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Camden Hansen, 3, tries to takea bite of an ice cream statue hersize at the Taste of Reston.

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Michael Amouriand Baba FreemanHonored AsHunter Mill’s Lordand Lady Fairfax

Supervisor Cathy Hudgins hashonored the 2014 Lord and LadyFairfax honorees for the Hunter MillDistrict: Lady Fairfax representingthe Hunter Mill District is BabaFreeman of Reston, and the LordFairfax selection is Michael Amouriof Vienna.

Baba Freeman has an unbroken 28year record of service to FairfaxCounty under three different HunterMill area Supervisors on the Advi-sory Social Services Board, andsubsequently, on the Human Ser-vices Council.

Michael Amouri, proprietor ofCaffe Amouri in Vienna, was recog-nized for his support of communityorganizations, service projects, andhis founding of hometown programsincluding Vienna’s First Night NewYear’s Eve Celebration and ViennaIdol competition.

In conjunction with the annualCelebrate Fairfax! Festival, each ofthe County’ supervisors select oneLord and one Lady Fairfax from theirdistrict. The Lords and Ladies werepresented to the Board of Supervi-sors at their June 3 meeting, kickingoff the Celebrate Fairfax! Festivalthat ran Friday, June 6 to SundayJune 8 at the Fairfax GovernmentCenter.

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Michael Amouri, left, and BabaFreeman, right, display theirLord and Lady Fairfax decreesat the Board of Supervisorsmeeting, while SupervisorsHudgins (right) and Frey (left)look on from behind the dais.

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Search Managers with the Montgom-ery County Police Department are re-questing the public’s assistance inidentifying the owner of a kayak

found on the Potomac River south of GreatFalls on Friday, June 13.

A massive multi-jurisdictional search for akayaker believed to be in distress began atapproximately 1:45 p.m. on Friday, June 13,when witnesses in the area of the ObservationDeck at Great Falls near the Virginia shore re-ported seeing a white male in a red kayak witha white paddle. Some time later, a kayakerdown river located a red kayak and whitepaddle, the kayak floating upside down nearthe Anglers Inn boat ramp in Potomac.

Rescue crews including boats, helicoptersand a ground effort searched Friday, Saturdayand Sunday morning for the presumed miss-ing kayaker. Police released a photo of thekayak and other equipment found in the river.

On Sunday, the kayaker was identifiedthrough others who recognized the equipment.After speaking to him, police determined thatthe kayaker had experienced trouble in thewater Friday afternoon and was able to swimto shore, leaving the boat in the water.

“He did not realize that his boat had beenrecovered and that he was the subject of asearch,” police said.

Apparently unaware ofthree-day search effort,kayaker made his wayhome safely aftercapsizing in his kayaknear Great Falls.

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Police released this photo of thekayak recovered floating upsidedown near Old Anglers, down-stream from Great Falls, and thekayaker was identified to police bysomeone who recognized theequipment.

The search is called off on Sunday when the kayaker was located safe athome in Reston.

MCFRS Battalion Chief 2, KentMallalieu, operates UnifiedCommand Post near river’s edgeat Old Angler’s Inn boat ramp aspart of a three-day search thatincluded dozens of staff, plusboats and helicopters.

Fairfax County Swift Water Crews attend briefing near Old Anglers Innalong with Montgomery County Swift Water Rescue as search re-groups. The search, launched by the discovery of an empty, upside-down kayak, ended when the kayaker, an unidentified Reston man,was discovered safe at home.

Photos courtesy of Pete Piringer, MCFR, via twitter


By Reena Singh

The Connection

The Washington MetropolitanArea Transit Authority isn’tready to say when the firstphase of the Silver Line will open.

Officially, WMATA has 90 days from whenthe stations were transferred to its controlon May 27, meaning it must be open by Aug.25 at the latest.

But service can start sooner.“Since then, we’ve been working dili-

gently towards the opening, but there is nodate for the opening yet,” said Metrospokesperson Caroline Laurin. “We still havea couple of weeks to go before anything isofficially announced.”

Phase I will mark the opening of theMcLean, Tysons Corner, Greensboro, SpringHill and Wiehle-Reston East stations.

Hunter Mill District Supervisor CatherineHudgins, who is also a WMTA Principal Di-rector, said her office is preparing informa-tion for commuters and other stakeholdersin Reston. She also noted that Fairfax Con-nector has added new Silver Line-related

routes and hired more than 20 drivers.“Is any community ever ready for a once

in a generation change?” she said in anemail. “Fairfax County Department of Plan-ning and Zoning has just completed a fouryear master plan process for the transit ar-eas. Fairfax County Department of Trans-portation has completed 11 of 29 Metrorailstation area transportation improvements -bus stops, sidewalks and trails, intersectionimprovements - with several more comple-tions coming up shortly.”

OTHER LOCAL OFFICIALS are keepingan eye out for the opening date.

“We are still waiting for confirmationwhether the Inaugural Run will launch atWiehle Avenue station, with the ribbon-cutthere and then a ride through Tysons,” saidTysons Partnership Executive DirectorMichael Caplin in an email. “We need moredetails about whether the train will or willnot stop as it passes through Tysons – andthus our own planning remains ‘in devel-opment.’”

The Tysons Corner urban center has beenpreparing for the opening by planning for

more residential developments. The popu-lation is expected to reach 100,000 in thenext 35 years, and new construction willdouble the square footage that exists verti-cally to accommodate for them. To takeadvantage of D.C. area residents using theSilver Line, Tysons Partnership created aseries of inaugural events, including theBBQ, Bourbon and Beer Festival on Septem-ber 20, to give people a reason to come to aplace currently considered a business cen-ter.

The Metropolitan Washington AirportAuthority announced that the Silver Linereached “substantial completion” in May.However, just a year ago, MWAA pushedthe opening date from last December to thisFebruary after the original plan’s Septem-ber 2013 substantial completion goalsnagged an eight week delay.

IN FEBRUARY, MWAA rejected a noticeof substantial completion after seven of 12key criteria - including incomplete testingand documentation security verifications -had not been met by Dulles Transit Part-ners.

As WMATA gets closer to figuringout when the official opening will be,employees are getting trained. TheMetro Transit Police had a trainingsession with local police at theWiehle-Reston East Station on June1 to test emergency scenarios, accord-ing to a press release.

“The goal of the exercise is to buildcoordination and provide an oppor-tunity to practice unified commandin preparation for the opening of theSilver Line, which includes a numberof jurisdictions who share responsi-bility for the areas surrounding thefive new Metrorail stations,” accord-ing to the press release.

There will also be a free seminartoday, June 18, at the Tysons CornerMarriott to educate new Silver Lineemployees about their incentives. Onesuch incentive includes $50 FairfaxCounty commuter benefit.

New information about the SilverLine can be found at http://silverlinemetro.com/.

WMATA not ready to make official announcement yet.

Silver Line Opening Soon “Is any community everready for a once in ageneration change?”

— Supervisor Catherine Hudgins(D-Hunter Mill)

Photo by Terry Lowenthal

Exterior of Wiehle-Reston East Station at night looking west.Photo by Stephen Barna

View of pedestrian entrance at Wiehle-Reston East Station.

NewsMcLean Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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Vahid Hosseini, 62, of Reston,Virginia, was sentenced June 13,2014 to 30 months in prison, fol-lowed by 2 years of supervisedrelease, for exporting varioushigh-tech unlicensed goods toIran, in violation of the Interna-tional Emergency Economic Pow-ers Act (IEEPA), and for launder-ing money wired to him frommultiple overseas accounts.Hosseini agreed to forfeit$50,000 as part of his guilty pleain this case.

Dana J. Boente, United StatesAttorney for the Eastern District ofVirginia; and Valerie Parlave, As-sistant Director in Charge of theFBI’s Washington Field Office,made the announcement after sen-tencing by U.S. District Judge LiamO’Grady.

Hosseini pleaded guilty onMarch 6, 2014. According to courtdocuments, from at least as earlyas January 2008 to July 2013,Hosseini operated a businessknown as Sabern Instruments

from his residence in Reston.Through this business, Hosseiniprocured over $250,000 worth ofgoods from over 60 Americanmanufacturers, which he then re-packaged and shipped to entitiesin Iran.

The list of high-tech goods in-cluded tachometers, power supplyinstruments, high-temperatureprobes, ammonia test tubes,valves and machinery parts, all ofwhich are used in a variety of com-mercial applications, including

power plants. Some of the itemsHosseini sent to Iran were foundto be capable of adding value to anuclear weapons program and toother nuclear related applicationsand research areas.

Hosseini routed his shipmentsthrough the United Arab Emirates(UAE) in an attempt to disguisethe fact that the items were des-tined for Iran. Such exports areprohibited without a license issuedby the Treasury Department’s Of-fice of Foreign Assets Control.

In a related money launderingscheme, Hosseini had over$700,000 wired into his com-pany business account from en-tities in Iran and the UAE, muchof which was derived from hisillegal export business.

This case was investigated bythe FBI’s Washington Field Of-fice. Assistant U.S. Attorney NeilHammerstrom prosecuted thecase.

Reston Man Sentenced for Exporting Unlicensed High-Tech Goods to Iran


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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

It has been 22 years since FairfaxCounty asked voters to approve a taxon restaurant meals, an issue thatignited protests, caused deep divi-

sions among community leaders and threat-ened to melt down several political careers.

The reverberations of that epic failure —what many consider the third rail of countypolitics — continue to echo in the ears ofcounty politicians.

But after another punishing year of bud-get battles, and continuing shortfalls in rev-enue resulting from the recession, countyleaders are once again eyeing the meals taxas a way to raise revenue for schools andother county services.

On April 22, Fairfax County Board of Su-pervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D-at-large) convened a task force to consider thepros and cons of putting another meals taxreferendum on the ballot — possibly asearly as this November.

Bulova said a four-percent tax on mealsand beverages at the county’s nearly 3,000restaurants would generate approximately$90 million in new revenue for schools,public safety, parks, libraries and humanservices.

She cited the fact that all of the cities andtowns “around and within Fairfax County”have adopted a meals tax, and that therehas been “a growing sentiment during re-cent years for our board to once again al-low the voters to decide whether or not theywish to avail themselves of this additionalsource of revenue.”

In Northern Virginia, similar meals taxeshave been implemented in Alexandria, Ar-lington County, the City of Fairfax and othersmaller municipalities.

However, Loudoun and Prince Williamcounty officials recently rejected the ideaof a meals tax after restaurant groups suc-cessfully argued the tax would unfairly tar-get an industry that is facing pressure toincrease the minimum wage while stillstruggling to recover from the 2008 reces-sion.

While much has changed in FairfaxCounty since 1992, the mere mention of ameals tax still stirs up vehement reactions.

“This is a charged issue,” said SupervisorJeff McKay (D-Lee) “The task force was setup deliberately to have a third-party groupcome to us with recommendations. We willhave the benefit of public input from a fairlypolitically-balanced group. I think it’s bril-liant that Sharon got both sides that wouldnot necessarily talk to each other togetherin the same room … That’s the FairfaxCounty way.”

“Keep an open mind. And, listen to eachother,” Bulova urged the 40 members of thesuper committee during the first meetingon May 15.

Chaired by Kate Hanley, a former Demo-cratic chairman of the board and Tom Davis,a former Republican congressman who

chaired the Board of Supervisors during the1992 meals tax battle, the task force wascharged with answering three questionsbefore delivering its final recommendationto the board on June 17:

❖ Whether or not to recommend theboard put a meals tax referendum on theballot

❖ If recommending going to referendum,when should that referendum take place;and

❖ If recommending going to referendum,should any revenues from a meals tax bededicated to specific issues?

But the first meeting had barely begunbefore members began taking swipes ateach other, arguing over marginal details

and data, and delivering doomsday procla-mations if their side did not prevail.

The Fairfax County Federation of Teach-ers launched a series of newspaper ads ask-ing readers to “Save Our Starving Schools,”by supporting the meals tax. StevenGreenburg, president of the teachers unionand a member of the task force, argued thatthe county’s school system — which recentlyapproved a $2.5 billion budget for FY 2015— will be forced to lay off workers if thecounty does not transfer more money to theschools.

After the second meeting, Jim Corcoran,president of The Fairfax Chamber, issued astatement declaring the chamber’s opposi-tion to the tax.

“We have been down this road before inFairfax, and in almost every case, voterscontinue to oppose such measures,”Corcoran said. “This is not a time for re-hashing failed policies of the past. Countyleaders, the business community, and citi-zens all need to work together to grow anddiversify the economy in Fairfax County, nottax our way to a solution.”

Fairfax County task forcedebates voters’ appetite foranother meals tax referendum.Eat. Drink. Pay?

Kate Hanley, former Democraticchair of the Fairfax County Boardof Supervisors co-chairs the MealsTax Referendum Task Force withTom Davis, a former Republicancongressman who also chaired theFairfax County Board during the1992 meals tax battle.

David Broder, (right) president ofthe Service Employees Interna-tional Union (SEIU 512) makes apoint during the May 29 meetingof the Meals Tax Referendum TaskForce.

Marcia Twomey, of the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce, ex-presses frustration during the sometimes tense meetings of the mealstask referendum task force.

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Task Force Co-Chairs:Honorable Katherine K. Hanley and

Honorable Thomas M. Davis IIIFairfax County Democratic CommitteeRex SimmonsFairfax County Republican CommitteeJames ParmeleeFairfax County Chamber of CommerceJim CorcoranRestaurant Association of Metropolitan

WashingtonMark TateVisit FairfaxBarry BiggarFairfax Federation of Civic AssociationsMorgan JamesonLeague of Women VotersHelen KellyFairfax County Taxpayers AllianceArthur PurvesFairfax County Council of PTAsRamona MorrowFairfax County Education AssociationKimberly AdamsFairfax County Federation of TeachersSteve GreenburgService Employees International Union (SEIU

Virginia 512)David BroderFairfax Library FoundationBrian EnglerFairfax County Park FoundationBruce McLeodFairfax County Alliance for Human ServicesFrank BlechmanDulles Region Chamber of CommerceEileen CurtisGreater McLean Chamber of CommerceMarcia TwomeyGreater Reston Chamber of CommerceMark IngraoCentral Fairfax Chamber of CommerceDoug ChurchMount Vernon/Lee Chamber of CommerceHolly DoughertyAsian American Chamber of CommerceCindy ShaoHuman Services CouncilKevin BellNorthern Virginia Tea PartyBob ParksNational Active and Retired Federal

Employees, Fairfax ChapterRalph ThompsonVirginia Hospitality and Travel AssociationEric D. TerryFalls Church Chamber of CommerceSally ColeGreater Springfield Chamber of CommerceNancy-Jo ManneyFairfax County Police Employee Pay and

Benefit CommitteeSean CorcoranFairfax County Professional Fire Fighters and

ParamedicsJohn NiemiecBraddock District CouncilBarbara VarvaglioneProvidence District CouncilGabriel GoldbergDranesville Budget Task ForceTim HackmanLee District Citizens Budget Advisory

CommitteeSuzette KernArts Council of Fairfax CountyJay DickMount Vernon Council of Citizens AssociationJudy HarbeckSully District Council of Citizens AssociationsJoseph JohnstonSouth County FederationChristine MorinTysons Regional Chamber of CommerceMark RogoffHunter Mill District Citizen Budget CommitteeBarbara Loving

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Meals Tax DebatedHanley and Davis moderated the next

meeting on May 29 with humor, easingsome of the tension in the room.

“Kate and I come at this issue from dif-ferent angles,” Davis joked during the meet-ing.

“Is that why I voted for it the first time,”Hanley said, pausing. “And you did too?”

“Hey, it passed in my precinct,” Davis shotback.

Rex Simmons, who represents the FairfaxCounty Democratic Committee, drew ap-plause when he thanked Hanley and Davisfor “doing an excellent job summarizing theviews of the task force …” in the draft re-port.

But the warm feelings dissipated when aheated discussion began over the image ofthe restaurant industry, and the perceptionthat restaurants don’t support schools be-cause the industry does not support a mealstax.

“It’s an overall fairness issue,” said JimWordsworth, owner of one of the county’sfirst steakhouses — JR Stockyards Innsteakhouse in Tysons Corner. He argued thatmeals tax would drive customers away andcould keep large restaurants from relocat-ing to Tysons.

“When you have a meals tax, you knowwhat else happens? New restaurants are lesslikely to come to Fairfax County,” said MarkTate, public affairs director for RestaurantAssociation of Metropolitan Washington.

“I don’t want to present the image thatonly restaurants are opposing this tax. In

From Page 4 1992, there was a lot of animosity amongteachers and PTO organizations to restau-rants over this issue,” Tate continued. “Butif you look beyond this framework, local res-taurants are incredibly generous to PTOgroups and other county non-profits; theysponsor non-profit events and benefits; theycare deeply about the community they liveand work in.”

Davis agreed that the restaurant industryis not the “bad guy” for opposing the mealstax. “I can’t go to a school fair, a 5K race, orany other school event where local restau-rants don’t contribute in some way .…”

“Can we say ‘restaurants are good corpo-rate citizens’?” Tate asked, requesting achange in the task force document.

Greenburg and others who support themeals tax quickly took issue with Tate’sstatement.

“I don’t feel like restaurants have sup-ported us …,” Greenburg said. “And we’renot here to write a polemic for the restau-rant industry…”

“How about we try it this way,” Hanleysaid, offering to rewrite a statement in thedraft report: “’Resistance to a referendummay create a false assumption that foodservices don’t support government services.’What do you think?”

After the group signaled approval, Hanleyencouraged them to “hang on.

“We’re doing well folks, only 3 more pagesto go .…”

For more information on the meals taxreferendum task force, go to http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/mealstax/

Supervisors' Comments on aMeals Tax Referendum

“There are many contradictions with themeals tax. We all complain about the county’sover reliance on the property tax and talk aboutthe need to diversify revenue sources, but don’tdo a meals tax! It’s also a contradiction for Re-publicans to adopt party platforms, as we haveat all levels, that call for greater use of initia-tive and referendum and trusting the peopleand yet we oppose putting the meals tax ques-tion before the voters.

I have consistently supported putting the is-sue to the voters, and I will do so this time. Ihave not taken any position on the tax itself anddon’t expect to. People are smart enough tomake up their own minds without me stickingmy nose in!”

— Supervisor Michael Frey (R-Sully)

“We have no revenue options other than theproperty tax and with assessments on homes ris-ing there is no room, in my view, to increase therate to get more revenue. The meals tax is theonly other revenue option we have which is whywe are looking at it. But we have not made anydecisions.”

— Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock)

“I have and will continue to be adamantly op-posed to a meals tax and any referendum onthis issue as it is directed at a single industry. Ibelieve this is the wrong time to add another taxon our county residents and while some of itwill be paid by visitors the bulk will be paid byour county residents.”

— Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield)


Opinion

In Northern Virginia, affordable housingmeans more than human services orhelping those who are less fortunate. Itmeans more than housing the chronically

homeless, although that is not optional.In Northern Virginia, having enough afford-

able housing is critical to economic health,based on housing the workers needed at a va-riety of income levels. It is also critical to traf-fic management. If workers on the lower endof the income scale can’t afford towork near their jobs, those workerswill have to drive longer distances,creating gridlock and air pollution.

Consider that in the Washington Metropoli-tan Region, the established median rent for atwo-bedroom apartment, according to HUD,is $1,589 monthly. To afford that rent, payingno more than 30 percent of gross income, re-quires an income of about $60,000 annually.And it is obvious that rents in Northern Vir-ginia are more expensive that the region.

Consider for example, that right now in Al-exandria, there are more than 8,300 workersin the accommodations and food service in-dustry who earn on average $470 weekly, orless than $25,000 a year. (Employment sta-tistics from Virginia Employment Commis-sion.)

In Arlington, there are more than 15,400

workers in accommodations and food service,with an average weekly wage of $491, or$25,500 annually.

In Fairfax County, in food service and accom-modations, there are more than 48,400 work-ers with an average wage of $426 weekly oran annual income of just over $22,000.

These are people working full time in jobsthat are important to our economy who can-not afford market rate rents, and rents areclimbing.

The George Mason University School of Pub-lic Policy Center for Regional Analysis forecaststhat, based on predicted job growth, over the

next 20 years this region will need anadditional 344,624 single-family unitsand 203,674 multi-family units.

From the report:“The region’s new housing must be priced

so that it is affordable to these new workers.Based on the housing need forecasts, 44.1 per-cent of rental units will need to have rents ofless than $1,250 a month, while only 2.4 per-cent of the rental demand will be for unitspriced at $2,250 a month or more. About 16.4percent of the owner-occupied units forecastedneed to be valued at less than $200,000 andonly 13.5 percent at over $600,000.”

For example, the report predicts adding morethan 71,000 health services workers with amedian income of $39,500; more than 45,000hospitality workers with a median income of$18,300; and 17,700 retail workers with amedian income of $22,500.

The units to house the current and futureworkforce will not materialize on their own. Itwill require a variety of incentives and inter-ventions to make sure those units are part ofnew development.

As the Silver Line opens, it’s important toremember that the coming years will bring thelast great boom in building in Fairfax County.No matter what the immediate impediments,the local economy cannot thrive unless devel-oping affordable housing is built into all ofthose development plans, current and future.

—Mary Kimm

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Anticipated job growthto exacerbate problem.

More Affordable Housing Needed

Editorials

Virginia WayBehindTo the Editor:

Congressman Gerry Connollyis to be commended for hisOpinion piece [“Clearing the Airon New Carbon Standards,”Connection, June 11-17, 2014].He illuminates the dark side ofthe message being sent by othersthat would rather the energystatus quo be maintained whileharming our health by pollutingour water and air. We have along way to go to move ourenergy generation away fromfossil fuels to clean energy. TheCommonwealth of Virginia isway behind our neighboringstates and the new EPA regula-tions could help move Virginiaforward. Governor McAuliffe andSenator Warner need to stand upand support the new EPA rulesand encourage their utilityfriends to get on with the changedirected by the EPA carbonstandards, which will improveour health and our environment.

Susan StillmanVienna

Letters

By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

About this time of year in 1966 I wrote aletter to my hometown newspaper, ThePage News and Courier, suggesting thatVirginia had just undergone one of the

“bloodless revolutions” that Thomas Jefferson hadsuggested would be good for society periodically. Inthe Democratic primary in a very different 8th Con-gressional District than we know today, liberal statedelegate George Rawlings defeated the 36-year vet-eran Congressman Howard Smith who in his posi-tion as chairman of the Rules Committee hadthwarted the will of presidents through his controlof the flow of legislation and his bottling up of theCivil Rights Act for nearly a decade. The shock waveswhen the polling results came in were as great asthose heard in the 7th Congressional District this year.

As if the defeat of a powerful committee chair wasnot enough, in that same primary moderate StateSenator William B. Spong, Jr. defeated Virginia’sSenator A. Willis Robertson who had been in theSenate for 20 years. President Lyndon Johnson hadrecruited Spong to challenge Robertson because theSenator opposed the Civil Rights Act and supportedschool segregation. When Lady Bird Johnson camethrough Virginia campaigning for her husband onthe Lady Bird Special train, Robertson was the onlyelected Democrat who did not come out to greet her.

George Rawlings lost in the general election to Wil-liam “Bill” Scott as conservative Southern Democratsvoted for the Republican, and many never returned

to the Democratic Party. Spong was elected to the U.S.Senate where he served for one term before beingdefeated by the same Bill Scott who had defeatedRawlings six years before. Scott’s service in the Houseand in the Senate earned him the title given by onepublication as being “the dumbest man” in Congress.

The primary defeats of two Southern Democratsin 1966 marked a sharp decline of influence of theByrd Machine in Virginia politics and a realignmentof the conservatives who had called themselvesDemocrats since Reconstruction. Some became In-dependents, but others switched to the RepublicanParty where they felt more at home with their con-servatism. When Harry Byrd, Jr. ran for the U.S. Sen-ate to replace his father, he won as an Independent.No Democratic candidate for President was able tocarry Virginia until ironically Barack Obama carriedthe state in 2008.

While Democrats and moderate Republicans arecelebrating the defeat of House Majority Leader EricCantor in another historic primary, it is important toconsider the outcome of the election for the futureof the Commonwealth. The candidate who defeatedCantor did so by being more conservative than Can-tor, and from the comments I have been reading heis a far-out Tea Party candidate. Just last year twoTea Party candidates defeated two Republican com-mittee chairs in primaries and went on to win thegeneral election. An already conservative GeneralAssembly is likely to be pushed further to the rightby Republicans who fear a primary challenge. Abloodless revolution is occurring in the Common-wealth; Virginians will not be better for it.

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To the Editor:Hard to understand the fol-

lowing quote from FairfaxCounty Planning and ZoningPlanner II Richard Lambert inthe June 11-17, 2014 issue ofyour paper [“Reston’s Phase IIIntroduced”]:

“The plans assume the villagecenters will remain the same.We are creating a processwhere, if the village centerowners want to change the cen-ters, there is a Reston specifichierarchy to value their amend-ment process.”

With the exception of LakeAnne Village Center, none of thefour other village centersshould remain the same. Theybasically are shopping centers.Long range plans must providefor reconstituting them as pla-zas ringed by high density resi-dential buildings as was envis-

aged in the original master planfor Reston.

Plazas are the vital commu-nity gathering places, the gluethat holds communities to-gether. Reston’s Town CenterPlaza (misnamed FountainSquare) is a perfect example ofhow effective a plaza can be infostering community. On amuch smaller scale, the plazaat Lake Anne performs the sameservice.

It is much too important toleave the future of the villagecenters in the hands of the own-ers. Over the years, probably oneby one, the village centers will,one way or another, beRestonyized, and Reston willgradually regain its national (andeven international) standing.

Bob SimonReston Founder

Father’s Day Photos

In the picture is dadRodney Gregory, andchildren Lizy, 12, andJoshua,10. They are atSweet Frog in NorthPoint- Reston, afterLizy’s band concert atBuzz Aldrin Elemen-tary.

Roger and LaurenRoehr of Reston, enjoy-ing a Ferris wheel ridein Chicago on thewaterfront.

‘Restonyzing’Village Centers

Letters to the Editor

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By Marilyn Campbell

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After the tassels have been turned and the di-plomas received, it is usually time for a gradu-ation celebration. Whether you’re shopping

for someone who is heading to college or venturingout into the workforce, choosing a present for thegraduate in your life can be perplexing, but localtastemakers are here to help, offering suggestions forgraduation presents thatrange from the practical tothe sentimental.

Frames for displayinggraduation photos or fam-ily photos that remindgraduates of home canmake great gifts. “We havegorgeous, heirloom-qualityframes by Elias Artmetalthat are made in the U.S.A.by an old established com-pany,” said John Brown, owner of J. Brown and Com-pany in Old Town Alexandria.

Leather goods, such as a well-made key chain, jour-nal or passport holder are also gifts that will not onlybe treasured, but will come in handy long after thepomp and circumstance of the big day are over.

Reminders of the college the graduate attended orwill attend can make cheerful presents. “Collegiateproducts make great gifts,” said Randyl Fabian, man-ager of The Dandelion Patch in Reston Town Centerand Vienna. “There are platters, wine glasses andkoozies for not only Virginia colleges, but a lot of

schools outside of Virginia. They could be a com-memorative item for a college graduate or a gift forsomeone who is heading off to college.”

Another option is a scented candle or diffuser, whichcan add a touch of elegance to a first apartment ordorm room. “Nest Fragrances has line of scents thatyoung people love … especially beach and bamboo,”

said Brown.Backpacks, overnight bags and

totes make practical gifts for newgraduates, perfect for a quick triphome or a first business trip. “Fungraphic totes are a great gift forgrads,” said Courtney Thomas ofThe Picket Fence in Burke. “Per-fect for travel, the gym or totingthings around campus, they aresomething every grad can use.”

Fabian said that Scout bags(www.scoutbags.com), which come in an array ofcolors, sizes and styles, are easy to clean and appro-priate for a wide variety of lifestyles.

Don’t forget jewelry, which can last for a lifetime:“Personalized items like our initial pendant necklacesmake a great gift and can serve as a remembrance ofthe graduate’s special day,” said Thomas.

For high school graduates, consider warm pajamasor cozy throws for chilly dorm rooms. Also, “KateSpade makes nice desk sets that are a bit jazzier thanyour average desk, and would add a nice touch to adorm room,” said Fabian.

Local tastemakers offersuggestions from thesentimental to the practical.

Gifts for New Grads

“Nest Fragrances has aline of scents that youngpeople love … especiallybeach and bamboo.”

— John Brown, owner of J. Brownand Company in Old Town Alexandria.

Photo courtesy of The Picket Fence

Backpacks, overnight bags and totesmake practical gifts for new graduates.

Photo courtesy of The Picket Fence

Personalized jewelry can serve as areminder of a graduate’s special day.

Heirloom-quality frames,such as theseby EliasArtmetal, canmake idealgraduationpresents.

Photo courtesy of J. Brown and Company

By Ryan Dunn

The Connection

On May 29, the South LakesHigh School symphonic bandand wind ensemble per-formed at the school’s Little

Theater. The show was conducted by Direc-tor of Bands Grayson Fore and was free andopen to the public. “We played some of myfavorite orchestral pieces,” said South Lakesjunior Alex Arshadi. “I think it is a great way

to end our year.” Arshadi was one of threeSouth Lakes HS (SLHS) band members whoearned Virginia All State Band/Orchestrahonors this year.

South Lakes band members Joel Ladwigand Dylan Reiser also earned All VirginiaHonors based on competitive audition at the2014 All Virginia Band & Orchestra Eventheld on the campus of Virginia Tech on April3-5. In addition, 14 students from SLHSearned All District Band Honors for VirginiaBand & Orchestra Directors Association

(VBODA) District 12. The music program forthe May Spring Concert for the symphonicband included Photo Finish by Brant Karrickand La Roxelane by Franz Haydn. Piecesplayed by the wind ensemble included Marsby Gustav Holst and Candide Overture byLeonard Bernstein.

“The South Lakes High School Band hasconcluded another successful year,” saidMusic Director Fore. “The efforts of the stu-dents, parents and community have enabledthe band to post superior performances thathave resulted in South Lakes Band earningVirginia Honor Band award and the effortsof the entire music department have resulted

in South Lakes being named a Blue RibbonSchool for music education. The founda-tion for our success has been provided bythe hard work of our students, feeder schoolsand the International Baccalaureate musicprogram.”

The International Baccalaureate (IB) of-fers high quality programs of internationaleducation to a worldwide community ofschools including Fairfax County PublicSchools. South Lakes High School has beenan IB World School since January 1999.

Fore has been director of bands at SouthLakes since August 1999 and admired theband students’ commitment despite the long

winter and school breaks due to weatherconditions. “We could have offered excuses,but instead posted results and musical per-formances,” stated Fore.

“This is one of my favorite shows becauseit honors the seniors,” said Melissa Gifford,president of the school’s Band Boosters or-ganization. The Band Boosters are a tax-ex-empt organization dedicated to supportingthe band program at South Lakes. FairfaxCounty does not fund many band expensesso the Booster Association conductsfundraising to meet the needs of the pro-gram. The Boosters also provide volunteersupport ranging from uniform maintenance,

providing refreshments and logistical sup-port moving the band. The Band Boostershelp decide how fundraising will be done,and have input into how the money will bespent. “We had terrific volunteer support thisyear, every contribution helps,” said Gifford.

When the Symphonic Band left the stage,the Annual Band Booster Meeting was held.A motion was made and passed on the 2014to 2015 proposed budget, and then officernominees for the Booster were announced.These were also passed, with Melissa Giffordkeeping position of president. At the con-clusion of the meeting the Wind Ensemblebegan their performance. “I am very excited

Reston band students display their music skills.

South Lakes High School Holds Spring Concert

Band director Grayson Fore directs the South Lakes wind ensemble dur-ing the Spring concert.

South LakesHigh Schooljunior AlexArshadi was oneof three SouthLakes bandmembers whoearned VirginiaAll State Band/Orchestra hon-ors this year.

The South Lakes symphonic band preformed their Spring Concerton May 29.

about this show,” said Roberta L. Gosling, amother of two children who attend SouthLakes. “I am proud of the kids for the effortthat they have put on throughout the year.”During the Wind Ensemble show, seniorAnna Gosling had a solo on the euphonium.Gosling is intending to begin studies at theCollege of William and Mary.

In other news the orchestra of South Lakesteacher and director of the IB music programBryan Baldwin has been selected to performat the Virginia Music Educators conference

in November. Only the top twoorchestras in the state are se-lected to perform. The SLHS

choir was invited to perform in 2011 andthe band was invited in 2012. It is rare forthe three main music disciplines to be in-vited to perform, especially in such a shortamount of time. On June 9 a Bands AwardsBanquet will be held at South Lakes HighSchool cafeteria. The band will performagain on Wednesday, June 18, at the SouthLakes graduation at George Mason Univer-sity for the senior graduation ceremony. Formore information on the South Lakes bandvisit southlakesband.org.

South Lakes studentSamuel Wirth, amember of theschool symphonicband played theclarinet at theSpring Concert.

Photos by Ryan Dunn/ The Connection


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Passage.” 8 p.m. IndustrialStrength Theater, 269 Sunset ParkDrive, Herndon. This new play, ThePassage, is an exploration about theways family and friends cometogether to say good-bye in a worldwhere assisted suicide is the norm.Tickets are $20 and can be purchasedonline at http://restonplayers.org/npps-the-passage.

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in the Lake Anne Village Center.Adults. Join a naturalist to exploreLake Anne from a differentperspective. Bring your own kayak orcanoe, or rent one for $6.Reservations required by June 18.Free with your own canoe; rental feefor kayaks or [email protected]. (703)-476-9689/press 5.

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Children’s Center parking lot, 530Huntmar Park Drive, Herndon.Herndon Children’s Center is hostinga trunk sale for community members.Like a garage sale, a trunk sale is away to shop for goods being sold byother community members.

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Centreville Road, Herndon. Stone’sCove will donate 10 percent of theday’s sales to FISH (Friendly, Instant,Sympathetic Help), a volunteer, non-sectarian organization dedicated tohelping people meet emergencies andshort-term needs. Dine to make adifference in our community. Yourattendance will help prevent aneviction, keep utilities from beingturned off, and help people pay fortheir prescriptions.

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Center Campfire Ring, SoapstoneDrive, Reston, between Glade Driveand Lawyers Road. Meet a wildliferehabilitator from the RaptorConservancy to view live owls, thenprowl the trails along The GladeStream Valley in search of residentowls. $7-$9. Reservations required byJune 20 at 703-476-9689 and press5.

Frying Pan Farm Stand. 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 2709 West Ox Road,Herndon. The Frying Pan Farm Standoffering produce such as lettuce,tomatoes, greens, squash, peaches,berries, and baked goods. http://fryingpanpark.org/2014/05/15/farm-stand/

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Toy Sale. 8 a.m.-12 p.m. FirstBaptist Church of Herndon, 681Elden St, Herndon. Dolls, toy trucks,games, action figures, and more willbe on sale for bargain prices. Netproceeds will be used to support highschool scholarships and direct servicegroups in the community. 703-437-7652.

Introduction to WildlifePhotography. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.Walker Nature Center, 11450 GladeDrive, Reston. Join localphotographer John Eppler to learnhow to photograph wildlife in yourbackyard. Be sure to bring your

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8:30 p.m., at Kalypso’s SportsTavern, 1617 Washington Plaza N.,Lake Anne Village Center, Reston.Kalypso’s hosts weekly comedy showsthat feature some of the best nationaltouring and local comedians in thearea. Free of charge.

Family Fun Entertainment Series.Saturdays 10-10:45 a.m., at RestonTown Square Park, 11990 Market St.,Reston. Every Saturday enjoy liveshows, children’s music and otherchild-friendly entertainment. 703-476-4500.

Movies and Mimosas. Saturday andSunday 11 a.m., at Reston TownCenter, 11940 Market St., Reston.Showings in the morning; look upshowings online.www.bowtiecinemas.com.

Smart Markets. Wednesdays 3-7 p.m.,Smart Markets at 12001 SunriseValley Drive, Reston. Smart Marketsis a producer-only farmers’ marketthat offers food and live music fromlocal jazz group, devoted tosupporing local economy and ahealthier environment.facebook.com/smartmarketsreston,twitter.com/smartmarkets andwww.smartmarkets.org.

Open Mic Night. Wednesdays 9:30p.m-1:30 a.m. Jimmy’s Old TownTavern, 697 Spring St., Herndon.Register your band [email protected] or 703-593-5206. www.jimmystavern.com.

Frank (Michael Clendenin) and Susan(Carole Preston) in Reston Commu-nity Players production “The Pas-sage,” playing this weekend June 20-21 at Industrial Strength Theater, 269Sunset Park Drive, Herndon.

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By Reena Singh

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Thousands of peoplebraved high wind gustsand ominous storm

clouds at Reston Town Center overthe weekend.

The 24th annual Taste of Reston,where visitors can buy tastes of thedishes from restaurants all overtown, filled the area with the scentof vegetable tacos, pizza, peanutnoodles and the sight of flippedtables and flying cinders from themore than 20 vendors Fridayevening.

The event ran Friday 3 to 11p.m.; Saturday noon to 11 p.m.

Columbia, Md. residents KateForshey and Ryan Lauer were en-joying a funnel cake and beerwhen the wind came barrelingdown the street. They coveredtheir food and were determined towait the weather out.

“This is our second year cominghere,” said Forshey. “Neither of ushad to work today. We had dinner,had a drink. We’re going on des-sert now. A little storm can’t scareus.”

Greater Reston Chamber ofCommerce (GRCC) Event PlannerLesley Green previously said theTaste of Reston attracts 65,000 to70,000 people annually.

The profit from the event will beused to fund GRCC’s incubatorprogram to help support new busi-nesses grow.

The event ran its third year ofthe Wine ‘n Dine area, where lo-cal restaurant chefs had culinarydemonstrations on Saturday sovisitors can make their own epi-curean masterpieces.

Although food was the mainevent, there were several stages ofmusicians playing throughout theweekend. Groups of childrendanced in the pavilion area to top

Thousands of people came to the Taste of Reston over the weekend.

Danielle Quaranta, Ricardo Alvarado and JuliaPogrebnyak serve samples from Big Bowl at the Taste ofReston.

Patrick Carroll, Clyde’s executive chef, flips flank steaksfor visitors at the Taste of Reston.

Tastes So GoodVisitors enjoy the 24th annual Taste of Reston weekend.

40 cover bands.Fitness and dance demonstra-

tions also took place in the FamilyFun Zone Saturday, including ahula hoop competition and aZumba demo.

Many of the vendors stationshad short lines where cooks wouldprepare the food as quickly as pos-sible for the throngs of visitors.

Clyde’s of Reston Executive ChefPatrick Carroll decided on a menuthat would be as easy to eat as itwould be to cook. He flipped flanksteaks and sliced zucchini on thegrill throughout the event to turn

into meals like grilled squashtacos. “We like to use local ingre-dients,” said Carroll. “We used veg-etables from Spring Valley Farm,and the flank steak is fromShenandoah Valley. We wanted todo something fun - fun hand food.”

Casey Hansen brought her fam-ily from Sterling. She was gettingcups of ice cream from the Mil-waukee Frozen Custards table.

“He grew up in Reston,” shesaid, pointing at her husband. “It’sa good place for us to eat anddrink, and the kids have a goodtime.”


The South Lakes girls’ 4 x 400 meterrelay team of senior Grace Gillen, fresh-man Golden Kumi-Darfour and juniorsClaire Nieusma, and Delaney Wickmanplaced 10th in the Championship divi-sion of the national championship meetat North Carolina A & T in Greensboro,N.C., with a season-best time of 3:52.65.

In addition, Kumi-Darfour earned a

medal by placing sixth in the emergingelite 800-meter run (2:13.65); Wickmanplaced eighth in the emerging elite 400-meter dash (56.57) and 10th in

the emerging elite 200-meter dashwith a personal-best 24.92; and DevynJones placed ninth in the freshman triplejump with a personal-best jump of 33feet, 1 inch.

South Lakes Girls’ 4 x 400 Relay Places10th at Nationals

Sports

With thunderstorms affectingseveral practices in the twoweeks leading up to theReston Swim Team

Association’s opening weekend, many won-dered if the season was off to a rough start.But opening day dawned bright and cloud-less and the swimmers got off to a blazingstart with several swimmers setting newtimes for team and league records.

“Beautiful weather welcomed anothergreat RSTA season and all meets went verysmoothly,” said RSTA President KarenMarginot. “Congratulations to all, with spe-cial congratulations to new record holders.”

A swimmer to watch this season is TylerEllis of Glade, who set a blistering pace forthe 13–14 boys by setting four new recordson June 7. He set a new league record inthe 13–14 50 butterfly, breaking the recordset by Adam Orton of Ridge Heights (27.87)that has stood since 1995, with a new timeof 27.66, which also set a new Glade teamrecord. Ellis also set a new record in 13–1450 freestyle with a time of 25.88, breakinghis own record from last year. His fourthnew record was in the 13–14 50 backstroke,breaking Jonathan Christensen’s recordfrom 2005 by more than a second with atime of 30.83.

Ellis’ brother, Hunter, set the pace in the11–12 age group, with two new records ofhis own. He set a new Glade team record inthe 11–12 50 backstroke with a time of34.86, beating Jonathan Christensen’s timefrom 2003 of 35.18. In the 11–12 50 but-terfly, Hunter beat his brother’s record from2012 of 33.53 with a new time of 31.86.

Newbridge swimmer Ryan Ha also set anew team record in 13–14 50 backstrokewith a time of 30.74, beating his own recordset during the All-Star meet last summer.

The Lake Newport Lightning 6–18 200free relay team of Greta Larne, MeghnaSharma, Anna Redican, Emi Redican, andKatie Storch broke a record set in 2012 witha new time of 2:08.38.

Lake Newport Lightning 653,

Ridge Heights Sharks 465For Lake Newport, triple-event winners

were Jack Edgemond, Dylan Jones, AnnaRedican, Emi Redican, Sean Redican, SienaShannon, Casey Storch, and Alan Yu.Double-event winners were BridgetBrennan, Shihao Cao, Jeffrey George, IngridLarne, Dan Ni, Joseph Redican, GrantRomero, and Zach Wang.

For Ridge Heights, triple-event winnerswere Hailey Brown and Grace Qian. Double-event winners were Edith Chaddock, IanChampney, Remington Curren, DelaneyDuchak, Christina Calbraith, Julia Thomas,and Tara Thomas.

Lake Audubon Barracudas 622,Glade Gators 468

For Lake Audubon, triple-event winnerswere Robby Cordts, Sabrina Groves, KatieHarris, John Hughes, and Nicolas Sobenes.Double-event winners were Sasha Avilov,Max Daum, Essex Finney, Asa Gurney, BenHarris, Juana Hernandez, NicolasHernandez, Tyler Macaluso, Olivia Nielsen,Sophia Randall, Griffin Scanlan, and Sara

Wolfe.For Glade, triple-event winners were

Hunter Ellis, Tyler Ellis, Emily Landeryou,Sophia Landeryou, and Jem Nims. Double-event winners were Anna Byrd, RachelHeatherly, Lindsey Hirshfeld, ClaraLanderyou, and Joseph Letteri.

North Hills Hurricanes 562,Hunters Woods Blue Marlins 471

For North Hills, triple-event winners wereArjuna Bazaz, Brenna Emery, AlyssaGilbreath, Lindsey Hill, Joseph Sciortino,Samantha Sciortino, and Amy Wang.Double-event winners were Devan Fink,Ishan Ganjoo, Ryan Hill, BenjaminLivaudais, Emily Ren, Renzo Sanio, PageSchiavone, Sarah Sciortino, James Wu, andEvan Zhang.

For Hunters Woods, triple-event winnerswere Matthew Beach, Nolan Dunkel, andAshley Nobles. Double-event winners wereWilliam Harvey, Hope Hill, Jonah Medler,Logan Nasr, Eric Tang, Katie Vintimilla,William Zao, and Roger Zeng.

Newbridge Dolphins 610,Autumnwood Piranhas 412

For Newbridge, triple-event winners wereElise Baldwin, Jean-Claude Guille, Ryan Ha,Colin Huddleston, Sam Joyner, Taelor Oey,and Lily Schaller. Double-event winnerswere Emma Grossback, Ian Ha, CalvinKalinowski, Christian Kalinowski, EvaLossos, Daevin Oey, Abby Panneck, TaylorPanneck, Claire Schaller, Emma Schaller,Megan Slater, Savine Soltys, and Emily Sun.

For Autumnwood, triple event winnerswere Sophia Kennedy, Vikrant Mahajan, andLuke McDermott. Double event winnerswere Curtis Bushee, Toren Greenfield-Tuthill, James Lyon, Kalista Majoros, DavidNelson, and Michael Norford.

Reston Swim Team Association Opens 42nd Season

Suya Haering of Lake Audubon and Kaitlin Mahon of Glade show theirgood sportsmanship after competing in the girls’ 8 and under 25-meterbackstroke.

Photos contributed

Emily Landeryou and Madeline LaPorte race to a one-two finish forGlade in the girls’ 50-meter butterfly event.

The boys’ 50-meter butterfly event gets off to a good start, with (fromleft) David Clark swimming for Glade and Robby Cordts, Conor McBride,and John Hughes swimming for Lake Audubon.


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Once the rain clouds cleared lastThursday evening, the Barretonestook the stage at Lake Anne Plazato kick off the annual Take a Breakconcert series. Children and adultsalike danced and bobbed theirheads along to relaxing and up-beat Bluegrass tunes, showcasingvocal harmonies and a variety ofinstruments including a banjo,bass, and mandolin. Members ofthe crowd sat in lawn chairs, stood

Lake Anne Plaza provides relaxing atmosphere for a Take a Break summer concertsseries.

Take a Break Concerts Return to Lake Anne Plazaon the pier overlooking Lake Anne,ate dinner on the patios of sur-rounding restaurants, or simplyenjoyed the music while passingby on evening strolls.

Free outdoor concerts are heldevery Thursday evening from 7-9p.m. through Aug. 28. These con-certs are sponsored by the RestonCommunity Center.

This concert series features di-verse artists playing genres rang-

ing from bluegrass to jazz to retrorat pack. While many of these art-ists are local performers, somehave international acclaim likebebop jazz performer Chris Vadalawho has won two Grammys, twoEmmys, and one Golden GlobeAward. The Chris Vadala Quartetwill be playing at Lake Anne Plazathis Thursday night, June 19.

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“I enjoy the atmosphere! Lake Anneis very beautiful, combined with goodmusic and fun company it makes fora great time.”

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desire to help others, please apply at www.parallon.com/careersWe offer a convenient location, free parking, training support,

competitive compensation, and excellent benefits that includeseveral insurance packages to choose from, paid time off forvacation, sick leave and holidays, company matching 401K. EqualOpportunity Employer.

PSA Healthcare -

Clinical Care Manager, RN Northern VA

Provide case management for assigned case load. Perform on site supervisory

visits to assess nurses, patients, and families. Active role in clinical education,

skills assessments, and hiring of our field nursing staff.

Requirements: At least 1 yr nursing experience, home care and/or peds

trach/vent preferred; RN licensure in state; Degree in nursing from state

accredited RN program. Desire and ability to travel within the market area

and to provide direct patient care.Apply online at www.psahealthcare.com.

SQL Data Analyst II sought by Inovalon, Inc. in Herndon, VA, to code

& test custom queries. BS in CS, IS, Engg, or a reltd, + min 2 yrs exp. For

complete req. & to apply, visit https://careers-inovalon.icims.com/

Job ID: 2014-2376

Sr. SW Development Engineer II sought by Inovalon, Inc. in Herndon, VA, to design SW. MS in CS, IS, Engg, or reltd, + 2 yrs exp, OR BS in CS, IS, Engg,

or reltd, + 5 yrs exp. For complete reqmts & to apply, visit:

https://careers-inovalon.icims.com/ Job ID: 2014-2427

Vadata, Inc. - Systems Directorposition available in Herndon, VA. Job duties involve building large leadership

teams in the region or market and owning and operating large scale

datacenter infrastructure operations including engineers and technicians. Requires 7yrs exp. in job or related

occupation. Send resume, referencing AMZ845, including job history, to:

Vadata, Inc., an Amazon.com company, Attn: P.O. Box 81226, Seattle, WA 98108-

1300. Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Pursuant to the terms of this subordinate Deed of Trust in the original amount of $50,000.00 dated April 1, 2008 and record-ed on November 10, 2010 in Deed Book 21362, Page 1833 of the Fairfax County land records, default having been made In the payment of the note thereby secured, the undersigned ap-pointed Substitute Trustee, pursuant to the request of the hold-er of the Note thereby secured, will offer for sale at public auc-tion at the front of the Fairfax County Circuit Court (Fairfax County Judicial Center, 4110 Chain Bridge Road) at Fairfax Virginia on July 10, 2014 at 11:30 AM the property more partic-ularly described in the above Deed of Trust, located at the above address and briefly identified as follows:Condominium Unit Number 12913-116 in WORLDGATE CONDOMINIUM, a Condominium, together with an undivided interest in the Limited Common Element Parking Space G1-33 and any other limited common elements appurtenant thereto, established by Condominium instruments duly recorded in Deed Book 8837 at Page 672, et seq., and any and all subse-quent amendments thereto, among the land records of Fairfax County, Virginia

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