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Tuesday, September 3, 2013
The AphroChic Blog Has Moved
After seven years, we have a new address! Check out our new website at www.aphrochic.com and blog at http://www.aphrochic.com/blogs/blog.
Friday, August 30, 2013
And The Winner Is...
Congratulations MS CANDY!!! You have won a set of beautiful Arcadia planters from Wayfair. Please email aphrochic{at}me.com with your full name and address for the planters to be mailed to you. These are going to look beautiful in your garden!
Thank you so much to everyone who entered. The winner was chosen using Random.org, and the results are below. And thank you so much to Wayfair for sponsoring a fantastic giveaway! See more of the beautiful home decor items they have to offer at Wayfair.com >
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Fashion: Made In America
Philadelphia is a music town, and I love that about my city. I am really looking forward to attending the Made In America Festival next week on the Parkway. Bringing together some amazing artists including Beyonce, Solange, Emile Sande, Kendrick Lamar, and more, it's going to be two days of fun! As thrilled as I am about the music, I'm also excited about what to wear to America's hottest music fest this summer. Here are a few pieces that are perfect for Made In America.
The bars on this tee look like piano keys. It's casual, graphic and perfect for a day at a festival.
An outdoor music fest calls for a sporty, chic hat.
To rock modern Americana style, I love the idea of going with jewelry that's blue and white with a punch of coral.
Backpacks are back in style! This one is super chic and will hold water bottles, snacks and everything needed for a day at a festival.
These cute flats will last all day long.
Ear plugs are a necessity and these come in their own cute case.
Check out more of my Made In America style over at Keep, and be sure to follow AphroChic on Instagram and Twitter as we post live from the Made In America Festival on Sunday, September 1st.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Beaded Beauty: Yoruba Chairs
It was a little over two years ago when I visited a designer's apartment and for the first time saw a beaded Yoruba chair. Thousands of beads were intricately placed upon the armchair frame to create the most beautiful patterns. I was immediately enthralled and wanted to learn more.
Yoruba chairs hail from Nigeria, and were traditionally used by the kings and queens of the Yoruba tribe. Essentially throne chairs, they are truly luxurious pieces. No two are alike as each chair is handmade using thousands of tiny beads.
The shapes and colorways that appear in each design are exquisite. These chairs would be a bright and colorful addition to any interior, and are sure to add a cultural touch.
The geometric patterns also lend to modern spaces. I love this chair featuring repetitive diamond shapes, reminiscent of the kuba pattern featured in our The Beat wallpaper. You can find these unique armchairs online at sites like eBay and 1st Dibs. Have fun exploring!
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Glam Pieces at H&M Home
H&M Home has finally come to the United States! The collection is beautiful, full of glamorous accent pieces. Blooming curtains, copper pillows, and metallic candleholders are all part of a collection that you are sure to covet for years to come.
This sequin cushion cover comes in a range of colors from copper and silver to black.
Floral curtains are scattered throughout the collection. In oversized blooms, the look is clean and modern.
A mix of metallic candleholders is sure to provide a nice glow on Fall evenings. The hurricanes also feature some beautiful, delicate patterns.
Shop the complete collection over at H&M >
Monday, August 19, 2013
Wayfair Urban Garden Giveaway
I may be a city girl now, but I'm originally from the country. Growing up, I was surrounded by green - fields, farms, and lots and lots of trees. Now an urban dweller, I still long for green spaces, and love the idea of creating a small garden with today's modern hanging planters. That's why I partnered with Wayfair to host a giveaway where one lucky reader will win a set of these beautiful Arcadia planters to create their own green space.
A set of round planters would look amazing in the backyard. I love the idea of placing a collection of four or five on a fence.
You can also bring these planters indoors, creating a living wall inside your interior.
To enter, simply place your name in the comment section. One reader will be chosen at random. Enter by Friday, August 23rd at 11:59pm. Good luck!
*This contest is only open to US residents. One reader will win a set of five Arcadia planters valued at $49.95.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Original Art: Kelvin Okafor
Bryan and I are in Washington DC right now visiting family, and yesterday we decided to take in some sites and visited The National Portrait Gallery. It's one of those places that I can visit again and again to see what's new in modern portraiture. After visiting the museum, I felt inspired to share with you the work of Kelvin Okafor. A modern portraitist, Kelvin takes graphite to paper creating striking works that are so crisp they read like black and white photographs. Each piece has a soul to it, as if you are looking right into the eyes of the person he has illustrated. Here are a few of my favorite pieces from Kelvin's portfolio.
You can explore more works, including prints for sale on Kelvin's website right here > Enjoy!
Monday, August 12, 2013
The Lamps Plus Color Plus Look Book
You all know how much I love color. You can see it in every piece of home decor we offer at AphroChic. I embrace it, especially those bright shades that just make you smile. And so I was excited to talk about color in Lamps Plus' latest look book for the Color Plus Lighting Collection. I was honored to be among a group of some fabulous tastemakers, discussing my favorite lamp from the Color Plus collection. You can see it below:
Isn't that berry shade just delicious?! Check out more from the stunning Color Plus Lighting Collection over at Lamps Plus. Enjoy!
Monday, July 29, 2013
Summer Vacation
Summer vacation has arrived for us! We are traveling to Washington DC for a family vacation with our niece. To say we're excited is an understatement. I will return to the blog in mid-August with an awesome giveaway. Until then follow our vacation adventures on Instagram: www.instagram.com/aphrochic.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Decorating With Metallics
Designer Alexander Lamont is a master when it comes to metallics. The British designer creates pieces that add that special glow to an interior. A look at his recent collection, and I fell in love with pieces gilded in gold, bronze and brass. These accessories have a soft glow that will make any room shine.
This water-lily mirror is a stunning work of art. The soft patina gives a bit of a metallic glow.
I have never seen votives so luxurious. These small bowls have been painted with a rich gold interior. With a black outer shell the look is very modern and sophisticated.
Twisted wood has been cast in bronze to create this unique vessel. A richly organic piece, I would love to feature this on a dining room table or living room mantel.
For more metallic inspiration check out our Color Crush: Metallics Pinterest board >
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Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have "painted" a copy of the Mona Lisa at a width of just 30 microns -- no wider than a human hair.
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"LIVE" Fireworks on Channel 14
Well it looks like Menomonee Falls is going to enjoy a beautiful Holiday weekend. After some needed rain on Wednesday, Thursday should be beautiful for the parade and fireworks. The Cable Access mobile trailer will once again be on the parade route to record all the festivities and then will proceed to the high school to bring live coverage of the fireworks. Now I know sometimes it makes sense to avoid the crowd in downtown Milwaukee and watch the lakefront fireworks on TV, but Menomonee Falls fireworks? It is a little hectic leaving the area after the show, but the real reason to bring them live is for the shut-ins. Not only those residents who won't venture out late ( can't go to bed with the sound of fireworks going on) but those who find themselves in the hospitals or local care giving facilities. The fireworks all look the same on TV, but they seem bigger and brighter when you share them with your neighbors and friends who are there. So if you can, join us on the parade route, stop in and say hi if you see the black Channel 14 trailer on Appleton Ave, or if you can't tune us in and turn up the sound. Maybe by next year we can bring the parade to you live.
On a sour note, REEL MOVIE TALK with MATT & PAUL taped their show last week from John Harbors Main St. Café in front of a LIVE audience of fans and well wishers. I use the term taped loosely as there was no tape backup, due to the configuration, and when the computer crashed at the end of the show, 3 hours of work went bye bye. My main fear of using digital media and hard drives to capture live footage was realized just when I started to trust it. The boys are bouncing back with a new live version that will hit the air ways next week.
July is Recreation and Parks Month
The following appeared on the National Recreation and Park website:
Public parks and recreation are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for millions of residents in communities around the world through recreation programming, leisure activities and conservation efforts. Parks, recreation activities and leisure experiences provide opportunities for young people to live, grow and develop into contributing members of society; create lifelines and continuous life experiences for older members of the community; generate opportunities for people to come together and experience a sense of community; and, pay dividends to communities by attracting business and jobs and increasing housing values.
State Agency Cites Falls Clerk's Office on Election Law
The Vanguard
Welcome to The Vanguard. We are a group of novice citizens offering a fresh, new and insightful perspective of village politics to this blog. We will have a number of researchers and contributors with fresh eyes and open ears without the fear of retribution that will provide a very frank and candid view of what really has been going on in Menomonee Falls' politics for years and will continue to go on unless transparency and openness prevail.Webster's definition of vanguard refers to, "…the forefront of an action or movement". This blog will always attempt to abide by the guiding principles and ethics of The Journalist's Creed from The Missouri School of Journalism written by Walter Williams around 1906 (http://journalism.missouri.edu/about/creed.html). We will always be open, honest, fair, truthful and balanced giving the reader the choice to decide as to what they will believe without any prejudice or twisting of the facts. We will humble ourselves when necessary and make adjustments. This blog is the result of so many observations of false and selective reporting, the deliberate and unfortunate persecution of so many innocent people by the press and media as well as the total lack of coverage of issues that are truly "newsworthy" that for whatever reason are never covered at all. As avid listeners of talk radio and viewers of Fox News, we have often times found ourselves saying, "…hmmm, I didn't know that", when talk radio or cable tv has uncovered numerous stories that the mainstream media deliberately chooses to ignore or misrepresent to fit a certain agenda or bias. The Vanguard will not do that. To coin the phrase from Fox News, "We report, you decide", The Vanguard will report and let you decide. After so many personal experiences by members of The Vanguard with the press and media over the years, the genesis of the idea to have our "own" blog was born.
My Cable TV Bill is Tumbling - Not
After a year's hype cable television now has serious competition. All last year the phone company ran ads claiming that once a new law was passed the Citizens of Wisconsin would be on easy street. A bill was in the works that would allow phone companies to provide television without paying a franchise fee to local governments. The claim was that new competition would force the cable operators to quit gouging us and lower prices. It was implied that the phone company would enter the market with significantly cheaper rates for equal service. Every day the broadcast commercials told us to contact our legislators and demand that the new law be passed. How nice it would be to actually pay fair prices for video service.
The law was passed. Anyone (in the Milwaukee area) can now sign up with AT&T and bring in video programs over the phone lines. But guess what. Their rates are basically the same as the cable operator. Poof....suddenly the commercials no longer talk about lower rates but instead focus on an old woman watching TV in an odd-shaped bed.
Waiting for the Parade
I must confess, I don't care about parades. At all. Maybe it's because I spent a great deal of my childhood marching in parades, both for the Robinette's (I was a baton twirler) and for the Templeton Middle School marching band (I played the clarinet and the flute). Once I got to high school, I quit the band because it was mandatory that we had to march, and I'd had enough marching.
On the way home from work yesterday I took note of all the people along the Menomonee Falls parade route who were scouting out their spot for tonights parade. It almost made me wonder if the parade was last night, instead of tonight. This morning all the stakes and string and caution tape and lawn chairs, and other marking devices were there. My daughter, who is seven, asked me: What is going on? Why are all these people in areas that are marked off with caution tape?? And I had to explain to her that it wasn't police tape in this instance, it was areas that people were marking as their own for the parade which is later tonight.
Happy 4th of July Menomonee Falls
Our Creator Has Given us Many Blessings on the 4th of July
The Vanguard would like to wish everyone a very Happy 4th of July as time is spent with family, friends and neighbors in the Falls and surronding areas.
Stupidity Disguised as Compassion Makes Taxes High
The dreaded "Mortgage Crisis" is in full bloom and the woe lemmings are dutifully following the doomsayers over the cliff of common sense.
Running Partner
Over the past few weeks I've been running outside, rather than running on my treadmill. My dog, Maisy, has been my running partner. She does pretty good actually, and I'll bet we ran close to 15 miles last week, only taking Wednesday and Sunday off. Perhaps you've seen us running through the subdivisions off of Lilly and Hampton?
The only problem with running with my dog is that I don't want to push her, and in order to make sure she stays properly hydrated, I bought one of those Camelbak packs from REI. It's not the big one that goes on like a backpack, but rather a smaller one that actually I wear like a fanny pack and the water bladder rests on the small of my back. Surprisingly, it holds 48 oz of water, and Maisy is pretty good at drinking it straight from the hose like it's a bubbler.
The Great Garbage DebateThank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!!!!!!!
Just a short note of thanks for visiting The Vanguard over the last week. The blog was started about a week ago and by the time this new blog is posted around 1,000 visits will have been made to The Vanguard. We're off to a really good start thanks to you. Let's keep it going. We have heard many positive comments about the blog so far and promise to keep it interesting and informative so our community has somewhat of an idea of what is really going on with our local politics that will affect us for years to come.The Great Garbage Debate
Falls Fest Right Around The Corner
My hat's off once again to Bob Steliga and his family for organizing a great party. Falls Fest has become a tradition in midsummer thanks to weeks and weeks of planning on Steliga's part and recruiting dozens of volunteers to help out. To boot, the fest makes a couple of bucks profit every year - all of which goes back to the community as funding for local projects.
Having a safe street party with lots of fun for the whole family makes the Falls stand out and show surrounding communities our best side. And, it is truly enjoyable to run into old friends and chat about old times.
That's How You Know
In May I got a brand new Kenmore Elite He5t washing machine with the Quietpak 9 and a matching He5 Steam dryer - also with the Quietpak 9. I didn't know that I could love a washer and dryer this much. The very second that Sears drove away after delivering and installing them I had a load of wash going — and all the laundry baskets were neatly lined up so that I could wash clear into the middle of the night if I chose to.
I've kept those machines running on a fairly regular basis ever since. If something needs to be washed I scope out all the dirty laundry until I've got enough to fill a load.
Village President...Not a bad gig if you can get itThe Hits Just Keep Coming
A huge thank you for reading The Vanguard over the last two weeks. Like Oldies 95.7, the hits just keep coming. By the time this posting is logged, we will have received over 2,400 hits in less than two weeks on our way to 3,000 and beyond. We promise to keep the blog interesting, informative and insightful. Thank you.Citizens Approach The Vanguard for Follow up on Village President
Recently one of my sons noticed that another blogger on these pages often uses the 'royal we' in his posts.
He sent me the following snippet from an internet site he belongs to.
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The Dark Knight
The last Batman movie I saw starred Michael Keaton, or possibly George Clooney, I'm not entirely sure. But I think I had mono, and I swore I was dying, and someone had to DRIVE to Blockbuster to rent a movie. Yes, it was a very, very, very long time since I've watched a Batman movie. I love the roller coaster ride a Six Flags though, LOVE IT!
Zoe went to my parents for the night, and that means one thing: MOVIES! NON-G-RATED MOVIES!!! And well, in order to see Mamma Mia!, I promised we could see The Dark Knight first. I ordered tickets online, and even though we got to the theater 25 minutes early, we still had to sit in the second row. FROM THE SCREEN. It was 4:50 in the afternoon, and for as much as I love movies, I have this problem where I fall asleep during them. It's something to do with the dark lights, and the fact that my eyelids get really really REALLY heavy. I crossed my fingers that I wouldn't fall asleep, just so that I could SAY that I DID NOT FALL ASLEEP.
Pay Elected Officials More Money
That's right, your eyes are not deceiving you. Future elected officials should be paid more-much more.
Falls Fest...How did it come to this?
Reader asks about Falls Fest
A Vanguard reader asked if we could look into the Falls Fest matter from a historical perspective as well as some of the "deals" that Falls Fest seems to get that no other non-profit organization(s) seem to get in Menomonee Falls from the Village Board. We will attempt to cover this issue the best we can when the local press seems to under report or not report on at all over the last few years. Thanks for the idea. We apologize ahead of time for the length of this posting, but it is necessary to fully appreciate the scope of all of these dealings with Falls Fest and the taxpayers over the last 13-15 years.
You will read elsewhere that a group of malcontents is now attacking Falls Fest as well as the people who operate it and the things they do with the profits.
Year after year dozens of our neighbors donate their time and effort to put on this four-day event. They volunteer themselves unselfishly for the good of the community. Sadly, their thanks is being accused of crookedness and are held up to ridicule by this small group of people whose main goal is to foment dissension.
Subdivision Rummage Sale
This Saturday, July 26th, from 9-4 my subdivision, Brook Falls, will be having their annual rummage sale. It's located off of Lilly Rd, right across from Lamplight Farms, just north of Hampton Avenue. You can enter on Camelot or Brook Falls.
I'll be participating in the sale, and I hope to have all my stuff together tonight, in the garage, and properly labeled. Most of what I have to sell is clothing, toys, and books that my seven year old daughter has outgrown. Due to favorites, and of course, growth spurts, there are some that she's never even worn.
Taking Advantage Of Our Liberty
Recently, on some blogs, there have been assertions and supposedly factual descriptions of actions regarding individuals and groups that suggest inappropriate or illegal activity on their part.
Remember that whatever one says or publishes in public may result in years of unhappiness if, in fact, what is said is not at all true.


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The Virginia basketball team's biggest road win last season came at Wisconsin last November, during the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Later this year, the Badgers will be visiting Charlottesville.
The two programs will meet for the second consecutive season as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, it was announced Wednesday. Wisconsin will visit Virginia on December 4.
The Cavaliers beat Wisconsin 60-54 last November 28 in Madison to improve to 8-5 all-time in the Challenge. Virginia has won its last three Challenge games, and is 5-1 at John Paul Jones Arena against Challenge opponents.
Virginia coach Tony Bennett spent four seasons as an assistant at Wisconsin, including time under current Badgers coach Bo Ryan.
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"Biomolecular interactions are traditionally studied using techniques such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), radioimmunoassay (RIA), and affinity chromatography. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensing technique provides two main advantages over these techniques. First, the biomolecular interactions can be monitored in real-time. Second, it is not necessary to label the interacting biomolecules. Surface plasmon is a quantum name for an electric charge density wave that propagates on an interface between a metal and a dielectric, just like photon is a quantum name for a light wave. Surface plasmons are described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,084,980 to Jones, et al. hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Surface plasmons resonate upon excitation by electromagnetic radiation entering an interface of metallic material and a dielectric material. The surface plasmon responds to changes in the environment in close proximity to the interface. This fact makes surface plasmon resonance useful for the detection of biomolecular interactions…. While the related art teach surface plasmon resonance biosensors, there still exists a need for an inexpensive and portable surface plasmon resonance biosensor.
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FISHES. In natural history, form the fourth class of animals in the Linniean system. Their most general or popular division is into fresh or salt water ones. A few species only swim up into the rivers to deposit their spawn; but by fax the greatest number keep in the sea, and would soon expire in fresh water. There are about four hundred species of fishes (according to Linnaeus) of which we know something ; but the unknown ones are supposed to be many more; and, as they are thought to lie in great depths of the sea remote from land, it is probable that many species will remain for ever unknown. Linnaeus' method of preserving fish for cabinets, is to expose them to the air; and, when they acquire such a degree of putrefaction that the skin loses its cohesion to the body of the fish, it may be slid off almost like a glove; the two sides of this skin may then be dried upon paper like a plant, or one of the sides may be filled with plaster of Paris to give the subject a due plumpness. A fish may be prepared after it has acquired this degree of putrefaction, by making a longitudinal incision on the belly, and carefully dissecting the fleshy part from the skin, which is but slightly attached to it in consequence of the putrescency. The skin is then to be filled with cotton and the antiseptic powder as directed for birds; and to be sewed up where the incision was made. In the posthumous papers of Mr. H ooke, a method is described of gilding live craw-fish, carps, &c. without injuring the fish. The cement for this purpose is prepared by putting some Burgundy pitch into a new earthen pot, and warming the vessel till it receives so much of the pitch as will stick round it; then strewing some finely powdered amber over the pitch when growing cold, adding a mixture of three pounds of linseed oil, and one of oil of turpentine, covering the vessel, and boiling them for an hour over a gentle fire, and grinding the mixture, as it is wanted, with so much pumice stone in fine powder as will reduce it to the consistence of paint. The fish being wiped dry, the mixture is spread upon it; and the gold leaf being then laid on and gently pressed down, the fish may be immediately put into water again, without any danger of the gold coming off, for the matter quickly grows hard in water.
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The first pitch goes up a short steep crack. At this point, either go right and up (5.5, stretch across slab) to a small tree or go left across a short friction slab (5.5 finger traverse). Then easy climbing up to belay beneath the whitish S corner that splits the arete. The second pitch climbs a gully becoming a chockstone chimney for 100' with a 5.4 move in the chimney. Belay at tree above chimney. Scramble up blocky section (some may want belay) and exit left and walk in coils up a long meandering sandy bench. Cross an exposed sharp ridgeline (belay or fixed-rope) and blocky terrain leading to top of SW couloir. Beware of rockfall from above. Traverse into the top of the SW couloir and ascend it to the top. Exit left and scramble to the summit. Do not ascend or descend the SW couloir instead of the S Arete: This couloir goes just fine, but it has some loose rock in it, it is narrow, and very exposed to party-inflicted rockfall or to any rockfall from parties above, on the normal route. Basic students may lead some after the chockstone chimney if desired. Many parties car camp at the trailhead the night before the climb. There is also good camping in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, an hour or so from the trailhead, as well as beyond Washington Pass in Okanogan National Forest. Packs and items left at the base of the climb should be hung, away from the base, to keep them protected from goats and from rockfall. A popular climb. Start early to beat the rush.
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As the winner for the Best Action and Audience Choice awards for the Fan Movie Challenge presented by Lucasfilm and Atom, Saber depicts a Cantina dream come true for many fanboys and fangirls alike. Starwars.com chats with Los Angeles-based filmmakers and stars of Saber — Clare Grant and Rileah Vanderbilt.
What is your background in film?
Clare: I actually studied theater in college at the University of Memphis, where I met a local director, Craig Brewer who encouraged me to gravitate more towards film by casting me in small roles in his local Memphis indy films.
Rileah: I never studied film in college, but I was very active in plays and sketches when I was younger. I've always wanted to be an actor as far back as I can remember!
What prompted you to make a Star Wars fan film? How has George Lucas and his films influenced your work?
Clare: Rileah and I met waiting tables at the Rainbow Bar and Grill on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood. We were stunned when we realized we shared a deep love for Star Wars and many other geeky things. We would serve drinks and pasta to folks all night and daydream together about how awesome it would be to actually fight with lightsabers on film. Ya know, just for us, so we could watch it whenever we wanted to make ourselves happy.
George Lucas made the most influential movies for me and Rileah. I'm pretty sure she, like I, walk around narrating our daily lives with Star Wars and Indy theme music.
Rileah: Yes, this is true! Clare and I have always been very much into sci-fi and fantasy. When we first sat down and decided to do an online project together, Los Angeles was in the middle of a writers' strike, there weren't any movies or TV shows getting made. Clare and I were very frustrated and fed up with waiting around for people to give us opportunities.
So we decided to produce and act in our own project. Saber was a way for us to not only be in charge of our own destiny, but hopefully also a calling card to lead to other opportunities. When deciding what really spoke to us, Star Wars was a logical choice since we both have such a love for that universe.
Thanks to George Lucas, I've been a Star Wars fan ever since the first time I watched the movie back when I was a kid! Movies like Star Wars and Indiana Jones are what really prompted me to want to become an actress. I've always wanted to do movies that had the same action, adventure and fantasy that Star Wars had. On a more nerdy level, I named my cat Chewbacca (aka Chewie) after everyone's favorite Wookiee, and I have a pretty nice replica Princess Leia slave costume.
(Photo by Bonnie Burton. Clare and Rileah accept their first trophy for Saber)
What is the back story regarding your film? Where did you get your idea for your film?
Clare: The idea came purely out of love and adoration for the Star Wars movies and our mutual desire to be awesome Jedi Masters or Sith Lords with bad-ass lightsaber skills. We both have found over time that there aren't many girls like us who genuinely love and appreciate Star Wars like we do, and believe that as a result, there haven't been any awesome spoofs with sincere and hot fan girls as leads.
Rileah: I think in order for anything to be successful it's really got to come from your heart and soul. When we sat down to come to come up with something that showcased both of us. We wanted to do something that felt genuine and real to us. We said, "Okay, now what sets us apart?" Lightsabers + hot girls = Epic Win!
What are some of the technical aspects of your film? What did you shoot and edit with?
Clare: Since Rileah and I are two girls who have never made a movie ourselves or ever even held a video camera, the technical aspects are where we really relied on the help of our friends.
Rileah: After coming up with the concept to do a mock commercial, we had a meeting to figure out exactly how we wanted it to look. We spent hours looking up old Super Bowl commercials on Youtube until we found the right look and feel for Saber.
We used a Panasonic HVX200 camera to shoot it, and we edited it using Final Cut Pro. All the visual effects were done in Adobe After Effects. We spent most our budget on a lighting package to make Saber look as glossy as it does, but all in all I don't think we spent more than $1,000 on this project. This was all due to the time and equipment our amazingly talented friends donated! Thank you guys, you rock!
(Photo by Bonnie Burton. Clare, Rileah and the rest of the Saber crew )
Who were all the principle people in helping get the film made? Who would you thank if your film won an Academy Award?
Clare: Most importantly, we would like to thank Adam Green. Neither of us had written a real script before, or had any idea what we would need technically like cameras and lights. When we went to Adam for advice, he was awesome about turning our idea into an actual script and helping us to frame up what exactly we needed to make our little film. Will Barratt for lending us his camera and amazing eye. Jason Miller for lending us his after effects skills with the lightsabers. Rick McCallum for diligently teaching us to fight with lightsabers. The Magliari family who own the Rainbow & the Whiskey A-Go-Go in Hollywood who kindly permitted us the use of their bar at no cost but love to us to shoot our film. And anyone who lent their time, skills and energy in any way.
What were some of the challenges and surprised that happened to you as you were writing/directing/filming your movie?
Clare: Since the two of us were basically just asking everyone we knew for a bunch of favors to make our dream come true, we found that our biggest problem was getting people to fulfill technical commitments that we simply could not do ourselves; and then finding other people who could fill that job for us.
Have you made a fan film before?
Clare: Saber is our first fan film!
Why do you think recognizing fan films is important?
Clare: Recognizing fan films is important because it's giving fans a chance to pay homage to these fantastic movies that changed our lives in some way or another. It's also a chance to feel like your are part of that legacy. We just want to say thank you, thank you, thank you!
Do you have aspirations to make films as a career? Or is this simply a labor of love?
Clare: We both have aspirations of quitting our "day jobs" and having careers as actors. I know neither of us have had any thoughts of actually making movies before Saber, but we had so much fun doing this. We have been tossing around some other ideas.
What do you love the most about Star Wars and why?
Clare: I love the safe and warm feeling that Star Wars gives me. It's comforting and has been to me like the most steady of boyfriends throughout my entire life.
Rileah: What I love about Star Wars is that it's appealing to practically everyone, and it stands the test of time. You never grow out of watching those movies! It's one of those things you get excited about sharing with your future children.
If you could meet George Lucas, what would you say?
Clare: I actually met George last fall with the Robot Chicken folks and I can honestly say I was too stunned and overwhelmed to say anything. I think a hug would make me the most happy.
Rileah: I'm sure you can imagine how jealous I was when I heard about that! I'm with Clare on this one though. I really don't know exactly what I would say since the fangirl in me would be too overwhelmed to form words. I would, however, love to hear what he thought about our fan film though!
Additional comments about your fan film making experience?
Clare: We had an amazing time shooting this! Hopefully this will inspire others out there to go out and create their own fan film!
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I tried to upgrade a 1.1.2 iPhone that was activated/unlocked/jailbroken by an unknown method to 2.1 using iTunes 8 and OS X 7.5.5. Pwnage tool 2.1 seemed to be working well, but failed the first time after going into "DFU mode" and starting iTunes to do the custom restore. I tried for an hour and a half various methods and tips to get this working again before fixing it and I would just like to give a suggestion and explanation that might help some people.
I tried many different things that I found on the forums here and elsewhere that people claimed had fixed their 2001/1600 error and they didn't work. I also read that it didn't work well on OS X 7.5.5. FWIW, I think people are linking the cause and the solution incorrectly - things that are working for some and not others are likely coincidental. I tried removing the SIM, various types of restore sequence, checking iTunesHelper was shut... God knows how many things. None of these worked. Here is what happened to me, how I solved it, and what I think the problem is:
I first used normal restore 2.1 from iTunes, unpwned.
I ran Pwnage 2.1 and let it do its thing, choosing all the options (see guide at sleepers.net for Pwnage 2.0 if you don't know the process already)
Pwnage says it successfully entered DFU mode (screen is BLACK)
iTunes starts, says it recognises phone in recovery mode, SCREEN GOES WHITE, gives error 2001 and doesn't recognise the phone after that (i.e. disappears from left hand pane in iTunes)
I get the phone out of DFU and do random stuff for a couple of hours without success (note one of these things was to DFU restore the phone to uncustomized 2.1 but I *really* don't think that this is relevant - see below). Mostly I am getting 1600 errors whatever I try.
I decide to just start again from scratch. I don't even bother restoring to uncustomized 2.1 again as I figure the errors are preventing anything being modified on the phone.
I go through exactly the same process as the first time, get in "DFU mode" BLACK screen.
iTunes loads, phone in recovery, 2001 error as before with WHITE screen. All the same. At this point, I note that there is general confusion about exactly what constitutes DFU mode - some people say black and some people say white. I remember that when I had severe problems a while back with a different phone's wifi DFU mode was always colourful in some way.
SO, SIMPLY: quit itunes and start it again without touching the iPhone. i.e. screen STILL WHITE when iTunes starts, NOT only after starting recover like before.
iTunes recognises the phone in recovery, and I restore the custom ipsw successfully, followed by restoring the backup of the phone's settings etc. Everything works perfectly!
Here is what I think is happening: you have to have the white screen. there may be timing issues, and maybe iTunes can sometimes switch from black screen to white and carry on without error, alleviating this problem for some people. There tends to be a lack of information when things work properly, so we often don't know what people on the phone when Pwnage works - they just say "works for me!!!! thnx!!"
There does seem to be some disagreement on what exactly DFU mode is. I think people go off trying all kinds of things like I did, but just happen by luck to get the timing right when it succeeds, and attribute the success to some weird thing they did. I did restore at one point in what I thought was DFU mode (black screen) to official 2.1 but I strongly suspect this didn't help as the error after that was exactly the same. If you have severe problems maybe try this uncustomized "DFU" restore just in case.
You can use Pwnage 2.1 with iTunes 8 and OS X 7.5.5 to unlock, activate, jailbreak a 2G iPhone. You can do this even from old unlocked firmware of unknown origin. You can restore phone backups. Everything works.
If you are getting error 2001 when first going to restore from iTunes after Pwnage puts you in DFU mode: the phone should have nevertheless gone to a WHITE screen - just quit iTunes, don't touch the phone, restart iTunes and try again.
If you are getting error 1600 this may also help.
Even if you are having other difficulties not mentioned here, I would suggest that you aim for getting it in "white screen mode" before custom restore from iTunes as the first solution.
Of course I could be making the same mistake of identifying the wrong cause that I'm accusing you all of........ I will be interested to hear when this does or doesn't help people.
My idea here is that timing of getting into DFU mode is the real issue. Whilst what I say here may well help you if you get error 2001, volkspost's advice below sounds like it would reduce the chance of even having this problem in the first place, by shrinking the opportunity for error. Please try that first.


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Policy on Undergraduate Admissions to the University
Section 1. GENERAL
1.1 Scope: This policy governs the admissions of students to Concord University
1.2 This policy is in compliance with West Virginia Code §18B-1-6, §18B-1-8
1.3 Passage Date: April 19, 2006
1.4 Effective Date: May 8, 2006
Section 2 POLICY FOR REGULAR ADMISSIONS
2.1 Students must meet the following requirements for entrance to the university:
a. Have met the General Educational Development (GED) requirements OR
b. Have a high school diploma and have an overall grade point average of at least 2.00 OR a composite score of 17 on the American College Testing program (ACT) or 810 on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), AND
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2.3 Applicants for admission who have been out of high school for more than five years, or who meet the established GED requirements may be exempted from the specific high school unit requirements
2.4 Applicants who are not high school graduates will be considered only if they meet the GED criteria, and are at least 17 years of age, or past the age they would have been had they remained in school until graduation, and must have been out of high school more than one year preceding their application.
2.5 Provisional admission may be granted in instances where officials have evidence that the student has the potential to complete college level work. The following stipulations apply:
a. if freshman placement standards require, developmental work must be completed prior to enrolling in the corresponding college level courses
b. students must complete the provisions of their conditional admission within the first three semesters of enrollment
c. conditionally admitted students must achieve a minimum of a 2.00 GPA in at least twelve graded hours
d. When all admissions standards have been met, conditional status will be removed.
e. Non-resident
f. The university may admit no more than five (5) percent of freshmen students as provisional, based upon enrollment of first time freshmen entering the institution in the fall term of the previous year. The final decision to admit a student provisionally shall be made by the Vice President of Admissions and Financial Aid.
Section 3. TRANSFER POLICY
3.1 Transfer students must submit an application form to the university admissions office, and this must include any colleges or universities previously attended and the reason for leaving the institution. The student must provide the Admission Office with transcripts of all previous college work. The Registrar's Office will determine the number of hours to be accepted in transfer. The admissions decision will be made after a thorough review of all records by the Admissions Office.
3.2 Transfer student shall not be admitted if they are deficient twenty or more quality points in their work at the institutions they previously attended unless there are extenuating circumstances. Any decision on admission of transfer students on a provisional basis must be made by the Vice President for Admissions and Financial Aid. Applicants must be in good academic and social standing from the preceeding institutions, and be able to return to the institution from which they are transferring unless they have been out of school for 5 years.
3.3 A satisfactory health form must be submitted after admission
3.4 Transfer students with fewer than 30 semester hours of credit must submit their ACT or SAT scores and a copy of their high school transcript prior to admission.
Section 4. NON-DEGREE STUDENTS
4.1 The University may admit a student on a non-degree basis. These students are not seeking a degree or certificate. Non-degree seeking students must demonstrate to the Admissions Office qualities making their success reasonably assured.
4.2 After completing 15 hours of credit, non-matriculated students will be subject to regular student academic requirements
4.3 If a non-matriculant wishes to matriculate, all applicable admissions requirements must then be met, including transcripts and SAT or ACT scores.
Section 5 TRANSIENT STUDENTS
5.1 Students seeking a degree at another institution may enroll for course work at Concord University. The student must submit the transient approval form to Admissions from their home institution. Upon receipt of the transient form, the student is then registered for classes.
Section 6 REGENTS BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
6.1 All applications for admission to the Regents Bachelor of Arts program are handled by the Office of the Vice President and Academic Dean
Section 7 OFF-CAMPUS STUDENTS
7.1 The admissions requirement for off-campus students are the same as for regular admission to the University
Section 8 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
8.1 International students must submit an application form to the Admission Office. In addition, they must have satisfactory academic records, with a minimum score of 500(paper-based) and 173(computer-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
8.2 Internationals student must submit official high school transcripts, and official scores of their ACT or SAT scores, along with official transcripts of any colleges or university previously attended.
8.3 International students must provide documentation that indicates they can meet the financial responsibilities of university attendance.
Section 9 VETERANS
9.1 Veterans may qualify for admissions by GED or high school diploma as outlined under earlier sections herein.
9.2 Veterans should contact the Veterans Affairs Office located in Financial Aid for specific assistance with payment of tuition and fees and course and progress requirements
Section 10 ADVANCED ADMISSIONS
10.1 High school students may be granted, on occasion, full admission to the University and be granted permission to enroll for full time study without completing the normal high school program. Applicants in this category must fulfill the following:
a. have a senior classification (completed at least 12 units into the college preparatory curriculum)
b. a grade average and an ACT or SAT score which yield a prediction factor indicating that the student has at least a seventy percent chance of earning a C or higher at the university, and
c. recommendation of the high school principal or guidance counselor
Section 11 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
11.1 Students who intend to continue their high school programs may seek conditional admission to enroll in college courses either during one or both summer terms, or during the academic year.
11.2 Qualifications include the following
a. completion of at least the sophomore year ( 8 units in the college preparatory curriculum)
b. grade point average of 3.00 or better in all academic subjects in high school
c. recommendation of high school principal or counselor
11.3 number of courses the student may take is limited by the university
Section 12 HOME SCHOOLED APPLICANTS
12.1 The University will admit home schooled students subject to the following qualifications;
a. applicant must submit an acceptable ACT or SAT score
b. Applicant must submit full transcript of courses taken in the home with grades
c. Applicant must submit either a passing GED score, or in instances where county school boards issue certification for completed home school programs, those certificates may be submitted in lieu of the GED.
Section 13 NON-DISCRIMINATION
13.1 The Admissions Office shall comply with all applicable federal state and institutional rules and regulations regarding non-discrimination and equal and fair treatment of applicants and students. These policies shall be reviewed annually with all Admissions Office employees.
13.2 The Admissions Office will be physically accessible to students with disabilities, and reasonable accommodation requests will be considered upon receipt in conjunction with the Concord ADA coordinator.
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As technology has evolved and become more ingrained within society, the programs have expanded and shifted in order to respond to new needs. While none of today's programs mirror the original offerings, they are still grounded in theory and the application of that theory.
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