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March 25, 2021 • 7:30a to 3:00p Oglebay Resort Wheeling, WV
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The Appalachian Basin Is Ready for Petrochemicals, Plastics and More
Development Is Coming in Many Forms
The 2nd annual Appalachian Basin Real Estate Conference will provide some insight into the evolving growth of the region. Many government and industry experts recognize that U.S. cannot solely depend on the Houston and Gulf region for petrochemicals for two overriding issues: constant hurricanes and tropical storms are creating havoc for the industry every year; and the recent surge in plastic demand due to the pandemic.
Our speakers will address the critical elements needed to make the Appalachian Basin the secondary petrochemical hub in the U.S. You will hear about workers availability, infrastructure, the role of the Ohio River in the region a hub, updates on the Shell cracker plant nearing completion, the PTTGCA cracker plant is getting close moving forward, and the expansion of the plastics industry.
Additionally, West Virginia Methanol announce plans to build a $350 million methanol plant in Pleasants County, West Virginia. The abundance of natural gas and proximity to major markets were the primary reason for choosing the West Virginia location.
In August, KeyState Natural Gas Synthesis announced plans to build a $400 million manufacturing facility, which will convert stranded natural gas into hydrogen, ammonia and urea for transportation, medical, industrial and agricultural uses, as well as capture and sequester CO2 onsite.
What are the Development Opportunities?
Shale Directories announces that Adam Bruns, Site Selection magazine's managing editor will be its featured speaker at the upcoming Appalachian Basin Real Estate Conference March 25, 2021 at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Bruns has been the managing editor at Site Selection magazine, published by Conway, Inc., since 2002. His publication has been reporting on the communities of the Appalachian Basin and beyond since the magazine's inception in 1954, and since 2004 has published county-by-county analysis of corporate project activity along the entire Ohio River corridor.
The Ohio River is critical to the development of the petrochemical industry in the Appalachian Basin, as evidenced by the construction of the Shell Polymer plant in Monaca, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
"The Appalachian Basin is becoming a major petrochemical hub. We've documented significant development, and expect to see more in the coming years," commented Bruns.
Bruns will share Conway Analytics data and insights from his team's years of reporting in the region at the 2021 Appalachian Basin Real Estate Conference.
2021 Appalachian Basin Real Estate Conference
The Appalachian Basin Real Estate Conference presented and produced by Shale Directories is the first real estate conference to identify the once-in-a-generation land development opportunities as the result of the downstream natural gas development in the Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania areas. Book your room now:
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Learn how you can take advantage of this once in a generation opportunity. Plan on attending the 2021 Appalachian Basin Real Estate Conference to learn how you and your company can prepare for coming boom.
Appalachian Basin Real Estate Conference to Address Critical Development Issues
"Where will I get my workers?" This is the number question asked by companies and developers as they explore expansion into new areas. Pat Ford, Business Development Director will present compelling information about the Appalachian Basin's work force. Read his "Muscle Memory" to learn more about the readiness of the work force here in the Basin.
Along with workforce, infrastructure, state and local incentives and location are the other components in making a new development decisions. The conference will address these other important issues with industry experts operation in the Appalachian Basin.
For more information about the Appalachian Basin Real Estate Conference, email Joe Barone or call him at (610) 764-1232!
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Thursday, March 25, 2021 • 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Oglebay Resort • Wheeling, WV
The Appalachian Basin Real Estate Conference will provide a comprehensive view of the once-in-a-generation industrial and commercial development in the region. A wide array of commercial activities are coalescing around the Appalachian Basin. This is your chance to learn how you can take advantage of these opportunities.
We have lined up an exciting list of the top real estate, energy, land development, and economists. You'll learn ho to transform your business to take advantage of these explosive developments in our own backyard!
Attendees will also network with industry experts and fellow participants and prepare your company for these land development opportunities. Reservations and Special Room Rates will be available soon.
The Six Pieces of Information You Will Take Away From the Conference:
You will get the latest information about the Shell and PTTGC cracker plants.
In addition to the cracker plants, the Appalachian Basin is seeing increased manufacturing coming in to the region in the form of steel, plastics, packaging and other industries taking advantage of the low-cost of plastic feedstocks.
President Trump recently spoke at the Shell cracker plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. His administration is actively supporting oil and gas infrastructure projects in the Appalachian Basin. You will get the latest report from a senior economist at the Department of Energy.
The Appalachian Basin has excellent transportation – river, rail and roads. You will learn the status of the logistics and supply chain capabilities in the Basin.
You will see a number of prime real estate sites which are ideal for industry, retail and housing.
Lastly, the 2017 Tax Reform Act provides unique tax advantages for Federal Opportunity Zones (FOZ's). The Novagradac, the accounting firm that was instrumental in developing the legislations, will explain the tax advantages associated with FOZ's.
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Petrochemical, chemical, plastics, steel and light industry companies
Developers who specialize in industrial, commercial and retail
Accounting and law firms
State and local government officials focused on economic development
Commercial, industrial and housing realtors
AGENDAMarch 25, 2021
Breakfast and Registration | Coffee and Light Refreshments
Welcome | Joe Barone, President, Shale Directories, LLC
Presenting Sponsor Presentation | Speaker to be Announced
Workforce Panel sponsored by Frontier Group of Companies | John Deskins, Assistant Dean for Outreach and Engagement, Director of the Bureau of Business & Economic Research. Moderated by Pat Ford, Business Development Director, Frontier Group of Companies. Pat has successfully brought industrial companies and developers to the Appalachian Basin. Workforce is the most challenging issue for bringing new companies into the region and Pat has track record of success in addressing the issue and bringing companies into the Appalachian Basin. We are pleased to have Frontier's and Pat's support. Read Pat's "Muscle Memory" to learn more about our workforce's readiness.
Ohio River Corridor Opportunities | Adam Bruns, Managing Editor, Site Selection Magazine
Break – Networking
Infrastructure Panel sponsored by Monroe County Economic Development | Planes discussion featuring Robert Hartigan, Business Development Director, Akron-Canton Airport; Freight Rail discussion featuring Casey Cathcart, Executive Chairman, Cathcart Rail; Josh Martincic, Vice President of Business Development, Long Ridge Energy Terminal. Moderated by Jason Hamman, president, Hamman Consulting Group
Ohio River Transportation | Mark Locker, Director, Manager for Maritime, Freight Mobility and Logistics, ODOT, Eric Thomas, general manager, Benchmark River & Rail Terminals
State of the Plastics Industry in the Appalachian Basin | Tom Gellrich, Founder, Top Line Analytics
The Future of Development of the Appalachian Basin | Bryce Custer, President, Ohio River Corridor
Concluding Remarks | Joe Barone, Shale Directories, LLC
Adam Bruns, Managing Editor, Site Selection Magazine
Adam Bruns has served as managing editor of Site Selection magazine since February 2002. In the course of reporting hundreds of stories for Site Selection, Adam has visited companies and communities around the globe. A St. Louis native who grew up in the Kansas City suburbs, Adam is a 1986 alumnus of Knox College, and resided in Chicago; Midcoast Maine; Savannah, Georgia; and Lexington, Kentucky, before settling in the Greater Atlanta community of Peachtree Corners, where he lives with his wife and daughter.
Casey Cathcart, Executive Chairman, Cathcart Rail
Mr. Cathcart is Co-Owner and Founder of Cathcart Rail, an Ohio-based freight rail services and transportation company established in 2016 and currently employing nearly 800 people across 60 locations in 22 states. Cathcart Rail's subsidiary companies include Appalachian Railcar Services, operator of the largest independent contract shop network, Bucyrus Railcar Repair, operator of the largest repair agent network, and the Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad, a shortline railroad serving international plastics, petrochemicals and metals customers along the Ohio River Corridor, among others. Cathcart Rail is currently in growth mode, across both acquisitive and organic opportunities.
Prior to founding Cathcart Rail, Mr. Cathcart served as Associate Director and Co-Lead of both the Rail & Transit and Public-Private Partnership (P3) teams within the Global Infrastructure and Project Finance Group of Fitch Ratings for three years, where he provided in-depth credit analysis related to infrastructure project finance within the energy, transportation and water/wastewater sectors. He led $4.3 billion in transit project finance transactions, Fitch's pursuit of Canadian business (serving as primary on all of Fitch's assignments in the market) and the $4.5 billion LaGuardia Airport Terminal Replacement Project. Additionally, he led the firm's mandates related to the $5.8 billion acquisition of the ITR Concession Company (Indiana Toll Road Concession restructuring), a $3 billion private passenger rail corridor and the $1.6 billion Central Texas Turnpike System Second Lien restructuring.
Mr. Cathcart's broader professional experience spans nearly 15 years, including over six years in debt capital markets investment banking focused on transaction origination, structuring and execution within the energy and infrastructure sectors. His executed-financing experience amounts to nearly $7 billion. He holds an MBA, with concentration in Finance, and BS degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics.
Bryce Custer, SIOR, CCIM, President, NAI Ohio River Corridor, LLC
Custer has experience in all aspects of commercial real estate including acquisition, disposition and development of office, retail and industrial projects. As an active real estate investor for over 20 years, Custer understands the challenges facing both buyers and sellers in sale and lease transactions. Utilizing his experience from prior businesses, he works to discover critical success factors to develop solutions that meet the needs of both parties.
His current focus is serving the needs of the Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Derivative Industries and Energy Services companies capitalizing on the drilling and exploration of the Utica/Marcellus Shale in eastern Ohio and the West Virginia panhandle, which includes the Appalachian Basin and the Ohio River Corridor. His primary focus is in the area of site selection for industrial clients utilizing rail transport throughout Ohio and West Virginia and barge transportation along the Ohio River.
John Deskins, Assistant Dean for Outreach and Engagement, Director of the Bureau of Business & Economic Research
John Deskins serves as Assistant Dean for Outreach and Engagement, Director of the Bureau of Business & Economic Research, and as Associate Professor of Economics in the College of Business & Economics at West Virginia University. He leads the Bureau's efforts to serve the state by providing rigorous economic analysis and macroeconomic forecasting to business leaders and policymakers across the state. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Tennessee.
Deskins' academic research has focused on economic development, small business economics, and government tax and expenditure policy, primarily at the US state level. His work has appeared in outlets such as Contemporary Economic Policy, Public Finance Review, Economic Development Quarterly, Small Business Economics, Public Budgeting and Finance, Regional Studies, Annals of Regional Science, Tax Notes, and State Tax Notes, as well as in books published by Cambridge University Press and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
Pat Ford, Business Development Director, Frontier Group of Companies
Patrick Ford is the Business Development Director for the Frontier Group of Companies. The Frontier Group of Companies is a full-service industrial specialty contractor working throughout North American and regions of Central and South America. Frontier's customers include some of the world's leading Fortune 500 with industrial and manufacturing operations. Core services include: plant demolition, facility acquisition and repurposing, industrial dismantling, environmental remediation, asset recovery, industrial gutting, scrap metals recycling, asset recovery, equipment removal and salvage, high structure removal, rail road services, and energy production.
Pat is a dynamic leader with the vision to spot peaks where others see only valleys. His unique strengths include the ability to manage multiple projects, generate personal and financial investment, and achieve consensus among dissenting partners. Skilled and passionate public speaker, with a genuine desire to see communities, organizations and local leaders achieve their best. Pat is known as an empathetic listener, who seeks to develop others' ideas, not to persuade others to his position. He has an intuitive sense for managing projects and personnel, with a methodical and logical approach to ensure desired outcomes and believes in managing change for the better and setting realistic goals with measurable results.
Tom Gellrich, Founder, TopLine Analytics
Tom Gellrich is the founder of TopLine Analytics. Gellrich has been one of the pioneers in understanding and identifying the changes that shale gas as risks and opportunities for the US manufacturing industry. His presentations and white papers have been extensively quoted.
As an executive with experience in operational business management, strategic development, hands on sales and marketing Tom provides a unique perspective combining all elements. He has been involved in several start-up opportunities – innovation – balanced with Fortune 50 experience – rigorous application. At Elemica, a B2B service company that Tom was instrumental in founding, he managed all aspects of European operations but focused on customer acquisition. Prior to Elemica, at Arkema/Atofina, Tom held a variety of positions in Strategic Planning, Business Management, and Business Consulting. His entry to the business world was with Exxon Mobile, moving from engineering to project management and business roles.
Jason Hamman, President, Hamman Consulting Group
Jason Hamman is the President and Founder of The Hamman Consulting Group. Established in February 2013, The Hamman Consulting Group provides a full range of location advisory, site selection and economic development services to private and public sector clients.
Jason's work with private sector clients includes site selection and location analysis, identification and acquisition of taxincentives and grants and real estate brokerage services. He also works with economic development organizations to prepare economic development strategic plans, identify target industry sectors, labor market/workforce analysis, site development/analysis, market/feasibility studies, grant writing and project management services.
Robert Hartigan, Vice President, Akron-Canton Airport
Robert P. Hartigan, C.M., ACE, is currently Vice President of the Akron-Canton Airport. As Vice President, Hartigan provides independent management oversight of the Akron-Canton Regional Airport Authority's 2400 acre campus that is host to a varied tenant base at Akron-Canton Airport, including CAK's ground transportation, parking, retail, and car rental operations.
Before joining the Akron – Canton Airport, Hartigan served as the Airport Manager at the Cuyahoga County Airport – Robert D. Shea Field ("CGF"). Responsibilities also included ensuring airport operations continued while overseeing the delivery of more than $39 million in capital projects.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Management from Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. Robert holds an FAA commercial pilot certificate with multiengine and instrument ratings and holds an advance ground instructor certificate. He has earned National Incident Command System certificates from the Emergency Management Institute. He has has been a resident of Streetsboro, Ohio, since 2020, where he and his wife Rochelle make their home.
Mark Locker, Manager for Maritime, Freight Mobility and Logistics, Ohio Department of Transportation
Mark is the Manager for Maritime, Freight Mobility and Logistics within the Division of Planning, Ohio Department of Transportation. Mark conducts and participates in Statewide Planning activities, ie. Long Range Transportation Plan, Corridor, Freight and Economic Development Studies etc. Ohio has the distinction of having the first large program statewide FAST Actcompliant Freight Plan in the United States. Mark coordinates with Ohio's maritime partners to understand and enhance the state's freight infrastructure and is project manager for Ohio's Statewide Maritime Strategy. He was appointed by three US DOT Secretaries to the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) which advises the US Secretary on Freight and Maritime matters.
He serves as Ohio's representative to AASHTO and MAASTO on Special Committees for Freight, Council on Water transport, the State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC), Freight and Truck Platooning. Mark is Ohio's representative to the Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers and the Mid America Freight Coalition. He is a professional planner and proud Ohio State University Buckeye with over 31 years public sector experience.
Josh Martincic, Vice President of Business Development, Long Ridge Energy Terminal
Martincic serves as Vice President of Business Development at Long Ridge Energy Terminal who is owned by Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure and GCM Grosvenor. The Long Ridge team is developing a 1600-acre property in Hannibal Ohio and is constructing a 485-Megawatt combined cycle power plant designed to deliver exceptionally low power costs to our industrial and commercial users.
This low-cost power is the result of the use of the most advanced clean natural gas and steam recovery technology in the industry. In addition, they have dedicated proprietary natural gas reserves developed in the nearby region to supply their fuel requirements at very low cost as they are vertically integrated.
To further enhance the clean power generated from the facility, they are evaluating the potential for carbon capture technologies and green hydrogen generation to be one of the first power plants to be able to supply 24/7 green power.
Over his 25 year career, Martincic was employed at Antero Resources, Carbo Ceramics, and GE Water Technologies in Pittsburgh, PA where was exposed to the safety culture, operational excellence and the process-oriented mindset of a major industrial operations for oil and gas, Steel, Aluminum, Power, Chemical, Glass, and Oil Refineries.
Martincic is a long-time Pittsburgh resident and a graduate of University of Pittsburgh with a degree in chemical engineering. He resides in Pittsburgh, PA.
Eric Thomas, General Manager, Benchmark River and Rail Terminals
Since January 2010, Mr. Thomas has served as general manager of Benchmark River and Rail Terminals, LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio. The terminal, along the Ohio River and the CSXT railroad, focuses on distribution of bulk liquid chemicals by barge, rail, and truck. Previously, Mr. Thomas was president of Southside River-Rail Terminal, Inc., also in Cincinnati. He holds a bachelor of science in accounting from Northern Kentucky University.
He is a past chairman of the board for the International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA) for which he previously served on the executive committee and at large since 2007. He is the current executive director, a co-founder, and inaugural chairman of the board for the Central Ohio River Business Association (CORBA), and also chairs its Regional Maritime Committee. Mr. Thomas also served as chairman of the Greater Cincinnati Harbor and Maritime Control Committee (GCHMCC) from 2007-2008.
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Questions? Contact Joe Barone, Shale Directories, (610) 764-1232 or email.


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Rising sea levels, dying species and diminishing fish populations; increasing water salinity, shore erosion and the destruction of coral reefs are only a few of the implications to come in the nearer future. As divers, we have an obligation to do our bit to prevent our oceans from dying and to preserve the fantastic underwater world for future generations to come.
One of the most important measures we can take is to become ambassadors and role model for other scuba divers to follow. This includes environmentally friendly diving practices, through which we leave the underwater world exactly the way we found it. Always make sure your equipment is secured while diving as dangling gauges and regulators can break fragile corals and plants.
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(b) Partner's Position. On each serve, the server's partner shall stand erect with back to the side wall and with both feet on the floor within the service box from the moment the server begins the service motion until the served ball passes the short line. Violations are called foot faults. However, if the server's partner enters the safety zone before the ball passes the short line, the server loses service.
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A revelatory commentary on the original teachings of Jesus and a profoundly enriching journey through the four Gospels
Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda
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The Resurrection of the Christ Within You—A revelatory commentary on the original teachings of Jesus.
In this unprecedented masterwork of inspiration, Paramahansa Yogananda takes the reader on a profoundly enriching journey through the four Gospels. Verse by verse, he illumines the universal path to oneness with God taught by Jesus to his immediate disciples but obscured through centuries of misinterpretation: how to become like Christ, how to resurrect the Eternal Christ within one's self.
This landmark work transcends divisive sectarianism to reveal a unifying harmony underlying all true religions. A groundbreaking synthesis of East and West, it imparts the life-transforming realization that each of us can experience for ourselves the promised Second Coming – awakening of the all-fulfilling Divine Consciousness latent within our souls.
Yoganandaji said, "In titling this work The Second Coming of Christ, I am not referring to a literal return of Jesus to earth. He came two thousand years ago and, after imparting a universal path to God's kingdom, was crucified and resurrected; his reappearance to the masses now is not necessary for the fulfilment of his teachings. What is necessary is for the cosmic wisdom and divine perception of Jesus to speak again through each one's own experience and understanding of the infinite Christ Consciousness that was incarnate in Jesus. That will be his true Second Coming."
Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda (1893–1952) is widely regarded as one of the preeminent spiritual figures of our time. Born in Gorakhpur, India, he was sent by his guru to the United States in 1920 as India's delegate to an International Congress of Religious Liberals. He instructed hundreds of thousands of men and women in the yoga science of meditation and balanced spiritual living.
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Characters Exposed)
Stories have the unique ability to show us things about their characters that we could never know about another person in real life. At their most intimate, they detail for us the moment-to-moment thoughts and feelings of the character, to a degree that we will never have, even with our closest friends.
Indeed, in the most detailed of stories we come to know a character better than they even know themselves, as we are able to flip back through the pages to recall things that they cannot. Their lives are literally an open book to us.
Thus Harry Potter might moan about his latest disagreement with Ron, and wonder whether this really and truly the end of their friendship…and we just sigh and wonder how long it will be until he realizes that they are pals forever. Silly Harry, doesn't he realize he's the protagonist and Ron is his confidante? Narrative archetypes demand that they remain on speaking terms!
That, perhaps, is the greatest truth which we know about these individuals that they do not: that they are a character in a story. Harry might wonder if this is really the end for him when he encounters Lord Voldemort at the end of The Goblet of Fire, but we know this only book four of seven, there's no way he isn't going to make it out of this alive!
Flip the Script)
Given that this balance usually tips in favor of the reader, it can make things interesting to instead reserve some information related the main character, and refuse to share it with the reader.
This, for example, is what makes Tyler Durden such an unsettling character in Fight Club. The unnamed narrator is an open book to us. He tells us all his feelings, we're with him at every critical point of his story, we understand him through and through. But Tyler Durden?
The man is a complete enigma. He's charismatic and winning, but we're never quite sure what to really make of him. He escalates his plans to more and more extreme behavior. He always seems to be on the cusp of committing some horrible crime against humanity, but then pulls back at just the last second, double- and triple-bluffing us at every turn. We are sure that he is holding secrets close to his chest, and we are both fascinated and terrified as to what they might be.
Which of course is what makes the twist of that story so compelling. It turns out that our "open book" narrator is the one harboring secrets, not Tyler Durden. Or perhaps one could say that the narrator is Tyler Durden's closely guarded secret. For the two men are one-and-the-same, alternate personalities living in the same body.
Suspense)
And this is the heart of suspense. Suspense is not about popping something shocking at the reader. Suspense is about having them fully anticipate the something shocking…but leaving them uncertain as to which way it will come at them from. It isn't enough just for a character to have a secret, the audience has to actually know that they have a secret, but no one can tell when or how it will be unveiled.
Consider the sequence in Schindler's List where the title character tries to convince the psychopathic Amon Goeth that true strength is in having the power to hurt another, yet choosing not to. It is a nice speech, it clearly makes an impact, and as a result we see Amon fighting down the urge to lash out at the Jewish prisoners he watches over.
But even while he strives to maintain composure, we can see that it is eroding out from under him. Just what is his personal limit? We do not know. We anticipate a breakdown, and every encounter has us anxious that this might be the moment where he finally snaps. Which, tragically, he does.
Terror)
Strong levels of suspense eventually stray into the realm of terror. And this is where some of the most compelling villains in stories arise. A character that is antagonistic, but one-dimensional and perfectly understood, can certainly be disliked, but usually fails to imbue the audience with the same terror that the protagonists feel. In Lord of the Rings we may be anxious for Frodo and Aragorn's well-being, but we do not feel personally uneasy about the specter of Sauron's all-seeing eye.
Villains that are an enigma, however, can terrify us directly. In Bram Stoker's Dracula we have the no-secret villain in the titular vampire, and we do not fear him very greatly. But we also have a deeply-secretive adversary in the form of Renfield. And Renfield, as a result, is straight up unsettling, breathing a sense of menace right into the reader's living room.
His mind is immediately a mystery to us by virtue of his being insane. We read about the experiments he performs in his cell at the asylum, first feeding flies to spiders, and then spiders to birds, and then eating the birds himself when he is denied a cat. He mutters about how he is trying to accumulate more and more life energy through the consumption of so many others.
We also know that he is connected with the vampire Dracula, but that he harbors motivations and intentions that are in constant, erratic flux. At times he seems genuinely friendly to our heroes, and at others to the vampire. We never know when or how he will take his stand, and so we feel very unnerved by him.
True to his volatile nature, he proves to be unpredictable right to the very end, both unlocking the door for Dracula to enter the domain of the heroes, but also fighting against him to his own demise. In all, he is a rather minor character, but he remains deeply memorable for the many tantalizing secrets that he has been wrapped in.
I mentioned in my last post that one of the main characters in my story had reasons for the decisions that he made, but I chose not to disclose them within the narrative. Doing so was meant to make him feel more unreliable. Indeed, I want all three of the characters in my story to be brimming with unsaid motivations and secrets. Each one of them has their own nugget of information that they are not sharing with the others or the readers, and each of them is going to become highly unpredictable when the others near it. Come back on Thursday as we push this tension further, and hopefully create a strong sense of suspense in the reader!
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Western Congress
With Scientologists in the western United States clamoring for a Congress in their own locales, L. Ron Hubbard convened a "Western Congress" in Phoenix, Arizona. What particularly set this Congress apart was how he imparted the data on his latest breakthroughs, for as reported in the Journal of Scientology, "presentation of technical material was kept to an absolute minimum, L. Ron Hubbard presenting the majority of the important technique and procedure in the form of processes upon the group." In this way, he provided a model for delegates to group process people in their own communities, with the concentration on Standard Operating Procedure 8-C (SOP 8-C) and Self Analysis lists. Here, too, was Mr. Hubbard's introduction of the new audio meter (later known as a "beep meter"), the most advanced meter to date, not only featuring a probe that could register pain spots on a human being but providing the means to demonstrate that a being can create an energy current in another being. In sum, here was a Congress packed with technical data, expanding the ranks of trained Scientologists who carried these breakthroughs to a broader public and, thereby, generating a healthy crop of new field groups.
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Man is on the high road at last. Because all of the evils of Man come from Man's effort to deny freedom to Man. His lack of culture is most apparent where slavery has the greatest root.
And where you have men who are free, they can do a lot of things. Work becomes a pleasure. The handling of effort itself becomes a very desirable activity. And things get built, the world becomes more beautiful. Man is able to engage in life as a game rather than as a slavery.
And so we get another culture. —L. Ron Hubbard
The year 1953 was drawing to a close and the First International Congress of Dianeticists & Scientologists in Philadelphia had proved so successful—"simply out of this world," according to a Scientology journal—that Scientologists in the western United States were clamoring for a Congress in their own locales. With Los Angeles, California and Phoenix, Arizona, the main contenders, L. Ron Hubbard settled on Phoenix, located in Scientology's home state and site of the first Hubbard Association of Scientologists, now in existence for two years.
So it was that on December 28, 1953, in the city's Little Theater, Mr. Hubbard convened a Congress like none other before or since. For whereas the Western Congress shared all the features that would soon become traditional—including his announcement of new breakthroughs and an end-of-Congress party—what particularly set this Congress apart was how he imparted the data. Specifically, and as reported in the Journal of Scientology, "presentation of technical material was kept to an absolute minimum, L. Ron Hubbard presenting the majority of the important technique and procedure in the form of processes upon the group."
Now purely from an auditing viewpoint those processes proved sweepingly effective, with several at the Congress blowing chronic somatics and others attaining Theta Clear. But there was a broader reason why that Little Theater marked the spot where a boom began. By processing the group, Mr. Hubbard provided a model for delegates to group process people in their own communities, with the concentration on Standard Operating Procedure 8-C (SOP 8-C) and Self Analysis lists. And to make their task even easier, prior to the Congress he had specially cut a recording of a 15-minute Group Process that was given to each delegate, enabling them to start immediately on returning home.
Then there were the pyrotechnics, dramatically including a demonstration of the handling of anchor points. With his body remaining in exactly the same spot before the microphone, he continued speaking while shifting his anchor points to exact locations both inside and outside the Little Theater—a demonstration that required no change in his use of vocal chords. It did, however, produce an immediate change in the way his voice carried to the audience, thus illustrating a fundamental datum applicable not only to Group Processing but to living:
"Hearingness is not much of a sound wave problem. It's a problem in beingness. And you can be heard in as much space as you are willing to be in and that's all the space you can be heard in. You understand me?"
Here, too, was Mr. Hubbard's introduction of the new "audio meter" (later known as a "beep meter"), an instrument surpassing any previous model and featuring a probe that could register pain spots on a human being. Yet he had discovered a use for that meter of which even its manufacturer had been unaware. Here, in fact, was a means to demonstrate that a being can, at will, create an energy current in another being:
"So I took his own meter and I showed him where all the dead spots were in his cheek and so forth. We got one that was real good and dead and I sat back and made it turn on. And it turned on and the meter said 'powwww.'"
In sum, here was a Congress packed with technical data, and all with one purpose in mind: expanding the ranks of trained Scientologists who would carry these breakthroughs to a broader public. And that's exactly what occurred—to dramatic effect. With the results ringing out across the United States, the lectures and Group Processing sessions were played at congresses held by others, producing immediate case gain and generating a healthy crop of new field groups. In fact, the Western Congress not only previewed the 3rd American Advanced Clinical Course, it also inspired the phenomenally successful Universe Processes Congress, held by Mr. Hubbard in the same location before well over 200 Scientologists from all over the United States and overseas.
Thus, as 1953 closed, all was set for the historic advances of 1954 and L. Ron Hubbard's announcement of processes to produce, en masse, a state of beingness once considered possible, if at all, by only a select few.
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Koeru kisváros (Alevik) Észtország Järvamaa megyéjében, Järva községében. A 2017-es közigazgatási reform előtt Koeru község székhelye volt.

Fekvése

Észtország középső részén fekszik. A községi székhelytől Järva-Jaanitól 13 km-re délkeletre, a megyeszékhelytől Paidétől 33 km-re keletre. A Mäeküla-Kapu között haladó 25-ös főút mentén, melyen át elérhető a Tallinnt Tartuval és Võruval összekötő 2-es autópálya. Az Aruküla-kastély, az egykori majorság központja, jelenleg a városhoz tartozik, nem a szomszédos Aruküla (németül:Arroküll) faluhoz.

Története

Aruküla falut és a majorságot a 17. század első felében említik először. Koeru város a 19. század végén épült ki a Mária Magdolna templom és a postaállomás köré. A város egyházközségi székhely és a "Majak" termelőszövetkezet (közös gazdaság) központja is.

Népessége

A település népessége az utóbbi években az alábbi módon alakult:

Látnivalók

Mária Magdolna templom és a temetőkápolna
Aruküla-kastély
Koerui Helytörténeti Múzeum
Koerui Városi Könyvtár
Fogadó (egykor: Postaállomás)
Az 1905-ös forradalom emlékműve, Juhan Raudsepp 1935-ben készült alkotása

Híres személyek

A településhez tartozó Aruküla-kastély birtokosa volt gróf Lennart Torstenson (1603–1651) svéd tábornok, hadmérnök
A településhez tartozó egyik majorságban született 1972. február 28-án Karl Ernst von Baer (1792–1876) észt természettudós
Itt született 1898. június 24-én Karl Selter (1898–1958) észt politikus, külügyminiszter
1911 és 1913 között az itteni német iskolában tanult Eduard Wiiralt (1898–1954) észt grafikus
Itt született 1920. október 7-én Kalju Lepik (1920–1999) észt költő
Itt született 1947. július 4-én Lembit Ulfsak (1947–2017) észt színész
Itt született 1985. május 25-én Gert Kams (1985–) észt labdarúgó, az FC Flora játékosa

Érdekesség

A város közelében fekvő Kapu (németül: Kappo) faluban található Észtország legmagasabb építménye, az 1987-ben épült 349,5 méter magas Koeru TV-torony.

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Week-off Viewing Roundup and more Gregory Peck movie marathon
On December 4, 2011 December 4, 2011 By ruthIn Weekend/Monthly Recap51 Comments
Happy Sunday, everyone! Well, that was that, my week-and-a-half-long holiday is now at an end. It's ok though, I'm kind of excited to be going back to work tomorrow before I forget what it is I actually do, ahah. It's been a pretty awesome week for movie viewing, by Sunday evening I've watched six films total (well seven if you count my Youtube viewing of Paradine Case), so most of the films I watched are part of my on-going Gregory Peck marathon. I feel like I'm the only one who's suddenly smitten out of my wits here with a classic (read: dead) actor, I know Nick from Cinema Romantico is also in love with Joanne Woodward, but not sure if his um, obsession is as bad as me, ha..ha.. Well anyway, here's what I watched this past week:
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
Gregory Peck played Tom Rath, a former soldier who faces ethical questions at his new job at a PR firm, as he tries to earn enough to support his wife and children well. This film is over 2.5 hours long and the pace is rather slow, but the plot of the story kept me engaged the whole time. There are flashback scenes as Rath reminisces on his years in the war and his affair with a girl in Italy.
The dilemma he faced in this film is quite relevant to today's time, whether one chooses to be a company man who lives for his work or keep a balanced life of work and family. Jennifer Jones once again co-starred with him as his wife, but of course their relationship is less tumultuous than that in Duel in the Sun. It's quite an interesting dynamic here too as Jones played a strong-willed and forthright wife, not the typical meek, dutiful housewife typically seen in this era. I highly recommend this one for any of you classic movie aficionados, or anyone looking for a good, well-grounded story.
I've been wanting to see this film for the longest time, especially since it came highly recommended by my pals Paula and Michael who are both fans of this WWII adventure thriller. Peck, Anthony Quinn and David Niven are part of a British team sent to cross occupied Greek territory and destroy the massive German gun emplacement that commands a key sea channel.
This film is so darn entertaining from start to finish, plenty of action and great dialog as well as lighthearted moments peppered throughout. The special effects is really something to write home about considering the time this was made, particularly the realistic shipwreck scene. The score by Dimitri Tiomkin is also notable in creating the perfect mood. Now if you're looking for a historically-accurate film, this isn't one for you. There is no such place of Navarone in Greece and the size and location of the massive guns themselves are implausible but the historical inaccuracies didn't derail this movie in any way as it was so well-done. I can see watching this film over and over again in the future. The blu-ray quality is really good and it's also loaded with extras which are just as fun to watch as the film.
I came to see this one blindly… I merely glanced through a few reviews and didn't even want to read too much about the plot other than whatever's presented in the trailer. I'm also not a Scorsese fan but intrigued by the look of the film. Well, it turns out to be an enjoyable family flick that looks beautiful and worth the 3D price. It's not without flaws however, which I will discuss more in my full review.
More Gregory Peck stuff, but I managed to sneak in a movie I've been meaning to watch for a long time. Thanks to Michael's in-depth article posted last week, I just didn't want to delay watching it any longer!
The Purple Plain (1954)
Out of the dozen-plus GP DVD collection I've accumulated, this tiny-budgeted British war drama will surely get a lot of play in my place. It's such a nice change to see Peck all disheveled and unkempt for most of the film, such a change from Roman Holiday which he did just a year before. Peck plays a Canadian squadron leader Forrester who lost his wife in a bomb raid. His depressed and suicidal ways almost cost him to be dismissed but a compassionate doctor introduces him to a Burmese girl and soon he finds a new purpose in life as he falls for her.
Fate plays a funny trick when he ends up stranded whilst on a routine flight, but his will to live actually becomes stronger. This isn't a fancy film, but the substandard special effects is balanced by the exotic on-location setting and the sweet interracial romance between Peck's character and a Burmese actress Win Min Than. It's nice to see they didn't cast someone like Jennifer Jones again and paint her eyes to look Asian or something. This is an absolute must-see for fans of Gregory Peck.
The Iron Giant (1999)
I'm so glad I finally saw this film! It's a heartwarming story about a boy who makes friends with a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy. The kid was initially terrified of the metal-eating robot and rightly so, but after he discovers that he's a 'friendly' robot, they become quick friends and the boy becomes the 'teacher.' It reminds me a bit of How to Train Your Dragon in a way, though I think I still rate that a bit higher in my book.
There's a good message about good vs. evil and choose to use one's power for good which will resonate to people of all ages. The references to Superman is pretty cute so as a fan of the DC hero it's such a treat. I read that somehow this movie didn't do well at the box office, and that is a shame. Not sure if that's the poor marketing from Warner Bros, but I'm glad that now it seems this movie has become sort of a classic and hopefully more people will see this in DVD/Blu-ray as it's really worth a watch. So thanks again Michael for egging me on to watch it! 😀
Well, talk about a perfect note to end my week-long holiday… I rewatched Roman Holiday for perhaps the fifth time. Oh my, its charm and lovely-ness never ceases to amaze me. One day I'll write a special appreciation post for that timeless film… but this time I just want to take the time to say a little something about hat pitch-perfect final scene, nary a fairy tale ending in sight.
I will cherish my visit here in memory as long as I live.
~ Princess Anne
A lesser film would've ended with Princess Anne rushing out in haste, forgoing her royal duties to spend another day, a lifetime, with that irresistibly handsome newspaperman Joe Bradley. Yes that is what Joe desperately hopes for, and what WE the audience wants to have happened. Little did we know that director William Wyler will have none of that. So we wait… just as Joe waits for the palatial room to clear out. But he soon realizes she's not coming out, so with a heavy heart he starts walking (that walk alone demands its own blog post, but that's for another time). As he passes the two guards, he still takes a glimpse towards the stage once more. Empty. The music swells up, forcing us to realize they're never going to see each other again. Joe keeps on walking towards the camera and disappears, carrying the memory of that day in Rome that he too will cherish for as long as he lives.
Woof! It's a sobering finale… but one that I too, will cherish for as long as I can remember!
Well, that's it folks. So what did YOU watch this past weekend?


Store-bought curtains are typically one of the most boring and overly generic home decor items on the market, so they can appeal to as many customers as possible. And even on the off chance you do like the curtains you find in the shops, the odds of them fitting your windows are slim.
So what's a sewer to do? Well, make your own of course!
Sewing curtains isn't difficult, but there is some math involved, which I will walk you through below. Also, other than the fabric, the main thing to decide is how you want to treat the top. There are many ways to hang them, from incredibly easy to incredibly fancy. In this tutorial, I will show you how to make your curtains with grommets, which not only look fancy, but just happen to be incredibly easy! A win-win indeed!
Let's get started designing and sewing our own window curtains!
Figuring out your curtain math is simpler than you think. First, let's figure out the width measurement. Measure the width of your window from side to side. For a traditional curtain, the width of the curtain is 1.5 the width of the window itself. So multiply your measurement by 1.5. We will call this measurement A.
Then, figure out how much extra you would like on the left side of the window and add that amount twice (for both the left and right sides) to measurement A.
Next, figure out the hem allowance you would like on the left side of the widow and add that amount four times (for the left and right side of each panel) to measurement A. Divide measurement A in half and now you have the width of your two panels.
The width of my window is 30″. Multiplied by 1.5 = 45″.
Add 3″ to the left side, multiplied by two = 6″.
Add 2″ to the left hem, multiplied by four = 8″.
45 + 6 + 8 = 59″ total width. Divide 59″ by 2 = 29.5″ width per panel.
Now, let's figure out the length of the curtains. Measure the length of your window from top to bottom. We will call this measurement B.
Next, figure out how long you want them to be below the window frame. This can be just a bit to cover the molding, or you can extend them to the floor. Add that amount to measurement B. Then, add on the amount for the bottom hem, which is usually about 4″ wide. Additionally, add on the amount for the fold on the bottom hem.
Figure out how much above the window frame you want the curtains to hang. Add that amount to measurement B. For a grommet curtain, we then need to add a 4″ hem, plus the fold at the hem. All these totaled will equal measurement B.
The length of my window is 50″.
Add 20″ for the curtains to hit the floor.
Add 4″ for the bottom hem.
Add 1″ for the bottom hem fold.
Add 3″ for height above the window.
Add 4″ for the top hem.
Add 1″ for the top hem fold.
50 + 20 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 = 83″ length per panel.
Cut your fabric so your length and width match your own personal measurement A and B. Be sure to cut off the selvage and do not include that in the finished curtain. This part of the fabric will drape at a different rate than the rest of the fabric.
Fold the sides of each panel 1″ and press with an iron.
Fold the sides of each panel another 1″ and press again.
Stitch the fold in place on each side of the panels.
Fold the top of each panel 1″ and press with an iron.
Fold the top of each panel 4″ and pin in place along the first fold. Press the top edge.
Sew along the pinned fold. Repeat steps 7–9 on the bottom of each curtain panel.
Buy a kit of grommets to install in your curtains. I used the above grommets from Dritz. I found these to be incredibly easy to work with, and though they aren't metal, they looked lovely from the distance above my windows!
Figure out how far apart you want your grommets to be. Measure across the width of the curtain and mark the center point of the circle. Measure down from the top along the hem and mark a + where the two intersect.
Using the template marker in the Dritz package, line up the center + on the template with your marks on the curtain. Use a marking tool to draw a circle using the plastic template. Continue by marking all the grommet spots with the plastic template.
Cut a hole in the center of the circle by either folding the fabric and cutting with scissors, or use a small rotary cutter and mat to cut an X in the center.
Use a small pair of scissors and carefully cut around the circle markings for the grommets. Be very careful not to cut the circle any larger than where you drew or else the hole will be too big for the grommet.
The grommet is made up of a side with prongs and a side with slots. Place the curtain with the right side down. Insert the grommet with the slots into the hole with the right side down.
Place the side of the grommet with the prongs on top of the ring. Press firmly in place until you hear it click. It is best to do this step on a firm surface where you can press hard.
Repeat steps 13–16 to cut and install the rest of the grommets across the top of each curtain panel.
Hang your curtain rod and simply thread the grommets onto the rod and hang in place!
What kind of fabric do you recommend?
I just saw your post and that your question went unanswered by the author. I personally can tell you that you could use just about any type of fabric you felt comfortable sewing for these. However, if you're using a light to medium weight type of material, you may want to use some fusible or sew-in interfacing in the top to stiffen it and make it hang properly between the grommets. There's also many choices of drapery tape, usually 2-4″ width, that is offered in most sewing or craft stores that can also help the top to keep its shape. Good luck and sorry I didn't see this article sooner to help you out.
BUT, if your fabric is medium to heavy, there is a good possibility that the 3 layers of fabric, liner, and stiffener (buckram) will be too much for the grommets to manage. If the fabric is light to a light medium, a nice light buckram would definitely add some desired stability.
Now how can I add a black out panel to back?
I'm using these instructions to add to the back, but I haven't done it yet so I can't tell you how it turns out.
What I am confused about is the width of the curtains. When I got the fabric, its only about 42″ wide but I need a width of 57″. I am assuming i need to sew two pieces together… but is there a more appropriate place to do that?
The best spot to place a seam for grommet curtains is 1/2″ from the outer edge of a grommet. (There needs to be an even number of grommets on each curtain panel in order for it to hang properly with the side edges pointing toward your window.) I try to plan my curtain measurements so that the seam falls between an even numbered grommet and the next one in line. For example, if there were 8 grommets required for the total width of the curtain panel, the seam could be placed between the fourth and fifth grommets (counting from left to right), 1/2″ away from one or the other. Since grommet curtains hang in evenly spaced folds, the space between the fourth and fifth grommets would fold inward toward the window, making the seam less noticeable. If you put the seam right after an "odd numbered" grommet, it would fall on the outward fold of the curtain, making it more visible. This is one of those situations where a picture is worth a thousand words, so you might want to try drawing it out on paper before cutting it out of fabric.
Excellent tutorial with step by step instructions, but as can be seen with the finished curtain, the panel is not full enough. A grommet style panel should be fuller with soft folds, otherwise it just hangs there.
Store bought curtains and drapes typically look cheap because they lack the fullness of custom made. The rule of thumb has always been – finished panels should be 3 times the width of the window (or 2.5 times at the minimum) – depending on the style of the curtain and the desired fullness.
Custom grommet panels should never be less than 2 times the window width (and again, preferably 2.5 times).
3rd generation sewing home fashion (custom drapes, bedding, upholstery). 60yrs personal experience.
What is the recommended distance between the grommets? Does this make any difference? In this case is more better than less? Thanks for your help.
At the home decor store where I sew custom draperies, we plan for 4″ of fabric showing between the finished grommets. If you think about how a grommet curtain is supposed to hang, with folds that alternate outward and inward, the greater your spacing is, the greater will be the depth of the folds. Too much space between grommets would result in a very "thick" curtain and could make the heading look droopy. We also use 4″ wide fusible interfacing in the heading of the grommet curtains, whether they're lined or not, so the layers of fabric stay in place when cutting the holes for the grommets.
You recommend interfacing for the header. Is buckram too thick? Will the grommets pierce through? I've never worked with it, so I don't really know the thickness/stiffness of it. Thanks.
I have to hang my curtains from the ceiling, which gives too much gap between the ceiling and curtain top. My header in my curtain is 2 5/8. Could I add grommets below the header?? I've never done anything with curtains before, so any help is greatly appreciated!!
This website, and the associated comments have been extremely helpful in helping me create grommet curtains for the first time. I just want to thank the author, and all those who have chimed in with even more hints. I couldn't have done it without you!
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Updates from the Faculty of Social Sciences
The Centre for Psychological Services and Research (CPSR), a training unit of the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa offers a pre-doctoral internship in both French and English giving interns an opportunity to complete their training in either language. Interns may choose to complete their training in English or French.
Appointments begin September 1, 2021 and end on August 31, 2022. The stipend is $28,000 paid over the period of an intern's training; an additional $500 is allocated to external applicants to assist with moving costs. The stipend is paid through a bursary. Additional benefits include a three-week vacation and statutory holidays including the period between Christmas and the New Year[1]
In 2020-2021, we anticipate having one full-time position, available to students from Ph.D. programs in clinical psychology other than the University of Ottawa program, and seven full-time positions reserved for students in the Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Training Programme at the University of Ottawa.
For the internship year 2021-2022 the following internship positions are anticipated:
Adult Clinical (External intern; English or bilingual; CPSR & external rotation; APPIC # 182719)
Three positions, Adult Clinical (uOttawa intern; English, French or bilingual; CPSR & external rotation; APPIC # 182714)
Adult Clinical (uOttawa intern; English or bilingual; CPSR & The Ottawa Hospital[2], APPIC # 182720)
Adult Clinical (uOttawa intern; French; CPSR & Montfort Hospital[2]; APPIC # 182718)
Adult Clinical/Community (uOttawa intern, English or Bilingual; CPSR & CRECS[3]; APPIC # 182717)
Adult/Child/Family Clinical (uOttawa intern, English or bilingual; CPSR & external rotation; APPIC # 182715)
1 Certain external rotations exempt for the period between Christmas and the New Years.
2 The split for these positions is 60% of the intern's time at CPSR and 40% at the external site.
3 For this position the intern will complete an 80 hour internal rotation in administration related to training as well as a 400 hour rotation in community consultation at the Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services (CRECS).
The internship is accredited by the:
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The Internship is fully accredited by the Canadian Psychological Association. The CPSR internship is listed with and follows the guidelines of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers in Psychology (APPIC) and the Canadian Council of Professional Psychology Programs (CCPPP).
The CPSR full-year predoctoral internship program first became accredited with the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) in 1990, and in 2016, we were awarded a re-accreditation term of 6 years.
Download the PDF version of the CPSR internship brochure 2021-2022.
Eligibility Criteria for the Internship
To qualify for the internship at CPSR, an applicant must have completed at least two years of graduate work in a doctoral program in clinical psychology. It is expected that the applicant will have had a minimum of 1200 hours of practicum experience related to the provision of psychological services (minimum of 400 hours of direct service hours). As well, applicants must have a "letter of readiness" sent from their graduate program indicating that they are prepared and permitted to undertake the internship as part of their graduate training. The internship is restricted to individuals enrolled in a CPA and/or APA accredited program in clinical psychology.
Training Model
The internship training program at CPSR offers intensive supervised experience to pre-doctoral interns in the practice of clinical psychology. A broad definition of clinical psychology is used at CPSR that includes clinical services to individual adults, adolescents and children, couples, and families as well as community consultation services to organizations. The mission of the internship program is to enable interns to acquire: (1) competence for the autonomous practice of clinical psychology; (2) a sound commitment to ethical standards of professional practice, (3) a strong sense of professional identity and responsibility, and (4) leadership abilities to undertake a variety of professional roles.
To accomplish this mission, the internship targets the development of competencies in four main areas of practice in clinical psychology:
Assessment (i.e., diagnostic, career, and treatment planning)
Intervention (i.e., individual, group, couple, and family)
Consultation (i.e., training, program, and organization-focused)
Research (i.e., continuation of dissertation research, CPSR projects, or those of core and affiliated faculty members)
The internship program values the development of a professional identity as a psychologist in the context of the scientist-practitioner model. The majority of the internship training staff at CPSR are full-time faculty members in the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa affiliated with the Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology. In this context, training staff model the integration of academic and professional roles through their dedication to training, research, and professional practice. The cornerstone of the program at CPSR is the scientist-practitioner model in which the clinician is encouraged to rigorously examine and critique interventions, account for the choice of such interventions, and evaluate their outcomes.
The CPSR predoctoral internship program first became accredited with the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) in 1990, and in 2016 was awarded a re-accreditation term of 6 years.
Curriculum of Training
The curriculum of training to meet the program's mission is experiential in nature, involving the delivery of psychological services supported by intensive supervision. The CPSR operates as a community mental health clinic providing services to the general population in the National Capital region. Interns are exposed to clients originating from diverse backgrounds, presenting with a variety of problems, and experiencing varying levels of psychological distress. Depending on an intern's training plan, caseloads are made up of individuals (children, adolescents, and adults), couples, and/or families. The types of clinical problems presented by clients include marital conflict, separation and divorce issues, children's disruptive behaviour problems at home or in school, parenting issues, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders, trauma, depression, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, relationship difficulties, sexual health concerns and self-esteem problems.
The internship recognizes that contemporary requirements of practicing clinical psychologists typically include a broad range of service expectations. Psychological services are defined as direct contact with clients whether in person or by telephone, consultation related to service delivery to a client, providing training and supervision to practicum students or other professionals, and participating in program development activities within the CPSR or at a community agency external to the CPSR.
The development of competencies in training consultation and supervision are accomplished through the involvement in practicum training offered at CPSR. This includes training in the provision of clinical supervision and training in the administration of clinical services. Training in community consultation focuses on developing skills in program development and evaluation in community-based human service agencies. The program consultation training is accomplished through supervised involvement in consultation activities at the Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services (CRECS) at the University of Ottawa.
To supplement the training offered at CPSR, all interns undertake external rotations in other sites that offer psychological services in the National Capital region (e.g., psychiatric hospitals, general hospitals, correctional facilities, private practices, etc.). These sites offer the intern the chance to provide psychological services and work with specific populations not available at CPSR. As well, training in these sites expose interns to other professional disciplines. External rotations can provide up to 400 hours of the 2,000-hour internship. The internship helps interns identify external sites that correspond to their training objectives and facilitates their placement in these sites. Three of the internal internship positions have external rotations already set (i.e., Montfort Hospital, Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services, and The Ottawa Hospital). For the other five internship positions, interns determine their external rotation with the assistance of the Interns' Coordinator and consistent with an individualized training plan prior to the beginning of the internship.
Intensive Supervision
The delivery of psychological services by interns at the CPSR under the close supervision of faculty members at the CPSR serves as the main modality of training in the internship. Please see below for a list of faculty. These activities expose interns to the application of psychology and the delivery of services based on current scientific knowledge while meeting contemporary standards of practice in psychology. Intensive and systematic supervision is a key training element in the internship at CPSR. It involves the building of a collaborative relationship between interns and supervisors and a high ratio of supervisory contact to client contact hours.
Supervision is offered in individual and group formats. As students progress through the internship their emerging competencies and interests are fostered through the supervision process. As CPSR is also a primary site for practicum training for graduate students in the clinical psychology program at the University of Ottawa, interns are required to supervise the clinical work of two students at an earlier stage of training. Interns are provided with training in clinical supervision through seminars, individual supervision, and a supervision-of-supervision group led by the Interns' Coordinator and held bi-monthly in the second half of the internship year.
Other Training Activities
Experiential activities are supplemented by didactic training activities that include seminars and case conferences.
Seminars are provided through the City-Wide Seminar Series by clinical supervisors at CPSR and psychologists external to CPSR working in a variety of different positions and settings. Seminars are organized in collaboration with the three other APA/CPA-accredited residency programs in Ottawa (i.e., Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, and The Ottawa Hospital) and are attended by residents/interns from all sites. Topics covered have included preparation for registration, a primer on psychoactive medications, and working with clients presenting with different types of problems.
Case Conferences involve the presentation and discussion of clinical cases and consultation work undertaken by interns. They also serve as an opportunity for supervisors, interns, and practicum students to discuss the application of current ethical standards for psychologists as well as relevant legislation affecting the provision of psychological services.
There are also opportunities for interns to become involved in clinical research projects at CPSR. In past years, such projects have focused on Depression in Distressed Relationships, the Creation of Intimacy in Marital Couples, Process Analysis of Psychotherapy Sessions, Therapy for Depressed Older Adults, and Program Evaluation of Individual Therapy Services of Adults. The internship program functions according to a scientist-practitioner model and therefore values research involvement by its interns. As such, protected time for research is allocated according to each intern's individualized training plan and is equivalent to 8 full days.
Bilingual Training
In keeping with the mission of the University, training in the internship is offered in both French and English. However, interns may choose to train in only one language.
Each intern is provided with their own office. All offices are equipped with state-of-the-art digital recording equipment and computers. CPSR has an additional ten therapy rooms also equipped with recording equipment. Other training resources available to interns include, a wide range of commonly-used psychological tests, computers for scoring and interpreting psychological tests, and holdings in psychology at the main library of the University of Ottawa located close to CPSR.
To apply to the internship, applicants must use the APPI Online system (https://www.appic.org/Internships/AAPI). They must ensure that the following are included: a covering letter indicating their plans and training interests in CPSR; a curriculum vitae; a duly completed APPIC Application for Psychology Internship (AAPI), which includes certification by the Director of Training; an official copy of the graduate transcript; and three letters of reference (CCPPP format is preferred).
The deadline for the receipt of completed applications is November 6th, 2020.
This internship site abides by the APPIC policy that stipulates that ranking-related information will not be solicited, accepted, or used from any intern applicant.
The University of Ottawa is committed to employment equity and hires on the basis of merit. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.
For applicants affiliated with the University of Ottawa doctoral program:
Interviews will be scheduled in December 2020. Each interviewee will meet individually with two members of the selection committee for approximately one hour. Applicants will be notified by December 4th if they are invited for an interview. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and consistent with recommendations form the CCPPP all interviews will be conducted remotely by either telephone or video conferencing.
For applicants from programs other than the University of Ottawa doctoral program:
Interviews will be scheduled between January 10 to 24, 2021, in accordance with CCPPP proposition for the regional coordination of internship interviews. Each interviewee will have two separate individual telephone interviews with two members of the selection committee for approximately thirty minutes each. Applicants will be notified by December 4th if they are invited for an interview. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and consistent with recommendations form the CCPPP all interviews will be conducted remotely by either telephone or video conferencing.
Full-Time Professional Staff
Adults/Couples
Andrea Ashbaugh, Ph.D., C. Psych., professeure agrégée (A)*
Interns Coordinator
Interests: Anxiety disorders (PD, GAD, OCD, specific phobias, social anxiety disorder), trauma, eating disorders
Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioural
Serena Corsini-Munt, Ph.D., C.Psych., Assistant Professor (B)
Interests: Relationship problems, couples, sexual problems, interpersonal difficulties, mood and anxiety disorders
Orientation: Cognitive-behavioural, integrative, emotionally focused therapy
Marie-France Lafontaine, Ph.D., C.Psych., Associate Professor (F)*
Interests: Mood disorders, anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, chronic pain, relationship problems, couples
Orientation: Emotionally focused therapy, cognitive-behavioural
Annie Lamonde, Ph.D., C. Psych., Clinical Psychologist (B)*
Interests : Emotional and behavioural difficulties, trauma, parenting, early infancy, children, adolescents and family
Orientation: Integrative, using mainly CBT and EMDR when appropriate
Sophie Lebel, Ph.D., C.Psych., Associate Professor (B)*
Interests: Health psychology, bereavement, mood and anxiety disorders
Orientation: Cognitive-behavioural, existential, integrative
Allison Ouimet, Ph.D., C.Psych., Associate Professor (B)*
Interests: Anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, trauma-related disorders, emotion regulation problems
Elke Reissing, Ph.D., C.Psych., Associate Professor (B)*
Interests: Sexual problems, relational difficulties, sexual abuse, pain-related difficulties
Darcy A. Santor, Ph.D., C.Psych., Full Professor (E)*
Interests: Depression (unipolar, bipolar, dysthymia), Anxiety (PD,OCD, GAD, SAD), relationship problems, personality disorders, stress management, pain management, grief and loss, psychological interventions in a primary care setting
Orientation: Cognitive-behavioural, interpersonal
Krystelle Shaughnessy, Ph.D., C. Psych. professeure adjointe (B)*
Domaines: Trouble de stress post-traumatique, troubles de l'humeur, troubles liés au trauma, anxiété sociale, agressions sexuelles et coercition, bien-être sexuel, difficultés liées à l'Internet/technologie/médias sociaux.
Approche: Cognitive-comportementale, pratique affirmative de diverses orientations sexuelles et genres
Krystelle Shaughnessy, Ph.D., C. Psych. Assistant Professor (B)*
Interests: Psychodiagnostic assessment, Mood Disorders, Trauma-related Disorders, Social Anxiety, sexual assault and coercion, sexual well-being, problems related to digital technologies/Internet/social media
Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioural, sexually diverse and gender diverse affirmative practice
Giorgio Tasca, Ph.D., C. Psych. Ph.D., C.Psych., Associate Professor (B)*
Interests: Eating disorders, binge eating disorder, group therapy, depression, relationship difficulties, life transitions
Orientation: Psychodynamic-interpersonal
Monnica Williams, Ph.D., C. Psych., ABPP, Associate Professor (A)*
Interests: Obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, prejudice/discrimination, social anxiety, illness anxiety, hoarding, MDD, interpersonal relationships
Orientation : Cognitive-behavioural
Child/Adolescent/Family Area
Jude-Mary Cénat, Ph.D., Associate Professor (F)*
Interests: Trauma-related disorders, internalized difficulties, cultural aspects of mental health
Orientation: Integrative
Fanny-Alexandre Guimond, Ph.D., C.Psych, Associate Professor (B)*
Interests: Internalized difficulties, parental practices, autism spectrum disorder
Orientation : Cognitive-behavioural, systemic
Maria Rogers, Ph.D., C.Psych., Associate Professor (E)*
Interests: ADHD, parenting and learning problems
Elisa Romano, Ph.D., C.Psych., Associate Professor (B)*
Interests: Trauma, emotional and behavioural difficulties, family functioning (parenting)
Orientation: Cognitive-behavioural, systemic
Caroline Sullivan, Ph.D., C.Psych., Assistant Professor (B)*
Interests: Internalizing problems, externalizing problems, family therapy, and trauma
Orientation: Integrative, mainly cognitive-behavioural
Programs/Organizations/Community Area
Tim Aubry, Ph.D., C.Psych., Full Professor (B)*
Interests: Community mental health, programme development and evaluation of health and social services
Orientation: Community
Virginie Cobigo, Ph.D., C.Psych, Associate Professor (B)*
Interests: Community mental health, programme development and evaluation of health and social services, developmental disorders
Part-Time Professional Staff
Marc Carrière, Ph.D., C.Psych., Clinical Supervisor (B)*
Interests: Depression, anxiety, childhood abuse, adjustment to illness/disability
Orientation: Cognitive-behavioural and emotion focused therapy
Rebecca Cherner, Ph.D., C.Psych., Clinical Supervisor (E)*
Emma Dargie, Ph.D., C.Psych., Clinical supervisor (E)*
Interests: Mood, anxiety, relationship difficulties, sex therapy, health psychology, disordered eating, working with LGBTQ+ clients
Orientation: Integrative (mostly CBT & EFT)
Marilen Gerber, Ph.D., C.Psych., Clinical Supervisor (E)*
Interests: Anxiety, depression, stress management, assessment, trauma
Gillian Graham, Ph.D., C.Psych., Clinical Supervisor (E)*
Interests: Assessment and treatment of autism spectrum and other developmental disorders; development of children's play, sensorimotor skills, language, and theory of mind; child and adolescent/youth psychotherapy for anxiety, depression; anxiety management and social skills development for children and adolescent/youths with Aspergers disorder and high hunctioning autism
Orientation: Integrative, developmental
Shirley Griffith, Ph.D., C.Psych., Clinical Supervisor (E)*
Interests: Career counseling
Marilyn Guindon, Ph.D., C.Psych., Clinical Supervisor (F)*
Jacob Kaiserman, Ph.D., C.Psych., Clinical Supervisor (E)*
Interests: Mood and anxiety disorders, interpersonal relationships, supervises students seeing children and adolescent/youths as well, with interest in adolescent/youths especially
Orientation: Integrative (CBT and existential therapy)
Julie Marcil, Ph.D., Clinical Supervisor (F)*
Interests: Mood, anxiety, and trauma
Robyn Marquis, Ph.D., C.Psych., Clinical Supervisor (E)*
Interests: Relationship difficulties, depression, trauma
Orientation: Experiential, interpersonal
* Language
E = English only
F = French only
B = Bilingual
Centre for Psychological Services and Research (CPSR)
136 Jean-Jacques Lussier
Vanier Hall
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
Tel: 613-562-5289 (reception)
cpsr@uOttawa.ca
The Centre is open year round.
Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays: 8:45 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Tuesdays & Fridays: 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(June to August: Tuesdays & Fridays closed at 4 p.m.)


I am doing a guest post series on the amazing Little Red Tarot blog all about Tarot + Herbalism. Little Red Tarot is the home of Beth Maiden who has created an intelligent and inspiring alternative community to us Tarot folk who are queer, rebellious, multi-cultural, and rad. I hope you enjoy the latest installation in the series all about the herbal wisdom of the suit of cups!
All cards shown in this post are from the Collective Tarot.
We started our journey with herbs and tarot in the sharp and illuminating suit of swords - now it is time to visit the suit of cups and the realm of water. We find ourselves in western quarter, where the sun sets each night, and we enter the realm of dreams, intuitive instinct, and the dissolution between "us" and "them." The Cups are the cards that look at what lies beneath the surface including secret pains, emotional heartache and triumphs, memory, and the stuff that makes up our inner world. The Cups can be sources of great nourishment and healing, helping us to reach depths we did not think possible, and revealing to us the complexity of our emotional resilience. They can also show us where we are struggling to stay afloat and how our inner and emotional world can feel out of control, far away or a sea storm of confusion. When there are lot of Cups in a spread, I pay attention to what is brewing.
As someone with a lot of water in my birth chart and as a creature who grew up in coastal cultures, I'm always surprised by the overemphasis in tarot of water's "wishy-washiness" and lack of ability to set boundaries or be tough. If you have ever been bowled over by a crashing wave and feel the force of our ocean planet slam you down into the sand, you have experienced the fierce strength of water. Water is formless and therefore has the freedom to make many forms, whether that be the hammering might of a waterfall, the soft gurgling of a brook or hot, angry tears. Now, there are certainly moments when cup cards come up because someone has become too diffusive and need to set up firmer boundaries in their life, but they also appear to signify stagnation (where the emotions are not flowing and being released with ease) as well as emotional intelligence and strength.
In the realm of Cups, I turn to herbs that are soothing and moistening, helping the us to travel through the realm of water with clarity. I welcome in plants that bring focus and pull energy in as well as herbs that bring release for it is very important that water has the freedom of ebb and flow. I also think about herbs that cultivate love which is something which we all deserve in great abundance.
Burdock (Arctium lappa) is a classic oily herb of traditional western herbalism, helping to move fluids throughout the body efficiently and with great ease. Paying attention to the fluids of our body is key - we are fluid-rich folks and rely on fluids (such as the blood) to deliver nutrients and warmth to all parts of our bodies. Too much stagnation of fluids in your body? Burdock helps get the fluid passageways of our bodies in shape. Too much dryness and lack of moisture? Burdock is a supreme moistening herb (remember, its often more fun with lubrication!). What Burdock does, as a mucilaginous herb, is re-establish a healthy ebb and flow of the fluids of the body and in the process it clears the blood and passageways of toxic buildup and assists with the assimilation of nutrients. Skin complaints such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, and dry skin can often be added by incorporating Burdock root into the diet or as a tincture or decoction. Whether you're feeling emotionally dried out or stuck in the muck, Burdock might be the watery herbal ally for you.
Rose (Rosa damascena) has been in recorded medicinal use for thousands of years and I always think it is important to pull in ancient herbs when working with the element of water from which we all emerged on our ocean planet. The many-petaled flower is my herb of choice for diffusing the energies of the Cups suit. Rose is an astringent and cooling herb, making it an important remedy for excess water and fluid which has dampened the internal heat and vitality of the body and spirit. Rose is uplifting, soothing, and nourishing medicine for those who are weaker in their vitality, including some children, elders, and those in recovery from illness. Cold conditions that include sign of runny, drippy noses are especially helped by Rose. Rose can be used in cases of an overactive bladder, bedwetting, night sweats, and general excess excretion of fluids. Since we are in the realms of cups, we must speak of Love in all its myriad forms, including romantic love, sacred love, righteous love, and sexual love. Rose is a delicious and effective aphrodisiac and it opens the heart and body to sensual experience. The herb and the flower essence is especially useful for those whose hearts have been closed (sometimes appropriately so) after years of struggle and heartache - it helps them find ways to love again and I feel that it very much pulls in the resources and community we need to grow that love. Like many aphrodisiacs, Rose has nervine and nourishing qualities which help to relax and soothe the body so that it may become ready and desirous of intimacy in all its forms.
The Seeker of Cups is soft around the edges, contemplative, and inward-gazing. They have realized that their inner world is as interesting, if not more, than the world around them. These are the cloud-gazing kids, the quiet readers, the open-hearted sweeties who don't always understand why everyone isn't just kind to one another. The contemplation that these swimmers are engaged in requires a level of vulnerability most of us are taught to disavow and shut down from a young age. Sometimes, their vulnerability leads to them being taken advantage of in relationships, give away their power out of a sense of misplaced generosity, and never learn how to or forget how to stand up for themselves. The flower essence of Mimulus helps our cup-bearers to realize that speaking up for themselves and setting up clear boundaries in their lives allows them to be kinder and more vulnerable in ways that they are still supported in the long run. Mimulus is also an excellent remedy for all Cup cards in general because it alleviates anxiety, especially anxiety around known fears.
The Apprentice of Cups has learned to deliver messages of an emotional nature with a slow and steady beat. Along the way they probably stopped for tea, watched the water of a river run gently by, and appreciated the way that sometimes when they're really happy they cry. They are beautiful, sweet, and sensitive souls - the Apprentice of Cups has not been ground down by the emotional weight of the world which they sometimes try to carry. I find that folks who pull the Apprentice of Cups often can experience the "messenger syndrome" a lot in which they deliver messages of beauty, wisdom, and emotional vulnerability that freak other people out to the point that the messenger is blamed for the discomfort or difficulty of the revelation. Lavender Flower Essence is armor for Apprentice of Cups folks - it protects the most vulnerable areas of our emotional life while still allowing for vulnerability. Lavender also helps to protect from unwanted psychic burdens of friends, family, and strangers on the street, so Apprentice of Cups folks can continue taking time enjoy the sunlight glinting off the water without feeling burdened by the feelings of others walking by. For those experiencing a stagnation of emotions in their life and feel like they are swimming through murky waters, Lavender can be a light of clarity. Ultimately, Lavender strengthens our brave Apprentices, protecting their gentleness, and teaching them how to deliver their messages with a centered will.
The Artist has looked up from their cauldron pot and now they are staring right at you. Right at the very core of your being. The Mentor of Cups can be intense and emotionally unwavering. They have come to tell us that it is time we felt our way through this and stop hiding from our own depths. The Mentor of Cups is not afraid of the emotional turmoil that they might face - they are afraid of not facing it. The Mentor of Cups embodies the great gift of the Cups suit to surface from the depths and have something to share with the world about what they learned. Lotus Flower Essence walks the same path helping us to arise from the deepest depths with brightness and clarity. I don't believe that everything happens for a reason but I do believe we can choose to learn from what happens to us and how we happen to others. Lotus essence helps us find the wisdom we need to travel back and then move forward again with our lives. The essence can also help Mentor of Cups folk connect with others on a gentler emotional frequency - I like to think that the essence helps them to blink.
Good herbs that have been properly stored in an airtight jar in a dark and cool location will keep the taste and medicinal quality of your herbs top notch. In general, flowers and leaves should be used within a year of drying, while roots, barks, and berries can last for about two years.
Start with fresh, cold water. I used purified water and I do not reboil water that has been sitting in the kettle. Use fresh, cold water each time for your tea as the oxygen-quality in the water is important for taste.
Put the kettle on and boil your water. For most herbal teas (also known as tisanes), you'll want to use boiling water. Different black, red, green, and white teas require different tea temperatures. While having exact temperatures of your water does make a difference, it's not required. For the curious, here's an example of a tea temperature chart.
Before you put your tea in the teapot, warm up the teapot with some hot water and then pour the hot water out. This not only improves the consistency of the brewing, but wakes up your teapot. A groggy teapot is never a good thing.
Add your herbs of choice to the teapot and cover them with your boiling hot water. For every 1 cup of water, use 1 teaspoon of tea. For a medicinal dose of herbal tea, use 1 tablespoon of tea per 1 cup of water.
Brew times vary greatly, but generally for black, green, red, and white teas you should allow the tea to steep between 3 - 5 minutes. Herbal teas should be brewed for much longer - at minimum 15 minutes, but overnight can be optimal for many medicinal teas.
Finally, strain your tea, add any additional sweeteners or milks (I'll let you decide if the milk should be poured into the teacup first or into the teacup after the tea has been poured - the debate rages on!) and enjoy!
How will you drink deep the liquid wisdom of the suit of cups?
Post your experiences below as well as any questions you might have about the information already shared. Next time we'll be exploring the suit of wands and the element of fire. Until then, journey well, clever ones!
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