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AbstractThis paper is a revision of my paper, CFDP 1865. The principal innovation is an equivalent reformulation of the decision problem for weak feasibility of the GE inequalities, using polynomial time ellipsoid methods, as a semidefinite optimization problem, using polynomial time interior point methods. We minimize the maximum of the Euclidean distances between the aggregate endowment and the Minkowski sum of the sets of consumer's Marshallian demands in each observation. We show that this is an instance of the generic semidefinite optimization problem: inf_{x in K}f(x) equivalent to Opt(K,f), the optimal value of the program, where the convex feasible set K and the convex objective function f(x) have semidefinite representations. This problem can be approximately solved in polynomial time. That is, if p(K,x) is a convex measure of infeasibilty, where for all x, p(K,x) >= 0 and p(K,z) = 0 iff z in K, then for every epsilon > 0 there exists an epsilon-optimal y such that p(K,y)
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Study seems deficient and I am wondering why it didnt look at more factors. Not comparing the amount awared to the amount sought, and not comparing to the outcomes of cases filed in the legal system just seems crazy. That is what we want to see…is there a noticible difference. Looking at arbitration in a vaccum doesnt really serve any purpose.
So maybe plaintiff's win 50% of the time in arb, but what if they also only recieve aout of 1/4 of a comparable jury plaintiff. What if they save more 75% in legal costs through arbitration. How often are cases resolved through settlements prior to a decision in civil trial v. arbitration. I just dont understand the point of this study. It seems like they wasted a lot of time combing through data to provide a lot of information that doesnt answer any of the questions people are interested in.
Anonymous under estimates the difficulty of good research. In this case, the investigators answered a very specific question; they've demonstrated that arbitration is unlikely to be biased against consumers because of arbitrators trying to curry repeat business.
All of Anon's complaints are really just a list of other, related research questions which should be considered in the future
The study found that AAA panels award consumers 52% of their claim in 53% of the cases filed, while businesses win 93% of their claim in 83% of the cases. But it is fast and cheap, compared with litigation. No wonder the Chamber of Commerce thinks arbitration "continues to provide consumers with fair, inexpensive and unbiased access to justice." Bias would mean businesses win 100% of the cases and consumers win 0%.
Paul Bland is right. Companies increasingly shunt their consumers into rubber-stamp arbitration such as National Arbitration Forum arbitration, rather than risk the slight chance that they could win in a somewhat less biased arbitration offered by a company like the AAA. Moreover, according to the Searle study's own data, while it is true that corporate parties lose approximately half of all AAA arbitrations when they are the defendant, the study also determines that corporate parties win 83.6% of all AAA arbtrations when they are the plaintiff. An 83.6% win rate is pretty shocking, and Searle would do well to compare this to the win-rate of corporate plaintiffs in federal and state courts if they want anyone to take seriously their claim that forced arbitration is "not biased in favor of businesses."
Also, the study's finding that "Consumers recovered an average award of $19,255″ is rather meaningless without context. Again, the study does not compare this number to the average award in federal or state courts, so it is impossible to determine whether the pro-consumer awards would have been much higher had the case been brought in a judicial forum. Notably, the Searle study found that when the corporate party was the plaintiff, it received at least 90% of the award it claimed in over 80% of the cases it won. When the consumer party was the plaintiff, however, that party achieved a similarly favorable result in only 31% of the cases it won. So far from demonstrating that AAA arbitrators are "not biased in favor of business," the Searle study shows the opposite. Corporate parties are far more likely to win when they are the plaintiff, and they are almost three times as likely to receive close to the full amount they are seeking in damages when they do win.
It is about time that consumers realize that mandatory arbitration terms that are designed to preclude the consumer from seeking relief for others rather than just for himself by way of a class action, that preclude a consumer from even consolidating his claims with that of any other individual or, for that matter, bringing one arbitration against a company against which he has two separate claims, are really good things to have in all agreements. That way they do not need to really worry about ever having to engage in arbitration since most of them cost more than the small amounts consumers believe they may have lost due to the chicanery of a corporation. Of course, the consumer going to arbitration for one of those small amounts may end up having to also pay for the attorneys fees of the corporation. This is particularly a wise mechanism designed by credit card issuers which are, of course, those fine banks whose practices have brought this country to the brink of financial ruin and depression,
The study and its results are very carefully tailored to serve the interests of AAA and other arbitration services. For example, it looks at claims of $10,000 and less and states that the average consumer cost was 'only' $200. Of course, if they had looked at claims of $5,000 or less and compared the fees for them with those of small claims court, the result would have been against the interests of AAA. In addition, they trumpet that the cases were resolved in only six months. Again, far longer than the time it takes small claims court to reach a decision.
Also, the sample size was very small and the report didn't indicate what geographic area it was drawn from. if it was a national study, I'm not surprised that the 'repeater' issue didn't surface. My guess is that the results would have been far different if the study had looked at a much greater number of cases in specific cities.
Absolutely disagree with Bob Jones. Most of the questions anon poses help get to the substance of the matter. The question of comparing the award vs the award sought is critical to determining whether consumers really fare ok in arbitration. Folks heard of Jordan Fogal? She and other real people who've been put through the ringer in pre dispute binding mandatory arbitration would have a serious bone to pick with the researchers.
Arbitrators are not required to follow the law. I participated in an arbitration in which the arbitrator repeatedly interrupted the defendant in order to suggest a better answer to her. Then, not surprisingly, she found in the defendant's favor. It was not even close to a fair and impartial proceeding.
Arbitration can be an excellent tool to deliver results, but it has been put up on a legal pedestal as this one-stop-shop for dispute resolution. The truth is the more often than not parties are going to settle just out of a cost-benefit analysis of the cost of an average case. So when you have arbitration as a proxy for a trial, of course it is going to be successful most of the time.
be cast upon you if you support arbitration and one day need legal redress. The AAA is a joke. I've stopped handling consumer cases because of it.
The truth is it doesn't matter which arbitration service is used — AAA, NAF, CAS, to name a few, they are all stacked against the consumer, & one is as costly as the other. The Chamber of Commerce and business have figured out how to rip off consumers with impunity. That includes home builders, lenders, and Wall Street. Now we have a global financial crisis. The govenment isn't regulating and punishing bad behavior, and consumers are forced to the secret kangaroo court of binding arbitration. The country is being destroyed because no one is being held accountable. IF arbitration is SO fair and SO cheap let the consumer choose it after a dispute arises — that would be the best test possible! We would quickly see AAA and the others change their ways or go out of business.
This scientific study should end all the speculation about arbitration being unfair to consumers. Lets continue on the course of privatizing our legal system by binding arbitration and private trials. No one needs to know about disagreements between individuals and companies.
We have a dispute resolution mechanism in America. Its called a jury trial. Isn't that one of the reasons we fought the American Revolution?
This study purports to say that the consumer received a fair shake when it failed to do more than look at some data points and arbitrarily assign a meaning. My biggest complaint against arbitration is that it violates the Constitutional due process clause – it forecloses the right to appeal. The winner can use the court system to enforce the results of arbitration, but the loser can't ask for review. If there was a reasonable appeal process, whether to the courts or via a second look at the case with another panel, then the study could determine more about whether or not arbitration is a reasonable alternative to the courts on the whole. As it stands, this study is merely self-serving pablum.
The claim "consumers won some relief in 51.8 percent of the cases" so therefore "outcomes are not biased in favor of businesses" is a non-sequitur. As it happens, I have no strong opinions one way or the other about arbitration. I cannot conclude, however, that arbitration is unbiased because consumers win ~52% of the cases. That observation would only serve to prove that arbitration is unbiased if we first established that 52% of consumers brought cases that they deserved to win in a court of law. Is that the case? Who knows? For all we know, 80% of the consumers in this Northwestern Study could have had winning cases, in which case the Arbitrators really were horribly biased in favor of the corporations. Alternatively, it could be that only 10% of the plaintiffs had good cases, in which case this study proves that the Arbitrators are grossly biased in favor of the consumers. There is no enough evidence here to support a conclusion one way or the other.
I read the study, too, and felt their statistics were faulty and skewed. One section gave 50-some percent wins to consumers and 80-some percent to businesses, which is more than 100 percent obviously. The report also said upfront costs of arbitration were only a couple hundred bucks…well so are the "upfront' costs of litigation, (court filing fees), but no one would dispute that suing someone costs many thousands, and so does arbitration. "Upfront" costs seems to be a way to skew the figures, a half truth, which as we know is more dangerous than an outright lie. As someone else has already noted, this study is "self serving pablum." It's just another industry-study, in other words, junk science.
A friend of mine had to got arbitration. The arbit.company wanted her cc# to keep adding charges. of course she said no thanks.
This study does nothing more than insult the intelligence of the public.
Anything mandated by one side cannot be fair and balanced. People should be given a choice.
I personally would want a jury trial. That is my given right as an American Citizen, or should i say was my right.
Read the U.S. Supreme Court "Randolph v. Greentree"
The Supreme Court is in the pocket of big business in this regard. I had a case that almost exactly tracked Greentree and in fact was representing a Plaintiff against Greentree. These hard working lower middle class plaintiffs were simply trying to buy a new mobile home and after being ripped off the courts denied them access because of an arbitration clause Greentree inserted into the purchase agreement. They kill any chance of successful arbitration by insisting on picking an arbitrator with the Plaintiff's approval. So since the arb picked in such a manner cannot be trusted, and they also insist in the Plaintiff paying the filing fees and the 1st. 4 hours of arb fee up front, in order to file, the Plaintiffs has to come up with $4000 just to officially complain. So Greentree avoids all litigation. Since all their savings were in the mobile home they couldn't file. I fronted the fee and took the case pro bono because the principle of the whole operation enraged me. Greentree never paid their share of the fees, and I had to sue the arbitration company to get the 4 hr fee back which was never used because the case was settled (some other fraud was uncovered on the part of the dealer) without arb. I filed a complaint with the Missouri Bar and was told the lawyers in the arb business are not in the law business. The whole consumer arb business stinks at least from Missouri to Washington. Oh – by the way- the local court in Columbia assessed attorney's fees against the Plaintiff because I filed a motion to strike the arb clause as being adhesive and inequitable and Greentree's lawyer had to drive 100 miles from St. Louis to represent Greentree. The extent of the claim was simply to get their money back with fees and costs. I know you will think "There must be more to it" but there simply wasn't. Greentree's abuses must have finally caught up with them. So many consumers simply threw up their hands and walked away from these adhesive agreements they went bankrupt and sold themselves to Conseco, who also went bankrupt. But many actually relatively poor middle class people were ripped off, who could not afford it. And one wonders why the public hates lawyers almost as much as Wall St.? The courts turn a blind eye to the fact that the consumer is already paying for a system though his taxes, to settle civil disputes- it's called the Judiciary in our tri-partite government.
it has cost me over $300,000.00 in arbitration legal expenses so how is it quick and easy. the arbitration company the builder was using in its form contract would not give us a fear hearing and then we filled with the next arbitration company that was in the form contract the builder took us to court to force us back to their hand picked 1st arbitration company and the court ruled in our favor, now almost 3 years of this and still continue delays we are still in arbitration and the expense of the lawyers experts and arbitrator continue to still rise. So it would of cost me the same to argue this case in a court if not cheaper since the builder would not want it out that they build defect products and sell it to the consumer.. Toxic mold enviroments with black mold and other toxic molds found in this structure built and sold to us.
So, no I do not believe that the arbitration company that we first filed with was fair or do i think that they should beable to practice or hold a license since it is in favor of the builders. So arbitration is not fair nor cheaper in our situation of dealling with such a corrupt hand picked arbitration company.
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Get rid of this and let the people choose after something goes wrong that would be the morally right thing to due. Are their any morals left in people now and days or is everyone just full of greed, this is why our country is falling apart.
Arbitration was orginaly put into law for corporations to deal iwth one another that would mean they are on the same playing field not like hear where it is consumer against corporation. so get rid of the arbitration agreements in consumer contracts.
If you notice that a lot of corporations will not agree to arbitrate when it comes to them suing someone else including but not limited to the consumer.
The corporation has a right to drag you to court but the consumer cannot take them to court how funny is that.
Get rid of it today now, if they do not this country will fall even harder then it is now. The corruption and miss use of the system has to stop, the founding fathers must be really pissed, this country was not built to rip off it's citizens. and just give the corporations the ability to steal,
UBS Financial Services defrauded me by selling 30-year municipal bonds it represented were 30-day notes. My money has been frozen for over a year now, and I'm still waiting for the issuer to redeem the bonds. If that fails, I'll have to arbitrate before FINRA. If I had been able to file a lawsuit, I would have deposed my broker and settled the case long ago. There is nothing voluntary about arbitration between an individual and an investment firm. The Judiciary has made something out of the Federal Arbitration Act that was never intended and that denies citizens their due process rights. Congress, if not the federal courts, should put an end to this scam.
The "study" seems to have been conducted by some ivory tower types who have never served as arbitrators and/or attorneys representing parties to arbitration or litigation. It would be interesting to learn the ultimate source of funding for the "study." To learn how FINRA and the SEC colluded with the Securities Industry Conference on Arbitration to concoct "studies" to claim that securities arbitration is "fair," please see http://www.LGEsquire.com/LG_Links.html . Previously secret SICA Meeting Minutes were obtained from the SEC through FOIA requests and federal court litigation. Annotated copies of the "studies" are linked to the website.
I totally agree that this study is another example of marketing by FINRA and/or securities firms as far as I am concerned. I applaud all the other comments questioning the motivation/methodology behind this study. This is why:
Since February 2008 I have really been especially upset because of our funds that are frozen in auction rate preferred securities( ARS or ARPS) by Pimco, Nicholas-Applegate, and Eaton Vance. We were placed in these by our "fee paid" financial adviser at Raymond James, even though as they now verbally admit that we should never have been sold ARPS (Of course, they will not put any "mea culpa" in writing.) They admit their mistake but say their hands are tied. They agree verbally that we did not fit the profile of the client these funds were meant for, we had too high a percentage of our net worth placed in the funds, we were told in WRITING originally that the funds were sold without prospectus (This is not true either–I found the prospectus AFTER our funds were frozen), the funds did not follow our investment profile or criteria since we were looking for short term liquidity such as CD's. Worst of all they told us verbally and in writing that the auctions had NEVER failed. This too was a lie I discovered after months of research. Also, found our about 13 firms including Merrill Lynch had been fined by SEC several years before we were placed in them because they were not disclosing all the risks when marketing ARPS ( They did not disclose the fact that auctions which were in jeapordy of failing were artificially backed by these same firms so the auctions never technically "failed".) The fines did not deter them and it was not a big news item then. They did NOT change their methods, nor did any of the smaller firms apparently such as Raymond James.
Why did we let them put our funds in them? Because we were told in writing and verbally that they were CASH EQUIVALENTS, same as CD's only with better liquidity–could access funds every 7 days instead of longer time with CD's. This is the same claim that caused New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to file securities fraud charges against many of the major Tier 1 firms-Merrill, UBS, etc. in 2008. They all settled those charges and paid fines and were told to create plans to get investors money unfrozen.
I wish Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Dept. or any other Attorney General in any state whether New York, Texas, or Florida would go after the next Tier of financial firms who "dumped" these ARPS on unsuspecting clients. In 2009, Raymond James' Chairman acknowledged in a letter to investors that they have 1 Billion dollars of client's funds still frozen in ARPS., and asked for continued patience. Now let's see…They are using our money, paying us a paltry interest rate. They did offer to LOAN us the same amount of money we have frozen in ARPS at a higher interest rate….and we are supposed to be patient. WOW!
We have filed complaints with FINRA and the SEC last year. They just keep saying they are investigating…it has been over 13 months now. Maybe they should contact Attorney General Cuomo. He seemed to be able to uncover the fraud fairly quickly. Or they could request help from those of us who have been defrauded….I uncovered amazing amounts of data over a 4 month search. We would be happy to help if they are understaffed.
Regarding arbitration, we found out from attorneys that to pursue arbitration we could lose 20-30% of our recovered amount to attorney's fees (Arbitrators rarely award attorney's fees to the winners unlike jury trials) if we won.. Plus, since arbitration is so biased towards the broker/ dealers (this we were told over and over from more than 5 different major firms representing both plantiff and defendents in securities fraud cases), we could lose and still be out attorney's fees. We lose either way. What took us 32 years to save, has been usurped by this fraud, and we are stuck for some kind of resolution to just get our own money back. This doesn't include the business costs we have incurred, the home we couldn't buy, the business we had a contract to buy we had to cancel when our funds were frozen, or the stress caused by this fraud.
I believe that there was more than securities fraud involved. I think there had to have been collusion among all the ARPS sellers/"auction backers" (Merrill- UBS etc.) because they all chose to cease backing the auctions on the very same day in February 08. Plus, they had all begun pushing ("unloading") ARPS the last half of 07 according to numerous articles I have found. A 330 Billion Dollar Fraud is not just a coincidence.
6:36 — Cuomo blew the settlement with UBS, by the way. After he got his headlines, he let UBS keep the proceeds of fraud committed before October 1, 2007, probably because it would have been too much work to sue them. You might consider suing your financial adviser. The arbitration clause usually covers the broker-dealer, not its employees. You might also consider suing the issuer for unjust enrichment. They got what amounts to a long-term loan at short-term interest rates. Your damages against the financial adviser would include the attorney's fees in any arbitration against Raymond James plus other compensatory and maybe punitive damages you can prove. I'd assert state law claims in state court. Good luck!
Dear Duped by UBS,
Thanks for all the ideas. We will start working on them!
I agree that Cuomo needs to go back and FINISH what he started or turn all his info over to SEC to complete. there has to be some major punishment…both financial and career wise for those who perpetrated these frauds. Up to now it appears, they pay a penalty, NOT to the people they ripped off though, and continue working. The penalty should be clawback of all illgotten gains (and defrauded people made whole) and to be banned for life from all financial, securities, and or legal careers. Put some teeth in the penalties so people will think 2 or 3 times about committing fraud. That is the only way it will ever stop. Also, until those of us who have been defrauded have our funds unfrozen, trust in the US financial system will never be rebuilt.
Good Luck to you too!!!!!!
This study is good news, indeed.
Now we can pass the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, secure in the knowledge that when consumers are given an option of which to pick, arbitration or the court system, they can pick arbitration if they so choose. Especially when studies such as this demonstrate we no longer have to have mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts, as arbitration has been shown to be as attractive as the court systems.
Thanks to the study creators for demonstrating, conclusively, why mandatory arbitration clauses are no longer needed.
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The Happiest Parents On the Block? Those Who Adopt
A new study claims that infertile couples who adopt are more content than those who undergo fertility treatments. Where does that leave IVF?
If you are trying to decide whether to pursue treatment for infertility, at what point do you start thinking about adoption? For many infertile couples, adoption tends to be viewed as a "last resort" for having a baby—something to investigate only after all fertility treatment options have been exhausted.
But should adoption be the first path to parenthood to consider? If happiness and well-being are a priority, then the answer may be yes, according to a new study that says infertile couples who adopt are more content and have a better quality of life than couples who undergo fertility treatments—whether or not those fertility treatments result in a baby.
Researchers compared approximately 500 couples in Sweden who fell into one of four groups: those whose in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments resulted in children; those whose IVF treatments failed; couples who decided to adopt after unsuccessful IVF treatments; and couples with no fertility problems. They measured quality of life among couples with a series of surveys that scored psychological well-being and feelings of connection.
When the results were tallied, couples who adopted had far and away the highest quality of life, according to researchers, followed by those whose IVF treatments had been successful, and couples who never had fertility problems. Least content were couples whose IVF treatments had failed and who were still childless.
Researchers say that, first of all, their findings show that having kids makes us happy, however they enter our lives. "Quality of life is strongly linked with children, irrespective of whether they're the result of spontaneous pregnancies, adoption, or step-children," says professor Marie Berg of the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, who worked on the study, via a university press release.
For infertile couples weighing their options when it comes to fertility treatments, the study also provides a good reason why it might be wise to start exploring adoption right along with fertility meds and IVF.
"The results show that it can be important to consider adoption as soon as couples seek medical help for infertility, especially now that we know that adoption enhances quality of life," continues Berg. "As things stand, the issue of adoption is pursued only once IVF treatment has failed."
Jennifer Reynolds, currently undergoing fertility treatments in hopes of conceiving her first child, says this information gives her pause.
"We're using IVF, and I am very optimistic about our chances," she says. "But I do want to know more about adoption, since the goal is a baby… and seeing my dream for that happy little family become a reality. As we go through this process, I am realizing the value of being open to all avenues for welcoming our child into our lives."
Interested in learning more about adoption? According to AdoptUsKids.org, the first step for a domestic adoption is to contact your local child welfare office or a private adoption agency in your area to understand rules in your particular state concerning adoption or becoming a foster parent. Often, you will be asked to fill out an adoption interest form or be given the opportunity to attend an adoption education seminar to learn more.
Some couples may choose to work with an agency, though others may decide to go the route of private adoption, meaning they find a pregnant women who is giving up her baby and come to a legal agreement, typically with the help of a lawyer skilled in negotiating adoptions. One recent buzzworthy news item highlights the story of Dan and Tracy of Minnesota, a couple who adopted their child via Craigslist when a pregnant women in Arizona spotted an ad they had placed.
Dan and Tracy now openly talk about how they chose adoption over fertility treatments, something that for them, made more sense.
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They say he was arrested within minutes by an officer who was nearby at William Moreno Jr. High.
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There has been much speculation in the press and amongst economic commentators suggesting that some GCC countries may seek to diversify their sources of revenue in order to reduce reliance on oil and gas revenues; and the introduction of a VAT regime is highlighted as being a feature that would support such a strategy.
The wider introduction of VAT in the region will clearly have considerable effects, ranging from the impact on bottom line profitability as a result of pricing considerations and effects on demand, to systems and compliance readiness.
Our view at Deloitte Middle East is that this should be treated as any other uncertainty and properly be assessed and managed. One way in which we think we can help businesses is to provide a means of capturing and communicating what businesses think and what, if any, action they are taking.
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The legend will live on in L.A.
Chrysler will use the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show to officially unveil the 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee, a muscle car for drivers who only care about one thing: going fast.
This special edition model is a modern take on the legendary Super Bee first introduced in 1968. The automaker revived the nameplate from 2007 to 2009 as an exclusive version of the Dodge Charger SRT8. Now, after a two-year hiatus, it's back and more powerful than ever.
Available in Stinger Yellow or Pitch Black, the 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee makes the most of a 6.4L HEMI V8 that generates 470 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque, sprinting from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in under 5 seconds.
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Wednesday, January 30
Wagner Vision
Time to get up your culture quotient with Wagner's Tristan and Isolde with conductor Daniel Barenboim. The controversial Patrice Chéreau is directing, which is one way to get the worldwide opera community talking. But if even if you're not a Wagner fanatic, it's a show not to miss. Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway (at 95th St.), 212-864-5400; 6, $21.
Sci-Fi Art Show
If you're tired of the white-box art world, then you'll enjoy the kooky cartoons and artifacts on the walls at MF Gallery's latest wacko exhibit, The Sci-Fi Art Show. The opening party had plenty of FAN-tastic costumes and performers, but the art still hangs so you can let your inner sci-fi geek enjoy aliens with three eyes and sexy bombshells from some unknown planet. MF Gallery, 157 Rivington St. (betw. Clinton & Suffolk Sts.), 917-446-8681; Wed.-Sun. 2-7, free.
Thursday, January 31
Moulin Rouge-Style
It's can-can girls and more at the annual Karneval Bohemia presented by Zum Schneider. Come in costume to get in on the good old-fashioned Bavarian fun, which will include hit songs, skits and, of course, the best beer in town. Jan. 31-Feb. 5. Zum Schneider, 107 Ave C (at E. 7th St.), 212-598-1098, www.zumschneider.com; 8, $13/$17.
More Murray Hill
Murray Hill moved his microphone a little farther south and hosts This Is Burlesque, a bawdy and bodacious stage show featuring a bevy of beauties, singers, swinging music and strip teasing. Be prepared for the Italian Stallionette and reigning Miss Cyclone Angie Pontani, the tapping tornado Helen Pontani as well as Peekabo Pointe; The World Famous Pontani Sisters, Dulce De Leche and Melody Sweets. Corio, 337 W. Broadway (at Grand St.), Thurs.-Sat. 8, $25.
Israel on Your Mind
We never seem to tire of a good film fest, and at least during the Fourth Annual Brooklyn Israel Film Festival there's less to choose from (and less to feel guilty about missing). The opening-night screening is Souvenirs by Shahar Cohen & Halil Efrat, a documentary about a soldier's service in the Jewish Brigade during WWII. The Saturday evening film is Someone to Run With and the final film is Watermarks. Kane Street Synagogue, 236 Kane St. (betw. Court & Clinton Sts.), B'klyn, 718-875-1550; Thurs. 8, Sat. 8; Sun. 7, $10/$25 (series).
Tribute to Toni
Toni Cade Bambara has a slew of high-profile friends (including Toni Morrison), and tonight a panel discusses the author during the book signing for Savoring the Salt: The Legacy of Toni Cade Bambara. Farah Jasmine Griffin, Clyde Taylor, Louis Massiah and others discuss the influential African-American author's cultural impact (and maybe a few juicy bits of gossip of what it's like working with her). NYU, Riese Family Lounge, 721 Broadway, 1st flr., 212-998-4222; 7-8:30, free.
Friday, February 1
Subversive Tendencies
If you don't come to Political Subversities, you may be letting the terrorists win. Well, we won't go that far, but Elizabeth Swados' wild and edgy theater pieces typically consist of pithy songs and monologues that skewer both the right and left (expect some topical Obama/Hillary humor). The talented cast members she attracts seem like they could be just as comfortable on SNL—as they strum on guitars and sing about bird flu, global warming and other hot-topic issues—as a Broadway stage. It's a good time and a learning experience—like a bit of live Daily Show without the lineup outside in the cold. Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St. (at 4th St.), 212-967-7555; 11:30pm, $12-$15.
Groundhog's Day Eve is Funny
It's not very often that you get free cookies just for showing up to something, but this is one of those times. Family Hour with Auntie Sara: ALL STARS! is just the event you've been waiting for! When you're not stuffing your fat face with cookies, you can laugh your ass off to some of the best comedians around, including Andrew Rose, Roger Hailes, Tom Shillue and many more! Hosted by "Auntie" Sara Benincasa (MTV News Choose or Lose 2008 and Tub Talk with Sara B.), this comedy package will include a good cause, too. You can donate to Comedy Cures Foundation (comedycures.org) on your way out, if you didn't O.D. on cookies. Ochi's Lounge at Comix, 353 W. 14th St. (east of 9th Ave.), 212-524-2500; 7, No Cover.
Saturday, February 2
Watch Where Your Step
Get ready for more Gregor Samsa as a bug during Puppet Blok. Artists never cease to be inspired by Kafka's literary works, and for "Puppet Kafka" by Drama of Works, the entire text of The Metamorphosis has been used. And if that doesn't do it for you, Yvette Edery presents "Circo Vida," a family story told with dolls and string—without the bugs (we hope). Dixon Place, 258 Bowery, 2nd flr. (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-219-0736; 8, $10-$12.
Painters of Sound
Brooklyn Philharmonic's Corigliano Festival celebrates the 70th birthday of Brooklyn's own John Corigliano. The philharmonic plays Corigliano's "Pied Piper Fantasy," one of the 20th century's most compelling orchestral works, and Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique" with Michael Christie conducting and Alexa Still on flute. But the real party gets started following the concert, when several of Mr. Corigliano's most acclaimed former students will honor him with a late-night concert in BAM Café. It must be great to be so honorific. BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 Lafayette Avenue (between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street), Brooklyn, 718-636-4100, 7:30pm, $20-60.
Sunday, February 3
Let's Get Physical
We guess Bridget Everett and Kenny Mellman weren't satisfied with the crazy sex and revelations of At Least It's Pink, so now they're back with Sexercise Live! A Tribute to the Potty Mouthed and Profound Millie Jackson. It's already causing us to recall those jump-rope marathons to Olivia Newton John's "Physical" and all the kinky implications this has caused since the '80s. Thank you, Bridget, we'll get sweaty with you anytime. Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St. (betw. Astor Pl. & E. 4th St.), 212-967-7555; 9:30, $15.
Seeing the City
Rudy Burckhardt and Yvonne Jacquette influenced an entire generation of poets and artists of the avant-garde. Tonight David Shapiro, Ron Padgett, Anne Waldman and others honor the two during From Here Look Home: A Poetry Reading in Honor of Rudy Burckhardt and Yvonne Jacquette. Expect plenty of aging artists that have survived the city and love to tell their tales. Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Ave. (at 104th St.) 212-534-1672, ext. 3395; 2, free (w/ museum admission, RSVP required).
Trading for Tradition
Bring home fragrant peach blossoms, citrus trees, flowering quince, and other seasonal flowers to decorate your home for the Lunar New Year. Enjoy an afternoon of outstanding performances from such groups as Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera, the Red Silk Dancers and the Korean Traditional Music and Dance Institute of New York. Families can participate in interactive workshops, enjoy traditional foods, and take Chinese- and English-language tours that feature the Garden's Asian plant collections (indoors, of course). Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave., B'klyn, 718-623-7200; 10am-4:30pm, $8.
Monday, February 4
Armed and Restless
The Fire Dept presents an expanded and updated version of its acclaimed At War: American Playwrights Respond To Iraq, an evening of material by noted and emerging American playwrights with a myriad of views on the war. One sec it's funny, next moment you're crying; but don't worry, you'll also be on the lookout for celebs like Bebe Neuwirth, David Strathairn and Janeane Garofalo to add some star power. Bleecker Street Theatre, 45 Bleecker (at the corner of Bleecker & Lafayette Sts.), 212-239-6200; 7:30, $38.50.
Tuesday, February 5
Mean Boys
It's improv, it's funny, it's Sax & Dixon: Are Town. The duo gives life to over 20 characters in a fast-paced, raw and edgy evening focused on folks in a small-town high school. Time to laugh at the jocks, cheerleaders, band geeks and theater kids of your youth. Again. Ars Nova, 511 W. 54th St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.); 212-868-4444; 8, $15.
Gray for a Day
The exhibition, Jasper Johns: Gray, examines the use of the color gray by the American artist in more than 120 paintings, reliefs, drawings, prints and sculptures. Don't worry, it ain't all that gloomy. Starts Feb. 5, until May 4. MoMA, 1000 5th Ave. (at 82nd St.), 212-535-7710; $20.
Wednesday, February 6
Bye, Bye Birdie
Composer Charles Strouse is best known for his scores for Annie, Applause, Bye Bye Birdie and Golden Boy, but tonight, during This is Life: Eric Comstock Salutes Charles Strouse @ 80, we get the jazz side of the legend. Eric Comstock is joined by Harry Allen on tenor sax, Vito Lesczak on drums and Peter Washington on bass. Let the tribute begin. Allen Room, Broadway (at 60th St.), 212-721-6500; 8:30, $35-$70.


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Tiffany Six: Will Stacie Halas' Porn Persona Return After Lost Appeal?by Free Britney at . Comments
Will Stacie Halas, whose teaching career was terminated because of her brief porn star past as Tiffany Six, return to adult films after failing to get her job back?
Dubbed the "porn star teacher," Halas lost her appeal this week, failing to convince a judge to reverse her dismissal and that you can "overcome your past."
Her lawyer added, in vain, "I think she's representative of a lot of people who have a past that may not involve anything illegal or anything that hurts anybody."
Judge Julie Cabos-Owens disagreed.
"Although her pornography career has concluded," she wrote, "the ongoing availability of her pornographic materials on the internet will continue to impede her."
Halas' right to engage in legal activity was not infringed upon, but neither was the school firing her if she can't be an "effective teacher and respected colleague."
So what will the former Tiffany Six do now?
Her bid to return to middle school science teaching in Oxnard, Calif., was noble, but like it or not, it's been dashed, leaving her out of a job ... but not opportunity.
Despite the obvious stereotypes now associated with Halas, she could use this as a force for good in an age where everything is put on Facebook and YouTube.
As a prime example of how long term effects may be rendered by short term decisions, her example may be just what teenagers today need most.
Of course, if Stacie Halas decides to take another, divergent path in life, well, at least she already has a different field she was already successful in.
The potential for porn titles spoofing her legal drama is endless.
Imagine boys drooling to their imagination and girls throwing remarks in class; is it logical to condem a person's life even when she has committed no crime? Suddenly, this is no difference from a witch hunt by a group of villages... Was she even allowed to explain her predictament to the very kids she taught whom parents describe as pure?
I'm not trying to be the @$$hole here, but the bottom line is that when we make decisions, we should weigh in how that decision will affect us in the future. When someone decides to be in a porno video, they should understand that that decision will will close certain doors to them in the future. I wish her luck, I really do, but I wouldn't want her to teach my daughters. What if she became someone that one of them started to look up to? They may think it would be ok to get into porn themselves. I mean "Why not?" "Ms. Halas did it and she turned out alright." I'm sorry, but I agree with the decision to not allow her to reenter the classroom as a teacher.
Hmm.. On one hand, I do understand why it would be inappropriate for a former porn actress to teach puberty-age children.
On the other hand, it would be really sad if the porn was just something she got into due to circumstances and then regretted,,if teaching was her life's dream, and she was a very good teacher, and now her past has come to haunt her.
Of course the take away here is that if you're going to be in a porno, you need to seriously evaluate your priorities and goals - because most likely it will all be derailed eventually.


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Enzyme Cofactors
Some enzymes consist only of polypeptide chains.
for example: pepsin and trypsin
Other enzymes contain nonprotein portions.
If they are tightly bound, they are prosthetic groups.
If they are only weakly bound and easily separated from the protein,
they are cofactors.
prosthetic group – the non-amino acid part of a conjugated protein.
cofactor - a nonprotein molecule or ion required by an enzyme for catalytic
- can be an organic molecule or metal ion,
such as Mg2+, Zn2+, Fe2+, Ca2+
coenzyme - an organic cofactor
apoenzyme - a catalytically inactive protein
(formed by removal of the cofactor from the active enzyme).
- activated by a cofactor
apoenzyme + cofactor(coenzyme or inorganic ion) --> active enzyme
An important group of coenzymes are vitamins.
For example, vitamin B12 acts as coenzyme B12
in the shift of H atoms between adjacent carbon atoms
and in the transfer of methyl groups.
Another example,
niacin acts as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)
in hydrogen transfer.
Another important group of cofactors are minerals in our diet.
For example, the coenzyme Zn2+ is required
for the enzyme carbonic anhydrase to function.
When a metal ion is a cofactor, it can be bound directly to the protein or the coenzyme, if the enzyme contains one.


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Tomislavgrad is a town and municipality in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is in the Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Herzegovina region. The city name means literally "Tomislav town". The name was changed from Duvno in 1925 by king Aleksandar Karađorđević in tribute to king Tomislav - who was crowned in this area in 925 as the king of Croatia. The name was restored to Duvno after World War II Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. During the 1990s it was once again changed to Tomislavgrad. Still, among inhabitants of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the local residents are often referred as "Duvnjaci" (Duvniaks-inhabitants) and the town is often called Duvno. Also, the town is sometimes referred to simply as "Tomislav".
Tomislavgrad is 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Livno, County capital, 88 kilometres (55 mi) from Mostar, 162 kilometres (101 mi) from Sarajevo, 161 kilometres (100 mi) from Banja Luka, 91 kilometres (57 mi) from Split.


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Football fans are filling the French Quarter once again in advance of the Sugar Bowl Wednesday night. It's the start of a new year which local sports fans hope will be a whole lot better than the last.
In the sports world, hope springs eternal. Louisville and Florida fans in town for Wednesday night's Sugar Bowl parade through the Quarter on New Year's Day, gearing up for another big matchup. And while city hotels are nearly filled with out-of-town fans, local sports fans are licking their wounds after a rough 2012.
French Quarter resident John Deem said, "It's been disappointing. I had high hopes, and then all this mess."
Monday night's LSU loss to Clemson was icing on what many believe was a pretty crumby cake.
The year didn't start out much better, either. 2012 began with a Bama shutout of LSU in the BCS Championship here in New Orleans. Then, there was Bountygate. Saints defensive captain Jonathan Vilma spent much of the year not on the field, but in a courtroom after the NFL commissioner of suspended him and coach Sean Payton before the start of a promising season, due to allegations of payment for injuries.
Many believe Bountygate cost the Saints the playoffs and a possible appearance in the 2013 Super Bowl, which New Orleans is hosting.
"I think it goes on around the league. I think they picked on the Saints," said fan Troy Jessie.
Add Eric Gordon's injuries and a losing Hornets season, and the sum total is one of the worst sports years for many New Orleans fans in memory.
But 2013 promises to shine a bit brighter. The Saints have their Super Bowl winning coach back in the fold and, after two bowl losses, things will hopefully get better at LSU.
Add to that the return of the Hornets' Eric Gordon, another big Sugar Bowl clash this week and the Super Bowl next month, and many hope the new year will see new success for local sports teams.
Another stunning development in sports in the past year was Tulane's celebrated entry into the Big East conference. Days later, seven teams defected.
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You girls who want to be freeOh dear. Anyway, the new verse in this version goes
Just take a tip from me
Get you a man who's a union man
And join the Ladies Auxiliary
Married life ain't hard
When you've got a union card
And a union man has a happy life
When he's got a union wife
You women who want to be freeSeconding The Whelk's recommendation for Billy Bragg's album Internationale. His cover of the title song is my favourite of all the versions I've heard, by far. He rewrote some of the lyrics to update them, so it's not traditional, but I prefer it this way.
Just take a tip from me
Join your hand with a union man
Into the 21st century
As Angela Davis found
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^Yes, but an Empire isn't really a union of species.
Not necessarily, being joined together doesn't automatically imply that it was voluntary on the part of all parties involved.
The Republic in Star Wars is perfect example of both things happening. It started off as a democratic union of planets.
The senators then gave their chancelor so much power he later used it to simply "reorganize" the republic and make it into an empire.
It was supported by tyranny and violence, yet technically it was supposed to be a republic.
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When The Value Of Marketing Is Questionedby Brad VanAuken The Blake Project
Today on Branding Strategy Insider, another question from the BSI Emailbag. Rachael, a brand marketer in Dallas, Texas asks:
"The 130-employee B2B company I work for recently created virtual "think-tank centers" (four to date) that serve different industry sectors. Each carries its own identity under the parent umbrella, and I've ensured that the parent-child relationship of the brands is cohesive. Here's the issue: I am the only marketing manager on staff; I have no support team; and my annual marketing budget is small (<150k). With such limited resources, I simply cannot do any of the brands justice.
I have approached the executive team several times over the last year to make the case for added headcount and budget, and have gotten nowhere. Beyond that, I have asked them to prioritize; something they've been unable/unwilling to do. The company has an Old Boys Club mentality and an overall lack of appreciation for marketing and branding. Advice?"
Rachael, thank you for asking this question. I am certain there are many others who are dealing with similar issues in their organizations. In fact, I have consulted for many technology-related firms run by scientists and engineers. Certainly most of my college classmates at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute were future scientists and engineers. I have found that many scientists, engineers and finance and operations professionals view marketing as a soft skill that lacks the rigor of other disciplines and that it deserves less attention and investment. In fact, when I was the marketing vice president at Element K, our finance vice president told me to my face (shortly after my arrival there from Hallmark) that he thought marketing was "overhead" that should be managed to reduce costs because it "added no value."
Strong brands have a huge impact on the success of organizations. While researching the benefits of building strong brands for my book Brand Aid I compiled the list below. It is based on empirical studies from a variety of sources.
Benefits of Building Strong Brands
1. Increased revenues and market share
2. Decreased price sensitivity
3. Increased customer loyalty
4. Additional leverage with vendors and retailers (for manufacturers)
5. Increased profitability
6. Increased stock price, shareholder value and sale value
7. Increased clarity of vision
8. Increased ability to mobilize an organization's people and focus its activities
9. Increased ability to expand into new product and service categories
10. Increased ability to attract and retain high quality employees
I encourage you to share this list with them as well as these four posts.
However, here is my advice to you. Offer to achieve very specific goals (increased lead generation, increased market share, increased customer loyalty, etc.) in return for funding specific marketing activities. That is, pitch your needs in terms of investment, "If you give me this, I will achieve this on behalf of the brand or company." This makes marketing seem less soft and less like a cost center with no measurable return. If this does not work for you, involve the people who are making the marketing investment decisions to a much greater degree in what you are considering doing so that they can begin to see at a more detailed level what you intend to do, how you intend to do it, what it could achieve on behalf of the organization and what it would cost. Their active involvement in your activities will help them better understand how you and marketing are adding value to the organization. It also increases their personal investment in what you are proposing. Asking for their help and insight also plays to their egos and to their perceptions of themselves as helpful managers and mentors. Lastly, an outside party can be a valuable ally in penetrating and transforming the Old Boys Club. We touched on that here.
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Certainly the most vulnerable — or soon to be most vulnerable brands are run by those with this mentality. I wish my competitor thought like this — we would bring them to their knees.


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Really easy. I added minced fresh basil and used cracked red pepper. It would be even better with garden fresh tomatoes in the summer.
Spaghetti with Peppery No-Cook Tomato Sauce
Pungent cheese, sharp olives, fruity olive oil, and briny capers give this no-cook pasta sauce tons of flavor.
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: about 1 1/3 cups)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 330
- Calories from fat: 29%
- Fat: 10.7g
- Saturated fat: 3.9g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1g
- Protein: 11g
- Carbohydrate: 48.2g
- Fiber: 2.8g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
- Iron: 1.3mg
- Sodium: 685mg
- Calcium: 48mg
- 1 pound uncooked spaghetti
- 2 cups chopped seeded peeled tomato (about 5 medium tomatoes)
- 1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled ricotta salata or feta cheese
- 1/3 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives
- 1/4 cup capers
- 1 1/2 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain.
- Combine tomato and remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Add pasta, and toss well to combine. Serve immediately.
- Tip: Quickly peel tomatoes by plunging them into the boiling pasta water (before adding the pasta) for 20 seconds; remove with a slotted spoon, and quickly rinse under cold water. The skins will slip right off.
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Dagger has always been a collaboration between Google and Square. Both companies are heavily invested in Guice (and Bob!), and eager to see our code become faster & easier to use.
Dagger 1.0 was born in Square Register for Android. We'd been using a lot of Guice, and had run into performance problems. Our goal was to build something that does fewer things and runs faster.
It worked. We built a simple runtime that worked with either reflection (for interactive development) and code-gen (for deployment).
Dagger 2 is being developed at Google. They're working in bigger code bases (web services!) and want something faster, particularly for graph building. So they've built something that does even fewer things and runs even faster.
Googlers Gregory Kick and Christian Gruber have done a fantastic job. The Dagger 2 generated code is so simple! For the full rundown, see Greg's talk, Dagger 2, A New Type of Dependency Injection. My favorite part is the auto principal for generating code:
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Duopoly presents the history of the electoral system in the United States and explores the very real barriers faced by potential independent and "third-party" political candidates. The book has been called a must read for "every Political Science student, every member of Congress, and every state legislator in the country." Read more »
The Myth of Voter Fraud
Allegations that widespread voter fraud is threatening to the integrity of American elections and American democracy itself have intensified since the disputed 2000 presidential election. The claim that elections are being stolen by illegal immigrants and unscrupulous voter registration activists and vote buyers has been used to persuade the public that... Read more »
The Right to Vote
Originally published in 2000, The Right to Vote was widely hailed as a magisterial account of the evolution of suffrage from the American Revolution to the end of the twentieth century. In this revised and updated edition, Keyssar carries the story forward, from the disputed presidential contest of 2000 through the... Read more »
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John Fund explores the real divide the country faces with the looming election. Through wary thoughts on voting integrity, he shows how eletions can be decided by the votes of dead people, illegal felon voters, and absentee voters that simply don't exist. If nothing is done to address the growing cynicism... Read more »
The Machinery of Democracy
The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University convened a high-level task force of voting experts from government, academia and the private sector to systematically analyze vulnerabilities in electronic voting systems used across the country. In this ground-breaking book, a crack team of technical experts concentrates on three main types... Read more »
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Singer Justin Bieber has revealed that he will be addressing some of the things that have gone on in his past, as well as some of the rumours about him, on his upcoming album Believe. Justin admitted that he wanted to clear up a number of things that have been mentioned about his personal life, on his new record.
Boyfriend singer Justin Bieber was on the Ryan Seacrest radio show earlier this week, where he revealed that he would be looking to go on tour later this year. Justin also discussed his new single Boyfriend and what he believes makes somebody a good boyfriend.
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Molly readjusted her sports bra and resumed first position. Dance class had ended ten minutes ago, but she had a competition coming up and she knew that she really needed the practice. Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted their ballet teacher, Dimitri, doing a few moves of his own on the floor. She knew she had to focus, but Molly couldn't stop her eyes from drifting over to the dark-haired, muscular teacher. He was so graceful when he moved that Molly felt almost embarrassed for herself in his presence. She was a well-trained dancer, having danced since she was just a little girl, but she was nothing compared to Dimitri.
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As well as Labour's direct achievements for Brighton & Hove, we know that many local people are passionate about other issues on which Labour has delivered significant achievements.
- Fighting global poverty – The last Labour government took a lead on the fight against global poverty, doing more than any government before to tackle it, and pushing the international community to do more. Labour created the Department for International Development, headed by a Cabinet Minister, with a focus on eliminating world poverty. By 2010 Labour had more than doubled the UK's international aid contribution on 1997 levels, and UK aid alone now lifts an estimated 3 million people out of poverty every year. On top of this Labour cancelled up to 100% of debt owed by the world's poorest countries, and pledged to make it law that at least 0.7% of national income should be spent on eliminating poverty.
- Animal welfare – In government Labour drove forward major reforms to improve animal welfare. Achievements included making owners legally responsible for the welfare of their pets, banning the hunting of foxes and other wild animals, and securing an EU-wide agreement to ban battery cages by 2012. Labour also banned fur farming, the trade of seal products, and the use of animals in testing for cosmetics, tobacco, alcohol and weapons research. Across the board Labour introduced higher standards of animal welfare including greater protections for livestock and marine life.
- Strengthening rights and democracy – The last Labour government led major constitutional reforms in the UK to strengthen rights and democracy. Among its key legacies Labour introduced the Freedom of Information Act, which allows for greater transparency and scrutiny of local and national government. It also introduced devolution for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and House of Lords reform. Whilst the introduction of the Human Rights Act and the Equality Act have embedded rights and liberties into UK law.