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Basic to the debates on gun control is the fact that most violent crime is committed by repeat offenders. Dealing with recidivism is key to solving violence.
- 71% of gunshot victims had previous arrest records.
- 64% had been convicted of a crime.
- Victims had an average of 11 prior arrests. 1, 2
- 63% of victims had criminal histories and 73% of that group knew their assailant (twice as often as victims without criminal histories). 3
- 74% of homicides during the commission of a felony involve guns. 4
- Only 25% of victims and 13% of perps did not show any evidence of engaging in criminal/deviant lifestyles (i.e., prior arrests, gang membership, and/or drug dealing) prior the homicide. 5
Most gun violence is between criminals. This should be the public policy focus.
Myth: Gun violence is widespread in America
Fact: Misuse of guns is highly centralized in major metro areas, within poor neighborhoods (typically street gang infested) and thus highly among young black males.
Myth: Criminals buy guns at gun stores and gun shows
Fact: Less than 1% of crime guns are acquired at gun shows, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. 6
Fact: In total, about 10-11% of crime guns come from retail sources 7, where background checks are conducted. About 2.3% of guns used in violent crime come from retail sources. 8
Fact: Only 7.3% of traced guns were recovered from the individual who first bought the gun. 9
Fact: One study 10of adult offenders living in Chicago or nearby determined that criminals obtain most of their guns through their social network and personal connections. Rarely is the proximate source either direct purchase from a gun store, or even theft. This agrees with other, broader studies of incarcerated felons.
Fact: Another city-wide study, 11 this one in Pittsburgh, showed that 80% of people illegally carrying guns were prohibited from possessing guns, and that a minimum of 30% of the guns were stolen.
Fact: Other common arrangements include sharing guns and holding guns for others. 12
Myth: Crime guns come from retail
Fact: The Bureau of Justice statistics concludes that only 10% of crime guns come from retail (purchased by the perpetrator) while 43% come from street sources.
Fact: One academic analysis 13 could find no state level association between retail sales of guns or changes in crime rates.
Myth: Crime guns are trafficked
Fact: Most guns recovered in crime were retailed in the same state in which they were retailed, and those that move between states mainly do so via household relocation (moving to a neighboring state). 14
Fact: The time from acquisition to crime is short (two months) but the "time to crime" for recovered guns is typically 9.2 years. 15 This shows the delay as guns migrate from legal to illegal, and/or from state to state.
Myth: Guns are not a good deterrent to crime
Fact: Guns prevent an estimated 2.5 million crimes a year or 6,849 every day. 16 Most often, the gun is never fired and no blood (including the criminal's) is shed.
Fact: Property crime rates are dropping (especially burglaries). The chart shows the legal handgun supply in America (mainly in civilian hands) relative to the property crime rate. 17
Fact: Every year 400,000 life-threatening violent crimes are prevented using firearms.
Fact: 60% of convicted felons admitted that they avoided committing crimes when they knew the victim was armed. 40% of convicted felons admitted that they avoided committing crimes when they thought the victim might be armed. 18
Fact: Felons report that they avoid entering houses where people are at home because they fear being shot. 19
Fact: 59% of the burglaries in Britain, which has tough gun control laws, are "hot burglaries" 20 which are burglaries committed while the home is occupied by the owner/renter. By contrast, the U.S., with more lenient gun control laws, has a "hot burglary" rate of only 13%. 21
Fact: Washington DC has essentially banned gun ownership since 1976 22 and has a murder rate of 56.9 per 100,000. Across the river in Arlington, Virginia, gun ownership is less restricted. There, the murder rate is just 1.6 per 100,000, less than three percent of the Washington, DC rate. 23
Fact: 26% of all retail businesses report keeping a gun on the premises for crime control. 24
Fact: In 1982, Kennesaw, GA passed a law requiring heads of households to keep at least one firearm in the house. The residential burglary rate dropped 89% the following year. 25
Fact: A survey of felons revealed the following: 26
- 74% of felons agreed that, "One reason burglars avoid houses when people are at home is that they fear being shot during the crime."
- 57% of felons polled agreed, "Criminals are more worried about meeting an armed victim than they are about running into the police."
Myth: "Ghost guns" are widely used by criminals
Fact: A survey of the top 100 police agencies for calendar year 2019 showed that at most 1.3% of crime guns were DIY guns (when outlier agencies were removed) and maybe 2% with outlier agencies included.
Myth: Private guns are used to commit violent crimes
Fact: 90% of all violent crimes in the U.S. do not involve firearms of any type. 27
Fact: Even in crimes where the offender possessed a gun during the commission of the crime, 83% did not use or threaten to use the gun. 28
Fact: Fewer than 1% of firearms will ever be used in the commission of a crime. 29
Fact: Two-thirds of the people who die each year from gunfire are criminals being shot by other criminals. 30
Fact: Cincinnati's review of their gang problem revealed that 74% of homicides were committed by less than 1% of the population. 31
Fact: 92% of gang murders are committed with guns. 32 Gangs are responsible for between 48% and 90% of all violent crimes. 33
Fact: Most gun crimes are gang related, and as such are big-city issues. In fact, if mayors in larger cities were more diligent about controlling gang warfare, state and nationwide gun violence rates would fall dramatically.
Myth: 40% of Americans have been or personally know a gun violence victim
Fact: This data was from an unpublished survey conducted by a political research organization. Their own footnote reads "Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research for the New Venture Fund (Aug. 2011). Note, this is not publicly available data." 34
Myth: Interstate transportation of guns defeats local gun control
Fact: The BATF reports that the average age of a traced gun is 11 years 35, meaning that most guns moving from state to state were transported when legal owners moved.
Fact: Fewer than 5% of traced guns in California, many of which were not crime guns, came from neighboring Nevada and Arizona. 36
Myth: High-capacity, semi-automatics are preferred by criminals
Fact: The use of semi-automatic handguns in crimes is slightly lower than the ratio of semi-automatic handguns owned by private citizens. Any increase in style and capacity simply reflects the overall supply of the various types of firearms. 37
Myth: Banning "Saturday Night Specials" reduces crime
Fact: This was the conclusion of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Gun Policy and Research – and it is wrong. They studied firearm homicide rates from Maryland after passage of a "Saturday Night Special" ban in 1998. It seems the firearm homicide rate has not subsided and remained between 68-94% higher than the national average through 2008. 38
Fact: Even banning guns does not slow down criminals. In the U.K., where private ownership of firearms is practically forbidden, criminals have and use guns regularly, and even build their own. One enterprising fellow converted 170 starter pistols to functioning firearms and sold them to gangs. Hundreds of such underground gun factories have been established, contributing to a 35% jump in gun violence. 39
Myth: Criminals prefer "Saturday Night Specials" 40
Fact: "Saturday Night Specials" were used in fewer than 3% of crimes involving guns. 41
Fact: Fewer than 2% of all "Saturday Night Specials" made are used in crimes.
Fact: "What was available was the overriding factor in weapon choice [by criminals]." 42
Myth: Gun shows are supermarkets for criminals
Fact: Only 0.8% of convicts bought their firearms at gun shows. 39.2% obtained them from illegal street dealers. 43
Fact: Fewer than 1% of "crime guns" were obtained at gun shows. 44 This is a reduction from a 1997 study that found 2% of guns used in criminal offenses were purchased at gun shows. 45
Fact: The FBI concluded in one study that no firearms acquired at gun shows were used to kill police. "In contrast to media myth, none of the firearms in the study were obtained from gun shows." 46
Fact: Only 5% of metropolitan police departments believe gun shows are a problem. 47
Fact: Only 3.5% of youthful offenders reported that they obtained their last handgun at a gun show. 48
Fact: 93% of guns used in crimes are obtained illegally (i.e., not at gun stores or gun shows). 49
Fact: At most, 14% of all firearms traced in investigations were purchased at gun shows. 50 But this includes all firearms that the police traced, whether or not they were used in crimes, which overstates the acquisition rate.
Fact: Gun dealers are federally licensed. They are bound to stringent rules for sales that apply equally whether they are selling firearms from a storefront or a gun show. 51
Fact: Most crime guns are either bought off the street from illegal sources (39.2%) or through straw-man purchases by family members or friends (39.6%). 52
Myth: All four guns used at Columbine were bought at gun shows
Fact: Each of the guns was either bought through an intermediary or someone who knew they were going to underage buyers. In all cases there was a purposeful criminal activity occurring and the actors knew they were breaking the law.
Myth: 25-50% of the vendors at most gun shows are "unlicensed dealers"
Fact: There is no such thing as an "unlicensed dealer," except for people who buy and sell antique — curio — firearms as a hobby (not a business).
Fact: This 25-50% figure can only be achieved if you include those dealers not selling guns at these shows. These non-gun dealers include knife makers, ammunition dealers, accessories dealers, military artifact traders, clothing vendors, bumper-sticker sellers, and hobbyists. In short, 50% of the vendors at shows are not selling firearms at all!
Myth: Regulation of gun shows would reduce "straw sales"
Fact: The main study that makes this claim had no scientific means for determining what sales at the show were "straw sales." Behaviors that Dr. Wintemute cited as "clear evidence" of a straw purchase were observational only and were more likely instances of more experienced acquaintances helping in a purchase decision. No attempts were made to verify that the sales in question were straw sales. 53
Myth: Prison isn't the answer to crime control
Fact: Why does crime rise when criminals are released from prison early? Because they are likely to commit more crimes. 67.5% were re-arrested for new felonies or serious misdemeanors within three years. Extrapolating, those released felons killed another 2,282 people. 54
Fact: 45% of state prisoners were, at the time they committed their offense, under conditional supervision in the community – either on probation or on parole. 55 Keeping violent convicts in prison would reduce violent crimes.
Fact: Homicide convicts serve a little more than half of their original sentences. 56 Given that men tend to be less prone to violent behavior as they age, 57 holding them for their full sentences would probably reduce violence significantly.
Fact: Los Angeles County saw repeat offender and re-arrest rates soar after authorities closed jails and released prisoners early. In less than three years, early release of prisoners in LA resulted in: 58
- 15,775 rearrested convicts
- 1,443 assault charges 59
- 518 robbery charges
- 215 sex-offense charges
- 16 murder charges
Fact: In 1991, 13,200 homicides were committed by felons on parole or probation. For comparison sake, this is about half of the 1999 annual gun death totals (keep in mind that gun deaths fell from 1991 to 1999).
Myth: Waiting periods prevent rash crimes and reduce violent crime rates
Fact: The "time-to-crime" of a firearm is about 11 years, making it rare that a newly purchased firearm is used in a crime. 60
Fact: The national five-day waiting period under the Brady Bill had no impact on murder or robbery. In fact, there was a slight increase in rape and aggravated assault, indicating no effective suppression of certain violent crimes. Thus, for two crime categories, a possible effect was to delay law-abiding citizens from getting a gun for protection. The risks were greatest for crimes against women. 61
Fact: Comparing homicide rates in 18 states that had waiting periods and background checks before the Brady Bill with rates in the 32 states that had no comparable laws, the difference in change of homicide rates was "insignificant". 62
Myth: 86% of Americans, 82% of gun owners favor universal background checks
Fact: Those statistics came from a pair of surveys reported by gun control group Mayors Against Illegal Guns, who has been caught stacking survey responses by polling left-of-center mailing lists.
Myth: Gun makers are selling plastic guns that slip through metal detectors
Fact: There is no such thing as a 'plastic gun'. This myth started in 1980 63 when Glock began marketing a handgun with a polymer frame, not the entire firearm. Most of a Glock is metal (83% by weight) and detectable in common metal and x-ray detectors. "[D]espite a relatively common impression to the contrary, there is no current non-metal firearm not reasonably detectable by present technology and methods in use at our airports today, nor to my knowledge, is anyone on the threshold of developing such a firearm." 64
Incidentally, Glocks are one of the favorite handguns of police departments because it is lightweight, thanks to the polymer frame.
Myth: Machine guns 65 are favored by criminals
Fact: In the drug-ridden Miami of 1980, fewer than 1% of all gun homicides were with machine guns. 66
Fact: None of over 2,220 firearms recovered from crime scenes by the Minneapolis police in 1987-89 were machine guns. 67
Fact: 0.7% of seized guns in Detroit in 1991-92 were machine guns. 68
Myth: Corrupt dealers sell almost 60 percent of crime guns
Fact: Only 0.5% of the reported traces were for an original purchase of three years or less before the trace was conducted. 69 Thus, 99.5% of retailer sales had left their control long before the gun was traced (and many traces are not for crime guns).
Fact: The average "time to crime", the time between the retail sale of a firearm and its use in a crime is eleven years. A firearm can change hands and travel far in six years.
- City of Charlotte Gunshot Study, Department of Criminal Justice, Lumb, Friday,1994 ↩
- Homicides and Non-Fatal Shootings: A Report on the First 6 Months Of 2009, Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission, July 13, 2009 ↩
- Firearm-related Injury Incidents in 1999 – Annual Report, San Francisco Department of Public Health and San Francisco Injury Center, February 2002 ↩
- Homicide Trends in the United States, 1980-2008, Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 2011 ↩
- Assessing the interaction between offender and victim criminal lifestyles & homicide type; Pizarro, Zgoba, Jennings; Journal of Criminal Justice; 2011 ↩
- Firearm Violence, 1993-2011, BJS ↩
- Ongoing Bureau of Justice Statistics incarcerated felon interview process, with variability in the years the interviews were conducted. ↩
- Source and Use of Firearms Involved in Crimes: Survey of Prison Inmates, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2016 ↩
- The Last Link: from Gun Acquisition to Criminal Use, Cook, Pollack, White, 2019 ↩
- Sources of guns to dangerous people: What we learn by asking them, Cook, Parker, Pollack, Preventive Medicine, Volume 79, October 2015 ↩
- Gaps continue in firearm Surveillance: Evidence from a large U.S. city Bureau of Police, Fabio, Duell, Creppage, O'Donnell and Laporte, Social Medicine, Vol 1, 2016 ↩
- Sources of guns to dangerous people: What we learn by asking them, Cook, Parker, Pollack, Preventive Medicine, Volume 79, October 2015 ↩
- Legal Firearm Sales at State Level and Rates of Violent Crime, Property Crime, and Homicides; Hamill, Hernandez, Bailey, Cutherell, Zielinski, Jenkins, Naylor, Matos, Collier, Schiller; August 2022 ↩
- BATF trace records and Census Bureau for 2006, summarized in blog post Rust Pipeline ↩
- The Last Link: from Gun Acquisition to Criminal Use; Cook, Pollack, White; Journal of Urban Health; 2019 ↩
- Targeting Guns, Dr. Gary Kleck, Criminologist, Florida State University, Aldine, 1997 ↩
- National Crime Victimization Survey, 2000, Bureau of Justice Statistics, BATF estimates on handgun supply ↩
- Armed and Considered Dangerous: A Survey of Felons and Their Firearms, James Wright and Peter Rossi, Aldine, 1986 ↩
- Armed and Considered Dangerous: A Survey of Felons and Their Firearms, James Wright and Peter Rossi, Aldine, 1986 ↩
- A "hot burglary" is when the burglar enters a home while the residents are there ↩
- Dr. Gary Kleck, Criminologist, Florida State University (1997) and Kopel (1992 and 1999) ↩
- The Supreme Court invalidated the D.C. handgun ban in the Heller case (2008), but the city has made obtaining a handgun very difficult via local legislation ↩
- Crime in the United States, FBI, 1998 ↩
- Crime Against Small Business, U.S. Small Business Administration, Senate Document No. 91-14, 1969 ↩
- Crime Control Through the Private Use of Armed Force, Dr. Gary Kleck, Social Problems, February 1988 ↩
- The Armed Criminal in America: A Survey of Incarcerated Felons, U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics Federal Firearms Offenders study, 1997: National Institute of Justice, Research Report, July 1985, Department of Justice ↩
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 1998 ↩
- National Crime Victimization Survey, 1994, Bureau of Justice Statistics ↩
- FBI Uniform Crime Statistics, 1994 ↩
- FBI Uniform Crime Statistics, 1994 ↩
- Implementation of the Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV), University of Cincinnati Policing Institute, 2008 ↩
- Homicide trends in the United States, Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 2011 ↩
- 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment, FBI, September 2011 ↩
- Preventing Gun Violence Through Effective Messaging, OMP, KNP Communications, 2012 ↩
- BATF report #133664, California Tracing Reports for 2012 ↩
- BATF report #133664, California Tracing Reports for 2012 ↩
- Targeting Guns, Dr. Gary Kleck, Criminologist, Florida State University, Aldine, 1997 ↩
- Injury Mortality Reports 1999-2008, Center for Disease Control, online database ↩
- Gun crime spreads 'like a cancer' across Britain, The Guardian, Oct 5, 2003 ↩
- "Saturday Night Special" is a term, with racist origin, describing an inexpensive firearm. Part of the origin of the term came from "suicide special", describing an inexpensive handgun purchased specifically for committing suicide. The racist origins are too detestable to repeat here. ↩
- FBI Uniform Crime Statistics, 1994 ↩
- Violent Encounters: A Study of Felonious Assaults on Our Nation's Law Enforcement Officers, U.S. Department of Justice, August 2006 ↩
- Firearm Violence, 1993-2011, BJS ↩
- Violent Encounters: A Study of Felonious Assaults on Our Nation's Law Enforcement Officers, U.S. Department of Justice, August 2006 ↩
- Homicide in Eight U.S. Cities, National Institute of Justice, December 1997 ↩
- Violent Encounters: A Study of Felonious Assaults on Our Nation's Law Enforcement Officers, U.S. Department of Justice, August 2006 ↩
- On the Front Line: Making Gun Interdiction Work, Center to Prevent Handgun Violence, February 1998, survey of 37 police departments in large cities ↩
- Patterns in Gun Acquisition and Use by Youthful Offenders in Michigan, Timothy S. Bynum, Todd G. Beitzel, Tracy A. O'Connell & Sean P. Varano, 1999 ↩
- BATF, June 2000, covers only July 1996 through December 1998 ↩
- Firearm use by Offenders, Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 2001 ↩
- Gun shows across a multistate American gun market, Dr. GJ Wintemute, British Medical Journal, 2007 ↩
- Reentry Trends in the U.S., Recidivism, Department of Justice, 1999 ↩
- US Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1991 ↩
- Firearm Use by Offenders, Bureau of Justice Statistics, November, 2001 ↩
- Homicide rates peak in the 18-24-year-old group, Bureau of Justice Statistics, online database ↩
- Releasing Inmates Early Has a Costly Human Toll, Los Angeles Times, May 14, 2006 ↩
- Keep in mind these are just charges. Each arrested convict may have committed multiple crimes. ↩
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms as reported by Time Magazine, July 12, 2002 ↩
- Dr. John Lott Jr., University of Chicago School of Law, 1997 ↩
- Dr. Jens Ludwig, Dr. Philip J. Cook, Journal of the American Medical Association, August 2000 ↩
- Heckler and Koch made a polymer framed firearm earlier, in 1968, but the myth seems to have erupted after Glock began promoting theirs to police departments. ↩
- Billie Vincent, FAA Director of Civil Aviation Security, House Subcommittee on Crime, May 15, 1986 ↩
- In this myth, "machine gun" represents "fully automatic" firearms, ones that fire bullets as long as the trigger is pulled ↩
- Miami Herald, August 23, 1984, based on figures from Dr. Joseph Davis, Dade County medical examiner ↩
- 1994, Minnesota Medical Association Firearm Injury Prevention Task Force ↩
- J. Gayle Mericle, 1989, Unpublished report of the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad, Will and Grundy Counties ↩
- Following the Gun: Enforcing Federal Law Against Firearms Traffickers, BATF, 2000 ↩


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The Internal Revenue Service has announced that the nation's tax season will start on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, when the tax agency will begin accepting and processing 2021 tax year returns.
The Internal Revenue Service announced that the nation's tax season will start on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, when the tax agency will begin accepting and processing 2021 tax year returns.
The January 24 start date for individual tax return filers allows the IRS time to perform programming and testing that is critical to ensuring IRS systems run smoothly. Updated programming helps ensure that eligible people can claim the proper amount of the Child Tax Credit after comparing their 2021 advance credits and claim any remaining stimulus money as a Recovery Rebate Credit when they file their 2021 tax return.
"Planning for the nation's filing season process is a massive undertaking, and IRS teams have been working non-stop these past several months to prepare," said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig. "The pandemic continues to create challenges, but the IRS reminds people there are important steps they can take to help ensure their tax return and refund don't face processing delays. Filing electronically with direct deposit and avoiding a paper tax return is more important than ever this year. And we urge extra attention to those who received an Economic Impact Payment or an advance Child Tax Credit last year. People should make sure they report the correct amount on their tax return to avoid delays."
The IRS encourages everyone to have all the information they need in hand to make sure they file a complete and accurate return. Having an accurate tax return can avoid processing delays, refund delays, and later IRS notices. This is especially important for people who received advance Child Tax Credit payments or Economic Impact Payments (American Rescue Plan stimulus payments) in 2021; they will need the amounts of these payments when preparing their tax returns. The IRS is mailing special letters to recipients, and they can also check amounts received on IRS.gov.
Like last year, there will be individuals filing tax returns who, even though they are not required to file, need to file a 2021 return to claim a Recovery Rebate Credit to receive the tax credit from the 2021 stimulus payments or reconcile advance payments of the Child Tax Credit. People who don't normally file also could receive other credits.
April 18 tax filing deadline for most
The filing deadline to submit 2021 tax returns or an extension to file and pay the tax owed is Monday, April 18, 2022, for most taxpayers. By law, in Washington, D.C., holidays impact tax deadlines for everyone in the same way federal holidays do. The due date is April 18, instead of April 15, because of the Emancipation Day holiday in the District of Columbia for everyone except taxpayers who live in Maine or Massachusetts. Taxpayers in Maine or Massachusetts have until April 19, 2022, to file their returns due to the Patriots' Day holiday in those states. Taxpayers requesting an extension will have until Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, to file.
Awaiting processing of previous tax returns? People can still file 2021 returns
Rettig noted that IRS employees continue to work hard on critical areas affected by the pandemic, including the processing of tax returns from last year and record levels of phone calls coming in.
"In many areas, we are unable to deliver the amount of service and enforcement that our taxpayers and tax system deserve and needs. This is frustrating for taxpayers, for IRS employees, and for me," Rettig said. "IRS employees want to do more, and we will continue in 2022 to do everything possible with the resources available to us. And we will continue to look for ways to improve. We want to deliver as much as possible while also protecting the health and safety of our employees and taxpayers. Additional resources are essential to helping our employees do more in 2022 – and beyond."
The IRS continues to reduce the inventory of prior-year individual tax returns that have not been fully processed. As of Dec. 3, 2021, the IRS has processed nearly 169 million tax returns. All paper and electronic individual 2020 refund returns received prior to April 2021 have been processed if the return had no errors or did not require further review.
Taxpayers generally will not need to wait for their 2020 return to be fully processed to file their 2021 tax returns and can file when they are ready.
Key information to help taxpayers
The IRS encourages people to use online resources before calling. Last filing season, as a result of COVID-era tax changes and broader pandemic challenges, the IRS phone systems received more than 145 million calls from January 1 – May 17, more than four times more calls than in an average year. In addition to IRS.gov, the IRS has a variety of other free options available to help taxpayers, ranging from free assistance at Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax Counseling for the Elderly locations across the country to the availability of the IRS Free File program.
"Our phone volumes continue to remain at record-setting levels," Rettig said. "We urge people to check IRS.gov and establish an online account to help them access information more quickly. We have invested in developing new online capacities to make this a quick and easy way for taxpayers to get the information they need."
Last year's average tax refund was more than $2,800. More than 160 million individual tax returns for the 2021 tax year are expected to be filed, with the vast majority of those coming before the traditional April tax deadline.
Overall, the IRS anticipates most taxpayers will receive their refund within 21 days of when they file electronically if they choose direct deposit and there are no issues with their tax return. The IRS urges taxpayers and tax professionals to file electronically. To avoid delays in processing, people should avoid filing paper returns wherever possible.
By law, the IRS cannot issue a refund involving the Earned Income Tax Credit or Additional Child Tax Credit before mid-February, though eligible people may file their returns beginning on January 24. The law provides this additional time to help the IRS stop fraudulent refunds from being issued.
Some returns, filed electronically or on paper, may need manual review, which delays the processing, if our systems detect a possible error or missing information, or there is suspected identity theft or fraud. Some of these situations require us to correspond with taxpayers, but some do not. This work does require special handling by an IRS employee so, in these instances, it may take the IRS more than the normal 21 days to issue any related refund. In those cases where IRS is able to correct the return without corresponding, the IRS will send an explanation to the taxpayer.
File electronically and choose direct deposit
To speed refunds, the IRS urges taxpayers to file electronically with direct deposit information as soon as they have everything they need to file an accurate return. If the return includes errors or is incomplete, it may require further review that may slow the tax refund. Having all information available when preparing the 2021 tax return can reduce errors and avoid delays in processing.
Most individual taxpayers file IRS Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR once they receive Forms W-2 and other earnings information from their employers, issuers like state agencies, and payers. The IRS has incorporated recent changes to the tax laws into the forms and instructions and shared the updates with its partners who develop the software used by individuals and tax professionals to prepare and file their returns. Forms 1040 and 1040-SR and the associated instructions are available now on IRS.gov. For the latest IRS forms and instructions, visit the IRS website at IRS.gov/forms.
Free File available January 14
IRS Free File will open on January 14 when participating providers will accept completed returns and hold them until they can be filed electronically with the IRS. Many commercial tax preparation software companies and tax professionals will also be accepting and preparing tax returns before January 24 to submit the returns when the IRS systems open.
The IRS strongly encourages people to file their tax returns electronically to minimize errors and for faster refunds – as well as having all the information they need to file an accurate return to avoid delays. The IRS's Free File program allows taxpayers who made $73,000 or less in 2021 to file their taxes electronically for free using software provided by commercial tax filing companies. More information will be available on Free File later this week.
In addition to IRS Free File, the IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax Counseling for the Elderly programs free basic tax return preparation to qualified individuals. See this page on IRS.gov for more information.
Watch for IRS letters about advance Child Tax Credit payments and third Economic Impact Payments
The IRS started sending Letter 6419, 2021 advance Child Tax Credit, in late December 2021 and continues to do so into January. The letter contains important information that can help ensure the return is accurate. People who received the advance CTC payments can also check the amount of the payments they received by using the CTC Update Portal available on IRS.gov.
Eligible taxpayers who received advanced Child Tax Credit payments should file a 2021 tax return to receive the second half of the credit. Eligible taxpayers who did not receive advanced Child Tax Credit payments can claim the full credit by filing a tax return.
The IRS will begin issuing Letter 6475, Your Third Economic Impact Payment, to individuals who received the third payment in 2021 in late January. While most eligible people already received their stimulus payments, this letter will help individuals determine if they are eligible to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit for missing stimulus payments. If so, they must file a 2021 tax return to claim their remaining stimulus amount. People can also use IRS online account to view their Economic Impact Payment amounts.
Both letters include important information that can help people file an accurate 2021 tax return. If the return includes errors or is incomplete, it may require further review while the IRS corrects the error, which may slow the tax refund. Using this information when preparing a tax return electronically can reduce errors and avoid delays in processing.
The fastest way for eligible individuals to get their 2021 tax refund that will include their allowable Child Tax Credit and Recovery Rebate Credit is by filing electronically and choosing direct deposit.
Tips to make filing easier
To avoid processing delays and speed refunds, the IRS urges people to follow these steps:
Organize and gather 2021 tax records including Social Security numbers, Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers, Adoption Taxpayer Identification Numbers, and this year's Identity Protection Personal Identification Numbers valid for the calendar year 2022.
Check IRS.gov for the latest tax information, including the latest on reconciling advance payments of the Child Tax Credit or claiming a Recovery Rebate Credit for missing stimulus payments. There is no need to call.
Set up or log in securely at IRS.gov/account to access personal tax account information including balance, payments, and tax records including adjusted gross income.
Make final estimated tax payments for 2021 by Tuesday, Jan.18, 2022, to help avoid a tax-time bill and possible penalties.
Individuals can use a bank account, prepaid debit card, or mobile app to use direct deposit and will need to provide routing and account numbers. Learn how to open an account at an FDIC-Insured bank or through the National Credit Union Locator Tool.
File a complete and accurate return electronically when ready and choose direct deposit for the quickest refund.
Key filing season dates
There are several important dates taxpayers should keep in mind for this year's filing season:
January 14: IRS Free File opens. Taxpayers can begin filing returns through IRS Free File partners; tax returns will be transmitted to the IRS starting January 24. Tax software companies also are accepting tax filings in advance.
January 18: Due date for the tax year 2021 fourth-quarter estimated tax payment.
January 24: IRS begins 2022 tax season. Individual 2021 tax returns begin being accepted and processing begins
January 28: Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day to raise awareness of valuable tax credits available to many people – including the option to use the prior-year income to qualify.
April 18: Due date to file 2021 tax return or request extension and pay the tax owed due to Emancipation Day holiday in Washington, D.C., even for those who live outside the area.
April 19: Due date to file 2021 tax return or request extension and pay the tax owed for those who live in MA or ME due to Patriots' Day holiday
October 17: Due date to file for those requesting an extension on their 2021 tax returns

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Marvel's The Defenders is still a year away from release on Netflix, but the superhero series is now lining up its cast, and a star from Marvel's Luke Cage has been added to the cast.
Simone Missick will appear on The Defenders, per a Deadline report. The actress stars on Luke Cage as Misty Knight.
Marvel's The Defenders will see the stars of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist join forces.
Are you excited for Marvel's The Defenders? Are you glad to see the return of Misty Knight? Tell us what you think.


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CBS Keeps Misleading Viewers on Millions of Uninsured
According to CBS, President Obama was busy on Feb. 25 "turning a night of words into a day of action" regarding those grand promises he made in his not-quite-State of the Union speech Feb. 24.
One of the issues Obama was taking action on was health care, according to Chip Reid's "Evening News" report.
Chip Reid told viewers: "Hoping to take advantage of any momentum from last night's speech to Congress, the president, today, forged ahead with a flurry of activity on his economic plan. On health care, the White House said the president's budget, to be released Thursday, will include $634 billion to expand health coverage. To be paid for by taxing the wealthy and trimming payments to insurance companies, hospitals and doctors."
Later in the segment, Reid misled viewers as to the number of uninsured. He said the White House was calling that enormous package "a big first step in getting health insurance to
The problem is, "
The Census Bureau's 2007 report on the uninsured found that of the 45.6 million people who are uninsured 9.7 million of them are non-citizens, 7.9 million of them are under 24 years old, and over 9 million could afford insurance because they make at least $75,000 a year. That leaves roughly 19 million uninsured, a much smaller problem than the media and some politicians admit.
Even those numbers do not provide a complete picture, since the Census Bureau admits that "health insurance coverage is underreported" in the survey, meaning that more people have insurance than the report suggests.
In 2007, Michael Moore claimed that "you've got 47 million people in this country with no health insurance; they don't go to the doctor because they can't afford it."
Katie Couric echoed
Dr. David Gratzer disputed the idea that the uninsured cannot afford coverage in his book "The Cure: How Capitalism Can Save American Health Care." According to Gratzer, "Many Americans are uninsured by choice," as evidenced by the fact that many people lack insurance while owning homes and computers.
Yet, like the Feb. 25, "Evening News," the media have consistently repeated exaggerated claims of uninsured Americans to promote universal "health care" as the Business & Media Institute pointed out in a 2007 story: Health Care Lie: "47 Million Uninsured Americans."
The Congressional Budget Office also estimated that as many as 45 percent of the uninsured are insured within four months, according to Dr. Grace-Marie Turner, a BMI adviser and president of the Galen Institute.


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Helper & Family Cooking – Basic Japanese Tonkatsu, Daigaku imo & Cucumber Shoyu zuke
・Small Pot & cooking oil ・Wooden chopsticks ・Frying pan with Lid ・Bowl or Tray (3pcs) ・Turner or Spatula ・Rice cooker ・Glass Jar ・Sieve
【Main Ingredients】
・Rice (dry) ・Egg ・Flour (Plain or Cake) ・Bread crumbs ・Pork Loin ・Cabbage ・Tonkatsu Sauce (Japanese-Style Barbecue Sauce)・Mayonnaise ・Sweet potato (purple skin) ・Cooking Oil ・Honey ・Sesame Seed for Garnish ・Japanese Cucumber ・Soy Sauce ・Rice Vinegar ・Sugar ・Ginger
On 21st of April, The Government of Singapore announced that the Circuit Breaker period is extended until 1st of June. With that, we have planned an online cooking class for families with/without helpers/children stuck in home getting bored, to provide fun time and freshen up their monotonous days through cooking. I hope you all have fun with this lesson as one of the indoor activities during this stay-home period.
In this class, you will learn the Foundation of Traditional Japanese Cooking; Tonkatsu, Daigaku imo and Cucumber Shoyu zuke. Tonkatsu is one of Japanese popular dishes for all ages that consists of deep-fried pork cutlet with bread crumbs. Daigaku imo is candied sweet potatoes, the combination of crispy skin and buttery tender bites are kids' favorite in Japan. Cucumber Shoyu zuke is pickled cucumber; it is so versatile that goes well with any main dish.
This class is perfect for beginners with a little bit of knowledge. Even kids can enjoy the cooking with minimum help.
The instructor is a Singaporean culinary researcher, Sonia Phua (INSTAGRAM: whisk_management), who has taught a wide range of Japanese cooking; from home cooking, party cooking, baking, desserts to Japanese confectionery at one of the biggest Japanese cooking schools for over 4 years. As she is also familiar in Japanese culture, she can teach Japanese ingredients, particular flavors, and presentation in an easy-to-understand way.
This class will be conducted Live Online using Zoom, and it is designed for everyone to cook together. (No zoom account is required) You may join the lesson as an observer; however, it is highly recommended to participate in a live as "live cooking" experience during this hard-to-connect period is definitely more fun. Anyone is welcome including small children and those who do not employ helpers.
You can enjoy the dishes you cook at this lesson as lunch afterwards.
*&H operates all the cooking classes in accordance with the latest measures and regulations issued by the Singapore government.
- Date: 30th of May (Saturday) 10:00am-11:30pm [duration 90min]
- Language: English
- Fee: SGD15
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- Menu:
- Tonkatsu [ Deep Fried Pork with bread crumbs ]
- Daigaku Imo [ Japanese Candied Sweet Potatoes ]
- Cucumber Shoyu zuke [ Pickled Cucumber with Soy sauce ]
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WISCONSIN — You're in the mood for fish and your server suggests a dish of invasive carp. Ugh, you might say. But how about broiled copi, fresh from the Mississippi River?
Here's the catch: They're the same thing.
Illinois and partner organizations kicked off a market-tested campaign Wednesday to rechristen as "copi" four species previously known collectively as Asian carp, hoping the new label will make them more attractive to U.S. consumers.
Turning carp into a popular household and restaurant menu item is one way officials hope to rein in a decades-old invasion threatening native fish, mussels and aquatic plants in the Mississippi and other Midwestern rivers, as well as the Great Lakes.
"The 'carp' name is so harsh that people won't even try it," said Kevin Irons, assistant fisheries chief with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. "But it's healthy, clean and it really tastes pretty darn good."
The federal Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is funding the five-year, $600,000 project to rebrand the carp and make them widely available. More than two dozen distributors, processors, restaurants and retailers have signed on. Most are in Illinois, but some deliver to multiple states or nationwide.
"This could be a tremendous breakthrough," said John Goss, who led the Obama administration's effort to halt the carp invasion and worked on the renaming project. "The next couple of years are very critical for building confidence and acceptance."
Span, a Chicago communications design company, came up with "copi." It's an abbreviated wordplay on "copious" — a reference to the booming populations of bighead, silver, grass and black carp in the U.S. heartland.
Imported from Asia in the 1960s-70s to gobble algae from Deep South sewage lagoons and fish farms, they escaped into the Mississippi River. They've infested most of the river and many tributaries, crowding out native species like bass and crappie.
Regulators have spent more than $600 million to keep them from the Great Lakes and waters such as Lake Barkley on the Kentucky-Tennessee line. Strategies include placing electric barriers at choke points and hiring crews to harvest the fish for products such as fertilizer and pet food. Other technologies — underwater noisemakers, air bubble curtains — are in the works.
It would help if more people ate the critters. Officials estimate up to 50 million pounds (22.7 million kilograms) could be netted annually in the Illinois River, a link between the Mississippi and Lake Michigan. Even more are available between the Midwest and the Gulf Coast.
"Government subsidies alone will not end this war," Goss said. "Private-sector, market-driven demand for copi could be our best hope."
In the U.S., carp are known primarily as muddy-tasting bottom feeders. But the four targeted species live higher in the water column, feeding on algae, wetland plants and — in the case of black carp — mussels and snails. They're high in omega-3 fatty acids and low in mercury and other contaminants, Irons said.
"It has a nice, mild flavor ... a pleasant surprise that should help fix its reputation," said Brian Jupiter, a Chicago chef who plans to offer a copi po'boy sandwich at his Ina Mae Tavern. The fish is adaptable to a variety of cuisines including Cajun, Asian and Latin, he said.
Yet it could be a hard sell, particularly because the fish's notorious boniness makes it challenging to produce the fillets many diners expect, Jupiter added. Some of the best recipes may use chopped or ground copi, he said.
Span researchers considered a number of names — "butterfin" among them — before settling on "copi," Irons said. It sounded catchy, a tad exotic, even fun, he said.
Span conducted surveys, interviews and focus group meetings involving more than 350 Illinois residents, design principal Nick Adam said.
The next step: Seeking approval from the federal Food and Drug Administration, which says "coined or fanciful" fish labels can be used if they're not misleading or confusing. A familiar example is "slimehead," which became a hit with consumers after its market moniker was switched to "orange roughy."
Illinois also plans to register the "copi" trademark, enabling industry groups to develop quality control procedures, Irons said.
Other regulatory agencies and scientific groups have their own policies and might not go along with the switch.
The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and the American Fisheries Society have a committee that lists fish titles, including scientific names in Latin and long-accepted common names. The panel never adopted "Asian carp" as an umbrella term for the four invasive species.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to stick with "invasive carp" and the four individual names, as its focus is on managing and controlling their spread, said Charlie Wooley, the agency's Midwest director. The Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, which involves numerous federal, state, local and Canadian provincial agencies, will do likewise.
They dropped "Asian carp" last year because of concern about anti-Asian bigotry.


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Top 5 Must-Have BlackBerry Storm Accessories
BlackBerry Storm
The BlackBerry Storm offers the latest touchscreen technology called SurePress. It has a 3.25 inch high-res screen that gives you high quality images for internet browsing and multimedia playback. It also has a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus, video recording and flash. With its 2 GB internal memory which can be expanded up to 16 GB external memory, this phone surely takes a new leap for the BlackBerry series. With these high-end features, you will want to equip it with BlackBerry Storm accessories. The following are five must-have accessories for your Storm.
BlackBerry Storm Skin Case
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Customers come together to send cancer patient to conference
By LYNETTE SOWELL
Cove Leader-Press
Marily Considine has stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, and because of the Copperas Cove Raising Cane's, Pink Warrior Angels and the generosity of friends, family, and strangers, she and her husband and children will be heading to Orlando, Fla. this week to attend the Young Survival Coalition's 2018 National YSC Summit.
On Thursday night, Raising Cane's in Copperas Cove dedicated 15 percent of its sales to Considine and her family, raising $244.39, said Shaun Smith, store manager, who added that the store gets involved with local causes.
"They are an amazing foundation that gives back to our community," said Smith. "At Raising Cane's we love to help anyone that shares our same goals."
Considine was at Raising Cane's on Thursday evening and talked about her cancer battle. Now 40 years old, Considine was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010 when her children were ages seven and four.
She's especially looking forward to the conference in Florida because she'll be meeting with other younger women fighting metastatic breast cancer – which means the cancer has spread to other systems in their bodies.
"The main thing, this is for young women. I went to a hospital support group and I was half the age of everyone in there," Considine said. "Those women were wonderful, but my husband and I both have careers, and we have kids at home. Our lives are so much different."
Considine was frank about her journey with cancer and what lies in store for her.
"This is my eighth year, I was diagnosed in 2010 for the first time. We'll think it's gone, then it keeps coming back," she said. She initially had a double mastectomy and said she'd thought that it would keep the cancer from returning. Then it spread to her lungs, and last summer, she learned it had spread to her liver.
"They'll try a treatment until it works, then when it stops working, they try something else." Considine is currently on chemotherapy, three weeks on, one week off. She will have her chemotherapy treatment today, before flying out on Wednesday for Florida. She also has scans every three months.
"If it's the same, I stay on the same treatment. If it's grown, we will try something else," she said. "I've been two years at stage 4. I asked my oncologist specifically when I was first diagnosed, 'How long do I have?' He said, 'I don't know. I'm not God. I can't tell you. I don't do statistics. Everybody is different. There are some that survive it for decades; we don't know why. Then some might only have months, and we don't know why. One thing I can tell you is, we have things we can try, and we'll keep trying them.'
"I don't ask, how long do I have? If something comes up, I'll say, what's the plan now? Because I don't want to know. At some point, we'll probably have to make that decision, but right now we're taking it one day at a time."
Considine is a former teaching assistant who left the classroom after she didn't have the energy anymore. She and her family used to live in Nolanville, but moved to Copperas Cove where her husband has family, and she's thankful to have family around to help.
Another of Considine's helpers is Pink Warrior angels co-founder Julie Moser, who talked about the backstory to helping Considine.
"What Marily won't tell you is, she was my angel when I was undergoing cancer treatments," Moser said, whose husband is active duty military. When Moser had received her own diagnosis about four years ago, Considine, whose husband was also active duty, showed up on her doorstep with a basket, offering to help.
"She said, 'Here are some things that helped me, when I was going through my treatments. You can use what you'd like to use, or not.'"
It was that type of reaching out that helped inspire Moser to join forces with another woman she met while battling cancer at the same time, Jen Reynolds, and the two founded PWA.
Right now, Moser is more than happy to help ensure that Considine gets to Florida for the summit. In planning the fundraiser through Raising Cane's, Moser said she posted on Facebook about, asking for possible assistance with donating frequent flier miles for the Considines to travel to Florida. Within minutes, she said someone stepped up to make that donation.
At the 2018 YSC National Summit, Considine and other women like her will have the chance to hear speakers and connect with others facing the same battle. The summit will also have seminars for caregivers and family members to help their loved ones.
YSC was founded in 1998 by three young women who were under the age of 35 when diagnosed, and discouraged by the lack of resources available and the under-representation of young women in breast cancer research.
In her encounters with other patients going through stage four cancer, Considine said it provides her with some hope.
"I was diagnosed stage 4 a couple years ago, and two years later, I'm still here."


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"God, if You give me a son, I'll give him back to You to serve You all the days of his life."
This was Hannah's prayer in 1 Samuel 1:11.
Have you pleaded with God? Really agonized in your prayer?
I suppose that Hannah and Elkanah, her Levite husband, prayed for a child.
Pleaded … agonized …prayed … fasted. No child.
Peninnah, Elkanah's second, wife saw that it hurt Hannah deeply that she could not have children.
Look at my children. I've been able to give Elkanah many children, but God has shut up your womb. What great sin have you done?
Year after year, Peninnah would harass Hannah as they traveled to Shiloh to give God their tithe, sacrifice, and enjoy a great feast.
Although Elkanah gave Hannah a double portion, she was so distraught that she couldn't eat. She just wept.
After supper, she walked to the tabernacle, and poured out her heart to the Lord. Eli, the high priest was sitting beside the doorpost and watched her.
She wept bitterly and prayed.
And she vowed a vow and said, "O LORD of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head." 1 Samuel 1:11
Wait! She wants a son so badly that she can't eat, and yet, she's willing to give him back to the Lord?
Have you been there?
Hannah's whole body shook. Her lips formed her prayer, but her words were silent.
"You're drunk," Eli yelled. "Put away your wine!
"I'm not drunk. I'm deeply troubled and have poured out my soul to the Lord."
Then Eli answered, "Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have made to him." 1 Samuel 1:17
Hannah left in peace and ate.
She believed her prayer reached God, and that nothing was impossible for God.
Have you pleaded with the Lord about something that has broken your heart and crushed your spirit?
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18
Maybe you can't feel the Lord near you. But this verse promises that He is near.
God was near Hannah. He is near you.
She went away at peace and ate.
Within the year, God gave her Samuel. His name means "heard of God."
Hannah breastfed young Samuel until he was weaned, about three years. Can you see little Samuel, wobbly legs, laughing eyes, long hair?
I imagine Hannah stroking Samuel's uncut hair, smiling, and praying, "Thank You, Lord, for this beautiful child. He's Yours. I look forward to watching this child grow up to be the wonderful man of God that You are forming."
Time to go to Shiloh and worship the Lord. Time to present Samuel to the Lord.
Hannah and Elkanah present Samuel to Eli, and they bow down to the Lord and worship Him together.
And Hannah prayed and said, "My heart rejoices in the LORD; My horn [strength] is exalted in the LORD. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation. No one is holy like the LORD, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God." 1 Samuel 2:1-2
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My heart rejoices in the Lord. Lord, I rejoice in You and what you are doing in my life. I have dear sisters to study Your Word with. to pray with. and to be blessed by. You have given me food to eat, clean water to drink, and a home to enjoy. My heart rejoices in You. My horn, my strength, is exalted in the LORD. Lord, You have given me the strength to walk this Christian walk. Sometimes, it's uphill, but You alone have given me strength. I smile at my enemies. Father, I do have enemies, but You have said that the battle is Yours. You have also told me that I should pray for my enemies. Lord, bless my enemies and cause me to love them as only You can. The only reason I can smile at my enemies, Father, is because I delight in Your salvation. For Your salvation ensures that I will dwell with You all the days of my life and all of eternity. There is no one holy like You Lord. There is none beside You. There is no rock like our God. For You alone have the universe in the palm of Your hand. You alone, have preserved Your sons and daughters. You alone, have conquered death and Satan. You alone are worthy. Holy, Holy, Holy are You, Lord God Almighty. Thank You Father for Your great mercies, for Your everlasting love, for Your blessings, for Your salvation, for Your Son, for Your Holy Spirit, for your sons and daughters. Now, go with Your children and reveal to us Your ways, Your blessings, and Your love. In Jesus' precious name, we pray. Amen!
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Meats and Sausages
Lemon Vodka
Lemon vodka is one of the finest vodkas that can be made.
|Alcohol 75°
|500 ml
|Lemon skins infusion*
|100 ml
|Orange skins infusion*
|20 ml
|Ginger infusion**
|50 ml
|Ingredients per 1000 ml (1 liter) of alcohol
|Sugar syrup 73%
|200 ml
|Citric acid
|2.0 g
|Saffron for color
|just a touch (1/10 tsp)
|100 ml
- Measure 100 ml of water and add 1/10 teaspoon of saffron. The solution will develop the real lemon skin color within minutes. Strain.
- Mix alcohol with lemon, orange and ginger infusion. Add citric acid and stir.
- Place sugar syrup in a different jar.
- Keep on stirring syrup and start slowly adding mixture of alcohol infusions.
- Place the solution in a measuring jar and add saffron water.
- Stir the contents and add water to 1 liter mark.
- Bottle and age for one week.
- *100 g fresh orange/lemon skins without white pith, macerated for 3-4 days in 500 ml 70° alcohol. Strain after maceration. Add as needed.
- **fresh cut up ginger, 100 g, 50° alcohol 100 ml, macerate 3 weeks, strain and filter.
- Fresh lemon juice may be added in place of citric acid (about 30 ml, two tablespoons), however, vodka's clarity will suffer.
- You can use commercially produced extracts and essential oils.


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The latest business set to open its doors for business in Red Bank is JJ's Organic Grill, which is located at 128 Broad Street.
Three dates are set for its grand opening celebrations, so you might want to check out what this 'fast food' restaurant will have to offer. However, it's no ordinary fast food joint, because as its name implies, it's going to be 100% organic.
If you're interested in joining the celebrations, it'll be held on August 11, 12, and 13th at 11:00 AM each day. Invite your friends and stop by sometime during that weekend to see what this 100% organic fast food restaurant will offer.
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Canada affirms its strong partnership with African Development Bank
News release
April 12, 2019 - Washington, D.C. - Global Affairs Canada
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is a key institution that plays a critical role in the growth and development of Africa. The Government of Canada is a long-standing partner in delivering on shared objectives alongside the AfDB.
The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, today announced that Canada is willing to temporarily increase its subscription of callable capital at the African Development Bank by up to US$1.1 billion, if necessary, while the AfDB negotiates a permanent capital increase among all of its 80 member states. Minister Monsef made this announcement at the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group.
Callable capital serves as a guarantee from shareholders that the AfDB may call on, as required, to meet its obligations on borrowed funds. Canada has strong confidence in the AfDB's capital adequacy framework, which is why it is willing to provide this temporary callable capital, if necessary, to support the bank and its clients.
The temporary callable capital requested by the AfDB of its AAA-rated shareholders, such as Canada, will allow the AfDB to maintain its AAA credit rating and its support to client countries during the general capital-increase negotiations. It would allow the AfDB to continue the important development work that is helping provide much-needed transport and energy infrastructure to the continent. Through its loans the AfDB has supported clean energy and improved agricultural technologies, helped small businesses gain access to financial services, and helped provide many thousands of people with clean water, improved sanitation and quality education. Once the terms of the general capital increase are agreed upon by shareholders, Canada's temporary callable capital would no longer be needed and would be withdrawn.
Gender equality is also an integral part of the AfDB's vision for Africa. This includes helping create opportunities for women and disadvantaged and marginalized people and communities so they can participate in and benefit from the development of their communities and nations.
"African economies have, on the whole, grown significantly since the last capital increase at the African Development Bank almost 10 years ago. To sustain this growth—and empower women and girls as powerful agents of change, which will help Africa overcome its significant development challenges—continued access to finance and to the AfDB's technical assistance is needed.
"Canada's willingness to step forward to provide temporary capital demonstrates our country's ongoing commitment to the AfDB's operational and development effectiveness."
- Maryam Monsef, Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality
Quick facts
The African Development Bank was established in 1964 and is a main source of multilateral funding for economic, social and institutional development on the continent.
The AfDB's mandate is to promote inclusive and green growth in order to reduce poverty.
Canada joined the AfDB in 1982 and is the fourth-largest non-regional shareholder. It is also the institution's second-largest AAA-rated shareholder.
Canada previously subscribed to temporary callable capital in 2010 to support the African Development Bank while it proceeded with the negotiation of a general capital increase needed to improve its response to the global financial crisis.
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Lessons in Love may refer to:
"Lessons in Love (All Day, All Night)" is a song by the alternative rock band Neon Trees, featuring house DJ Kaskade, from the album Picture Show. Written by Tyler Glenn, Branden Campbell, Elaine Bradley, Chris Allen, Ryan Raddon, Finn Bjarnson, and John Hancock, the song was produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Kaskade, Chris Salzgeber, and Randi Wilens. "Lessons in Love (All Day, All Night)" was announced as the album's second single and released on 4 September 2012.
Kaskade's version of the song, simply entitled "Lessons in Love", features Neon Trees and it was released on his 2011 album, Fire & Ice. This version is a more house-inspired remake of "Lessons in Love (All Day, All Night)", yet was released a year earlier. "Lessons in Love" debuted at #94 on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs chart, #59 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart and #12 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.
In the second disc of Fire & Ice, there is a secondary "ICE" version of the song, "Lessons in Love (Kaskade's ICE Mix)". This version does not feature Neon Trees and is the only "ICE" track in the album that removes vocals. Its compositional elements are similar to that of disco.
"Lessons in Love" was a single from the British band Level 42, released in 1986, from the album Running in the Family, issued one year later.
This single is the band's biggest hit, in their homeland, where it reached no. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and internationally, entering the Top 10 in numerous countries; even reaching the no. 1 spot in some of them (Germany, South Africa, etc.).
It's also one of the few singles from the band that broke into the Billboard Hot 100, where it reached no. 12 in 1987. It is the first of five singles from their 1987 album, Running in the Family, and it made way for the success of other singles from the album.
Cristiano Spiller (born 3 April 1975) is an Italian electronic music DJ. He is best known for his 2000 single, "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)", featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor. The song reached number-one in the UK, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand. It sold over two million copies and was the first song to be played on an iPod.
When he was a teenager, he was already introducing himself to the world of Italian house and dance music. In 1997, he released his first single, "Laguna". Billed as Laguna, in 1997 Spiller teamed up with fellow Italian producer Tommy Vee, to release the single "Spiller From Rio (Do It Easy)", which reached number 40 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1998, he signed a music deal with the British record label, Positiva Records, a subsidiary of EMI UK, releasing his first solo single in the UK entitled "Batucada". In 1999, he released "Mighty Miami EP", a maxi-single including the instrumental track "Groovejet".
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Love Sam's Club! We get wipes and lots of goodies for school lunches
Leaving the house these days has changed. Not only do I have double the amount of items, because I now have a little babe in tow with my tiny tot. I also have them both in two separate diaper stages.
Of course, my little babe is rocking Huggies® Little Movers and my tiny tot is wearing Huggies® Pull-Ups. Yes, my tiny tot is potty trained…at home. We have not yet ventured out of the house in big girl bottoms just yet. She has really been awesome when we are out and about. She is just not yet comfortable using public restrooms. Hey, I don't blame her. They are kind of intimidating, right?
Today I am sharing what I've got packed in my diaper bag for these little ones. This is a tired and true list that you can stick to, I promise:
Using items that double for another is always a space saver. My wet dry bag I utilize as a snack bag as well.
We have been shoppers of Sam's Club for years. When I became a homeowner I took full advantage of their options. Now as a parent, I find it to be so convenient. I always take advantage of already low prices by shopping at Sam's Club. Save time & money when you shop so you can spend more on moments with family. Or in the case of my daughter…a large unnecessary teddy bear down the next aisle.
Right now you can enjoy instant savings on Huggies items:
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Plus: Get an additional $4 savings through Ibotta when you buy Huggies at Sam's Club.
We love Sam's Club because of the benefits, we get tons more bang for our buck! What do you stock up on at your local Sam's Club? Click the photo below to snag what I grabbed!
For those that don't know, my daughter is CARS movie OBSESSED.. this pack was a big deal!


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Kit printed on cardstock ready to ship- Teddy bear
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Included in the kit is the cardstock template ready to make! ! Aprox measurements 20 inch high
With this purchase you will be shipped a kit that contains instructions and the template (pattern) to make the 3D paper model papercraft seen in picture.
All you will need to do once you receive your template in the mail is cut, score, and assemble!
Have fun making stuff…you`ll feel happy and live longer!
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Gold Gemstone Earrings Jade
Base Material: Stainless steel / 14K Gold plated
Needle: 925 silver
Stone: Agate Gemstone
Weight: 5g each
As parts of this item are cut from natural stone the appearance may vary slightly from the product photo.
Agate is an excellent stone for rebalancing and harmonising body, mind and spirit. It cleanses and stabilises the aura, eliminating and transforming negativity. Agate enhances mental function, improving concentration, perception and analytical abilities. It soothes and calms, healing inner anger or tension and creates a sense of security and safety.
Agate heals the eyes, stomach and uterus; cleanses the lymphatic system and the pancreas; strengthens blood vessels and heals skin disorders.
Limit contact with water and remove during exercise to preserve the plating which will prolong the lifetime of this piece. Wait to put on your jewellery until after you have applied lotion, or perfume.


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The Dodgers are reportedly close to signing starting pitcher Chad Billingsley to a three-year contract extension, according to multiple sources. The deal would cover the 2012-2014 seasons, with an option for 2015, and worth a reported $35-36 million guaranteed, according to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times. The deal would buy out Billingsley's final arbitration year, plus at least two years of free agency.
Billingsley was 12-11 with a 3.57 ERA in 2010, with 171 strikeouts in 191 2/3 innings. He avoided arbitration earlier this winter by signing a one-year deal for $6.275 million for 2011. This contract means that Billingsley and Clayton Kershaw will be together in Dodger blue through the 2014 season.
The Dodgers get a pitcher in his age 27-29 seasons, and possibly his age 30 season, the prime of his career. Billingsley, meanwhile, gets the financial security of a multi-year contract, plus the ability to be a free agent at either age 30 or 31, when he could possibly command a lucrative long-term deal. Billingsley is the first of the core Dodgers to sign a multi-year deal which bought out any free agent years. Andre Ethier, Matt Kemp, and Jonathan Broxton all signed two-year deals before 2010, but those only covered arbitration years.
Billingsley will make his first regular season start on Friday at Dodger Stadium against the Giants.
For more news and information on Billingsley and the Dodgers, be sure to read the SB Nation blog True Blue LA.


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I have always loved the smell of Head & Shoulders, which has been a part of my hair care routine in the past. With Head & Shoulders Fresh Scent collection, hair has never smelled so good! The classic clean scent is so fresh and invigorating, it is a great smell to help wake me up in the morning. When I'm going to part my hair down the middle, I want to make sure that I don't have any embarassing dandruff or visible flakes. Head & Shoulders ensures my hair is looking good, smelling fresh and is flake-free (100% flake-free hair with regular use)!
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Family Bush Dance
Venue - Wentworth Falls Public School, Falls Road, Wentworth Falls
Band - Blue Mountains Bush Band Gang Gang Bush Band
All dances taught & called
Adults $10, children free with an adult
Any profits from the door will go to the Fire relief.
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Today we've got a special commuter profile to share with you…Chris Follmer of Planet Bike. Chris has graciously allowed us to share his commuting stories and photos with you:
How long have you been a bike commuter?
I have been commuting year-round for the last 3 years now: 2 years in a small town in southwest Wisconsin and a year in Madison, Wisconsin.
Why did you start riding your bike to work and how long is your commute?
My old commute was only 4 miles round trip. It started at 3:30 in the morning and was VERY hilly. I started riding to try to get into shape. I needed some exercise in a big way, but don't like going to gyms. I figured by using my bike for transportation it would be "exercise in disguise,� as I like to call it.
Now working for Planet Bike, my commute is 8 miles round trip. On the really nice days I go home around the lake and that is about a 12 mile ride home. Biking here in Madison is so easy to do year-round. During some of the big snow storms this winter the bike paths were cleared before the streets!
What do you do for a living and in what city do you bike commute?
I work for Planet Bike running the warehouse and taking care of online orders. I commute in Madison, Wisconsin, one of the best cities for biking in the country!
Tell us a little about working for Planet Bike – the company is well-known for supporting the bicycling community – what kinds of things does the company support? How about commuting incentives for employees?
Planet Bike supports the notion of using bicycles as transportation. We are devoted to supporting causes that get bicycle advocacy into people's minds. We support groups at the city, state and national level who are working very hard to get bicycles built into the infrastructure of this country and to change the perception of bicycles as transportation tools, not just toys.
I have been working here for a year and have yet to hear of any commuting incentives! We all are in the mindset of just commuting and don't really need to have incentives to do it. Although incentives don't hurt either!
A few months ago we installed solar panels on our roof, and we have been switching our packaging from plastic sleeves to recycled cardboard printed with soy ink. We don't heat the warehouse in the winter; instead I wear a good set of Carhartts to keep warm. That saves a lot on the heating bills and energy. We have a 15 gallon water heater instead of a big 40 or 50 gallon heater.
What kind(s) of bike do you have?
I have a Surly Long Haul Trucker fitted with good commuter bike tires for my commuting and touring bike. I have a Trek 7300 hybrid with an Xtracycle on it to haul basically anything I want, and I have a Swobo Folsom on its way here for my 'round town, hanging-out bike.
Any funny or interesting commuting story that you may want to share?
During the summer, there are a lot of people riding on the bike paths. A lot of them are on fast road bikes and all decked out in Lycra. I usually commute in shorts, t-shirt and summer sandals. Last summer I was coming to a stop at an intersection and there was a group of road riders there waiting and of course that happened to be the time I was learning to ride clipless. So I came up to the stop sign and unclipped my right foot, figuring the wind was blowing from the left. I had my bag on the right side of the rear rack. Needless to say I went to the left, right onto the ground! Luckily they all laughed and said "I've been there before!� and then helped me up. It was nice to feel some good vibes from them, but you still feel funny falling like that in front of people.
What do people (coworkers, friends) say when you tell them that you are a bike commuter?
My coworkers are all bike commuters as well (editor's note: wouldn't that be great for the rest of us?!?), so they don't think anything of it. When I tell friends and family that I ride my bike year-round, they give me a weird look. They just think I am going to freeze in the winter. I tell them I usually end up sweating by the time I get to work, because it's a pretty short ride and I'm moving the whole time. My coldest commute was -4 with a wind chill of -32. It was a pretty chilly morning, but I was dressed properly and made it to work with no problems!
How about bicycling advocacy? Are you active in any local or regional advocacy groups?
I am a member of the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin, and Adventure Cycling Association. I am not all that active as far as doing anything besides giving them a check for my memberships.
Anything else that you want to share with us?
I can honestly say bike commuting has probably saved my life. When I got my Trek hybrid 3 years ago, I weighed 320 pounds and was very out of shape. I started riding and just kept with it. There were mornings when I thought of just driving to work, when it was pouring rain, or we just got a couple of inches of fresh snow, but I toughed it out. I realized I started having a lot of thoughts like that, so I decided to sell my truck. If I don't have it, I can't use it. Living in Madison is also very easy to get around on a bike, so it makes being without a vehicle pretty easy. I think with the price of gas skyrocketing, hopefully we will see more people on bikes, and that will hopefully lead to a better biking infrastructure. The better the biking infrastructure is, the more people that will be biking.
We'd like to thank Chris for taking time out of his busy day to share his stories and pictures…Planet Bike is an amazing company — check them out if you haven't before!


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The Problem with Servant Leadership in Church
Our paradigm for servant leadership is wrong.
When servant leadership became popular, it was a positive alternative to the domineering and power-driven leadership we often see in the world, which wasn't just a problem in the secular workplace. The church also had leaders who'd become overly dignified. Like anything else, the excitement of power and spotlight had drawn many people into ministry leadership. So servant leadership found its place among emerging leadership theories by promoting a more humble view of leadership that flipped the "leader on top" mentality upside down.
Though well-intended, the servant leadership theory extended an incorrect paradigm. This "leader on the bottom" view simply took a secular view of leadership and tried to fix it, instead of redefining leadership biblically.The first problem with this paradigm is that it keeps an artificial division between leaders and followers (everyone else). Whenever there is a division like this, there becomes an "in" crowd and an "out" crowd. Though it may seem prestigious to be in the leader's circle, it's no surprise that ministry leaders today are more isolated and lonely than ever.
Because of the division between leaders and followers, it perpetuates the idea that leadership is a special blessing or final stage for elite Christians. Yes, there are qualifications for leadership (1 Timothy 3), but checking off boxes doesn't automatically make one a leader. Leadership is given by God (Ephesians 4:11). The truth is that not all are called into formal church leadership, but we've made leadership the pinnacle of Christian success for everyone in the church. When a spiritual gift like leadership (Rom 12:8) is exalted, it only leads to favoritism and belittles other spiritual gifts, making them appear less valuable. Leadership is just one of many gifts. In fact, the Bible says we should give special honor to parts of the body that receive less recognition (1 Corinthians 12:23).
Even our terminology "servant leader" unduly puts the emphasis on the noun "leader". The "servant" part becomes the adjective, making it seem that some leaders serve and some don't. If a leader has to be told they are supposed to serve, they may not be the right person to lead. The emphasis should be on servanthood- some lead and some don't. When we tell leaders they should serve (instead of discovering servants who are called to lead), people may get the impression that leaders are the only ones who serve. In reality, every person in the church is called to serve (1 Peter 4:10). By narrowing service to leaders (and praising them for it), we are bound to see less engagement in the rest of the congregation.
Servant leadership is not a form a leadership. Leadership is a form of service.
Everyone in the church is a servant in the kingdom. So actually there is only one kind of leader- a servant. The Apostle Paul said, "There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord… Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good" (1 Corinthians 12:4,5,7). Some are called to teach, some to encourage, and some to give generously, etc. The point is that each person has a spiritual tool that makes them uniquely able to bless others.
In the church, we need to think more biblically about leadership and then live it out. This means creating a culture where all saints serve and promoting equal value and interdependence between unique kingdom-building gifts. Then the church will radically demonstrate a kingdom culture that is less about us and more about the King.


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2022 Notecard by Knox Cantrell
Congratulations to all students, teachers, and schools who participated in this year's Juried Exhibition of Student Art (JESA). The Juried Exhibition of Student Art is the education program which officially "kicks off " the activities of the quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI). You are part of a tradition of excellence which began in 1986.
To celebrate the 11th Quadrennial, more than 21,000 students in grades 1 through 12 and 151 teachers from 57 counties across the state took part in this exciting multi-disciplinary program designed to integrate the disciplines of the performing, literary and visual arts.
Knox Cantrell
Grade 3
St. Peter's Lutheran School, Columbus, IN
Music in Space
Colored pencils and paint
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Riders Against the Storm, the husband and wife hip hop duo who hold a firm stance against the "storm" of tired, often debilitating mainstream music and media are sending much needed shockwaves within and beyond the modern hip hop community. After establishing themselves in Rhode Island, Chaka Mpeanaji and his wife Tiger Lily moved to Austin in 2009 and have already cemented themselves as an influential and uplifting pair of MCs. Other than trading lyrically charged verses, Chaka and Tiger Lily have helped co-found Body Rock (with fellow Austinite DJ Chorizo Funk), a monthly underground dance party hosted by The Sahara Lounge.
Listen to Riders Against the Storm as they lay down the beats and rhymes you've been waiting for, mere days before they rock their EP release party at Stubb's, Jr. on July 2nd!


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John Deere 40 inch Tractor Shovel
The 40" Tractor shovel is your Ultimate Work Companion.
The 40" Tractor Shovel has been updated to fit model year 2016 X300 and X500 tractors while also maintaining it's compatibility with the 2015 and earlier X300 and X500 tractors. Its Patent Pending lift mechanism utilizes a high power electric actuator which provides lift, lower, dump and down force. The Tractor Shovel takes the back breaking labor out of jobs like mulching, spreading gravel, ground grading and more! It is precision fit to the tractor's existing frame holes. After initial installation, it is a NO TOOLS mount.
Features include:
1.7 cu. ft. capacity
150 lbs load capacity
Down-force allows for ground engaging work
Blade access when shovel is in the up position, can be used to doze, scrape, or level material
Heavy duty steel construction
Convenient dash mounted control switch with clearly marked switch overlay
Can be removed in 10 minutes or less after initial installation
Shovel Depth: 11", Lift Height: 4"-6" (based on tractor model)
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Rear ballast is required for installation of the 40 Inch Tractor Shovel kit:
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Works well, but has a hole in it
Just bought this from Green Dealer and received it in only 4 days - great shipping at ground speed. I managed to assemble it in less than 3 hours, not bad for a 72 year old. The shovel works great and I used it to move top soil. I didn't use any weight on the back the first day and it was hard to steer, added about 50 pounds on day 2 and steered much better. The only drawback is there is a cutout in the bucket to use as a handle to lift the bucket if you latch it open to use as a blade. That hole is low on the bucket and when I moved top soil the dirt fell out that hole and onto my driveway - I had a mess to cleanup after using. I may just weld some metal over the hole. Without the hole it would be a 5, but gave it a 4 with the hole.
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Awesome. I only wish I had known this was available for my X when I bought it. Talk about saving your back - this is it. The weights aren't necessary for moving mulch, but for gravel - I think so. Love my Deere.
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I absolutely love this shovel. It was fairly easy to put together and now that it is set up, it takes like 5 minutes to mount and un-mount. I have a 2008 X300 and it fits it just fine. I especially like that i don't have to get off the tractor to dump the load out of the bucket. I have already taken down a few large mounds in the yard and can't wait to have the crushed concrete delivered to add to my driveway. Is it a big boy shovel? No but I have 5 larger acres with quite a bit of garden and fruit tree space and this thing is just what I needed. It sure beats paying 10K for a larger tractor! Well worth the purchase!!
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Not being available for purchase in UK we had this item shipped to a friend in Ohio, then sent on to ourselves. Took 3 days to be delivered from Ohio to Tytherington. So from Greendealer to us it arrived very quickly. The item was fitted same day and put to use. Excellent piece of kit as we have a small holding and the shovel makes life much easier and fits through the all the doors for our sheds etc. Green dealer were very flexible and helpful with us getting the item sent to UK. Although having a X300R mower it would be great to be able to source the many attachments which are not available in UK directly.
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ORDERED that 61 and 62 Motions to Strike Affidavit Testimony are denied under the condition further set out in order. Signed by Honorable Myron H. Thompson on 5/20/2009. (cb, )
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You can skip this if you like. But here are a few suggestions to improve the quality of your contextualised numeracy diagnostics:
Write plain-English instructions
The same rules here apply as we discussed in our earlier discussion about using plain-English. This time you need to make sure that your instructions are written in plain English.
Keep the technical jargon to a minimum. Your learners shouldn't have to struggle with understanding your instructions if you're trying to assess their numeracy skills. Here are a few guidelines:
- Keep it simple.
- Use words if necessary.
- Use diagrams or visual explanations if you can.
- Don't use jargon.
Make sure you are clear about your numeracy learning outcome
You may not be used to working with explicit learning outcomes for numeracy. Or for literacy either.
But if there's any kind of secret sauce to the embedding approach, at least part of it involves having learning outcomes that are clear and explicit.
Remember, our approach to writing learning outcomes means that you force yourself to target very specific aspects of numeracy (or literacy). Writing down the learning outcome is what makes it explicit.
But don't get locked in either. Treat your learning outcomes as a continual "work in progress". Each time you use a learning outcome it's an opportunity for you to fine tune it or see how it evolves into something new and more relevant for your learners and your programme.
Do a good job of unpacking those calculations
Another aspect of good practice here is how well you go about unpacking any calculations or maths-related tasks that your learners have to do or use in their context.
Here's the process one more time. This time, we've written the steps as questions:
- What do you know now about your programme and your learners?
- What is your learning outcome and do you need to change it?
- Have you unpacked what your learners need to know and do in order to do the task?
- Have you started to develop some diagnostic questions based on what you've unpacked?