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DIY Lip Balm (Vanilla Creamsicle) RecipeFriday, February 15, 2013
You know how cravings can strike out of nowhere... Well earlier this week I had one of those cravings but instead of food it was for a specific flavor of lip balm, all of a sudden I just HAD to have a creamsicle flavored lip balm. So I was promptly off and rummaging through my collection of natural skincare ingredients. Shortly after, my double boiler was set up and my kitchen counter cluttered with bottles of oil and tubs of butter. I tested several formulations, there are three factors I examine when formulating a lip balm:
- Texture; I prefer a firmer texture, I'm not a fan of soft, slippery, extra glossy balms.
- Function; I'm not looking for a superficial lip gloss here, a balm needs to perform well. It should protect delicate lips from harsh environmental elements and have the ability to assist in healing dry, peeling or cracked lips. Ideally, it should also contain nourishing ingredients that can help smooth lip lines overtime.
- Ok this one is a little superficial but... it has to smell good! When it comes to body care, I'm such a foodie! Sounds weird? Maybe but it's true... I love bathing, slathering and smothering my body in decadent dessert flavored/scented body products.
So there's the breakdown of my lip balm theories and ideals, now let's get down to the science of making this decadent lip treat.
DIY Lip Balm (Vanilla Creamsicle) RecipeIngredients:
1 Tbsp Beeswax
1 Tbsp Cocoa Butter
1/2 Tbsp Shea Butter
1 Tbsp Coconut Oil (I used Monoi brand infused with vanilla)
1/2 Tbsp Kukui Nut Oil
1 Pump Vitamin E Oil
Thin Slice of Lipstick (in color of your choice, bright shades work best)
4 Drops Sweet Orange Essential Oil (I use 6 but don't overdo it if you're not use to essential oils)
Extra Tips:
- Want a vegan lip balm? Substitute the beeswax for one of these vegan-friendly waxes: Candelillia, Carnauba or Palm wax.
- For a softer balm add an extra tablespoon of a carrier oil of your choice.
- Don't have the oils I used? No worries! There are plenty of other nourishing carrier oils that are perfect for lip balms! Sweet almond oil, avocado oil, jojoba oil, macadamia nut oil, argan oil, just to name a few but if you want more options check out my post on carrier oils here.
- Too many ingredients for your budget? Experiment with just the butter as a natural lip moisturizer.
- Want to keep it all natural? Skip the lipstick and try a pinch of beet powder for a natural tint of pink. (Just don't use too much, unless you want a lip stain!)
- No refrigeration required, the wax keeps the balm nice and solid in most conditions. Though I wouldn't recommend leaving it in a hot car all day, even wax has it's melting point.
- How long will it last? Up to 1 year with a natural preservative such as vitamin e. But keep in mind if you're using a pot (rather than tube) you want to keep it clean and hygienic. I like to use a cotton swab or utensil to scoop out a bit rather than my finger. If you do use you finger, at least make sure your hands are squeaky clean before dipping in. The last thing you want is your luscious lip balm turning into a petri dish of bacteria. (Gross!!) Now these will last a long time but as a balm-aholic I typically go through mine in about 3 months.
- Aren't citrus oils phototoxic? Not all are phototoxic, but they tend to be all grouped together as phototoxic most likely as a safety precaution to avoid confusion. However, I prefer the scientific approach to essential oils, an excellent book is Robert Tisserand's and Tony Balacs' "Essential Oil Safety" they have conducted scientific tests on essential oil phototoxicity. They state that expressed bitter orange essential oil (Citrus aurantium) is phototoxic, while expressed sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) is not phototoxic. But again, if you are ever uncomfortable with an ingredient I use in any recipe, just don't use it, there are always plenty of other options.
- Sensitivities/Allergies: As with any product, store bought or homemade, if you experience any kind of irritation or sensitivity, discontinue use immediately! If you have any sensitivity to citrus oils or essential oils, skip the sweet orange oil. The balm will still be delicious with or without adding a scent/flavor.
- No recipe is set in stone, have fun with it and make it your own!
In a double boiler, bring water to a simmer (not boiling), place wax in the heat safe dish and melt, being careful to avoid getting any water into the dish. Next add butters, then your oils. Remove from heat, add vitamin E, lipstick if you want a tint of color and finish with your essential oils or flavoring. Pour into lip balm tins, pots or tubes and that's it... let cool for 2-3 hours and enjoy your homemade natural lip balm!
Where I buy my ingredients:
Beeswax from a local bee keeper. (You can buy it on Etsy too).
Vitacost for oils and butters,
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Another great source for ingredients is Mountain Rose Herbs
Lip Balm Heart Tins I purchased on Etsy from MiniFood
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Hey! Just found your blog, it's so great!ReplyDelete
Check out mine sometime if you'd like xx
when you have declutter of your stuff, I did not think that you wanted to venture into self-made makeup and skincare. I also do this, I would like to exchange recipesReplyDelete
Would love to try your creamsicle lip balm, do you sell them? Would be more economical to purchase from you than all the ingredients,please let me know.ReplyDelete
This is such a cute idea. :) I have a question though – if you wanted to decant just pure shea butter into a little container like this, would you just melt it slowly and pour it in? Or is there a knack to it?ReplyDelete
There are so many recipes around, but yours is the best! Thank you!ReplyDelete
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Hi! Can we like replace butter with a petroleum jelly like in the absence of shea butter or cocoa butter? ThanksReplyDelete
this post is very nice..............ReplyDelete
There are five fruity shades that don't rub off, and because they're made from moisturising shea butter , they leave your lips soft, plump and simply irresistible.
Nice recipe. I want to try this but most of the recipes are hard to find in my place. Anyway, great post. :)ReplyDelete


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By Guest Columnist Col. Mark Fassio
Maybe it's just me, but I have this visual of Joe Yates as the nosy old biddy next door who peeks through her window at what the neighbors are doing in their yard and mutters about what nuisances they are.
Really, Joe: fussing over what the GOP calls its get-together? Here's a news flash: no. one. cares. Let's examine the rest of your previous article, shall we?
By Lindsey Seel
February is a big month for hearts. We see them everywhere; on cards, made out of candy, scribbled on notebooks —all in preparation for February 14th. With so many reminders of love around, the one heart you may forget to care about is the one beating inside your chest.
If you have ever had a kidney stone, you won't soon forget the experience. Kidney stones can cause pain so intense some say it's almost as bad as childbirth. It is estimated that one in ten individuals will have a kidney stone at some point in his or her life.
Kidney stones are solid pieces of material that form in the kidney when there are high levels of certain substances in the urine. Urine is made in the kidney then passes through a small tube called the ureter and into the bladder.
Sheriff Arrests
David Webster, FTA, arrested by Rick Nelson on 2/18.
Justin Rankin, FTA, arrested by Rick Nelson 2/20.
KSP Arrests
John W. Nichols, 25, of La Grange was arrested on 2/17 on I-71 at mile marker 32 southbound in Campbellsburg by Trooper Hindman and charged with DUI 1st; speeding 20 MPH over the limit; failure to produce insurance card.
Tonya L. Simpson, 35, of Bedford was arrested on 2/18 at Pendleton Road in Sulphur by Trooper Lauck and charged with dUI 1st-aggravated; no registration plates; improper equipment.
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A coalition made up of school, criminal justice and health professionals are hosting a forum to increase awareness of heroin in Oldham and surrounding counties.
Heroin Hits Home: Our Community's Response will take place on Thursday, March 6 at 6 p.m. in the North Oldham High School Auditorium.
By Brad Bowman
Eight black schoolhouses once operated in Henry County and now only three of those structures survive.
The Campbellsburg schoolhouse on First Street doesn't function, like the remaining two, as a residential property and its future remains uncertain.
By Melissa Blankenship
Lessons learned during this year's inclement weather will be applied to planning for next year's school calendar, according to Eminence Independent Schools Superintendent Buddy Berry.
"Eminence Schools will be better off in the future due to the snow days we've had this year," Berry said at the district's most recent school board meeting.
Law enforcement officers arrested James McFarland, 31, of Sulphur Wednesday, Feb. 19 as part of a four-month undercover drug investigation.
The U.S. Marshal Fugitive Task Force, Kentucky State Police, Trimble County Sheriff's Department and the Carrollton Police Department arrested McFarland in a drug roundup spanning Henry, Trimble, Carroll and Oldham counties. Officers served 24 arrest warrants for indictments on drug trafficking charges involving prescription narcotics, heroin and methamphetamine.
By Tom Barr
A domestic dispute has led to the arrest of a Pleasureville man.
Randall Eugene Carman, 43, was taken into custody on Wednesday without incident by the Kentucky State Police and the Christian County Sheriff's Department.
The arrest came after Carman had allegedly made threats directed at the staff of the Bullitt Alternative Center, located behind Bullitt Central High School.
By Brad Bowman
Ethan Zoeller will celebrate a two-year anniversary this Thursday. Not for his birthday, but for receiving a transplant that saved his life.
When Shane and Carmine Zoeller looked at the results of an ultrasound and they knew something wasn't right with their unborn child. Their son's stomach wasn't processing material and blockage was occurring somewhere.
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'Nikita': 'Wrath' Is Maggie Q's 'Best Performance of the Season,' Says Writer
Nikita is about to feel the wrath.
When the CW drama kicks off the final episodes of season two, its heroine will be forced to deal with issues left off to the side. Written by Albert Kim and directed by Jeffrey Hunt, "Wrath" sees Nikita captured and left to face a side of herself she had buried a long time ago.
In crafting the episode, Kim saw it as a bit of a reset.
"Going into this episode was a little bit of a reset for our characters, especially for Nikita and for Michael," Kim told The Hollywood Reporter in previewing Friday's return. "So it felt like it was time to come back to the emotional and character issues that they've sort of been avoiding for much of the season, which had to do with what the status of their relationship was."
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It was important for the story to unravel organically instead of hitting it head on. "Plot-wise, an old foe of Nikita's returns and is seeking his revenge, captures and proceeds to torture her. Within that crucible, Nikita confronts a lot of her emotional issues, stuff that she may not have been able to say or get to without the threat of physical and emotional distress," Kim said.
"It was a combination of things that we needed to get to and we needed to address these character issues that have been left hanging," he added.
Where Nikita ultimately goes during the hour will be devastating.
"Nikita ends up in a dark place, where she has to confront the questions of her identity as well as the damage in her past," explained Kim, who added that it is "unsettling as a writer when you try to write those scenes."
From a writing standpoint, he admitted that "Wrath" "was one of the toughest scripts I've ever had to write. I had to get into the heads of these characters who were going through some very raw places."
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By the end of "Wrath," Nikita will have questioned her past at Division and the choices she made and could have made. As Kim tells THR, "the thing she's been saying all along throughout the series is that she was a slave to Division, but one of the realizations that she doesn't like to admit to herself but is forced to is that there were times where she enjoyed her missions."
Kim praised series star Maggie Q, who plays Nikita, calling the episode "her best performance of the season."
As for the upcoming finale, Kim revealed that it doesn't exactly end on a cliffhanger.
"The finale will be satisfying and complete in itself," he said. "There will be threads that we will leave open that will point us in the direction of where season three might go, but it's a traditional cliffhanger where our heroes are trapped in a room with a bomb waiting and we go black."
Nikita airs Fridays at 9 p.m. on the CW.
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Take a map of the world, and put one finger on Portugal, and one finger on Japan. Draw them together, and they will meet in Uzbekistan, former Soviet republic and approximate center of the earth.
In today's shrinking world, Europe and the Far East are accessible destinations, but the countries in between still lie off the beaten track, even to adventurous travelers.
This was not always the case. A thousand years ago, Uzbekistan's cities were buzzing centers of commercial and intellectual activity at the heart of the myriad trading routes known as the Silk Road. The history of these ancient city-states is the stuff of legend: conquered by the Arabs, then the marauding Mongols, they came into their own under various khans and emirs, before being swallowed up by the Russian Empire.
My husband, John, and I wanted to see this region where East meets West. We realized that conditions would be more basic than we are used to, and we anticipated some bureaucratic hurdles. But we hoped that the Silk Road of our imaginations, where cultures and religions collided in a burst of colors, languages, and exotic wares, might still be visible.
Planning a sightseeing route in Uzbekistan is simple. In addition to the capital, Tashkent, there are three main hubs - legendary Samarkand, the seat of the Uzbek hero-king Timur and his descendants; quiet and convivial Bukhara; and the walled citadel of Khiva that rises out of the desert. A week to 10 days is sufficient for exploring at leisure.
Coming up with a travel plan is one thing. Actually navigating through the country is quite another. Accommodations, transport networks, and infrastructure do exist, but they are largely Soviet relics and decidedly user-unfriendly. Nongroup travelers are dependent for information on the good will of officials and hosts - who don't always feel like obliging.
We had expected things to be easiest in Tashkent, which is Central Asia's commercial center. But between immigration, trying to change traveler's checks, having our hotel reservation changed twice, and registering our departure from the city with the police, we soon discovered the opposite was true.
While Tashkent is obviously an ex-Soviet city, pockets of indigenous culture do remain and the Uzbeks we met were extremely friendly. But it was outside the capital that the pictures we had in our imaginations came to life.
Golden Road to Samarkand
From Tashkent we took the famed "Golden Road to Samarkand." We traveled not by camel train but by sweaty, crowded bus, and stayed not at an exotic guesthouse but a depressing Soviet-era hotel. But beyond the boulevards and concrete public buildings, the blue tiles of the Registan, the stunning madrasa complex that is said to have been wall-to-wall bazaars in Silk Road days, peeped enticingly over the treetops. (A madrasa is an Islamic religious school where scholars would teach young men the Koran and other general wisdom.)
We explored as the morning light cast odd shadows from the leaning towers and brilliant azure walls. As we marveled at the intricate mosaics showing flowers, animals, and Islamic scriptures, I could easily imagine the sensory chaos of courtyards filled with turbaned Arabs and their camels, Chinese merchants, and Europeans on horseback.
Samarkand's present-day bazaar spills out on three sides of the Bibi-Khanym mosque, just as it must have done in the middle ages. Headscarved women with gold teeth offered us cherries and raisins to try, and weighed out nuts and fresh dill on ancient rusty scales. We ate shashlik kabobs outdoors, as our neighbors at the next tables smiled and toasted us.
The city has a spiritual resonance despite the ruined condition of some of the ancient sites. In the poignant Street of Tombs, local people prayed in front of the blue-domed tomb of Qusam ibn-Abbas, a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad. In the half-light of evening we sat by the mausoleum where Timur is buried, watching old men drive donkeys and goats home for the night.
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The next morning we set off for Bukhara, another legendary city whose history stretches back over a thousand years. Thanks to Sasha and Lena's Bed & Breakfast, our stay seemed authentically Oriental (though travelers on the Silk Road would not have had CNN and air-conditioning). Our room in this restored 16th-century courtyard house had divans with colored rugs, floor cushions, and beautiful plasterwork and frescoes.
It was also only a minute from the social center of Bukhara, called the Labi Hauz. In the past, there were a number of hauz, or pools, where people would meet to wash, cook, and socialize. Today only the Labi Hauz remains. We sat on cushions and watched grandfather types play chess and local boys dive into the pool from an ancient mulberry tree.
Bukhara's brown buildings are subdued in comparison to Samarkand's vivid blues. But the city is laid-back and picturesque, and the center is beautifully restored. We cooled off in the cave-like network of indoor markets. Outside, it was too hot for us to climb the incredible 180 foot minaret, which supposedly so impressed Genghis Khan that he spared it from destruction.
Historic Khiva
Khan might have felt at home in our final destination, Khiva, a former notoriously cruel slave-trading region. To get there we opted, as most travelers do, to hire a private driver rather than risk the local bus, famous for breaking down in the desert.
A shiny red Daewoo shortened the journey time from 12 hours to five, but still could not protect us from the enormous potholes and lumps in the road.
Approaching Khiva, the huge mud wall of the old city, or Ichon-Qala, appears to grow directly out of the earth. This area is maintained as an architectural preserve, where visitors are charged an entry fee, and almost everything inside is free.
Khiva's architecture added turquoise and red to the vivid spectrum of Uzbek color. Few people live in the historic area, but we caught glimpses of real life: children playing in the dusty alleys, old women carrying huge food parcels back to secret courtyard homes. A little girl showed us around a museum, not caring that we understood none of her chatter.
The farther from Tashkent we were, the closer we felt to indigenous Uzbek culture and history. But we also became more aware that these ancient sites are relics of an old world that has little to do with everyday life.
In Bukhara and Khiva, few people live in the preserved city centers, and even in Samarkand the proximity of Russian and Islamic culture seems incongruous. Next to the Street of Tombs with its holy Islamic relics is a Russian graveyard, where the Caucasian faces of the dead are engraved on marble headstones. Everywhere we went, Uzbeks were enjoying glasses of vodka, beating their Russian comrades at their own game, and umbrellas advertising the local soft drink of choice - Coca-Cola - were a splash of color at the feet of walls hundreds of years old.
For centuries Uzbekistan has been at a geographic and cultural crossroads, where some influences were absorbed and others rebuffed. Despite the logistical challenges, the proximity of ancient and modern, colors and cultures, and the bright sun and flashing gold teeth, will make an impression that will stay as vivid as your photographs.
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Faculty Learning Day will take place on the GRCC campus on January 4, 2018.
Registration is closed - if you have not registered, you may attend any session with available seats (which is most of them).
Learning Day Activities
Morning Session Categories and Descriptions
Afternoon Session Categories and Descriptions
- 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. - Continental Breakfast - Ford Fieldhouse
- 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. - Opening/Keynote - Ford Fieldhouse
- 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. - Morning Session 1 - Calkins Science Center
- 11:00 a.m. to Noon - Morning Session 2 - Calkins Science Center
- Noon to 1:00 p.m. - Lunch - Ford Fieldhouse
- 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. - Afternoon Session 1 - Calkins Science Center
- 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Afternoon Session 2 - Calkins Science Center
Keynote Speaker
Strategies for Student Success: a Statewide Perspective
Erica Lee Orians, Ph.D.
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Student Success
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Paul: Helping Students Succeed in Scientific Illustration The Gordon Art Fellowship at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute (PCCI) offers students wonderful summer opportunities to produce artwork and work with researchers in the field. During my sabbatical at Kendall College of Art & Design, I was able to create my own scientific illustrations while helping a student who was awarded the Gordon Art Fellowship.
- (402 Sci) Take The Marshmallow Challenge! - Facilitators: Katie Daniels, Dan Sullivan
This session will give participants an opportunity to engage in a team-building exercise (constructing towers with pasta and marshmallows) and then see how they compare to various and esteemed groups such as captains of industry, professional engineers, and precocious kindergartners. Participants will also discuss how such hands-on team-building activities connect with both course goals and GRCC's Institutional Learning Outcomes, and reflect on if or how they might incorporate this activity into their course.
- (406 Sci) Give Them A Chance: Facilitating Student Success by Crafting Policies with an Ethic of Care - Facilitators: Christina McElwee, Rachel Lutwick-Deaner
It's easy to administer the policies on our syllabi from an Ethic of Justice rather than an Ethic of Care. This workshop will consider the varied experiences and circumstances of our GRCC students and critically examine how our classroom policies can set up our students for success or failure. Discussion will begin with the philosophical and end with the practical application of this perspective.
- (425 Sci) Leveraging Google Drive and Documents in the Classroom - Facilitator: Chad Sytsma
All students enrolled at GRCC are provided a CC email account that is really a Google Gmail account. What does this mean to you? It means that you and your students have access to powerful tools that you can learn to leverage - using the built in Google Drive and Google Docs components of Gmail. This session will explore ways that you can use Google Docs and Drive in your course for both delivery and receipt of student information.
- (219 ATC) Creating Accessible Documents - Facilitators: Leigh Jajuga, Patrick LaPenna, Bettye Nellett
This session will review how to create accessible Word and PDF documents.
- (140 LRC) GRCC's Lightboard: Version 2.0 - Facilitator: Garry Brand
GRCC's Lightboard is a "glass chalkboard pumped full of light. It's for recording video lecture topics. You face toward your viewers, and your writing glows in front of you." http://lightboard.info/ Now, it has a dedicated space with enhanced features. Learn how many faculty have already used this tool in the campus and online classroom. Once you see how it improves interaction, you will want to use it too!
Afternoon Session Descriptions
Student Success
- (138 Sci) Help me help you: Making the most of academic advising - Facilitators: Patrick Kamau, Rosario Montes-Sutton
In this interactive session, GRCC Academic Advisors will demonstrate how to access and use tools and resources to advise students. Participants will discuss how faculty can support students through advising.
- (139 Sci) Help! Implementing the Attendance Flexibility Accommodation - Facilitator: Sarah Rose
Disability Support recognizes that the Attendance Flexibility Accommodation is one that requires instructor input. Learn how to follow the guidance of the Office of Civil Rights in considering whether attendance is truly negotiable for each of your courses.
- (201 Sci) Student Behaviors of Concern - Facilitators: Lina Blair, Rebecca Whitman
Who do you talk to when a student shares information or exhibits behavior you find troubling or concerning? What is the process to follow when you've had to remove a student from your classroom for disruptive behaviors? This session will provide answers to these questions and many more in regards to the Student Code of Conduct and related teams and services available on campus.
- (202 Sci) Orientation - The Student Experience - Facilitators: Evan Macklin and Fred Zomer
GRCC welcomes more than 5,000 new first-time students each year between Fall, Winter, and Summer. This workshop will provide an overview of the new student orientation experience.
- (204 Sci) Graduation and My Degree Path - Facilitators: Amanda Kruzona, Bryan Vliem, Lakisha Beck (2-hour session)
The recent Academic Pathways initiative at GRCC is intended to help students toward successful graduation. This session is meant to help answer questions about graduation, My Degree Path, and any other Student Records graduation-related processes (such as subs and waivers, test credit, and transfer credit applying toward a student's program) so that GRCC Faculty are equipped to effectively advise students in this way.
- (205 Sci) The Future of Title IX - Facilitators: Kimberly DeVries, Deven Swanigan
This session will briefly review Title IX basics, and move forward with a discussion of future expectations around Title IX regulations, as well as how that affects our practices at GRCC. We'll discuss trends at GRCC, and how faculty can effectively respond in those situations. We'll work through some scenarios and offer an opportunity to ask questions about our process.
- (302 Sci) QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) - Facilitators: Lynnae Selberg, Ennis Young, Drewyn Talley
QPR is used to save lives and reduce suicidal behaviors by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training- the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. People trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help.
- (502 Science) Building Belonging on Campus - Facilitator: Tamber Bustance (2-hour session)
Come connect with people from different departments to discuss thought provoking topics focusing on building inclusion and belonging on campus. In this session, participants will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive tools, as they discuss social and cognitive empathy, the neuroscience of belonging and strategies for building connectedness on campus.
- (503 Science) Open Educational Resources Faculty Panel - Facilitator: Lauren Woolsey
High quality Open Educational Resources (OER) are available for many subjects that can significantly lower costs for students. This session will offer the participants an opportunity to hear from faculty about the benefits and challenges of incorporating open resources into their curriculum.
- (305 Sci) Human Literacy: What Global Educational Practices Can Teach Us - Facilitator: Mursalata Muhammad (2-hour session)
This interactive presentation will share information gleaned from the following sources: research on global education, my educational tour of Cuba, and the results of a survey completed by other participants on that trip.
- (303 Sci) What is the IIPD program? - Facilitators: Judith Larsen
Attend this session to learn about Institutional Improvement & Professional Development (IIPD) grants that are available to faculty. Ask questions, pick up a brochure, learn about funded projects, and discover where to find the deadline and how to download your application.
- (425 Sci) Making Copyright Compliance Work for You and Your Students - Facilitator: Nan Schichtel
This session covers some of the basics of Educational Fair Use, an introduction to the Copyright Clearance Center's Annual License, and when to use permalinks from Licensed Library Resources.
- (306 Sci) Thinking with Multiple Viewpoints - Facilitators: Brian Morris and Kevin Dobreff
This session will explore the Thoughtstorming technique as a way of helping people to appreciate multiple viewpoints, improve critical thinking skills, and learn to problem solve creatively with a group. Many people experience greater mental acuity during and after Thoughtstorming sessions.
- (402 Sci) Is this really Math? Exploring the Mathematical Literacy/Math for Liberal Arts Sequence - Facilitators: Shanna Goff and Meghan VanderMale
Experience some of the inquiry based learning students play with in the courses and learn more about the role Mathematics Literacy and Mathematics for Liberal Arts play in helping students complete the MTA math requirement.
- (406 Sci) GOTS: Great Online Teachers Session - Facilitators: Deb Vilmont, Lisa Gloege, Luann Keizer, Mike Light, Kate Byerwalter (2-hour session)
Are you an online instructor? Want to hone your online teaching skills? If so, GOTS is here for you!
Our Great Online Teachers Session (GOTS) is specifically designed for faculty who are currently teaching in an online or hybrid format. We invite you to share one innovation from your online or hybrid course as well as come prepared to share one struggle or problem area related to online teaching. This session is fueled by the spirit of what we do at our annual GRCC Great Teachers Seminar.
- (219 ATC) Securing the Instructor for Student Success - Facilitator: Andrew Rozema
Oxford, Cambridge, New York University, Edmodo, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the US Air Force, the CIA, the NSA, Verizon, Deloitte, Equifax – all hacked; odds are, your personal information is available on the dark web. Is your lack of operational security endangering your finances, or your students FERPA protected information? Join me to find out if they are, and what you can do about it.
- (351 Main) Adding Images and Video to Your Course Using SnagIt and Camtasia - Facilitator: Tony Dykema-VanderArk (2-hour session)
This hands-on session will introduce two powerful tools for adding visuals and video to your course content. SnagIt allows you to mark up screenshots and to create short videos and GIFs, while Camtasia offers professional-level video editing capabilities.


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The Battle of Tunisia in North Africa during World War II. A sign board. U.S. troops on trucks enter Ferry Ville. The troops on trucks hold guns. U.S. tanks advance on a field. Firing from across a lake. Buildings in Bizerte city in the foreground. U.S. troops on a truck fire guns. The troops in a jeep enter the city. A sign reads 'Bizerte'. A tank drives past on a road and fires. Buildings on either side of a street. Smoke rises due to the firing. The troops advance forward. A soldier with a gun checks a damaged building. The troops stand in a group. A damaged building in the foreground. British troops in jeeps and on motorbikes enter Tunis. The troops carrying guns and on tanks fire. A tuck in the foreground.
The Axis troops are crushed by the Allied Forces in North Africa during World War II. The U.S. 2nd Army moves towards Bizerte. U.S. tanks and infantry on the roads. Wrecked German Pz.4 from the battle of Hunt's Gap. U.S. General Eisenhower, Allied Commander in Chief, inspects the abandoned German weapons and the booby traps. The British 8th Army moves towards Tunis. The Allied troops move into a town. The locals cheer and destroy all the signs of Axis occupation. British General Bernard Montgomery standing in an open car. Citizens welcome the Allied troops. German plane drops a bomb. Another is shot down. Allied artillery destroys German naval base, across Lake Bizerte. The Allied soldiers move to the outskirts of Bizerte. The Allied tanks move in the streets. Allied troops search the streets. German troops come in trucks and surrender. An Allied soldier writes down the names of the surrendering German generals. Large numbers of German prisoners led away. The Allied Forces move into city of Bizerte. The citizens welcome the Allied troops. US, British and French flags fly.
German prisoners in Bizerte, Tunisia during World War II. View of wrecked ships in a harbor in Bizerte. Wreckage of a ship in the water beside the harbor. A few men and children rowing a boat beside the wrecked ship. A group of German prisoners at the harbor collecting equipment. The prisoners holding equipment walking in a column. A few U.S. soldiers standing on the side watching the prisoners. The prisoners walking at the harbor. Ships in the harbor in the background. The prisoners moving in a column. The prisoners holding baggage board a ship. A bomb damaged building in the city. Columns of German prisoners moving along a city street. Buildings on the side of the road.
United States infantrymen search buildings for snipers in the city of Bizerte. Troops scurry across street under cover fire by American officers lying in the middle of the street. Infantrymen moves from doorway to doorway towards the end of the street. Destroyed buildings in the city. Tank moves down the street in search of the MG nests. Infantrymen get off from the jeep. A sign reading 'Bizerte' also includes speed limit. (World War II period).
German prisoners taken to Bizerte and vehicles loaded with prisoners during the Tunisian Campaign. Faces of German prisoners many of them stand and seated. German prisoners along with their luggage move into the compound. Around 2000 Prisoners of War taken or voluntarily having turned themselves into MPs. Prisoners relax themselves and talk. After a break they march forward. Roads filled with vehicles loaded with German prisoners. Prisoners on car, jeeps and trucks. A U.S. vehicle reads 'Hell's-half Acre'. Vehicles loaded with German prisoners. U.S. officer keeps a watch on the prisoners. Officer drinks.
The Tunisian Campaign in North Africa. A man rides a motorcycle. Allied soldiers walk on either side of the road. A terrain and road marker reads 'Bizerte 10'. French civilians on road. A man holds flag of France. Civilians wave. (World War II period).


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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — "In the Fade," a German film that tackles terrorism from multiple, and multicultural, perspectives won the Golden Globe on Sunday for best foreign language film.
"How'd that happen?" said a stunned Fatih Akin as he accepted the award. "Thank you for elevating this movie even though it's in a foreign language."
Akin is a German-born filmmaker of Turkish descent whose film tells the tale of a woman, played by Diane Kruger, whose son and Turkish husband are killed in a bomb attack.
"I'm a German filmmaker, I live in Germany, I was born in Germany," Akin said later backstage, "but my heart is in Turkey."
The film alludes to a series of actual killings that shook Germany six years ago, when it came to light that police had spent more time investigating the possible mob connections of migrant victims than the tell-tale signs of the far-right plot eventually uncovered.
Kruger, a native German acting in her first German film, won best actress for the performance at last year's Cannes Film Festival for playing the devastated mother.
Kruger said the role forever changed the way she looks at terrorism.
"I got to witness what those families go through," she said backstage at the Globes. "I know they have a name and a life to live."
Fatih said he was stunned that by looking inward he has been accepted on the international stage — and hoped the victory would help sell more tickets in Germany, where "In the Fade" hasn't fared well.
"This is the most personal film I did," he said, "and it brought me here."
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The Tuesday election pits a reindeer farmer against an immigrant doctor and will put a relative unknown in the House of Representatives.
And the twists and national headlines keep coming.
Phillip Bentivolio of Little Rock, Ark., the estranged brother of Republican nominee for the 11th District Kerry Bentivolio, chimed in this week with stories of unpaid debt and electric shock therapy.
"I've never met anyone in my life who is conniving and dishonest as this guy," Phillip Bentivolio told the Michigan Information and Research Service.
"He's my brother so it's hard to talk about this, but I believe that if he gets elected, he'll eventually serve time in prison."
Phillip Bentivolio accused his brother of dodging a $20,000 debt owed to him for building work done in 1992.
Kerry Bentivolio, who has rarely spoken to reporters, responded to his brother's comments, telling MIRS his brother, whom he called mentally ill, called for the first time in 20 years and threatened to go to the press if he didn't pay the $20,000.
He said he became worried about his brother's mental state and reported Phillip Bentivolio to the FBI and the Little Rock Police Department, which confirmed that officers visited and checked on Phillip's condition.
"Right now, we have the FBI looking into it and I can't comment on it beyond that," Kerry Bentivolio said, according to the MIRS report.
Phillip Bentivolio also volunteered that their father put Kerry Bentivolio through electric shock treatments as a teenager.
Another brother, Mark Bentivolio of Brighton told the news service "Whatever Phillip said about Kerry, they had something going for the last 20 years. It's come to a head."
Political analysts describe the Indian-American Canton Township board member as lacking the charisma and experience needed to sway Republicans.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee doesn't list the race among its top takeover prospects, according to the Associated Press.
His main talking point has been support for Obamacare.
Voters in western Wayne County and parts of Oakland County will decide on Tuesday whether Taj, Bentivolio, Libertarian John Tatar or Green Party candidate Steven Duke will represent them in Congress for the next two years..
Bentivolio will actually appear twice on the ballot, facing Democrat David Curson of Belleville in the race to serve the last two months of McCotter's term.
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Gayle Gerber has been teaching first grade at the Center for Early Education (CEE) for many years. After graduating from UCLA in 1973 with a BA in art history, and then receiving a teaching credential, Gayle taught in the inner city schools in Los Angeles. After a hiatus in teaching to have children, she went to UCLA to get a degree in interior design. Always interested in art and design, she started decorating doctors' and dental offices as well as private homes. Gayle also designed needlepoint canvases for a store and has started designing a line of yoga clothes. Gayle has found that participating in the summer institute and being a Paul Klee mentor teacher has been one of the most inspirational experiences of her teaching career. Working with children, living with children, and loving children has correlated directly with Gayle's love of the art of Paul Klee.


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The Tennessee Association of REALTORS® is proud to announce a recent graduate of the REALTOR® Institute program, Shannon Foster-Boline, of Coldwell Banker Wallace & Wallace Realtors, with the Knoxville Area Association of REALTORS®. By successful completion of this program, Shannon Foster-Boline, has earned the "Graduate REALTOR® Institute" GRI designation, signifying mastery of a specific and intensive program of classroom instruction.
Through the REALTOR® Institute program, sales professionals study marketing, ethics, contracts, finance, agency, technology and other real estate topics. The program provides real estate professionals with the skills needed to render greater and broader services to the public and to their clients. Graduation from the program in Tennessee requires successful completion of (90) hours of coursework and (6) written examinations on various aspects of the courses taken.
The GRI is a nationally-recognized professional designation. The GRI program curriculum and standards are governed by the National Association of REALTORS®. In Tennessee, this program was first offered in 1966, and is administered by the Tennessee Real Estate Educational Foundation, Inc. Courses in the REALTOR® Institute program are offered at various locations in Tennessee, in cooperation with the local Association of REALTORS®.


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Samsung Galaxy Core Plus launches in Taiwan as a strange downgrade from the Galaxy Core
Samsung's Taiwanese arm has quietly launched a new smartphone, the Galaxy Core Plus. Now given the Plus moniker, you'd expect it to be an improved (read: upgraded) version of the Galaxy Core, right? Wrong.
The Galaxy Core Plus is more like a Galaxy Core Minus, despite its name. The original Galaxy Core got official in May with lower-midrange specs. It came with a 4.3-inch 480×800 touchscreen, a 5 MP rear camera, a VGA front camera, a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of internal storage, microSD card support, all the usual connectivity options (sans LTE), and a 1,800 mAh battery. It ran Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
So what about the Galaxy Core Plus? Well, it runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, which is certainly nice to see considering that the original Galaxy Core never got an OS upgrade (and the Core Plus probably won't either). But all the other changes compared to the original device are for the worse.
The Galaxy Core Plus has just 768 MB of RAM and just 4 GB of internal storage. That's a third less, and 50% less than the Core, respectively. This makes absolutely no sense.
So if you can choose between the two, get the original Core unless you need Android 4.2 for whatever reason. The Samsung Galaxy Core Plus is priced at 7,990 Taiwan dollars, which means approximately $269 at the current exchange rate. Not a cheap offering by any stretch of the imagination, especially when you compare it to the Moto G announced earlier today – which is around $100 less and has much better specs.
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Business Branding Expert Tips | Understand Your Brand! It May Be Your Company's Best Defense
Business Branding Expert Tips | Branding is one of the most vital elements of a strong company when it comes to getting the attention and trust of the clients. Branding includes everything from your website to your logo to the message you put out on social media platforms. What steps are you taking to brand your personal name or company name in a memorable way? Get smart about branding and you'll quickly be on your way to making your brand a household name!
Business Branding Expert Tips | Website Design – www.medianovak.com
Branding is just as crucial for small businesses as it is for big names. In today's age of social media, companies no longer operate in a state of competition; they operate in a state of hyper-competition. However, while the means of reaching potential clients may have changed, the principals of effective branding have not. So, what can a small business owner do to boost the brand recognition? Here are some expert tips to help you brand your business and increase the name recognition of your company.
Choose A Simple Branding Message | Business Branding Expert Tips
What sets your company apart from others in your industry? What makes you different and original? What about your company makes it the one that a potential client should choose? The way you 'position' yourself in the market will affect how clients think about your company in relation to your competitors. Whatever your chosen path, this should be conveyed in your marketing copy, images and materials. Need help defining your brand promise? Complete this sentence: "My clients do business with us because we're the only one that…" The more specific the answer, the clearer your brand promise will be.
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Don't Be A Copycat | Business Branding Expert Tips
When it comes to your brand, be consistent and honest. That will make it simpler to build trust with your target audience, connect with them and do repeat business. A common first instinct it to imitate what a successful brand, like Apple, has already done, which is short-sighted and won't do you any favors. Blindly imitating another company's branding strategy never works out. If you've clearly defined your audience and what makes you stand out, authenticity should come easily. Don't be hip and casual if that's not who you are, or if that's improper for the service you provide.
Create A Voice To Accompany Your Message | Business Branding Expert Tips
It's not just what you say, but how you say it. Your brand's voice is the language, tone and rhythm that you use in all your communications. Not only does this voice deliver the core of your branding message, but it also builds an overall image for your company that extends past the message itself and makes you unique. From business cards and logo to email newsletters and brick-and-mortar signage, all of your printed communications and sales materials should look, feel and sound like they come from the same source.
Create A Logo And Design Scheme | Business Branding Expert Tips
It's critical to have many different ways to communicate your message and style to your potential clients, so you have to have both verbal and visual brand representations for your company. That means you need a logo and color scheme that complements your verbal message, and creates a consistent presentation for your materials and website. Small businesses often think they can't afford to hire a graphic designer for logos and business cards, but sometimes you can't afford not to. The foundation of your brand is your logo.
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Give Clients A Great Experience | Business Branding Expert Tips
Make client service a core value at all levels of your business, and become known as a brand that delivers a terrific experience. Your clientele will reward you. Yes, it's annoying when things go wrong with a purchase or brand experience — maybe something got lost in the mail or a credit card was charged twice by accident. But mistakes like these are actually blessings in disguise — you can use the opportunity to show off your customer service skills and turn the customer's experience around, thus winning them over.
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It's Easier Than You Think | Business Branding Expert Tips
More crucial than anything else is to deliver on your brand's promise. Nothing is more powerful at building client trust than authentic claims that are always fulfilled. Remember, branding is a dynamic part of your marketing plan. These tips may seem to take a lot of effort, but once you get going, though, it gets easier, more routine and more instinctive — as long as you know your market, trust your intuition, maintain consistency and be yourself.


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Product Code # 651-S2
These Personal Effects boxes are handcrafted in either Jarrah or Sheoak and are made by Christian Rendtorff in Western Australia.
They are the perfect gift for either a man or women and would look equally as good on a desk as a dressing table. I use one of these myself to empty my pockets into at the end of the day.
The inner base is lined with suede leather.
Approximate dimensions are 245 x 175 x 60 mm.
Colour dark red to brown with yellow sapwood and prominent medullary rays. Sheoak has been used for items such as beer barrels and roof shingles. Sheoak will darken as it ages.
Is widely used for decorative woodwork, turnery and flooring and is exclusive to Western Australia in limited quantities.
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