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4 bedroom bungalow for saleWoodlands Farm, Cross Lane, Guiseley, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Sold STC £780,000
Property Description
Key features
- A Fabulous Three Bedroom Detached Bungalow
- With A Separate One Bedroom Cottage
- Resting In 7 Acres
- With Splendid Panoramic Views
- Eco Energy Efficient & Hi-Tech Smarthouse System
- Courtyard With Stables & Studio/Workshop
- Garaging For Several Vehicles
- Stunning Chevin Location
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Tenure: Freehold
A rare opportunity to acquire this fabulous three bedroom detached bungalow with separate one bedroom cottage, resting in 7 acres on the edge of the Chevin and benefiting from splendid panoramic views across the surrounding countryside.
The properties have been subject to major refurbishment over recent years and have been finished to the highest specification with great attention to detail including the use of both eco energy via a ground source heat pump along with a hi-tech smarthouse system. The property is fully double glazed and has solid oak flooring throughout. There are also 9 stables, garaging for several vehicles along with a studio/workshop.
The accommodation in brief comprises; Large living dining kitchen, superb sitting room, snug, guest w.c, master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, two further bedrooms and house shower room, utility room and gardeners' w.c. The separate cottage has a good size living dining kitchen, lounge, double bedroom with en-suite shower room.
Outside are 9 stables in total with two double garages and a great workshop. There are also three raised vegetable beds, greenhouse and a fully enclosed fruit cage. The property also has the benefit of two natural wells providing water for irrigation and other external uses.
The properties are well placed for access to Guiseley and Otley with a variety of local amenities including shops and schools for all ages. There is also vehicular access to the cities of Leeds & Bradford and the main road networks, as well as Leeds Bradford International Airport for those commuting further afield.
ENTRANCE PVCu stable entrance door leads to:
KITCHEN AREA 14'5" x 9'9" (4.4m x 2.97m). Having a range of wall, base and drawer units with galaxy granite work surfaces over, pull out drawer unit and pull out larder cupboards, under unit lighting, inset one and half bowl sink unit with mixer taps, Rangemaster five ring induction hob with warming griddle, two ovens, warming oven and grill, space and plumbing for dishwasher, space for fridge freezer. Double glazed window to the rear and side elevations. Solid oak flooring with underfloor heating. Partial tiling to walls. Power points. Leading through to:
DINING AREA 21' x 16'10" (6.4m x 5.13m). Ceiling downlighters and courtesy low level LED lights. Built-in storage cupboard. Double glazed sliding patio doors (4 meters wide) to the front elevation with views. Further low level LED courtesy lights. Controls for video entry system. Continuation of solid oak flooring with underfloor heating.
STUDY AREA Work station, fitted desk unit. Power point. Ceiling downlighters. Double glazed window to the rear elevation.
INNER HALLWAY With smart house control panel. Built-in storage cupboard.
GUEST W.C. With low flush w.c, wash hand basin, tiled splashback. Radiator. Built-in storage cupboard with shelving. Access to the loft space with retractable loft ladder, the loft is partially boarded with power and light facilities.
SNUG 19'8" x 9'7" (6m x 2.92m). Continuation of solid oak flooring. Two radiators. Stone fire surround with inset wood burning stove. Ceiling downlighters. Leading to:
SPACIOUS SITTING ROOM 21'4" x 18'1" (6.5m x 5.51m). Panoramic views through the double glazed tinted argon filled windows with insulated glass to three elevations with remote control curtains, remote control velux windows with rain sensors. Solid oak floor with underfloor heating. Amplifying for the sonos sound system. Solid oak bookcase. French doors to side elevation.
MASTER BEDROOM 19'8" x 15'10" (6m x 4.83m). Two windows to the side elevation, window to the front elevation. Three fitted double wardrobes. Two radiators. Ceiling downlighters. Surround sound speaker system.
EN-SUITE BATHROOM A contemporary suite with low flush w.c, bidet, panel enclosed bath with mixer taps, wall mounted wash hand basin, double walk-in shower cubicle. Two feature radiators. Travertine tiling to walls and floor. Built-in storage cupboard. Window to the front elevation. Ceiling downlighters. Two speakers for the surround sound system.
BEDROOM TWO 11'3" x 9'1" (3.43m x 2.77m). Window to the side elevation. Continuation of oak flooring with underfloor heating. Ceiling downlighters. Wall mounted thermostat.
BEDROOM THREE 9'1" x 8'6" (2.77m x 2.6m). Window to the side elevation. Continuation of oak flooring with underfloor heating. Ceiling downlighters. Wall mounted thermostat.
HOUSE BATHROOM With wall mounted wash hand basin, corner shower unit, low flush w.c. Window to the side elevation. Ceiling downlighters. Travertine tiling to walls. Vertical contemporary radiator.
OUTSIDE STORE/UTILITY Adjacent to the entrance door is an outside store/utility room with Belfast sink and draining board, ground source heat unit and buffer tank.
GARDENERS W.C. With window to the rear elevation. Access to further loft storage space.
COTTAGE/ANNEX Double glazed stable style door to:
OPEN PLAN KITCHEN/DINING AREA 20'1" x 13'7" (6.12m x 4.14m). With wall, base and drawer units integrated oven, electric hob, plumbing for dishwasher and automatic washing machine, space for fridge. Laminate wood floor. Window to front elevation. Tiling to walls. Ceiling downlighters.
DINING AREA Built-in airing cupboard with hot water cylinder and immersion heater. Radiator. Windows to front and side elevations.
SITTING AREA 18'2" x 15'5" (5.54m x 4.7m). Window to the rear elevation with double glazed sliding patio doors to the side elevation leading to terraced area. Radiator. Free standing wood burning stove. Three wall light points. Power point. Ceiling downlighters.
BEDROOM 11'10" x 10'7" (3.6m x 3.23m). Window to the side elevation. Radiator. Ceiling downlighters. Access to loft space.
EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM Double step-in shower enclosure with electric shower, pedestal wash hand basin, low flush w.c. Built-in shelving vertical heated towel rail.
GARDEN Terrace/patio area with flower bed and overlooking the paddock.
OUTSIDE The property is approached via a long sweeping driveway through electronically controlled wrought iron gates. The front gardens being mainly lawned with a natural pond with duck house. To the rear courtyard area there is a double garage with two up and over doors, power and light connected and leading to a workshop area with personal door to the rear and further workshop area with windows to two elevations. There is a 180 sq metre chicken run and shed.
STABLES Six stables with power and light connected with outside water supply for further stables with power and lighting, currently used for storage. There are three further stables in the adjacent field.
FURTHER WORKSHOP/GARAGE Double garage with double doors, power, light and telephone point.
STUDIO With double glazed entrance door. Pine cladding to the ceiling. Power and light connected. One and a half bowl sink unit with mixer tap. Double glazed window to the front elevation and one to the side elevation. Fitted cupboards and shelves. To the rear are three raised vegetable plots.
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Changes to business reporting requirements on gender equity announced this week have upset many business groups.
Cries of more red tape and unhelpful regulation greeted the federal government's changes to the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency [EOWA], which will be renamed the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
But supporters of the revamped regime said many businesses, particularly larger listed organisations, already collected much of the data that would be required.
The changes meant private companies would face similar reporting demands to publicly listed companies, according to the government.
EOWA has often been criticised for having little enforcement power. Many businesses found the reporting requirements onerous.
With the new ASX measures in place, it was fair that unlisted organisations should have the same responsibilities as their listed competitors, the Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis, said.
"I've been a bit surprised because the commentary around today doesn't seem to show an awareness of the reporting that is done at the moment . . . some of the comments from business and members of the opposition seem ignorant of [EOWA] and the work it was undertaking, under [the] previous government," Ms Ellis said.
It is likely to be 2013 before reporting begins. Details, such as the "gender equality indicators" that companies will have to report on, are scarce.
The drafting of the legislation will include consultation with the business community through consulting firm KPMG.
Small and medium-sized companies are particularly concerned. Businesses that work for the government have been threatened with losing their contracts if they don't comply.
The company secretary of
"It would be an interesting question for Kate Ellis: if she were in charge of recruiting engineering or science staff and it was a very tight labour market and she had two candidates but they were both blokes," he said.
"Would she hire them or spend an extra six months looking for a female client, knowing that the business was suffering in the meantime?"
Some of the concerns from business groups are unwarranted, according to the acting director of EOWA,
"Businesses reporting to us already give us a whole bunch of data about the make-up of their workforce. There's nothing new in that regard," she said.
Concerns over pay equity reporting were also premature, she said. "We don't know exactly what we will ask and we already ask for that [pay gap data] in our Employer of Choice [submissions] . . . it's not about looking down to individual pay levels. There's some scaremongering going on right now."
"We are more interested to find out if they [businesses] have particular problems and what they are doing about it rather than individuals and what they are being paid."
Although the agency already dealt directly with chief executive officers, the new regime ensures they sign off on reports made to the agency.
"It does take the issue into the boardroom," Ms Steele said.
According to Ms Ellis, there was no intention to heavily police laggards.
"We're not talking about what somebody was putting as the 'feminist avenger' into businesses . . . but to make sure the laws in place are being enforced."
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Universal Public Health Insurance and Private Coverage: Externalities in Health Care Consumption
Inequality in access to health care services, through private purchase, appears to pose policy challenges greater than inequality in other spheres. This paper explores how inequality in access to health care services relates to social welfare. I examine the sources of private demand for health insurance and the ramifications of this demand for health, for patterns for government spending on health care services, and for individual and social well-being. Finally, I evaluate the implications of a health tax as a response to the externalities of health service consumption, and provide a rough measure of the tax in the context of the Canadian publicly-financed health care system.
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Published Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005
MANHATTAN — He thanked his family ... again. He thanked his loyal followers ... again. He thanked his players and coaches, both past and present ... again.
He beat Missouri ... again.
And with that, Bill Snyder went out the way he always will be remembered.
A winner.
On Saturday, in front of 46,039 delirious fans at newly named Bill Snyder Family Stadium, the 66-year-old icon watched his team rally from a 28-14 deficit for a 36-28 victory over Mizzou.
It was the Wildcats' 13th straight victory against the Tigers and concluded a 5-6 season. But more importantly, it sent Snyder into retirement in the most fitting of fashions.
This wan't the same K-State team that lost five straight by frittering away opportunities with penalties and mistakes. No, this was more like the K-State team fans had come to expect during the past decade and a half.
The Wildcats got nine points from their defense, seven from special teams and a huge relief performance from backup quarterback Allen Webb, who finished with 91 rushing yards and 93 passing. They established the run and made a handful of game-changing plays.
In short, they did it the Snyder way one last time.
"I'm so proud of all these young guys," said Snyder, who concluded his glorious career with a school-best record of 136-68-1. "It would have been so easy for these young guys to cash it in, and they didn't ."
"That was storybook, almost," said running back Thomas Clayton, who gained 102 yards and teamed with Webb to pace the Wildcats' 224-yard attack on the ground. "That just shows when your team plays hard, good things will happen."
Plenty of good things happened for K-State during the final quarter and a half. Trailing by two touchdowns after Missouri quarterback Brad Smith completed his third touchdown pass of the day — a 19-yarder to Brad Ekwerekwu with 10:11 remaining in the third quarter — K-State stormed back.
The Wildcats' highlight list was long:
■ Senior fullback Victor Mann capped a four-play, 74-yard drive with a 23-yard scoring run in the third.
■ Steven Cline tackled Mizzou's Tony Temple in the end zone for a safety with 12:19 to play, pulling the Cats within five.
■ Webb, who was replaced by freshman Allan Evrige six weeks ago, engineered a pair of second-half scoring drives and completed a 10-yard pass to Jordy Nelson with 7:28 left to give K-State the lead, 29-28.
■ Reggie Walker delivered a crushing hit on Mizzou tight end Martin Rucker, forcing a fumble that K-State recovered just two plays after Nelson's TD grab.
There were others, as well. But linebacker Brandon Archer undoubtedly provided the biggest of them all.
With K-State still clinging to its 29-28 advantage and less than two minutes to play, Archer picked off a short, soft Smith pass intended for Temple and darted 45 yards along the right sideline for the game-clinching score. Archer's pick was set up when Tearrius George and Ted Sims flushed Smith from the pocket and forced him to scramble left.
"I was just worried about getting to the end zone," Archer said. "I had a bad leg.
"It was unbelievable."
Unbelievable, indeed. And oh, so ironic. Archer also intercepted a fourth-quarter pass against the Tigers last season to seal a 35-24 win.
Couple that with fellow linebacker Sims' dramatic interception return against Oklahoma in the 2003 Big 12 championship at Arrowhead Stadium — perhaps the most memorable pick in Wildcat history — and there might not be a more fitting way to bring Snyder's legendary career to a close.
Because Archer wears No. 46 and Sims No. 45, Snyder admitted he was uncertain as to which player delivered the clincher. He was certain of its significance, however.
"This has happened to me on more than one occasion," he said. "What went through my mind as soon as he made the interception was that this was Kansas City all over again."
It wasn't, of course. But during a 5-6 season often devoid of high points, it certainly seemed like that.
"The locker room was just nuts," said Marcus Perry, who returned Ian Campbell's blocked punt 32 yards for a touchdown during the second quarter. "Everyone was ecstatic, full of emotions. It was just a great way to end this season, to end Bill Snyder's era."
"It was really special," senior tackle Jeromey Clary said. "This is something I'll remember the rest of my life."
The experience will be memorable for others, too, but not the Tigers. At 6-5 overall and 4-4 in the Big 12, Missouri lost its chance to represent the North in the Big 12 title game.
Smith produced 248 passing yards and 71 rushing, and tight ends Martin Rucker and Chase Coffman combined for 14 receptions for 190 yards, but the Tigers failed to score during the final 25 minutes.
"Obviously, I'm disappointed," MU coach Gary Pinkel said. "The mistakes are staggering. The turnovers, the kicking game and the penalties hurt us, but we have got to overcome that to be successful.
"We know that you can't win when you give someone 16 points."
Following the game, university president Jon Wefald noted many of Snyder's achievements — his 11 straight bowls, his four Big 12 North titles, his 2003 league championship — and introduced him as "a man who came here in 1989 and simply turned the world upside down." Signs draped along the stadium walls thanked Snyder for the 17-year ride and proclaimed him as "simply the best."
Snyder, of course, reciprocated.
"I love all of my family dearly, and I love you because you are my family as well," he said, continuing the theme of the week. "Thank you so much."
With that, Bill Snyder said goodbye. Clary and Nelson hoisted him on their shoulders and carried him into the Vanier Complex.
Bill Snyder went out the way he always will be remembered.
A winner.


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The third month of Steal This Track: A Reverb Dance Party got rolling on Thursday night to a politely sauced crowd at the Hi-Dive. Guest DJs included Kirk Montgomery of 9News, Andrew Novick of the Warlock Pinchers, Matt Close of Achille Lauro, John Common and Jess DeNicola of John Common and Blinding Flashes of Light, and our very own Eryc Eyl, a.k.a. DJ Savior Breath. There was hob-knobbing, head-bobbing (and on Friday, head-throbbing).
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My grandsons in Switzerland may not believe in the Easter Bunny, but that doesn't stop them from eating Easter Candy.
The youngest eating a white chocolate bunny.
I think this one likes candy. He wore those sunglasses all day for some reason.
I went to Dallas for three days to see my other son, my daughter and their children. I was in the car a lot, as is often the case in Dallas, and took this photo from the front seat while my son was driving. It makes me happy to live in a city where I can take the metro or bus and very seldom use a car
I then headed to Arizona to stay with my Mother who is doing incredibly well considering my Dad died in November. I think the final year of her life was harder on her than I realized. We didn't do much but one day we did drive up north from Phoenix to Prescott where we used to live and where I went to high school. This photo is of Thumb Butte and I wish I had gotten a different angle of it. I once even climbed to the top on a path behind it. Lots of memories in Prescott. We passed a house that was once ours and, on impulse, stopped the car, rang the doorbell and told the lady who answered that we used to live there. She very nicely invited us in and showed us around. We both remembered it as much larger, as memory will often do to you. The lady bought the house from my parents in the early 70's and there she still was. I didn't really want to stop but I'm glad we did. Mom really enjoyed it.
This is the only photo I took of any cactus in Arizona. There were some varieties beautifully blooming but I never got to get close enough for a photo except for this one in my mother's neighborhood.


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Charlie Watts denies quitting Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has hit back at reports that he is leaving the band.
A story from the normally credible online outlet Undercover, stirred up a worldwide panic among fans, since Watts' departure would likely mean the end of the iconic group.
"Contrary to a fabricated story that ran this morning on a small music web site in Australia, drummer Charlie Watts has not left The Rolling Stones," the group explained in a statement.


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Washington, D.C. A report released Friday by the Commerce Department said that retail sales inched up 0.4% in April, better than the 0.2% increase economists had expected.
The gain was less than the 2.1% growth in March, but that surge was boosted by an early Easter holiday and auto incentives.
Consumer spending rose in the first three months of this year at the fastest pace in three years, prompting hope from economists that better news on employment will continue to boost spending in coming months.
A report Friday from the Federal Reserve showed that industrial production rose 0.8% in April, better than the 0.6% gain economists had expected. The increase provided further evidence that manufacturing is playing a leading role in supporting the economic recovery.
By retail category, hardware stores experienced a 6.9% increase in spending, and spending was also up at health and beauty shops and gas stations.
Auto sales edged up 0.5%.
Sales at department stores fell 1.5%, and general merchandise stores declined 0.4%. Sales at appliance and electronics stores were down 0.4% in April following an even bigger 1.3% drop in March.
The overall economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, grew at annual rate of 3.2% with that gain led by the biggest advance in consumer spending in three years.
Economists worry spending could falter in the coming months without more growth in income but there have been encouraging signs that job growth is picking up. In April, payroll jobs grew by 290,000, the most in four years. Yet the unemployment rate rose to 9.9% as more people began or resumed job searches -- a sign that many are feeling more optimistic about the labor market.


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Lions Spoil Senior Night
The West Lincoln Rebels jumped out to a seven-point lead in the first five minutes of play versus the Shelby Golden Lions on Senior Night forcing the Lions to call a timeout.
It turned out that timeout was all they needed as Shelby, not only made up the deficit but never trailed again on their way to a 79-51 win.
Senior guard Ryan Huffman did all he could scoring 28 points in his final home game. Rebels' head coach Chad Wright has been proud of his play all season.
"He's been an outstanding offensive player. He's given us exactly what we asked out of him. We asked 18-20 points a game out of him and he's given us that,†Wright said of Huffman, who's averaged 19.3 points and shot 42 percent from the field.
Another senior Ben Hickman also made the most of his last game in front of the West Lincoln faithful. Hickman used his increased playing time to score a season-high nine points.
"I'm really proud of Ben. It's good to see him step up when he got an opportunity to knock down some shots,†Wright said.
Fellow senior Josh Fisher scored three. Chase Price led Shelby with 16 points, while Donald London added 15.
The Rebels will visit No. 1 seed East Rutherford on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. in the first round of the Midwest 2A Conference Tournament.
"We played flawless defense for the first six minutes of the Shelby and ran a really good team offense. If we can look at that on film, we can see for ourselves us playing at a very high level against very good competition. That gives us some hope heading into Tuesday night's game,†Wright said.
West Lincoln is 3-20, 1-13 MW 2A on the season.
North Lincoln
The North Lincoln dropped their second-consecutive Southern Foothills 1A game Friday getting hammered 96-67 by Maiden.
Adam Lawing paced Maiden with 24, while fellow senior Anthony Bourne contributed 22 of his own.
"They're very good ball players. We even tried to play man on them to deny them opportunities, but eventually they broke free and were able to score a lot of points on us,†Knights' head coach David Johnson said.
Johnson believes his team's confidence is struggling after the way they closed out the regular season.
"We've been playing very slow, not aggressive over the last two games. In the fourth quarter, we kind of fell apart. Everybody got the opportunity to play, but with the playoffs starting, we're going to have to be more focused,†he said.
Kenny Bethea turned in another strong performance in the post scoring 21 points, Lesharion Johnson and David Ward both chipped in with 10. Miquan Smith scored eight.
"I was glad to see more intensity. There was more fire and determination in their eyes at times,†Johnson said, looking for a positive against the Blue Devils (18-5, 12-0).
The Knights (9-15, 6-6) will face Polk Co., coached by former coach and AD Scott Sekal, for the third time this season, as they host the Wolverines in the first round of the SF 1A Conference Tournament on Tuesday.
"We are going to take it a game at a time. First we have to worry about Polk. We have to turn ourselves back around. What we're looking for is trying to play our kind of ball,†Johnson said of his team that has qualified for the 1A State Playoffs regardless of what happens in the tournament.
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Cleveland Heights to Remember Jim Brennan in Candlelight Vigil Tonight
Police say Brennan was the victim of an attempted robbery on Monday afternoon and was shot by two masked suspects following a confrontation. He died of his wounds that evening in Metro Hospital.
"Jim Brennan was a true leader in our community for many years," said Cleveland Heights mayor Dennis Wilcox in a public statement. "His enthusiasm for people, especially for children and families, made such a difference. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family and his many friends."
In addition to running the popular dining establishment, Brennan also hosted a variety of charity events and sports fundraisers, making him a visible and well-respected member of the Cleveland Heights community.
City officials, religious leaders, and Cleveland Heights residents have worked together to organize the vigil, where the focus will be on Brennan's contributions to the Cedar Lee neighborhood, not on the crime that still remains unsolved.
"This will be an opportunity for the community to come together and honor the life of Jim Brennan," Mayor Wilcox added. "Jim represented the very best of us as a community leader, a business owner, and a friend."
The two suspects remain at large, and are described as black males aged 17-21.
Any information regarding the crime should be reported to the Cleveland Heights Police Department. Anonymous tips can be left at (216) 321-1234.


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The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Mysteries of making syrup revealed: Randy Grippin, of Mountain Winds Farms in Berne, explains to visitors how his wood-fired boiler makes maple sap into syrup. The free tours on Saturday were part of the annual Maple Weekend, held throughout New York State.
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Anybody shoot these things? Normally I shoot Golden Tigers or Brown Bear. However due to the incredible shortage of ammo in this country (by federal design, I suppose), I am leaning toward purchasing this particular brand. Anyone hear anything on it, pro or con? :confused:
never heard of it, but i dont hesitate to shoot anything out of my SKS. i couldnt find anything else, so i just a case of tulammo (yeah, i know)
Doesn't really matter what you put through an SKS or an AK, they'll take just about anything.
might have missed it whats the brand??
AK's and SKS's are some of the mst forgiving rifles ever invented. They seem to shoot the cheapest, dirtiest, crap ammo the best.
Send over a few hundred. I will give you a range report. Seriously, in this market if you can get them and the price doesn't hurt too bad, I think you'll be fine. Like others have said, those are "mikey rifles", they'll eat anything.
I look at it this way, my AK lives a pampered life. It's locked away. Its climate is controlled. It's clean 100% of the time. It's lubed with the latest and greatest products. It's never dropped or scratched, in fact, it's straight up loved...but you know what? It probably longs to be dirty and shoot crappy white box ammo.
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RUSH (A+) A Hollywood movie high mark for 2013 and a testament to the power of character-driven, popcorn munching, edge-of-your-seat cinema, this Formula One Racing movie fires on all cylinders. Read the full review here.
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CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2, DON JON starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Scarlett Johansson and BAGGAGE CLAIM with Paula Patton.
Coming soon to theaters:
GRAVITY (8/4; Bullock/Clooney), RUNNER RUNNER (8/4; Affleck/Timberlake) and CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (10/11; Hanks), ALL IS LOST (10/18; Redford) and ESCAPE PLAN (10/18; Stallone/Schwarzenegger)
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STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (out now; B-), WORLD WAR Z (out now; B+) and IRON MAN 3 (9/24; A-)
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This is one of those things that just has to be seen to be appreciated. If you remember the MIT project where a dance floor was made using 1,500+ LEDs, way too much cabling, and a series of controller boards, then think of this as a scaled down version. Spending approximately $1000, David Worden has cobbled together one of the coolest looking bars around, utilizing 128 RGB LEDs, 250' of cable, and other assorted paraphernalia. Essentially bringing the visualizations from Winamp to life, the Disco Bar can display a myriad of colors and patterns. Don't take our word for it though - watch it for yourself!
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text: Receiving its long-overdue world premiere High Definition release, as part of this BFI Dual Format Edition, John Cassavetes emotionally charged 1977 film Opening Night stands as one of the great American movies about theatre and the art of performance, and was nominated for 2 Golden Globe Awards. Featuring the great Gena Rowlands (A Woman under the Influence) in an award-winning role as the Broadway legend Myrtle Gordon. When a young fan dies in an accident while trying to meet her, Gordon must confront her personal demons in the run-up to the opening of her latest play. Opening Night also stars John Cassavetes in a rare acting role in one of his own films, alongside regular collaborator Ben Gazzara (Husbands, The Big Liebowski, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie). Special Features: Audio Commentary (Feature length) Memories of John (DVD only) Falk on Cassavetes part 3: the later years (DVD only)Check stock and price


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Peritoneal Dialysis in Congestive Heart Failure (PDinCHF)
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Rationale: End-stage congestive heart failure is a serious invalidating condition with a poor prognosis and increasing incidence. Non-randomized observations showed peritoneal dialysis (PD) in these patients to improve clinically from NYHA stadium III-IV to as low as NYHA stadium I-II. A randomized trial is needed to test whether PD improves symptoms in this condition and to find an optimal scheme.
Objective: To improve symptomatology in severe chronic failure patients. Study design: Open, parallel intervention trial comparing 2 schemes of peritoneal dialysis with icodextrin (Extraneal®) with standard medical therapy..
Study population: Patients with chronic refractory left ventricular congestive heart failure (LVEF < 30%, older than 18 years).
Intervention: Peritoneal dialysis with one (night) or two (night and day) dwells with icodextrin (Extraneal®).
Main study parameters/endpoints: Reduction in NYHA classification of symptomatic Congestive Heart Failure at 8 months after start of PD therapy. Burden of congestive heart failure: measured by reduction in unfavorable days (noted by patients in diaries and including days of hospitalization for CHF-deterioration and death).
|Congestive Heart Failure
|Drug: icodextrin
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Symptomatic Improvement by Peritoneal Dialysis in Patients With End Stage Congestive Heart Failure
- Number of patients in NYHA class I, II, III, or IV as measure of quality of life [ Time Frame: 8 months ]
- Quality of life measures [ Time Frame: 8 months ]Reduction in unfavorable days. Short-Form 36. Minnesota Living with Heart failure Questionnaire. 6 minute walk test. (re)hospitalization. Survival. Medication optimalisation. Cardial: LVH. Renal: GFR/ERPF/FF; KIM-1, NGAL, NAG. Volume status: ECV (radioactive and bio-impedance). Neurohumoral and inflammatory parameters.
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|Study Start Date:
|April 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|April 2014
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|April 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|Sham Comparator: Standard Care
Drug: icodextrin
2000 ml icodextrin intraperitoneally one or two times a day. Dose will be adapted clinically as in standard peritoneal dialysis.
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|Active Comparator: 2 Icodextrin PD changes / day
Drug: icodextrin
2000 ml icodextrin intraperitoneally one or two times a day. Dose will be adapted clinically as in standard peritoneal dialysis.
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|Active Comparator: 1 Icodextrin PD change/day
Drug: icodextrin
2000 ml icodextrin intraperitoneally one or two times a day. Dose will be adapted clinically as in standard peritoneal dialysis.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Age > 18 years
- Refractory Left Ventricular Congestive Heart Failure: LVEF < 30%
- Diminished renal function: eGFR < 60 ml/min
- Clinically volume overloaded (Dyspnoea (NYHA III-IV), edema, and/or ascites)
- Hospitalization for CHF during the last 6 months
- Patient is on optimal cardiologic medical therapy, which has been stable for more than 4 weeks
- Suitable for PD
Exclusion Criteria:
- Hypotension (SBP < 100 mmHg / MAP < 70) mmHg
- Instable AP or recent (< 6 months) myocardial infarction.
- Contraindications for PD (e.g. visual handicap, social)
- Liver failure
- COPD Gold class IV
- Malignancy with life expectancy < 2 years
- Non compliance
- No informed consent
- Poor mental health
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01124227
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|Principal Investigator: Wilbert M Janssen, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Femke Waanders, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Jan Posma, MD, PhD
|Principal Investigator:
|Wilbert M Janssen, MD, PhD
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|Wilbert Martien Theodoor Janssen, MD PhD, Martini Hospital Groningen
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|NCT01124227 History of Changes
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2009-017711-15 ( EudraCT Number )
|Study First Received:
|May 12, 2010
|Last Updated:
|January 4, 2012
Keywords provided by Wilbert Martien Theodoor Janssen, Martini Hospital Groningen:
Congestive Heart Failure
Peritoneal Dialysis
Symptomatic improvement
Renal function
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Failure
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Dialysis Solutions
Pharmaceutical Solutions
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Daughter of murdered Raleigh woman testifies: 'I heard a screaming noise'
Posted February 17, 2016
Raleigh, N.C. — The sentencing hearing for Travion Smith began Wednesday morning with emotional opening statements from both prosecution and defense attorneys.
Smith, 23, could face the death penalty after he was found guilty Tuesday afternoon of first-degree murder in the death of 30-year-old Melissa Huggins-Jones, a Raleigh mom who was killed in her North Hills apartment in May 2013.
On Wednesday morning, the cameras were turned off in the courtroom while jurors heard from Huggins-Jones' daughter, who found her on the morning of the murder.
Hannah Jones, now 10, told the jury her mother always had a smile on her face and described her as loving and giving.
She also talked about the night her mother was murdered and testified that she slept with a loud fan on.
"I heard a screaming noise and went back to sleep," she said. "It didn't sound like it was in our apartment."
When Hannah woke up, she went straight into her mother's bedroom.
"I walked into the room and saw that she wasn't alive, so I went downstairs to the office," she said. A construction worker followed the Hannah back into the apartment and found Huggins-Jones dead in her bed, covered in blood.
While Hannah was on the stand, prosecutors showed a paper heart she made while in the ambulance with emergency workers shortly after she discovered her mother. She said it was a way to keep her mother close to her heart.
While her grandparents and father looked on, Hannah told the prosecutor what she would miss most about her mother.
"I'm not going to be able to have her at my wedding," she said. "For the important times."
Smith's mother, Antoinette Yarborough, was the first person to take the stand for the defense. She testified that Smith's father abused her when she was pregnant, and punched her in the stomach.
"He didn't want the baby from me, that's what I was thinking," Yarborough said. "He didn't want the baby, but I had him anyway because that's my baby boy."
Claudia White, a neighbor who lived near Yarborough in Raleigh when Smith was a young child, also took the stand. She described Smith's tough upbringing and testified that his mother would often leave the home for days at a time.
"There were times (Smith and his brother) were without food, heat and hot water," White said. "The boys slept on a mattress on the floor or on the couch."
White said she wrote several letters to Child Protective Services detailing the circumstances and even took Smith to the doctor when he was very ill.
Smith's brother Aaron McGruder testified that he was able to overcome the challenging circumstances and always encouraged his younger brother to do the same.
"When I would see him, he seemed like he was in need," McGruder said of Smith. "I would encourage him to stay in school, to do his best and stay away from (gangs)."
Corey Smith, another of Smith's older brothers, echoed that sentiment and testified that, when he would see Smith, his brother did not seem well kept.
"His clothes always seemed too big, and his clothes were not clean," he said. "(Travion Smith) did not seemed cared for."
The sentencing phase of the trial is expected to continue Thursday morning. Then the jury will decide if Smith will get the death penalty or spend his life in prison without the possibility of parole.
A Wake County jury has not handed down a death sentence since 2007. A decision to sentence a person to death requires a unanimous decision by all 12 jurors.


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Susan Boyle Is Back in the Studio
Good news, Susan Boyle fans; your favorite Scottish songbird has returned to the recording studio to begin work on her third album.
British newspaper The Sun reports that Boyle is working on her third studio release, following the huge success of The Gift, which dominated the charts last year, selling in excess of 1.85 million copies in the United States alone. Boyle will be working with producer Steve Mac, who has worked the mixing board for such artists as Leona Lewis and Westlife. According to reports, Boyle's label, Syco, is hoping to push it into release as soon as possible.
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Best of Boston
BEST Nightlife
Brenden Crocker's Wild Horse Café
When people start gathering outside a bar before 5 o'clock, it's a sign of either a really choice watering hole or really thirsty locals. Not seeing Beverly as much of a hard-core tippler's town, we bet it's the former when… read more»
When this hypnotically arty restaurant-bar designed and owned by a local architect made its debut four years ago, it not only lent zing to the South Shore dining scene, but also beckoned Cape-bound cosmopolites with its expertly shaken martinis, mod… read more»
The Living Room
Young suits loosen their ties and hipsters let down their guard in the loungey, kick-back atmosphere. read more»
Birch Street Bistro
Save yourself the T fare: The stylish gathering spot, a magnet for young commuters, can hold its own against big-city bars. read more»
Glam décor and upscale cocktails like the dirty wasabi-tini cordon off sushi lounge Privus as 'adult swim' amid undergrad-swamped booze holes. read more»
The Plough & Stars
Johnny D's
The crowd is young and lively and the lineup is unfailingly eclectic (Texas swing one night, reggae the next) at this live-music institution. read more»
Lucky's Lounge
Retro without being poseurish, Lucky's is jammed nightly with Fort Point artists and business types who blew across the Summer Street bridge. read more»
Watch City Brewing Company
In trying to determine a bar's worthiness, here's a helpful question: If in the company of the most fantastically annoying people imaginable (say, the combined casts of A Shot at Love and A Shot at Love 2), could you still… read more»
The Publick House
Sometimes a cozy haunt, sometimes a party den, the imported-beer mecca is consistently the square's best bet for elbow bending (and rubbing). read more»


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As you know I started at the gym this week and its been long days so I just haven't had time to drop in sorry! I hope you have all had a fab week and are looking forward to your weekend?
My week has been weird I had no idea how hard this was going to be and have been doubting myself all week, but I'm not going to beat myself up as its only week one and I was just getting a feel for the place I guess? I have big plans for next week but for now I'm just gonna chill for a couple of days. I'm off to Manchester tomorrow to see Roisin Murphy of Moloko and can't wait!
I have been loving the exercise too: running, PHA training, spinning, pump..........
Today started with a pudding breakfast!
I set off early to Brighton today and gave myself a private spin class, ipod on a complete sweat fest! I was also shown how to use the TRX bands. Oh my god this is the most amazing exercise equipment ever! I loved the tiny demo so much that Sunday I'm going to go and destroy myself on them! Love it! If you get the chance to train with them I highly recommend them.
Oh my am tired really tired its been a little over whelming this week to be honest so I am glad to be having a couple of day of fun to take my mind off things. I'm off to Manchester with my bestie Wayne and can't wait we're staying there tomorrow night after the gig then back Saturday. No plans as yet for Saturday but I'm pretty sure I'll be hitting the sack early!
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Is Iowa's New "Ban Carhart" Bill Doomed?
A new bill to block Dr. Carhart from opening a clinic in Council Bluffs may be stuck, with one Republican legislator refusing to let it onto the floor.
A bill to attempt to block Dr. Leroy Carhart from opening a later term abortion clinic in Iowa may already be dead on arrival, with one lawmaker refusing to let it onto the floor due to it not actually banning abortions after 20 weeks, like the original proposal did.
Via the Quad City Times:
Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley, R-Chariton, said the bill does nothing to ban late-term abortions. It only provides political cover for Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, a Democrat from Council Bluffs where opposition to the abortion clinic has come from the community and elected officials.
However, passage in the House, which passed a bill to ban abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy, is unlikely.
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"If, in fact, all it does is formalize a procedure for doctors to come to the state of Iowa, including Dr. Carhart, to perform late-term abortions, I'm confident the House will not pass a bill that does that," House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, R-Hiawatha, said.
The procedural impasse is a reminiscent of the House's battle to pass the 20 week ban in the first place, with one branch insisting that a more strict abortion ban be passed in its place.
Should the bill end up killed due to stalemate, the state will ironically neither block Carhart nor ban abortions after 20 weeks.


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Franklin County worker admits theft was to fuel cocaine problem, $1 million may be missing
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- KEPR has obtained the court documents which include a post-Miranda confession from Dennis Huston, 65, regarding theft of taxpayer money used to fuel his drug addiction.
Prosecutor Shawn Sant says the intial investigation reveals in excess of $1,000,000 in taxpayer money may have been stolen over the years, dating back to 2002. Huston has been employed by Franklin County for more than 20 years.
Huston made a first appearance in court Friday on charges of theft, money laundering and possession of a controlled substance. He is being held on $500,000 bail.
Sant says Huston has a previous conviction from the late 80's for theft of government property while working in Montana.
Huston is part of an investigation into the Franklin County Public Works Department that has multiple workers on leave. Auditor Matt Beaton tells KEPR it was a routine audit that began about two weeks ago which revealed discrepancies in spending. Huston was arrested Thursday and eight other workers were put on paid leave.


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Blogs Liberty and Power Rights, Racism, and ResponsibilityJan 23, 2008 8:05 pm
Rights, Racism, and Responsibility
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Several people have asked for copies of my working papers Why Libertarians Believe There Is Only One Right, The Racist Syndrome: Sartre, Rand, and the Will to Concreteness, and Stakeholder Theory for Libertarians: A Rothbardian Defense of Corporate Social Responsibility, so Ive decided to post them online.
These drafts were written a few years back (I actually started the stakeholder one in 1997 prompted by my first reading of Friedman on this topic in preparation for teaching my first business ethics class when I came to Auburn) and I suspect Ill want to word things differently when I return to revising them, but in the meantime here they are.
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William J. Stepp - 1/26/2008
Duncan Niederauer, the CEO of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE Euronext), said at the Davos event yesterday that they would consider offering pricing and quoting information "for illiquid and unusual instruments to improve market transparency." These would include debt instruments that now trade over the counter (i.e., calling a trader and selling him some of your toxic garbage), as opposed to trading on exchanges.
He said it would be "more of a social responsibility" rather than a profit making activity.
"NYSE Could Tackle Debt Pricing," Wall Street Journal, Jan. 26-27, p. B3.
William J. Stepp - 1/26/2008
Roderick T. Long's revises Milton Friedman's argument about the social responsibility of business by blending it with "stakeholder theory" and libertarianism.
The former doctrine holds that corporate actions ought to be concerned with the interests of shareholders and other stakeholders, including employees, customers, and the community. The latter maintains that any action not in violation of someone's rights is consistent with liberty and justice and should be allowed.
Prof. Long states that the standard interpretation of Friedman's argument—that it is consistent with libertarianism but opposed to stakeholder theory because it "seems to grant special status to shareholders on the grounds that that [sic] they are the owners of the company…" —is "quite wrong" (p. 3). On his reading, Friedman's position is a variation on stakeholder theory. He claims that corporate managers act as agents of shareholders and also, in some ways, of employees and customers.
Prof. Long accepts at face value Friedman's arguments
that by spending shareholders' money on the general social interest, a manager reduces their returns; that by raising prices, he is spending the customers' money; and that by lowering wages, he is spending the employees' money. However, as I showed in my previous comment, corporate philanthropy can be consistent with maximizing the value of shareholders' investments, and can be done with the approval of shareholders. As I also explained, neither of Friedman's other two points are true. Prices (and wages) are changed in response to shifting patterns of supply and demand in both product and labor markets. A higher posted price does not impose a cost on a customer, who is free to pay the price freely or under protest, negotiate a lower price, or take his business elsewhere. The same principle applies for a worker facing a lower wage rate. He can accept it with or without grumbling, negotiate a higher rate, or work elsewhere.
Prof. Long also accepts Friedman's fallacious argument that a manager taking these actions imposes a "tax" on shareholders, customers, and employees, and then spends the "proceeds" on philanthropic projects. Therefore, he claims, "Freidman's article is not a defense of shareholder rights against those of stakeholders, but of stakeholder interest against those of society at large. The manager's obligation to her shareholder employers is simply, it seems, a special case of her obligation to the stakeholders in general" (ibid.).
On his reading, Friedman is a closet stakeholder theorist also because his view of corporate social responsibility excludes sole proprietors, but ensnares corporate managers, who are more likely to have "monopolistic power," as Friedman put it.
The alleged costs imposed by single proprietors on their "stakeholders" do little harm, and so can be ignored. However, if such a "company were large enough to have an influence comparable to that of a major corporation, then it would be illegitimate for the individual proprietor to pursue socially worth goals in such a way as to lower or raise prices." This is a variant of stakeholder theory, he maintains, because Friedman implicitly holds that customers and employees have interests with comparable weight to those of shareholders.
The alleged imposition of such "costs" on customers and employees is an "illegitimate tax" only if done as what stakeholders would recognize as an element of a firm's corporate social responsibility, not as part of the ordinary course of its business (p. 4).
Friedman does not give an example of a monopoly. He would have been hard pressed to, because on the free market they do not exist. He also mentions labor unions, which are (bad word alert) monopsonies. (A monopsony is a single buyer, in this case of labor services). They have the legal power to force employers to bargain with them on behalf of unionized workers, thanks to the Wagner Act and other statutes. The advocates of stakeholder theory can puzzle over the costs they impose on their stakeholders.
Prof. Long admits that Friedman does not say that corporate managers should be enjoined "from imposing these costs on their stakeholders, but his language – his [Friedman's] talk of using other people's money, of illegitimately imposing taxes, and so on – suggests as much." He concludes that "if, as it seems, Friedman is committed to imposing such a legal requirement even on individual proprietors, should their companies be of sufficient size, then he is certainly at odds with the Rothbardian's or Nozickian's commitment to the sanctity of private property" (p. 5).
He states that Friedman's argument (what he calls the "Shareholder Argument") has been "consistently misinterpreted" and given a libertarian interpretation which does not stand scrutiny. It is not "an anticipatory libertarian critique of stakeholder theory." On the contrary, it is better seen "as a stakeholder theorist's critique of libertarianism," even if Friedman did not mean it this way (ibid.). His goal is to challenge this argument, and to construct a Rothbardian theory for corporate social responsibility.
The second section of Prof. Long's paper is a summary and critique of various responses to the Shareholder Argument. The Strategy Response holds that corporations should do socially responsible works for stakeholders. Even if they reduce profits in the short term, they are likely to raise them in the long term, thus benefiting shareholders and employees by improving company morale and a firm's reputation and standing in the community. This argument is consistent with libertarianism, and with the argument made by Zivin and Small cited in my earlier post. Of course, even if corporations ought to do such works, it would be up to them and their shareholders whether they actually do so.
Prof. Long poses the question of what to do when the ends of "stakeholder welfare" (which he does not define even in a cursory way) conflict with shareholder profits.
In such cases, can profits be reduced for programs that further "stakeholder welfare"?
This raises the Strategy Counter-Response, the flipside of the Strategy Response, which sees benefiting shareholders themselves as the best way to benefit stakeholders in the long run. Increasing profits benefits customers, which includes all stakeholders. Entrepreneurs do this as a matter of course; and this too is consistent with libertarianism. He writes that both responses "seem overstated," and that "[i}t is hard to believe that there are no cases in which a corporation could bring about directly a clear and easily discernible benefit to stakeholders that would not be outweighed by a corresponding indirect harm." This is probably true, but it would have to be judged ex ante by a corporation proposing to offer a benefit to a stakeholder, whatever it might be.
What he calls the Threat Response holds that a corporation ought to provide social benefits voluntarily; otherwise it runs the risk of the public demanding laws that impose them. It is not a valid criticism of the Shareholder Argument, because it overlooks the argument that managers should eschew policies promoting corporate social responsibility. On p. 8, no. 15, he quotes DesJardins and McCall, who say that if Freidman's advice that money otherwise directed toward charity by corporations were paid out as dividends, the public might demand that government fill the charitable void, and increase corporate taxes to do so. This is plausible, and it would reflect the degree of statism in society. The loudness of the hue and cry for such spending would be in proportion to this statism.
According to the Ignorance Response, managers might allow ethical concerns to guide their actions, because they cannot know what actions maximize profits. He claims that this concedes too much because if managers did know what decisions maximized profits, they would be morally mandatory. Managers make decisions with imperfect information in all conditions, because there is no such thing as complete information in a market economy. It does not follow, however, that therefore they should use ethical concerns to override economic calculations, assuming the latter are consistent with the law (which in turn supposedly has an ethical basis).
The No-Such-Preference Response claims that we cannot assume that shareholders value profits as their highest goal. He cites socially responsible investing as a counterweight to this assumption. (There are mutual funds that cater to such investors.)
"Hence one cannot simply read off from a stock purchase an overriding preference for profit maximization," he continues, rightly. He notes that shareholders can shift their investments in accordance with their changing views of profit maximization and social responsibility. They can achieve whatever balance they like this way.
Prof. Long sees the advantage in this point, but he thinks that if shareholders did prefer corporate managers who maximized profits, then satisfying this demand would be both economically sound and "morally obligatory. I wish to resist this concession," he states (p. 9).
Why gainsay what shareholders want, as long as they are investing their money in non-criminal enterprises in accordance with the rule of law? Prof. Long does not say why.
Here we come to the crux of the matter: an investor, as Rothbard (and Mises) pointed out, maximizes his psychic income, ex ante, although not necessarily ex post, which is different from maximizing his monetary income. The same principle applies to other stakeholders. Thus, customers buy or refrain from buying in accordance with their ever changing value scales and assessment of marginal utility. Workers and other interested parties make similar calculations, which they are free to revise and act upon in the light of new information and shifting value calculations. To the extent that these actions are voluntary and within the rule of law (i.e., do not violate anyone's rights), they are consistent with, and indeed imply anything within the realm of, corporate social responsibility.
Therefore, we need not invent a Rothbardian theory of shareholders' rights or of corporate social responsibility. It is contained within Rothbard's theory.
The last response, the Weak Rights Response, attacks the property rights of shareholders, even while conceding the Shareholder Argument's point that corporate social responsibility (allegedly) stands in opposition to the rights of shareholders.
He points out that, correctly, that it is not impermissible for corporations to pursue socially responsible policies even under a stringent system of property rights. He closes the second section with a paen to "the odd rightwing Naderism of the Shareholder Argument," but claims, incorrectly, that it "draws no support from libertarianism" (p. 10).
On the contrary, libertarianism is fully consistent with such a theory, assuming this brand of Naderism refrains from violating anyone's property rights, including those of shareholders, customers, workers, and anyone else under the stakeholders' umbrella.
The third section of the paper offers a theory of why libertarians should reject the Shareholder Argument. He assumes a world in which property rights prevail, that shareholders own corporations, and employ managers as their agents. He claims, incorrectly (see my first comment), that shareholders want the firms they invest in to maximize their revenue (they want them to maximize their profits, or more correctly their free cash flow). He stipulates that "stakeholder interest cannot be taken into account without to some degree frustrating this preference." He therefore rejects the view, held by both sides of the Shareholder Argument, "that stakeholder theory is incompatible with a libertarian conception of property rights" (ibid.). On this view, he claims, adhering to libertarianism cannot enable one to evade stakeholder theory—and vice versa—embracing stakeholder theory cannot allow one to eschew libertarianism.
On this last point, I think he is correct. The devil is in the details of the argument he unfolds.
The argument he makes is the Prior-Obligation Response. It maintains that a contractual obligation to maximize shareholder returns "is overridden by moral obligations antecedent to the contract" (p. 11). He has not seen it posed so as to be consistent with either Rothbardian or Nozickian libertarianism.
He then lists some basic assumptions of libertarianism, which the Shareholder Argument might seem to follow from:
The third point is as follows:
"Stakeholders have negative rights not to be aggressed against in their persons and property, but no positive rights to benevolent treatment from corporate managers" (p. 12).
I would point out that stakeholders have these rights qua persons, not qua stakeholders.
Presumably, non-stakeholders have such rights too.
What if a FedEx plane crashes in some remote Asian village, killing and injuring some villagers and destroying their property? Presumably these are not FedEx stakeholders (unless the term "stakeholders" is so broad as to be devoid of meaning), but they are certainly entitled to restitution from FedEx. Enough of these incidents might lighten the wallets of FedEx's investors, not to mention ruin the packages of some of its customers, and its "The World on Time" reputation, but caveat emptor.
The fourtheenth point reads,
"Therefore, so long as corporate managers refrain from aggression against stakeholders' persons or property, a contract requiring them otherwise to fail to take stakeholder interests into account in their decisions is morally binding" (p. 13).
Presumably, a corporate manager who legally aggressed against a stakeholders' person or property (or even a non-stakeholders' person or property) would be fired summarily, so the antecedent clause is irrelevant.
Why would a company ever require a manager to work under a contract that stipulated (legally, not morally – contracts are legally binding documents, and courts do not argue about ethical theories, nor should they) he otherwise (i.e., if he didn't aggress against a
stakeholder) fail to concern himself with stakeholders' interests in his decision making?
More to the point, why would a firm stipulate anything about anyone else's interests in an employment contract for anyone?
Employment contracts stipulate lots of things (like expected hours of work and other performance details), but not about stakeholders, or even shareholders for that matter.
He posits three principles, Nonagression (do not invade anyone's person or property, which is Libertarianism 101); Nonharm (do not make anyone worse off); Benevolence (avoid failing to help anyone in need) pp. 15-16.
Nonagression is the only legally enforceable principle, as he mentions.
Prof. Long states that "commonsense morality" favors the other two. I beg to differ and so did Rothbard, at least with the Nonharm Principle. (I can't find his critique of it, but I thought it was in The Ethics of Liberty. Maybe not. Does anyone know where he refuted it?) Harm (wasn't that Mill's big point?), as Rothbard pointed out, is far too subjective a standard for ethical principles or legal doctrines. How do you define harm? One man's harm is another's pleasure, etc. Arson, murder and robbery cause harm, but no court would ever indict an arsonist for causing harm, but rather would do so for arson.
We might call the Benevolence Principle the Good Samaritan Principle, and it fails too as a standard of legally actionable misconduct, as Prof. Long notes. The problem with benevolence is that it fails as a standard by which to judge actions as anything other than morally good, which is also hopelessly subjective and dependent upon the person judging a benevolent action. It too cannot be used as a legal standard to judge an action. (It is ironic that a theory of benevolence, which Adam Smith wrote about, cannot be found in Rothbard's work. Rothbard loathed Smith's views, which Prof. Long uses as part of a Rothbardian theory of corporate social responsibility.)
Following Nozick, rights are "side constraints" in guiding action including that of managers; but then he claims that they should be guided by the No Harm and Benevolence Principles too (p. 16). He then states, bizarrely, that "a contract requiring managers to violate the Nonharm and Benevolence Principles would thus not be morally binding." Has any company ever even thought up such a contract? Do lawyers learn about these in law school? Somehow I doubt it.
Prof. Long posits these conditions without argument, as if they were self-evident. He says "that managers should not throw profits to the winds in a costly orgy of altruism; but it does mean that in making their decisions, managers should take into account the impact of those decisions on other people's interests – which is exactly what stakeholder theory says" (pp. 16-17). This will lead to some deviation from profit maximizing behavior, although not a great deal of it, he thinks.
To his supposition that that is "a general obligation to consider the impact of our choices on others…" (p. 17), my question is: would such an obligation be legally binding? He says we cannot contractually be relieved of such an obligation, but never addresses the other side of this coin, which is far more important, at least if his idea is to be operational. If it is not legally obligatory on either a firm or its employees, then what is the point of even considering it? I see no libertarian warrant for it, ethically or legally.
I do not find it in Rothbard.
The Nonaggression Principle and the property rights and laws that spring from it are enough for society to function, and for businesses to operate and create good (i.e. services) and jobs. These theories and institutions are also good enough for at least a slimmed down version of Stakeholder Rights theory to be valid, one consistent with Rothbardianism. They enable corporations to pursue corporate social responsibility, even as the rights of shareholders and other interested parties are protected.
Prof. Long considers plant closings and poses the question of what should managers considering closing a plant do if this would have a "devastating impact on the economy of the local community" (pp. 17-18). He admits that under a nonbinding Nonharm Principle, they should close the plant. He thinks that if it is as applicable as the Nonagression Principle, they should either not close the plant (and cause the shareholders and perhaps workers, customers, and suppliers to suffer?) or phase out its closing "extremely slowly, while assisting the employees in finding new jobs" (p. 18).
He admits that firms are not charitable institutions, but holds that "common decency requires giving employees fair notice and some chance to adjust, before cutting off their sole source of income" (ibid.). He thinks managers should take into consideration stakeholder interests, even though non-shareholder stakeholders are not owners of the firm. He notes the inconsistency between this view and the Shareholder Argument.
The main problem with this notion is that the capitalistic process of creative destruction, and its attendant reshuffling of capital flows, and the growth of innovation, business formation, and jobs it leads to, can only be impeded by the legal regime that it might bring forth. This would inevitably harm the local community in a way not envisioned by its advocates. Should the demise of the horse and buggy industry have been stopped by opponents of the new fangled automobile just because blacksmiths and stable workers were threatened with being thrown out of work? They no doubt retooled and found new work. (I can walk a few blocks from my residence and see the sites of several old stables, with their ancient signs and red brick facades, which are now residential buildings.)
In short, there is a Rothbardian theory of corporate social responsibility; it is implicit in Rothbard's writings. It is, however, at serious odds with the ideas put forth by Prof. Long.
William J. Stepp - 1/24/2008
In his essay, Milton Friedman says that "discussions of the 'social responsibilities of business' are notable for their analytical looseness and lack of rigor."
He proceeds to illustrate his own criticism in two ways.
First, he claims that, in following the ethos of corporate social responsibility, manager-agents "tax" stockholder-principals, customers and employees by spending their money in ways that are inconsistent with increasing the profits of the shareholders, offering a fair (just?) price to customers, and paying a fair (living?) wage to employees.
Never mind that managers sometimes make bad investments that reduce the value of their shareholders' investments, and if they do it enough they might be out of work. Presumably these dodgy investments are not called taxes. If you lose money on a stock, have you taxed yourself? Is your loss Uncle Sam's gain?
It's hard these days to pick up a business publication and not read an article about corporate-sponsored philanthropy. Gene Epstein had an article in Barron's within the last two years highlighting the research of a couple business school professors, who showed that the stock prices of firms making charitable donations outperform those that don't. Joshua Graff Zivin and Arthur Small, "A Modigliani-Miller Theory of Altruistic Corporate Social Responsibility," Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy, 5 (2005) showed that under certain conditions, share price maximization is consistent with corporate philanthropy.
And of course, companies are falling all over themselves to burnish their green credentials these days, with or without subsidies. They are even finding that such actions can be good for their bottom lines and share prices.
Would Milton Friedman object to all this today, particularly if charitable contributions were approved by shareholders?
Friedman does allow near the end of his essay that charitable giving "may make it easier to attract desirable employees," etc.
He says that "Insofar as his actions raise the price to consumers, he is spending the customers' money." When the customers fork over their money, never mind the price they pay, which is agreed to by consenting adults, it's no longer their money. If they don't like paying higher prices, they are free to go across the street or around the globe.
He continues: "Insofar as his actions lower the wages of some employees, he is spending their money."
If their wages are reduced for whatever reason, he is spending the firm's (shareholders') money, not the workers'.
Second, Friedman states that when government imposes taxes, it does "so far as possible in accordance with the preferences and desires of the public...." It's just a short step to the view that a businessman is "simultaneously legislator, executive and, jurist." He not only taxes, but also spends the proceeds to fight inflation, poverty, improve the environment, etc.
As Rothbard pointed out many times, notably in Power and Market, government is not a business, and therefore doesn't produce a product to satisfy consumer demand. On the contrary, there is a split between payment for and receipt of government-provided services. The demand for at least some government "services" (e.g., promulgation and enforcement of drug laws and "intellectual property") is an imposed demand by politicians and bureaucrats, in cahoots with lobbyists (at second hand) and voters (at third hand). The taxes to supply these "services" comes from the taxpayers, who generally are not paying customers.
Whatever a businessman is, he is neither a legislator, an executive (of the government), nor a jurist.
Whether one agrees or disagrees with corporate responsibility in general, or specific contributions that further this end, as long as shareholders are free to choose in this field, they should be allowed to do so.
William J. Stepp - 1/24/2008
I just skimmed the reply to Friedman's article, and caught this (p. 10):
Let us likewise stipulate (for argument's sake) that shareholders want nothing from their investments but revenue maximization, and that managers are aware of this preference – and perhaps have even contractually committed themselves to satisfying it.
Shareholders want to maximize the return on their investment, which is defined as the difference between their buying price (sometimes referred to as "cost basis") and their selling price. This might imply maximizing revenue as part of an objective function, but generally it doesn't. Companies too often destroy shareholder value when they make new investments, particularly in ill-thought out acquisitions. (Share prices of companies making acquisitions fall more often than they rise, at least initially. Arbitrageurs generally short the stock of acquirers and buy that of their targets, although there are exceptions.)
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Lie back and work on your tan with relaxing beach amenities like umbrellas and sun loungers. At Heritance Ahungalla you can cool off in one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools and indulge in a pampering afternoon at the full-service spa.
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This luxury hotel also offers a complimentary children's club, a 24-hour fitness center, and a spa tub. Complimentary self parking and valet parking are available on site.
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Upper Room - This fine-dining restaurant serves dinner only.
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- Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 175.00
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 175.00
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