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Kloeckner & Co. (KCO), the German steel trader part-owned by the Knauf family, posted a loss last year as Europe's debt crisis eroded demand for the metal.
The net loss was 198 million euros ($259 million), compared with a profit of 10 million euros in 2011, the Duisburg-based company said today in a statement. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization including restructuring costs fell to 62 million euros from 217 million euros.
Dwindling demand for steel from the auto and construction industries in Europe and increased competition from China have curbed prices and squeezed profit margins as producers grapple with surplus capacity. ArcelorMittal (MT), the biggest steelmaker, last month posted the lowest quarterly profit in three years.
Kloeckner said it is ahead of plan with a restructuring program that involves eliminating more than 1,800 jobs, or 16 percent of its workforce. "We responded in a timely fashion to yet another steep drop in steel demand in Europe by significantly stepping up our restructuring program," Chief Executive Officer Gisbert Ruehl said in the statement. "More than two-thirds of the measures are already implemented."
Kloeckner closed up 0.7 percent to 11.50 euros in Frankfurt, the highest level for more than 11 months.
Full-year Ebitda excluding restructuring costs fell 39 percent to 139 million euros, meeting a forecast of 130 million euros to 140 million euros.
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The steel trader projects Ebitda of 30 million euros to 40 million euros in the first quarter and of about 200 million euros for the full year. It expects a net profit for 2013, Kloeckner said, without giving a figure.
Kloeckner reported 2012 sales of 7.4 billion euros, up from 7.1 billion euros. The company will continue to shift from Europe to the Americas, "with significantly more than 40 percent of turnover already to be generated in the Americas segment in 2013," it said.
The net loss widened to 121 million euros in the fourth quarter from 27 million euros a year earlier. The loss on an Ebitda basis was 35 million euros, compared with a profit of 14 million euros a year earlier.
"The fourth quarter was better than expected, the outlook for the first quarter is worse than expected," Ingo-Martin Schachel, an analyst at Commerzbank AG, said by phone from Frankfurt. The forecast for the full year is in line with his estimates, he said.
Interfer Holding GmbH, which owns competitor Knauf Interfer SE, said last month it bought a 7.82 percent stake in Kloeckner. Interfer, owned by Dortmund-based entrepreneur Albrecht Knauf, is now the company's largest shareholder, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Interfer said in a meeting March 1 that it "supports the Kloeckner & Co. management board's strategy of expanding activities in the USA in parallel with systematic restructuring in European markets," according to Kloeckner. "Any other link- up with Kloeckner & Co was not a topic."
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The six-by-four foot cross on Patrick Racaniello's front lawn in Livingston, New Jersey was intended as a celebration of Lent, but it became much more than that.
It's legal now, after being moved twice to comply with local laws following neighbors' complaints.
"I live three houses up and I don't like having the cross staring right at me," said neighbor, Toni Tremarco.
Racaniello's first cross was hung on a tree in his yard, but a Livingston littering ordinance prohibited that. So he took it down and erected a much larger cross in front of his Sterling Drive home.
That one was less than ten feet from the curb, in Livingston's so-called 'right of way', so he backed it up, to where it now stands, legally, in his front yard.
Livingston's township attorney told Eyewitness News that she's worried about large displays distracting drivers.
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"I understand his point that there's freedom of expression and religion," said Brian Schlesinger, a neighbor.
The story isn't over yet. Racaniello contacted a group of Christian lawyers in Arizona called the 'Alliance Defense Fund.' They think Racaniello should be able to put a cross up anywhere on his property and they're prepared to sue to allow it.
Rutgers law professor and First Amendment expert Frank Askin isn't sure this case is worth making an issue over.
"I don't know why they'd argue over a few feet if he can move it back on his own property. Seems to me, it's a simple solution," Askin said.
Livingston is a religiously diverse town with many churches and synagogues. Its town budget is already stretched thin and officials are worried that they can't afford an expensive legal battle.
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One of the biggest stories to unfold this fall in the ocean carrier arena was when The GT Nexus Shipper Council announced the challenge for the Top 30 players to make good on their promise to collaborate. Created in 2007, the GT Nexus Shipper Council is a group of large shippers, across many industry verticals, with combined annual revenues in excess of $1 trillion. Collectively, the group moves over 5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of ocean freight each year.
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"Maersk has risen steadily from its initial low ranking in our annual Ocean Carrier Performance Survey," says Peter Friedmann, executive director of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition. "This comes as the direct result of diligent efforts to address specific issues identified by shippers relating to documentation and bills of lading."
Maersk Chief Executive Officer Elvind Kolding unveiled the Manifesto initiative a few months back, stating that "reliability is not good enough, the industry is too complicated for customers, and transparency of its environmental performance and record needs to be greatly improved."
Prominent members of The Shipper Council agree, saying that they share in a mission to work collectively towards leveraging technology to improve business processes and relationships with common industry partners. "The Shipper Council has been advocating change for the past two years," says Mike Murphy, associate director of logistics procurement at Kraft Foods Global, Inc. "When we saw Mr. Kolding's announcement, we immediately saw an opportunity to take action."
Dennis Melgert, strategic sourcing manager of logistics at chemical products producer Celanese Corp., shares Murphy's vision: "We believe that there is an opportunity to engage the liner industry as a group and make broad substantial change that benefits everyone. We were thrilled to see Maersk Line take the lead."
The Shipper Council has already established a dialogue with Maersk and executives from several other leading carriers. The group says that it's committed to coming up with specific ideas that can be implemented quickly to the benefit of both shippers and carriers. Ideas on the table include:
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using technology to improve business-to-business processes between shipper and carrier; and
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Patrick Halloran, director of global trade and logistics at Cardinal Health, is also on the same page with his fellow council members, noting that the key now is to move past dialogue and into action. According to Halloran, The Shipper Council is committed to making this happen. "Members are contacting carrier executives and hosting meetings to develop specific plans," he says. "The group will then determine what it can do to collectively address some of finer details in the relationship."
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This development is coming just in time, say analysts, who note that carriers were beginning to go too far in their zeal to recapture rates this year. The European Commission's investigation of "price-fixing" has vessel operators scurrying for cover, but regulators in the U.S. are doing their part to keep the game board free from collusion.
The European Commission's investigation of ocean carrier antitrust rules ramped up to a new level last spring as Asian companies were also brought into view. Meanwhile, the Federal Maritime Commission is listening to U.S. shipper complaints that Transpacific "talking agreements" represent an added monopolistic threat.
"In the old days of conference pricing, this kind of behavior was called 'independent action,'" says Dirk Visser, managing director of the Dutch consultancy Dynamar. "But the government is now becoming much more vigilant where this is concerned."
Indeed, the Commission reports that when antitrust officials raided European headquarters, Asian carriers were among the others targeted for investigation. Neptune Orient Lines, OOCL, Evergreen Marine, and Hanjin Shipping—all leading operators in the transpacific trade—are said to be complying with the price-fixing probe.
The unannounced visit was made to enforce the abolished exemption from antitrust activity the Commission enacted three years ago. Spokesmen for OOCL confirmed that the Commission's raid was not "carrier specific," and that it was complying with investigators. Meanwhile, Visser tells Logistics Management that the few remaining U.S.-flag carriers were unlikely to face similar scrutiny. "Only APL is at risk," says Visser, "but of course, that belongs to a Singapore-based company now."
But that's not to say that this segment is without the stain of malfeasance. Earlier this year, Horizon Lines, a pure-play domestic carrier based in Charlotte, N.C., was fined $45 million for a scheme of its own following Justice Department charges that it had conspired with Crowley, Sea Star, and Trailer Bridge to fix prices and increase fuel surcharges on shipping lanes to Puerto Rico.
Dissecting talking agreements
Shippers comprising the Agriculture Transportation Association and the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) allege that carriers in the transpacific are also quietly colluding on prices through sub rosa "talking agreements."
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is currently looking into that matter, says spokesperson Karen Gregory. Meanwhile, responding to a request for comments from the FMC on the effect of slow steaming on U.S. ocean liner commerce, most shippers found little or no rate or service benefit.
"This was particularly true on the transpacific, where carriers engage in a collective assessment of the rate structure," says Peter Gatti, NITL executive vice president. "We, of course, agree that there are environmental advantages to slow steaming, but shippers were also counting on a pricing break from the carriers comprising the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) and that hasn't happened."
Indeed, says Gatti, one non-conference carrier, Matson, which has been operating a dedicated shuttle from Shanghai to Long Beach, has been running at normal knot-speed and delivering goods at a competitive price point. "So from a money-saving perspective, slow steaming's advantages are negligible," adds Gatti.
Spokesmen for the World Shipping Council (WSC) have also been telling Logistics Management that while its member's comments were largely in support of continued slow steaming, the issue was largely confined to the transpacific lanes.
"To my knowledge, we don't face this problem anywhere else in the marketplace," says WSC spokesperson Anne Kappel. "Besides, the FMC does not have the enforcement powers to regulate any trade lane based on request for comments."
According to the NITL's Gatti, supply chains have suffered negative impacts as a result of slow steaming. He says that shippers are reporting that transit times have risen, effective vessel capacity has dropped, shortages in containers and equipment have been exacerbated, and meeting customer expectations is more difficult.
"One of the key aspects of the supply chain is that transit times affect inventory," says Gatti. "Initially, slow steaming accelerated the depletion of inventory making it harder for shippers to fill their store shelves and manufacturer's production lines in a timely manner." Over time, however, shippers have been forced to adjust to lengthened voyage times by increasing the amount of inventory they carry, at higher costs, Gatti adds.
"Goods that sit in inventory are simply not producing real economic output or providing any societal benefit," says Gatti.
Reversal of fortune
While the world's leading cargo vessel operators had seen a remarkable reversal of fortune last year, industry analysts predict the turnaround will be "short-lived." Alphaliner, the Paris-based shipping consultancy, reports that 19 of the top 25 ocean carriers it surveyed earned an estimated $14 billion in 2010, after losing $15 billion just the year before.
"Container carriers' margins recovered strongly in 2010 to a positive 7 percent from a negative 16 percent in 2009," says Stephen Fletcher, Alphaliner's commercial director. But analysts add that margins in the Asia-EU trade have softened, and that 2011 is likely to be a much weaker year in general.
Indeed, container rates have been sliding on all the major trading lanes since July 2010, with the exception of a small "hiccough" last winter, as liner companies tried to push for implementation of general rates increases in a weakening market, say analysts at the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) in Copenhagen.
"The anticipated strong volume rebound following the Chinese Lunar New Year last February did not materialize, and that resulted in continued descending rates on most trading lanes," says BIMCO's Peter Sand.
Oversupply in the main routes is the reason behind the weak freight rates. The idle fleet of container ships now stands at 84 vessels, with a total cargo capacity of just 185,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), the lowest level since November 2008. At the peak in January 2010, 1.5 million TEUs were idle.
"Cascading remains a part of the game. It gives little comfort that freight rates on minor intra-Asian routes have recently gone up by 10 to 20 percent."
Meanwhile, on the supply side, scores of "mega vessels" have been delivered into the Asia-Europe trade during 2011. BIMCO analysts say that spot rates would not be returned to sustainable levels until the Peak Season in the third quarter on main trading lanes from Asia to Europe and the U.S. West Coast.
"To restore freight rates significantly over the coming quarter, idling of vessels ought to be considered an option," says Sand. "That is, however, not expected to happen and that could jeopardize Peak Season earnings even if solid consumer confidence is restored and the high unemployment figures start to come down."
London-based Drewry Shipping Consultants believes that the industry has emerged from the global recession with both carrier profitability and demand figures recovering. But Drewry analysts raise the question: Have the carriers learned from their experience?
"The fact that no major companies 'went to the wall' still seems to have insulated the industry from the despair of 2009, and there is now the feeling that perhaps the dark days did not happen," says Neil Dekker, editor of the Drewry Container Forecaster.
In essence, Drewry observes that its "back-to-normal" operating conditions for the market. "Perhaps the biggest carriers are happiest with no long-term profitability as long as they have market share," says Dekker. "However, the utopia of freight rate stability sought by shippers seems a long way off if carriers abandon their short-lived prudence and profitability," says Dekker.
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News this week brought a kind of clarity to that potential scenario. GM and Ford both reported quarterly financial results that beat expectations and suggested a still-better future even as global economies struggle. And Consumer Reports' surprise designation of the Chevrolet Impala as the best sedan it has evaluated this year underscored the product-based renaissance that both of these Detroit rivals are enjoying.
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The crowning of Impala by the bible of automotive evaluation marked the first time in 20 years that it named a domestic sedan for the honor. And it may be one of the most remarkable developments in a remarkable new run for GM.
The previous Impala essentially was an afterthought for the company, a mundane nameplate that bean counters mostly kept around to sell to commercial fleet buyers. Impala's very plainness and utility, in fact, were its biggest assets in large portions of that market.
But last year, GM executives began promising they were going to make the new Impala into a car that could win battles in dealership showrooms for the affections and pocketbooks of rank-and-file retail buyers. And so it has, impressing not only purchasers but also Consumer Reports with its smooth ride, responsive handling, spaciousness, classy interior and an exterior design that is sleek -- and without the excesses of adornment that have plagued the large-sedan segment in the past.
The thing of it is that even the launch of this impressive new Impala was supposed to be a relative sideshow this year for GM. Just introduced is a new version of the Chevrolet Silverado in the hot and crucial pickup-truck segment; and the new Corvette Stingray is coming along this fall. All told, there will be 17 new or refreshed GM vehicles other than the award-winning Impala arriving in U.S. showrooms this year.
The cavalcade of launches will transform the GM lineup from one of the oldest in the industry to one of the newest. And because so much of any shift in market share in the car business depends on new sheet metal, expect this fleet of new vehicles to do a bunch of good for GM in that department.
Meanwhile, Ford boosted its financial outlook for the full year as it posted a second-quarter profit that trounced expectations, on stronger demand in the U.S., China and elsewhere, and a smaller-than-expected loss in Europe. It became especially more bullish about overseas operations.
Fundamentally, Ford's success is based on new products as well, including within the last couple of years the new C-Max Hybrid and the launch of significantly overhauled versions of the Focus, Fusion and Escape, in the heart of Ford's lineup. The big kahuna, a new Ford F-150 pickup truck, isn't due until next year, and its Lincoln brand has barely begun displaying the new fleet that product planners have in store.
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On Finding An Appropriate Response to Climate Change
A monk asked Yun Men, "What are the teachings of a whole lifetime?" Yun Men said, "An appropriate response."
The Compassionate Earth Walk traces the Keystone XL route through the Great Plains. The ancient practice of pilgrimage responds to present and future environmental catastrophe, focusing on its causes in our own culture. We walk as a blessing to the earth and to those we meet, and as a prayer for all earth's children (2013, July through September).
We walk in the context of a great movement of resistance against the pipeline, the tar sands, the many poisonings of our world. Indigenous people are leading in blockades and movements―the Unist'ot'en in British Columbia, the Anishinaabeg in Minnesota, Idle No More, Owe Aku of the Lakota, a thousand others around the world. Some of the colonizers are also beginning to recognize how we too are colonized, and to resist. This walk is a part of that movement, and it goes a paradoxical way. It does not directly protest or attempt to stop the pipeline or the tar sands.
This walk is zazen. In the same way that we meet ourselves on the cushion, here we meet our collective selves while putting one foot after another on the ground. As we face our own thoughts and emotions, here we face that great injury in the earth, that expression of the break in our collective human spirit. As well as we can, we to meet it without turning away.
As in zazen, we walk in the middle of all beings, receiving life from them, offering life to them, allowing the whole to heal itself. We throw ourselves upon the mercy of the universe. We give up attempts to control even our fellow human beings. (We attempt to give up our attempts to control. If you have a sitting practice, you know what I mean.)
The walk is also a ceremony of gratitude to the earth, which has never abandoned us, and an expression of our love for all earth's creatures including human. Someone said, "When you sit, you call upon Avalokiteshvara." Thus the walk is also a prayer. And, although this is a Buddhist description of what we are doing, people of all faiths or none will be coming with us.
On July 1 we will gather in northern Alberta, in a beautiful place near the tar sands themselves. We'll spend a few days making ourselves ready on both spiritual and practical levels. July 5 and 6 we join the Fourth Annual Healing Walk at the tar sands site. This walk is organized by local First Nations women, with allies coming from around North America and beyond. Walking and supporting them, we also open ourselves to the experience of the devastation that is the tar sands.
Then we walk south along the pipeline route, with meditation, ceremony, and community, continuing the healing process and sharing with those we meet.
The earth has not turned away from us; we have turned away from the earth. We live in a culture built on illusion, dedicated to being the hungry ghost―always wanting, never satisfied―imagining that material possessions can satisfy the hunger caused by our rejection of the kindness of the earth, willing to kill for that hunger―willing to sacrifice even our own children, along with millions of children we have not met. Or we pretend that it's not our responsibility, that we are too small to make a difference, that someone else will take care of it.
I grew up with stories of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran pastor in Nazi Germany who made the moral decision to assassinate Hitler. The plot failed, and he died in a concentration camp. But he is remembered for taking responsibility and for really understanding the meaning of not killing.
Finally, for me this walk is a response to seeing faces of my small grandchildren―each unknowingly consuming enough for a hundred people to live on in a sane culture―and our betrayal of their innocence. It is eight years since I turned away from that betrayal; since then I have taken two long walks and gotten arrested for the first time. It is 18 months since the vision came of this, my own appropriate response.
If this vision calls to you, please consider joining us as a walker, or as a supporter offering skills, money, hospitality…. You are also invited to hold us in your hearts, to sit with us every morning wherever you are, to place the Walk and our intention on your altar, to remember us in services, and to share information as widely as possible.
Shodo Spring is a 64-year-old Zen Buddhist priest, mother of two and grandmother of four, and a descendant of German immigrants. In addition to teaching Zen, she has worked as a clinical social worker, holistic health practitioner, gardener, and less exciting things. In August 2011 Shodo went to Washington with 350.org, and was arrested in front of the White House. Later that fall during a monastic retreat, a vision arose in her. She saw images of herself walking along the Keystone pipeline, as a kind of pilgrimage. By deep necessity, she invites others to walk with her.


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- Mandelstam, Osip Emilyevich 1892-1938? Russian poet, translator, and critic. Although his early works were highly regarded, he went unpublished in the Soviet Union after 1933, when he denounced Stalin and refused to comply with Soviet censors. He endured years of internal exile and eventually died in a concentration camp.
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Mandelstam: Everywhere in particular and nowhere in general like God in his universe.
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Janning's round trip brings him to Celtics
ORLANDO, Fla. — The best way to describe Matt Janning's past few weeks would be "fluid.''
He left Northeastern as one of the most prolific scorers in the history of the program and immediately entered the NBA rat race, a face in the crowd of players trying to squeeze their way into the league whatever way they can.
All Janning could do was run with it. Over the course of two weeks leading up to the draft, the guard worked out for six teams — Boston, New York, Phoenix, Oklahoma City, Dallas, and Memphis.
"I'd fly out, then I'd come back to Boston for a couple days and then the next day my agent would say, 'You've got to hop on a flight tomorrow morning,' '' he said. "It was kind of crazy.''
"It's a lot of travel. It kind of gets old, but it's something you've got to do if you want to play at this level. It's been really exciting, working out for all these different teams and going to all these different cities and just seeing what everyone's got to offer. It's really fun so far.''
He went undrafted, and from that point he went wherever the process took him. He spent four days in Oklahoma City's minicamp under the assumption he'd be on the Thunder's summer league roster. But even that was up in the air.
"I was going to go to summer league with them,'' he said. "They ended up having a lot of guys. They bring a lot of NBA guys down that are in their rotation. Eric Maynor. James Harden. Guys like that.''
Janning landed in Boston. Celtics summer league coach Austin Ainge, who put the team together along with Ryan McDonough and Leo Papile, had seen Janning on tape last season and then in the predraft workout.
"The best thing Matt has is his IQ,'' Ainge said. "He's a great passer. He really knows how to find the open guy and make the right decision every time. He's more athletic than people give him credit for. He's used to having the ball in his hands. They ran a lot of plays for him last year in the games I watched. He's pretty good.''
He views ending up in Boston's summer camp as more of a break than a last-second audible. Trying to catch on in the league, the most important thing is simply being seen.
"Coming here gives me an opportunity to play probably a few more minutes than I would have with [the Thunder],'' Janning said. "Summer league's just about an opportunity to play. The Celtics are giving me that opportunity.''
Coincidentally, the Celtics yesterday opened up their summer league schedule against the Thunder. Being in their camp for four days gave Janning reason to feel confident. He's also held his own among the Celtics rookie free agents.
"I know what they're coming with a little bit, so there's a comfort level there,'' Janning said. "As far as playing with these guys, we're all jelling pretty well together. The chemistry seems pretty good. I think we'll be fine.''
But the next few weeks will be as unpredictable as the past few weeks. He'll go game-to-game with the Celtics for the rest of this week, then jet to the Las Vegas summer league next week to play with the Suns, jumping whatever hurdles he needs to in order to chase the dream.
"That's really all you can do at this point,'' Janning said. "There's no guarantees. There's nothing like that. You've just got to come down here and play. Whoever asks you to step on the floor and play for them, you've got to do it.''
Whether there will be a payoff is still uncertain, but Ainge said he wouldn't be surprised if Janning landed in someone's training camp this fall.
"I wouldn't be surprised if Matt had some options,'' Ainge said. "He's playing in the Vegas summer league after this and if he shows what he's capable of, I wouldn't be surprised if some teams let him come and fight for it in training camp.''
After Vegas, Janning will fly back to Boston to work out with the trainers at Northeastern.
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In 2011, Tony Johnson co-founded the Academic Internship Council with Dr. Aden Hayes.
In 2016 Tony celebrated his 32nd anniversary in the field of international study and internships, having founded and directed the London Internship Program in 1984, which became the Boston University London Program in 1987. Over the years, he has personally placed more than 9,000 university students in professional practice internships in London. With nearly three decades of internship placement experience, he has worked with hundreds of businesses spanning all industry sectors.
Tony's diverse background includes co-founding Practicum Europa (an organization focused on intra-European internship placements), working in England's Conservative Party and serving as a trainer in Poland for the National Democratic Institute of Washington, D.C. He is also a published sportswriter. Tony was educated at Haileybury College and Thames Valley University and holds C&UPCA Certificates in Electoral Law.
Tony has also chaired the Global Internship Conference since its rebranding and launch in 2012.
Aden Hayes, Ph.D.
Vice President, Academic Affairs
Dr. Aden Hayes has worked in Madrid for more than 20 years, first as the resident director of two US university study abroad programs, then as the managing partner of Comunicación Sin Fronteras public relations, and for 18 years he was the internship director of Boston University's Madrid Program. He has published both academic and popular books in English and Spanish and has given talks on cross-border internships to the Global International Internship Conference and the British Universities Transatlantic Exchange, among others. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University.
In 2011, Aden co-founded the Academic Internship Council with Tony Johnson.
Kate Moore, Ed. D.
Executive Director
Dr. Kate Moore joined EUSA (our predecessor organization) in 2005, spearheading placements and programs in North America. Prior to that she served as Director of Internships for American University in Washington D.C. where she oversaw the placement of 1,200 student interns for all Washington-based programs, including six summer and 40 traditional semester programs each year. Kate has also worked with the Close Up Foundation as their Academic Outreach and Government Relations Manager.
Kate holds a Doctorate in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania and has a Master's degree from Eastern University in Nonprofit Management and a Bachelor's degree from American University in International Studies.
Chris McKenzie
Director, Development
Chris joined AIC as the Development Director in 2017. A Michigan native, Chris graduated from Central Michigan University with a degree in Recreation specializing in Experiential and Outdoor Education. The first decade of his career was spent in the experiential education field developing and facilitating experiential programs and workshops for diverse groups of high school students both domestically and internationally.
Chris has held leadership roles within three University systems, most recently Michigan State University, that focused on marketing and strategic program development for the recruitment and admissions of; domestic and international college students; high school students; and transfer and non-traditional students. Chris's consultative approach led the way in partnership recruiting methods and incorporated Holland's Vocational Theory, Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (personality type), and similar tools into the planning model so that students could better understand and design their own educational path.
At heart, Chris is an advocate for learning and for promoting the pursuit of once in a lifetime opportunities. He is motivated to help people find and pursue their passions.
Cynthia Singer Riordan
Director, Boston
Cynthia joined EUSA (our predecessor organization) in 2008. She started her career working in human resources for a consulting firm based in Washington D.C. Cynthia has always had a strong interest in global issues and people from various backgrounds, so her transition into international education was a natural career shift. She began by teaching English abroad in Germany, and then returned to the US to work with exchange programs at CIEE. Immediately prior to joining the AIC team, Cynthia was the Center director of the English Language Center, an ESL organization located in Boston. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Rutgers University in Communications.
Originally from the Philadelphia area, Cynthia now calls Boston home and loves to showcase the city for visitors. She is a biking enthusiast and can be found biking to work during the summer months.
Brooke Beland
Program Manager, Boston
Brooke joined AIC as the Boston Program Manager in 2016. Originally from southeastern Massachusetts, she has called Boston home since 2009. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology and Religious Studies from Boston University. Her interest to work in experiential education was sparked from her study abroad experience at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon in 2011. Additionally, her travels have taken her to France, Turkey, Egypt, Italy, Canada, and throughout the United States. Her hope is to make intercultural exchange the common thread throughout her career. She looks forward to helping students engage in meaningful cultural exchanges that can lead to layered perspectives and understanding. She looks forward to providing students with the tools to make the most out of their experience in Boston and looks forward to showing off her city.
Brooke loves living in the city of Boston and exploring the uniqueness of its different neighborhoods and their eateries. She also likes to spend time in Boston's museums and enjoys attending live music events. As a lifelong Boston sports fan, she is grateful to attend an occasional game at Fenway, Gillette, or the Garden. Brooke enjoys complimenting her life in Boston by exploring the outdoors in New England on camping and hiking trips and enjoying continued travel.
Anna Krishtal
Director, New York City
Anna joined AIC in 2014 as NYC Program Director. Her passion for international experiential education was first sparked while studying Spanish in high school. She went on to travel to four continents with the University of Delaware as an undergraduate student. These trips left Anna with a strong desire to share the amazing experience of study abroad with others and to continue to travel. During her Master's work in the Foreign Languages and Literature department at the University of Delaware, Anna began to lead students abroad whilst helping with a faculty led program to Mexico. She also participated in a faculty exchange that brought her back to southern Spain. Following her Master's work, Anna went on to lead students abroad with Putney Student Travel, and later taught English in an underserved community in Rishon LeZion, Israel. Upon returning to the States, Anna worked as a Career Services Representative at Everest Institute prior to joining AIC in early 2014. Having spent a number of years traveling, studying, and working abroad, Anna is excited to have the chance to shape the lives of AIC students through the types of experiences that were instrumental to her own personal growth.
Anna holds a Master's in Spanish Language and Literature, and a Bachelor's in Diplomacy and Three Languages both from the University of Delaware. Anna has completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training andenjoys practicing and teaching yoga in her spare time. Anna can also be found balancing city life with some outdoor adventures in hiking, biking, and continued travel.
Program Manager, New York City
Julianna Manning joined the AIC in 2015 as NYC Program Manager. Though originally from New York, she has also lived in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and brings both professional experience and personal interest in international education and student relations. Most recently, she worked for an educational start-up in London providing career development and internship opportunities for university students. She also has prior experience in marketing, communications, and counseling.
Julianna holds a Master's degree in Organizational & Social Psychology from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from SUNY Geneseo. In her free time, she enjoys all things travel-related, from studying foreign language to open water scuba diving, oh and also high-fiving.
Ken Nourse
Director, San Francisco
Ken joined the AIC in October 2014 to manage our internship programs in San Francisco and the Bay Area. He brings extensive experience in the legal and business fields, having worked as a lawyer and legal technology expert in the US and Asia. Most recently, Ken consulted with major West Coast law firm clients while in the legal information services division of Bloomberg. His passion for international experiential education started in 1987 with his first extended experience abroad as an American Field Service high school exchange student in Finland. After earning his degree in Political Science and East Asian studies from McGill University in Montreal, he was a participant on the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme, teaching English at two public junior high schools in the Kanto region.
Ken received his law degree from Northeastern University in Boston, where he experienced firsthand the positive impact of internships on professional career development. Although a rare treat, his favorite activity is free diving and bodysurfing in places such as Coron (Philippines), Curaçao,and around the Andaman Sea (Thailand).
Fallon Wagner
Program Manager, San Francisco
Originally from Minnesota, her passion for international education started with an exchange program to France when she was in 5th grade. This has led to a strong background of international education and work experience while living in countries such as Argentina, Costa Rica, and Spain. Most recently, she completed a bilingual master program in conjunction with a practicum that focused on creating cultural and linguistic understanding of the English language in Spanish schools. She also has prior experience in conference coordinating, international student relations, and teaching English as a second language.
Fallon holds a Master's degree in International Education from the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares and a Bachelor's degree in Spanish and Communications from the Honors College at College of Charleston. She looks forward to exploring the West Coast in her spare time, particularly weekend trips outside of the Bay Area.
Matt Byrnes
Director, Toronto
GIC Conference Manager
Matt joined the AIC in early 2011 to establish our Toronto operations and to manage the Global Internship Conference (GIC) at UC Berkeley in June 2012. He brings 16 years of high-level service experience from the Meeting Management and Incentive Travel industries. Matt has lived and worked in the U.K. and Canada and has traveled to five different continents. A proud Torontonian and Canadian, he is eager to share his hometown with international internship students.
Matt's other passion is working with an Elementary School in the Flemingdon Park neighborhood of Toronto, where he has spearheaded the effort to raise $26,000 over 3 years to improve education for 700 elementary students, most of whom are from newly immigrated families from more than 50 countries. During the winter months, Matt can be found at the local hockey rink every weekend, coaching his son's and daughter's teams and serving as a Level 2 Referee.
Naveen Shah
Director, Mumbai
Naveen joined the AIC in 2016 to manage our internship programs in Mumbai. She is a resident of Bangalore but currently resides in Mumbai. Naveen worked with Global College of Long Island University for 22 years as the Director of South Asia and India Center. She carries her experience working with corporate to non-governmental organizations in the Human Resource and CSR domains. Naveen is passionate about revival of dying arts in the gypsy communities of India through various empowerment programs for women and children.
Naveen earned dual Bachelor's degree in Human Issues/Anthropology and Commerce from both Manasagangotri (India) and Long Island University (USA). She also holds an Associate degree in Fashion and revival costume designing from NIFT, India. Naveen enjoys travelling, exploring new cultures and traditions. A very active person in the development of alternative education in rural and tribal sectors of India.
Shannah Teo
Director, Singapore
Shannah joined The AIC early 2012 with a focus on program delivery and professional practice internship placements in Singapore. She brings a wide range of experiences to The AIC, having managed a recruitment division dealing with job placements in Singapore, co-headed a private college for UK tertiary programs and also served as an Education Officer / School Counsellor under the Singapore Ministry of Education.
Shannah has dedicated her entire career to Education and has a genuine passion to help others improve their lives and excel in their careers. She enjoys music and travelling, is fluent in both English and Mandarin and holds a BA with a Diploma in Education from the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (NIE/NTU).
Rachel Choi
Assistant Manager, Singapore
Rachel joined AIC in 2014 as Assistant Manager for our Singapore internship programs. Prior to her current role, she worked for AIC, in 2013, as Program Manager. In addition, she has experience as a Test Analyst and Recruitment Consultant.
She majored in Information System Management as well as Organizational Behavior and Human Resources at Singapore Management University, and enjoys reading.
Rebecca Chow
Director, Hong Kong
Rebecca joined the AIC team in 2014. Previously she served as Assistant Lecturer for a renowned University in Hong Kong and has extensive professional experience in career advising and developing overseas internship opportunities in London and Germany. Earlier in her career, Rebecca spent time in the aviation industry and at the Hong Kong Productivity Council, working with clients such as the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and trade associations. Rebecca earned a Research Master's degree in Media and Communication from Ilmenau University of Technology in Germany, with a focus on cross-cultural communication, strategic communication management and entrepreneurship. Rebecca has travelled to more than 30 countries and cities, and she is passionate about inspiring others to reach their potentials and improving international understanding.
Alvin Chan
Assistant Manager, Hong Kong
Previously an AIC intern, Alvin graduated with a degree in Biotechnology, and later joined an information service firm as an recruiting associate. After gaining experience in talent attraction and recruitment , he returns to AIC as an assistant manager.
He enjoys traveling and immersing in different culture. He spent most of his childhood in Canada. Having finished two internships in both Germany and Japan, he embarked on an exchange program in Sweden during his undergraduate studies.
Stephanie Levy
Director, Berlin
Stephanie joined AIC in 2015 and serves as the AIC Berlin Director. Originally from Tennessee, she has lived and worked in Germany for more than 19 years. During that time, Stephanie organized and presented cultural and foreign language workshops and seminars for a variety of organizations and institutions in Berlin, Munich, and Hong Kong. Most recently, she developed and led her own online learning programs for creative business with participants from more than 50 countries.
Stephanie holds Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Science in Education degrees from the University of Tennessee, and she received a Master of Arts degree from the Institute for Art in Context at the Berlin University of the Arts.
As an American citizen and permanent German resident, Stephanie hopes to serve as a valuable bridge between cultures for AIC's Berlin internship programs. Stephanie is passionate about international education, and she looks forward to welcoming students to her favorite city in the world - Berlin.
Robby Block
Program Manager, Berlin
Robby is originally from Louisiana but has lived in Berlin, Germany for 15 years now. Robby began his professional career teaching English in South Korea before moving to London to complete his Master's degree. While in Berlin, he has taught at several universities in Berlin and Brandenburg including Humboldt University, the European University Viadrina and the University of Potsdam.
Robby is enthusiastic about Berlin and is excited to be a part of the AIC team. He is looking forward to using his contacts in the business, culture and academic sectors to create exciting internship opportunities for prospective interns.
Samantha Cooper
Director, London
Samantha joined AIC in 2016, having previously worked at EUSA (our predecessor organization) where she established the University Relations department in Boston and then served as the London Director, overseeing the programmes and placements of over 800 student interns each year. Samantha has worked in international education since 2001 and is passionate about intercultural and experiential education. It was after spending her junior year abroad in France, that Samantha got the "bug." She went on to study abroad in Spain, and has volunteered in Ecuador, Nepal, and India, and taught English in Argentina.
Samantha holds a Masters of Public Administration from Portland State University, specializing in nonprofit management, and a Bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara in French and Psychology.
Russell Norton
Program Manager
Russell works with Kate Moore on program development, project management, marketing, university relations, student recruitment, and various other projects yet to be discovered.
Originally from Cape Cod, Russell moved to Maine in 2009 and began working for CIEE.
Catherine Hanley
Development Consultant
Catherine joined EUSA (our predecessor organization) in 2002 and helped EUSA grow from two educational partners to more than 60. She has nearly two decades of marketing/communications and business consulting experience in a variety of industries, but has particular specialization in the educational services sector, focusing on both international education and educational publishing.
Catherine has worked both in the U.S. and Europe to develop and market educational products and services and has classroom teaching experience in both Spain and the Republic of South Korea. She grew up on three continents, has traveled to more than 50 countries and is passionate about the educational importance of study abroad and internships. When she's not working, Catherine will most likely be found running to catch a plane—or running in the park! Catherine holds an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.


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I love Christmas. I love it all. But for me, the stand out part is the food – so much effort, so much taste, so much deliciousness, but also, so much junk! So, to offset my Christmas chocolate consumption, I selected two of my favourite festive sweet treats and gave them a no junk fueled, protein kick.
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you *drum roll* my super easy to make & amazingly tasty and crowd-pleasing "Salted Caramel Protein-Stuffed Dates" and my "Irish Cream Layered Protein Truffle Bites" *applause*.
I've made both of these recipes with the awesome & brand spanking new all purpose protein cooking mixes from Protein Pow. Not only are these mixes GMO free, gluten free & soy free, but they are also made with totally delicious and natural ingredients, not a single dodgy additive, preservative or emulsifier. The pea mix (which is hands down, my favourite & makes my recipe for the most insane vegan, gluten free brownies) is also vegan.
Why have I used these mixes instead of single ingredients? Well, let me tell you…
Firstly, they are insanely easy to use & SOOOOO delicious – chuck the mix and a few store-cupboard ingredients in a bowl, mix & shape & WHAM, natural & delicious protein bars. Chuck it in the oven & BAM, awesome protein muffins. Throw it in a frying pan & HEY PRESTO crazy good pancakes! (not an exhaustive list of uses AT ALL!!)
Secondly, they are really cost-effective (especially with the 25% discount code I have for you, at the bottom of the post!). If you buy individual pre-made protein bars, you know that they are around £2 or £3 EACH – you can make heaps more from this bag for considerably less per pouch. Also, it saves having to go out and buy all the individual ingredients – the protein powders, the coconut flours etc – it can quickly become expensive & cupboard filling!
Thirdly, by grabbing a bag or two, trying it out & posting your results, you could be in with a chance to become part of the Protein Pow family – how awesome is that?! Details on how to apply can be found here.
Anyway, I digress, I can't help it, I'm just so excited by these products & how accessible it makes protein baking. On to the (AMAZINGLY SIMPLE) recipes!
Salted Caramel Protein-Stuffed Dates
Dates always say Christmas to me. Who else remembers those little white lozenge-shaped plastic boxes of dates that came with a spiky stick to pick them out? That always signified that Christmas had arrived. Well, I've moved slightly away from those somewhat dry, hard and tiny dates and used medjool dates, because, well, more date, obviously, but also, they are so soft, sweet, sticky and full of fudgey caramel flavours. Plus, they have a huge cavity that can be super, mega stuffed with the delicious protein filling.
If you are searching for a sweet, sticky, salted caramel hit this Christmas – then THIS recipe is for you! I fed one to my husband & he exclaimed that there was a "party in his mouth". Now, seeing as he didn't even get that excited at our wedding, or at the birth of our child, I'm guessing they're pretty good! I accidentally ate 3 of the 4 that I made!!
Ingredients (makes 4 stuffed dates, can totally be doubled/tripled…):
- 15g Protein Pow All Purpose Whey Protein Mix
- 15g Cashew Nut Butter (milder in flavour than peanut or almond)
- 5g syrup (I used date, for the full caramel hit, but use whatever you've got!)
- generous pinch of sea salt
- 4x medjool dates
- Selection of nuts/seeds for topping (optional)
- Grab a bowl & throw in the mix, the nut butter, the syrup & salt. Mix mix mix until you get a dough.
- Divide the dough in to 4 and shape in to little date-sized sausages.
- Slit each date open & remove the stone. Replace the stone with a piece of dough.
- If you've chosen to add toppings to make them look even more festive and fancy, chuck them on now, or not, up to you, they are insanely delicious with or without!
Macros (per date, without additional toppings):
105kcals, 2.1g fat, 20.8g carbs, 2.4g protein
Irish Cream Layered Protein Truffle Bites
Now, these will really impress your Christmas guests (though, in fairness, I'd be reluctant to share!!!). Irish cream liqueur has ALWAYS been the festive tipple of choice in my family. I remember being allowed to have a tiny taste as a child and I was hooked! Each year, when winter draws in & the Irish Cream comes out, I know that Christmas is around the corner. So, I have invented a ridiculously tasty, Irish cream fueled, cakey, nutty, super simple, triple layered protein chocolate. You will not believe how simple the dough layers are!!
Ingredients (makes 6 decent-sized chocolates):
White layer:
- 30g Protein Pow All Purpose Whey Cooking Mix
- 20g Irish Cream
Brown layer:
- 27g Protein Pow All Purpose Whey Cooking Mix
- 3g Cocoa Powder
- 20g Irish Cream
Middle layer:
- 15g nutbutter (I used an amazing Tiramisu flavored nut butter from Protein Pick and Mix, but use whatever you have or like)
Chocolate coating:
- 30g dark chocolate
- 5g Irish cream
Method (you'll be amazed at how easy these are!)
- Start by making the white layer: Chuck the two ingredients in a bowl & mix to a dough (see, easy!)
- Make the brown layer: Chuck the three ingredients in a bowl & mix to a dough.
- Roll out the white dough to about half a cm thickness, cut in to 6 equal sized pieces.
- Repeat with the brown dough.
- Divide the nut butter across the brown pieces and spread out. Top with the white layer.
- Gently melt the chocolate and Irish cream (careful not to split it). Dip the layered blocks in to the chocolate & put on foil. Dust with extra cocoa & a sprinkle of sea salt, if you like.
- Set in the fridge for a few minutes.
- Try not to eat them all straight away!
Macros (per piece):
104kcals, 4.6g fat, 10.3g carbs, 4.8g protein
So, how easy were they??? Amazing, huh? Your Christmas guests will never guess that they are so full of goodness, because they taste so naughty!
The good news for you guys is that I've got a mega code for you to grab a whopping 25% off of your order over at the Protein Pow shop, so go grab yourself a bag or two of the mixes, make some amazing & delicious creations & don;t forget to apply to join the family! Use the code CMPOW25.


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Town of Lake Lure Municipal Golf Course
- 658 Memorial Hwy, Lake Lure, NC 28746
- (828) 625-4472
- www.townoflakelure.com
The golf course is now operated by Lake Lure Golf Management Inc. for the Town of Lake Lure; Dale Minick is President.
The golf course was remodeled in 2010 and will be re-opening soon after a short closure this past winter(2012).Town of Lake Lure Municipal Golf Course is a 9-hole regulation length golf course in Lake Lure, North Carolina. This short layout has 3 sets of teeboxes for a fun, but challenging golfing experience. Online tee times may be available at Town of Lake Lure Municipal Golf Course or at nearby golf courses, usually offered at a discount from the normal rate.
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What a George Mason Expert Is Saying about…the Deep Throat Revelation
Posted: June 3, 2005 at 1:00 am, Last Updated: November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am
Editor's note: This is part of a series of occasional articles on what George Mason experts have to say about a current topic. These are personal opinions and do not reflect an endorsement by George Mason University.
This week, Bob Woodward and the Washington Post confirmed reports that former FBI official Mark Felt was informer "Deep Throat" during the Watergate scandal in the 1970s. The revelation has journalists, politicians, and historians from around the world weighing in with their opinions. George Mason Visiting Instructor Steve Klein answered a few questions about the Deep Throat secret from a journalistic perspective. Klein is coordinator of the Electronic Journalism Program and will be teaching a videoconference course in the fall on political journalism.
Steve Klein
How does the revelation of the identity of "Deep Throat" change things for journalists and for history?
"This revelation, like the uncovering of any new information, provides a new perspective on history. I've heard people say that this story doesn't mean as much to people less than 30 years of age, and I don't think that's true. My students are aware of it and its significance. I think that the 'secret' part of it makes it transcend generations. We still wonder what happened to Amelia Earhart or where Jimmy Hoffa is buried because the mystery of it keeps us interested.
"And now that the secret of Deep Throat has been revealed, we can see that part of our history through an additional prism. That's the fun thing about history. It's constantly being written and rewritten as we get new information."
Considering the technology now, would Deep Throat and the Washington Post be able to keep that secret today?
"Today, news is much more ubiquitous and it permeates everything we do. With the Internet and blogging, anyone is a publisher and anyone can pretend to be a journalist. I think it would be much harder today to keep such a secret as opposed to 30 years ago. But, good journalists have been keeping their sources a secret since there were journalists, will continue to keep their sources, and for the most part, will be successful."
What does this say about good journalism?
"There's a lesson to be learned from Bob Woodward, who throughout his life and career has collected people. Any good reporter is not expected to know everyone, but he or she should know where to find people, where to find sources. And the more famous and respected you become, the more people are willing to be collected. You want to be the person to whom people want to go to."
Are journalists today as ethical as they were 30 years ago?
"Like doctors and dentists, most journalists are capable, qualified, and ethical. Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule, and, of course, there are always mistakes. But most journalists have chosen this career because they want to be the best they can be and do their job well. I tell my students that journalists are like superheroes: They don't get paid very well, but they get to make a difference in the world nearly every day."


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Our 10-acre Wetlands are home to 19 American White Pelicans, most of which are rehabilitated, non-releasable birds due to wing injuries restricting their flight. Other native wildlife, such as turtles and frogs, also inhabit the area.
Six of the pelicans arrived from Jackson Zoo, the holding institute for the birds affected by the recent oil spill and were deemed non-releasable by the United States Fish & Wildlife Service.
Pelicans are colonial breeders, meaning they only breed if living in large numbers. They also like to nest near water and can be found in the wild on lakeshores, estuaries or bays.
Wetlands are of vital importance to most living organisms, and serve as a perfect feeding, resting and breeding ground for most aquatic birds. These areas only represent six percent of the Earth's total landmass.
American White Pelicans are currently listed as Least Concern, according to the IUCN's Red List for Endangered Species.
Fun Fact: A pelican's wings span nine feet and their fleshy bill pouch can hold three gallons of water.


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