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Sermon on Mark 1:21-28, January 29, 2012; Exorcisms Today
2012-01-28 by David von Schlichten
Sermon on Mark 1:21-28
for St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Youngstown, PA
with Sunday January 29, 2012,
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany,
with the Reverend Dr. David von Schlichten
(word count: 858)
Exorcisms in Church—and Out
Have you ever witnessed an exorcism, someone driving a demon out of a person or place? Imagine being in the presence of a demon-possessed person, a demoniac. Imagine someone commanding the demon, "Be silent, and come out of that person!" and the demon obeying. Now imagine that happening right here, during church.
That's what happens in our gospel, Mark 1:21-28. Jesus is in worship. He's preaching, and in walks a man. He walks up the center aisle toward Jesus and says, "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God." People's eyes are wide. Parents pick up their small children. As the demoniac walks up the aisle, people move away from him. He's sweating and twitching as he walks, his face beading with fury, his eyes filled with pleading and terror. The veins stand out on his neck. His face is red. Up front, Jesus crosses his arms in front of his chest, watches the demoniac. The demoniac is now just a couple feet in front of him. Jesus says, "Be silent, and come out of him!" The man falls to the floor. People gasp. Someone says, "Call 9-1-1!" The man has a brief seizure and screams. Then he lies still. Is he dead? No, his eyes are open. The redness leaves his face. Jesus kneels next to him and helps him to sit upright, and you and I don't know whom to fear more, the demon or this Jesus, who has authority over demons. Who is this guy?
When we hear a story like this one, it is easy for us to think that such miracles only happened in Bible times and that, these days, you just are not likely to see an exorcism. Further, it is tempting for us in the twenty-first century to think that evil is stronger than Jesus. Sure, Jesus drove out demons long ago. Today, however, evil possesses the world, and it often seems either that there is nothing Christ can do about or that he chooses not to. So much evil. So many demons, and what is Christ doing today to stop all that? We pray, "Deliver us from evil," but how does Christ do that? Is God listening to our prayers? Does Christ stop evil?
Actually, Christ is doing a lot to stop evil today. Casting out demons is not something that Christ did only in Bible times. Christ drives out demons today, too. Let's consider how.
One way Christ drives out demons today is through actual exorcisms. Exorcisms do occur in our own time, although they are not common. Whether the allegedly possessed person is truly possessed or is struggling with some sort of illness is up for debate, but exorcisms do occur.
How else does Christ drive out demons? He drives out the demons of alcohol or drug addiction through counseling, twelve-step programs, and rehabilitation. Christ might even use you to help drive the demon of addiction out of a person. Remember, though, that you are not helping to drive out a demon if you are enabling a person. You are just enabling the demon.
Christ also drives out the demons of sadness, anxiety, and bitterness in various ways, especially here during worship. Yes, each Sunday Christ is present and commanding the demons to be silent and come out of us.
Think about it. When we have a baptism, God adopts a person into God's special family and gives that person eternal life. God rescues that person from death and the Devil, as Luther says in the Book of Concord. Moreover, as part of the baptismal service, I ask the parents and sponsors if they renounce the forces of evil. I ask them three times, and each time they reply, "I renounce them." We renounce evil, the Devil. Exorcism.
At the beginning of our service, when we confess our sins and I declare, by the power of the keys, that our sins are forgiven, evil flees the room shrieking. Forgiveness of sins punches the Devil in the gut. Exorcism.
When we read the lessons and preach the sermon together—and make no mistake: you do help me preach the sermon—when we hear and speak scripture and sermon, the Devil stomps out of the building, because he knows that he cannot stand up against the Word of God.
When we walk forward, hold out our hands, and receive the body of Christ, the blood of Christ, the Devil goes mad with fear. The Devil is scrawny compared to the healing power of the body and blood. Take and eat, take and drink. Let Christ enter you and push out evil. Exorcism.
During worship and beyond, Christ drives out evil through each other. Granted, sometimes we humans bring evil to one another, but we also drive out evil from each other, thanks be to the Spirit's blowing, burning power.
Evil swirls and howls all around us every day, but you, thanks be to Christ, have power against evil. Go, and drive out the Devil. Christ makes us muscular with love against evil.
Sermon Thoughts for January 29, 2012, Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
2012-01-23 by David von Schlichten
Deuteronomy 18: God promises that there will be a successor to Moses who will be a true prophet. That person ends up being Joshua, but in what ways are we Moses' successors? How are we prophetic? What is a prophet?
Psalm 111: "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom." This recurring line in Scripture is problematic for many contemporary hearers because we find distasteful the idea of fearing God. Preachers tend to resolve this dilemma by saying that "fear" really means "be in awe of." Does it really, or is that just wishful thinking on the part of us preachers?
1 Corinthians 8: Paul warns against engaging in behavior that might confuse or lead astray other Christians. The passage speaks of eating food offered to idols, but many of us today are probably not doing that. What are some contemporary analogs to this practice, and how can we modify our behavior to help the weak?
Central to the passage is the idea that life is not all about me but that I am obligated to care for others. At the same time, caring for others does not mean codependency or enabling, for such behavior is ultimately not really helpful to others. It would be useful to preach about our obligations to others and how to fulfill those obligations in a way that builds up the body of Christ.
Mark 1: Christ performs an exorcism during a worship service. How does Christ exorcise demons each week during worship? For instance, how do sermons, prayers, hymns, baptism, holy communion, and fellowship drive out demons?
How does Christ use us to be exorcists in the world?
What thoughts do you have? Feel free to email me or to submit a post for possible publication here.
Looking forward to a groundhog but not a newt, I am
Yours in Christ,
David von Schlichten, Lectionary Blog Moderator
Sermon for January 22, 2012, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, 3 Epiphany B
2012-01-20 by David von Schlichten
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 7:29-31
for St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Youngstown, PA
with Sunday January 22, 2012,
Third Sunday after the Epiphany,
with the Reverend Dr. David von Schlichten
(word count: 892)
The Present Form of this World
1 Corinthians 7:29-31 is a weird passage. It says that, if you have a wife, you should be as if you do not have one; if you are grieving, be as if you are not grieving; if you are rejoicing, then be as if you are not rejoicing; if you buy possessions, be as if you do not have possessions; and if you deal with the world, be as if you have no dealings with it. Why should we be this way? Because the present form of this world is passing away.
What does all that mean? For instance, I have a wife. What does it mean to be as if I do not have one? I'm not going to ignore my wife, pretend I'm not married. That cannot be the right thing to do, especially considering that, elsewhere in the Bible, including in 1 Corinthians 7, we learn that a husband and wife are to honor and care for each other.
What does the rest mean? What does it mean to live as if you are not grieving when, really, you are? That doesn't sound healthy psychologically. If you feel grief, you should not bury that or deny that but express it somehow. Likewise, it does not sound healthy to deny your rejoicing. The whole passage seems to advocate denial, and generally denial is unhealthy. As Dr. Phil says, "You can't fix what you don't acknowledge." Denial is usually unwise, so why is this passage from 1 Corinthians 7 telling us Christians to be in denial? Or is it?
Actually, the passage is not really saying that we should live in denial. It would not make sense for us to ignore or deny our spouse, grief, joy, possessions, and the world. We Christians are not to hide from the world. Jesus certainly did not. He did not cocoon himself from the world. No, he walked around, taught people, healed people. He was not in denial or hiding from the world's joy, grief, possessions, and ways of the world, and neither should we. He was not in denial when he endured the cross so that we could live forever for free. We the baptized are not to be of the world, but we are still to be in the world.
So if we are not to be in denial, if we are not to hide from the realities of the world, then what is this passage telling us to do? Eugene Peterson suggests that the passage is teaching us to live simply. When the passage says be as if you don't have a wife, or be as if you are not grieving or don't have possessions, the passage is not saying live in denial. It is saying live simply. Do not let anything or anyone get in the way of your devotion to God. Not your spouse, not your grief or joy, not your possessions, nothing. Devotion to God is to come first.
For example, we all like to buy nice things for ourselves, and doing so is not necessarily bad. But let's keep in mind that God is to come first, and part of putting God first is helping people in need. So when we buy some nice possession, we are to ask ourselves, "Am I putting stuff before God? Could I put my money to better use? Are there people in need whom I could help instead of spending money on something that I don't need?" We are to put God first. Simplify our lives, focus on God.
Simplifying our lives is easier said than done, isn't it? How can we simplify our lives so we can be more God-focused? I confess, I have a difficult time simplifying my life. If you have suggestions, I'd love to hear them.
According to 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, why are we to simplify our lives? Because the present form of this world is passing away, that's why. What does that mean, the present form of this world is passing away? It originally meant that Christ was coming back any minute. They believed that back then, that Christ was returning at any second. Many people today believe that Christ is about to return, and he may be. The present form of this world is passing away.
The present form of this world will pass away ultimately at the end, when Christ returns, but the present form of this world passes away in other ways, too. For instance, when we read the Bible, we encounter the wisdom of God that pushes aside the world's shallow, clanging foolishness. When we gather for worship, we do not ignore the world, but the violence and heartbreak of the world move to the back seat as we receive strength and assurance from God. When we remember our baptism and receive the body and blood, the rest of the world shrinks away. When we send each other cards, bake for each other, volunteer to help each other, listen to each other, the present form of this world loosens its grip, loses some of its power, passes away, even if just for a whisker of a second.
We simplify life. We put God first, and watch the present form of this world retreat before God's light. And then we go into the world to help those who are stuck in the darkness.
Thoughts on the Lessons for January 22, 2012, Third Sunday after Epiphany
2012-01-15 by David von Schlichten
Jonah: Who are our Ninevites? The Taliban? Terrorists? Al-Qaeda? A family member from whom we are estranged? How do we preach to such people without allowing ourselves to be harmed by them? How do we show mercy to people who want to blow us up?
Psalm 62: "God has spoken once; twice I have heard it." What does it mean to hear God twice? Is this line just a poetic way of emphasizing receptivity to God, or can one truly hear twice?
1 Corinthians 7:29-31: If you are married, act as if you are not, and so on. This passage is calling for urgency because "the present form of this world is passing away." But is it? We have been saying forever that the world is ending, but we are still here.
Or does "passing away" mean something different? In what ways does the present form of this world pass away, if not eschatologically? Or is the world passing away eschatologically? Are we always in the last days?
Mark 1: Drop your nets; follow Christ. What nets are we holding, and how do we drop them? How do we drop everything while still honoring our responsibilities to family, career, and so forth? When do we have to leave family, career, and so forth?
What thoughts do you have? Feel free to email me or to submit a post for possible publication here.
Remembering Pastor King's dream, I am
Yours in Christ,
David von Schlichten, Lectionary Blog Moderator
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, January 15, 2012
2012-01-14 by David von Schlichten
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
for St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Youngstown, PA
with Sunday January 15, 2012,
Second Sunday after the Epiphany,
with the Reverend Dr. David von Schlichten
(word count: 683)
Glorify God in Your Body
How do you feel about your body? Do you like it? Most of us are pretty critical of our body. I wish I were more handsome and a little thinner. On TV, magazine covers, and in movies we forever see images of good-looking people and are told that we should look like them. Women, especially, are assaulted with images of slender, young, buxom women and are told that every woman is supposed to look like those images. That's ridiculous and satanic.
In our second reading, 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, Paul says, ". . . [D]o your not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you . . . ." Paul says that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Do you think of your body as a temple? The Holy Spirit is God, so God dwells within you. You receive the Holy Spirit at baptism, and, for the rest of your life, your body is a sacred building.
The next time you're naked, such as when you are getting a shower, pause to give thanks for your body. God has made you, and the Holy Spirit lives within you. In God's eyes, your body is sparkling, bejeweled, worth more than all of Warren Buffet's wealth. Your body is something to give thanks for. It is God's house. Don't let the media tell you otherwise. Media shmedia.
In 1 Corinthians 6, Paul also says, "You were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body." The price is the death and resurrection of Jesus. Therefore, glorify God in your body. What does it mean for us to glorify God in our body?
Part of glorifying God in our body is eating right. If you are eating too much or not enough, you are not glorifying God in your body. Love your body; it is sacred.
Part of glorifying God in our body is watching how much alcohol we drink. If you are drinking too much, you are not glorifying God. Get help. Your body is sacred, a temple.
Smoking and doing drugs definitely do not glorify God in your body. Having irresponsible sex does not glorify God, either.
Exercise! Generally, exercise is good for our bodies, honors our bodies. Exercise honors God. Some of us have health problems that make it hard to exercise, but most of us can do some form of exercise. Even walking around more in your house or apartment is better than nothing.
Now, of course, none of us is perfect when it comes to taking care of our bodies. I eat too much and not exercise enough. When we fall short, we pray, "God, forgive me, and be patient with me." God is not out to get you, not out to zap you, not out to shake a paternal finger at you or send you to your room without supper. God loves you. God has made your body sacred. Celebrate and honor that good news. Embrace better living, not as a chore, but as a way of rejoicing, worshipping, and glorifying God.
Moreover, let us respect, not just our own bodies, but the bodies of other people as part of rejoicing, worshipping, and glorifying God. Remember, just as your body is sacred, so are other people's bodies. Therefore, think about how you respond to other people's bodies. Do you discriminate against people because they are less attractive? When we are demeaning toward other people's bodies, we are demeaning toward the temple of God that God constructed.
Think about how we react to black people. The people of St. James are loving, good-hearted people, but, over my years here, I have heard numerous prejudiced comments. When we discriminate against others because of their skin-color, we are insulting the temple of God, and, of course, we are failing to love our neighbors as we love ourselves.
The body as the temple. What a responsibility, but what a joy. Thanks be to God that, even when we think we're too fat or too thin or too ugly or too old, God still lives within us.
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The performances during the four-day Annual Sports and Cultural Meet form an important part of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba's philosophy of values-based integral education, practiced in all Sathya Sai educational institutions.
This is one of the many occasions that contributes to the concept of a modern
—where students and teachers live and grow together. For a period of 3 to 4 weeks, teachers and students work together, ceaselessly, towards one end – to put up a performance that will please their beloved Mother Sai. Each student is given an opportunity to highlight her or his talent and perform in the Divine presence. For some this may be athletics, for others it is fine arts and yet others it is some form physical display or cultural performance.
The uniqueness of Sai Educational Institutions is that in this endeavor the spirit of cooperation supersedes the spirit of competition. A high quality of performance is achieved through determination, dedication and commitment with a single pointed goal of pleasing the Lord. This results in developing a sense of equanimity that nurtures creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, judicious time management and the quest for excellence – the main ingredients for achieving success.
As a result, when students go through multiple Annual Sports and Cultural Meets during their stay at Sai Educational Institutions, they inculcate lifelong qualities of hard work, self-control, respect for others, Self-confidence, Self-reliance, leadership, entrepreneurship, and the like. These qualities help them in their professional careers, social service activities and their personal spiritual quest.
Annual Sports and Cultural Meet 2015 - A Report
11-14 January 2015 | Prasanthi Nilayam
The Sri Sathya Sai educational institutions held their Annual Sports and Cultural Meet from 11 to 14 January 2015 at Prasanthi Nilayam, Andhra Pradesh. The event is a culmination of a month-long, intensive preparation of athletic displays, acrobatics, cultural dance routines, dramas and the like, by over 2000 students of the Sri Sathya Sai Primary and Higher Secondary Schools, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, and its allied institutions. The unique aspect of the event is the display of courage, skill and temperament exhibited by students ranging from ages five to twenty-five.
The format of the event was similar to previous years. The sports event was held on 11 January at the Sri Sathya Sai Hill View Stadium in Prasanthi Nilayam and the cultural events were held on the evenings of 12, 13 and 14 January at Sai Kulwant Hall in Prasanthi Nilayam. The Prize distribution ceremony—where students of all Sai educational institutions are recognized for their excellence in individual and team events for sports, cultural and fine arts—was held on the morning of 14 January.
Sports Presentations – 11 January 2015
To mark ninety years of the Advent of our beloved Lord, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, the theme for this year's meet was White & Orange (students and Swami). It is representative of the special bond of love that Swami shares with His students. The sports event was spilt into morning and afternoon sessions climaxing in a grand finale of a synchronized LED performance and fireworks under the night sky.
The Sathya Sai Hill View stadium was decorated all around with banners highlighting both, the White & Orange theme and the 90th Year of the Advent of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, avatar of the age. The galleries had filled up almost to their capacities. Students, teachers and staff of the Sai educational institutions, parents, devotees and the residents of Puttaparthi, all were seated before 8 a.m. to welcome their Lord, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba into the stadium.
Bhagawan's car with a beautiful photograph of Him was escorted by motorcycle escorts, and welcomed by the women's brass band of the Anantapur Campus of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL). This was followed by an escort by the Slow March Squad, a special contingent that was led by the men's brass band of the Prasanthi Nilayam Campus of the university. When Bhagawan arrived in a grand procession at the Shanti Vedika—the stage where senior members of the Sai institutions and Trusts along with invited guests sit in the Divine presence—the house captains of the university saluted Him through a canopy of flags before a group of students chanting the vedas offered a ceremonial welcome to Swami, and the Vice-Chancellor, SSSIHL along with senior members of the Sri Sathya Sai educational institutions, offered salutations to Bhagawan.
The colourful and courageous presentations by all the various institutions that unfolded throughout the day in the Divine presence in front of a crowd of over 10,000 spectators were divided into two sessions- the morning and afternoon sessions.
The March Past, Flag Hoisting and Sports Meet Oath
The first event is the march past, which is a spectacle in itself. It is a wonderful sight. For almost twenty minutes, accompanied by the women's and men's brass bands of the University, all students of the Sai educational institutions (one after the other) marched from the north end of the stadium and gathered in front of the Shanti Vedika to offer their salutations to Bhagawan.
Following the hoisting of the university flag, the customary Sports Meet oath was administered to the participants and the sports torch for 2015 was lit, carried around the stadium to Hanuman Hill. It was then carried by the mascot to light the sports flame on top of the hill. This year's mascot was a pure white Pegasus, a winged divine stallion (male horse) that is one of the most famous creatures in Greek mythology.
Men's Campuses, SSSIHL, SSMCM and SSSHSS (Boys)
This year was unique in that all the three men's campuses of the university (Prasanthi Nilayam, Brindavan and Muddenahalli), Sathya Sai Mirpuri College of Music (SSMCM) and Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School (SSSHSS) (Boys) performed as one unit (instead of the typical individual presentations). They had lived together and practiced for over two weeks prior to the final events in an effort to perfect their coordination, technique and final presentations.
The first presentation of this year's Sports Meet was a Lion Dance. Dozens of students (dressed as lions in pairs) harmoniously performed daring jumps from high blocks, all synchronized to the beats of a drum in roaring strength, courage and leadership, qualities that are fitting to lions. This was followed by acrobatics stunts using iron German Wheels, which required a lot of finesse and skills of balance, teamwork and agility. Lastly, an excellent awesome display of bike stunts (named Throttle) had the spectators gushing in excitement. Stunts included driving without hands touching the bikes, various creative formations with multiple students on each bike and crisscrossing bikes at high speeds.
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences (SSSIHMS)– College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
Next up were the students of SSSIHMS, Nursing College in Whitefield. They put up a Chinese fan dance, which is a highly notable and fascinating art symbolizing the Chinese tradition, beauty, grace and pomp. Performing various movements with long, colorful sizzling fans, the formations included the awakening orange sun, colourful blocks, tornado, rainbow, energetic twirls and blooming flowers.
Anantapur Campus, SSSIHL
The first and only women's campus of the university, established in the late 1960's, has perhaps the most experience in performing in the Divine presence. They opened with Bouncing Blues- a synchronized fitness drill employing gymnastic balls to the rhythm of workout music. This mass gymnastic performance incorporated sit-ups, curl-ups and other workouts into symmetric and visually pleasing patterns, much to the delight of the audience.
Next, an incredibly demanding gymnastic form, Aerial Acrobatics consisted of displays on aerial diamonds or lyra (a constellation in the sky) as well as aerial silks. Dexterously executing various elegant postures and yogasanas at an intimidating altitude of nearly thirty feet, this event highlighted the fine balance between grit and grace.)
The next routine, Wonder Wings of Sai, was a mass drill that used ingenuously crafted wing-like props with alternating red and white shades. The performers gracefully aligned themselves in patterns such as a heart, flower, star and spirals, representing the inner human aspiration toward freedom. They ended their presentation with a grand finale formation offering pranams and gratitude to Bhagawan.
The Arati offered to Bhagawan marked the end of the morning session.
The afternoon session commenced at 4.25 p.m. Escorted by motorcycle escorts, Bhagawan was ceremonially welcomed to the Sri Sathya Sai Hill View stadium by an army of tiny Hanumans of the Smt. Eswaramma English Medium School. It was a wonderful sight that melted everyone's hearts. Their seniors, the brass band of the Brindavan Campus, SSSIHL then accompanied Swami's procession to Shanti Vedika.
Smt. Eswaramma English Medium School
Hanuman. The very word elicits the notion of love and devotion in each one of us. With the theme of Bend the Body (Gymnastics), Mend the Senses (Dance) and End the Mind (Vanaras), epitomizing perfect spiritual attunement, the various aspects of Lord Hanuman were depicted beautifully by the children of Smt. Eswaramma English Medium School. The Way To Ananda was a colourful spectacle of synchronized dance movements. Following this, the army of little Hanuman's took the stage, forming a bow and arrow and other beautiful formations depicting the example of a devotee who had been able to achieve mind control through devotion, with constant repetition of God's name. Their performance ended with the human formation of the words U R THERE in full colour.
Sri Sathya Sai Primary School
No Sports Meet is complete without the heart melting performances of some of the youngest students of the Sai educational institutions. This year, they worked even harder to bring us a series of eight performances. These included a Dance presentation, Gymnastics, Bunny Drill Dance, Structure, Umbrella, Birdie & Stars, Drill with Maypole, Rope Malkhan, Ribbon Drill with pots on the head, a LED Lights Show and a Grand Finale Song. Each performance highlighted the tireless efforts the teachers and students had put in to match the props, dresses, formations, dance sequences and the music. The LED show, for example, was particularly creative with the LED lights forming the contours of wings of various children as they performed under the fading light.
Men's Campuses, SSSIHL, SSMCM and SSSHSS (Boys)
Following their impressive morning performance, the Men's campuses started the final performance of the Sports Meet with dances from various parts of India including Dandia of Gujarat, the Bhangra of Punjab, and the Panduranga Dance of Maharashtra. This was followed by a more serious adventure comprising of the ancient martial art forms of Tai Chi, Karate, Stick Karate and Nun-chaks. While the other forms deal with physicality, Tai Chi deals with one's inner vitality. Showing off a mix of offensive and defensive moves—mostly in large groups—the performance was both educative and entertaining to the audience.
This was followed by one of the larges formations the Sports Meet has ever seen, comprising 243 students. A blend of dance and flair, poise and innovation, Jai Ho was the first of its kind. The energy levels then geared up a notch when daring and fearless students from all campuses, and those of the music college and the higher secondary school performed a series of gymnastic feats. Given their age and relative inexperience, the scenes of these young men jumping over two cars, over fire and the like were quite extraordinary and awe inspiring. It made everyone witnessing realize that love and faith in Swami combined with His Grace can accomplish anything.
By then, the skies were totally dark. This was a perfect prerequisite for the final performance of the evening, LED: Light Ends Darkness. Using selective LEDs on their own clothes, students formed wonderful formations on both the ground and in the air on the bungee ropes.
An assortment of magnificent and colourful remote-controlled lit planes then took to the sky, and ushered in the final hurrah – a colourful display of fireworks across the stadium. The Mangala Arati was offered to Bhagawan Baba at 7:15 p.m. to mark the end of the special day's offering.
Cultural Presentations – 12 to 14 January 2015
The cultural events took place in the evenings at Sai Kulwant Hall in Prasanthi Nilayam in the Divine presence. It was a fitting platform for students from all background to display their diverse talents and offer them to their beloved Lord. Just like the sports presentations, the planning, script, production, direction, props, costumes and overall execution of all dramas and presentations were done completely by students of respective campuses and institutions without any external assistance.
12 January – Brass Band Performance, Brindavan Campus, SSSIHL
Offering their feelings of love and gratitude through a musical tribute, the Brass Band of Brindavan Campus, SSSIHL presented pieced together five compositions with interludes of expression of gratitude. The programme conducted by Sri C R Santosh C R CR Santosh, III B.Sc. (Hons.) in Physics. The started with a popular western piece, Limbo Rock to begin with, followed by piece on the melody and beauty of Swami's Brindavan, a couple of Prasanthi Bhajans and concluded with yet another popular western piece, Cartoon Symphony.
13 January – Musi-visual Presentation, Anantapur Campus, SSSIHL
With the aid of visual footages synchronized with live enacting/chanting, the presentation depicted love as the essential core of all religions. It celebrated the unifying spirit of love in diverse faiths. Echoing Bhagawan's message, the presentation captured in sequence, the unsullied beauty of various world religions, namely, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism, Judaism, Jainism, Sufism, and ending Bhagawan's very own, Religion of Love. Presenting the central theme even as the backdrop with colourful visuals kept changing (representing each religious teachings), groups of students in colourful costumes chanted various religious hymns illustrating each faith.
The presentation concluded with the reiteration of the oneness of all faiths, in Bhagawan's words: when we understand the oneness of humanity, one can understand divinity.
14 January Morning – The Prize Distribution Ceremony
The Prize Distribution Ceremony consisted of speeches and giving away the cups and prizes to the students of all Sai educational institutions that excelled in individual and team events for sports, cultural and fine arts at their respective institutions during the academic year 2014/15.
The programme commenced at 8 a.m with a grand procession comprising the university brass band, veda chanting group of students and a flag-bearing squad. Following brief opening remarks by Sri Sanjay Sahni, Director, Brindavan Campus, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL), a series of brief talks by four students of different institutions highlighted the significance of the event for the students and teachers involved. They narrated by various examples and incidences, how the event highlights the bond of love between students and the Founder Chancellor of these institutions, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
Following the talks, the Founder Chancellor's Cups—symbolizing the grand effort put in by each institution—were awarded by Sri K Chakravarthi, Member, Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, the Registrar, SSSIHL and Controller of Examinations, SSSIHL. The respective captains and vice-captains of each Sai institution received them.
Prof. K B R Varma, Vice-Chancellor, SSSIHL then awarded the trophies to 28 students, all of whom were individual champions at their institution, under various categories.
The ceremony came to an end at 9:45 a.m. with the Divine benediction of our Beloved Swami. In His brief discourse, Swami advised that education is useful only if every student has a sense of fear (of sin), devotion and faith, which in turn can be used to discharge one's duties with confidence and follow the right path in life.
14 January Evening – Drama Presentation, Men's Campuses, SSSIHL, SSMCM and SSSHSS (Boys)
The stimulating drama entitled Sri Sathya Sai Avatara Rahasya, marked the grand-finale of the Annual Sports & Cultural Festival. The drama scripted the journey of life—muddled with inner foes—and how the Almighty descends in various forms, from time to time, to help annihilate these inner foes.
Using the metaphor of an attorney's fight for justice in the Royal Supreme Court of Almighty, the drama highlighted through several episodes the ascent of a human being from man to God, to the point of saying, I am I.
Illustrating this profound Truth, scenes changed from Rama's time to Krishna's and 'beyond' bringing the sum and substance of the quintessential truth that the cosmic creation is His Vishwaroopa and He alone descends in a myriad form to help ascend man to the Supreme Reality. The programme ended with a group song by the entire crew singing with love to Beloved Bhagawan.
We, the children of Sai, swear that, we shall take part in the Annual Sports & Games of Sri Sathya Sai Institutions, in fair competition; respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them and with a desire to participate in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the honour of our country, the glory of sport and our beloved Mother Sai.
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- Les Misérables
- Les Misérables - Teacher's notes. 2 of 5. Teacher's notes.
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- Seeds of a Tychonic Revolution: Telescopic Observations of the
- world system (and Marius's own world system, which he claims he developed independently).
- legacy.jefferson.kctcs.edu
- Anecdote: Story of Sempronia
- chapters later where Marius notes in his speech (85.32): "Nor have I studied Greek letters.
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- British Columbia for Franz Boas and Marius Barbeau.
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- Curriculum vitae MARIUS ZIMAND
- theory, Marius Zimand, MFCS 2010, Brno, August 2010. Lecture Notes in Com- puter Science 6281, pp. 701-712, Springer Verlag.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. ŌĆō Mayor Mike Bodker has made it no secret that he plans to run for a third term as mayor, but the official kick-off came March 7 at Pampas Steakhouse where he gathered his supporters.
Bodker said the focus of this campaign will be no different than from the path he has followed since before the cityŌĆÖs incorporation.
ŌĆ£That is to make Johns Creek a sustainable, economically viable city with a great quality of life,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£I recognize that Johns Creek is primarily a residential city, but that comes with some weaknesses. That means the government will be heavily dependent on those residents for its funding.ŌĆØ
That means working within the cityŌĆÖs means and not ŌĆ£dipping into the publicŌĆÖs pocketsŌĆØ except for the things that they approve.
With the city at 80 percent residential and 20 percent commercial, Bodker said his biggest task is to narrow that gap as much as possible. Realistically, Johns Creek canŌĆÖt expect to become the commercial giant that Alpharetta is, nor should it try.
But adding even a few percentage points to the commercial side would have a huge impact on the cityŌĆÖs revenue stream that would significantly reduce the tax burden on homeowners.
Meanwhile, Bodker says he wants to make sure of three things to manage the cityŌĆÖs quality of life:
1. The city is providing the services voters demand at the lowest cost possible.
2. Property values are protected.
3. Keep government out of the peopleŌĆÖs way.
One of BodkerŌĆÖs big goals is to see a city center that would be an attraction for both residents and visitors. Although he is sketchy on just what the form should be, he wants little government participation other than to make it possible through zoning for private investment to succeed.
ŌĆ£I believe that city center should be a destination. I donŌĆÖt want something that everybody else has. I want it to be something that not only creates a place for our citizens to come together, but a destination that drives people from outside our city to come and spend dollars,ŌĆØ he said.
It needs to have more than just a retail component. It needs dining and entertainment as well. With 70 percent of the population consisting of parents and their children, there should be places for them to find things to do together without traveling outside the city.
When asked if the city would have to take an active role in assembling the land as Alpharetta did, Bodker said no.
ŌĆ£Alpharetta acquired its land for a government center. WeŌĆÖre not doing that. We donŌĆÖt want to use the same models that have been used for years and years. Johns Creek is the ŌĆśun-governmentŌĆÖ of governments.
ŌĆ£We donŌĆÖt have to follow the same path as everybody else. We can blaze our own path,ŌĆØ he said.
Bodker said the City Council can point with pride to the way the city has maintained services while tax revenues have declined by several million dollars. The city has found ways to make economies without stinting on services.
Those revenues are on the rise again ŌĆō although still $2 million short of its high-water mark of $47 million ŌĆō but any gains that the city has realized in the last two years have gone to ŌĆ£chip away at our infrastructure needs,ŌĆØ he said.
Now that the legislation to amend the cityŌĆÖs charter has been offered up in the General Assembly, Bodker says the first thing to do will be to put together a referendum to attack the $38 million road deficiencies that the city has identified.
ŌĆ£We want the cityŌĆÖs neighborhoods to have plenty of curb appeal. But they canŌĆÖt do that if they donŌĆÖt have curbs,ŌĆØ Bodker said.
Bodker has not had opposition in his first two elections ŌĆō the first was an abbreviated two-year term to stagger council elections. He says he does not expect that to last into this election, but would not speculate on who might run against him.
He says he does not plan to run for higher office. Once his days as mayor are done, he plans to devote his time to his family and business. All of his public service from his start as a homeowner association president and member of the Johns Creek Community Association and then advocate for cityhood has been an extension of service to his community.
ŌĆ£IŌĆÖll know when it is time for someone else to do this job. But I shouldnŌĆÖt declare myself a lame duck beforehand. But when the next crop of leaders comes up, theyŌĆÖll have fresh ideas, and that is as it should be,ŌĆØ Bodker said.


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Breakthrough of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) working on one of the longest and deepest water tunnels ever built in Asia marks a milestone on a scheme that has also set new record rates for tunnelling in India.
The Robbins Main Beam TBM has been used to construct the 8.3km long Mumbai Water Tunnel at depths of up 10 109m below ground level and delivered production rates of 870m a month and up to 58m per day.
"Both the daily and monthly progress we have seen are records for TBM tunnelling in India," said project owner Unity's Pravin Titare. These rates have been achieved despite the route encountering difficult ground including basalt rock, fractured ground and water inflows on the 21 month long tunnelling work.
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Cruise Missiles: The 'Poor Man's Air Force': Bryan Dorn Warns That It Will Be Difficult to Prevent Proliferation of These Dangerous Weapons
Dorn, Bryan, New Zealand International Review
While the United States concentrates upon the emerging ballistic missile threat from North Korea and Iran to justify its construction of the ground-based midcourse defence, adversaries are constructing cruise missiles to avoid interception and to strike US strategic targets. This article will analyse the emergence of the cruise missile threat and the current inability of the missile technology control regime (MTCR) to halt the proliferation of land-attack cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
The threat from ballistic missiles has dominated US security concerns and non-proliferation efforts. Cruise missiles do not require sophisticated technology for production. As a result, the development of land-attack cruise missiles by hostile regional powers is now considered a significant security threat. The proliferation of military related technologies makes restriction of cruise missiles a more difficult task than restraining ballistic missiles. Furthermore, US military dominance in conventional forms of warfare, such as airpower, means states are abandoning their ambitions to compete against the United States in all forms of warfare and concentrating on cruise missiles for power projection. As Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz stated:
It is clear that potential adversaries will pursue any means they can to exploit the vulnerabilities of a free society ... And they most certainly will seek to exploit our near total vulnerability to ballistic missile and cruise missile attack. (1)
Numerous advantages
Remarkably, 70 countries, 40 of them in the Third World, possess 75,000 anti-ship cruise missiles with a range greater than 100 kilometres. (2) Cruise missiles offer numerous advantages over ballistic missiles. For example, they are less susceptible to counterforce targeting, do not require stable launch sites and are more effective at dispersing chemical and biological agents. Export controls on accurate guidance systems have been successful in halting the development of cruise missiles. However, the use of cruise missile technology for civilian and military purposes has aided cruise missile proliferation. The technology required for civilian aircraft can be used for cruise missiles. During 1991, the US National Academy of Sciences argued that the aircraft industry had 'negative implications for control by any single nation of the export of production technology'. (3) A report by the US Congressional Research Service warned:
In contrast to ballistic missile proliferation, cruise missiles present a particular challenge for monitoring and control because they exploit technology that is well understood and well established in the civil aviation industry. Missile airframes, navigation systems, jet engines, satellite maps, and mission planning computers and software all can be purchased on the commercial market. Cruise missile technology 'hides in plain sight'--making it difficult to identify a military program. At the same time, commercial availability generally means relatively low-cost weapons for many nations and, potentially, non-state actors. (4)
The widespread availability of anti-ship cruise missile or unmanned aerial vehicles could provide the building blocks for a land-attack cruise missile. The Chinese derived anti-ship cruise missile Silkworm can be easily modified to have a range greater than 300 kilometres. The Silkworm costs less than a Scud ballistic missile, US $250,000 compared to US$500,000$1 million. Iran and North Korea, both states of concern, have developed variants of the Silkworm and begun development of more advanced cruise missiles. 'China's Hong Niao family of cruise missiles is armed with both nuclear and conventional warheads, with ranges up to 1500-2000 kilometres (in the case of the HN-2, which entered service in 1996) and 4000 kilometres (in the case of the HN-2000, a supersonic version which is currently in development)'. …


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Mediaquest Corp. will act as the exclusive media representative across the Middle-East and North Africa for arabia.eurosport.com and its associated mobile services.
March 22, 2010 4:14 by Ben Flanagan
Dubai, March 23, 2010 – Eurosport Arabia, the new web and mobile sports portal developed in partnership between du and Eurosport, has partnered with Mediaquest Corp., the prominent publishing and media representative in the Arab world, to promote and market its interactive digital advertising offering across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Launched last December 2009 in partnership with a number of brands including Visa, Nike and Etihad, Eurosport Arabia the on-line sports portal, has already established itself as a reliable news source amongst sports fans across the MENA. Less than 100 days after its launch, Eurosport has attracted over 2 million unique visitors from across the region according to ComScore market research.
"We are delighted with the enthusiasm that Eurosport Arabia generates in the Arab on-line community," says Mr. Osman Sultan, CEO of du. "Our partnership with Eurosport is a real success and a promising first step in building Digital Arabia."
To ensure the marketing and sales of its first pan-Arab digital media venture, du chose Mediaquest Corp. after a thorough selection process that involved a number of media representative companies.
"With its pan-Arab presence and offices throughout North Africa and the Middle-East, Mediaquest Corp. is the ideal partner for Eurosport Arabia," explains Mr. Raghu Venkataraman, Chief Strategy and Investment Officer for du. "The extent of their sales network, combined with the digital advertising expertise we have developed in-house, should make a winning combination to help brands develop their presence across both on-line and mobile media."
Founded in 1987 and backed by Abraaj Capital, Mediaquest Corp. was the first media group to identify the Middle-East and North Africa as a unified market.
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Adirondack Sketches (Lane, Eastwood)
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Thank you for the link. I see there are no participating stores near me, which is akinda surprising since I live in a suburb of Atlanta. If I buy a used one of these models from the secondary market, is this against Comcast policy? I don't want to do anything inappropriate, but I also don't want to drive 30 miles to pick one up. Thanks!
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My DH and I are at 29 so far and that doesn't include the ones I am not mailing
We gave up on it a couple of years ago when we got so involved in Christmas for the kids and then found the unopened box of Christmas cards on the counter a week before Christmas. lol.
I'm just sending cards to close family, so the list is only around 10.


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