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Lovely and amazing - Brenda Blethyn, Catherine Keener, Emily Mortimer, Nicole Holofcener
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If you're hoping for the perfect family don't hold your breath.
Jane Marks (Brenda Blethyn) is the matriarch of a confused trio of daughters that seems to have nothing in common, except for a peculiar sort of idealism - a heady brew of vanity, insecurity and humour. Former homecoming queen Michelle (Catherine Keener), the eldest daughter, is in a loveless marriage with a spouse who does not appreciate her decidedly obscure artistic endeavours. Younger sister Elizabeth (Emily Mortimer), an insecure actress whose career is beginning to take off, compulsively takes home stray dogs, saving them whether or not they need to be saved.
Only the youngest sister, Annie (Raven Goodwin), an adopted African-American 8-year-old, stands a chance at rising above the family's legacy. But on the threshold of what promises to be a confusing adolescence, Annie has developed a preoccupation with her appearance - natural enough for a pre-teen, but given her adoptive family's history, quite possibly a hint of what's to come for the newest member of the Marks family.
Each of the women seeks redemption in her own haphazard way, but whatever salvation they find is illusory and short-lived. When complications from cosmetic surgery threaten Jane's well-being, the family of comically self-absorbed women must quickly find room for each other in their lives to offer comfort and strength.
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- Film drama family UK adoption matriarch mother daughters
Persons of interest
- Brenda Blethyn .... Jane Marks
- Catherine Keener .... Michelle
- Emily Mortimer .... Elizabeth
- Raven Goodwin .... Annie
- Aunjanue Ellis .... Lorraine
- Clark Gregg .... Bill
- Jake Gyllenhaal .... Jordan
- James Legros .... Paul
- Michael Nouri .... Doctor Crane
- Dermot Mulroney .... Kevin McCabe
- Nicole Holofcener .... Screenwriter
- Nicole Holofcener .... Director
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Theatrical report
It has been said that George Cukor's legendary The women (1939) marked the birth of the "chick flick". The genre has its most recent entry in Nicole Holofcener's Lovely and amazing. Like many of its predecessors, this film succeeds in presenting a world where men are either marginalised or eliminated. Where it does not succeed is making us empathise with any of these women, or the total mess that they make of their lives. Cukor's characters, derived from Clare Booth Luce, can be viewed today like some paleozoic drag banter; Holofcener's women seem derived from some mish-mash of Oprah, post-feminist angst and All my children.
This mess begins with the appearance of Jane Marks (Brenda Blethyn, here playing a well-fed Californian with her customary skill), a divorced mother of three very different daughters, preparing for Lipo. Two of the daughters are physical (if not mental) adults, Michelle (Catherine Keener) and Elizabeth (the fine Emily Mortimer). Bringing up the rear is Annie, Jane's newly adopted black daughter, whose biological mother is/was a crack addict, and who is eight years old. The liposuction proves complicated, and while Jane recuperates the drama centres on how the adult daughters fare without their mother, with the prosect of losing her, and with caring for their younger, troubled sister.
Michelle is an "artist" who spends her time creating meaningless knick-knacks to fill LA's myriad gift shops. Several vendors wisely reject her (for example) hand-painted wallpaper, and she often storms out in foul-mouthed rages. Her increasingly alienated and ignored husband, Bill (Clark Gregg), who installs top-end personal sound systems, furious at her refusal to contribute to their family income or get some grip on reality.
They have a young daughter whose delivery, by a painful natural childbirth, has provided Michelle - the fallen Homecoming Queen, incidentally - with her principal topic of self-obsession. She eventually takes a job in a one hour photo shop, and screws that up by responding to the adolescent libido of her boss, gangly 17-year-old Jordan (Jake Gyllenhaal, this year's Tobey Maguire). She is vulnerable enough to his flattery and angry enough at her husband and at life to respond.
Elizabeth Marks is an actress, or someone attempting to get cast. The film opens with a photo shoot, showing her in a louche dress exposing her nipples, revealing her insecurities in the opening lines. Later, rejected for lack of sex appeal for a part in a soap with the handsome, vain Kevin McCabe (Dermot Mulroney) Elizabeth allows him to seduce her. Afterward, in the films most interesting scene, she demands to pose nude so he can deliver a tooth to toe rap sheet on her physical imperfections.
The scene is superbly played and almost painful to watch. Where he wants to praise her modest charms and looks, Elizabeth cajoles him to find greater and greater flaws. Drained, he responds that he too is unhappy with his body, his trainer has encouraged bulk instead of lean hard muscle. These two deserve each other. (I'll be fascinated to see what post-post feminist film critics make of this scene one generation from now.)
As the film plods along, Michelle gets herself into an ugly mess with her boss, Elizabeth breaks with her steady boyfriend Paul, and Annie, clearly absorbing more and more of the Mark's neuroses, grows fatter and fatter. Sassy, smart and dry, Ms Goodwin's performance here is one of the few joys of the pic; one hopes we see more of this talented young actress.
Nicole Holofcener has directed many episodes of the cannonical Sex and the city. This is a challenge to credulity, as nearly all of the energy, verve, wit, polish and insight signifying that show are absent here. The dialogue is indeed intelligent, and it is well-tuned to the banter of women's relationships, but more profound issues affecting women seem to be addressed in a half hour episode of SATC than in this ninety-minute chunk of cinema. Although at times smart, observant and candid, plot lines soon thin out, smaller characters are reduced to gross caricature, and the overall feel of the film seems, at times, downright amateurish.
Lovely and amazing is neither.
Media intelligence (DVD)
- Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
- Languages: English
- Picture: Widescreen 1.85:1
- Special features:
- Trailer
- Subtitles: English
Security censorship classification
M (Medium level coarse language, adult themes)
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87 minutes (1:27 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 14 November 2002
DVD rental: 12 March 2003
VHS rental: 12 March 2003
DVD retail: 13 August 2003
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Interview with Nicole Holofcener
Your debut took five years to make. How long did it take to get this one off the ground and how was the process different this time around?
Thankfully, this movie only took a couple of years to get going, although it still wasn't easy. When I showed the script to Ted Hope and Anthony Bregman, they responded to it immediately and unlike with Walking and talking, they had very little notes. It didn't go through a million rewrites - we started sending the script out right away. Blow Up Pictures became interested, offered us a budget to shoot it on digital video and from that point, Eric d'Arbeloff came on as producer. He pulled together a great crew and got the movie actually going.
Was there a specific inspiration for the film and the themes you explore in it?
I was inspired to write about how children (biological or not) inherit their parent's qualities and how they deal with that fact. Can they transcend their parent's legacy or should they simply surrender to it? I happen to think a combination of both is probably the most ideal, and I think that's what the characters in the film strive to do.
I was also inspired by women's obsession with weight and appearance (not mine, of course) and how much time that actually takes up in our lives. How intelligent women with full lives will focus on these things even as they acknowledge how unimportant they are. For the most part, how they look is the least of their problems, yet that becomes the focus of their attention.
I also really like the subject of family and how we make the most out of what we've got. Our siblings might be nuts, our mothers might drive us crazy, but we love them nonetheless and would do anything for them. And just because we're all grown up doesn't mean we behave accordingly. The character of Michelle has a true sibling rivalry with Annie, even though she's about thirty years older.
How did the cast come together?
I had written the part of Michelle for Catherine, and Brenda Blethyn was my first choice for Jane. I couldn't believe it when she said yes. We hadn't met but she liked the script and agreed to do it. I had no idea how I was going to find an Elizabeth. I had auditioned a lot of great actors but didn't feel like I found the right person yet and I asked Brenda, kind of in passing, if she could recommend someone. She had just worked with Emily Mortimer in a movie and suggested her. Emily came to audition and I instantly fell in love with her. But here I was with two Brits who were supposed to play an American mother and daughter. It was kind of terrifying going ahead with them but they were so right for the roles. They worked with a voice coach and got the American accent down perfectly.
I had always thought that Dermot Mulroney would make a Kevin - he's got a great sense of humour and is clearly gorgeous enough. I asked him a million years ago if he'd do the part and he wouldn't commit. Finally, he did, and I was thrilled.
Jeanne McCarthy, the casting director, brought in Jake Gyllenhaal - she has great taste and really understood the script. He came in with this big pouf of hair and his big blue eyes and I was sold. He was sexy but awkward - the perfect combination for the role of Jordan. He had to be young and gawky enough so that we feel the affair is weird and uncomfortable, yet he had to be just manly enough so it would believable.
With this film, you maintain your skill at sculpting really great moments - as a writer with your dialogue and as a director with your actors - such that people often think that your movies are largely improvisational. How much of this film is on the page and how do you work with your actors on capturing these intimate moments?
The finished film is very much like the script. A few lines were changed but generally it's the same. With Walking and talking, we changed a lot more as we were filming, and I wouldn't wish that kind of stress on anyone. This script held together a lot better and thankfully needed a lot less fixing.
I'm generally very open to improvisation but not while the camera is rolling. We'll improvise in rehearsal and if something great comes from that, I'll incorporate it into the script. Rehearsal for this film was minimal. We got together a few times, read all the scenes, discussed them, blocked them out a bit. It was really just a chance for all of us to get comfortable with each other. But if something sounded weird or just didn't work, we would talk about it and figure out a better way to say it. The actors were so funny and smart, and if they had a suggestion about something, I would usually use it.
People really respond to your rather unconventional narrative style - your character-driven approach. As a writer and a filmmaker, this is a choice you continue to make - could you tell us a little about this decision?
If I were to come up with some beautiful structure that involved a more traditional plot, I would use it. This style is just what comes naturally to me. I love ensembles and they seem to just structure themselves. When I was writing this, I let the characters tell me what to do next. I don't mean this in some airy-fairy way, just literally. What would be fun to see happen to them? What would make their world really fall apart? Everything came together very intuitively and it even had the right page length when I was finished (and that's nothing to sneeze at).
Michelle's artwork - who made it and did you have an idea of what it would look like when you were writing the script or did that happen when you were preparing for the shoot?
Michelle's artwork was inspired by someone I know. She made little chairs from twigs with tiny birds and eggs. They were amazing, but we didn't have enough of them to use in the film. So in the end, the production designer, Devorah Herbert, stayed up a couple of nights and made some of her own - one more extraordinary than the next. It was hard to choose which ones would end up on screen.
When I was a teenager, I painted pictures and wrote poetry on them and would go around to stores to try to sell them. They were the corniest things on earth but they sold. I had them in three or four stores. I remember that feeling so well - laying out my wares for some mean salesgirl. I guess that's what inspired that part of the character.
How did shooting on digital compare to shooting on film? Did shooting on digital make the process more intimate or was it essentially the same?
We opted to go with 24-frame high definition video because the tests that we did looked really beautiful, and frankly, the most like film. Shooting on digital video was essentially the same as shooting on film, for me. It took just as much time to light and the crew was enormous. I remember when one of my producers told me the crew would be skeletal because it was video. I was thrilled. Then I looked at our first call sheet and it read: Lunch for 60. It just seemed to grow. And we needed every single person who showed up. I didn't "relax" (if that's even possible on a shoot) because it wasn't film - I didn't do more takes or rehearse more on the set. Basically, the day is only so long and the pressure to make the day is the same. If I wasn't getting what I needed, I would keep going. If I got it, I would move on. I didn't do more takes because it was "only on video" - and if I was shooting on film and wasn't getting what I needed, I wouldn't stop because film is expensive. So, basically, except for the fact that we didn't have to check the gate, it was pretty much the same.
You recently directed an episode of Sex and the city - did that experience have any impact on your work?
All practice is good, especially when the material is as good as Sex and the city.


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The Broncos' running backs seem to be continuing the world's longest game of rock-paper-scissors.
Ronnie Hillman, Knowshon Moreno and Montee Ball reportedly turned to the game in last week's blowout win against the Raiders to determine which one of them would get a goal-line carry. Hillman won with rock in Week 3, but Moreno got the last laugh as Denver was laying a beatdown on the Eagles on Sunday.
The Broncos running back celebrated his score by playing rock-paper-scissors, but there was no losing for No. 27 this time around, as he was already in the end zone and, more importantly, he was playing himself. The childhood games continued, too, as Eric Decker came running in and leapfrogged over his teammate.
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- "The Inner Eye does not See upon command!"
- —Professor Trelawney, scandalised by Dolores Umbridge's request that she predict something.[src]
The Inner Eye (also known as Sight)[1] is a term of Divination, in which means the mind of the seer. Having an "inner eye" allows one to see into the future, and is a rare gift. Only Cassandra Trelawney, and her great-great-granddaughter, Sybill, are confirmed to possess it. However, Sybill's mastery with it is abysmal, as most of her prediction is considered to be "woolly" by Hermione Granger, and fraudulent by Dolores Umbridge, however, a few of her predictions proved to be true.[2]
In Harry Potter's first Divination class, Professor Trelawney stated that she does not often leave her Tower for "descending too often into the hustle and bustle of the main school clouds my Inner Eye." Later, when Harry told Ron that "You're going to suffer, but be very happy," Ron suggested that Harry needs his Inner Eye tested.
In Harry Potter's fifth year at Hogwarts, during an inspected lesson, Hogwarts High Inquisitor Dolores Umbridge chose to end the inspection by requesting that Trelawney make a prediction. Trelawney was scandalised, replying that "The Inner Eye does not See upon command!" but then relented and made a vague prediction regarding Umbridge being in grave danger. Furthermore, Professor Trelawney claims to Dolores Umbridge that the gift of the Inner Eye often skips three generations.
Prior to joining Albus Dumbledore to hunt for the horcrux in the cave, Harry Potter encountered Professor Trelawney just outside the Room of Requirement, where she reported hearing a male voice that sounded like it was celebrating. She stated that she called "Who's there?," prompting Harry to ask if she couldn't have figured out without asking. She replied that the Inner Eye was "fixed upon matters well outside the mundane realms of whooping voices." Harry was unimpressed, having "heard about Professor Trelawney's Inner Eye all too often before."
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Mentioned only) (Also mentioned as Sight)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ First known as this, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- ↑ Hermione Granger leaves, Binky the Rabbit, owned by Lavender Brown, would die, the servant would return to his master, Dolores Umbridge was in grave danger, a boy would be born in the end of July with powers to overpower the Dark Lord. A boy whose parents escaped from Lord Voldemort three times, a Tower would be rampaged by someone, a boy was about to die, and more...


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Moebius Above and BelowPosted by Matthias Wivel on February 14th, 2011 at 12:01 AM
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Angoulême 2011: PhotosPosted by Matthias Wivel on February 7th, 2011 at 11:07 AM
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Art Spiegelman Grand PrixPosted by Matthias Wivel on January 30th, 2011 at 2:25 PM
It has just been announced that Art Spiegelman is the recipient of this year's Grand Prix at the Festival Internationale de la Bande Dessin├ęe in Angoul├¬me. Selected by the festival's academy, which is composed of former recipients, he joins Will Eisner and R. Crumb as the third American (and fifth non-francophone) to be bestowed this, the highest European honor that can be accorded a comics artist. Spiegelman has long been an obvious choice, but it has still taken the notoriously francocentric academy long to recognize him. The author of the seminal graphic novel Maus, surely as influential in Europe as in America, will act as next year's president.
Angoulême: SaturdayPosted by Matthias Wivel on January 30th, 2011 at 12:07 PM
As usual Saturday brought the crowds to Angoulême. It is difficult to get around, but it brings to the festival a heady atmosphere of art and commerce. Even the Association staff decided today partly to suspend their ongoing strike in order to support their artists who had turned up to sign their books. Killoffer, Gerner, Baudoin, Sury, Ruppert & Mulot, and several more were drawing up a storm for the throngs passing through the doors to the Nouveau monde. There is talk of upcoming negotiations between direction and staff, but for the moment the situation remains strained.
Angoulême: FridayPosted by Matthias Wivel on January 28th, 2011 at 11:31 AM
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I spoke with Matt Lasco, Vice President of Lasco Auto Group, to talk about what's most important to a successful Dealer Principal in 2014. One of the key areas he emphasized was the type of leadership that inspires people to take action. It can be very easy, he said, to find yourself behind the lines, telling people what to do from afar without being truly involved. However, people thrive on an involved leader.
Your people are your strength, but as a leader your actions can inspire them to experience either stagnation or growth. The sense of urgency in a Lasco Dealership, for instance, is present because Matt acts with a sense of urgency to get things done himself. His motto is "do it right, do it now, do it right now." All the daily variables that exist for a Dealer Principal has led Matt to understand that every single task that can be done quickly cannot be procrastinated! Without urgency there are a litany of CSI problems. He sets that tone every day. Ultimately, all of the things that make Matt's employees successful stem from values, ideas, or structures that were put into place because of his level of involvement with the entire business.
Now that does not mean that, as a Dealer Principal, you should be micro-managing everything that happens at your dealership. That sort of activity is counterproductive. Matt believes 100% in empowering your leadership to take full responsibility of themselves and their department. But in order to empower someone you must first inspire them to perform to their fullest. Here's how:
1. Leaders Do Not Rule, They Lead
Don't be a boss. Bosses are desk jockeys. They sit behind a desk in a cozy room isolated from their team, shouting about where everyone needs to be going, and where they need to be moving the business. A true leader will take the team forward, be there right along side his or her team as they advance. A leader not only shares their vision with their team, but they spearhead the charge that brings that vision to culmination. Notice the difference?
2. Leaders Speak and Listen
Contrary to what some might believe, a business leader's job does not entail commanding people to do things. If you have to command people, that tends to imply that nothing would get done without your issued commands. If that's truly the case, then perhaps you've failed to inspire your team to action. Desk jockeys fail to inspire. It reflects poorly on the leader if their team consistently fails to take action towards a goal. Your job is to speak, then listen, and not always in that order. You make the decisions, but why not include you team in the discussion, get their feedback, perhaps even find a new idea!
3. Leaders Motivate
Bosses like to intimidate people into taking action. Some of you might be thinking, "but it works!" Remember to consider the long term effects of such activity. Sure you might get something done because of some scare tactic, but you've now frustrated your employee with your refusal to acknowledge your initial lack of guidance in setting consistent goals. You've also made yourself unapproachable, which means you cannot be a leader. Consider motivating people by telling them how crucially important their task is to your dealership's success. Urgency is necessary! Show your team that every day with your own activities. If you procrastinate, why would you not expect your entire dealership to do the same?
4. Leaders Teach
One of the things that Matt stressed was training his team. "It's very hard to get fired at a Lasco dealership," he said. When given all the right tools and information (training) to succeed coupled with a substantial amount of daily motivation from the exemplary leadership, people are able to work much more efficiently. However, it's not fair to expect what has not been set as a clearly defined goal for which training has been provided. If a lack of performance lingers, consider finding the root of the problem. Perhaps their skills are better suited for another position, for which training can be provided.
5. Leaders Promote Equal Relationships
Some bosses use the line "I'm not here to be your friend," as an excuse for ridiculous treatment of their staff. Yes, you may be able to avoid being personal friends, however there is a vast difference between just establishing ground rules and purposefully disengaging with people. There's no need to pit yourself against your staff as if you're enemies. Leaders know how to promote a team effort and, not surprisingly, having a motivated team that can be trusted to do good work often requires a bit of good will that's held for one another. Care about your staff. When one of Matt's team members takes time off, he says, he asks them what they'll be doing on their day off. If the answer is, "oh, nothing really," then he encourages them to do something fun! He shares that his personal hobby is motocross, which he enjoys regularly. He genuinely cares about what his staff does, even on their time off, to be sure they fully recharge, take time with family, and learn to live life to its fullest.
Part of being a true leader is having the capability to acknowledge a need for constant growth. Everyone can (and needs to) learn, so take a few moments to consider if you've been a boss or a leader lately. Set goals for yourself to become a better presence in your dealership, and watch your staff respond.


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text: Simple everyday tasks, like making coffee, are quite complex from a neuropsychological perspective. Visual systems are recruited to find and identify objects, spatial and motor systems to grasp and use objects, memory processes are essential to keep track of what has been done, and so on. For this reason, everyday functioning is often impaired following brain damage or disease. These everyday difficulties have been linked to numerous negative consequences for neurological patients and their families. Thus, primary goals of the Cognitive Neuropsychology Laboratory at Temple University are to develop and refine theories of everyday task performance in healthy people, understand the breakdown of everyday task performance following brain damage or disease, and develop and evaluate rehabilitation strategies to improve everyday task performance in neurological patient populations.


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Dear Heavenly Father thank you once again for another beautiful day. I've awakened to a day of opportunities when I believe, I trust, and I let go. I believe, I trust, I let go; I believe that the Heavenly Father will provide for me all that is needed, I trust that whatever comes my way, comes my way because it is something that is needed, and I let go of any apprehension, any anxiety, any feeling, that arrives to me that tells me that I will not be provided for; I believe, l trust, I let go.
I believe in a power higher than myself, I trust that what is coming my way, will come my way positively, and I let go and feel the majesty of the moment that I am given in my life with the Heavenly Spirit; the moment that I realize that this will be taken care of by someone other than myself, I let go and I rest assured that what will be given to me will be given to me for my betterment, I rest assured that what will be taking place in my life will be taking place in my life for my betterment.
And I enjoy the lesson, the challenge, the opportunity, to experience whatever that is; I believe, I trust, I let go. The Heavenly Father knows what is best for me always, and in all ways, the Heavenly Father takes me on a journey that is needed to be taken upon and I go willingly because I believe, I trust, and I let go. I am thankful, I am appreciative, and I feel so very blessed for the opportunity to believe, to trust, and to let go, and relay on you my Father to take me where I need to go on my journey of life with you. I thank you, I thank you, I thank you, and so it is. Amen and amen.


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Northern Virginia has a variety of bars and nightclubs that feature a wide range of live music including rock, punk, hip-hop, jazz, country, gospel, and more. Why venture into the city when there are plenty of convenient music venues in Virginia featuring top performers? Here are the best live music clubs in the area.
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Birchmere Music Hall
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA (703) 549-7500. The Birchmere is a 500-seat dinner-theater style Music Hall offering a variety of live musical performances of folk, jazz, rock, gospel or alternative music. Seating is general admission, first come first served. The Birchmere has a full-service kitchen & a full bar.
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The State Theatre
220 N. Washington St., Falls Church, VA (703) 237-0300. The popular Northern Virginia live music venue is a refurbished cinema featuring blues, reggae, and jam bands. Full-service dining is available and the concert hall can be rented out for private events.
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Jammin Java
227 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, VA (703) 255-1566. This unique coffee shop is a premier music venue presenting live local, regional and nationally touring musical performances. Shows are open to all ages and daytime performances are geared towards kids.
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Iota Club & Cafe
2832 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA (703) 522-8340. Located in Clarendon, VA, the intimate restaurant and bar is a popular venue for indie bands and also hosts open mic nights and poetry readings. IOTA does not sell tickets in advance and admittance to all shows is on a first come, first served basis.Continue to 5 of 10 below.
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Barns at Wolf Trap
1551 Trap Rd, Vienna, Virginia. 1 (877) WOLFTRAP. Two 18th century barns serve as a unique venue for year-round indoor concerts with first-class acoustics. The larger barn seats 284 people on the main level and 98 in the hayloft. The smaller barn serves as a reception area. The Barns at Wolf Trap is a fabulous place to enjoy jazz, bluegrass, chamber music, folk, comedy, cabaret, and country music.
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Carlyle Club
411 John Carlyle St. Alexandria, VA (703) 548-5953. The club offers live "Big Band" era entertainment and fine dining in an art deco-style space with a large stage and dance floor. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner and provides a set dinner menu for big-name shows.
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Empire Music Nightclub
6355 Rolling Rd, Springfield, VA (703) 569-5940. The nightclub opened under new ownership with a complete renovation in 2012. Performances include a wide range of music genres from rock, jazz, folk, hip-hop to electronic and metal.
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The Auld Shebeen
3971 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA (703) 293-9600. The Irish pub and restaurant offers live Irish music every Friday and Saturday night from some of the area's best Traditional Irish acts.Continue to 9 of 10 below.
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Whitlows on Wilson Bar & Grill
2854 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA (703) 276-WOWE (9693). The bar and grill is a Clarendon landmark offering live music Thursday through Saturday. The menu includes a nice variety of salads, sandwiches, BBQ and seafood dishes.
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Galaxy Hut
2711 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA (703) 525-8646. The casual bar and restaurant offers live indie most by local performers on the weekends.
See also, Top 10 Music Clubs in Washington DC and Top 9 Live Music Venues in Maryland


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|A most welcome visitor to our yard and a long
time favorite of ours is
the Northern "Baltimore" Oriole.
Another reminder that our Father in Heaven oversees all things in the circle of life is currently unfolding before us. Apple blossom time and songbird nesting season go hand in hand. Each day a variety of colorful songsters arrive, a good number of them attracted to the aromatic white clusters in search of insects. Some species still prefer to dine at our bird feeder and a few of our feathered friends will indulge themselves both at the feeder and on the bugs they find among the apple blossoms. After all, it is nesting season and there are hungry little mouths to feed!
|The Yellow Warbler has a very familiar and cheery call.
This colorful visitor is the Yellow warbler, each one a tiny study in perpetual motion as they rapidly flit about seemingly non-stop while probing the apple blossoms for a meal. Their call is most pleasing to the ears, one can't help but smile when they're around.
|The Red breasted Groseak prefers to be heard, but not seen.
The easy to identify Rose-breasted Grosbeak is another visitor that is both colorful and bears a cheery song as well. We have two nesting pairs in close proximity this year.
The Indigo Bunting, seen here atop our feeder, is often mistaken for a blue bird.
We've been seeing more and more of this species in recent years.
Here you have four of our favorites, we hope your enjoy them as much as we do. Each one is not only aesthetically pleasing to the eye but, the ear as well. Their songs range from sweet to melodious to cheerful. We've heard it said the joy of the Lord will put a song in your heart. What might the songbirds be trying to tell us?
Until Next Time,
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Equality Challenge Unit's (ECU) Athena SWAN Charter has been encouraging and recognising commitment to advancing the careers of women in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine) employment in UK higher education and research since 2005.
10 years on, we have extended the reach of the Charter to recognise gender equality work undertaken in the arts, humanities, social sciences, business and law in the UK and Ireland, and with other international partners. It also has a broader focus that includes professional and support roles, and for trans staff and students. This is reflected in our new strapline: Championing advancement in gender equality. Our work is regularly cited as important and influential by leaders within and connected to the higher education sector, parliament and the media.
The charter provides a framework for institutions and their constituent units to identify key issues relating to gender equality specific to them, and put robust plans in place to address them. Often, potential applicants don't realise the extent of their issues, such as a key block in the pipeline of women, until they look at the hard data required by the process. In other cases, open consultation brings important observations to light, such as what are sometimes huge differences in how women and men perceive their ability to progress in an institution or department. Once identified, these things can be targeted with a plan that covers the next few years. Applicants must renew their awards and demonstrate progress against their plan.
What it means for you
Activities relating to Athena SWAN can benefit all staff. The message that is consistently fed back to us is that particular practices that hold women back also affect men. Therefore, what's 'good for women', is actually 'good for everyone', be it increased transparency in the promotions process, a culture that does not penalise part-time staff, or striving for a recognition and reward system that fosters collaboration and inclusivity. In turn, these benefits will also translate into more productive and innovative academic centres. The following quotes illustrate this point:
"We began a program of change in our practices and culture to enhance our position as a world-leading, research-led Chemistry Department. The Athena SWAN process has been immensely helpful in this... Our increased collaborative working has led to our Research Volume increasing from £8M in 2007-8 to £13M this year."
Imperial College London, Department of Chemistry, gold Athena SWAN submission, April 2013
"Small changes caused a big effect in the department. From the introduction of high chairs in the cafeteria, to mandatory E&D training, and reviews of staff development and appointments. These resulted in an acceptance of "life beyond work" and an appropriate culture for a world-leading research laboratory in the 21st century. They benefit all, and preferentially the very many women scientists who visit, reside, or have been recently appointed to academic positions."
Professor Val Gibson, University of Cambridge, Department of Physics (Cavendish Laboratory) – gold award holder, for the 10th Anniversary booklet, July 2015
For job-seekers, it can be really valuable to see how their prospective employers are engaged with these issues. In many cases (this practice is strongly encouraged by ECU), successful submissions are published online. This allows everyone to see not only whether or not an institution holds an award, but also what they have committed to doing. You can then ask about these activities at interview; what career development activities are planned, for example, or what is done to foster a culture of openness and support, such as for producing successful grant applications? Think about what is important to you and see what the institution is doing around that.
Beyond this, job advertisements themselves should give clues to institutions' gender equality ambitions. Including the award logo is a start, but forward-thinking award holders will have considered whether the job role is necessarily a full-time post, or whether it could be filled on a part-time or shared basis. Furthermore, a 2011 study showed evidence that the wording of job advertisements influences how men and women respond to them. If an institution is looking for a "collaborative" rather than "dominant" or "competitive" individual, this indicates that they have given proactive thought to the risks of stereotyping.
When it comes to interview, we increasingly read about efforts institutions are making to be both more flexible and fairer. From taking caring responsibilities into account when thinking about your travel and timing, to ensuring that each panel member has undertaken appropriate training, institutions are putting strategies in place to make sure they hire the best people, rather than succumbing to unconscious bias such as a preference for men .
Turning this all around, you might be able to use participation in Athena SWAN to mark you out favourably in the hiring process. With the charter considered increasingly important, universities are raising the degree of scrutiny they place on candidates' equality track records and aspiration – especially when it comes to leadership positions. Why undertake so much work if you are going to risk the erosion of this focus by future management? More and more, we read in submissions that a commitment to gender equality will be made a requirement for post-holders; a development which encourages the welcome mainstreaming of activities.
Improving the working environment for all
In May 2015 the charter was expanded to recognise work undertaken in arts, humanities, social sciences, business and law (AHSSBL), and in professional and support roles, and for trans staff and students. The charter now recognises work undertaken to address gender equality more broadly, and not just barriers to progression that affect women.
This has positive implications for institutions that continue to engage, or come on board for the first time. There is a real opportunity now to capitalise on the equality agenda to improve the working environment for all staff, as well as work towards more diversity of representation at all levels.
Supporting this drive is ECU's Race equality charter mark, which aims – in parallel – to focus efforts on improving the representation, progression and success of minority ethnic staff and students within higher education. As with gender, the continued existence of racial inequalities in higher education limits both minority ethnic individuals and the sector as a whole in fulfilling its full potential.
ECU is currently running a trial awards round with 21 higher education institutions. Following the trial, the charter mark will be open to all higher education institutions in 2016.
If you'd like to find out more, visit our website.
Statements from institutions that have engaged with the Athena SWAN Charter will be published in the 10th Anniversary booklet, following a celebratory event on 24 July 2015.
iD. Gaucher, J. Friesen, and A.C. Kay, Evidence that gendered wording in job advertisements exists and sustains gender inequality, J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 2011, 101 (1), 109-128 (2011)
iiC.A. Moss-Racusin, J.F. Dovidio, V.L. Brescoll, M.J. Graham, and J. Handelsman, Science faculty's subtle gender biases favor male students, PNAS., 109 (41), 16474–16479 (2012)


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