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ELIZABETH — A Summit man arrested in January 2010 and charged with attempting to lure a Berkeley Heights girl was sentenced earlier this morning, said Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow.
Elio Pintado, 38, was arrested on Jan. 7, 2010 near a Berkeley Heights elementary school, one day after he tried to lure a 9-year-old girl into his car, according to the investigation. He was later charged with the sexual assault of a 7-year-old in a bathroom stall at a movie theater in West Nyack, N.Y. mall.
In October 2010, Pintado pled guilty to second degree luring and third degree theft by deception, said Assistant Prosecutor Scott Peterson who prosecuted the case. The theft charge comes from a stolen checkbook that Pintado had taken from a family friend and used to cash several checks.
Before sentencing was carried out in New Jersey, Pintado was extradited to New York state where he was prosecuted by Rockland County authorities. Following the conclusion of the New York state case, Pintado was returned to Union County to be sentenced.
This morning Union County Superior Court Judge William A. Daniel sentenced Pintado to three years in state prison on the New Jersey charges. Under the terms of the sentencing Pintado is required to register under Megan's Law and will be placed on parole supervision for life following his release, said Peterson.
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From bush to bay, Redland City is just 35 minutes from Brisbane and a short one hour drive from the Gold Coast and is described as south-east Queensland's best kept secret.
Redland Strawberry Festival provides a vibrant mix of music, arts and cultural displays, sideshow alley with an abundance of international, national and local entertainment.
For nearly 60 years the locals have gathered together to celebrate, honour and admire the sweet, tasty strawberry. They made jams, wine, scones, salads, smoothies and just about anything else they could think of. They dressed up as strawberries; they held strawberry dances and they even crowned a miss strawberry queen. All to promote the plight of the little red berry that grew on the ground in its hundreds of thousands on the rich red soil.
Still to this day, visitors from across the world come and compete in the World Famous Strawberry Eating Competition and partake of a small bowl of fruit in the fastest time known to man, women and child.
Experience the quintessential Redlands lifestyle by enjoying the relaxed and refreshing atmosphere and the strong indigenous culture.
No where else in the world can you experience what this festival has on offer.
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RAHWAY — On March 6, 7, and 8, juniors at Rahway High School and throughout New Jersey will take the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) which measures the knowledge and skills needed to be able to be a productive citizen and to succeed on the job, in college, or in the military. Students are required to pass the HSPA to graduate from high school. Freshmen and sophomores take another test that predicts how likely it is that they will pass the HSPA as juniors.
To help students prepare for this testing, Rahway has instituted a number of practices. Students are being instructed in small-group tutorial sessions once a week. Mathematics teachers start each class with a warm-up (Do Now) problem that emphasizes an HSPA skill. Science teachers focus on data analysis activities similar to what the HSPA contains. Math Club members are creating HSPA posters for bulletin boards, and the broadcast journalism class (Kudos) is making commercials to appeal to students' minds and hearts in the days immediately before the test. Even art students have helped out by creating a motivational banner. Finally, on the day on which students take the test, they will start their day with a school-provided breakfast.
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The Fiber Craft Studio hosts their 8th annual, family-friendly Sheep and Wool Festival! Visitors can engage in hands-on carding, spinning, weaving, felting, knitting and plant dyeing. Featuring fuzzy, approachable sheep, goats, and bunnies; craft vendors and artisans selling natural fiber items; a silent auction; puppet shows; and delicious food! Plant-dyed yarns, fibers, craft kits and clothing patterns produced by the Studio will be sold at the Festival.
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Although office chairs are increasingly becoming more comfortable and able to provide support to you for a long time, it will never be equated with the comfort you get from your recliner. The T&D enterprise recliner is one of the most popular massage chairs in the market today. It popularity stems from the fact that it is slightly different from the normal massage chairs and provide the same level of comfort. It features innovative design and is even sleeker and slimmer. Below are features, pros, and cons of the T & D Enterprise leather recliner.
This massage chair is very portable and can fit into most office corners and accommodate most executive desks. It also has different designs so you don't have to worry about its suitability in your office. They are not only ideal for office use. You can have one at home too for your ultimate comfort and the relaxation of your muscle after the day's work in the office.
It comes with great massaging capabilities and an ottoman, which provides mores reasons why people are so much in love with the recliner.
The seat is designed with strong upholstery material, making it look sleek and very durable. It is quite suitable for everyone and can effectively replace your constant visit to spas for massaging. Its massaging capabilities replicate the massage you normally receive in a spa. So, you will have no need of visiting the spa since you are getting the same level of treatment right at the comfort of your home.
It has a massaging power that can knead the thighs, legs, lumbar as well as the back. With the T & D massage chair, you will be able to massage any part of your body that feels soreness.
Interestingly, it also has 5 pre-programmed settings, which makes sure all your massaging needs are met. You have the freedom to select any setting you want and any level of intensity (whether fast, medium, or slow).
The health advantages of using this recliner chair are enormous, which includes reducing cardiovascular illness, helping in rebalancing your emotional, mental and physical health, loosening your tight muscle, enhancing mobility and flexibility, alleviating stress, and increasing blood flow.
This highly effective massage chair comes with the same level of features you will normally see in other expensive and high end massage chairs in classic spas. It is designed with different massage functions intended to take care of your massage needs.
- Very affordable compared to most other types of recliner massage chairs
- Designed sturdily and very durable
- Very portable and can be utilized either in the office or at home
- Provides 5 different pre-programmed settings for convenience and ease of use
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The T & D enterprise recliner chair is regarded as one of the best types of massage chairs in the market today. It is affordable, durable, and quite versatile for use. Asides some minor downsides, the chair oozes quality in all areas. Whenever you want to buy a massage chair that provides great comfort and helps you effectively relieve your tense muscles, consider the T & D Enterprise chair and you will not regret your decision.


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For a significant number of patients, the first inkling that they have MS is a visual problem.
Easily a quarter up to half of MS patients might actually present for the first time with some type of visual problem. Almost all MS patients have some type of visual disturbance in their lifetime.
It's not uncommon for patients to have double vision. The reason you're seeing more than one image is because the eyes aren't working together. Patients may also have shaking vision where patients have trouble reading or watching television because the image is shaking due to the MS.
One of the most common vision problems people with MS present with is losing vision in one eye and that is called optic neuritis.
One of the hallmarks of multiple sclerosis, even the name multiple sclerosis itself, is presenting with different events, multiple times, during the course of their disease. We call that attack, relapse, and exacerbation.
Any individual system may get better within weeks to months, but the issue is that sometimes other symptoms come as well. They can be short lived, but the issue is that you may have many different symptoms.
What is a neuro-ophthalmologist?Toggle accordion item
People know about ophthalmologists treating the eye and visual problems and people know about neurologists treating issues with the brain. A neuro-ophthalmologist is right in the middle, they treat brain issues that affect vision.
There are a lot of different disorders that affect vision. Some of the common things are stroke, aneurysms and brain tumors. They can all present with visual problems. There are also other disorders like thyroid eye disease, myasthenia gravis and multiple sclerosis.
What is optic neuritis and how does it affect patients with MS?Toggle accordion item
Our eyes are like cameras. The eyes are in the front, seeing the world, but they have to transmit that information back to the brain which allows us to see things. So if we have a camera capturing the image, the optic nerve is the cable that connects the eye to the brain. If the optic nerve becomes inflamed due to multiple sclerosis, we refer to that as optic neuritis.
Optic neuritis is a specific description of inflammation of the optic nerve. If it happens, that can be one of the multiple things that characterizes multiple sclerosis. However, it is possible to have optic neuritis by itself. You don't necessarily treat optic neuritis because it usually gets better on its own. However, we frequently use steroids because they offer instant relief.
How would you determine if optic neuritis is due to MS or another cause?Toggle accordion item
If you have optic neuritis, there's a chance you could have multiple sclerosis, but really the hallmark of multiple sclerosis is multiple episodes over time. By definition, if you had a single event, you can say that technically, you don't have multiple anything at that point. But the question is will you go on to have other issues, that's where the challenge is in diagnosing.
We often use MRI, which is a non-invasive way to image the brain. It seems counter intuitive that if you come to my office with optic neuritis that we want to take a picture of the brain, but the reason for this is that we've learned that if you have optic neuritis with lesions or white spots that look like plaque, then you're risk of developing MS is much higher than if you had optic neuritis and a normal MRI.
How effective are medications in preventing visual symptoms for patients with MS? Is there an oral medication in development?Toggle accordion item
They're good and getting better. When I was in training there was no treatment for MS at all. In the past 10 or 15 years, we've made tremendous strides in treating multiple sclerosis and there are more and more treatments and they are getting more and more effective. As far as treating the vision specifically, the MS medications unfortunately cannot undo damage that has already been done. MS medications are designed to prevent additional attacks.
If you've had an optic neuritis, you're probably going to do pretty well. They key is to consider MS medications to prevent you from having additional MS related symptoms such as weakness, numbness, imbalance, or other visual symptoms.
There is actually an oral medication on the horizon. A first we had no treatment of any kind, then we got better at treating it, but they were all injectable therapies. It's very exciting because we're seeing more and more pills for MS being developed and they may be even more effective than the first generation treatments.
If someone is having a sudden onset of vision problems, is it an urgent situation requiring treatment from a specialist?Toggle accordion item
Absolutely. Most patients will see an eye doctor first, but it's important to see a neurologist if it looks like you have optic neuritis. Sometimes, optic neuritis signals MS and the earlier you're treated for MS, the better. If you are experiencing visual symptoms that could be optic neuritis, you should see a physician because we really want to do our best to prevent future problems.
How do the eyes and brain work together to enable us to see?Toggle accordion item
Humans are visual animals. We like to explore the environment visually. We have two eyes that work like cameras, but there's a lot of neurologic machinery processing the images.
Vision leaves the eyes and travels through the optic nerves and radiates through most of the lobes of the brain. We start with the front, obviously with the eyes, but the pathway travels through the entire brain all the way to the visual center, the occipital lobe, located at the back of the head. There's a lot involved in vision. Imagine if you had two different cameras, you have to make sure they're pointing at the same thing or you see more than one image. There's also a lot of coordination of the eyes in terms of improvement and integration of taking the two slightly different images and putting them together so when we look around, we see only one image.
Why do headaches and migraine headaches sometimes cause visual disturbances?Toggle accordion item
A migraine is an interesting phenomenon. I think a lot of people think of migraines as being synonymous with headaches and that's not exactly correct. A migraine is really a neurologic brain phenomenon and is often associated with visual disturbances. Some people will have an aural warning. They may notice blurring, sparkles, flashes or zigzags in their vision and that's a signal that a headache is coming on. That's a classic migraine, when you're headache is preceded by visual symptoms.
Some people can have just the visual symptoms without the pain and it's counter intuitive because most people think migraine means headache. Some patients come to my office with migraine phenomenon, but no headache. They just have visual symptoms like blurring, seeing gray dots or the sparkle of vision. We call this an acephalgic migraine, or a migraine with no headache.
In general migraines hurt and they're uncomfortable. Thankfully, they are limited and treatable and don't usually leave behind any significant neurologic symptoms.
What are some other neurological conditions that can lead to vision changes?Toggle accordion item
The common one would be stroke. Sometimes aneurysms or brain tumors can cause it and even a brain infection, if it affects the right part of the brain, can result in visual problems.
In general I would say if anyone is having a visual problem, the first stop needs to be with an eye doctor. My focus is on visual problems due to brain issues, but there are visual problems due to eye issues such as cataracts, glaucoma or astigmatism. The first step is to see an eye doctor. If the eye doctor examines the eye carefully and sees that everything in the eye itself appears to be fine, then you should consider the possibility that the visual problem is a due to a neurologic cause.
Are there new or upcoming treatments for visual problems caused by neurological conditions?Toggle accordion item
A lot depends on what the visual problem is. For example with optic neuritis, there are treatments that help and treatments that prevent future attacks. On the other hand, sometimes MS, strokes or aneurysms can cause double vision or misalignment of the eye. In that case the treatment is geared toward getting the images back together. That can be done by using special prisms in the glasses to realign the images and occasionally asking a surgeon to help straighten out the eyes.
Sometimes we'll use the quick trick of covering one eye because if you cover one eye, you can't have double vision anymore. You can take advantage of the phenomenon, especially if someone developed blurred or double vision because there are only two possible causes.
One possibility is that the images are blurred or doubled because the eyes are not aligned well and if that's the case, then it's a neurological problem. The other possibility is that the blurring or double vision is due to a problem in the eye like a cataract or a retinal detachment. One trick we use is to ask the patient to cover one eye or the other to see if that helps the symptoms. If someone's eyes are misaligned and they have double vision, when you take away the other eye, you only see one image. If I had a cataract in the left eye that made things look blurry and doubled, then covered the right eye and things are still blurry and doubled, then there's a problem in that eye.
There are also some forms of vision therapy. If you have loss from a stroke and have a field of vision problem, there are some strategies to try to help your brain retrain and regain some of the lost visual function.
Many people experience trouble with their vision as they get older, is this part of normal aging?Toggle accordion item
It's called presbyopia. With a camera, I can take the lenses and move them. Our eyes don't have the ability for the lens to move, but what our eyes do have is a muscle that changes the shape of the eye. The lens is made of a clear and flexible material. When we're younger, let's say less than the age of 40, our eyes are able to change the shape of the lens.
Once you hit 40, the lens doesn't want to change shape as much. For most people, they have more and more trouble focusing on things up close and this is the phenomenon where we hold things far away until eventually, you can't hold them far enough away. That's when people start wearing reading glasses which are really just magnifiers. If you're nearsighted and lived your life wearing glasses, you may discover that you can take your glasses off and see things up close.


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During the Ukrainian visit to Augusta, Dana Atkins, president of The Augusta Chronicle, was gracious enough to invite everyone to his house for a barbecue, where we all gathered on his back deck for some awesome food and a little socializing.
After dinner, he quietly stole Anatoliy away and the two headed out to the garage.
To say Dana is a golf enthusiast is an understatement.
He started pulling out every golf training aid he had. There was a mirror, a weighted driver, a power swing fan and even a hinged training club. It was everything Anatoliy needed to become the Tiger Woods of Ukraine.
Dana worked with Anatoliy as I stood by, taking pictures and shooting a little video. This was history in the making. He gradually worked through the training aids to actual clubs. I watched as Anatoliy would take a few swings, often losing his balance and ending up on his tiptoes. But with each swing, the grin on his face grew wider and wider. He was in heaven.
Anatoliy had never held a golf club in his hands before tonight and talked to us about how it was dream of his to swing a club.
Golf hasn't taken off in the Ukraine like it has elsewhere. In a country where the average income is less than $400 a month, it's hard to find the disposable income to afford a golf habit. Plus, there are only a handful of golf courses in the entire country, where many people don't know the game. Just about the only golfer they recognize is Tiger Woods. The headline for a story in a Ukrainian newspaper on the US Open didn't proclaim Justin Rose the winner. It said Tiger Woods lost.
Such is golf in Ukraine.
We were going to introduce them to golf in America.
During their trip to Augusta, we wanted so badly for them to see Augusta National but knew that wasn't possible. The best we could do was take them to the main gate on Washington Road and let Anatoliy look longingly down Magnolia Lane.
But Dana had a special treat for our friends. He had arranged for the group to hit balls at the driving range at West Lake.
As luck would have it, it was raining that day. The same way it has almost every single day for the past month.
Anatoliy, though, wasn't going to be deterred. Having held a golf club for the first time the day before, he was determined to hit a few balls. And the monsoon that was upon us wasn't going to interfere.
As the rain poured, we all huddled under umbrellas to watch as Dana worked with Anatoliy on his swing. Anatoliy made a few whiffs and dug up some worms, but his dream finally came true when he made contact with the ball. This may have been the happiest time in his life.
When Kim and I were in Ukraine, everyone we met was introduced to us with a list of their list of sports accomplishments first and then what they did. Sometimes those came before we even learned their names.
Now, Anatoliy can add one more accolade to his list. Golfer.


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Arundhati Roy Quotes About MothersQuotes about: Mothers
Memory was that woman on the train. Insane in the way she sifted through dark things in a closet and emerged with the most unlikely ones - a fleeting look, a feeling. The smell of smoke. A windscreen wiper. A mother's marble eyes. Quite sane in the way she left huge tracts of darkness veiled. Unremembered.
They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved and how. And how much. The laws that make grandmothers grandmothers, uncles uncles, mothers mothers, cousins cousins, jam jam, and jelly jelly. It was a time when uncles became fathers, mothers lovers, and cousins died and had funerals. It was a time when the unthinkable became thinkable and the impossible really happened.
I am a woman who is a granddaughter of a lady who used to be beaten on the head by her husband, of a mother who went through hell because she was divorced and had to bring up these kids. And I can take 10 men out to lunch and pay the bill, and nobody even thinks twice about it. So don't mess with me.
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Author Notes: I am not sure why, but acorn squash is not something I purchase often. During my weekly shopping I spotted them and already had a pint of pure maple syrup in my cart. Immediately I was inspired to make Maple Acorn Squash as a side with my roasted chicken dinner! We enjoyed every bite and there was none left over! Note to self: next time buy 2… —Cindy Anschutz
Serves: 4
medium acorn squash (about 1 1/2 pounds each)
teaspoon salt
cup pure maple syrup
tablespoons unsalted organic butter, melted
- Cut squash in half lengthwise; remove and discard seeds and membrane. Cut each half widthwise into 1/2-in. slices; discard ends.
- Place slices in a large baking dish single layer. Season with salt. Combine syrup and butter; pour over squash.
- Bake covered with foil for 20 minutes then uncover for 10 minutes (if you are adding nuts add them now).
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For custom work, I involve you in every step of the design and will send you samples as I work on it, so if you are not liking how it is shaping up, please let me know and I will modify appropriately. If your work is lost or damaged in the mail, I can offer a refund or a re-do if the item is insured.Unless you tell me otherwise, I will purchase insurance with the shipping. I package all of my items extremely carefully, but even so there is the chance of damage or misplacement on the mail carrier's part.
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Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as those married mediums Frank and Sadie Doyle. Also starring Thomas Lennon as Pterodactyl Jones; Jenny Wade as a Dame; Craig Cackowski and Annie Savage as demons; Jeremy Carter, Matt Gourley, and Mark McConville as Cerberus; and James Urbaniak as the ruler of Hell.
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Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro is a popular virtualization solution for developers that want to build and test both Mac and Windows applications side-by-side without rebooting. Microsoft Imagine users can try it out for 3 months versus the standard 14-day free trial.
Parallels Desktop also integrates with many other popular developer tools including Visual Studio, Chef, Docker, Vagrant Provider, and Jenkins.


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Best-selling author Gwen Ifill appears at the National Book Festival.
Speaker Biography: Gwen Ifill says she "always knew" she wanted to be a journalist. The moderator and managing editor of Public Broadcasting's "Washington Week" and senior correspondent for "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," Ifill is the best-selling author of "The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama" (2009). She also moderated the vice presidential debates during the presidential elections in 2004 and 2008. Before coming to PBS, she was chief congressional and political correspondent for NBC News, White House correspondent for The New York Times and a local and national political reporter for The Washington Post. She also reported for the Baltimore Evening Sun and the Boston Herald American.
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Final Expense Insurance is one of the best choices accessible in the class of internment insurance. Though a few sorts of approaches just permit the memorial service expense to be met, this sort of arrangement permits the cash to be utilized for different things. When you kick the bucket you may at present have remarkable obligations that need to be paid off; a final expense payout can be utilized to pay obligations off and also for the memorial service.
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SUNBURY -- A judge in Northumberland County found a 65-year-old grandmother guilty Tuesday on charges connected to the death of a baby who was supposed to be in her care.
Bertha Dreese was on trial last week for involuntary manslaughter. A judge ruled Tuesday that Dreese is guilty, saying she played a role in the death of 1-year-old Aneela Loner who died after being left alone for more than 20 hours.
Bertha Dreese, 65, walked into the Northumberland County Courthouse with her friends and familybut she left in handcuffs. Dreese was on trial last week on charges related to her infant granddaughter's death.
A judge found her guilty of all charges, including involuntary manslaughter.
According to investigators, Dreese was supposed to be watching the child in October of 2010 at a home in Sunbury.
Police say the child died when she was left alone for more than 20 hours. The child was placed in her crib next to a space heater and died of heat exposure.
The baby's parents, Heidi Yocum and Lopaka Loner pleaded guilty in 2011 to reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child. The father was sentenced to 11.5 months in Northumberland County Prison and the mother must serve at least one year in state prison.
Bertha Dreese faces a maximum of 30 years in jail.
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Department of Education.
The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before September 14, 2009.End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform its statutory obligations. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped by office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment.
The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology.Start Signature
Dated: July 10, 2009.
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Type of Review: New.
Title: International Experiences with Technology in Education.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Federal Government.
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Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education is in the process of benchmarking its K12 educational technology policies and practices against the policies and practices in 25 competitor nations. The purpose is to understand how U.S. educational technology practices compare to other competitor nations. Data collected through surveys and follow up telephone interviews will help fill in gaps in information about (a) What data competitor nations are collecting, (b) where there are gaps between available data and U.S. national priorities, and (c) international rankings and comparisons for selected indicators. Data analysis will result in country profiles that will detail country-specific information regarding selected indicators, summary and comparison of data across countries, and analysis of what additional information would need to be collected to address emerging U.S. policy priorities. Respondents will be representatives of ministries of education in the 25 selected countries.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the "Browse Pending Collections" link and by clicking on link number 4092. When you access the information collection, click on "Download Attachments" to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically mailed to firstname.lastname@example.com or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to email@example.com. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.End Supplemental Information
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Since we're nearing the end of summer vacation (and maybe the end of summer relaxation!), we focused on taking care of yourself as you prepare for the new semester.
- Inspire: Why it's worth taking a walk.
- Move: Here's how to walk and talk for work.
- Breathe: Your body on meditation, starting with the breath.
- Stretch: Relieve neck and shoulder pain with gentle desk yoga.
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Trapezius Muscle
The trapezius muscle is a triangular, flat muscle of the shoulder girdle. It is supplied by the accessory nerve.
Anatomy and Innervation
The muscle itself consists of three parts:
- Descending (or superior) part: runs from the occipital bone and nuchal ligament to the lateral third of the clavicle.
- Transverse (or middle) part: originates from the spinal processes of the first to fourth thoracic vertebrae and inserts at the acromion.
- Ascending (or inferior) part: extends from the spinal processes of the fifth to twelfth thoracic vertebrae to the scapular spine.
It is supplied by the accessory nerve (cranial nerve XI) and the cervical plexus (C2-C4).
The trapezius stabilizes and secures the shoulder blade at the thorax and fulfills numerous tasks. It moves the shoulder blade medially and rotates it outward. In addition, the descending part causes elevation of the scapula while the ascending part depresses this bone. Furthermore a unilateral contraction bends the head to the ipsilateral side (lateral flexion) whereas a bilateral contraction raises the head and the cervical vertebral column (dorsal flexion).
Clinical Aspects
A lesion of the accessory nerve may lead to paresis and atrophy of the trapezius. A classic symptom is the inability of abducting the shoulder. The elevation (lifting the arm above 90°) is restricted as well. The shoulder of the affected side is lowered and the medial border of the shoulder blade lies slightly laterally (scapula alata). Injuries of the accessory nerve occur frequently during interventions at the cervical region such as lymph node biopsy or neck dissection, rarely after traumas and skull base tumors.


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Taking a break from the sewing world for a couple of years also means that i missed out on the release of all the beautiful fabric collections which also means i save a lot of money! So……….. this will mean that i can buy more now with all the money saved. haha! Luckily Mr S never read my blog, so he will never know. hehe....
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In a large saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Add the quinoa, cover, and simmer 15 minutes, or until cooked through.
In a large saute pan, warm 1 tablespoon of olive oil until shimmering. Add the onions, garlic, curry powder, and cinnamon. Stir and cook until the onions are soft and start to brown. Stir in the raisins. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 1 more minute. Turn off the heat. Add the cooked quinoa to the onions. Add the cereal, crushing lightly in your hands. Stir well.
To make the salad dressing: Whisk together the lemon juice and brown sugar. Whisk in the olive oil. Season the dressing with salt, and pepper, to taste. Toss the romaine leaves with the dressing to coat evenly.
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2008 Suzuki SX4 Crossover Touring AWD Review
By Kevin Miller
I recently spent a week in an Azure Gray Metallic 2008 Suzuki SX4 Crossover Touring AWD. The Suzuki SX4 Crossover is touted as "The most Affordable AWD in America". It is also the smallest AWD vehicle sold in America. Those facts are both in the little Suzuki's favor.
The SX4 Crossover starts at 14,770 for a base front-wheel drive five-door with 22/30 MPG fuel economy rating. The full-loaded Touring AWD model I drove (rated 21/28 MPG) sells for just $16870, and in addition to the AWD includes leather-wrapped steering wheel with integrated audio controls, cruise control, heated exterior mirrors, and air conditioning with automatic climate control, AM/FM/XM/CD audio system with 6-disc in-dash changer and 9 speakers including under-seat subwoofer, SmartPass keyless entry/start, Electronic Stability Program, front fog lamps, 16-inch alloy wheels, and rear spoiler.
When I first started driving it, the SX4's tall body and driving position reminded me of the useful little mini-MPV class of vehicle I've rented before in Europe. It turns out that it is one of those vehicles. The SX4 was jointly developed by Suzuki and Fiat (whose version is named Sedici), and was intended mainly for sale in Europe. Design was handled by Giugiaro's Italdesign studio. Around the world, the SX4 is offered with a 1.6 liter gas engine rated 107 HP, and a 1.9 liter diesel four rated 120 HP.
The SX4 sold here in the US uses a 143 HP, 136 lb-ft 2.0 liter four with a five-speed manual transmission. With a curb weight somewhere around 2900 lbs, the SX4 has more than enough power to get out of its own way, and the engine is eager to rev. Gearchanges are made using a short-throw gear lever mounted a bit farther forward than would be optimal. The gearbox has a very notchy, mechanical feel to it; Honda powertrain engineers won't lay awake at night worrying about shift feel competition from Suzuki. Clutch pedal travel was short (compared to the manual transmissions I use in Saab and Volvo cars) and it took me a few days to get the hang of smoothly engaging the clutch. Once I did, I really had a lot of fun driving the relatively light, nimble SX-4 around.
The i-AWD (intelligent All-Wheel Drive) system cleverly allows the driver to use front-wheel drive, automatic AWD, or locked-in AWD, to balance fuel economy with traction needs. Selection between the modes is by a toggle switch next to the handbrake. When driving the SX4 in 2-wheel drive mode, it is easy to spin the front tires when setting off from a stop, especially when the pavement is wet. Under the same circumstances in auto AWD mode, the fronts briefly slip and then the rear tires pitch in to get the car moving. In addition to using the car on wet and dry roads, I drove in a hilly gravel lot; all four wheels dug right in and clawed the SX4 up the grade without incident.
The SX4's suspension is tuned very softly. Every time I set off from a stop the rear of the vehicle "squatted" before the car started moving forward. The positive trade-off is a very nice ride on pretty much any road surface.
From the driver's seat, the fixed front-corner windows provided a nice extra bit of view, though my height meant that I did have a fairly large blind spot at the top half of the car's A-pillar. My wife sat in the driver's seat and found the front-quarter window to be tall enough to eliminate any significant blind spot.
The door panels, console, and dash top are made from a very hard plastic, though it is nicely grained for an appearance that doesn't look cheap. The armrest and top sill on the driver's door are also both made from hard plastic, but they are shaped such that they don't cause discomfort from prolonged use. Each door has a nice fabric insert which breaks up the monotone gray plastic. The leather-wrapped steering wheel was a very nice touch in the SX4.
Seats are upholstered in black fabric with contrasting charcoal center sections. The charcoal fabric appears rugged, but the black fabric seems rather thin. The front seat was comfortable and had pretty good legroom for my long legs. The SX4's tall profile allows for seats which sit fairly high above the floor, for a chair-like seating position in keeping with its identity as a crossover. While the rear seats looked like they were short on knee room, the fabric on the back of the front seats is stretched across the seat and supported only on its outer edges; the fabric is very stretchy and allowed my knees to push the fabric in without actually ing any seat frame material. So though my knees rubbed against the seatback fabric, they weren't ing any hard parts. Sufficient room existed for installing a forward-facing car seat, and the LATCH attachment points were easy to use.
The front seat featured two cupholders molded into the center console forward of the gear lever, and rigid water bottle holders at the forward end of the generously sized door pockets. Rear seats had cup/bottle holders molded into the door pockets. All three rear positions have individually adjustable headrests and three-point seatbelts.
The Suzuki's automatic climate control was effective at maintaining temperature in the car, and the stereo with 6-disc changer was easy to use, though its steering wheel controls were tiny. The head unit is XM-ready, though my test vehicle didn't have the optional XM tuner. There is a display at the top of the center stack which shows time and outside temperature, and a selectable display to show instant MPG, average MPG, or distance to empty. That display has a cover made of very shiny plastic which fits unevenly, marring an otherwise well-assembled interior.
Upon first glance, the car's "carpeting" was seen as a molded mat with minimum pile, confirming my suspicions that the Jaguar XJ's trunk carpeting actually IS nicer than the carpet found in many mainstream cars. Of course, this is an AWD car for $16870, with a lot of nice features, so the cost saving has to come from somewhere. Which accounts for the abundance of visible fasteners in locations such as seatbelt anchor points and chair rail mounts.
The SX4 is not equipped with a Bluetooth phone system, so drivers must supply their own handsfree devices in states which require such systems by law. That will be changed next year when Suzuki adds a standard-equipment navigation system to the SX4. The Suzuki navigation system will feature a flip-up 4.3-inch screen and will be available with Microsoft Network features and Bluetooth capability, real-time traffic, weather forecasts, and a gas-price finder. That will be a nice addition to a car that is already feature-rich in its price class.
Cargo space is rated at just 8.1 cubic feet with the rear seats in place. I was surprised to find that my two large equipment cases fit in the SX4's trunk. Opening the hatch revealed a cargo area which doesn't look very large. I had to remove the cargo cover, and actually folded the rear seat forward to give myself room to angle the cases in, but then the rear seats returned to their upright position. Cargo volume swells to 64 cubic feet with the rear seats folded forward, which is done in a clever two-stage fold. First the 60/40 rear seatback folds flat against the bottom cushion and latches in place. Next the rear edge of the seat unlatches and the folded seat hinges forward. It is held in place by a strap which hooks to the front seat's headrest support. Folding the rear seats forward doesn't compromise the front seating position at all, as in some rear-seat-folding configurations.
Though the SX4 is a relatively inexpensive car, it has plenty of safety equipment, including front, side curtain, and front seat side airbags. It also includes pretensioners for the front seatbelts, antilock brakes (with discs on all four wheels) and the aforementioned Electronic Stability Program.
If the car has a true Achilles' heel, it is the size of its gas tank. At 11.9 gallons in AWD SX4s, the tank is small for a car with a 21/28 MPG rating. The average MPG display on the dash, which couldn't be reset, read 26.6 MPG the entire week and 250 miles I drove the SX4. That average MPG multiplied by 11.9 gallons is 317 miles. However, after just 190 miles the gas light turned on, with a DTE of 40 miles. Twenty miles later the DTE was 5 miles, leaving me with an empty tank after just 210 miles of suburban neighborhood driving.
It is tough to come up with direct competitors to the SX4 Crossover AWD. The Subaru Impreza hatch is a good match for AWD vehicles, though it is a bit larger than the SX4 and when equipped to compete with the SX4 on features it is significantly more expensive. The Impreza's fuel economy numbers are only 1 MPG lower than the SX4 for both city and highway driving. Vehicles like the Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit, and Scion xD are front-wheel drive competitors which are close in size to the SX4, but each of those vehicles gets significantly better fuel economy, and the cost a bit more than the Suzuki when equipped to the same specification level.
At less than $17k, this Suzuki has an amazing amount of equipment. There are cars costing four times the price of the SX4 that aren't available with keyless entry/start. It is a feature I didn't think was worth paying for until I used it for a week in the Suzuki. It is incredibly convenient to not have to dig for the key with a handful of bags or armful of squirming child. Being able to leave the key in my pocket or briefcase while I open the car, get in, and drive away is an unexpected luxury, and is a unique feature in this price class.
At the start of the week, I was expecting to come away less than impressed with the SX4, but the car quickly won me over. The car was fun to drive, extremely easy to park in the city, spacious, and full of nice features. It proves that you don't need a two-and-a-half ton, 15 MPG SUV to get the convenience of all-wheel drive and a relatively tall seating position. At $16870, the SX4 with its 7 year, 100,000 mile powertrain warranty seems like a relative bargain.
The first quarter of 2008 sales results saw the SX4 come in at 7,586 units, up 93% over the same quarter previous year. Suzuki was also one of the few auto manufacturers who saw sales increase in May. With gas prices continuing to climb, the SX4 is nicely positioned in the market as a capable little car for people who need both its efficiency and its utility.
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Head of Network Architectures Group, COMSYS, RWTH Aachen University
I'm a research associate in computer science and head the Network Architectures group at the chair for Communication and Distributed Systems at RWTH Aachen University. Before I was with Anja Feldmann at TU Berlin / Deutsche Telekom Innovation Laboratories. I was a visiting scholar at the group of Paul Barford at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA.
I studied computer science at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Institute Eurecom (Sophia Antipolis, France) and Darmstadt University of Technology and hold a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) and Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree. From 2004 to 2006 I was with the Fraunhofer IGD where I worked on network architectures for telemedical applications. I obtained a Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) from TU Berlin in 2013 (Advisor: Anja Feldmann).
My research focuses on internet measuremet and management, with an emphasis on improving service quality.
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Scalable and Secure Infrastructures for Cloud Operations
(funded by the EU under Horizon 2020, 2015-2018)
The project provides funding for 2 PhD positions
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MAKI – Multi-Mechanisms Adaptation for the Future Internet
2017-2020(Entry in GPRIS project database)
The project provides funding for 1 PhD position
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Gravity is a knockout.
It's also a rare example of a mainstream movie that defies pigeonholing. It is
science-fiction? Yes, in the broadest sense, but it's the fundamental human
story that matters most. Is it a showcase for dazzling visual effects? Yes
again, but they exist to illustrate (as seamlessly as possible) the main
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it a highbrow think-piece in the tradition of 2001: A Space Odyssey or simply a piece of entertainment? The
answer is simple: it's both. Co-screenwriter Jonás Cuarón says he wanted to
take audiences on a thrill ride but admits that he and his father (director and
screenwriting partner Alfonso Cuarón) were thinking in larger, metaphoric terms
as well.
In many ways the most important ingredient in Gravity is Sandra Bullock. Without her
movie-star charisma and everywoman relatability, the film wouldn't work nearly
as well as it does. It is essential that we identify with her character and
connect with her roller-coaster swell of feelings as she finds herself adrift
in outer space. I hesitate to describe her adventure any further, as I think
audiences should experience the journey for themselves.
George Clooney is ideal as her lighthearted partner in the
space mission; his casting is as canny as Bullock's. Cuarón counts on the
friendly, familiar personas of these stars to make us feel comfortable as we
begin our odyssey into the unknown.
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content (and cast) by shooting long, unbroken takes, but that is the visual
hallmark of this daring film. Cuarón doesn't feel the need to show off, and he
knows that Bullock and Clooney will hold our attention. (I can't wait to see
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memorable. It's definitely worth seeing in 3-D, although the real dimensionality
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FSUNoles27TS 12/14/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
Rating of 3.5/4
This movie was great. It is wedding movie for men. Vince Vaughn is at his best in this movie and carries the down moments back to hilarity. A the women in the movie are hot which is always a plus.
P.S. Is that not the most incoherent plot description ever?^^^
mitchellyoung 06/29/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
Rating of 3/4
Definitely a surprisingly above average comedy that thrives on the camraderie and energy of Wilson and Vaughn. Some of the supporting cast are real scene-stealers, too, particularly Jane Seymour's lecherous, out-of-character mother-in-law and Keir O'Donnell's creepy gay artist. The film's romantic subplots are a little by-the-numbers, but it's the believable on-screen friendship of the two leads that makes the film work in the end.
Snoogans 11/30/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
It was okay, for the most part, but those few gut busting moments made the movie.
dukeakasmudge 09/25/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
Rating of 1/4
Not as funny as I thought it was gonna be
sapien 01/22/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
Rating of 2/4
It's not all that great of a movie, but it does bring back some great memories for me, as well as some horrible ones.
BmovieJosh 10/07/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
Rating of 2.5/4
Funny and very original. I liked it. Great cast. Wilson and vaughn worked very well together.
Masood 07/05/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
Very nice movie indeed...except for some parts
shutterspeed777 04/24/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
How could wedding crashers even have a code of ethics? You'd imagine that they'd simply just barge in and terrorize one of the most sacred rituals known to man and end up with savagery. Yes they did. Neither one can fall in love. It's already predictable that this rule will be broken big time. Lots of belly laughs and outrageous
scenes. Not the best comedy movie but can definitely entertain you.
goodfellamike 09/17/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
An irreverent and hilarious comedy that's never as crude as it could be, with WIlson and especially Vaughn playing off each other well; by the numbers romance and cocky villainy is sadly expected, but there are plenty of belly laughs throughout. Final Grade: B
Abby 07/08/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
i thought this movie was hilarious!
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KUALA LUMPUR: The listing of more Islamic financial institutions on Bursa Malaysia is needed to boost the Islamic fund and wealth management industry.
Permodalan Nasional Bhd group chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar said this would also strengthen Malaysia's position as a global hub for such funds.
He said of the 672 syariah-compliant securities listed on the local bourse, only two were from the finance sector, namely BIMB Holdings and Syarikat Takaful Malaysia.
"The finance sector has thus the lowest number of syariah compliant listed securities available. It also places the percentage of syariah compliant securities under the sector at only 6%," he told the International Islamic Fund and Wealth Management Forum yesterday.
Wahid said the shortage could pose big challenges to the industry, especially for Government Linked Investment Companies such as PNB, Lembaga Tabung Haji and Kumpulan Simpanan Pekerja, as they are expected to provide syariah-compliant dividends to Muslim investors.
As such, it is impossible to provide a competitive return if GLICs have to avoid investing in the financial sector, since there are only 6% of syariah compliant securities listed on Bursa Malaysia, he added.
He also suggested three possible ways to further grow the industry.
The first is the formation of a second listed Islamic universal banking group, apart from BIMB Holdings, which could be anchored by Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB), Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd, Malaysia Industrial Development Finance Bhd (MIDF) or one of the larger foreign-owned Islamic banks.
The listing of some of Islamic development finance institutions such as Bank Simpanan Nasional and Bank Rakyat is a second option.
The third approach is the creation of a separate listing of "Islamic" or "i-share" among banking groups that have sizeable Islamic finance activities embedded within them such as Maybank, CIMB and RHB.
"For example, up to 25% of Maybank's profit is derived from Islamic finance.
"Since Maybank Islamic is a wholly owned subsidiary and an integral part of Maybank, we can designate say 20% of the latter's shares as Islamic shares via some ring fencing arrangements," he explained.
Abdul Wahid said based on Maybank's market capitalisation of RM97 billion, this initiative would create a new class of syariah compliant investment instruments worth RM19 billion.
"Of course this will require a lot of consultation with the Securities Commission, Bank Negara Malaysia, and Bursa Malaysia. With positive thinking in trying to solve a problem, I believe we can come up with the right solutions," he later said at a press conference. – Bernama


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Happy New Year 2013!!! Does anyone have a hangover? Haha! I want to wish all of you a great year ahead. Did you make any resolutions for the year? I usually can't stick to any resolutions made so I never bothered. Somehow, this year, I feel like I might be able to do it, if I keep things general, less specific. Am I cheating? Haha! I'll share mine and you'll share yours OK?
Be Healthy
I think this is the most important for me. I slacked off last year, gaining some unwanted weight and catching the flu bug too easily. My goal is to eat healthier, more greens, less junk. I will also try to move around more, be more active. Since I plan to send the children for swimming lessons at the club, I will go to the gym while they learn not to drink chlorinated water through their nose. Heh! I don't want to be a lazy slob but I want more energy to achieve more things. I also want the health to be able to enjoy life fully!!
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I have way too many back logs from 2011 and 2012, so this year, I will be more organized when it comes to blogging. I will plan ahead to schedule my posts. I am diligent in taking photos, but I just don't have the time to write about them. So I will try to get all those backlogs done before I decide to scrap them altogether. This is the same for my day job but let's not go there.
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I have many plans to grow and my husband has his plans. We also have plans to achieve something together, and all these things take time. I must allocate more time to do NOTHING so I can dote on both my daughters and also shower my husband with love. I tend to get absorbed with what I do and while it's hard to ignore the constant whining from the kids for attention, it's easier to neglect the hubby. I will try to get my shite done in the shortest possible time (hence be more organized) so that I can spend quality time with the family.
There you go. My 3 top most priorities I try to stick to this year. Oh, then there are others like not spending unnecessary, no impulse buying when it comes to makeup and skincare, remembering that I only have 1 face, 2 eyes, 1 mouth, you know. Those stuff. Hahaha! Now, your turn. Do you set any resolutions for yourself, or are you like me, finding it hard to stick to any? How did you do last year? Either way, today is the first day of a new year so let's reset everything, start anew and here's to a great year AGAIN! Yay!!
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Alyn Smith was excellent in the European Parliament yesterday. He was doing exactly what the SNP need to be doing – building sympathy in the European institutions for continuing Scottish membership of the EU.
The European Union is an institution which is based on treaties which have legal force. There is nothing whatsoever in any of those treaties, and nothing in any existing arrangement with any state, that makes it possible for part of a state, even a federal state, to be inside the EU, when the state itself is outside.
There is absolutely no way that Scotland can be inside both the UK and EU, if the UK is outside the EU. This question has been visited before by the EU in detail, in relation to Cyprus in particular . I understand that Nicola Sturgeon may feel a need to show that she explored all possibilities. But there is a serious danger of confusing the issue by asking for impossible things that will just exasperate people and lose sympathy.
It is very possible indeed to work out modalities for independent Scotland to join as an EU member at precisely the same moment the UK leaves. Indeed, the creation of a new doctrine of right to retain EU citizenship that makes it possible for recognised EU "regions", of which Scotland is one, to achieve statehood and continue membership, only if the member state is leaving the EU, could alleviate potential Spanish opposition.
Such a solution can politically be stitched together. The reaction to Alyn Smith's speech demonstrates that. Absolutely crucially – and I cannot emphasise the importance of this enough – no treaty changes would be required for Scotland as a newly independent state to continue membership. But any kind of special status for Scotland when it is not a state, would require treaty changes which we are just not going to get.
I spent four years of mu life as First Secretary (Political and Economic) in the British Embassy in Warsaw working specifically on Poland's EU accession. I not only know this stuff backwards, I know a lot of key contacts. Alyn Smith shows that the SNP MEPs know what they are doing and are highly capable. I am consumed by desire to find a way to help my country at this crucial time. Having thought I had achieved some kind of acceptance that in the UK whistleblowers are forever excluded from public life, I today find it hurting more than ever.


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The Importance Of Vaden V. Discover BankMay 14, 2009 Law360
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The U.S. Supreme Court redefined the enforceability of agreements to arbitrate in its March 9 decision in Vaden v. Discover Bank, et al., 556 U.S. ___ (2009).
While Vaden involved a dispute between a credit card holder and credit card company, the decision may significantly impact the securities industry by making it easier for investors to avoid arbitration, despite the existence of a valid arbitration agreement.
Factual Background
Discover Bank's servicing affiliate commenced the suit in state court based exclusively on state law in Maryland. The affiliate sought the recovery of past due charges from Vaden. Vaden counterclaimed, alleging that Discover's finance charges, interest and late fees violated state law.
Pursuant to an arbitration agreement executed between the parties, Discover filed a Section 4 petition in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland to compel arbitration of Vaden's counterclaims.
The district court granted the petition, reasoning that it had subject matter over the petition because Section 27(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) completely preempted Vaden's state law claims.
Section 27(a) prescribes the interest rates state-chartered, federally insured banks like Discover can charge, "notwithstanding any state constitution or statute which is hereby preempted."
On appeal, the Fourth Circuit affirmed and reasoned that a federal court has subject matter jurisdiction over a Section 4 petition if the parties' underlying dispute presents a federal question.
In so doing, the Fourth Circuit held that it must "look through" the Section 4 petition to the underlying controversy and independently determine if the district court had subject matter jurisdiction.
While the Fourth Circuit recognized that federal question jurisdiction depends on the contents of a well-pleaded complaint, and not on a counterclaim, the court nevertheless held that, because Section 27(a) of the FDIA completely preempted Vaden's counterclaim, the complete preemption doctrine overrode the well-pleaded complaint rule.
The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari because of a conflict regarding whether a court should "look through" the Section 4 petition to determine subject matter jurisdiction.
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Fourth Circuit and held that the district court did not have subject matter jurisdiction to entertain Discover's Section 4 petition.
The Vaden court first analyzed the text of Section 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and agreed with the minority view that a district court may "look through" the petition to compel arbitration to "the controversy between the parties" — meaning that the courts must look at the "substantive conflict between the parties."
In its reasoning, the court in Vaden stated that, because Section 4 of the FAA directs courts to determine whether they have jurisdiction "save for [the arbitration] agreement," the existence or applicability of an arbitration agreement cannot be "the controversy" that the district court must analyze.
The Vaden court next analyzed whether the district court would have federal question jurisdiction over a suit arising out of a controversy between Discover and Vaden.
The court in Vaden stated that a party seeking to compel arbitration may gain a federal court's assistance only if the entire, actual controversy between the parties could be litigated in federal court. To make this determination, a district court must look at the well-pleaded complaint and analyze whether a federal question exists.
The Vaden Court reasoned, however, that a completely preempted counterclaim is still a counterclaim, and cannot be the basis for federal question jurisdiction. The court in Vaden stated that district courts must look at the whole controversy between the parties, and not a "broken off piece" from a controversy.
Accordingly, because Discover's well-pleaded complaint only involved state law claims, the Vaden court reversed the Fourth Circuit and held that the district court did not have jurisdiction to hear the Section 4 petition to compel arbitration.
Although Vaden involves a dispute between a credit cardholder and a credit card company, the practical impact could significantly limit the scope and ability of an investment firm to file a Section 4 petition to enforce an arbitration agreement.
Indeed, Vaden could limit the impact of long-standing Supreme Court precedent in favor of enforcing industrywide agreements to arbitrate that are commonplace between broker-dealers and their customers.
Moreover, Vaden flies in the face of two fundamental hallmarks of the FAA — preventing forum shopping and uniformity in interpreting arbitration agreements.
As a result of Vaden, a disgruntled investor could initiate a lawsuit against a broker-dealer based only on state law claims in a state court that has a more restrictive approach to enforcing agreements to arbitrate.
In response, a broker-dealer could initiate a counterclaim based on federal law. If there is no independent basis for federal jurisdiction, the broker-dealer would be without federal relief. Because the investor chose the forum, the broker-dealer would have to petition the state court, under state law, to compel arbitration.
If the investor wisely "selected" a more restrictive forum, the broker-dealer might be unable to enforce an arbitration agreement even though such agreements are uniformly enforceable. The investor could effectively circumvent the arbitration agreement by choosing a specific forum.
Importantly, the court in Vaden failed to address the consequences of a party forum shopping to avoid agreements to arbitrate. The Vaden court stated that, even though it was denying Discover's Section 4 petition, Discover could still enforce its arbitration agreements by seeking relief in Maryland state court.
If Maryland is a forum that takes a more restrictive view of agreements to arbitrate, Vaden would have essentially circumvented the arbitration agreement. The majority fails to address this possibility, which could potentially result in broker-dealers litigating complicated securities claims in state court, in front of a local jury.
The Vaden decision could also result in a potential rush to the courthouse. If Vaden had filed FDIA claims before Discover sought to collect money that Vaden owed to Discover, the district court would have had jurisdiction to hear the Section 4 petition.
Similarly, if a potential federal law claim exists in a controversy between a broker-dealer and investor, whether a district court will have jurisdiction to enforce an arbitration agreement will only depend on who and what was filed first.
As a result of Vaden, there may be lack of uniformity in interpreting and enforcing arbitration agreements because more and more arbitration agreements would be interpreted under the various state laws.
Moreover, investors could easily game the system by forum shopping or initiating (or not initiating) claims to prevent a securities broker-dealer from petitioning a federal court to arbitrate a claim.
At a time when Wall Street firms (and anyone associated with them) are very unpopular, limiting a securities broker or investment firm's ability to arbitrate a claim could have significant financial impact on the entire system, which is now faced with the prospect of a jury trial in a local court.