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WFP in Egypt celebrates long-standing partnership with the European Union
CAIRO - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the European Union (EU) today celebrated their five-year-long partnership in Egypt during which they have assisted more than 2.3 million people in collaboration with the Egyptian Government.
Partnerships European Union (Member Organization) Egypt
WFP expands food assistance in Egypt to include refugees from multiple countries
CAIRO — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Egypt expanded on Wednesday its existing food assistance to refugees in the country to include populations other than Syrian refugees.
Funding Partnerships Refugees and migration Egypt
World Food Programme Chief pledges support to Egypt's National Development Goals
CAIRO – The Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) David Beasley has ended a three-day visit to Egypt where he visited WFP operations in villages close to the county's historic town of Luxor in Upper Egypt.
Resilience School feeding Development Food Security Executive Director Egypt
Canada and WFP support social inclusion of Syrian refugees in Egypt through education
ALEXANDRIA – The Ambassador of Canada to Egypt and the World Food Programme's (WFP) Deputy Country Director visited today one of the schools of their joint school feeding project that has assisted over 1 million Egyptian and Syrian students over the past 4 years.
Partnerships Nutrition Funding School feeding Canada Egypt
WFP celebrates 50 years of Egypt with launch of knowledge-sharing partnership with government
CAIRO – Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Egypt, the Egyptian Government and WFP yesterday signed an agreement to benefit neighbouring and African countries through the exchange of knowledge and expertise in support of the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular the goal of Zero Hunger.
Nutrition Partnerships Resilience Egypt
WFP and Egyptian government join efforts to enhance food safety in Egypt
CAIRO – The World Food Programme (WFP) and Egypt's National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) today signed a five-year agreement to raise public awareness on food safety and hygiene as well as building the government's capacity to ensure access to safe nutritious food.
WFP and government of Egypt launch partnership to improve food security for the most vulnerable
CAIRO – The World Food Programme (WFP) and Egypt's Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade (MoSIT) last week signed a five-year agreement to strengthen social safety nets in support of the food and nutrition needs of the most vulnerable.
Minister Visits EU-Funded WFP Project Aimed At Keeping Children In School
CAIRO – The Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation, Dr. Sahar Nasr, visited a community school in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena supported by the "Enhancing Access to Education and Fighting Child Labour" project funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the World Food Programme (WFP). The EU has allocated a €60 million grant for this project.
School feeding Egypt
WFP Launches Emergency Operation For Egyptian Returnees From Libya
CAIRO – The World Food Programme (WFP) signed today a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a three month emergency operation to support Egyptian returnees from Libya with much needed food assistance.
Egypt Libya
The European Union And WFP Support Better Community Schools To Improve Access To Education For Egyptian Children
The European Union (EU) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in close coordination with the Ministry of Education, today start the rehabilitation of 3,500 one-classroom community schools. This two-year initiative will cover 16 governorates across Egypt and aims to reach 1,500 schools by the end of 2016.
Egypt And WFP Celebrate The First Africa Day Of School Feeding
CAIRO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, today marked the first Africa Day of School Feeding at a public school in Cairo.
WFP Restores Full Rations To Syrian People Thanks To Unprecedented Donor Support
ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that new funding, pledged during the "Supporting Syria and the Region Conference" in London earlier this month, will allow WFP to fully reinstate its food assistance to Syrians.
Emergencies Egypt Jordan Lebanon Syrian Arab Republic Turkey
Egyptian Government To Expand National School Feeding Programme To Reach All Public Schools
ROME/CAIRO – The Egyptian Government has presented a national strategy to expand its school-feeding activities during a School Feeding side event organized alongside an Executive Board meeting of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
WFP Partners With Ministry Of Manpower To Implement EU-Funded Project To Fight Child Labour
European Union and World Food Programme Enhance Children's Access to Education and Fight Child Labour in Egypt
Enhancing Access Of Children To Education And Fighting Child Labour
First Steering Committee For European Union Funded Project Attended By Key Ministers
European Ambassadors Visit EU-Funded WFP School Feeding Project In Upper Egypt
CAIRO –The ambassadors of Belgium and the Kingdom of the Netherlands concluded a-two-day visit to community schools in the Governorates of Sohag and Luxor in Upper Egypt, where the World Food Programme (WFP) is providing school feeding through a European Union (EU) funded project.
WFP Avoids Suspension Of Food Assistance For Syrian Refugees, Thanks To U.S. Contribution
AMMAN – Concerned that it might have to suspend food assistance for nearly half a million refugees in Jordan, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it will proceed with assistance next month, albeit at a reduced level, thanks to a substantial contribution from the United States of America.
Emergencies Egypt Jordan Lebanon Syrian Arab Republic
EU & WFP Visit Ground-Breaking School Feeding Project To Stop Child Labour In Egypt
BENI SUEF – The Ambassador of the European Union (EU) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Representative in Egypt made their first field visit yesterday to their joint project to help end child labour in the country through enhancing access to education, especially for girls. The EU has financed this project through a generous €60 million contribution.
Egypt's Premier And Nine Ministers Visit WFP School Feeding Project In Assuit
ASSUIT, UPPER EGYPT – The Egyptian Prime Minister, Ibrahim Mehleb, and Minister of Social Solidarity, Ghada Waly, today visited Sokkara school, one of more than 600 schools supported by the United Nations World Food Programme's school feeding initiative in the governorate of Assuit.
Vodafone Supports WFP's School Feeding Programme In Upper Egypt For The Third Year
CAIRO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed today a US$1.2 million contribution from Vodafone Egypt Foundation that will benefit thousands of children, their families and teachers through WFP's school feeding programme in Upper Egypt.
Canada Supports Schools Meals In Egypt Helping Host Community & Syrian Refugees
CAIRO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today expressed gratitude to the government of Canada for its donation of CAD$10 million (US$ 8 million) to support WFP school feeding for children of Syrian refugees alongside Egyptian children.
WFP Ambassador Against Hunger Hend Sabry Launches A Donation Campaign To Help Fight Hunger
CAIRO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Ambassador Against Hunger, Hend Sabry, today launched a campaign to raise money that will benefit the UN food agency in its efforts to feed the most vulnerable people in the Arab world. Sabry is auctioning a traditional Bedouin dress that she wore while filming her latest film "El Gezira 1." A video featuring the challenge (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ePGrt60fLM) has been posted on social media. The dress will go to the person who makes the highest donation through the WFP website wfp.org/donate.
Ambassadors and Celebrities Egypt
WFP Executive Director Meets Egyptian President In Rome
ROME – United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin met today with His Excellency Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on his official trip to Rome.
Executive Director Egypt
Italian-Egyptian Programme And WFP Complete "Food For Education" Partnership
CAIRO – The Italian-Egyptian Debt for Development Swap Programme and the World Food Programme (WFP) have today successfully completed their "Food for Education" initiative to reduce vulnerability to hunger and enhance nutrition and education.
The EU And WFP Launch A Project To Fight Child Labour Through Education In Egypt
BRUSSELS/CAIRO – The European Union (EU) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today launched a €60 million project to combat child labour and improve access to education for children who are at risk of entering the labour market.


The following are from some of the emails and messages on Facebook that I have received during the 4 years of doing these events.
Terry, Excellent job by you, the backroom staff and the legends themselves, who were a super group of lads, and a damn good team. You put on a great show, and its something that can only grow as people find out about it.
Thanks Terry it was the first step I loved it no one can understand unless they love football what these guys mean to us to become friends with guys you call hero's is amazing and I thank you for letting one of my hero's become a friend the brilliant Paul McGrath.
Terry Phelan - Yes it was a great day I enjoyed it thoroughly.
McAteer who called me a F**ker because i caught his ankle!
Turning Dave Kelly upside down in the box and not giving away a penalty!
Jeff Kenna - I had a great day ! I would be happy to play in any other upcoming games.
Gareth Farrelly - I had a super day, please pass regards on to your brother. I thought the lads were different class and I hope the charities did really well..
Lee Carsley - Me and Kev loved it mate would be our pleasure keep in touch.
Kevin Maguire - Hi Terry, Hope all is well back in UK, thanks so much again for a great experience! It was a great day and very enjoyable evening, even though I had to explain to my wife when I got home why I bought a jersey for €200!! She's not a football supporter!!
Comments and letters sent to me by some of the players, charities and supporters of the event.


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Aubrey Plaza Accidentally Flashed Robert De Niro Before Shooting...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 January 2016
Aubrey Plaza Robert De Niro Zac Efron
Actress Aubrey Plaza Broke The Ice With Robert De Niro While Shooting Their Sex Scene In Dirty Grandpa By Accidentally Flashing Her Breasts.
Picture: Aubrey Plaza - VH1 Big In 2015 With Entertainment Weekly Awards - Arrivals at Pacific Design Center - Los Angeles, California, United States - Sunday...
The Parks & Recreation star, 31, initially auditioned to play Zac Efron's fiancee in the raunchy new comedy, but after reading the script, she decided to try out for De Niro's unlikely love interest instead.
The idea of getting close to the movie icon left Aubrey wracked with nerves and she admits things started rather awkwardly as they prepared to get intimate.
"It was scary, it was an entire day of us just pretending to f**k each other...!" she told U.S. talk show host Seth Meyers. "It was crazy. There were so many weird moments but he was so cool about it and so professional and everything."
Aubrey reveals producers rigged her bra to pop open for one scene and didn't bother to remove the contraption when they changed their minds about including the stunt when cameras started rolling.
"I felt bad for him because (it was) the very first thing that happened, before we even started doing anything," she recalled. "Originally my bra was meant to pop off and it was meant to be this gag; then they decided at the last minute they were not gonna do that, but they had rigged my bra anyway, and were like, 'It won't pop off, it's fine.'
"The very first take, they were like, 'Action!', and he (De Niro) went towards me and it just went, 'Pop off!', and I was like, 'Argh!' So that's how we started the day. At least we broke the ice!"
It wasn't the only cringe-worthy moment Aubrey had to endure with the legendary actor.
"He's a very classy guy, he gave everyone a start gift," she said. "I believe it was a very expensive bottle of wine and a little card that said, 'Break a leg', or something, and I was like, 'Should I get him a gift?' I didn't know him, we'd never talked, and I was really scared of working with him... but I was like, 'I'm gonna do something really crazy', and I took a real slutty picture of myself in my trailer, in character, and then I printed it out and I put it in a book of zen Buddhism. And then I slipped it under his trailer door with a little note that said, 'Happy shooting', or something, and then I waited.
"I didn't hear anything about it for a week and I was terrified that maybe I'd made a mistake and maybe I was gonna get fired... and then he kinda just casually came over to me, like, a week later and he was like, 'I got your book...' I put the picture on page four and he was like, 'I only got to page four, but it was very good,' and then he walked away."

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Goodwill, Max I. Walker Team Up To Provide Medical Scrubs for Creighton Health Care Workers
By Amy Goldyn
They'll deliver more than 375 pairs of scrubs on Wednesday.
OMAHA, Neb., April 10, 2020 — When Creighton University School of Medicine students contacted Goodwill Industries, Inc. (Goodwill Omaha), asking if the nonprofit organization's thrift stores had any medical scrubs on the racks that they could spare, staff from Goodwill Omaha and local dry cleaner Max I. Walker jumped into action.
"Our stores are temporarily closed right now due to the coronavirus threat, so our retail operations team went store to store and collected every piece of scrubs they could find," said Tobi Mathouser, president and COO at Goodwill Omaha. "They found more than 375 pairs of scrubs."
The donation is for a medical scrub drive that Creighton's medical students are holding to collect the garments and donate them to health care workers at CHI's Bergen Mercy.
"There is an increased demand for scrubs at the hospitals due to heightened precautions for doctors and nurses to be able to decontaminate themselves as they travel to and from home and the hospital," said Adrienne Pyle, a third-year medical student at Creighton School of Medicine and drive's organizer. "With these extra scrubs, the medical professionals will be able to decontaminate themselves with frequent scrub changes and thereby keep their patients and own families safe."
Next, Goodwill needed a partner to launder the scrubs for the health care workers. They found one in local dry cleaner Max I. Walker.
"We're committed to giving back to the community that's supported us for more than 100 years, so when we got the call, this was something we really wanted to do," said Casey Walker, director of retail operations at Max I. Walker. "With the current pandemic, health care workers are on the frontlines, and if we could help them, we absolutely wanted to."
This afternoon, Goodwill dropped off the scrubs at the Max I. Walker location in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where Walker's team will launder them. On Wednesday, April 15, Goodwill and Max I. Walker's retail operations teams will pick up the scrubs in Council Bluffs and deliver them to Creighton for distribution to Bergen Mercy doctors and nurses.
"With COVID-19 cases continuing to pop up, the medical staff is going through many more pairs of scrubs," said Pyle said. "We were amazed at how quickly these two businesses were able to collect scrubs and coordinate laundering of them. We are incredibly grateful to Goodwill and to Max I. Walker, as are the doctors and nurses at Bergen. They have gone above and beyond in organizing this effort, and they've shown a genuine desire to help. We are so thankful to both."
The Creighton medical scrub drive runs through April 25. Blue and green scrubs are preferred, and patterned scrubs are also accepted. Pyle asks that scrubs are washed prior to donation, and donors have two drop-off option, or they may request pickup:
Drop off at Wohlner's Neighborhood Grocery & Deli, 3253 Dodge Street, inside the double doors
Drop off at First Covenant Church, 201 N. 90th Street, outside the main entrance
Request pickup by emailing the Creighton Cares team at creightoncares2020@gmail.com
About Max I. Walker Dry Cleaning & Laundry
Max I. Walker Cleaners & Launderers was founded by Max I. Walker on March 17, 1917. Over the past 103 years, it has grown into a company with hundreds of employees serving customers at 22 locations in Omaha, Elkhorn, Papillion and Bellevue, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa. Today — five generations later — Max I. Walker remains family owned and operated. In addition to dry cleaning services, Max I. Walker offers a Wash & Fold Laundry Service for all laundry items, and a free pickup and delivery service from home or office. As the proud recipient of Best of Omaha 1st Place for Dry Cleaning in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, Max I. Walker is Omaha's Favorite Dry Cleaner.
Max I. Walker is committed to serving the communities that support us — we wouldn't be here without them — and we seek out opportunities to give back by supporting local media, small businesses and charitable organizations. We also hold an annual fundraising event, the Ultra Chic Boutique dress sale, which benefits the Nebraska Alzheimer's Association. For more information, visit MaxIWalker.com.
About Goodwill Industries, Inc.
Goodwill Industries, Inc., Serving Eastern Nebraska and Southwest Iowa, has been a leader in helping people fulfill their dreams through work since 1933. Our mission is to train and employ people with disabilities and others who may be at a competitive disadvantage in the job market. We do this by selling value-priced merchandise at 17 locations throughout the Omaha metro area.
Although many people know Goodwill as a place to donate used clothing and household items, they may not realize that their donations sold in our retail stores fund programs that give thousands of formerly unemployed individuals the opportunity to earn a living and the chance to succeed in life. Goodwill provides opportunities for individuals with barriers to self-sufficiency through a variety of job opportunities and employment programs, including AbilityOne, YouthBuild AmeriCorps, Employment Solutions and Work Experience.
Goodwill is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)3 agency governed by a local board of trustees and a member agency of Goodwill Industries International of Gaithersburg, Maryland. Goodwill is also affiliated with the federal AbilityOne program, which provides jobs for people with severe disabilities at federal facilities. Goodwill is accredited by CARF, the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission. Learn more at GoodwillOmaha.org
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on the people of Oyo State to cooperate with Mr Seyi Makinde, the governor elect of the state.
1. The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the final results of the governorship election for Lagos state.
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party and former governor of Cross River State , Mr Donald Duke , has lost in his polling unit in the presidential election .
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June Stadium List Updates
June 13, 2013 Sean Rowland General Stadia One comment
The Hillsboro Hops bring a new team and ballpark in 2013. Sadly however, this leaves Yakima without pro baseball
Pretty much the only updating that takes place this month is from baseball's short-season and summer-collegiate leagues. There is a brand new ballpark from this category as baseball returns to Portland, Oregon…well, kinda. Only three years after the Beavers left PGE Park to make room for MLS' Timbers, the region took in the Yakima franchise from the Northwest League. A rapidly-built stadium in the suburb of Hillsboro is just about complete and the ballpark will debut on Monday. While there is quite a difference between a Triple-A team and a short-season Single-A squad that plays half an hour away from Portland, some people are happy to see baseball come back. At the other end of this, is Yakima. Their ballpark sits empty and while big city Portland has other sports, the Heart of Central Washington loses it's lone franchise. My feelings are for the latter.
Other news comes from summer-collegiate ball, starting with the Lake Erie Monarchs of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. I found out they play at Ned Skeldon Stadium, the old home for the Toledo Mud Hens. Nice to see an old park on The List. Some additional info on seating capacities found me adding Gastonia's Sims Legion Park and removing the Duffy Fairgrounds in Watertown. I also added the home of the Holyoke Blue Sox, but I really have a hard time believing MacKenzie Stadium seats 4,000.
Lastly, an update from an independent league, United League Baseball. Did you know they are operating without a running website? Looking through websites for specific teams, games are being played, but amazingly there is no site for the league. An amazing world, this independent baseball.
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Just to clarify, when the post was made you likely were right about the ULB and its website. That has since been remedied and now uses the same domain, but redirects to the site being hosted on Pointstreak (where the league stats are as well). Thanks!


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Q: How can I change the log level on the fly with tracing? As a developer I would like to adjust the log level on the fly. For example, I don't want to log debug! events when everything is going fine, but when something happens, I would like to adjust the log level without restarting the application to change the log level. I check the documentation and can't find an example there, so I want to know if it is possible to do that.
// how can I change the max_level of subscriber after it was initialised?
let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::fmt().with_max_level(Level::INFO).finish();
tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber);

debug!("some log message");

A: You can use reload handler exactly for this. Save remote handler in some global state and call it to change log level. See example under "Reloading a Filtered layer"

A: Use log4rs instead. It reads configs from a file which you can change on the fly.
I use it in one of my projects, it works like a charm.

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Samya Arif – Part I
Karachi-based graphic designer and illustrator Samya Arif (OCEÁ) graduated from the Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture in Communication Design in 2010 with a deep love for illustration. Over the last few years, Samya's work has been deservedly recognised in her home country and across the world, and she has become an integral part of the proliferating contemporary visual arts scene in Pakistan.
We are so excited to present our last interview of the year with this terrific artist. Divided into two parts, the interview, conducted over a long Skype call, delves into various aspects of Samya's work and life. Here is the first part where we talk about her childhood, the art school scene in Pakistan, the perks and pitfalls of working independently, her collaborations with her husband Talha Asim Wynne who is a musician, about music, and about 'Escape'. Read on:
Samya Arif (Photograph by Pablo Lauf)
Could you tell us about your childhood and early creative influences?
One of the major highlights of my life is that I was born in La Coruña, Spain, and spent my formative years (till I was seven) in Malaga. My father used to work there. My parents moved their after getting married, and both my brothers were also born there.
When we moved back, I was good in Urdu and Spanish, but was really struggling with my English. Coming back from Spain is something I always hold against my parents (laughs). However, I recently got to visit Malaga after 25 years. We have family friends there who still live in the building where I grew up. It was a very strange and nostalgic experience.
In terms of artistic influences, my mother is a very artistic woman. I have seen her being creative in everything she does, whether it is the interior design of whichever house we have lived in or the games she played with us. We would often paint and make art, and she instilled this in me the most since I was the eldest child and daughter. I was also personally interested in art since my childhood. I think this happens with most artists, they usually start at a very young age.
When did you decide that you wanted to pursue art seriously?
My parents were conscious of my wish to pursue arts because I was always interested and good at it. However, I come from a middle-class family and we had a bit of financial struggle while I was growing up, and then you know how most desi (South Asian) parents want their child to either be a doctor or a banker, someone financially stable basically. So my parents felt that if I enter into arts, I should at least be an architect, and this idea was planted in my head from a young age. When the university time came, I wanted to go abroad to study. That was my biggest dream as a teenager. I always had this rebellious streak, and I just wanted to get away, be on my own. But my parents didn't let me, and that was quite devastating for me in the beginning.
Then the only other option for me was Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, as we only have two reputable, good art schools in Pakistan – one in Karachi and one in Lahore. And I was not looking forward to it! I went there to study architecture, but within three months, I was just really lost and it was in general a hard time in my life personally. I eventually started skipping university, and one day when my dad went to pay the fees for the next semester, he got to know about this. It was a pretty big blow to my parents as I was always good academically. It was just a very bad phase in my life. Then finally I told them that if I have to stay here, I should at least be allowed to study what I want, and they reluctantly agreed. I would have gone to Fine Arts if I had a completely free choice that time, but that would've been just too much for my parents, so I decided to study Design.
So did you go to the same school?
There are barely any art schools here. Art is just not encouraged in Pakistan. Most students who come to art schools have come through their own choices and are therefore entering into this field very consciously. So yes, I had to go to the same school and had to wait for a whole year to start again.
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What were your initial years like after you passed out?
My real interest definitely lies in illustration, but there were no jobs related to illustration when I graduated. The other option was to join a big advertising agency but the ad agencies here are not evolved at all. The industry was especially very stale when I was starting out, now perhaps we have one or two good agencies. So I finally joined a web design agency as it was something new for me. I was there for two years, and worked at two-three more places after that including an NGO for disabled people and a Pakistani chocolate factory. Then about two years ago, I got enough work to finally be able to sustain as a freelancer.
What have been some of the advantages and disadvantages of working independently?
I definitely prefer working on my own. In the beginning, the biggest disadvantage was the unsurety factor. I have always been financially independent and now that I am married, paying bills is an even bigger concern. For the first couple of months, I didn't get any big projects. Then eventually, when more people started finding out about my work, things got better. Now I get a lot of illustration work. This year especially, I have worked on film posters, book covers, websites…different kinds of projects. I feel way more settled now.
However, some of the disadvantages that still remain are running after clients, taking care of everything on my own, negotiating budgets, invoicing, talking to the clients, etc. I still hate writing emails. It takes me almost an hour to compose emails as I am always second guessing (laughs)!
Art is just not encouraged in Pakistan. Most students who come to art schools have come through their own choices and are therefore entering into this field very consciously.
Music plays an important role in your work. And though we have spoken to you about the role of music in your work earlier, we want to know more about how did it all start?
I would give my then boyfriend-now husband Talha Asim Wynne, who is a musician, complete credit for that part of my life and work. We met at art school where he was my senior, and I made album art for his electronic music where he goes by the name – Tollcrane. He was this guru of design and typography for me and taught me those skills, and I think that's how we fell in love (laughs). He is a great designer, and it was really inspiring to meet him. He introduced me to so much of the music I listen to now.
When we had started dating, he was forming a band which played this obscure and beautiful genre of rock music called 'shoegaze'. So I started making these trippy illustrations for them, inspired by psychedelic art, movies, fantasy – all of which was an escape for me from everything and was the perfect outlet for my teenage angst. And it was a great way for us to connect.
This was also when the underground music scene was picking up in Pakistan. Talha was friends with a lot of musicians who were starting out at the same time. The degrees of separation are minimum here because there are only so many artists, so you end up knowing everyone related to your field. We have this place in Karachi called 'The Second Floor' where a lot of musicians perform and we used to also have these small art bazaars there. The music and visual arts scene has kind of been growing together in Pakistan, and it's exciting to be a part of it.
We have this place in Karachi called 'The Second Floor' where a lot of musicians perform and we used to also have these small art bazaars there. The music and visual arts scene has kind of been growing together in Pakistan, and it's exciting to be a part of it.
How has it been collaborating with your husband on projects? Do you guys ever experience any kind of friction?
We do work on projects together quite often. Now that we are living together, I have been after him to create more personal collaborative work. I think he was experiencing a sort of music block since the past one year, but he is out of it now, so we will collaborate again soon hopefully.
In terms of friction, I am a bit of a perfectionist because of my mother's extreme level of expectations and my husband likes to get things done quickly. Sometimes, it leads to a bit of friction over there. But eventually, it adds to our respective works. And it's great to have someone at home to give you feedback.
Let's talk about the idea of 'Escape' – the fantastical, psychedelic elements which are so prominent in your work. How did it begin and when did you become conscious of it?
People always expected me to make something trippy and psychedelic. When someone once asked me why is that such an important part of my work, I started thinking about it consciously. I have always loved watching movies – in fact, I would have gone into films if not visual arts – and I have been watching these crazy animations for a long time now like Mind Game, Spirited Away, etc. I have also been reading fantasy novels and books (like Enid Blyton). Basically anything that wasn't set in this world excited and fascinated me. I would really wish something like that happened to me. I remember being inspired by the old Chronicles of Narnia show. It was such a surreal experience to watch it.
For me, that was always a way of escaping. I wouldn't call myself a lonely child, but since I was the only daughter and my brothers were much younger and closer to each other in age, I was always alone in my room – reading or painting. So imagination played a big role while I was growing up, and it was bound to come out in my work.
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Stay tuned for the part two where we talk to Samya about all the amazing women featured in her work, the design scene in Pakistan, her 2018 projects, about censorship and fear, about being called a part of the Illuminati on social media, and much more. For now, here are some 'Quick Questions' we asked her:
If you could travel back in time, which time period would you go to?
60s hands down!
What is your most favorite music genre?
I love a lot of genres, but keep coming back to techno, electronic music, rock, shoe-gaze, some pop stuff too. You could say that I like all genres except for death metal and dubstep.
I love too many films, some that come to mind now are 'Paris, Texas', '3 Women', all of Jim Jarmusch's films, and 'A Space Odyssey'. I have about 500 films saved on my hard disk that I love.
What's the first thing you usually want to do when you reach a new country?
Have a cigarette!
What's the single weirdest comment you have got about your art?
That I am part of the Illuminati/Freemasons!
How do you explain what you do to your relatives?
LOL. I think by the amount of stuff I share on my social media, they have finally come to some sort of understanding.
Three things you would recommend to someone visiting Pakistan for the first time.
1. Visit the mountains up north or the dessert and mountains in Balochistan.
2. Eat Biryani, Nihari, Tikka, Daal, Chaat.
3. Walk around and talk to people, we're not as scary as we're shown on Fox News!
Do you have any quirky work habit/ritual?
I need to have music or a movie playing in the background when I'm working, even though I often tune out in the midst of it.
The last most interesting thing you saw/heard/read/felt…
I'm reading Mœbius's graphic novel Edena these days. It's one of the most beautiful things I have come to own.
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As we ran out of things to watch on Netflix, we're starting to watch things that fall in post-apocalyptic genre. We're not surprised they're pretty good (as we heard good things about them). We're surprised that we can relate to the movies/series.
(Honestly, before this pandemic happened, we didn't think we would experience anything this post-apocalyptic. It's bizarre.)
We're not saying it's the same. Of course, the movies depict the worst extremes. The worst scenarios that we hope would never happen.
What if…..
…it happened a long time ago.
A Netflix Original
2 seasons (6 episodes each season), season 3 is confirmed
An outbreak (and rumors) spread in ancient Korea. By ancient, we meant the period in which kings and queens still reign. Sure, it involves politics, but it won't bore you to death.
What we love about it is seeing the reactions of the people. They are so spot on (we couldn't spill it here because we don't want to spoil it to you).
Also, the plot's not too predictable. We couldn't predict what the characters would do. Some episodes are so intense that they keep you on the edge of your seats.
…you're going somewhere in the middle of the outbreak.
A Korean Movie
A father and a daughter taking a train to Busan to visit the mom, but they're trapped in a Zombie outbreak.
We love how they balance the intense chase with the heartwarming moments. It's part thriller, part drama. Not cheesy at all. (Also, our graphic designer loves the videography.)
People are loving it very much that they're making a sequel, coming this 2020. The story would center about the survivors, 4 years after the outbreak.
…you can see how everyone react to a similar scenario in the near past.
An HBO Original Mini-series
1 season, 5 episodes
It's a historical drama tragedy about a nuclear plant explosion in 1986 Russia. The whole miniseries tell us the behind the scenes stories from the key people.
We can assure you, it's not an ordinary documentary. It won't bore you with facts. You'd be so immersed in the storytelling like we did.
Sure, it's not 100% true story. Some things are dramatized. Plus, in interviews, survivors of the incident said that the portrayal of the characters are not accurate. However, the reactions of the people and the government are similar to this COVID pandemic.
The miniseries won many awards, including a Golden Globe for the best Miniseries or Television Film.
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I grew up around jambands and jazz, horror movies and roleplaying games. I'm a little weird.
I have a day job, family, and a haunted house that I operate around Halloween.
I spent some time in college studying jazz performance, and played in countless garage experiments. I've gigged some, mostly twang rock, and taken some years off.
I'm not looking to play "The Same 20 Songs That I Heard At Open Mic Last Week". I like offbeat covers and prefer original material.
I sound like Jerry Garcia (or Mark Knopfler/Richard Thompson - it varies) playing guitar, circa 1971 on an off Tuesday night, impersonating Tom Waits on a cruise for delinquent metal musicians.
Beyond that, I'm a fan of artists like The Drive By Truckers and Purson, Black Sabbath and Merle Haggard, The Byrds and The Devil's Blood. I tend to twang when I'm playing metal and heavy up my standard songbook sh*t.


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Voices for Progress PAC is a political action committee and coordination group for left-of-center donors. It is affiliated with Voices for Progress, an advocacy project of the Tides Foundation-affiliated Advocacy Fund, and the Voices for Progress Education Fund, a nonprofit project of the Tides Center.
Voices for Progress PAC makes donations directly to candidates and other political action committees. While it was more active in previous election cycles, Voices for Progress PAC was barely active in the 2020 election cycle. The PAC only raised $13,000 in the entire 2020 election cycle and spent most of the money on to cover PAC expenses. [1]
Voices for Progress PAC was founded in 2011 by Sanford "Sandy" Newman, the founder and then-president of Voices for Progress. [2]
The treasurer of the PAC is Cathy Duvall. Duvall formerly worked as director of public advocacy of for the left-of-center Sierra Club, an environmentalist organization. Duvall is currently a founder and principal at Democracy Ascent Advisors, a left-wing political consulting firm. She also sits on the board of the liberal state-level policy group State Innovation Exchange. [3]
The assistant treasurer of the PAC is Sarah Cotton, who also works as the political director and vice president of Voices for Progress. Cotton was previously chief operating officer and national director of Voices of Progress, where she led membership recruitment and fundraising efforts for the organization. Before joining Voices for Progress, Cotton was a finance director on multiple congressional campaigns and once worked for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) as southern candidate services director. [4]
The current president of Voices for Progress is Sandra Fluke, who is famous for her advocacy in support of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) mandate that all insurance providers cover birth control drugs and a resulting feud with Rush Limbaugh. Previously, Fluke helped launch the California chapter of Voices for Progress and its affiliated PAC in 2015. [5]
The PAC is based in Washington, D.C. with an address on K Street, the home to numerous lobbying firms and other political organizations. [6] The main payment processor for the PAC is ActBlue, a staple fundraising tool of most left-of-center organizations and Democratic Party candidates and campaigns.
In the 2012 election cycle, the PAC raised $196,435. Donors to the PAC included investor and philanthropist David DesJardins, Democratic activists Daniel and Sunita Leeds, left-of-center philanthropist Megan Hull, pollster Ethel Klein, lawyer and philanthropist Claire Silberman, author Hal Malchow, actor Paul Rudd, businessman and left-wing activist Ritchie Tabachnick, left-wing scholar Robert Bowditch, and Sandy Newman. [7]
The PAC spent $186,915.36 during the election cycle. Candidates who received funding from the PAC included U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). The PAC also rented a list from the Campaign for America's Future and made a $3,000 donation to the Council for A Livable World. [8]
In the 2014 election cycle, the PAC raised $234,204. Ethel Klein, Claire Silberman, David DesJardins and Paul Rudd all donated again. Florida left-wing activist Chris Findlater, philanthropist Faye Straus, and California businessman Frank Patitucci also made large contributions. [9]
The PAC spent $232,304.24 in the 2014 election cycle. Recipients included the Iowa Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Arkansas, the Colorado Democratic Party, the Alaska Democratic Party, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE). The PAC made an additional $3,000 donation to the Council for A Livable World. [10]
In the 2016 election cycle, the PAC raised $165,697. Businessman Daniel Wolf and left-wing activist and businesswoman Barbara Grasseschi made large contributions. The PAC also relied heavily on small-dollar donations. [11]
The PAC spent $174,406.87 in the election cycle. The PAC sent contributions to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV), the DCCC, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), then-U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D—CA), U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, and U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT). [12]
In the 2018 election cycle, the PAC raised $120,001. Philanthropist and left-wing activist Paula Litt was a major contributor. Small dollar donations to Voices for Progress PAC were not a factor in this cycle. [13]
The PAC spent $96.720.83, supporting candidates including U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Sen. Warren, Sen. Tester, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), the DCCC, the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund Federal PAC, the DSCC, Sen. Brown, Sen. Heinrich, Sen. Kane, Sen. Murphy, and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). [14]
In the 2020 election cycle, the PAC only raised $13,000 from three contributors. [15]
The PAC spent $11,718.39 with $9,000 spent on contribution refunds and expenses. The PAC contributed to the DCCC, the Biden presidential campaign, and U.S. Representative Ted Lieu (D—CA). [16]
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"VOICES FOR PROGRESS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE – Committee Overview". 2021. Federal Election Commission. Accessed January 18. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00501676/?tab=summary&cycle=2012. ^
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Modest rise in Indian military spending likely, modernisation on hold
By Promit Mukherjee, Aftab Ahmed
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India is likely to stick to a modest rise in defence spending in the 2019/2020 budget due on Friday because of tight government finances, officials said, further delaying a long-planned military modernisation programme.
Indian soldiers march during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain/Files
India's air force desperately needs hundreds of combat planes and helicopters to replace its Soviet-era aircraft while the navy has long planned for a dozen submarines to counter the expanding presence of the Chinese navy in the Indian Ocean.
The army, a large part of which is deployed on the border with traditional foe Pakistan, has been seeking everything from assault rifles to surveillance drones and body armour.
But these plans have been on hold for years because governments have not been able to set aside large sums and most of the defence expenditure goes on salaries and pensions for a 1.4 million standing military, the world's second largest after China.
In an interim budget announced in February before national elections, the government allocated 4.31 trillion rupees ($62.27 billion) for defence, a 6.6 percent rise over the previous year, raising concern at the time it wouldn't be enough for modernisation.
But a finance ministry official told Reuters there was unlikely to be any change to that allocation when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the budget in parliament.
"Defence is our major spending and we give it as much as the budget allows. But this year, a significant rise to what has already been allotted looks difficult," the official involved in the budget preparations said.
China, by contrast, in March announced defence spending of around $180 billion, a 7.5% increase over 2018 and faster than the economic growth target. While China doesn't give much break-up, it is largely assumed that a substantial portion of it goes towards modernisation, helped also by a cutback in maintenance costs.
Since Chinese President Xi Jinping took office in late 2012, he has made strengthening and modernising the military a very key part of his policy platform. Part of that has been reduction in troops by about 300,000 and the money saved in this is invested in much more advanced equipment and research and development.
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Indian military planners have also considered restructuring the forces for the last couple of years to reduce manpower costs, but have not moved fast enough. There are 2.4 million defence pensioners at the moment, with approximately 55,000 being added every year.
"We need a lot of funds but it is not very likely to come," a defence ministry official said.
Laxman Behera, a research fellow at the government-funded Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi, said the military's spending on pay, allowances and pensions had risen from 45% to 56% in the last four years.
Share of capital procurement had come down to 18% from 21% during the same period. "Pensions take away a major chunk of India's defence expenditure every year," he said.
The Modi government has also tied military modernisation to its Make-in-India drive to build a domestic industry which has been slow in taking off.
Global defence companies such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing are bidding for a contract to supply the air force 114 combat planes which will be made in India in a deal estimated to be over $15 billion.
There will be little movement on the jet contract and another on submarines if no new funds are announced, the defence ministry official said.
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Did you know that hair products for Black women and children tested for 45 endocrine-disrupting or asthma-associated chemicals?
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Several of the chemicals found in these hair products are prohibited by the EU (European Union) and California Prop 65 due to their link to reproductive toxicity and cancer.
To add insult to injury, many of the chemicals were not listed on the product label. It's important that you educate yourself about harmful chemicals in your hair care products and scrutinize the labels carefully. When in doubt, look for natural, botanical ingredients.


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Farmers Only: Dayton comes back from huge deficit.
Spiers, McAfee, and Hurtubise have huge nights.
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Brandon Larson Honorary Star of the Night
Carson Spiers - 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K - Dayton got themselves in a mighty hole when top prospect Lyon Richardson didn't have his best stuff. I don't know who this Spiers guy is but he is the one that did everything he could to keep Dayton in it so they could make their big comeback.
Louisville Bats 9, Toledo Mud Hens 3
"O" Riley O'Brien was masterful in his start for the Bats last evening outside of the two hits he allowed which were both dingers. O'Brien allowed only those two runs while walking two and striking out eight. Edgar Garcia pitched a scoreless inning of relief, and Shane "Jacob" Carle pitched a clean inning in his role of shutting the door. Dwight "Schrute" Smith Jr. went 3 for with 3 RBI, and Michael "Ponce" De Leon knocked two doubles that drove in four. Brantley "Ding Dong" Bell singled, walked twice, and scored three runs while Aristides "Horseshit" Aquino has turned into a walk machine. One the night he was 1 for 3 with a double, two walks, a RBI, and a run scored. Since he's returend to AAA he's walked six times and struck out not once. TJ Friedl went 2 for 4 with a triple.
Chattanooga Lookouts 3, Pensacola Blue Wahoos 9
Matt "Bad" Pidich gave up seven earned runs in 0.2 innings which is not good. However, there were a couple bullpen highlights. Miguel "Feather" Figueroa struck out six in three fantastic innings of relief, and JC "Penny's" Keys struck out four in 1.2 innings of relief. Jose "Oh Eeeh Oh" Barrero and Chuckie "Charles" Robinson went 2 for 4 with a RBI.
Dayton Dragons 8, Great Lake Loons 7
The Dragons got off to a terrible start, down 7-0, when Lyon "Down" Richardson just got rocked to the tune of seven earned over just two innings pitched (5 H, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 HR). However, Carson "Spikey" Spiers came in to pick up his buddy was dominated the Loons. Spiers one hit the Loons over six innings while striking out nine and walking only one. Francis "Piggy" Peguero pick up the save while striking out a batter in the 9th. Quincy "Adams" McAfee went 2 for 5 with a double, a two run dong, and five RBI total. Jacob Hurtubise went 2 for 3 with three runs scored, two walks, and a stolen base. The stolen base was his 18th of the year.
Daytona had their game suspended in the 4th inning, tied 2-2 with Bradenton.


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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 explores alien symbiote adventures
Media Release — What goes bump in the night? The answer might surprise you…
When Spider-Man made his return from an alien world some years ago, he didn't just come back with new adventures under his belt – he also returned with a special new costume! But Peter soon learned that the costume was more than just a suit…it was a living alien symbiote, and one who had set its sights on bonding to him permanently. Despite rejecting the suit that would eventually become Venom, Peter had no idea that late at night, the symbiote had its own ideas…
This September, prepare for an all-new nightmare fairytale as Hugo nominee Saladin Ahmed, fresh off his Eisner nominated book Black Bolt, takes his acclaimed storytelling to the Spider-verse. Along with superstar artist Garry Brown (Iron Patriot), the two creators weave a tale of mystery, tension and drama as they answer the question everyone wants to know: just what was the symbiote doing with Peter during those secretive nighttime excursions?
"AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL is an untold street-level story of the brief bond that existed between Pete and the alien symbiote that would eventually become Venom," said Ahmed. "This is my tribute to the Spider-Man I grew up reading in the early 1980s — the messed up and confused Peter Parker who came back from an alien world with a new costume and new problems as Gang Wars tore through the streets of Manhattan. That era of Marvel storytelling had a profound influence on me, and it's an absolute thrill to come back to it by writing Marvel's most iconic hero. Walking this line between nostalgia and a modern story requires a really skilled artist, and Garry has knocked it out of the park on that front. His work has all the pulpy excitement of the Bronze Age without wallowing in the past. Spider-fans are going to love this book!"
"Saladin and Garry are absolutely tapping into the heart of the fan-favorite alien costume storyline while bringing something new to bear," added editor Mark Basso. "Like a lot of people, I read and re-read those original stories and those bits of Peter completely drained, sleeping through whole days after the symbiote took him through mysterious unconscious adventures, always felt like a story waiting to be told. So it's really a dream project for the team, even if it's a nightmare for Peter Parker."
Don't miss the book that every Spider-fan will be talking about – AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1, in comic shops this September!
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In today's world, the train never fully stops. Newcomers are forced to run to catch up. Not that it's the train's fault! After all, the train is just doing what trains do best: traveling from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible.
What's needed is a way to make the train quicker and more efficient, allowing for a full stop at the station. Meanwhile, the new passengers must have the tools to make it to the station on time. More and more companies are addressing these dual necessities by turning to cloud based training for an efficient onboarding process and it's little wonder why.
Your parents probably scolded you once or twice for skipping class in high school. After all, your education is perhaps the most important factor in seeking future success at your career. Well, it's time to short rewire your brain to accept a new reality. Classrooms may work in public schools, but not in your company's onboarding process.
Cloud based training means no classroom except for your own mind and no limits except for your own capability. This speeds up the educational process for new employees by eliminating travel time to a classroom where the speed of learning may or may not meet the pupil's potential – hardly an efficient way to onboard employees when the cloud is a reality.
In an additional benefit to business, cutting out the classroom experience also cuts time spent by teachers and others in setting up and managing lessons after complex preparation in the classroom that often includes software, hardware and network configurations – a needless full-time job.
Onboarding isn't only a process through which new employees learn a new computer program or the latest sales tactics. Onboarding means full integration into the company, adopting and learning to utilize the established culture of the workplace. This involves an understanding and development of workflow and company values.
Sure, these are also topics that can be lectured on in a classroom environment, but individuality and personalization during cloud-based training are like the gas pedal in a car with the GPS set for a complete understanding of the company, its goals and how the work is expected to be done.
Cloud based training is a 21st-century solution to a 21st-century problem. A fast-paced, complex and highly technical working environment is making an employee's education more important than ever while making it more difficult than ever to keep up. If clouds mean rain, then bring on the winter.


Integration of redox-active molecular building blocks, such as tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) and its derivatives, into various p-conjugated systems has been a widely used approach in the development of molecule-based functional materials with specific electronic and optical functions. Over the past few years, our group has been actively investigating a class of p-extended TTF analogues, namely tetrathiafulvalene vinylogues (TTFVs). The remarkable electronic and conformational properties TTFVs can lead to a wide spectrum of applications in materials science, such as electrochromism, molecular machinery, supramolecular assemblies and chemical sensing. This presentation will first review the most recent progress made by our group in TTFV-based materials chemistry. In addition, the properties and applications of a related p-functionality, dithiafulvene (DTF), will be addressed in this talk. DTFs are the key precursors for the synthesis of TTFVs. It has been found that inclusion of DTF into p-conjugated oligomers and polymers can significantly enhance the supramolecular interactions with carbon nanomaterials, such as single-walled carbon nanotubes and fullerenes.
Yuming Zhao obtained his PhD in 2002 under the supervision of Prof. Rik R. Tykwinski at the University of Alberta, working on the synthesis of cross-conjugated oligo(enyne)s and characterization of their electronic and nonlinear optical properties. From 2002 to 2004, he was an NSERC postdoctoral fellow, working with Prof. James M. Tour at Rice University. His postdoctoral research focused on the synthesis of nanoscale molecular vehicles ("nancars") and fullerene-oligomer derivatives. In 2004, he joined the Department of Chemistry, Memorial University, as an assistant professor, and he is now an associate professor at Memorial University. His research interests range from the synthesis of novel pi-extended tetrathiafulvalene derivatives, pi-conjugated oligomers and shape-persistent macrocycles, fullerene-dendrimerderivatives, to the design of functional chemo-/bio-sensors and functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes. He was the recipient of PetroCanada Young Innovator Award in 2007.


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Hotels Experimenting with Alexa, Other Smart Devices
Sept. 18, 2018 in Industry Trends
Tagged: Master's in Global Hospitality Leadership, Master's in Technology Management
"Alexa, wake up!"
No, we're not badgering a recalcitrant teenager. Alexa, as most of us know it (or is that "her?"), is a voice-activated assistant that responds to simple commands or questions such as "Turn off the lights," or "Turn on the TV," or "Why are the Orioles so bad this year?"
Actually, she can't answer that last question. But an increasing number of people are inviting what some people call "Amazon's digital butler" into their homes, and all they have to do to get her started is utter the "Wake Word," which is simply "Alexa" ("wake up" being optional).
Now Amazon's Alexa for Hospitality is being piloted at selected Marriott International properties, extending the company's reach into the hospitality field and, just maybe, encouraging guests to buy Alexa's Echo speakers for their homes, if they haven't already.
Early in the Game
At the hotel, Alexa becomes what Amazon calls "a virtual concierge," responding to commands like "Turn on the heat," "What time does the gym open?" or "Bring more towels." The service is convenient for guests and frees up hotel staff for more complicated and guest-focused tasks.
Hotels are interested, but they're not exactly scrambling to put the devices in their rooms; it's more like a measured testing of a technology that continues to evolve. But that pace could change in a few years as Alexa, Siri, and other voice-activated devices make their way into more and more homes.
"Customers are beginning to engage with these in their homes, and that creates some expectations for the hospitality experience," said Drew Shepard, vice president for marketing strategy and performance at Marriott and an instructor in Georgetown University's graduate program in Global Hospitality Leadership. "I think we are in the early innings of understanding how to engage in voice during their stay."
The upscale Wynn Las Vegas announced two years ago that it planned to put Alexa for Hospitality in all 4,748 guest rooms, but it is moving methodically and, as of early 2018, had equipped about 300 guest rooms and suites with the devices.
Privacy, Please
Before the voice assistant trend can really take off, however, tech companies must take more steps to alleviate privacy concerns and the potential threat posed by hackers, said Scott Hansen, senior director of guest technology at Marriott International.
"Take Guest A—he checks out," Hansen said. "How do you clear the device for Guest B?"
A New Way to Connect
In addition to Alexa, Marriott and other hotels are also experimenting with smart phone technology to streamline the guest experience, Shepard said. For example, according to Shepard, someday soon guests will be able to order room service from a cab and have the food waiting when they arrive back at their rooms.
"These types of tools are really about expanding the ways guests can interact with us," Shepard said.
Of course, hotel guests come in with varying levels of interest in technology and competence in using it. That means it's important not to regard Alexa as the preferred means of communication, but as one of many guest options for connecting with the hotel, said Shepard.
And as for guests who don't want Alexa around, well, they can simply turn it down—or unplug it.


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Irish Need Not Apply?
August 28, 2009 ~ BE	~ Leave a comment
by Bob Epling
First it was Lou Holtz.
Then Beano Cook.
Who will be next to jump on the 2009 Notre Dame bandwagon? The former Irish head coach (Holtz) and the quotable curmudgeon (Cook) both recently picked Notre Dame to play Florida in the BCS championship game.
Before you laugh too dismissively and click to another website, consider a few points.
Neither Lou nor Beano expects Notre Dame to be one of the two best college football teams in America. Instead, they point to … the maturing of a roster with a reasonable talent level and plenty of experience … the return of starters at sixteen or seventeen positions (depending on who you count as a starter) which is among the highest total in FBS … the return of virtually all the team's offensive firepower … the lingering confidence and good feelings from a Hawaii Bowl wipeout win … the moderately soft schedule that brings the two toughest opponents (USC and Michigan State) to South Bend.
Add all those factors up and even Irish-hater Mark May might project Notre Dame as having a legitimate opportunity to post a double-digit victory total and maybe slip into the title game.
When it comes to the Irish over the past fifteen years, consider me a skeptic (and if you read this site you know I am a long-time Notre Dame fan).
Here's a test … can you name a signature win in the Charlie Weis era?
It is a trick question because he does not own one. The comeback against Michigan State in 2006 was exciting, but that Spartan team lost seven games and got its head coach fired. The Hawaii Bowl win last season provided a boost, but beating Hawaii is not like knocking off USC. The Trojans actually are part of the most positive game in the Weis tenure – a loss to USC in the infamous "Bush Push" game of Charlie's first season.
Another test … name a signature win for former coach Tyrone Willingham (other than his public relations triumph for getting fired after only three seasons). You cannot because he did not produce one. How about Bob Davie? Same answer … no great victories.
In my opinion, you need to dust off the record books and go back to 1993 to find the last great moment in Irish football history … the huge win over Florida State. Boston College would upset the Irish the following week and cost them a national title (which they probably should have won anyway) and since then … nothing. Big wins for the Irish vanished like morning mist after a summer sunrise.
Fifteen seasons of football without a significant victory is a long time in the wilderness.
For those picking Notre Dame to reach a BCS bowl this season, and especially prognosticators trying to argue they will reach the title game, these are factors that give me pause:
Charlie Weis … every year it seems Charlie comes up with a new tack. First his teams would be "nasty" and have a "decided schematic advantage." Then, "tradition never graduates" and other catchy (but meaningless) axioms. Last season, the team was going to establish a physical running game behind a veteran offensive line (did not happen). This season, preseason practices have been more physical as compared to a previous emphasis on NFL-like walk throughs and film studies.
Why did it take a supposedly smart man five years to learn that you must hit in practice to build toughness in college football?
Another fault I find with Weis is his failure to get reserves meaningful minutes in games or (according to statements and reports) during practice sessions. After four years, he has not mastered the art of game substitutions (see last year's Navy game as an example), so the Irish only infrequently seem to develop players ready to move right into starting and starring roles.
For all his bluster, Charlie Weis comes across as a nice and good person. Drop the genius act. Notre Dame fans do not need a savant as coach. They would settle for somebody who does not put his team at a disadvantage. Charlie will step up or step out this season.
Running Back Play … the roster is loaded with highly-touted talent, but the results have been mediocre for this group. Armando Allen leads the pack and is a versatile back (albeit no homerun threat to this point in his career). James Aldridge moves to fullback after doing little for three years. Robert Hughes shows flashes but runs too upright and is prone to fumbling. Jonas Gray looks like the most complete guy of the bunch to me, but a fumble in the Navy game last season almost led to disaster. True freshmen Cierre Wood and Theo Riddick bring prep credentials. To reach a January 1st bowl, somebody from this group must produce … of course they could use help from …
The Offensive Line … Either this group was excessively overrated simply because they signed with Notre Dame, or they have suffered because of poor schemes and coaching. Whatever the circumstance, the results have been putrid for the past two seasons. All five projected starters have played plenty of football, former coach John Latina was jettisoned after last season and Frank Verducci hired, there is some depth to provide rest. The excuses ran out for this unit two seasons ago.
Mental Toughness … Notre Dame has not been a mentally tough team for the past two seasons (and arguably during the Weis era). Not that they are a dumb football team, but the Irish do take some hurtful penalties at inopportune times. The late hit by Harrison Smith during last season's Pitt loss turned out to be one of the most significant and demoralizing penalties you'll see, but Notre Dame too easily folded when it happened. Nor do the Irish handle pressure well. In back-to-back BCS appearances to start the Weis era, Ohio State and LSU outclassed Notre Dame. The tightening up against Syracuse in a terrible loss last season, crumbling in the second half in losses to Pitt and North Carolina, and nearly blowing the Navy game were other examples of a team lacking the mental toughness to hang in and win big games.
Perhaps it was having less talent than the big boys in those BCS bowls. Perhaps it was youth and inexperience last season.
Those are the points of concern.
So, where do I see the Irish finishing?
I think Notre Dame overcomes most (not all) of those issues and reaches a BCS game (not the BCS game). Let's say 10-2 with losses at Michigan and at home against Southern Cal. The Michigan State and Stanford games are also dangerous.
How about the Sugar Bowl against Alabama in a sequel to the legendary 1973 game?
Most Irish fans would apply for that scenario.
Football Furloughs
Now this economic mess is getting serious.
Our retirement portfolios shrunk more than new blue jeans washed in hot water.
The housing market tanked like the 1919 Chicago White Sox.
Jobs disappeared faster than Botox from Nancy Pelosi's cosmetics cabinet.
We took all that and came back for more. Go ahead and socialize our health care, take over our industries, cut our salaries … we're Americans, tough as a two-dollar t-bone, we can handle most anything.
But … when you start furloughing football coaches you might just cause us to channel our inner Merle Haggard.
That's right. One state government down in Dixie almost got on the fighting side of me.
Here's the story.
Due to the lagging economy, the state of Georgia mandated furlough days for state employees. No work. No pay. In the case of University of Georgia personnel, no permission to be on campus. UGA president Michael Adams announced the six "do not pass go … do not come to work … do not get a paycheck" dates this week.
One of them is the day before the Florida-Georgia game.
Another is three days before the Dogs visit rival Georgia Tech.
My first thought … "that policy must have been in effect last year too." (if you saw those games you know what I mean). My second thought was … "are you kidding me?"
A football coach cannot come to campus before a game with an arch-rival … sure.
Georgia fans excited in the hopes of replacing the Dog defensive coaches for at least one day were disappointed to learn that the Adams edict allows "essential employees" to work on those designated furlough days and substitute the non-paid holidays at a less-essential time … like the day before the Tennessee Tech game.
Still, the concept of furloughs for football coaches got me thinking. I'll bet there are coaches and fans who would love to selectively employ this idea.
At Miami … head coach Randy Shannon takes furlough days on the first four Saturdays of the season, thus avoiding an 0-4 start (FSU, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma) and maybe saving his job.
At Southern Cal … Pete Carroll furloughs the days NCAA investigators show up asking about Reggie Bush payments, whispering about Trojans using steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs, or challenging him on his questionable use of a former NFL tactician as a coaching consultant last year … meaning Pete hasn't been seen around old SC much the past three years.
At Tennessee … the Big Orange administration places Lane Kiffin on furlough each time he commits a minor NCAA infraction or says something stupid. He's worked about twelve days since being hired last winter.
At Alabama … Tide fans demand that Nick Saban take a furlough day (albeit with pay) on Sundays because on the seventh day he (and He) rested.
At Florida … rival fans rejoice in the notion that Tim Tebow takes a permanent college football furlough come January.
At Florida State … Bobby Bowden believes a furlough is in order for Joe Paterno.
At Auburn … Tiger fans still sting because the entire team took a furlough last November 29.
At Clemson … children of the Korn (Willie) expect newly-named QB Kyle Parker's furlough to begin about midway through the second game against Georgia Tech.
At Michigan … the spread offense pioneered (at least in some aspects) by coach Rich Rodriquez may be furloughed (along with its inventor) if Big Blue falters again this season.
At Ohio State … Buckeye-bashers want to furlough those Jim Tressel sweater vests, but along the banks of the Olentangy the garments are still most fashionable.
At Notre Dame … a new motto at the Grotto … "Charlie – ten wins or the furlough begins."
Until next time … enjoy your furlough!
SEC East 2009 Best Worst
August 8, 2009 ~ BE	~ Leave a comment
Best Case – Worst Case Scenarios
Predicting in August how a season will finish in December … well, futile is the word.
Still, with preseason camps for the 2009 season getting underway, let's examine best case-worst case scenarios for the various conferences. We'll start with the SEC … the SEC West was posted earlier; here is the SEC East.
SEC East
Prediction: 12-0 (8-0)
Best Case: 12-0
Worst Case: 10-2
Comment: Gators are an overwhelming choice to win the division and compete for a third national title in four years. The division should not be a problem, but meeting those national expectations will be a challenge. Potential stumbling blocks are at LSU, Arkansas the next week, Georgia, and FSU.
2. Tennessee
Prediction: 9-3 (5-3)
Worst Case: 6-6
Comment: Should Lane Kiffin's first squad get much offensive production, the Vols could jump out to a nice start (although Florida will probably beat them up pretty good). If the Vols handle UCLA, Auburn, and Georgia at home (possible), they could go to Alabama at 5-1. Probable losses at Florida, Alabama, and Ole Miss.
Prediction 8-4 (5-3)
Comment: The Bulldogs are one of the more intriguing teams in the conference, and almost earn a 9-win prediction. However, as a Dog of the Vince Dooley era, I'll err on the side of pessimism. New QB Joe Cox will be thrown into the cauldron early with a game at Oklahoma State. The Dogs get past the Pokes and follow up with a home win over South Carolina, but fall at Arkansas in week 3. Other losses are to Florida, and two from among LSU, at Tennessee, and at Georgia Tech.
4-6 (Tie). Kentucky
Best Case: 8-4
Comment: Most preseason prognosticators send the Wildcats to the East cellar, but I think they'll be sharing that space with South Carolina and Vandy. To get to six wins, the Cats must beat Miami-Ohio, Louisville, LA-Monroe, Miss State, Eastern Kentucky, and one team from a group of at South Carolina, at Auburn, at Vandy, at Georgia, and Tennessee.
4-6 (Tie). South Carolina
Worst Case: 2-10
Comment: Could this be Steve Spurrier's swan song? I hope not because the visored one brings so much to college football … but, in reviewing the Gamecock schedule I have trouble getting them to five wins (my initial picks had them at only four). Let's give them a road win at NC State (iffy), and home triumphs against Florida Atlantic, SC State, Vandy, and Kentucky. Tough to find any more … maybe beating Tennessee on the road or Clemson at home gets them to six wins.
4-6 (Tie). Vanderbilt
Comment: Perhaps I'm being overly harsh at the bottom of the SEC East, but Vanderbilt will have a challenge in duplicating last year's bowl season. The Commodores have three probable wins against Western Carolina, Miss State, and Army. Rice (road) and Georgia Tech (home) are tough non-conferences opponents and I believe Vandy splits … getting the Dores to four wins. That leaves LSU (road), Ole Miss (road), Georgia (home), South Carolina (road), Florida (road), Kentucky (home), and Tennessee (road) … tough to see more than one win from that group.
SEC West 2009 Best Worst
Still, with preseason camps for the 2009 season getting underway, let's examine best case-worst case scenarios for the various conferences. We'll start with the SEC … specifically, the SEC West which most expect to be a three-team race. The SEC East will be posted within a couple of days, and subsequent conferences will follow.
Teams are listed in predicted order of finish, with overall and conference records projected.
SEC West
Comment: Tide schedule sets up nicely for a run at another undefeated regular season. The most likely loss would come at Oxford against Ole Miss, but the Tide rolls to the SEC title game.
2. LSU
Comment: Tigers look to carryover momentum of Chick-fil-A Bowl win, but need solid quarterback play and fewer defensive breakdowns. Let's say Jordan Jefferson provides the former, and new coordinator John Chavis influences the latter. Most likely losses … Florida and at Alabama.
3. Ole Miss
Comment: The Rebels are on everybody's radar this season after a strong finish, and they have the most favorable schedule in the division. Still, not sure the talent pool is as deep as that in Baton Rouge or Tuscaloosa. The Rebs pull off the big win over Bama, but fall to LSU and lose two from among South Carolina, at Vandy, Arkansas, at Auburn, and Tennessee.
Comment: Like many, I'm picking the Hogs to be this year's version of Ole Miss. They have the talented QB transfer, some playmakers on offense, and are hungry. They also have a brutal road schedule (including a game at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington vs. Texas A&M), so eight wins may be optimistic. Probable losses are road games at Bama, Florida, Ole Miss, and LSU, but let's say Petrino's Pigs win all the rest and go to a nice bowl.
5. Auburn
Comment: Before we write off the Tigers as some 3-9 squad, keep in mind there is always talent and effort on the Plains. Still, calling for a 6-6 record (with all six losses in conference) means Auburn would need to beat Louisiana Tech and West Virginia … neither is a gimme.
6. Mississippi State
Prediction: 2-10 (0-8)
Comment: New head coach Dan Mullen walks into the toughest position in the division. After opening with a win over Jackson State, the Bullies could feasibly lose the rest (with tough non-conference games against Georgia Tech, Houston, and Middle Tennessee). Let's give them the MTSU win, but that's about it.
2009 College Football TV Schedule Week 1
Tailgating Plans?
Want to get a month's jump on your Week 1 tailgating plans?
Below is the television lineup for the first weekend of the 2009 college football season, courtesy of the National Football Foundation.
FBS Week One Television Schedule
*All Times Eastern
Thursday, September 3
7:00 PM South Carolina at NC State (ESPN)
7:30 PM North Texas at Ball State (ESPNU)
8:00 PM E. Kentucky at Indiana (Big Ten)
9:00 PM Utah State at Utah (The Mtn)
10:15 PM Oregon at Boise State (ESPN)
Friday, September 4
8:00 PM Tulsa at Tulane (ESPN)
Saturday, September 5
12:00 PM Towson at Northwestern (Big Ten)
12:00 PM Montana St. at Michigan State (Big Ten)
12:00 PM Appalachian State at East Carolina (MASN)
12:00 PM Minnesota at Syracuse (ESPN2)
12:00 PM Kentucky at Miami (OH) (ESPNU)
12:00 PM Navy at Ohio State (ESPN)
12:00 PM Akron at Penn State (Big Ten)
12:00 PM Liberty at West Virginia (Big East)
12:00 PM Toledo at Purdue (Big Ten)
12:05 PM Northern Iowa at Iowa (Big Ten)
12:21 PM Western Kentucky at Tennessee (SEC Net)
1:00 PM Jacksonville State at Georgia Tech (ESPN 360)
2:00 PM Northeastern at Boston College (ESPN 360)
3:30 PM San Jose State at USC (FSN)
3:30 PM Nevada at Notre Dame (NBC)
3:30 PM Western Michigan at Michigan (ABC or ESPN2)
3:30 PM Baylor at Wake Forest (ABC)
3:30 PM Georgia at Oklahoma State (ABC)
3:30 PM Jackson State at Mississippi State (ESPNU)
3:40 PM Missouri vs. Illinois (ESPN)
6:00 PM Citadel at North Carolina (ESPN 360)
6:00 PM Middle Tennessee at Clemson (ESPN 360)
6:00 PM William & Mary at Virginia (ESPN 360)
7:00 PM Louisiana Tech at Auburn (ESPNU)
7:00 PM Charleston Southern at Florida (FSN)
7:00 PM Connecticut at Ohio (ESPN 360)
7:00 PM Florida Atlantic at Nebraska (FSN PPV)
7:00 PM Louisiana-Monore at Texas (FSN PPV)
7:00 PM Wofford at South Florida (Bright House)
7:00 PM BYU vs. Oklahoma (ESPN)
7:00 PM N. Illinois at Wisconsin (Big Ten)
7:00 PM N. Colorado at Kansas (Fox College Sports)
7:30 PM W. Carolina at Vanderbilt (CSS)
8:00 PM Alabama vs. Virginia Tech (ABC)
8:00 PM Idaho at New Mexico State (Altitude)
9:00 PM Central Michigan at Arizona (AWSN)
9:00 PM Buffalo at UTEP (CBS College Sports)
10:00 PM Maryland at Cal (ESPN2)
10:30 PM LSU at Washington (ESPN)
3:30 PM Ole Miss at Memphis (ESPN)
7:00 PM Colorado State at Colorado (FSN)
4:00 PM Cincinnati at Rutgers (ESPN)
8:00 PM Miami (FL) at Florida State (ESPN)
College Football Notes
Ruminations on the Passing Scene …
With college football preseason practices kicking off next week, here are a few notes to clear my notebook (and mind) …
Bowden is 32 Wins Behind Paterno …
The career wins list in college football shows Florida State coach Bobby Bowden trailing Penn State's Joe Paterno by one victory (383-382).
Now, I like Coach Bowden, but his win total is more inflated than Keith Olbermann's ego.
Knowledgeable college football fans should realize that the chief Seminole earned 31 of those victories as head coach at Howard College (now Samford) from 1959-1962. The total includes wins over Maryville, Millsaps, Delta State, Furman, and one against something called the National University of Mexico. Oh yeah, do not forget the big 34-zip triumph over Tennessee Tech's B Team on October 3, 1959 (as if you could).
Not one of the wins came against a big-time program.
So, even if FSU successfully appeals the recent NCAA decision stripping the program of fourteen wins (doubtful), Bowden should still trail Paterno by a significant margin (383-351) with those Howard wins discounted. If you toss out the fourteen vacated victories as mandated by the NCAA, the true total heading into 2009 would read 383-337.
About as close as Secretariat vs. the field at the 1973 Belmont.
Oh, for those who believe Coach Bowden should keep the wins from Howard, then shouldn't the career marks of John Gagliardi (461 wins at St. John's College and Carroll College) and Eddie Robinson (408 wins at Grambling) be factored in as well?
The Real All-Americans …
Dan Jenkins has long been one of America's foremost college football writers; his daughter is terrific too. If you have not read The Real All-Americans by Sally Jenkins, put it on your list.
The book recounts the story of the Carlisle Indian School.
Founded in 1879 by famed U.S. Cavalryman Richard Henry Pratt (leader of the Buffalo Soldiers and a veteran of the Indian Wars of the 1860s and 1870s), Carlisle was a social experiment with a goal of assimilating (forcibly and forcefully if necessary) American Indians into United States culture. The most visible result of the effort ended up being the football squad.
The book provides gripping accounts of the Indian Wars, and illustrates the incongruity of tribal chiefs and leaders (many of them having battled the U.S. government for much of their lives) sending their children and grandchildren off to a government-run boarding school.
The football squad, led by coach Glenn "Pop" Warner and eventually featuring the legendary Jim Thorpe, gained national attention by playing an annual schedule against many of the era's great powers. The book culminates with the famous Carlisle vs. Army game of 1912 … a "battle" that featured the great Thorpe of Carlisle and the future U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower of Army among many others.
A fine book.
Beano and the Pods …
Curmudgeonly Beano Cook on the cutting edge? You bet.
College football fans who have not had the opportunity to listen to Beano Cook and Ivan Maisel podcasts (available at the college football pages of espn.com) are missing a treat.
The two chew more fat than your local offensive line at the training table.
Next time you find yourself with thirty or forty minutes, click and listen. Count how long it takes Beano to mention "Notra Dame" … the over/under is around the two minute mark.
The podcasts are currently posted every two weeks, but should be on more frequently as we near the season.
Swith to Further Action …
My introduction to college football came from the old Notre Dame football replays featuring Lindsey Nelson and Paul Hornung.
Readers of a certain age can surely recall the … "we now switch to further action with Notre Dame leading 34-10" highlights that kept the action within a one hour TV limit. The ND football replay was a forerunner of the dozens of similar shows college football fans can access today.
Although a southerner, a Protestant, and an SEC man, that replay program kicked off a lifelong affection for Notre Dame football that remains with me today.
How did college football become important to you?
Until next time … see you at kickoff!