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The people cause Aaron to make a golden calf. (1-6) God's displeasure, The intercession of Moses. (7-14) Moses breaks the tables of the law, He destroys the golden calf. (15-20) Aaron's excuse, The idolaters slain. (21-29) Moses prays for the people. (30-35)
Verses 1-6 While Moses was in the mount, receiving the law from God, the people made a tumultuous address to Aaron. This giddy multitude were weary of waiting for the return of Moses. Weariness in waiting betrays to many temptations. The Lord must be waited for till he comes, and waited for though he tarry. Let their readiness to part with their ear-rings to make an idol, shame our niggardliness in the service of the true God. They did not draw back on account of the cost of their idolatry; and shall we grudge the expenses of religion? Aaron produced the shape of an ox or calf, giving it some finish with a graving tool. They offered sacrifice to this idol. Having set up an image before them, and so changed the truth of God into a lie, their sacrifices were abomination. Had they not, only a few days before, in this very place, heard the voice of the Lord God speaking to them out of the midst of the fire, Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image? Had they not themselves solemnly entered into covenant with God, that they would do all he had said to them, and would be obedient? ch. 24:7 . Yet before they stirred from the place where this covenant had been solemnly made, they brake an express command, in defiance of an express threatening. It plainly shows, that the law was no more able to make holy, than it was to justify; by it is the knowledge of sin, but not the cure of sin. Aaron was set apart by the Divine appointment to the office of the priesthood; but he, who had once shamed himself so far as to build an altar to a golden calf, must own himself unworthy of the honour of attending at the altar of God, and indebted to free grace alone for it. Thus pride and boasting were silenced.
Verses 7-14 God says to Moses, that the Israelites had corrupted themselves. Sin is the corruption of the sinner, and it is a self-corruption; every man is tempted when he is drawn aside of his own lust. They had turned aside out of the way. Sin is a departing from the way of duty into a by-path. They soon forgot God's works. He sees what they cannot discover, nor is any wickedness of the world hid from him. We could not bear to see the thousandth part of that evil which God sees every day. God expresses the greatness of his just displeasure, after the manner of men who would have prayer of Moses could save them from ruin; thus he was a type of Christ, by whose mediation alone, God would reconcile the world to himself. Moses pleads God's glory. The glorifying God's name, as it ought to be our first petition, and it is so in the Lord's prayer, so it ought to be our great plea. And God's promises are to be our pleas in prayer; for what he has promised he is able to perform. See the power of prayer. In answer to the prayers of Moses, God showed his purpose of sparing the people, as he had before seemed determined on their destruction; which change of the outward discovery of his purpose, is called repenting of the evil.
Verses 15-20 What a change it is, to come down from the mount of communion with God, to converse with a wicked world. In God we see nothing but what is pure and pleasing; in the world nothing but what is sinful and provoking. That it might appear an idol is nothing in the world, Moses ground the calf to dust. Mixing this powder with their drink, signified that the backslider in heart should be filled with his own ways.
Verses 21-29 Never did any wise man make a more frivolous and foolish excuse than that of Aaron. We must never be drawn into sin by any thing man can say or do to us; for men can but tempt us to sin, they cannot force us. The approach of Moses turned the dancing into trembling. They were exposed to shame by their sin. The course Moses took to roll away this reproach, was, not by concealing the sin, or putting any false colour upon it, but by punishing it. The Levites were to slay the ringleaders in this wickedness; yet none were executed but those who openly stood forth. Those are marked for ruin who persist in sin: those who in the morning were shouting and dancing, before night were dying. Such sudden changes do the judgments of the Lord sometimes make with sinners that are secure and jovial in their sin.
Verses 30-35 Moses calls it a great sin. The work of ministers is to show people the greatness of their sins. The great evil of sin appears in the price of pardon. Moses pleads with God for mercy; he came not to make excuses, but to make atonement. We are not to suppose that Moses means that he would be willing to perish for ever, for the people's sake. We are to love our neighbour as ourselves, and not more than ourselves. But having that mind which was in Christ, he was willing to lay down his life in the most painful manner, if he might thereby preserve the people. Moses could not wholly turn away the wrath of God; which shows that the law of Moses was not able to reconcile men to God, and to perfect our peace with him. In Christ alone, God so pardons sin as to remember it no more. From this history we see, that no unhumbled, carnal heart, can long endure the holy precepts, the humbling truths, and the spiritual worship of God. But a god, a priest, a worship, a doctrine, and a sacrifice, suited to the carnal mind, will ever meet with abundance of worshippers. The very gospel itself may be so perverted as to suit a worldly taste. Well is it for us, that the Prophet like unto Moses, but who is beyond compare more powerful and merciful, has made atonement for our souls, and now intercedes in our behalf. Let us rejoice in his grace.
Exodus 32:1-35 . THE GOLDEN CALF.
1. when the people saw that Moses delayed--They supposed that he had lost his way in the darkness or perished in the fire.
the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron--rather, "against" Aaron in a tumultuous manner, to compel him to do what they wished. The incidents related in this chapter disclose a state of popular sentiment and feeling among the Israelites that stands in singular contrast to the tone of profound and humble reverence they displayed at the giving of the law. Within a space of little more than thirty days, their impressions were dissipated. Although they were still encamped upon ground which they had every reason to regard as holy; although the cloud of glory that capped the summit of Sinai was still before their eyes, affording a visible demonstration of their being in close contact, or rather in the immediate presence, of God, they acted as if they had entirely forgotten the impressive scenes of which they had been so recently the witnesses.
said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us--The Hebrew word rendered "gods" is simply the name of God in its plural form. The image made was single, and therefore it would be imputing to the Israelites a greater sin than they were guilty of, to charge them with renouncing the worship of the true God for idols. The fact is, that they required, like children, to have something to strike their senses, and as the Shekinah, "the glory of God," of which they had hitherto enjoyed the sight, was now veiled, they wished for some visible material object as the symbol of the divine presence, which should go before them as the pillar of fire had done.
2. Aaron said, . . . Break off . . . earrings--It was not an Egyptian custom for young men to wear earrings, and the circumstance, therefore, seems to point out "the mixed rabble," who were chiefly foreign slaves, as the ringleaders in this insurrection. In giving direction to break their earrings, Aaron probably calculated on gaining time; or, perhaps, on their covetousness and love of finery proving stronger than their idolatrous propensity. If such were his expectations, they were doomed to signal disappointment. Better to have calmly and earnestly remonstrated with them, or to have preferred duty to expediency, leaving the issue in the hands of Providence.
3. all the people brake off the golden earrings--The Egyptian rings, as seen on the monuments, were round massy plates of metal; and as they were rings of this sort the Israelites wore, their size and number must, in the general collection, have produced a large store of the precious metal.
4. fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf--The words are transposed, and the rendering should be, "he framed with a graving tool the image to be made, and having poured the liquid gold into the mould, he made it a molten calf." It is not said whether it was of life size, whether it was of solid gold or merely a wooden frame covered with plates of gold. This idol seems to have been the god Apis, the chief deity of the Egyptians, worshipped at Memphis under the form of a live ox, three years old. It was distinguished by a triangular white spot on its forehead and other peculiar marks. Images of it in the form of a whole ox, or of a calf's head on the end of a pole, were very common; and it makes a great figure on the monuments where it is represented in the van of all processions, as borne aloft on men's shoulders.
they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt--It is inconceivable that they, who but a few weeks before had witnessed such amazing demonstrations of the true God, could have suddenly sunk to such a pitch of infatuation and brutish stupidity, as to imagine that human art or hands could make a god that should go before them. But it must be borne in mind, that though by election and in name they were the people of God, they were as yet, in feelings and associations, in habits and tastes, little, if at all different, from Egyptians. They meant the calf to be an image, a visible sign or symbol of Jehovah, so that their sin consisted not in a breach of the FIRST [ Exodus 20:3 ], but of the SECOND commandment [ Exodus 20:4-6 ].
5, 6. Aaron made proclamation, and said, To-morrow is a feast to the Lord--a remarkable circumstance, strongly confirmatory of the view that they had not renounced the worship of Jehovah, but in accordance with Egyptian notions, had formed an image with which they had been familiar, to be the visible symbol of the divine presence. But there seems to have been much of the revelry that marked the feasts of the heathen.
7-14. the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down--Intelligence of the idolatrous scene enacted at the foot of the mount was communicated to Moses in language borrowed from human passions and feelings, and the judgment of a justly offended God was pronounced in terms of just indignation against the gross violation of the so recently promulgated laws.
10. make of thee a great nation--Care must be taken not to suppose this language as betokening any change or vacillation in the divine purpose. The covenant made with the patriarchs had been ratified in the most solemn manner; it could not and never was intended that it should be broken. But the manner in which God spoke to Moses served two important purposes--it tended to develop the faith and intercessory patriotism of the Hebrew leader, and to excite the serious alarm of the people, that God would reject them and deprive them of the privileges they had fondly fancied were so secure.
15-18. Moses turned, and went down from the mount--The plain, Er-Raheh, is not visible from the top of Jebel Musa, nor can the mount be descended on the side towards that valley; hence Moses and his companion, who on duty had patiently waited his return in the hollow of the mountain's brow, heard the shouting some time before they actually saw the camp.
19. Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands--The arrival of the leader, like the appearance of a specter, arrested the revellers in the midst of their carnival, and his act of righteous indignation when he dashed on the ground the tables of the law, in token that as they had so soon departed from their covenant relation, so God could withdraw the peculiar privileges that He had promised them--that act, together with the rigorous measures that followed, forms one of the most striking scenes recorded in sacred history.
20. he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, &c.--It has been supposed that the gold was dissolved by natron or some chemical substance. But there is no mention of solubility here, or in Deuteronomy 9:21 ; it was "burned in the fire," to cast it into ingots of suitable size for the operations which follow--"grounded to powder"; the powder of malleable metals can be ground so fine as to resemble dust from the wings of a moth or butterfly; and these dust particles will float in water for hours, and in a running stream for days. These operations of grinding were intended to show contempt for such worthless gods, and the Israelites would be made to remember the humiliating lesson by the state of the water they had drunk for a time [NAPIER]. Others think that as the idolatrous festivals were usually ended with great use of sweet wine, the nauseous draught of the gold dust would be a severe punishment (compare 2 Kings 23:6 2 Kings 23:15 , 2 Chronicles 15:16 , 34:7 ).
22. And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot--Aaron cuts a poor figure, making a shuffling excuse and betraying more dread of the anger of Moses than of the Lord (compare Deuteronomy 9:20 ).
25. naked--either unarmed and defenseless, or ashamed from a sense of guilt. Some think they were literally naked, as the Egyptians performed some of their rites in that indecent manner.
26-28. Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said--The camp is supposed to have been protected by a rampart after the attack of the Amalekites.
Who is on the Lord's side? let him come unto me--The zeal and courage of Moses was astonishing, considering he opposed an intoxicated mob. The people were separated into two divisions, and those who were the boldest and most obstinate in vindicating their idolatry were put to death, while the rest, who withdrew in shame or sorrow, were spared.
29. Consecrate yourselves to-day to the Lord--or, "Ye have consecrated yourselves to-day." The Levites, notwithstanding the dejection of Aaron, distinguished themselves by their zeal for the honor of God and their conduct in doing the office of executioners on this occasion; and this was one reason that they were appointed to a high and honorable office in the service of the sanctuary.
30-33. Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin--Moses labored to show the people the heinous nature of their sin, and to bring them to repentance. But not content with that, he hastened more earnestly to intercede for them.
32. blot me . . . out of thy book--an allusion to the registering of the living, and erasing the names of those who die. What warmth of affection did he evince for his brethren! How fully was he animated with the true spirit of a patriot, when he professed his willingness to die for them. But Christ actually died for His people ( Romans 5:8 ).
35. the Lord plagued the people, because they made the calf--No immediate judgments were inflicted, but this early lapse into idolatry was always mentioned as an aggravation of their subsequent apostasies.


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(Credit: Jeremy Bales)Nissos, Syosset: Dressed in bright white and Aegean blue, the new Greek restaurant is airy and fresh, too, from the billowy, sail-like cloth above the main dining area to the display of the day's catch on ice. Recommended: moussaka special (pictured); preads, including taramasalata, with fish roe, and melitzanosalata, of eggplant; fried zucchini and eggplant chips with garlic-yogurt dipping sauce; grilled octopus; saganaki; grilled black sea bass; grilled jumbo shrimp; fried whiting.
H20 Seafood & Sushi
(Credit: Alessandro Vecchi)H20 Seafood & Sushi, Smithtown: Updated with a very satisfying remake, there's a bigger emphasis on the uncooked thanks to Wayne Cafariella. Recommended: millennium lobster (lobster dusted with spiced flour and sauteed, pictured), New England-style clam chowder, fried oysters with rémoulade, shellfish cocktails, clams casino royale (with bacon, red pepper and an herb crust), spicy tuna crispy rice sliders, king crab "klub," sashimi platter, lobster bake (with clams, corn, potatoes and andouille sausage), lobster-enriched macaroni and cheese, Hazelnut-Parmesan-crusted swordfish, zeppole-inspired doughnuts.
Petulant Wino
(Credit: Randee Daddona)Petulant Wino, Aquebogue: The North Fork's newest must-eat, must-drink restaurant is co-owned by Courtney Schaudel and her father, perpetual-motion chef Tom Schaudel, and housed in an 1830 building. This is his third North Fork production, following A Mano in Mattituck and A Lure in Southold, and he brings along chef Lenny Campanelli (formerly of CoolFish). Recommended: pan-roasted Long Island blackfish (pictured, served in Thai green curry with black rice and banana salsa), lemongrass-poached shrimp with green-tea soba noodles, striped bass crudo, tuna "pizza" with scallion pancake, grilled oysters, mini grilled cheese sandwich with braised short rib, chipotle-braised duck taco, slow-roasted pork belly with pickled rhubarb, duck breast with mushroom-and-blueberry risotto, Black Angus burger with fruitwood-smoked bacon, warm fig cake with salted caramel gelato.
(Credit: Alessandro Vecchi)Matteo's, Roslyn: Open since 1992 but overseen by new owners since 2008, the recently refreshed restaurant has a dining room that's gone from drab to fab and a chef, Anthony Martarana, who has kept much of the family-style Italian menu but added New American and modern Italian dishes. Recommended: Nonna's ragu, featuring hunks of short rib, meatballs and sausage (pictured); clams oreganata; grilled octopus with white beans and tomato; whole branzino; shrimp Wendy, shrimp sauteed with green beans; chicken ultimate, lightly fried cutlets in a lemony sauce topped with mozzarella and cherry peppers.
(Credit: Alessandro Vecchi)Claudio's, Glen Cove: Co-owners Claudio Zustovich and son Fabrizio have overhauled and brightened the spacious, high-ceiling dining room formerly occupied by La Pace. It now is called Ristorante Da Claudio. Salmon carpaccio is an appetizer.
Harlow East
(Credit: Gordon M. Grant)Harlow East, Sag Harbor: A new outpost of a Manhattan hot spot run by Richie Notar, the spacious restaurant offers comfy nautical striped banquettes along the dining room wall and a wraparound deck overlooking yachts in the harbor. Recommended: root vegetable salad (pictured), Niçoise salad, grilled shrimp with lemongrass aioli, burger (served with bacon marmalade), lobster mac and cheese, lobster sliders, deconstructed strawberry shortcake.
The Savoy Tavern
(Credit: Jeremy Bales)The Savoy Tavern, Merrick: Chef Kevin Liebov revives and freshens The Savoy Tavern with New American flair and a fondness for homey dishes too. With a diverse and satisfying list of beers on tap. Recommended: roasted chicken with broccoli raab (pictured), braised pork belly, panko-crusted lump crabcakes, roasted artichokes, steamed mussels, fish and chips, pan-seared soft-shell crabs, pan-roasted Scottish salmon with a honey-and-mustard crust, warm-croissant bread pudding.
(Credit: Yvonne Albinowski)Volpe Ristorante, Woodbury: One floor up at Fox Hollow, tucked into the sprawling inn and catering complex, is Volpe, which offers a traditionally furnished, very polite dining room and a barroom that's a bit more modern and frequently accompanies dinner with live music. Recommended: filet mignon (pictured), three-course lobster dinner (served Wednesdays), shrimp cocktail, eggplant Siciliana, paccheri alla Barese, Rigatoni Siciliana, Shrimp Francese, grilled branzino, and a fritto misto of shrimp, squid and zucchini.
Parlay Gastropub
(Credit: Aaron Zebrook)Parlay Gastropub, Rockville Centre: Long Island's latest gastropub pulls 48 tap handles, beer you can enjoy while seated at heavy-duty picnic-style benches (tables in back), amid exposed brick and ductwork, and industrial-style lighting. Recommended: onion-crusted chicken (pictured, with mashed potatoes and asparagus), chicken wings, "Peking duck" steamed buns, flatbread with sausage and broccoli raab, beef short-rib sliders, bacon-wrapped shrimp, cowboy burger (with manchego cheese, barbecue sauce, onion rings, bacon and a fried egg), shrimp with Cheddar grits and bacon.
(Credit: Yvonne Albinowski)Ristegio's, North Patchogue: Chef and co-owner Richard Lanza's stage is a big, brick-and-stone monument with two dining rooms, a sushi section and a centerpiece bar with four TVs. Lanza smoothly segues through New American, French, Italian and Japanese cuisines. Recommended: stew of Nueske's slab bacon and beans (pictured), sherried lobster bisque, tempura-battered artichokes, macaroni and cheese with Black Forest ham, bacon-wrapped pork medallions, braised short ribs, pan-seared diver sea scallops, "stuffed pasta pillows" with a four-cheese filling in a meaty sauce, Ristegio's roll (tuna, yellowtail, salmon, avocado), cheesecake, flourless chocolate cake.
(Credit: Yvonne Albinowski)Schafer's, Port Jefferson: This sprawling downtowner boasts a harbor view, postcard look and all-star chef in Heather West, who won season two of "Hell's Kitchen." Recommended: seared scallops (pictured, with whipped potato-and-parsnip puree), fish tacos, fish and chips, braised short ribs, chicken rustico, pan-seared filet mignon, broken-down s'mores.
Polo Steakhouse
(Credit: Craig Ruttle)Polo Steakhouse, Garden City: The $26 million makeover of the Garden City Hotel includes this player in the LI high-steaks competition with an opulent, clubby feel and 28-day aged prime steaks. Recommended: oysters Rockefeller (pictured), crabcakes, porterhouse for two, bone-in filet mignon, grilled swordfish, lemon meringue pie.
Nisen 110
(Credit: Yvonne Albinowski)Nisen 110, Melville: A striking, sharp-angle, high-decibel, sleekly modern spot. Recommended: yellowtail-jalapeño appetizer (pictured), sashimi or traditional sushi (especially the fatty tuna), trio of beef sliders, fried oysters, lobster taco, Black Forest cake.
Nick's Tuscan Grill
(Credit: Yana Paskova)Nick's Tuscan Grill, Mineola: Originally in Long Beach, the Sandy-damaged restaurant has reopened with an emphasis on Italian-American favorites. Recommended: osso buco (pictured), ricotta-stuffed meatballs, rice balls, baked clams, pappardelle Bolognese, eggplant Parmigiana, linguine primavera, filet mignon au poivre, braised beef short ribs, bone-in roasted chicken, cannoli.
(Credit: Nicole Horton)Reel, East Rockaway: Chef Adam Goldgell (TV's "Restaurant Express") oversees the kitchen at the seafood restaurant with plenty of waterside, alfresco tables for warmer days. Recommended: cold lobster roll (pictured), "oysters 2 ways," hot smoked trout salad, New England-style clam chowder, buffalo chicken wings, seafood gumbo, mussel pots, fish and chips, monkfish Caribbean-style, cedar-planked salmon, grilled tuna.
Latitude 121
(Credit: Daniel Brennan)Latitude 121, Stony Brook: Taking over the former home of Brook House, the polished dining room has been given a nautical theme, but it's subtle and confident, like much of James Cavorti's cuisine. Recommended: lobster Thermidor potpie (pictured), mini pork wings, duo of sliders, mussels with tomatoes, lobster bisque, grilled swordfish, sea scallops in a citrus beurre blanc, New York strip steak, filet mignon, chocolate fudge layer cake.
La Marmite
(Credit: Jeremy Bales)La Marmite, Williston Park: At 40 years old, the classic continental restaurant, housed in an early 1900s Victorian, has found a younger self in new ownership and new chef in Greg Kearns. The familiar northern Italian-French menu has been refreshed and updated. Recommended: roast lobster (pictured, with creamy morel sauce and English pea puree); baked, local top neck clams; pappardelle Bolognese; seared diver scallops, with endive marmalade; chargrilled octopus with chickpea salad; steamed mussels in coconut-lime broth; pan-seared red snapper; duck breast on a puree of sweet potatoes; herb-crusted rack of lamb; chocolate mousse cake.
Painters' Restaurant
(Credit: Daniel Brennan)Painters' Restaurant, Brookhaven: A colorful, entertaining spot with real personality that's back after being destroyed by a 2012 fire. Recommended: buttermilk fried chicken (pictured), arroz con pollo, barbecued ribs, red-wine-braised pork chop osso buco, sesame-crusted ahi tuna, pan-seared sea scallops, grilled pizzas.


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- Center back to hem: 60" (152 cm)
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- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
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I loveee this maxi dress as soonest I tried it on I knew I had to have it .. The material is very nice and form fitting !
I'm 5'4 and its just a bit too long so Im getting it altered I weight 110 and it makes my waist look even smaller ..Great dress for summer , I got it in the fiery red the color is amazing !!
May 29, 2013
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im 5.5" and 132lb,i got the xs and its fit perfect.very elegant the material is delicate tho so u need to be carful with nails and jewelry.
May 18, 2013
Love the dress
I love this dress I am 5'4''. Not that tall. the dress is just too long for me. will have it altered. But otherwise I will recommend it...
May 14, 2013
Figure flattering dress
I have this dress in black in a size small. It's very figure hugging. I've gotten many compliments every time I wear it. The downside: the material snags on everything! So be careful. I'll have to retire this dress soon because of the numerous snags.
May 10, 2013
Great material and elegant fit
I absolutely love this dress!!! Its very form fitting and clings to curves. My husband came home from the marines and we went on a date during the holidays...he couldn't keep his hands off of me. Its a must in any womans closet!!! I purchased a Small...although i'm in a medium. My mearsurements are as follows: bust 36B, waist 24, hips 36. Thanks Bebe :)
January 3, 2013
i really like this dress, the material is very nice quality. however id be careful wearing anything with it that could snag, the material is a heavy rayon knit, that seems like it has the potential to snag. it fits smoothly over curves. The length is good for a maxi. im 5'2" and it just hits the floor, i can get away with a smaller heel. sizing runs normal, i got a medium. The only negative thing i have to say is when i got the dress out of the package it had a funny smell, but i think i can get rid of it before i wear it.
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i am the one who asked the question and thank you people for your answers, i took them to the vet today and found out that my female dog was actually... (idk the wording for it) but she's incapable of having puppies, as for the male, i have set up and appointment for him to be... (again i dont know the wording for it) unable to produce puppies as well11/18/2014 3:05:48 PM
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Any dog can attack. No matter the age, breed(s), or size. However, the St. Bernard is one of the dog's considered to be a gentle giant, but that does not mean that he/she can not become aggressive towards people/other dogs/other animals. The St. Bernard that is well bred, well trained and socialized properly will be an excellent family member and a great canine companion. But the St. Bernard whom is badly bred, not socialized properly and not trained can become aggressive with people, dogs and/or other animals.8/27/2014 10:16:53 AM
The movie 'Cujo' star's a St. Bernard that has rabies and attacks several people in the movie. Some people whom have seen the movie will feel fear when they see a St. Bernard because of the movie. The problem with that is that the energy of the person changes and the dog feels fear from the human and feels like he/she needs to protect him/herself and may turn aggressive because of that. If you are thinking of getting a St. Bernard, please get one from a qualified, dedicated and knowledgeable breeder that breeds for sound temperament and health. Pain can be another reason why dogs become aggressive all of a sudden, so please make sure if there are any sudden behavioral problems to take your dog to a vet a.s.a.p.8/27/2014 10:17:01 AM
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Unless you are a responsible, dedicated and knowledgeable breeder, you shouldn't be breeding. If you are an aspiring St. Bernard breeder, then go to some dog shows and get in contact with a responsible/qualified breeder in your area. You MUST do your research with any breed, but especially with the St. Bernard as they have so many health issues that can be devastating for the breed/dog. Unless your male is of impeccable breeding and has gone through extensive health tests, his conformation/title career should have already started by now. Responsible and dedicated breeder's do not stud their males until they are titled in conformation and/or draft, therapy, weight pulling and obedience. Health checks can not be finished until the dog is two years old. On average, two years is the earliest a responsible, qualified, knowledgeable, and dedicated breeder will start using their male for breeding purposes. Please get your dog neutered if you do not wish to breed responsibly.8/20/2014 5:47:41 PM
Contact your local positive reinforcement trainer and enroll him/her in some puppy training classes.5/1/2014 6:15:25 PM
Bullmastiff maybe? If you don't know who your puppy's parents are, then I highly doubt it's a purebred puppy. He is most likely a mixed breed, but it's possible that he's PART St. Bernard. Find his parents, and you will be able to get a better idea of what breed(s) he is. If you want to look through all of the purebreds anyway, to see if you spot one like him - here - have fun - this is ALL of the different dog breeds: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/abc.htm1/30/2014 12:54:12 AM
Any behavioral differences means a trip to the vet is needed.5/1/2014 6:16:07 PM
If you are looking for the largest litter recorded for the St.Bernard, the number would be 14 puppies.7/16/2014 2:50:18 PM
It can really vary! If you get a spring puppy he could easily be losing his puppy fur already by 4 or 5 months, depending on your climate... But alot of my Saints have kept some of that soft fur up to a year old! And of course, the rough coat (long haired) guys will shed a lot more noticeably than the smooth!2/26/2013 5:02:07 PM
EXCERSISE!!! LOL No, really, don't just feed him a special diet and expect it to work. It might, but you'll have alot more success if you combine diet with a brisk walk every day too. Most dog food brands carry a low fat option. Or try just cutting back on the amount you give him! Some dogs don't know when to stop!2/26/2013 5:05:16 PM
Saint LOVE the cold, so that won't be a problem!!! Just make sure a young pup has a place to go, as they shouldn't be out in constant cold like that. But Saints are very easy-going, eager to please pooches. They can be a little lazy, especially the boys! I'd recommend getting a puppy so you can train him for exactly what you have in mind. Great Pyrenees, one of the Saints ancestors, make great guard dogs as well.2/26/2013 5:07:45 PM
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Hi, I did a video review of this movie feel free to watch it at the link below.
skybandit -
Poor Mario!
Here he's called "Fava." In "The Day The Sky Exploded," he's listed as Mario Baja! Guess the English translators didn't listen too well. They certainly mangle the science of every Americanized film I've seen.
I didnt win, Nora Coombs did -
He's so dreamy
I think that the doctor is really cute!
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Vanity & The Vampire
After an argument with her boyfriend Pierre, Jeanette—a distraught stripper—wrecks her car, destroying her once-natural beauty. Feeling sorry for herself and on the verge of suicide, she accepts the offer of a shadowy doctor to undergo some radical secret surgery to restore her face. The secret? "Spontaneous reproduction of living cells—the secret of life itself!" (insert maniacal laugh here.)
The procedure is a smashing success—momentarily, at least.
But when a few mysterious deaths occur around the facility, suspicions are stirred, compounded by Pierre's investigation into Jeannette's whereabouts. Perhaps the good doctor isn't nearly as good as he seems, and perhaps Jeannette is more of a prisoner than a patient. And perhaps—just perhaps—it's only a mediocre horror flick.
Deep down, it's a combination story of obsession, cautionary tale of science, and an anti-smoking morality play. If you really want to peel away the layers, that is. On the surface, it's just a fairly boring, awfully chatty drive-in piece with poor dialog and, for the most part, laughable effects (although the regeneration of Jeannette's face was pretty impressive, considering.)
Worth a watch if you've baked yourself stupid at 3:00am on a Sunday morning, you've eaten all the brownies, and the Disney Channel has pre-empted Rescue Rangers, but other than that…keep on truckin'.
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Fava or Bava?
I think this film was produced by none other than the maestro of the macabre himself, Mario BAVA! At least IMDB has him listed as the producer, and a quick search for the name Mario Fava in this database returns nothing. Additionally, there is another list of credits that specifies the Italian director, cinematographer, etc. which is quite different the anglicized list above:
Directed by
Anton Giulio Majano
Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Alberto Bevilacqua
Gino De Santis
Anton Giulio Majano
Piero Monviso
Cast (in credits order)
Alberto Lupo .... Prof. Alberto Levin
Susanne Loret .... Jeanette Moreneau
Sergio Fantoni .... Pierre Mornet
Franca Parisi .... Monique Riviere
Andrea Scotti
Rina Franchetti
Roberto Bertea .... Sacha
Ivo Garrani
Glamor Mora
Gianna Piaz (as Giovanna Piaz)
Produced by
Mario Bava .... producer
Original Music by
Armando Trovajoli
Cinematography by
Aldo Giordani
Film Editing by
Gabriele Varriale
Production Management
Elio Ippolito Mellino .... production manager
Special Effects by
Ugo Amadoro .... special effects
Other crew:
John Hart .... dialog: English language version
Anton Giulio Majano .... director: English language version
Richard McNamara .... director: English Dub
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Camp, yes. Good, no.
if you like camp flicks, this is your bag. it is not a good movie though. But then again, not a bad bad movie. i would never ever watch it again, but it was entertaining one time.
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A "cult" producer.... Scarred for life but you'll love it anyway....
At first I thought this "directed" by Mario Fava, but it seems it was "produced." Or is Richard McNamara really ....?
It certainly bears the mark of the master: formulaic, tongue-in-cheek, yet very stylish and eye-filling.
The over-the-top melodrama never stops.... It's partly a function of the hilarious dialogue. Monique, the mad scientist's assistant, doomed of course to become raw material for the leading lady's "treatments", encourages her lover with lines like "Let's just stay home. Together. With our records." Our unbreakable 45's? You know, the ones with heavy SPINDLES? As he shuts down the lab she intimates that something's the matter with their relationship besides conversation: "For a moment there.... You seemed to be performing a sacred ritual."
The film begins with the leading lady breaking up with Pierre, her main man, over her sleazy night-club act. Leading lady wipes out on the way home, and wrecks her face. The scene as she comes to in the hospital would make John Waters jealous. Divine in "Female Trouble" is tame by comparison, and almost STRAIGHT. It's not surprisng that the woman almost immediately whips a pistol out of her handbag, considering how the doctors comfort her with (incredible) lines like the following: "Show me your face!"; "There's no doubt. You're disfigured forever." This is when Monique intervens, with the possibility of a cure: "It's a miracle."; "I've never believed in miracles...."; "You prefer to kill yourself?", etc.
My favorite lines: "What I will have to do is kill you, to make you know how deeply I love you."; "Yes, I want to go back to Pierre. He won't care if I'm scarred for life. He'll love me anyway." Bad logic and wishful thinking all around....
The film features some good atmospheric scenes, as the doc covers the waterfront, looking for more involuntary donors....
Add lurid topical allusions to the radiation sickness caused by the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima, slap-stick cop routines, post-modern movies within movies, vampirisim, a conventional love-triangle....
Surprisingly held together by a strangely camp sensibility that seems to be laughing through it all....
Sorry, this is a rather incoherent gush rather than a structured review. But I was very glad to see this movie here, and wanted to give it some attention so others would too. And I wanted to let someone know I liked it, which is self-indulgent but understandable, or at least forgiveable....


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Don Forston plays R.F. Simpson in "Singin' in the Rain" through Jan. 13 at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace.
◆ Through Jan. 13
◆ Drury Lane Theatre,
100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace
◆ Tickets are $35-$46, or
$29-$43.75 for seniors
◆ (630) 530-0111;
Updated: February 5, 2013 6:09AM
The American Film Institute has long named "Singin' in the Rain" from 1952 the top musical film of all time.
Perhaps no other stage or cinema musical combines so many extraordinary elements of dancing, singing, comedy and story.
Then there are the special effects that recreate the iconic rain scene, even on an indoor stage.
For that reason only the best of regional theaters can afford to do the show justice.
Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace is one of those and "Singin' in the Rain" is being staged there through Jan. 13.
There were, of course, the three unforgettable film leads of Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood, Debbie Reynolds as Kathy Selden and Donald O'Connor as Cosmo Brown.
But also there was the uncommonly talented supporting cast the show required for the roles of Lina Lamont, R.F. Simpson, Roscoe Dexter, the Diction Coach and others.
Drury Lane director Bill Jenkins originally called on Sean Palmer (Marcus in television's "Sex and the City") to play Don Lockwood, the "singer" in the rain. After an injury, Palmer was replaced by Tony Yazbeck.
The show also features local veteran talents Jenny Guse as Kathy Selden and Matthew Crowle as Cosmo.
But to add depth to the cast, Jenkins has local favorites such as Don Forston, of Stickney, playing R.F. Simpson.
Forston gets occasional lead roles such as Santa opposite Hollis Resnik in 2011's acclaimed "Another Night Before Christmas" at the Theatre at the Center in Munster, Ind.
But Forston has thrived in character roles, the type that even though he gets secondary billing he still has the audience recalling his performance.
"I've always said that it's nice to have the lead role, but I take pride in playing other parts such as the judge, the sheriff or the studio head," he said.
Such an attitude and talent have kept Forston busy on stage for 35 years since he moved from his native Milwaukee.
Without such versatility, many of Forston's contemporary stage actors have virtually retired.
On film, R.F. Simpson was played by Millard Mitchell, one of the era's most noted character actors (39 movies) until he died at age 50 in 1953.
In "Singin' in the Rain," R.F. Simpson is the fictional Monumental Studios head who in 1927 discovers that "talkies" are the wave of the future.
The talkies would reveal such silent film stars as Lina Lamont as being totally lacking in vocal talent.
In this show, much of the humor comes from her not recognizing how her screechy voice is so unsuited to the new technology.
"That's what makes the story so believable," Forston said. "This was an exciting time in the film industry. The talkies changed careers overnight."
Joining Forston in the memorable character roles at Drury Lane are Melissa van der Schyff, making her area debut, as Lina Lamont; John Reeger as the Dialect Coach ("Moses Supposes") and Cara Salerno as Lady in Green.
"Singin' in the Rain" has such iconic dance and comedy routines that it helps to have more than one choreographer.
Assisting musical director Roberta Duchak (from the recent production of "Xanadu") will be Amber Mak zeroing in on the rain dance.
Crowle choreographs his own steps for the highly intricate and hilarious "Make 'Em Laugh."
Jeff Award-winning designer Kevin Depinet created the elaborate scenery for the famous rain segment.
The forecast is for a thunderstorm on stage and bright, sunny faces in the audience.
Don Snider is a local freelance writer.


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Oscar red carpet a win for Armani at Academy Awards
By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL AP Fashion Writer February 24, 2013 6:32PM
BLACK AND RIGHT: Some compared Reese Witherspoon's gown to Julia Roberts' the year she won her Oscar for "Erin Brockovich," but I believe Witherspoon's look tops Roberts'. Her retro hairstyle is the real star, and the Armani Prive dress is sophisticated.
Updated: February 24, 2013 9:30PM
Giorgio Armani is claiming some big wins at the Oscars on Sunday night: The designer dressed Jessica Chastain and Quvenzhane Wallis.
Chastain, in a glistening copper-tone strapless gown with mermaid hem, looked like an old-world glamorous movie star, especially with her oversized vintage Harry Winston diamond earrings and bright red lipstick. "I chose it because to me it was a throwback to old Hollywood," she said.
She told E!: "It's a very 'Happy birthday, Mr. President' dress."
Naomi Watts wore gunmetal beaded gown with a geometric cutout on the bodice, also by Armani. She and Chastain were both considered fashion "gets" for the Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
Quvenzhane, with a silver headband in her hair and carrying her puppy purse, wore an Armani Junior navy-blue dress with black, navy and silver jewels scattered on the skirt and a big bow on the back. She apparently has another Armani dress, a pink one, ready for the afterparty. "I liked it because it was sparkly and puffy."
Jennifer Lawrence was in a white strapless gown by Dior Haute Couture with sophisticated pulled-back hair, diamond-ball earrings and a delicate long necklace that hung down in the back.
Amy Adams wore a dove-gray Oscar de la Renta gown with a sweetheart neckline and tiers of frayed chiffon and tulle on the ballskirt, and Zoe Saldana wore a strapless gray gown with floral appliques. Reese Witherspoon's modern gown by Louis Vuitton was mostly electric blue with a strip of black at the bustline.
Kerry Washington wore a Miu Miu gown with a chunky beaded bodice and orange-red skirt with a delicate bow at the waist.
Headed to the Oscars herself, Nadja Swarovski, the head of corporate communications for the crystal company Swarovski that makes the beadwork for the majority of the red-carpet gowns, expected the collective fashion picture to be fairly minimalist looks in monochromatic colors.
Still, she said, there'll be sparkle. "It's more of a dot on the 'I' or cross on the 'T,' more than a whole of sparkle, but it makes a great palette for jewelry."


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Flights to the United Arab Emirates provide world-class dining, focusing on Middle Eastern specialities, such as meze (dips and salads), olives and lamb shwarma (kebabs). Tasty Indian and Pakistani food is everywhere. Book a United Arab Emirates flight to enjoy dinner with mint tea, or buy a ticket for United Arab Emirates' top performances at Dubai's Madinat Theatre. Shoppers love traditional gold souks, fabric markets, and futuristic malls for high-end fashion. KLM and partners have frequent flights to the United Arab Emirates. Buy airline tickets to catch highlights like the Abu Dhabi Shopping Festival, or the huge UAE Desert Challenge motor rally, both held in March.


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Welcome to Northeastern Alumni Class Notes.
Find out what your fellow alumni are up to these days. Share your news and events by submitting a note.
Jean S. Simon (B.A. '69 Elementary Education - Psychology)
Simon retired after working 23 years for the State of Hawaii. She will continue to reside in Hawaii during her retirement.
Marianne Moss (B.A. '75 Political Science)
Moss recently joined the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), a global business network for business owners, as its Chief Technology Officer. EO also operates the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) and Accelerator, a series of quarterly learning events.
William J. Palmer (B.A. '75 Speech and M.A. S. '95 Education - Children with Behavioral Disorders)
Palmer was recently featured in a Daily Herald article about his teaching career at the high school he dropped out of as a youth. He teaches a special four year interpersonal communication resource class targeting students identified as being at-risk to drop out of high school. Drawing from his personal experience, Palmer follows his students throughout their time at Barrington High School in the Northwest suburbs, and helps them to bridge the gap between their achievement level and their potential to complete high school and earn a diploma.
Dorene Porter-Wiese (B.A. '75 University without Walls)
Porter-Wiese has been appointed to the Cook County Health and Hospital Systems Board of Directors, which governs the management of several country run hospitals and community health care clinics throughout Cook County, Ill.
Cleveland C. Clency (B.A. '78 Music)
Clency is retiring from his career as professor of music and director of choirs at College of Lake Country (CLC). He led his final concert CLC, which included performances of more than 125 singers including the Chamber Singers, CLC Singer, the Gospel Choir, and the Lake County Choir, on Friday, May 9, 2014. He will also be leading 35 singers from CLC in a performance at New York's Carnegie Hall in mid-June.
Louis Rossi (B.A. '78 Elementary Education - Physical Education)
Rossi was recently selected to serve as the Police Chief of Gilberts, Ill. He previously served as a criminal investigator for the Nevada Secretary of State's Office and as Police Chief for Kildeer and Highwood, Ill.
Mark C. Panzer (B.A. '80 Business and Management)
Pranzer was recently named Vice-President of Sears Holdings and President of their pharmacy division. He will oversee the company's pharmacy business online and in Kmart stores throughout the country. Panzer previously served as president and CEO of Pharmacy Integrative Pharmacy and senior executive vice president and chief marketing officer with Rite Aid Corporation
David W. Johnson (B.A. '85 Nontraditional Degrees Program, Kaskaskia)
Johnson was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a real estate investment trust which owns and manages the assets of upper-upscale and luxury hotels and resorts. He also serves on the Boards of Directors of many other groups including The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, Meeting Professionals International, Active International, and Gaylord Entertainment.
Leonard F. Samczyk (B.A. '85 Music and M.B.A. '96 Business Administration)
Samczyk was recently elected President of the non-profit association, The Chicago Tax Club, which provides educational and networking events for tax professionals.
Michael J. Moody (B.S. '86 Finance)
Moody recently joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Mass., as the Institute Auditor, analyzing the safeguarding of assets and assessing adequacy of internal controls, compliance with laws and regulations, and adherence to ethical practices. Previously he served as the director of compliance in the Office for Audit and Advisory Services at Northwestern University in Evanston.
William Lozada (B.S. '87 Accounting)
Lozada was recently named managing director for Crawford Forensic Accounting Services for the United States, part of Global Technical Services, which manages large and complex insurance claims.
Robert J. Chleboun (B.A. '90 Elementary Education - Teacher Education and M.A. '94 Education Administration: Administration)
After serving as principal at Blythe Park Elementary School and in a variety of district-wide positions for the past ten years in the Riverside Public Schools, District 96, Chleboun was recently named principal of Liberty Elementary School in Carpentersville.
Chaim Z. Shapiro (B.A. '95 History)
Shapiro was recently awarded the 2014 NACE/SJG Rising Star Award from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) and the Spelman & Johnson Group (SJG), in recognition of his strong leadership potential and contributions to the career services profession and the NACE organization.
Ezz E. Masri (B.A '97 Political Science and M.A. '00 Political Science)
Masri runs the Gaza branch of a peace organization called OneVoice. After "living next toJews [while attending Northeastern Illinois University]," he returned to Israel where he now convenes town hall meetings in Gaza promoting a two state solution to the unrest in the region.
Lisa Panka (M.A. '98 Grad-Adm & Sup-Gen Adm Cer)
Panka was recently named the K - 12 Editorial Director for LearningMate, which provides multi-media interactive learning experiences serving education publishers, online schools, universities, government agencies, non-profits and education consortia. She will oversee LearningMate's K-12 curriculum content development projects and supervise the company's K - 12 editorial staff.
Kathryn J. Cowan (M.A. '00 Music)
Cowan was recently recognized by Salon magazine when her 1990 album, "The Red-Haired Man's Wife" was named one of the twenty most underrated albums of all time.
Michael J. Miles (M.A. '04 Music)
Miles was featured in an April 24, 2014 Chicago Tribune article about the influence and guidance he received from Pete Seeger in his career playing and teaching banjo. Miles serves on the faculty at the Old Town School of Folk Music and also teaches banjo to first, second, and third graders at Seward Elementary School in the Back of the Yards neighborhood in Chicago.
Justin M. Santora (B.A. '08 Art and Secondary Education Certification: Art)
Santora's artwork was exhibited at the Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. He is well-known for his rock-n-roll prints for struggling local bands and renowned groups, such as Phish.
Lamanda T. Silva (B.A. '10 Elementary Education – Teacher Education)
Silva was featured in a radio piece on Chicago's National Public Radio station, WBEZ, 91.5 FM. Silva talked about how the elementary school which she attended, and at which she now teaches, Noble Street Charter School in Chicago, engages their alumni to return to the classroom as teachers after finishing college.
Samuel A. Chou (B.A. '11 Interdisciplinary Studies)
For the past two years, Chou has been tutoring college mathematics at Harold Washington College. Chou is happy to report that all his students are earning good grades, and he is considering applying for graduate school.
April S. Harper (B.A. '12 Special Education)
Harper's experience in her first two years of teaching special education was recently highlighted in an online article at CatalystChicago.org. Harper teaches sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade special education students at Field Elementary in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago.
Walter L. Ramirez (B.A. '12 Mathematics and Secondary Education Certification: Mathematics)
Ramirez is a flight attendant for American Airlines. He recently changed his base of operations from Philadelphia, Penn., to Phoenix, Arizona.
Nadia Askar (B.A. '13 English)
Askar recently joined the staff of PM Engineer Magazine, a monthly publication.
Armando Perez (B.A. '13 Interdisciplinary Studies and Communications, Media and Theater)
Perez recently released a CD entitled Pillowtalk under the name The Single Helix, featuring current Northeastern student, music major Erica Rose Sauder. Perez was also a featured artist for the ezine Reflection and Response for The Lifestyle, an independent arts collective. You can hear Perez' music online at The Single Helix on SoundCloud or playing around the Chicago area with Latin fusion group Jugo de Mango and Afro-beat/cumbia ensemble ¡ESSO!, and spinning house and global soul music.
Daniel J. Weidner (M.A. '13 Educational Leadership: School Leadership)
Weidner was appointed the district administrator for Career and Technical Education, beginning in July 2014, for Township High School District 214, serving several Northwest Chicago suburban high schools. He is currently a physics teacher at Wheeling High School in District 214 and coordinating Career and Technical Education and Driver Education.