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Sometimes I grow irritated with my fellow human beings after getting stuck in traffic or having to wait for a long time in a public place like the DMV or a doctor's office. I see people acting rudely and without regard for others (e.g., cutting off other drivers when in a traffic jam, leaving trash strewn about a waiting area, playing music with inappropriate lyrics loudly on their smartphones). I feel frustration when I see these things and I struggle to feel love for the people around me.
I feel a little sheepish admitting this given what we know from Matthew 22:36-40:
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?"
Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
This is something with which I struggle and I daresay some of you have felt similarly. As I meditate this Christmas on the birth of Jesus—God sending His son in human form to pay the penalty for our sins—I'm motivated to let go of these frustrations and cultivate love for the people around me. Here's how I'm trying to do this.
Growing to love people more
- Start thinking of "people" as unique individuals instead of anonymous faces in a crowd. It's easy to distance myself from others when I see them as a mass instead of as individuals who were each made in the image of God and blessed by Him with unique gifts and roles. Simply changing this perspective makes it easier to love people.
- Stop judging. Whether they're about the mom who lets her kids run wild through the library or the man slowing down the checkout line at the store because he's distracted by his phone conversation, I sometimes struggle with judgmental thoughts. This, by itself, is an issue (Matthew 7:1-5), but it also poses a specific problem in the context of loving others. When I judge others, I'm doing so because I feel they are wrong about their approach to something. If I'm not careful, one thought leads to another and I somehow construe this to mean that they are unworthy of my love. Let's face it: We're all unworthy of God's love, yet He gives it to us. Who am I to feel like I'm too good to love others? When I'm on alert for judgmental thoughts and extinguish them when they enter my mind, I'm able to stop the judging and avoid this thought pattern.
- Consider their motivations. In general, most of us have good reasons for doing the things we do. Of course, these motivations are "good" from our subjective viewpoints, so this doesn't mean that our actions are always good and right. However, it does mean that I can be more understanding of people if I take a moment to put myself in their shoes. It's easier to feel compassion and love when I have this understanding.
- Choose to love. As helpful as the previously mentioned strategies are, they focus on making it easier to love people instead of focusing on the choice I need to make in my heart. Just like in marriage, love is a choice. It shouldn't matter how people act or if I feel love towards them; I must choose to love them. This isn't particularly easy, but it's critical.
It looks like I've got my work cut out for me!
What about you? Do you ever struggle to love the people around you? What things do you do to grow your love for people?
Though this post is somber, I do want to take this chance to wish you and your families a wonderful Christmas! May you each have meaningful fellowship with your loved ones as we celebrate the birth of our Savior.
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2002, Summer.
How ironic that at a time of great spiritual bankruptcy personally, I found myself in the bowels of India, dumped unceremoniously at the fringe of the great bustling city of New Delhi…
It goes some way to explain that at the time, I was in love with my best friend and would've crawled across broken glass to be near him. He didn't know. For a while now he'd told me about his plans to move to a third world country for a few months. While the exact nature of this trip – a holiday? A tour? An experiment in philanthropy and self-discovery? – was never decided upon, I knew why he wanted to go. It would provoke everything he loved about being human: adventure, compassion and spontaneity. And he asked me to come with him.
Three weeks walking or cycling alternately in the crying, dying slums of outer West Bengal and it was clear that I was not suited for this. The locals were interested but only tangentially. They had other things to do than gawk at the sunburned white foreigner, like feed hungry mouths and tend to anorexic, weeping cows. I did not feel like I was helping anyone by being there. I wanted to go home.
In line for the only bus in the village, a child approached me. I resent labelling him as a child, because this is not what children should look like. I thought, born in the great blue land of the West, a child should be healthy and happy, not with huge eyes white and rolling, ribs you can count and scraps of ragged clothing dragging in the dust.
Faced with such a sight, I did what any self-respecting, desperate Westerner would do: I reached into my backpack, dug open my wallet and gave him all the notes I could spare save my bus fare: rolled up in wads, crumpled, flat, I stuffed all those little pieces of paper into the child's faltering hands. I wanted the money to do what I could not.
Then I took my deluded sentimentality of making a difference, and of getting him to ever love me, and I went home.
Does this story surprise you?
It shouldn't. This is the emotional trajectory of sentimentality, the special place that burns with intense empathy when you read about North Korean gulags, or watch Kony 2012, or Hurricane Sandy, or injustices of every other variety, stripe and colour.
The writer Oscar Wilde once said, 'the emotions of man are stirred more quickly than man's intelligence, and it is much more easy to have sympathy with suffering than it is to have sympathy with thought.'
While I am reading news of these terrible, terrible happenings, thinking to myself: 'I must do something to help. I must write about it and tell as many people as I can,' Oscar says inside my head: 'You're doing it again. You're being sentimental.'
'That might be true,' I say back, inside my head. 'But how can I not?' To me, it's not sentimentality; it's just part of being human.
'You're right,' Oscar concedes, 'Wanting to help isn't a sign of blind sentimentality. But have you thought about what the best way to help is? And how do you know that is the best way?'
And here another novelist, Teju Cole enters the imaginary conversation inside my head.
'There is much more to doing good work than "making a difference", Christine.'
'So please Teju, tell me what more there is.'
'There is the principle of first do no harm. There is the idea that those who are being helped ought to be consulted over the matters that concern them.'
I think this over. Have we been ignoring this, every time we call for IMMEDIATE ACTION, or Down with The Man, or share the same, uncritical video campaigns on Facebook while wanting to 'make a difference'?
Teju leaves me with a sobering one-liner: 'All he sees is need, and he sees no need to reason out the need for the need', before vaporising into thin air.
In his absence, the fallacy of hasty action has just begun. When we latch onto slogan-friendly, assertive messages, ideally able to be plastered on bumper stickers and badges and to be crisply delivered in a single Tweet: Occupy Wall Street, GetKony, Ditch the Witch (Julia Gillard), etc, we are forcing massive, complicated problems through the bottleneck of communicative ease. By fixating on a single oversimplified interpretation of the cause (or more often than not, just the solution to a perceived cause), we ignore the wider constellation of factors underlying the root of the problem.
Then we take this 'solution' and multiply it, as social media has gratuitously allowed us to do. In this reality, even the most uninformed, pop cultured young person can do something. Everyone has something to offer, some way of helping, because everyone matters. This reality is the most important, if unspoken, commodity that our social-media-information-technology culture has sold us. It is also this culture's greatest achievement – that of true democracy. Social media is a democratizing force that diffuses the power over the flow of information from media organisations and the state to individuals and groups.
Said of Jason Russell, founder of Kony 2012:
He gave people the excuse to act via two clever techniques; scarcity; act now or miss out, social norming, this is the new world order, act now everyone else is. He's also ensured other well known popular celebrities are involved, modeling the appropriate behaviour so others follow.
But sheep mentality is not true democracy. Leaping from one bandwagon to the next without understanding the structural background of the causes we support is not enough – that is a dissemination of ignorance, and it can be harmful.
Perhaps the fear is that we are all hopelessly helpless. Unable to change the rules in Parliament, unable to march in there ourselves and rid whatever situation of whatever villain – we can only sit behind our computer screens, fuming and agitated with sentimental zeal.
Perhaps enthusiasm is but another way of expressing desperation. And a crowd of enthusiasts – well, that speaks of a culture raised on finite attention spans, while all the time social media 'thunders indiscriminately, fecklessly from one glitzy cause to the next.'
For most of us, our only tools are our youthful idealism, the internet, and our sheer numbers – all of which, when used well can do good. Forget villains and guns. Changing the system first requires understanding of the system.
I give you the example of terrorism. We have spent eleven years and counting blatantly fighting the war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Its progress can be boiled down to tracking down and defeating the most identifiable villain – Osama bin Laden. But what of the pockets of terrorism created by the invasion of the Coalition? What of the terrorism of poverty, what of the fresh grievances made against America, what of the havoc wrought upon civilians by turning the country upside down in the search for one man?
Illegal immigrants, too. The only conceivable conditions under which we can reject boat people, belittling their plight is if we are totally ignorant of the circumstances from which they flee. And equal ignorance of our role, as the U.S.'s staunch ally in the Coalition of the Willing, in creating those circumstances. There is no war fought on earth that does not have its consequences. In rallying behind 'STOP THE BOATS', what version of reality do we commit ourselves to? Isolationist policies and tight border security may be a popular image of Australia, but it's only one small slice of the whole Australia.
'Doing something' is different from 'doing the right thing'. To me, doing the right thing often means just changing your attitudes and understanding of the world around you. Social media is a gift of the 21st century. But you have to be careful when raising awareness via social media. These can't just be isolated facts or arguments without context. Anyone can read about severely exploited workers in Vietnamese Nike sweatshops and feel bad, but it's more important to understand the structures of oppression created by the capitalist world order, one in which developed Western states had a head start that changed everything. It's easy to condemn Western corporations for their greed and their corrupting profit motive, but first you have to understand the structures of inequality as a colonial legacy. You can watch Leo di Cap's Blood Diamond and feel moved by its very real humanitarian crises to 'do something', but it might also help to remember the 'divide and rule' partition of Africa by the 19th century European leaders that split ethnic groups along arbitrary geographic lines, creating the blueprint for conflict and poverty that we now have to pay for in foreign aid. These wars can't be reversed by a well-put together online campaign that wants to storm in and remove just one product of its history. Treat the cause, not the symptom.
The truth is, once you know about something it's difficult not to care. You can't ever go back to a state of not-knowing. But bandwagons are the exact opposite of this: they toy with people's sentiments, and are quickly replaced by next seasons' humanitarian fad. Without delving deep into the root of these problems I fear we will never care about much, for long. Doubtlessly, sentimentality is part of what it means to be human, but so is rationality. We were born with rational minds for a reason. We must use them – or we will forever be ruled by the irrational.

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This week, we had Diane Hatz, founder and director of Sustainable Table answer all your foodie questions. From local to organic, from home cooking to restaurant eating, she covered it all.
Sustainable Table was created in 2003 by the nonprofit organization GRACE to help consumers understand the problems with our food supply and offer viable solutions and alternatives. Rather than be overwhelmed by the problems created by our industrial agricultural system, Sustainable Table celebrates the joy of food and eating.
Q: What do you think is the biggest challenge for causing more mainstream adoption of sustainable food supply solutions? Is it a cultural issue? Purely monetary? Something else? (by teej)
A: I'm not an expert in the supply side of sustainable food, but the biggest problem that I know of is an actual distribution system for local food, or should I say distribution systems for each local area in the country – so it's an infrastructure issue. If you look strictly at efficiency and economies of scale, the large industrial distribution systems like we have now are more efficient at getting food into stores, but it's at the cost of the quality of the food, the effect on the environment and climate change, the treatment of animals, the vast distances the food has to travel, etc, so it's not sustainable and simply can't be maintained indefinitely.
I've also spoken with small sustainable farmers who've said that they can't continue to do farmers markets either – they need to be growing and harvesting food. It's very hard for them to then load a truck, drive for a few hours, and sell it all day at a market. I know people who are working on developing local markets where the market will pick up food from local farmers and sell it for them. (Gigi Market in the Hudson Valley, NY, is an excellent example.) So, even though the thought of creating a nationwide system of local distribution channels might seem daunting, there are people currently working on this issue. And once we have distribution channels in place, where farmers know they can get their food to consumers, I think you'll find more food being produced and available.
Q: I'd like to hear your thoughts on sustainable foods for people that live in areas with extreme climates. For example, even though it's particularly extreme, places like Barrow, Alaska. Their average temperature never gets above 40 degrees Fahrenheit and they only average 109 days above freezing per year. They also experience 65 days per year without a single sunrise, but still have thousands of residents. Do they have any sustainable options? (by teej)
I'm not sure about Barrow, Alaska, because I've never been there, but I've been to Laramie, Wyoming, which is over 7,000 feet and has less than a 90-day growing season. I visited last year while Sustainable Table went on the Eat Well Guided Tour of America, a cross country tour to promote local sustainable food. The University of Wyoming, through their ACRES program, had just started an organic student farm, and even though they never thought they'd be able to grow anything the first year, they had just come back from the farmers market with around $900 in sales from the food they'd grown. I also spoke with a woman from Laramie who has a farm that grows lettuce – and she has to contend with 125 mile an hour winds on the mountain where she lives.
So, is it more challenging to grow food in places like Wyoming and Alaska? Of course! But it can be done. In Wyoming I was introduced to high tunnels – they're simply large sheets of plastic secured over a rounded frame – this protects the soil and plants, and extends the growing season. I also saw cold frames – which are wooden boxes covered with glass, where food grows inside in the ground. In addition to those options, hot houses aren't the way they used to be. Some have food growing directly in the earth; others have boxes with soil, but many are organic and grow delicious food. With regard to lack of sun for 65 days, if there is the possibility of wind power or some type of alternative power, you could use wind to generate power for lights to make sure food can continue to grow – and that you keep the operation sustainable.
Also, we here at Sustainable Table promote buying as locally as possible. It's not possible to get all foods in all areas at all times, and we're not trying to tell people they have to stop eating a certain food – but if you live in Alaska, it's going to make more sense to get food you might not be able to grow from Washington or Oregon than from China or even Florida. (Though we do encourage people to try to eat as seasonally as possible, or to try to can food so that they're not buying something like strawberries from another country in December!)
Q: A while back, Wired ran an article that talked about how organics are not the answer. How do you think organic food plays into the sustainable food movement? (by stins)
A: Organic is a great way to start. Understanding the problems around food today and knowing what to do can be confusing and overwhelming when you first begin learning about it, so, for some people, looking for organic is a good way to start. Also, if you're in a large store and no one there can tell you about the food, organic guarantees the food will not be genetically engineered, will not be irradiated, no sewage sludge used, and no chemical fertilizers or pesticides applied.
Also, I have to say that there are many many small organic farmers who exceed the organic certification requirements and who are truly sustainable, but organic food is not necessarily sustainable. Large agribusinesses have become very interested in organic food because that segment of the market is growing so quickly, so large industrial organic farms are now present, and they are not sustainable. Monocropping (planting one crop on a large plot of land) is not sustainable – you want to buy food from a small farm where many crops are grown together and are rotated. With organic certification, animals only have to be given "access" to outdoors – they don't actually have to go outside – so there are large farms raising animals in confined conditions, and they can call themselves organic – but they are not sustainable.
So, large industrial organic is not the best option, if you have other sustainable options, but it is better than conventional food. The best option is to buy sustainable food (which could be organic but doesn't have to be) from a small local family farmer. The best way to do this is to shop at a farmers market or to ask your local store to start selling food from a local sustainable farm. And to find the right farmer for you, you need to ask questions. There is no legal definition for sustainable – it's more of a philosophy where you put back what you take out and leave the land in the same condition (or better!) for generations to come. In order to do that, you need to grow food responsibly, using minimal to no pesticides and chemical fertilizers. You also need to have humane treatment of animals, treat workers fairly, provide a living wage to the farmer, and support the local community.
Finding the right farm or farms for you might take a little while, so, as I mentioned, starting with organic can help ease you into the transition to being sustainable. I think when you're looking at buying organic, you should try to buy from small local organic farmers – they tend to be sustainable. It's the large organic farms that usually ship food long distances that tend to be industrial organic.
Q: There is a burgeoning "youth" push for sustinable, good, and fair food - especially in colleges and universities. What would you suggest (barring WWOOFing and volunteering at a local NGO) as the best way for those recent graduates to remain involved, especially given the fact that local NGOs and policy groups are often so small? (by Jbaumstein)
A: Get local sustainable food in your cafeteria or dining halls while you're still in school! It's being done all around the country. We have a section called Education & Schools on the Sustainable Table site, where we give some ideas on how to get local food into your cafeterias. The Yale Sustainable Food Project is probably the best known school food program in the country. We met former students from the University of Montana who started a local food program at the University, and since leaving, have continued to work on sustainable food issues in the Missoula area.
My other suggestion would be to look around you and see what your community needs. Do you have a CSA (community supported agriculture) program? If not, start one! Does your area have a farmers market? If not, be the first to open one in your area!
Sustainable Table is currently putting together Presentation Kits that we'll be offering online (hopefully!) by the end of the year. You'll be able to download a speech, tabling materials, handouts, everything you need to spread the word about sustainable food and to educate others. You can table at local fairs and events or at any public place – we currently have a Tools You Can Use section on our site, where you can download information and share it with others.
If you cook, see if you can do a local sustainable cooking demonstration at your local mall – bring a local farmer in and use his/her food. Or see if your local Macy's or other large department store with a kitchen department would let you come and give a demonstration or give a talk. If you're passionate about local sustainable food, there are so many things you can do to spread the word and get involved. Or see if you can do educational events with a local health food store or co-op.
Q: Do you think that the recent Slow Food Nation further polarized the sustainable food discussion - by being in SF, with Alice Waters and other members of the community who both love the process and taste, of sustainable food, and by many of the more "interesting" events being not free to the public - or did a sufficient job of steering the movement away from the criticisms of elite that surround it? (by Jbaumstein)
A: I think Slow Food Nation did an amazing job with this first event. This was a huge undertaking, and they pulled it off spectacularly. Were there some glitches? Yes, but I don't think there were any major problems. Personally, I think people are forgetting that there's a difference between artisanal (slow) food and sustainable food. Artisanal food will be sustainable, but other foods are also sustainable. Artisanal caters to a certain market in this country because it is always going to be more expensive – making small batches of high quality anything by hand is going to cost more money. And I think the people who were criticizing the event were forgetting that.
What is great about Slow Food and Slow Food Nation is that they're looking beyond just artisanal and what some might call elitist food into the whole arena of sustainable. So, I think right now they're still in the process of defining exactly how they can best promote sustainable food and access for all in conjunction with their current work on saving heritage foods and breeds and promoting artisanal foods. I think they are a powerful force in the food movement, and I believe they'll have a huge impact on helping to change our whole food system to a more sustainable one.
I'm actually having a call with them in a couple weeks, so if any of you have any suggestions on what they can do to improve their next event, please let me know and I'll pass your comments on! They are very open to input and are working really hard to make Slow Food Nation something everyone can be a part of. They had over 2,000 volunteers help them with this event – now, that's saying something about the interest in this type of food!
Q: My gut says that from a food perspective, you can't get more sustainable than buying what you need locally and cooking at home, but are there ways that restaurants (that are really on top of their game) can actually be better than each of us fending for ourselves? Are there more restaurateurs joining the local/sustainable food movement? (combined question by deej and MagdalenaC)
A: Yes, buying food yourself and cooking at home is usually the best option, but restaurants can be just as good (or better!) if, like me, you aren't the greatest cook! There are many restaurants around the country that use local sustainable ingredients in their dishes and cook meals I simply would never have the time and patience to create myself – so, yes, you can still eat out and be sustainable! They're usually not cheap, though. If you want to find a sustainable restaurant in your area, try Sustainable Table's Eat Well Guide – it's an online directory of sustainable food in your area – all you have to do is put in your zip code. We've also just launched Eat Well Everywhere – which is a tool where you can put in your driving route and get local sustainable outlets all along the way. With regard to restaurants joining the movement, yes, more and more are going local sustainable – the best thing we have in our favor is that local sustainable food simply tastes better, which certainly makes chefs happy!
Q: On an individual basis, how is the best way to participate in the movement? Joining a CSA? Shopping at farmers' markets? (by MagdalenaC)
A: If this is new to you, start small. Commit to buying one product that's local sustainable. When you're comfortable with that, add another. Or commit $10 a month. If we all did that, there would be a huge positive impact on farmers. And you can start by buying it right at your local grocery store (assuming they sell at least organic food or something local sustainable). Once you see how great the food tastes, you might want to take the next step – I would suggest you find a farmers market in your area. That way, you can pick and choose what you want to buy/eat. Next I'd suggest trying a CSA (community supported agriculture) for a season. With CSA, you pay up front and get food all season long – the amount depends on how well the growing season is. (Trust me, it's always a LOT of food….) With CSA, though, you get what they give you, so this is best for when you're ready to be a little adventurous. I actually had never heard of Kohlrabi until I did CSA – but certainly loved it once I tried it! But you have to be committed to cooking and eating a lot of fresh produce when you do CSA – or the food will be wasted. And, remember, every time you buy something local sustainable, you're supporting not just your local farmer, but also your local community.
Q: What exactly does Sustainable Table do? How does your organization fit into the whole slow food movement? (by jessg)
A: Sustainable Table is a nonprofit program (our main organization is called GRACE) founded by me in November 2003. Basically, we're an educational program that raises awareness of sustainable food through new media, humor, entertainment and pop culture. We celebrate local sustainable food, educate consumers about food-related issues and work to build community through food.
How do we fit into the slow food movement? Hmmm…again, there's some confusion over slow and sustainable. We put out an online film in 2003 (along with Free Range Studios) called The Meatrix – it's an animated film that spoofs The Matrix trilogy and is about factory farming. The film has been seen by over 20 million people, is in 30 languages, and continues to get thousands of new viewers each month. This film is considered the most successful online advocacy film ever – so we work to educate people about the problems and solutions with our food supply. The Eat Well Guide, our online directory of sustainable food, is our solution to the problem with industrial food. Last year we went cross country on the Eat Well Guided Tour of America to promote local sustainable food but also to help highlight what's happening in local communities. So we educate, offer solutions, and build community.
We fit into the slow food movement because we support small local family farmers - and the artisanal food Slow Food promotes comes from small family farms. So perhaps we're the sustainable part of the Slow Food movement.
Q: Very cool website. How do you get all that information for your sustainable food database (by dana1981)
A: Thanks for the compliment! I'm assuming you're referring to the Eat Well Guide – we work with local groups around the country and get information from them (and promote them in return). We also have a large team of interns and externs around the country who help find and update the listings we have in the Guide.


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57462RE: theos-talk Re: Reply to Govert and questions about Emm a Britten and Aïvanhov
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- Feb 4, 2012Dear Paulo,
I think you might be too negatively influenced by Carrithers rhetoric. He
makes good points, but also less good points, and gives the impression that
the books in question are worthless and that therefore HPB stands
vindicated. I do not agree. Meade and Williams also make good points, and
lesser points, and are indeed quite straightforward in their disbelief of
HPB. Meade does not proceed from an axiomatically held materialist position.
She acknowledges that there were psychic phenomena connected with HPB but
also thinks there was enough trickery by HPB to conclude that she was a
fraud. I think every Theosophist should read the Meade book (and then the
Carrithers review) to make up their own mind.
From: email@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] On
Behalf Of paulobaptista_v
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 3:06 PM
To: email@example.com
Subject: theos-talk Re: Reply to Govert and questions about Emma Britten and
Dear Govert,
I understand your approach and I would have liked that Meade, Peter
Washington and others, who have portrayed a negative image of HPB, had done
just that, a comparison of the favorable and the unfavorable views, but
without preconceptions. I have never read Meade, Williams or Washington's
biographies of Blavatsky, but I am familiar with the replies written by some
theosophists. It still surprises me how difficult it seems to be (even for
some who are scholars) to analyze a certain subject without some
preconceptions like "Psychic phenomena does not exist so HPB was a fraud" or
"The existence of Mahatmas with strange powers is something that cannot be
real, so they are a product of her imagination". That's not a very
scientific approach and even for a journalist those assumptions are
incorrect starting points. The number of inaccuracies in the unfavorable HPB
biographies is very high (dates, places, etc ) and this only happens because
some of those authors were not primarily concerned in producing a rigorous
work. They prefer to simply give their personal views, based on
interpretations (sometimes distorted) of pre-selected events that can
suggest that their preconceived ideas are correct.
In the links below you can see examples of the kind of mistakes that these
authors have in their books:
I am not interested in wasting my time reading books that follow this line
of thought, that's why I made that remark about Meade's book.
I read some biographic accounts concerning HPB (Cranston, Overton Fuller,
Olcott, Cleather, Goodrick-Clarke, Neff, Wachtmeister, Kingsland) and I'm
satisfied with my current perspective of who she was. HPB was not perfect of
course, but people seem to prefer focusing on her faults instead of trying
to understand some of her actions and the conditions she had to face to
achieve her goal. Most important of all, they forget about the message and
teachings that she brought to the world.
I think that a definitive biography has not been made yet, and if someone
wants to take that enterprise, of course he/she has to take in account those
who were against her. All possibilities must be considered, but lies must be
I think that I got no answer to my questions about Emma Britten, so I will
try again.
Blavatsky and Emma became enemies right after the release of Art Magic? When
did Emma leave the TS?
I would also like to get some opinions from the members of theos-talk
concerning Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov. He is rather popular here in Portugal in
some circles (for example amongst some of the teachers of Lisbon's biggest
astrology school) and it seems that the same happens in France. Don´t know
if the same applies to the English-speaking world. Is he in some way
connected to theosophy? His master, Peter Deunov used a lexicon that seems
to have something in common with theosophy. Deunov also had some sort of
connection with K, after the end of Order of the Star of the East. What is
your opinion about Aïvanhov?
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"Govert Schuller" <schuller@...> wrote:
> Dear Paulo,
> You bring up a lot of interesting issues. Though I can't deal with them
> I only like to suggest that two negatives don't make a positive in thiseven
> investigation of HPB. The criticisms by HPB apologists of the works by HPB
> skeptics do not amount automatically to a vindication of HPB. Though their
> methodologies might be faulty, they still might be right. Besides that,
> Daniel admits that one can learn a lot, though with caution, from the HPBthem
> biographies by Meade and Williams. As a Theosophist one might not find
> palatable, they're still important to read, even if only to get familiar[mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com <mailto:theos-talk%40yahoogroups.com> ]
> with what's out there fundamentally critiquing HPB.
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> Behalf Of paulobaptista_vas
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> Subject: theos-talk About Emma Britten and the torch-bearer of truth
> Thank you Govert for all you wrote about K.
> I do not agree with your perspective on Blavatsky. My ideas about her are
> closer to Daniel's.
> I was appalled to see Marion Meade's biography about Blavatsky mentioned
> a good book, when her statements on this video<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vThc0c1WIug&feature=related>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vThc0c1WIug
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vThc0c1WIug
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> (check also parts 1, 3 and 4)
> confirm the warnings made by Carrithers
> http://blavatskyfoundation.org/abstractionfromtbf.htm
> I see no use in reading a book based on older books that are known to
> lies.her
> For me, the most interesting biography about Blavatsky is "Blavatsky and
> teachers", by Jean Overton Fuller. Although not a biography in a strictway,
> Daniel's "The Esoteric World of Mme Blavatsky" is also extremely helpfulif
> you want to know the arguments of those who were for and against the Oldhttp://www.blacksunjournal.com/elizabeth-clare-prophet/150_happy-birthday-mo
> Lady.
> I don´t have a good impression about Elizabeth Claire Prophet, although I
> admit I do not have enough information on her. I know that in alpheus.org
> there are some articles about Prophet, and I intend to read them. She won
> the Ig Nobel prize in 2011 for predicting the end of world in the year of
> 1990 and some of her sons have strongly criticized her. Check what one of
> them had to say in 2006:
> m_2006.htmlDemarest.
> In a previous post someone mentioned Emma Hardinge Britten. As far as I am
> aware, Emma Britten was one of the first members of the TS. In 1876 she
> published "Art Magic", a book which was recently re-edited by Marc
> Yesterday I was searching for that passage about the "torch-bearer oftruth"
> in the Portuguese version of the "Key to Theosophy" and in the previouspage
> I found strong criticism by Blavatsky about "Art Magic"."Adept"
> She wrote: "The cycle of "Adepts," used as sledge-hammers to break the
> theosophical heads with, began twelve years ago, with Mrs. Emma Hardinge
> Britten's "Louis" of Art Magic and Ghost-Land, and now ends with the
> and "Author" of The Light of Egypt, a work written by Spiritualistsagainst
> Theosophy and its teachings."the
> "The spiritualistic author of Art Magic, etc., may or may not have been
> acquainted with such an Adept [Louis, who according to Emma Britten, gave
> much of the information contained in the book] and saying this, I say far
> less than what that lady has said and written about us and Theosophy for
> last several years that is her own business."When
> Blavatsky and Emma became enemies right after the release of Art Magic?
> did Emma leave the TS?popularization
> About the 20th century "torch bearer of truth", I found these two articles
> written by Carrithers:
> http://blavatskyfoundation.org/torch.pdf
> http://blavatskyfoundation.org/hasdamodarreturned.pdf
> and also this one published in the Winter of 2008 in Fohat
> http://www.theosophyonline.com/ler.php?id=298
> which are of some interest, concerning this subject.
> When we look to the last quarter of the 20th century we see a
> of the concepts of karma and reincarnation, mainly through the hands ofmen
> of science. We have Raymond Moody Jr's "Life after Life" released in 1975about
> about NDEs. In 1977, the first academic article by prof. Ian Stevenson
> reincarnation was accepted by a medical journal (his work gave strongtranslation
> support to the advocates of reincarnation). We could even add Brian Weiss'
> books about past lives, the first being published in 1988. Buddhist
> teachings spread widely in the West during the 1975-2000 period.
> In astrology, we had the resurge of ancient techniques, with the
> of valuable old books by astrologers like Robert Hand, Robert Zoller and(and
> Robert Schmidt, all of them with an extensive knowledge of Greek or/and
> Latin. This had a tremendous impact in the Art.
> It is quite clear for me that the common man of our Western societies has
> heard a lot about karma and reincarnation in the last 35 years. Movies
> even soap operas) used them as plot devices. Despite of all that happenedin
> the 60's I guess that those concepts were not that popular in 1975 as theyTS
> are now.
> There was not an intervention of a "torch- bearer of truth", nor did the
> had an important role in the 1975-2000 period. Taking HPB words literally,prefer
> we can hypothesize that the course of events led to a change of strategy,
> and the option was to popularize two core concepts, benefiting from the
> visibility and credibility that men of science have. Of course we could
> discuss some of their methods, especially in the case of Brian Weiss.
> I am sure that all that happened in the TS after Blavatsky's death surely
> impeded the TS of being the body that could continue the work of its
> Founders. I certainly agree with Carrithers and Redfern on this.
> Blavatsky's words were:
> "Towards the close of each century you will invariably find that an
> outpouring or upheaval of spirituality or call it mysticism if you
> has taken place. "No virus found in this message.
> And the question that has to be asked is if this happened in the last
> quarter of the 20th century or not. In my opinion, yes, it has.
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July 13, 2011
The meeting of the Lake Barcroft Association (LBA) was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by President Warren Russell at 6425 Lakeview Drive, Falls Church, Virginia. Those present were LBA Directors Warren Russell, Cindy Waters, Steve Klein, Sally Determan, Betsy Washington, Diane Smalley, Mark Cavich, Kim Smith, Regina Derzon, Eva Kosztarab and Alice Rowan. Pat Payne and Jim Kilbourne were not present. Improvements Chair George Waters, Water Safety Supervisor Kevin Hardy and lake residents Kevin Howe and Jim Derzon were also present.
The minutes of June 8, 2011 were approved as presented.
BOAT AUCTION: Sally stated the auction will be this Saturday, July 16, 2011 starting at 10 a.m. Kevin Howe will be the auctioneer. George Waters agreed to bring his boat to help tow boats. Approximately 20-25 boats were pulled for the auction, which is an LBA function.
CALENDAR: The calendar was reviewed. No changes were made.
WATER SAFETY: Kevin Hardy summarized his report. He stated that the season has been relatively smooth with only a few incidents, and that the beaches have been less active than usual. Two swimmers required assistance when they tired while swimming between beach 3 and beach 2. Fortunately, the life guards saw their distress, despite the swimmers' position outside the guarded area. The swimmers were rescued with boards. A significant incident of vandalism occurred late on July 3 after the fireworks when a rescue board worth $900 and its $200 cover were removed from the locked box. Kevin reported the loss to the police and has filed a report.
Lifeguard staffing is good and classes are going well. Stand up paddle board is very popular. Typically, 88% of the college-age staff is gone by mid-August; Kevin can bring in substitutes. Kevin and Sally compared the amount of use between beach 3 and 5. There is little swimming at beach 5 other than some local children with their caretaker, but many parties occur at beach 5. Party income equals $1,100. Many cars are seen to turn around in the beach 5 parking lot upon when the driver observes the presence of a guard. Occurrence of trespassers and the time they appear is fairly random. Kevin thanked Kevin Howe and his committee for the beach 3 clean up after the fireworks.
Sally recommends continuing to staff beach 5 to limit the possibility of an unguarded water accident, and to continue to provide security for the beach. Kim advised that when lifeguards are not present, vandalism occurs almost exclusively at beach 5. She finds trespassing fishermen in the wooded area. Cindy inquired where the money should come from. Sally explained that the Board could amend the budget to provide a guard at beach 5. Sally believed that having a guard present at beach 5 contributed to increased security and observed that we are making progress on the security issue.
Sally made a motion, seconded by Kim, to continue placing lifeguards at beach 5 for the next 4 weeks at a cost of approximately $2,500, and instruct them to continue to keep records of observed activity. Ten voted in favor, one abstained from voting. Motion approved.
FIREWORKS: This year's show, held July 3, went extremely well despite the many federal, state and county regulatory changes that complicated the planning. Kevin Howe described the long and involved process by the new regulations which were promulgated after a serious 2007 fireworks mishap in Vienna, Virginia. The National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) has been lobbying aggressively to do away with all fireworks shows. Due to the increased stand-off distances, beach 3 is the only location where the fireworks can be shot. The Fire Marshal finally approved Lake Barcroft's plans, and as a result, beach 3 should be the site unless Virginia outlaws private fireworks shows altogether. The state now requires a certified shooter at every show. Several volunteers are working to obtain this three-year certification, which requires approval by the Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and Virginia State Police due to the handling of explosives. This year, Zambelli provided a certified shooter due to Zambelli's long and cordial association with Lake Barcroft. However, the shooter could only be provided on July 3. The fireworks committee plans to do the show next year on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 with volunteer shooters.
Kevin reported that over 80 people volunteered as helpers and the fireworks show could not have happened without these volunteers. Next year, more volunteers may be needed to work the night before, when it is cooler. Diane Weeks and Natalie Buehler were especially effective in coordinating volunteers. Jim Derzon provided a thorough explanation of what was involved in the fireworks show, and emphasized that volunteers find the work to be fun, interesting and rewarding. Some residents who initially had concerns about the date change, were among the hardest-working and most dedicated volunteers. Viewers reported that conditions were great along Stoneybrae Drive hill for seeing the fireworks; the Board was asked to consider applying to have the street blocked off for next year's show. Beach 3 offers an advantage over the decanting basin, as fireworks can be shot at a higher trajectory (12 degrees) from the sand, improving viewing conditions. The Women's Club Parade will be affected as no one can be on the beach when fireworks are present. The Board congratulated and thanked the "fireworks quad": Kevin Howe, Jim Derzon, Walter Cate and Bryan Snee, and all the volunteers.
** ACTION ITEM**: Kevin and Pat Payne will work to create a list of duties and time lines for future reference.
SECURITY AD-HOC UPDATE: Kim will delay this discussion until either August or September as she is waiting on a cost comparison for cameras that she expects to receive soon. Eva suggested getting a second bid on security cameras. Kim discussed the need for increased patrol hours for July 4. The number of off-duty police officers was increased from two to four and their hours increased from 6 to 20. Budgeted to date was 165 hours at $6,660. As of yesterday, the police stated only 156 hours billed at $6,420. Kim informed the Board that other communities were paying off-duty officers a higher salary; during next year's budget discussion the Board may wish to consider paying the off-duty officers a higher hourly rate to maintain competitive pay scales. Kim was astonished at the number of trespassers who arrived on the beaches on July 4 expecting to see our fireworks. Some residents set off illegal fireworks. Kim noted that two dozen citations have been issued to trespassers; an LBA spokesman may be required to testify in court to testify.
Kim reported on the results of a questionnaire sent to Neighborhood Watch members. Kim reported that they are reluctant to check beach tags pre- and post-closing due to safety concerns. Some felt that LBA needs to mandate car stickers. National Night Out is scheduled for next month. Cindy notes the County now makes proposals regarding speed control and the communities respond. A Mason District Officer has been assigned specifically to handle speed control issues. Kim has prepared a table showing incidence of crimes by type; she will send this table to the Board for review and was asked by the board to post the statistics in the newsletter. Kim asked for feedback from the Board on security cameras. In general, the Board members did not support security cameras, subject to cost and community reaction. Jim, who has worked as a criminologist, described the "hydraulic" or "whack-a-mole" theory of crime which provides that if a community suppresses crime at one location, it may pop up elsewhere.
COMMUNITY GARDEN: George Waters led a discussion on renovation of the community garden pond. He and Delfino drained the pond and placed boulders (Pennsylvania steppers) from Tri-State Quarry in Bethesda inside the pond to form a ledge. This action did not create an RPA issue because no dirt was moved. The lower pond area was weeded. George, Regina and Betsy will meet there to discuss gardening plans, which may involve RPA issues. Kim expressed concern about leakage from the pond wall. George discussed the cement wall of the pond. Kevin emphasized that hydraulic cement was necessary to correct leakage. The group will report back to the Board.
Kim expressed her strong concern that boulders of any size which are placed into the pond may create additional risk due to slippage and may create holes which could catch feet. George responded that the stones were placed at the recommendation of a professional expert pond installer. Further, he had Delfino wedge material into every nook and cranny to address concerns about feet being caught. George confirmed that the area is fenced off during construction for safety reasons and to ward off trespassers. Warren clarified that Rauth Lane, which passes through the Community Garden, is NOT a public right-of-way. The Board reviewed a letter forwarded by the Grand family concerning trespassing around the Garden and proposing the placement of additional security. The family will be thanked for their letter and advised that the Board will discuss the matter as a budget item.
BOARD ITEMS: Cindy has been working on LBA committee descriptions and "master notebooks" for historical use. Cindy also suggested that any bylaws changes should be very general to avoid hamstringing future boards.
TRAFFIC CALMING TASK FORCE: Cindy addressed the cost of mailing ballots and whether LBA will pay this cost. Sally added that it would be approximately $200 to mail and $200 to return.
A motion was made to supply payment in an amount not to exceed $400 for postage. All voted in favor; motion approved.
IMPROVEMENTS: George Waters summarized his M&I report. He described several projects he was working on such as repairing the beach 4 bench, the drainage issue at beach 4, ramps at 1 and 4 cleaned and having a grill installed at beach 5.
ARC: Warren reported on behalf of the committee in Jim's absence. Fence heights continue to be an issue. Sally suggested including the ARC reports regularly in the newsletter. A resident is appealing a dock submission; the Board suggested holding a special hearing on August 3 to consider the appeal.
** ACTION ITEM** ARC committee to inform the resident of the changed date for appeal hearing.
TREASURER: Steve stated income is stable and expenses are on track. Kevin Howe had submitted receipts from a pre-fireworks planning committee meeting; the receipts included a small amount for alcoholic beverages. Warren stated his opposition was an ethical one - the LBA board should not be buying alcohol for residents. The Board agreed to pay the amount, which is de minimus. $7,700 is budgeted for fireworks, of which $6,600 is for Zambelli.
LEGAL: Eva stated that the legal committee is reviewing the bylaws and will present it to the Board in a couple of months. A letter was sent to a resident regarding recent misuse of beach tags; this situation will be reviewed next year. Mrs. DeAngelis called and complained about 2 trees allegedly on common property leaning toward her property. Eva contacted a surveyor to ascertain the location of the trees, and determined the surveying cost would be $600. Cindy recalled that in 2007, the Board discussed an issue of DeAngelis' encroachments onto LBA property. Target Survey originally placed stakes to determine land boundaries.
* * ACTION ITEM * * Board members will contact that service to determine the stakes' location and whether the trees are on common property, and whether the trees are healthy.
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: Betsy reported that LBA was awarded a $9,400 grant from Fairfax Water Authority. The grant will assist in educating landowners about caring for the lake and encourage "Ambassadors" for conservation efforts. Penny Gross has been enthusiastic about stormwater control such as proposed for this grant which will provide stormwater credits. Kevin added that next year he wants to apply to the Chesapeake Bay for additional grants up to $50,000. WID is enthusiastic about the possibility of storm water management initiatives. Cindy asked that the Board be informed when grants are applied for. Betsy is already getting requests for the next community tree program because many have lost trees due to the drought and disease. Kim questioned silt runoff from outside the community. Kevin reported that the County has been contacted several times to request enforcement of silt management regulations, but oversight is lacking.
** ACTION ITEM** Betsy will follow up on silt runoff with the County.
Kim presented a letter from residents by the foot bridge expressing concerns about the number of trespassers accessing this area by foot and boat.
** ACTION ITEM** These residents will be thanked and informed that the Board will address that matter as a budget item.
PUBLICATIONS: Mark reported the contractor list will be submitted soon. The website is on a new server.
MEMBERSHIP: Diane reported on transfer fees received in June for a total of $200. There presently are 1037 members, 3 non-members, 1 partial payer and 4 outstanding transfers for a total of 1045 lots. There are 13 lots that have not paid their 2011 fees. Diane is working with Eva to resolve this. Liens have been filed against the 6 lot owners owing large amounts. The Board applauded Cindy for making many phone calls, which resulted in most of these individuals paying their dues.
SPECIAL EVENTS: Chris reported on a request received from Newcomers to pay $500 for the band scheduled for the community BBQ. The Board agreed this had been budgeted for.
OTHER: Warren asked Chris to schedule the annual Civic Affairs meeting the third week in October. Political candidates will be invited. The board agreed not to hold the August regular meeting because at least five members will be absent on August 10.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:32 PM.


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August 23, 2017
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August 2, 2017
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June 21, 2017
Angelus Address
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June 18, 2017
General Audience
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June 14, 2017
Intentions of the Holy Father
Month of September
Let us unite with the Holy Father during the month of September to pray for the following intentions...+
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Feast: September 8
Our Lady of Sorrows
Feast: September 15
Ad Coeli Reginam
Apostolic Exhortation Establishing the Feast of the Queenship of Mary
Pope Pius XII
Our Lady of Fatima
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Concession of Plenary Indulgence in the Jubilee Year in Fatima
Consecration of the Family to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary
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Consecration of the Church and the World to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
March 25, 1984
Quotes of St. John Paul II to Youth at World Youth Day 2002
Toronto, Canada
Fatima, Marriage, and the
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Brian Kranick
"The Title of Bishop is One of Service, not of Honor"
Homily by
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August 22, 2017
"The Death of God Results in the Burial of Good"
Cardinal Robert Sarah
"Why the Heart?"
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Pastoral Letter of Bishop Mark Davies
Diocese of Shrewsbury, England
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Lessons of Fatima by Cardinal O'Malley
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Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver, CO
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Archbishop William Lori
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St. Augustine of Hippo
Feast: August 28
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Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist
Feast: August 29
The one who prepared the way for Jesus was beheaded by Herod for speaking the truth...+
St. Gregory the Great
Feast: September 3
The fourth Doctor of the Church; he defended the supremacy of the Pope and worked for reform of the clergy and in the monastic life...+
Bl. Dina Belanger
Feast: September 4
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"Freedom through Mercy"
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Consecration to the Pierced Hearts
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Mother Adela, SCTJM
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33 Questions Regarding Vocations
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SCTJM & Msgr. Charles Mangan
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"South Carolina governor ends funding of abortion clinics"
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Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič addresses
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Eucharistic Cenacle:
September 1, 2017
"Lord, may we be
Holy as You are Holy"
"John Paul II and the Youth:
I Believe in You"
Address to Catholic School Teachers
Diocese of Peoria, IL
Sr. Sara Marie Kowal, sctjm
"Touching Moments with Relic"
Article in Catholic Post
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Every Life is a Gift
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Homily: 10th Monday in Ordinary Time
"The Beatitudes: A Path to Building the Civilization of Love Inside of Us and Around Us"
Fr. Theodore Lange
"Philippians 2: The Mind of Christ and the Secret of Joy"
Dr. Brant Pitre
"On the Role of the Old Testament
for Knowing Jesus"
Address of St. John Paul II to the Pontifical Biblical Commission...+
Consecration of America
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in the Centenary of the Apparitions
of Our Lady of Fatima
Cardinal Donald Wuerl
October 13, 2017
"India's president praises the Church for assistance to the poor"
"Why the Knights of Columbus will resettle Iraqi Christians"
World Watch List for
Persecution of Christians
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being most persecuted...+
by Open Doors USA
In Thanksgiving for 50 Years of the Charismatic Renewal
* Angelus
* Totus Tuus
* Memorare
* Holy Rosary
* Our Lady of the Smile
* Total Consecration of Oneself to Jesus Through Mary - St. Louis de Montfort
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No longer is a farmers market just for summer. The Holiday Harvest Farmers Markets offer an abundance of local food and late-season produce for winter, now with THREE indoor markets at our larger location at Park Centers Banquet Hall.
About the Markets
The Holiday Harvest Farmers Markets started in 2013 because of the collaborative partnership between Community Crops, Old Cheney Road Farmers' Market, and Open Harvest. In just two months, farmers and producers came together to bring late-season harvests to the public. That first market, held at the Auld Pavilion, was wildly successful, demonstrating the demand for more fresh, local produce later in the season. The Markets quickly outgrew the space at the Auld and this year we've moved to a larger location with several more farmers and much more local food. Come join us for this ever-expanding tradition of indoor farmers markets.


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The mother of Levi Johnston, the 18-year-old boyfriend of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's teenage daughter, has been arrested on drug charges, the Anchorage Daily News reported Friday.
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