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The Golden Gate National Cemetery Support Committee, Wreaths Across America, is inviting the public to its annual Wreath Ceremony on Dec. 14 at the cemetery, 1300 Sneath Lane (Veterans Way), in San Bruno.
The ceremony begins at 8:45 a.m.; followed by a moment of silence at 9 a.m. to honor all veterans who are deceased or serving today. Burlingame resident Chaplain (Col.) Leo McArdle, of U.S. Volunteers-America, will be the master of ceremonies.
Seven wreaths will be laid in honor of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Merchant Marines, Navy, as well as the 83,329 Americans from all branches of service whose last known status was either Prisoner of War or Missing in Action, and those currently serving who are unable to be home for the holidays.
After the program ends, volunteers will place additional wreaths on the graves in Section H7. Each year, the sections are rotated to eventually include all veterans buried at the cemetery.
The idea for Wreaths Across America was conceived in 1992 by Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington, Maine, who donated wreaths to be placed at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. In 2005, the project expanded nationwide. In 2007, it was designated a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, and in 2008, the U.S. Congress unanimously voted Dec. 13, 2008, as Wreaths Across America Day.
The mission of Wreaths Across America is to remember the fallen, honor those who serve, and teach our children the value of freedom.
To learn more, go to www.WreathsAcrossAmerica.org.
Christmas by the Cove event to be held in Pacifica
Christmas by the Cove is inviting the public to its 18th annual Holiday Season being celebrated now through Dec. 24 at the delightful shop at 205 Rockaway Beach Ave., Suite 2, in Pacifica.
Visit the coast to select and purchase gifts from a myriad of special items, such as:
• 2013 favorites from Bearington, Christopher Radko, Annalee, Jim Shore, Patience Brewster Krinkles, Lenox, Mark Roberts, De Cartini, Shiny Brite & Old World Christmas.
• Retiree or rare Hallmark and Dept. 56.
• Christmas crackers from England.
• Too Good Gourmet cookies and cocoa.
• Teas, jams, and Spode china.
• Steinbach nutcrackers and ornaments.
• December Diamonds mermaids and mermen.
• Wreaths, cool LED lights, and garlands.
• Pacifica candles, soaps, and more.
• Estate antiques and collectibles.
• Art glass (glow in the dark) jellyfish in three sizes, whales, dolphins, and turtles.
Holiday hours through Dec. 23 are from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays to Wednesdays and from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays to Saturdays. To confirm store hours, call 650-355-2683 or email email@example.com. To learn more about Christmas by the Cove, go to www.ChristmasbytheCove.com.
Ragazzi Boys Chorus concert to be performed in Belmont
The acclaimed Ragazzi Boys Chorus will celebrate the holidays with A Cheerful Noise — a concert designed for the whole family — being performed at 4 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Cunningham Memorial Chapel, Notre Dame de Namur University, 1500 Ralston Ave., in Belmont.
The program will feature traditional, modern, and soon-to-be classics of choral literature, including pieces by Mozart, Purcell, Handel, Halley, and "Mummers Carol" written for the chorus by local composer Brian Holmes. The audience will also enjoy a sing-along of traditional carols.
The chorus will also perform Saturday in Palo Alto and Sunday in San Francisco.
For tickets ($10 to $27) and more information, go to www.ragazzi.org.
In addition, Ragazzi "Continuo," the a capella men's choir comprised of alumni of the Ragazzi Boys Chorus, will present its holiday concert, Mary Had a Baby: A Christmas Celebration, at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 at Christ Church Parish, 770 N. El Camino Real, in San Mateo.
The vocal ensemble will perform music dedicated to Mary, from the classic spiritual "Mary Had a Baby," arranged by Robert Shaw, to a modern setting of the Gregorian chant "Salve Regina" by Kaj-Erik Gustafsson, to the American classical "O Magnum Mysterium" by Morten Lauridsen.
The choir will also perform Dec. 21 in Palo Alto and Dec. 22 in San Francisco.
For tickets ($18 to $20) and more details, go to www.ragazzicontinuo.org.
Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA offers pet photos with Santa
The Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA is hosting a Santa "Paws" photo opportunity from noon to 4 p.m. both Saturday and Dec. 14 inside the PHS/SPCA's main entrance of its new adoption center at 1450 Rollins Road in Burlingame.
Parking is available on Rollins Road or in the PHS/SPCA parking lot on Edwards Court.
This is a great chance to have your pet pose for a holiday keepsake picture. All pets are welcome: cats, dogs, goats, snakes, and even an iguana. Dogs must arrive and remain on leash, and cats should be brought in carriers.
"Guests must bring their own camera and will be responsible for taking their pet's photo," wrote Scott Delucchi, senior vice president of community relations, in an email. "If they want to join their pet on Santa's lap, our volunteers can assist. Multiple pets may pose in one photo as long as their owner can control them."
The cost per sitting is a $10 flat fee that will benefit PHS/SPCA homeless animals. Reservations are not required.
For inquiries, call 650-685-8510.
Christmas event planned at San Mateo's Caltrain station
The Downtown San Mateo Association and the San Mateo Firefighters Association are presenting Christmas on North B Street from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the downtown Caltrain station on First Avenue near B Street in San Mateo.
The event will feature holiday music, crafts, snacks, and festivities for families, including jump houses and face painting. Also, everyone is invited to explore North B Street, where the merchants will sponsor a live Nativity, complimentary beverages, and music.
Firefighters Association members will be at the train station with Santa Claus on an antique fire truck to hold the tree lighting at 5:45 p.m., and to greet the Caltrain Holiday Train — sponsored by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation — at 6:20 p.m. When visiting the train, people are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped toys that will be collected by the Salvation Army and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program to be distributed to children in need for Christmas.
The Downtown San Mateo Association and the First Baptist Church are partnering with First Step for Families, a shelter for homeless families in San Mateo. The public is urged to bring donations of new or gently used adult professional clothing and grocery store gift cards to help provide a happy holiday season for the homeless families.
Daly City Youth Health Center to hold Holiday Open House
The Daly City Youth Health Center is inviting the public to attend its sixth annual Holiday Open House from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at 2778 Junipero Serra Blvd. in Daly City. The entrance is on Sullivan Avenue, across from the Daly City Civic Center.
Coffee, tea, and refreshments will be served, and raffle prizes will also be available. RSVP to Shiloh Kaho at 650-985-7014 or email email@example.com.
Harley Farms Christmas Faire to be held in Pescadero
The Harley Farms Christmas Faire will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 14 and 15 at Harley Farms, 205 North St., in Pescadero — just south of Half Moon Bay — and admission is free.
Several local artisans will showcase their unique handmade gifts including felted knitwear, sea glass jewelry, hand-forged pewter, organic soaps and lotions, block print greeting cards, quilts, repurposed burlap handbags, non-toxic goat milk paints, candles, and delicious pantry provisions.
There will also be live music, food, craft workshops and award-winning goat cheese at the farm.
Singer songwriter Billy Manzik will play roots and Americana music from 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 14 (http://www.billymanzik.com/) and The Lighthouse String Band will perform Celtic and folk music from 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 15 (http://www.lighthousestringband.com/index.shtmal).
The Pescadero Elementary School and the Coastside Home School Group will sell gifts handmade by students to raise funds for various school programs, and Muttville Senior Dog Rescue will hold dog adoptions.
Dark chocolate chevre (goat cheese) and habenero jelly truffles, rustic cheesecakes, homemade soups, hot apple cider, locally made tamales and pulled pork sandwiches will be for sale.
Holiday workshops will be offered online, including wreath-making, lino block, printing, and wet felting. To signup for the limited spots available, go to http://www.harleyfarms.com/.
A "Paint Your Own Jumpy Goat" carved wood ornament will be offered all day to adults and children for $20 per ornament. Participants will be able to paint the Farm's mascot with their choice of Harley Farms natural goat milk paint colors.
Veterans invited to American Legion Pacifica Post 238 holiday dinner
American Legion Pacifica Post 238 is inviting all veterans to a Holiday Dinner starting at 2 p.m. Christmas Day at the American Legion Hall, 555 Buel Ave., in Pacifica.
Veterans and a guest are welcome to celebrate the holidays. Donations and volunteers for this event are requested.
Space is limited so early reservations are encouraged. To make a reservation or a donation or to volunteer, call First Vice Commander Charles Sorenson on his cell phone at 650-438-9082.
Peninsula League luncheon benefits San Mateo Youth Foundation
The Peninsula League presented its annual fundraiser luncheon — Holiday Happening — on Nov. 6 in San Mateo to benefit the San Mateo Youth Foundation that guides hundreds of low-income, middle and high school students in San Mateo County into top-notch colleges.
Given the financial and emotional support they need, the students have attended or are attending colleges, such as Harvard; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Stanford; University of California at Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, and San Diego; Yale; and others.
Chairman Ira Birnbaum co-founded the San Mateo Youth Foundation in 1991 with state Senator Jerry Hill.
"Many promising low-income middle school students do not believe that higher education is a realistic option either due to family's socio-economic status or other disruptive circumstances in their lives, and so they cease striving for academic success when they enter high school," wrote Birnbaum in the luncheon program.
"After guiding hundreds on to excellent colleges, the SMYF is now blessed with a core group of the best, most socially responsible and community-minded SMYF alumni who have become mentors to the current high school students," Birnbaum wrote.
Jose Gonzalez, a lifelong San Mateo resident who graduated from UC Berkeley with a political science, is an alumnus of SMYF where he now serves as a mentor. He also works as unit director for the Center for a New Generation, an elementary after-school program in Redwood City in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula. He spoke about the help he received at SMFY, which included field trips to various colleges that allowed him to learn about his options. (To learn more about SMYF, go to www.SMYF.org.) Peninsula League President Claire Spencer welcomed nearly 130 guests to the event, which featured Lisa Silverman, of Decorator Guru, and Marcia Barkoff, of Time to Party, who partnered to demonstrate holiday decorations and to give party planning tips.
Foster City resident Silverman, who has collaborated with clients to design distinctive homes and commercial spaces for more than 10 years, uses color and texture as well as scale and function to transform a home.
Barkoff, of Hillsborough, specializes in weddings, small to large dinner parties, cocktail parties, and any and all festive events.
Dan St. Paul, a nationally headlining comedian who lives in Foster City, provided entertainment and conducted a live auction. A silent auction was also held.
Major sponsors of the fundraiser included Michaele James, Angela Nomellini, The Laugesen Team, Bank of America, Patricia and Michael Strachen, and U.S. Trust.
Founded in 1934, the Peninsula League encourages and supports charitable activities on the Peninsula and brings together women who are interested in these endeavors. Each year the membership votes to decide which local charity will benefit from the League's efforts.
Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month from September through June. For more details and to join the Peninsula League, go to www.thepeninsulaleague.org or email email@example.com.
Seton Medical Center Foundation raise $51,000 at tea fundraiser
The Seton Medical Center Foundation raised a record $51,000 at its eighth annual fundraiser, "Hospital-A-Tea," a special baby shower and tea held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton New Life Center.
Evan Boyd, of Allied Waste, the presenting sponsor of the 10th anniversary celebration, and Selena Peterson, of Cypress Lawn, the presenting sponsor of the eighth annual Hospital-A-Tea, welcomed 170 guests to the afternoon party held Nov. 8 at Dominic's at Oyster Point in South San Francisco. The guests brought much-needed baby gifts — blankets, sleepers, knitted caps, and diapers — for the New Life Center.
The Daughters of Charity Foundation was also a presenting sponsor of the event.
"Last fiscal year, we delivered 375 new babies and provided 7,000 prenatal appointments," said guest speaker Joanne Allen, president and CEO of Seton Medical Center and Seton Coastside. "To-date, 4,300 New Life Center babies have been delivered. Ninety percent of our patients are from San Mateo County, and we're expanding our language capacity from English, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Spanish to also include Arabic."
"We are the only Catholic Hospital in San Mateo County," said Tina Ahn, chief development officer and vice president of Seton Medical Center, Seton Coastside, and Seton Medical Center Foundation. "Seton's mission and the Daughters of Charities mission is to serve the sick and poor, which is demonstrated in the amount of community benefit we provide — last fiscal year we contributed over $47 million in care to the community — this includes programs that are at the heart of the mission of the Daughters of Charity like the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton New Life Center."
Adilia Morales, manager of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton New Life Center at Seton Medical Center, was also a guest speaker. She introduced one of the first patients who received care at the Center when it opened 10 years ago: Hassel Gonzalez.
Gonzalez' daughter Kelly Aguilar — who was presented with a purse, a $100 gift card, and a bag of goodies from Serramonte Shopping Center in honor of her upcoming 10th birthday on Nov. 18 — and her 5-year old son, Alexander Aguilar, were also in attendance.
The program also included accordion music by Ron Borelli, candle lighting while Teresa Proana led everyone in singing "Happy Birthday;" a live auction and raffle conducted by Nicco and Fisicaro; a video showing what makes the New Life Center special preceded a Fund-A-Need for the Center; and a special door prize.
ABC7 Morning News meterologist Mike Nicco was master of ceremonies and Colma Councilwoman Helen Fisicaro was the event chairwoman. Sister Arthur Gordon, vice president of Mission Integration, Seton Medical Center and Seton Coastside, gave the invocation.
Local Rotary Clubs raise money for water purification projects
The Rotary Club of Peninsula Sunrise and the Rotary Club of Redwood City jointly held their second annual H2OpenDoors Party on Nov. 9 at the Devils Canyon Brewery in San Carlos to raise money for their water purification projects.
As a result of this successful event, a solar- and wind-powered SunSpring water purification system will be installed this month in Tacloban, Philippines. Originally, the Rotary clubs planned to install a system in Myanmar and another in Northern Thailand; however, because of the disaster caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, a decision was made to alter their plans for now.
"The advantage of using solar and wind power is that the system doesn't require fuel and electricity as it uses membrane technology," said Rotarian Jon Kaufman, a Peninsula Sunrise member. "The membrane is important because most systems use chemicals to treat the water; whereas, membranes physically remove bacteria and viruses.
"Just imagine, if 1 percent of all the Rotary clubs used the H2OpenDoors model this year, 340 clubs would be providing a water system that serves 9,000 people every day for 10 years," Kaufman said. "That's over 3 million people that would not die of waterborne disease annually."
About 230 people attended the gala, which included gourmet food, a casino, a live band, an auction and a drawing.
In May, the Rotarians will install a system in Central Mexico and they will bring 12 students (half from Woodside High School and other half from Redwood High School and other schools in Redwood City) with them. Vincente Fox, a former president of Mexico, is inviting the students to a five-day Leadership Conference at Centro Fox near Guanajuato, Mexico.
To learn more about H2OpenDoors, go to www.H2OpenDoors.org or email Jon Kaufman at firstname.lastname@example.com.
San Mateo High art student wins first place in holiday card art contest
Freshman Anita Lam, a 14-year-old San Mateo High art student, was surprised to learn on Nov. 12 that she won first place in the holiday card art contest sponsored by the California Transplant Donor Network.
The daughter of Jessica Li, Lam received an Apple iPad for her creative submission that will be used to make a holiday card for the California Transplant Donor Network.
Lam's card, entitled "Make a Wish Come True … Organ and Tissue Donation," was one of more than 50 original entries capturing the theme, "Miracles Happen Through Organ and Tissue Donation," that were submitted from high school students from northern and central California, and northern Nevada.
"I considered the theme of miracles and I was reminded of wishing on a star," Lam wrote in an email. "I also wanted to represent the unity of families, and hearts representing the heartfelt connection made possible through helping others."
"Anita's design simply and beautifully captures the essence of miracles made possible through organ and tissue donation," wrote Ayanna Anderson, CTDN community development liaison and the contest organizer, in an email. "Most of us have grown up with the tradition of 'wishing on a star' for our desired dreams and hopes. Thanks for the generosity of those who say 'yes' to donation, wishes come true every day for those in need of organ and tissue transplants."
This is Lam's first year ever taking an art class although she has dabbled in art since she was 6. Elizabeth Yapp, her high school art instructor, received a $100 gift card.
The other four winners are Robbie Carroll, sophomore, Watsonville High School in Watsonville, second place; Daniel Arreola, sophomore, Ron E. McNair High School in Stockton, third place; Madison Tessera, senior, Merrill F. West High School in Tracy, Artist's Choice; and Ian Pineda, sophomore, Ron E. McNair High School in Stockton, Facebook Fave.
To see all the winning entries, go to California Transplant Donor Network's Facebook page or www.ctdn.org.
To register as a donor or learn more about organ and tissue donation, go to www.ctdn.org.
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Anne Fletcher made her directorial debut with Step Up. Three sequels later, she has followed her own path with three follow-up films of her own. Her latest, The Guilt Trip stars Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen as a mother and son on a road trip. That pretty much writes itself, but Dan Fogelman wrote the actual script. We got to speak with Fletcher at the Guilt Trip junket about dysfunctional families, her involvement with the sequel to Enchanted and her experiences as a choreographer on some of the great and notorious films and TV shows of the last 10 years.
CraveOnline: The Guilt Trip isn't really harsh bickering, like even the Fockers movies which Barbra is also in are very aggressively dysfunctional. Was it important that there be a certain lightness to the way they go at each other?
Anne Fletcher: Yes. It was very important for me to keep them in a grounded reality that is more universal and not over the top, which we all love too. God knows I ran to the Fockers movie because Barbra was in it and doing comedy, which I knew she would be brilliant at. In this movie, I just really wanted it to stay completely in a real place, in a real sensibility so that the majority of people could identify with Barbra and identify with Seth's character as a son or daughter, because I think our mothers all deal with us the same way. I felt like if it went over the top, I wasn't sure what the movie was anymore. For me, I'm always usually somebody who comes from a place of reality anyway. There's so much funny business that happens in real life, especially in these crazy relationships with your mom.
I actually don't find those extreme dysfunctional family movies unrealistic at all, because I see people treat each other like that in real life.
I don't disagree with that, but I think universally, most people don't have that relationship. It does exist. It definitely exists, no question. And, by the way, it's a heightened reality and it's fun and it's a little bigger. The Fockers is meant to be a bigger comedy and funny. You're meant to laugh all the time. This movie, it's a journey that not only they're taking on the road but they're taking emotionally with this relationship. So if it's too far over the top, then I don't know where to physically go or emotionally go when it comes time for the real emotion scenes. It has to be a smooth transition with these people because I didn't see the story any other way but having it connect that way. This mom who thinks she's on vacation with her baby and even five minutes with your kid is the greatest thing on earth and now she gets to spend eight days in a car with him, she's in La La Land, and he's made the worst decision of his life. So the dichotomy between these two people, and they can't speak out loud about what they think about each other. The son is definitely not going to be disrespectful to his mom, even though she drives him bonkers, but it's the slow evolution of that breakdown that happens is what I wanted to see, and not be too big because we have great heart in the movie I think.
And in that emotional moment where he really wants to just drink alone and he snaps at her, she comes back with, "Oh, everything I do is wrong" so now it's not about this moment, it's about every single moment and you can't even have that discussion. I definitely relate to that.
Oh, well I'd like to say too, moms will take a beating from us kids. We will abuse them to absolutely no end and speak to them like we don't speak to any other human being on the earth and she will take it and take it and take it and take it. Then there is that one day where she won't do it anymore, and you don't know when it's coming and you don't know how it's coming but it's coming. And then she finally snaps, and she either screams at you and tells you off or cries or both. And you know you've stepped in it, and you know there's no coming back from it. There's this woman, as irritating as she is, [who] loves you more than literally anybody on the earth.
When she falls asleep watching home movies, was that in the script and something you were really looking forward to portraying?
That was in the script. It is definitely my life with my mother as well. We have home videos. Every frame of our lives were videotaped. We have now just transferred all the VHSes to DVDs and there are hundreds of them. My mom would always want us to watch the videos, as did Dan's mom. When I first read the script I obviously connected to it because of the relationship with my mother. And then upon meeting with Dan after they hired me, he and I were talking and the relationships were very similar. As much as your mom drives you crazy, you love them so much and they have these sweet moments. Both of them were single moms raising two children and there's something about that relationship, especially in a broken home, that it's sort of the mentality of survival and you rely on each other and you become closer than close but then there is a moment in a child's life when they get older that they need to individuate and desperately need to be their own person, and mom doesn't see it that way. And it's not anything they're really consciously thinking of. It's just something that's in the DNA of a mom. So Dan and I, there's a lot of similarities so it was easy to develop the script after I was hired on.
Did this movie start out with a different title?
Yes, the original title was My Mother's Curse and that was based on the idea of she thinks she screwed up his entire life with women because she named him after her true love. The studio didn't like the name and we were both coming up with different names. I think The Guilt Trip came around earlier on. Some people said, "Oh, My Mother's Curse seems like a horror film." It's like, well, it could be for some.
So who came up with that amazing pun, and were you like, "Oh, of course, guilt trip?"
Yeeeah, I don't think I had that reaction. Honestly, I think Seth came up with it originally on set. It was really Guilt Trip and for me, I understood the pun. I got the sensibility of it and at first I was like, "What? Could we be more on the nose?" But it sort of stayed around and stuck around and people were responding to it and that's what we stayed with.
I like it because it's not a guilt trip. It's only the level that they're going on a trip together. He doesn't invite her out of guilt. He has another agenda.
He does have another agenda but in truth he does. That was the idea, he does invite her out of guilt because his perception of her life is so mundane and pathetic. She's alone and she collects frogs and she doesn't do anything, she just waits for that moment to be with her son again. So in a sense, that is the driving force. He is doing this grand gesture, and this kind, sweet thing but it is because her life is so bad.
Are you still attached to Enchanted 2?
That's a great question. [Laughs] I don't know. Yes, I am. I have a few things in development. We're trying to see which one's going to go next and how it's all going to go but yeah, I'm still on that. I have a couple little things out there, just trying to figure out what will be the next thing. I don't know.
It's surprising it's taken so long to gear up a sequel to such a hit, and it wasn't even a predecessor you originated but what has been the holdup? Where does it stand?
It's a good question. I wish I knew what that answer was. I really don't know what that answer is at all because I know that they created a new script and that took a really long time after the first one before they even hired me, before they even took a meeting with me. So they had that for a while and I believe there's a new rewrite that's happening right now, but I don't know what happened and why it took so long because I wasn't involved with that whole thing.
Did you have any pause about taking on a sequel to a film you didn't originate?
Yes. Yes, it's a scary thing to go onto any sequel that you haven't done anything to, but I loved the first one so much and I really loved the idea of the script. That's the reason why I came on. Well, first of all, Jimmy Marsden I just love and think is the greatest and I love Amy [Adams]. I thought, "Oh, it'd be so fantastic to live in this world of animation and live action. I would really love to get my hands on something like this." I really loved the script that they originally had that they presented to me, so yeah, it's scary doing that but I was excited about the project. If thought oh, there's no more stories to be told here, I would not do it but I still think there's so much more to say in that world.
You really created a monster with that Step Up movie, didn't you?
I don't know what happened. What happened, Fred? Adam Shankman's always like, "Look what you did." I said, "I didn't do this. I did one and you and Jennifer Gibgot did the rest and Erik Feig. You guys just took that ball and ran with it." Yeah, it's pretty amazing. The first dance franchise, that's incredible.
Were you a little jealous you didn't get to do some of the crazier stuff they've done on 3 and 4?
No, because I would've never done it had it been my movie. Going back to what I said earlier, I'm such a person who has to be based in reality and completely grounded and make sense for us humans that I probably wouldn't have been able to do it. I would've had them still in dance class, so they had the right people doing the right things.
Before that, you worked on one of my all time favorite movies, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
So good, wasn't it?
I think it's one of the great American movies.
I love that you say that because I said that to Jake. I love Jake Kasdan. I've done two of his movies. I would do anything for him. He's so amazing. I think he's so talented and I kept saying, "Oh my God, this movie's amazing."
So which sequences were you working on?
Well, all of them. There were so many things that had dance in that movie. One of my favorites honestly was the Cotton Club scene.
Dancing erotically.
Yeah, it was one of my favorite scenes and I said, "Jake, how far do you want me to go with this? I can go really far. I'm as gross and crass as they come." And he said, "Let's see how far you can go with it." I said, "Okay, well, just be ready and if you need me to pull it back, we'll pull it back." It's the silliness in how funny the physicality and what that world was that he created that I just couldn't wait to get my hands on. Then all the music videos and all the different eras that Dewey went through, the roller skating, all of it. I can't remember all the scenes because there were so many dance scenes that we ended up doing, a couple of vignettes.
And the Jewish executives dancing in the recording booth?
Everything. Every little dance thing that could possibly be done, I was like, "We're there, let's do it."
And "Once More with Feeling" is still everyone's favorite. What are your memories of that and did you know how monumental it would be when you were working with Joss?
Adam Shankman was the choreographer on that and it was stunning. That show has such a huge following and Joss just knew exactly what he wanted to do. It was almost kind of an easy job because Joss just knew exactly what he wanted, almost could've choreographed it himself. It was a blast. We had a blast. Adam and I are really good friends with Sarah Michelle so it was super easy. It was great. I can't believe how big it was but I can just because of how big the followers are, how devoted they are to that.
And of course the infamous Catwoman. Were you involved with the basketball scene?
[Laughs] I was involved with every aspect of Halle's character. Any cat movement, anything physical, we created an entire language for that character that Halle and I started on months prior. She and I started with the language of what cats would do if you were a woman and a cat. This is their physicality and we broke it down and we had a whole language, like a dictionary. Then we brought on her stunt doubles months out and got them to move like Halle who was moving like a cat. And yes, I had the basketball scene. There are so many things, but we had a blast. Some of my dearest friends came from that movie. It was a lot of fun to make that movie and I love Pitof, the director. He's a great man.
Fred Topel is a staff writer at CraveOnline. Follow him on Twitter at @FredTopel.


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New Mission Presidents Receive Training
President Howard W. Hunter and other General Authorities, including President Gordon B. Hinckley and President Thomas S. Monson of the First Presidency, spoke to ninety-two new mission presidents and their wives during week-long training held at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah.
"The atonement of Jesus Christ was a foreordained assignment by our Heavenly Father to redeem His children after their fallen state," explained President Hunter. "It was an act of love by our Heavenly Father to permit His Only Begotten to make an atoning sacrifice. And it was a supreme act of love by His beloved Son to carry out the Atonement. …
"A great indicator of one's personal conversion is the desire to share the gospel with others. For this reason, the Lord gave an obligation to every member of the Church to be a missionary.
"Those of us who have partaken of the Atonement are under obligation to bear faithful testimony of our Lord and Savior," he continued. "For he hath said, 'I will forgive you of your sins with this commandment—that you remain steadfast in your minds in solemnity and the spirit of prayer, in bearing testimony to all the world of those things which are communicated unto you' (D&C 84:61)."
In his counsel to new mission presidents, President Hinckley also spoke about missionary work being based on Jesus Christ. "Missionary work is really not about weekly or monthly reports," he said. "It is about people. … It is about faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, a faith that speaks of love for Him who gave His life for each of us in an act of atonement beyond our capacity to fully understand. It is about coming to know of His love for us and of the love we must have for Him. It is about repentance, and that is more than a word. It is an act that means sorrow, godly sorrow, and remorse and restitution and resolution. It involves pleading prayers for forgiveness, and promises, sincere and honest, to do better.
"It is about baptism," he continued, "the act of being immersed in water, not only symbolic of washing away one's sins, but more importantly in token of the blood of the Lamb of God which was shed for all of us.
"It is concerned with the gift of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter promised by the Lord, the ministering of the Holy Spirit, the baptism of the spirit, if you please, spoken of by the Savior when he told Nicodemus that 'except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God' (John 3:5).
"Missionary work is concerned with searching and winnowing and gleaning and teaching with love and kindness."
In his remarks, President Monson shared the feelings he and his wife, Frances, had thirty-five years ago when they were leaving to serve their mission in Canada. Elder Harold B. Lee, then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, counseled them to remember two things. President Monson passed on that advice.
"First, whom God calls, God qualifies," he said. "You have been called by Heavenly Father, and he will qualify you.
"Second, when you are on the Lord's errand, you are entitled to the Lord's help," he continued. "These two statements will bring comfort to your souls and give you confidence that the Lord will be with you."
President Monson read the Lord's promise found in the Doctrine and Covenants: "I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up" (D&C 84:88).
He shared a key to missionary success outlined by President Spencer W. Kimball. "We expect to have full, complete cooperation between the stake and full-time missionaries and to involve the members of the Church generally in opening the gospel door to our Father's other children."
President Monson counseled the new leaders not to worry excessively about their homes and families while they serve the Lord. "You are not alone," he promised them. "We pray for you every Thursday." He also shared a scripture from the Doctrine and Covenants: "Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you, … your families are well; they are in mine hands, and I will do with them as seemeth me good; for in me there is all power.
"Therefore, follow me, and listen to the counsel which I shall give unto you" (D&C 100:1–2).
The ninety-two new mission presidents came from twelve countries and will serve in thirty-nine nations.
Ten new missions have been created by the First Presidency this year, including the Church's 300th mission. There are now 303 missions worldwide with some 48,500 missionaries serving.
Ground Broken for Preston England Temple
The largest gathering of Church members in northwest England in almost twenty-five years participated in the ground breaking for the Preston England Temple on 12 June 1994. President Gordon B. Hinckley, First Counselor in the First Presidency, presided at the event.
Cars and buses flooded into the area as more than 10,500 members of the Church from throughout Britain gathered in the green fields of the Chorley site. They were there to a take part in a milestone for the Church in the British Isles.
"This is an emotional experience for me," observed President Hinckley. He reminded those in attendance that he had served as a missionary in Preston sixty-one years ago. Before the meeting, he had walked through the crowd, shaking hands. Tears flowed as he met and embraced Robert Pickles, now in a wheelchair, who had been a been his member-missionary companion many years earlier.
"Never, all those years ago, would I have dreamed that a temple would be built here," President Hinckley said. "This will become our ensign upon the mountain. A temple is a unique structure: a monument to our convictions, belief, and knowledge that life is eternal, that we go on living after death."
Several times throughout the weekend activities, which included two regional conferences, President Hinckley urged all adult Church members to be worthy of a temple recommend.
In addition to President Hinckley, Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve was in attendance, as also was the Europe North Area presidency: Elder Kenneth Johnson of the Seventy, president, and Elders Hugh W. Pinnock and Graham W. Doxey of the Seventy, counselors in the area presidency.
A regional 400-member choir helped bring a sweet spirit to the occasion, brightening a gray, overcast day. The mood of the meeting was far from gray, though, as every speaker reflected on the significance of a new temple for the British Isles.
Elder Ballard said that he, too, had served as a missionary in Britain, some forty-six years previous. "May the spirit of the temple touch your hearts as never before," he said. He made particular reference to Doctrine and Covenants 128, a powerful revelation relating to temple work.
The area president, Elder Johnson, described the day as a new beginning. "I foresee a new era," he said. "I see thousands of people accepting the truth and coming to this temple to take upon themselves covenants with the Lord."
Elder Pinnock reminded all gathered that "the temple helps us to understand eternity; it is the focus of our lives, and our activity in the temple represents all that matters most."
Elder Doxey reflected on the specter of empty churches, generally, in Britain. "As the churches are emptying, the prisons are filling," he observed. "As the clergy decreases, the police increase."
The Preston England Temple will be the second temple in Britain. When the London Temple opened in 1958, Church membership in Britain was 6,500. Today, that number has grown to more than 160,000.
New Area Presidencies Announced
The First Presidency has announced changes in assignments for area presidencies. These assignments will be effective August 15. All members of the presidencies are members of the Seventy.
1. North America Northwest: Ted E. Brewerton, President; Spencer J. Condie, First Counselor; LeGrand R. Curtis, Second Counselor
2. North America Central: James M. Paramore, President; William R. Bradford, First Counselor; F. Melvin Hammond, Second Counselor
3. North America Northeast: Cree-L Kofford, President; Vaughn J. Featherstone, First Counselor; W. Don Ladd, Second Counselor
4. North America Southeast: Stephen D. Nadauld, President; F. Burton Howard, First Counselor; Rulon G. Craven, Second Counselor
5. North America Southwest: W. Mack Lawrence, President; Gene R. Cook, First Counselor; F. Enzio Busche, Second Counselor
6. North America West: Loren C. Dunn, President; Lance B. Wickman, First Counselor; Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor
7. Utah North: John E. Fowler, President; J Ballard Washburn, First Counselor; Alexander B. Morrison, Second Counselor
8. Utah South: Earl C. Tingey, President; Jack H Goaslind, First Counselor; Ronald E. Poelman, Second Counselor
9. Mexico North: Angel Abrea, President; Jorge A. Rojas, First Counselor; John M. Madsen, Second Counselor
10. Mexico South: Lino Alvarez, President, Gary J. Coleman, First Counselor; D. Todd Christofferson, Second Counselor
11. Central America: Carlos H. Amado, President; Robert E. Wells, First Counselor; Joseph C. Muren, Second Counselor
12. South America North: Jay E. Jensen, President; Julio E. Dávila, First Counselor; Eduardo Ayala, Second Counselor
13. Brazil: Harold G. Hillam, President; Helvécio Martins, First Counselor; Dallas N. Archibald, Second Counselor
14. South America South: Lynn A. Mickelsen, President; John B. Dickson, First Counselor; Claudio R. M. Costa, Second Counselor
15. Europe North: Kenneth Johnson, President; Hugh W. Pinnock, First Counselor; Graham W. Doxey, Second Counselor
16. Europe: Dennis B. Neuenschwander, President; Robert K. Dellenbach, First Counselor; Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor
17. Europe/Mediterranean: Dean L. Larsen, President; Hans B. Ringger, First Counselor; Neil L. Andersen, Second Counselor
18. Africa: J. Richard Clarke, President; F. David Stanley, First Counselor; James O. Mason, Second Counselor
19. Asia North: David E. Sorensen, President; In Sang Han, First Counselor; Sam K. Shimabukuro, Second Counselor
20. Asia: John K. Carmack, President; Kwok Yuen Tai, First Counselor; John H. Groberg, Second Counselor
21. Philippines/Micronesia: Ben B. Banks, President; Augusto A. Lim, First Counselor; C. Max Caldwell, Second Counselor
22. Pacific: Lowell D. Wood, President; V. Dallas Merrell, First Counselor; Durrel A. Woolsey, Second Counselor
Bountiful Temple Open House, Dedication Dates Set
The Bountiful Utah Temple will be open to the public from 5 November 1994 to 17 December 1994, the First Presidency has announced. A June 23 letter to all priesthood leaders in the Wasatch front also announced the dates for the dedication of the temple—January 8 through January 14. There will be twenty-eight dedicatory sessions.
Tickets will be required for the open house, and those tickets can be obtained approximately sixty days prior to the open house through local stakes and wards in the Utah North and Utah Central areas. The tickets will be free of charge.
The use of tickets helps create an orderly experience and eliminates long lines and other problems associated with limited parking and access to the temple.
Following the open house, the temple will be closed for three weeks to prepare it for the dedication. Each of the Bountiful temple district's twenty-eight stakes will be assigned a dedicatory session to attend. Tickets to those sessions can be obtained through bishops.
The dedicatory services also will be broadcast on closed-circuit television at the Salt Lake and Ogden tabernacles and the Bountiful Regional Center.
New Temple Presidents
The First Presidency has called eight new temple presidents and matrons:
Elder Yoshihiko Kikuchi, president of the Tokyo Temple, and his wife, Toshiko Koshiya Kikuchi, matron.
Elder Merlin R. Lybbert, president of the Alberta Temple, and his wife, Nola Cahoon Lybbert, matron.
Lee R. Barton, president of the Manti Temple, and his wife, Norma Wanless Barton, matron.
Willard B. Barton, president of the Chicago Illinois Temple, and his wife, Catherine Jean Patton Barton, matron.
Jack F. Joyner, president of the Orlando Florida Temple, and his wife, Margaret Earlene Staton Joyner, matron.
E. Widtsoe Shumway, president of the Arizona Temple, and his wife, Diane Blackham Shumway, matron.
Bo G Wennerlund, president of the Stockholm Sweden Temple, and his wife, Maud Wennerlund, matron.
Harold C. Yancey, president of the Bountiful Utah Temple, and his wife, Ruth Orme Yancey, matron.
Annual Music Contests
In the past, rules for the annual general Church music contest, the hymn text contest, and the Relief Society music contest have been included in the Ensign. Although the Ensign will no longer print the rules or list winners of these contests, the General Music Committee and Relief Society will continue to sponsor these contests. Those interested may call or write the General Music Committee, 50 East North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, or telephone (801) 240-2551. The deadline for the contests will be January of each year.
"We're Not Alone"
"Lead Me, Guide Me" (March 1994) was excellent. It was like having someone in our own home watching and recording. We have a 22-year-old son who was hyperactive. We also have a 14-year-old boy who could be Jared Lambert; we have endured his out-of-control behavior for years. On the other hand, he can be kind, gentle, considerate, polite, and loving. How can a boy who has been diagnosed with SED (severe emotional disorder), ADD (attention deficit disorder), and oppositional defiant disorder be all these good things too? That's part of the paradox of children.
Our older son outgrew his hyperactivity. As our younger son grows, he understands more, and he is able to be reasoned with at times. All this helps. But our greatest strength comes from a kind Heavenly Father who gave us these challenging children to help us learn patience, long-suffering, and a sense of humor. It is good to know that we are not as alone as we sometimes feel.
Name Withheld
In "All of a Kind Family" (Portraits, Dec. 1993), the baptism of Octavian Vasilesku is discussed. While Steve Worsley did baptize his landlady Doina Biolaru, Brother Vasilesku was baptized by Alvin Price.


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When Your Sweater Starts to Unravel
We've all had that special sweater. The one that was comfortable, accommodating, and made us feel special. Then we snagged it on something. A little at a time, the hole got bigger as we kept wearing it, picking at the loose thread, snipping a bit here and a bit there. Soon the sweater was no longer wearable and we groused about how it had come apart as we threw it away.
A college community is a lot like that sweater. Properly cared for, repaired as needed, and looked after carefully, it continues to function as designed and makes the students, staff, and faculty feel special as they strive to be fully engaged in learning and contributing. When your work sweater starts to unravel, could it be that?
The Faculty Have Become Paid Guns?
Do you find yourself using terms like "minimum standard," "not how I wanted it done," and "because it's your job" while faculty fulfill the requirements of their contracts and job descriptions? Could it be that they are in fact doing what they are supposed to be doing?
In his book Predictably Irrational (Harper, 2009), Dan Ariely explains that employees can be viewed and treated as family or as hired guns. What's the difference? In the context of business parameters, employees should do what they are hired to do. Every novice boss realizes employees should understand the basic premise that they can expect "a fair day's pay for a fair day's work." Under this mindset, you perform particular tasks to a certain standard for a designated compensation.
When faculty members develop a sense of "family" in the workplace, the paradigm shifts and they are no longer fixated on what is required, but focus on achieving what is needed. Their sense of inclusivity becomes a greater desire to do more than what is required to create success within the framework of "family."
Unfortunately, colleges can't have it both ways. Once you develop a sense of team with the faculty, you need to focus on the benefits and contributions of working together as a concerted, harmonious group. When they begin to gel into a smoothly functioning team, leave them to excel: emphasize their positive accomplishments; privately note their shortcomings with positive counseling. In short, treat them as the kin you are proud to be related to and remember not to start putting a price tag on everything they do or fail to do.
Once you revert to "that's what I pay you to do," everything becomes a matter of return on investment. Faculty start doing the math and quickly realize the greatest return is to do only what they are required to do, because there is no added value to working harder or doing more.
You're A Pontificator, Not A Practitioner?
You know who I'm talking about. Pontificators are current and conversant with every management theory known. Quick to point out the management-flavor-of-the-moment, they decorate their offices with the newest motivational posters, buy and read the management book of the moment, and cite "who-done-what" chapter and verse. They quickly espouse the expert-of-the-moment's solution to improving every aspect of the business, provide examples ad nauseum (albeit ones which are usually not applicable), and incorporate bits and pieces of philosophical musings into every meeting, memorandum, and e-mail.
Unfortunately, these pundits are generally unable to put a single one into practice. They are puzzled when the theoretical discussions don't seem to take root and flower into significant successes. Often all they get are intellectual (ok, maybe not so learned) discussions, endless chatter and a sense that everything is improving because everyone agrees and is in tune with the expert's theory.
One example where theorists fail to become practitioners is the persistently popular Fish Philosophy from FISH! (Hyperion, 2000) by Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, and John Christensen. The four simple observations to improve the workplace are easy to understand, fun to talk about, easily implemented, yet never seem to flourish under the theorist. Instead, they turn belly up (as dead fish are wont to do) in a pool of stagnant expectations.
Stop studying what is being talked about and start doing the simple "boss stuff" that you used to do before you became another expert.
You Are An Ivory Tower Squatter?
Theorists (see the section above) tell us what effective leaders should do. It seems that as we move up the academic hierarchy, we take on more and more trappings of power - the bigger office, the administrative assistant who keeps the minions at bay, demand more reports and records for our review, develop the need to summon the underlings to more and more meetings and the like. In fact, because we are firmly ensconced away from the classroom drones, we find plenty of time to send copious e-mails noting things of interest to us that everyone should read, invent more projects for others to research and "get back to us" on, and find an increasing need for more reports. In short, we have nothing better to do than increase the bureaucratic burden on those who actually have classes to teach, students to advise, and programs to run.
If you are relying on meetings, reports and records for your information, you are sadly out of touch with your faculty. The paper picture being painted for you is what those writing the reports think they need to portray to preserve the peace. Carefully scripted, they present facts skewed in a manner which casts credit on them and deflects fault elsewhere. Would you send your Provost a report citing him/her as the stumbling block to success?
Faculty won't begin to trust you until they have come to know you. You can rent their loyalty with their paycheck, but you can't buy their respect. Faculty who do the work of the organization and, in principle, sublimate their personal needs to the college's while they're on the clock are only willing to meet the work standard when there is no personal connection to the leadership hierarchy. To take one for the team actually requires them to believe they are part of it.
You're neither important enough nor so overwhelmed with work that you can't walk around and talk to your faculty. Ask specific questions and listen to what they say. Observe the state of affairs up close and personal, get a handle on intangibles like morale, show those looking to you for leadership that you care enough to come to the classroom and their offices (after all, you required them to have office hours, didn't you?). You may be able to fool yourself into believing that you don't have the time to get out from behind your desk, but to paraphrase Rudyard Kipling, "But teachers ain't no bloomin' fools - you bet that teachers see!"
You're Too Busy Chasing The Competition?
Change should be driven by need, not fad. When the college isn't good at the basics of what it needs to be doing, change is just another detour down a road best not taken. Colleges should focus on doing what they do best (academics), not on what or how others are practicing their core competencies. There is a reason (budget, size, market, economy) that underpins how you operate and the fact that other institutions of higher learning do it differently is not a reflection on the way you conduct business.
In an age of homogeneousness, you should stand out because of what you do better and not sink into the quagmire of sameness by being busy trying to copy others. Striving to do what other colleges have already become good at guarantees you will always be chasing someone else's success. You will not be a dynamic trendsetter; you will not be an academic leader; you will never attain the accolade "cutting edge" of anything. In fact, you will become a chameleon who fades into the background at every turn as you continue to emulate in lieu of innovate.
How to Mend the Hole
With a few simple steps, you can start mending the hole as soon as you find a snag in the sweater.
- The military has a superb and simple concept called "stand down." Simply put, when things are rapidly deteriorating, everyone stops what they've been doing and takes a deep breath. Examine the situation and find out what the cause is, determine the fix and implement it. Slowly ramp up operations to make sure it was the correct remediation.
- Get out of your office. Get away from your computer. Walk around and observe your faculty. Talk to the people you hired to actually do the work and see what they have to say. You might be surprised at what you learn.
- Practice preventive maintenance. It's a lot cheaper and easier to keep something from breaking than it is to fix it after it breaks!
A college can only be as good as the faculty who work there. If you haven't actually visited classes and talked to those who do the teaching, you just might be the snag that causes the sweater to unravel!
David Donathan is a professor of management at St. Catharine College (Ky.).
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Readers comment on the fan experience at UF football games, blood donors, the Gainesville VA medical center and more.
Signs of the times
Periodically I am reminded that time, indeed, has passed me by.
Just such a reminder was Pat Dooley's column Sunday about the University of Florida looking to connect to its football fan base. It included such terms as "poor cellphone reception," "tweets," "WiFi," "more music and videos," "live cut-ins," "400 antennas" and the topper, about beer: "Never say never."
And to think that after 50 years of Gator football, all I still want is spacious seating and aisles, and reasonable ticket prices — obviously old fashioned and evidently kind of pathetic.
Stan Huguenin,
Act of altruism
Today is World Blood Donor Day, an opportunity to acknowledge those who make the extraordinary decision to donate blood.
We are truly connected by our need for blood. None of us can live without it and we all depend on one another to ensure that it is there when we need it. Blood donation is an act of true altruism, one that serves as a reminder of our capacity for empathy and kindness.
Millions of people owe their lives to someone who sat down, extended their arm and gave a part of themselves to someone they don't know and will never meet.
I would like to thank the caring donors who take time out of their day to donate blood and expect nothing in return. Your contributions are essential to providing treatment for patients in need of blood transfusions, including those fighting cancer, expectant mothers, newborn babies, surgery patients and trauma victims.
Nancy Eckert,
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers,
Excellent experiences
From all news accounts, the acts of the Arizona Veterans Affairs officials were egregious. However, my personal experiences with the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville have been excellent.
The wait times have been nominal, in fact far less than waiting on my private doctor who always keeps everyone cooling their heels in the waiting room. The VA staff has been courteous and helpful. The doctor and nurses have been thorough and competent.
Let's not brand all VA facilities with the acts of a few.
Robert C. Hudson,
Cedar Key
At what price?
On the 70th anniversary of D-Day, we remembered the many soldiers whose blood was shed on the beaches in Europe to keep us safe and free. Fast forward to 2014 and the president of the U.S. gives the Taliban its dream team, dripping in American blood lost in capturing them so that we could be safe. What can the morale be for the military?
I'm glad we have our soldier back, but at what price? No American is safe now. Obama said he doesn't want to leave any soldier behind. Mr. President, we have a former Marine sitting in a jail in Mexico (our ally). How difficult is it to negotiate for his release?
Lest we forget, four Americans died in Benghazi. If this was Bush, he would already be impeached.
Eileen Maren,
Homegrown terrorists
Chris Wagoner claims his life is now in danger every time he travels abroad because of the swap of five "terrorists" for a U.S. Army sergeant (column, June 6). He may be right.
He would be wise to avoid traveling to Iraq. Because of the actions of homegrown terrorists (ex-president George W. Bush, ex-Vice President Dick Cheney, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and a slew of other actors) that country is now in a state of anarchy.
Every day dozens of innocent men, women and children are killed or maimed in bombings.
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- July 29, 2004 08:34 PM (GMT)
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Ariel? Do you have any online graphics of Sharmiel, or Cassiel's symbols???
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- July 29, 2004 08:42 PM (GMT)
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Here are two representations of Sharmiel's symbol...
They are very similair to Cassiels (see below) because he is Sharmiel's ruling angel & assisted in her creation as the replacement of Lilias (in a myth corresponding to Lilith).
The alterations of Cassiel's original creation symbol represent a double entity... almost a twin aspect. The random dashes on the bottom & on the top represent the symbol of the Shekinah (indicating that Sharmiel is feminine). The last may be a missinterpretation...It has no dash to represent her being under the shekinahs likeness & even has the symbol for twin aspects (the two power points/dots). These almost always represent "twin" angels (metraton/sandalphon...etc...) But Sharmiel was never referenced as Cassiel's twin because she had a completely different purpose & character than he.
This is another symbol associated with Sharmiel. It is called the "Lilitu/Lilith coil," and is a variation of the coil/cord symbol associated with dominion over death.
Ariel of Megadriel
- April 2, 2009 03:40 AM (GMT)
Cassiel's "creation symbol" or primary symbol.
It is commonly recognized as the oldest known symbol for the planet Saturn; Cassiel's ruling planet. The symbol is commonly interpreted as being a "sickle" or "scythe", mostly in it's associations with the personification of the planet as the old Italic deity of sowing and harvest (Saturn) who was adopted from the older Greek personification of time & death (Chronos). The "sickle" itself is actually a combination of two symbols: the "fuller crescent" or "hook" which represents not receptivity and personality, and the "cross" which represents inevitability & the pull of nature (the world, matter, form, limitations, sin, etc.), Cassiel's symbol illustrates the idea that the crescent of receptivity, the personality, submits to the restrictions of design (matter). It is in this way that it is most synonmous with time (or transitions such as death).
The symbol is also a representation of deprivation and sorrow. Saturn, is known as the Greater Malefic, "the bringer of sorrow", and the "one who deprives". Likewise, Cassiel is called the "Lord of tears and solitudes." But Saturn, as the Malefic & Cassiel, as the angel who governs the properties of sadness - "only bring sorrow and deprivation in those areas of a person's life that are based on illusions or unrealistic expectations." They represent "the unrelenting aspect of reality that forces the individual to abandon all ideas that are not based on a realistic perception of the material conditions of life." (HME Publishing: Symbols.com, 2006)
The symbol, in all of its associations, represents: duty, responsibilities, discipline, and work. It also represents the psychological principle of contraction and consolidation.
These are variations of Cassiel's creation symbol.
In alchemy, the symbol became the most important sign for lead. Anatomically, is associated with the skeleton and the teeth, those hard structures of the body that support it. The "double-cross" on the center variant either represents an active order in natural things or its angelic counterpart: an Archangel.
The centermost symbol above is also used to represent Sharmiel, an angel under Cassiel. In this context, the double cross represents hierarchy, and places Sharmiel below Cassiel. Another symbol used in this way is Cassiel's creation symbol (the first on this page) with two "power points" within the "hook", which also represents Sharmiel as a correspondant of Cassiel.
This is commonly known as the symbol for Chronos, the Greek personification of time.
It is a variant of Cassiel's creation symbol also, but deserves special description.
The reverse nature of the "sickle" is likely due to the defamation of the name Chronos with the Titan who was popularized in myth (and eventually seen as completely unrelated to the original personification). The symbol could have been reversed to distinguish between the two Chronos' symbols, or to vilify the symbol completely, due to its association with the Titan.
It has also been suggested that it is the original form of the symbol. This is unlikely, however, to the many associations that the symbol has had with the "sickle" as illustrating time, death, and the harvest.
This is the most common variation of Cassiel's symbol in Kabbalistic mysticism. It is also a combination of the cross (the Semitic cross was often symbolized with a " T " shape as much as a " " shape.
The "power point" on the second variant is especially significant, as it illustrates Cassiel's dominion as stemming from the "personality" or "receptivity" represented by the "hook", and later manifesting under the properties of order and inevitability (the cross).
It should be noted that Cassiel is associated with both Gabriel (the angel of receptivity) & Danyael (the angel of form and matter), the symbolic variant above could mean he is closer in association to Gabriel's properties than to Danyael's. (Cassiel is also associated with Uriel, who is the personification of change (and also the Aeon of Time.)
A very old ideogram which was used to indicate hidden property (such as money). The symbol translates into the symbol for truth (order) 'bent' to represent "illusion". The symbol may be a predeccesor to Cassiel's creation symbol, as it does contain the same element of the "fuller crescent" or "hook."
In mysticism, the symbol represents hidden spiritual potential. It shares this in common with Cassiel's creation symbol, which represents (as mentioned before) an embracing of worldly illusion as "reality" and "truth". The symbols both represent (as do properties of Saturn, Chronos & Cassiel) the source of sorrow, deprivation and solitude in the "hiding" of one's true self behind worldly ambitions, worries and conformity. By embracing a worldly "personality", the true personality is hidden beneath inevitability and the pull of nature (the world, matter, form, limitations, sin, etc.).
This concept can be summed up as: "Every time we do what is untrue to our nature, acting not from a real necessity but rather to fulfill what others may expect of us, we commit a crime against ourselves that is peculiarly Saturnine. We move a bit toward death, more of our potential becomes actual, and what is actual does not express what we are." (Robert Hand, 1981). It best defines the use of this symbol as a indication of "innaccessable" goods.
As it's two variations below, and all variations of Cassiel's creation symbol above, this symbol is used to represent lead.
Note: The assumption that the design of this symbol (apart from its meaning) is associated with Cassiel's primary or creation symbol is based on comparison of the most elementry form of Cassiel's creation symbol:
There is some obvious difference, but some of these can be explained by style. In some representations of the "hook" symbol, the tail curles downward rather than up (see the 6th and 7th symbols listed above). Also, the original ideogram may have first been seen in carvings, where the second half of the upper cross was illegible.
The "cross" in only one side could also be associated to the same cause for this variation of Cassiel's creation symbol, which has an almost identical pattern to the 3rd symbol on this page, but with only right "sides" of the double cross.
This variation is also associated with lead in alchemy, and Saturn in astrology.
Two variations of the above symbol, also commonly used in alchemical texts to represent lead. The first is obviously the above symbol atop a "power point", while the second one may be a crude interpretation of the shape of the original (doubled), bearing little resemblence to it. They can both be used to represent Cassiel, however, as they are illustrations of his properties (they are also associated with Saturn).
The first of these is is said to represent the Sun or Earth under the air or water, but more accurately it is the Earth under a serpent, which was a symbol used to describe the ether, the abysmal waters, etc. & specifically was sometimes used to mean "mystery" or "illusion." The symbol is associated with concealment (& sometimes attributed to Kassah'tiel rather than Cassiel). The 2nd symbol, an alteration of the serpent or abysmal waters symbol, is a symbol for "depth" or "mystery".
This is a sigil for Cassiel, (also attributed to "Caspiel" which is sometimes equated with Cassiel).
The sigil includes the symbols for authority (two crosses on either side) in two distinct forms (or by two entities) over matter. These could represent two properties of Cassiel which function with form and matter (such as time and inevitability), though they are likely authorities over Cassiel himself, who is perhaps represented by the symbol for "controlled" or "dominated" in the center (The upside down cross "held" within the symbol for matter under the two authorities mentioned).
The dashes in the baseline represent "armies" or "orders" of angels under Cassiel's charge (numbering 5 total). The 3 power points present are impossible to decipher (without a huge margin of error), but may represent 3 entities under Cassiel's charge, such as generals.
This is the "straight sigil" or "name sigil" for Cassiel.
It is primarily used to represent Cassiel's name or signature (much like a seal) in rites pertaining to his authority over Saturday. The 1st symbol in it is a symbol for centrality, or the middle between two opposites (In Cassiel's case - divine personality and worldly reality).
The sigil contains another variation of a symbol associated with Saturn (and now more commonly associated with Jupiter) in reverse (the 2nd symbol in the line). The 3rd symbol represents "inevifability" (as in future) or "prophecy". The last symbol could be the reverse of the strange variation of Cassiel's creation symbol (5 symbols above).
These line sigils are primarily associated with Saturn and Cassiel's rule over Saturnine properties, they are used in invocations to manipulate such properties (such as wealth, business, social standing). For a better look at these, see Saturn's symbols.
Note: Notice that the second line sigil (2nd row down) is the same as Cassiel's primary straight sigil above, with his creation symbol affixed.
This seal is attributed to Caspiel (or Kafsiel) who is generally equated with Cassiel.
Seals such as this are associated with invovations and mysticism rites. They are usually used to represent an angel's signature and are composed of several of that angel's sigils.
As you may observe in the seal above, Cassiel's sigil above (the 1st under "Sigils), is elaborated in this seal.
This is a seal which represents "solitude" or "isolation" through enveilment from others due to abstract properties which cannot be understood by those who don't share them.
Cassiel, as the angel of design in the physical world (and therefor fate and insight), is unnapproachable by those who exist under that design (to know him is to know one's fate). He is therefore isolated (and veiled) from the majority of those he works with, both mortal creatures and angelic guardians who must identify with them.
The symbol is not specific to him, but it is appropriate to his personality. It is also associated with Azrael and Nox (and Gabriel), and all angels who are "solitary" by lack of communion with their charges.
This seal is associated with Cassiel's authority over Aquarius. It includes several symbols associated with Cassiel.
This seal is associated with Cassiel's authority over Capricorn. It includes the symbols for Hanael (Anael), who is associated with Cassiel, Hanael is seen as the primary ruler of Capricorn and this seal is more appropriately accredited to him. However, Cassiel is seen as a ruling angel of both Capricorn and Aquarius.
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This is an Easter Basket that only takes a few materials.
My Eggs look black but up close they have a lot of color.
We used: Paper plate with a half circle cut out the one side of the middle, Easter grass and eggs.
I used scratch off eggs, but you could also use construction paper cut into egg shapes.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Paper Plate Easter Basket
Paper Plate Easter Basket
Posted by jennwa at 12:48 PM
Labels: Easter Crafts, paper plate crafts
2 comments:
- Christy said...
Very cute! Where did you find the scratch eggs?
- March 23, 2010 at 2:15 PM
- jennwa said...
I got the scratch eggs from Oriental Trading.
- March 24, 2010 at 5:21 AM
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Breast Feeding
Crying baby
My grandbaby crys all the timem he eats approx. every hr or so. I was wondering if it could be what my daughter was eating or if there could be something wrong with the baby. He crys real tears and even if hes being held. He acts like hes in pain. we have used the gas drops so im really not sure. We need help. thanks
The most common cause of pain in a breastfeeding baby is dairy intake in the mother. Many books tell new moms to drink lots of milk and to eat lots of cheese, while pregnant or nursing. The cow milk protein goes quickly to the mother's milk and then into the baby's stomach, where it is difficult to digest until the baby is at least 6 months old. If she is a big milk drinker it may take 3 to 5 weeks of NO dairy product intake to get it all out of the mom's breast tissues. The baby should start feeling better in 2 to 3 weeks.
Another cause of pain is reflux of stomach contents into the food pipe, where it burns because of the stomach acid.
Dairy makes that worse, but the baby may also need to take an acid reducing medication. If he arches his back and cries when he is laid flat or on his back, that may be a strong possibility.
Try getting her off daily products first. Then if after 2 weeks the crying has not deceased, you may want to take him to the Pediatrician for anti-reflux (acid-reducing) medication.
Jeanne L Ballard, MD, FAAP, FABM
Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology
College of Medicine
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Glasgow Warriors forwards coach Shade Munro admits that he struggles to believe how far his side has come over the past decade.
Munro celebrated his 10th anniversary on the Warriors' coaching staff last year, and Friday's RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final clash with Munster at Scotstoun put him in reflective mood as he remembered the bad old days when Glasgow were marooned among the league's also-rans.
"It is a huge occasion when you think where we used to be," said Munro. "We were looking through the tables earlier on and Glasgow, Borders and Edinburgh were the bottom three teams in the league 10 seasons ago.
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"So to get our fourth semi-final in five years is a massive achievement from where we used to be back then. The first home play-off is huge and it gives our fans a chance to see a semi for a change. It will be massive because it is here at Scotstoun."
Munro, now 47, first played for the old Glasgow District more than 25 years ago and was a stalwart of the side until he retired in 1997. And while he reckons that the amateur and professional games are "totally different", he is happy that the Warriors' current success is helping to bridge old divides.
"It has taken a while," he said. "But we farm a lot of our players out to the clubs and we review the club games every Monday morning at our meeting before we do the review of our own game, so I think that's all part of bringing the whole thing much closer together.
"Certainly the feedback from the people you see in the ground is that they are all club people. A lot of people are coming back with the success of Glasgow.
"There's a real buzz about the place from that point of view. People are queuing for hours outside for tickets, which is brilliant. I've never seen that before."
Glasgow go into the Munster game in the unaccustomed position of favourites, but Munro warned: "They are pretty experienced in these types of games. They are twice Heineken Cup champions, they've won the Pro12 three times, and I don't know how many finals and semi-finals they have been in.
"So they are vastly more experienced as a club than we are and there is a huge amount of respect for what they have achieved. Obviously we are trying to emulate the likes of Leinster and Munster and Ulster - that's what we want to be."
Munro reported that there were no injury concerns in the squad after the 54-0 victory over Zebre last weekend that guaranteed the Warriors their home semi-final.


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ROS is eager to take the advantage! :D Rest+Win last time they met.
BMEG is still on top of the hype produced by the game winning basket of Simon.
I might go with ROS on this one if the odds is higher than +2 points.


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Long time readers of BCRL may be aware of a notable lack of posts, over the course of the past two and a half years, on one particular topic: body image. Considering that BCRL was, for most of that time, a self-professed style blog, this may have struck some of you as unusual. There are a number of reasons for my past decision to steer clear of the topic. First and foremost, my goal has always been to encourage women to embrace style free from any negative connotations relating to body image; style, unlike fashion, is not concerned with size or measurements. It is an extension of personality, which comes in all shapes and flavours. Secondly, many of my thoughts on body image (and reasons for avoiding discussing it) struck me as ill-fitting topics for as light-hearted a blog as BCRL aimed to be. Now, with the evolution of BCRL fully under way, I felt the time had finally come to get this discussion started.
Since any discussion of body image is inevitably going to become personal, I might as well get that part of it out of the way first. For most of my teens and twenties, my relationship with my body was, well, fraught to say the least. Put more bluntly, I had terrible body image. In this, I know that I am hardly alone. But it is ironic when you consider that, over the past two decades, my body has undergone many changes, with only one constant – my disappointment with its shape. I was miserable when I wore kids' sizes (as a 22-year old woman), equally miserable when I wore size 12, and just as miserable at every size in between.
It took me a long time to realize this, but the problem was never my body; the problem was me – or, rather, the way that I perceived my body. I was nearly 28 by the time I stopped blaming (and punishing) my body for failing to live up to the ever-changing (always unattainable) standard I had created. By my rough count, that makes for sixteen years of daily, unnecessary warfare. There are few methods of self-sabotage more intimate and devastating.
In 2009, not long after I reached a place of equilibrium (physical and mental), I came across some writings by Susie Orbach on the topic of body image, which struck a chord. She wrote:
What I am seeing is franticness about having to get a body. I wish we could treat our bodies as the place we live from, rather than regard it as a place to be worked on, as though it were a disagreeable old kitchen in need of renovation and update.
This is what I wrote, then, in response:
[Orbach's] point is that our bodies have become "site[s] for consumer activity"; we are being told that our bodies should be our products – a transformation that, in turn, requires the consumption of endless other products. I can see her point, and don't necessarily disagree. Its implications are, of course, troubling. But I'm not sure that I entirely agree with what appears to be her answer: that we should treat our bodies as "the place we live from".
I'll start by making a clarification. Orbach's language – "the place we live from" – makes me think that she would have us view our bodies as a 'home', for lack of a better description. That concept, however, is not necessarily at odds with the idea of the body as a product; a home is also an object (a house) not merely a state of mind, and the leap from that to a product is not great. There is no absolute mandate that we love our homes (and not, as Orbach herself points out, wish to renovate it). But this is not my only concern with the proposition.
Thinking about the way in which one relates to one's own body is an exercise I would recommend to everyone. There are few relationships as important, though it's a relationship that is accorded little conscious attention outside of therapists' offices. I know that I rarely think about it. And the main reason, for me, is the fact that I think of my body as "the place I live from". It's a vehicle, a shelter, a tool. It's mine, yes – but rarely incorporated into that pesky concept, "me". I only think about it when some part or other is malfunctioning, or not performing (or presenting) up to my exacting standards. As for "me", that entity resides somewhere within the physical body, true; but my conscious self would have me believe that it is no part of that pale, red-haired, frequently sniffling (damn colds!) specimen. That is, of course, not true. But it's a fallacy that feels, well, not entirely implausible. Our consciousness appears to occupy a fixed locus; I will not, one day, wake up to feel myself thinking from my left pinkie. So, my relationship with my pinkie will always feel [somewhat] distant. [Perhaps distance from the locus of consciousness is the reason why I dislike feet so much. It doesn't explain why I love shoes so much, though.]
Getting back to my point about Orbach's message, what I wanted to say is this: actively thinking of our bodies as a "place we live from" is a form of dualism dressed up as panacea for our troubled relationships with our bodies. Dualism is not the answer to the growing disconnect between body and self that has spawned industries aimed at the rectification of imagined bodily 'wrongs'. If anything, dualism would tend to perpetuate such disconnect rather than resolve it.
More than ever, I feel like this is a discourse that needs to be held. Regardless of whether you agree with Orbach or not, it is important to question the way in which you relate to your body, rather than passively accept the way you are told to relate to it. Because, essentially, what we are talking about is the way you relate to yourself. Of all the relationships you might have over a lifetime, this would be the one in which no one else gets to have a say. If you would not dream of having strangers dictate your choices of spouse, career, or political affiliation, why would you let them dictate the terms of how you view and treat your body? Is there anything that infringes more radically or directly on personal autonomy? Being pro-choice shouldn't begin and end with abortion rights; it should encompass everything that concerns our body, starting with the fundamental way in which we perceive it. It is not a relationship, because that connotes the existence of two separate entities. The relationship with your body is your body; it is you. Don't let someone else define who you are.
Terrible body image is not really about your body; your body is just a convenient vehicle, target, and repository for all the insecurities used to control and undermine you. Terrible body image means that your body is being used against you. Who is pulling the strings? Sure, the media might be the most visible culprit (and its motives the most transparent), but at this point, anyone who chooses to, can. The machinery is so entrenched in our society – and in ourselves – that it takes no marketing genius to push the right buttons. Calling a woman "fat" is just about the easiest way to "take her down a notch", for any number of transgressions – being too happy, too confident, too outspoken, too pushy, too rich, too successful … too much of anything. "Fat" is no longer just an adjective; it's a value judgment. So is "skinny". Both can be equally derogatory, because when it comes to the war on our bodies, there are no winners – only casualties.
I would like to open up this discussion here at BCRL. I know it is not necessarily an easy subject to speak about with (relative) strangers, but I like to think that BCRL can act as a safe zone for intelligent, compassionate, helpful discussion. My goal is to take BCRL from a body image-neutral space, to one that actively celebrates and contributes to positive body image. So if there is a story that you would like to share, or a topic you would like to explore, please leave a comment or drop me a line. I would love to hear from you!


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Many times it is necessary to use a private jet. It can be expensive, but for the individual who needs this service, it is worth the cost. A private jet is usually smaller then a commercial airplane. They can hold anywhere from two to nineteen people. Sometimes they are converted commercial planes. Often food and libations are available to the passengers whenever they want them. Not all private jets are considered luxury planes. Some of them are very standard and take passengers on short routes. Someone might need to fly into an airport that a larger plane can not get into. A smaller private plane can land on several different types of runways allowing someone to go to an isolated destination. No need to wait in a crowed airport for a late plane because private jets run on the schedule of the client. For many people this makes the perfect way to travel.
More and more businesses are buying part ownership of a jet. It is almost like buying into a time share program. They own up to one fourth of the plane. They are allowed a certain amount of hours to use the plane. They help pay for expenses and keeping up on the plane. It is the perfect solution for many businesses and corporations who have employees who need to travel to an airport. It can be convenient and cost conscious all at the same time. These planes can be bare bones or luxury planes. It will depend on the needs of the clients. Many times they are converted commercial aircraft. At one time they were used by a commercial airline, but have been sold to be used privately. For the business who could benefit from this type of service, it is certainly an excellent option. Private jets are the best way for business people to get to their destination on time and stress free.
Despite the economy chartering a private jet for those important meetings or vacations is still big business. If this is an occasional occurrence then you want to look at your calculated flight costs including area and mileage. In this way you can benefit from deciding which type will give you more flight time for your dollar. However, if your hiring a private jet on more than an occasional flight to an airport then you might want to check into a fractional ownership program. With this type of program you will need to book further in advance unless you are with a very well established charter system, but you will save a lot over the course of your frequent flying. Another charter program which is gaining popularity is the membership program which grants you availability up to 4 hours in advance. Do your research on each charter program for the best system for your needs.
You have finally bought your very own private jet plane or you have chartered one. Now, you keep asking yourself if there are any etiquettes or guidelines that you should follow. Yes, there are. 1. Can I bring my pet/s with me aboard a private jet plane to an airport? Yes, but your pet should be well trained and behaved while in the plane so that it will not be a threat to you and to the cabin crew. However, it is still best to ask the charter company beforehand. Additionally, should the company not allow pets roaming around the aircraft, bring a crate with you. 2. Am I allowed to smoke a cigarette or a tobacco while in the aircraft? It is permissible, but just to make sure, you should check first with the charter company if they permit smoking while on board the private jet.
If you plan to take a trip whether it be a business trip or just a trip for you and some friends you may want to look into hiring jets if you intend on taking a group of people. The benefits of flying a charter jet rather than regular aircraft to an airport is the luxury and you don't have to stand in line waiting to be seated you can just go from your automobile right to the plane. Decide which corporations you want to depart from be sure to find the best one that is suited for you and your group. When you find the right company you then want to schedule your flight. Since you do not need to check and baggage for your trip you can simply show up and walk to the jet. The plane is only going to be flying you and your guest so no waiting in line.
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Maserati Mexico1966 - 1972
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_Mexico
Kategorie: Osobní vozy
The Maserati Mexico (Tipo AM112) is a 4-seater grand tourer produced by Italian manufacturer Maserati between 1966 and 1972.
The Vignale Maserati Mexico body was first used on a 5000 GT chassis which an important Mexican customer had shipped to Italy for repair after crashing it. Thereafter the model became known as the Mexico. By coincidence, the Cooper-Maserati win in the Mexican Grand Prix occurred the following year. It made an appearance at the Vignale stand at the Salone di Torino in 1965 and was so well received that Maserati immediately made plans to put a version into limited production. A year later the production model debuted at the Paris Motor Show.
Originally powered by a 4.7-litre 90º V8 fed by four twin-choke 38 DCNL5 Weber carburetors that produced 290 bhp, the car managed to turn out a top speed between 240–250 km/h (149–155 mph). In 1969, however, contrary to Maserati tradition, the Mexico was also made available with a smaller engine, the 4.2-litre V8 engine that powered the original Quattroporte.
Apart from the smaller engine option the Mexico underwent few changes during its lifetime. Its luxurious interior included a rich leather seating for four adults, electric windows, wooden dashboard, iodine headlights and air conditioning as standard. Automatic transmission, power steering and a radio were available as optional extras. The 4.7-litre version was fitted with 650x15" Borrani chrome wire wheels and the 4.2-litre version with steel disc wheels. When leaving the factory all Maserati Mexicos originally fitted Pirelli Cinturato 205VR15 tyres (CN72). The Mexico was the first production Maserati to be fitted with servo assisted ventilated disc brakes on all four wheels.
In May 1965, under commission from the German concessionaire Auto Koenig for their client, Herr Rupertzhoven, Maserati built a 'Mexico' similar to Vignale's original prototype design but was the work of Frua. Appearing like a 4-seat Mistral and built on the same tubular chassis as the 3500 GT (2600 mm wheelbase), this prototype 'Mexico' was fitted with the Mistral's six-cylinder 3.7-litre Lucas fuel-injected engine. It was finished in Oro Longchamps with a black leather interior. Its dashboard came from the Quattroporte.
485 Mexicos were produced, 175 equipped with the 4.7 engine and 305 with the 4.2.
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Palivo benzín. 5-rychlostní Manuální převodovka. Motor 4 200 ccm (256 cui), 8-válec, Wankel.