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Euro Fears Mount in Spite of Greek Election Results
Kevin G Hall,
Washington – Weekend election results in Greece did little to settle concerns about a Europe-driven global economic slowdown, with investors and analysts shifting attention Monday to Mexico, Spain and the United States for the next steps.
Greek voters, by a slim majority, voted Sunday for the pro-austerity New Democracy party, in what amounted to a referendum on whether to remain in the European Union. But left-leaning parties opposed to belt-tightening together won more votes, suggesting that Greek voters didn't send a clear mandate and leaving their country still difficult to govern.
As the New Democracy party set out Monday to create a ruling coalition government, investors frowned on the results. After a brief rally, stocks closed down in France, Italy and Belgium. They closed up slightly in Germany and Great Britain.
In the United States, the Dow Jones industrial average finished off 25.35 points to 12,741.82. The S&P 500 was up slightly, 1.94 points to 1,344.78 points, while the tech-heavy NASDAQ ended up 22.53 points to 2,895.33.
"I think the result was largely anticipated and the markets rallied late last week. The Greek election doesn't solve the broader issues, either in Greece or Europe more generally, and the market is looking for how those might or might not be solved," said Donald Kohn, a former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve who's an analyst at the center-left Brookings Institution.
Investors now are focused on other venues. One is the meeting in Mexico of leaders from the G-20 group of industrialized nations, which began Monday.
In Mexico, leaders are expected to reaffirm steps to stimulate economic activity in order to reverse data that show a deceleration of economic growth in developed and developing nations alike. President Barack Obama, after a meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, said leaders were concerned about a global slowdown.
"A lot of attention has been centered on Europe. Now is the time, as we've discussed, to make sure that all of us join to do what's necessary to stabilize the world financial system, to avoid protectionism, to ensure that we are working hand in hand to both grow the economy and create jobs while taking a responsible approach long term and medium term towards our fiscal structures," Obama said.
The results of the Greek elections, Obama said, were important so that Greece can "continue on the path of reform, and do so in a way that also offers the prospects for the Greek people to succeed and prosper."
Still, the markets looked right past Greece on Monday to larger European economies such as Spain, where the cost of borrowing for the government continues to rise dramatically. Spain's borrowing rate – the amount it must pay investors who purchase Spanish government bonds that mature in 10 years – hit a record high of 7.17 percent Monday. That compares with 1.58 percent for 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds.
When borrowing costs in Greece and Portugal hit the 7 percent levels, European Union-aided government bailouts were necessary. Spain's economy is much larger, however, and while Spain announced plans two weekends ago to inject capital into its struggling banks, details remain vague pending the results of independent auditors, expected late this week.
That's added to the pressures on Spain, which Moody's Investors Service downgraded three notches last week as its creditworthiness further eroded.
"Yields on Spanish and Italian bonds have gone up for the same reason that German yields have been falling: There is little faith that a comprehensive solution to the crisis is being prepared," analysts at HSBC Global Research in London wrote in an investment note Monday.
Global financial markets are expected to remain jittery until the European Council meets at the end of June. European leaders are considering a plan to insure bank deposits, similar to the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. They're also weighing a centralized bank-supervision structure that would supersede the ability of individual countries to regulate their biggest banks. Both steps would help calm fears of bank failures.
Europe's problems are weighing down the U.S. recovery, and there's renewed pressure on the Federal Reserve to do more to spark hiring after three months of poor results and signs of new stress in the weekly numbers for first-time unemployment claims.
Arguments from Fed governors "in favor of doing something are going to be delivered more forcefully than they were before," Kohn said, declining to predict what might be announced Wednesday at the end of a two-day Fed meeting.
Many Fed analysts, however, expect it to announce the extension of a $400 billion bond-buying program called Operation Twist, now set to expire this month.
Under Twist, the Fed has been selling short-term securities and buying longer-term ones with the intent of driving down the interest rate the government pays on its bonds of longer duration. That could lower borrowing costs for a start-up business, and for consumers when buying homes, cars or taking out other long-term loans.
Analysts are speculating that the Fed could sell short-term bonds and purchase bonds backed by pools of mortgages Wednesday, helping to stimulate the sluggish housing sector and make it easier for Americans to buy and sell homes.
For investors, it's one more sign of a confusing landscape.
"Like extreme sports, investing has become a death-defying undertaking," Ed Yardeni, a veteran Wall Street analyst, said in a note to investors Monday. "Don't you miss the good old days when investing was about investing?"
Kevin G Hall


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Oscar Peterson © Photo: Al Gilbert
Oscar, With Love
Celebrating Canada's Jazz Legend
2017-07-10 19:30 2017-07-10 21:30 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Oscar, With Love
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When a technician inspecting Oscar Peterson's cherished Bösendorfer Imperial piano told his widow Kelly "the piano needs to be played," she knew it was time. Barely touched since the jazz legend's death in 2007, it became the focus of a labour of love as Kelly gathered some of the world's best jazz pianists to record a tribute to this iconic instrument. The resulting record, Oscar, With Love, is a rare chance to hear Oscar's original compositions...
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When a technician inspecting Oscar Peterson's cherished Bösendorfer Imperial piano told his widow Kelly "the piano needs to be played," she knew it was time. Barely touched since the jazz legend's death in 2007, it became the focus of a labour of love as Kelly gathered some of the world's best jazz pianists to record a tribute to this iconic instrument. The resulting record, Oscar, With Love, is a rare chance to hear Oscar's original compositions interpreted by his closest musical friends, performed on his beloved piano.
Don't miss this intimate evening of music and memories, featuring seven of those renowned pianists playing Oscar's personal Bösendorfer Imperial. Canadians Robi Botos, Oliver Jones, and Jon Kimura Parker appear with Bill Charlap, Gerald Clayton, Benny Green, and Justin Kauflin to perform selections by and for Oscar. Canadian bassist Dave Young, Oscar's long-time associate, appears alongside in this unforgettable evening that brings a legend's treasured piano to life.
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Daryl Keith Woolard | Beaufort County Now | Mr. Daryl Keith Woolard, age 72, a resident of Washington passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020. | daryl woolard, washington, place of residence, december 8, 2020
Daryl Keith Woolard
Published: Tuesday, December 8th, 2020 @ 10:34 am
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December 6, 1947 – December 5, 2020
Mr. Daryl Keith Woolard, age 72, a resident of Washington passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020.
Memorial services will be held 3:00 pm Saturday December 12, 2020 in Wesley Hall at the First United Methodist Church and will be conducted by Rev. Ken Hall. The family will receive friends following the service at the church.
Mr. Woolard was born December 6, 1947 in Beaufort County to the late Reuben Harold Woolard and Sidney Ann Waters Woolard. On November 21, 1991 he married Jane Thomas Kornegay who survives. He retired as a Master Sergeant after 22 years of service in the United States Army. He served as the Electronic Warfare/Signal Intelligence Chief for 17 years and Public Affairs Chief for 21 years. He received numerous medals including, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry. He was Postmaster of the USPS in Edward, NC until his retirement.
Survivors include his wife of the home, Jane Thomas Kornegay Woolard, his children, Terry Woolard and wife Kerri of Boone, Christopher John Woolard and wife Antoinette of Banner Elk, Thomas Franz and fiancée Kathryn Webster of Wilmington, Brett O'Brien and husband Robert of Washington, Erin Franz and husband Gregory Cushing of Washington, his sister in law, Kim Woolard of Washington, sister in law, Anne Gray and husband Harry Frick of Candler, nieces, Catherine Skobe, Cynthia Brown, Julie Brooks, sixteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother, Mitchel Woolard.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516.
You may address condolences to the family by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com.
Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the Woolard family.
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Norman Smith aka "Cook" entered this world on July 25, 1941 in Washington, NC the beloved son of the late William Becton Smith and Julia Smith. He completed his Earthly Journey on Tuesday January 5, 2021 at his home.
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The iconographic representation of women in Luba sculpture is widespread and correlates to the important role of women in Luba society. The Luba are best known for their stools, mboko (divination bowls), beautifully carved bow stands, and lukasa (memory boards).
The relentless expansion of Luba empire can be traced as far back as 1500, when it emerged from the Upemba depression which is still the heartland of the Luba. Eastward expansion to Lake Tanganyika intensified under the leadership of Ilungu Sungu between 1780 and 1810. This was followed by north and southeast expansion until 1840 under Kumwimbe Ngombe and then to the northwest and northeast from 1840 to 1870 under Ilunga Kabale. The empire began to diminish after his death in 1870 as Arab slave traders and European invaders challenged notions of Luba supremacy in the region contributing to the decline of Luba power. The legacy of the great empire is still recognizable in the region today, where local customs and art styles often reflect a strong Luba influence.
During the height of its reign, the Luba empire operated on a complex system of tributes which acted to redistribute wealth throughout the region. The ruling class had a virtual monopoly on trade items such as salt, copper, and iron ore, which allowed them to continue their dominance. Most citizens of the empire relied on slash and burn farming for subsistence. This was supplemented with fishing and hunting. The importance of hunting was reinforced by social institutions, which celebrated the fortunes of good hunters.
The Luba empire was characterized by centralized authority vested in a mulopwe (sacred king). This king enforced his power through the control of subordinate regional leaders who normally inherited their status based on their positions within various patriclans. The mulopwe's power was reinforced by a royal diviner who was responsible for formally initiating him into his royal position. Numerous institutions existed to counterbalance the absolute power of the king. The best known of these institutions is the Mbudye society, whose members are responsible for remembering the history of the kingdom and whose interpretations of history could often influence the actions of active rulers.
The primary religion was based on veneration of the ancestors and involved paying tribute to the spirits. The Luba royalty incorporated religious elements into the justification for their rule. Like the monarchies of western Europe, the position of the Luba king was seen as divinely inspired and directly correlated with the genesis myth for the people. As such, the investiture of the king's power was represented in a complex coronation ritual involving religious confirmation from a diviner.
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Paper of the Week: Antibiotic Therapy for 6 or 12 Weeks for Prosthetic Joint Infection
ICM Philly September 21, 2021
L. Bernard, C. Arvieux, B. Brunschweiler, S. Touchais, S. Ansart, J.-P. Bru, E. Oziol, C. Boeri, G. Gras, J. Druon, P. Rosset, E. Senneville, H. Bentayeb, D. Bouhour, G. Le Moal, J. Michon, H. Aumaître, E. Forestier, J.-M. Laffosse, T. Begué, C. Chirouze, F.-A. Dauchy, E. Devaud, B. Martha, D. Burgot, D. Boutoille, E. Stindel, A. Dinh, P. Bemer, B. Giraudeau, B. Issartel, and A. Caille
N Engl J Med 2021;384:1991-2001.
Summary by Colin Baker, BS
Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a devastating complication following total joint arthroplasty. PJI is often managed with a combination of surgical intervention and oral or intravenous (IV) antimicrobial therapy. Surgical procedures may include extensive debridement, 1-stage, or 2-stage exchange arthroplasty. The choice of antibiotic therapy often depends on results obtained from cultures and susceptibility of the causative organism [1]. Although systemic antibiotics are commonly used for treatment of PJI, the optimal duration of therapy is undefined.
In this study, Bernard et al. compared the efficacy and safety of antibiotic therapy for the treatment of PJI when administered for either 6 weeks or 12 weeks. Four hundred ten patients at 28 sites across France were randomized 1:1 to receive either 6 or 12 weeks of antibiotic therapy. Prior to antibiotic therapy, patients underwent appropriate surgical intervention at the discretion of the treating surgeon. Patients who had at a minimum of one clinical symptom of PJI with at least two distinct cultures demonstrating the same pathogen were considered eligible for the study. Six patients withdrew from the study, leaving 203 patients in the 6-week group and 201 in the 12-week group. Patients were followed for 2 years after the end of antibiotic therapy.
Debridement with retention of implant components was performed in 40.4% of patients in the 6-week group and 42.3% in the 12-week group. Furthermore, 37.9% of the 6-week group and 36.3% of the 12-week group underwent 1-stage exchange while 21.7% and 21.4% underwent 2-stage exchange, respectively. Rifampin (n=267) and fluoroquinolone (n=260) were the most frequent oral antibiotic agents; 194 patients received both. Methicillin or cephalosporin were the initial intravenous antibiotic for 136 of 221 patients with PJI due to methicillin-susceptible staphylococci. Persistent infection with the initial causative pathogen occurred in 18.1% of patients who received 6-weeks of antibiotic therapy compared to 9.4% in the 12-week group; the risk difference of 8.7% had a 95% confidence interval of 1.8-15.6%. However, 6.8% of the 6-week group and 10.6% of the 12-week group developed a new infection following treatment. No significant difference in incidence of serious adverse events, C. difficile infection, or hospital length of stay was observed.
This trial was not without limitations. First, the majority of patients in the 6-week group who failed treatment were treated with debridement and implant retention, indicating a possible confounding variable. Second, the unblinded design of the trial may lend itself to unintended bias. Lastly, antibiotic treatment was not standardized which allowed for variability in the chosen treatment regimens.
The authors concluded that 6-weeks of antibiotic therapy for PJI was not shown to be noninferior to a 12-week duration of treatment. Patients receiving 6-weeks of therapy experienced a higher incidence of unfavorable outcomes. Additionally, in an exploratory subgroup analysis, the difference in risk for persistent infection between the 6-week and 12-week groups among patients who underwent 1 or 2-stage exchange was less than those who underwent debridement alone, indicating a need for further exploration.
Gehrke T, Alijanipour P, Parvizi J. The management of an infected total knee arthroplasty. The Bone & Joint Journal 2015;97-B:20–9. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.97B10.36475.
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Rear Adm. Douglas Perry is a 1989 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering. He is also a graduate of Marquette University with a Master's in Civil Engineering.
He served at sea as division officer and Navy diver aboard USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720); executive officer/operations officer aboard Submarine NR-1 and executive officer of USS Maine (SSBN 741). His deployment experiences span the Caribbean and Mediterranean, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and Pacific. As commanding officer of USS Pasadena (SSN 752) from October 2006 to February 2009, he led the ship on highly successful deployments to the Eastern and Western Pacific.
Perry served as commander, Submarine Development Squadron Five where he led Submarine Force development of unmanned systems tactics and employment, and commanded the Navy's squadron of Seawolf-Class Fast Attack submarines. Prior to his current assignment, he served as director, Joint and Fleet Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command.
Ashore, he served as branch chief for Director Undersea Warfare, on the Joint Staff as combatant commander Joint Exercise Engagement division chief and subsequent chief of staff for the Director of Joint Force Development; executive assistant to Commander, Submarine Forces Pacific Fleet; deputy commander, Submarine Squadron 7; congressional liaison in the Navy Office of Legislative Affairs at the Pentagon; Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps instructor at Marquette University; and as Submarine Force Atlantic chief of staff.
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EU Nations Increasingly Divided over UN Migration Pact
07 Dec 2018, 11:05 GMT+10
BRUSSELS - Just days before scores of countries sign up to a landmark U.N. migration pact, a number of European Union nations have begun joining the list of those not willing to endorse the agreement.
The 34-page U.N. Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration is to be formally approved in Marrakech, Morocco, on Dec. 10-11.
The drafting process was launched after all 193 U.N. member states, including the United States under President Barack Obama, adopted in 2016 a declaration saying no country can manage international migration on its own and agreed to work on a global compact
But the United States, under President Donald Trump, pulled out a year ago, claiming that numerous provisions in the pact were 'inconsistent with U.S. immigration and refugee policies.''
Despite its non-binding nature, Bulgaria signaled this week that it will not sign the pact, as did Slovakia, whose foreign minister resigned in protest at his government's stance. Meanwhile, Belgium's government was teetering on the brink of collapse, riven by coalition differences over the pact.
'It's way too pro-migration. It doesn't have the nuance that it needs to have to also comfort European citizens,'' Belgium's migration minister, Theo Francken, said Thursday.
'It's not legally binding, but it's not without legal risks,'' he said, adding that rights laws are being interpreted widely in EU courts and those rulings are tying the hands of migration policy-makers.
Francken said his right-wing N-VA party wants 'nothing to do with it.''
But Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel took the migration agreement to parliament Thursday, where it was approved against the wishes of the N-VA, the biggest party in his governing coalition.
The arrival in Europe in 2015 of well over 1 million migrants - most fleeing conflict in Syria or Iraq - plunged the EU into a deep political crisis over migration, as countries bickered over how to manage the challenge and how much help to provide those countries hardest hit by the influx. Their inability to agree helped fuel support for anti-migrant parties across Europe.
Experts say the pact is an easy target. Leaving it can play well with anti-migrant domestic audiences and pulling out has no obvious negative impacts on governments.
'The ones who opposed the global compact, have they read it? It is only a framework of cooperation with all countries,'' EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said Thursday. 'It is not binding. It doesn't put in question national sovereignty.''
Other EU countries to turn their back on the document are Hungary and Poland, which have opposed refugee quotas aimed at sharing the burden of Mediterranean countries like Italy, Greece and more recently Spain, where most migrants are arriving.
But the withdrawal of Austria - holder of the EU's presidency until the end of the year - has been of high symbolic importance.
Conservative Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, in a coalition with the nationalist, anti-migration Freedom Party, announced Austria's departure from the pact in October, highlighting 'some points that we view critically and where we fear a danger to our national sovereignty.''
Francken said that never before had the head negotiator for the European states, Austria, 'pulled out the plug. That gave a lot of political shock effect in all countries.''
It remains to be seen whether North African countries - and others like Turkey, which the EU has outsourced its migrant challenge to - see this as a new sign that migration management can only be done on Europe's terms.


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NMDC marks strategic global growth in 2021
LATEST NEWS, NEWS January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 News
National Marine Dredging Company (ADX: NMDC) has established its global credentials as one of the leading Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) and Marine Dredging groups by achieving a record net profit of AED one billion in 2021. This surpasses industry estimates and positions The Group as one of the world's most profitable and fastest-growing EPC majors.
As the industry gains momentum following the pandemic, NMDC's extraordinary growth will be powered by aggressive plans for geographic growth, securing unique and strategic projects, business diversification, as well as mergers and acquisitions that will strengthen its profitability and return on investment. This strategy will be driven by a focus on cost optimization, supply chain management, resource use efficiency, and increased productivity across all levels.
The Group has significant ongoing contracts, valued at over AED 40 billion across eight countries globally, including in the GCC, Middle east, Egypt, North Africa, India and Maldives. More projects are upcoming in Southeast Asia, South Asia and Europe, which highlight the confidence of the industry and clients in the Group's competencies, adding to its reputation as a global EPC company.
Highlighting the Group as a global industry leader, NMDC's net profit for FY2021 increased more than 8x compared to AED 107 million in 2020. The total revenue (turnover) increased 78 percent to AED 7.889 billion compared to the full-year turnover of AED 4.424 billion in 2020. The total assets of the Group are now at AED 12.9 billion, a growth of 75 percent over the total assets in 2020 at AED7.4 billion. With a market capitalisation of around AED 11 billion, the Earnings Per Share (EPS) was AED 1.26 in 2021 compared to AED 0.19 in 2020.
In the fourth quarter (October to December) of 2021, the Group achieved a net profit of AED 501 million, 86 percent higher than in Q3 (July to September), and revenue of AED 2.51 billion, a growth of 19 percent over Q3 revenue of AED 2.11 billion. The Group won 5 contracts in the last three months of the year, valued at AED 15.21 billion.
A specialist global marine and energy EPC company
In a record time of just one year, the Group has transformed to become a specialist global marine and energy EPC company. Today, the strategic areas of operation that the Group focuses on include: Dredging & Marine Civil, covering dredging fleet, civil and port development; and Energy, covering downstream, onshore, renewable energy, energy transition and maintenance & turnaround, in addition to shared initiatives such as survey & subsea and decommissioning and heavy lift.
NMDC has also developed exceptional capabilities in energy EPC, for offshore and onshore construction and the maintenance of oil and gas facilities. It has expanded its marine contracting operations through aggressive expansion for the construction and maintenance of ports, waterways, and near-water structures. The Group is also strengthening its specialist marine services with offshore logistics and services as well as for testing the conditions for construction and maintenance.
Strategies that drive long-term growth
His Excellency Mohamed Thani Murshed Ghannam Alrumaithi, the Chairman, said: "The strong financial results achieved by the Group is a clear demonstration of the success of our strategy to be a global leader in providing EPC services for the energy and marine sector. We have steadily enhanced our international footprint and the Group is today regarded as one of the leaders in our sector. We are driven by our strategy to grow returns through access to new markets and segments, and by generating new revenue streams. We will realise the full synergies that the Group has gained through the acquisition of NPCC, and deliver the highest standards of project management."
Eng. Yasser Zaghloul, Group CEO, added: "Our impressive financial results in 2021 are a true testament to the Group's strategic and consistent efforts in leading the market and the industry globally. We have demonstrated exceptional resilience to the challenging market environment, and we will continue to work to achieve our ambitious expansion plans regionally and internationally. Our results have exceeded market forecasts highlighting the success of our business model of expanding to markets across MENA, South Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, India and other countries across South Asia."
He added: "Moving forward, we will continue to be inspired by the leadership of the UAE and focus on supporting the nation's energy transition plans. We aim to deliver end-to-end EPC services, onshore and offshore, through a balanced organic and acquisitive development of new capabilities in downstream, renewable and subsea, among others. We are also partnering with established global players in hydrogen and carbon capture. The business diversification and geographic expansion will add exceptional value to our stakeholders."
A leader in integrated EPC services
The Group's robust financial performance, despite the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its variants, highlights the successful expansion of its geographic footprint and strengthen industry partnerships to evolve as the region's leading integrated EPC services provider for the marine and energy sector.
This is highlighted by the company's exceptional track record of delivering 72 projects in 2021 in addition to winning 17 projects in the UAE and several international markets. The Group's strategic diversification will focus on building exceptional capabilities in offshore downstream, onshore upstream & downstream, dredging and land reclamation, marine civil works, superstructures of berths and quay walls, ports, bridges, dams, canals, and offshore logistics including heavy lift, subsea engineering, vessels, geophysical and marine surveying, and the whole array of maintenance and turnaround services.
The Group's operations are fully aligned with the highest standards of health, safety and environment, with further capabilities being built to drive renewable energy and energy transition plans, especially as the UAE prepares to host UNFCCC's Conference of the Parties (COP28) in 2023.
Among the Group's strategic wins in 2021 include the AED 1.355 billion contract from Abu Dhabi, Ports for the design, construction, and engineering of the Shamal Development marine works at Khalifa Port. NMDC was also awarded an AED 290 million contract for the deepening and development of the sea lane of Damietta Port in Egypt.
Further, ADNOC has awarded a contract to NPCC valued at AED 1,89 billion to cover EPC services for four offshore wellhead towers, pipelines, and umbilicals in Hair Dalma, Satah, and Bu Haseer fields. NPCC also won an AED 2.73 billion contract from Yasat Petroleum Operations, an ADNOC subsidiary, for the full-field development of the Belbazem Offshore Block. Towards the end of 2021, NPCC was awarded a major AED 8.2 billion contract by Saudi Aramco for works related to the Zulf marine field in the Kingdom.
NMCD recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI), to develop business opportunities and expand footprint in the Sub-continent, GCC, Africa and beyond. NPCC also signed a MoU with Petrojet for exploring EPC services that will enhance the Group's geographic footprint. In another key partnership, NPCC signed an MoU with Technip Energies to advance the energy transition and enhance cooperation in blue and green hydrogen and related decarbonisation projects in the UAE and MENA region.
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Russia and The National Popular Vote Bill Threaten our Democracy!
Recent events have alarmed concerned citizens of all political stripes. Russia hacking has attempted to steal and/or affect the votes we cast. Such invasion, some say, is actually an act of war. Such war-like acts threaten our democracy. To add insult to the concern is the reality that such intrusions will persist. They will not go away simply because we are aware of the activities and intent. We must be on our guard and ever vigilant.
Imagine the scenario if any foreign entity hacker(s) changed the voting results. Such tampering would throw our voting system into disarray. It would cause our national security to erode and put our nation at risk. The consequences could be dire and long lasting, even threaten our nation's existential future.
The National Popular Vote (NPV) Bill Threatens Voting Results!
Consider your vote cast within your state. We cast our ballots for presidential candidates with a fair amount of confidence that our votes count. Our votes point to one candidate who wins all of the state's electoral votes. Equal Voice Voting actually improves our current experience!
The NPV bill can easily change those results! NPV promises that all of a state's electoral votes will be cast for the candidate who wins the most popular votes nation-wide. Suppose your state favors candidate "A," for example. Then suppose candidate "B" wins most of the nation's popular votes. The prevailing sentiment of your state is ignored. Though Candidate "A" captured the most votes in your state, that result is set aside in favor of how people voted in other states. All of your state's electoral votes are cast for Candidate "B," who lost in your state.
The NPV bill is not suggesting it tampers with the voting results, as any hacker would do. But here's one of the key problems with NPV (there are many others): The NPV approach ignores the fact that ours is a republic of states. It skips over that fundamental governance element. It causes regional (states) concerns, values, and voting sentiment to be lost in the sweep of national voting.
Tell your state legislators to honor your state's votes and to NOT support NPV!
The National Popular Vote Bill is A Dangerous Idea.
In truth, NPV is a form of stealing or, at least, a modification of a state's vote results. A plurality of voters within a state can lose their voting voice in one election. Will they be eager to vote in the next election? Would voter turnout be encouraged or would voter apathy gain ground?
Tampering with our voting system so individual votes are cast aside and fundamental basics of our republic is ignored should be alarming. It should be just as alarming as having a foreign entity intrude and put our democracy at risk.
The National Popular Vote bill is an affront to our republic! We need to be mindful of this whenever we recite the Pledge of Allegiance with our hands over our hearts.
We should be alarmed whenever and by whatever threatens our democracy!


Preheat oven to 350°F. Place salmon on a baking sheet and sprinkle with lemon zest. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until cooked through.
Meanwhile, place strawberries, kiwi, cucumber, jalapeño, mint and 1 tablespoon lemon juice in a medium bowl and toss until combined. Set aside. Heat a large, high-sided skillet over medium heat. Add spinach, with water still clinging to leaves, cover and cook 5 minutes or until wilted, stirring occasionally. Stir in remaining lemon juice. Divide spinach among plates. Top with salmon and salsa and serve.


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MP CM Chouhan silences critics, says don't politicise security guard's sacrifice
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov. 1 : Launching a scathing attack on the opposition over the Bhopal encounter, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said some leaders are doing vote bank politics which is highly condemnable, adding that one must refrain from doing so.
"He tried to stop the terrorists from escaping and sacrificed his life. He was a hard working security guard. He sacrificed his life while fulfilling his duties. His daughter's marriage is in December. The family's pain can be guessed. His daughter is now the daughter of the entire nation. The entire nation especially the government will consider this family," Chouhan told the media after meeting the family members of security guard Ramashankar Yadav, who was killed in Bhopal jailbreak.
"I don't know what sort of political mudslinging has begun. Few leaders of our nation cannot see the martyrdom of our soldiers. They cannot see the sacrifice of Ramashankar Yadav. They are the ones who murdered Shiv Prasad Kushwaha. They killed Sitaram Yadav in Khandwa. Some people are doing vote bank politics on this matter which is highly condemnable. One must refrain from doing this," he added. Escalating his attack on the opposition, Chouhan said it is extremely unfortunate that they do not utter a word about the martyrdom of the soldiers.
"Shame on such politics and shame on such leaders. For us, nation is our first priority," he added. Chouhan also announced Rs. 10 lakh compensation to slain security guard Ramashankar's family besides Rs. five lakh for his daughter's marriage and renamed the colony in his name. Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh yesterday cornered the state government and said the repeated instance of prisoners escaping from jails across the country suggested a larger 'conspiracy'.
"It is a serious issue. First SIMI activists fled the Khandwa Jail. Now, they have fled from the Bhopal jail. I have been reiterating that RSS activists and other similar organisations are behind the anti-Muslim riots in the country.
It should be probed whether there is someone behind this or not," he said. Eight terrorists of the banned group SIMI, who escaped from the Bhopal Central Jail after killing a guard, were gunned down in an encounter by the state police.
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Swimming – Children in years 3 and 4 swim in 2 week blocks of one-hour-long sessions at Thornaby Swimming Pool. Parents are told in advance about sessions. Children will need a towel and one piece swimming costume/trunks. Ear studs are not allowed under any circumstances for swimming.
All clothing and possessions should be clearly marked with your child's name.
For safety and security reasons we do not allow children to wear jewellery of any description for school (e.g. necklaces, rings, bracelets). Children who inadvertently wear jewellery, will be asked to remove it and give it to the teacher for safe keeping until the end of the day.
Children with pierced ears may wear 1 small ear stud in each ear (not ear-rings) which must be removed for P.E. and swimming by the child her/himself. Children who are not able to manage this should therefore not wear ear studs.
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If you've ever looked into the perfume-making process, you probably know there's someone called a "nose" involved… as in a job title, not a body part. Andrea Bifulco is herself familiar with these mystical wizards of scent, having stumbled on a career in fragrance development thanks to a fateful temp job at Estée Lauder. Now currently the founder of Nose University, an educational olfactive program aimed at kids, she lets us in on the often mysterious process of fragrance creation, the secret language of scent and how vital smell can be to living a mindful, perceptive life.
Jodi Katz Hey everybody. Welcome back to this episode. I'm super excited to be joined by Andrea Bifulco. She's the Founder of Nose University. Her parent company is called The Smelling Company. Welcome to Where Brains Meet Beauty™.
Andrea Bifulco Thank you so much! I'm so happy to be here.
Jodi Katz I'm really excited that you came. I'm so excited that an email landed in our inbox about your organization. Did you send that email?
Andrea Bifulco I did. Yeah.
Jodi Katz How did you find us?
Andrea Bifulco Well, I did a little research, because I was looking for ways to get the word out there a little bit more, and somebody said to me podcasts, because there are so many amazing things happening in the beauty industry with podcasts. So I just looked up a few and yours seemed the most interesting to me.
Jodi Katz Oh, we're so glad that you emailed us, and I guess I want our listeners to know this works, right?
Andrea Bifulco Absolutely. Yes, yes. Absolutely.
Jodi Katz Make an effort, send that email.
Andrea Bifulco Um-hmm, yep.
Jodi Katz So let's start with something easy. How are you spending your time today?
Andrea Bifulco You mean this actual day?
Jodi Katz Yeah. Today, yeah.
Andrea Bifulco This is such a treat for me, like I was telling you. The city is nice and quiet today, so coming in on the train and walking here from Penn Station reinvigorates me. It's like a bank of creativity comes with the walk and the people-watching and seeing the stores and the fresh air. This is something I don't get to do that often anymore. I used to commute in and out all the time, but this is such a treat. So just being here, coming here today and going home is like, that's enough. Now I'll need to recover for a couple days.
Jodi Katz I don't come to the city every day very often.
Andrea Bifulco Oh, okay.
Jodi Katz I split my time between the city and my home office, and many of my team members do that as well. So when I also come into Penn on the train, I don't have that like haggard, angry commuter and it's weird, because I do see it as like a nice journey.
Andrea Bifulco It really is, and I miss it, but when you're doing it every day ... I did it every day for six years ... it's a lot. And it's cyclical. You know, you go through this stage where you get worn out and then it comes back and you reinvigorate yourself. But this is nice. It's a nice day, it's a special day, and I'm excited to be here.
Jodi Katz I remember leaving the city ... we lived here on the Upper East Side and moved to New Jersey, and then coming back to the city again for work.
Andrea Bifulco Yeah.
Jodi Katz How more joyful it was without pushing the stroller around.
Andrea Bifulco Oh my gosh, I can't even imagine. I like the idea that I'm close enough to walk. You know, when I used to walk to uptown also, it's like a built-in mental and physical exercise, an emotional exercise.
Jodi Katz Right.
Andrea Bifulco So it's nice.
Jodi Katz Like a meditation.
Andrea Bifulco Yeah, absolutely. I see so many things, I really bring that back into my work and into my life, seeing all the energy in the city and feeling it.
Jodi Katz Well you are a fragrance expert and we're going to talk about your expertise, do a deep dive of where you've been and what you're doing now.
Andrea Bifulco Um-hmm.
Jodi Katz But I want to shamelessly, or un-shamelessly plug Base Beauty, because you walked into our office and we have our Where Brains Meet Beauty™ candle burning. It's the scent of curiosity. You started describing it, and I said, please, please, please hold it for the pod, because the words you were using are not words that I know, so I'm curious, what is your impression of that scent?
Andrea Bifulco Well, my first impression before you told me what it was for, is that it had a metallic, like an aldehydic steel-type quality to it, a sharpness, but in a very refined, comforting way, not something that would be off putting. And you know, I smell a lot of things. I don't always feel compelled to comment on them. I only will say I like something when I do, but I wasn't expecting this story to come with it. That's amazing. But whoever ... tell me again her name?
Jodi Katz Caroline Fabrigas.
Andrea Bifulco She captured your essence very well, because it's a fun, sparkly energy.
Jodi Katz Cool. Well I hope that our fans love it too because it's available for sale on our website.
Andrea Bifulco Is it available now?
Jodi Katz It will be when your episode launches.
Andrea Bifulco Oh, that's right, that's right.
Jodi Katz Yeah, absolutely.
Andrea Bifulco It's amazing. I might have to pick one up myself.
Jodi Katz We are the only podcast with a candle.
Andrea Bifulco I love this idea. This is really where I think the fragrance industry is going to. It's more of an energy, it's capturing the energy of places, an ambience and an aura, rather than a scent you really can't put your finger on it. And the people who come here when they smell this candle, when they go, and they ever smell anything like this again, it will bring them back here in their mind and that's something special. When you put your footprint with a scent, people take it with them.
Jodi Katz Well thank you for the feedback on it. I'm glad that you love it.
Andrea Bifulco I love it.
Jodi Katz We love it and then people in the hallway always tell us that they love it, too.
Andrea Bifulco Yeah. Certain things I don't like to burn in the house because they're too overwhelming. Just working in fragrance all the time, I don't tend to bring it home with me as a purveyor. It's my work, so I separate it, but this I would burn in my house.
Jodi Katz Wonderful.
Andrea Bifulco It's very clean.
Jodi Katz What a great testimonial. Thank you.
Andrea Bifulco I would.
Jodi Katz I just came home from an event the other night and in the gift bag was a fragrance, I will not say the brand name of the fragrance but very well known, very prestige. And my daughter opened it and I'm like, you have to throw it away.
Andrea Bifulco I know.
Jodi Katz It was so-
Jodi Katz It was ... I mean, I can't even describe ... I was so overwhelmed by how overwhelming it was.
Andrea Bifulco I know. Yes. And that's what I enjoy about what I do because I'm on the outside of it. I don't have to wear something to experience it. I can smell it, but when I put it on me, it's a whole different experience.
I didn't wear perfume before I started in this industry, I still don't. So I like that I get to be on the outside looking in, evaluating, discussing, but not always consuming and wearing.
Andrea Bifulco We do have to evaluate on our skin at times, but I don't have to wear it.
Jodi Katz Well let's talk about your expertise. I love the story of how you found yourself in the fragrance industry. Take us way back to why you came to New York.
Andrea Bifulco Well I graduated from college and I wanted to be a journalist and I wanted to write. That was my passion, and that was what I was doing, and nobody was going to tell me anything other. So I came to New York to be a journalist and was living in Jersey and had this stopover at Estee Lauder as a temp. It's crazy how I didn't realize how lucky I was. I was just following a path that was laid out for me. It was there and I was like, Oh, okay I'll just do this for a little while. I had no idea I was stepping into a destiny. I just thought, I'll rest here for a minute.
Jodi Katz So you went to a temp agency and said, I just need a job?
Andrea Bifulco Yes. And it came to me very easily, which I wasn't expecting either. It was in packaging, which I know nothing about; I had no background, I was just filling in for someone who was having surgery. And I worked for this wonderful man who was very paternal, he looked after me. I was young and naïve and taking my peanut butter sandwich to work every day because I had no money. So he was just looking out for me when he said "There's an opening in fragrances right down the hall." He said, "There's an opening there and you should really look into it. These jobs don't come up too often and it's a great job." And he was so right.
Jodi Katz So at that moment were you like, Okay I'm going to push aside my dreams of being a newspaper journalist?
Andrea Bifulco No because again, you don't realize that there comes a point where you have to choose a path. I just thought again, like, Okay, I'll do this, and I can still do that, I'll still pursue that. I still did write and I did look into things, but I guess it's like dating. Once you fall in love with something, everything else is done, right?
Jodi Katz What was the interview process like for this job, and what was the job?
Andrea Bifulco Oh, the job was for coordinator, I think was the title, in corporate fragrance development and I met with a woman who was so lovely and is still a very close friend, a family friend now. I met with her first and then she explained I would be meeting with the head of corporate fragrance development. I did and I was completely myself and not nervous or not understanding where I was or what I was doing. And I got the job. You know, I didn't even have a nervousness. I think before then and ever since then, I've been nervous, and when I left I was clinging to the hope, Oh gosh, I hope I got it or, I hope I made a good impression. I didn't have that at that time, for some reason. I just thought, Well, if it works, it works.
Jodi Katz So this was a coordinator position within the fragrance group?
Andrea Bifulco Yes.
Jodi Katz And did you even know really what that group was doing?
Andrea Bifulco No. No. I had no idea.
Jodi Katz So you weren't doing your research-
Andrea Bifulco No.
Jodi Katz #NAME?
Andrea Bifulco No. In fact, it's so funny to say that because I was thinking about this the other night. I am unapologetically myself and I always make mistakes in life and I always just make a fool of myself and I have learned just to own up to that. I have these cringe-worthy moments all the time. But when I was younger, I had them all the time.
I so didn't understand what I was doing. I brought in my portfolio of all my writing. I have no idea why. It's all I had, I was so proud of it. Back then, I had an actual physical printed out with all my physical articles that I had written in a laminate. I brought them in, I went over.
That woman and I still laugh about this sometimes, because she looked at it and I swear, there was like a tear, she was like, Oh you dear thing. It's so sad. I just didn't know where I was or what I was doing. I just felt like, here's me, here's what I have. And it's just funny because I was so far from my goal of being a journalist, but not really because I found some sort of journalistic path within my chosen career of fragrance.
Jodi Katz Okay, so let's talk about that group. You started as a coordinator. You stayed there for quite some time. What were you tasked with?
Andrea Bifulco It took a long time to learn the ropes, I will say that, because like I said, this is a group that stuck together. Many of the same people are still there, so it's a wonderful job and a wonderful group.
I had a lot to learn and I was way over my head. When I first started I was, Oh my gosh, there's so much to learn. And we had great responsibilities. Like I said, we were meeting with Mrs. Lauder and we were involved with upper management a lot, so I really wanted to do a good job. I wasn't stressed before I got the job, but once I got the job, I was like, Okay, I am in it. I am ready to go.
So I had a lot of learning to do and I observed a lot, because in our midst, while I'd be filing or writing emails, the perfumers and the noses and the evaluators and the vice-president and the president, and Mrs. Lauder, everyone's talking and evaluating and discussing and giving opinions, giving direction, giving advice, so I heard this language, this language of scent start emerging, and it was very foreign to me. It was literally as if they were speaking another language. They all seemed to understand, that's what was so interesting to me. But then if they gave me a blotter, the same thing they were smelling, and I smelled it, I was not seeing what they were seeing.
Jodi Katz Um-hmm.
Andrea Bifulco My genuine thought in the beginning was, Are they making this up? How are they seeing this? It wasn't until I received my own training and it wasn't until I learned that language that everything they were saying made sense. So that's when it clicked in my mind that this was a language, and this was a process of understanding, and this was a process of communication.
I had to learn that language, because speaking with a perfumer is like speaking with an artist. You can't just walk in and pretend like you know what you're talking about, because you have no idea where their creative process comes from. You can take a guess, but it's like looking at a piece of art and saying, Well the artist was feeling this, this and this while they ... you can maybe guess but you always have to come to it with a humble sense of this is their work, not mine.
Jodi Katz How many years did you stay in that group?
Andrea Bifulco I was there for about six years, six wonderful years. I have such a romantic idea of my time there. It was so wonderful. It really was. It's such a great group, and I think we talked about this briefly, that it was like a little family in this big corporation. It was very special.
Jodi Katz What was the job title you had when you were leaving?
Andrea Bifulco I left there as an assistant manager, I believe. I wasn't ready to go but I had my first child and you know, things get complicated then. I tried really, really hard but in the end, I had to make that choice, and when I went in to my boss I said to myself, Don't cry. I'm not going to cry. I'm not going to cry. I'm not going to cry. And of course I walked in there and I wasn't even prepared to do it that day, but I just realized I had to do it or I would never do it.
Andrea Bifulco And life swept in and it was amazing how that worked out, too.
Jodi Katz You use this word evaluator. What does that mean in fragrance?
Andrea Bifulco That means that we're smelling the work of perfumers and we're evaluating in which direction it needs to go. In that case specifically, it can have several different applications, but while I was there, my job was working with the senior vice-president and the other evaluators. We would go between a fragrance house and a designer and we were the liaison, going back and forth, communicating, and smelling until we reached a goal. Usually what the designer ... their initial idea of what they wanted, we would go back and forth to the fragrance house and the perfumers and the designer until we got there.
Jodi Katz So that sounds like a really challenging position, right, because you're talking to a fragrance expert on one end, right, your nose at the fragrance house and then someone on the other end who's not a fragrance expert, necessarily.
Andrea Bifulco Right. Yes.
Jodi Katz And they don't have six years to learn the language-
Andrea Bifulco Right.
Andrea Bifulco I worked in the designer fragrance, so mostly we were working with fashion designers. And they had their own creative language, so again, to me I always felt humbled in the fragrance industry. I feel like as an evaluator, you always have to know that you don't know everything. So that always helped me, coming at it from a place of curiosity and not trying to tell them what they were trying to say, but really trying to understand what they were trying to ... so if they said, I want it to smell like this cashmere scarf that I picked up in Paris in fall of last year, we had to interpret what does that mean? You know, and instead of saying, Oh, they must feel like they want this, this, this, it was more of saying okay, how can we interpret what they're wanting? It was a lot of communication.
Jodi Katz It's kind of like being a reporter though, right?
Andrea Bifulco Yes. See that's what-
Jodi Katz Like sussing out the details-
Andrea Bifulco Yes. Yes, and that's what I did. I realize now, looking back, is that I came to it, I found the aspects of it that made sense to me and approached it in that way.
Jodi Katz Right. All right. So this is so fascinating. I want to speed ahead because I want to have a lot of time to talk about Nose University, because I told you, I have a personal goal, which is to raise money for this incredible organization that you've developed.
Andrea Bifulco Thank you, thank you.
Jodi Katz What is Nose University?
Andrea Bifulco Nose University is a company that I started to teach children about their sense of smell. Children as young as pre-k, middle school, teens, and also adults. I do programs with adults, also.
This is very important to me because I feel like again, that language is something that you can learn at a young age and it adds this vivid layer to your life. Once you've learned how to understand and describe the scents around you, you key into them more. You're more attuned when you walk in somewhere, you're not just passively being fed scents, and your senses are not just passive. Once you're awakened, you can really fully interact with everything around you. All five of your senses should be in tune.
Jodi Katz Right, so it's almost like teaching another layer of mindfulness.
Andrea Bifulco Yes. Yes, I agree with that. I do approach it in that way, because for me, smelling is meditative. When I smell and when I evaluate, I go inward. It took a long time to find that inner stillness and to trust my instincts. You really have to trust your instincts when you smell because you can overthink it. Kind of like you were saying about the email, which I overthought.
Jodi Katz Okay. We're going to talk about that, too.
Andrea Bifulco Yes. I tend to overthink things, so it did take a long time and it was an exercise, something that I needed to achieve, to learn how to trust my instincts. I didn't do that on my own. My mentor and the person who taught me at IFF, his name is Ron Winnegrad. He taught me over the years ... He teaches a perfumery school ... how to find that stillness, that certainty and that instinct, and follow it.
Jodi Katz What was the moment that inspired Nose University?
Andrea Bifulco There were several. I don't know if there was one. I think it was a combination over the years of little seeds. When I worked at Estee Lauder, we did a workshop with children. I think it was in the Lower East Side, I want to say. We went to the school and it was part of a larger program. They were learning about scents from inception to launch. They were doing marketing and packaging and advertising, all sorts of different things. And the fragrance development part was just a little piece.
So we went into a classroom and we taught kids. It was crazy. We had solution, they had pipettes, they were mixing. It was a mess. There was fragrance everywhere, but they had so much fun. I was so young, children were not in my mind, but I always thought back how nice that was.
Also I used to volunteer with these two lovely women at The Lighthouse Guild. It was right around the corner from Estee Lauder, and I would read them their mail. On Thursdays after work, I would walk over there and they were both blind. So I would read them their mail and every time I came in, I always had all of these scents on my arms. The first thing they wanted to do was, they wanted to smell, What's this, what's this, what's this? Studies have shown that's a myth that people who are visually impaired have a stronger sense of smell. But at the time, there were programs back and forth with The Lighthouse. There were a couple things going on there. I was seeing that there were other approaches to scent, and I was interested in that.
When I had my own children, from the time they could smell and engage with the smells on my arms, they did, and we talked about it and they would smell things on my arms and we would discuss. As they got older, they got pretty good at it. The two of them would talk to each other, Oh I love this smell, I don't like this smell. And everything we touched, everything we cooked, every time we'd go to the market, every time we'd go to the store, we would smell things and talk about it.
Then one of my children's teachers asked if I could do a little program about the sense of smell. When I did it, the kids had such a great time. They just lit up. They were having fun, they were talking, they were interacting, they were engaging. I saw it, it was like color in motion. It was like I couldn't believe what was happening.
And they were really good at it. That's the other thing. Kids are really good at smelling and describing what they smell and talking about what they smell. That day, I remember I had, because I've always been fascinated with memory recall, and when you smell something it takes you back somewhere, that's a very large part of what I do with these programs. We talk about our scent memories. So I almost didn't ask this group. They were third graders. I was going to ask them what their favorite scent memory was and I thought, I don't know. They're pretty young. Do they have scent memories yet? But I did, because I saw how much fun they were having and I'm like, let me just throw this out there. So I asked them what their favorite scent memories were and every single kid in the class raised their hand. I had to be like, Woah, woah, woah, I'll get to you all. The things they came up with were incredible. "I love the smell of barbecue," and not only that they had an emotion that was attached to it.
Andrea Bifulco I love the smell of barbecue because it reminds me of being with my dad. I love the smell of pancakes because me and my grandma make pancakes and the maple syrup, every time I taste maple syrup I think of her. I love the smell of popcorn because I go to the movies with my mom, and things like that. And then this one kid almost knocked me off my chair. He was the quietest one, he raised his hand and he said, "I love the smell of fresh-cut grass because it reminds me of sports and the nervous feeling I get before I'm about to play a game."
Jodi Katz Wow, that's very intuitive.
Andrea Bifulco Me and the teacher looked at each other across the room, we were both like, Oh my gosh. It's deep.
Jodi Katz Yeah.
Andrea Bifulco So, I've realized then there was something there and that not many people ask kids about this kind of stuff and they really want to talk about it. And they have a lot to say and they're really good at it. So I was like, Why not?
Jodi Katz All right. So I love this. Tell me what you think the benefits of educating children around scent and scent language ... how does it help them become better, healthier adults?
Andrea Bifulco Well, like you said, the mindfulness is a big part of it, because there's so much coming at kids now. There's so much, they're doing so much, they're engaging in so much, so learning to go inward and really meditate and think about things. Even just smellings, when you hold a blotter and you close your eyes and you smell. I teach them how to smell, because you'd be surprised. You show someone a blotter and they don't know what to do with it.
Andrea Bifulco They're like, What do I do? So I show them how and I model it for them. That's one part, so learning to go inward and to be mindful and to take a minute, close everything out, you know, block everything out and listen to your own voice. That's one thing. So there's a mindfulness and a wellness aspect.
There's an instinctual memory recall type of thing, which is interesting for children because that is the cornerstone of what they're going to do when they get older and they're studying. So teaching them about memory recall, describing something, giving them a blotter of an orange and then later giving them the blotter and saying, What do you smell? There's a memory recall, which is good for them to practice and learn how to recall a scent.
There's the teamwork aspect of it, which is very nice in a classroom. We break them up into groups and then they discuss amongst themselves and I teach them about a healthy disagreement. In fragrance, aside from maybe debate, I don't know that there's many things that you can have a very healthy discussion about-
Andrea Bifulco -where you love the smell of rose, I hate the smell of rose. You smell something putrid, I smell something beautiful. And neither of us are wrong, it's just that we look at it differently, so why do we look at it differently? We talk about it.
Andrea Bifulco So, learn to respect the other and what they're saying is not wrong but different, and how do we talk about that, and respectfully disagree?
Jodi Katz That point is really interesting to me because as a parent, I deal with this, right?
Jodi Katz Like the two kids. One of them has-
Andrea Bifulco Oh my gosh, night and day.
Jodi Katz Right, it's very black and white. Someone has to be right and someone has to be wrong-
Jodi Katz -in their mindset and that's just not reality. That's not life. But I love this idea of this healthy debate, respect for each other's point of view, there is no right, there is no wrong.
Andrea Bifulco And learning to communicate with each other. As an evaluator, we are communicating with perfumers. We can never assume that we know what's in their formula, so you always have to approach something with a curiosity rather than an idea that you know everything.
So there's that and there's also a cultural ... we talk about, the kids will smell pine. For some kids it smells like a Christmas tree. For some kids that don't celebrate Christmas it has no connotation to them. It just smells like something green and fresh. So culturally, what are the different spices you use in your home? Where did you travel that this reminds you? What location? What kind of history do you have in your household? So, those type of things come out and they have the funniest things to say. It's amazing.
And scientific. We talk about molecules, we talk about the biologies, we talk about the anatomy of the nose and what happens in the olfactory system, how it all works. You know, we laugh a lot, we talk about boogers and they love to get grossed out.
Jodi Katz How do boogers related to scent?
Andrea Bifulco Well we talk about the nose and this is always how I ... because you have children so you know you have to approach them from a relatable aspect. So when I first come in we talk about the nose and how the nose works and what it does and how it functions. Then we talk about boogers, and they love it. They all laugh, so that's kind of ... my whole approach to this is transparency and fun. This is nothing serious. They're having a great time. It's colorful and it's all transparent and they're having a good time.
Jodi Katz Okay. So I want to use the rest of our time together on air to talk about how to grow Nose University, because right now it's completely self-funded, right?
Jodi Katz You're super bootstrapped.
Jodi Katz You're crafting things yourself-
Jodi Katz -including your own lesson plans.
Jodi Katz And I would love for ... we also use this show as a platform for you to get donations and support from our industry-
Andrea Bifulco I appreciate that.
Jodi Katz -because I think when people in our industry hear about what you're doing, they will want to support it either personally or through their corporations that they work for.
Andrea Bifulco I really appreciate that. Like I told you, we haven't reached out til this point because I wanted to spend a long time proving the concept and fleshing out where this will go and really refining it, to a point. And then we're there, so I'm ready for that. It probably wasn't ready last year when I was building and growing, but definitely, now I'm ready to move forward. I want as many kids as possible to learn about this industry and to also benefit from all the scientific ... the STEM aspects of it are huge. Teachers need this and kids need this, too.
Jodi Katz Right. So I ... this is a call to our listeners. Like, there's an opportunity for sponsorship and partnerships-
Andrea Bifulco Definitely.
Jodi Katz -and ways to help support the growth of this initiative, because you're one person.
Andrea Bifulco One person.
Jodi Katz But I can very easily see this becoming you train a team of teachers, right?
Andrea Bifulco That's my goal. Yes, that's my goal. That's my goal.
Jodi Katz But it takes money.
Andrea Bifulco It takes money, it takes time, and as you know, as one person, it's very humbling when you start a business on your own. You realize as much as you want to do everything, you cannot. It's limiting and that can be frustrating, because you want to share with so many people, do so many cool things, but you just have to take that all in stride.
Jodi Katz Right. So how could an individual or a company reach out to you if they wanted to become a partner of yours?
Andrea Bifulco They can find me at www.noseuniversity.com or at instagram @nose_university or they can find me through you, or however they'd like to find me, they can find me. I'm always around.
Jodi Katz So let's talk about who would be really interesting partners. Like, would fragrance houses be interesting partners?
Andrea Bifulco Yes. Well, you know it's funny you say that because since I started this I have seen so many amazing things. As soon as I started to scratch the surface, so many cool things happening in this industry. Amazing people just doing the coolest initiatives. Just amazing.
So I'm open to anything. That's the nice thing about this is there are no limits to it. We can do whatever we want to do. We can make it learning about scent in food, and molecular gastronomy or learning about scent in art; however we want to do it, we can do it. So there are no limitations. Scent is everywhere and it permeates everything. It has a million different applications.
Jodi Katz What you're doing for the industry, and why I think that the industry should get behind you, and not just fragrance but any beauty partner, you're training your future people who work in the business.
Jodi Katz You're also training the future consumer.
Jodi Katz Right, to be discerning, to be thoughtful, to be mindful, and look at scent in a non-passive way.
Andrea Bifulco Absolutely. Um-hmm. Right. And I feel like it's already going in that way, to some extent. People want to be transparent, they want to know a lot about their products, they want to be involved in the process. I want to start that grassroots from the beginning so that it's not a catch up, that you don't feel like you're on this side and your products are on that side, or your brands, or whatever is there, and there's a divide. I want it to be that kids grow up, these future olfactive geniuses, they grow up knowing all about their sense of smell and all about their likes and dislikes, and why, and how to describe it and how to engage with products in an interactive way.
Jodi Katz Well I am so grateful that you reached out to us because this is like why we exist as a pod, to be able to help tell these stories and you know, bring them to new people.
Andrea Bifulco It's amazing. What you guys do is incredible.
Andrea Bifulco I'm happy that we connected, too. And that's the benefit of throwing something out there. Sometimes it comes back.
Jodi Katz That's right. So we were offline talking about raising money and I suggested, well right now we're recording, it's November, right before Thanksgiving, and there's a lot of companies that have end-of-year money available and they have to spend it. Right, as you know, the budgets, like they don't win awards for not spending their budget.
Jodi Katz So this is actually a really good time for you to email your contacts and let them know that $100 makes a difference, $500 makes a difference. Certainly more than that can make a huge impact in bringing this and making it accessible for more kids. So, did you send that email?
Andrea Bifulco Not yet. You specifically told me, as if we had been friends for many years, you said, Don't overthink this. And I was like, I'm not going to overthink it. I think you said, Spend eight minutes.
Andrea Bifulco It's been a little bit more than eight minutes, but I overthought it and overthought it. Again, you are 100 percent right, because not only does it make a difference for me, more importantly it makes a difference for the teachers and the schools. Some schools have a budget for an extracurricular activity, some have none.
Andrea Bifulco For me, I want every kid to have this opportunity, not just those who can afford it, the schools that can afford it. So, up until this point, if there's a school that wants to do it that can't afford it, I just do it anyways. It's that important to me. I want more schools, more children to have the opportunity to experience their sense of smell and to learn about it.
Jodi Katz Well I hope our listeners can help. I'm super excited to hear feedback.
Andrea Bifulco I hope so too. Yes, me too, because really the most important thing I feel that I'm doing is introducing these children to a whole field of expertise that they never knew existed. There's perfumers, there's compounders, there's researchers, there's evaluators, there's chemists. You know, there's coaters. There's everything out there that they didn't know about. So when that light bulb goes off for these kids and I see it happen, they're like, Oh. I see girls think like, Okay here I can be a scientist and boys say, I can be a perfumer.
Andrea Bifulco I show them what it's all about. I want them to think, I want to be that when I grow up. I can do that, I'm inspired by that, and I see all the amazing aspects of it. So that's my biggest goal, is to show these kids what they can do.
Jodi Katz Well, thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and story with us today. So awesome.
Andrea Bifulco Thank you for having me. This was so much fun.
Jodi Katz I am super grateful. And for our listeners, I hope you enjoyed this interview with Andrea. Please subscribe to our series on iTunes and for updates about this show, follow us at Instagram @wherebrainsmeetbeauty podcast.


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