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JUST IN: Tysons mass vaccine site to reopen Friday
Angela Woolsey October 5, 2021 at 9:30am
The mass vaccine clinic in the old Lord and Taylor store in Tysons Corner Center
(Updated 1:10 p.m.) The mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Tysons Corner Center will reopen on Friday, the Fairfax County Health Department announced this morning (Tuesday).
The possibility that the community vaccination center (CVC) could return was first publicly raised during a Board of Supervisors health and human services committee meeting on Sept. 21, when county health officials discussed plans to accommodate the anticipated expansion of eligibility for booster shots.
Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine became widely available in Fairfax County last Tuesday (Sept. 28) after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines recommending them for:
people 65 and older
residents of long-term care facilities
people 50-64 years old who have underlying medical conditions
people 18-49 years old with underlying medical conditions that may make them more vulnerable to contracting COVID-19
people 18-64 years old who are at increased risk of COVID-19 exposure or infection due to their job, including teachers, first responders, and grocery store workers
With the capacity to vaccinate up to 3,000 people a day, the Tysons CVC will once again be located in the mall's former Lord & Taylor store (7950 Tysons Corner Center). It will be offer first and second of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines as well as third doses of the Pfizer vaccine for those who are eligible.
Organized by the Virginia Department of Health and operated by contractors AshBritt Inc. and IEM Health, the site "is being re-established to increase the number of high-throughput locations administering the COVID-19 vaccine across Virginia," the county health department says.
Colin Brody, the mass vaccination branch director for the FCHD's COVID-19 response, said in a statement that the county is grateful to VDH and its partners for reopening the Tysons CVC.
"This brings another mass vaccination site to the Fairfax Health District, allowing hundreds of individuals who are interested in receiving a booster, additional dose, or part of their primary series an opportunity to get vaccinated each day," Brody said by email. "We know that as members of our community become eligible for booster doses, and as we look towards the authorization of vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, having another high-throughput site in Fairfax will greatly benefit our community."
Tysons Corner Center previously hosted the clinic from April 20 through June 26 when COVID-19 vaccines first became available to all adults. In that month, the site vaccinated 27,212 people, administering a total of 50,956 doses, according to VDH.
The CVC will operate from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Mondays through Saturdays. People seeking a second or third dose willl be asked to present their vaccination card with the dates of their previous doses.
Walk-ins will be permitted, but the FCHD is encouraging people to make appointments through Vaccinate Virginia, which can also be used to request a copy of COVID-19 vaccination records.
"CVC sites are intended to augment opportunities for vaccination, adding another site to those operated by local health departments, pharmacies, healthcare providers and healthcare facilities," the FCHD said in its blog post.
Fairfax Health District residents can schedule vaccine appointments at county-run clinics through the Vaccine Administration Management System.
Tysons mass vaccine site could return if COVID-19 booster shots get approved
Angela Woolsey September 21, 2021 at 3:30pm
Tysons Corner Center could potentially host another mass COVID-19 vaccination site if booster shots get approved for a broader population, local and state health officials say.
Fairfax County Health Director Dr. Gloria Addo-Ayensu told the Board of Supervisors during its health and human services committee meeting this morning (Tuesday) that the county and Virginia health departments are working together to establish a Community Vaccination Center (CVC) "at the Tysons location."
The Fairfax County Health Department confirmed that "planning is ongoing" to revive the large-scale clinic that the Virginia Department of Health and Department of Emergency Management opened earlier this year in Tysons Corner Center's former Lord & Taylor store.
"As with mass vaccination sites operated by the Fairfax County Health Department, the CVC would provide first, second, and third doses to anyone who is eligible based on [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] and VDH clinical guidelines," county health department spokesperson Lucy Caldwell said in a statement.
Fairfax County currently offers third shots of the two-dose Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to people whose immune system is compromised by a medical condition or certain medications and treatments, making them more vulnerable to severe illness if they contract the virus.
The county doesn't have numbers yet on how many people in the Fairfax Health District, which includes the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church, have gotten a booster shot.
"FCHD is waiting on additional data to become available from VDH to determine the number of Fairfax Health District residents who have received an additional dose," Caldwell said.
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted on Friday (Sept. 17) to recommend approval of booster shots for individuals who are 65 and older, people at risk of severe illness if they're infected, and people whose jobs put them at high risk of exposure, including healthcare workers and teachers.
However, the committee voted decidedly against recommending a booster shot for everyone 16 and older as proposed by President Joe Biden's administration, citing a need to see more safety data, particularly on heart inflammation issues that have been reported in some younger people after getting the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
The CDC's independent advisory committee is scheduled to discuss whether to recommend authorizing booster shots when it meets tomorrow (Wednesday). Virginia and Fairfax County officials have said they're working with pharmacies, hospitals, and other partners to plan for the possibility of expanding the availability of third vaccine doses.
Bringing back the Tysons CVC and other mass vaccination sites is one of many options currently under consideration, the Virginia Department of Health says.
"The FDA and CDC need to make their decisions before VDH can finalize its plans," VDH spokesperson Cindy Clayton said by email. "We have been planning for several scenarios and will be able to share more information when we know more."
Virginia opened the Tysons CVC on April 20 in conjunction with Fairfax County opening up COVID-19 vaccinations to all adults for the first time. Enabling the county to eliminate its registration waitlist, the site had the capacity to vaccinate 3,000 people per day.
The center closed on June 26 as state and local officials shifted their attention to smaller, more mobile clinics intended to target specific pockets of people who were still unvaccinated due to hesitancy or access issues.
During the Tysons mass vaccine site's one month of operations, VDH administered 27,212 first doses and 50,956 doses overall, according to the department's data team.
Because the COVID-19 vaccines are more widely available now from a variety of providers, including pharmacies and private health practices, Fairfax County doesn't anticipate encountering the supply constraints for booster shots that hampered its initial vaccine rollout.
"Given that there will be ample vaccine this time around to meet demand, we are confident that people will have access, and then, through our outreach efforts, we will make sure that our equity clinics continue," Addo-Ayensu said at today's Board of Supervisors committee meeting.
Even as the discussion around booster shots heats up, many county residents have yet to get their first vaccine dose.
Almost 400,000 people in Fairfax County remain unvaccinated, including about 195,000 children under the age of 12, who remain ineligible, Addo-Ayensu told the board.
According to the FCHD dashboard, 811,922 Fairfax Health District residents — 68.6% of the total population — have received at least one vaccine dose, including 81.1% of adults 18 and older. 737,467 residents — 74% of adults and 62.3% of the overall population — are considered fully vaccinated.
Fairfax County enters high levels of community COVID-19 transmission
Angela Woolsey August 30, 2021 at 2:00pm
Coronavirus illustration (via CDC on Unsplash)
After hovering in the "substantial" category throughout August, Fairfax County is officially seeing high levels of COVID-19 spread within the community, putting it in line with almost all of Virginia.
The county went from orange to red when the Virginia Department of Health updated its dashboard this morning (Monday) for the week of Aug. 22-28. Manassas Park is now the only locality in the state not reporting high community transmission, a dot of "moderate" yellow amid a sea of crimson.
The Fairfax County Health Department attributes the continued rise in virus cases to the prevalence of the Delta variant, which spreads more easily between people than previous strains and is now the most common strain in Northern Virginia.
"We continue to do all we can to educate, vaccinate, and limit the spread of COVID-19 in our community," Fairfax County Health Director Dr. Gloria Addo-Ayensu said in a statement. "…The level of community transmission in Northern Virginia — and the rest of the Commonwealth — is now classified as "High", emphasizing the importance of prevention wherever we live, work, play and learn. We urge everyone to continue to be vigilant about layered prevention strategies and for all those who are eligible to receive vaccination to do so."
Fairfax County now has high levels of community COVID-19 transmission (via Virginia Department of Health)
Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's metrics, VDH determines the level of community transmission based on the total number of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 persons and the percentage of COVID-19 tests that come back positive over the last seven days.
While Fairfax County's weekly testing positivity rate actually dropped from 6.2% during the week of Aug. 15-21 to 5.1% this past week, which would still be considered moderate transmission, the number of new cases per 100,000 people jumped from 99.2 to 109.5 over that same time frame, putting the county over the 100-case threshold for high transmission.
With one day left in the month, the Fairfax Health District has reported fewer than 100 new COVID-19 cases in a day just twice in August. Another 116 cases came in today, bringing the weekly average up to 182.6 cases — the highest mark since April 14, when the county averaged 184.3 daily new cases over the previous seven days.
The district, which includes the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church as well as Fairfax County, has now recorded a total of 83,902 COVID-19 cases over the course of the pandemic. 4,253 residents have been hospitalized with the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, and 1,164 residents have died, including eight since last Monday (Aug. 23).
Fairfax County COVID-19 cases over the past 180 days as of Aug. 30, 2021 (via Virginia Department of Health)
According to the VDH, the vast majority of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths statewide continue to occur in unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people, who have contracted COVID-19 at 13.3 and 2.6 times the rate of their fully vaccinated counterparts, respectively.
The Fairfax Health District has administered a total of 1.46 million vaccine doses so far, though the federal government's approval of the Pfizer vaccine on Aug. 23 doesn't appear to have spurred a sudden uptick in demand.
787,408 residents — or 66.5% of the district's total population, including 78.7% of people 18 and older — have now gotten at least one shot, according to the Fairfax County Health Department's vaccine dashboard. 6,369 more people joined the club over the past week, roughly on par with the 6,257 people who got their first inoculation in the week before that.
712,389 residents are fully vaccinated, which amounts to 71.6% of adults and 60.2% of the overall population.
Photo via CDC on Unsplash
First Bloomie's launches with grand opening in the Mosaic District
Scott Fields August 26, 2021 at 11:00am
Bloomie's beauty section featured at the Mosaic District (courtesy Bloomie's)
Bloomie's arrives at the Mosaic District (courtesy Bloomie's)
Inside Bloomie's in the Mosaic District (courtesy Bloomie's)
A showcase cart in Bloomie's at the Mosaic District (courtesy Bloomie's)
Bloomie's is officially opening for business.
Bloomingdale's smaller, more curated retail concept will welcome its first customers at noon today (Thursday) to kick off a three-day grand opening event in Merrifield's Mosaic District. The 22,000 square-foot store is the first Bloomie's to open in the country.
"We're excited to introduce 'Bloomie's,' our all-new store concept that brings the energy of Bloomingdale's to a smaller style and service destination," said Susan Cannaday, the general manager for Bloomingdale's Tysons Corner location and the new Bloomie's store.
Cannaday says Bloomie's is "designed to create a sense of discovery," with a curated, rotating assortment of merchandise that includes contemporary and luxury brands for clothing, cosmetics, shoes, handbags, jewelry, and other beauty items and accessories.
According to a press release, women's apparel brands include Ganni, Staud, Maje, Rag & Bone, Cult Gaia, Jonathan Simkhai STANDARD, LoveShackFancy, Moussy, Mother, FRAME, RE/DONE, and AQUA. Meanwhile, the men's apparel, shoes, and accessories sections include brands like Vince, Helmut Lang, Salomon, Barbour, and McQ.
To mark the store's launch, Bloomingdale's is also reintroducing a "Bloomie's" brand. The first collection includes 35 special pieces from varsity jackets to combat boots to a special edition Zippo lighter. It will be available at Bloomie's, Bloomingdale's 59th Street flagship, and online.
"We were strategic in selecting the right categories and brands that reflect the local lifestyle, and offer services that meet our customers' needs," Cannaday said. "Whether you're exploring the latest fashion and beauty trends, grabbing a bite at Colada Shop or working with a stylist, all of this can be done at Bloomie's."
Bloomie's also features a new location for the D.C.-based Colada Shop, a restaurant that specializes in cocktails, coffee, and Cuban-inspired food.
Services offered at the store include a returns drop box, curbside pickup, and an option to pick up online purchases in-person. A customization desk provides personalization, monogramming, and alteration services.
"Bloomie's is designed to be a more convenient and casual concept that fits into our customer's everyday lifestyle," Bloomingdale's CEO Tony Spring said in the press release. "With our staff of stylists, omni services, lively restaurant, and elevated assortment, Bloomie's can be their favorite neighborhood store."
While today is the official opening, Bloomingdale's started introducing its Bloomie's concept to the Mosaic District neighborhood earlier this month with a pop-up at the Sunday FRESHFARM markets. Cannaday says they were "thrilled with the engagement we've seen from the local community."
EDENS, the Mosaic District developer and property owner, says it is excited about the partnership with Bloomingdale's to launch "a bold new concept."
"Consumer preferences continue to evolve, but retail's role in bringing people together remains fundamentally unchanged," EDENS CEO Jodie McLean said in the press release. "Bloomie's is designed to engage people and will serve more as a hub for experiences, with a focus on fashion."
Bloomingdale's existing presence in the Tysons area made the Mosaic District an appropriate place to introduce the Bloomie's concept, according to Cannaday.
"We have two powerful existing Bloomingdale's stores in the area with our Chevy Chase and Tysons Corner locations, so Bloomie's enters a market where customers know our brand," she said. "We chose this location within Mosaic District…because it provides an approachable and convenient location for the local communities."
COVID-19 surge continues in Fairfax County as FDA grants full approval to vaccine
The U.S. has its first officially approved COVID-19 vaccine.
The Food and Drug Administration announced this morning (Monday) that it has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for individuals 16 and older based on updated data from clinical trials that showed the vaccine is 91% effective at preventing the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
That is lower than the 95% effectiveness rate reported on Dec. 11, when the Pfizer vaccine became the first innoculation authorized for emergency use in the country, but the FDA says the vaccine meets its standards for safety, quality, and effectiveness, including against hospitalization or death due to a COVID-19 infection.
"While millions of people have already safely received COVID-19 vaccines, we recognize that for some, the FDA approval of a vaccine may now instill additional confidence to get vaccinated," Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock said in a statement. "Today's milestone puts us one step closer to altering the course of this pandemic in the U.S."
The Pfizer vaccine also remains authorized for use by adolescents between 12 and 15 years of age. Moderna started the process to get full approval of its vaccine, which is currently authorized for adults 18 and older, on June 1, and the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is still available for adults after a brief pause this spring.
The full approval allows Pfizer to advertise its vaccine and continue selling it after the federal public health emergency for the pandemic ends, but local and state officials hope it will also convince more people to get vaccinated, as COVID-19 cases continue to climb due to the highly infectious Delta variant.
"Today's news is yet another reaffirmation that vaccines are safe and effective," Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay said in a statement. "Though all three COVID vaccines are approved for emergency use, the FDA's official approval of Pfizer's vaccine is good news for our community. We have been distributing Pfizer since day one and have plenty on hand for those who would like one. Anyone who is not vaccinated, or who was waiting for this FDA action, should go get vaccinated to protect themselves and their loved ones against COVID-19."
Today's formal approval of the @pfizer vaccine is another important step in the fight against #COVID19. Today is a great day to get vaccinated to protect yourself and others. https://t.co/p8vdPPBCO3
— Governor Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) August 23, 2021
Good news! A step forward in getting more people vaccinated. #HunterMill #EndThePandemic https://t.co/xqouWMmdcV
— Supervisor Walter Alcorn (@WalterAlcornFFX) August 23, 2021
According to Virginia Department of Health data, Fairfax County reported 206 new COVID-19 cases on Friday (Aug. 20), the first time its single-day caseload surpassed 200 since April 13. With another 336 cases coming in over the weekend and 124 cases added today, including from the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church, the Fairfax Health District has seen a total of 82,600 cases since the start of the pandemic.
4,227 people in the district have been hospitalized, and 1,156 people have died from the virus.
The county is now averaging 178.9 cases per day over the past seven days, a tick down from 182.9 cases yesterday (Sunday), which was the highest weekly average since April 14.
With more than 80 cases per 100,000 people reported in the last week and a testing positivity rate of 4.4% as of the week ending on Aug. 14, the county's community transmission level remains substantial. Read More
COVID-19 community transmission remains substantial in Fairfax County
Fairfax County is still seeing substantial levels of COVID-19 community transmission, necessitating the continued use of masks as the county hopes to get the coronavirus back under control with schools set to reopen next week.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Virginia Department of Health measure community transmission levels using the total number of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people and the percentage of positive tests in the past seven days.
Fairfax County's testing positivity rate for the week of Aug. 8-14 was 4.5%, up from 3% at the end of June but still in the threshold for "low" transmission. However, the county has recorded 76.2 cases per 100,000 people in the past week, which is high enough to be considered substantial transmission.
With the addition of 103 cases today (Monday), the Fairfax Health District, including the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church, has recorded a total of 81,427 COVID-19 cases during the pandemic. 4,213 people have been hospitalized, and 1,154 people have died, including one person within the past week.
The county is now averaging 136.4 new daily cases for the past seven days — the highest weekly average since April 23, which had a seven-day average of 141.6 cases, according to VDH.
The Fairfax County Health Department had not noticed a "discernable" increase in vaccination rates over the four weeks since the Delta variant-fueled rise in cases began, a department spokesperson told Tysons Reporter last Monday (Aug. 9), but since then, an additional 9,697 Fairfax Health District residents have gotten their first vaccine dose.
In comparison, just 4,627 people obtained their first shot between Aug. 2 and 9.
Overall, 774,782 Fairfax Health District residents have received at least one vaccine dose. That is 65.5% of the total population and 77.6% of residents 18 and older, according to the county health department's vaccine data dashboard.
699,412 residents — 70.6% of adults and 59.1% of the total population — are now fully vaccinated.
VDH announced on Friday (Aug. 13) that it will provide third doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to people with moderate to severe compromised immune systems in accordance with a new recommendation by the CDC.
"Studies have shown that people with a compromised immune system can have a weak response to the standard vaccine regimen, and that a third dose is needed to strengthen immunity in these persons and protect them from serious COVID-19 complications," VDH said in its news release.
According to CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, immunocompromised people have accounted for 40 to 44% of the hospitalized breakthrough cases reported in the U.S.
As of Friday, Virginia has recorded 4,056 breakthrough COVID-19 cases, including 233 hospitalizations and 52 deaths. However, 240,980 cases, 8,383 hospitalizations, and 2,786 deaths have involved a person who is only partially vaccinated or not vaccinated at all.
98.3% of all cases, 97.2% of hospitalizations, and 98.2% of deaths are people who are not fully vaccinated.
Fairfax County now Virginia's second most diverse county, new census data shows
Matt Blitz August 13, 2021 at 11:00am
Racial and ethnic diversity in the U.S. by state (courtesy U.S. Census Bureau)
Fairfax County is now the second most racially diverse county in Virginia, according to 2020 Census data released yesterday afternoon (Aug. 12).
The data confirms recent demographic reports conducted by Fairfax County that showed the share of white residents shrinking and communities of color, particularly Asians and Hispanics, growing since 2010, when the county was the fifth-most diverse county.
Now, only Prince William County is more diverse.
Compared to the rest of the United States, Fairfax County ranked 42nd out of 3,143 counties in the country on the Census' racial and ethnic diversity index.
While white residents remain the largest racial or ethnic group in the county, they are no longer the majority, making up 47.1% of the overall population with 542,001 residents — a drop of nearly 50,000 people from 2010, when the county's 590,622 white residents constituted 54.6% of its population.
In other words, Fairfax is now a majority-minority county, due in part to the growth of the county's Asian and Hispanic/Latino populations, which are the second and third largest racial and ethnic groups, respectively.
According to the 2020 Census data, 20.3% of the county's population is Asian, an increase of about 55,000 residents from 17.4% in 2010. Hispanic or Latino individuals now constitute 17.3% of the populace, up from 15.6% a decade ago.
The diffusion score — the percentage of the population that isn't in the top three racial and ethnic groups — is also higher than it was in 2010. At 15.2%, that number is also higher than Virginia and the country as a whole.
The county's increasing diversity reflects national trends revealed in the new data, which shows the first-ever decline in the country's white, non-Hispanic population with Latino residents fueling 51% of the population growth.
In total, about 1.15 million people now live in Fairfax County. The population grew by about 68,500 people or 6.3% since 2010, a lower rate of growth than both Virginia as a whole (7.9%) and the U.S. (7.4%).
Fairfax County's population increase is also significantly lower in terms of percentage than its neighboring localities in Northern Virginia: Arlington County's population rose by nearly 15%, Alexandria City by nearly 14%, Prince William County by about 20%, and Loudoun County by a staggering 35%.
However, Fairfax remains the largest county in Virginia, as it was in 2010, with more than double the population of Prince William County, which is the second most populous county. Fairfax County residents make up about 13% of the Commonwealth's total population.
In general, Northern Virginia continues to grow at a much higher rate than the rest of the state.
The new Census data will be used to redraw voting districts locally and nationwide, a process that carries major political implications. Electoral districts are redrawn every 10 years to ensure each one has about the same number of people. The data could also change how many electoral votes are allocated to each state.
This is the 24th official Census count in U.S. history.
Fairfax County hits vaccine milestone as COVID-19 cases keep trending up
Angela Woolsey August 9, 2021 at 2:00pm
A man receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine (via Fairfax County Health Department)
The Fairfax Health District has hit a key milestone in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, even as concerns about the spreading Delta variant of the novel coronavirus keep the area on edge.
According to the Fairfax County Health Department's vaccine data dashboard, 70% of district residents 18 and older are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, meaning they have received both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Overall, 692,049 Fairfax Health District residents — 58.5% of the total population — are fully vaccinated. The district includes the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church as well as Fairfax County.
765,085 residents — 64.6% of the populace — have gotten at least one vaccine dose, including 76.8% of all adults.
Fairfax continues to see a higher vaccination rate than the state as a whole, which has fully vaccinated 65.7% of adults and 54.6% of its total population.
The urgency of Fairfax County's vaccination effort has intensified in recent weeks in response to increased community transmission of COVID-19 fueled by the Delta variant, the most contagious strain of the virus yet and one that preliminary evidence suggests can be spread even by vaccinated people.
In a press release issued on Friday (Aug. 6), the Virginia Department of Health confirmed that the Delta variant is now the most common form of the coronavirus in the state, causing 80% of all infections as of the week ending July 10 — a 45% increase from June 19 three weeks earlier.
Since June 19, Fairfax County has gone from averaging essentially zero new daily COVID-19 cases in a week to a seven-day average of 16 cases on July 10 and 116.4 cases today (Monday), the highest it has been since April 25, according to the VDH dashboard.
The county health department reported 93 new cases for the Fairfax Health District today, bringing the all-time total up to 80,460 cases.
Fairfax County COVID-19 cases over the past 180 days as of Aug. 9, 2021 (via Virginia Department of Health)
The daily caseload differs from VDH, which reported 78 new cases for the district today, including two in Falls Church City, because the county switched on Aug. 1 to reporting the total number of new cases. The state is still reporting net new cases, taking into account cases that data clean-ups have revealed to be duplicates or assigned to the wrong health district.
"The health department is now reporting the number of new COVID-19 cases reported and does not subtract cases removed from data cleaning efforts," said epidemiologist Ben Klekamp, who manages the county health department's Chronic Communicable Disease Program. "Total Cases will continue to reflect the net number of total cases to account for the changes made from data cleaning."
One Fairfax Health District resident has died from COVID-19 since last week, bringing the death toll up to 1,153 people. The virus has put 4,195 people in the hospital, including 10 people in the past week.
"The Delta variant is here in Virginia, and it is hitting our unvaccinated population especially hard," State Health Commissioner Dr. M. Norman Oliver said in a statement. "We have a very effective tool to stop transmission of COVID-19: vaccination. There is no question that COVID-19 vaccination is saving lives and preventing and reducing illness."
As of Friday, 98.5% of COVID-19 cases in Virginia, 97.3% of hospitalizations, and 98.2% of related deaths have been people who aren't fully vaccinated. The VDH has recorded 218 hospitalizations of fully vaccinated individuals and 50 breakthrough deaths compared to 7,951 hospitalizations and 2,747 deaths of unvaccinated people.
In addition to urging people to get vaccinated if they aren't already, state and local health officials advise wearing a mask when indoors regardless of your vaccination status, avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces, maintaining six feet of distance from people not in your household, regular hand-washing, and staying home when sick.
Fairfax County now requires face masks in county facilities, and they will be mandatory for students, staff, and visitors in school buildings when the new academic year begins later this month.
Fairfax County recommends masks indoors for everyone with COVID-19 transmission now "substantial"
Angela Woolsey August 4, 2021 at 9:30am
Woman wearing face mask with hands on head (via Engin Akyurt/Unsplash)
Fairfax County has reached "substantial" community transmission of COVID-19, and as a result, health officials are now recommending that everyone wear a face masks in public indoor settings, regardless of their vaccination status.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had rated the spread of the coronavirus in Fairfax County as "moderate" as recently as Monday (Aug. 2), but that changed when the federal agency updated its COVID-19 data tracker yesterday afternoon (Tuesday).
The shift in categorization brings the county in line with every other jurisdiction in Northern Virginia. The CDC calculates the level of community transmission based on the total number of new cases per 100,000 persons and the testing positivity rate over the last seven days.
A CDC map showing levels of community COVID-19 transmission in Virginia by county (via CDC)
The Fairfax County Health Department and Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay noted in separate statements that the new mask recommendation is in line with current CDC and Virginia Department of Health guidance.
"We will continue to follow the data and spread messaging about the effectiveness of mask wearing, particularly around populations like children who are unable to be vaccinated," McKay said. "As I have said many times before, the most important thing anyone can do is to get vaccinated if you are eligible."
Fairfax County has seen an exponential increase in COVID-19 cases since mid-June, when the county was seeing so few cases that its weekly average dipped into negative numbers.
In comparison, the Fairfax Health District, including the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church, reported 124 new cases yesterday, matching the single-day high for this summer previously set on Sunday (Aug. 1). The seven-day average is now 92.8 cases and could eventually return to the triple digits for the first time since April 28, according to Virginia Department of Health data.
The county is averaging 8.1 new cases per 100,000 people over the past week, and the current seven-day testing positivity rate was 4.7% as of July 30, the highest it has been since April 30.
Fairfax County COVID-19 cases over past 180 days as of Aug. 3, 2021 (via Virginia Department of Health)
The Fairfax County Health Department has attributed the virus' resurgence to the spread of the delta variant, which the CDC says is especially transmissible.
Data suggesting that the delta variant can be spread by people who have been vaccinated led the CDC to amend its health guidance for fully vaccinated people on July 27 to recommend that everyone wear a mask indoors in areas with substantial or high spread.
Fairfax County's announcement about wearing masks echoes advice from Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, who said on Thursday (July 29) that people should consider wearing a mask when in public, indoor settings where there is increased risk of COVID-19 transmission.
Like Northam, the county frames its guidance as a recommendation, rather than a requirement. VDH has not yet officially updated its guidelines in response to the CDC's revisions.
The county health department says wearing a mask indoors is "an important approach to prevent further spread of COVID-19" but emphasizes that it should be combined with other measures, including social distancing, getting tested when symptomatic, and most importantly, getting vaccinated if eligible.
"Despite some breakthrough cases, vaccination remains the most important approach to prevent COVID-19 and particularly to prevent more severe infection," the FCHD said in its blog post.
As of 11 a.m. yesterday, 761,471 Fairfax Health District residents — 76.5% of adults and 64.3% of the total population — have gotten at least one vaccine dose. 689,700 residents — 69.8% of adults and 58.3% of the total population — have been fully vaccinated.
As of July 30, 99.5% of COVID-19 cases, 98.7% of hospitalizations, and 98% of deaths in Northern Virginia since Jan. 21 have involved people who were not fully vaccinated, according to the state health department.
The Fairfax Health District has recorded 79,735 COVID-19 cases, 4,186 hospitalizations, and 1,152 deaths.
Photo via Engin Akyurt/Unsplash
For first time, Fairfax County goes full week with no deaths from COVID-19
COVID-19 cases are still on the upswing, but for the first time in 16 months, the Fairfax Health District did not lose a single person in the past week to the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
The last reported death occurred on July 23, according to the Virginia Department of Health. A total of 1,152 people in the district, which includes Fairfax County and the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church, have died from COVID-19 since the first case was identified in early March 2020.
However, 14 more people have been hospitalized by the virus since last Monday (July 26), bringing the total up to 4,185 people, and 616 additional COVID-19 cases have come in, including 112 cases on Saturday (July 31) and 124 cases yesterday (Sunday). The last time Fairfax County reported single-day caseloads in the triple digits on consecutive days was on April 22 and 23.
With 81 new cases today (Monday), the Fairfax Health District has recorded a total of 79,640 COVID-19 cases, and the weekly average has climbed to 86.7 cases, its highest point since the district was averaging 88.3 new cases for the past seven days on May 1.
Fairfax County COVID-19 cases over the past 90 days as of Aug. 2, 2021 (via Virginia Department of Health)
Fairfax County COVID-19 deaths as of Aug. 2, 2021 (via Virginia Department of Health)
Unlike the rest of Northern Virginia, Fairfax County still has just a moderate level of community transmission, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which calculates community spread based on the total number of new cases per 100,000 persons and testing positivity rates over the last seven days.
Over the past week, the level of community transmission has been raised to "substantial" in all of Fairfax County's neighboring jurisdictions, including Loudoun, Prince William, and Arlington counties and the City of Alexandria, suggesting Fairfax might not be far behind.
While the increasing prevalence of the delta variant has brought up case levels over the past month, Fairfax County's relatively high vaccination rates mean infections have been less severe and less likely to lead to hospitalization and death compared to previous surges in the pandemic.
The CDC shared data last week indicating that even fully vaccinated individuals can spread COVID-19 if they're infected by the delta variant, prompting a revision to its guidance recommending that people wear masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status in areas with substantial or high community transmission.
However, studies also suggest that the available vaccines remain highly effective against the delta variant, and even the Provincetown, Massachusetts, outbreak that formed the basis of the CDC's report saw mostly mild cases with only seven hospitalizations and no deaths.
Since the beginning of this year, Northern Virginia has reported 235 breakthrough cases, where a fully vaccinated person contracts COVID-19, with 15 hospitalizations and six deaths. In comparison, there have been 53,326 cases, 1,332 hospitalizations, and 510 deaths among unvaccinated individuals.
According to the Fairfax County Health Department, 760,458 Fairfax Health District residents have now gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot. That is 76.4% of people 18 and older and 64.3% of the district's total population.
688,992 residents — 69.7% of adults and 58.2% of the total population — are fully vaccinated.
With vaccine demand continuing to level out, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is exploring the possibility of requiring all county government employees to be vaccinated. Some prominent local employers, including Google and Inova Health System, have already established vaccine mandates.
Vaccinations are still available at a variety of sites throughout the county. Appointments can be scheduled through the CDC's Vaccine Administration Management System or directly with a provider through vaccines.gov.


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The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson's Epic 1863 Civil War Raid Through Mississippi (PB)
Timothy B. Smith
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Benjamin Grierson's Union cavalry thrust through Mississippi is one of the most well-known operations of the Civil War. The last serious study was published more than six decades ago. Since then other accounts have appeared, but none are deeply researched full-length studies of the raid and its more than substantial (and yet often overlooked) results. The publication of Timothy B. Smith's The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson's Epic 1863 Civil War Raid through Mississippi rectifies this oversight.
There were other simultaneous operations to distract Confederate attention from the real threat posed by U. S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee. Grierson's operation, however, mainly conducted with two Illinois cavalry regiments, has become the most famous, and for good reason: For 16 days (April 17 to May 2) Grierson led Confederate pursuers on a high-stakes chase through the entire state of Mississippi, entering the northern border with Tennessee and exiting its southern border with Louisiana. The daily rides were long, the rest stops short, and the tension high. Ironically, the man who led the raid was a former music teacher who some say disliked horses. Throughout, he displayed outstanding leadership and cunning, destroyed railroad tracks, burned trestles and bridges, freed slaves, and created as much damage and chaos as possible.
Grierson's Raid broke a vital Confederate rail line at Newton Station that supplied Vicksburg and, perhaps most importantly, consumed the attention of the Confederate high command. While Confederate Lt. Gen. John Pemberton at Vicksburg and other Southern leaders looked in the wrong directions, Grant moved his entire Army of the Tennessee across the Mississippi River below Vicksburg, spelling the doom of that city, the Confederate chances of holding the river, and perhaps the Confederacy itself.
Novelists have attempted to capture the large-than-life cavalry raid in the popular imagination, and Hollywood reproduced the daring cavalry action in The Horse Soldiers, a 1959 major motion picture starring John Wayne and William Holden. Although the film replicates the raid's drama and high-stakes gamble, cinematic license chipped away at its accuracy.
Based upon years of research and presented in gripping, fast-paced prose, Timothy B. Smith's The Real Horse Soldiers captures the high drama and tension of the 1863 horse soldiers in a modern, comprehensive, academic study. Readers will find it fills a wide void in Civil War literature.
"A valued and significant addition to the growing library of American Civil War Histories, The Real Horse Soldiers is an unreservedly recommended addition to personal, community, and academic library collections and supplemental studies reading lists." - Midwest Book Review
"Author Smith has done a fine job of assembling the facts and retelling the story of the raid as it was carried out, day by day." - The Journal of America's Military Past
"Major Civil War author Timothy B. Smith has done it again. He insightfully sheds important light on U. S. Grant's use of Union cavalryman Benjamin Grierson's speed and stealth to confuse the Confederates and help him capture Vicksburg. Another well-researched and well-written military history by one of the nation's leading Civil War historians." — John F. Marszalek, Executive Director of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Mississippi State University
"Adding his best work yet to an impressive and ever-expanding list of publications, Tim Smith's release of The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson's Epic 1863 Civil War Raid Through Mississippi promises to be a blockbuster the magnitude of John Ford's 1959 film starring John Wayne and William Holden. This epic account is as thrilling and fast-paced as the raid itself and will quickly rival, if not surpass, D. Brown's Grierson's Raid as the standard work on what William T. Sherman called the war's 'most brilliant raid.'"— Terrence J. Winschel, historian (ret.), Vicksburg National Military Park and author of Triumph & Defeat: The Vicksburg Campaign, 2 vols.
"Ulysses S. Grant proved he was the master of the strategic cavalry raid by launching Col. Benjamin Grierson's spring 1863 cavalry ride through the heart of Confederate Mississippi. The bold and exciting raid created so much havoc within Southern command circles that Grant was able to sneak across the Mississippi River against minimal opposition, dooming Vicksburg. The Real Horse Soldiers, award-winning Western Theater historian Timothy B. Smith's excellent new release, draws upon a wide variety of previously untapped primary sources and brings to life in vivid detail the importance of this cavalry thrust. I highly recommend it." — Eric J. Wittenberg, award-winning author of Holding the Line on the River of Death:Union Mounted Forces at Chickamauga, September 18, 1863
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An Interview with Timothy B. Smith, author of
The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson's Epic 1863 Civil War Raid Through Mississippi
SB: Why did you write this book?
TBS: I have always been interested in the Vicksburg campaign, and am turning my professional writing attention to it after spending years on the Tennessee River campaign. Before I jumped in with both feet, I thought it would be nice to do something on Grierson's Raid, which is one of the better known facets of the campaign. Plus, it occurred almost exclusively in my home state of Mississippi, many places where I used to live. On top of that, I really like the John Wayne movie The Horse Soldiers, inaccurate though it is.
SB: What is the book's purpose?
TBS: There hasn't really been a major book on the raid in sixty years, so I wanted to take the story of the raid into the modern times by finding all the source material I could, especially from the soldiers on the raid to make it a true adventure story as well as sources from the Mississippians who endured it. My second goal was to put the raid firmly into the context of the campaign itself.
SB: What sources were used to compile this work?
TBS: Most of the information came from the Official Records and Grierson's memoirs, with additional primary sources from the soldiers and citizens fleshing it out. Sadly, the troopers on the raid had much too little time to write letters home or keep diaries on the raid itself, so most of what we get is immediate post-raid letters.
SB: Did you uncover any surprises in your research for this book?
TBS: Not really. I think most everyone knows a little about the raid and its effects. But I was surprised at just how grueling the raid was and just how much it took Confederate attention away from Grant's bigger plans.
SB: What is the target audience for the book?
TBS: Civil War scholars and buffs will be the primary target, although I think it will also appeal to the general reading public. It's that good of a story in terms of adventure, tension, etc.
SB: Why do you think this is an important story to tell?
TBS: The raid was a major part of the Union's success in the Vicksburg campaign, which was a major reason the North won the war. Also, I think it shows a grassroots-level view of the war that we don't always get in histories.
SB: What should readers take away from this book?
TBS: Obviously, the story of the grueling raid and its major ramifications are forefront, but there are also life lessons that come out of it. Persistence. Never giving up. Tactics, whether in the military or business or personal. Maybe the biggest lesson is that exemplified by Grierson himself. He was a broke failure at the beginning of the Civil War and in large part because of this raid he finished a national hero with his future pretty much secure. We never know how life might turn good or bad, but we have to stick with it and ride it out, and we'll be better for it. And it may take some adaptation. Grierson the cavalry hero was, after all, a musician first and foremost!
SB: Thank you, Tim. We appreciate your time.
TBS: You're welcome.
Timothy B. Smith (Ph.D. Mississippi State University, 2001) is a veteran of the National Park Service and currently teaches history at the University of Tennessee at Martin. In addition to many articles and essays, he is the author, editor, or co-editor of eighteen books, including Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg (2004), which won the nonfiction book award from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters, Corinth 1862: Siege, Battle, Occupation (2012), which won the Fletcher Pratt Award and the McLemore Prize, Shiloh: Conquer or Perish (2014), which won the Richard B. Harwell Award, the Tennessee History Book Award, and the Douglas Southall Freeman Award, and Grant Invades Tennessee: The 1862 Battles for Forts Henry and Donelson (2016), which won the Tennessee History book Award, the Emerging Civil War Book Award, and the Douglas Southall Freeman Award. He is currently writing a book on the May 19 and 22 Vicksburg assaults. He lives with his wife Kelly and children Mary Kate and Leah Grace in Adamsville, Tennessee.
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The Real Horse Soldiers is a real page turner
Written by John Hopkins on May 1st 2020
Timothy B. Smith's latest is an absorbing read that delivers both strategic insights and, as they say in England, " a ripping yarn." Grierson's raid played a key role in diverting Confederate attention from Grant's crossing of the Mississippi below Vicksburg, and Smith never lets the reader lose sight of that strategic context while telling the exciting, day-by-day story of the raid. The skill with which Grierson handled his command, using a combination of hard riding, feints, and diversions to keep his pursuers off balance as they tore up railroad tracks and destroyed vital war supplies from one end of the state to the other, makes this a real page-turner. Highly recommended!

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Baseball is America's pastime, but there's no denying the international aspect of this great game.
According to SABR.org 36.7% of Major League Baseball is non-white, compared to less than 2% in 1947. Some of the greatest players in the history of the game have been minorities and they are not appreciated enough.
I understand that some cities, like Kansas City and St. Louis, have done great tributes to Negro League players, but I think really honoring the great Latin, Asian, and African-American players could bring wonders to the game.
I'm definitely not saying that teams fail to honor these players and leagues … but if teams and stadiums could turn it up a few notches, I really believe the diversity of crowds would increase and the shear number of fans would increase.
Even teams with not much history (like the Rockies and Diamondbacks) have had some unbelievable African-American and Latin players on their rosters. If Major League Baseball had league-wide Negro League and Latin American nights with historical exhibits set up around the park with early entry, the growth and knowledge of the game would easily expand beyond just the hardcore baseball fans.
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I also understand that baseball does have a Hispanic Heritage Night late in September, but I think the league can do much better than just making T-shirts with an accent over the MLB logo. I'm talking special uniforms, hats, patches and celebrating the unbelievable influence that minorities have had on the game of baseball, and celebrating it. That is the least that baseball could do.


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For the Islands I Sing
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SKU: 9781846975110 Categories: Autobiography: literary, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, General, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Uncategorised Tags: author, classics, life, mackay brown, orkney, stromness
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Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
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George's memory is inseparable from Orkney, where he was born the youngest child of a poor family and which he rarely left. His mother was a beautiful woman who spoke only Gaelic and his father was a wit, mimic and singer, who also doubled as postman and tailor. Tuberculosis framed George's early life and kept him in a kind of limbo. He discovered alcohol which gave him insights into the workings of the mind. While attending the University of Edinburgh he came into contact with Goodsir Smith, MacDiarmid and Norman MacCaig – and Stella Cartwright with whom perhaps all of them were in love.
By the time of his death in 1996 he was recognised as one of the great writers of his time and country.
George Mackay Brown
George Mackay Brown (1921–96) was one of the twentieth century's most distinguished and original writers. His lifelong inspiration and birthplace, Stromness in Orkney, moulded his view of the world, though he studied in Edinburgh and later at Newbattle Abbey College. In 1941 he was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis and lived an increasingly reclusive life in Stromness, but he produced a regular stream of publications from 1954 onwards. These included A Calendar of Love (1967), A Time to Keep (1969), Greenvoe (1972), Hawkfall (1974), and, notably, the novel Beside the Ocean of Time (1994), which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Saltire Book of the Year.
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The Golden Bird
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(CNN) - Mitt Romney's campaign has brought back a widely-discredited welfare claim in a new television ad, one week before Election Day.
In the ad--which was unannounced by the campaign but posted Tuesday on Romney's YouTube site–the narrator lists the "gutting" of the work requirement in welfare as one of President Barack Obama's so-called failed policies in his first term.
Along with high unemployment and a rise in food stamps, the Romney ad paints Obama as a threat to future generations.
"We may have made it through President Obama's first term," the narrator concludes, as footage of children are featured on the screen. "It's our children who cannot afford a second."
The ad, "Can't Afford Another Term," attacks an Obama administration directive that allows individual states–which have received a waiver from the Health and Human Services Department–to experiment with changes to their federally-funded welfare-to-work programs.
The intent, according to the directive, is to "challenge states to engage in a new round of innovation that seeks to find more effective mechanisms for helping families succeed in employment." But it also requires a 20% increase in the number of people moving from welfare to work in exchange for more flexibility granted by the waiver.
When Romney released a string of ads making the welfare attack this summer, an independent and non-partisan fact-checking organization, PolitiFact, rated Romney's offensive as "Pants on Fire." And the Obama campaign, the White House and former President Bill Clinton, who signed the original legislation into law, all hit back against the Romney spots, saying the claims were false and misleading.
Obama campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith responded Tuesday night to the latest ad.
"Mitt Romney's desperation has brought him back to his old welfare lie – showing once again that there's nothing he won't say to win this election," she said in a statement. "If the American people can't trust Mitt Romney's words in his campaign ads, how could they ever trust him with the presidency?"
When pressed about the welfare ads in September by CNN National Political Correspondent Jim Acosta, Romney defended his campaign's commercials, saying they've been "absolutely spot on."
"Anytime there's been anything that's amiss we correct it or remove it," Romney said in the interview.
Romney's campaign did not respond to requests for more information about the new ad. According to CNN's ad tracker Kantar Media CMAG, the commercial has already aired in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, and Virginia.
There's something a little strange about this Romney guy.Anyone notice?
But but but...Mittens isn't desperate...oh no....please believe that he's super confident and that attack ads full of gross distortions and lies about welfare and Chrysler/Jeep don't indicate that he's running around with both his hair and his pants on fire!!!!! PLEASE PLEASE BELIEVE HIM AND THE MSM THAT IT'S ALL JUST TOO CLOSE TO CALL!!!!
How's all that number one priority stuff workin' out for ya, Teatrolls?
Willard continues his LYING ad campaign. This suggestion Willard keeps implying has been proven FALSE. All he does is LIE LIE LIE.
Romneyu's desperation becomes mre clear with each baseless and ridiculous ad. Thankfullyt, on November 6, he will be sent home (to which one I am not sure). Bottom line, Romney is losing and it shows.
Robmey/Boy Wonder want to get rid of FEMA...now this! Really?
jkane sfl a vote for lady parts romney the tax cheat and lyin lady parts ryan willcut your moms medicare and soc sec . .can you afford to pay for them???
Just more lies from the lier in chief ,romney the never to be president ,at least in the USA ,try somila and tax lyin Ryan with you !!!!!
Republicans are looking more and more desperate.
There is no end to this man's lies. He is downright pathological.
The re-airing of this false ad and the recent airing of the "Obama ships Jeep jobs to China" ad that even Chrysler was forced to come out and discredit support a narrative that Romney unapologetically is willing at this point to desperately throw anything out and see if it can sway someone into his camp ... has to make you wonder what we'll get if he's President and he's trying to sell us something that may be unpopular.
I almost hope Romney wins, because after all the lying, cheating and revealing that he has no core values – I wouldn't wish the level of shame that will come from losing anyway on anyone. On the other hand, if we will elect a blatant liar and cheater with no core principles into the Presidents office, we as a nation have much to feel ashamed of.
In reality, the country cannot afford a THIRD term for George W. Bush, which is what a W-omney first term would be.
Do not fall for the nonsense Romney and the Republicans are selling. They will lie, cheat and steal to get into the White House. It doesn't matter how Romney and the Republican try to spin their policies, the American people know how disastrous those policies have been for this country, especially for the Middle Class and less fortunate.
Americans are not stupid. How can anyone even thing Romney's policies will be better for this country. Romney and the Republicans policies from 2001 to 2008 brought this great nation to its knees, their policies caused the Great Recession, their policies wiped out almost 10,000,000 jobs as a direct result of the Great Recession, their policies wiped out retirement savings for tens of millions of Americans as a direct result to the Great Recession, their policies took a $1 trillion surplus to a $13 trillion deficit, their policies resulted in the decline in the percentage of Americans that are in the middle class, their policies resulted in tens of millions of Americans without healthcare, their policies resulted in millions of Americans losing their homes, their policies will be detrimental to Latinos and all other minorities, their policies will result in another war in the Middle East, and the list goes on.
No Americans in their right mind will believe that Romney/Ryan policies will be better for the Economy. The only way for anyone to think that is if they are suffering from total amnesia. People will remember what happened in 2007/2008 and the years leading up to the Great Recession. It was the exact same policies that Romney is advocating now that caused the Great Recession. We are not that dumb to think that these same policies that caused the Great Recession will somehow magically make the economy better.
He told us in his 47% video that he'd "take advantage" of a tragedy. He meant it. Thus the "relief stunt" photo-ops staged by R+R in Ohio and Wisconsin this week while the rest of us (in actual disaster areas!) wait for real help from those who actually care and know what to do.
HOW CHEAP CAN YOU GET....???WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS TURN TO USING CHILDREN AS A TOOL!!!... DO THE CHILDREN COUNT IN THE 47% OF USELESS CITIZENS OR DON'T THEY REALLY COUNT AT ALL........EXCEPT TO USE AS BAIT???THIS MAN HAS NO CHARACTER NOR DECENCY AND WILL USE ANYTHING HE CAN!! You politicians keep the country moving in the right direction and WE will take care of our children,,,thank you!!!
Yah let do it like all the RED STATES ran by REPUBLICAN governors who frankly are the poorest among us. Their answer, continue voting Republican.
His is shameless and godless and greedy! LIES!
Put the lie out there and then run and hide so you won't have to respond to it. America has not moved forward as far as race relations. To think in this day and age the people would support a tax evader, a liar, draft dodger corporate raider instead of a man that has been working to help people all of his life (community organizer if you don't know the meaning) with integrity. The color of his skin should not have anything to do with his character or his heart, but you have people who will blindly vote for this immoral Mitt Romney because they hate the president and anyone like him.
More lies from Rmoney. Spread false statements and then deny everything. The Repukes must think we all live in the southern states and have a limited amount of teeth in our heads.
Poll numbers are sinking like a rock...what to do? Now it's "welfare, welfare, welfare!"
Obama gutted a welfare policy that was working just fine. He did it for political points with his base. This is not a guy we need making decisions. These are not in the best interest of the country.
If Romney was really winning this race why put out ads that are absolutely false. Everyone with a ioata of an open mind knows that the ads about changeing the welfare laws and Chrysler moving American jobs to China are complete and utter lies. If Romney was President today NJ would have to come up with billions of its own oney to clean up after the hurricane. They don't have that kind of money and would have toget it from the federal government.
"When Romney released a string of ads making the welfare attack this summer, an independent and non-partisan fact-checking organization, PolitiFact, rated Romney's offensive as "Pants on Fire."
It is tempting to question Mormon religion but I know there are so many decent people who happen to be Mormons. Romney is some kind of a breed. How a man can be devoid of anything that makes a man a human being?
All politicians stretch the truth sometimes but has anyone ever seen a politician like Romney who just lies as brazenly as he does without caring that what he has said previously is on tape. I mean this guy takes lying to a new height. The good thing is that he is going to bring the rest of the GOP who probably hates Romney along for the losing ride. Christie knew enough not to buy into Romney by not going for the VEEp spot and by giving a lukewarm speech advocating for Romney at the convention.


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The get_contacts endpoint is used to retrieve a list of the user's contacts, as well as the contacts' user data.
The get_contacts call uses the apiKey and identifier to return a list of all the contacts related to the user. The data returned and type of relationship differ between identity providers.
Twitter—Supports followers, following, and friendships. Does not support friends.
VK—Supports friends, followers, and following. Does not support friendships.
You can use get_contacts to retrieve an array of a user's followers or who the user is following.
Note. A request for friends is not supported for Twitter.
You can use get_contacts to retrieve an array of a user's friends, followers, or whom the user is following.
Note. A request for friendships is not supported for VK.
The following code sample shows the response to the request for followers. The responses to the other requests have a similar format.
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Santeau és un municipi francès, situat al departament del Loiret i a la regió de . L'any 2007 tenia 327 habitants.

Demografia

Població
El 2007 la població de fet de Santeau era de 327 persones. Hi havia 130 famílies, de les quals 36 eren unipersonals (28 homes vivint sols i 8 dones vivint soles), 49 parelles sense fills i 45 parelles amb fills.

La població ha evolucionat segons el següent gràfic:

Habitants censats

Habitatges
El 2007 hi havia 173 habitatges, 136 eren l'habitatge principal de la família, 30 eren segones residències i 8 estaven desocupats. 166 eren cases i 4 eren apartaments. Dels 136 habitatges principals, 118 estaven ocupats pels seus propietaris, 17 estaven llogats i ocupats pels llogaters i 1 estava cedit a títol gratuït; 1 tenia una cambra, 11 en tenien dues, 16 en tenien tres, 38 en tenien quatre i 69 en tenien cinc o més. 107 habitatges disposaven pel capbaix d'una plaça de pàrquing. A 61 habitatges hi havia un automòbil i a 66 n'hi havia dos o més.

Piràmide de població
La piràmide de població per edats i sexe el 2009 era:

Economia
El 2007 la població en edat de treballar era de 214 persones, 171 eren actives i 43 eren inactives. De les 171 persones actives 155 estaven ocupades (88 homes i 67 dones) i 16 estaven aturades (7 homes i 9 dones). De les 43 persones inactives 16 estaven jubilades, 18 estaven estudiant i 9 estaven classificades com a «altres inactius».

Ingressos
El 2009 a Santeau hi havia 143 unitats fiscals que integraven 351,5 persones, la mediana anual d'ingressos fiscals per persona era de 20.164 €.

Activitats econòmiques
Dels 10 establiments que hi havia el 2007, 5 eren d'empreses de construcció, 2 d'empreses de comerç i reparació d'automòbils, 1 d'una empresa de transport, 1 d'una empresa d'informació i comunicació i 1 d'una empresa immobiliària.

Dels 3 establiments de servei als particulars que hi havia el 2009, 1 era un paleta i 2 electricistes.

L'únic establiment comercial que hi havia el 2009 era una perfumeria.

L'any 2000 a Santeau hi havia 14 explotacions agrícoles que ocupaven un total de 980 hectàrees.

Equipaments sanitaris i escolars
El 2009 hi havia una escola elemental integrada dins d'un grup escolar amb les comunes properes formant una escola dispersa.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

Referències

 Résumé statistique Fitxa resum de dades estadístiques de Santeau a l'INSEE.
 Évolution et structure de la population Fitxa amb el detall de dades de Santeau a l'INSEE
 France par commune Dades detallades de tots els municipis de França accessibles a partir del mapa.

Municipis del Loiret

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It's been a few years since the release of Justin Lacroix's last cd, but it was well worth the wait. The bilingual folk-rock troubadour is used to the road, traveling across the country multiple times. While many Francophone artists from Western Canada have made their way to Montreal in hopes of advancing their career, Lacroix is part of a new breed of artists who are staying put and pushing their bilingual brand outside of Quebec. Lacroix not only captivates his audience with his songs and guitar playing, but draws them in with his stories and jovial personality.
Here's an interview (in French) recorded in May 2014 in Winnipeg.
Lacroix's new French EP, Tout dans ta tête [transl.: All In Your Head], consists of four tracks including the single Bottes de cowboy (see video below), which he released last February. For this opus, Lacroix is joined by Joël Perreault on banjo and guitars, Joel Couture on bass, Ivan Burke on drums and percussion, and Ariane Jean on harmonies.


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Behar to Trump: 'You Are the Culprit' of California Shooting
April 30th, 2019 2:01 PM
Not surprisingly, the ladies of The View decided to politicize the shooting that took place at a synagogue in Poway, California over the weekend. While the topics of gun control and cracking down on "hate speech" came up throughout the course of the conversation, no one took it further than co-host Joy Behar, who told President Trump that he was "the culprit" of the attack.
After slamming President Trump for his most recent comments about Charlottesville, Behar criticized the President for talking out of "both sides of his mouth" by saying "our hearts are with the victims" in response to the Poway shooting after defending people who chanted "Jews will not replace us."
Behar continued: "he's provocative. He gives dog whistles constantly to these people." After trashing Kellyanne Conway for trying to defend President Trump, Behar directed a message to the President: "Take responsibility for your actions, Mr. President…You are the culprit." Fellow Trump-hater Joe Scarborough had similar analysis on MSNBC, declaring that "the blood that is spilled" from these kinds of attacks is on President Trump's hands.
Co-host Sunny Hostin blamed AR-15s and assault weapons for the shooting in Poway and other recent mass shootings at places of worship. Co-host Whoopi Goldberg cut Hostin off before she had a chance to take the gun control push further.
Strangely, supposed conservative Meghan McCain quoted a statistic from the Southern Poverty Law Center noting a 30 percent increase in hate crimes. Far from an objective watchdog group, the SPLC has become nothing more than a "hate-filled, anti-Christian, anti-conservative organization which uses bullying tactics to advance its liberal agenda." The SPLC's "bullying tactics" include smearing groups it disagrees with, such as the Family Research Council, as hate groups.
The conversation wrapped up with a discussion about hate speech and how "it shouldn't be protected," according to Behar. Goldberg complained that she did not think hate speech was protected "but apparently it is and I don't know how that works." It's called the First Amendment, Whoopi.
For the record, the FBI did receive a tip about the threatening social media post left by the Poway shooter about five minutes before the shooting took place. Unfortunately, by the time the FBI figured out who wrote the post, it was too late to stop the tragedy.
It looks like the ladies of The View have decided to take the advice of President Obama's former Chief of Staff and outgoing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel: "Never let a good crisis go to waste." They used the shooting in Poway as an excuse to call for gun control, banning hate speech, and, of course, to trash President Trump.
A transcript of the relevant portion of Monday's edition of The View is below. Click "expand" to read more.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG: So, yet again, it's happened in this country, something horrible. Saturday, a white nationalist allegedly opened fire in a San Diego synagogue; killing one woman, injuring three others. 19-year old suspected shooter, also being investigated for a recent mosque fire; wrote an online manifesto saying he was inspired by recent acts of terror from other white nationalists. Now, these incidents are on the rise. Why and, and what, how do we, what do we do about this? What do we about this?
JOY BEHAR: Well, the first thing is maybe name it as terrorism. I don't think they name it quite terrorism unless it's somebody from out of the country or some, you know…
SUNNY HOSTIN: Domestic terror.
BEHAR: Yeah. But I mean, the incidents are all white nationalists. You know, there's this one and then Christchurch and Tree of Life synagogue, Mother Emmanuel AME Church in South Carolina; that terrible one. They're all terrible. Oak Creek Sikh Temple and it's, it's across the board, it's Muslims and Christians…
GOLDBERG: Right. So…
BEHAR: …and Jews.
GOLDBERG: So is there, is there, is there as much anger about domestic terrorism as there is about exterior terrorism?
ABBY HUNTSMAN: It hits the very fabric of who we are, what this country was founded on. Right? I mean, terrorism is terrorism. And I think, to Joy's point, how important it is for our elected officials to come out immediately. The President did condemn this one, he called the rabbi. But we haven't always seen the reaction as immediate, and seeing it as dangerous as it is. I just want to give a shout out to the rabbi of the synagogue because he, along with some other people, stepped up and were heroes in that moment. And he said I turned around and I saw a group of children in the banquet hall including my own granddaughter. And I just ran, not even knowing that my own fingers were blown off, and he took the kids together, got them outside, went into the sanctuary, got everyone out safely and then continued to do a sermon after that to remind them of the holocaust and that we will not stand for this. What an incredible man he is.
HOSTIN: Definitely an incredible man. And I think, to, to answer your question, Whoopi, you know, what can we do about it, I think Joy's response goes to the heart of it because you have to identify what the problem is and say it out loud to come up with a solution. And so, we know that the common thread is white supremacy and white nationalism and the other common thread is using these AR-15s or AR type weapons. And so, when you have the President of the United States being asked in March if white nationalism, this rise that we're seeing, is a huge threat and he comes out and says something like "I don't really. I think it's a small group of people that have very, very serious problems, I guess." When you have that minimization of what is clearly a significant rise in hate crimes at the hands of that type of person…
GOLDBERG: Right.
HOSTIN: …you've got to address that. And you also have to address the fact that what is also in common are these AR-15 assault rifle style weapons.
(CROSSTALK)
GOLDBERG: But I think it's…
HOSTIN: Both ways.
GOLDBERG: …at this point, that's two different conversations.
HOSTIN: Yeah.
GOLDBERG: One is a, is a conversation about guns and one is a conversation about terrorism. And the…I don't mean to…did you have some…Okay. There…
MEGHAN MCCAIN: I have something to say.
GOLDBERG: Yeah. Go ahead.
MCCAIN: But go ahead.
GOLDBERG: Go ahead.
MCCAIN: No, I mean, I mean, days like yesterday and today are, I think, hard and horrific for all Americans and you can't help but feel scared. I actually have a friend who is a commentator who is Jewish, who travels to temple with security now because that's the kind of era that we're living in and it's just horrific. I will say, you are right, the Southern…Southern Poverty Law Center says reports a 30 percent increase in US hate groups over the past four years, seven percent increase in hate groups in 2018 alone. So, I do think we need to do some reflection culturally about where we're at and why these sort of hate crimes are rising. I do also want to say that Lori Gilbert Kaye was killed trying to shield Rabbi Goldstein from the shooter. That's heroism in a way that, you know, we, we should say her name. We should honor her, we should pray for here, her and her family. I think we should take a moment here to do that. But I will say past that, one of the things that I would look to is how these guys are getting radicalized and we can look towards the internet. And by the way, he was on a fringe social network called 8chan…
HOSTIN: 8chan.
MCCAIN: …which is a dark corner of the internet and we all, I think, collectively here on this show, we're all free speech advocates. We make our living off of free speech. But that doesn't mean that I think that there should be dark corners of the internet where people can be radicalized to conduct terrorists, you know, horrific terrorist tragedies. So I do think Silicon Valley has to starting answering for this. And, by the way, I am a free speech advocate but that doesn't mean that I think there should be places where child pornography, people can be radicalized on the internet. So, I would look at whoever is supporting 8chan at this point.
GOLDBERG: Yeah. Go ahead, Joy.
BEHAR: I want to say something about Trump though here. Because I was just, I wrote down maybe the, the line that…like last week, Biden introduced the video where he brought up Charlottesville. We all saw that. It was very, very well done and it reminds us that we're losing the soul of America, et cetera. The next day, I believe was the next day, Donald Trump defends Charlottesville once again; says that these people were historians, they were more interested in Robert E. Lee than the fact that they're saying "Jews will not replace us." They were just a bunch of historians. Right. Why don't we just lock up Doris Kearns Goodwin then? Okay. Then on Saturday, in the morning, this assault on the synagogue. And then, Saturday afternoon, our hearts are with the victims. So he is…talks out of both sides of his mouth. He's provocative. He gives dog whistles constantly to these people. And then Kellyanne goes out there and defends him and says no, no, no. And he's like…
BEHAR: …no, no, no.
GOLDBERG: Well…
BEHAR: Take responsibility for your actions, Mr. President…
GOLDBERG: One of the…
BEHAR: You are the culprit.
GOLDBERG: …one of the things that is the culprit really is we have…you know, there used to be the…we had a little group in Washington that looked specifically to home grown terror. You know, they've disbanded this group.
HOSTIN: At the Justice Department.
GOLDBERG: At the Justice Department. It's gone and so now, things that they might have caught, things that they might have been watching, no one's watching them now. You know, no one's paying attention to the dark corners of the internet and, you know, I'm with you, you know, I'm all for free speech. I'm all for you saying I don't like what you're saying blah blah blah, having those conversations. But there comes a time when you have to realize that if someone is saying go out and do this, go out and do harm to people, that's hate speech. I'm sorry I don't care what they're saying.
BEHAR: And it shouldn't be protected.
GOLDBERG: And it's not…it should not be protected and I didn't think it was but apparently it is and I don't know how that works.
HOSTIN: And again, the tone comes from the top. If it's not at the Justice Department, that is because the White House doesn't want it to be at the Justice Department.
GOLDBERG: Well, this is something everybody should be really concerned about because if no one is watching domestic terror, if no one's watching who's coming for us…And listen, white people, yellow people, orange people, green people, they're not, they're not happy with any of us. Okay? They're talking about you too when they say they're coming for… they're coming, they're talking about you also. It's not them and us. It's all us. So if we don't start saying, listen, this, this is not acceptable, this is going to go on and on and on. We'll be right back.
Joy Behar
Sunny Hostin
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2nd October 2012, 10:32 PM
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On Monday 1 October, Lionel Messi, winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011, launched the vote for this year's FIFA/FIFPro World XI. The Barcelona forward filled in his ballot and encouraged all other professional footballers around the world to do the same: "I've chosen a FIFA/FIFPro World XI. Now it's your turn," the Argentinian said.
FIFPro, the organisation made up of players' unions from across the globe, sent out approximately 45,000 voting slips worldwide, which have now been distributed to footballers in Asia, America, Africa and Europe thanks to the diligent support of the local unions. Following Messi's example, players can now put together their own dream team, which must include one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards.
"It's a great prize, because it means you were chosen by your fellow professionals. Every player you select will be a winner," Messi told FIFPro.
It has become tradition for the previous year's winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or to cast the first vote in the FIFA/FIFPro World XI. Messi was given the honour for the third consecutive year.
Michel Platini is the only other player ever to have won the Ballon d'Or three times in a row. Messi was therefore understandably proud of his 'hat-trick', as he told FIFA.com in an exclusive interview.
"It's a great honour to win this award three times, especially to get them one after the other. After all, it's hard enough to win this accolade in the first place and even harder to be the best player in the world for three consecutive years. I'm very happy and enjoy it as much as I did the first time."
As was the case last year, the World XI will be announced at the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala, which will take place on 7 January 2013 in Zurich. Messi is among the favourites to be included in the select eleven, in what will be the fourth time FIFA and FIFPro have jointly-organised the award.
At the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala in January 2011 in Zurich, Messi was chosen as the world's best player and was among the FIFA/FIFPro World XI along with Iker Casillas (goalkeeper), Daniel Alves, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, Nemanja Vidic (all defence), Andres Iniesta, Xabi Alonso, Xavi (all midfield), Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney (both attack)