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About St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center
St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center (St. Rose ASC) serves a population of 60,000. St. Rose ASC is located in Great Bend. St. Rose ASC's state-of-the-art technologies include comprehensive urgent care, same-day surgery, cancer care, physician clinics, imaging (x-ray), laboratory services, outpatient therapies (including physical, occupational, speech and respiratory), home health and hospice, and the sleep lab.
Affiliated with Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) , St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center is committed to serving the health care needs of our communities. St. Rose ACS will continue to offer charity care and financial assistance to those patients who qualify. This assistance will be available for those outpatient services we provide.
Services provided at St. Rose ACS Include:
Admission and Registration
Our admitting process is important to ensure that you have a good experience. The information requested is needed to verify the accuracy of your address and health insurance information. Some of the questions may seem odd or repetitive. Be assured we are asking to verify information as required by Medicare and/or your insurance carrier.
Cards and Flowers
Cards and flowers will be delivered on a regular basis by our volunteers. Items received after your discharge will be sent to your home or returned to the florist as needed.
Gift Shops
The Gifts from the Heart Gift Shop, located in the main lobby of our facility, offers a variety of items ranging from personal items to exciting baby gifts. If you forgot an item or would like to purchase a gift, we might have just what you need. If you are interested in a particular item, please feel free to call 6480 and a friendly volunteer will assist you.
Personal Electronic Appliances
If you have brought an electric razor, hair dryer, or other small appliance, please give it to a member of the nursing staff to have a safety check performed by our Plant Services Department. These items cannot be used until checked for potential fire and electric shock hazards.
Personal Belongings
We ask that you bring only the essentials, such as toiletries, robe, pajamas, and slippers. Please label your belongings. This will increase the likelihood of retrieval if an item is misplaced.
If you have any valuables that cannot be sent home, please ask a nurse to place these items in safekeeping. The hospital cannot assume responsibility for items not placed in safekeeping. Itemized information regarding your valuables will be noted on your chart.
Pursuit of Excellence
This program was designed to help us continually provide excellent customer service. Although there are many facets to this program, one of the most important is our patient survey card.
When you visit the hospital as an outpatient, the admissions personnel may give you a short survey card and request that you complete it. After you complete your card, please drop it in one of the wooden suggestion boxes located by the patient elevator on every floor.
You may be asked to participate in a phone interview to evaluate your satisfaction with our care. A person from The Jackson Organization may telephone you following your inpatient discharge or outpatient test to ask a few questions regarding your experience at St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center.
Your feedback will be used to thank employees who have done a good job and to identify ways we can improve our service. We are grateful for your participation.
Room Changes
In order to accommodate an increase or decrease in patients you may be asked to move to a different room. Decisions to move you will be based on need. If at anytime you are dissatisfied with your room accommodations, please contact your nurse.
Smoking Policy
St. Rose ASC is committed to providing the safest and healthiest environment for patients, visitors, and staff. Smoking is not permitted in any area of the medical center or related buildings. There are designated smoking areas on the grounds. Please ask any staff member for the location of these areas.
Visiting Hours
|Normal visiting hours are 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. daily. For children under six, please request the house supervisor's permission. Children under 12 years of age must be in the company of a responsible adult. At all times please be sensitive to our patients' need for quiet and rest.
Persons who have recently been ill or have had an infection are discouraged from visiting. Visitors with an obvious infectious disease will be asked to leave the hospital. Patients are discouraged from visiting in other patients' rooms. Visitors must check with the primary nurse before entering the room of a patient in isolation as designated by a sign on the door.
Medical/Surgical Visiting Hours
A family member is encouraged to be in the hospital while the patient is in surgery.
Pediatric Visiting Hours
Parents or significant others are not restricted to regular visiting hours.
Any exceptions to normal visiting hours must be approved by the House Supervisor / Nurse Manager
Volunteers support St. Rose ASC in a variety of ways. We are privileged to have such a dedicated group of men, women, and teens that give their time and talents so that others may benefit. The caring seeds they plant blossom in the kindness provided to our customers and staff.


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Unusual weather conditions can help create dramatic scenes. In this image the lightning, moody clouds and the warm glow in the distance help keep the viewer's interest. The leading lines from the tracks into the storm also help.
We spent a few hours chasing this storm through various communities, hoping for a decent shot. We got lucky finding the lighting and the tracks just about an hour before the sun set and the storm diminished. The day paid off as this image ended up in the 2011 Calendar of CBC's the Nature of Things with David Suzuki :)
Now the more interesting details...How did I take this?
Lightning can be pretty tricky to shoot by trying to time it. Most are just too quick for the finger to trigger quickly enough (some strikes spread slowly over the whole sky and are doable). So the trick is the use long exposure (for evidence, check the clouds for movement). In this particular case I used 30 seconds at ISO 200 (base for D300) and f-6.
Since this shot was taken before the sun set - although cloudy - there was still plenty of light. The above settings on their own would have over exposed the entire scene. To compensate for this, I used a 12 stop Neutral Density (ND) filter (about $130 for a 77mm size). A neutral density filter is just a darkened filter that does not alter anything except the amount of light passing through it. This particular filter is so dark that you cannot view much through it. This leads to some issues. If you simply put this on your lens with autofocus and metering to anything other than manual, you will not succeed. IT's simply too dark for the autofocus or metering to work effectively. Here's what I do:
1) Manual or autofocus on the subject without the filter.
2) Turn off autofocus
3) Manually meter the scene (First decide on f-stop the adjust shutter speed until you get the exposure right)
4) Take a shot and make sure you get the result you want (not over-exposed or under-exposed)
5) Put the filter on
6) Adjust the shutter speed to compensate for the ND filter (example: metering before filter indicated 1/200sec -> final shutter speed should be 1/25sec. If you are confused about this please see previous blog: f-stop-iso-and-shutter-speed)
7) Take the shot!
Don't forget to use a tripod and remote trigger (wireless or cable). If you don't have a trigger, use timer. Although I used the 12-stop filter, this could have been accomplished with a 3 or 6 stop filter and bumping up the f-stop (some softness may occur if you go too high). In the end, if you have to choose only 1 ND filter a 3 or 6 stop is more versatile in your bag than a 12-stop.
Remember not to step on tracks if near lightning, even though as in this case, the lightning is a mile or so away.
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Airport Beach II
It is sights like these that have really made me evaluate my thoughts on protecting the environment. Airport Beach II is FAR away from any of this mess. I mean, who would want to swim in water that is filled with trash like this?
I mean, does it really look that messy?
We got out to the very tip of the airport, where we expected to stop and snorkel. But the water was just too rough. Fortunately, it did make a good spot to take a good picture of Jaydn.
You can tell from Jaydn's face what his favorite thing to do is on the island.
We walked further around the corner of the airport until we found a place that was protected by coral. And it got deep really quickly, which is always good for snorkeling. You can tell where the deep parts are by how it gets darker blue. It was another great snorkeling area.Heck, I even saw a sea turtle here! It was so scared of me that I only saw it for about 5 seconds (or else I would have clicked a picture with the underwater camera).
Jessi and Jaydn came back in to shore after a while, and I continued exploring. I stopped for a moment and called for Jessi to take my picture. Kind of a dumb idea; we don't have a really good zoom on our camera! But if you're looking, I'm the small black speck out in the water.
Jaydn is a very happy kid when we go to the beach!


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I think it is just getting ahead of the issue in order to control the narrative.
DI-FI probably got a head's up that Clinton/Lynch crap is about to hit the fan.
Agreed, political maneuvering in anticipation of further revelations not yet made public.
Will be interesting to see what drops this week.
And then to watch how it's spun.
and some nobody has heard of.
Loretta Lynch stated in E-Mails that she would do whatever it took to protect Hillary Clinton
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pleasant good day,
i have purchase one of the sony ericcon T280 i like it because it is very handy, but my problem is that am not hearing clearly upon receiveing a call and need to know how to adjust the volume so i can hear from the other end properly.
thanks in-advance for your help
hi guys visit this link download themes and music + wallpapers for ur t280i im also thinking about have one ..........its looks goood.................................................http://gallery.mobile9.com/c/sony-ericsson-t280-themes_1633/1/
turns out this phone is worse than i thought it would be! in some places they are well and truly robbing people blind charging extortionate prices. what do people think of the screen?
how can i delete the numbers listed in 'Recently used' option when sending sms through my T280i.
plz if any1 know then tell me how can i save mms setting n internet setting in t280 plz help me
abbie, 06 Jun 2009does this phone take memory cards if it does where is the slot for it?no this mobile phone not support memory card
does anybody know how to delete the sound/alert when an SMS has been sent? it is really annoying :(
Anonymous, 29 May 2009how do i open the back cover? Push in the short slot located about a quarter way down on either side of phone and pry back cover open. Note, the whole back cover comes off!
Borna, 09 Mar 2009How many SMS can it hold until delete? im thinking to buy this phone because the simpleness, b... moreit have the maximum capacity of 450 msjz and 50 on your sim card , so it can store 500 sms for you!
nasim, 20 Apr 2009it's rubbish for a boy like me who is 14 years old bcoz theres no usb portals and limited spac... moreNo, it's perfect for a boy like you who shouldn't expect something fancy until he's old enough to work and pay for it himself.
adding to my previous comment , it has a good feature you won't repeatedly see the message " sms memory full". It can hold 450 sms in memory (plus 50 in sim).
If the numbers of pictures in the "My files" is alot, opening it last rather long.
i have purchased one of the above brand,i want to know how to download music from my pc to my phone
it's rubbish for a boy like me who is 14 years old bcoz theres no usb portals and limited space for music
I just bought this phone few days ago SE T280i, very nice and slim (easy to handle). Worth buying this phone but i noticed that whenever we download the theme, you can't view it (blank). I tried to goggle n find out abt the theme issue - this phone does not support theme bcos of the display size. But other function like bluebooth, radio, camera is already good enough for this..SE T20i Lovely product!!!
My previous phone was k500,
T280 is light, beautiful, and I hope it's colors are permanant.It's plastic quality is good , and has a handfree.1.3mp camera and bluetooth.
But about something I am sad I've buyed it, you can not manage folders, you can not associate pictures to contacts.no sound recorder and small screen
t280 can use other theme u must pick non animation theme and small size,not all theme can be match for this fone,u must try one by one,i had do that,good luck
Very simple, beautiful design, most of the case is made of metal, and plastic elements are high quality, very solid-feeling phone.
It's not a fully customizable mobile entertainment and communication device. It's a phone. I love it.
I think it's very close to a perfect phone for people who just want to talk and sms. The included FM radio is a nice bonus for when I'm on the bus.


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The Simple Chic & Worldly Wit of Lauren Hutton
Lauren Hutton: Lord knows... by shabbychicstyle
I made this fashion set a while ago but tonight I decided that reposting on Shoestring News was apropos. Hutton inspires me because hers is a style not based on label-conscious egoism but on life in all its exuberant glory. Let me share with you the write up that accompanies this set on my shabbychicstyle page: Lauren Hutton wanted to model so she could travel the world --tramp around Africa with a rucksack on her back & no makeup on her face. This set is inspired by her adventurous spirit. Perhaps that is why she is a model who does not make me feel poor or "less than". Rather, she is a woman who inspires me to be brave and live life to the fullest! But to return to superficiality for just a second, her classic, clean look can be duplicated even if you don't have a super model salary!
You can see more images of the fab, fearless Hutton in my post Inexpensive Inspirations: Find Your Inner Fashion Icon.


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Human Performance and Fitness
Maybe you want to work with elementary students, helping them discover the joys of fitness and accomplishment. Or, help an elite marathon runner increase athletic performance.
Or, perhaps you want to own and operate a fitness center, guiding your community of members to a healthier life. St. Ambrose has a program to help you be successful in any, or all, of your goals.
Our graduates work at Quad Cities Acceleration, Feldman Performance, Unity Point Health, Pleasant Valley High School, and many more.
Ambrose Advantages
- Faculty Experts
- Real World Experience
- Excellent Fitness Facilities
The human performance and fitness major at St. Ambrose provides you with a solid understanding and knowledge of the benefits of physical fitness, and you get to apply your skills now, not later. Be a personal trainer or step into a fitness leadership role while you're still a student. That's how we prepare you to be a professional.
See Our Human Performance and Fitness Program Fact Sheet (pdf)
Learn in our New Fitness Labs
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SAU students share how the new Wellness and Recreation Center already has enhanced their St. Ambrose experience.
More Information on the Human Performance and Fitness Program
Courses cover the gamut (because we want to cover all the bases!):
- marketing, planning, and management of sport facilities,
- group fitness leadership,
- prevention and care of athletic injuries,
- personal training methods,
- exercise and sport psychology,
- strength and conditioning,
- exercise testing,
- and law in sport, PE, exercise science, and leisure.
Our Kinesiology professors represent diverse fields of expertise and research and focus on giving you a well-rounded education. Students must be willing to engage in their learning and take advantage of many service and participation opportunities.
Seniors participate in a semester-long internship as an important component of your education and development. The position, location, and duties you take on during this experience will allow you to connect your classroom learning with real-world situations. Don't worry: your professors will follow your progress during the internship, and as always, will be a resource you can call on if needed. You will also complete a project during the internship, and at the end of the semester, you will present it to a panel of industry professionals and educators.
All SAU Kinesiology program graduates are expected to be knowledgeable and adaptable and able to:
- compete successfully in graduate programs
- teach and lead competently in school, business, and community-based programs
- seek and obtain appropriate certification
- perform competitively in the work environment
- exemplify the values and ethics of the allied professions
Common career tracks for human performance and fitness majors include personal trainer, strength and conditioning coach, employee fitness director, group exercise instructor, recreation program director, and health and fitness club manager.
There is a growing focus on fitness and recreation by individuals, and more employers and insurance companies are encouraging physical activity and prevention. This gives you so many additional career opportunities.
Career information from ACSM and NSCA.
As a Human Performance and Fitness major, you get the amazing opportunity to take classes, and apply what you learn, in our new state-of-the-art Wellness and Recreation Center. This massive, 80,000 square-foot building just opened in September 2017 and holds exercise physiology and biomechanics laboratories, classrooms, research-quality equipment, and a group exercise room. The building was specifically designed and equipped to give you a top-quality education and personal fitness opportunities.
The Quad Cities is a noted a leader in healthcare, wellness and fitness, making it a great community to prepare for, or even start, your career. The SAU College of Health and Human Services has deep, established relationships with major hospitals and healthcare providers, all who need highly trained health specialists. St. Ambrose students have a wide range of internship and clinical placement options without leaving the area. Organizations from the YMCA to the Rock Island Fitness & Activity Center offer a variety of opportunities for experts in wellness and fitness.
You've heard people say it before: "College will be the greatest time of your life!" With Study Abroad, you can add even more to your college years.
You can study in another country – without paying extra tuition – in a semester-long or short-term study abroad program (with a few offered during spring and winterim breaks). No matter the duration, these trips deepen your professional education while earning credit toward graduation.
There are also opportunities through an exchange program, an overseas internship, or volunteering. The limits for Study Abroad are only ones you set for yourself! SAU students have studied in Italy, Costa Rica, Australia, Korea, United Kingdom, Spain, Ecuador, Japan, Germany, Peru, Cyprus, Croatia, Belize, Canada, Chile, and more.
SAU students returning from their Study Abroad locations talk about their time away as life-changing - personally, emotionally, culturally, and academically. Click here to search our Study Abroad programs, and for general information click here.
- Dusty Feldman '08 owns Feldman Performance Gym in West Liberty, Iowa; is a strength and conditioning coach at West Liberty High School; and a personal trainer director for the North Dodge Athletic Club in Iowa City.
- Kaitlyn Kielsmeier '13 continued her education and earned a Master of Kinesiology from Bowling Green State University, where she also worked as a research assistant and a teaching assistant in sport conditioning. Today she is a Health and Wellness Coordinator at Oregon Park District in Oregon, Ill.
- Zachary Hild '16 is a Trainer at Quad Cities Acceleration.
Sandy Lund, Assoc. Professor and Chair
Sarah Eikleberry, Asst. Professor and Assistant Chair
Rhiannon Seneli, Asst. Professor, MSEP Director
Darla Baumgarten, Assoc. Professor
Kyle Bohnert, Asst. Professor
Michael Dahlinghaus, Asst. Professor
David Lantis, Asst. Professor
Bo Li, Asst. Professor
Erica Thomas, Asst. Clinical Professor
Jason Vorwerk, Clinical Asst. Professor
Suzanne Wiese, Administrative Assistant
Degree Requirements
Grade of C or better required for BIOL 205 and all KIN courses 200-level or above required for this major.
BIOL 205 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology (4 credits)
+STAT 213 Applied Statistical Reasoning for the Sciences (3 credits)
KIN 101 Foundations of Kinesiology (2 credits)
KIN 216 Exercise and Sport Psychology (2 credits)
KIN 258 Principles and Methods in Personal Training (2 credits)
KIN 282 Exercise and Aging (3 credits)
KIN 340 Nutrition Concepts (3 credits)
KIN 350 Scientific Principles of Strength and Conditioning (3 credits)
KIN 361 Functional and Structural Kinesiology (3 credits)
KIN 363 The Law in Sport, PE, Exercise Science, and Leisure (3 credits)
KIN 366 Applied Exercise Physiology (4 credits)
KIN 392 Exercise Testing for Healthy and Special Populations (2 credits)
KIN 406 Practical Application in Program Design (3 credits)
KIN 418 Internship in Human Performace and Fitness (6-8 credits)
Choose three credit hours from the following three Advanced Topics:
KIN 409 Exercise Pharmacology (3 credits)
KIN 410 Biomechanics (3 credits)
KIN 412 Sports Nutrition (3 credits)
Choose one:
+BIOL 101 Principles of Biology (4 credits)
+BIOL 199 General Biology I (4 credits)
BIOL 112 Humans and Disease (4 credits)Choose one:
MGMT 310 Principles of Management (3 credits)
MKTG 209 Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
KIN 307 Planning and Management of Sport Facilities and Events (3 credits)
Choose one:
KIN 275 Methods in Group Fitness Leadership (2 credits)
KIN 217 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries (2 credits)
+satisfies General Education requirement
This is the suggested course of study to graduate in four years with a major in Human Performance and Fitness.
First Year
|Fall Semester
|Fall Semester
|+ENGL 101 Composition
|+Humanities elective
|+PSYC 105 Introductory Psychology
|+MATH 171 Elementary Functions
|+COMM 129, 132, 203, 228, or 329
|KIN 101 Foundations of Kinesiology
|IL 101 Information Literacy
|+KIN 149 Activity
|14-15 credits
|14 credits
Sophomore Year
|Fall Semester
|Fall Semester
|KIN 275 Methods in Group Fitness Leadership OR KIN 217 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
|+Humanities Elective
|BIOL 205 Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology
|KIN 340 (must take at SAU) Nutrition Concepts
|KIN 282 Exercise and Aging
|KIN 216 Exercise and Sport Physiology
|+Foreign Language or Elective
|+Foreign Language or Elective
|15 credits
|18 credits
Junior Year
|Fall Semester
|Fall Semester
|KIN 366 (must take at SAU)
|+THEO 101, 102, 103, 107, 110, 120, 130, 132, or 160
|KIN 258 Principles and Methods in Personal Training
|KIN 350 Scientific Principles of Strength and Conditioning
|KIN 361 Functional and Structural Kinesiology
|PHIL/THEO/Catholic Studies Elective
|+Humanities Elective
|+Creative Arts elective
|+KIN Physical Activity Course
|16 credits
|15-16 credits
Senior Year
|Fall Semester
|Fall Semester
|KIN 392 Exercise Testing and Prescription
|KIN 418 Internship
|KIN 406 Exercise Prescription and Program Design
|KIN 363 The Law in Sport, PE, Exercise Science, and Leisure
|+PHIL/THEO/Catholic Studies Elective
+=satisfies general education requirement
Scholarships and Grants
For academic/merit-based awards, eligible students are matched to the qualifying award; some of them are listed below.
For need-based support, eligibility is determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The SAU school code is 001889.
You may also qualify for a scholarship or grant due to your talent in the fine arts or athletics. Give us a call or send an email so we can get to know you and find the best package for you. (You're also encouraged to seek outside scholarships and begin that search early.)
Institutional scholarships (2018-19)
There is no need to apply for the scholarships or grants below; students automatically are eligible if they meet specific criteria, although some may require a certain GPA to stay eligible.
The Admissions Office calculates the award amount by using high school GPA and ACT/SAT scores.
Ambrose Scholar
For First Year, on-campus residents only. Straight As on high school transcript and a minimum 30 ACT score. Applicants who meet Ambrose Scholar criteria will be invited to compete for a full-tuition scholarship for $@{17-18-Tuition}.
Trustee Scholar
$22,000/year - For First-year, on-campus residents only. Unweighted 3.8 GPA, 28+ACT. May be offset by state and/or federal aid if eligible.
Academic Scholarship
$14,000-17,000/year - Based on GPA and ACT/SAT score
University Grant
$12,000/year - Based on high school GPA and ACT/SAT score
Additional Scholarships (2018-19)
If you want to apply for any of the scholarships below, contact the Admissions Office.
Fine Arts Scholarships
Award based on performance and ability in art, music, or theatre. Includes the Michael Kennedy Theatre Scholarship. Audition or portfolio required.
Athletics Scholarships
Award varies. Based on performance and ability. Marching Band scholarships available. See below.
Freeman Pollard Minority Scholarship
$1,000 for on-campus students; $500 for off-campus. For accepted minority students.
Menke Parish Scholarship
Award varies. For First Year students only who are recommended by their parish pastor in the Diocese of Davenport. Recommendation form (pdf) to be completed by your pastor.
Father Welch Alumni Scholarship
$1,000/year. For on-campus students only whose parent is a St. Ambrose graduate.
As a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), St. Ambrose can award athletic scholarships to student athletes. These scholarships allow you to earn a college education while competing in the sport that you love. At Ambrose, we embody that value of developing both the mind and body.
How do I qualify for an athletic scholarship?
You must first be eligible to play a sport at St. Ambrose. You can read about those qualifications here. The NAIA also has a complete website on how to register for eligibility at playNAIA.org
Amounts are for transfer students entering St. Ambrose in the 2018-19 academic year.
St. Ambrose scholarships are awarded for fall and spring semesters only and renewable up to 120 credits of undergraduate study, which includes credits transferred to St. Ambrose from prior attendance. For example: If you transfer in with an AA/AS degree, you would receive a scholarship for two additional years at St. Ambrose.
For questions about any of the awards below, give our friendly Financial Aid Office a call at 563-333-5775.
Institutional Aid
Guaranteed Minimum Scholarship Award
based on GPA (Grade Point Average)
3.5-4.00 GPA: $12,000 per year scholarship award
3.0-3.49 GPA: $11,000 per year scholarship award
2.5-2.99 GPA: $10,000 per year scholarship award
2.0-2.49 GPA: $8,000 per year scholarship award
Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society
Criteria: Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society membership
Award: $12,500/year for new transfer students, renewable each year up to eight semesters, including transfer hours. Scholarships awarded for fall and spring semesters only. GPA is based on 4.0 scale.
Out-of-State Grant
Criteria: non-Iowa resident
Award: $2,000/year
Fr. Welch Alumni Scholarship
Criteria: parent is a St. Ambrose graduate; on-campus students only
Award: $1,000/year
Freeman Pollard Diversity Award
Criteria: accepted diverse student
Award: $1,000/year on-campus; $500/year off-campus
Athletics Scholarship
Criteria: performance and ability
Marching band scholarships also available
Award varies
Fine Arts Scholarship
Criteria: performance and ability in art, music, theatre
Audition or portfolio required
Award varies
Dual Admission Scholarship
Criteria: participant in SAU/community college dual admission program
Award: $1,000 maximum
Federal and State Aid
Federal Pell Grant
Criteria: based on financial need; file FAFSA as soon as possible after Oct. 1
Award: $5,920 maximum
Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
Criteria: based on financial need, priority to Pell Grant recipients. File FAFSA as soon as possible after Oct. 1.
Award: $400 maximum
Federal Work Study Award
Criteria: based on financial need. File FAFSA as soon as possible after Oct. 1
Award: $1,850
Iowa Tuition Grant
Criteria: based on financial need, Iowa residents only. File FAFSA as soon as possible after Oct. 1, deadline July 1.
Award: @{Iowa-Tuition-Grant}
Carver Scholarship
Criteria: Iowa resident and entering junior, visit carvertrust.org for eligibility details, deadline April 1.
Award: $7,600 maximum
There are many opportunities to receive scholarships from outside sources, here are a few websites to begin researching your options:
- Fastweb
- College Board Scholarship Search
- Scholarships.com
- Peterson's Award Database
- Scholly (app download)
Another tip: Next time you're on campus, check out the bulletin board outside Bee Central where we post more flyers and applications for outside scholarships.
Sandra Lund
Kinesiology Department
Hayes Hall 229
518 W. Locust St.
Davenport, IA 52803
Fax 563-333-6488


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Riots in France's Colonial Empire in North Africa. Tanks patrol streets. Wrecked vehicles. Men around rubble in street. Riots forces return of Sultan Mohammed ben Youssef from exile to Rabat in Morocco. Sultan's car surrounded by a large crowd after his return in Rabat. Crowd cheers. Sultan gains the power back. Sultan sits on his chair.
French Morocco troops march in bands wearing traditional uniforms. View from dark corridor at the residence of General Auguste Nogues in Rabat, French Morocco. General Auguste Nogues, General Robert Boissau, Admiral Michelieu, General Lascroux and General La Houlle of France; Major General George S Patton, Major General Geoffrey Keyes, Major General Ernest N Harmon and Major General Jonathan W Anderson of the US, the Grand Vizier to the Sultan, American and French officers and civilian officials pose for photographers on the steps of residence. French Morocco troops march in bands and play bugles.
Moroccan infantry with rifles, led by military band, march through a gate near the Royal Palace and mosque,in Rabat, Morocco. The palace and mosque are seen in background. A drum and bugle corps, mounted on white horses, play their instruments as they ride through the gate. They are followed by a cadre of mounted Royal Lancers. Infantry perform coordinated drill. Royal Palace seen in background.Troops parade along with a procession, including Royal Guardsmen, dressed in white. Guardsmen escort the Sultan, riding in a Royal Coach pulled by horses. A Royal attendant steps into the courtyard of the palace,to meet the Sultan as he arrives on a white horse, accompanied by guardsmen. Palace attendants bow low, several times to the Sultan. In change of sequence, the Sultan, on horseback, proceeds between line of guards and groups of Moroccans, sitting and standing on a parade ground. View of muazzen standing on balcony of the Royal mosque. Sultan rides through gate of the mosque on a white horse, accompanied by guardsmen. Persons, lining the way,bow as he passes. Attendant shields the Sultan with a long-handled umbrella. The entire procession returns toward the palace.
The Sultan of Morocco, Mohammad V, on his throne, attending to official matters in his palace. He deals with several written documents, with his assistant. Change of scene shows him at his desk working with a male secretary who brings him documents to sign.
Mohamed V, Sultan of Morocco, relaxing with members of his family at their home in the Royal Palace at Rabat, Morocco. Closeup of eldest son, Moulay Hassan, sitting between his sisters.
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Rocky Mark Lynch,born on November 1,1994, is an american singer, songwriter of the band R5 together with his siblings Riker Lynch, Rydel Lynch and Ross Lynch
together with best friend Ellington Ratliff.
Rocky is sometimes thought of as"the quiet one". That is, until he picks up a guitar and starts into a 'Fall Out Boy' song.
After years of following in Riker's footsteps, Rocky is now out on his own, loving his guitar and shooting about seven commercial projects in L.A. Rocky is the key founder of the band R5, playing lead guitar and creating most of the music for the band.


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What technology does NeoFlex Data use?
NeoFlex Data uses the CDMA2000 3G wireless standard. It is currently the most widely used of the 3G standards, with over 475 million users worldwide. It is not the same 3G standard that Vodacom and MTN use (UMTS).
Neotel has deployed the latest generation of CDMA2000, called 1xEV-DO Rev A, which is used by a number of leading operators around the world (e.g. Verizon Wireless in the US). The network hence supports a peak download speed of 3.1 Mbps, and peak upload speed of 1.8 Mbps. (Averages are always lower, as is pointed out elsewhere, but one has to quote the peak in the South African market, since everyone else does.)
NeoFlex Data is based on EV-DO Rev A, and offers peak download speed of 3.1 Mbps, and peak upload speed of 1.8 Mbps, which provides excellent performance for small business and home uses, including web browsing, e-mail, peer-to-peer services, and some gaming. Note that average download speed is around 450 900 kbps, and the average upload speed is around 300 700 kbps which makes it similar to HSUPA in performance.
For more information on CDMA2000, look at: http://www.cdg.org
Can I share my Internet connection on NeoFlex Data?
The NeoFlex Data device is specifically intended to be shared in a small office or home environment, and provides Ethernet ports as well as WiFi for this purpose.
How does the NeoFlex Data device connect to my computer or Local Area Network?
The device has four Ethernet ports, integrated WiFi, and a USB port. Using Ethernet or WiFi, the device provides a gateway from your LAN or Wireless LAN to the Internet. Using USB, you can use the device with a single computer, just like a modem.
What are the two pairs of antennas on the NeoFlex Data device?
The larger two antennas are to connect to Neotels CDMA network, and the smaller two are for the local WiFi network. Two antennas are used in each case to provide antenna diversity, which provides enhanced performance on the CDMA network and the local WiFi network, particularly in urban / building environments.
Do I need to configure a computer to connect via NeoFlex Data using PPPoE?
No. The NeoFlex Data device connects to the network automatically, and remains connected as long as it is within coverage, and will re-connect if the connection drops. When using Ethernet (Local Area Network) or WiFi (Wireless Local Area Network), any computer simply needs to connect to the local network. The device supports NAT, and has a DHCP server, so that local IP addresses can be issued automatically, requiring no further configuration. One Ethernet cable is shipped with the device.
For full configuration details and further information, download the manual here: http://www.neotel.co.za/neotel/actio...ia_fileid=1920
Can I connect using USB?
If you dont have an Ethernet or Wireless LAN, you can connect via USB, similar to other modems. A USB cable is shipped with the device, and MS Windows drivers are available here: http://www.neotel.co.za/neotel/actio...ia_fileid=1922
What is the maximum number of users that may be connected to the device?
For an acceptable user experience, Neotel recommends a maximum of 10 users on the device, either 4 via Ethernet LAN and 6 via Wireless LAN, or 10 via Wireless LAN.
What network security is provided by the device?
The device supports WEP and WPA security and MAC address filtering on WiFi. To avoid unauthorised usage, it is recommended that you enable security settings, and when the device is not in use, we recommend simply turning the device off. To view security setting options and Neotels Wi-Fi disclaimer download the NeoFlex Data Wi-Fi Guide here: http://www.neotel.co.za/neotel/actio...ia_fileid=1921
The device also has some firewall functionality, allowing you to secure you LAN or Wireless LAN from the Internet.
Can I use NeoFlex Data for peer-to-peer applications?
Since the service is unshaped, peer-to-peer applications will generally work on NeoFlex.
Can I use Skype with the current NeoFlex packages?
In theory, yes, since the service is not shaped. However, just like other wireless services in the market, there is no QoS, so the performance of packet-based voice on the wireless link cannot be guaranteed in a loaded network.
Neotels voice services are carrier grade, crystal clear and cost effective, so hopefully you wont want to use a free best-effort alternative too much. NeoFlex Voice (currently sold separately) is a device that provides a single analogue telephone line, whilst the NeoConnect devices are integrated devices with telephone and SMS functionality as well as Internet connectivity.
Can one get NeoFlex Data with a static IP address?
No. A new IP address is assigned to the device each time you connect, just as with other similar wireless services. Since the device uses Network Address Translation (NAT), local IP addresses (on the LAN or Wireless LAN) are not visible to the Internet, although these could be static or dynamic IPs.
Do Neotel force a disconnection every 24 hours to renew the IP address?
No. However, in any wireless network, a session may drop for various reasons. If a session is re-established, a new IP address will be issued.
What latency (ping time) can I expect on NeoFlex Data?
Rev A (NeoFlex Data) has much lower ping times than Rel 0 (NeoConnect Prime), because the uplink and downlink are both fast, and this is one of the distinguishing characteristics of NeoFlex Data.
The ping time to South African destinations is typically around 60 ms. Most of the latency is obviously in the air interface, and this is not unusual for wireless systems.
Neotels network is connected globally through the Tata Communications Tier 1 network, which has a point of presence in Joburg. The connectivity is via the SAT-3/SAFE submarine optical fibre system (no satellite at all). As a result, the international ping times are typically 100 - 150 ms, the sum of the wireless access latency and international cable system latency.
Is NeoFlex Data any good for playing online games?
It is possible to play more online games on NeoFlex Data than with NeoConnect Prime, since the latency of EV-DO Rev A is quite a bit lower than EV-DO Rel 0. However, the latency on any wireless network may causes problems for some action or first person shooter games, and the service is not recommended for this type of gaming.
Obviously, international latency is a problem for anyone in South Africa connecting to a gaming server on another continent, as a result of the sheer physical distance, although Neotel seeks to minimise this latency with its high bandwidth international connectivity.
Is the NeoConnect service shaped?
Currently, all of the NeoFlex Data packages are unshaped.
Are all incoming ports open?
By default, all incoming ports on the NeoFlex Data service are closed, for security reasons. However, they can be opened on request for those who want them open. Note that port blocking is not the same as shaping, and there is no shaping on any of the current NeoFlex Data packages as indicated.
The IP address issued to the NeoFlex Data device by DHCP is a public IP address in Neotels IP address range. Private IP addresses are used on the LAN or Wireless LAN (typically dynamic IP addresses issued by the DHCP server on the NeoFlex Data). You will need to configure port forwarding on the NeoFlex Data device to make use of incoming ports on computers connected to the LAN or Wireless LAN.
Does NeoFlex Data reconnect automatically if the connection drops?
Yes. You dont need to configure anything to enable this if you are using LAN or Wireless LAN. Details of USB configuration are provided in the device manual.
The latency on NeoFlex Data is somewhat variable compared to wireline Internet connections. Is this to be expected?
CDMA or any other wireless technology may be affected by the landscape or weather conditions, as well as the statistical sharing of channel capacity. Hence, some variation is to be expected. It is not recommended that NeoFlex Data be used for applications that cannot tolerate such variation (e.g. some online action games).
Can I get an external antenna to improve coverage?
Neotel does not offer external antennas for NeoFlex Data, and its not recommended, since the device uses antenna diversity (the two antennas) to improve performance. Since Neotel is selling the service in areas with good coverage, and 800 MHz propagates well, there generally shouldnt be any need to use an external antenna.
Is there a battery? How long will the battery last?
The NeoFlex Data device does come with a battery backup. Typically the device should operate for between two and two and a half hours when disconnected from the mains, depending on the amount of users.
If you have any additional issues (or compliments), tell Neotel via [email protected]
Having only recently launched the service, Neotel is actively seeking feedback from users, and will use this to enhance the service.


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Tam was a night wisp, who befriended Richard Rahl, when Richard was allowed to enter the night wisps' homeland. Along with Jass, Tam accompanied Richard to the secret library left for him by First Wizard Baraccus.
Appearances Edit
First Appearance:
- Phantom: Chapter 40 - First appears and is named in Chapter 41
Latest Appearance:
- Phantom: Chapter 41
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- Calories 246
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- Iron 2.2mg
- Sodium 690mg
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This hearty roasted chicken soup is perfect for warming up on chilly nights. Serve with crusty French bread and butter for a complete meal.
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Prepare rice according to package directions; set aside.
Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and next 4 ingredients (onion through mushrooms), and sauté for 6 minutes or until onion is tender. Lightly spoon the flour into a dry measuring cup, and level with a knife. Stir the flour, tarragon, and thyme into the onion mixture, and cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently. Add 2 cups water, sherry, broth, and evaporated milk; bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes or until slightly thick. Stir in cooked rice and chicken; cook for 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated.


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We had such a wonderful response to our Charity Knit and Crochet drive for the Star of Hope Mission! Here are all of your donated items loaded up to be delivered to the mission. A big Thank You to all who contributed!
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The cards in this 50-card set measure approximately 3 1/2" by 4" (or 3 1/2" by 3 5/8" without the tab). The 1955 Red Man set contains 25 players from each league. Card numbers are on the write-ups of the players. Cards that have the tab (coupon) attached are generally worth a multiple of cards which have had their tabs removed. Please see mulitplier values below. The prices listed below refer to cards without tabs.
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Lisa Haydon teams up with beauty brand to talk about women's challenges
June 13, 2018
New Delhi, June 13 : Model-actress Lisa Haydon has teamed up with beauty brand MyGlamm to launch a campaign urging Indian women to end eve-teasing by communicating their confidence by turning on their eyes through a campaign titled #TurnOnYourEyes.
The campaign aspires to create awareness about the euphemisms that exist within the social and cultural spheres in India, by requesting fellow citizens to reach out to the masses through social media to spread the message and create sentience, to help remain in the nation's consciousness.
"This is a cause I can relate with as I have experienced this and see women experience this around me every day. It's time we stood our ground with confidence, feeling no shame," Lisa said in a statement.
The campaign celebrates the modern woman of today and spotlights the challenges faced by women in the country with regard to Eve teasing and sexual harassment, urging them to glare back, and battle the perceptions and misconceptions laid down in our country, said a statement.
To help spread this message, MyGlamm is also donating every time there is a unique share of this message up to Rs 1 Crore to Give India and the Magic Bus India Foundation.
The project also explores the experiences of gender norms, while encouraging and empowering women to voice their concerns and incidents, to work towards a rewarding solution and a lasting change.
Malaika Mahtaney, CMO, MyGlamm said: "The unwanted male gaze is the first step in what eventually leads to eve-teasing and sexual harassment. We at MyGlamm are launching the #TurnOnYourEyes campaign to empower women and eradicate the problem at the root.
"To help make this message viral and to make a difference, MyGlamm is delighted to partner with Magic Bus and Give India and donate up to Rs 1 crore to their cause."
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SAN FRANCISCO — Next Door Entertainment has released a new special edition scene titled "Top Shelf," featuring Next Door exclusive James Huntsman topping Cody Allen for the first time.
"Topping Cody Allen was great," Huntsman said. "There's nothing like the bond between two guys when they're having a little fun together. Shooting the scene was awesome and I look forward to giving my fans more new material!"
"Top Shelf" features James Huntsman going all the way for the first time. This new scene shows the Next Door model in a bar setting closing up after a night of partying with his acquaintance Cody Allen.
"I always say the same thing about James, that he's one of our top exclusives," said Stephan Sirard, president of Next Door Entertainment. "James works hard in front of and behind the lens. He takes great care of his body, he tours non-stop to meet his fans, and he brings a great attitude to the set with him."
The scene is available now exclusively for members of NextDoorBuddies.com and NextDoorWorld.com.
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Here at Trendio we like to introduce you up-and-coming artists first. In the last couple of months, we've brought the likes of Scott Helman, Tink, Jess Glynne, Years & Years, Jon Bellion, Devon Baldwin, and many more. The week ending Sept 28, we carried on the ~introduce you to new artists~ tradition with four incredible acts: Jordan Bratton, a multi-talented artist from New York, "pop minded vocalist" Lostboycrow, singer-songwriter Andra Day, and fun music-making duo, Timeflies. This week, our picks for ones to watch are: Alabama-native FireKid, Dreamy vocalist Milan, Singer-songwriter Grace Mitchell, and electropop singer Lowell.
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This next AOTW is Canadian electropop singer-songwriter Lowell whose care-free attitude has been encapsulated to create some amazing music. Elizabeth Lowell Boland is a quirky electropop singer who began studying music at the University of Toronto but eventually dropped out, for reasons we assume to be to work on her music. According to Wikipedia, she worked briefly as stripper, which we're sure has inspired some of her music and visuals, because they're super cool. Anyways, before becoming this electropop mastermind, Lowell got her start writing demos on her ukelele and had eventually captured the attention of Mike Dixon and Martin...more


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WILLIAM Haggas is aiming to fulfil a career ambition on Saturday by becoming top trainer at York Racecourse for the season.
The Skipton-born, Newmarket-based, trainer has recorded 12 winners on the Knavesmire in 2017 – three more than his fellow Yorkshireman and nearest rival, Tim Easterby.
Both stables will be well represented at York's season-concluding two-day meeting – worth £465,000 – which gets underway tomorrow.
Haggas said: "I always wanted to, one day, be leading trainer at York one season. We nearly did it a couple of years ago and got done on the last day when David O'Meara had four winners in the last two meetings.
"This year, it looks as though – with a bit of luck – it's only Tim that's the danger."
Haggas expects to run "three or four each day", including The Grand Visir in the £100,000 Unibet Handicap tomorrow and, the following afternoon, Raucous in the £100,000 Coral Sprint Trophy.
He is also planning on being double-handed in the coral.co.uk Rockingham Stakes – a six-furlong Listed race for two-year-olds, worth £50,000.
He added: "In the past, we've not really had a plethora of runners – we've just been very lucky. But this time, we're going to run a few, primarily because we'd obviously like to try and win.
"I think we'll have three or four each day. But it's quite late in the day."
Tulip Fever, who won at Yarmouth last time, is declared in tomorrow's opener – the TSG Paul Beioley Memorial Nursery Handicap. Zwayan, successful at Ascot last Friday, is turned out quickly again for the second race on the card – the unibet.co.uk Handicap.
In the opening day's feature, the mile and three-quarters Unibet Handicap, The Grand Visir returns to York after finishing fifth over course and distance in the Betfred Melrose Handicap during the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival.
Haggas said: "The Grand Visir ran a very good race in the Melrose. He hasn't run since but he's in good form and we've had this race in mind for a while."
Saturday's Coral Sprint Trophy is the plan for Raucous who has run well in a series of high-profile races this summer without getting his head in front. His last success was back in April on the all-weather at Chelmsford.
Haggas continued: "He has got plenty of talent – it just hasn't fallen his way. We'll just see how he goes but he could easily surprise – he's one of those. He's in really good form and looks great, too."
Barton Mills, winner of a Kempton novices' race in late September will come back in trip for the coral.co.uk Rockingham Stakes, while stable-mate Island Drive – beaten favourite at Nottingham two months ago on her last start – is set to join him in the race.
Haggas said: "Barton Mills has run twice and run well over seven furlongs. The jockey (Martin Harley) is very keen to try him at six, so we're giving it a go in a Listed race."
Haggas has been in contention to land the Charles Clinkard backed top trainer crown for 2017 since the Dante Festival where he landed a big-race triumph with Tasleet. The sprint ace was successful in the Group 2 Duke of York Clipper Logistics Stakes.
"York means a lot to a lot of people," he added. "It's a great track, always packed and just a very good atmosphere. It's a very fair racecourse; very few hard luck stories and very often the best horse wins.
"Now they've got the track drained properly, it has made it so much better. We race on lovely ground. They do a great job – it's first class."
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The Best Places to Find Hair Accessories for Women
I am known for wearing bows and other fancy hair accessories. In fact, if I leave home without them, folks give me a hard time about it. Over the years, I have collected quite the large number of hats, fascinators, headbands, clips, and berets. I have so many that it takes three shelves, two boxes, and two drawers to hold them all.
Having collected so many different hair accessories over the years, you can bet I know where to find them. Some places are better than others. What follows is a guide to finding hair accessories online as well as in the real world. I'll even tell you where NOT to go!
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Etsy - The Best Place for Hair Accessories Online
When I want a hair accessory that is:
- Handmade
- Unique
- Unusual
- Quirky
- A specific color
- AND inexpensive
I go to Etsy.com. It is THE best place to buy hair accessories online because they're usually handmade and of high quality, and I get a good feeling from buying art (for certainly cool headbands and hats are art!) directly from artists.
Etsy is very easy to use and has excellent filtering options, plus the prices are pretty low (some people charge a lot- you just don't have to buy from them... besides, you can filter by price). I love it! As soon as you become accustomed to tweaking your keywords (e.g. getting specific by searching for "crystal hair accessories" instead of "shiny headband"), you'll be all set to go.
ModCloth - Another Great Online Resource
Mod Cloth also offers a selection of fairly priced, cute, and unique headbands, hair bows, and other hair accessories (e.g. fascinators) online.
I've purchased dresses from the site as well, and have been happy with the quality of everything I order. Buying things on Mod Cloth does not feel as lovely as buying things on Etsy, seeing as one does not have the satisfaction of knowing one is purchasing directly from the producer of a particular hair accessory, but it's still a cool site and I'm glad to give it my business.
My one warning: buying from this site might mean that you're a godforsaken hipster.
ICING - Fabulous Selection, Low Prices
I hate stepping into stores that are mostly populated by pre-teens, but ICING has the widest selection of women's hair accessories available in a brick-and-mortar chain store.
In addition to typical headband and clip fare, ICING typically offers a selection of fascinators and cocktail hats, which you'll be hard pressed to find anywhere else (and especially anywhere else for under $30).
ICING also typically offers the widest range of colors of various hair accessories, so it's great if you're looking for something to match a particular outfit or purse. You just have to leave your dignity at the door for a short time; that's all. Though if you're flamboyant enough to be wearing strange stuff on your head all the time, this shouldn't be a problem.
Forever21 - GREAT for Headbands
Whenever I step inside a Forever21, I start to break out in hives and begin spiraling into an existential crisis. Despite this, I shall occasionally venture to my local store in search of headbands, because they typically have an excellent selection, plus their prices stay relatively low.
The key to getting good hair accessories from this chain is to check back regularly, as they refresh their collections pretty frequently. If there is nothing inspiring one month, two months later you might find a treasure trove of cute, cheap headbands. The only downside is that you have to brave all the other clothing and people that Forever21 will shove your way during your exploratory missions.
H&M - Good for Cheap but Interesting Hair Accessories
The selection of hair accessories offered by H&M is generally limited; they don't have super extensive colletions in most of their stores. That said, every blue moon, H&M will produce something very unique and intriguing that will make an excellent addition to your collection.
Much like Forever21, H&M turns over its inventory pretty frequently, so you'll have to check back regularly. Your're less likely to find something worth buying at H&M than you would at Forever21, but when you do find something, it will be all the more awesome, and equally inexpensive.
Where NOT to Buy Hair Accessories
Becaues hair accessories are generally small and fragile, they don't have long lifespans, so I don't think it's all that important to spend a lot of money on them. For this reason, I strongly recommend you do not spend more than $20 for any sort of hair bow or hair accessory that is not a handmade or super high quality cocktail hat or fascinator.
Some places tend to charge WAY TOO MUCH for mass-produced or shoddy headbands and hair accessories- perhaps because they can get away with it. But don't bother spending your money on such things at:
- Anthropologie
- Nordstroms
- Macy's
- Any designer boutique
They simply charge folks more for headbands at these places than they're worth.
I hope you've found this guide to be helpful. Happy hunting!
I totally agree. I love Anthropologie but they are waaay overpriced. I usually won't spend anymore than $15 on a hair accessory. I recently stumbled across a site called Hair-Bella. They have some pretty cute stuff. www.hair-bella.com
Have you ever heard of the shove it hair accessory for putting your hair up in a loose and or tight bun. Can't find it anywhere.
There's really cool stuff on etsy and I've heard of modcloth, but I didn't think about searching for acessories on there. It's also even cheaper if you make your own headbands. I've bought cheap plastic ones at Walmart and then buy some fake flowers to hot glue them on to create an orginal piece. Also, I got pliers and unhinged some fake jewels from a necklace to glue on another headband. They turned out really cute! Thanks for sharing these great places to buy accessories; I voted this up and useful!
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Aww I love accessories too and I totally undrstand the grief people give you just for wearing them. :)
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Well, yesterday was the big one, WrestleMania 25, so I thought I'd check in to offer my two cents.
Now, I think I made it clear that I felt the buildup to the majority of the matches was totally lacklustre. It seemed like things were being changed right up to the last minute (which apparently was the case), leading to a lot of dropped balls along the way.
Buildup aside, there was no way this event was going to suck. Not with the talent involved. While almost none of the matches were fresh or new, they were all going to be good. There were three matches that weren't exactly good, but for different reasons. More on that soon.
I was disappointed that the tag team title unification match was bumped off the PPV with little or no notice. They will be including it on the DVD release. I doubt that match sold any tickets, but it was bound to be good (although not as good as it would have been without the lumberjack stipulation). WWE should have either streamed it on WWE.com, or posted it after the fact to make good to the fans expecting to see it live.
The Money in the Bank match was full of daring spots. These matches were starting to get a little repetitive and too video game-y, which is dangerous for all involved. I'm kinda glad they're starting to make some of the key spots about athleticism (ie: Kofi Kingston high-jumping a running ladder). Not sure what happened to Mark Henry though. He took a dive and was never seen again.
Divas Battle Royale was ridiculous. Nobody was introduced, meaning bringing in Victoria, Molly Holly, Sunny, Torrie Wilson, etc, was pointless. They could have just had a bunch of girls from developmental in those spots and nobody would have noticed. They didn't even put a graphic up onscreen with all the names. They were paying the one-timers likely $5,000-10,000 for those appearances. I don't exactly like women's wrestling though, so I tend to be a little harsh, but this wasn't good.
Rey Doinksterio beat JBL in 21 seconds to win the IC title. Bradshaw is now retired. I guess Misterio was really The Joker/Dark Knight/Heath Ledger not Doink, but it was still funny.
The Legends (Jimmy Snuka, Roddy Piper, Ricky Steamboat) vs. Chris Jericho. This match has long made me angry. I am a huge Jericho supporter, and really enjoy his work. He has been excellent in all the buildup to this angle, even though it seems with the Rourke stuff falling through and other plans they may or may not have had in place at different times, he probably didn't know what it was leading to. This was originally announced as a handicap match, then a gauntlet, and later became something of the combination of the two with Jericho having to eliminate his opponents.
In a way, this match for me was like when I watched Dynamite Kid's final match in Michinoku Pro Wrestling in 1996. He most certainly was NOT the Dynamite Kid anymore. You wanted to see the match because he was in it, but afterward wished you never did because it made you sad. I have said before, the five wrestlers who shaped my childhood and most influenced me were Piper, Snuka, Flair, Steamboat, and the British Bulldogs (I count them as one). This match saw four of them in one match (Flair was in the corner), and one of my favorite modern-era wrestlers (Jericho). Piper did more than I would have thought he would have been able to. Snuka was sad. Then I felt REALLY bad for Steamboat, because it was now all up to him to save the match.
You see, Snuka still wrestles occasionally. He has never retired. Piper has retired several times, and has had cancer and artificial hips, but gets physically involved a few times a year still. Besides maybe a couple of chops in ROH, Steamboat has done absolutely NOTHING physical (at least not in public) since he returned from injury in the mid 1990's.
Well, he was grey. He was bald. He was much slower. He had the guts to wear his old tights and no t-shirt (Piper and Snuka were both covered up). If I look that good at his age, I'll be quite happy. He hit all his signature spots, the chop off the top, the cross body, and even hit a scary dive.
So did the match end up great? No, not by any means, but Steamboat really put on a show and without him it would have truly been an embarrasment. After the match, Flair and Mickey Rourke got involved, and Rourke punched out Jericho. The knockout puch looked weird to me, and even though it's not natural for a boxer to do, he should have hit it more out in the open to give everyone a real good look at it for the highlight reels.
Still would have been a million times better with involvement from that Stone Cold fellow.
The OmegaPowers Explode! Matt vs. Jeff Hardy:
This was close to what I would thought it would be. It was certainly miles better than the last singles PPV match they tried to have years ago. Matt has wisely embraced the advice that if you want to be a real heel, you eliminate the things about you that make you likeable. In this case, it means bye bye to his pants. He's now in long tights. It's the same reason Jericho is now in trunks. Fun match which for some reason I don't remember as much of as the other matches. They were in a tough spot following the MITB ladder match, but doggone it, they're the HARDYZ. The "I burned your house down" stuff is a bit much though.
Finish was nasty with a doctors note, visit to the dentist, and a script for percoset all rolled into one with a Twist of Fate on Jeff, who's head was trapped inside a folding chair. Ouch!
I would have though Jeff would have gotten his revenge here, but perhaps they felt Matt needed the win more to propell his heel role.
Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker has been doing some of the goofy mystical stuff for the buildup. That's actually not so bad, considering the Undertaker is supposed to be into that stuff. Mostly, the match was based around a guy that steals the show every WrestleMania vs. a guy the has never lost at WrestleMania. Oh my goodness, a simple yet effective storyline! These two have legit not wrestled a singles match since before HBK's 4 year sabbatical from wrestling. They actually put on a pretty incredible match. It almost teetered into "overbooked" territory, but the crowd seemed to enjoy it so much that who cares, they were into it. I thought Undertaker died on that huge dive over top ropes to the floor onto the cameraman. Then I realized that the Undertaker is already dead, so there's no real need to worry.
Great finish with a moonsault block turned into a Tombstone piledriver. These guys really wanted to have a WrestleMania match, and they that's exactly what they did. I can't understand how anyone could not be happy with this.
As soon as I saw a million John Cena's enter the entrance way, I thought Kid Rock had brought Eminem with him from Detroit to ask the real John Cena to "please stand up, please stand up." This match with Cena-Edge-Big Show was not bad, but not fantastic. it was fine, and John Cena is one mighty strong individual. It was what it was and Cena won the belt and a few people went "hooray". Not too much you can fault here, it was just about what anyone smart would have expected it would be.
Randy Orton vs. Triple H. This feud frustrated me so much. Traditionally, the heel does something despicable, and the babyface has to get revenge. Simple enough, right? The heel is cold and callous, and often immoral. The babyface is strong, virtuous, and stands up for what is right. Well, along the way, they really messed that up a few times. They had a goldmine sitting in their laps after Orton punted Vince McMahon and RKO'd Stephanie McMahon, but let it fall flat soon thereafter. Don;t even get me started on all the continuity errors, like how this was all a five year plan, even though Orton has been facing Triple H for years in the ring. Then they kinda redid the angle all over again by DDT'ing Stephanie.
The killer was the united McMahon men (Shane, Vince, Hunter) running down the ramp and brawling with Orton and The Legacy last week on RAW. Why, why, why? Why would you have these two make contact on free TV less than a week away from their big match that you want people to PAY $50 to see?
Orton should have beaten Triple H into a pulp for the whole match, using every nefarious heel trick in the book. Hunter should have tried to fight back valliantly throughout, but Orton is just too sadistic. Finally, Trips should have gotten the big comeback, and just as the place comes unglued, he should have gotten screwed right over by Orton and Legacy to drive this thing into the next chapter.
Instead we got a slow, plodding, boring match and Hunter wins. Insert apathetic "yay" here.
In all, the wrestling was quite solid. You can't complain about that. The lack of long-term planning was really obvious though.


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Right after we order, they bring out two kinds of salsa. The warm tomatillo salsa has to be the best salsa I've ever had! It's got a lil spice to it, but not too much. We also ordered the guacamole appetizer which they made fresh right in front of our table. The guac was a little plain, it needed some garlic and more lime juice in my opinion. So I mixed in the tomatillo salsa with the guac and it was PERFECT! I could eat that for every meal of the day for about 8 days before getting sick of it. (Prop bet me, I dare you!)
Main course: I couldn't decide between the chile relleno or the enchiladas, so I got the enchiladas de chile relleno. Bad choice, it sounded like a great idea at the time and looked like it would have tons of flavor, but it failed.
Dessert: Mexican Brownie!!!! WOW! Don't you dare even think about not getting dessert or getting something else! It's a chocolate brownie with pecans served on a hot skillet with mexican brandy butter poured onto the plate and Vanilla (sometimes cinnamon) ice cream on top. The smell that comes off the dish is one of the most delectable scents that will grace your nose in your entire life! Like, if I bottled it up and sprayed it on Pee-wee Herman, he would be intensely irresistible to you, that mouthwatering!
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Titan Forge have just released an image of the terrifying triple headed horror which is Garzel Gaz and Chompy, looking even more ferocious with a lick of paint.
It is always awesome to see these minis, which we have watched grow from their green origins, get a finished paint job. They add character to the sculpt and provide us with a better idea of how the miniature looks, rather than just being a mess of grey.
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Your smartwatch is revealing your ATM PIN to hackers
A new study from Stevens Institute of Technology suggests your smartwatch might not be as secure as you'd think – and it might be giving away your ATM PIN code.
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First Day of School
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This morning was our first day of language school. I'm not going to lie, I was pretty pumped at the idea of going "back to school." I love to learn, always have and hopefully always will. As we began to plan for Italy, language school came up in conversation. Growing up, Adam learned a bit of Spanish (still knows quite a bit) and I took Japanese. I know, I know. Japanese? Why Japanese? It was unique and different and so I took it. I took 3 more semesters of Japanese in college because my one semester of Spanish at 7:30 in the morning hurt my brain. So I know a tiny bit of Japanese and a handful of words in other languages that may actually be useful to me in my life and travels.
In talking about our life together and priorities moving forward, both of us truly have a desire to learn another language and learn it well. It is humbling to travel around Europe and hear people easily flip in and out of multiple languages. It is amazing to me and honestly makes me a little jealous. I know we don't HAVE to learn a second language and we do take language classes in school, but most don't really learn the language. You have to be diligent, studious and truly immerse yourself in a language to learn it. Most of us, Adam and I included, don't have those opportunities on a daily basis. We aren't surrounded by a different culture and language when we are back in Denver. Even so, one of our priorities moving forward is to expand our brain a bit by trying to learn another language. Maybe not fluent, maybe not perfect, but to learn. Although Italian will most likely not be the goal once we return, it sure is fun to learn as much as we can while here!
After finding our language school, we entered to find a small operation. A couple small classrooms and a front desk area. We were handed a couple of workbooks and sent to room A to begin our lessons. We sat down around a small table with 5 other people in complete silence until our lesson began. Although the silence was a bit awkward for Adam, my introverted self found it normal and comforting. Pretty funny! Our teacher, Francesca, arrived a few minutes later and began right away. All in Italian. All, quick Italian. For the next two hours we learned some Italian basics including how to say "I am" and "my name". We shared where we were from before moving into learning masculine/feminine and articles. Can I just say, what the what? Total brain explosion. I have been working on the Duolingo app for a month or so leading up to the trip, but apparently not much of it stuck. I recognized some words and knew a few of the differences, but it was really helpful to see it all listed out in front of me. The very basic sorting, writing, identifying. It helped to see it. I am far enough removed from school to begin to understand how I learn best independent of an institution. I am a visual person and it helps to see as much as possible. See things side by side. English to Italian. Italian to English. Pictures. Anything visual and it helps me. I am also a furious notetaker because I am a nerd first, but also a bit on the OCD side and the movement of note taking helps me remember. The caveat is it HAS to be handwritten. Typing isn't the same. The teacher in me notices those things about myself.
The constant Italian was a bit overwhelming at first, but Francesca did a great job of explaining, answering questions, and using it as a tool. It helps to hear the language over and over to understand pronunciation, as well as sentence structure. We were in the beginner class, so luckily we weren't the only ones overwhelmed! Our class included classmates from Lebanon, Taiwan, China via San Francisco, Tajikistan, and another American. Crazy! The girl from Tajikistan said she knows no English. So she listened to complete gibberish as we often asked questions or clarified in English. The other-non Americans already speak at least 2 other languages, some 3. Quite the eclectic group. We head back tomorrow for day 2 and look forward to learning a bit more and sharing it with you soon!
Other things on our list of things to do: investigate the best spot to find a leather jacket and try all the best cafes. Thanks for reading and happy Monday!