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( Visible Form or Appearance of God )
Dearly Beloved In Christ Jesus,
This message offers the reader a precious treasure, which has remained a hidden mystery to our own days.
These are days when people in their quest for knowledge and enlightenment are deceived by the so-called Incarnations of God, Bhagwans, Avatars and Christs etc. as foretold by Jesus Christ Himself. Whenever there are false ones, it only proves the existence of an Original True one.
This unusual subject and content of this message not only deals with the Form or Appearance of God, but also opens the eyes of the reader to understand many other subjects connected therewith. The main aim of this message is to help the true seeker of the Truth to find out the True anointed one of God for this age - Christ, the Son of David.
Therefore the reader is requested to read the message very carefully line by line and word by word to avoid missing even a single thought until a fuller understanding of the theme is achieved.
The thoughts contained in this message were compiled gradually by me until it developed into a Wonderful Theme. This message was preached first in the Manujothi Ashram Tabernacle, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India in May 1978. It was preached in this form at the Chennai Believers Assembly at Marks School, Periamet, Chennai on April 1st, 1979. Later on, in 1986, it was put in print and sent to many. Some precious brethren including the ones in Singapore, India etc. even took this message, altered it according to their taste and reproduced it as their own. I have nothing against them.
I have not secured any copyright for this message since I believe that no man has any right to copyright anything concerning the Word of God that is meant for the people of God. He is the only one who is the author and finisher of the mysteries of the Bible. He can seal up the mysteries and reveal them whenever He pleases to His people through the men He raises up in each age. No man can call them his own and copyright them.
When I was trying to bring this message out, I had to encounter very strong satanic opposition and also persecution. We know that God was pleased with Job for his fear of God and his uprightness. But Satan was constantly accusing Job to move the Lord against him to destroy him without cause. The Lord allowed Satan to have his way with Job except to take his life (Job 1: 6-12, 2: 1-6).
In the Book of Daniel too, we find that King Darius was favorably disposed towards Daniel. But in spite of it Darius had to send Daniel to the den of lions, yielding to the pressure applied by the Governors, Princes, Counsellors and Officers under him (Daniel 6: 1-28). Similarly I had to face much opposition and persecution and hatred due to jealousy amongst brethren. But the Lord had placed a determination in me to bring this message out anyway and therefore I did not care about the consequences as long as the truth reached the people of God.
The time is really short and it is time for the people of God to get to know the whole truth. I pray the blessings of God upon each reader; and may the Spirit of God open the understanding to see the glorious heritage prepared for them that love Him.
|Deva-Evu M. Lawrie
|"When he shall appear, we shall be like him; For we shall see him as he is" (I John 3:2).
"As we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly" (I Corinthians 15:49).
The Bible tells us God created man in His own Image. The word THEOPHANY means - Visible Form or Appearance of God - in Greek: THEO means God or Divine: and PHANY means Form, Visible Appearance or Image (Greek Lexicon - Strongs numbers 5316, 5318, 5319, 5321, 5324-5326). This is a theological term used to denote the Form or Appearance of God. This word is used strictly in this sense only throughout this message. (For further clarification of anything concerning this message, the author Bro. Deva-Evu M. Lawrie may be contacted).
In this age of apostasy, we hear a lot of things said and done in the name of religion. There are hundreds of man-made doctrines everywhere, contrary to the Word of God. Things not in the Word of God, we are a little doubtful of, but things, which are said in the Word of God, are absolutely true. All the false things will be destroyed, but Gods Word will stand forever. Jesus said, Heaven and earth will pass away but my words shall not pass away (Luke 21: 33).
Anything that is founded on Gods Word is Eternal. People quote Scriptures at random and try to make things agree. That is where a student of the Bible tends to go wrong. But God is simple enough to be understood even by the common people (Matthew 11: 25, Luke 10: 21). God has been unchanging in His ways and has been working in Types, Shadows and Patterns. He never changes the pattern of His working (Hebrews 13: 8). What He did yesterday, He does it today and will do it tomorrow. All the godly characters in the Bible are Types of Christ and of the things of future to follow. Therefore to understand and to follow the Scriptures, it is always better to take the Word as a whole, taking the Types and Shadows and before accepting any doctrine, check to see that it has perfect types in the Scriptures, since the Past is a shadow of the Future. History keeps repeating itself (Ecclesiastes 1: 9).
Now this message on Theophany covers many little but very important subjects. At the time of the First Moon Landing in 1969 July 21st (IST), Bro. R. Paulaseer Lawrie was in Chicago and he had the revelation that God had descended to the earth on the First Moon-Landing day just as He had descended when the Tower of Babel was built. Prior to this, a Mount of Transfiguration incident too was reported. When Bro. Lawrie was preaching on Psalm 23, flames of fire came out of his eyes and struck down a man who came into the hall smoking. His face shone like the sun. Bro. Lawrie subsequently returned to India accompanied by an American Couple (Bro. Roger Gerard and his wife).
Bro. Lawrie declared that God had come down on the Moon-Landing day. I could agree with this statement since Moon-Landing was a greater tower of Babel. It was the only time in the history of mankind when all the people in the World were united as One looking forward to the Moon-Landing. (Even President Nixon had said that there never was a day like that in the history of the world when all the people of the world were united as one).
Then the American brother who had accompanied Bro. Lawrie to India went on still further to the extent of saying, Jesus had come down into Bro. Lawrie. I asked him how it could be different, as God was in him and other believers and me also as He was in Bro. Lawrie. Then the American brother answered and said, In you and me Jesus lives as a Spirit, but in Bro. R.P. Lawrie, Jesus has come down with His body and is united with him.
I could not understand it as I was wondering how one persons body could come into another man and be united with him. This had been a question in my mind and I wanted it to be answered scripturally. When I prayerfully studied the Bible along with the messages of Bro. William Branham of U.S.A. and other inspired writings earnestly, God opened my eyes to see my question answered Scripturally and have many other questions and doubts cleared. I do hope this subject would clear many of the doubts the people of God may have in this End-Time Ministry and make them stand fast on the Word.
To start with, let us turn to II Corinthians 5: 1-10. Let us analyze the first four verses.
Verse 1: For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Our earthly house of this tabernacle is the flesh body that we dwell in. When this body is dissolved, we have one waiting, Eternal in the heavens. What does the word Eternal mean? One would immediately say Lasting for Ever or Never ending. But let us go into it in a deeper sense. Anything that has a beginning has to have an end. Anything that has had no beginning does not have an end. This gives a new definition to the word Eternity. Thus we see that Eternity is a state, which has No Beginning, and No End whatsoever. Therefore this body that we are going to get is Eternal without Beginning and without End.
When we are in this flesh body, we always desire to get into that Eternal body waiting for our time. In this body we suffer and are tempted and tested by sin. When we want to do good, this flesh tends to do wrong. The spirit is quick but the flesh is weak. When the spirit tends to do good, our flesh does evil which we hate (Romans 7: 14-24). We always groan and desire for the time when we shed this flesh body to get into the Eternal body (Romans 8: 23).
In the Old Roman days, they had cruel punishments for great criminals and capital offenders. One such punishment is described as follows. The convicted criminal is taken and joined to a dead body of another human-being head to head, nose to nose, mouth to mouth, body to body and legs to legs, tied up to the corpse in that position and is left lying down until he passes out. When the dead body decomposes and the odour gets into the convicts nostrils, he screams and shouts, O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death? (Vide Romans 7: 24). This is how Apostle Paul felt about his flesh body. This is how we too feel about our flesh bodies. But, when we leave this body, we have the Eternal one waiting.
This gives rise to many questions concerning us such as given below: -
1. Where do we come from?
2. Where were we before the foundation of the world?
3. What form were we in then?
4. Why are we now in this sinful flesh?
5. What kind of body are we going to get? etc.
If we delve deeper, more questions would rise concerning the Deity such as follows: -
1. Who is God?
2. What form is He in?
3. What form was He in before anything was created?
4. What does the term The Word of God mean?
5. Is He a person with a form or just some unseen sound?
6. Who was Jesus?
7. How could He claim he was before Abraham (John 8: 58) or He was before the foundation of the world (John 17: 5) when He was just about 30 years old?
8. Was Jesus of the Seed of David?
9. If He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and not of the Seed of David, Who is the real Seed of David (Psalm 89: 4) that should rule the Millennium?
10. What is meant by the word Christ or Word in Flesh?
11. What is the sign of the Holy Ghost?
12. Is there really a trinity of three persons in the Godhead? Etc.
To understand this further, let us get into it a little bit deeper.
Let us turn to Hebrews 7: 1-4 and study this portion.
For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
"To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;"
"Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually".
"Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
Who is this Great Person Melchizedec? Some people say He was not a Person, but a Priesthood. But the Bible says Abraham gave him Tithes and therefore He had to be a Person to receive the Tithes. Some others say He was an angel. But angels were created beings and therefore had a beginning. But the Bible says that Melchizedec had no father, no mother, no beginning of days nor end of life. Whoever He is, He is still alive today and is an Eternal Person. That could be only one person and that is God (I Timothy 6: 15-16) as God is the only immortal Person.
In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. But before there was a beginning, before anything was created, there was nothing existing except God alone. He was a Great Fountain of Spirit, going forth full of love, peace, righteousness, etc., dwelling alone with His attributes (inherent characters). He was unseen and had no form. He was all Glory; a Great Light that no man can approach unto, Eternal without Beginning or End. But He had His thoughts (Plans).
In His thoughts, He had His attributes as Healer, Saviour, Redeemer, Life-Giver, etc. As a Saviour, He knew whom he was going to save before anything was created. As a Healer, He knew whom He was going to heal, before anything was created. As a Redeemer, He knew whom He was going to redeem, before the foundation of the world. This is what we understand as the Foreknowledge of God (Romans 8: 28-29). Those who have Eternal Life today were with Him in His thinking (Foreknowledge or Plan) before there was an angel, a star, etc. That was when the Book of Life came into view. Let us read Revelation 13: 8. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, (the beast) whose names are not written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
We all know that Jesus died as a Lamb of God about 2000 years back. But here it says that the Lamb was slain before the foundation of the world. How is it possible? Let us suppose a builder starts constructing a house. First of all, he draws a blueprint of the plan of the house and then completes the building in say about two years time. Then you might very well say that this house was built two years back in his mind or thoughts when he drew the blueprint. Similarly, it can be said that the Lamb was slain before the foundation of the world in the Thoughts or Plan of God and our names put in the Book of Life before the foundation of the world.
Please read very carefully what is said further. As we saw earlier, in His thoughts, He had His attributes as we saw before such as being a Saviour, Healer, Redeemer, Full of Love etc. A thought expressed is a Word and God expressed His thoughts in the form of the Word. The term WORD does not mean just a voice or sound, but it was also a body called THE WORD or as the theologians call it, THE THEOPHANY. God as the Great Fountain of Spirit began to form in the creation and the LOGOS that went out from it was called THE SON OF GOD, or THEOPHANY or The WORD (A body).
In other words, before there was a beginning, God was a Great Fountain of Spirit without beginning or end having no visible form. But when there was a Beginning and Time began, He became the Word (called The Son of God - a body). It was the only visible form that the Spirit had. And it was a Theophany, which means a body, and the body was like a man. (The word Theophany means - Appearance of God or Express Image of God). Moses saw it when it passed through the rock and he said it looked like the hind part of a man. That Theophany was the Son of God. That Son Logos became flesh here and dwelt among us (John 1: 1-4,14). His first being was Spirit, Supernatural and Eternal. Then He began to form Himself in a Theophany called the WORD - a body (without flesh). This is the state in which Melchizedec appeared when Abraham met Him.
A Theophany is something you cannot see. It is like the Television Signal. The picture is right in your room, but the five senses cannot see. But transformed by a Television, it can be seen. But whether a television is tuned on or not, the picture is right in the room, which the five human senses do not pick up. A Theophany can appear and disappear and pass through walls and closed rooms. Jesus after resurrection could appear and disappear and pass through closed doors. He appeared to His disciples in a closed room. He claimed He was not a Spirit. Thomas could put his hand and feel His body. But He was not in the earthly body either. He had become the Word or Theophany again. Balaam could not see the Angel of the Lord, whereas his ass could see Him (Numbers 22: 21-35). God had been revealing Himself through His Word or Theophany throughout the ages.
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him (John 1:18). If anyone claims to have seen God, it is the Son of God he has seen because The Son or The Word is the Express Image of the Unseen God and all His inherent characteristics (Hebrews 1: 3, Colossians 1: 15-16). All things were made by Him-The Word (John 1: 1-4).
It was He who walked in the Garden of Eden and had fellowship with Adam and Eve (Genesis 3: 8-11). It was He whom Jacob wrestled with (Genesis 32: 24-30). When Moses saw Him face to face, He was in the Theophany (Exodus 33: 11). It was He who talked to Abraham and Jacob (Genesis 17: 22, 35:13). When Manoah received instructions regarding Samsons birth from The Angel of the Lord, He looked like an ordinary man. Only when He went up, Manoah knew he and his wife had seen God (Judges 13). It was the same Word that came down as the Fourth (4th) man in the furnace with Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego whom even the heathen king Nebuchadnezzar recognized as the Son of God (Daniel 3: 24-25).
Wherever the Bible says The Word came and spoke to the prophet, it was the Theophany that came to the prophet who had been a prepared vessel in order to receive the Word. Besides being called The Word, Theophany, Son of God and Melchizedec, He was also known as The Only Begotten Son, The First Born, The Lord God, Holy One, The Angel of the Lord, The Beginning of the creation of God etc. He had no beginning because He was the beginning. When the Sin question came, The Son of God (Word) became flesh in Jesus Christ. God was the Word (Theophany) before He became flesh. In other words, God was in the Word Body (Theophany body) before He came into a flesh body. In that form He knew all things from Beginning till End. (The Hindus refer to this same person as Narayana or the Supreme Purusha or The Aadhi Purusha.)
God first took the Word form. Then He became Flesh. But we were in the thoughts of God and from the thoughts of God, we came straight into flesh by By-Passing the Theophany. When this earthly body is dissolved, we have one already waiting if we had been in the thoughts (foreknowledge) of Gods plan of Redemption. The redeemed body is the Word body. But we have not yet become the Word but we are only flesh-beings. You will never be the Word unless you were a thought at the beginning. If we had taken the Word body before coming to the flesh body, we would have known everything. We would not have fallen in sin. But in order to stand temptation, we had to By-Pass the Word body (Theophany) and come straight down to flesh. God became word, then became flesh and then returned back to the Word. We By-Pass the Theophany and become flesh man to be tempted by sin and tested by the Word. Then when this earthly tabernacle of this body is dissolved, we already have an Eternal one waiting (Romans 8: 29, I Corinthians 15: 49, Philippians 3: 21, I John 3: 2).
To quote examples from the Bible, let us take a few prophets to whom the Word came. Moses was a Word Prophet. One day he died upon a rock and was buried, no one knew where. Elijah was taken up without death. Hundreds of years later, the same two men stood upon the Mount of Transfiguration. They were in such a form that even Peter, James and John recognized them. That was their Theophany they had entered into (Matthew 17: 1-3, Mark 9: 1-3). Samuel was a great prophet. He died and was buried. A few years later, King Saul was in trouble. The witch of Endor called for someone to come and console Saul and when the witch saw Samuel standing up, she said, I see gods ascending out of the earth. Samuel still had the same appearance and was still a prophet. Even in that appearance, what he prophesied regarding Saul came to pass (I Samuel 28: 11-19). Even though he was gone from his flesh body, he was part of that Word. He entered from the flesh life into the Theophany (yet to be redeemed). All the believers enter into the Theophany when our life here is over. (See the attached Chart).
Now we see who Melchizedec was. He was God, the Word before He became flesh. In other words, He was the Word without flesh. Now, what is the difference between Jesus and Melchisedec?
1. Jesus had Father and mother. Jesus always spoke of His Father and He was conceived of the Holy Spirit. Jesus had an earthly mother in Mary, which cannot be denied. But Melchizedec had no father and no mother.
2. Jesus (the flesh body of Jesus) had a certain time that He began on this earth. A time came when he went off the earth. We do not know him after the flesh anymore (II Corinthians 5: 16) because He became the Word again. Jesus said, Things concerning me have an end (Luke 22: 37). But Melchizedec had no Beginning and No End.
3. Jesus said he had power to lay down His Life and take it again (John 10: 17,18). Jesus laid down His Life. But Melchisedec could not, because He was Life Himself. What does it really mean then? The Word was Life and that Theophany body (or Melchizedec Himself) had come down into the prepared flesh body of Jesus so that Jesus could lay it down.
The importance of the study of Melchizedec can never be over-emphasized. Apostle Paul says that there are many things about Him that can be mentioned. But the believers in His days were not able to understand them. Paul says strong meat such as this belongs to those who are spiritually adults of full age (Hebrews 5: 10-14).
For the Word or Theophany to come into flesh, it requires a pure sinless body. Therefore Jesus had to come by a new life cell created in the womb of Virgin Mary by the Holy Ghost. The human male had nothing whatsoever to do with this conception. He was a New Creation or New Adam. He was prepared for thirty years from the time of His birth. Until then He was a son of God in the sense that Adam too was a son of God (Luke 3: 38). But from the time of His baptism by John the Baptist when God descended into Him in the fullness of the Word, He was the anointed Son of God incarnate.
From then on, all the titles of the Word such as Son of God, Son of Man, First Born, Beginning of Gods creation, The Only Begotten Son, Lord God, and Holy One etc. could be attributed to Jesus, because inside his body dwelt the very Word who had all these titles. Jesus also could claim that He was before Abraham, because the very Theophany that appeared to Abraham was inside Jesus. Jesus also could claim He was with the Father before the foundation of the world because the very Word was inside Him. This answers the question How can the Word descend into a man bodily and unite with him.
We can see in the Bible about the stages of God descending to human level. Daniel was privileged to see this in a three-stage vision. Let us turn to Daniel 10: 5-9. In these verses, Daniel first sees a Glorious Vision of a Man. This was a vision of the Son of God (Theophany) with the Glory of God. In this context, you may recall the prayer of Jesus in John 17:5, O Father, Glorify thou me with thine own self which I had with thee before the world was. When Daniel saw this vision there was no strength in him, he was in a deep sleep and his face to the ground. Our physical bodies cannot stand this glory.
The Bible says no man can see God and live (Exodus 33: 20). It means that this flesh cannot stand the Glory of God. Therefore we see Daniel falling into a deep sleep when he saw the Glory of God. Ezekiel too saw a similar vision twice (Ezekiel1: 26-28, 3:23). Both the times he fell on his face when he saw it. In the New Testament, the three disciples Peter, James and John saw the same kind of Glory on the Mount of Transfiguration and they were sore afraid and fell on their faces (Matthew 17: 1-2, Mark 9: 1-3, II Peter 1: 17). John the Apostle also saw a similar vision of His Glory (Rev. 1: 13-18) and fell down as though dead when he could not stand the Glory of God.
Secondly, in the same vision we find, Daniel sees Him again as one like the similitude of the sons of men (Daniel. 10:16-17). This time he did not fall on his face. This was just the Theophany without the glory and Daniel calls Him My Lord. This is the appearance to which the prophets had access, when the Word came to them. The prophets were chosen vessels and prepared by God in order to receive the Word of God. The Word could come only to them and we see that throughout the Scriptures. Daniel was still afraid when he saw this appearance. He was afraid even to speak to Him. He had no strength in him.
Thirdly, in Daniel 10:18 we find Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me. Daniel saw one like the appearance of a man who strengthened him. This was the appearance in flesh. This is the appearance of Christ for whom Michael stands (verse 21). These three appearances are not of three different persons but of just one person and Daniel calls Him Lord. To sum up, the First appearance was in Theophany with the Glory of God. The Second was just the Theophany without the Glory, and the Third was the Theophany hidden in flesh. When he saw the flesh appearance, Daniel was strengthened, whereas the First appearance made him fall down unconscious and the Second one made him remain in fear. (Please look into the subject references b and e of The Scofield Reference Bible in the middle of the page in Daniel 10.)
Let us look into a couple of examples from the Scriptures. When the Israelites came out of Egypt, Gods Glory came down on Mount Sinai. When the People saw the thunders, lightnings, cloud, smoke and fire, God warned the people not to come near the mountain to gaze at the Lord nor to touch the mountain whether it be beast or man lest they die. And the people trembled. The people were afraid to hear God directly speaking to them and they wanted to hear Him speak through Moses. (Ex 20: 9-25). Then the Lord spoke to Moses directly by the Word face to face. Those to whom the Word came were called gods (John 10:35, Exodus 7: 1) and in a partial sense Moses was god in flesh or the Word in flesh for that age because Moses had the Word. The Word came to Moses. But when the Word was veiled in flesh as Moses, the people lost their fear and were strengthened. They could talk to Moses, murmur against him etc., which they could not do directly with the Lord in his Theophany form or the Glorious form.
Similarly the prophets of God were prepared vessels to receive the Word of God in each age. The Word of God (Theophany) came to them. But when the fullness of the Word was made flesh in Jesus, He could talk to the people and strengthen them. His words were full of Grace. The people were not afraid of Him. They touched him, handled Him and even went to the extent of crucifying Him, which is unthinkable in the Theophany form or in the Glorious form.
All the Worship is to be extended to the Glorious Throne of the Unseen God, the Father. We find Jesus Christ teaching His disciples to pray to the Father in heaven. (Matthew 6: 9-13, Luke 11: 2-4, John 17). When Jesus was received up to the throne and went back to the Father, The Fathers name for worship changed from Jehovah in the Old Testament to Jesus in the New Testament which was manifest in power from the Pentecostal day (John 16: 22-28). In the Book of Revelation we find John the Apostle falling prostrate at the feet of the Angel of the Lord to worship him. But the Angel of the Lord forbade him from doing so and commanded John to worship God (Revelation 19: 9-10, 22: 8-9).
The significance of this message assumes even greater importance today since we live in a generation that is ordained to see the Word of God manifesting himself in the flesh again. We know that the Word manifests Himself in the flesh in three names: - Son of God, Son of Man and Son of David. Jesus came as the Son of God and He was a sinless seed of God into whom the Word of God came down united with Him as Word in Flesh. Before Jesus came, the Word was manifest in part through the prophets as a type and they were chosen and purified and prepared so that the Word for that age could be given to them. They were not supposed to defile their bodies in any way. But when the fullness of The Word had to come it required a totally sinless and pure body. Jesus was the chosen vessel and His body was prepared without blemish so that the Word could come into Him bodily in fullness. In him dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead bodily (Colossians 2: 9).
In these last days, God manifests himself in flesh as the Son of Man and then as Son of David to sit on the throne of David. God had promised David that He would set up his seed after him and that He would establish his throne forever. Please read the following scriptures before proceeding further (II Samuel 7: 12-19, I Chronicles 17: 11-17, Psalm 89: 3-4,19-37, Isaiah 11. But King Solomon was not the promised one. He was a type of the Son of David but did not fulfill the conditions mentioned in the above references in their entirety. The Jews have been looking for their Messiah as the Son of David until this day (Matthew 22: 41-46).
All the Christians have been thinking for ages that these promises regarding the Son of David referred to Jesus Christ. But we know very well that Jesus was not of the physical seed of David. The Seed always comes through a man. Jesus was not of the seed of David. If Jesus had been of the physical seed of David, it would have been a sinful seed, and there is no hope for us through a sinful Blood. Moreover Jesus did not commit any iniquity. Jesus was born to a virgin, conceived of the Holy Ghost and therefore he could become a sinless sacrifice without blemish to take away our sins. The Word of God (Jehovah) came into Jesus and through the body of Jesus conquered death and hell. As Jesus went back into the Theophany, ascended on high and became one with God, Gods name changed from Jehovah to Jesus.
If Jesus was not of the seed of David, then who is this anointed Son of David that is to come and rule for ever and ever? It has to be one belonging to the physical line of David raised up in the last days into whom the Theophany or The Word (Jesus) has to descend so that God could be his Father. But the Word cannot descend in its fullness into a sinner born through sinful blood. Therefore God purifies and cleanses this person of the seed of David through the Blood of Jesus Christ which makes him Totally Pure and Sinless so that the Word or Theophany could descend into Him and incarnate in him. (How can one question the purity and righteousness of a man attained by the blood of Jesus Christ?).
To prove this, we have the answer in the Bible in Revelation 19:11-16. This Glorious Person mentioned herein is called the King of Kings and Lord of Lords (Verse 16). He is the anointed Son of David. Many people think this person is Jesus. If so Jesus name would have been given here. But no one seems to know the Name of this Great Person except He Himself (Verse 12). John the Apostle was seeing this vision and he could not know His name. Had it been Jehovah (Yahweh), John would have known it since he was a Jew. Had it been Jesus too (Yahshuah), he would have known it since he was a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Or was it written in an unknown language? I do not know.) But this name was New and entirely different. We do not know Jesus after the flesh anymore as He was transformed into Word or Theophany again.
Moreover if you notice in Verse 13, it says, He was clothed with a vesture dipped in Blood: and his name is called the Word of God. If we take the following questions into consideration, we will understand that this is not Jesus Christ but someone else.
1. Did Jesus die for himself?
2. Did He need Blood for a covering of sins?
3. Did He have to dip his vesture in His own Blood?
The answer is a simple No for each question. Jesus did not die for Himself but He died for others. Jesus did not need blood for a covering of sins since he was a sinless pure sacrifice and the fullness of Godhead dwelt in Him bodily. Nor did Jesus have to dip his vesture in His own Blood, as it is tantamount to dying for Himself. On the other hand, this Great Person, the King of Kings who was of the seed of David needed Blood to cover his sins and he was wearing the robe of righteousness dipped in the Blood of Jesus Christ, and His name was called the Word of God.
In other words, He was purified completely by the Blood of Jesus Christ, and was wearing an apparel dipped in Blood so that the fullness of the Word of God could come down into him, unite with him and dwell bodily and rule as the Son of David. Even according to Bro. William Branham "When our Lord appears here on earth, He'll be riding on a snow white horse, and He'll be completely, fully, the Emmanuel - The Word of God Incarnate In a man".
Here we see the Word becoming flesh, incarnating in a human being once again. Thus the Word gets the Title Son of David and this Son of David gets all the titles that belong to the Word. Just as Jesus could claim He was before Abraham etc., this person also will have claims on the past manifestations of the Word including Jesus Christ as it is the same Word working on Jesus as also today.
This fact is proved in Psalm 89:3-4. I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Then the prophecy continues about the chosen seed of David from verse 19 to verse 37. Let us analyze a few verses.
In Verse 26: This person hailing from the seed of David calls God His Father, and God promised David that He himself would be the father of the chosen seed of David. (Jesus called God as His Father.)
Then In Verse 27: I will make him my firstborn higher than the kings of the earth.
This Chosen seed of David comes many generations after David. But God says I will make him my First-Born. The First Born is the Title of the Word, the Only Begotten Son, who was the Beginning of the creation of God. Normally a younger son can never become the eldest. This chosen seed of David comes several generations and ages later. For him to get the Title FIRST BORN, he has to become one with the Word who is the Firstborn. In other words, the fullness of the Word of God descends bodily into the chosen Son David and he gets all the titles belonging to the Word.
He is also higher than the Kings of the earth. This is the same King of Kings mentioned in Revelation 19:16.
Verse 29:His seed also will I make to endure forever and his throne as the days of heaven.
Those who were in the thoughts of God in His great plan of redemption are His seed because they will also become the Word or Theophany and endure forever since only His thoughts become the Word.
His throne endures as the days of heaven, because the heaven was created after the beginning by the Word. Jesus said, Heaven and earth will pass away but my words shall never pass away, because heaven and earth had a beginning. The Word did not have a beginning because He was the Beginning of the creation of God or the First-Born. The phrase Pass Away can also mean Change. Heaven and earth have been subject to many changes throughout the dispensations, but the Word never changes.
In verses 30-32, This Son of David has children and God punishes them for their transgressions. If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. In this context, it is worth noting that Jesus was single and did not have any physical children.
Verse 33 and also 11 Samuel 7:14. I will be his father, and he shall my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the children of men. This Son of David does not claim to be perfect to begin with since we are all conceived in sin and shaped in iniquity. King David himself mentions, Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me (Psalm 51: 5). Only by the Blood of Jesus Christ He attains perfection. Though he looks imperfect in mans sight, he is a saint in Gods sight seen through the Blood of Jesus Christ. God chastises him with the rod of men for his iniquities and with the stripes of children of men. But He overcomes the world by the Blood of Jesus Christ.
How do we find the chosen Son of David? This is a difficult question to answer. It can come only by Revelation. Let us take a few types from the Scriptures.
1. When Israel was in captivity in Egypt they were supposed to have a redeemer but none knew who it was. When the fullness of time came, God revealed it first to Moses and a message given to him so that he could take the people out of Egypt. The people also found his call to be scriptural.
2. How do we know that John the Baptist was the forerunner of Jesus Christ? The revelation of the ministry of John the Baptist came first to him and he called himself the Voice in the Wilderness. He had a message to prepare the people and only that message proved that he was the messenger. It was not possible for John the Baptist to be the messenger of Malachi 3 and some one else to have the first revelation of his message and vice versa. The message and the messenger are one. You cannot separate the message from the messenger. Jesus Christ confirmed and vindicated that he was the Elijah for those days.
3. In the temple, Jesus took the scroll and read from it. He was the messenger for that age with a message. When He took the scroll, He read from Isaiah the things concerning Himself and said, This day this scripture is fulfilled (Luke 4:16 - 21), even though none understood it. The revelation came to Him first and He passed on the message. Therefore it implies that one can find out the messenger only by the message He has.
4. If a certain message is given to a person, he is the messenger since the messenger and the message are inseparable. If Bro. Branham is the Elijah of Malachi 4, the Angel to the 7th Church age or the Forerunner to the Second coming of Christ, it is not because of any claim but because he had the message to prepare the people for the Lord and lead them back to the Word, taking all the loose ends and joining them.
5. Until this day, the whole Christendom has believed that Jesus was of the seed of David. But it was revealed to Bro. R. Paulaseer Lawrie that Jesus was not of the seed of David, but the seed conceived by the Holy Spirit and that the Word had to descend and unite with the true chosen Seed of David who had to be purified totally by the Blood of Jesus Christ.
6. A lot of things had happened during the first Moon-landing and God revealed to Bro. Lawrie that He would descend to the earth into him when man first landed on the moon. About that period, a Mount of Transfiguration incident also was reported. People may ask, How do you know that Bro. R. P. Lawrie is of the tribe of Judah or of the lineage of David?
Let us take an example from the Bible. We say that Jesus was born to a virgin, but how could you prove it? No one ever did see it nor did the people come to know about it openly since it was a sin unto death for a virgin to be found with child those days. But God gave Joseph to Mary for protection and only they could have divulged this secret to the inner circle in the ministry of Jesus Christ. But when the people accepted Jesus Christ they knew Him only by His Word, His message and His Power and not by the carnal manifestations.
In the same way, you can know the chosen person of God only by the Word revealed to him and through him and not by worldly records of genealogy. There are people who would not believe even if they were shown records of birth. It comes only by the revelation of the Word.
There were certain things emphasized time and again by Bro. William Branham. Some of the important points are given below.
1. The Voice from the Light that appeared at the river Ohio in 1933 which gave Bro. Branham the commission and confirmed his ministry as The Forerunner of the Second Coming of Christ.
2. God Never Changes His pattern and is immutable in His ways.
3. The Seed always comes through the man.
4. Tongues are Not the True Sign of the Holy Ghost.
5. The person filled with Holy Christ is bound to recognize the day, its message and the messenger.
6. God always raised up a man. Whatever He did, He did it through a man or He himself came down as a man.
7. The Messenger and the message are one and cannot be separated.
When I was in Canada in 1982, a friend of mine drew my attention to the fact that there are about twenty to thirty persons in the world claiming extraordinary powers assuming themselves to be Incarnations, Avatars, Bhagwans or Christs. One of them (Jim Jones) even had led about 900 people to their death. I was also asked how one could say that this Mr. R. P. Lawrie is the True Anointed one chosen at this End-time.
In Fact, the existence of numerous false ones proves the fact that there is a True one. The existence of counterfeit currencies only proves that there are original ones that came first. If Bro. William Branham of U.S.A had the ministry to forerun the Second Coming of Christ, he should have introduced the very person whose coming he was a forerunner to as John the Baptist baptized and introduced Jesus Christ to the World. This considerably reduces the number though there are about seven or more persons claiming to have their ministries founded on the ministry of Bro. Branham. But any such ministry will have to fulfill at least the following conditions, though there is a lot more to it.
1. The person concerned should have come through the ministry of Bro. Branham just as Jesus came through the ministry of John the Baptist (Matthew 3: 13-15, Mark 1: 9, John 1: 29-34).
2. He must have a New Message that compares with the rest of the Word from Genesis to Revelation.
3. If a person has the ministry of the Mighty Angel of Revelation 10, he must have the revelation of the Seven Thunders (Revelation 10: 1-7).
4. If a person is Christ, He must have the Revelation of God coming down into Him as Jesus did.
5. If a person is the Bridegroom, he must have the message to gather the Bride together and prepare her for the Rapturing Faith.
6. If a person is the King of Kings with the Voice of a Lion, he must have the Revelation and Message about the Son of David and the Kingdom (Isaiah 22: 22, Revelation 3: 7, 10: 3).
7. He must come from the East (Jerusalem is the centre of the world). Many other Religious books clearly point out that the End Time incarnation should rise from South India who will usher in the Dharmayuga or Age of Truth and Justice (millennium) and rule the world (Matthew 24: 27, Isaiah 41: 2, 46: 9-11).
8. Christ who is revealed in this age will bring the dead saints back to the earth from Paradise in resurrection. He will be glorified and transformed into life without death first so that those who believe in Him will attain immortality without death after Him (John 5: 24-27, John 11: 25-26, I Corinthians 15: 20-28, John 7: 39, 12: 16,23,28, 13: 31-32, 17:5, Revelation 12: 1-5).
9. He must be a person totally dependent on God who will also teach his followers to trust God for even the next meal (and not like the present day preachers who collect money with every conceivable excuse, to fill their pockets and making a mockery of Gods Word).
10. He will have the message of Jesus Christ Leave everything and following me.
Many people claim that they have received the Holy Spirit in fullness. They speak in tongues. They prophesy, cast out devils, heal the sick in Jesus name and work miracles. But you must understand that the devils too speak in tongues. The devils also can act like Holy Spirit filled people, because he too is transformed into an angel of light (II Corinthians 11:13-15). When Moses did miracles, the magicians of Egypt also worked miracles. The disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ were able to cast out the devils. On the other hand, the children of the denominations of Pharisees and Sadducees too could cast out the devils (Luke 11:19). Therefore it behooves us to find out what really is the True sign of the fullness of the Holy Ghost. Jesus said that he would send us the comforter the Holy Ghost who will guide us into all the Truth. The Word of God is the Truth.
When I was in England, a precious sister was arguing with me. She said that The Tongues was the sign of the Holy Ghost. I told her that in India I had seen even the devil-possessed speaking in tongues. Then she asked me what then the true sign of the Holy Spirit was. I told her that if one had the Holy Ghost, he would be led to the knowledge of the Truth. Then again she asked me if it was that when she took the Bible, would not the Holy Spirit reveal to her everything. I said No. I explained to her that God raised up a man every age and gave him the Word for that age. Those who had the Holy Ghost recognized him and his message and followed his line. She argued that it was only in the Old Testament that the Word came to the prophet. I explained to her that whenever the church was almost dead with tradition and dogmas God raised up men like Martin Luther, John Wesley etc. and gave them a message for their respective periods of time. All those who had the Spirit of God toed the line of Martin Luther and came out of Catholicism. God raised up a man every time and never a dead denomination.
Let us prove this point from the Scriptures. God is a Spirit. God is also the Word. The Spirit always leads to the Word. This is even confirmed by the parable of the Ten Virgins and the Oil (Matthew 25: 1-13). Five of them were wise and five were foolish. They all took their lamps and went forth to meet the bridegroom. The wise took their lamps and also extra oil in a separate vessel. The foolish took their lamps but did not take extra oil with them. The foolish virgins had some oil in their lamps only. Because they had been burning for sometime their lamps had gone out when the awakening call came (Verse 8).
Oil represents the Holy Spirit. The foolish virgins had a little touch of the Holy Spirit whereas the wise virgins had the fullness of the Holy Spirit. They all were waiting for the Bridegroom. At midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him (verse 6). This is similar to the cry made by John the Baptist, Behold the Lamb of God (John 1: 29, 36). John the Baptist was the Forerunner, Elijah and the last earthly messenger before the Son of God arrived on the scene at His First Coming.
In this age too there is a Forerunner, The Elijah of Malachi 4 and the Last Church Age Messenger before the Son of Man arrives on the scene for the Second Coming. Brother William Branham, the Prophet had the Elijah message to turn the people back to the Word in this Last (7th) Church Age and to prepare the hearts of the people for the Second Coming of Christ. His messages crying out, Behold, the Bridegroom Cometh were pointing out to a Great Person coming after him and whom also he had baptized.
The wise virgins had enough oil in their lamps to receive the Bridegroom when he came. The foolish did not have enough oil and were therefore cast into outer darkness. Taking for example the days of Jesus, we can take Jesus to be the Bridegroom. The disciples and followers of Jesus Christ were the wise virgins. But the denominational Jews, the Scribes, the Sadducees and the Pharisees were the foolish virgins. Both had oil. The disciples of Jesus cast out the devils, healed the sick, prophesied, worked miracles etc. The denominational children also cast out devils and claimed to possess the power of God. They had Bethesda Pool too for healing John 5: 1-4). The High Priest Caiaphas too prophesied concerning the death of Jesus (John 11: 47-52). But the difference in them was that the disciples had enough Holy Spirit to recognize the call and receive the Bridegroom Jesus when He came. But the other Jews who were the foolish virgins missed the Bridegroom and were cast aside into the outer darkness of tribulation for nearly 2000 years and were persecuted.
Similarly, the people today who have the fullness of the Holy Spirit recognize and receive the Son of Man. But, the denominational people who are the foolish virgins also cast out devils, pray for sick, prophesy, speak in tongues etc, and yet because they do not have the fullness of the Spirit they do not recognize the Son of Man, but do miss Him. They will be cast out into the outer darkness of the Great Tribulation. Therefore we can infer that the True Sign of the Holy Ghost is recognizing the Word of God sent for the age through his messenger or in other words; it is recognizing the day, its message and the messenger.
What does Jesus himself say? Please turn to John 6:28-29. Then said they unto him, what shall we do, that we might work the works of God?(Verse 28). Jesus answered and said unto them, this is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent (Verse 29).
People asked Jesus Christ what they should do to work the works of God or in other words what would be the works of the Holy Spirit in a person. Jesus answered and said the work of God was to believe on him whom He hath sent (the messenger). In other words, the work of the Spirit of God is to recognize the messenger of the day and believe his message.
There are many other things God has given us in His Word connected with this message and may He reveal them all to us. May the Presence of God be with you as you enjoy the Blessings from the Word of God.
If you have found this message to be a blessing, kindly pass it on to your friends and loved ones.
|Yours in Christ's Eternal Love
|Bro. Deva Evu M. Lawrie
|God Bless You !


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Front End Software Engineer at Simplifeye
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Finding great healthcare is hard. Simplifeye is transforming how practices engage with patients by introducing frictionless workflow to all interactions. By helping practices manage and optimize their business, Simplifeye empowers doctors to focus on what truly matters: providing patients with high quality healthcare.
Simplifeye is a fast growing and energetic team. We strongly believe that great people are the foundation of great products. Our team is comprised of individuals with diverse backgrounds, ranging from industry veterans to recent graduates. If you're passionate about quality healthcare, building world-class products, and growing alongside those around you - we'd love to hear from you!Responsibilities
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12. Beginning of the Mela at Amir Pir
When Imam Hasan Ali Shah left Iran, some faithful and loyal Shi'ite soldiers from Kirman also joined the Imam's caravan. Soon after his arrival in Sind, Sir Charles Napier posted him at Jerruk at the end of February, 1843 to secure communications as well as restore peace between Karachi and Hyderabad. The Baluchi leader Mir Sher Muhammad Khan attacked at Jerruk on March 23, 1843. The Imam spurred his fleet horse and advanced with full gallop, penetrating the front ranks of the enemies and fought against the overwhelmed odds. In the skirmish, the Imam's horse skidded and he fell on the ground. Some thirty Ismaili warriors managed to bring the Imam in Hyderabad for treatment.
Soon after the tragic event of Jerruk, the Baluchis attacked the Shi'ite soldiers of the Imam, who were patrolling on the route between Jhimpir and Kotri. Some of them were killed and buried at the location of Amir Pir. When Imam Hasan Ali Shah arrived in Jerruk from Hyderabad after recovery, he visited the location with his few followers. He crossed the shallow water of the Soneri Lake and reached the hilltop of Amir Pir's location on horse. He dismounted and offered fatiha on the graves of his Shi'ite soldiers. The followers preserved the marks of the Imam's footprints, known as "Shah'ja Kadam.†The local Shi'ites walled the space with an alam (crest or emblem) inside on a staff, where a ceremony of its hoisting was performed before 1984.
The Ismailis from Muscat, Gwadar, Sind, Kutchh, Kathiawar and Gujrat flocked at Jerruk to behold the Imam before the attack on Jerruk. Looking the social and religious worth of a mixed gathering, Imam Hasan Ali Shah intended that such gathering should be held once a year in Sind for the scattered Ismailis to solve their social and religious problems. Jerruk was thick with the population of the Muslims, which could hardly accommodate the visiting Ismailis. During his above visit at Amir Pir, Imam Hasan Ali Shah liked its climate and resolved to purchase the land on hilltop. On his return to Jerruk, he is said to have told to his followers to hold an annual gathering at an open place, where the Ismailis of Sind had already become used to assemble from time to time. The purpose of the Imam was to create unity among the Ismailis of District Thatta, who lived in 16 villages and Shah Bandar in 4 villages. The location was acquired from the British government in 1845 in the period of Mukhi Alidina Asani (1793-1881), the first Estate Agent of Karachi, Lasbela and Sind. In other words, the Ismailis connection with the Amir Pir Mela dates from the time of Imam Hasan Ali Shah. According to the "Gazetteer of the Province of Sind†(Bombay, 1927, p. 42), "The connection of the Khojas with this region dates from the time of the British conquest, shortly before which the grandfather of the present Agha Khan (Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah) came to Sind from Persia.â€
The Jhimpir Mela however was formally begun in 1851. The Muslims in lower Sind considered that it was started by their Amir Pir (Imam Hasan Ali Shah), the fair therefore became known as Amir Pir Mela. It ensues from an old manuscript that the first mela was celebrated with great pomp. It was attended by the Ismailis of District Thatta, Shah Bandar, Mulla Katiar, Hyderabad, Tando Muhammad Khan and Karachi. During the celebration, the marriages of 18 couples were solemnized.
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Sunday, June 23, 2019Kim has often been on my mind in the passed 50 + years since graduation in 1966. We weren't often in same classes but in typing we sat across from each other and always competed in how many words per minute we did...sad to say he beat me most of the time!!! His big smile though was worth the loss!!! I am so thankful he had loving family and a blest marriage.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019My sincere condolences to Kim's family. I was reminded of the summer of 1965 when I spent almost every day/night riding all over on the back of Kim's new motorcycle criss crossing the back roads along Black Lake stopping at every "watering hole" we discovered. Those were the days
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019My condolences to Kim's family, he was a great friend and classmate at Morristown School, I haven't seen him in quite awhile and I remember playing sports with him, and wish he could have made the 50th reunion
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019My heart felt condolences to Kim's family. I was deeply saddened by the news of Kim's passing. My husband worked with him in Florida and we went camping with Kim and Grace. Great people, they will be missed.
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Monday, January 14, 2019Kim and I were great friends. We grew up together rode the same bus every day. We played sports together. I used to ride my bike up to their family farm and help him with the chores and the haying so we could have more time to goof off and explore the farm and ride around in the old pick-up truck and for me to be able to enjoy the delicious meals that his mother used to put on the table. I truly felt like I was part of the family and like a brother that Kim never had. I spent many days and nights with them on the farm. I'm sorry but the saying time and life has a way of separating old friends and such was the case with us. Me in South Carolina Kim in New York. The world will be a sadder place without Kim in it but some day we will be renewing that friendship until then goodbye old friend.
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When you go, you go: I am finally here. My suitcases are unpacked (bearing in mind that items in my can come box all stayed at home due to the fact that I went with half a kilo more than allowed and my carry-on was bursting at its seams), I have an American phone number, an American bank account, American toiletries and a whole bunch of other American stuff. The only thing I am lacking is the American style of driving.
Oh yes, you heard me. Sure I thought that driving would take some time getting used to, but I never thought that I'd be as cautious as I was driving through the town I know live in. Crossing larger intersection is an adventure on its own. Don't waste any time because oncoming traffic just kind of sneaks up on you. If you decide to go, you go! And fast.
This is kind of what my trip feels like so far. I made the decision to come here about four months ago. Now that I'm here, I am learning to embrace all these new things and call this home. If I don't go all in, I'll crash. Ok, that sounds a little dramatic, but in some ways it's the truth. You get what I mean. Anyway, I'll let you know how it goes driving by myself for the first time, when I take one of the boys to school on Tuesday. Your prayers are greatly appreciated. 😉
Love, Sophie x
P.S.: Here is a list of things that I realised are also big in the US:
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These articles record my own experiences with regard to our caravanning. Since your situation and experience is unlikely to concur with mine they are provided for my reference and your entertainment only. That said I hope you will find them of interest, and welcome your comments and feedback.
Having suffered from a flat battery on a couple of occasions when we had a Euro6 standard diesel which didn't charge the battery very well during a journey, I decided that some sort of supplementary charger was required.
My wife and I like to retain both broadband and mobile 'phone access whilst touring.When we first toured I subscribed to the CMC WiFi site system, but found it somewhat slow and unreliable with patchy coverage and quite expensive.
Reading a recent forum post in which a tyro tower asked what additional equipment was required to fully equip a caravan set me thinking that a basic list may be helpful.
Although there is no legal requirement to insure a caravan I considered it an essential expenditure given the value of our caravan, and its contents to us.
Where do we keep it? The caravan that is. It's all very well considering buying a caravan but, where does one leave it when it's not in use if like us you have no suitable space at home.
Since neither our car or caravan came with any form of tyre pressure monitoring, I had to find something suitable for both.
We've now owned two caravans and two tow cars, neither of our first choices proving to be completely acceptable, but such is the price of experience.
I have always been very careful about how I load and distribute the payload in our van, always being fearful of overloading it, and with some justification it seems
There has been a lot of discussion on the various caravan forums regarding winterisation of caravans, which has prompted me to think about how I go about it by way of a review.


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Arrival at the White Hart Hotel, Campbeltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland.
Filmed in 1914 – Soldiers from the 7th & 9th Battalion's Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders bound for camp and arriving at Campbeltown, together with their supplies in horse-drawn carts and wagons.
The film ends at the Ugadale Arms Hotel, Machrihanish, panning past what is now the Machrihanish Golf Club Ladies Clubhouse. The current Clubhouse (next door) used to be a home.
Filmed for Randall Burnette, owner of the De Luxe Cinemas in Rothesay and Glasgow, and member of the Board of the Picture House, Campbeltown.
See http://www.machrihanish.net/the-wee-toon for more pictures and info on Campbeltown.


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Interpretation of dream: Devour
To dream that you are being devoured, indicates a loss in your identity or a fear of losing who you are. The dream may be a metaphor of being consumed by your own ambition or obsession. To dream that you are devouring something, represents the things that drive and motivates you.
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Winden was under attack. The CSL dispatched us, a group of soldiers specially trained to deal with fending off sieges. When we arrived at the site, I smelled smoke. Something was burning, and I'm pretty sure zombies can't use torches. There was definitely zombies, but also Nethermen, those evil-looking creepy tall guys. They must have been the cause of the fire. "Need some help over here!" Yelled Cody, the leader of the League. He looked sweaty and tired, but uninjured. "I'll provide support!" He yelled. "Go and kill those Nethermen! Zombies are bad enough, but with those guys here we won't make it!" "Alright!" I yelled back. It would be good to be back in the heat of battle. When I die, I plan to do it in combat. Looking at those Nethermen reminded me of when I was a young boy. I was bored, so I went into the attic to look for something to do. It was very dark. I was a bit creeped out, but I grabbed an old Music Disc on the way out. Its label read, "11". I put in the player, and immediately was scared. It was the sound of someone running, running away from something. I didn't dare to guess what. Right when the person in the tape seemed the most scared, the disc stopped. I took the disc and threw it in the river. I never wanted to see it again. Breathing hard, I went and found my mother and asked her if I could go out in the town. She looked at me strangely, but said yes. I still remember that disc to this day. "Ah!" I shouted. I was absorbed in my memories. I shook it off, screamed a battle cry and ran towards one of the Nethermen. It opened its mouth and started shaking, and ran at me as well. It had a Blaze Sword, a rare type of weapon found only in the Nether. It hit me with that, I would be dead. I remembered my routine. Backstep, dodge left, duck, thrust, forward step and slice. The Netherman's head fell to the ground, it's body still standing. I should have felt exhilarated, but instead I just remembered 11. I went on to the next one. Thrust, duck, parry, lock blades, push it back- wait, what's that soldier doing over there? NO WAIT- "umph" I grunted, the Netherman having solidly punched me in the gut while I was distracted. Everything seemed bright and over saturated. The Netherman was coming in for the coup de grace when I rolled out of the way. I jumped up and stabbed the Netherman through the side while it was distracted. "You alright?" One of the soldiers asked. "Never been better!" I replied. I grinned. "You'll get used to it! Trust me!" The soldier saluted and ran off. I looked for the last Netherman. I saw it off in the distance. I think it saw me too, as it stared right at me. "Hello!" I yelled over to it. "How's your day been?" It snarled and charged. It came up to parry me when I saw something reflected in it's eyes. I looked down, and a sword blade had pierced my chest. "Oh." I whispered. "That's not good. "Sorry." Said a voice from behind me. "But you need to go." I saw the person looked like a normal guard. Then, I fell on my side an went to sleep.
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There are the words "spring comes birds sing" in one fun song. Indeed we are constantly surrounded by all kinds of sounds world, from birdsong and to the classical symphonic music. Due to the fact that the personal computer has important place in life of many people, so many different sounds are played with PC very often. Today we will talk about how to choose the sound card for the computer, because it is responsible for sound output.
What is a sound card?
A sound card (fee) is a special sound device that allows you to play and record audio on your PC.
The sound card structure consists of sound card mixers, analog-to-digital (digital-to-analog) converters, processor, and the related inputs/outputs.
Many people believe that the sound card isn't such an important part of the PC, as the power supply or video card. We can partially agree with this, but "dumb" computer will be very uncomfortable even with the best PSU or video.
Sometimes people ask: "What is my sound card now?" or "How to check sound card?"
This can be determined visually or by looking at the same cost or through special programs that reflect all the hardware components of the computer, such as EVEREST or other.
Let's take a closer look at the basic sound card features:
1. Types of sound cards (form factor).
Sound card form factor is a way of its technical realization. Currently you can find such basic types of sound card:
- Integrated sound card. The integrated sound card is a card that is built into the motherboard of the computer. Most modern motherboards come with integrated sound cards already.
In most cases the possibilities of built card are enough for home using.
Now there are many debates about whether to buy other sound cards in addition to built.
For the question: "Do I need a separate sound card?" we can answer from experience: if you don't use your computer with 5.1 (7.1) speakers or don't recording high-quality sound tracks on PC, you can really fully use integrated cards. Otherwise, you should look to next types of sound cards.
Internal discrete sound cards. These cards are sold in the form of a separate card that is installed on the motherboard in the system unit, often in port PCI, PCI Express or Fire Wire. If you think about buying of a new sound card you most likely will get just such a card.
It should be noted that the all benefits of external sound cards using you can feel only if you uses high-quality acoustics. If you have simple speakers or not very expensive headphones buying of such card does not make sense.
But if you want to arrange a small private home sound studio, without a discrete card you can not do this.
External discrete sound cards. External sound card is placed outside the PC system unit. Connecting an external sound card is often carried out via USB.
External cards can often used to improve sound performance of notebooks. So if you need a sound card for a notebook, seek just such card.
2. Sound card frequency.
Frequency is a sound card characteristic that shows the number of signals which card processes per unit of time when working with sound. It is measured in hertz.
Most of the sound cards have a 96 or 192 kHz frequency. The higher frequency figure is the better. In general you should focus on these frequencies.
3. Converters rate.
As I mentioned, the structure of music card includes the analog-to-digital (ADC) and digital-to-analog converters (DAC), which are responsible for converting audio from analog format to digital and vice versa.
Converter rate indicates the number of signal levels with which a card can work. It is measured in bits.
New sound cards have usually the bit converters with 24 bits, which is enough.
4. Signal/noise (S/N).
This figure indicates the signal audio card and noise that occurs when playing this signal. This ratio is measured in decibels.
For good external sound card, this figure should be greater than 90 dB. A professional sound card may have a ratio of 100 dB or more.
5. The number of sound card connectors and ports.
A various number of devices can be connected to the sound card and from the number of inputs/outputs the number of such devices you can connect depends.
The minimum set of sound card ports should provide availability for the microphone input and following outputs:
- Headphone output – allows you to connect headphones directly to the card.
- SPDIF. SPDIF port is the digital port through which you can connect to the card most existing devices or even other sound card. SPDIF connectors allow you to receive a very high quality of signal transmission.
This is the minimum necessary sound card inputs/outputs, but it can be other inputs/outputs on the card. So if you know exactly what devices you will connected to this unit, check the presence of the required connector. Sound card manufacturers try to respond to the most common requirements by the presence of connectors.
Before you will buy a sound card pay also your attention to how many channels it supports.
In the article about how to choose the speakers to the computer, I said that modern computer speakers can have from 2.0 to 7.1 form-factors, so they used for audio playback from 2 to 8 channels. So your sound card must support the same number of channels as your speaker system (usually you need a multi-channel sound card).
For example, if you have 5.1 speakers, then the multi-channel sound card must also support 5.1.
I hope this information will help you to know which sound card you can buy to upgrade your computer or optimize the old PC sound system.


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In some of the Tiger Cat build manuals, the diagram showing the location of the modified Tiger front leg (MacPherson Strut) is missing. For those without this diagram in their manuals, the image below shows the critical measurements.
After many years of running the car as per the Tiger diagrams, Graham from Chester Sports Cars (Tiger's Northern Build Agent) made a forum post about how everyone who was doing it as per the measurements above was wrong and that the 95mm dimension was from the top of the hub to the top of the modified leg. I challenged him over this statement and e-mailed scans from the original build manuals from 2000 and 2001 which clearly showed the dimensions as above.
After a few e-mails back and forth, I decided to alter the front leg measurements to be 95mm from the top of the hubs to the top of the insert. This allows reducing the amount of pre-load in the springs which softens the front end up, whilst maintaining the same front ride height. This gives a far more compliant ride and significantly sharpens up the front end grip reducing understeer.
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BW Offshore wins contract extension for FPSO Polvo in Brazil
FPSO operator BW Offshore has been awarded a contract extension for its floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit operating offshore Brazil.
BW Offshore said on Sunday it has signed an agreement with Petrorio for a one-year extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Polvo.
The vessel's previous two-year firm contract, awarded in December 2015, expires in the third quarter 2018.
According to the FPSO owner, the firm period has now been extended from the third quarter of 2018 to third quarter of 2019, with options until 3Q 2022.
BW Offshore is operating the FPSO Polvo on the Petrorio-operated Polvo field located in the Campos basin offshore Brazil, approximately 100 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in water depths of around 100 meters.
The field, has been developed with a fixed platform, known as Polvo A, and the FPSO Polvo which has the capacity to process an average of 100 thousand barrels of fluid per day and the ability to store up to 1 million barrels.
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Unfortunately, this move opened the previously untapped alien demographic for soulless corporations, so of course others have gotten in on the action. Doritos (yes, Doritos) launched their own interstellar communication project in 2008. Dubbed the Doritos Broadcast Project, Doritos picked one 30-second ad from a competition and beamed it from the Arctic Circle at a specific star system a mere 40-odd light years away. And for some reason, this was the ad they went with:
Even ignoring how dangerous it is to depict Doritos as a sentient lifeform intelligent enough to have tribal religion -- no less when contacting aliens -- that's the dumbest thing we've ever shot to space since those earthworms. Yet the head of the Doritos Broadcast Project (also known as the Cool Ranch Think Tank, we assume) is wildly optimistic about the ad, saying that we "shouldn't be too surprised if the first aliens start arriving on planet Earth immediately demanding a bag of Doritos." That or the head of the head of the Doritos Broadcast Project. We can see why he'd prefer his own prediction.


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So after a 1 week delay, we finally have word our order will be due this week!
Tomorrow night I shall announce a time when the toys will be available to start placing orders for.
For those whom have pre-ordered, we'll be tending to you first and then standard orders afterwards. Expect your parcels to begin to be delivered from early next week!
Thanks a lot for the patience and understanding for the delay regardless of it being annoying for everyone.
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What is Choking?
Choking in horses is different from choking in humans. Humans choke from getting something stuck in the trachea, blocking their airway, but it is the esophagus that is blocked in the horse. This means that your horse is able to breathe, but cannot swallow. Choking is the most common esophageal condition in horses and can happen for many different reasons. Some of the main reasons are eating too fast, food that is too dry or stuck together, and lack of fresh water. Some horses eat more aggressively than others and some actually eat foreign objects that make them choke.
Choking in horses is not an uncommon condition, but it may be very dangerous to your pet's health. In fact, choking is one of the top ten emergency calls to equine veterinarians and can lead to other serious conditions such as aspiration pneumonia. Some of the signs to look for are coughing, drooling, and a green or yellow discharge from the nostrils. If not treated right away this can be fatal so if you suspect your horse has choke, it is best to call the veterinarian or go to an emergency animal hospital.
Symptoms of Choking in Horses
he symptoms are different in every horse and may also differ due to the progression of the condition. Since you are unable to be around your pet 24/7, choke can go on for hours or even days before you notice anything wrong. By that time, the only symptoms may be depression, weakness, not eating, and dehydration. Some of the most often reported signs of choke in horses are:
- Swallowing difficulties
- Excessive drooling
- Coughing and gagging
- Stretching the neck downward trying to clear the throat
- Lack of appetite
- Green, yellow, or clear discharge from the nose (may look like vomit)
- Rapid heart rate
- Nervousness and agitation
- A lump on the side of the neck that can be seen or felt (usually on the left side)
- Depression
- Weakness
- Dehydration if not treated right away
Causes of Choking in Horses
Sometimes it is impossible to tell why your horse choked, but the most common reasons are:
- Eating too fast
- Not chewing food properly
- Food too dry
- Not enough fresh water available
- Eating foreign objects
- Older horses
- Bad teeth
Diagnosis of Choking in Horses
In this situation, the veterinarian will sedate your horse in order to be able to see what is going on. Once your horse is relaxed, the veterinarian will likely insert a tube through the nostril into the esophagus until it reaches the blockage. During this procedure the veterinarian will ask about your pet's medical history, vaccinations, and when you noticed the symptoms. A quick but thorough physical examination will be done to check your horse's body temperature, heart rate, breath sounds, blood pressure, weight, and body condition score. Blood will be drawn for a complete blood count, liver enzyme profile, fungal and bacterial cultures, electrolyte level panel, and serum chemical analysis.
Digital radiography (x-rays) will be performed so the blockage can be seen better. An endoscopy may be done to get a better look at what is blocking your horse's esophagus. This procedure is done by inserting an endoscope (long flexible tube) down the nostril into the esophagus. The endoscope has a lighted camera that projects the video onto a monitor so the veterinarian is able to see the problem. The veterinarian may also be able to insert small tools through the endoscope to remove the blockage.
Treatment of Choking in Horses
Sometimes the blockage dislodges itself or it will do so after your horse is given a sedative for the endoscopy. If that is the case, the veterinarian will usually just provide a bit of fluids to prevent dehydration. Otherwise, there are several treatment choices, including endoscopic lavage. However, in some cases, the veterinarian is not able to dislodge the blockage with an endoscope and will have to do surgery to remove the object.
Endoscopic Lavage
An endoscopic lavage is done by pumping water through the nasogastric tube while the veterinarian moves the tube back and forth. During this procedure, your horse's head will need to be lower than the rest of the body to prevent the water and food particles from getting into the lungs. This procedure is 90% effective in removing the blockage.
An esophagotomy is done in rare cases when the veterinarian is unable to remove the blockage with all other methods. This operation is done by making a small incision in the esophagus above the blockage and removing the obstruction while looking for other obstructions or other issues.
Some of the medications used for this condition are antibiotics to prevent infection, a sedative such as detomidine or xylazine, muscle relaxant such as oxytocin, and steroids for pain and swelling.
Recovery of Choking in Horses
Your horse should be observed carefully over the next several weeks to make sure choke does not recur, and to watch for complications. Many horses with choke end up getting aspiration pneumonia or mucosal ulceration so it is important to check on your pet often and call your veterinarian if you have any concerns or questions.
Choking Questions and Advice from Veterinary Professionals
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My 34 yr. old choked a week ago. The vet was able to clear the choke, but he still has a slight cough. Should I be worried, or is his throat still sore? This is the second choke. He is currently on Purina senior (soaked) but he only eats about 4 pounds a day now. Was eating 16 pounds.
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How Do I Sell My Texas Land To A Developer? (We Have The Answers) – HOMEBUYERS OF DALLAS
Owning land is pretty easy – it rarely takes a lot of effort. But when you want to sell, that can be a different story. Do you own landing and are wondering, "How do I sell my Texas land to a developer"? At HOMEBUYERS OF DALLAS , we're often asked that question so we wrote … Continued


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Meet Chucky again for the first time in the full 'Child's Play' trailer
The full trailer for Orion Pictures and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures' upcoming "Child's Play" remake has arrived, featuring Mark Hamill as the voice of Chucky. Check it out in the player below!
The new "Child's Play" also stars Aubrey Plaza ("Ingrid Goes West") as Karen, Emmy and Tony nominee Brian Tyree Henry ("Atlanta") as Mike and Gabriel Bateman ("Lights Out") as Andy. Rounding out the cast are Beatrice Kitsos (Fox's "The Exorcist"), Ty Consiglio ("Wonder") and Carlease Burke ("Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle"). Lars Klevberg ("Polaroid") is directing from a script by Tyler Burton Smith ("Kung Fury"), based on the original motion picture.
"Child's Play" is produced by David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith under their KatzSmith Productions banner. The duo produced last year's smash hit remake of "It". The highest grossing horror film of all time, "It" brought in more than $700 million at the global box office. Aaron Schmidt and Chris Ferguson, meanwhile, are executive producing.
Look for "Child's Play" to hit the big screen on June 21, 2019.
Silas Lesnick is the Senior Editor of Moviebill. He has been covering entertainment news out of Los Angeles for more than a decade. You can reach him via e-mail or on Twitter.


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Samos Window Feeder
Samos Window Feeder
The Samos Window Feeder attaches to the window with three strong suction cups: two for the hopper and a third (with a hook) for the roof. Birds can feed from the front and sides of the hopper, and, as the feeder is transparent, you're assured great views of them from all angles!
The hopper has drainage holes to avoid waterlogging and the black rubber helps the birds grip to the feeder to improve comfort and keep the birds feeding for longer.
- Colour
- Transparent
- Material
- Plastic
- Width
- 18.0cm
- Length
- 20.0cm
- Height
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
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|Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, Philip Kaufman
|Monday, June 1, 1981
|115 minutes
|Paramount Pictures
|Some material may not be suitable for children.
Archeologist and university professor Indiana Jones must retrieve the mythic Lost Ark of the Covenant before the it gets into the hands of Adolf Hitler who plans on using its power to guarantee his global conquest.
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Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures Blu-ray Review
It's time to see one of the best movie franchises of all time in your own living room. Now on Blu-ray in a box set, the Indiana Jones series can be seen in all their adventurous glory, and in crystal clear High Definition perfect for home viewing. If you missed them when they were released in a theater or feel it's time to revisit the daring archeologist, I found Indiana Jones the Complete Adventures 5 Disc Blu-ray Box Set the best way of getting reacquainted.
I became a fan of Indiana from the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981 amidst all the fan fare that the movie has Star Wars beat for excitement. Being an avid moviegoer I became a little skeptical as I had just seen The Empire Strikes Back an amazing sequel to its initial movie three years earlier. I had no idea that what I was about to witness was an amazing mix of adventure and comedy that blew me away. Even today when I watched the film in Blu-ray for the first time I just couldn't stop enjoying Harrison Ford as a young man determined to complete his quest.
The Box set has all four of the motion pictures and I had no trouble plopping each of the discs into my Blu-ray player and getting totally immersed in each of the films once again. The 5 discs are slotted inside a book that has photos of posters and scenes from each of the films. Snugly inserted it takes a tug to get them out so be careful when you grab on to the awesome platters. I am glad they do not fall out easily and are nicely protected.
The first four discs are the films each of which has their original trailers as a bonus. There is no waiting after you insert the disc into the player because it goes straight to the menu where you have a choice of play, settings, scenes or bonuses. I like this because you're not bothered by pitches for other films coming out, notices about the movie studio's rights or other annoying ads. This made it easy to jump right into the film and get started on each of the four action adventures.
Let's get down to business, Raiders of the Lost Ark begins in the mid 1930's with the introduction of Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) going after a golden artifact in a cave. Mixing a little comedy with a lot of action, the scene is probably the most memorable of all time. The story goes on from there where Indiana gets a job for the US Government to find the Ark of the Covenant believed to be the chest containing the Ten Commandment tablets received by Moses. Indiana has to find the Ark before his arch nemesis Rene Belloq (Paul Freeman), who has been commissioned by the Nazis, gets to the chest. Believed to have explosive powers, the Nazis want to get the Ark to help them dominate Europe and then the world. He travels to Asia where he meets up with Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) who gives him a piece to the puzzle. The movie is played out on a grand scale in many countries from Asia to Africa and keeps the viewer intrigued and amused.
Following the huge success of the first entry into the movie market, Creator and Executive Producer George Lucas got Steven Spielberg and his leading man back again to make Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. The story actually takes place prior to his trek to get the Ark of the Covenent. Here we find him delivering an artifact to a Chinese mobster and just getting out of a double cross in the nick of time. Escaping in what he thinks is a transport airplane with Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw) and Short Round (Jonathan Ke Quan) in tow, Indiana ends up in the mountains of India. Here he gets involved in retrieving the magical Sankara Stones and giving them back to the villagers who were plundered and enslaved by Mola Ram (Amnrish Puri). I like all the adventures of Indiana Jones, yet Temple of Doom is one of the best for their action sequences that include a wild ride on an underground ore transport railroad.
In the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade which jumps back in time to introduce you to the young Indiana (Played by River Phoenix) we find out why he has a fear of snakes, how he got his whip and famous hat. But the real story takes you on a whirlwind trip to find the Holy Grail. Again encountering the Nazis who have their sights set on getting the challis that holds the powers of the universe, Indiana presses on getting special help to fend off the German scourge of the 30's. During this adventure we get to meet Indiana's father Henry Jones (Sean Connery) and Dr. Elsa Schneider (Alison Doody) who 'help' Indiana on the treacherous quest. The action gets fierce and frequent as the Joneses fend off their adversaries and escape from some tight situations. This has to be the best film of the four using some amazing stunt work, great green screen special effects and explosive confrontations.
The final film in this series Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull takes you on a very different kind of adventure. This outing gave me the impression that with the advent of CGI Spielberg felt he could give Indiana more of a fantasy stage to work on that was previously not available. Set in the mid 1950's Spielberg puts the now aged Indiana in harm's way after a relative Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeuf) visits him with an irresistible plan. Taking off on Mutt's motorcycle, the two head off on a Journey that leads them to parts of the United States, Peru and the Amazon Jungle where they discover the meaning of the Crystal Skull. Along the way they meet Irina Spalko (Kate Blanchette) a Russian who wants to get her hands on the crystal skull for the Soviet Union. The film also reunites Indiana with his first love Marion (Karen Allen) from Raiders of the Lost Ark who provides Indiana with some important news. Of the four films, this one may be the weakest, even though most visual with the use of Computer Graphics.
Special Bonus features on Disc 5 add to the box set:
While each of the discs have the bonus of the early trailers used to promote the films, the 5th disc holds the treasure of approximately 7 hours of features that are totally entertaining and eye-opening. Showing how each of the movies were created, developed, and filmed, the special added reflections by George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, the actors, and major crew give a fascinating portrait of the franchise that amassed billions of viewers.
On the set with Raiders of the Lost Ark- Included here are the actual filming of Spielberg as he makes the movie showing the treacherous terrain on which he had to work, shooting the scenes under poor conditions and giving his vision of the script. It's an amazing visual that shows the man of many caps and hats as he works at his trade in part A "From the Jungles to the Desert" and part B "Adventure to Legend".
The next bonus is a series called "Making Of" that features all four films. Each feature includes commentary by Lucas, Spielberg, Lawrence Kasdan (Screenwriter) and Producer Frank Marshall. Included in every one are outtakes and deleted scenes.
There are two Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark, one that was earlier filmed when they made the film and the second one that was produced for the Box Set.
Making of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Making of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Making of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Behind the Scenes- Takes a look at all four films from a different perspective that shows stunts, special effects and filming techniques used to make the films exciting and include:
The Stunts of Indiana Jones
The Music of Indiana Jones
The Light and Magic of Indiana Jones
Raiders: The Melting Face
Indian Jones and the Creepy Crawlies
Travel with Indiana Jones: Locations
Indy's Women: The American Film Institute Tribute
Indy's Friends and Enemies
Iconic Props
The Effects of Indy
Adventures in Post Production
The Video Quality on a HD TV of the films using the Blu-ray format is awesome compared to earlier releases on DVD. The visuals are clear and bright and the presentation in widescreen gives the film a theater look. The sharp details can now be seen during the less illuminated scenes.
The Audio Quality stands out on THX, a crystal clear sound that allows most any speaker system more than sufficient ability to make each of the films enjoyable. I can hear more depth of sound and there's better support for additional speakers to make the action more real.
FINAL ANALYSIS: An outstanding set of Action Adventure films. (A)
-- John Delia
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SolBridge Partners with Widya Mandala Catholic University, Indonesia for Joint Bachelor Degree
Entering 2019, SolBridge is expanding its partnership to one of the most respected universities in Indonesia, Widya Mandala Catholic University.
Starting in 2019, SolBridge partners with Widya Mandala Catholic University in launching a one-of-its-kind bachelor joint degree program in the field of International Business Management. The cohort will be called a Super Class, and the students of this class are recruited with high admission standards and set to spend the first year at Widya Mandala, Indonesia and another two years at SolBridge, South Korea. Students who graduate from this twin program will receive two degrees from two different universities and countries.
Located in the city of Surabaya, Widya Mandala Catholic University has been a leading private higher education institution in the region running quality programs and graduating top-notch students. On December 1st 2018, Widya Mandala officially launched the joint degree by inviting speakers from a start-up unicorn, Go-Jek and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants explaining the future of business graduates and leaders. Besides, the attending prospective students and parents had the chance to discuss future education plans with education expert, Professor Anita Lie and also getting to know SolBridge more from a notable SolBridge BBA alumni and Manager for Indonesia Office, Ridho Hirzan Saputra.
Sealing the collaboration, the Dean of the Business program, Dr. Lodovicus and Head of the International Business Management Program, Dr. Wahyudi, visited SolBridge in December 2018 finalizing details of the Super Class.