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Hi. I'm a sincere, genuine, humble girl who appreciates high standards and quality of life. In my free time, I relish being close to nature, gymming- cardio and strength training, going for long drives, music, travel and the outdoors. I have also travelled to many places across the globe. Born and raised in Singapore, I graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from National University of Singapore. I am extremely passionate about veganism/animal rights and becoming a vegan is the best thing that has ever happened to me in my life!
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Thought I'd share the way I remove blackberry brambles without use of chemicals or pulling out.
Here is a link that might be useful: Photos & Steps to Removing Blackberries w/o Chemicals
The method above works, for the most part, on rather level ground. Operating a brush hog is not for the timid or elderly.
My ten acres is rather hilly. I take a pole pruner and reach in to the crowns and cut them off and then pull the vines out. A gaff hook works for the crowns. What's left is easily pulled.
A common misconception is that Blackberries spread underground and then sprout. They do not. They spread like strawberries. I try not to let any vine tips root during the fall and winter on areas yet to be conquered.
I will debate the fact that they don't spread underground. The easiest way for them to spread is overground. But, my neighbor has unruly blackberry bushes and I get them sprouting in my yard up to 20 ft from the fence line. I yank them up and they lead towards her yard although the root usually breaks before I get to the fence line unless it's a close one.
When I lived in Seattle I had some Himalayan blackberries trained on a fence. They never spread underground in six years. Maybe they do, but it hasn't been my experience.
I would say that wild blackberries certainly can spread underground, but this is not their natural habit. I have dug up blackberry clumps and invariably many sprouts will pop up from the roots left behind, despite my best efforts to get all the roots.
A 20' long root that was severed from the mother plant would most certainly sprout canes. Even if not severed, I would think under some conditions they would sucker up.
The root leads back to her house. I'm religious about keeping her invasive plants on her side of the fence but can't do much about the underground raspberries until they show up. The 20 footer was an anomaly, most are in the 10 ft range.
While I did this method for a large area, I also modified the idea for a smaller would-be gardening area about 25 X 50 feet.
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I don,t post here very often but this has been such a big problem for me I had to chime in. The bigger leafed ones can be killed by cutting down the canes the smaller leafed ones spread under ground. I have been mowing my field for years and the small ones just won,t give up . The bigger ones were killed the first year here. I read a article somewhere a few years ago about the different types of blackberrys and the roots can spread and come up as far away as 80 feet with the right kind of berry. I just don,t remember thier names. But it does seem to be my exp. with the smaller leafed ones.


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432 won, 398 lost, win ratio of 52.05%
Games played: 833 : Estimated hours of play (15 minutes per game): 208 hours.
Average games per day: 8 ¼, realistically 7-10
Day started: July 29th, 2010, 2 days after release. Day I got to Diamond: November 6, 2010
Day 1: Installed the game on my girlfriend's MacBook Pro. Started the campaign, skipped the practice league, and lost all 5 of my placement matches within 10 minutes. I Start in Bronze league with 0 Points and a bonus pool of around 115.
To be honest, I had no idea what I was doing at this point. With no experience in 1v1, I would just simply build some workers, get both gas, and just make some stuff. Soon enough, I realized the more expansions I had the bigger army I would have, and just won by getting to 200 supply with colossi and stalkers. Started understanding terrain and unit composition by doing a few challenges, used this to my advantage with colossi. Once I knew what I was doing, my APM was around 30.
Strategies I saw: A lot of people did the same thing as me: made the units they were comfortable with, and rocked out. No one, including me, started to make more than 10% counter units in their army. They would simply do the army they liked (MMM, gateways units, mutas) and compliment them with a few counters. This is the reason colossi and stalkers were so effective, no one would see it as necessary to change what they were doing.
Strategies I learned: Build a bunch of stuff. Attack with it.
Day 2: After about 10 losses including my placement matches, I win for the first time. With 10 APM, 15 SCVs, one base, and 25 minutes, I nuke my opponent's base on metalopolis. He GG's.
Day 4: Played my first 2v2. Completely owned by stalkers and colossi. Switch to protoss.
Reach 10 wins with protoss, solo Hot Streak 3. Win games by going mass stalker and colossi.
Day 5: Solo Hot Streak 5. Finish Campaign.
Day 6: Watch "TLOWNAGE" by HDStarcraft, shown to me by a friend.
Day 10: Reach #1 in Bronze league. 25 Wins with Protoss
Day 11: Promotion to Silver League
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After my summer job, I was finally able to afford my own computer. I finally returned my girlfriends MacBook Pro (to her relief) and decided to get a desktop for the first time in years. I got a 27" quad core iMac, with a Bluetooth keyboard and multitouch magic mouse.
This was the first time I really hit a road block in my games. People no longer seemed to just build stuff and go for it, they actually changed their build to counter my units. While waiting to get to 200, I would be long scouted and countered. I could no longer learn everything just by watching my own replays.
At this point I started watching HDStarcraft and HuskyStarcraft Videos. I watched everything I could by TLO, who was German like myself. With these videos, I started to learn what build orders and openings actually were, and the importance of scouting. I started understanding that certain builds work on certain maps, while others completely fail. Short rush distance? Have a few units out within a certain timeframe. Long rush distance? Keep an eye out, but have the courage to get those higher tier units quickly.
Strategies I Learned: After a long plateau, I discovered two crucial components of protoss play: chrono boost and 4gate. I don't know why, but I literally didn't know about chrono boost for the longest time. Once I knew about it, it was like a gift from god. Secondly, from HD and Husky I learned how to do 4gate, propelling me into gold league in 3 days after a two week plateau in Silver. Another great strategy I learned was to effectively use the protoss mothership. I learned that static defenses didn't mean much if you had 200 supply of cloaked units warped into your main base.
Strategies I Saw: The most annoying thing I experienced was playing against terran on desert oasis before it got patched. They would always put tanks right next to my base on the hard-to-reach ledge, build turrets, and intercept all incoming forces with marauders. I did not realize at this point that I could just X out the map on my preferences. Got cannon rushed a few times, and learned to keep an eye out in my base and check for cheese before scouting. I also did the opening gambit and rush challenges to learn how to survive the first 10 minutes.
Cheesing: This was the only league where I did a few cheeses. I was terrible at PvP, so I proxy zealot rushed protoss opponents roughly 10 times. After gold league, I stopped doing this.
Average APM: 45
Day 16: Gold medal in Rush Defense and Opening Gambit Challenge
Day 20: 50 Wins with Protoss
Day 27: 100 Wins with Protoss
Day 30: Reach #1 in Silver League
Day 31: Promotion to Gold League
As soon as I got into gold league I realized going for diamond might not be so impossible. Because of this, I decided that I had to really learn the game inside out. The day I got in, I poured boiling hot tea all over my hand and knew I wasn't going to be able to play well for at least a day. So I spent a day doing nothing but getting all the gold medals in the challenges. This taught me an immense amount: partially effective micro, and the potential of sentries and templars.
Strategies I learned: Though I knew 4gate wrecked zerg, I was still having problems with MMM and mirror matchups. I started using templar instead of colossus, and learned about 2gate robo from watching videos, which I started to do on a daily basis. It was at this point that I decided to switch to random.
Playing random I learned the most powerful tool of all: decoding what you scout. I had previously just scouted to see his army size, and whether he was attacking or not. After a number of random games, and with many builds in my head from watching replays, I started getting a feeling for what build order meant what. Now when I scouted, I knew not only what my opponents were doing, but also what I would see in 5 minutes. If there were gas and a spawning pool, I'd prepare for zergling speed. If they didn't come out, I'd assume that mutalisks were coming but scouted to make sure. Knowing what your opponent's build order could tell you, and the time it took for those build orders to produce their desired effect let me adapt and counter his build. I started upgrading once I hit the 10-minute mark.
Strategies I saw: Terran players were still going mostly MMM balls. Protoss would either try to dark templar rush, zealot rush, or play a long term mass game. Zerg mostly went either for fast speedlings or tried going higher tech like ultras or mutas, even brood lords. 75% of Zerg players did not know how to counter 4gate. Knowing how to counter all of these made my stay in gold league only 6 days.
Average APM: 55
Day 31: Get all remaining gold medal in challenges.
Day 33: Switch to Random
Day 36: 10 wins with Random. Reach #1 in Gold League
Day 37: Promotion to Platinum League
This is where I got a little side tracked. My friends who were still in bronze league asked me to play against them, and I would take on both of them as Zerg and completely outmacro them both. This went on for about 5 games. Because I was having so much fun, I decided to switch to Zerg in 1v1. Needless to say, the excitement of beating two inexperienced players did not translate into wins in Platinum league. No one left me alone for 15 minutes, no one let me take control of the whole map, and I was relentlessly owned. 4 days after I had gotten promoted, I was back in gold league.
Day 38: 25 Wins with Random
Day 41: Demotion to Gold League
School started again around this point, so I did not have time to play all day to get back into Platinum. It took me a while to realize why I had been demoted, and decided to switch back to random and get my fundamentals right. I had learned my lesson: Adaptability was necessary, not trickery.
Day 53: 100 Wins with Random
Day 55: Re - promotion to Platinum League
This is where I learned to most advanced techniques and encountered the hardest opponents I ever had. This is also where I spent half of the 100 days it took me to get from never having played to diamond league.
The difference I was seeing was that counter units were being used extremely effectively. Ghosts started completely ruining my templars. Most of all, I started seeing that while in gold league the turn away from cheesing had led to a peaceful early game besides scouting, high platinum and low diamond players were extremely aggressive without sacrificing anything.
I realized that I could no longer play with the mouse I had. The magic mouse has a huge problem: it cannot left click and right click quickly, because the multitouch surface requires on to lift the finger that was not clicking. Because of this, I decided to get a real mouse, and got a Razer DeathAdder at my local Best Buy. I had been using a notebook as a mouse pad the entire time, so a few days later I decided to get the cheapest mouse pad razer had: the razer sphex. After a few days of getting used to, my controls started getting much more precise.
Strategies I learned: Still playing random, I started exploring all the possible builds I had seen from opponents and watched on casts. From getting a hatchery first on long distance rush maps, to getting a void ray or two to accompany my 4gate instead of sentries. Most importantly, I learned that expanding was not just necessary intervals such as every 7 minutes, but that psychological damage could help me secure expansions. I started to expand every time I made a successful push, as I would see myself stocking up massive amounts of minerals during pushes, then blowing it all on reinforcements if the player retaliated. The 3 minute window of him being scared gave me the necessary time to get my expansion up, have it pay for itself, and then give me an advantage.
An advanced technique I learned in this league was timing. Talking specifically about expansions and returns, I realized there was a meaning to when casters say "this is where his economy kicks in". In games, when a player invests in certain technologies to kick in, there is a time until the break-even point, which is the time between his investment and the expected return of that investment. If he builds an expansion at 9 minutes, his economy will be less than or equal to my economy until around 12 minutes, and this is the window of opportunity to attack. These opportunities and timings are what I learned could give me an advantage. If I made only units until 11 minutes and attacked, I would not only have more than him, but would be able to take out his expansion while making my own, turning the battle into my favor and giving me an advantage if the game went late.
While I had upgraded a lot in gold league, I started to learn to bring my economy to equilibrium. My production facilities matched my income, and gained in numbers once I had 2 or 3 bases running. At this point I would have 3 forges rather than 1, so I could get upgrades as fast as possible if the game went past the 20 minute mark. I never built too many structures too early, but realized that with 1,500 mineral per minute income I would need more than 4 warpgates and 1 robo facility.
My most frequent build orders were:
Protoss: 2gate twilight, 2gate robo, 2gate starport. Against protoss I initially would win because I had immortals to counter his 4gate, but when some players started killing me with rush zealots I went 2gate twilight instead. This let me either get rush zealots or blink stalkers depending on his build, then transition into midgame.
I suck at terran. Always have, always will. I'd usually just do a 3 rax push and see if it worked. The other build order I had learned was a fast mech build, where I could attack with 2 thors and 20 marines in 8 minutes. With this race, I never felt comfortable going into the midgame.
I really loved playing zerg. I would almost always go 14 hatch 15 pool, with roaches to defend until I got muta baneling, or hydras out. I never really had a specific unit composition, but learned from watching fruitseller to simply have every technology available and have the income to be able to spawn what ever army was necessary against the opponent.
Strategies I Saw: In platinum, every strategy I had ever heard of was thrown at me at least once. The list is too expansive for this already enormous post. I was not really thrown off guard by them, but lost almost every time if I did not scout.
Average APM: 70-80
Day 58: Bought a Razer DeathAdder
Day 62: Bought a Razer Sphex mouse pad
Day 68: Reach #1 in Platinum League
Day 91: Completed all Economy and Melee Achievements.
Day 92: Completed all outmatched Achievements
This is where I want to make my final point, the difference between diamond and platinum level. As you can see, I was stuck in platinum league for a long time. The reason for this is that I would frequently fall from number 1 all the way down to ranks like 37. Inbetween, I felt I wasn't improving to the point that I would complete random achievements such as trying to learn something by facing of against two insane AIs or an Insane FFA. I was stuck in Platinum for 50 days. And then one realization made me go from platinum to diamond in 5 days.
I realized that while playing random earned me a lot of respect, I was simply not good at Terran, and only good to a certain point with Zerg. I played random until I got to 250 wins, but got 250 wins with protoss as well. I had switched to random at 100 wins, and only had 80 wins with Zerg and 80 wins with Terran. That meant that I had 150 times with Protoss while winning 80 times with each other race. I had literally won twice as much when I got Protoss. So I made the decision: though playing random is incredibly fun, I switched back to protoss. 5 Days later, I was in diamond. And here is why:
The difference between Platinum and Diamond:
2 Weeks back I started listening to the day9 daily special. While I had heard some of the things he said before, a lot became clear to me. Most importantly, I realized that the highest level players will not only build units and counter units, but build units to force opponents to build a certain counter, while he is actually using that to his advantage. With protoss, I was able to pull this off, with Zerg and Terran I simply did not have the confidence or knowledge. For example: I would build 2 colossi with a mainly stalker/zealot/immortal army. My opponent would invest massive resources into anti-air (in this case corruptors). I would attack with my army of 2 colossi but hallucinate a further 8 colossi with the sentries I had charged up throughout the game. By the time he realized the colossi were all fake, his entire ground army was destroyed and he was left with 15 corruptors that did nothing to my still 150 food army. Though he managed to transition to brood lords, my blink stalkers were able to decimate his corruptors to the point where he only had 10 brood lords, a manageable number for 30 blink stalkers.
I was winning against opponents with 300 APM while I was still at 60. It didn't matter if they could click faster than me if I was making better decisions than them. Timing, Psychology, and choice were winning me these games. Focusing on these, I won 21 out of the next 30 games against high level platinum and diamond players.
This is the greatest difference: while micro and macro are similar between the leagues, the psychological damage that diamond players can do and bluffing sets them apart. Another example was going 2gate stargate against Zerg: by forcing my opponent to get hydras and intentionally sending in the void rays for him to see, I could crush him by coming in with 20 charge zealots. A lot of people say that Starcraft is a lot like chess. This is where it is most true: Great chess players calculate many steps ahead, bluff, and outsmart. Most importantly, they think quickly under pressure and never lose their cool. Constant aggression but no overcompensation.
This is what a great chess player is. This is what a diamond level player is.
Day 97: 250 wins with random. 250 wins with Protoss. 80 Wins with Terran and Zerg. Switch Back to Protoss
Day 101: Promotion to Diamond League
Conclusion and Notes:
In this 101 day adventure, I have indeed regained faith in myself. I have seldom been so challenged intellectually, psychologically, and mechanically. This journey has been quite amazing, and I have faced hundreds of people who forced me to go back to the drawing board and rethink everything I thought I knew. I want to thank everyone in the SC II for their advice, insights, and competitiveness. I am filled with pride to join the ranks of you. People weren't kidding when they said this is the most competitive game in the world.
Here is the link to the replay pack, for those of you who want to watch any of the games I discussed (from mothership drops to the final push to diamond against 300 APM players)
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Shoutout to Husky, HD, and Day9. You helped me like no others.
edit: Rather why would you write somehting like this if its going to be on the second page by tomorrow?
I always see threads about the difference between different leagues, what strategies matter, what decisions matter, who is OP etc.
I decided to share a point of view few have: someone who's been through all the leagues and all the races.
Edited by PHAIIANX on 11/6/2010 4:49 PM PDT
I also agree that platinum is the league where things get really difficult.
i hope the last part helps you. After getting to plat in one month, it took me 2 months to get to diamond. day9 helped me to revisit a lot of my basic mechanics and preconceptions, i'd give him a watch
edit: link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epMo2fLDU1Q
Edited by PHAIIANX on 11/6/2010 4:54 PM PDT
I also agree that platinum is the league where things get really difficult.
Yes, your post actually helped me realize some stuff. Like how psychological damage can give you time to get an expansion up. Thanks for your help!
And yeah, I watch Day9, he's cool. He helped me a lot.
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A friends tomatoe leaves are curling up . what would cause this?
If they are actually curling (the leaf tip rolls in toward the stem then it can either be exposure to herbicides from drift or contaminated mulch OR a disease. Would have to see a photo of them to know which.
However, if the leaves are really rolling rater than curling - the leaf sides cup/roll/fold up so they look like a taco shell - then it is stress. ID and eliminate the stress cause and the plants recover quickly.
Tomato leaf roll is common and often discussed here on the Tomato forum (lots of posts if you want to read them). The name of the condition is "Tomato Leaf Roll" and is defined at a physiological response of the plant to one of the stress factors such as excess water/rain, inconsistent soil moisture levels, pests such as aphids, whiteflies or thrips, over-fertilization, over-crowding, high winds, etc. etc.
Tomato Leaf Roll does not kill plants. It may reduce production because of the stress but the plants will survive and recover IF you eliminate the problem.
So to know which your friend has and how to correct it we'd need much more information about his growing conditions and a picture of the plant. Of you can Google 'tomato leaf roll' for pics to compare it to.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for the advice now mine are doing it too !! I've got nice big better boys but not a single tomatoe all of the blooms keep falling off ! I'm in northern OK . I probably overwater " every other day or so" But I only do that to try to keep regular so I don't get splits like last year thanks RJ
The splits are caused from too much water.
It has been 90-100+ here in AZ and no watering for 2 days. I only water when the plants start to droop slightly. There is a spray you can buy "bloom set" for tomatoes. I think if you cut back on the water you may see an emprovement on leaves and blooms. Hope this helps
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It is occurring in one of my tomato plants (out of 8) the others are all happy. They are all in the same bed, and receive the same amount of water, fertilizer, sun etc. It is a different type (purple russian), so maybe it is just more sensitive to something. I am just crossing my fingers and hoping it will adjust. The weather has been so weird, almost 100 degrees for 2 days, then down to 60's with 45 degrees at night. But it seems to have stabilized now.
I too have the same problem and many other too.. some of my tomatoes got rotten when it was still green...I had put some egg shells under it.. now a tomato started to ripe....but the upper leaves of the plant is curling up...and now no new tomatoes are coming on my plant in the picture...another tomato plant had grown by itself in my flower bed but now that too started to curl what should I do? I water it once in two days and I live in the middle east..now the climate is not too hot but not even cold..
Check for spider mites.. My plants last year had the same problem and I figured out the damn spiders string a web and pulls the leaf so it lookes "curled".. I just squished the tiny spiders and sprayed with water and it was fine.. Although my plants didn't have discolored leaves, it could be several problems..


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I personally don't like the idea of remaking this one... why would you? It is a perfect piece of 80s horror history, well made, fun - they got it right. Any remake just will be a lesser quality movie.
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Seeing as how some McDonalds employees physically assaulted Professor Steve Mann in an attempt to rip off his prosthetically-mounted digital eye glass, I take it they may also feel threatened by bionic eyes and may ban or even attempt to remove them. Sound far-fetched? Read what McDonalds did to Dr. Mann [blogspot.jp], and decide for yourself.
I saw a University of Washington (I get the TV channels) lecture on a study of natural vision coding
They basically hooked a monkey's optic nerve into a ton of monitoring electrodes, then showed the monkey a set of images while recording. They then programmed a Neural network to replicate the exact same output as the monkey with the same input, and hooked it into blind monkeys testing against the calibration we use today in humans.
The standard calibration method is the squares test. They send a pulse to each electrode and have the subject point at the relative location on an easel where they see a flash from the activation. So for a 64 electrode system, the subject sees 64 flashes. They're then tested on shapes and sizes of objects (object recognition)
The blind monkeys were trained this method using the standard equipment and coding, (testing for grapes and dice). But when they split them into two groups, the monkeys with the neural net coding did much better after a couple of weeks after they got their coding replaced with the neuralnet input from a human.
I don't think there was a stellar control in the study, but the results are intriguing, and I think it merits further research. Perhaps with MRI mapping of how the optic nerve connects to the visual processing area, and how it changes during blindness.
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In 2000, Nickell, then 20, was living in a tiny apartment in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood, working in sales at the computer retailer CompUSA and studying graphic design at the Illinois Institute of Art. An army brat who had moved often as a child, he had few friends in town. His girlfriend, Shondi, was away at Purdue University and could visit only occasionally.
With time on his hands, Nickell began spending hours online trolling various art and design blogs. His favorite was Dreamless, a site for illustrators and programmers. There he chatted with online friends and played Photoshop tennis, a game in which designers challenge one another to manipulate photo images in the most outlandish way. "I felt I was really part of a community there," he says.
That year, Dreamless held an online T-shirt design competition for its annual New Media Underground Festival. Nickell entered and won. But nothing happened. No T-shirt was produced. No prize money was awarded. Dissatisfied, he proposed an idea to the other Dreamless members: What if there were a contest and the best shirts actually got made?
Nickell put up $500 to get the contest rolling. Another Dreamless enthusiast, Jacob DeHart, at the time a student at Purdue, matched it. In November 2000, Nickell and DeHart held their first contest on Dreamless, asking fellow users to submit and vote on the designs. Playing on the Dreamless name, they called the contest Threadless.
The duo received fewer than 100 submissions; five won. The winners each got two free tees emblazoned with their designs. But Nickell and DeHart printed more shirts than that—two dozen of each—and offered them to other Dreamless users for $12 a pop. They sold out quickly.
So the Threadless contests became a regular thing. But it didn't occur to Nickell for some time that they had a real company, let alone a new community-based business model. "I like doing things without having complete reasoning behind it," he says, sounding unlike just about any other businessman on the planet. "The reasoning comes later."
In 2002, both Nickell and DeHart dropped out of college to concentrate on turning Threadless from a hobby into a full-fledged company. One of their crucial early moves was to start a massive word-of-mouth campaign. "We rely totally on Web interaction to spread the word about the company," says Nickell, adding that he doesn't believe in advertising. Which means that he spent a huge amount of time cruising the Web, posting comments on blogs, and engaging with Threadless followers, who in turn promoted the weekly contests to their family, friends, and associates.
While some people submitting designs objected to the fact that Threadless retains the apparel rights to all winning images—and pays relatively little for them (currently $2,000 for an image, plus the artist's choice of a $500 merchandise credit or $200 cash)—most felt that the exposure for their work was worth it. By 2002, Threadless had signed up more than 10,000 members and sold $100,000 worth of shirts, according to Inc. Four years later, sales topped $18 million.
But the novice businessmen made plenty of mistakes along the way. In 2004, they launched a spinoff website, 15 Megs of Fame, where musicians could score their own songs. It closed in October 2006. "It wasn't what people wanted," says Nickell.
Neither was Extra Tasty, a community-based website for sharing cocktail recipes. Naked and Angry, a site where designers could submit patterns for wallpaper, home accessories, and even neckties, faltered too. "We didn't know what we were doing," Nickell admits. "We'd get a design and then we'd run around looking for plates or wallpaper. It seems simple now that the answer would be to outsource, but at the time we had a we-can-do-everything attitude." (Still convinced that Naked and Angry can be a hit, Nickell has folded it into a sister site, Threadless Patterns.)
In 2006, Nickell and DeHart, by then Threadless's chief technology officer, decided that they needed help, not to mention more funding. So they sold an undisclosed number of shares to Insight Venture Partners. "We were excited by the way they were merging content and commerce together on the Internet," says Jeff Lieberman, a partner at Insight. "We saw a totally unique company."
But it wasn't the kind of company it had been when it first launched, explains DeHart, who left in 2007. "I just like the feeling of small startups," he says, "the way you move quickly or change directions totally. Threadless had lost its small-business feel." (DeHart retains an ownership stake in Threadless; he declines to divulge its size. He and his wife, Mischa, went on to found Spaceship Collaborative, an incubator for various Internet projects. He is currently working on a new startup, Picture Life, a members-only version of the photo-sharing site Flickr.)
A year after DeHart's departure, Nickell hired Tom Ryan, a veteran of Virgin Mobile and EMI Music and the founder of an early MP3 music retailer, to become Threadless's CEO. In typical quirky fashion, Nickell insisted that Ryan spend his first three months on the job "making friends" with the 80-person staff instead of making decisions. Ryan gamely went along. "It was important for me to understand the company and how it worked," he says.
Once the new CEO had settled in, Nickell became Threadless's chief community officer, focusing on finding new members and promoting the brand online. "I got to concentrate on what I enjoy most and what I understand the best," he says.
He also got a chance to spend more time with Shondi and their young daughter, Arli. Taking advantage of the fact that (in theory at least) a digital executive can work anywhere, he moved his family to Boulder, Colorado. It made sense at the time: all that fresh air, and Nickell loves to snowboard, kayak, and camp. "We kind of went overboard about living in a clean, outdoorsy way," he explains.
Flights to Chicago for meetings got old quickly, however. "The travel wore me out," Nickell says. "And I felt disconnected from the give-and-take of the office."
By the time their son, Dash, was born in 2010, the Nickells were missing their old friends and relatives. In 2011, they put the Boulder house up for sale and moved back, settling in Evanston. "We love it there," says Nickell. "It's a real neighborhood. Kids come up and knock on the door." He pauses. "But we're still keeping an eye on the Boulder real-estate market."
In one of Threadless's small meeting rooms, which has a Mad Men–goes–funky vibe, Nickell sorts through the new product samples from Bed Bath & Beyond. They look ideal for the dorm-room set: colorful and eye-catching, revolving around peace signs, hearts, and abstract patterns. But what Nickell wants to point out is a small square on each item: a photo of the person who created each design, along with that person's name and hometown. "That is what is really exciting," he says. "It's important to me that the story of the artist be told and respected."
But can a focus on spreading the work of talented, often unknown designers—the heart and soul of Threadless—survive as the company expands from direct sales to a supplier to much bigger retailers? (Threadless has just one retail store, in Lake View.)
Nickell insists that it can. He says that he has rejected overtures from the likes of Target and Urban Outfitters. "I have nothing against either company," he says, "but I really wanted a place where the individual artists would be acknowledged with their designs. Neither company could offer us that. Gap and Bed Bath & Beyond could."
According to its CEO, Threadless's growth strategy is multipronged. The company will keep selling tees on its website, Ryan says, and will add new kinds of products. It will become a supplier to more large retailers. And it will expand to entertainment brands (Threadless recently held design contests with the PBS show Sesame Street and with Disney and the Cartoon Network).
As for possible plans to take the company public, both Nickell and Ryan remain mum. "Our mission," Ryan says, "is to get the world's creative minds to make and sell great artwork." Nickell puts it another way: "Respect the artist. Trust the community. And don't let ourselves trip up by getting in the way."
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Britain is getting excited about the 2012 Olympic Games. And it's getting busy, too, apparently – not only do they still have most of the infrastructure to build for the games, but they have to prepare for the influx of visitors the games will bring.
And part of this preparation has involved officially published tips for making foreign guests feel welcome. And yes, it's exactly as bad as it sounds.
VisitBritain, a UK government funded national tourism agency, has created an online set of cultural dos and don'ts for UK residents on how to treat those visiting the country in the run up to the games. The tips have been drawn up by VisitBritain's staff in its 35 offices worldwide, and appear in the organization's country profiles.
So, what do the tips include? Here's a selection:
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This antique Art Deco filigree and diamond wedding ring is awash with the geometric flavor of the Art Deco jewelry period. Gazing into this antique wedding band you'll be mesmerized by its celestial wonders, where twinkling stars pierce the inky sky. Constructed of shimmering platinum, the band of this Art Deco wedding ring is accented with fancy filigree cutwork that extends all the way around the finger. The X-patterned filigree etch-working forms a series of rhomboid shapes in which a dozen round single cut diamonds radiantly nestle. These VS-SI2 clarity, H-I colored diamonds total approximately .20 carats. With their explosion of architectural details, antique Art Deco filigree and diamond wedding rings like this one will appeal to the contemporary-minded bride. Circa 1920s. Size 7.25. SOLD
This Retro rose gold and ruby eternity band has a royal coronet flavor to it. The 14k rose gold setting of this Retro eternity style ring is accented with platinum rhomboid accents. Interspersing the rhomboids are ruby centered flowers. The five round faceted mixed cut rubies bejeweling this Retro eternity band total approximately 0.40 carats. Retro rose gold and ruby eternity bands like this one decadently crown her finger. Circa 1930s-1940s. Size 8.25. SOLD
This Chinese antique jade ring in sterling silver is redolent of clover-dappled Emerald Isles. Gazing into this Chinese antique jade ring, you can almost see the wink of a leprechaun as he skips in the shamrock-laden fields. Constructed of sterling silver, the band of this Chinese antique jade ring is embossed with Chinese character medallions that flank both sides of the ring's bezel and lend visual intrigue to the piece. An explosion of lush green jadeite sits atop this Chinese antique sterling silver ring. One large oval jade gemstone is encircled by sixteen smaller round jades, for monochromatic appeal. Rich kelly green in color, these jade gemstones have a slightly marbleized finish to them. Chinese antique jade rings like this one bring unparalleled Eastern flavor to the Western jewelry lover. Size 7.0. SOLD
Capture the extraordinary awe of a blue jay in flight when you slip this sapphire engagement ring on her finger. Trademarked A. Jaffe, this blue sapphire engagement ring is set in 14k yellow gold with platinum heads. The shoulders of this engagement ring are accented with two straight baguette diamonds. The centerpiece gemstone, a richly hued, emerald cut blue sapphire, weighs 1.09 carats. Circa 1960 or later. Size 7.0. SOLD
This antique diamond wedding ring evokes the feeling of May Day, when celebrators weave garlands of delicate flower blossoms around a parasol pole. Gazing into this antique diamond wedding band, you're transported back to girlhood, when grandma wove her fresh-picked blooms into your French braid. Constructed of 14k white gold, the band of this antique wedding ring is carved in an open-weave, coiled rope design. The outer elements of the band are then etched in a floral and leaf pattern, detailed with milgrain edging and accented with diamonds. In sum, twelve round single cut diamonds are strategically encrusted around this antique wedding ring's band. Weighing a total of approximately one-half carats, these dozen diamonds are VS in clarity and H in color. Garden marriage ceremonies are all abloom with antique diamond wedding rings like this one. Circa 1940s-1950s. Size 7.0. SOLD
The icy pale blue gemstone of this antique engagement ring is like the color of crystalline Caribbean waters. Constructed of 14k white gold, the slim band of this antique engagement ring showcases a multifaceted oval mixed cut aquamarine which weighs approximately 7.05 carats. The captivating aquamarine is then accented with four diamonds, two on each side, for additional sparkle and intrigue. These round full cut diamonds are VS2-SI1 in clarity and H-I in color and weigh approximately 0.20 carats. Antique aquamarine engagement rings like this one celebrate love, faith, and a lifetime of happiness. Circa 1940s to 1960s. SOLD
This Edwardian diamond antique engagement ring radiates maximum sparkle from every angle. The platinum band is accented with milgrain edging and fancy cutwork. The focal point diamond is a 1.0 carat Old European cut with J color and VS1 clarity. In total, the collection of 29 old European, round single and round full cut diamonds give this Edwardian diamond engagement ring its dazzling beauty. The diamonds total 1.63 carats. Circa 1910. Size 3.75. SOLD
This aquamarine antique engagement ring brings to mind caressing seaside breezes and cool crystalline waters. Twelve round single cut diamonds are encased in the iridium platinum band to flank the focal point gemstone. The diamond accents in this antique aquamarine engagement ring total 0.18 carats. The centerpiece aquamarine is cut in a round faceted mixed fashion and has a fishtail style center head. The aquamarine weighs 1.77 carats. Circa 1945. Size 4.5 scant. SOLD
This antique Art Deco diamond eternity band glistens like a crystal-cut checkerboard with its never-ending triple-tiered effect. Constructed of platinum, this antique diamond eternity ring contains the Art Deco period's geometric symmetry. Three tiers of milgrain-edged squares encircle this eternity band in a semi-domed effect. Each of these 41 squares is then set with a diamond for maximum sparkle. In sum, twenty-one Old European cut and 20 round single cut diamonds adorn this antique eternity band. In total, these VS1-VS2 clarity, H-I color diamonds weigh approximately 1.86 carats. Antique Art Deco diamond eternity bands like this one are a testament to love that lasts a lifetime. Circa 1930s. Size 8. SOLD
These Edwardian pearl and diamond earrings bring to mind pearl-kissed bluebells. The 10k yellow gold earrings are fronted with sterling silver floral and swirling leaf motifs. The petal and leaf tips are embedded with a combination of eighteen single and old mine cut diamonds that total approximately 0.50 carats. A round creamy white pearl delicately descends from these Edwardian earrings' trumpet bell to grace the earlobe. Circa 1900. SOLD
This antique diamond cross-finger wedding ring is redolent of frosty window panes with its dazzling display of diamonds. The predominant East-West design of this antique wedding band lends width to the finger. Constructed of shimmering platinum, the slim, polished band of this antique diamond wedding ring showcases an intriguing diamond design. In sum, twenty-three diamonds adorn this wedding ring for a total of approximately 1.91 carats. Twenty VS clarity, H-I colored round single cut diamonds surround three larger diamonds. This upper diamond trio is comprised of round brilliant cut diamonds that are VS1-SI1 in clarity and I-J in color. Antique diamond cross-finger wedding rings like this one radiate with sparkling brilliance. Circa 1940s. Size 7.0. SOLD
Springtime's flowering arbors surely inspired the design of 1930s antique carved wedding rings like this one. The orange blossom pattern that is carved into this antique wedding ring's 18k white gold band lends visual and textural appeal to the finger. Stamped M Wood, this 1930s antique carved wedding ring is timeless and romantic. Circa 1930s. Size 5.0. SOLD
It's all in the fine detailing with platinum antique wedding rings by Bristol. The delicate milgrain trim that edges this antique wedding ring's iridium-platinum band subtly lends tinges of textural intrigue. The arrowhead strip of seven diamonds that encrust the forefront of this Bristol wedding ring weigh a total of 0.07 carats. The diamonds range in color from G-H and in clarity from VS1-I1. Circa 1955. Size 6.5. SOLD
A river of diamonds comes to mind with this Edwardian platinum and diamond wedding ring from the 1910s. The platinum setting lends a perfect backdrop to the 3 Old European cut and 2 full cut diamonds that are set in this antique diamond wedding band. The VS1-VS2 clarity, H-colored diamonds accenting this Edwardian wedding ring total approximately 1.04 carats. She'll love the dazzle and glitter of this lovely vintage piece! Circa 1910s. Size 6.25. SOLD
Sheathed in diamonds, Edwardian antique filigree wedding rings lend brilliant radiance to the finger. The platinum band of this Edwardian wedding ring is enhanced with hexagonal filigree cutwork. Each of the twelve hexagons is then set with an old cut diamond for never-ending sheen. In total, the VS1-I1 clarity, F-J-colored diamonds that accent this antique filigree wedding ring weigh approximately 1.95 carats. Circa 1915. Size 6.0. SOLD
Eleven old European cut diamonds give this antique Edwardian diamond wedding ring a soft, romantic glow. The diamonds average SI1-SI2 in clarity, I-J-K in color, and total approximately 0.99 carats. The scallop-edged mounting is made of 18k yellow gold and the diamonds are set in contrasting 18k white gold, which is milgrained to add texture. Antique diamond wedding rings like this one have a classic, timeless appeal. Circa 1915. Size 10.0. SOLD
Like a tender hyacinth emerging from the dewy earth, this antique Edwardian engagement ring's aquamarine ascends from an 18k gold pedestal. Two bezel set synthetic blue sapphires flank the 1.85 carat round faceted mixed cut aquamarine gemstone. These flame fusion sapphires are rectangular faceted cut. The open-weave filigreeing along the shank and shoulders of this antique Edwardian engagement ring adds a hint of delicateness. Circa 1920. Size 5.5. SOLD
This antique Edwardian Virgin Mary pendant radiates pureness and innocence with its creamy mother of pearl cameo styling. Constructed of dual precious metals, platinum and 18k yellow gold, this antique pendant is accented with an oval rim of 48 rose cut diamonds. Fabricated from a circa 1910-1915 locket top, this Edwardian Virgin Mary pendant places the Madonna front and center in a mother of pearl focal point setting. Carved and etched in exquisite detail, every aspect of the heavenly Virgin Mother shines through, from Her star-encrusted halo down to Her pulsating heart. This antique Edwardian necklace pendant is reminiscent of the antique pendants French royalty might have worn. Circa 1910 - 1915. SOLD
This 1950s antique diamond engagement ring shines like a palmetto kissed with dewdrops. Constructed of 14k white gold, the top of this antique engagement ring is accented with an umbrella explosion of diamonds. The eleven modern full cut and single cut round diamonds accentuating this 1950s engagement ring are VS2-SI1 in clarity, G-H in color and weigh approximately 0.39 carats. This antique diamond engagement ring from the Retro jewelry period makes a unique statement. Circa 1950s. Size 7.0. SOLD
This Art Nouveau antique pendant is nature-inspired with cat-o-nine tails and leaf fronds. A silvery white pearl dangles from this antique pendant, while six additional half seed gray pearls highlight the wispy cattails that emerge from the base. Constructed of 18k gold with a 14k gold bail and chain, yellow and green enameling lends a colorful touch to this antique pendant's leafy folds. Circa 1890. SOLD
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Prospective Students
There are nine programs that lead to a major in theatre. The Department of Theatre and Dance offers the following programs of study:
Bachelor of Arts
A liberal arts-based degree ideal for the student who wishes to pursue multiple interests in theatre and dance. *A minor field of study is required with this degree program*
- Theatre (BA)
- World Cultures & Theatre (BA) - More information to come!!
Bachelor of Fine Arts
A more intensive study for the budding professional: acceptance into the B.F.A. program is earned through a process of application, interview and audition (performers) or portfolio submission (Design and Technology, Playwriting & Stage Management). The BFA degree requires active involvement in the department for a minimum of four semesters after acceptance into B.F.A. candidacy. Some exceptions to this rule of residency may be made for transfer students. A minor field of study is not required with this degree program. B.F.A candidates' choose a specialization prior to auditioning.
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- Theatre - More information to come!!
- Dance - More information to come!!
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Prospective Student BFA Auditions
Saturday, April 4, 2015 is our next incoming student audition date. At this audition, high school seniors and transfer students are considered for the BFA degree tracks in the discipline of Theatre & Dance.
Auditions will be held for students interested in performance tracks while interviews and portfolio review will be held for students interested in technical theatre or design. For detailed audition requirements, please click the Audition FAQ link above.
Auditions/Interviews Are By Appointment Only. No walk-ups, please.
To schedule an appointment, please click on the Audition/Interview Form link above. Forms must be completed and submitted to the department no later than, Friday, March 20 at 5:00 p.m. E.S.T.
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Peter Byrne to Head DHX Media's Licensing Company
DHX Media has appointed Peter Byrne as the new CEO of its wholly owned licensing company, Copyright Promotions Licensing Group. CPLG has a renowned reputation in the licensing business, ... Continue Reading →
Slap Happy Serves Up Shorts for Knowledge
Vancouver-based animation studio Slap Happy Cartoons will produce a series of animated shorts for Canadian pubcaster Knowledge Network. The project will feature the network's popular ... Continue Reading →