Entertainment, Page 11 ❖ Sports, Page 13 ❖ Classified, Page 14 Follow on Twitter: @LFSCConnection January 3—9, 2013 online at www.connectionnewspapers.com Photo by Alex McVeigh/The Connection Fairfax Station ❖ Clifton ❖ Lorton Fairfax Station ❖ Clifton ❖ Lorton Page 8 Coming in From the Cold County Line, Page 12 Coming in From the Cold County Line, Page 12 Express Lanes – ‘HOT’ or ‘Not?’ News, Page 3 Express Lanes – ‘HOT’ or ‘Not?’ News, Page 3 The much-debated 495 Express Lanes opened Saturday, Nov. 17, providing two new toll lanes over 14 miles of the Beltway from the Dulles Toll Road to Springfield. Intended to provide a faster, more predictable trip for drivers on the heavily congested I-95 corridor, the high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes have received mostly positive reviews from drivers, who like the option of faster travel, but not the extra fee. How do local officials rate Express Lanes? Thumbs up or thumbs down? Find out in The Connection’s annual Q & A on challenges and opportunities in a New Year. The much-debated 495 Express Lanes opened Saturday, Nov. 17, providing two new toll lanes over 14 miles of the Beltway from the Dulles Toll Road to Springfield. Intended to provide a faster, more predictable trip for drivers on the heavily congested I-95 corridor, the high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes have received mostly positive reviews from drivers, who like the option of faster travel, but not the extra fee. How do local officials rate Express Lanes? Thumbs up or thumbs down? Find out in The Connection’s annual Q & A on challenges and opportunities in a New Year. The Quest for Youth and Beauty Wellbeing, Page 8 The Quest for Youth and Beauty Wellbeing, Page 8
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ExpressLanes –‘HOT’or ‘Not?’News, Page 3
ExpressLanes –‘HOT’or ‘Not?’News, Page 3
The much-debated 495 Express Lanesopened Saturday, Nov. 17, providing two
new toll lanes over 14 miles of theBeltway from the Dulles Toll Road to
Springfield. Intended to provide a faster,more predictable trip for drivers on the
heavily congested I-95 corridor, the highoccupancy toll (HOT) lanes have received
mostly positive reviews from drivers,who like the option of faster travel, butnot the extra fee. How do local officials
rate Express Lanes? Thumbs up orthumbs down? Find out in The
Connection’s annual Q & A on challengesand opportunities in a New Year.
The much-debated 495 Express Lanesopened Saturday, Nov. 17, providing two
new toll lanes over 14 miles of theBeltway from the Dulles Toll Road to
Springfield. Intended to provide a faster,more predictable trip for drivers on the
heavily congested I-95 corridor, the highoccupancy toll (HOT) lanes have received
mostly positive reviews from drivers,who like the option of faster travel, butnot the extra fee. How do local officials
rate Express Lanes? Thumbs up orthumbs down? Find out in The
Connection’s annual Q & A on challengesand opportunities in a New Year.
The Quest forYouth and BeautyWellbeing, Page 8
The Quest forYouth and BeautyWellbeing, Page 8
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Local Leaders Predict Hot Topics in 2013W
e asked local movers and shakers to tell us what headlines they’d like tosee in the New Year, what issues will dominate the political agenda, whattheir New Year’s resolutions are, and their Express Lane experiences. Ifour prognosticators are correct, the top three issues that dominated the
headlines last year will again dominate this year. In order of priority: transportation,transportation and transportation.
—Victoria Ross
Del. Dave Albo (R-42), with wifeRita and 7-year-old son, was firstelected to the Virginia House ofDelegates in 1994. He is the mostsenior Northern Virginia majorityparty delegate in the state legisla-ture. He grew up in WestSpringfield and attended FairfaxCounty Public Schools (Rolling Val-ley Elementary and WestSpringfield High School). Prior tobeing elected to the House of Del-egates in 1993, he served aspresident of the West SpringfieldCivic Association, prosecutor forthe City of Fairfax and a guardianfor Abused and Neglected Children.Albo is presently chairman of theHouse Courts of Justice Committee.
Albo: Roads to HappinessQ: What headline would you love to
see for Northern Virginia in the comingyear?
A: "Washington Bypass Route Set by the Com-monwealth Transportation Board. East Coasttraffic to bypass Fairfax!”
Q: What are top legislative prioritiesthis session?
A: “Build roads, pave residential roads, getmore in-state students into Virginia colleges, getthrough yet another dismal economic year with-out raising taxes.”
Q: What do you consider to be thenumber one issue affecting our commu-nity? How will you address it?
A: “In order to keep Virginia at the top of theBest Places for Business, and therefore having lotsof jobs in NOVA, we need roads and rail. Virginiaslipped from number one to number three almostentirely on the issue of lack of transportation im-provements. This will cost a lot of money. I pro-pose that we set our taxes on out-of-state busi-
nesses and visitors at the same rates they chargeVirginians. For example, presently out-of-state cor-porations pay no corporate income tax on themoney they earn for performing services in Vir-ginia. Yet, if a Virginia company goes to Marylandto perform a service, it has to pay Maryland. Notonly is it ludicrous to treat out-of-state corpora-tions better than Virginia corporations, but it is adisincentive to locating a business here. Chang-ing out corporate income tax system to the samesystem used by Georgia, Maryland, California andothers would bring the state $370,000,000 in newrevenue, which we can use for roads and rail!”
Q: Express Lanes?A: “Wonderful. Got to Tysons from Lorton in
35 minutes!”
Q: Any personal or professional NewYear’s resolutions?
A: “I am on a Led Zep kick these days. So Ihave vowed to learn “Moby Dick” and “BlackDog” on my Gibson Les Paul guitar. (“Heart-breaker” solo is too hard.)
Fairfax County Board of SupervisorsChairman Sharon Bulova—aka “TheTurkey Master”—pictured with hersous chefs: nephew Jesse Horneber(right) and brother-in-law DaveKoss (left). Bulova spent the holi-days in Ocean City with 13 relatives.“I am the family Turkey Master. Ilove to cook but don’t get enoughchance to ‘nurture’ a big meal.Cooking turkey with my sausage &veggie dressing with gravy is hugelysatisfying to me!”
Bulova: Silver Line Stations Top Priority ListQ: What headline would you love to
see for Northern Virginia in the comingyear?
A: “Fairfax Board Adopts FY 2014 Budget;Amazing Balance is Achieved—Tax Bills RemainAffordable, Quality of Life Maintained DespiteDifficult Economic Climate”
Q: What are—or should be—top pri-orities for our state legislators this ses-sion?
A: “To adopt new, sustainable funding forVirginia’s current and long term transportationneeds.”
Q: What are some challenges/oppor-
tunities facing Northern Virginia in thecoming year?
A: “Top on my list for next year is the success-ful opening of four new Silver Line Metro Sta-tions in Tysons Corner. I am working with stake-holders in the Tysons area to make sure employ-ees and neighbors will be able to use the newstations through shared parking arrangementsin commercial buildings near stations, as wellas new bus service/routes and pedestrian ac-cess.
I’m also excited about new Express Connec-tor Bus Service that will whisk travelers fromVRE stations in Lorton, Burke and Springfieldvia the new Beltway Express (HOT) lanes intoTysons. The new service will be rolled out inJanuary. Go to the following link for more in-
Throughout the next year my colleagues andI will continue our focus on the former Lortonprison site. This South County area is transform-ing into an exciting mixed-use town center, in-cluding the wonderful Arts Workhouse. Since2002, when the U.S. Congress transferred the2,300 acres of property at Laurel Hill to FairfaxCounty, the county has worked with residentsand task forces to develop plans for future usesof the area. The approved Master Plan for theAdaptive Reuse Site at Laurel Hill (east of Route123 and south of Silverbrook Road) creates ahub of community residences, workplaces, shop-ping, and green space.”
Supervisor John Cook with Burke UnitedMethodist Church volunteer BarbaraNowak during the church’s HypothermiaPrevention week on Dec. 21.
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Q: Headline for 2013?A: "We would love to hear (not that we think
we are going to hear): State passes major trans-portation funding plan.”
Q: Top priorities for state?A: “A new transportation funding plan, eco-
nomic development in the face of federalgovernment’s cutbacks, funding group homes forpeople with disabilities including those leavingthe Northern Virginia Training Center, educa-tion funding and Medicaid reform.”
Q: Challenges & opportunities?A: “Transportation funding, county budget
gap, federal ‘cliff ’ fallout, school funding, Com-munity Services Board reform and funding.”
Q: Top issue facing the community?A: “Transportation. I will continue to push for
Fairfax County to play a larger role in transpor-tation.”
Q: Express lanes?A: “Fantastic experience. These are a gem. Try
them!”
Q: New Year’s resolution?A: “Attend more Nationals games. There’s
nothing like a winner!”
Jim Corcoran is president and CEO ofthe Fairfax County Chamber of Com-merce. On Dec. 14, Corcoran (center)put on a pair of jeans to support JeansDay 2012, an initiative to support theeffort to prevent and end homelessnessin Fairfax County. He is standing withJeans Day supporters Michael O’Reilly,(left) chairman of Governing Board ofFairfax-Falls Church Community Part-nership to Prevent and EndHomelessness and Dean Klein, Direc-tor, Office to Prevent and EndHomelessness (OPEH). For more infor-mation on the Fairfax Chamber, go towww.fairfaxchamber.org.
Corcoran: FBI on ‘Most Wanted List’
Q: What headline, or headlines, wouldyou love to see for Northern Virginia inthe coming year?
A: ❖“FBI Picks Fairfax”❖“Fiscal Cliff Averted”❖“<Insert company name> Selects Fairfax
County for New Headquarters”
Q: What are—or should be—top pri-orities for our state legislators this ses-sion?
A: ❖Sustainable transportation funding ❖Education policies that support workforce
development, particularly in the STEM fields.
Q: What are some challenges/oppor-
tunities facing Northern Virginia in thecoming year?
A: “Federal uncertainty, the ‘fiscal cliff ’ andsequestration are posing critical challenges forNorthern Virginia in the coming year. TheFairfax Chamber has been and will continue toadvocate for elected leaders on both sides of theaisle to come together and compromise on soundpolicy for businesses and our nation. Inciden-tally, compromise is the same thing our electedleaders in Richmond need to do to fix the sec-ond biggest issue affecting Northern Virginia:transportation.
The biggest opportunity for Northern Virginialies in our creative economy. Northern Virginia
See Hot Topics, Page 10
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Mulrenen compiled the follow-ing “Top Five” lists based on thetop 100 checkouts from FairfaxCounty Public Library in the adult,teen and children’s sections. TheHunger Games Trilogy leads witha combined 10,330 checkouts onall three titles. Dr. Seuss has stay-ing power with 9,822 checkoutsand John Grisham’s The Litigatorshas 4,868, making it the mostpopular title in the system. Thesame titles were best sellers on TheNew York Times list, which tracksnational and independent bookstore sales, as well as Internet re-tail sellers such as Amazon andBarnes & Noble.
The Fairfax County Public Li-brary system includes eight re-gional libraries, 14 community li-braries, with more than 2.4 mil-lion items available for checkout.According to the FCPS website—www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/—in 2012, there were: 495,831 reg-istered customers; 5,246,854 vis-its to library branches; 13,034,816items loaned; 4,162,599 visits tothe library’s Internet website and172,630 people attended 8,934events.
AdultTOP FIVE FICTIONThe Litigators by John GrishamV is for Vengeance by Sue GraftonThe Drop by Michael ConnellyZero Day by David BaldacciExplosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
TOP FIVE NONFICTIONUnbroken: a World War II Story of
Survival, Resilience and Redemptionby Laura Hillenbrand
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror,and an American Family in Hitler’sBerlin by Erik Larson
Bossypants by Tina FeySteve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by
Rebecca Skloot
TOP FIVE EBOOKSThe Litigators by John GrishamThe Help by Kathryn StockettExplosive Eighteen by Janet EvanovichA Game of Thrones by George MartinThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig
Larsson
TeenTOP FIVE TITLESThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakDivergent by Veronica RothThe Giver by Lois LowryThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny
Han
TOP FIVE SERIESHunger Games trilogy by Suzanne
CollinsHarry Potter series by J.K. RowlingInheritance series by Christopher PaoliniTwilight series by Stephanie MeyerUglies trilogy by Scott Westerfeld
ChildrenTOP FIVE SERIESDiary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff
KinneyMagic Tree House series by Mary Pope
OsborneHarry Potter series by J.K. RowlingHeroes of Olympus series by Rick
RiordanFly Guy early readers by Tedd Arnold
TOP FIVE TITLESThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussOne Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
by Dr. SeussThe Invention of Hugo Cabret: a Novel
in Words and Pictures by BrianSelznick
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussHop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
Readers of the PackWhat FairfaxCounty residentsread in 2012.
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In addition tobest sellers, FCPLalso offers specialevents with best-selling authors.On Dec. 19, thesubject of discus-sion at FairfaxCounty regionallibraries wasMark Twain.
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Town Hall MeetingJan. 3
The 2013 Virginia General AssemblySession begins Jan. 9 and, before itdoes, Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-67th) andSen. Chap Petersen (D-34th) want tohear what issues are important to theirconstituents. So they’re holding a townhall meeting this Thursday, Jan. 3, at7:30 p.m., at the Sully District Govern-mental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. inChantilly, to listen to residents’ ideasand priorities and share their own viewson the issues.
EQACEnvironmentalHearing
The Fairfax County EnvironmentalQuality Advisory Council (EQAC) willhold its annual public hearing on theenvironment on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013,at 7:30 p.m. The hearing will be in thecounty Government Center auditorium,12000 Government Center Parkway inFairfax. Citizens are invited to attend,share their views and identify environ-mental issues applicable to the county.
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Democratic Womenof Clifton
The Democratic Women of Cliftonwill meet Sunday, Jan. 13, from 3-5p.m., in the Clifton Town Meeting Hall,12641 Chapel Road in Clifton. AllDemocratic women in Northern Virginiaare invited to become members of thisorganization. For more information,write [email protected] orvisit the DWC website atwww.democraticwomenofclifton.org.
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SUNDAY/JAN. 13Lee High School is hosting a six week
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Q: What headline, or head-lines, would you love to seefor Northern Virginia in thecoming year?A: There are many; here are a few:
❖ Northern Virginia EconomyContinues to Grow and ProduceWell-Paying Jobs
❖ Phase One of Dulles RailOpens to Reston; Phase Two Con-struction on Time and on Budget
❖ U.S. DOT Approves Congres-sional Delegation Request forTIFIA Funding to Reduce Burdenon Dulles Toll Road Users
❖ Bipartisan Coalition in Con-gress Approves Legislation to Re-solve Fiscal Cliff
❖ Virginia General Assembly Ap-propriates New Money for North-ern Virginia Transportation Im-provements and InfrastructureRepairs
❖ McAuliffe Elected VirginiaGovernor
❖ Northern Virginia Remains aMagnet for Fortune 500 Compa-nies Relocating to DC Region
❖ FBI Brings New HQ to North-ern Virginia
❖ Nationals, Red Sox Face off inWorld Series!
Q: What are—or shouldbe—top priorities for ourstate legislators this ses-sion?
A: ❖ Transportation—“The Gen-eral Assembly needs to take posi-tive actions to provide new fund-ing for needed transportation andtransit improvements, particularlycongestion in Northern Virginia
and Hampton Roads. These tworegions of the commonwealth areVirginia’s economic engines. If wewant to continue to grow North-ern Virginia’s economy, we mustensure that our transportation in-frastructure is capable of meetingthe needs of our citizens and ourbusinesses. For too long, the Gen-eral Assembly has ignored thepleas of Northern Virginian citi-zens and elected officials to pro-vide adequate transportationfunding.”
❖ Transit Funding—“The Com-monwealth of Virginia has neverpaid its fair share of costs for theMetro system or construction ofthe new Silver Line to Dulles. Mostof the funding for these costs at-tributable to Virginia actuallycomes from Northern Virginia tax-payers and businesses. The Vir-ginia General Assembly needs toprovide additional funding for theregion’s transit needs and recog-nize such funding benefits theeconomy of the entire common-wealth.”
❖ Education—“Providing ad-equate resources to protect thequality of Northern Virginia’s pub-lic schools and schools across thecommonwealth. The General As-sembly should not rob education
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) entertained 75 Spring-field second-graders during “Read Across America Day”last March to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday at Hunt ValleyElementary School. “He gets an A-plus-plus for beingfunny,” said Madeline Cassidy, 8, who thought Connollycould be a “real” teacher—if that congressional jobdoesn’t work out.
Connolly: Good News in Phase One, Phase TwoQ&A with U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) onchallenges and opportunities of 2013.
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❖ Voting Improvements—“TheNovember election showed thatthere were a number of problemsat polling places in Northern Vir-ginia and other locations in thecommonwealth. Long lines, oldmalfunctioning machines, absen-tee ballots arriving late, wereamong the issues voters faced thisyear. The General Assembly shouldconsider appropriate voting re-forms, including no-excuse earlyvoting. Legislation I have intro-duced in Congress with SenatorMark Warner, entitled the FASTVoting Act, provides a good modelfor the state to follow as it worksto enhance voting processes andprocedures.”
❖ Protecting Women’s Rightsand Health—“The Virginia Gen-eral Assembly’s actions restrictingwomen’s health services, includinglegislation mandating invasive ul-trasound exams and restrictinghealth clinics, were an assault onwomen’s rights. Hopefully, thewithering national criticism ofthese anti-women laws will con-
vince the General Assembly to pro-tect, rather than degrade, therights of Virginia women.”
Q: What do you consider tobe the number one issueaffecting our community?A: Protecting and growing North-ern Virginia’s economy and ourvibrant public-private partnershipwith the federal government re-mains my number one priority forNorthern Virginia. As a member ofthe House Oversight and Govern-ment Reform Committee thatoversees government contracting,federal workers, information tech-nology, and other related areas, Icontinue to work in a bipartisanmanner to maintain the balancebetween government functionsperformed by our dedicated fed-eral workforce and those bestserved by the private sector. Inaddition, addressing our region’stransportation needs and preserv-ing a strong educational systemare important factors in maintain-ing our economic growth andquality of life.”
Q: Have you driven on theExpress Lanes?A: “I have used the Express Lanesseveral times since they openedand found that they performed as
promised. Despite heavy traffic onthe Beltway, I was able to use thetoll lanes to reach my meetings ontime. I have received similar feed-back from many constituents whoappreciate another option to con-gestion.”
Q: New Year’s resolutions?A: ❖ To work with my colleaguesfrom both parties to protect theinterests and the needs of North-ern Virginia in the U.S. House ofRepresentatives.
❖ To continue to seek respon-sible, balanced, and bipartisan so-lutions to grow our local and na-tional economy and reduce thedeficit.
❖ To continue to use every op-portunity to meet and confer withconstituents and organizationsacross Virginia’s 11th Congres-sional District and to use my of-fice to help them deal with issuesand problems they face with fed-eral agencies and programs.
❖ To ensure that our federalgovernment maintains the sacredtrust we’ve made to our active ser-vice members, our veterans, andour military families to providethem with the services they’veearned through their sacrifice.
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Kevin Conmy, deputy chief of mission at theEmbassy of Ireland welcomed guests at areception held on Thursday, Dec. 13 tohighlight The Gathering, a community-led ini-
tiative that encourages overseas visitors who are Irish-born, Irish-bred or Irish in spirit to join Irish people forfamily reunions and cultural, sporting and other eventsduring 2013, and which is being promoted by the Spring-field-based tour company Wild West Irish Tours.
Wild West Irish Tours is co-owned by former Sligoresident Michael Regan-Waughand and his partnerTrish O’Donnell-Jenkins and operates tours for visi-tors from the United States and Canada to destina-tions throughout the northwest of Ireland and toSligo (including for Sligo Heritage Society’s Emigrant
Ireland’s Embassy Hosts Wild West Irish Tours andDervish’s Cathy Jordan
Trail Tour), Leitrim, Donegal, Mayo and Roscommonin particular.
The Embassy also welcomed Cathy Jordan, leadsinger with the Irish band Dervish, who performedseveral songs. Supervisor Michael R. Frey (R-SullyDistrict) presented Jordan with a proclamation thatin Fairfax County, Dec. 13 is “Cathy Jordan—WildWest Irish Tours Day.”
Representatives of the Irish Charities of Marylandcharity group were also present at the reception andlocal traditional Irish band Cool McFinn provided mu-sical entertainment.
For further information about Wild West IrishTours, visit www.wildwestirishtours.com, call 571-236-9650 or email [email protected].
The IrelandEmbassyhosted thereception forthe Spring-field-basedWild WestIrish Tourson Dec. 13.
Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be submitted atleast two weeks prior to the event.
Maggie Haynes of Fairfax Station,a freshman majoring in history, hasbeen added to the dean’s list for the fall2012 semester at Bridgewater College.
The following students were namedsemifinalists in the 2013 NationalAchievement® Scholarship Program:Hayley V. Harris and Warren D.Smith from Centreville High School;Tommie A. Banks from West Spring-field High School.
The following students were namedsemifinalists in the 2013 National MeritScholarship Program: Emily R.Costigan from South County Second-ary School; Benjamin D. Sando fromCentreville High School; John B.Hyde, Victoria L. Irvine, YeserKim and Alexander C. Moree fromWest Springfield High School.
Sean Padraig Brennan, a juniormajoring in computer science at theUniversity of Rochester, has beennamed to the Dean’s List for academicachievement for the spring 2012 semes-ter.
Brennan, a resident of Fairfax Station,is the son of John and Mary EllenBrennan, and a graduate of SouthCounty Secondary School in Lorton.
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George Mason University students get a cardiovascu-lar workout on the school’s Fairfax campus. JoelMartin, PhD, professor of kinesiology at GeorgeMason University suggests that those embarking onan exercise routine start at a low level of intensity.
Developing a CardioWorkout PlanExperts say benefits includeweight loss and decreased heartdisease risk.
Photo courtesy of George Mason University
By Marilyn Campbell
The Connection
During Martin McKay’sannual physical ex-amination shortly be-
fore the holidays, his doctorsuggested that he consider in-tensifying his cardiovascularexercise routine.
“It was kind of funny becausethere’s nothing to intensify. Idon’t do cardio workouts,” saidMcKay, who lives in NorthPotomac, Md. “I don’t work outat all for that matter.”
The Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention recom-mends that healthy adults getat least 150 minutes of moder-ate aerobic activity or 75 min-utes of vigorous aerobic activ-ity each week. The benefits in-clude weight control and a de-creased risk of heart disease.
For those like McKay whoaren’t engaged in cardio exer-cises, experts say begin slowly.“The person should plan onstarting slow, and gradually in-creasing the number of minutesper week or days per week,”said Joel Martin, PhD, profes-sor of kinesiology at GeorgeMason University. “During theinitial weeks they should planon exercising at a low intensitylevel until their body adapts tothe new stress it is being ex-posed to. Many people makethe mistake of pushing them-selves way too hard in the be-ginning and end up gettinghurt.”
Martin says that those who
are not currently engaged informal exercise should begin bylimiting themselves to walking20-30 minutes each day for twoweeks. “The next step would beto mix in some short jogs withtheir walking regimen,” he said.“After that, they can move onto doing several short runs perweek. Once they are able to runtwo to three miles at least threetimes per week at an easy pacethen they can start worryingabout increasing the intensityof their runs.”
THIS STRATEGY APPLIESnot only to running but alsocycling, swimming, and otherforms of cardio exercise. In fact,Martin recommends thatpeople not limit themselves toone form of exercise.
“Running two days a week andswimming one day would also bea good idea,” said Martin.
Experts acknowledge thatgetting aerobic exercise mightbe more challenging duringwinter months. “You may not beable to go running or swimmingduring the cold winter season,but you can do other physicalactivities like dancing [or] iceskating,” said Rosa Ganey,Burke resident and nurse healtheducator for Fairfax CountyHealth Network. “If you’re amember of a gym, try takingclasses.”
Stay motivated by settingsmall goals. “Once a personreaches [the first] goal theyshould set a new one,” saidMartin.
Wellbeing
The Quest for Youth and Beauty
Hiba Hakki, pictured with her husband plastic surgeonAyman Hakki, M.D., is among those who use cosmeticprocedures to help keep the signs of aging at bay.
Spending billions of dollars to improve one’s appearance.By Marilyn Campbell
The Connection
Hiba Hakki reclines onan exam table as aphysician picks up asyringe with his la-
tex-gloved hand and points it ather face. He inserts the needle intothe flesh around her eyes. Shecringes slightly. This is a Botox in-jection, just one of the cosmeticprocedures Hakki undergoes forthe sake of beauty.
“There is a slight burning sen-sation,” said Hakki, who is 58. “Butit’s like anything else that wewomen do for our appearance thatwe dread. The needles are veryfine so it’s not too bad.”
Hakki is devoted to maintaininga polished appearance, whichdoesn’t include “crow’s feet,”frown lines, enlarged pores, sag-ging breasts, discolored teeth oreven chipped nail polish. She is notalone in her desire to look her best.A recent survey by the AmericanSociety of Aesthetic Plastic Sur-gery (ASAPS) shows that morethan half of all Americans, regard-less of income, approve of cos-metic plastic surgery, and spentnearly $10 billion on cosmetic pro-cedures last year. ASAPS says thatBotox (Botulinum Toxin Type A)injections top the list of the mostpopular non-surgical cosmetic pro-cedures, followed by hyaluronicacid, laser hair removal,microdermabrasion, and IPL (in-tense pulsed light) laser treatment.
“There is a societal pressure tolook young and beautiful,” ex-plained Arlington resident LindaGulyn, Ph.D., a Marymount Uni-versity psychologist who teachesabout the natural process of ag-ing from a social-psychologicalperspective. “Some people have atougher time growing older thanothers, and they look for ways toslow down the natural change.”
Candice Early, a spokespersonfor the Arlington and Reston of-fices of plastic surgeon andMcLean resident Dr. WendyGottlieb, M.D., says that laser hairremoval is one of the treatmentsmost commonly requested by pa-tients in her practice. “The laserfocuses on the hair bulb under theskin and kills it so that it will notgrow back,” said Early. “I did it onmy underarms seven years agoand I still don’t have underarmhair.”
Hakki, whose husband is plasticsurgeon Dr. Ayman Hakki, M.D.,admits that the procedure is notpain-free. “If you can imaginesnapping rubber bands on your
skin, that is what it feels like,” shesaid. “Laser hair removal is not aone time treatment. Multiple treat-ments are needed for it to be ef-fective. You need a lot of moneyand a lot of time.”
For those seeking to rid theirface of wrinkles, age spots andacne scars, microdermabrasion isan option. During the procedure,an esthetician uses a hand-helddevice that emits crystals onto theskin’s surface and polishes it. “Itpeels off the top layers of skin toreveal new skin cells,” said Early.“It temporarily damages skin andtakes about a week to heal. At first,it looks like really bad sunburn onyour face.”
During an IPL laser treatment,an esthetician uses a hand-helddevice to administer the bright-light treatment. “It’s like laser re-surfacing for the face,” said Early.“It tightens and rejuvenates theskin, but you need several treat-ments. It helps with age spots andmakes the face firmer and moreyouthful.”
Fillers like Restylane andHylaform are sought-after weap-ons for those seeking fuller lips orwrinkle-free skin. Hyaluronic acid,
the key ingredient in these fillers,is produced naturally in the body,but decreases as one gets older.
“I’ve had fillers distributed allover my face. If you use just a littlebit, others will never know it wasdone,” said Hakki. “I have used fill-ers to plump my lips, but I have tobe careful not to get too much be-cause I don’t want to look likeDonald Duck.”
Using cosmetic procedures inmoderation is the key, say experts,to maintaining a natural look. “Theoveruse of Botox, for example, canmake a person look like a lion,” saidEarly. “We can spot people who areaddicted to cosmetic proceduresand we turn those people away. Ifwe look at you and feel that youdon’t need a procedure, we won’tgive it to you.”
Gulyn adds, “Our societyequates youth with beauty, butthere is a line between doingthings that freshen your appear-ance and putting yourself at risk.You have to determine whether ornot you’re putting yourself atphysical risk, disrupting your fam-ily or preventing yourself fromadapting to the natural changes ofaging.”
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hubs many of the innovative businesses in thenation and the world. The opportunity exists forus to capitalize on the spirit of entrepreneur-ship and innovation to continue to grow the re-gional economy into the future. Economic di-versification will be key, especially in the healthof the IT sector."
Q: What do you consider to be thenumber one issue affecting our commu-nity, and how will the Fairfax Chamberplay a role?
A: “When asked why they choose to headquar-ter or locate in Northern Virginia, businesses con-sistently cite the quality of the public schools sys-
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Hot Topics for 2013tem and a qualified workforce as the number onereasons for selecting Fairfax County. Our regionstands to face a gap in the number of workersqualified in the STEM fields and available jobs.Preparing our students in these critical areas isof paramount importance. To address this, thechamber has assembled other chambers and or-ganizations throughout Northern Virginia to cre-ate scalable systemic solutions to train studentsin the STEM disciplines and prepare them to beequipped for the workforce of the future.”
Q: Have you driven on the ExpressLanes?
A: “Yes. I would rate my experience as excel-lent. The Express Lanes are a great example ofwhat can be accomplished when the private andpublic sector work together to solve a problem.”
Drummond: In a Word—Gridlock
Q: What headline, or headlines, wouldyou love to see for Northern Virginia inthe coming year?
A: “Kitty Pozer Park Opens in Downtown Cityof Fairfax, Creating Renewed Interest in Restau-rants, Shops”
Q: What are—or should be—top pri-orities for our state legislators this ses-sion?
A: “Providing a forward-thinking plan tofund transportation projects, supporting leg-islation that gives local government more au-tonomy and focusing on issues that mattermost to Virginians, not ‘show’ bills that makeheadlines, but don’t create jobs or improve ourquality of life.”
Q: What are some challenges/oppor-tunities facing Northern Virginia in thecoming year?
A: “In a word: gridlock. Political gridlock inWashington, D.C. will have a continuing nega-tive impact on the Northern Virginia economy
and transportation gridlock continues todampen residents’ quality of life.”
Q: What do you consider to be thenumber one issue affecting our commu-nity? How will you address it?
A: “Balanced growth and development in theCity of Fairfax. We have a number of housingand retail development projects coming beforethe city council that could positively alter thecity’s future. We need the community’s input onwhat they want their community to look like.”
Q: Have you driven on the ExpressLanes?
A: “No, but I certainly can see why peoplewould want to take it if the Beltway is jammed.”
Q: New Year’s resolutions?A: “Like just about everyone else, I’ll be try-
ing my best to eat better and exercise more. Wehave great gyms and trails in the City of Fairfaxso there’s no reason I can’t make it happen.”
Herrity: Transportation As a Priority
Q: What headline, or headlines, wouldyou love to see for Northern Virginia inthe coming year?
A: “Coming together as a delegation to solvesome of our transportation funding shortfall.”
Q: What are some challenges/oppor-tunities facing Northern Virginia in thecoming year?
A: “Traffic congestion, sequestration (and/orthe inevitable cuts in the federal budget), andthe county’s budget shortfalls projected for thenext several years. On transportation, FairfaxCounty has the opportunity to go back to ourtraditional way of funding new infrastructure—developer proffers. Our state delegation has anopportunity to come together as a region andidentify existing and new funding that can beused to fund a state priority—transportation.There is also opportunity for using our scarceresources wisely, and partnering with the pri-vate sector to get goals accomplished. Bringingthe Express Lanes to I-66 would offer conges-tion relief with a way to pay for it and give com-muters transportation choices. With the com-ing budget cuts we have the opportunity to fur-ther diversify our economy in Fairfax County andthe county’s projected budget shortfalls providean opportunity to correct the structural imbal-ances in the current budget.”
Q: What do you consider to be thenumber one issue affecting our commu-nity?
A: “Outside of sequestration, the ever-presentproblem of traffic congestion is this region’s big-gest issue. Outside of the issues I mentionedbefore (Express lanes for I-66 and the focus of
proffer dollars on transportation), I believe wehave to begin reducing the congestion on theFairfax County Parkway. I was able to have theParkway’s designation changed to a primaryroad in 2012 which should bring more state con-struction and maintenance resources and helda hosted a town hall to begin developing thevision for the future of the Parkway. Hopefullywe will be successful in converting these actionsinto additional capacity in 2012.”
Q: Have you driven on the ExpressLanes?
A: “I have and they are great. Not only dothey give you a more predictable commute whenyou really need it, but the new entrances in toTysons help tremendously. They appear to behaving a positive impact on the regular lanes aswell. I am hoping the county’s new Connectorexpress bus routes that start in January will re-duce congestion in the regular lanes even moreand that eventually we will see slug lines intoTysons.”
Q: New Year’s resolutions?A: ❖Keep off the weight I lost during last
year’s surgery.❖Continue to proactively serve the residents
of Fairfax County.
Manney: ‘Pain We Can Agree to’Nancy-jo Manney, the executive director ofthe Greater Springfield Chamber of Com-merce, spoke during the news conferencekicking off the long-awaited demolition ofSpringfield Mall. Manney, standing withSupervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee) andVornado/Charles E. Smith PresidentMitchell Shear, was unconditionally opti-mistic about the renovation of SpringfieldMall last year, and she said she’s “goingfor even more optimism in 2013” with herheadline this year. (We all have our fingerscrossed for this one.) For more informa-tion on the chamber, go towww.springfieldchamber.org
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Q: Top headline for 2013?A: “Express Lanes and Silver Line Unlock
Gridlock.”
Q: Top legislative priority?A: “The top priority for the 2013 General As-
sembly must be finding a long-term sustainabletransportation funding source for NOVA and thecommonwealth. The answer is going to be ‘whatpain can we agree to’ because there is no solu-tion that doesn’t hurt.”
Q: Challenges and opportunities?A: “I think the economy will continue to be
our biggest challenge, but as bad as it may beelsewhere I believe NOVA still has more oppor-tunities for growth. Being this close to Wash-ington DC does have its benefits.”
Q: What do you consider to be the num-
ber one issue affecting the community?A: “We’re going to see a lot of revitalization
and economic development come to life in theGreater Springfield area in 2013. Its impact onour community could be a bit overwhelming forsome. The Greater Springfield Chamber will workwith property owners, developers, DOT and ourelected officials to roll out the welcome mat.”
Q: Express Lanes?A: “I have my E-ZPass Flex but haven’t yet
had a need to use the Express Lanes. But lookfor my Subaru going up and down, up and down,and up and down the lanes during my two freeweeks in January!”
Q: New Year’s resolution?A: “Ask me my New Year’s resolution in July.
In the meantime, I’ve got too much to do tospend time planning what I need to do.”
Fairfax City Councilmember DanDrummond and wife Kerry at-tended the reception honoringformer Mayor Robert F. Ledererin June at the City Hall Atrium.Drummond, a former journalist,is director of Public Relationsfor Certified Financial PlannerBoard of Standards, Inc. He isalso a member of the Metropoli-tan Washington Council ofGovernments and Transporta-tion Planning Board.
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Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield),center, stands with McGruff as thecrime-fighting bloodhound gets readyto take a bite out of crime during Na-tional Night Out events across FairfaxCounty in August. McGruff, the popu-lar canine, started the night off at theWest Springfield District Station,where he was joined by fellow lawenforcement officers and SupervisorsJohn Cook (to McGruff’s right) andWest Springfield Police Captain JoeHill (next to Cook).
Marsden: State Credit Card Maxed OutState Senator David Marsden (D-37) infront of St. Mary’s Catholic Church inFairfax Station. Marsden is currently serv-ing his second term as a senator in theVirginia General Assembly. On Jan. 12,2010, Marsden won a special Senate elec-tion to replace Republican Ken Cuccinelli,who was elected attorney general the pre-vious fall. Since 2006 and prior to servingin the State Senate, he served in the Vir-ginia House of Delegates representing the41st district.
Q: Top headline for 2013?A: “Governor McDonnell eliminates Route 460
funding and invests in lower tolls on Dulles TollRoad.” Nobody uses the current 460, why wouldthey use the new one?
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Baha’i FaithBaha’is of Fairfax CountySouthwest…703-912-1719
BaptistAntioch Baptist Church…
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CatholicSt. Clare of Assisi…
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Congregación La Cena DelSeñor…703-550-1204
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LutheranLiving Savior LutheranChurch…703-352-1421
MethodistChrist Church of Fairfax Station…
703-690-3401Cranford United Methodist
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WEDNESDAY/JAN. 9Women of Excellence Luncheon.
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at SpringfieldGolf & Country Club, 8301 Old KeeneMill Road, Springfield. AnnmariePittman talks on the annual searchfor the gracious woman whosedignity, maturity and inner beautyare fit to represent the Ms. SeniorAmerican Pageant title; a luncheonand childcare and included. RSVP byJan. 4. $17. 703-590-6562 [email protected].
Encore Chorale Rehearsal. 1:30-3p.m., at The Messiah UnitedMethodist Church, 6215 RollingRoad, Springfield. Former highschool and college choristers, church,synagogue and community choralsingers are invited to sing in adynamic rehearsal with the EncoreChorale for their Spring 2013 season.301-261-5747,[email protected] or http://encorecreativity.org.
SATURDAY/JAN. 122nd Saturday Art Walk. 6-9 p.m.
Workhouse Art Center, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. Meet each building’sfeatured artist, a reception in W-16from 6-7 p.m. and more.www.WorkhouseArts.org.
“Drink This!” The WorkhouseInternational Ceramic CupShow. 6 p.m., at the Workhouse ArtsCenter, Building 8, 9601 Ox Road,Lorton. An exhibition of 70 worksoffers a delightful taste of the manyways contemporary artists interpretthe cup. 703-584-2982 orwww.workhouseceramics.org.
A Talk About Chinese BrushPainting. 6-9 p.m., at theWorkhouse in Studio 5 Gallery, 9601Ox Road, Lorton. Hsi-Mei fromTaipei, Taiwan educates the publicabout the history and unique suppliesof Chinese brush painting, explainingthe difference between Chinese andWestern watercolors at the openingreception; the exhibit is up fromWednesday, Jan. 9 through Sunday,Feb. 3. www.hsi-meichinesewatercolor.com.
Workhouse Theater TheJokeslingers Comedy Tour. 8p.m. and 10 p.m., at The WorkhouseTheater, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton. TheJokeslingers Comedy Tour features 3nationally touring headliners on oneshow. $20. www.555tix.com.
SATURDAY/JAN. 19Concerts from Kirkwood. 3 p.m., at
Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, 8336Carrleight Parkway, Springfield.Award winning pianist Ina Mirtchevawill present “From Opera to Piano”;donations accepted. 703-451-5320 [email protected] Orchestra:Masterworks IV. 8 p.m. GeorgeMason University Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, Fairfax.Conductor Christopher Zimmermanand flautist Christina Jenningsperform Mozart’s Overture to TheMagic Flute, Leshnoff’s FluteConcerto, Ives’ The UnansweredQuestion and Brahms’ Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op. 68. $25-$55. 703-563-1990 orwww.fairfaxsymphony.org.
SATURDAY/FEB. 92nd Saturday Art Walk. 6-9 p.m.
Workhouse Art Center, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. Meet each building’sfeatured artist, a reception in W-16from 6-7 p.m. and more.www.WorkhouseArts.org.
SATURDAY/MARCH 92nd Saturday Art Walk. 6-9 p.m.
Workhouse Art Center, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. Meet each building’sfeatured artist, a reception in W-16from 6-7 p.m. and more.www.WorkhouseArts.org.
SATURDAY/MARCH 16Fairfax Symphony Orchestra:
Masterworks V. 8 p.m. George MasonUniversity Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. ConductorChristopher Zimmerman performs J.Strauss’ Emperor Waltz and TickTack, Pizzicato, Trisch-Tratsch Polkasand Overture to Die Fledermaus; R.Strauss’ Suite from DerRosenkavalier, Till Eulenspiegel’sMerry Pranks and Salomé’s Dance.$25-$55. 703-563-1990 orwww.fairfaxsymphony.org.
ONGOING:Workhouse Farmers Market. 3-6
p.m., at the Workhouse, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. A producer-onlymarket with locally grown fruits andvegetables, locally raised meats andpoultry, and other local foods.www.smartmarkets.org.
Watercolor Strokesthe Chinese BrushPainting Way
Hsi-Mei from Taipei, Taiwan has beenfascinated with art since a little girl. Shestudied Chinese brush painting underwell-known masters for several yearsand now shares her passion with thepublic, educating about the differencesbetween Western and Chinese water-color. An opening reception will be heldat the Workhouse, 9601 Ox Road,Lorton, on Saturday, Jan. 12 from 6-9p.m. The exhibit is up from Wednesday,Jan. 9 through Sunday, Feb. 3.www.hsi-meichinesewatercolor.com.
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Graceful, by Hsi-Mei Yates,Chinese brush painting.
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Musa, Braddock Supervisor John Cook, and Bill Murray at the check-in area for thehypothermia prevention shelter provided by Burke United Methodist Church on Friday,Dec. 21.
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Coming in From The Cold
Barbara Nowak, a volun-teer organizer for BurkeUnited Methodist Church’sHypothermia PreventionShelter, sorts sleepingpallets in the church’slibrary on Friday, Dec. 21.
Arthur Garret, 29, a clientat the hypothermia preven-tion shelter provided byBurke United MethodistChurch on Friday, Dec. 21,said his goal is to become aboxer. “I have goals. I wantto make the Olympic boxingteam… It’s never too late.”
How You Can Help❖During the 2010-2011 winter season, approximately 1,025 residents
sought shelter through Fairfax County’s Hypothermia Prevention Program,in partnership with other agencies.
❖FACETS’ Hypothermia Prevention Season is Nov. 21 through March 17.FACETS served more than 219 clients last season.
❖Volunteers of America Chesapeake (VOA) Baileys Crossroad’s Hypoth-ermia Program served more than 442 clients last season and an additional84 clients in their other winter seasonal programs for a total of 526 clients.
❖Reston Interfaith’s Embry Rucker Community Shelter (ERCS) operatesthree separate winter programs. The ERCS Winter North County Programand winter seasonal programs served over 298 clients last season.
❖The Homeless Healthcare Program (HHP) has four nurse practitionersfrom the Fairfax County Health Department providing free flu shots duringHypothermia Prevention season.
❖For more information on Fairfax County’s Hypothermia Prevention Pro-gram, go to http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/homeless/partnerupdate/partnership-highlights-hyposeason2011-12.htm.
❖For FACETS weekly hypothermia prevention shelter updates, go towww.facetcares.org or call FACETS at 703-352-5090 Ext. 302.
❖To learn more about FACETS Hypothermia Prevention and Response Pro-gram, or to donate to the program, contact Jerrianne Anthony at703-865-4252 or email at [email protected].
❖What should you do if you see a homeless person at night?“If you see an unsheltered person at night, and you think they could be at
risk of hypothermia, call the county’s non-emergency phone line at 703-691-2131, TTY 711. County emergency personnel will determine which shelteroption is best in the situation,” said Dean Klein, director of the FairfaxCounty’s Office to Prevent and End Homelessness.
A night at Burke United Methodist Church’shypothermia prevention shelter.
By Victoria Ross
The Connection
Musa L. gentlydraped a blanketover his wife,and promised
her the new year would be betterfor both of them. She was sleep-ing on a foam pallet at the BurkeUnited Methodist Church. Musaand his wife were among nearly40 homeless adults seeking shel-ter from the frigid temperatures atthe church on Friday, Dec. 21.
An immigrant from Senegal,Musa said he and his wife, who isoriginally from Florida, are home-less for the first time in their lives.He said both have jobs in FairfaxCounty, but they fled their apart-ment in November when a room-mate threatened their safety.Since then, they have been stay-ing at The Lamb Center during theday, a daytime drop-in center forthe poor and homeless in centralFairfax County.
“We slept in our car the last fewnights, but it was just too cold to-night,” Musa said. “This churchprovides a wonderful service. Weare able to get a meal and a safe,warm place to sleep. They alsogive you gift cards for food. Theymake you feel welcome, like youare still a person. ”
After his wife went to sleep, Musa
chatted with Supervisor John Cook(R-Braddock) who attends thechurch and helped organize its hy-pothermia prevention program.
“No one should have to sleepin the cold and risk hypothermia,”Cook said.
EACH YEAR hundreds of indi-viduals living on the streets, incars, and abandoned buildings inFairfax County search for shelterfrom the bitter winter weather,said Amanda Andere, executive di-rector of FACETS, a local nonprofitorganization coordinating thecounty’s hypothermia preventionefforts.
Beginning in late November,FACETS works with more than 40faith communities to offer safeplaces to sleep and nutritiousmeals to men and women who arehomeless through its HypothermiaPrevention and Response Pro-gram. FACETS program is one offive operated across Fairfax andFalls Church in partnership withthe Fairfax County government.
Barbara Nowak, a realtor withLong & Foster, was a key organizerof BUMC’s program, which pro-vided hypothermia relief fromDec. 16 to Dec. 23.
“I make a living helping peoplefind homes, and I’ve done prettywell,” Nowak said “This is not justabout how much money is in your
account. This program has made memore aware of the lack of afford-able housing, and the effects of fore-closures and short sales, and howpeople are suffering as a result ofthe downturn in the economy.”
Nowak and her husband, GerryStaudt, helped recruit more than130 church members for thechurch’s program and organizedtraining sessions that helped vol-unteers learn more about FACETSand ways to help the homeless.“We want to make sure our guestsare safe and feel welcomed,”Nowak said.
During its program, the churchopened its doors at 5:30 p.m., andprovided transportation to andfrom Fair Oaks Mall in the morn-ing and late afternoon. Severalvolunteers, as well as a FACETSstaff person, checked guests in tothe shelter, and helped them findbedding, clothes and other neces-sities, as well as serving a hot mealand dessert. Alcohol, drugs andweapons are prohibited and lightsare out at 10 p.m.
Nowak, who has lived in FairfaxCounty since 1976, said she isgrateful for the opportunity to helpothers. “During the first night,when all the volunteers were get-ting the church ready for ourguests, I truly felt like God wasgiving us patience, kindness andgentleness… we were physically
exhausted but mentally exuberantas we transformed the church,”she said.
LAST SPRING, Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors ChairmanSharon Bulova (D-at-large)—along with non-profit leaders andother county officials—held a se-ries of information sessions to ad-dress rumors and concerns thatthe county would shut down itshypothermia shelters this winter -and shut out many homeless resi-dents—because of fire code viola-tions.
Bulova said Fairfax County was“committed to serving the home-less population in a way that iscompassionate and ensures theirsafety.”
Cook said only two churches—instead of the rumored 18—weredeemed unsafe to host hypother-
mia prevention programs.“Most of the issues were simple
ones that could be easily rem-edied, like installing smoke detec-tors,” Cook said. “Everyone had totake deep breath. There’s a signifi-cant commitment on the county’spart to work through these issues.”
Last year, there were no hypo-thermia-related deaths in FairfaxCounty. But as temperatures con-tinued to drop below freezing dur-ing the last week of 2012, the firstcold weather-related death of thewinter season was reported byMaryland state health officials. OnDec. 24, an elderly homeless manin Frederick County, Md., died ofhypothermia.
“It’s a tragedy when it happensanywhere. That’s what FairfaxCounty, our faith communities andnon-profit partners are workinghard to prevent,” Cook said.
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Sports
Keegan Ruddyand the
Robinson boys’basketball teamfinished secondat the Pohanka
Chantilly Basket-ball Classic.
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By Jon Roetman
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The Robinson boys’ bas-ketball team headed tothe locker room withmomentum at halftime
of the Pohanka Chantilly Basket-ball Classic championship game onDec. 29.
The Rams were strong defen-sively, limiting Mountain View to25 points, and junior guard JaredSteen beat the buzzer with his sec-ond 3-pointer of the evening, giving Robinson a six-point lead.
As the second half progressed, Steen continued hissharpshooting and finished with five 3-pointers. TheRams’ defense, however, failed to follow suit.
Mountain View (Stafford) outscored Robinson by10 points in the second half and captured its firstPohanka tournament title with a 63-58 victory atChantilly High School. The Wildcats scored nearlyas many points in the fourth quarter (20) as they didin the first half.
“We stopped defending in the second half,”Robinson head coach Brian Nelson said. “We playedgreat defense in the first half. The things we did wellin the first half defensively we did not do in the sec-ond half and Mountain View took full advantage ofthat. . . . I don’t think we played anywhere close toour best in the second half.”
ROBINSON DEFEATED Wilson (Washington,D.C.), 62-53, on Dec. 27 and knocked off SouthCounty, 72-67, in the semifinals on Dec. 28. Afterplaying three games in three days, Nelson said fa-tigue could have been a factor for the Rams’ second-half struggles against Mountain View, but the teamcouldn’t use that as an excuse.
“Effort is [the] No. 1 priority,” Nelson said, “andwe didn’t give that for 32 minutes.”
Steen continued draining perimeter shots into thesecond half of the championship game. His final 3-pointer cut the Mountain View lead to 59-57 with
Junior guard Jared Steen(12) made five 3-pointersagainst Mountain View inthe championship game ofthe Pohanka ChantillyBasketball Classic on Dec.29 at Chantilly High School.
1:14 remaining in the contest, butthe Wildcats held on. Steen fin-ished with a team-high 15 pointsand was 5-for-13 from 3-pointrange.
“He hasn’t shot the ball all thatwell so far this season,” Nelsonsaid. “He’s a great shooter, but hehasn’t shot up to his expectationsyet this year. Maybe this is thegame that kind of gets him goinga little bit.”
Steen’s career-high for 3-point-ers made is six, a mark he set lastseason.
“If I’m open, I’ll shoot it,” Steensaid. “If it goes in or goes out, I’lltake the next open shot I have. Ican’t think about the last shot[whether I] miss or make it. I haveto have a clear mind.”
Senior forward Keegan Ruddyscored 14 points for Robinson and senior guard NateHackett added 10. Senior forward Nick Bynum grabbednine rebounds.
“We didn’t come out as intense as we should have,”Hackett said. “We came out to start the game readyto play. In the second half, we were all lackadaisicaland weren’t ready to play. It seemed like everyonewas slow and our defense wasn’t up to par.”
Junior guard Matt Fall and Bynum were named to theall-tournament team for Robinson. Fall averaged 13 pointsper game, including an 18-point performance againstWilson and a 15-point effort against South County. Bynumaveraged 12 points per game. He finished with 25 pointsand 11 rebounds against South County.
Mountain View’s Joe Wilson was named tournamentMost Valuable Player. He averaged 16 points and 5.7rebounds per game, including 17 points and sixboards against Robinson. Mountain View’s Ben Kellermade the all-tournament team, averaging 13.7 pointsper game. He had 14 points against the Rams. Moun-tain View’s Tyrus Mason had 16 points in the cham-pionship game and Tyrell Mason had 11.
WITH THE LOSS, Robinson, the defendingConcorde District champion, entered 2013 with a 9-3 record. The Rams will host Centreville at 7:30 p.m.on Friday, Jan. 4 for their district opener.
“We’re not going to hang our heads about this fora long time,” Nelson said. “We’re disappointed thatwe lost, but we’ve got bigger goals that we need toaccomplish this season.”
Sports Roundups
South County senior Justin Hampton was named tothe all-tournament team at the 2012 PohankaChantilly Basketball Classic.
South County Boys’ BasketballPlaces Fourth
The South County boys’ basketball team finished fourth at thePohanka Chantilly Basketball Classic, losing to host Chantilly, 69-56, in the third-place game on Dec. 29.
The Stallions defeated Mills Godwin, 62-59, on Dec. 27 andlost to Robinson, 72-67, in the semifinals on Dec. 28.
Senior guard Justin Hampton was named to the all-tournamentteam. He averaged 24.3 points per contest, including a 36-pointperformance against Robinson. During the game against the Rams,Hampton tied a tournament record with seven 3-point field goals.
Nathan Williams averaged 13 points per game for the Stallions.South County (5-6) will travel to face Lake Braddock at 7:30
The Hayfield boys’ basketball team defeated McLean, 62-51,on Dec. 28 to win the Glory Days tournament at Lake BraddockSecondary School.
The Hawks beat Hylton, 75-62, on Dec. 26 and Lake Braddock,47-36, on Dec. 27.
Brandon Lawson, Tyler Seelman and Amir Atkins were namedto the all-tournament team for Hayfield. Atkins scored 17 pointsagainst McLean, Lawson finished with 16 points and Seelmanadded 11.
Hayfield (8-3) has won eight in a row after a 0-3 start. TheHawks will host Wakefield at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 4.
West Springfield Girls’ BasketballHanded First Loss
The West Springfield girls’ basketball team lost to South Lakes,42-34, in the championship game of the IAABO Holiday Classicon Dec. 28 at Prince George’s Community College. The Spartanswere 10-0 prior to the contest.
West Springfield defeated Suitland, 55-39, on Dec. 26 and RiverHill, 50-38, on Dec. 27 to reach the tournament championshipgame.
The Spartans will travel to face T.C. Williams at 7:45 p.m. onFriday, Jan. 4.
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Hot Topics for 2013Q: Top legislative priority?A: “Transportation. Without new funding
sources we are in trouble. The state credit cardis maxed out; our construction dollars are be-ing diverted to maintenance; we soon will notqualify for our federal highway match. Our ‘BestState to do Business’ rating is headed south andRt. 460 will not help! Pay attention to SenatorJohn Watkins (R- Powhatan) bill to provide newfunding ($733 billion). It is brilliant and won’tcost the average Virginian much of anything.”
Q: Top opportunity?A: “Our greatest opportunity is to finally ad-
dress our violence problem. Let’s make sure gunowners are responsible to keep their firearms
out of the wrong hands by holding them civillyaccountable if they allow them to be stolen ormisappropriated and used in a crime throughcarelessness. Finally, require background checkson gun purchasers conducting private sales atgun shows. A no-brainer.”
Q: Express Lanes?A: “Express lanes are great. I work in Bethesda
and live in Burke and the commute is mucheasier as people are using these lanes enoughto make life easier for those of us in the regularlanes. I want to throw them flowers.”
Q: Resolution?A: “I will not eat anything that comes on a
toothpick in Richmond this session and will workout at the YMCA every day… sure.”
Q: What headlines would you love tosee for Northern Virginia in the comingyear?
A: ❖ Tolled to Death, Virginians Revolt AgainstInadequate State Transportation Funding
❖ General Assembly Votes for Sensible Trans-portation Funding to Northern Virginia
❖ Monster Pothole Swallows 18-Wheeler…State Road Funding Wake Up Call
❖ Virginia Elects a Governor With a Historyof Working Across Party Lines
❖ General Assembly Drops Divisive Social Is-sues in Favor of the People’s Work
❖ Springfield Mall Progress Continues; Com-munity Eager for Re-Opening Next Year
❖ GSA Dinosaur Makes Way for New FBIHeadquarters in Springfield
❖ Schools’ Commitment to Helping StrugglingSchools and Students Succeed Pays Off
Q: What are or should be top priori-ties for our state legislators this session?
A: ❖ Getting a handle on our Northern Vir-ginia transportation crisis
❖ Funding our education system and hu-man services safety net
McKay: Increasing Needs, Shrinking Funding
Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee), whohas been instrumental in pushingthe Springfield Mall project forward,holds up chunks of Garfinckel’s De-partment Store as souvenirs of theiconic mall’s demolition, which be-gan on Monday, Nov. 26 with thedestruction of what was originallythe upscale Garfinckel’s (and laterbecame a Sports Authority.) “Theexterior demolition is a strong sig-nal that the mall renovation is wellunderway,” McKay said, adding thathe keeps pieces of Garfinckel’s in hisoffice along with other remnants ofSpringfield’s past.
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Q: What are some challenges/oppor-tunities facing Northern Virginia in thecoming year?
A: ❖ Economic development opportunitiesfrom BRAC, the Silver Line, Springfield Mall,and possibly a move to the Springfield GSA siteby the FBI
❖ Challenges: same as above because of ourcrumbling transportation infrastructure.
❖ Continuing to responsibly pull out of eco-nomic decline by not destroying our highly re-garded local services: police, schools, humanservices, parks and libraries, etc.
Q: What do you consider to be thenumber one issue affecting our commu-nity?
A: “Where you stand depends on where yousit, so one person’s number one issue may benumber 15 on a neighbor’s list. However, I amvery concerned about how we will balance ourincreasing needs (education, human services,and transportation) with our shrinking funding.
My colleagues and I on the county board will bedoing our best to craft a sustainable budget andwe’ll be lobbying our state and federal partnersfor the support we deserve.”
Q: Have you driven on the ExpressLanes?
A: “I have not. They are a good alternativefor those who can afford them but they in noway should relieve the state from its neglect ofour roads and imposing tolls on our commu-nity.”
Q: New Year’s resolutions?A: “Professional: to continue to dedicate my-
self to representing the residents of Lee Districtand Fairfax County, and to find ways to main-tain our quality of life and essential services inthe face of federal and state cuts.
Personal: To listen to my wife when she tellsme to cut back on coffee and to make sure thatregular trips to the gym make it onto my busycalendar.”
At the Saratoga park-and-ride lot, there arespots for bicycles and motorcycles as well asbus bays for the Fairfax Connector buses toTysons Corner.
This overpass carries the relocated RollingRoad over the Fairfax County Parkway.
As part of Phase Three on the Fairfax CountyParkway, Donegal Drive was closed perma-nently and the traffic signal eliminated at theparkway.
Express Lanes Ahead of ScheduleA look back at transportation developments in the area in 2012.
When thinking of the past year’s events thatimpacted Springfield, it’s hard not to includetransportation in the equation.
The opening of the 495 Express Lanes was the biggesttransportation development in 2012. Most of the 50overpasses were completed in 2011, and in the finalyear of construction, the Braddock Road and LeesburgPike (Route 7) access ramps were completed. TheBraddock Road ramp is an access point for cars headingnorth on the express lanes. At Route 7, the ramp pro-vides a southbound access only. Both ramps feature 500-ton box beams that required multiple cranes and fullroad closures of I-495. Pavement was laid for the newlanes throughout the corridor that are now general-pur-pose lanes. Over the summer, the electronic tolling sys-tem was tested and glitches were ironed out in the con-trol center off Edsall Road in Alexandria. The lanesopened just before Thanksgiving, earlier than scheduled.
While the 495 Express Lane project was wrapping up,the I-95 Express Lanes project was just getting started. Theproject will expand and improve the existing High Occu-pancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes from Dumfries to Edsall Roadand extend new HOV lanes from Dumfries to GarrisonvilleRoad, resulting in 29 miles of express lanes in which ve-hicles with three or more people can chose to pay a toll touse the express lanes or they can ride in the general pur-pose without having to pay. After the ribbon cutting inAugust, a tree clearing operation throughout the new nine-mile stretch south of Dumfries Road began and will con-tinue through 2013. The project is due to be completed inlate 2014.
Other transportation developments in Springfield in-cluded the completion of the final phase of the FairfaxCounty Parkway, which involved the rerouting of Rollingand Hooes Roads. In addition, the Virginia Department ofTransportation held a public information meeting on the
interchange improvements at the parkway and RollingRoad. Construction on this project is not scheduled tobegin until March 2014 and be completed in the sum-mer of 2016. Also along the Fairfax County Parkway,the Saratoga park-and-ride lot was completed by theend of December. The 535-space lot will be a launchingpoint for a Fairfax Connector bus line to Tysons Corner,via the 495 Express Lanes.
On Old Keene Mill Road, work is underway to recon-struct a bridge on Old Keene Mill Road in Springfieldthat crosses Pohick Creek just east of Huntsman Boule-vard. The $2.1 million improvement project will be com-pleted next May. Another bridge rebuilding project is atHooes Road and Accotink Creek. Throughout most of2012, motorists were detoured around this area, usingthe Fairfax County Parkway and Rolling Road. Theproject is scheduled to be completed in spring 2013.
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