said Jaclyn.

Kendall continues to train with racing teams from the Annapolis Yacht Club and the Fishing Bay Yacht Club. With parents who also sail behind her 100 percent, she travels to different local and regional regattas while practicing on the weekends.

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very supportive of our children’s interest to pursue sailing. We see her on-the-water successes translate to immeasurable successes off the water — her overall confidence, positive attitude, other athletic pursuits and extracurricular activities.”

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Pitching With Purpose A few years ago, a former professional baseball player mentioned a book that had made a great impression on him. It was called “The Mental ABC’s of Pitching,” by a sports psychologist named H.A. Dorfman. I read the book one spare evening, though, as you may have noticed, I’m not a pitcher -- and no major league organization has expressed interest in making me one.

The book left an impression on me too, mostly for its moral tone.

Dorfman offers to liberate peoNEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE ple from what you might call the tyranny of the scattered mind.

He offers to take pitchers, who may be thinking about a thousand and one things up on the mound, and give them mental discipline.

Others are eloquent about courage and creativity, but Dorfman is fervent about discipline. In the book’s only lyrical passage, he writes: “Selfdiscipline is a form of freedom. Freedom from laziness and lethargy, freedom from expectations and demands of others, freedom from weakness and fear -- and doubt.”

His assumption seems to be that you can’t just urge someone to be disciplined; you have to build a structure of behavior and attitude. Behavior shapes thought. If a player disciplines his behavior, then he will also discipline his mind.

Dorfman builds that structure on the repetitiousness of baseball. It’s commonly said that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to master any craft -- three hours of practice every day for 10 years.

Dorfman assumes that players would have already put in those hours doing drills and repetitions. He urges them to adopt their own pregame rituals. He notes that Trevor Hoffman, the San Diego Padres closer, walks from the clubhouse to the dugout every game in the fourth inning and moves to the bullpen in the seventh.

As a pitcher enters a game, Dorfman continues, he should bring a relentlessly assertive mind-set.

He should plan on attacking the strike zone early in the count, and never letting up. He will not nibble at the strike zone or try to throw the ball around hitters. He will invite contact. Even when the count is zero balls and two strikes, he will not alter his emotional tone by wasting a pitch out of the strike zone.

Just as a bike is better balanced when going forward, a pitcher’s mind is better balanced when unceasingly aggressive. If a pitcher doesn’t

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actually feel this way when he enters a game, Dorfman asks him to pretend. If your body impersonates an attitude long enough, then the mind begins to adopt it.

Dorfman then structures the geography of the workplace. There are two locales in a pitcher’s universe -- on the mound and off the mound.

Off the mound is for thinking about the past and future, on the mound is for thinking about the present. When a pitcher is on the pitching rubber, Dorfman writes, he should only think about three things: pitch selection, pitch location and the catcher’s glove, his target. If he finds himself thinking about something else, he should step off the rubber.

Dorfman has various breathing rituals he endorses, but his main focus during competition is to get his pitchers thinking simple and small. A pitcher is defined, he writes, “by the way the ball leaves his hand.” Everything else is extraneous.

In Dorfman’s description of pitching, batters barely exist. They are vague, generic abstractions that hover out there in the land beyond the pitcher’s control. A pitcher shouldn’t judge himself by how the batters hit his pitches, but instead by whether he threw the pitch he wanted to throw.

Dorfman once approached Greg Maddux after a game and asked him how it went. Maddux said simply: “Fifty out of 73.” He’d thrown 73 pitches and executed 50. Nothing else was relevant.

A baseball game is a spectacle, with a thousand points of interest. But Dorfman reduces it all to a series of simple tasks. The pitcher’s personality isn’t at the center. His talent isn’t at the center.

The task is at the center.

By putting the task at the center, Dorfman illuminates the way the body and the mind communicate with each other. Once there were intellectuals who thought the mind existed above the body, but that’s been blown away by evidence. In fact, it’s easiest to change the mind by changing behavior, and that’s probably as true in the office as on the mound.

And by putting the task at the center, Dorfman helps the pitcher quiet the self. He pushes the pitcher’s thoughts away from his own qualities -- his expectations, his nerve, his ego -- and helps the pitcher lose himself in the job.

Not long ago, Americans saw the rise of a therapeutic culture that placed great emphasis on self-discovery, self-awareness and self-expression. But somehow the tide seems to have turned from the worship of self, and today’s message is: transcend yourself in your job -- or get shelled.

A fitting reminder from opening day.

Hillary Should Hang in There WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton should hang in there and run a good race.

And she has vowed to do so.

Clinton has been under unprecedented pressure to bow out of the divisive Democratic primary and to clear the field for her opponent -- Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.

A m o n g those who want her to throw in the towel are, of course, Obama’s supporters. But HEARST NEWSPAPERS many other Democrats are trying to push her out of the contest on the ground that a contentious race can hurt the party and could help their Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain of Arizona.

Clinton also has been deserted by some fairweather friends like New Mexico’s Gov. Bill Richardson, who held two Cabinet appointments during her husband’s presidency.

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Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, has urged the two contenders to end their competition by July 1. But Clinton says she plans to go all the way to the Democratic National Convention Aug. 25-28.

Campaigning in Indiana last weekend, Clinton said: “I know there are some people who want to shut this down -- and I think they are wrong.

I have no intention of stopping until we finish what we started and until we resolve Florida and Michigan.

And if we don’t resolve it, we’ll resolve it at the convention -- that’s what credentials committees are for.”

Her references to Florida and Michigan focus on the mess that the Democrats have made for themselves in those two states where state officials violated the national Democratic Party’s timetable and moved their primary elections to January. The party has disqualified the convenContinued on Page 46

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The Dilbert Strategy Anyone who has worked in a large organization -- or, for that matter, reads the comic strip “Dilbert” -- is familiar with the “org chart” strategy. To hide their lack of any actual ideas about what to do, managers sometimes make a big show of rearranging the boxes and lines that say who reports to whom.

You now understand the principle behind the Bush administration’s new proposal for financial reform, which will be formally announced Monday: It’s all about creating the appearance of responding to the current crisis, without actually doing anything substantive.

The financial events of the last seven months, and especially the past few weeks, have convinced all but a few diehards that the U.S. financial system needs major reform. Otherwise, we’ll lurch from crisis to crisis -- and the crises will get bigger and bigger.

The rescue of Bear Stearns, in particular, was a paradigmchanging event.

Traditional, deposit-taking banks have been regulated since the 1930s, because the experience of the Great Depression showed how bank failures can threaten the whole economy.

Supposedly, however, “non-depository” institutions like Bear didn’t have to be regulated, because “market discipline” would ensure that they were run responsibly.

When push came to shove, however, the Federal Reserve didn’t dare let market discipline run its course. Instead, it rushed to Bear’s rescue, risking billions of taxpayer dollars, because it feared that the collapse of a major financial institution would endanger the financial system as a whole.

And if financial players like Bear are going to receive the kind of rescue previously limited to deposit-taking banks, the implication seems obvious: They should be regulated like banks, too.

The Bush administration, however, has spent the last seven years trying to do away with government oversight of the financial industry. In fact, the new plan was originally conceived of as “promoting a competitive financial services sector leading the world and supporting continued economic innovation.” That’s banker-speak for getting rid of regulations that annoy big financial operators.

To reverse course now, and seek expanded regulation, the administration would have to back down on its free-market ideology -- and it would also have to face up to the fact that it was wrong.

And this administration never, ever, admits that it made a mistake.

Thus, in a draft of a speech to be delivered Monday, Henry Paulson, the Treasury secretary, declares, “I do not believe it is fair or accurate to blame our regulatory structure for the current turmoil.”

And sure enough, according to the executive summary of the new administration plan, regulation will be limited to institutions that receive explicit federal guarantees -- that is, institutions that are already regulated, and have not been the source of today’s problems. As for the rest, it blithely declares that “market discipline is the most effective tool to limit systemic risk.”

So the Treasury has, with great fanfare, announced its support for a rearrangement of the boxes on the org chart. OCC, OTS, and CFTC are out; PFRA and CBRA are in.

Will rearranging these boxes make any difference? I’ve been disappointed to see some news outlets report as fact the administration’s cover story -- the claim that lack of coordination among regulatory agencies was an important factor in our current problems.

The truth is that that’s not at all what happened. The various regulators actually did quite well at acting in a coordinated fashion. Unfortunately, they coordinated in the wrong direction.

For example, there was a 2003 photo-op in which officials from multiple agencies used pruning shears and chainsaws to chop up stacks of banking regulations. The occasion symbolized the shared determination of Bush appointees to suspend adult supervision just as the financial industry was starting to run wild.

Oh, and the Bush administration actively blocked state governments when they tried to protect families against predatory lending.

So, will the administration’s plan succeed? I’m not asking whether it will succeed in preventing future financial crises -- that’s not its purpose. The question, instead, is whether it will succeed in confusing the issue sufficiently to stand in the way of real reform.

Let’s hope not. As I said, America’s financial crises have been getting bigger. A decade ago, the market disruption that followed the collapse of Long-Term Capital Management was considered a major, scary event; but compared with the current earthquake, the LTCM crisis was a minor tremor.

If we don’t reform the system this time, the next crisis could well be even bigger. And I, for one, really don’t want to live through a replay of the 1930s.

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Obama’s 3 Steps To Redemption The three distinct phases of Barack ObamaÊs reaction to the wildly-disseminated YouTube snippets of sermons by his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, took him from the depths to the heights over the last two weeks.

His „three steps to redemption‰ not only carried this observerÊs opinion of Obama from the pits to the pinnacle, but so, I believe, it has done for his presidential aspirations.

When Obama first reacted to the clips, it was a panic reflex. His impulse was to disassociate as much as he could from his old pastor friend, to kick him overboard, to repudiate him and knock him out of his marginal advisory role in the campaign. Obama used FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS strong language to renounce what Wright said, and the clips of his reaction were played non-stop over the Palm Sunday weekend.

Frankly, his reaction was disgusting, lacking any compassion or loyalty to someone heÊd written so warmly of in his book, where heÊd cited the seminal influence of Wright as a mentor in his earlier days. For me, it exhibited a lack of personal character in the face of political pressure. Any support I had for his candidacy evaporated.

But then came Phase II of ObamaÊs reaction, the transition from fear and revulsion to his already-famous speech on religion and race on March 18. Appealing to the virtues of embracing diversity, he did a far better job than Mitt Romney did when he tried the same sort of thing earlier in the Republican primary process.

That was because of the different audience he was speaking to.

In ObamaÊs case, the audience was sympathetic Democrats, willing to hear the case made for the roots of Rev. WrightÊs anger in the civil rights struggles of the past. Romney, rather than appealing to more enlightened and progressive Republicans, sought to propitiate the Christian right element in his party in a way that would be doomed to fail for any Mormon.

Both were great speeches. One worked, one didnÊt, because of the difference between who the speaker embraced internally, and externally, as his audience.

But despite the rave reviews given to ObamaÊs speech, it was still equivocal, still reflecting the effort of a man fixated on the goal of electoral success over core principles. He relegated WrightÊs anger to the distant past, and even equated it with racist comments by his white grandmother, as if black anger and white anger associated with race could ever be considered equal.

Because he sought to pacify black clergy who were mortified by his rejection of the Rev. Wright, as well as to hold onto his appeal to the middle and middle-right voter, the speech was hollow and unsatisfying.

Then came Phase III last week. Over Easter weekend, Obama went to the Virgin Islands for a brief R&R, and I would estimate some serious soul searching.

When he came back, his approach to the Rev. Wright question had changed decisively. He said more than once, in effect, „HeÊs my pastor, I love him. I donÊt agree with what he said, but deal with it. End of story.‰ This was the kind of succinct moral strength I would have liked to see all along, but nonetheless, it issued forth from him.

At the same time, Hillary Clinton made the serious error of stepping over a line she wouldnÊt cross at first, and tried to capitalize on the Rev. Wright issue to her advantage. That fell like a lead balloon, and contributed to a steep one-week drop in the polls in her „positives.‰ Obama claimed the moral high ground by tossing placation of the political right overboard, instead of his pastor. Clinton was tarnished, and meanwhile, the violence heated up in Iraq again, reminding us that by November, John McCainÊs relentless defense of BushÊs Iraq war policy could make it a shoe-in for whoever opposes him.

Rev. WrightÊs United Church of Christ denomination then reminded us all where Obama got some of his backbone from. In a full page ad in yesterdayÊs New York Times, reprinted with permission by me in my Falls Church News-Press today, the U.C.C. is unapologetic in affirming its role as a church whose founders came over on the Mayflower, „of open ideas, extravagant welcome, and evangelical courage,‰ adding, „We support liberty in our pulpits, just as we affirm the individual conscience of our 1.2 million members to agree, disagree and wrestle with lifeÊs biggest questions in a spirit of love.‰ IÊve been a member of the U.C.C. since I was in college and chose to enter a U.C.C. seminary. Once again, in the heat of controversy, theyÊve made me proud.

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Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com

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Democrats getting jittery imitating his daughters’ dance about the alienating effects of moves by twirling around. the endless soap opera they call Later, at a Scranton town hall, their campaign should buck up. he went up to Denise Mercuri, a These “hand-wringers,” as the pharmacist from Dunmore wearHillary strategist Harold Ickes ing a Hillary button. “What do I calls them, are not seeing the NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE need to do? Do you want me on larger picture. my knees?” he charmed, before Hillary is cruelly misunderstood, and she promising: “I’ll give you a kiss.” deserves more credit for her benevolence. Not Obama has been less adept at absorbing the only does she have a lot in common with Rocky, lesson of Hillary’s metamorphosis from entitled as she said on Tuesday in Philadelphia. She has a queen of the party to scrappy blue-collar mama. lot in common with another famous cultural char- His strenuous and inadvertently hilarious efforts to acter -- the Marschallin in Strauss’ comic opera woo working-class folk in Pennsylvania have only “Der Rosenkavalier.” made him seem more effete. Keeping his tie firmly The Marschallin is a princess married to a in place, he genteelly sipped his pint of Yuengling Viennese field marshal who has a liaison dangere- beer at Sharky’s sports cafe in Latrobe and bowled use with a younger man, Count Octavian. Though badly in Altoona. Challenging Obama to a bowl-off, she’s worried about her fleeting youth and the Hillary kindly offered to “spot him two frames.” fickleness of men, she instructs the young man on At the Wilbur chocolate shop in Lititz on the ways of love and then gracefully sets him free, Monday, he spent most of his time skittering allowing him to find happiness with young Sophie away from chocolate goodies, as though he were as a soaring waltz plays. a starlet obsessing on a svelte waistline.

Whether or not she wins, Hillary has already “Oh, now,” the woman managing the shop told given noble service as a sophisticated political him with a frown, “you don’t worry about calories tutor for Obama, providing her younger colleague in a chocolate factory.” with much-needed seasoning. Who else was The New York Times’ Michael Powell reports going to toughen him up? Howard Dean? John that, after watching five plump, white-haired Edwards? Dennis Kucinich? women in plastic hairnets spin the chocolate Obama had not been hit hard until this cam- into such confections as “Phantom of the Opera” paign; he sailed through his Senate race. Without masks and pink high heels, he ventured: “Do you Hillary, he never would have learned to be a good actually eat the chocolate or do you get sick of debater. He never would have understood how to it?” They giggled at his silliness. robustly answer distorted and personal attacks.

He looked even more concerned when he was He never would have been warned about how offered a chocolate cake with white chocolate harmful an unplugged spouse can be. He never frosting. “Oh, man!” he said. “That’s too decawould have realized how a luminous speech can dent for me.” be effective damage control.

One of the most valuable lessons the gritty When pressed about whether he’s ready for Hillary can teach the languid Obama -- and the Swift-boating, Obama has seemed a bit cavalier. timid Democrats -- is that the whole point of a But the Hillary camp will garrote him with his presidential race is to win. mistakes until he fully appreciates what garroting It’s not to share power, or force the squabbling feels like. Ickes told a Web site on Tuesday that couple into an arranged marriage. The winner he has been pursuing superdelegates by pressing wins, even if it’s only by a fraction of a percentthe Rev. Wright issue. age point or one Supreme Court justice. Winning Besides coaching Obama, Hillary is also shield- has no margin of error, as the Democrats should ing him. If she had not fibbed about the Tuzla air- have learned by now. And the winner gets to port landing, and then fibbed to get out of a fib, the decide his or her running mate. press would have stayed focused on Wright. She has But the ultimate favor Hillary can do for the been an invaluable lightning rod.

Illinois freshman is to fight him full-out until the Hillary has clearly raised Obama’s conscious- finale and then gracefully release him so he can ness about the importance of courting the ladies. find happiness with another.

Touring a manufacturing plant in Allentown, Pa., Hillary’s work is done only when she is done, on Tuesday, he was flirtatious, winking and grin- because the best way for Obama to prove he’s ning at the women working there, calling one ready to stare down Ahmadinejad is by putting “Sweetie,” telling another she was “beautiful,” and away someone even tougher.

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Virginity Programs Take Root in Ivy League If the empty mantra, „Just Say No,‰ failed to keep teenagers off of drugs, it certainly is not going to work for sex. Yet, our government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on „abstinence only‰ programs that promote ignorance over education, while offering a warped view of sexuality. Like all programs steeped in religious extremism, these are fear-based, anti-science and prone to great exaggerations.

Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) released a report in 2004 that found 11 out of 13 curriculums that preached „abstinence only‰ were rampant with scientific errors. In another study, researchers found that those who took so-called „virginity pledges‰ refrained from sex merely eighteen months longer than those who had not made such a pledge. However, the pledge-takers were six times more likely to engage in oral sex. „ The Values Virgins‰ were also much less likely to engage in protected sex when they finally broke their pledge or to be tested for an STD. Unfortunately, the New York Times B W B Magazine reports that „condemn the condom‰ clubs are taking root at premier universities. As usual, they rely on breathless, overblown tales of breaking condoms, saying, „safe sex is not safe.‰ Well, actually, condoms are pretty effective for those of us who had comprehensive sex education and know how to use them. IÊve yet to find one Bible-waving fanatic who can show me an HIV epidemic that broke out among people consistently wearing condoms.

The Harvard virginity group, True Love Revolution, makes the ridiculous claim that waiting until marriage enables „better sex in your future marriage.‰ To buy this theory, one must conclude that sex is the singular activity where practice erodes performance.

The most illogical argument comes from the co-leader of True Love Revolution (TLR), Janie Fredell, who claims that sex releases a powerful hormone, oxytocin, which blurs the distinction between infatuation and lasting love. If released during gratuitous sex, she says, it can have unhealthy consequences because the hormone can cause, „palpable sense of loss, betrayed trust and unwelcome memories.‰ In the same story, Leo Keliher, the co-director of TLR, spoke of his harrowing struggle to remain celibate. He told the Times he constantly had, „physical, lustful temptation,‰ and called his sexuality an, „untamed beast‰ that causes, „thoughts that come out of the blue basically pornography in my head⁄like a fly buzzing around.‰ It is clear that celibacy is causing a great deal of stress in KeliherÊs life which can release the deadly hormone cortisol. If you want to follow FredallÊs rationale, her co-director should have copious amounts of enthusiastic sex to limit his stress level, thus reducing his bodyÊs production of unhealthy hormones, which would likely increase his lifespan.

The Princeton abstinence group, The Anscombe Society, has come out against same-sex marriage leaving gay students no option but lifelong celibacy. What they are really doing is setting some members up for failed marriages to so-called „ex-gays.‰ Closeted homosexuals with religious hang-ups are drawn to these groups because it absolves them of having to explain why they arenÊt sexually active.

And, quite frankly, it sometimes allows these damaged and opportunistic men to find meek wives who wonÊt demand much sex because they were made to believe lust is dirty. A perfect example is Fredell, who described oral sex in the Times as, „disgusting and disrespectful‰ and found it shocking and implausible that anyone would walk down the street thinking of sex with strangers.

The biggest farce is the marketing of such groups that claim they want to, „make abstinence look fun and interesting.‰ (ItÊs not) They also portray sex outside of marriage as an act that, „deeply compromises human dignity‰ and causes, „personal unhappiness and social harm.‰ While this can sometimes be true, casual sex can also be fun and harmless which these groups deny. People can and do find a tremendous amount of satisfaction hooking up with people where there is no lasting spiritual connection just immediate physical compatibility. The all-or-nothing approach pushed by these dishonest groups is a deep distortion of reality, uses sexual desperation to create marriages that are likely to fail, and unrealistic in a nation where the average marriage age is 26.

No one should be pressured into sex and there should be strong support systems for teenagers who feel they are not ready. The best option is arming young people with the facts and offering honest, comprehensive discussions on sexuality. Sadly, these propaganda programs are really only interested in abstinence because they believe sex outside marriage is sinful.

In my view, however, these groups create more sin, as the „virgins‰ often bare all, and then bear false witness to cover-up their hypocrisy.

ANYTHING BUT STRAIGHT

Wayne Besen is a columnist and author of the book, „Anything But

Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth.‰

Congressman Moran’s News Commentary In less than a year -- February 17, 2009, to be exact – what has been called the biggest change in television since the advent of color TV will occur. On that day, the major television networks will no longer broadcast in analog, switching for the first time to a solely digital-based transmission (also known as DTV).

DTV (not to be confused with high-definition television) is an innovative, over-the-air broadcasting technology that enables TV stations to provide a dramatically clearer picture and better sound quality. DTV can deliver more channels, high definition television (HDTV) for those with HD equipped TVs, and has the potential to transmit interactive video and data services in the future – something not possible through an analog signal.

In 2006, Congress passed legislation setting the transition date for network television to switch from analog to digital. A major driving factor in this decision is the communication problems our nation’s first responders are experiencing: police officers, firefighters and EMS technicians.

Due to increasingly crowded airwaves, significant disruptions in these first responders’ communications networks are occurring on an alarming basis. The analog spectrum freed up by the coming transition will be largely allocated to our first responders, providing them clearer signals to more effectively coordinate and communicate in an emergency-perhaps saving more lives along way.

This is a major transition, but

Rep. James P. Moran Virginia’s 8th Congressional District Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives

it shouldn’t be a cause for major concern. For most Northern Virginians, who watch TV via a cable or satellite providers (Comcast, Cox, DirecTV etc), this change will have no effect.

If you are a cable or satellite subscriber, you will see no disruption in service.

However, there are some 12 million Americans who don’t fall into this category -- those who use an antenna to watch TV. For these people, a large percentage of which are senior citizens, their TVs will go dark on February 17, 2009, if they do not take action.

If you use an antenna to watch TV on a television purchased new prior to 2007, it’s probably a good idea to check whether your television has a digital tuner (the FCC began requiring all televisions sold in the U.S. be equipped with a digital tuner starting March, 2007). Most TVs have labels or markings on them to indicate whether they contain a digital tuner. Labels such as “Integrated Digital Tuner,” “Digital Tuner Built-In,” “Digital Receiver,” “Digital Tuner,” “DTV,” or “ATSC,” all indicate that you have a DTV, meaning it will continue to receive transmitted channels after the switch from

analog to digital is carried out.

For people who’s TVs do not have a digital tuner, all is not lost. You can continue to watch television through an antenna by purchasing a converter box.

The converter box will allow your TV to receive DTV transmissions via your antenna.

Converter boxes can be found in local electronic retail stores (Best Buy, Circuit City, Radio Shack etc). Costs for the converter range from $30 to $80, depending on the type of converter your television requires.

That’s not cheap. But I want everyone to be aware the government is assisting in the purchase of these converters. Every household in the country can apply for two, $40 coupons to purchase two converter boxes.

To apply for your coupon, review coupon eligible converters, or find a retailer selling converter boxes near you, you can visit www.dtv2009.gov or call 1-888-DTV-2009.

If you know a family member, friend or neighbor who currently uses an antenna -- particularly if they are elderly -- I encourage you to share this information with them. The transition from analog to digital will be a nonevent for the vast majority of Americans. While cable and satellite subscription services have become ubiquitous in American society, a significant minority of households use an antenna.

These households will need to purchase a converter box or new TV in the coming year – and some may need a little assistance making the transition.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts News of Greater Falls Church Raise the tax rate. Lower the tax Rogers, IB (International Baccalaureate) rate. Fully fund our schools. Schools coordinator at Stuart, testified that prospend too much. Provide more money posed fees for IB and AP (Advanced for affordable housing. Don’t spend my Placement) courses and tests would distaxes on more housing. Save my neighcourage students from taking the coursborhood. These messages, and many es, resulting in a program that “will be more, were included in budget testiin danger of becoming elitist…not what mony from Fairfax County residents any of us want.” Board Chairman Gerry this week as the Board of Supervisors Connolly reminded his colleagues and

By Penny Gross conducted its annual three-night series the audience that the School Board Mason District of public hearings on the county’s prohad rejected the Superintendent’s proSupervisor; posed FY 2009 budget. Overall, more posal for those fees in their budget.

Fairfax County than 200 people signed up and spoke Board of Supervisors AP Government teacher Eric Welch to the Board on the current budget expressed concern that the Board of proposals.

Supervisors might begin “tinkering” with the The majority of speakers focused on school school budget, “trying to find ways to cut, cut, and funding, and expressed concern that the cur- cut.” Chairman Connolly responded that the Board rent tight budget situation at both the local and of Supervisors does not have statutory authority state levels might mean that at-risk students, to open up the school budget and make line item especially, would not have access to programs changes. The Board only determines the level of that help them succeed. At J.E.B. Stuart High the school transfer; the School Board figures out School, teachers testified that the school’s lit- how to use the money. eracy programs help second language learners Support for a third strike team to address become better readers and pass reading-based ordinance issues around multiple occupancy and SOL (Standards of Learning) tests. Social Studies building code violations was reiterated by several Department Chairman Pam Martinov noted that speakers. Reducing blight and supporting efforts students often make a two grade level jump in to foster and maintain attractive and safe neighborreading during the course of just 10 months. “We hoods received high ratings across the county. As need to keep these classes,” she testified. noted in previous columns, the Board has proposed Stuart’s Literacy Coach, Louise Winney, an additional $1 million to fund a third strike team reported that literacy students had an average 92% and will have further discussions at budget markpass rate for three SOLs: 100% for Algebra I; up on April 21. Adoption of the reworked FY 2009 81% for Biology; and 95.6% in World History I. budget is scheduled for April 28.

Stuart’s Reading Comprehension Program works, Ms. Winney said, and requested “support for all Supervisor Penny Gross may be emailed at literacy programs in the budgeting process.” Mark mason@fairfaxcounty.gov

Our Man in Arlington As most of you know, I define myself as a “yellow dog” Democrat. The term has a murky history, but generally means that I would vote for any Democrat, even if it was a yellow dog. have occaichard (I sionally voted Barton Republican, but that is another story.)

To all Americans, but especially to all of us yellow dogs, this year’s presidential election is the most important in at least forty years, and perhaps longer. Some serious students of the American political process see it as presaging a major generational shift in political behavior. More important, it is essential that this country make a complete change in the leadership of this country because the current leadership has been almost disastrous in the major elements of both our domestic and foreign policies.

This means not just a new president, which we are going to get anyway, but a complete change in major policy makers and advisors. This can only come with a shift in the party controlling both our executive and the legislative branches. That has happened in Congress. Only the execu-

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tive branch remains.

The Democrats began the election season (two or three years ago, it seems) with almost every candidate eminently qualified to be president. The two who remain could each become one of the most effective leaders we have ever had and promise the real possibility that America’s domestic and international slide could be reversed.

Both could usher in a positive new epoch for America.

But both are now involved in a race that is spiraling ever downward to mutual destruction where the only winner will be John McCain and the Republican Party.

And while we Democrats are rapidly destroying our chance to win in November, John McCain is building his campaign both organizationally and financially and is successfully beginning to position himself to pick up the pieces of the Democratic debacle I wish I knew what could be done. The logical thing is to have Hilary Clinton drop out of the race and throw her wholehearted support to Obama, and many are urging her to do this.

Frankly, though, I probably would not do that if I were

Hilary – at least not before the Pennsylvania primary. In an ordinary contest, she would still be very much in the race, with a real, if diminishing, chance that she might win.

Or the candidates could agree to stop the very negative campaigning in which they and their staffs are engaged.

Concentrate on John McCain, not each other, if they have an unfulfilled need to sling mud.

Somehow, I don’t have much confidence that the candidates will do that either.

I have many Democratic friends in both camps who disagree with my pessimism.

While they are not pleased with much of the negative campaigning, they point to the massive interest both have generated and the horde of new voters they have brought into the system, voters whom they are convinced will coalesce enthusiastically and effective behind the nominee who emerges from the convention.

I fervently hope they are right. But I am still very nervous.

Richard Barton may be emailed at rbarton@towervillas.com

For Week of March. 25 - 31, 2008 Drunkenness, 900 blk. W Broad St., March 25, 6:19 p.m., police arrested a male, 54, of Falls Church, VA for DIP. Drug/Narcotic Violation, 7Eleven, 804 S Washington St., March 26, 3:33 p.m., police arrested a male, 52, of Falls Church, VA for Possession of a Scheduled 4 Controlled Substance.

Solicitation, 200 blk. E Fairfax St., March 26, 4:26 p.m., police arrested a female, 20, of Alexandria, VA and a female, 22, of Falls Church, VA for Unlicensed Solicitation.

Drunkenness, 200 blk. W Broad St., March 27, 11:45 p.m., police arrested q male, 29, of NO FIXED ADDRESS, for DIP. Destruction of Property, 200 blk.

W Cameron Rd., between March 27, 6:00 p.m. and March 28, 8:00 a.m., unknown person(s) keyed a vehicle while it was parked in a driveway.

Drunkenness, State Theatre, 220 N Washington St., March 28, 11:44 p.m., police arrested a male, 37, of Bluemont, VA DIP. Larceny, Shoplifting, Giang Thy Video, 6795 Wilson Blvd., #47, March 29, 12:10 p.m., unknown person(s) entered the establishment and stole an unknown number of videos.

Larceny from Vehicle, 400 blk. S Washington St., March 29, between 8:00

a.m. and 5:06 p.m., unknown person(s) stole a motorcycle license plate.

Larceny from Building, 100 blk. W Westmoreland Rd., March 29, between 8:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., unknown person(s) stole a resident’s recycling bins and garbage dumpsters the yard.

Drunkenness, 200 blk. Hillwood Ave., March 30, 2:39 a.m., police arrested a male, 24, of Falls Church, VA for DIP. Drunkenness, 400 blk. Hampton Ct., March 30, 3:22 a.m., police arrested a male, 25, of NO FIXED ADDRESS, for DIP. Driving under the Influence, 1100 blk. W Broad St., March 30, 4:09 a.m., police arrested a male, 21, of Falls Church, VA for DUI. Destruction of Property, 100 blk. S Lee St., March 30, between 3:30 a.m. and 7:58 a.m., unknown person(s) unknown person(s) smashed the driver side window on a vehicle.

Drunkenness, 100 blk. Hillwood Ave., March 30, 4:04 p.m., police arrested a male, 37, of Bluemont, VA for DIP. Larceny from Building, Linh Gems & Jewelry, 6795 Wilson Blvd., #42, March 30, 4:12 p.m., unknown person(s) entered the establishment and stole approximately $22500.00 worth of merchandise.

Drunkenness, 1200 blk. W Broad St., March 30, 11:26 p.m., police arrested a male, 45, of Washington, DC for DIP.

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A Bird-Banding Good Time

Forever Young TV Luncheon

The Fairfax Master Naturalists are holding a meeting tonight, on Thursday, April 3 from 7:30 – 9 p.m. at Oakton High School (2900 Sutton Rd., Vienna). The topic of the public will be local birds and birdbanding programs. For more information, contact Karen Monroe at FMNvolunteer@ cox.net or visit www.virginiamasternaturalist.org/fairfax. html.

On Monday, April 7, the Forever Young TV show will be holding a luncheon at 12:30 p.m. at Fuddrucker’s Restaurant (4300 Backlick Rd., Annandale), featuring a live presentation by featured guests who have appeared on the show. A 10 percent senior discount is being offered for lunch. Forever Young TV features topics of interest to seniors in Falls Church and

Fairfax County. For more information, call 703-655-4205 or visit www.foreveryoungtv.org.

Falls Church Resident Runs in Boston Marathon Gary Callaghan from Falls Church will be running in the 112th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 21 to save lives through the 19th annual DanaFarber Marathon Challenge (DFMC). Along with DFMC teammates, Callaghan will run the marathon to raise $4.5 mil-

lion for cancer research, funding the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research at DanaFarber Cancer Institute in Boston. Since the inception of the DFMC in 1989, runners have raised over $34 million for the Barr Program. For more information, visit www.dfmarathon.kintera.org or contact the DFMC office at 617-632-1970.

It Takes Two to Learn to Tango Anyone looking to add to their dance repertoire, look no further. On Thursday, April 10 from 7:30 – 10:30 p.m.,

THE THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEAM C (Division 1) came in first place at the regional Odyssey of the Mind Tournament. The team will now compete at the State Tournament on Saturday, April 5 in Sterling, Virginia. The team includes (from l to r on the stairs) Carter May, Justin Trainor, Holden Saberhagen, and Neil Johnston, and (from l to r in front) Vicky-Marie Addo-Ashong, Carolyn Worley, Annie Ferguson and Coach Melissa Dana.

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Tutto Bene Restaurant (501 N. Randolph St., Arlington) will be holding an Argentine Tango Supper and Dance Club. Those interested will learn to dance the tango, watch a dance demonstration, and listen to live Argentine Music with Tango Reo. Charlotte’s Web Comes to Life Mount Vernon Children’s Theater is opening the musical “Charlotte’s Web” on Friday night for two weekends only.

Performances are on April 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m., April 6 at 3 p.m., April 12 at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and April 13 at 3 p.m.

VALLI SWERDLOW, head of the Northern Virginia chapter of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is shown with activist and columnist Wayne Besen, who came from New York to speak to the chapter at the Temple Rodef Shalom last Sunday. Besen’s column, “Anything But Straight,” appears weekly in the News-Press. (PHOTO: NEWS-PRESS)

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at Carl Sandburg Middle School auditorium (8428 Fort Hunt Rd., Alexandria), with $10 tickets for adults and $8 tickets for senior/ children. Tickets may be purchased online at www.mvcct.org or at the door on the day of the performance. The Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theater is celebrating its 27th season with the performance, which features 49 children from 17 different schools and areas spanning from Mt. Vernon to Arlington and Springfield. For more information, please visit www.mvcct.org or call 703-360-0686.

FC Resident Earns Liberty League Award The Liberty League announced its weekly women’s track & field awards, with Connor Ahlborn, a freshman at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Falls Church being named the Liberty League Rookie Performer of the Week. Ahlborn finished in the top four in all four events in which she competed, including second in the shotput and javelin, and fourth in the discus and hammer throw. Ahlborn, who graduated from the Peddie

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School, has earned three Rookie of the Week honors this season, two of which coming during the indoor season. In the Liberty League Championships, she helped her team to second place by finishing second in the shot put and third in the weight throw.

Marshall High Prom Boutique George C. Marshall High School is in the midst of organizing a Prom Boutique to offer “new-to-you” dresses to students this prom season. The school is collecting clean, gently worn formal dresses and welcomes donations from the community. If you have anything to donate, please contact Ms. Cindy Blakeley at Cindy.Blakeley@ fcps.edu or Ms. Hillary Vincent at Hillary.Vincent@fcps.edu at Marshall High School, or call 703-714-5541. Donations will be accepted through April 30.

Whole Foods and Local Artists Partner Up On Wednesday, April 9, the Clarendon Whole Foods Store

THE ODYSSEY OF THE MIND TEAM from Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School pose for a picture. The team, made up of all 7th graders, won the DinoStories Division II Competition in March to earn their place in the State Championship.

Pictured from L to R are Scott Connuck, Kevin Schmidt, Adam Witzel, John Jacobs, Liam O’Donnell and Coach Dave Jacobs.

(2700 Wilson Blvd., Arlington) is partnering up with the Arlington Artists Alliance, with five percent of all sales at the Whole Foods going to the Arlington Artists Alliance. The Arlington Artists Alliance is dedicated to bringing art to the Arlington County Schools through scholarship and donation, and with the help of Whole Foods, all proceeds will be directly benefiting arts programs in Arlington County Schools. For more information, visit www.arlingtonartistsalliance.org or contact Deborah Taylor at debbieLtaylor@comcast.net.

Arlington Local is Market America Coordinator Arlington resident Hong Wang has advanced to Coordinators as an Independent Distributor for Market America, a product brokerage and Internet marketing company. Wang has been moving up the ranks within Market America’s UnFranchise(r) System due to his application of Market America’s business strategies, while demonstrating great sales success and leadership abil-

ity. More information is available at www.marketamerica.com.

Gallery5 Turns Three Years Old Gallery5 Art Studio is turning three years old on Friday, April 4, and wants to celebrate accordingly by throwing a First Friday party, with tickets only $5. From 7 p.m. – 2 a.m., Gallery5 will be celebrating their third birthday by battling RVA Magazine (who also happens to be turning three) in a mural competition, including local favorites Jim Callahan, Oura and Adam Juresko. Along with great art, there will be live music from Fight the Big Bull, Prabir and cabaret sister act Vermillion Lies. The G5 Fire Performers will be outside spinning, spitting and twirling fire as well. There will be late night DJ sets and a silent auction as well. For more information, visit www.gallery5arts.org.

Levine School of Music Promotes Local Resident The

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Music, one of the nation’s leading nonprofit community music schools, recently appointed Rafael Manalac to be its new Chief Financial Officer. Manalac most recently served as Vice President of Finance for the Food and Drug Law Institute. He has worked over 20 years in the fields of finance and accounting, including positions at the National Food Processors Association and Ficon Corporation. He attended the University of Santo Thomas in the Philippines, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in commerce, with a major in accounting.

Free ADHD Support Group On Tuesday, April 8, there will be a free ADHD Support Group for spouses or partners of people with ADHD from 7:30 – 9 p.m. at the offices of Annette Spector (115 Rowell Ct., Falls Church). Interested parties must RSVP to spector@DER-Online.com in order to attend. These meetings are held the second Tuesday of

OVER 200 ATTENDED an event supporting Rep. Leslie Byrne for Congress in the 11th District in the June 10 Democratic primary in Falls Church Monday, featuring special guest Sen. Jim Webb, who has endorsed Byrne. Left to right: State Sen. Chap Petersen, Webb, Byrne and State Sen. Donald McEachin. (PHOTO: COURTESY LESLIE BYRNE)

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Bowl America Falls Church has reopened following significant weather related damage that caused the bowling center to be closed for more than a year. Prior to the damage, the Falls Church bowling alley was one of Bowl America’s top producing centers. Sunday through Thursday it will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.. Fridays and Saturdays, when Cosmic Bowling is available starting at 10 p.m., the center is open until 1 am. Summer leagues will begin at the end of May. Bowl America Falls Church is managed by Mike Cassidy and is currently located at 140 S. Maple Avenue in Falls Church. It will be relocated to the other side of Annandale Road following completion of the new facility to be built in the first phase of Atlantic Realty Companies’ development plans for the south side of Falls Church’s City Center. Call 703-534-1370 for information about leagues, parties, etc. Visit www.bowl-america.com for more information about Bowl America. ∗∗∗ Organic Doggie Kitchen is hosting a “Doggie Happy Hour” in conjunction with FIRSTfriday of Falls Church from 6 – 8 p.m. on Friday, April 4 in the parking lot of Art and Frame of Falls Church. Pet friendly businesses including Anderson Photography, The Doggie Walkers, PetMAC and Purrfect Grrooming Company will be providing information, coupons and more. Additionally, the Organic Doggy Kitchen will be providing canine cupcakes and securing votes for their fourth Doggie Primary. Homeless dogs and cats from The Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation and Homeless Dogs of Homeward Trails Animal Rescue will also be in attendance. Art and Frame of Falls Church is located at 111 Park Avenue. For more information about the Doggie Happy Hour and other FIRSTfriday events visit www.firstfridayoffallschurch.com. ∗∗∗ The Falls Church Business & Professional Women club invites all local business women and men to their monthly meeting in April to hear LaPromessa owner Charli Lucier speak on “Competing as a Woman Restaurant Owner”. The meeting will take place Monday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. at LaPromessa located at 7630 Lee Highway in Falls Church. For reservations or information call 703-560-0527. ∗∗∗ Jason’s Deli, the family owned deli restaurant with 180 company-owned and franchise locations in 23 states, will open a new Falls Church restaurant in early June. Founded

by Joe Tortorice, Jr. in 1976, Jason’s will offer a salad bar, fresh made sandwiches, “Healthy Heart Slimwiches”, muffalettas, po’boys, panninis, wraps, pastas, baked potatoes, kids meals, and desserts - all free of artificial trans fats and MSG. Catering options include breakfast items, box meals, party trays, pasta meals, soups, salads, party foods, desserts, snacks, and an “All Day Meal Deal”. The deli restaurant will be located in Idylwood Plaza. For more information visit www.jasonsdeli.com. ∗∗∗ The Falls Church Chamber of Commerce has adopted a resolution to support mixed use development and the current policies and procedures in place for the review of such projects in the City of Falls Church. The resolution is a result of the referendum on the City’s May ballot which will ask voters to consider a Charter change restricting mixed use development. Specifically, the referendum would limit the residential component to no more than 40% of the total project and preclude flexibility by City staff and elected officials to make decisions based on market indicators and/or the needs of the City. Mixed use projects have generated significant tax revenue to the City which supports City services including the public school system. Organizations or individuals interested in joining a coalition in support of mixed use development projects and the City’s decision making process can contact the Chamber office for more information.

Call 703-532-1050 or email info@fallschurchchamber.org. ∗∗∗ The Virginia Department of Business Assistance has announced that Governor Tim Kaine has designated May 11 – 17, 2008 as Business Appreciation Week in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The week acknowledges businesses for their economic contributions that enhance the quality of life and provide job growth throughout the state. This year’s theme, “The State of Small Business” recognizes and celebrates Virginia for being the Best State For Business as indicated by Forbes Magazine.

Virginia’s dynamic workforce, excellent quality of life, strategic East Coast location, and pro-business climate make the Commonwealth a great place to do business. For more information visit www.dba.state.va.us. ∗∗∗ Capital Management Group has announced that Falls Church resident Michael Byman, CFP, has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards to use the certification marks CFP, Certified Financial Planner and CFP (with flame design) in accordance with CFP Board certification and renewal requirements. Byman has been a Director at Capital Management Group since March 2005. This designation means that he has successfully completed financial planning coursework and has passed the CFP® Certification Examination covering The Financial Planning Process, Risk Management, Investments, Tax Planning And Management, Retirement And Employee Benefits and Estate Planning. Additionally, CFP® certificants are required to meet ongoing continuing education requirements and to uphold the CFP Board’s Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility and Financial Planning Practice Standards.

Capital Management Group is a registered investment advisory firm in Washington DC that provides a broad range of financial services including investment management, financial advice and planning, and tax analysis and preparation. For more information visit www.cmg-llc.net/new/capitalmanagementgrp.

The Business News & Notes section is compiled by Sally Cole, Executive Director of Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. She may be emailed at sally@ fallschurchchamber.org

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THE PEAK OIL CRISIS

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While waiting for the price of gasoline to get so high that we can’t afford to drive anymore, there is still some time to ponder just how the great paradigm shift of the 21st century is going to work out. What will life be like 40 or 50 years from now? How many of the 6.6 billion of us will still be around? Will lifestyles be an all-electric version of the 20th Century or will inability to recover from rapidly falling supplies of fossil fuels leave us with qualitatively different lifestyles?

Among the handful of people that a) know we are on the verge of a very big problem, and b) ponder about it in print or on the internet, there are a wide range of opinions as to what the future will be like. Opinions run from the “doomers” who are convinced that only a few of the 300 million Americans and 6.3 billion foreigners are going to survive by moving to small self-sufficient rural communities and hunkering down through the anarchy.

At the other end of the scale are those who are convinced that as soon as the Congress drops all this environmental nonsense and gives the oil companies unrestricted access to those billions of barrels of oil just off the coast, we will be set for centuries.

There are several important principles to keep in mind as we contemplate what is going to happen to us in the next few decades. The first is that as long as the earth is still habitable, there are likely to be some of us around. There are, of course, concerns what an “over the tipping point” run-away climate, super volcano, or a really virulent germ could, in fact, do in the higher forms of life. Should any of these misfortunes occur, however, history suggests we will be back within a few million or tens of millions of years so there really is nothing to worry about.

The story of man is to a large extent one of his technology – ranging from the club and spear to the space craft and manipulating DNA. Just because fossil fuels and other natural resources start running short of demand does not mean that technology is going away. As long as higher life forms are around and have access to knowledge of the past, technology, and probably a continuing stream of new technical discoveries, will be with us.

All energy comes from the sun, either directly or through the

molten core of the earth. As long as the sun is in good shape, there are numerous ways to capture and exploit its energy on a sustainable basis -- solar, wind, wave, tides, biomass, and geothermal.

The technology to exploit most of these resources is already well understood and new innovations, some of which just might turn out to be important, are being announced each week.

Currently the political will and the economic incentives to exploit renewable energy sources on a crash basis is still lacking in the U.S. and China, but Europe seems to be making more of an

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In any event, the role of the remaining fossil fuels, particularly coal, in the transition to a world of renewable energy is one of the great unknowns, for it will take considerable political will to reverse voluntarily the penchant for economic growth-at-all-costs that has been rooted in America for many years and is now besetting China.

The other great unknown is the extent that financial troubles are starting to beset America and parts of Europe. Some hold to the notion that the current setback will be over in a few months while others are concerned that the problems are so deep that they will take decades to work out.

In sum, life in future decades is going to be determined by an amalgam of the rate at which the availability of fossil fuels decline, national and world policies towards the continuing or increasing release of greenhouse gases, and the depth and duration of the burgeoning financial crisis.

The necessary technology to keep the world, or at least parts of it, functioning with minimal use of fossil fuels is clearly available or in sight. Whether the resources and the necessary political will to embark on crash transition programs, possibly at the expense of economic growth, is unknowable.

There are as yet other factors such as militant Islam and growing world food shortages that seem destined to play an important part in the years of transition which are just ahead. The problems with most of the world’s oil reserves sitting under Islamic states is well known, but many are starting to raise concerns about what rapidly increasing food costs and possibility of shortages will do to the political and economic stability of many countries – perhaps even our own.

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effort. Every time the cost of fossil fuel ratchets up another notch, the era of renewables energy draws that much closer.

As has been discussed for many years, the key to our collective futures is whether or not the decline in the availability of fossil fuels, particularly oil, will come upon us so fast that that the earth will not have the resources -- fuel, minerals, food, organizational coherence – to effect a worldwide change from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

In itself, this is a difficult and complicated question for we really have no appreciation as to how fast the availability of liquid fuels will decline and just what impact efficiency and conservation measures will have. The question is becoming even murkier because of climate change and the advisability of continuing to produce greenhouse gases at anywhere near the current pace. It will likely take some sort of mega-disaster to convince America and China that increases in greenhouse gas production need to be halted and reversed despite whatever economic damage might occur.

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Halfway There The opening chapter for measure such perfection with Nationals Park had a storybook the checklist of hallmarks above, ending ... at least for those who or you could just measure it by the mile-wide, post-game smile saw it.

The eighth inning has just on the face of ESPN’s Peter ended and fans fleeing the cold Gammons. When Gammons, air, and the anticipated post- who has seen more years of game Metro delays, are already baseball than Petco Park, PNC packed shoulder to shoulder Park, Safeco Field and Camden inside the subway cars. It is Yards combined, beams like a one of the typical mass-transit kid on Christmas morning, you moments that inspire sympathy know that something is going for sardines and uneasiness at right.

Outside the park, it is difunexpected noises.

Somewhere amid the crush, a ferent. Beyond the gates of the man groans ... a little too loud for stadium, blessed with the label the comfort of his cramped train of “cathedral” by Commissioner Bud Selig, lies car companions. little for fans to They look at the perp, a middle-aged Picking Splinters enjoy. No restaurants, no shops, father clutching his By nowhere to kill son by the shoulder Mike Hume time while waitas he looks at the ing out the Metro screen of his PDA. When the groaner notices that all Madness following the final out, eyes are upon him, he explains just fenced-off construction sites and an industrial site beyond the himself.

“Zimmerman just hit a walk- first-base entrance that reminds of a Roman salt mine. off to win it in the ninth.”

When that changes, then the “Awww!”

Thus sounds the simultaneous true beauty of bringing baseball sigh of the confined, collectively to Washington will be realized ... confounded by Murphy’s Law. at least for the pragmatic among Forgoing the dramatic finale is us.

The reason I backed a citythe price they pay for their coldfinanced stadium was largely weather cowardice.

Next to me, a teenage boy because it could create a rejuvelocks his eyes on a middle-aged nated haven in a formerly blightwoman who is still shivering ed neighborhood. That won’t be from the sub-40 degree tempera- realized for several years yet, but the eventual impact could tures outside.

“I hate you, Mom,” the son be huge.

Some opponents of the stadideadpans.

It was one of the few fan um still complain that the money disappointments on the long- should have been shunted into awaited day that inaugurated the D.C.’s troubled school system.

Washington Nationals’ tax-payer Those who continue to harp on financed stadium in Southeast that point should consider that D.C. For hours before the first the District spent more money pitch Sunday night, fans milled per student than any of the 50 about the modern masterpiece states in 2001-02, with few lastthat replaced the decrepit RFK ing gains to show for it. The Stadium. They sampled the finer D.C. school system has many fare (Hasta la vista, Aramark), problems to address — financtook in the views of the Capitol ing and money are not chief Dome and the Washington among them.

But if you still want to see Monument, and enjoyed the airy feel of the stadium’s con- the money earmarked for the stacourses compared to the cave- dium redirected to the District’s like interior of its predecessor. students, you may get your wish.

Then came the main event. The Tax revenues generated from the fans welcomed the home nine with stadium-centric entertainment cheers, or in the cases of Cristian district ought to provide a lastGuzman and Elijah Dukes, dron- ing, increased revenue stream ing chants of “Guuuuuuz” and that will bolster the District of “Duuuuuukes.” They hailed the Columbia’s coffers. Economists chief, President George W. Bush have formerly derided the notion with a mix of applause and boos that a tax-payer built stadium (“Buuuuuush”?), as he marked ultimately generates revenue for the occasion with the first pitch. the state or city that finances Later, the roughly 40,000 the construction. The theory red-capped fans screamed when centers around the notion that Nick Johnson gave the Nationals each fan has a set amount of a 1-0 lead by driving in his first money they spend each year on run in over a year after return- entertainment. If they’re spending from a fractured fibula. All ing that money at the ballpark, of it before Ryan Zimmerman’s then they’re not spending it elsewhere in the state/city, as they finishing flourish.

Inside the park, it was perfect.

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MASON’S ELIO RANDRIANASOLO (shown here in action last season) and the Mustangs started their season off with a win. (NEWS-PRESS FILE PHOTO)

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The last time a freshman opened the season as the keeper for the George Mason High School varsity soccer team was in 2001, when Alex Fatovic took his place in the box, beginning a storied career as a Mustang, capped off by a state championship in 2004.

So, when current freshman Tyler Back was named the starter prior to last Thursday’s contest against Freedom-South Riding High School, expectations were high for the young player, and he certainly did not disappoint.

Back anchored a stellar defensive effort on the part of Mason, shutting out the Eagles en route to a 2-0 season opening victory. In the 11th minute, a Freedom corner tested the young keeper, but he took control and leaped into the box to make the save.

“Tyler was very solid for us today,” said Mustang coach Arthur Iwanicki. “That first corner he caught was definitely a varsity save.”

However, when trumpeting the effort made by the defense in blanking the Eagles, Iwanicki made sure to mention the rest of his defenders, most notably seniors Matt Gresko and Wes Frank. The two quelled any potential breakaway Freedom could get early in the contest.

For most of the first half, the two squads traded possessions and, save a few rocket shots

from outside the box, Mason was unable to get many quality looks on goal. However, in the 32nd minute, senior Antonio Randrianasolo fired a shot into the left side of the goal, slipping off the hands of the keeper before finally settling just inside the line to make it 1-0 in favor of the hosts.

With the score remaining the same entering the break, the Mustangs began the latter 40 minutes dominating ball possession, using their first touch to evade any oncoming Eagle forwards.

Following another bullet free-kick by sophomore Alex Casteuble, which just cleared the top of the goal, Back recorded yet another save.

Again on the attack, Mason forward Andrew Arias deftly redirected a deflected ball with his left foot into the upper right of the net in the 73rd minute.

Last year’s season ended much earlier than was anticipated, with a home loss in the Region B semifinals to eventual state runner-up Nelson County.

Entering the off-season, the determination of the returning players was constantly seen, as they organized pick-up games in the gym in between running and lifting workouts.

If the first game is any indication, furthermore, Mason is on the right path to surpassing last season’s success, in which they went undefeated in Bull Run District.

“We had a good overall performance [today] against a

larger school,” said Iwanicki.

“We didn’t attack as well as we could, but we won the 50-50 balls. Elio [Randrianasolo] was very strong in the middle for us tonight.”

Junior Anthony Andrianrison, the returning District Player of the Year, echoed his coach’s comments, saying that Mason “has been working on possessing the ball in practice, and the finishing touch should come along through the season.”

This past Monday, the Mustangs ventured down Route Seven to take on J.E.B. Stuart in what has historically been a scrappy and hard-fought game between the cross-town rivals.

The two teams battled evenly for the entire first half, entering the break with the score knotted at zero.

An early letdown in the second half saw Mason concede two goals to the Raiders and, despite a Casteuble penalty kick, the Mustangs were unable to claw back, falling 2-1. Iwanicki was nonetheless complimentary of his squad for an impressive effort, especially sophomore Nick Smirniotopoulos, Back, Frank and Gresko.

George Mason will have one last tune-up before the district schedule begins on April 11 at Manassas Park, when the Mustangs play host to the AA state runner-up Potomac Falls and Georgetown recruit Uche Onyerdor, the defending Gatorade State Player of the Year, on April 7.

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F.C. Youth Lax League Kicks Off 2008 Season

GMHS’ Straub No-Hits Jags In 6-Inn. Win B M H F C N

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Mason Head Coach Adam Amerine’s prognostication that senior Mike Straub was pitching in top form was born out last Friday when the lanky Mustang hurler no-hit the Falls Church High School Jaguars in a 10-0, six-inning victory.

Straub struck out 11 on the night, and helped himself out at the plate as well, belting a two-run home run in the fourth.

Mason broke open a 1-0 game with a bases-loaded double by Andrew Lieber in the third inning.

The no-hitter is the second in two seasons for the Mason program, as last year then-senior Byron Mendenhall acomplished the feat against Wakefield.

The win over Falls Church was the first of two straight for the Mustangs, who previously fell 13-3 to Broad Run on March 26.

On Monday, Mason rallied with three runs in the top of the seventh inning

MASON’S MIKE STRAUB threw a 6-inning no-hitter last Friday. (PHOTO: NEWS-PRESS)

to pull out a 7-5 victory over Briar Woods.

Sophomore Brian Lubnow earned his first varsity win with a four-inning relief stint.

“Brian rebounded pretty well from his start against Broad Run,” Amerine said. “He definitely did a better job keeping the ball down and working ahead [in the count].”

Straub and Mike Ward led the offense with two RBI apiece.

Spring Sports Briefs J.E.B. Stuart Girls Tennis After losing a close match to Mount Vernon last week 5-4, the Lady Raiders came back with a thrilling 6-3 victory over Wakefield High School on Tuesday, April 1, to win their first match in two years. Co-captain and senior Julie Nguyen, together with Kathy Nguyen, contributed wins in both singles and doubles matches. The Raiders’ current record is now 1-2, with their next match scheduled for Friday against Falls Church High School.

McLean Softball The McLean varsity softball team found itself in a battle with James Madison on Tuesday night, going deep into extra innings before ultimately falling to the Warhawks 4-3 in the ninth on the road.

McLean struck first, scoring a run in the first inning, which was the only score until the bottom of the fourth, when Toni McReynolds of the Warhawks belted a home run to tie the game at one.

The score remained tied 1-1 at the end of seven innings, sending it to extra innings. In the top of the eighth, McLean’s Alaura Maglio hit a double to left field to bring Lauren McColgan home for the leading run. However, the Warhawks’ Kaila Conlon got to third on a McLean error during the bottom of the eighth, and Kaycie Goddard hit a single to tie the game and send it into nine innings. In the ninth, McLean’s Sophia Iglesias hit a home run over the right field fence, again putting McLean

ahead by one. However, the wheels fell off in the bottom of the ninth, as Madison’s Kristen Kyllo hit a gametying double with an RBI, stole third, and with aid of a Kaila Conlon single, ran home to win the game for Madison.

Each team had seven hits.

McLean’s next game is at Thomas Jefferson on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

McLean Boys Lacrosse The Highlanders lacrosse team picked up another win on Friday against Robert E. Lee, moving their season record to 5-1-1. The Highlanders were led by three goals each by junior attack Brad Mason and senior attack Jake Blumenthal, with 10 saves from junior goalie Tyler Quinn. The Highlanders next game comes on Friday, where they travel to South Lakes for a game at 7:15 p.m.

George Mason Softball On Monday, the Lady Mustangs proved no match for the combination of Briar Woods and Mother Nature, losing 15-0 after six innings in a raindrenched road game.

Sophomore pitcher Jenny Lewis had the Mustangs’ only hit of the game, a double into the outfield that ruined the Falcons’ chance for a no-hitter. Despite a rough 0-4 start to the season, the Lady Mustangs are looking to turn their fortunes around.

Their next game is at home against Briar Woods on Monday, where they will undoubtedly be looking for revenge.

In the opening weekend of the 2008 season, the Falls Church Youth Lacrosse Club’s boys and girls teams were in action with the Boys U11 team winning two games, both by shutout.

On Saturday, March 29, the Boys U11 team traveled to Springfield where they won 7-0. Eriksen Johansen and Brandon Ward each scored three goals and Jackson Cogar tallied one goal. Andrew Trauth led the team in ground balls with five and goalie Dan Dusenberry only had to stop four shots, thanks to a strong performance by the defense in front of him.

On Sunday, the U11s, coached by David Cogar, Brian Mulcahy and Dave Sausville, hosted Alexandria at George Mason High School’s Moore Cadillac Stadium and won 8-0. Ward tallied five goals and Cogar, Brendon Smith and Sean Fitzgerald each scored one. Cogar and Fitzgerald tied for the most ground balls with four each. The defense again dominated, not allowing a shot on goal the entire game.

On March 30, the U13 boys hosted Braddock Road lost, 3-2, in a close game throughout. CJ Tyeryar and Austin Nooter

scored a goal each. The defense, anchored by goalie Nathaniel Schwarz, played very well in holding Braddock Road to only three goals. Coaching the U13s are Mark Johansen, Steve Thayer, Sean Mondragon and Russell Intermaggio.

Also on Sunday, the U13 and U11 girls played away games. The U13 girls played a very strong Braddock Road team and played with heart and determination in an 11-1 loss under their new head coach and former college All-American Jennifer Dakin. Goalies Brooke Strong and Emma Washa stayed strong in the goal throughout the game.

Similarly, the U11 girls played a historically strong Annandale squad.

Coaches Linda Mueller, a fifth grade teacher at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School and Steve Tourkin report that while the girls lost, 12-2, they did a great job against this strong team. Samie Boryan and Maddie Hof scored a goal each.

This coming weekend, the boys will host games at GMHS Moore Cadillac Stadium starting at 9 a.m. and the girls will host games Sunday afternoon starting at 1 p.m.

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Due to the success of the girls basketball team, which went to the state “final four” in Richmond, as well as a foreign exchange trip to Chile, coach Jennifer Parson’s Mason High squad has taken the field in bits and pieces for the majority of March.

However, if Monday’s game against J.E.B. Stuart, when the full team finally came together on the pitch, is indicative of how this season will go, then the Mustangs are sitting pretty.

Mason shut out Stuart 5-0 to level the team’s record at 1-1 after opening the season with a 2-1 loss to FreedomSouth Riding.

“I actually think [having so many players gone] has benefited the team in the long run,” commented Parsons.

“The players came back to training with motivation and competitiveness in our sessions. From this point forward I think things will begin to mesh and the team will begin to grow substantially.”

In order to find success, Mason will turn to a plethora of experienced veterans, including the seven who tasted success on the basketball team, as well as a pair of freshman new to the program.

Violet Miller and Elle Silverman, who spent last year at George Mason but did not play on the junior varsity team, have had an immediate positive impact on the field. Both, as Parsons stated, come loaded with talent and a wealth of high level club experience in

the Olympic Development Program.

Miller netted two goals against Stuart to lead the 5-0 onslaught of their cross-town rivals, while seniors Olivia Scott and Rachel Kazman each found the back of the net. Sophomore forward Karen Hamill, upon returning from the exchange trip to Chile, instantly found her niche on the team, adding the final goal.

Even though Parsons’ team made it all the way to the state semifinals last year before falling to eventual champion Radford, 1-0, the Mustangs only graduated two players — Katie Turner (College of Charleston) and Roxy Sweeny.

Parsons is confident, though, that the current senior class can bring the leadership and have the same impact that their predecessors did. As always though, Mason finds a way to reload. In addition to Miller and Silverman, senior transfer Stephanie Pinch (Yorktown High) brings AAA experience to the defense to help out with the already stacked back line.

The Mustangs also return All-State junior midfielder Kim Kenny, defender Tegan Argo, who was All-State two years ago as a freshman, Hamill, goalie Rebecca Jackson and defender Abby Stroup, all of whom were named second-team All-District last year.

While it is nearly impossible find Single-A non-district competition in the Northern Virginia area, Parsons Continued on Page 20

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Mason Boys Lax Tops Loudoun Co. B B T F C N

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A good coach knows how to lead and inspire his team when the going gets tough. A great coach balances that immense responsibility with an ability to listen and learn from his players.

Luckily for the George Mason varsity boys lacrosse team, the Mustangs are led by a great coach with some strategically brilliant players on the sidelines.

The Mustangs picked up their fifth win of the season in as many tries on Tuesday night, beating division rival Loudoun for the first time in school history, 9-8. The victory was particularly sweet for the Mustangs, exacting revenge on Loudoun County for a first-round exit in the playoffs last season.

Trailing for the first time in the game late in the fourth quarter, 8-7, the Mustangs turned to their head coach for guidance. Coach Rich Costello, in his second year as Mustangs coach, delivered.

With less than three minutes in the game, the Mustangs took possession of the ball and began running a fast break. The players worked downfield towards Loudoun’s goal before senior Graham Coulton cut right in front of the goal and behind the defense. One sweet assist later, the game was tied at 8-8 with 2:46 left.

“We’ve been working on our fast breaks all year, but I’ve never seen something like that from them. That was the best play I’ve seen out of these guys all year,” said Costello.

After a quick turnover from Loudoun, the Mustangs found themselves surrounding the Raider goal once more, with a man-advantage thanks to a poor-

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would have done without the option to go to a game. Thus the ballpark is only redistributing that entertainment money, not bringing in more.

I see the ballpark in D.C. as a different kind of model.

This is a destination that will draw fans from both Virginia and Maryland, and those entertainment dollars that would have been spent in Clarendon (Virginia) or Chevy Chase (Maryland) are now dished out to the District.

The subway ride home

ly-timed Loudoun slashing penalty. However, after running a number of their man-advantage plays and finding no open looks, Coach Costello called a time out. That’s when junior Charlie Mann came to the rescue.

“Charlie goes, ‘Hey coach, none of these sets are working … why don’t we just go back to a normal formation?’ So we did, and I guess that worked out,” Costello said.

Did it ever. The Mustangs passed around the perimeter of the Loudoun defense, before feeding junior Josh Brew for the game-winning goal with 1:04 left in the game.

The Mustangs jumped out to an early 2-1 lead after one quarter when sophomore Caleb Barrett took over. Barrett scored two goals within five minutes of the second quarter, stretching the lead to 4-2. Loudoun never got closer than two goals until there was only 2:30 left in the third period.

The Raiders were not about to roll over and give the game to the Mustangs without a fight. After stagnation in scoring for the first few minutes of the fourth quarter, both defenses began to tire out, much to the chagrin of the goalies of both teams. Loudoun scored with less than eight minutes left to tie the game at 66. After Mann retaliated with a quick goal, Loudoun scored two within two minutes, drawing the 8-7 lead, their first of the game.

The Mustangs are now 5-0 this year, sending a strong message to all other teams in their district.

The Mustangs travel to Park View High School tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. for their next game, and will be traveling to Dominion High School on Monday.

bears out the theory to some degree, still packed even after stopping at two transfer hubs.

The sting from forgoing the game’s fairy tale finale is not subsiding.

“We left early and we’re not even halfway home yet,” the son groans, the family now en route on the Red Line to their destination at Silver Spring.

After the stadium’s opening on Sunday however, the plan for baseball benefiting the District is halfway home. And for fans who more concerned with long fly balls than long-term fiscal pictures, it was certainly the better half.

Mike Hume may be emailed at mhume@fcnp.com.

FRESHMAN ABBY JOHANSEN scoops up a ground ball for the Mustangs in their 18-5 win over Park View. (PHOTO: COURTESY JANE JOHANSEN)

Scoring Blitz Sends GMHS to 3-0 Start; Blakemore, Johansen Combine for 15 Goals The George Mason High School varsity girls lacrosse team opened its season with a very busy first week, playing and winning three games.

Currently the Mustangs are undefeated in the Dulles District, after beating Park View (18-5) on Monday and Freedom (15-9) on Wednesday.

A 6-4 victory over AAA opponent Washington-Lee on Friday extended the win streak.

Against Park View, freshman midfielder Abby Johansen scored eight goals and junior midfielder Sally Blakemore scored six, while senior attack Allie Atkeson, sophomore cen-

ter Gwen Edwards, sophomore midfielder Christina Perez and freshman defender Amanda Rolander each scored one apiece.

Blakemore matcher her sixgoal total against Freedom, while Johansen chipped in with five. Edwards (two goals), Atkeson and junior Katie Fletcher (one goal apiece) also contributed to the Mason attack.

Despite many attempts at goal

by Freedom, it could only seldom penetrate the Mason defense strength anchored by goaltender Emily Perry.

On a very cold and windy Friday evening in Arlington,

GMHS played very strong defense to get a win against Washington & Lee. Edwards led the scoring with four goals, while Blakemore accounted for the other two. Perry had an amazing evening, holding the persistent W-L attack at bay by stopping 16 of 20 shots.

All week the defense had strong performances by Sage Dever, Grace Kuipers, Chelsea Wilkes and Katrina Synder.

Monday’s scheduled game against Loudoun County was postponed, with a make-up date set for April 9. The Mustangs next face Park View on the road on Thursday, April 3.

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has done her best to schedule tough competition, all of which will, as she said, be great for the growth of the team. The Mustangs already scrimmaged Langley, a perennial AAA powerhouse, and will take on AA Potomac Falls and Park View over the course of the season.

“I am really looking forward to seeing how the girls respond to that type of competition, to see how we compete against the level of play that the bigger schools are going to

put forth,” added Parsons.

As always, all roads point to April 21 and May 13 dates with state runner-up Clarke County, with whom the Mustangs have been rivals as long as any player on the team can remember. Mason lost to Clarke four times last year in intense and physical contests, two of which came in championship games. However, with the efforts being put forth so far by the entire team, the outcome might be incredibly different this season.

With their split squad, the Mustangs had a hard time against Freedom/South-

Riding in their first contest last Thursday, falling 2-1 to the Eagles. Scott, a First Team All-District selection last year, scored the only goal for the shorthanded Mason squad, with the assist coming from sophomore Kelley Frank.

The Mustangs took the field against Washington-Lee High this Wednesday at home, but results were not available at press time. They open their district schedule next Friday against Manassas Park.

For the little time the team has been on the field together, the Mustangs are still drawing raves from their coach, who

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Light Bulb Moment for Elementary Students Three Spring Hill Elementary School students stood alongside Fairfax County Board Chairman Gerald Connolly and Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Dale last week to encourage their peers to ask their parents and neighbors to use compact fluorescent light bulbs. The assembly, before 450 students, rallied and encouraged them to participate in a two-week, student-led drive to begin on Earth Day, April 22. Participants will replace one incandescent bulb with one compact fluorescent light bulb for each child enrolled in Arlington and Fairfax county school systems.

That’s 167,000 bulbs in Fairfax County and 18,600 bulbs in Arlington County. Students argued that, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Carbon Calculator, this would equivalent to the removal of the emissions created by 9,826 cars. Dominion Virginia Power was on hand to make a special check presentation to help offset the cost of the compact fluorescent bulbs.

Dietze Named Athletic Director of the Year Jeffrey Dietze, who recently retired as director of student activities at West Potomac High School, has been named the Southern District Athletic Director of the Year by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE). Dietze will receive his award at the NASPE convention in Texas in early April. He was in charge of student activities at West Potomac for over 27 years, and is one of five district winners named by NASPE. One of those five will later be named National Athletic Director of the Year on April 11.

Dietze was among the administrators who helped form West Potomac High School by merging the former Fort Hunt High and Groveton High Schools in the 1980s. He worked with coaches to integrate their teams with students from both schools, and was instrumental in convincing parents and the community to support West Potomac.

As chair and co-chair of the Virginia High School League Coaching Education program for 12 years, Dietze was instrumental in obtaining certification for the Virginia American Sport Education program.

He is a past winner of the Virginia Interscholastic Athletic

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Administrators State Athletic Director of the Year award and the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Distinguished Service Award. Dietze earned his undergraduate degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree from George Mason University.

Hayfield Families Do the Math Destination Calculation and Measure for Treasure are two of the activities that parents and students can take part in during Family Math and Science Fair Night at Hayfield Elementary on Thursday, April 3 beginning at 6 p.m. Families can also play Beach Ball Circle and Geo Memory as they promote math skills through fun activities. The school’s science fair will feature projects from students in grades K-6.Sixth grade projects will be judged by Hayfield Secondary’s Advanced Placement Science Club, some members having attended Hayfield Elementary.

Staff Showdown at the Net Kings Glen Elementary and Kings Park Elementary will hold their first staff volleyball game on Friday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m. at Lake Braddock Secondary. Teachers from both schools have been practicing hard. The Kings Glen team has played against student teams in the past. Tickets will be available at the door, with proceeds to be donated to the combined Kings Glen-Kings Park PTA. Student Succeeds at State Geography Bee Lanier Middle School student Kody Sherlund has been named a semifinalist in the Virginia Geography Bee. Sherlund is now eligible to compete at the state level after earning one of the top 100 scores on the eligibility test.

The state bee will be held on Friday, April 4, at Shenandoah University in Winchester. The National Geography Bee will be held at the National Geographic Society headquarters on May 20 and 21.

HS Senior Lays Down the Law Chantilly High School senior Jessica Draut is one of 25 students in Virginia chosen to advance to the Supreme Court of Virginia in the annual Model Judiciary program, cosponsored

by the Virginia Bar Association (VBA) and the YMCA. The Model Judiciary program challenges students who may be considering careers as lawyers to develop cases based on moot court cases used by Virginia law schools. Students must first prepare for competition at the district level, developing cases that include questions of participating witnesses before local judges and student juries, with the ultimate decision of guilt or innocence being decided by the juries.

Some student attorneys are selected to participate in the appellate round during which they are competitively judged by both a local judge and a state representative of the VBA. A select group of these student attorneys from the appellate level are then chosen to advance to the final round in Richmond, Va., where they further argue their appellate case before both sitting and former justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Students from Centreville High, Lee High, and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology also participated in the finals of the competition.

Aspiring Dentists Floss Others for Free Dental Careers students from West Potomac Academy recently participated as volunteer dental assistants in the Mission of Mercy (MOMS)

project at Northern Virginia Community College’s Medical Campus in Springfield. The students joined local dentists, hygienists and dental assistants to offer free dental care to the community, and were actively involved in assisting dentists and taking x-rays. Several students were able to speak to customers in their native languages.

West Potomac Academy Dental Careers students have participated in the program since it began five years ago.

Within the West Potomac school community, students conduct dental screenings for the Head Start and Pulley Career Center students. They also make custom mouth guards for students in FCPS athletic programs. As part of the program, academy students take part in eight-week paid internships with local dentists as part of the program.

Web Curator Wins Best Practices Award Fairfax County Public Schools have awarded their March 2008 Best Practices Award to Key Center web curator Nicole Bracken for usefulness and adaptation of the elementary school template for Key Center. Bracken’s site can be found at http://www. fcps.edu/KeyCenter/. FCPS recognizes one web curator each month for his or her efforts in web design.

2008 Teacher of the Year Announced Michelle Ohanian from Mountain View Alternative High School has been named the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) 2008 Teacher of the Year. Ohanian will go on to represent FCPS in Virginia’s Teacher of the Year Competition.

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Small Class Sizes, Same-Sex Learning, Set F.C.’s Trinity at Meadow View Apart Unique, College Prep Approach Puts School in Falls Church On the Academic Map B D G F C N

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A calming chime marks the end of another class period at Trinity School at Meadow View.

“It’s a nice bell,” says HeadmasterAndrew Zwerneman.

“We wanted a non-traditional bell. We used to have a traditional school bell and it kind of blew our heads off. After years of that I would still jump. This is a pretty good compromise.”

The bell fits perfectly with the school’s surrounding academic environment — a unique alternative to the norm.

Just turning out its first graduating class in 2002, Trinity is a fresh face on the Falls Church academic landscape. The school is located just off Lee Highway, Rte. 29, on Meadow View Road, hence its grassy namesake. Trinity schools were first established in 1981, with the Meadow View campus opening in 1998. There are currently 142 students attending the Falls Church location.

Founded by a community of Christians called People of Praise, Trinity schools strive to prepare their students for a successful future by building upon a strong non-denominational Christian foundation, providing

education for 7th through 12th grade students.

There are only three Trinity School campuses in the United States, including the Falls Church location. The remaining two schools are Trinity School at Greenlawn in Southbend, Ind. and Trinity School at River Ridge in Bloomington, Minn.

These locations were chosen due to the presence of the founding organization.

“The three principle [People of Praise] community locations are in Indiana, Minnesota and Northern Virginia,” explains Zwerneman.

Zwerneman, a Falls Church resident, has been working at Trinity School at Meadow View since 1999. It is Zwerneman’s ninth year at the Falls Church campus. He and his wife previously taught at Trinity’s sister school in Southbend.

“My wife, Janet, helped open that school in 1981. That is our flagship school,” says Zwerneman. Both the Minnesota and Indiana locations boast of winning the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award.

The No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program honor schools that are either academically superior or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student

TRINITY 10TH GRADERS Nathaniel Hlavin, James Clement, Michael Madsen, Jose Gil-Figueroa and Calvin Hsu collaborate on chemistry project. While male and female students mingle during lunch periods, the school conducts its classes in single-sex sections. (PHOTO: NEWS-PRESS) achievement.

All Trinity schools are academically qualified — Greenlawn and River Ridge are accredited by the Independent School Association of the Central States and the North Central Association. Trinity School at Meadow View is currently seeking accreditation.

“We are now what’s called a ‘candidate school.’ We are working with the Virginia Association of Independent Schools, VAIS. They will send a visitors team to visit us in the fall of 2009.

We have sought application for some time and have had two vis-

LIZ CERVI AND MARY BETH BROPHY, Trinity Class of 2008, work on Matlab project.

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its from the VAIS, one from the Executive Director and one from the Director of Accreditation.

They wanted to check us out and see if we looked like somebody they wanted to have on board.

We made the cut,” explains Zwerneman.

Receiving accreditation is a long and laborious process including self study and surveys, which Trinity is determined to complete. Accreditation is a measurement the U.S. Department of Education uses to ensure that schools meet rigorous and current standards of education and professionalism.

Trinity mandates some rules in order to emphasis their students focus on education. They require the students to wear uniforms and separate students into single-sex classrooms. “The uniform, the single sex classes, everything we do is directed towards trying to build a community of learning,” says Zwerneman. Boys and girls are allowed to eat lunch together and also spend time together before and after school. “Boys and girls relate to each other, that is not a newsflash, it is the case in the classroom that boys and girls pay attention to the fact that there are boys and girls in the classroom. Incrementally they are freer to study and be better students if they are with their own gender.”

Specifically, girls tend to fall behind in math and sciences in the 7th, 8th and 9th grade levels. In a single-sex class, it is easier to more directly address this issue.

“Girls often lose their confidence in math and science, that’s just a fact. We think there are ways that we can meet their needs and solve that problem.

One way to do that is to have them without the boys in the classroom competing with them and dominating the classroom.

As great as the kids are, sociologically, generally, not always, but generally boys try to rule the roost. The girls are a little more deferential. We give the girls, as much as we can, female teachers in the math and science classrooms who are not only women, but who are outstanding role models,” says Zwerneman.

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings addressed the math-science gender gap when delivering remarks to the first national summit on the advancement of girls in math and science.

“Girls continue to be underrepresented in critical fields related to math and science. They make up only a third of AP physics student and on 15 percent of computer science classes,” noted Spellings.

Students at Trinity may also receive more individual attention than they might in a larger public institution, as class sizes at Trinity are limited to 18 students.

According to privateschoolreview.com, at Trinity at Meadow View the student to teacher ratio is 7:1 while the national public school average is 16:1.

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students, while instilling a sense of confidence. The privilege of individual attention comes at a cost — tuition will hit $14,000 next year.

“It’s steep, but we have one of the most aggressive financial add programs around. Forty percent or more of our families receive a significant level of financial aid.

We are a Christian mission. We are not here to turn a buck,” says Zwerneman.

All incoming seventh-grade students at Trinity are required, along with a parent, to participate in the Study Skills Workshop.

They also allow transfer students at the 8th grade level. Faculty members present lectures on various academic topics, including sound note-taking, time management and test preparation.

SAT scores at Trinity are consistently 190 to 250 points above the national average. In 2007, the National average SAT total score for reading, math and writing was 1518. The Trinity at Meadow View class of 2007 average SAT total score for reading, math and writing was 1849, with 2400 serving as a perfect score. Additionally, 96 percent of Trinity students further their education by attending colleges or universities after graduation, with students attending college at the University of Virginia, Duke, the College of William and Mary and

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the University of Notre Dame.

At the heart of Trinity is their faculty, comprised of many educators with Master’s and Doctoral degrees. They also all share one unifying characteristic.

“All the facility is Christian.

You don’t have to be a Christian to attend the school, but you do have to be a Christian to teach here,” says Zwerneman. “We hire teachers who love to learn and are willing to lead a culture of learning rather than a culture that teaches to the test. Our classes are small. Teachers have to be willing to work a lot of one on one hours with students. It is a dynamism we are looking for in teachers, those who are really actively engaged in the learning process.”

The Trinity faculty stress what they call “the mastery of knowledge,” finding deeper meaning in works by Dostoyevsky, Dante and Descartes, rather than just the memorization of information.

Faculty assists with the study of original texts, enabling students to deal with the text directly and on their own terms.

Athletics are not ignored either at Trinity, whose teams bear the nickname “The Tempest.”

Trinity competes in the Northern Virginia Independent Athletic Conference, with the exception of varsity lacrosse, which is a Virginia Division III team.

The school offers a different

sport every season for its boys and girls, including soccer, volleyball, basketball and lacrosse.

In recent years, Trinity varsity teams have won many league championships, most recently both the girls and boys basketball teams won their regular season titles.

The Trinity lacrosse team is a real standout athletically, as about 80 to 90 percent of all the

boys in the school play lacrosse.

“We have a bang ‘em up lacrosse team. We even play the big public high schools. Last year our little school beat their varsity teams in lacrosse. That’s our most prominent sport,” says Zwerneman. The Tempest Varsity Lacrosse team finished No. 2 in the regular 2007 season of Virginia Division III. On their way to extra-cur-

ricular activities, students stroll across the Trinity School at Meadow View lawn chatting happily with each other, uniforms and all. There is the feeling of a tightly knit group. “The school is very small and humane and intimate. Everybody knows each other. I think we get some things done here that you probably won’t find in other schools,” says Zwerneman.

NOTICE The Board of Equalization of Real Estate Assessments of the City of Falls Church will hold public hearings for the purpose of equalizing 2008 real estate assessments in the City, and for the purpose of hearing complaints of inequalities wherein property owners allege a lack of uniformity in assessment or errors in property description.

The Board will give consideration to and INCREASE, DECREASE OR AFFIRM such real estate assessments. Before a change can be granted, the taxpayer or his agent must overcome a clear presumption in favor of the assessment. The taxpayer or agent must prove that the property is not uniform with other similar properties, or prove that the property is assessed in excess of its fair market value as of January 1, 2008.

2008 Hearing Schedule April 23, 2008 is an organizational meeting only. No real estate appeals will be heard at this meeting.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays from August thru December, 2008.

For specific dates, see the weekly Focus in the Falls Church News Press or the online Calendar on the City’s website under Events.* Hearings will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Wells Building (City Hall) at 300 Park Avenue.

Any changes in location will be posted three days prior to the hearing date at City Hall and on the City’s website* under Real Estate Assessment, Appeals, Board of Equalization Hearings.

Completion of Hearings.

These hearings will conclude the appeals filed by the July 7, 2008 deadline, as established by City Code 33-48.

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Kristen Terry and sister Karen Baker show a series of largescale, painted flower cutouts. The rose titled “Pucker Up” struck me as the best with its flat color fields. They all have a near pop art feel to them, though that one seems more inspired.

Artist Opportunities Art-omatic 2008 ‘Sensazione: Awaken the Senses’ Through April 19 at Falls Church Arts gallery in the back of Art and Frame (111 Park Ave, Falls Church). Gallery Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

A few notable pieces in no particular order — “Looking Up,” a woodcut print by Jill Saxton-Smith. “Looking Up” has a nice, almost abstract, quality to it where green tree foliage is depicted in silhouette with a pleasant mid-tone green over a gradated blue sky.

Bill Abel brought two of his large multicolored watercolors from his Falls Church Trees series. Gary Mester’s photo of a young girl dancing, titled “Twirling in Cherry Hill Park” seems full of life, as her curly locks whirl around her.

A photo of wine bottle shoulders and necks by Hugette Roe with its playful interrelationship of yellow and red, would look great in just about any kitchen or dining room. Actually, there were several pieces that would fit well in those locations, another one that comes quickly to mind is Janet Gohres’ Large Mosaic Fish.

Best art value of the night would have to be Teddy Wiant’s multi-media ceramic jester sculpture titled “York.”

Apparently the only human alive who works cheaper than I do, Wiant priced the intricate and certainly entertaining “York” at $100. Mystifyingly, it managed to remain for sale well into the evening.

The Falls Church Arts gallery in the back of Art and Frame is seriously short of exhibition space, and as a result could only accept one piece from each artist for the continuation of the show at that venue. This arts group is in serious need of real exhibition space if it has any hopes of maturing into an artistic force on the regional arts scene. Hopefully the new space planned for Pearson Square will fit the need.

‘The Five Senses: More Than Meets The Eye’ Through April 6 at Target Gallery in the Torpedo Factory Art Center (105 North Union St., Alexandria). Gallery hours:

Wednesday through Sunday, Noon - 5 p.m. For more information, call 703-838-4565 (x4), or see www.torpedofactory.org.

As the title and subtitle suggest, this was supposed to be multi-sensory exhibit, with the prospectus calling for works using two or more of the five senses. As such, it all but demanded interactive works. As with all open call shows, you can only show what artists are willing to enter for the show. I’m guessing the prospectus scared off too many artists.

Gary Schott (Texas) was right on target with his four head whackers titled “Thought Stimulators.” These multicolored bird-house-like devices are to be placed under the chin, then turning a crank on the side, they variously scratch or whack you on the side of the head. Of questionable utility, they are quite playful and humorous.

Sun Kyoun Kim (Illinois) provides two high-quality pieces of bizarre jewelry. The first, titled “Restriction1” holds all five fingers apart, rendering the fingers of that hand all but completely immobile. The other piece titled “Triad 02” requires three people to use. A beautifully designed silver superstructure holds three silver tubes 120 degrees apart, three people placing a single finger in this device would just be able to touch finger tips. Utilizing the notion of barely perceptible sensory input, and the ramped up sensitivity that ensues from that, one can imagine this thing generating heightened awareness of touch inputs.

The best works here, and probably the best work I’ve seen for a while, is Pamela Paulsrud’s work titled “Touchstones.” Interspersed among the rounded rocks on display are defaced book fragments.

The books have been chopped up and shaped with a grinder or sander to resemble the rocks around them. The now-exposed ink from the printed words within form rock-like striations and coloration. You can hardly stand to not pick these up and paw though them. These book fragments have an eerie river rock resemblance.

The most poignant one of all comes from a book titled “The Meaning of Culture.”

‘Full Bloom’ Through April 27 at Stacy’s

Art-omatic 2008 is launched, beat feet to www.artomatic.org.

The announcement came through last week between deadline and release date for the Falls Church News-Press. Registration began at Noon Thursday. Over the following six days over 500 visual artist signed up to participate.

The directors of Art-omatic are looking to fill around 800 visual artists slots. Expectations are that they will not reach that cut off point by the time you read this, but a taking a quick look at the math you clearly need to get with the program sooner rather than later if you intend to be part of Art-omatic 2008.

Many of the more established artists around town turn up their nose at Art-omatic. Seems a serious mistake to me. Art-omatic events are seen by more people, and receives more press coverage than any other art event in the greater Washington Metro area. Truth be told, many gallery directors simply do not have time to go around to other galleries to see what’s going on, but a great many of them will see Art-omatic. To each his own, but if you want to have your work seen, this is a key event to

achieve that goal.

‘Perspectivo: Unexpected Views of Nature’ The May show for Falls Church Arts members will feature works that demonstrate “artistic imagination and different perspectives that create new ways to see the world around us.” Push the envelope when you think of Nature. This is not a landscape only show.

Up to three entries per artist will be considered. Mail in forms due April 18. For complete details and entry form, see www. fallschurcharts.org.

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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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 weekÊs edition.

Community Events Reception. Ruth Trumbo and Dorothy Brothers introduce their paintings. Curves (240 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 7 - 8:30 p.m. Exhibition continues through April. 703-536-0140.

THURSDAY, APRIL 3 Story Hour. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. Mon. – Thurs. 10:30 a.m. 703-2485077 (TTY 711).

SATURDAY, APRIL 5

Rotary Club Meeting. Rotarian Dr. John Karickhoff will speak on “Rotary’s Gifts to me over 60 Years.” Harvest Moon Restaurant (7260 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). $10. 6:30 p.m.

Farmers’ Market in Falls Church.

Falls Church City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 9 a.m.

– noon.

“Why Women Should Rule the World” Discussion and Signing.

Author Dee Dee Myers. Borders (18th and L Sts. NW, D.C.). 6:30 p.m. 202-466-4999.

Full Bloom Fine Art. Sisters Karen Baker and Kristen Terry create vibrant, large-scale flower art on wood. On display at Stacy’s Coffee Parlor (709 W. Broad St., Falls Church). Free to visit during business hours. 703538-6266.

FRIDAY, APRIL 4 FIRSTFriday. An assortment of events in Falls Church. See full listing on page 29.

Curves Art Show Opening

‘Showcase of Authors and Arts Live.’ Authors gather to sign their works with arts displays and live music to boot! Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School (7130 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). Use Entrance #5. Free.

2 - 5 p.m. www.dstnovac.org.

April Arts Demonstration.

Fairfax Art League welcomes Henry Wingate as the April Demonstration guest artist.

Green Acres Community Center (4401 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax). Meeting is open to the public. Free. 1 p.m. www. fairfaxartleague.com

MONDAY, APRIL 7 Stories and Rhymes. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N.

Virginia Ave., Falls Church). For 2-5 year olds. Free. 10:30 a.m.

For more information, call 703248-5030.

Falls Church City Council Meeting. Falls Church City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 7:30 p.m. For more information, www. fallschurchva.gov.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8 Stories and Rhymes. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). For ages 18-36 months. Free. 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 703-248-5030.

NARFE Monthly Meeting.

National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association gathers to hear guest speaker Margaret L. Baptiste, the National President. Vienna Community Center (120 Cherry St. SE, Vienna). Free. 1:30 p.m.

703-205-9041.

‘Brendan Somerville - An Artist Retrospective.’ The work or the late artist from Vienna is put on display through April 26, with the show’s opening reception held tonight at the Vienna Art Center (115 Pleasant St. NW, Vienna). 7 - 9 p.m. www. viennaartssociety.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 5 Stunning. The premiere of David Adjmi’s drama about a young, married teenager living in Brooklyn. Woolly Mammoth Theatre (641 D St. NW, D.C.). $24-$57. 8 p.m.

202-393-3939.

Gutenberg! The Musical! A lively musical with dance numbers about Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press.

D.C. Arts Center (2438 18th St. D.C.). $18. 7:30 P.M. 202-4627833.

Sensazione: Awaken the Senses. The fifth Falls Church Arts all-member show & sale.

View more than 100 pieces of art and meet the 50 artists whose work is on display in this all media show. Live music and refreshments. 7 - 9 pm.

Don Beyer Volvo (1231 W. Broad Street, Falls Church.)

Free. For more information, www.FallsChurchArts.org.

Twilight Tales. A walk-in story hour for children ages 3-6.

Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 p.m. For more information, call 703-248-5030.

THURSDAY, APRIL 10 Story Hour. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. Mon. – Thurs. 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 703-248-5077.

Rotary Club Meeting. Pat Malone, president of the Alexandria Aces and Joe Straub, president of the Falls Church/ Annandale Babe Ruth League will speak about supporting local baseball. Harvest Moon Restaurant (7260 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). $10. 6:30 p.m. Visitors welcome.

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Awaken to Your Psychic Gifts and Inner Guidance. A seminar with Experienced Clairaudient: Richard Lassiter. Center for Spiritual Enlightenment (222 N Washington St., Falls Church).

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The Improv (1140 Connecticut Ave. NW, D.C.). $15-$17. 8:30 p.m. 202-296-7008.

THURSDAY, APRIL 10 ‘Painted Places Near and Far.’ Watercolor and collage work from Helen Dilley Barsalou representing locations in Italy, France, Portugal and the U.S. On display through May 4.

Gallery West (1213 King St., Alexandria). Reception held April 10, 6 - 9 p.m. 703-5496006.

Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, Md., Sunday, April 6 Gates open 5:30 p.m.

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live_music&nightlife THURSDAY, APRIL 3 LIVE JAZZ. Sign of the Whale (7279 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). For more information, call 703-5731616.

THE WAYBACKS “LOADED” CD RELASE SHOW AND CHATHAM COUNTY LINE. Americana/Roots/ Country. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave E Vienna). $15. 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 703-255-1566.

GARY LOURIS. Rock. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $22 in advance/$25 day of show. Doors open: 7 p.m. Showtime: 8:30 p.m. For more information, call 703-237-0300.

JP MCDERMOTT AND THE WESTERN BOP BAND. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church).

Possible cover. 9 p.m. www. jvsrestaurant.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 4 SHANE HINES AND THE TRANCE. Rock. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E Vienna). $12. 8 p.m. 703255-1566.

JEFFERSON STARSHIP. Classic Rock.

The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $40 in advance/$45 day of show. Doors open: 7 p.m. Showtime: 8:30

p.m. 703-237-0300.

THE ELECTRIC BOB AND JERRY BAND. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). Possible cover. 9 p.m. www.jvsrestaurant. com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 5 KARAOKE NIGHT. Sign of the Whale (7279 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 10 p.m.- 1:30 a.m. For more information, call 703-5731616.

SPIRALING AND BELLFUR. Pop/Rock.

Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E Vienna). $15. 6 p.m. 703-2551566.

BO JANKANS/K-BETA AND SKETCH AND SLOPPY JOE. Hip/Hop. 703237-0300. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E Vienna). $10. 9:30 p.m.

OCTAVIA. Latin Rock. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $25 in advance/$30 day of show. Doors open: 7 p.m.

Showtime: 9 p.m. 703-237-0300.

THE THIRD WISH DUO. Acoustic show. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church).

Possible cover. 5 p.m. www. jvsrestaurant.com.

DE JA BLUE BLUES BAND WITH CRAIG GAYLOR ON HARMONICA. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd.,

Falls Church). Possible cover. 9 p.m. www.jvsrestaurant.com.

SUNDAY, APRIL 6 JAMMIN’ FOR A CURE” A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR RELAY FOR LIFE. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E Vienna). $20 minimum donation. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566.

DAVE MASON. Classic Rock. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $23. Doors open: 6 p.m. Showtime: 8 p.m.

703-237-0300.

MELINDA ROOT AND DREW HOLLAND SHOW. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). Possible cover. 5 p.m. www.jvsrestaurant.com.

HOT SAX NIGHT WITH BRUCE SWAIM ON SAXOPHONE. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). Possible cover. 9 p.m. www.jvsrestaurant.com.

MONDAY, APRIL 7 PATTI R OTHBERG AND LA D OLCE VITA. Rock. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E Vienna). $17 in advance/$20 at the door. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566.

SHELBY LYNNE. Rock. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $25. Doors open: 7 p.m. Showtime: 8:30 p.m. 703-

237-0300.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8 TYRONE WELLS AND MICAH DALTON AND AARON ROCHE. Acoustic.

Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E Vienna). $12. 7:30 p.m. 703-2551566.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 AN EVENING WITH TOM RUSSELL. Americana. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E Vienna). $20. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.

KARAOKE AND SPECIALS. Sign of the Whale (7279 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 10 p.m. – 1:30 a.m. For more information, call 703-5731616.

THURSDAY, APRIL 10 LIVE JAZZ. Sign of the Whale (7279 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). For more information, call 703-5731616.

SNARKY PUPPY AND RUDDER. Jazz.

Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E Vienna). $12. 8 p.m. 703-2551566.

CULTURE. Reggae. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $20. Doors open: 7 p.m. Showtime: 9 p.m. 703237-0300.

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Sunday, May 18 — Washington Post Hunt. A scavenger hunt through Penn Quarter and Chinatown, starting at the Old Washington Convention Center Site (909 H St. NW, D.C.). Free. Noon - 5 p.m.

Friday, June 6 — Celebrate Fairfax. Music performances and fireworks ... and lots and lots of food! Fairfax County Government Center (12000 Government Center Pkwy., Fairfax). $10, $8 for military and ages 55+, $5 ages 3 - 10. 6 p.m. - midnight. 703-3243247.

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Please include any photos or artwork with submissions. Deadline is Monday at noon for the current weekÊs edition.

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In the meantime, the School Board’s funding request will be granted in full.

Gardner said it was just the kind of development that the referendum, if passed, would kill, that provided the offsetting revenues to keep taxes under control, and the schools intact.

A lot more revenue from those projects will come in future years as they are completed, and newly-approved ones are built.

Jerkowsky said that his fledgling “Vote No” organization will make a concerted effort to reach out an enlist alliances with community groups, including school-based organizations.

The task force initiating the effort was composed of Falls Church Chamber executive director Sally Cole and board members Dave Lasso, Bob Young, Carol Jackson and Chris Bergen.

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“Jodie Foster and Abigail Breslin shine in an adventure for the entire family!”

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In sports and in movies, star quality counts. We may already know the rules of the game, and what strategyÊs going to be used in each inning, but it can be a joy just watching the pros perform.

George ClooneyÊs „Leatherheads‰ goes into overtime for no good reason, and the only high-wattage star in the lineup is Clooney himself -- but, man, he knows how to PLAY. The guyÊs got smarts, wit, timing, a winning face, a good eye -- hell, heÊs probably even got great legs.

HeÊs also exceptionally savvy about Hollywood movie history and seems to feel quite comfortable with his own place in it. Film fans used to speculate about whether Clooney could become the Cary Grant of our time, and now we know heÊs our Clark Gable and William Holden and Dean Martin, too.

As a director, Clooney has made only three movies, all of them good and none of them alike: a dark satirical political comedy set in the 1970s, „Confessions of a Dangerous Mind‰; a dark political drama set in the 1950s, „Good Night, and Good Luck‰; and now a screwball/football romantic comedy set in the 1920s: „Leatherheads.‰ The story, set in 1925, is ripped from todayÊs headlines -the tale of how money and rules killed professional sports back in the days when there was no

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such thing. No professional football, anyway. Jimmy „Dodge‰ Connelly (Clooney), a not-quitegrizzled vet in a younger manÊs game, does things the old-fashioned way: down and dirty and for the fun of it. He not only plays for the Duluth Bulldogs, he also writes the newspaper stories that lionize them, which he dictates to his perpetually soused press pal Suds (Stephen Root) of the Duluth Democrat.

When the Bulldogs go broke (this was back before taxpayers generously subsidized what is theoretically a multibillion-dollar private industry), Dodge cooks up a scheme to recruit Princeton football phenom and bona fide war hero Carter „The Bullet‰ Rutherford (John Krasinski from „The Office,‰ in the Joel McCrea/ Gary Cooper/Henry Fonda/Eddie Bracken role). With Bullet as their marquee name, the reunited Bulldogs sell out every seat in the house.

Meanwhile, wily girl reporter Lexie Littleton (Renee Zellweger,

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Running time: 114 minutes.

Classified: PG-13 (for brief strong language).

in the Barbara Stanwyck/Rosalind Russell/Jean Arthur/Claudette Colbert role), employed by a certain Chicago daily broadsheet, conspires with her editor to cook the goose of the BulldogsÊ Boy Wonder. It seems that the patriotic war-story legends surrounding him may have been somewhat exaggerated, and her job is to pump them up, then knock him down. But journalism is never that simple. Lexie takes a fancy to both the youngster and the oldster, and the question becomes whoÊs gonna wind up as the Ralph Bellamy: Dodge or Bullet?

What we have here, as you can plainly see, is an amalgam of vintage screwball comedies („His Girl Friday,‰ „Meet John Doe,‰ „Hail the Conquering Hero,‰ „Mr. Deeds Goes to Town,‰ „The Lady Eve‰), spiked with a little pigskin slapstick (Harold LloydÊs „The Freshman,‰ Buster KeatonÊs „College,‰ the Marx BrothersÊ „Horse Feathers‰). Clooney knows his movies, and has no doubt picked up a few things from Joel and Ethan Coen, makers of the broader and fasterpaced „The Hudsucker Proxy‰ and „O Brother, Where Art Thou?‰ -- named after a gag in Preston SturgesÊ „SullivanÊs Travels‰ and starring Clooney himself. Even when the script is less than effervescent, Clooney and his cast are game.

Although „Leatherheads‰ probably has fewer dull moments than your average NFL contest, sometimes you wonder if the clock is still ticking or if somebodyÊs called a timeout. A scene will end and, just as youÊre moving on to the next one, you may find yourself wondering: Why was that there?

Yet thereÊs always something interesting to notice: a face, a throwaway visual joke, the way the winter rain on a background window contributes to the tone of a scene, or the sight of the muscular 1920s Chicago skyline in the distance behind the ball field.

Even before the opening credits montage is over, Clooney demonstrates the fleetness of his comedic footwork -- getting a better laugh from a cow and a ball than

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come from the silly behavior and the ace supporting cast. Rated: Three stars. (Darel Jevens)

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HE GRAND (Comedy, R, 104 minutes). It’s another of those improvised mockumentaries, this one set at a poker tournament -- and it’s satisfyingly executed. Unabashedly following the Christopher Guest formula of

setting up a menagerie of weirdos, with Woody Harrelson and Cheryl Hines heading up the ensemble, and turning them loose in a highpressure environment, “The Grand” actually succeeds in being funnier than Guest’s last effort, the bleak awards-season parody “For Your Consideration.” Good laughs also

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He knows how to compose a shot (the antique short-focus camerawork by Newton Thomas Sigel immediately puts you in a classic Hollywood frame of mind), and how to cut comedy so it doesnÊt cramp the actorsÊ style.

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Daniel Day-Lewis in a virtuoso performance as an obsessed loner, starting with nothing and becoming a California oil tycoon in a life dominated by greed, duplicity, hatred and loneliness. Paul Thomas Anderson’s epic is ambitious and relentless as the study of a human monster. Magnificent visuals created by cinematographer Robert Elswit and set designer Jack Fisk. A debatable ending, and the film’s reach exceeds its grasp, which is not a dishonorable thing. Rating: Three and a half stars.

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ESURRECTING THE CHAMP (Sports drama, PG13, 111 m., 2008). Samuel L. Jackson stars as a former boxer, now a skid row drunk nicknamed Champ, who tells his story to a sportswriter (Josh Hartnett). He was a contender once, he says, and the writer scents a great story.

Jackson is good, so is Alan Alda as the writer’s editor, although the movie bogs down in details of the writer’s domestic life. Rating: Three stars.

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WEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (Musical, R, 117 m., 2007). Tim Burton’s macabre, blood-soaked, brilliant film version of Stephen Sondheim’s hit musical. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter do their own singing, and very effectively, too, as the cut-throat barber and the landlady he supplies with fresh meat for her pies. With Alan Rickman as a vile judge and Timothy Spall as his flunky. A dark look at London poverty and desperation, filmed with bizarre intensity. Rating: Four stars.

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Another magnificent film by Marc Forster (“Monster’s Ball”), based on the much-loved best seller about two boys in 1970s Afghanistan and the lives they go on to lead. Doesn’t depend on stars, effects or genres, but simply fascinates us with how it will turn out. Superimposes human faces and a historical context on the tragic images of war. One of the year’s best. Rating: Four stars.

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Based on a book by the author of “Babe,” made by the director of “My Dog Skip,” starring Alex Etel, star of “Millions” -- and lives up to this heritage. A great choice for the holiday season. Rating: Three and a half stars.

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I made this album out of respect for Dusty Springfield as a fan ... and it was an opportunity to do cool songs.”

Someone must have seen, or make that heard, something though, otherwise Barry Manilow probably never would have suggested the project to her back in 2005.

Manilow and Lynne met at an after-party following Lynne’s Grammy win for Best New Artist (though she had performed professionally since 1988). Lynne claimed the award for her work on I Am Shelby Lynne, an album

full of confessional songs praised widely for its honesty and vulnerability. (Just sayin’.)

The high esteem in which Lynne holds Springfield is born out by the patient process used to insure the album’s perfection in Lynne’s estimation. A full year after contemplating the project, in July of 2006, she put the wheels in motion. She called producer Phil Ramone, the perfect fit because, “He’s calm, a great leader and an incredible musician,” Lynne says. “I’m not so calm in the studio, so it works.”

As her label, Capitol Records, clamored for an ASAP album release, Lynne didn’t want to rush it. After bringing on sound engineer Al Schmidt (again because, “This record had to sound perfect.”) the stage was finally set. The result? The sultry steaminess is there, as is the honesty and the note-wavering vulnerability.

The patience undeniably paid off.

However, the quest for perfection is peculiar coming from an artist like Lynne — which further speaks to her respect for Springfield. Lynne, who prefers to use a twoinch tape machine than digital equipment

in the studio. She loathes computer-based recording programs, saying they take the humanity out of the process.

“Even when I’m home writing songs, I’m not inspired [when using digital recording software],” Lynne says. “That’s because when I’m looking at a computer screen I’m f---ing depressed.”

Rather than erasing the small flaws with an editing program, she embraces the small flaws.

“Those little flaws make it real, make it human,” Lynne says. “It makes it a human, rather than a computer experience.

“I like tape because it sounds good and it challenges me. When they press record on the tape machine I am going to sing the s--- out of that song because I only get one chance. It’s exciting when we are all in the studio. We’re just waiting for that red recording light to go on. Then we go and play it down.”

• Shelby Lynne plays The State Theatre Monday, April 7. Tickets are $25 and doors open at 7 p.m. For more on Shelby Lynne, visit www.shelbylynne.com.

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These stars got the FCNP Crew dancing this week:

Mike Hume— Could Have Been Worse by Matthew Ryan

Nicholas Benton— Have You Seen Her? by Chi-lites Jody Fellows— Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz

The common perception is that diving into an industry in which your father is famous is both a blessing and a curse.

For Justin Townes Earle, son of Steve Earle, that perception holds true, though he’s not too concerned with the latter.

“I’ve got worse curses in my life,” Justin says. “I’m a recovering f---ing heroin addict.”

Thus it is that Justin says he now pursues a career in music, not because of his father, nor because of his namesake, Townes Van Zandt, nor because he practically grew up at the Grand Ole Opry, but instead “because I was a better musician than I was a drug dealer.”

Four years ago, he cleaned up and now has his life, and career, on track.

He just released his first album, The Good Life, and is about to embark on a prolonged promotional tour, which includes a stop at Arlington’s IOTA Club and Cafe, Thursday, April 10.

The Good Life, a narrative-based collection of songs, successfully set to a mix of music ranging from folk to straight-up Nashville country, has earned early praise, reinforcing what Earle already knew.

“It is such a myth that you need to be f---ed up and tortured to write,” he says.

“I’m 10 times the performer now than I used to be.”

— MH

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VELOCITY FIVE 8111 Lee Hwy. (Merrifield Plaza, Lee Hwy. and Gallows Rd.), Falls Church • www.velocityfiverestaurant.com • 703-207-9464 • Type of Food: American Grille • Features: 50 HD TVs, Private Banquet Rooms, DJ after 9:30 p.m. • Hours: Sun-Mon - 11 a.m. - 2 a.m.

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RESERVATIONS MAY BE HARD TO COME BY, but the delicious cuts of meat are abundant at Ray's the Steaks. (PHOTO: NEWS-PRESS)

By Bryan Toporek On the corner of 17th and Wilson in Arlington lies one of the county’s best kept dining secrets and the most amazing steak restaurant you’ve never heard of: Ray’s the Steaks.

A low seating capacity (only 40 – 50 patrons) and a relatively small dining room, compared to mainstream competitors such as Morton’s and Ruth’s Chris Steak House, makes Ray’s the Steaks one of the most hotly demanded restaurants in town.

On any given day at 4 p.m., prospective diners will line up outside the restaurant hoping to book a reservation for later in the day. Head chef/owner Michael Landrum has always focused on keeping the restaurant as local as possible, meaning Ray’s will not take a reservation through the phone. The only way to guarantee yourself a seat is by showing up, starting at 4 p.m., on the day of your prospective reservation and making the reservation in person.

Although that may sound like a hassle, the atmosphere, great service and incredible food more than make up for any inconveniences caused by their reservation policy.

Should you land a reservation at Ray’s, there are a few key things to be aware of.

While your reservation guarantees you a table, you might not be seated immediately at the time of your reservation. Ray’s encourages patrons to leave quickly after finishing meals, even warning that they may exercise the right to ask diners to leave if they linger too long after their meal. The best bet is to show up at least 15 minutes in advance of the reservation.

Second, while Ray’s is known for its steaks, the other food at the restaurant is equally delicious and very reasonably priced. A cup of the Crab Bisque soup ($3.50) blends a pink, creamy broth with more than a mouthful of fresh, tender crab. And the starter Caesar salad ($5.95) warms your stomach up for the forthcoming meat while leaving plenty of space.

Ray’s earned its moniker for a reason, namely, their steaks. Ray’s, hands down, delivered the most delicious, juicy, savory piece of meat that I have ever had the pleasure of eating. While the crab bisque and Caesar salad hinted at the quality of food that Ray’s tends to offer, nothing compares to your waiter/waitress bringing out giant slabs of meat for everyone at your table.

I thoroughly enjoyed the 12-oz., classic cut, New York Strip ($24.95). Enough cannot be said about the quality of their meat, which is aged and cut at the restaurant. The steaks are char-grilled to absolute perfection, with compulsive care given to cooking the meat to the exact temperature and doneness that the customer requests. I also had a chance to sample the New York Strip with a Brandy Mushroom Cream ($29.95). The creamy sauce lathering the steak only enhanced the tender juiciness of the meat.

Along with your savory steaks, Ray’s provides each table with a complimentary side of fluffy garlic mashed potatoes and creamy spinach. Much like the other food at Ray’s, the perfect amount of freshness and preparation combine to create incredible complements to the main course of meat.

The service at Ray’s deserves just as much praise as the delicious food. The staff was speedy and attentive, consistently filling our drinking glasses while checking on us intermittently throughout the meal. Our waitress was also particularly knowledgeable about the perfect combinations of food and drink at Ray’s. She was able to offer a fantastic red wine selection to match our steaks of our choosing.

While it’s potentially tricky to get a table, Ray’s the Steaks is well worth the wait when you do.

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The Half-Bo le Of Wine The hunt is always on for the trophy Sonoma red from Chateau St. Jean. Called Cinq Cepages, French for five grapes, it is a perennial candidate for wine of the year. It’s difficult to find, even at $80 a bottle, and that’s considered good value compared to top French prices.

I saw it for $40 in a local wine shop.

The catch? It was a half-bottle, 375 ml in metric volume or two generous glasses and a few extra sips in real life.

Not enough to wallow in, but plenty for solid tastes of a great wine.

There were more. If you’ve heard about Rombauer’s terrific chardonnay, you can try it for $15 instead of $30. Other wine stores stock rare treats like the lush pinot blancs of Robert Sinskey at $20 or the

By Chris Sherman great Chateauneuf-du-Pape S . P T 2004 for $30.

“It was the only way we could get it (Cinq Cepages), and we went through several cases,” said Tom-Erik BockmanPedersen of American Spirits in St. Petersburg.

There are more half-bottles than ever on the shelves, if not as many as we wish for. Among the labels are Coppola, Whitehall Lane, Vieux Telegraph, Duckhorn, Truchard, Caymus Conundrum and d’Arenburg.

The numbers grow slowly, but the half-bottle gets more respect today from storekeepers, restaurants and wineries. The smaller bottles, once used only for dessert wines, ports, sherries and Champagne, are now also filled with the best cabernets, zinfandels and white wines.

“We’ve had the late harvest riesling in half-bottles since, well, forever,” says Jennifer Scott of Chateau St. Jean. A few years ago, the Kenwood, Calif., winery started to put its prized cabernet blend into half-bottles for restaurant sales.

Half-bottles got a first futile push in the 1980s and seem to have won a second look in the wine packaging revolution of screwcaps, square bottles, synthetic corqs, boxes and cans.

A fine half-bottle that might sell for $30 at retail could be $75 in a restaurant, more than you might pay for a full bottle to drink at home. Still it’s less than buying a full bottle at a marked-up price of perhaps $150. And some restaurants and bars use half-bottles to serve wine cheaper than by-the-glass prices, as at Tampa Bay Brewing Company, which has an all-half-bottle wine list of two dozen wines, priced $9 to $20.

Because of the balance of exposure to air and glass, wine in small bottles matures faster and is ready to drink sooner. It is not bottled to last decades in the cellar.

Half-bottles suit modern drinkers better, especially the single diner, a couple that does not want to finish a full bottle, or a small table that wants two tastes, a Rhone for her lamb chops and a pinot noir for his salmon.

The smaller bottles also keep on giving as great vessels of recycling. Rinse out a half-bottle to use as a container for wine from a full bottle you didn’t finish. That wine will keep better for a few days than the same amount in a halfempty standard bottle.

A half-bottle is always better than none.

The Wine Line

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Daniel Negreanu on Poker

Playing from Small Blind is Tough Playing correctly from the small blind can be frustrating and confusing. On the one hand, you already have half the bet in the pot which should entice you to play more hands. On the other, you’ll have to play out of position on every street which suggests that you should actually play fewer hands.

So what are you supposed to do from the small blind?

The answer depends on several variables including the size of your stack, the strength of your hand, and the type of opponent you’re facing. In this column, we’ll focus on two of the most common situations you’ll face from the small blind.

Alone Against the Big Blind Many players make the mistake of acting too aggressively in this situation. They end up bleeding away their chips against a more experienced player in the big blind -- a player who will use his position to steal pots after the flop.

In this situation, unless your opponent is a passive, conservative player, don’t raise too often.

Even a hand like Ac-6d won’t fare well when played from out of position. That’s because experienced players will defend their big blinds with a wide variety of hands. They understand the power of position and will usually try to exploit that advantage.

Skilled players will play a hand like Ac-6d with caution from the small blind. Despite what you hear on television, it’s normally best to just call from the small blind. Remember, though, you can’t do anything the same all of the time in poker. You’ve got to be prepared to change gears.

If antes are in play in addition to the blinds, you can act a bit more aggressively from the small blind -- but not much.

Raising from the small blind with a marginal hand only invites the big blind to call, or even reraise. Antes act to increase his pot odds and create a greater incentive for him to play.

The best advice when playing from the small blind is to mix up your play. The general rules are to fold garbage hands, limp with marginal hands, and raise with hands that are strong enough to play big pots with.

Don’t allow your opponents, however, to pick up patterns in your play. Occasionally call with pocket aces and raise with hands like 5s-8s.

Playing Against a Raiser If another player has opened

the pot with a raise, ignore the fact that you already have money in the pot. Against a raise, play only those hands that you would stay in with if you were seated outside the blinds.

This situation calls for tighter play than in any other position at the table. If you do find a hand strong enough to play from the small blind, your best choice is usually to reraise before the flop in an attempt to neutralize your opponent’s positional advantage.

The position of the raiser is another determining factor in deciding how to play your hand. For example, against a player who raised from early position, you can safely call with hands like 7-7 or Ah-Qh. However, if the raise came from late position, there’s an increased chance that he’s attempting to steal the blinds. If

that’s the case, lean towards making a substantial reraise with most hands you’d be willing to play.

Special note to beginning players: In this particular situation, if you don’t have a hand that’s strong enough to reraise with, you should fold before the flop. A call from the small blind can prove troublesome. If you do choose to play, your limited poker and people reading skills will be severely tested in postflop play.

Visit www.cardsharkmedia. com/book.html for information about Daniel NegreanuÊs new book, HoldÊem Wisdom for All Players. © 2008 Card Shark Media. All rights reserved.

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PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED BUDGET BY THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA The ordinances referenced below were given first reading and a public hearing on Monday, March 24, 2008. The public hearings will continue on April 14 and April 28, 2008, with second reading and final action scheduled for April 28, 2008 all at 7:30 p.m., Official Time, or as soon thereafter as may be heard.

(TO8-07) Ordinance Setting The Rate Of Tax Levy On Real Estate, Personal Property And Machinery And Tools, And All Other Property Segregated By Law For Local Taxation In The City Of Falls Church, Virginia, For The Tax Year 2008. [Tax rate of $1.04 per $100 of assessed value.)

(TO8-08) Ordinance Fixing And Determining The Budget Of Expenditures And Revenues, Appropriating Funds For The Fiscal Year 20082009: General Fund; School Operating Fund; School Community Service Fund; And School Food Service Fund; Water Revenue Fund And Sewer Revenue Fund And Approval Of The Capital Improvement Plan

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS The ordinance referenced below was given first reading and a public hearing on Monday, March 10, 2008, and referred to the Planning Commission and other boards and commissions; with second reading and a public hearing scheduled for April 14, 2008.

(TR8-17) Resolution Amending And Reenacting Resolution 2004-30 Granting Special Exception SE04-0162 For Mixed Use Development At 400412 South Maple Avenue (RPC# 52-309-023), Known As "500 South Maple Avenue" To Atlantic Realty Companies, Inc. And Their Successors.

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SECTION 106 PUBLIC NOTICE American Tower Corporation is proposing a 10- by 15-foot compound expansion. The existing telecommunications facility is located southwest of the State Route 1 and State Route 244 interchange located in Bailey’s Crossroads, Fairfax County, Virginia. For the purposes of this review process, a 30-foot perimeter to the north, south, east, and west around the existing 1,200-square foot lease area was also assessed. American Tower Corporation seeks comments from all interested persons on the impact of the tower on any districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture, that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Specific information about the project, including the historic preservation reviews that American Tower Corporation has conducted pursuant to the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (47 C.F.R. Sections 1.1307(4)) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (36 C.F.R. Part 800) will be made available to interested persons who request the information from the contact below. All questions, comments, and correspondence should be directed to American Tower Corporation, 10 Presidential Way, Woburn, MA, 01801, ATTN: Environmental Services or Enviro.Services@AmericanTower.com bu May 2, 2008

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following ordinance and resolution were given first reading on March 10, 2008, and referred to the Planning Commission and other boards and commission.

The second reading and a public hearing scheduled for April 28, 2008 has been postponed to MAY 12, 2008.

(TO8-06) An Ordinance to Amend the Official Zoning District Map of the City of Falls Church, Virginia, by Rezoning Approximately 0.68 Acres of Land from T-1, Transitional District to B-1, Limited Business District for the properties with the Real Property Code Numbers 51-131-020, 51-131-021, 51-131-022, 51-131-023, and 51-131-029 by Jefferson Park LLC. (TR8-18) A Resolution to Grant a Special Exception for Commercial Height Bonus for Approximately 1.12 Acres of Land With the Real Property Code Numbers 51-131-006, 51-131-007, 51-131-020, 51-131-021, 51-131-022, 51-131023, and 51-131-029 by Jefferson Park LLC. 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 (703-248-5014) 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.

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PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING On Monday, April 17, 2008, the City of Falls Church Planning Commission, at 7:45 p.m. will hold a public hearing during their regularly scheduled meeting, in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia 22046, on the following application: (TO8-06) An Ordinance to Amend the Official Zoning District Map of the City of Falls Church, Virginia,

by Rezoning Approximately 0.68 Acres of Land from T-1, Transitional District to B-1, Limited Business District for the properties with the Real Property Code Numbers 51-131-020, 51131-021, 51-131-022, 51-131023, and 51-131-029 by Jefferson Park LLC. (TR8-18) A Resolution to Grant a Special Exception for Commercial Height Bonus for Approximately 1.12 Acres of Land With the Real Property Code Numbers 51-131-006, 51-131007, 51-131-020, 51-131-021, 51-131-022, 51-131-023, and 51131-029 by Jefferson Park LLC. Interested persons may appear and present their views. Information on or copies of the proposed Ordinance and Resolution may be viewed in the City's Planning Division at City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 703-248-5040.

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Applications are being accepted until the end of the month. Vacancies that have been advertised for more than one month may be filled during each subsequent month before month's end.

Architectural Advisory Board City Employee Review Board Economic Development Authority Environmental Services Council Girls' Home Advisory Board Historic Architecture Review Board Historical Commission Human Services Advisory Council Library Board of Trustees Planning Commission Private School & Day Care Facility Board Retirement Board Senior Citizens Commission Citizens' Advisory Committee on Transportation Tree Commission Regional Boards/Commissions: Fairfax Area Commission on Aging Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia Long Term Care Coordinating Council Workforce Investment Board

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Story Hour, 10:30 a.m.

Book Discussion Group, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Planning Commission, 7:45 p.m.

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Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court in Session Story Hour, 10:30 a.m.

Housing Commission, 7:30 p.m.

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School Board, 7:30 p.m.

General District Court in Session Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation, 7 p.m.

Story Hour, 7 p.m.

10 Schools Third Quarter Ends Story Hour, 10:30 a.m.

City Council/School Board Work Session, 7:30 p.m.

12 Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-Noon 13 National Library Week Begins 14 Schools Professional Day Yard Waste, Bundled Brush, & Special Collections Story Hour, 10:30 a.m.

City Council, 7:30 p.m.

Volunteer Fire Department Business, 8 p.m.

15 Federal Income Tax Returns Due Story Hour, 10:30 a.m.

Historical Commission, 7:30 p.m.

16 General District Court in Session Senior Citizens Commission, 4 p.m.

Story Hour, 7 p.m.

Library Board of Trustees, 7:30 p.m.

Tree Commission, 7:30 p.m.

Student Artwork Available for Pickup All artwork submitted to the 2007 Student Art Contest can be picked up from the Office of Communications in City Hall, 300 Park Ave., East Wing, third floor, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

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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) 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).

Free Rape Aggression Defense Course The City’s Police Department is offering a FREE Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women, 12 years of age and older. The course is offered in four, three-hour sessions. Classes will be held at St. James School (830 West Broad Street in Falls Church) on Tuesdays, Apr. 8 and 15 and Thursdays, Apr. 10 and 17 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The R.A.D. System is a comprehensive, women-only course that

addresses awareness, prevention, risk reduction, risk avoidance, and the basics of hands-on selfdefense training. R.A.D. is not a martial arts program. Nationally certified R.A.D. instructors from the City Police Department teach the course.

Participants are required to attend all four sessions. For more information and to register, email jcarter@fallschurchva.gov or ksdempsey@verizon.net, or call 703-241-5053.

Enter the 4th Annual Falls Church City Art Show & Sale Calling all artists – now is the time to get creative! The Recreation & Parks Division will present its 4th Annual Art Show & Sale next month and City residents and employees of all ages are invited to submit original artwork to the show (limit two submissions per person).

Photography, paintings (watercolor, oil, or acrylic), and drawings (pencil or pastel) of any size will be accepted. Submissions can be framed or unframed.

All artwork may be submitted to the Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St.) beginning Monday, April 21 and no later than

noon on Friday, April 25. Artists must include their name, phone number, and selling price (if interested in selling the artwork) on the back of each entry. Submissions from children K-12 must include their grade and age.

The opening reception for the free Art Show & Sale will be held at the Community Center on Friday, April 25 from 5-7 p.m. The Exhibition and Sale, also at the Community Center, will be held on Saturday, April 26 from noon-4 p.m.

For more information, call 703-2485077 (TTY 711).

Sign Up for a Summer Sports Camp Mustang Baseball Camp June 16-20 Are you a baseball player looking to improve your skills? Directed by the George Mason High School (GMHS) varsity coach, campers will learn skills in fielding (infield and outfield), hitting, base running, and game situations. This camp is designed for boys and girls ages 8-13. Each participant will receive a T-shirt.

Mustang Basketball Camp June 16-20 Presented by GMHS Varsity Basketball coaches, this camp is designed for campers ages 8-13 who want to improve their basketball skills. Campers will receive a T-shirt and a basketball.

Mustang High School Basketball Skills Camps June 23-July 18 These high-level skills camps are run under the direction of GMHS boys and girls basketball coaches. Camps are designed for rising 8th through 12th grade players who have high school level basketball aspirations. Camps will cover offensive and defensive skill sets and will help prepare all participants for a higher level of basketball. Camps will cover position breakdown, drill work, and game situations.

For more information on these and other summer camps, contact the Recreation & Parks Division at 703-248-5077 (TTY 711). Programs are offered June through August, and range from sports (from dance to swimming to horseback riding!) to art and theatre. The 2008 Summer Camps Brochure can also be viewed online at www.fallschurchva.gov.

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Classes and Events Special Events Neighborhood Tree Program Tree Planting Event Saturday, April 12, 9:30 a.m.-noon Meet at 304 N.Virginia Ave. Come out and have some fun while doing a good deed for the environment. Help plant trees in the North Virginia Avenue and Riley Street neighborhood. Call 703-536-3049 to sign up for this free event.

4th Annual Art Show & Sale Friday, April 25, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Opening Reception Saturday, April 26, Noon-4 p.m., Exhibition & Sale Community Center, 223 Little Falls St. Falls Church City’s finest artwork will be on display at this free event. City residents and employees of all ages are invited to submit original artwork to the 4th Annual Falls Church Art Show & Sale (limit two submissions per person). Photography, paintings (watercolor,oil,or acrylic),and drawings (pencil or pastel) of any size will be accepted. Call 703-248-5199 (TTY 711) for more information.

Extravaganza. All materials will be recycled or donated to charity. For a complete list of acceptable donations, visit www.fallschurchva.gov or call 703-248-5176 (TTY 711).

Youth Classes Classic Tales ‘n Tunes (ages 1 ½-4 with adult) Saturday, April 5, 9:30 or 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, April 9, 9:15 or 10:15 a.m.

Community Center, 223 Little Falls St. Preview this outstanding theme-oriented program of stories, music, movement, and puppetry, enriched with Spanish and American Sign Language! FREE, but space is limited. To register, call 703-248-5077 (TTY 711).

Tiny Tunes (ages birth-17 months) Wednesday, April 9, 11:15 a.m. or noon Community Center, 223 Little Falls St. Beloved teacher Susan Hayes delights the tiniest learners with music, movement, puppetry, and sign language! Call 703-248-5077 (TTY 711) to reserve your spot.

Recycling Extravaganza Saturday, April 26, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Recycling Center, 217 Gordon Road Bring unwanted electronics, textiles, medical supplies and much more to the Falls Church Recycling

City of Falls Church Farmers Market Every Saturday from 9 a.m. - Noon

Growing Green 20th Annual City of Falls Church Spring Cleanup Join in the fun of working together! Volunteers are needed for the City’s 20th Annual Spring Cleanup on Saturday, April 19. Meet in front of the Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St.) at 10:30 a.m. to pick up materials and receive work assignments. After an hour or so of litter pickup, participants are invited back to the Community Center for a “thank you” picnic featuring delicious food donated by Falls Church City restaurants. The Spring Cleanup is cosponsored by the Department of Environmental Services and the Falls Church Environmental Services Council. Call 703-248-5176 (TTY 711) to volunteer or for more information.

FREE Income Tax Preparation The City of Falls Church Housing and Human Services Division is offering FREE tax preparation for eligible taxpayers who live or work in the City of Falls Church and earned less than $40,000 in 2007.

Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. through Friday, April 11

By Appointment Only - Call 703-248-5005 (TTY 711) Documentation Required: • Photo identification • Social Security card (or Individual Tax Identification Number, ITIN) for the taxpayer, spouse and all dependents • All W-2, W-2G, 1099INT, 1099DIV forms • Other income documentation (unemployment or worker’s compensation) • Day care payments and day care provider’s name, address and federal ID number • Student loan interest payments, Form 1098-E • Student tuition and fees, Form 1098-T • Copy of 2006 tax return • Banking information (voided check) for refund deposits

Antiquarians, Mystery Lovers, Cooks, Historians, Children, and Bargain Hunters The Falls Church Area American Association of University Women is holding its annual Used Book Sale on Friday, April 11 from 9 a.m.-9 p.m., and Saturday, April 12 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Falls Church Community Center, 223 Little Falls St. There will be more than 40,000 books for browsing and purchasing. Most books priced at $3 or less. Bargain hunters, come Saturday for half-price specials. For more information, call 703-534-5345.

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.

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Chairman: Craig Cheney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-237-6931 Vice Chairman: Ronald Peppe II . . . . . . . . . . 703-534-4951 School Board Rosaura Aguerrebere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-536-8638 Kathryn Chandler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-536-7564 Susan Kearney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-532-0321 Kieran Sharpe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-536-3130 Joan Wodiska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-533-1248 Superintendent: Dr. Lois Berlin . . . . . . . . . . . 703-248-5601*

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TJ Teacher Named ’08 Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award Winner If it were up to his students, Jed Frei would have been named teacher of the year on the first day of school.

The 10-year veteran educator consistently earns rave reviews among his young charges at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School as the teacher who makes learning fun.

Last week, the Washington Post officially recognized Frei as one of the finest teachers in the region by naming him the 2008 Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award winner from Falls Church City. Shortly after the newspaper published the good news, Superintendent Lois Berlin surprised Frei with a congratulatory bouquet of balloons, and Frei instantly credited his students for his success.

“I have been so lucky in the years that I’ve taught just to have students who are hard-working and motivated,”

Frei said. “Even when things are hard, they’re just willing to go further…and that really motivates me.”

The annual award is presented by the Washington Post to one teacher from each of the 19 metro area public school divisions and one private school. The award’s namesake, Agnes Meyer, was a staunch supporter and defender of public education and the wife of Eugene Meyer, who purchased the Washington Post in 1933. The goals of the award are to recognize excellence in teaching and to encourage creative and quality instruction.

Dozens of parents, teachers and students submitted letters of support in nominating Frei for the award.

Many described him as positive, creative and innovative in his approach to teaching.

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“Our staff respects Jed, and it’s easy to see why,” the fourth grade team wrote. “His natural exuberance brings positive energy to everyone.”

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“Mr. Frei is very funny,” student Avi Silverman wrote. “One time when we were calling out verbs, he acted them all out. He is very peppy and always smiling.”

“He is usually at the forefront of any technological improvements our system has to offer,” TJ Principal Trudy Taylor wrote. “This year, he is one of two teachers piloting the new ‘Smart Board’ in his classroom.”

Frei was among seven Falls Church City teachers nominated for the award. All of them will be recognized by the school board at a reception later this spring. Frei will also be recognized along with other winners from the region at a Washington Post reception in May.

Superintendent Lois Berlin (l) presented Jed Frei a congratulatory balloon bouquet in celebration of his winning the Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award for Falls Church.

Poff named 2008 Support Staff Employee of the Year Students greet her each day like she’s a celebrity, and last week, Kathy Poff officially attained celebrity status by being named the 2008 Falls Church City Public Schools Support Staff Employee of the Year.

The Thomas Jefferson Elementary School general aide was surprised when Superintendent Lois Berlin delivered the good news along with a giant bouquet of congratulatory balloons. Poff thanked a group of cheering students who wrote letters on her behalf.

“This is so great,” Poff said. “Thank you so much. I couldn’t have done

it without all those wonderful letters. You guys are great and being here with you is a lot of fun.”

Dozens of faculty members, students and parents wrote letters in support of Poff as this year’s winner.

The veteran support staff employee is credited with helping create the TJ science lab, assisting with classroom duties, managing the school store in conjunction with a 4th grade math unit, and managing the school playground.

“Mrs. Poff provides playground duties during lunch time, dispensing warnings for bad choices made,

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FCC-TV airs on Cox Channel 12, Verizon Channel 35 and RCN Channel 2. For a complete schedule of the variety of community programs on FCC-TV, visit www.fcctv.net.

BIE Partner of the Week Lou Kiessling Acacia Federal Savings Bank School involvement: Sponsors online and silent auctions in support of the Falls Church Education Foundation.

Why Lou is a BIE partner: “As an executive of a Falls Church bank, I feel a commitment towards the educational success of young people in the community. Acacia is pleased to sponsor educational programs that make a difference in the lives of students in the City of Falls Church.”

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.

encouragement to those seeking to follow the rules and TLC when hurt feelings need hugs and comfort,” TJ Principal Trudy Taylor wrote.

Many nomination letters noted Poff’s extraordinary organizational skills, her ability to manage multiple responsibilities and her ability to connect with students, staff and parents.

Poff was one of five employees who were nominated for this year’s award. All of them will be recognized by the school board at a reception in May.

“Her interactions with the children are always marked by patience and kindness,” teacher Heidi Lang wrote.

“She has been known to jump into the TJ Tiger costume and dance all over the gym during an assembly,” teacher Carey Gray wrote. “She always participates in the Dr. Seuss skit during Read Across America week.”

Students wrote about the ways Poff has made an impression on them.

“She talks to you and has good conversations with you, and she watches us to make us feel safe,” student Rachel Skomra wrote.

Kathy Poff enjoys her balloon bouquet in celebration of being named the FCCPS Support Staff Employee of the Year.

April Now 4/25 SELP Testing (All Schools) 3 5:00 p.m. Manassas Park @ Mason (B/G Track) 6:00 p.m. Mason @ Park View (G Lacrosse) 7:30 p.m. Mason @ Park View (B Lacrosse) 7:30 p.m. Beauty and the Beast (GM) 4 4:00 p.m. Mason @ Briar Woods (B Tennis) 4:00 p.m. Briar Woods @ Mason (G Tennis) 7:30 p.m. Beauty and the Beast (GM) 5 9:00 a.m. Mulch Sale (GM) 7:30 p.m. Beauty and the Beast (GM) 7 5:00 p.m. Briar Woods @ Mason (Softball / Baseball) 7:00 p.m. Special Education Adv. Comm. (TJ) 7:15 p.m. Mason @ Dominion (B Lacrosse) 7:30 p.m. Potomac Falls @ Mason (B Soccer) 7:30 p.m. Mason @ Potomac Falls (G Soccer) 8 4:30 p.m. Mason @ Park View (B Tennis) 4:30 p.m. Park View @ Mason (G Tennis) 6:00 p.m. School Board Work Session (City Hall) 7:15 p.m. Dominion @ Mason (G Lacrosse) 7:30 p.m. School Board Regular Meeting (City Hall) 9 4:30 p.m. Mason @ Potomac Falls (B Tennis) 5:00 p.m. Mason @ JEB Stuart (Softball) 5:00 p.m. Potomac Falls @ Mason (G Tennis) 10 Third Quarter Ends 6:00 p.m. Mason @ Heritage (G Lacrosse) 6:30 p.m. Family Literacy Night (MD) 7:30 p.m. Heritage @ Mason (B Lacrosse) (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

Thackrey Honored with Surprise Campaign It’s not easy building a school system from the ground up. But that’s exactly what Jessie Thackrey and other community leaders did when they created the Falls Church City Public Schools. They dreamed of a quality public school system for the city’s children. Now, more than 60 years later, the Falls Church City Public Schools is considered the crown jewel of the community and one of the finest school systems in the nation.

In recognition of Thackrey’s commitment to the schools, the Falls Church Education Foundation Board surprised her at a breakfast meeting, last week, with an announcement that it was leading a fundraising campaign to endow the early childhood classroom at Mount Daniel Elementary School in Thackrey’s honor. Once the $75,000 fundraising goal is reached, a plaque will hang outside the classroom recognizing Thackrey’s service in various capacities over the years.

Thackrey expressed gratitude for the honor and credited her husband and many other early leaders for creating a school system that has exceeded their expectations.

All contributions to the Thackrey endowment are tax deductible. For more information visit the Falls Church Education Foundation Web site at www.fcedf.org.

Jessie Thackrey (l) is surprised by an announcement that an early childhood classroom at Mount Daniel School will be named in her honor as family members and former city and school board officials look on.

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Falls Church’s Don Beyer Launches Bid for Re-Election as Lt. Governor “Falls Church businessman Donald S. Beyer Jr. is now the official nominee of the Virginia Democratic Party to be its candidate in a bid for reelection as Lieutenant Governor.

“Beyer kicked off his re-election campaign in Falls Church Tuesday night with a fundraiser at the historic Cherry Hill Farmhouse.

“He told a gathering of wellwishers, including his parents...”

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tion delegates elected in those states -- a situation that will have to be settled before the August convention.

Clinton said she “is committed to competing everywhere that there is an election.”

Although Obama has racked up more delegates, neither candidate has nailed the 2,024 delegates needed to secure the nomination.

Obama has captivated the enthusiastic support of America’s youth and ignited their interest in presidential politics. His eloquent speeches are designed for the bully pulpit.

But does a good speech make a good president?

Obama stresses he was against the invasion of Iraq, but he doesn’t say he was not in the Senate when it was initiated.

Since become a senator, he has twice voted to fund the war.

I am still trying to find the key that has made Obama a prime candidate for the presidency, and to understand what he has done for the country beyond his middle-of-the-road

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Rivera Submits No-Tax-Hike Budget With Amusement Tax and Cut in School Request “In keeping with guidelines that he was given by the Falls Church City Council last September, City Manager Hector Rivera unveiled a recommended Fiscal Year 1999 budget Monday night that limited net growth in expenditures to 2% and, as a result, includes no increase in real estate or personal taxes (the complete text of Rivera’s budget remarks is carried beginning...”

political moves to make his name known and to steer clear of hot-button issues.

The Rev. Martin Luther King had a dream too. But he acted on it. He went to jail, he marched, he led.

There is no question that the pundits and the news media have been harder on Clinton, perhaps because she has been longer in the public eye and there is more to pick on.

A Feb. 20-24 New York Times-CBS poll found that 48 percent of respondents said the news media were tougher on Clinton compared to 43 percent, who thought the media were tougher on Obama.

You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to see that the major newspaper columnists are giving Obama a free ride, while trashing Clinton. Likeability undoubtedly goes a long way with them, and he has mesmerized the media.

Clinton, on the other hand, has left herself open to criticism for dubious involvement in foreign policy decisions in the Clinton years. But one can’t deny that she was there and that her opinion was respected.

Obama can be forgiven for acting like a front runner, but

not for his patronizing remarks such as: “My attitude is that Senator Clinton can run as long as she wants.”

Even Clinton has the audacity of hope -- and why not? © 2008 Hearst Newspapers

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