If you are in Logan Square looking for delicious European cuisine, look no further than Table, Donkey and Stick.
We heard the place was always busy, so we made a reservation on OpenTable. Thankfully, we did since the place filled up quickly after we arrived! If you've never used OpenTable to make reservations at restaurants, you should. It's also a great way to find the best restaurants near you.
At Table, Donkey and Stick, the first thing I noticed was the natural light that filled the dining room through the floor to ceiling windows. They also have a delightful patio for summer dining. There's even a small garden in the back patio where they grow fresh herbs!
The Swabian pretzel was a favorite with the delicious and light cauliflower & comte fondue. We also loved the special fried green tomato. It was lightly breaded and seasoned really well!
There is a great selection of gluten free and vegetarian options too, such as the poached young carrots. These were cooked so well. I'm not a fan of soggy vegetables, so I appreciated that there was a still a bite to the carrots.
Does anyone else love pretzels as much as me? I loved that the Alpine Burger was served on a pretzel bun! Absolutely yummy! And who can say no to a delicious side of latkes?
As always, we finished dinner with dessert. We had a deconstructed chocolate covered pretzel. And it was delicious! The dark chocolate was balanced well with a bite of saltiness and herbs.
I also accessorized my dinner look with some of my favorite Rocksbox pieces. I've loved every box sent to my door so far! If you haven't tried Rocksbox yet, be sure to try it! And you can get one month of UNLIMITED Rocksbox FREE with code joannaxoxo!
love your post! beautifull photography!
I am surprised at so much you ate for such a little person!! I think that the only items that I would've liked was the pretzel, and the burger on the pretzel bun! I love those pretzel buns!!!
All of this looks amazing, the food, ambiance and your fabulous dress!
Wow, the setting here is fabulous and the food looks delicious!
I would definitely be ordering a couple of the pretzels!! As well as the pretzel burger! I haven't tried a pretzel burger, but just know that it would be my favourite!!!
Yes, I love pretzels and that one looks amazing. Gorgeous dress and delicious looking food! What a restaurant.
Your post title really caught my attention! hahaha. This looks like a fab place to have dinner. I really like the rustic dining tables. That pretzel bun looks good!
I want that table! What a beautiful place to eat at.
OMG this place looks insanely delicious!!! And I love to use OpenTable for reservations -- never had a problem and love that it's so easy. Adding this spot to my "must visit" list ASAP!!
Gorgeous food ans gorgeous lady!
Looks so tasty! I regularly use Open Table to make reservations - so much easier when you are at work. Loving the gorgeous window pane dress on you.


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Game of Go / Baduk / Weiqi
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Fujitsu Cup - 2007
Park Yeonghun defeats Lee Changho in Fujitsu final
Fujitsu Cup is one of the oldest and best known international Go tournaments.
The final tournament is played in a KO system, with 16 players entering the first round, the then the 8 winners meet 8 seeded players in the second round. See the official tournament page for the photos of all 24 finalists from this year.
Park Yeonghun won the final game by 1.5 points - so Lee Changho lost a big chance to comeback as a leader on the international scene.
Here is the game record from the final, with some variations found on the Cyberoro Go server (no comments though). Either download the SGF file or replay it in the applet below.
They said that July 7th 2007 (07-07-07) is a very lucky day (since number 7 alone is considered lucky). It was indeed a lucky day for the Korean Go, but not so for the Japanese Go: the semifinals of Fujitsu saw 2 Korean players winning against 2 Japanese players, so the final will be all Korean.
Park Yeonghun defeated Yoda Norimoto by half a point, while Lee Changho defeated Cho U by resignation.
Here is the game record between Lee Changho and Cho U, with some variations found on the Cyberoro Go server (no comments though). Either download the SGF file or replay it in the applet below.
The final will be played on July 9th.
The first round was played on April 14th. The most interesting games (for me) from the first round were the ones were non-Asian players met Asian professional (from Europe came Svetlana Shishkina 1 dan pro (in Korea), from North America - Jie Lie 9 dan amateur, and from South America: Fernando Aguilar, 6 dan amateur). All three of them lost in this first round and were eliminated from the tournament, unfortunately.
For some reason I find the games between amateurs and professionals fascinating, so I mostly watched Aguilar's and Jie Li's ones. Both of them have a history of defeating professional players!
Official matches between amateurs and professionals are unfair both ways: they are unfair for the amateur player, because the professional player has so much more experience and is playing Go for a living, but they are also unfair for the professional player because of the psychological pressure involved: there is nothing special if the amateur loses, actually that is 99% the expected result, while it's such a painful outcome for the professional to lose...
Yoda Norimoto vs. Jie Li
Yoda Sensei is one of the top Japanese players that have good results internationally as well.
Jie Li is the top amateur player in the US - and he recently won the NAMT match against Feng Yun 9 dan pro.
Judging from the game record, Jie Li didn't make Yoda sweat too much: Yoda won comfortably by 11.5 points.
The game started with Black taking very solid territory, and White building a large moyo on the upper side; part of that resulted in White territory when Black reduced from the center. White is now behind in territory, but has a lot of thickness in the upper side, so he is trying to make use of that thickness by attacking the Black invader in the center. See diagram 1 for the sequence that shaped the middle game.
Dia. 1
Move 92 of Jie Li looks to me like a losing move - see diagram 2 below. The intention behind it is to have Black answer A, so White can peep at B next and keep pressure on the Black group in the center (note that Black cannot play C instead of A, because White D would make miai the cuts at A and E).
The trouble is that Black doesn't need to defend - he actually counterattacked by pushing through White's stones.
Black 93, etc, in diagram 3 pushed through the opening in White's position, and once Black played 107 the game is effectively over: Black made about 11 points of profit in the center, with what used to be his only weak group - which is interestingly the amount by which Black won the game in the end. After 107, Black has no trouble wrapping up the rest of the game.
Nakamura Shinya vs. Fernando Aguilar
Nakamura Shinya is 8 dan professional at the Kansai branch of Nihon Ki-in (that is different from Kansai Ki-in, by the way).
Fernando Aguilar has defeated two professional player in a row in rounds 1 and 2 of the 2002 International Oza tournament - that is arguably the best result of an amateur player in the history of Go!
In this game Fernando Aguilar made a slow start: he let Black take a very large territory on the left side - see diagram 4.
Then he lost some more territory in the exchanges in the upper left - see diagram 5.
He played steadily waiting for a chance to get back into the game - and played a daring move with White 108 in diagram 6.
White managed to invade Black's main territory - but Black is still leading in territory after that.
Then White launched the last challenge with White 170 - threatening to kill a huge Black group (while ignoring Black's last ko-threatening move - the triangle marked stone in the upper-left)..
A ko fighted started, and an interesting exchange of groups took place - Black recaptured his lower-left territory, but on a much larger scale, while White captured Black's upper-right corner. Black delivered next the finishing blow by killing yet another group of White's, with Black 191 in the lower-right in diagram 9.
This was an exciting looking game, with a lot of fighting - but it looks to me as if Black's win was never in danger in this game.
Yokota Shigeaki vs. Svetlana Shikshina
Yokota Shigeaki is 9 dan professional at Kansai Ki-in.
Svetlana Shikshina was born in Russia, and she became 1 dan professional by recommandation, in Korea, a few years ago.

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Metathesis (; from Greek , from  "I put in a different order"; Latin: transpositio) is the transposition of sounds or syllables in a word or of words in a sentence. Most commonly, it refers to the interchange of two or more contiguous segments or syllables, known as adjacent metathesis or local metathesis:

 foliage > **foilage (adjacent segments)
 anemone > **anenome (adjacent syllables)
 cavalry > **calvary (codas of adjacent syllables)

Metathesis may also involve interchanging non-contiguous sounds, known as nonadjacent metathesis, long-distance metathesis, or hyperthesis, as shown in these examples of metathesis sound change from Latin to Spanish:

 Latin  > Spanish  "word"
 Latin  > Spanish  "miracle"
 Latin  > Spanish  "danger, peril"
 Latin  > Spanish  "crocodile"
Many languages have words that show this phenomenon, and some even use it as a regular part of their grammar, such as Hebrew and Fur. The process of metathesis has altered the shape of many familiar words in English as well.

The original form before metathesis may be deduced from older forms of words in the language's lexicon or, if no forms are preserved, from phonological reconstruction. In some cases it is not possible to settle with certainty on the original version.

Rhetorical metathesis
Dionysius of Halicarnassus was a historian and scholar in rhetoric living in 1st century BC Greece. He analysed classical texts and applied several revisions to make them sound more eloquent. One of the methods he used was re-writing documents on a mainly grammatical level: changing word and sentence orders would make texts more fluent and "natural", he suggested. He called this way of re-writing metathesis.

Examples

American Sign Language
In ASL, several signs which have a pre-specified initial and final location (such as the signs RESTAURANT, PARENT, TWINS) can have the order of these two locations reversed in contexts which seem to be purely phonological. While not possible with all signs, this does happen with quite a few. For example, the sign DEAF, prototypically made with the "1" handshape making contact first with the cheek and then moving to contact the jaw (as in the sentence FATHER DEAF), can have these locations reversed if the preceding sign, when part of the same constituent, has a final location more proximal to the jaw (as in the sentence MOTHER DEAF). Both forms of the sign DEAF are acceptable to native signers. A proposed prerequisite for metathesis to apply in ASL is that both signs must be within the same region on the body. Constraints on the applications of metathesis in ASL has led to discussions that the phonology breaks down the body into regions distinct from settings.

Amharic
Amharic has a few minor patterns of metathesis, as shown by Wolf Leslau. For example, "matches"  is sometimes pronounced as ,  "nanny" is sometimes pronounced as . The word "Monday" is , which is the base for "Tuesday" , which is often metathesized as . All of these examples show a pair of consonants reversed so that the stop begins the next syllable.

Azerbaijani
Metathesis among neighbouring consonants happens very commonly in Azerbaijani:
  >  "bridge"
  >  "leaf"
  >  "soil"
  >  "smoke"

Danish
Some common nonstandard pronunciations of Danish words employ metathesis:

  >  "pictures"
  >  "through"

But metathesis has also historically changed some words:

  >  " (Christian) cross"

Egyptian Arabic
A common example of metathesis in Egyptian Arabic is when the order of the word's root consonants has changed.

 Classical Arabic  > Egyptian Arabic gōz "husband"
 Classical Arabic  > ma'la'a "spoon"
 Persian zanjabil > Egyptian Arabic ganzabīl ~ zanzabīl "ginger"

The following examples of metathesis have been identified in Egyptian Arabic texts, but are not necessarily more common than their etymological spellings:

  >  "God curse!"
  >  "theatre troupe"
  >  "philosophy"
The following loanwords are also sometimes found with metathesis:
  >  "monologue"
  >  "hospital"
  >  "penalty" (in football)
The likely cause for metathesis in the word "hospital" is that the result resembles a common word pattern familiar to Arabic speakers (namely a Form X verbal noun).

Perhaps the clearest example of metathesis in Egyptian Arabic is the modern name of the city of Alexandria: ()Iskandariya (). In addition to the metathesis of x /ks/ to /sk/, the initial Al of Alexandria has been reanalyzed as the Arabic definite article.

English
Metathesis is responsible for some common speech errors, such as children acquiring spaghetti as pasketti. The word ask has the nonstandard variant ax pronounced ; the spelling ask is found in Shakespeare and in the King James Bible and ax in Chaucer, Caxton, and the Coverdale Bible. The word "ask" derives from Proto-Germanic *aiskōną.

Some other frequent English pronunciations that display metathesis are:

 aforementioned > afrementioned
 nuclear > nucular  (re-analysed as nuke + -cular suffix in molecular, binocular)
 prescription > perscription
 introduce > interduce
 asterisk > asterix
 comfortable > comfturble  (or kʌmf + tbl with an intrusive grunt resembling u before bl)
 cavalry > calvary
 foliage > foilage
 pretty > purty

The process has shaped many English words historically. Bird and horse came from Old English  and ;  and  were also written  and .

The Old English  "bright" underwent metathesis to , which became Modern English .

The Old English  "three" formed  "thrid" and þrēotene "thriteen". These underwent metathesis to forms which became Modern English  and .

The Old English verb  "to work" had the passive participle  "worked". This underwent metathesis to , which became Modern English .

The Old English  "hole" underwent metathesis to þryl. This gave rise to a verb  "pierce", which became Modern English , and formed the compound  "nose-hole" which became Modern English  (May have occurred in the early Middle English Period: "nosþyrlu" ( 1050); "nos-thirlys" ( 1500). In 1565 "nosthrille" appears; "thirl"/"thurl" survived even longer, until 1878).

Metathesis is also a common feature of the West Country dialects.

Finnish
In western dialects of Finnish, historical stem-final /h/ has been subject to metathesis (it is lost in standard Finnish). That leads to variant word forms:

  "stallion" (standard * > )
  "smoke" (standard * > )
  "lie" (standard * > )
  "boat" (standard * > )

Some words have been standardized in the metathetized form:

 * >  "sorrow"
 * >  "family"
 * >  "hero"
 * >  "untrue"

Sporadic examples include the word  "green", which derives from older , and the vernacular change of the word  "jovial" to  (also a separate word meaning "bristly").

French
Etymological metathesis occurs in the following French words:

  from popular Latin berbex meaning "sheep" (early 12th century).
  from popular Latin formaticus, meaning "formed in a mold" (1135).
  (1654) from French mousquitte (1603) by metathesis. From Spanish mosquito ("little fly").

Deliberate metathesis also occurs extensively in the informal French pattern of speech called verlan (itself an example:  < , meaning "the reverse" or "the inverse"). In verlan new words are created from existing words by reversing the order of syllables. Verlanization is applied mostly to two-syllable words and the new words that are created are typically considerably less formal than the originals, and/or take on a slightly different meaning. The process often involves considerably more changes than simple metathesis of two phonemes but this forms the basis for verlan as a linguistic phenomenon. Some of these words have become part of standard French.

A few well known examples are:

  >
  >
  >
  >

Some Verlan words are metathesized more than once:

  >  >

Greek
In Greek, the present stem often consists of the root with a suffix of y (˰ in Greek). If the root ends in the vowel a or o, and the consonant n or r, the y exchanges position with the consonant and is written i:

 *cháryō > chaírō "I am glad" — echárē "he was glad"
 *phányō > phaínō "I reveal" — ephánē "he appeared"

For metathesis of vowel length, which occurs frequently in Attic and Ionic Greek, see quantitative metathesis.

Hebrew
In Hebrew the verb conjugation (binyan) hitpaēl () undergoes metathesis if the first consonant of the root is an alveolar or postalveolar fricative. Namely, the pattern hiṯ1a22ē3 (where the numbers signify the root consonants) becomes hi1ta22ē3. Examples:

 No metathesis: root lbš  = hitlabbēš  ("he got dressed").
 Voiceless alveolar fricative: root skl  = histakkēl  ("he looked [at something]").
 Voiceless postalveolar fricative: root šdl  = hištaddēl  ("he made an effort").
 Voiced alveolar fricative: root zqn  = hizdaqqēn  ("he grew old"); with assimilation of the T of the conjugation.
 Voiceless alveolar affricate: root t͡slm  = hit͡stallēm  ("he had a photograph of him taken"); with assimilation (no longer audible) of the T of the conjugation.

Hebrew also features isolated historical examples of metathesis. For example, the words  keves and  kesev (meaning "lamb") both appear in the Torah.

Hungarian
In case of a narrow range of Hungarian nouns, metathesis of a h sound and a liquid consonant occurs in nominative case, but the original form is preserved in accusative and other suffixed forms:

  "chalice", but  (accusative),  (possessive),  (plural)
  "burden", but  (acc.),  (poss.),  (pl.)
  "flake", but  (acc.),  (poss.),  (pl.)

The other instances are  [intestinal] villus/fluff/fuzz/nap vs. bolyhok,  vs. molyhos down/pubescence [on plants], and the obsolete  animal's fetus (cf. vemhes "pregnant [animal]"). The first of them is often used in the regular form ().

Japanese

  for  (), meaning "atmosphere" or "mood"
 Small children commonly refer to kusuri "medicine" as sukuri.
 arata- "new" contrasts with atarashii "new".

The following are examples of argot used in the entertainment industry.

  for  (), the former meaning "content [of news article]", "food ingredient", "material (for joke or artwork)", the latter "seed", "species","source"
  for
 The word for "sorry", gomen, is sometimes inverted to mengo (backslang).

Lakota
 The words  and  are dialectal variants of the same word, meaning "abalone" or "porcelain".
 The word , meaning "rib," has its origins in  "side of the body" and  "bone", but is more commonly metathesized as .

Malay (including Malaysian and Indonesian variants)

Metathesis from earlier protoform, though not so prevalent in Malay, can still be seen, as in the following:

 Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *uʀsa >  "deer"
 Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *qudip >  "alive"
 Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *dilaq >  "tongue"
 Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *laqia >  "ginger""

Loanwords can also be products of metathesis. The word tembikai "watermelon" is a metathesis of mendikai borrowed from .

Navajo
In Navajo, verbs have (often multiple) morphemes prefixed onto the verb stem. These prefixes are added to the verb stem in a set order in a prefix positional template. Although prefixes are generally found in a specific position, some prefixes change order by the process of metathesis.

For example, prefix  (3i object pronoun) usually occurs before , as in

  "I'm starting to drive some kind of wheeled vehicle along" [ <  +  +  +  + ].

However, when  occurs with the prefixes  and , the  metathesizes with , leading to an order of  +  + , as in

  "I'm in the act of driving some vehicle [into something] and getting stuck" [ <  <  +  +  +  +  + ]

instead of the expected * () ( is reduced to ).

Proto-Indo-European
Metahesis has been used to explain the development of thorn clusters in Proto-Indo-European (PIE). It is hypothesised in the non-Anatolian and non-Tocharian branch, a coronal followed by a dorsal *TK first assibilated to *TsK, and thereafter underwent metathesis to *TsK, so *TK > *TsK > *KTs.

 PIE  "bear" (cf. Hittite ) >  >  (cf. Sanskrit , Ancient Greek ἄρκτος)
 PIE  "earth" (cf. Hittite ) → zero-grade  >  >  (cf. Sanskrit , Ancient Greek χθών)

Romanian
Similar to the French verlan is the Totoiana, a speech form spoken in the village of Totoi in Romania. It consists in the inversion of syllables of Romanian words in a way that results unintelligible for other Romanian speakers. Its origins or original purpose are unknown. Its current use is recreative.

Rotuman
The Rotuman language of Rotuman Island (a part of Fiji) uses metathesis as a part of normal grammatical structure by inverting the ultimate vowel with the immediately preceding consonant.

Slavic languages

Metathesis of liquid consonants is an important historical change during the development of the Slavic languages: a syllable-final liquid metathesized to become syllable-initial, therefore e.g. Polish  or Czech  vs. English .

A number of Proto-Indo-European roots indicate metathesis in Slavic forms when compared with other Indo-European languages:

 Proto-Indo-European  > Latin , German , English ,  - c.f. Slavic cognates, e.g. Czech  "castle", Serbo-Croatian  "castle" or "town", Russian  (grad) and  (gorod) "city". The divergence in meaning is attributed to the fact that the PIE root designated an enclosed area.
 Proto-Indo-European  > Proto-Germanic  "arm", Proto-Slavic  "shoulder"; Proto-Germanic  > German , English  "arm"; Proto-Slavic  > Russian  (rámya), Serbo-Croatian , Czech , Polish  "shoulder"
 Proto-Indo-European  "to milk" > Proto-Germanic  "milk", Proto-Slavic ; Proto-Germanic  "milk" > German , Dutch , English ; Proto-Slavic  > Russian  (moloko), Serbo-Croatian  or , Czech , Polish  "milk"

Other roots have diverged within the Slavic family:

 Proto-Indo-European  > Proto-Slavic  > Russian  (mgla), Polish , Czech , Slovak , Ukrainian  (imla), "mist". The English word is also cognate, as is the Sanskrit  (megha), hence Meghalaya, "abode of clouds".
 Proto-Slavic  "bear" (literally "honey eater") > Russian  (medvéd), Czech , Serbo-Croatian  or , Polish . c.f. Ukrainian  (vedmíd)

Spanish
Old Spanish showed occasional metathesis when phonemes not conforming to the usual euphonic constraints were joined. This happened, for example, when a clitic pronoun was attached to a verb ending: it is attested that forms like  "leave [plural] him" were often metathesized to  (the phoneme cluster  does not occur elsewhere in Spanish). The Spanish name for Algeria (Argelia) is likely a metathesis of the Arabic name for the territory ().

Lunfardo, an argot of Spanish from Buenos Aires, is fond of vesre, metathesis of syllables. The word  itself is an example:

  >  "back, backwards"

Gacería, an argot of Castile, incorporates metathesized words:

  >

Some frequently heard pronunciations in Spanish display metathesis:

  >
  >
  >

Straits Salish languages
In the Salishan languages Northern Straits and Klallam, metathesis is used as a grammatical device to indicate "actual" aspect. The actual aspect is most often translated into English as a be ... -ing progressive. The actual aspect is derived from the "nonactual" verb form by a CV → VC metathetic process (i.e., consonant metathesizes with vowel).
Examples from the Saanich (SENĆOŦEN) dialect of Northern Straits:

See Montler (1986,  1989,2015) and Thompson & Thompson (1969) for more information.

Swahili
In Swahili, some foreign words can undergo metathesis during their importation. For instance, "American" becomes "mmarekani".

Telugu
From a comparative study of Dravidian vocabularies, one can observe that the retroflex consonants () and the liquids of the alveolar series () do not occur initially in common Dravidian etyma, but Telugu has words with these consonants at the initial position. It was shown that the etyma underwent a metathesis in Telugu, when the root word originally consisted of an initial vowel followed by one of the above consonants. When this pattern is followed by a consonantal derivative, metathesis has occurred in the phonemes of the root-syllable with the doubling of the suffix consonant (if it had been single); when a vowel derivative follows, metathesis has occurred in the phonemes of the root syllable attended by a contraction of the vowels of root and (derivative) suffix syllables. These statements and the resulting sequences of vowel contraction may be summed up as follows:

Type 1: V1C1-C² > C1V1-C²C²

Type 2: V1C1-V²- > C1V1-

Examples:

 lē = lēta "young, tender" < *eɭa
 rē = rēyi "night" < *ira
 rōlu "mortar" < oral < *ural

Turkish
Two types of metathesis are observed in Turkish. The examples given are from Anatolian Turkish, though the closely related Azerbaijani language is better known for its metathesis:

 Close type:
  =  "bridge"
  =  "ground"
  =  "hedgehog"
  =  "match"
  =  "neighbour"
  =  "nobody"
  =  "flag"
  =  "sour"
 Distant type:
  =  "bulgur"
  =  "loan"
  =  "curse"

Hindustani
Like many other natural languages Urdu and Hindi also have metathesis like in this diachronic example:

Sanskrit  () janma  > Urdu  and Hindi  janam  "Birth"

More examples
 Portuguese  became Urdu () and Hindi  (girjā), meaning "church"

In popular culture
 Metathesis is described by the character Data in the episode "Hollow Pursuits" in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation after Captain Picard accidentally addresses Lieutenant Barclay as "Mr. Broccoli".

See also
 Anagram
 Dyslexia
 Epenthesis
 Quantitative metathesis
 Spoonerism

Citations

General bibliography
 Hume, E., & Seyfarth, S. (2019). "Metathesis". In M. Aronoff (ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Linguistics. New York: Oxford University Press. .

 Montler, Timothy. (1986). An outline of the morphology and phonology of Saanich, North Straits Salish. Occasional Papers in Linguistics (No. 4). Missoula, MT: University of Montana Linguistics Laboratory. (Revised version of the author's PhD dissertation, University of Hawaii).

 Young, Robert W., & Morgan, William Sr. (1987). The Navajo language: A grammar and colloquial dictionary, (rev. ed.). Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press.

External links
 Searchable database of metathesis: Ohio State University Dept. of Linguistics Metathesis Page
 Compare: "Development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis"—2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry—metathesis process
 "Metathesis" in The Blackwell Companion to Phonology

Phonology
Speech error

nn:Metatese#Metatese i språk

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The amount of dishes you can create from these 10(ish) items is crazy, not to mention whatever else you may have laying around. I will leave the 'condiment' open since that depends on your taste. I always have mustard, ketchup, mayo, sriracha and salad dressings on hand which help in adding flavor where it may be lacking (Greek Yogurt mixed with another condiment is another way to add flavor and protein while staying figure friendly).
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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Cooking, Food, Meal Planning, Meal Prep, Menu, Recipe on May 25, 2016 by Danielle Laroche.
We took our annual family vacation to Boston this past weekend and it did not disappoint. No matter how many times we visit, there is always something new to see or do!
The week started off on Wednesday when my Mom, Brandon and I drove into Boston for the night. The drive was quick, we settled in, met up with my Brother and had some dinner. We had a long day and being in a new place Brandon had a little trouble sleeping well throughout the night – I was one tired Mama. Thursday morning reared it's ugly head too quickly – we all had to be up, dressed, fed and out the door by 7:45am. Luckily, we all slept like crap so this was a nonissue. Our first stop on the Boston-Train was at the Children's Hospital for some Xrays and checkups. My little man did so well with all the commotion and being prodded. His little hips look great and bonus, he did not have the ear infection we all thought he had! My hips are looking great as well.
Our other halves arrived later that day and in the blink of an eye we went from a party of three to a party of five and dinners just got a whole lot more hectic! We have connecting rooms which made naps and Brandon's early bedtime a little easier so we didn't have to tiptoe around for hours upon hours.
Friday was absolutely gorgeous so we ventured out early in the morning to check out the New England Aquarium which was a few steps from our hotel and then onto lunch at the Barking Crab which was a short walk beyond. The day was just amazing, we all had a blast watching the fish and turtles, see the sea lions play and the eels swim around but I think our all time favorite were the little penguins happy to greet when we walked in the door. Of course, this Mama had to touch those stingrays because that's just what I do! Lobster Rolls, Fish Sandwiches and Tacos were on the menu for lunch and the walk back put Brandon right to sleep. We were able to get back to the hotel and put him in the crib for a proper nap, he was tuckered out!
Saturday was time for Kevin and I to head back to CT. But first, Mom and I made our way around the Farmer's Market right outside our hotel to grab some goodies for cheap, cheap cheap! We woke up, had our breakfast, took Brandon for a stroll, had a yummy lunch and hit the road on a dreary day with out eyelids barely staying open.
We just love these annual trips to Boston when we get to see my Brother, do some shopping and eat at new restaurants we've never tried before. A HUMONGOUS thanks to my parents for inviting our chaotic family-of-three to join in the festivities even if can get a little crazy.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2016 by Danielle Laroche.
Happy Weekend everyone! I hope you're ready for our last week of the #GreatAmericanCookIn If you remember from last week, I made a huge shopping trip to prepare for two weeks worth of meals as we were away over the weekend. Just a little prepping on Sunday and I'm good to go! Make your menu, make your shopping list and get prepping. Checkout this cute weekly planner too. There's not a ton of space to plan 5 meals a day – but it'll help get you started if you're just planning dinner.
As always, the crockpot will be making an appearance to help with Tuesday's dinner of pulled pork sandwiches topped with coleslaw. I also have a few newbies showing up to the party like the Cali Burger and Pepper Sandwiches. Hummus was on sale so we have plenty of that and few other easy goodies. Stay tuned for Five Quick-Fix Meals with 5 Ingredients or Less coming midweek along with the top 10 items to always have in your pantry.
Lets finish the month out strong and keep these meals prepped, quick and healthy!
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Cooking, Food, Meal Planning, Meal Prep, Menu, Recipe on May 22, 2016 by Danielle Laroche.
**Remove casing from sausage and cook through completely (chop up to make small pieces). Drain if sausage looks too greasy. Cut squash and scoop out insides with a spoon. Mix the insides with the sausage and then add the "stuffing" back in the squash boat. Top with sauce and cheese or mix inside also. Bake for 20-25 at 375 minutes until squash is soft..
**Arrange Bacon on a rack over baking sheet lined with foil and bake 375 for 10-15 minutes. Chop vegetables and cook until soft and translucent, allow to cool. While bacon and vegetables are cooking, crack eggs into a dish, add egg white, milk and beat. Once vegetables and meat are cooked and semi-cooled, add everything to the beaten eggs and mix. Spray a muffin pan generously with coconut oil and fill each cup 3/4 of the way with egg mixture (I use 1/2c measuring up so there's less mess). Top with cheese of choice. Bake 375 for 20-25 minutes until egg is cooked through. Remove egg immediately from pan to help from sticking. Egg cups can be stored for 7-10 days in refrigerator.
**Peel shrimp, toss in seasonings of choice and cook 2-3 minutes on each side until pink. Make salad and top with shrimp, feta and dressing. (can easily be thrown into a tortilla or wrap).
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Cooking, Food, Meal Planning, Meal Prep, Recipe on May 20, 2016 by Danielle Laroche.
Routine Routine Routine. I was the girl who rolled her eyes anytime someone said "I can't because it's during nap time" or whatever the story was. It drove me nuts every single time, I wasn't mad, I just hated hearing that because I felt like, so what? Here we are, almost 14 months into this parent thing and yea, I get it. We aren't nearly as crazy about sticking to a routine anymore but straying from it can sometimes be detrimental. Here's what our typical day looks like (when Brandon isn't in Daycare).
I don't sleep in anymore, not like I ever really did, but I'm usually awake around 6-6:30am and I try with every piece of me not step on the sections of floor that creek (that's a joke because the entire upstairs is loud as can be!), and hope Zoe doesn't decide to meow her head off before I get down to feed her. If It's Friday I usually brew my coffee and open my computer to do some work before everyone gets up. It it's the weekend, I head right out the door and get to the gym by 7am when they open. Kevin and Brandon are usually close behind and come down anytime between 7-8. Brandon eats right away while we make our breakfast.
After Kevin heads off to work I finish some work, clean up the kitchen and get my sh*t together to go run errands or whatever is planned for the day. I hit the grocery store, go shopping, get coffee, have a play date (eat snack) or hit the beach between 9-1130. We get home, Brandon gets lunch and takes a nap anytime around 1130-2 – if he falls asleep in the car during errands everything gets thrown off.
While Brandon naps, I do more work, prep dinner, clean up, shower or just relax and await his little voice. If it's nice outside we go and play, run anymore errands, have an afternoon snack and wait for Kevin to get home around 4:45. I get dinner prepped and cooked to eat by 6. We clean up (pack lunch if it's a week night), and have about an hour and a half to play with Brandon – whether we bike ride, play outside, go to a book class at the library or just play around the house. We start reading around 7:30, Brandon gets a bath around 7:50 (every other night) and is in bed around 8pm. I'm usually not far behind!
The only thing that really differs when Brandon is in Daycare is that we all wake up a little sooner, I'm out the door by 6:45, Kevin gets Brandon up, dressed, fed and off to Daycare around 8 and he gets picked up around 430.
It's nice to have a routine and know that even on the worst days, that nap and that 8pm bedtime are in sight. We have really let Brandon dictate his own schedule. We never forced him down for naps or forced him to bed because that just never seemed to work. He slept better on his terms and that was fine with us. When we started incorporating his nighttime routine "bath, bottle, bed" it helped SO much and he would pretty much tell us "ok, it's time to get this show on the road" which started around 630 at night so it was a TOTAL chaotic mess trying to get home cook, clean up and get him read for bed. Now that he's older his bedtime has morphed, again, on his terms. If he's the life of the party I'm not going to put him to bed at 7:30pm because I think it'll take him a while to whined down.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Baby, Routine, Sleep, Toddler on May 19, 2016 by Danielle Laroche.
This is going up later than I wanted, but it was a little bit of a hectic weekend over here so….better late than never. I hope you enjoy the third week of menu planning and meals. I'm leaving mid-week for Boston for an annual vaca/doctor appointment but I will try to throw in some recipe freebies so you don't feel gypped.
I made a fairly large shopping trip this week because I did menu planning for the next two weeks. We have some traveling going on so it's better to have the food on hand already so I don't have to run out the day we get back to grocery shop. Been there. Done that. It also keeps us on track with our eating and not grabbing for something unhealthy. I shopped the sales big time! London Broil, Pork loin and Italian Sausages were on mega sale so I stocked up. This is what I meant in a prior post when talking about buying items that aren't necessarily on the menu for that week; however, because the sale is so great I can buy it, freeze it, and use it in a few weeks and save $$.
I head out of town on Wednesday afternoon and Kevin will come Thursday night so we're only really eating as a family for 3.5 days. The ham & egg cups were prepped ahead of time, English muffin pizzas are super easy with my frozen sauce cubes (and muffins which were BOGO this week). I boiled a bunch of eggs for a quick grab and go snack and the rest is history.
Happy Mid-May. I hope you're all enjoying my meal prep and have kept up with me during weeks one and two. I promise to share some quick breakfast and lunch ideas this week.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Cooking, Food, Meal Planning, Meal Prep, Menu, Recipe on May 16, 2016 by Danielle Laroche.


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December 6: The United States-Japan Alliance and Maritime Security Challenges | East-West Center | www.eastwestcenter.org
December 6: The United States-Japan Alliance and Maritime Security Challenges
December 6, 2011: Richard Bush, Koji Furukawa, Akihiro Iwashita, Andrew Oros, Akihiro Sato, and Yuki Tatsumi
(Click to enlarge) From Left to Right: Akihiro Iwashita, Koji Furukawa, Akihiro Sado, Andrew Oros, and Richard Bush. Not pictured: Yuki Tatsumi.
The United States-Japan Alliance and Maritime Security Challenges
WASHINGTON, DC (December 6, 2011) Dr. Akihiro Iwashita, identified a major problem in Japan's border security: there is no clear maritime border. While much of the focus on Asian maritime security tensions has centered on the South China Sea, there are also maritime and territorial disputes in Northeast Asia. Dr. Iwashita, head of the Border Studies program at Hokkaido University, brought two Japanese experts on Japan's border and security policies from Chukyo University, Mr. Koji Furukawa, and Dr. Akihiro Sado, to the East-West Center in Washington to discuss these maritime security challenges. They were joined by Dr. Andrew Oros, and Dr. Richard Bush, who examined the role of the US-Japan alliance in addressing these issues. Senior Associate of the East Asia Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center, Yuki Tatsumi, served as moderator.
Mr. Furukawa asserted that "the presence of unsolved border problems is a danger to Japan's security," a sentiment reflected in the revised defense policy which states that Japan's Self Defense Forces will respond to threats in its maritime territories. However the reaction within the local municipalities of the islands is mixed. Some feel that the deployment of the SDF to the region will help secure Japanese interests in the area. Others fear upsetting ties with China and Taiwan, concerns more sharply felt in the island communities that lay only 110km from Taipei, but over 2000km from Tokyo. Dr. Furukawa believes these are problems best solved by diplomacy on the part of the Japanese government, rather than the US-Japan alliance.
When considering the shift in Japan's defense capabilities to the Southwest islands, Dr. Sado is not convinced that these plans can be fully realized in light of the long-standing trends of defense budget cutbacks, the cost of reconstruction after the March disasters, and the instability of the Japanese government. Moreover he sees the trials of Japan domestic politics, with a resurgence populism, as complicating the presence of the US-Japan alliance in the region. In this he cited the Okinawan backlash over the Futenma relocation plans, and the possibility of a general election and political realignment meaning a different approach to strategic talks with the US.
Dr. Oros discussed these maritime disputes in light of the trilateral-i.e. Japan, China, and US- security relationship. He explained that these territorial disputes in Northeast Asia are flaring now because the end of the Cold War meant they were no longer put on hold in favor of more pressing security concerns, the rise of China's military and economic strength, and the advances in technology that made extraction of resources from sea beds possible-thus making outlying islands more valuable as the markers for ocean claims. Despite the rise in tensions, he believes a world where the three countries work together on security issues is better than focusing only a strong US-Japan alliance.
For Dr. Bush, the presentations raised several issues: what are China's intentions; can we view China's actions (E.g.: Maritime flare-ups between Chinese vessels and the Japanese Coast Guard) as the intentions of the PRC leadership; where does the alliance fit in this; and what can be done? He noted that the US has great responsibility towards Japan, but is not sure that the US wants to have its credibility tested over the East China Sea. There is a need for conflict mitigation mechanisms in the region, rules based regimes to help deal with territorial crises should they come up. In terms of defining borders and thus possession of the sea, which was once considered a shared common, Dr. Bush emphasized the growing importance of international law. The more we follow these laws in setting borders and sharing commons, the better we will be.
Koji Furukawa is an associate professor at the Faculty of Law at Chukyo University, and a specialist on Japanese border policies and Japan's foreign policy toward international organizations.
Akihiro Sado is a professor in the School of Business and Public Policies at Chukyo University, and a specialist Japan's foreign policy, including the role of the JSDF and the postwar Japanese defense system.
Andrew Oros is a professor at Washington College, and is a specialist on the international and comparative politics of East Asia. He is currently completing a project on China-Japan-US security cooperation under a Japan Foundation Abe Fellowship.
Richard Bush is Director for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, and is a specialist on China-Taiwan relations, U.S.-China relations, the Korean peninsula and Japan's security. His most recent book on Sino-Japan relations is entitled The Perils of Proximity: China-Japan Security Relations.
Akihiro Iwashita is a professor at the Slavic Research Center at Hokkaido University and representative of the Global COE program on "Reshaping Japan's Border Studies." In 2011, the 24th Regional Publishers Cultural Achievement Prize was awarded to his book entitled Japan's Borders: How to break the "Spell" (in Japanese).
Yuki Tatsumi is Senior Associate of the East Asia Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center and a specialist on Japanese security policy, Japanese defense policy, the US-Japan alliance and Japanese domestic politics.
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Dr. Del Jarman, Director of Education and Business Development Executive for Odle McGuire Shook Architects (OMS) in Indianapolis, Indiana has prepared a White Paper Article on the topic of the state of K thru 12 Education and the security realities challenges of today's world. Former School Superintendent and highly credentialed, Dr. Jarman will be available for.
Muncie, IN – Delaware Community School Corporation, Muncie Indiana is hosting a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the $6.6 million-dollar new additions and renovations at Delta High School, Muncie Indiana. The groundbreaking event is scheduled for this coming Monday, June 4th at 8:00 A.M. at Delta High School 3400 E. State Road 28 – Muncie, Indiana. The.
Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis architectural firm Odle McGuire Shook (OMS), is pleased to announce and welcome intern Tyler Huettig a 4th year Ball State University, School of Architecture Student. Tyler will be working on an eight-month internship and he will receive class credit for his professional experience and the actual real-world time immersion in training and skill.
The curtain has gone up for the opening and dedication ceremony Sunday, May 6th, 2018 for the new Monroe-Gregg School District Center for the Performing Arts. This new facility is located in Monrovia Indiana and is intended for use by the entire school district. Architectural firm (OMS) Odle McGuire Shook designed this captivating and.
OMS Architects is Pleased to Announce Shelby County Public Library has been awarded to Runnebohm Construction Co. for the upcoming renovation! The Shelby County Public Library unanimously chose Runnebohm Construction from the four contractors that bid on the project. Work includes re-roofing, replacement of the existing mechanical system, and miscellaneous improvements in Shelby County Public.


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Skills Training for Librarians: Expanding Library Carpentry
by John Chodacki • November 6, 2017 • Comments Off on Skills Training for Librarians: Expanding Library Carpentry
In today's data-driven, online and highly interconnected world, librarians are key to supporting diverse information needs and leading best practices to work with and manage data. For librarians to be effective in a rapidly evolving information landscape, training and professional development opportunities in both computational and data skills must be available and accessible.
O ver the past couple years, an international Library Carpentry (LC) movement has begun that seeks to emulate the success of the Carpentries — both the Data Carpentry and Software Carpentry initiatives — in providing librarians with the critical computational and data skills they need to serve their stakeholders and user communities, as well as streamline repetitive workflows and use best data practices within the library. This Library Carpentry community has already developed initial curriculum and taught more than 40 workshops around the world.
We are excited to announce that California Digital Library (CDL) has been awarded project grant funds from IMLS to further advance the scope, adoption, and impact of Library Carpentry across the US. CDL's 2-year project will be conducted by their digital curation team, University of California Curation Center (UC3), and will focus on these main activities:
development and updates of core training modules optimized for the librarian community and based on Carpentries pedagogy
regionally-organized training opportunities for librarians, leading to an expanding cohort of certified instructors available to train fellow librarians in critical skills and tools, such as the command line, OpenRefine, Python, R, SQL, and research data management
community outreach to raise awareness of Library Carpentry and promote the development of a broad, engaged community of support to sustain the movement and to advance LC integration within the newly forming Carpentries organization
Why Library Carpentry?
Library Carpentry leverages the success of the Carpentries pedagogy, which is based on providing a goal-oriented, hands-on, trial-and-error approach to learning computational skills, and extends it to meet the specific needs of librarians.
It is often difficult to figure out what skills to learn or how to get started learning them. In Library Carpentry, we identify the fundamental skills needed for librarians and develop and teach these skills in hands-on, interactive workshops. Workshops are designed for people with little to no prior computational experience, and they work with data relevant to librarians (so that librarians are working with data most applicable to their own work). WAnd workshops are also friendly learning environments with the sole aim of empowering people to use computational skills effectively and with more confidence.
How does this relate to the Carpentries?
Two sister organizations, Software Carpentry and Data Carpentry, have focused on teaching computational best practices. The 'separate but collaborative' organizational structure allowed both groups to build a shared community of instructors with more than 1000 certified instructors and 47 current Member Organizations around the world. However, as Software Carpentry and Data Carpentry grew and developed, this 'separate but collaborative' organizational structure did not scale. As a result, the governing committees of both Software Carpentry and Data Carpentry recognized that as more mature organizations they can be most effective under a unified governance model.
On August 30, 2017, the Software Carpentry and Data Carpentry Steering Committees met jointly and approved the following two motions, which together form a strong commitment to continue moving forward with a merger. As part of this merger, the new "Carpentries" organization will look to increase its reach into additional sectors and communities. The nascent Library Carpentry community has recently met to decide they aim to join as a full-fledged 'Carpentry' in the coming year.
This grant will help LC solidify approaches to learning and community building, while also bringing resources to the table as we embark on future integration of LC within the merged Carpentries organization.
How does the Carpentries model work?
In the Carpentries model, instructors are trained and certified in the Carpentries way of teaching, using educational pedagogy, and are asked to commit to offering workshops in their regions and reworking/improving and maintaining lessons. These instructors teach two-day, hands-on workshops on the foundational skills to manage and work effectively with data. The goal is to become practitioners while in the workshop and then continue learning through online and in-person community interaction outside the classroom.
With the "train-the-trainer" model, the Carpentries are built to create learning networks and capacity for training through active communities and shared, collaborative lessons. They have used this model to scale with parallel approaches of developing lessons, offering workshops, and expanding the community. The LC community has also used this model and our grant project aims to extend this further.
As an immediate next step, CDL has begun recruiting for a Library Carpentry Project Coordinator. This will be a 2-year and grant funded position. You can apply at the UC Office of the President website. Due date is February 21, 2018.
While this position will report to CDL's Director of University of California Curation Center (UC3), this position will focus on extending LC activities in the USA and working globally to gain capacity and reach for the Library Carpentry community and Carpentries staff.
For more information on this project, please feel free to contact CDL's UC3 team at uc3@ucop.edu You can also follow UC3 on Twitter at @UC3CDL. To learn more about Library Carpentry, you can visit https://librarycarpentry.github.io and follow on Twitter at @LibCarpentry.
We look forward to these next steps for Library Carpentry and a growing network of data savvy librarians.
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Prince Album Catalogue To Be Re-Released
Christian Eede , June 27th, 2018 15:54
New deal agreed between Prince's estate and Sony Music Entertainment will see his studio albums re-released via the Legacy Recordings label
Prince's estate and Sony Music Entertainment have announced a new distribution deal which will cover 35 of the late star's previously released albums.
Under the agreement, the part of Prince's catalogue included in the deal will be distributed by Legacy Recordings with initial worldwide rights open to Prince's album releases between 1995 and 2010. Other albums will follow in the years to come.
The deal also covers rights to other previously released singles, B-sides, remixes, non-album tracks, live recordings and music videos. The deal will extend in 2021 to cover 12 Prince albums released between 1978 and 1996, including Controversy, 1991 and Sign 'O' The Times.
Full details on the re-releases are yet to be revealed but will be rolled out in the coming months and years.
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#TheGoodStuff: Bills fans donate to Andy Dalton's foundation.
It's been 20 years since the Buffalo Bills have made the NFL playoffs, and finally they have come back! The journey to the post season was not easy.
Going into the final game of the season needing help from other teams to get in. All the cards fell into place when Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton saved the Bills season with a fourth-quarter drive that beat the Ravens and sent Buffalo into the playoffs.
The Bills will play in Jacksonville this weekend and aren't expected to win, but getting into the playoffs is half the battle and they are in there now. Bills fans were happy, thrilled, ecstatic even, because the playoffs are rare in Buffalo.
They were so excited they decided to flood Dalton's charitable foundation with donations immediately following the Bengals victory over the Ravens. On Monday afternoon it was a fun story that raised a couple thousand dollars.
The Bills team has even got involved and asking fans to send support as a "thanks."
By Tuesday afternoon it mushroomed into a case of Bills pushing hard for fans to donate and Dalton's foundation raising over $100,000 in donations from less than 5,000 donors.


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Preview: Minutemen vs. Michigan
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So who thought we'd be 2-0 after the first two games? Who thought Denard Robinson would be the runaway early Heisman favorite, account for more yardage than most NCAA teams as a whole, and general electrify everything in his vicinity? If you've still got your hand up, you're either clairvoyant (in which case, why are you reading this blog? Don't you know what's going to happen?) or a liar, which is just fine by me because, as the great English novelist and historian Anita Brookner once claimed: "any man with such obvious and exemplary charms must be a liar", and by god if you're going to be so baldfaced about your predictive capacities, then you probably look damn good doing it.
Nevertheless, Michigan heads into this weekend ready to face 1-aa opponent Umass. Remember what happened last time we played a 1-aa team?
Well, yeah, I guess that did happen, and I guess that Delaware State counts...Let's go back to the last time that Michigan played a 1-aa ranked team:
There's a paperclip right there on your desk that would probably do a pretty good number on your eyes after watching that. You know. If you have to. If you've recovered, let's go to the jump and get into a Umass team that I doubt you know very much about.
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Umass is a 1-aa (excuse me...division 1 FCS) team. This does not mean that they are incapable of putting up a game against Michigan. For proof...well...you saw the video above. Also look to James Madison executing not only Virginia Tech's chances at a fun season, but Boise State's chances at a National Title. That's right. A 1-aa team ended not one, but TWO Div. 1-a seasons. That takes a trick.*
All kidding aside, Umass did win the FCS championship in 1998, and made it to the championship game as recently as 2006, where they lost to Appalachian State. We can commiserate. In fact, Denard Robinson comes in for a specific comparison to a certain Quarterback from that game:
"Just recently, we played Armanti Edwards from Appalachian State in the national final game a few years back in 2006 when I was here as the offensive coordinator," Morris said. "[Robinson] is that type of guy, he can run [and] he can throw. Obviously, I think Robinson is at a particular level just with his overall speed and his throwing ability than Armanti was when we played him. I think he was only a true freshman when we played him at that point in time. He's got all those skills and probably reminds you of those guys and that's a scary reminder."
According to the Umass Wikipedia page, they have sent a number of players to the NFL including such luminaries as Greg Landry, Marcel Shipp, and Milt Morin. If you had to look those guys up you would probably lose on Stump the Schwab, but be in otherwise good standing. I have no idea who they are either. Umass did play in the Tangerine Bowl, apparently, in 1964 where they lost to East Carolina. Ah the heady days of Umass Football tradition.
* In addition to this victory, there have been 5 other FCS victories over 1-a teams: Jacksonville State over Ole Miss (49-48, 2OT), North Dakota State over Kansas (6-3), South Dakota over Minnesota (41-38), Gardner-Webb over Akron (38-37), and Liberty over Ball State (27-23)
Umass Football Today
Perhaps a little more relevant to Saturday, Umass comes into the Big House with a 2-0 record, and carrying a nice #15 ranking in the FCS coaches poll. To date, they've played William & Mary, and Holy Cross, defeating them by 27-23 and 31-7 respectively. William & Mary, at the time, was carrying the #4 ranking in FCS before Umass put up 438 total yards on the well respected W&M defense. Of the 438 yards, 215 were on the ground, and the Umass attack averaged 4.1 YPC. Of course, they also had 5(!) fumbles that game - only 1 of which was recovered by W&M.
The player primarily responsible for the rushing attack is Jonathan Hernandez, the 22 year old Junior checking in at 190 lbs. He is averaging around 5 yards per carry, and over the course of the last two games has just over 200 yards on the ground. Spelling Hernandez is equally competent John Griffin, a slightly larger back at 210 lbs. A senior transfer from Northeastern, he's gone for 187 total yards this year, averaging 4 YPC.
With a very solid rushing attack, Umass will likely look to pound the ball early at the Michigan defensive line. If there was an area of concern against Notre Dame, it was the ability for Armando Allen to get into the 2nd level fairly consistently. The gameplan for Umass must include limiting the opportunities for Denard Robinson to leave them crispy, and the first step to that end is to establish a solid run game.
Blocking up front for the Minutemen will be a fairly young offensive line, but not one without some pedegree. Last season, the Minutemen sent Vlad Ducasse to the New York Jets as their 2nd round pick. Replacing him is Nick Speller, a 6'5" transfer from Syracuse.
"Is it a hole to fill? Will we miss Vlad? Absolutely,'' UMass coach Kevin Morris said.
"But you've got to move on, or it will drive you crazy. This is not the pros, where you might have a guy for six or seven years.''
Bring up Brandon Graham to any Michigan fan, and you'll probably get the same face that Kevin Morris had on when he stated that quote. The line is actually a mesh of several transfer players including the aforementioned Speller, as well as Center Greg Niland and RS Freshman Anthony Dima, coming from Northeastern and Hofstra (who dropped their football programs) respectively.
The offensive line has been capable in their first two starts, paving the way for a fairly impressive 4.5 yard per carry rushing attack, and allowing only 2 sacks. However, they simply haven't seen the kind of athlete that Michigan is going to throw at them. Center Greg Niland is actually a converted tackle, and I don't envy him going heads up against Mike Martin. While the three-man rush from Michigan is frustrating at times, I do not see that changing against Umass; the front 3 should get pressure.
Picking at our secondary will be Umass Quarterback Kyle Havens, a pro-style senior from California. He has been the Umass starter since last year, where he went for 1908 total yards, throwing 9 TD's but 15 INTs. His completion rate was 55%. Caveats on small sample size, etc. but this year he looks vastly improved, completing 64% of his passes, and throwing 3 TD's without turning it over once. My guess is that, with pressure, Havens might be prone to reverting to his old ways - and that there might be a few turnovers in him. With time, however, I can see scenarios in which we leave an open man for him to find. He's probably not going to be one of the better QB's we face this season, but with a secondary as razor-thin and inexperienced as the one we have, every quarterback we face has a chance. He also gave us this beauty of a quote, where I'm not sure if he's trying to convince the reader or himself. Probably both:
"This game is not that different at all. It's just another game, in a bigger stadium...We're playing another college team. A very good college team, but it's not like we're playing, well, the New England Patriots.''
Does Tom Brady still have eligibility? Somebody check.
As far as receivers, Umass has Anthony Nelson, who appears to be on the same page as quarterback Kyle Havens, bringing in 13 catches and a TD so far this year. He also returns kicks. In addition to Nelson, Kyle Havens will also no doubt be looking for Emil Igwenagu, the 6'1" Tight End. After seeing what Rudolph did to us last week, it will be paramount that we actually cover Igwenagu. You know. With defenders.
Attempting to stop the Denard show will be a bunch of who-dat type players, lead by linebacker Tyler Holmes, who had this to say about the BeDreadlocked One:
"Me personally, I feel a running quarterback is the hardest to defend because you can have perfect coverage and he can make a play off of athleticism," Holmes said. "Robinson seems to be a very athletic kid so I really don't have that much experience with running quarterbacks. We got to play Justin Thorpe from [James Madison] last year. He was a duel-threat quarterback. I'm just very excited for the opportunity that's in front of me."
Good attitude, which is to be commended. Otherwise, however, I foresee a long day for the Umass defense. There is reason to hope, however, if you're a Minuteman. In 2006 Umass held Armanti Edwards to just 81 yards on the ground, which - if replicable against Robinson - would be a victory for the unit. The stat, however, does come with a caveat - App State tailbacks gashed Umass for 184 yards. If Notre Dame lined up and said "We'll stop the tailbacks, Denard will have to beat us" I expect the scheme from Umass to be the exact opposite. They will try to stop Denard, and put the onus on the tailbacks. This is not a joke question: will they be able to do either?
Homes again:
"I don't know if you can stop him," Holmes said. "He's a great player. I think he has 800 or 900 yards of total offense in two games, so it's really just believing in our schemes and I believe our coaches are going to come up with a good gameplan and we can hopefully just execute that. Hopefully, we can get 11 guys to the ball. He seems to get out in space a lot, so if we can rally to him, maybe it would work to our advantage."
That quote doesn't exact ring of confidence, but the Umass defense has been excellent so far this year - holding opposing offenses to under 200 yards per game this season. You can't tell me every single Umass defender won't be aware of what 16 is doing in the shotgun, and won't be scared to death that he might take off. This will likely lead to more than a few plays where Robinson does his little "two steps forward" play fake and zips one to an uncovered Roundtree as the linebacker tries to figure out which was he's going. If the defense sells out to stop Denard, then my guess is that he has the most passing yards of his career to date. I also do NOT expect him to be carrying the ball 28 times this game. If he does, then the score is likely to be a lot closer than we want it to be.
Hold on to the damn ball. Also, Hagerup needs a better day. Umass punter is not good, averaging only 33.9 yards per kick. He's also had one blocked this season. Of course, Hagerup is averaging 39 yards per kick, including some ugly one's against ND.
Final Prediction
Michigan wins early and easily, final score somewhere in the neighborhood of 45-13. Denard only plays the first half. We see significant Gardner, and Tate gets his first series of 2010. Mouton kills somebody, Cam Gordon rebounds to have a nice, confidence building outing, and Kovacs gets an INT.
Key Matchups to Watch
Mike Martin vs. Umass offensive line: if he's blowing up double teams, you can giggle a little if you want.
Scheme vs. Robinson: If the defense is selling out to stop him - and they should be - will he make the right reads to get it to his tailbacks?
Kicking game vs. unmitigated disaster: It would be nice to make one, right? right?
House #1, a 3 bedroom colonial near a noisy street vs. House #3, a 3 bedroom ranch in a nice neighborhood, but with higher property taxes: A matchup probably for the ages, will the Yearling Family opt for the 3 bedroom split level, or the ranch in the swanky part of town to accommodate their growing family?
Gametime Drink of Choice
This being the early game, I'll be drinking a Bloody Mary, and I'll make it however spicy I want it, thank you very much. There's only 2 types of people in this world - those who drink their Bloody Mary as spicy as they can, and those who think that listening to their bootleg copy of Lillith Fair 1999 is acceptable behavior. Your move, dear reader.
Alternate Programming
Your DVR'd house hunters episode, featuring the lovely Suzanne Wang. If you're married, you know exactly what I'm talking about.
Inanimate Object Threat Level
After last week's Red Advisory, we bring it back solidly into the green because, should there be a loss, there won't be a world left to feel threatened.
Recommended for Survival
Watching the BTN piece on Brock Mealer prior to kickoff.
Minutemen vs Wolverines coverage
Minutemen vs Wolverines preview
Michigan dominates Maryland 83-64 for crucial win The Wolverines improved to 8-7, 2-3 in Big Ten with the win.
Dickinson, Houstan shine in Michigan's 83-64 win against Maryland Dickinson goes for 21 and Houstan goes for 16 in the big win.


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How Toxic Is Masculinity for Men?
March 28, 2021 By David Griesing Leave a Comment
Social isolation has reduced the space between us and where we fall short, providing some particularly uncomfortable close-ups. That includes the part of masculinity that's depressing and harmful to men before it's toxic to anybody else.
Elderbrook is the stage name of the English musician, songwriter, producer and singer behind a remarkable 4-minute music video that has, over the past year, invited millions of us to consider the emotional isolation of men who show up for a group therapy session because they know they have a problem (but not what to do about it) until somebody in the group finds the courage to break their isolation.
Elderbrook wrote the mesmerizing music and vocalizes the lyrics, which are about the absence of companionship when something bad is happening to you, that is, when someone who's not there when you need them might have helped "in keeping me sober." For the flow and rhythm of the interactions between the ensemble of characters, Elderbrook's voice is accompanied by an electronic music collective called Rudimental, which is a big deal in Britain but mostly under the radar here.
The gifted director who visualized the narrative is Luke Davies, the choreography (that fits this assortment of clueless blokes to a tee) is by Jacob Holme, and the lead actor is Michael Socha, who is pictured above and plays his part throughout with a non-comprehending beauty. All of these elements come together in a mix of throb, gut-punch and whimsy that speak with terrific economy to how utterly alone men can be and what needs to happen before we do something about it.
I found it jaw-dropping.
Here's how the video opens:
You're about to enter some kind of group dynamic where you're expected to contribute—a meeting, a book group, a seminar room with limited students—and a big part of you "would just rather not today."
They'll want me to open up, show who I am, know what I'm talking about, have something to say, share.
Call it performance anxiety, because all things considered, on most days I'd rather not.
And because it's a group therapy room for just men, it's even harder.
You come to deal with whatever's been going on with drugs, alcohol, depression or just being messed-up, and it can get pretty personal.
I don't want to look at the stain in my drawers let alone his drawers!
Maybe they'll want me to make some gesture at taking care of one of my fellow losers. Or maybe, one of them will want to start doing that [shi~ver] to me.
They always said, "you're not good with emotions," that you keep what's hurting you at bay or push it down.
Yeah, it is pretty thin ice. I might fall through and keep falling, so I hold on to the brittle however angry or irritable I get when it's tested, or beat myself up with only a beer for sympathy, so I suppose they're right.
What good is anybody in here for that?
And besides, they'll be holding a pretty sad safety net.
So the first thing I've got to do is get it up to walk in the room with the rest of 'em instead of bolting for the stairs.
Today, it's a long hesitation but I decide to step in anyway, and suddenly I find myself in a silence of furtive eyes, waiting for the so-called therapy to start and the first shoes to drop.
The boss starts canvassing for volunteers. "Who wants to go first? Do you Kevin? Michael?"
Then I hear some background music and, against all odds, it's my feet that want to start talking.
I stand up like the prototype man, like Popeye—making arm muscles with both hands next to my shoulders to show how strong I either am or not, while shuffling a bit tentatively.
And then I'm off.
Here's your link to the "Something About You" music video. Watch it now if you can. Then think about it for a minute or two and maybe watch it again.
I can't get over it, and maybe you'll feel the same—particularly that part when two men make cautious eye contact and start to approach one another, and maybe you're feeling some of the anxiety our culture has taught us that something "forbidden" or at least "not quite right" is about to happen.
Call it Taboo. Call it an acknowledgement of vulnerability. Call it one of many insights in a startling stream of them.
After he wrote and recorded "Something About You," Elderbrook sent it out to film directors to get bids on content for the video. The request mentioned the summery nature of the track, but Luke Davies (who went on to win the bid) also heard a melancholy sadness, and "after listening to the song for an hour and a half" came up with the inspiration for a men's self-help group (as he recounted in an interview after the music video went viral). Never really imagining that Elberbrook and his team would go for any of it, Davies had always wanted to make a short film that included line dancing "as a kind of metaphor for something else," so he built dancing into his bid as well. And then there was this final association:
I always think of cowboys and for me, cowboys are an archetypal symbol for men. I think of Clint Eastwood and all these Hollywood archetypal superheroes before there were superheroes.
True creativity is always a leap into the dark, and Elderbrook ended up loving where Davies wanted to take his song.
Interestingly, after the performers were hired and the "cowboy" rehearsals had begun, Davies dropped on the actors that there would not only be line dancing but also "slow dancing," and, for all the obvious reasons, he was worried about their reactions. This is how he describes what happened next, and (given the theme) the reality in that room was pretty magical in its own right.
The whole day, without a doubt, was one of the most satisfying and enjoyable shoots of my life. I gotta admit, all the dancing was so much fun to do, especially the slow dancing on rehearsal day, because the actors had no idea it was going to be a part of the music video.
They knew there was going to be line dancing but I hadn't told them they were going to be slow dancing. And these guys had only met each other a couple hours ago. I was like 'right, ok so everyone stand in the middle of the room, here are your partners, now I just want you to sort of hug each other'. They hugged each other for about a minute. And once we had done that and got the awkwardness out of the way, we just started slow dancing for a bit.
And what was weird is that I thought that people might be funky or not take it seriously and be embarrassed but straight away, people were just so emotional leaning into each other and it was quite romantic and funny seeing a bunch of blokes slow dancing.
You can see how well it turned out, but in some ways the story behind this little film was just beginning. The choreographers posted a how-to-do-the-line-dance instructional video on You Tube shortly after "Someone Like You" began to attract attention, and it beautifully reinforced the overall simplicity of the message: This isn't so hard to do. And then, all of a sudden, there were young men dancing to it in a "Together is Stronger" challenge on TikTok.
Because men who let their guards down together really do become stronger.
Negative emotions eat away at you when they don't get out, and men often have a harder time than women getting them out. No one denies it. It's society's, your parent's, your own advice to "just suck it up," to put your negative feelings behind you or bury them deep inside instead of working (even dancing) your way through them.
For example, depression is a self-aggression of trapped emotions that tends to reinforce its isolation at every turn—with booze, drugs and even deeper withdrawals. Ultimately, the answer is putting the pain into words. (If you're interested in the deep scholarship behind this, I'd recommend Dr. Judith Herman's landmark Trauma and Recovery.) Unfortunately, there haven't been many translators–between the medical community and the rest of us–who have talked about men's particularly constricted side of it, at least in vivid voices that make both the problem and its possible solutions come alive.
Davies, the director, was aware of all that because he saw the problem in men from his own family and suspected that it had to exist everywhere.
There is basically a group of people that needs our help and support [but isn't getting it]. The bigger idea that we're exploring is masculinity and within that, the unrealistic standards I think society sets for men. You only need to look at mental illness, depression and suicide numbers among young men to see how much of an issue it is and I think part of that has to do with the fact that men find it difficult on the whole to talk feelings.
Some people have seen [the video] as like an attack on toxic masculinity, which for me it's never been about. I know toxic masculinity exists and I do think it needs to be discouraged but at the same time, I think people who are most guilty of it are also kind of the victims of this idea of not being able to talk about emotions and being vulnerable.
In other words, men can be as toxic to themselves as they can be to others, and maybe that's the root of the problem.
Elderbrook and Davies have told at least part of this story about men and their feelings brilliantly, economically and interactively. They've shone a light. And who would have thought that they'd do so by inviting us to slow dance.
This post was adapted from my March 21, 2021 newsletter. Newsletters are delivered to subscribers' in-boxes every Sunday morning and occasionally I post the content from one of them here. You can subscribe too by leaving your email address in the column to the right.
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Q: c# Save korean string to file, not utf form string There is a class, Data.
Data has a member, "name" which contains Korean string.
I make json string with System.Text.Json
JsonSerializer.Serialize<Data>(data, opt);

and make json file
File.WriteAllText(filePath, jsonstring, Encoding.UTF8);

part of json is

"name": "\uC0BC\uC131\uC804\uAE30",

but Json string what I want  is

"name": "삼성전기",

I tried
File.WriteAllText(filePath, jsonstring, Encoding.Unicode)
File.WriteAllText(filePath, jsonstring, Encoding.Default)

but the contents of the file are in this format \uxxxx.
How can I save  Korean string to file as it is?
(As a reference)
When I try to find solution (for C#) I found out function(json.dumps) in Python
I can get the results what I want by using it
(example)
import json
dict = {'555': '123'}
with open('file.txt', 'w', encoding='UTF-8') as file:
file.write(json.dumps(dict))

A: What you probably want here is - right at the start:
opt.Encoder = JavaScriptEncoder.UnsafeRelaxedJsonEscaping;

(obviously don't change this constantly - set it once only; if a different usage needs different options: use a different options object)
This leaves the Name unescaped, rather than escaping it in the JSON. From there, you can then encode the string any way you like.
You should also note that the name UnsafeRelaxedJsonEscaping suggests that there may be scenarios in which this is undesirable, so: it would be worth trying to read the documentation on UnsafeRelaxedJsonEscaping to understand when and why this is.


In commercial real estate brokerage, a cold calling system is critical to your new business prospecting processes. If you avoid the process, then you are walking away from the fastest way to create new leads and opportunities.
Too many agents and brokers simply can't or won't master cold calling comprehensively and specifically for their business. At the first opportunity they will walk away from the challenge or the time requirement.
Sometimes you have to do things that are a bit difficult and challenging. Telephone prospecting is like that. In business today there are those people that do the 'hard stuff' and those that walk away from the opportunity simply because of the skills and disciplines required.
The top agents in the market and usually those that are prepared to do what others avoid or can't master. Making prospecting calls on the telephone is like that. Do you want to be a top agent? Then consider how you can establish your call contact system.
Practice what you say – When you get the call process started, things will be a lot easier if you practice each morning before you get to the office. Take your call success rate to the next level by deliberately practicing things in a regular way. Refine your skills with telephone conversations.
Build relevance – If you are a local agent of reasonable property skill and specialization, then you should have some relevant information to add to your call contact conversations. Gather some information that will be of interest to investors, business owners, and tenants. Find ways to share that information.
Remove distractions – Get away from surrounding noise. A closed room is a good location to make your calls. That fact is not just to help you with the process of calling, but also to show some respect to the person on the other end of the line with what you are saying and suggesting.
Research your list – There are many people and businesses that you can call, but in saying that, it is really important to research and grow your list through some selection process. Don't be eager to telephone everyone in your town or city; make a few selections that will help you hone your list and contact process.
Fixed time slot – The best way to make calls is to do it at the same time each day. Set aside 2 hours to get the process done. Nothing should shift you from making your calls. The moment someone asks you to put a meeting in your 'call time' think about the damage that single meeting could do to your income and client base.
Stand up to make your calls – As simple and perhaps silly as it seems, the 'stand up' call process really does help when it comes to making conversations of value and substance. Create conversations at every opportunity. To make things work in this way, ensure that you are using a telephone headset.
Given all of these things, make sure that you track and measure everything that you do. Eventually you will see a growth in call to meeting conversions and that can be the start of some real momentum in your real estate business.


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Hong Kong Unrest Worsens: What Is the Endgame?
Hong Kong's airport canceled all flights Monday after thousands of protesters swarmed the terminals. Residents are demanding the end of an extradition bill that Hong Kong's chief executive says is no longer under consideration. So, why are there still protests? Olivia Enos, policy analyst at the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation, explains.


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How the decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair can Affect State Budgets
by: Malique Rankin
Today the Supreme Court is hearing South Dakota v. Wayfair.
And depending on the decision– it could make the difference of millions of dollars in the state's budget.
Our Malique Rankin explains the case and what it could mean for you.
South Dakota has taken Wayfair, the online furniture website, to court for not paying their state's sales tax for online purchases.
The current precedent was set in Quill v. North Dakota in 1992.
Which says a business must have a physical presence in a state to be required to collect sales tax.
This ruling was decided in a time where purchases were made through mail order catalogs.. and the internet didn't play a role in retail.
This leaves big corporations, like wayfair, exempt from sales tax.
In North Dakota, it adds up to a pretty penny that could make a difference in balancing the state budget.
Ryan Rauschenberger; ND Tax Commissioner: "Well based on national estimates, we figure from 25 to 50 million dollars is being lost every year because online retailers aren't collecting and remitting tax."
For small businesses, why would a consumer shop local and pay an extra tax when you can find the same product, tax-free elsewhere?
Ryanne Papa; Owner of Exposure: "It's really hard to compete with places like Amazon, they don't pay the taxes, they can give you the fast shipping, they can give you a much broader market size. Especially these days in the winter where it's all crappy and people aren't coming out, they're turning to online shopping. And we might have the same products on our online store, but Amazon is more readily available."
Ryan Rauschenberger; ND Tax Commissioner: "But, it's really about leveling the playing field in the sense that, a hardware store, retail or sporting good stores here in North Dakota that has a brick and mortor storefront, means they have to collect sales tax. That's the law. But right now, the online competitors don't have to."
If the Supreme Court sides with South Dakota, small businesses can expect a more leveled playing field, according to Rauschenberger.
Ryanne Papa; Owner of Exposure: "I don't think we'll have a huge increase in online sales, but I think it'll open peoples eyes to what's available and hopefully they'll look more and shop more."
The Supreme Court is expected to make a decision in the next month.
If the Supreme Court sides with South Dakota.. not only will it mean millions of dollars each year in sales tax, but more money flowing in to local budgets as well, according to the tax commissioner.


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NewsWelcoming New Talent to BrandExtract
Welcoming New Talent to BE
As we close out the year, we're excited to share all the recent additions to the BrandExtract team. Join us as we welcome seven new faces, and read a little bit about what makes them so great.
Creative Team Hires
Creative Director: Doug Timmermeyer
Midwest born, but Texas raised, Doug fell in love with graphic design and stories at a young age thanks to his passion for comic books. He attended Texas Tech University and earned a BFA in Design Communications.
Over the years, Doug discovered a second love, brand strategy. Doug always enjoyed the marriage of design and storytelling, and with brand strategy, he found that he could help companies truly express their stories.
Doug's hopes at BrandExtract is to build a team that constantly inspires each other and our clients. He believes that whatever BE creates, it should bring out the best in people.
Graphic Production Designer: Eleanor Shanks
Inspired by a love of classic comic strips and pulp design, Eleanor has dedicated her career to providing quality designs that inspire belief. Eleanor combines her love of graphic design with user experience to help fine-tune designs.
Eleanor attended the Art Institute of Houston where she earned her Associate's Degree in Applied Arts. She has since worked in graphic design across multiple areas; from print publishing to corporate communications and marketing.
"To me, graphic production is all about refining," Eleanor said. "It's about precision and refining to ensure that the designs produce well."
Interactive Team Hires
Web Strategist: Jonathan Coen
Originally from Katy, TX, Jonathan attended the University of Texas where he received his BA and BFA for art and graphic design. From there, user experiences quickly became his passion and he earned his master's in the field from Kent State University.
A lover of both design and analytics, Jonathan hopes to bridge the gap between the two in order to create better holistic marketing experiences.
"To me, I like to look at it as if it were a puzzle where you also have to make the pieces while you put it together," Jonathan said. "It's a great challenge, and I'm always looking for new opportunities to bridge the gap."
Digital Marketing Team Hires
Copywriter: Ben Gonzalez
Raised in Austin but now a proud San Antonian, Ben attended Trinity University in San Antonio, where he earned his BA in anthropology. After graduating, he reported for local news publications and briefly moved to Connecticut to work as an academic research assistant.
As a writer, he uses his passion for sharing people's experiences to develop impactful narratives in his work.
"I saw BrandExtract as an opportunity to further expand my skills as a writer and open myself up to new, challenging experiences," Ben said. "It seemed like a truly collaborative space where I could experiment and grow."
Operations Team Hires
Traffic Coordinator: Cindy Steward
Cindy attended the University of Lincoln Nebraska where she earned a Bachelor's of Journalism with an emphasis on advertising. Cindy then worked for a variety of agencies as a Traffic Director and as a Creative Service Manager.
Cindy wants to bring value to BrandExtract by providing a stronger sense of organization—something she's become a master of thanks to all her years of bringing order to chaotic environments.
"Traffic is the middle-man; a little bit creative, and a little bit account work," Cindy said describing her position. "It is knowing what has to be done and working as a team to get it done before anyone realizes it."
Account Service Team Hires
Brand Strategist: Rose Mulroney
Born in the suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rose attended college at Marquette University. Shortly after graduation, she found her next passion, combining creative and analytical marketing. This inspired her to pursue her master's in graphic design at Columbia College Chicago.
Rose has worked all across the B2B space in industries such as healthcare, technology, and even accounting. Her career has seen her fill the roles of Director of Marketing, Creative Marketing Director, and even as a founder of her own branding agency.
Rose wants to tell compelling company stories that inspire belief in the brands' customers and excite their audiences. She's particularly interested in helping brands explain why what they do is important.
Brand Manager: Sasha Shylo
Sasha was born in the Ukraine and raised in Houston. She received a BA in marketing from Baylor University, and never looked back. Since graduating, Sasha has worked in promotional marketing and swag distribution for four years.
At BrandExtract, Sasha is dedicated to creating narratives that express a brand's qualities and values. She is passionate about how dynamic branding is, and loves the opportunities it gives her to flex her creative muscles.
A lover of telling stories, Sasha's goal is to help others learn to express their values and tell their own stories. Friendly and cheerful, Sasha is always down to chat and meet new faces.
We hope you're as excited to work with our new teammates as we are. Explore our full bios to learn more about the new folks along with the rest of our team. Additionally, our recent integration of Axiom means we'll be welcoming a new boatload of talent shortly. Look forward to meeting them soon as BrandExtract continues to grow.