diff --git a/LLama.Examples/LLama.Examples.csproj b/LLama.Examples/LLama.Examples.csproj
index a8abe3ae..865a6321 100644
--- a/LLama.Examples/LLama.Examples.csproj
+++ b/LLama.Examples/LLama.Examples.csproj
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel" Version="0.21.230828.2-preview" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/LLama.Examples/NewVersion/SemanticKernelMemorySkill.cs b/LLama.Examples/NewVersion/SemanticKernelMemorySkill.cs
index df22d9eb..ef599cdf 100644
--- a/LLama.Examples/NewVersion/SemanticKernelMemorySkill.cs
+++ b/LLama.Examples/NewVersion/SemanticKernelMemorySkill.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace LLama.Examples.NewVersion
 
         public static async Task Run()
         {
+            var loggerFactory = ConsoleLogger.LoggerFactory;
             Console.WriteLine("Example from: https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/blob/main/dotnet/samples/KernelSyntaxExamples/Example15_MemorySkill.cs");
             Console.Write("Please input your model path: ");
             var modelPath = Console.ReadLine();
@@ -30,16 +31,18 @@ namespace LLama.Examples.NewVersion
             var parameters = new ModelParams(modelPath)
             {
                 Seed = RandomNumberGenerator.GetInt32(int.MaxValue),
+                EmbeddingMode = true
+                , GpuLayerCount = 50
             };
             using var model = LLamaWeights.LoadFromFile(parameters);
             using var context = model.CreateContext(parameters);
-            var ex = new InteractiveExecutor(context);
-            var ex2 = new StatelessExecutor(model, parameters);
+            //var ex = new InteractiveExecutor(context);
+            var ex = new InstructExecutor(context);
             var builder = new KernelBuilder();
-
+            builder.WithLoggerFactory(loggerFactory);
             var embedding = new LLamaEmbedder(context);
 
-            builder.WithAIService<IChatCompletion>("local-llama", new LLamaSharpChatCompletion(ex), true);
+            //builder.WithAIService<IChatCompletion>("local-llama", new LLamaSharpChatCompletion(ex), true);
             builder.WithAIService<ITextCompletion>("local-llama-text", new LLamaSharpTextCompletion(ex), true);
             builder.WithAIService<ITextEmbeddingGeneration>("local-llama-embed", new LLamaSharpEmbeddingGeneration(embedding), true);
             builder.WithMemoryStorage(new VolatileMemoryStore());
@@ -71,12 +74,20 @@ namespace LLama.Examples.NewVersion
             // ========= Test memory remember =========
             Console.WriteLine("========= Example: Recalling a Memory =========");
 
-            var answer = await memorySkill.RetrieveAsync(MemoryCollectionName, "info1", null);
+            var answer = await memorySkill.RetrieveAsync(MemoryCollectionName, "info1", loggerFactory);
             Console.WriteLine("Memory associated with 'info1': {0}", answer);
-            /*
-            Output:
-            "Memory associated with 'info1': My name is Andrea
-            */
+
+            answer = await memorySkill.RetrieveAsync(MemoryCollectionName, "info2", loggerFactory);
+            Console.WriteLine("Memory associated with 'info2': {0}", answer);
+
+            answer = await memorySkill.RetrieveAsync(MemoryCollectionName, "info3", loggerFactory);
+            Console.WriteLine("Memory associated with 'info3': {0}", answer);
+
+            answer = await memorySkill.RetrieveAsync(MemoryCollectionName, "info4", loggerFactory);
+            Console.WriteLine("Memory associated with 'info4': {0}", answer);
+
+            answer = await memorySkill.RetrieveAsync(MemoryCollectionName, "info5", loggerFactory);
+            Console.WriteLine("Memory associated with 'info5': {0}", answer);
 
             // ========= Test memory recall =========
             Console.WriteLine("========= Example: Recalling an Idea =========");
@@ -155,7 +166,7 @@ Answer:
                 My name is Andrea and my family is from New York. I work as a tourist operator.
             */
 
-            await memorySkill.RemoveAsync(MemoryCollectionName, "info1", null);
+            await memorySkill.RemoveAsync(MemoryCollectionName, "info1", loggerFactory);
 
             result = await kernel.RunAsync(aboutMeOracle, new("Tell me a bit about myself"));
 
diff --git a/LLama.Examples/RepoUtils.cs b/LLama.Examples/RepoUtils.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e728339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LLama.Examples/RepoUtils.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace LLama.Examples
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Basic logger printing to console
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static class ConsoleLogger
+    {
+        internal static ILogger Logger => LoggerFactory.CreateLogger<object>();
+
+        internal static ILoggerFactory LoggerFactory => s_loggerFactory.Value;
+
+        private static readonly Lazy<ILoggerFactory> s_loggerFactory = new(LogBuilder);
+
+        private static ILoggerFactory LogBuilder()
+        {
+            return Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LoggerFactory.Create(builder =>
+            {
+                builder.SetMinimumLevel(LogLevel.Warning);
+
+                builder.AddFilter("Microsoft", LogLevel.Trace);
+                builder.AddFilter("Microsoft", LogLevel.Debug);
+                builder.AddFilter("Microsoft", LogLevel.Information);
+                builder.AddFilter("Microsoft", LogLevel.Warning);
+                builder.AddFilter("Microsoft", LogLevel.Error);
+
+                builder.AddFilter("Microsoft", LogLevel.Warning);
+                builder.AddFilter("System", LogLevel.Warning);
+
+                builder.AddConsole();
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/LLama.SemanticKernel/TextEmbedding/LLamaSharpEmbeddingGeneration.cs b/LLama.SemanticKernel/TextEmbedding/LLamaSharpEmbeddingGeneration.cs
index f2bd2886..02cc09d0 100644
--- a/LLama.SemanticKernel/TextEmbedding/LLamaSharpEmbeddingGeneration.cs
+++ b/LLama.SemanticKernel/TextEmbedding/LLamaSharpEmbeddingGeneration.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ public sealed class LLamaSharpEmbeddingGeneration : ITextEmbeddingGeneration
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public async Task<IList<ReadOnlyMemory<float>>> GenerateEmbeddingsAsync(IList<string> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
-        var result = data.Select(text => new ReadOnlyMemory<float>(_embedder.GetEmbeddings(text))).ToList();
-        return await Task.FromResult(result).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        return data.Select(text => new ReadOnlyMemory<float>(_embedder.GetEmbeddings(text))).ToList();
     }
 }