Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers.
Requires employers to provide reasonable break time and a private place (not in a bathroom) for mothers to express breast milk at work for breastfeeding employees.
Permits mothers to pump during the course of lactation.
reduced sick time for mothers and fathers due to decreased infant illness, and reduced healthcare and insurance costs.
Offers protection for the public and enable sinsurer credentialing so families have access to lactation services as recommended by the PA Joint State Government Commission.
Fosters lifelong improvement in mother and infant health, increased infant intelligence, development, social adjustment and emotional benefits.
Healthy People 2020-Maternal, Infant and Child Health-Recommends increasing the "proportion of infants who are breastfed (MCH -21) and improving support for breastfeeding in the workplaces (MCH-22) as well as reducing formula supplementation (MCH-23) and increasing births at facilities that provide recommended breastfeeding support (MCH-24).
The White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity Report to the President: recommended that hospitals, health care providers and insurance companies should educate new mothers about breastfeeding and provide support for breastfeeding.
US Department of Health & Human Services National Prevention Strategy: recommends support policies and programs in order to increase the initiation and duration of breastfeeding including workplace breastfeeding support and access to lactation services.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publishes the Breastfeeding Report Card: to provide state-by-state data so that health professionals, legislators, employers, business owners, community advocates and family members can work together to identify states' needs, develop solutions, and work together within their community to better protect, promote, and support breastfeeding. This report includes data from the Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care Survey which assesses lactation support services in maternal/child care facilities.
The US Department of Agriculture WIC:food packages were adjusted in 2009 to provide greater incentives for continued breastfeeding.
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF):Section 2713 "Coverage of Preventive Health Services" recommendations for breastfeeding include: pre and postnatal breastfeeding education, formal breastfeeding evaluations undertaken by trained caregivers in the hospital and out-patient care settings, followed by interventions to correct problems as needed.
The Internal Revenue Service:ruled that breast pumps and other nursing supplies could qualify for tax breaks.
The US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, created the "Business Case for Breastfeeding," a program whose goal is to provide the materials needed to make workplaces more breastfeeding friendly.
The Office on Women's Health in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services knows that nursing moms often have many questions about how to continue breastfeeding when they return to work. Nursing Moms: Breastfeeding at Work offers resources that can help.
The Joint Commission made changes to breast milk feeding performance measures PC-05a and PC-05 effective October 2015. To learn more about these performance measures Read the Joint Commission Online Article.
The National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality:is leading a nationwide effort to help hospitals become Baby Friendly.
United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF):recommendations have been adopted by Bright Futures, an initiative of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Bright Futures recommendations are supported and coordinated by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Breastfeeding in Emergencies Protecting promoting and supporting breastfeeding is a key intervention to protect infant and young child health, development and survival in emergencies.
National Conference of State Legislature: Current legislative rulings and topics for breastfeeding in America.


What is the Glycemic Index Table?
My passion has always been the biology and chemistry of the human body: understanding how this wonderful biochemical machine works has always impressed me.
time, based on the change in body weight. Therefore there are no drugs, no supplements, you should not play sports, you just have to eat the aliments normally purchased in the grocery stores knowing what the biochemistry teaching us for years.
Today, the percentage of people who comes to the goal following a low-calorie regimen is 3%, so it's like to ride on a sheet of ice. The physical and mental damages that you suffer during ordinary diets are massive, it starts with the weakening of the hair, blood from the gums, cold sores, flaking nails etc etc but this is just what happens externally, what we see happening internally is a real tragedy.
In Italian the term "lose weight" is to lose only fat and lean body mass, but adopting a low-calorie diet you should change the term to lose force in decay, weakened by illness, malnutrition ... the solution is simply to direct our gaze to the Glycemic Index of food and not to the calories system.
The P.I.G. is a new dietary lifestyle that nourishes the whole body, skin, muscle, spongy tissue of the breast, internal organs etc etc just by eliminating the fat excess quickly (e.g.: you can lose from 7 to 14 kg per month) in a totally healthy way!
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Back pain during and after pregnancy is common. Your body just went through a huge shift in center of gravity and weight. Ligaments were loosened from hormones and your structure went through quite a lot of change. Postpartum exercises for back pain will help bring those muscles back into their proper position so they can support you and the lifting ahead of you. These are great exercises for low back pain postpartum as well. I also focus on postpartum exercises core strength stability and proper form.
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Transition planning: Meet our new CEO
While Preventable Surprises has been focused on transition planning at utilities, we haven't neglected organisational development in house. In August, we hired a new CEO, David Murray, who joined us from Cycling UK, where he was head of campaigns and communications. In that role, he secured government funding through the Infrastructure Act facilitating walking and cycling. In an earlier position, as Green Party CEO, he helped the party secure its first-ever parliamentary seat in the 2010 General Election. He has also worked in leadership roles at the Ramblers, the Campaign for National Parks, and Cricket Without Boundaries.
Q. What do you see as the common thread running through your career?
I'd say environmental sustainability and social justice are at the heart of my work, which in essence is to create positive change. My time at the Campaign for National Parks and the Ramblers reinforced my belief that the more time people spend in nature, the more likely they are to value it and stand up for it. A short stint at Cricket Without Boundaries, where we addressed taboo issues of FGM and HIV in rural communities in Africa, helped me learn about the challenges of influencing cultural norms. All of these roles will inform my work at Preventable Surprises in one way or another.
Q. Why did you join Preventable Surprises?
There aren't many organisations out there trying to make seismic, systemic change happen at pace in quite the same way as Preventable Surprises. The NGO world is a mosaic of efforts to take on a piece of the pie but, sadly, all of these efforts together are not managing to make change happen quickly enough. Preventable Surprises has a theory of change that gets beyond incremental "asks" and analyses the reasons why preventable surprises keep happening and what we can do to remove systemic barriers to change.
I also relish taking on the challenges faced by all small organisations—making ambitious plans for growth in terms of scale and impact while also ensuring our financial survival. I really enjoyed helping the Green Party grow its membership, funding base, and public profile. I hope I might do something similarly positive with Preventable Surprises over the years ahead. We are actively seeking funding support from philanthropic and foundation sources, so if you're one such prospective supporter, we would love to hear from you!
Q. How have you spent your first few weeks?
I've been building my ESG knowledge by reading The City: Inside the great expectation machine by Tony Golding and by browsing Responsible Investor's website. I have also been meeting with as many members of our positive maverick network as possible. They are helping me understand how our organisation fits within the wider ecosystem of think tanks, NGOs, consultants, and asset managers.
I've also been developing our campaign strategy for next spring's AGM season in the US. We are shopping around a proposed shareholder resolution demanding transition plans at US utilities, which we see as the low-hanging fruit of emissions reduction. We don't file resolutions ourselves but we work with filers to put up more demanding resolutions—then we try to generate investor support. We're also developing a short series of seminars in Europe to tackle the most polluting utilities operating over here.
Q. What has surprised you most on the learning curve?
I think it must be how open and supportive people have been as I ask my (sometimes embarrassing) questions about the inner workings of the ESG world and the investment business. All the people I have met to date have been willing to give their time and insights. I have had many offers of help with my own learning and our organisational development. It's also been very heart-warming to see the huge admiration and respect that people have for our founder and outgoing CEO Raj Thamotheram. His energy and magnetism have helped to make Preventable Surprises such a well-known and authoritative voice in the sector so quickly. And his ability to bind people and organisations together has helped to build a strong network of like-minded positive mavericks around our agenda.
Q. What most excites you in your new role?
The prospect of being part of a movement of mavericks who are engaging the world's largest investors on the most critical issues of our time. We are currently very much focused on climate change, but we are keen to expand our horizons to other environmental and social matters like biodiversity loss and executive pay. In each arena, we will challenge investors to become forceful stewards on behalf of their clients. When business as usual is so dramatically at odds with a sustainable financial system and a sustainable planet, investors have to become leaders, not laggards.
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The Statue of Liberty is widely regarded as the most significant and visible symbol of the U.S.A. In the Academy Award-nominated documentary "The Statue of Liberty" (1985), narrator David McCullogh explains the famous monument's historical background, explores its symbolism, and talks to people from various walks of life as to what the statue means to them. The film includes rare photographs, archive drawings, and excerpts from diaries and newspaper clippings. "The Statue of Liberty" also features interviews with former Governor Mario Cuomo, Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, and writers James Baldwin and Jerry Kosinski.
Title: The Statue of Liberty
Genre: Special Interest-Travel
Starring: Vartan Gregorian, Barbara L Jordan, Ray Charles, Caroline Forche, Sol Linowitz, David McCullough, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Arthur Miller, Paul Roebling
Director: Ken Burns
Studio: PBS (Direct)
Attributes: Full Frame
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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Devon Kennard is a new investor in Fitnescity, a rapidly growing software company that makes health and wellness testing available to everyday consumers, and then provides test results that are both easy to understand and track.
"I found Fitnescity when I was searching for a way to better understand my health and body composition. Being a professional athlete there are many ways for developing athletically, but none are better than taking care of your body physically and mentally and tracking your progress"
Fitnescity serves as a national aggregator of local clinics and labs, as well as a personal data analytics platform that helps people gain insights into their wellness. Customers can pick among a variety of tests and access their results through the Fitnescity wellness platform, which then presents complex health findings as easy-to-understand results.
"The results of these tests can support decisions about training regimens, nutrition plans, and also help people better understand and monitor personal health risks," said Fitnescity Co-Founder and CEO, Laila Zemrani.
Fitnescity is the newest investment of Kennard, an outside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He is also an entrepreneur with a real estate portfolio of over fifty properties and a global book deal with HarperCollins for Business/Finance/Investing. The decision to invest in a wellness software company came about naturally for Kennard.
"I found Fitnescity when I was searching for a way to better understand my health and body composition. Being a professional athlete there are many ways for developing athletically, but none are better than taking care of your body physically and mentally and tracking your progress," said Kennard.
In January, Kennard scheduled tests through the website for a location in Scottsdale, AZ. He later put the results of the test to use:
"My results gave me a starting point and allowed me to set a goal for the rest of the year. Based on my results I adjusted my training regimen, eating routine and sleep schedule. The results of the tests were easy to understand. I don't want to have to go to a doctor to understand what my labs mean. I want to be able to look at the information, understand it and be able to revisit it at any time. Fitnescity allows me to do this."
Zemrani developed the wellness platform to address these challenges and has taken action to reach more individuals:
"Devon recognizes the importance of making it easy for people to access critical information to improve their health. We're excited he's joined us in helping others realize it."
Kennard is not alone in recognizing Fitnescity's value. Fitnescity currently serves customers nationwide through a network of hundreds of partner locations, and is rapidly expanding both in geography and in its services. The company has recently signed a major partnership with leading laboratory test provider Quest Diagnostics, bringing a variety of new tests and thousands of new locations under the Fitnescity platform.
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Leni Immer (* 24. Februar 1915 in Rysum, Ostfriesland; † 17. Mai 1998 in Baltrum, Ostfriesland) war eine deutsche Religionslehrerin und Pastorin. Sie erlebte den Kirchenkampf der Bekennenden Kirche hautnah mit und schrieb mehrere Bücher darüber.

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Leni Immer wuchs ab 1927 in Wuppertal-Barmen auf, wo ihr Vater Karl Immanuel Immer Pfarrer der reformierten Gemeinde an der Gemarker Kirche war. Als dort am 3. und 4. Januar 1934 eine freie reformierte Synode stattfand, half sie bei der Verpflegung und Betreuung der Teilnehmenden und war als Zuhörerin bei den Beratungen dabei. Ein Vortrag von Karl Barth hinterließ bei ihr einen bleibenden Eindruck. Ihre Eltern und ihr Bruder Karl Immer (später Präses der Evangelischen Kirche im Rheinland) nahmen an der Barmer Bekenntnissynode im Mai 1934  teil. Sie bekam durch detaillierte Erzählungen ihrer Familie einen Tag nach Ende der Synode die Entwicklung der Entstehung der Barmer Theologischen Erklärung mit.

Nach Absolvierung einer Ausbildung zur Gemeindepflegerin in der "Zentrale für evangelische Gemeindearbeit an jungen Mädchen" am Burckhardthaus in Berlin übernahm sie 1939 in der Gemarker Kirchengemeinde Aufgaben in der Jugendarbeit sowie im Religionsunterricht für das Mädchengymnasium Sternstraße, der ab 1942 nur noch in kirchlichen Räumen stattfinden durfte. Am 1. Mai 1941 wurde sie offiziell als Gemeindepflegerin angestellt.

Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg arbeitete sie als Religionslehrerin am Gymnasium Am Kothen sowie an verschiedenen Berufsschulen in Barmen. 1974 bestand sie das Examen zur Gemeindemissionarin und wurde zur Pastorin ordiniert.

Leni Immer pflegte einen regen Kontakt und Briefwechsel zu Menschen im In- und Ausland. In Deutschland und den USA hielt sie zahlreiche Vorträge über die Zeit des Kirchenkampfes. Sie war von 1963 bis 1979 als erste Frau Mitglied der Leitung der Rheinischen Mission, später Vereinten Evangelischen Mission in Wuppertal. Sie unternahm zahlreiche Reisen, u. a. nach Israel, Indonesien und verschiedene Länder Afrikas. Über ihre Reisen nach Israel und Indonesien veröffentlichte sie Reiseberichte.

Leni verstarb während der jährlichen Tagung des Bundes Deutscher Bibelkreise am 17. Mai 1998 in Baltrum/Ostfriesland. Sie ist zusammen mit ihren Eltern, ihren Schwestern Friederike und Waltraut sowie den Brüdern Adalbert (im 2. Weltkrieg verschollen) und Udo (im 2. Weltkrieg in Thüringen gefallen) auf dem Friedhof an der Hugostraße in Wuppertal-Barmen begraben.

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 mit Werner Braselmann: So entstand Gemarke – Bilder aus den Anfängen der reformierten Gemeinde Barmen-Gemarke Wuppertal. Herausgegeben vom Presbyterium der reformierten Gemeinde Barmen-Gemarke, Wuppertal 1954.
 Frühling 1961 in Israel. Wuppertal 1961.
 Zu Gast in Indonesien Wuppertal 1966.
 Karl Immer. Aus dem Leben eines Glaubenszeugen. Wuppertal 1984.
 Meine Jugend im Kirchenkampf. Vorw. v. Johannes Rau, Stuttgart 1994.

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Q: How to correctly prevent that an application is runned again untill a previous instance ends using lock file? I am working on a simple Spring console application (it is a litle batch working on a database).
This batch is scheduled to start at specific time. The problem is that the execution of this program can take a lot of time and the scheduler can try to start it before the previous instance of this program completed its work.
So I think that I can use a lock file to handle this situation, my idea is:

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*When the batch start it check if there is this lock file in its folder (if this lock file is present, the batch application ends without doing anything).

*If the lock file can't be found: create the lock file and start the batch operations.

Do you think that it could be a valid approach to the problem? Or Spring provide some smarter way?
Another doubt is: what is the standard for a lock file? Can I create simply a .lock file in the current folder?

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There's lots of garage doors that breaks down simply because they haven't been setup accurately. When the installation wasn't performed in the correct way this means that one in the instruments of the system such as the cables, springs, the track or even the opener, will stop functioning in the end. Sunnyvale Garage Door Repair provide the best charges as well as reasonable rates, you can be assured that we will give you the finest support when using the lowest priced available. A lot of people would prefer to leave the little issues, and not to repair them as they are not necessary, nonetheless they really need to fix it straight away, otherwise the small difficulty will likely make a big problem and then it'll damage all the system on the garage door and may also need to change the opener. Phone us today at (408) 707-3263 and we will be happy to provide you with reasonable as well as trustworthy service, we are 24/7 therefore we will send a professional tech to your home as soon as possible.
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Q: MVC 4 Data Annotations I am using Data Annotations in my MVC 4 project with Scaffolding Nuget to create CRUD views. I am using Layer level Database model not EF.
So my Class look like as below:
[MetadataType(typeof(CustomerMetaData))]
public partial class UserProfile: IBrObject
{
     public UserProfile(string aspUserName): this()
        {
            this.AspUserName = aspUserName;
        }

     public string AspUserName { get; set; }
     public DateTime MetaDateFirstSaved { get; set; }
}

public class CustomerMetaData
{
            [ReadOnly(true)]
            [ScaffoldColumn(false)]
            [DisplayName("ASP UserName")]
            public object AspUserName { get; set; }
           [DisplayName("Date First Saved")]
           [DataType(DataType.Date)]
            public object MetaDateFirstSaved { get; set; }
}

when i am trying to create views with Scaffolding Nuget it still shows AspUserName column not hide or not read only.
How i can hide or readonly ?

A: You use object in metadata and string and DateTime respectively in actual view model so they don't match.
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Another possibility (I pretty sure this is what's happening in your case) is because your model type in the view defined as Interface type rather than class type.
In your view replace @model IBrObject with @model UserProfile.
Hope this helps

A: object AspUserName != string AspUserName


Caro is a 20-something Lit student with a tendency to ignore the world in favor of books and coffee, prone to having far too many projects going on at once, and destined to become a drunken cat lady. She blogs about books over at Wuthering Reads and writes TV recaps at NoWhiteNoise.
We live, for the most part, in a largely patriarchal society – so it's not surprising to find that many storytelling tropes ooze sexism. A conversation I had with an extremely intelligent, articulate and socially aware friend re: this sort of trope and its subversions got me thinking – what sexist tropes did Jane Austen deconstruct and subvert in her novels?
The Entitled to Have You trope presents a man who, because of whatever reason, feels entitled to a woman. If she rejects him, the man in question will usually show remarkably selective hearing and interpret her "no" as a "maybe" and keep harassing her with invitations, convinced that his relentlessness will eventually pay off. And the worst part is that, in most cases, it does.
Austen presents this trope in Pride and Prejudice, through the one and only Mr. Collins. Elizabeth very clearly tells him that, while she's flattered by his interest, she doesn't feel the same way. Instead of taking it at face value, Mr. Collins assumes that she's playing hard to get. Now, in many other works of fiction, his perseverance (see harassing) would have paid off and Elizabeth would have eventually ~seen the error of her ways and married him – but not in an Austen novel. No, Mr. Collins isn't portrayed as sympathetic for his insistence, but rather as pathetic, annoying and incapable of taking a hint.
Another trope, often closely linked to Entitled to Have You, is the Nice Guy™. John Thorpe from Northanger Abbey is the perfect example of this. Thorpe believes that because he's such a Nice Guy, he's entitled to Catherine's love. When she doesn't reciprocate his feelings, he sulks forevermore and decides that her rejection stems from Catherine not Appreciating Him Like She Should, instead of realizing that hey, the lady has the right to want whoever she decides.
This is another particularly annoying trope, especially because it's everywhere lately. Writing the Big Bads as, you know, bad, and still going out of their way to make them sympathetic is something that narrators everywhere do all the time; and after over two decades of being exposed to storytelling, I have no patience for it anymore.
Apparently, neither did Jane Austen. The Jerkass Woobie was not at all woobified. We're not only not expected to excuse his faults because of his Daddy Issues, but we're actually encouraged to hold him accountable for his actions, as we would any functional adult. An example of this is Pride and Prejudice's George Wickham, whose lies, manipulations and tendency to prey on young girls are by no means excused by the trauma of losing his father as a child.
This one's tricky, because at first sight, it doesn't seem sexist. What's wrong about portraying a woman as a human being worthy of respect, after all? But scratch a little under the surface and you'll realize that there are few things as insulting as a normally assholish man suddenly wanting to be ~good and ~different to a woman he perceives as The Paragon of Right Womanhood. This is problematic because it implies that certain women are ~deserving of being treated horribly, unlike the One Special Girl who makes the otherwise horrible guy want to respect her because She's Not Like The Other Girls. That One Special Girl is usually also a Madonna, never a Whore.
Austen subverts this trope in Sense and Sensibility, through the relationship between Willoughby and Marianne and the fact that he's not magically redeemed by her love. Being a serial player is part of who Willoughby is, and somebody's personality is not about to change because The Right Person entered their life. It's one thing when a person wants to change – but placing the responsibility of somebody's change on an external party is not the way to go, partly because it's too much responsibility and partly because it quite simply doesn't work.
Thanks, Caro, for the excellent guest post on sexist tropes. A lot of food for thought! What do you all think? Have you noticed anything similar in Austen's works? Can you give other examples, from other texts?


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U.S. bobsledders to receive silver medals from Sochi Games
By Rachel ThompsonMar 27, 2019, 4:43 PM EDT
Members of the 2014 U.S. Olympic two- and four-man bobsled teams will receive silver medals after initially finishing third at the Sochi Games, USA Bobsled and Skeleton (USABS) announced today.
The USOC received official notification from the International Olympic Committee that the two-man bobsled team of the late Steven Holcomb and Steve Langton and the four-man bobsled team of Holcomb, Langton, Chris Fogt and Curt Tomasevicz would be awarded silver medals, according to USABS. Russian pilot Aleksandr Zubkov and push athlete Aleksei Voyevoda, who originally won gold in the two- and four-man events in Sochi, were disqualified in 2017 for doping violations after a reanalysis of samples. Due to a series of appeals, medal reallocations were not announced until today.
"We have always believed in competing with integrity and respect for ourselves, our sport and for our competitors," Fogt, Langton, and Tomasevicz said in a joint statement, according to USABS. "It's unfortunate that our results were not official in February of 2014 and that we've had to endure the long process to see justice finally served…We commend the IOC, WADA, the IBSF and the USOC for their willingness to take a stand for what is right…We encourage them to stand firm and continue their fight against individuals looking to undermine the discipline and dedication of clean athletes."
Holcomb, a three-time Olympic medalist, piloted the four-man "Night Train" sled to gold in 2010, ending a 62-year gold medal drought for the U.S. in men's bobsled, before serving as pilot again in 2014. He died unexpectedly in May 2017 at age 37.
"This result appropriately bolsters Holcomb's legacy as one of the very best athletes to ever drive a bobsled," Fogt, Langton and Tomasevicz said in their statement. "…he would be smiling knowing that we're one step closer to a fair playing field."
The reallocated silver medals will be presented to the athletes and Holcomb's family in an upcoming ceremony. Details have not yet been announced.
"We are so proud of Steven and all that he accomplished, both on and off the ice," his mother, Jean Schaefer, said, according to USABS. "We are happy that he and his teammates are to be recognized as the silver medalists, their rightful place. While we wish Steven could accept his silver medals alongside his teammates, our family is honored to accept them on his behalf."
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Will Ferguson's 419 takes its title from those email scams most of us are familiar with by now, the ones offering us unclaimed lottery winnings or legacies from unknown relations or massive commissions for assistance in transferring billion-dollar estates. These in turn take their name from a section of the criminal code of Nigeria—where many of the scams originate—that governs fraud. Such scams have enjoyed a surprising degree of success worldwide, usually by appealing to a lethal mixture of compassion and good old human greed.
Ferguson's novel starts out with a victim of such a scam who has just died in a mysterious car crash, and with the daughter who sets out to avenge him. What seems at first a simple revenge tale, however, slowly reveals itself as a chilling exploration of the complex social and political realities that underlie these scams, and of the people at the other end of them who are often as much victims as those who get scammed. Set mostly in Nigeria, the novel gives a vivid portrait of the many lives that intersect in such schemes and of the many layers of Nigerian society that inform them.
During the 1980s I taught in Nigeria with CUSO, during a period of relative political calm in the country and of great hope, fueled both by the resilience and enterprise of the people and by the great wealth being generated at the time from Nigeria's oil boom. Shortly after my departure, a military coup brought that period to an end. Since then the country has known mainly setbacks, and has gradually deteriorated into one of the most dangerous places in Africa and in the world. Those setbacks have deep roots in the country's history of British colonial rule, which tried to yoke together over three hundred distinct cultural and language groups under the umbrella of a single state and which left little behind in the way of infrastructure—either physical or political—when it decamped. They also have roots in the fluctuations of the oil market of the past decades and in the machinations of the multinationals that control it. Most of us will remember the case of Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, who for his efforts in trying to expose such machinations was executed in 1995 on trumped-up charges by the military government then in power.
419 gives us an inside view of how these sorts of malignant forces continue to play out at the level of individual lives, so that young men of intelligence and promise turn to 419 scams as the only hope of bettering their prospects and even those who try to get by through honest work find themselves caught up against their wishes in cycles of violence and criminality. As the novel moves toward its harrowing conclusion, the question of who is perpetrator and who is victim grows ever more murky and troubling.


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And they've developed some urban street smarts, as O'Brien pointed out.
"About a year ago, I saw one land on the cut flowers at that stand," said O'Brien. "Imagine that, a creature going to a cut flower stand in a downtown setting. That just blows my mind."
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He's working on the project with Amber Hasselbring, executive director of the San Francisco non-profit Nature in the City. The two landed a small grant to do the work.
"We're probably the only field people in the country right now doing field work at One Sansome and Market," said O'Brien, surrounded by high-rise office buildings. Sometimes he gets funny looks on his way to work. "Everyone's going downtown, and I'm carrying a butterfly net on Muni at 8 AM."
Tiger swallowtails are relatively common in urban areas, but their presence got O'Brien and Hasselbring curious about what else lives here. Now they're keeping track of more insects and other pollinators on Market and in nearby parks.
"We've seen a lot of dragonflies, tons of hummingbirds, a lot of different bee species, quite a few different flies and moths, along with some other butterflies," said Hasselbring. It's all about keeping an eye out for wildlife, even in unexpected places, she said.
"A lot of times we focus our attention on the places that we know we'll see things," said Hasselbring. "There's spots that you'll go in San Francisco to see wild nature, and Market Street would not be one of them."
To a butterfly, Market Street in downtown San Francisco may look like a river canyon. (Molly Samuel/KQED)
And sometimes even these urban naturalists are surprised. The day I tagged along with O'Brien and Hasselbring, they spotted an echo blue butterfly as it landed on a tree in Yerba Buena park. O'Brien said it was his most urban sighting of that species.
"How did that little blue butterfly find this ecosystem?" he wondered.
O'Brien and Hasselbring hope city planners will use the data they're collecting, and consider the birds and the bugs when it eventually comes time to redesign Market Street, as planned. Meanwhile, until the end of tiger swallowtail season in October, the two will be out patrolling with nets and cameras.
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Christine O'Donnell Comments Blasted by Witches
Picnics on top of altars? Wiccans say they don't have them—and they don't like O'Donnell spreading bunk. Ben Crair reports on the comments that may cost her the pagan vote.
Ben Crair
Updated Jul. 14, 2017 7:05PM ET / Published Sep. 20, 2010 6:52PM ET
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"Witchcraft" video showing Delaware Tea Party sensation Christine O'Donnell describing a date she once had with a witch dominated the airwaves Monday. "I mean, there's a little blood and stuff like that," she told Bill Maher in a late '90s clip from Politically Incorrect. "We went to a movie and then had a midnight picnic on a satanic altar." The footage delighted Democrats looking to embarrass the GOP Senate nominee, frightened Republicans, and alienated another constituency: witches, who say O'Donnell's 1999 discussion of the subject is bunk—and bad publicity for the coven.
"We don't have picnics on top of altars," said Selena Fox, Wiccan high priestess for the Circle Sanctuary in Wisconsin. "We are not Satanist. And we have good character, not 'questionable' character." (At a non-Satanic picnic in Delaware on Sunday, O'Donnell brushed aside questions about her comments by asking, "How many of you didn't hang out with questionable folks in high school?")
"A couple of my local politician friends say she's losing the Wiccan vote," said Dominguez. "Well, I said she never had the pagan vote for the most part to begin with."
In 2008, 1.2 percent of American adults, nearly 3 million people, declared themselves followers of "New Religious Movements," the category that includes Wicca and other pagan belief systems. Wicca is a naturalistic religion whose followers generally worship a pantheistic Godhead and practice magic. Its creed, according to Fox, is "harm none, do what you will." And yet the faith has always been dogged by an association with Satanism, a confusion, Fox said, that goes back to the Middle Ages. "The old nature religions of Europe were persecuted for hundreds of years," she said, "and part of a tactic for suppressing the pagan practices of old was to label them Satanic or demonic."
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For some, old habits die hard: Senator Jesse Helms tried to rob Wiccan churches of their tax-exempt status in 1985, while Rep. Bob Barr wanted to outlaw Wiccan services on military bases in 1999. According to Ivo Dominguez Jr., the owner of what he calls a "metaphysical general store" in Dover, Delaware, O'Donnell's dabbling with witchcraft is really just another window into her Christian beliefs. "Basically, you have to be a Christian to believe in Satanism because you have to believe in the Devil," he said. "So I think probably it was a bunch of teens that decided to do a pastiche of too many bad movies... It has nothing to do with witchcraft and paganism."
Not all of Delaware's politicians are as out of touch with the faith as O'Donnell. "There are probably more pagans in Delaware than Unitarians," Dominguez said. Each year, the Delmarva Pagan Pride Festival draws several hundred Wiccans and other pagans to Dover from Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. "In past years, we have had politicians or parties show up at Pagan Pride Day with politicians wearing buttons and handing out stickers."
"Our current governor came to a meet-and-greet that he knew ahead of time was going to be mostly Wiccan or pagan," said Dominguez. Questions for Gov. Jack Markell, who was then a candidate in the Democratic primary, were mostly about the environment. "There were no questions about will you appoint an openly pagan blah blah blah," said Dominguez. "At this moment of history, that's not where our community is."
Dominguez said that the surfacing of O'Donnell's past comments is particularly unfortunate for Wiccans because it comes near "our least favorite media cycle," the run-up to Halloween. "My biggest concern is that we will be receiving negative depictions on one side from the people that traditionally don't like us, which are folks that believe the only thing that is a valid spiritual path is a narrowly defined kind of Christianity, and on the other side people that are progressive that we would normally see as our friends but who will be using the witch angle as a way of attacking a conservative candidate."
No matter how Democrats treat the issue, it seems unlikely that Wiccans will turn out for O'Donnell at the polls. "Her inability to separate anything non-Christian from Satanic is going to be an issue not just with her potential pagan constituents but with any other non-Christians or Christians of a flavor that does not match hers," said Michael Smith, the Wiccan IT analyst who hosted the meet-and-greet the governor visited.
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Infographic: Is This a "He-Covery" to Climb Out of the Great "Man-Cession?" 'Man-Cession,' and a Hard Road Back to Work for Women
A startling chart shows just how drastically women are being left behind in the economic recovery.
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Last summer, a few snarkyeconomicsreports diagnosed our economic condition as a "man-cession," because layoffs were hitting men lot more than they were hitting women. GOOD explained why at the time, and asked if the same forces that caused "man-cession," would lead to a "man-covery." Well, almost. There's a catchier name now.
As we turn that economic corner, we're in a "he-covery," but the news to watch now is how women are being left behind. That's according to data from Dr. James Heintz of the Political Economy Research Institute of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The graphic above, kindly produced for us by the good folks at The Public Society illustrates the point. (Click here or on the image for a larger version.)
"It's true that men's employment fell more in the recession than women's employment, but that's been true of most recessions in recent memory," Heintz says. Men tend to work disproportionately in industries more sensitive to the business cycle like manufacturing, finance or construction, those are coming back more now. "In this recovery, men's employment has begun to come back. Women's employment has not. It has stagnated."
The jobs that are coming back just aren't going to many women, Heintz says. Tony Pugh wrote an excellent piece earlier this year for McClatchyNewspapers based on government data that show of the "984,000 new jobs created from January 2010 to January 2011... Only 47,000 went to women."
What's more, Pugh writes, "men have gained 438,000 jobs since the Great Recession officially ended in June 2009, while women have lost 366,000 over the same period."
To take a quick step back, part of that is explained by the whole idea of a "man-cession." If more men lost work than women, then it makes sense that they'd gain more jobs back after the recession. The term "man-cession" is accurate in that, far more men lost their jobs than women. Professor Mark Perry of the University of Michigan who coined the term, writes "for every 100 jobs lost by women since the start of the recession, men have lost 193.5 jobs."
That's for a few reasons. Women are more concentrated within the labor force in sectors like education and health care where public money helped cushion the full impact of economic collapse. Heintz points out, those public sector industries were especially cushioned with stimulus money, a sizable a portion of which went to state budgets, helping to stave off cutbacks and layoffs.
But that's exactly why women may soon become especially vulnerable, he says. "Now there's no more stimulus money. And what we're seeing instead are a lot of budget cutting proposals," Heintz says. "That can only hurt women's employment. It's too early to say from the statistics, but I don't see how it can be positive."
Christine Grumm, CEO of the Women's Funding Network, a philanthropy network, is worried some particular subsets of women will be overlooked. She says one group of females was especially hard hit and not recovering. "Single moms who are heads-of-households, got left behind. They are at about 13 percent unemployment... And this leads to a higher percentage of children in poverty," she says. "The recovery has not pulled them up out."
Making sure the recovery reaches them will take special effort. Grumm wants to see more support for women who want to start small business, as well as more training in industries that are growing.
"I don't think you are going to have recovery with single mom, head-of-households if you don't have wrap-around services for them," like child care, housing assistance, education and training that, she says, could be provided by a mix of government and nonprofit providers.
Image, with permission, The Public Society.


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An E257 series EMU on Shinonoi Line (photo via breeze.romanticrailway.com)
We seem to have a lot of suggestions for Japanese routes centred around metropolitan areas and the busiest lines. With my request I wanted to suggest a route that would:
Be located away from the Tokyo hub
Travel partly through natural scenery and not just urban-heavy surroundings
Feature a diverse set of rolling stock both currently and in past services
Taking all of these elements into consideration, I arrived at the Shinonoi Line, operated by JR East in Nagano Prefecture, about 170 km (105 miles) to the west of Tokyo.
Located in Nagano Prefecture, the line connects the winter resort city of Nagano - one of the host locations of the 1998 Winter Olympics - with the city of Shiojiri, located about 65 km (40 miles) to the south. The route has a variety of limited express and local services, and therefore a diversity in rolling stock. The line and its destinations are connected to other passenger routes, including the Hokuriku Shinkansen bound from/to Tokyo in the east and a route towards Nagoya in the south. It also functions as a corridor between the Shinetsu Main Line and the Chūō Main Line.
First opened in 1900, the original route connected Shinonoi to Nishijō on a distance of 30 km (18 miles), eventually extended to Shiojiri two years later. Part of the route was electrified in the mid-1960s, with the process completed for the rest of the line in the first half of the 1970s.
Using the Japanese 1,067 mm (3ft 6in) narrow gauge railway and 1,500 Volt DC overhead electrification, the route has 15 stations along it and the maximum operating speed of 130 km/h (80 mph).
Cab view of a journey between Matsumoto and Nagano on an HB-E300 hybrid DMU of the Rapid Resort View Furusato service
From left: stations on the route (via Wikipedia); the route highlighted (via rome2rio.com); the route within the context of connected lines (via snowmonkeyresorts.com)
From left: view of the exterior of Shiojiri Station (photo by 663highland/CC BY 2.5); Shiojiri Station platform (photo by そらみみ/CC BY-SA 3.0); Matsumoto Station platform (photo by Tbatb/CC BY-SA 4.0); view of the exterior of Akashina Station (photo by 東京特許許可局/CC BY-SA 3.0); view of the exterior of Hijiri-Kōgen Station (photo by Nyao148/CC BY 3.0); view of the surroundings of the route with the Kuwanohara Signal Field in foreground (photo by Nyao148/CC BY 3.0)
The rolling stock
Information around the complete current rolling stock on the line seems to be a bit out-of-date (e.g. I can't find notes on the HB-E300 hybrid DMU featured in the cab video above running on the line), but I will name the trains that I can confirm below.
Local services on the route use the 313 series, 211 series and E127 series EMUs - seen on JR East/JR Central routes since the 1990s/1980s. Limited express services feature the E353 series and 383 series, the former operated for the Azusa and Kaiji services and the latter for the Wide View Shinano service.
Freight locomotives on the line include the EF64 and EH200 - the former being a mainstay of Japanese freight operations for decades, and the latter being a more modern vehicle. These JR Freight-operated locos pull containers but are particularly tasked with hauling kerosene, heavy oil, petrol and more for the needs of the cold locality of Nagano prefecture.
Commuter rolling stock
A 313-1300 series EMU of the Shinonoi Line at the Minami-Matsumoto Station
From left: cab controls of the 313 series (photo by Cassiopeia sweet/Public Domain)
First introduced in 1999, the 313 series was built by Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyō and Tokyu Car Corporation until 2014 and again in 2019, with 541 units constructed. In recent years, more than 500 were still in service, used in services of central Japan regions. These EMUs replaced the 113 and 115 series trains on their introduction, and were intended as modular units to be used on both local and Rapid services. They are formed in sets of two, three, four and six cars. Made of stainless steel, 313s operate with dynamic, regenerative and pneumatic braking systems and feature ATS-ST and ATS-PT onboard safety systems. Versions of the EMU are capable of reaching a maximum speed of 130 km/h (80 mph) or 120 km/h (75 mph).
From left: a JR Central 211 series EMU (photo by LERK/CC BY 3.0); an E127-100 series set A11 at the Matsumoto Station (photo by uenokami/CC BY-SA 3.0)
Constructed between 1985-1991, the 211 series was built by Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyō and Tokyu Car Corporation. Over 1,910 were built, with over 800 still in service over the recent years. The sets still in operation are used by JR East and JR Central, with JR West having retired its only 211 series in 2010. Featuring stainless-steel construction, these EMUs can reach speeds of 110 km/h (68 mph) or 120 km/h (75 mph). With power output of 120 kW, the train also operates regenerative braking systems.
The 127 series EMU has been in operation by JR East since 1995, with 50 units built between 1995-1998 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car Corporation and JR East. Most of the trains were still in operation around 2016 out of Matsumoto, Niigata and Naoetsu depots. Made of stainless steel, the EMUs are used in two-car formations, have three pairs of doors per side and ATS-SN, ATS-P and ATS-Ps safety systems onboard. They can reach a top speed of 110 km/h (70 mph).
Limited express rolling stock
Sights of trains including the E353 (starting at 0:40) and 383 series (starting at 1:20) limited express EMUs, passing the Kamuriki Station in full bloom in April 2021
The award-winning E353 series is produced by J-TREC in Yohokama, with operations started on the Chūō Main Line in December 2017. They replaced the E351 series on Azusa Limited Express service, in operations between Shinjuku in Tokyo and Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture. Over 200 were built between 2015–2019, with the series constructed from aluminium alloy and featuring tilting technology. Utilising the IGBT-VVVF traction system and power output between 1.2 MW (1,600 hp) and 2.8 MW (3,800 hp) for three- and nine-car sets respectively, they can reach a top speed of 130 km/h (80 mph). The E353 series uses ATS-P and ATS-PS safety systems in operation. The train was awarded the 2018 Laurel Prize by the Japan Railfan Club.
From left: a view of the 383 on a scenic location (photo by Saigen Jiro/CC0); a 383 seen between the Ochiaigawa Station and Nakatsugawa Station (photo by Tennen-Gas/CC BY-SA 3.0)
Used on Shinano Limited Express and Home Liner services, the 383 series EMU is built since 1994 by Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Nippon Sharyo. Over 75 were produced between then and recent years and are operated out of the Jinryō Depot. The train was awarded the 1996 Laurel Prize. Using the GTO traction system and ATS-ST safety system, the EMU has dynamic, regenerative, pneumatic and snow-resistant brake technology and can reach 130 km/h (81 mph).
Freight locomotives
A switchback operation involving an EH200 with tankers at the Kuwanohara Signal Field
The EH200 is a design built since 2001 by Toshiba to replace the EF64, with dozens in service in the recent years. Based out of Takasaki depot, they are seen hauling consists on a number of lines, including the Chūō. The twin-unit locomotive features the Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ wheel arrangement, IGBT traction system and ATS-SF safety system. The power output of 4,520 kW (6,060 hp) allows it to reach a top speed of 110 km/h (70 mph).
An EF64-0 locomotive on the Shinonoi Line
The EF64 locomotive was built between 1964-1976 and 1980-1982 for JNR by Kawasaki and Toshiba, with a total of 132 units of the six-axle, 96-ton locomotive produced to replace the EF16 model. By 2016, around 45 of these vehicles were still in service. Chūō Main was the second line to receive the vehicle, starting with the EF64 13. JR Freight operates them from Shiojiri and Aichi depots of the Chūō Line. Starting in 1996, the locomotives underwent refurbishment, with EF64 67 becoming the first to go through the process. The EF64 features the Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement, a power output of 2.55 MW (3,420 hp) and is able to reach a top speed of 100 km/h (62 mph). A few EF64s have been preserved, with one found on Chūō Main Line in the city of Kōshū and another in Tottori Prefecture.
Former rolling stock
From left: E257 series EMU at Narita Station (photo by Wikimizuki/CC BY-SA 4.0); E351 series EMU (photo by Ten-nen Gas/CC BY-SA 4.0); 381 series EMU (photo by Mitsuki-2368/CC BY-SA 3.0); 123 series EMU (photo by Kei365/CC BY-SA 3.0); 115 series EMU (photo by 大前駅/CC BY 3.0)
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Interesting route, I see it has some pretty steep curves and long tunnels. The hillside views are also beautiful, if TSW ever managed to nail distant terrain and scenery, it could be a very beautiful ride!
The 211 series and 313 series are also really nice looking trains, would be great to drive them.
Dinosbacsi, Apr 9, 2021
Here's a view of a crossing on the line, with the backdrop of its nice surroundings. This channel has short videos of some really nice views of routes in Japan:
And here's a playlist of videos of some of the former and current trains operated on the route: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY1yweb5CFYxNkkdUb_iWizzpBsOWfYYM
Commiee, Apr 23, 2021
A couple more videos I found that show the 383 Series on the backdrop of the surroundings of the route:
Commiee, Aug 18, 2021
I've replaced the cab ride video with another one. The previous one had vibrations at several points that made viewing difficult, and was shot in the fall. This one offers a look at the green surroundings of spring/summer along the route. It was recorded last month, from onboard an HB-E300 hybrid DMU of a Rapid Resort View Furusato service, which means there is at least one current service I was not aware of when creating the OP due to outdated sources in English. I guess the info I had will have to do for now.
Commiee, Sep 23, 2021
I've added new videos and paragraphs, and replaced some photos to facelift the thread a bit. I am now looking for information on freight operations to add to the suggestion - if anyone has any links or bits of info, I would be grateful to have those.
Commiee, Oct 4, 2021
Alright, I went through some Japanese-language sources and was finally able to confirm a few details about freight services on the line. Updated the OP - this is now a route suggestion with both passenger and freight.
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Enescu's "Œdipe" is a rarely performed work that premiered in 1936 and has since has made limited appearances around the world. It's a work that depends on the dramatic powers of its lead baritone and one that many consider a challenge. This week, the Salzburg Festival is set to present the opera in a new production with Christopher Maltman making his role debut.
Maltman is one of the leading baritones of his generation and one who has taken an interesting career trajectory.
While Maltman has performed some of the leading Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, and Bel Canto roles, the baritone has also taken on a number of rarely performed classic works as well as new works that include "Marnie," "The Tempest," "Julius Caesar," "The Rape of Lucretia" and "Thérèse Raquin," among many others.
With the title role of "Œdipe," the baritone adds another powerful character to his repertoire and shows Salzburg audiences another facet of his diverse career.
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Residencies for 2018/2019 are now completely sold out. There are still a handful of dates available in June 2019.
Applause 2019 May 6 & 7, 2019. Calgary Schools Speech & Drama Festival. Storytelling Performances 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM, both days, Grand Oak Studio, Evergreen Theatre.
The new storytelling CD "Once Upon A Midwinter" has won a 2019 Storytelling World Award!
Imbolc - The Song of Bridgid: Sunday, February 3, 2019 Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns Welcoming the fire of Bridgid through song and story. An afternoon to call to the promise of spring, new beginnings, and our fiery creative spirits. Sunday, February 3, 2019 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $20 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns An honouring the wisdom and power and An Cailleach - the Old Woman of Winter, the Bone Mother. Celebration, song and story to weave us into the rich darkness of this time of year. Sunday, December 23, 2018 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. In Water Valley, contact for details.
First Fire: Sunday, October 28th, 2018 Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns Ceremonial marking of beginnings and endings; the letting go and embracing needed to move forward into the new Celtic year. Sunday, October 28, 2018 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. In Water Valley, contact for details.
Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns Few things bring us back into a state of Grace and graceful living like the simple practice of Gratitude. As the natural world gives countless aspects of itself in the current harvest, an afternoon gathering to acknowledge the bounty and beauty in our lives. Sunday, September 23, 2018 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $25 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Leading a weekend called 'Honey & Fire' - lots of story magic ahead! Sylvan Lake, AB. Details here.
Deep Growing Roots: Sunday, July 28th, 2018 Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns In the riot of summer growth, we are mesmerized by all that we can above ground. Leaf, blossom, blade of grass and a bounty of colour…but all of this comes from the strength of what we cannot see. An afternoon gathering to attend to, to honour, and to strengthen the unseen roots and anchors of our lives. Sunday, July 28, 2018 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $25 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Residencies for 2017/2018 completely sold out.
Stories on the Celtic Harp. 1:30 - 2:00 PM Water Valley Church.
Blessings of the Summer Winds: Sunday, June 16th, 2018 Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns The Summer Solstice approaches, and the whole of the natural world around us sings and bursts forth with colour and song. This is the way of the Great Song - to fill and to overflow, and to offer bounty to the wider world. An afternoon of ceremony, weaving and offering Blessings of bounty to the world on the wild dance of the Summer Winds. Sunday, June 16, 2018 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $25 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
The Brightest Fire: Sunday, May 20, 2018 Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns Beltain is the Celtic festival of the irresistable surge of new growth. It loosely translates to mean 'bright fire', and is celebrated at the beginning of May in the northern hemisphere. Each of us comes to the world with a bright fire we are to kindle, share, and tend over the course of our lives: new growth, new beginnings we are meant to sing into the Great Song of Life. Ceremonial work to build up our own brightest fires to blazing! Sunday, May 20, 2018 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $25 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
May 3 - 12, 2018. Squamish, B.C. "Fire In The Wind", a weeklong gathering of many traditions and teachers. In addition to co- leading the morning plenary sessions, Jeff will be leading an evening ceremony Fíodóir Beannachtach - Weaver of Blessings and a series of early morning meditations called Tús Nua - New Beginnings.
Calgary. Presenting a two part keynote: Part One: Honey & Fire; Part Two: Flapdoodle, Flummery & Flaptrap.
Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns As the Spring Equinox approaches, we step into the power and beauty of night and day as equals, and seek the balance between light and dark in our own lives. Sunday, March 19, 2017 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $20 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Imbolc - The Song of Bridgid: Sunday, February 4, 2018 Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns Welcoming the fire of Bridgid through song and story. An afternoon to call to the promise of spring, new beginnings, and our fiery creative spirits. Sunday, February 4, 2018 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $20 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
School dates completely sold out for the 2016/2017 school year!
Song of An Cailleach: Sunday, December 17th, 2017 Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns An honouring the wisdom and power and An Cailleach - the Old Woman of Winter, the Bone Mother. Celebration, song and story to weave us into the rich darkness of this time of year. Sunday, December 17, 2017 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. In Water Valley, contact for details.
First Fire: Sunday, November 5th, 2017 Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns Ceremonial marking of beginnings and endings; the letting go and embracing needed to move forward into the new Celtic year. Sunday, November 5, 2017 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. In Water Valley, contact for details.
Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns Few things bring us back into a state of Grace and graceful living like the simple practice of Gratitude. We are immersed in an externalized culture that sometimes over-focusses on goals, on achievement, and on winning. As the natural world gives countless aspects of itself in the current harvest, an afternoon gathering to acknowledge the bounty and beauty in our lives. Sunday, September 23, 2017 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $20 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns In the riot of summer growth, we are mesmerized by all that we can above ground. Leaf, blossom, blade of grass and a bounty of colour…but all of this comes from the strength of what we cannot see. An afternoon gathering to attend to, to honour, and to strengthen the unseen roots and anchors of our lives. Sunday, July 22, 2017 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $20 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Stories on the Celtic Harp. 12:45 - 1:15 PM Water Valley Church.
Arts Commons. Bringing the magic of story - performing with violinist Darcy Stamp and guitarist Carl Janzen.
Blessings of the Summer Winds: Sunday, June 17th, 2017 Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns The Summer Solstice approaches, and the whole of the natural world around us sings and bursts forth with colour and song. This is the way of the Great Song - to fill and to overflow, and to offer bounty to the wider world. An afternoon of shamanic work and ceremony, weaving and offering Blessings of bounty to the world on the wild dance of the Summer Winds. Sunday, June 17, 2017 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $20 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Saturday, June 3, 2017. Easter Seals - Camp Horizon. Afternoon workshop.
The Brightest Fire: Sunday, May 27, 2017 Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns Beltain is the Celtic festival of the irresistable surge of new growth. It loosely translates to mean 'bright fire', and is celebrated at the beginning of May in the northern hemisphere. Each of us comes to the world with a bright fire we are to kindle, share, and tend over the course of our lives: new growth, new beginnings we are meant to sing into the Great Song of Life. Ceremonial work to listen for an build up our own brightest fires to blazing! Sunday, May 27, 2017 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $20 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Conference May 5 - 13, 2017. Squamish, B.C. "Communion", a weeklong gathering of many traditions and teachers. In addition to co- leading the morning plenary sessions, Jeff will be leading an evening ceremony 'An Fiantas - ' – The Wilds" - an evening of ecstatic dance to connect the wildness of our souls with the wonders of the wild all around us; and a series of early morning meditations called "Ar Lasash – Ablaze", aligning the fire of the mind with the blaze of the heart.
3 week workshop series - Healing Arts, Tom Baker Cancer Centre. There are times when facing the challenges in our lives takes true heroism and unwavering courage. A three week workshop series to slow down, acknowledge the challenges, and celebrate the countless Blessings present in our lives. Come together for song, story, and laughter - in celebration of the strengths each of us bring to the stories of our lives.
March 1, 8 & 15, 2017 - 1:00 - 3:00PM.
Imbolc - The Song of Bridgid: Sunday, January 29, 2017 Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns Welcoming the fire of Bridgid through song and story. An afternoon to call to the promise of spring, new beginnings, and our fiery creative spirits. Sunday, January 29, 2017 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $20 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Song of An Cailleach: Sunday, December 18th, 2016 Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns Simple ceremony to mark the Winter Solstice. An honouring the wisdom and power and An Cailleach - the Old Woman of Winter, the Bone Mother. Celebration, song and story to weave us into the rich darkness of this time of year. Sunday, December 18, 2016 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. In Water Valley, contact for details.
November 11, 2016. Delighted to join Gwilda Wiyaka for a conversation on her Science Of Magic Radio Show. The interview can be found here.
November 8, 15 & 22, 2016 - 10:30AM to 12:30PM.
Ceremony to mark the beginnings and endings; the letting go and embracing needed to move forward into the new Celtic year. Sunday, November 5, 2016 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. In Water Valley, contact for details.
Evening Keynote: "Honey & Fire" 7:30PM.
Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns Few things bring us back into a state of Grace and graceful living like the simple practice of Gratitude. We are immersed in an externalized culture that sometimes over-focusses on goals, on achievement, and on winning. As the natural world gives countless aspects of itself in the current harvest, an afternoon gathering to acknowledge the bounty and beauty in our lives. Sunday, September 16, 2016 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $15 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
"Creating Balance" July 29 - August 1, 2016.
Morning Meditation: An Ceárta Milse - The Honeyed Forge. A simple morning meditation with the Celtic harp - to greet the new day, and honour the fire and sweetness of the open heart.
Workshop: Amhrán an Chiorcail - Song of the Circle. A simple workshop in the Celtic Traditions, honouring together this Great Circle we dance.
Ceremony: Na Ródannaí Meala: The Honey Roads. The Bees are vanishing. A simple afternoon ceremony to honour, and to offer both reparation and strength…that we might change, and the Bees endure this time of crisis.
Blessings of the Summer Winds: Sunday, June 19th, 2016 Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns The Summer Solstice approaches, and the whole of the natural world around us sings and bursts forth with colour and song. This is the way of the Great Song - to fill and to overflow, and to offer bounty to the wider world. An afternoon of ceremony - weaving and offering Blessings of bounty to the world on the wild dance of the Summer Winds. Sunday, June 19, 2016 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $15 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Water Valley Celtic Festival Saturday, June 18, 2016.
Stories on the Celtic Harp 1:30-2:00PM Lower Schoolhouse.
Workshop: Deep Growing Roots Saturday, June 11, 2016, 1:00pm–4:00pm. Wellspring Calgary. In times of uncertainty, we sometimes forget to dream. Join Jeff Stockton for an afternoon of song, story and creative dreaming. Time to plant dreams in our lives and seeds in the soil - to remind us that both will put down deep growing roots in our lives.
Workshop: Stress, Strain & Strength Thursday, June 9, 2016, 1:30pm–3:30pm. Healing Arts Calgary, Tom Baker Cancer Centre. Stress is a natural part of life, and something that can teach us a great deal. Strain involves extremes - and sometimes injury - to some part of the self. In the flow of life's ups and downs, it can be difficult to maintain a balance and awareness. The simple wisdom of folktales can help us find the balance point as we travel the paths before us. Join us for the simple wisdom of story, and unfold the uplifting insights that each of us bring.
The Brightest Fire: Sunday, May 22nd, 2016 Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns Beltain is the Celtic festival of the irresistable surge of new growth. It loosely translates to mean 'bright fire', and is celebrated at the beginning of May in the northern hemisphere. Each of us comes to the world with a bright fire we are to kindle, share, and tend over the course of our lives: new growth, new beginnings we are meant to sing into the Great Song of Life. Ceremonial work to listen for an build up our own brightest fires to blazing! Sunday, May 22, 2016 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $15 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Conference May 2 - 9, 2016. Squamish, B.C. "Death & Birth: The Journey of Lovers", a weeklong gathering of many traditions and teachers. Jeff will be leading an evening ceremony 'AMil Agus A Uisce Choisrichte' – Honey & Holy Water" - to reconnect with the Great Dreams that each of us are here to bring into being; and a series of early morning meditations called "An Ceárta Milse – the Honeyed Forge", to strengthen both the fires and the sweetness of the heart. Details here.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Calgary Schools Speech & Drama Festival. Mount Royal University. Storytelling Performances 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM, Engineered Air Theatre.
Saturday, April 9, 2016, 10:00am–4:00pm. Wellspring Calgary - South Location. There are times when facing the challenges in our lives takes great and true heroism. Join harpist and storyteller Jeff Stockton for a one day retreat to slow down, acknowledge the challenges, and celebrate the countless Blessings present in our lives. A daylong retreat of song, story, laughter - in celebration of the strengths each of us bring to the stories of our lives.
Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns As the Spring Equinox approaches, we step into the power and beauty of night and day as equals, and seek the balance between light and dark in our own lives. Sunday, March 20, 2016 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $15 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Friday, March 18, 2016. 7:30PM.
Monday, March 14, 2016, 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Healing Arts Calgary, Tom Baker Cancer Centre. Times of challenge can leave us feeling lost in the woods and far from home. Stories of lore endure because we often find ourselves in the characters that overcome struggle to find what matters most. They remind us that we too are Great Adventurers who find our best selves in our resilience. Join us for a playful and insightful workshop exploring your wisdom, and the ways in which our hearts lead us home.
Thursday, March 3, 2016, 10:00am–Noon. Healing Arts Calgary, Tom Baker Cancer Centre. Stress is a natural part of life, and something that can teach us a great deal. Strain involves extremes - and sometimes injury - to some part of the self. In the flow of life's ups and downs, it can be difficult to maintain a balance and awareness. The simple wisdom of folktales can help us find the balance point as we travel the paths before us. Join us for the simple wisdom of story, and unfold the uplifting insights that each of us bring.
Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns Welcoming the fire of Bridgid through song and story. An afternoon to call to the promise of spring, new beginnings, and our fiery creative spirits. Sunday, January 31, 2016 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $20 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Song of An Cailleach: Sunday, December 20th, 2015 Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns An honouring the wisdom and power and An Cailleach - the Old Woman of Winter, the Bone Mother. Celebration, song and story to weave us into the rich darkness of this time of year. Sunday, December 20, 2015 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. In Water Valley, contact for details.
Simple ceremonial work, marking the beginnings and endings; the letting go and embracing needed to move forward into the new Celtic year. Sunday, November 1, 2015 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. In Water Valley, contact for details.
Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns Few things bring us back into a state of Grace and graceful living like the simple practice of Gratitude. We are immersed in an externalized culture that sometimes over-focusses on goals, on achievement, and on winning. As the natural world gives countless aspects of itself in the current harvest, an afternoon gathering to acknowledge the bounty and beauty in our lives. Sunday, September 13, 2015 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $15 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Times of challenge can leave us feeling lost in the woods and far from home. Stories of lore endure because we often find ourselves in the characters that overcome struggle to find what matters most. They remind us that we too are Great Adventurers who find our best selves in our resilience. Join us for a playful and insightful workshop exploring your wisdom, and the ways in which our hearts lead us home.
Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns The fullness of summer has us under its spell…and yet the turning of the wheel of seasons begins to bring new fragrances, new shades of green, the promise of the abundant harvest just ahead. An afternoon gathering to sing strength into the coming Harvest in the world around us - and into those aspects of our lives that are coming close to the fullness of their own harvest. Sunday, August 16, 2015 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $15 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
In the riot of summer growth, we are mesmerized by all that we can above ground. Leaf, blossom, blade of grass and a bounty of colour…but all of this comes from the strength of what we cannot see. An afternoon gathering to attend to, to honour, and to strengthen the unseen roots and anchors of our lives. Sunday, July 19, 2015 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $15 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
The Summer Solstice approaches, and the whole of the natural world around us sings and bursts forth with colour and song. This is the way of the Great Song - to fill and to overflow, and to offer bounty to the wider world. An afternoon of ceremony, weaving and offering Blessings of bounty to the world on the wild dance of the Summer Winds. Sunday, June 14, 2015 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $15 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Beltain is the Celtic festival of the irresistable surge of new growth. It loosely translates to mean 'bright fire', and is celebrated at the beginning of May in the northern hemisphere. Each of us comes to the world with a bright fire we are to kindle, share, and tend over the course of our lives: new growth, new beginnings we are meant to sing into the Great Song of Life. Simple ceremonial work, to listen for an build up our own brightest fires to blazing! Sunday, May 24, 2015 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $15 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Conference May 5 - 9, 2015. Squamish, B.C. "Tree & Star", a weeklong gathering of many traditions and teachers. Will be leading an evening ceremony 'Amhrán an Fánaí' – Song of the Nomad"; an early morning meditation series called ""Nochtann Grá Gnaoi – "Love Reveals Beauty". Details here.
The tides of the growing season are more strongly felt in the foothills of southern Alberta… with hints of green on the ground, rich earthy tones on the boughs, swelling buds on the trees. Come, let the greening of the earth awaken the heart from its winter slumber! Simple ceremonial work, with the power of gratitude, delight in what is, and the promise of new possibilities. Sunday, April 19, 2015 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $15 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
As the Spring Equinox approaches, we step into the power and beauty of night and day as equals, and seek the balance between light and dark in our own lives. Sunday, March 15, 2015 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $15 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Saturday February 28, 2015. Private function, Water Valley Church.
Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns Simple ceremonial work, - welcoming the fire of Bridgid; the promise of spring and new beginnings, the fiery creative spirit. Sunday, February 8, 2015 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $20 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Saturday January 31, 2015. 7:00 PM Water Valley Church. Tickets $15 advance, $20 at door.
Casann Roth Mór An Tsaoil: The Great Wheel Of Life Turns Simple ceremonial work, acknowledging the wisdom in natural rhythms of silence and stillness. Sunday, January 11, 2015 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. $20 per person…In Water Valley, AB. Contact for details.
Full school residencies (of 10 or more days) completely sold out for the 2014/2015 school year.
Simple ceremonial work, honouring the wisdom and power and An Cailleach - the Old Woman of Winter, the Bone Mother. Celebration, song and story to weave us into the rich darkness of this time of year.
Sunday, December 7, 2014 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. In Water Valley, contact for details.
Simple ceremonial work, marking the beginnings and endings; the letting go and embracing needed to move forward into the new Celtic year.
Sunday, November 9, 2014 - from 1:00 - 4:00PM. In Water Valley, contact for details.
October 22 - 26, 2014. Samish Isalnd, Bow Washington, USA. Leading the early morning meditations Winter's Desire - 'Mian Geimhridh' - and the evening ceremony "An Chrois Ar Las – The Heart Aflame". Details here.
Saturday, August 9, 2014. 1:00PM - 2:00PM. An hour of Celtic music at the Water Valley Church/Events Centre, as part of an art show at the Water Valley Church.
12:45PM-1:15PM - Stories on the Celtic Harp, Lower Schoolhouse.
Conference May 5 - 9, 2014. Squamish, B.C. "Returning to Four Legs", a weeklong gathering of many traditions and teachers. Will be leading an evening ceremony "Croí Nochta' - the Uncovered Heart; an early morning meditation series called "Fiáin sa Chroí" - Wild at Heart. Will also be leading a men's gathering exploring Seer & Magician', assisting with the final evening ceremony, and providing music for the gathering.
Workshop: The Art of Dreaming Saturday, May 31, 2014. 10:00AM - 4:00PM. An experiential workshop, exploring the basic elements of animism as a spiritual practice.
Applause 2014 Wednesday, April 2 & Thursday April 3, 2014. Calgary Schools Speech & Drama Festival. Mount Royal University. Performances 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM both days, Leacock Theatre.
Workshop: The Art of Stillness Saturday, March 29, 2014. 10:00AM - 4:00PM. An introductory exploration of simple techniques of mindfulness and the benefits of meditation.
Dragons after Dark! Friday, March 14, 2014.
Chinese Cultural Centre, 2 Ave & 1st Street SW, Calgary.
Taking the stage with five incredible storytellers with tales of dragons from all over the globe. The evening includes a dragon parade hosted by the Green Fools, Brazilian drumming, and much more! Advance tickets $15, $20 at the door. Info 403-262-5071.
Full school residencies (of 10 or more days) completely sold out for the 2013/2014 school year.
7:30PM, Friday, December 13, 2013. Boris Roubakine Recital Hall, University of Calgary.
Songs and stories to call back the sun.
Celebrating the CD release of "Between Two Lights" - a brand new music recording.
Saturday, November 16, 2013. Camrose Primary Care Network - Camrose, AB.
October 24-27, 2013. 'First Fire' - Samish Island, Washington. Presenting 'Her Hammer' - an evening ceremony honouring An Cailleach; and 'Aisling' - a series of morning meditations.
A four part storytelling workshop for adults at Wellspring Calgary. September 14, October 5 & 19, November 23, 2013.
Wainwright, Alberta. Friday evening, August 9, 2013. Joining in an evening of ghostly tales, with storytellers Dawn Blue, Pearl-Ann Gooding, Karen Gummo, Bonnie Logan, Mary Ann Lippiat. 9:00pm start, $20 per person.
Click HERE for a video clip of highlights of the evening.
May 6 - 12, 2013. Squamish, B.C. "Returning to the Forest", a weeklong gathering of many traditions and teachers - now completely sold out. Will be leading one of the daily conference morning plenary sessions 'The Ygirddian Bridge" - an exploration of the World Tree, and the Longing that called each of here; an early morning meditation series called "Droichead idir domhain" - Bridge Between Worlds; co-facilitating the workshop 'Lighting the Path of Return'; and assisting with the final evening ceremony.
Saturday, April 13, 2013. 10:00AM - 4:00PM. An experiential workshop, exploring the basic elements of animism as a spiritual practice.
Saturday, March 16, 2013. 10:00AM - 4:00PM. An introductory exploration of simple techniques of mindfulness and the benefits of meditation.
Saturday, February 2, 2013. A day of ceremony, honouring Brighid - herald of the spring; the soon to be wakening natural world; and those who came before us. 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM.
School residencies completely sold out for the 2012/2013 school year.
A four part storytelling workshop for adults at Wellspring Calgary. October 20, November 3 & 10, December 8, 2012.
Saturday, October 27, 2012 - 2:30 - 4:00 PM. WIldwood Community Association.
U.K. Shamanic Conference September 6-9, 2012. Gaunt's House, Wimborne, Dorset, England. 'Dancing The Rhythm of Change', hosted by the Society of Shamanic Practitioners. Presenting evening ceremony "Essence" and workshop "Storylines".
August 21, 2012. Will be chatting with internet radio host Christina Pratt about the power of storytelling on the August 21 episode of 'Why Shamanism Now'.
June - August 2012. "Once Upon A Midwinter" - songs and stories to call back the sun.
Concert with Storyteller and Cellist Extraordinaire Kira Van Deusen!
May 9 - 13, 2012. "Bones of the Ancestors", an international conference featuring teachers from many traditions. Presenting: 'Weaving the Great Blessing' (workshop); 'The Many Coloured Winds of Morning' (morning meditations); and providing music throughout the conference.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Calgary Schools Speech & Drama Festival. Mount Royal University. Performances 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM Leacock Theatre.
Saturday, April 7, 2012. 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM "The Art of Stillness": An introductory exploration of simple techniques of mindfulness and the benefits of meditation.
Tri-Wood Community Centre, 2244 Chicoutimi Dr NW Calgary.
Walk in the trees, share your story and hear storytellers Jeff Stockton, Louis Soop, Shail Kumar, and Allan Merovitz . Guest appearance: Vocal Latitudes Choir with director, Frank Rackow.
$10.00 adults $5.00 children. Tickets available in advance and at the door.
Saturday, March 10, 2012. 'Songlines': 1:00 - 3:00 PM. The whole of life is song - flows and shifts in rhythm and melody and theme. We are meant to sing - every one of us. The Celts had a legacy of music that wrapped through every aspect of their lives. A workshop for anyone who enjoys music singing or wants to - with simple, playful explorations with voice and rhythm to sing in the joys of the day and the day to come. Wellspring Calgary.
Saturday, March 3, 2012. 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM "The Art of Dreaming": An experiential workshop, exploring the basic elements of animism as a spiritual practice.
Friday, March 2, 2011. "Dreaming of Spring": 7:00 - 8:30 PM. With Barb Olorenshaw on violin and Dominic Young on percussion!
By winter's end, we have nearly forgotten the sweetness of robinsong and warm sun on our skin. But the heart doesn't really forget - in song, it all comes back once more. An evening of music to get your heart singing and your toes tapping. Wellspring Calgary.
'Once Upon A Story'. The Brothers Grimm had their first collection of fairy tales published in 1812, and the wisdom in these tales still speaks with clarity two centuries later.
The new storytelling CD "Wisdom of the Woods" has won a 2012 Storytelling World Award!
We have always used song and story to try and coax back the light and warmth in the darkest part of the year.
Join Celtic harpist and storyteller Jeff Stockton (and special guests!) for an evening of magic and delight for all ages!
Saturday, November 26, 2011. Haysboro Community Centre. 1204 - 89th Ave SW Calgary. 7:30 PM.
"Blessings Upon Blessings". An evening of gentle and elegant movement, song and story - celebrating the many blessings that surround us in our lives. With Jane Sponiar.
"Mystery & Mastery" - half day session, exploring the dynamic between inspiration (mystery) and intention (mastery) in creating a rich fine arts learning environment.
Sunday, September 25, 2011. Presenting 'The Art of Stillness' as part of a fundraiser event for Wellspring Calgary.
"A River Runs Through Us"
Tales of love and loss from East & West.
One of several storytellers, Egge's Barn.
"Beneath The Surface, A Shadow!"
Stories on the Celtic harp.
12:45 PM: Aspen Cafe & Gallery.
Songs on the Celtic harp.
"Summer's Dance". Celebrate the summer solstice with an evening of the flow of tai chi (with Jane Sponiar) and the flow of music on the Celtic harp.
House concert with harpist and singer Roger Helfrick.
Monday, May 9, 2011. 7:00 - 8:30PM.
May 4 - 8, 2011: 'Birthing & Blossoming'. Squamish, British Columbia. Presenting "Songlines", Saturday, May 7. Conference completely sold out.
Saturday, April 16, 2011. "The Art of Stillness": An introductory exploration of simple techniques of mindfulness and the benefits of meditation. Event full.
Saturday, March 19, 2011. "Songlines": An experiential workshop, exploring the power of song in shamanic practice. Event full.
"Story as Personal Talsiman" - exploring the power of story in the quest for wellness and wholeness.
Memorial Centre, Red Deer, AB.
6:45 PM: Aspen Cafe & Gallery.
Music set with violinist Barb Olorenshaw.
May 21, 2010. Hospice Calgary Annual Retreat, Kananaskis.
May 19, 2010. Calgary Reads year end celebration.
April 19, 2010. "Joy in the Journey": An experiential workshop, exploring the basic elements and techniques involved in shamanic practice.
March 15, 2010. "The Art of Stillness": An introductory exploration of simple techniques of mindfulness and the benefits of meditation.
Storytelling Performance - Ottawa Storytelling Festival November 3 & 4, 2007. Evening concert, November 3. Solo performance November 4.
Harp Concert December 8, 2006. Calgary, AB.
Harp Concert September 2, 2006. Banff, AB.
Storytelling Performance - Storytellers of Canada Conference July 21, 2005. Evening concert with storytellers from across Canada. 7:00PM Performing Arts Centre, Calgary.
Harp Concert November 12, 2004. Bragg Creek Artisans, Bragg Creek AB.
Harp Concert September 22, 2004. Wallace Galleries, Calgary.
Harp Concert September 4, 2004. Starfish Cafe, Calgary.
Harp Concert May 13, 2004. Agape Hospice, Calgary.
CD Release Concert - Sacred Ground May 22, 2004. 7:00PM, Rosza Centre, Calgary. Special guests Tom Megee (Cello); Bruce Hoag (percussion).
Storytelling Session - Red Deer Teacher's Convention February 4, 2004.
Storytelling Session - Global Education Conference May 8, 2003. Canmore, AB.
Storytelling Session - Edmonton Teacher's Convention February 27, 2003.
Storytelling Performance November 9, 2002. Canmore, AB.
Storytelling Performance May 18, 2002. Calgary, AB.
Harp Concert June 9, 2000 Calgary, AB.
Harp Concert January 22, 2001.