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A child protection expert from the University of Kent has been invited to participate in a UK wide event that aims to develop radical ideas on how to protect older people in institutional long-term care.
Dr Jane Reeves from Kent's Centre for Child Protection is one of only 25 participants to have been selected for the Technology Strategy Boards national Long Term Care Revolution workshop on 16-20 September. This workshop, also known as a 'sandpit', aims to stimulate ideas that will explore the potential for real social, structural and economic changes, as well as unlocking new markets in long term care provision fit for the 21st century.
Participants from a wide range of backgrounds and sectors were selected on the basis that they are 'already thinking in anti-establishment ways', having recognised that the current model is not fit for purpose or for the future, and - more importantly - that they are 'prepared to actually do something about it'.
Following on from the workshop, the Technology Strategy Board will be awarding up to £2.4m for the development of industry-led Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) projects.
Launched in 2011 following the Munro Review, Kents Centre for Child Protection provides high quality, targeted and innovative child protection training and research for health and social care practitioners worldwide. These include teachers, social workers, youth workers, probation officers, GPs, lawyers, police officers, health visitors and voluntary organisations. The Centre provides training opportunities, Continuous Professional Development (CPD) tools and research to raise professional and organisational standards.
Among its achievements, the Centre has developed a number of wisely used 'serious games', or immersive technologies, to enable students and child protection professionals undertaking CPD to practice and discuss difficult child protection cases in safe environments. Developed by Professor David Shemmings and Dr Jane Reeves, these games combine expertise from a number of the University's units, disciplines and academic schools, as well as external experts from organisation such as Special Branch, Kent Police, Kent County Council, Kent Probation and Child Health Services (Essex).
Dr Reeves, who is Director of Kent's MA in Child Protection and Co-director of the Centre, said: 'Being chosen to participate in the UK wide sandpit event gives us the opportunity to potentially apply the knowledge we have gained from the simulations developed to protect children, to protecting older people. It also gives us an opportunity to see how cutting edge technology is being planned to help older people in the future and to see if this has any synergy for training or working with children and young people. It is an exciting and innovative opportunity for creative thinking.'
In September 2013 the Centre was shortlisted for a Times Higher Education Award in the category ICT Initiative of the Year. The winners will be announced on 28 November.
The Centre's entry for the workshop challenge was facilitated by Kent Innovation and Enterprise, the University unit dedicated to building strong links between University research and business and to develop, support and create high-growth enterprise in the region.
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LONDONDERRY — A veteran of the war in Afghanistan who lost his personal possessions in a fire last month is receiving a little help from the Marine Corps League.
Lance Cpl. Joshua Steiss of Company B, 1st Battalion of the 25th Marine Corps was to receive a $1,000 check last night during a ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center on Harvey Road.
Steiss, a Marine reservist, escaped the fire that burned his Boston home Aug. 17, but lost everything he owned, according to Gunnery Sgt. Ronald Taylor Jr.
The Marine Corps League held a fundraiser to help Steiss, Taylor said.
Chorus begins holiday show rehearsals
KINGSTON — Voice of Distinction starts rehearsals tonight in preparation for its 12th season.
The first rehearsal is at 7 p.m. at Main Street Congregational Church in Amesbury, Mass.
This is an adult community chorus led by Danny Smith that will present its annual holiday performance, "Peace on Earth ... The Sounds of Christmas," in Kingston and Amesbury. Auditions are not required.
For more information, visit voicesofdistinction.org or call 642-5262.
Presentation on cemeteries in Plaistow
PLAISTOW —The Triangle Guild of the First Baptist Church, will be presenting "New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones" on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Glenn Knoblock will lead the discussion and rubbings, photographs, and slides illustrate the rich variety of gravestones to be found in their neigborhood. Find out more about the works of art and the craftsmen who carved them and learn how to read the "pages" that give insight into the vast genealogical book of New Hampshire.
The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served in Colcord Hall following the program.
First Baptist Church is located at 122 Main St.
Hampstead Library hopes to help set reading record
HAMPSTEAD— Kids and adults are invited to Read for the Record at Hampstead Public Library on Thursday at 1:30 p.m.
This annual reading celebration highlights the need for quality early education in America. More than 2 million voices around the country will call for an end to America's early education achievement gap by reading "Otis" by Loren Long.
Join the library for crafts, songs, and snacks as they help try to break the world record for a shared reading experience. No advance sign-up is required.
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Adult Yoga
Adult Yoga for All is an all-inclusive yoga program for adults at least 18 years of age. Participants of 16 and 17 years of age are also eligible to participate when registering with a parent or guardian.
This program includes five classes of 75 minutes each held at Alexander Carr Lodge. Participants will be introduced to the health benefits of stretching exercises, breathing techniques, yoga postures, flow sequences, and relaxation. Also, participants are sure to increase flexibility, strength, balance, and self-confidence and reduce stress.
Classes are offered Mondays or Thursdays from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Two Winter Sessions will be held on Mondays, running Jan. 6 to Feb. 3, and March 3 to March 31. Two Winter Sessions will be held on Thursdays, running Jan. 9 to Feb. 6, and March 6 to April 3. For additional information including pricing and future session dates, contact the Derry Parks and Recreation Department at 432-6136 or visit derry-nh.org.
Piloxing is an incredible program uniquely mixing Pilates and boxing into a fat blasting and muscle toning workout guaranteed to whip you into shape.
It blends the power, speed, and agility of boxing with the beautiful sculpting and flexibility of Pilates. Instructed by Jackie Penrod, this program is sure to jump start those New Year's resolutions to get you into shape for 2014.
Two sessions will be offered throughout the winter. Winter Session I will be held from Jan. 4 to Feb. 8, and Winter Session II will be held Feb. 22 to March 29.
Classes will be held Saturday mornings from 8:30 to 9:30 Veterans Hall Gymnasium at 31 West Broadway in Derry. Call 432-6136 or visit derry-nh.org.
Men's 30-plus Basketball Program
The Derry Parks & Recreation Department is looking for additional participants for its Men's 30-plus Basketball program. The program format is pick-up and recreational in nature, focusing on fun and fitness in a non-competitive format.
The program occurs on Fridays from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Veterans Hall Gymnasium at 31 West Broadway in Derry. If you are looking for a fun and easy way to get in shape, then this is the program for you.
No preregistration is required. For more information, call 432-6136.
ZENgevity is an innovative, whole body, whole person movement program for seniors. Movement of the body is key to health, both physical and emotional. We all know how exercise helps our physical body to increase strength, flexibility, balance and achieve good health.
What most people do not know is that emotions reside in the body, even in the cells. Through movement the body releases blocked and stagnant emotions that can contribute to disease. ZENgevity is a safe and gentle movement program designed specifically for ages 50 and better to stay active and enjoy life.
More than an exercise program, ZENgevity Fitness is a blend of holistic health, movement, and life coaching in one supportive, fun package! Imagine a quality life that includes independence, good health, and allows you to do all you want to do, pain free.
Beginning in January, ZENgevity coach Debbie Roy will offer three free introductory classes. Monday, Jan. 6, and Monday, Jan. 13, introductory classes will be held at Marion Gerrish Community Center at 39 West Broadway. The class Monday, Jan. 27, will be held at the Veterans Hall Gymnasium at 31 West Broadway. For more information, call 432-6136. No preregistration is required, but be sure to show up early to get a spot.
Winter activities at Alexander-Carr Park
Alexander-Carr Park and Lodge are now open for winter activities weather and snow permitting. Alexander-Carr Park is home to a wide variety of winter activities.
The park offers sledding on multiple slopes, a heated lodge with concession stand to warm up from the cold, plenty of parking, and a variety of activities and events that are sure to get the whole family involved.
Alexander-Carr Park is also the central location of Derry's Frost Festival held each year in February. This year, the Frost Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 15 and 16.
Generally, the park is open Friday from 3 to 7 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with additional dates and times during holiday and school vacations. These times and dates are subject to change without notice, so call 432-6136 for an updated schedule of events.
Judo Cluband Lil' Samurais
The Derry Judo Club teaches the art of judo in a safe manner. Students who join are first taught conditioning exercises, then how to roll and fall. From there, in a structured and supervised setting, students learn throws and ground techniques, counters to throws and ground techniques, and depending on age and rank, students are also taught strangles and arm bars.
Instructor Roger Lenfest is assisted by the founder of the Derry Judo Club, Chris Veziris, a 6th degree black belt and nationally certified coach, along with several other nationally ranked black belts.
Winter Session III runs from Jan. 27to Feb. 19. Spring Session I runs from Feb. 24 to March 26. Judo classes are held Monday and Wednesday nights from 7 to 8:30.
Winter Session III for the Lil' Samurais program runs from Jan. 29 to Feb. 19. Spring Session I runs from Feb. 26 to March 26. Lil' Samurai classes are held Wednesday nights from 5:45 to 6:45. For more information including pricing and future dates, call 432-6136 or visit derry-nh.org.


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Pellissippi State Community College received a 2010 Governor's Environmental Stewardship Award on June 24 in Franklin. From left: Jim Fyke, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation commissioner; (holding the award) Mary Denman, a Pellissippi State graduate and coordinator of the college's participation in Recyclemania, a nationwide waste reduction competition; Brad Coburn, director of Industrial and Contract Training for Pellissippi State's Business and Community Services; Anne Kronk, Pellissippi State assistant professor of biology; David Walton, Pellissippi State director of Facilities, Safety and Security; and Paul Sloan, TDEC deputy commissioner.
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The government shutdown continues, but hundreds of Texomans at Sheppard and Altus Air Force Bases and Fort Sill Army Post are back to work today after a reversal of opinion about whether they are essential.
Department of Army and Department of Air Force civilian workers who were furloughed because of the government shutdown are expected back at work Monday morning.
Texoma Soldier Named Army Times Soldier of the Year.
Soldiers within Fort Sill Army Post in Lawton re-enacted a classic baseball game played between white and Native American Soldiers during the 1800's.
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Vietnam veterans are welcomed home decades after they returned home.
Attention all Vietnam vets in Texoma!
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With the president showing little interest in putting a stop to automatic spending cuts, 13th District Congressman Mac Thornberry has important information.
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Garcia Dining Hall at Ft. Sill expects to feed 1,000 soliders, retirees and civilians on Thanksgiving.
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Bride: Asia Snook
Groom: Steven Hoffart
How they met: "We met doing business competitions together while in college. Leading up to the competition we spent tons of time together working on presentations, strategies and business cases," explains Asia.
Engagement story: "For our one-year anniversary Steve took me to a very romantic resort, Wing Creek Resort in Kaslo, BC. Our first morning there Steve got up early and went down to the beach where Wing Creek meets Kootenay Lake and placed the ring box and a bottle of champagne with flutes on a big rock and got me out of bed. We went down to the beach and shortly after he got down on his knee and said, 'Asia, I got you this box' (it was a beautiful wood ring box!) How could I say no to that," says Asia.


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Cree's booming business in the LED lighting market is just gaining momentum, its top executive told shareholders and employees this morning.
LED lights, which use less energy and last longer than traditional bulbs, currently control about 4 percent of the $108 billion annual market for lights and lighting fixtures worldwide, said CEO Chuck Swoboda, during Cree's annual meeting at its Durham headquarters.
"That means 96 percent of the opportunity is still in front of us," he said. "We have to continue to innovate, drive adoption and lead the market."
The company is expanding its manufacturing in Durham and China to handle surging demand. In the past year, Cree has added more than 600 workers in Durham. The company now employs about 4,500 people worldwide, including more than 2,500 at its headquarters and manufacturing facility in Durham.
Cree also is attracting attention from politicians and the national press as an example of a home-grown, green technology company. Newsweek magazine last week mentioned the company in its description of LED lights as a top green innovation.
Analysts expect Cree's annual revenue, which reached $867 million last year, to easily pass the $1 billion mark for the first time this year. Much of the increase is being driven by LED lights.
Cree's priorities for the next year include building its brand as the market leader in LED lighting, reducing costs for LED lights and fixtures, improving the technology, and helping customers that want to build their own lights using Cree's LEDs, Swoboda said.
Capturing more of the lighting market will require a lot of investment, he added. Cree has about $1.1 billion in cash. Swoboda said he might consider stock buybacks or a dividend at some point in the future, but his focus for now "is making investments to drive the growth of the company."
Swoboda mentioned various examples of where Cree's LEDs are being used: streetlights in Los Angeles and at Boston's Logan International airport, in retailers such as Walmart and Chipotle, and more. Walmart in particular, is helping validate that the lights deliver energy and maintenance savings, which is spurring other retailers to make the switch, Swoboda said.
Locally, Cree's LED can be found in streetlights and parking garages in downtown Raleigh and Durham, on the Raleigh Convention Center's Shimmer Wall, and in the digital sign inside the RBC Center.
Most of Cree's LED and lights are sold to commercial customers. But one light is now reaching consumers directly. Home Depot began selling Cree's recessed ceiling light online for $49.95 in August and has since rolled out the EcoSmart brand light in most of its stores.
"It's exceeding Home Depot's expectations," Swoboda said, without providing specifics. "There is quite a lot of consumer demand for a $49.95 light, even if it replaces a $2 bulb, if they understand that it will last for 20 years and save money over the long run."
At the annual meeting, Cree shareholders also elected eight directors for the company's board.
Cree shares, which have nearly tripled in the past two years, fell 25 cents today to $51.15.


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Current Nationals television analyst may be in negotiations to return to Atlanta, where he previously worked 18 seasons in the booth for the Braves, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. (H/T to DCRTV for pointing out the story.)
According to the AJC, the Braves are trying to work out a deal to free Sutton from his current contract with the Nationals. Sutton has worked alongside play-by-play man Bob Carpenter each of the last two seasons.
Mid-Atlantic Sports Network spokesman Todd Webster said the network had no comment. Sutton did not immediately return an e-mail requesting comment on the report. Carpenter declined to comment.
While the team of Carpenter and Sutton has been generally well-received, the two have never been entirely comfortable working with one another, a MASN source told the Washington Times last year. The Nationals last year were reluctant to renew Carpenter's contract, in part because of Sutton, the team said. The team eventually signed Carpenter after a fans wrote letters of support.


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Don't sweat it, Frank. Haslam's focus is elsewhere. He has been delegated by the legislature to protect us from the unions.
Been out there, Jack? Seen the chapel that's to be torn down. Nice piece of work.
This is standard operating procedure for a number of our government organizations. At a time when the city is desperate for housing for the chronically homeless, the city is allowing several cottage-style buildings (and a fantastic church) to rot away on the Lakeshore campus. Motive is not hard to figure -- if the buildings fall apart, ball fields can be built which will create a buffer zone so that well-to-do neighborhood residents need never fear that people who are homeless find a place to live near the too-tony-to-care.
The U of T is allowing the Williams mansion to rot because they don't know what to do with it and don't want to do the things with it that Ms. Eugenia wanted done. Motive: property is more valuable without the house.
Actually, the school system has more justification than the agencies above -- school buildings can be tremendously difficult to repurpose. The Lakeshore cottages could be used easily for the homeless with basic renovations.
Excellent column, Frank. Nuclear may be necessary, since we don't seem to be able to restrain our consumption, but it has to be done right. Off the shelf technology with no corner-cutting vulnerabilities.
As a native of Sevier County who used Chapman Hwy for decades to get to Knoxville, I need to mention that there is life beyond South Knoxville -- it's called Seymour, Boyds Creek, Knob Creek, Sevierville, and Pigeon Forge. Chapman Hwy (calmed or otherwise) does not belong to South Knoxville or the downtown. It belongs to all who have a use for it.
The current JWParkway/Moody dogleg is at least twice the distance of the Henley/Chapman route, wasting additional fuel and creating twice the pollution.
Had the South Knoxville Connector/James White Pkwy not been delayed for such an unconscionably long time, calming Chapman would be possible, even advisable. But until there is an interstate-equivalent roadway to connect Knoxville to points south, the Henley Street/Chapman corridor needs to stay the (uncalmed) main route.
My father was a serious beekeeper in the '50s, '60s, & '70s. Pesticides were a major problem back then, especially when Stokely, Bush Bros, and other canners sprayed their river bottom fields of bean, corn, etc. I think hive collapse is a new phenomenon, not linked to pesticides, which pretty much killed bees immediately after the fields were sprayed.
It's great to see Metro Pulse following up on Madeline Rogero's career inside city government and out of the limelight. The accomplishments that Joe details in this article are not the highly visible issues that most politicians like to be associated with, but they represent Rogero's strong, competent response to the actual needs of the city and its citizens.
Those of us who supported her in her candidacy for mayor a few years back knew she had the right stuff to make a positive impact on city government. She gets the credit for smart work, hard work, in areas where positive outcomes can be hard to come by.
Mayor Haslam also deserves generous credit for reaching past the heat of a hard-fought political campaign to include Rogero in his administration. Smart thinking, Bill, and magnanimous to recognize your opponent's strengths and skills and to put her to work for you and for the city.
You need not be apologetic, Rose. We're at our best when we appreciate differences, even when we don't understand them.
I know people who look at a beautiful sunset and notice that the clouds obscure the sun, who hold a newborn and think only of poopy diapers, who look at half a glass of beer and mourn the half that is gone. So I'm prepared to accept that you might look at a plate of scratch biscuits doused in steaming sawmill gravy and turn away in disgust. There are people like that.
Obviously you do not succumb to the olfactory and gustatory pleasures of the dish, so I need not list those; but you should pay attention to other positives. There are medicinal uses.
When I have a sore throat, I always treat it with biscuits and gravy -- the warm gravy is soothing to raw tissues, and the compliant bread is the perfect medium of application. Even when I think I might be coming down with throat issues in the next three or four weeks, I'll take a dose prophylactically. B&G is also a very effective treatment for anorexia, despite the side effects -- obesity, diabetes, heart disease.
But there are other important uses for biscuits. Put a piece of country-fried steak on one or a piece of sugar-cured ham and a slice of tomato. Use them to push the last of the okra and fried corn onto the fork. Or dress them with brown-sugar syrup and butter. With such a versatile provision, one could survive the Depression. Many did.
Nevertheless, I applaud your iconoclasm. Were it not for people like you, the bell curve would cease to curve, lose its extremes, and turn into a square blob with no meaning. And that's a service to our society, I think.
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---- — 'Tis the season to buy gifts for friends and family, but several Newburyport shopkeepers and restaurant owners are hoping that, in addition to taking merchandise home as gifts, their customers will also bring some items into their businesses this year.
Retailers and restaurateurs are collecting various items from toys to hats, gloves and pajamas this season in hopes of spreading some holiday cheer to local charities.
At Valerie's Gallery on State Street, owner Valerie Stainton was propelled to hold a hats and mittens drive for the first time after getting involved with the group, Community Giving Tree in Boxford, which distributes gently used clothing and baby equipment to families in need on the North Shore.
The campaign has been such a success, Stainton has expanded it. In addition to new and gently used hats and mittens, customers are also encouraged to donate packages of new pajamas, socks and underwear. The drive runs through Dec. 10, she said, and items of all sizes for children up to age 12 are needed. The agency will start distributing the supplies to families the following week.
"People have been really generous," Stainton said, which is typical in Newburyport. Often, if business owners or their customers know of an opportunity to help a group or a nonprofit, they willing jump in.
Matt Khatib, owner of M.K. Winston Jewelers, echoed that sentiment this week. For the past several years, the owner of the State Street jewelry shop has collected donations for Toys for Tots, and each year, his customers flood the boxes with items of all shapes and sizes, he said.
"Anything you can think of, we've gotten," he said. "I have never met a group of people as generous as the people in Newburyport."
The first year his store ran the holiday drive, the Marines collected enough toys at Khatib's store to help 900 families, he said. Each family receives two toys. The second year and third year, customers donated enough toys for 600 families, Khatib said.
For their fourth annual drive this year, Khatib and his wife, Karyn, are hoping to once again collect enough toys to help 900 local families have a merry Christmas morning. So, they're offering some encouragement. When a donor drops a toy into their collection box, the Khatibs will give him or her a raffle slip to fill out. The prize is a brand-new white iPad with retina display and 32 gigabytes. The winner will be notified on Christmas Eve day.
"We really want to encourage people to bring in toys," Khatib said. The couple said they are motivated by watching the reactions of their own two children on Christmas morning and wanting to give that same opportunity to other kids — and their parents. "We want to pass that on," he said.
Across Market Square, John Farley Clothiers is also collecting for Toys for Tots. This is the third year the men's clothing shop is helping the Marines. Customers also have a chance to win a two-night stay at the White Mountain Hotel and Resort in North Conway, N.H., for two people. The raffle is a way for the store to give something back to customers who are taking the time to add to their drive, manager Brett Reily said.
Employees also purchase a small amount of toys for $10 each, and have them on hand for customers who come in and wish to donate, Reily said. The customer can buy the toy from their pile and put it into the bin, while also entering the raffle, Reily said. Farley Clothiers then takes that $10 and purchases more toys. On Invitation Nights, which draws huge crowds to Newburyport, the program does well, he added.
Through the Toys for Tots program, the Marine Corps collects toys for children of all ages from infants to teenagers. While toys for younger children are often the more popular donations, gifts for pre-teens and teens are also needed. Among the suggested donations for that age group include sporting equipment, books, cosmetics, purses, bath gift sets, board games, radio controlled cars/trucks, hand-held electronics, skateboards and helmets, curling irons or hair straighteners
At Orange Leaf, the frozen yogurt shop in Market Square, a giant replica of their distinctive orange cup is set up in the shop, but this one contains clothing. The Newburyport store is joining with other Orange Leaf locations and holding a holiday season pajama drive. Donations dropped off in Newburyport will be given to the Newburyport Salvation Army.
General manager Alex Gruber said his goal is to collect more sleepwear than the other stores.
While coat, clothing and toy drives are always popular this time of year, Gruber said, Orange Leaf sought to collect pajamas as it's often an item that's not as readily thought of, but it's needed just as much.
The store is taking donations through Dec. 16. For each pair of pajamas donated, a customer will receive a voucher for three ounces of free frozen yogurt.
Jim Rogers, the owner of the new Andiamo Restaurant + Bar on Winter Street in Newburyport, brought a little creativity to his quest to help the Boys and Girls Club of the Merrimack Valley. From now until Christmas, for every new "like" on the restaurant's Facebook, Rogers will give $1 to purchase toys for the club's holiday party.
His goal is raise enough money to buy 1,000 toys.
"Everyone should get something that day," Rogers said. "I'm going to make sure we get to that goal."
A longtime supporter of the Boys and Girls Club, Rogers also hopes to provide some food for the festivities, as he does for the club's annual dinner.
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MANATEE -- The rush of Black Friday may be over, but shoppers can still enjoy the deals that small business around the corner have to offer on Saturday.
Small Business Saturday, an initiative of the U.S. Small Business Association, has gained traction as a national day of recognition for neighborhood shops. And various neighborhoods, such as Bridge Street and downtown Bradenton are making a day of the event, luring people with discounts and celebrations.
For the past three years, customers in Bernadette Hudak's boutique Chelsie Danz in downtown Bradenton have crowded the fitting rooms and even Hudak's office to try on her collection of dresses, jackets and shoes she offers at up to 50 percent off for Small Business Saturday.
"I'm kind of known as the bling bling store," Hudak said.
Hudak said the sales throughout the Jennings Arcade plaza on Old Main Street in Bradenton are an effort to get more people interested in shopping downtown rather than at the outlet mall or department stores, even though they can't offer the same blow-out deals as national retailers.
Chelsie Danz has been in business for three years now. Hudak, who has lived in Manatee County for 44 years, said the boutique is her dream come true. She named her shop after her daughters.
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Retailers in Bradenton Beach are preparing for their own shop local event with the first Lighting of Bridge Street set for Saturday night.
Bill Herlihy, the vice president of the Bridge Street Merchants Association and owner of Island Time Bar and Grill said the event will bring local businesses together.
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Briana Nerstrom of Art Attack on Bridge Street, said that foot traffic picks up during that time, but not necessarily sales.
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"We have a diverse group of stores," Herlihy said. "It's a diverse place to be."
Matt and Debbie Myers, owners of Bridge Street Interiors, have been open for nearly 12 years. They said all the Bridge Street business owners have had a hand in Saturday's event.
Matt helped erect the 20-foot Douglas fir that will be the centerpiece of the lighting, and Debbie spent two days decorating the tree, complete with an angel that stands four and a half feet tall.
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Nerstrom said this is the time of the year the island starts to see an influx of seasonal residents, many of whom are repeat shoppers.
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Nerstrom said Art Attack has shifted over the years from souvenirs with "Anna Maria" splashed across them to bags and sundresses that locals and nearby residents also like to buy. For the past two years, Art Attack has participated in the American Express Small Business Saturday event, which gives customers a kickback when they spend at least $10 at a qualifying local business.
Bridge Street stores are not the only ones on the island participating. Bella by the Sea on Pine Avenue is giving customers a 15 percent discount all day.
"We don't get hit like the big stores, but we have people starting to come out," store owner Jo-Ann Lefner said.
Popular items at Bella by the Sea include jewelry and "Sock It to Me" socks, with sarcastic and witty phrases on them.
Lefner said her store is also known for vegan handbags hand bath products as well as soaps that are hand-cut in the store.
Stores offering merchandise for recreation and entertainment are also participating.
Village Bikes on Lakewood Ranch Main Street will continue its black Friday sale of 10 percent all black bikes through Sunday.
Manatee Scooters is extending its Black Friday sale through Saturday, offering a 10 percent discount on any new scooter.
Music and Magic in Bradenton's Village of the Arts will also be participating.
Owner Glenda Tietjen said they are offering discounts of 10 percent to 40 percent, depending on the merchandise.
Music and Magic carries guitars, band instruments, orchestra instruments and ukuleles and accordions.
Myers is also hoping that the Dec. 14 boat parade will also attract shoppers to local stores, on Bridge street and around Manatee County.
"We buy local to keep these businesses open," he said. "Everyone has something cool to offer."
Erica Earl, Herald reporter, can be reached at 941-745-7081.


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Tim Worstall, Contributor
I write about business and technology.
This point was made several times in the comments about Warren Buffett's taxes: that two thirds of US Corporations don't pay the federal corporate income tax. It's one of those things which is entirely true and also entirely misleading.
Those who wave the factoid around seem to use it to show that we shouldn't consider corporate tax rates, nor where the incidence of such taxes fall, for as so few corporations pay the taxes they're irrelevant. Or for the more hardline, that this is some unspeakable outrage showing that business is getting away with something at the expense of hard working Americans.
The number itself comes from a GAO report to Congress back in 2008.
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. companies and 68% of foreign corporations do not pay federal income taxes, according to a congressional report released Tuesday.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) examined samples of corporate tax returns filed between 1998 and 2005. In that time period, an annual average of 1.3 million U.S. companies and 39,000 foreign companies doing business in the United States paid no income taxes – despite having a combined $2.5 trillion in revenue.
It's all absolutely true so why is it horribly misleading? Misleading to the extent that I would accuse some of those using the line, those who do in fact know better, of coming quite close to lying.
There are, conceptually, two ways we could tax an organisation. These alternatives can be applied to anything from a bowling club to General Electric. The first is that we consider the organisation as an organisation and tax it accordingly. What goes on inside the organisation, any surpluses or profits, get taxed at the level of the organisation.
We could also decide not to do that. Instead, we'll look at who gets money from the organisation and tax them instead. Conceptually, there are merits to either system: and we do in fact tend to use both. Interest paid out of an organisation we tax when it gets to the recipient: interest income is income that you pay taxes on. Profits made by an organisation sometimes get taxed at the level of said organisation, sometimes when they reach the recipients (or, as I pointed out with Mr. Buffett's taxes, both in the corporation and when the dividend reaches the recipient).
And it's that "sometimes" which gives us the figure of nearly two thirds of corporations not paying the federal corporate incomes tax. For we have two types of corporation, the C and the S Corporation.
A C corporation is taxed at the level of the corporation, the organisation. It is subject to the federal corporate profits tax on any profits that it makes. An S corporation however is a different beast:
An S corporation, for United States federal income tax purposes, is a corporation that makes a valid election to be taxed under Subchapter S of Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code.
In general, S corporations do not pay any federal income taxes. Instead, the corporation's income or losses are divided among and passed through to its shareholders. The shareholders must then report the income or loss on their own individual income tax returns. This concept is called single taxation; if the corporation is taxed as a C corporation, it will face double taxation, meaning both the corporation's profits, and the shareholders' dividends, will be taxed.
I deliberately use the Wikipedia entry as my source to show that this isn't some secret and arcane piece of information. It's generally and widely known. So S corporations aren't subject to the corporate income tax at all: the profits are taxed as income when in the hands of the shareholders instead.
So, what proportion of US corporations are S rather than C? The IRS can tell us that:
S corporations continue to be the most prevalent type of corporation. For Tax Year 2003, about 61.9 percent of all corporations filed a Form 1120S. The total number of returns filed by S corporations for Tax Year 2003 increased 5.9 percent to nearly 3.3 million, from nearly 3.2 million reported in Tax Year 2002. S corporations became the most common corporate entity type in 1997.
Nearly 62% and rising: that's close enough to our reported number of "nearly two-thirds" (ie, 66.66%) that it's not exactly a great intellectual leap to identify this as the source of that "two-thirds" number.
Which brings us to our conclusion. Yes, it is true that nearly two-thirds of US corporations do not pay the federal corporate income tax. This is because nearly two-thirds of US corporations end up paying the personal income tax on profits, not the corporate one.
This may or may not be a good idea, that's for another time. But good idea or not, it's certainly very different indeed from the way the true fact seems to get used, which is as evidence of widespread tax dodging by corporations. That's just horribly misleading: tantamount to lying when used so by those who do know better.
Here's what happened the last time Washington cut corporate taxes to encourage job creation and economic growth:
Apparently, accountants and executives working at publicly traded corporations are WAY smarter than legislators in Washington.
You conveniently left out the part that stated " 28% of foreign companies and 25% of U.S. corporations with more than $250 MILLION in assets or $50 MILLION in sales paid no federal income taxes in 2005. Those companies totaled a combined $372 billion in sales for the largest foreign companies and $1.1 trillion in revenue for the biggest U.S. companies.
Hardly Chapter S candidates, huh?
If you're going to rant irresponsibly, Tim, at least try to do it semi-intelligently…
You wrote:
"Nearly 62% and rising: that's close enough to our reported number of "nearly two-thirds" (ie, 66.66%) that it's not exactly a great intellectual leap to identify this as the source of that "two-thirds" number.
Which brings us to our conclusion. Yes, it is true that nearly two-thirds of US corporations do not pay the federal corporate income tax. This is because nearly two-thirds of US corporations end up paying the personal income tax on profits, not the corporate one."
You make a big boo-boo here. The number of nearly 2/3 is good. The first clue that your assumption was in error should have come from the fact that 1.3 million non-payers is substantially different than 3.3 million s corps.
If they had been calculating things the way you suggest, the figure in 2003 would have been 88% not paying taxes, not 2/3 (639,201 paying corps vs. 5,401,237 total corps).
Here is the data from the IRS from 1998-2005 for corps OTHER THAN 1120s, 1120-REIT, and 1120-RIC:
tax year # returns # returns with tax # returns w/o tax % w/o tax
after credits after credits liability
1998 2,249,970 877,289 1,372,681 61.01%
1999 2,198,740 852,980 1,345,760 61.21%
2000 2,172,705 804,435 1,368,270 62.98%
2001 2,136,756 752,348 1,384,408 64.79%
2002 2,100,074 660,589 1,439,485 68.54%
2003 2,047,593 632,388 1,415,205 69.12%
2004 2,027,613 632,292 1,395,321 68.82%
2005 1,974,961 662,438 1,312,523 66.46%
average, 1998-2005 65.36%
65.36% is nearly 2/3. Your conclusion is wrong.
tax year …. # returns …. # returns with tax …. # returns w/o tax …. % w/o tax
after credits after credits liability
1998 …. 2,249,970 …. 877,289 …. 1,372,681 …. 61.01%
1999 …. 2,198,740 …. 852,980 …. 1,345,760 …. 61.21%
2000 …. 2,172,705 …. 804,435 …. 1,368,270 …. 62.98%
2001 …. 2,136,756 …. 752,348 …. 1,384,408 …. 64.79%
2002 …. 2,100,074 …. 660,589 …. 1,439,485 …. 68.54%
2003 …. 2,047,593 …. 632,388 …. 1,415,205 …. 69.12%
2004 …. 2,027,613 …. 632,292 …. 1,395,321 …. 68.82%
2005 …. 1,974,961 …. 662,438 …. 1,312,523 …. 66.46%
average, 1998-2005 65.36%
I'll try one last time to make it easier on the eyes.
year …. # returns …. # with tax …. # with no tax …. % with no tax
1998 …. 2,249,970 …. 877,289 …. 1,372,681 …. 61.01%
1999 …. 2,198,740 …. 852,980 …. 1,345,760 …. 61.21%
2000 …. 2,172,705 …. 804,435 …. 1,368,270 …. 62.98%
2001 …. 2,136,756 …. 752,348 …. 1,384,408 …. 64.79%
2002 …. 2,100,074 …. 660,589 …. 1,439,485 …. 68.54%
2003 …. 2,047,593 …. 632,388 …. 1,415,205 …. 69.12%
2004 …. 2,027,613 …. 632,292 …. 1,395,321 …. 68.82%
2005 …. 1,974,961 …. 662,438 …. 1,312,523 …. 66.46%
average, 1998-2005 65.36%
Mr. Worstall –
While your analysis of the taxability of US domestic and foreign controlled corporations registered with the IRS for tax filing purposes is essentially correct, your application of that analysis appears to be flawed.
Your interpretation of the GAO report indicates that perhaps you didn't read it in detail, instead relying on the same arguments that had been used in articles published just after the report was released. The GAO report clearly shows that the analysis yielding the approximiately 2/3 rate of no reported corporate tax was based solely on data from Forms 1120 and 1120-A. Corporate tax returns that allow pass through of income to shareholders with tax being paid by the shareholders (Forms 1120-REIT, 1120-S for example) were analyzed separately. Please see Appendix II, Table 1, page 23 of GAO report 08-957. This table clearly shows that approximately 2/3 of US domestic corporations filing Forms 1120 or 1120-A reported no tax liability. Additionally, the data showing no reported taxable income was based on an analysis of amounts shown on lines 28 and 30 of the 1120 according to Table 3, page 26 of the report. Form 1120-S for 2005 (the last year of the analysis) stopped at Line 27 with Ordinary Business Income, Loss shown on Line 20 for the amount to be used in other parts of the form for distribution to shareholders.
If my references prove correct (an I am willing to be shown where they are not), there is indication that misrepresentation of the facts and misuse of the data to support personal positions and political ideologies may not be the exclusive territory of those with whom you are disagreeing.
By the way, it took me less than 15 minutes to find the GAO report, search it for the data, evaluate the tables, and go to the IRS web site and verfy the old forms. Not bad considering that I'm not being paid to write accurately for a business publication.
So corps make no profits that they can be taxed on ? ROTFL ! The how are they still in business ?You rich elitist bastards have it all figured out huh ?You write the tax codes then pay no taxes ?But you are billionaires whos corps never profit ?Boy what a racket !
Ok let me get this straight. Most corporations don't pay federal income taxes because as S corporations the shareholders report the gain or losses and pay taxes accordingly.
So now I'm confused… Aren't you and other commenters always complaining the corporate tax rate is way too high. So what is the tax rate paid on these dividends? Seems much lower than the federal corporate tax rate?
Tim Worstall adds: S Corporations are as you say very different. The shareholders just pay the normal income tax on the profits. There are no dividends, no corporate income tax. Just the good old income tax.
Which is why people use S corps, because the income tax is lower than corporate income tax plus dividends.
I would like to understand why you believe that the report includes S Corps. in calculating the statistics. The reports says the following and separately reports for S Corps. so it seems to me that the inclusion of S Corps does not explain why so many US corporations aren't paying income tax (am I missing something?):
"The estimates in the body of the report are for corporations filing Forms 1120 or 1120-A. (In app. II we provide separate estimates for corporations filing Forms 1120-L, 1120-PC, 1120-REIT, 1120-RIC, and 1120S.)"
Using your numbers, 4 or 5% of C corporations do not pay taxes; since there are 33% of corporations which are C-corporations, this implies that about 12 to 15% of C-corporations pay no Federal taxes. This does not seem unreasonable; not every corporation makes money., and thos who don't pay no taxes. What is misleading is the claim that most small businesses, including S-corps, produce profits and (sometimes) salaries for owners that will exceed the $250,000 taxable income limit (families) being considered for a higher tax rate; less than 5% of S-corporations or sole proprieterships generate that much cash flow. Most people who make $250,000 taxable income or more are salaried executives, athletes, actors, rock stars, bankers, brokers, etc. unfortunately Mom and Pop and their 7-11 are not in that league.
Forbes your so full of shit !You constantly publish articles showing business owners how not to pay any taxes !Oh and what about off shore accounts and tax shelters and tax loopholes reserved for the very rich ?And what about the armies of lawyers corps own to bottle up the IRS ? One day you rich bastards will get what you deserve !A nice warm gulag in Alaska !
And don't forget it's not considered a profit if you and your fellow tax dodgers are just drawing your already exorbitant salary.


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Suzanne Blake Sherman passed away at 12:15 a.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Century Villa Health Care, Greentown. Suzanne was born in Chicago, Ill., on Dec. 26, 1933, to the late Powell and Carol (McCombs) Blake.
Suzanne graduated from Converse High School in 1951. She had worked at the J.P. Powell Department store in Converse and later worked at the cosmetic department at Lazarus and Elder-Beerman store in Marion. She was a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Kokomo and a former member of Mount Olive United Methodist Church of Marion.
Suzanne was active in Eastern Star where she was a 50-plus-year member and a former district deputy of Eastern Star. She loved cooking, dancing and being with family.
Surviving are her children, Keith (Linda) Eltzroth, Kokomo, Julia (Jeff) Vossler, Converse, Michael (Beth Giuliani) Miller, Indianapolis; sisters, Carolyn, California, Virginia Wennerlyn, Kokomo; John Blake, Minnesota; five grandchildren, Eric Eltzroth, Courtney Henderson, Megan Vossler, Justin Spangler and Nick Vossler; four great-grandchildren, Austin and Karlyn Vossler, Brayden and Brianna Henderson; several nieces and nephews; stepchildren, Greg (Billie) Vossler, Melinda Sherman, Tom (Gayle) Sherman, Robert (Karen) Sherman, and Steven (Kathy) Sherman; and several step-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by husbands John Eltzroth, P.J. Miller, Paul "Gene" Vossler and Jim Sherman.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at in the Owen-Weilert-Duncan Funeral Homes, Larrison-Martin Chapel, 308 E. Marion St., Converse. Visitation will be noon to time of service Wednesday in the funeral home. Burial will be private in Converse Cemetery.
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Lewis Black on the Summerfest Marcus Amphitheater comedy show that never happened (but may some day still come to be)
Five years ago, Lewis Black made a promise to his Milwaukee fans that he couldn't keep. He had just finished a crowd pleasing stand-up set at Summerfest (the Big Gig's been a frequent stop of his over the years), when he announced to the masses that the following year, Black and other top comedians would come together to perform a special, super-sized stand-up show at Marcus Amphitheater. The crowd went wild, including yours truly. Sure Summerfest was the world's largest music festival, but it could certainly sacrifice the Marcus for a day to bring the best stand-ups in the country to one stage.
Well that comedy show, sadly, never happened. Not the next year, or the year after that, or the year after that. And I never knew why, until I interviewed Black for a Tap Milwaukee story previewing his Riverside show tonight.
Black had the blessing of the Summerfest team to proceed. Problem is he made his intentions public before he could lock in any comedians, and getting the talent proved tricky. "It was tough to get the right acts," Black said, saying talks with one crowd packing comedian in particular fell through. "The truth is its tough to be out there in a thousand seater," Black said. Marcus holds 23,000 people.
So yeah, getting comedians to fill all those seats is a tough order – as things stand now, Dane Cook is practically the only guy on the scene that can headline stadiums. But imagine 10 or so top comedians, the likes of Seinfeld, Stewart, Silverman, Rock and Griffin, all coming together for a full day of stand-up for a single ticket price. There's nothing else like it out there. And it'd be exclusive to Summerfest and to Milwaukee.
It's a great idea, one Black says he hasn't completely given up on. And he shouldn't. I keep hearing all the time from comedians I interview what a great comedy market Milwaukee is. This spring alone we've been buying scores of tickets to scores of stand-up shows from Martin Lawrence, Sarah Silverman, Eugene Mirman, Kristen Schaal and others. This year, Griffin filmed a stand-up special here, and in October Ralphie May will film his. Tonight alone, Black and Patton Oswalt will be in town performing. Milwaukee could use something like this. With a little luck, effort, cooperation and support from the right people, maybe that promise Black made back in 2006 can still come true.
What comedians would you want to see come together for a comedy fest within Summerfest? Or do you think a super-sized stand –up showcase would be a waste?
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I would love to see this happen. If you got Seinfeld, Dane Cook, Lewis Black, Sarah Silverman, Stephen Lynch, Daniel Tosh, Whitney Cummings, Louis C.K. And plenty more, I would EASILY Pay 100 to see that. EASILY.
Great concept and maybe today's technology would make this work but I'd be skeptical on
the outcome of the show. I believe it could sell tickets but personal experience reminds me
that comedy in arenas/extremely large venues just isn't very good. Steve Martin at Alpine
back in the day? Eddie Murphy at the Milwaukee Arena? Comedy is such an intimate art and
so much gets lost. Just my opinion... but this concept intrigues me. Too bad Bernie Mac is
gone. He'd be the one guy I think could shine in this setup.


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Mayor John Duran has had enough of the divisive nature of the Protect Plummer Park group. He maintains that people on the East Side have accused the city of treating them like stepchildren and so we are getting a $41 million park and we should be grateful. He implies that enough is enough.
That's what he said in so many words Monday night from his throne at the City Council meeting. We should be happy our city is in the black (from bonds we floated) in a bad economy and that cities like Vallejo are bankrupt.
We can spend $41 million on an East Side park that will be better and have lots of parking after it has been dug up and renovated, despite the vociferous objections of a dedicated and serious group of citizens who use the park, live next to the park and love the park. This is what he said.
As a public commenter, I was almost last in the comment queue. And instead of serenely voicing my opinion on this project as I had intended, I directed my comments to Mr. Duran. It wasn't very pleasant.
I noted that under his name is "mayor," not king, oligarch or plutocrat, and that he is a public servant and has been endowed with the trust of the residents. He had earlier joked that he was a lawyer and that he had no conscience and later informed the audience that the council members were in fact politicians (something that Mr. Heilman took exception to and was right) and they were doing what politicians do.
I pointed out that he used the word first, and I agreed he was a politician and that he had some nerve speaking to the constituency as he had. It's all on video if you want to view the whole meeting. Basically, when it comes to the park issue, the mayor is sick of it all.
I do not regret a single word I said, neither do I feel any differently about Plummer Park. It should be pointed out that Weho had anticipated a grant that would underwrite PP's upgrades. When it fell through, the bond issue was floated.
We do not need the current plan. The park can be upgraded with some work done on it, but certainly not in the sum of $41 million. A compromise can be achieved with dialogue.
I seriously doubt if any council members actually go to Plummer Park, except for photo ops. It's in a downscale part of this clearly divided city of 34,000. But be grateful nonetheless - John Duran says so and he is a politician - so he knows exactly what he is talking about.


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CBO Scoring Shortchanges Preventive Healthcare Spending
Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) has a bone to pick with the Congressional Budget Office, the independent, nonpartisan agency that performs economic and budget analysis for government programs.
Congress relies on the CBO's analyses in making policy decisions. But the physician-turned-congressman is unhappy with the way the CBO scores legislation that deals with preventive healthcare spending.
In a telephone conversation, Burgess explains that by law, the CBO must only look 10 years out when it develops cost estimates on how a piece of legislation will affect spending and revenues.
The problem is that the advantages of preventive healthcare spending for chronic diseases do not always fit neatly into that time frame. Programs to reduce the obesity rate, or to trim the increase in diabetes cases, or to keep diabetic blood sugars under control may need longer than 10 years to begin to demonstrate their full economic value.
Burgess notes that chronic disease care accounts for 70% of healthcare spending, or about $1.6 trillion annually. In this era of care coordination and care management, he explains, the savings from preventive care is "undisputed" by experts. Now, Burgess says, it is time for CBO analysis to reflect how preventive healthcare spending can begin to contain costs and provide long-term savings.
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Congressman Burgess is on the right track but his solution is a poor one. He is right in demanding CBO, HHS and CMS to share their data and calculations of savings estimates from preventive care programs. Only then can other experts comment on how reasonable they are and what other adjustments are needed. This happens all the time in economics. The Bureau of labor statistics releases the data and economists nationwide interpret them. The public can then choose the results that sound the most reasonable. But he is wrong in trying to ask CBO to extend the scope of their calculatuions to beyond 10 years. That is absolutely unnecessary. We can estimate the savings from preventive care programs for much shorter periods. But it requires inegnuity and skill.
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Another View: Obama still stuck in the 'green' energy rut
It rescinds $4 billion in industry deductions and credits annually and takes approximately $8 billion from taxpayers to artificially prop up trendy, "green" energy firms.
It's long past time for President Obama to rethink his commitment to politically correct, but economically incorrect, energies. The federal budget deficit remains unsustainably high, and energy cronyism is now winning over human-need spending.
My colleague Mary Hutzler recently updated Congress on the surge in federal subsidies for renewable energies that has wasted taxpayer money, shifted jobs from consumer-driven industries, and infested entrepreneurial capitalism with corporate welfare.
For companies that specialize in wind, solar, and biofuels (mainly ethanol for transportation), the 2007-10 period was nothing short of a bank heist. Subsidies to renewable energies nearly tripled during that time, jumping from $5 billion to nearly $15 billion.
Wind energy was by far the biggest taxpayer beneficiary, its subsidies increasing tenfold. Solar subsidies increased six-fold, while assistance for the biofuels industry jumped from $4 billion to $6.6 billion.
Despite this largess, renewables produced just 11 percent of the nation's energy in 2010. Fossil fuels, by contrast, provided 77 percent of U.S. energy. It is not hard to fathom which industries would do fine without special government favor, and which industries would contract and disappear.
A good deal of the legalized theft came with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which increased deficits (and outstanding debt) but did not bring recovery. In fact, ARRA stalled recovery by propping up politically dependent businesses at the expense of sustainable market-driven ones.
According to the Heritage Foundation, 34 "green" energy companies that received taxpayer subsidies have either failed or will soon. Solyndra captured the most headlines, but this list includes firms like Abound Solar, Raser Technologies, and Nordic Windpower, all of which have declared bankruptcy after receiving millions of dollars in federal assistance. They're all a testament to the simple fact that marketplace failures are likely to become taxpayer failures, too.
Such "job-shifting" from successful to failing industries is among the most destructive consequences of these subsidies. An analysis of Spain's experience with renewable energy subsidies conducted by the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos found that, for every job created by such assistance, "the U.S. should expect a loss of at least 2.2 jobs on average, or about 9 jobs lost for every 4 created." Some of this is resources lost to the more efficient private sector. Another part is higher energy costs resulting from inferior technologies.
A constant stream of government assistance - the kind offered to renewable energy firms - creates precisely the environment in which crony capitalism thrives, Hutzler told Congress. More subsidies mean more and better lobbyists working hard to direct this money towards whatever client is on retainer - regardless of whether or not that client has an economically viable idea.
Windpower and solar panels are not infant but mature industries. And they cannot compete with conventional energies after decades of outsized taxpayer support. In 1983, Congress was told by the Solar Energy Industries Assn. and the American Wind Energy Assn. that "improved solar and wind technologies ... will begin to become competitive and self-supporting on a national level by the end of the decade if assisted by tax credits and augmented by federally sponsored R&D." Thirty years later, with desired subsidies pocketed and more, the mirage continues.
The Obama Administration's obsession with losers is putting a drag on the energy sector and the general economy, not to mention adding to federal budget deficits. It is time to stop throwing good money after bad - and get Washington's fiscal house in order.
Robert L. Bradley Jr. CEO & Founder of the Institute for Energy Research, is author of seven books on energy history and public policy. He blogs at www.masterresource.org.
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